US12204902B2
A system, processor, programming product and/or method for assigning instructions to destination register file blocks, and/or routing instructions, includes: providing a processing pipeline having two or more execution units configured to process instructions; providing a register file having register file entries configured to hold data, where the register file is subdivided into a plurality of register blocks and each register block has two or more register file entries; calculating a utilization rate for one or more register blocks; and assigning and/or routing an instruction to write its results to a register block based upon the utilization rate for that register block. Preferably the execution unit is configured to write its results to a single specific destination (rename) register block.
US12204901B2
Techniques for operating on an indirect memory access instruction, where the instruction accesses a memory location via at least one indirect address. A pipeline processes the instruction and a memory operation engine generates a first access to the at least one indirect address and a second access to a target address determined by the at least one indirect address. A cache memory used with the pipeline and the memory operation engine caches pointers. In response to a cache hit when executing the indirect memory access instruction, operations dereference a pointer to obtain the at least one indirect address, not set a cache bit, and return data for the instruction without storing the data in the cache memory; and in response to a cache miss, operations set the cache bit, obtain, and store a cache line for a missed pointer, and return data without storing the data in the cache memory.
US12204897B2
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to perform computational operations in response to one or more compute uniform device architecture (CUDA) programs. In at least one embodiment, one or more computational operations are to cause one or more other computational operations to wait until a portion of matrix multiply-accumulate (MMA) operations have been performed.
US12204894B2
A software update apparatus includes a communication unit that sends a request for downloading update data to a center, a storage unit that stores the downloaded update data, and a control unit that executes, based on the update data, a control for installing, or installing and activating update software on one or more target electronic control units from among a plurality of electronic control units connected to each other via an in-vehicle network. The control unit acquires software versions of the electronic control units, determines whether there is a consistency in a combination of the acquired software versions, and executes, upon determining that there is an inconsistency in the combination of the acquired software versions, a process for attaining the consistency in the combination of the software versions.
US12204891B2
Methods of performing updates to a software image that is disposed in a one time programmable (OTP) memory device are disclosed. The method includes writing an invalid opcode at the beginning of a function that has been modified. This invalid opcode causes an exception. The exception handler determines the address where the invalid opcode was located and searches a random access memory (RAM) dictionary. This RAM dictionary contains entries that each have an original address in the OTP Memory and the patch address in a volatile memory. The exception handler then causes the processing unit to jump to the patch address, where a modified function is located.
US12204882B2
A system and method for building a hardware accelerator. The system has at least one processor including at least one core configured to perform based on machine code an operation for a specific algorithm of the hardware accelerator. The system has a code analyzer for reconfiguring the at least one processor to execute with the machine code the specific algorithm. The code analyzer is configured to repeatedly execute at least one of a) a static analysis on a software program for performance of the specific algorithm and b) a dynamic analysis regarding the machine code on different input sets of data. The code analyzer is configured to analyze results of the static analysis or the dynamic analysis to determine a configuration of the machine code for execution of the specific algorithm on the hardware accelerator.
US12204868B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for training a model to accurately determine whether two phrases are conversationally connected. A media guidance application may detect a first phrase and a second phrase, translate each phrase to a string of word types, append each string to the back of a prior string to create a combined string, determine a degree to which any of the individual strings matches any singleton template, and determine a degree to which the combined string matches any conversational template. Based on the degrees to which the individual and combination strings match the singleton and conversational templates, respectively, strengths of association are correspondingly updated.
US12204867B2
Provided is a computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for process mining asynchronous support conversations using attributed directly follows graphing. A processor may collect a plurality of conversation threads from an asynchronous data stream. The processor may label each utterance of a plurality of utterances from the plurality of conversation threads with an event label. The processor may analyze the event label for each utterance of the plurality of utterances. The processor may generate, based on the analyzing of the event label for each utterance, an attributed directly follows graph (DFG).
US12204865B2
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for automatically assisting conversations using a graph database. In order to minimize misunderstanding of words and phrases used by participants during a conversation, phrases from the conversation may be received by conversation assistance application as the conversation takes place. Entities may be extracted from the phrase based on natural language recognition according to a domain context of the participant being assisted. One or more tags may be looked up from a graph database, and may be provided to the participant as a list of hashtags related to the conversation. Links to documents may be extracted based on the tags for the participant for viewing during the conversation.
US12204858B2
In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for filtering predictive text surfacing candidates are provided. A predictive text filtering model may be maintained. The predictive text filtering model may comprise a plurality of terms that are associated in the predictive text filtering model with a precarious classification, and a range of a number of words for filtering cooccurrences of precarious and other precarious or blocklist terms from the plurality of terms. A text input may be processed with a predictive text model. A plurality of surfacing candidates may be determined based on the processing of the text input with the predictive text model. The predictive text filtering model may be applied to a surfacing candidate of the plurality of candidates. The surfacing candidate may be filtered from further processing. At least one non-filtered surfacing candidate may be displayed.
US12204856B1
Data such as unstructured text is received that includes a sequence of sentences. This received data is then tokenized into a plurality of tokens. The received data is segmented using a hierarchical transformer network model including a token transformer, a sentence transformer, and a segmentation classifier. The token transformer contextualizes tokens within sentences and yields sentence embeddings. The sentences transformer contextualizes sentence representations based on the sentence embedddings. The segmentation classifier predicts segments of the received data based on the contextualized sentence representations. Data can be provided which characterizes the segmentation of the received data. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US12204851B2
A method for generating a pre-trained language model, includes: obtaining sample files; obtaining typography structure information and text information of the sample files by parsing the sample files; obtaining a plurality of task models of a pre-trained language model; obtaining a trained pre-trained language model by jointly training the pre-trained language model and the plurality of task models according to the typography structure information and the text information; and generating a target pre-trained language model by fine-tuning the trained pre-trained language model according to the typography structure information and the text information.
US12204850B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to semantic parsing for short text. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method is proposed. The method comprises: obtaining a set of sentences associated with a short text, each of the set of sentences containing all of words in the short text; determining a set of syntactic features associated with the set of sentences, each of the set of syntactic features indicating at least one of a constituency relation and a dependency relation of the corresponding sentence; and determining a semantic structure of the short text based on the set of syntactic features.
US12204844B2
A data displaying system and a data displaying method are provided. The data displaying system includes a storage device and a processor. The processor executes a plurality of modules in the storage device. A collection module accesses a database to retrieve historical display data. The historical display data include a plurality of fields. An analysis module calculates a plurality of length values of the historical display data in the respective fields to generate length data. The analysis module counts a distribution of the length data and generates target field widths corresponding to the fields based on a threshold and the distribution of the length data. An interface module outputs the target field widths to an electronic device, which allows the electronic device to display current display data in the electronic device based on the target field widths and thus improve user experience.
US12204840B1
Semiconductor devices, packaging architectures and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a logic base die for inclusion in a chiplet-based multi-chip module (MCM) is disclosed. The logic base die includes a first port interface for coupling to an interface beachfront of a first integrated circuit (IC) chiplet. The first port interface is to receive data of a first bandwidth via the interface beachfront via a first set of traces formed in a micro-bump advanced-package routing layer. A memory port provides a first portion of the first bandwidth to at least a first memory stack configured for positioning on the logic base die. A second port interface couples to the first port interface and utilizes a second portion of the first bandwidth.
US12204838B2
A layout method includes: providing a library comprising a first cell and a second cell, wherein each of the first and second cells includes: a first active region and a second active region extending in a first direction; a first cell-edge gate structure and a second cell-edge gate structure extending in a second direction; and a third cell-edge gate structure and a fourth cell-edge gate structure extending in the second direction, wherein each of the first and second cell further includes one of a tie-off conductive line or a tie-off marker layer on each of the first and second cell-edge gate structures. The layout method further includes: generating a design layout by placing and abutting the first cell and the second cell; updating the design layout by performing a post-processing step on the tie-off conductive line and the tie-off marker layer of each of the first and second cells.
US12204836B1
Method and System for Parallel Design and Technology Optimization are disclosed. The disclosed method enables efficient parallel design and technology optimization (PDTO) and allow designers to sign off the technology development or find the optimal design point with the design analysis tools. The method includes generating, from a manufacturing technology process, a baseline SPICE model based on technology specification and manufacturing process data; extending the baseline SPICE model to a corresponding description of technology specification window in the circuit design process, where the technology specification window describes extended ranges of device model parameters; extracting a targeted SPICE model using the technology specification window; verifying, by a circuit design process that operates in parallel to the manufacturing technology process, the integrated circuit meets a design specification using the targeted SPICE model.
US12204834B2
A method is described. The method includes maintaining a synchronized count value in each of a plurality of logic chips within a same package. The method includes comparing the count value against a same looked for count value in each of the plurality of logic chips. The method includes each of the plurality of logic chips recording in its respective local memory at least some of its state information in response to each of the plurality of logic chips recognizing within a same cycle that the count value has reached the same looked for count value.
US12204817B2
A machine is configured to identify a media file that, when played to a user, is likely to modify an emotional or physical state of the user to or towards a target emotional or physical state. The machine accesses play counts that quantify playbacks of media files for the user. The playbacks may be locally performed or detected by the machine from ambient sound. The machine accesses arousal scores of the media files and determines a distribution of the play counts over the arousal scores. The machine uses one or more relative maxima in the distribution in selecting a target arousal score for the user based on contextual data that describes an activity of the user. The machine selects one or more media files based on the target arousal score. The machine may then cause the selected media file to be played to the user.
US12204815B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses (e.g., client devices and server devices) for audio processing. In some examples, a client device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry transmits, to a server device, a selection signal indicative of an audio encoding configuration for encoding audio content in an audio input. The processing circuitry receives, from the server device, an encoded bitstream in response to the transmitting of the selection signal. The encoded bitstream includes the audio content that is encoded according to the audio encoding configuration. The processing circuitry renders audio signals based on the encoded bitstream.
US12204811B2
The present disclosure describes a wireless microphone system that allows one or more microphones to wirelessly communicate with a receiver. Additionally, the wireless microphone system may allow for a plurality of microphones to be used interchangeably with the receiver. To ensure communication between the receiver and the one or more microphones, the receiver may occasionally transmit a synchronization signal to the one or more microphones. In response to receiving the synchronization signal, at least one of the one or more microphones may determine that a clock of the at least one microphone is drifting from the master audio clock of the receiver. The at least one microphone may then adjust the microphone's audio clock to re-synchronize the audio clock of the microphone with the master audio clock of the receiver.
US12204805B2
Systems and methods are provided for using a gesture detected at a wrist-wearable device to cause presentation of camera data at a head-wearable device. One example method includes receiving, via one or more sensors of a wrist-wearable device worn by a user, data generated based on performance of an in-air hand gesture by the user. In accordance with a determination that the data indicates that the in-air hand gesture is a camera-control gesture, the method further includes causing presentation to the user, via a display of a head-wearable device that is worn by the user and that is in communication with the wrist-wearable device, of a representation of camera data from a camera that is in communication with one or both of the wrist-wearable device and the head-wearable device.
US12204804B2
A printing apparatus includes a reception interface, a display, a print engine, a storage, and a controller. The controller displays, on the display, print jobs stored in the storage, and an operable selection object. In response to input operations received via the reception interface, the controller selects one or more print jobs from among the print jobs displayed on the display and sets the operable selection object to select one of job retention printing and job deletion printing. The controller determines whether to retain or delete the selected one or more print jobs after printing by the print engine, based on which of the job retention printing and the job deletion printing is selected by the operable selection object.
US12204800B2
Techniques are provided for implementing a garbage collection process and a prediction read ahead mechanism to prefetch keys into memory to improve the efficiency and speed of the garbage collection process. A log structured merge tree is used to store keys of key-value pairs within a key-value store. If a key is no longer referenced by any worker nodes of a distributed storage architecture, then the key can be freed to store other data. Accordingly, garbage collection is performed to identify and free unused keys. The speed and efficiency of garbage collection is improved by dynamically adjusting the amount and rate at which keys are prefetched from disk and cached into faster memory for processing by the garbage collection process.
US12204797B1
Techniques are provided for lock reservations for shared storage. A reserve command to reserve a storage structure is received by a driver from a node. The reserve command is formatted according to a storage protocol. The driver translates the reserve command into a lease acquire command formatted according to an object store protocol and targeting an object stored within an object store and corresponding to the storage structure. A lease identifier derived from a node identifier of the node is inserted into the lease acquire command. The lease acquire command is routed to the object store for obtaining a lease on the object for granting the node exclusive write access to the object.
US12204795B2
A host submits a command to a memory device, where a host status indicator (ID) for the host and a memory device status ID for the memory device are assigned with the command in at least one of a status command slot related to the command. An interrupt signal asserted during processing of the command is determined, where the interrupt signal is indicative of a change in at least one of the host status ID and the memory device status ID. After determining that the interrupt signal is asserted at least one of the host status ID and the memory device status ID are read. Based on the read information, a failure in at least one of the host and device is corrected prior to initiation of a timeout process.
US12204793B2
A multi-platform data storage system that facilitates sharing of containers including one or more virtual storage resources. The multi-platform data storage system can, for example, include a storage interface configured to enable access to a plurality of storage platforms that use different storage access and/or management protocols, the plurality of storage platforms storing data objects in physical data storage; and a storage mobility and management layer providing virtual management of virtual storage resources corresponding to one or more data objects stored in the plurality of storage platforms, the storage mobility and management layer including at least a transfer module coupled to at least one network and configured to transfer at least one of the data objects. The transfer module can transfer the at least one of the data objects between the multi-platform data storage system and another data storage system.
US12204790B2
Aspects of the present disclosure configure a memory sub-system controller to select between different PLL frequencies provided by the same PLL to communicate with memory components. The controller configures clock generation circuitry to generate a first clock signal having a first frequency and receives a request to perform one or more hand-shaking operations with a set of memory components. The controller divides the first clock signal to generate a second clock signal having a second frequency that is smaller than the first frequency and communicates with the set of memory components using the second clock signal to perform the one or more hand-shaking operations.
US12204782B2
According to an embodiment, a method for testing and repairing local memory in a hardware accelerator from a one-time programmable memory (OTP) is provided. The method includes asserting a grant signal, a loading of a first repair data for a sub-set of the local memory associated with a main-controller from a first partition of the OTP memory, communicating a status signal after completion of the loading indicating a completion of the loading, and de-asserting the grant signal in response to receiving the status signal.
US12204779B2
A storage system includes a master storage device for storing data based on a RAID level determined by a host, a slave storage device for storing the data according to a command distributed from the master storage device, and a controller hub for coupling the slave storage device to the master storage device, wherein the master storage device is further configured to transfer the command to the slave storage device through the controller hub when the master storage device receives a command processing request from the host, transmit a complete queue (CQ) to the host when operations of the master storage device and the slave storage device are completed in response to the command processing request, and request a host to allocate a capacity to each function in the master storage device and the at least one of the plurality of slave storage devices based on a reference capacity.
US12204776B2
An object of the invention is to quickly and appropriately adjust performance of a storage system. Provided is a storage management system including: a storage system including a plurality of storage nodes; and a management device. The storage node includes a storage device and an instance to which a resource is virtually allocated and that controls access to the storage device. The storage management system further includes an instance management node configured to manage the instance of the storage node. The management device is configured to determine whether a configuration of the resource allocated to the instance of the storage node needs to be changed, and cause the instance management node to change the configuration of the resource allocated to the instance when the configuration of the resource needs to be changed.
US12204774B2
An apparatus includes a memory controller that includes logic to receive a first memory request having a first request type and a second memory request having a second request type. The apparatus also includes a scheduling unit that includes logic to schedule an order of the first and second memory requests for execution based upon a first parameter value and a second parameter value. The first parameter value corresponds to a utility and energy cost for the first memory request and the second parameter value corresponds to a utility and energy cost for the second memory request.
US12204770B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for managing access to metadata stored at a memory. To manage access to metadata, a mode register is configured to receive a metadata enable setting and to provide a metadata enable signal based on the metadata enable setting. A metadata access control circuit configured to receive a column address identifying a particular column to be accessed within a memory array. The metadata access control circuit blocks access to a column corresponding to the column address when the column address matches one of a plurality of particular column addresses designated for storage of metadata and the metadata enable signal has a first value, and permits access to a column corresponding to the column address when the column address is different than every one of the a plurality of particular column addresses designated for storage of metadata or the metadata enable signal has a second value.
US12204767B2
Methods and systems for managing data storage are disclosed. The storage of data may be managed by implementing a framework for checking whether payloads requested for storage have been modified prior to storage. The checks may be performed using integrity verification data that is based on corresponding payloads. The payloads and integrity verification data may be generated by an application, and both may be directed to storage. Once received, the storage may perform the checks using the integrity verification data.
US12204766B2
Methods and systems for managing storage is provided. One method includes initializing, a storage service user interface (“SSUI”) within a cloud manager user interface (“CMUI”), the SSUI enables a storage service operation selected from a backup operation, a restore operation and a cloning operation associated with a storage object stored at a cloud volume presented by a cloud layer, the CMUI presented by a cloud provider; transmitting, by the SSUI, an authorization token to a Software As a Service (“SaaS”) layer for authenticating deployment of the SSUI; upon validating the authorization token, initializing a SSUI agent to interface with a deployed storage micro-service layer offered by the cloud layer to execute the storage service operation; transmitting, by the SSUI, an application programming interface (API) request for the SSUI agent for executing the storage service operation; and executing, by the deployed storage micro-service layer, the storage service operation.
US12204758B2
Disclosed herein are systems having an integrated circuit device disposed within an integrated circuit package having a periphery, and within this periphery a transaction processor is configured to receive a combination of signals (e.g., using a standard memory interface), and intercept some of the signals to initiate a data transformation, and forward the other signals to one or more memory controllers within the periphery to execute standard memory access operations (e.g., with a set of DRAM devices). The DRAM devices may or may not be in within the package periphery. In some embodiments, the transaction processor can include a data plane and control plane to decode and route the combination of signals. In other embodiments, off-load engines and processor cores within the periphery can support execution and acceleration of the data transformations.
US12204750B2
The present disclosure describes techniques of metadata management for transparent block level compression. A first area may be created in a backend solid state drive. The first area may comprise a plurality of entries. The plurality of entries may be indexed by addresses of a plurality of blocks of uncompressed data. Each of the plurality of entries comprises a first part configured to store metadata and a second part configured to store compressed data. Each of the plurality blocks of uncompressed data may be compressed individually to generate a plurality of compressed blocks. Metadata and at least a portion of compressed data associated with each of the plurality of compressed blocks may be stored in one of the plurality of entries based on an address of a corresponding block of uncompressed data. A second area may be created in the backend solid state drive for storing the rest of the compressed data.
US12204749B2
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory including physical blocks, and a controller. The controller manages namespaces. The namespaces include at least a first namespace for storing a first type of data, and a second namespace for storing a second type of data having a lower update frequency than the first type of data. The controller allocates a first number of physical blocks as a physical resource for the first namespace, and allocates a second number of physical blocks as a physical resource for the second namespace, based on a request from a host device specifying an amount of physical resources to be secured for each of the namespaces.
US12204743B2
In aspects of user interface adjustments for ergonomic device grip, a mobile device displays a user interface that includes one or more selectable user interface elements. Based on sensor data collected by sensors of the mobile device, a user is determined to be holding the mobile device with an ergonomically incorrect grip pattern. In response to the ergonomically incorrect grip pattern of the user being determined, the one or more selectable user interface elements are moved to a region of the user interface that facilitates the user holding the mobile device with an ergonomically correct grip pattern.
US12204741B2
A screenshot method includes that a terminal responds to a non-stylus operation by entering a screenshot waiting state. When the terminal establishes a connection to the stylus, the terminal detects an operation of the stylus on a touchscreen of the terminal. If an operation of drawing a closed figure with the stylus is detected, the terminal takes a screenshot of interface content in the closed figure drawn with the stylus.
US12204733B2
The described technology is generally directed towards automated generation of network data visualization dashboards. Automation can be achieved through the use of templates and data files. Templates can be combined with any of multiple different data files to produce network data visualization dashboard files. Different combinations of templates and different data files can result in different network data visualization dashboard files. The network data visualization dashboard files can be provided to a data visualization tool, platform, or service, which can generate network data visualization dashboards according to received network data visualization files.
US12204721B2
A method and system for detecting imperfections on a surface of a touchscreen of an electrical device, comprising: swiping a test object, such as a fingertip, a fingernail or a pin, along at least a portion of the touchscreen; producing, by the touchscreen, an electric signal indicative of the test object's contact with the touchscreen; receiving an acoustic signal by an acoustic sensor, during the swipe of the test object along the touchscreen; analyzing, by a processor, at least one of the electric signal and received acoustic signal; and determining existence of imperfections on the touchscreen's surface based on the analysis.
US12204718B2
An electronic device including: a display layer; a sensor layer disposed on the display layer; a memory configured to store first sensitivity values and first differential sensitivity values; and a sensor driver configured to calculate second sensitivity values from a plurality of nodes and to calculate second differential sensitivity values, wherein the sensor driver is configured to: calculate difference values between the first differential sensitivity values and the second differential sensitivity values; calculate a first average value of a first row or column of values among the difference values; and calculate a second average value of remaining values among the difference values, wherein the remaining values were not used in the first average value calculation, and wherein the sensor driver determines whether to update a baseline, based on the first average value and the second average value.
US12204716B2
A capacitive input device includes sensing electrodes configured to form a capacitive coupling with auxiliary device electrodes of an attached auxiliary device. The auxiliary device electrodes transmit data signals to the sensing electrodes via the capacitive coupling. The capacitive input device also includes processing circuitry configured to decode the data signals received via the capacitive coupling to obtain decoded data.
US12204714B2
An operation detection sensor is provided and an electronic apparatus is provided that detect an operation on an operation target regardless of a waveform state of an output voltage of a sensor. The operation detection sensor includes a piezoelectric element, a voltage detection circuit that detects a voltage generated in the piezoelectric element, and a calculation unit that obtains a reference voltage by averaging detection voltages of the voltage detection circuit, and detects an operation on an operation target when a state in which a voltage difference between the reference voltage and the detection voltage is a predetermined value or more continues for a predetermined time or more.
US12204713B2
A touch screen display includes a plurality of electrodes configured to facilitate touch sense functionality based on electrode signals having a drive signal component and a receive signal component, a plurality of drive-sense circuits coupled to at least some of the plurality of electrodes to generate a plurality of sensed signals, and a processing module. The processing module is configured to cause the touch screen display to receive the plurality of sensed signals. A stream of capacitance image data associated with the plurality of cross points is generated based on the plurality of sensed signals. The stream of capacitance image data is processed to detect a touchless gesture.
US12204708B2
A touch panel and a touch device with the touch panel are provided. Each of plurality of touch electrodes of a substrate of the touch panel is led by a corresponding one of plurality of touch wires, and each row and each column of the plurality of touch electrodes share one detection channel through a corresponding one of the plurality of touch wires, and can detect a touch signal sensed by each of the plurality of touch electrodes, thereby increasing an area of the touch panel that can detect the touch signal, and enhancing a detection accuracy and a linearity of the touch panel.
US12204707B1
Disclosed is a touch pad structure capable of displaying patterns. A touch assembly is arranged on a top surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), and light emitting diode (LED) lamps are arranged on the top surface of the PCB; two sets of LED lamps are arranged at a first end and a second end of the touch assembly respectively; light guide plates are arranged between the two sets of LED lamps, the light guide plates are arranged on an upper side of the touch assembly, and two sets of LED lamps have light emitting surfaces and performing forward lighting or side lighting; and when a spacing between two adjacent light guide plates is less than or equal to preset optical crosstalk spacing, the surface, facing the adjacent light guide plate, of each light guide plate is inclined, and film paper is mounted on the light guide plate.
US12204701B2
Provided is an electronic pen including an electronic pen body portion, an electronic pen housing being a cylindrical body housing the electronic pen body portion, a connector portion including a connector substrate, and a terminal portion including a base portion raised from the connector substrate in a direction crossing an axial direction and a contact portion extended to a back end side from a position separated from the connector substrate on a back end surface of the base portion, and a connector housing being a cylindrical body housing the connector portion and connected to a back end side of the electronic pen housing. A cross section of the connector housing in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction is substantially triangular. An axial center of the connector substrate coincides with an axial center of the electronic pen body portion when the connector housing is attached to the electronic pen housing.
US12204693B2
A method for a low-power hand-tracking system is described. In one aspect, a method includes polling a proximity sensor of a wearable device to detect a proximity event, the wearable device includes a low-power processor and a high-power processor, in response to detecting the proximity event, operating a low-power hand-tracking application on the low-power processor based on proximity data from the proximity sensor, and ending an operation of the low-power hand-tracking application in response to at least one of: detecting and recognizing a gesture based on the proximity data, detecting without recognizing the gesture based on the proximity data, or detecting a lack of activity from the proximity sensor within a timeout period based on the proximity data.
US12204684B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a permissions wizard for an immersive training sharing economy hub. A hub system, comprising a memory device operatively coupled to a processing device, where the processing device is configured to run a permissions wizard module and assign permissions and optionally security levels to a listing. The permissions wizard module implements a workflow based on the user type and applies a predetermined permissions map to provide a permissions recommendation for the listing.
US12204683B2
Systems and methods for providing an integration platform for abstracting and interacting with one or more third party platforms provided by one or more third party computing systems can include the utilization of one or more abstraction blocks and one or more application programming interfaces. In some implementations the systems and methods can include a user interface that can leveraged as an intermediary for intaking user inputs, processing the user inputs, and providing abstracted versions of the inputs to the third party computing systems in order to provide access to the third party platforms to the user.
US12204674B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a permission setting method and apparatus, a device, and a medium. The method includes: displaying a permission customization control, in response to a trigger operation on a permission setting object of task information, the permission setting object including a first information object and/or a second information object, the second information object being subordinate to the first information object; displaying a permission editing interface, in response to a trigger operation on the permission customization control, and receiving customization permission information via the permission editing interface; and displaying the customization permission information corresponding to the permission setting object. Therefore, a hierarchy structure based on the task information satisfies a setting need for content-based permission customization, and improves a permission management efficiency.
US12204669B2
Methods and systems disclosed herein extend an entity's private cloud security model to the entity's public cloud. Public cloud access permissions are defined, in accordance with a security model implemented in the entity's private cloud, for one or more of the entity's public cloud resources. The public cloud permissions are pushed or otherwise provided to an access module within the private cloud. Upon receiving a request to access a public cloud resource, the private cloud access module is invoked to grant or deny the access request in accordance with the public cloud access permissions. Similarly, upon receiving a request to access a private cloud resource, the private cloud access module is invoked to process the access request in accordance with private cloud access permissions, thereby beneficially enabling users to interact with a single access interface regardless of whether the resource reside within the entity's cloud platform.
US12204666B2
Provided are a continuous data protection system and method for a modern application. The system includes a modern application module, a disaster recovery service module, and a data protection module. The modern application module includes a production service unit, a production service database, a production object storage gateway, a production object storage, and a production object database. The disaster recovery service module includes a disaster recovery service unit, a disaster recovery service database, a disaster recovery object storage gateway, disaster recovery object storage, and a disaster recovery object database corresponding to the production service unit, the production service database, the production object storage gateway, the production object storage, and the production object database respectively. The data protection module is configured to synchronize the production service database and the production object database to the disaster recovery service database and the disaster recovery object database in real time respectively.
US12204660B2
In computer-implemented methods and systems for secure storage and transmission of data in a distributed network environment, each piece of data is transformed in to multiple pieces of metadata for transmission and storage. Each piece of metadata is transmitted and stored on a different server, which is selected from separate pools of servers.
US12204643B1
This invention presents a computer processing system and method designed to execute cryptographic operations while providing selective protection against side-channel attacks. It comprises a configuration of unprotected and protected hardware modules, the latter of which is equipped with data isolators, and a protected arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for secure data processing. The system enhances cryptographic security by selectively transmitting and computing input shares to generate side-channel protected output shares, ensuring robust protection during cryptographic operations.
US12204638B1
An online system determines security specification for cloud computing assets of a cloud computing platform. The system initializes a security specification and monitors execution of an application over a time interval to receive information describing application programming interface (API) invocations performed by the application. For each action performed by the API invocation, the system determines whether the security specification allows the actions performed by the API invocation with the cloud computing asset. The system modifies the security specification if necessary to allow the application to perform the particular action with the particular cloud computing asset. The system enforces security permissions for applications running on cloud computing platform based on the generated security specification.
US12204634B2
A computer implemented method includes receiving a request for device validation, reading a genesis record from a device, the genesis record containing a device identification (ID), an original owner ID, a current owner ID, and a first hash of the device ID, an original owner ID, a current owner ID, and validating, by multiple processing entities having replicated copies of a chain that includes the genesis record and a succeeding transfer block, ownership of the device.
US12204631B2
In one embodiment a Hardware Server Module (HSM) (10) implementing a distributed quorum authentication enforcement is provided, whereby user access to a resource (40) on the device (10) is enforced via an API gateway (16). The HSM comprises one or more resources, a separate resource manager API for accessing the one or more resources, an enforcement module for enforcing access to the one or more resources via the API gateway according to a quorum policy, and a quorum manager for generating and storing a quorum request in a database. The API gateway (16) can be a RESTful API using HTTP requests to produce and consume data related to quorum services via at least one of a GET, PUT, POST, PATCH and DELETE command type. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12204625B2
Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for accessing a plurality of resources with a single authentication pass are disclosed. A processor successfully allows login a user into an application embedded within a user computing device based on a positive facial recognition result for gaining access to a building; generates, in response to successful login, a quick response (QR) code and a near field communication (NFC) tag; causes a security system installed in an entry point to the building to read the QR code or the NFC tag in response to bringing the user computing device close to the security system; authenticates the user based on successful reading of the QR code or the NFC tag; and configures the QR code or the NFC tag as a single authentication pass allowing the user to enter the building and access the plurality of resources for a predetermined configurable period.
US12204623B2
A computer-implemented method for managing operation of an application includes: authenticating a user of the application or a user device associated with a user of the application; and establishing a session with the application and enabling access to the application for the user if the user or the user device is authenticated. The method further includes determining, after the user or the user device is authenticated, whether the user or the user device is or remains present. The method further includes maintaining the session and the enabling of access to the application if it is determined that the user or the user device is or remains present; and terminating the session and disabling access to the application if it is determined that the user or the user device is absent for a predetermined duration.
US12204620B2
A data processing method, a detection device administration server, a user terminal, a network server, and a data processing system are provided. The data processing method is applicable to a detection device administration server and includes: communicating with a first detection device; sending, in response to a user terminal of a user binding the first detection device through first identification information of the first detection device, a first detection request to the first detection device; and receiving, after the user completes the first detection, first detection data sent by the first detection device.
US12204615B2
The disclosure relates to methods and systems of generating geodata match classifications based on an ensemble of weak supervision-based match labels and geo-similarity models. The system may generate at least two match classifiers that are ensembled together. The match classifiers may include a location name classifier and a geo-similarity classifier. The location name classifier may generate a match classification that is based on a similarity of characters of the location names. The geo-similarity classifier may generate a match classification that is based on a proximity of the geolocations defined by the location names. The match classifications may be aggregated together to generate a geodata match classification.
US12204603B2
In order to solve a conventional problem that it is not possible to manage partial content in a webpage as a block and execute processing on the block, a webpage processing apparatus includes: a block information storage unit in which one or more pieces of block information each having a block identifier for identifying a block, which is partial content in a webpage, and location identifying information for specifying a location of the block in the webpage are stored; a block processing unit that executes block processing, which is processing regarding a block specified with block information, using location identifying information contained in any one of the one or more pieces of block information; and a result output unit that outputs a block processing result, which is a result of the block processing. Accordingly, it is possible to manage a block, which is partial content in a webpage, and execute processing on the block.
US12204599B2
An online system receives a trip request including a location of the user requesting the trip. The online system identifies buildings or geographies based on the received location and determines location boundaries associated with the identified buildings or geographies. The online system identifies a set of hotspots representing locations that are frequently used for pickup or drop off. The online system additionally identifies a set of points of interest. The points of interest are, for example, businesses, landmarks, building names, or other visible information related to the location. The online system scores the set of points of interest based on a relative value of displaying the point of interest for orientation or navigation purposes. The online system modifies a user interface to display a map of the area including the identified location boundaries, hotspots, and one or more points of interest based on the scoring.
US12204598B2
A method for assisting selection of an accommodation by an accommodation search system includes receiving user credentials from a user device; receiving trip parameters from the user device; determining a basic list of accommodations that correspond with the trip parameters; determining one or more factors that apply to each individual accommodation of the basic list of accommodations; applying a weight value to each of the one or more factors that apply to each individual accommodation of the basic list of accommodations; aggregating the weight values of the one or more factors that apply to each individual accommodation to determine an aggregate weighted score for each individual accommodation of the basic list of accommodations; sorting the basic list of accommodations into a sorted list of accommodations based on the aggregate weighted score for each individual accommodation; and providing the sorted list of accommodations to the user device for viewing by a user.
US12204593B2
Disclosed is a data fabric service system that can be implemented in a distributed computer network, such as a data intake and query system. The data index and query system can receive a search query and define a search scheme for applying the search query on distributed data storage systems including internal data storage and external data storage. The data index and query system may provide a portion of the search scheme to a search service of the data fabric service system, which can cause worker nodes of the data fabric service system to perform various functions—including applying the search query to the external data storage based on the portion of the search scheme in order to obtain search results.
US12204589B2
An information processing system facilitates the extraction of a product relating to a patent or to facilitate the extraction of a patent relating to a product. An information processing system includes a database in which a term associated with a raw material recited in a claim of a patent document and a raw material that corresponds to the term are associated with each other, an acquiring unit configured to acquire patent information, and an extracting unit configured to extract a product containing a raw material that corresponds to a term recited in a claim that is identified by the patent information, with reference to the database and a correspondence between a product and a raw material contained in the product, based on whether the raw material that corresponds to the term and the raw material contained in the product match.
US12204580B2
Systems and methods for automated contact generation based on content communications are disclosed herein. A rule is retrieved from a rules database, the rule defining criteria for identifying contact-related data within a content item electronically communicated from a source account to a destination account. Based on the rule, the contact-related data within the content item is identified. In response to identifying the contact-related data within the content item, the contact-related data is automatically extracted from the content item, a contact entry corresponding to the source account is automatically generated based on the extracted contact-related data, and the contact entry is automatically stored for the destination account in a contact database.
US12204576B2
One example method includes, beginning at a parent node of a data structure, calculating a first W-index for the parent node and a left child node, calculating a second W-index for the parent node and a right child node, when the first W-index exceeds a threshold λ, marking the left child node as a candidate to be included in a sub-cluster separate from a sub-cluster that includes the parent node, when the second W-index exceeds the threshold λ, marking the right child node as a candidate to be included in a sub-cluster separate from the sub-cluster that includes the parent node, and recursively calculating respective W-indices for all other parent nodes in the data structure until all child nodes of the data structure have been assigned to a sub-cluster.
US12204574B2
Operations of a search management system are disclosed. The operations may include: identifying a data corpus containing a plurality of documents, generating sets of feature vectors representing the plurality of documents, receiving a query to search the data corpus, generating a query vector for the query, identifying a target feature vector that meets a similarity threshold by comparing the query vector to the feature vectors, and presenting a query result that includes at least part of the document. The feature vectors may be generated by executing a multi-step partitioning process for partitioning a respective document into a plurality of document partitions, such that the sets of feature vectors that are generated correspond to the plurality of document partitions for the respective document. The query result may include a target partition from among the plurality of document partitions represented by the target feature vector.
US12204557B2
A centralized database management system performs data synchronization with lower bandwidth consumption and higher efficiency using a resizable invertible bloom filter. The system may include a resizable invertible bloom filter module that constructs and maintains invertible bloom filters that are resizable based on a number of differences between different snapshots. The resizable invertible bloom filter module may maintain a list of possible sizes for a resizable invertible bloom filter. The resizable invertible bloom filter module may determine and maintain a list of applicable partition sizes, each partition size being a product of a divisor and a resizing factor. If the number of differences exceeds the number of expected differences and results in failure in decoding, the system may retry a larger size in a set of predetermined sizes. The system may continue to try larger sizes until a minimal size required for successful decoding is found.
US12204548B2
Described herein is a cohort engine that generates a cohort of patients with respect to a selected key patient record. The cohort engine receives, via a first user interface (UI), a key patient record. A patient-cohort generator is launched to determine an initial set of patient records that are to be included in the patient cohort. A second UI is configured to provide the initial set of patient records, where the second UI comprises at least three panes. Upon receiving, via the second UI, an input corresponding to at least one identifier being modified, an equation (i.e., query) is generated based on a combination of identifiers included in the second pane. An updated set of patient records is provided in a third pane of the second UI in response to the at least one identifier being modified.
US12204546B2
Described herein are systems and method for providing data transfer in a computer-implemented database from a database extension layer. A data server associated with a database receives a request to transfer data stored in a database extension layer of the database. Input data chunks are collected from the database extension layer until a configured row count limit is reached. Row positions are determined from the input data chunks. Value identifiers corresponding to the row positions are determined. Values corresponding to the value identifiers are retrieved. Output data is generated based on the values corresponding to the value identifiers.
US12204544B2
A computer-based real-world evidence (CRWE) solution that can handle disparities in real-world data (RWD) that might otherwise not be combinable or that might originate from disparate or heterogeneous sources. The CRWE solution is designed such that it can build up RWD data from the ground up (for example, from the atomic level) into a canonical relational database by converting or linking the raw RWD data to its canonical versions such that reliable canonical answers can be mined from large datasets and consistently provided in response to queries to the solution for an answer. The CRWE solution is designed to gather and analyze large amounts of RWD data from heterogeneous, multi-national, and unverifiable data sources, and provide canonical results that are constituently reliable and can expose, for example, clinically-significant correlations between medical products or treatments and outcomes.
US12204541B2
A source table can be provided by a provider account in a data system. A secure view of the source table is provided to one or more consumer accounts, the secure view limiting access to a subset of data in the source table. A plan to execute a command using the secure view may be generated, the plan including a secure view boundary on a subset of operations defining the secure view. The plan may be modified to move a first operation that was outside the secure view boundary to within the secure view boundary to generate a second plan to optimize performance in view of limitations or restrictions placed by the secure view.
US12204539B2
A system for generating a mixed query plan including operator alternatives. A method may include generating a mixed query plan including a first operator selected as a pre-compiled operator; generating the mixed query plan including a second operator selected as operator alternatives, the operator alternatives configuring the second operator as pre-compiled or code-generating alternatives; delaying selection of one of the operator alternatives until additional information regarding the mixed query plan becomes available; generating the mixed query plan including a third operator selected as a code-generating operator; and selecting, given the third operator representing the additional information, one of the operator alternatives to enable execution of the mixed query plan using the selected operator alternative. Related methods and articles of manufacture are also described.
US12204535B1
A SQL query performs a function. The SQL query includes a SQL operator that has two input relations. The first input relation is a script relation having a plurality of script records. Each script record includes a transformation field, the contents of which specify a transformation to be performed by the SQL operator. The second input relation is a parameter relation having a plurality of parameter records. Each parameter record includes a data-to-process field that identifies data to be processed by the transformation specified in the transformation field of a selected script record. The selected script record is determined by a mapping. The SQL operator has one output relation having a plurality of output records. Each output record contains the result of transformation specified in a respective selected script record using the data to be processed identified in the data-to-be-processed field in a respective selected parameter record.
US12204523B2
A system for retrieving and caching metadata from a remote data source is described. The system may receive a request from a client device. The request is to perform a query operation on a set of data objects stored in the remote data source. The system may access a metadata cache storing metadata information on one or more data objects of the remote data source and identify metadata corresponding to the set of data objects for the query operation in the metadata cache. The system may determine whether the identified metadata for the set of data objects meets an update condition. In response to the identified metadata meeting the update condition, the system may fetch updated metadata for at least the set of data objects from the remote data source, and store the updated metadata in the metadata cache.
US12204517B2
A database management system is described that can encode data to generate a plurality of data vectors. The database management system can perform the encoding by using a dictionary. The database management system can adaptively reorder the plurality of data vectors to prepare for compression of the plurality of data vectors. During a forward pass of the adaptive reordering, most frequent values of a data vector of the plurality of data vectors can be moved-up in the data vector. During a backward pass of the adaptive reordering, content within a rest range of a plurality of rest ranges can be rearranged within the plurality of data vectors according to frequencies of the content. The reordering according to frequency can further sort the rest range by value. Related apparatuses, systems, methods, techniques, computer programmable products, computer readable media, and articles are also described.
US12204516B2
Examples described herein generally relate to database systems for storing and processing both small values that are smaller than size of a database column and large objects that exceed the size of the database column. A database management system (DBMS) determines that a value to be stored in a database is a large object having a size larger than a column of the database. The DBMS stores the value as a large object in an external storage associated with a token stored in the column of the database. The token includes information for processing the large object. A vector processing engine associated with the external storage processes the large object based on the information in the token in response to a database command from the DBMS on multiple records represented as a vector.
US12204503B2
A method for managing a live migration operation includes partitioning a first data structure into N sections of the first data structure, the first data structure indicating a location, associated with a source storage, having data to be copied to a target storage, and transferring less than all of the N sections of the first data structure to a migration server.
US12204501B2
Integration of structural information into an asset management catalog (e.g., using a computerized tool), is enabled. For example, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: based on schema data applicable to data stored in a data storage asset, determining structure data representative of a structure of the data stored in the data storage asset, in response to determining the structure data, generating a data entry, applicable to the structure data, to be added to an asset management catalog associated with the data storage asset, and in response to generating the data entry, associating the data entry with the data stored in the data storage asset.
US12204498B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for managing an object, an apparatus for the same, a computer program for the same, and a recording medium storing computer program thereof. A method for managing an object using a trace-identifier (T-ID) according to the present disclosure may comprise: updating T-ID information for the object at a timepoint at which the object is saved after the object is opened at an endpoint; writing the updated T-ID information as metadata of the object; and transmitting the metadata including the T-ID information to a server.
US12204493B2
Mobile computing network queried content capture is performed by receiving, from a server, a task executable by a mobile computing network, and a retention policy, executing the task using the mobile computing network to capture target content, assigning, to a first instance of captured target content, a probability of reducing based on the retention policy, reducing, in response to an amount of available storage becoming equal to or lower than a threshold amount, at least one of the first instance and a portion of other stored data based on the probability of reducing, and transmitting, in response to connecting to a wide area network, each instance of captured target content.
US12204483B2
A voltage mode transmitter circuit includes a low-dropout (LDO) regulator and an output circuit. The LDO regulator generates a driving voltage. The output circuit generates an output signal, and includes: a termination resistor, transmitting the output signal; a data processing circuit, driven by the driving voltage and adjusting a level of a node according to first and second data signals; a pre-emphasis circuit, transmitting a supply voltage to the node according to a control signal to adjust a transition edge of the output signal; a voltage protection circuit, providing an overvoltage protection according to a bias voltage, and coupling the node to the termination resistor. The data processing circuit, the pre-emphasis circuit, and the voltage protection circuit include at least one transistor, and a highest level of the output signal is higher than a withstand voltage of the at least one transistor.
US12204482B1
Semiconductor devices, packaging architectures and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory chiplet is disclosed. The memory chiplet includes a D2D interface of a first type for coupling to a host IC chip via multiple lanes. The D2D interface includes multiple unit interface modules, each of the multiple unit interface modules corresponding to a first set of signal path resources of a lowest granularity provided by the multiple lanes. A memory port includes a memory physical interface of a first memory type for accessing memory storage of the first memory type. The memory physical interface of the first memory type includes a second set of signal path resources corresponding to multiple memory channels of the first memory type. Mapping circuitry maps the second set of signal path resources to the first set of signal path resources in a manner that utilizes all of the first signal path resources for an integer number of the multiple unit interface modules.
US12204477B2
The communication system according to one embodiment for an elevator comprises a bus controller and a plurality of bus nodes. The bus controller periodically sends requests to all bus nodes and receives the responses from the bus nodes. The bus nodes receive requests from the bus controller and send responses to the bus nodes. The bus controller is designed to select a group of bus nodes for each of its requests and to wait for the responses of these bus nodes between two requests.
US12204474B2
An information transfer system may include: a master controller (XMC) configured to issue a command in the form of a memory protocol data packet, and wherein the master controller is configured to generate routing information indicating whether the memory protocol data packet is to be processed according to a first protocol or according to a second protocol different from the first protocol. The information transfer system may also include a slave controller (XSC) configured to receive the memory protocol data packet from the master controller, wherein the slave controller is configured to use the routing information to selectively cause the memory protocol data packet to be processed according to the first protocol or according to the second protocol.
US12204470B2
Dynamically controlled interrupt coalescing is performed by enabling interrupt coalescing when the queue depth of the submission queue is high and disabling interrupt coalescing when the queue depth of the submission queue is low to maintain a required quality of service for a solid state drive. The minimum number of completions in the completion queue to trigger an interrupt is modified based on the queue depth of the submission queue. The minimum number of completions is increased when there is an increase in the queue depth of the submission queue and decreased when there is a decrease in the queue depth of the submission queue.
US12204458B1
Described are methods, logic, and circuitry which prevent translation lookaside buffer probing. Reporting a privilege violation fault is delayed for a defined period of time. The defined period of time can be a time frame needed to perform a long page table walk, which can be at least hundreds of clock cycles. A counter or a forced page table walk corresponding to the defined period of time can be used to implement the delay.
US12204454B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for employing system probe filter aware last level cache insertion bypassing policies are disclosed. A system includes a plurality of processing nodes, a probe filter, and a shared cache. The probe filter monitors a rate of recall probes that are generated, and if the rate is greater than a first threshold, then the system initiates a cache partitioning and monitoring phase for the shared cache. Accordingly, the cache is partitioned into two portions. If the hit rate of a first portion is greater than a second threshold, then a second portion will have a non-bypass insertion policy since the cache is relatively useful in this scenario. However, if the hit rate of the first portion is less than or equal to the second threshold, then the second portion will have a bypass insertion policy since the cache is less useful in this case.
US12204442B2
Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic voltage supply for memory circuit are described. An apparatus may adjust a supply voltage based on a process corner and a temperature of the memory system. An apparatus may include a memory array and a controller. The controller may determine a first temperature of the apparatus is less than a first temperature threshold at a first time. The controller may transition a voltage supplied to the controller from a first voltage level to a second voltage level based on determining the first temperature is less than the first temperature threshold. The controller may determine a second temperature is greater than a second temperature threshold at a second time. The controller may transition the voltage supplied to the controller from the second voltage level to the first voltage level based on determining the second temperature is greater than the second temperature threshold.
US12204441B2
A method includes receiving, via a communication link and at a device of an integrated circuit system, a cache line comprising a destination address, determining, via the device, a type of memory or storage associated with the destination address, the type of memory or storage comprising persistent or non-persistent, and tagging the cache line with metadata in a manner indicating the type of memory or storage associated with the destination address.
US12204436B2
Techniques for incremental stack walking are disclosed, including: performing a stack walk of a runtime stack, at least by traversing the runtime stack from a current frame to a root frame, to obtain a set of stack walking results; storing a cache of the set of stack walking results; and installing, on the runtime stack, a marker frame that marks a boundary of stack frames represented by the set of stack walking results.
US12204432B2
A system can determine performance data for updates created by update creators that execute on devices during a time period, the performance data indicating performance of a group of metrics for a respective update of the updates. The system can determine a first ranking of the update creators for the time period based on the performance data. The system can determine a second ranking of the update creators based on applying a pairwise comparison count of respective rankings of update creators of the first ranking and rankings for time periods prior to the time period. The system can determine whether to publish a first update from a first update creator of the update creators based on a position of the first update creator among the update creators in the second ranking.
US12204428B2
A computer implemented method of preparing an electronic device for transport to a destination includes activating a secure transport function for an electronic device and receiving a selection of at least two transport mode options. The transport mode options may include placing the electronic device in a shipping mode to disconnect a device battery until the device is reconnected to a power adapter, performing an encryption on selected data stored on the device, capturing a connection fingerprint of gateways upon power on during transport, and logging power on hours during transport. The method includes applying, via the secure transport mode function, the selected transport mode operations prior to transport.
US12204424B2
An embedded controller locks down one or more devices within an information handling system based on a detection of an operating system crash. A processor monitors an operating system executing within the information handling system, and detects the operating system crash. In response to the detection of the operating system crash, the processor notifies the embedded controller of the operating system crash.
US12204415B2
A system for storing data redundantly is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of data storage devices, the data being structured in the form of a plurality of records. A first device of the plurality of storage devices stores the records according to a first ordered sequence of records and at least one second device of the plurality of storage devices stores at least one subset of the records according to at least one second ordered sequence of records which is different from the first ordered sequence for the at least one subset.
US12204407B2
In described examples, a memory system is accessed by reading a data line and error detection bits for the data line from a first memory. The data line and the error detection bits from the first memory are decoded to determine if an error is present in the data line from the first memory. A copy of the data line and the error detection bits are stored in a second memory. The copy of the data line and error detection bits are read from the second memory. The copy of the data line and error detection bits are decoded to determine if an error is present in the copy of the data line from the second memory.
US12204404B2
The present technology provides a controller for controlling a memory device comprising: a hard syndrome calculator configured to generate a hard syndrome of a hard data chunk received from the memory device; a delta syndrome calculator configured to generate a delta syndrome of a delta bit data received from the memory device, the delta bit data indicating a reliability of the hard data chunk; a soft syndrome generator configured to generate a soft syndrome of the hard syndrome and the delta syndrome; a data determinator configured to select, as hard decision data, one of the hard data chunk and a soft data chunk, the selected data chunk corresponding to a syndrome having a lowest syndrome weight; and an error corrector configured to perform an ECC decoding operation on the hard decision data.
US12204402B2
A method and system of managing services via a centralized network platform using root cause analysis (RCA). The method can include configuring a format of a service ticket in response to a first user input; based on one or more second user inputs for configuring an RCA template, creating the RCA template, wherein the RCA template comprises a plurality of user input (UI) fields for receiving user input with respect to RCA for the service ticket; and mapping the RCA template to the service ticket.
US12204401B2
Systems and methods for proactive support of computing assets are presented. In contrast to existing techniques of reactive support, the proactive support techniques disclosed herein automatically collect operating data from a plurality of computing devices, analyze the operating data to identify predictive indicators associated with error conditions, identify a subset of affected computing devices that match the predictive indicators, and execute corrective scripts to remediate or avoid such error conditions before problems are experienced on the affected computing devices. The operating data may be used to train a machine learning model in order to identify the predictive indicators associated with each error condition. In some embodiments, the corrective scripts may be automatically generated to adjust operating parameters or applications of the affected computing devices based upon the identified predictive indicators.
US12204399B1
The present invention, Revise Animation Control (TAC) Program, is an advanced AI-driven system that monitors, troubleshoots, and repairs computer systems using a suite of learning algorithms and a 3D avatar interface. The present invention includes robust security protocols, dynamic updates, and energy-efficient modes, ensuring continuous and autonomous system maintenance and optimization. With comprehensive antivirus protection and advanced authentication methods, the present invention safeguards the computer system and enhances the user experience.
US12204392B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a method for controlling data updates of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising: a control portion including a storage configured to store data and a controller configured to control data updates in the storage; a power supply portion; a power storage portion configured to be connected with the power supply portion, receive and store electric power of the power supply portion, and supply the electric power to the control portion; and a power supply detection portion configured to detect whether the power supply portion supplies power normally, the storage includes a first storage portion configured to store start-up data for electronic device start-up and a second storage portion configured to store running data for electronic device running after start-up; in the process of updating the start-up data of the first storage portion, if the power supply detection portion detects the power supply portion has a power supply abnormality, the controller controls the storage to complete the process of updating the start-up data by using the electric power stored in the power storage portion.
US12204390B2
An electronic device includes a plurality of loads, at least one processor, a plurality of regulators configured to adjust a voltage of power received from a power source and output the adjusted power, and a switching circuit configured to connect at least one of the plurality of regulators to at least one of the plurality of loads. The at least one processor is configured to identify a load to which power is to be supplied among the plurality of loads, select at least one regulator among the plurality of regulators connectable to the identified load, and control the switching circuit to connect the at least one selected regulator to the identified load.
US12204387B2
An information handling system (IHS) includes an ion emitter/collector blower cooling system including an ion emitter and an ion collector, the ion emitter/collector blower system being placed at a location within a chassis of the IHS vertically lower than the hardware processor in the chassis. The IHS includes an ionic driving circuit operatively coupled to the ion emitter via a high voltage to ionize gases within the ion emitter/collector blower housing and create charged ions that generate an airflow along a voltage field to and through an ion collector. The IHS includes an air inlet vent located below the ion emitter/collector and formed in a back surface of the chassis of the IHS and an air exhaust vent located at an upper exhaust vent location above the ion collector within the chassis of the IHS so that the airflow is brought into the chassis of the IHS via the ion emitter/collector cooling system and out of the air exhaust vent where a location of the air inlet vent relative to the upper exhaust vent location of the air exhaust vent in the chassis of the IHS in a vertical orientation provides convection-enhanced airflow.
US12204382B2
A frame for electro-optical displays comprising rigid elements in a longitudinal direction, wherein the longitudinal direction is parallel to a surface of the electro-optical display is provided. Elastic elements in the longitudinal direction are arranged between the rigid elements in the longitudinal direction. An electro-optical display having a frame is also provided.
US12204377B2
The present disclosure provides a flexible display device. A first supporting assembly and a second supporting assembly are configured to slide relatively to provide a supporting surface with variable area to a flexible display module. A limiting mechanism includes a limiting rotor and a limiting groove, wherein the limiting rotor is rotatably connected to the first supporting assembly, the limiting groove is defined in the second supporting assembly, and the limiting rotor is engaged with the limiting groove when an area of the supporting surface is a predetermined area.
US12204374B2
According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a first housing, a second housing connected to the first housing by a hinge structure and providing a motion relative to the first housing, and a flexible display disposed from the first housing through the hinge structure to the second housing, at least a portion of at least one of the first housing or the second housing may include at least two antennas and a segmenter disposed between the antennas, a separation member may be disposed adjacent to a portion of the segmenter in a direction to the flexible display, and at least a portion of the separation member may protrude beyond the antennas toward the flexible display.
US12204368B2
Disclosed is a display device. The display device may include: a head including a display panel; a stand that supports the head; a first connector fixed to any one of the head and the stand; and a second connector fixed to the other one of the head and the stand, and is aligned with the first connector in one direction, wherein the first connector may include a first pin extending in the one direction, and the second connector may include a second pin that defines a boundary of a pin hole into which the first pin is inserted and that surrounds and contacts a side surface of the first pin.
US12204362B2
A system and method which allows the basic checkpoint-reverse-mode AD strategy (of recursively decomposing the computation to reduce storage requirements of reverse-mode AD) to be applied to arbitrary programs: not just programs consisting of loops, but programs with arbitrarily complex control flow. The method comprises (a) transforming the program into a formalism that allows convenient manipulation by formal tools, and (b) introducing a set of operators to allow computations to be decomposed by running them for a given period of time then pausing them, while treating the paused program as a value subject to manipulation.
US12204360B2
A pedal pad includes a plate portion having a plate shape extending in a pedal extending direction and having a thickness in a plate thickness direction, and the pedal pad is rotatably movable about a pedal shaft center that is perpendicular to the pedal extending direction by a step-on operation of a driver to the plate portion from one side in the plate thickness direction. The plate portion has one end portion in the pedal extending direction positioned lower in the vehicle than an another end portion in the pedal extending direction in a non-stepping state in which the driver is not performing the step-on operation on the pedal pad. Furthermore, the one end portion of the plate shape of the plate portion extends in the pedal extending direction, more than a position of the pedal shaft.
US12204352B2
Blocking device for pressurized gas pipelines includes: a blocking valve, which includes: a connection body; a movable shutter; a stem carrying the shutter; a fluid-dynamic actuator, configured to translate the stem; thrust means to bring the shutter from an operating position of opening to an operating position of complete closure; a control system for controlled actuation of the fluid-dynamic actuator, having a by-pass group for equalizing upstream pressures in an upstream chamber and downstream pressures in a downstream chamber, and a pressure reducer group interconnected with the bypass group, the pressure reducer group configured to receive a motorization fluid at a supply pressure as input, and to supply the fluid-dynamic actuator with a motorization pressure through a motorization line, the control system having a pressure differential selector that detects a signal of the upstream pressure and a signal of the supply pressure.
US12204341B2
The travel assistance apparatus includes: a first Operating System (OS) that controls execution of at least one of a first application and/or a second application, the first application being for specifying a first travel control amount of a vehicle based on first movement information on a position and a speed of an object around the vehicle, the second application being for specifying a second travel control amount of the vehicle based on second movement information on a position and a speed of the object; a second OS that controls execution of a third application for performing travel control of the vehicle based on at least one of the first travel control amount and/or the second travel control amount; and a hypervisor that is executed on a processor and controls execution of the first OS and the second OS.
US12204339B2
There is provided a mobile autonomous agricultural system comprising: a powered mobile unit for carrying agricultural equipment, and configured to move along rows of crops; at least one laser curtain sensor configured to project a laser curtain away from the mobile unit; a location module configured to monitor a location of the mobile unit relative to a row; a controller configured to control the travel of the mobile unit; a safety module configured to: receive a location signal from the location module related to the location of the mobile unit relative to a row, select a mode of operation to process the laser curtain in a predefined laser curtain pattern, based on the received location signal, each mode of operation corresponding to a different predefined laser curtain pattern, and to generate a safety output in response to determining that the laser curtain is interrupted within the laser curtain pattern.
US12204337B2
An approach for moving materials from one location to another is disclosed. The approach includes a mobility platform comprising of a lower construct comprising of mechanism for locomotion, a platform dispose on top of and adjacent to the lower construct and an upper construct dispose and adjacent to the platform, wherein the upper construct comprising of a mechanism for securing materials. Furthermore, the approach includes loading one or more materials onto the mobility platform from a first location, moving the mobility platform from the first location to a second location and unloading the one or more materials from the mobility platform at the second location.
US12204336B2
Apparatus, method and article to facilitate motion planning in an environment having dynamic objects
A motion planner of a computer system of a primary agent, e.g., an autonomous vehicle, uses reconfigurable collision detection architecture hardware to perform a collision assessment on a planning graph for the primary agent prior to execution of a motion plan. For edges on the planning graph, which represent transitions in states of the primary agent, the system sets a probability of collision with another agent, e.g., a dynamic object, in the environment based at least in part on the collision assessment. Depending on whether the goal of the primary agent is to avoid or collide with a particular dynamic object in the environment, the system then performs an optimization to identify a path in the resulting planning graph with either a relatively low or relatively high potential of a collision with the particular dynamic object. The system then causes the actuator system of the primary agent to implement a motion plan with the applicable identified path based at least in part on the optimization.
US12204335B2
A system and a method for controlling movement of a robotic vehicle. The robotic vehicle comprises a computer system, a chassis controller, and a plurality of sensors. Data measured by the plurality of sensors is received by the computer system. A base trajectory and an emergency trajectory for the robotic vehicle are generated based on the data. During normal operations of the robotic vehicle the chassis controller causes the robotic vehicle to travel along the base trajectory. After determining that an error has occurred, the chassis controller causes the robotic vehicle to travel along the emergency trajectory.
US12204334B2
The present specification relates to a mobile robot and a control method therefor, and relates to a mobile robot and a control method therefor, whereby, on the basis of a result of comparing position information measured on the basis of information on the traveling of a main body, with position information measured on the basis of the result of receiving a signal, the mobile robot determines a specific position point, within a traveling area, where a speed limit occurs.
US12204330B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved user interfaces and mechanisms associated with controlling a vehicle. Some such embodiments provide a decluttered user interface that dynamically updates to provide detailed element(s) utilized to convey particular details of vehicle operation and/or adjust operation of the vehicle. Some embodiments cause rendering of an indicator associated with a value tape set to an invisible state, cause visibility of the value tape in response to interaction data, update the value tape upon second interaction data with the indicator, and set at least one value in response to third interaction data with the indicator and set the value tape back to an invisible state. In this regard, in some embodiments the user interface remains operable while simultaneously reducing the number of interface elements required to be rendered at a given time.
US12204325B2
A method of recommending reuse of hardware components across client information handling systems to extend hardware life may comprise receiving operational telemetries from a first and second information handling system, each including an error associated with a hardware type, and measured workloads on the hardware type, determining, based on the operational telemetries that a hardware component of the same type is failing at both the first and second information handling systems, and that the first information handling system is within a preset maximum distance from the second information handling system, determining failure of the component at the first information handling system is due to a workload on that component that is higher than the workload on the same component at the second information handling system, and transmitting a recommendation to replace the component at the second information handling system with the component from the first information handling system.
US12204324B2
A predictive maintenance device for an industrial machine includes a determination model and a processor. The determination model has been trained by machine learning to output a possibility of an abnormality for each of a plurality of components by inputting state data. The state data indicates a state of a drive system of the industrial machine. The plurality of components are included in the drive system. The plurality of components are connected to each other so as to operate in conjunction with each other. The processor acquires the state data. The processor acquires the possibility of the abnormality in each of the plurality of components from the state data by using the determination model. The processor determines the component to be maintained from the plurality of components based on the possibility of the abnormality.
US12204321B2
Methods and systems for performing a validation process on a part to be processed are provided. An identifier associated with the part is received. A listing of at least one automated process based on the identifier is displayed. An indication of a selected automated process from the listing is received. First instructions are transmitted to an automated process device for performing an automated processing program in accordance with the selected automated process. Processing results associated with the part are received from the automated process device. Second instructions are transmitted to a validation process device for performing a validation program in accordance with a validation process associated with the selected automated process. Validation results associated with the part are received from the validation process device. The processing results and the validation results are stored in association with the identifier.
US12204319B2
The present invention provides a communication device, an industrial machine, and a communication-quality-determining method. A communication device is provided with: a transmission unit for transmitting a serial signal; a first phase difference determination unit for determining a first phase difference which is a phase difference between a first reference clock signal having the same period as the 1-bit period of a serial transmission signal which is the serial signal transmitted from the transmission unit and an edge of the serial transmission signal transmitted from the transmission unit; and a determination unit for determining that there is an abnormality with the serial transmission signal transmitted from the transmission unit when the first phase difference exceeds a first phase difference threshold.
US12204309B2
Systems and methods for safety-enabled control. Input values provided to a control system can be validated. Command gating can be performed for control values provided by the control system. Validation of input values and command gating for control values can be performed in accordance with respective validation windows. Validation windows can be dynamically adjusted based on data received via a sensor or interface.
US12204305B2
A system includes a first module configured to collect automation plant-related data that include at least operating data, and to generate based on the operating data manipulation-proof usage data which are then transmitted to a second module configured to determine at least a part of the manipulation-proof usage data, to form a checksum from the at least one part of the manipulation-proof usage data, to transfer the checksum to at least one node of a distributed ledger network, and to store the manipulation-proof usage data in an area outside the distributed ledger network. A third module participates in the distributed ledger network and is configured to obtain the manipulation-proof usage data from the area and to check the correctness of the manipulation-proof usage data by forming a checksum.
US12204302B2
A selection unit configured to select, when receiving a first request in which a first power amount requested to be supplied and a timing when the first power amount is needed are specified, a group with a supply characteristic that enables power supply at the timing, among a plurality of groups into which a plurality of power supply sources are classified in accordance with power supply characteristics, and a request unit configured to transmit, to each of one or more of the power supply sources classified into the group selected by the selection unit or a device that controls power supply of the power supply source, a second request in which a second power amount to be supplied by the power supply source and the timing are specified.
US12204299B2
A machining condition searching method includes: generating a machining condition to be set in a machining device; collecting a machining state; collecting the machining result performed under the machining condition; calculating an evaluation value of the machining on the basis of the machining result; constructing an evaluation value prediction model predicting, on the basis of the machining condition, the machining state, and the evaluation value, an evaluation value corresponding to the machining condition that has not been tried; and constructing the evaluation value prediction model on the basis of a change degree in the relationship between the machining condition and the evaluation value, and performs weighting based on the machining state on the evaluation value prediction model. The machining condition to be tried next is generated using a predictive value of the evaluation value. Each of the above processes is repeatedly performed until it is determined to end a search.
US12204292B1
A watch can include a watch body and a band for securing the watch to the user. The watch body can detect an identification of the band or combination of band portions, which can serve as an input to initiate actions performed by the watch body. For example, a type, model, color, size, or other characteristic of a band can be determined and used to select a corresponding action performed by the watch body. Identification of the band can be performed by components of the watch body that also serve other purposes. The watch body can respond to the identification of a particular band by performing particular functions, such as changing an aspect of a user interface or altering settings of the watch body.
US12204291B2
[Problem] To provide a time synchronization mechanism that is not affected by link asymmetry between time synchronization devices. [Solution] A DC 4 used in a time transmission system that transmits and receives a PTP packet between a master node 1 and a slave node 2 via the DC 4 and synchronizes time of the slave node 2 based on time information on the transmission and reception includes a PTP clock unit 12 that synchronizes time information by the arrived PTP packet, a frequency clock unit 21 that synchronizes time information by a frequency signal, a delay setting unit 22 that sets, such that a transmission delay of the PTP packet between the master node 1 and the slave node 2 becomes a setting delay Lmax, a waiting time of the PTP packet based on a time difference between a departure time of the PTP packet and an arrival time of the PTP packet at the DC 4, which is determined from the time information of the frequency clock unit 21, and a time adjustment unit 26 that corrects a time shift from reference time in the time information of the frequency clock unit 21 based on the time information of the PTP clock unit 12.
US12204289B1
An electronic device includes a device body having a back surface, a band configured to fasten the device body to a user with the back surface facing a body part of the user, an optical sensor system, and a device removal detector. The optical sensor system has a first optical measurement path and a second optical measurement path. The first optical measurement path has a first optical path length that differs from a second optical path length of the second optical measurement path. The device removal detector is configured to generate a device removal indication responsive to either of, a first set of object proximity measurements received from the optical sensor system for the first optical measurement path, or a second set of object proximity measurements received from the optical sensor system for the second optical measurement path.
US12204287B2
A multi-chain measurement circuit is disclosed. The measurement circuit includes first and second chains of serially-connected buffer circuits coupled in parallel, each of which propagates an input signal. A set of storage circuits is configured to store logic values generated by the first and second sets of buffer circuits in response to the transitioning of a clock signal. The logic values stored in the storage circuits result in a digital value indicative of a total number of serially-connected storage circuits through which the input signal has propagated at the time of the transition of the operating clock signal.
US12204281B2
A holographic display and method for operating the holographic display can include: a holographic display operable in a plurality of modes, a computing system, and a sensor. The holographic display can option include a user interface device. Views displayed by the display can optionally be processed or modified based on a viewer pose relative to the display.
US12204276B2
A preparing method of an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes: aggregating binder resin particles in a dispersion containing the binder resin particles to form aggregated particles; and coalescing the aggregated particles by heating a dispersion containing the aggregated particles to form toner particles. The aggregating includes stirring the dispersion in the aggregating at a required stirring power of 1.0 kW/m3 or more and 6.0 kW/m3 or less per unit volume, and the preparing method satisfies the following Requirement (1), in which Requirement (1): a viscosity of the dispersion during the stirring is 5 Pa·s or more and 50 Pa·s or less at a shear rate of 1/s, where the viscosity of the dispersion is measured at a sample temperature of 25° C. using a part of the dispersion as a sample.
US12204273B2
A developing cartridge may include a casing capable of containing a developer material. A lever is movable relative to the casing between a first position and a second position, and has one end portion that functions as the point of effort, another end portion that functions as the point of application, and a cam surface that functions as a pivot point that is not directly connected to the casing. When the lever moves around the cam surface from the first position to the second position, the casing moves relative to the lever according to the movement of the lever.
US12204271B2
There is provided a cartridge mountable on an image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a recess portion provided on an exterior surface of the cartridge. The recess portion includes a character portion indicating a character trademark and a background portion serving as a background of the character portion. The character portion has a recess shape recessed from the background portion.
US12204267B2
A sheet processing includes a first conveyance path, a buffering portion, a second conveyance path, a conveyance roller pair, a supporting portion, a moving member, a regulating portion, and a processing unit. The buffering portion is configured to superimpose a first sheet and a second sheet on each other in a state of being offset from each other in a sheet conveyance direction. An offset amount, by which a leading end of the first sheet in the sheet conveyance direction projects downstream in the sheet conveyance direction with respect to a leading end of the second sheet in the sheet conveyance direction in a state before the first sheet and the second sheet are discharged onto the supporting portion, is larger than a distance from a sheet contact position of the moving member to the regulating portion in the sheet conveyance direction.
US12204266B2
A medium conveying apparatus includes a plurality of feed rollers spaced in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, each of the feed rollers rotating independently at a respective speed to feed a medium, a plurality of brake rollers, each of the plurality of brake rollers being located to face a corresponding one of the plurality of feed rollers, a plurality of torque limiters separately provided between one of rotation shafts of the plurality of brake rollers and a corresponding one of the plurality of brake rollers, and a processor to detect a skew of the medium, and correct the skew of the medium by changing the speed of one of the plurality of feed rollers when the skew of the medium is detected.
US12204263B2
A process cartridge includes a photosensitive member unit with a photosensitive drum, a developing unit detachably mounted on the photosensitive member, and a toner cartridge detachably mounted on the developing unit. The toner cartridge has a holder including a protruding portion on an end side thereof, and the developing unit is provided with a rotatable lift member on an end side thereof. In a mounted state in which the toner cartridge is mounted on the developing unit, the toner cartridge is maintained in the mounted state by engaging of a first portion of the lift member with the protruding portion, and the toner cartridge is transited from the mounted state to a lifted state in which the toner cartridge is rotated upward by contacting of a second portion of the lift member to the protruding portion with rotation of the lift member.
US12204260B2
A developer roller having a first section that includes a first exterior surface, wherein the first exterior surface includes an electrically-conductive material; and a second section includes a second exterior surface, wherein the second exterior surface is non-electrically-conductive. The second section is axially aligned with the first section and provided at a first longitudinal end of the first section.
US12204253B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a wafer processing device for optimizing wafer shape. For example, the wafer processing device can include a first hot plate, a second hot plate and a controller. The first hot plate can be configured to heat a wafer. For example, the first hot plate can provide uniform heating across a surface of the first hot plate. The second hot plate has multiple heating zones with each heating zone independently controllable such that each heating zone can be set to a temperature value independent of other heating zones. The controller is configured to control the first hot plate to provide the uniform heating, receive a bow measurement from wafer curvature measurement of a wafer, and set the multiple heating zones of the second hot plate to their respective temperature values that correspond to the bow measurement.
US12204246B2
A method for processing a substrate is described. The method includes forming a metal containing resist layer onto a substrate, patterning the metal containing resist layer, and performing a post exposure bake on the metal containing resist layer. The post exposure bake on the metal containing resist layer is a field guided post exposure bake operation and includes the use of an electric field to guide the ions or charged species within the metal containing resist layer. The field guided post exposure bake operation may be paired with a post development field guided bake operation.
US12204233B2
An imaging device acquires images of a plate-like specimen container having a rectangular shape as seen in top view. The imaging device includes a table, a position reference member, and a holding mechanism. The position reference member includes a first extension and a second extension which intersect at right angles to each other. The holding mechanism includes a rotating plate extending horizontally in plate-like form, and a main body portion for pivoting the rotating plate forwardly in a circumferential direction by means of elastic force of a spring. The rotating plate includes a front wing portion, and a protruding portion protruding forwardly in the circumferential direction from the front wing portion. The specimen container is urged in a second direction to align along the first extension when the rotating plate is pivoted to bring the front wing portion into contact with the specimen container. The specimen container is urged in a first direction to align along the second extension when the protruding portion comes in contact with the specimen container. Thus, the specimen container is aligned and placed in a previously determined position in the imaging device.
US12204231B2
A glareshield for a camera of a vehicle includes a plurality of similarly shaped ribs on a surface that faces the windshield of the vehicle. The plurality of ribs are configured such that the specular component of reflected light from the plurality of ribs, during all daylight hours, impinges on or passes through an area outside the entrance pupil of the camera, directly or after further reflection from the windshield.
US12204230B2
Webcams may include a camera housing having a front cover. The front cover may define a lens aperture and a mounting aperture. A rear surface of the front cover may include a living hinge having a protruding nub. The webcams may include a privacy shutter having a cover member and a generally cylindrical post extending from a rear surface of the cover member at a location offset from a center of the cover member. The post may be disposed within the mounting aperture. A peripheral surface of the post may define a first notch and a second notch positioned opposite one another. The protruding nub may be seated within the first notch when the privacy shutter is in a closed position and seated within the second notch when in an open position. The cover member may cover the lens aperture when the privacy shutter is in the closed position.
US12204219B2
The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a plurality of pixel regions, and each pixel region corresponds to a pixel. Each pixel region includes sub-regions in at least two rows, the sub-regions in each row include at least two sub-regions, a part of the sub-regions in each pixel region correspond to the sub-pixels of the pixel, and at least one sub-region is an opaque region.
US12204216B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display area, a peripheral area, a pixel electrode disposed, a switching element, a scanning line, a signal line, a metal layer which overlaps at least one of the signal line and the scanning line, an antireflection layer which covers the metal layer, a common electrode which covers the antireflection layer and a power supply line disposed in the peripheral area, to which a common voltage is supplied. The common electrode and the metal layer are connected to the power supply line in the peripheral area.
US12204214B2
An array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel are provided. A shielding electrode is at least arranged between a data line and a pixel electrode. On a base substrate, an orthogonal projection of the shielding electrode and an orthogonal projection of the data line both overlap with an orthogonal projection of a portion of a trunk electrode extending along a direction of a data line, so that the shielding electrode shields a coupling effect between the data line and the pixel electrode. By arranging the data line and the shielding electrode in an area corresponding to the trunk electrode of a pixel electrode, less space or no space are occupied by the shielding electrode and the data line. The present application increases an aperture ratio of the pixel and increases a transmittance of the display panel.
US12204213B2
The present application discloses a pixel unit of a display panel, a lower substrate of a display panel, and a display panel. The present application by disposing a transparent shielding electrode element connected to a common signal line and extending into the aperture region and making an orthogonal projection of the transparent shielding electrode element on a plane where the common signal line is located at least partially overlap the common signal line, extends a shielding effect provided by the common signal line such that a parasitic capacitor between the pixel electrode and the data line is lowered.
US12204211B2
Disclosed is a light emitting device including a first substrate, a light blocking element, and a light emitting diode. The light blocking element is disposed on the first substrate, in which the light blocking element has a first opening and a second opening adjacent to the first opening, and the first opening and the second opening have different areas. At least a portion of the light emitting diode is disposed in the first opening.
US12204210B2
A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal display panel including a TFT substrate having a main surface including a display region and a non-display region located around the display region, a control device including a rigid substrate and a timing controller mounted on the rigid substrate, and a flexible circuit substrate having one end coupled to a mounting region in the non-display region and the other end coupled to the rigid substrate. The flexible circuit substrate is bent, and the rigid substrate is supported on the TFT substrate in the mounting region.
US12204203B2
A display switching device according to one or more embodiments may include a lens array including an array of a plurality of lenses and a display unit. Light from each of the plurality of light source positions transmits through a different position on the display unit and is focused by a corresponding lens. A transmittance on the display unit through which the light transmits differs depending on a position on the display unit. The transmittance at a position of a plurality of positions on the display unit is a transmittance of one of three or more types.
US12204200B2
A polarizer with a high degree of alignment and an image display device including the polarizer. The polarizer is formed of a polarizer-forming composition containing a liquid crystal compound, a first dichroic material, and a second dichroic material, in which the polarizer has an array structure formed of the first dichroic material and the second dichroic material.
US12204198B2
A polarizing plate laminate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a polarizing plate; a first adhesive layer and a first separate film which are provided on one surface of the polarizing plate; and a second adhesive layer and a second separate film which are provided on the other surface of the polarizing plate, in which the second separate film has a total thickness of more than 75 μm and 150 μm or less.
US12204183B1
Devices employing Brillouin interactions that can be modified by acoustoelectric (AE) interactions, thereby enabling control over the devices' nonlinear optical susceptibility, are described. Modification of the phonon dissipation rates through application of quasistatic electric fields in the semiconductor can improve the performance of Brillouin photonic devices. These AE Brillouin interactions allow for local control of the phonon phase velocity and thus the Brillouin scattering frequencies, providing an electronic means to compensate for inhomogeneous broadening that occurs over large length scales. Moreover, these AE Brillouin interactions allow Brillouin scattering processes to employ phonon coherence lengths that can achieve parity with and even exceed those of the photons, enabling fully coherent three-wave parametric-like processes. Devices in accordance with various aspects of the present invention have simultaneously demonstrated, using these effects, both large optomechanical confinement and coupling, and AE coupling.
US12204170B2
An optical driving mechanism is provided, including a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving component and a first stopper component. The movable portion is configured to connect an optical element. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving component is configured to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The first stopper component is configured to limit the range of movement of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion.
US12204169B2
Disclosed is a lens driving apparatus. The lens driving apparatus includes a base formed at a center thereof with a first opening; a housing coupled with the base and having a second opening corresponding to the first opening; a yoke installed on the base and including a horizontal plate having a third opening corresponding to the first opening and a vertical plate protruding upward from the horizontal plate; a bobbin movably installed in the yoke and coupled with a lens module; a coil fixedly disposed around the bobbin; a plurality of magnets provided at the vertical plate of the yoke to face the coil; and a spring installed on at least one of upper and lower portions of the yoke to return the bobbin, which has moved up due to interaction between the magnet and the coil, to its initial position.
US12204165B2
A projection lens is a projection lens that emits incident light through a plurality of lenses, and includes a first lens that is disposed to be closest to an emission side, a second lens which is adjacent to the first lens and of which a diameter is smaller than a diameter of the first lens, and a frame that includes a first surface and is positioned outside the second lens in a radial direction. The first surface faces the first lens, the first surface has a light reflection-reducing structure, and a value of G1/G2 is 1.7 or more in a case where a diameter of the first lens is denoted by G1 and a diameter of the second lens is denoted by G2.
US12204164B2
A camera assembly for inclusion in a camera is described. The camera assembly includes a lens barrel and a retaining mechanism that is configured to restrict movement of the lens barrel relative to the retaining mechanism. The retaining mechanism is configured to be attached to a mounting surface of a camera enclosure, such that position of the camera assembly remains fixed relative to the camera enclosure.
US12204154B2
The invention relates to a method and to an assembly (200) for localizing an optical coupling point (11) and to a method for producing a microstructure (100) at the optical coupling point (11). The method for localizing an optical coupling point (11) comprises the following steps: a) providing an optical component (10), which comprises an optical coupling point (11), the optical coupling point having an interaction region (15) lying outside of a volume encompassed by the optical component (10); b) producing optical radiation in a production region (120), the production region (120) overlapping at least partly with the interaction region (15) of the optical coupling point (11), light being applied to a medium (19) located in the production region (120), which light is modified by the medium (19) in such a way that the optical radiation is thereby produced; c) sensing at least part of the produced optical radiation in a sensing region (130), the sensing region (130) overlapping at least partly with the interaction region (15) of the optical coupling point (11), and determining a spatially resolved distribution of the sensed part of the produced optical radiation; and d) determining the localization of the optical coupling point (11) from the determined spatially resolved distribution of the sensed part of the produced optical radiation, the optical radiation being produced or at least the part of the produced optical radiation being sensed through the optical coupling point (11). The optical coupling point (11) can thereby be precisely localized with a relative positioning tolerance of better than 1 μm. Thus, low coupling losses of an optical connection to the optical component (10) can be achieved and microstructures (100) can be precisely placed at the optical coupling point (11).
US12204147B2
An integrated on-chip polarization rotator splitter (26) comprises a waveguide polarization rotator (54) having a first and a second layer (62) that form a rib waveguide (66) together and are both made of silicon nitride. The first layer (62) has a first, a second and a third section. The first layer (64) has a first width (w1) that increases in the first section (S1), is constant in the second section (S1) and decreases in the third section (S3). The second layer (64) has a second width (w2) that continuously increases. The polarization rotator splitter (26) further includes a waveguide polarization splitter (61) comprising a first strip waveguide (71) and a second strip waveguide (72) that are separated by a gap (74). The first and second strip waveguides (71, 72) are also made of silicon nitride. The first and second strip waveguide (71, 72) form an asymmetric evanescent direction coupler.
US12204146B2
Structures for a waveguide crossing and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a first waveguide core including a first section, a second section, and a first longitudinal axis. The first section and the second section are aligned along the first longitudinal axis, the first section is terminated by a first end, the second section is terminated by a second end, and the first end of the first section is longitudinally spaced from the second end of the second section by a gap. The structure further comprises a second waveguide core having a second longitudinal axis angled relative to the first longitudinal axis. The second longitudinal axis of the second waveguide core crosses the first longitudinal axis of the first waveguide core within the gap.
US12204138B2
A shaped part includes a decorative layer having a front/visible side, and a rear opposing side, a light guide assembly arranged on the rear side of the decorative layer for illuminating and/or backlighting the decorative layer, and one or more light sources. Light (L) emanating from the light source(s) can be input into the light guide assembly. The light guide assembly has a light guide layer with a front side and a rear side. An at least sectionally translucent mirror film is arranged on the front side of the light guide layer and a rear-side mirror film is arranged on the rear side of the light guide layer. Light (L) emanating from the light source(s) and input into the light guide layer of the light guide assembly can be partially reflected on the mirror films, and thus propagates in the light guide layer.
US12204133B2
A backlight module and a display panel are provided. The display panel includes a display panel main body and a backlight module. The backlight module includes a light guide, a first reflector, and a light source. By arranging the light source in a receiving cavity of the light guide, a width of a lamp socket of the backlight module is reduced, and a light effect of the lamp socket of the backlight module is improved.
US12204121B2
An optical element includes a substrate, an intermediate layer, a topmost layer, and a contiguous multitude of recessed and non-recessed areal regions. The intermediate layer is formed over a top surface of the substrate and has a refractive index nI. The topmost layer is formed directly on the intermediate layer and has a refractive index nT where nT≠nI. The intermediate and topmost layers are substantially transparent over an operational wavelength range that includes a design wavelength λ0. A subset of areal regions has a largest transverse dimension less than about λ0. Each non-recessed areal region includes corresponding portions of the intermediate and topmost layers. Each recessed areal region extends entirely through the topmost layer and at least partly through the intermediate layer. A fill medium fills the recessed areal regions. The areal regions are variously sized and distributed transversely across the optical element.
US12204114B2
There is provided an illumination system of a navigation device including a light beam shaping optics, and a first light source and a second light source having different characteristics. The light beam shaping optics is used to shape light beams emitted by the first light source and the second light source to illuminate a work surface with substantially identical incident angles and/or beam sizes.
US12204111B2
Systems and methods for generating a face model for a user of a head-mounted device are disclosed. The head-mounted device can include one or more eye cameras configured to image the face of the user while the user is putting the device on or taking the device off. The images obtained by the eye cameras may be analyzed using a stereoscopic vision technique, a monocular vision technique, or a combination, to generate a face model for the user.
US12204108B2
An augmented reality (AR) eyewear device has a lens system which includes an optical screening mechanism that enables switching the lens system between a conventional see-through state and an opaque state in which the lens system screens or functionally blocks out the wearer's view of the external environment. Such a screening mechanism allows for expanded use cases of the AR glasses compared to conventional devices, e.g.: as a sleep mask; to view displayed content like movies or sports events against a visually non-distracting background instead of against the external environment; and/or to enable VR functionality.
US12204105B2
Augmented reality eyewear devices allow users to experience a version of our “real” physical world augmented with virtual objects. Augmented reality eyewear may present a user with a graphical user interface that appears to be in the airspace directly in front of the user thereby encouraging the user to interact with virtual objects in socially undesirable ways, such as by making sweeping hand gestures in the airspace in front of the user. Anchoring various input mechanisms or the graphical user interface of an augmented reality eyewear application to a wristwatch may allow a user to interact with an augmented reality eyewear device in a more socially acceptable manner. Combining the displays of a smartwatch and an augmented reality eyewear device into a single graphical user interface may provide enhanced display function and more responsive gestural input.
US12204103B2
A display device having a viewing window on a viewing plane is described. The display device comprises a picture generating unit, a first waveguide pupil expander and a second waveguide pupil expander. The picture generating unit is arranged to display a picture on a display plane. The picture is a holographic reconstruction formed from a hologram of the picture. The first waveguide pupil expander comprises an input port arranged to receive light of the picture and to expand a first exit pupil thereof in a first dimension. The second waveguide pupil expander comprises an input port arranged to receive light of the picture and to expand a second exit pupil thereof in the first dimension. The first dimension corresponds to a dimension of the viewing window. A method of expanding a viewing window of a display device is also described.
US12204101B2
A head-up display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image, and a reflecting mirror configured to reflect light from the display panel. An optical distance between the reflecting mirror and the display panel is changed to continuously change a display position of a virtual image from a distant place to an adjacent position such that a virtual image obtained by being reflected at an upper portion of a windshield is formed farther than a virtual image obtained by being reflected at a lower portion of the windshield when viewed from a viewpoint position of a driver.
US12204095B2
A system and method are provided for simulating circuits that transmit bidirectional signals between some ports using simulators designed originally for electrical circuits and systems, that eliminate the need for different port interfaces. The system and method can be applied to simulate photonic circuits either standalone or integrated with electrical circuits and systems. In one method implemented by the system potential and flow representations, available for example in Verilog-A simulators, are used to create bidirectional signals on a single bus line to transmit optical signals. In another method implemented by the system, the system auto-configures each optical port type as left or right at runtime or during a pre-simulation initialization to allow for bidirectional signals with a single port interface.
US12204089B2
The present invention relates to an eyepiece optical structure, an eyepiece system and an optical device. The structure includes a lens group T1 on which an optical binary surface pattern and a Fresnel surface pattern distributed in a direction from a human eye viewing side to a display device side are arranged. The lens group T1 has a focal length of F, and a clear aperture of D, and F and D satisfy the following relational expression: 1.9≤F/D. The optical binary surface pattern has a focal length of F2, and F and F2 satisfy the following relational expression: −120
US12204088B2
An image relay system is presented that includes an opposing pair of rod lens assemblies positioned symmetrically with respect to a central airspace. The rod lens assemblies include a meniscus lens positioned immediately adjacent to a central airspace and with the convex surface facing the airspace, a first lens having positive optical power with a convex face positioned adjacent to the inner face of the meniscus lens, a rod lens adjacent to the first lens having positive power, and a second lens having positive optical power positioned adjacent to the rod lens, the relay system designed so that light across a broad spectrum come to a common focus, as well as correcting for spherical aberration across the broad spectrum. An endoscope employing this relay system is also presented.
US12204076B2
A folded telephoto lens system may include multiple lenses with refractive power and a light path folding element. Light entering the camera through lens(es) on a first path is refracted to the folding element, which changes direction of the light on to a second path with lens(es) that refract the light to form an image plane at a photosensor. At least one of the object side and image side surfaces of at least one of the lens elements may be aspheric. Total track length (TTL) of the lens system may be 14.0 mm or less. The lens system may be configured so that the telephoto ratio (TTL/f) is less than or equal to 1.0. Materials, radii of curvature, shapes, sizes, spacing, and aspheric coefficients of the optical elements may be selected to achieve quality optical performance and high image resolution in a small form factor camera.
US12204072B2
An anti-reflective glass, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The anti-reflective glass comprises a glass matrix, at least one surface of the glass matrix is provided with an undulating hill morphology layer, which forms a whole piece with the glass matrix, the hill morphology layer consists of a plurality of irregularly distributed hill raised micro-structures along a Z-axis direction. The present anti-reflective glass has hill morphology surface which can significantly reduce the light reflectivity and increase the light transmittance, the perspective effect of the light is improved; the preparation method simplifies the etching process effectively, and the condition is controllable, the undulating hill morphology formed on the glass surface by etching is effectively ensured, and the optical performance is stable.
US12204068B2
Methods and systems for generating a neural network (NN)-based climate forecasting model are disclosed. The methods and systems perform steps of selecting a global climate simulation dataset from a plurality of simulation datasets each generated from a global climate simulation model; training the NN-based climate forecasting model on the selected global climate simulation dataset; and validating the NN-based climate forecasting model using observational historical climate data. Embodiments of the present invention enable accurate climate forecasting without the need to run new dynamical global climate simulations on supercomputers. Also disclosed are benefits of the new methods, and alternative embodiments of implementation.
US12204060B2
Methods, apparatuses, and mediums related to a full-wavefield angle gather generation for high-contrast inter-thin bed modeling for reservoir characterizations of a survey region are provided. A method may include a well logging tool having one or more sonic generators and one or more well log data recording sensors in a wellbore. Sound waves may be generated using the one or more sonic generators in order to generate reflections in the survey region. Well log data, based on the reflections, may be received using well log data recording sensors, and the well log data may be transmitted to at least one memory. A method may perform, using a computer system, a full-wavefield angle gather generation. A method may generate, by a computer system, the high-contrast inter thin-bed models based on the full-wavefield angle gather.
US12204058B2
A radon gas sensor comprising: a diffusion chamber; a photodiode positioned inside the diffusion chamber; and a photomultiplier positioned inside the diffusion chamber; wherein a scintillating material is provided on at least a part of an inner surface of the diffusion chamber. The photomultiplier detects more alpha particles, but cannot distinguish the energies of different alpha particles. On the other hand, the photodiode can distinguish different decays because the magnitude of the signal generated by the photodiode is proportional to the kinetic energy of the alpha particle striking it. Thus, the photodiode produces spectral data. The spectral data is used to estimate the amount of Polonium that is adhering to aerosols. This is used to apply a correction factor to the data to provide a better estimate of the true Radon concentration in the chamber. This can be combined with the count data of the photomultiplier for overall improved data.
US12204055B2
A lidar receiver circuit for receiving optical signals using photodetectors to detect events or objects in the surrounding area, with a redundancy of receiver circuits for reducing failure probability, including a photodetector array for receiving optical signals and outputting a measurement signal, wherein the photodetectors are arranged as a two-dimensional matrix, a plurality of receiver circuits for receiving the measurement signal; a plurality of multiplexers, which are electrically arranged between the array and circuits and are connected thereto; wherein at least one of the multiplexers is connected to a column of photodetectors and at least two receiver circuits; each circuit is configured to receive and process the measurement signals of a column; a column of photodetectors is assigned to each receiver circuit by default; and the multiplexers connect a column to a receiver circuit other than the receiver circuit, which is assigned to the column of photodetectors by default.
US12204054B2
Systems and components for testing a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device under test (DUT) are described. In one example, an ellipsoid is adapted to receive the LIDAR DUT at a first focal point, where light transmitted from the LIDAR DUT is incident on the second focal point. In another example a plurality of optical waveguides arranged in at least a portion of a circle, and the plurality of optical waveguides are adapted to receive light from the LIDAR DUT. In another example, a LIDAR distance simulator is adapted to receive an optical input, and includes optical switches that are selectively connected to one of a plurality of optical delay devices to an input of the one of a plurality of optical input channels. Illustrative delay elements may be realized through optical delay elements or a combination of optical and electrical delay elements.
US12204050B2
A scanning assembly for a detection system for a vehicle includes a base, a first and second flexible sheet, and a scanning fixture with a mirror. The scanning fixture is connected to the base via the first flexible sheet and the second flexible sheet. Oscillation of the scanning assembly around a first central axis of the scanning fixture causes each flexible sheet to flex along a length of a plane of said sheet. Oscillation of the scanning assembly around a second central axis of the scanning fixture causes each flexible sheet to flex in torsion along the length of the plane of the sheet.
US12204039B2
A sidelink-based positioning session is initiated by a user equipment (UE) with an indication that the positioning session will be a unicast session using a single protocol design that supports both Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio deployments. An initiator UE may provide an explicit indication to a target UE that the sidelink positioning session will be unicast using a unicast flag in an initial sidelink positioning initiation message or in a direct link establishment request message. The initiator UE may provide an implicit indication to a target UE that the sidelink positioning session will be unicast by initiating an Authentication & Security procedure, e.g., by sending a direct link authentication request, after sending the initial sidelink positioning initiation message.
US12204035B2
This application relates to an apparatus for tracking location using a control platform of a small buoy for simulating marine pollutants, in which at least one small observation buoy floats on the ocean, and a relay buoy collects location information from the observation buoy and provides the collected location information to a weather information management server. The apparatus may include at least one observation buoy and a relay buoy, the observation buoy including a GPS receiver which receives a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite and generate location information. The apparatus may also include a communicator performing wireless transmission and reception of signals with the relay buoy, and a power source providing driving power to the GPS receiver and the communicator. The relay buoy may receive location information from the at least one observation buoy and provide the received location information to a weather information management server.
US12204031B2
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
US12204029B2
There is provided a mobile robot that performs the obstacle avoidance and visual simultaneous localization and mapping (VSLAM) according to image frames captured by the same optical sensor. The mobile robot includes a pixel array and a processor. An upper part of the pixel array is not coated with any filter and a lower part of the pixel array is coated with an IR filter. The processor performs range estimation using pixel data corresponding to the lower part of the pixel array, and perform the VSLAM using pixel data corresponding to the upper part of the pixel array.
US12204014B2
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method for performing ranging through a UWB communication including receiving state information of each of moving nodes occupying channels provided by anchor nodes in a UWB communication area to perform ranging on the anchor nodes, setting priorities of the moving nodes based on the state information, and recovering one of the channels occupied by the moving nodes based on each of the priority.
US12204010B2
A multistatic radar system is provided for detecting and tracking targets moving in a surveillance area that includes: a radar transmitter and a plurality of radar receivers located in different positions in the surveillance area and processing means. The radar transmitter and the radar receivers are configured to obtain a GNSS-based time reference based on the GNSS signals received by the respective GNSS receiver. Each radar receiver is configured to determine, for each radar echo received by the radar receiver from a respective target, a corresponding distance-related information item based on the predefined transmission time and frequency pattern, the GNSS-based time reference and a respective reception time of the radar echo, and to provide the processing means with data indicative of the distance-related information items and the Doppler frequencies determined by the radar receiver, and reference times associated with the distance-related information items and the Doppler frequencies.
US12204002B2
Superconducting integrated circuits may advantageously employ superconducting resonators coupled to a microwave transmission line to efficiently address superconducting flux storage devices. In an XY-addressing scheme, a global flux bias may be applied to a number of superconducting flux storage devices via a low-frequency address line, and individual superconducting flux storage devices addressed via application of high-frequency pulses via resonators driven by the microwave transmission line. Frequency multiplexing can be employed to provide signals to two or more resonators. A low-frequency current bias may be combined with a high-frequency current in one or more superconducting resonators to provide Z-addressing. A low-frequency current bias may be combined with a high-frequency current in one or more superconducting resonators to eliminate a flux bias line. A low-frequency current bias may be used at room temperature to identify the presence of a DC short, an open, and/or an unexpected resistance in a superconducting resonator.
US12204000B2
A precision magnetometer for detecting magnetic fields parallel to a static field B0 in which the magnetometer itself is immersed; this magnetometer is operative in the frequency range of the field b1 ranging from 10 MHz to 1 GHz. Another object is a technique for using the presented magnetometer.
US12203999B2
A high current source (200) for a test system for testing an electric power device (30) comprises a first plurality of first switchable half-bridges (212) and a second plurality of second switchable half-bridges (222), which are connected in parallel and by means of which a test current is redundantly distributed. A control device (280) is designed to control the first and second half-bridges (212, 222) on the basis of an input signal in such a way that an output signal for the test current, which corresponds to the input signal, is applied across a bridge branch (230) between the first switchable half-bridges (212) and the second switchable half-bridges (222).
US12203998B2
A battery system may include multiple battery cells grouped into modules. Each battery module may have a diffuser plate to direct the hot gases and molten material that are ejected during cell failure. The gas and material may be directed away from the nearest neighboring cells in the event of a single cell thermal runaway. Residual thermal energy is wicked away, absorbed or contained to keep heat away from the neighboring cells. These and other features may manage the blast energy and residual thermal energy of a single cell failure event. This may prevent a cascading failure of the larger battery system, thereby mitigating the risk of injury to personnel and property.
US12203994B2
A system and method for monitoring characteristics of an electric energy device includes generating an external short from the electric energy device. The external short occurs at a known distance from a sensor and has at least one known external resistance. The received signal representing change in electromagnetic field due to the applied external short may be analyzed to determine a signal parameter that is then analyzed in comparison to a lookup table, based on the known conditions including distance, temperature and the external resistance. The output of this analyses in comparison with expected values may be utilized to identify a characteristic of the energy device.
US12203993B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for battery defect identification. One of the methods includes receiving battery test data of a battery cell. The battery test data includes data of at least one battery cell property in a battery test during at least one portion of a battery cycle. The battery test includes applying one or more pulses on the battery cell. The battery test data of the battery cell is provided as input to a machine learning model running on the computing system to predict whether the battery cell will experience catastrophic fade. The machine learning model has been trained using training data including battery test data of battery cells that experienced catastrophic fade. A prediction result for the battery cell is automatically generated by the machine learning model. An action is taken based on the prediction result for the battery cell.
US12203992B2
The present disclosure relates to a transceiver (100) comprising a first and second terminal, a signal generation unit a signal generation unit (110) for generating a differential output voltage (Vout) between the terminals, a sensor unit (112) configured to measure an electric current (Iout) when flowing through one of the terminals, and a control unit (114) for controlling the signal generation unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control the signal generation unit during a calibration phase to generate a predetermined differential output voltage reference pattern (140), wherein the sensor unit is configured to measure a calibration current unit during the calibration phase, and wherein the control unit is configured to calibrate the signal generation unit depending on the calibration current. The present disclosure also relates to a method for the transceiver.
US12203990B2
In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for monitoring health of a motor, including at least one sensor configured to detect at least a motor metric and send motor datum based on the at least a motor metric, an augmented reality display configured to display a visual representation of the motor datum, and a computing device communicatively connected to the at least one sensor and the augmented reality display, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive the motor datum from the at least one sensor; and command the augmented reality display to display the visual representation of the motor datum.
US12203984B2
The disclosure relates to a scan chain circuit comprising cascaded flip-flops having a functional input node and a test input node configured to be selectively coupled to logic circuitry at a clock edge time. A clock line is provided configured to distribute one or more clock signals to the flip-flops in the chain, wherein the flip-flops in the chain have active clock edges applied thereto at respective clock edge times. The chain of flip-flops comprise a set of flip-flops configured to receive an edge inversion signal and to selectively invert their active clock edges in response to the edge inversion signal being asserted.
US12203983B2
A contacting module and a method for assembling a contacting module with an optical module, containing an optical block made of glass, and with an electronics module, the optical block being connected via an adhesive connection to the electronics module or the optical module having a mounting plate, which is mounted on the electronics module so as to be repeatedly releasable therefrom and is connected to the optical block via an adhesive connection. The adhesive connection is produced via at least three cylinder pins, which each have a first end face bearing against the optical block by an adhesive and are glued in through-bores in the carrier plate or the mounting plate.
US12203979B2
Placing a first side of an active thermal interposer device of a thermal management head against a device under test (DUT). Disposing a cold plate against a second side of the active thermal interposer. The DUT includes a die and the active thermal interposer device includes a plurality of zones, each zone of the plurality of zones corresponding to a respective module of the plurality of modules and operable to be selectively heated. Receiving a respective set of inputs corresponding to each zone of the plurality of zones. Performing thermal management of the plurality of modules of the DUT by separately controlling temperature of each zone of the plurality of zones by controlling a supply of coolant to the cold plate, and individually controlling heating of each zone of the plurality of zones.
US12203977B2
Disclosed are a power-loss delay circuit and a detection control circuit thereof. The power-loss delay circuit and the corresponding detection control circuit are added onto a flyback circuit. When a product is working normally, an energy storage capacitor is charged, and when an input power supply of the product is cut off, the detection control circuit detects that an input voltage of the product drops to a set value and triggers the control circuit to drive a switch transistor to be turned on, so that the energy of an energy storage capacitor is released, thereby keeping the product working continuously for a period of time. The power-loss delay circuit and the detection control circuit thereof have no effect on the normal working state of the product. When the input power is cut off, capacitance stored in an external capacitor is introduced in time to keep the product working continuously.
US12203972B2
A display panel and a burn-in test method of the display panel are disclosed. The display panel includes a data writing module, a driving module, a sensing module, a control module, and a light-emitting module. Different devices are set in each module. When the display panel is subjected to a burn-in test, a high level signal is provided to the control module, thereby controlling a test current to flow to the light-emitting module. Thereby, an influence of high current on a test performance is improved, and a comprehensive performance of the display panel is improved.
US12203966B2
The present disclosure provides an alternating current (AC)/direct current (DC) voltage detection circuit, which includes a rising edge trigger circuit and a detection and output circuit connected to an output terminal of the rising edge trigger circuit. When the detection and output circuit detects that the output signal of the rising edge trigger circuit undergoes preset m target flips in M consecutive clock periods, the detection and output circuit generates an AC determination signal, where m is a natural number.
US12203965B2
Wheatstone bridge high accuracy impedance sensing circuit with increased signal to noise ratio (SNR)
An impedance sensing circuit includes first and second current sources and first and second bias current sources that are appropriately coupled to first and second resistors. The impedance sensing circuit also includes a comparator that compares a first voltage based on the first terminal of the first resistor to a second voltage based on the first terminal of the second resistor to generate a comparator output signal. Either the comparator output signal or a digital signal based on the comparator output signal operates to regulate the current signals output from the first and second current sources so that the first voltage is same as the second voltage. The comparator output signal and the digital signal is representative of a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage that is based on an impedance difference between the first resistor and the second resistor.
US12203956B2
There is provided an optical encoder including a phase shifter circuit and a multiple hysteresis comparators. The phase shifter circuit receives four input signals, and outputs multiple phase shifted signals based on the four input signals. Each of the multiple hysteresis comparators uses a changeable operation hysteresis level to compare a couple of phase shifted signals among the multiple phase shifted signals, wherein the changeable operation hysteresis level is determined corresponding to a signal frequency of the four input signals.
US12203951B2
Since the measurement start timings for a plurality of specimens in different test fields deviate from one another, the measurement results are not coordinated, leading to a delay in reporting. When determining an order for measuring a newly recognized specimen using an automated analysis device capable of performing measurements in a plurality of test fields, the measurement order for specimens waiting to be measured is changed to minimize the time difference between measurement result output timings for a plurality of specimens for the same patient, with reference to specimen information such as urgent test information, a measurement completion time, and an earliest measurement completion time for other specimens, relating to the patient's other specimens having the same patient number in the specimen information.
US12203948B2
A method for producing a purified polyclonal anti-HCP antibody preparation is disclosed. The method can comprise acquiring a sample comprising antibodies from an animal immunized with HCP of a host cell, separating antibodies from the sample by contacting the sample with a protein A affinity reagent to provide an antibody preparation, separating anti-HCP antibody from the antibody preparation by contacting the antibody preparation with an HCP-affinity reagent comprising HCP coupled to a substrate, and isolating the separated polyclonal anti-HCP antibody preparation.
US12203946B2
The disclosure relates to methods of preparation of fetal nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) from biological samples for diagnostic testing.
US12203945B2
Provided is a method for separating and detecting various hemoglobins including abnormal hemoglobins and thalassemia markers. A method for analyzing hemoglobins, comprising separating hemoglobins in a sample by cation exchange chromatography, wherein an eluent having a pH of 8.1 or more and an osmotic pressure of 40 mOsm/kg or less is used for separation of the hemoglobins.
US12203944B2
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects suffering from or suspected of having a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using assays that detect C-C motif chemokine 14 as diagnostic and prognostic biomarker assays in renal injuries.
US12203941B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a combination of a functional assessment of renal function together with biomarker results in order to improve assessment of patient at risk of, or having, an acute kidney injury. A loop diuretic such as furosemide inhibits luminal active chloride transport throughout the thick ascending limb of Henle, thereby preventing sodium reabsorption and resulting in natriuresis and increased urine flow. Loop diuretic-induced increases in urine output might be a method to assess the integrity of the renal tubular function in the setting of early AKI, and so a kidney's response, or lack thereof, to a diuretic challenge as a clinical assessment of tubular function can identify patients with severe tubular injury before it is clinically apparent (e.g. a rise in creatinine).
US12203936B2
The present invention, in some aspects, relates to systems and methods for determining oxidized proteins, including glutathionylated proteins such as S-glutathionylated proteins. The systems and methods of the invention can be used in vitro (e.g., in cell or tissue culture) or in vivo, for example, to diagnose a person having an oxidative stress condition. For instance, in some cases, the invention can be used to spatially determine the location and/or concentration of oxidized proteins within cells and/or tissues (e.g., through visual detection).
US12203935B2
Disclosed are probes based on papilloma virus and modified SV40 that can be used for detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood stream, methods for manufacturing such probes, and methods for using such probes.
US12203932B2
The present disclosure provides, inter alia, genetically encoded recombinant peptide biosensors comprising analyte-binding framework portions and signaling portions, wherein the signaling portions are present within the framework portions at sites or amino acid positions that undergo a conformational change upon interaction of the framework portion with an analyte.
US12203926B2
An oral biology model which comprises biofilm, oral epithelial tissue and a suspension of neutrophil-like cells in media is disclosed. The biofilm, which comprises oral bacteria, is produced by culturing oral bacteria on a solid substrate. The oral epithelial tissue may be gingival epithelial tissue to model the gingival crevice or buccal epithelial tissue to model the oral check. The suspension of neutrophil-like cells in media comprises neutrophil-like cells that are differentiated HL60 cells induced to a neutrophil-like phenotype by treatment with retinoic acid. Methods of using the oral biology model to test and compare compounds and formulations or to screen compounds and formulations for their effect on release of inflammatory signals, their effect on biofilm and oral bacteria and/or their effect on the cellular components are disclosed.
US12203919B2
The present invention relates to a method for detecting and mapping the spatial distribution of organic compounds aiming to understand how such organic compounds are distributed on the surfaces of reservoir rocks subjected to injection fluids for oil recovery purposes. The DESI and LAESI techniques may be used in the analysis of rocks from trials of oil recovery in small or large scale. Furthermore, both techniques may be applied in the analysis of compounds present on the surfaces of minerals from aquatic environments.
US12203910B2
A gas measuring apparatus including at least one measuring channel including at least one sensor unit; and a core body including a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is joined at the second part at a flat or planar interface, and wherein the at least one measuring channel is configured in the flat or planar interface.
US12203907B2
A sampling needle (2) having a suction port at a tip, a movement mechanism (4) that moves the needle (2) at least in a vertical direction while holding the needle (2) in a state where the suction port faces vertically downward, a suction mechanism (6) for sucking liquid through the needle (2), a controller (10) configured to control operation of the movement mechanism (4) and the suction mechanism (6) are included. In sampling of liquid from a container (16) whose upper surface is opened, the controller (10) is configured to execute an inserting step of inserting the tip of the needle (2) into the liquid in the container (16) by lowering the needle (2) from above the container (16), a sucking step of sucking a predetermined amount of the liquid from the suction port of the needle (2) after the inserting step is completed, a pulling up step of pulling up the needle (2) from the liquid to position the suction port above a liquid level of the liquid after the sucking step is completed, and a shaking-off step of repeating shaking-off operation of lowering and suddenly stopping the needle (2) a plurality of times with standby time in which the needle (2) is completely stopped or raised in between while maintaining a state where the suction port is positioned above the liquid level after the pulling up step is completed.
US12203902B2
A system and method for evaluating a bond is provided. The system uses an underwater spark discharge to generate a compression wave in a first vessel containing a liquid. The system further includes a second vessel in which a vacuum is pulled to hold the first vessel against a bonded structure being inspected. The compression wave is directed to propagate from the liquid into the bonded structure to apply a known force to the bond being inspected.
US12203900B2
An example material testing system includes: an actuator configured to control an operator-accessible component of the material testing system; and one or more processors configured to: control the actuator based on a material testing process; determine, based on a plurality of inputs, a state of the material testing system from a plurality of predetermined states, the predetermined states comprising one or more unrestricted states and one or more restricted states; when the state of the material testing system is one of the restricted states, enforce a restriction on the actuator; and in response to completion of an automated material test process involving controlling the actuator, automatically set the state of the material testing system to one of the restricted states.
US12203898B2
A method, system, device, and medium for online stress monitoring without baseline data based on single-mode multi-frequency signal fusion are provided. The method includes: establishing a dispersion curve according to geometric dimensions and material parameters of a measured object; then solving an approximate linear relationship between propagation time of S0 modes with different frequencies and stress at a fixed propagation distance by using a relationship between stress and group velocity, the obtained linear relationship being an acousto-elastic equation required for final measurement; then performing Hilbert transformation on an obtained signal, extracting a signal envelope, and determining arrival time of two excitation frequency signals by means of a peak extraction algorithm and a time domain width of an excitation signal; and calculating a propagation time ratio and substituting the propagation time ratio into a pre-calibrated acousto-elastic equation to solve a stress value of an object to be measured. The disclosure is advantageous in that the multi-frequency data is fused by using dispersion characteristics of a single-mode Lamb wave and an acousto-elastic effect, thereby achieving online stress monitoring without baseline data.
US12203892B1
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for assessment of microstructural defects in a large structure. Third order elastic constants engender nonlinear excitation of acoustic modes particularly at points of local stiffness changes or stress concentration such as ends of microcracks. A broadband multimode acoustic signal is transmitted through an interrogation region from a first transducer, whereby a second transducer receives an acoustic signal containing linear and nonlinear components. Linear terms are canceled, and a magnitude of the nonlinear acoustic response is measured using time-resolved spectral analysis, to determine a coefficient for acoustic nonlinearity of the interrogation region that serves as a qualitative or quantitative representation of microcrack damage. Broadband signals avoid mode-specific effects such as shadowing or phase mismatch. Damage location can be identified by region or time-of-flight. Portable or dedicated embodiments can be deployed on a wide range of structures of arbitrary shape.
US12203886B2
An ion analyzer 1 includes: an ionization chamber 10; an ionization unit 3 configured to generate ions from a sample 11 in the ionization chamber 10; an analysis chamber 20 separated from the ionization chamber 10 by a partition wall 21 in which an opening 211 is formed; an ion transport unit 22, 23, and 24 provided in the analysis chamber 20 and configured to transport the ions generated in the ionization unit; an ion trapping unit 25 provided in the analysis chamber 20 and configured to trap the ions transported by the ion transport unit 22, 23, and 24; an ion detection unit 26 provided in the analysis chamber 20 and configured to detect the ions released from the ion trapping unit 25; and a single evacuation mechanism 28 connected only to the analysis chamber 20 and configured to evacuate the analysis chamber 20 to a pressure of 10−3 Pa or less.
US12203884B2
A flow-through electrochemical detection system determines if an analyte is present in a sample. This system contains, at a minimum, an assay reaction chamber that contains a porous working electrode to which analyte capturing molecules are bound. As a sample passes through the working electrode, any analyte present in the sample binds to the analyte capturing molecules. After the sample passes through the flow-through electrochemical detection system, analyte detectors are placed inside the assay reaction chamber and bind to any analyte present. The analyte detectors contain a means for generating an electric current when exposed to a chemical or an enzyme. A potentiostat connected to the working electrode measures that generated current, thereby detecting the presence and quantity of the analyte in that sample.
US12203878B2
A method for monitoring and/or calibrating a device designed for three-dimensional X-ray optical inspection of seedlings in different growth phases may optically or X-ray optically measure natural seedlings in three dimensions at predetermined times during their growth phase. The method may create a control program for a device which is designed for the three-dimensional printing of artificial seedlings as reference samples which are replicas of the natural seedlings in each case using the recorded measured values. The method may also produce artificial seedlings with a plastic using the device in accordance with the created control program. The artificial seedlings thus produced may be measured three-dimensionally by X-ray optics and the measured values thus acquired may be recorded in a control chart or an already created control chart is adapted, with which control chart monitoring and/or calibration of the device designed for the three-dimensional X-ray optical inspection of seedlings is performed.
US12203871B2
An ingot evaluation method and a detecting apparatus are provided. Defect information of a wafer is obtained from an ingot. The defect information includes a position of at least one defect identified by optical detection. A center-of-gravity position of the defect is determined according to the defect information. Uniformity of the defect is evaluated according to the center-of-gravity position. The uniformity is related to quality of a processed wafer.
US12203859B2
The present invention provides a device (1) for detecting contamination with a photosynthesis inhibitor, the device including a collection device (10) configured to collect a test liquid, a light-blocking pretreatment tank (21) configured to store the test liquid (2) collected by the collection device in a state of containing phytoplankton, a stirring device configured to maintain a floating state of the phytoplankton in the test liquid stored in the pretreatment tank, an irradiation light source configured to irradiate the phytoplankton in the test liquid stored in the pretreatment tank with weak light having an underwater photon flux density that does not cause photoinhibition, a drainage conduit (40) configured to allow the test liquid discharged from the pretreatment tank to flow thereinto, and a fluorescence quantum efficiency measuring machine (50) provided for the drainage conduit and configured to measure a fluorescence quantum efficiency of the phytoplankton in the test liquid discharged from the pretreatment tank, and a method for detecting contamination with a photosynthesis inhibitor, the method including a liquid supply step, a storing and weak-light irradiation step, and a fluorescence quantum efficiency measurement step.
US12203839B2
A flow cytometer of a blood analyzer including a transverse-electric (TE) laser diode, a flow cell, a quarter wave plate (QWP), a plurality of lenses, and a side scatter detector. The TE laser diode is configured to output a laser beam along an optical axis and has a fast axis full width at half maximum (FWHM) divergence of from about 16 degrees to about 25 degrees. The QWP is disposed along the optical axis between the TE laser diode and the flow cell and configured to circularly polarize the laser beam. The plurality of lenses is disposed between the TE laser diode and the flow cell and configured to focus the laser beam at the flow cell.
US12203838B2
There is provided a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are arranged adjacently on the substrate. The substrate is arranged with an asymmetric structure to cause an illumination region of the light source to deviate toward the light sensor thereby increasing a ratio of light intensity reflected by smoke with respect to reference light intensity.
US12203836B2
A bubble measurement device for measurement of bubbles moving in a liquid includes a measurement chamber having an image capturing surface; an image capturing device that captures an image of the bubbles passing along the image capturing surface; an introduction pipe that introduces the bubbles into the measurement chamber; a retaining tank that stores the liquid; a supply pump that draws up the liquid; a drain pipe that returns the liquid into the retaining tank; and a flow velocity adjusting mechanism that adjusts a flow velocity of the liquid passing along the image capturing surface. The flow velocity adjusting mechanism adjusts the flow velocity of the liquid passing along the image capturing surface to be within a range in which the bubbles are measurable. The range is obtained in advance in accordance with an image resolution and a shutter speed of the image capturing device.
US12203834B1
A handheld medical analyzer works with different disposable application cartridges to perform a variety of interrogations on specimen samples. One application includes attaching a biological microelectromechanical systems (BioMEMS) cartridge that generates blood coagulation profiles indicative of particular forms of coagulation disorders. The device makes coagulopathy testing simpler for small hospitals, clinics, ambulances, remote locations and individuals and permits for a larger number of parallel or serial devices operating simultaneously. One insertion of a cartridge actuates an oscillating circular motion to generate a blood coagulation profile based on a change in rotational motion as blood coagulates in a sample. Change in rotational motion is analyzed through a video camera such as in a smartphone and is plotted to show an amplitude over time. Actuation of the BioMEMS can be achieved by magnetic actuation of a motor controlled by an iPhone or a smart phone to provide a specific rotational pattern.
US12203831B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for removing interfering substances from biological samples, biochemical assays, or reagents used in biological samples using porous liposomes that capture and in some instances enrich said interfering substances within the liposomes.
US12203830B2
A sensor system for detecting at least one analyte in an environment includes a dehumidifier system including at least one of a condenser unit and a desiccant unit and a sensor responsive to the analyte in fluid connection with the dehumidifier system.
US12203828B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for detecting anomalies in a semiconductor processing system. According to certain embodiments, one or more external sensors are mounted to a sub-fab component, communicating with the processing system via a communication channel different than a communication channel utilized by the sub-fab component and providing extrinsic sensor data that the sub-fab component is not configured to provide. The extrinsic sensor data may be combined with sensor data from a processing tool of the system and/or intrinsic sensor data of the sub-fab component to form virtual sensor data. In the event the virtual data exceeds or falls below a threshold, an intervention or a maintenance signal is dispatched, and in certain embodiments, an intervention or maintenance action is taken by the system.
US12203826B2
A method for operating an exhaust gas sensor in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The exhaust gas sensor includes a ceramic sensor element having at least one measuring electrode and a heating device. A binary dewpoint end signal is calculated, based on data which relate to the internal combustion engine and the exhaust gas sensor, which indicates whether or not the occurrence of liquid water in the exhaust system is still to be expected. Whenever the vehicle is turned off and the dewpoint end signal simultaneously has the value which signals that the occurrence of liquid water in the exhaust system is still to be expected, the sensor element is heated by its heating device to a temperature for a certain period of time in such a way that the sensor element dries.
US12203823B2
A looseness detection sensor for detecting looseness of a bolt for fixing a component, including: a resonance unit arranged adjacent to a head portion of the bolt and made of an insulating material confining a high-frequency signal input externally; and a conductive member in conduction with the component across the resonance unit, wherein the conductive member is a cap put on the head portion of the bolt and includes a protrusion contacting a surface of the component.
US12203822B2
A heterogeneous sensor system includes a magnetic field sensor and an inductive sensor. A checker is configured to receive the magnetic field sensor output signal and the inductive sensor output signal and determine whether an error has occurred based on a comparison of the magnetic field sensor output signal and the inductive sensor output signal. Targets include at least a portion that is conductive and may include a ferromagnetic portion for back biased magnetic sensing. Additional features include on axis and off axis positioning of the sensors with respect to the target, multi-track targets for absolute position sensing, angle sensing and torque sensing configurations.
US12203813B2
A camera attachment for measuring a temperature of a surface, and related methods of measuring the temperature of the surface, employ a temperature reactive material that is thermally coupled with the surface and imaged to provide image data of the temperature reactive material that is analyzed to measure the temperature. A camera attachment for measuring a temperature of a surface includes a distal surface configured to be thermally coupled with the surface, a frame configured to be coupled with a camera that has a field of view, and a temperature reactive material coupled with the frame and thermally coupled with the distal surface. The frame positions the temperature reactive material within the field of view of the camera so that an image captured by the camera includes at least a portion of the temperature reactive material.
US12203808B1
A pixel disclosed includes an anti-blooming injection transistor (DI) transistor under the control of a BDI amplifier/transistor combination. The “turn on” of the anti-blooming injection transistor is offset from the turn on of the BDI transistor by an offset. When the offset is overcome, excess charge can be diverted (iDiverted) away from an integration capacitor. This can allow the BDI transistor/amplifier combination to hold the detector at nominal bias over an extended range and may reduce blooming. The pixel can be implemented in manner that adds a second transistor and a capacitor to prior BDI designs.
US12203803B2
In some implementations, a system may activate sensors of a smart shelf based on detected events. The system may include a first sensor array configured to monitor a surface of the smart shelf. The first sensor array may be associated with a first type of sensor. The system may include a second sensor array configured to monitor the surface of the smart shelf. The second sensor array may be associated with a second type of sensor. The system may include a controller. The controller may receive, from a first sensor of the first sensor array, a first sensor value. The controller may detect an occurrence of an event based on the first sensor value, wherein the event is associated with an item of the smart shelf. The controller may activate one or more second sensors of the second sensor array based on the occurrence of the event.
US12203800B2
A system of detecting loading and unloading of mobile containers such as grain carts utilizes two low pass filters to determine whether the contents of the container are changing by subtracting one filter signal from the other, and using the sign of the difference. Weighing performance is improved by utilizing accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level orientation. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons.
US12203796B2
A fluid level sensing system includes a mounting strip and fluid sensing nodes coupled to the mounting strip. Each fluid sensing node is switchable between a fluid present state and a fluid absent state. Each fluid sensing node includes a prism, a photoemitter and a photoreceptor. The photoemitter and photoreceptor are interposed between the prism and the mounting strip. In the absence of fluid around the prism, the photoreceptor receives greater than a threshold amount of light from the photoemitter internally reflected by the prism to switch the fluid sensing node to the fluid absent state. When the prism is covered in fluid, the photoreceptor receives less than the threshold amount of light from the photoemitter to switch the fluid sensing node to the fluid present state. A processor determines a fluid level based on the fluid detection states of the fluid sensing nodes.
US12203795B2
A method and system for measuring a liquid level in a pressure vessel, the method comprising: transmitting an electromagnetic signal through a wave guide in the form of an elongate solid rod (5) with bottom end immersed in the liquid and detecting a signal generated by the reflection on the surface of the liquid.
US12203785B2
The linear measuring system includes one part of a (usually steel) rod, beam or strip that is profiled with a trapezium like (subset of a) De Bruijn sequence. Each element of the alphabet is represented by a discrete height of the profile. The profile can be coated with a material with low magnetic susceptibility to enable the application on a piston rod of a pressure medium cylinder. The second part of the measuring system reads the subsequences of the main sequence by using the signals of arrays of linear Hall effect sensors, placed in a magnetic field as input for a signal processing algorithm. With a look-up table, the position of this second part of the measuring system with respect to the profile is determined. An interpolation algorithm can be used to improve the resolution to well below the sequence pitch.
US12203784B2
Disclosed herein are a steering angle sensing device and a torque angle sensor module having the same. The steering angle sensing device includes a main gear rotating at the same angle as a steering shaft, a first sub-gear rotatably engaging with the main gear, a second sub-gear rotatably engaging with the main gear and having a number of teeth different from that of the first sub-gear, a third sub-gear rotatably engaging with the main gear and having a number of teeth different from that of each of the first sub-gear and the second sub-gear, a first magnetic sensor detecting a change in magnetic force of the first sub-gear, a second magnetic sensor detecting a change in magnetic force of the second sub-gear, a third magnetic sensor detecting a change in magnetic force of the third sub-gear, and a control device calculating a steering angle from the change in magnetic force detected by each of the first magnetic sensor, the second magnetic sensor, and the third magnetic sensor.
US12203783B2
This disclosure relates to a sensor, a sensing device, and a sensing method. The sensor may include an upper electrode layer, a dielectric layer, and a lower electrode layer. A first dielectric layer surface of the dielectric layer may be attached to a first upper electrode surface of the upper electrode layer. A second dielectric layer surface of the dielectric layer may be attached to a first lower electrode surface of the lower electrode layer. The second dielectric layer surface may be opposite to the first dielectric layer surface. The upper electrode layer may include at least two sub-upper electrodes arranged in an array. An electrode gap may exist between the at least two sub-upper electrodes.
US12203767B2
Implementations set forth herein relate to pre-emptively initializing an automated assistant in a vehicle according to certain indications, in order to reduce latency while also seeking to preserve computational resources. In some implementations, data for effectuating one or more features of an automated assistant can be loaded into memory of a computing device based on vehicle interaction data. For example, the vehicle interaction data can characterize instances in which the user, from within their vehicle, invoked the automated assistant within a threshold period of time of an application completing an operation. Based on the vehicle interaction data, subsequent instances of the operation being completed while the user is in the vehicle can cause data to be loaded into memory in order to pre-emptively prepare the automated assistant to be utilized by the user.
US12203763B2
A method implemented by a computing system comprises receiving, by the computing system, content information associated with content being presented on a user device and location information that specifies a location of the user device. A route predictor determines, based on the content information and the location information, one or more future routes associated with a user of the user device. The computing system identifies point of interest (POI) information associated with points of interest along one or more future routes and communicates the POI information to the user device that specifies POI content for presentation by the user device.
US12203761B2
The present invention assists at work related to the setting of an evaluation index for a vehicle operation plan. A vehicle operation assistance device manages one or more pieces of evaluation information including information regarding evaluation of the vehicle operation plan, acquires setting target information that is information regarding evaluation, the information being intended to be set for the vehicle operation plan by a user, derives a similarity degree between the setting target information and each pieces of the evaluation information, extracts evaluation information on the basis of the similarity degree, receives a setting for information regarding evaluation related to the vehicle operation plan from the user while presenting similar evaluation information which is the extracted evaluation information to the user and generates evaluation information on the basis of a received content. The vehicle operation assistance device provides a user interface for visually presenting a method for calculating an evaluation index included in the similar evaluation information, in a state in which the user can edit the method.
US12203760B2
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed herein that generate computer-executable instructions that are executed by an autonomous vehicle and cause the autonomous vehicle to follow a specific route to deliver or pickup of an item. Using an inference model, historical data of off-street terrain used for prior deliveries and on-street terrain in map data are leveraged to generate candidate routes for the “last 10 feet” of a delivery. One of the candidate routes is selected by the inference model. Then, computer-executable instructions are generated that, when executed by an autonomous vehicle, cause the autonomous vehicle to follow the selected route and perform the last 10 feet of delivery.
US12203745B2
3D metrology techniques are disclosed for determining a changing topography of a substrate processed in an additive manufacturing system. Techniques include fringe scanning, simultaneous fringe projections, interferometry, and x-ray imaging. The techniques can be applied to 3D printing systems to enable rapid topographical measurements of a 3D printer powder bed, or other rapidly moving, nearly continuous surface to be tested. The techniques act in parallel to the system being measured to provide information about system operation and the topography of the product being processed. A tool is provided for achieving higher precision, increasing throughput, and reducing the cost of operation through early detection and diagnosis of operating problems and printing defects. These techniques work well with any powder bed 3D printing system, providing real-time metrology of the powder bed, the most recently printed layer, or both without reducing throughput.
US12203744B2
A detection device includes: a detector that detects an object from a first viewpoint; an information calculator that calculates first model information including shape information on the object from the first viewpoint by using detection results of the detector; a light source calculator that calculates light source information on the light source by using a first taken image obtained by imaging a space including a light source that irradiates the object with illumination light and including the object; and a position calculator that calculates a positional relation between the first viewpoint and the object by using the light source information as information used to integrate the first model information and second model information including shape information obtained by detecting the object from a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint.
US12203743B2
Method for inspecting a geometry (10) having a surface (11), which method uses an inspection device (100) having a digital image capturing means (120) and a shape scanning means (130), comprising the steps of a) orienting the inspection device (100) in a first orientation; b) depicting the surface (11) to produce a first image; c) measuring a shape of a first geometry part to produce a first shape; d) moving the inspection device (100) to a second orientation; e) depicting the surface (11) to produce a second image; f) measuring a second part of said geometry (10) to produce a second shape; g) using digital image processing based on said first and second images, determining a geometric orientation difference between said first and second orientations; h) determining a geometric relation between the first and second shapes; and i) producing a data representation of said geometry based on said first shape, said second shape and said geometric relation. The invention also relates to a device.
US12203740B2
The present disclosure relates to a THz measuring method and a THz measuring device for measuring corrugated pipes with different diameters, wave widths and valley widths.
US12203735B2
A powder dispensing device is provided including a housing; a hopper sized and shaped to engage the housing to form a reservoir; a first barrel in fluid communication with the reservoir via one or more first apertures and having a first internal diameter; a second barrel in fluid communication with the reservoir via one or more second apertures and having a second internal diameter, wherein the first internal diameter is greater than the second internal diameter; at least one motor coupled to the first barrel and the second barrel, the at least one motor configured to rotate the first barrel and the second barrel; a scale electrically coupled to a scale plate, the scale plate disposed on the housing and below the first barrel and the second barrel; and a user interface in electrical communication with the at least one motor and the scale, the user interface configured to receive a user-input.
US12203724B2
A coupling mechanism comprises a first engaging portion constructed and arranged for direct coupling to a handguard of a firearm; a second engaging portion constructed and arranged for direct coupling to a body of the firearm; and at least one reinforcement element extending between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion for applying a force that maintains an interface formed between the handguard and the body of the firearm.
US12203723B2
In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser comprising a first rail and a second rail. An accessory is supported by the riser. The accessory extends through the first rail and contacts the second rail. A fastener contacts the riser and the accessory. The fastener comprises a central axis that does not intersect the accessory.
US12203722B2
Shooting accuracy in archery may be greatly improved by increasing the precision and repeatability in which an archer establishes “anchor points,” which are contact points between the archer and a drawn bow and arrow at a moment of launch. One such contact point is the fingers of the hand gripping the bow grip. The invention provides an articulating torque spike as a bow grip aid which enables an archer to repeatably grip the same location of the bow grip and maintain consistent grip firmness from one shot to the next.
US12203720B2
A metal or alloy insert may be used to reinforce the lip area of a firearm ammunition magazine. The metal or alloy insert may be positioned at the top of the magazine and on the interior of the magazine body, and may be overmolded by a polymer during the molding process to manufacture the magazine body.
US12203717B2
Firearms and bolt carriers having a bolt head including a bolt head axis and a plurality of locking lugs, wherein at least two recesses having a radius, measured with respect to the bolt head axis, are formed on the bolt head between at least two adjacent locking lugs. To improve the guidance of the bolt head, at least two centering ramps, which are designed obliquely to the bolt head axis and protrude in the axial direction toward the rear up to a central radius that is greater than the radius, for self-centering the bolt head during the bolt process are formed in the region of the recesses.
US12203714B2
A firearm propulsion system for releasing a projectile from a firearm includes a firearm having a chamber, a barrel, and a firing pin with a primer. A supply port is passed through at least one of the barrel and the chamber so as to reach the interior. A control valve is in communication with the supply port and is configured to regulate the passage of pressurized gas into the at least one of the barrel and the chamber from the supply port. A sensor is included in the chamber and is configured to detect the location of the projectile passing through the chamber after firing the firearm. A control system communicates with the control valve and the sensor to selectively release pressurized gas into the chamber after firing.
US12203712B2
A heat exchanger assembly (10) is proposed comprising: a heat exchanger (12) forming one or more electrically connected partitions (26) separating a first fluid (22) and a second fluid (24). The assembly (10) further comprises: a first electrical connector (14) and a second electrical connector (16) that are operationally connected to the partitions (26) of the heat exchanger (12) and an electrical power source (18) operationally connected to the first electrical connector (14) and the second electrical connector (16). The electrical power source (18) is configured to supply an electric current to the one or more partitions (26) of the heat exchanger (12) via the first electrical connector (14) and the second electrical connector (16).
US12203710B2
The invention relates to a heat exchanger that is configured to permit an exchange of heat between a first fluid and a second fluid that circulate in passage paths formed by plates (14a, 14b) and fins (16a, 16b) of the heat exchanger, the fluids flowing in a multitude of passage channels (10) each consisting of a closed space (12) delimited by two adjacent plates and two adjacent fins, characterized in that each plate extends along a non-planar surface following at least a first oscillating curve, and each fin further following at least one second oscillating curve along at least one second main direction, in such a way that each passage path allows the fluid to flow in the closed space along a fluid direction defined by a generatrix that is a combination at least of the first oscillating curve and the second oscillating curve.
US12203706B2
A device, and method of operating the device, are disclosed. The device includes: a heat spreader having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the heat spreader including at least one oscillating heat pipe arranged between the first side and the second side, at least one of the at least one oscillating heat pipe including a plurality of interconnected channels including a working fluid; at least one optoelectronic component coupled to the first side of the heat spreader; and at least one thermoelectric cooler, wherein a cold side of the at least one thermoelectric cooler is coupled to the second side of the heat spreader. The heat spreader may include one or more heat exchange features.
US12203690B2
A refrigerator of the present disclosure includes a tray configured to form an ice making cell, a water supply valve configured to control the flow of water to the ice making cell, and a controller configured to control the water supply valve, in which the controller controls the water supply valve to turn off the water supply valve to stop water supply while performing water supply and turns on the water supply valve again for additional water supply after the water supply valve is turned off.
US12203686B2
A cooling apparatus includes a first fluid flowpath and a second fluid flowpath. The first fluid flowpath includes a subcooler having a first side in fluid communication with the first fluid flowpath; a flow control valve; a primary evaporator assembly including at least one evaporator configured to be disposed in thermal communication with a heat load; and a pressure regulator operable to control a saturation pressure within the at least one evaporator. The second fluid flowpath is in fluid communication with a second side of the subcooler.
US12203685B2
A refrigerant circuit has a liquid passage that allows a receiver to communicate with a utilization heat exchanger, and a first expansion valve provided in the liquid passage. The controller opens the first expansion valve when the compression element is in the stopped state and a pressure in the receiver exceeds a predetermined first pressure.
US12203682B2
Disclosed herein are connectors for a tankless water heater. The connectors can comprise a flange, an aperture extending through the flange having a first diameter, one or more slots extending through the flange, a connector portion substantially surrounding the aperture and extending outward from the flange away from the tankless water heater. The aperture can correspond to an air inlet extending into the tankless water heater, and the air inlet can have a second diameter that is larger than the aperture. To keep the flange in place, the one or more slots can correspond to one or more fastening holes in the tankless water heater. The one or more slots can be substantially parallel and on opposite sides of the aperture. The connector can be in a secured state when the one or more slots are fastened to the one or more fastening holes.
US12203681B2
A ventilation element attachable to a lower portion of a sectional garage door for enabling a ventilation condition of the garage door in a partially open position. The ventilation element provides a peripheral frame dimensioned and shaped to mimic a lower section of the sectional garage door. The peripheral frame enables a plurality of filters to be removably nested therein. The peripheral frame is movably attached to the interior surface of the garage door by a plurality of travel bars fixed thereto; a complementary number of grip brackets are attached to the peripheral frame so that the peripheral frame is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position disposing the peripheral frame below a bottom elevation of the garage door so that when the garage door is in the partially open position, the peripheral frame and nested filters established a ventilation barrier between the garage door and the driveway.
US12203676B2
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air disinfectors, and provides an air disinfector. The air disinfector includes a shell, an air outlet window arranged in the shell, and an air guide cover vertically and slidably arranged in the air outlet window by means of a lifting mechanism. The air outlet window is used for being installed on the top of a disinfector main body. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting cover plate, a lifting rod fixed part, a plurality of anti-pinch springs and an anti-pinch limit switch. Through the technical scheme, the problem in the prior art that the gap between the air guide cover and the air outlet window is prone to pinch and hurt human hands is solved.
US12203671B2
A system includes multiple HVAC systems. After receiving a demand request, a multiple-system controller a first anticipated power consumption associated with operating a first HVAC system at a first temperature setpoint during a future period of time of the demand response request and a second anticipated power consumption associated with operating a second HVAC system at a second temperature setpoint during the future period of time. Based at least in part on the first and the second anticipated power consumptions, a staging schedule is determined that indicates when to operate the first and second HVAC systems.
US12203670B2
A system and method for determining HVAC set points are provided. A present season is determined. An allowable temperature comfort range for each occupant in a room in a space is also determined. For each room, an energy saving set point temperature is calculated for the space based on the allowable temperature comfort range for that room. A set point temperature for the space is determined based on the energy saving set point temperatures for each of the rooms in the space. The set point temperature is provided to a thermostat or HVAC system to regulate temperature in the building.
US12203669B2
A control system for a HVAC system for a structure and including a blower that flows air over an indoor heat exchanger. The control system may include a first input device, a first sensor, and a processor in electronic communication with the first input device, the first sensor, and the blower of the HVAC system. The first input device may be operable to accept a zoning mode selection. The first sensor may be sensor operable to measure a first temperature at a first location within the structure. The processor may be programmed to determine a cooling or heating demand on the HVAC system based on an input temperature and the first measured temperature. The processor may be further programmed to adjust an air flow rate produced by the blower based on the demand on the HVAC system and the zoning mode selection.
US12203653B2
A cooking appliance gas burner system includes a gas burner adapted to receive gas flow from a gas feed line via a venturi. A flow sensor includes a gas flow input in fluid connection with the venturi and configured to measure pressure at the venturi. The flow sensor further includes a differential pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure differential at the venturi between a maximum burner air/gas mixture flow rate and a user input burner air/gas mixture flow rate that is input by a user as a requested percentage of the maximum burner air/gas mixture flow rate. A proportional valve is configured to modulate the air/gas mixture flow rate into the gas burner. A controller is configured to read burner air/gas mixture flow rates from the flow sensor and regulate the burner air/gas mixture flow rate via the proportional valve based upon a user-defined input.
US12203649B2
A wavelength conversion device includes a wavelength converter having a plate shape and a plurality of antennas. The wavelength converter converts a wavelength of incident light and generates wavelength-converted light and emits the wavelength-converted light. The plurality of antennas are disposed on a light-emitting surface of the wavelength converter. The plurality of antennas form an antenna array in a first region of the light-emitting surface. The respective plurality of antennas are arranged with a predetermined period in the first region. The antenna array is absent in a second region outside the first region. An optical path length from a light-receiving surface of the wavelength converter to the light-emitting surface of the incident light that reaches a light-emitting surface of the first region is longer than an optical path length from the light-receiving surface to the light-emitting surface of the incident light that reaches a light-emitting surface of the second region.
US12203645B2
A light-emitting apparatus includes: a body having an inner space and an opening, the body incorporating at least one semiconductor laser element the body being made of a metal; and a sealing glass member joined to the body, to hermetically seal the inner space. The sealing glass member has a surface adjacent to the body, the surface of the sealing glass member being provided with a base joint layer in a joint region where the sealing glass member and the body are joined together, the base joint layer being made of a metal having a thermal expansion coefficient that falls between a thermal expansion coefficient of the sealing glass member and a thermal expansion coefficient of the metal constituting the body. The sealing glass member is joined to the body with the base joint layer and a solder-containing joint layer interposed between the sealing glass member and the body.
US12203637B2
Electronic light emitting flares and related methods. Flares of the present invention include various features such as self-synchronization, remote control, motion-actuated or percussion-actuated features, dynamic shifting between side-emitting and top-emitting light emitters in response to changes in positional orientation (e.g., vertical vs. horizontal) of the flare; overrides to cause continued emission from side-emitting or top-emitting light emitters irrespective of changes in the flare's positional orientation; use of the flare(s) for illumination of traffic cones and other hazard marking or traffic safety objects or devices, group on/off features, frequency specificity to facilitate use of separate groups of flares in proximity to one another, selection and changing of flashing patterns and others.
US12203630B2
The present disclosure sets forth an outdoor security light with the flexibility of being mounted to either a wall structure or to an eave or ceiling structure. The security light can be adjusted for each installation without the necessity of changing hardware elements of the security luminaire. Disclosed designs include a luminaire housing having a housing mount which is removably received within a housing mount attached to a structure. An electrical interface between the two may be provided to provide electrical power to the luminaire housing and provide communication therebetween.
US12203627B2
A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a resin layer covering the light source on the substrate; a light blocking layer having an opening portion on the resin layer; and a lens plate disposed on the light blocking layer, wherein the lens plate includes a light transmitting portion and a convex portion arranged on one surface or the other surface of the light transmitting portion, and the total area of the opening portions is 50% or less of an area of an emission surface through which light is emitted through the resin layer, and the interval between the lens plate and the light blocking layer may be greater than the length of the opening portion.
US12203626B2
The invention relates to an optical element having a plurality of projection lenses (4) and at least one housing (2). in which the projection lenses (4) are accommodated. The projection lenses (4) are connected to the housing (2) by overmolding the projection lenses (4) during the production of the housing 2 by means of an injection molding method. Furthermore. the invention relates to a projection module having the optical element, to a vehicle having the optical element and to a method for producing the optical element.
US12203625B2
An optical module of a lighting system of a motor vehicle includes a light source, a primary optical system including at least two optical members, each optical member being arranged to form an image from the light source. The image is shifted with respect to the image formed by each other optical member from the light source. An optical projection system is arranged to project onto the ground the image formed by each optical member of the primary optical system from the light source.
US12203624B2
A vehicle lamp includes: a lamp housing; a lamp lens forming a lamp chamber with the housing; an excitation-light irradiation unit for emitting excitation light; a light conversion unit for receiving the excitation light and emitting secondary light towards the lamp lens; and an optical filter for transmitting the excitation light and absorbing the secondary light. The excitation-light irradiation unit, the light conversion unit, and the optical filter are disposed in the lamp chamber. The optical filter is arranged between the excitation-light irradiation unit and the light conversion unit.
US12203613B1
A flexible light-emitting diode (LED) strip includes a long-strip-shaped insulating soft film. Two first wires and a plurality of LEDs are arranged on a surface of one side of the insulating soft film in a lengthwise direction. The two first wire are connected to each other for conduction, and the plurality of LEDs are located between the two first wires. Two second wires and a third wire are arranged on a surface of the other side of the insulating soft film in the lengthwise direction. The two second wires are arranged side by side in a width direction of the insulating soft film, and the third wire is located between the two second wires. The first wires are connected to one pin end of the LEDs, and the second wires are connected to the other pin end of the LEDs.
US12203596B2
A high-pressure tank is provided with a liner made of resin, a reinforcing layer including a plurality of fiber layers formed by winding fiber a plurality of times around the outer surface of the liner, and a cap fixed to the axial end portion of the liner and including a supply and discharge hole that supplies and discharges fluid to and from the liner. A starting end, which is a start of winding of the fiber, is disposed overlapping the cap.
US12203591B2
A support system for a storage container includes an extendable slide assembly having a first or supported end and a second or free end, and a support bracket removably receiving the first end of the extendable slide assembly to support the extendable slide assembly in a cantilevered manner. The second or free end of the extendable slide assembly is configured to support the storage container.
US12203590B2
Provided is a leg spike for a tripod apparatus. The leg spike can retract in and out of a a leg of a tripod. In one example, the leg spike includes an inner hollow tube section with the leg spike therein which is attached to a sliding pin that enables the leg spike to retract in and out of the inner hollow tube section, and an outer hollow tube section that fits over the inner hollow tube section and includes a turning mechanism which allows the sliding pin to move up or down with respect to the outer hollow tube section causing the retractable leg spike to move in and out of the inner hollow tube section when a turning force is applied, and prevents the inner hollow tube section from moving up and down with respect to the outer hollow tube section when the turning force is applied.
US12203586B2
A graphene-heating and heat preserving sleeve for a oilfield petroleum gathering pipeline includes a the high-temperature-resistant insulating layer (1), a graphene layer (2), a high-temperature-resistant ceramic layer (4), a waterproof and anti-static heat preservation layer (5), and a housing (6) that are tightly attached together in sequence; the two semi-cylindrical parts of the graphene-heating and heat-preserving sleeve are coupled together, so that the petroleum gathering pipeline is wrapped in the graphene-heating and heat-preserving sleeve. When electricity is applied to the electrode layers arranged at two ends of the graphene layer (2), under the action of an electric field, heat energy generated due to intense friction and collision between carbon atoms in the graphene is radiated out through far infrared rays with a wavelength of 5 to 14 microns.
US12203582B2
A corrugated pipe for high pressure having a metal braided net, which includes a joining portion formed to be twice as thick as a corrugated pipe when a valley and a crest of an end portion of the corrugated pipe are compressed to form a flat radial surface, a connector welded to the joining portion, and a coupling ring compressed on the connector, so that the thickness of the welded portion of the corrugated pipe is doubled, and the portion where the coupling ring is compressed is formed on the groove portion of the connector.
US12203579B2
Fluid couplings described herein are designed to prevent spillage of fluid when connecting and disconnecting the couplings. In some embodiments, the fluid couplings described herein include internal valve components. In some example embodiments, the internal valve components include two springs that are arranged to exert their spring forces in parallel with each other to bias a valve component to a normally closed position. Some embodiments include a single spring. In particular embodiments, components of the fluid couplings and fluid flow paths of the fluid couplings have oblong transverse cross-sectional shapes.
US12203557B2
A valve (1) for controlling a flow of a fluid comprises: —a valve body having at least one first body part (2) made of a moulded plastic material; —a chamber for passage of the fluid (6), defined within the first body part (2) and comprising at least one fluid inlet (6a) and at least one fluid outlet (6b); —a valve seat (7) defined within the chamber for passage (6) of the fluid; —means for shutting off the fluid (8-9), which can be displaced relative to the valve seat (7) in order to control flow of the fluid; and —a compensation element prearranged for compensating a possible increase in volume and/or pressure of the fluid. The compensation element comprises a compensation body (26) made of an elastically deformable and/or compressible material, the moulded plastic material of the first body part (2) being stiffer than the elastically deformable and/or compressible material. The first body part (2) defines a tubular portion (23) that extends between the valve seat (7) and one of the inlet (6a) and the outlet (6b), within the chamber for passage of the fluid (6). The compensation body (26) is mounted within the chamber for passage of the fluid (6) so as to surround the tubular portion (23) at least partially.
US12203550B2
The present invention relates to a stuffing box assembly comprising a stuffing box and a solid plate, the solid plate may be placed at the shaft introducing end of the stuffing box, between the stuffing box and a surface, when the stuffing box assembly is mounted on to the surface, the solid plate may be on a first side provided with a pressure plate flange and on a second side be provided with a counter pressure plate flange, wherein the pressure plate flange and/or the counter pressure plate flange is provided with one or more locking projections pointing towards the solid plate.
US12203543B2
A method for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle. The method includes determining a torque of an engine of the vehicle; performing at least one transmission operation comprising actuating a clutch of the transmission by increasing or decreasing a pressure of transmission fluid routed to the clutch; during actuating: determining an input speed and output speed of the clutch; determining that the clutch is slipping; while the clutch is slipping, recording the pressure of transmission fluid routed to the clutch; calculating a torque transmitted by the clutch; associating the pressure of the transmission fluid routed to the clutch with the torque transmitted by the clutch to generate a clutch pressure-torque pairing; iteratively recording the clutch pressure-torque pairing for torque values; continuously calculating an adaptive pressure-torque function of the clutch based on clutch pressure-torque pairings; and controlling the transmission based on the adaptive pressure-torque function of the clutch.
US12203542B2
An information processing method includes receiving shift requests to control a shift range of a vehicle from a plurality of application software products configured to implement driver assistance functions of the vehicle, arbitrating the shift requests by using, as a condition, whether each of the received shift requests is a request in a traveling range or a request in a parking range, when the traveling range is the shift range in which a driving wheel of the vehicle is rotatable and the parking range is the shift range in which the driving wheel is not rotatable, and generating an instruction value for an action request to drive an actuator based on a result of arbitration.
US12203534B1
A gearbox assembly for an electric drive module (EDM) having an electric motor that selectively provides drive torque for an electrified vehicle is provided. A differential is driven by the electric motor and is configured to selectively drive first and second drive axles. A planetary gear set is configured to selectively connect to an output of an electric motor through the differential, the planetary gear set including a sun gear, a ring gear and a planetary carrier. A winch includes a spool and is selectively driven by the planetary gear set. The gearbox assembly is switchable between (i) a first drive mode where the drive torque is routed from the electric motor, through the differential and to the first and second drive axles; and (ii) a second winch mode where the drive torque is routed from the electric motor, through the differential and to the spool.
US12203527B2
When a damping force adjustable shock absorber operates in a soft mode, a piston is performing a compression stroke, and a piston speed falls within an ultra low speed range, communication between an upper cylinder chamber and a reservoir is interrupted by an ultra low speed valve provided in a pilot passage. The interruption of communication enables expansion of an oil liquid in the upper cylinder chamber when the piston is performing the compression stroke and the piston speed falls within the ultra low speed range. A differential pressure is generated between an upper cylinder chamber side and a lower cylinder chamber side of a compression-side ultra low speed valve. As a result, when the piston speed falls within the ultra low speed range, the compression-side ultra low speed valve is opened, and a damping force having a valve characteristic achieved by the ultra low speed valve can be generated.
US12203515B2
The application relates to a brake pad assembly (10) for a disk brake system and to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad assembly (10) comprises a back plate (5) having a front side (4) for facing a brake disk (1) of the disk brake system and a friction layer (3) arranged on the front side (4) of the back plate (5) for contacting a friction surface of the brake disk (1). The back plate (5) comprises a guiding protrusion (9) configured to be slidably received within a guiding recess (18) of a carrier (19) of the disk brake system. The brake pad assembly (10) further comprises a shim (16) configured to be arranged between the guiding protrusion (18) of the back plate (5) and the guiding recess (18) of the carrier (19). The shim (16) comprises a rubber layer (23) and a stiff layer (22).
US12203514B2
A pressure-medium-actuated brake cylinder of a rail vehicle has a housing, a translationally movable brake piston rod extending through a bore in a housing base, a guide ring which is received in the bore, encloses the brake piston rod and is intended for guiding the brake piston rod in the bore, and at least one sealing ring which is received in the bore, encloses the brake piston rod and is intended for sealing an interior of the housing with respect to a space outside the housing, wherein the guide ring and the at least one sealing ring are designed as a guide and sealing ring combined to form a structural unit.
US12203511B2
A coupling device for a vehicle drive is provided, in particular of a rail vehicle drive, comprising at least one first coupling, which has at least one first thread-reinforced joint device, wherein the first thread-reinforced joint device has at least one thread pack, which is embedded into at least one elastic body; the at least one first coupling device has at least one supporting device, which is connected to the first thread-reinforced joint device; the at least one supporting device supports the first thread-reinforced joint device in the radial direction.
US12203503B2
A roll stand (1) includes a roll (3), in particular a backup roll, mounted via oil film bearings (2). Each oil film bearing (2) has a sealing system for sealing the oil film bearing (2) to prevent oil leakage and a coolant ingress. The oil film bearing (2) is integrated into an oil-circulating lubrication system (4), which is fluidically connected to the oil film bearing (2) via oil feed lines (5) and an oil discharge line (6). A first sensor (11) is arranged in the oil feed line (5) and a second sensor (12) is arranged in the oil discharge line (6). The two sensors (11, 12) are designed to determine the coolant content in the relevant oil volume flow.
US12203502B2
An improved configuration for a bearing housing assembly is disclosed herein in which a ring can be configured to be secured in at least two positions such that the bearing assembly positioned inside of the housing can be retained in either a fixed state or a floating state. The ring can be configured to be secured at least partially within the housing in at least a first configuration and a second configuration, such that: (i) the ring is configured to abut the bearing assembly in the first configuration such that the bearing assembly is axially fixed relative to the housing, and (ii) the ring is configured to be spaced apart from the bearing assembly in the second configuration such that the bearing assembly is axially displaceable within the housing.
US12203501B2
A self-aligning bearing support assembly for supporting a radial load rotary or linear bearing. The bearing support assembly has a main axis (A) and includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve at least partially received in the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has an axially extending bore for supporting a rotary or linear bearing or for forming a bearing surface of a bearing. Three or more circumferentially separated chambers are formed between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve. Each chamber is confined in all directions by walls of the assembly. A lump of a substantially incompressible material fills each of the at least three chambers with the chamber concerned substantially completely enclosing the lump.
US12203497B2
A mounting clip includes a valve unit housing and a flange. The actuator unit has an actuator unit housing and a shoulder. The mounting clip has first sections positioned in first level, that are straight and run parallel to each other within the first level and are configured to be inserted into grooves provided at the shoulder. A second section is positioned in a second level, is U-shaped, and is configured to be inserted into a recess provided at the flange. Third sections extend between each of the first sections and the second section, each of the third sections has first subsections being bent, a second subsection being bent, and a third subsection being straight or angled. The first subsections extend between the first sections and the third subsections. The second subsections extend between the second section and the third sub-sections.
US12203481B2
The invention relates to a compressor arrangement comprising a compressor (2) for compressing a process gas (13) from a suction region (21) towards a pressure region (22), a mechanical seal arrangement (3) for sealing against an atmosphere (6) on a shaft (5) of the compressor (2), wherein the mechanical seal arrangement comprises a mechanical seal (4) having a stationary slide ring (41) with a first sliding surface (41a) and a rotating slide ring (42) with a second sliding surface (42a), which define a sealing gap (42a) between the sliding surfaces (41a, 42a), and a barrier fluid supply (7) with a barrier fluid line (70) which extends from the pressure region (22) of the compressor (2) to the mechanical seal (4) and through which process gas is branched off from the pressure region, the stationary slide ring (41) having a through opening (8), which extends from a rear side (41b) of the stationary slide ring (41) to an orifice at the first sliding surface (41a) of the stationary slide ring to supply process gas from the barrier fluid line (70) through the stationary slide ring (41) to the sealing gap (40).
US12203476B2
The invention comprises a pumping apparatus, system and method for increasing the flow of the in a first direction to boost liquid flow and in a reverse second direction to remove blockages and/or self-clearing, with operation having an rotor/impeller that can use a shredder and/or shearing action utilizing blades for processing to pass solids, debris and other things to prevent clogging and/or self-cleaning of the unit.
US12203471B2
The present invention discloses a compressor comprising: a fixed scroll including a suction communication passage that is formed so that refrigerant flowing through a suction pipe is guided to a compression chamber. The suction communication passage is formed so that the cross-sectional shape of the suction communication passage includes a step-like portion that is formed by multiple steps.
US12203469B2
A device for canceling acoustic noise generated includes, in one example, an inlet channel configured to be fluidly connected to an inlet port of a pump and an outlet channel configured to be fluidly connected to an outlet port of the pump. The device also includes an inlet resonator and an outlet resonator, both having open ends and closed ends. The open ends of the inlet and outlet resonators are fluidly connected to the inlet and outlet channels, respectively. When in operation, the inlet and outlet resonators can cancel noise generated by the operation of the pump.
US12203468B2
The present disclosure provides a device for monitoring oil pressure in an oil cylinder of a diaphragm compressor, including a piston rod and a strain gauge circuit. The strain gauge circuit includes a strain gauge component and a bridge circuit connected, and the strain gauge component is arranged on the surface of the piston rod. A strain gauge component is noninvasively arranged on the piston rod of the diaphragm compressor to measure the load of the piston rod, such that the oil pressure can be measured indirectly, and thus the oil pressure of the diaphragm compressor can be measured nondestructively. Nondestructive and noninvasive monitoring of the diaphragm compressor is safe and reliable, and can achieve accurate monitoring of the oil pressure especially in high-pressure working conditions.
US12203454B2
An actuator system includes an actuator with a deformable shell defining a pouch, a fluid dielectric contained within the pouch, and first and second electrodes disposed over opposing sides of the pouch, each electrode having two long edges and two short edges. The system also includes a power source for providing a voltage between the electrodes. The electrodes cover 50 to 90% of the first and second sides, respectively, of the pouch, and a gap is defined between long edges of the pouch and the electrodes such that, upon application of the voltage at one of the short edges of the electrodes, respectively, the electrodes selectively zip together from the one of the short edges toward an opposing one of the short edges. The system may also include a support structure for enabling the actuator to maintain its shape regardless of the voltage provided by the power source.
US12203447B2
A method (1000, 1001) for operating a wind turbine (100-100d) is disclosed. The wind turbine includes a rotor (106) with rotor blades (108), a power conversion system (118, 210, 234) mechanically connected with the rotor (106), a first subsystem (310), a second subsystem (320), and an internal electric power distribution system (300-301b, 321, 322) connectable with the first subsystem (310) and the second subsystem (320). During operating (1100) the wind turbine (100-100d) in a normal operating mode in which the power conversion system (118, 210, 234) converts input motive power into electrical output power (P), the method (1000) includes detecting (1200) an increased power demand of the first subsystem (310), and actively increasing (1300) an amount (P1) of electric power (Pint) flowing through the internal electric power distribution system (300-301b, 321, 322) to the first subsystem (310) if a power demand of the second subsystem (320) is at least reduced.
US12203445B2
A method of operating a wind turbine in an active idle mode is provided, the wind turbine including a rotor hub with a plurality of blades which are configured to be pitched. The method including the following steps: detecting a fault of the wind turbine; determining a number of faulty blades, whose pitching operation is faulty or affected by a fault; and operating the wind turbine in the active idle mode based on the determined number of faulty blades.
US12203443B2
A wind turbine blade comprising a leeward shell portion and a windward shell portion, each of the shell portions extending in a chordwise direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the wind turbine blade; a leading reinforcement arrangement comprising at least a leading leeward reinforcement structure engaging the leeward shell portion and a leading windward reinforcement structure engaging the windward shell portion; and a trailing reinforcement arrangement comprising at least a trailing leeward reinforcement structure engaging the leeward shell portion and a trailing windward reinforcement structure engaging the windward shell portion. The trailing windward reinforcement structure has a first stiffness in the lengthwise direction and the trailing leeward reinforcement structure has a second stiffness in the lengthwise direction, wherein the first stiffness is greater than the second stiffness at a chordwise plane of the wind turbine blade.
US12203440B1
A wave energy pressure amplification device includes a transmission chamber, a compression chamber, an oil storage chamber and a buoy. The transmission chamber is filled with hydraulic oil, a first slider is arranged on the hydraulic oil and connected to the buoy, and the buoy is used to drive the first slider to move in the transmission chamber. The transmission chamber is connected to the compression chamber via a first pipeline, and the oil storage chamber is filled with hydraulic oil and connected to the transmission chamber via a second pipeline. The compression chamber is connected to an air pipeline, and the air pipeline is provided with an air outlet one-way valve. The transmission chamber is driven by the buoy to drive the compression chamber to compress by hydraulic oil, and the pressure is continuously increased to reach the set value and discharged from the air outlet.
US12203436B2
A heater comprises a combustion chamber and a jacket extending about the combustion chamber. There is a fan having an output which communicates with the combustion chamber to provide combustion air. There is also a fuel delivery system having a variable delivery rate. A burner assembly is connected to the combustion chamber. The burner assembly has a burner mounted thereon adjacent the combustion chamber. The burner receives fuel from the fuel delivery system. There is an exhaust system extending from the combustion chamber. An oxygen sensor is positioned in the exhaust system to detect oxygen content of exhaust gases. There is a control system operatively coupled to the oxygen sensor and the fuel delivery system. The control system controls the delivery rate of the fuel delivery system according to the oxygen content of the exhaust gases.
US12203431B2
An off-road vehicle has: a frame including a rollover protection structure (ROPS); four wheels; at least one seat; an internal combustion engine operatively connected at least two of the wheels; a windshield movably connected to the ROPS, the windshield being movable between lowered and raised positions. The windshield defines at least one of: a windshield recess in a top edge of the windshield, and a windshield aperture near the top edge. An air intake conduit has a conduit inlet and a conduit outlet fluidly connected to an engine air intake system. The conduit inlet faces generally forward and is disposed at least in part vertically higher than the windshield in the lowered position. In the raised position of the windshield, air flows through the at least one of the windshield recess and the windshield aperture to be supplied to the conduit inlet of the air intake conduit.
US12203426B2
A method of operating a fan for an air-cooled internal combustion engine includes starting the air-cooled internal combustion engine, operating the fan in a first operating mode in which the fan rotates in a first direction, and operating the fan in a second operating mode in which the fan rotates in a second direction.
US12203422B2
For powering a vehicle, a high energy density fuel is preferred. However, for example when the high energy fuel is highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide, this fuel may be dangerous to handle; especially when the person handling the fuel is a normal consumer filling a fuel reservoir of his vehicle at a gas station. The present invention therefore provides a vehicle arranged to receive a diluted—and thus safer—fuel, and to density this fuel to a concentrated fuel in low quantities on board for direct use. To this end a fuel densifier is provided in the vehicle arranged for receiving liquid diluted fuel and arranged to provide a concentrated fuel based on the diluted fuel, the concentrated fuel having a higher energy density than the diluted fuel. A power conversion module of the vehicle is arranged to convert the concentrated fuel to kinetic energy for powering the vehicle.
US12203418B2
A mounting assembly for a gearbox assembly of a gas turbine engine includes at least one mounting member configured to mount a gear of the gearbox assembly to a component of the gas turbine engine, the at least one mounting member characterized by a lateral impedance parameter, a bending impedance parameter, and a torsional impedance parameter. A gas turbine engine includes the mounting assembly. The at least one mounting member may be a flex mount, a fan frame, or a flex coupling.
US12203410B1
A housing assembly for a rotary engine, has: a rotor housing having a peripheral inner face, a first face and a second face; a first side housing secured to the first side and defining a first inner side face fac; and a second side housing secured to the second side and defining a second inner side face, the rotor cavity bounded axially between the first side housing and the second side housing, one or more of the rotor housing, the first side housing, and the second side housing having: a main body made of a base material; and an external layer made of an alloy including the base material, a wear-resistance of the alloy greater than that of the base material, the external layer defining one or more of the first face, the second face, the first inner side face, and the second inner side face.
US12203403B2
Provided are catalyst articles, methods and systems for treating lean burn engine exhaust. Catalyst articles include selective catalytic reduction catalyst on a particulate filter. The SCR catalyst on the particulate filter provides limited NOx conversion so that unconverted NO2 is available to facilitate passive oxidation of soot trapped on the particulate filter by reaction with NO2. Systems and methods utilize such catalytic articles, and further include, e.g., a downstream selective catalytic reduction catalyst on a flow through substrate.
US12203399B2
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for determining a state parameter of an exhaust gas sensor with a sensor element and a heating device arranged in the sensor element for heating the sensor element. The heating device is electrically connected via a first electrical line and a second electrical line to a control device for electrically controlling the heating device. The heating device includes a measuring line electrically connected between the control device and the first electrical line for controlling the temperature-dependent resistance of the heating section. The method may include: determining a measurement voltage dropped between the first electrical line and the measuring line; determining a compensation voltage on the basis of a predetermined reference voltage and the determined measurement voltage; and determining the state parameter of the exhaust gas sensor by assigning the determined compensation voltage to the state parameter.
US12203394B2
An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability. High-voltage DC power conversion and distribution circuitry improves the efficiency of VRE power transfer into the system.
US12203388B1
A turbine blade includes a platform, a root section, and an airfoil section extending from the platform to a tip. The airfoil section includes a leading edge and a trailing edge extending from the platform to the tip. A tip wall is at the tip and extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge. A first core passage extends from the root section to the tip wall between the leading edge and the trailing edge. A first tip flag passage extends adjacent to the tip wall from the first core passage to a first flag outlet on the trailing edge. A second tip flag passage extends toward the leading edge from a second flag outlet on the trailing edge and is between the first tip flag passage and the root section. A second core passage extends from the root section to the second tip flag passage.
US12203379B2
A temperature measurement system for a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine including, in axial flow sequence, a compressor section, a combustor section having plural fuel spray nozzles, and a turbine section. The temperature measurement system includes one or more optical thermometers, each optical thermometer configured to measure the temperature of a component washed by the working gas of the engine, the or each component being in the combustor section or the turbine section at a first position along the axis of the engine.
US12203375B2
A seal assembly at a rotor-stator interface includes at least one non-contacting seal interface and at least one rub detection feature. The rub detection feature(s) is configured to generate a signal upon the rotor and the stator making contact at the rotor-stator interface and causing wear above a certain threshold at the rotor-stator interface. The seal assembly also includes at least one sensor arranged at the rotor-stator interface. The sensor is configured to sense the signal. The seal assembly further includes a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor(s). The controller is configured to receive the signal and estimate at least one of an amount and a location of the wear at the rotor-stator interface based on the signal.
US12203372B2
A rotation indication device for a rock bolt including a central rod with a threaded trailing portion. The rotation indication device includes a blind nut having a threaded central recess for engaging the threaded trailing portion and a visual indication means provided at a bottom portion of the central recess and configured such that upon movement of the threaded trailing portion of the central rod into the bottom portion of the central recess, the central rod forces at least a portion of the visual indication means to move through a passage in the blind nut between the bottom portion of the central recess and the outside of the blind nut.
US12203367B2
Provided is an underground development drill return system comprising a front limit sensor and front sensor actuator, each configured for operative mounting at opposite ends of a forward drill feeder length of a drilling arm of the drill. System also includes a rear limit sensor and rear sensor actuator, each configured for operative mounting at opposite ends of a return drill feeder length of the drilling arm. Each limit sensor comprises a proximity sensor with a wireless transmitter for transmitting a limit signal upon activation of the sensor, and each sensor actuator comprises an actuator for actuating the respective sensor when brought into proximity thereof.
US12203366B2
Systems and methods for collecting samples from a wellbore include a gauge cutter. The gauge cutter includes a body including a central recess in a downhole end of the body extending toward an uphole portion of the body, one or more large openings in the uphole portion of the body extending from an exterior of the body into the central recess, and a cutter blade disposed at the downhole end of the body. The gauge cutter further includes a fluid collection chamber disposed within the central recess and adjacent an interior surface of the body, a wiper blade disposed around an exterior of the body; and a plurality of passageways downhole and adjacent the wiper blade configured to allow fluid to pass from the exterior of the body into the fluid collection chamber.
US12203361B2
System and method for determining the location of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) during drilling of a well are provided. During drilling, a computer system determines an increase in measured depth during a time interval, and adjusts the determined measured depth to account for tensile and compressive forces, which may stretch or compress, respectively, the length of the drillstring. The computer system also determines a curvature projection of the drillstring responsive to a plane of arc and a build rate estimate, and uses the curvature projection to determine a position of the BHA.
US12203357B2
A drill bit for a drilling system. The drill bit may include blades and a first depth of cut sensor. The blades may each comprise cutters. The first depth of cut sensor may be coupled to one of the blades and positioned to measure a distance between the first depth of cut sensor and a downhole surface of the borehole and transmit the distance measurement to a control system of the drilling system.
US12203356B2
Processes to receive user input parameters and system input parameters associated with a borehole undergoing active drilling operations to continually update drilling directions with wholistically applied optimizations to bring the actual borehole trajectory closer to the planned borehole trajectory. The processes can project ahead of the drilling assembly to determine the actual trajectory of the borehole and generate corrections to reduce the gap between the actual and planned trajectory paths. Various optimizations can be applied to the corrections to avoid overstressing systems or reducing the borehole productivity. Conflicts between optimizations can be resolved using a weighting or ranking system. More than one set of corrections can be determined and a user or a machine learning system can be used to select the one set of corrections to use as the results to be communicated and applied to the drilling operation plan or a borehole system, such as a geo-steering system.
US12203350B2
A detonator positioning device for use with a detonator in a perforating gun assembly is described. The detonator positioning device may be configured for electrically contactably forming an electrical connection within the perforating gun housing by contact. The detonator positioning device may include a body having a first end, a second end, and a central bore extending between the first and second ends. The central bore may be adapted for receiving one or more electrically contactable components of a detonator. The detonator positioning device can align at least one of the one or more electrically contactable components to form an electrical connection with a bulkhead assembly.
US12203340B2
The present invention relates to a downhole valve device for providing access to a hydrocarbon reservoir, comprising a tubular element having a wall, an inner face and an outer face, the tubular element having a first through-bore and a plurality of second through-bores in the wall extending from the inner face to the outer face, and a sleeve abutting the inner face and being displaceable along the inner face between a first state in which the sleeve covers the first and second through-bores and a second state in which the sleeve uncovers the first and second through-bores, wherein a burst element is arranged in the first through-bore and an acid-dissolvable plug is arranged in each second through-bore. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a downhole completion system for completing a well in low pressure zone and a downhole completion method for completing a well.
US12203336B2
An outer diameter of a mandrel with a recess to accommodate lower slips with a larger thickness, a sealing element with a concave outer diameter to control a pressure differential caused by a Bernoulli Effect across the sealing element, and a disc that is selectively secured to a housing via a removable shear pin, wherein shear pins with different pressure ratings may be inserted into the housing.
US12203335B2
Methods and apparatus for performing a wellbore operation. A thermal compensator is introduced into a wellbore having a temperature. The thermal compensator comprises an outer layer comprising a first material, an inner layer comprising a second material, and a core disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer; wherein the core comprises a third material. The third material has a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the first material and the second material. The core contracts when the wellbore temperature is decreasing and the contraction of the core moves the outer layer such that it applies a force to a structure adjacent to the outer layer.
US12203330B2
A downhole tool includes a housing; a seal that at least partially circumscribes an external surface of the housing and is configured to fluidly seal the housing against a wellbore tubular positioned in a wellbore; a hydraulic motor assembly positioned in the housing and including a hydraulic rotor fluidly coupled to an opening in the housing and a shaft coupled to the hydraulic rotor; and a tubular cutting assembly coupled to the hydraulic motor assembly. The tubular cutting assembly includes a bearing coupled to the shaft, and at least one cutting blade coupled to the bearing and operable to cut the wellbore tubular. The at least one cutting blade is configured to rotate in an extended position from the external surface of the housing in response to a flow of wellbore fluid circulated through the wellbore tubular and to the hydraulic motor assembly through the opening in the housing.
US12203329B2
A tubular joint for a well string includes an elongated tube that includes an inner surface and an outer surface; a thrusting element affixed to the inner surface of the tubular joint; and a landing pad disposed along the tubular joint, the landing pad secured to the thrusting element by a spring. The landing pad is configured to move outward from the outer surface relative to the thrusting element.
US12203324B2
A curtain cord winding device includes a base, a cord winding mechanism rotatably mounted to the base, and a drive mechanism. The cord winding mechanism includes a main reel fitted about a drive shaft of the drive mechanism, and a secondary reel. The main reel includes a first winding segment for winding a cord, and a screw segment screwed to a screw hole of the base. The main reel and the secondary reel are coaxially arranged and fixed in turn. The secondary reel includes a second winding segment, and a first connecting member. An end of the first winding segment away from the screw segment and an end of the second winding segment away from the first connecting member each is provided with a second connecting member. The first connecting member is fixed to the second connecting member in an axial direction.
US12203322B2
An elastic oblong seal has a sealing section with a flexible outer body and a rodent resistant barrier therein. The barrier includes separate metal wires arranged at a distance to each other and extending substantially in parallel to a seal longitudinal direction. The outer body includes a TPE constituting the basic material and form of the seal. The metal wires include at least three separate metal wires each of solid single stranded metal. At least two of the at least three are encompassed by a TPE which is at least one chemically modified PP, selected from the group consisting of: a PP grafted with carboxylic acid, PP grafted with anhydride groups, a PP grafted with epoxides, a PP grafted with silanes, a MAPP, a PP grafted with methacrylic acid, a PP grafted with glycidyl methacrylate, a PP grafted with vinyl trimethoxysilane, and a PP grafted with methacryl trimethoxysilane.
US12203312B2
A system for monitoring a closed state of a cover of an exposure machine includes a servo motor, a photoelectric encoder, and a controller. A shaft of the servo motor is coaxially fixedly connected to a shaft of the cover. The photoelectric encoder is provided on the servo motor, and is configured to detect an angle of rotation of the shaft of the servo motor. The controller is connected to the servo motor and the photoelectric encoder, and is configured to control rotation of the shaft of the servo motor and determine whether the cover is in the closed state according to the angle.
US12203303B2
Closure member systems are provided for motor vehicles. Exemplary closure member systems may include a hinge assembly having an internal stop. The internal stop may be established by portions of both a stationary hinge component and a movable hinge component of the hinge assembly. For example, the stationary hinge component may include one or more ears that are arranged to contact one or more stop surfaces provided on the movable hinge component. The ears may engage the stop surfaces to limit a range of motion of the closure member.
US12203302B2
A magnetic latch for fastening a closure member to a support comprising a latch assembly and a keeper assembly. The latch assembly comprises: a frame (70); a latch bolt (14) moveable between a latching position and a retracted position along a horizontal direction; and a latch bolt operating mechanism configured to move the latch bolt from its latching position to its retracted position. The latch bolt moved into its latching position by magnetic attraction. The latch bolt operating mechanism comprises an operation lever (91) and a support lever (92) both of which have a first part pivotally connected to the frame and a second part connected to the latch bolt. The latch bolt is suspended by the operation lever and the support lever and is swingable between its latching position and its retracted position.
US12203299B2
A door handle assembly for a vehicle may include a door handle, a handle housing configured to provide an accommodation space for the door handle, a drive lever rotatably coupled to the handle housing and rotatably coupled to the door handle, and an actuator configured to transmit a driving force to the drive lever to deploy the door handle from the handle housing. In particular, the door handle is deployed from the handle housing as the drive lever is rotated with respect to the handle housing by the driving force of the actuator, and the door handle is rotated with respect to the drive lever.
US12203294B2
An anti-theft device for securing an article of merchandise against unauthorized removal from a display counter. The anti-theft device comprises a latch plate and a pedestal having a quick-release interface. The latch plate is configured to selectively couple to the quick-release interface. A latch bolt is disposed within the pedestal. The latch bolt locks the latch plate relative to the quick-release interface. A plurality of retaining arms is configured to receive and retain an article of merchandise. The retaining arms cannot be disengaged from the article of merchandise while the latch plate is locked relative to the quick-release interface. A solenoid is housed within the pedestal and operationally connected to the latch bolt. The solenoid is configured to retract the latch bolt into a position in which the latch bolt disengages the latch plate, thereby releasing the latch plate from the quick-release interface.
US12203274B2
A floor panel for forming a floor covering, such that the floor covering includes floor panels, which, on at least one pair of edges, are provided with coupling parts. The coupling parts are substantially manufactured from the material of the floor panel. The coupling parts are configured such that two floor panels, at the pair of edges, can be installed and locked to each other by a downward movement and/or by using a fold-down principle.
US12203271B1
Method and apparatus for a metal roofing system having a plurality of panels having overlapping edges forming a ridge wherein the ridge is covered by a snap-on cap wherein the cap has opposing legs which are resiliently biased toward each other and are shaped to precisely conform with the shape of the lower portion of the ridge so that the cap can be firmly and securely attached to the ridge. A plurality of screws are inserted through the apex of the ridge so as to attach the roofing panels to the roof of the building structure. An end cap is also provided as a sealing mechanism for the open ends of the ridges and ribs disposed between the ridges.
US12203266B2
A construction combination includes a construction member, and an acoustic absorbing device engaged in the construction member for absorbing acoustic sounds. The acoustic absorbing device includes a housing engaged in the construction member, and a casing engaged in the housing. The housing includes one or more couplers, and the casing includes one or more connectors for engaging with the couplers and for anchoring the casing in the housing. A sound absorbing member is engaged in the casing, and the sound absorbing member includes an anchor for engaging with the casing and for anchoring the sound absorbing member in the casing.
US12203242B2
An aspect of the invention is a map generation system including a three-dimensional data acquisition unit configured to acquire three-dimensional data from a scanning distance measurement sensor measuring a distance to a target to be measured, an operation information acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information representing an operation of a work machine occurring in a cycle of update of the three-dimensional data by the scanning distance measurement sensor, and a three-dimensional data correction unit configured to remove a portion corresponding to the work machine in the three-dimensional data based on the operation information.
US12203239B2
Construction equipment is provided that can include: a transport assembly operably supporting a platform, the platform having a leading edge opposing a rearward edge, the leading edge associated with a first direction of the transport assembly, and the rearward edge associated with a second direction of the transportation assembly; an operator cab above the platform and aligned closer to the leading edge than the rearward edge; an engine above the platform and aligned closer to the rearward edge than the leading edge; and a boom pivotably attached above the platform closer to the rearward edge than the leading edge, the boom being movable between a first position fully extended and a second position fully raised. Utility line pole placement and/or removal construction methods are provided that can include extending an extension assembly having a banana boom from a transport assembly to couple with a utility line pole.
US12203236B1
A compact utility loader compact utility loader comprising a frame, a first track and a second track positioned on either side of the frame, and a pair of loader arms. The loader arms are configured to couple with an attachment via a hitch plate and a hitch pin. The compact utility loader is configured such that as the loader arms are raised and lowered, the hitch pin follows a path approximately defined by a curve ƒ(x)=4.641e0.34x. The value “x” represents a horizontal direction and the function ƒ(x) represents a vertical direction.
US12203235B2
A work vehicle according to the present embodiment comprises: a vehicle body; a pair of traveling parts disposed on both sides of the vehicle body; a cabin which is a front part of the vehicle body and disposed above the traveling parts; an arm which is disposed above the traveling parts and extends forward from behind the cabin and which is pivoted so as to be capable of swinging upward and downward; a first link for connecting the vehicle body and the arm; a cylinder for swinging the arm; a second link which is disposed between the arm and the traveling parts, and restricts the swing direction of the arm; a first pivoting part for pivoting one end of the first link; and a sixth pivoting part for pivoting the other end of the second link at a protruding end of a protrusion part protruding from the arm.
US12203233B2
A seismic remediation device includes a body with a first half and a second half structured to be coupled to the first half around an interface between a pile and a pile cap in a pile-supported structure. Each half of the bracket includes a base with a hollow half cylinder shape and an upwardly facing U-shaped flange coupled to the base. The bases of the halves of the bracket are securable around at least a portion of circumference of a pile and the upwardly facing U-shaped flanges of the halves of the bracket cooperate to receive a longitudinal portion of the pile cap. The halves of the bracket being coupleable to each other proximate the interface between the pile and the pile cap.
US12203232B2
A modular foundation support system includes modular foundation support components including shafts provided with integrally formed coupler features on their respective distal ends. The coupler features are configured with a non-uniform wall thickness defining a plurality of sections of respectively different diameter to matingly couple the shafts to one another in a torque transmitting relationship. The coupler features may be integrally formed and fabricated on the distal end of each respective shaft.
US12203229B2
A pet waste bag retainer and organizer system that allows for a roll of bags to be retained by a tail portion of the system, wherein the tail puts an internal pressure on the cavity or core of the roll bags. The system further including a retaining portion for the carrying of used pet waste bag, thus helping the user to not have to carry the used pet waste bag until it can be disposed of. The retaining portion includes an opening designed to allowed a knotted bag to pass therethrough and down a retention slot having retention protrusion extending into the retention slot that helps secure the pet waste bag while transporting.
US12203223B2
The present invention is directed to products, such as paper and paperboard products, comprising a substrate containing cellulose and top ply comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate, to methods of making such paper and paperboard products, and associated uses of such paper and paperboard products. The microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material are applied at the stage when the wet substrate is in the process of being formed on the wire of a papermaking machine, thereby avoiding the additional cost of more extensive equipment and machinery as well as in separate drying of a coating. The microfibrillated cellulose facilitates the application of inorganic particulate onto the surface of a wet paper or paperboard substrate when applied thusly, by trapping the inorganic particulate on the surface of the substrate and by giving the composite sufficient strength and a suitable pore structure to make it suitable for printing and other end-use demands.
US12203222B2
Toilet tissue having a dynamic surface comprising a surface material that overlays a textured web material such that the toilet tissue exhibits one or more novel properties and method for making same are provided.
US12203216B2
A method and a suitable device determine the contamination of a suction roller of a machine for producing a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard, tissue or pulp web. The method includes the steps of: a. flowing a fluid through a measurement area of a roller shell, wherein either the pressure or the throughflow speed of the fluid is kept constant; b. determining a characteristic variable, wherein the characteristic variable includes the resulting throughflow speed in the case of a throughflow at a constant pressure and of the resulting pressure drop in the case of the measurement at a constant throughflow speed; c. providing one or more reference variables; and d. determining a degree of contamination of the suction roller by way of comparison of the characteristic variable with the reference variable or variables.
US12203208B2
A drying appliance includes an outer cabinet having a back panel. A rotating drum is positioned adjacent to an arcuate recess of the back panel. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the rotating drum. The airflow path extends through an airway defined within the arcuate recess of the back panel and through a rear wall of the drum. An insulation panel is positioned between the rear wall of the drum and the back panel of the outer cabinet. The insulation panel occupies the arcuate recess and partially surrounds the airway to prevent accumulation of lint within the arcuate recess. The insulation panel is configured to prevent thermal transfer from a processing space within the rotating drum and an area rearward of the back panel.
US12203207B2
Provided is a clothes care apparatus with a plate improved to prevent water leakage. The clothes care apparatus includes: a main body including a care room accommodating clothes; a base module provided inside the main body, and positioned below the care room; a base plate on which the base module mounted, the base plate including a guide portion guiding moisture inside the main body to prevent the moisture inside the main body from leaking out of the main body; and a bottom plate positioned below the base plate, and including a receiving portion collecting the moisture guided by the guide portion.
US12203203B2
A laundry lifting device for a washing machine includes a body with an accommodating chamber, a water inlet arranged in the body and communicated with the accommodating chamber, and a centrifugal drainage assembly arranged in the accommodating chamber. The centrifugal drainage assembly includes a sealing plunger capable of doing reciprocating motion and an elastic piece for elastically resetting the sealing plunger, the body is provided with a plunger base for installing the sealing plunger, and the elastic piece is kept limited in the plunger base in the reciprocating motion process of the sealing plunger. The elastic piece is installed in the plunger base in the sealing mode, and the elastic piece is kept limited in the plunger base in the reciprocating motion of the sealing plunger. So thread scraps are prevented from being hung on the elastic piece.
US12203200B2
A method for automatedly inserting void stitches in the manufacture of pixel mapped patterns on tufting machines having an array of independent yarn feed devices feeding yarns to reciprocating needles employs an algorithm to determine if a stitch should have a void substituted for the stitch and then implemented.
US12203199B2
A system for forming a non-woven, yarn structure for an engineered textile includes a jig having a plurality of upstanding pins and an automatic winding system for winding a plurality of continuous strands of yarn across the jig and around the upstanding pins. The automatic winding system includes a movement mechanism and a winding head coupled with the movement mechanism. The movement mechanism includes one or more motors that are configured to translate the winding head across a central workspace area of the jig. The winding head includes a rotatable base; a plurality of yarn guides arranged in a linear array and extending from the rotatable base, each yarn guide adapted to receive a different one of the continuous strands, and a rotation motor coupled to the rotatable base and configured to selectively rotate the base to alter an orientation of the linear array.
US12203196B2
A non-coated air bag fabric according to the present invention includes a plurality of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns, in which the weft yarns and the warp yarns are constituted by multifilament yarns in which polyethylene terephthalate fibers are used, the number of filaments in each of the multifilament yarns ranges from 122 to 242, and a coefficient of kinetic friction of a surface of the fabric ranges from 1.15 to 1.25 or less, the coefficient of kinetic friction being calculated when a friction block in which polyvinyl chloride is used is brought into contact with the fabric placed on a stage that is rotating at a rotation speed of 663 rpm, at a load of 5 N, using a torque type friction and wear tester.
US12203193B2
Provided is a preparation method for an ultrahigh-conductivity multilayer single-crystal laminated copper material, where multiple layers of single-crystal copper foils are laminated together to form a laminate, and the laminate is pressurized and annealed as one piece by performing pressurizing and high-temperature annealing at the same time, or the laminate is pressed as one piece by means of direct hot rolling, thereby obtaining an ultrahigh-conductivity multi-layer single-crystal laminated copper material, whereby, according to the method, multiple layers of single-crystal copper foils are used as raw materials, an ultrahigh-conductivity multi-layer single-crystal laminated copper material is prepared by means of hot rolling or pressing and annealing, and the conductivity of the copper material is greater than or equal to 105% IACS.
US12203187B2
An apparatus, also named transfer box or TB, for conveying an anode assembly outside of an electrolyte cell is described. An apparatus, also named cell preheater lifting beam or CPLB, for conveying an anode assembly or a cell pre-heater outside of an electrolyte cell is also disclosed. TB and CPLB are conjointly used for starting up the electrolytic cell or for replacing a spent anode assembly while maintaining the production of non-ferrous metal, such as aluminum or aluminium. The thermal insulation of the TB allows maintaining the anode temperature homogeneity and preventing thermal shocks when introducing the inert anodes into the hot electrolytic bath. TN and CPLB allow accurate positioning of anode assemblies or cell-preheaters over the electrolysis cell before achieving mechanical and electrical connections of the anode assembly or the cell pre-heater to the electrolysis cell. Several related methods for the operation of an electrolytic cell are also disclosed.
US12203178B2
An electrochemical hydrogen pump includes at least one hydrogen pump unit including an electrolyte membrane, an anode on one main surface of the electrolyte membrane, a cathode on the other main surface of the electrolyte membrane, an anode separator on the anode, and a cathode separator on the cathode, the at least one hydrogen pump unit transferring, to the cathode, hydrogen supplied to the anode and pressurizing the hydrogen, a first fixing member for preventing movement of the cathode separator in a direction in which the cathode separator is stacked, a first end plate on the anode separator at one end in the stacking direction, a second end plate on the cathode separator at the other end in the stacking direction, and a first gas flow channel through which hydrogen in the cathode is supplied to a first space between the second end plate and the cathode separator.
US12203177B2
A method for applying a corrosion protection layer to a surface to be protected of a component including providing the corrosion protection layer having a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite this, laying the first surface of the corrosion protection layer on a bottom face of a mold, laying the surface to be protected of the component on the second surface of the corrosion protection layer so as to enclose a layer of hardenable sealing compound, closing the mold by applying a bend-flexible cover so as to enclose the corrosion protection layer and the component, evacuating the mold so that the cover presses the component in the direction of the corrosion protection layer, and removing the vacuum and the cover after hardening of the sealing compound.
US12203175B2
A process for preventing the formation of white rust on a steel surface at least partially coated with zinc includes a) bringing said surface, preferably under thermal load, into contact with an aqueous composition, the pH of which is between 6.5 and 8.5 comprising at least one organic acid of formula: R—X—OH (I) wherein X represents C(O) or S(O)2, and R represents an organic chain. A composition and also to a cooling tower treated by the process are provided.
US12203163B2
Methods of processing a substrate in a PVD chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of processing a substrate in a PVD chamber, includes: sputtering material from a target disposed in the PVD chamber and onto a substrate, wherein at least some of the material sputtered from the target is guided to the substrate through a magnetic field provided by one or more upper magnets disposed about a processing volume of the PVD chamber above a support pedestal for the substrate in the PVD chamber, one or more first magnets disposed about the support pedestal and providing an increased magnetic field strength at an edge region of the substrate, and one or more second magnets disposed below the support pedestal that increase a magnetic field strength at a central region of the substrate.
US12203160B2
A surface-coated cutting tool comprises a tool substrate comprising a cBN sinter and a hard coating layer including a lower sublayer α and an upper sublayer β on the surface of the cutting edge; wherein α satisfies (Al1-xTix)N (0.40≤x≤0.60); β satisfies (Al1-y-zTiyBz)N (0.40≤y≤0.60 and 0.01≤z≤0.10); in the sublayer β, the variation in the concentration of the B component is repeated; the average Bmaxav of the maxima in the concentration of the B component satisfies z
US12203157B2
This hot-rolled steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition, in which a metallographic structure contains, by area %, 3.0% or more of retained austenite, has a ratio L52/L7 of a length L52 of a grain boundary having a crystal misorientation of 52° to a length L7 of a grain boundary having a crystal misorientation of 7° about a <110> direction of more than 0.18, has a standard deviation of a Mn concentration of 0.60 mass % or less, and has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more.
US12203150B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of iron ore fines agglomerate, resistant to handling, transport, and contact with water. The process consists of mixing iron ore fines with sodium silicate, nanomaterials, catalyst, fluxes and plasticizer; adjusting the moisture of the mixture; agglomerating the mixture by pelletizing, briquetting or extrusion; performing curing at room temperature. The process does not require energy input for heat treatment and allows obtaining an agglomerated product with high physical and metallurgical performance to replace metallic load, including sinter, in reduction furnaces, without the emission of harmful gases such as CO2, dioxins, furans, and SOx.
US12203146B2
A wire for out-of-furnace treatment of metallurgical melts comprises a metallic sheath which encloses a core comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Ba, Sr, Mg, Si and Al, wherein at least one layer of a composite coating is applied to an inner and/or outer surface of said sheath, which coating consists of a lacquer paint material and contains high-melting ultrafine particles selected from compounds of metal carbides and/or nitrides and/or carbonitrides and/or silicides and/or borides. The composite coating comprises a protector material, for which ferroalloys and/or flux agents are used. The metals contained in the high-melting compounds are titanium and/or tungsten and/or silicon and/or magnesium and/or niobium and/or vanadium. Said coating is applied evenly onto the surface of the sheath.
US12203142B2
The invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting ploidy of chromosome segments or entire chromosomes, for detecting single nucleotide variants and for detecting both ploidy of chromosome segments and single nucleotide variants. In some aspects, the invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting cancer or a chromosomal abnormality in a gestating fetus.
US12203137B2
The invention is directed to using of the relative value of the gene expression level of the gene for ADIPOQ and/or of a gene, the expression of which has linear statistical correlation with that of the ADIPOQ gene, in the prognosis or the diagnosis of a type II diabetes mellitus disease in a test subject. Also disclosed is a method for prognosing and/or diagnosing a type II diabetes mellitus disease for classification of a subject into risk groups, wherein the gene expression level of the ADIPOQ gene and/or of a gene, the expression of which has linear statistical correlation with that of the ADIPOQ gene, is determined and the subject is subsequently classified into risk groups, taking said gene expression level into account.
US12203135B2
A honeycomb tube with a planar frame defining a fluidic path between a first planar surface and a second planar surface. A fluidic interface is located at one end of the planar frame. The fluidic interface has a fluidic inlet and fluidic outlet. The fluidic path further includes a well chamber having a well-substrate with a plurality of wells. The well chamber is arranged in the planar frame between the first or second surface and the well-substrate. The well chamber is in fluidic communication between the pre-amplification chamber and the fluidic outlet.
US12203128B2
Provided are methods of producing product nucleic acids involving the use of oligonucleotides that are modified by the application of a stimulus. Aspects of such methods may include producing product nucleic acids using de-activatable oligonucleotides that are deactivated by a de-activating stimulus, as well as methods that may include producing product nucleic acids using activatable oligonucleotides that are activated by an activating stimulus and de-activatable oligonucleotides that are deactivated by a de-activating stimulus. Also provided are kits, compositions and devices that include de-activatable oligonucleotides or activatable and de-activatable oligonucleotides, e.g., for use in performing the methods as described herein.
US12203127B2
The invention provides a method for genetic analysis in individuals that reveals both the genetic sequences and chromosomal copy number of targeted and specific genomic loci in a single assay. The present invention further provides methods for the sensitive and specific detection of target gene sequences and gene expression profiles.
US12203124B2
The present invention provides for improved antimicrobial susceptibility testing and more specifically for improved rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing of clinical samples for efficient and versatile analysis and reliable results.
US12203122B2
Processes for transesterifying wax esters. Implementations may include: providing a feedstock including wax esters, contacting the feedstock with a lipase, and catalytically transesterifying the wax esters in the feedstock with the lipase to form a transesterified product. An oxidative stability index (OSI) of the transesterified product may be greater than an OSI of the feedstock.
US12203118B2
The invention relates to norcoclaurine synthases and substrate binding sites having one or more site-specific mutation which increase the activity, when compared to the wild type synthase, of the condensation of 4-HPAA and dopamine to (S)-norcoclaurine and/or 3,4-DhPAA and dopamine to (S)-norlaudanosoline. The inventors both identified specific mutations corresponding to at position 73, 75, 77, 82, 99, 114, 141, 142, 147, 152, 174 and/or 178 in the count according to SEQ ID No: 1, and sites corresponding to the binding domains defined in SEQ ID NO: 4 and 5, where the mutated increase of the activity may be positioned within these norcoclaurine synthases. These domains are conserved regions.
US12203112B2
The present invention provides protease variants comprising three amino acid substitutions selected from X101N, X128S, and X217Q, compositions comprising such protease variants, and methods of using such protease variants and compositions.
US12203110B2
Aspects of this invention, inter alia, relate to novel systems for targeting, editing or manipulating DNA in a cell, using novel synthetic RNA-guided nucleases (sRGNs). The sRGNs are derived from wildtype or parental small type II CRISPR Cas9 endonucleases.
US12203106B2
This disclosure provides peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, compositions, and methods for enhancing or increasing the stability of a polypeptide (e.g., Taq polymerase). Such peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, or compositions include polypeptides linked to a peptide tag that enhances the stability of the polypeptide. The peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, compositions may also enhance the activity, specificity, and/or fidelity of other polypeptides in a reaction mixture. The disclosure also provides methods of using such peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, compositions.
US12203104B2
The invention is directed to methods involved in the production of flavonoids, anthocyanins and other organic compounds. The invention provides cells engineered for the production of flavonoids, anthocyanins and other organic compounds, where the engineered cells include one or more genetic modifications that increase flavonoid production by increasing metabolic flux to flavonoid precursors and/or reducing carbon losses resulting from the production of byproducts.
US12203102B2
The present disclosure provides thiolases and polypeptide variants of 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, nucleic acids encoding the same, vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and cells comprising the polypeptide variants and/or thiolase, the nucleic acids, and/or the vectors. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the same, including methods for culturing cells, and for the production of various products, including 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA (3-HB-CoA), 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal), 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-HB), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), and esters and amides thereof, and products made from any of these.
US12203101B2
Provided is a thermostable glucose oxidase obtained by introducing at least one pair of disulfide bonds into an amino acid sequence of a wild-type Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase or a mutant Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase. The glucose oxidase is suitable for application in the fields of food, chemical engineering, medicine, agriculture and feeds.
US12203098B2
Provided are methods and compositions for obtaining functionally enhanced derivative effector cells obtained from directed differentiation of genomically engineered iPSCs. Also provided are derivative cells having stable and functional genome editing that delivers improved or enhanced therapeutic effects. Further provided are therapeutic compositions and the use thereof comprising the functionally enhanced derivative effector cells alone, or with antibodies or checkpoint inhibitors in combination therapies.
US12203084B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for generating transgenic plants with increased plant growth and improved multiple yield-related traits, which comprise vascular xylem tissue-targeting overexpression of transcription factors (TFs) involved in vascular xylem cell development.
US12203081B2
Provided herein is the identification and use of the Cannabis Ubiquitin promoter and its use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in a constitutive manner in Cannabis plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, plants and seeds containing the recombinant construct with the promoter, and methods for preparing and using the same.
US12203080B2
The current disclosure relates to the field of plants, in particular to the fields of plant breeding and plant genetics. More particular, the disclosure concerns inventive methodology that may be useful in improving plant properties. In particular the invention may be useful in removing linkage drag. Also provided are plant and plant parts obtained with the method disclosed herein.
US12203078B2
The invention is related to an inducible promoter for improved and regulated gene expression, useful in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. In particular, the present invention relates to a nucleotide sequence comprising the regulatory regions of an erythritol- and erythrulose-inducible promoter in yeast and uses thereof in an expression system thus allowing an improved and regulated gene expression and production of gene product.
US12203076B2
The present invention relates to a method for introducing mutations into at least one target nucleic acid molecule comprising (a) providing at least one sample comprising at least one target nucleic acid molecule; and (b) amplifying the at least one target nucleic acid molecule using a low bias DNA polymerase. The present further relates to a use of a low bias DNA polymerase in a method for introducing mutations into one or more nucleic acid molecule(s), a group of sample tags, a method for designing the group of sample tags, a computer readable medium, and a method for preferentially amplifying target nucleic acid molecules.
US12203075B2
The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides of thraustochytrid polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthases involved in the production of PUFAs, including PUFAs enriched in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), or a combination thereof. The present invention is directed to vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid molecules, compositions comprising the nucleic acid molecules or polypeptides, and methods of making and uses thereof.
US12203073B2
A nanoparticle includes an icosahedral-shaped plant virus particle; an RNAi construct; and one or more endolysosomal release agents, wherein the RNAi construct is noncovalently loaded within the icosahedral-shaped plant virus particle.
US12203070B2
The disclosure provides a guide RNA (gRNA) comprising a DNA-binding domain and a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-associated endonuclease protein-binding domain, wherein the DNA-binding domain is complementary to a target domain from an NRF2 gene. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid sequence encoding the gRNA. The disclosure further provides a method of treating cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-associated endonuclease and a guide RNA that is complementary to a target domain from an NRF2 gene in the subject. Methods of treating cancer comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising: a DNA sequence encoding a guide RNA that is complementary to a target domain from an NRF2 gene in the subject; and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-associated endonuclease, are also provided.
US12203061B2
A system for enabling a wireless single use sensing sub-system by optimizing electrical power is presented. The system includes the sensing sub-system configured to be employed in a bio process environment. Further, the sensing sub-system includes a sensing unit configured to measure at least one parameter of the bio process environment. Also, the sensing sub-system includes a power source electrically coupled to the sensing unit and configured to transmit an electrical power to the sensing unit. Furthermore, the sensing sub-system includes a switch configured to electrically couple or decouple the sensing unit from the power source. In addition, the system includes a control sub-system including a first controller configured to determine at least one power control parameter based on a user-input data and a sensing sub-system data, and optimize consumption of the electrical power in the sensing sub-system, based on the power control parameter.
US12203058B2
The present disclosure provides methods of preparing a high color concentrate (HCC) wine. Aspects of the methods may include obtaining a grape fluid composition from one or more grapes, contacting the grape fluid composition with a reagent to modify the pH, adding an amount of distilled alcohol to the grape fluid composition to produce a fortified wine composition, and concentrating the fortified wine composition to produce an HCC wine. Aspects of the methods may further include obtaining a must from one or more grapes, fermenting the must to produce a grape fluid composition having a percent alcohol content, contacting the grape fluid composition with a reagent to modify the pH, and concentrating the grape fluid composition to produce an HCC wine. Also provided is a composition including the HCC wine produced according to the subject methods.
US12203054B2
The invention includes ware detergent compositions which provides superior cleaning and removal of oily and fatty soils, without the production of excessive foam. According to the invention applicants have discovered that use of a quaternary cationic surfactant in combination with a nonionic low foaming surfactant can provide oily soil removal from ware that is superior to traditional warewash detergent formulations. Compositions for alkaline, preferably solid, warewash detergents are disclosed, as well as their use in dish machines and methods of manufacture.
US12203052B2
The need for liquid hand dishwashing cleaning compositions that comprise alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant having little or no ethoxylation, which provides improved low temperature stability while also achieving the desired product viscosity, suds mileage and overall cleaning is met by formulating the liquid hand dishwashing detergent composition to comprise branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant having a high level of non-C2-branching, especially with a specific alkyl branching distribution, and an average degree of alkoxylation of less than 0.5.
US12203048B2
The present invention describes a vegetable oil comprising a polyunsatured fatty acid having at least 20 carbon atoms (LC-PUFA), which oil has (a) an anisidine value (AnV) of less than 25; (b) a peroxide value (POV) of less than 10; (c) a triglyceride content of greater than 90%; and/or (d) an Oil Stability Index (OSI) of greater than 5 hours at 80° C.
US12203039B2
A method of mitigating fouling in a delayed coking unit heater may include forming a plastic mixture including a plastic material and a carrier. The plastic mixture may be combined with a coker feedstock upstream of a coke drum.
US12203017B2
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of adhesives, more specifically to the field of structural adhesive tapes, in particular for use in bonding metal parts. The present disclosure also relates to a method of bonding two parts and to a composite article. The present disclosure is further directed to the use of a structural adhesive tape for industrial applications, such as construction and automotive applications, in particular for body-in-white bonding applications in the automotive industry.
US12203014B2
The present invention relates to a composition suitable as (meth)acrylic adhesive composition comprising a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles and a (meth)acrylic polymer, its process of preparation, and its use. In particular the present invention relates to a structural (meth)acrylic adhesive composition comprising a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles made by a multistage process and a (meth)acrylic polymer, its process of preparation and its use. More particularly the present invention relates to structural (meth)acrylic adhesive composition made from a two part composition comprising a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles made by a multistage process and a (meth)acrylic polymer, its process of preparation, and its use.
US12203012B2
A stratum corneum-collecting adhesive composition includes a hydrophobic component having adhesiveness, and a hydrophilic component that is present in a dispersed state in the hydrophobic component.
US12203008B2
A polishing slurry according to the present invention is a polishing slurry for polishing copper or a copper alloy, the polishing slurry including abrasives, an organic acid, an oxidizing agent, and alkali. The polishing slurry further includes polycarboxylic acid, and alkylbenzenesulfonic acid, in which a concentration of the polycarboxylic acid is 0.1 to 0.5 mass % in terms of concentration of sodium polycarboxylate, and a concentration of the alkylbenzenesulfonic acid is 0.3 mass % or more in terms of concentration of alkylbenzenesulfonate triethanolamine.
US12203005B2
Provided is a conductive material dispersion comprising single-walled carbon nanotubes, a dispersant, a dispersion aid, and a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersant comprises polyvinyl butyral and hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber, and the dispersion aid comprises a compound represented by Formula 1. A-(R)n [Formula 1] In Formula 1, A is a structure having a carbon number of 16 to 50 carbon number and comprising four or more aromatic rings and nitrogen, R is a structure comprising an anionic functional group, and n is an integer of 1 to 5.
US12203004B2
Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. Methods of making the compositions are also disclosed.
US12202996B2
In the present invention, a conductive film having low resistance is formed on a substrate, said film having excellent storage stability and high dispersion stability as an ink. A copper oxide ink (1) contains a copper oxide (2), a dispersant (3), and a reducing agent. The content of the reducing agent is in the range of formula (1), and the content of the dispersant is in the range of formula (2). (1) 0.00010≤(reducing agent mass/copper oxide mass)≤0.10 (2) 0.0050≤(dispersant mass/copper oxide mass)≤0.30 The reducing agent content promotes the reduction of copper oxide to copper during firing, and promotes the sintering of copper.
US12202992B2
The present disclosure includes a white ink composition including a liquid vehicle with water and organic co-solvent, from 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % white metal oxide particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, and from 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of polyurethane particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle. The polyurethane particles include a polyurethane polymer with polymerized sulfonated-diamines, polymerized nonionic diamines, and isocyanate-generated self-crosslinked amines.
US12202991B2
An ink which comprises a water-insoluble colorant, a dispersant, a polymer resin, and water. The polymer resin is one of four monomers which are methacrylic acid and three monomers selected respectively from among C1- to C4-alkyl methacrylates, C6- to C10-alkyl acrylates, and unsaturated C2- to C4-alkyl methacrylates; and a reactive emulsifier having a radical-polymerizable double bond in the molecule. An ink-jet recording method in which the ink is used; a recording medium to which the ink has been adhered; and an ink-jet printer including a vessel filled with the ink.
US12202983B2
The present invention is directed to a method for producing a modified alumina by modifying a surface of an alumina with the addition of a phosphono group containing modifier. The invention is further directed to a modified alumina produced according to the method of the present invention and to a modified alumina having specific characteristics.
US12202980B2
Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of enhancing the weatherability. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention contains an anthraquinone dye and a perinone dye.
US12202974B2
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a silicone elastomer article comprising the following step: 1) providing a composition C, comprising water and at least 20% by weight of at least one poloxamer, into a container; 2) placing the container comprising the composition C at the required temperature T1 to form a gel; 3) printing a crosslinkable silicone composition X into the gel obtained in 2) with a 3D printer at the required temperature T1; 4) optionally allowing the printed composition X to partially or totally crosslink, optionally by heating, to obtain a silicone elastomer article, into the container; 5) optionally placing the container obtained in step 4) at a temperature T3 lower than the sol-gel transition temperature of composition C; 6) recovering the silicone elastomer article; and 7) optionally washing the obtained silicone elastomer article for example with water at a temperature T3 lower than the sol-gel transition temperature of composition C.
US12202967B2
Aspects of the present disclosure include compositions of and methods for producing a polymer-polysaccharide nanocomposite resin, including preparing a dispersion comprising polysaccharide nanocrystals, an alkane diol monomer and an alkane diacid agent monomer; polycondensing the alkane diol monomer and the alkane diacid agent monomer in the dispersion to produce a polymer-polysaccharide nanocomposite resin. Aspects of the present disclosure further include compositions of and methods for producing a polybutylene succinate nanocomposite, including dispersing cellulose nanocrystals in 1,4 butanediol (BDO) to form a cellulose-BDO dispersion and esterifying the cellulose-BDO dispersion and succinate anhydride to form a plurality of polybutylene succinate oligomers. The polybutylene succinate oligomers are condensed to form a polybutylene succinate nanocomposite.
US12202955B2
The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a) a polyethylene blend comprising from 95.5% to 99.5 wt % low density polyethylene (LDPE) and from 0.5% to 4.5 wt % high density polyethylene (HDPE), wherein the wt % (% by weight) is based the total amount of low density polyethylene and high density polyethylene in the blend, and b) a mixture of glycerol-mono-stearate and glycerol-mono-palmitate.
US12202953B2
Fluorescent magenta latexes are provided which may comprise water and fluorescent agent-incorporated resin particles, the particles comprising a resin, Solvent Red 49 as a red fluorescent agent, and Solvent Yellow 98 as a yellow fluorescent agent, wherein the fluorescent magenta latex has a weight ratio of the Solvent Red 49 to the Solvent Yellow 98 in a range of from 3:1 to 10:1. Fluorescent magenta toners and methods of making and using the fluorescent magenta toners are also provided.
US12202951B2
A modified expanded bead that includes an expanded bead which includes a specific base polymer (β) and a coating layer which includes a specific base polymer (α). The coating layer covers at least part of an outer surface of the expanded bead. The melting point Tα of the base polymer (α) and the melting point Tβ of the base polymer (β) satisfy a relationship of 0≤Tα−Tβ≤20. When the modified expanded bead is cut into two halves along a cutting plane to form two half portions and thereafter one of the two half portions is cut along planes perpendicular to the cutting plane to form ten small pieces, outermost pieces among the ten small pieces have a xylene-insoluble content (B) which is less than a xylene-insoluble content (A) in the half portion and the xylene-insoluble content (A) is 10-80% by mass.
US12202947B2
A germ-repellent plastic contains an anti-biofouling compound, and a basic plastic. The anti-biofouling compound is optionally selected from the group of a polyol, a polyether polyol, a polyol derivative, and a combination thereof; or the anti-biofouling compound is selected from the group consisting of a polyether, a poly (ethylene glycol) ether, a polysorbate, and a combination thereof; or the anti-biofouling compound is selected from the group consisting of poly (ethylene glycol) sorbitan monolaurate, poly (ethylene glycol) sorbitan monooleate, poly (ethylene glycol) sorbitol hexaoleate, ceteareth, and a combination thereof. The basic plastic is not a blend of a low-density polyethylene polymer and an ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer, a blend of a polypropylene polymer and an ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer, a blend of polyolefin elastomer polymers and a polyvinyl chloride polymer. A method for manufacturing such a germ-repellent plastic and a germ-repellent plastic item are also described.
US12202944B2
The embodiments relate to a heat shrinkable film and a process for regenerating a polyester container using the same. The heat shrinkable film comprises a copolymerized polyester resin comprising a diol component and a dicarboxylic acid component and has a heat shrinkage rate of 30% or more in the main shrinkage direction upon thermal treatment at a temperature of 80° C. for 10 seconds, a melting point of 190° C. or higher as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, and a peak temperature (Tp) of 95° C. to 115° C. as measured in the endothermic and exothermic curve (heat flow) by differential scanning calorimetry. It not only solves the environmental problem by improving the recyclability of the polyester container, but also is capable of enhancing the yield and productivity.
US12202939B2
A fluoropolyether group-containing compound of formula (1) or (2): wherein RF1, RX1, RX2 and RSi are as defined herein.
US12202932B2
The patent application discloses a degradable thermoset composite. The composite comprises a reaction product of an epoxy resin, a cross-linker, a catalyst. The epoxy resin mixture may comprise at least one cycloaliphatic epoxide. The reaction product may have a glass transition temperature greater than or equal to 140° C. as measured by DMA.
US12202928B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards isocyanate reactive compositions that include a polyol and tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane alkoxylate.
US12202927B2
The invention relates to isocyanate-based, storage-stable, one-part compositions that are fixable by irradiation with actinic radiation and curable by heat. The composition comprises (A) an at least bifunctional, solid isocyanate having a passivated surface and a melting point of at least 40° C.; (B) an isocyanate-reactive component selected from the group of alcohols, amines and thiols, and mixtures thereof; (C) a radiation-curable compound; and (D) a photoinitiator. Optionally, further additives (E) can be contained in the composition according to the present invention. The compositions, by fixation with actinic radiation, can be transferred into a state that ensures dimensional stability of the compositions during heat curing.
US12202924B2
A method for separating polybutene, the method including: (1) introducing a polybutene solution into a distillation column, the solution including polybutene, a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent, and a non-polar hydrocarbon solvent and having a viscosity of 1 cp to 50 cp measured at 25° C. using a rotational viscometer; (2) collecting an upper stream including the halogenated hydrocarbon solvent and a portion of the non-polar hydrocarbon solvent from an upper portion of the distillation column, and collecting a lower stream including the polybutene and a remaining portion of the non-polar hydrocarbon solvent from a lower portion of the distillation column, where the lower stream has a viscosity of 10 cp to 150 cp; and (3) separating the remaining portion of the non-polar hydrocarbon solvent and the polybutene from the lower stream.
US12202919B2
Cast film made from terpolymers, and terpolymers containing units derived from propylene, ethylene and 1-butene.
US12202907B2
The present invention relates to antigen-binding compounds that inhibit the enzymatic activity of soluble human CD39. The invention also relates to cells producing such compounds; methods of making such compounds, and antibodies, fragments, variants, and derivatives thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same; methods of using the compounds to diagnose, treat or prevent diseases, e.g., cancer.
US12202899B2
An anti-PD-L1 antibody, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising: a heavy chain variable region comprising the three CDRs with the sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-16, or 18-20; and/or a light chain variable region comprising the three CDRs with the sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 22-24, 26-28, 30-32, 34-36, or 38-40, wherein the antibody is a chimeric, humanized, composite, or human antibody.
US12202897B2
The present invention provides nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, methods and compositions to confer and/or augment immune responses mediated by cellular immunotherapy, such as by adoptively transferring CD8+ central memory T cells or combinations of central memory T cells with CD4+ T cells that are genetically modified to express a chimeric receptor under the control of an inducible promoter. In some alternatives the genetically modified host cell comprises a nucleic acid comprising a polynucleotide coding for a chimeric antigen receptor comprising a ligand binding domain, a polynucleotide comprising a spacer region, a polynucleotide comprising a transmembrane domain, and a polynucleotide comprising an intracellular signaling domain under the control of a drug inducible promoter. Controlling the expression of the chimeric receptor provides for the ability to turn expression on and off depending on the status of the patient. Pharmaceutical formulations produced by the method, and methods of using the same, are also described.
US12202895B2
The present disclosure provides an isolated monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds specifically to leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor 4 (LILRB4). In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, modulates the activation of LILRB4. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, activates LILRB4. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, suppresses activation of LILRB4. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, specifically blocks binding of ApoE to LILRB4. In another aspect, there is provided a method of treating or ameliorating the effects of a cancer in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof or an engineered cell as provided herein.
US12202883B2
The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising aflibercept and methods for producing such compositions in chemically defined media and using chromatography to reduce certain aflibercept variants.
US12202882B2
Provided herein are immunomodulatory proteins that exhibit neutralizing activity of BAFF and APRIL (or BAFF/APRIL heterotrimers). The immunomodulatory proteins provided herein include variant domains of Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor (TACI). Among provided immunodulatory proteins are TACI-Fc fusion proteins. Also provided are nucleic acid molecules encoding the immunomodulatory proteins. The immunomodulatory proteins provide therapeutic utility for a variety of immunological diseases, disorders or conditions. Also provided are compositions and methods for making and using such proteins.
US12202881B2
The disclosure relates to integrin binding peptides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides and to uses thereof as therapeutic, diagnostic, imaging and targeting agents.
US12202879B2
A PD-L1 mutant having improved binding affinity for PD-1 is disclosed. A method for preparing the PD-L1 variant and a method for screening the PD-L1 variant are also disclosed. The PD-L1 variant produced by substituting some amino acids in the sequence of wild-type PD-L1 with other optimal amino acids, achieving greatly improved affinity for PD-1. In addition, the possibility of immunogenicity can be reduced by the smallest possible number of the mutation sites.
US12202873B2
Novel human interleukin-2 (IL-2) muteins or variants thereof are provided. In particular, provided are IL-2 muteins that have an increased binding capacity for IL-2Rβ receptor and a decreased binding capacity for IL-2Rγc receptor, as compared to wild-type IL-2. Such IL-2 muteins are useful, for example, as IL-2 partial agonist and antagonists in applications where reduction or inhibition of one or more IL-2 and/or IL-15 functions is useful (e.g., in the treatment of graft versus host disease (GVHD) and adult T cell leukemia). Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such IL-2 muteins, methods of making such IL-2 muteins, pharmaceutical compositions that include such IL-2 muteins and methods of treatment using such pharmaceutical compositions.
US12202871B2
This disclosure provides a method of preventing, alleviating, or treating a condition (i.e., neutropenia) in a patient in need thereof, the condition characterized by compromised white blood cell production in the patient. The method includes administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a protein complex comprising a modified human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (hG-CSF) covalently linked to an immunoglobulin Fc region via a non-peptidyl polymer. The non-peptidyl polymer is site-specifically linked to an N-terminus of the immunoglobulin Fc region, and the modified hG-CSF comprises substitutions in at least one of Cys17 and Pro65.
US12202859B2
The present disclosure provides affinity tagged heterodimeric polypeptides comprising a hepatitis C virus (HCV) E1 polypeptide and an HCV E2 polypeptide, where one or both of the E1 and E2 polypeptides comprises an affinity tag. The present disclosure provides a method of producing an affinity tagged E1/E2 heterodimer of the present disclosure. The present disclosure provides methods of producing untagged HCV E1/E2 heterodimers. The present disclosure provides HCV E1/E2 heterodimers, compositions comprising same, and methods of inducing an immune response to HCV.
US12202855B2
The present invention generally relates to T cells that are modified to enhance the efficiency of adoptive cellular therapy by modulating dendritic cell activity, a composition comprising modified T cells, vectors and methods for the treatment of cancer comprising administering modified T cells. In particular, the present invention provides modified T cells for use in adoptive cellular therapies for the treatment of solid tumours.
US12202849B2
The present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of salts and/or co-crystals of tenofovir alafenamide, the pharmaceutical formulations, and the therapeutic uses thereof in treating viral infections.
US12202846B1
A method of treating a microbial infection in a patient is provided, including steps of administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a metal-1-(2-hydroxyphenylazo)-2-naphthol (H2AZD) complex, wherein the metal is Fe(III), Ni(II), or Cu(II) and the metal is complexed with a 1-(2-hydroxyphenylazo)-2-naphthol (H2AZD) ligand.
US12202842B2
The present disclosure generally relates to compounds of Formula (1) and pharmaceutical compositions that may be used in methods of treating cancer.
US12202827B2
The present invention relates to a compound selected from (R)-(+)-5-(p-cyanophenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and in particular to the phosphate salt of (R)-(+)-5-(p-cyanophenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine, both having preferably an enantiomeric excess of the (R) form higher than or equal to 97%. Furthermore, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, their use as a medicament and in methods of treatment of diseases and disorders in humans including women of child bearing potential and pediatric patients in which aldosterone over-exposure contributes to the deleterious effects of said diseases or disorders, as well as processes for preparing said inventive compounds.
US12202822B2
Disclosed in the present application are a salt form and a crystal form of an S1P1 receptor mediated disease or symptom drug 1-{2-fluoro-4-[5-(4-isobutylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-3-yl]benzyl}-3-azetidinecarboxylic acid (formula A). Also disclosed in the present invention are a preparation method for the salt form or the crystal form, a pharmaceutical composition of the salt form or the crystal form, and use of the salt form or the crystal form in the preparation of a drug for treating and/or preventing an S1P1 receptor mediated disease or symptom.
US12202813B2
The present invention relates to processes for preparing 6-(1-Acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)nicotinamide (Compound I) in a large scale of over 1 Kg. The processes provide a good yield and a purity of at least 95% of the final product and provide a controllable and safe reaction.
US12202812B2
A glycosyl donor represented by formula (I) is used for preparing an S-glycoside compound represented by formula (III), an O-glycoside compound represented by formula (V), and a C-glycoside compound represented by formula (V). The glycosyl donor is a raw material in the preparation of O-glycoside, S-glycoside, and C-glycoside compounds by means of a free radical reaction, most of which have a special α configuration.
US12202811B2
A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: R20—(Z)b—(Y)c—(R21)a—X—R22—R23 wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; Z is alkanediyl, substituted alkanediyl, cycloalkanediyl, or substituted cycloalkanediyl; Y is S, O, or NR10, wherein R10 is H or alkyl; R21 is alkanediyl, substituted alkanediyl, cycloalkanediyl, substituted cycloalkanediyl, alkadienyl, substituted alkadienyl, alkatrienyl, substituted alkatrienyl; X is —C(═O)— or —S(═O)(═O)—; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; a is 0 or 1; b is 0 or 1; and c is 0 or 1; provided that if X is —C(═O)— then Y is not S.
US12202809B2
The invention relates to 1,5-benzothiazepine and 1,2,5-benzothiadiazepine derivatives of formula (I). These compounds are bile acid modulators having apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) and/or liver bile acid transport (LBAT) inhibitory activity. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, gastrointestinal diseases and liver diseases.
US12202806B2
The invention relates to novel hydrazide-based templates, methods of making the same, and methods of using the hydrazide-based templates as molecular scaffolds for asymmetric light driven transformations, light driven material synthesis, and biological applications. Furthermore, the present invention relates to photoinitiators, monomers, and polymers derived from biomass, together with methods and methods of using the same.
US12202800B2
A method for producing a compound represented by the formula (1): wherein LG is a leaving group, PG1 is an amino-protecting group, and R is a hydrocarbon group having 1-8 carbon atoms and optionally having substituent(s), comprising reacting a compound represented by the formula (6): with an amino group protecting agent to obtain a compound represented by the formula (7): or a salt thereof; reacting the aforementioned compound represented by the formula (7) with a lactonization agent to obtain a compound represented by the formula (8): reacting the aforementioned compound represented by the formula (8) with an esterification agent to obtain a compound represented by the formula (9): and reacting the aforementioned compound represented by the formula (9) with a leaving group introduction agent.
US12202799B2
The present application discloses a method for identifying an agent for the treatment or prevention of cancer or metastatic cancer comprising the steps of contacting stem cell with a potential agent, and identifying an agent that induces differentiation, or inhibits stem cell pluripotency or growth of the stem cell, wherein such agent is determined to be an anti-cancer agent.
US12202796B2
A method of preparing 3(4),8(9)-bisformyltricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decane is provided. According to the present invention, 3(4),8(9)-bisformyltricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decane (TCDDA) may be prepared with a high conversion rate and purity without a separate catalyst recovery process.
US12202793B2
A method for catalytic vapor phase oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde may include: passing a feed stream comprising methanol and oxygen through a layered catalyst bed having a first layer comprising a first silver catalyst particles and a second layer comprising a second silver catalyst particles that are different than the first silver catalyst particles, wherein the feed stream passes through the first layer before the second layer, wherein the first silver catalyst particles has a greater reaction activity for converting methanol and oxygen to formaldehyde; and reacting the methanol and the oxygen in the presence of the catalysts to produce a product stream comprising formaldehyde.
US12202787B2
A method for synthesizing methanol, wherein a fuel stream containing carbon is supplied to a synthesis gas reactor arrangement to obtain a synthesis gas stream including hydrogen and carbon oxides that is supplied to a first reactor stage of a methanol reactor arrangement for partial conversion into methanol, and is obtained with a generation pressure higher than the synthesis pressure with which the synthesis gas stream is partially converted into methanol. A residue gas stream is obtained from the methanol reactor arrangement, supplied to a recycle compressor and to the methanol reactor arrangement. Before being supplied to the first reactor stage, the synthesis gas stream is supplied to a heat recovery device to recover heat. A recovery stream is supplied to a hydrogen recovery arrangement to obtain an H-recycle stream. The pressure of the unreacted hydrogen is increased before it is supplied again to the first reactor stage.
US12202786B2
The present invention provides a method for producing an aromatic nitrile compound, the method comprising a dehydration reaction wherein a desired compound can be selectively obtained with high yield while suppressing the generation of by-products during the regeneration of an aromatic amide compound into the corresponding aromatic nitrile compound. In addition, the present invention realizes a method for efficiently producing a carbonate ester by applying the abovementioned production method to a method for producing a carbonate ester. The above are achieved by means of a method for producing an aromatic nitrile compound involving a dehydration reaction wherein an aromatic amide compound is dehydrated, the method having a contact step for bringing the aromatic amide compound into contact with a catalyst in a gas phase during the dehydration reaction.
US12202777B2
The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising a microalgae consortium. A composition comprises at least one genera of microalgae flocculated by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain, Strain 2, deposited under the Budapest Treaty as ATCC Accession No. PTA-12841. Methods of treating the soil comprise adding a composition of the present invention to soil.
US12202776B2
A honeycomb structure includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having a porous partition wall so as to surround a plurality of cells extending from a first end face to a second end face, and a circumferential coating layer composed of a circumferential coating material coated on at least a part of circumference of the honeycomb structure body, wherein the circumferential coating layer has a printing area for printing on the surface thereof, the printing area has a lightness (L*) in L*a*b* color space (CIE1976) defined by International Commission on Illumination (CIE) of 35 or more, and the printing area has a surface roughness Ra of 30 μm or less.
US12202770B2
A composition comprising at least one binder coated with at least one metallate additive according to formula 1: (RO)m-M-(Oa—XbR′c—Yd)n (formula 1), wherein M is one of titanium and zirconium. The composition is particularly useful in producing treated binders and construction materials, wherein the resulting treated binders and construction materials have advantageous properties, such as increased strength. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the inventive composition, treated binders and construction materials.
US12202766B2
The present disclosure provides a glass composition for glass fibers, the glass composition including, in mass %: SiO2: 59.5 to 62.5%; Al2O3: 19 to 21.2%; B2O3: 0 to 0.5%; MgO: 16 to 18%; CaO: 0 to 1.5%; Li2O: 0 to 1.0%; Na2O: 0 to 0.2%; K2O: 0 to 0.1%; TiO2: 0 to 5%; ZrO2: 0 to 5%; ZnO: 0 to 1.5%; and F2: 0 to 0.1%.
US12202765B2
The present invention is related to a triple silver low-e coating and developed with electrically conductive and heatable characteristic in order to be used on the second or third surfaces of laminated automobile glasses.
US12202763B2
The present disclosure provides a gradient glass and a preparation method and use thereof. The gradient glass includes: a glass body, a haze of at least a part of an outer surface of the glass body being greater than 0, the haze gradually changing in a predetermined direction, and a light transmittance at any position of the glass body being greater than 85%.
US12202761B2
A gob trough for guiding a gob of molten glass is provided. The trough may be formed from trough segments that have a stepped configuration that reduces the amount of contact time between the gob and the trough. The trough may include surface formations that additionally reduce the contact time between the gob and the trough.
US12202757B2
A method for obtaining a curved laminated glazing unit, includes applying an enamel coating to a part of a first face of a first glass sheet so as to create at least one enameled zone and at least one unenameled zone, applying a sacrificial layer to a part, called the sacrificial zone, of a first face of a second glass sheet, simultaneously bending the first and second glass sheets, the sacrificial zone being disposed at least in line with at least one part of an enameled zone, removing the sacrificial layer, either during the bending or after the bending step, and laminating the first and second glass sheets by a thermoplastic interlayer.
US12202756B2
In a water treatment system, a pretreatment chemical is added to water stream in a pretreatment process including a coagulation, flocculation and separation to reduce amount of dissolved and/or particulate matter in the water stream. Hydrophobic conditions in the water stream are monitored upstream or downstream from adding the pretreatment chemicals. Dosing of the pretreatment chemical to the water stream is controlled based on the monitored hydrophobic conditions. Thereby a membrane fouling in subsequent membrane filtration stage can be minimized.
US12202754B2
A porous biological polymerizing agent for sediment dewatering in environmental dredging of rivers and lakes is disclosed, which is obtained by thoroughly mixing 50 wt % to 70 wt % of an agent A and 30 wt % to 50 wt % of an agent B into irregular spheres of 1 mm to 3 mm, and crushing the irregular spheres into solid particles with a particle size of ≤20 mesh, and the solid particles have a pH of 5.0 to 6.0. The agent A is obtained by thoroughly mixing 10 wt % to 30 wt % of cellulose, 20 wt % to 50 wt % of starch, and 20 wt % to 40 wt % of amino acid; and the agent B is obtained by thoroughly mixing 40 wt % to 70 wt % of saccharifying enzyme (SE) and 30 wt % to 60 wt % of citric acid.
US12202753B2
Wastewater is remanufactured with ozone in a series of mixing vessels. The ozone is dispersed to both a top and a bottom portion of each mixing vessel, but in different amounts. This creates an electrical potential difference across the height of each mixing vessel which significantly improves the oxidation of organic carbon-based impurities and eliminates H2S and bacteria. Sludge and solids floating to the top of each mixing vessels are removed, as well as sludge and solids settling to the bottom of the mixing vessels. When oil and gas well wastewater is treated in this manner, the resulting treated water is purified and has a high salt content suitable for oil or gas well injection.
US12202751B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for producing saturated oxygen water. The present disclosure also provides methods of increasing a concentration of dissolved oxygen in blood of a human subject.
US12202748B2
The present disclosure relates to a desalination system of photovoltaic direct-driven membrane capacitive deionization. The system includes a photovoltaic direct-driven group and a municipal power grid-connected group. The photovoltaic direct-driven group includes a photovoltaic power collection unit, a power storage unit, a direct-driven power monitoring unit, a voltage adjustment unit, and a membrane capacitive deionization water purification unit. The municipal power grid-connected group includes a grid-connected control unit, a grid busbar unit, and an intelligent detection unit.
US12202741B1
A water delivery control system operates to selectively deliver water from a water source to water use devices. The system includes at least one controller that wirelessly communicates messages with a portable user device. The system includes a water control valve and a motor that is operative to selectively move at least one valve element of the valve. A water meter is operative to measure water flow that corresponds to flow through the valve. The controller is operable to cause the valve to enable or prevent flow through the valve responsive at least in part to water flow data. The controller is operative to determine a water use condition responsive to a water usage pattern, and to cause at least one message to be sent to the portable user device responsive to the determined water use condition.
US12202738B2
Provided is a composition comprising: (a)a principal phase that is provided by a layered mixed metal oxide having a rocksalt structure belonging to the R-3m space group; the layered mixed metal oxide comprising the following component elements: 45 to 55 atomic % lithium; 20 to 55 atomic % of one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, and combinations thereof; and 0 to 25 atomic % of one or more additional dopant elements selected from the group consisting of: magnesium, calcium, strontium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, copper, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, boron, aluminium, gallium, tin, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium and europium; wherein said atomic % is expressed as a % of total atoms of said layered oxide, excluding oxygen; (b)a minor phase that is provided by a metal oxide that does not have the crystal structure of the layered mixed metal oxide, the minor phase comprising one or more of the transition metals contained in the layered mixed metal oxide, the transition metals being selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, and cobalt. Methods of making the composition and electrodes and cells, especially solid-state batteries, containing the composition are also provided. The rough morphology of the crystals confers advantages compared with smoother crystals of similar chemical composition, particularly in solid-state batteries.
US12202737B2
The disclosure relates to porous garnet ribbons and methods of making such porous garnet ribbons.
US12202733B2
The invention relates to two dimensional (2D) heterostructures and methods of fabricating the same. The 2D hetero structures are integration of borophene with graphene and 2D lateral and vertical hetero structures with sharp and rotationally commensurate interfaces. The rich bonding configurations of boron indicate that borophene can be integrated into a diverse range of 2D heterostructures.
US12202729B2
A method for preparing a graphene nanosheet, wherein the method includes preparing an electrode assembly comprising a negative electrode, wherein the negative electrode comprises artificial graphite, a lithium metal counter electrode opposing the negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the lithium metal counter electrode, and immersing the electrode assembly in an electrolyte, electrochemically charging the immersed electrode assembly to form a charged electrode assembly, separating the artificial graphite from the charged electrode assembly to form separated artificial graphite, and de-laminating a graphene nanosheet from the separated artificial graphite, wherein the initial discharge capacity of the negative electrode is 350 mAh/g or greater, and the electrolyte comprises an organic solvent comprising a cyclic carbonate and a linear carbonate, and a lithium salt.
US12202726B2
An operating method is disclosed for a dehydrogenation reaction system. The method includes providing a system having: an acid aqueous solution tank including an acid aqueous solution; a dehydrogenation reactor including a chemical hydride of a solid state and receiving an acid aqueous solution from the acid aqueous solution tank to react the chemical hydride with the acid aqueous solution to generate hydrogen; and a fuel cell stack receiving hydrogen generated from the dehydrogenation reactor to be reacted with oxygen to generate water and simultaneously to generate electrical energy. The method also includes recycling the water generated from the fuel cell stack to one or all of the acid aqueous solution tank, the dehydrogenation reactor, and a separate water tank. The acid is formic acid and, in in the dehydrogenation reactor, the temperature is in a range of 10° C. to 400° C. and the pressure is in a range of 1 bar to 100 bar.
US12202724B2
The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, including bonding a capping substrate over a sensing substrate, forming a through hole traversing the capping substrate, forming a dielectric layer over the capping substrate under a first vacuum level, and forming a metal layer over the dielectric layer under a second vacuum level, wherein the second vacuum level is higher than the first vacuum level.
US12202719B2
A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths; a cold air tunnel coupled with the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably introduce cold air into the material outlet chamber, so as to maintain an internal temperature of the material outlet chamber to be lower than a predetermined temperature; a first air extraction device located at an air inlet of the cold air tunnel; and a second air extraction device positioned inside the cold air tunnel.
US12202714B2
The invention relates to a rope drum of a rope hoist, the rope drum having a drum cover for winding a hoisting rope around it, a power transmission member at an end of the drum cover for driving the rope drum, and a fastening device for fastening an end of the hoisting rope to the rope drum. The fastening device is fastenable on an area between the end surfaces of the rope drum, close to an end of the rope drum and protruding from its surface, and mainly comprises a cylindrical gripping part for installing a spliced rope loop of the hoisting rope around it, and a fastening protrusion arranged to extend from the cylindrical gripping part over the end of the rope loop and simultaneously forming a space partly enclosing the end of the rope loop.
US12202702B2
A sensing apparatus can be configured to detect an edge of a paper that is received by an automated transaction machine (ATM). The paper can move along a path located inside the ATM, the path having opposite first and second sides. The sensing apparatus can include a light emitter and a light detector on the first side of the path, with the light emitter positioned so that it can emit light across the path to the second side. The light detector can be configured to detect light from the light emitter and can emit a signal corresponding to an amount of detected light. The sensing apparatus can also include a control circuit that can control a flow of power to the light emitter, and the control circuit can also receive the signal emitted by the sensor.
US12202699B2
A sheet transporting device includes: plural pairs of transporting rolls that are arranged adjacent to one another in a direction of transport of a sheet; and a component configured to switch individual positions of the plural pairs of transporting rolls between a nipping position and an unnipping position, the component being a single switching component capable of switching a state of nipping by the plural pairs of transporting rolls between a state where all of the plural pairs of transporting rolls are in the nipping position, a state where some of the plural pairs of transporting rolls are in the nipping position while remaining ones of the plural pairs of transporting rolls are in the unnipping position, and a state where all of the plural pairs of transporting rolls are in the unnipping position.
US12202693B2
A paper sorting device includes: a stacking conveyor that receives continuously fed cut sheets to stack the cut sheets by sorting unit and that continuously conveys stacked cut sheets downstream on a unit-by-unit basis; and a stacker section arranged downstream of the stacking conveyor, capable of continuously stacking the stacked cut sheets conveyed from the stacking conveyor, at different positions on a placement surface.
US12202689B2
A method for producing coreless roll paper includes a winding step in which paper 11 is wound on a shaft 20 in a roll shape, and an extracting step in which the shaft 20 is extracted from roll paper 12 to form a center hole 13. The shaft 20 includes a body part 22 having grooves 23, and a sleeve 30 is put on and fixed to the body part 22. In the winding step, the paper 11 is wound on the sleeve 30.
US12202673B1
System includes a server comprising a receptacle exchange engine, a receptacle, a shelf comprising a plurality of storage locations, and a frame positioned adjacent the shelf. The frame includes a lift traveling about a vertical rail. The vertical rail translating horizontally about two guide tracks arranged parallel to one another. The lift is configured for transferring the receptacle to a storage location of the shelf. System is configured to: determine that the receptacle containing one or more sorted articles is ready to be transferred and direct the lift to transfer the receptacle from an article receiving position to one of: (a) a storage location of the shelf, and (b) a position about a receptacle transport device.
US12202665B2
Phase change material panel and passive thermally controlled shipping container employing the panels
A phase change thermal storage unit having has at least one conformational feature selected from (i) a fill port located proximate a corner of the of the panel, (ii) internal contouring that alters the thickness of the phase change material retention chamber for creating an average thickness of the chamber within a central portion of the chamber which is less than the average thickness of the chamber within a peripheral portion of the chamber, and (iii) fingertip indentation handles proximate each and every edge.
US12202664B2
A drink container comprising: a pouch with exterior and interior surfaces, the interior surface defining an internal chamber; a straw located entirely within the internal chamber; a seam connected to a border of the pouch, the seam partially separating a first portion of the internal chamber from a second portion of the internal chamber; wherein the straw is fixedly attached to the interior surface at a first location; wherein the pouch includes first and second opposing side panels, the first and second opposing side panels coupled to one another along the border and along the seam; wherein the first side panel includes first and second layers; wherein a first portion of the first side panel includes the first layer but not the second layer; wherein the first portion of the internal chamber includes: (a) the first portion of the first side panel, and (b) a first end of the straw.
US12202658B2
A wall (60) made of sheet material including an outer panel (61) having a through opening (61a), an inner panel (62) engaged with the outer panel (61) and a through opening (62a). The wall includes a selector (90) engaged in interposition between the outer panel and the inner panel. The selector includes a through opening (91) and is moveable relative to the outer and inner panels between: a first operative position wherein the through opening of the selector faces the through openings of the outer and inner panels to define, essentially with the latter through openings, a single passage passing through the wall; a second operative position wherein the through opening of the selector is offset with respect to the through openings of the outer and inner panels to prevent the communication between the through openings of the outer and inner panels.
US12202655B2
A box according to an embodiment includes a first case including a first opening in at least one surface thereof, a second case inserted into the first case through the first opening, a partition wall configured to partition an interior of the first case into an area into which the second case is inserted and a remaining area, and a string which has one end coupled to the partition wall and which is configured such that when the second case is inserted into the first case, a part thereof is inserted into the first case and a part of a remainder thereof is exposed at an outside of the first case, wherein at least a part of the second case is withdrawn from the first case by the part of the remainder thereof being pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case.
US12202651B2
A dust-excluding carrier for product storage comprises a housing cavity and dust-excluding isolation members. The dust-excluding isolation member comprises a first main body, the first main body is provided with a first opening; the material tray and the dust-excluding isolation member are detachably connected. The material tray comprises a second main body with a second opening. The first main body and the second main body may be snap-fitted together and apart, so the first opening is covered by the second body and the second opening covered by the first body.
US12202650B2
[Object] To provide a synthetic resin cap of a structure that is further improved in convenience when drinking while suppressing falling or loss of the cap when a container is opened. [Solving Means] A synthetic resin cap as a specific example of the present invention has a tamper-evident band to be fitted on an outer peripheral surface of a container mouth portion of a container, and a cap main body having a skirt wall and a top plate, and including, in the skirt wall, a fixing rib coupled with the tamper-evident band via a weakened portion and a strap portion and extending to a radially outer side of the skirt wall. The fixing rib is formed from a first inclined portion that flares downwards, and a protrusion portion that is disposed below the first inclined portion. When the container is opened, a side surface of the container mouth portion and the protrusion portion come into contact with each other, and an upper surface of a laterally extending portion, the laterally extending portion being disposed below the container mouth portion and extending in a radial direction, and the top plate come into contact with each other, thereby maintaining a posture of the cap main body when the container is opened.
US12202645B2
A display container for displaying an aromatic botanical specimen includes: (a) a container body for enclosing the botanical specimen and scented air having a scent of the botanical specimen; (b) at least one scent discharge port in the container body; and (c) an air pump coupled to the container body and operable to discharge the scented air from within the container body to the environment through the scent discharge port.
US12202635B1
A method for performing one or more tasks on a surface via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or aerial robotics system (ARS) includes tethering a first UAV to a ceiling, a vertical wall, or a second UAV via a tethering cord with an extendible and retractable length, performing at least one task via the first UAV to an object during flight of the first UAV, sensing at least one parameter of the surface of the object via a task sensor, and resiliently adjusting an adjustable sensor arm of the first UAV to facilitate performance of the task(s). The adjustable sensor arm may support the task sensor and be resilient to impact forces caused by direct contact of the task sensor or the adjustable sensor arm with the surface. The tethering cord may be extended or retracted via at least one motor while the first UAV performs the task(s).
US12202629B2
An attitude control module is described for providing propellant-free attitude control and momentum desaturation to a spacecraft. The attitude control module includes at least one solar sail comprising a reflective surface for reflecting solar photons; and at least one robotic arm coupled to the at least one solar sail, said at least one robotic arm comprising at least 4 degrees of freedom for positioning and orienting the at least one solar sail relative to the spacecraft. A corresponding method for operating the attitude control module to unload excess momentum from a spacecraft is also described.
US12202611B2
An aerial vehicle safety apparatus includes a safety mechanism, a drive mechanism, an ejection mechanism, and a control mechanism. The safety mechanism is used for securing safety of at least one of an aerial vehicle and an object outside the aerial vehicle. The drive mechanism includes at least one drive unit serving as a drive source of the safety mechanism. The ejection mechanism ejects the drive mechanism together with the safety mechanism. The control mechanism controls operations of the drive mechanism for the drive mechanism to drive the safety mechanism after the ejection mechanism starts ejection of the safety mechanism.
US12202607B2
Air conditioning system of an aircraft, comprising a thermal management system supplied with air, referred to as pressurized air (12), by at least one compressor (14) of the aircraft, and supplied with non-pressurized flow air (206; 208) from at least one engine of the aircraft, and characterized in that the thermal management system comprises: at least one pressurized-air/oil heat exchanger (20) designed to provide heat exchanges between a stream of pressurized air (12) and a first oil circuit (26), allowing heat to be transferred from the pressurized air (12) to the oil of the first oil circuit (26); at least one oil/flow-air heat exchanger (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) designed to provide heat exchanges between a second oil circuit (28) and the flow air (206; 208), allowing the heat from said second oil circuit (26) to be transferred to the flow air (206; 208); and at least one circuit (30) connecting the first oil circuit (26) and said second oil circuit (28).
US12202606B2
The invention relates primarily to an assembly for an aircraft cabin (10), comprising: at least one seat unit (11) comprising a seat (12) and a privacy shell (13) extending at least partially around the seat (12), at least one separation curtain (21), and a storage compartment (18) delimiting an internal volume (22), a system (20) for deploying the separation curtain (21) being configured to selectively switch the separation curtain (21) between: a stored state in which said separation curtain (21) is disposed predominantly inside the internal volume (22) of the storage compartment (18), and a deployed state in which said separation curtain (21) is disposed predominantly outside the internal volume (22) of the storage compartment (18) so as to at least partially delimit an enclosed resting space (25) around the seat unit (11).
US12202599B2
A drive system for an aircraft includes a first gearbox assembly and a second gearbox assembly that is in mechanical communication with the first gearbox assembly. A first pressurized lubrication system is configured to circulate a first lubricant through the first gearbox assembly. A second pressurized lubrication system is configured to circulate a second lubricant through the second gearbox assembly. An emergency lubrication system is configured to autonomously supply a portion of the first lubricant to the second gearbox assembly responsive to a loss of pressure in the second pressurized lubrication system. The emergency lubrication system is also configured to autonomously supply a portion of the second lubricant to the first gearbox assembly responsive to a loss of pressure in the first pressurized lubrication system.
US12202585B2
Embodiments of a jet pump system are disclosed where certain embodiments comprise an inlet component, an electronic controller which is cooled via the inflow of water through the inlet component, a combined motor impeller system positioned adjacent to the outflow aperture of the inlet component, and a nozzle pump positioned adjacent to the outflow of the motor impeller system.
US12202568B2
A switch assembly for mounting to a handlebar of a vehicle is disclosed. The switch assembly has a main housing mounted to the handlebar. The main housing has a first lateral side, a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, a rear side, and a front side. The main housing defines a recess. The recess opens in the first lateral side and the rear side. The switch assembly also has one of: a cap selectively received in the recess; and a switch housing selectively received in the recess. The switch housing has a switch mounted thereto. The switch is configured for communicating with a component of the vehicle. The recess is configured for receiving the cap and for receiving the switch housing. A vehicle having a handlebar with the switch assembly mounted thereto is also disclosed.
US12202565B2
A fixing device for detachably fixing a body to a vehicle, such as a tilting vehicle, includes: at least one first fixing device which can be fixed or is fixed to the body; at least one second fixing device which can be fixed or is fixed to a load-bearing vehicle component of the motor vehicle and which is detachably joined to the first fixing device in a coupled arrangement in order to fix the body to the vehicle component; and at least one electrical line which can be guided from the vehicle component to the body and can be fixed to the body in order to supply an electrical load. The fixing device is characterized in that the first fixing device has a first conductor of the electrical line and the second fixing device has a second conductor of the electrical line. The first conductor and the second conductor can be electrically conductively connected or are electrically conductively connected to one another in the coupled arrangement of the fixing devices.
US12202557B2
The present invention relates to an arrangement (A) of a drive wheel (DW) for an endless track (E) of a tracked vehicle (V). The drive wheel (DW) comprises a hub member (H) and a drive sprocket member (S1, S2) attached to the hub member (H). Said drive sprocket member (S1, S2) comprises a ring shaped drive sprocket (10) having a set of teeth (12) arranged around the circumference of said drive sprocket (10). Said drive sprocket (10) is configured to engage with said endless track (E). Said drive sprocket member (S1, S2) further comprises a support member (20) for said drive sprocket (10). Said drive sprocket (10) is divided into at least two arc shaped drive sprocket parts (10A, 10B). Each drive sprocket part (10A, 10B), in a non engaged state of a drive sprocket part with respect to said endless track, is configured to be exchangeable. Said arrangement (A) comprises a guiding configuration (G1, G2) comprising a first guiding member (G1) circumferentially distributed around the support member (20) and a second guiding member (G2) circumferentially distributed around the respective drive sprocket part (10A, 10B) for facilitating reassembling the drive sprocket (10). The present invention also relates to a tracked vehicle.
US12202555B2
The present disclosure provides a steering control apparatus comprising: a first control unit for controlling a motor to supply a motor torque associated with steering on the basis of a value of a first steering torque; and a second control unit for mutually monitoring operation states with the first control unit via a communication interface and, when an abnormality occurs in the first control unit, controlling the motor, wherein, when the occurrence of an abnormality associated with the operation state of the first control unit is recognized, the second control unit determines whether or not the first control unit or the communication unit is abnormal, on the basis of a value of a second steering torque. According to the present disclosure, a redundant safety mechanism can be implemented without a separate change in a hardware design.
US12202554B2
A motor control device includes a torque controller to operate based on a steering torque and to give an input to a control target that is a motor, and a model following controller to generate a first correction torque based on an output from the control target. A model following controller includes a high-pass filter to remove a low frequency component from a first correction torque, a friction compensation calculator that is coupled in parallel to the high-pass filter to apply friction compensation to the first correction torque to calculate an estimated value of a mechanical friction torque, and an adder to add the estimated value of the friction torque to the first correction torque from which the low frequency component is removed by the high-pass filter to generate a second correction torque and feed back the second correction torque to an input to the control target.
