US12276922B2
A method of microfabrication is provided. A substrate having a working surface and having a backside surface opposite to the working surface is received. The substrate has an initial wafer bow resulting from one or more micro fabrication processing steps executed on the working surface of the substrate. The initial wafer bow of the substrate is measured and the initial wafer bow is used to generate an initial wafer bow value that identifies a degree of first order wafer bowing of the substrate. A correction film recipe based on the initial wafer bow value is identified. The correction film recipe specifies parameters of a correction film to be deposited on the backside surface of the substrate to change wafer bow of the substrate from the initial wafer bow to a modified wafer bow. The correction film on the backside surface of the substrate according to the correction film recipe is deposited. The correction film physically modifies internal stresses on the substrate and causes the substrate to have a modified bow with the predetermined wafer bow value.
US12276911B2
A positive resist composition comprises a base polymer comprising repeat units (a) derived from a triple bond-containing maleimide compound and repeat units (b) adapted to increase solubility in an alkaline developer under the action of acid. A pattern of good profile with a high resolution, reduced edge roughness, and reduced size variations is formed therefrom.
US12276910B2
A photoresist composition comprising: a first polymer comprising a first repeating unit comprising a hydroxy-aryl group and a second repeating unit comprising an acid-labile group; a second polymer comprising a first repeating unit comprising an acid-labile group, a second repeating unit comprising a lactone group, and a third repeating unit comprising a base-soluble group, wherein the base-soluble group has a pKa of less than or equal to 12, and wherein the base-soluble group does not comprise a hydroxy-substituted aryl group; a photoacid generator; and a solvent, wherein the first polymer and the second polymer are different from each other.
US12276907B2
According to example embodiments, there is provided a photoresist inspection method. The photoresist inspection method includes: providing a photoresist on a substrate; irradiating the photoresist with an electron beam and an excitation beam; detecting fluorescent light generated by the photoresist in response to the excitation beam; and evaluating the photoresist based on the fluorescent light.
US12276901B2
Provided is a high-stability 360-degree rotating photo booth, including a supporting base, a shooting platform, a driving assembly, and a rotating shooting bracket driven by the driving assembly and capable of rotating 360 degrees. The shooting platform includes a platform cover plate, and a platform frame for arranging the platform cover plate, and further includes at least two supporting pillars which are arranged between the platform frame and the supporting base and used for supporting. The driving assembly includes a driving motor. The rotating shooting bracket includes a rotating connecting portion located between the platform frame and the supporting base.
US12276899B2
The present invention provides an image pickup device that recognizes the object that the user is attempting to capture as the subject, tracks the movement of that subject, and can continue tracking the movement of the subject even when the subject leaves the capturing area so that the subject can always be reliably brought into focus. The image pickup device includes a main camera that captures the subject; an EVF that displays the captured image captured by the main camera, a sub-camera that captures the subject using a wider capturing region than the main camera, and a processing unit that extracts the subject from the captured images captured by the main camera and the sub-camera, tracks the extracted subject, and brings the subject into focus when an image of the subject is actually captured. When the subject moves outside of a capturing region of the main camera, the processing unit tracks the subject extracted from the captured image captured by the sub-camera.
US12276896B2
This system and method of for providing a tunable orbital angular momentum system for providing higher order Bessel beams comprising: an acousto-optical deflector configured to receive an input beam, deflect a first portion of the input beam a first deflection angle relative to an axis of propagation and along an optical axis and deflect a second portion of the input beam a second deflection angle relative to the optical axis; a line generator disposed along the optical angle for receiving the first portion and the second portion of the input beam and provide an elliptical Gaussian mean; a log-polar optics assembly disposed along the optical angle for receiving the elliptical Gaussian beam and wrapping the elliptical Gaussian beam with an asymmetric ring; and, a Fourier lens configured to receive the wrapped elliptical Gaussian beam.
US12276892B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate and a display pane. Multiple pixel electrode branches in a corresponding one of the pixel regions are divided into a first pixel electrode branch and a second pixel electrode branch by a corresponding one of the metal common electrodes. The first pixel electrode branch and the second pixel electrode branch, which are located in the same pixel regions, are connected to different TFTs. In each pixel region, an end of the first pixel electrode branch close to a corresponding one of the scan lines is connected to a corresponding one of the TFTs, and an end of the second pixel electrode branch close to another corresponding one of the scan lines is connected to another corresponding one of the TFTs.
US12276890B2
Display panel having support structures being formed in via holes of the interlayer insulating layer
At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display panel, and the display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate oppositely combined with each other, the first substrate includes a base substrate, and a gate line, a first electrode, a first interlayer insulating layer, and second electrode on the base substrate; the first interlayer insulating layer includes a first via hole penetrating through the first interlayer insulating layer, the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode the first via hole, first support structure is provided in a region corresponding to the first via hole and on a side of the second electrode away from the base substrate; at least a part of the first support structure is located in the first via hole, an orthographic projection of the first via hole overlaps with an orthographic projection of the gate line on the base substrate.
US12276883B2
A transparent base material for a liquid crystal device includes an alignment layer that regulates orientations of liquid crystal molecules contained in a light control layer included in the liquid crystal device, a flexible base layer on which the alignment layer is formed, and a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is located on the alignment layer, the second surface is located on the base layer, the alignment layer includes polyimide, and the first surface has an indentation hardness of 0.25 GPa or higher as measured by a nanoindentation test according to ISO 14577-1:2015.
US12276879B2
A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a pattern layer stacked on a light exit surface of the polarizer, and the pattern layer includes a second resin layer and a first resin layer sequentially stacked from the polarizer; a first patterned portion including a plurality of first optical patterns is formed at an interface between the first resin layer and the second resin layer; and a second patterned portion including a plurality of second optical patterns is formed on a lower surface of the second resin layer, the first optical patterns and the second optical patterns satisfying Relations 1 and 2.
US12276876B2
Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a display panel having an imaging area and a display area, wherein at least a portion of the display area surrounds the imaging area; and an imaging module located on a non-display side of the display panel and including an imaging element and a driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism drives the imaging element to move within an orthographic projection range of the imaging area. The display device of the present disclosure can address the problem that the imaging element is fixedly mounted in a position and the imaging range thereof is not adjustable.
US12276862B2
The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a first housing; a second housing disposed at an inner side of the first housing; a bobbin disposed a an inner side of the second housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed on the second housing, and facing the first coil; a second coil facing the magnet; a first support member coupled to the bobbin and the second housing; and a second support member coupled to the first housing and the second housing, wherein the second coil is disposed to be spaced apart from the first housing.
US12276861B2
An eyepiece suitable for a night vision device, having an optical combiner for injecting a synthetic image onto the scene and having a single optical correction mechanism is provided herein. The eyepiece may include an observer-side lens; an objective-side lens; a diopter adjustment knob configured to set a distance between the observer-side lens and the objective-side lens; and an optical combiner located between the objective-side lens and the objective-side lens, wherein the optical combiner reflects towards the observer-side lens, the synthetic image transmitted from outside the eyepiece and transfers towards the observer-side lens, a scene image coming from an objecting lens of the night vision device and passing through the objective side lens, and wherein the diopter adjustment knob serves as a single setting mechanism which simultaneously sets a diopter of the observer and a focal depth of the display source image.
US12276856B2
The present disclosure relates a telecommunication enclosure having a compact configuration. In one example, the telecommunication enclosure supports both optical splicing and connectorized patching.
US12276855B2
A fiber optic distribution box includes a box unit, a protective shield unit pivotally mounted on the box unit, and a plurality of mounting units detachably installed to the box unit for accommodating a plurality of adapters. The box unit includes a box body defining an interior space and a plurality of base brackets disposed on the box body and accommodated in the interior space. Each mounting unit includes a flanged seat and a tubular portion extending obliquely upwardly from the flanged seat.
US12276851B2
Embodiments of the present application disclose a photonic chip, a LiDAR, and a mobile device. The photonic chip has a substrate, a cladding layer, a first coupler, a first beam splitter, an emitting waveguide module, and a first optical adjusting monitoring module. The first beam splitter includes a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port. The first beam splitter is configured to output the optical signal input through the first port through the third port and the fourth port, and to output the optical signal input through the third port through the first port and the second port. The first optical adjusting monitoring module includes a first photodetector. Monitors the optical power of the return light received by the emitting waveguide module through the first optical adjusting monitoring module integrated on the photonic chip, making the process more time-saving and labor-saving.
US12276850B2
A semiconductor package includes a first mold layer at least partially encasing at least one photonic integrated circuit. A redistribution layer structure is fabricated on the first mold layer, the redistribution layer structure including dielectric material and conductive structures. A second mold layer at least partially encasing at least one semiconductor chip is fabricated on the redistribution layer structure. The redistribution layer structure provides electrical pathways between the at least one semiconductor chip and the at least one photonic integrated circuit. One or more voids are defined in the second mold layer in an area above an optical interface of the at least one photonic integrated circuit such that light is transmittable through dielectric material above the optical interface.
US12276848B2
A cover for a fiber optic ferrule and ferrule push includes a sleeve extending lengthwise between opposed front and rear ends and defines a lengthwise-extending opening that opens through the rear end for receiving at least a portion of the fiber optic fiber optic ferrule and the ferrule push. The sleeve also includes a top side and an opposing bottom side, and two side walls extending between the top side and the bottom side and along at least a portion of the sleeve. A receiver is disposed in the top side to receive a projection associated with the ferrule push.
US12276847B2
An optical connecting component is an optical connecting component to be connected to another optical connecting component, which includes an optical waveguide component, an alignment component for fixing the optical waveguide component, and a magnetic structure integrated with the alignment component. A positioning structure is provided on a connecting end face of the alignment component, in which the positioning structure determines a relative position between the connecting end face and a connecting end face of an alignment component provided in the other optical connecting component.
US12276845B2
An optical assembly includes an optical ferrule configured to receive an input light ray through an input location on a major input surface of the optical ferrule along a first direction for coupling to an optical waveguide secured to the optical ferrule, the optical ferrule including a reference location, such that a change in a temperature of the optical assembly causes the input light ray and the input location, but not the reference location, to move respective distances d1 and d2 along a same direction along a same axis, wherein a magnitude of d1-d2 is δ, and a maximum of magnitudes of d1 and d2 is greater than 10 times δ.
US12276843B2
The present disclosure relates to a system for making or assembling fiber optic connectors that allows a pre-terminated fiber optic cable to be made compatible with any number of different styles or types of fiber optic connectors or fiber optic adapters. A connector core of the system can be used as a stand-alone connector with a small form-factor adapter.
US12276830B2
The production and new type of preforms are presented which yield, upon drawing, new, class of optical fibers, improved, speckle-free output optical fibers. Useful fibers, providing speckle-free, smooth output with flat top transmission of light from gaussian or few mode sources are produced from preforms introduced herein. The unique production of these improved preforms is also presented. The preforms, and thus the fibers produced in varying core dimensions from about 100 μm to above 1000 μm, are based on a structured silica section of mode mixing area adjacent to the inner core, or in the case of non-circular core, within the core. Plasma Vapor Deposition process is modified to achieve the structured sections in a well-controlled manner. The structured sections are composed of a number of pairs of layers, where a thin down-doped layer is alternated with a much thicker core material layer. The ratio of the thickness of the core layer to the thickness of the down-doped layer is about 3 to 25. The number of paired layers is typically between about 8 to 30-layer pairs. The effective NA of the structured section is dependent on the particulars of the structured silica section and of the individual down-doped layer. Both circular inner core examples and non-circular core examples are possible and are discussed, herein.
US12276825B2
Method and system for integration of refractive optics with a diffractive eyepiece waveguide display
A method of fabricating an optical element includes providing a substrate, forming a castable material coupled to the substrate, and casting the castable material using a mold. The method also includes curing the castable material and removing the mold. The optical element comprises a planar region and a clear aperture adjacent the planar region and characterized by an optical power.
US12276815B2
An EUV collector mirror has a reflection surface (16) to reflect usable EUV light which impinges on the reflection surface (16) from a source region (17) to a subsequent EUV optics. The reflection surface (16) carries a pump light grating structure (19) configured to retroreflect pump light (22) which impinges upon the pump light grating structure (19) from the source region (17) back to the source region (17). The pump light (22) has a wavelength deviating from the wavelength of the usable EUV light. Such EUV collector mirror enables a high conversion efficiency between the energy of pump light of a laser discharged produced plasma (LDPP) EUV light source on the one hand and the resulting usable EUV energy on the other.
US12276812B2
The present embodiment relates to a dual lens drive device that comprises: a housing; a first bobbin which is disposed to move in a first direction inside the housing; a second bobbin which is disposed to move in the first direction inside housing and is spaced apart from the first bobbin; a first coil which is disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil which is disposed on the second bobbin; a magnet which is disposed in the housing and faces the first coil and the second coil; a base which is disposed below the housing; a substrate which comprises a circuit member having a third coil disposed to face the magnet between the housing and the base; and a support member which movably supports the housing with respect to the substrate, wherein the housing is integrally formed.
US12276807B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods including polarization sorting metasurface microlens array devices. In certain embodiments, a polarization imaging device is provided. The polarization imaging device includes: a source of image light; a metasurface lenslet array comprising a plurality of repeating metasurface lenslets, where the plurality of repeating metasurface lenslets comprise a plurality of first metasurface lenslets configured to diffract the image light into a first polarization light in a first direction and a second polarization light in a second direction; an image sensor positioned in the optical path of the first polarization light and the second polarization light, and where the image sensor includes a plurality of image sensing units including a first image sensing unit positioned to sense the first polarization light and a second image sensing unit positioned to sense the second polarization light.
US12276803B2
A head-mounted display system includes a head-mounted display unit a display that, in use, is held in an operational position over a user's face. The head-mounted display system further comprises a flow generator configured to generate a flow of air, and an air guide arrangement coupled to the flow generator to enable the flow generator to direct air to, or draw air from, one or more selected areas in proximity of the head-mounted display system.
US12276801B2
A wearable virtual retinal display (VRD) device configured to be worn by a person comprises a spectacle-like frame puttable on a head of said person; said spectacle-like frame carrying following elements disposed along a laser beam: (a) a laser light source configured for generating said laser beam at at least one radiation frequency; (b) a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) configured for scanning said laser beam forming a laser radiation pattern to be projected to a person's retina; (c) a lens; (d) a selective reflector positionable in front of a person's eye. The selective reflector is configured for reflecting laser radiation at the at least one frequency. The selective reflector has a piecewise-smooth reflective surface comprising a plurality of curvilinear selective reflecting elements, which in cooperation with said lens are configured for directing said laser radiation pattern onto a person's retina; said laser radiation pattern being scanned by said MEMS forms an image of an object of interest on said person's retina.
US12276799B2
An illumination module is provided. The illumination module includes a light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting element array and a focusing lens array. The light-emitting element array includes a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are used for generating a plurality of light beams. The focusing lens array includes a plurality of focusing lenses. Each of the light-emitting elements corresponds to at least one of the focusing lenses.
US12276798B2
A head-mounted apparatus include an eyepiece that include a variable dimming assembly and a frame mounting the eyepiece so that a user side of the eyepiece faces a towards a user and a world side of the eyepiece opposite the first side faces away from the user. The dynamic dimming assembly selectively modulates an intensity of light transmitted parallel to an optical axis from the world side to the user side during operation. The dynamic dimming assembly includes a variable birefringence cell having multiple pixels each having an independently variable birefringence, a first linear polarizer arranged on the user side of the variable birefringence cell, the first linear polarizer being configured to transmit light propagating parallel to the optical axis linearly polarized along a pass axis of the first linear polarizer orthogonal to the optical axis, a quarter wave plate arranged between the variable birefringence cell and the first linear polarizer, a fast axis of the quarter wave plate being arranged relative to the pass axis of the first linear polarizer to transform linearly polarized light transmitted by the first linear polarizer into circularly polarized light, and a second linear polarizer on the world side of the variable birefringence cell.
US12276791B2
The present invention is directed to an optical apparatus for augmented reality with a vision correction function. The optical apparatus for augmented reality with a vision correction function includes: an image output unit configured to output augmented reality image light; a reflective unit configured to transfer the augmented reality image light to the pupil of a user's eye; and an optical means configured such that the reflective unit is disposed therein, and configured to transmit therethrough at least part of real object image light toward the pupil of the user's eye; wherein the optical means includes a first surface and a second surface; wherein the reflective unit is disposed inside between the first and second surfaces of the optical means; and wherein at least any one of the first and second surfaces of the optical means is formed as a curved surface.
US12276788B2
A head-up display for a vehicle comprises an optical component having a reflective surface arranged, during head-up display operation, in a configuration that is conducive to sunlight glare. A light control layer is disposed on the optical component to receive sunlight on an optical path to the reflective surface. The light control layer comprises a sunlight-receiving surface and a core material separating an array of louvres. The sunlight-receiving surface of the light control layer is serrated in coordination with the array of louvres so as to deflect received sunlight away from the eye-box of the head-up display.
US12276783B2
The application provides a light expander/contractor device and method of using same, the light expander/contractor device comprising: a faceted quartz structure comprising a lateral surface communicating with a light processing surface at one end and communicating with a planar surface at an opposed end; the light processing surface comprising an initial surface extending from the lateral surface substantially parallel to the planar surface and having a distal end spaced from the lateral surface, the light processing surface further comprising multiple levels of facets comprising quartz-air interfaces: each level of facets comprising (a) a proximal facet surface relative to the lateral surface, the proximal facet surface extending away from the initial surface and toward the lateral surface at a 45° angle relative to the initial surface to communicate with (b) a facet planar surface spaced apart from and parallel to the initial surface to communicate with (c) a distal facet surface adjacent and substantially parallel to the proximal facet surface.
US12276776B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical imaging system that comprising, sequentially from an object side to an image side of the optical imaging system along an optical axis: a first lens having a negative refractive power; a second lens having a refractive power, the image side surface of the second lens is a convex surface; a stop; a third lens having a refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a refractive power; a sixth lens having a refractive power; and a seventh lens having a positive refractive power. A half of a maximal field-of-view Semi-FOV of the optical imaging system satisfies: Semi-FOV≥55°; and a distance TTL from an object side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the optical imaging system along the optical axis of the optical imaging system and a half of a diagonal length ImgH of an effective pixel area on an imaging plane of the optical imaging system satisfy: 3.0
US12276775B2
A wide angle MWIR F-theta lens with an F# of 2. The lens is deployed on airborne platforms for remote sensing applications. The lens is corrected for monochromatic and chromatic aberrations over the wavelength range 5000 nm-3300 nm. The image of the remote target is formed on a focal plane which may constitute CCD or CMOS with micro lenses. The lens comprises four groups of optical elements with a cold shield/aperture stop located behind the last group. One embodiment of the lens includes five types of optical materials and while another embodiment of the lens includes only two types of optical materials.
US12276772B1
An optical film includes a block copolymer film defining a plurality of helically shaped cavities and a plurality of helically shaped organic solid crystals positioned within the plurality of helically shaped cavities. A method of making the optical film includes obtaining a film of a block copolymer solution including a chiral block copolymer and a non-chiral block copolymer on a substrate. The method includes annealing the film, thereby forming a plurality of helical structures from the chiral block copolymer defined within the non-chiral block copolymer and removing the plurality of helical structures, thereby creating a plurality of helically shaped cavities. The method further includes forming organic solid crystals inside the plurality of helically shaped cavities, thereby forming the optical film.
US12276770B2
In some embodiments, a method for processing inspection data associated with cargo irradiated by a plurality N of pulses of inspection is provided. The method includes obtaining the inspection data, the inspection data being representative of intensity values of pixels of an inspection image of the including data associated with a higher energy mode, and data associated with a lower energy mode; generating a histogram having, as a first axis, bins corresponding to pixel intensity values HM associated with the higher energy mode and, as a second axis, bins corresponding to pixel intensity values LM associated with the lower energy mode; selecting a bin corresponding to a most frequent bin of the pixel intensity values HM; and generating a transformation table by mapping each bin of the pixel intensity values LM with the selected bin of the pixel intensity values HM.
US12276769B2
A method and system for identifying formation porosity and formation lithology. The method may include disposing a PNL tool into a borehole that is disposed in a formation, emitting a neutron from a neutron source on the PNL tool into the formation, and capturing one or more gammas expelled from formation in response to the neutron from the neutron source to form a plurality of pulsed neutron logging (PNL) measurements in a log. The method may further include identifying a formation porosity and a formation lithology with an artificial neural network that at least partially incorporates the PNL measurements.
US12276762B2
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor system includes a dual-polarization optical antenna, a single-polarization optical antenna, a first receiver, and a second receiver. The dual-polarization optical antenna is configured to (i) emit a transmit beam with a first polarization orientation and (ii) and detect a return beam having a second polarization orientation. The single-polarization optical antenna is configured to detect the return beam having the second polarization orientation.
US12276755B2
The present disclosure describes a system and method for coaxial LiDAR scanning. The system includes a first light source configured to provide first light pulses. The system also includes one or more beam steering apparatuses optically coupled to the first light source. Each beam steering apparatus comprises a rotatable concave reflector and a light beam steering device disposed at least partially within the rotatable concave reflector. The combination of the light beam steering device and the rotatable concave reflector, when moving with respect to each other, steers the one or more first light pulses both vertically and horizontally to illuminate an object within a field-of-view; obtain one or more first returning light pulses, the one or more first returning light pulses being generated based on the steered first light pulses illuminating an object within the field-of-view, and redirects the one or more first returning light pulses.
US12276754B2
A laser distance meter consisting of an optical emitting path having an optical emitter and emitting optics and a receiving path having receiving optics and an optical detector. In this case, an optics mount completely optically isolates the emitting path and receiving path from one another and fixes the components thereof. The emitting optics and receiving optics are designed as plastic components transmissive to the measuring beams, and the optics mount is designed as a plastic component opaque to the measuring beams. The material composite of the emitting optics, the receiving optics, and the optics mount are designed as a 2-component injection molded part.
US12276751B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method may include receiving, from a network node, a configuration for radar waveform reporting, the radar waveform reporting providing object detection for one or more objects within a detectable range, receiving a radar waveform, and transmitting, to the network node according to the received configuration, a radar reporting message including an indication of one or more parameter values associated with the received radar waveform.
US12276749B2
Example radar apparatus and mobile platforms are described. One example radar apparatus includes a housing, an antenna board, and a connector. The antenna board is disposed in the housing. The antenna board has a first board surface and a second board surface that are disposed opposite each other. The first board surface is used to receive and transmit signals. The connector is disposed in the housing, and is configured to connect to another component outside the housing. The connector has an electrical connection structure. The electrical connection structure is electrically connected to the antenna board, and the electrical connection structure is located on a side of the second board surface.
US12276741B1
A system configured to determine an estimated angle of arrival in reverberant environments. When a first device detects a calibration tone generated by a second device, the first device may generate multichannel audio representing the calibration tone and process the multichannel audio using a combination of detection filtering and subspace processing to determine a relative direction of the second device. For example, the first device may perform matched filtering to isolate a direct-path peak for the calibration tone, and then may sweep through all potential azimuth directions to identify an azimuth value corresponding to the direct-path peak. In some examples, the first device identifies a steering vector associated with a particular direction (e.g., signal subspace) that minimizes components in all other directions (e.g., noise subspace). The device may determine this steering vector independently for each frequency band and calculate the estimated angle of arrival by averaging results across frequency bands.
US12276737B1
Disclosed is a suppression method for a multipath signal of an image mode based on correlation peaks of a satellite baseband signal, including the steps of: constructing a real-world direct-multipath two-dimensional color image mode data set; and building a multipath suppression model of a deep learning network based on a long-short term memory (LSTM) and a self-attention mechanism module, and training the model. In the present disclosure, a satellite signal can be quickly captured without losing the sensitivity of the captured signal, and a Beidou satellite baseband signal can be captured from a signal recorded in the real world, which enables the model to learn complex signal patterns, improving the accuracy and robustness of multipath signal suppression in urban complex scenes.
US12276736B2
Existing networks of precisely surveyed GNSS receivers that are used for dGNSS or RTK positioning techniques can be used to measure GNSS time across a territory or region such as a country. The measured GNSS time base signals from each receiver are then fed back to a collating service, similar to the existing dGNSS/RTK systems, which also receives an accurate time base signal from a trusted third-party time base supplier which maintains a trusted time base. The collating service then compares the GNSS time signals from the network of GNSS receivers with the trusted time base and determines whether the GNSS time signals are accurate when compared to the trusted time base, and if they are not accurate, calculates the error. The collating service may provide the calculated error to users and the necessary correction that needs to be applied to measured GNSS time to obtain accurate UTC time.
US12276734B1
Described are systems and methods for providing an encrypted LIDAR system, which may be used in autonomous vehicles. Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide LIDAR systems and methods employing a cryptographically secure deterministic random bit generator (DRBG) to generate a secure pseudorandom key sequence. The secure pseudorandom key sequence can be encoded into light pulses emitted by the exemplary systems and methods. Subsequently, upon receipt of reflected light, the exemplary systems and methods can authenticate the received reflected light to confirm the key sequence encoded in the received reflected light. If the key sequence encoded in the received reflected light matches the key sequence encoded into the emitted light pulse, parameters associated with the emitted and reflected light can be used to determine a distance to the object that may have reflected the emitted light pulse. In the event the received reflected light does not include the encoded key sequence the received light can be “discarded” by the exemplary systems and methods.
US12276728B2
Systems and methods described herein are directed to polarization separation of incoming light signals associated with an imaging system, such as a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system. Example embodiments describe a system configured to direct incoming light signals to a polarization separator and capture the two polarization states of the incoming light signals. The system may process the two polarization states of the incoming light signals separately to extract information associated with reflecting objects within the field-of-view of the imaging system. The polarization separator may be a birefringent crystal positioned adjacent to an edge of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) that is used for processing outgoing and incoming light signals associated with the imaging system. The PIC may include at least one on-chip polarization rotator for converting a light signal of one polarization state to a light signal of another polarization state.
US12276721B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for determining a spatial position of an aircraft, without replying on measurements from the Global Positioning System. Various embodiments are described using a single Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR), and multiple SSRs.
US12276718B1
The present disclosure provides a method for detecting and tracking a low-observable target with a boost-to-glide trajectory under a condition of slant range ambiguity, and belongs to the field of detection and tracking of near-space hypersonic targets. The method includes: configuring an alternating pulse repetition frequency model for radar ranging; defining an extended non-coherent accumulation model in a distance-time plane for target detection; configuring an S-type recursive energy tracking model for target tracking; designing a recursive energy filter, conducting update by recursive energy to keep target tracking at a high signal-to-noise ratio, and obtaining a target trajectory by using a filter algorithm. According to the method of the present disclosure, pulse repetition frequencies within a same sampling period are designed to a constant value, so that there is enough energy for coherent accumulation detection.
US12276712B2
A method of fabricating a liquid metal radio-frequency (RF) coil assembly of a magnetic resonance (MR) system using a sewing machine is provided. The method includes providing a sewing accessory assembly, the sewing accessory assembly including a substrate holder and a presser foot. The method also includes attaching the presser foot with a sewing machine, positioning the substrate holder containing a first substrate underneath a needle arm of the sewing machine, and carving a pattern of grooves on a surface of the first substrate using the presser foot by operating the sewing machine. The method further includes forming RF coil loops by depositing liquid metal in the grooves and applying a second substrate over the RF coil loops.
US12276707B2
Self-diagnostic method (100) of open-circuit fault, in power switching blocks of a modular inverter comprising a plurality (k=1 . . . n) of blocks (31a, 32a, 33a, 34a, 31b, 32b, 33b, 34b, 31c, 32c, 33c, 34c) in parallel per phase leg (5, 5a, 5b, 5c), and being provided with temperature sensors (6), said method comprising: —sampling and storing (130) temperatures data (I) of said n blocks in a phase leg measured by said temperature sensors at relevant sampling times tSD with a relevant sampling interval ΔtSD; —comparing (150) said temperature data (I) of each (k) block with previously sampled and stored temperature data (II) of said each (k) block and considering a possible fault (FF) on one of said blocks if the following condition is not fulfilled: (III) where Th is a predefined temperature deviation threshold; or —comparing (250) current temperature data (I) of each (k) block with current average temperature data (VI) and considering a fault (OF) on one of said blocks if the following condition is not fulfilled: (V) where ThAV is a predefined average temperature deviation threshold. The invention concerns also a test comprising a shoot-through procedure to identify open circuits in a block.
US12276691B2
A device includes a function circuit that operates based on power provided by a first positive supply voltage and a first negative supply voltage, a monitoring circuit that operates based on power provided by a second positive supply voltage and a second negative supply voltage and that generates a first monitor signal based on monitoring an operation of the function circuit, and an output circuit that generates a second monitor signal based on monitoring the first positive supply voltage, generates a third monitor signal based on monitoring the second positive supply voltage, and generates an output signal that is output through one or more output pins, based on the first monitor signal, the second monitor signal, and the third monitor signal.
US12276688B2
The present invention is directed at an electromagnetic field monitoring device configured to continuously monitor properties of an electromagnetic field. The device may be solely powered by the ambient electromagnetic energy of an electromagnetic field, removing any reliance on external power sources or batteries. Monitored properties may include real-time electromagnetic field strength, peak electromagnetic field strength in a time period, electromagnetic field exceedance, and cumulative electromagnetic field dose. The device detects otherwise concealed sources of electromagnetic fields, such as hidden cameras or microphones. The device may be integrated into a variety of products, including, but not limited to, a keychain attachment, lanyard attachment, eyeglasses frame, handheld instrument, identification card, writing instrument, business card, adhesive sticker, ring, or necklace pendant.
US12276671B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods relating to improved assays for establishing Alzheimer's disease. Further provided herein are compositions and methods comprising improved antibodies for assays including immunoassays.
US12276670B2
Provided herein is a method of detecting adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) in a human male subject, said method comprising determining the level of MFGE8, C1qa, Trem2, Gas6 or any combination thereof, in a biological sample obtained from the spine of the subject, wherein said level or levels are increased compared to a reference level or levels, thereby detecting AMN in the subject. Also provided is a method of treating AMN in a human male subject, said method comprising administering an anti-MFGE8 antibody to the subject.
US12276666B2
A method of generating an inclusion list for targeted mass spectrometric analysis is disclosed. Experimentally-acquired data for a plurality of isobarically-labeled peptides derived by proteolytic digestion of a corresponding protein. The data includes, for each of the isobarically-labeled peptides, a mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio, a charge state, and a chromatographic retention time (RT). The method includes determining a hydrophobicity index (HI) of an unlabeled peptide corresponding to the isobarically-labeled peptide. If the determined HI is less than a threshold value, a substitute unlabeled peptide is selected in accordance with predetermined criteria and predicted properties for the substitute peptide are determined and stored on an inclusion list. If the determined HI for the unlabeled peptide is at least as great as the threshold value, predicted properties for the unlabeled peptide are determined and stored on an inclusion list. The substitute unlabeled peptide may be selected from an available peptide library.
US12276657B2
Poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) is a protein implicated in numerous neurodegenerative disease states including Parkinson's disease (PD). To date, no routine laboratory test has been developed to diagnosis, assess or monitor patients suffering from PD. Disclosed herein a novel method to assess the PAR concentration in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) of a patient and correlate that concentration to the medical condition of a patient with PD. Also disclosed is the use of PAR as a biomarker for PD.
US12276656B2
Disclosed herein are antigenic peptide-MHC complexes, termed comPACT polypeptides and comPACT polynucleotides, and methods of producing such complexes. Also discloses herein are methods of producing libraries of comPACT polynucleotides and polypeptides, and their exemplary use in capturing cancer neoepitope-reactive T cells with high accuracy. Dual particle detection approaches for detection of neoantigen specific T cells with improved sensitivity and specificity are provided. Signal to noise ratio analysis of isolated T cells for detection of neoantigen-specific T cells with improved T cells is also provided.
US12276653B2
The present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods related to bioelectronic devices. In particular, the present disclosure provides bioelectronic devices, and methods of making bioelectronic devices, comprising adjustable adaptor polypeptides with repeatable motifs and enhanced conductive properties. The bioelectronic devices and methods of the present disclosure are useful for a variety of applications, including the direct measurement of protein activity (e.g., when sequencing a biopolymer).
US12276652B1
A method of emulsion detection includes executing an oil production process from a volume of a formation. While executing the oil production process, conducting real-time spectral induced polarization (SIP) measurements of the volume of the formation to determine a real-time real conductivity value (RCV) of a matrix material in the volume of the formation. The method further includes determining an onset of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion formation in the volume of the formation by analyzing the real-time RCV of the matrix material and optionally identifying the onset of the W/O emulsion formation when the real-time RCV first exceeds a first threshold value.
US12276651B2
Systems and methods for analyzing a multiphase production fluid, the system including a pipeline fluidly connected to a fluidic measurement chamber, a pressure sensor, a composite sensor, an actuating unit, and a fluidic control unit. The pipeline is configured to supply the multiphase production fluid to the fluidic measurement chamber. The composite sensor is configured to detect an oil volume and a water volume of the multiphase production fluid in the fluidic measurement chamber. The actuating unit is partially disposed in the fluidic measurement chamber and is movable between a first measurement position in the fluidic measurement chamber and a second measurement position in the fluidic measurement chamber. The fluidic control unit is in communication with the fluidic measurement chamber, the pressure sensor, the composite sensor, and the actuating unit, and is configured to communicate with the pipeline to supply the multiphase production fluid to the fluidic measurement chamber.
US12276644B2
Provided are methods for detecting or determining the amount of guanidinoacetate (GAA), creatine, and creatinine by mass spectrometry.
US12276636B2
A system for detecting deposit formation on electrically-conductive materials in liquid and vapor phases includes a test cell for receiving a test liquid, for example. a lubricant, A heater heats the test liquid to generate a vapor phase of the test liquid in the test cell. A support frame supports at least a first set of electrical conductors in the test liquid, liquid phase, and at least a second set of electrical conductors in the vapor phase, each including a live and a neutral electrical conductor. A power source supplies electric current to the live electrical conductors. A sensor detects an electrical property in each set of conductors, which changes in response to formation of an electrically-conductive deposit connecting the first and second conductors in a respective set of conductors. Preferably, the electrical properties are detected by magnetic sensors such as Hall effect or eddy current sensors.
US12276635B2
The present invention aims to provide an electrophoresis device which detects the presence or absence of foreign matter in a flow path 111. In order to solve the above problems, the electrophoresis device of the present invention is characterized by including a flow path 111 filled thereinside with a migration medium, a migration medium container which stores a migration medium, a liquid feeding mechanism which feeds the migration medium to the flow path 111, a photographing device 115 which photographs the flow path 111, and a control unit which analyzes an image of the flow path 111 photographed by the photographing device 115 and in that the control unit determines the presence or absence of the foreign matter in the flow path 111 on the basis of the image of the flow path 111.
US12276626B2
The present disclosure relates to a flame transfer function measurement system for prediction and reduction of combustion instability.
US12276614B2
A method and system for automated visual inspection of an object include using different patterns of illumination, each pattern including constant frequency pulses of illumination. The pulses of each different pattern of illumination are temporally offset so as to enable obtaining images illuminated by one or another illumination pattern. The images are combined using different parts of the different images in which the most details of the object are available, to produce a full image of the object which is essentially glare-free. The use of constant frequency pulses enables obtaining different pattern illumination images, to enable creating a glare-free image of an object, while providing a flicker-free inspection environment for human workers.
US12276609B2
A method of analyzing a fluid includes acquiring a sample of the fluid extracted from a subterranean region proximate to a borehole, the borehole including an injected fluid, applying light having a first excitation wavelength to the fluid sample, and measuring a first fluorescence spectrum. The method also includes comparing the first fluorescence spectrum to a reference fluorescence spectrum corresponding to a fluid having injected fluid contamination and/or to a second fluorescence spectrum based on applying light having a second excitation wavelength to the fluid sample. The method further includes estimating a level of contamination of the fluid sample with the injected fluid based on the comparing.
US12276594B2
A shaft wall pressure corrosion test system includes a pressure bearing device, a confining pressure application device, and a seepage pressure application device. The confining pressure application device and the seepage pressure application device provide confining pressure and seepage pressure for the pressure bearing device, respectively, and keep the confining pressure and the seepage pressure constant on the pressure bearing device. In the system, axial pressure is applied to a piston by means of a hydraulic jack and is then transferred to a sample to complete axial pressure application. The confining pressure is applied to hydraulic oil by a manual pump in combination with an energy accumulator and then transferred to the sample to complete confining pressure application. The seepage pressure is applied to a corrosion solution by a water pump group in combination with an energy accumulator and then transferred to the sample to complete seepage pressure application.
US12276592B2
Particle detection systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a particle detection system comprises an incident beam light source that emits an incident beam, a particle interrogation zone disposed in the path of the incident beam, a photodetector disposed to detect the incident beam after passing through the particle interrogation zone, a pump beam light source for emitting a pump beam, the pump beam being targeted at the particle interrogation zone, wherein the incident beam, the pump beam, and photodetector are arranged such that the photodetector is configured to detect a combination of light from the incident beam, scattered light due to incident beam scattering in the particle interrogation zone, and scattered light due to pump beam scattering in the particle interrogation zone.
US12276591B2
Provided is a spectrum analysis apparatus including a processing unit configured to generate analysis data using an analysis function in which a linear function and a logarithmic function are included as function elements and an intensity value is set as a variable from measurement data including the intensity value of light acquired by detecting the light from a measurement target object using a plurality of light-receiving elements having different detection wavelength bands.
US12276588B2
A system for measuring effects of vibration on rheometric properties of a fluid sample. The system includes a receptacle configured to hold the fluid sample and receive a probe extending from a rheometric measuring device. A vibration generator is configured to vibrate the fluid sample within the receptacle while the rheometric measuring device measures the rheometric properties of the fluid sample. A vibration control module is configured to control frequency at which the vibration generator vibrates.
US12276585B2
An arrayer for constructing a tissue array includes a recipient block holder having an upper face, a void for accommodating a tissue recipient block, and a guide plate configured to engage with the upper surface of the recipient block holder. The guide plate includes an array of through openings aligned with the void of the recipient blocking holder. The recipient block holder and the guide plate are configured to be secured to each other through securing elements. A kit including the arrayer, and punch pens for creating holes in the recipient block and for transferring tissue to the recipient block holder, is also provided. Methods of using the arrayer and the kit are also provided.
US12276581B2
A monitoring device for mangrove soil restoration includes a body, each of four corners of a lower surface of the body is provided with a locking universal wheel, a central position of the body is provided with a piling hole passing through the body, an upper surface of the body is connected to a frame, two inner surfaces of the frame are provided with sliding grooves, the sliding grooves are movably connected to a pile device, a lower surface of the pile device is provided with a round tube, the round tube is disposed above the pilling hole, two sides of the frame are provided with two fixing holes respectively, the two fixing holes are provided a stop rod therethrough. The monitoring device avoids that soil sampling is generally conducted after deep excavation with shovel manually, which saves manpower and the surrounding soil will not affect sampling results.
US12276580B2
A pump health analysis method and a pump health analysis device using the same are provided. A standard vibration curve of a standard pump is obtained. The standard vibration curve is converted from a time domain to a frequency domain to obtain a first frequency distribution curve. A sample vibration curve of a sample pump is obtained. The sample vibration curve is converted from the time domain to the frequency domain to obtain a second frequency distribution curve. The first frequency distribution curve is compared with the second frequency distribution curve by using a cosine similarity algorithm to obtain a health index of the sample pump.
US12276578B1
Implementations of a gas leak indication system may include a ring including a flange extending from an interior surface of the ring, the flange including two seal channels on either side of the flange, and the ring including a flow opening extending into a projection extending from an exterior surface of the ring; an extender threadedly coupled into a side opening in the projection, the extender including a flow opening therethrough; an indicator threadedly coupled onto the extender, the indicator including a flow channel extending therethrough; and a cap coupled over an end of the indicator by a friction fit.
US12276574B2
A method for performing ultrasonic inspection to a pipe is described, comprising: introducing an in-line inspection tool assembly into a pipe, wherein the in-line inspection tool assembly comprises a gel reservoir and an ultrasonic inspection tool flanked by a pair of batching pigs, wherein the gel reservoir holds a first gel couplant; and driving the in-line inspection tool assembly along the pipe while performing ultrasonic inspection; wherein a gel slug is formed between the pair of batching pigs, and the gel slug facilitates the ultrasonic inspection.
US12276573B2
A water leakage position estimation system(S) configured to estimate a water leakage position in a pipe network including a plurality of pipe routes includes a water leakage determination unit (11) and an estimation unit (12e). The water leakage determination unit (11) determines whether a water leakage occurs in the pipe network based on a measured value of a vibration related to the pipe network that is acquired by a water leakage sensor (2) provided in the pipe network. The estimation unit (12e) estimates, when the water leakage determination unit (11) determines that a water leakage occurs in the pipe network, a pipe route in which the water leakage occurs from the plurality of pipe routes based on the measured value and a predicted value of the vibration for each pipe route acquirable by the water leakage sensor (2) when a water leakage occurs in each pipe route.
US12276571B2
Method and related apparatus for determining the geometrical dimensions of a wheel, or at least one part of a wheel, with particular reference to vehicle wheels, in the context of a wheel maintenance process. This method uses contactless sensors which comprise a scanning radar system, preferably a millimeter-wave radar system, to scan the wheel, or at least one part of the wheel, quickly and accurately.
US12276566B2
Disclosed are an equipment malfunction diagnosis apparatus using a sound spectrogram image, and a method therefor. In other words, the present invention collects sound data through a sensor unit provided at one side of equipment, converts the collected sound data into a spectrogram image, and determines malfunction of the equipment and classifies a cause of the malfunction by performing machine learning using the spectrogram image as an input value, thereby quickly and accurately identifying the cause of the malfunction when it is identified that there is the malfunction in the equipment, and providing a counterplan in response thereto.
US12276565B2
Electrical test of optical components via metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitor structures is provided via a plurality of optical devices including a first material embedded in a second material, wherein each optical device is associated with a different thickness range of a plurality of thickness ranges for the first material; a first capacitance measurement point including the first material embedded in the second material; and a second capacitance measurement point including a region from which the first material has been replaced with the second material.
US12276555B2
A conductive yarn pressure sensor is proposed. The pressure sensor may include a porous fiber layer having predetermined cavities formed therein. The pressure sensor may also include a first sensing electrode made of a first conductive yarn formed on one surface of the porous fiber layer, and a second sensing electrode made of a second conductive yarn formed on the other surface of the porous fiber layer. The first sensing electrode or the second sensing electrode may be provided so as to be in contact with each other in the cavities of the porous fiber layer due to external pressure. According to an embodiment, by having conductive yarn in flexible clothing or textile material, pressure can be sensed by effectively responding to deformation due to external pressure.
US12276554B2
According to various embodiments, a wearable electronic device may include: a housing comprising a first plate including a first surface facing in a first direction, and a second plate including a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a substrate disposed in a space between the first plate and the second plate of the housing; a processor; and at least two temperature sensors, wherein the at least two temperature sensors comprise a contact-type temperature sensor and a non-contact-type temperature sensor arranged at positions different from each other in the housing, and the processor is configured to: determine a body temperature using the temperatures measured by the contact-type temperature sensor and the non-contact-type temperature sensor.
US12276552B2
A wearable environmental sensor device includes a temperature/humidity sensor disposed on a wall surface of a housing that is exposed to an environment and configured to measure ambient environmental information around a living body, and a protective structure formed around the temperature/humidity sensor. The temperature/humidity sensor is disposed, directly or via a support structure, on or over the wall surface of the housing, wherein the wall surface faces substantially downward from the living body when the wearable environmental sensor device is attached to the living body and the living body is in a standing posture. The protective structure has respective ventilation holes provided in two or more pairs of opposed surfaces thereof each facing in a direction other than a vertical direction of the living body when the wearable environmental sensor device is attached to the living body and the living body is in the standing posture.
US12276547B2
A wide-field imaging and hyperspectral collaborative early warning system and method are provided. The system includes: a primary imaging system, a digital micromirror array, a first collimation system, a second collimation system, a first reflector, a second reflector, a wide-field imaging optical filter, a narrow-band optical filter, a wide-field imager and a hyperspectral interferometer. The system and method have the advantages that the wide-field imaging general survey and fine spectrum detection can be realized synchronously, the functions are multiple, and the false alarm rate is low; the target spatial resolution of the fine spectrum identification is adjustable, the micro-control unit flipping solution is simple to operate, and quick adjustment is realized; the adaptability is strong, the flipping time of the corresponding micro-control unit is adaptively adjusted for the measured target with too low or too strong radiation intensity, and the dynamic range of the system is effectively improved.
US12276543B2
A readout circuit for an amplitude modulating sensor includes a first and second wavelength light source; an optical coupler coupled to receive a first light signal from the first wavelength light source and a second light signal from the second wavelength light source; a frequency selector that allows for the first light signal to pass to the amplitude modulating sensor; and a detector system coupled to the optical coupler to receive the first light signal and the second light signal after the first light signal is modulated by the amplitude modulating sensor and independently detect the two signals. The detector system generates electronic signals representing the modulated first light signal and the second light signal and removes a common mode signal of the modulated first light signal and the second light signal, removing common mode noise or attenuation in the modulated first light signal.
US12276531B2
An electronic device includes a rotating body coupled to a bezel part to be rotatable and including a plurality of magnets, a pair of Hall sensors configured to sense a magnetic field caused by the plurality of magnets, a magnetic sensor disposed in an internal space, and a processor configured to calibrate, based on first magnetic field data, second magnetic field data based on a calculated offset value.
US12276523B2
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for providing a real-time viewshed visualization. Provided here is a method for generating viewshed map for one or more client nodes, comprising (a) receiving a first set light source data associated with an area; (b) obtaining a set of elevation data associated with the area; (c) generating a shadow map based at least in part on the first set light source data and the elevation data associated with the area; (d) receiving interactive position data from the one or more client nodes; and (e) generating a real-time viewshed map visualization of the area by rendering the shadow map based on the interactive position data.
US12276520B2
A system and method including receiving a digital representation of a road that includes one or more lane representations; defining a factor graph including variable nodes and constraint nodes that encode lane boundary constraints for the lane map; translating the factor graph into a nonlinear optimization problem for altitudes of the lane map; generating a solution to the optimization problem; and generating a corrected lane map with an optimized altitude for the road based on the generated solution.
US12276516B2
A method of lane detection for a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs is disclosed. The one or more programs include instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform the following steps comprising: generating a ground truth associated with lane markings expressed in god's view; receiving features from at least one of a hit-map image and a fitted lane marking, wherein the hit-map image includes a classification of pixels that hit a lane marking, and the fitted lane marking includes pixels optimized based on the hit-map image; and training a confidence module based on the features and the ground truth, the confidence module configured to determine on-line whether a fitted lane marking is reasonable, using parameters that express a lane marking in an arc.
US12276511B2
Disclosed are aspects of a method, carried out by a vehicle data recording device, that includes downloading, from a host data collecting system, a recording target and determining a plurality of possible routes for the vehicle. The method also includes, for each route, generating a route encoding in numerical values an information on predicted values of the route for metrics, a metric being a function assigning a value representing an amount of progress in achieving an elementary recording target to a piece of data. The method additionally includes providing the route encodings and additional environmental information independent of the routes to a reinforcement learning agent that selects one of the routes to optimize a reward. The method further includes recording data from in-vehicle sources while the vehicle drives along the selected route and uploading at least part of the recording data to the host data collecting system.
US12276510B2
An information processing apparatus comprising a controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform: acquiring a request that a first vehicle join up with a different vehicle; determining on the basis of a piece of route information indicating a travel route for the first vehicle and current locations of a plurality of vehicles different from the first vehicle, a joining cost related to joining up with the first vehicle for each of the plurality of vehicles; determining a second vehicle that is to join up with the first vehicle and a joining point such that the joining cost satisfies a prescribed condition.
US12276505B2
A method for aiding emergency responders in retrieving a path, including receiving motion data from a first motion sensor registering motion of a first emergency responder of at least one emergency responder exploring an emergency scene; compiling track data based on the motion data of the first motion sensor, wherein the track data represents a first track of the first emergency responder through the emergency scene; calculating path data based on the track data, wherein the path data represents a path coinciding with at least a part of the track; and providing the path data to an actuator arranged for guiding an emergency responder of the at least one emergency responder along the path.
US12276504B2
Systems and methods for navigating intersections autonomously or semi-autonomously can include, but are not limited to including, accessing data related to the geography and traffic management features of the intersection, executing autonomous actions to navigate the intersection, and coordinating with one or more processors and/or operators executing remote actions, if necessary. Traffic management features can be identified by using various types of images such as oblique images.
US12276491B1
A device for measuring a diameter error of a roller for threaded pair transmission in the technical field of power machinery, comprising a roller fixing device, a laser measuring device, a screw driving device, and a roller to be measured. The roller fixing device comprises a fixing rod, a supporting structure, guide rails, nut-bolt pairs and a fixing beam, to fix the roller. The laser measuring device comprises pressing columns, laser sensors, laser receiving plates, laser sensor placement plates and moving structures, which ensure the verticality of the roller. The screw driving device comprises ball screw pairs, bearings, nuts, nut connecting bolts and cranks, to drive the moving structures to ensure the distance between the laser measuring device and the roller. The roller diameter error measuring device of the present disclosure is simple to operate, has fewer human influence factors, and has high measurement accuracy.
US12276481B1
A bullet tracking system comprising a sensor sub-system that generates bullet tracking data by tracking a position and range of a bullet discharged from a remote-controlled weapon and traveling to an intended target; a processor that processes the bullet tracking data to determine aim adjustments of the weapon for subsequent firing of bullets to compensate for tracked bullet ballistics to improve an accuracy of the bullets for reaching the intended target; and a control sub-system to make the aim adjustments of the weapon.
US12276476B1
Automatically-reloading air guns and methods associated therewith. The automatically-reloading air gun includes a barrel fixedly carried by a frame, and a vent aperture in fluid communication with a firing chamber. Actuation of a release mechanism from an engaged position to a disengaged position allows a charge of compressed gas to slide a firing piston forward to force a projectile in the firing chamber into the breach end of the barrel. The compressed gas can exhaust out of the vent aperture from the firing chamber when the firing piston is in the extended position. The return spring slides the firing piston rearwardly to the retracted position after the compressed gas has exhausted from the firing chamber to automatically reload a new projectile into the firing chamber.
US12276459B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a transport mechanism for transporting at least one of a gas or a liquid. The method may comprise using a 3D printing operation to form the mechanism with an inlet and an outlet, and controlling the 3D printing operation to create the mechanism as an engineered surface structure formed in a layer-by-layer process. The method may further comprise controlling the 3D printing operation such that the engineered surface structure includes a plurality of cells propagating periodically in three dimensions, with non-intersecting, non-flat, continuously curving wall portions which form two non-intersecting domains, and where the wall portions have openings forming a plurality of flow paths extending in three orthogonal dimensions throughout from the inlet to the outlet, and such that the engineered surface structure has wall portions having a mean curvature other than zero.
US12276457B2
A shell (10) acts as a transporting shoe for steel ingots, which are pushed through a preferably tubular induction furnace for inductive heating for the purpose of producing seamless tubes by the extrusion process. The shell (10) is formed in such a way that it partially reaches around the contour of the steel ingot to be heated. The shell is provided at one end leading in the pushing-through direction or transporting direction, with a shoulder (12), which extends at an angle to the transporting direction, against which the steel ingot rests in such a way that the pushed-through steel ingot takes the shell (10) along with it. A method for inductively heating steel ingots uses a shell (10) as described.
US12276455B2
A substrate processing apparatus for drying a substrate by substituting a liquid film of a drying liquid formed on the substrate with a supercritical fluid incudes: a pressure container configured to accommodate the substrate on which the liquid film is formed; a discharge line configured to discharge a fluid inside the pressure container; a depressurizing valve provided in a middle of the discharge line; and a concentration measurement part configured to measure a concentration of vapor of the drying liquid in the fluid flowing through the discharge line, wherein the concentration measurement part is provided on a downstream side of the depressurizing valve of the discharge line and measures the concentration of the drying liquid in the fluid depressurized by the depressurizing valve.
US12276448B2
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for manufacturing an auger-type ice maker including an ice-making tube, an auger, a refrigerant pipe, and a metal core material, includes heating and feeding the metal core material to the ice-making tube; winding the metal core material together with the refrigerant pipe around the ice-making tube; and heating a welding agent through an internal space of the ice-making tube to perform adhesion between the metal core material and both of the refrigerant pipe and the ice-making tube, wherein, in the winding the metal core material together with the refrigerant pipe on the ice-making tube, the heated metal core material is pressurized by pressure of winding the refrigerant pipe around the ice-making tube, to completely fill the spiral space with the heated metal core material, or to form a uniform interval in the spiral space.
US12276447B2
A refrigeration system includes a heat exchanger including a gas cooler or condenser. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger inlet and a heat exchanger outlet. The refrigeration system further includes an evaporator including an evaporator inlet and an evaporator outlet. The refrigeration system further includes a compressor including a compressor inlet fluidly coupled to the evaporator outlet and a compressor outlet fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger inlet. The refrigeration system further includes a pressure exchanger (PX) including a first PX inlet fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger outlet, a first PX outlet fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger inlet, a second PX inlet fluidly coupled to the evaporator outlet, and a second PX outlet fluidly coupled to the evaporator inlet.
US12276429B2
A heat exchanger core for a heat pump, comprising a first chamber comprising a chamber body, the chamber body comprising an air inlet, an air outlet and a first heat exchange coil adjacent to the air inlet and inclined with respect to the air inlet; a second chamber comprising a chamber body, the chamber body having an air inlet, an air outlet and a second heat exchange coil adjacent the air inlet and inclined with respect to the air inlet; the first heat exchange coil and the second heat exchange coil forming a circuit for circulating refrigerant between the first heat exchange coil and the second heat exchange coil.
US12276423B2
A swirler assembly includes a primary swirler having a primary swirler connecting portion, a fuel nozzle connecting portion for connecting a fuel nozzle to the primary swirler, and a primary oxidizer flow passage that extends at least partially in the longitudinal direction, and a secondary swirler having a secondary swirler connecting member, where the primary swirler connecting portion and the secondary swirler connecting member engage to connect the primary swirler and the secondary swirler in the longitudinal direction, and to permit radial movement of the primary swirler with respect to the secondary swirler.
US12276422B2
A thermoelectric safety assembly that includes a thermocouple configured to detect a flame in a burner and, in response to detecting the flame, generating an electrical voltage. The assembly includes an electromagnetic valve electrically connected to the thermocouple, and a transistor electrically connected between the thermocouple and the electromagnetic valve. The electromagnetic valve is arranged electrically connected with a field-effect transistor. The assembly also includes a voltage booster configured to power the transistor, the transistor being connected in parallel with the voltage booster. An output terminal of the voltage booster is arranged connected with a gate terminal of the transistor, the voltage booster being configured to boost the electrical voltage generated in the thermocouple, an electrical voltage being obtained that is capable of keeping the transistor closed such that the electromagnetic valve is energized.
US12276412B2
Various embodiments described herein are directed to luminaire components that prevent flame transmission from the inside of a luminaire to the outside of a luminaire. In certain aspects, the luminaire can be used in an environment containing flammable gas, for example, in specialized lab work or testing applications. This application discusses components that can be used to prevent flame transmission from the inside of a luminaire to the outside of a luminaire, thereby yielding a flame encapsulating luminaire. Accordingly, the components and assemblies described herein can be safely integrated with systems that operate in the presence of flammable gas.
US12276403B2
A housing of a lighting device comprises a main body and an end cap, with an intermediate connecting member for connecting the end cap to the main body. The connecting member has first tabs for engaging the main body and second tabs for engaging the end cap. The end cap has a first, assembled, position and a second, disassembly, position, in which the end cap is pushed closer to the main body along an elongate direction of the main body. In the second position, the second tabs are deformed and released from their respective tab receiving channels so that the end cap can be slid off after a rotation to avoid the second tabs re-engaging.
US12276402B2
A computer-vision system is equipped with a first camera and a second camera spaced apart from each other and enables acquisition of a first image and a second image of a light beam that propagates from a light-beam source towards a target position of the light beam. The first image and the second image of the beam differ from each other as a result of the first camera and the second camera being spaced apart from each other. The system produces a disparity map of the first image and second image of the beam to be projected in a three-dimensional point cloud starting from the disparity map according to point-cloud-projection calibration data that set in relation disparity maps for reference images with respective three-dimensional point clouds.
US12276392B2
Disclosed are an organic light emitting display device and lighting apparatus for vehicles using the same. The organic light emitting display device includes a first layer including a first organic layer and a first emission layer on a first electrode, a second layer including a second emission layer and a second organic layer on the first layer, a second electrode on the second layer, and a third organic layer between the first layer and the second layer. A thickness of the first emission layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of each of the first organic layer and the second organic layer.
US12276382B2
The present disclosure relates to various embodiments to enable the assembly, construction, and operation of a miniature integrated LED lamp comprising an envelope positioned at a distal end of a solid body portion and a base positioned at a proximal end of the solid body. The envelope further comprises a transparent light diffuser enclosing a semi-cylindrical light pipe containing one or more LEDs populated on its external surface and a LED driver positioned internally within a formed lumen of the light pipe. The light pipe and LED driver are physically and or electrically connected to a cylindrical heatsink encapsulated within the envelope and body portion of the bulb, facilitating thermal management. The envelope and base are assembled together with one or more specific lamp bases to form an LED lamp satisfying performance standards suitable for retrofit or replacement of a standard INC or halogen lamp.
US12276378B1
The mounting system comprises flexible arms with embedded magnets for secure attachment to various surfaces. Interchangeable pucks allow connection of different devices. The system features a magnetic force multiplication effect when bodies are aligned on opposite sides of an object, enhancing holding power. Constructed from durable materials, the system offers safety, convenience, and versatility across applications. Pucks can incorporate tracking technology for device recovery. The design allows quick adjustments and angle changes, making it suitable for dynamic environments like winter sports, industrial settings, and creative filming.
US12276370B2
A mounting device for a display device includes a driving plate, which includes: a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and configured to move integrally with the display device when the display device is attached to the first surface, a body plate disposed in parallel with the driving plate to contact at least a portion of the second surface of the driving plate and which includes a slide lock configured to restrict a linear movement of the driving plate, and a stand plate disposed on a surface opposite to a surface of the body plate coupled to the driving plate. The slide lock may remain locked in a ground mode in which the body plate and the stand plate overlap each other, and may be unlocked in a stand mode in which the body plate and the stand plate are spaced apart from each other.
US12276369B2
A desktop dual-screen multi-directional rotational folding mechanism is provided. The desktop dual-screen multi-directional rotational folding mechanism includes a bottom support assembly, a side extension assembly arranged on the bottom support assembly, and rotating assemblies arranged on the side extension assembly. A reinforcing plate is also fixed to the fixed beam, and the reinforcing plate is provided with an inner skeleton. The side extension assembly includes a buckle plate, a pressure-bearing housing fixed to one end, away from the outer skeleton, of the buckle plate, and a positioning plate fixed to one end, of the pressure-bearing housing. According to the desktop dual-screen multi-directional rotational folding mechanism, the position of a display screen is adjustable. Therefore, the desktop dual-screen multi-directional rotational folding mechanism is adapted to the usage requirements in more scenarios, and may adapt different sizes of display screens, so that the scope of application is increased.
US12276367B2
A flexible conduit or sleeve sized for surrounding and supporting a movable wire rope includes an inner core having an opening for receiving the movable wire rope, a plurality of wires disposed about the inner core, and an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is made from a polymer material having a flame retardant additive that provides sufficient flexibility while also improving manufacturability for use in various applications, such as part of an aircraft seat adjustment mechanism.
US12276366B2
A length of a main pipe is provided. The main pipe has an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of channels, tubes or conduits is attached to the external surface of the main pipe and spaced about a circumference thereof. A spray foam insulation is applied to the external surface of the main pipe. Prior to curing the spray foam insulation, a compressive force is applied against an exposed outer surface of the spray foam insulation to prevent a bulge from forming over the channels, tubes or conduits so that the outer surface of the insulation has a uniform radius.
US12276362B2
A quick connector made of plastics material for establishing a snapping connection between a tubular male part (50) and a female part (40; 40A) of a fluid connection system. The connector has a retainer (10) adapted to be set within the mouth portion (41; 41A) of the female part (40; 40A) and having first and second flexing members (11, 12) for snapping engagement with the male part (50) and the female part (40; 40A), respectively. Each pair of circumferentially adjacent first and second flexing members (11, 12) is cross-connected by a transversal web portion (13) having a main longitudinal axis (L) which extends directly from the first flexing member (11) to the second flexing member (12).
US12276357B2
A system for transporting equipment and individuals within a conduit and/or a pipeline. The system includes a ground floor, a first floor, a connecting rod, an ovality compensation mechanism, a couple of holding arms at a top end of the system, and a winch. The ground floor and the first floor are configured to receive and keep an operator onto them. The ovality compensation mechanism is attached to a lower side of the first floor by utilizing a couple of connecting chains. The ovality compensation mechanism is configured to increase a diameter of a pipe segment of the pipeline.
US12276349B2
There are provided a steam valve and the like capable of preventing breakage of an auxiliary valve element and effectively suppressing the occurrence of a leak of steam in the auxiliary valve element. In the steam valve of an embodiment, the auxiliary valve element is structured to be in an open state in which the valve rod moves in an opening direction to increase a distance between an auxiliary-valve cap and a main valve element, thereby opening an auxiliary-valve steam introduction hole, and to be in a fully-closed state in which the valve rod moves in a closing direction in which the main valve element is closed to bring the auxiliary-valve cap and the main valve element into contact with each other, thereby closing the auxiliary-valve steam introduction holes. A contact position in which the auxiliary-valve cap and the main valve element are brought into contact with each other is located outside in a radial direction of the valve rod from the outer peripheral surface, of the auxiliary-valve tubular part, through which the auxiliary-valve steam introduction holes are formed.
US12276347B1
A mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc including a holder assembly, a rupture disc assembly having a membrane that is operatively connected with a mass and/or a spring to assist its rupture. The mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc is designed with a mass distribution that uses acceleration forces, which are present in many engineering applications, to aid in the opening. This allows a rupture disc that is more compact and more sensitive than a conventional rupture disc in applications with significant acceleration levels. The added force of both the mass and the spring makes the membrane more sensitive and tunable to rupture across a wider range of pressures.
US12276345B2
A valve for controlling fluid flow, the valve comprising: a first plate comprising a plurality of first holes extending through said first plate; a second plate comprising a plurality of second holes extending through said second plate, the second holes being substantially offset from the first holes of said first plate; wherein said first plate and said second plate are arranged to form a cavity therebetween in fluid communication with the first holes of said first plate and the second holes of said second plate; and a flap disposed and moveable between said first plate and said second plate, said flap having holes substantially offset from the first holes of said first plate and substantially aligned with the second holes of said second plate; wherein said flap is operable to be motivated between said first and second plates in response to a change in direction of differential pressure of the fluid across the valve; wherein said first plate comprises a coating disposed on a surface of the first plate; wherein the first plate comprises a plurality of clearance regions, substantially aligned with the holes of the flap, in which a thickness of the coating is reduced; and wherein each of the clearance regions defines a respective inner region in which a thickness of the coating is generally greater than its defining clearance region.
US12276341B2
A valve device includes: a case having a valve chamber and first to third water communication ports communicating with the valve chamber; first and second valve bodies disposed in the valve chamber; and a shaft body connected with the first valve body. The first valve body is rotated about a central axis of the shaft part. The second valve body is rotated about the central axis together with the first valve body. When rotated about the central axis in a first angle region, the first valve body changes a first flow rate, i.e., a flow rate of water between the first and third water communication ports, and a second flow rate, i.e., a flow rate of water between the second and third water communication ports. When the first valve body is rotated about the central axis in a second angle region, the second valve body changes the second flow rate.
US12276332B1
A torque transfer member having a strengthened fluid port and a method of making the same. The torque transfer member includes a body member formed of a steel alloy and is rotatable about a rotational axis. The body member includes an external surface, an interior surface defining a fluid passageway extending through the body, and a fluid port in communication with the fluid passageway. The fluid port includes a port surface connecting the external surface of the body to the interior surface of the fluid passageway. A compressive load above a yield point of the steel alloy is applied to the port surface by using a steel mandrel having a hardness of greater than 60 HRC. The body member is subjected to a heat treated process to form a hardened case after the compressive load is removed from the port surface.
US12276317B2
Disclosed is a hydraulic damping device level riding platform with adjustable resistance, which comprises a frame body, a shaft mechanism, a flywheel and a hydraulic damping mechanism, the shaft mechanism is arranged on the frame body, one end of the shaft mechanism is connected with the hydraulic damping mechanism and another end of the shaft mechanism is connected with the flywheel. The hydraulic damping mechanism comprises: a cavity; a rotating disc provided with blades, the rotating disc is arranged in the cavity; and a liquid level height adjusting mechanism movably connected inside the cavity to control a liquid level height in the cavity. The liquid level height of the liquid in the cavity is controlled through the liquid level height adjustment mechanism, so as to realize the control of the resistance of the rotating disc to the liquid.
US12276315B1
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide a high-thermal-stability cryogenic-kinematic-mount with passive magnetic vibration damping. In various embodiments, the cryogenic-kinematic-mount may be configured for use in sub-Kelvin environments. Various embodiment cryogenic-kinematic-mounts may provide dampening and thermal isolation without a need for electronics or software feedback-based controls for the mounts. Various embodiments cryogenic-kinematic-mounts may be passive mounts configured to not require dampening controls.
US12276314B2
A torque limiter includes a friction mechanism, a pressure plate, a first side plate, an urging member, and a second side plate. The friction mechanism includes a first friction member and a second friction member. The pressure plate includes a first contact surface and a plurality of first drainage grooves. The first contact surface is a surface that makes contact with the first friction member. The first drainage grooves radially extend. The second side plate includes a second contact surface that makes contact with the second friction member. The second side plate is disposed on a second side with respect to the second friction member in an axial direction. The second side plate is attached to the first side plate to be unitarily rotated therewith.
US12276313B2
An electro-mechanical brake includes: a brake disc; a friction pad; a pressing unit configured to press the friction pad toward the brake disc; a motor supplying power to the pressing unit; a current sensor; a position sensor configured to measure a position of the pressing unit; and an initial position calculating unit calculating at least one of a home position or a contact point of the pressing unit, wherein the pressing unit is configured to pass through a first check point at which a first current is measured, and a second check point at which a second current greater than the first current is measured, and wherein the initial position calculating unit calculates at least one of the home position or the contact point based on the first current, the first check point, the second current, and the second check point.
US12276312B2
The disclosure provides a magnetic yoke iron core and a brake including a magnetic yoke iron core, a first movable plate, a plurality of friction disks, at least one second movable plate, a coil, an armature and an elastic part; the first movable plate is located in a first mounting space and close to a first shaft end; a plurality of friction disks are sequentially arranged in the first mounting space along an axial direction of the magnetic yoke iron core and located at a side of the first movable plate close to a second shaft end; the coil is arranged in a second mounting space; the armature is connected with the first movable plate through a connector; the second movable plate is connected with the connector; and the elastic part having a pre-tightening force which enables the armature to be far away from the magnetic yoke iron core.
US12276309B2
A disc brake for a utility vehicle includes brake caliper which straddles a brake disc, two brake pads each arranged in a pad channel of a vehicle-side brake carrier. The brake pads are retained in the disk brake under prestress by a pad retaining spring and a pad retaining clip on the brake caliper which spans a opening of the brake caliper. The disc brake further includes a restoring device configured to bias the brake pads away from one another after having been displaced during brake actuation. The restoring device includes sprung spreader elements that engage the opposite brake pads. The sprung spreader elements preferably include V-shaped spreader elements which are supported in the connection region of their respective spring arms on the pad retaining clip, and retained via their ends on the opposing brake pads.
US12276295B2
A fastener includes a screw head and a screw shank. The screw head has a top surface and an inner surrounding surface. The inner surrounding surface has six curved portions and six driven portions disposed in an alternating arrangement. Each of the driven portions has a curved section connected to one of two adjacent curved portions and having a direction of curvature opposite to that of the one of the two adjacent curved portions, a straight section extending along a tangent line of an end of the curved section, and an extension section connected between the straight section and the other one of the two adjacent curved portions.
US12276277B2
A gas transfer and depressurization system that is configured to transfer gas from a first location to a second location wherein during the transfer of gas the pressure of the first location is reduced. The gas transfer and depressurization system includes a drive chamber having an interior volume with a drive assembly movably disposed therein. A first cylinder and a second cylinder are operably coupled to the drive chamber on opposing sides thereof. The drive assembly includes a drive rod having portions extending into the first cylinder and second cylinder wherein the drive rod has pistons formed on opposing ends thereof. A controller is operably coupled to a compressed air source and is configured to provide compressed air into said drive chamber so as to reciprocally move the drive assembly. Gas blocks and coupling block are additionally present and facilitate flow of gas intermediate the first and second cylinders.
US12276254B2
In a method for balancing a wind turbine where a plurality of blades are mounted on a rotor hub an annular blade bearing which allows the blade to pivot, in response to a detection of an imbalance caused by unbalanced loads applied by the blades weight is added to one or more of the blades to counter the imbalance. The weight is added by mounting a weight body to the blade at the blade bearing. The weight body comprises a plurality of individual arcuate weight elements in a stack attached to the outer race of the bearing a plurality of brackets, each engaged onto a selected one of the screw fasteners connecting the bearing to the hub. Each bracket includes a collar engaged onto a selected one of the screw fasteners and a post forming the engagement portion onto which the weight body is engaged.
US12276252B2
A method for assembling a wind turbine (10) having a first wind turbine component (20) with a first mounting interface (36) and a second wind turbine component (26) with a second mounting interface (34) includes positioning the second wind turbine component (26) relative to the first wind turbine component (20) such that the second mounting interface (34) is located a vertical distance above the first mounting interface (36), aligning the second mounting interface (34) to the first mounting interface (36), lowering the second wind turbine component (36) toward the first wind turbine component (20) to contact each other, and connecting the second mounting interface (34) to the first mounting interface (36). At any time during assembly when the second mounting interface (34) vertically overlaps the first mounting interface (36), the vertical distance between second mounting interface (34) and the first mounting interface (36) is maintained below a predetermined threshold (D). A system for assembling the wind turbine (10) is also disclosed.
US12276248B2
Methods, systems and apparatuses including systems and methods that can be used for operating a hydrokinetic turbine such as along one or more flow channels of a river for power generation is disclosed. The hydrokinetic turbine can be positioned within the one or more flow channels or can be shaped to form one or more flows and can be turned by the flow of the river.
US12276247B2
Systems, devices, and methods for utilizing hydrostatic and/or hydraulic pressure to generate energy and to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen are disclosed herein. A representative industrial system can comprise a storage tank containing fluid, a separator piston having a first separator compartment configured to be fluidically coupled to the storage tank and a second separator compartment, and a pressure intensifier. The pressure intensifier includes a first compartment, and a second compartment fluidically coupled to the second separator compartment. The second compartment of the pressure intensifier includes a pressure concentrator having a housing, a piston head member including arms, a plurality of cylinders each defined in part by the housing, and a drive piston head portion. Pressurized water may be depressurized by sending it through fine bore friction channels to produce water vapor and/or steam, which may then be injected into plasma reactors that separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. Some embodiments may involve injecting a catalyst into the plasma reactors with the water vapor and/or steam.
US12276243B2
An injector component of an injector for introducing a fluid is described as including a base body, a coating on at least one first end face of the base body, the coating having a maximum, which lies on an outer half of the base body, and an outer lateral surface of the base body does not have any coating.
US12276231B2
A system includes one or more control units configured to determine one or more fuel consumption models for an aircraft. A method includes determining, by one or more control units, one or more fuel consumption models for an aircraft. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause one or more control units comprising a processor, to perform operations including determining one or more fuel consumption models for an aircraft.
US12276229B2
A method of operating a turbine engine. The turbine engine includes a high-pressure compressor including a high-pressure compressor flowpath and a plurality of stages, and a bleed system. The bleed system includes a plurality of bleed flowpaths including a first bleed flowpath from one stage of the plurality of stages and a second bleed flowpath from another stage of the plurality of stages. The method includes directing compressed air through the high-pressure compressor flowpath, directing a first portion of the compressed air through the first bleed flowpath, the first portion of the compressed air having a first mass flow, directing a second portion of the compressed air through the second bleed flowpath, determining an altitude of the turbine engine, and changing the first mass flow of the first portion of the compressed air through the first bleed flowpath based on the altitude of the turbine engine.
US12276226B2
An electric turbocharger includes: a thrust collar having a disk shape and provided to protrude in a flange shape around a rotation shaft between a compressor impeller and an electric motor; a thrust air bearing facing a compressor impeller-side surface of the thrust collar, and supporting the rotation shaft in a thrust direction; a thrust air bearing facing an electric motor-side surface of the thrust collar, and supporting the rotation shaft in the thrust direction; a bearing space which is interposed between the thrust air bearings and in which the thrust collar is accommodated; and a labyrinth seal portion provided along an outer peripheral surface of the thrust collar, and partitioning the bearing space into a first region on a compressor impeller side and a second region on an electric motor side.
US12276225B2
There is provided a gas turbine engine comprising a blower system for supplying pressurised air to an airframe via an airframe port. The blower system comprises a compressor configured to receive air from a bypass duct or a core of the gas turbine engine and to discharge compressed air into a delivery line extending from the compressor to the airframe port. The blower system also comprises a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the compressed air to a coolant and a valve arrangement configured to switch between operation of the blower system in a baseline mode and a cooling mode, the valve arrangement being configured to: selectively divert the compressed air within the delivery line to the heat exchanger for operation in the cooling mode; and/or selectively provide the coolant to the heat exchanger for operation in the cooling mode.
US12276224B2
A cooling structure for a radial turbine is equipped with a partition wall arranged between a compressor and the radial turbine, and a through hole formed in the partition wall supplying a part of air compressed by the compressor to the rear surface of the radial turbine as cooling air. The through hole is inclined in a rotational direction of the radial turbine in the range of 40° to 80° with respect to a rotation axis of the radial turbine.
US12276223B2
A coolant circuit in a vehicle includes a first flow control unit disposed in a main duct between an engine and a radiator. The first flow control unit, as a function of a temperature of a coolant, thermostatically controls a flow of the coolant. A bypass duct is fluidically disposed parallel to the radiator where the bypass duct opens into the main duct after the radiator and branches off the main duct between the engine and the first flow control unit. A second flow control unit is disposed in the bypass duct where the second flow control unit is configured such that the second flow control unit opens or closes the bypass duct as a function of the temperature of the coolant.
US12276218B2
A system for removing effluents from the exhaust gases of an engine includes an auxiliary occupational emissions device positioned downstream of a vehicle-regulated emission abatement system. One or more glow plugs is positioned between the vehicle-regulated emission abatement system and the auxiliary occupational emissions device. The glow plugs are operable to heat exhaust gases exiting the vehicle-regulated emission abatement system prior to advancement into the auxiliary occupational emissions device. A method of lighting off an auxiliary occupational emissions device is also disclosed.
US12276211B2
A heat engine including a compressor; an expander; a reactor in which first and second reactants in a working fluid can react with each other, the reactor arranged between the compressor and the expander; and a condenser for condensing a gas in the working fluid, the condenser arranged between the expander and the compressor. There is also provided a method of operating a heat engine.
US12276202B2
Aircraft engine oil tanks, lubrication systems, and associated methods are provided. The oil tank includes a first tank portion defining a first volume for holding oil and a second tank portion defining a second volume for holding oil, in fluid communication with the first volume. The first tank portion includes an oil outlet for delivering oil to a lubrication load via a pump. The first volume is in fluid communication with a vent opening for venting the oil tank. At least part of the second tank portion is disposed higher than the vent opening for retaining a quantity of oil inside the oil tank during a negative-g force flight condition and facilitate the recovery of the lubrication system following the negative-g force flight condition.
US12276199B2
A turbofan engine defining a circumferential direction is provided. The turbofan engine includes a turbomachine; an unducted rotor assembly drivingly coupled to the turbomachine, the unducted rotor assembly including a plurality of unducted rotor blades; and a plurality of outlet guide vanes positioned downstream of the plurality of unducted rotor blades, the plurality of outlet guide vanes each defining a span, the spans of the plurality of outlet guide vanes being nonuniform along the circumferential direction.
US12276194B2
An automatic support device for resisting rock burst in mines is provided, which includes bases symmetrically distributed, sliding frames are slidably connected to the bases, hydraulic rods are fixedly connected to the bases, and telescopic ends of the hydraulic rods are fixedly connected to the adjacent sliding frames. The sliding frames are fixedly connected to brackets, and the brackets symmetrically distributed are provided with a main support plate, on which pushing rods are provided. The device can slow down the impact force of the device when rock burst occurs in the mine, at the same time, it plays a supporting role in the mine, ensuring the stability of the roof of the mine.
US12276190B2
An ultrasonic flow check system for wellbores includes an ultrasonic transceiver installed within an inner surface of a bell nipple attached to a well head of a wellbore at a surface. The bell nipple receives wellbore fluid from a flow line attached to a side surface of the bell nipple. An alarm is installed on a rotary table installed above the bell nipple such that the bell nipple is between the rotary table and the well head. A ultrasonic signal is caused to be transmitted, by the ultrasonic transceiver, into the bell nipple. The ultrasonic signal is reflected by the wellbore fluid within the bell nipple resulting in an ultrasonic response signal. The ultrasonic response signal is caused to be received by the ultrasonic transceiver. Based on the ultrasonic response signal, it is determined whether the fluid level within the bell nipple is static or mobile.
US12276186B2
A method for controlling the growth of a hydraulic fracture using a stress shadow generated during a hydraulic fracturing operation includes selecting a stage pair including a first stage and a second stage for which hydraulic fractures are to be generated via a hydraulic fracturing operation. The method also includes hydraulic fracturing the first stage to generate a corresponding first hydraulic fracture and controlling a magnitude of a stress shadow originating from the first hydraulic fracture by varying at least one parameter of the hydraulic fracturing operation, where the stress shadow is controlled so as to provide a second hydraulic fracture of a target fracture shape for the second stage. The method further includes hydraulic fracturing the second stage to generate the second hydraulic fracture with the target fracture shape.
US12276185B2
Techniques for treating a hydrocarbon reservoir include delivering a composition to the hydrocarbon reservoir. The composition includes at least one acid, and liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2). The method further includes exposing the delivered composition to water to activate the composition; and treating a rock formation of the hydrocarbon reservoir with the activated composition.
US12276177B2
A tubing hanger assembly may include a tubing hanger and an annulus plenum designed for annulus flow that allows for communication of otherwise discontinuous bores and/or flow paths above and below the annular plenum. An annulus plenum flow path arrangement is used to connect discontinuous annulus bores from the top and the bottom of the tubing hanger in a way that maximizes flow through area while leaving space in the tubing hanger for other through bores. Further, a specifically designed flange may reduce the size and quantity of fasteners and be used in areas where radial space does not permit a full flange. The flange is compact and designed to maximize the size of an equipment-loaded bore that needs an end connection while doing so in a space-constrained environment.
US12276170B2
A subsea wellbore monitoring system of the present disclosure includes hanger, plug, and monitoring assemblies. The hanger assembly installs on landing in the wellhead, engages the lock profile, and has a hanger seal sealing in the wellhead. The plug assembly is supported in the hanger assembly and has a plug seal to seal in the landing. Ports of the plug assembly communicate with a bore envelope and an annulus envelope. The monitoring assembly has pressure monitors that communicate with the ports and measure pressure measurements related to the envelopes. The hanger and plug seals can be elastomeric and/or metal elements. The hanger and plug seals are preferably expandable or can be energized outward so the seals can pass any shoulders and profiles when installed in the wellbore and can then seal against the internal surfaces.
US12276169B2
A wellhead assembly and a tubing hanger comprising: an outer hanger body for supporting the tubing hanger in a tubing head, the outer hanger body including: an upper end and a lower end; an outer surface having a downwardly tapering shape; an inner bore extending from the upper end to the lower end; a lockdown shoulder; an annular extension between the lockdown shoulder and the upper end of the outer hanger body; and an annular seal extending around an outer diameter of the annular extension, the annular seal configured to seal against debris passing therepast down along the outer surface from the upper end toward the lockdown shoulder when the tubing hanger is supported in a tubing head.
US12276142B2
The present application improves operability. In the door opening/closing detection apparatus, the handle is axially supported rotatably on the base with the axis direction in vertical direction. When the handle's gripping portion is rotated from the neutral position to the push operation position rotated toward the outside of the vehicle, the first switch is activated by the handle's switch operation portion. Meanwhile, when the handle's gripping portion is rotated from the neutral position to the pull operation position rotated toward the interior of the vehicle, the handle's cam surface activates the second switch. This allows detection of operations on the handle while keeping the direction of push and pull operations on the gripping portion of the handle in line with the opening/closing direction of the door D. This allows the passenger to intuitively recognize the operation to the handle when opening and closing the door D, leading to improved operability.
US12276141B2
A latch mechanism opening and closing detection system for accurately detecting the open and closed state of a door including a claw configured to be pushed by a striker and rotated in a fastening direction; a pawl member configured to contact the claw and rotate in an interlocked manner such that the claw engages at a half-lock point corresponding to a middle portion of a rotation range of the claw and at a full-lock point corresponding to an end portion of the rotation range, thereby limiting rotation of the claw in an unfastening direction; and a full-lock detection switch configured not to be manipulated at the half-lock point and configured to be switching-manipulated at the full-lock point by the claw and the pawl member, thereby detecting a state in which the claw is fully fastened to the striker.
US12276132B2
A striker assembly for a vehicle closure panel includes a striker plate and a striker. The striker plate has opposite sides with at least one opening. A body of the striker extends through the at least one opening outwardly from the opposite sides to opposite first and second end regions, the second end region being configured for latched engagement with a ratchet of a latch assembly. The body is releasably fixed in a first position relative to the striker plate during normal use conditions resulting in normal use forces being applied to the striker. The body is intentionally deformable under an abnormal condition resulting in abnormal, excessively high force being applied to the striker to allow the striker to automatically move relative to the striker plate from the first position to a second position to allow a vehicle closure panel to move outwardly relative to an adjacent vehicle body structure.
US12276129B2
A swimming pool cover system includes at least one retaining assembly configured for attachment of a flexible pool cover with a pool deck; at least one adjusting assembly configured for extending and retracting the flexible pool cover, and at least one rolling support assembly attached along edges of the flexible pool cover and configured for tightening the flexible pool cover.
US12276125B2
The solar tent comprises a canopy tent with integrated solar panels into the roof of a medical tent design. This technology allows the tent to capture solar energy, and convert it into electrical energy which can then be used to power lights, medical devices, and other equipment. This technology is foldable and collapsible to allow the tent to be both deployed and stored rapidly. The solar tent helps medical professionals overcome the challenges of lack of sufficient electricity while operating from a canopy tent, in the face of COVID-19.
US12276122B2
A carpet tile lifting apparatus is disclosed comprises a base plate and a base plate cover coupled to each other via a snap-fit locking mechanism. The base plate is provided with a front cutting edge in a form of a pointed spike to slide underneath the carpet tile. The apparatus comprises two wings coupled at either side of the base plate cover. Further, the wings comprise a first blade and a second blade coupled with each other. The apparatus comprises a housing coupled with the at least one wing. The housing encloses a plurality of wheels coupled to the housing via a first shaft. The first shaft is coupled to a first gear. The apparatus comprises at least one spiked roller coupled with the second shaft and interlocked between the first end and the second end of the housing.
US12276116B2
The invention relates to a cladding system (100) for a wall (1), having a plate-shaped cladding element (50) which can be connected on two opposite longitudinal or transverse sides to a respective fastening profile (10), wherein the fastening profile (10) is designed to anchor the cladding system (100) on the wall (1), wherein the cladding element (50) has, on the two longitudinal or transverse sides arranged in operative connection with a fastening profile (10), in each case a preferably strip-shaped fastening portion (60, 62) which interacts with a complementary, groove-shaped receiving portion (16, 18) on the fastening profile (10), wherein the two receiving portions (16, 18) on the fastening profile (10) are arranged on the fastening profile (10) on the side opposite to a fastening surface (14) for the wall (1) on the fastening profile (10), wherein the first receiving portion (16) extends at least substantially parallel to the fastening surface (14) or to abase surface portion (64) of the cladding element (50), and the second receiving portion (16) is arranged at an oblique angle (a), preferably between 50 degrees and 60 degrees, very particularly preferably about 45 degrees, to the fastening surface (14) or to the base surface portion (64).
US12276115B2
The present disclosure relates generally to building surface panels, for example, suitable for covering a support structure of a building. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a building surface panel including a hollow panel body, a fastening strip attached to the panel body, and an overhang attached to the panel body and extending along the lower side of the building surface panel. The building surface panel includes a rear-facing engagement surface disposed at the upper side of the building surface panel and a front-facing engagement surface disposed at the lower side of the building surface panel. The front facing engagement surface is configured to engage a rear facing engagement surface of a lower neighboring building surface panel.
US12276106B2
Roofing shingles are disclosed that are capable of being attached to a roof deck, underlayment, and/or other roofing shingles and that require fewer mechanical fasteners for attachment. The roofing shingles are formed with a first layer and a second layer of shingle materials that are laminated together, and with the first and second layers further being mechanically attached with indentations, including a first plurality of indentations formed along an upper surface of the first layer and a second plurality of indentations formed along a bottom surface of the second layer at spaced locations along the roofing shingles. A roofing system comprising a plurality of courses of the roofing shingles is also disclosed.
US12276099B2
A building module for use in construction of a building comprising a deck oriented in a horizontal plane and a plurality of hollow structural members extending downwardly from around a periphery of the deck. A method of constructing a building comprising placing a plurality of modules according to a floor plan to form a story of the building, pouring flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material into the hollow structural members of the plurality of modules to form structural columns, pouring flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material onto the decks of the plurality of modules for form structural slabs, and allowing the structural columns and structural slabs to set to complete the story of the building.
US12276095B1
A standalone adjustable showerhead support system for use in a shower where the user may require an assistant and/or a chair while showering. The showerhead support system includes a showerhead support assembly having a showered hose support, a showerhead support track, a showerhead support connector assembly, a showerhead support leg, and a showerhead support base. The standalone adjustable showerhead support system has three degrees of freedom as the showerhead can be moved front to back, up and down, and side to side. In this way, the showerhead support system can provide shower spray to most areas of the body.
US12276094B2
An electronic faucet including a first touch sensing area and a second touch sensing area, wherein an electrically operable valve is selectively controlled in response to certain touch protocols, such as tapping and/or grabbing the first touch sensing area and the second touch sensing area.
US12276091B2
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing production and distribution of liquid water extracted from air. In certain embodiments, a system is provided that includes a plurality of local water generation units (110) including a first local water generation unit and a second local water generation unit. The first and second water generation units each include a controller that is configured to control a production rate of liquid water extracted from the air, a local water collection unit, and a local transceiver. A principal water supply unit (120) is in fluid communication with at least one of the local water collection units. The principal water supply unit is configured to store at least part of the liquid water extracted from the air and to maintain a principal water level at a reservoir of the principal water supply unit based on one or more operational parameters for water distribution.
US12276089B2
A rainwater conveyance system for managing water flowing through a conveyance line having a first portion located above ground and a second portion located underground and adjacent to a percolation region. The rainwater conveyance system comprises a drain emitter comprising an emitter inlet and an emitter outlet. The emitter inlet is connected to the conveyance line such that the collected water flows into the drain emitter and a drained portion of the collected water flows from the second portion of the conveyance line and through the emitter outlet at a preset emitter flow rate. The drain emitter is arranged such that the drained portion of the standing water flows to the percolation region. The preset emitter flow rate is predetermined such that the drained portion of the collected water flows out of the conveyance line and percolates through the percolation region.
US12276079B2
A crawler-type work machine includes left and right steering brakes configured to brake left and right output shafts, a turning motor configured to produce a rotation speed difference between the left and right output shafts, work implement cylinders configured to drive a work implement attached to a vehicle body, a hydraulic pressure supply unit configured to supply hydraulic fluid to the turning motor and the work implement cylinders, and a controller configured to control the hydraulic pressure supply unit. The controller is configured to execute a hydraulic fluid amount control in order to reduce the hydraulic fluid amount supplied from the hydraulic pressure supply unit to the turning motor when the work implement cylinders are driven while the turning motor is rotating.
US12276072B2
The tire spiker is a L-shaped device deployable to a U-shaped deployed configuration having a first and second spike portion adapted to surround a tire on the front and back with a plurality of spikes held in a generally vertical disposition adjacent the tire tread. The tire spiker comprises a pair of L-shaped arms pivotally connected at one end to open to a U-shaped deployed configuration. Each of the L-shaped arms comprises a spacer and a spike portion. The spacers are hinged together. Each spike portion is on a respective spacer in a generally perpendicular disposition. Each spike portion comprises a spike side and a road side. Some of the plurality of spikes and a plurality of spike chambers are disposed in the road side of each spike portion. The spike chambers are adapted to receive a respective spike from the other spike portion in the carry configuration.
US12276070B2
The invention relates to a mechanism (130) for moving stacks (21′, 22′) of sleepers (21, 22) intended to equip a railway track, the displacement mechanism (130) being intended to equip at least two successive work wagons (100, 200, 300) of a railway vehicle (1), the displacement mechanism (130) comprising guide means (140) configured to guide, along a longitudinal direction (X) of each of the wagons, a plurality of adjacent carriages (131) in pairs, the displacement mechanism (130) comprising drive means (150) for moving the carriages (131) together reciprocally between a first and a second travel position, so that each carriage (131) carries a stack (21′, 22′) of sleepers (21, 22) following a forward path (W1) from the first to the second travel position and configured to travel a return path (W2) from the second to the first travel position while being unloaded.
US12276062B2
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that defines an interior volume with a laundry basket rotatably mounted therein. The laundry basket defines a chamber for the receipt of articles for treatment. The laundry appliance also includes a heating system in thermal communication with the chamber whereby heated air flows from the heating system to the chamber. An air filter is positioned between the laundry basket and the heating system upstream of the heating system, whereby a flow of return air from the chamber passes through and is filtered by the air filter before flowing to the heating system. The laundry appliance also includes a brush in contact with the air filter along one edge of the air filter and a motor operatively connected to the air filter. The motor is configured to rotate the air filter past and across the brush to thereby clean the air filter.
US12276060B2
A laundry washing machine having a casing (624), a tub (606) supported in the casing, a drum (608) mounted in the tub and configured to rotate about a vertical axis (Av), an agitator (610) mounted in the drum and configured to rotate about the vertical axis, a motor (614) and transmission (616) operatively connected to the drum and the agitator, a valve (620) operatively connected to control a flow of water from a water supply to the tub, a user interface (700) configured to receive operator input, and a control unit (626) having a processor (500) and a memory (502), the memory having stored therein instructions. When executed, the instructions cause the control unit to operate the laundry washing machine to: receive a selection of user preferences via the user interface, the user preferences comprising at least a washing program having a default wash filling process in which the valve is opened to direct water into the tub at a beginning of the washing program, receive a user command to operate the washing machine according to the user preferences, determine whether or not the user preferences include a selection of a unit dose package mode having instructions to modify the default wash filling process, and based on this determination: operate the washing machine to execute the user preferences without applying the instructions to modify the default wash filling process if the user preferences do not include the selection of the unit dose package mode, or operate the washing machine to execute the user preferences with applying the instructions to modify the default wash filling process if the user preferences do include the selection of the unit dose package mode.
US12276057B2
A sewing machine includes: a sewing needle, holding an upper thread; an upper thread tension adjustment mechanism, adjusting a tension of the upper thread; a shuttle cooperating with the sewing needle to form a seam; a feed mechanism, in which endless feed belts feeding a sewing object disposed at a sewing position along a first direction are disposed on two sides with respect to the sewing position in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and in which a belt drive part independently driving the feed belts on two sides with respect to the sewing position in the second direction is provided; and a control part, controlling the mechanism, so that, from beginning to end of sewing, a tension of the upper thread varies in an amount according to a difference between feed amounts of the feed belts.
US12276055B2
A needle machine has a needle bar having a plurality of needles, a holding-down device for holding-down a textile fabric structure, and a support device for supporting the textile fabric structure. A monitoring device is configured to monitor the positioning of the plurality of needles relative to the holding-down device or to the support device.
US12276053B2
A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends.
US12276050B2
It is disclosed a textile fabric comprising a first set of electrically conductive and externally isolated yarns (22) separated by isolating textile yarns (24); a second set of non-isolated conductive yarns (23); a plurality of textile yarns interlacing the first and the second set of yarns (22, 23), wherein part of the interlacing textile yarns are non-isolated conductive yarns (23) in order to form an electrical grounding grid with the non-isolated conductive yarns (23) of the second set of yarns and part of the interlacing textile yarns are isolating textile yarns (24).
US12276036B2
A separating membrane-gasket-protecting member assembly including: an ion-permeable separating membrane; a gasket holding a periphery of the membrane; and a frame-shaped protecting member holding the gasket; the protecting member including: a frame-shaped base body; and a frame-shaped lid member; the base body including: a receiving part being arranged in an inner periphery of the base body and receiving the gasket and the lid member; and a supporting part extending toward an inner periphery side of the base body and supporting the gasket received in the receiving part in a direction crossing a main face of the membrane; and the lid member having dimensions such that the lid member can be received in the receiving part, wherein the gasket and the lid member are received in the receiving part such that the gasket is sandwiched between the supporting part and the lid member.
US12276034B1
An electrode includes an electrically conductive substrate and a layer of a molybdenum-doped zinc/cobalt oxide (ZnCo2-xMoxO4). The surface of the electrically conductive substrate is at least partially covered by the layer of ZnCo2-xMoxO4, where x is a positive number equal to or less than about 0.1, and the layer of the ZnCo2-xMoxO4 includes spherical-shaped particles. The electrode has a Tafel slope from 75 millivolts per second (mV/s) to 115 mV/s, and a potential of 0.27 to 0.30 volts relative to the reversible hydrogen electrode (VRHE) at a current density of about 50 mA/cm2 for a duration of at least 40 hours.
US12276029B2
Present invention is related to a metallic particle-deposition substrate having a metal substrate and multiple metallic particles attached thereon. The metallic particles are nano-particles with at least 90% of these nano-particles as single layer being evenly dispersed on the metal substrate. Each of the metallic particle is isolated without toughing or overlapping. The metal substrate has different material than the metallic particles in each preferred embodiment in the present invention. More preferably, at least 80% of the metallic particles have the distance between each metallic particle is at a range of 2-6 nm for better generation of hotspot effects. The present invention provides a fast production method for producing the substrate with heterogeneous interface. The metallic particles are evenly attached to the surface of the metal substrate to obtain better surface enhanced Raman effect as to apply for sensors in all kinds of field.
US12276028B2
Provided is a galvanized steel sheet with excellent resistance to cracking in resistance welding at a welded portion, even if crystal orientations of an Fe-based electroplating layer and a cold-rolled steel sheet are integrated at a high ratio at the interface between the Fe-based electroplating layer and the cold-rolled steel sheet. The galvanized steel sheet has a Si-containing cold-rolled steel sheet containing Si in an amount of 0.1 mass % to 3.0 mass %; an Fe-based electroplating layer formed on at least one surface of the Si-containing cold-rolled steel sheet with a coating weight per surface of more than 20.0 g/m2, and a galvanized layer formed on the Fe-based electroplating layer, where crystal orientations of the Fe-based electroplating layer and the Si-containing cold-rolled steel sheet are integrated at a ratio of more than 50 % at the interface between the Fe-based electroplating layer and the Si-containing cold-rolled steel sheet.
US12276010B2
An aluminum alloy for high pressure die casting of ultra-large vehicle body structures. The aluminum alloy includes about 4.00 to about 12.00 weight percent silicon (Si); about 0.20 weight percent maximum (Max) copper (Cu); about 0.40 weight percent Max magnesium (Mg); about 0.20 to about 0.60 weight percent iron (Fe); about 1.00 weight percent Max manganese (Mn); about 0.50 weight percent Max zinc (Zn); about 0.02 weight percent Max strontium (Sr); about 0.50 weight percent Max cerium (Ce); about 0.01 weight Max percent boron (B); and a remaining weight percent aluminum (Al). The aluminum alloy provides an as-cast yield strength of greater than 130 Megapascals (MPa), ultimate tensile strength of greater than 260 MPa, and elongation of greater than 6% without the need for heat treatment.
US12276009B2
A thermally stable component formed of a tempered aluminum alloy casting which reduced costs is provided. The aluminum alloy typically has an elongation of at least 8% after casting, which is preferred for self-piercing rivet processes. The aluminum alloy leaves a casting facility in the as-cast (F temper) condition. The cast aluminum alloy is then shipped to another entity, such as an OEM, and is subjected to an artificial aging process, such as on the OEM's existing paint line, rather than at the casting facility. The artificial aging process typically includes electrodeposition coating and curing. The components that can be formed by the reduced cost method include lightweight automotive vehicle components, including structural, body-in-white, suspension, or chassis components, such as front shock towers, front body hinge pillars, tunnels, and rear rails.
US12276001B2
With respect to an unprecedented process of preparation of inorganic fluorescent markers under the action of infrared light, for identification and marking, by a specific insertion process, in explosives, fuses, ammunition after detonation, as well as the identification and marking of steel and metal alloys of firearms and metal projectiles an improvement includes the physical insertion of the markers in the channel and in the crucible of the pig iron production process; in this improved process, marking was carried out in the ratio of 1 part of the marker to 1,325,750 parts per mass of pig iron.
US12275982B2
Various devices, systems and methods for detecting infectious agents or determining a susceptibility of an infectious agent to an anti-infective are described herein. One example method comprises introducing a fluid sample to a surface; exposing the surface to a solution; sampling the solution after exposing the solution to the surface; and detecting a change in an electrical characteristic of a sensing device exposed to the solution sampled corresponding to a presence of the infectious agent in the fluid sample.
US12275981B2
Various methods, devices, and systems for determining the concentration of microorganisms in a sample and determining the susceptibility of such microorganisms to one or more antibiotics or other types of anti-infectives are disclosed herein. More specifically, methods for quantifying microorganisms based on redox reactions are disclosed along with systems and devices for quantifying such microorganisms using certain oxidation reduction potential (ORP) sensors. Moreover, methods for determining the susceptibility and the degree of susceptibility of microorganisms to one or more anti-infectives are disclosed along with multiplex systems for such assays.
US12275969B2
The present invention relates to a novel halophilic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens KMUS1 strain (KCTC13635BP) producing thrombolytic enzyme nattokinase, and the halophilic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens KMUS1 strain according to the present invention produces highly active nattokinase. When food is fermented using the above strain, it can also be used in foods with high salt concentration. In addition, it can be used in the food industry through the role of dissolving and preventing blood clots by nattokinase produced by the strain.
US12275960B2
Provided herein are methods that include introducing into an inner ear of a mammal a therapeutically effective amount of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector that includes a nucleotide sequence encoding (a) a polypeptide including an antibody heavy chain variable domain operably linked to a signal peptide and a polypeptide including an antibody light chain variable domain operably linked to a signal peptide; (b) a polypeptide including an antigen-binding antibody fragment operably linked to a signal peptide; or (c) a soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor operably linked to a signal peptide.
US12275959B2
The present disclosure provides polynucleotide cassettes, expression vectors and methods for the expression of a gene in cone cells.
US12275957B2
The present disclosure relates to synthetic liver organoids and methods of using such synthetic liver organoids for various applications including drug discovery and modeling human liver development. In particular, provided herein are methods of producing and using synthetic mature liver organoids comprising mature, functional cells found in the human liver.
US12275954B2
The present invention relates to the identification of photoreceptors or cone photoreceptors in populations of cells. In particular the present invention relates to methods of identification of photoreceptors or cone photoreceptors and methods of isolating photoreceptors or cone photoreceptors. Photoreceptors or cone photoreceptors isolated by the methods of the present invention are useful for transplantation and the treatment of retinal dystrophies. Also claimed are human cell populations enriched for photoreceptors or cone photoreceptors and kits for identifying photoreceptors or cone photoreceptors.
US12275952B2
Compositions and methods for using programmable DNA binding proteins to increase the efficiency and/or specificity of targeted genome modification or to facilitate the detection of specific genomic loci in eukaryotic cells.
US12275943B2
The disclosure discloses a method for increasing the intracellular heme content of Escherichia coli and belongs to the field of metabolic engineering. In the disclosure, in E. coli, the gene mscS encoding a small conductance mechanically sensitive ion channel protein is knocked out, the gene aroG encoding 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase is knocked out, or the gene hemA encoding glutamyl-tRNA reductase is overexpressed. The constructed recombinant strain is cultured in an LB culture medium, and the heme content can reach 47.6 μmol·L−1, which is significantly higher than that of a control strain. The recombinant strain has the value of wide application.
US12275937B2
The invention relates to editing oligonucleotides (EONs) that carry stereospecific phosphorothioate internucleotide linkage modifications at specified positions and that do not carry such modifications on positions that would lower RNA editing efficiency. The selection of positions that should or should not carry a phosphorothioate Rp and/or Sp configuration modification is based on computational modelling that revealed incompatibilities of the stereospecific linkages with the intermolecular oxygen-mediated hydrogen bond network.
US12275927B2
Biomanufacturing hygiene control in batch and fed-batch bioreactors is provided using a bioreactor employing a chlorite/Cld system, wherein the bioreactor comprises an engineered cultured cell expressing a recombinant cytoplasmic chlorite dismutase (cCld) sufficient to increase chlorite resistance of the cell, and chlorite sufficient to substantially inhibit growth of one or more contaminating microorganisms in the bioreactor yet not substantially inhibit growth of the cell.
US12275924B2
Provided are a method for detecting a free rare tumor cell in a human biological fluid sample and assay kit. Specifically, the method of the invention determines the existence of an active tumor cell in a biological fluid sample of a cancer patient by detecting and confirming the existence of glucose absorption capability of a karyocyte and expression of a leukocyte marker (CD45).
US12275920B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for clearing biological materials. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to increasing the transparency of biological materials via contact with clearing composition comprising a solution of polyoxometallate salt.
US12275916B2
The present invention relates to new classes of odorous alcohols (odorants) derived from 2,3-dimethylbutene which are useful as fragrance or flavor materials in particular in providing natural piney olfactory notes with a complex profile to perfume, aroma or deodorizing/masking compositions.
US12275910B2
A lubricating oil composition may have a high flash point, a low pour point, and excellent electrical insulation, while having excellent cooling performance. Such a lubricating oil composition may include a base oil (A), wherein the base oil (A) includes at least one synthetic oil (A1) selected from a polyalkylene glycol having a specific degree of polymerization and a polyvinyl ether having a specific degree of polymerization.
US12275905B2
The present disclosure discloses a Y-shaped entrained-flow high-temperature zoned gasification device adopting dry-process slag-discharging, which comprises a Y-shaped entrained-flow gasifier, wherein the Y-shaped entrained-flow gasifier is partitioned by a sectioned conical head into an upper gasification chamber and a lower chilling chamber; a descending bed atomizing chiller is arranged in the chilling chamber, a conical top of the descending bed atomizing chiller is in communication with an outlet of the sectioned conical head, and two or more chilling atomizing nozzles are evenly arranged on the conical top of the descending bed atomizing chiller in a circumferential direction.
US12275903B2
Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.
US12275899B2
Carbon nanofiber doped alumina (Al—CNF) supported MoCo catalysts in hydrodesulfurization (HDS), and/or boron doping, e.g., up to 5 wt % of total catalyst weight, can improve catalytic efficiency. Al—CNF-supported MoCo catalysts, (Al—CNF—MoCo), can reduce the sulfur concentration in fuel, esp. liquid fuel, to below the required limit in a 6 h reaction time. Thus, Al—CNF—MoCo has a higher catalytic activity than Al—MoCo, which may be explained by higher mesoporous surface area and better dispersion of MoCo metals on the AlCNF support relative to alumina support. The BET surface area of Al—MoCo may be 75% less than Al—CNF—MoCo, e.g., 166 vs. 200 m2/g. SEM images indicate that the catalyst nanoparticles can be evenly distributed on the surface of the CNF. The surface area of the AlMoCoB5% may be 206 m2/g, which is higher than AlMoCoB0% and AlMoCoB2%, and AlMoCoB5% has the highest HDS activity, removing more than 98% sulfur and below allowed levels.
US12275891B2
A method of treating or maintaining an apparatus is achieved by subjecting at least one treated component of an apparatus to electrochemical corrosion protection. The treated component has surfaces treated with a coating of a treatment composition of a colloidal particle dispersion having inorganic nanoparticles with an average particle size from 500 nm or less that exhibit properties of Brownian motion. At least some of the inorganic nanoparticles are ionically charged nanoparticles, and wherein at least some of the ionically charged nanoparticles reside on the surfaces when the at least one treated component of an apparatus is subjected to electrochemical corrosion protection.
US12275884B2
Shaped ceramic abrasive particles include a first surface having a perimeter having a perimeter comprising at least first and second edges. A first region of the perimeter includes the second edge and extends inwardly and terminates at two corners defining first and second acute interior angles. The perimeter has at most four corners that define acute interior angles. A second surface is disposed opposite, and not contacting, the first surface. A peripheral surface is disposed between and connects the first and second surfaces. The peripheral surface has a first predetermined shape. Methods of making the shaped ceramic abrasive particles, and abrasive articles including them are also disclosed.
US12275881B1
A method of producing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots without heat. The method is a one-pot method that includes synthesizing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots at room temperature. The method results in quantum dots preferably having bismuth and halide in a molar ratio of 1:1. Further, the bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots produced demonstrate excellent photocatalytic activity in the visible light spectrum and possess improved surface characteristics.
US12275876B2
Adhesive articles include a substrate; and a hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive on the substrate. The hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive is a (meth)acrylate-based copolymer that is the reaction product of a reaction mixture that is free of acidic or basic monomers, and includes an alkyl (meth)acrylate, a hydroxyl-functional (meth)acrylate, and a photocrosslinker. The (meth)acrylate-based polymer is prepared in a thermoplastic package.
US12275875B2
Disclosed relates to a surface protective film including: a base layer; and an adhesive layer provided on one surface of the base layer, where the adhesive layer comprises a cured product of an adhesive composition, comprising: a urethane polymer; an acrylic polymer; and a curing agent, where the acrylic polymer comprises a monomer unit derived from an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer having 10 or more carbon atoms, where a peel strength of the adhesive layer is 2 gf/in or more and 30 gf/in or less when a surface of the adhesive layer, opposite to a surface on which the base layer is provided, is peeled off from glass at a peel speed of 30 m/min and a peel angle of 180°, and where, in the adhesive composition, the acrylic polymer is comprised in an amount of 1 part by weight to 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the urethane polymer.
US12275872B2
Vibration damping viscoelastic damping material laminates are described. The tapes generally include at least two viscoelastic damping material layers and at least one substrate. The tapes may optionally include one or more release liners. Also described are constrained layer systems formed by adhering the tape to a first substrate and/or second substrate undergoing vibration.
US12275867B2
The present disclosure relates to an adhesive tape for a semiconductor manufacturing process, the adhesive tape being attached on a lower surface of a semiconductor package on which a plurality of protrusion electrodes are formed. The adhesive tape is configured to include a first base film, a first adhesive layer containing an acrylic-based copolymer, the first adhesive layer being stacked on top of the first base film, a second base film containing a metal material in such a manner as to be deformed and then kept deformed during each process in a manner that corresponds to a topology of the lower surface of the semiconductor package, the second base film being stacked on top of the first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer containing silicon having a spiral network structure, the second adhesive layer being on top of the second base film.
US12275860B2
Described are primer coatings, overprint varnishes, and seaming solution solutions for application to substrates such as those used to make wrap around and sleeve labels, particularly shrink wrap labels, which are used to label containers. The labels can be digitally printed with or without lane priming. With certain seaming solutions, the labels can be removed in the wash stage to enable the recycling of containers.
US12275851B2
Compounds useful as fluorescent or colored dyes are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer or salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, L1, L2, L3, L4, M1, M2, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds is also provided.
US12275850B2
An organic-inorganic hybrid material is disclosed comprising a metal compound and a lignin fraction, as well as processes for preparing the same and uses as an antimicrobial agent in agriculture, and in human and animal food industry.
US12275849B2
A composition for sealing and resurfacing a road surface includes a first material having at least a first emulsified asphalt, wherein the first material is applied to the road surface. The composition also includes a second material having a second emulsified asphalt and a driving surface material. The second material is applied to the first material such that the first material and the second material co-cure as a unified material.
US12275848B2
A belt body has an outer surface and an inner facing toothed surface and includes or is comprised of an elastomeric composition; and tensile members. The elastomeric composition including: from about 50 to 90 parts per hundred rubber of a zinc diacrylate modified hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, and/or an unmodified hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber; from about 10 to 50 parts per hundred rubber of a peroxide curable polyepichlorohydrin copolymer or terpolymer; wherein the elastomeric composition is cured using a free radical promoting material, wherein the free radical promoting material is a peroxide selected from the group consisting of diacyl peroxides, peroxyesters, dialkyl peroxides and peroxyketals and is used in an amount from about 0.5 to 7 parts per hundred rubber, and wherein the peroxide co-agent is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2 polybutadienes, organic acrylates, organic methacrylates, metal salts of an alpha, beta-unsaturates organic acid and mixtures thereof and is used in an amount from about 2 to about 10 parts per hundred rubber.
US12275835B1
Resins with antimicrobial properties and molded articles including the same. In particular, the resins of the invention possess low haze, high light transmission, and/or a refractive index of 1.7 or less and antimicrobial properties.
US12275833B2
A method for isolating plastic products produced by polymerization of resin with proton beams is disclosed. The method comprises a liquid resin added with a reactive dye that changes from transparent or colorless to color when activated by the proton beam or the chemical polymerization process to reveal polymerization within a polymerizable resin. The change in color is correlated to the energy delivered to the resin by a proton beam, electromagnetic radiation, or heat. The reactive dye is placed into a plastic container. The proton beam is directed into the container to polymerize the resin. When irradiation is complete, the container of frozen resin is opened at the top and bottom and placed on top of the column of water containing a density gradient provided by dissolved salt. The partially cured product is fully cured while suspended in the density gradient by application of heat or ultraviolet radiation.
US12275821B2
A remoldable bismaleimide resin and application thereof. The preparation method includes blending 2-allylphenyl glycidyl ether and terephthalic acid in acetonitrile, carrying out an esterification reaction under the condition of quaternary ammonium salt as a catalyst to obtain bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl) terephthalate containing a reversible dynamic group; then uniformly mixing bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl) terephthalate and bismaleimide, curing to obtain the re-moldable bismaleimide resin. The prepared re-moldable bismaleimide resin not only has excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties, but also can be remolded under hot pressing conditions. The preparation method of the re-moldable bismaleimide resin has the advantages of wide raw material sources and simple process, and has a wide application prospect in the fields of aerospace, transportation, electronic information, new energy, insulated electrical industry and the like.
US12275819B2
A process is provided, by means of which polyurethanes, which have been formed from polyether polyols and aromatic isocyanates, can be decomposed to polyether polyols and aromatic amines.
US12275817B2
A curing agent for epoxy resins, including at least one amine A1 of the formula (I) and at least one amine A2 which is a polyalkyleneamine or polyethyleneimine, where the weight ratio between amine A1 and amine A2 is in the range from 20/1 to 1/2. The curing agent of the invention enables inexpensive and low-emission epoxy resin products having good processability, long pot life, surprisingly rapid curing, especially also under cold conditions, high strength, high bond strengths, high glass transition temperature and a low tendency to yellowing, with formation of surprisingly nice surfaces having barely any blushing-related defects even in the case of two-dimensional application and under moist and cold conditions. Such epoxy resin products are advantageously usable as coating, especially for floors, or as adhesive.
US12275812B2
The present invention relates to an olefin resin including a copolymer of an olefin macromonomer with a non-conjugated diene.
US12275809B2
Ethylene-based polymers having a density of 0.952 to 0.968 g/cm3, a ratio of HLMI/MI from 185 to 550, an IB parameter from 1.46 to 1.80, a tan δ at 0.1 sec−1 from 1.05 to 1.75 degrees, and a slope of a plot of viscosity versus shear rate at 100 sec−1 from 0.18 to 0.28 are described, with low melt flow versions having a HLMI from 10 to 30 g/10 min and a Mw from 250,000 to 450,000 g/mol, and high melt flow versions having a HLMI from 30 to 55 g/10 min and a Mw from 200,000 to 300,000 g/mol. These polymers have the processability of chromium-based resins, but with improved stress crack resistance and topload strength for bottles and other blow molded products.
US12275805B2
Provided is a method that enables industrially efficient production of an esterified polysaccharide product. A method for producing an esterified polysaccharide product, the method including reacting a polysaccharide-containing biomass, a basic ionic liquid with a pKa of a conjugate acid of an anion from 2 to 19 as a calculated value in a vacuum, and an esterifying agent using a kneader equipped with a shear force application mechanism. A cation constituting the basic ionic liquid is preferably one selected from the group consisting of an imidazolium cation, a pyridinium cation, and a tetraalkylammonium cation.
US12275800B2
Antibodies that bind the apple 3 domain of human coagulation Factor XI and inhibit activation of FXI by coagulation factor XIIa as well as activation of FIX by FXIa are described.
US12275786B2
Disclosed is a synthetic T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for an HLA-A2-restricted epitope of thyroglobulin (TG), TG470-478. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and populations of cells are also provided. Antibodies, or an antigen binding portion thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the TCRs of the invention are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.
US12275785B2
Methods and compositions for treating hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) are provided. The disclosure also relates generally to methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating disorders associated with elevated levels of CXCL9, elevated levels of total IFNγ, and other biomarkers. The disclosure also relates to methods of treating, delaying the progression of, or otherwise ameliorating a symptom of a disorder in patients with elevated levels of CXCL9 elevated levels of total IFNγ, and other biomarkers using agents that interfere with or otherwise antagonize interferon gamma (IFNγ) signaling, including neutralizing anti-IFNγ antibodies.
US12275782B2
The invention pertains to a method for directly determining the biological activity of a Neurotoxin polypeptide in cells, comprising the steps of: a) incubating cells susceptible to Neurotoxin intoxication with a Neurotoxin polypeptide for a time and under conditions which allow for the Neurotoxin polypeptide to exert its biological activity; b) fixing the cells and, optionally, permeabilizing the cells with a detergent; c) contacting the cells with at least a first capture antibody specifically binding to the non-cleaved and Neurotoxin-cleaved substrate and with at least a second capture antibody specifically binding to the cleavage site of the Neurotoxin-cleaved substrate, under conditions which allow for binding of the capture antibodies to the substrates; d) contacting the cells with at least a first detection antibody specifically binding to the first capture antibody, under conditions which allow for binding of the first detection antibody to the first capture antibody, thus forming first detection complexes, and at least a second detection antibody specifically binding to the second capture antibody, under conditions which allow for binding of the second detection antibody to the second capture antibody, thus forming second detection complexes; e) determining the amount of the first and second detection complexes of step d), and f) calculating the amount of substrate cleaved by the Neurotoxin polypeptide in the cells by means of the second detection complexes, thereby determining the biological activity of the Neurotoxin polypeptide in the cells. The invention further provides for a kit for carrying out the method of the invention.
US12275781B2
Provided herein are methods and reagents for treating cancer. Methods of treating cancer are provided, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a DKK1 peptide-loaded MHC antibody provided herein. The methods can further include administering an effective amount of chemotherapy or immunotherapy to said patient.
US12275778B2
The present invention relates to improved variant monoclonal antibodies binding to cardiac troponin T and having a better KD than the monoclonal antibody 12.1A11.11-7, produced by hybridoma clone 7.1 A 12.2-22 (ECACC 89060901) as deposited with European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures, GB.
US12275775B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US12275765B2
The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to a composition comprising a biomaterial. A biomaterial may comprise, for example, one or more molecules capable of self-association and/or self-assembly. In some embodiments, a biomaterial may comprise one or more polypeptides and/or proteins. A biomaterial may comprise, for example, two or more self-assembled Ultrabithorax (Ubx) protein molecules. A Ubx protein, in some embodiments, may be any wild type Drosophila melanogaster Ultrabithorax protein, including any natural or non-natural isoforms (e.g., alternative splicing isoforms). The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to a method of making a biomaterial comprising contacting two or more Ubx protein molecules under conditions that permit self-assembly to form a first fibril and contacting the first fibril to a second fibril.
US12275762B2
The present invention relates to an affinity purification system that utilises a polypeptide comprising: (i) an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein X at position 79 is selected from alanine, glycine, serine, asparagine, or threonine; (ii) a portion of (i) comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein X at position 56 is selected from alanine, glycine, serine, asparagine or threonine; (iii) an amino acid sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises alanine, glycine, serine, asparagine or threonine at a position equivalent to position 79 of SEQ ID NO: 1; or (iv) a portion of (iii) comprising an amino acid sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the polypeptide comprises alanine, glycine, serine, asparagine or threonine at a position equivalent to position 56 of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the polypeptide binds selectively and reversibly to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, 4 or 5.
US12275761B2
The invention relates to mutant forms of CsgG. The invention also related to analyte detection and characterisation using CsgG.
US12275757B2
Disclosed herein are nanostructures and their use, where the nanostructures include (a) a plurality of first assemblies, each first assembly comprising a plurality of identical first polypeptides; (b) a plurality of second assemblies, each second assembly comprising a plurality of identical second polypeptides, wherein the second polypeptide differs from the first polypeptide; wherein the plurality of first assemblies non-covalently interact with the plurality of second assemblies to form a nanostructure; and wherein the nanostructure displays multiple copies of one or more paramyxovirus and/or pneumovirus F proteins or antigenic fragments thereof, on an exterior of the nanostructure.
US12275755B2
The present invention is directed to a process for purifying natamycin, to an all-trans polyene amphoteric macrolide, to a composition comprising said polyene amphoteric macrolide and to a process for preparing said polyene amphoteric macrolide.
US12275753B2
A glycosylation method involving a trivalent iodine reagent, wherein a glycosyl donor (I) is activated in the presence of a trivalent iodine reagent and a transition metal catalyst, and then reacts with a acceptor (II) under acid catalysis or directly to obtain a glycosylation product (III); in the glycosyl donor (I), Gly is a glycosyl group in which one or more hydroxyl groups on the sugar ring are protected by a protecting group; X is an oxygen, sulfur, or selenium atom; R is an alkyl group or an aryl group; the acceptor (II) is a nucleophile selected from sugars, alcohols, phenols, flavonoids, carboxylic acids, phosphates, pyrimidines, purines, amides, sulfonamides, guanidines, arylamines, indoles, enol silyl ethers, thiols, or thiophenol containing one or more free hydroxyl groups.
US12275750B2
The present invention relates to the design and synthesis of a class of novel chiral phosphine ligand, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphinoalkylamido)-1,2-disubstituted ethane, and use in asymmetric catalytic reactions, such as asymmetric catalytic synthesis of pyrazoline-5-one with a chiral quaternary carbon center, i.e., highly enantioselective synthesis of 3-methyl-4-benzyl-4-(2-butyl-2,3-butadienyl)pyrazoline-5-one by using 3-methyl-4-benzylpyrazoline-5-one and benzyl (2-butyl-2,3-butadienyl) carbonate with tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium-chloroform adduct and this novel ligand as catalysts. The ligand designed by this present invention has the following advantages: the structure is novel, the synthesis and enlarge are simple, the enantioselective control effect in the practical reaction is excellent, which has a broad application prospect in chiral catalysis.
US12275748B2
The present invention provides an amidinate compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a dimer compound thereof, and a method of producing a thin-film including using the compound as a raw material: where R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, M represents a metal atom or a silicon atom, and “n” represents the valence of the atom represented by M, provided that at least one hydrogen atom of R1 to R3 is substituted with a fluorine atom.
US12275739B2
Disclosed herein are heterocyclic compounds that inhibit the binding of menin and MLL or MLL fusion proteins. Also described are specific inhibitors of menin-MLL interaction. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the menin-MLL inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, leukemia and other diseases or conditions dependent on menin-MLL interaction.
US12275735B2
This invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable ergoline analogues and salts thereof. In particular, though not exclusively, the invention relates to formulations and uses of the same as a medicament.
US12275732B2
The present invention relates generally to chemical compounds of formula (I) and methods for their use and preparation. In particular, the invention relates to chemical compounds which are useful in relation to the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions which would benefit from the modulation of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR), such as anxiety, depression and stress related disorders.
US12275730B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide compounds having an M3 PAM action. Examples of the present invention include azabenzimidazole compounds represented, for example, by formula [I], and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have M3 PAM activity. In addition, because these compounds have M3 PAM activity, these compounds are useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of voiding and/or storage disorders in underactive bladder, hypotonic bladder, acontractile bladder, detrusor underactivity, and neurogenic bladder.
US12275729B2
Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
US12275721B2
Compounds having formula (I), and enantiomers, and diastereomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are useful as kinase modulators, including RIPK1 modulation. All the variables are as defined herein.
US12275720B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (II), which inhibit Gal-3, and include pharmaceutically acceptable salts, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods using and making such compounds and compositions.
US12275712B2
The present invention relates to triterpene derivatives of formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and ring are as defined herein. The invention also relates to triterpene derivatives, related compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions useful for the therapeutic treatment of viral diseases and particularly HIV mediated diseases.
US12275709B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as the key intermediate for the synthesis of compounds for prophylaxis and treatment of a disease associated with the deposition of β-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
US12275689B2
The invention relates to a method for recycling polyurethane material waste (18a) for producing chemical feedstock for the production of isocyanates (10a) and then polyurethanes (16a), in which method, proceeding from polyurethane material waste (18a), carbon dioxide (1a) and hydrocarbons (1c) are generated by pyrolysis (1), the carbon dioxide (1a; 4a) is converted by electrolysis (5) into carbon monoxide (7b) and hydrogen (7a), as appropriate, the carbon monoxide (7b; 7c) obtained is converted via phosgene to isocyanate (10a) and the isocyanate (10a) can be further processed into new polyurethane material (16a).
US12275685B2
The present disclosure compounds of the formulae: wherein the variables are defined herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present disclosure also provides methods for the use of said compounds and/or pharmaceutical compositions, such as in the treatment of cancer.
US12275680B2
By the control of the cyclization of 5-phenyl-2-hexene at a predetermined temperature, 1,4-dimethyltetralin is efficiently produced. The present invention provides a method for producing 1,4-dimethyltetralin, including a step of cyclizing 5-phenyl-2-hexene under reflux of solvents in the presence of acid catalysts.
US12275673B2
A method for the manufacture of a high alumina hydraulic binder comprising hydrating a source of aluminium ions with a source of calcium ions in the presence of water to form mineral hydrates and subsequently heating said mineral hydrates to form said high alumina hydraulic binder.
US12275672B2
The present disclosure provides a method, a system for dehydrating a gasification fine slag, and a medium thereof. The method is performed by a processor controlling a dehydration device or a detection device, and the detection device is configured to detect at least one of physical properties or chemical properties of a gasification fine slag to be dehydrated. The method includes controlling the detection device to determine characteristic parameters of the gasification fine slag to be dehydrated, and determining a judgmental characteristic index of a dehydration moder of the gasification fine slag to be dehydrated. The method includes determining a target dehydration device and controlling the target dehydration device to dehydrate the gasification fine slag to be dehydrated. The method further includes controlling the detection device to determine a residual moisture content of a dehydrated gasification fine slag, and determining whether to end a dehydration task.
US12275668B2
Methods of manufacturing a glass-based article includes exposing a glass-based substrate having a lithium aluminosilicate composition to an ion exchange treatment to form the glass-based article. The ion exchange treatment including a molten salt bath having a concentration of a sodium salt in a range from 8 mol % to 100 mol %. The glass-based article includes sodium having a non-zero varying concentration extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of the glass-based article The glass-based article has compressive stress layer extending from the surface to a spike depth of layer from 4 micrometers to 8 micrometers. The glass-based article includes a molar ratio of potassium oxide (K2O) to sodium oxide (Na2O) averaged over a distance from the surface to a depth of 0.4 micrometers that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1.8.
US12275658B2
Installation for the pressurised filtration of liquid with a view to producing drinking water, comprising at least one membrane-based drinking-water production unit (MPU), each MPU comprising: a plurality of filtration blocks each containing a bundle of pressure tubes mounted in parallel, each pressure tube accommodating at least two membrane-based filtration modules with spiral membranes or hollow-fibre membranes mounted in series, means (20) for feeding the liquid that is to be filtered, means for removing the filtered liquid, and means (30) for removing the concentrate, characterised in that the membranes of the filtration modules are of at least two different types selected from the group consisting of reverse-osmosis membranes and low-pressure reverse-osmosis membranes (4-6), on the one hand, and nanofiltration membranes (1-3) on the other hand, and in that at least one MPU comprises means (21-26) making it possible to alter the order in which the blocks of pressure tubes that it groups together are supplied with fluid. The method consists in supplying the filtration blocks of at least one MPU in a first order of supply in which the tubes containing nanofiltration membranes are at the head of the MPU and then in supplying the pressure tubes in a second order of supply in which the pressure tubes containing reverse-osmosis membranes or low-pressure reverse-osmosis membranes are at the head of the MPU.
US12275657B2
A filter candle for treating water is provided, which is adapted to be connected to a filter head. The filter candle comprises a housing which is filled with an ion exchange material for softening the water to be treated. The filter candle has a head with one inlet and at least two outlets, and water that can be introduced into the filter head at a first outlet is more softened than water which can be introduced into the filter head at a second outlet.
US12275655B1
A method of water decontamination includes contacting a MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material with an aqueous solution to form a reaction mixture. The aqueous solution includes one or more contaminants. The method further includes mixing the reaction mixture and collecting a filtrate. The filtrate has fewer of the one or more contaminants than the aqueous solution. The MoO3 content of the MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material ranges from 1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the total weight of the MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material. The MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material has a surface area of greater than or equal to 50 m2/g.
US12275640B2
There is provided a method for manufacturing graphene, the method comprising: forming graphene on a non-metallic surface of a substrate by CVD in a CVD reaction chamber, wherein the step of forming graphene comprises introducing a precursor in a gas phase and/or suspended in a gas into the CVD reaction chamber; wherein the precursor consists of one or more compounds selected from a C4-C10 organic compound; wherein the organic compound is branched such that the organic compound has at least three methyl groups; and wherein the organic compound consists of carbon and hydrogen and, optionally, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine and/or bromine.
US12275637B2
Nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) sensor devices that utilize thin electrically conductive membranes, which can be, for example, graphene membranes. The NEMS devices can have a trough shape (such as a serpentine shape arrangement) of the electrically conductive membrane. The thin, electrically conductive membrane has membrane-structures disposed upon it in an array of cavities. These membrane structures are between the thin, electrically conductive membrane and the main membrane trace. Such an arrangement increases the sensitivity of the NEMS sensor device. The electrically conductive membrane can be controllably wicked down on the edge of the oxide cavity to increase the sensitivity of the NEMS sensor device. Such NEMS sensor devices include NEMS sensor devices that are well suited to applications that measure magnetic fields that, operate below 10 kHz, such as brain-computer interfaces.
US12275633B2
This vehicle seat assembly device includes: a base section; a cushion working section that is connected to one side of the base section and that can place a seat cushion in which a plurality of first through holes are formed; and a cover working section that is connected to the other side of the base section, that places a seat cover, and that can transfer the seat cover to the upper part of the seat cushion. The cushion working section fixes a clip, which is connected to a suspender of the seat cover, to a wire positioned at the lower part of the seat cushion.
US12275627B2
A filling valve group for a filling machine, comprising a supply duct for delivering a liquid into a container, an air return tube, and a shutter provided with a narrowing portion fixed to the supply duct and an enlarged portion fixed to the air return tube. In addition, the filling valve group comprises a centering body, which is placed at the outlet section of the supply duct to abuttingly receive the mouth of the container, and is removably fixed to a lower portion of the filling valve group by a first quick coupling. The filling valve group further comprises a fixed assembly, which forms an upper section of the supply duct, and a removable tube, which forms a lower section of the supply duct, carries fixed thereto the narrowing portion of the shutter and is removably fixed to the fixed assembly by a second quick coupling.
US12275608B2
Disclosed is a web handling system that includes a spindle having a spindle magnetic coupling portion and a roll core configured for receiving the spindle for mounting thereon and having a roll magnetic coupling portion, wherein the spindle and roll magnetic coupling portions are configured for magnetically attracting each other to hold the roll on the spindle.
US12275604B2
A full floor sweep system having a skeletonized head section to facilitate removal of grain from a grain bin. The sweep system having an elongated body extending a length between an inward end and an outward end and having a leading side and a trailing side. The elongated body is connected to a pivot point at the center of the grain bin and is configured to rotate around the pivot point. An agitator is connected to the outward end of the elongated body and is configured to agitate grain as the elongated body rotates around the pivot point. The agitator includes an impeller that is connected to a shaft that extends through the elongated body. A scraper is positioned at the outward end of the elongated body and is configured to move grain into the path of the elongated body.
US12275602B1
A lifting basket, a lifting basket guiding mechanism and a lifting basket-type sample cryogenic storage device are provided. The guiding mechanism includes a storage member, an auxiliary guiding member and a driving member. The storage member is placed into a liquid nitrogen tank, provided with an opening at an upper end and sleeved onto an exterior of the lifting basket for restricting removal of a cryogenic vial storage member or a cryogenic vial stored inside the lifting basket. The auxiliary guiding member is arranged above the storage member and slidably connected to the storage member, and the auxiliary guiding member is sleeved onto the exterior of the lifting basket and is in contact with the lifting basket to perform relative sliding motion through a guiding structure. The auxiliary guiding member performs vertical motion relative to a storage frame and the lifting basket under the control of the driving member.
US12275601B2
An object of the invention is to realize a high transfer throughput in a wafer transfer apparatus in which a wafer transfer robot transfers a wafer via an aligner. A wafer transfer apparatus includes a wafer transfer robot, and a separation dimension between a pair of wafer holding rods forming a finger of the wafer transfer robot is set to be larger than a dimension of a body portion of an aligner in a width direction provided in the wafer transfer apparatus. In addition, an elevating mechanism provided in the wafer transfer apparatus is configured to be able to move the finger to below the body portion of the aligner, thereby achieving the object of the invention.
US12275599B2
Conveyer device including a local controller provided in each zone for controlling a transport operation of the zone, and host controller that reports information relating to a cause of non-transport are included. Host controller includes mouse and the like for receiving, from a user, a selection instruction through which one of a plurality of zones is selected, and report processor that obtains, as clue information, information relating to a phenomenon that can be the cause of the non-transport of a conveyed object, from local controller of the target zone, and reports cause information corresponding to information relating to the cause based on the clue information, when the clue information satisfies a determination condition previously set.
US12275589B2
A system may include a vehicle for delivering items and a plurality of racks having a plurality of storage locations. The racks may be arranged to form one or more aisles. The vehicles are configured to drive horizontally along a path that may extend along a path under the racks that is parallel to the aisles. Additionally, the vehicles may be operated to turn while the vehicle is positioned under one of the racks. The vehicles may travel under the racks and cross one or more aisles to reach a particular column in one of the aisles. The vehicle climbs upwardly within the particular column to retrieve an item from a storage location in the column.
US12275587B2
A control device is provided to more quickly and efficiently verify which item has been grasped by a robot system whilst also providing a solution which is scalable. Verification of the item which has been grasped is achieved by measuring a dynamics property of the item. A control unit for operation with a robot system a sensor unit, the robot system arranged to grasp an item from a container. The control unit includes a verification unit arranged to receive identifying information of an item expected to be in the container, receive information from the sensor unit indicative of a dynamics property of the item grasped by the robot system and verify that the item grasped by the robot system matches the item expected to be in the container based on the received identifying information and the received dynamics property information.
US12275585B2
A container handling vehicle for picking up storage containers from a three-dimensional grid of a storage system, includes: a vehicle body having a first section and a second section arranged side-by-side; a first set of wheels for moving the container handling vehicle along a first direction on a rail system of the grid; and a second set of wheels for moving the container handling vehicle along the second direction on the rail system of the grid. The first section is configured to accommodate a storage container and has a footprint that is substantially equal to a cross-sectional area of one grid cell of the grid. The second section comprises an assembly of motors for driving at least one wheel of each of the sets of wheels and has a second footprint that is equal to or smaller than half of the first footprint.
US12275583B2
A travel body includes a wheel drive source for driving a drive wheel, a support arm swingable relative to a travel body section and supporting the drive wheel and the wheel drive source, a swing support attached to the travel body section and supporting the swing fulcrum of the support arm, and an elastic unit. The swing support is detachably attached to the travel body section. The elastic unit includes an abutting section that abuts, from a second side in the swing direction, a target spot located away from the swing fulcrum of the support arm, and an elastic section that biases the abutting section abutting the support arm toward a first side in the swing direction.
US12275569B2
To provide a spouted pouch with a simple structure and improved self-standing ability of the pouch body. The spouted pouch 10 is configured to dispense a liquid content from a spout 60 attached to a side face of a pouch body 20 in a state placed with a pouch bottom 20a down. The pouch body 20 further includes a first shape-controlling seal portion 24 formed by heat sealing a first film 30 and a side film 40 together at a location on an inner side of a first side seal 23a in the left-right direction. The first shape-controlling seal portion 24 has an area located in a region between an upper half of a spout fixture portion 32 and the first side seals 23a, and does not have an area located below the center in the up-down direction of the spout fixture portion 32.
US12275566B2
A container, preferably in the form of a bucket, includes a closure for closing the container. The closure includes a closed lid plate that is placeable on a container rim bounding a container opening in order to cover the container opening. A lock ring is placeable over the lid plate and screwable to the container. The lid plate is fixable to the container with the lock ring. A seal ring is arranged between the container rim and lid plate for sealing the container opening. The lid plate has a rim portion with a receiving portion, in particular U-shaped, that receives the container rim and encompasses the container rim radially from the inside and outside.
US12275560B2
A packaging structure of the disclosure includes: a box in which a component is stored; and a holding member installed in the box, the holding member being configured to hold the component. The holding member includes: an undersurface portion that has a first opening portion into which the component is inserted and is placed on a bottom surface of the box; a top surface portion that has a second opening portion into which the component is inserted and is placed above the undersurface portion; and a first side surface portion connecting the undersurface portion and the top surface portion in an up-and-down direction. The holding member is formed by being bent along boundary lines between the first side surface portion, the undersurface portion, and the top surface portion, and is formed into two kinds of three-dimensional shapes that are mirror symmetric to each other, according to bending directions of the boundary line.
US12275559B2
A modular storage system of connectable, heavy-duty storage boxes, crates, rolling carts and/or dollies, work surfaces, organizers, trays, accessories is provided for internal and external item storage and organization and convenient access for use and transport, that is expandable, customizable and readily adaptable. Storage boxes have different sizes by length, width and/or height and have universal box-to-box connection system for stacking and connection to mounting accessories. Boxes have removable, customizable organization inserts (e.g., dividers, storage trays, bins, alignment trays for bins, and bins of different sizes). Box lid rib grid with bosses and undercuts expands internal organization, including cooperation with dual purpose dividers and accessories. Boxes have external mounting accessories to expand external organization. Different housing modes are provided including wall mount systems for wall or side of a truck or van, and different transport modes are provided (e.g., base box with wheels, or on a dolly or a cart).
US12275544B2
A blank and a package are disclosed as well as a manufacturing method thereof of a package for flat plates, including: producing a foldable flat blank made of a packaging material; folding the flat blank to form a box-shaped package with open closable flaps; introducing the flat plates into the box-shaped package and closing the closable flaps; in the production step of the flat blank the following steps being further provided: supplying a web of the wrapping material to a punching and sorting unit to obtain strips parallel to a travel direction; punching and separating elongated modular pieces from the strips; folding flat to an L-shape the elongated modular pieces, bringing them close in pairs in correspondence of respective ends; fastening the modular pieces folded to an L-shape in correspondence of the respective ends, forming the blank in the shape of a quadrangular frame.
US12275543B2
An apparatus, system, and method used for preparing a customized recipe product are provided. The apparatus includes a control system and a plurality of raw material units and conveying mechanisms. The plurality of raw material units are used for containing different raw materials. Each raw material unit contains a raw material bin, a material discharge port, and a material feeding mechanism. The control system generates a preset procedure on the basis of a customized recipe, and, according to said preset procedure, controls the conveying mechanisms and the material feeding mechanisms in the relevant raw material units of the preset program, until the preset procedure is completed so that a material receiving container receives the required raw materials. The apparatus can provide more targeted customized recipe products for individual needs.
US12275539B2
A passenger boarding bridge includes: a rotunda rotatable about a vertical axis; a tunnel unit; a cab; a lifting/lowering mechanism; and a travel unit. A control method includes, at a time of docking the cab with an entrance of an aircraft: calculating relative positional information indicating a position of the entrance as seen from the cab when the travel unit is at a movement start position; calculating positional information of a destination position based on the movement start position and the relative positional information in a case where a distance from the movement start position to the destination position is less than a horizontal distance from the vertical axis to a center point of the travel unit; calculating a target travel angle; and controlling the travel unit such that a travel angle of the travel unit is kept to the target travel angle during traveling.
US12275529B2
The invention relates to a driven turbocompressor of an air conditioning system, comprising a compressor (12) which is connected to an air intake duct (14) and to an inlet (112) of a cabin of a vehicle, and is configured to receive air from the air intake duct (14), to compress it and to provide it to the cabin, a motor (16) that is configured to drive the compressor (12) and is surrounded by a casing (18), a recovery turbine (26) that is configured to expand the cabin air (24) coming from an outlet (114) of the cabin. The device is characterized in that it comprises a cooling duct (32) configured to receive at least part of the expanded air (28) so as to cool the casing (18) of the motor and the motor (16).
US12275528B2
The invention provides a cover for an aircraft passenger using a bed surface of an aircraft passenger seat, comprising an attachment mechanism for attaching the cover to the seat, an inflatable bladder, and a trigger mechanism for triggering inflation of the bladder, the bladder being configured to cover a knee region of the bed surface. The invention also provides a harness for the aircraft passenger, comprising an attachment mechanism for attaching the harness to the seat, a number of straps for extending around the passenger, and a fastening mechanism for fastening one or more of the straps in place around the passenger, wherein the number of straps includes at least one of a crotch strap and a torso strap. The invention also provides an aircraft passenger seat unit comprising a seat convertible to a bed, the bed being provided with a cover or harness.
US12275519B2
A vertical intercostal for an aircraft vehicle having a vehicle cabin and an over-monument fairing arranged in a non-flex zone area of the vehicle cabin. The intercostal includes a frame member that includes an upper frame attachment region, a lower frame attachment region, and an intermediate frame attachment region to provide lateral structural support for the over-monument fairing to the airframe of the aircraft.
US12275516B1
According to one aspect, a system for launching an aircraft may include an inflatable structure including a balloon and a neck collectively defining a volume; a drain valve including a funnel and a stem coupled to one another, the funnel defining a cavity at least partially disposed in the volume of the inflatable structure, the stem defining a channel and a slot in fluid communication with one another and with the cavity; a coupling defining a first orifice, a second orifice, and a passage therebetween, the passage in fluid communication with the neck of the inflatable structure via the first orifice; and a pin releasably positionable in the slot, the pin in the slot controlling position of the funnel relative to the first orifice defined by the coupling.
US12275509B2
A fluid machine includes: a shaft portion extending in an axis direction; a shroud provided to surround the shaft portion, and forming a flow path between the shroud and the shaft portion, the flow path having one side in the axis direction serving as an upstream side and another side in the axis direction serving as a downstream side; a first propeller provided rotatably around the axis between the shaft portion and the shroud; a second propeller provided rotatably around the axis between the shaft portion and the shroud on the downstream side of the first propeller; an outer periphery driving motor provided in the shroud and configured to rotationally drive the first propeller; and an inner periphery driving motor provided in the shaft portion and configured to rotationally drive the second propeller in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the first propeller.
US12275500B2
A pontoon boat having central pontoon located between outer pontoons. The outer pontoons are fixed with respect to the deck and the central pontoon is movably fixed with respect to the deck. The central pontoon is movable with respect to the outer pontoons and the deck between a first position that locates the central pontoon near the deck and a second position that locates the central pontoon relatively far from the deck. The central pontoon is selectively fixable between the first and second positions.
US12275498B2
One example provides a seat assembly for a personal watercraft including a rigid seat support. The rigid seat support includes a base element to be rigidly connected to a deck of the personal watercraft, and a cantilever element rigidly connected to the base element and to extend unsupported above the deck in an aft direction when the base element is connected to the deck.
US12275497B2
A water flotation device and floating audio devices are disclosed herein. In an example, a flotation apparatus for supporting a portable audio device on water includes an inflatable flotation device including at least one compartment configured to securely contain an audio device. The at least one compartment is configured to enable the audio device to be inserted and removed from the at least one compartment. The flotation apparatus also includes at least one air valve configured for inflating and deflating the inflatable flotation device and at least one connection point. The at least one connection point is configured to connect to at least one line that is configured to be connected to at least one anchor. The inflatable flotation device is configured to float on a surface of a body of water and securely contain the audio device in the at least one compartment.
US12275496B1
A safety railing system for a hopper barge with a toadstool shaped handrail section attached to the vertical gussets of a coaming of the hopper barge. The handrail section has a hollow head and a hollow stem with a bottom orifice and spaced apart slots long the handrail section. A carrier configured for attachment to a safety lanyard has an anchor at a first end that passes through one of the slots into the hollow stem but not through the orifice of the stem. A bracket latches onto the handrail section and is attached to one of the vertical gussets. Handrail sections may be linked together end to end and are straight or curved.
US12275494B2
An automatic method for controlling in current-mode a motor for assisting with pedaling on an electrically assisted pedal cycle equipped with a sensor that measures a resultant force on its pedal and gear mechanism is provided, including injecting a control current into the motor to generate an assistance torque and computing the value of the assistance torque; computing a value of the longitudinal resultant of the assistance torque by applying a second coefficient of proportionality to the torque value computed in the preceding step; measuring a value of the longitudinal resultant of the total torque; computing a value of the longitudinal resultant of the torque exerted by the cyclist; computing an average value of the torque exerted by the cyclist over a fraction of a crank rotation; computing the value of the assistance torque to be generated in the motor; and deducing the value of the current to be injected.
US12275491B2
A bicycle motor unit comprises an electric motor and a transmitting structure. The electric motor is configured to generate a driving force. The transmitting structure is coupled to the electric motor to transmit the driving force from the electric motor to an actuated device of a bicycle. The transmitting structure includes a first rotatable member, a second rotatable member, and a resisting structure. The first rotatable member is rotatable about a rotational axis. The second rotatable member is rotatable relative to the first rotatable member about the rotational axis. The resisting structure is at least partially provided radially between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member with respect to the rotational axis so as to resist relative rotation between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member.
US12275486B2
A vehicle including a front wheel, a pair of left and right rear wheels disposed diagonally behind the front wheel on a left side and a right side, and a pair of left and right support members extending in a front-rear direction and including support portions rotatably supporting the pair of left and right rear wheels. The pair of left and right support members are disposed so as to be separated from each other by a predetermined distance so that a front wheel of another vehicle configured to have a same shape as the vehicle is insertable into a gap between the pair of left and right support members from a rear side.
US12275478B2
A protective cover designed for transparent barriers, such as those found on vehicles. The cover comprises two panels, each constructed from multiple layers that can include polymeric materials and coatings. These layers can be tailored to exhibit visual changes under varying lighting conditions or be constructed from iridescent fabrics. The cover and one or more optional aesthetic elements can be customized based on user input. An extender mechanism, equipped with specific attachment features, ensures adaptability for different barrier sizes. The design incorporates features like elastic elements and optional piping for a precise fit and augmented positional stability. The cover offers protection against environmental factors, including UV light, moisture, and debris, while also being easily installable and removable.
US12275476B2
A dropper post assembly for supporting a bicycle seat may include an outer tube extending along a post axis and an inner tube configured to be axially slidable within the outer tube by a travel distance that is at least 200 mm between a retracted and an extended position. A spring cartridge may have an unlocked configuration in which the spring cartridge exerts an extension force (FE) on the inner tube that biases the inner tube toward the extended position, and a locked configuration in which the spring cartridge is operable to generate a degassing force (FD) of between about 90 lbs and about 140 lbs to resist movement of the inner tube toward the retracted configuration.
US12275463B2
A steering gear for an electromechanical steering system for a vehicle includes an input shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column of the steering system, a segment shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column lever of the steering system, an angular gear, a servo gear, and an electric motor for driving the servo gear. The angular gear is designed as a bevel gear. The input shaft and the electric motor are connected to the servo gear. The servo gear is connected to the angular gear. The angular gear is connected to the segment shaft. The angular gear is formed to transmit torque from the servo gear to the segment shaft via two transmission paths.
US12275456B2
A hood structure for a vehicle ensures rigidity of a front portion of an outer panel and a high level of pedestrian protection. The hood structure includes an outer panel defining external appearance; an inner panel on a prime mover chamber side of the outer panel; and a stiffener in a front portion of the inner panel. The inner panel has an upper surface section on a center side of the outer panel; a coupling surface section extending downward from a ridgeline located at a peripheral edge of the upper surface section; and a lower surface section extending from a peripheral edge end of the coupling surface section to an edge side of the outer panel. The stiffener has a reinforcing surface section joined to the outer panel; and a rear-side fixed section extending rearward from the reinforcing surface section and fixed to the vicinity of the ridgeline.
US12275452B1
A joint mounting kit comprises a mounting plate and slugs to enhance adjustability of the vehicle suspension system. A fastener is configured to be received in the mounting hole to at least partially retain the mounting plate to a vehicle component, and a slug is configured to be received in the mounting hole with the fastener. The slug has a slug height that is equal to or less than a height of the mounting hole interior wall. In another implementation, the joint mounting kit comprises a plurality of slugs, with two or more slugs having different wheel adjustment dimensions. In yet another implementation, the slug has a tool removal recess to help facilitate slug removal.
US12275444B2
The system can include: a vehicle and a remote operator platform. The system can optionally include or be used with a motion planner and a set of remote data systems. However, the system can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system can function to facilitate remote monitoring of a vehicle system(s), such as an unmanned rail vehicle, and/or positive train control (PTC) when operating under speed-restriction rules. Additionally, the system can function to facilitate remote monitoring, tele-operation, and/or exception handling across multiple vehicles/trains by a single operator. Additionally, the system can function to adjust command of a remotely monitored vehicle based on the observability of the environment and/or response capability of a remote monitor/tele-operator (e.g., based on line-of-sight, video latency, etc.).
US12275440B2
Techniques are described for providing a hands-off steering wheel detection warning. An example method can include a vehicle computer determining a real-time level of fatigue of a driver of an autonomous vehicle. The vehicle computer can determine an operating parameter associated with an environment in which the autonomous vehicle is traveling. The vehicle computer can generate, using a machine learning model, a predicted driving pattern of a second vehicle traveling in the environment. The vehicle computer can determine a time interval for providing a hands-off steering wheel detection warning based at least in part on the real-time level of fatigue of the driver, the operating parameter, and the predicted driving pattern of the second vehicle. The vehicle computer can identify a final time interval for providing a hands-off steering wheel detection warning. The vehicle computer can output the hands-off steering wheel detection warning after the final time interval has elapsed.
US12275439B2
An automated driving mode of a vehicle is automatically terminated if, due to a manual steering torque acting on the steering wheel of the vehicle, a system steering torque generated by a control system of an assistance system for automated driving mode in terms of amount is exceeded by a predetermined first value if at least one hand of a vehicle user is detected on the steering wheel of the vehicle, is exceeded by a predetermined second value if neither of the vehicle user's hands is detected on the steering wheel, or is exceeded by a predetermined third value if it is determined that the vehicle user is distracted from the driving situation, or if it is determined that there is a lateral collision risk for the vehicle and the manual steering torque of the vehicle user is acting in the direction of the collision risk.
US12275438B2
An apparatus for controlling driving of a vehicle including a sensor that detects an input amount of an accelerator pedal applied a user and includes a controller. The controller determines an erroneous actuation of the accelerator pedal based on the input amount of the accelerator pedal and determines whether to release autonomous driving according to whether the accelerator pedal is erroneously pressed or actuated. In technology that controls autonomous driving by remotely generating autonomous driving control values, it is possible to improve the functional safety of a vehicle by determining whether to release the autonomous driving by determining a user's erroneous input or actuation of the accelerator pedal.
US12275425B2
An alert apparatus starts alerting a driver of a host vehicle, when an oncoming vehicle, that is an other vehicle traveling in an oncoming lane with respect to a traveling lane in which the host vehicle is traveling so as to approach the host vehicle and that is predicted to pass through on a specific direction side with respect to a current position of the host vehicle, is present, a turn signal indicator of the host vehicle corresponding to the specific direction side is being operated, and it is likely that the host vehicle starts turning to the specific direction side.
US12275415B2
A driving assistance processing method performed by an electronic device disposed on a vehicle terminal, and includes generating an advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) enhancement service registration request including ADAS capability information of the vehicle terminal, sending the ADAS enhancement service registration request to the cloud platform based on information about a cloud platform that provides ADAS enhancement service, and receiving an ADAS enhancement service message from the cloud platform and corresponds to the ADAS capability information. The ADAS enhancement service registration request allowing the cloud platform to learn about the ADAS capability information of the vehicle terminal.
US12275407B2
Provided is an electronic control device that estimates a presence of a vehicle incapable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication ahead of a communication partner vehicle is estimated. An electronic control device 30 detects, on map data, an intersection 60 located ahead in a traveling direction of a host vehicle 10 based on location data and the map data of the host vehicle 10, calculates a stop position (first position) 71 where a communication partner vehicle 11 is supposed to pass through or stop when the communication partner vehicle 11 stops at the intersection 60, based on vehicle information of the communication partner vehicle 11 that is traveling toward the intersection 60, and determines whether or not there is another vehicle 13 ahead in the traveling direction of the communication partner vehicle 11, based on the stop position (first position) 71 and an intersection area 20 (second position 72) set before the intersection 60.
US12275401B2
A traffic light recognition-based smart cruise control (SCC) control apparatus and method. The apparatus includes an image-capturing unit configured to capture a front-side image of a vehicle, and a controller configured to classify at least one traffic light in the front-side image, calculate a distance to each classified traffic light, if there are a plurality of traffic lights having different distances in the front-side image, recognize a first signal of a first traffic light closest to the vehicle and a second signal of a second traffic light located next to the first traffic light, if the first signal is a driving signal and the second signal is a stop signal, calculate an acceleration time, and control the vehicle to be accelerated and traveled during the acceleration time, and then stopped before the second traffic light by using frictional force.
US12275396B2
A method of determining a wear of a tire, which may include, using a computing device operating a processor: based on signals from one or more sensors of a vehicle, determining a plurality of tire parameters of a tire; based on at least a portion of the tire parameters, determining a normalized rolling radius of the tire, the normalized rolling radius being an effective rolling radius of the tire under a zero rotational speed, a zero load or both; and based on a change in the normalized rolling radius of the tire over a period of time, determining an average wear value of the tire.
US12275392B2
An object of the present invention is to realize a control device having operation continuity at the time of failure with less redundancy and reduce cost. Provided is a vehicle control system including a transmission unit that transmits energy to a driving wheel, a first control unit that controls the transmission unit, a first source that inputs energy to the transmission unit, a second source that inputs energy to the transmission unit, a second control unit that controls the first source, and a third control unit that controls the second source, wherein when the first control unit fails, the second control unit or the third control unit controls the transmission unit.
US12275387B2
Emissions management systems for engines in hybrid systems include a sensor assembly and a controller. Sensor assembly is configured to provide an activation signal in response to an engine start event and to detect emissions information, including information indicative of an engine power, a driver demanded power, a catalyst temperature, a battery state of charge, and a battery temperature. Controller communicates with sensor assembly and is configured to: receive activation signal and, in response, emissions information from sensor assembly; determine an emissions reduction mode having a threshold value for catalyst temperature and having an engine power corresponding thereto; monitor emissions information; compare catalyst temperature to threshold value; cause the engine to operate in emissions reduction mode while catalyst temperature is less than threshold value; and allow the engine to operate in a normal operation mode while catalyst temperature is greater than or equal to the threshold value.
US12275385B2
A control device for automatic stop of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a radar and a sonar, the radar detecting a distance to an obstacle and detecting a height of the obstacle from a road surface, the sonar detecting the distance to the obstacle and detecting a signal level of a reflected wave from the obstacle. The control device includes a control unit having a processor configured to output a signal for triggering the automatic stop of the vehicle when the signal level of the reflected wave from the obstacle is greater than a predetermined threshold, wherein the control unit is configured to change the predetermined threshold for triggering the automatic stop of the vehicle between a first predetermined threshold and a second predetermined threshold based on the height of the obstacle detected by the radar.
US12275380B2
Vehicle comprising a cab defining a driver compartment by a windshield, a wiping arrangement configured to wipe the windshield over a wiping area, the wiping arrangement comprising at least one wiper including a support movably mounted on the cab and a blade mounted on the support to contact the windshield along a contact length, wherein the wiping arrangement includes an urging system configured to urge the blade against the windshield, and wherein the urging system is configured to apply a pressure on the blade along the contact length by a pressurized fluid.
US12275379B2
An automatic vehicle window cleaning method and apparatus includes obtaining a vehicle window image; determining a dark channel image corresponding to a single frame of vehicle window image; further determining, based on a quantity of pixels whose gray values exceed a preset gray threshold in the dark channel image and/or definition of the dark channel image, that a first-type foreign object exists on a vehicle window, and/or determining, based on RGB values of pixels in i consecutive frames of vehicle window images, that a second-type foreign object exists on the vehicle window, and controlling a cleaning tool to remove a foreign object. The foreign object includes the first-type foreign object and/or the second-type foreign object.
US12275378B2
A defogging system includes: a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed; a first heater arranged outside a field of view of an imaging device and configured to heat a window; a second heater arranged inside the field of view of the imaging device, arranged to be in contact with the window, and configured to heat the window; and a controller configured to control the first heater and the second heater. The controller is configured to determine whether the vehicle is stopped based on a detection result of the vehicle speed sensor, activate the first heater and the second heater in a case where a first condition is satisfied, the first condition including a condition that the vehicle is stopped, and activate only the first heater in a case where a second condition is satisfied, the second condition including a condition that the vehicle is traveling.
US12275373B2
A vehicle control system includes a terminal device and a vehicle. The terminal device includes a first verification unit that verifies whether the terminal devices matches the vehicle through wireless communication when the terminal device enters an area in which wireless communication between the terminal device and the vehicle is available, and an operation instruction unit that receives an instruction to execute a predetermined operation of the vehicle from the user and the first verification unit has verified that the terminal device matches the vehicle, and transmits a signal according to the instruction to the vehicle, and the vehicle includes a second verification unit that communicates with the first identification unit and verify whether with the vehicle matches the terminal device, and an operation controller that receives the signal from the operation instruction unit and executes the predetermined operation according to the signal.
US12275372B2
There is provided with a control apparatus. A first obtaining unit obtains position information of a vehicle. A setting unit sets a remote operation permitted range of the vehicle on a basis of movement information of the vehicle in a first predetermined period based on the position information. A second obtaining unit obtains information indicating that a specific operation for a remote operation input to the vehicle from a user terminal is performed. A controlling unit restricts the remote operation input from the user terminal to the vehicle in a case where a position of the vehicle at a time of obtaining the information is outside the remote operation permitted range. The movement information includes the position information of the vehicle and a visit situation to the position in the first predetermined period.
US12275362B2
A vehicle control system includes a central ECU (Electronic Control Unit), a first ECU and a second ECU. The first ECU outputs an event signal, which expresses that an event relating to a vehicle has occurred, to the central ECU. In response to acquisition of the event signal, the central ECU refers to setting information in which the event and an action which are set in advance, on a per user basis, correspond to one another, and outputs a control signal, which instructs execution of the action corresponding to the event that occurred, to the second ECU. In response to acquisition of the control signal, the second ECU executes the action corresponding to occurrence of the event.
US12275361B2
The present disclosure relates to a power supply device, and more specifically, to a seat power supply device including an improved power supply structure for a vehicle seat. The seat power supply device includes a pogo pin assembly fixed to a vehicle and electrically connected to a power source; and a distribution element electrically connected to the pogo pin assembly and configured to supply power from the power source to an electronic part of a seat.
US12275358B2
Provided is a harness body that is a wiring component that electrically connects a first electrical connection target installed on a slide door and a second electrical connection target installed on a vehicle body, and is wired along a link mechanism that couples the slide door and the vehicle body and reciprocates the slide door in a sliding direction with respect to the vehicle body; and a harness temporary holding structure at least at one position capable of temporarily holding the harness body assembled to the link mechanism before the link mechanism is assembled to the slide door and the vehicle body.
US12275351B2
A pedestrian alerting system adapts alerting sounds emitted by a vehicle according to an acoustic environment around the vehicle. Echoes of the alerting sound in an enclosed space such as a garage can be irritating to the pedestrians and/or occupants of the vehicle. A sensor suite including radar, cameras, and/or a GPS locator detect confined spaces in which reflections result in a greater apparent loudness. Emitted loudness of the alerting sounds are reduced, wherein the reduction of the volume may be based on the size of the space.
US12275350B2
The present disclosure is directed to an automotive component and method of finishing such component including a polymer substrate, a tinted primer disposed over a first surface of the polymer substrate, a semi-transparent metallic coating disposed over the tinted primer. The semi-transparent metallic coating and tinted primer define at least one discontinuity. The automotive component further includes a top-coat disposed over the semi-transparent metallic coating and fills in the discontinuity. In aspects, the automotive component is back-lit and includes a light emitting source optically coupled to a second surface of the polymer substrate.
US12275349B2
A lighting device for a vehicle steering wheel rim, comprising: —a plurality of light sources arranged so as to emit light towards an external display wall of the rim, —a holding body comprising an internal wall with an elongate opening having a predetermined passage width to allow the light emitted towards the external display wall to pass through, wherein the lighting device comprises at least one bridging element engaged with the holding body and at least partially arranged on an opposite side of the internal wall from the external, display wall, in order to limit any increase in the predetermined passage width.
US12275336B2
A seat assembly/system providing a seat and a console for a vehicle interior may comprise a base, a back assembly movable between a seat position and a console position and a cushion assembly movable between a seat position and a console position. The seat system may provide at least one functional module operable when the console is provided. The seat may be provided with the back assembly in the seat position and the cushion assembly in the seat position; the console may be provided with the back assembly in the console position and/or the cushion assembly in the console position. The seat system may comprise a control system, a control element, a switch and/or a sensor. The functional module may move a head restraint to a retracted position. The seat system may comprise a belt mechanism to position a belt for passage through the back assembly.
US12275332B2
An embodiment method of controlling a brake lamp of a vehicle equipped with an electric motor as a power source includes determining a position of a following vehicle when decelerating through regenerative braking in a coasting situation and performing at least one of correction of an ON threshold according to deceleration or control of regenerative braking torque for deceleration variation in response to the determined position of the following vehicle being in one of a plurality of regions set according to a distance from a rear of the vehicle.
US12275329B2
A multi-voltage storage system for an at least partially electrically driven vehicle comprising: a first high-voltage energy storage module and a second high-voltage energy storage module; one switching unit of identical design for each energy storage module, each switching unit having two positive inputs and two negative inputs, by means of which at least one load connection and one charging connection can be formed, a controllable contactor being provided downstream of each input, and the negative inputs each being able to be connected to a negative pole of an energy storage module and the positive inputs each being able to be connected to a positive pole of an energy storage module by means of the contactors; and a control unit, which is designed such that all the contactors of each switching unit can be controlled independently of each other in any way by the control unit.
US12275327B2
A vehicle control system and method include processors that determine that an energy storage device of a vehicle will have insufficient energy to power a propulsion system of the vehicle under a first set of operational settings to move the vehicle from a first location within a powered segment to a designated second location that is outside of an unpowered segment of a route. Responsive to determining that the energy storage device will have insufficient energy, the processors change one or more settings of the vehicle to operate the vehicle under a second set of operational settings while the vehicle moves within the powered segment of the route to charge the energy storage device to a greater extent relative to operating of the vehicle according to the first set of operational settings.
US12275324B2
A charging system is provided. The charging system includes an arm mechanism configured to grasp a charging cable extending from the charging apparatus and connecting a charging cable to a vehicle-to-be-charged. The charging system includes a control unit configured to indicate the vehicle-to-be-charged a charging position for connecting the charging cable thereto. The control unit is configured to give a parking position adjustment instruction to either one of the vehicle-to-be-charged or a parking-section-for-charging sliding mechanism for moving vehicles parked in the charging area so as to make a first spacing to be wider than a second spacing. The first spacing is a spacing between the vehicle-to-be-charged and an adjacent vehicle on a charge port side of the vehicle-to-be-charged and the second spacing is a spacing between the vehicle-to-be-charged and an adjacent vehicle on a side opposite the charge port side of the vehicle-to-be-charged.
US12275321B2
A concealed charging device of an electrical vehicle, as well as a method thereof, is provided, including a base body arranged, in a concealed manner, in an electrical vehicle. The base body is provided with an extendible member. A driving member controls the extendible member for reciprocal movement in a longitudinal direction on the base body. The extendible member is also provided with an electricity-conducting assembly, which includes a conduction member and an electricity-conducting member. As such, to do charging, the driving member controls the extendible member to extend in the longitudinal direction and the electricity-conducting member is collaboratively operating with a charging seat to achieve electrical transmission of electricity through the electricity-conducting member and the conduction member for carrying out charging to a battery of the electrical vehicle. Further, the charging can be performed while traveling.
US12275319B2
A cooling tank installation (10) for a liquid cooling of a charging station for electrically powered motor vehicles includes at least one reservoir (12, 14) for receiving an environmentally hazardous cooling medium. The reservoir (12, 14) is inserted in a retention vessel (16) for retaining a quantity of leakage from the reservoir (12, 14), and a receiving volume for receiving the entire liquid volume of the reservoir (12, 14) is formed between the reservoir (12, 14) and the retention vessel (16). The retention vessel (16) is inserted in an outer vessel (20) that provides support with respect to earth loads. An absorption body (24) is provided in the outer vessel (20) between the retention vessel (16) and the outer vessel (20) in the direction of gravity for absorbing moisture, and a moisture sensor detects moisture of the absorption body (24).
US12275304B2
In a display control device, in a case in which a total number of image pages displayable at a meter display is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the display control device displays a same number of dots as the total number of image pages, and displays a page indicator that specifies a dot corresponding to the displayed image page. Further, in a case in which the total number of image pages exceeds the predetermined value, a page indicator is displayed in which a cursor is arranged at a position corresponding to the displayed image page together with a scroll bar. As a result, even if the total number of image pages is large, the display of the page indicator is not complicated.
US12275293B2
A vehicle door lubricant application system includes a pump connected to a fluid line that is connected to a fluid reservoir. The pump is configured to provide a preselected amount of a lubricant to a spray nozzle assembly. The spray nozzle assembly is configured to dispense the lubricant. A sensing device is configured to detect presence of a vehicle door. The sensing device is configured to provide a signal in response to the presence of the vehicle door that is used to activate the pump.
US12275292B2
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a first refrigeration cycle thermally connected to a passenger compartment and including a first refrigerant loop, a battery cooling sub-system thermally connected to a battery and including a battery coolant loop, and a second refrigeration cycle thermally connected to the first refrigeration cycle and the battery cooling sub-system and including a second refrigerant loop. The second refrigeration cycle may include an upstream-side heat exchanger configured to selectively transfer heat between the first refrigerant loop and the second refrigerant loop, and a downstream-side heat exchanger configured to transfer heat between the battery coolant loop and the second refrigerant loop.
US12275290B2
A reversible heating and cooling device for temperature control of a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a housing, which is mountable within an aperture that is in a dash of a vehicle. A heat pump is attached within the housing. A selector is attached to the housing enables to selectively actuate a battery to power the heat pump in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, heat is pumped into the engine compartment, whereas, in the second mode, heat is pumped into the passenger compartment. The heat pump can be used to selectively cool and heat the passenger compartment.
US12275287B2
The present invention relates to a vehicular heat management system capable of inducing an increase in refrigerant superheat degree without unconditionally turning off a compressor when the refrigerant superheat degree on the discharge side of a chiller is less than or equal to a lower limit value. The vehicular heat management system includes: a compressor; a condensing heat exchanger; an expansion valve; an evaporation heat exchanger; and a control part configured to, when a refrigerant superheat degree on a discharge side of the evaporation heat exchanger is lowered to a predetermined lower limit value or less, control, step by step, at least two devices directly involved in the increase and decrease of the refrigerant superheat degree to increase the refrigerant superheat degree until the refrigerant superheat degree exceeds the lower limit value.
US12275285B2
A mechanically suspended vehicle has a travel measurement device (9), a control unit (10) and an algorithm stored in the control unit (10). The algorithm performs a method for determining an axle load. In a first test routine a level signal of a travel measurement device is acquired and evaluated, wherein, in a loading operation of the vehicle, a loading curve (F_i) is determined, and, in an unloading operation of the vehicle, an unloading curve (F_u) is determined. The values of the two curves are used to calculate an averaged load-travel characteristic curve (F_m) to be stored in the control unit. After each start of the vehicle, an axle load determination routine is repeated cyclically, and axle load values are continuously determined with the averaged load-travel characteristic curve (F_m). An axle load average value is calculated from the axle load values and displayed as the current axle load value.
US12275282B2
A non-pneumatic tire includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of loops extending between the inner ring and the outer ring. The plurality of loops including at least a first loop and a second loop, wherein the first loop and the second loop are each in direct contact with both the inner ring and the outer ring. The first loop has a single reinforcement layer disposed therein, and includes a first extent that extends between the inner ring and the outer ring and a second extent that extends between the inner ring and the outer ring. The second loop has a single reinforcement layer disposed therein, and includes a third extent that extends between the inner ring and the outer ring and a fourth extent that extends between the inner ring and the outer ring. The second extent is in direct contact with the third extent.
US12275256B2
A fixture for supporting an article (e.g., a guitar such as a Stratocaster® guitar body) and controlling the position of the article relative to a print head to allow a contoured portion of a surface of the article to be printed by the print head. The fixture may include a pivot axis about which the article is pivotal. A cam surface may be engaged by the article and/or a bracket of the fixture to which the article is affixed to prescribe the controlled movement of the article based on relative movement between the article and the print head. In turn, both planar and contoured portions of the guitar surface may be printed during a single print operation.
US12275254B2
An inkjet printing method including: discharging ink contained in an ink storage unit, from a nozzle of a nozzle forming surface of a discharging unit; and supplying the ink from the ink storage unit to the discharging unit. The ink includes specific components and satisfies a specific relation between dynamic surface tension and time. The supplying includes: forming a closed space by covering the nozzle forming surface with a lid member, and freely controlling a pressure between the discharging unit and the ink storage unit; and forming an open space by opening the lid member on the nozzle forming surface, and setting the pressure to be the same as atmospheric pressure. A negative pressure difference between the ink storage unit and the discharging unit is 70-120 mmAq before discharge of the ink, 30-80 mmAq during the discharging, and the former is equal to or greater than the latter.
US12275251B2
A tank unit includes: a first bottom wall; a second bottom wall positioned above the first bottom wall and defining an opening penetrating in a vertical direction; a first side wall connected to the first and second bottom walls; a tank arranged on an upper surface of the first bottom wall; a liquid level sensor detecting a liquid level of ink inside the tank; a substrate electrically connected to the liquid level sensor; a first internal wiring having one end connected to the substrate; a first internal tube having one end connected to the tank; a first electric interface which is positioned inside the opening and to which the other end of the first internal wiring is connected; and a first fluidic interface positioned inside the opening, and to which the other end of the first internal tube is connected.
US12275247B2
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle member. The nozzle member includes a nozzle, a deformable laminar member, and an electromechanical transducer. The nozzle discharges liquid. The deformable laminar member has an opening forming the nozzle. The electromechanical transducer is disposed around the opening. The nozzle member is warped with respect to a discharge-side plane of the nozzle member in a surrounding area of the nozzle when no voltage is applied to the electromechanical transducer.
US12275225B2
Sandwich panel for use in a vehicle comprising at least a core layer and two fibrous layers in contact with and firmly connected to the core layer, both sides being impregnated with polyurethane whereby the polyurethane is embedding the fibers and binding to the board material, and whereby the sandwich panel further comprises at least a polyether polyurethane foam layer fully impregnated with polyurethane and in contact and firmly connected to the outer surface of at least one fibrous layer by the polyurethane, and a skin layer on the outer surface of the polyether polyurethane foam not in contact with the fibrous layer consisting of compressed polyurethane.
US12275221B2
A photovoltaic module includes a first protective element, a second protective element, photovoltaic cells that are located between the first protective element and the second protective element, an envelope in which the photovoltaic cells are encapsulated. The envelope links the first protective element to the second protective element and includes a first portion that is located between the photovoltaic cells and the first protective element, and a second portion that is located between the photovoltaic cells and the second protective element. The disassembly method includes separating the photovoltaic cells with respect to the first protective element and cutting the first portion of the envelope by an abrasive wire.
US12275217B2
A decorative sheet having a surface protective layer on substrate, wherein the surface protective layer is obtained by crosslinking and curing composition A containing an ionizing radiation-curable resin composition and radical scavenger; the radical scavenger contains radical scavenger i which includes ethylenic double bond polymerizable with ionizing radiation-curable resin composition and radical scavenger ii which does not include ethylenic double bond polymerizable with ionizing radiation-curable resin composition; a content of radical scavenger in composition A is not less than 0.5 parts by mass and less than 10.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the ionizing radiation-curable resin composition; and a water vapor transmission rate of the decorative sheet when measured in accordance with Testing Methods for Determination of the Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Moisture-Proof Packaging Materials (Dish Method) defined in JIS Z0208:1976 is not less than 0.75 g/m2·24 h and not more than 45 g/m2·24 h.
US12275211B2
Provided herein is a machine for forming a container from a blank including a tray and a lid. The machine has an upstream end where the blank is loaded and a downstream end where the container is discharged and includes a frame, a pre-forming assembly, and a mandrel assembly. The pre-forming assembly is configured to partially form the lid and the tray by folding each of a plurality of side panels of the blank and further form the tray by partially folding a front panel assembly of the blank, the front panel assembly including a front panel and a roll-over panel. The mandrel assembly is mounted to the frame and configured to engage a bottom panel of the tray to form each of a plurality of corners of the tray and fold the roll-over panel to form a front wall of the container.
US12275205B2
A wind turbine blade mold including a first mold surface, at least one aperture located within the first mold surface, the at least one aperture configured to receive at least one pin, the least one pin having a first end and a second end defining a length extending therebetween, the second end of the pin disposed within a pin driver, the pin driver disposed on a second mold surface, the pin driver configured to displace the at least one pin from a retracted position wherein the first end of the at least one pin is disposed below the first mold surface, to an extended position wherein the first end of the at least one pin is disposed above the first mold surface.
US12275204B2
A method for fabricating a composite panel comprising stitching a plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in N first zones and M second zones of a backing substrate of a preform. The N first zones are arranged near C corners of the composite panel, where C is an integer. The plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the N first zones is arranged radially relative to the C corners. At least one of a fiber density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the N first zones that is less than a fiber density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the M second zones, and a stitch density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the N first zones that is less than a stitch density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the M second zones.
US12275197B2
A device for forming a V-shaped full-composite pressure vessel includes a semi-cylinder body mold, where the length of a cylinder body part of the semi-cylinder body mold is half of the length of a cylinder body of a processed pressure vessel; a groove for placing a valve seat is reserved at one end of a dome part of the semi-cylinder body mold, and a fiber yarn-dividing ring is mounted at the other end; the semi-cylinder body mold is connected to the valve seat through a spline; and the valve seat and the fiber yarn-dividing ring are in threaded connection with a rotating shaft of fiber winding equipment. According to this disclosure, a liner-free pressure vessel can be manufactured completely by processing a composite material, so the mass of the pressure vessel can be reduced. Furthermore, the mold is not required to be dissolved and taken out.
US12275192B2
A method for use in additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional workpiece is described. The method includes depositing material onto a substrate to form a shape of the workpiece in accordance with an additive manufacturing process; determining a thermal characteristic of at least a portion of the workpiece during the additive manufacturing process; determining that the thermal characteristic of at least the portion exceeds a threshold associated with the portion; adjusting a cooling parameter of a cooling flow to be applied to the workpiece responsive to determining that the thermal characteristic of at least the portion exceeds the threshold associated with the portion; and applying the cooling flow with the adjusted cooling parameter to at least the portion of the workpiece.
US12275183B2
This thermoforming machine includes a thermoforming chamber having at least one heated air inlet through which heated air flows into the thermoforming chamber at a controlled pressure. The air inlet cooperates with a heated air flow distribution regulator located in the thermoforming chamber and through which the heated air flows out of the thermoforming chamber at a predetermined temperature. The regulator includes a heated air flow regulating mask receiving heated air flow, having a plurality of flow restricting elements providing different air flow restrictions.
US12275178B2
A method for operating a device to produce a product includes capturing at least one quality data record that includes measured values of one or more quality parameters that each correspond to one property of the product. The method captures at least one associated machine data record including actual values of several adjustable machine parameters of the device, chronologically assigns the quality data record to the machine data record, and generates a first data record comprising chronologically-correlated measured values and actual values. The preceding steps are repeated at least once to generate at least one second data record. A correlation is determined between the quality parameter(s) and the machine parameter(s). The method provides a corresponding target value for at least one of the adjustable machine parameters on the basis of the control model, proceeding from a target value of the quality parameter(s).
US12275169B2
Provided is a mold adapted for producing at least a part of a wind turbine blade, including a support and shell fixed to the support for accommodating blade building elements to be embedded in a resin matrix, wherein the shell includes at least one main body shell element and several diverse tip shell elements, which are exchangeably fixable to the support.
US12275164B2
A method for solving a bright line scratched during lifting of a large-size silicon wafer comprises the steps of tooling preparation, crystal bar bonding, lifting preparation, and lifting. By optimizing and adjusting a lifting process, using a hollow plastic board and adding line-cutting fluid during lifting, the line-cutting fluid is attached to a diamond wire saw, which reduces the surface friction of the diamond wire saw, and improves lubricity. Furthermore, by adjusting the lifting process, lifting speeds varies due to different adsorption forces at different positions, so the diamond wire saw is prevented from scratching the surface of the silicon wafer, and the problem of scratching the bright line on the surface of the silicon wafer during lifting of the large-size silicon wafer is solved.
US12275157B2
Devices, systems, and methods for time calibration. The method comprises determining a first reference position of a robot in a robot coordinate system based on first feedback information received from the robot; determining an association between the first reference position and first sensing information receive from a sensor; receiving, from the robot, second feedback information associated with a second motion of the robot and, from the sensor, second sensing information associated with the second motion; and determining a time delay between a sensing time point when a sensing position of the robot in the second motion is sensed by the sensor and a recording time point when the sensing position is recorded by the robot in the second motion.
US12275156B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for controlling a telepresence robot, sometimes referred to as a receiver. The systems and methods may include obtaining environmental data associated with the receiver and/or an operator of the telepresence robot, sometimes referred to as a sender. A model defining a human intent may be received and an intent of a human proximate the receiver and or the sender may be determined using the model. A first signal may be transmitted to the receiver. The first signal may be operative to cause the receiver to alter a first behavior based on the intent of the human and/or the sender.
US12275151B2
The robot control system includes a first control device and a second control device network-connected to the first control device to control a robot. The first control device includes a selection unit configured to enable any one of a plurality of sources that provide information about generation of a command instructing behavior of the robot, and a first communication unit configured to transmit a command generated according to the information from the enabled source in the plurality of sources to the second control device. The second control device includes a second communication unit configured to receive the command transmitted from the first control device, and a command value generation unit configured to sequentially generate a command value for driving each axis of the robot so as to provide the behavior instructed by the command from the first control device.
US12275149B2
A method of controlling a robot arm with robot joints, where the joint motors of the joints are controlled based on a signal generated based on the friction torque (formula I) of at least one of the input/outside of the robot joint transmission and the robot joint transmission torque (formula II) between the input side and the output side of the transmission. The friction torque is determined based on: at least two of the angular position of the motor axle; the angular position of the output axle and/or the motor torque provided to the motor axle by the joint motor. The robot joint transmission torque is determined based on: at least one of the angular position of the output axle; the angular position of the output axle and/or the angular position of the motor axle; the angular position of the motor axle and the motor torque provided to the motor axle by the joint motor.
US12275144B2
A joint structure of a robot according to the present disclosure includes: a first link whose one end is connected to a first member; a second link in which one end thereof is connected to the first link and an other end thereof is connected to a second member; and a first pivot that connects an other end of the first link to the one end of the second link. The joint structure also includes: a third link whose one end is connected to the first link at a position near the first pivot; and a slide part connected to the second link so as to be slidable. An other end of the third link is connected to the slide part.
US12275140B2
A method of manufacturing a robotic manipulator including determining desired manipulator properties including a manipulator shape and manipulator jamming properties; using the manipulator jamming properties and a packing computational model to determine a packing element configuration, the packing computational model defining relationships between manipulator jamming properties and different packing element configurations; controlling an additive printing machine based on the packing element configuration and manipulator shape to manufacture the robot manipulator. The robot manipulator includes a flexible outer skin defining a chamber; a connector attached to the outer skin and connected to a fluid pump to allow fluid to be added to or removed from the chamber; filling elements disposed in the chamber according to the packing element configuration.
US12275139B2
A wrist device includes a first element coupled to an arm to be rotatable about a fifth axis, and a second element coupled to the first element to be rotatable about a sixth axis. There is a fifth motor to rotationally drive the first element, and a sixth motor to rotationally drive the second element. A fifth transmission mechanism transmits a driving force of the fifth motor to the first element and a sixth transmission mechanism transmits a driving force of the sixth motor to the second element. The sixth transmission mechanism includes a first gear rotatably supported by the arm and a second gear rotatably supported by the first element and to mesh with the first gear, and reduces a rotation speed of a driving force in a component group including the first driving gear and components after the first driving gear.
US12275133B2
The objective of the present invention is to allow a user to recognize, at a glance, the degree to which deterioration is occurring to a specific torque sensor from among torque sensors provided for an articulated arm of a robot. In the control device for a robot provided with sensors each of which detects an external force torque about a joint, the objective is achieved by providing a display device which displays, together with 3D graphics of a robot body, a warning icon in color at a mounted location of a deteriorated torque sensor, and changes the color according to the degree of deterioration.
US12275119B2
Polycrystalline diamond compacts, polycrystalline diamond blanks, polycrystalline diamond cutters, and tools incorporating same for cutting, milling, grinding, drilling and other abrasive operations, particularly in metal cutting applications, include a diamond table having a gradient in iron content that increases as distance into the volume of the diamond table increases. The iron gradient increases resistance to wear, such as in interrupted milling tests. The disclosure further relates to methods of manufacturing polycrystalline diamond compacts having a gradient in iron concentration in the diamond table, blanks and cutters including polycrystalline diamond compacts, cutting tools incorporating such compacts, blanks and cutters, and methods of cutting, milling, grinding and drilling, particularly metal machining, using such compacts, blanks, cutters, cutting tools and drill bits.
US12275118B2
A high-pressure water jet sheet strip sand-blasting descaling cleaning device, a cleaning line and a system are disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cleaning box (7), a washing box (18) and descaling nozzles (6), the descaling nozzles (6) face to the same width direction of a sheet strip (5) and are arranged in a gradient along a conveying direction of the cleaning box (7) to jet covering the sheet strip (5). The system includes the cleaning device, an abrasive collecting box, a high-pressure water supply system, an abrasive supply-recovery-separation system and a sewage recycling treatment system. The nozzles are slantwise arranged in a gradient along the conveying direction, and the neighboring nozzles do not interfere with each other, and are used for cleaning successively, so that a cleaning process is stable and controllable. A high-pressure water jet sand-blasting cleaning technology is combined with a sheet strip conveying system, different specifications of sheet strips can be continuously and stably conveyed while surfaces thereof are cleaned by using the high-pressure water jet sand-blasting acid-free cleaning technology.
US12275111B2
The present invention includes a link mechanism including a movable member, a first coupling shaft, a first coupling member, a second coupling shaft, a second coupling member, and a third coupling shaft. When the movable member moves to a predetermined engagement position, a straight line connecting the first coupling shaft and the second coupling shaft to each other in a plane orthogonal the first coupling shaft and the second coupling shaft and a straight line connecting the second coupling shaft and the third coupling shaft to each other in a plane orthogonal the second coupling shaft and the third coupling shaft are orthogonal to each other.
US12275110B2
A method is disclosed for detecting the wear of a cutter in a key-duplicating machine, the cutter being provided with cutting sections to obtain bitting cuts on a key and being put in rotation by an electric motor. The method includes measuring, during at least one cutting cycle carried out by means of the cutter, the values of current and/or voltage absorbed/required by the motor for rotation of cutter and/or motor torque values exerted by the motor. The values thus detected are used to determine if there is wear of the cutting portions of the cutter and/or to quantify the wear of the cutting portions of the cutter.
US12275106B2
A repair system for repairing a surface of a workpiece includes a first tool configured to rotate in a first direction. The first tool contacts the surface of the workpiece during the rotation of the first tool in order to repair the surface of the workpiece. The repair system further includes a second tool configured to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The second tool contacts the surface of the workpiece during the rotation of the second tool in order to repair the surface of the workpiece. The repair system further includes a drive mechanism coupled to each of the first tool and the second tool.
US12275090B2
Process for protecting a part comprising an aluminum-based alloy having a copper content greater than or equal to 0.5% by mass, the process comprising depositing a non-conductive protective layer over the entire part, laser pickling by means of a laser beam of an area of the non-conductive protective layer so as to form an unprotected area, chemical conversion, with trivalent chromium, of the unprotected area so as to form a conductive protective layer, and drying of the part.
US12275089B2
A heat exchanger core comprises a plurality of tubes extending along a first fluid axis, each of the plurality of tubes comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, and a pair of oppositely disposed sidewalls extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge. The leading edge, trailing edge, and the pair of sidewalls define an inner surface and an outer surface of each of the plurality of tubes. Each of a first subset of the plurality of tubes further comprises a roughened region on the outer surface of one of the pair of sidewalls.
US12275088B2
A laser processing head includes first and second contact points connected to a power source. The power source generates a current to flow through an electrode wire between the first and second contact points to heat the electrode wire. A laser source generates one or more laser beams having lasing power sufficient to at least partially melt the electrode wire. A coaxial laser head focuses the one or more laser beams at one or more focal points on a workpiece to at least partially melt the electrode wire.
US12275087B2
A method of welding two metal sheets includes providing a first sheet having a first weld surface and a second sheet having a second weld surface. The first sheet has a coating includes an alloy of aluminum and silicon on the first weld surface. The method further includes irradiating the first weld surface and the second weld surface with a laser beam. The laser beam has an inner core and an outer ring with different intensity profiles. The laser beam is moved with a wobbling motion in a feed direction along an imaginary feed line and perpendicular to the imaginary feed line. A path of the laser beam along the imaginary feed line is of a periodic shape. A width of the path perpendicular to the imaginary feed line is greater than a length of a period of the path along the imaginary feed line.
US12275079B2
A method cuts slices from workpieces using a wire saw having a wire array, which is tensioned in a plane between two wire guide rollers supported between fixed and floating bearings and having a chamber and a shell. The workpiece is fed through the wire array along a feed direction perpendicular to a workpiece axis, while simultaneously changing the shells' lengths by adjusting a temperature of the chambers with a first cooling fluid in accordance with a first correction profile specifying a change in the shells' lengths based on the depth of cut. The floating bearings are simultaneously axially moved by adjusting a temperature of the fixed bearings with a second cooling fluid in accordance with a second correction profile, which specifies a travel of the floating bearings based on the depth of cut. The first correction profile and the second correction profile are opposed to a shape deviation.
US12275077B2
A table saw accessory is provided that generally includes: an outfeed support having at least one surface for supporting material fed through the table saw beyond an end thereof; a telescopic section having a proximal end and a distal end, and configured to extend outward from the end of the table saw, where the outfeed support is coupled to the telescopic section at the end thereof; and a connection system for attaching the accessory to the table saw, where the connection system is coupled to the telescopic section at the proximal end thereof.
US12275076B2
A reciprocating saw includes a blade assembly having a spindle and a blade clamp. The blade clamp includes a cover rotatably coupled to the spindle, and a detent movable in a radial direction to adjust the blade clamp between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. The cover is rotatable between a first rotational position relative to the spindle coinciding with the locked configuration, and a second rotational position relative to the spindle coinciding with the unlocked configuration. The reciprocating saw further includes a barrel surrounding at least a portion of the blade clamp. The barrel includes a plurality of projections extending from the barrel toward the blade clamp. At least one of the projections is engageable with the cover to rotate the cover from the second rotational position to the first rotational position, thereby adjusting the blade clamp from the unlocked configuration toward the locked configuration.
US12275075B2
A sample preparation saw has a base, a housing, a saw assembly mounted to the base, a dressing assembly, a sample clamping assembly mounted to the base, and a reservoir assembly. The saw assembly includes a blade assembly with a rotating blade. The blade assembly is movable along x-, y- and z-axes by at least two drives. The dressing assembly is operable to dress the rotating blade. The sample clamping assembly includes a rail, a sample mount removably positioned on the rail and a saddle operable to hold a sample. The reservoir assembly is operable to recirculate a rinse fluid sprayed on the rotating blade, and includes a basin having a pump and a series of weirs.
US12275074B2
A table saw with an elevation mechanism to raise or lower a blade is disclosed. The elevation mechanism includes a handwheel operatively connected to one end of a rotatable shaft and a universal joint assembly connected to another end of the rotatable shaft. The universal joint assembly can include a driving yoke, a coupling yoke, and a driven yoke. The universal joint is mounted to a threaded shaft that turns to raise or lower the blade.
US12275072B2
Novel endmills are provided. Such endmills have a body with outside diameter (OD), and outer surface, and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of flutes, helical in some embodiments. Flutes include a narrow leading edge land portion with circular segment profile and having flute cutting edge portions along a substantially uniform circumferential location, with an eccentric relief margin rotationally rearward of the narrow leading edge land portions. Face portions are provided with face cutting edge portions, and with a first dish portion adjacent each of the cutting edge portions sloping inwardly and downwardly generally toward a central longitudinal axis at a first dish angle alpha (α). Corner blend portions extend from flute cutting edge portions to the face cutting edge portions. Corner blend portions are provided in a variety of profiles, including an embodiment wherein the profile of the corner blend portions are truncated before the segment of curvature becomes tangential to the face cutting edge portions. In various embodiments, one or more coolant passageways are provided, and in an embodiment, an exit port for coolant is provided at the center of rotation of the end face portion.
US12275069B2
A cutting tool with a coolant system having a cutting blade, a cutting insert and a blade holder. The cutting blade has a first blade bore having a first bore peripheral surface and an entry gap recessed therein. On assembling the cutting tool, a fastening element clamps the first bore peripheral surface and seals the first blade bore, releasably securing the cutting blade to the blade holder and allowing a fluid connection between the blade holder and the cutting blade.
US12275064B2
A method of determining a tool path for controlling a printing tool, including step (401) of receiving an input file containing data indicative of a three-dimensional structure to be formed. At step (404) the structure is divided into a plurality of build layers, which are separated in a build direction and each layer extends laterally relative to the build direction. Each layer includes an external contour defining the intersection of the layer with an exterior surface of the three-dimensional structure. Step (405) defines a tool path, which fills the three-dimensional structure, wherein the path includes partially filling one or more higher build layers along the build direction before entirely filling at least one lower build layer. At step (406), a printing tool control algorithm is generated that includes a series of control commands for controlling the printing tool to move along the tool path to form the three-dimensional structure.
US12275056B2
A device for setting a temporary fastener. The temporary fastener includes a body with an expandable/retractable end and a rotary element capable of being driven in rotation so as to cause the expandable/retractable end to expand/retract. The device includes a support module that is able to house a temporary fastener and has a holder for holding the temporary fastening inside the module. The holder is movable between at least: a locking position in which the holder is deployed inside the module so as to cooperate with a temporary fastener placed in the module in order to prevent it from moving in translation inside the module, and a rest position in which the holder is retracted so as to allow a temporary fastener to pass through the module.
US12275052B2
A pressing technology for reducing tensile residual stress generated on a sheared edge face of a metal sheet after press forming in order to prevent occurrence of a delayed fracture on the sheared edge face. A pressed component manufacturing method for manufacturing a pressed component by press-forming a metal sheet having a sheared edge face includes a first press forming step in which it is estimated that tensile residual stress is generated in a direction along the sheared edge on a portion of the sheared edge face of the metal sheet after die release, in which the method includes, as a subsequent step to the first press forming step, a tensile residual stress relaxation step of bulging, in the sheet thickness direction, a region that includes at least a site on a sheared edge face where it is estimated that the tensile residual stress is generated.
US12275046B2
A slurry iron remover includes a tank body configured to contain slurry; a magnetic bar disposed in the tank body, where the magnetic bar is configured to absorb iron particles in the slurry; and a cleaning column ring disposed in the tank body and surrounding the magnetic bar, where the cleaning column ring is fitted to an outer surface of the magnetic bar and an inner surface of the tank body respectively, and the cleaning column ring is configured to move along an axial direction of the magnetic bar after the slurry is discharged from the tank body to clean the tank body and the magnetic bar.
US12275044B1
A bodily decontamination device includes a cylinder that has an entrance extending into an interior of the cylinder to accommodate a user. The cylinder is vertically oriented to facilitate the user to stand in the cylinder. A first blower is integrated into the cylinder to urge air to flow downwardly over the user when the user is standing in the cylinder for blowing dust and particles off of the user. A second blower is integrated into the cylinder which blows air laterally onto the user when the user is standing in the cylinder for blowing dust and particles off of the user. A third blower is integrated into the cylinder that has a direction of flow that is colinear with the direction of flow of the first blower to blow the dust and particles from the user outwardly through the exhaust.
US12275043B2
The invention relates to an item-to-be-cleaned carrier for the cleaning of items to be cleaned, which have at least one cavity, the cleaning being performed in a conveyor washer. The item-to-be-cleaned carrier can be used in particular for cleaning personal protective equipment. The item-to-be-cleaned carrier comprises at least one base element and at least one nozzle tube, which is connected to the base element. The nozzle tube has at least one inlet opening having at least one catching funnel. The nozzle tube has at least one outlet nozzle. The nozzle tube tapers, at least in parts, from the inlet opening to the outlet nozzle. The invention further relates to a cleaning system and to a method for cleaning items to be cleaned, which have at least one cavity, using the cleaning system.
US12275039B2
An apparatus, including at least one piezoelectric chip having a working surface, and an opposing at least substantially parallel transducer surface; and at least one interdigital transducer applied to the transducer surface of the chip for generating acoustic energy within the chip in response to an application of an electrical signal to the interdigital transducer; wherein the working surface of the chip is, when in use, in contact with a fluid receptacle to thereby acoustically actuate fluid accommodated within said fluid receptacle, the chip being directly in contact with the receptacle or in contact with a fluid coupling medium that is in contact with the receptacle.
US12275023B2
A showerhead system with a normally open, temperature controlled first water valve coupled between a hot water source supply inlet and a purge outlet. The first water valve is configured to move from its normally open position to a closed position to restrict water passing from the hot water source supply inlet to the purge outlet when the temperature controlled water valve reaches a predetermined temperature. In a first mode, the first water valve purges water from the hot water source supply inlet through the purge outlet until the thermal actuator reaches the predetermined temperature. In a second mode, the first water valve blocks water entering the first water valve from passing through the purge outlet toward the showerhead outlet. In an optional third mode, a normally closed, manual second water valve is open and passes water through the showerhead outlet.
US12275015B2
A continuous mill, comprising: a casing (1) having a substantially cylindrical shape and rotating about an axis of rotation (X); an inlet opening (2), concentric to the axis of rotation (X); an inlet duct (20), connected to the inlet opening (2); an outlet opening (3), concentric to the axis of rotation (X); an outlet duct (30), connected to the discharge opening (3); a bend (11), arranged along the outlet duct (30), which defines a curve of the outlet duct (30); a regulator (12) associated with the bend (11) and predisposed for varying the position of the bend (11) so as to vary at least the height thereof; a first aeration duct (21), connected to the inlet duct (20), and a second aeration duct (31), connected to the outlet duct (30), wherein the first and second aeration ducts (21, 31) are open to the atmosphere.
US12275008B2
An electronic-sensing & magnetic-modulation (ESMM) biosensor device and methods of using the same, where the device incorporates electrical, microfluidic, and magnetic subsystems. The device and methods of using such a device can be applied to high throughput point-of-care screening for the quantification and evaluation of a subject's immune response to pathogenic infections, which can be useful for: early diagnosis, stratifying high-risk subjects infected with a pathogen; and determining the status or effectiveness of a therapeutic response.
US12275002B2
A ceramic membrane for oxidative coupling of methane can include a perovskite oxide and catalyst material on a surface of the membrane.
US12274999B2
Disclosed is water-absorbent resin particles, in which a value of non-pressurization DW after 3 minutes is 14 ml/g or more, and a value of liquid suction power after 3 minutes measured by the following method is 11 ml/g or more. A liquid suction power measurement method: 0.3 g of the water-absorbent resin particles is uniformly dispersed in a cylindrical container having a mesh-like bottom and having an inner diameter of 26 mm; the cylindrical container is placed in a container containing 40 g of a physiological saline solution, the water-absorbent resin particles are caused to absorb the physiological saline solution for 30 minutes from the bottom of the cylindrical container, and thereby a swollen gel is obtained; and non-pressurization DW, which is measured in a state where another 0.3 g of the water-absorbent resin particles is uniformly dispersed on the swollen gel in the cylindrical container, is defined as liquid suction power.
US12274995B2
The article includes a porous scaffold structure comprising a plurality of supports. The article further includes a plurality of metallic or non-metallic nanomaterials disposed on at least one of the supports. Each of the plurality of metallic or non-metallic nanomaterials is directly bound to at least one of the supports.
US12274992B2
A stirring apparatus includes a bed, a column, a revolution shaft, a revolution driving device, a support member, and a stirring unit. The revolution shaft is supported by the column and extends in a horizontal direction. The revolution driving device rotates the revolution shaft about a first center line being an axis of the revolution shaft. The support member is fixed to the revolution shaft. The stirring unit includes cups and a self-rotation mechanism. The cups are disposed on a circumference centered on the first center line via the support member. The self-rotation mechanism rotates the cups about a second center line passing through a center of the cups. The cups is provided in an inclined manner so that a perpendicular from the center of a bottom plate to the first center line is shorter than a perpendicular from the center of an opening to the first center line.
US12274980B2
Systems and methods directed at removing HCN from an FCC process flue gas (and/or generated in the catalyst system reactions themselves) such that the final HCN output is satisfactory; while, in so doing, avoiding undesirable levels of other pollutants contained in that exhaust gas such as NOx. A system includes an assembly having a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit generating a flue gas with HCN and NOx and a catalyst device placed in the flue gas line to remove HCN and NOx. The catalyst device having one or more SCR catalytic articles, as in one free of platinum group metal material (PGM) or a dual functioning SCR catalyst with PGM, or a combination of each. The assembly can be provided with an ammonia supplier and optionally an H2O supplier with associated injection for supply into the flue gas upstream of a catalytic article(s).
US12274961B2
A grit removal system with an annular grit removal chamber and a central hopper beneath the chamber bottom, including an opening through the chamber bottom to the hopper. Influent and effluent channels direct wastewater with grit into and out of the grit removal chamber. A plate over the chamber bottom opening has a first portion with a plurality of first openings therethrough and a second plate portion with a plurality of second openings therethrough, wherein the flow velocity for a given flow rate through the first openings is greater than the flow velocity for the given flow rate through the second openings.
US12274953B2
A snowman forming device for facile creation of a snowman includes first mold and second molds, which in turn comprise pairs of first and second shells, respectively. The first mold is substantially spherical. The first shells are hingedly engaged and selectively mutually engageable. The second mold comprises upper and lower lobes, which are substantially spherical. The second shells are selectively mutually engageable. First and second cutouts are positioned in upper and lower ends of the second mold, respectively. The first and second molds can be filled and packed with snow. The second cutout is positioned on a surface, and then the first mold is positioned upon the first cutout to form a snowman within the first and second molds. The first and second shells then are disengaged to reveal the snowman.
US12274945B1
A system and method for receiving a set of images and analyzing them to determine at least one position in space and at least one motion vector in space and time for at least one object represented in the images. Using these vectors, a four dimensional model of at least a portion of the information represented in the images is formulated. This model generally obeys the laws of physics, though aberrations may be imposed. The model is then exercised with an input parameter, which, for example, may represent a different perspective than the original set of images. The four dimensional model is then used to produce a modified set of ordered images in dependence on the input parameter and optionally the set of images, e.g., if only a portion of the data represented in the images is modeled. The set of images may then be rendered on a display device.
US12274943B2
Disclosed is a screen generation method performed by a computer device, including: generating a match screen between a first virtual object and at least one second virtual object, the first virtual object being controlled by a computer device, and the second virtual object being controlled by a user account; playing an object switching animation when the first virtual object satisfies a target condition, the object switching animation being used to render a generation effect of switching a target virtual part of the first virtual object to obtain a switched first virtual object; and generating a match screen between the switched first virtual object and the at least one second virtual object when the playing of the object switching animation ends, a confrontation mode corresponding to the switched first virtual object being different from a confrontation mode corresponding to the first virtual object before the switch.
US12274938B2
Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.
US12274936B2
A method for providing a multiplayer game to a player in a computer network. The method includes connecting a player to a first game server, providing the player with a game, and monitoring the game. The method includes detecting a predetermined event in the game, and in response to the detecting, disconnecting the player from the game server and providing the game to the player. The method includes monitoring the game servers and selecting a second game server with suitable game state data. The method includes providing server information for the second game server to the game client, and connecting the game client to the second game server and providing the second server game from the second game server to the player.
US12274932B2
Methods and systems for processing audio for a user include identifying an interactive zone of the user as the user is interacting with a video game in a real-world environment. The real-world environment is monitored to detect any changes that can affect the interactive zone. Responsive to detecting changes, a volume of the audio directed to one side or both side of a headphone providing the audio to one or both ears of the user is dynamically adjusted. The adjustment to the audio is to prevent the user from getting distracted while interacting with the video game.
US12274922B1
A magnetic pickleball comprising a hollow body and a plurality of second magnetic parts attached to the body, wherein, the body is provided with a roughly spherical outer hub, and a plurality of holes are also formed on the body, and the plurality of holes are evenly distributed around an outer surface of the body; and wherein the second magnetic part comprises a closed end and an open end, and a diameter of the closed end is larger than that of the hole; and wherein when the plurality of second magnetic parts are attached to the body, the open end is embedded in the holes, so that the body forms a substantially regular ball.
US12274921B2
A swim fin comprising an interchangeable blade having at least two longitudinal tabs along the longitudinal perimeter edges thereof, a shoe provided with at least two longitudinal members which extend forwards from the two opposite sides of the shoe, each of the longitudinal members having a longitudinal groove for a removable engagement with a corresponding one of the tabs, wherein the longitudinal groove extends up to a front end of the longitudinal member, wherein each of said longitudinal members has a front terminal made of a more rigid material than the remaining part of the longitudinal member and configured for a shape and force coupling with a corresponding one of the tabs.
US12274914B1
A right rotation arm is mounted to the frame at a right rotation arm main joint. The right rotation arm has a right rotation arm upper bar. The right rotation arm upper bar is mounted above the base. The left rotation arm is mounted to the frame at a left rotation arm main joint. The left rotation arm has a left rotation arm upper bar. The left rotation arm upper bar is mounted above the base. The right front weight swivel member is pivotally connected to the right rotation arm upper bar at a right front weight retainer pivot. The left front weight swivel member is pivotally connected to the left rotation arm upper bar at a left front weight retainer pivot.
US12274903B2
A fire detection apparatus 1A includes a heat detection unit 110A provided such that a part of the heat detection unit 110A is accommodated in an outer cover 20A and another part of the heat detection unit 110A is exposed to an outside of the fire detection apparatus 1A through an insertion hole 120A formed in a top surface portion 22A, and a guard portion 130A which is provided to cover a periphery of the insertion hole 120A and another part of the heat detection unit 110A in the top surface portion 22A and has a plurality of ribs, in which a material of a rib corresponding to a first guard side rib 131A among the plurality of ribs is made different from a material of some other ribs, or a shape of the first guard side rib 131A among the plurality of ribs is made different from a shape of some other ribs.
US12274902B2
A battery pack reduces the risk of secondary ignition or explosion. The battery module includes at least two cell assemblies, each having a plurality of secondary batteries; a module housing having an inner space formed to accommodate the at least two cell assemblies therein; and an absorption member interposed between the at least two cell assemblies and configured to absorb a fire extinguishing liquid when contacting the fire extinguishing liquid supplied into the module housing.
US12274897B2
Method for ameliorating secondary pulmonary hypertension in a patient including determining a pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) of the patient suffering from secondary pulmonary hypertension; assessing a change in the PVR in response to a selection treatment; and treating the patient with a pulmonary artery manipulation device to provide pulmonary artery denervation if the patient is determined to suffer from fixed PH, thereby ameliorating the secondary pulmonary hypertension of the patient.
US12274894B2
According to one embodiment, a radiotherapy planning apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry set irradiation conditions for a medical image relating to a patient. The processing circuitry acquires a histogram of a radiation dose rate in a predetermined area in the patient based on the irradiation conditions. The processing circuitry evaluates the irradiation conditions based on the histogram. The processing circuitry outputs information based on an evaluation result of the irradiation conditions.
US12274893B2
A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a white light emitting device including at least one first light emitting diode and a wavelength converter to implement white light; and at least one second light emitting diode emitting light suitable for producing a cell activating substance, wherein the first light emitting diode emits light having a central wavelength in a range of about 300 nm to about 420 nm, the second light emitting diode emits light having a central wavelength in a range of about 605 nm to about 935 nm, the wavelength converter includes a plurality of wavelength conversion substances to convert light of the first light emitting diode into white light, the lighting apparatus emits the white light implemented in the white light emitting device and light generated by the second light emitting diode to the outside, and, in irradiance spectrum of the white light implemented in the white light emitting device, irradiance of the central wavelength of light emitted from the first light emitting diode is smaller than that of a peak wavelength of blue light emitted from the wavelength conversion substance.
US12274892B2
A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a white light emitting device including at least one first light emitter and a wavelength converter to implement white light; and at least one second light emitter emitting light having a different peak wavelength. The wavelength converter can include a plurality of wavelength conversion substances to convert light of the first light emitter into white light. The lighting apparatus can emit the white light implemented in the white light emitting device and light generated by the second light emitter to the outside, and, the light emitted by the second light emitter can include an irradiance spectrum having a wavelength region with a greater irradiance that an irradiance of the light emitted from the white light emitting device within the same wavelength region.
US12274890B1
A facial beauty mask includes a light source part and a mask main body. The mask main body is connected to the light source part. The mask main body is provided with a first hollow part and a second hollow part. The first hollow part is used for exposing eyes, and the second hollow part is used for exposing a nose and a mouth. The mask main body is also provided with a breathable hollow part. The breathable hollow part, the first hollow part and the second hollow part are spaced apart from each other. Therefore, when a user uses the light emitted by the light source part to shine on the face for facial beauty, the first hollow part can be used for exposing the eyes, so that the user's eyes can observe the outside. The second hollow part can be used for exposing the nose and the mouth.
US12274886B2
The disclosed pacemaker module includes a case unit, a vertical movement guide, an atrial sensor, and a pacemaker. The pacemaker module according to the present disclosure has an excellent effect in that it is capable of accurately measuring the flow of current in the entire heart and capable of being accurately and consistently operated with a simple operation, which makes it possible to accurately implant the pacemaker module.
US12274879B2
An arrangement for reducing intraocular pressure includes a pulse signal source, a probe coupling, and at least one electrode. The probe coupling is configured to be supported on a portion of a living eye. The electrodes are supported on the probe coupling. The electrodes are operably coupled to receive a pulse signal from the pulse signal source.
US12274870B2
Implementations of a present disclosure are directed to a drug delivery device including a reservoir, a stopper, and a light emitting-detecting system. The reservoir includes a wall defining a proximal end and a distal end. The stopper includes an optically reflecting element. The stopper is configured to expel a portion of a medicament stored within the reservoir by moving within the reservoir in a direction from the distal end to the proximal end, such that a stopper position is indicative of an amount of the medicament within the reservoir. A light emitting system of the light emitting-detecting system is configured to provide a light signal towards the stopper from the distal end. A light detecting system of the light emitting-detecting system is configured to detect a reflected light signal provided by a reflection of the light signal on the optically reflecting element of the stopper and to provide an electric signal in response to detecting the reflected light signal.
US12274868B2
A feedback mechanism for an injection device that is configured to deliver a medicament to a user is described. The feedback mechanism comprises an actuator and a fluid chamber having a restricted outlet. The actuator is adapted to urge fluid from the fluid chamber through the restricted outlet. The feedback mechanism also has an indicator that is adapted to provide feedback to the user after a predetermined volume of fluid has passed from the fluid chamber through the restricted outlet during use of the injection device.
US12274865B2
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for delivering a predetermined volume of a drug substance or other product including a fluid. An exemplary device may include a body configured to receive a drug substance therein, and a plunger rod disposed at least partially inside the body to distally move a stopper in the body. The device may include a component configured to regulate distal movement of the plunger rod in a priming step and in a subsequent delivery step, so that the device may be accurately primed and may accurately dispense a predetermined volume of a drug substance.
US12274852B1
A hermetic seal tester for medical devices and a process for testing medical device integrity with a hermetic seal tester are disclosed. The hermetic seal tester for medical devices detects internal seal leaks, if any, by performing the process for testing medical device integrity with a hermetic seal tester prior to every use of a medical device, instrument or medical power tool. A leak can cause medical device or power tool failure during surgery. Leaks within the fluid pathway also compromise the ability to clean and sterilize the medical device or power tool, resulting in the potential for cross-contamination. Preventive maintenance is far superior to waiting until the medical device or power tool fails.
US12274850B2
A venous access port assembly having a housing base with a discharge stem, a cap, and an interior reservoir. The port assembly is provided with X-ray discernable indicia to identify an attribute of the assembly after its implantation and clearly appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing the radiologist or technologist and the medical practitioner of that particular attribute. The indicia are cuts in a reservoir lining of radiopaque material such as metal where the cuts having narrow slot width are in the form of one or more sets of alphabetical letters such as “CT” in the lining's side wall or bottom wall.
US12274842B2
A guide wire system configured to guide a medical device (e.g., a medical lead) to a target area within a patient. The guide wire system may be configured to penetrate and pass through a tissue wall in the patient to guide the medical device to the target area. The guide wire system includes a support section configured to expand to substantially maintain a position relative to the tissue wall. The guide wire system includes a pull wire configured to cause the support portion to expand. The expanded support section may provide counter-traction to a distal force on the tissue wall exerted by a medical device during, for example, fixation of the medical device to the target area, or other stages of an implantation. The support section is configured to re-establish an initial configuration for proximal withdrawal from the tissue wall.
US12274840B2
A safety intravenous catheter that includes a passive release feature. The catheter assembly includes ready, safe, and released positions. In the release position, a retainer being in a proximal retainer position relative to a collar enables release of the catheter hub from the catheter insertion device. The sharp tip of the insertion needle remains inaccessible in the release position in order to prevent unwanted needle sticks.
US12274835B2
Extended dwell catheter assembly allows for one-handed operation by a physician such that the physician may continue to operate a visualization tool with the other hand throughout the catheterization process using the extended dwell catheter assembly. The catheter assembly can have stacked push tags to prevent false activations and to provide a manipulation means in the correct order of actuation.
US12274833B2
Method and apparatus for treatment of hypertension through percutaneous ultrasound renal denervation
Apparatus and methods for deactivating renal nerves extending along a renal artery of a mammalian subject to treat hypertension and related conditions. An ultrasonic transducer (30) is inserted into the renal artery (10) as, for example, by advancing the distal end of a catheter (18) bearing the transducer into the renal artery. The ultrasonic transducer emits unfocused ultrasound so as to heat tissues throughout a relatively large impact volume (11) as, for example, at least about 0.5 cm3 encompassing the renal artery to a temperature sufficient to inactivate nerve conduction but insufficient to cause rapid ablation or necrosis of the tissues. The treatment can be performed without locating or focusing on individual renal nerves.
US12274826B2
A ventilator for use with alternative hose systems. The ventilator comprises at least one respiratory gas source, at least one respiratory gas path, at least one appliance outlet, an appliance inlet and a gas control device for presetting the ventilator for use of the alternative hose systems by switching at least one switching mechanism The gas control device is configured for use of a hose system which is a leakage system, for opening the respiratory gas path (bypass) for a respiratory gas flow.
US12274816B2
An air purification system includes a linear electrode that generates electromagnetic resonance; an electric field probe that measures the electric field intensity; and a controller that controls power supplied to the linear electrode. The controller adjusts the frequency of the power supplied to the linear electrode and the position at which the power is supplied to the linear electrode, to maximize an output value of a signal indicating the electric field intensity. Feedback control is performed to make the amount of ozone always constant, by monitoring the amount of ozone generated and adjusting the amplitude modulation of the power supplied, so that ozone necessary for decomposing viruses is generated but harmful nitrogen oxides are not generated as a result of applying, to gas molecules contained in influent gas, an energy that is at least the dissociation energy of oxygen molecules and no greater than the dissociation energy of nitrogen molecules.
US12274814B2
Biomaterials and methods and uses for repair or augmentation of tissues are provided. In particular, the invention provides a multi-layered, naturally occurring multi-axial oriented biomaterial comprising predominately type I collagen fibers. The invention further provides methods and uses for repair or augmentation of tissues using biomaterials of the invention.
US12274812B2
A filter device comprises a frame with interrupted perimeter having a top surface and a bottom surface and a screen having a plurality of pores attached to the frame. The filter device is designed to fit into an interior of a container. The container is configured to contain a mixture of demineralised bone matrix (DBM) containing bone graft material and liquid. The liquid mixture can be poured out of the container through the pores in the screen on the filter device and separated from the bone graft material while the DBM containing the bone graft material remains in the container. The pores are sized smaller than DBM particles to prevent the DBM particles from being separated from the bone graft material with the liquid.
US12274808B2
A collagen-based therapeutic delivery device includes an insoluble synthetic collagen-fibril matrix comprising a polymerization product of soluble oligomeric collagen or a polymerization product of a mixture of soluble oligomeric collagen with one or more type of non-oligomeric soluble collagen molecules, such as, for example, soluble telocollagen and/or soluble atelocollagen, and an active agent dispersed throughout the collagen-fibril matrix or within a portion of the collagen-fibril matrix. A pre-matrix composition includes an aqueous solution including soluble collagen-fibril building blocks and an active agent in the aqueous solution. The soluble collagen-fibril building blocks include soluble oligomeric collagen or a mixture of soluble oligomeric collagen with non-oligomeric soluble collagen molecules. The building blocks are operable to self-assemble into a macromolecular synthetic collagen-fibril matrix in the absence of an exogenous cross-linking agent. Methods of making and using the pre-matrix composition and the device are also provided.
US12274801B2
A spirometer sterilizing assembly for sterilizing a mouthpiece of a spirometer includes a spirometer that has a mouthpiece which can be placed in a user's mouth. A cover is positionable around the mouthpiece and the cover is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to protect the mouthpiece from contamination when the cover is positioned around the mouthpiece. A sterilizing unit is provided and the sterilizing unit is integrated into the cover. The sterilizing unit emits ultraviolet radiation when the sterilizing unit is turned on to kill microbes on the mouthpiece to sterilize the mouthpiece between uses.
US12274800B2
The invention generally relates to a catheter sterilization system using semiconductor light emitting devices (LEDs) to sterilize the lumen of a catheter. The sterilization system may include a sterilization head with attached semiconductor LEDs sized for insertion into the catheter. The sterilization head is connected to the linearly extending connector allowing an operator to move the sterilization head through the catheter. The sterilization system may alternatively include microLEDs attached to the inner sidewalls of the catheter to sterilize the lumen of the catheter.
US12274793B2
Muco-adhesive, controlled release formulation of levodopa and/or esters of levodopa and uses thereof
The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) one or more controlled release components comprising a core comprising levodopa, esters or salts thereof and wherein the one or more controlled release components; and (b) one or more immediate release components comprising levodopa, esters or salts thereof. The oral solid formulation also contains a decarboxylase inhibitor and about 80% to 100% of the decarboxylase inhibitor present in the oral solid formulation is present in the one or more immediate release components.
US12274769B2
According to the present invention there is provided a multi-phase, fluid skincare composition comprising (a) at least one cream phase; and (b) at least one gel phase; wherein the cream phase and the gel phase are visually distinct phases that are packaged in physical contact; wherein the viscosity ratio of the cream phase to the gel phase is 1.25 or greater:1 or 1:1.25 or greater, preferably 1.25 or greater:1; wherein the viscosity of the cream phase is at least 15 Pa-s; wherein the viscosity of the gel phase is at least 10 Pa-s; wherein the cream phase and the gel phase are present in the composition at a level such that the weight ratio of cream phase to the gel phase is within the range of from 65:35 to 35:65; and wherein the viscosity is measured at 23° C. The present invention also provides a collapsible tube having an outlet bore and containing the composition as defined above, wherein the tube is filled such that, when the composition is extended from the outlet bore, the extruded composition comprises the cream phase and the gel phase that are visually distinct from one another and within a weight ratio of the cream phase to the gel phase of between 65:35 and 35:65 across the cross-section of the extrusion. The present invention also provides a use of the composition defined above for the purpose of one or more of moisturising the skin, including hydrating the skin, improving the radiance of the skin, improving skin suppleness, reducing skin tightness, nourishing skin and/or reducing dryness. The present invention also provides a use of the composition defined above for the purpose of topical application to any one or more of the face, the neck skin and/or the decollete, preferably the face.
US12274761B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting GluA1, as a subunit protein and/or as a GluA1-containing, GluA2-lacking AMPAR complex. The invention further provides composition and methods for detecting and/or diagnosing PTSD. The invention further relates to compositions that can be detected using radiological imaging techniques, and processes for performing such imaging techniques using the compositions, to identify elevated GluA1 expression or activity in a subject, which is a biological marker of PTSD.
US12274757B2
In some aspects, the disclosure relates to compositions and methods that are useful for treating inflammatory disorders and conditions. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors and particles encoding a transgene that expresses a Myxomavirus serine proteinase inhibitor (Serp) protein (e.g., Serp-1) and methods for treating inflammatory disorders using the same.
US12274756B2
In various aspects and embodiments the invention provides a method of treating epilepsy in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising contacting a target cell of the subject with an effective amount of an HCN4 disrupting agent.
US12274753B2
Provided herein are compositions, methods of making the same, and methods for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents for modifying expression and function of target genes, e.g. proteins involved in lipid and cholesterol metabolism such as PCSK9. Further provided herein are compositions and methods of treating conditions related to coronary disease.
US12274745B2
The present invention provides a conjugate of an antibody or a fragment thereof linked to an immune activator, wherein the antibody or the fragment thereof has immunological reactivity with a CAPRIN-1 protein, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate as an active ingredient for treatment and/or prevention of a cancer.
US12274743B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture, and therapeutic use of ribonucleic acid vaccines comprising polynucleotide molecules encoding one or more antigens.
US12274742B2
The subject relates to an isolated antibody that specifically binds to O25b antigen of multi drug resistant (MDR) E. coli strains, its medical and diagnostic use, method of producing the antibody, including an isolated nucleotide sequence, plasmids and host cells as used in the production of the antibody; and further an isolated epitope recognized the specific antibody.
US12274741B2
The invention relates to antigenic polypeptides derived from a naturally occurring R. microplus protein, and nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides. The polypeptides elicit an immune response which, in turn, produces detrimental effects in R. microplus feeding on vaccinated cattle. Thus, the present disclosure provides novel vaccines to protect cattle from R. microplus infestation.
US12274738B2
The invention relates to a high purity Coagulation Factor Xa (FXa or activated Coagulation Factor X) preparation and an activation and purification process to obtain said FXa of high purity and high degree of activation without addition of proteinaceous activators during manufacturing.
US12274733B2
Provided herein are engineered nucleic acids (e.g., expression vectors, including viral vectors, such as lentiviral vectors, adenoviral vectors, AAV vectors, herpes viral vectors, and retroviral vectors) that encode OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof that are useful, for example, in inducing cellular reprogramming, tissue repair, tissue regeneration, organ regeneration, reversing aging, or any combination thereof. Also provided herein are recombinant viruses (e.g., lentiviruses, alphaviruses, vaccinia viruses, adenoviruses, herpes viruses, retroviruses, or AAVs) comprising the engineered nucleic acids (e.g., engineered nucleic acids), engineered cells, compositions comprising the engineered nucleic acids, the recombinant viruses, engineered cells, engineered proteins, chemical agents that are capable of activating expression of OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof, an engineered protein selected from the group consisting of OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof, an antibody capable of activating expression of OCT4; KLF4; SOX2; or any combination thereof, and methods of treating a (e.g., ocular disease), preventing a disease (e.g., ocular disease), regulating (e.g., inducing or inducing and then stopping) cellular reprogramming, regulating tissue repair, regulating tissue regeneration, or any combination thereof).
US12274730B2
Flavonoid compositions containing the flavonoid quercetin and/or derivatives of quercetin are disclosed. The flavonoid compositions are formulated to improve the bioavailability of quercetin. Also provided herein are methods for improving athletic performance, improving cardiovascular health, and aiding in immune response and methods of improving athletic performance, improving bone health, preventing fatigue, reducing recovery time after exercise, countering oxidative stress, and/or boosting energy.
US12274727B2
A cannabinoid composition having antiinflammatory and antineoplastic activity, comprising a full spectrum extract of a plant of genus Cannabis comprising at least 5% by weight cannabigerol, comprising Cannabis terpenes and Cannabis flavonoids, and substantially without cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol. The composition may be a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation for oral, sublingual, inhaled, vaporized, or smoked administration. The formulation may include absorption or pharmacological enhancers e.g., curcumin, resveratrol, quercitin, piperine and/or N-alkylamides. The composition has anti-inflammatory properties beneficial as a prophylaxis or therapy of symptoms due to viral infection, and tumor growth.
US12274721B2
A composition for preventing or treating an infection or disease caused by enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis includes a Siphoviridae bacteriophage (Bac-FRP-4) having an ability to lyse the enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis cells and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method for preventing or treating an infection or disease caused by enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis includes administering to a subject a Siphoviridae bacteriophage and lysing the enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis cells by the Siphoviridae bacteriophage.
US12274719B2
Disclosed herein is a composition including Lactobacillus plantarum TWK10 deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under accession number CGMCC 13008 for use in improving walking capacity of an elderly subject.
US12274716B2
The invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (i) SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 216, and (ii) a variant sequence thereof which maintains capacity to bind to MHC molecule(s) and/or induce T cells cross-reacting with said variant peptide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US12274709B2
The present invention discloses a dual-drug co-delivery system, a preparation method therefor and use thereof, the dual-drug co-delivery system being prepared from raw materials comprising a block copolymer, Homoharringtonine and Doxorubicin hydrochloride. The dual-drug co-delivery system provided by the present invention has a stronger killing effect on various hematologic tumors and solid tumor cells, can provide a feasible drug delivery system for inhibiting tumor growth and leukemia treatment, and has broad prospects.
US12274704B2
A method for inhibiting inflammatory in a subject is provided, comprising: administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of 9,11-secosteroids.
US12274703B2
This invention, in at least some embodiments, relates to an inventive molecule, compositions comprising same, and methods of use thereof for treatment of a neurological disorder.
US12274702B2
The present invention relates to a nasal pharmaceutical composition comprising alcaftadine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, methods of treating allergic rhinitis, allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, or symptoms thereof (such as nasal congestion) with the nasal pharmaceutical composition, and methods of preparing it.
US12274700B1
A method of treating or alleviating at least one symptom of a coronavirus infection in a subject, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an RNA polymerase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the symptom is selected from the group consisting of fever, cough, tiredness, sore throat, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, headache, loss of taste, loss of smell, rash, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, chest pain, chest pressure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and organ failure.
US12274698B2
The present disclosure describes pharmaceutical formulations of bromocriptine and method of manufacturing and using such formulations. The formulations are useful for treating physiological disorders including improving glycemic control in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Also disclosed is synthesis of bromocriptine citrate, and compositions and dosage forms containing bromocriptine citrate.
US12274697B2
Methods for designing bivalent compounds which selectively degrade/disrupt EZH2 and compositions and methods of using such degraders/disruptors to treat EZH2-mediated cancer are provided.
US12274684B2
Provided are methods for treating or preventing vasculopathy in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a prostacyclin and a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) or a MSC-conditioned culture medium or administering to the subject a MSC or a MSC-conditioned culture medium that has treated with prostacyclin. Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for such treatments are also provided.
US12274683B2
The present disclosure relates generally to topical analgesic compositions comprising nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and more specifically to topical gel compositions of naproxen in combination with select neutralizing agents, thereby having enhanced skin permeation and skin retention properties as well as improved aesthetics upon application and drying.
US12274680B2
A method for reducing bladder outlet obstruction and/or self-catheterization frequency of a male patient with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is disclosed. The method comprises orally administering to a male patient suffering from BOO due to BPH an effective amount of an active ingredient selected from a capsinoid mixture, enabling the patient suffering from BOO due to BPH to reduce BOO and/or the self-catheterization frequency.
US12274674B2
Systems, devices, and methods for delivering a therapeutic or other agent to a breastfeeding child are disclosed herein. A delivery system of the systems can include, for example, a wearable device configured to be positioned on a breast during breastfeeding. The delivery system can further include an agent source configured to house the therapeutic or other agent and a fluid source configured to supply a supplemental fluid. The agent source and the fluid source can be fluidly coupled to the wearable device via a connector. When the device is positioned on the breast and the breastfeeding child is breastfeeding, the supplemental fluid mixes with the therapeutic or other agent and flows through the connector into the wearable device and into a mouth of the breastfeeding child.
US12274669B2
Methods for administering oral medications from a packaging are disclosed. The packaging includes a cover and a body with compartments each configured to hold at least one of the oral medications. The compartments have a circular arrangement on the body. The method may include at least partially detaching the cover from the body to access a separate opening to each of the compartments. In response to removing the cover, all of the oral medications may be removed from the compartments to empty the packaging.
US12274663B2
This is a mobility aid for disabled persons, including a front frame, a rear frame, and a handle frame. The front frame comprises two front legs having front wheels at the bottom ends thereof. The rear frame is attached to the front frame and includes a saddle seat and a rear leg having a rear wheel attached thereto. The handle frame includes a handle horizontal tube and a vertical handle member depending therefrom. The vertical handle member is attached to the front frame. The handle horizontal tube includes an elbow support at each end and a hand rest support plate having a pair of hand rest spheres. A patient can sit on the saddle seat with their elbow resting on the elbow support so that some or most of their body weight is supported by the saddle and elbow support, while the feet can walk freely.
US12274660B2
A vibration appliance and method for providing vibration to a portion of an animal, the method including providing a pair of CR2450 batteries on opposite ends of a hot glue formed collection of switch, a vibrator motor, and connections therebetween, where one connection is a movable magnet which can be used to selectively connect batteries at opposite ends of the vibration appliance by manually moving a wire coupled at one end to the magnet and at another end to a switch between couplings with different batteries so that during storage the device has a long battery shelf life as no batteries are coupled at both terminals to electronic components.
US12274655B2
A bedpan having a housing including a chamber, a top portion including an opening to the chamber and having a circumferential edge, a proximal surface including an apron surrounding the opening, the apron extending from a circumferential edge of the proximal surface to the circumferential edge of the opening, and an angled side wall surrounding the apron, and a bottom portion including a distal surface opposite the proximal surface, and a distal edge of the distal surface, the chamber positioned interior to the housing, the side walls of the chamber being interior to the side wall such that there is space between the walls of the chamber and the side wall, the side wall angled outward as it extends from the circumferential edge of the proximal surface towards the distal edge of the distal surface, and a first handle formed on a first portion of the housing.
US12274643B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for treating diseases that produce elevated intraocular pressures, such as glaucoma, wherein the device includes a housing shell defining a cavity between a first end and a second end of the housing shell, and an elastic membrane disposed within the cavity to divide the cavity into a fluidic channel that permits a flow of fluid from the first end to the second end and a sealed cavity. The elastic membrane deforms to change the volume of the sealed cavity responsive to pressure fluctuations between the first and second ends, thereby varying the fluidic resistance of the flow of fluid through the fluidic channel.
US12274641B2
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for administration of ophthalmic treatments into a patient's eye. Apparatus may include a wire form with a horizontal upper frame, temples that rest on or hook over the ears, nose pads, and semi-circular receivers to accept the tip of an eye drop-dispenser bottle. In some examples, distance sensing apparatus and signaling capabilities may be present to support the administration of ophthalmic treatments. In some examples, the apparatus may be enhanced for the purposes of aiding the application of eyedrops by a deep upper horizontal frame that rests on the forehead to prevent the apparatus, and thereby the eye dropper bottle, from approaching the eye too closely.
US12274637B2
A method of detecting ostomy effluent leakage in an ostomy appliance is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of sensors; measuring resistance of the ostomy appliance using each of the plurality of sensors; entering resistance measurements in a ring buffer configured to hold resistance measurements; calculating a median resistance value of each of the plurality of sensors using the resistance measurements; comparing the median resistance value against a predetermined range of acceptable resistance values; increasing a leak count for a corresponding sensor when the median resistance value of the sensor is outside the predetermined range of acceptable resistance values; determining a leak state when the leak count increases beyond a predetermined acceptable leak count; and sending an alert upon a determination of a leak state.
US12274636B2
A treatment system includes an dressing having a decompression layer and an occlusive layer that secures the dressing about a treatment site, and defines a treatment chamber within which the decompression layer is positioned. Operation of an air displacement device fluidly coupled to the chamber causes the decompression layer to compress away from the tissue site, resulting in a pulling force being imparted onto the treatment site. This decompression of the tissue site increases the perfusion of blood and other fluids, and advantageously may reduce swelling at the treatment site. To increase the degree of lifting of the treatment site, the decompression layer is advantageously constructed to exhibit a parallel plate effect during use of the treatment system. For example, the decompression layer is constructed having a center of stiffness located closer to an outwardly-facing surface of the decompression layer than a tissue-facing surface of the decompression layer.
US12274633B2
A system and method for a stent delivery system, the delivery system having a catheter and a balloon coupled to a distal portion of the catheter. The catheter with the radially expandable member is inserted into a cavity in a mold. Heat and pressure are applied for a period of time which inflates the balloon and imparts a shape memory to a portion of the balloon. The balloon is removed from the cavity of the mold with a shape memory.
US12274630B2
A system is disclosed herein for providing a kinetic assessment and preparation of a prosthetic joint comprising one or more prosthetic components. The system comprises a prosthetic component including sensors and circuitry configured to measure load, position of load on a curved surface, joint stability, range of motion, and impingement. In one embodiment, the system is for a ball and socket joint of a musculoskeletal system. The system further includes a computer having a display configured to graphical display quantitative measurement data to support rapid assimilation of the information. The kinetic assessment measures joint alignment under loading that will be similar to that of a final joint installation. The kinetic assessment can use trial or permanent prosthetic components. Furthermore, adjustments can be made to the applied load magnitude, position of load, and joint alignment by various means to fine-tune an installation.
US12274629B2
A device for collecting bone fragments includes a housing (512) and a filter element (522) disposed in the housing. The filter element has a first end (524), a second end (526), and a sidewall (528) that defines an inner peripheral (530) and outer peripheral (532) surface and includes a plurality of filter apertures (534). The inner peripheral surface at least partially defines a collection chamber (536) for collection of a composition comprising bone fragments. The outer peripheral surface of the sidewall and the housing are spaced apart from one another to define an exterior radial volume (540). The filter element also has a proximal portion (535) adjacent the second end (526) which defines at least one drain aperture (555). The composition is acquired and collected in the collection chamber with the exterior radial volume providing a primary fluid communication path with a vacuum source and the at least one drain aperture providing a supplementary fluid communication path with the vacuum source.
US12274618B2
A tubular system is configured to transluminally deliver an implant comprising a tissue anchor having a coupling head and a distal helical tissue-engaging element, into a heart of a subject. The tissue anchor is slidable through a channel of the system, the channel being slidable within a catheter. An anchor driver is configured, while coupled to the coupling head of the tissue anchor, to drive the tissue anchor through the system and out the system's distal end, to anchor the tissue-engaging element to tissue of the heart. While a first electrode is in contact with the subject and a second electrode is inside the heart of the subject, a control unit receives an electrophysiological signal from the electrodes, and based on the electrophysiological signal, indicates a position of the second electrode inside the heart. Other embodiments are also described.
US12274607B2
An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.
US12274600B2
An intraoral scanning system comprises an elongate handheld wand with a probe at a distal end, a structured light projector configured to project a uniform structured light pattern onto an object, a plurality of cameras configured to capture points of the uniform structured light pattern projected onto the object by the structured light projector, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to determine a correspondence between projected points in the uniform structured light pattern generated by the structured light projector and captured points of the uniform structured light pattern captured by the plurality of cameras viewing the uniform structured light pattern projected onto the object, and to use triangulation and the determined correspondence to determine three-dimensional points in space associated with the captured points of the uniform structured light pattern captured by the plurality of cameras.
US12274598B1
The present disclosure is directed to a dental appliance. The dental appliance includes a first band adapted for mounting about a first tooth, such as a second molar, the first band having a mesial hook facing toward a root of the first tooth. A second band is included, the second band adapted for mounting about a second tooth, such as a premolar, wherein the second band has a distal hook facing toward a crown of the second tooth. A spring is secured to, and extends between, the distal and mesial hooks. The spring may be a nickel titanium coil spring and have a length of about 13 mm. Other embodiments include a supportive rigid bar, a bi-lateral arrangement, and a method of applying the dental appliance.
US12274592B2
A method for manufacturing a dental or medical tool the method comprising the steps of positioning a pre-fluted blank 14 including a stem 24 and a shank 22 within a machine 30, using a probe to identify a position and/or an orientation of at least one flute 26 of the pre-fluted blank 14 and/or the position and/or orientation of an orientation indicator 28 of the pre-fluted blank 14, and using the machine 30 to form a cutting end region 36 at the end of the stem 24 of the pre-fluted blank 14 remote from the shank 22, the flute 26 extending into the cutting end region 36, the machine 30 being controlled to ensure that the cutting end region 36 is correctly orientated relative to the flutes 26 of the pre-fluted blank 14.
US12274591B2
Provided is a dental blank. The dental blank includes: a seating portion provided in an artificial tooth processing apparatus; and a material portion configured to be inserted into the seating portion, wherein the material portion includes a plurality of outer contacting portions in contact with an inner side of the seating portion, and may have a polygonal shape in a cross-section.
US12274579B2
A radiation imaging system includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor calculates an exposure index representative value of a radiation image based on the radiation image including a plurality of frame images. The hardware processor is capable of setting a target value of an exposure index differently for each imaging mode.
US12274573B2
A wall thickness estimation method includes: obtaining behavioral information based on a video in which an organ wall or a blood vessel wall is captured using four-dimensional angiography, the behavioral information being numerical information about changes over time in a position of each of a plurality of predetermined points in the organ wall or the blood vessel wall; generating, based on the behavioral information obtained in the obtaining, estimation information that visualizes mass of each of the plurality of predetermined points for estimating a thickness of the organ wall or a thickness of the blood vessel wall; and outputting the estimation information generated in the generating.
US12274544B2
A system for precisely locating abnormal areas of brain fiber bundles. The system extracts fiber connections of the whole brain from diffusion magnetic resonance data, and fiber bundle pathways extracts through self-defined fiber bundle pathways or based on brain fiber bundle templates. A selected fiber bundle pathway is projected on a fiber connection result of the whole brain and finely segmented. The imaging indexes such as fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, intra-neurite volume fraction and orientation dispersion index are calculated from diffusion magnetic resonance data, so as to obtain the imaging index of each node of each fiber bundle pathway. These imaging indexes are configured to classify the disease group and the healthy group by a machine learning method, and which nodes on which fiber bundle pathways have abnormal changes with different diseases can be precisely located.
US12274541B1
A smart object may be used to monitor the hydration level of a person. The object has at least two impedance sensors that can be used to sense the complex impedance of a person when a tissue of the user comes into contact with the impedance sensors. The measured impedance can then be used to determine the hydration level of the person. In addition to using the impedance sensors to determine the hydration level of the person, the impedance sensors can also be used to capture an electrocardiogram for the person. The smart object may also be used with another smart object to determine the identity of the user or other physiological parameters of the user such as blood pressure.
US12274533B2
A device for detecting and analyzing vital fields includes: a dielectric barrier discharge array fabricated on a thin substrate with low dielectric loss; an air permeable sheet for electrical insulation from the skin; a transformer for generating sufficient AC voltage to cause air breakdown in the array; a signal transformer and bypass capacitor for isolating the radio frequency current from the plasma discharge; circuitry for amplification and narrow-band spectrum analysis of the plasma discharge current. The amplified signal from the plasma discharge current is gated to include only signal from the part of the drive waveform where plasma discharge predominantly occurs. Frequency converters reduce the complexity of narrow-band spectrum analysis; spectrum analysis is done by Fast Fourier Transform analysis of the frequency converter outputs. The different FFT results are compared and analyzed to aid the user with the correct array placement on the body, and the detection of medical conditions.
US12274521B2
Robotic arms and surgical robotic systems incorporating such arms are described. A robotic arm includes a roll joint connected to a prismatic link by a pitch joint and a tool drive connected to the prismatic link by another pitch joint. The prismatic link includes several prismatic sublinks that are connected by a prismatic joint. A surgical tool supported by the tool drive can insert into a patient along an insertion axis through a remote center of motion of the robotic arm. Movement of the robotic arm can be controlled to telescopically move the prismatic sublinks relative to each other by the prismatic joint while maintaining the remote center of motion fixed. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US12274513B2
A system comprises a robotic arm in a robotic arm coordinate system, a camera in a fixed pose in a navigation coordinate system, at least one processor, and memory including instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to determine a pose of the robotic arm within the navigation coordinate system, map the robotic arm coordinate system to the navigation coordinate system based on the pose of the robotic arm, and control, based on output of the camera, the robotic arm in the navigation coordinate system.
US12274505B2
Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for addressing body conditions, monitoring body conditions and adapting treatment of internal and/or external body conditions.
US12274503B1
According to an embodiment, disclosed is a system comprising a processor wherein the processor is configured to receive an input data comprising an image of an ocular region of a user, clinical data of the user, and external factors; extract, using an image processing module comprising adaptive filtering techniques, ocular characteristics, combine, using a multimodal fusion module, the input data to determine a holistic health embedding; detect, based on a machine learning model and the holistic health embedding, a first output comprising likelihood of myopia, and severity of myopia; predict, based on the machine learning model and the holistic health embedding, a second output comprising an onset of myopia and a progression of myopia in the user; and wherein the machine learning model is a pre-trained model; and wherein the system is configured for myopia prognosis powered by multimodal data.
US12274501B2
A fundus imaging apparatus includes an illumination apparatus including a light source and an illumination optical system, and an imaging apparatus including an image sensor and an imaging optical system. The illumination optical system irradiates a fundus with light from the light source. The imaging optical system forms an image of the fundus on the image sensor. An optical axis of the illumination optical system does not match an optical axis of the imaging optical system, or the illumination optical system does not have a specific optical axis.
US12274489B2
Provided is a catheter including a shaft having a distal end removably connected to a distal portion and a proximal end coupled to a holder; a loop disposed near the distal end and configured to curl around a tissue and receive, via the shaft, energy to denervate at least a portion of the tissue; a loop control disposed on a butt of the holder and configured to deliver a mechanical bending force to the loop. The loop includes at least a portion made of a shape-memory alloy whose shape changes at a critical temperature. In a first mode, the loop is configured to curl around the tissue at a first curvature at a temperature below the critical temperature by the mechanical bending force. In a second mode, the loop is configured to curl around the tissue at a second curvature at a temperature above the critical temperature.
US12274481B2
Methods for temporarily fixing an orientation of a bone or bones. Methods of correcting a bunion deformity. Bone positioning devices. Methods of using a bone positioning device. Bone preparation guides. Methods of using a bone preparation guide.
US12274475B2
A system for external rotational deformity correction of an intact bone may include: a first frame member and a second frame member rotatably coupled therewith, a first bone fixation member coupled to the first frame member and to a distal segment of the intact bone, a second bone fixation member coupled to the second frame member and to a proximal segment of the intact bone at a first angle, an automated control mechanism coupled to the first and second frame members, and a power source for the automated control mechanism. The automated control mechanism may: receive power from the power source, rotate the first frame member to a desired relative rotational position, and position the first bone fixation member at a desired second angle to exert torsional force on the intact bone and externally reduce rotational deformity of the intact bone.
US12274447B1
The present disclosure provides a stapling apparatus. The apparatus includes a trocar, a stapling head assembly, and an anvil. The stapling head assembly includes one or more lights positioned on a surface of a tubular casing of the stapling head assembly, the lights extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stapling head assembly. The row of lights provide an illumination system to provide indicators of device orientation or location.
US12274435B2
Articulating surgical instruments are disclosed. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument may include an elongated shaft assembly including an articulable portion moveable between a non-articulated configuration and an articulated configuration. First and second articulating shafts of the elongated shaft assembly may be coaxially arranged and axially fixed at an attachment point located distally from the articulable portion. Proximal portions of the first and second articulating shafts may be displaceable in opposing directions to articulate the articulable portion from the non-articulated configuration to the articulated configuration. In another embodiment, an articulation control may be movable from a first position to a second position to move an articulation lock from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration to selectively permit articulation of a surgical instrument. The articulation lock also may be movable from the second position to a third position to articulate the surgical instrument.
US12274434B2
A button inserter includes a shaft having a fulcrum that extends beyond a distal tip of the shaft. An inner rod is within the shaft and has a button mating surface that extends from a distal tip of the inner rod. A handle includes a handle switch that translates the inner rod between an extended position where the button mating surface of the inner rod extends beyond the distal tip of the shaft and a retracted position where the button mating surface of the inner rod is located completely within the shaft.
US12274433B2
Soft anchor constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs. The soft anchors may be knotted or knotless constructs. The soft anchors include a body formed of various soft materials (including, but not limited to, suture) and provided in various shapes and configurations that confer the anchors the ability to be easily inserted within bone tunnels or sockets and be bunched up within the bone tunnels or sockets. At least one closed loop or soft eyelet is attached to the soft anchor to allow additional sliding strands and/or shuttle/pull devices (suture passing devices) to pass through the eyelet and aid in the knotted or knotless fixation of tissue to bone.
US12274409B2
A beverage container washing system may utilize a through opening air knife to direct a flow of pressurized fluid through an opening in a concentric housing member of a beverage container washing system and onto a beverage container disposed within a wash chamber thereof.
US12274402B2
A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.
US12274399B2
A reusable toilet paper system is provided. The system includes a water reservoir configured to hold soiled cloth and storage container removably attached to the water reservoir configured to hold unsoiled cloth. A lid is hingedly attached to a top portion of the water reservoir, wherein the lid comprises an integrated drain and a drain closure element. The drain closure element is movable between a first position and a second position, the first position closes the integrated drain and the second position opens the integrated drain such that water from the water reservoir may be drained while the soiled cloth is retained within the water reservoir.
US12274396B2
A portable combination grill and smoker device for portably cooking using a combination of smoking and grilling includes a grill compartment in environmental communication with a wood chip box and a smoker cabinet and having attachable gas burners and an attachable electric heating element. The grill compartment is coupled to a base with a plurality of wheels for movably positioning the device on a support surface and a hitch mount for removably coupling to a standard hitch receiver for transport. The device is configured for cooking food using one or more of smoking, charcoal grilling, gas grilling, and electric grilling simultaneously.
US12274393B2
The present invention is to provide a cooking apparatus to operate in an automated/robotic environment containing 3 major sub-units: air fryer hood, a rotating or a vibrating pot and an induction heating subunit. The air fryer hood of the air fryer subunit streams high velocity, heated air, circulating it in the cooking pot which is rotated, generating a stirring motion of the food ingredients contained in the said pot. The induction unit which is positioned under the rotating pot base may be used to heat the pot for frying and browning of the food products. The apparatus can be used as a stand alone or incorporated in robotic or automated food preparation systems. The apparatus provides controlled cooking regimes for various recipes and food product requirements and each of the sub-units of the apparatus is independently controlled.
US12274389B2
A modular track system for hanging a curtain, the track system consisting of modules or sections with attachments and accessories designed to adjust to varying environments and specifications. Track shape and length are adjusted by specifying various combinations of the specialized components created as part of the system. Complementing the track system is a curtain with integrated loop fasteners which allows the curtain to be attached and removed without removing the track. The system further preferably includes a side support for use in attached the track to a fixed support in the environment, and a guiderail on the side of the track on one or more track sections, the track and curtain all being coordinated to form an efficient and improved curtain hanging system.
US12274380B2
A system for presentation of products on a retail point. The system includes: a permanent piece of furniture; at least one cardboard-made support distinct from the piece of furniture, the support bearing compartments for the products; a reversible coupling for reversibly coupling the support on the piece of furniture; at least one panelling distinct from the support, the panelling bearing a decorative display; a reversible fastener for reversibly fastening the panelling on the support.
US12274369B2
A method may comprise receiving, at a central controller, a command, from a remote control, to adjust a feature of a first component of an air mattress framework; relaying, from the central controller, the command to the first component; receiving from the first component at the central controller, an indication of the success of the command; and relaying the indication from the central controller to the remote control.
US12274364B2
The bed with flowing water sound effect maintains a flow of water. The turbulence generated by the flow of water generates a noise commonly called white noise. The bed with flowing water sound effect is positioned near a bed. The white noise generated by the bed with flowing water sound effect helps the patient to sleep. The bed with flowing water sound effect incorporates a fluid management structure, a control circuit, and the bed. The bed further comprises a headboard. The fluid management structure mounts and the control circuit mount in the headboard. The fluid management provides the flow paths and the motive forces necessary to generate the flow of water. The control circuit: a) controls the operation of the fluid management structure; b) provides the fluid management structure with electric energy; and, c) generates an illumination that is visible from the headboard.
US12274359B1
A workspace environment system includes a plurality of desks connected to each other at a central hub of a cubicle cluster. Walls or dividers from adjoining cubicles are connected at obtuse angles from the central hub. The adjoined cubicles may be mobile. For example, the cubicle cluster may be rotated so that a user has readily available access to any of the desks in the cluster. The central hub is rotatable so that electronic connections used by the different desks in the cluster may be housed in a central point without being twisted or tangled when the cluster is rotated. Some embodiments include motorization of the central hub to rotate.
US12274356B1
A jigsaw puzzle table includes: a table body; at least two support legs, wherein, each of the at least two support legs is rotatably connected to the table body; in a first state, each support leg is inclined with respect to the table body and supports the table body; at least two support blocks, wherein, each of the at least two support blocks is disposed on a respective one of the at least two support legs or on the table body; each support block comprises a top surface and a first inclined surface; in the first state, the top surface is in contact with the table body, and the first inclined surface is in contact with the respective support leg.
US12274344B1
A nail cutter is provided that includes a blade and a unitary body. The blade includes a cutting edge. The unitary body includes a first member, a second member, a third member, and a plurality of flexible hinges. The blade extends from a proximal end of the first member. A proximal end of the second member is disposed opposite the cutting edge of the blade. The plurality of flexible hinges are configured such that, when a proximal end of the third member is transitioned from a first position to a second position, the unitary body flexes at the plurality of flexible hinges so as to decrease a distance between the cutting edge and the proximal end of the second member. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US12274339B1
The present disclosure provide multifunctional luggage. The multifunctional luggage includes a cabinet, the cabinet includes a storage cavity in the cabinet, configured to storage articles; a holding slot provided on a front wall of the cabinet, configured to storage articles, and a front covering plate configured to cover the holding slot, the front covering plate being rotatably connected to a bottom of the cabinet.
US12274328B2
A sole structure may include chambers and a transfer channel containing an electrorheological fluid. Electrodes may be positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the electrorheological fluid in the transfer channel. The sole structure may further include a controller including a processor and memory. At least one of the processor and memory may store instructions executable by the processor to perform operations that include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-inhibiting levels at which flow of the electrorheological fluid the through the transfer channel is blocked, and that further include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-enabling levels permitting flow of the electrorheological fluid through the transfer channel.
US12274320B2
A core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair includes a core part and a sheath part. The core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair is a colored fiber. The core part has a lightness L* of 10 or less in the CIE1976 color space and the sheath part has a lightness L* of 15 or more in the CIE1976 color space. With this configuration, the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair that has deep and natural colors similar to those of human hair and a good appearance, a hair ornament product including the same, and a method for producing the same are provided.
US12274319B2
An IoT-based smart thermal wear includes thermal material that retains heat allowing wearers to work more efficiently and lower any risk of accidents, the IoT-based smart thermal wear being linked to a smart device and comprising an outer member, inner member, heat-insulating filler, heating-producing material, power unit, and a control unit so as to facilitate effective temperature control.
US12274305B2
An electronic aerosol provision device, the device comprising a housing for receipt of an aerosol generating component, the housing comprising an air inlet and an aerosol outlet, wherein the device is configured to induce a reduction in the temperature of an aerosol when exiting the air inlet.
US12274303B2
A heating assembly includes a main body and a high-frequency control assembly. The main body includes a heating chamber provided with a first opening. The main body further includes a heating element disposed in the heating chamber. The high-frequency control assembly is disposed outside the heating chamber. When in use, a tobacco material passes through the first opening and is disposed into the heating chamber; when the high-frequency control assembly is energized, an electromagnetic filed is produced, and the heating element produces heat to heat the tobacco material.
US12274301B2
An atomizing electronic cigarette has an atomizing core component and a liquid storage component. including an electric heater. The electric heater may have a through hole aligned with a channel passing through the liquid storage component. The cigarette can heat and uniformly vaporize liquid from the liquid storage component, with the user inhaling the vaporized liquid. The vapor generated by the atomizing process may be cooled as it flows through the channel.
US12274298B2
A heating assembly for use with apparatus for heating aerosolisable material to volatilise at least one component of the aerosolisable material, the heating assembly including a body, a heating element and a coupler, the body including a cavity for storing the aerosolisable material and for insertion into a heating zone of the apparatus, wherein a portion of the body is open or openable for insertion of the aerosolisable material into the cavity, wherein the heating element for use in heating the aerosolisable material when the aerosolisable material is in the cavity, and wherein the coupler is for coupling the heating assembly to a retainer of the apparatus.
