US12236181B2
A system and method are capable of ensuring that one or more text strings will be able to be fully rendered in a target area of a user interface or a target area of a graphics file. The system and method determine the number of pixels of first and second reference text that fit in the target area in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, respectively, determine the number of pixels of string text in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and compare the number of pixels in the horizontal direction of the first reference text and the vertical direction of the second reference text respectively to the number of pixels in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the text string that is desired to be rendered in the target area to determine whether the text string will fit in the target area.
US12236177B2
One example includes a method for validating a circuit design. The method includes providing a set of coded rules. Each of the coded rules can define conditions for circuit cells to qualify the circuit design as being radiation-hardened. The method also includes accessing a circuit design netlist associated with the circuit design from a circuit design database. The method also includes evaluating each of the circuit cells in the circuit design netlist with respect to each of the coded rules. The method further includes providing a circuit evaluation report comprising an indication of failure of a set of the circuit cells with respect to one or more of the coded rules in response to the evaluation.
US12236175B1
Disclosed are a method and a system for correlating hydro-turbine governing system control parameters and oscillation characteristics, and the method includes the steps: calculating a eigenvalue, a zero point and a pole of a state matrix in a hydro-turbine governing system state space model, taking a pole which is the closest to the imaginary axis and has no zero point in a preset distance as a dominant eigenvalue; determining an oscillation characteristic region of the hydro-turbine governing system on the complex plane according to the dominant eigenvalue; obtaining a system control parameter stability domain according to a Hurwitz stability criterion; and calculating dominant eigenvalues corresponding to different control parameters, classifying the control parameters according to an oscillation characteristic region of a complex plane where the dominant eigenvalue is located, and dividing the oscillation characteristic region in a system control parameter stability domain.
US12236171B2
Provided is a modeling device performing calculation using an amplifier model that models an amplifier of which an internal state affecting a distortion characteristic varies, wherein the amplifier model includes a plurality of calculation models that model the amplifier in different internal states, and a combiner that combines the plurality of calculation models at a combination ratio corresponding to the internal state that varies.
US12236169B2
The present application provides a digital twin utility tunnel system based on a reduced-order simulation model and a real-time calibration algorithm. The system includes a big data aggregation unit and a real-time simulation deduction unit. The big data aggregation unit is configured to collect static attribute data and real-time dynamic data. The real-time dynamic data includes fixed monitoring data and mobile monitoring data. The fixed monitoring data is collected by gas sensors fixedly installed in the utility tunnel, and the mobile monitoring data is collected by mobile sensors in the utility tunnel. The real-time simulation deduction unit includes a forward prediction module and an inversion calibration module. The forward prediction module is configured to perform dimension reduction simplification and rapid prediction, and the inversion calibration module is configured to perform real-time calibration on a predicted physical field, correct the predicted physical field, and perform inversion on hazard sources.
US12236164B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for responding to a voice command at a volume level based on a volume level of the voice command. For example, a media guidance application may detect, through a first voice-operated user device of a plurality of voice-operated user devices, a voice command spoken by a user. The media guidance application may determine a first volume level of the voice command. Based on the volume level of the voice command, the media guidance application may determine that a second voice-operated user device of the plurality of voice-operated user devices is closer to the user than any of the other voice-operated user devices. The media guidance application may generate an audible response, through the second voice-operated user device, at a second volume level that is set based on the first volume level of the voice command.
US12236163B2
The disclosed embodiments include computerized methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for integrating voice-based interaction and control into a native graphical user interface (GUI) of an executed application. For example, a communications device may obtaining component data identifying a plurality of components of a voice-user interface from a computing system maintained by a voice-service provider, and may execute an application linked to a corresponding one of the components of the voice-user interface. The communications device may generate the native GUI based on an output of the executed application, and may generate an interface element representative of the corresponding one of the components of the voice-user interface. The communications device may present the generated interface element within the native GUI, which may embed the corresponding component of the voice-user interface into the native GUI.
US12236162B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include playback devices configured to operate in one or more playback configurations including configurations individual playback devices play back one or more corresponding channels of multichannel audio content. An audio parameter can be determined based on a distance between playback devices. In some examples, the audio parameter comprises a filter such as a low frequency filter that varies based on at least the distance between the playback devices. After the audio parameter is determined, the playback devices can play back audio content according to the determined audio parameter.
US12236155B2
The communication system includes a first screen device, a second screen device, a first Bluetooth device connected to the first screen device through Bluetooth, and a second Bluetooth device connected to the second screen device through Bluetooth. The method includes: The first screen device and the second screen device form a first screen group, and determine that the first screen device is a primary control device of the first screen group. The first screen device sends first instruction information to the second screen device. The first instruction information is used to instruct the second Bluetooth device to be communicatively connected to the first screen device.
US12236153B2
An electronic device is provided that includes a first display and a second display. The electronic device also includes a processor configured to allocate a first set of resources to the first display and a second set of resources to the second display. The first set of resources is different from the second set of resources. Each of the first set of resources and the second set of resources includes one or more of at least one available hardware resource and at least one available software resource.
US12236150B2
Disclosed are a display interface switching method and apparatus, a wearable device body, a wristband component, a wearable device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method is applied to a wearable device body, and comprises: coupling a first wireless communication transceiver with a second wireless communication transceiver in a wristband component, for acquiring interface information sent by the second wireless communication transceiver, wherein the first wireless communication transceiver is disposed in a wearable device body (S101); and switching a display interface of the wearable device body to an interface corresponding to the interface information (S102). According to the method, the wearable device body can automatically switch the display interface to an interface corresponding to the approaching coupled wristband component, thereby improving the interchangeability of display interfaces of the wristband component and the wearable device body, and thus improving the usage experience of a user.
US12236139B2
A semiconductor memory device includes first and second planes of memory cells, and a control circuit configured to perform a write operation on the memory cells to store first and second bits per memory cell, and to perform a first read operation using a first read voltage to read the first bits and a second read operation using second and third read voltages to read the second bits. In response to a first instruction, the control circuit performs the first and second read operations to read the first bits from the first plane and the second bits from the second plane, respectively. In response to a second read instruction, the control circuit performs the second and first read operations to read the second bits from the first plane and the first bits from the second plane, respectively.
US12236135B2
A switch device is configured to communicate with a plurality of hosts and a solid state drive (SSD). The plurality of hosts includes a first host and a second host. The switch device receives a first memory access command from the SSD, the first memory access command including an indication of the first host to indicate the first memory access command is intended for the first host. The switch device uses the indication of the first host in the first memory access command to route the first memory access command to the first host. The switch device removes the indication of the first host from the first memory access command prior to sending the first memory access command to the first host via a peripheral computer interface express (PCIe) interface of the switch device.
US12236130B2
In an embodiment, a system may support programmable hashing of address bits at a plurality of levels of granularity to map memory addresses to memory controllers and ultimately at least to memory devices. The hashing may be programmed to distribute pages of memory across the memory controllers, and consecutive blocks of the page may be mapped to physically distant memory controllers. In an embodiment, address bits may be dropped from each level of granularity, forming a compacted pipe address to save power within the memory controller. In an embodiment, a memory folding scheme may be employed to reduce the number of active memory devices and/or memory controllers in the system when the full complement of memory is not needed.
US12236129B2
A memory system includes a memory module and a memory controller. The memory module includes a control device, a module temperature sensor configured to measure a module temperature and a plurality of semiconductor memory devices configured to store data. The plurality of semiconductor memory devices respectively include a plurality of temperature measurement circuits configured to measure a plurality of internal temperatures respectively corresponding to the plurality of semiconductor memory devices. The memory system is configured to generate a reference offset value based on the module temperature and the plurality of internal temperatures and perform a thermal throttling of the memory module based on the reference offset value and the module temperature. Physical damage to the semiconductor memory devices is reduced by dynamically generating the reference offset value based on the real internal temperatures of the semiconductor memory devices to perform the thermal throttling based on the reference offset value.
US12236125B2
Methods, systems, and devices for performance monitoring for a memory system are described. A memory system may use a set of counters to determine state information for the memory system. The memory system may also use a set of timers to determine latency information for the memory system. In response to a request for performance information, the memory system may transmit state information, latency information, or both to a host system.
US12236117B2
One or more performance parameters associated with data stored at a storage device of a plurality of storage devices are received by a storage controller. A first number of blocks of the storage device to a high resiliency portion and a second number of blocks of the storage device to a low resiliency portion of the storage device are allocated based on the one or more performance parameters.
US12236115B2
A flash memory controller for controlling a flash memory module includes a communication interface for receiving a first data and a second data; and a processing circuit for dynamically controlling a data writing mode of the flash memory module according to an amount of stored data in the flash memory module. If the amount of stored data in the flash memory module is less than a first threshold when the communication interface receives the first data, the processing circuit controls the flash memory module so that the first data is written into the first data block under an one-bit-per-cell mode. If the amount of stored data in the flash memory module is greater than the first threshold when the communication interface receives the second data, the processing circuit controls the flash memory module so that the second data is written into the second data block under a two-bit-per-cell mode.
US12236114B2
A method includes receiving, at a controller of a computational storage (CS) device, a request to allocate computational storage to an application of a host device. The request includes a resource set ID associated with the application. The method further includes identifying a memory range within a memory region of the CS device. The method further includes storing, in a data structure associated with the resource set ID, an association between a memory range identifier (ID) of the memory range, the memory region, and an offset within the memory region. The method further includes sending the memory range ID to the host device.
US12236113B2
An information processing apparatus includes a power circuit, a first controller, and a solid-state memory. The solid-state memory includes a second controller and a storage medium. The power circuit supplies operating power to a constituent member, selects a first power supply mode for converting supplied power into operating power when power is supplied from an external power source, and selects a second power supply mode for converting power from a secondary battery into the operating power when AC power is not supplied from an external power source. The second controller executes garbage collection for the storage medium regardless of an operation mode notified from the first controller when the first power supply mode is selected and determines whether garbage collection for the storage medium is necessary when the second power supply mode is selected and a change to a power saving mode is instructed as the operation mode.
US12236110B2
A list of a available zones across respective SSD storage portions of a plurality of zoned storage devices of a storage system is maintained. Data is received from multiple sources, wherein the data is associated with processing a dataset, the dataset including multiple volumes and associated metadata. Shards of the data are determined such that each shard is capable of being written in parallel with the remaining shards. The shards are mapped to a subset of the available zones, respectively. The shards are written to the subset of the available zones in parallel.
US12236108B2
A processor, a signal adjustment method, and a computer system including the processor are provided, pertaining to the field of computer technologies. The processor includes a memory controller. The memory controller includes a memory physical interface and a first processor core, and the first processor core is connected to the memory physical interface. After the computer system is started and during a running process of the computer system, the first processor core is configured to adjust a timing relationship between a target signal of the memory physical interface and a synchronization signal of the target signal. According to this application, timing alignment can be ensured between the target signal and the synchronization signal, thereby improving correctness of sampling performed on the target signal.
US12236099B2
An accelerator module includes a plurality of memories and a controller. The controller includes a plurality of memory controllers, a plurality of processing units, and a managing circuit. The plurality of memory controllers and the plurality of memories form a plurality of memory sub-channels. The plurality of processing units perform computational operations on a plurality of data stored in or read from the plurality of memories. The managing circuit redistributes tasks performed by the plurality of processing units or changes connections between the plurality of memory controllers and the plurality of processing units in response to a first memory sub-channel and a first processing unit being in a heavy-workload state.
US12236095B2
Handling frequently accessed pages is disclosed. An indication is received of a stalling event caused by a requested portion of memory being inaccessible. It is determined that the requested portion of memory is a frequently updated portion of memory. The stalling event is handled based at least in part on the determination that the requested portion of memory is a frequently updated portion of memory.
US12236093B2
A storage system includes: a central processing unit; a main memory; first management information that associates a hash value of received data with an address in a volume; and an I/O processing package. The I/O processing package includes an I/O processor and an I/O memory. The I/O processor executes protocol processing. The I/O processor executes at least a part of search processing of an address associated with a hash value of first received data in the first management information. The central processing unit controls execution of deduplication processing of the first received data based on data of an address associated with the hash value of the first received data.
US12236091B2
An apparatus comprises address storage circuitry to store indications of a first set of memory locations of a shared memory; a capacity indicator to indicate whether a capacity of the address storage circuitry has been reached, and monitoring circuitry to monitor the first set of memory locations and a second set of memory locations of the shared memory, identified in further storage circuitry to identify whether data stored at either set of memory locations has been modified. The monitoring circuitry is responsive to determining that the data has been modified to generate an indication that the data has been modified, and processing circuitry receives the indication and executes a monitor-address instruction specifying an address of a new memory location in the shared memory to update the address storage circuitry or the further storage circuitry to indicate the new address, depending on the capacity indicator.
US12236089B2
A system and method for data compaction utilizing distributed codebook encoding to improve entropy encoding methods to account for, and efficiently handle, previously-unseen data in data to be compacted, allow for distributed encoding and decoding capabilities, and allow for parametrized codebook encoding methods. Training data sets are analyzed to determine the frequency of occurrence of each sourceblock in the training data sets. A mismatch probability estimate is calculated comprising an estimated frequency at which any given data sourceblock received during encoding will not have a codeword in the codebook. Further, a codebook and a behavior codebook may both be maintained or altered in a distributed fashion across multiple devices or services, for widespread, or permission-based, or parametrized codebook encoding.
US12236084B1
A portable information handling system includes a touch function row between a keyboard and a display that accepts touches at plural locations to initiate an on-screen-display user interface for a selected of plural functions based upon a touch location. A sliding movement at the touch function row commands presentation of plural function input keys at the display having one of the plural function input keys highlighted when the sliding movement touch corresponds to a touch location of the input key. The on-screen-display user interface presents different control interfaces when touches include multiple fingers and drag versus non-drag inputs, such as by automatically applying a submenu control to the simultaneous touch, like changing speaker volume and toggling a microphone between mute and unmute.
US12236083B2
A split screen includes first, second and third split regions, lined up sequentially. The screen generating unit enlarges a size of the first split region and reduces a size of the third split region in response to a drag operation, in the direction of the second split region and the third split region, on a first operable region that is located on a boundary line between the first split region and the second split region. The screen generating unit also enlarges a size of the first split region and reduces a size of the second split region in response to a drag operation, in the direction of the second split region and the third split region, on a second operable region that is different from the first operable region and that is located on the boundary line between the first split region and the second split region.
US12236082B2
A method for operating an electronic device including a touch sensitive display is provided. The method includes displaying at least two application execution screens on the touch sensitive display not to be superposed on one another, receiving a touch input or a hovering input through the touch sensitive display, selecting at least one application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens at least partially in response to the reception of the touch input or the hovering input, and displaying the selected application execution screen to be superposed on at least a portion of a non-selected application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens.
US12236080B2
A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises: detecting one or more finger contacts with the touch screen display, applying one or more heuristics to the one or more finger contacts to determine a command for the device, and processing the command. The one or more heuristics comprise: a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command, a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a two-dimensional screen translation command, and a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a command to transition from displaying a respective item in a set of items to displaying a next item in the set of items.
US12236073B2
An example may include a display in which a display area of the display is expandable and retractable, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the display and the memory, wherein the memory includes instructions causing, when executed, the processor to: display an execution screen of a running application on the display area at a first magnification value; expand the display area on the basis of a first designated input; based at least in part on the first designated input, information related to the application, and a first user content included in the execution screen, determine whether to maintain a display magnification of the display at the first magnification value or change the display magnification to a second magnification value different from the first magnification value; and display the execution screen on the expanded display area based on the determined display magnification.
US12236071B2
Provided are an intelligent interaction device and method, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying, on a touch screen, a current window of a multimedia file in a playing state; displaying, in response to an instruction from a user for zooming the current window, a zoomed window of the current window at a first predetermined position of the current window, the zoomed window being smaller than the current window; and displaying, in response to an annotation operation performed by the user for the zoomed window, an annotation in the zoomed window, and updating the current window by displaying the annotation in the current window.
US12236068B2
Embodiments are described herein that involve a media playback system playing back a playback queue according to a continuous-playback mode. In one aspect, a playback device is provided that includes a network interface, one or more media processing components, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium with program instructions stored thereon. The program instructions are executable by at least one processor to cause the media playback device to: add one or more items to a playback queue of the media playback device, where the one or more items include a continuous-playback item including at least one media item, play back the playback queue according to a continuous-playback mode, where playing back the playback queue according to the continuous-playback mode involves: detecting a continuous-playback trigger, and based on the detected continuous-playback trigger, adding at least one additional media item to the continuous-playback item.
US12236065B2
A system for remote control displays and controls of truck functions which comprises a remote control device with a display with display control means for at least two user interfaces, each user interface corresponding to a predetermined set of truck functions, wireless transmission and reception means, and input means for selecting a function proposed on the display; actuation means corresponding to the proposed truck functions; and at least a sensor for detecting a position of a person and/or of the remote control device, wherein the display control means are configured to propose functions on the display depending on the information received from the at least one sensor for detecting a position.
US12236059B2
A system and method for algorithmically modifying, in real-time, one or more graphical user elements of an end user application for a SaMD or DHI product/platform. The method may enable real-time modification of a graphical user interface in response to determining that one or more user-generated responses in response to one or more CSIs are reflective of a targeted stimulus-response pattern. The targeted stimulus-response pattern may reflect a threshold of active therapeutic delivery for the SaMD or DHI to the end user. The method of algorithmically modifying the one or more graphical user elements may include rendering new elements or modifying existing elements, including changing the color of existing elements, for only the time period when the user-generated responses are reflective of the targeted stimulus-response pattern and/or for a pre-determined period of time before and/or after the user-generated responses are reflective of the targeted stimulus-response pattern.
US12236056B2
The present invention provides a touch display module and a touch display device; by integrating an electromagnetic touch electrode in the touch display module and placing the electromagnetic touch electrode and a capacitive touch electrode in different layers, the touch display module is compatible with capacitive touch and electromagnetic touch, and at a same time, the electromagnetic touch and capacitive touch may not interfere with each other, and compared with back mounted electromagnetic induction modules in the prior art, a thickness of the touch display module can be reduced, and power consumption and manufacturing cost will not be increased.
US12236055B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a touch display panel and a touch display device including an underlay substrate and touch electrodes. The touch electrodes include a plurality of pattern electrodes. Adjacent ones of the pattern electrodes along are arranged in a staggered arrangement a first direction. The pattern electrode has a first width along the first direction and has a second width along a second direction. The second width is greater than the first width. Changing an arrangement of the pattern electrodes reduces touch lead lines in the display panel, improves a touch precision of the display panel, and lowers a manufacturing cost.
US12236054B1
An electronic device includes: a substrate; a circuit layer on the substrate; a light emitting element layer on the circuit layer; and a sensor layer on the light emitting element layer, and including: a first sensing electrode including first patterns, and a first bridge pattern electrically connected to the first patterns; a second sensing electrode extending in a first direction crossing the first sensing electrode; a first electrode extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a second electrode including second patterns, and a second bridge pattern electrically connected to the second patterns. One of the first patterns includes a first region overlapping with the first electrode; one of the second patterns includes a second region overlapping with the second sensing electrode; and a first area of the first region is less than a second area of the second region.
US12236053B2
A sensor controller includes a neural network processing unit to receive a sensing signal from an input sensor and to output one of a first sensing result and a second sensing result using a prediction model. The sensor controller further includes a first input processing unit and a second input processing unit. The first input processing unit is to receive the first sensing result and to determine whether a first input is present based on the first sensing result. The second input processing unit is to receive the second sensing result and to calculate a coordinate signal for a second input based on the second sensing result.
US12236043B2
An electronic device, includes: a display device configured to display an image; and an input device configured to communicate with the display device, wherein the display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; an input sensor on the display panel; a panel driver configured to control the display panel; a main controller configured to provide a control signal to the panel driver; and a sensor controller configured to control the input sensor, wherein the display device is configured to transmit a sync signal included in the control signal to the input device.
US12236042B2
Provided is a method of preventing false triggering, which is applied to a wearable device, including: if it is detected that a touch structure is triggered, obtaining pressure values acquired by the at least two pressure sensors, wherein the touch structure and the at least two pressure sensors are disposed on a side wall of a housing of the wearable device, and distances between each of the at least two pressure sensors and the touch structure are different; determining whether all the pressure values acquired by the pressure sensors are in a predetermined reference pressure range. If all the pressure values acquired by the pressure sensors are in the predetermined reference pressure range, respond to an event that the touch structure is triggered, and if not all the pressure values acquired by the pressure sensors are in the predetermined reference pressure range, determine that the touch is false triggering.
US12236038B2
A computer system detects an input that is directed, when the input starts, to a location within a view in a user interface, and consequentially: sends to a software element associated with the view a plurality of input events, wherein each input event comprises a data structure including a phase field that describes a state of the input at a respective time, and the phase field of one of the plurality of input events is set to an input phase began value indicating that the input is new; determines whether or not the input should be ignored by the electronic device; and, in accordance with a determination that the input should be ignored by the electronic device, includes in the plurality of input events an input event whose phase field is set to an input phase cancel value indicating that the input has been cancelled.
US12236033B2
A display device is provided. The display device includes a display unit having a circuit area and a plurality of transparent areas. The display unit includes a plurality of signal lines located in the circuit area, a plurality of pixel circuits electrically connected to the signal lines and located in the circuit area, a plurality of light-emitting elements driven by the pixel circuits and located in the circuit area, and an encapsulation layer located in the circuit area and the plurality of transparent areas. At least one of the plurality of transparent areas is enclosed by the circuit area. A first thickness of the encapsulation layer located in the circuit area is different from a second thickness of the encapsulation layer located in the at least one of the plurality of transparent areas.
US12236029B2
An input sensor includes: a first sensing electrode including first sensing patterns and a first pattern disposed between the first sensing patterns; a second sensing electrode disposed on the same layer as the first sensing patterns; and a floating pattern including a plurality of segments each overlapping the first pattern and insulated from the second sensing electrode, wherein at least one of the plurality of segments is surrounded by a portion overlapping the first pattern among the second sensing electrode.
US12236024B2
An electronic pen is realized which includes a side switch that has a simple configuration and enables instruction inputs of a plurality of states to be performed easily and properly. The electronic pen has a side switch unit provided at a side surface of a pen body to be gripped by a user. The side switch unit includes a sensor unit in which capacitive sensors and pressure sensing sensors are provided as two kinds of touch sensors of different detection systems such that sensor regions (detection regions) are superimposed on each other. Thus, at least a case of performing an operation in such a manner as to act on one touch sensor and a case of performing an operation in such a manner as to act on both touch sensors simultaneously can be indicated through the side switch unit.
US12236009B2
A calibration device for calibrating line-of-sight detection processing based on an image of a face of a user includes an instruction unit configured to instruct the user to look at each of a plurality of positions, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each of the plurality of positions, the image of the face of the user looking at each position. The instruction unit is configured to, when giving an instruction to look at a position that is not in front of the user of the plurality of positions without moving the face, give an instruction to look in front of the user each time a position at which the user is instructed to look switches from one position that is not in front of the user to another position that is not in front of the user.
US12236007B2
A head-worn display device carried for displaying an image in accordance with at least two projection reference frames, including an image acquisition module configured to separately acquire an image stream for each of the at least two projection reference frames and/or to extract from a single input stream an image stream for each of the at least two projection reference frames. The head-worn display device also includes a spatial processing module configured to adapt the corresponding image stream to a display reference frame for each projection reference frame, a mixing module configured to generate a resulting stream, and a projection module configured to project the resulting stream onto a display surface in accordance with the display reference frame.
US12236004B2
Methods and systems are described for delivering psychophysiological self-regulation training in a virtual, augmented, and/or mixed reality environment that simulates a social situation, such as one involving conflict. A user (e.g., a trainee) may interface with a training computing system directly or via an avatar that may interact with other characters in the simulation who may be programmed at one or more levels of threat to or cooperation with the trainee. The system may provide feedback to the trainee regarding their cognitive and emotional states. The feedback may be designed to encourage them to develop the ability to respond in future real environments with appropriately effective states, where the feedback may take the form of the behavior of the characters, with the trainee's interaction based on their effective states being rewarded by desirable character behavior and the trainee's ineffective states being penalized by undesirable character behavior.
US12236001B2
Methods and apparatus for protecting a physical unclonable function (PUF) generator are disclosed. In one example, a PUF generator is disclosed. The PUF generator includes a PUF cell array, a PUF control circuit and a reset circuit. The PUF cell array comprises a plurality of bit cells. Each of the plurality of bit cells is configurable into at least two different stable states. The PUF control circuit is coupled to the PUF cell array and is configured to access each of the plurality of bit cells to determine one of the at least two different stable states upon a power-up of the plurality of bit cells, and generate a PUF signature based on the determined stable states of the plurality of bit cells. The reset circuit is coupled to the PUF cell array and is configured to set the plurality of bit cells to represent their initialization data based on an indication of a voltage tempering event of a supply voltage of the PUF cell array.
US12235993B2
Captured PII is identified in sensor data, the sensor data being captured over time by a sensor of a vehicle of an environment surrounding the vehicle. The sensor data includes captured PII and non-PII. A notice zone surrounding the vehicle is identified, the notice zone defining an area in which a notice device of the vehicle provides notice to pedestrians that the sensor data is being captured. Any instances of the captured PII in the sensor data are obscured that are captured from the pedestrians that, over the time of the capture, did not enter the notice zone and receive the notice. The sensor data, as processed, is sent to a cloud server for storage.
US12235992B2
In an embodiment, an application is created on a data-provider platform. The application includes one or more application programming interfaces (APIs) corresponding to one or more underlying code blocks. Provider data is shared with the application on the data-provider platform. An application instance of the application is installed in a trusted execution environment (TEE). The application instance includes one or more APIs corresponding to the one or more APIs in the application on the data-provider platform. Consumer data is shared with the application instance from a data-consumer platform. One or more of the APIs of the application instance are invoked to execute, on the TEE, respective associated underlying code blocks that are not visible on the TEE. The output of the one or more respective associated underlying code blocks is saved to the data-consumer platform.
US12235987B2
A method for performing multi-system log access management and an associated SoC IC are provided. The method may include: utilizing multiple partial circuit of at least one processor in the SoC IC to run multiple systems, respectively; utilizing a first partial circuit to execute at least one first log management procedure, to configure at least one memory into multiple ring buffers, to record a set of first logs of a first system running on the first partial circuit into a first ring buffer, and to write multiple sets of logs respectively stored in the multiple ring buffers into a file system; and utilizing at least one second partial circuit to execute at least one second log management procedure, to record at least one set of second logs of at least one second system running on the at least one second partial circuit into at least one second ring buffer.
US12235986B2
The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for applying access rights to a database comprising a plurality of data units. The method may comprise receiving a request from a user to perform an operation directed to at least a subset of data objects stored in the database. Next, access rights associated with the user may be determined. The access rights may comprise an access permission to a subset of one or more of the data units that is implemented by performing a filter operation. The operation and the filter operation may then be performed concurrently to the at least subset of data objects to obtain a filtered data set.
US12235969B2
Embodiments of a computer-implemented system and methods for predicting and/or determining a probability of a cyber-related attack and associated costs are disclosed.
US12235968B2
Software vulnerabilities affecting devices can be determined using a vulnerability identifier uniquely identifying a vulnerability and version check information for use in determining software versions affected by the vulnerability. The version check information comprises one or more version rules providing a definition of how a software version number is tokenized and one or more Boolean expressions on those tokens to identify impacted versions of software according to the one or more version rules. In checking software for a vulnerability, the software version is determined and checked using the Boolean expression according to the version definition.
US12235960B2
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for behavioral threat detection definition compilation. In an example, one or more sets of rule instructions may be packaged for distribution and/or use by a behavioral threat detection engine. As an example, a set of rule instructions is compiled into an intermediate language and assembled in to a compiled behavior rule binary. Event linking is performed, wherein other rules launched by the rule and/or events that launch the rule or are processed by the rule are identified, and such information may be stored accordingly. The behavior rule binary may be packaged with other rules associated with identifying a specific behavior. The packaged behavior rule is distributed to one or more computing devices for use with a behavioral threat detection engine. For example, the threat detection engine may execute the behavior rule using a rule virtual machine.
US12235959B1
Methods and systems are directed to protect a target logic circuit against optical probing attacks and conceal a logic state in the target logic circuit. The method comprises designing a concealing logic circuit. The concealing logic circuit can be coupled to complement of input signals of the target logic circuit, inserted as neighbor logic circuit of the target logic circuit, and placed in close optical proximity to the target logic circuit. The concealing logic circuit can operate in the opposite operation mode or logic state of the target logic circuit in response to the complement of the input signals to the target logic circuit. The method can further comprise designing an evaluation circuit that generates the complement of the input signals and minimizes a path delay between the target logic circuit input and the concealing logic circuit input.
US12235935B2
To resolve a conflict between CMIS secondary types and certain ECM features such as content server categories and allow the underlying ECM system to be fully CMIS-compliant, an ECM-independent ETL tool comprising a CMIS-compliant, repository-specific connector is provided. Operating on an integration services server at an integration tier between an application tier and a storage tier where the repository resides, the connector is particularly configured to support CMIS secondary types and specific to the repository. On startup, the connector can import any category definition from the repository. The category definition contains properties associated with a category in the repository. When the category is attached to a document, the properties are viewable via a special category object type and a category identifier for the category. Any application can be adapted to leverage the ECM-independent ETL tool disclosed herein.
US12235929B2
A system for updating a training dataset of an item identification model determines that an item is not included in a training dataset. In response to determining that the item is not included in the training dataset, the system obtains an identifier of the item. The system detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system captures images of the item. The system extracts a set of features associated with the item from the images. The system associates the item to the identifier and the set of features. The system adds a new entry to the training dataset, where the new entry represents the item labeled with the identifier and the set of features.
US12235926B2
An optimization apparatus includes: Ising machines that each search for a solution of a subproblem among subproblems obtained by dividing a problem represented by an Ising model, each of the Ising machines including: a memory configured to store values of a state variable set corresponding to a subproblem to be calculated for a plurality of groups; a processor configured to: perform processing of calculating a second solution candidate for each of the plurality of groups based on first solution candidates of subproblems calculated by other Ising machines by changing a group to be processed for every unit period such that the second solution candidate is calculated for the state variable set of a group different from groups processed by the other Ising machines in a same unit period; and a communication circuit configured to transmit the second solution candidate to the other Ising machines every time the unit period ends.
US12235919B2
An information integration system may include a set of integration services embodied on one or more server machines in a computing environment. The set of integration services may include connectors communicatively connected to disparate information systems. The connectors are configured for integrating data utilizing a common model comprising a content management interoperability services data model, common property definitions, and a common security model particularly defined for use by the set of integration services. Responsive to a user query to search disparate information systems or a subset thereof, an application may communicate metadata of interest contained in the user query to a search engine which locates, via a unified index, requested data from the disparate information systems or a subset thereof. The search engine returns search results referencing the requested data to the application which interprets the search results and displays a visualization thereof on a client device.
US12235914B2
Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and cause the one or more processors to perform acts of: in response to receiving search queries at a search engine, storing search event data and ranking features in one or more databases; generating, using the search event data and the ranking features, a training dataset comprising training event samples; executing a hybrid labeling procedure that assigns labels to the training event samples based, at least in part, on individual engagement information associated with the training event samples; and training a personalized ranking model to rank search results using the training event samples and the labels. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
US12235903B2
A system, computer program product, and method are presented for administering examinations with adversarial hardening of queries against automated responses. The method include receiving an original query electronically. A response to the original query is to be submitted electronically by a human. The method also includes modifying the original query, thereby generating a modified query. The modified query is configured to be comprehensible by the human, and not properly responded to through electronic means without human support.
US12235897B1
Methods and apparatuses for multimodal enhancement of interactions in conversation service applications include a server that establishes a chat-based communication session between a conversation service application and a client computing device. Query input is captured from a user during the session. The server converts an audio segment corresponding to a video into a video transcript using speech recognition, and determines a transcript portion for the video that is responsive to the query input using a dense passage retriever model. The server selects video frames from the video that correspond to the transcript portion and determines, for the selected frames, a predicted relevancy between the selected frame and the query input. The server generates a response to the query input comprising the selected frames based upon the relevancy. The server transmits the response to the client device for display.
US12235895B2
Systems and methods are provided for filtering at least one media content catalog based on criteria for a station library to generate a first list of candidate tracks for the station library, combining a similarity score and a popularity score for each track of the first list of candidate tracks to generate a total score for each track of the first list of candidate tracks, generating a list of top ranked tracks for the first genre, and returning the list of top ranked tracks of the first genre as part of the station library.
US12235887B2
The system and methods described herein provide content recommendations to user equipment timed to reduce interruption of content. A content recommendation application detects output of first content and determines viewing metrics for the first content. Using the determined viewing metrics, the content recommendation application determines whether output of a content recommendation should be blocked. In response to determining that the viewing metrics indicate output of the content recommendation should be blocked, the content recommendation application blocks the content recommendation. Upon receiving an input changing output of the first content to output of a second content, the content recommendation application unblocks and outputs the content recommendation.
US12235877B2
Extraction means and output means are included, the extracting means extracting one group of words of interest of a group of first words of interest, a group of second words of interest, and a group of third words of interest in accordance with a first evaluation score, a second evaluation score, and a third evaluation score for each of morphemes contained in character data that is posted on each of web pages included in a result of a search that has been conducted by a search engine by using a search query, the output means outputting data for displaying at least the extracted group of words of interest.
US12235873B2
A computer implemented method for implementing a real time reconciling shared data structure is disclosed. The shared data structure may be stored in a memory, and a portion of the shared data structure may be coupled with a processor. The computer implemented method may be used for interacting with the shared data structure. The method may comprise the exchange of messages, requesting to change data in the shared data structure, between selected participants, wherein some of the participants must validate requested changes to the shared data. If all participants validate the requests to change data the changes to the data are made, and if less than all participants validate the requests then the changes are not made.
US12235871B2
A method, computer program product, and computing system for determining a recovery point object (RPO) value for a storage object. An amount of data to transfer from the storage object to a disaster recovery site is determined. A data replication transfer schedule for the storage object is generated based upon, at least in part, the RPO value and the amount of data to transfer. Data is asynchronously transferred from the storage object to the disaster recovery site using the data replication transfer schedule.
US12235865B1
A computing device displays, in a graphical user interface corresponding to a data visualization application, a dashboard having one or more data visualizations related to a data source. The device receives a user interaction with a first data visualization of the dashboard. The device compares the user interaction to a set of stored trigger actions and determines, based on the comparing, that the user interaction corresponds to a predefined trigger to initiate a workflow action to be executed by an external service, distinct from the data visualization application. In accordance with the determination, the device identifies parameters of a predefined action template corresponding to the workflow action. The device extracts a subset of data from the data source, corresponding to the parameters. The device maps the subset of data to the parameters of the action template and initiates execution of the external service.
US12235862B2
Example implementations described herein are directed to systems and methods for selecting a prediction target node in creating a data flow. Systems and methods can involve a data flow editing interface, configured to, for receipt of an input node for an editing data flow in the data flow editing interface, determine a recommendation of a target node and a next node to be added to the data flow based on metadata, relevance of a data source for the data flow, location information of each node on the data flow, and similarity of the editing data flow to past flows that are previously executed data flows; and provide the recommendation of the target node and the next node on the data flow editing interface.
US12235854B2
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that intuitively and efficiently allows a user to navigate a large amount of media content on a variety of user devices. Specifically, the media guidance application may provide a user with cluster-based search results. The media guidance application may intelligently select the clusters presented to a user, and attributes of those clusters, in order to assist the user in navigating the available content.
US12235852B2
A method and system metadata-based query rewriting. Query rewriting may generally refer to the automatic transformation of search queries in order to better represent the intent of the searcher (i.e., reason(s) motivating the searcher to conduct any search query). Embodiments disclosed herein, more specifically, leverage captured asset metadata, for assets hosted across various internal and external data sources, as well as graph techniques, to provide search query results that more closely match the said intent of the searcher. The graph techniques lead to the identification of adjacent areas and topics to the original search query, thereby enhancing the recall and/or precision of any returned search query results.
US12235844B1
Techniques are disclosed relating to managing database queries. In some embodiments, a server system receives a query from a computer system and determines a set of aspects for the query, including at least a number of columns specified in the query and a computational cost of executing the query. The system generates a query vector based on the set of aspects determined for the query. The system then compares the query vector with a plurality of clusters, ones of the plurality of clusters comprising two or more previously generates query vectors generated based on aspects of queries previously received by the server system. Based on the comparing, specifically a distance between the query vector and the plurality of clusters of previously generated query vectors, the system classifies the query. Based on a classification of the query determined during the classifying, the system manages the query.
US12235843B2
Techniques for multi database query processing are described. Objects located in a plurality of databases referenced in a query can be compiled. A connection string based on the compiled objects can be generated. The connection string can include mapping information related to the related to the plurality of databases and cluster information of where the plurality of databases are stored in the network-based data system. The connection string can then be included in a query plan to allow for execution of the query plan using the connection string to access the objects in the plurality of databases.
US12235841B2
Disclosed embodiments include a data filter system including an interface and data filter circuitry. The data filter circuitry is configured to receive a data filter initiation signal via the interface, and in response to receipt of the data filter initiation signal, perform at least one operation associated with a data query, wherein the data query implicates a body of data stored in at least one storage unit; wherein performance of the at least one operation associated with the data query results in generation of a filtered data subset from the body of data, including less data than the body of data implicated by the data query; and transfer the filtered data subset to a host processor configured to perform one or more additional operations relative to the data query to generate an output to the data query.
US12235837B2
Systems and methods are provided for managing read requests in a database system. The same read request is communicated to multiple nodes to reduce long tail latency. If the read request is communicated to two nodes and the first node is experiencing a communication failure, the read request is serviced by the second node. Once a response is received from the second node, the read request to the first node can be canceled.
US12235835B2
System and method for efficiently querying external tables are described herein. In an embodiment, a database platform receives a query that is directed at least in part to external data in an external table stored on a data storage platform that is external to the database platform. The external table includes a plurality of partitions. The database platform identifies, from external-table metadata, a subset of the plurality of partitions of the external table as including data that potentially satisfies the query. The external-table metadata is stored by the database platform. The database platform identifies data that satisfies the query by scanning the identified subset of the partitions, and responds to the query at least in part with the identified data that satisfies the query.
US12235833B2
The subject technology receives, at a first execution node, a first transaction, the first transaction to be executed on linearizable storage. The subject technology determines whether the first execution node corresponds to a rank indicating a leader worker. The subject technology, in response to the first execution node corresponding to the rank indicating the leader worker, performs, by the first execution node, an initialization process for executing the first transaction. The subject technology broadcasts a first read timestamp associated with the first transaction to a set of execution nodes, the set of execution nodes being different than the first execution node. The subject technology executes, by the first execution node, at least a first operation from the first transaction.
US12235832B1
Provided methods and systems allow dynamic rendering of a reflexive questionnaire based on a modifiable spreadsheet for users with little to no programming experience and knowledge. Some methods comprise receiving a modifiable spreadsheet with multiple rows, each row comprising rendering instructions for a reflexive questionnaire from a first computer, such as a data type cell, statement cell, logic cell, and a field identifier; rendering a graphical user interface, on a second computer, comprising a label and an input element corresponding to the rendering instructions of a first row of the spreadsheet; receiving an input from the second computer; evaluating the input against the logic cell of the spreadsheet; in response to the input complying with the logic cell of the spreadsheet, dynamically rendering a second label and a second input element to be displayed on the graphical user interface based on the logic of the first row.
US12235831B2
This disclosure involves stitching event data using identity mappings. An event analytics system generates and stores an event dataset including first event data for a first set of events associated with a user. The first event data includes timestamps and a device identifier. The system identifies second event data for a second event associated with the user. The second event data includes a timestamp, the device identifier, and a user identifier. The system appends the second event data to the event dataset. Based on the second event data, the system generates and stores an identity mapping that maps the device identifier to the user identifier. Based on the identity mapping and a predetermined look-back window, the system updates the first event data to include the user identifier.
US12235822B2
A computer-implemented method includes representing a plurality of database tables as respective vectors in a multi-dimensional vector space, receiving an indication that a first database table represented by a first vector and a second database table represented by a second vector are related to each other, moving positions of the respective vectors representing the plurality of database tables in the multi-dimensional vector space in response to the indication, and grouping the plurality of database tables into one or more table clusters based on positions of the respective vectors representing the plurality of database tables in the multi-dimensional vector space.
US12235818B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and techniques for resolving dangling references resulting from a dependency relationship between computing resource objects uncovered during a harvesting process. In embodiments, a harvester application adds computing resource objects associated with a client to a resource collection as those computing resource objects are identified. Dependencies are identified as each computing resource object is added to the resource collection, which are resolved only if the computing resource objects associated with those dependencies have already been added to the resource collection. If the computing resource objects associated with the dependencies have not already been added to the resource collection, then the dependency is added to an observer pool. Observer modules are configured to check each computing resource object as it is processed during the harvest process in order to match those computing resource objects to unresolved dependencies.
US12235815B2
Some embodiments are associated with application performance optimization in a cloud computing environment. A transaction observer platform may receive transaction information associated with execution of an application in the cloud computing environment A classifier recorder and tagger platform, coupled to the transaction observer platform, may then automatically tag the transaction information. A graph engine relation builder platform, coupled to the transaction observer platform and the classifier recorder and tagger platform, may receive the tagged transaction information and automatically create graph information that represents execution of the application. A recommendation engine platform, coupled to the graph engine relation builder platform, may then receive the graph information and automatically generate and transmit an application performance optimization recommendation.
US12235813B2
The present disclosure is directed to continuous data profiling (CDP). Entities may house large amounts of disorganized and/or duplicative data. To organize and standardize data across a data set, the data may be profiled. However, profiling large data set can be inefficient and give rise to security problems, as profiling datasets typically requires exporting a dataset to a third-party profiling runtime environment. To remedy these issues, the present disclosure is directed to a continuous data profiling platform that comprises a CDP manager communicatively coupled to a client's database. The CDP manager provides access to a CDP API that may install CDP tools on a client's native database environment, enabling the database management system to profile datasets within the client's native database environment, which results in a more efficient use of computing resources and more secure process of profiling datasets.
US12235812B2
A method for facilitating recursive data refinement with self-documentation is provided. The method includes receiving, via a data ingestion component, raw data that is published from a networked repository; generating a conformed data set from the raw data based on a conformation parameter; retrieving, via a communication interface, a feature configuration; generating, in real-time, a featurized data set from the conformed data set based on the feature configuration; and publishing the featurized data set to the data ingestion component for further processing.
US12235810B2
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for efficient storage of key-value data with schema integration are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining a metrics data message associated with a product, wherein the metrics data message has a first format and comprises a schema version and a type of the product; identifying one of a plurality of schema definitions for the metrics data message based at least in part on the schema version and the type of the product; converting the metrics data message into a second format based on the identified schema definition, wherein the second format removes at least some redundant data from the metrics data message; and storing the converted metrics data message in a metrics database.
US12235803B1
A method of database operations includes receiving a user query, generating a query vector embedding representative of the user query, querying a vector database using the query vector embedding, retrieving a first database vector of the plurality of database vectors based on the query and representative of a first data file corresponding to a first time and belonging to a first time-series data set, receiving a first plurality of delta encodings describing differences between vector representations of temporally-adjacent data files of the first time-series data set, identifying a second data file of the first time-series data set having a second vector representation that differs from the first database vector and corresponds to a second time, and retrieving the second data file from a database.
US12235799B2
An illustrative system is configured to optimize a transfer of a file system from a source storage system to a target storage system. For example, the system, in association with the transfer, determines that a copy of a collection of blocks containing data of block objects of the file system is already stored at the target storage system. In certain examples, an identifier referencing the collection of blocks is shared by the source and target storage systems and is used to determine that the copy of the collection of blocks containing data of block objects of the file system is already stored at the target storage system. The system uses the copy of the collection of blocks already stored at the target storage system instead of transferring the collection of blocks from the source storage system to the target storage system as part of the transfer.
US12235798B2
Systems and methods for improved data conversion and distribution are provided. A data subscription unit is configured to receive data and information from a plurality of data source devices. The data subscription unit is in communication with a virtual machine that includes backtesting utility configured to generate backtesting data using one or more statistical models and one or more non-statistical models. The backtesting utility may translate the backtesting results into one or more interactive visuals, and generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying the backtesting results and the one or more interactive visuals on a user device. The backtesting utility may update one or more of the displayed backtesting results and the one or more interactive visuals without re-running the modeling steps.
US12235791B2
Methods and apparatus relating to loop driven region based frontend translation control for performant and secure data-space guided micro-sequencing are described. In an embodiment, Data-space Translation Logic (DTL) circuitry receives a static input and a dynamic input and generates one or more outputs based at least in part on the static input and the dynamic input. A frontend counter generates a count value for the dynamic input based at least in part on an incremented/decremented counter value and a next counter value from the DTL circuitry. The DTL circuitry is capable to receive a new dynamic input prior to consumption of the one or more outputs. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US12235785B2
A computer system is provided. The computer system includes a hub board, a common bus, and a plurality of Sibling boards. The hub board has an I/O controller hub, which includes a main communication chipset. The plurality of Sibling boards is coupled to the hub board by the common bus. Each of the Sibling boards includes a memory and at least one CPU. The memory is operative to host a Sibling operating system. The CPU is coupled to the memory. The Southbridge type chipset which resides in the hub board is shared amongst the plurality of Sibling boards. At least one of the plurality of Sibling boards functions as a master processing unit of the system. Sibling boards offer processing flexibility through the means of how they are configured in the system.
US12235784B2
Described apparatuses and methods facilitate bus training with multiple dice, such as multiple memory dice. A controller can communicate with multiple dice to perform bus training by sending a test pattern and receiving in return a feedback pattern indicative of the bits detected by the dice. Because suitable signal timing can differ between dice, even those using the same bus, a controller may train each die separately from the others. In some situations, however, individualized training may be infeasible. To accommodate such situations, logic associated with two or more dice can combine, using at least one logical operation, bits as detected from the test pattern into a combined feedback pattern. A timing parameter that is jointly suitable for multiple dice can be determined, and the bus training may be concluded, responsive to the combined feedback pattern matching the test pattern. The multiple dice may be stacked or linked.
US12235782B2
Embodiments herein describe a multi-chip device that includes multiple ICs with interconnected NoCs. Embodiments herein provided address translation circuitry in the ICs. The address translation circuitry establish a hierarchy where traffic originating for a first IC that is intended for a destination on a second IC is first routed to the address translation circuitry on the second IC which then performs an address translation and inserts the traffic back on the NoC in the second IC but with a destination ID corresponding to the destination. In this manner, the IC can have additional address apertures only to route traffic to the address translation circuitry of the other ICs rather than having address apertures for every destination in the other ICs.
US12235781B2
A driver device of a data interface includes an input/output (I/O) interface, a power interface, a transmitter circuit, and a switching unit. The I/O interface is configured to couple to a load device. The power interface is configured to provide a power supply for transmitting data via the I/O interface. The transmitter circuit is coupled to the I/O interface and to the power interface and is configured to be powered by the power supply and provide an output signal to the load device via the I/O interface in a transmitter mode. The switching unit is coupled to the power interface and is configured to switch off the power interface for the transmitter circuit when the transmitter circuit is operating in a low power state. The transmitter circuit has a power consumption level below a threshold power level in the low power state.
US12235779B2
The present disclosure discloses a time-sensitive network switch including a plurality of multi-core CPUs. In the time-sensitive network switch, by the parallel data processing method with multi-core system-on-chips (SoC), industrial real-time data are distributed to multi-core SoCs for processing in parallel. The processed data are scheduled according to the identified priority, and are arranged to the different priority queues of the port in order to process the high-priority data first, which reduces the processing time for the data in the device. The data passes through the security encryption engine in the time-sensitive network switch, which ensures the security for processing data in the device. The reliability, real-time and stability of the data transmission in the time-sensitive network are improved.
US12235771B2
According to one embodiment, in response to receiving a read command from a host, a controller executes a command process of reading data from a nonvolatile memory. The controller executes an address translation process of translating a virtual address specified in the read command to a physical address for accessing a memory of the host. In the address translation process, the controller transmits an address translation request to the host. In response to receiving from the host a response indicating that obtainment of address translation information fails, the controller suspends the command process until the address translation information is obtained, and after the address translation information is obtained, resumes the command process.
US12235769B2
A cache may store critical cache lines and non-critical cache lines, and may attempt to retain critical cache lines in the cache by, for example, favoring the critical cache lines in replacement data updates. Multiple levels of criticality may be available for a given cache line and cache circuitry may adjust the criticality value of in response to a criticality event. One or more upper criticality levels may be masked when selecting a victim cache line for replacement.
US12235765B2
Various embodiments include techniques for storing data in a repurposed cache memory in a computing system. The disclosed techniques include a system level cache controller that processes a memory operation for a processing unit. The controller and the processing unit communicate over a network-on-chip. To process the memory operation, the controller selects a repurposed cache memory from a pool of active cache memories associated with processing units that are inoperable and/or are in a low-power state. To select the repurposed cache memory, the controller generates a candidate vector that identifies the position of the requesting processing unit relative to the controller. The candidate vector enables the controller in selecting a repurposed cache memory that is, for example, on the shortest path between the processing unit and the controller. These techniques result in a lower latency, and improved memory performance, relative to prior conventional techniques.
US12235760B2
Apparatus might include a first plurality of signal lines, a second plurality of signal lines, a controller, a first die, and a second die. The controller, the first die, and the second die might each be connected to the first plurality of signal lines and connected to the second plurality of signal lines. The first die and the second die might each include termination circuitry connected to a particular signal line of the second plurality of signal lines. The first die might be configured to activate its termination circuitry in response to receiving a particular combination of signal values on the first plurality of signal lines. The second die might be configured to deactivate its termination circuitry in response to receiving the particular combination of signal values on the first plurality of signal lines.
US12235758B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor, a volatile memory, and a storage. The processor is configured to, in response to a request for data included in a file, identify information of the file and a type of the request, configure a flag for the request if the file is determined to correspond to at least one in a list of a designated information table, identify, based on the flag, mapping information of a specific region, which includes a logical address of the data, in mapping information for mapping of logical addresses and physical addresses for the non-volatile memory of the storage, acquire, in response to the mapping information of the specific region existing in the volatile memory, a physical address of the non-volatile memory mapped to the logical address of the data, and transmit the request, including the acquired physical address of the non-volatile memory, to the storage.
US12235756B2
Near-memory compute elements perform memory operations and temporarily store at least a portion of address information for the memory operations in local storage. A broadcast memory command is then issued to the near-memory compute elements that causes the near-memory compute elements to perform a subsequent memory operation using their respective address information stored in the local storage. This allows a single broadcast memory command to be used to perform memory operations across multiple memory elements, such as DRAM banks, using bank-specific address information. In one implementation, the approach is used to process workloads with irregular updates to memory while consuming less command bus bandwidth than conventional approaches. Implementations include using conditional flags to selectively designate address information in local storage that is to be processed with the broadcast memory command.
US12235754B2
Aspects of a storage device are provided including improved victim zone selection for zone-based GC in ZNS. The storage device includes a NVM having first, second, and third blocks, and a controller. The controller creates a first superblock including the first blocks, a second superblock including the second blocks, and a third superblock including the third blocks. The controller determines whether a quantity of data overwrites associated with a first zone in the first superblock is larger than a quantity of data overwrites associated with a second zone in the first superblock. From the determination, the controller performs GC for the first zone prior to GC for the second zone, in which data overwrites associated with the first zone in the first superblock and sequential data associated with the first zone in the third superblock are relocated to the second superblock. Thus, storage device performance is improved and WAF reduced.
US12235746B2
A test and measurement system includes an instrument having an input port structured to receive an input signal from a Device Under Test (DUT), a memory structured to store data derived from the input signal, a remote access manager, and an instrument state manager structured to maintain a present operating state of the instrument. The system further includes a remote device structured to receive through a communication network at least a portion of the stored data derived from the input signal from the instrument, and further structured to receive a transaction identifier that identifies the present operating state of the instrument when the portion of the stored data was acquired by the instrument. Methods are also described.
US12235743B2
A storage system with storage drives and a processing device establishes resiliency groups of storage system resources. The storage system determines an explicit trade-off between data survivability over resource failures and data capacity efficiency, for the resiliency groups. Responsive to adding at least one storage drive, the storage system establishes re-formed resiliency groups according to the explicit trade-off, without decreasing data survivability. The storage system may bias to have more and narrower resiliency groups to increase mean time to data loss.
US12235742B2
A system for continuous manageability of Kubernetes clusters is described. A system identifies a node, in a cluster of nodes, which failed to communicate with the cluster of nodes. The system identifies an application, which executed on the identified node, and which enabled continuous availability of cluster management for nodes in the cluster until when the identified node failed. The system identifies another node, which is already in the cluster of nodes, and which satisfies a prerequisite for executing the identified application, as a replacement node for the identified node that failed. The system installs the identified application on the replacement node in the cluster. The system enables, by the replacement node executing the identified application, continuous availability of cluster management for multiple nodes in the cluster.
US12235740B2
Computer-readable media, methods, and systems are disclosed for processing backup and recovery of pages in an in-memory database system employing tenant-based, group-level encryption for a plurality of tenants. Page metadata for a page may be collected. The page may comprise a header and a set of page contents. The page metadata may be stored with the page header. When a backup request is received, the page may be loaded into a backup stream. The page may be loaded with the header unencrypted and the page contents encrypted. When a recovery request is received, the data page may be retrieved from the backup stream. A converter may be rebuilt using the page metadata. The data page may then be written to the main memory of the database system. The page contents may be decrypted by the converter.
US12235737B1
The present disclosure relates to a system, method, and computer program for restoring extracted data to a cloud-based application. The system extracts a copy of data associated with a cloud-based application. The system provides a user interface that enables a user to enter a restoration flow for restoring the extracted data to the cloud-based application, where the restoration flow includes one or more routines for execution. The system receives a restoration flow comprising a pre-restoration routine and a restoration routine, where the pre-restoration routine specifies one or more data transformations to render the extracted data compatible with a restoration to the cloud-based application. The system executes the pre-restoration routine to transform the extracted data to be compatible with a restoration to the cloud-based application. The system executes the restoration routine to restore the transformed data to the cloud-based application. In certain embodiments, the restoration flow also includes a post-restoration routine.
US12235729B2
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for data lineage based multi-data store recovery. In a particular embodiment, a method provides identifying first data in a first table of a plurality of tables stored in a plurality of data stores and restoring the first data to a first correct version of the first data in a prior version of the first table. The method further provides identifying a second table of the plurality of tables that descends from the first table and includes second descendent data that stems from the first data. The method also provides restoring the second descendent data to a second correct version of the second descendent data in a prior version of the second table.
US12235721B2
A data storage device includes at least one signal processing circuit to perform an error recovery procedure when an error has occurred in the data storage device. When performing the error recovery procedure, the signal processing circuit determines which type of line reset is to be performed according to a device identifier. When the device identifier satisfies a predetermined condition, the signal processing circuit performs an operation of periodic line reset to repeatedly transmit a line reset signal to the peer device in a predetermined period until the predetermined period expires or another line reset signal representing an acknowledgment of the line reset signal is received from the peer device; and when the device identifier does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the signal processing circuit performs an operation of one-shot line reset to transmit the line reset signal to the peer device for only one time.
US12235719B1
A direct-attached storage device software Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) crash dump system includes a chassis housing a software RAID subsystem coupled to each of a plurality of physical storage devices, each of a plurality of controller devices, and an operating system. While in a runtime mode, the software RAID subsystem presents the operating system with a primary controller device from the plurality of controller devices as being connected to a logical storage device provided by the plurality of physical storage devices. In response to entering a crash dump mode from the runtime mode, the software RAID subsystem provides a storage driver subsystem for the primary controller device and uses it to initialize at least one secondary controller device in the plurality of controller devices that controls at least one of the plurality of physical storage devices that provides a boot logical storage subsystem in the logical storage device.
US12235714B2
A processor may receive object data associated with an object in an environment. The processor may generate one or more simulations associated with the object using the object data. The processor may analyze the one or more simulations to identify one or more potential issues associated with the object. The processor may deploy the one or more smart devices to the object to capture issue data associated the one or more potential issues.
US12235707B2
A technique to provide power management for multiple dice. The technique provides for determining for each respective die of the multiple dice, power consumption for operating each respective die; and generating a respective signal from each respective die that corresponds to the power consumption of each respective die. The technique further provides for converting each respective signal to a respective analog voltage to drive a common node; and utilizing a charge storage device coupled to the common node to accumulate the respective analog voltages from the dice, where the accumulated voltage indicates total power consumption of the dice.
US12235706B2
A foldable display apparatus, a method of manufacturing the same, and a controlling method of the same are disclosed. The foldable display apparatus includes a substrate including a metal thin film and an insulating layer provided on the metal thin film, an organic light-emitting unit formed on the substrate and emitting light in an direction away from the substrate, and a thin film encapsulating layer for encapsulating the organic light-emitting unit. The foldable display apparatus may be folded in a direction such that the metal thin film is exposed.
US12235703B2
An integrated circuit may include multiple instances of a component (e.g. a processor) and a control circuit. The instances may be configured to operate in various modes. Some of the modes are incapable of presenting a worst-case load on the power supply. The control circuit may be configured to monitor the instances and detect the modes in which the instances are operating. Based on the monitoring, the control circuit may request to recover a portion of the voltage margin established for worst-case conditions in the instances.
US12235700B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for regulating an output voltage to a requested target voltage. The system includes a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) device and a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) having a voltage regulator. The SoC device configured to receive a requested target voltage, generates an analog voltage signal that steps up or down over time until the analog voltage signal corresponds to the requested target voltage, and outputs the analog voltage signal. The voltage regulator is configured to reference the analog voltage signal from the SoC device and supply a corresponding regulated output voltage to the SoC device.
US12235680B1
A smart ring system for changing applications and methods for making and using the same. The smart ring system comprises a wearable smart ring equipped with input mechanisms for user interaction, wireless communication devices for interfacing with a variety of electronic devices and/or a power management system for efficient energy use. The smart ring system advantageously can allow users to seamlessly switch between and control applications on connected devices, such as smartphones, cameras, televisions, smart home devices, mixed-reality devices, via a combination of rotational motion gestures, optical and capacitive based touch inputs, haptic feedback and color indications on the smart ring system. The smart ring system advantageously can be manufactured with one or more flexible printed circuit boards that can be encased via an over molding process, which allows for thinner and more compact device profile for improved wearability.
US12235670B2
An embodiment may involve receiving a signal indicative of an edge of a reference clock, wherein the reference clock has a fixed clock period, wherein a hardware clock signal generator ticks at a variable clock period, and wherein a local time value is increased by a local time increment on ticks of the hardware clock signal generator; reading the local time value and writing it to a memory as a current time value; determining a difference between the current time value and a previous time value that was written to the memory in response to receiving a previous signal from the reference clock; based on the difference, determining an adjustment to the local time increment so that the local time value increases at a rate that is closer to that of the reference clock; and modifying the local time increment by the adjustment.
US12235664B2
A control circuit for a voltage regulator has an energy regulation circuit and a switching control circuit. The energy regulation circuit provides a regulation signal based on an output voltage, an output current, and a maximum energy reference. The maximum energy reference decreases with increasing of an ambient temperature and increases with decreasing of the ambient temperature. The switching control circuit provides a switching control signal based on the regulation signal to turn ON and turn OFF at least one switch of a plurality of switches of the voltage regulator, such that the output voltage and the output current satisfy a first relationship when the ambient temperature equals a first temperature value, and the output voltage and the output current satisfy a second relationship when the ambient temperature equals a second temperature value.
US12235655B2
A system of managing charging schedules in a fleet having electric vehicles includes a command unit. The command unit has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is adapted to define a plurality of discharge categories, including a transportation category, a transfer category and a reserve energy category. The respective battery power in the electric vehicles is proportioned by setting a respective percentage allocation for the plurality of discharge categories. The command unit is adapted to signal the electric vehicles to charge when at least one of the plurality of discharge categories falls below the respective percentage allocation. The command unit may be adapted to group the electric vehicles in respective virtual boxes based in part on their respective physical locations.
US12235652B2
A method for terrain and constraint planning a step plan includes receiving, at data processing hardware of a robot, image data of an environment about the robot from at least one image sensor. The robot includes a body and legs. The method also includes generating, by the data processing hardware, a body-obstacle map, a ground height map, and a step-obstacle map based on the image data and generating, by the data processing hardware, a body path for movement of the body of the robot while maneuvering in the environment based on the body-obstacle map. The method also includes generating, by the data processing hardware, a step path for the legs of the robot while maneuvering in the environment based on the body path, the body-obstacle map, the ground height map, and the step-obstacle map.
US12235640B2
A resource comparison unit compares a resource list to be used by a control center to remotely operate a remotely driven vehicle with a resource list to be used by a vehicle control unit to control the remotely driven vehicle in accordance with the remote operation from the control center. An alternative resource storage unit stores information on an alternative resource for a resource of the remotely driven vehicle. A resource switching unit switches a resource which is not a commonality and is detected by the resource comparison unit to an alternative resource stored in the alternative resource storage unit.
US12235630B2
An identifier output method is executed by a welding system. The identifier output method includes: acquiring information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces to which identification signs are assigned, respectively, the identification signs being assigned such that information on the identifiers are readable; selecting, from the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces according to a predetermined rule, an identifier to be set for a welded workpiece to be produced by a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces; and after the selecting, in a case in which any identification sign among the identification signs assigned to the plurality of original workpieces is read by the reading device, outputting, as an identifier of the welded workpiece, the information on the identifier that has been selected to the reading device.
US12235627B2
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to solutions for improving industrial automation programming and data science capabilities with machine learning. More specifically, embodiments include systems and methods for implementing machine learning engines within industrial programming and data science environments to improve performance, increase productivity, and add functionality. In an embodiment, a system comprises a machine learning-based analysis engine configured to perform an analysis of operational data from an industrial automation environment. The analysis engine is further configured to perform an analysis of control logic and identify, based on the analysis of the operational data and the analysis of the control logic, a variable that is in the control logic but is not used in the operational data. The system further comprises a notification component configured to surface a notification that the variable is in the control logic but is not used in the operational data.
US12235623B2
A 3D printing method and a device for performing same are disclosed. In some examples, a 3D printing output method according to may include generating raw material data for at least one raw material to be used for printing a 3D object on the basis of a raw material characteristic requirement; designing the 3D object. The 3D printing method and a device may include performing a simulation on the 3D object designed on the basis of the raw material data and generating the 3D printing data for performing 3D printing on the 3D object on the basis of an evaluation criterion and the result of the simulation.
US12235618B2
Provided is a technique that enables simulation of an assembly in which unprepared components are combined. A simulation system includes a storage that stores data for use in a simulation, and a controller that executes the simulation. The controller receives an operation input for registration of a first component and a second component, receives an operation input for setting of an operation of an assembly including the first and second components, generates a program to operate the assembly on the basis of information on operations of the assembly, the first component, and the second component, and stores the program and the information on the operations of the assembly, the first component, and the second component in the storage as the data tor use in the simulation.
US12235610B2
An ornamental part, for example for a timepiece, jewellery or telephone, in particular a watch case middle, and its manufacturing method, the part at least partly including a hard material having a Vickers hardness greater than 1000 HV, the method including the following main steps: a step of producing a precursor from a mixture of at least one powder material with a binder, a step of injecting the precursor into a mould in order to form a green body, a step of sintering the green body in order to form a body of the future part from the hard material, and a step of depositing a polymer material coating on one face of the part, the deposition being carried out by moulding on the body, in particular by injection into a mould, the coating and the hard material being inseparable.
US12235608B2
A vehicle for projecting holograms is described. The vehicle may include a plurality of Integrated Holographic Camera Modules (IHCMs) configured to project movable holograms. The vehicle may further include a vehicle processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of IHCMs. The vehicle processor may obtain a recording of a movable hologram from a first IHCM and determine a hologram movement from the recording. The vehicle processor may further switch a projection of the movable hologram from the first IHCM to a second IHCM when a predefined criterion is met. The vehicle processor may determine that the predefined criterion is met when the projection moves from a first IHCM projection range to a second IHCM projection range.
US12235601B2
A nip forming device includes an endless belt that is flexible and rotates. A nip formation pad is disposed opposite an inner circumferential face of the endless belt. A pressure rotator rotates and presses against the nip formation pad via the endless belt to form a nip between the endless belt and the pressure rotator, through which a conveyed object is conveyed. A housing supports the pressure rotator. A separator is disposed downstream from the nip in a conveyance direction in which the conveyed object is conveyed. The separator separates the conveyed object from the endless belt. The separator moves toward and away from the endless belt. A restrictor restricts motion of the separator that moves toward the endless belt. The restrictor is mounted on the housing.
US12235599B2
An image forming device includes one or more image carriers on which a toner image is formed; a transfer belt that transfers a toner image formed on the image carrier; a presser that presses the transfer belt against the image carrier to transfer the toner image onto the transfer belt; and a switching mechanism that switches a position of the presser according to a rotation angle of a cam. The switching mechanism switches a position of the presser to one of a first position that presses the transfer belt against the image carrier, a second position that is separated from the image carrier, and a third position that is a position separated from the image carrier and having a smaller separation distance from the image carrier than the second position.
US12235596B2
A toner refill cartridge includes a body member in which a toner is contained and which includes a toner discharge port through which the toner is discharged: a driving power input portion rotatable by a driving power from outside the toner refill cartridge; an agitating member to agitate the toner while being rotated by a rotation power from the driving power input portion; and a discharge completion display module including a moving display portion to move in response to the rotation power from the driving power input portion, and a fixed display portion whose position is fixed with respect to the body member, the discharge completion display module to indicate whether the toner contained in the body member has been completely discharged, based on a position relationship of the moving display portion with respect to the fixed display portion.
US12235594B2
A method for performing a lithography process is provided. The method includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate, providing a plurality of target droplets to a source vessel, and providing a plurality of first laser pulses according to a control signal provided by a controller to irradiate the target droplets in the source vessel to generate plasma as an EUV radiation. The plasma is generated when the control signal indicates a temperature of the source vessel is within a temperature threshold value. The method further includes directing the EUV radiation from the source vessel to the photoresist layer to form a patterned photoresist layer and developing and etching the patterned photoresist layer to form a circuit layout.
US12235592B2
An object holder configured to support an object, the object holder comprising: a core body comprising a plurality of burls having distal ends in a support plane for supporting the object; an electrostatic sheet between the burls, the electrostatic sheet comprising an electrode sandwiched between dielectric layers; and a circumferential barrier for reducing outflow of gas escaping from space between the object and the core body.
US12235590B2
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that records a data structure for storing data controlling an operation of an overlay measurement device that measures an error between a first overlay mark and a second overlay mark formed on different layers of a wafer. The data include: information of a recipe that is input to allow the overlay measurement device to measure characteristics of a wafer through a manager program installed in a user terminal, and unique information of the overlay measurement device. The overlay measurement device includes: a light source, an aperture that changes a beam from the light source to be suitable for photographing the first overlay mark or the second overlay mark, a detector that acquires an image of the first overlay mark and an image of the second overlay mark, a transceiver, and a processor electrically connected to the transceiver.
US12235587B2
A system and method for shaping a film on a partial field which may include determining a set of initial contact control values based on: a superset of calibration data; a desired initial contact point; and a partial field shape description. The system and Method may also include imprinting the partial field with the set of initial contact control values.
US12235584B2
The present invention provides a chemical liquid which makes it possible to obtain a resist pattern while inhibiting pattern interval variation in a case where the chemical liquid is used as a developer or rinsing solution. The present invention also provides a chemical liquid storage body, a resist pattern forming method, and a semiconductor chip manufacturing method. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid containing n-butyl acetate and isobutyl acetate, in which a content of the n-butyl acetate is 99.000% to 99.999% by mass with respect to a total mass of the chemical liquid, and a content of the isobutyl acetate is 1.0 to 1,000 mass ppm with respect to the total mass of the chemical liquid.
US12235581B2
The inventive concept provides a method for treating a substrate. In the substrate treating method, a liquid film is formed by supplying a treatment liquid to the rotating substrate, and a wetting medium is sprayed in a form of fine particles to the substrate to help diffusion of the liquid film.
US12235576B2
Provided is a method and an apparatus of manufacturing nano-structures by cutting out portions of a material layer and removing the cut-out portions.
US12235572B2
An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including a movable part, a fixed part, a driving assembly, a circuit assembly, and a connecting element. The movable part is for connecting an optical element. The fixed part includes an outer frame and a base, wherein the movable part is movable relative to the fixed part. The driving assembly is for generating a driving force to drive the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The circuit assembly is for connecting to an external circuit. The circuit assembly includes a first terminal. The outer frame is fixedly connected to the base via the connecting element.
US12235571B2
To solve the problems of the prior art, an optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed part, a movable part, and a driving assembly. The movable part is movable relative to the fixed part. The driving assembly drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part.
US12235555B2
Provided are a display substrate, display panel and display device. The display substrate comprises: a base substrate, comprising a display area and a surrounding area comprising a gluing area; multiple signal lines; multiple fanout lines, connected to multiple signal lines in a one-to-one correspondence manner. The fanout lines comprise: a first fanout line, and a second fanout line located at the side of first fanout line away from the base substrate; at least in the gluing area, the orthographic projection of the second fanout line on the base substrate substantially overlaps that of the first fanout line on the base substrate; in part of the area outside the gluing area, the size of an overlapping area between orthographic projections of the second fanout line and first fanout line on the base substrate in the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the fanout lines is smaller than a first preset threshold.
US12235554B2
A display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a first base substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines which are arranged on a side of the first base substrate; the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines are arranged to be intersected with each other and insulated from each other; a planarization layer, arranged on a side of the gate lines and the data lines away from the first base substrate, and including a first via hole; and a supporting structure, arranged on a side of the planarization layer away from the first base substrate and filled into the first via hole; and in a direction perpendicular to the first base substrate, a height of the supporting structure is greater than a depth of the first via hole.
US12235543B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a frame, a working panel, a case, and an adhesive material. The frame includes a side wall and a back plate. The working panel is disposed on the back plate. The case is disposed on the frame and adjacent to the working panel. The adhesive material is disposed on the case. The side wall has an outer surface facing away from the working panel. In a cross-section view of the electronic device, a portion of the adhesive material is in contact with the outer surface of the side wall of the frame, and a length of the adhesive material is greater than or equal to 50% of a length of the side wall of the frame along an extension direction.
US12235539B2
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel; and a viewer-side polarizing plate stacked on a light exit surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the viewer-side polarizing plate includes a patterned layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer having different indexes of refraction; and a patterned portion including multiple engraved optical patterns and a flat section between adjacent engraved optical patterns of the multiple optical patterns is formed at an interface between the first resin layer and the second resin layer, and the liquid crystal display apparatus satisfies Equation 1 herein and the engraved optical patterns have an aspect ratio of 0.3 or more.
US12235536B2
A liquid crystal display apparatus effectively suppresses a temperature increase in a liquid crystal panel, and includes: a liquid crystal panel; a panel housing configured to accommodate the liquid crystal panel; a first transparent member disposed on a front face side of the liquid crystal panel; and a frame member configured to hold the first transparent member and to be attachable to the panel housing, the frame member defining an interval between the liquid crystal panel and the first transparent member, and forming, between the liquid crystal panel and the first transparent member, a void that allows a coolant to flow along a front face of the liquid crystal panel. The panel housing includes an entrance flow path of the coolant formed at a first part of the panel housing, and an exit flow path of the coolant formed at a second part of the panel housing excluding the first part, and the frame member includes an introduction hole that has one end coupled to the entrance flow path and causes the entrance flow path to be communicated with the void, and a discharge hole that has one end coupled to the exit flow path and causes the exit flow path to be communicated with the void.
US12235535B2
A display apparatus and an electronic device are provided, and belong to the field of display technology. The display apparatus includes a display module and a plurality of antenna units integrated on the display module. The display module includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; each antenna unit includes a first radiation portion and a first reference electrode opposite to each other; the first radiation portion is on a light outgoing side of the display module; and the first substrate includes a first base substrate and a driving layer on a side of the first base substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; and the driving layer is also used as the first reference electrode of each antenna unit.
US12235534B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a spliced display panel and a spliced display device. In the spliced display panel provided by the embodiments of the present application, a second display module is disposed on a non-display surface of a first display module and corresponding to a spliced region.
US12235533B2
Embodiments of a curved display assembly are disclosed. The assembly includes a glass sheet having first and second major surfaces. The second major surface defines a first curvature of the glass sheet, and the first curvature has a bend axis. The assembly also includes a curved display having a second thickness between first and second display surfaces. The display has a display region and two overhanging edges adjacent to the display region and parallel to the bend axis. A first adhesive bonds the second display surface to the second major surface in the display region. A second adhesive is disposed between each of the two overhanging edges and the second major surface. The second adhesive has a higher elastic modulus than the first adhesive. The overhanging edges each extend a distance outside of the display area that is at least three times the second thickness of the curved display.
US12235529B2
A cholesteric liquid crystal display comprising red, green, and blue cholesteric liquid crystal modules. It further comprises a first thin-film photovoltaic module disposed between the blue and the green cholesteric liquid crystal modules, and a second thin-film photovoltaic module disposed between the green and the first selective light reflection modules. The first thin-film photovoltaic module is partially photo-permeable in which the transmittance of blue light is lower than the transmittance of the other lights. It IS preferably a dye sensitized solar cell module which specifically responsible for harvesting blue light. The second thin-film photovoltaic module is partially photo-permeable in which the transmittance of green light is lower than the transmittance of the other lights. It is preferably a dye sensitized solar cell module which specifically responsible for harvesting green light.
US12235524B2
A lens including a flexible refractive optic having a fixed refractive index, an electro-active element embedded within the flexible refractive optic, wherein the electro-active element has an alterable refractive index, and a controller electrically connected to the electro-active element wherein when power is applied thereto the refractive index of the electro-active element is altered.
US12235522B2
A contact lens for application in practice of orthokeratology on an eye, including a curved shell having a concave surface and a convex surface. The concave surface includes a carrier zone and a back shaping zone, the back shaping zone having a first curvature and the carrier zone having at least one second curvature. The curved shell has a geometric center and the back shaping zone has a shaping zone center and the back shaping zone center is offset peripherally from the geometric center. The curved shell can have an overall diameter that approximates a corneal limbal diameter of the eye to which the contact lens is to be applied.
US12235521B2
A technology that makes a change in the amount of aberration in a spectacle lens worn by wearer relative to a change in at least one of the aberration in the eye or spectacle lens. A method for designing a spectacle lens wherein, when a degree of change caused by a physical feature of wearer in at least one of an aberration distribution of an eye of wearer and an aberration distribution of a spectacle lens worn by the wearer is large, a spectacle lens that has an aberration distribution of which rotational asymmetry is weak in a region having a predetermined width and a center at any point on a main meridian of the spectacle lens is obtained as a design solution, and when the degree of the change is small, a spectacle lens of which rotational asymmetry is strong in the region is obtained as a design solution.
US12235517B2
A large-aperture four-piece optical lens includes a first lens with positive focal power, a second lens with negative focal power, a third lens with positive focal power and a fourth lens with positive focal power which are sequentially arranged. A back of the fourth lens is provided with an image surface, an aperture diaphragm is arranged at a front end of the first lens or between the second lens and the third lens, and a vignetting diaphragm is arranged on an S7 surface of the fourth lens. An equivalent focal length of the fourth lens is greater than that of the third lens, and the equivalent focal length of the fourth lens is greater than that of the first lens. Each lens has a low sensitivity to an axial tolerance and a low assembly difficulty, and an energy utilization rate can be improved by increasing a numerical aperture.
US12235512B2
An optical module is provided. The optical module includes a holder for connecting to an optical element and a heat control assembly used for controlling the temperature of the optical element. The heat control assembly corresponds to the optical element or the holder.
US12235509B2
An imaging lens system has an optical axis and includes a plastic lens barrel and an imaging lens assembly disposed in the plastic lens barrel. The plastic lens barrel surrounds the optical axis and includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface, an inner annular portion and an outer annular portion. The object-side and image-side surfaces are oppositely disposed and substantially perpendicular to the optical axis. The inner and outer annular portions are connected to the object-side and image-side surfaces. The inner annular portion has an inner parallel annular surface, and the outer annular portion has a first outer annular surface and a gate trace. The imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of imaging lens elements. One of the imaging lens elements has an outer diameter larger than π2 millimeters. The one of the imaging lens elements has an outer edge in physical contact with the inner parallel annular surface.
US12235507B2
A method for producing a camera module. An objective is aligned with respect to an image sensor and is then fixed in position by being joined to a support that receives the image sensor, a housing that surrounds the image sensor, or an interposed connection structure as a joining partner. The objective is mounted on spacer elements, which are initially still movable, and is then aligned with respect to the image sensor by moving the spacer elements. After the objective is aligned, the spacer elements are welded to the objective and the joining partner. A camera module is also described.
US12235505B2
An adapter assembly includes a single-piece or two-piece multi-fiber adapter defining a recess at which a contact assembly is disposed. The adapter assemblies can be disposed within adapter block assemblies or cassettes, which can be mounted to moveable trays. Both ports of the adapters disposed within adapter block assemblies are accessible. Only one port of each adapter disposed within the cassettes are accessible. Circuit boards can be mounted within the block assemblies or cassettes to provide communication between the contact assemblies and a data network.
US12235499B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes a subunit having a first interior surface and a first exterior surface. The first interior surface defines a central bore along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable. At least one optical fiber is disposed within the central bore of the subunit, and a plurality of strengthening yarns is disposed around the subunit. A cable sheath disposed around the plurality of strengthening yarns. The cable sheath has a second interior surface and a second exterior surface. The second exterior surface defines an outermost surface of the optical fiber cable. The cable sheath includes from 55% to 68% by weight of a mineral-based flame retardant additive and from 35% to 45% by weight of a polymer blend. The polymer blend includes a co-polyester or co-polyether and a polyolefin or a polyolefin elastomer.
US12235494B2
A fiber optic connector arrangement includes a printed circuit board coupled to a connector housing. The printed circuit board includes a memory storage device that is configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the fiber optic connector arrangement. The printed circuit board also defines contacts that are electrically coupled to the memory storage device to enable the physical layer information to be read from the memory storage device by a media reading interface. A connector assembly includes at least one adapter assembly; a printed circuit board; and a media reading interface. The connector assembly also may include a tactile pressure sensor. The adapter assembly defines at least a first port and a second port that are configured to connect optical fibers of two connector arrangements. One or more connector assemblies can be mounted to a fiber panel system.
US12235493B2
An optical connector holding two or more LC-type optical ferrules is provided. The optical connector includes an outer body, an inner front body accommodating the two or more LC-type optical ferrules, ferrule springs for urging the optical ferrules towards a mating connection, and a back body for supporting the ferrule springs. A removable inner front body for polarity change is disclosed. A multi-purpose rotatable boot assembly for polarity change is disclosed. The multi-purpose boot assembly can be pushed and pulled to insert and remove the micro connector from an adapter receptacle.
US12235487B1
A backlight module includes a back plate, a light source disposed on the back plate, and a first optical film disposed on the back plate. The first optical film includes a first upper surface and a first lower surface, and the first upper surface is farther away from the back plate than the first lower surface, and has a first prism structure, wherein, at a first angle, a second angle and a third angle, the backlight module respectively has a first brightness value, a second brightness value and a third brightness value, which satisfy: |[(A/C)−(B/C)]×100%|≥10%, where A, B and C represents the first, second and third brightness values, respectively, the third brightness value is the maximum brightness value of the backlight module, and the first, second and third angles are different from each other.
US12235485B1
In one aspect, an optical system is disclosed, which includes a light guide having an input end for receiving light from at least one light source and an output end through which light exits the light guide, said light guide further having at least one highly reflective surface positioned to provide specular reflection of at least a portion of the light entering via the input end of the light guide, where the highly reflective surface exhibits a specular reflectance of at least about 95% for light with one or more wavelengths in a wavelength range of about 380 nm to about 780 nm.
US12235476B2
[Object] To make it possible to improve viewing angle characteristics more. [Solution] Provided is a display device including: a plurality of light emitting sections formed on a substrate; and a color filter provided on the light emitting section to correspond to each of the plurality of light emitting sections. The light emitting sections and the color filters are arranged such that, in at least a partial region in a display surface, a relative misalignment between a center of a luminescence surface of the light emitting section and a center of the color filter corresponding to the light emitting section is created in a plane perpendicular to a stacking direction.
US12235475B2
Provided herein is flexible retroreflective sheeting that includes an emboss layer having retroreflective elements, a backing layer and/or metallized layer in contact with the retroreflective elements, and an interleaf layer sandwiched between two adhesive layers. The tensile and color properties of the layers of the construction allow the sheeting to be particularly useful as a label for articles, e.g., traffic safety devices, subject to crushing or bending. Also provided are methods and articles including the provided sheeting.
US12235473B2
A curved shell, configured to receive a projection light beam provided by a projection device, and including a curved main body, a microstructure layer and multiple light-resistant layers is provided. The curved main body has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to each other, and the outer surface has different curvatures. The microstructure layer is disposed on the outer surface and includes multiple first inclined surfaces and multiple second inclined surfaces distributed in alternation, and any two adjacent ones of the first inclined surfaces and the second inclined surfaces have an included angle. The light-resistant layers are disposed on the first inclined surfaces, wherein the light-resistant layers reflect or absorb ambient light beams from the outside of the curved main body, and the inner surface receives the projection light beam, and the projection light beam passes through the second inclined surfaces to form a projection image.
US12235458B2
A varifocal liquid lens includes a body filled with two different fluids separated by an interface of a variable curvature across a clear aperture of the varifocal liquid lens. At least one of the first or second fluids is birefringent, such that a refractive index difference between the first and second fluids and resulting optical power of the varifocal liquid lens is dependent on polarization of impinging light. At a first light polarization, the first and second fluids may be matched in refractive index, while at a second, orthogonal light polarization, the first and second fluids may be mismatched in refractive index, whereby the first interface between the first and second fluids may have a variable, non-zero optical power for the second polarization while having a substantially non-variable, zero optical power for the first polarization of light.
US12235450B1
An imaging camera device comprising (1) an image sensor, (2) a spherical-power adapter coupled to the image sensor, wherein the spherical-power adapter moves the image sensor relative to an imaging lens, (3) a field-curvature adapter coupled to at least one optical component placed between the image sensor and the imaging lens, wherein the field-curvature adapter adjusts the size of a variable air gap formed between the optical component and at least one additional optical component, and (4) a cylindrical-power adapter that includes a plurality of cylindrical correction lenses applied to a wheel configured to rotate in at least one direction. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US12235439B2
A light beam deflection system is configured to transmit a light beam at an output deflection angle that changes over time. The system includes a first resonant structure configured to oscillate about a first rotation axis at first resonant frequency; a second resonant structure configured to oscillate about a second rotation axis at a second resonant frequency, where the first rotation axis is parallel to the second rotation axis, and where the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency are different and define a predetermined frequency difference; and a driver circuit configured to generate a first driving signal to drive the first resonant structure while further generating a second driving signal to drive the second resonant structure such that the output deflection angle of the light beam oscillates according to a beat pattern of a beat wave whose extrema amplitudes are modulated and defined by a periodic envelope.
US12235429B2
An apparatus is proposed for identifying respective cover slip regions of respective cover slips having respective tissue sections on a specimen slide, which has multiple optical identifiers. The apparatus includes a planar light source, an image acquisition unit, a holding unit for positioning the specimen slide between the planar light source and the image acquisition unit, a slit diaphragm, which has multiple opening slits, reversibly positionable between the planar light source and the specimen slide, and an illumination unit, which is designed to illuminate that surface of the specimen slide which faces toward the image acquisition unit. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a monitoring unit which is designed, on the basis of a completely illuminated transmitted light image, an incident light image, and a partially darkened transmitted light image, to assign respective tissue sections to respective optical identifiers.
US12235425B2
This disclosure discloses a microscope system, a smart medical device, an automatic focusing method, and a storage medium. The smart medical device includes an objective lens, a beam splitter, an image projector assembly, a camera assembly, and a focusing device. The objective lens includes a first end and a second end, and the first end faces a to-be-observed sample. The beam splitter is disposed on the second end. The image projector assembly is in communication with the beam splitter, the image projector assembly includes a first lens and an image projection device, and light generated by the image projector assembly enters the beam splitter through the first lens. The camera assembly includes a camera. The focusing device is disposed on the camera assembly, and the focusing device is configured to perform focus adjustment on the camera.
US12235421B2
An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. During focusing from infinity to a short distance, the first lens unit is fixed, and the second lens unit and the third lens unit are moved so that a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit changes. Predetermined conditions are satisfied.
US12235417B2
An optical photographing lens assembly includes nine lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, an eighth lens element and a ninth lens element. Each of the nine lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one lens element of the optical photographing lens assembly has at least one aspheric lens surface having at least one inflection point.
US12235412B2
Disclosed is a small lens system including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially arranged from an object along an optical axis, wherein the thickness (ct1) of the first lens, the thickness (ct3) of the second lens, the thickness (ct5) of the third lens, and the thickness (ct7) of the fourth lens satisfy ct1+ct3>ct5+ct7, ct1>ct3, ct1>ct5, and ct1>ct7, the front surface of the first lens is convex toward the object while the sagittal amount of the first lens is increased depending on the height thereof, the refractive power (P2) of the second lens satisfies −0.01 mm−1
US12235410B2
An optical lens assembly includes, from an object side to an image side, at least four optical lens elements. At least one of the at least four optical lens elements includes an anti-reflective coating. The at least one optical lens element including the anti-reflective coating is made of a plastic material. The anti-reflective coating is arranged on an object-side surface or an image-side surface of the at least one optical lens element including the anti-reflective coating. The anti-reflective coating includes at least one coating layer. One of the at least one coating layer at the outer of the anti-reflective coating is made of ceramics. The anti-reflective coating includes a plurality of holes, and sizes of the plurality of holes adjacent to the outer of the anti-reflective coating are larger than sizes of the plurality of holes adjacent to the inner of the anti-reflective coating.
US12235407B2
A technique allows outputting light reception results of a sensor to an external device with a reduced volume of data while maintaining the features of the results. An input/output device receives light reception results of the sensor and outputs the results to the external device. The sensor includes light receivers to receive light emitted from light emitters. The input/output device has a smaller maximum volume of data transmittable per unit time in communicating with the external device than in communicating with the sensor. The input/output device includes an obtainer that obtains the light reception results, an analyzer that analyzes the light reception results and detects a boundary between a portion of the sensor that has received light and a portion of the sensor that has received no light, and an output unit that outputs data indicating a position of the boundary detected by the analyzer to the external device.
US12235404B2
There is disclosed in one implementation a method of or for use in or for detecting, measuring and/or determining at least one variable or characteristic in a space, such as a well, container or vessel. In one implementation the method comprises: transmitting a first electromagnetic signal from a first position to a feature within the space; receiving a second electromagnetic signal at a second position after reflection of the transmitted first electromagnetic signal from the feature; transmitting a third electromagnetic signal from a third position to a calibration feature within the space; receiving a fourth electromagnetic signal at a fourth position after reflection of the transmitted third electromagnetic signal from the calibration feature. The method further comprises: subsequently transmitting a further first electromagnetic signal from the first portion to the feature; receiving a further second electromagnetic signal at the second position after reflection of the transmitted further first electromagnetic signal from the feature; transmitting a further third electromagnetic signal from the third position to the calibration feature; receiving a further fourth electromagnetic signal at the fourth position after reflection of the transmitted further third electromagnetic signal from the calibration feature. In so doing one can determining (the) at least one variable or characteristics from a difference or variation in time between the transmission of the first electromagnetic signal and reception of the second electromagnetic signal and the transmission of the further first electromagnetic signal and receipt of the further second electromagnetic signal and a difference or variation in time between the transmission of the third electromagnetic signal and receipt of the fourth electromagnetic signal and the transmission of the further third electromagnetic signal and receipt of the further fourth electromagnetic signal.
US12235396B1
Techniques for detecting an obstruction associated with a lidar sensor are discussed herein. For example, a computing device can implement an obstruction detection component to detect rain, mud, dirt, dust, snow, ice, animal droppings, etc., on and/or near an outer surface of the lidar sensor. The obstruction detection component can apply one or more heuristics and/or models to the lidar data and/or compare pulse information associated with the lidar data to a threshold to determine a size, a type, or a location of an obstruction blocking a lidar beam.
US12235393B2
An embodiment provides a method and a device for outputting a light, which can output a light in a safe manner. Specifically, disclosed are a method and a device for outputting a light, which control an output light to prevent the output light from being concentrated on a specific area.
US12235377B2
An exemplary method is disclosed that can passively listen for IEEE 802.15.4z communication between two active 802.15.4z devices to provide high-precision and reliable ranging and/or localization determination at a third device through tag time difference of arrival determination performed at the third device. Notably, the exemplary device (the third device) is not required to be in active communication with the two active messaging devices, nor is this third device an active participant in the ranging messaging between exchange between the two active messaging devices.
US12235372B2
A control device includes a control section configured to obtain a distance measurement value, and estimate a relative position of a position changeable type communication device with respect to a target space based on the distance measurement value, the distance measurement value being obtained when at least one of a plurality of position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device perform wireless communication, and indicating a distance between the at least one position fixed type communication device and the position changeable type communication device, the plurality of position fixed type communication devices including a first position fixed type communication device that is fixed inside a target space and to at least one part included in the target space, and a second position fixed type communication device that is fixed to a part different from the at least one part.
US12235367B2
Techniques are provided for employing an embedded software defined radio (SDR) in a navigation system. A navigation system implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to acquire and track received GPS signals. The system also includes an SDR configured to process received communication signals. The communication signals include timing data. The SDR is further configured to calculate position and navigation data based on a combination of the processed communication signals and the tracked GPS signals provided by the GPS receiver. The system further includes a system timer configured to provide a common time base for use by the GPS receiver and the SDR. The navigation system is implemented in an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).
US12235366B2
A non-systematic convolutional decoder of a convolutionally encoded multi-level data stream includes a shift register and two or more paths of exclusive-OR (XOR) gates, arranged to reconstruct an original input information stream, each path having a quantiser arranged to quantise the signal to two levels, and a set of XOR gates arranged to match an encoding path in an associated convolutional encoder, and a selector arranged to feed an output from each path to a single input of the shift register. If the paths have differing values at their output, the selector may choose the value from the path based upon a function of the multi-level signals associated with each path, such as the path with the largest absolute signal level. The decoder provides a simple means for decoding signals while allowing the signal to also or instead be decoded using e.g. a Viterbi decoder if higher performance is required.
US12235364B2
Apparatuses and methods of securing Global Navigation Satellite Systems are disclosure. In one exemplary embodiment, a mobile device may comprise: a communication interface configured to monitor signals from a plurality of satellites, a processor configured to determine impairment of one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites using the signals form the plurality of satellites, a memory configured to store a status of the determined impairment of one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites, and the communication interface that transmits the status of the determined impairment of the one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites to a server. The processor further determines a position of the mobile device using the status of the determined impairment of one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites, and stores the determined position and a corresponding digital certificate indicative of authenticity of the determined position in a memory.
US12235362B2
A LiDAR system includes an array of optical emitters, an objective lens optically coupling each optical emitter to a respective unique portion of a field of view, an optical switching network coupled between a laser and the array of optical emitters and a controller coupled to the optical switching network and configured to cause the optical switching network to route light from the laser to a sequence of the optical emitters according to a dynamically varying temporal pattern and to vary the temporal pattern in a way that reduces risk of eye injury from the laser light.
US12235361B2
Disclosed herein is a detector for determining a position of at least one object. The detector includes at least one projector for illuminating the object, at least one sensor element, and at least one evaluation device.
US12235356B2
A sonar system mounted to a platform is disclosed. The sonar system includes a positioning shaft rotatably connected to the platform; a motor operably connected to the positioning shaft, wherein operation of the motor causes the positioning shaft to rotate; a transducer connected to a distal end of the positioning shaft such that rotation of the positioning shaft causes the transducer to rotate, the transducer defining an axis aligned with a sonar field projected by the transducer; and a position indicator connected to and extending from the positioning shaft to a position viewable by a user, the position indicator being aligned with the axis of the transducer to provide a visual indication to the user of a direction of the sonar field projected by the transducer.
US12235341B2
To track an object with radar, and achieve greater than range resolution precision, the phase of a difference signal can be utilized and adjusted as the tracked object crosses between resolution ranges. Changes in the object's distance can be detected with greater than range resolution precision by utilizing the phase. Such changes can iteratively inform the determined distance across multiple phase cycles within a single distance range. As the movement of the object approaches, and then crosses, between resolution ranges, the phase as determined within an origin resolution range can be compared with a coincident phase within the destination resolution range and the difference can then be utilized to adjust the phase as the object then remains within the destination resolution range. Such phase adjustments can be applied across multiple resolution ranges, allowing for the tracking of an object, utilizing radar, while achieving greater than range resolution precision.
US12235339B2
In a method for determining a fat-reduced MR image, a first MR image is provided having, apart from the other tissue constituents, MR signals from only one of the two fat constituents, the first MR image is applied to a trained ANN, which was trained by first MR training data as the input data, the training data including, apart from the other tissue constituents, MR signals from only the one of the two fat constituents, and using second MR training data as a base knowledge, the second MR training data including, apart from the other tissue constituents, no MR signals from the two fat constituents; and an MR output image is determined from the trained ANN, to which the first MR image was applied, as a fat-reduced MR image, wherein the fat-reduced MR image includes, apart from the other tissue constituents, no MR signals from the two fat constituents.
US12235338B2
An ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system configured to acquire MR signals from a multi-slice volume that is in a steady main magnetic field B0 along a z-direction of a Cartesian xyz coordinate system, using spatial sensitivity parameters of small receiver coils arranged in rings around the volume, using a magnetic field gradient gz along the z-direction, that can be switched on and off and a magnetic field gradient gx that is in the x-direction and that can be switched on and off. MRI signals from a slice relate to the slice position along z, and an excitation 90° pulse and a refocusing 180° pulse, signals for voxels in a y-direction column in a slice relate to position of the column in the gx field, and signals for voxels within a column relate to the xy positions of the plurality of coils.
US12235331B2
To provide an abnormality detection apparatus for resolver which can determine the abnormality of at least the first system, even if the period of the excitation AC voltage of the first system and the period of the excitation AC voltage of the second system are different periods, and the magnetic interference between systems occurs. An abnormality detection apparatus for resolver applies an AC voltage of a first period to a first system excitation winding; applies an AC voltage of a second period different from the first period to a second system excitation winding; calculates a first system square sum which is a sum of square values of the detection values of output signals of first system two output windings after the second period component reduction processing: and determines abnormality of first system based on whether or not the first system square sum is within a normal range of first system.
US12235330B2
Methods and systems provide an indication that a loose connection and/or fault occurred in a breaker box or other electrical connecting device. The method includes calculating normal resistance for circuits within a breaker box when a current drawing load is present, and monitoring increases in voltage drop of the circuits to detect whether the increase is due to increased current flow or a faulty connection.
US12235326B2
A system and method of planning external electric power usage of a vehicle traction battery includes retrieving, remotely from the vehicle, data including a current charge level of a traction battery in the vehicle and an estimated range of the vehicle based on the charge level. Input of planned power usage of the traction battery by a set of devices is input remotely from the vehicle. An estimated change of the current charge level is determined based upon the planned power usage based on the current charge level, the estimated range, and the planned power usage. Based on the estimated change of the current charge level, a revised charge level of the traction battery and a revised estimated range of the vehicle is determined, and the revised charge level of the traction battery and the revised estimated range of the vehicle is output to a user computing device.
US12235325B2
A learning method of an open circuit voltage estimation model includes training the open circuit voltage estimation model to learn a relationship of the open circuit voltage estimation input data obtained by preprocessing terminal currents and terminal voltages of a secondary battery with an open circuit voltage of the secondary battery. The open circuit voltage estimation input data includes time-series data of: the terminal currents; the terminal voltages; and difference gradients of terminal voltage differences with respect to terminal current differences.
US12235322B2
An apparatus for diagnosing a battery located in a battery system including one or more batteries, the apparatus may include: at least one processor; and a memory configured to store instructions executed by the at least one processor to collect state of charge information of the battery when the battery system is in a standby mode; calculate an amount of power change of the battery during a maintaining period of the standby mode based on the collected state of charge information and pre-stored initial state of charge information; and compare the calculated amount of power change with an expected amount of discharge power of the battery and to determine whether a leakage current occurs in the battery system based on the comparison.
US12235305B2
A system and method for testing an antenna-under-test (AUT). A multi-probe antenna array receiver is moved to a plurality of positions within a scan area. At each position, each probe antenna element of the receiver receives a near-field (NF) over-the-air (OTA) signal from the AUT. An alignment procedure is performed to align reception locations for signals received by different ones of the plurality of probe antenna elements. Correction factors are determined that characterize amplitude and phase discrepancies between the probe antenna elements of the receiver. The correction factors are applied to the received signals, and the corrected signals are combined at each reception location to obtain average signals. A far-field (FF) transmission pattern for the AUT is determined based on a discrete Fourier transform of the average signals and stored in a non-transitory computer readable memory medium.
US12235304B2
A quantum-sensing radiofrequency (RF) receiver system includes a multi-channel single-cell detection cell containing rubidium 87 atoms. Each channel is tuned to a respective RF frequency by applying electric potentials to indium-titanium-oxide (ITO) electrodes formed on detection cell walls. The channels are tuned to different RF frequencies to provide a relatively wideband detection in the aggregate across plural channels. A laser system provides plural laser beams, including a respective probe beam, to each channel to excite the 87Ru atoms therealong to a Rydberg state. Each channel can be read out by tracking absorption for each of the plural probe beams of the multi-channel system.
US12235302B2
A method of detecting potential issues in connection with engagement between a wire bonding tool and an ultrasonic transducer of a wire bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing electrical power to an ultrasonic transducer at each of a plurality of levels of electrical power; (b) detecting an electrical characteristic of the ultrasonic transducer at each of the plurality of levels of electrical power; and (c) determining if the electrical characteristic of the ultrasonic transducer at each of the plurality of levels of electrical power is acceptable.
US12235298B2
The present disclosure relates to a detection circuit, an appliance, and a control method. The detection circuit includes at least a first capacitive component, a second capacitive component, a load to be detected and a detection component, where the first capacitive component is connected in series with the load to be detected to form a first branch, and the first branch is connected in parallel with a second branch including the second capacitive component. The detection component is configured to detect a first alternating current (AC) signal of the first branch and a second AC signal of the second branch, determine a first direction of the first AC signal and a second direction of the second AC signal, and determine a type of the load to be detected based on the first direction and the second direction.
US12235296B2
High-voltage tolerant, high-speed reverse current detection and protection for buck-boost converters
A controller includes a buck gate driver coupled to first high-side switch and first low-side switch of a buck-boost (BB) converter. A zero crossing detection (ZCD) comparator is coupled to first low-side switch. The ZCD comparator is to, while the BB converter operates in buck mode: detect zero current flow through inductor; and turn off first low-side switch in response to detecting the zero current. A boost gate driver is coupled to second high-side switch and second low-side switch of the BB converter. A reverse current detection (RCD) comparator coupled to second high-side switch. The RCD comparator is to, while the BB converter operates in boost mode: detect zero current flow through second high-side switch; and turn off second high-side switch in response to detecting the zero current.
US12235287B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a chamber configured to perform a wet process and having an internal space, a chuck in the internal spaced and being configured for loading a semiconductor substrate thereon, a probe having an end above the chuck and including an electro-optical crystal and a reflective mirror on one surface of the electro-optical crystal, a measuring unit connected to the probe and configured to provide reference light to the probe, and to detect a polarization component of reflected light reflected from the one end of the probe by the reference light, and a controller configured to calculate an amount of electrostatic charge on a surface of the semiconductor substrate from the polarization component.
US12235285B2
The present disclosure provides a method and system for quantifying a degree of blending of virgin and aged asphalt in HRAM. The method includes the following steps: first, constructing a relational equation between the microscale modulus of recycled asphalt in a fully blended state and the content of the aged asphalt; measuring the microscale modulus of the recycled asphalt, the microscale modulus of the aged asphalt, the microscale modulus of the virgin asphalt, and the content of the aged asphalt in the HRAM in situ; inputting the dates above into the relational equation to obtain the microscale modulus of the recycled asphalt in the fully blended state; and based on the microscale modulus of the recycled asphalt measured in situ and the microscale modulus of the recycled asphalt in the fully blended state, obtaining the degree of blending of the virgin and aged asphalt in the HRAM.
US12235283B2
A multiphase fluid is flowed from a flow pipe to a U-bend. Several differential pressures of the multiphase fluid flowing through the flow pipe and U-bend are measured. A mixture density of the multiphase fluid is determined at least based on the measured differential pressures.
US12235281B2
Systems, methods, devices, and an apparatus for capping blood sample tubes after they are processed in an automated blood sample analysis processing system are provided. One aspect describes an automated blood sample tube capping assembly configured to automatically cap a plurality of sample tubes after they are processed in an automated blood sample analysis processing system.
US12235280B2
The invention provides an automatic analyzer capable of closing a lid of a container containing a reagent or a specimen without wearing an upper surface of the lid even when the lid fails to close. The automatic analyzer includes a container accommodation portion that has a lid openable and closable by a rotation fulcrum and accommodates a container containing a reagent or a specimen, and a lid closing guide portion that closes the lid by moving relative to the container accommodation portion, wherein the lid closing guide portion is in contact with an edge of the lid to close the lid.
US12235264B2
An optical imaging system (100) includes a frame (102) designed to provide mechanical coupling between a first stage (104) and a second stage (106), a sample holding region (108) located on the first stage (104), a lens arrangement, and a sensor array. The lens arrangement is disposed between the first stage (104) and the second stage (106) and is designed to receive light from a sample at the sample holding region (108) on the first stage. The lens arrangement has a numerical aperture less than 0.1. The sensor array is coupled to the second stage (106) and is designed to receive light passing through the lens arrangement.
US12235257B2
A method of analyzing influencing factors of a contribution rate of elastic energy of a top plate during catastrophe of a coal body; the specific steps are: taking a core on site and processing the core into a standard test piece; obtaining, by means of an indoor mechanical test, elastic moduli of the top plate and of gas-containing coal, respectively; substituting the obtained elastic moduli and thicknesses of the top plate and of the gas-containing coal into a calculation formula so as to obtain the contribution rate of the elastic energy of the top plate; and analyzing the influence of the contribution rate of the elastic energy of the top plate in the two situations of configuring the same thickness ratio and a different elastic modulus ratio and the same elastic modulus ratio and a different thickness ratio. The method has important theoretical significance and practical engineering value.
US12235249B2
A fluid supply system, for supplying a mobile phase in a sample separation device for separating a fluidic sample in a separation path, includes a proportioning unit for proportioning multiple solvent components for composing the mobile phase, a fluid drive unit for driving the solvent components of the mobile phase, and a control unit for controlling the proportioning unit and the fluid drive unit so that an undefined portion of the mobile phase is removed from the mobile phase before delivering the mobile phase from the fluid drive unit to the separation path.
US12235235B2
A system and method for ascertaining the concentration of a preselected target substance, characterized by a mitigated tendency for yielding results distorted by a departure from a state of calibration, i.e., by “drift”, which drift is ordinarily caused by temperature and humidity variations; drift-mitigation is achieved by exposure of a target substance to a metal oxide semiconductor material, the temperature of a heating element operatively associated with said material being cycled between a low-temperature interval and a high-temperature interval, in which latter interval the material's temperature is raised to a level at or above the minimum temperature for rapid formation of one or more oxides of the target substance, the oxide formation taking place in a sufficiently short time that the conductivity is reflective of a transient signal amplitude in a brief interval of time, such that the external factors causing drift do not have sufficient opportunity to distort the concentration determination.
US12235232B2
A gas sensor includes a gas detecting element that includes a first electrode, a metal oxide layer, and a second electrode; and a first insulating film that has an opening allowing the second electrode to be partially exposed therethrough and covers the first electrode, the metal oxide layer, and another part of the second electrode. The metal oxide layer has a characteristic where its resistance value changes as the second electrode makes contact with gas molecules including hydrogen atoms. A first step is provided at a portion lying on an interface between the metal oxide layer and the second electrode and located within the opening as viewed in plan view. A local region is provided in the metal oxide layer and near the first step. A degree of oxygen deficiency of the local region is greater than a degree of oxygen deficiency of other regions in the metal oxide layer.
US12235229B2
An X-ray fluorescence spectrometer according to the present invention includes a calculation unit (10) configured to calculate a content of each element in a sample (13) using an FP method, wherein the calculation unit (10) is configured to: in order to take into consideration an influence of unmeasured elements for which the fluorescent X-rays are not measured, use shorter-wavelength scattered X-rays of primary X-rays having a wavelength of 0.05 nm or more and 0.075 nm or less, and longer-wavelength scattered X-rays of the primary X-rays having a wavelength of 0.11 nm or more and 0.23 nm or less as scattered X-rays whose intensities are measured by a detection unit (9), assume a mean atomic number for elements other than hydrogen included in the unmeasured elements, and assume a content for hydrogen.
US12235228B2
The invention described herein is a spectrometer having components allowing remote orientation of crystal analyzer and detector.
US12235220B2
A method of determining whether a display manufacturing facility is abnormal includes a first step of obtaining facility information data of facilities used to manufacture a display panel, a second step of preparing a display module by attaching a printed circuit board and a driving chip to the display panel, a third step of obtaining preliminary inspection data through an on-off test on the display module, a fourth step of associating the facility information data with the preliminary inspection data, establishing a database by repeatedly performing the first step to the fourth step, obtaining real-time inspection data through an on-off test on a display module to be inspected, determining whether the display module to be inspected is normal, and determining a facility causing abnormality of the display module, from the real-time inspection data by using the database, in case that the display module to be inspected is abnormal is determined.
US12235218B2
Disclosed are methods of measuring the quantity of active organic matter in a soil sample, as well as kits for performing such measurements.
US12235205B1
Methods and systems for measuring cathodic protection of a metallic structure using a plurality of coupons, the method including electrically coupling a first coupon to the metallic structure, the first coupon being electrically connected to a reference cell and including a first material, electrically coupling a second coupon to the metallic structure, the second coupon being electrically connected to the reference cell and including a second material, electrically coupling the first coupon to the second coupon, applying a first cathodic protection current to the metallic structure, interrupting the application of the first cathodic protection current, measuring voltage between the electrically coupled first and second coupons and the metallic structure while the application of the first cathodic protection current is interrupted, and determining whether a degree of cathodic protection applied to the metallic structure is sufficient based on the measured voltage.
US12235195B1
A water environmental DNA collection apparatus, including a lower box body and collection components, where a clear water chamber, a motor chamber, a water pump chamber and a power supply chamber are provided in the lower box body, a motor is provided in the motor chamber, a water pump is provided in the water pump chamber, the lower box body is fixedly connected with a first filtering mechanism, the water pump communicates with the first filtering mechanism, a support column is fixedly connected outside the lower box body, and a turntable is fixedly connected with the support column; and a plurality of groups of collection components are provided, each collection component includes a press filter, a cylinder and a bottom shell, a transverse plate is fixedly connected inside the cylinder, the cylinder is divided into a filter pressing chamber and a filtering chamber through the transverse plate.
US12235194B2
A coring device, comprising an electronic sub communicated with a ground control system and identifying the position of a core taken underground, a supporting arm sub for fixing the coring device, a rotating sub for rotating a mechanical sub to a specified position to carry out coring by rotating, a hydraulically controlled sub for providing power to the rotating sub and the mechanical sub, a mechanical sub for performing pushing, coring, core folding and core length measurement operations, and a core storage barrel sub for storing a taken core, which are sequentially connected. The rotating sub comprises a rotating shaft, a moving sleeve which sleeves the rotating shaft and is in threaded connection with the rotating shaft, and a fixed housing; the rotating shaft and the moving sleeve are arranged inside the fixed housing, two ends of the rotating shaft respectively extend from two ends of the fixed housing.
US12235189B2
There is an apparatus and method of testing for leaks in a contained system with an interior containing fluids. A tracer gas is introduced into the interior of the contained system. The apparatus and method sense for the presence of the tracer gas outside the contained system using a plurality of sensors located on an unmanned aerial vehicle.
US12235182B2
An end-connecting type hydraulic loader to solve the difficult loading and assembly on the same side in closed power closed testing in planetary gearbox, includes a transmission shaft (3), an internal output inner gear sleeve (1) on a left end of the transmission shaft (3), a thrust shaft (5) rotatably mounted on the transmission shaft (3) and positioned on a right side of internal output inner gear sleeve (1), an external output inner gear sleeve (2) coaxially installed on the internal output inner gear sleeve (1) and connected to the thrust shaft (5), a spiral floating cylinder (9) on a right end of the thrust shaft (5) and a siding assembly on the transmission shaft (3) meshed with the spiral floating cylinder (9) having a left and right sliding movement along the transmission shaft (3) under a hydraulic oil circuit action of the transmission shaft.
US12235179B2
Optical tactile sensors are provided that include a scaffolding structure, a transparent elastomer material covering at least an end portion of the scaffolding structure, and one or multiple cameras situated on the end portion of the scaffolding structure and embedded within the transparent elastomer material, wherein the one or multiple cameras are situated so as to provide an extended, e.g., up to 360°, field of view about the end portion of the scaffolding structure.
US12235176B2
A device for determines the torque and/or the rotary angle between a first shaft and a second shaft, which are coupled via a gear mechanism to rotate relative to one another about an axis of rotation. The first shaft has a first end region, a second end region, and a first direction vector pointing in parallel with the axis of rotation from the first end region to the second end region, and the second shaft has a first end region, a second end region, and a second direction vector pointing in parallel with the axis of rotation from the first end region to the second end region. The first shaft is designed as a hollow shaft and the second shaft is arranged coaxially in the first shaft in such a way that the first direction vector and the second direction vector have the same orientation.
US12235168B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to trim temperature sensors are disclosed. An example method includes: sampling a first value indicative of a temperature of a first die of a multi-chip module (MCM) with a first temperature sensor, the first die including a first transistor having a channel including a first material; and calibrating a second temperature sensor configured to sample a second value indicative of a temperature of a second die including a second transistor have a second channel including a second material, the calibrating based on the first value.
US12235164B2
A temperature monitoring assembly includes a plurality of sensing units that each has an input port and each of the sensing units broadcasts a data signal. A first temperature sensor is pluggable into the input port on a respective one of the sensing units to sense the temperature of a fluid food item. A second temperature sensor has a data cord that is pluggable into the input port on a respective one of the sensing units to sense the temperature of a solid food item. A personal electronic device is included which stores a temperature analysis program. The personal electronic device is in remote communication with the sensing units and the personal electronic device displays temperature data corresponding to each of the sensing units to facilitate a user to remotely monitor the temperature of the food items that each of the sensing units is measuring.
US12235157B2
A spectrometry device wherein light rays emitted from an object face measurement point combine into one parallel light beam by an objective lens, this is divided into a first and second light beam by a phase shifter, and the first and second light beam emit toward a light-receiving face of a photodetector while providing an optical path length difference. A light-shielding plate is arranged on a face optically conjugate the object face respective to the objective lens, and only light passed through translucent portions of the light-shielding plate is directed to the objective lens. A lateral length of each light-shielding plate translucent portion and the interval between two adjacent translucent portions are based on the objective lens focal length, the distance from the phase shifter to the photodetector light-receiving face, a photodetector pixel pitch, a pixel length, and a predetermined wavelength range of the light emitted from the measurement point.
US12235153B2
A system for controlling the activation/deactivation of an electromagnetic shielding screen of a porthole or a protective window of an optoelectronic equipment, which includes, a radiofrequency electromagnetic sensor, with a bandwidth adapted to a cut-off band of said shielding screen corresponding to a range of electromagnetic fields to be blocked, connected to a detector-rectifier with a sensitivity higher than a minimum value of the power of an electromagnetic field to be blocked by means of said shielding screen and a device for activating/deactivating said electromagnetic shielding screen, said detector-rectifier being configured, in the presence of the electromagnetic field with a power exceeding said minimum value, to activate said device for activating/deactivating the electromagnetic shielding screen by capturing the electromagnetic energy supplied by said electromagnetic fields with a power exceeding said minimum value.
US12235152B2
A method for estimating structural vibration in real time includes steps described below. A to-be-estimated measuring point of a to-be-measured structure is acquired, and at least one target measuring point associated with the to-be-estimated measuring point is determined; coordinates corresponding to each target measuring point of the at least one target measuring point, a target mode corresponding to the each target measuring point and a target vibration parameter corresponding to the each target measuring point are determined; a mode vibration parameter of the to-be-estimated measuring point and an interpolation vibration parameter of the to-be-estimated measuring point are determined based on the to-be-estimated measuring point and in combination with the target mode, the target vibration parameter and the coordinates of the each target measuring point; and an estimated vibration parameter of the to-be-estimated measuring point is determined according to the mode vibration parameter and the interpolation vibration parameter.
US12235147B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting a water level, which are capable of generating a water level detection signal which is alternating current output to a water level detection sensor by using two direct current control signals alternately output from a micom.
US12235136B2
A control method and a controller related to electromagnetic tracking are provided. In the method, a working position is determined, and the working position is the position at which a magnetic field sensor is located relative to a magnetic field emitter; an electrical characteristic of the magnetic field emitter or the magnetic field sensor is adjusted to a target characteristic corresponding to the working position. In this way, the positioning accuracy may be improved.
US12235134B2
A sensor for a magnetic measuring device for detecting a rotational or translational movement of a body includes a permanent magnet which is connected to the body for conjoint rotation and which moves with the body. The sensor is fastened to a body by a method, and the sensor can be used in a magnetic measuring device for contactlessly detecting a rotational movement of a body. Plastic-bonded permanent magnet material is injection-molded onto the body, acting as an extension thereof, and forms a free end of the body acting as a permanent magnet.
US12235122B2
A vehicle includes a processor configured to receive information for traveling guidance, which is generated based on an image of a specific point. The image of the specific point is captured by another vehicle, and the specific point is a point at which a traveling route of a different vehicle deviates from a guidance route.
US12235120B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from a sensor array of a vehicle while traveling on a road. The method includes determining a confidence score for a classification of an object based on the sensor data. The method includes generating an object graphic corresponding to the object based on the confidence score for the classification of the object. The method includes retrieving, from one or more third-party systems, third-party data associated with an environment in proximity to the object and associated with the road based on the classification. The method includes generating an overlay graphic corresponding to the environment in proximity to the object based on the third-party data. The method includes providing for display the object graphic rendered in association with the overlay graphic corresponding to the environment.
US12235115B2
An information processing device of: generating first routes satisfying a first condition; calculating a first index of each node based on a cost of each edge; generating a second route arriving at each node from a starting point and satisfying a second condition; generating a third route satisfying the second condition by adding the edge to the second route; calculating a second index being a difference between a total value of the first index and the cost of the second and third routes; updating the second route when the second index of the third route is smaller than the second index of the second route; excluding the edge having not contributed to the updating more than a predetermined number of times; and outputting a route with the smallest second index, the first index representing a degree of reduction of the cost in a linearly relaxed problem of the routing problem.
US12235114B2
A routine-run-vehicle determination unit determines a route from a departure place to a destination of a following vehicle, and a plurality of routine-run vehicles in charge of a plurality of routine-run areas overlapping the route. For each of the routine-run vehicles, a route determination unit determines a routine-run route on which the following vehicle and another following vehicle that are going to travel in a routine-run area in charge can follow, and determines a portion of the routine-run route overlapping an adjacent routine-run area as a takeover position at which the following vehicle is taken over to the next routine-run vehicle. A reservation management unit transmits routine-run-vehicle reservation data including identification information of the following vehicle, and the routine-run route and the takeover position to each of the routine-run vehicles.
US12235107B2
The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for use of a vehicle to conduct a site survey. An example method can include receiving navigation guidance to move a vehicle along a pre-defined path on a property for executing a site survey operation of the property. The site survey operation can include a staking procedure performed by a robotic arm attached to the vehicle, an image capture procedure performed by use of a camera in the vehicle, and/or a subterranean scanning procedure for detecting a buried object. In an example implementation, the staking procedure can include inserting at a first location on the property, a stake having affixed thereon, a barcode label. A barcode scanner can be used to read the barcode label for obtaining information associated with an object present at the first location.
US12235105B2
A laser marker according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a laser emitter; an information reception circuit; a measuring circuit; and a disabling circuit. The measuring circuit starts to measure an elapsed time in response to the information reception circuit receiving an enabled time. The disabling circuit disables the laser marker for operating in response to a length of the elapsed time reaching or having reached a length of the enabled time.
US12235100B2
A method of determining a thickness of an elongate or extended structure using elastic waves is disclosed. The method comprises receiving at least one time-domain signal from a transducer, generating a frequency-domain signal in dependence upon the at least one time-domain signal, reducing noise in the frequency-domain signal to provide a de-noised frequency-domain signal, comparing the de-noised frequency-domain signal with at least two reference signals, each reference signal corresponding to a respective thickness; and determining the thickness of the elongate or extended structure in dependence comparing the de-noised frequency-domain signal with the at least two reference signals.
US12235094B2
A confocal measuring apparatus serves for 3D measurement of an object surface. The measuring apparatus has a light source for measuring light, a lens array having a plurality of array lenses, a chromatic telescope, multiplexer optics, collimation optics and spatially resolved detection device. The chromatic telescope images an object plane into an arrangement plane of the lens array. The multiplexer optics is arranged at a distance of a total of a focal length of the array lenses on the one hand and a focal length of the multiplexer optics, downstream of the lens array. A single pinhole aperture is arranged at a distance of the focal length of the multiplexer optics. The collimation optics is arranged downstream of the pinhole aperture. A confocal measuring apparatus results, which has a simplified design and at the same time a high measurement throughput.
US12235092B2
A detection device and an image forming apparatus. The detection device includes a size sensor to detect a size of a sheet in a direction of conveyance, the sheet being conveyed when detected by the size sensor, a thickness sensor to detect a thickness of the sheet, and circuitry to determine whether a disparity in sizes is occurring to the sheet or a fed-with-overlap error is occurring to the sheet, based on the thickness of the sheet detected by the thickness sensor. The image forming apparatus includes a detection device including a size sensor to detect a size of a sheet in a direction of conveyance, a thickness sensor to detect a thickness of the sheet, and circuitry to determine whether a disparity in sizes is occurring to the sheet or a fed-with-overlap error is occurring to the sheet, based on the thickness of the sheet.
US12235090B2
A wireless electronic detonator includes a primary source of energy and at least one functional module. A power switch is disposed between the primary source of energy and the functional module to connect or disconnect the functional module and the primary source of energy. A controller controls the power switch and includes an optical receiver to detect and demodulate a light signal emitted by a control console, The controller generates a control signal according to the demodulated light signal to at least control the power switch. A wireless detonation system includes the wireless electronic detonator and the control console configured to emit a light signal, and method for activating the wireless electronic detonator.
US12235089B1
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a shock initiation system for initiating shock in a shock tube for demolition. In some embodiments, the shock initiation system comprises a reusable discharge unit and a replaceable shock initiation platform. The reusable discharge unit may comprise a power source, a timer, a switch, and user inputs and may function to store a time, countdown the timer, and generate and transmit an electrical energy to the replaceable shock initiation platform. The shock initiation platform may receive the electrical energy from the discharge unit overpowering a resistor disposed on the shock initiation platform. The resistor may then detonate providing an initiation shock to a proximally disposed shock tube, thereby initiating shock in the shock tube.
US12235088B2
Described is a shaped charge warhead comprising an axially symmetric fragmentation casing designed to define a containment space and having in a base portion a casting hole for the explosive, a detonator housed in the casting hole and a conical liner of the shaped charge positioned inside the containment space. The casing and the conical or hemispherical liner, with a variable thickness, if necessary, are made in a single piece. The casing extends along a respective axis of extension in such a way as to also define a standoff of the charged warhead.
US12235084B1
A target apparatus including: a base; a V-shaped member having first and second ends, the second end connected to the base; a first cleat, configured to connect to one or more inflated balloons, fixed to the V-shaped member; wherein the V-shaped member includes first and second members; the first member having first and second edges; wherein the second member has a first and second edges; wherein the first edges of the first and second members are fixed together; wherein the second edges of the first and second members are separated by a gap; and wherein the first cleat is fixed to the V-shaped member so that at least part of the first cleat is between the first and second members. The target apparatus further includes a first ring fixed to the first V-shaped member so that at least part of the first ring is between the first and second members.
US12235076B2
Various embodiments described herein may include a locking adjustment device having: a knob assembly being manually rotatable to adjust an optical device setting; a catch assembly defining a home position of the knob assembly whereat the catch assembly prevents rotation of the knob assembly in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction; and wherein the catch assembly includes a button or other lock-release arranged to, responsive to a manually-applied force, disengage a catch member from a catch opening or recess to allow the knob assembly to be rotated, in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction, from the home position to an adjustment position. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US12235074B2
A grenade launcher apparatus having an integral fire control system includes a receiver having a fore end portion, a pivotally attached to the fore end portion, the barrel having a muzzle end and a breech end. A trigger assembly is coupled to the receiver adjacent the breech end of the barrel and a hand grip is attached to the receiver adjacent the trigger assembly. A buttstock assembly is coupled to the receiver and a fire control system secured to the fore end portion of the receiver. In another aspect, a fire control system is provided. In yet another aspect, a method aiming a grenade launcher apparatus is provided.
US12235065B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided that include linear motors and controllers configured to simulate haptic feedback for gaming devices and simulations systems, including gaming firearms and other peripheral devices used in various gaming environments.
US12235060B2
An ammunition feeding device is disclosed. The ammunition feeding device comprises a body, a follower inside the body, a magazine spring contacting the follower, and a spring latch attached to the body, where the spring latch extends from a position inside the body to a position outside the body through an opening in the top of the body.
US12235058B2
A bolt for a firearm having an extractor for cartridge cases, comprising a cylindrical body having a locking portion with a breech face, an undercut, groove-shaped, rearwardly-running recess for an extractor with an extractor claw and a leaf spring, as well as an inwardly-projecting bearing protrusion and a second lever arm with a rearwardly-projecting spring bearing portion. The bearing protrusion is designed to be hook-shaped so as to abut against the extractor axis in the installed state with a bearing opening open rearwardly, and, on the body, the groove-shaped recess for receiving the leaf spring is laterally open at least partially on one side tangentially to the circumferential direction, via an insertion portion, and is designed to merge laterally and/or rearwardly into the undercut, and the body has a cavity for receiving the bearing protrusion relative to an imaginary plane of the recess in the region of the extractor axis.
US12235055B2
A coupling assembly for a vehicle includes a container selectively coupled with a compartment of the vehicle. The container includes at least one first port in fluid communication with an interior of the container. At least one second port is disposed on a wall of the compartment and is in fluid communication with a climate control system in the vehicle. A connection assembly is between the container and the wall. The connection assembly includes a positioning feature configured to align the at least one first port with the at least one second port. The connection assembly further includes a securing feature configured to bias the container toward the wall when the container is coupled with the wall to maintain fluid communication between the interior and the climate control system.
US12235054B2
The present invention relates to an integrated connector and a heat exchanger including the same, in which a connector main body is formed by pressing one pipe, a cap is press-fitted into the connector main body, such that the integrated connector is formed so that an interior of the connector main body is blocked by the cap. Therefore, the number of components used to manufacture a connector, which connects and securely couples a header tank and a gas-liquid separator, may be reduced, the integrated connector may be easily manufactured, and a brazing defect may be reduced at portions where the integrated connector is joined to the header tank and the gas-liquid separator of the heat exchanger.
US12235050B2
A plate heat exchanger arrangement, which includes at least a first plate pack and a second plate pack arranged adjacent to each other inside the outer casing, and the first plate pack has a diameter, defined by the outer edges of the heat exchange plates, which is greater than a diameter of the second plate pack.
US12235049B2
A heat exchanger with which a fluid to be treated or a generated gas can be prevented from stagnating in a heat transfer part, which can be disassembled for good washability, and which can be coated or lined. The heat exchanger is provided with tow flow passages, i.e. a first flow passage and a second flow passage, within a space formed between an inner tube and an outer tube which are concentric to each other. A spiral heat transfer body is disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube, and the spiral heat transfer body has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially triangular in the axial-direction cross section. The space is partitioned into the first flow passage and the second flow passage by the spiral heat transfer body, and heat is exchanged via the spiral heat transfer body between a first fluid flowing within the first flow passage and a fluid flowing within the second flow passage.
US12235043B1
The present disclosure provides, among other things, methods of drying porcine thyroid gland material and manufacturing DTE comprising vacuum drying porcine thyroid gland material in a way such that the temperature of the porcine thyroid gland material is maintained above a threshold temperature. Since applying vacuum, or reducing pressure, has a cooling effect on the porcine thyroid gland material, maintaining the porcine thyroid gland material above a threshold temperature can be achieved by gradually reducing pressure while simultaneously increasing the heat applied to the porcine thyroid gland material during the period of gradual pressure change. Such methods are advantageous in reducing bioburden (killing and impeding the growth of microorganisms) while maintaining therapeutic levels of thyroid hormones, as compared to certain methods of drying porcine thyroid gland material and/or manufacturing DTE known in the art.
US12235042B2
A heating device (100) includes a cylinder body (110) provided with a pick-and-place opening, a door body (120) configured to open and close the pick-and-place opening, an electromagnetic generating system, at least a part of which is disposed in the cylinder body (110) or accessed into the cylinder body (110), and a temperature sensing device. The temperature sensing device includes a signal sensing part (171) and a processor (172), wherein the signal sensing part (171) is configured to sense specific parameters of an incident wave signal and a reflected wave signal in the cylinder body (110), and the processor (172) is configured to judge whether an average temperature of the object to be processed is in a specific temperature interval according to the specific parameters. A more accurate overall average temperature can be obtained, and the heating progress of the object to be processed can be judged more accurately.
US12235027B2
Efficiency in refrigerant charging work is addressed when a refrigerant recovered from the first heat source unit is to be charged to a second heat source unit. In a refrigerant charging method in which a first heat source unit of an already installed refrigeration cycle apparatus in which a refrigeration cycle is to be performed by a refrigerant that circulates is replaced with a second heat source unit, transferring the refrigerant from the first heat source unit to the second heat source unit is included. In addition, the method includes measuring the weight of the refrigerant that is transferred from the first heat source unit to the second heat source unit.
US12235026B2
A combination water heating, air conditioning refrigerant system is described. The combined system includes a plurality of independently adjustable electronic expansion valves. The expansion valves can independently modulate the delivery of high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant to either a water heat exchanger or an outside condenser. A controller can receive input signals, including temperature signals from one or more temperature sensors that indicate the temperature at various locations of the system. The temperature signals include one or more of water temperature signals, ambient air temperature signals, or refrigerant super heat temperatures signals. In response to the input signals, the controller can output control signals to one or more of the plurality of electronic expansion valves.
US12235020B2
A water heater connectable to an external air supply and exhaust pipe includes a housing that houses a combustion device, a connecting portion, a first air supply and exhaust pipe, and a second air supply and exhaust pipe. The connecting portion includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder projecting upward from an upper surface of the housing. The first air supply and exhaust pipe and the second air supply and exhaust pipe are selectively connectable to the connecting portion. The first air supply and exhaust pipe is connectable to the connecting portion by interpolating a first air supply pipe into the outer cylinder and interpolating a first exhaust pipe into the inner cylinder, and the second air supply and exhaust pipe is connectable to the connecting portion by externally fitting a second air supply pipe onto the outer cylinder and interpolating a second exhaust pipe into the inner cylinder.
US12235016B2
A purification device for exercise environment is provided and includes a main body, a purification unit, a gas guider and a gas detection module. The purification unit, the gas guider and the gas detection module are disposed in the main body to guide the gas outside the main body through the purification unit for filtering and purifying the gas, and discharge a purified gas. The gas detection module detects particle concentration of suspended particles contained in the purified gas. The gas guider is controlled to operate and export the gas at an airflow rate within 3 minutes. The particle concentration of the suspended particles contained in the purified gas, which is filtered by the purification unit, is reduced to and less than 0.75 μg/m3. Consequently, the purified gas is filtered, and an exerciser in an exercise environment can breathe with safety.
US12235015B2
A lasting effect essential oil supply aromatherapy humidifier comprises: a water storage bucket is located the top of a seat, the inner bottom of the bucket is provided with an atomizer, an inner cover shell is covered on the water storage bucket, and the outermost layer is covered with an outer cover shell. The essential oil releaser is located on the water storage bucket, and the essential oil releaser has a placed seat, and a threaded connection port upwards on one side of for supplying an opening of the essential oil bottle to be butted, and another side is located with a control amount release opening which is sunk low into the water storage bucket. The essential oil can be slowly released into the water storage bucket for an extended period for perfume fusion, the application can produce a consistent and elegant light fragrance spray, which is released into the air. The present invention allows users to conveniently add essential oils without frequently opening the aromatherapy humidifier, and at the same time, which can prolong the use time of the aromatherapy, and obtain the effects of refreshing, reinvigorating, and physical and mental comfort.
US12235014B2
An equipment pad generally includes at least four risers and at least four channels. Riser tops extend outwardly and broaden from a central portion of the equipment pad and comprise an equipment support surface. Channel beds and side walls extend outwardly and may curve or bend from the central portion of the equipment pad to comprise a ground support surface. Channel openings together span from 15% to 50% of the perimeter of the equipment pad and allow drainage to exit the channels. The horizontal area of the channel beds comprises from 20% to 50% of the total combined horizontal area of the channel beds and riser tops. Typically, each channel is wider at the channel opening than at the central portion of the equipment pad. The pad's corners typically have a combined length of at least 20% of the perimeter of the equipment pad.
US12235011B2
An indoor unit apparatus of a split-type air conditioner and a method for using the same are provided, which can realize both of an impinging jet ventilation manner and a displacement ventilation manner. A thin air layer can be formed on the ground through using the indoor unit apparatus of a split-type air conditioner, and the indoor unit apparatus of a split-type air conditioner is adapted to be used both in summer and in winter.
US12235010B2
Electronic module of inverter for electric compressor of climate control system having a circuit board and one or several power semiconductors and busbars, an intermediate circuit capacitor, an EMC filter coil and a support structure with outer support structure part carrying the circuit board and includes necessary securement devices to dispose the electronic module, utilizing securement elements, tightly on compressor housing along contact areas of the support structure located in a base plane. Inner support structure part framed by outer support structure part is implemented to be resilient and/or is resiliently connected with outer support structure part and carries the power semiconductors and comprises securement devices that permit securing inner support structure part, utilizing securement elements, independently of securement of outer support structure part and circuit board on compressor housing. Method for assembling the electronic module and a method for mounting the electronic module on a compressor housing is provided.
US12235005B2
A method of controlling a refrigerator including a cold air generator and a cold air transmission unit includes, when a temperature of the storage compartment becomes equal to or greater than a first reference temperature, operating the cold air generator with predetermined cooling power and turning on and operating the cold air transmitter with predetermined output, upon determining that the temperature of the storage compartment becomes equal to or less than a second reference temperature lower than the first reference temperature, turning off the cold air transmitter, and, upon determining that the temperature of the storage compartment becomes equal to or greater than the first reference temperature, turning on the cold air transmitter again, wherein a controller determines operation output of the cold air transmitter based on the cooling power of the cold air generator.
US12235001B2
The present invention provides a system for detecting an amount of R-454b refrigerant in an air temperature controller using an R-454b refrigerant, and a method of installing a configuration of R-454b sensors in the air temperature controller using an R-454b refrigerant. The system includes an R-454b control board, a first R-454b sensor, and a second R-454b sensor. The first R-454b sensor and the second R-454b sensor are coupled in series and electrically coupled to the R-454b control board. Each of the first R-454b sensor and the second R-454b sensor include sensing components configured to detect the amount of R-454b refrigerant.
US12234996B2
An igniter assembly for a gas cooking appliance is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the igniter assembly may have an igniter that can be removed from and/or inserted into an igniter socket/base through a surface of a cooking appliance without having to remove the surface of the cooking appliance. Accordingly, when the surface is being cleaned after cooking applications, the igniter can be removed from the surface, thereby eliminating any potential damage to the igniter and allowing the surface to be thoroughly cleaned. After cleaning, the igniter can then be re-inserted into the igniter socket through the surface of the cooking appliance without having to remove the surface of the cooking appliance.
US12234990B2
A combustion device includes: an ammonia tank; a combustor connected to the ammonia tank; an air supply source; and an ammonia autothermal cracking device having inlets connected to the ammonia tank and the air supply source and an outlet connected to the combustor.
US12234985B2
A burner assembly including a body, the body including a first aperture, a second aperture, a cavity between the first and second aperture, and a gas inlet in fluid communication with the cavity. The assembly also includes a gas nozzle arranged to terminate a first distance from the first aperture of the body. The assembly also includes a fuel tube and a fuel nozzle disposed within the cavity of the body, the fuel tube arranged to terminate within a first through-bore of the gas nozzle, and the fuel nozzle being removably secured to the fuel tube, the fuel nozzle terminating a second distance from the first aperture of the body, wherein the first distance is less than the second distance or the first distance is substantially equal to the second distance.
US12234981B2
Provided is a device for forming a light strip installation pattern and a method for installation thereof. The device includes a pattern forming member capable of forming a predetermined pattern; and a pattern bearing portion having an object surface, a first pattern the same as the predetermined pattern can be formed on the object surface by using the predetermined pattern and when the device is used, the first pattern on the object surface is irradiated by a light source and is imaged on a predetermined installation surface to form a second pattern, and the light strip can be installed on the predetermined installation surface along the second pattern.
US12234980B2
A sand painting lamp includes a sand painting body, and a light-emitting lamp. The sand painting body includes a side portion. The side portion includes a light-transmitting portion. The light-emitting lamp is disposed opposite to the side portion. A light-emitting surface of the light-emitting lamp faces the light-transmitting portion. Light emitted from the light-emitting lamp illuminates the sand painting body from the side portion of the sand painting body, so that the sand painting body is fully illuminated. The combination of the light-emitting lamp and the sand painting body displays a good sand painting effect, and decorative effect is excellent, which satisfies the needs of the users.
US12234974B2
A light-emitting module and a display device are provided. The light-emitting module includes a backlight module and a first circuit board electrically connected to the backlight module. The first circuit board includes a first surface and at least one first electrical connection terminal on the first surface; the backlight module includes a second circuit board, the second circuit board includes at least one second electrical connection terminal, and the at least one first electrical connection terminal and the at least one second electrical connection terminal are electrically connected on the first surface to form an electrical connection region; the light-emitting module further includes a fixing adhesive film; the fixing adhesive film includes a first light-transmitting region; and the light-emitting module at least includes a first state, the electrical connection region is visible through the first light-transmitting region in the first state.
US12234972B1
The light stand includes a frame having a offset base with upper and lower legs that to allow for the nesting of adjacent light stands for more compact transport and storage. The light stand includes a dual-mast design with a top beam that allows a light fixture to be connected thereto. So that the light stand can be readily used in inclement weather and to protected the light fixture from knocking damage if it were to fall over or be accidently hit, the preferred embodiment of the light fixture includes a socket assembly with a flange having an elongated sidewall such that the fastening portion of the bulb extends into the flange of the socket and is protected from the elements. The light stand also includes an outlet to provide power to other lights or items used therewith.
US12234968B2
An illumination device for use with a motor vehicle includes a housing having a first side and a second side connected via a hinge, the hinge to allow the first side and the second side to fold together to form a closed configuration of the housing; and one or more internal components to secure within the housing when in the closed configuration; the first side, the second side, and the hinge are manufactured as a single unit; and the housing is to mount within an environment of the motor vehicle.
US12234956B1
A full-spectrum decorative string light has a light emitting diode (LED) light string and a control circuit. The LED light string includes multiple light units. Each one of the light units has a first LED and a second LED. The first LED is electrically connected to the second LED in parallel by inverse direction. Each one of the first LED and the second LED is selected from the group consisting of a yellow LED and a white LED. The first LED and the second LED have different colors. The control circuit is electrically connected to the LED light string to activate the LED light string by pulse width modulation (PWM) control signals. The duty cycles of the PWM control signals are changeable.
US12234954B2
The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of LED lighting and relates to an LED lamp structure, including a lamp holder, a bulb shell, and an LED light source assembly; the lamp holder is provided with an accommodating chamber with an opening; a straight sleeve is integrally formed in the accommodating chamber in an injection molding manner; a female connector is fixedly mounted in the straight sleeve; the bulb shell is connected to the lamp holder to form a lamp housing; and the LED light source assembly is electrically connected to the female connector and extends into the bulb shell.
US12234952B2
A combination comprising a receptacle of defined internal volume, which contains a chemical reaction product. The product may be made in apparatus for undertaking a chemical reaction which comprises an elongate housing and a receptacle. The elongate housing may include a cooling means and end fittings which may include ports where fluids may be introduced and/or removed.
US12234949B2
A container for pressurized fluid, in particular a gas cylinder, having a given internal volume, having a fluid distribution valve having a member for selecting the flow rate, which can be manipulated by a user, a position sensor configured to detect the position of the member for adjusting flow rate, and an electronic device having a means for measuring pressure and temperature, a microprocessor-based data processing means that are configured to calculate a remaining fluid on the basis of pressure and temperature measurements, of the position of the member for selecting the flow rate and of the internal volume of the container, a timer, and display means for displaying an updated remaining fluid.
US12234948B2
A pressure vessel assembly includes a pressure vessel including a cylinder, a first side dome provided at one end of the cylinder, and a second side dome provided at the other end of the cylinder, a first protector that surrounds an outer surface of the first side dome, a second protector that surrounds an outer surface of the second side dome, and a connector that connects the first protector and the second protector such that the pressure vessel is interposed between the first protector and the second protector. The pressure vessel assembly can help to prevent damage and breakage of the pressure vessel caused by external impact and improve safety and reliability of the pressure vessel.
US12234946B2
A magnetic spray can holder having a front wall having one or more magnets to engage and hold a spray can and having a back wall having one or more magnets to attach the spray can holder to a metal surface.
US12234939B2
A method of connecting a pipe to a cast fitting, the method can include casting a body including a first body end and a second body end disposed opposite from the first body end, wherein the body defines an axis extending from the first body end to the second body end, wherein the body includes a first neck disposed proximate to the first body end wherein the body further includes an inner body surface defining a bore extending through the body from the first body end to the second body end, and wherein the body further includes an outer body surface spaced from the inner body surface a predetermined wall thickness.
US12234935B1
A kit for forming a garden structure, includes connecting bodies and connecting joints. The connecting bodies include a first connecting body having a first open end, a second connecting body having a second open end, and a third connecting body extending between a third open end and a fourth open end. The connecting joints include a first connecting joint and a second connecting joint. The first connecting joint includes a first base, a first extending body dimensioned to fit with the first open end of the first connecting body and a second extending body dimensioned to fit within the third open end of the third connecting body. The second connecting joint include a second base, a third extending body dimensioned to fit within the second open end of the second connecting body, and a fourth extending body dimensioned to fit within the fourth open end of the third connecting body.
US12234934B2
A tubing junction assembly may include a body, and a collar coupled to the body. The body may include a head portion, a base portion, and an intermediate portion. At least a portion of an outer surface of the body at the intermediate portion may define a cross-sectional width that tapers from the head portion to the base portion. The collar may have an inner surface defining a passage. A tubing may be stretched over the outer surface of the body with a proximal end portion of the tubing stretched over at least a portion of the outer surface of the body at the intermediate portion. The inner surface of the collar may be sleeved over a portion of the outer surface of the tubing and coupled to the collar such that the proximal end portion of the tubing is sandwiched and compressed between the body and the collar.
US12234929B2
A quick connection clamping hoop, including an upper clamping hoop body and a lower clamping hoop body that are both in a semi-annular shape; where the upper clamping hoop body and the lower clamping hoop body each have one end as a plug connecting end and the other end as a connecting end; connecting ends of the upper clamping hoop body and the lower clamping hoop body each are provided with a lug, and the connecting ends of the two are connected together via a bolt passing through lugs; plug connecting ends of the two are connected together via a plug connecting mechanism disposed at the plug connecting ends of the two.
US12234921B2
A pneumatic valve adapter that couples with a valve stem of a bicycle tire is provided. The valve adapter comprises a cap, a seal, a biasing member, and a sealing member. The cap includes a pin passage and a circumferential concavity on an outer diameter. The receiver is coupled to the cap and is couplable with the valve stem, the receiver having a first opening that is fluidly coupled to a central passage. The seal has a circular shape and cross-section, the seal is disposed between the cap and the end of the receiver, the seal having a second hole that fluidly couples the first opening and the pin passage. The biasing member is disposed in the central passage. The sealing member is disposed within the central passage and biased against the seal by the biasing member, the sealing member being movable between a first position and a second position.
US12234920B2
A control valve, comprising a valve body, a valve element assembly, and a sealing member, wherein the valve body is provided with a mounting cavity, and at least part of the valve element assembly is located in the mounting cavity; the valve body comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a limiting rib, the side wall is arranged to protrude from the bottom wall, the limiting rib comprises an arc-shaped section, is located in a space enclosed by the side wall and the bottom wall, and protrudes out of the bottom wall, and a gap is provided between the side wall and the limiting rib; the sealing member comprises a first part and a second part, the axial end close to the sealing member being defined as the first part.
US12234912B2
Provided is a bearing device for a vehicle wheel comprising: an outer-side seal that is resistant to deterioration over time and can prevent foreign matter. This bearing device for a vehicle wheel comprises an outer-side seal member 7 that closes an outer-side opening end of an annular space formed by an outer ring 2 and a hub ring 3. The outer-side seal member 7 including a core metal 8 which is fitted to the outer ring 2, a seal member 10 which is joined to the core metal 8, and a metal ring 9 which is fitted to the hub ring 3 and with which the seal member 10 is in sliding contact. An annular space S is provided between the metal ring 9 and the hub ring 3, and the annular space S being filled with a sealing material 20.
US12234911B2
A seal assembly includes a cap and a seal. The cap includes an engagement structure and a flange. The engagement structure is configured to couple the cap to an enclosure. The flange defines a plurality of openings that are open through a first side of the flange and a second side of the flange. The seal includes a seal body and a plurality of bosses. The seal body engages the second side of the flange and includes a plurality of bosses. Each boss is positioned in a respective opening of the plurality of openings. The seal is compressible against the flange from a relaxed state in which the bosses are flush with the first side of the flange or recessed within the openings and a compressed state in which each boss extends from the respective opening beyond the first side of the flange.
US12234902B2
A strain wave gearing includes an internally toothed gear integrated with an inner ring. A bolt hole is formed in the internally toothed gear. The bolt hole includes a bolt passage hole part, and a screw hole part extending in the direction of an axial line, continuously from the bolt passage hole part. The screw hole part, to which a bolt-fastening force is applied, is formed at a location away in the direction of the axial line from a location adjacent to a radially outer side of an internally toothed gear. Deformation, occurring during fastening of a bolt, at a portion in which the internally toothed gear is formed can be reduced, and adverse effects caused by the deformation such as a decrease in the accuracy of engagement or meshing of the internally toothed gear and an externally toothed gear can be inhibited.
US12234898B1
A composite reduction driving mechanism is configured to be applied to an electrical power system of an electric vehicle and to connect between an electric motor of the electrical power system and a wheel shaft. The composite reduction driving mechanism comprises a reduction gear set and a transmission band set. The reduction gear set connects a driving shaft of the electric motor. The transmission band set connects between a driven shaft of the reduction gear set and a wheel shaft. Power outputted by the electric motor is transmitted to the wheel shaft through the composite reduction driving mechanism and through two times of speed reduction during transmission, thus providing a high-torque power performance to the wheel shaft.
US12234893B2
The extension-retraction device according to the present disclosure is an extension-retraction device in which a first belt and a second belt wound around the outside of the first belt are spirally wound around a tubular structure. The second belt includes an engaging pin having a fitting portion that fits into a hole of the first belt and an insertion portion that protrudes from the fitting portion and is inserted into the hole of the first belt. The fitting portion has a cylindrical shape having a diameter corresponding to the hole of the first belt, and the side surface of the insertion portion is inclined so that the diameter of the insertion portion decreases toward the tip portion.
US12234891B2
A toroidal continuously variable transmission. A power roller (40) of the transmission includes a power roller inner ring (50) sandwiched between both disks (1, 2), a power roller outer ring (60) provided in a trunnion (35) and rotatably supporting the power roller inner ring (50), and an inner ring hole (52) provided in the power roller inner ring (50) to extend in an axial direction of the power roller inner ring (50), in which an end surface hole (58) communicating with an inner ring hole (52) is provided in an inner end surface (54) of the power roller inner ring (50), and the end surface hole (58) is closed by a closing member (80) separate from the power roller inner ring (50).
US12234885B2
A method for controlling the length of a sprocket chain of a chain type includes alternately arranged inner chain links and outer chain links that are connected together by, means of a chain joint, wherein each outer chain link has two outer plates, each of which comprises two openings and two pins that are pressed into the openings of the outer plates, each pin of the outer chain links having a joint region, which contacts the inner chain link and has a joint diameter, and two joining regions, which are pressed into the openings of the outer plates and have a joining diameter. The method prevents the disadvantages known from the prior art and in particular leads to a simple chain length control. For this purpose, the method has the following steps: providing a pin set comprising a plurality of pins, wherein at least two of the pins of the pin set have different joint diameters in the joint regions; and for at least one of the pins of the pin set; the joint diameter of the joint region differs from the joining diameter of the joining regions; ascertaining the pin joint region diameter required for a specified chain length; selecting the pin with the ascertained joint region diameter from the pin set; pressing the joining regions of the pin into the openings in the outer plates; and completing the sprocket chain. The use of a pin in such a method and to a pin set for such a method is also provided.
US12234882B2
A toothed belt includes: a belt body having a flat band-shaped back rubber portion and tooth rubber portions placed on an inner circumferential side of the back rubber portion, the back rubber portion and the tooth rubber portions being each composed of a thermoplastic elastomer composition; a cord containing carbon filaments; and a tooth portion covering material provided on an inner circumferential side of the belt body and covering the tooth rubber portions. An elastomer component of the thermoplastic elastomer composition is a TPAE or a TPC, a hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer composition forming the back rubber portion is not less than 25 and not greater than 70, a hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer composition forming the tooth rubber portions is not less than 40 and not greater than 70, and the hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer composition forming the back rubber portion is not greater than the hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer composition forming the tooth rubber portions.
US12234879B2
A user accessible shock travel spacer assembly is disclosed herein. The system is used on a shock assembly having a shaft with an initial predefined stroke length. A retaining cap having a retaining cap thickness and a retaining cap opening therethrough. The retaining cap opening having a diameter that is larger than an outer diameter (OD) of a shaft of a shock assembly. At least one fastener to fasten the retaining cap with a portion of the shock assembly about the shaft, such that the retaining cap reduces a stroke length of the shaft of the shock assembly by the retaining cap thickness.
US12234877B2
A stabilization apparatus for reducing vibration of a 3D printer during operation thereof. A stabilization apparatus features a stationary framework having a base seated atop a support surface and spanning a greater two-dimensional footprint than the 3D printer. One or more flexible elongated suspenders each has one end connected to a respective anchor point each defined on the supportive framework at a respective location of elevated relation to an underside of the base. Another end of each suspender is secured either to the 3D printer itself, or to a floating support atop which the 3D printer is placed. The 3D printer is thereby supported in a floating position of suspended relation to the stationary framework of the stabilization apparatus.
US12234875B2
A spreader unit for a drum brake is provided with a readjustment device which ensures that the clearance remains substantially constant even in the case of wear on the brake linings. The readjustment device is arranged between actuating pistons and changes the spacing of the actuating pistons in at least one readjustment step when an actuating travel of the first and second brake shoe holders has exceeded a travel setpoint value. A thermally actuable blocking device mechanically prevents the execution of the readjustment step by the readjustment device at a temperature above a temperature setpoint value.
US12234864B2
A constant velocity joint assembly includes an outer joint member defining a first longitudinal axis and including a closed end, an open end, a first set of outer tracks extending at least partially between the closed end and the open end, and a second set of outer tracks extending at least partially between the closed end and the open end. The assembly also includes an inner joint member defining a second longitudinal axis coaxial with the first longitudinal axis and including a first set of inner tracks and a second set of inner tracks, the inner joint including an attachment feature to receive a driveshaft. A path followed by the center of a ball in the first set of tracks is constrained by an outer race track path and an inner race track path, the outer race track path being a piecewise continuous function.
US12234859B2
Provided is a position adjustment mechanism including: a case; a moving member including a first engaging part and a second engaging part; a lock member provided in the case so as to be movable between a lock position for regulating movement of the moving member in a first direction with respect to the case and a separate position for allowing relative movement of the moving member with respect to the case; and a long member. The lock member includes: a first engaged part engaging with the first engaging part in the first direction; and a second engaged part engaging with the second engaging part in the first direction. When the lock member is at the separate position, the lock member regulates separation of the moving member from the case by engagement of the first engaging part with the first engaged part in the first direction.
US12234847B2
An undercut anchor 2; 30, which facilitates the formation of a corresponding undercut in a blind hole for receiving the undercut anchor 2; 30, is formed to independently cut or form this undercut by rotating and spreading the undercut anchor 2; 30. Furthermore, a setting tool for forming this undercut at the bottom of the blind hole in the joining partner is proposed. Finally, a method of forming an undercut at the bottom of a blind hole using the setting tool is disclosed.
US12234842B2
A hydraulic valve comprises a proportional piloted valve that controls pressure and includes means for restricting pilot flow through the pilot flow passage. The means for restricting pilot flow defines a restriction in the pilot flow passage when a movable spool disposed in an axial bore of the body of the valve is in a neutral position. The restriction varies as a function of spool movement such that flow of hydraulic fluid through the pilot flow passage is variably restricted as a function of the position of the spool over its range of travel.
US12234837B2
A fan assembly includes a fan body, a motor-driven impeller contained within the fan body and arranged to generate an air flow, a nozzle including a nozzle body having an air inlet arranged to receive the air flow from the fan body, and one or more air outlets arranged to emit the airflow from the fan assembly. The fan assembly further includes a nozzle retaining mechanism for releasably retaining the nozzle on the fan body, and a rotation mechanism for rotating the nozzle body relative to the fan body. The nozzle rotation mechanism includes a rotation motor arranged to drive a drive member and a driven member that is arranged to be driven by the drive member to rotate around a rotation axis.
US12234827B2
A sump pump system may detect and utilize motion or acceleration of water in sump basins when implementing control of sump pumps. To detect the motion or acceleration, the sump pump system may utilize a sensor that is configured to detect motion or acceleration, such as an accelerometer or gyroscope. The sump pump system may identify a water level in a sump basin based on the detected motion or acceleration, which may be compared to a reading or expected signal from the sump pump system's “typical” sensor (e.g., float switch) that is used to detect one or more water levels. In this manner, the sump pump system may detect a malfunctioning level sensor that is used by the pump to detect high-water and low-water marks at which the sump pump activates and deactivates, respectively.
US12234822B1
An apparatus has a housing having a prismatic interior chamber with a base of a shape of two partially overlapping circles; a first rotor and a second rotor rotatably fit in the prismatic interior chamber. The first rotor and the second rotor are configured to rotate in the same direction. The first rotor and the second rotor are prismatic in shape and the base of the first rotor has a first circular arc and a second circular arc. The first circular arc and the second circular arc are concentric. The first circular arc has a smaller radius than the second circular arc. The first circular arc and the second circular arc have the same central angle. The apparatus may function as a compressor or a pump.
US12234821B2
Disclosed are a scroll compressor and a method for assembling a non-orbiting scroll of the scroll compressor. The scroll compressor includes: a scroll mechanism including a non-orbiting scroll which includes a non-orbiting scroll end plate and a non-orbiting scroll wrap and an outer peripheral wall; and a main bearing seat for supporting the scroll mechanism including a main body part and an axial seat portion whose inner peripheral surface is formed with a circumferential annular groove. The scroll compressor further includes an elastic ring provided between the outer peripheral wall and the axial seat portion and a push structure for forcing the elastic ring to expand radially outward, so that a part of the elastic ring in a radial direction is inserted into the circumferential annular groove to limit axial movement of the non-orbiting scroll away from the main bearing seat.
US12234817B2
A system includes a metering positive displacement pump including a body, a stroke adjustment shaft and a stroke adjustment knob, the stroke adjustment knob operable to translate axially with respect to the body to set a stroke length of the metering positive displacement pump. The system further includes a limiter having a hollow body with an axial slot defined across the hollow body, the limiter having a predetermined length corresponding to a minimum permissible stroke length of the metering positive displacement pump, wherein the limiter is installed over the stroke adjustment shaft of the metering positive displacement pump, and wherein axial translation of the stroke adjustment knob towards the body of the metering positive displacement pump is limited by the limiter to prevent setting the stroke length below the minimum permissible stroke length.
US12234807B2
The invention provides a method of reducing noise emissions of a wind turbine. The method includes receiving data indicative of wind conditions in the vicinity of the wind turbine, and determining an operational set point signal in accordance with a desired operation of the wind turbine, the operational set point signal being determined based on the received data. The method includes applying a perturbation signal to the operational set point signal to obtain a modified operational set point signal, and controlling operation of the wind turbine using the modified operational set point signal to reduce noise emissions of the wind turbine. The perturbation signal is applied such that the modified operational set point signal has greater temporal variation than the operational set point signal.
US12234803B2
A power transmission system for a wind turbine includes a main shaft configured to be driven by the rotor about a main axis, a support structure including at least one bearing supporting the main shaft for rotation about the main axis, and a gearbox having a gearbox housing rigidly coupled to the support structure and a gearbox input member coupled to the main shaft. The gearbox housing supports the gearbox input member for rotation about the main axis, and the gearbox input member is coupled to the main shaft with a translational degree of freedom along the main axis and rotational degrees of freedom about axes perpendicular to the main axis. The main shaft is coupled to the gearbox input member by a flexible coupling positioned at least partially within the main shaft. The flexible coupling may be positioned entirely within the main shaft.
US12234788B2
Provided is a management system for an internal combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger, the management system including a first acquisition unit configured to acquire an amount of decrease in efficiency of a compressor of the turbocharger, and an information generation unit configured to generate information about maintenance based on the amount of decrease in efficiency.
US12234786B2
Provided is an engine control device and an engine device that enable stable self-travelling of the engine in a limp home mode. The engine control device includes a revolution speed detection unit that detects revolution speed of the engine, and an arithmetic unit that calculates an opening of a throttle valve opened by an electronic throttle mechanism, and an injection amount of fuel injected by injectors. In an operation of the engine in the limp home mode, in a case where the revolution speed of the engine detected by the revolution speed detection unit exceeds a predetermined limiting value, the arithmetic unit performs an operation to suppress injection of the fuel to be injected by the injectors.
US12234774B2
An ignition and combustion assist system and method comprising a plasma igniter and electronic driver unit for use with gas turbine engines operating under low air densities, reduced voltage conditions and overall pressure ratios of 3:1 to 7:1. The plasma igniter has an inner chamber housing a centrally positioned and electrically isolated electrode attached to an electrical lead, driver unit, and AC or DC power supply. The electrode features a corner positioned near an outlet end of the igniter, where a plasma arc ignites a fuel-air mixture creating a flame extending into a primary burn region of a combustor of the gas turbine. The driver unit is in two embodiments and configured with low-cost microsecond voltage wave time periods or energy-efficient nano-second pulses. The method uses the plasma igniter and the electronic driver units described herein separately with other components or together.
US12234771B1
A gas turbine engine includes a bypass duct including an outer wall, a heat exchanger arranged within the bypass duct, and a turnbuckle assembly. The outer wall includes a main body and an access panel removably coupled to the main body. The turnbuckle assembly couples the heat exchanger to the access panel, and includes a first rod coupled to the access panel and a second rod coupled to the first rod and to the heat exchanger. The outer end of the first rod is threadably received in a socket of a socket housing removably coupled to the access panel such that the first rod is fixedly coupled to the socket housing to increase lateral stiffness of the heat exchanger and the turnbuckle assembly such that the lateral dynamic mode is outside of a fan rotor operating range.
US12234756B2
An exhaust gas cleaning system includes a particle filter device comprising a casing, plural hollow ceramic filter rods arranged at least partly inside a gas passage of the casing, and a gas inlet and gas outlet. The particle filter device guides exhaust gas from the gas inlet, through the gas passage and to the gas outlet. The particle filter device further comprises a perforated plate extending at least partly along the filter rods and partly blocking an exhaust gas flow path from the gas inlet to the gas passage. The perforated plate defines openings allowing exhaust gas to flow into the gas passage. The filter rods are gas permeable to allow exhaust gas to penetrate, during filtration, a respective wall of the filter rods and flow into the filter rods. A respective open upper end of the filter rods communicates with the gas outlet so exhaust gas leaves the casing.
US12234754B2
The invention relates to a hydraulic camshaft adjuster (1) having a stator (2), a rotor (3) rotatable relative to the stator (2) within a limited angular range, and a hydraulic supply (4) having two working channels (5, 6) and a shifting valve (7), wherein the two working channels (5, 6) for adjusting the rotor (3) relative to the stator (2) in two opposite directions of action can be connected to a pump (10) for pressurisation or to a reservoir (11) for pressure relief, depending on the shifting position (8, 9) of the shifting valve (7), wherein the hydraulic supply (4) has a return pump (12) that can be actuated by displacing the shifting valve (7) between its shifting positions (8, 9) and by the actuation of which one of the two work-ing channels (6) can be pressurised for returning the rotor (3) into a predetermined position.
US12234749B2
A hybrid heat engine system includes a chamber housing including an inlet and an outlet. A piston is disposed in an interior volume of the chamber housing. The hybrid heat engine system further includes a valve configured to provide a first fluid in a heated state from a heat source to the interior volume via the inlet. The first fluid in the heated state is to push against a first side of the piston to cause a second side of the piston to push a working fluid out of the interior volume and through a turbine to generate energy.
US12234745B1
An airfoil assembly for a turbine engine, the airfoil assembly including a platform defining an inner surface and an outer surface, a variable pitch airfoil extending radially from the outer surface of the platform from a root to a tip to define a span length and a mounting structure connected to the platform.
US12234741B2
An example system includes one or more heaters configured and positioned to add thermal energy to one or more portions of a gas turbine engine after the gas turbine engine was in operation, wherein the thermal energy minimizes or prevents undesired contact or seizing of a rotor of the gas turbine engine with another component of the gas turbine engine due to warping of the rotor due to uneven cooling of the gas turbine engine after the operation. The system further includes a controller configured to control operation of the one or more heaters.
US12234740B2
The invention relates to a method for training machine learning models, having the steps of: detecting data in the form of time series data using one or more computers, said data being obtained by means of one or more measuring devices (60-62), in each case in the form of a sensor for measuring a physical variable; receiving multiple classification data units relating to the data using the one or more computers; receiving a selected part of the data using the one or more computers for each of the classification data units; and training multiple machine learning models using the one or more computers, in each case on the basis of at least one of the classification data units and the at least one corresponding selected part of the data, wherein the multiple machine learning models represent multiple instances of the same machine learning model.
US12234739B2
Various methods and systems are provided for an open vane nozzle for a turbine. In one example, the turbine may include at least one bias device arranged at an interface between a nozzle ring and a turbine shroud. The at least one bias device may be configured to exert an axial force on the nozzle ring to maintain contact between vane tips of the nozzle ring and a volute wall.
US12234737B2
A system for controlling discharge doors of a turbomachine includes: a ring and a device connecting the ring to each discharge door. The ring is made up of bars connected end-to-end by rotary links ensuring that a bar pivoting on itself causes the other bars to pivot on themselves, with each discharge door being connected to a corresponding bar in order to open or close when this bar pivots.
US12234730B2
Disclosed is an underwater robot for a mine flooding rescue, including a starting unit configured to control the implementation of a whole rescue action; a drive unit connected with the starting unit and configured to provide a robot with power to move; and an execution unit connected with the drive unit and configured to salvage underwater life sources.
US12234728B2
A horizontal directional drilling machine includes a frame providing a base, a rack movable to different drilling angles with respect to the base, and a carriage having a rotating assembly for engaging a drill rod, the carriage being movable along the rack to drive the drill rod into the ground. The horizontal directional drilling machine further includes an operator lift including an operator area provided alongside the rack and being adjustable for height with respect to the rack to provide access to the carriage for wireline operations. The operator lift is supported by at least one frame element of the frame.
US12234727B2
An operating system, rock drilling rig and method for operating an electrically operated rock drilling rig. The operating system includes an electric system connected to an electric supply source and having one or more electric motors controlled by electric control devices. The system further includes a hydraulic system having one or more hydraulic pumps and hydraulic control devices. There are hydraulic tramming actuators connected to closed loop hydraulic circuits and hydraulic drilling actuators connected to either open or closed loop circuits.
US12234725B2
A method for predicting fluid properties includes measuring one or more measured fluid properties of a mud gas at a surface of a wellbore. The method also includes measuring one or more mud gas properties of the mud gas at the surface of the wellbore. The method also includes predicting one or more first predicted fluid properties using one or more pre-trained machine-learning (ML) models. The one or more first predicted fluid properties are predicted based at least partially upon the one or more mud gas properties. The method also includes comparing the one or more measured fluid properties to the one or more first predicted fluid properties. The method also includes re-training the one or more pre-trained ML models to produce one or more re-trained ML models in response to the comparison.
US12234718B2
Techniques for determining a fracture driven interaction include identifying pressure response data from one or more pressure sensors that are in direct fluid communication with a fluid at least partially enclosed within one or more monitor wellbores formed from a terranean surface to one or more subterranean formations; calculating at least one pressure response value from the pressure response data; determining the fracture driven interaction between the treatment wellbore and at least one of the one or more monitor wellbores based at least in part on the calculated at least one pressure response value; and preparing a graphic representation of the determined FDI for display on a graphical user interface.
US12234708B2
An assembly for closing inflow control devices (ICDs) using dissolvable balls and plugs includes ICDs, each of which can be installed at a respective fluid producing zone of a subterranean zone to control flow of well fluids from the respective fluid producing zone into a wellbore. The assembly includes compartments corresponding to the ICDs, each to be installed within a respective compartment. The compartments are serially connected to each other and arranged sequentially from an uphole location to a downhole location. The compartments define successively smaller diameters from the uphole location to the downhole location. The assembly includes plugs corresponding to compartments. Each plug can be received in a respective compartment to close flow of well fluids from the subterranean zone into the wellbore through a respective ICD installed in the respective compartment. The plugs are serially connected to each other and installed uphole of the compartments.
US12234700B2
A system for performing a mechanical operation on a wireline is described including: a motor; a gear train coupled to the motor, the gear train including a first and a second rotational output, the first and second rotational outputs having different rotational speeds relative to each other; a fluid pump coupled to both the first and second rotational outputs, the fluid pump including: a pump housing coupled to the first rotational output, and a pump input coupled to the second rotational output; and a milling bailer coupled to the housing of the fluid pump and configured to rotate with the fluid pump housing, the milling bailer including: a bailer portion shaped to intake fluid and allow the fluid to flow through a filter and the fluid pump; and a milling face including a bit and configured to perform a milling operation while fluid is flowing through the bailer portion.
US12234689B2
A ladder-mounted ledge used for holding tools and materials. The ladder-mounted ledge provides a stable work surface, which minimizes the frequency of ascents and descents and facilitates efficient access to the tools and materials while using a ladder. The ladder-mounted ledge reduces the risk of falls during accessing the tools and materials, for example, various work tools, power tools, screwdrivers, and thereof. An embodiment of a first aspect, the ladder-mounted ledge comprises a body having an opening defined therein, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The body is configured to be removably attached to a ladder through the opening, with a ladder head positioned above the top surface of the body and ladder rungs positioned below the bottom surface of the body. The user can use the ladder-mounted ledge according to user preferences and application requirements.
US12234685B2
A device for driving a closure component (9) in a building from a solar energy source (1), comprising at least one low-voltage alternating current electric motor (3) mechanically coupled to the closure component, a direct current electrical energy accumulator element (2), a solar energy source delivering a direct voltage. The electrical energy accumulator element has a nominal voltage lower than said effective electric voltage and greater than the direct voltage delivered by the solar energy source. A DC-DC charger (4) converts the output electrical energy from the solar energy source into electrical energy with an electric voltage for charging the electrical energy accumulator element. A DC-AC converter (5) converts the electrical energy with a direct output voltage of the electrical energy accumulator element into electrical energy with an alternating voltage that is able to power said electric motor.
US12234677B1
A drain device for a screen enclosure having deck sill track portions, where two adjacent deck sill track portions form a pair of deck sill track portions. The device includes a U-shaped body having a first side, a second side, and a top surface extending between the first side and the second side. The body includes a screen attaching side and an opening that forms a drain port under the top surface and between the first side and the second side. The device includes concealed fasteners that couple the U-shaped body between and to the pair of deck sill track portions and so that the top surface of the U-shaped body is flush with a top surface of each deck sill track portion of the pair of deck sill track portions. A screen enclosure system is provided that includes multiple drain devices.
US12234666B2
An adapter for either a handle set or a lever set door lever is equipped with a pair of springs to provide a pre-load on the spindle. The pre-load prevents sagging of the lever due to the large mass of the lever. A sleeve in the adapter is formed out of a compressible material that accepts the spindle in a press-fit configuration. This allows for greater manufacturing tolerances while still providing a solid and secure engagement between the spindle and the adapter. As a result, any free play in the lever is eliminated and the lever is maintained in a horizontal, home position when the lever is not in use. Following use through rotation of the lever, the springs promptly return the lever back to the home position while the sleeve prevents any slop or free-play in the lever's motion.
US12234663B2
A barrier comprising deterrent material including an elongate core wire, and an elongate strip which encloses a part of the core wire, a first elongate portion of the strip which projects as a first elongate flange and a second elongate portion of the strip projects as a second flange, wherein the first flange is formed with a first set of first corrugated formations comprising alternating first channels and first ribs which extend laterally relative to the core and the second flange is formed with a second set of second corrugated formations comprising alternating second channels and second ribs which extend laterally relative to the core, the deterrent material being formed into a plurality of helical coils which extend around a central elongate axis and wherein the first and second flanges extend transversely relative to the elongate central axis.
US12234658B2
The invention relates to a method and a supporting device (1) for producing a textile transverse force reinforcement, formed from at least one yarn (17) comprising fibers suitable for load transfer. According to the invention, it is provided that the transverse force reinforcement (5) or the supporting device (1) can be produced or curved in at least one plane perpendicular to the cross section of the transverse force reinforcement (5), wherein placement of the yarn (17) for forming the transverse force reinforcement (5) takes place on the supporting device (1). The supporting device (1) comprises hinged support elements (2) connected to each other in a degree of freedom. The invention further relates to a transverse force reinforcement and its use to reinforce and simultaneously connect two shells of a concrete sandwich structure. The invention also relates to a concrete structural component and a yarn placement file.
US12234653B2
Various embodiments of tiles or devices that are used to create a structure used to cover a floor other surface are described. Preferred tiles or devices comprise one or more magnetized surfaces that may comprise one or more magnets or ferrous material. The magnetized surfaces can be used to magnetically couple adjacent tiles or devices to form the flooring or other structure. In some embodiments, the tiles or device may comprise one or more routed edges.
US12234652B2
A universal railing system for level or inclined applications which includes spaced parallel upright rod balusters extending between top and bottom railings. The upper and lower ends of the rod balusters have bent rod terminal ends which are received through respective apertures of upper and lower channels which are secured respectively to the upper and lower rails whereby the baluster rod terminal ends may rotate within the channels in order to adapt the railing system from a level application to an inclined application.
US12234650B2
Devices, systems, and methods for capturing debris from downspouts are provided. Downspout debris collection devices are installed to exits of downspouts of a gutter system for a building. A construction activity is performed at a roof of the building and netting collects debris exiting the downspouts while allowing water to escape. The downspout debris collection devices, with the collected debris trapped therein, are subsequently removed and at least the collected debris are disposed of.
US12234649B1
Roof shingles and methods of production thereof are provided. The roof shingles may include ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (“EPDM”). The EPDM may include an outward-facing surface and a substrate-facing surface. The outward-facing surface may include a reveal and a conceal. The reveal may be visible when the roof shingle is installed and the conceal may be covered by an upslope adjacent roof shingle when the roof shingle is installed. The roof shingle may include a reinforcement core. The reinforcement core may include galvanized steel. The reinforcement core may be embedded within the EPDM. The roof shingles may include adhesive sealant. The adhesive sealant may be applied to the substrate-facing surface for binding the roof shingle to a downslope adjacent roof shingle or a substrate. The roof shingles may include a plurality of EPDM granules being located on at least a portion of the surface of the reveal.
US12234648B2
A method of forming an asphalt mixture includes mixing a polyol with a bio-source material to form a bio-asphalt. The method can further include mixing the bio-asphalt with a bitumen source different from the bio-asphalt to form an asphalt mixture. The bio-source material can include an oil, such as a vegetable oil, an animal fat, or any combination thereof. The bitumen source can include a petroleum-based asphalt. The method can further include adding a modifier, such as a fatty acid, a polycarboxylic acid, a polyacrylic acid, a polyacrylate comprising a copolymer, or any combination thereof. Moreover, a roofing grade asphalt mixture includes a bio-asphalt. The bio-asphalt includes an alkyd, wherein the alkyd is a reaction product of a polyol and a bio-source material. The roofing grade asphalt mixture further includes a bitumen source material and particles.
US12234641B2
A retractable roof construction can be manufactured in a factory and quickly deployed when assembling the house. The retractable roof can be made in parts and assembled into its compact formation whilst in the factory. This compact formation reduces space occupied in shipment, reducing the overall cost. When the compact formation roof is on a construction site, the roof can expand on both sides and be raised in the middle to provide an angle to protect against the rain. The expending process can be automated for reducing labor used in the construction. When compared to traditional roof construction, the retractable roof construction allows fast installation as well as reduced cost, both in shipping and labor.
US12234634B2
A portable facility including: a power generation unit and a function unit, wherein the power generation unit includes a transportable first housing, at least one power generation device attached to the first housing which includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a surrounding wall, the at least one power generation device being one or more of a wind power generation device, a solar power generation device, and a hydraulic power generation device, and the function unit includes a transportable second housing and an electric apparatus disposed inside the second housing and configured to be powered by the power generation unit to operate, the second housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a surrounding wall.
US12234633B2
A prefabricated reinforced concrete beam-column connecting structure and a construction method thereof are provided. The prefabricated reinforced concrete beam-column connecting structure includes an upper prefabricated column, a lower prefabricated column, a prefabricated beam, an upper column transfer member, a lower column transfer member, and a connecting slot of beam main reinforcement. The lower column transfer member is sleeved on an upper end portion of the lower prefabricated column. A first horizontal load transfer plate is arranged in the lower column transfer member. An upper end portion of a lower column main reinforcement is anchored at a top of the first horizontal load transfer plate. The upper column transfer member is sleeved on a lower end portion of the upper prefabricated column. A second horizontal load transfer plate is arranged in the upper column transfer member.
US12234628B2
Disclosed are a boom correction method and a boom correction device for a working machine. The method includes: inputting an actual displacement value of a boom of a target working machine at a current moment and a first operating parameter of the target working machine at the current moment into a prediction model, and outputting a predicted displacement value of the boom at a next moment of the current moment; and calculating a difference between the predicted displacement value of the boom and a preset displacement value, and in response to that the difference is greater than a first preset threshold, adjusting a second operating parameter of the target working machine according to the difference to correct the boom of the target working machine; both the first operating parameter and the second operating parameter are related to a displacement of the boom.
US12234626B2
A maintenance-service system and method for controlling a machine that includes a plurality of operational modes is disclosed. The plurality of operational modes including a normal mode and a hazard detected mode. The maintenance-service system may comprise a controller configured to receive authorization data when machine is in the hazard detected mode, and enable movement of the machine at a reduced machine speed based on the authorization data, wherein the reduced machine speed is less than 50% of a normal machine speed available to the machine when the operational mode is the normal mode, wherein, the hazard detected mode precludes movement of the machine.
US12234615B2
A modular highway warning strip system is formed of a plurality of segments assembled together to create a warning strip assembly having a length, wherein each of the plurality of segments are spaced from adjacent ones of the segments along the warning strip length. The segments are assembled together along a cord disposed along the length of the warning strip assembly. A plurality of spacers are disposed on the cord along the length of the warning strip assembly, between adjacent ones of the segments in order to maintain a spacing between each adjacent segment.
US12234609B2
This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sheet of paper or cardboard, comprising the addition of a water-soluble polymer P with a weight-average molecular weight greater than 750,000 Dalton to a fibrous suspension. This method comprises the following successive steps: preparing an aqueous solution A containing at least one water-soluble polymer P at a concentration C of between 0.1 and 0.5% by weight, said polymer P having a factor F(C) strictly greater than 4, with F(C)=Δ600/C, Δ600 being the slope to reach 90% of the viscosity developed by aqueous solution A at 600 seconds at 25° C., obtained from the viscosity curve of aqueous solution A as a function of time, at the given concentration C, at 25° C., adding aqueous solution A to the fibrous suspension, at one or more injection points, forming a sheet of paper or cardboard.
US12234608B2
An embodiment of the present disclosure is a method for forming a substrate. The method includes applying an aqueous solution of nanoparticle precursors to an assembly of fibers, wherein the nanoparticle precursors include a metal salt and a reducing agent. The method also includes drying the assembly of fibers with thermal energy in a continuous operation to form the substrate, thereby drying gives rise to metal nanoparticles in the substrate. The metal nanoparticles have a size that ranges from 1 to about 200 nanometers in at least one dimension.
US12234607B2
The present invention relates generally to biocomposite materials made of cellulose and wheat bran and/or oat husk, prepared by methods comprising mixing the husk or bran with an aqueous alkaline solution, stirring and/or homogenizing the mixture, admixing with cellulose pulp and thermoforming the material under conditions admitting curing, thereby obtaining improvements in strength measured as at least one of strain at peak (%), stress at peak (%) and Young's modulus (MPa).
US12234602B2
The present synergies for at least two parallel cooking plants, e.g., one producing dissolving pulp in a prehydrolysis kraft process, and the other producing kraft pulp by kraft pulping process, which may facilitate increased cooking yield in the kraft cooking plant producing kraft pulp by recovering the hemicelluloses solubilized in the acidic hydrolysate of the prehydrolysis kraft process. In some implementations, there may be no cold caustic extraction step on the dissolving pulp line as the target pulp purity can be achieved by performing just a prehydrolysis step, with reutilization of an acidic hydrolysate stream in a kraft pulp line.
US12234596B2
A washing machine includes a water tank provided to store washing water in a cabinet, a rotating tub rotatably provided in the water tank, a pulsator provided in the rotating tub and rotated by a washing shaft, a driving motor configured to generate a rotational force for rotating the washing shaft, a clutch configured to selectively transmit the rotational force generated by the driving motor to a dewatering shaft for rotating the rotating tub and includes a housing through which the washing shaft and the dewatering shaft pass, a pulley including a first pulley rotated by the driving motor and a second pulley connected to the washing shaft, is connected to the first pulley by a belt, and configured to rotate the washing shaft, a bracket coupled to the second pulley and to which magnets are fixed, and a sensor unit coupled to the housing and configured to detect the number of rotations of the driving motor by detecting the magnets.
US12234593B2
A method of operating a washing machine appliance is provided. The washing machine appliance includes a wash basket rotatably mounted within a wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving of a load of articles. A camera is positioned with a view of the wash chamber. The method includes obtaining one or more images of the wash chamber with the camera, analyzing the one or more images using a machine learning image recognition process to determine that the articles are tangled, and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the washing machine appliance in response to determining that the articles are tangled.
US12234592B2
A washing machine capable of communicating with a drying machine, and a method therefor are provided. The washing machine includes a communication circuitry configured to exchange data with an external device including a drying machine, a control panel including a dedicated button configured to obtain a user input for activating or deactivating a common function common with the drying machine, and at least one processor configured to, in response to obtaining the user input for activating the common function through the dedicated button, control the communication circuitry to activate the common function and transmit a communication signal for activating the common function to the drying machine, such that even if the drying machine is installed on the washing machine, the user may operate the drying machine without inconvenience.
US12234589B2
A laundry treating apparatus includes a drum and a rotator. The rotator includes a bottom portion positioned on a bottom surface of the drum, and a pillar protruding upward from the bottom portion and having a blade disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof. A controller controls a driver such that the rotator performs an ascending and descending motion for forming an ascending water flow or a descending water flow at least once in a washing cycle of laundry. The controller performs a method for controlling the laundry treating apparatus and controls the driver such that a rotation in one direction and a rotation in the other direction of the rotator are performed by different amounts of rotation in the ascending and descending motion.
US12234584B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing insulation products based on mineral wool bound by an organic binder, comprising the following successive steps: (a) providing a mineral wool, (b) humidifying the mineral wool, (c) placing the humidified mineral wool fibers in contact with particles of binder comprising a mixture of thermosetting reagents, (d) shaping the mixture of mineral wool and binder particles, and (e) heating the shaped mixture to a temperature and for a period sufficient to allow the condensation of the reagents and the formation of an insulation product based on mineral wool bound by an insoluble and infusible organic binder.
US12234583B2
A method of forming an apertured hydro-patterned nonwoven web including the steps of forming a nonwoven batt comprising continuous spunmelt fibers, calender bonding the nonwoven batt to form a fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a regular bond pattern that defines individual bond impressions and unbonded areas between the individual bond impressions, the regular bond pattern having a percentage bond area of 10% to 25%, and hydraulically imparting the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web with a plurality of apertures, the step of hydraulically imparting comprising hydraulically treating the fully bonded precursor nonwoven web by a plurality of steps of water injection as the fully bonded nonwoven web passes over a plurality of pins.
US12234580B2
Yarns include one or more strands, each strand including an outer twisted with a continuous or substantially continuous core, the outer including coarse wool fibres. The coarse wool has average fibre diameter greater than 26 microns. The yarn may be worsted or semi-worsted. Fabrics and/or garments may be produced from the yarn.
US12234558B2
In some embodiments, a coating applied to steel reinforcement bar (e.g., steel rebar) that could considerably extend the lifetime of concrete structures by reducing steel rebar corrosion is disclosed. The coating includes a thin, passivating steel (e.g., stainless steel) layer that is applied to the outside of conventional steel rebar. The coating can be applied in-line through metal cold spray manufacturing, which is a high throughput coating technique that can be integrated into existing steel manufacturing plants. Furthermore, a novel, high performance ferritic steel with tailored resistance to corrosion from chlorides is described. The new ferritic steel is distinct from other commercial and experimental steels, and is better suited for coating low-cost steel structures like rebar. Multiple alloying elements including Cr, Al, and Si will each form protective oxides independently, increasing the total amount of protection and extending it over much wider ranges of pH and electrical potential.
US12234557B2
A method for forming a 3D object, comprising running control means with reference to data which defines 3D shape parameters of an object such that the control means: •uses the data to control an applicator to spray material at a substrate to build the object out of progressively applied layers, wherein at least some of the layers have an initial inwardly tapered outer edge; and •for at least some such layers causing the control means to use the data to move the applicator to apply spray material to fill in the taper.
US12234555B2
An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a vessel having a sealable process space formed therein in which the substrate is accommodated, a supply port that is provided inside a wall of the vessel and that supplies a process fluid into the process space, an exhaust port provided inside the wall of the vessel and spaced apart from the supply port, and a buffer member provided in the process space, the buffer member being provided in a position overlapping with the supply port and the exhaust port when viewed from above. The buffer member includes a sidewall portion that is located outward of the supply port and the exhaust port and that makes contact with the wall of the vessel and an upper wall portion having a through-hole formed therein to correspond to a center of the substrate, the through-hole forming a straight flow path in an up/down direction.
US12234554B2
Systems of reducing devitrification within a chemical vapor deposition system can include a susceptor support ring that is configured to be positioned between a gas inlet and a gas outlet of a chamber passage. An example system can also include a getter support comprising a support base and one or more recesses therein. Each of the one or more recesses can be arranged to receive corresponding one or more support elements that are configured to support the getter plate. At least a portion of the getter support may include a coating comprising silicon carbide (SiC) having a thickness of at least about 50 microns. The getter support may be arranged to be disposed a maximum distance of between about 1 mm and about 10 mm from the susceptor support ring.
US12234550B2
Described herein is a technique capable of stabilizing a supply flow rate of a vaporized gas. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a vaporizer including: a vessel in which a source is stored; a first heater capable of heating the source by immersion into the source stored in the vessel; a second heater capable of heating the vessel; a first temperature sensor capable of measuring a temperature of the source by immersion into the source; a second temperature sensor capable of measuring a temperature of the vessel; and a controller capable of controlling the first heater based on the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor and controlling the second heater based on the temperature measured by the second temperature sensor.
US12234545B2
A plasma source ion implanter with a preparation chamber for linear or cross transferring workpiece is provided to solve the problem of low production efficiency of an existing single vacuum chamber plasma source ion implanter. The ion implanter includes a preparation chamber, an implantation chamber and a workpiece transferring chamber. The implantation chamber is provided to maintain a high vacuum condition all the time, and the time for pre-vacuuming the base vacuum is ignored. The ion implanter with dual chamber configuration is able to greatly shorten the production cycle. The structural configurations of the preparation chamber and the implantation chamber are basically the same, and are adapted to be used independently when ion implantation is required for a long time.
US12234542B2
The present invention relates to a sputter deposition system that comprises a rotatable substrate holder for holding one or more substrates and configured to allow rotation of the one or more substrates around their own axis and around the rotation axis of the rotatable substrate holder. The present invention provides for the coating of one or more substrates at the top end of the said one or more substrates and provides a homogeneous deposition of the substrate or substrates. Further, hereby disclosed is a method for depositing a coating on one or more substrates by means of the sputter deposition system described herein.
US12234539B2
A non-limiting embodiment of a titanium alloy comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight: 5.5 to 6.5 aluminum; 1.5 to 2.5 tin; 1.3 to 2.3 molybdenum; 0.1 to 10.0 zirconium; 0.01 to 0.30 silicon; 0.1 to 2.0 germanium; titanium; and impurities. A non-limiting embodiment of the titanium alloy comprises a zirconium-silicon-germanium intermetallic precipitate, and exhibits a steady-state creep rate less than 8×10−4 (24 hrs)−1 at a temperature of at least 890° F. under a load of 52 ksi.
US12234537B2
The present invention provides a medium-carbon boron-containing steel. The chemical components of the medium-carbon boron-containing steel are as follows in mass percentage: 0.37-0.45% of C; 0.17-0.37% of Si; 0.60-0.90% of Mn; 0.020-0.060% of Al; 0.0008-0.0035% of B; 0.030-0.060% of Ti; P≤0.025%; S≤0.025%; Cr≤0.25%; Ni≤0.20%; Mo≤0.10%; Cu≤0.20%; and the remainder is Fe and inevitable impurities. The controlled rolling and controlled cooling method suitable for the on-line normalizing treatment of medium-carbon boron-containing steel sequentially comprises the following steps: heating, rough rolling, finishing rolling, cooling by passing through water, and cold bed slow cooling. The medium-carbon boron-containing steel can meet the requirements of having a hardness of 190-220 HBW, an actual grain size that is ≥7 grade, and a banded structure that is ≤2 grade.
US12234526B2
Provided are a steel plate for a pressure vessel with excellent cryogenic toughness and excellent ductility, and a manufacturing method thereof. The steel plate for a pressure vessel of the present invention comprises, in weight %, 0.05 to 0.15% of C; 0.20 to 0.40% of Si; 0.3 to 0.6% of Mn; 0.001 to 0.05% of Al; 0.012% or less of P; 0.015% or less of S; 4.0 to 5.0% of Ni; 0.001 to 0.10% of In; and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a steel microstructure consists of 15 to 80 area % of tempered bainite and the balance being tempered martensite.
US12234524B2
An electric resistance welded steel pipe or tube comprises: a base metal being a steel sheet having a specific chemical composition and an electric resistance weld portion having a bond width of 40×10−6 m or more and 120×10−6 m or less, wherein C0-C1 is 0.05 mass % or less, where C0-C1 is a difference between C1 in mass % which is a minimum C content of the electric resistance weld portion and Co in mass % which is a C content of the steel sheet, and a depth of a total decarburized layer in each of an inner surface layer and an outer surface layer of the electric resistance welded steel pipe or tube is 50×10−6 m or less.
US12234521B2
The application provides a method for controlling nitrogen in steelmaking by spraying hydrogen containing plasma, including: using a mixture of hydrogen rich gas and argon gas to generate hydrogen plasma for denitrification of molten steel during at least one of arc furnace smelting, ladle refining, VOD refining, and RH refining. The method for controlling nitrogen in steelmaking by spraying hydrogen containing plasma provided in the application can effectively remove nitrogen from the molten steel by spraying a mixture of argon gas and hydrogen rich gas into the molten steel through a hollow electrode and plasma torch, reducing electrode consumption and electricity consumption per ton steel, and also reducing arc radiation heat loss, improving heating rate, thereby shortening smelting time and reducing production costs.
US12234516B2
Described herein are methods and systems for identifying and/or treating subjects having cancer who are more likely to respond to treatment with an inhibitor of the transcription factor HIF-2α.
US12234510B2
A method for obtaining from genomic material genomic copy number information unaffected by amplification distortion, comprising obtaining segments of the genomic material, tagging the segments with substantially unique tags to generate tagged nucleic acid molecules, such that each tagged nucleic acid molecule comprises one segment of the genomic material and a tag, subjecting the tagged nucleic acid molecules to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, generating tag associated sequence reads by sequencing the product of the PCR reaction, assigning each tagged nucleic acid molecule to a location on a genome associated with the genomic material by mapping the subsequence of each tag associated sequence read corresponding to a segment of the genomic material to a location on the genome, and counting the number of tagged nucleic acid molecules assigned to the same location on the genome having a different tag, thereby obtaining genomic copy number information unaffected by amplification distortion.
US12234505B2
The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US12234503B2
The present application provides certain advantageous ways of conducting multiplexed imaging.
US12234499B2
Provided herein are compositions, methods, systems and/or kits for detection of bacteria expressing enzymes that confer resistance to antimicrobial agents. Certain embodiments of the compositions, methods, systems and/or kits of the present disclosure are related to detection of carbapenemase-producing gram negative bacteria. Certain embodiments of the compositions, methods, systems and/or kits of the present disclosure are related to detection of Ambler Class A, B and/or D carbapenemase-producing enteric and non-fermenting gram negative rod bacteria.
US12234492B2
Disclosed herein are improved methods for production of 2-phenylethanol by microbial fermentation of substrates comprising carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide and further disclosed are genetically modified microorganisms for use in such methods that alleviate dependence on natural and petrochemical processes.
US12234491B2
The present disclosure provides the sequence of a Paenibacillus polymyxa preproenzyme which is the precursor of a neutral protease, expression thereof in a transformed host organism, and methods for production of the neutral protease, by recombinant means. Further, use of the recombinantly produced neutral protease is disclosed in the field of cell biology, particularly for the purpose of tissue dissociation. The disclosure also includes blends with other proteases. Further disclosed are nucleotide sequences encoding the neutral protease.
US12234490B2
Provided is a genome editing composition for prime editing including a prime editor protein and a prime editing guide RNA, for editing a Z-type mutation of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. The composition according to an aspect includes both a pegRNA sequence capable of effectively editing the SERPINA1 gene and prime editor 2 (PE 2), and thus, may effectively deliver the prime editor to a cell, and act specifically for a target sequence of the SERPINA1 gene, enabling genome editing with high accuracy, and therefore, may be useful as a SERPINA1 gene editing platform. In addition, the composition is capable of correcting the Z-type mutation of the SERPINA1 gene, and may be used for treatment or prevention of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
US12234474B2
The invention disclosed herein provides methods and materials useful in gene therapy regimens designed to inhibit myelination abnormalities that occur in the urea cycle disorder arginase deficiency. The underlying cause of the progressive neurological dysfunction that occurs in this disorder has been previously unknown and conventional therapies, at best, only slow the onset of neurological dysfunction. This neurological dysfunction results at least in part from the dysmyelination that occurs in the central nervous system due to the lack of adequate hepatic expression of arginase 1. We have discovered an origin of this neurological dysfunction and, using this information, designed materials and associated methods of gene therapy. The methods and materials disclosed herein can inhibit and essentially prevent neurological dysfunction in a murine model of arginase deficiency.
US12234467B2
The invention provides nucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences of the Dip gene as well as (functional) homologues, fragments and variants thereof, which provides diplospory as a part of apomixis. Also diplospory plants and methods for making these are provided, as are methods of using these, and methods of making apomictic seed.
US12234464B2
Provided herein are enzymes (e.g., cucurbitadienol synthases (CDS), UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGT), C11 hydroxylases, epoxide hydrolases (EPH), squalene epoxidases, and/or cytochrome P450 reductases), host cells expressing the enzymes, and methods of producing mogrol precursors, mogrol, and/or mogrosides using such host cells.
US12234459B2
Methods of treating cancer or enhancing sensitivity to cancer therapies, including immunotherapies by increasing tumor mutation burden, are provided. The methods use therapeutics directed against DNA polymerase proofreading and/or mismatch repair enzymes such as MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 or PMS2. The therapeutics can be used alone, in tandem or in combination with other cancer therapies, in particular with immunotherapies. Also provided are antisense therapeutics targeting DNA polymerase proofreading and/or mismatch repair enzymes.
US12234448B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for purifying nucleic acid. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for purifying nucleic acids using metal or metal oxide compositions.
US12234441B2
Embodiments described herein generally provide for expanding cells in a cell expansion system. The cells may be grown in a bioreactor, and the cells may be activated by an activator (e.g., a soluble activator complex). Nutrient and gas exchange capabilities of a closed, automated cell expansion system may allow cells to be seeded at reduced cell seeding densities, for example. Parameters of the cell growth environment may be manipulated to load the cells into a particular position in the bioreactor for the efficient exchange of nutrients and gases. System parameters may be adjusted to shear any cell colonies that may form during the expansion phase. Metabolic concentrations may be controlled to improve cell growth and viability. Cell residence in the bioreactor may be controlled. In embodiments, the cells may include T cells. In further embodiments, the cells may include T cell subpopulations, including regulatory T cells (Tregs), helper, naïve, memory, or effector, for example.
US12234426B2
The invention discloses synergistic combinations of surfactant blends and cleaning compositions employing the same. In certain embodiments a surfactant system is disclosed which includes an extended anionic surfactant with novel linker surfactants including one or more of an alkyl glycerol ether, an ethoxylated alkyl glycerol ether, an alcohol ethoxylate and/or a Gemini surfactant. This system forms emulsions with, and can remove greasy and oily stains, even those comprised of non-trans fats. The compositions may be used alone, as a pre-spotter or other pre-treatment or as a part of a soft surface or hard surface cleaning composition.
US12234425B2
Provided are a lubricant capable of dispersing particles containing a fluororesin on the surface of a subject and of making the particles adhere to the subject surface without requiring use of a fluorine oil as a base oil; an electric contact having the lubricant on the surface thereof; and a connector terminal and a wire harness having the electric contact. The lubricant contains a base oil and resin particles containing a trifluoroethylene resin, and the content of the resin particles in the lubricant is 10% by mass or more in relation to the mass of the base oil. An electric contact includes a substrate composed of a metal material electrically contacting another conductive member; and a layer of the lubricant arranged on the surface of the substrate. In addition, the connector terminal includes the electric contact at a location of electric contact with a counterpart connector terminal.
US12234422B2
A method for producing a deposit resistant fluid includes combining a base stock and one or more additives to form a blended fluid configured to resist forming deposits in an oxidizing environment. The base stock has a viscosity index of at least 80, and either a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of at least 320 cSt or a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of at least 14 cSt. The base stock includes greater than or equal to about 90 wt % saturates, less than or equal to about 10 wt % aromatics, and a sum of terminal/pendant propyl groups and terminal/pendant ethyl groups of at least 1.7 per 100 carbon atoms.
US12234421B2
A method for carbon dioxide recycle stream processing with ethylene glycol dehydrating in an enhanced oil recovery process includes receiving a first carbon dioxide recycle stream from a hydrocarbon formation, adding ethylene glycol to the first carbon dioxide recycle stream to produce an ethylene glycol and carbon dioxide recycle stream, condensing the ethylene glycol and carbon dioxide stream to produce a multiphase stream, separating the multiphase stream into a water and ethylene glycol stream and a second carbon dioxide recycle stream, separating the water and ethylene glycol stream into a water stream and an ethylene glycol stream, and separating the second carbon dioxide recycle steam into a carbon dioxide reinjection stream and a natural gas liquids stream.
US12234414B2
A process for producing a hydrocarbon stream with reduced CS2 content, comprising contacting a hydrocarbon stream containing CS2 with a solid reactive CS2-scavenger which contains primary and/or secondary amino group-bearing hydrocarbon residues attached to a solid support, at a temperature in the range of from 0 to 300° C., and separating the obtained reaction product of CS2 and reactive CS2-scavenger from the hydrocarbon stream.
US12234412B2
The invention comprises methods of catalytically pyrolyzing plastics. Since it has been discovered that plastics provide insufficient coke to provide adequate heat during catalyst regeneration, heat-forming additives can be introduced into the methods. Systems and compositions useful in the catalytic pyrolysis of plastics are also described.
US12234411B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of bio-oil-based renewable streams for composing a diesel or aviation kerosene (AVK) pool by combining the technologies of hydroprocessing esters and fatty acids (HEFA) and thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass for generating bio-oil. The integration of conventional raw material from the HEFA pathway with a bio-oil fraction has the advantages of the use of a stream originating from the conversion of lignocellulosic material, which is widely available on the market, and also the production of a renewable stream containing aromatics in its composition.
US12234407B2
The flow of a fluid may be diverted from a high permeability zone to a low permeability zone of a subterranean formation or well sections may be temporarily isolated by use of particles comprising a mixture of (i) at least one bi-phenyl compound of Compound I, (ii) one mellitic derivative of Compound II, (iii) one chelating agent of Compound III, (iv) one polymer of Compound IV, and (v) an internal breaker for the diverting agents and other additives like gels, foams, acids, brines and various other treatment chemicals.
US12234404B2
A composition for an oil or gas well formation, containing a viscoelastic surfactant; and a modified nanomaterial and a producing method of the composition, and a forming method of the oil or gas well. The modified nanomaterial optionally contains a nanocellulose. The modified nanomaterial optionally has, on its surface, a sulfate group, a sulfite group, a carboxy group, an ethylene oxide chain, an amino group, an ester group, a silane group, a tertiary ammonium group or a mixture thereof.
US12234386B2
The present invention provides an adhesive composition which is a primerless urethane-based adhesive and has high adhesive force with respect to a polyolefin-based resin. An adhesive composition according to the present invention is a two-liquid type urethane-based adhesive composition comprising: a main agent which comprises (A) a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group at the end thereof, (B) a polyfunctional isocyanate compound having an alkoxysilyl group which can be obtained through a reaction of a silane compound having at least two alkoxysilyl groups in one molecule and a polyisocyanate having an isocyanate group at the end thereof and (C1) a first curing catalyst; and a curing agent which comprises (D) a hydrophobic polyol and (C2) a second curing catalyst.
US12234385B2
The invention relates to a surfactant comprising a grafted rosin ester which is a rosin ester grafted with a capped polyalkylene glycol, wherein the capped polyalkylene glycol is a polyalkylene glycol capped by an alkyl ether and an aqueous dispersion consisting of an aqueous phase and resin particles dispersed in the aqueous phase, wherein the dispersion comprises the surfactant according to the invention.
US12234380B2
Thermal spray coating obtained from a thermal spray powder material containing at least one of Aluminum-containing particles, Magnesium-containing particles, and Titanium-containing particles mechanically alloyed to a transition metal. The coating includes Aluminum, Magnesium, or Titanium alloy portions alloyed to the transition metal. The thermal spray powder is obtained of Aluminum, Magnesium, or Titanium containing particles mechanically alloyed to a transition metal.
US12234377B2
Described herein are compositions, devices, and methods for improving a surface property of a substrate. In some embodiments, the hydrophobicity and/or fluorocarbon-phobicity of the surface is increased. Some embodiments include compositions, devices and methods for improving bead loading and/or immiscible oil sealing of microwell array reactions on plastic microfluidic devices.
US12234376B2
A film forming formulation is provided that includes reaction products of phosphoric acid with a strained ring alkoxy silane. The phosphoric acid and the strained ring alkoxy silane are present in a molecular ratio of from 0.9-3.3:1. The film formulation also includes an aqueous solvent. A mold release coating composition is also provided that includes the film forming formulation, a reactive release agent, a base, and an aqueous solvent.
US12234368B2
The present application pertains to dispersions comprising oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes and high-surface area carbon nanotubes. The oxidized, discrete carbon nanotubes comprise an interior and exterior surface, each surface comprising an interior surface oxidized species content and an exterior surface oxidized species content. The interior surface oxidized species content differs from the exterior surface oxidized species content by at least 20%, and as high as 100%. The high-surface area nanotubes are generally single-wall nanotubes. The BET surface area of the high-surface area nanotubes is from about 550 m2/g to about 1500 m2/g according to ASTM D6556-16. The aspect ratio is at least about 500 up to about 6000. The dispersions comprise from about 0.1 to about 30% by weight nanotubes based on the total weight of the dispersion.
US12234366B2
A method applying a two-component polyurethane composition by means of 3D printing, including steps providing pumpable first component A including at least one polyol having OH functionality in range from 1.5-4 and average molecular weight Mn in range from 250 to 15 000 g/mol, and at least one diol having two hydroxyl groups joined via a C2-C9 carbon chain, and at least one compound T having at least one thiol group; feeding pumpable second component B into continuous mixer's mixing region, where second component B includes at least one polyisocyanate; wherein one of components A and B additionally includes at least one metal catalyst for reaction of hydroxyl groups and isocyanate groups that is able to form thio complexes, and molar ratio of all thiol groups in at least one compound T to all metal atoms in at least one metal catalyst K is between 1:1 and 250:1.
US12234365B2
A pigment composition includes first and second cholesteric liquid crystal pigments. The first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment has 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 has 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. A containing amount of the first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment relative to a total amount of the first and second cholesteric liquid crystal pigments is more than 30% by weight and 80% by weight or less.
US12234364B2
A three-dimensional printing method is provided. The method comprises selectively forming a three-dimensional structure from a polymer composition. The polymer composition comprises a thermally conductive particulate material distributed within a thermoplastic polymer matrix, and further wherein the polymer composition exhibits a through-plane thermal conductivity of about 0.10 W/m-K or more.
US12234356B2
This document relates to epoxy compositions containing a sliding-ring polymer (polyrotaxane) additive and a thermally-curable epoxy resin. The epoxy compositions exhibit increased flexural toughness and impact resistance as compared to the same epoxy composition that does not contain the additive. This document also relates to 3D-printed epoxy compositions containing a sliding-ring polymer (polyrotaxane) additive and a thermally-curable epoxy resin.
US12234355B2
The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer mixture containing 50% by mass or more and less than 80% by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer and 12-39% by mass of an aromatic vinyl monomer; a hindered amine compound having a molecular weight of 200-1800; and an ultraviolet absorber compound having a maximum absorption wavelength at 250-300 nm. The thermoplastic resin composition optionally includes a graft copolymer, and the hindered amine compound is present in an amount of 0.4-1.8 parts by mass, the ultraviolet absorber compound is present in an amount of 0.1-1.6 parts by mass, and a sum of the amounts of the hindered amine compound and the ultraviolet absorber compound is not more than 2.0 parts by mass, each relative to 100 parts by mass of a combination of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer and the graft copolymer.
US12234352B2
A rubbery composition is prepared by combining (A) a rubber component, (B) a cellulose, and (C) fluorene compound having a 9,9-bis(aryl)fluorene skeleton. The fluorene compound (C1) may be a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein a ring Z represents an arene ring, R1 and R2 represent a substituent, X1 represents a heteroatom-containing functional group, k denotes an integer of 0 to 4, n denotes an integer of not less than 1, p denotes an integer of not less than 0. The rubbery composition has improved mechanical properties such as strength, elongation, and hardness.
US12234343B2
The present disclosure relates to a curable composition for an encapsulant film, the curable composition comprising: (A) a polyolefin; (B) a fumed alumina; (C) an organic peroxide; (D) a silane coupling agent; (E) a crosslinking co-agent; and, optionally, (F) an additive component comprising a UV stabilizer, wherein the polyolefin has a volume resistivity of less than 4.0E+15 ohm·cm. The present disclosure further relates to an encapsulant film made from such a curable composition and a PV module containing such an encapsulant film.
US12234340B2
Halogen-free flame retardant compositions comprising thermoplastic elastomers, which exhibit flame retardance and low-smoke emission. The flame retardant compositions comprise (a) one or more thermoplastic elastomers; and (b) a flame retardant mixture comprising: magnesium hydroxide, aluminium trihydrate, melamine cyanurate, and optionally a phosphate ester flame retardant.
US12234337B2
A film contains a siloxane compound having an alkyl group and a resin having a density of 1.1 g/cm3 or higher and a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher.
US12234333B2
Provided are a water-soluble film preferably used for production of a package that has excellent surface gloss and has excellent anti-blocking properties, and a package using the same. A water-soluble film includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein the water-soluble film has a glossy surface with an average height SRc(G) of 1.8 μm or less and a maximum height SRz(G) of 20 μm or more and 50 μm or less.
US12234326B2
A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes a blend of the following: 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A); 100 to 250 parts by weight of a modified cross-section glass fiber (B); and 25 to 150 parts by weight of a non-fibrous inorganic filler (C) satisfying the following (C-a) and (C-b): (C-a) having a Mohs hardness of more than 2 and less than 4, and (C-b) having a melting point or softening point of 380° C. or more; wherein the ratio X/Y of the mass X of the modified cross-section glass fiber (B) to the mass Y of the non-fibrous inorganic filler (C) is more than 1 and less than 7.
US12234325B2
A resin composition, comprising: a modified maleimide resin (A), an active ester resin (B), and an epoxy resin (C); the modified maleimide resin (A) is obtained by means of reacting a maleimide compound (M) having at least two maleimide groups/molecules with an amine compound (N1) having at least one primary amine group/molecule and an amine compound (N2) having at least two primary amine groups/molecules, and the molecular weight distribution is: molecules having a molecular weight between 1000 and 4500 account for 25-60% the total number of molecules.
US12234320B2
There is a process for preparing polycarbonate. The process has the step of copolymerizing an epoxy compound and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the presence of a catalytic system having at least one catalyst selected from complexes of a transition metal having general formula (I): The aforesaid process allows to obtain polycarbonates having a quantity of carbonate bonds in chain greater than 95% or polycarbonate/polyether copolymers having a quantity of ether bonds in chain ranging from 15% to 90%.
US12234313B2
Disclosed are methods for upcycling polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that involve the dissolving of PVC in an organic solvent; and contacting the PVC with a base, thereby providing a partially dehydrochlorinated PVC. Polymers made by the disclosed, and articles therefore, are also disclosed.
US12234309B1
The present disclosure provides a high-temperature-resistant deep penetration molecular membrane acid copolymer and a preparation method thereof. The copolymer is formed by polymerizing four raw monomers including 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid, vinyl phosphonic acid, alkyl dimethylallyl ammonium chloride, and perfluoropolyether acrylate. The method comprises: S1: mixing and stirring solvent oil, an emulsifier, the alkyl dimethyl allyl ammonium chloride, and the perfluoropolyether acrylate to be dispersed homogeneously to obtain an oil phase; S2: mixing and stirring the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid, the vinyl phosphonic acid, a complexing agent, and distilled water, and adjusting pH to obtain an aqueous phase; S3: slowly dropwise adding the aqueous phase to the oil phase; and S4: introducing nitrogen into the water-in-oil emulsion to remove oxygen, then adding an initiator and carrying out a heating polymerization reaction to obtain copolymer emulsion (i.e., a molecular membrane agent). The copolymer emulsion is added to an acid solution to obtain molecular membrane acid.
US12234300B2
The present invention provides hepcidin analogues with improved in vivo half lives, and related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
US12234299B2
Described herein is a peptide or peptidomimetic with a length of at least 6 residues comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of the sequence motif Xaa1-Trp-Xaa2-Xaa3-Xaa4-Xaa5 (SEQ ID NO:1), wherein: Xaa1 represents an aromatic residue (Phe, Tyr, Trp, His), Cys or Ser; Xaa2, Xaa3 and Xaa4 represent any residue; and Xaa5 represents Gly, lie or Val.
US12234290B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and pharmaceutical formulations that comprise a binding moiety conjugated to a polynucleic acid molecule and a polymer. Also described herein include methods for treating a cancer which utilize a composition or a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a binding moiety conjugated to a polynucleic acid molecule and a polymer.
US12234289B2
An immunosuppressive agent containing a substance that is selected from anti-CD80 antibodies and anti-PD-L1 antibodies and that promotes binding between PD-L1 and PD-1.
US12234288B2
The present invention relates to novel polypeptides, which are derived from Arginase2. The invention also concerns uses of the polypeptides and compositions comprising the polypeptides.
US12234284B2
Methods of treating and preventing kidney injury through inhibiting interleukin 11 (IL-11)-mediated signalling are disclosed, as well as agents for use in such methods.
US12234275B2
A chimeric antigen receptor is provided, including an extracellular segment, including a single-chain antibody region binding to an antigen human CD19 and a hinge region, a trans-membrane segment, including a trans-membrane domain of human CD8α linked to the hinge region of the extracellular segment and embedded in cell membrane of T lymphocyte, and an intracellular segment, including an intracellular domain of human CD8α, an intracellular domain of molecule 4-1BB and an intracellular domain of CD3 ζ chain. The single-chain antibody region includes a heavy-chain variable region and a light-chain variable region of the single-chain antibody, the hinge region includes an extracellular domain of human CD8 alpha (CD8α) of 55 amino acid residues and three alanine residues (AAA) located at the N-terminal of the extracellular domain of human CD8α, and the intracellular domain of human CD8α includes seven amino acid residues and linked to the trans-membrane domain of human CD8α.
US12234274B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a human. The invention includes relates to administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR having an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, a CD2 signaling domain, and a CD3 zeta signaling domain. The invention also includes incorporating CD2 into the CAR to alter the cytokine production of CAR-T cells in both negative and positive directions.
US12234267B2
The invention provides compositions and kits including at least one nucleic acid or polypeptide molecule encoding for a mutant CoChop protein. Methods of the invention include administering a composition comprising a mutant CoChop to a subject to preserve, improve, or restore phototransduction. Preferably, the compositions and methods of the invention are provided to a subject having impaired vision, thereby restoring vision to normal levels.
US12234263B2
Provided herein are compositions related to vaccines, e.g., influenza vaccines, including, peptide based vaccines, nucleic acid based vaccines, recombinant virus based vaccines, antibody based vaccines, and virus based vaccines. Also provided herein are methods related to vaccines, e.g., influenza vaccines, including methods of identifying epitopes for the vaccines, producing, formulating, and administering the vaccines.
US12234262B1
The present invention relates to a vaccinia virus recombinant A33R protein and a kit for diagnosing antibodies against orthopoxvirus containing the same, and more particularly, to a recombinant A33R protein in which the transmembrane domain of the vaccinia virus A33R protein is replaced with a peptide linker, a recombinant vector for efficiently expressing the recombinant A33R protein, a transgenic organism, a method for producing the recombinant A33R protein, a composition and kit for diagnosing antibodies against orthopoxvirus containing the recombinant A33R protein.
US12234261B2
Provided herein are engineered hepatitis B virus (HBV) molecular vaccine constructs. Vaccine constructs can also include ligand-inducible engineered gene switch systems for modulating expression of heterologous genes, such as a cytokines, in host cells.
US12234246B2
The present disclosure relates to solid state forms of baloxavir marboxil, processes for preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US12234231B2
The present invention provides compounds inhibiting eIF4E activity, and compositions and methods of using thereof.
US12234228B2
In some aspects, the present disclosure provides compounds of the formulae: (A), (B), (III), and/or (IV), wherein the variables are as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds are also provided. In some aspects, the compounds or compositions of the present disclosure may be used for the treatment of diseases or disorders, such as eye diseases and peripheral arterial diseases such as hind limb ischemia.
US12234222B2
The present invention relates to a piperazine amide derivative as represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition thereof, and use of same as a therapeutic agent, especially as a selective Rearranged During Transfection (RET) kinase inhibitor. Ring a, ring e, X1, X2, X3, X4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R4′, R5, R5′, R6, R6′, R7, R7′, R8, m and n have the same definitions as those in the specification.
US12234216B2
Described herein are isotopically enriched analogs of methylone (e.g., deuterated analogs of methylone (e.g., (S)-methylone and (R)-methylone) with improved characteristics. Also described herein are salts (such as hydrochloride salt) and solid forms (e.g., crystalline forms) of methylone. Also described herein are stereoisomers (e.g., enantiomers) of methylone. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and methods of use of the methylone or methylone analogs and solid forms of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone hydrochloride described herein to treat brain and neurological disorders such as depression.
US12234208B2
3,4-dihydroxy-n-(1′-benzyl-2′-hydroxyethyl)-2-methylpyridine chloride, and synthesis and use thereof
The present application provides the preparation and use of a 3,4-dihydroxyl-N-(1′-benzyl-2′-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl pyridine chloride. According to the present application, a 3,4-dihydroxyl-N-(1′-benzyl-2′-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl pyridine chloride is directly synthesized by a one-step reaction, and the compound includes a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 3,4-dihydroxyl-N-(1′-benzyl-2′-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl pyridine chloride has been proved to have a good antiparkinsonian activity by animal tests, and it is a class of novel antiparkinsonian drug candidates. It can be used in the preparation of drugs for the treatment of a Parkinson's disease, and its structural formula (I) is as follows:
US12234207B2
The present invention relates to a novel halo-(3-(phenylsulfonyl)prop-1-enyl)pyridine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a preparation method thereof; and an Nrf2 activator and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases induced by a decrease in Nrf2 activity, both of which comprise the same as an active ingredient.
US12234200B2
The present invention is directed to methods for the asymmetric synthesis of esketamine. The present invention is further directed to key intermediates in the asymmetric esketamine synthesis. In one embodiment, the invention is an asymmetric synthesis of esketamine comprising the conversion of (S)-2′-chloro-2-methoxy-3,4,5,6-5 tetrahydro-[1, 1′-biphenyl]-3-yl carbamate to (S)-2′-chloro-1-isocyanato-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,1′-biphenyl.
US12234196B2
A method is provided for producing a biochar solution. The method comprises the steps of collecting biochar particles, dispersing the biochar particles in a liquid solution and adding a stabilizing agent to keep the biochar in flowable suspension. The stabilizing agent may be added to the liquid solution or to the biochar prior to placing the biochar in solution.
US12234190B2
The present application relates to an electrically conductive asphalt mastic (ECAM) composition that includes an asphalt binder, a mineral filler, and a plurality of conductive carbon microfibers, between 3 and 12 mm in length, which are the sole source of electrical conductivity in the ECAM composition where the conductive carbon microfibers and the mineral filler are dispersed in the asphalt binder, and wherein said conductive carbon microfibers are present in the ECAM composition in an amount of less than 2.00% of total volume of the ECAM composition. The application further relates to an electrically conductive asphalt concrete (ECAC) composition that includes an asphalt binder, a mineral filler, an aggregate, and a plurality of conductive carbon microfibers, where the conductive carbon microfibers are the sole source of electrical conductivity in the electrically conductive asphalt concrete composition.
US12234188B2
A permeable pavement system including a permeable pavement composition and a related method are provided. The permeable pavement system includes a first layer of a permeable pavement composition including a quantity of a first permeable pavement material and a quantity of cured carbon fiber composite material (CCFCM) incorporated therewith, the first layer defining a first surface; and a second layer of a second permeable pavement material deposited over a substantial entirety of and covering the first surface of the first layer of the permeable pavement composition, wherein the first layer interfaces with the second layer to at least strengthen the permeable pavement system.
US12234178B2
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include a housing including a first plate forming an outer face. The first plate may include a glass plate including a first surface outwardly facing the housing and a second surface inwardly facing the housing, a coating layer including an anti-reflection coating and/or an anti-finger coating above the first surface while forming the outer face, a first layer formed between the first surface of the first glass plate and the coating layer, having a first thickness, and including a first inorganic material, a second layer formed between the first layer and the coating layer, having a second thickness, and including a second inorganic material different from the first inorganic material, a third layer formed between the second layer and the coating layer, having a third thickness thicker than each of the first thickness and the second thickness, and including a third inorganic material, and an opaque layer formed on the second surface. Various other embodiments may also be possible.
US12234169B2
A centrifugal dehydrator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the above problems includes: a slurry flow tube through which slurry, in which polymers and water are mixed, flows; a gas flow tube through which a gas flows; a mixture flow tube which is connected from the slurry flow tube and the gas flow tube and through which a mixture of the slurry and the gas flows; a basket into which the mixture is injected from the mixture flow tube and which rotates to apply centrifugal force to the slurry in the mixture; a driving part that allows the basket to rotate; and a porous plate disposed on a peripheral portion of the basket to discharge the water from the slurry to the outside of the basket.
US12234163B2
An advanced hydrodynamic cavitation system includes a housing, a first stator with angled ridges, a second stator that is circular with angled ridges, a rotor having rotor blades housed within the second stator, and a driveshaft, and is configured to work with a motor, a pump, and oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide or ozone to form free radicals. Hydrodynamic cavitation occurs (1) on the leading edge of the rotor blades; (2) in the constriction between the rotor blades, depending on the design; (3) in the gap between the first stator and the rotor blades; and (4) in the gap between the second stator and the rotor blades. The four cavitation regions may coalesce to become a steady-state supercavitation cloud that removes unwanted, toxic or contaminated organic and inorganic compounds, specifically with the ability to treat and decontaminate sludge, wastewater, ballast water, drinking water, harmful algal blooms, and biomedical waste.
US12234162B2
A water purification cartridge includes a casing with a tubular shape that has an inflow portion for raw water to flow in and an outflow portion for purified water to flow out, and a filter member for filtering the raw water, the filter member being accommodating within the casing. The filter member is formed to have a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion, and has a first face and a second face at respective ends in an axial direction. The casing has a first cover portion, a second cover portion, and a side wall portion. The first cover portion covers the first face. The second cover covers the second face. The side wall portion covers an outer circumferential face of the filter member. In the first cover portion, a first contact portion is formed that annularly comes into contact with the first face and that press the filter member in the axial direction to elastically deform the filter member. In the second cover portion, a second contact portion is formed that annularly comes into contact with the second face and that press the filter member in the axial direction to elastically deform the filter member.
US12234156B1
A method of making nanosilica from glass, the method comprising: gathering glass waste; grinding the glass waste to obtain a glass powder containing nanoparticles; adding the glass powder containing the nanoparticles to a water solution comprising a dispersing agent to obtain a colloidal system containing nanoparticles; separating the nanoparticles from the colloidal system to obtain separated nanoparticles; and drying the separated nanoparticles to obtain nanosilica.
US12234151B2
The invention provides a method for preparing graphene which method comprises the steps of: (a) forming a graphite/water mixture; and (b) introducing the graphite/water mixture into a cavitation reactor using at least two offset nozzles; a cavitation reactor for use in the method wherein the cavitation reactor has a cavitation chamber wherein the cavitation chamber has at least two offset inlet nozzles which are directed towards the centre of the cavitation chamber and at least one outlet; and graphene having a carbon content of at least about 98 wt %.
US12234148B2
A process of preparing a lithium metal phosphate includes contacting a water-soluble metal precursor, a water-insoluble metal precursor, and a phosphate precursor in an acidic aqueous medium; to form a reaction mixture; precipitating from the reaction mixture a metal phosphate; collecting the metal phosphate; combining the metal phosphate with a lithium precursor; and calcining the combined metal phosphate and lithium precursor at elevated temperature to form a lithium metal phosphate; wherein a mol ratio of water-soluble metal precursor to water-insoluble metal precursor is from 0.5:99.5 to 99.5:0.5.
US12234141B2
A MEMS support structure and a cap structure are provided. At least one vertically-extending trench is formed into the MEMS support structure or a portion of the cap structure. A vertically-extending outgassing material portion having a surface that is physically exposed to a respective vertically-extending cavity is formed in each of the at least one vertically-extending trench. A matrix material layer is attached to the MEMS support structure. A movable element laterally confined within a matrix layer is formed by patterning the matrix material layer. The matrix layer is bonded to the cap structure. A sealed chamber containing the movable element is formed. Each vertically-extending outgassing material portion has a surface that is physically exposed to the sealed chamber, and outgases a gas to increase the pressure in the sealed chamber.
US12234135B2
A fire apparatus includes a chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, a torque box coupled to the chassis, a pedestal coupled to the torque box, a ladder assembly coupled to the pedestal, and a stability assembly. The torque box has a front end and a rear end. The pedestal is positioned between the front end and the rear end of the torque box. The stability assembly includes a housing coupled to the chassis and the front end of the torque box, a pair of outriggers received within the housing, and a downrigger coupled to the rear end of the torque box. The pair of outriggers is selectively extendable laterally outward in opposing directions. The downrigger is selectively extendable downward.
US12234132B2
A self-retracting tie down winch for tying cargo on a vehicle is provided. The self-retracting tie down winch comprise a frame that can be attached temporarily or permanently to the transport vehicle, a binding system to secure the cargo, the binding system comprising a gear and a unidirectional pawl and driver to insert a binding media. The self-retracting tie down winch further comprises a space to spool the tie down media around the winch shaft, a self-retracting mechanism for the tie down media to self-retract, and a self-retracting mechanism. The self-retracting mechanism can be stopped in a locking state at given length to ensure a tension free tie down media to facilitate its placement. It can be re-engaged from the locking state to rewind the tie down media.
US12234121B2
An illustrative example embodiment of a method of remotely maintaining a connection status of a connection port of a passenger carrying system includes determining that the connection port is not connected to an authorized device, determining whether at least one criterion is satisfied while the connection port is not connected to an authorized device, and providing a notice to an authorized individual when the at least one criterion is satisfied and the connection port is not connected to an authorized device.
US12234118B2
A reel transport, stand and payoff device is provided, which operates to maneuver and jack up a reel for payoff. The reel device may include two reel mechanisms coupled together with a hydraulic system housing. Each reel mechanism includes a wheel housing and a wheel coupled to a central portion of the wheel housing. Each reel mechanism includes an arm coupled on an end to a central portion of the wheel housing. An actuator is coupled between the wheel housing and the arm to raise or lower the arm. The reel device may include at least one caster to help support and stabilize the reel device. An axle is inserted through a reel and coupled on each end to an arm by a bracket. A method of use of a reel transport, stand and payoff device is also disclosed.
US12234110B2
An exemplary system for filling a holding tank with agricultural product generally includes a supply line. The supply line includes an inlet, a plurality of outlets, and a plurality of junctions. The inlet is connected with a conveyance device such that the supply line is operable to receive a flowing agricultural product blown by the conveyance device. The outlets are open to a holding space of the holding tank, and includes a first outlet and a second outlet. The plurality of junctions includes a first junction associated with the first outlet, and a second junction associated with the second outlet. The first junction is configured to direct agricultural product to flow out of the first outlet until the first outlet becomes blocked, and to thereafter direct agricultural product to flow toward the second junction. The second junction is configured to direct agricultural product to flow out of the second outlet.
US12234108B2
A suction gun includes a gun head is provided with a material suction port configured to suck a material located in an area for sucking, and an air blowing structure including an air blowing pipe and an air blowing hole provided on a pipe wall of the air blowing pipe. The air blowing hole is configured to blow an air flow so as to blow the material to the material suction port.
US12234099B2
A crop unloader system comprising: an elevator assembly, a boom assembly, a flexible drive, and a tensioning assembly. The elevator assembly has a frame, an elevator drive and drive motor, and an elevator drive output. The boom assembly has a frame connected to the elevator frame at a boom pivot axis to rotate through a range of motion, and an unloader drive input. The flexible drive is operatively connected between the elevator drive output and the unloader drive input. The tensioning assembly has a tensioner link and a control link that are pivotally to each other and with one of the two links each pivotally connected to one of the boom and elevator frame. An idler wheel is on the tensioner link. The tensioning assembly maintains a tension load on the endless flexible drive within a predetermined range, throughout the range of motion of the boom frame.
US12234095B2
Disclosed is a set of lining plates made of radial tires to protect pieces of equipment from abrasion and to absorb impacts where said set of lining plates comprises a plurality of lining plates made of radial tires that are laid out next to each other in order to line the surface of a given equipment. The lining plates that make up the set are fitted with tongues and grooves so as to allow them to be joined together and make it possible for a perfect fixation through special hook-type screws in order to secure an effective sealing of the equipment surface on which said plates were installed, thus preventing any material from entering the space between the lining plates. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the lining plates of the set using radial tires.
US12234075B2
A woven laminated plastic bag having features that further prevent leakage of contents out of the bag, or infestation of organisms into the contents of the bag is provided. In various aspects the bag can be fabricated from woven polypropylene and/or polyethylene layer which can be laminated with a film layer, can form a pinch bottom bag, and can have one or both sides include graphics and/or printing. The bag can also provide a top end and/or a bottom end either or both of which provide a discrete area which may contain discrete graphics and/or printing.
US12234063B2
A lid assembly comprises a coupling ring, a lid and a connecting unit connecting the lid to the coupling ring. The lid comprises a cover wall configured to cover a pouring outlet and a sealing ring protruding away from the cover wall and configured to interact with a collar carrying the pouring outlet to seal the pouring outlet. The sealing ring comprises at least a first ring portion and a second ring portion. The first ring portion comprises a first end spaced apart from the cover wall and the second ring portion comprises a second end spaced apart from the cover wall. A first distance of the first end from the cover wall with respect to a normal axis of the cover wall is greater than a second distance of the second end from the cover wall with respect to the normal axis.
US12234060B2
A child-resistant reclosable bag includes a container configured to retain one or more items, and a zipper coupled to the container. The zipper includes one or more primary seals, and one or more secondary seals at one or more defined locations. The one or more secondary seals at the one or more defined locations provide one or more areas to be engaged to peel open the container.
US12234054B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a shipping tray for a chair having a plurality of legs including a top side, bottom side, front support, rear support, first side support, second side support, a central brace, a plurality of holders, and a plurality of structural ribs. Embodiments may also include a shipping tray system, and a method of stacking a chair having a plurality of legs on the shipping tray.
US12234046B2
Methods of making and transporting frozen food compositions and re-using components utilized therein
A method of transporting one or more frozen food compositions can include providing a first container; dispensing at least one comestible ingredient into the first container, the dispensing of the at least one comestible ingredient into the first container is performed at a first location; positioning a first lid on the first container containing the at least one comestible ingredient; freezing the first container with the first lid thereon and the at least one comestible ingredient therein to form a first frozen food composition in the first container; attaching a first jacket to at least one of (a) the first container with the first frozen food composition therein or (b) the first lid on the first container with the first frozen food composition therein; and transporting the first frozen food composition to a second location by transporting the first container in the first jacket to the second location.
US12234045B2
A remotely controlled flying device is intended to approach and contact a high-voltage overhead power line for operation thereon. The flying device includes a mechanical structure bearing propellers and an aircraft body containing at least a power hub, a flight controller, and radio communication means. An electrical shield encapsulates the mechanical structure. The remotely controlled flying device also has a surge protector or the like designed to locally capture and guide toward the electrical shield possible electric discharges in the phase of power line approaching and/or contacting and to render the electrical shield equipotential with the power line.
US12234044B2
An aerial vehicle according to the present invention includes: at least one rotor configured to generate an air flow for lifting; and at least one sound producing structure having an opening and configured to produce sound for scaring birds and animals when the air flow generated by the rotor causes air to flow into the opening.
US12234038B2
A recoverable rocket and an associated recovery method are disclosed. A recoverable rocket comprises a rocket body and at least two side wings. One end of each side wing is connected to the casing of the rocket body, and the other end is connected to a deceleration mechanism; the deceleration mechanism comprises a turbine engine and a propeller. The propeller is arranged below the turbine engine. The propeller is connected to the drive shaft of the turbine engine, and the turbine engine drives the propeller to rotate in the air to generate a thrust which decelerates the rocket during recovery. The rocket body comprises a structural system, a propulsion system, a control system and a set of landing legs. The advantage of this invention is that it realizes the recovery of rockets.
US12234028B2
An automated air-to-air refueling (A3R) system is usable with a tanker aircraft having a refueling boom. The system includes a camera connected to the tanker in proximity to the refueling boom which outputs a video stream of the boom and a fuel-receiving aircraft/receiver during an aerial refueling process. The system also includes a human-machine interface (“HMI”) located aboard the tanker, and an electronic control unit (“ECU”) in communication with the camera and HMI. The ECU identifies keypoints on the receiver indicative of flight control surfaces thereof, tracks corresponding positions of the flight control surfaces in real-time, and predicts a change in position of the receiver in free space as a predicted 3D position using the corresponding positions. The HMI also outputs a directional indicator indicative of the predicted 3D position, e.g., as a graphical overlay to a display screen.
US12234024B2
An aircraft nacelle includes a forward cruise inlet, a forward-cruise-inlet conduit coupled to the forward cruise inlet and operable to supply air from the forward cruise inlet to an engine housed by the aircraft nacelle, an inlet barrier filter, an inlet-barrier-filter compartment coupled to the inlet barrier filter, a plurality of gills coupled between the inlet-barrier-filter compartment and the engine and operable to be in an open state and a closed state, a filter-purge door coupled to the inlet-barrier-filter compartment and operable to be in a closed state and an open state. When the plurality of gills are in the closed state and the filter-purge door is in the open state, air from the filter-purge door flows from the inlet-barrier-filter compartment through the inlet barrier filter.
US12234018B2
An environmental control system of a vehicle includes a first inlet for receiving a first medium, a second inlet for receiving a second medium, and an outlet for delivering a conditioned medium to a load. A first compression device is configured to receive and compress the first medium and a second compression device is configured to receive and compress the second medium. The first medium and the second medium are mixed together at a mixing point such that a mixture of the first medium and the second medium is the conditioned medium provided at the outlet.
US12234013B2
A system, method, apparatus, computer readable medium, and user interface for generating a navigation route based on weather manipulation data comprising: receiving weather manipulation data for a geographic or a three-dimensional region associated with at least one candidate route, wherein the weather manipulation data indicates whether there is at least one manmade environmental factor present; and generating the navigation route based on the weather manipulation data for at least one candidate route.
US12233997B1
An adjustable and modifiable jack plate for attaching and positioning an outboard motor to the transom of a boat. The jack plate has a lift plate to attach the outboard motor, the lift plate having cylindrical polymer bearings on each of two lateral sides, the two bearings slidingly received in bearing retainers configured as a pair of C-shaped channel members, each channel member having a unitary vertical flange. Each flange being connected to a cooperating flange of a pair of L-shaped wing brackets, the cooperating flanges forming a lap joint. The L-shaped brackets are easily replaced with different L-shaped brackets having different set back distances for optimizing performance. A control system includes a user interface that has up and down buttons, a plurality of memory buttons for returning the lift plate to specific stored positions, and a numeric readout the provides a specific lift measurement in units such as inches.
US12233989B2
A hatch seal system for a hatch opening of a water vessel deck includes a frame, a gasket assembly and a hatch cover. Particularly, the gasket assembly is disposed within the frame and includes an elongate strip of metal material, such as a strip of wire mesh, and a synthetic rubber material surrounding the elongate strip of metal material. The gasket system, along with the hatch cover, provide a watertight seal that will not dislodge from the frame under extreme weather conditions, thereby providing longevity and preventing sinking of a vessel on which the flush mount deck hatch seal system is installed.
US12233982B2
A compactable bicycle comprising a frame including a first and second frame portions wherein the frame is unfoldable to a use position for riding by the rider and is foldable to a storage position for storage. The bicycle includes: a rear brake, a rear brake lever, a rear break cable passes through a first cable guide, and a brake cable biasing member that is positioned to urge the rear brake cable back through the first cable guide to be between the first cable guide and the rear brake lever: front and rear wheel connectors to hold the front and rear wheels together: a crank, a front sprocket, a rear cassette, rear sprockets, a chain, and a derailleur; a chain guide that is positioned to engage the chain and to limit a lateral angle of the chain relative to the rear sprocket: or first and second frame element locking surfaces and apertures, and a plunger movable to a clamping position and to a release position.
US12233981B2
A pannier includes: a casing body; a lid; an attaching-detaching holder which removably attaches the casing body to the vehicle; an opening-closing holder which attaches the lid in an openable and closeable manner; a cylinder which serves to lock both of the attaching-detaching holder and the opening-closing holder; and first and second movable holders which are movable when the cylinder is unlocked. At a lock position of the cylinder, the first and second movable holders are retained at a position where the casing body is unremovable and the lid is unopenable. At a pannier detaching position off the cylinder, the second movable holder is movable to an attachable-detachable position where the movable holder allows the casing body to be detached. At a pannier opening position of the cylinder, the first movable holder is movable to an openable position where the movable holder allows the lid to be opened.
US12233975B2
A telescopic, height adjustable, bicycle seatpost with a fixed frame insertion length, but adjustable uncompressed resting height is described herein. This telescopic bicycle seatpost with adjustable height and fixed frame insertion provides a unique structure and method for setting the uncompressed resting height of a telescopic bicycle seatpost, while using a fixed insertion length into the bicycle frame. The assembly allows a single telescopic bicycle seatpost to fit on many different sizes of bicycle, for cyclists of varied height and leg length, while maximizing the telescoping length of the seatpost for each situation, without requiring various lengths of seatpost to be manufactured. Instead, the telescoping length of the seatpost may be adjusted for cyclists of different height, allowing for one seatpost to fit many size frames and cyclists, while allowing each individual to maximize the telescoping length for their particular setup.
US12233963B2
Provided is a steering device including a lock nut that fixes an outer race of a turning nut threadably engaged with a rack bar. A loosening prevention protruding portion formed on a lock nut main body is brought into contact with a radial-direction abutting portion to prevent loosening of the lock nut with a frictional force. At the same time, a lock nut recessed portion for reducing mechanical stiffness is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the loosening prevention protruding portion so that an external force acting from the outer race is buffered by the lock nut recessed portion. In this manner, a decrease in contact area between the loosening prevention protruding portion and the radial-direction abutting portion is reduced.
US12233960B2
A working vehicle includes a suspension including a damper to suppress vertical motion of a cabin over a vehicle body, and a restrictor to restrict the cabin at an upper limit position and/or a lower limit position. The restrictor includes a first stopper fixed to the vehicle body, and a second stopper fixed to the cabin. At least one of the first stopper or the second stopper includes a first cushion portion, and a second cushion portion softer than the first cushion portion. The first cushion portion and the second cushion portion are adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting a vertical direction, and the second cushion portion is contactable with a target of contact before the first cushion portion.
US12233955B2
Various vehicle systems are proposed for facilitating access to and utilization of motor vehicle cargo spaces. The vehicle systems may include deployable stairgate systems, deployable step systems, cargo bed swing door systems, etc. The vehicle systems allow the cargo spaces to be accessed from a variety of positions relative to the cargo space.
US12233953B2
The present embodiments provide a steering apparatus for vehicle including a motor pulley coupled to the rotation shaft of the driving motor, a nut pulley coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the ball nut, a belt connecting the motor pulley and the nut pulley, a first groove provided on an outer peripheral surface of at least one of the motor pulley and the nut pulley, a second groove provided on an inner surface of the belt at a position opposite to the first groove, and a slip preventing member coupled to the first groove.
US12233952B2
An embodiment joint structure for a vehicle body is provided. The vehicle body includes an underbody and an upper body coupled to the underbody, and the joint structure includes a front bulkhead coupled to an inside of each side sill of a pair of side sills provided on both sides of the upper body, respectively, a rear bulkhead coupled to the inside of each side sill of the pair of side sills on a rear side of the front bulkhead, and a support bracket coupled to the front bulkhead and the rear bulkhead along a length direction of the vehicle body.
US12233937B2
Vehicle subframes and methods of producing the same are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a subframe of a vehicle including longitudinal members, and lateral extensions extending from the longitudinal members, the lateral extensions extending outward from a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, outer edges of the lateral extensions including contours to avoid turn radii of steerable tires of the vehicle.
US12233929B1
A double handle shopping cart system including a shopping cart frame with a child's seat basket, with an upper rear handle for a taller shopper to hold onto and a pair of lower rear handles for a shorter shopper to hold onto.
US12233927B2
A novel outdoor camping cart, comprising a cart body, the cart body comprises a body frame and a cloth bag mounted on the body frame, and the body frame comprises frame flat tubes, which are connected by flat tube connectors. The support tube is pressed into the middle connector through the riveting shaft, so that the bottom support structure is easy to assemble and disassemble. The two side walls of the bump damping connector in contact with the wheel assembly are provided with bump structures, so that the bump damping connector has a damping effect when rotating on the wheel assembly, the bump damping connector is integrally formed with plastic, and the structure is simple. The bump damping connector is connected to the wheel assembly, and it is actively steered through the left and right pull rods during steering. Especially on soft ground and grass, the steering is more labor-saving.
US12233922B2
A travel condition network information generation system includes: a travel condition output unit provided on the transport, and outputting a piece of travel condition data responsive to a travel condition of the transport; and a controller generating, based on a plurality of pieces of travel condition data, a plurality of pieces of divided travel condition information responsive to divided travel paths obtained by dividing a plurality of travel paths, and generating, based on the plurality of pieces of divided travel condition information, the travel condition network information corresponding to the travel path network of the transport.
US12233920B2
Apparatus for controlling autonomous driving of a vehicle, system having the same and method thereof
An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that determines whether a current driving condition of the vehicle is a limit situation during an autonomous driving control. When the limit situation is determined, the processor demands to transfer a control authority to a user of the vehicle, and if the control authority is not transferred to the user, the processor starts a minimum risk maneuver and controls engagement of an electronic parking brake device when the vehicle is stopped after the minimum risk maneuver ends. The autonomous driving control apparatus further includes a storage configured to store driving condition data of the vehicle and a set of instructions executed by the processor.
US12233919B2
Provided is a vehicle control device including: a storage device storing a program; and a hardware processor executing the program stored in the storage device to: recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle; determine whether or not the surrounding situation includes a road division line; control steering and acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle; determine a driving mode of the vehicle as any one of a plurality of driving modes including a first driving mode and a second driving mode; and set, when the vehicle is traveling in the second driving mode, the surrounding situation is determined not to include a road division line, and a preceding vehicle is recognized within a first predetermined distance in a traveling direction of the vehicle, a longer traveling continuation distance in the second driving mode using the map information.
US12233916B2
Method and system for determining a mover model for motion forecasting in autonomous vehicle control
This document discloses system, method, and computer program product embodiments for operating a vehicle, comprising: using kinematic models to generate forecasted trajectories of an actor (the kinematic models being respectively associated with different actor types that are assigned to an actor detected in an environment of the vehicle); selecting a first kinematic model based on the forecasted trajectories and a kinematic state of the actor; using the first kinematic model to predict a first path for the actor; selecting a second kinematic model responsive to movement of the actor no longer being consistent with typical movement of an object of one of the different actor types that is associated with the first kinematic model; using the second kinematic model to predict a second path for the actor; and controlling operations of the vehicle based on the first and second paths.
US12233906B2
Upon detecting an accumulation of snow on a driving surface, a driving path from a first location to a second location is identified. A vehicle is operated from the first location to the second location and then to a third location that is identical to or proximate to the first location.
US12233902B2
This document discloses system, method, and computer program product embodiments for operating a vehicle. For example, the method includes: obtaining a vehicle trajectory and a location of an object in an environment; generating a margin comprising a first vehicle trajectory indicating a series of locations of the vehicle while contacting the object, a boundary of a drivable area or lane mark during a time interval in which the vehicle will travel past the object; generating a reachable boundary using a condition of the vehicle, a longitudinal speed profile and steering limits of the vehicle; comparing the reachable boundary and the margin; and concluding that the vehicle should steer while stopped when the reachable boundary is at any point within a threshold distance from the margin or that the vehicle should not steer while stopped when the reachable boundary is at no point within the threshold distance from the margin.
US12233896B2
A driving assistance device includes a storage device configured to store a program and a processor connected to the storage device. The processor executes the program stored in the storage device to acquire information about a target position decided on as a position relative to another moving object located in a second lane when a host moving object merges or changes lanes from a first lane to the second lane and cause a speaker to output a sound obtained by combining a basic sound for acceleration guidance with an additional sound for the acceleration guidance having a higher frequency than the basic sound for the acceleration guidance when the host moving object should accelerate such that position alignment related to a traveling direction of the host moving object is performed with respect to the target position.
US12233895B2
Motor-vehicle driving assistance in low meteorological visibility conditions, in particular with fog
An advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) configured to assist a driver in low visibility conditions. The ADAS controls operation of one or more automotive systems including an external lighting system, an automotive user interface, and an automotive cruise control system based on the visibility in front of the vehicle. The ADAS system visually assists the driver via an automotive user interface by displaying a streaming video of one or more first front cameras configured to operate in a spectrum visible to the human eye, one or more second cameras configured to operate in a spectrum invisible to the human eye, or a virtual depiction of an environment in front of or surrounding the motor vehicle based on information from an automotive sensory system.
US12233887B2
An operation of an AV in a scene is simulated. The AV includes sensors detecting the scene and generating sensor data. The sensor data can be input into a control model that outputs control signals, in accordance with which the AV operates. A learning cost, i.e., a cost of training or applying the control model, is determined. A performance of the AV during the simulation is evaluated. A simulation cost, i.e., a cost of running the simulation is determined. The control model can be optimized based on the learning cost and the performance of the AV. Settings of the sensors can be optimized based on the simulation cost and the performance of the AV. The optimization of the control model or the settings of the sensors can be done through reinforcement learning.
US12233885B2
An example operation includes detecting, by a vehicle, a location of a first potential passenger proximate to a road; determining, by the vehicle, a first road safety level of a pick-up for the first potential passenger; denying, by the vehicle, the pick-up for the first potential passenger when the determined first road safety level is below a threshold; determining, by the vehicle, a second road safety level of a pick-up for a second potential passenger; and picking up, by the vehicle, the second potential passenger, when the second road safety level is above the threshold.
US12233875B2
When the operation amount of an accelerator exceeds a predetermined value at a time of climbing over a bump with either one of right and left front wheels, a HEV-CU increases the regenerative torque of a first motor generator, reduces the output torque of a second motor generator, and increases the engagement force of a LSD clutch of a center differential unit so as to reduce the input torque of a front LSD. When the operation amount of the accelerator exceeds the predetermined value at a time of climbing over a bump with either one of left and right rear wheels, the HEV-CU increases the regenerative torque of the first motor generator, reduces the output torque of the second motor generator, and reduces the engagement force of the LSD clutch so as to reduce the input torque of the rear LSD.
US12233866B2
A vehicle control device includes: a recognition part recognizing a first road marking line on a first side of a lane traveled by a vehicle; an obtaining part obtaining information on a second road marking line on the first side of the lane from map information; and a support part that executes a support processing for preventing the vehicle from deviating from a road marking line when a probability that the vehicle deviates from the road marking line is greater than or equal to a predetermined degree. When a degree of matching between a first position of the first road marking line and a second position of the second road marking line is less than or equal to a first threshold value, the support part suppresses execution of the support processing for preventing the vehicle from deviating from a road marking line on the first side.
US12233861B2
An object recognition apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicably coupled to the processor. The processor sets one or more object presence regions in each of which an object is likely to be present, on the basis of observation data of a distance sensor. The processor estimates an attribute of the object that is likely to be present in each of the one or more object presence regions. The processor sets, on the basis of the attribute of the object, a level of processing load to be spent on object recognition processing to be executed for each of the one or more object presence regions by using at least image data generated by an imaging device. The processor performs, for each of the one or more object presence regions, the object recognition processing corresponding to the set level of the processing load.
US12233860B2
Human drivers generally cannot plan a collision evasion maneuver in the brief interval before impact, other than simply slamming on the brakes and hoping for the best. Often the collision could have been avoided by swerving or other sequence of actions. Therefore, improved collision avoidance and mitigation procedures are disclosed, based on a well-trained artificial intelligence (AI) model that takes over the accelerator, brake, and steering in an emergency. With fast electronic reflexes and AI-based computational power, the AI model can find a more effective avoidance maneuver, or at least an action that would minimize the harm (for example, by swerving to miss the passenger compartment). The AI model can then implement the sequence instantly, without fear or hesitation. The result—fewer collisions and less fatality on our highways.
US12233858B2
A trailer monitoring system for a vehicle includes a processor and a memory communicably coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to receive, from at least one monocular camera mounted to a vehicle towing a trailer, at least one monocular camera image of at least a portion of the trailer. The instructions also cause the processor to generate at least one depth map based on the at least one monocular camera image. The instructions further cause the processor to identify a trailer irregularity based on the at least one depth map.
US12233855B2
A motion manager configured to request motion of a vehicle according to a kinematic plan on driver assistance of the vehicle to at least one of a plurality of actuators provided in the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive information indicating a plurality of kinematic plans and classify the information into predetermined items such that a realization method of achieving a purpose of each of the kinematic plans is selectable without specifying or distinguishing a setting source of each of the kinematic plans, arbitrate the kinematic plans, calculate a motion request to the vehicle based on a result of arbitrating the kinematic plans, and distribute the motion request to at least one of the actuators.
US12233850B2
A controller is employed in a vehicle including an engine, a motor generator, and a hydraulically-driven clutch. The controller includes a CPU that executes: a first starting process that starts, when starting the engine under a condition in which an increase amount of a torque request value is less than an increase amount determination value, combustion in the engine after increasing an engine rotation speed to a motor rotation speed by engaging the clutch; and a second starting process that starts, when starting the engine under a condition in which the increase amount of the torque request value is greater than or equal to the increase amount determination value, combustion in the engine after the crankshaft starts to be rotated by engaging the clutch, the combustion being started before the engine rotation speed reaches the motor rotation speed.
US12233847B2
An efficiency-based powertrain control system and method to provide real-time optimization of powertrain efficiency for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).
US12233845B2
A control system and method for mitigating driveline torque spikes in an electric vehicle is contemplated. The driveline torque spikes may be mitigated with a motor spike torque command generated in response to a wheel acceleration of a wheel of the vehicle exceeding a spike threshold. The motor spike torque command may be configured for controlling an electric motor of the vehicle to mitigate the driveline torque spike in a driveline configured to connect the motor to the wheel.
US12233843B2
A method for automatically controlling an in-cabin environment for a passenger in an autonomous vehicle includes monitoring a state of the passenger via a video sensor; determining whether the state of the passenger corresponds to one of preset states of a predetermined number; and adjusting, when the state corresponds to the one of the preset states, any one or any combination of any two or more of a seat, an air conditioning system, a lighting system, a sound system, a variable window tinting, and a variable sunroof of the autonomous vehicle based on the state. The determining of the state of the passenger includes detecting a plurality of determination target objects from a video of the video sensor, cropping an image of each of the plurality of determination target objects, and determining whether the state of the passenger corresponds to the one of the preset states.
US12233841B2
A transmission controller is configured to control a transmission configured to transmit power between a primary shaft and a secondary shaft while changing a gear ratio between the primary shaft and the secondary shaft. includes at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to perform processing including: performing first control for upshifting the transmission when a target rotational speed of the primary shaft reaches or exceeds a first threshold; and performing second control for upshifting the transmission when an engine speed reaches or exceeds a second threshold. The second control is executed when the target rotational speed is higher than or equal to a set value set for each gear of the transmission, and is not executed when the target rotational speed is lower than the set value.
US12233840B2
A hybrid powertrain system includes: an engine; a motor/generator (“MG”); a clutch coupled to the engine and the MG; a transmission coupled to the MG; an energy storage system connected to the MG; and a controller coupled to the engine, the MG, the clutch, the transmission and the energy storage system. The controller is configured to initiate an engine stop, allow engine torque and MG torque to reduce to zero or near zero, shift the transmission to a neutral gear, cause the MG to operate in a generator mode, thereby loading the engine to recover kinetic energy from the engine, disengage the clutch to decouple the MG from the engine, increase the speed of the MG to a target speed, and shift the transmission into gear in response to the MG reaching the target speed.
US12233838B2
A controller can be configured to receive an indication of a measured speed of a vehicle, and determine whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient. The controller can also be configured to provide an output signal to cause a brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied to hold the vehicle stationary, based at least in part on: the received indication of the measured speed of the vehicle being below a threshold speed; and the determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient.
US12233834B2
A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a host vehicle; an input unit configured to receive an input operation from an occupant of the host vehicle; a controller configured to perform automatic stop control of decelerating and stopping the host vehicle when the input operation is received by the input unit; and a setter configured to perform a setting process of setting a first time after the input operation has been received by the input unit and until the automatic stop control is started by the controller. The setter is configured to change the first time based on a result of recognition of a following vehicle of the host vehicle from the recognizer in the setting process.
US12233822B2
A cleaning device for a vehicle sensor includes: a housing having an open first end, an open second end, and a passageway extending between the open first end and the open second end; and at least one nozzle at least partially positioned within the passageway of the housing. The at least one nozzle includes an outlet that provides at least one liquid stream through the open first end of the housing towards a lens or cover of the vehicle sensor. The housing is positioned such that air streams passing through the passageway pass through the open first end of the housing towards the lens or cover of the vehicle sensor with the at least one liquid stream. A sensor assembly and sensor system including the cleaning device are also disclosed herein.
US12233809B1
Airbag cushion modules for aspirating ambient air and related assemblies. Some embodiments may comprise an aspirating airbag cushion assembly comprising a housing comprising an inner portion and an outer portion and an inflator fluidly coupled with the inner portion of the housing. An airbag cushion may be stored in the housing, which airbag cushion may be configured to extend from the inner portion to the outer portion such that a peripheral edge of the airbag cushion, such as a portion of the throat region of the cushion, is coupled with the housing along the outer portion.
US12233806B2
An airbag apparatus includes a far-side airbag and an expansion control processor controlling expansion of the far-side airbag. The far-side airbag is a cylindrical base fabric member, has an annular outer periphery, and has a shoulder protection air chamber, a head protection air chamber, and a non-inflating unit in an inner periphery. The shoulder protection air chamber is expanded into a longitudinal cylindrical shape to protect a shoulder of an occupant seated in a vehicle front seat. The head protection air chamber is expanded into a semicircular shape and falls against the occupant to protect the occupant's head. The non-inflating unit is disposed adjacent to the back shoulder air chamber and includes an inflator covered with a cylinder. The far-side airbag has a gas passage through which high-pressure gas discharged from discharge ports of the cylinder are fed to the shoulder protection air chamber and the head protection air chamber.
US12233800B2
A mounting bracket assembly for a vehicle, including: a mounting surface adapted to receive a fairlead device for a winch assembly of the vehicle; and a frame structure coupled to the mounting surface and adapted to be secured to a bumper structure of the vehicle; wherein the frame structure and the mounting surface are adapted to be collapsed or crushed towards the bumper structure when a sufficient force is applied to the fairlead device by a hook of the winch assembly when the hook is impacted during an impact event. The fairlead device and the hook are deflected into an opening formed in a front member of a bumper assembly with the hook being at least flush with an exterior surface of the front member of the bumper assembly.
