US12209995B2
A measurement method is provided on an electrically conducting object. A first ultrasound wave is generated in the object by means of a first EMAT transmit transducer of a measurement arrangement. A first EMAT receive transducer of the measurement arrangement detects a first receive signal. The first receive signal comprises a first ultrasound signal resulting at least partially from the first ultrasound wave which has propagated through at least a part of the object, as well as a first electromagnetic interference signal. A second receive signal is also detected comprising a second electromagnetic interference signal by means of a first receive means of the measurement arrangement. The first receive signal and the second receive signal are processed jointly. At least the first receive signal is at least partially interference-suppressed.
US12209987B2
A biosensor includes a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a FET device in the semiconductor layer, an isolation layer over the first surface of the semiconductor layer, a dielectric layer over the isolation layer and the first surface of the semiconductor layer, and a pair of first electrodes and a pair of second electrodes over the dielectric layer and separated from each other. The isolation layer has a rectangular opening substantially aligned with the FET device. The rectangular opening has pair of first sides and a pair of second sides. An extending direction of the pair of first sides is perpendicular to an extending direction of the pair of second sides. The pair of first electrodes is disposed over the pair of first sides, and the pair of second electrodes is disposed over the pair of second sides.
US12209982B2
A gas detection system includes a sensor unit that outputs a voltage corresponding to a concentration of a specific gas, a supply unit, and a control unit. The supply unit is capable of supplying a sample gas and a purge gas to the sensor unit. The control unit controls the supply unit to alternately supply the sample gas and the purge gas to the sensor unit. The control unit acquires a voltage waveform output by the sensor unit and detects a type and concentration of a gas contained in the sample gas, using a multiple regression analysis using characteristics of the voltage waveform as explanatory variables.
US12209961B2
An apparatus related method for measuring a property of a target material. The system may include a pump device that generates a pump beam. A modulation device may receive the pump beam and generate a modulated pump beam by modulating an intensity amplitude of the pump beam, which may be directed to the target material. A probe device may generate a probe beam, which is directed to the target material. A part of the probe beam may be reflected off of the target material, and has similar frequency characteristic as the modulated pump beam. A detection device may detect the reflected probe beam and produce a signal. An analyzing device may receive the signal and calculate the target material property by comparing the modulated frequency characteristics of the signal to those of the pump beam. At least one of the pump and the probe beams may be infrared light.
US12209958B2
A detector system for spatially resolved detection of a gas substance in an area is described. The detector system includes a detector comprising an image sensor; a band filter arranged in an optical beam path before the detector for transferring a beam with a wavelength spectrum including an absorption wavelength corresponding to the gas substance, a telescope, a polarizing beam splitter, and an interferometric stage including a retarder for creating an optical path difference for measuring absorption dips due to the presence of the gas substance. The retarder includes multiple birefringent media arranged with the optical axes relative to each other so that at least one increases an optical path difference and at least one decreases an optical path difference between the polarized beam components, and the thicknesses of the birefringent media are tuned to minimize a focal shift between the polarized beam components.
US12209955B1
Disclosed are a device and a method for gas concentration measurement comprising a gas detection chamber, a temperature sensing element, a pressure sensing element, a light source supply device and a light sensing device for measuring a gas concentration of a to-be-measured gas (such as ozone). The temperature sensing element and the pressure sensing element respectively measure a temperature and a pressure of the to-be-measured gas. The light source supply device uses UV-LED as an ultraviolet light-emitting source, and provides a first detection light beam and a calibration light beam with different ozone absorbances, and then uses a light beam splitter to split the light beams into a split light that passes through the to-be-measured gas and a split light that does not pass through the to-be-measured gas.
US12209953B2
Systems and methods for calibrating non-spatial measurements of a device under test (DUT) for misalignment between the DUT and a non-spatial measurement device are disclosed herein. A system for generating a misalignment calibration database can include, for example, a non-spatial measurement device and a high-precision translation stage. The system can generate a misalignment calibration database by taking measurements of a DUT at multiple misalignment locations. A system for measuring a DUT can include, for example, a spatial measurement device, a non-spatial measurement device, a translation stage, and/or a carrier tray. The system can capture measurements of the DUT at a first position and calibrate the measurements for misalignment using calibration data corresponding to the first position. For example, the system can retrieve calibration data from a calibration misalignment system that was taken at the same and/or different locations proximate the position of the DUT.
US12209952B2
A system for polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) of a sample comprises an interferometric arrangement comprising a reference arm and a sample arm, the sample arm being arranged to emit optical radiation towards the sample; a phase modulation system arranged at an input to the sample arm; and a detector arranged to detect a signal generated by interference between a reference beam from the reference arm and a sample beam from the sample arm. The phase modulation system comprises: an electro-optic modulator; a polarizer arranged at a rotation angle relative to the fast axis of the electro-optic modulator; and a signal generator for delivering a driving voltage to the electro-optic modulator; wherein the rotation angle and the driving voltage are selected such that the phase modulation system generates three mutually orthogonal polarization states.
US12209950B2
System for performing chemical spectroscopy on samples from the scale of nanometers to millimeters or more with a multifunctional platform combining analytical and imaging techniques including dual beam photo-thermal spectroscopy with confocal microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence detection, various vacuum analytical techniques and/or mass spectrometry. In embodiments described herein, the light beams of a dual-beam system are used for heating and sensing.
US12209947B2
An optical system is provided which comprises: a light source (1) for emitting light beam; an optical main axis; an optical shaping element (2) for shaping a light beam facing the light source (1) and directly adjacent to the light source (1), wherein the optical shaping element (2) includes a first freeform surface facing the light source (1), the light beam is shaped by means of the first freeform surface of the optical shaping element (2) in such a way that light intensity of the light beam has a flat-top profile on a first axis which is perpendicular to the optical main axis. With this optical system, a desirable light intensity profile can be achieved by using only a single optical element. Moreover, a flow cytometer including this optical system is provided.
US12209939B2
Devices, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for measuring properties of a material are disclosed. A device is configured to automatically identify a property of the material such as a surface of the material as a measuring head of a spindle engages the material as the spindle is lowered. After the material surface is identified, the device is configured to automatically lower the measuring head to a predefined depth within the material with respect to the material surface. The device may measure another property of the material such as a rheological property with the measuring head at the predefined depth. The device may change the depth of the measuring head during measurement of the rheological property.
US12209934B2
An imaging parameter output method is a method of outputting an imaging parameter of an imaging device that captures an image for measuring a displacement representing a movement of an object. The imaging parameter output method includes: obtaining object information identifying the object, and a geometric imaging condition for imaging the object; calculating the imaging parameter including a candidate imaging area for placing the imaging device and the accuracy in measuring the displacement in the candidate imaging area, based on the object information and the geometric imaging condition, without imaging the object using the imaging device; and outputting the imaging parameter.
US12209930B2
A tire testing device includes a vehicle, and a test unit provided in the vehicle and capable of supporting a test wheel on which a test tire is mounted in a state in which the test wheel is in contact with a road surface. The test unit includes a power unit configured to output power for rotationally driving the test wheel. The power unit includes a rotation output unit configured to output a rotational motion of a rotation speed corresponding to a traveling speed of the vehicle, and a torque applying unit configured to add torque to the rotational motion to output the torque, the rotation output unit includes a driven wheel configured to contact a road surface, a first axle coupled to the driven wheel, and a first transmission mechanism configured to couple the first axle to an input shall of the torque applying unit.
US12209929B2
An integrated circuit comprises: at least one photonic layer that includes one or more optical waveguides; a first optical coupler that couples at least a first optical mode outside of the photonic layer to a first waveguide in the photonic layer; a photonic device that includes one or more ports in the photonic layer; a first multi-port optical coupler that includes three or more ports in the photonic layer, including a first port optically coupled to the first optical coupler, a second port optically coupled to a first port of the photonic device, and a third port optically coupled to a first optical reflector configured to send substantially all optical power emitted from the third port of the first multi-port optical coupler back to the third port of the first multi-port optical coupler.
US12209928B2
A system for detecting deviation of center of weight of a vehicle from a geometric center of the vehicle while the vehicle is traveling that includes a central processor and a plurality of wheels with tires, wherein each tire includes a deformation sensor, a pressure sensor, a tire processor, and a data transmitter. The deformation sensors are attached to a specific area on the inner side of the tire, and designed to produce deformation signals by measuring or sensing frequencies and amplitudes of vibrations or bends of the tire when the specific area crosses the contact patch of the tire with the ground, and the data transmitter is designed to transmit to the central processor the deformation signals and detected tire pressures of the tires, and the central processor detects the deviation based on differences in the deformation signals and detected pressures.
US12209923B1
Apparatuses and methods therefor generally relate to sensing. In one example of such an apparatus, there is a platform. An optical fiber with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors is located in a trench formed in the platform. The trench has curved sections. The Fiber Bragg Grating sensors are respectively in the curved sections of the trench.
US12209915B2
A temperature sensor has a heat-sensitive element contained within a chamber, the heat-sensitive element changing from a first configuration to a second configuration at a predetermined temperature, and a biased member biased towards the chamber. The biased member initially is prevented from entering the chamber when the heat-sensitive element is in the first configuration and enters the chamber when the heat-sensitive element is in the second configuration. In some aspects, the first configuration is solid and the second configuration is liquid and a selectively permeable element is provided to allow the heat-sensitive element to exit the chamber in the liquid configuration. An indicator can be provided that has a plurality of feet initially held in a retained configuration by the biased member until the biased member enters the chamber to release the feet for sliding motion of the indicator.
US12209905B2
A Fabry-Perot interferometer includes a first mirror plate with a first semi-transparent mirror, a second semi-transparent mirror to define an optical cavity together with the first mirror, and one or more first supporting elements to support the first mirror plate, wherein the first mirror plate has a first substantially planar surface and a second substantially planar surface defining the maximum thickness of the first mirror plate, wherein the first mirror plate is bonded to the one or more first supporting elements by three or more joints, wherein each joint is bonded to the first mirror plate at a bonding region, wherein the distance between each bonding region and the first substantially planar surface is greater than 30% of the thickness of the mirror plate, and the distance between each bonding region and the second substantially planar surface is greater than 30% of the thickness of the mirror plate.
US12209899B2
Systems and methods for estimating a blood volume within a canister. The system may include means for detecting a fluid level of the fluid, such as a float sensor mechanism disposed within the canister. An imaging device captures an image of the fluid within the canister. A processor determines an estimated concentration of a blood component in the fluid based on the image. The processor determines a canister volume of the fluid based on the detected fluid level, and estimates the blood volume within the canister based on the estimated concentration of the blood component and the determined canister volume. The processor may trigger the imaging device to capture the image based on a change in the canister volume. An insert may be arranged within the canister and positioned adjacent to and offset from a transparent region of the canister.
US12209897B2
A system including a pumping cassette having a first side including number of valve wells and second side having a fluid bus. Each side may be covered by a flexible membrane. A control surface having a number of valve well control stations actuatable with respect to the flexible membrane covering the first side of the cassette to open and close the valve wells when the cassette is mated against the control surface may be included. A pressure distribution assembly having a positive and negative pressure source and a number of pneumatic valves may be included. A controller configured to selectively actuate the number of pneumatic valves to apply pressure against the valve well control stations in a valve pumping sequence until a volume displaced through the fluid bus of the pumping cassette from a source to a destination is within a range of a target volume may be included.
US12209888B2
A reading device for capacitive sensing element comprises a differential capacitive sensing element, a modulator, a charge-voltage conversion circuit, a phase adjustment circuit, a demodulator and a low-pass filter. The modulator outputs a modulation signal to the common node of the capacitive sensing element and modulates the output signal of the capacitive sensing element. The two input terminals of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuit are connected to two non-common nodes of the capacitive sensing element. The charge-to-voltage converter read the output charge of the capacitive sensing element and convert it into a voltage signal. The modulator generates a demodulation signal through the phase adjustment circuit. The demodulator receives the demodulation signal from the phase adjustment circuit and demodulates the output of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuit. The low-pass filter is connected to the output of the demodulator for filtering the demodulated voltage signal to output the read signal.
US12209886B2
A system and method for redundantly monitoring faultless functioning of first and second rotational speed sensors on an electric motor, where the rotational speed is to precisely determine and monitor a rotor position, where a first product is formed from a first current count of the first output signal of the first sensor and a maximum count of the second output signal, a second product is formed from a second current count of the second output signal of the second sensor and a maximum count of the first output signal, the two products are cyclically checked for equality and, in when the check is negative, an error message is generated, where the method provides the position of both sensors in a common values system and the positions can be directly compared with one another such that precise determination and monitoring of the rotor position becomes possible.
US12209885B2
A sensor including a sensor element for acquiring a measuring signal, the measuring signal including at least one useful signal component in a useful signal frequency range and at least one interference signal component in an interference signal frequency range, and a readout circuit for converting the measuring signal into an analog electrical sensor signal. A feedback circuit is provided, which feeds back the output signal of the readout circuit to the input of the readout circuit at which the measuring signal is applied, and the total transmission function H(s) of the readout circuit and feedback circuit induces an attenuation of the analog sensor signal in the interference signal frequency range, while the analog sensor signal in the useful signal frequency range is not attenuated.
US12209880B2
Techniques for enabling a library of local maps to remain de-coupled from a global map are disclosed. An MR system is determined to be located on a platform that is currently moving or that has an ability to readily move. That platform's type is determined. Based on the determined type for the platform, a 3D boundary that approximates a shape for the platform's type is generated. The 3D boundary is imposed on the platform. Scanning data for the platform is acquired. The bounds for that scanning data is at least initially limited to that of the 3D boundary. The scanning data is used to build or supplement a library of local maps. The library is representative of the platform. That library is prevented from being coupled to a global map.
US12209877B2
Adaptive navigation techniques are disclosed that allow navigation systems to learn from a user's personal driving history. As a user drives, models are developed and maintained to learn or otherwise capture the driver's personal driving habits and preferences. Example models include road speed, hazard, favored route, and disfavored route models. Other attributes can be used as well, whether based on the user's personal driving data or driving data aggregated from a number of users. The models can be learned under explicit conditions (e.g., time of day/week, driver ID) and/or under implicit conditions (e.g., weather, drivers urgency, as inferred from sensor data). Thus, models for a plurality of attributes can be learned, as well as one or more models for each attribute under a plurality of conditions. Attributes can be weighted according to user preference. The attribute weights and/or models can be used in selecting a best route for user.
US12209868B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for identifying discrepancies in digital map data, comprising selecting one or more candidate locations as a subset of locations within positional data relating to the movement of a plurality of devices with respect to time in an area, allocating each of the candidate locations to one or more predetermined categories based upon a distribution of travel directions of the devices at each candidate location and comparing the candidate locations against a database of map data and identifying locations of possible discrepancies in the digital map data based upon the category of each candidate location.
US12209864B2
A driving circuit for controlling a MEMS oscillator includes a digital conversion stage to acquire a differential sensing signal indicative of a displacement of a movable mass of the MEMS oscillator, and to convert the differential sensing signal of analog type into a digital differential signal of digital type. Processing circuitry is configured to generate a digital control signal of digital type as a function of the comparison between the digital differential signal and a differential reference signal indicative of a target amplitude of oscillation of the movable mass which causes the resonance of the MEMS oscillator. An analog conversion stage includes a ΣΔ DAC and is configured to convert the digital control signal into a PDM control signal of analog type. A filtering stage of low-pass type, by filtering the PDM control signal, generates a control signal for controlling the amplitude of oscillation of the movable mass.
US12209860B2
Disclosed is a method and a device for in situ process monitoring and control down to a single pulse measurement during laser processing, like ablation, laser printing additive manufacturing and modification of refractive index. The disclosure relates to laser material processing and to an integrated process monitoring using interference effects of a laser beam or laser pulse.
US12209859B2
An angular position sensor is disclosed. The angular position sensor has a cylindrical magnet holder that has a base portion attached to a top surface of a shaft and a magnet holding portion extending from the base portion. A magnetic coding is arranged on the outer surface of the magnet holding portion that establishes a magnetic field. A sensor base encircles the base portion of the magnet holder and supports magnetic field sensors that are fixed on an arc-segment. The arc-segments partially overlap so that output signals of the magnetic field sensors are indicative of the angular portion of the sensor base relative to the shaft.
US12209857B2
A method measures an object having a feature. The feature has a plurality of profiles each having a surface. The method provides a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) having a wrist coupled with a measuring prob. The probe has a tolerance angle with respect to a surface normal of a surface to be measured. The wrist has a first given orientation that is adjustable to a second given orientation. The method determines an ideal vector that can be used to measure a given segment within the tolerance. The method also determines the wrist orientation in a CMM coordinate space. The method determines the ideal vector in the CMM coordinate space to define a part vector. A probe vector is determined from the wrist and probe characteristics. The probe vector is aligned with the part vector. The feature is measured.
US12209849B2
A method for producing a tandem sub for a perforating gun system includes positioning an electrically conductive signal bar in a central passage of a tubular housing of the tandem sub, and injecting a mold material into an annulus formed between an outer surface of the signal bar and an inner surface of the tubular housing that sealably adheres to both the signal bar and the tubular housing.
US12209847B1
A collapsible ballistic body armor system having a linear arrangement of two to four armor panels in a deployment condition defining a rectangular prism array of armor panels shielding the front of the user. Each adjacent armor panel is interconnected along their respective edges by a hinge connection so that the collapsible ballistic body armor system is movable between the deployment condition and a folded position. In the deployment condition, a cover panel pivotably attached to each armor panel pivots to cover a gap between each adjacent armor panel. The system provides a neck strap from which initial deployment may be achieved under the urging of gravity.
US12209837B1
An automatically ejecting magazine device includes an ammunition magazine which is substantially hollow for receiving ammunition for a firearm. A follower is movably disposed within the ammunition magazine to support ammunition for the firearm and a magnet is attached to the follower. A door is hingedly attached to the ammunition magazine and the door has a recess which is engaged by a magazine release of the firearm to retain the ammunition magazine in the firearm. The magnet urges the door into a disengaged position such that the recess is not accessible to the magazine release. In this way the ammunition magazine can drop out of the firearm when the last round of ammunition is fed into the firearm.
US12209833B2
A pocket pistol having at least one barrel in alignment with at least one associated chamber for receiving a firearm cartridge; a barrel release trigger; a double-action firing trigger; and a frame carrying the at least one barrel, the barrel release trigger, and the firing trigger, and defining a cavity within the frame carrying a hammer set and a firing pin.
US12209828B2
A firearm synchronized discharge device for facilitating a synchronized discharge of two or more firearms are described together with associated systems, firearms and methods. The device includes an actuator for engaging with a movable trigger of a first firearm, a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a force applied to the trigger and a first controller operatively coupled to the sensor and to the actuator. The actuator is configurable between a first configuration that prevents movement of the trigger toward a firearm-discharge position of the trigger, and a second configuration that permits movement of the trigger toward the firearm-discharge position of the trigger. When the force meets a criterion and the one or more other firearms are ready for discharge, the actuator is caused to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration to permit actuation of the trigger and discharge of the firearm.
US12209824B2
A heat exchanger with a housing (3) that contains a set of channels (12); an inlet collector (4) having an inlet collector chamber (9) with an inlet (5), wherein the inlet collector chamber (9) includes first flow distribution means (10) configured to distribute a flow originating from the inlet (5) evenly over the set of channels (12); and an outlet collector (6). The first flow-rate distribution means (10) consist of a single body (15) that comprises two flow-conducting surfaces (16), which are symmetrical with respect to each other according to the first plane of symmetry and the second plane of symmetry, and which two flow-conducting surfaces (16), as seen from the inlet (5), are inclined downward in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane of symmetry and/or in a second direction perpendicular to the second plane of symmetry.
US12209806B2
An atomizing spray dryer employs one or more stages defined by ultrasonic transducers in close proximity to a liquid feed opening forming a path of an atomization flow for producing uniform droplets from a close tolerance with the transducer. The atomization flow exits a gap between the transducer and an outer edge of the opening, such that the passed liquid is responsive to an oscillation of the transducer for forming the droplets. A conical or other suitably shaped transducer engages a substantially round liquid feed opening. Subsequent stages may include a circular, ring, or other suitable shape aligned to receive the atomization flow from a circumference of the conical base, or may also take any suitable shape, preferably to receive droplets directed by the first stage.
US12209804B2
A rotary dryer for resin dehydration, comprising: a cylindrical body which rotates about an axis perpendicular to a diameter of the cylindrical body; an air filter located outside the cylindrical body; coils located outside the cylindrical body, wherein the coils are oriented vertically and oriented parallel to the diameter of the cylindrical body, wherein the coils do not comprise horizontal surfaces; and lifters located within the cylindrical body.
US12209802B2
A system and method for separating air by cryogenic distillation using a four column arrangement including a higher pressure column, a lower pressure column, an intermediate pressure column, and an argon column is provided. The disclosed system and method is particularly suited for production of normal purity oxygen and employs a once-through kettle column reboiler, a once-through kettle column condenser, and a once-through argon condenser. The once through argon condenser is disposed within the lower pressure column where an argon-rich vapor stream is condensed against the descending liquid in the lower pressure column.
US12209801B2
A system for processing an LNG feed, the system comprising: a bulk removal stage arranged to remove and release CO2 liquid from the inflow feed, said bulk removal stage including a first HGMT device, and; a polishing stage arranged to receive a lean CO2 feed from the first HGMT device, said polishing stage arranged to remove and release residual CO2, the polishing stage including a second HGMT device; wherein the polishing stage is arranged to release an outflow of CO2 stripped LNG.
US12209799B2
A control method for a refrigerator and a refrigerator are provided. The refrigerator includes a compartment, an evaporator, and a heating module. The method includes: acquiring a current temperature of the compartment; and adjusting an operating power of the heating module according to the current temperature, so that the heating module heats the compartment to a target temperature according to the operating power, where different temperature ranges correspond to different operating powers.
US12209797B2
A method for controlling a refrigerator includes determining whether or not a defrosting initiation condition is satisfied with respect to an evaporator, if the defrosting initiation condition is satisfied, detecting a pressure differential using one differential pressure sensor for measuring the pressure differential between a first through hole, which is positioned between the evaporator and an inlet port having air flowing in from a storage chamber, and a second through hole which is positioned between the evaporator and a discharge port having air discharged to the storage chamber, and variably defrosting in accordance with the measured pressure differential.
US12209792B2
A roll-up door assembly includes a first curtain, a second curtain, and a side frame. The first curtain and the second curtain can transition between a lowered position and a raised position. The first curtain and the second curtain at least partially define an internal volume in the lowered position. The side frame includes an elongated body defining a hollow interior, a pair of curtain tracks, a heating assembly, and an inlet assembly. The pair of curtain tracks can guide the first curtain and the second curtain between the lowered position and the raised position. The heating assembly can circulate heated air into the internal volume. The inlet assembly can provide fluid commination between the heating assembly and a lower temperature conditioned space such that the heating assembly can circulate air from the lower temperature conditioned space into the internal volume.
US12209789B2
A refrigerated storage or display device includes a pressure relief valve in an insulated wall of an evaporator enclosure and a frosting chamber between the pressure relief valve and the evaporator assembly. The pressure relief valve is heated so that no frost forms on the valve. The frosting chamber can be defined by a baffle that directs air entering through the pressure relief valve to flow along the evaporator. When outside air enters through the valve, moisture forms as frost on the frosting chamber walls and the evaporator. A defrost heater and condensate removal system can remove the frost during periodic defrost cycles. The pressure relief system can be deployed on individual refrigeration system modules of a modular merchandiser kit so that the required amount of pressure relief capacity is automatically provided during field installation.
US12209777B2
A vapor compression system and method for operating the vapor compression system are provided. The vapor compression system includes a first compressor, a second compressor, a condenser, and at least one check valve disposed between the first compressor and the condenser. The method provides for the transmitting of a shutdown command to at least one of the first compressor and the second compressor, at least one of the first compressor and the second compressor including a rotating shaft and a magnetic bearing, the magnetic bearing having an active mode and an inactive mode, the magnetic bearing levitating the rotating shaft in the active mode. The method further provides for the monitoring of at least one of a rotational speed of the rotating shaft and a differential pressure over the check valve for a preset time, wherein the magnetic bearing remains in the active mode at least during the preset time.
US12209774B2
A water heater including a cabinet having an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path disposed between the inlet and the outlet and having a plurality of upper and lower junctions to redirect the flow path. Each lower junction includes a drain port. A flow rate sensor measures the flow rate of the fluid through the flow path, an inlet temperature sensor measures an inlet temperature, an and outlet temperature sensor measures the outlet temperature. Heating elements are disposed along the flow path between the inlet and outlet temperature sensors, and intermediate temperature sensors are disposed adjacent respective heating elements to measure an intermediate temperature within the flow path. A controller operates the heating elements to heat a fluid within the flow path to a predetermined set point temperature based on the measurements of the flow rate sensor and temperature sensors.
US12209770B2
An unpowered cowl with adjustable fan blades and a waste heat recovery system for cooking fumes include a cowl body, lifting mechanisms, and a pressure sensor. The cowl body includes a top cap, a bottom ring, and the fan blades disposed between the top cap and the bottom ring. The pressure sensor is disposed on an inner wall of the top cap. An upper end of each of the fan blades is disposed above the top cap and slightly exceeds an outer edge of the top cap. The lifting mechanisms are annularly disposed on the top cap. The lifting mechanisms include lifting plates, electric pushing rods, and lifting shafts. The electric pushing rods are fixed on the top cap. The lifting shafts are connected to the fan blades. The electric pushing rods and the pressure sensor are electrically connected to a control box.
US12209769B2
A system for humidifying and cooling an air flow and includes a frame, porous evaporation panels mounted on the frame, water dispersing elements arranged above the panels and a supply system including a control unit configured to supply water to the dispersing elements. The control unit includes the control elements that can be independently controlled from each other between an evaporation configuration wherein the water supply flow-rate is equal to a flow-rate of the water that is evaporated through the associated porous evaporation panel, and a cleaning configuration wherein the water supply flow-rate is greater than a flow-rate of the water that is evaporated through the porous evaporation panel, so as to create a water flow.
US12209768B2
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for evaporative cooling control. In one implementation, a humidity setpoint is received for a designated space, and at least one atmospheric condition of ambient air is received. The at least one atmospheric condition is measured using one or more ambient air sensors. A performance prediction of an evaporative cooler is generated by calculating a set of one or more predicted psychrometric properties of supply air leaving the evaporative cooler based on the at least one atmospheric condition. The humidity setpoint is compared to the set of one or more predicted psychrometric properties of the performance prediction in a setpoint comparison. A flow of fluid is controlled over evaporative media using one or more pumps of the evaporative cooler. The flow of the fluid is controlled based on the setpoint comparison such that the humidity setpoint is prevented from being exceeded.
US12209758B2
An isolation mounting arm for use with an expansion tank has a passageway with a first end portion, a second end portion, and a medial portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion with the drain port located at the terminal end of the second end portion. A first tee is located in the first end portion with oppositely disposed first and second ports. A second tee is located in the second end portion, with oppositely disposed fourth and fifth ports. A first valve member is coupled to the first port, a second valve member is coupled to the second port, and a third valve member is located adjacent to the drain port. An expansion tank is coupled to either the fourth port or the fifth port with a plug coupled to the other port.
US12209751B2
A fire pit a removable fire grate and a removable ash pan. The removable fire grate is positioned within a burn chamber and supports combustible fuel for burning. The removable fire grate includes a plurality of holes sized to permit passage of ash from the combustible fuel, and at least one grip feature sized and shaped to permit a user to remove the removable fire grate from the fire pit by lifting the removable fire grate vertically through the burn chamber. The removable ash pan is positioned within the burn chamber beneath the removable fire grate, and includes, a side wall, a bottom, and at least one grippable surface configured to permit the user to remove the removable ash pan from the fire pit by lifting the removable ash pan vertically through the burn chamber.
US12209746B2
The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising m light generating devices (100) and a beam combiner body (500), wherein: the m light generating devices (100) are configured to generate device light (101), wherein the light generating devices (100) comprise one or more light sources selected from the group of lasers and superluminescent diodes, wherein m≥2; the beam combiner body (500) comprises a first face (501), wherein the first face (501) comprises n radially arranged grooves (510) radially extending from a central cavity (520), wherein n≥2, wherein the n radially arranged grooves (510) have groove lengths (L); at least one of the radially arranged grooves (510) comprises a first body (205), wherein the first body (205) comprises a luminescent body (210), wherein the luminescent body (210) comprises a luminescent material (200) configured to convert at least part of the device light (101) into luminescent material light (201); wherein the first body (205) has a first body height (Hl) smaller than the groove length (L); the m light generating devices (100) and the beam combiner body (500) are configured such that at least part of the device light (101) of the m light generating devices (100) propagates during operation of the m light generating devices (100) through the radially arranged grooves (510) in a direction of the central cavity (520), and at least one of the m light generating devices (100) is configured to irradiate the first body (205).
US12209743B2
The present invention relates to an illumination system for a leaf blower, which can be integrated into the original product or configured as an aftermarket product for use with existing leaf blowers. In an example, the illumination system includes at least one light assembly including at least one light source provided in association with a housing member. The housing member is integrated into at least one shoulder strap of a backpack blower such that the at least one light source is directed away from the front surface of the shoulder strap, or positioned between the shoulder straps by attachment members. A blower nozzle mounted illumination system is also provided.
US12209740B1
A connectable lamp may be configured to be mounted to a surface. The lamp may include a light source, an enclosure configured to support the light source, and electrical connectors and stability connectors that extend from the enclosure. The stability connectors may be disposed radially outward from the electrical connectors. The electrical and stability connectors may be aligned in a row or may be positioned transversely to one another. The electrical and stability connectors may be configured such that, after insertion of the electrical connectors and the stability connectors into receptacles in a mounting support that may be fixed to the surface, rotation of the connectors about a central axis defined by the enclosure may engage the electrical connectors with power terminals. The receptacles may include arcuate slots in the mounting support.
US12209733B2
An LED lamp with a small nightlight function includes a bulb shell, a light source plate and a reflector. The light source plate is provided with the reflector which has a light input end and a light output end, and the light source plate is provided with an inner-circle light source which is opposite to the light input end; and an outer-circle light source surrounding the inner-circle light source, the bulb shell has a first diffusion cover and a second diffusion cover connected to each other, the first diffusion cover covers the light output end of the reflector; the second diffusion cover is arranged between the reflector and the light source plate and opposite to the outside of the reflector; the outer-circle light source is opposite to the outside of the reflector.
US12209732B2
A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture is provided. The LED flat panel lighting fixture comprises an LED flat panel lighting device comprising (a) one or more LEDs and (b) one or more first mating mechanisms. The LED flat panel lighting fixture further comprises a mounting bracket comprising one or more second mating mechanisms configured to each mate with a corresponding one of the one or more first mating mechanisms when the LED flat panel lighting device is rotated within the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket. The rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within a plane of the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket causes the mating of the one or more second mating mechanisms with the corresponding ones of the one or more first mating mechanisms.
US12209721B1
A solid state steerable illumination system for a vehicle includes a first light source configured to generate light having a first wavelength, a first liquid crystal polarized grating (LCPG) device arranged to receive light from the first light source, and a vehicle control module configured to supply drive voltages to the first light source and the first LCPG device to generate a beam of light, wherein an output orientation angle of the beam of light is variable according to drive voltage applied to the first LCPG device.
US12209720B2
The present invention relates to a customizable light strip (10) mountable on a mounting surface (36), comprising: an elongated substrate (12); a linear LED array (18) with a plurality of LED nodes (20) mounted on a surface (14a) of the elongated substrate; and an interconnection structure (22) electrically interconnecting the plurality of LED nodes, wherein the elongated substrate comprises partial separation lines (24) between at least some of the plurality of LED nodes of the linear LED array, which partial separation lines extend from one longitudinal edge (16a) of the elongated substrate and partly across the elongated substrate and do not intersect the interconnection structure, and wherein the customizable light strip after partial separation at one or more of the partial separation lines is bendable in a plane of said mounting surface.
US12209712B2
Disclosed is a method and a system for safety management of a gas pipe well based on a smart gas IoT. The method may be executed by a processor and include: obtaining an environmental information sequence of the gas pipe well and an in-well monitoring data sequence by controlling a monitoring component according to a monitoring parameter based on the smart gas IoT, and storing the environmental information sequence and the in-well monitoring data sequence in a storage unit; determining an in-well risk value; adjusting the monitoring parameter in response to determining that the in-well risk value exceeds a risk threshold and updating the in-well risk value; determining an impact degree of a gas component; determining a pipe well inspection program and generating a corresponding pipe well inspection instruction to be sent to an inspection terminal; and adjusting the monitoring parameter and clearing expired data in the storage unit.
US12209706B2
A composite storage tank system for gaseous hydrogen comprises a composite storage tank having composite wall enclosing a gas storage volume, the composite wall including a metal hydride element, or a metal element capable of forming a metal hydride in the presence of hydrogen, the system further comprising measuring apparatus arranged to measure an electrical characteristic of the metal hydride element or the metal element. The history of leakage of gaseous hydrogen from the tank, the current rate of leakage and the physical condition of the composite wall in the vicinity of the metal or metal hydride element may be inferred from a measurement of the electrical characteristic, without taking the tank out of service as is required in the case of known leaks tests such as a vacuum test, helium leak test or hydrogen sniffing test.
US12209701B2
The present disclosure describes a cosmetic mount (e.g., for mounting a cosmetic mirror to a wall) and a system that include the cosmetic mount. The cosmetic mount includes a base, an arm, and a coupler. The arm is coupled to the base at a first end of the arm. The coupler includes a coupler arm, a coupler base, and a coupler disk. The coupler arm is rotatably coupled to a second end of the arm opposite the first end such that the coupler arm extends from the arm along a first axis. The coupler base is coupled to the coupler arm. The coupler disk is coupled to the coupler base such that the coupler disk is rotatable about the first axis.
US12209699B2
A motorized apparatus for use in maintaining a pipe having a sidewall defining an interior cavity is provided. The motorized apparatus includes a body assembly extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one maintenance device coupled to the body assembly, and a plurality of leg assemblies coupled circumferentially around the body assembly. The motorized apparatus also includes a plurality of drive mechanisms coupled to the plurality of leg assemblies. The plurality of drive mechanisms are configured to interact with the sidewall. The plurality of drive mechanisms include at least two wheels. The plurality of drive mechanisms are arranged to move the body assembly in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, move the body assembly in a second direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and rotate the body assembly around the longitudinal axis.
US12209696B2
This disclosure relates to an irrigation system pipe joint or span coupling, which can connect a span of an irrigation system to another structure. In examples, the joint can include various components that attach an end of a first pipe or joint to an end of a second pipe or joint. For example, the end of the first joint can include a receiver plate, which can include a recess with a bushing. In addition, the end of the second joint can include a post, hook, or other elongated member that, in order to connect the first joint to the second joint, is insertable into the bushing.
US12209693B2
A locking apparatus includes a housing, a fixing member, and a locking mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction. The locking apparatus includes a lock path extending from a lock path entrance, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit.
US12209689B2
A multi-tubing pinch valve assembly including a receiving space defined between a pinch protrusion and tubing contact body. The multi-tubing pinch valve assembly is moveable between a retracted state and an extended state. In the extended state, multiple tubes disposed in the receiving space are pinched, restricting flow therethrough. In the retracted state, multiple tubes are capable of being loaded into and/or out of the receiving space.
US12209688B2
A valve plate for a closure device for closing an opening in a vacuum-tight manner. A front side of the valve plate has a seal ring for sealing to the wall, and the rear side has a depression for connecting to a valve rod. In regions of two mutually opposite lateral walls of the depression, an extension adjoins in each depression. For each respective extension a threaded bore is present, which on a lateral wall thereof opens into the extension. The valve rod is connectable to the valve plate by a respective retaining bolt screwed into the respective threaded bore and via an end portion that protrudes from the threaded bore into the extension, with the end portion interacting with a groove on a connecting part connected to the valve rod end, or at the valve rod end is configured integral to the latter.
US12209674B2
The present disclosure relates to a differential pressure driven burst-pipeline emergency blocking system. The system includes a valve body with flanges on opposite axial ends, a cylindrical valve sleeve connected with the inner wall of a flange end and having a through-hole in the valve sleeve wall. The wall of the valve sleeve is in movable fit with a valve spool having a U-shaped section. The working fluid through-hole in the valve sleeve is communicated with the inner chamber of the valve body and can be closed by a cylindrical surface of the valve spool. A horizontal push rod is in movable fit with a central hole at the left end of the valve spool, and opposite ends of the horizontal push rod are in movable fit with axial orifices of left and right support seats in the valve body respectively.
US12209672B2
A valve, which is rotated about a rotational axis, includes a valve outer peripheral portion. The valve outer peripheral portion has a valve inflow port for supplying fluid to a flow passage of the valve outer peripheral portion and valve outflow ports for discharging the fluid from the flow passage. The valve outflow ports include: a main outflow port which is configured to communicate with a whole of a seat opening of a valve seat; and a plurality of intermediate outflow ports, each of which is configured to communicate with a portion of the seat opening. An axial dimension of each intermediate outflow port, which is measured in an axial direction of the rotational axis, is smaller than an axial dimension of the seat opening, which is measured in the axial direction. The axial dimension of each intermediate outflow port is progressively changed in a circumferential direction.
US12209655B1
An actuator system for a flight control surface of an aerial vehicle includes a shaft. The shaft includes at least one roller to rotate with the shaft and a plunger. The at least one roller includes a plurality of roller threads. The actuator system includes an inverted nut defining an inner bore including a plurality of nut threads. The inverted nut is coupled about the shaft such that the plurality of nut threads are to engage with the plurality of roller threads to move the inverted nut relative to the shaft. The inverted nut includes a source of a lubricant in fluid communication with the inner bore and the plunger is to be received within the inner bore to supply the lubricant to the at least one roller.
US12209650B2
The present invention pertains to a drive connection for coupling an engine to a gearbox of a machine and which provides a fluid-tight sealing. Accordingly, a drive connection for coupling an engine to a gearbox of a machine is suggested, which comprises a housing having an inner cavity that extends from a first open end of the housing to a second open end of the housing and which is configured for accommodating and enclosing a clutch. The housing defines a first coupling interface at the first open end for coupling the drive connection to an engine and a second coupling interface at the second open end for coupling the drive connection to a gearbox, Furthermore, each coupling interface comprises a sealing member, wherein the housing and sealing members are configured to fluidically seal the inner cavity, when the drive connection is in a coupled state.
US12209648B2
According to a tooth profile designing method for a strain wave gear device, a first curve from a point A (φ=0) to a point B (φ=π/2) in a moving locus of external teeth with respect to internal teeth is extracted. A similarity curve is obtained by multiplying the first curve by (1−λ) using the point B as a center of similarity, and a second curve is obtained by rotating the similarity curve by 180° about a midpoint C between the point A and the point B as a center of similarity. A third curve is obtained by multiplying only the x-coordinate of the second curve by α (α<1), or a fourth curve is obtained by multiplying only the y-coordinate of the second curve by β (β>1). An addendum tooth profile of the external teeth is defined using the third curve or the fourth curve.
US12209632B2
A vibration absorber for securely fixing to the housing of a gearbox includes an absorber mass having a first group of segments that are rotationally symmetrical to one another with respect to a rotational axis and/or central axis of the gearbox. The segments can be rigidly connected to one another. The vibration absorber can further include connectors that are rigidly connected to two segments each.
US12209626B2
The invention relates to a restoring device (1) for restoring a brake pad of a motor vehicle disc brake, and to a motor vehicle disc brake which comprises a restoring device of this type. The restoring device (1) comprises a wear compensation means (2) and a tension arrangement (7) for generating a restoring force, having a bearing region (10) for support on a brake carrier of the motor vehicle disc brake, and a coupling section (8), the bearing region (10) defining a bearing plane (AE) by way of a bearing contact (11) which, when the tension arrangement (7) bears against the brake carrier, comes into contact with the latter. Furthermore, the restoring device (1) comprises a coupling device (4), by way of which the wear compensation means and the tension arrangement (7) are coupled to one another or can be coupled to one another in such a way that, in the coupled state of the wear compensation means (2) and the tension arrangement (7), it permits a perpendicular orientation of the wear compensation axis (VA) with respect to the bearing plane (AE) and an orientation of the wear compensation axis (VA) which differs from the perpendicular orientation and is inclined within a pivot angle range (a) towards the bearing plane (AE) in every extent direction of the bearing plane (AE).
US12209622B2
An assembly for connecting two drive sides of a drive train of a rail vehicle includes a first drive side having a disc-shaped first coupling body at one end, a second drive side having a disc-shaped second coupling body at one end and a disc-shaped intermediate body disposed between the first coupling body and the second coupling body. The intermediate body is coupled to both the first coupling body and the second coupling body in such a way that a rotational movement of one of the two drive sides is transmitted to the other drive side through the coupled body.
US12209621B2
A connecting member of a universal connector includes a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole formed on from a first end surface toward a second end surface of the connecting member, and a third insertion hole and a fourth insertion hole formed on the second end surface toward the first end surface of the connecting member, whereby the insertion holes will not be affected by and damage other structures of the connecting member in the mechanical process, so as to achieve the enhancement of the convenience of processing.
US12209616B2
A coupler for force-transmitting coupling of two components, with a first coupling part having a first coupling interface, with a second coupling part having a second coupling interface, and with a coupling rod which is connected with a first end portion rotatably movable about an axis of rotation to the first coupling part and with a second end portion rotatably movable about the axis of rotation to the second coupling part, wherein the first end portion and the first coupling part form a first thread arrangement for adjusting a distance between the first coupling part and the second coupling part, wherein the first thread arrangement is assigned a first brake system, which is designed for a frictional brake torque transmission between the first coupling part and the first end portion.
US12209608B2
A rod connector is provided including a disc portion, a first shaft portion and a second shaft portion. The disc portion has a first side configured to engage a first rod and a second side configured to engage a second rod. The first shaft portion extends from the first side of the disc portion and includes threads along at least a portion of the length thereof for engaging threads of the first rod to draw the first rod into engagement with the disc portion. The second shaft portion extends from the second side of the disc portion and includes threads along at least a portion of the length thereof for engaging threads of the second rod to draw the second rod into engagement with the disc portion.
US12209601B2
A refuse collection vehicle has various hydraulic actuators including at least one cylinder with an internal seal. A sensor is responsive to movement of the piston and sends a signal to a controller to indicate piston movement information during an associated vehicle body component movement. The controller is configured to determine a motion characteristic of the piston during a predetermined body component movement, compare the determined motion characteristic to a stored reference motion characteristic, and in response to determining that a difference between the determined motion characteristic and the reference motion characteristic is greater than a predetermined value, trigger an indication that the refuse collection vehicle is in need of service.
US12209599B1
A multi-stage actuator for a turbocharger is disclosed. The actuator may comprise a diaphragm having an axially movable portion. An actuating shaft is coupled to the axially movable portion such that axial movement of the axially movable portion causes axial movement of the actuating shaft. Only a first spring resists axial movement of the axially movable portion within a first range of axial positions of the axially movable portion, and both a first and a second spring resist axial movement of the axially movable portion within a second range of axial positions of the axially movable portion.
US12209595B2
A fan blade apparatus for use in a high-volume, low-speed fan wherein the fan blade includes a body portion, a leading edge portion and a trailing portion. The fan blade coupled to an electric motor configured to rotate in an intended direction wherein the leading portion of the fan blade is at the forefront of the rotation of the blade. The leading edge portion of the fan blade includes a series of steps extending along the length of the leading edge. The stepped configuration creates turbulent air flow when the electric motor rotates in the intended direction.
US12209589B2
A bearing arrangement for guiding a motor shaft for supporting axial and/or radial forces of a vertical turbine pump. The bearing arrangement includes a bearing comprising an inner ring which can be non-rotatably connected to the motor shaft and an outer ring, an oil sump filled with an oil, within which the bearing is arranged at least partially immersed in the oil, and an inner oil deflector which is non-rotatably connected to the inner ring and deflects oil conveyed between the inner ring and the outer ring back into the oil sump as a result of rotation of the bearing.
US12209572B2
Provided is a method for repairing a root of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, the root including several bores for receiving a bolt and extending form the root front surface into the blade, wherein at least a part of the front surface blade material surrounding the bore is removed using a removing tool and that at least one shim plate is attached to the processed front surface surrounding the bore.
US12209570B1
The present invention is a wind turbine system with multiple generator modules that maximize the use of the mast of a wind turbine by implementing an electrical generator module with a magnetic assembly. In some embodiments, the system includes a set of blades adapted to rotate on a horizontal axis and coupled to a first rotor. A first generator is coupled to the first rotor and disposed within a housing. The mast of the system extends from the housing and encloses a second generator module. A gearbox module is adapted to engage the first rotor through a first gear shaft and engage the second rotor through a second gear shaft. The gearbox module may be adapted to selectively engage the second generator module when a windspeed exceeds a threshold windspeed. A magnetic assembly disposed within the mast is adapted to induce an electric current.
US12209563B2
Provided is a canister including at least one chamber, an inflow port, an atmosphere port, an outflow port, and a plurality of rod-shaped portions. In the at least one chamber, an adsorbent for fuel vapor is arranged. The plurality of rod-shaped portions is a plurality of elongated portions arranged in an object chamber, which is any of the at least one chamber. The adsorbent arranged in the object chamber is formed as a plurality of granular bodies. At least a part of the plurality of rod-shaped portions has, on an outer peripheral surface thereof, at least one recess formed.
US12209560B1
A gaseous fuel engine system includes an engine housing forming a plurality of intake ports, and a plurality of fuel admission tubes oriented to admit a gaseous fuel into the plurality of intake ports. The fuel admission tubes include mixers having flow-impinged surfaces exposed to at least one of a flow of gaseous fuel or a flow of intake air and each including a detachment edge. The mixers may include fins, wedge structures, and/or a contoured outer surface of the fuel admission tube. Related apparatus and methodology is also disclosed.
US12209556B2
A thrust reverser includes a fixed structure and a movable structure defining an air stream, a flap including a single wall perforated on the surface thereof, and a structure strengthening the flap and having an acoustic function. The flap being articulated between the fixed structure and the movable structure to allow in a direct jet position, disposing the wall along an acoustic section of the movable structure and allowing the circulation of an air flow through the air stream, the acoustic section forming with the structure of the wall an acoustic resonator, and in a reverse jet position, disposing the wall to deflect an air flow passing through the air stream and allow the passage through the wall and through the air stream of a portion of the air flow deflected by the flap.
US12209555B2
A peripheral propulsion system having a propulsion unit, an upper section, and a lower section. The propulsion unit has a motor, a motor engagement section, an extension coupled to the motor engagement section, and two or more blades coupled to the extension. The extension is located between the upper section and the lower section. The output section is located about at least a portion of the lower section, and the two or more blades are located outside a periphery of the vehicle. When the motor is running, the two or more blades are capable of drawing fluid from about the periphery of the vehicle and through the output section.
US12209539B2
An assembly for mounting an auxiliary component to an engine case for a gas turbine engine includes a support bracket and a locator comprising a fusible guide pin extending at least partially into a first aperture disposed in the support bracket, and a catcher pin extending at least partially into a second aperture disposed in the support bracket. The fusible guide pin is configured to fracture to absorb energy while the catcher pin limits system displacement during and post an overload event, thus reducing the energy transmitted to the auxiliary component (e.g., a gearbox housing).
US12209534B1
A gas turbine engine is provided that includes a bypass duct, fan, compressor, combustor, and turbine sections, a nozzle, a turning duct assembly, and a first bleed valve. The compressor section includes a compressor inlet and low and high pressure compressors. The turning duct assembly has first and second axial segments and first and second return segments. The first axial segment is in fluid communication with the low pressure compressor and the first return segment. The second axial segment is in fluid communication with the first return segment and the second return segment. The high pressure compressor is in fluid communication with the second return segment. The first and second axial segments and the first and second return segments are configured to provide an airflow passage between the low and high pressure compressors. The first bleed valve is in fluid communication with the first return segment.
US12209532B2
A compression ignition engine provides a main injector and a second pilot injector producing a spray passing over an igniter producing a pilot flame assisting in ignition of the main injector spray.
US12209531B2
In one aspect, there is provided an isolation device, which includes a hub, a pulley and at least one isolation spring arrangement including first and second springs in series. The first spring rate is higher than the second spring rate. Initially during torque transfer from the first one to a second one of the hub and the pulley, the entire first isolation spring is slid along a friction surface towards the second one of the hub and the pulley during compression of the second isolation spring thereby generating a first frictional damping torque. During torque transfer the other way, at least a portion of the first isolation spring remains stationary relative to the friction surface, such that the first frictional damping torque is greater than the second frictional damping torque.
US12209530B1
A chassis assembly for a generator set includes a frame. The frame includes a first side rail and a second side rail. The chassis assembly includes a fuel tank disposed between the first side rail and the second side rail. The fuel tank includes a top surface. The chassis assembly includes at least one crossmember disposed at least partially in the fuel tank. The at least one crossmember includes a top plate disposed level with or below the top surface of the fuel tank. The at least one crossmember includes a sidewall that extends from the top plate. The sidewall is disposed in the fuel tank and defines an opening for fluid to flow through.
US12209527B2
A method and device for operating an internal combustion engine including a first air duct supplying air to a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, and a second air duct supplying air to a heater for heating an exhaust system. The first and the second air duct each have at least one control element for controlling the amount of air flowing through. The first and the second air ducts are connected by a third air duct to an air filter for providing filtered ambient air to the internal combustion engine. A mass flow sensor is arranged in the third air duct for measuring an amount of air flowing through the third air duct. The measured signal of the mass flow sensor is used to regulate the amount of air flowing through the first and second air ducts as a function of operating states of the internal combustion engine.
US12209525B2
A method for measuring the injected mass of a fluid containing urea using a system for injecting the fluid into an exhaust system of a vehicle, in which injecting the fluid includes sequences of series of injections of fluid contained in an accumulator between sequences for starting the pump upon detection of a pressure below a threshold PON and sequences for stopping the pump upon detection of a pressure above a threshold POFF, the method particularly includes computing the injected mass using the complete circuit hydraulic stiffness, based on the hydraulic stiffness KD of the accumulator and the hydraulic stiffness KI of the remainder of the circuit, and includes comparing the computed injected mass with a setpoint injected mass.
US12209523B2
A method for controlling a reductant generation device 100, the reductant generation device 100 including: a sprayer 10 capable of spraying a reductant precursor 50; and a heater 20 comprising a ceramic substrate 21, the heater 20 being arranged on a downstream side of the sprayer 10 and capable of heating the reductant precursor 50 to generate a reductant 60. The method includes: a permeation step of spraying the reductant precursor 50 from the sprayer 10 and permeating the ceramic substrate 21 with the reductant precursor 50 when the heater is not heated; and after the permeation step, a heating step A of heating the reductant precursor 50 by the heater 20 and generating the reductant 60 while spraying the reductant precursor 50 from the sprayer 10.
US12209516B2
A method for the production of a poppet valve which is armoured in at least the region of a valve seat, comprising providing a substantially cylindrical or cup-shaped semi-finished product produced from a valve steel, which is coated with an armouring material, whereupon the coated semi-finished product is formed into an armoured poppet valve.
US12209512B2
A group of stator vanes for a row of stator vanes of a stage of a turbomachine compressor, the vanes of the group of stator vanes being close together and affording easy assembly. The group of stator vanes include a platform of a first vane having an aperture for accommodating the head of a second vane, the outer surface of the platform of the first vane being in contact with the inner surface of the platform of the second vane.
US12209509B2
A blade has an internal blade profile, and a jet deflection portion adjoining the internal blade profile. Each blade profile of the jet deflection portion has a center of gravity. The centers of gravity are joined by a thread line, which is a space line, starting from the internal blade profile. A total deviation of the space line in relation to the reference line is described by an nth order polynomial based on radial distance from the blade profile to a reference point. The thread line is selected and designed such that a compressive stress is produced in the region of the leading edge of the blade during operation.
US12209508B2
Provided is a supercharge including: an impeller; a scroll casing formed so as to surround the outer circumferential side of the impeller; a bearing casing arranged adjacent to the scroll casing; and coupling part that couples the scroll casing and the bearing casing to each other, the coupling part has a fastening bolt and a fastening bolt, a plurality of through holes are formed spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction in the bearing casing, the scroll casing and the bearing casing are coupled to each other with a plurality of fastening bolt and a plurality of fastening bolt being inserted in the plurality of through hole, and the fastening bolt has higher tensile strength than the fastening bolt.
US12209505B2
A sensor includes an airfoil body, a heater element, and a temperature probe. The airfoil body defines a sensor axis and having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an ice accretion feature. The heater element extends axially through the airfoil body between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the airfoil body. The temperature probe extends axially through the airfoil body between the heater element and the trailing edge of the airfoil body. The heater element is axially overlapped by the ice accretion feature to accrete ice chordwise forward of a tip surface aperture. Gas turbine engines, methods of making sensors, and methods of accreting ice on sensors are also described.
US12209503B2
A turbine ring assembly having ring segments made of ceramic matrix composite material and each having first and second attachment tabs and a cavity for the circulation of air flow, a metal support having a first bracket and a second bracket bearing axially upstream against the second tab, a first metal flange arranged upstream of the first bracket and having an inner periphery bearing axially downstream against the first tab and an outer periphery fastened to the first bracket, and air passage orifices formed in the inner periphery of the first flange and/or in the second bracket, the orifices configured to ensure that the air flow passes from the cavity to the outside of the assembly.
US12209501B1
An operating method is provided during which a command is received to decrease thrust generated by a propulsor rotor from a first thrust level to a second thrust level. The propulsor rotor is operatively coupled to an engine core and an electric machine. The engine core includes a flowpath, a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. The engine core is operated in a transient state to decrease total power of the engine core from a first power level to a second power level in response to the command. The electric machine is operated as a generator to reduce power output from the engine core to the propulsor rotor while the engine core is operating in the transient state. A clearance control system for the engine core is operated based on the operation of the electric machine.
US12209500B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a labyrinth seal using wire arc additive manufacturing, which is mounted between a diaphragm of a turbine and a turbine rotor to induce a smooth rotation of the turbine rotor and preventing gas leakage by minimizing friction between the diaphragm of a turbine and a turbine rotor when a rotating body such as the turbine rotor rotates inside a fixed body such as the diaphragm, and which includes a ring-shaped body part and a tooth part protruding on one side of the ring-shaped body part, wherein the labyrinth seal is deposition-manufactured by 3D printing, the body part is manufactured by the wire arc additive manufacturing, and the tooth part is manufactured by a directed energy deposition.
US12209492B2
A method and system for disposing a fluid sampling tool into a wellbore, taking a plurality of fluid samples with the fluid sampling tool, identifying a plurality of asphaltene onset pressures (AOP) downhole based at the least on the plurality of fluid samples. The method may further comprise forming an AOP map from at least the plurality of AOPs, identifying a laboratory property from at least one of the plurality of fluid samples; and developing a relational model between at least one of the plurality of AOPs and the laboratory property. The system may include a fluid sampling tool with one or more probes for injecting the one or more probes into a wellbore and taking a plurality of fluid samples from the wellbore.
US12209490B2
A system for hydraulically fracturing an underground formation in an oil or gas well to extract oil or gas from the formation, the oil or gas well having a wellbore that permits passage of fluid from the wellbore into the formation. The system includes a plurality of electric pumps fluidly connected to the well, and configured to pump fluid into the wellbore at high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the, and fractures the formation. The system can also include a plurality of natural gas powered generators electrically connected to the plurality of electric pumps to provide electrical power to the pumps.
US12209482B2
An abandonment tool for abandoning a well is provided. The tool can have a cement tool connectable to coiled tubing for controlling a flow of a cement slurry through the tool, a setting tool provided below the cement tool for setting a bridge plug, an upper shear joint connected between the cement tool and the setting tool, a shear stud connecting the bridge plug to the setting tool, and at least one exhaust port in an inner passage to place the inner passage in fluid communication with an annulus between the abandonment tool and a wall of the well after the bridge plug has plugged the well. The upper shear joint shearing at a first force to separate the cement tool and the setting tool and the shear stud shearing at a second force to separate the bridge plug from the setting tool.
US12209478B2
A method of creating a seal in a tubular by melting a first component comprising a fusible alloy, using heat produced by an exothermic, hydrolysis reaction of a second component comprising a metal, to provide a melted fusible alloy, and allowing the melted fusible alloy to solidify in the tubular, wherein the fusible alloy expands upon solidifying and forms the seal. A system for carrying out the method is also provided.
US12209471B2
A circulation unit for connecting to a lubricator suitable for housing a wireline operated tool string for collecting debris within a petroleum well. The circulation unit comprises a house with an upper lubricator connection and at least one lower internal seal member adapted to seal against an outer surface of the tool string. The circulation unit has an outlet above the seal member, the outlet being connected to a reservoir. The circulation unit has a lower lubricator connection. The house, upper lubricator connection and lower lubricator connection form a through passage for the tool string. The upper lubrication connection and lower lubrication connection are adapted for connection to a pressurized lubricator. The tool string includes a wellbore cleanout tool with filling means. The wellbore cleanout tool comprises an outlet for unloading collected debris in a lubricator assembly comprising the lubricator and the circulation unit.
US12209467B2
A system can include a top drive with a quill with a pivot joint, with an upper portion pivotably coupled to a lower portion via a pivot, coupled between the quill and a running tool, wherein rotation of the lower portion relative to the upper portion pivots the running tool about the pivot. A method for running a tubular string by moving a tubular along a catwalk, coupling a pivot joint between a running tool and a quill, and pivoting the running tool about the pivot by pivoting the lower portion relative to the upper portion.
US12209460B2
A method for creating a weep hole is disclosed. The weep hole is drilled in an uncured, concrete, hollow core structural component having one or more external surfaces and one or more internal surfaces. The weep hole is drilled using a drilling apparatus comprising a drill, a rotating drill bit with an internal fluid passageway, a power source, and a pressurized fluid source. Loose, uncured concrete material deposited near the weep hole on the one or more internal surface as a result of drilling the weep hole is removed by releasing pressurized fluid which flows from the pressurized fluid source, through the drill and the rotating drill bit.
US12209458B2
A ladder stabilizing apparatus comprises a rail mount attachable to a ladder side rail and an auto-retracting belt assembly. The belt assembly comprises a rail interface connectable to the rail mount, a belt housing rotatable relative to the rail interface about a belt housing rotation axis, and a stabilizing belt extending from a belt first end to a belt second end. The belt first end is connected to the belt housing. The stabilizing belt is movable between a belt retracted position, in which the stabilizing belt is substantially wound within the belt housing, and a belt extended position, in which the stabilizing belt is at least partially unwound from the belt housing. The stabilizing belt is biased to the belt retracted position. The belt second end includes an environment anchor.
US12209457B2
A decelerating and positioning device for a roller shade, the decelerating and positioning device comprising a sleeve, an elastic member provided on one side of the sleeve, a rotator providing an engagement structure on an other side of the elastic member, a limiting rotating body pushes the rotator to rotate and displace, and a fixing shaft allowing the limiting rotating body and the rotator to rotate.
US12209449B2
A power-assist device (1) with a piston rod (8), which is mounted movably in a housing (7) and has a first position and a second position, and with a preferably elastic return element (12), which can be arrested by a positionally variable arresting part (10) and which, in the unlocked state, can transmit an assisting force to the piston rod (8) and, in the arrested state, is decoupled in terms of force from the piston rod (8), such that, in the unlocked state, as a result of the piston rod (8) being moved into the first position, the arresting part (10) is moved out of an unlocking position into an arresting position, which enables arresting of the restoring return (12) only within a limited time period.
US12209444B2
Latch assemblies are provided with a paddle lever having an outwardly extending actuator flange and a rotary actuator plate which includes a fixed actuator pin extending outwardly from the actuator plate and adapted to being operatively engaged with the actuator flange of the paddle lever when manually moved into the unlatched condition thereof. At least one pair of arcuate spirally patterned and circumferentially separated cam slots are defined in the rotary actuator plate such that a latch pin associated with a latch bolt is operatively received within a selected one of the cam slots. Movement of the paddle lever from the latched condition into the unlatched condition thereof responsively engages the actuator flange with the actuator pin thereby causing rotation of the actuator plate about a rotary axis thereof and movement of the latch pin within the selected one of the cam slots whereby the latch pin is retracted to unlatch a moveable component from a fixed component.
US12209443B2
Various examples are directed to apparatus and methods for providing a door latch block assembly. An apparatus includes a first planar surface configured to mount parallel to and facing away from a first side of a door frame, and a second planar surface configured to mount flush with and facing toward the first side of the door frame. The apparatus further includes a rectangular protrusion extending from the second planar surface configured to extend through an aperture in the door frame and protrude from a second side of the door frame. The apparatus also includes cylindrical openings extending through the latch block apparatus configured to receive hardware for affixing a latching mechanism to a distal end of the protrusion. The apparatus is configured to provide precise alignment of the latching mechanism for securing the door frame to a door.
US12209436B2
A cross bar type unlock-driving structure, to be mounted in a panel-outside space of a door panel, includes a handle-end frame, a mounting frame, a handle and a driving member, and a handle seat. The handle-end base includes a basic frame and a mounting frame to form an accommodation space with both vertical and horizontal opening. The handle and the driving member, integrated as a unique piece, provide the driving member to be formed as an extension finger for pushing an unlock-driven unit disposed inside the accommodation space. The handle seat, mounted onto the middle plate of the mounting frame, is to mount pivotally the handle and the driving member with the driving member located in the accommodation space and the handle located out of the handle seat. With the vertical and horizontal opening provided to the accommodation space, different types of lock cartridges can be contained.
US12209433B2
A lock device adapted for a first object and a second object movable relative to the first object includes a slider, a driving module, a latch and a power module. The driving module can drive the slider to move between a locking position and an unlocking position. The latch is movable relative to the slider. The power module can provide electricity to the driving module. When the second object is located at a retracted position relative to the first object, the driving module can drive the slider to move to the locking position, so that the latch blocks the second object. When the driving module is not driven by the power module, the latch is driven by the second object moving in an opening direction to move from an original state to a non-original state for driving the slider to move from the locking position to the unlocking position.
US12209424B2
The present application is directed to a protective cover for a utility pole comprising: a first protective portion; and a second protective portion; wherein the first and second protective portions are each substantially hemispherical and combine to surround and protect a pole at the ground interface.
US12209419B2
An application head for an applicator for applying jointing tape between two plaster boards includes a fixing core and two sides receiving two rotation shafts parallel to each other, two notched rollers being carried by the first rotation shaft, and two link rods being mounted so as to be able to pivot on the second rotation shaft, one end of each link rod being mounted so as to be able to rotate freely on a third rotation shaft, to either side of a corner roller. The application head also includes a spring comprising two legs bearing against the fixing core, extended by an elbow linked to a blocking arm provided with a notch for immobilizing the link rods in the use position, the blocking arms being linked together by a return hoop and reversible blocking mechanism for immobilizing the link rods in the retracted position, separate from the spring.
US12209417B2
Building panels provided with a locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of a first edge and a second edge of adjacent panels. The locking system includes a displaceable tongue at least partly arranged in a displacement groove, a tongue groove, a cavity provided in a strip at the first edge, and a protrusion extending downwards at the second edge. The displaceable tongue is arranged to be displaced at least partly into the tongue groove during locking, and wherein the protrusion is arranged to be located in least a portion of the cavity when the panels are locked vertically and horizontally.
US12209414B2
A system includes a plurality of roofing shingles having a core layer and a cap layer, with first and second ends of the cap layer offset from respective first and second ends of the core layer. The cap layer includes a first surface and a pattern on the first surface. A side lap extends from the second end of the cap layer to the second end of the core layer and an extended portion is located at the first end of the cap layer. The extended portion of a first one of the roofing shingles overlays the side lap of a second one of the roofing shingles. The system further includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules include at least one solar cell.
US12209412B2
There is provided a ceiling panel for a pod room. The ceiling panel comprises one or more cover components movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration; and an actuation mechanism configured to move the one or more cover components from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to a trigger. The ceiling panel may provide a specified percentage open area in the open configuration. The ceiling panel may be adapted to acoustically insulate the pod room in the closed configuration.
US12209396B2
A retainer sleeve includes an at least partially annular body defining an axis of rotation, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The body may also have a radially inner annular surface defining a radially inner aperture, and a first anti-rotation feature extending radially inwardly from the radially inner annular surface including a sloping ledge having a locking surface that faces at least partially in the circumferential direction and along a direction that is parallel to the axis of rotation, forming an oblique angle with the direction that is parallel to the axis of rotation.
US12209386B2
A feedback control device determines a first target angular velocity that is a target angular velocity of an output angular velocity of the target device, using a first transfer function, determines a control input to the target device, based on a difference between the first target angular velocity and the output angular velocity, determines, based on the operation input, a second target angular velocity that is the target angular velocity requested by an operator, determines a degree of comfort of the operator, based on a difference between the output angular velocity and the second target angular velocity, sequentially accumulates the first target angular velocity, the degree of comfort, and a target degree of comfort in a database, and adjusts a first moment of inertia in such a way as to reduce a difference between the target degree of comfort and the degree of comfort, using data accumulated in the database.
US12209385B2
A grading machine includes a machine body, a grading blade supported by a circle, a drawbar connecting the grading blade and the circle to the machine body, and a circle drive system. The circle drive system includes a circle drive motor and a gear box. The gear box is configured to engage with and rotate the circle relative to the drawbar around a circle axis. The circle drive motor includes an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the circle axis, and the gear box includes an axis of rotation that is parallel to the circle axis.
US12209375B2
An offshore structure that includes a pile of a foundation and at least one offshore element mounted on the pile and forming a slip joint, wherein disposed between an inner surface of the offshore element and an outer surface of the pile is a coating, especially an anti-fouling coating, for increasing friction between the two surfaces and/or preventing corrosion of one or both of the surfaces and/or at least two spaced apart areas are provided with a substance, forming a seal between the outer surface and the inner surface, near an upper end of the pile and the off shore element and between a lower end of the off shore element and the pile.
US12209368B2
A synthetic turf (300) includes a plurality of synthetic turf fibers (102) knitted together to form a knitted backing layer (104) of the synthetic turf, and a water permeable polyurethane coat (114) formed on the knitted backing layer.
US12209363B2
The invention relates to a method for producing microscale and/or nanoscale fiber material. The method has at least the step of dispersing (5) dried pre-comminuted pump in a liquid. The method additionally has a step of finely comminuting (6) the pulp dispersed in the liquid such that a fine comminution mixture is produced which contains the liquid and the fiber material with the microscale and/or nanoscale fibril agglomerates.
US12209355B2
Disclosed are a thermally insulating SiC—BN aerogel felt, a preparation method and use thereof. The preparation method includes: heating and mixing a nitrogen source, a boron source, a solvent, and a silica aerogel powder to obtain a hot mixture, wherein the solvent is capable of dissolving the nitrogen source and the boron source; impregnating a graphite felt in the hot mixture, and cooling to obtain a gel felt; removing the solvent from the gel felt to obtain an aerogel felt; and in a protective atmosphere or in vacuum, heating the aerogel felt for a pyrolytic reaction to obtain the thermally insulating SiC—BN aerogel felt.
US12209354B2
The invention discloses a continuous polyester fiber textile cloth that can be torn into pieces, processing equipment and a processing method. By ultrasonic hot-melting technology, the polyester fiber textile cloth is subjected to the high temperature generated by the high frequency generated by the action of a metal knife mold and an ultrasonic welding head, so that the thread of the loop layers and the base layer are melted in a line to form a thin line melting body that can be torn apart. The knife mold and the ultrasonic welding head are close to each other and resonate to generate heat. When they leave each other, the resonance disappears and the heat decreases, so as to realize the formation and temperature control of a linear high temperature zone.
US12209340B2
A method and tooling for manufacturing flexible articles of manufacture such as garments, bags, backpacks and accessories that require hemmed edges. The method and tooling are compatible for use in an automated system and simplify the hemming process by performing the hemming operation on a flat pattern of material before the pattern of material has been joined with other patterns of material to form a finished or intermediate three-dimensional workpiece. This facilitates the formation of the hem by allowing the hem to be formed on a flat material pattern on a flat surface, thereby facilitating the folding, creasing and affixing of the hem without the requirement of human dexterity and labor.
US12209337B2
A method of knitting an article of apparel includes knitting a first region using a first yarn of a first color and knitting a second region using a second yarn of a second color that differs from the first color. Knitting the first region and knitting the second region forms at least a portion of a color layout of the article of apparel. The method further includes knitting a textured element into at least one of the first region and the second region with at least one of the first yarn and the second yarn. The textured element has a layout that differs from the color layout.
US12209334B2
A loom includes a pair of side frames configured to support a beating device and each having a beam support configured to support a warp beam; and a drive mechanism configured to rotationally drive the warp beam including a beam gear, where each of the side frames is configured by a main body frame configured to support the beating device and a let-off frame fixed to the main body frame and configured to support the beam support. The drive mechanism is attached to the main body frame.
US12209332B2
Carbon fibre precursors for use in the formation of carbon fibre materials. The carbon fibre precursors comprise fibres of polymeric material which have a coating layer thereon, the coating layer comprising a material susceptible to dielectric heating, for example carbon nanotubes. The carbon fibre precursors may be suitable for forming into carbon fibres using a dielectric heating step, despite the fibres of polymeric material not being susceptible to dielectric heating, without adversely affecting the structure and physical properties of the main body of the carbon fibre so formed. A method of preparing a carbon fibre precursor for a carbon fibre formation process and a method forming a carbon fibre are also disclosed.
US12209330B1
Embodiments of the invention include electrospinning apparatus and techniques in which a precursor solution is allowed to descend onto a conductive surface, such as the surface of a conductive plate, rather than through needles, and fibers are formed from the precursor solution and deposited on a collector.
US12209327B2
A PVT method is utilized for production of single crystals in an apparatus, which comprises a growth cell, a process chamber in which the growth cell is located and a heating device surrounding the process chamber for heating the growth cell. In this method, a source material and a seed are introduced into the growth cell, and the process chamber is filled with a process gas and the growth cell is heated, causing the source material to sublimated and resublimated at the seed. An apparatus designed for production of single crystals using the PVT method includes a highly heatable growth cell for accommodation of a source material and a seed, a process chamber accommodating the growth cell with a connection to a process gas source for filling it with a process gas, and a heating device for heating the growth cell.
US12209320B2
Methods and systems related to oxocarbon electrolyzers are disclosed herein. A disclosed system includes an oxocarbon electrolysis reactor. The rector includes an aqueous anode area with an oxidation substrate, a gaseous cathode area with an oxocarbon species as a reduction substrate, and an electroneutral separator separating the anode area and the cathode area while allowing ionic migration between the anode area and cathode area. In specific approaches disclosed herein the electroneutral separator is a polymer having a coating, the coating is formed of an aliphatic molecule, and the coating increases a hydrophilicity of the electroneutral separator. In specific approaches disclosed herein, the electroneutral separator is a polymer having a coating, the polymer comprises aliphatic carbon chains, and the coating is an aliphatic carbon chain with one or more hydrophilic functional groups.
US12209319B2
Provided herein, are anode and/or cathode pan assemblies comprising unique ribs and welds configurations; electrochemical cell and/or electrolyzer containing the anode and/or the cathode pan assemblies; and methods to use and manufacture the same.
US12209312B2
A system to process a semiconductor substrate includes a substrate support assembly configured to support the semiconductor substrate. The substrate support assembly includes M resistive heaters respectively arranged in M zones in a layer of the substrate support assembly, where M is an integer greater than 1. The layer is adjacent to the semiconductor substrate. The substrate support assembly includes N temperature sensors arranged at N locations in the layer, where N is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to M. The system further includes a controller configured to control one or more of the M resistive heaters based on a temperature sensed by one of the N temperature sensors and average temperatures of one or more of the M zones.
US12209307B2
Disclosed herein is a rare-earth oxide coating on a surface of an article with one or more interruption layers to control crystal growth and methods of its formation. The coating may be deposited by atomic layer deposition and/or by chemical vapor deposition. The rare-earth oxides in the coatings disclosed herein may have an atomic crystalline phase that is different from the atomic crystalline phase or the amorphous phase of the one or more interruption layers.
US12209303B2
A vapor deposition apparatus is provided. The vapor deposition apparatus includes a tank for providing a liquefied material, a first unit having an alterable first volume, the first unit including a first actuator and including a first line to be in fluid communication with the tank. Further, the vapor deposition apparatus includes a second unit having an alterable second volume, the second unit including a second actuator and including a second line to be in fluid communication with the tank. The vapor deposition apparatus includes an evaporation arrangement, the evaporation arrangement being in fluid communication with the first unit and the second unit. The first actuator and the second actuator are configured to alternatingly provide a force to the alterable first volume and the alterable second volume for providing the liquefied material to the evaporation arrangement.
US12209295B2
A method for producing direct reduced metal material includes charging metal material into a first furnace space of a first furnace; evacuating an atmosphere from the first furnace space to achieve an underpressure inside the first furnace space; providing heat and first hydrogen gas without recirculation to the first furnace space, so that heated first hydrogen gas heats the charged metal material so that metal oxides present in the metal material are reduced, causing water vapor to be formed; and condensing and collecting the water vapor in a condenser. A subsequently performed charged material cooling step is carried out in which thermal energy from the charged material is absorbed by the first hydrogen gas, and in which thermal energy, by heat exchange, is transferred from the first hydrogen gas to second hydrogen gas to be used in a second furnace for producing direct reduced metal material.
US12209290B2
In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising analyte testing on one or more types of samples.
US12209286B2
Methods for detecting a prostate cancer in a subject comprise detecting a marker selected from an endosomal associated marker and/or a lysosomal associated marker from the subject.
US12209285B2
Methods and formulations for treating oncological disorders in humans using Coenzyme Q10 are described.
US12209274B2
The present disclosure provides methods, device, and system for a hybridization assay to detect nucleic acid targets. The assay may use a probe array format with addressable microwells. Each microwell may retain a plurality of copies of one probe which may be complementary to a portion of a specific nucleic acid target. The plurality of copies of probes may be produced from a pooled library of probe sequences by amplification techniques, including, rolling circle amplification and emulsion-PCR. Detection of hybridization may rely on methods using ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) and optical detectors to detect signals indicating the presence of the nucleic acid targets.
US12209273B2
Provided herein are methods of sequencing comprising click chemistry bioconjugation. In some embodiments, target polynucleotide sequences on the same or different molecules are contacted with and hybridize to probes comprising click functional groups. Probes (e.g., reading probes) hybridizing to adaptor sequences adjacent to different sequences of interest (e.g., barcodes to be sequenced) can be hybridized simultaneously in large pools. In some embodiments, the provided methods achieve multiplexing without requiring separate hybridization of probes (e.g., reading probes) for each sequencing-by-ligation cycle, thereby reducing total hybridization time which is typically a most time-consuming step in in situ technologies. In some aspects, the hybridized probes (e.g., reading probes) are clicked onto detectable probes to analyze a sequence of a target polynucleotide in a sequencing-by-ligation fashion.
US12209258B2
Disclosed are a monooxygenase mutant and use thereof. An amino acid sequence of a monooxygenase mutant is an amino acid sequence obtained by mutating an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. Mutation includes at least one of the following mutation sites: site 49, site 60, site 61, site 144, site 145, site 146, site 147, site 167, site 169, site 189, site 246, site 247, site 280, site 284, site 285, site 286, site 287, site 328, site 330, site 332, site 382, site 427, site 428, site 429, site 430, site 431, site 432, site 433, site 434, site 435, site 436, site 438, site 441, site 493, site 494, site 508, site 509, site 510, site 511, site 512, and site 513 sites and the like.
US12209252B2
The invention relates to transduction compounds, buffers and methods for introducing molecules into cells. The invention also relates to methods of treatment, pharmaceutical compositions and other uses of the transduction compounds and buffers. The invention also relates to modified cells obtainable by the transduction compounds, buffers and methods of the invention.
US12209243B2
An aptamer-based switch technology is provided that enhances control of the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-related immunotherapies. The aptamer-based switch utilizes a synthetic bridge molecule containing a target-binding aptamer bound through a linker to a CAR-binding aptamer. A system containing a CAR and a corresponding aptameric bridge provides an immunotherapy platform that: (i) can be targeted to any desired antigen by choosing the target-binding aptamer of the bridge. (ii) can be redirected from one target to another by changing the target-binding aptamer: (iii) can be dosed according to the changing needs of an individual patient overtime by altering the administration protocol for the bridge: (iv) can be switched on or off quickly or gradually: (v) can be used as a companion diagnostic for a specific CAR therapy: (vi) can be integrated with either in vivo or ex vivo CAR expression: (vii) is non-immunogenic; and (viii) has low production costs.
US12209240B2
Provided are antisense oligomers targeted against bacterial mRNAs and other macromolecules associated with a biochemical pathway and/or cellular process, and related compositions and methods of using the oligomers and compositions to treat an infected mammalian subject, for example, as primary antimicrobials or as adjunctive therapies with classic antimicrobials.
US12209236B2
Described are compositions and methods relating to modified yeast that overexpress fumarate reductase. The yeast cells have an increased fermentation rate compared to their parental cells. Such yeast cells ae particularly useful for large-scale ethanol production from starch substrates where an increased rate of ethanol production is desirable.
US12209232B2
Consumer product composition that includes encapsulates, the encapsulates having a core that includes perfume characterized by an acid value of greater than 5.0 mg KOH/g of perfume, the encapsulates also including a shell that includes a (meth)acrylate material. Methods of making and using such compositions.
US12209226B2
Method for preventing or reducing low speed pre-ignition events in a spark-ignited internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes supplying to the engine the lubricant composition comprising a primary additive having a structure given by or a salt thereof. R1 and R2 are independently H, C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group, carboxyl group, ester, amide, ketone, ether, or hydroxyl group. R3 and R4 are independently H, C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group, carboxyl group, ester, amide, ketone, ether, amino, or hydroxyl group or wherein R3 and R4 are part of a cyclic group. R5 is C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, carboxyl group, ether, or hydroxyl group. Lastly, p is 0 to 2, n is 1 to 5, m is 0 to 2, and p+n+m is less than 6.
US12209222B2
The present disclosure discloses a process for obtaining an aromatic lean stream and an aromatic rich stream from a hydrocarbon feed, the process comprising: (a) obtaining a hydrocarbon feed; and (b) contacting the hydrocarbon feed with a solvent selected from a group consisting of alkyl aromatic hydrophilic polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycols, and combinations thereof to obtain an aromatic lean stream and an aromatic rich stream. It further discloses a simultaneous process to obtain an aromatic lean stream and an aromatic rich stream. The present disclosure also discloses a process for obtaining de-aromatized kerosene from a hydrocarbon feed. Additionally, the present disclosure discloses a process for obtaining BTX from a hydrocarbon feed.
US12209221B2
Systems and processes for converting waste plastics and other waste materials to useful end products. The systems integrate a plastics pyrolysis reactor and a liquid phase thermal cracking reactor to advantageously process the waste plastics to form various hydrocarbon products.
US12209218B2
Methods and systems including a composition of a hydratable polymer slurry comprising a hydrocarbon-based solvent. The hydrocarbon-based solvent includes a hydratable polymer powder and at least one of a polar surfactant, a hydrocarbon-soluble polymer, and/or an organophilic clay, wherein the polymer slurry is prepared at a temperature greater than 22° C. by mixing.
US12209211B2
The present invention provides a UV curable resin composition that can be cured without going through a high-temperature heating process and has excellent adhesiveness, and a sheet using the same. The UV curable resin composition comprises a rubber component with a diene skeleton, a photopolymerization initiator, a crosslinker and a tackifier. The composition contains a solid rubber component and a liquid rubber component at 25° C. as the rubber component with the diene. Since the UV curable composition can be cured by UV irradiation in a short time, it can be applied not only to adherends with high heat resistance but also to various parts.
US12209210B2
A method for producing a composite resin particle dispersion includes: performing polymerization A by polymerizing a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound to form a styrene-based resin; performing polymerization B by polymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound in the presence of the styrene-based resin to form intermediate resin particles containing the styrene-based resin and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin; and performing polymerization C by polymerizing a styrene compound and a vinyl monomer other than the styrene compound in the presence of the intermediate resin particles to form composite resin particles. The mass ratio of the styrene-based resin to the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin in the composite resin particles is from 80:20 to 20:80. A difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature in the composite resin particles is 30° C. or more.
US12209194B2
A nonaqueous inkjet ink composition contains acrylic-based resin, pigment, pigment dispersant, and organic solvent, wherein the nonaqueous inkjet ink composition is characterized in that it contains propylene carbonate, diethylene glycol dialkyl ether, as well as tetraethylene glycol dialkyl ether, as the organic solvent, and is compounded in a manner that the propylene carbonate accounts for 1.0 to 20.0% by mass in the ink composition and the content of the diethylene glycol dialkyl ether relative to the propylene carbonate content, or “diethylene glycol dialkyl ether/propylene carbonate,” falls between 9.0 and 20.0.
US12209186B2
A pigment composition including: a first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment; and a second cholesteric liquid crystal pigment, wherein: the first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment is a pigment having: a center wavelength of a selective reflection band within a wavelength range of 400 nm or more and 800 nm or less; and a selective reflection bandwidth of 150 nm or less; the second cholesteric liquid crystal pigment is a pigment having a selective reflection bandwidth of 200 nm or more within a wavelength range of 400 nm or more and 800 nm or less; the selective reflection band of the first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment and a selective reflection band of the second cholesteric liquid crystal pigment at least partially overlap with each other; and a containing amount of the first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment relative to a total amount of the first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment and the second cholesteric liquid crystal pigment is more than 0% by weight and 30% by weight or less.
US12209181B2
The present invention relates to a polymer composition (I) comprising at least the following components: (A) 87.00 to 99.79 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition (I) of a specific polymer, (B) 0.20 to 10 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition (I) of a specific copolymer of ethylene and (C) 0.01 to 3.00 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition (I) of a compound according to Formula (a), whereby components (A), (B) and (C) add up to 100 wt.-%. In addition, the present invention refers to a photovoltaic module comprising at least one layer comprising polymer composition (I), to a method for improving the storage stability and/or transport stability of polymer (A) and to the use of components (B) and (C) for improving the storage stability and/or transport stability of a polymer (A).
US12209180B2
Provided herein are compounds or payloads, linker-payloads, antibody-drug conjugates, and compositions, and methods for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with the liver X receptor, including bis-octahydrophenanthrene carboxamides and protein (e.g., antibody) drug conjugates thereof.
US12209176B2
The copolymerization of ethylene with a cyclic mono olefin (such as norbornene) is conducted in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a bridged hafnocene catalyst and a three part activator. The catalyst system provides excellent activity at high polymerization temperatures. Copolymers produced according to this invention have unique microstructure (with methyl branching being observed) and unique rheology.
US12209173B2
There are provided a pellet type polypropylene resin composition that exhibits excellent heat resistance and oxidation stability, and exhibits high flow without using a decomposition accelerator, and thus, can be used to prepare fine denier fiber, and a method for preparing the same.
US12209167B2
Provided is a resin sheet for thermoforming, the resin sheet containing a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin. A difference between a melting point peak temperature and a melting point peak end temperature in differential scanning calorimetry analysis of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin is 10° C. or more. The sheet has a thickness of 0.15 to 1 mm. The melt viscosity of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) resin at 160° C. is preferably 10000 poise or more.
US12209162B2
Provided herein are catalysts for polymerization of alkenes to cyclic poly(alkenes), and methods of making and using the same.
US12209159B2
An embodiment includes a platform shape memory polymer system. Such an embodiment exhibits a blend of tunable, high performance mechanical attributes in combination with advanced processing capabilities and good biocompatibility. A post-polymerization crosslinking synthetic approach is employed that combines polyurethane and thiol-ene synthetic processes. Other embodiments are described herein.
US12209149B2
A continuous preparation system of a conjugated diene-based polymer having improved rolling resistance properties is provided. By utilizing the continuous preparation system a polymerization conversion ratio at an initial stage of polymerization is easy to control, long time operation is possible and productivity is excellent.
US12209145B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof: where A, B, D, X, R1, R2 and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
US12209143B2
The present disclosure provides macrocyclic and macrobicyclic peptides with secondary structures that are stabilized over the corresponding non-cyclic peptides. The macrocyclic and macrobicyclic peptides are formed from peptides with adduct-forming, complementary reactive side chain moieties.
US12209138B2
Isolated antibodies that bind to human CD38 and cynomolgus CD38 are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the disclosed antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the disclosed antibodies.
US12209133B2
The present invention relates to an isolated antibody which specifically binds human CD137, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof. The present invention further relates to a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding said antibody, a vector comprising said nucleic acid, a host cell comprising said nucleic acid or said vector, and a method of producing said antibody.
US12209131B2
The present invention relates to antibody compositions directed to Interleukin 1 Receptor Accessory Protein (IL1RAP) and their use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases associated with IL1RAP, such as inflammatory, autoimmune, autoinflammatory and neoplastic disorders.
US12209129B2
An anti-Met antibody fragment comprising a single antigen binding arm and an Fc region, wherein the antigen binding arm is defined by the variable regions having amino acid sequences as set forth in SEQ ID No.: 7, 8 and wherein the anti-Met antibody fragment is useful in the treatment of a tumor and/or metastasis.
US12209123B2
Provided herein are anti-FLT3L antibodies and methods of using the antibodies to treat autoimmune and other inflammatory diseases.
US12209119B2
The disclosure provides for single chain variable fragments to oxidized phospholipid epitopes and methods of use thereof, including the production of transgenic animal models and the use of the fragments as therapeutic agents for treating CAS.
US12209106B2
The present invention relates to an alkoxyphenyl derivative capable of synthesizing an oligonucleotide by a quicker liquid phase synthesis method than in the prior art, a protected nucleoside and a protected nucleotide to which the alkoxyphenyl derivative is bonded, a method for producing an oligonucleotide using the same, and a method for selectively removing the alkoxyphenyl derivative moiety and the like. A compound represented by the general formula (1) or a derivative thereof: (In the formula, R each independently represents an optionally substituted alkyl group having 10 to 40 carbons. m represents an integer between 1 and 5. When m is 2 or more, a plurality of ROs may be the same or different. X represents O, S, NH, or NRN. n represents an integer from 1 to 4. RN represents an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons.)
US12209103B2
The present invention relates to the field porous crystalline materials, more particularly to metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs). According to this invention, micelles are used as nanoreactors for the synthesis and stabilisation of porous crystalline materials in aqueous dispersions. Disclosed are dispersions comprising such porous crystalline materials, the synthesis and use of such dispersions. Further disclosed are novel porous crystalline materials, the synthesis and use of such crystalline materials. Further disclosed are novel inks comprising the dispersions and non-solvent, the synthesis and use of such inks for direct printing, 2D printing and 3D printing.
US12209099B2
A compound of formula IV: as well as drug-linkers and conjugates comprising this compound, and the use of the conjugates in treating cancer.
US12209094B2
The present invention relates to novel antagonists for CCR2 (CC chemokine receptor 2) and their use for providing medicaments for treating conditions and diseases, especially pulmonary diseases like asthma and COPD.
US12209093B2
The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the organic electroluminescent compound according to the present disclosure, an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage and/or high luminous efficiency can be provided.
US12209087B2
Provided herein are inhibitors of AKT1, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitory compounds, and methods for using the AKT1 inhibitory compounds for the treatment of disease.
US12209081B2
The invention relates to compounds that are useful for the prevention or treatment of TRPM3 mediated disorders, more in particular disorders selected from pain and inflammatory hypersensitivity. The invention also relates to a method for the prevention or treatment of said TRPM3 mediated disorders.
US12209076B2
The present disclosure provides imidazolyl compounds of Formula (I) and methods of preparing the compounds. The provided compounds are able to bind protein kinases and may be useful in modulating (e.g., inhibiting) the activity of a protein kinase in a subject or cell and/or in treating or preventing a disease (e.g., proliferative disease, genetic disease, hematological disease, neurological disease, painful condition, psychiatric disorder, or metabolic disorder) in a subject in need thereof. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods, and uses that include or involve a compound described herein.
US12209075B2
The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables Y1-Y6, X, Z, Z1, Z2, R2-R3, and R6 have the meaning as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions. The compounds have sodium channel blocking activity that are useful for treating sodium channel-mediated diseases, in particular for treating pain.
US12209074B2
A SHP2 phosphatase allosteric inhibitor and a drug containing said inhibitor, the SHP2 phosphatase allosteric inhibitor having the structure shown in formula (I), and the use of an optical isomer compound of the SHP2 phosphatase allosteric inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the preparation of drugs for the treatment of tumor diseases.
US12209070B1
The present invention is directed to a composition of solid methane gas that is stable at room temperature such that the solid methane gas is capable of storage and shipment without specialized equipment. The composition of solid methane gas is obtained by using a sophisticated apparatus and solid methane gas complexes having many different ingredients and ingenious methods. Methane gas flows through the sophisticated apparatus to be cooled and ultimately mixed with the solid methane bed complex at subzero Celsius conditions to create solid methane that is stable at room temperature. This solid methane is capable of being turned back into methane gas.
US12209067B2
The product distribution from an oxidative dehydrogenation process can be altered by co-feeding different ratios of ethanol to steam, in the range of 0.01 to 0.50 ethanol:steam to an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor. Increasing the ethanol to steam ratio was found to: increase ethylene yield; decrease acetic acid yield; increase, or decrease, or cause no effect on CO or CO2 yield; and have negligible effect on ethane conversion. The feed ethanol is converted to carbonaceous products without negatively effecting the catalyst activity.
US12209062B2
The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I) wherein symbols in the formula are as defined in the specification.
US12209057B1
A preparation method of a polymer-derived high-temperature ceramic thin film sensor is provided. Specifically, a sensitive layer precursor layer is prepared by spraying a sensitive layer precursor liquid on an alumina substrate, and the sensitive layer precursor liquid is obtained by mixing precursor liquid with conductive powder. A protective layer precursor liquid is prepared by spraying protective layer precursor liquid on the sensitive layer precursor layer, and the protective layer precursor liquid is obtained by mixing TiB2 nano-powder, insulating powder and the precursor liquid. The protective layer precursor layer, a solder and the sensitive layer precursor layer are simultaneously pyrolyzed by a one-time pyrolysis process, and thus a protective layer, the solder joints and the sensitive layer are obtained simultaneously. Thus, there is no need to pyrolyze the sensitive layer first, saving the time for pyrolyzing the sensitive layer.
US12209056B2
A method for preparing a refractory from a secondary aluminum dross, the secondary aluminum dross including silica and alumina, and the refractory including a basic magnesium-aluminum refractory or an acidic magnesium-aluminum-silicon refractory; when the secondary aluminum dross includes less than 5% by mass of silica, the refractory is the basic magnesium-aluminum refractory, and the method includes: subjecting a secondary aluminum dross powder, an aluminum source, a magnesium source and a magnesia-alumina spinel seed crystal to first mixing, and subjecting a resulting first mixture to one-step sintering to obtain the basic magnesium-aluminum refractory; when the secondary aluminum dross includes not less than 5% by mass of silica, the refractory is the acidic magnesium-aluminum-silicon refractory, and the method includes: subjecting a secondary aluminum dross powder, a silicon source, and a magnesium source to second mixing, and subjecting a resulting second mixture to one-step sintering to obtain the acidic magnesium-aluminum-silicon refractory.
US12209055B2
A ceramic material includes zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) doped with scandium (Sc) ions. ZTA can be further doped with other metal ions, and the other metal ions include cobalt (Co) ions, chromium (Cr) ions, zinc (Zn) ions, titanium (Ti) ions, manganese (Mn) ions, nickel (Ni) ions, or a combination thereof. The ceramic material can be used as a ceramic object, such as a wire bonding capillary, a heat dissipation plate, a denture tooth, orthopedic implants, direct bonded copper, or a high-temperature co-fired ceramic.
US12209047B2
A ceramic printing ink is provided that is suitable for application using an inkjet printing process to produce a coating on glass ceramics. The ink includes a glassy material of glass particles and pigment particles. The glass particles are present in a ratio of total weight to the pigment particles of at least 1.5 and less than 19. The glass particles have an equivalent diameter d90 ranging from at least 0.5 μm to at most 5 μm. The ink has an effective coefficient of linear thermal expansion, α20-300,eff, in a range from 6.5*10−6/K to 11*10−6/K.
US12209045B2
Methods are known for producing an anti-resonant hollow-core fiber which has a hollow core extending along a fiber longitudinal axis and an inner jacket region that surrounds the hollow core, said jacket region comprising multiple anti-resonant elements. The known methods have the steps of: providing a cladding tube that has a cladding tube inner bore and a cladding tube longitudinal axis along which a cladding tube wall extends that is delimited by an interior and an exterior; providing a number of tubular anti-resonant element preforms; arranging the anti-resonant element preforms at target positions of the interior of the cladding tube wall, thereby forming a primary preform which has a hollow core region and an inner jacket region; and elongating the primary preform in order to form the hollow-core fiber or further processing the primary preform in order to form a secondary preform. The aim of the invention is to achieve a high degree of precision and an exact positioning of the anti-resonant elements in a sufficiently stable and reproducible manner on the basis of the aforementioned methods. This is achieved in that a secondary preform is formed which has an outer diameter ranging from 30 to 90 mm, and at least one of the end faces of the anti-resonant element preforms is closed prior to drawing the fiber.
US12209044B2
A method of forming an optical component includes depositing slurry that includes glass powder material onto a facesheet and fusing the glass powder material to a facesheet to form a first core material layer on the facesheet. The method also includes successively fusing glass powder material in a plurality of additional core material layers to build a core material structure on the facesheet. The method can include selectively depositing slurry including glass powder material over only a portion of at least one of the facesheet, the first core material layer, and/or the one of the additional core material layers. Depositing the slurry can include extruding the slurry from an extruder.
US12209039B2
Methods and systems for treating oil sands tailings streams using multiple dosages of lime are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method comprises providing a tailings stream including 3-40% solids by total weight, combining the tailings stream with a first dosage of lime to produce a first mixture having a pH of less than 12.0, and then combining the first mixture with a polymer to produce a second mixture. In some embodiments, the method can further include combining the second mixture with a second dosage of lime to produce a third mixture having a pH greater than 12.0, and dewatering the third mixture in a centrifuge unit and/or a pressure filtration unit to produce a product stream having 55% or more solids by weight.
US12209036B2
Provided is a liquid dispensing device. The liquid dispensing device includes an internal member coupled to a sink and a nozzle. A sterilized liquid module is provided in the internal member and includes a casing having an inner space to receive the liquid, and at least one electrode positioned parallel to a longitudinal direction of the casing, installed in the inner space of the casing, and configured to generate the sterilized liquid through electrolysis of liquid in the inner space of the casing.
US12209032B1
An outdoor water purifier includes a housing, a filter element, a water pump and a battery; the filter element, the water pump and the battery are all provided in the housing, the housing includes an upper cover, a front shell and a rear shell, a water inlet is provided at the bottom of the rear shell and is connected to the water pump, the water pump is connected to the filter element, the water pump is used to pump the water to be purified from the water inlet to the filter element, a water outlet connected to the filter element is provided at the top of the upper cover, a solar panel is embedded on the front shell, the solar panel is connected to the battery, and a hand-cranked power generation structure connected to the battery is provided on the rear shell.
US12209031B2
Exemplary layered double hydroxides (LDHs) may comprise a compound of formula Mg4-yAlXy(OH)2, wherein X is Mn+2, Cu+2, Zn+2, or Fe+2, and 0.01≤y≤1. Exemplary layered double hydroxide hydrogels (LDH-gels) may comprise a hydrogel and at least one LDH. Exemplary hydrogels may comprise polyethylene (glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) or polyacrylamide (PAAm). Exemplary LDH-gels may comprise at least one LDH comprising a compound of formula Mg4-yAlXy(OH)2, wherein X is Mn+2, Cu+2, Zn+2, or Fe+2, and 0.01≤y≤1.
US12209028B2
A process recovers metals from a black mass. The process includes the following steps in the following order: step (a) providing the black mass, which comprises Li; step (b) adding water to the black mass and creating a suspension of the black mass in the water; step (c) dosing ozone as an oxidant to the suspension while stirring the suspension; and step (d) filtering and separating a filtrate containing LiOH dissolved in water from a Li depleted residue of the black mass. In step (c), the suspension is stirred with a shear rate greater than 11000 s−1 within the suspension.
US12209024B2
A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. The functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite is functionalized with at least one terminal amine bonded to a silicon atom. Terminal organometallic functionalities are bonded to a nitrogen atom of the at least one terminal amine, the terminal organometallic functionalities comprising a platinum atom.
US12209018B2
The present disclosure refers to systems and methods for the production, storage, and transportation of hydrogen. In a representative embodiment a reactor system comprises a fluidized bed combustor configured for reduced metal oxide oxidation and heat generation without significant greenhouse gas emission and/or with readily capturable emissions. The reactor system also comprises a liquid organic hydrogen carrier dehydrogenation reactor. The fluidized bed combustor is operatively coupled to the liquid organic hydrogen carrier dehydrogenation reactor. Advantageously, at least a portion of heat generated by the fluidized bed combustor may be transferred to the liquid organic hydrogen carrier dehydrogenation reactor. In this manner hydrogen production and transportation is both energy efficient, low carbon intensity and cost-effective.
US12209014B2
The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a MEMS micro mirror with electrodes on both sides. The method includes: providing a first base, forming an electrode lead groove in the first base; forming an insulating groove, a plurality of lower comb plates and a moving space groove in a first device layer to obtain a bonded structure layer; providing a second base bonded with the bonded structure layer to obtain a bonded piece; forming a frame, upper comb plates, movable micro light reflector, and elastic beams in a second device layer, with the movable micro light reflector located inside the frame, and the elastic beam connected with the frame and/or the movable micro light reflector; forming a metal reflecting layer, a first upper comb plate electrode, a first lower comb plate electrode, a second upper comb plate electrode and a second lower comb plate electrode.
US12209012B2
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wafer level package for a device, the package comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, a sealing structure comprising a seal ring and a bonding layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a lateral electrical connection line on a surface of the first substrate, which lateral electrical connection line extends through the seal ring for creating an electrical connection between the device inside the package and an electrical circuit outside the package.
US12209006B2
Various embodiments include a filling apparatus that can be connected to a valve on a keg, such as a Sankey-D valve, and can be used to pour alcohol and other liquids into the keg, which may be pre-filled with a non-alcoholic drink mix. The filling apparatus has an upper structure which is coupled to a lower portion configured to mate with a keg valve. The filling apparatus may be designed to depress portions of the keg valve to allow for both filling and venting of the keg simultaneously. The filling apparatus may further be designed with features to prevent liquid escape during degassing of the keg. The filling apparatus may include a Sankey-D coupler or a coupler with a probe portion as the lower body portion.
US12209004B2
An initial setting method of an unmanned forklift is an initial setting method when the unmanned forklift is introduced in a facility including a rack structure, which includes placing a palette for adjustment on a palette placing part of the rack structure using the unmanned forklift on the basis of a preset operation program, acquiring relative position information between the palette for adjustment and the rack structure using a position information acquisition part included in the palette for adjustment, and calculating the shift amount of the palette for adjustment placed on the rack structure with respect to the palette placing part on the basis of the relative position information.
US12208992B1
A method and assembly includes at least one suspension member that supports an elevator car and facilitates movement of the elevator car within a hoistway. A jacket encases the at least one suspension member. A coating at least partially covers the jacket, and the coating includes at least one light resistant property.
US12208977B2
The present disclosure provides a rain-guard device for a nozzle that can prevent the cargo being loaded aboard from getting wet with rainwater. A nozzle rain-guard device 30 has a nozzle cover 31, which covers an outer periphery of a nozzle 8 of a shiploader 1, and a chute cover, which is provided in a lower end part of the nozzle 8, and covers a chute 22 provided on a hatch opening 13 from above.
US12208972B2
A device for conveying a sheet of substrate having two opposed main faces linked b y an edge face, wherein one of the main faces of the sheet of substrate is positioned along a reception plane of the device, the reception plane being close to a vertical plane, including a plurality of lower rollers positioned side by side along a conveying direction, each of them being able to rotate about a lower rotation axis extending perpendicularly to the conveying direction in a conveying plane and being arranged to receive a part of the edge face of the sheet of substrate, a plurality of upper rollers, each of them being arranged to receive one of said main faces of the sheet of substrate and being able to rotate about an upper rotation axis orthogonal to the conveying direction.
US12208971B2
A movement unit for articles includes a first carousel device having a first transporter member and first gripping heads mounted thereon and provided to move the articles into a single-row configuration. The movement unit further includes a second carousel device to receive the articles from the first carousel device, having a second transporter member and second gripping heads mounted thereon. Each second gripping head is configured to receive the articles from a respective first gripping head and to move the articles into a multi-row configuration.
US12208967B2
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and/or the like are provided for a magnetic cover. In some embodiments, a magnetic cover apparatus may include a sheet configured to be attached to a conveyor. The sheet may define one or more flanges configured to align with one or more side rails of the conveyor, wherein the one or more flanges define one or more gaps. The one or more magnetic devices may be operably attached to the one or more flanges, and the one or more magnetic devices are configured to form one or more magnetic connections with the one or more side rails of the conveyor.
US12208964B2
A feed unit for articles includes a guide extending along a guide longitudinal axis to define a linear feed path for such articles. The guide is for accommodating articles arranged in a row one after the other and to guide the articles as the articles move along the linear feed path. The articles have a characteristic length corresponding to their size along the longitudinal axis. At least one segment of the guide is progressively rotated about the guide longitudinal axis by a total angle greater than 180° and with an angular variation per unit of linear measurement such that, substantially for each portion of the linear feed path equal to the characteristic length of the articles, the guide is rotated about the longitudinal axis by an angle greater than 4°.
US12208943B2
A package for a pharmaceutical product and method of assembly is described that includes a subassembly with a body including a main panel and legs depending downwardly from opposite edges of the main panel, and a sheet of plastic having opposite ends fixed to the body with the sheet of plastic at least partially extending over the main panel. The sheet of plastic is configured to be tensioned over and deformed around one or more primary containers to hold the one or more primary containers in place relative to the main panel of the body.
US12208935B2
A wrap replacing apparatus according to the embodiments includes: an insertion port into which a medical device wrapped in a first bag is inserted; a peeler configured to peel off the first bag from the medical device inserted into the insertion port; a wrapper configured to wrap in a second bag the medical device from which the first bag is peeled off; and a take-out port from which the medical device wrapped in the second bag is taken out.
US12208933B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of forming a paperboard packaging container from a rectangular body blank, the method comprising the steps of providing a rectangular body blank having a first end edge and a second side edge, forming a tubular container body from the rectangular body blank, sealing together the first and the second side edge of the body blank, closing the first end opening by pressing a paperboard disc into the first end opening, pressing the first end of the tubular container body into a curl forming portion of a curling tool, filling the packaging container with bulk solids, and closing the second end opening.
US12208932B2
A vertical packaging machine that includes a forming tube having an inner passage section and retaining means associated with the forming tube. The retaining means includes a retaining device configured to be displaced between a blocking position (P1) in which it at least partially blocks the inner passage section of the forming tube, and a release position (P2) in which it does not block said inner passage section of the forming tube. While in the blocking position (P1), the retaining device is arranged at a fixed specific height and is configured to prevent a product from passing through the inner passage section of the forming tube. Upon transitioning to the release position (P2), the retaining device is withdrawn from the path to be followed by the product.
US12208931B2
A package supporting device including: a base; ground contacting portions that contact a landing surface in a state of having landed; package supporting portions provided at an underside of the base, the package supporting portions supporting a package; a drive portion that is operable in a first state to cause each of the package supporting portions to move toward the package, and is operable in a second state to cause each of the package supporting portions to move away from the package; and a restricting portion that is provided independently from the drive portion, and that allows operation of the drive portion in a state in which the ground contacting portions are contacting a landing surface, and, in a state in which the ground contacting portions do not contact a landing surface, restricts operation of the drive portion in at least the second state.
US12208929B2
Rotorcraft including a fuselage and at least three rotor system arms each having a rotor system. Each rotor system includes a mast having at least two rotor blades and an electric rotor motor. At least one rotor system arm includes a support mechanism for pivotally supporting a floating mast about at least one pivot axis whereby the floating mast is tillable relative to a fiducial tilt position. The floating mast has a controllable cyclic rotor blade pitch. A mast tilt measurement mechanism provides a mast tilt feedback signal regarding a measured tilt position of a floating mast relative to its fiducial tilt position. A flight control system continuously controls the at least three electric rotor motors and the floating masts cyclic rotor blade pitch in response to a desired input maneuver and its mast tilt feedback signal.
US12208928B2
Spacecraft Heat Shield A deployable spacecraft atmospheric-entry heat shield (30, 40, 50, 60) is configured in a flasher pattern with a transformable polyhedral-surface. The transformable polyhedral-surface has a plurality of sectors (2, see FIG. 1a), each sector (2) having a plurality of mountain fold lines (4, 5), a plurality of valley fold lines (6, 7), a plurality of facets (8) lying between the fold lines (4, 5, 6, 7) and an outside edge (12). The heat shield (30, 40, 50, 60) is configured to unfold from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration.
US12208924B1
A laser guided alignment system for facilitating installation of an aircraft engine into an engine bay of an aircraft is disclosed herein. A laser assembly may be attached to one or more rails of an engine trailer or rails of an engine bay. A laser receiving assembly may be attached to one or more of the rails of the engine bay or the rails of the trailer. The engine can be moved from the trailer to the engine bay when the laser guide assembly is aligned on target.
US12208920B2
A landing facility that enables flight vehicles to land safely even in strong winds. The landing system of the invention includes a first area for landing a flight vehicle, a windbreak part having a predetermined height and cover part at least a portion of the perimeter of the first area, and a second area located away from the windbreak part, where the flight vehicle descends to a predetermined flight altitude. The flight altitude is lower than the predetermined height of the windbreak part. The second area is an area selected from a plurality of permitted areas where vertical descent is permitted. A portion of the windbreak part comprises a net.
US12208905B2
A component for guiding an airflow in an air-conditioning system of an aircraft includes at least one structural part, at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening for air. At least two partial shells are interconnected in an airtight manner in such a way that the inlet openings and the outlet openings remain clear. The partial shells are particle foam parts. A method for producing the component incudes forming the partial shells of particle foam, and interconnecting the partial shells to form the component.
US12208896B2
A wing (3) for an aircraft (1) including a main wing (5) and a trailing edge high lift assembly (9) movably arranged at a trailing edge of the main wing (5). The trailing edge high lift assembly (9) includes a flap (11) and a connection assembly (13) movably mounting the flap (11) to the main wing (5). The connection assembly (13) includes an actuator unit (35) moving the flap (11) between a retracted position and at least one extended position. The flap (11) includes a leading edge part (23) and a trailing edge part (27) mounted to the leading edge part (23) pivotable about a pivot axis (31).
US12208889B2
Disclosed is a rotor system for an aircraft including a rotor having multiple rotor blades disposed about an axis of rotation of the rotor substantially radially. A plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, which extends through the rotor blades in a radial direction, forms a rotor plane. A rotor shroud surrounds the rotor circumferentially with regard to the axis of rotation, confines an air duct of the rotor extending in an axial direction of the axis of rotation, and forms a hollow structure extending circumferentially with regard to the axis of rotation. The hollow structure has on its circumferential face facing the rotor in the radial direction an area permeable to gas. The rotor plane intersects the area, and the hollow structure is configured to at least partially absorb acoustic waves of at least one frequency penetrating through the area.
US12208876B1
An outboard motor has a top cowl and a service lid on the top cowl is movable into and between a closed position enclosing the powerhead compartment and an open position providing manual access to the powerhead compartment from above the outboard motor. An engine is in the powerhead compartment, wherein a peripheral gap is defined between the top cowl and the engine. A serviceable engine oil device is in the peripheral gap and is manually accessible from above the outboard motor when the service lid is in the open position. A serviceable transmission fluid device is in the peripheral gap and is manually accessible from above the outboard motor when the service lid is in the open position. A serviceable gearcase fluid device is in the peripheral gap and is manually accessible from above the outboard motor when the service lid is in the open position.
US12208870B2
An underwater vehicle system includes: a first underwater vehicle configured to perform work in water while moving in a predetermined proceeding direction; and a second underwater vehicle configured to replace the first underwater vehicle and perform work in water. When the second underwater vehicle replaces the first underwater vehicle, the second underwater vehicle approaches the first underwater vehicle based on a signal transmitted from the first underwater vehicle.
US12208862B1
Disclosed herein are several examples of a bilge pump support comprising: a mounting plate configured to be attached to a vessel; the mounting plate having a first pivot on a first longitudinal end thereof, an extension plate having a first end connected to the first pivot and extending longitudinally therefrom in a first longitudinal direction; a second pivot on a second longitudinal end of the extension plate; a pump plate connected to the second pivot and extending longitudinally therefrom and extending longitudinally therefrom in the first longitudinal direction; the pump plate configured to have a bilge pump attached thereto within a bilge of a vessel; and wherein the pump plate is longitudinally and vertically offset from the mounting plate.
US12208859B2
A human-powered vehicle control device includes a controller configured to control a motor that assists propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a movable member that is extensible and retractable. The controller controls the motor in accordance with actuation of the movable member during an extending or retracting action of the movable member.
US12208858B2
A bicycle with an electric pedal assist motor capable of driving a chainring independent of cranks includes wheel speed sensors and crank cadence sensors. The wheel speed sensors and the crank cadence sensors measure wheel speed and crank cadence, respectively, and provide the measured wheel speed and crank cadence to a controller of the bicycle. The controller is configured to instruct an assist motor to activate based on the measured wheel speed and/or the measured crank cadence.
US12208856B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snow vehicle including an engine mounted on a frame, a drive track in contact with the frame, a drive train operatively interconnecting the engine with the drive track for delivering propulsive power to the drive track, a fork connected to the frame, one or more skis connected to the fork, a drop fork component positioned between a fork and handlebars, and an exhaust system. The drive train includes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) positioned within a CVT housing.
US12208843B2
Outdoor power equipment includes a frame including a handle, a prime mover mounted to the frame, a transmission coupling the prime mover to a wheel, and a user interface coupled to the transmission and including a static link rigidly coupled to the handle, a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link, a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link, and a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link. The user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration.
US12208838B2
The invention relates to an arrangement with a mounting support for a motor vehicle front end, wherein the arrangement has two supporting elements for supporting a panel/fascia element, wherein the supporting elements are each arranged on one side of the motor vehicle relative to the vehicle center in the transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the supporting elements are fixed to the mounting support and each extend over a portion of the mounting support in the vehicle transverse direction, wherein the supporting elements project forward relative the mounting support in the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein a panel/fascia element, which is an external skin element of the front of the motor vehicle and extends predominantly in the vehicle transverse direction, can be supported on at least one of the supporting elements.
US12208836B2
The invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising: —gas tanks (12), such as hydrogen tanks, and a tray (13) for receiving the gas tanks (12) comprising a frame (15) formed by side members (16) and side flanges (17), said vehicle further comprising a shock-absorbing device (21) arranged at least between one side flange (17) of the tray (13) for receiving the gas tanks (12) and at least one portion of a side face of a gas tank (12) and/or between at least two portions of two side faces of two adjacent gas tanks (12), so as to be able to at least partially absorb by buckling an impact of the vehicle.
US12208835B2
A vehicle control device includes an offset unit configured to execute offset processing for offsetting the target lateral position such that the target lateral position is separated from the first lane, when a relationship between the first vehicle and the vehicle satisfies an offset condition. The offset unit is configured not to execute the offset processing even if the relationship between the first vehicle and the vehicle satisfies the predetermined offset condition, when a vehicle-to-vehicle distance between the second vehicle and the vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined distance or when a value obtained by dividing the vehicle-to-vehicle distance between the second vehicle and the vehicle by a relative speed between the second vehicle and the vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined time.
US12208833B2
A method for controlling a vehicle within a confined site, the method including, following a determination that there is no steering system available in a vehicle that can be controlled by steering control signals generated in automated fashion in order to influence a steering angle of wheels of a steered vehicle axle of the vehicle in automated fashion, specifying a path between a starting area and a specified destination area within the confined site, and generating drive control signals and steering braking control signals such that, during subsequent automated control of a drive system and of a brake system using the control signals, the vehicle moves from the starting area along the path to the specified destination area, and the steering angle varies owing solely to automated control of the brakes of the brake system.
US12208829B2
Method (200) for controlling an installation for transporting vehicles by at least one continuously moving cable, the method comprising a step of determining at least one oscillation (201) of at least one cable and/or one of the vehicles as a function of at least one parameter chosen from an average tension of the cable, an average speed of the cable, a distance between two successive vehicles, and an average mass carried by the vehicles, a step of generating a database (202) which connects a value of the oscillation to a combination of the average tension of the cable, the average speed of the cable, the distance between two successive vehicles, and the average mass carried by the vehicles, and a step of reducing the oscillation (203) by varying any of the parameters.
US12208822B2
Four-wheel steering of a vehicle, e.g., in which leading wheels and trailing wheels are steered independently of each other, can provide improved maneuverability and stability. A first vehicle model may be used to determine trajectories for execution by a vehicle equipped with four-wheel steering. A second vehicle model may be used to control the vehicle relative to the determined trajectories. For instance, the second vehicle model can determine leading wheels steering angles for steering leading wheels of the vehicle and trailing wheels steering angles for steering trailing wheels of the vehicle, independently of the leading wheels.
US12208817B2
Provided are a method, a server, and a computer program for creating a road network map to design a driving plan for an autonomous driving vehicle. A method of creating a road network map to design a driving plan for an autonomous driving vehicle is performed by a computing device and includes: generating road network data for an area; generating lattice road network data for a short-term driving plan for an autonomous driving vehicle using the generated road network data; and generating a crossable dipole graph for a long-term driving plan for the autonomous driving vehicle using the generated lattice road network data.
US12208807B2
A controller of an information processing apparatus acquires, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has not given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, and determines to grant the current user an incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.
US12208800B2
A system includes one or more processors configured to determine that a vehicle is attempting to enter an area designated for off-road travel. The processors are also configured to access use-restrictions stored in a database and associated with the area, the use-restrictions defining at least one vehicle constraint required for the vehicle to travel over one or more locations that are part of the area, the use restrictions defining at least one of vehicle control limiting or vehicle weight maximums. The processors are further configured to determine whether the vehicle meets the use-restrictions based on an assessment of vehicle characteristics compared to the use-restrictions and responsive to determining that the vehicle meets the restrictions, providing the vehicle with a digital access pass to the area.
US12208796B2
A vehicle controller sets an upper limit request value related to an upper limit of a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle, a lower limit request value related to a lower limit of the longitudinal acceleration, and an acceleration request value related to the longitudinal acceleration that corresponds to an amount of the operation of the vehicle. The vehicle controller sets a first arbitration request value to a greater one of the lower limit request value and the acceleration request value. The vehicle controller sets a second arbitration request value to a smaller one of the first arbitration request value and the upper limit request value. The vehicle controller sets, to a value that corresponds to the second arbitration request value, a command value sent to an actuator that operates to adjust the traveling speed.
US12208795B2
Automated launch torque is provided. An automated virtual launch torque generation (AVL-TG) system may be included in a vehicle, such as a heavy duty truck, that may interoperate with an adaptive cruise control (CC) system to move the vehicle from a standstill or low speed to a CC handover speed. The AVL-TG system may determine a tip-in torque curve configured to mimic a torque curve generated by a human operator's acceleration pedal tip-in from a standstill or low speed. The tip-in torque curve may be represented by torque demand values corresponding to a dynamic pedal saturation level applied over a dynamic pedal rate. The torque demand values determined by the AVL-TG system may mimic an expected or human vehicle operator generated torque request, and may operate to successfully close the clutch and smoothly launch the vehicle from a standstill or low speed.
US12208790B2
The present disclosure introduces a vehicle safety control system and a vehicle safety control method, which recognize, in advance, an obstacle approaching the vehicle around the vehicle, and, when the vehicle and the obstacle come near each other in distance, operate SVM to determine the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the obstacle in advance, and prevent a collision accident by controlling the vehicle on the basis of the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the obstacle.
US12208788B2
A hybrid vehicle control method for a hybrid vehicle having a drive motor, a battery supplying electric power to the drive motor, and an engine for power generation configured to supply electric power to the battery and the drive motor includes operating the engine at a higher engine rotation speed in an operating state in which a fuel consumption device that contributes to improved fuel consumption performance does not operate than in an operating state in which the fuel consumption device operates.
US12208784B2
Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an engine start in a hybrid vehicle. The method comprises activating a remote smart parking assist (RSPA) function when a remote smart assist signal is received, determining whether to start an engine of a hybrid vehicle based on a current state of the hybrid vehicle in which the RSPA function is activated, setting a first driving mode using an electric motor when it is determined that the engine is not able to be started, and releasing the first driving mode when a riding determination condition is satisfied in a state of the first driving mode.
US12208779B2
One or more braking event detection computing devices and methods are disclosed herein based on fused sensor data collected during a window of time from various sensors of a mobile device found within an interior of a vehicle. The various sensors of the mobile device may include a GPS receiver, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a microphone, a camera, and a magnetometer. Data from vehicle sensors and other external systems may also be used. The braking event detection computing devices may adjust the polling frequency of the GPS receiver of the mobile device to capture non-consecutive data points based on the speed of the vehicle, the battery status of the mobile device, traffic-related information, and weather-related information. The braking event detection computing devices may use classification machine learning algorithms on the fused sensor data to determine whether or not to classify a window of time as a braking event.
US12208772B2
A step assembly for use with a ladder comprises a first siderail member, a second siderail member, and a step. The first and second siderail members are mounted for pivotal movement about respective pivot axes between a suspended use position and a retracted position. The step has an unlocked position and a locked position. The step is yieldably biased to the unlocked position. In the unlocked position, the step is unlocked relative to the first and second siderail members enabling the step to swing with the first and second siderail members from the suspended use position to the retracted position. In the locked positioned, the step is locked to the first and second siderail members against relative pivotal movement between the step and the first and second siderail members to keep the first and second siderail members in the suspended use position for use of the step.
US12208763B1
A vehicle seat includes a seatback and an armrest coupled to the seatback. An airbag is positioned in the armrest and is inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The airbag includes a first chamber positioned to extend downward from the armrest and a second chamber positioned to extend upward from the armrest when the airbag is in the inflated position.
US12208754B2
An in-vehicle network system includes a central ECU, which generates a control signal for a plurality of devices, and a plurality of zone ECUs, which relay a control signal from the central ECU. The plurality of devices include a first specific device (power window device, etc.), which is a device unrelated to drive control or the like of a vehicle, and which includes a sub controller (third signal processing unit, etc.) capable of activating an actuator based on an ON signal from at least one or some of the sensors. The first specific device is configured to control the actuator by using the sub controller in occurrence of abnormality of communication between the central ECU and the first specific device.
US12208748B2
The invention relates to a camera (2) for a motor vehicle (1), including a housing (5) configured to shield electromagnetic radiation at least in certain areas, including a circuit board (16) disposed in the housing (5), and including an interface device (11) for connecting the camera (2) to the motor vehicle (1), wherein the interface device (11) is electrically connected to the circuit board (16), wherein the interface device (11) includes a coaxial plug (12) with an inner conductor (13) and an outer conductor (14) and the camera (2) has a connecting device (17) for electrically connecting the outer conductor (14) with the housing (5), wherein the connecting device (17) comprises at least one separate and electrically conductive rubber piece (18), which is arranged between the outer conductor (14) and the housing (5) and contacts the outer conductor (14) and the housing (5).
US12208740B2
An embodiment safety exit assisting device of a vehicle includes a camera and a processor electrically connected to the camera, wherein the processor is configured to obtain a side-view image of the vehicle captured by the camera, determine whether a dangerous situation associated with a door of the vehicle occurs based on the side-view image, and control the door of the vehicle or an operation of the vehicle in response to a determination that the dangerous situation occurs.
US12208738B2
A method for displaying a virtual view of the area surrounding a vehicle, in particular a surround view or panoramic view. The method comprises: capturing a camera image of a part of the surroundings using a camera having a wide-angle lens; ascertaining an item of image information dependent on the captured camera image, the captured camera image being geometrically corrected; and displaying the virtual view by projecting the ascertained item of image information onto a virtual projection plane. When ascertaining the item of image information, the resolution of the geometrically corrected camera image is increased in a first partial region.
US12208728B2
A vehicle with road surface image rendering functionality includes: a light projection member configured to perform light projection for road surface image rendering toward a road surface in front of the vehicle; a controller configured to control the light projection by the light projection member; and a detection device configured to perform detection of a state where the light projection member is performing the light projection. The controller is configured to: cause the light projection member to perform the light projection; determine, based on the detection by the detection device, whether the light projection member is suitable for the light projection; when the light projection member is suitable for the light projection, start the light projection from the light projection member; and, when the light projection member is unsuitable for the light projection for the road surface image rendering, prohibit the light projection by the light projection member.
US12208726B2
The disclosure relates to an adaptive front-lighting system control method and terminal device, and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating, based on gradient values of different gradient points in electronic horizon data ahead, a to-be-adjusted vertical adjustment angle of the adaptive front-lighting system, and adjusting an illumination angle of the adaptive front-lighting system with the vertical adjustment angle. The disclosure provides gradient information of the road out of view for control of the adaptive front-lighting system, optimizes the control of vertical angle, and can avoid the blind spot of illumination caused by the change in the gradient in simple angle control, thus being more suitable for the control of the adaptive front-lighting system in a gradient terrain.
US12208725B2
An optical axis adjustment device for a headlamp unit to be mounted in a vehicle is configured to adjust an optical axis of the headlamp unit. and the optical axis adjustment device includes a load information acquirer, a displacement amount calculator, and an optical axis adjuster. The load information acquirer is configured to acquire load information indicating a load on an engine of the vehicle. The displacement amount calculator is configured to calculate a displacement amount of the optical axis on a basis of the load information. The optical axis adjuster is configured to adjust the optical axis of the headlamp unit on a basis of the displacement amount.
US12208717B2
A seat for a vehicle comprising a bearing structure, which is elastically deformable, is divided into a cushion and a backrest and is obtained by means of a foam having a net-like structure. The bearing structure of the cushion has: an outer zone, which extends along the entire periphery of the cushion and has a first bearing capacity; and an inner zone, which extends at the centre, is completely surrounded—on all sides—by the outer zone and has a second bearing capacity smaller than the first bearing capacity.
US12208716B2
A motor vehicle seating assembly includes a conventional common seat back frame, a plurality of forward soft trim carrier assemblies each having a unique configuration, a plurality of corresponding seat back panel and closeout assemblies, and an adapter carrier coupled with the common seat back frame and disposed between the forward soft trim carrier assembly and the corresponding seat back panel and closeout assembly. The adapter carrier includes a composite upper portion and a pair of depending frame attachment brackets coupled with a lower inboard and outboard lateral side of the composite upper portion of the adapter carrier. The pair of depending frame attachment brackets are coupled with a pair of opposed lateral side rails of the common seat back frame. The adapter carrier has a unique configuration corresponding with one of the plurality of forward soft trim carrier assemblies and the seat back panel and closeout assemblies.
US12208713B2
A child safety seat includes a backrest portion, a headrest slidably connected with the backrest portion, a side support connected with the backrest portion and protruding forward from the backrest portion one side thereof, the side support being configured to be slidable transversally relative to the backrest portion, and a linking mechanism adapted to movably link the side support to the headrest so that the headrest and the side support are movable concurrently relative to the backrest portion for adjustment. The linking mechanism includes a rod portion slidably carried with one of the headrest and the side support, and a ramped slot provided on the other one of the headrest and the side support, the rod portion being slidably connected with the ramped slot and movable relative to the one of the headrest and the side support.
US12208712B2
The present disclosure provides a rotary top rod for being mounted on a safety seat. The rotary top rod includes a top rod body rotatably mounted on the safety seat, a locking assembly and an operating component, wherein the locking assembly includes a locking component and a fastening component, one of the locking component and the fastening component is mounted on the top rod body, the other one of the locking component and the fastening component is mounted on the safety seat, the locking component is engaged with the fastening component to fasten the top rod body to a predetermined position, the operating component is connected to the locking component, and the operating component is operated for driving the locking component so as to control engagement of the locking component and the fastening component.
US12208708B2
A seat rail retainer includes a body, among a first rail and a second rail that are disposed to slide straightly respectively in a longitudinal direction, the body being fixed to the first rail, an elastic supporting portion protruding from the body to be elastically pressed by the second rail, and an inserting body inserted into the body to provide an elastic force to the elastic supporting portion.
US12208707B2
A latch device includes a latch engageable with a rod portion of a striker, and is capable of transition to a locked state in which the latch is engaged with the rod portion and to an unlocked state in which the latch is disengaged from the rod portion, and includes a first shaft member that supports the latch in a manner that permits the latch to rotate, and a base member that supports the first shaft member. The base member is a unitary member which includes a first support wall disposed on one side of the latch and configured to support one end of the first shaft member, a second support wall disposed on an other side of the latch and configured to support an other end of the first shaft member, and a connecting wall that connects the first support wall and the second support wall.
US12208702B2
Aspects relate to apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging. Apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a map of a location, communicate with a plurality of vehicles at the location, and communicate charging data to a user. Communicating with the plurality of vehicles includes receiving status data from the vehicles, transmitting a waypath to the vehicles, and directing the vehicles to a designated spot for charging. A user may manually charge the vehicles at the designated spot.
US12208700B2
A vehicle and a method of controlling the same includes: a display configured to emit light to a ground surface, a communicator configured to receive a movement signal of the vehicle through communication with an external terminal, and a controller configured to determine a moving area of the vehicle based on the received movement signal of the vehicle, determine a danger area and a safety area included in the moving area, and control the display to emit light to the danger area and the safety area.
US12208699B2
A heat exchanger for an inductive charging device of a motor vehicle may include two separate bases and a flow conducting assembly. The two bases may be connected permanently to one another to form a one-piece heat exchanger housing and a flow channel through which a flow path for a heat exchanger fluid extends. The flow channel may have, along the flow path, a plurality of channel passages through which the heat exchanger fluid is flowable in succession. The plurality of channel passages may each have a free flow cross-section oriented transversely to the flow path. The flow cross-section of a plurality of first channel passages may be flatter than the flow cross-section of a plurality of second channel passages. The flow conducting assembly may be inserted completely into the flow channel. The two bases may be composed of a metallic material.
US12208695B2
A vehicle electrical system is equipped with at least one high-voltage consumer, a DC charging connection a rechargeable battery, a rectifier and a changeover switch. The high-voltage consumer is connected to the rechargeable battery by the changeover switch via a first switching device in a first switching position of the changeover switch and is connected to the rechargeable battery by the changeover switch in a second switching position of the changeover switch via a second switching device, wherein the DC charging connection is connected to the rechargeable battery via the first switching device.
US12208693B2
A power supply system includes a power storage device; a power control device with a capacitor configured to be pre-charged with electric power from a power source other than the power storage device; a contact relay configured to electrically connect the power storage device and the power control device and disconnect a connection between the power storage device and the power control device, and a controller that sets a target voltage for a pre-charge of the capacitor in response to a system startup request and outputs a closing command for the contact relay in response to a completion of the pre-charge. The controller sets the target voltage to a value different from a voltage of the power storage device before or after an output of the closing command and determines a state of the contact relay based on a voltage of the capacitor after the output of the closing command.
US12208692B2
A motor performing power driving and regeneration has an inverter, a mechanical brake, a power storage device supplying energy to the motor, an accelerator operator controlling the motor to adjust a drive torque of a driving wheel, a mechanical brake operator controlling the mechanical brake to adjust a braking torque, a regenerative brake operator adjusting a braking torque of the driving wheel and recovering the energy into the power storage device, and a detector detecting a rotation speed of the motor. When the rotation speed of the motor is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, a predetermined braking torque, based on an operation amount of the regenerative brake operator, is generated by regenerative braking.
US12208680B2
Systems and methods for a power take-off (PTO) assembly. The PTO assembly, in one example, couples to a shaft and is driven by rotation of the shaft. The PTO assembly includes a disconnect clutch that selectively couples a bi-directional pump to the shaft. The disconnect clutch is passively actuated based on hydraulic system pressure to disengage the disconnect clutch when a prime mover is in operation and engage the disconnect clutch when the prime mover is shut down.
US12208664B2
Protection device for a motor vehicle interior having a flexible planar structure which, between a deployed protective position and a compact deposited resting position, is displaceable along an extraction direction so as to be guided by guide rails that lie opposite one another so as to be transverse to the extraction direction. At least one guide tape is disposed on a lateral peripheral region of the flexible planar structure and is at least indirectly connected to the flexible planar structure. The flexible planar structure via the guide tape, is held on one of the guide rails. A functional assembly is provided, which is elastically elongatable at least in the transverse direction and via which the flexible planar structure and the guide tape are mechanically connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner. The electrical connection is for supplying power to an electrical consumer.
US12208663B2
A multi-part glazing according to this disclosure comprises a first glass piece (110) having an outer major surface, a second glass piece (120) having an outer major surface, and an attachment piece (140) provided between the first glass piece and the second glass piece to connect the first glass piece and the second glass piece. The outer major surface of the first glass piece is arranged in a continuous surface with the outer major surface of the second glass piece by a prescribed angle via an outer surface of the attachment piece.
US12208658B2
The adjustable control arm includes a rod end having a first bushing, and an arm body having a second bushing. The rod end is connected to a sub-frame assembly of a vehicle through the first bushing. The arm body is connected to a knuckle of a wheel assembly of the vehicle through the second bushing. The control arm includes an adjuster for receiving the rod end. The control arm includes a ball configured on a bracket or a slider assembly. The ball remains disposed equidistance from the rod end and the arm body irrespective of the movement of the adjuster. The ball is operationally connected to a height sensor assembly of the vehicle, and the adjuster is adjusted to vary a particular suspension angle (Camber angle), length of the control arm without affecting the distance between the height sensor assembly of the vehicle and the ball on the control arm.
US12208650B2
The present application relates to the technical field of automobile wheel positioning, and more particularly to a wheel positioning method, a system and an electronic control unit and a tire pressure sensor. The system comprises an electronic control unit, a tire pressure sensor and an ABS sensor. Embodiments of the present application provide the wheel positioning method, the system, the electronic control unit, and the tire pressure sensors to improve the accuracy of wheel positioning.
US12208649B2
A tire comprising an electronic circuit for measuring tread depth of a tread of the tire, wherein a groove is associated with the tread, the electronic circuit comprising a first conductive portion embedded in the tire and comprising a first conductive wire portion which extends in the tread and terminates open at an outer peripheral portion of the tread, a second conductive portion embedded in the tire and comprising a second conductive wire portion which extends in the tire and terminates open at an outer peripheral portion of the groove, and an electronic connection portion, wherein the first and second conductive portions are electrically connected via the electronic connection portion and extend from the electronic connection portion to the outer peripheral portions of the tread and groove, respectively.
US12208647B2
A tire for running on rough terrain for which an intended tire rotational direction is specified, and which comprises a tread portion provided with crown blocks disposed on the tire equator. Each of the crown blocks comprises a V-shaped crown block main portion which bends convexly toward a circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and only two crown fin portions projecting from the crown block main portion toward the above-said circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction.
US12208635B2
Systems and methods related to adaptive ribbon speed control for a line matrix impact printer are provided. A ribbon cartridge includes a ribbon configured to be driven at a ribbon speed, and a ribbon gear configured to rotate with movement of the ribbon. The ribbon includes a ribbon joint patch detectable via a first sensor to determine a first ribbon speed of the ribbon. Rotation of the ribbon gear is detectable via a second sensor to determine a second ribbon speed of the ribbon. A target ribbon speed is determined based on at least one print job characteristic. A current ribbon speed is determined based on the first ribbon speed and the second ribbon speed. The ribbon speed is adjusted based on a difference between the current ribbon speed and the target ribbon speed. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
US12208628B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid in a discharge direction onto a liquid application target; a stage configured to hold and move the liquid application target in a conveyance direction orthogonal to the discharge direction, a carriage on which the liquid discharge head is mounted; a guide holding the carriage movable in a main scanning direction orthogonal to each of the discharge direction and the conveyance direction; a pair of holders respectively holding sides of the guide in the main scanning direction; and multiple eccentric cams contacting the pair of holders, the multiple eccentric cams rotatable to move at least one of the pair of holders in at least one of the conveyance direction or the discharge direction to adjust a position of the carriage or the guide.
US12208627B2
A substrate can be positioned for coating by a deposition device. The deposition device can coat the substrate with photosensitive material. The coated substrate can be positioned for exposure to light from a light source. The light source can expose a portion of the coated substrate to light to produce printed information.
US12208623B2
A liquid refilling mechanism includes a liquid container having an inlet and includes a liquid refilling container having a container main body and a nozzle portion to inject liquid in the container main body through the inlet and into the liquid container. The nozzle portion includes a leading end portion that projects outward from a center line of the nozzle portion and a nozzle projection portion positioned closer to the container main body than the leading end portion and that projects outward from an external wall surface of the nozzle portion. The inlet includes an insertion groove portion, a circumferential groove portion, and a fitting groove portion that extends from the circumferential groove portion and enables fitting of the liquid container and the nozzle projection portion. The circumferential groove portion extends from the insertion groove portion so that the nozzle projection portion is rotatable in a posture for liquid filling.
US12208617B2
There is provided a head chip including: a first-nozzle; a second-nozzle; a first-pressure-chamber communicating with the first-nozzle; a second-pressure-chamber communicating with the first-nozzle; a third-pressure-chamber communicating with the second-nozzle; a fourth-pressure-chamber communicating with the second-nozzle; a first-piezoelectric-body generating a pressure in the first-pressure-chamber; a second-piezoelectric-body generating a pressure in the second-pressure-chamber; a third-piezoelectric-body generating a pressure in the third-pressure-chamber; a fourth-piezoelectric-body generating a pressure in the fourth-pressure-chamber; a first-individual-electrode coupled to the first-piezoelectric-body; a second-individual-electrode coupled to the second-piezoelectric-body; a third-individual electrode coupled to the third-piezoelectric-body; a fourth-individual-electrode coupled to the fourth-piezoelectric-body; a first-common-electrode commonly coupled to the first-piezoelectric-body and the third-piezoelectric-body; and a second-common-electrode that is independent of the first-common-electrode and is commonly coupled to the second-piezoelectric-body and the fourth-piezoelectric-body.
US12208615B2
A printing apparatus includes a first printing unit including a plurality of nozzles configured to eject ink onto a medium, a second printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium using a special liquid, a defective nozzle detector configured to detect a defective nozzle among the plurality of nozzles, and a control unit configured to control the first printing unit and the second printing unit. The special liquid is a liquid rendered invisible depending on an elapsed time after printing on the medium or an environment in which a printed result on the medium is visually recognized.
US12208611B2
A roll holder is for a label roll of linerless labels wound in a crosswise manner. The roll holder has: a horizontally arranged spindle, which is held by a stand on at least one side, and a rotatable roll mount, which is oriented in parallel with the spindle, and which is mounted on the spindle. The roll mount is mounted on the spindle in a linearly displaceable manner using at least one linear bearing.
US12208609B2
The printing apparatus includes a light source that emits light to a first surface of a printing sheet; a sensor that detects the light reflected from the printing sheet; a reflection member located at a position facing the sensor and coming into contact with a second surface opposite to the first surface of the printing sheet; and a control unit configured to determine a type of the printing sheet based on a feature amount obtained by the sensor detecting the light from a plurality of positions of the printing sheet being conveyed, wherein a first area and a second area whose reflectance is lower than that of the first area are included in the reflection member and a position corresponding to the first area and a position corresponding to the second area are included in the plurality of positions.
US12208608B2
A printer includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid to a print target, a holder configured to hold the print target, and a height detector configured to detect the print target on the holder at a first height and at a second height lower than the first height.
US12208606B2
A memory ironing-free foldable composite material suitable for apparels, a manufacturing method thereof and an application thereof are provided. The memory ironing-free foldable composite material may include at least seven layers of materials, a middle position adopts a silica gel layer, two sides of the silica gel layer are symmetrically provided with adhesion layers and substrate composite layers in turn, an outermost layer on one side is provided with a cover layer, and another outermost layer on the other side is provided with a lining layer. According to an apparel design scheme, a finished product of apparel can be formed by ordinary tailoring and sewing by machine. After repeated folding and washing, it can still maintain the shaping effect, would not foam and swell, would not peel off, can be rainproof and windproof, can have high humidity resistance, and thus can meet the needs of multi-scenarios and versatility.
US12208600B2
The present invention discloses a preheating-free laminator, wherein, the rubber feeding detection device, feed drive device, rubber feeding roller set, and heating component are electrically connected to the control device respectively; the feed drive device that receives the feeding signal drives the rubber feeding roller set for feeding fit, the laminated substance passes the rubber feeding channel and enters the rubber roller set under the feeding action of the rubber feeding roller set, and its feeding time is t1; after receiving the preheating signal, the heating component runs to generate heat, so that the rubber roller set is heated to the lamination temperature, and its heating time is t2; and the feeding time t1 and the heating time t2 meet the condition that t1 is greater than or equal to t2. Compared with the prior art, it can realize the functions of preheating-free and automatic shutdown of the laminator, which is convenient to use, energy saving and environmentally friendly.
US12208599B2
A non-provisioned card having a front side and a back side, and at least one visible surface that is patinated or activated to promote patination.
US12208598B2
A method of manufacturing a composite laminate. The method comprises providing a base layer, providing a discontinuous reinforcing patch on the base layer, and providing a top layer over the base layer and discontinuous reinforcing patch. Also, a composite laminate having a discontinuous reinforcing patch interposed between a base layer and a top layer. The discontinuous reinforcing patch comprises a patterned nanomaterial layer with nanomaterial-filled zones and vacant zones.
US12208594B2
A laminated glass for vehicle is provided. The laminated glass includes an interlayer film having an infrared reflective layer that reflects an infrared ray and having a colored layer containing a coloring agent, and in the laminated glass, it is possible to suppress coloring of the reflected light. The laminated glass for vehicle according to the present invention includes: a first lamination glass member to be arranged at an exterior side of a vehicle; a second lamination glass member to be arranged at an interior side of a vehicle; and an interlayer film arranged between the first lamination glass member and the second lamination glass member, the interlayer film having an infrared reflective layer that reflects an infrared ray and having a colored layer containing a coloring agent, the infrared reflective layer being arranged closer to the second lamination glass member than the colored layer is, and the colored layer being arranged closer to the first lamination glass member than the infrared reflective layer is in the interlayer film. The laminated glass for vehicle satisfies a specific first configuration or a specific second configuration.
US12208590B2
The invention relates to a line for manufacturing packagings producing folding boxes from plate elements, which comprises a feeding station, a shaping unit which consecutively shapes the plate elements by slitting, scoring and cutting operations, provided with pairs of shafts and a cutting unit, which engage to produce, in the shaped plate element, two juxtaposed folding box layers, arranged transversely to the direction of transport, which are associated in series, and connected to one another by attachment points, a folding/gluing unit which forms folded assemblies by folding and gluing the shaped plate elements, a counting/ejection unit which forms stacks of folded assemblies, and a unit for separating folding boxes comprising means arranged to produce, by breaking the attachment points, two separate batches of stacked folding boxes from each stack of folded assemblies.
US12208587B2
Methods of manufacturing a belt include, at least, laying up a plurality of cords of a belt build on a mandrel, laying up a tape adhesive on an inner surface of the plurality of cords, laying up a cushion layer on an opposing side of the tape adhesive, and vulcanizing the belt build in a profile-forming mold, where the tape adhesive is a vulcanizable rubber which is devoid carbon black. The methods may further include laying up an outer tape adhesive before the laying up of the plurality of cords, and in some aspects, tension layer is laid up before laying up the outer tape adhesive. In some other methods, the tension layer is laid up before the laying up of the plurality of cords. The methods may further include partially or fully wrapping the belt with a belt wrap prior to vulcanizing the belt.
US12208578B2
Disclosed embodiments relate to recoater systems for use with additive manufacturing systems. A recoater assembly may be adjustable along multiple degrees of freedom relative to a build surface, which may allow for adjustment of a spacing between the recoater assembly and the build surface and/or an orientation of the recoater assembly relative to an orientation of the build surface. In some embodiments, the recoater assembly may be supported by four support columns extending above the build surface, and attachments between the recoater assembly and the support columns may be independently adjustable to adjust the recoater relative to the build surface.
US12208577B2
A system includes a partial enclosure configured to hold resin. The system further includes one or more structures configured to at least partially cover the resin. The one or more structures are configured to prevent evaporation of the resin. The system further includes a build platform configured to support an object that is being formed from layers of the resin. A first blade is configured to provide the layers of the resin to form the object on the build platform.
US12208569B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for performing an additive manufacturing operation to form a structure by processing a photopolymer resist material. A laser beam is directed at a tunable mask. At least one emergent beam is collected from a plurality of emergent beams emerging from the tunable mask. The at least one emergent beam is collimated to create a collimated beam. Each emergent beam from the tunable mask has a plurality of beam lets of varying or identical intensity, and each beam let emerges from a unique subsection or region of the tunable mask. The collimated beam is focused into a laser beam which is projected as an image plane onto or within the photopolymer resist material, such that the same optical path length is created between the tunable mask and the focused image plane for all optical frequencies of the focused laser beam. The focused laser beam illuminates a select pattern of subsections on the tunable mask for a finite duration of time to cause simultaneous polymerization of select portions of the photopolymer resist material corresponding to the select pattern.
US12208561B2
A valve unit comprises an operating piston for closing and opening a connection between a process pressure input line and a process pressure output line, at least one control line and at least one control chamber for controlling the operating piston. The operating piston has a closing ring which in the closed state of the connection sealingly abuts a valve seat of the valve housing (or the valve housing has a closing ring which in the closed state of the connection sealingly abuts against a valve seat of the operating piston). The valve seat consists of a softer and more elastic material than a circumferential sealing edge abutting said valve seat. An annular sealing element is present which comprises the valve seat. The sealing element has the shape of a truncated cone with an outwardly widening base.
US12208560B2
An Arrangement for transporting media, comprising a base body formed as a blow-molded part and at least one functional element, wherein the functional element is positively fixed to the base body, wherein the positive fit is formed by shaping the base body during blow molding, and a method for producing an arrangement.
US12208557B2
The invention relates to a method of controlling an edge section (RA) of a film track (FB) in a flat film machine (100), comprising the following steps: acquiring a thickness profile (DP) in at least one edge section (RA) of the film track (FB) in a transverse direction (QR) transverse to the production direction (PR) of the film track (FB), comparing at least a partial section of the acquired thickness profile (DP) of the edge section (RA) with a preset profile (VP), determining a profile deviation (PA) as a result of the comparison, performing a controlling intervention on the flat film machine (100) based on the determined profile deviation (PA).
US12208553B2
The present invention relates to a control method for a high-speed fluid injection system and a system configured for implementing the control method. Similarly, the invention has a monitoring system for the system configured for implementing the control method. In particular, the present invention allows automatically, precisely, and continuously controlling the amount of fluid injected or applied to a plurality of parts.
US12208533B2
A demolition robot (1) comprises a robot arm (2) and a saw tool (3) having an exchangeable saw blade (5), wherein the saw tool comprises a rotatable spindle (4) with an end portion (4.1) and a saw blade comprising a hub (6), and the saw blade hub is releasably arranged on the end portion (4.1) of the spindle with a torque-transmitting connection (7), and wherein a release mechanism (30) for automatic exchange of the saw blade (5) is arranged on the robot arm.
US12208527B2
An air ejection device, configured to eject air; a distance detecting circuit, configured to detect distances between an electronic device comprising the object determining system and at least one location of an object when the air ejection device ejects air to the object; and a determining circuit, configured to determine whether the object is a rigidity type object or a soft type object according to the variations.
US12208526B2
Pick quality determination is disclosed, including: using a pressure meter to sense a pressure associated with an airflow through a gripper mechanism of a diverting mechanism over time during a pick operation on a target object; storing the sensed pressure associated with the airflow through the gripper mechanism over time as a pressure sequence associated with the pick operation on the target object; and correlating the pressure sequence with representative pressure sequences associated with corresponding pick quality types to determine whether the pick operation on the target object was successful or not.
US12208522B2
A method for controlling a robot. The method includes providing demonstrations for performing each of a plurality of skills; training from the demonstrations, a robot trajectory model for each skill, each trajectory model is a hidden semi-Markov model having one or more initial states and one or more final states; training, from the demonstrations, a precondition model for each skill comprising, for each initial state, a probability distribution of robot configurations before executing the skill, and a final condition model for each skill comprising, for each final state, a probability distribution of robot configurations after executing the skill; receiving a description of a task, the task includes performing the skills of the plurality of skills in sequence and/or branches; generating a composed robot trajectory model; and controlling the robot according to the composed robot trajectory model to execute the task.
US12208520B2
A cable-driven device, such as a joint or instrument of a computer-assisted manipulator system, may comprise a capstan mechanism to wind/unwind cables. The capstan mechanism comprises a capstan that has a groove in an outer surface of the capstan to guide the cables, which are routed from a take-up pulley, to spool onto the capstan as the capstan rotates. A guide element is engaged with the groove. The guide element is held translationally stationary relative to the take-up pulley, while there is relative translation between the capstan and both the guide element and the take-up pulley. Thus, as the capstan rotates, the guide element engages with the groove and forces the capstan and the take-up pulley to translate relative to one another. This relative translation of the capstan and the take-up pulley may prevent deviation of a take-up angle of the cable as the cable spools onto the capstan.
US12208516B2
A teaching device is a teaching device for a robot including a base, an arm having a plurality of links coupled to each other and coupled to the base, and a hand coupled to the arm. The teaching device includes a setter that sets a predetermined condition including start and end points of the hand in predetermined movement of the arm, and a deriver that derives a movement trajectory of the hand from the start point to the end point and a movement trajectory of the arm according to the movement trajectory of the hand based on the predetermined condition while changing the position of the base.
US12208510B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to robotic drive control device. A robotic device may receive an indication associated with pressing an actuator on a handheld device, wherein the handheld device controls a movement of an end effector of the robotic device. The robotic device may record a home location associated with where the actuator was pressed in space. The robotic device may determine an orientation of the handheld device. The robotic device may detect a movement of the handheld device from the home location to a second location in space. The robotic device may cause the end effector of the robot to move in the same orientation as the handheld device from a stationary position that is associated with the home location while continuing to move the end effector even when the handheld device stops moving at the second location.
US12208507B2
An interview robot that is used in the field of human resources (HR), characterized by comprising camera (U1), microphone (U2), odor sensor (U3), speaker (U4) and touch sensors (U5) enabling communication with the interviewed candidate, utility function determination memory (U6), which addresses the questions to the candidate so as to determine the parameters of the utility functions for the economic, social and environmental attributes of the candidate being interviewed, and stores the utility function parameters calculated with the answers received, the nonlinear assignment program solution memory with uncertain utility functions (U7) that performs the best (optimal) job-personnel matching under different scenarios by simultaneously taking into account the situation in which employee satisfaction from the utility function determination memory varies in a mostly non-linear way in parallel with the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the candidate, and the uncertainties that may occur in employee satisfaction.
US12208503B2
The present disclosure relates to powered hand tools and, in particular, their combination with a laser measuring system to measure a distance between a tool and a reference surface such as a wall, floor, or ceiling.
US12208502B2
Portable, hand-held hydraulic tools having a modular power unit within a handle assembly and a working head assembly mated to the handle assembly. The working head assembly can have a pair of movable jaws or a movable jaw and a fixed jaw. The jaws can be configured to perform different operating operations, such as crimping operations and cutting operations.
US12208491B2
According to one embodiment, a method of making an abrasive layer on a backing is disclosed. The method can comprise: providing a distribution tool having a dispensing surface with cavities, providing a backing having a first major surface, supplying magnetizable abrasive particles to the dispensing surface such that at least one of the magnetizable abrasive particles is disposed in a respective one of the cavities, applying a magnetic field to retain the magnetizable abrasive particles disposed in the cavities, aligning the backing with the dispensing surface with the first major surface facing the dispensing surface, transferring the magnetizable abrasive particles from the cavities to the backing, sequent to or simultaneous with transferring the abrasive particles, removing or changing a magnetic field so the magnetic field no longer retains the magnetizable abrasive particles in the cavities.
US12208488B2
A coupling mechanism capable of preventing vibration of a rotating body from occurring due to a lower-bearing friction torque is disclosed. The coupling mechanism includes an upper spherical bearing and a lower spherical bearing disposed between a drive shaft and a rotating body. The upper spherical bearing has a first concave contact surface and a second convex contact surface, and the lower spherical bearing has a third concave contact surface and a fourth convex contact surface. The first concave contact surface, the second convex contact surface, the third concave contact surface, and the fourth convex contact surface are arranged concentrically. A lower-bearing radius of the lower spherical bearing is determined so that a lower-restoring torque is equal to or less than 0, the lower-restoring torque being the sum of a rotating-body friction torque generated in the rotating body due to a rotating-body frictional force between a polishing pad and the rotating body, and a lower-bearing friction torque generated in the rotating body due to a frictional force between the third concave contact surface and the fourth convex contact surface.
US12208482B2
A cutting apparatus includes a chuck table configured to hold the workpiece, and a cutting unit fitted with a cutting blade including an annular base and a cutting edge that includes abrasive grains and a binder configured to fix the abrasive grains, and is formed along an outer circumferential edge of the base. The cutting unit includes a spindle, a blade mount fitted to a distal end portion of the spindle, and a fixing nut configured to fix the cutting blade to the blade mount, and the blade mount or the fixing nut is provided with a corrosion layer formed of a material having a higher ionization tendency than a material constituting the binder.
US12208468B2
A processing apparatus includes a delivery unit for delivering a workpiece between a cassette placed on a cassette rest and a chuck table and a measuring unit for measuring a thickness of the workpiece. The delivery unit includes a base having a non-contact-type suction holder for ejecting air to develop a negative pressure to attract and hold the workpiece under suction out of contact therewith, and a moving unit for moving the base. The height of the non-contact-type suction holder is adjusted according to the thickness of the workpiece measured by the measuring unit to place the non-contact-type suction holder in a position that is spaced from a face side of the workpiece by a distance in a predetermined range while the workpiece is being delivered by the delivery unit.
US12208463B2
The present invention provides a sealing process for a secondary battery of the present invention, which thermally fuses and seals a sealing portion that extends along an edge surface of a battery case, the sealing process comprising: an arrangement operation of disposing the sealing portion of the battery case between an anvil and a horn; a first region-fixing operation of pressing and fixing a first region of the sealing portion through the anvil and the horn; and a first region-primary sealing operation of applying an ultrasonic wave to the first region of the sealing portion through the horn at a set frequency and a set amplitude for a set time, thereby thermally fusing the first region of the sealing portion.
US12208462B2
A welding process used in a method of manufacturing a steel sheet assembly includes spot welding steel sheets performed for a heat time of 0.08 seconds or more using a convex electrode with a tip radius of curvature of 20 mm or more or a flat electrode such that the weld force F (kN) for initial 0.03 seconds of the heat time satisfies formula: F<0.00125×(1+0.75×tall)+3 where TS (MPa) denotes an average strength of the steel sheets and represents a weighted mean value of a thickness of each of the steel sheets, and tall (mm) denotes a total thickness of the steel sheets (the sum of the thicknesses of the steel sheets).
US12208455B2
A rotary cutting tool includes a main body, a shank portion having a rearward end, and a flute portion having a forward end with one or more flanks. One or more connecting fluid holes are in fluid communication with a central fluid hole and terminates at a flank at the forward end of the cutting tool. One or more twisted fluid holes extend through a lobe in the flute portion and terminates at a flank at the forward end of the cutting tool. A cross-sectional shape of the connecting fluid holes and the twisted fluid holes is selected to provide enhanced delivery of fluid to the cutting edge. In one aspect, the rotary cutting tool is a modular drill and the flute portion has a pocket for holding a replaceable cutting insert.
US12208451B2
A method of applying a plurality of energy beams in the additive manufacture of a component includes a) providing a first and a second energy beam, each set up for the irradiation of a layer of a powder bed, wherein the first beam scans over a first irradiation area and the second beam scans over a second irradiation area, wherein the first and second irradiation areas are substantially arranged adjacent to each other and form part of a manufacturing plane, and b) assigning a scan vector to be scanned in the first irradiation area by the second energy beam, when a melt pool generated by the second energy beam during the scan of the vector is expected to cause less overlap with a powder bed outside of the component's geometry than a melt pool generated by the first energy beam would cause during the scan of the vector.
US12208450B1
This invention pertains to a system and method for three-dimensional (3D) printing using acoustic modulation to control the flow and solidification of various materials, with integrated thermal management and real-time analytical adjustments. The system addresses the challenges of controlling the solidification process in non-solid states, which can lead to defects. It utilizes acoustic emitters for precise modulation, a material dispensing unit adaptable to various materials, and an advanced control system for synchronization. The method involves material dispensing followed by acoustic modulation to mold the material. Adjustments based on sensor feedback ensure a seamless transition from non-solid to solid states. The system can handle diverse materials and create multi-material objects with tailored properties. Applications include the fabrication of 3D objects with enhanced structural integrity, surface finish, and complex geometries, as well as functionally graded materials and composites.
US12208445B2
The invention relates to metallurgical production, and more particularly to preparing a charge ingot which is used for producing bronze ingots by casting. As a starting charge material, a spent inert anode previously used in the electrolytic production of aluminium is utilised, that is covered with alumina, allowing same to react with a bath which flows out of the anode during a thermal treatment performed at a temperature within a range of 950-1200° C., followed by soaking in a furnace for at least 3 days. The invention makes it possible to obtain a charge ingot with a minimal electrolyte content.
US12208436B2
A method for motion planning for a conveyor system of a servo press installation, a motion controller for a conveyor system of a servo press installation, and to an associated computer program product, wherein an angular offset is optimized with respect to power peaks.
US12208433B2
A forming system that includes a first die having a first die surface and a second die having a second die surface is provided. The first and the second die surfaces are configured to cooperate to form a die cavity therebetween so as to receive a workpiece therein. Coatings are formed on opposing portions of the first and second die surfaces. The coatings on the opposing portions of the first and the second die surfaces cooperate to be on opposite sides of the workpiece received in the die cavity. A ratio of Vanadium to Tungsten in the coatings is in the range between 0.31 and 0.45. In one embodiment, each of the coatings includes at least two layer configuration. In another embodiment, each of the coatings includes a predetermined thickness.
US12208429B2
A method for simultaneously unblocking multiple blocked valve fittings is described. The method includes coupling a tool to unblock multiple valve fittings simultaneously to a valve with multiple valve fitting blocked to fluid flow. The tool includes a pressure vessel holding a cleaning fluid, an input conduit fluidically coupled to the pressure vessel to flow the cleaning fluid from a cleaning fluid source to the pressure vessel and to adjust a pressure of the pressure vessel, and injection conduits to flow the cleaning fluid from the pressure vessel to the valve fittings. The method includes simultaneously flowing the cleaning fluid from the pressure vessel through the injection conduits to the valve fittings. Responsive to flowing the cleaning fluid to the valve fitting, the valve fittings are unblocked.
US12208406B2
A spray disk includes multiple nozzles at an outer perimeter of the spray disk, a center hole, and multiple partitions. The partitions are arranged around the center hole and have the center hole as an inner perimeter. Each partition includes an air inlet to receive compressed air, a liquid tank to store a liquid, and a corresponding nozzle from which to spray the liquid with the compressed air. The spray disk can be used in an automatic makeup machine.
US12208398B2
The present invention provides a wear liner assembly (13) adapted to be secured to a structure (15). The wear liner assembly comprises a wear liner (14) having a first material secured to a backing plate (17). The backing plate has at least one hole (43) therethrough. A first fastener portion is adapted to co-operate with a second fastener portion to securing the wear liner to the structure. The first fastener portion is received in the at least one hole and is at least partially housed within the wear liner.
US12208392B2
A particulate matter detection device and a detection method, in particular, a detection device and detection method based on a dielectrophoresis and electrical impedance measurement technology is provided, and more in particular, an electrical impedance detection device utilizing a microfluidic chip, and an application thereof for detecting target particles are provided. The device comprises a sample introducing part, a main channel (3), a dielectrophoresis electric field generating part, and an electrical impedance measurement part. By using the dielectrophoresis electric field generating part to selectively control target cells, detection or counting is performed on a sample flexibly and precisely without the use of labels and antibodies.
US12208389B2
This invention relates generally to devices, systems, and methods for performing biological assays by using indicators that modify one or more optical properties of the assayed biological samples. The subject methods include generating a reaction product by carrying out a biochemical reaction on the biological sample introduced into a device and reacting the reaction product with an indicator capable of generating a detectable change in an optical property of the biological sample to indicate the presence, absence, or amount of analyte suspected to be present in the sample.
US12208383B2
A biochemical detection device is revealed. The biochemical detection device includes a cap and a base arranged at two ends of a test tube correspondingly and a driving member disposed on the base. A sample-mounting slot and a test-paper-mounting slot separated from each other are formed in the test tube. After sampling, a sample obtained is placed into the sample-mounting slot and mixed with an extraction solution therein. A thin-film on the sample-mounting slot is penetrated by the driving member to allow the extraction solution mixed with the sample flowing into a cavity of the test tube to react with a test strip in the test-paper-mounting slot. The test cost is reduced and the detection efficiency is improved due to simple structure and easy operation. Moreover, the sample and the extraction solution are sealed in the test tube to prevent environmental pollution caused by spread of viruses.
US12208380B2
Apparatus and processes herein provide for converting hydrocarbon feeds to light olefins and other hydrocarbons. The processes and apparatus include, in some embodiments, feeding a hydrocarbon, a first catalyst and a second catalyst to a reactor, wherein the first catalyst has a smaller average particle size and is less dense than the second catalyst. A first portion of the second catalyst may be recovered as a bottoms product from the reactor, and a cracked hydrocarbon effluent, a second portion of the second catalyst, and the first catalyst may be recovered as an overhead product from the reactor. The second portion of the second catalyst may be separated from the overhead product, providing a first stream comprising the first catalyst and the hydrocarbon effluent and a second stream comprising the separated second catalyst, allowing return of the separated second catalyst in the second stream to the reactor.
US12208377B2
A solution consisting of: a poly(a-olefin) (PAO) selected from the group consisting of PAO283, PAO432, and PAO687; and a reactive organometallic reagent selected from the group consisting of n-butyllithium, sec-butyllithium, tert-butyllithium, n-butyllithium in hexane, sec-butyllithium in cyclohexane, and tert-butyllithium in pentane.
US12208368B2
This disclosure provides a halogenated activated carbon composition comprising carbon, a halogenated compound and a salt. In some embodiments, the halogenated compound and the salt comprise a naturally occurring salt mixture, as may be obtained from ocean water, salt lake water, rock salt, salt brine wells, for example. In some embodiments, the naturally occurring salt mixture comprises Dead Sea salt.
US12208367B2
A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a new form of adsorbent suitable for a motor vehicle canister. An activated carbon fiber sheet satisfies one or two or more of conditions for indices, such as a specific surface area, a pore volume of pores having a given pore diameter, and a sheet density. An embodiment, for example, may have: a specific surface area ranging from 1400 to 2300 m2/g; a pore volume ranging from 0.20 to 0.70 cm3/g for pores having pore diameters of more than 0.7 nm and 2.0 nm or less; an abundance ratio R0.7/2.0, which is a ratio of a pore volume of micropores having pore diameters of 0.7 nm or less occupied in a pore volume of micropores having pore diameters of 2.0 nm or less, ranging from 5% to less than 25%, and a sheet density ranging from 0.030 to 0.200 g/cm3.
US12208364B1
A polyimide membrane based on a polymer comprising polymerized units of a diselenide compound and having Formula I. A method of fabrication of the membrane using the polyimide-containing polymer and a method for separating one or more gases from a gaseous mixture using the membrane.
US12208362B2
Nanoporous selective sol-gel ceramic membranes, selective-membrane structures, and related methods are described. Representative ceramic selective membranes include ion-conductive membranes (e.g., proton-conducting membranes) and gas selective membranes. Representative uses for the membranes include incorporation into fuel cells and redox flow batteries (RFB) as ion-conducting membranes.
US12208358B2
There is provided a process for effecting separation of an operative material from a gaseous feed material via a membrane that includes a polymeric phase and a liquid phase, comprising: over a first time interval, within a first apparatus, separating a first fraction of the operative material in response to permeation of the first fraction of the operative material through the membrane, with effect that residual material, including unseparated operative material is discharged and, within a second apparatus, from the residual material, separating a second fraction of the operative material in response to permeation of the second fraction of the operative material through the membrane; and after the first time interval, disposing a liquid material relative to the membrane of the first apparatus, such that a first fraction of the liquid material replenishes the liquid phase of the membrane of the first apparatus, and residual liquid material is collected by a redistributor and redistributed such that the residual liquid material becomes disposed relative the membrane of the second apparatus, such that a second fraction of the liquid material replenishes the liquid phase of the membrane of the second apparatus.
US12208355B2
Ethylene-absorbing sachet and method for producing the granulate contained inside same, comprising a packaging formed by two sheets, one anterior (2) and one posterior (3), which are mutually joined along their edges (4) by means of welding, at least one of which, for example, the anterior sheet (2), is manufactured from porous, water-repellent, and breathable material, combined or not with another sheet (3) of impermeable material and with a granulate (5) of ethylene-absorbing material contained inside said packaging, whereby said granulate (5) has a small particle size and lacks fine powder floating in the air and has a high filling density inside the sachet (1); specifically, with a particle size of between approximately 2 and 0.125 mm and a density of between approximately 0.8 and 1.1 g/ml. Said granulate may comprise a substrate impregnated with potassium permanganate or a mixture with activated carbon.
US12208344B2
Foam mitigation using a variety of articles, systems, and methods is generally described. According to certain embodiments, surfaces with certain wetting properties can be used to reduce or eliminate the formation of foam from bubble-containing liquids. In some embodiments, a surface with certain wetting properties is configured and/or arranged within bubble-containing liquids such that the surface provides a gaseous fluidic pathway through which gas from the bubbles within the liquid may be channeled to a gaseous environment outside the liquid.
US12208342B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing multi-point controls for a gas flame apparatus with a variable position gas flame trigger are described herein. For example, according to one embodiment there is a novelty apparatus including: a frame, in which the frame is comprised of a top frame resting upon a bottom frame; an output nozzle anterior to the frame; a tactical stock posterior to the frame; a tank mount attached to the frame to receive a fuel source tank; a gas line to feed gas from the fuel source tank into a gas inlet of the novelty apparatus; a grip affixed to the frame; a flame output system housed within the frame, in which the flame output system includes at least (i) the gas inlet to receive the gas line, (ii) a variable control plunger, (iii) a 4-way connector, (iv) a gas outlet, (v) a gas hard-line, and (vi) a burner tube; a trigger housed in the frame connected to the variable control plunger, in which pressing on the trigger releases the plunger to feed gas into the gas inlet from the gas line; an ignition system, wherein the ignition system includes at least (i) an igniter button, (ii) an igniter, (iii) igniter coils, and (iv) an igniter wire; a pre-set multi-point control system for flame management having a primary valve, an idle control valve and an igniter, in which pre-settings on the primary valve restrict tank flow; in which adjusting the pre-settings on the multi-point control system maintains an idle flame having a size that does not extinguish when the trigger releases the plunger and a pre-set increment of tank flow is released, transiting the idle flow to reach the burner tube; a structural reinforcement mount internal to the frame to provide rigidity and receive the tactical stock; and in which manipulation of the multi-point control system in coordination with the flame output system and ignition system results in the emission and maintenance of a flame. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
US12208335B2
Method and system for training a virtual character of a telematics-based game. In some examples, a computer-implemented method includes: initiating a virtual trip including virtual occurrences to be encountered by the virtual character; receiving, in real-time, telematics data associated with the real trip; determining, based on the telematics data, one or more real obstacles encountered by the user during the real trip; determining, based on the telematics data, one or more performances indicative of how proficient the user operated the real vehicle upon encountering the one or more real obstacles; determining, based on the one or more performances, one or more skill points associated with a plurality of real skills; training the virtual character by at least updating, based on the plurality of skill points, the plurality of virtual ratings; updating, based on the updated plurality of virtual ratings, the one or more outcomes.
US12208327B2
Methods and apparatus provide for: receiving video game data generated during the playing of a video game, the video game including at least a video and corresponding audio signal; and inputting each signal in the received video game data into a respective machine learning model and determining based on the output of each model, whether a highlight event has occurred during the playing of the video game. At least some of the frames in the video and or audio signal are then selected for inclusion in a recording of the video game gameplay, based on a determination that a highlight event has occurred and a recording is generated that includes the selected video and or audio frames. A method for training the models is also provided, along with systems for training and executing the trained models.
US12208322B2
A mission-based cyber training platform allows both offensive and defensive oriented participants to test their skills in a game-based virtual environment against a live or virtual opponent. The system builds realistic virtual environments to perform the training in an isolated and controlled setting. Dynamic configuration supports unique missions using a combination of real and/or virtual machines, software resources, tools, and network components. Game engine behaves in a manner that will vary if participant attempts to replay a scenario based upon alternate options available to the engine. Scoring and leader boards are used to identify skill gaps/strengths and measure performance for each training participant. A detailed assessment of a player's performance is provided at the end of the mission and is stored in a user profile/training record.
US12208321B2
A method and system for conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance are described herein. User generated competition groups and system generated competition groups allow users to participate in multiple competitions at once based on answering the same questions or making the same selections related to a single event. The users are informed of each competition either via email, text message or when logging into the network via a website. The users select which competitions groups to join. After joining the desired groups, users then make their selections related to the event which are transmitted to the network where results are tabulated and transmitted back to the users. The results are separated based on each competition group, so that users can continually know where they stand in each separate competition. With multiple competition groups, users are able to have varying success from the same performance in multiple competitions.
US12208312B2
The present invention generally relates to an extender attachable to a conventional climbing stick and to a climbing stick comprising same. The present invention generally relates to an extender attachable to a conventional climbing stick and to a climbing stick comprising same.
US12208310B2
Notifications for instructing user behavior can be determined and presented when appropriate. Current fitness data are accessed. This data is used to determine whether a user fitness goal is likely to be achieved. If not, a notification may be determined and presented at a user device.
US12208307B2
An exercise device with advanced bench-cycling exercises for glute, abs and leg toning, for use in both the stomach down and up positions, has: a bottom support and at least one main support stem extending upwardly; a main joint body support frame rotatably connected to the support stem to allow lower support and upper support bars to be tiltable. The upper support bar is sufficient to support at least a portion of a human torso, and is rotatably connected to the main joint; one or two lower support bars adjustable in length, and having a top portion connected to the main joint, upper support bar or the at least one support stem; and a bottom portion extended away from the main joint; two cranks located on the bottom portion of the lower support bar; and a pair of pedals separately connected to their cranks, the cranks being adjustable in length.
US12208305B2
A collapsible exercise apparatus is configured to allow a user to perform a gluteal bridge movement or flat bench exercises. In its ready to use position, the exercise apparatus allows a person to properly perform a gluteal bridge movement on a repeated basis. Resistance can be applied to the gluteal bridge movement where the resistance increases the amount of work to be performed by the person during the exercise. The exercise apparatus includes a frame assembly with a support member that extends from a lower frame member. A bench assembly is pivotally connected to the support member to provide an elevated pivot point about which the bench assembly pivots when a user performs the gluteal bridge movement. A stabilization assembly includes a front locking member operably connected to the frame assembly, a front retaining mechanism operably connected to the bench assembly, a rear locking mechanism operably connected to the frame assembly, and an upper retaining mechanism operably connected to the bench assembly. The front locking member, the front retaining mechanism, the rear locking mechanism, and the upper retaining mechanism are configured to place the bench in a flat bench position whereupon the user can perform various flat bench exercises. The exercise apparatus can also be placed in a low-profile, collapsed positon where the apparatus can be stored when not in use.
US12208295B1
Proposed is a wildfire detection system that accurately detects a fire by using a visible image camera module and a thermal image camera module such that it is possible to quickly respond and cope when a forest fire occurs.
US12208289B2
Disclosed herein is an anti-CD79b antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, a drug conjugate thereof and use thereof. The anti-CD79b antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof herein comprises: HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; and LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6.
US12208287B2
The present invention addresses IBD from the standpoint of mucosal stem cells cloned from defined regions of the gastrointestinal tract. In the case of pediatric Crohn's disease, for example, isolation of those stem cells according to the methods of the present invention reveals a pattern of inflammatory gene expression in stem cells from the terminal ileum and colon that is epigenetically maintained despite months of continuous cultivation in the absence of immune or stromal cells, or of intestinal microbes. Superimposed on this distributed inflammatory phenotype is a differentiation defect that profoundly and specifically alters the mucosal barrier properties of the terminal ileum. The co-existence of diseased and normal stem cells within the same endoscopic biopsies of Crohn's disease patients implicates an epigenetically enforced heterogeneity among mucosal stem cells in the dynamics of this condition.
US12208284B2
A controller (600) for a radiotherapy device (320) is provided; the radiotherapy device (320) being configured to provide therapeutic radiation to a patient (308) via a source (300) of therapeutic radiation, wherein the radiotherapy device (320) comprises a first rotatable member (304), the rotation of which can alter a physical attribute of the therapeutic radiation provided, and a patient support member (310), which is linearly moveable in at least one of a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction. The controller (600) comprises a first rotatable actuator (608) for controlling a movement of the first rotatable member (304) and a second actuator (620) for controlling a movement of the patient support member (310).
US12208283B2
Embodiments described herein provide for coupling Monte Carlo source modeling with deterministic dose calculations. An internal volumetric first scatter distributed source of a patient is determined using Monte Carlo simulations and ingested into one or more dosing algorithms. The dosing algorithms use the source model to determine a dose deposition.
US12208275B2
This application discloses configurations for arranging transducer arrays on a person's head to impose tumor treating fields (TTFields) in the brain at field strengths that are as uniform as possible throughout the entire brain. In some embodiments, L-shaped sets of electrodes are positioned near the right and left ears, each with a horizontal arm above the ear and a vertical arm behind the ear. Optionally, these embodiments may be combined with a second pair of electrodes positioned on top of the head and behind the neck. In other embodiments, one pair of electrodes is positioned above the right ear and on the left/rear portion of the neck; and a second pair of electrodes is positioned above the left ear and on the right/rear portion of the neck. These configurations improve the uniformity of the electric fields imposed throughout the brain, and are particularly useful for preventing and/or treating metastases.
US12208274B2
Systems to confirm authenticity of electrodes and to provide compatibility between a medical device and associated electrodes are described. The systems include an electrode connector that stores an authentication code that is accessible to the medical device when the electrode connector is coupled to the medical device. The medical device uses the authentication code to determine an authenticity of the coupled electrodes. The electrode connector also includes physical features of a housing that allow the electrode connector to couple to different versions (e.g., older and new models) of the type of medical device. This feature allows reverse compatibility of the electrode connector to different versions of medical devices.
US12208269B2
Systems, devices, and techniques are described for calibrating a medical device that senses ECAP signals from a patient's nerve tissue. For example a method includes instructing, with processing circuitry, stimulation circuitry of a medical device to deliver, on stimulation electrodes of the medical device, an electrical stimulation signal having an amplitude substantially equal to zero to a patient, entering, with the processing circuitry subsequent to instructing the stimulation circuitry to deliver the electrical stimulation signal, a passive recharge state on stimulation electrode circuitry, and auto-zeroing, with the processing circuitry, inputs to an operational amplifier of sensing circuitry electrically coupled to sensing electrodes of the medical device while the stimulation electrode circuitry is in the passive recharge state.
US12208264B2
Electrical non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) delivers weak electrical currents to the brain via electrodes that are affixed to the scalp. NIBS can excite or inhibit the brain in areas that are impacted by that electrical current during and for a short time following stimulation. Electrical NIBS can be used to change brain structure in terms of increasing white matter integrity as measured by diffusion tensor imaging. Together the electrical NIBS can induce changes in brain structure and function. The present methods and devices are adaptable to and configurable for facilitating the enhancement of brain performance, and the treatment of neurological diseases and tissues. The present methods and devices are advantageously designed to utilize modern electrodes deployed with, inter alia, various spatial arrangements, polarities, and current strengths to target brain areas or networks to thereby enhance performance or deliver therapeutic interventions.
US12208258B2
Disclosed is electrical apparatus for stimulating and/or monitoring an eye of a patient, comprising an implantable electrode device and a lead extending outwardly from the implantable device, the lead including a section that locates externally to the eye having at least one pre-formed bend. Also disclosed is a lead connected to an implantable electrode device, the lead having one or more stripes that extend along at least a portion of the lead. Also disclosed is an implantable device having a substrate and at least one electrode, the electrode having at least one aperture through which material of the substrate extends to anchor the electrode to the substrate. Other disclosed features relate to a foldable anchor device, a curved electrode substrate and depth markers, for example.
US12208255B2
An example of a system for programming neurostimulation according to a stimulation configuration may include stimulation configuration circuitry, volume definition circuitry, stimulation effect circuitry, and recording circuitry. The stimulation configuration circuitry may be configured to determine the stimulation configuration. The volume definition circuitry may be configured to determine stimulation field model(s) (SFM(s)) each representing a volume of tissue activated by the neurostimulation. The stimulation effect circuitry may be configured to determine a stimulation effect type for each tagging point specified for the SFM(s) and to tag the SFM(s) at each tagging point with the stimulation effect type determined for that tagging point. The stimulation effect type for each tagging point is a type of stimulation resulting from the neurostimulation as measured at that tagging point. The recording circuitry may be configured to generate SFM data representing the determined SFM(s) with the stimulation effect type tagged at each tagging point.
US12208245B2
A drug delivery device may include a housing having an opening and a drug storage container having a body portion with a proximal end and a distal end and a delivery member extending from the distal end of the body portion. The device may also include a plunger moveable toward the distal end of the drug storage container to expel a drug from the drug storage container through the delivery member and a plunger biasing member configured to urge the plunger toward the distal end of the drug storage container. The device may further include a container holder configured to support the drug storage container with respect to the housing such that a resultant force acting on the drug storage container from the plunger biasing member is at least substantially completely borne by the distal end of the body portion of the drug storage container.
US12208241B2
A method may include receiving, from a volume meter at a pump configured to deliver medication to a patient, data indicative of a volume of a medication present in a syringe inserted in the pump. A first counter may be updated, based on the data, in response to the medication being delivered to the patient as a first dose type. A second counter may be updated, based on the data, in response to the medication being delivered to the patient as a second dose type. The volume of the medication delivered to the patient may be determined based on the first counter and/or the second counter. An electronic alert may be sent to a mobile device in response to one or more anomalies being present in the volume of the medication delivered to the patient. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.
US12208239B2
A fluid injector system and method for preventing pressurized backflow of a second fluid into a first reservoir containing a fluid is described. The fluid injector system includes a control device programmed or configured to actuate a second drive component to pressurize and inject the second fluid through the fluid conduit, and while the second drive component is actuated, actuate a first drive component to introduce intermittent pulses of the first fluid to create a flow front interface between the first fluid and the second fluid in the fluid conduit to prevent backflow of the second fluid through the fluid conduit into the first fluid reservoir.
US12208235B2
A medical system includes an input assembly for receiving one or more user inputs. The input assembly includes at least one slider assembly for providing an input signal. Processing logic receives the input signal from the input assembly and provides a first output signal and a second output signal. A display assembly is configured to receive, at least in part, the first output signal from the processing logic and render information viewable by the user. The second output signal is provided to one or more medical system components. The information rendered on the display assembly may be manipulatable by the user and at least a portion of the information rendered may be magnified.
US12208226B2
An irrigator system for delivering a volume of fluid from a fluid source to an abscess or wound. The irrigator system includes a fluid source connector for removably connecting to the fluid source, a fluid delivery nozzle for delivering the fluid to the abscess or wound, and a shield removably positioned around the fluid delivery nozzle to protect the fluid delivery nozzle.
US12208224B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a device and a method for treating at least one of hypertension, pulmonary arteries, diabetes, obesity, heart failure, end-stage renal disease, digestive disease, urological disease, cancers, tumors, pain, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by delivering an effective amount of a formulation to a tissue. In embodiments of the present invention, the formulation may include at least one of a gas, a vapor, a liquid, a solution, an emulsion, or a suspension of one or more ingredients. In embodiments of the present invention, amounts of the formulation and/or energy are effective to injure or damage tissue, nerves, and nerve endings in order to relieve disease symptoms.
US12208214B2
Methods, systems and devices are provided to stimulate the vestibular system in such a way as to excite the neurological components of the circadian rhythm system and induce sleep. A device with one or more electrodes placed over a subject's scalp provides vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS) to the vestibular nerve, which is then carried into the vestibular nucleus in the brainstem and thereafter transmitted to the neurological components of the circadian rhythm system to excite the areas that promote sleep, allowing the body to enter the sleep state. The characteristics of the stimulation signal and duration of the treatment are configured to allow the treatment to be delivered in advance of the subject's desired sleep time so that the device does not need to be worn in bed.
US12208213B2
A system and method for providing sensory relief from distractibility, inattention, anxiety, fatigue, and/or sensory issues to a user in need. The user can be autistic/neurodiverse, or neurotypical. The system can be configured to obtain user sensory sensitivity data indicating a user's visual, sonic, or interoceptive, sensitivities; determine, using at least the user sensory sensitivity data, sensory thresholds specific to the user and mediation data corresponding to mediations specific to the user; store the sensory thresholds and mediation data; record, using one or more sensors, a sensory input stimulus to the user; compare the sensory input stimulus with the sensory thresholds; in response to comparing the sensory input stimulus with the sensory thresholds, determine, based at least on the mediation data, a mediation to be provided to the user, the mediation configured to provide the user relief from distractibility, inattention, anxiety, fatigue, or sensory issues.
US12208200B2
A steam inhaler includes a steam chamber housing having mounted therein a heater assembly. The steam chamber housing defines a steam chamber adapted to receive water. A fitting mounted to the steam chamber housing has a steam conduit section extended toward an exterior vent opening, a nozzle conduit section extended from the steam conduit, and a fresh air conduit section extended from the steam conduit section at a location downstream of the nozzle conduit section. The fitting is configured such that steam flows freely from the steam chamber, through the steam conduit section toward the exterior vent opening, a suction provided at the nozzle redirects at least a portion of the steam into the nozzle conduit section toward a mask, and the fresh air conduit directs fresh air into the steam conduit section to reduce a temperature of the steam exiting the exterior vent opening.
US12208195B2
A device for removal of a body fluid, such as a nasal fluid, and includes a collector vessel that traps and collects body fluid entrained in an air stream passing through the collector vessel. The collector vessel is made up of first and second bell shaped shell portions removably attached to one another and holding therebetween an internal, removable central member that temporarily reverses the direction and reduces velocity of the air stream.
US12208192B2
A method and device for monitoring a measurement object. A passive unit has a light source, which radiates radiated light modulated by at least one external measurement influence from the measurement object. An active unit has an optical detector, which receives the radiated and modulated light via an optical link. In addition, there is a transmitter unit emitting energy, such as optical energy, sound energy, electromagnetic energy etc. The emitted energy is coded by an energy signature and sent to the passive unit via an energy link. The passive unit receives the emitted energy by a receiver unit, which decodes the energy signature and moderates the radiated and modulated light in dependence of the energy signature. The received energy is also used to drive the light source. A processor unit may decode the signal for discriminating the signal from error sources.
US12208185B2
A housing and flange assembly arrangement for a breast pump system including or involving a flange having transparent and other structure for facilitating alignment of the breast pump on a breast, and includes structure facilitating ease of assembly of a housing for the breast pump.
US12208184B2
A breast pump device (1) comprises an expression kit (2) and a vacuum unit (3) configured to realize a pressure cycle in the expression kit (2). For a purpose of determining one or more milk expression characteristics such as total volume of expressed milk, the device (1) is equipped with an acoustic milk expression assessment system (6) including an acoustic sensor (61) and a processor (62) configured to process an acoustic signal received from the sensor (61) during operation of the device (1) when a receptacle (4) is used with the device (1) for receiving expressed the milk. By recording sound during a pumping session, it is possible to determine a value of a time duration of a free fall of droplets of expressed the milk from the expression kit (2) to the receptacle (4), which can be taken as a measure of a number of interesting milk expression characteristics.
US12208182B2
The present invention relates to a device for dispersing a volatile liquid comprising: a wick; a solid support; and a volatile liquid; wherein the wick is attached to the solid support; wherein the solid support is porous; and wherein the volatile liquid is contained within pores in the solid support. The invention also relates to methods of making such a device.
US12208180B2
Described herein are tissue grafts derived from the placental tissue that are reinforced with at least one biocompatible mesh. The tissue grafts possess good adhesion to biological tissues and are useful in wound healing applications. Also described herein are methods for making and using the tissue grafts.
US12208178B2
A copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-polyallyl mercaptan (PEG-PAM) material is used as a drug-containing coating for medical implants. In one embodiment, a mixture of multi-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), polyallyl mercaptan (PAM), a photoinitiator, organic solvent, and one or more drugs, medicaments, or pharmaceutical compounds is applied to a surface of the implant and is exposed to a polymerizing light source to form a PEG-PAM material coating that is formed in situ on the implant. The PEG-PAM coating may be used by surgeons to incorporate antibacterial drugs or the like into coatings that are applied in the operating room setting to medical devices such as orthopedic implants. The type of drug and dosing can be customized during the coating operation and tailored to the patient's needs. PEG-PAM may also be applied as a coating on or within tissue or an injectable gel.
US12208177B2
A method of providing an anti-microbial coating on an object, comprises the steps of pre-treating the object in a first oxygen plasma to graft oxygen-based functional groups on the surface of the object by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition, coating the pre-treated object with a suspension of particulate graphene oxide to provide a graphene oxide coating on the object, treating the object in a hydrocarbon plasma to deposit an amorphous hydrocarbon film on the graphene oxide coating by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition, and treating the object in a second oxygen plasma configured to etch and flatten the coatings on the surface of the object. A prosthetic implant having a metal or metal alloy surface and an anti-microbial coating on all or part of the surface is also described.
US12208176B2
Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
US12208174B2
A sterilization system comprising a sterilization container for holding a surgical instrument, the sterilization container formed to allow sterilant to enter and residual sterilant to exit so that the surgical instrument in the sterilization container can be subjected to a sterilization process. The sterilization container comprises an electronic sensor module for measuring a characteristic of an environment in the sterilization container during a sterilization process. The system further comprises a station capable of being in electronic communication with the sterilization container, with the station comprising a station memory. The station is configured to track usage of the sterilization container on the station memory based on data measured by the electronic sensor module.
US12208165B2
The present invention is directed to a storage-stable formulation of long-chain RNA. In particular, the invention concerns a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule. The present invention is furthermore directed to methods for preparing a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule by spray-drying. The invention further concerns the use of such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines, to a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, to first and second medical uses of such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule and to kits, particularly to kits of parts, comprising such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule.
US12208164B2
A method to prepare a population of metal-organic polyhedra (MOP) supported micelle nanoparticles (NPs), and a composition comprising MOP supported micelle NPs, are provided.
US12208162B2
An animal treat composition for the oral administration of a medication to an animal is disclosed. The animal treat composition comprises an adhesive portion core and an outer portion. The adhesive portion adheres to oral medication inserted into the adhesive core of the treat for administration of the medication to an animal.
US12208160B2
Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising coated API. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated API may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated API and to minimize aeration of API when mixed into suspension.
US12208145B2
A radiopeptide is provided which comprises (a) a radionuclide, wherein the radionuclide is terbium-161, (b) a chelator coordinating terbium-161, and (c) a peptide or peptide analogue, which is a somatostatin receptor (SSTR) antagonist. The radiopeptide is suitable for use in the treatment of tumor diseases.
US12208134B2
A device for interventions within the body, the device comprising: an end piece 6 for insertion into the body at a distal end thereof, the end piece 6 including a rigid lumen for holding an instrument 10 and guiding the instrument 10 to the distal end of the end piece; and a body section 4 supporting the lumen and being rigidly connected thereto, the body section including a navigation array 14 for guidance of the device using a surgical navigation system and/or including an anchor point 20 for a standard navigation array.
US12208124B2
The present invention provides isolated plasmids, recombinant microorganisms, kits, and methods for the treatment of inflammatory skin disease.
US12208122B2
In some embodiments provided herein is a method of treating a coagulopathy in a subject, the method including administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition including platelets or platelet derivatives and an incubating agent including one or more salts, a buffer, optionally a cryoprotectant, and optionally an organic solvent, wherein the subject has been treated or is being treated with an antiplatelet agent.
US12208113B2
To provide a technique for selecting a target cell producing a target substance that specifically binds to a desired cell membrane protein more rapidly and efficiently. A substrate 1 having a plurality of microwells 2 is provided. A first cell 3 expressing a target cell membrane protein on its surface is allowed to adhere to each of the microwells 2. One or two second cells 5 as a candidate of a target cell are introduced into each microwell 2, and are allowed to coexist with the first cell 3 in the microwell 2, and target substance 6 secreted by the second cell 5 is brought into contact with the first cell 3. A microwell 2 including the first cell 3 to which the target substance 6 binds is identified. The second cell 5 as the target cell is recovered from the identified microwell 2. One example of the target substance 6 is an antibody. Visualization may be performed by adding a label substance 7.
US12208112B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating blood cancer, which includes 4′-thio-5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (Aza-T-dCyd), and methods of treating blood cancer using a composition for oral administration that includes Aza-T-dCyd. The present invention provides a significant blood cancer therapeutic effect without having toxicity in a blood cancer mouse model or a human even with the Aza-T-dCyd dose conventionally known to have toxicity. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US12208111B2
This disclosure describes the use of azithromycin, roxithromycin, and telithromycin, including derivatives thereof, as senolytic drugs. BrdU was used to induce senescence in model human fibroblast cell lines. Also disclosed are methods for screening compounds for senolytic activity. The SRB assay was used to measure cell viability through protein content. Azithromycin roxithromycin, and telithromycin, clinically-approved pharmaceuticals, were found to be senolytic drugs. However, the closely-related parent compound, erythromycin, showed no senolytic activity. Azithromycin strongly induced both aerobic glycolysis and autophagy in human fibroblasts, but showed bi-phasic effects including on mitochondrial oxygen consumption rates with inhibitory activity at 50 μM and stimulatory activity at 100 μM. The xCELLigence real-time assay system showed that azithromycin preferentially targets senescent cells, removing approximately 97% (nearly a 25-fold reduction in senescent cells).
US12208103B1
The present disclosure is drawn to compositions and methods for treating CNS disorders. In one embodiment, an oral pharmaceutical composition can comprise a therapeutically effective amount of pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier that provides formation of either 3α-OH-5α-pregnan-20-one, or 3α-OH-5β-pregnan-20-one, or both in an amount sufficient to treat a CNS disorder when orally administered to a subject. In another embodiment, a method of treating a CNS disorder can comprise orally administering to a subject, a therapeutically effective amount of pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione that provides an amount of GABA receptor binding pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione metabolites that is sufficient to treat the CNS disorder. In another embodiment, a method of treating a CNS disorder can comprise orally administering to the subject, a therapeutically effective amount of pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione that provides an amount of 3α-OH-5α-pregnan-20-one, or 3α-OH-5β-pregnan-20-one, or both that is sufficient to treat the CNS disorder.
US12208095B2
The present application relates to treating and/or preventing breast cancer, including locally advanced or metastatic, ER+, HER2− breast cancer, in a subject in need of treatment, comprising administering a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, stereoisomer, solvate, polymorph, isotopic derivative, or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, m, and n are defined herein.
US12208091B2
The present invention relates to compounds for treatment of a disease or disorder associated with excessive vascularisation of the eye, such as for instance corneal neovascularisation, neovascularisation of the iris, neovascularisation of the ciliary body, corneal pannus, choroidal neovascularisation, retinal neovascularisation, wet age-related macular degeneration, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, and ischemic retinopathy.
US12208087B2
The present invention relates to a combination product comprising (i) nitazoxanide (NTZ) or an analogue thereof, and (ii) a PPAR agonist, for use in the treatment of an immune diseases or inflammation.
US12208085B2
The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing pain and inflammation associated to surgery in a mammal by administering the compound E-6087 to the mammal.
US12208084B1
A method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where each of R1-R4, R5A-R7A, and R5B-R7B is independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkyl group, and an optionally substituted aryl group.
US12208082B1
A method of treating Middle East Respiratory syndrome (MERS) includes administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising fisetin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US12208079B2
A pharmaceutical preparation comprising ⊖A2-73 substantially free of A2-73. This invention further includes a method treating Alzeheimer's disease in a subject in need of such treatment by the method of administering a therapeutically effective amount of ⊖A2-73 substantially free of A2-73. This invention yet further includes a method of classifying cells as to sigma receptor type by the method of exposing said cells to a detectable amount of ⊖A2-73 substantially free of A2-73 and determining the level of sigma receptor binding.
US12208059B2
The invention relates to a device (10) for selective regionalization of pulmonary aeration, intended to apply a vacuum over a posterolateral part of a patient's chest wall, said device comprising a rigid or semi-rigid shell (11) intended to selectively surround a posterior part of the patient's chest wall, and a layer of honeycomb material (12) covering an internal wall (13) of the rigid shell, intended to be in contact with the patient's chest wall, said shell comprising at least one through hole (14), intended to be connected to a negative pressure generator.
US12208053B1
Disclosed is a massager, including a housing and a driving device. A massage rod and a massage head are arranged at an end of the housing, an extension direction of the massage rod is generally the same as that of the massage head, an extension length of the massage rod is greater than that of the massage head, a cross-sectional size of the massage rod is greater than that of the massage head, and the massage head is located on an outer side of the massage rod. The driving device is drivingly connected to the massage head. The massage head is arranged on a side of the massage rod, and both a head portion of the massage rod and the massage head located on a side of the massage rod are capable of massaging the body of a user.
US12208048B2
An apparatus to aid walking, the apparatus including a base unit, housing a motor; and further including first and second horizontally orientated foot supports, mounted for back and forth parallel motion relative to the base unit; the foot supports each being operably connected to the motor; each foot support including a plurality of planar members, including a base plate, an intermediate plate and a foot plate having an upper surface to receive a user's foot, the intermediate plate being pivotally linked at a first end to the base plate and at a second end to the foot plate.
US12208037B2
A photo detector is selectively coupled to a first integrator or a second integrator with switching circuitry when the laser pulses. An integration time of the signal from the photo detector can be substantially greater than an amount of time between successive laser beam pulses in order to provide an accurate measurement of each laser beam pulse of a high repetition rate pulsed laser. The laser may comprise a clock coupled to an optical switch of the laser system, and control circuitry can control switching and coupling of the detector to the first integrator or the second integrator in response to the clock signal. The first integrator and the second integrator can be selectively coupled to an output such that the first integrator or the second integrator is coupled to the output of the energy detection circuitry when the other integrator is coupled to the detector.
US12208029B2
Disclosed is a base plate (4) for an ostomy appliance (2), a monitor device (6) for connecting to the base plate, and an ostomy pouch (500) for the ostomy appliance. The base plate comprising: a top layer (208); a first adhesive layer (200); an electrode assembly (204) comprising a plurality of electrodes; and a monitor interface (207) configured for connecting the base plate to a monitor device. The base plate comprises a flexible element (440) being bendable and/or twistable between a first flexible element end and a second flexible element end, and wherein the monitor interface comprises a coupling part positioned at the first flexible element end.
US12208026B2
Disclosed herein is a robotic ankle foot prosthesis that replicates the key biomechanical functions of the biological ankle and toe joints while matching the weight, size, and battery life of passive microprocessor-controlled prostheses. A single actuator powers the ankle and toe joints. The mechanism maximizes the mechanical energy regeneration during walking while imitating the physiological features of energy injection by way of the ankle joint and energy dissipation by way of the toe joint.
US12208025B2
A transtibial prosthetic device comprises a pylon configured as a unitary truss structure formed of a plurality of elongated supports interconnected at nodes and having open spaces between supports of the plurality of elongated supports. The unitary truss structure comprises a polymer. A foot-ankle complex extends from a base of the pylon. The foot-ankle complex comprises an s-shaped posterior portion, an s-shaped anterior portion, and a sole portion. The s-shaped posterior portion and the s-shaped anterior portion both extend from the sole portion, have upper portions with curvatures that are concentric with each other, and are separated from each other by a gap.
US12208012B2
A method for manufacturing an implantable device is provided. The method includes laser nano-texturing a titanium surface. The method further includes applying an aqueous silver ion solution to form a silver ion complex on the nano-textured titanium surface. The method also includes reducing, using laser-assisted photocatalytic reduction, the silver ion complex to silver ion particles which are immobilized on the nano-textured titanium surface.
US12208011B2
An implant includes a body including a substrate and a bone interfacing lattice disposed on the substrate. The bone interfacing lattice includes at least two layers of elongate curved structural members. In addition, the at least two layers of elongate curved structural members include a first layer adjacent the substrate and a second layer adjacent the first layer. Also, the first layer has a first deformability and the second layer has a second deformability, wherein the second deformability is greater than the first deformability. Further, one or more of the elongate curved structural members may have a spiraling geometry.
US12208008B2
A valve fixation device may comprise a unitary elongate member that is biased towards a closed configuration wherein at least a pair of tissue engaging surfaces of the elongate member are held adjacent to each other by a bias force. The bias force is at least equal to a valve leaflet grasping force, enabling the fixation device to grasp and retain leaflets as part of cardiac treatment. A delivery tool including a spreader may independently translate the tissue engaging surfaces to enable cardiac leaflets to be captured and retained by and/or between the tissue engaging surfaces. The valve fixation device may include at least two arms, each of which may be independently controlled to grasp and capture opposing leaflets of a valve, such as the anterior and posterior leaflets of a mitral valve, to reduce the size of the valve opening and improve cardiac performance.
US12208006B2
An enlarged cardiac valve annulus can be reduced in diameter using a cord that is affixed to the annulus by a set of anchors. A knot or fixed loop is disposed at a first end of the cord, and the body of the cord passes through the knot or fixed loop so as to form (a) a loop portion positioned distally beyond the knot or fixed loop and (b) a second portion that runs between the knot or fixed loop and the second end. The body of the cord can slide with respect to the knot or fixed loop. After the anchors are implanted and a bond between the anchors and the annulus is sufficiently strong, pulling the second portion in a proximal direction while holding the knot or fixed loop in place will reduce the circumference of the annulus.
US12207999B2
The present invention relates to a device (10) for facilitating the implantation of a surgical mesh (1) having at least one barbed face (2), said device comprising: said surgical mesh (1), at least one biocompatible film (11, 11a, 11b) shaped and dimensioned to at least partially cover said barbed face (2), at least one cable (12) arranged to removably attach said film (11, 11a, 11b) to said barbed face (2) of said mesh (1).
US12207989B2
A body made of titanium or a titanium alloy having a topography for improved blood coagulation and/or cell attachment. The body is obtainable by a process that includes the subsequent steps of: a) etching at least a portion of the surface of the body with a first etching solution including a mineral acid, and b) etching the surface etched under a) with a second etching solution different than the first etching solution, the second etching solution including hydrofluoric acid.
US12207980B2
A method may include generating a first virtual model of a dental structure of a patient from three-dimensional scan data, identifying a first virtual surface of the first virtual model corresponding to a first portion of the soft dental surfaces that surrounds a location of the restorative object, separating the identified first virtual surface of the soft dental surfaces from at least the portion associated with hard dental surfaces to create a second virtual model of a soft model part and a third virtual model of a hard model part, and outputting a composite model including a first model part of a soft material and a second model part of a hard material, the first model part corresponding to a shape of the second virtual model and the second model part corresponding to a shape of the third virtual model.
US12207966B2
A position monitoring system is provided that includes a tracheal tube having a distal portion with a radiopaque indicator. The tracheal tube is configured to be positioned within an airway of a patient. The position monitoring system also includes an external sensor configured to be positioned on an external surface of the patient. The external sensor includes an emitter configured to transmit energy into the patient and toward the distal portion and a detector configured to receive a reflected portion of the energy to permit identification of a position of the distal portion. The position monitoring system, in certain embodiments, further includes a video laryngoscope communicatively coupled to the external sensor. The video laryngoscope includes a display and a processor, and the processor is configured to instruct the display to present an indication of the position of the distal portion based on feedback from the detector.
US12207956B2
The computed tomography device has a gantry with an opening and a radiation protection apparatus for covering the opening. The radiation protection apparatus includes a radiation protection cover and a pivoting apparatus, wherein an object under examination may be inserted into the opening along a system axis of the gantry when the radiation protection cover is in a first position relative to the gantry. The radiation protection cover is pivotably mounted relative to the gantry about a pivot axis by the pivoting apparatus such that a first pivoting motion of the radiation protection cover about the pivot axis enables the radiation protection cover to be lowered relative to the gantry from the first position to a second position. The computed tomography device may furthermore include at least one of a lighting system or a camera system.
US12207955B2
A radiation detector according to an embodiment includes a housing, an array substrate that is located inside the housing and includes multiple detecting parts detecting radiation directly or in collaboration with a scintillator, a circuit board that is located inside the housing and electrically connected with the array substrate, and a conductive part located between a ground and a plate-shaped body inside the housing, wherein the ground is film-shaped and is located in the circuit board, and the plate-shaped body is conductive and is located in the housing. The conductive part is conductive and includes a softer material than a material of the ground.
US12207954B2
System and methods for controlling healthcare devices and systems using voice commands are presented. In some aspects a listening device may receive voice command from a person. The voice command may be translated into human readable or machine readable text via a speech-to-text service. A control component may receive the text and send device-specific instructions to a medical device associated with a patient based on the translated voice command. In response to the instructions, the medical device may take an action on a patient. Some examples of actions taken may include setting an alarm limit on a monitor actively monitoring a patient and adjusting the amount of medication delivered by an infusion pump. Because these devices may be controlled using a voice command, in some cases, no physical or manual interaction is needed with the device. As such, multiple devices may be hands-free controlled from any location.
US12207952B2
Some embodiments of the disclosure describe an evaluation system based on analyte data including a memory storing a program, a display, and a processor. In some examples, the processor is configured to: receive analyte data during a predetermined time period from an object to be tested, acquire a plurality of analyte indicators different from each other based on the analyte data, normalize the plurality of analyte indicators to a predetermined range to acquire a plurality of normalized analyte indicators, plot a polygon pattern corresponding to the analyte data during the first time period as a target polygon pattern, plot a polygon pattern corresponding to the analyte data during the second time period as a reference polygon pattern, and take a line segment between a vertex and a center point as an axis, and display the target polygon pattern and the reference polygon pattern.
US12207950B2
There is a need for more effective and efficient predictive data analysis, such as more effective and efficient data analysis solutions for performing predictive monitoring of the glucose-insulin endocrine metabolic regulatory system. Certain embodiments utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform predictive data analysis by utilizing at least one of glucose surge excursion detections, steady-state glucose-insulin machine learning models, and parameter space refinement machine learning models.
US12207942B1
Hat, helmet, and other headgear apparatus includes dry electrophysiological electrodes and, optionally, other physiological and/or environmental sensors to measure signals such as ECG from the head of a subject. Methods of use of such apparatus to provide fitness, health, or other measured or derived, estimated, or predicted metrics are also disclosed.
US12207938B2
The present disclosure relates to a system for remote assessment of a patient, comprising: a first device associated to a physician, a second device associated to the patient, a medical device associated to the patient, wherein the second device is configured to communicate with the medical device, and wherein the medical device is configured to be programmed via the second device, wherein the first device is further configured to communicate with the second device, and wherein the second device is configured to be controlled via the first device, and wherein the second device is configured to acquire data indicative of at least one physiological parameter or of several physiological parameters of the patient. Furthermore, a method for remote assessment is provided.
US12207937B2
An infant warming system can include a platform for supporting an infant, at least two chest electrodes configured to connect to and detect cardiac potentials from a chest of the infant, an ECG monitor configured to receive the cardiac potentials from the at least two chest electrodes, a pulse oximeter device configured to determine an SpO2 for the infant, and a processor configured to determine one or more activation thresholds for the infant, wherein the one or more activation thresholds represent one or more target saturation levels for the infant. The processor can also compare the heart rate for the infant to a first heart rate threshold and compare the SpO2 for the infant to the one or more target saturation levels, adjust a display on a display device based on the comparisons, and generate a care instruction for a care stage based on the SpO2 of the infant.
US12207933B1
The present invention relates to a physiological monitor and system, more particularly to an electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor and system, and a method of detecting the presence and absence of artifacts and possibly removing artifacts from an EEG, other physiological signal or sensor signal without corrupting or compromising the signal. The accurate and real-time detection of the presence or absence of artifacts and removal of artifacts in an EEG or other signal allows for increased reliability in the efficacy of those signals. The strategy of rejecting artifact-corrupted EEG can result in unacceptable data loss, and asking subjects to minimize movements in order to minimize artifacts is not always feasible. The present invention allows for increased accuracy in detection and removal of artifacts from physiological signals, substantially in real time, and without the loss or corruption of signal or data in order to increase the accuracy of such signals for diagnosis and treatment purposes.
US12207930B2
An electronic memory is configured to store pre-recorded neurostimulation data comprising patterns of stimulation of a specified region of a subject's brain developed to recreate a response by one or more of a sensing organ or sensing organs, a vestibular system, and a memory of the subject. A focused ultrasound transducer arrangement is operably coupled to the electronic memory and comprises an array of ultrasound transducers. The focused ultrasound transducer arrangement is configured to deliver transcranial stimulation to the specified region of a person's brain using the pre-recorded neurostimulation data to recreate the response by one or more of the sensing organ or sensing organs, the vestibular system, and the memory of the subject. A support structure is configured for placement on or about a person's head. The support structure is configured to support at least the focused ultrasound transducer arrangement.
US12207928B2
An arousal level control apparatus calculates a setting value of a control device under a constraint condition using an arousal level optimization model so that a value of an objective function is maximized. The control device affects a physical quantity of a surrounding environment that affects arousal level of a subject. The arousal level optimization model includes the constraint condition and the objective function. The constraint condition includes a physical quantity prediction model, an arousal level prediction model, and a setting value range condition that the setting value is within a predetermined range. The physical quantity prediction model is an explicit function that includes the physical quantity and the setting value as explanatory variables and has a predicted value of the physical quantity as an explained variable.
US12207927B2
Systems and methods for evaluating and improving overall mental health of an individual are presented herein. In one or more examples, the systems and methods can be implemented in a computer application that is configured to download information from a user's mobile device. Once the data is acquired, in one or more examples, the application can prompt the user to provide additional information, and using both the user's input and the acquired data, the application can calculate a metric known as “Return on Happiness” (ROH) which can provide the user with a quantative measure of their happiness. In one or more examples, the ROH metric can be based on neurotransmitter activity in the user that is estimated by the application. The application can further identify any deficiencies in ROH and suggest one or more activities that the user can engage in to mitigate any of the detected deficiencies.
US12207925B2
A testing system for conducting electrochemistry analysis of a specimen sample is provided. The testing system includes a testing receptacle device and a diagnostic device. The testing receptacle device includes a receptacle having an interior space defined therein and a lid configured to be secured on an upper end of the receptacle. The lid includes an opening extending into the receptacle and a cartridge slot for receiving a test sensor cartridge having a functionalized electrode strip with an electrode well contact point provided thereon. The diagnostic device is configured as a potentiostat or similar device and includes a docking port for receiving a lower end of the testing receptacle device. The testing system is configured for receiving a specimen sample through the opening in the receptacle lid and placing the specimen sample in contact with the electrode well contact point of the functionalized electrode strip.
US12207923B2
A device includes source and detector sensors. In a specific implementation, the device has two near detectors, two far detectors, and two sources. The two near detectors are arranged closer to the two sources than the two far detectors. A light-diffusing layer covers the two near detectors. The device may be part of a medical device that is used to monitor or measure oxygen saturation levels in a tissue. In a specific implementation, light is transmitted into the tissue and received by the detectors. An attenuation coefficient is first calculated for a shallow layer of tissue. The attenuation coefficient is then used to calculate an attenuation coefficient for a deep layer of tissue.
US12207919B2
A method for human action recognition in a human-machine interactive assembly scene is disclosed in this application, joint coordinate streams of skeleton joints are obtained under a human action from motion sensing devices; a starting position and an ending position of the action are positioned according to data change based on a threshold value to obtain information of joints; resampling of angle change is made on the information of joints to obtain coordinates of joints; the coordinates of joints are normalized, to obtain a sequence of skeletons forming an action; obtaining a vector direction of the upper limb, and the scene is classified to be a left-hand scene or a right-hand scene; training is made for human action recognition in the left-hand scene and the right-hand scene respectively; human action outputs of the left-hand scene and the right-hand scene are fused to realize action recognition in a human-machine interaction scene.
US12207915B2
Systems and Methods for Detecting Magnetic Markers for Surgical Guidance Methods and systems for detecting a magnetic marker for guiding a surgeon to a region of interest during a surgical procedure comprising generating a driving magnetic field having a cyclic pattern comprising two or more successive periods of time, the driving magnetic field having a substantially constant, non-zero amplitude during each of the successive periods of time, and the amplitude of the driving magnetic field during at least one of the periods of time being different from the amplitude of the driving magnetic field during at least one other of the periods of time; detecting a response magnetic field; selecting at least one signal from a plurality of sensed signals, each of which corresponds to the response magnetic field detected during a respective one of the successive periods of time of each cycle; determining a detection signal corresponding to the magnetic marker using the at least one selected signal; and generating an output signal (e.g. an audio or display signal) based on a strength of the detection signal.
US12207912B2
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gantry, a first illuminating unit, and processing circuitry. The gantry has a hollow bore. The first illuminating unit illuminates the hollow bore. The processing circuitry identifies the position of a predetermined region of the subject inside the hollow bore, and controls the illumination state of the first illuminating unit based on the identified position of the predetermined region.
US12207910B1
Systems, methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media for measuring and analyzing galvanic skin response. Responses to stimuli including electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves, as well as substances exposed to electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves, are recorded and analyzed. Electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves are constructed based on biological outputs in one embodiment.
US12207909B2
The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact monitoring of one or more physiological parameters in a region of a patient during surgery. Systems, methods, and computer readable media are described for generating a pulsation field and/or a pulsation strength field of a region of interest (ROI) in a patient across a field of view of an image capture device, such as a video camera. The pulsation field and/or the pulsation strength field can be generated from changes in light intensities and/or colors of pixels in a video sequence captured by the image capture device. The pulsation field and/or the pulsation strength field can be combined with indocyanine green (ICG) information regarding ICG dye injected into the patient to identify sites where blood flow has decreased and/or ceased and that are at risk of hypoxia.
US12207902B2
A photoacoustic remote sensing system (PARS) for imaging a subsurface structure in a sample has an excitation beam configured to generate ultrasonic signals in the sample at an excitation location; an interrogation beam incident on the sample at the excitation location, a portion of the interrogation beam returning from the sample that is indicative of the generated ultrasonic signals; an optical system that focuses at least one of the excitation beam and the interrogation beam with a focal point that is below the surface of the sample; and a detector that detects the returning portion of the interrogation beam.
US12207891B2
The visualization method includes displaying three-dimensional image data of at least one anatomical feature of a patient, receiving user input of the target for placing an ablation needle in the at least one anatomical feature of the patient, determining the position and orientation of the ablation needle based on the user input, displaying an image of a virtual ablation needle in the three-dimensional image data of the at least one anatomical feature of the patient according to the determined position and orientation, receiving user input of parameters of operating the ablation needle, and displaying a three-dimensional representation of the result of operating the ablation needle according to the input parameters.
US12207887B1
Examples of systems and methods for detecting delays during a surgical procedure are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes receiving, a computing device, video of a robotic surgical procedure; determining, by the computing device, an estimated time-to-complete (“TTC”) the robotic surgical procedure based on the video; and in response to determining a deviation between the estimated TTC and an expected duration of the robotic surgical procedure exceeds a threshold, outputting an indication that the robotic surgical procedure is deviating from the expected duration.
US12207886B2
Systems and methods for identifying surgery tools of a robotic surgery system in surgery video based on robot kinematics are described. Kinematic data describing a position of a first robotic surgery arm including a surgery tool is used to determine a nominal position of the first robotic surgery arm. A search area within image data obtained during a robotic surgery from an endoscope attached to a second robotic surgery arm is determined based on the kinematic data and a nominal position of the surgery tool. The surgery tool is identified within the search area of the image data using an object detection technique.
US12207885B2
A system for identifying a location of a lumen of a tubular body structure in a patient's body includes a flexible, longitudinally extending probe configured to be inserted through the lumen in the tubular body structure in the patient. A detection system may include an antenna arranged to receive signals from a longitudinally extending detectable portion of the probe. A processing system may process the received signals and identify a longitudinally extending position of the longitudinally extending detectable portion of the probe in a three dimensional reference frame.
US12207879B2
A contact lens embedded sensor comprises resonator rings, characterized in that said resonator rings result from arrangements of broadside-coupled split-ring resonator, edge-coupled split-ring resonator, non-bianisotropic split-ring resonator and spiral resonator based structures with the use of dielectric, biocompatible substrate layers. The system also includes an antenna coupled with the sensor, and an electrical readout circuitry collecting and processing measurements in the change of resonant character caused by intraocular pressure (IOP) perturbing the geometry of the human eyeball said contact lens is worn thereon.
US12207869B2
A probe of a target identification system can be extended via a first lumen of a viewing instrument, such as for illuminating an area beyond a distal end of the viewing instrument via an optical path of the viewing instrument. An optical response to the illumination of the area can be received via an optical path of the probe and can be split from other optical signals of the optical path. The optical response information can be used to identify characteristics of a target and to adjust parameters of a working instrument such as a working instrument contemporaneously using the probe.
US12207862B2
Described herein is a handheld skin treatment device (10) that delivers electromagnetic and/or electrical energy and fluid to a person's skin via a surface region (34) on the device; and a replaceable cartridge (40). The cartridge has a spout (42) having a tip (44). The device (10) has a locating feature (70) to position a tip at an opening (39) within the surface region. The spout may have a bend (53) and/or may meet a barrel of the cartridge at a location (51) that is laterally offset with respect to central longitudinal axis (47) of the barrel.
US12207861B2
Embodiments described herein provide various techniques and systems for building machine-learning surgical tool presence/absence detection models for processing surgical videos and predicting whether a surgical tool is present or absent in each video frame of a surgical video. In one aspect, a process for ensuring patient safety during a laparoscopic or robotic surgery involving an energy tool is disclosed. The process can begin receiving a real-time control signal indicating an operating state of an energy tool during the surgery. Next, the process receives real-time endoscope video images of the surgery. The process simultaneously applies a machine-learning surgical tool presence/absence detection model to the real-time endoscope video images to generate real-time decisions on a location of the energy tool in the real-time endoscope video images. The process then checks the real-time control signal against the real-time decisions to identify an unsafe event and takes a proper action when an unsafe event is identified.
US12207853B2
A bone screw has a first portion including a head. A second portion includes a threaded shaft having a length and a major diameter. The shaft includes a length-to-major diameter ratio of less than about 2.0. The thread has a minor diameter and includes a major-diameter-to-minor diameter ratio of greater than about 2.0. The shaft further has at least one thread including a pitch of greater than about 1.0 mm and defining a pitch cavity for disposal of tissue. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.
US12207851B2
A modular bone plate includes a first plate member including a first connection portion having a first hole and a second plate member including a second connection portion having a second hole. The first plate member is connectable to the second plate member when the first plate member and the second plate member are arranged such that the first hole and the second hole overlap. The modular bone plate also includes a connector member that is insertable into the first hole and the second hole when the first hole and the second hole overlap such as to connect the first plate member and the second plate member. The connector member includes a passage that is configured to accommodate a portion of a bone anchor therein.
US12207840B2
A magnetizing system for use in selectively magnetizing a needle of a medical device is disclosed. Once magnetized, the needle can be tracked by a needle guidance system, which assists the clinician placing the needle by visualizing on a display the position and orientation of the needle after its insertion into a body of a patient. An orientation key system is included with the magnetizing system to ensure the needle is positioned correctly in the magnetizing system. This in turn ensures that the needle is properly magnetized so as to be accurately tracked by the needle guidance system. In one embodiment a first key is included with the magnetizing system and configured to cooperatively mate with a second key included with the needle of the medical device. Various types of keys are disclosed herein.
US12207839B2
A needle guide to retain a needle at a desired trajectory with respect to an imaging transducer includes a body member, a needle holder subassembly, and a slide member. The needle holder subassembly is pivotably mounted on the body member to enable the needle holder subassembly to be oriented to various selected orientations with respect to the body member. The slide member is slidably coupled to each of the body member and the needle holder subassembly, such that movement of the slide member relative to the body member moves the needle holder subassembly between the various selected orientations.
US12207833B2
The technology relates to a surgical system with an end effector. The end effector may include a drive beam, an anvil assembly, and a cartridge assembly movable in relation to the anvil assembly between an open position and a clamped position. The cartridge assembly includes a cartridge body, staples supported within the cartridge body, and an actuation sled assembly. The actuation sled assembly includes an actuation sled and a knife blade supported on the actuation sled for movement between a concealed position and a raised position. The actuation sled assembly is movable within the cartridge body in response to movement of the drive beam from the beam retracted position to the beam advanced position, from a sled retracted position to a sled advanced position to eject the staples from the cartridge body.
US12207829B2
Bone cutting guides and bone cutting guide assemblies are disclosed that are useful for preparing a bone in a joint space, such as those in mid-foot region joints, to prepare the cartilage end of the bone for receiving cartilage repairing implants such as hydrogel implants.
US12207823B2
A clipping system includes an adapter configured to be mounted over an insertion device and a clip including first and second jaws movable between an insertion configuration and an initial deployed configuration. A first extending member is releasably coupled to the clip and movably connected to the adapter to permit a movement of the clip relative to the adapter from the insertion configuration to the initial deployed configuration. The first extending member is configured to permit withdrawal of the adapter away from the clip to place the system in a review configuration to enhance a visual observation of the clip. The first extending member is operable to retract the clip over the adapter so that the clip is forced open, freeing the clip from tissue on which it has been clipped. The first extending member is configured to release the clip therefrom in a final deployed configuration.
US12207814B2
An assembly and method are provided for incorporation into suture anchor designs to facilitate the locking of a slidable working suture after it has been tensioned. The assembly can be utilized on multiple anchors in a pre-strung chain on a single working suture to create continuous, individually tensioned suture bridges between anchors in series, without knot tying. Further, the bridges are independently locked with selected tension for the particular application. An anchor body having at least one suture receiving passage therethrough is threaded with a working suture wherein the working suture flosses through the passage when tension is applied to the working suture. A locking cord extends through a second passage through the anchor body, the locking cord having a collapsible loop extending out the second passage and encircling a portion of the working suture, wherein collapsing the loop locks the working suture after tensioning.
US12207812B2
In one embodiment, a suture anchor installation system for orthopedic surgery is disclosed including a reusable or disposable handle, and one or more reusable or disposable screw-on tool nosepieces for orthopedic surgery that are configured to be coupled to the handle. The one or more reusable or disposable screw-on tool nosepieces include an awl, a tap, a suture anchor install tool, and a suture anchor adjustment tool for orthopedic surgery. The nosepieces may alternatively press-on or snap-on with a barb/groove configuration or rectangular driver/ball/socket universal joint configuration with an engineering fit such as a running, sliding, or slip fit, a locational or transition fit, a force fit, a friction fit, or an interference fit.
US12207807B2
A method of treating a vessel in a subject comprises the steps of advancing a device distally across a treatment zone in a vessel, wherein the device comprises an elongated catheter having a lumen and a distal end, and a radially expansive treatment element disposed in the lumen and configured for axial movement relative to the catheter; deploying the radially expansive treatment element proud of the distal end of the catheter to radially expand and circumferentially impress against the vessel lumen at a distal end of the treatment zone; and withdrawing the deployed radially expansive treatment element proximally along the treatment zone with the treatment element circumferentially impressed against the vessel lumen to mechanically and circumferentially denude the treatment zone of the vessel. The radially expansive treatment element is then recaptured into the lumen of the catheter, before the device is withdrawn from the treated vessel.
US12207804B2
The present invention relates to a collecting device (1) for sampling at least one specimen from bodily cavities of humans and animals, comprising: —an elongated flattened pouch (20) having: an open end (200), a top side (201) opposed to the open end (200), situated at a proximal end (101) of the collecting device (1), and two lateral sides (202, 204); and—two creasing means (32, 34), each having a fixed end (301), which is fixed inside the pouch (20) at or in the vicinity of said top side (201) and a free end (303), which protrudes freely through said open end (200), configured such that upon pulling the free ends (303) of the two creasing means (32, 34) in opposite directions, the short side (201) of the pouch (20) is brought closer to the open end (200) while the pouch (20) adopts a creased shape (22). Preferably, the collecting device further comprises two sheets of fabric (40, 41), that are fastened to each other by fastening elements (25) such as welding lines situated at a distance of about 1 mm to 10 mm from proximal margins (401) of said sheets (40, 41) to form two proximal flaps (44, 46) fixed to each other by the fastening elements (25) such that the two flaps (44, 46) can transition form a closed state (47) to an open state (49). The present invention also relates to the use of the collecting device (1) for sampling of at least one specimen from bodily cavities of humans and animals, to a kit and methods for sampling and to a process for producing the collecting device (1).
US12207785B2
A cleaner includes a housing provided to receive a fan motor unit configured to generate a suction force and a dust collecting chamber provided to collect foreign substances, a suction head coupled to a lower portion of the housing to suck the foreign substances on a surface to be cleaned, a neck arranged between the suction head and the housing to connect the suction head to the housing, the neck rotatable with respect to the suction head and detachably coupled to the housing, a switch device arranged on one side of the neck to allow the neck and the housing to be coupled to each other or separated from each other, and a rotating body rotatably coupled to the neck and configured to lock or unlock the switch device according to a position of the neck with respect to the suction head.
US12207781B2
A cleaner includes a cleaner main body, and a suction unit connected to the cleaner main body to suck air containing dust, and provided with a brush assembly brought into contact with a floor, wherein the brush assembly includes a rotating rod rotatable in one direction, a brush portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod to rotate together with the rotating rod, and a blade erected at the rear of the brush portion in the one direction to be adjacent to the brush portion, and brought into contact with the brush portion during the rotation in the one direction, to prevent foreign substances from getting tangled in the brush portion. This configuration may prevent foreign substances such as hair and the like from being tangled in the brush portion during an operation of the cleaner.
US12207778B2
A dishwasher includes a water jacket. The water jacket includes a water discharge path configured to discharge wash water to an outside of the dishwasher, a chamber in fluid communication with an upper end of the water discharge path, a check valve disposed inside the chamber, and a hinge disposed in the chamber and connected to the check valve. The check valve includes a floating portion with an empty inside. The specific gravity of the floating is smaller than that of water.
US12207775B2
A container includes a tank body and a cover. The tank body defines an opening. The cover detachably covers the opening of the tank body. A sidewall of the tank body defines an accommodating groove. The cover includes a cover body and a plug-in piece extending from the cover body to the tank body. The plug-in piece is capable of extending into the accommodating groove. The container further includes a fixing piece, and the fixing piece detachably covers an opening of the accommodating groove and is capable of being buckled with the plug-in piece accommodated in the accommodating groove.
US12207774B1
The present application provides a cleaning device, a floor brush assembly and an installation assembly of rolling brush. The cleaning device includes a rolling brush assembly and a connection assembly, the rolling brush assembly and the connection assembly are connected by an installation assembly, and the installation assembly includes a control rod; when the control rod moves, the rolling brush assembly and the connection assembly can be disengaged, so that when replacing the rolling brush assembly, the connection assembly connected with the rolling brush assembly is not required to be replaced, and the rolling brush assembly can be installed or disassembled more conveniently through the installation assembly.
US12207773B2
The invention relates to a system (1) for automatically cleaning a surface of a floor, comprising a cleaning element (10). The system is arranged for moving the cleaning element relative to the floor between a rest position and a position of use, in which the cleaning element is moveable across the floor surface. The cleaning element (10) is received in the floor in the rest position. The system (1) further comprises a guiding element (20) on which the cleaning element (10) is movable. Adjacent to the guiding element (20) floorplates (100) are arranged such that gutters (102) are defined between the floorplates (100) and the guiding element (20) The invention also relates to a floor provided with the system (10) according to the invention.
US12207761B2
A barbecue grill shaped to be received by a bucket of a front loader of a tractor for hauling and transport of the barbecue grill.
US12207758B2
A toaster oven includes a housing having an internal heating compartment, at least one heating element within the internal heating compartment, a vent associated with at least one wall of the internal heating compartment, the vent being moveable between an open position where air is permitted to pass into the internal heating compartment through the vent, and a closed position where passage of air into the internal heating compartment through the vent is inhibited. The vent is configured to move from the closed position to the open position in response to a biasing force exerted by a food support tray received within the internal heating compartment.
US12207757B2
Machine to prepare hot beverages that uses means of heating a secondary liquid, which transfers temperature to the primary liquid that is used to prepare the hot drink. The machine is fully operated through software that allows the pressure and temperature parameters of each drink prepared in the machine to be saved and accurately reproduced.
US12207754B2
Exemplary embodiments herein provide a device for finish roasting and brewing primary roasted and ground coffee beans. Preferably a pod handle assembly contains the primary roasted and ground coffee beans and removably connects with a roaster brewer assembly which performs both a roasting phase of hot air followed by a brewing phase of hot water and/or steam. A user selection dial (or other input) allows a user to select a desired roast level, preferably from very light to very dark. The pod handle assembly can be filled manually by the user, or pre-filled pods which already contain the primary roasted and ground beans may be used. Airflow from a fan should preferably be directed through a heating assembly before contacting the ground coffee beans and exiting through an aperture at the bottom of the pod handle assembly.
US12207753B2
A beverage brewing assembly includes a mixing chamber configured to receive a first beverage material and defining an aperture configured to be selectively opened. A hot water source is operably coupled with the mixing chamber and is configured to selectively provide a predetermined quantity of hot water to the mixing chamber and thereby form a mixture comprising the first beverage material and the predetermined quantity of hot water. A brew basket is positioned below the mixing chamber and includes an outlet at a bottom of the brew basket. The brew basket is configured to house a second brewing material and is configured to receive the mixture from the aperture of the mixing chamber to interact with the second brewing material. A receptacle is positioned below the brew basket and is configured to receive a brewed beverage from the outlet of the brew basket.
US12207750B1
A curtain assembly includes a vertical support and a top cap coupled to the vertical support and defining an interior volume. The top cap includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a plate. The plate has an upper side at least partially defining the interior volume, a lower side opposite the upper side, and a slot extending at least partially between the first and second ends. The curtain assembly further includes a curtain including an upper edge extending through the slot of the plate such that the upper edge is positioned within the interior volume of the top cap. The curtain also includes a lower portion hanging from the plate.
US12207746B2
The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to a durable, magnetic cup holder having one or more magnets disposed in a housing, such as a metal or steel housing. The magnetic cup holder can have more than one opening or lumen, so as to be configured to house both a drink and a mobile phone.
US12207745B2
A container support for engaging and abutting a roller of a container for ground protection. A heptagonal sleeve is connected to a base, the sleeve including a medial section, a pair of angled portions, each angled portion upstanding angularly from the medial section, each angled portion transitioning into a vertical portion, and each vertical portion transitioning into a lip portion, thereby forming a pair of lip portions, wherein each lip portion angles toward a geometric center of the sleeve. As such, the lip portion is adapted to engage and abut a roller of a container. Further included are a pair of handles, each handle connected to the distal section at the base front edge, and each handle connected to the exterior surface of the sleeve. Each handle is generally rectangular and has a slot defined therein to aid in grasping and placement of the container support.
US12207732B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an exercise apparatus that may be converted from a horizontally oriented bed to a vertically oriented exercise station with various attachments. The exercise apparatus includes locking means to secure it in either the vertical orientation or the horizontal orientation. Further, attachments include a rack attachment with telescopic legs.
US12207730B2
Height adjustable angled desks are disclosed herein. An example height adjustable table includes three legs, each of the three legs including an upper section, a lower section, and an actuator; a connection system to couple the three legs; a height adjust system including drive system; a first gearbox coupled to the drive system; second gearboxes coupled to respective ones of the actuators, the first gearbox and the second gearboxes to change a transmission direction; and transmission shafts connected to the drive system and to the first and second gearboxes; and wherein the drive system is configured to drive the transmission shafts to drive the legs together to rise and fall, and wherein the drive system includes a motor, a worm connected to the motor, and a worm wheel engaged with the worm.
US12207727B1
A reciprocating cleaning brush includes a support housing wherein the top of the support housing is fixedly connected to a fixed top housing, the inside of the fixed top housing is fixedly connected to a first housing, the front and rear ends of the first housing are respectively slidably connected to metal connecting rods, a first slider located below the first housing is fixedly connected between the two metal connecting rods, one end of the first slider is fixedly connected to a second rivet, a reciprocating push rod is rotatably connected to the second rivet, a motor is fixedly connected inside the fixed top housing, a reduction box is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor, and an eccentric wheel is fixedly connected to the top of the reduction box.
US12207726B2
A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining a first exterior surface of the tag, a second housing member removably coupled to the first housing member and defining a second exterior surface of the tag, and an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly may include an antenna frame defining a top surface and a peripheral side surface, a first antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device using a first wireless protocol, a second antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to send a localization signal to the electronic device using a second wireless protocol different than the first protocol, and a third antenna on the antenna frame along the top surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device via a third wireless protocol different than the first and second protocols.
US12207723B1
A lotion dispensing assembly includes a canister that is foraminous to contain and subsequently release a fluid skin treatment. A first handle is rotatably attached to the canister which can be gripped by a user. A second handle is removably attachable to the canister which can be gripped by the user thereby facilitating the user to position the canister against their back to release the fluid skin treatment onto the user's back. A rotation unit is integrated into the canister to rotate the canister on the first handle to evenly apply the fluid skin treatment on the user's back. A heating element is integrated into the canister such that the heating element is in thermal communication with the canister to warm the fluid skin treatment in the canister when the heating element is turned on thereby enhancing comfort for a user.
US12207722B2
An applicator is provided with a container containing an application liquid, an inner plug arranged to close the mouth of the container and opens the valve against the biasing force of a spring member to allow the application liquid in the container to be discharged, and the application member arranged to cover an application liquid outlet of the inner plug and enable the application to the application surface by exuding the application liquid discharged through the inner plug. The application unit with the inner plug has a liquid flow passage that provides a flow resistance to the application liquid from inside the container to the application unit, and the total pressure loss per 1 m3/s in the liquid flow passage is equal to or more than 1×107 Pa·s and less than 1×1010 Pa·s or less.
US12207717B2
The bag for two is a design bag, which achieves the possibility of carrying, with only one bag, personal objects in a safe and separate space, at the same time having a free and different space adaptable for carrying anything according to the needs, including, last but not least, a pet. A series of technical measures guarantee the maximum comfort, hygiene and variety of use thereof in all situations, to be adapted to all means of transport.
US12207716B1
The present invention discloses a double-ring magnetic mobile phone holder, which comprises: a base; a first ring, wherein a first end of the first ring is hinged to the base, and the first ring is accommodated in an inner side of the base in a first state; a second ring, wherein the second ring is hinged to a second end of the first ring, the first end is symmetrical to the second end, and the second ring is attached to a top of the first ring in a first state; and a magnetic assembly mounted in the base, wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a first magnet, an iron sheet, and a second magnet stacked in sequence, the first magnet is configured to magnetically attract a mobile phone, and the second magnet is configured to magnetically attract external metal.
US12207713B2
A sunshade device and sunshade management system for mitigating the effects of climate change and direct and prolonged exposure to the sun, the sunshade device including a canopy attached to a collapsible web or frame structure. The frame structure can be collapsed or opened by operation of an electric motor. The sunshade device is positioned above the ground by electrically powered lifting devices that are powered by a battery system that is charged by solar cells. A sunshade management system controls the status of the sunshade device, and can collapse the frame and activate the lifting devices to position the sunshade in the sky, and open the frame and deactivate the lifting devices to allow the sunshade device to slowly descend while providing shade to areas below the sunshade device.
US12207709B2
A zipper assembly for a reclosable enclosure includes a first profile having a first elongated supporting element and first protruding intermeshing elements. The zipper assembly also may include a second profile having a second elongated supporting element and one or more second intermeshing elements protruding from the second elongated supporting element. The one or more first intermeshing elements may releasably interlock with the one or more second intermeshing elements to close the enclosure. Each of the first elongated supporting element and the second elongated supporting element may include a thicker portion and a thinner portion. The thicker portions of the first elongated supporting element and the second elongated supporting element may be coupled with one or more panels of the enclosure. The thicker portions of the first elongated supporting element and the second elongated supporting element may be disposed on a consumer side of the enclosure.
US12207707B2
A shoe management apparatus includes a receiving portion defining a receiving space for receiving a shoe therein, a first supply portion including a duct for guiding flow of a fluid, and a second supply portion connected to the first supply portion, extending in a longitudinal direction of the first supply portion and angled towards the receiving portion, the second supply portion receiving the fluid from the first supply portion and directing the fluid to the shoe.
US12207705B2
Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that extends from a left side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a right elastic strap that extends from a right side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the right side of the upper, with the left elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the left side of the tongue and the right elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the right side of the tongue.
US12207694B2
Provided are: a wig base or a wig cap, which is capable of improving wearability and fit feeling to the head; and a wig including the wig base or the wig cap. A wig 100 includes a wig base 1 formed into a cap shape capable of covering the entire head from wearer's ears and nape, in which a bag-shaped pad portion 2 is integrally provided on an occipital region 6 of a back surface of this wig base 1. The bag-shaped pad portion 2 is formed into a substantially fan shape having a hollowed lower portion, and an inside of the pad portion 2 is able to be filled with polyurethane foam 8. At least a part of the pad portion 2 is sewn on the back surface of the wig base 1 so as to be located on a nape hollow 9 (a hollowed portion from the occipital region to the nape) of the wearer's occipital region, and is brought into contact with the nape hollow 9.
US12207693B2
A fitness garment that includes sleeves having a side thumb opening for the wearer's thumb also includes means for providing visual access to a wrist worn device when the garment is worn with the wearer's thumb extending through the side/thumb opening. The visual access includes an opening that is either always open or can be selectively open and/or closed.
US12207685B2
Systems and methods related to the near elimination of second-hand smoke or vapour from the process of smoking or vaporizing tobacco or Cannabis are provided. A vaporizing article is provided whereby a user may exhale into the article to capture a high percentage of the smoke and contaminants before they are released back into the surroundings. The article also provides for filtering gaseous by-products when the article is in idle mode. A prepackaged container for use with a vaporizing article is also provided. The container may be configured so as to optimize the heat distribution and consumption of product within the container.
US12207678B2
A filter component for tobacco smoking, comprises a filter body (1), a filter core material (2), and a filter closing layer (3). The filter body (1) is a hollow cylinder, and the filter core material (2) is built in the filter body (1). At least one end of the filter body (1) is closed by the filter closing layer (3). The filter core material (2) is a granular filter material, filament filter material, folded filter material, or similar filter material having a shape structure with a large specific surface area. The filter component for smoking can be widely used in the field of tobacco and can be built into cigarettes or arranged in related accessories. The filter component for smoking can effectively filter moisture and tar in smoke, and can also ensure good smoking feel and effect.
US12207665B2
A preparation method of a low-lactose dairy product rich in honey pomelo fiber includes the following steps: washing, cutting and debitterizing peels of honey pomelos to obtain honey pomelo fiber pieces; sterilizing and cooling milk solution, performing the first-round fermentation by inoculating lactic acid bacteria, centrifuging the fermented milk after curding, collecting precipitates, adding water to the precipitates, and performing homogenizing treatment to obtain the first-round fermented milk; mixing the honey pomelo fiber pieces with the first-round fermented milk, and performing the second-round fermentation by inoculating the lactic acid bacteria; or performing the second-round fermentation by inoculating the first-round fermented milk with the lactic acid bacteria, and then mixing the second-round fermented milk with the honey pomelo fiber pieces; and prefreezing the treated honey pomelo fiber pieces treated in the previous step and then performing vacuum freeze-drying to obtain low-lactose dairy products rich in honey pomelo fiber.
US12207661B2
The invention describes a food or flour composition derived from fungal fermentation of plant material, the flour composition having a total metabolizable carbohydrate level of between 0.1-50% by weight. Also described are processes for the manufacture of the food or flour compositions using fungal fermentation having a total metabolizable carbohydrate level of between 0.1-50% by weight.
US12207658B2
The present invention is directed to the vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vips) modified to comprise heterologous bacterial carbohydrate binding modules and the methods of use thereof. Expression of modified proteins resulted in variations to activity against lepidopteran pest species of agricultural importance such as Corn earworm and Fall armyworm conveying broad spectrum insect control.
US12207657B2
Multi-species pest control methods, which contact or subject a target pest to a yeast strain belonging to the species Pichia kluyveri and/or with a lysate, filtrate, isolate or extract thereof. The yeast strain belonging to the species Pichia kluyveri and/or the lysate, filtrate, isolate or extract thereof is incorporated into the body of the agricultural target pest.
US12207656B2
Microbial compositions for application to plants, plant parts and plant seeds are provided for improvement of plant disease resistance and/or other beneficial plant traits, particularly resistance or tolerance to soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) caused by a Fusarium species and/or disease caused by a Pythium species. Methods of making and applying microbial compositions or formulations to plants, plant parts or plant seeds or to growth media are further provided to increase or improve plant disease resistance and/or other beneficial plant traits.
US12207653B2
A method for stabilizing a bioactive herbaceous extract in a composition comprising silicon particles, the method comprising bringing the bioactive herbaceous extract into contact with the silicon particles, in the presence of at least one non-reducing disaccharide. Also related compositions and methods.
US12207646B2
An agricultural sprayer system is provided herein that can include a boom assembly having a frame and a boom arm operably coupled with the frame. The boom arm can be rotatable relative to the frame between a plurality of angles in a fore-aft direction. An actuator operably can be coupled with the frame and the boom arm and configured to rotate the boom arm between the plurality of angles. A sensor can be operably coupled with the boom assembly and configured to capture data associated with a position of the boom assembly. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to calculate a boom assembly deflection magnitude and a fore-aft deflection direction based on the data from the sensor and activate the actuator to rotate the boom arm relative to the frame when the magnitude of deflection deviates from a predefined threshold.
US12207636B2
A fishing tool includes a main body and a cutting assembly coupled to the main body. The cutting assembly includes a top jaw, a bottom jaw rotatable relative to the top jaw, and a scissor assembly including a top blade and a bottom blade rotatable relative to the top blade. The top blade and the bottom blade are removably coupled to the top jaw and the bottom jaw.
US12207635B2
An article and method for supporting a user in providing and tightening a knot is provided. The article includes a knotting device and thread, including a base section, a thread storage section, and a knot support element including at least one flap folded into a frustoconical shape, being hollow and open on a base end of the frustoconical shape and on a tip end of the frustoconical shape the thread includes a first and a second end opposite the first end along the length of the thread. The first end of the thread is arranged in the thread storage section and the second end of the thread forms a plurality of windings of a non-tightened knot, one of which is arranged on and around an outer surface of the frustoconical shape of the knot support element, the knot support element thereby supporting and holding open the non-tightened knot.
US12207633B2
A baitcaster includes a spool, a guide member, and a line guide mechanism. The spool is configured to be driven to take up a fishing line. The guide member is configured to transition between a first state for let out of the fishing line and a second state for take up of the fishing line. The guide member configured to engage the fishing line at a contact point and guide the fishing line to the spool from the contact point when in the second state. The guide member is configured to be driven to rotate to reciprocatively translate the contact point along a length of the guide member. The line guide mechanism is configured to transition the guide member between the first state and the second state in response to a user input.
US12207630B1
A line guided fish landing net apparatus is affixed to a fishing line upon hooking a fish and placed in the water wherein nets are automatically deployed as the apparatus travels down the line. Once the net apparatus reaches the fish it wraps and entangles it thereby significantly diminishing its ability to thrash about making it much easier to land a large fish on a sport fishing vessel. An upper net section has a top peripheral edge thereof configured to be positively buoyant to spread to a deployed position, and a lower net section has a bottom peripheral edge configured to be negatively buoyant to spread to a deployed position.
US12207628B2
Mice are provided that comprise a reduction or deletion of ADAM6 activity from an endogenous ADAM6 locus, or that lack an endogenous locus encoding a mouse ADAM6 protein, wherein the mice comprise a sequence encoding an ADAM6 or ortholog or homolog or fragment thereof that is functional in a male mouse. In one embodiment, the sequence is an ectopic ADAM6 sequence or a sequence that confers upon a male mouse the ability to generate offspring by mating. Mice and cells with genetically modified immunoglobulin heavy chain loci that comprise an ectopic nucleotide sequence encoding a mouse ADAM6 or functional fragment or homolog or ortholog thereof are also provided.
US12207626B2
Systems and methods for resisting intrusion by a pest include a reservoir extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and the reservoir defining an interior. A basin is mounted to the reservoir. The basin has a basin body and a basin surface. A sleeve assembly has a sleeve body and a port defined in the sleeve body. A tensioner translationally mounts the sleeve body relative to the basin body. The sleeve body translates distally from an accessible position to an occluded position when a weight applied to the sleeve assembly exceeds a weight threshold set by the tensioner. The accessible position includes bird food on the basin surface being accessible through the port. The occluded position includes the port being disposed distal to the basin surface such that the bird food on the basin surface is inaccessible through the port.
US12207624B2
A system for training a domesticated animal includes a platform having a detector for generating a signal corresponding to performance of a predetermined behavior by the animal, wherein the signal is transmitted to a controller. Upon the animal performing the predetermined behavior for a predetermined period of time, the controller generates a feedback indicator to the animal and a caretaker message to a caretaker.
US12207616B2
A soybean cultivar designated 17370111 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 17370111, to the plants of soybean cultivar 17370111, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 17370111, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 17370111. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17370111. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17370111, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 17370111 with another soybean cultivar.
US12207614B2
A soybean cultivar designated 15280717 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 15280717, to the plants of soybean cultivar 15280717, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 15280717, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 15280717. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 15280717. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 15280717, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 15280717 with another soybean cultivar.
US12207608B2
New lettuce variety designated ‘Canyon’ is described. ‘Canyon’ is a lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US12207606B2
An elevated garden planter has a container and support structure. The container has a frame and a fabric portion supported by the frame. The frame portion has rigid horizontal and vertical tubes and corner connectors to connect the tubes. Each rigid tube has a slit that extends lengthwise along the rigid tube. The fabric includes fabric side panels and a fabric bottom panel. A hem is at an upper edge of each respective one of the fabric side panels and a seam attaches adjacent pairs of fabric side panels to one another. Each hem is inside a corresponding one of the rigid horizontal tubes with its associated fabric side panels extending through the slit of that rigid horizontal tube. Each seam is inside a corresponding one of the rigid vertical tubes with its associated connected fabric side panels extending through the slit of that rigid vertical tube.
US12207603B2
A lighting system for a vertical garden includes at least one light ring including a central hub member configured to be removably mounted to the vertical garden, an outer ring member, and a plurality of spoke members extending radially between the central hub member and the outer ring member, a plurality of light sources supported in the outer ring member, and a drive circuit for the plurality of light sources, a power supply, and at least one power connector connected between the drive circuit and the power supply.
US12207599B2
An emitter coupler is provided, such as for use in an irrigation dripline. The emitter coupler includes a body with two portions for coupling to two supply tubes. The emitter coupler also includes a conduit defined by the body that receives fluid from a supply tube. The emitter coupler also has an emitter including: an emitter inlet that receives fluid from the conduit; an emitter outlet downstream of the emitter inlet with the inlet receiving fluid at a certain pressure and the outlet emitting fluid at a reduced pressure; and a pressure reducing flow channel disposed in the emitter between the inlet and the outlet. The emitter coupler further includes a housing that encloses the emitter. The housing is in fluid communication with the conduit and defines an outlet of the emitter coupler. A dripline with at least one emitter coupler is also provided.
US12207594B2
An exemplary sieve mechanism is configured for separating grain from chaff. The sieve mechanism generally includes a frame and a louvered region including a plurality of louvers mounted to the frame. The sieve mechanism further includes and an unlouvered region lacking louvers such that a gap is defined adjacent the louvered region.
US12207583B2
Methods and systems for controlling power supply of agricultural implement(s) attached to an agricultural vehicle. Embodiments herein disclose a control system for controlling power supply of the agricultural implement. The control system includes a control unit that is configured to power up at least one component of the control system on receiving at least one signal by at least one speed sensor based on a rotation of the agricultural implement. The generated at least one signal corresponds to an operative mode of the agricultural implement.
