US12276935B2
A developing device mountable on an image forming apparatus includes a main body, a fixing portion, a connecting portion and a developing side electric contact. The fixing portion is fixed to the image forming apparatus in a state where the main body and the fixing portion are positioned in the image forming apparatus. A developing side electric contact is provided on the fixing portion and to contact a main assembly side electric contact of the image forming apparatus in a state in which the main body and the fixing portion are positioned. When the developing device is pressed by a pressing portion of the image forming apparatus in a state where the fixing portion is fixed to the image forming apparatus, the main body is rotated about the connecting portion as a rotation center so that the developer carrying member is moved from a separated position to a developing position.
US12276925B2
An image forming apparatus includes a powder holding member and a transfer member. The powder holding member holds a powder pattern constituted by powder on a surface. The transfer member constitutes a nip part for nipping a recording medium on which an image pattern is formed with the powder holding member, and pastes powder constituting the powder pattern to the image pattern at the nip part. The image forming apparatus also includes a powder supply member that supplies powder to the surface of the powder holding member, and an adhesion force of the powder to the conveyance member is smaller than an adhesion force of the powder to a part where the powder pattern is formed on the surface of the powder holding member.
US12276913B2
Organometallic precursors are described for the formation of high resolution lithography patterning coatings based on metal oxide hydroxide chemistry. The precursor compositions generally comprise ligands readily hydrolysable by water vapor or other OH source composition under modest conditions. The organometallic precursors generally comprise a radiation sensitive organo ligand to tin that can result in a coating that can be effective for high resolution patterning at relatively low radiation doses and is particularly useful for EUV patterning. The precursors compositions are readily processable under commercially suitable conditions. Solution phase processing with in situ hydrolysis or vapor based deposition can be used to form the coatings.
US12276912B2
The present disclosure relates to a UV- and heat-curable ladder-like polysilsesquioxane copolymer and a method for preparing the same. Since a controlled functionality can be provided only on a desired region via a thiol-ene click reaction without an additional additive, an insulating layer having a low dielectric constant and a microcircuit pattern can be formed without an additional etching process.
US12276905B2
The present disclosure relates to a blank mask and the like, and comprises a transparent substrate and a light shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate. The light shielding film comprises a transition metal and at least any one between oxygen and nitrogen. The light shielding film comprises a first light shielding layer and a second light shielding layer disposed on the first light shielding layer. The light shielding film has an Rd value of Equation 1 below which is 0.4 to 0.8. Rd=er2/er1 [Equation 1] In the Equation 1, the er1 value is an etching rate of the first light shielding layer measured by etching with argon gas. The er2 value is an etching rate of the second light shielding layer measured by etching with argon gas. In such a blank mask, a resolution degradation can be suppressed effectively when the light shielding film is patterned.
US12276898B2
The present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing; a lens assembly arranged in the housing; a first driving unit arranged in the lens assembly; a second driving unit which is arranged in the housing and which faces the first driving unit; sensor magnets arranged in the lens assembly and extended in the direction of an optical axis; and a plurality of sensors which are arranged in the housing and which face the sensor magnets, wherein the sensor magnets and the lens assembly are overlapped in a first direction that is vertical with respect to the direction of the optical axis, and in a second direction that is vertical with respect to the direction of the optical axis and the first direction.
US12276894B2
The present invention is directed to a sealing layer that comprises a poly(vinyl alcohol) homopolymer or a poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene) copolymer, a polyurethane, and a conductive filler. The sealing layer shows good barrier properties to a non-polar fluid. The sealing layer can be used to seal microcells of electro-optic devices, contributing to improved good electro-optic performance of the device, especially at low temperatures.
US12276877B2
Provided is an array substrate. The array substrate includes: a base substrate, and a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of sub-pixels and a plurality of touch signal lines disposed on the base substrate. The data lines have a plurality of first extending parts and a plurality of second extending parts which are in an alternating arrangement. When the array substrate is used to prepare a liquid crystal display panel and the liquid crystal display panel is displaying, in each column of the sub-pixels, the voltage polarities of the two adjacent sub-pixels which respectively belong to two adjacent first pixel regions are opposite.
US12276873B2
A display screen which can be operated in at least two operating modes, B1 for an unrestricted viewing mode and B2 for a restricted viewing mode, including a transmissive image rendering device which modulates light that is incident upon it for displaying image content and which can be operated in a first operating mode B1 for an unrestricted viewing mode and in a second operating mode B2 for a restricted viewing mode. The display screen includes an illumination device arranged behind the transmissive image rendering device and which can be operated in at least two operating modes B1 and B2. The illumination device emits light in an unrestricted viewing angle range in mode B1 and emits light in a restricted viewing angle range in mode B2. The display screen further includes a control for the transmissive image rendering device and the illumination device for switching between modes B1 and B2.
US12276870B2
The present invention provides an eyeglass lens and its related techniques, the eyeglass lens including: a base region that causes a light flux that has entered from an object-side face to exit from an eyeball-side face, and to enter an eye and converge at a position A on a retina; and a plurality of defocus regions that are in contact with the base region, wherein the defocus regions each include a first portion and a second portion, a refractive power of the first portion is within ±0.12 D of the refractive power of the base region, and a light flux that passes through the second portion of the defocus region is incident on the position A as diverging light.
US12276869B1
A WS12-releasing contact lens is described as well as method of manufacturing the same. The WS12-releasing contact lens comprises a polymeric lens body and WS12 releasably adhered to the polymeric lens body. The amount of WS12 releasably adhered to the polymeric lens body provides a basal tear concentration in lens wearers of 2 μg/ml to 8 μg/ml WS12 after 30 minutes of lens wear. The WS12-releasing contact lens can be used to increase contact lens comfort, reduce eye fatigue, reduce sensations of ocular dryness and impart a pleasant, cooling sensation in the lens wearer without causing stinging or burning upon insertion.
US12276867B2
A behind the neck module assembly for an eyewear device, comprising an electronics pod having a wireless communication system and a processor, a left smart cord and a right smart chord, a left temple interlock, the left temple interlock containing a left speaker, and a right temple interlock, the right temple interlock containing a right speaker, wherein the left smart cord connects the electronics pod and the left temple interlock, the right smart cord connects the electronics pod and the right temple interlock, in operation when a left temple is coupled with the left temple interlock and a right temple is coupled with the right temple interlock, the wireless communication system receives data and provides an input signal to the processor, the processor provides an output to the right speaker and the left speaker such that a user can hear an audio signal from speakers on both sides.
US12276866B2
An optical imaging lens and an imaging equipment comprising: a first, second, and seventh lens each with focal power and a convex surface on an object side and a concave surface on an image side; a third lens, fourth, and fifth lens each with positive focal power and having a convex surface on the object side and a convex surface on the image side; a sixth lens with negative focal power, having an object side surface being a concave surface and an image side surface being a concave surface; and a diaphragm. The optical imaging lens has the characteristics of super large aperture, long focal length, and high resolution, and can meet the requirements for small field of view and high resolution, e.g., in vehicle-mounted devices.
US12276860B2
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.
US12276857B2
A cabinet includes a first compartment coupled to a second compartment with a sealed cable port arrangement separating the two compartments. The second compartment is more robustly sealed than the first compartment. A sealed splice enclosure is disposed in the first compartment. The splice enclosure is more robustly sealed against water intrusion than the second compartment.
US12276854B2
An optical fiber cable that includes subunits is provided. The cable has an outer jacket having a thickness of at least 2.0 millimeters and that is made from a fire retardant polymer material having a PHRR value of 222 kw/m2 when tested in a cone calorimeter measured according to ASTM E1354 with a heat flux of 50 kW/m2. The cable meets the requirement of UL 1666 burn test for riser cables and the requirements of EN 50399 burn test for CPR class Cca cables.
US12276846B2
Fiber optic connectors comprising compact footprints along with cable assemblies and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical connector comprises a housing and a ferrule. The housing comprises a longitudinal passageway between a rear end and a front end. The optical connectors disclosed may be tunable for improving optical performance and may include a spring for biasing the ferrule to a forward position as desired.
US12276842B2
A box having a base and a lid hinged to the base and displaceable between a closed position and an open position. A peripheral wall of the base is provided with two lateral openings each flanked by two inclined recesses and each closed by a sealing grommet for the passage of at least one multi-fiber optical cable and which is pressed into the lateral opening to receive a sealing gasket carried by the lid. A splitter accommodation tray has a front face attached to the top wall of the lid and carrying splitter and/or fiber accommodation means, and a rear face covered by a splitter protective plate. Each splitter and/or fiber accommodation means is connectable to a fiber extension of an optical cable received in the base and to fiber extensions connected to output adapters mounted on a peripheral wall of the lid and connected to connectors of terminal cables.
US12276839B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure comprising: depositing a first layer in contact with a first surface area of a substrate; depositing a second layer in contact with a second surface area of the substrate, the second surface area substantially co-planar with and outwards of the first surface area; depositing a third layer in contact with the first layer and the second layer; removing a portion of the third layer to expose a portion of the first layer; and removing at least a portion of the first layer to create a cavity between the substrate, the second layer and the third layer.
US12276832B2
An optical device includes an input waveguide and an output waveguide. The optical device includes an interference region that includes an input unit optically coupled with the input waveguide, that includes an output unit optically coupled with the output waveguide, and that has a larger waveguide width than a waveguide width of the input waveguide and a waveguide width of the output waveguide. Further, the optical device includes an unnecessary light waveguide that is included in the output unit in the interference region and that is arranged parallel to the output waveguide. The unnecessary light waveguide is a single-mode waveguide that includes a rib portion and a slab portion with a smaller thickness than a thickness of the rib portion, and that guides only a fundamental mode of light.
US12276823B2
A light source module includes a first light emitter, a second light emitter, and a third light emitter each to emit light with a different wavelength, a cladding, and a core in the cladding. The core includes a first waveguide that transmits light emitted from the first light emitter, a second waveguide that transmits light emitted from the second light emitter, a third waveguide that transmits light emitted from the third light emitter, a first merging portion in which two waveguides of the first waveguide, the second waveguide, or the third waveguide merge, a second merging portion in which the first merging portion merges with a waveguide other than the two waveguides of the first waveguide, the second waveguide, or the third waveguide, and an emission portion at one end of the second merging portion.
US12276821B2
A reflective polarizing imaging lens includes at least one optical film having an active area that is curved in two orthogonal directions. Edges of the optical film are arranged to form seams between segments of the optical film in the active area of the reflective polarizing imaging lens.
US12276819B2
A display panel includes at least one pixel unit. The pixel unit includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel. The first, second, third and fourth sub-pixels include a first color filter portion, second color filter portion, a third color filter portion and a fourth color filter portion, respectively. The first, second and third color filter portions are configured to emit light of three primary colors. A material of the fourth color filter portion includes at least one light conversion material configured to convert a portion of light directed to the fourth color filter portion into light of at least one primary color. The light of at least one primary color is capable of being mixed with another portion of the light directed to the fourth color filter portion to generate white light.
US12276811B2
A sensor shifting actuator includes a fixed body; a moving body disposed in the fixed body and including an image sensor having an imaging surface; a supporting substrate disposed in the fixed body and configured to support the moving body so that the moving body is movable with respect to the fixed body in first and second directions parallel to the imaging surface of the image sensor; and a driver configured to move the moving body in either one or both of the first and second directions. The supporting substrate includes a movable portion coupled to the moving body, a fixed portion coupled to the fixed body, and a connection portion disposed between the movable portion and the fixed portion. The movable portion and the connection portion are movable together in the first direction, and the movable portion is movable with respect to the connection portion in the second direction.
US12276810B2
A drive apparatus includes a first unit including a coil, a second unit including a magnet, and a third unit having an electronic device. The third unit is fixed to the first unit. The first unit and the third unit move relative to the second unit by a magnetic force between the coil and the magnet. The first unit includes a first opening and a second opening in a direction along a principal surface of the electronic device in an area overlapping the principal surface. The first unit is such that an induced current due to a magnetic field generated from the coil does not flow to a first portion located between the first opening and the second opening in the first unit.
US12276804B2
A wearable electronic device including a display, a frame attachable to the display, a facial interface movably attached to the frame, and a linkage assembly movably connecting the facial interface to the frame. The linkage assembly can include a first arm pivotably attached to the frame, the first arm comprising a first end and a second end, a second arm pivotably attached to the first end and attached to the facial interface, and a third arm pivotably attached to the second end and attached to the facial interface.
US12276802B2
The present disclosure relates to a virtual reality headset (1) that is configured to monitor the presence and identity of a viewer (4). The virtual reality headset (1) is provided with at least one iris scanner (16) that is switchable between a stowage configuration in which the iris scanner does not obstruct the user's view of a video display system (12) and a deployed configuration in which the iris scanner is able to scan an iris of the viewer. The iris scanner (16) may be switched between the stowage and deployed configurations by moving the iris scanner and/or at least a portion of the video display system (12) relative to a housing (2) of the virtual reality headset (1). The virtual reality headset (1) is further configured to display an ID code (30) associated with the viewer (4) split up into a plurality of ID code fragments (31) across the video display system (12).
US12276796B2
A head-mounted display device employs light field directional backlighting to provide three-dimensional (3D) pupil steering without mechanical adjustment while maintaining a compact form factor and performance. An example light field directional backlighting unit includes two substantially flat components: an array of light sources and an array of modulators (e.g., a micro lens array (MLA), a stack of transmissive display elements, a pinhole array, and similar ones). By digitally modifying the illumination pattern on the array of light source and pairing to the light field directional backlighting unit to an extra transmissive display element as the main display panel and one or more viewing optical elements, a light field created by the light field directional backlighting unit is moved in three-dimensional (3D) space to correspond to pupil shift without interfering with the display content.
US12276795B2
A head-mounted display device is provided. The head-mounted display device includes a camera, a controller, and a display. The camera is configured to obtain an environment image of an environment around a user. The controller is configured to extract a plurality of feature points from the environment image and output an analysis result of a user pose of the user based on the plurality of feature points. The display is configured to display the environment image based on the analysis result.
US12276793B2
To provide an optical member that enables a light guiding plate to be firmly fixed with certainty to a rim portion using an adhesive. An optical member of the present disclosure that guides light that enters from an image forming apparatus such that the light exits the optical member to be headed for an observer, includes a light guiding plate 41 that is formed of a resin plate 41′, a first deflection mechanism 42, and a second deflection mechanism 43. Light that enters the light guiding plate 41 from the image forming apparatus is deflected by the first deflection mechanism 42, is totally reflected within the light guiding plate 41 to propagate through the light guiding plate 41, is then deflected by the second deflection mechanism 43, and exits the light guiding plate 41 to be headed for the observer. The light guiding plate 41 includes a protrusion 51 that extends from a portion of a lateral surface of the light guiding plate 41. Further, the light guiding plate 41 is fixed to an interior lateral face 11A of a rim portion 11 using an adhesive 52 in a state in which a tip of the protrusion 51 is in contact with the interior lateral face 11A of the rim portion 11.
US12276789B2
A near-eye display (NED), comprising a frame comprising an outer lens, a micro-display panel coupled to the frame and comprising a processor configured to process content for display to a user wearing the NED, an augmented reality (AR) lens comprising a main prism lens, wherein the outer lens comprises at least one of a display corrector lens or a see-through corrector lens.
US12276750B2
An on-vehicle radar apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with a first radar antenna pattern unit, a second radar antenna pattern unit, a printed circuit board and a cover. In the cover, both of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are inclined closer towards the printed circuit board with increasing distance from the ridge portion.
US12276746B2
The present disclosure provides sound source identification based on array measurement and sparse prior information, which uses a generalized minimax concave penalty function to apply a sparse constraint on a sound source reconstruction error, determines position information of a potential sound source according to a basic sound image generated by a conventional beamforming method, and generates an initial solution vector including a sound source position prior information in a specific way. Compared with using a random initial value and a zero initial value, computational efficiency of the disclosed sound field reconstruction method is improved. Further, an iterative convergence speed is improved by using a proximal gradient acceleration and an adaptive step size backtracking strategy, an optimal step size that can meet convergence is adaptively selected, and sound field reconstruction can be completed more quickly. The present disclosure realizes high-resolution and high-efficiency sound source identification by using a microphone array.
US12276744B2
A method and system for selectively applying machine learning to data fusion of a plurality of classification of platforms carrying radio frequency (RF) emitters in an area are provided herein. The system may include: a sensor array of radio frequency sensors deployed outdoors, wherein each sensor is configured to perform synchronized sensor measurements of at least three types; at least one computer processor in communication with the sensor array and configured to apply a data fusion algorithm to the sensor measurements, to yield classification data of the platforms carrying the RF emitters; a machine learning module configured to obtain over a training period, classification data collected from at least the classification measurement of the three types of sensor measurements; train a model to provide outputs of the classification measurement of the first type based on readings of the classification measurement of at least one of the two other types.
US12276743B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a UE that receives, from a location server of a non-terrestrial network, first control signaling indicating a first PRS configuration that includes positioning assistance data and measurement reporting configuration. The UE also receives second control signaling indicating a second PRS configuration that indicates adapted PRS information based at least in part on mobility, an interference level, and/or a propagation delay pattern. The UE also receives third control signaling indicating a third PRS configuration that includes a duration for reporting a measurement of reference signals based at least in part on the adapted PRS information. The UE transmits, to the location server of the NTN, a report indicating the measurement of the reference signals and/or a location estimate based at least in part on the duration for the reporting.
US12276740B2
A method for location of a beacon includes: executing R sequences, wherein R is a whole number equal to or greater than 2, each including reception by a first antenna network and a second antenna network of a signal originating from the beacon, wherein the signals of the R sequences are of different wavelengths; calculating a first estimation function for angles of arrival of the signal on the first antenna network and of a second estimation function for angles of arrival of the signal on the second antenna network; and executing a mutual correlation of the R first estimation functions and the R second estimation functions, for the respective determination of a first angle between the beacon and the first network, and of a second angle between the beacon and the second network.
US12276732B2
A LIDAR system including an emitter configured to emit at least one light beam; a detector configured for receiving light reflected from surrounding objects; and a rotatable scanning element including a reflective prism having at least four faces inclined relative to the axis of rotation, and a transmission element connected to the reflective prism, the transmission element having an exterior edge portion extending around the axis of rotation generally in a plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation, the edge portion having a variable thickness about the axis of rotation, the emitter, the detector, and the rotatable scanning element being arranged such that the light beam is incident on and refracted by the transmission element and subsequently incident on one face of the at least four faces of the reflective prism, an angle of incidence of the beam on the face depending on the variable thickness of the transmission element.
US12276731B2
Provided are a method of individual tree crown segmentation from airborne LiDAR data using a novel Gaussian filter and energy function minimization. First, a dual Gaussian filter was designed with automated adaptive parameter assignment and a screening strategy for false treetops. This preserved the geometric characteristics of sub-canopy trees while eliminating false treetops. Second, anisotropic water expansion controlled by the energy function was applied to accurate crown segmentation. This utilized gradient information from the digital surface model and explored the morphological structures of tree crown boundaries as analogous to the maximal valley height difference from surrounding treetops. We demonstrate the generality of our approach using seven diverse plots in the subtropical Gaofeng Forest, China, coupled with ground verification. Our approach enhanced the detection rate of treetops and ITC segmentation relative to the marked-control watershed method, especially in complicated intersections of multiple crowns.
US12276726B1
This disclosure describes techniques for detecting multipath radar returns and modifying radar data. A vehicle may use radar devices to receive radar data while traversing within an environment. The vehicle may process the radar data using a virtual array based on an arraignment of the antennae within an aperture of the radar device. Using the virtual array, the vehicle may determine an elevated noise level that may be indicative of a multipath radar return. Based on the elevated noise level, the vehicle may determine a second virtual array associated with multipath radar returns, and may process the radar data using the second virtual array. Based on determining that the noise level associated with the second virtual array is lower than the initial noise level, the vehicle may determine that the radar data includes a multipath radar return, and may modify the radar data to correct or mitigate the error caused by the multipath return.
US12276725B2
Disclosed are an optimization method and apparatus for an Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) time-series phase. The optimization method includes: obtaining a time-series SAR data set, and performing registration and L-looks processing on the time-series SAR data set to obtain an L-looks intensity data set and an interferometric data set respectively; taking the L-looks intensity data set as a reference, obtaining a preset digital elevation model (DEM) and a preset land cover image, performing registration and geocoding on the preset DEM to obtain a digital elevation in a SAR image coordinate system, and performing registration and geocoding on the preset land cover image to obtain a land cover image in the SAR image coordinate system; performing a differential operation on the interferometric data set to obtain a differential interferometric data set; and estimating a covariance matrix at each spatial pixel position, and estimating and obtaining an optimized time-series phase.
US12276720B2
A radar device includes: a first radar and a second radar to transmit, as radar signals, frequency modulated signals whose frequency gradients with a lapse of time are different from each other and receive reflected waves of the radar signals; a calculation unit to calculate a first frequency spectrum obtained by performing Fourier transform in a distance direction on digital data of a beat signal and a second frequency spectrum obtained by performing Fourier transform in a relative velocity direction on the first frequency spectrum, and calculate distance and velocity information for each radar on the basis of a beat frequency and a Doppler frequency corresponding to a peak value in the second frequency spectrum; and a processing unit to compare the distance and velocity information calculated for each of the radars.
US12276719B2
A radar device includes a transmitter module configured to generate transmission waves including: generating a first chirp chain at a first chirp rate for a transmission wave to be output including: generating a first transmission signal including at least one modulated signal to be output at a first angle; and generating a second transmission signal to be output at a second angle different from the first angle; and generating a second chirp chain at a second chirp rate for the transmission wave to be output including: generating a third transmission signal including at least one modulated signal to be output at the first angle; and generating a fourth transmission signal including at least one modulated signal to be output at the second angle, where the first chirp rate is different than the second chirp rate.
US12276715B2
Systems and methods are provided for reconstructing images from motion-affected k-space data. In one example, a method comprises obtaining k-space data of a spin echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam of a subject, the k-space data comprising a plurality of echo train lengths (ETLs), with each ETL comprising a subset of lines of the k-space data. The method further comprises identifying a subset of ETLs of the plurality of ETLs of the k-space data corresponding to a dominant pose of the subject, generating an undersampled version of the k-space data, the undersampled version including only the subset of ETLs, entering the undersampled version of the k-space data as input to a reconstruction model trained to output a reconstructed image based on the undersampled version of the k-space data, and displaying the reconstructed image on a display device and/or saving the reconstructed image in memory.
US12276699B2
The application provides a gas density relay with online self-check function and its check method, including a gas density relay body, a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a gas chamber, a pressure regulating mechanism, an online check contact signal sampling unit and an intelligent control unit. The air path of the pressure regulating mechanism is connected to the gas pressure chamber and the second pressure sensor; Pressure rise and fall can be regulated through the pressure regulating mechanism to make the gas density relay body contact action. The contact action is transmitted to the intelligent control unit through the online check contact signal sampling unit. The intelligent control unit detects the action value and/or return value of the contact signal of the gas density relay body according to the density value when the contact acts, and completes the check work without requiring maintainer to go to the site for check. At the same time, because the pressure regulating mechanism is not connected to the SF6 gas path of the gas density relay body or electrical equipment, its sealing requirements are reduced, the reliability of the power grid is improved, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
US12276696B2
The present disclosure is directed to an inspection tool having an integrated optical laser unit and atomic force probe unit with a detector unit. The inspection tool further includes a processor unit that is coupled to the optical laser unit and the atomic force probe unit and performs a fault location analysis for a device under test. In addition, the present disclosure to methods for inspecting a device under test for defects using an inspection tool having an integrated optical laser unit and atomic force probe unit that includes a detector unit.
US12276681B2
A powerline load monitor has a voltage sense input, a current sense input, a clock input and a data output. It includes first and second ADCs coupled with the voltage sense and current sense input, and coupled with a serial interface. A power manager is coupled with the clock input, the ADCs, and the serial interface. When the power manager receives a first clock, it puts the powerline load monitor in active mode and starts a first timer with a first timeout time. The first and second ADC convert a sensed voltage and a sensed current to digital values for the serial interface. When the serial interface receives a trailing edge of a clock pulse, it outputs a data bit of the digital values. When the first timer times out, the power manager puts the powerline load monitor in a standby mode to save power.
US12276659B2
Compositions comprising multiple hydrogel particles having substantially the same diameter, but with each subgrouping of particles from the multiple hydrogel particles having different associated values for one or more passive optical properties that can be deconvoluted using cytometric instrumentation. Each hydrogel particle from the multiple hydrogel particles can be functionalized with a different biochemical or chemical target from a set of targets. A method of preparing hydrogel particles includes forming droplets and polymerizing the droplets, with optional functionalization.
US12276650B2
A method includes calculating a first fuel evaporation gas density in a purge pump of a vehicle based on a pressure difference between a front end and a rear end of the purge pump, a radius of a fluid passage of the purge pump, a number of rotations of the purge pump, and an opening amount of a purge control solenoid valve, filtering the first fuel evaporation gas density, calculating a second fuel evaporation gas density in the purge pump based on the filtered first fuel evaporation gas density, calculating a third fuel evaporation gas density in a standard temperature and pressure state based on the second fuel evaporation gas density, a current pressure in the purge pump, and a current temperature in the purge pump, and calculating a concentration of hydrocarbon in a fuel evaporation gas in the purge pump based on the third fuel evaporation gas density.
US12276645B2
The present invention provides a colorimetric based method for quantifying carbohydrates in a given aqueous sample. The method provided by the invention uses 2-Phenoxyethanol as a novel reagent for quantifying carbohydrates in a given sample. The present invention is a rapid, sensitive, simple and direct method for carbohydrate quantification.
US12276624B2
Systems and methods of quantum sensing include depositing a sample volume onto an ensemble of quantum defects, hyperpolarizing spins in the sample volume, performing a sensing sequence, and reading out information regarding electronic spin states of the quantum defects in the ensemble of quantum defects, which sense the hyperpolarized spins in the sample volume.
US12276622B2
A state change tracking device includes: a hardware processor that non-destructively tracks a state change of an inspection target by a plurality of reconstructed images acquired by imaging the inspection target placed under a specific environment by an X-ray Talbot imaging device over time.
US12276615B1
This application relates to the technical field of confocal microscopy measurement, and provides a dark-field confocal microscopy measurement apparatus and method based on multi-fractional angular momentum demodulation. The apparatus includes a modulated illumination module and a signal collection and demodulation module. The modulated illumination module obtains vortex light with different fractional orders through modulation using vortex phase patterns with different fractional orders, so as to scan a to-be-measured sample. The vortex light with different fractional orders irradiates the to-be-measured sample and is reflected out. The signal collection and demodulation module collects the reflected light and generates dark-field images, and finally performs cross-correlation processing on the dark-field images generated under the vortex light with different fractional orders, to obtain high SNR data.
US12276605B1
The present disclosure provides a detection and analysis method for rapid delineation of aging stages of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) modified asphalt, including the following steps: performing a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) test on unaged SBS-modified asphalt samples to obtain a copolymer index of IB0/S0 and neat asphalt functional group indexes, including the SI0, IB, aI0, ARI0, and CI0; performing the FTIR test on the aged SBS-modified asphalt samples to obtain an actual index of IB/S, SI, IB, aI, ARI, and CI; and delineating three aging stages of SBS-modified asphalt, including a polymer swelling stage, a polymer degradation stage and a component imbalance stage according to changes of functional group indexes. According to the present disclosure, the actual aging stages of the SBS-modified asphalt can be determined rapidly and accurately, providing a reasonable basis for the decision on pavement maintenance timing and mode.
US12276598B2
A specimen processing system includes a plate for supporting a specimen system, wherein the specimen system includes a container and a specimen contained therein. The specimen processing system further includes a camera disposed above the plate and configured to generate images of the specimen system, a light source disposed beneath the plate for radiating light towards the plate, a light stop for blocking a portion of the light from reaching the specimen system to produce darkfield illumination of the specimen at the camera, and one or more processors electronically coupled to the camera and configured to track a position of the specimen within the specimen container during a specimen processing protocol based on the images.
US12276595B2
Provided is a downhole material test sub assembly, a well system including the same, and a method for using the same. The downhole material test sub assembly, in one aspect, includes a flange for coupling to a mandrel, and one or more retainer assemblies coupled to the flange, the one or more retainer assemblies configured to accept a test specimen for running within a wellbore on the mandrel. The downhole material test sub assembly, according to another aspect, includes a mandrel and one or more grooves or pockets located in an outer surface of the mandrel, the one or more grooves or pockets configured to accept a test specimen for running within a wellbore on the mandrel.
US12276569B2
A method for recognizing an error in a sensor signal during operation of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine. In the method, a switch valve of the fuel injector is activated with the aid of an activation signal, and the sensor signal is detected as a signal of a sensor, which is provided for the purpose of detecting characteristic operating points of the fuel injector, in a respectively predefined time window of the sensor signal, which includes a point in time of a characteristic operating point of the fuel injector. At least one property of the sensor signal is determined, which includes a signal level and/or a rise time. It is determined, based on the at least one property of the sensor signal, whether an error is present.
US12276567B2
A method for monitoring a status of a reduction gear of a gas turbine includes the steps of: obtaining measurements of parameters accomplished during an operating phase of the gas turbine, these parameters including temperatures of a lubricating oil of the reduction gear at the inlet and at the outlet of the reduction gear, a parameter representing a speed of the gas turbine, as well as at least one context parameter; selecting measurements; normalizing temperatures of the lubricating oil using the measurements of the context parameter; evaluating a thermal efficiency of the reduction gear by using a physical model defining the thermal efficiency based on a difference between the temperature of the lubricating oil; and determining a status of the reduction gear depending on a step of comparing the evaluated thermal efficiency with respect to a reference signature.
US12276562B2
A pressure sensor layout structure includes: a bumper beam; an absorber disposed at a front of the bumper beam; a pressure tube arranged between the bumper beam and the absorber; a pressure sensor attached to an end of the pressure tube; and a sensor cover fixed to a rear surface of the absorber, wherein the sensor cover is fixed to an end portion in a vehicle width direction of the absorber, at two or more positions which are located variously in the vehicle width direction.
US12276561B2
A tension measuring assembly includes a pair of straps that has an attachment that can be attached to a tie down chain which is securing cargo on a flatbed trailer. A tension meter is provided and each of the pair of straps is attached to the tension meter. The tension meter measures tension in each of the straps to measure the tension in the tie down chain when the straps are attached to the tie down chain. A display unit is in remote communication with the tension meter and the display unit displays the tension measured by the tension meter. In this way the display unit facilitates a driver of the vehicle to monitor the tension of the tie down chain.
US12276551B2
An exemplary embodiment is a temperature monitoring buffering sensor and system for applications ranging from food storage to temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals. The system includes a temperature sensor unit with a buffered temperature probe sensor contained in a housing with a Bluetooth® transmitter circuit. The sensor unit is battery operated and is self-contained without the need for wiring to provide power or signal flow. The sensor unit controller periodically sends out a transmitter beacon signal identifying the temperature sensor unit and the temperature sensed by the probe, as well as a battery condition. A base station is positioned close enough to be in range of the transmitter beacon signal and includes an RF receiver circuit configured to receive the RF transmitter beacon signal from the sensor unit, and a processor configured to monitor and analyze data received by the RF receiver circuit.
US12276541B2
A method and a device for non-invasive vibration-based condition monitoring of a machine placed on a physical frame of reference, using a time-domain broadband magnetoresistive sensor having a sensor transfer function of electric resistance versus magnetic field intensity, said machine comprising an attached magnet or a magnetic part; comprising the steps of: placing the magnetic sensor on said physical frame of reference at a distance from the machine and at a predetermined distance from the magnet or magnetic part, such that the magnetoresistive sensor is operating in a dynamic part of the sensor transfer function in respect of the magnetic field produced by the magnet or a magnetic part; capturing a time-domain magnetic field signal transduced by the sensor; and using an electronic data processor to process the captured signal to obtain a vibration-based indicator of the machine's condition.
US12276528B2
Provided are various mounts, firearms, firearm components, and associated elements and methods. A mount for an at least partially curved body surface may include at least one body defining a clamping portion and a component portion connected to the clamping portion, and a level vial engaged with the component portion of the at least one body. The clamping portion may be configured to engage and secure the mount to the at least partially curved body surface, and the clamping portion may define at least two tangent contact surfaces configured to engage the at least partially curved body surface to secure the mount to the at least partially curved body surface.
US12276525B2
A multifunctional ranging telescope includes a main body, a wind direction and wind speed sensing device, a display device and a power source. The wind direction and wind speed sensing device is movably connected to the main body and includes a sensing element. When the wind direction and wind speed sensing device moves to a sensing position, the sensing element is located outside the main body. The display device is located on a surface of the main body and electrically connected to the wind direction and wind speed sensing device to display a wind direction and wind speed information. The power source is configured to supply power to the wind direction and wind speed sensing device and the display device.
US12276508B2
A determination device according to one embodiment includes an acquiring unit (231) and a determination unit (233). The acquiring unit (231) acquires positional information that is related to a terminal device installed at an arbitrary location serving as a reference for a path of an air vehicle and that is calculated on the basis of correction information that includes information on coordinates of a reference station associated with an area in which the terminal device is positioned and information based on a satellite signal received by the reference station. The determination unit (233) determines a flight path of the air vehicle on the basis of the positional information acquired by the acquiring unit.
US12276506B2
Multispectral imaging and navigation systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of manned or unmanned mobile platforms, including mobile sensor or survey platforms. A multispectral navigation system includes a multispectral imaging system and a logic device configured to communicate with the multispectral imaging system. The multispectral imaging system includes a multispectral imaging module configured to provide multispectral image data corresponding to a projected course for a mobile platform. The logic device is configured to receive the multispectral image data, receive orientation and/or position data corresponding to the multispectral image data, and generate maneuvering obstacle information corresponding to the projected course based on the orientation and/or position data and the multispectral image data.
US12276502B2
A gyro sensor circuit includes a gyro sensor generating an RF sensing signal according to an angular movement, an RF sense path configured to receive and process the RF sensing signal. The RF sense path comprises a first chopper configured to chop the RF signal at a first chopping frequency to generate a chopped signal, and a demodulator configured to mix the chopped signal with an LO signal to output a baseband signal. The circuit further includes a feedback loop comprising a chopper re-modulator configured to chop and modulate the baseband signal at a frequency of the LO signal, a first amplifier configured to amplify the modulated feedback signal, and a test voltage monitor configured to extract a component corresponding to the LO signal from the modulated feedback signal, and compare a voltage of the extracted component with an expected value determined based on a gain of the first amplifier.
US12276500B2
Aerial images captured by a first device are received. A landmark is identified in an aerial image of the aerial images. A determination is made, based on data in a data store, that the landmark is identified as a control point. Precise location information is associated with the control point in the data store. The precise location information indicates a location of a second device at a time that a third device that is different from the second device captured a prior image that includes the landmark. Imagery are generated using photogrammetry software based on the aerial image and the precise location information.
US12276499B2
Disclosed is a low-energy-consumption floating automatic oceanographic and meteorological observation platform, comprising a meteorological observation module, a sea surface monitoring module, and a profile observation module. The meteorological observation module is configured to provide a buoyant platform for realizing observation of meteorological data while guaranteeing power supply and providing a space for equipment placement. The sea surface monitoring module is configured to realize observation of sea surface data while preventing the buoyant platform from drifting. The profile observation module is located below the meteorological observation module and configured to complete automatic observation of an ocean profile in a low-energy-consumption manner. Gravity is regulated to change a combined force of buoyancy and gravity to realize upward or downward movements of the device, which effectively replaces the conventional high energy consumption program. Meanwhile, a portion of energy in sinking of the profile observation module is converted into elastic potential energy and released subsequently, which reduces energy consumption.
US12276488B1
A multi-compartment mortar increment container (MIC) enables burning of two propellants to broaden the pressure-time curve providing additional energy and force behind a mortar shell while maintaining allowable pressures. During the ballistic cycle, the mortar increment container burns allowing the faster propellant to mix with the slower propellant. The slower propellant will burn later in the ballistic cycle generating higher pressure behind the projectile leading to higher velocity.
US12276487B2
Disclosed is a tool for applying torque to an object, the tool comprising: a frame for clamping to the object to which torque is to be applied, the frame comprising a pair of jaws with an adjustable separation therebetween, and an adjuster mechanism to adjust the separation between the jaws; at least one thruster disposed on opposite sides of an intended axis of rotation of the frame, respective thrusters providing thrust in opposite directions, so as to cooperate and generate torque on the frame; characterised in that a displaceable mass is provided within a barrel extending from at least one of said thrusters, which mass is displaced by the thruster upon actuation, so as to increase the recoil, and hence the torque, experienced by the frame upon actuation of the thruster.
US12276478B2
A firearm holster has an outer wall, extending between a muzzle end and a breech end, defining a cavity configured to receive a firearm. A magnet and/or magnet assembly may be included, wherein the magnet is at least partly in the cavity at the muzzle end. The magnet assembly is coupled to the muzzle end and includes a magnet housing coupled to the outer wall and connected to the magnet. The holster may include a protruding wedge on a side panel of the outer wall, wherein the protruding wedge comprises a surface formed at an angle from the longitudinal holster axis. The wedge presses against a user's body to help alleviate the holster sagging. The holster may also have a spacer assembly, a portion of which can be configured to press against a user's body to achieve a desired resting angle of the holster.
US12276477B1
A breaching system for a primary weapon includes a breaching tool secured at a point below said barrel. The breaching tool may include an exterior sleeve portion that is slidable towards a butt-end of the weapon for firing the breaching tool.
US12276475B1
A toy gun and a gas cylinder piercing structure are provided. The gas cylinder piercing structure includes a screw base and a movable push rod unit. The screw base includes a circular through-hole and an annular block around it. A top of the annular block has a slot. The movable push rod unit includes a round push rod movably inserted in the circular through-hole, and a return spring between the screw base and the round push round. A top of the round push rod has a striker pin. The striker pin extends with a needle portion. The striker pin has an engagement lug and a notch. When the engagement lug is blocked by the annular block, the round push rod completely fills the circular through-hole. When the engagement lug is engaged with the slot, the notch and the circular through-hole together form an air vent channel.
US12276473B1
A device for holding and loading shotgun shells is provided. The device includes a resilient pad having a front side with a pair of openings for receiving, retaining, and releasing a pair of shells into the barrel of a shotgun. The openings include a plurality of expansion joints to assist with the loading and unloading of shells into a gun. An annular groove extends around a base of each opening for resiliently and frictionally retaining the rim of a shell therein. An opposing end of the pad includes a laterally projecting tab portion formed with an aperture therethrough for a user of the holding device to manually grasp and manipulate said device. The expansion joints and material of the pad facilitate the insertion and release of the shells, whereas the groove and size of the openings serve to frictionally retain the shells within the device.
US12276470B2
An upper receiver assembly for a firearm having an upper receiver with an integral barrel nut, a handguard assembly and a barrel nut assembly with a barrel and lock nut is provided. The barrel is received by the upper receiver and is secured directly to the upper receiver using the lock nut. The upper receiver also includes an integral handguard mounting member to which the handguard assembly may be directly attached. The upper receiver assembly allows the user to attach both the barrel and handguard assemblies directly to the upper receiver, independently of one another.
US12276462B2
A method of temporarily storing thermal energy via a thermal storage subsystem in a compressed air energy storage system comprising an accumulator disposed at least 300 m underground and having an interior configured to contain compressed air at an accumulator pressure that is at least 20 bar and a gas compressor/expander subsystem in communication with the accumulator via an air flow path for conveying compressed air to the accumulator when in a charging mode and from the accumulator when in a discharging mode.
US12276461B2
A vapor chamber includes a shell body, a wick structure, a single-piece support structure and a working fluid. The shell body includes a first shell and a second shell. A chamber is formed between the first shell and the second shell. The wick structure is disposed in the chamber and attached on the shell body. The single-piece support structure is disposed in the chamber and between the first shell and the second shell, and includes support bodies and ribs. Each support body includes a hollow rod and an annular seat. Any adjacent two of the annular seats are connected by one of the ribs. The support body are arranged at an interval. The ribs are arranged along the support bodies to form hollow portions between each support body and each rib. The working fluid is disposed in the chamber.
US12276458B2
A cooling assembly for a metallurgical furnace includes a cooling plate disposed inside of a furnace shell of the metallurgical furnace; a cooling pipe traversing a shell opening in the furnace shell and being connected to the cooling plate; and a compensator disposed around the cooling pipe for forming a seal between the cooling pipe and the furnace shell. In order to provide ways for facilitating repair of a cooling system of the metallurgical furnace, the method includes at least the step of performing at least one cutting operation with a cutting device having a fixture and a cutting tool movably connected to the fixture for a guided movement with respect to the fixture. The fixture is mounted to the cooling pipe, whereby the cutting device is aligned with respect to the cooling pipe, and the cutting tool is guidedly moved while performing the cutting operation.
US12276446B2
A drinking vessel can include a liquid container that includes temperature controller and a temperature measurement device. The temperature measurement device can measure a temperature of a beverage within the liquid container. The temperature control device can control the temperature of the beverage within the liquid container to maintain the beverage at a desired temperature for consumption. The drinking vessel can also include a base that includes one or more of a power supply, electronics, a transceiver, input/output ports, a display, or charger. The base can couple to the liquid container via a mechanical and electrical interface.
US12276444B2
A refrigerant circuit includes a first compressor, a second compressor, a heat-source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and a use-side heat exchanger. The refrigerant circuit is capable of performing a single-stage compression operation in which one of the first compressor and the second compressor is driven and the other is stopped, and a two-stage compression operation in which both the first compressor and the second compressor are driven. The control unit controls the refrigerant circuit so that, of the single-stage compression operation and the two-stage compression operation, an operation with a higher compression efficiency is performed.
US12276437B2
An air conditioning system includes one or more evaporative cooling units. For example, an evaporative cooling unit of the air conditioning system includes a first V-shaped portion of a winding of microporous hollow fibers that are configured to receive a liquid, and a second V-shaped portion of the winding of microporous hollow fibers that are configured to receive the liquid, where the second V-shaped portion is coupled to the first V-shaped portion, and an internal cavity is disposed between the first V-shaped portion and the second V-shaped portion.
US12276434B2
A plug apparatus for sealing an interior of a duct for use in a process for forming an insulated register box has a frame, a shaft extending outwardly of the of the frame, and a plurality of layers of flexible material radiating outwardly of the shaft adjacent to an end of the shaft opposite the frame. The plurality of layers of flexible material are adapted to have an outer periphery bearing against an interior surface of the duct. Each layer of flexible material has an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the duct. The flexible material is formed of a neoprene material. The frame is affixed to a support surface having an opening therein. The opening is adapted to receive an outer diameter of the duct therein.
US12276432B2
A system and method for minimizing indoor infection risk and improving indoor air quality (IAQ) while maximizing energy savings. The system integrates occupancy detection and forecasting, outdoor weather conditions and forecasting, indoor infection risks and air quality modeling, any tunable air filtration, the clean air delivery rate, and any portable air cleaners. The system outputs the total amount of outdoor air intake, the air temperature of the supply air into the space, the supply air flow rate into the space, the operation mode of tunable air filtration/purification/disinfection, the operation mode of the in-room air cleaner, and space/room temperature set-points, and thus can serve as the central controller for an HVAC system.
US12276418B1
A system and method for remote monitoring and control of landfill and recycling operations provide an intelligent centralized platform for remote, real-time industrial data gathering and process control for management of landfill and recycling operations such as leachate, gas, water and other liquids. The system and method can directly upload machine data (such as liquid volumes, flows, level, equipment runtime, sorter data, status, etc.) into a centralized platform. This data can be used for analytics and automation of processes and equipment control.
US12276414B1
A lighting unit including a hollow hemispherical body, a hemispherical holder, and a sphere. A center of a bottom half of the hollow hemispherical body contains the hemispherical holder which is configured to hold the sphere. The sphere includes a light source, a translucent portion, and an opaque portion. The light source is disposed inside of the sphere, and the sphere is configured to rotate within the hemispherical holder so as to vary a position of light emitted by the light source through the translucent portion.
US12276407B2
A dual light mounting bracket device is disclosed. The device features a U-shaped main frame with an aperture for fastener attachment to various surfaces, including ceilings, walls, and floors. A pair of horizontally colinear planar arms extend from the ends of the U-shaped member. A clamp member is attached to each planar arm and each clamp member consists of a rectangular arm and a pair of symmetrical, rubber-coated or plastic-coated curved arms with rounded tips that deviate slightly outward to enhance grip. The curved arms are flexible, enabling lateral movement to accommodate objects of varying sizes. The clamp members secure and accommodate a pair of lights, such as planar LED lights or fluorescent light tubes (i.e., fluorescent light fixtures). The dual light mounting bracket device provides a secure, insulated, and non-damaging hold, suitable for mounting illumination devices or other objects.
US12276406B1
An LED lamp includes a lamp body provided with a mounting groove on a front side thereof; an LED lamp panel mounted in the mounting groove; a driving power supply electrically connected to the LED lamp panel and configured to power the LED lamp panel; a light transmitting panel mounted in the mounting groove; and a quick disassembling structure through which the light transmitting panel being detachably connected to the lamp body.
US12276396B1
A light holding system having a light holder with wings that define an outer contoured surface. A channel extends inwardly of the outer contoured surface and has a bottom wall and lateral walls. The bottom wall has a ridge wall having a retention barb extending from a bottom surface. The wings are resiliently bendable between an uninstalled and an installed position. In the uninstalled position the tips of the wings are at a first distance from the retention barb and in the installed position the tips of the wings are at a second distance. The second distance is greater than the first distance. An end cap having an outer shell and a coped portion within the end may receive the light holder in the coped portion.
US12276394B2
A rear combination lamp for a vehicle comprises: a first housing member that is opaque; a first light source inside the first housing member; a first lightguide abutting the first housing member and enclosing the first light source, a first taillight portion extending from the first lightguide; a structural member that is opaque and abuts the first lightguide on an opposite side from the first housing member; a second lightguide abutting the structural member on an opposite side from the first lightguide, a second taillight portion extending from the second lightguide; a second housing member that is opaque and that abuts the second lightguide on an opposite side from the structural member; and a second light source inside the second housing member, wherein the second lightguide encloses the second light source.
US12276389B2
An illumination device for a motor vehicle having a printed circuit board with a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed thereon. An optical pane and a reflector element are provided, whereby the reflector element is disposed between the printed circuit board and the optical pane. The reflector element has a plurality of segments into which the reflector element is divided. Each light emitting diode is assigned a segment so that light emitted from the light emitting diodes is reflected by the segments of the reflector element and passes through the optical pane.
US12276387B2
Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle including a light source part that generates and outputs light, and a lens array provided on a front side of the light source part, the lens array includes an input lens part including micro input lenses, to which the light is input from the light source part, and an output lens part including micro-output lenses that forms a specific beam pattern by irradiating the light input from the input lens part to a road surface. Each of the micro input lenses includes an input surface formed to be convex toward the light source part, the input surface includes a first input surface, and a second input surface disposed at a periphery of the first input surface, and a radius of curvature of the first input surface and a radius of curvature of the second input surface are different.
US12276384B2
A vehicle lighting appliance lens, a vehicle lighting appliance unit, and a vehicle lighting appliance device each includes an incidence part, a second reflective surface, a cutoff-line forming part, and an emission surface. The cutoff-line forming part is provided in the left-right direction of a vehicle. As a result, the flowability of resin is improved, the control of a low-beam light distribution pattern is improved, and a cutoff line without warping is formed.
US12276376B1
A bracket assembly for mounting a loudspeaker to a support surface includes a generally L-shaped wall bracket including an adjustment plate including a slot and a mounting flange mountable to the support surface. The bracket assembly includes a generally U-shaped speaker bracket including a central plate mountable to the loudspeaker, a top arm, and a bottom arm. The bracket assembly includes a generally U-shaped intermediate bracket having a joining plate including a first aperture, an upper flange, and a lower flange. The intermediate bracket is coupled to the speaker bracket and rotatable about an axis defined between the top arm and the bottom arm for providing pan adjustability of the loudspeaker. The wall bracket is connectable to the intermediate bracket via a first fastener received through the slot and the first aperture, a position of the first fastener movable along the slot for providing tilt adjustability of the loudspeaker.
US12276373B1
An apparatus for physically securing a tablet and a keyboard includes a main body, a left arm, a right arm a front arm and a top arm. The front arm extends from the main body to secure the front of the keyboard and has a first latching ratchet mechanism that prevents extension of the front arm in a first configuration of the first latching ratchet mechanism and enables extension of the front arm in a second configuration of the first latching ratchet mechanism. The top arm has a second latching ratchet mechanism that prevents extension of the top arm in a first configuration of the second latching ratchet mechanism and enables extension of the top arm in a second configuration of the second latching ratchet mechanism.
US12276371B2
An accessory or gun-mounted support stand apparatus including a release mechanism and locking mechanism configured to allow or prevent longitudinal movement of telescoping legs.
US12276363B2
A verification assembly for a fluid connection assembly, including a retainer, including a first surface, a second surface, and at least one latch finger connected to and extending from the first surface, and a verification device, including a ring portion, at least one arm connected to and extending from the ring portion, and at least one indicator tab pivotably connected to the ring portion.
US12276359B2
A threaded connection for pipe in which the axial distance between the box intermediate shoulder surface and the box end shoulder surface of the box before make-up, LB, is larger than the axial distance between the pin intermediate shoulder surface and the pin end shoulder surface of the pin before make-up, LP, such that, upon completion of make-up, the pin and box intermediate shoulder surfaces and are in contact and function as torque shoulders, while the pin and box end shoulder surfaces are in light (or no) contact. The difference between the axial distances, (LB−LP), is such that, when the pin and box are made up and upon application of an axial compressive load, the pin and box are slightly axially compressed by the compressive load and the pin end shoulder surface comes into pressure contact with the box end shoulder surface to bear part of the compressive load.
US12276344B2
Variable orifice check valves comprising a flange with a guide pin, spring and movable plate are described. The flange has a body with at least one guide pin opening in the top surface. A guide pin is positioned within the at least one guide pin opening and a spring is positioned around the guide pin. The movable plate has an opening and slides along the guide pins with the spring between the top surface of the flange body and the bottom surface of the movable plate.
US12276343B2
A multi-port rotary disc valve includes a valve housing and a diverter assembly disposed in the housing. The housing includes a sidewall, a lid that closes a first end of the sidewall and a base that is disposed at a second end of the sidewall. The diverter assembly is configured to control fluid flow through the valve housing and includes a lid-facing surface, a base-facing surface, and diverter through openings that extend between the lid-facing surface and the base-facing surface. The diverter assembly includes a first pocket that opens toward the lid and a second pocket that opens toward the base. Each of the first pocket and the second pocket may receive fluid flow directed in a first direction that is parallel to the diverter rotational axis and to reflect the received fluid flow in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
US12276342B1
A flow division water outlet device is provided. The flow division water outlet device includes: a device body, which is internally provided with a flow division seat. The flow division seat divides the inside of the device body into a first water outlet cavity, a second water outlet cavity, an accommodating cavity and a guide-in cavity. A water inlet passage is formed between the accommodating cavity and the guide-in cavity. A water division valve element is further included, which is at least provided with: a valve body having a water inlet, first water outlets and a second water outlet, and a valve rod, one end of the valve rod is at least partially arranged in the valve body in a penetrating manner and the valve rod rotates to independently open the first water outlets or the second water outlet.
US12276338B2
An annular sliding component includes a sliding surface provided with a plurality of fluid introduction grooves communicating with a space on the side of a sealing target fluid and introducing the sealing target fluid thereinto and a plurality of inclined grooves extending from a leakage side toward the sealing target fluid and generating a dynamic pressure and the sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with a reverse inclined groove which is provided on the side of the sealing target fluid of the inclined groove, extends in a reverse direction with respect to the inclined groove, and generates a dynamic pressure.
US12276334B2
Provided is a unit including: a housing configured to accommodate a gear connected to a motor, and a catch tank provided in the housing, in which the gear rotates integrally with a differential case, the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the gear when viewed in an axial direction, and the catch tank has a portion that overlaps the motor when viewed in the axial direction.
US12276330B2
An apparatus includes a case that stores oil inside, wherein the case includes a drain hole that discharges the oil to an outside, and a tubular portion that protrudes in a direction intersecting a direction of gravity, and the drain hole opens in a direction intersecting the direction of gravity on the tubular portion.
US12276326B1
A wave generator with a sealing plate includes an elliptical hub having a rotating axis. An inner ring of a bearing fits around a peripheral surface of the elliptical hub. The inner ring and an outer ring of the bearing change from a circular shape to an elliptical shape along with the peripheral surface. The inner ring and the elliptical hub are rotatable around the rotating axis. A sealing plate which is elliptical fits around the inner ring. An outer edge of the sealing plate abuts against the outer ring. The sealing plate is driven by the elliptical hub and the inner ring to rotate around the rotating axis and shelters a side of the rolling bodies. In the present invention, the sealing plate is installed in the bearing to shelter the rolling bodies after the bearing deforms.
US12276325B1
A hybrid module includes a rotor carrier, a torque converter, and a thrust bushing. The rotor carrier includes an axially extending portion and a radially extending portion extending radially inward from the axially extending portion. The torque converter includes an impeller having an impeller shell fixed to the rotor carrier and an impeller hub fixed to the impeller shell. The impeller hub extends in an axial direction away from the radially extending portion of the rotor carrier to a distal end. The thrust bushing is connected to the impeller hub. The thrust bushing includes an axial portion in contact with the impeller hub and a radial portion extending radially outward from the axial portion. The radial portion is in contact with the distal end.
US12276311B2
A pad liner for a brake apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a pad liner body disposed between a pair of pin members, a pair of pad liner supports extended and formed from both ends of the pad liner body, respectively, and configured to support a pair of pin members, respectively, a pad liner return part connected to the pad liner body and configured to pressurize a first brake pad, come into contact with the first brake pad, and restore the first brake pad to its original state by providing an elastic restoring force thereof upon release of braking, and a pad liner extension part connected to the pad liner body, configured to come into contact with a second brake pad and pressurize the second brake pad, and disposed on a side lower than the pad liner return part.
US12276310B2
A brake apparatus for a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a torque member configured to surround a brake disk, a pair of brake pads disposed in the torque member in a way to face each other, and a plurality of return parts mounted on the pair of brake pads, respectively, coupled with the torque member, and configured to guide movements of the brake pads and return the brake pads to their original positions by elastic restoring forces thereof.
US12276308B2
A driveshaft assembly comprising an elongated front shaft (3), a retaining element (10) being engaged from a connection end (50) with the front shaft (3) in a co-rotating manner and a coupling device (20) secured to the front shaft (3) by means of the retaining element (10) is provided. The driveshaft further comprises a gear part (52) which is extending on the connection end (50) and the retaining element (10) is having a sleeve (17) fits to the gear part (52) in axially slidable manner.
US12276298B2
A method and fastening device for attaching polyester fiber panels to a substrate, such as a wall or a ceiling. The fastening device comprises an anchor part for attachment to the substrate and a fastening part for attachment to the panel. The fastening part comprises a cylindrical portion, a helical member surrounding the cylindrical portion for penetrating the panel upon rotation of the helical member and a recess in the cylindrical portion for receiving the anchor part. The thread angle of the leading edge of the helical member is greater than the thread angle of the trailing edge.
US12276291B2
A filter includes a first edge structure forming a first ring about an axis. A second edge structure forms a second ring about the axis, axially spaced apart from the first ring along the axis. A filter medium extends from the first edge structure to the second edge structure. The first and second edge structures are configured to engage an internal surface of a main bore of a valve housing. The filter medium is configured to allow air flow through the filter medium from the main bore radially outward through the filter medium to filter particulate out of an airflow from the main bore passing radially outward through the filter medium.
US12276288B1
A two-stage speed controller includes a main body including a first port and a second port in communication with each other, and a primary channel and a secondary channel for fluid to flow therethrough. The secondary channel allows flowing in a single direction to a pressure accumulation chamber. A sliding-axle seat is arranged in the second port. An end of a sliding axle assembly forms, together with the sliding-axle seat, a valve. The pressure accumulation chamber is connected with a primary throttle channel. The sliding axle assembly is formed, in a transverse direction, with a secondary throttle channel. During ingress and discharging of the fluid, all the channels and movement of the valve together allow for control of the pressure of the fluid according to a magnitude of a spring force of a regulation assembly in order to control a moving speed of a cylinder connected to the main body.
US12276287B2
One or more boost pumps for a liquid hydrogen fuel system are disposed within the fuel tank and fully flooded. An electrical connector of each boost pump is sealed from the fuel tank and accessible from an exterior of the fuel tank while the boost pump is installed. Each boost pump can be independently replaced using a toolbox. Each boost pump is purged of fuel before being replaced by introducing a gas at a center region of the boost pump. The toolbox and new boost pump are purged prior to removal of the old boost pump. Each boost pump can be formed from modular components.
US12276281B2
A multiple-pump device for a vehicle may include a housing. The housing may include at least a first drive device for driving a first drive shaft with a first impeller, and a second drive device for driving a second drive shaft with a second impeller. The multiple-pump device may include a bearing shield penetrated by the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft. The beating shield may separate a wet region with the first impeller and the second impeller from a dry region with the first drive device and the second drive device. The multiple-pump device may include power electronics arranged in the dry region and connected with the bearing shield to transfer heat.
US12276280B2
A uniaxial eccentric screw pump includes: a stator having a through hole 8a whose inner surface is formed in a female screw shape; a rotor that is a male screw shaft body inserted into the through hole of the stator; a plurality of shims that are arranged on a radially outside of the stator in a range from one end to the other end of the stator, are in surface contact with an outer surface of the stator, are capable of compressing the stator by moving radially inward with respect to the stator, and have, on an outer surface, an inclined surface gradually inclined radially inward or outward toward one end; and an adjustment member that is movable in an axial direction with respect to the stator and has a pressing part that can press the inclined surface of each of the shims.
US12276278B2
A submersible fuel oil apparatus includes a base; at least one platform supported above the base and having a top surface, an underside surface and an aperture therethrough; a submersible motor mounted on the top surface of the platform and having a motor shaft extending vertically downward through the aperture in the platform; a fuel oil pump supported underneath the platform and having a pump shaft extending vertically upward, a pump inlet into which fuel oil is adapted to be delivered, and a pump outlet from which fuel oil is adapted to be pumped, the pump positioned such that the motor shaft and the pump shaft are aligned; a coupler connecting the motor shaft and pump shaft to each other; inlet piping connected to the pump inlet; and outlet piping connected to the pump outlet.
US12276276B2
A fluid end made of a plurality of fluid end sections positioned in a side-by-side relationship. Each fluid end section is made of a housing having a discharge bore and an intake bore formed therein. A fluid routing plug is installed within each housing and is configured to route fluid throughout the housing and between the discharge and intake bores. The fluid routing plug carries seals that engage sealing surfaces formed within the housing. A number of features, including the location of seals within bore walls and carbide inserts within valve guides, aid in reducing or transferring wear within each housing.
US12276273B2
The invention relates to a peristaltic pump (6) for a household electric appliance comprising a pump body (60) defining a chamber (68) in which a deformable hose is located (63), which is intended to contain a liquid to be moved, characterized in that the peristaltic pump (6) comprises a sealing device (661, 662, 663) designed to contain the liquid inside the chamber (68) in the event of rupture of the deformable hose (63).
US12276268B2
Provided is a reciprocating pump including: pump sections that are disposed in parallel with each other, each of the pump sections including a suction part for inflow of fluid, and a discharge part for outflow of fluid; a suction-side fluid passage for connection between the suction parts of the pump sections; and a discharge-side fluid passage for connection between the discharge parts of the pump sections; each of the pump sections includes a suction valve that allows and blocks circulation of fluid to be sucked, and a discharge valve that allows and blocks circulation of fluid to be discharged; a suction-valve operation member that opens the suction valve from outside; and a discharge-valve operation member that opens the discharge valve from outside. The suction-side fluid passage and the discharge-side fluid passage are expandable and contractible in a pipe axial direction.
US12276267B2
A rigidity variable apparatus includes: one or a plurality of coil units including a spiral-shaped coil portion in which a plurality of SMA element wires made of a shape-memory alloy are wound around an axis at a first pitch in a state where the SMA element wires are overlapped with each other in a predetermined axis direction, each of the SMA element wires memorizing a spiral shape with a pitch narrower than the first pitch, one of the plurality of SMA element wires starting to deform to the memorized spiral shape with a predetermined pitch when at a predetermined temperature or higher, another of the plurality of SMA element wires starting to deform to the spiral shape with a different pitch; and an electrothermal heater configured to heat the coil portion.
US12276265B2
A windmill includes a shaft, a blade, and a supporting member. The windmill is rotatable about a center axis of the shaft. The blade has a blade main body portion extending along an axial direction that is a direction of the center axis. When viewed in a cross sectional view orthogonal to the axial direction, the blade main body portion includes a front edge and a rear edge, the front edge being an end on a front side in a rotation direction of the windmill, the rear edge being an end on a rear side in the rotation direction. The supporting member extends along a radial direction orthogonal to the axis direction and passing through the center axis, so as to connect the shaft and the blade main body portion to each other.
US12276258B2
Wind driven apparatus is provided including upright support means and a plurality of wind directing wall members protruding outwardly from the upright support means at spaced apart intervals. The area between two adjacent wind directing wall members creates a wind collection section for collecting and directing wind in use. At least one opening is defined in the upright support means in each wind collection section for allowing wind, air and/or air pressure collected in the wind collection section to pass through said at least one opening and into an inner compartment defined in the upright support means. Drive shaft means provided in the inner compartment of the upright support means and rotatable means provided on and/or associated with the drive shaft means are rotatable as a result of air pressure and/or air flowing into the inner compartment via said at least one opening. Rotation of the drive shaft means can be used to drive electricity generating means, hydraulic pump means and/or drive transmission means in use.
US12276250B2
A wind turbine blade (10) comprising a pressure side (24) and a suction side (26), a leading edge (18) and a trailing edge (20). At least a portion of the blade (10) located in a trailing edge region (142) at or adjacent to the trailing edge (20) is a noise reducing portion defining an exposed surface and comprising a plurality of sound reducing or sound absorbing acoustic resonators (58), each of the resonators (58) comprising an opening (55) in the exposed surface and a cavity (56) having a length L between the opening (55) and a bottom (57) of the cavity opposite the opening (55).
US12276242B1
Provided is an intake bypass recirculation structure capable of silencing, including: an intake bypass recirculation structure body and a structure-conducted silencing device. An intake bypass recirculation cavity is provided on the intake bypass recirculation structure body. An inlet of the intake bypass recirculation structure and an outlet of the intake bypass recirculation structure that are provided on the intake bypass recirculation structure body are each connected to the intake bypass recirculation cavity. The structure-conducted silencing device is disposed inside the intake bypass recirculation cavity. In this application, during working, noise generated by a compressor is transmitted into the intake bypass recirculation cavity via an inlet of the intake bypass recirculation structure, and transmitted outside via the outlet of the intake bypass recirculation structure.
US12276240B2
A method of detecting a leak in an evaporative emissions system includes sealing an evaporative emissions system, achieving a first target pressure in the evaporative emissions system, achieving a second target pressure in the evaporative emissions system after achieving the first target pressure, and monitoring a system pressure subsequent to the second target pressure achieving step to determine a leak condition of the evaporative emissions system.
US12276239B1
This invention exploits the fundamental physics of turbulent mixing to improve bi-propellant chemical rocket engines. Instead of the many axial reactant injectors in conventional engines, only two transverse injectors are required to generate a pair of large, counter-rotating, streamwise vortices and to mix the reactants for the case of a circular combustion chamber. The vortex pair controls the rate of mixing and the rate of heat release, insensitive to pressure waves and relatively immune to combustion instabilities. The injector of a liquid propellant generates droplets, some of which may contact the opposite wall of the combustion chamber to aid in wall cooling. With the dramatic reduction in the number of injectors, the invention lowers engine mass and manufacturing costs while improving engine reliability.
US12276238B2
A thrust reverser in an engine includes a first reverser portion configured to direct a gas in a first direction to create reverse thrust. The thrust reverser also includes a second reverser portion configured to direct the gas in a second direction that is different than the first direction. The second reverser portion is upstream or downstream from the first reverser portion.
US12276234B2
A method of calibrating a control system based on a parametric value of a component. The method includes receiving a current from a component of the control system. The component is communicatively coupled to a controller and has a parametric resistor with a parametric resistance value correlating to a parametric value associated with the component. The method further includes determining the resistance value of the parametric resistor by measuring a parametric voltage rating from the current. The method further includes mapping the resistance value to the parametric value associated with the component. The method further includes generating a calibration data set. The calibration data set is based on calibrating the control system to calibrate for the parametric value. The method further includes transmitting a signal to the component. The signal is based on the calibration data set and is configured to calibrate operation of the component.
US12276232B1
During NA operation, the electronic control unit, which is a control device of the vehicle equipped with the turbocharged engine equipped with the blow-by gas recirculation device that ventilates the crankcase by extrusion of the blow-by gas by the supercharging pressure during the supercharging operation, executes the stagnation elimination control for changing the operating condition of the turbocharged engine to the operating condition in which the driving force of the vehicle is maintained and the stagnation state of the ventilation is eliminated, when the stagnation state in which the intake pipe pressure of the turbocharged engine is in the vicinity of the atmospheric pressure continues.
US12276212B2
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.
US12276205B2
A damper element and a vibration dampening system including a plurality of the stacked damper elements, are provided. The damper element(s) may be used in a body opening in a rotating blade in a turbine. The damper elements include a head member having an at least partially ramped surface, and a plurality of flexible legs extending from the head member. Each flexible leg includes a radially extending body section having an end section, and the end section has an outer end surface and an inner end surface. Centrifugal force caused by rotation of the rotating blade cause the head member of an adjacent damper element to force the outer end surfaces of the plurality of flexible legs into frictional engagement with an inner surface of the body opening to dampen vibration. In certain embodiments, an elongated body may extend through an opening in the head member of the damper element(s).
US12276198B2
A turbine vane platform sealing assembly, a turbine vane, and a gas turbine are proposed. The turbine vane platform sealing assembly includes a first sealing member inserted into a first groove formed in a turbine vane platform in a first direction, the first sealing member extending in the first direction, a second sealing member inserted into a second groove formed in a second direction intersecting the first direction of the turbine vane platform such that an end thereof contacts an upper surface of the first sealing member, and a third sealing member provided so as to partially extend in the first direction while being partially bent in the second direction at a point where the first and second sealing members are in contact so that at least a portion of the bent part is inserted into the second sealing member to restrict the movement of the third sealing member.
US12276196B2
A three-level prevention and control method for a rock burst roadway, the method comprising: pre-weakening a thick and hard rock layer above a roadway before the roadway is excavated; carrying out prestress support, pressure relief and reinforcement when the roadway is excavated; and carrying out stress transfer on an advance abutment pressure, and arranging a composite energy absorption protective structure around the roadway before the mining of a working face. By coordinating the spatio-temporal relationship between pressure relief, support and prevention, the energy dissipation in the rock burst roadway is changed from an unstable, disorderly and uncontrollable dissipation state to a stable, orderly and controllable dissipation state.
US12276192B2
The present invention refers to a system and method for construction and completion of wells in the pre-salt production and injection fields. The application of the present invention allows a reduction in well construction time of approximately seven days considering the drilling and completion of the well. The system comprises string accessories, cement, AMB, production string, casings, HFIV, fluid, wellhead system, subsea equipment, DHSV and packer. The method aims at reducing one well phase, resulting in three drilling phases, with the running in of only two casings and the completion in an open well with part of the same exposed to the saline formation, herein called 2R-PAC.
US12276191B2
An electromagnetic reversal downhole pressure intensifier is provided, including a pressure intensifier and a drill bit. A nozzle and a bit water way are arranged on the drill bit, the pressure intensifier includes an electromagnetic valve seat, a pressurizing chamber, and a discharge flow pup joint; an electromagnetic valve is arranged in the electromagnetic valve seat, and an electromagnetic valve seat flow channel is arranged on the electromagnetic valve seat; a plunger is arranged in the pressurizing chamber, and the upper end of the plunger separates the inner chamber of the pressurizing chamber into a non-rod chamber and a rod chamber; a conveying pipe is arranged in the discharge flow pup joint, and a flow channel is formed between the conveying pipe and the discharge flow pup joint; the drill bit is connected to the discharge flow pup joint.
US12276188B2
A system can receive input data indicating a current state of a wellbore drilling operation. The system can determine, by a set of software applications, constraints associated with the wellbore drilling operation. The system can optimize, by an optimization model and using the input data, a drilling parameter subject to the constraints associated with the wellbore drilling operation. The system can output the optimized drilling parameter for controlling the wellbore drilling operation.
US12276179B2
A method may include obtaining, from a digital drilling program and by a drilling management network, a drilling operation sequence of the drilling rig. The drilling management network is coupled to a drilling rig, rig equipment, and various electric power generators. The method may further include determining, by the drilling management network, a power management sequence that matches an electric power capacity of the drilling rig to an electric power consumption of the rig equipment. The method may further include executing, by the drilling management network, the power management sequence to the rig equipment and the electric power generators.
US12276174B2
The invention consists a packer system for use in well. In particular, the invention deals with a packer itself, a settling device, to settle said packer, and a retriever device, to recover said packer, it also comprises the process of operation corresponding to said system. Also comprises a process to settle with a settle device and a process to retrieve, with a retriever device, that can be used in settle and recovery processes, for delayed production of wells and the reduction of costs associated with the replacement of progressive cavity pumps (PCP).
US12276173B2
A seal including a seal material and a temperature control material in thermal communication with the seal material. A method for producing a seal having temperature regulating properties including adding a dopant to a seal material in a quantity that supports electrical conductivity and disposing an electrical connector on the seal. A borehole system comprising a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a seal tool disposed within or as a part of the string.
US12276171B2
A control system for automatically operating a well control device located in a subsea blow-out preventer (BOP), has a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit is connected to the second control unit and issues an activation command to the second control unit to cause it to trigger actuation of the well control device, and the first control unit is configured to automatically issue the activation command to the second control unit on detecting issue of the signal indicative of a requirement to trigger actuation of the subsea BOP shear mechanism.
US12276165B2
A method repairing lost circulation conditions during drilling operations, including deploying a deployment tool to a lost circulation zone, charging the deployment tool with eutectic metal alloy pellets, activating a heater to melt the pellets through the deployment tool and out of the crucible onto the targeted zone to form a patch, removing the deployment tool, and milling away excess cooled and cured eutectic metal alloy.
US12276162B2
Wireless power and telemetry systems for multi-stage completions are provided. Various configurations for couplers, e.g., electro-magnetic couplers, for use in such systems are also provided.
US12276153B2
A multi-joint hinge has a mounting element which can be fixed to an appliance body and a hinge part which can be fixed to a door and which is held pivotably on the mounting element via a joint mechanism with a plurality of joint levers. The hinge part is biased in the closing direction via a spring and at least one linear damper with a damper housing and a piston rod displaceable relative to the damper housing is provided which brakes a closing movement of the hinge part. The linear damper is arranged with the damper housing in a rotationally fixed manner via a holding element within a lever and the holding element is fixed to a lever of the joint mechanism. The piston rod can be pushed into the damper housing via an actuating element which is arranged on a further lever of the joint mechanism.
US12276150B2
A device for controlling a movable furniture element includes a main transmitter, an auxiliary transmitter, and a receiver. The auxiliary transmitter is separate from the main transmitter. The movable furniture element is controllable by a first wireless signal transmitted from the main transmitter to the receiver. The movable furniture element is also controllable by a second wireless signal transmitted from the auxiliary transmitter to the receiver.
US12276145B2
There is provided a lock device for an opening and closing body, including: a locking portion; a locking member; a case including a first case and a second case; a rotation body; and a biasing means. A cut-out is provided, and a retaining portion is provided, the retaining portion including a protruding portion and being configured to retain the rotation body relative to the first case. A first engaging surface and a second engaging surface are configured to engage with each other to form a temporary locking portion for temporarily locking the rotation body. A cam means and a stopper are provided between the second case and the rotation body, the stopper being configured to engage with the rotation body so as to hold the rotation body with the first engagement surface and the second engaging surface disengaged from each other.
US12276139B2
A locking device for a movable vehicle element of a vehicle may have at least a rotary catch, a locking element and an associated blocking mechanism. The blocking mechanism may have at least one blocking element and a movable actuating element for locked coupling of the rotary catch and the locking element. The movable actuating element may be designed to move the rotary catch into a closed position going beyond at least one latching position and to stop in this closed position. The rotary catch and the blocking element may be out of latching engagement in the closed position.
US12276127B2
A positioning device for fence supplemented with pet guardrail comprises: an upper embedding slot and a lower embedding slot having face-to-face openings and extending axially being respectively formed on an opposite outside of the upper crossbar and the lower crossbar of the pet guardrail, for embedding the upper and lower ends of the straight rod and fixing the straight rod via the positioning peg from the inner side of the upper crossbar and the lower crossbar to avoid the exposure of the positioning peg and omitting the installation of the front cover plate on the front side of the upper crossbar and the lower crossbar, and moreover, the side cover installed and covered on the left and right ends of the upper crossbar and the side cover facing the end of side pole of the existing fence being an circular arc surface, thereby meeting the installation inclination angle of the existing fence. The configuration of the circular arc surface enables the side cover to maintain attached with the side pole.
US12276107B2
A shingle includes a substrate having an asphalt coating on a top surface of the substrate and on a bottom surface of the substrate. A surface layer of granules is embedded in the asphalt on the top surface of the substrate. A backdust layer of particles is embedded in the asphalt on the bottom surface of the substrate. A sealant is disposed on the backdust. A hydrophobic material is applied to the sealant.
US12276097B2
A liquid dosing apparatus for dispensing a liquid from a container into a liquid stream of a shower, toilet, or tap includes an adapter, a dosing mechanism, a damping control system, and a dispensing outlet. The adapter is arranged to detachable receive the container. The dosing mechanism includes a dosing chamber and a movable member. The dosing mechanism is arranged to draw a set volume of the liquid into the dosing chamber on activation by moving the moveable member in a first direction. The damping control system is arranged to control a dispensing rate of the set volume of the liquid by controlling return speed of the moveable member. The damping control system is arranged to allow and control adjustment of the dispensing rate. The dispensing outlet is arranged to dispense the liquid into the water stream at the controlled dispensing rate.
US12276086B2
A hydraulic system for a working machine includes a hydraulic actuator configured to be operated by operation fluid, a control valve connected to the hydraulic actuator, and a communication fluid line for fluid communication between the hydraulic actuator and the control valve. The control valve includes a first supply path to guide the operation fluid toward the hydraulic actuator; a regeneration path to guide the operation fluid having been returned to the control valve from the hydraulic actuator, to the first supply path; and a branched path that branches from the regeneration path and supplies operation fluid to outside of the control valve.
US12276067B2
Method of delignification of plant material, said method comprising: providing said plant material comprising cellulose fibers and lignin; exposing said plant material requiring to a composition comprising: alkanesulfonic acid; and a peroxide, wherein said alkylsulfonic acid and peroxide are present in a molar ratio ranging 1:1 to 15:1 and the time of exposure is sufficient to remove substantially all of the lignin present on said plant material. Compositions capable of achieving delignification are also disclosed.
US12276066B2
A method for producing a finished leather substitute, finished leather substitutes obtainable by such method, and uses thereof are provided. Specifically, a method for producing a finished leather substitute is provided, comprising providing a sheet material grown from mycelium having a top surface layer and a bottom surface, and applying at least one finishing coating to the bottom surface only.
US12276065B2
Dispersion is obtained by: blending a specific resin emulsion for protecting a tungsten-based infrared-absorbing pigment; and dispersing the tungsten-based infrared-absorbing pigment in a state of being coated in advance by means of the resin emulsion.
US12276064B2
A method for localized or diffused decolorization of colored fabrics and garments by applying an accelerating substance comprising quaternary ammonium salts and subsequently treating with ozone.
US12276054B2
A method for manufacturing a composite material includes forming a composite precursor material comprising a nonwoven layer comprising a plurality of fibers and a polymer film layer laminated to the nonwoven layer; forming a plurality of apertured extended cells in the polymer film layer, each of the apertured extended cells having a continuous sidewall extending away from the nonwoven layer that terminates in an aperture at a distal end; and, while forming the plurality of apertured extended cells, pushing, with a fluid, at least one of the fibers into at least one of the apertured extended cells so that a portion of the at least one of the fibers extends into the at least one of the apertured extended cells and through the aperture at the distal end.
US12276040B2
The single crystal furnace charging system includes a control system configured to send a charging request, a material preparation system configured to receive the charging request and prepare materials based on the charging request, a feeding system configured to receive the charging request, obtain the materials, and compare an actual feeding amount with a preset feeding amount to obtain a difference between the actual feeding amount and the preset charging amount, in response to the difference being within a first preset threshold, charge a single crystal furnace. The single crystal furnace charging system further includes a calibration system configured to obtain a total charging weight, and obtain a difference between the total charging weight and a preset charging amount of the single crystal furnace, in response to the difference being within a second preset threshold, update a total charging amount to the total charging weight.
US12276035B2
Polymer electrolyte membrane, membrane electrode assembly and polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer
To provide a polymer electrolyte membrane which can be applied to a polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer, and is capable of producing a polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer having a low electrolytic voltage and excellent in hydrogen gas recovery efficiency, as well as a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer obtainable by using it. The polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention contains a polymer electrolyte, of which the hydrogen gas permeation coefficient under the conditions of a temperature of 80° C. and a relative humidity of 10%, is at most 2.4×10−9 cm3·cm/(s·cm2·cmHg), wherein the membrane resistance value under the conditions of a temperature of 80° C. and a relative humidity of 50%, is from 50 to 150 mΩ·cm2.
US12276032B2
A method for treating a part made of ferrous metal includes a nitriding operation forming on the part a combination layer having a thickness of between 5 and 30 μm, and a diffusion region, arranged beneath and in contact with the combination layer, having a thickness of between 100 μm and 500 μm. The method also includes an operation of quenching the part by high-frequency induction, over an induction depth that is greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, thereby hardening the part. The resulting part has a surface hardness greater than or equal to 50 HRC, a hardness of the combination layer greater than or equal to 400 HV0.05, and a hardness of the part greater than or equal to 500 HV0.05 at a depth of 500 μm. The high-frequency induction quenching operation is performed without the application of a protective film on the part prior to the induction quenching operation.
US12276031B2
A device and a method for fabricating a ceramic reinforced composite coating based on plasma remelting and injection. The device includes a plasma cladding assembly, a powder feeding assembly, a metal-based substrate, and a thermal infrared imager. The plasma cladding assembly comprises a plasma gun and a plasma generator. A plasma arc generated is used to heat the substrate and form a molten pool on the substrate. The powder feeding assembly comprises a powder feeder configured to feed ceramic particles to the molten pool through a powder feeding copper tube. The thermal infrared imager is configured to acquire an infrared image of the molten pool and acquire an optimal injection position of the ceramic particles according to the infrared image. The optimal injection position is a midpoint between a trailing edge of the plasma arc emitted on the substrate and a trailing edge of the molten pool.
US12276027B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes a liquid processing module, provided with a carry-out/in opening of a substrate, including therein a first liquid processing device and a second liquid processing device; a module-outside transfer device configured to carry the substrate out from and into the liquid processing module; and a module-inside transfer device configured to transfer the substrate between the first liquid processing device and the second liquid processing device. The first liquid processing device is equipped with a first holder configured to hold the substrate. The second liquid processing device is equipped with a second holder configured to hold the substrate. The second liquid processing device is configured to perform a plating processing on the substrate held by the second holder. The first liquid processing device is configured to perform at least a post-cleaning processing performed after the plating processing on the substrate held by the first holder.
US12276025B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber having a processing space in which a substrate is plasma-processed, and having a transparent window; a gas flow unit supplying and discharging process gas to the processing chamber; and a laser irradiator irradiating a laser for heating the substrate to be selectively atomic layer-processed for each of a plurality of thin films formed on the substrate through the transparent window from an external space of the processing chamber.
US12276022B2
A method for producing a thin-film containing a metal atom or a semimetal atom on the surface of a substrate, comprising the steps of vaporizing a thin-film forming raw material comprising an alkoxide compound represented by the following general formula (1), introducing the vaporized compound into a treatment atmosphere, and subjecting the vaporized compound to decomposition and/or a chemical reaction, to thereby form the thin-film containing a metal atom or a semimetal atom on the surface of the substrate: where R1 to R6, M and n are defined herein.
US12276021B2
Methods for forming phosphosilicate glass layers are disclosed. Exemplary methods include forming a silicon-containing layer overlying the substrate and depositing a phosphorus-containing layer overlying the substrate. The deposited phosphorus-containing layer can include P2O3 and/or exhibit a melting temperature less than or equal to 500° C. The deposited phosphorus-containing layer can be heated to flow and oxidized to provide desired properties.
US12276018B2
The present invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method for microwave means. The manufacturing apparatus (1) for microwave means comprises: a fixture (10, 10′), the fixture (10, 10′) comprising a base (11) capable of rotating about a first axis (A1), and a carrier (12) capable of swinging about a second axis (A2), the carrier (12) being connected to the base (11) so as to hold an insulating substrate (40), wherein the first axis (A1) intersects the second axis (A2); a source (20) for releasing metal ions towards the insulating substrate (40); and a controller (30), the controller (30) coupled to the fixture (10, 10′) and the source (20) and configured to control a movement pattern of the fixture (10, 10′) and/or an angle of the source (20) such that the insulating substrate (40) receives the metal ions from a plurality of angles and a metal layer (50) is formed over all surfaces (41) of the insulating substrate (40).
US12276000B2
The present invention relates to methods for predicting the risk of developing pulmonary colonization/infection by P. aeruginosa. The inventors analyzed the respiratory tract microbiota from 65 patients sputum samples and compared microbiota data. The inventors found that patients that will remain uninfected from P. aeruginosa exhibited 3-fold higher abundance of Porphyromonas catoniae compared to the other groups. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for predicting the risk of developing pulmonary colonization/infection by P. aeruginosa in a subject suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF) comprising measuring the abundance of Porphyromonas catoniae in a biological sample obtained from said subject.
US12275997B2
Methods and systems for quantification of a target nucleic acid in a sample are provided. The method includes forming a plurality of discrete sample portions. Each of the plurality of discrete sample portions comprising a portion of the sample, and a reaction mixture. The method further includes amplifying the plurality of discrete sample portions to form a plurality of discrete processed sample portions. At least one discrete processed sample portion containing nucleic acid amplification reaction products. Fluorescence signals are detected from the at least one of the plurality of discrete processed sample portions to determine a presence of the at least one target nucleic acid. The method also includes determining the respective volumes of the plurality of the plurality of discrete processed sample portions, and estimating the number of copies-per-unit-volume of the at least one target nucleic acid in the sample. Estimating the number of copies-per-unit-volume is based on the number of discrete processed sample portions determined to contain the at least one target nucleic acid therein.
US12275993B2
The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and systems for droplet processing. For example, methods can include (a) providing a first emulsion comprising a first droplet population, wherein droplets of the first droplet population comprise a lysis reagent, and a second emulsion comprising a second droplet population, wherein a droplet of the second droplet population comprises i) a cell or a nucleus, and ii) a plurality of nucleic acid barcode molecules; (b) subjecting the first emulsion and second emulsion to conditions sufficient to transfer the lysis reagent to the second droplet population via micelles comprising the lysis reagent; and (c) lysing the cell or the nucleus within the droplet of the second droplet population with the lysis reagent.
US12275987B2
Provided are an egg-type chicken whole-genome SNP chip and the use thereof. The SNP loci of the chip are respectively derived from 14,624 SNP loci shared by each line of the major egg-type chickens in China; 3,677 SNP loci associated with disease-resistant traits in egg-type chickens; 16,000 SNP loci associated with economic traits in egg-type chickens; and 9,358 SNP loci making up genomic regions not covered by the foregoing probes. The 43,681 SNPs on the egg-type chicken whole-genome SNP chip have DNA sequences as represented by SEQ ID NO. 1-43,681. The chip can specifically identify the genetic relationship between commercial egg-type chickens and egg-type chickens of local breeds, and can also perform applications such as whole-genome association analysis, genome selective breeding, and QTL location analysis of target traits and population genetic analysis.
US12275985B2
This invention relates to sequence specific electrochemically-labeled oligonucleotide probes for the detection of nucleic acids and methods associated therewith.
US12275979B2
Disclosed is a genetically modified microorganism into which a nucleic acid encoding an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction to reduce 3-oxoadipyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA is introduced. In the genetically modified microorganism, a nucleic acid encoding any one of the polypeptides described in (a) to (c) below is introduced or expression of the polypeptide is enhanced: (a) a polypeptide composed of an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 6 and 213, (b) a polypeptide composed of the same amino acid sequence as any one of the amino acid sequences, except that one or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added, and having enzymatic activity that catalyzes a reaction to reduce 3-oxoadipyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA, and (c) a polypeptide composed of an amino acid sequence with a sequence identity of not less than 70% to any one of the amino acid sequences and having activity to reduce 3-oxoadipyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA.
US12275976B2
The present invention relates to a living cell, preferably a host cell, that is phloroglucinol resistant. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a phloroglucinol-resistant recombinant host cell. The present invention also relates to a method for producing phloroglucinol.
US12275973B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing cytidine 5′-monophospho-N-acetyl-neuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac, 1) from low-cost substrates N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc), pyruvate, cytidine and polyphosphate in a single reaction mixture with a set of optionally immobilized or optionally co-immobilized enzymes comprising N-acylglucosamine 2-epimerase (AGE), an N-acetylneuraminate lyase (NAL), an N-acylneuraminate cytidylyltransferase (CSS), a uridine kinase (UDK), a uridine monophosphate kinase and a polyphosphate kinase 3 (PPK3). Further, said process may be adapted to produce Neu5Acylated i.e. sialylated biomolecules and biomolecules including a saccharide, a peptide, a protein, a glycopeptide, a glycoprotein, a glycolipid, a glycan, an antibody, and a glycoconjugate, in particular, an antibody drug conjugate, and a carbohydrate conjugate vaccine, or a flavonoid.
US12275972B2
Provided are a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium which produces a purine nucleotide, and a method of producing a purine nucleotide using the microorganism.
US12275968B2
The current invention involves the use of protein lectins produced by plants including the non-toxic carbohydrate binding subunits (B subunits) of plant “AB toxins” (PTB lectins) as delivery vehicles for mobilizing associated drug substances for delivery to animal and human cells. The resulting protein fusions or conjugates retain lectin carbohydrate specificity for binding to cells and cellular trafficking activity so as to deliver an associated drug compound to the site of disease manifestation. One embodiment of this invention concerns the ability of ricin toxin B subunit, as a model PTB lectin, to deliver enzyme replacement therapeutic drugs to cells of several organs of the body including the brain and central nervous system, eyes, ears, lungs, bone, heart, kidney, liver, and spleen for treating lysosomal diseases.
US12275953B2
A method for screening host cells expressing a target protein is provided. The method includes the following steps: providing an expression vector, the expression vector including a promoter, a gene encoding a target protein and an FTH1 gene; transfecting the host cells with the expression vector; culturing the host cells in a medium; and adding iron ions to the medium, and screening the surviving host cells to obtain the host cells expressing the target protein. An expression vector and a method for establishing a cell line stably expressing an exogenous recombinant gene are also provided.
US12275951B2
The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods and compositions for use in Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-Cpf1 genome editing systems.
US12275946B2
Provided are methods, compositions, recombinant DNA molecules, and kits for cloning T cell receptors (TCRs). The methods facilitate construction of TCR expression libraries from biological samples containing antigen-specific T cells, including but not limited to tumor biopsies, including frozen tumor biopsies. Peripheral T cells that were engineered with library-derived TCR genes show potent therapeutic anti-tumor effects. The method can be performed using any sample that contains T cells, and can be performed with oligoclonal populations of T cells, such as T cells that have infiltrated a tumor. Primer combinations for first strand cDNA synthesis, second strand cDNA synthesis, and for cloning a plurality of distinct TCR β and TCR α chains into a plurality of vectors are provided. Cells containing the vectors are provided, as are kits for use in rapid cloning of the TCR β and TCR α chains.
US12275945B2
The invention provides a method for reducing water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) in a photosynthetic cells and plants, the method comprising the step of genetically modifying the photosynthetic cells and plants to express a modified oleosin including at least one artificially introduced cysteine to reduce WSC. The applicants have shown that in such cells and plants, there is a strong correlation between reduced WSC and elevated photosynthesis. In addition, WSC is significantly simpler to measure that than the other typically measured characteristics when selecting cells or plants with the most favourable characteristics.
US12275940B2
The present disclosure provides half duplex compounds comprising a first oligomeric compound and a second, shorter, oligomeric compound, wherein the first oligomeric compound is complementary to a target nucleic acid and the second oligomeric compound is complementary to the first oligomeric compound. In certain embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are useful for modulating the expression of extra-hepatic target nucleic acids.
US12275933B2
A composition of microorganisms, comprising photoautotrophic microorganisms (16) which produce oxygen by photosynthetic water oxidation chemoheterotrophic microorganisms (17) which respire oxygen, wherein the photoautotrophic microorganisms (16) and the chemoheterotrophic microorganisms (17) are comprised in a biofilm (13), the biofilm further comprising components (15) which were secreted by the photoautotrophic microorganisms (16) and/or the chemoheterotrophic microorganisms (17), and a reactor (1), a method for forming a biofilm, and a method for biocatalytic conversion employing such composition.
US12275931B2
A tissue processing system for dissociation of and release of cellular components from adipose tissue to prepare stromal vascular fraction includes a portable tissue processing unit for containing biological material including adipose tissue during enzymatic digestion processing and a digestion drive unit configured to receive the tissue processing unit for rotational processing of the tissue processing unit about an axis of rotation. The unit has an upright orientation and a reclined orientation in which the axis of rotation is at a reclined angle to horizontal relative to the upright orientation. The digestion drive unit is configured to receive and drive rotation of the tissue processing unit in the reclined orientation. Methods for processing biological material including adipose tissue include enzymatically digesting adipose tissue with rotation of a tissue processing unit around an axis of rotation in a reclined orientation.
US12275922B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of using the compositions for treating a floor surface. The disclosed compositions clean the floor surface, repair damage, or maintain the original look of the floor. The disclosed compositions also do not provide a permanent finish on the floor, are temporary coatings, or do not significantly change the gloss of the floor after application.
US12275914B2
Compositions which are fragrant and contain at least a member set culled from a library of compositions, each being comprised of sub-combinations of selected terpenes. Fragrances that mimic that of various states of organic and synthetic aromatics including products, processes and those from non-combusted plant products, among other things, uniquitous products, processes, medicinals, and related moieties leverage databases of all known terpene groupings are offered for consideration, and have been provided, according to the instant teachings.
US12275908B2
Proposed is a method of emulsifying fuel oil and a desulfurization agent. The method includes (a) a step of adding a desulfurization agent to fuel oil for line mixing thereof, (b) a step of generating droplets in the resulting mixture of step (a), (c) a step of causing the resulting mixture of step (b) to pass through a magnetic field so that the mixture can be magnetized, (d) a step of subjecting the resulting mixture of step (c) to vortex mixing, and (e) a step of causing collision of the resulting mixture of step (d). The method uses fuel oil as a continuous phase and a water-based desulfurization agent as a disperse phase and emulsifies the desulfurization agent in the fuel oil through water-in-oil (W/o) emulsification so that the desulfurization agent can be stably dispersed in the fuel oil. Since the fuel oil and the desulfurization agent are burned together during combustion, sulfur oxides that may occur during the combustion are removed, whereby sulfur oxide emissions are reduced.
US12275896B2
A process for hydrotreating recycled or renewable feedstocks with a catalytic microparticle slurry, and a process for manufacturing the catalytic microparticle slurry, are disclosed.
US12275894B2
Fracturing or fracking fluids for fracturing a subterranean reservoir for hydrocarbon recovery and related methods are described. The fluid comprises lignin, in particular technical lignin, and at least one strain of bacteria capable of biosurfactant production and/or a biosurfactant produced by at least one such isolated strain of bacteria. Also described is a fracturing method for recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation.
US12275889B2
A method of treating a fluid to reduce the level of H2S therein while inhibiting the deposition of scale on surfaces in contact with the fluid, comprising introducing into the fluid a triazine scavenger compound and a terpolymer. The fluid may be liquid or gas and may be petroleum, petroleum product, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other type of oil fraction or refined oil. The triazine scavenger may be e.g. 1,3,5-tri(2-hydroxyethyl)-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine. The terpolymer may comprise a carboxylate/sulphonate/non-ionic terpolymer. When added to a wellbore fluid, it is effective as a scavenger of H2S and also reduces the amount of scale deposition on a surface in contact with the fluid when the fluid comes into contact with or is mixed with a brine. In some aspects, the composition increases the proportion of precipitated solids held in suspension when the fluid is contacted with or mixed with a brine.
US12275887B2
A method for storing an inorganic salt, wherein the inorganic salt has a long service life, and the stability of a salt melt made of the inorganic salt is increased. This is achieved in that the inorganic salt is provided in a liquid state, wherein the inorganic salt comprises anions which decompose when heat is supplied, thereby forming at least one gaseous decomposition product, and the pressure of the gas atmosphere is set such that the gas atmosphere is in chemical equilibrium with the inorganic salt in the liquid state.
US12275883B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a multifunctional additive obtained from the reaction of: (a) an intermediate obtained from the reaction of maleic anhydride and a polyoxyalkylene monoamine; and (b) an amine compound comprising a primary amine group and/or a secondary amine group and its use in a variety of applications, including, but not limited to: as a corrosion inhibitor or friction modifier in aqueous and non-aqueous systems; in fuel deposit control agents; as a dispersant in pigment, asphalt and cement compositions; and as a detergent.
US12275862B2
Embodiments herein relate to a non-aqueous liquid foul release coating composition for controlling aqueous biofouling on man-made objects comprising a moisture curable polysiloxane comprising repeating units of according to formula (I) as described in the application and at least one terminal or pendant group of according to formula (II) as described in the application; and at least one of a marine biocide or a non-volatile component comprising units selected from hydrocarbyl, heterocarbyl, halocarbyl, ether, ester, amide, ketone, siloxane, urethane or urea groups. Embodiments herein further relate to a substrate coated with such coating composition and to processes of use of such coating compositions to control aquatic biofouling of a man-made object.
US12275859B2
The object of the present invention is to provide a fluorinated ether composition with which a surface layer capable of imparting excellent water/oil repellency to the surface of a substrate and being excellent in abrasion resistance and weather resistance of the water/oil repellency, can be formed, and a coating liquid containing the fluorinated ether composition. The present invention further provides an article having a surface layer formed of the fluorinated ether composition, and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether composition containing a specific fluorinated ether compound (1) having a poly(oxyfluoroalkylene) chain and having two silyl groups each having a hydrolyzable group bonded, at one terminal of the chain via an amide bond, and a specific fluorinated ether compound (2) having a poly(oxyfluoroalkylene) chain and having two silyl groups having a hydrolyzable group bonded, at both terminals of the chain via an amid bond.
US12275855B2
A printing method contains applying a processing fluid to a fabric and applying an ink to the fabric to which the processing fluid has been applied, wherein the ink contains a pigment, a resin having a cross-linkable functional group, a pH regulator, and at least one member selected from a block isocyanate compound, a carbodiimide compound, and a polymer having an oxazoline group.
US12275854B2
A curable composition containing a polymerizable compound (a), a photopolymerization initiator (b), and a solvent (c), wherein the curable composition has viscosity of not less than 2 mPa·s and not more than 60 mPa·s at 23° C., a content of the solvent (d) with respect to the whole curable composition is not less than 5 vol % and not more than 95 vol %, a boiling point of the solvent (d) at normal pressure is less than 250° C., and the polymerizable compound (a) contains a compound (a-1) containing not less than one aromatic ring or aromatic heterocycle, and not less than four vinyl groups directly bonding to the aromatic ring or the aromatic heterocycle.
US12275853B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing a surface-reacted calcium carbonate, wherein a calcium carbonate-comprising material is treated with at least one inorganic acid and carbon dioxide in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous suspension of surface-reacted calcium carbonate, wherein the at least one water-soluble, inorganic magnesium salt is added before, during and/or after the treatment step. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a surface-reacted calcium carbonate obtained from said process and its use.
US12275840B2
What are described are a polymer mixture or polymer blend comprising polybutylene succinate and polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, a composite material or compound comprising polybutylene succinate and polybutylene succinate-co-adipate and/or said polymer mixture or polymer blend and one or more filler constituents, an article and/or single-use article comprising or consisting of said composite material or compound, and processes for producing the aforementioned composite material or compound or the aforementioned article or single-use article. Also described are the use of the polymer mixture or polymer blend for production of said composite material or compound, and the use of the composite material or compound for production of an article or single-use article that is compostable in particular.
US12275839B2
A reinforcing resin composition includes an epoxy resin (A), a phenolic resin (B), and a benzoxazine compound (C).
US12275838B2
A sheet molding compound which is a thickened material of an epoxy resin composition, including a component (A), a component (B), and a component (C), in which the component (A) is an epoxy resin staying at a liquid state at 25° C., the component (B) is an acid anhydride, the component (C) is an epoxy resin curing agent, and in the thickened material, at least some of epoxy groups of the component (A) and at least some of carboxy groups derived from the component (B) form ester.
US12275831B2
A method for producing polypropylene-based resin expanded beads includes dispersion, blowing agent impregnation, and foaming steps. Beads used in the dispersion step include a core layer having a polypropylene-based resin as a base material resin, and a fusion-bonding layer covering core layer; the beads fusion-bonding layer includes carbon black and a NOR-type hindered amine; a carbon black blending ratio is adjusted to 0.5 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less; and an amine blending ratio of the beads is adjusted to 0.03 wt % or more and 0.5 wt % or less; the polypropylene-based resin expanded beads have a surface on which a fusion-bonding layer is located; the fusion-bonding layer includes the carbon black and hindered amine; a carbon black blending ratio is 0.5 wt % or more and 5 wt % or less; and a blending ratio of the hindered amine is 0.03 wt % or more and 0.5 wt % or less.
US12275829B2
A light emitting thin film and a manufacturing method thereof, a light emitting device and a displaying substrate, which relates to the technical field of displaying. The light emitting thin film includes a polymer (1) and a quantum dot (2) bonded to the polymer (1); the quantum dot (2) includes a metal nanoparticle (3) and a core-shell structure connected to the metal nanoparticle (3); and the metal nanoparticle (3) is bonded to the polymer (1) by a sulfide bond.
US12275827B2
Provided are a water-soluble film capable of inhibiting sticking between the films while maintaining excellent water solubility and a package using the same. A water-soluble film of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin. When a crystallinity index calculated using a diamond prism is Fd1 and a crystallinity index calculated using a germanium prism is Fg1 for FT-IR measurement of a first surface of the water-soluble film by ATR technique, Fd1 and Fg1 are Fd1≤0.65 and Fd1/Fg1<1. Fd1 is preferably Fd1≥0.25.
US12275823B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing high-purity hydrosilylation products, and also to the products that may be produced by this process and to the use thereof as surfactants.
US12275822B2
A foam and a foaming composition are provided. The foam includes a composite material and a plurality of foam cells, wherein the foam cells are disposed in the composite material. The composite material includes a modified sulfur-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing polymer fiber, wherein a degree of orientation as defined by the ratio I110/I200 is from 1.0 to 1.3, wherein I110 is the X-ray diffraction peak intensity of (110) planes of the modified sulfur-containing polymer and I200 is the X-ray diffraction peak intensity of (200) planes of the modified sulfur-containing polymer.
US12275808B2
A process for producing superabsorbent particles by polymerizing a monomer solution or suspension, comprising drying of the resultant aqueous polymer gel in an air circulation belt dryer, grinding, classifying, and optionally thermal surface postcrosslinking, wherein the aqueous polymer gel is introduced into the air circulation belt dryer by means of an oscillating conveyor belt and that guide devices are located at the edges of the conveyor belt.
US12275804B2
The present invention relates to a product comprising cellulose fibers wherein the cellulose fibers are at least partly modified to contain dialcohol cellulose and a melt-processing method of preparing the same.
US12275801B2
The present invention relates to the use of tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) as a marker for identifying and/or isolating adult multipotential cells. The present invention also relates to cell populations enriched by methods of the present invention and therapeutic uses of these cells.
US12275799B2
The present disclosure generally relates to binding agents, such as antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof, that are capable of binding to trophoblast cell surface antigen-2 (TROP2). Also disclosed herein are binding agents that are capable of targeting TROP2-expressing tumor cells and their use for the treatment of cancer. Single domain antibodies that specifically binds to amino acid residues of the extracellular domain of TROP2 are provided.
US12275798B2
The present invention relates to novel tri-specific binding molecules. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such binding molecules; to methods for preparing such binding molecules; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such binding molecules; to compositions comprising such binding molecules; and to uses of such binding molecules or such compositions, in particular for therapeutic purposes in the field of cancer diseases.
US12275797B2
The present invention relates to anti-CD37antibodies having an Fc-Fc interaction enhancing substitution in the Fc-region of a human IgG, for use as a medicament in combination with anti-CD20 antibodies having an Fc-Fc interaction enhancing substitution in the Fc-region of a human IgG. The invention also relates to a novel composition of anti-CD37 antibodies having an Fc-Fc 5 interaction enhancing substitution and anti-CD20 antibodies having an Fc-Fc interaction enhancing substitution. In particular, the invention relates to compositions wherein the anti-CD37 antibody binds human CD37 and the anti-CD20 antibody binds human CD20. The invention also relates to compositions where the composition is a pharmaceutical composition and the use of such compositions in treatment of cancer and other diseases.
US12275793B2
Anti-human CD40L antibodies engineered to lack the ability to activate platelets and methods for treating patients having a CD40L-associated disease.
US12275792B2
The present invention provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies that bind to leptin receptor (LEPR), and methods of using the same. According to certain embodiments, the invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies that bind LEPR and activate LEPR signaling. In other embodiments, the invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies that bind to LEPR and enhance sensitization of LEPR to an antigen. In certain embodiments, the invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies that bind LEPR in the presence and absence of leptin. In certain embodiments, the invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies that induce signaling in cells expressing LEPR mutants that otherwise exhibit defective or impaired signaling in the presence of leptin. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of the present invention are useful for the treatment of lipodystrophies and other diseases and disorders associated with or caused by leptin deficiency or leptin resistance.
US12275789B2
The present invention relates to fully human antibodies and conjugates thereof, which specifically bind to the extracellular domain of receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (ROR2).
US12275787B2
The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptors, compostions, and methods thereof. In one embodiment the present disclosure provides a method of treating autoimmune diseases, asthma, and preventing or mediating organ rejection in a subject.
US12275766B2
Disclosed herein are polypeptide fragments and polynucleotides based on mutant capicua transcriptional repressor (CIC), catenin beta 1 (CTNNB1), v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog B (ERBB2), kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS), phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1), SRY-box transcription factor 17 (SOX17), tumor protein 53 (TP53), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) sequences, vectors, host cells, viruses, methods for generating CD8+ T-cells, and methods of treatment. Also disclosed herein are T-cell receptors (TCRs), polynucleotides, vectors and cells comprising the TCRs, and methods of treatment.
US12275759B2
The purpose of the invention is to develop and provide a novel therapeutic agent for hepatitis B that differs from the conventional therapeutic agent for hepatitis B in the mechanism of action, or target of interest. Provided is an inhibitor of hepatitis B virus replication consisting of a spike region in the core protein of a hepatitis B virus, or an expression vector containing a nucleic acid encoding the same.
US12275749B2
A rotaxane compound comprising one or more cyclic molecules and an axial molecule penetrating through inner holes of the cyclic molecules and having cap structures disposed lest the cyclic molecules should be detached, where one of the cyclic molecule and the axial molecule has one of a functional group being capable of reacting with silica and a functional group being capable of reacting with a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, and the other of the cyclic molecule and the axial molecule has the other of the functional group being capable of reacting with silica and the functional group being capable of reacting with a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond.
US12275740B2
Disclosed are a salt (camsylate salt) of D(+)-10-camphorsulfonic acid and a triazolopyrazine derivative of formula (1), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of making the salt, and therapeutic use thereof:
US12275736B2
Provided is a compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein: each X is independently N or CH, provided that at least one X is N; Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl or a substituted or unsubstituted C5-60 heteroaryl containing one or more of N, O and S; Ar3 is a substituted or unsubstituted C5-60 heteroaryl containing at least one N; D is a substituent of any one of the following Chemical Formulas 2-1 to 2-3: wherein: Y1 is O, S, NR2, or CR3R4; n is an integer of 0 to 10; each R1 is independently hydrogen, deuterium, or a substituted or unsubstituted: C1-60 alkyl, C3-60 cycloalkyl, C6-60 aryl, or C5-60 heteroaryl containing one or more of N, O and S; and R2 to R4 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1-60 alkyl or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.
US12275725B2
Disclosed herein are inhibitors of the Notch transcriptional activation complex, and methods for their use in treating or preventing diseases, such as cancer. The inhibitors described herein can include compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: Formula (I), wherein the substituents are as described.
US12275722B2
The invention describes a process for reworking of a crystallization product comprising drying and homogenization. The crystallization product is crystalline [5-(methylsulfonyl)-2-{[(2R)-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl]oxy}phenyl]{(1R,5R)-1-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl}methanone. The product is dried in a tray dryer or in a pan dryer and subsequently homogenized.
US12275715B2
The invention relates to inhibitors of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase (mt-IDH) proteins with neomorphic activity useful in the treatment of cell-proliferation disorders and cancers, having the Formula: where A, U, W1, W2, W3, R1-R6, and R9 are described herein.
US12275713B1
The application discloses a method for preparing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and belongs to the technical field of synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, mainly using biomass sugar as raw material and catalyzing the sugar to prepare 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a tubular reactor filled with catalyst particles. In the application, the preparation of the humin-supported Sn catalyst is simple and has mild reaction conditions; the catalyst, as a high value-added product of humin, has good catalytic efficiency; the preparation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using the catalyst has the advantages of high yield, low cost and the like; the tubular reactor adopted can reduce backmixing, greatly shorten the reaction time and reduce the generation of humin and can also be equipped with inline monitoring equipment to monitor the preparation of HMF in a timely manner. Therefore, the application has the advantages of simple process, low energy consumption, high yield, cost saving, and the like.
US12275708B2
Hydrophilic, high quantum yield, chemiluminescent acridinium compounds with increased light output, improved stability, fast light emission and decreased non specific binding are disclosed. The chemiluminescent acridinium esters possess hydrophilic, branched, electron-donating functional groups at the C2 and/or C7 positions of the acridinium nucleus.
US12275693B2
An onium salt of formula (1) and a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the same as a PAG are provided. When processed by lithography, the resist composition exhibits a high sensitivity, minimal LWR and improved CDU independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
US12275690B2
The present specification discloses a method for producing an isocyanate compound. The invention relates to a method for producing the compound represented by formula (2), wherein the compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof is mixed with phosgene(s) under a condition such that the pH of the aqueous layer is 1 or less, in the presence of a water-immiscible solvent and water.
US12275688B2
The present disclosure relates to: a) crystalline forms of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide; b) pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more crystalline forms of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide, and, optionally, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers; c) methods of treating a tumor a cancer, or a Rasopathy disorder by administering one or more crystalline forms of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide to a subject in need thereof; and methods of producing essentially pure Form IV of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide.
US12275679B2
Processes for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound are disclosed in which the hydrocarbon reactant and a supported transition metal catalyst—containing molybdenum, tungsten, or vanadium—are irradiated with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum, optionally in an oxidizing atmosphere, to form a reduced transition metal catalyst, followed by hydrolyzing the reduced transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product containing the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound.
US12275674B2
Disclosed is a composition for a Controlled Low Strength Material (CLSM) including cementitious materials, water, and fine aggregate. The cementitious materials include powdered basaltic lava and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). In the composition, the basaltic lava replaces some of the ordinary Portland cement in the CLSM as compared to a conventional CLSM. The basaltic lava replaces 25% to 90% of the OPC in a conventional CLSM. The CLSM can be used as a compacted fill for structural and non-structural construction applications.
US12275667B2
The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic article comprising at least one substrate, such as a plate, made of glass-ceramic, said substrate being coated in at least one area with at least one enamel coating such that: 1) the enamel has a gloss at 60° of less than 40, 2) the coverage rate of said enamel in said area coated with said coating is 40 to 80%, 3) said enamel comprises pigments in the form of mica and/or aluminum oxide and/or silica particles coated with metal oxides or combinations of metal oxides, 4) said enamel has a roughness Ra greater than or equal to 0.4 μm, 5) said enamel has a roughness Rt greater than 4 μm.
US12275665B2
A glass composition for glass fibers including 50.0 to 70.0% by mass of SiO2, 10.0 to 30.0% by mass of Al2O3, 8.0 to 25.0% by mass of ZnO, 0.0 to 8.0% by mass of MgO, 0.0 to 5.0% by mass of CaO, 0.0 to 8.0% by mass of P2O5, 0.0 to 2.5% by mass of TiO2, and 0.0% by mass or more and less than 1.0% by mass in total of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O, and when the contents of SiO2, Al2O3, ZnO, MgO, CaO, and P2O5 are defined as S, A, Z, M, C, and P, respectively, (M+C)/Z is 0.46 or less and the S, A, and P satisfy the following formula (1-1): 28.0≤{(S−P)×(A−P)}1/2≤36.9 . . . (1-1).
US12275656B2
The present disclosure discloses an efficient and regenerable nano manganese remover, and a method for preparing same and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of wastewater treatment and reuse. The manganese remover of the present disclosure includes Fe3O4, RGO, SiO2 and EDTA. The Fe3O4 nanoparticles are supported on the surface of the RGO, the SiO2 coats the Fe3O4, and the EDTA is grafted on the SiO2. First, Fe3O4-RGO is prepared. Then, a TEOS-ethanol solution is dropwise added, and the resulting mixture is allowed to react to obtain Fe3O4@SiO2-RGO composite particles. Finally, an EDTA-water solution is dropwise added to obtain the manganese remover. The manganese remover prepared in the present disclosure is magnetic, and the preparation process is simple and easy for industrial production. The nano manganese remover can quickly remove manganese in manganese-containing wastewater. A small amount of the manganese remover can achieve a large adsorption capacity. Further, the nano manganese remover can be separated from the manganese-containing wastewater quickly, thereby avoiding secondary pollution to the system.
US12275654B1
A zero liquid brine desalination and crystallization system includes a humidification dehumidification (HDH) desalination system and includes a crystallization system. The HDH system includes a humidifier configured to humidify a carrier gas using saline water, and a dehumidifier configured to dehumidify the carrier gas to obtain desalinated water. The crystallization system is configured to receive the saline water from the HDH desalination system and includes an evaporation chamber configured to produce salt crystals and water vapor from the saline water, and a condenser configured to condense the water vapor. Herein, the HDH desalination system and the crystallization system are connected at the condenser for heat exchange between the water vapor and at least one selected from the group consisting of the saline water and the carrier gas.
US12275648B2
Near-infrared absorbing particles that includes a cesium tungstate is provided. In the near-infrared absorbing particles, the cesium tungstate has a pseudo hexagonal crystal structure modulated to one or more crystal structures selected from orthorhombic crystal, rhombohedral crystal, and cubic crystal. The cesium tungstate is represented by a general formula CsxWyOz, and has a composition within a region surrounded by four straight lines of x=0.6y, z=2.5y, y=5x, and Cs2O:WO3=m:n (m and n are integers) in a ternary composition diagram with Cs, W, and O at each vertex.
US12275635B2
System and method for fast mode change of a digital microphone using digital cross-talk compensation
A circuit includes a cross-talk compensation component including a power profile reconstruction component for reconstructing the power profile of a digital microphone coupled to a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device, wherein the power profile represents power consumption of the digital microphone over time between at least two operational modes of the digital microphone, and a reconstruction filter for modeling thermal and/or acoustic properties of the digital microphone; and a subtractor having a first input for receiving a signal from the digital microphone, a second input coupled to the cross-talk compensation component, and an output for providing a digital output signal.
US12275632B2
A system and method for dispensing fluids is introduced. A preferred embodiment comprises a sealed tank, a bag containing fluid inside the sealed tank, an outlet for dispensing the liquid in the bag, and a pressure generating device to create pressure in the sealed tank.
US12275630B2
A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-cleaning operation includes: guiding a cleaning solution to flow into a fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual fluid material in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual fluid material is discharged through an outlet connector; and utilizing operation of the pump to form a negative pressure in a detergent transmission pipe, so that the cleaning solution in the fluid diverter is sucked into a fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the fluid connector.
US12275617B1
The motorized reel for string lights is a device used in decorating or storage, and which is configured for use with a light string. The motorized reel for string lights rolls on or unrolls a light string. The motorized reel for string lights deploys the light string for use. The motorized reel for string lights retracts the light string for storage. The motorized reel for string lights is an electrically powered device. By electrically powered device is meant that the motorized reel for string lights provides the motive force required to: a) retract the light string for storage; and, b) deploy the light string for use in decorating.
US12275610B2
Apparatus for picking a garment having a front and a back and placing the garment over a pallet such that the front and the back of the garment are on the front and the back sides respectively of the pallet. The apparatus comprises a picking arm to approach the garment and then withdraw towards the pallet; and one or more adherence locations on the picking arm, the adherence location being smaller than the first side, the adherence location for contacting the garment and causing adherence of the garment at the contact location, thereby causing the picking arm to pull the front of the garment over the front of the pallet, the back of the garment sliding under the first side onto the back of the pallet. Adherence may involve freezing.
US12275606B1
A facility including a loading dock having a plurality of dock doors to accommodate vehicles or trailers for loading pallets, a staging area located proximate to the loading dock, and a plurality of loading zones. The staging area includes a plurality of staging lanes of finished products. Each staging lane is stocked with the finished products from the facility. Each of the plurality of loading zones includes a subset of the plurality of dock doors and a corresponding subset of staging lanes located proximate to the subset of the plurality of dock doors for supplying pallets for loading into vehicles docked at the subset of the plurality of dock doors.
US12275588B2
This disclosure is directed to automated warehouse facilities that are configured to assemble mixed pallets. The warehouse facilities can include one or more layer handling devices that are configured to remove layers from pallets in a delayering operational mode, and to add layers to pallets in a palletizing operation mode. The warehouse facilities also may include one or more item retrieval devices that are configured to retrieve individual items from storage racks. The warehouse facilities can include other automated devices as well.
US12275578B1
Packaging for washer hardware products is provided along with a method of use. The packaging includes a semi-closed box having a pair of lateral walls with retainer beads near their upper ends. The packaging also includes a pair of end walls, one of which includes an opening for accessing the central hole of a column of washers contained therein. The column can be removed by inserting a rod through the central holes of the washers and lifting the rod upward while holding the packaging down, thereby forcing the washers between the retainer beads and through the open top of the box.
US12275577B2
A wig storage assembly includes a plurality of boxes that is each structured to define an interior storage area to contain a wig. The plurality of boxes is stackable on top of each other having each of the plurality of boxes being removably attached together to facilitate a plurality of the wigs to be simultaneously transported. A plurality of screens is each releasably attachable to a respective one of the plurality of boxes to retain the wig in the interior storage area of the respective box. A plurality of dividers is each insertable into the interior storage area defined in a respective one of the plurality of boxes for dividing the interior storage area of the respective box. A lid is removably attachable to a topmost one of the plurality of boxes when the plurality of boxes is stacked for carrying the stack of plurality of boxes.
US12275574B1
An anchored beverage container assembly includes a canister that has a top end which is open to insertably receive a beverage container. A stem slot extends through the canister to accommodate a stem of a wine glass and the canister has a base slot extending through the canister to accommodate a base of the wine glass. The canister has a locking slot extending into the canister. A first anchor is insertable into the locking slot and a spike extends downwardly from the first anchor to penetrate a support surface for securing the canister to the support surface. A second anchor is insertable into the locking slot and a suction sup extends downwardly from the second anchor for securing the canister to a support surface. A third anchor is insertable into the locking slot and a buoyant float extends downwardly from the third anchor to float in a body of water.
US12275572B2
An ovenable tray composite that includes a polymeric based liner and a fiber based component. The liner has an exterior surface layer and an interior surface layer comprising a polypropylene. The polypropylene has a Melt Index of about 0.2 grams/10 minutes to about 2 grams/10 minutes. The interior surface layer of the polymeric based liner is removably affixed to the interior surface of the fiber based component, and where the polymeric based liner and the fiber based component are manually separable.
US12275567B2
Provided is a gas barrier laminate being capable of hermetic sealing by heat sealing, and having a paper substrate and a vapor-deposited layer, in which the paper substrate has a basis weight of 30 to 100 g/m2, the water vapor transmission rate is 3 g/m2/d or less at 40° C. and 90% RH, the water vapor transmission rate obtained by folding the gas barrier laminate with the paper substrate placed on the outer side, rolling a roller having a weight of 2 kg thereon one time, opening a fold, and making measurement, is 4 g/m2/d or less at 40° C. and 90% RH, and the water vapor transmission rate obtained by folding the gas barrier laminate with the paper substrate placed on the inner side, rolling a roller having a weight of 2 kg thereon one time, opening a fold, and making measurement, is 4 g/m2/d or less at 40° C. and 90% RH.
US12275563B2
A stackable container foldable from a unitary blank providing a tongue-and-groove configuration of interlocking panels and tabs. The tongue-and-groove configuration is in part defined by four tabs that are folded and fixed along an interior of the stackable container, wherein the tab provides a tongue element and wherein a bottom panel of the stackable container provides a groove element for receiving a tongue element of a subjacent container, thereby enabling stacking of two or more stackable containers, one on top of another. In the stacked arrangement, the tongue-and-groove configuration embodied in the present invention prevents, in conjunction with the orientation of corrugated flutes, swaying and shifting of a stacked arrangement of two or more stackable containers.
US12275557B2
This relates to a utility model referring to an improvement introduced in a device which is employed in the field of storage and transport of loads, particularly boxes containing ceramic plates, among other materials, which are arranged and conveyed on pallets. Whereby, the present support comprises a long and long rectangular and horizontal plate (1), in which top face and central region there is perpendicularly fixed a long rectangular and vertical plate (2); further comprising walls (P) formed by a rigid mesh, which is formed by a plurality of hollow interconnected rings (A), which present a hexagonal shape; and wherein said walls (P) are outwardly delimited by a sinuous and protruding edge (B), which protrudes horizontally towards the front rib of the support. And whereby in the front face of both walls (P) there is formed a plurality of oblique protruding ribs (N), which extend from the region of the rear edges of the vertical plate (2) to the side edges (B).
US12275556B2
There is disclosed a pallet component comprising a support portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion extends from the support portion and is defined, at least in part, by a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall surrounds one or more internal chambers. The attachment portion is configured to engage a corresponding attachment portion of another pallet component. The one or more internal chambers comprises at least one device chamber configured to at least partially receive an electronic device therein. One or more walls of the attachment portion comprises one or more cut-outs which define, at least in part, a fluid pathway between the at least one device chamber and atmosphere.
US12275542B2
The present invention relates to a protective foldable cage (100) adapted to flying drones. It comprises several ribs linked at their extremities by a ring and comprising on their length several connection points allowing strings to join each of the adjacent ribs. The length of the string corresponds to the maximal angular shift between the first and the last ribs. The protective cage further comprises easily removable locking means adapted to maintain the ribs at predetermined relative angular position once deployed. The present invention further relates to a system comprising such a protective cage and a drone support, as well as a method of protection of flying drones.
US12275541B2
In one aspect, a magnetic drone is disclosed. The magnetic drone includes a drone, a cage surrounding the drone, and one or more magnets disposed on the cage surrounding the drone. The drone includes a camera, a battery, one or more electric motors, and one or more propellers. In other aspects, a method to operate a magnetic drone and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for performing operation that flies a magnetic drone are also disclosed.
US12275535B2
An aircraft includes a fuselage and a wing, at least one hydrogen fuel tank and a fuel line configured to delivery fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. The fuel tank is installed externally of the fuselage and wing, and comprises an external aeroshell containing a plurality of pressure vessels configured to contain pressurised fuel therein.
US12275530B2
An aircraft propulsion system comprises a propulsor an electric motor coupled to the propulsor. The electric motor comprises a surface mounted permanent magnet electric machine comprising a rotor mounted radially inward of a stator. A Motor Diameter Ratio (MDR) is defined as an inner diameter (Dstator,in) of the motor stator in metres divided by an outer diameter (Dstator,out) of the motor stator in metres. The MDR of the electric motor stator is within 10% of the value given by the equation: MDR = 0.83 × ( Torq u e L a c t i v e × 1 U fan , tip ) 0 . 0 8 where: T is the maximum torque rating of the electric motor in kilonewton metres; Lactive is the active length of the motor stator in metres; and Utip is the tip speed of the propulsor at the maximum rated torque of the electric motor in metres per second. In the described embodiments, the MDR is less than 1.
US12275524B2
A rib mounting assembly for an aircraft is disclosed including a rib post and a seal member. The rib post has a rib post foot to mount with a longitudinal spar and a rib post web upstanding from the rib post foot. The seal member has a seal body and a mounting flange. The mounting flange is mounted with the rib post foot and the seal body extends from an end of the rib post.
US12275505B2
A device (6) for monitoring an anchor (4) for a water vessel is disclosed. The device comprises an accelerometer (32) for measuring acceleration of the device to yield acceleration data, means (38) for processing the acceleration data to yield roll angle data, means (34) for processing the acceleration data to yield velocity data, and means (52, 54) for transmitting the roll angle data and the velocity data from the device to a receiver unit (13) for use with the water vessel. This may allow the setting of the anchor and its reliability to be monitored in an efficient and cost-effective way. A corresponding receiver unit is also disclosed, along with techniques for transmitting the data through a rode.
US12275502B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include a vessel for floating and traveling adjacent to an upper surface of a body of water. In an embodiment, the vessel comprises a support structure, a first floatation chamber coupled to the support structure, a second floatation chamber coupled to the support structure, the second floatation chamber laterally spaced apart from and fluidly coupled to the first floatation chamber, and a third floatation chamber coupled to the support structure, the third floatation chamber laterally spaced apart from the first floatation chamber and from the second floatation chamber. In an embodiment, the vessel further comprises a robot system coupled to the support structure, where the robot system comprises an end effector and a nozzle head coupled to the end effector.
US12275495B2
An electrical device for a system of a human-powered vehicle comprises a controller. The controller is configured to selectively act, based on reference information relating to the system, as each of a master controller and a slave controller. The master controller is configured to transmit a first control signal to a different slave controller of a different electrical device of the system. The different slave controller is configured to be operated in response to the first control signal. The slave controller is configured to be operated in response to a second control signal transmitted from a different master controller of a different electrical device of the system.
US12275493B2
A control device sets a second electricity control switch in an intermediate state in a process of switching a discharge battery for supplying a drive unit with an electrical current from a first battery to a second battery. Subsequently, when a comparative relationship between an electric potential of a smoothing capacitor and an electric potential of the second battery fulfills an intermediate state termination condition, the control device sets the second electricity control switch in a bidirectional conduction state. The intermediate state is when an electrical current flowing from the second battery to the drive unit is allowed, and an electrical current flowing from the drive unit to the second battery is inhibited. The bidirectional conduction state is when both of the electrical current flowing from the second battery to the drive unit and the electrical current flowing from the drive unit to the second battery are allowed.
US12275488B2
A traveling apparatus includes a frame, a wheel body, a rotating shaft, and a brake assembly. The wheel body is rotatably arranged on the frame, and is configured to roll on a bearing surface. The rotating shaft is connected to the frame, and the brake assembly is rotatably arranged on the rotating shaft. On a rotation path of the brake assembly, the brake assembly has an idle position in which the brake assembly defines a gap with a working surface of the wheel body, and a brake position in which the brake assembly is configured to be in contact with the working surface of the wheel body. The working surface is a surface of the wheel body configured to be in contact with the bearing surface.
US12275487B2
A moving body includes: a vehicle which includes a front wheel and rear wheels and which a passenger gets on; an unmanned carrier vehicle which is arranged at the back side of the vehicle, and includes a wheel and a driving unit which drives the wheel; and a coupler which couples the vehicle and the unmanned carrier vehicle. The coupler includes a biasing mechanism which biases a rear part of the vehicle toward an upper side of the vehicle, the biasing mechanism includes a first elastic member; when the passenger is on the vehicle, the first elastic member is deformed by the weight of the passenger to place the rear wheels in contact with a road surface, and when the passenger is not on the vehicle, the rear wheels are separated from the road surface by the elastic force of the first elastic member.
US12275482B1
A personal transport device convertible between a riding configuration and a stowed configuration is described. In one embodiment, a rear wheel and foot peg linking mechanism for the personal transport device includes foot pegs, including a first peg and a second peg, and a gear mechanism connected to the foot pegs. The gear mechanism is configured to rotate to move the foot pegs between an open position and a closed position. The rear wheel and foot peg linking mechanism also includes an arm connected to a rear wheel of the personal transport device and a post member extending outwards from the arm. The post member is configured to contact the gear mechanism to cause the gear mechanism to move the foot pegs from the open position to the closed position.
US12275475B2
A telescopic apparatus comprises a first tube, a second tube configured to be telescopically coupled to the first tube, and an electric cable connector provided to one of the first tube and the second tube. The electric cable connector is configured to be detachably coupled to an electric cable.
US12275469B2
In one aspect, a track shoe assembly may include a shoe plate having a shoe plate body including a shoe plate attachment surface, and at least two slots extending through at least the shoe plate attachment surface. The track shoe assembly may also include a grouser having a grouser body having a grouser attachment surface, and at least two tabs, integrally formed with the grouser body, the at least two tabs extending from the grouser attachment surface, and perpendicular to the grouser attachment surface, the at least two tabs of the grouser being configured to be positioned within the at least two slots of the shoe plate. In another aspect, a method of manufacturing a track shoe assembly may include forming a shoe plate as described above, forming a grouser as described above, and attaching the grouser to the shoe plate to thereby form a track shoe assembly.
US12275466B2
Technical solutions described herein include a method of controlling an electric power steering system includes determining that one or more hand wheel torque sensors of electric power steering system are not operational and in response generating an assist torque command by estimating a front slip angle based on a motor angle of a motor of the electric power steering system and a vehicle speed. The method also includes converting the front slip angle to a rack force. The method also includes determining an amount of assist torque based on the rack force and controlling the electric power steering system using the generated assist torque command.
US12275464B2
An electric power steering system includes: a steering bar, an electric motor, a linear position sensor, and a sensing means. The steering bar is mechanically connected at each opposing end to a respective wheel carrier. The linear position sensor having one elongate feature that extends diagonally along a length of the steering bar such that it is inclined relative to the axis of the steering bar. The sensing means faces the steering bar and at any given time observes only a slice of the elongate feature that extends across the full width of the feature and along only a part of the length of the feature. The sensing means generates a signal that varies depending on the pattern formed by the feature and adjacent portions of the steering bar that is observed by the sensing means.
US12275460B2
A work machine comprises a main body, a cab riser, and a shaft. The cab riser includes a cab and a frame, the cab being uprightly positioned on the work machine in a first position, and being tilted forward in a second position, and the frame comprising a first plate to contact a second plate provided on the main body in the first position. The cab riser is rotatable about the shaft in clockwise and counterclockwise directions to and from the first position and the second position. The first plate and the second plate can be clamped together by a clamping assembly in the first position, the clamping assembly including one or more clamps to clamp the first plate and the second plate, and the clamping assembly is mounted on the main body.
US12275459B2
A cargo floor, in particular a trunk or storage floor, for a motor vehicle. The cargo floor includes a layer-shaped construction with a core layer, a first reinforcement layer and a second reinforcement layer. The core layer is arranged between the first reinforcement layer and the second reinforcement layer and includes a honeycomb structure produced in particular from polypropylene (PP). It is conceivable that the first reinforcement layer and/or the second reinforcement layer each include a meshwork made of a plurality of thermoplastic continuous fiber tapes (UD tapes).
US12275451B1
An integrated locking feature for a rake lock mechanism of a steering column assembly includes a toothed portion. The integrated locking feature also includes a driver portion. The integrated locking feature further includes a spring portion coupling the driver portion and the toothed portion, wherein the toothed portion, the driver portion and the spring portion are integrally formed with each other as a single, uniform structure, wherein the spring portion has a thickness less than a thickness of the toothed portion.
US12275448B2
A child stroller includes a stroller frame having an unfolded state and a first folded state, and includes a left support frame on a left side, a right support frame on a right side. Each of the left support frame and the right support frame includes a first bottom frame and a second bottom frame being a telescopic rod assembly, and includes an upper rod with a lower end portion connected to one of the second wheel assemblies and a lower rod disposed below the upper rod and slidably connected to the upper rod in an up-down direction. When the stroller frame in the unfolded state, one of the first bottom frame and the second bottom frame is inclined upward from front to rear, and the other one is inclined upward from rear to front.
US12275443B2
A method and a system are provided for data management in a transport device, in particular in a train. In a first comparison, a first count value stored in a first control device is compared with a count value stored in a second control device. In a second comparison, a count value selected from the first and second count values on the basis of a result of the first comparison is compared with a control count value stored in a safety device. On the basis of a result of the second comparison, control data stored in the safety device and associated with the control count value are acquired by the first or second control device.
US12275437B1
Modifying autonomous vehicle sensors cameras based on detected lighting boundaries, including: determining, based on video data, that a vehicle will pass through a lighting boundary; determining, based on the video data, that an illumination of a predicted input to a camera of the vehicle after passing the lighting boundary falls outside a range of illumination based on a current exposure setting of the camera; and modifying, in response to determining that the illumination of the predicted input falls outside the range of illumination, an exposure setting of one or more cameras.
US12275436B2
Automated driver assistance systems and methods for towing predict vehicle/trailer instabilities and adapt automated driving control to avoid them. A tow-vehicle includes a controller that, through an actuator system, controls speed and/or steering. A map system and/or a sensor system monitor a roadway on which the vehicle is travelling to identify a road profile located ahead of the vehicle over a prediction horizon. A projected trajectory for navigating the vehicle through the road profile over the prediction horizon and considering environmental conditions is determined. Before travel over the road profile, whether the projected trajectory through the road profile will result in exceeding a vehicle dynamic threshold is determined. When the projected trajectory will result in exceeding the vehicle dynamic threshold through the road profile, a control action is determined to prevent instability and optimize driver experience. The vehicle is operated through the road profile using the control action.
US12275435B2
Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for controlling operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) based on changing weather conditions. A weather state that is changing in an environment during operation of an AV can be identified based on data gathered by the AV operating in the environment. An extent that the weather state has changed in the environment can be determined from the data gathered by the AV. Operation of the AV can be controlled based on both characteristics of the weather state that is changing and the extent that the weather state has changed.
US12275429B2
According to an embodiment, a mobile object control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a mobile object on the basis of a first image captured, an action plan generator configured to generate a future action plan of the mobile object on the basis of a recognition result, and a driving controller configured to control at least one of steering and a speed of the mobile object on the basis of the action plan generated. The recognizer recognizes a physical object near the mobile object in a first recognition mode in which a recognition process is performed using a second image obtained by reducing a data amount of the first image and determines that another physical object having a larger risk area than the recognized physical object has been recognized when accuracy of the recognized physical object is less than a threshold value.
US12275424B2
A control device includes: a controller controlling a first vehicle, the controller being configured to estimate a degree of concentration of a driver in the first vehicle during traveling of the first vehicle based on a first distance between the first vehicle and a second vehicle traveling in front of the first vehicle, a second distance between the first vehicle and a third vehicle traveling behind the first vehicle, and a relationship between a vehicle speed of the first vehicle and a predetermined vehicle speed, and execute a vehicle control of recovering the concentration of the driver based on an estimation result.
US12275418B2
A vehicle positioning abnormality inspection method, performed by a processing device includes: obtaining a plurality of groups of driving data, wherein each of the groups of driving data includes at least three vehicle positions, a steering wheel angle and a vehicle speed, performing a deviation calculation procedure on each of the groups of driving data to obtain a plurality of deviation data, and in response to a sum of the deviation data greater than a tolerance value, outputting an abnormal notification. The present disclosure further proposes a car computer.
US12275414B2
An integrated circuit for use in a first vehicle may include: an interface circuit that communicates with a second integrated circuit in a second vehicle; and a processing circuit. During operation, the processing circuit may determine that the second vehicle has better situational awareness for a portion of a road or an environment proximate to the road than the first vehicle, where the second vehicle is proximate to the first vehicle. Then, the processing circuit may dynamically establish, with the second integrated circuit, a communication pairing with the second vehicle. Moreover, the integrated circuit may exchange, via the pairing, information with the second integrated circuit. For example, the exchanged information may include or may specify: measurement data, one or more detected objects, one or more object identifiers, seed information for a detection technique (such as a priori information), and/or a priority or urgency of the exchanged information.
US12275410B2
A vehicle control system includes a vehicle control device and a center device. When inappropriate information is received, the vehicle control device is configured to set a second stop position for stopping an autonomous driving vehicle as a target vehicle. The vehicle control device is configured to transmit at least position information of the target vehicle to the center device and acquire a first stop position.
US12275405B2
A method is for controlling a system for regulating a distance between a target vehicle and a following vehicle, with the regulation system being installed on the following vehicle. The method includes the implementation of a control law for regulating the distance which calculates, for a plurality of possible combinations of speeds of movement of the following vehicle and the target vehicle, potential setpoint distances, and, for a given combination of speeds of movement of the following and target vehicles, from the plurality of possible combinations, the determination of a final setpoint distance among the potential setpoint distances previously calculated by the control law.
US12275404B2
Methods and apparatus that reduce demands on behavior of autonomous vehicles operating in a convoy, such as lane following or leader swap. A follower vehicle receives information regarding a path that a leader vehicle has followed. The follower generally follows the leader's path while being free to also observe its own lateral or lane constraints. In particular, lateral control of the follower, that is control of its relative location transverse to the road (e.g., its position relative to travel lanes) may deviate temporarily from the leader's path. This can make it easier for the follower to observe lane discipline, such as by eliminating the tendency, using line-of-sight distance, for the follower to speed up and close a gap to the leader while negotiating a curve.
US12275395B2
A parking operation of a vehicle from a starting position to a parked position in a perpendicular parking space includes determining a trajectory into the parked position with at least one parking movement and potentially one or more corrective movements which includes a change of direction. A blocking line is defined running in a straight line and longitudinally through the vehicle when positioned in the starting position. If the trajectory provides for one or more corrective movements, then it is determined whether the blocking line will be cleared by the vehicle during a nonfinal parking movement or a nonfinal corrective movement. If the blocking line will be cleared then a signal is output for interrupting the trajectory. The interruption can include an alert and/or a determination of a corrected trajectory in such a way that clearing the blocking line by the vehicle during the nonfinal parking movement is prevented.
US12275375B2
A holder for retaining a helmet and a head and neck support device connected to the helmet. The holder has a base and a tongue. The base has a top surface and a u-shaped cavity extending into the base from the top surface. The u-shaped cavity generally has two arms and a bottom wall. The head and neck support device is retained in the u-shaped cavity, and the tongue assists in retaining the helmet.
US12275368B2
The pedestrian airbag device includes an airbag cushion that expands and deploys from below the front hood toward the windshield. The airbag cushion has a main chamber covering at least the lower part of the windshield, a pillar chamber covering the A-pillar, provided at both ends of the main chamber in the vehicle width direction, a compartment wall partitioning the main chamber and the pillar chamber, an inner vent penetrating the compartment wall through which gas can pass, a bridge over the inner vent, and a patch attached so as to cover the inner vent on the pillar chamber side of the compartment wall, such that a portion is separable from the compartment wall.
US12275360B2
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring ground line degradation of electric devices coupled to a communication bus. The method includes, by a processor: receiving voltage data including measurements of voltages of messages transmitted by the electric device over the communication bus, generating health indicators from the voltage data associated with ground line degradation of the electric device, the health indicators including statistical moments calculated based on the voltage data, and determining a health stage of the electric device based on the health indicators, the health stage including a classification based on a relationship between ground line degradation and communication loss for the electric device.
US12275359B2
There is provided a one-piece co-molded snap-on apparatus for supporting one or more elongate elements. The apparatus includes a ring post and a snap-on attachment base co-molded to the ring post for a snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The snap-on attachment base includes a top support portion integral with the ring post, and a bottom attachment portion with side arms opposite each other and designed to snap fit against opposing sides of the elongate bar structure. Each side arm has a snap-fit edge portion formed at a bottom end. Each snap-fit edge portion has a topmost surface designed to fit against a bottommost surface of the elongate bar structure, and each snap-fit edge portion has a triangular shape and has at least two through openings. At least one centering element projects from an interior surface of the snap-on attachment base into a channel formed between the side arms.
US12275357B2
A 3D knitted fabric for an interior component of a motor vehicle has a front visible side and a rear side, the front visible side and the rear side being arranged on opposite sides of the 3D knitted fabric, and a multiplicity of fastening devices, the multiplicity of fastening devices being arranged on the rear side. The multiplicity of fastening devices are designed for the releasable fastening of the 3D knitted fabric to a carrier device of the interior component. Such an interior component having the at least one 3D knitted fabric and at least one carrier device is provided for a motor vehicle.
US12275354B2
An accelerator and a vehicle-mounted radiation imaging device are provided, wherein the accelerator includes an accelerator body and a position adjusting apparatus; the position adjusting apparatus includes a rotating apparatus and a lifting apparatus disposed on the rotating apparatus, the rotating apparatus is rotatably disposed on a support platform, the rotating apparatus includes a rotary platform, the lifting apparatus is connected with the rotary platform and is rotatable with the rotary platform, the accelerator body is connected with the lifting apparatus, the rotary platform is rotatable between a first position and a second position, and when the rotary platform is at the second position, a projection of the accelerator body on a surface of the support platform is outside a first edge of the support platform, and a projection of the rotary platform on the surface of the support platform is within the first edge of the support platform.
US12275345B2
A vehicle lamp for a vehicle includes a housing, and an optical system that is housed in the housing and generates image light. The housing includes a window in a partial area of a wall face of the housing. The optical system includes a lens group that generates the image light, an optical path bending mirror that bends an optical path of the generated image light, and a concave mirror that reflects the image light with the optical path bent and emits the image light to an external space from the window. In a state in which the vehicle lamp for a vehicle is installed on the vehicle, the concave mirror is disposed up to a position higher than the window.
US12275344B2
The present disclosure relates to tools and methods for handling a tower section of a wind turbine tower. A tool comprises a first wheeled platform, a second wheeled platform, and a frame. The frame comprises a first side portion, and a second side portion. The first side portion is attached to the first wheeled platform and is configured to support a first end portion of a sling. The second side portion is attached to the second wheeled platform and is configured to support a second end portion of the sling. The first and second wheeled platforms are separated along a horizontal direction.
US12275341B2
A portable stage assembly includes a trailer towable by a tow vehicle which has a floor and a roof. The trailer is open such that the floor defines a stage to facilitate a live performance. A pair of floor panels is each hingedly attached to the trailer and each of the floor panels extends in opposite directions from the trailer when the floor panels are in the deployed position. A pair of roof panels is each hingedly attached to the trailer and each of the roof panels extends in opposite directions from the trailer when the roof panels are positioned in a deployed position. A pair of stage curtains is each slidably attached to the roof of the trailer thereby facilitating the pair of stage curtains to conceal the stage when the stage curtains are closed or to expose the stage when the stage curtains are opened.
US12275340B2
A cup holder includes a holder main body having a retaining portion, the retaining portion being configured to receive and hold a beverage container on a bottom wall. The retaining portion includes an upper opening for receiving the beverage container, the bottom wall for supporting a bottom of the beverage container, and a side wall formed between the upper opening and the bottom wall, and has a cylindrical shape. An inner diameter at the upper opening is substantially the same as an inner diameter of the bottom wall.
US12275338B2
A seat assembly for movement between a plurality of positions within an automotive vehicle includes a seat back pivotally coupled to a seat cushion and a seat track assembly with a sliding track repositionable along a fixed track for movement of the seat assembly between a forward position and a rearward position. A linkage assembly extends between the seat cushion and the sliding track for movement of the seat cushion between an easy entry position and a design position. An interlock element is pivotally coupled to the sliding track. Movement of the seat assembly from the forward position to the rearward position pivots the interlock element from a locked condition engaged with the linkage assembly for holding the seat cushion in the easy entry position, to an unlocked condition disengaged from the linkage assembly for allowing movement of the seat cushion to the design position.
US12275330B2
A vehicle includes a battery including an all-solid-state battery configured to be externally chargeable with electric power supplied from outside of the vehicle, a heater configured to heat the battery, and a control device configured to control the heater. The control device controls the heater such that when a predetermined condition related to the external charging is satisfied, the temperature of the battery during execution of the external charging is higher than when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. The predetermined condition includes a condition that an elevation of the vehicle during the execution of the external charging is higher than a predetermined height.
US12275305B2
A apparatus for controlling displaying of a cluster for a vehicle and a method for the same includes a communication apparatus to support communication with the vehicle cluster, and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication apparatus. The at least one processor is configured to generate screen data associated with a first event occurring during a first driving cycle of the vehicle, transmits the screen data to the cluster through the communication apparatus, displays, on a first area of a display provided in the cluster, an object corresponding to the first event, based on the screen data. The object corresponding to the first event is displayed at any one of a plurality of positions specified in the first area, in sequence in which the first event occurs.
US12275302B2
A powertrain includes an electric motor; a transmission mounted to the electric motor; and a controller mounted to at least one of the electric motor and the transmission and electrically connected to the electric motor. The controller, the transmission, and the electric motor are integrated together. The controller includes a controller body, a controller support, and a wire harness rack. The controller body is disposed on the controller support, and the controller support is mounted to at least one of the electric motor and the transmission. The wire harness rack is connected to the controller support and the electric motor and having a wire arrangement groove. A connecting wire harness between the controller and the electric motor is disposed in the wire arrangement groove.
US12275300B2
A frame for a plastic tank for a motor vehicle, containing at least one means for attaching an internal reinforcing element of the plastic tank which is intended to connect two opposite walls of said plastic tank. The at least one means for attaching the internal reinforcing element includes at least one first structure configured to snap-fit at least a portion of the internal reinforcing element. The at least one first structure contains at least two bodies that are movable relative to each other. The at least two bodies are provided with a holding means configured to hold the internal reinforcing element in a direction opposite to a snap-fitting direction, and at least one stop element, separate from the at least two bodies, protruding in a direction opposite to the snap-fitting direction in order to provide a stop for the internal reinforcing element when said element is snap-fit into place.
US12275291B2
A system for air-conditioning the air in a passenger compartment and for heat transfer by way of components of a power train, in particular an electric powertrain of a motor vehicle. The system exhibits one coolant circuit with two refrigerant-coolant heat exchangers and one coolant-air heat exchanger for heat transfer to the ambient air, as well as one refrigerant circuit with one first refrigerant-air heat exchanger for heating the supply air for the passenger compartment, one second refrigerant-air heat exchanger for heat transfer by way of the ambient air, with one upstream first expansion element, one first flow path with one third refrigerant-air heat exchanger for conditioning the supply air for the passenger compartment, with one upstream second expansion element and one second flow path with one first refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger with one upstream third expansion element.
US12275284B2
A rail gear assembly includes a base, a first wheel arm, and a second wheel arm. The first wheel arm may have a first end pivotally coupled to the base at a first arm connection and may have a second end rotatably connected to a first wheel by a first axle. The second wheel arm may have a first end pivotally coupled to the base at a second arm connection and a second end rotatably connected to a second wheel by a second axle. The second axle may be independent of the first axle. The rail gear assembly may include actuators that move the first wheel arm and second wheel arm between retracted positions and extended positions. The actuators may permit adjustment of the first wheel arm and the second wheel arm in their respective extended positions such that a net adjustment of the first wheel arm and the second wheel arm with respect to the base is approximately zero.
US12275280B2
Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, systems for enhanced tracking of tire tread wear are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a tire monitoring sensor (TMS) detects a tread wear reporting event, generates tread wear data including at least a rotational time period, and transmits the tread wear data to a vehicle control system (VCS). The rotational time period may be a measure of time the tire takes to complete a particular number of revolutions. The VCS receives, from the TMS, the tread wear data including at least the rotational time period, determines a current circumference of the tire based on at least the rotational time period, and determines a tread wear value based on at least the current circumference.
US12275279B2
A tire having a tread with profile rib traversed by sipes, which extend parallel to one another and at an angle of 0° to 50° relative to the axial direction and have a width of 0.4 mm to 3.0 mm. Each sipe has a sipe main portion extending over the majority of its extent and via a respective sipe edge portion leads into each circumferential groove delimiting the profile rib. The sipe main portion and the sipe edge portion have a respective depth in which the depth of the sipe main portion is less than the depth of the sipe edge portion. In the interior of the profile rib, the sipe edge portion over its entire extent leads into a cavity that extends from the circumferential groove and is made wider than the sipe.
US12275278B2
A tire has a tread portion including a first shoulder land region. The first shoulder land region is provided with first shoulder sipes. Each of the first shoulder sipes is provided with a chamfered portion over an entire lengthwise range from a first longitudinal edge to a first tread edge. Each of the chamfered portions includes a first chamfered portion defined between a shoulder center position and the first longitudinal edge and a second chamfered portion defined between the shoulder center position and the first tread edge. The second chamfered portion has a chamfer volume larger than a chamfer volume of the first chamfered portion.
US12275274B2
The invention relates to a component in the form of a wheel comprising: a hub portion, a rim portion with an outer rim flange and an inner rim flange, a plurality of circumferentially distributed spokes extending between the hub portion and the rim portion, wherein the spokes and the hub portion are arranged offset with respect to a wheel center plane towards the outer rim flange and have an inner side facing the wheel center plane and an outer side directed away from the wheel center plane, wherein the outer rim flange has greater tensile residual stresses at least in a partial region than at least a partial region of the inner rim flange.
US12275272B1
An apparatus for cleaning a paint application roller brush includes a generally cylindrical transparent main body sized for removably receiving the paint application roller brush a first end including end fitting in sealing engagement with the main cylindrical body and adapted with a water inlet adapted with a manually actuated on/off valve, a second end including an end fitting in sealing engagement with the main cylindrical body and adapted with a removable cap, a cap adapted with at least one aperture forming a water outlet, and a flexible inner liner disposed in surrounding relation with the paint applicator roller whereby pressure applied to said liner causes the liner to compress the paint application roller brush.
US12275269B2
Provided is a thermochromic writing instrument, including thermochromic ink; and a friction unit configured to cause handwriting in the thermochromic ink to undergo a thermochromic change by frictional heat. The thermochromic ink includes a metallic luster pigment added thereto. The thermochromic writing instrument is provided with an attachment hole to attach the friction unit. The friction unit includes an attachment portion to be inserted into the attachment hole and a friction portion in a convex curved surface shape projecting from the attachment hole. The friction portion has a volume Ve and the metallic luster pigment has a volume Vp, the volume Ve and the volume Vp satisfying 5 □ Ve/Vp □ 35, the friction portion 32 has a maximum outer diameter D and a projection length L, the diameter D and the length L satisfying 0.1 □ L/D □ 1.5, and a material for the friction unit 3 has a value of Shore A hardness in accordance with JIS K 7215 of Japan Industrial Standard measured immediately after starting contact with an indenter in a range of 60 or more and 85 or less and has a value (ΔHS) of the Shore A hardness defined by a following equation of 0 or more and less than 5, ΔHS=(Shore A Hardness Value immediately after Starting Contact with Indenter)−(Shore A Hardness Value 15 seconds after Starting Contact with Indenter).
US12275267B2
An article including a substrate; and a composition on the substrate, the composition including a liquid medium, and a semi-transparent magnetic pigment including a semi-transparent, metallic, magnetic material and a dielectric material used as a light interference cavity is disclosed, A method of making the article is also disclosed.
US12275262B2
Described herein are embodiments of thermal donor laminate formulations and thermal transfer donor elements comprising the same. Thermal donor elements described herein can be used to transfer the laminate onto thermal receiver elements using thermal transfer means to create a transparent, protective overcoat film. In certain embodiments, the laminate is formulated without colloidal silica. Laminate formulations comprise appropriate solvent packages to account for the removal of colloidal silica, including, in some embodiments, solvent packages that do not include DEK. Certain embodiments described herein exhibit advantageous performance characteristics, such as avoiding and/or mitigating flash, satin back transfer, and print artifacts, and resist scratches.
US12275259B2
The present invention refers to a coated transfer paper for receiving digital printing inks, maintaining high tonal fidelity, the paper being treated to transfer the image when it contacts a receiving base, preventing transfer to surfaces that do not have the receiving base. In addition, the invention relates to a printing method that combines the techniques of screen printing and digital printing, using the transfer paper.
US12275248B2
An inkjet recorder includes: a drum that is rotatable about a rotation axis and conveys a recording medium; a head unit including an ejection surface that ejects ink that forms an image on the medium conveyed to the drum, the head unit being movable between a recording position at which the ejection surface faces the drum and a cleaning position separated from the recording position in a direction parallel to the rotation axis; and a cleaning unit that is disposed at a position being adjacent to the drum in the direction parallel to the rotation axis and facing the ejection surface of the head unit located at the cleaning position, and cleans the ejection surface, wherein the head unit includes heads having the ejection surface, the cleaning unit includes a cleaning member, the cleaning member has a cleaning surface, and the cleaning surface cleans the ejection surface.
US12275243B2
A liquid discharge head is provided, which includes a nozzle plate which is formed with nozzles, and a channel member which is formed with pressure chambers and connecting channels for connecting the pressure chambers and the nozzles. The connecting channel includes a plurality of portions which have mutually different channel cross-sectional areas. The plurality of portions includes a first portion which is adjacent to the pressure chamber, and a second portion which is adjacent to the first portion, the first portion being interposed between the pressure chamber and the second portion. The first portion has the smallest channel cross-sectional area of those of the plurality of portions. S1≤0.3×S0 and S1≤0.7×S2 are fulfilled (S0: channel cross-sectional are of the pressure chamber, S1: channel cross-sectional area of the first portion, S2: channel cross-sectional area of the second portion).
US12275240B2
A cutter unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is configured to cut recording paper that is conveyed. The cutter unit includes a movable blade that can advance toward or retract from the recording paper and is configured to cut the recording paper when the movable blade advances. The cutter unit also includes a peeling mechanism including a contacting portion configured to move in a direction opposite to a direction of advancement or retraction of the movable blade and contact the recording paper.
US12275237B2
A medium support portion includes a support face configured to support a medium transported in a transport direction, and a guide groove extending along a width direction at the support face. The guide groove includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface constitute inner walls of the guide groove that extends in the width direction, and are opposed to each other in the transport direction. The medium support portion includes a holding unit configured to hold an end portion of the medium in the width direction, and also includes a contact portion. The contact portion is able to move between a contacting position where the contact portion is in contact with the first surface and the second surface in a state of pressing the first surface and the second surface and a separating position where the contact portion is in contact with the second surface and is spaced apart from the first surface. An operation portion is able to move in a direction from either the first surface or the second surface toward the other surface relative to the holding unit. The contact portion moves from the contacting position to the separating position in association with movement of the operation portion in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface.
US12275234B2
Certain examples relate to a method of a method of printing an image which comprises determining image data for an image to be printed onto a substrate, the image data comprising application amounts of one or more colorants to be applied to the substrate. A print mode is determined for applying the colorants to the substrate and comprises a plurality of application passes each for applying some of the application amounts of the colorants to the substrate and a drying delay between at least some of the application passes. The duration of the drying delay is dependent on a characteristic of one or more of the colorants or substrate. The image is printed using the image data and the print mode.
US12275231B2
An apparatus for exposure of a relief precursor having a first side and an opposite second side includes a light source to expose the relief precursor during relative movement between the light source and the relief plate precursor; a moving means to cause a first relative movement between the light source and the relief precursor to expose the first side of the relief precursor, to cause a second relative movement between the light source and the relief precursor to expose the second side of the relief precursor, and to move the light source between a first position and a second position. The first and second positions are on opposite sides of a plane of the relief precursor. At least one of the first and the second relative movement is a reciprocating movement.
US12275229B2
A sensor for measuring a temperature change amount. The sensor includes a first composite material layer including a polymer having a volume changing according to a temperature change amount; an electrode layer provided on one side of the first composite material layer and capable of representing the temperature change amount as a resistance change amount; and a second composite material layer at least partially provided on the upper side of the first composite material layer and containing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and at least one of carbon nanotubes (CNT), boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT), and graphene or containing a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) so that the temperature change occurring on one side thereof is transferred to the other side thereof.
US12275224B2
A wound cleaning product is described as used for sterile debridement of wounds. The wound cleaning product comprises a composite material having a foam layer and a fiber layer arranged on a surface of the foam layer. The fiber layer is at least partially thermally solidified, and the foam layer and the fiber layer are connected to one another by needling such that fibers of the fiber layer have penetrated into the foam layer and form capillary channels that extend from the fiber layer into the foam layer.
US12275220B2
Disclosed herein are relates to a method for compressing a laminate and a method for manufacturing a ceramic electronic component including a laminate. The method for compressing a laminate includes: preparing a laminate; pressurizing the laminate from a first pressure to a second pressure; heating the laminate from a first temperature to a second temperature; maintaining compression of the laminate at the second pressure and the second temperature for a predetermined time; cooling the laminate from the second temperature to a third temperature; and depressurizing the laminate from the second pressure to a third pressure, wherein the second temperature is 70° C. to 150° C.
US12275212B2
The repositioning station (200) allows a continuous shingled stream (120) of overlapping semirigid planar articles (100) to be transported on an incoming conveyor (122) along a transport circuit (204) onto an outgoing conveyor (302) so as to form a stack that can be carried away upon the outgoing conveyor (302). The repositioning station (200) includes a lateral deviation assembly (210) and may also include a final positioning assembly (212). The transport circuit (204) within the lateral deviation assembly (210) follows a generally ellipsoidal deviation path to veer the shingled stream (120) and also to pivot the articles (100) therein about a curvilinear axis (206) from a facedown position to an upright position. The outgoing conveyor (302) can carry the cartons (100) in a direction that is parallel to that of the incoming conveyor (122).
US12275209B2
The present invention provides a tire sound absorbing material crimping device, and more particularly, a tire sound absorbing material crimping device intended to uniformly and firmly press a sound absorbing material adhered to an inner liner portion of a tire. The tire sound absorbing material crimping device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fixing unit configured to align a center of a tire transported by a tire conveying unit and position the tire; a crimping unit configured to press a sound absorbing material while expanding radially toward the sound absorbing material adhered to an inner liner of the tire fixed to the fixing unit; and a motor unit connected to an upper portion of the crimping unit and configured to raise and lower the crimping unit toward the tire.
US12275202B2
A method for producing an aerodynamic element for an aircraft, including a wall which is covered, at least partially, by a printed film including a plurality of ribs and/or grooves, the method including: providing a raw film made of a deformable material which is devoid of grooves and ribs; providing a pressure plate which includes a face provided with ribs and/or grooves complementary to the ribs and/or grooves of the printed film; placing said raw film on the wall of the element; positioning the pressure plate on the raw film, the printed side of the pressure plate facing the raw film; and a forming step during which the raw film is bonded with the wall of the component and during which the raw film is shaped by cooperation with the pressure plate to obtain the printed film including the ribs and/or the grooves.
US12275201B2
A method of forming a composite part from a mufti-ply prepreg composite charge comprises reducing pressure inside a bladder, located in a chamber that is at atmospheric pressure, below the atmospheric pressure. The method also comprises placing the multi-ply prepreg composite charge, having a first shape, in the chamber and reducing pressure inside the chamber below the atmospheric pressure. The method additionally comprises, while maintaining pressure inside the chamber below the atmospheric pressure, expanding the bladder within the chamber by increasing pressure inside the bladder to the atmospheric pressure, so that the multi-ply prepreg composite charge is compressed between the bladder and a forming tool, which is located inside the chamber, and the multi-ply prepreg composite charge is configured by the forming tool to a second shape, different from the first shape. The method also comprises curing the multi-ply prepreg composite charge, having the second shape.
US12275200B2
A molding apparatus for a GRP door skin is provided. The molding apparatus is configured to form a GRP door skin of a completed product by molding a GRP door skin in a forming mold, and inserting the formed GRP door skin into a trimming removing part through a robot.
US12275198B2
A method of manufacturing a composite structure includes accessing design data for the composite structure that is manufactured according to a process including forming a layup of plies of fibers using a machine tool. The method includes applying the design data to an ANN classifier to classify a localized inconsistency of a type of inconsistency on the composite structure, the localized inconsistency spatially referenced to a location on the composite structure. The method includes performing a root cause analysis to identify one or more of process parameters as a potential cause of the type of inconsistency, and modifying one or more of the geometric model, the layup design, or values of the one or more of the process parameters to address the potential cause.
US12275195B2
A heat seal device for use in a bag making apparatus includes: a first heat seal member; a second heat seal member facing the first heat seal member; a heater for heating at least one of the first heat seal member or the second heat seal member; a drive mechanism configured to move the first heat seal member towards and away from the second heat seal member so as to releasably sandwich a web between the first and second heat seal members; a sensor disposed to detect acceleration of the first heat seal member; and a measurement part configured to measure a sandwiching time during which the web is sandwiched by the first and second heat seal members based on data from the sensor.
US12275191B2
Systems, methods, and devices for post-processing additively manufactured objects are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of additively manufactured objects having excess material thereon. The method can include removing the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects by rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The method can also include adjusting an environmental temperature while rotating the plurality of additively manufactured objects according to a dynamic temperature profile that facilitates removal of the excess material from the plurality of additively manufactured objects. The dynamic temperature profile can include (a) a first temperature configured to decrease a viscosity of the excess material, and (b) a second temperature configured to increase a stiffness of the plurality of additively manufactured objects.
US12275188B2
A three-dimensional shaping device includes: a plasticization unit that plasticizes at least a part of a material to produce a shaping material; a nozzle that ejects the shaping material to an uppermost layer; a moving mechanism that changes a relative position between the nozzle and the uppermost layer; a control unit that controls the moving mechanism such that the shaping material is ejected from the nozzle to the uppermost layer; and a compression unit that has a contact surface with a shape surrounding the nozzle and is capable of compressing the shaping material by bringing the contact surface into contact with the shaping material ejected to the uppermost layer.
US12275187B2
A three-dimensional (3D) printer and method are provided, including a substrate, a liquid deposition device configured to deposit a liquid dispersion including a suspension of a particulate material in a liquid vehicle, the liquid vehicle including a solvent but devoid of a binder material, onto the substrate to form a non-patterned layer on the substrate, a solvent removal device configured to remove at least a portion of the solvent from the liquid vehicle from the non-patterned layer to form a dried non-patterned layer, and a liquid binder print head configured to deposit a liquid binder onto the dried non-patterned layer to form a printed pattern on the dried non-patterned layer.
US12275180B2
A formulation for producing a polymeric material including polypropylene, a chemical blowing agent, and optional components as described.
US12275176B2
An injection-molding tool comprising at least two separate mold plates each having a mold insert socket with a mold insert attached in the mold insert socket. Each mold plate have mutually opposite and parallel abutting side faces defining the thickness of the mold plate and a number of mutually aligned guide bushings forming through holes adapted for axially sliding one of the mold plates with respect to the other on a common guide pin in a direction perpendicular to the abutting side faces of the mold plates. The guide bushings and the mold insert socket of at least one mold plate am interconnected via one or more connection plates each extending parallel to the abutting side faces and having a thickness of less than half the thickness of the mold plate.
US12275173B2
A chemical treatment process has been identified as a simple and effective means of improving the bonding of injection-molded polymer to titanium surfaces. This process forms an oxide layer on a titanium surface that includes a layered double hydroxide. The layered double hydroxide both raises the bond strength and minimizes air or water leakage. The process enables the use of titanium alloys with injection molded polymer structural bonds in strong, lightweight, and water-resistant enclosures for consumer electronics.
US12275170B2
Disclosed herein is a device (100) for making an object. The device (100) comprises a vessel (44) for receiving a radiation hardenable material (42). The device (100) comprises a fabrication platform assembly (7) comprising a fabrication platform (8) and having a first mode in which an orientation of the fabrication platform (8) is adjustable and a second mode in which the orientation of the fabrication platform (8) is fixed, and configured for positioning at the vessel (44) in the second mode to form a layer of the radiation hardenable material when so received between the fabrication platform (8) and a wall (46) of the vessel (44). The device (100) comprises a radiation source (48) arranged to illuminate the layer of radiation hardenable material when so formed to form one of a plurality of layers of the object. The device (100) comprises a guide (28) configured to receive the fabrication platform assembly (7) in the first mode and orientate the fabrication platform (8) when so received with respect to the guide (28). Also disclosed herein is a method for making an object.
US12275163B2
A concrete mold including a mold frame with a frame body and at least two rows of teeth formed on the frame body lying opposite one another and in each case facing a mold insert. The mold insert has an insert body and at least two rows of teeth arranged on the insert body lying opposite one another and in each case facing the mold frame. Recesses are in each case formed on the insert body between teeth of its rows of teeth, in which recesses teeth of the rows of teeth of the frame body in each case engage in the assembled state of the mold. Recesses are in each case formed on the frame body between the teeth of its rows of teeth, in which recesses the teeth of the rows of teeth of the insert body in each case engage in the assembled state of the mold.
US12275154B2
The present disclosure relates to protecting fragile members of robots from damage during fall events. In response to detecting a fall event, a fragile member of a robot can be actuated to a defensive configuration to avoid or reduce damage. An actuatable protective member can be actuated to protect a fragile member to avoid or reduce damage to the fragile member. Actuatable protective members can be dedicated protective members, or can be other members of the robot which serve different functionality outside of a fall event but act as a protective member during a fall event.
US12275152B2
A robot stability control method includes: obtaining a desired zero moment point (ZMP) and a fed-back actual ZMP of a robot at a current moment; based on a ZMP tracking control model, the desired ZMP and the actual ZMP, calculating a desired value of a motion state of a center of mass of the robot at the current moment, wherein the desired value of the motion state of the center of mass comprises a correction amount of the position of the center of mass; based on a spring-mass-damping-acceleration model and the desired value of the motion state of the center of mass, calculating a lead control input amount for the correction amount of the position of the center of mass; and controlling motion of the robot according to the lead control input amount and a planned value of the position of the center of mass at the current moment.
US12275146B2
A machine-learning control system is trained to perform a task using a simulation. The simulation is governed by parameters that, in various embodiments, are not precisely known. In an embodiment, the parameters are specified with an initial value and expected range. After training on the simulation, the machine-learning control system attempts to perform the task in the real world. In an embodiment, the results of the attempt are compared to the expected results of the simulation, and the parameters that govern the simulation are adjusted so that the simulated result matches the real-world attempt. In an embodiment, the machine-learning control system is retrained on the updated simulation. In an embodiment, as additional real-world attempts are made, the simulation parameters are refined and the control system is retrained until the simulation is accurate and the control system is able to successfully perform the task in the real world.
US12275138B2
The application discloses a connecting mechanism, a power mechanism, an operating am, and a slave operating device. The connecting mechanism includes a main body and a connecting unit. The main body includes a first mounting wall and a second mounting wall for abutting against the operating arm and the power mechanism respectively. The connecting unit is disposed on the main body. The connecting unit includes a first connecting coupler and a second connecting coupler. The first and second connecting couplers are configured to abut against a power connecting coupler and a driven connecting coupler respectively, thereby enabling the power mechanism to drive the operating arm via the connecting unit. At least one of the first connecting coupler and the power connecting coupler is movable along a first abutting direction, and at least one of the second connecting coupler and the driven connecting coupler is movable along a second abutting direction.
US12275137B2
Disclosed is a multi-layer soft pneumatic actuator, including: a surface layer including driving protrusions formed on one surface; a first chamber layer stacked on the other surface of the surface layer and including a first chamber configured to partially overlap the driving protrusion; a second chamber layer stacked on a layer different from the first chamber layer on the other surface of the surface layer, including a second chamber having a partial region overlapping the driving protrusion and the first chamber; and an air line layer configured to inject air into each of the first chamber and the second chamber.
US12275135B2
A humanoid finger mechanism includes: a finger seat; at least one proximal knuckle, located at an outer side of the finger seat; at least one middle knuckle, located at an outer side of the at least one proximal knuckle; a distal knuckle, located at an outer side of the at least one middle knuckle; a driver, located at an inner side of the finger seat; a driving cable, wherein a first end of the driving cable is connected with the driver, while a second end of the driving cable is connected with the distal knuckle after sequentially penetrating through the finger seat, the at least one proximal knuckle and the at least one middle knuckle; and a tension band, a first end of the tension band is connected with the finger seat, while a second end of the tension band is connected with the distal knuckle.
US12275131B2
A servomechanism and method of operating same are provider. The servomechanism may be used in walking vehicles or construction vehicles. An operator provides a force to an input joint which controls a powered joint of the vehicle. Force is detected in a feedback system between the powered joint and input joint to control the power to an actuator driving the powered joint.
US12275130B2
A robotic system for food preparation has a compact form factor and enables processes for dispensing food ingredients, weighing ingredients, processing ingredients, and storing and transferring ingredients in a tight space, such as within a kitchen cabinet or similar enclosure. The robotic system can also be put to use in larger commercial settings. The robotic system includes one or more gantry subsystems to translate and rotate tools relative to orthogonal axes. An ingredient storage subsystem includes multiple ingredient storage containers, each having a dispenser actuatable by an ingredient dispensing mechanism. A sensor subsystem includes a camera, a temperature sensor, or a weight sensor to detect presence or absence of objects at locations within the robotic apparatus, or to determine weight of ingredients. One or more cooking appliances have lids that can be inverted to receive and weigh dispensed ingredient(s), and transfer the ingredient(s) into the cooking appliance(s).
US12275124B2
A mechanical timer mechanism can include a driven gear mounted to a rotary damper and a drive gear operably coupled to the driven gear. In bump mode, movement of an auxiliary trigger to its actuating position can initially move the drive gear from a home position into its wind-up position. Thereafter, a contact trip can continue to move the drive gear to its wind-up position and an actuator of a principal trigger to its actuating position each time the contact trip is actuated, unless the timing mechanism has timed-out between actuations. In sequential mode, the drive gear can be moved into a timer lock-out position which holds the contact trip in a bypass position in which the contact trip will not engage the actuator of the auxiliary trigger unless the auxiliary trigger is moved to its actuating position before actuation of the contact trip.
US12275121B2
A flip socket is disclosed. The flip socket including a socket body having a central section extending between a first socket positioned on a first end of the central section and a second socket positioned on a second end of the central section, wherein a centerline extends through a longitudinal axis of the socket body; and a coupler adapted to engage one of the first and second sockets, the coupler connecting the flip socket to a driving device to drive a fastener or device.
US12275116B2
The polishing pad is useful in chemical mechanical polishing. The polishing pad includes a polishing portion having a top polishing surface and a polishing material. There is an opening through the polishing pad and a transparent window within the opening. The transparent window is secured to the polishing pad. The window includes a polyurethane composition formed by reacting, in the presence of a hard segment inhibitor for reducing size of hard segment domains, a polymeric polyol, a polyisocyanate and a curing agent. The curing agent includes three or more hydroxyl groups forming hard segments and the polyurethane composition is an amorphous mixture of hard segments in a soft segments matrix and is free of carbon-carbon double bonds.
US12275115B2
A disc changing system for a robotic defect repair system is presented. The system has a first abrasive disc and a second abrasive disc. The first and second abrasive discs are coupled to a liner. The system includes an abrasive disc placement device configured to automatically: remove the first abrasive disc from the liner, transport the first abrasive disc to a robotic tool of the robotic defect repair system, and place the first abrasive disc on a backup pad coupled to the robotic tool. The system also includes an abrasive disc remover configured to automatically remove the first abrasive disc after receiving a removal signal. The system also includes a controller configured to send an instruction to the disc placement device to remove, transport and place the first abrasive disc, instruct the robotic tool to conduct an abrasive operation. The controller is also configured to send the removal signal. The controller is a processor and the instructions are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executed by the processor.
US12275114B2
A belt sander includes: a power unit having a rotating shaft; a rotatable belt casing defining a track groove that is open toward the power unit and that surrounds the rotating shaft, and having a plurality of engaging portions that are arranged around the track groove; an abrasive belt drivable by the rotating shaft; and a positioning unit including a movable positioning member that is adapted for manual operation, and an engaging member that is co-movably connected to the positioning member. The positioning unit is movable between an engaging position, where the engaging member is engaged with a selected one of the engaging portions, and a releasing position, where the engaging member is disengaged from the engaging portions.
US12275113B2
An apparatus and a method for delivering a workpiece to and from a machine table. The apparatus includes a rotatable plate and a pallet. The workpiece is detachably mountable to the pallet. The rotatable plate is movable with respect to the pallet. The pallet is movable along a pallet carriage. A screw is movably mounted within the screw housing and the screw housing is connected to the pallet. A driver is attached to the screw and moves the screw within the screw housing and the driver operates to engage the screw and move the pallet in a linear direction to and from the machine table.
US12275112B2
A method of processing profiles in a profile processing assembly includes a working machine and a profile infeed assembly. The profile infeed assembly includes an infeed cross transport assembly, and an infeed conveyor assembly with an infeed conveyor and a measuring truck. The infeed conveyor has a first end remote from the working machine. The infeed cross transport assembly supplies individual profiles to the infeed conveyor assembly. The infeed conveyor assembly supplies individual profiles to the working machine by means of a measuring truck which engages a profile and moves the profile over the infeed conveyor to the working machine. The method includes determining the longitudinal position of a first end of a profile that is facing away from the working machine and moving the measuring truck to an optimal rest position which is closest to the first end of the profile to be fed onto the infeed conveyor.
US12275108B2
A dust collection cup includes a cylindrical attachment to cause a bit to extend through the attachment, a cylindrical dust collector located in front of the attachment to cause the bit to extend through the dust collector, a seal between the attachment and the dust collector and having a through-hole to receive the bit, and a connection port connectable to a dust collection hose and located on an outer circumferential surface of the attachment outward in a radial direction of the bit from the seal and rearward from the seal. The connection port has a distance in the radial direction of the bit from an axis of the attachment to an outermost position longer than a distance in the radial direction of the bit from the axis to a position on the outer circumferential surface of the attachment that is opposite to the outermost position from the axis.
US12275105B2
A method and apparatus for maintaining integrally bladed rotors (IBR) includes using first vibration data from a IBR vibration apparatus of a first IBR to determine a set of values for a corresponding set of inherent vibratory properties based on a reduced order model for an IBR type to which the first IBR belongs. Shape data indicating an initial shape of a surface of a first blade is used, with repair data that indicates a candidate repair to form a restored shape, to determine a change in a value of an inherent blade section vibratory property of the set of inherent vibratory properties. A condition of the first IBR is determined based at least in part on the change in the value of the inherent blade section vibratory property. The first IBR is maintained based on the condition.
US12275098B2
A tool less method of connecting a welding-type power source with a cart is disclosed. In some examples, the cart may be configured to carry one or more gas bottles (and/or cylinders). In some examples, the power source housing and the cart may connect at interfacing ends and/or walls of the housing and cart. A connector, such as a clip for example, may span the interface to connect the power source housing and the cart. Catches (e.g. slots, holes, crevices, and/or protrusions) may be formed in and/or on the power supply housing and/or cart proximate to the interfacing ends and/or walls. In some examples, the catches may be aligned. In some examples, the cart and/or power source housing may include alignment surfaces to assist with alignment. The connector may engage the aligned catches to connect the welding-type power source and cart together at the interface.
US12275097B2
A tab welding device, including a mounting base, a welding assembly, a swinging member and a driving assembly. The welding assembly is rotatably arranged on the mounting base. The swinging member is connected with the welding assembly. The driving assembly is provided with a moving end capable of reciprocating in a first direction, and the moving end is movably connected with the swinging member and is for driving the swinging member to swing to make the swinging member drive the welding assembly to rotate. With the tab welding device, the driving assembly drives the swinging member to swing, and the swinging member drives the welding assembly to rotate, so the angle of the welding assembly can be adjusted until the welding assembly is adjusted to an angle allowing a tab to be welded easily.
US12275080B2
A tapping apparatus adapted for tapping a workpiece includes a lower die unit to drive the workpiece to move along a conveying direction, and an upper die unit disposed above and movable upwardly and downwardly relative to the lower die unit. A tapping mechanism is disposed between the lower and upper die units to be driven by the upper die unit for tapping the workpiece so that the workpiece is formed with a tapped hole. A thread checking mechanism is disposed between the lower and upper die units and is spaced apart from the tapping mechanism along the conveying direction. The thread checking mechanism is driven by the upper die unit for checking the tapped hole of the workpiece.
US12275066B2
The problem of limited throughput in three-dimensional (3D) printing processes is addressed by systems and methods that employ mirrors to receive energy reflected by the melt pool and to redirect such light back to the melt pool, where it may further heat the melt pool. Multiple such passes of reflection from the melt pool and redirection back to the melt pool may substantially increase the efficiency at which the melt pool absorbs the energy, thereby substantially increasing the throughput of the 3D printing process.
US12275063B2
The disclosure provides for cleaning three-dimensional (3D) components printed in a powder bed from adhering powder particles. The 3D-printed components are cleaned with a negative pressure-induced volumetric flow. The 3D-printed components are first removed from the powder bed after their manufacture, then positioned on a feed device and moved together with the feed device into a pressure-tight sealable chamber. In the interior of the chamber negative pressure is subsequently built up and a fluid volumetric flow is applied to the 3D-printed component to be cleaned which results in the powder particles being detached from the 3D-printed component. The powder particles are removed from the sealed chamber in a pressure tight manner via at least one channel conduit which is subjected to negative pressure and are fed to a separation device. The chamber is subsequently released of pressure and then opened for removal of the cleaned 3D-printed component.
US12275057B2
A die for deforming a workpiece material in a joining tool comprises a head with a top side partially defining a cavity in which the workpiece material is to be deformed, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side arranged between the top side and the bottom side, and a stem which extends along a longitudinal axis from the bottom side of the head. The die further comprises an identification tag, preferably an RFID tag, having an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting a signal, and a storing element for storing information, and the antenna is wrapped circumferentially around the head, such that the antenna entirely surrounds the head. The head may also include a groove extending around the head on the lateral side with the antenna arranged in the groove. Additionally, the die may include a recess with the storing element located in the recess.
US12275051B2
This application discloses a stamping device and a multi-lane shell stamping system, and the stamping device is used for simultaneous stamping of multiple shells, comprising a plurality of stamping die sets arranged in an array. Each stamping die set comprises an upper die and a lower die. The upper die is integrally formed, and the outer diameter of the upper die is larger than that of the lower die, and the bottom edge of the upper die forms a locating part for the curling of the shell to be processed. The present invention eliminates the movable locating cup, which can avoid the difficulty of mounting and dismounting the die due to the compact six-lane structure. At the same time, it adopts the method of directly increasing the diameter of the upper die, which not only avoids the mounting and dismounting of the locating cup, but also realizes the locating effect of the shell.
US12275049B2
The invention has as its object a method for packing a welding wire (25) inside a container (40) which includes at least the following steps: a feeding phase of said welding wire (25) inside a tube (13) placed in rotation to produce a prefixed torsion at each wire loop (25); a winding phase of the wire (25) coming out of said tube in rotation (13) on a core (20) configured to wind said wire (25) on it, said core (20) being provided with an alternative movement in a substantially vertical direction; a wire cutting phase (25) at the end of said wire winding phase on the core to (20) and; a core pick-up phase with the wire (25) wound on it and a core introduction phase (20) with the wire (25) wound on it inside a container (40).
US12275040B2
A piezoelectric device includes a substrate, a piezoelectric element, and a lid. The piezoelectric element includes a base portion and a membrane portion. The base portion is on a first main surface and has an annular outer shape when viewed from a normal direction of the first main surface. The membrane portion is at an inner side portion of the base portion when viewed from the normal direction. The lid is on the first main surface, covers the piezoelectric element, and is spaced apart from the piezoelectric element on the first main surface side. In the substrate, a first through hole extending from the first main surface to a second main surface is facing the membrane portion. The membrane portion includes a through slit.
US12275036B2
A method of texturing a wall or ceiling with non-acoustical joint compound by providing a collapsible bag having an opening at its top and is adapted to contain non-acoustical joint compound for forming a textured coating on the wall or ceiling and providing a spray nozzle having a low pressure input port, a joint compound suction port attached to the opening at the top of the collapsible bag, and an output port for spraying the non-acoustical joint compound. A low pressure stream of air from an air gun attached to the low pressure input port urges a small quantity of the non-acoustical joint compound to be sprayed out of the spray nozzle when the bottom of the collapsible disposable bag is raised above its top to either allow or force the joint compound to flow into the suction port and into the interior of the spray nozzle.
US12275035B2
Disclosed are a swab flocking device and a flock blowing and flocking process for a swab. A conveying drag chain transversely penetrates through a flocking box, several swab hangers are arranged on the conveying drag chain at intervals, and the conveying drag chain is connected to a first motor. Several blowers are arranged on an outer side of the conveying drag chain in the flocking box. During flocking, a swab stick is hung on the swab hanger and then is conveyed forwards by the conveying drag chain, and several blowers are configured to blow flocks onto an end head of the swab stick.
US12275025B2
Provided is a content container including: an inner container in which contents are stored; an outer container into which the inner container is accommodated; a pump part coupled to an upper end portion of the inner container to discharge the contents; and a nozzle part coupled to upper side of the pump part to discharge the contents transferred from the pump part to outside, wherein when an outer surface of the outer container is pressed, the inner container ascends within the outer container and the pump part is pressed by the nozzle part so that the contents are discharged through the nozzle part.
US12275022B2
The present invention relates to pathogen cleaning and simulation of pathogen spreading. More particularly, some implementations of the described invention relate to systems and methods for spraying materials in a manner that mimics the spreading of pathogens from coughing or sneezing. Some implementations further relate to using a non-aerosol sprayer that produces both a mist and droplets of a mixture containing water, a fluorescent marker, a surfactant, and an antifoaming agent. In some cases, the pump sprayer defines an internal compartment that includes the mixture. In some cases, the sprayer further includes a pump mechanism that is configured to be pumped to compress a gas within the compartment and a release valve that is configured to release pressure within the compartment through a spray nozzle of the sprayer such that droplets and mist of the mixture are sprayed from the nozzle. Other implementations are also described.
US12275016B2
A plant for treating a mixture of waste products from a domestic waste collection, comprising a unit for treating a mixture (2B) of materials obtained from the mixture of waste, a substantial portion of the mass of the mixture of materials being formed by biodegradable materials, the treatment unit comprising a trommel screen (3) provided with a wall (4) for separating the mixture (2B) of materials into a first fraction (5) passing over the wall (4) and a second residual fraction, two densimetric tables, and a ballistic separation means (8) which is positioned between the trommel screen (3) and the densimetric tables to collect the first fraction (5) and to supply the densimetric tables with a first sub-fraction and second sub-fraction (9, 10) of materials, respectively. First subfraction (9) formed by materials having a density lower than the materials forming the second sub-fraction (10).
US12275014B2
Embodiments provide a tube retainer system, including: an outer body; a diaphragm having a circular opening; a valve including a valve head and a valve stem attached to the valve head; a cam; a camshaft extending through the cam; a drive gear attached to the camshaft; a restraint gear attached to the camshaft; a push bar located below the diaphragm; and a pawl. The diaphragm, the cam, the drive gear, the restraint gear, the push bar, and the pawl are all provided in the outer body, when a bottom of a tube is inserted into the circular opening and a downward pressure is applied on the diaphragm, the cam is oriented to close the valve to form a partial vacuum in the outer body to secure the bottom of the tube within the circular opening.
US12275004B2
The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a catalyst for synthesizing dimethyl ether or methylacetate from synthetic gas that includes preparing a nanosheet ferrierite zeolite (FER), and co-precipitating the nanosheet ferrierite zeolite and a precursor of a Cu—Zn—Al-based oxide (CZA) to obtain a hybrid CZA/FER catalyst.
US12274994B2
The present disclosure encompasses a non-caking, free-flowing composition comprising choline chloride.
US12274988B2
A dendrimeric carbon dot-polyamide membrane, a method for making the dendrimeric carbon dot-polyamide membrane, and a method for producing purified water are provided. An exemplary carbon dot-polyamide membrane includes polyamidoamine dendrimeric carbon dots and a polyamide membrane. The polyamidoamine dendrimeric dots are dispersed throughout the polyamide membrane.
US12274985B2
The problem is to provide a porous membrane with a reduced phenomenon in which membranes firmly adhere to one another during production of the porous membrane (membrane adhesion). The problem is solved by a porous membrane comprising a hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, wherein an average value T of ratios of the number of counts of ions derived from the hydrophilic polymer to the number of counts of ions derived from the hydrophobic polymer is 1.0 or more when a surface of the porous membrane is measured by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS).
US12274969B2
A vehicle cabin filter assembly comprising a housing and a plurality of filter modules mounted to the housing. The filter modules comprise a first filter module, a second filter module positioned downstream of the first filter module, and a third filter module positioned downstream of the second filter module. Each filter module comprises a particulate filter element, and at least one of the filter modules comprises a gas filter element. The second filter module has a separation efficiency higher than the first filter module, and the third filter module has a separation efficiency higher than the second filter module.
US12274968B2
Filter media comprising a pre-filter layer and related components, systems, and methods associated therewith are provided. In some embodiments, the pre-filter layer may be designed to impart desirable properties to the filter media, such as a high gamma and/or long service life, while having relatively minimal or no adverse effects on another property of the filter media that is important for a given application. For instance, a pre-filter layer may be used to improve the upstream removal of fine particulate matter, which may clog a downstream efficiency layer comprising submicron fibers and reduce filtration performance. The pre-filter layer may be configured to increase service life and/or increase the gamma of the filter media. Filter media, as described herein, may be particularly well-suited for applications that involve filtering air, though the media may also be used in other applications.
US12274965B2
A filter bag support system arranged to support a filter bag for separating food powder and air, comprising a support cage arranged to be placed inside the filter bag, and a lock ring arranged to be placed inside a top section of the support cage, wherein the top section of the support cage is expandable in a radial direction by the lock ring which is arranged to expand the top section of the support cage in the radial direction, towards an edge of the opening of a cell plate when the filter bag support system is located in the cell plate and when the lock ring is rotated within the top section.
US12274964B1
A biodegradable filter for the removal of various pollutants, contaminants, or harmful substances from the surrounding air, and a method of fabrication. The filter includes 30% by weight of cellulose nanofibers, 30% by weight of activated carbon, and 20% by weight of polyethylene glycol. The cellulose nanofibers and activated carbon are isolated from date palm biomass, making the filter cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
US12274963B2
A filter medium for engine air filters contains a support layer and a meltblown layer containing polyester fibres. The filter medium is electrically charged.
US12274960B2
Separating apparatus, comprising a sedimentation settler and a collection vessel disposed underneath and being in fluid communication with the sedimentation settler, the collection vessel forming a receiving chamber having an outlet at or adjacent to the chamber bottom and having an inlet opening, wherein the collection vessel is arranged such the flow direction of the fluid in the area underneath the sedimentation settler is substantially in line with the direction of the channels of the sedimentation settler.
US12274956B2
A method may include: introducing a treatment fluid into a production fluid disposed in a surface well system, the treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a supramolecular host guest product comprising: a treatment fluid additive comprising a surfactant; and a supramolecular host molecule, wherein the supramolecular host molecule is not covalently bonded to the treatment fluid additive; introducing the production fluid containing the treatment fluid into a production facility separator; and separating, in the production facility separator, at least a portion of the production fluid to form a water stream.
US12274948B2
A method for gaming assistance. Information related to a plurality of game plays of players for a gaming application is received over a network at a back-end server. A query is received from a first player playing the gaming application, wherein the query is related to a first game play of the first player. A current game context of a first game play of a first player is determined from the information. A response to the query and the current game context is generated based on the information related to the plurality of game plays. The response is delivered back to a device of the first player.
US12274940B2
A method and system for providing gaze-based generation of virtual effects indicators correlated with directional sounds is disclosed. Gaze data is tracked via a camera associated with a client device to identify a point of focus within a three-dimensional virtual environment towards which one or both eyes of the player are focused. When the point of focus indicated by the gaze data when the point of focus does not move towards the source location within the three-dimensional virtual environment when the directional sound is received indicates that a virtual effect indicator associated with the directional sound type of the indicated directional sound is should be generated.
US12274933B2
A game controller is provided. The game controller includes a first handle body, a second handle body, a first support module, and a second support module. The first support module includes a first support groove, a first clamping member, and a second clamping member. The first clamping member and the second clamping member are disposed at two sides of the first support module. The second support module includes a second support groove, a third clamping member, and a fourth clamping member. The third clamping member and the fourth clamping member are disposed at two sides of the second support module. A mobile device is disposed between the first support module, the first clamping member and the second clamping member of the first support module, the second support module, and the third clamping member and the fourth clamping member of the second support module.
US12274927B2
A golf club has a first shaft coupled to a club head, a second shaft configured to slidably engage a portion of the first shaft, a grip coupled to the second shaft, and an adjustable length shaft assembly received by the second shaft and configured to allow a portion of the first shaft to slide in relation to the second shaft in a first configuration, and to restrict a portion of the first shaft from sliding in relation to the second shaft in a second configuration. The grip is restricted from rotation about the first shaft or the second shaft as the first shaft slides in relation to the second shaft.
US12274926B2
A golf club head has a body having a ball striking face, a rear opposite the ball striking face, a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe, the body having a void defined by a peripheral edge on the sole. The body further defines a cover that extends over the void and forms at least a portion of the crown. At least a portion of the peripheral edge of the void includes a lip extending from the peripheral edge inwardly into the void. The golf club head may additionally or alternately include one or more weight receptacles connected to the sole and having an opening in the sole, such that each weight receptacle is configured to receive insertion of a weight through the opening.
US12274924B2
A golf club head, preferably a putter head, comprising at least one structural support member is disclosed herein. The structural support member has a smooth, organic-looking aesthetic, with a continuously changing curvature along its spline and at least one surface, and preferably connects one portion of the golf club head to another portion. Where the support member connects to other portions of the golf club head, the surfaces of the member have a curvature that changes smoothly and continuously, lacking any sharp corners. The support member may be part of a lattice structure formed via binder jetting.
US12274919B2
A timing method for a sports competition at the same time on different sites (4) around the world. In a first phase, all time bases of the timing devices, of a start coordinator device (3) and of each site are synchronised. Next, a measurement of the transmission times between the start coordinator device and each site is performed to determine a maximum transmission time. The start coordinator device establishes a start time equal to the time of the date of each site and while adding a time difference longer than the determined maximum transmission time. The start time is adapted to each site where the competition takes place to automatically order, by each timing device, the start of the competition at the same time on each site and on the base site of the start coordinator device to have a sports competition taking place live on all competition sites.
US12274909B1
An exercise ankle strap for securement to a weight that is lightweight, portable, cost-effective, machine washable, comfortable to wear, and simple to manufacture, among other advantages. The ankle strap can include a body having a front face, a rear face, a first end, and a second end. In addition, the ankle strap can include a first fastener secured to the front face of the body, wherein the first fastener extends from the first end to the second end of the body. Further the ankle strap can include a side strap secured to the body, and a second fastener secured to the first strap. Also, the first and second fasteners can include hook and loop fasteners. Further, the side strap may be coupled to the first end or second end of the body. Alternatively, the side strap may be coupled to the body from the first end to the second end.
US12274901B2
The invention relates to a self-securing device for securing a person, having: a first fastening element for fastening to a securing element; a second fastening element for fastening to a securing element; a communication means for communicating between the first fastening element and the second fastening element such that, in a first posture of the communication means, the first fastening element can be operated and the second fastening element is blocked and, in a second posture of the communication means, the first fastening element is blocked and the second fastening element can be operated; and a control mechanism for controlling the communication means to prevent the communication means from remaining in an undefined intermediate posture between the first posture and the second posture.
US12274899B2
A safety harness including first and second shoulder straps and a waist strap and a rigid dorsal force-transfer member with an upper end that is removably connected to the first and second shoulder straps at a dorsal crossing point of the first and second shoulder straps and with a lower end that is removably connected to a dorsal portion of the waist strap. Methods of removably equipping a safety harness with a rigid dorsal force-transfer member, and of removing a rigid dorsal force-transfer member from a safety harness.
US12274895B2
Techniques for adjusting radiotherapy treatment for a patient in real time are provided. The techniques include operations comprising: obtaining, during delivery of a radiotherapy treatment fraction to a patient, one or more images of the patient at a first rate; generating patient motion information at a second rate based on the one or more images obtained at the first rate; receiving, during delivery of the radiotherapy treatment fraction, radiotherapy treatment device settings at a third rate; computing, during delivery of the radiotherapy treatment fraction, dose delivered to the patient with a first level of accuracy based on the generated patient motion information and the radiotherapy treatment device settings; and determining, during delivery of the radiotherapy treatment fraction, a real-time measure of accumulated dose delivered to the patient with a second greater level of accuracy than the first level of accuracy using one or more prior dose computations.
US12274889B2
An extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator senses R-waves from a first cardiac electrical signal by a first sensing channel and stores a time segment of a second cardiac electrical signal in response to each sensed R-wave. The ICD determines intervals between successively sensed R-waves and, in response to at least a predetermined number of the intervals being less than a tachyarrhythmia detection interval, analyzes at least a portion of the time segment of the second cardiac electrical signal corresponding to a most recent one of the sensed R-waves to confirm the most recent one of the R-waves. The ICD updates an unconfirmed beat count in response to the most recent one of the R-waves not being confirmed and withholds detection of a tachyarrhythmia episode in response to the unconfirmed beat count being equal to or greater than a rejection threshold.
US12274887B2
A personal wearable emergency medical treatment device, including: a first housing unit including an control unit for an automatic defibrillator device; at least two, and preferably three, electrodes in electrical communication with the housing unit; wherein the electrodes are adapted to be positioned in proximity to a human body at preselected positions selected for monitoring for heartbeat abnormalities and providing electric pulses to the human body.
US12274883B2
This document describes methods and materials for improving the delivery of electroporation. For example, this document describes methods and devices for delivering electroporation while mitigating risks of ventricular fibrillation.
US12274880B2
A method, comprising detecting, in at least a first brain region of a patient, an electrical activity relating to an epileptic activity; determining a first regularity index of said electrical activity; and applying at least one first electrical stimulation to at least one neural target of said patient for treating said epileptic event, in response to said first regularity index being within a first range. A non-transitive, computer-readable storage device for storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the method. A medical device system suitable for use in the method.
US12274876B1
A medical lead includes a lead body, a lead body helix extending from a distal end of the lead body, wherein the lead body helix is configured to anchor to a patient tissue, and, a cable within the lead body, the cable including a cable conductor, a cable electrode proximate a distal end of the cable conductor, and a cable helix with a blunt tip at a distal end of the cable. The cable is slidable within the lead body to extend and retract the cable electrode along a trajectory extending from the distal end of the lead body.
US12274875B1
An injection device includes a housing, a needle shroud movable within the housing between an extended position and a retracted position, and a needle shroud latch configured to hold the needle shroud in its retracted position. The needle shroud latch includes a button arranged at the housing such that a user can actuate the button by applying an actuation force to the button to hold the needle shroud in its retracted position.
US12274872B1
This application relates to an injector device for delivery of a medicament, particularly to an auto-injector device. According to a first aspect of this disclosure, there is described an injection device comprising: an injection device body; a needle shroud retractable into the injection device body comprising a shroud pin; a control spring coupled to the needle shroud and biased to cause the needle shroud to be at least partially extended from the injection device body in an initial position; and a collar rotatable with respect to the injection device body and comprising a cam track engageable with the shroud pin; a hold detent mechanism coupled to the cam track of the collar, wherein the hold detent mechanism is configured to: activate, when the needle shroud is retracted from a first position on the cam track into the injection device body to a hold position on the cam track, by engaging the shroud pin thereby creating a hold detent force opposite a control spring force caused by compression of the control spring during said retraction of needle shroud to said hold position; and deactivate, when the needle shroud is extracted from the hold position on the cam track subsequent to the retraction towards a second position on the cam track, by disengaging the shroud pin thereby releasing the hold detent force and enable the needle shroud to extend from the injection device body to the second position on the cam track; and wherein the hold detent mechanism further comprises a non-return surface configured to, subsequent to the extension of the needle shroud, prevent further retraction of the needle shroud into the injection device body along the cam track towards the hold position.
US12274861B2
A bottle and related systems and method for improving fluid flow during medication delivery procedures, such as infusions or pooling, are provided. A bottle holds a liquid solution comprising at least one medication for infusion into a patient or transfer to a container. A seal is located at an otherwise open end of the bottle, and an airflow control device is provided at an otherwise closed, upper half of said bottle at a position above an anticipated fluid line of said liquid solution when said bottle is inverted. The airflow control device is normally sealed and is configured to selectively permit ambient air to enter said bottle. The seal is punctured by a spike to drain the liquid solution from the bottle through a drain pathway within the spike.
US12274847B2
A method of treating a sinus cavity of a subject includes advancing a distal portion of a light source through a drainage pathway of a sinus cavity and into the sinus cavity and visually observing a transdermal light emitted from the light source. A distal portion of a substantially rigid inner guide member of a balloon dilation catheter is advanced into the drainage pathway, the balloon dilation catheter including a movable shaft including a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. The movable shaft and balloon are advanced distally over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place a portion of the balloon in the drainage pathway whereby the balloon is inflated.
US12274843B2
A multiple balloon catheter designed to quickly and easily obtain hemostasis during open and minimal access surgery in the event of venous injury.
US12274838B2
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) and secures the catheter in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some embodiments, the anchor device can secure the catheter in an operative position relative to the skin without the use of sutures or skin tapes. In particular embodiments, the anchor device can be adjusted to a folded condition so that subcutaneous anchors are partially rotated prior to removal from the skin penetration point.
US12274836B2
Disclosed are rapidly insertable central catheters (“RICCs”) including assemblies and methods thereof. In some embodiments, a RICC assembly includes a RICC and an introducer. The RICC includes a soft catheter tube having an introducing aperture that opens into a primary lumen of the RICC. The introducer includes an introducer catheter including a hard catheter tube having an introducing hole that opens into a single lumen of the introducer catheter. When the RICC assembly is in a ready-to-deploy state thereof, the introducer catheter is disposed in the primary lumen of the RICC such that a distal end of the introducer catheter extends past a distal end of the RICC. In addition, an introducer needle of the introducer is disposed in the introducer catheter through both the introducing aperture and the introducing hole such that a beveled tip of the introducer needle extends past the distal end of the introducer catheter.
US12274831B2
A respiratory treatment device comprising at least one chamber, a chamber inlet configured to receive exhaled air into the at least one chamber, at least one chamber outlet configured to permit exhaled air to exit the at least one chamber, and an exhalation flow path defined between the chamber inlet and the at least one chamber outlet. A restrictor member positioned in the exhalation flow path is moveable between a closed position, where a flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path is restricted, and an open position, where the flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path is less restricted. A vane in fluid communication with the exhalation flow path is operatively connected to the restrictor member and is configured to reciprocate between a first position and a second position in response to the flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path.
US12274829B1
A respiratory mask configured to adapt and comfortably seal according to the facial features of different users. The respiratory mask includes a support chamber, a cushioning part, and a comfort layer. The support chamber has curved sidewalls and two circular openings of varying sizes. The cushioning part includes of an elastic body and a sponge body. The fixed side of the elastic body is connected to the support chamber. The sponge body has a curved side and a connecting side that connects to the elastic body. The first side of the comfort layer is configured to make partial contact with the user's face, while the second side of the comfort layer connects to the sponge body. Both the cushioning part and the comfort layer are configured to deform, collaboratively ensuring a tight seal around the user's face.
US12274827B2
A method for determining a regional compliance of a lung during spontaneous respiration. In the method, a lung compliance value C.M is determined by triggering an inspiration maneuver and either measuring a compliance of the entire lung or of a surrogate for the compliance of the entire lung. In the method, there further is a capture of an electrical impedance distribution along at least one two-dimensional section through a human thorax by a device for electrical impedance tomography, with a multiplicity of EIT pixels being captured. An end-inspiratory and an end-expiratory electrical impedance are determined for each EIT pixel and an impedance difference is determined for each EIT pixel. The regional compliance is determined for specific EIT pixels, which are assigned to an impedance value range based on a frequency distribution of all EIT pixels.
US12274815B2
A method of preventing and handling indoor air pollution is disclosed and includes: providing a portable gas detection device and plural gas exchangers allowed to inhale outdoor gas, purify and filter the inhaled gas, and introduce the inhaled gas into the indoor space, wherein an air pollutant in the gas within the indoor space is exported out to the outdoor for exchanging; disposing 1˜50 gas exchangers within the indoor space, wherein the gas exchangers have an exported airflow rate of 200˜1600 CADR, and the indoor space has a volume of 247.5˜1650 m3; and remotely controlling the gas exchangers to enable filtration, purification and gas exchange by the portable gas detection device when the portable gas detection device detects an air pollutant in the indoor space, to reduce the air pollutant in the indoor space to a safe detection value within 10 minutes, and achieve a clean, safe and breathable condition.
US12274805B1
The present invention relates to a microfoaming aqueous ozone disinfection system that comprises an aqueous ozone generator that receives water, a microfoaming agent, and an electrochemical generator that comprises an ion exchange material. The electrochemical generator is integrated into the aqueous ozone generator. The electrochemical generator receives the water and generates from the water an ozonated concentrate liquid. The microfoaming aqueous ozone disinfection system also comprises a mixer that blends the microfoaming agent with the ozonated concentrate liquid creating a microfoaming ozonated liquid that is dispensed for use in disinfecting one or more surfaces. Replaceable cartridges can include the microfoaming agent. The system can data communicate with remote data processing resources, including communicating when it is time to replace the cartridge.
US12274802B2
A disinfection platform for at least partially disinfecting a proximal surface is provided. A disinfection apparatus includes a housing defining an aperture, a UV light source enclosed in the housing configured to project a UV illumination pattern toward a target disinfection area where the disinfection apparatus is disposed above one end and oriented at a downward angle. The illumination pattern output from the disinfection apparatus at least partially defined by louvers and an occlusion nose with reflective fins positioned at the aperture such that the illumination pattern at the target disinfection surface has improved intensity distribution. Multiple sensors cooperate with a control circuit operating the UV light source to provide intelligent and automated control with pattern detection, event based disinfection, and validation. Dual passive infrared sensors enable improved pattern detection for presence detection, accelerometer improves touch detection, and gyroscope provides attitude installation configuration.
US12274799B2
An antimicrobial lighting system includes an antimicrobial lighting array that emits antimicrobial light within one or more antimicrobial wavelength ranges to inactivate one or more microorganisms on common touch surfaces. The common touch surfaces may include, for example, restaurant menus, airline safety instructions, pamphlets, instruction cards, or other common touch objects having a generally flat form factor, or that can be reduced to a flat form factor. Application of the antimicrobial light to the common touch surfaces may improve hygiene of such common touch surfaces and may help maintain microbial growth below acceptable levels.
US12274791B2
Compositions and methods for combination therapy are provided. The compositions comprise a multiple unit dosage form having both a therapeutic agent and a nutritional supplement. The combination therapy is useful for restoring a nutrient depletion associated with a particular disease state. Additionally, the combination therapy can prevent or attenuate the depletion of a nutrient caused, in whole or in part, by the co-administrated therapeutic drug. Methods of manufacturing the formulations are likewise described.
US12274782B2
The present invention relates cannabinoid chewing gums with improved flavor perception. The cannabinoid chewing gums include water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base, one or more cannabinoids with an off-note taste, one or more high intensity sweeteners in an amount of 0.05 to 0.9% by weight of the cannabinoid chewing gum that partly serves to mask the taste of said unbound cannabinoids, one or more flavoring ingredients in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by weight of the cannabinoid chewing gum that in combination with the one or more high intensity sweeteners partly serves to mask the taste of said unbound cannabinoids, wherein the one or more cannabinoids is located in close proximity with the one or more high intensity sweeteners as well as the one or more flavoring ingredients.
US12274781B2
The present invention provides a salivator that is in a form for use in the mouth (a form for intraoral use), or in a form for use by oral administration (a form for oral administration). The salivator can be prepared by using enzymatically modified isoquercitrin, or a combination of enzyme-modified isoquercitrin and a thickening polysaccharide. The present invention further provides an additive that is useful for preparing an oral composition (a food or beverage, a pharmaceutical product for oral administration) (an additive for an oral composition) and that can impart at least one effect selected from the group consisting of a salivation-promoting effect, a deglutition-improving effect (swallowing-assisting effect), and a mastication-improving effect (chewing-assisting effect) to the oral composition. The additive can be prepared by using a combination of enzymatically modified isoquercitrin and a thickening polysaccharide.
US12274778B2
The present invention discloses a Paenibacillus strain capable of producing polysaccharides with an after-sun repair effect and use thereof. This strain is classified and named as Paenibacillus polymyxa PYQ1, preserved in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center with a preservation number of CGMCC No. 16444. The present invention includes isolation and cultivation of strains and 16S rDNA identification; obtaining extracellular polysaccharides from fermentation product of the strain and use of the extracellular polysaccharides produced by the strains in repairing after-sun damages. The polysaccharides produced by Paenibacillus PYQ1 disclosed by the present invention can significantly improve proliferation activity of damaged cells after sun exposure, and has remarkable after-sun damage repairing effect; and as a natural product of microbial fermentation, the polysaccharides have characteristics of a low cost, simple and easy acquisition and the like, can be applied to the preparation of related after-sun repairing agents, and have a good market application prospect.
US12274770B2
This invention relates to stabilizer concentrates which improve the stability of mono- and/or diesters of mono- and/or diethylene glycol wax dispersions in personal care compositions, wherein the stabilizer concentrates comprising hydrogenated castor oil and betaines and are free of anionic surfactants.
US12274768B2
Provided are a cleaner base containing a solid composition including a solid surfactant and a water-soluble polymer, a gel cleaning composition having a viscosity of greater than or equal to about 50 cPs including the cleaner base containing a solid composition and water, and a method for preparing the gel cleaning composition.
US12274758B2
RNA molecules comprising a guide sequence portion having 17-20 nucleotides in the sequence of 17-20 contiguous nucleotides set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-3010 and compositions, methods, and uses thereof.
US12274752B2
The present disclosure provides a siRNA for inhibiting the expression of apolipoprotein C3 (ApoC3) gene, and a pharmaceutical composition and a conjugate comprising the siRNA; wherein each nucleotide in the siRNA is independently a modified nucleotide, and the siRNA comprises a sense strand and an antisense strand; the sense strand comprises a nucleotide sequence A, the nucleotide sequence A having the same length as the nucleotide sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO:1 with no more than 3 nucleotide differences; the antisense strand comprises a nucleotide sequence B, the nucleotide sequence B having the same length as the nucleotide sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO:2 with no more than 3 nucleotide differences.
US12274751B2
Oral liquid colchicine formulations are described herein. Methods of using the oral liquid colchicine formulations are also provided.
US12274747B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer and inhibiting cytokine release syndrome (CRS). The methods of the present invention comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a CD40 antagonist or a CAR-T cell expressing a CD40 antagonist in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a CD3 multispecific antigen binding molecule.
US12274744B2
The provided herein are methods and compositions for eliciting an immune response to an antigen, such as cancer and microbial antigens.
US12274740B2
This invention provides, in part, various compositions and methods for protecting the gastrointestinal microbiome from antibiotic disruption from orally administered antibiotics.
US12274737B2
A chemically modified human Growth Hormone (rhGH) prepared by attaching a transient linker which comprises a polyethylene glycol. The chemically modified protein may have a much longer lasting rhGH activity than that of the unmodified rhGH, enabling reduced dose and scheduling opportunities and the modified rhGH may not cause lipoatrophy. Also includes methods of use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or disorders in which use of growth hormone is beneficial.
US12274718B2
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, alleviating or treating liver injury, for example, nonalcoholic fatty liver, and more specifically, it relates to a composition for preventing or treating liver injury comprising a Ruminococcus spp. strain.
US12274714B2
Compositions disclosed herein, and methods of use thereof included those for treating or preventing sepsis in a subject in need, including methods of extending of the survival of a subject suffering from sepsis, and reduction of organ dysfunction or failure due to sepsis. Methods of treating or preventing sepsis in a subject in need includes administering compositions comprising early apoptotic cells or early apoptotic cell supernatants. Compositions and methods of use thereof may reduce the negative proinflammatory effect accompanying sepsis. In certain instances, compositions may include additional agents.
US12274711B2
The disclosed method rapidly identifies with desired accuracy AML patients, including elderly AML patients, likely to respond to treatment with a combination of a farnesyltransferase inhibitor and one or more of etoposide, teniposide, tamoxifen, sorafenib, paclitaxel, temozolomide, topotecan, trastuzumab and cisplatinum. In an embodiment, the improvements include the use of whole blood rather than the customary bone marrow sample, thus making the assay more accurate, rapid, less intrusive, less expensive as well as less painful. The method includes evaluation of a two-gene expression ratio (RASGRP1:APTX), which with a corresponding threshold, provides sufficient accuracy for predicting the response to the combination treatment. In the preferred embodiment the combination treatment combines tipifarnib (R115777, ZARNESTRA®) with etoposide. Further, the elderly AML patients identified as being likely responsive to the combination treatment with tipinifarb and etoposide have a complete recovery rate comparable to the best therapy available for younger patients.
US12274707B2
The present disclosure is directed to methods of treating patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with and without Type 2 diabetes, with an SGLT2 inhibitor, such as dapagliflozin.
US12274701B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating retinal damage and/or retinal degradation. More specifically, this disclosure relates to methods for treating degradation of the retinal pigment epithelium by administering compositions comprising a nucleoside and/or a nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
US12274699B2
Methods and compositions for treating cholangiocarcinoma.
US12274696B2
Provided herein are methods of treating nalbuphine-treatable disorders in a hepatically impaired patient.
US12274694B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): for use as peripheral NMDA receptor antagonists.
US12274693B2
Disclosed are Nanoformulated compounds that modulate the physiological action of the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), as well as therapeutic methods for use of such compounds to reduce LDL- and related cholesterol levels and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
US12274691B2
The invention provides methods of treatment, pharmaceutical compositions, systems and kits appropriate for first line and/or adjunct therapy with antivenom using at least one active component, in some instances at least two active components and in other instances no more than two active components selected from the group consisting of a selective secretory PLA2 inhibitor (sPLA2 or PLA2 inhibitor), a metalloproteinase inhibitor, a serine protease inhibitor, antivenom, one or more acetylcholinesterase inhibitors or a nAChR agonist paired with a mAChR antagonist, a NMDA receptor antagonist and a spreading factor inhibitor to treat a subject who suffers from an envenomation, preferably at the time of envenomation and often within a period of less than about an hour after an envenomation or 6 hours after an envenomation and throughout the course of treatment at time with or without anti-venom as an adjunct therapy after an envenomation by, for example, a snake or invertebrate.
US12274690B2
A method of producing a cannabinoid nanoparticle carrier composition for administration to a human and thereafter producing a consumable food product including the cannabinoid nanoparticle emulsification. The cannabinoid nanoparticle carrier composition is combined with a particulate food product, herb or spice, sugar, salt, or particulate preservative, mixed into a slurry or suspension, dried, and then ground to a size suitable for human consumption.
US12274688B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing or treating brain cancers or brain metastases with mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) loaded with taxane-based chemotherapeutic drugs, in particular paclitaxel (PTX), cabazitaxel (CTX) or docetaxel (DTX), and the MSNs loaded with PTX, CTX or DTX.
US12274681B2
A composition comprising an active agent that inhibits acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is provided. With the composition, food intake can be suppressed, and/or body weight can be reduced, and/or metabolic disorders can be prevented and/or treated.
US12274672B2
A medication and identification information transfer system is provided that includes a primary medication container, a secondary medication container, a secondary container label and a medication information transfer apparatus. The medication information transfer apparatus, when coupled to the primary medication container, can transfer information indicative of the contents of the primary medication container to a medication delivery device such as an intelligent injection site. The medication information transfer apparatus has a shape and size enabling it to be connected to an adapter for removal of medication from the primary medication container which enables transfer of the medication to a secondary container while simultaneously transferring information about the medication in the primary medication container to the injection site. In some implementations, the medication injection site can be placed on a fluid delivery line for infusion into a patient. Related apparatus, systems, methods and kits are also disclosed.
US12274652B2
An exercise device includes one or more connectors adapted to be releasably coupled to a patient support apparatus; a patient-contacting portion adapted to contact a portion of the patient's body and to be resistively moved between a first position and a second position; a first location transceiver; and a sensor adapted to automatically detect movement of the patient-contacting portion between the first and second positions. The exercise device may also include a wireless transceiver adapted to transmit movement data derived from the sensor to a recipient device. In some embodiments, the exercise device is part of a system that includes a patient support apparatus and a second location transceiver positioned thereon. The location transceivers allow a controller to determine if the exercise device is currently coupled to the patient support apparatus or not, and/or to automatically pair the exercise device to the patient support apparatus for wireless communication.
US12274649B1
A motorized coffin lid device for remotely opening a lid of the casket includes a coffin having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall to define an interior space. The peripheral wall has an upper edge to define an opening into the interior space. A lid is pivotably coupled to the upper edge to selectively open and close the opening. A motor is coupled to the coffin and positioned in the interior space. A lift mechanism is coupled to the motor. The motor actuates the lift mechanism to pivot the lid and to selectively open and close the opening. A power source is electrically coupled to the motor.
US12274623B2
An acetabular prosthesis for use in a hip arthroplasty surgical procedure is disclosed. The acetabular prosthesis includes a ceramic acetabular shell liner component configured to be secured to an acetabular shell component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes a metal ring affixed to and encircling the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. The acetabular prosthesis also includes an augment molded to and distally extending from the metal ring. The augment is shaped to modify a range of motion of a femoral prosthetic component when the femoral prosthetic component is fitted into the ceramic acetabular shell liner component. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US12274621B2
An implantable prosthetic device includes a coaption portion, paddles, and clasps. The paddles are moveable from a closed position to an open position. The clasps are also moveable from an open position to a closed position. The clasps include a fixed arm and a plurality of movable arms. The implantable prosthetic device can be used to repair a native valve, such as a native mitral valve.
US12274612B2
This document provides implantable intraluminal stent graft medical devices. In some embodiments, the stent graft devices provided herein are implantable in bodily conduits that have side branches, and the stent graft devices are operable to allow the flow of fluids between the conduit and the side branches. In some embodiments, the walls of the stent graft devices provided herein include compliant channels which allow for fluid communication between the interior and the exterior of the stent graft devices. In some embodiments, the compliant channels are configured to inhibit or reduce tissue ingrowth, tissue bridging, and/or endothelialization.
US12274606B2
A wearable article comprising an elastic laminate with an inner web and an outer web being in a face to face relationship, and a skin-facing outer surface and a garment-facing outer surface. The elastic laminate has a total caliper when subjected to the NMR MOUSE method as defined herein, the total caliper having a first 200 μm sub-caliper corresponding to 200 μm of the total caliper starting from the skin-facing outer surface and extending towards the garment-facing outer surface, and a last 200 μm sub-caliper corresponding to 200 μm of the total caliper starting from the garment-facing outer surface and extending towards the skin-facing outer surface. The elastic laminate has a % Liquid Ratio in the first 200 micron sub-caliper to total caliper of less than 20% after 1 minute according to the NMR MOUSE method.
US12274602B2
The present invention relates to an ear protection device, which comprises an ear cushion for contacting around an ear to seal off an interior space of the ear protection device from surroundings, a switch comprising a holder portion and a shaft with a guide, a shell comprising an interior section and a shell aperture wherein edges of the shell aperture engage with the guide of the switch, and said shell is provided between the ear cushion and the switch. The switch is rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position ventilation holes are exposed from the interior section of the shell allowing air to flow inside the interior space, and in the second position the ventilation holes are covered inside the interior section of shell preventing the air to flow inside the interior space.
US12274597B2
The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for the bonding of attachments for use with dental appliances. For instance, an attachment template tray system may include a template body and a light source tray. Electronic circuitry of the light source tray may be configured to activate, based on a signal from a sensor assembly, radiation source(s) of the light source tray when the light source tray is within a threshold distance of the template body. The template body may include an orthodontic attachment with a release layer covering an engagement surface. Radiation sources of the light source tray may be configured to emit a first range of wavelengths of light for curing a light curable adhesive coating on the orthodontic attachment and a second range of wavelengths of light for degrading the release layer.
US12274594B2
Formulation delivery systems, formulation delivery devices, and formulation cartridges for the same are provided. Formulation delivery systems include a reusable handle, a formulation dispensing assembly, and a controller. The formulation dispensing assembly includes a reciprocating nozzle assembly and a pump. The reciprocating nozzle assembly is fluidically coupleable to the formulation cartridge or the cleaning cartridge received within the reusable handle. Formulation delivery devices include a reusable handle configured to receive a formulation cartridge therein, and a formulation dispensing assembly disposed in the reusable handle. The formulation dispensing assembly includes fluid conduits, a pump fluidically connected to the fluid conduits, a reciprocating nozzle assembly, and a controller. Formulation cartridges include a reusable cartridge body, a valve frame, and a disposable refill packet reversibly-coupleable to the reusable cartridge body. The disposable refill packet includes a formulation packet and a body portion configured for insertion into the reusable cartridge body.
US12274587B2
Systems and methods are provided that automatically determine whether a prospective surgical trajectory will collide with a patient's skull using a 3D representation of the patient's cranial region (including the patient's scalp, skull, and brain) adapted from imaging data of the patient's cranial region (e.g., MRI data or CT data). Taking a particular patient's varied skull thickness into account, examples can determine bone collision during a trajectory planning stage before or after a stereotactic frame is mounted to the patient. Accordingly, examples may preemptively alert a clinician to a potential bone collision before the prospective surgical trajectory is underway/has been executed, thereby reducing the risk of bone collision during the surgical procedure.
US12274569B2
A tomosynthesis scanning system includes an X-ray emitter connected to a first robotic device, and an X-ray detector connected to a second robotic device. The first robotic device moves the emitter along a first spiral trajectory path and, optionally, the second robotic device moves the detector along a second spiral trajectory path during the scanning process. Where both the emitter and detector move, the movement is synchronized. A computer is used to control the first and second robotic devices. In operation, an object to be scanned is positioned between the X-ray emitter and the X-ray detector, then the X-ray emitter is moved along a first spiral path while emitting a photon beam at the X-ray detector and allowing the photon beam to pass through the object before reaching the X-ray detector. Attenuation of the photon beam reaching the X-ray detector is measured and an image is produced based on the measured attenuation of the photon beam.
US12274567B2
A monitoring device configured to be attached to a subject includes a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor configured to measure physiological information from the subject, and at least one processor configured to process signals from the PPG sensor to determine heart rate and RR-interval (RRi) for the subject, and to determine a heart rate pattern for the subject over a period of time. The at least one processor is configured to change a sampling frequency of the PPG sensor for determining RRi in response to the determined heart rate pattern. The at least one processor is configured to reduce the sampling frequency of the PPG sensor in response to determining a pattern of heart rate below a threshold.
US12274566B2
A trajectory is determined for inserting a patient into an MR scanner. An avatar representing specific body dimensions is provided. The avatar includes location information relating to an implant. A spatial magnetic field gradient data set relating to the scanner is provided. An avatar pose at a starting point of the trajectory is defined, and a course for the trajectory is provided. For several points on the trajectory, the corresponding magnetic field value are determined by combining the spatial magnetic field gradient data set with the avatar pose. The trajectory and/or the avatar pose are determined so that the at least one implant only passes regions within the MR scanner that are below a predetermined threshold value concerning the magnetic field gradient.
US12274561B2
An ear apparatus may comprise one or more of a housing, an electrode, a biometric sensor, a speaker driver, and/or other components. The housing of the ear apparatus may be configured to be attached to an ear. The electrode may be carried by the housing. The electrode may be configured to measure an electrical signal from the ear. The electrical signal may include a reference signal, a ground signal, or a bias signal. The biometric sensor may be carried by the housing. The biometric sensor may be configured to measure one or more biometric characteristics from the ear. The speaker driver may be carried by the housing. The speaker driver may be configured to produce sound.
US12274558B2
A device for analysis of sleep time using a radar includes a transceiver configured to transmit a radar signal toward a subject and receive the radar signal reflected from the subject; a breathing signal collection unit configured to collect a breathing signal of the subject based on the radar signal; a first sleep time detection unit configured to detect a first sleep time of the subject from the breathing signal based on a presence discriminator; a second sleep time detection unit configured to detect a second sleep time of the subject based on a probability value of the first sleep time; and a final sleep time determination unit configured to determine a final sleep time of the subject based on the second sleep time.
US12274550B2
An automatically locking safety device, e.g., for use in a blood collection procedure, can include a housing, first and second needle covers that are at least partly received in the housing, and a needle that is at least partly received in at least one of the first and second needle covers. The needle can include a proximal tip configured for placement into a patient and a distal tip configured for placement into a blood collection vial. In some embodiments, the first and second needle covers are biased by a biasing member. In some cases, one or both of the first and second needle covers can be locked to prevent axial movement thereof after the blood collection procedure. In certain embodiments, a distal end of the device is configured to connect with a medical connector, such as a needleless IV access device.
US12274546B2
A smart monitoring system including a processor configured to receive activity signals from a plurality of sensor devices including at least one near-field sensor device configured to detect signals from one or more wireless transmitter devices coupled to an individual in a home or facility. The activity signals include detected signals from the one or more wireless transmitter devices indicating a location of the individual. Sensor data indicates usage of appliances and fixtures, including a button press and a press duration that is representative of urgency unique to the appliances and fixtures. The system is further configured to interpret the activity signals as daily activities performed by the individual, generate a quality of life score for the individual based on the interpreted activities, and process a clinical analysis of the individual based on the quality of life score.
US12274529B2
Apparatus, systems, and methods for comparative analysis of tissue and organ scans between patients or groups of patients without sensitivity to patient-specific or scanner specific characteristics, including prediction, diagnosis, prognosis, tracking, and treatment guidance are disclosed. Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) fMRI is performed on a patient, and the resulting structural and functional data is preprocessed to remove artifacts and correct motion defects. A BOLD value is selected from the Vein of Galen as the maximum anatomically plausible intensity and from the Middle Cerebral Artery as the minimum anatomically plausible intensity. The maximum and minimum intensities are used to normalize the BOLD data and generate a neurovascular coupling statistical map of the brain.
US12274523B2
A drape includes a first drape portion configured to receive a manipulator arm of a surgical system and a pocket coupled to a distal portion of the first drape portion. The pocket is configured to receive a manipulator of the surgical system. The pocket includes a flexible membrane positionable between an output of the manipulator and an input of a surgical instrument mountable to the manipulator. In some embodiments, the flexible membrane is located at a distal end of the pocket. In some embodiments, the flexible membrane is configured to allow an actuating force to be transmitted from the output of the manipulator to the input of the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the pocket provides a sterile barrier between the manipulator and the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the drape further includes a rotatable seal configured to couple a proximal opening of the pocket to the first drape portion.
US12274518B2
A surgical system includes a drive unit on a support. The drive unit includes motors or other actuators and a plurality of output elements arranged such that operation of each drive unit linearly translates a corresponding one of the output elements. A surgical device has actuation elements extending through an elongate shaft to a distal articulation section, and an input subsystem carried at the proximal end of the shaft. Linear translatable input elements or pistons of the input subsystem are each associated with a corresponding one of the actuation elements. The input and output elements are positioned such that operation of an actuator linearly translates an output element, causing linear translation of a corresponding input element and engagement of an actuation element. A sterile drape is positionable between the input elements and the output elements.
US12274514B2
A method for displaying guidance information during an image-guided surgical procedure comprises receiving, by one or more hardware processors, data from a tracking system associated with an elongate device comprising a flexible body and calculating, by the one or more hardware processors, at least one condition along a length of the flexible body based on the data. The method further comprises determining, by the one or more hardware processors, supplemental guidance information based on the at least one condition and augmenting, by the one or more hardware processors, one or more images with the supplemental guidance information to produce one or more augmented images. The method further comprises displaying the one or more augmented images on a display device at a surgeon console.
US12274508B2
A computer-assisted surgery system for obtaining a distance between at least two fixed points relative to a bone comprises a first accelerometer unit located at a first fixed location on the bone, and producing first acceleration data during a movement of the bone. A second accelerometer unit is located at a second fixed location on the bone, and simultaneously producing second acceleration data during the movement. A gyroscope unit is fixed to the bone and simultaneously producing angular rates of change of said movement. A processor unit obtains the acceleration data and the angular rates of change for calculating the distance between the first fixed position and the second fixed position on the bone using a distance value of a distance vector between the accelerometer units. An interface outputs the distance between the first fixed position and the second fixed position relative to the bone. A method for calculating a distance between at least two points on a bone is provided.
US12274502B2
In the present invention, vortex vein positions are detected from a fundus image. The image processing method comprising: a step in which a choroidal blood vessel structure is analyzed from a fundus image; and a step in which vortex vein positions are detected based on the choroidal blood vessel structure.
US12274500B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring pupillary light reflex and detecting diseases based on eyes features and trends in pupillary and other eye related features. In one example, disclosed is a system for evaluating pupillary features includes a device, a camera, a distance detector, a memory, and a control system. Image data corresponding to an eye of a user is received from the camera. Distance data associated with the eye of the user is received from the distance detector. The distance data is processed to determine a distance of the at least one eye of the user from the distance detector. The image data and the distance are processed to determine at least one pupillary feature. Based on the at least one pupillary feature, a health status associated with the user is determined.
US12274499B2
A multimode optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system comprises a light source arranged to emit coherent light in a path to scan a sample. An optical parameter unit is arranged in the path and is operable in at least one selected mode from among a plurality of available operating modes, including at least a first mode, a second mode and a third mode. A detector is arranged to detect reflected light, the reflected light being light reflected in the path as a result of the coherence light scanning the sample. A controller is arranged to control at least one of the light source or the optical parameter unit. The first, second and third modes include a retina mode, anterior segment mode, and biometry mode, respectively. Also provided are a method for operating a multimode OCT imaging system, and a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for performing the method.
US12274496B2
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS ARE CRITICAL TO VARIOUS ENERGY BASED THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS, INCLUDING LASER, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, AND HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND BASED THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS. THIS INVENTION DISCLOSES TECHNIQUES, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS OF SURGICAL TARGETS DURING VARIOUS THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS WITH PHOTOACOUSTIC METHODS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE PULSES ARE GENERATED BY SELECTIVE PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS.
US12274495B2
Various embodiments provide an electrosurgical system for treating biological tissue. The system comprises: an electrosurgical generator configured to supply pulsed microwave energy; and an electrosurgical instrument. The electrosurgical instrument comprises a flexible coaxial cable arranged to convey the pulsed microwave energy; and a radiating tip portion connected at a distal end of the coaxial cable and configured to receive the pulsed microwave energy. The radiating tip portion has a maximum outer diameter that is 1.0 mm or less, and wherein the maximum outer diameter of the radiating tip portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the coaxial cable. Also, the radiating tip portion comprises: a proximal coaxial transmission line for conveying the pulsed microwave energy; and a distal needle tip mounted at a distal end of the proximal coaxial transmission line, the distal needle tip being arranged to deliver the pulsed microwave energy into biological tissue.
US12274491B2
Systems, devices, and methods for electroporation ablation therapy are disclosed herein, with a cinch device for positioning an ablation catheter relative to tissue during a cardiac ablation procedure. In some embodiments, a distal end of a first device may be advanced into a proximal end of a first lumen of a second device. The first device may be advanced from a distal end of the first lumen and the first device may be looped around tissue of a patient. The first device may be advanced into a distal end of a second lumen of the second device. The distal end of the first device may be advanced from a proximal end of the second lumen. The proximal and distal ends of the first device may be advanced away from a proximal end of the second device to increase contact between the first device and the tissue.
US12274485B2
A method for treating a treatment site (106) within or adjacent to a heart valve (108) within a body of a patient includes the steps of generating energy with an energy source (124); receiving energy from the energy source (124) with an energy guide (122A); positioning a balloon assembly (104) adjacent to the treatment site (106), the balloon assembly (104) including an outer balloon (104B) and an inner balloon (104A) that is positioned within and at least partially spaced-apart from the outer balloon (104B) to define an interstitial space (146A) therebetween that is configured to retain a balloon fluid (132); and positioning a portion of the energy guide (122A) that receives the energy from the energy source (124) within the interstitial space (146A) between the balloons (104A, 104B) so that a plasma-induced bubble (134) is formed in the balloon fluid (132) within the interstitial space (146A).
US12274484B2
Provided in the present disclosure are materials, devices, systems, and methods for performing cryo-surgery in a mammalian subject. More particularly, presented are a slurry, devices, systems, and methods for subcutaneously injecting the slurry into a patient in need of bodyfat reduction intervention. The slurry, devices, systems, and methods permit highly efficacious subcutaneous ice phase-change lipolysis while not requiring that the patient be placed under general anesthesia, nor requiring significant new surgical training among practitioners.
US12274480B2
A vertebral body distraction support nail, including a support nail body including an inner core, an outer sleeve and a distraction ball, and a support nail cap including a cylindrical upper support nail cap and a pressure cap. The inner core is threadedly connected inside the outer sleeve, and has upper and lower ends both extending out of the outer sleeve. The lower end of the inner core is provided with a tapered stapling head. The distraction ball is fitted over the inner core between the tapered stapling head and the outer sleeve. An upper support nail cap cavity has a lower end connected to an upper end of the outer sleeve and an upper end into which the upper end of the inner core extends. The pressure cap is engaged with and slidably connected to the upper end of the inner core and the upper support nail cap.
US12274473B2
Systems and methods for preventing the seeding of cancerous cells during morcellation of a tissue specimen inside a patient's body and removal of the tissue specimen from inside the patient through a minimally-invasive body opening to outside the patient are provided. One system includes a cut-resistant tissue guard removably insertable into a containment bag. The tissue specimen is isolated and contained within the containment bag and the guard is configured to protect the containment bag and surrounding tissue from incidental contact with sharp instrumentation used during morcellation and extraction of the tissue specimen. The guard is adjustable for easy insertion and removal and configured to securely anchor to the body opening. Protection-focused and containment-based systems for tissue removal are provided that enable minimally invasive procedures to be performed safely and efficiently.
US12274471B2
The present disclosure provides a cannula assembly having a tube with an internal lumen, a proximal end portion and a distal end portion configured for insertion into a patient. The cannula assembly further includes a housing rotatably coupled to the tube between a closed position and one or more open positions. The housing contains an electronic component comprising an image transmission device, such as a camera, for collecting and receiving images of the surgical site. The housing is adapted to provide the image transmission device with a longitudinal or forward view when the housing is in the closed position and a transverse view (i.e., offset from the longitudinal axis) when the housing is in one of the open positions. The housing is disposed distal to the proximal end portion and proximal to the distal end portion of the tube to protect the image transmission device as the distal end portion creates an incision and/or passes through an existing incision in the patient.
US12274459B2
Systems and methods for the intravascular treatment of clot material within a blood vessel of a human patient are disclosed herein. A device in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a plurality of interconnected struts forming a unitary structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The struts can form a plurality of first cells in the proximal portion and a plurality of second cells, smaller than the first cells, in the distal portion. The device can be pulled against clot material within a blood vessel to engage, disrupt, and/or capture the clot material.
US12274455B2
A distal femoral joint replacement system includes a femoral component having condylar articular surfaces, a stem extending from the femoral component, and a void filler for filling a bone void within a femur. The void filler includes a body and a plurality of legs extending from the body. The body has a sidewall defining an opening for receipt of the stem which extends along a length of the body and extends through the sidewall so as to form a side-slot in the sidewall that extends along an entire length of the sidewall. The plurality of legs each have a first end connected to the body and a second end remote from the body. The legs each have an outer surface that tapers between the first and second ends and is configured to register with a corresponding inner surface of a bone void when implanted in an end of the femur.
US12274448B2
An intra-vascular aneurysm-treatment stent and a method for lowering pressure within an aneurysm bubble in a blood vessel. A stent coil is insertable into a blood vessel, the coil made of a material sufficiently flexible to move around curves, loops, and corners in the blood vessel. The stent coil is positioned in the blood vessel with selected stent coil portions proximate an opening into either a saccular aneurysm or a fusiform aneurysm. Blood in the lumen of the blood vessel flows past the leading edges and both over the outer surfaces, and under the inner surfaces. A portion of the blood inside the aneurysm becomes entrained with the blood flowing over the outer surfaces. At the trailing edges, the converging blood flows create eddies.
US12274438B2
A motorized surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a displacement member, a motor, a control circuit, and a position sensor. The displacement member is configured to translate. The motor is coupled to the displacement member to translate the displacement member. The control circuit is coupled to the motor. A position sensor is coupled to the control circuit. The position sensor is configured to measure the position of the displacement member and to measure an articulation angle of an end effector relative to a longitudinally extending shaft. The control circuit is configured to determine the articulation angle between the end effector and the longitudinally extending shaft and set motor velocity based on the articulation angle.
US12274426B2
A dual functioning instrument set, comprising a needle and guide, has not only the capabilities to enter and insufflate the abdominal cavity but also the ability of a suture passer to carry and retrieve suture for closure of the incision sites at the end of the procedure. The needle contains a deployable snare that is used to pass and retrieve suture. The guide is used to repeatedly locate the needle relative to the inner abdominal wall allowing for consistent placement of sutures. For insufflation purposes, obturator tips having different distal structures are provided for shielding the sharp needle tip after insertion through a body wall.
US12274425B2
A locking device arranged in an actuation unit of a surgical instrument which has a hollow shaft with the actuation unit arranged at a proximal end of the shaft and having a tool at the distal end of the shaft which can be actuated by an instrument insert which can be movably stored axially in the direction of a main instrument axis (A) in the shaft. The locking device has an engagement element and an actuation device with which the engagement element can be transferred from a release position into a locking position. The engagement element can be a locking bolt which longitudinal axis runs perpendicular to the main axis (A) of the instrument and which has an engagement section configured for engagement with the instrument insert at a first end and a guide section. The locking bolt can be moved in two directions of movement by the actuation device.
US12274420B2
Provided are a medical system, a communication method, an imaging device, an information processing device, and an endoscope system capable of stably transmitting sensor signals output from a sensor that obtains data in a living body by wireless communication. The medical system includes the sensor that is provided in or connected to an insertion part to be inserted into a living body via an insertion aid and obtains the data in the living body, and a sensor communication unit that serves as a communication unit that transmits, by wireless communication, a first sensor signal output from the sensor to an aid communication unit that serves as a communication unit provided in the insertion aid.
US12274419B2
The present invention relates to a micro-robot control apparatus. An electromagnetic module for focusing magnetic field and a micro-robot control apparatus comprising the electromagnetic module, according to the present invention, focus the magnetic field in an area of interest where focusing of same is desired to allow a micro-robot to be controlled, and, the apparatus having been simplified, allow efficient setup and operation in the surgery area. Moreover, the number of electromagnets is reduced to thus reduce the number of sources of power, thereby resulting in efficient operation of the apparatus with lowered power consumption. Additionally, by means of a magnetic induction frequency signal reception coil of the micro-robot and the external micro-robot control apparatus equipped with a magnetic induction transmission coil, the micro-robot control apparatus can both generate power wirelessly for the micro-robot, and implementation location recognition of same due to the efficiency of the generated power.
US12274413B2
A robotic system comprising a robotic catheter steerable by a motorized drive system, an imaging device positioned on a distal end of the robotic catheter, and a controller configured to: process one or more images captured by the imaging device to identify an anatomical feature, implanted device, or medical instrument; estimate a location of the imaging device in the body based on the identified anatomical feature, implanted device, or medical instrument; determine, based on the estimated location of the imaging device, a direction in which to steer the robotic catheter for advancement towards an interventional site; and monitor at least one of (i) a stream of images captured by the imaging device and (ii) a force or distance measurement captured by the imaging device or a sensor proximate the imaging device, to adjust the direction in which to steer the robotic catheter during advancement towards the interventional site.
US12274410B2
The present disclosure provides, a cleaner hanger assembly, including a hanger, a charging bottom plate, an accessory frame, a hanger column and a base. The charging bottom plate can be used in cooperation with the hanger, so that a charging operation can be performed while the cleaner is hung on the hanger whether the cleaner is in a hanging state or in a floor-standing state, and the charging bottom plate can also be detached for separate use. The hanger can be connected to the accessory frame to form a wall hanger assembly; or the hanger can be connected to the base by means of the hanger column and the accessory frame is fixed in the middle of the hanger column to form a floor-standing hanger assembly.
US12274405B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cleaning robot and a control method thereof. The cleaning robot includes a chassis; a drive system; an energy storage unit, supported by the chassis and includes at least one charging contact sheet, wherein the charging contact sheet protrudes from a plane of the chassis slightly, and the energy storage unit is configured to be charged according to a predetermined amount in a case that the robot is located at a charging station; and a control system, disposed on a main circuit board inside the cleaning robot and including a non-transitory memory and a processor, wherein the control system is configured to control the energy storage unit to charge according to the predetermined amount based on a to-be-cleaned area and a total power consumption factor.
US12274400B2
The present invention relates to a rotatable toilet paper holder device primarily comprised of at least two side walls, a bottom wall, a base and a toilet paper roll holder. The toilet paper roll holder is spring-loaded, such that a toilet paper roll can be secured between the side walls of the device. The side walls and bottom wall further attach to the base via at least one fastener that allows the side walls and bottom wall to rotate around the base. Therefore, a toilet paper roll that is secured between the side walls via the toilet paper roll holder can be easily rotated relative to the base, such that the toilet paper within the device can be positioned so that toilet paper can be pulled from over top or from under the toilet paper roll.
US12274397B2
Embodiments of a paper towel holder, system and method thereof are provided. The paper towel holder includes a bracket, a sleeve, a pin and an arm. The bracket is sized and configured to be coupled to a main body of a cooking system. The sleeve defines a hollow portion to receive the pin with an axis extending axially through the sleeve, the sleeve being coupled to the bracket. The arm includes at least one opening so as to be rotatably coupled to the pin. The at least one opening in the arm extends to define a keyed shape that corresponds with a square shaped outer periphery of the sleeve such that the arm is rotatable about the pin and can be moved to different orientations about the pin.
US12274391B1
The portable bottle infuser has a top housing, a top cap, a bottom plate, a bottom housing, a cup, and a bottom cap. The top housing and bottom housing are both cylindrical shaped chambers that form one bottle. The top housing has a valve plate and a means for connecting to the top cap and bottom housing. The top cap fits along the top housing. The bottom plate engages with the valve plate to control the flow of liquid within the bottle. The bottom housing has a bottom internal lip, a screen housing, and a means for connecting to the bottom cap and the top housing. The bottom housing is designed to hold coffee grounds and tea leaves for infusing or steeping with a hot liquid stored within the top housing.
US12274382B2
An automated cabinet. The automated cabinet includes an inventory management system. The inventory management system keeps an inventory of a storage cabinet and send and receive electrical communications to and from the storage cabinet. The automated cabinet also includes the storage cabinet. The storage cabinet includes a housing and one or more drawers configured to be slidably stowable within the housing. Each of the one or more drawers includes a series of horizontal dividers and a series of vertical dividers, where each of the vertical dividers is mated with one or more of the horizontal dividers, creating one or more configurable slots within the drawer. The storage cabinet also includes one or more PCBs. Each PCB is in electronic communication with the inventory management system and is connected to a drawer light and one or more slot lights.
US12274368B2
An upholstered comfort member, comprising a resilient comfort material and a cover fabric. The resilient comfort material comprises lignocellulosic fibres, which provides resilient properties to the resilient comfort material, and a binder at a concentration of between 1 and 30 wt %. The binder binds the lignocellulosic fibres together. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing of such an upholstered comfort member.
US12274366B2
There is provided an air cushion in which air chambers rise when a user is seated. An air cushion including an outer welded portion along an outer peripheral portion of a flat bag-shaped object includes: a first air chamber as a seating portion; a second air chamber as a side support portion; and a third air chamber as a side support portion, wherein the air chambers communicate with each other through passage portions and an inner welded portion is provided that has a U character.
US12274355B2
Applicator for applying a product (F) to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows. The applicator includes an applicator member having a core extending along a longitudinal axis (Y), spikes that are carried by the core that have, in face-on view when viewed along the longitudinal axis (Y) of the core (10), a substantially triangular shape over at least 50% of their height (h), with a side that is oriented substantially radially, and have a cross section at the base of the spike taken perpendicularly to this side, satisfying the relationship e/L of between 0.4 and 0.6, where e denotes the thickness of the section measured in the direction of the longitudinal axis (Y) of the core and L denotes the width of the section measured in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (Y) of the core.
US12274353B2
A fluid dispensing scrubber includes a shaft having a first end and a second end; a fluid inlet configured to receive a first fluid from an external source; a reservoir configured to store a second fluid; a valve assembly configured to selectively mix the first fluid and the second fluid; a scrubbing head supported adjacent the first end of the shaft, the scrubbing head including a brush and a motor operable to rotate the brush; a battery pack supported adjacent the second end, the battery pack operable to provide power to the motor; and a dispensing nozzle configured to selectively dispense one or both of the first fluid and the second fluid, the nozzle supported on an exterior surface of the scrubbing head.
US12274349B2
A system is provided that is configured to execute a game process that includes displaying an image of a blended cosmetic product that has a target color; displaying a color selection interface that allows a user to select a single color among a plurality of colors; receiving an input from a user on the color selection interface which corresponds to the user's estimate of the target color displayed in the image; and outputting a result to the user indicating a degree of similarity between the user's input on the color selection interface and the target color.
US12274348B1
A lotion application device is used for applying creams or lotions on difficult-to-reach places on the body, like the feet. The lotion application device comprises a base component that is configured with an open cavity for a user to insert at least one foot. Within the open cavity of the base component, an electrically powered brush with two spinning brush heads is positioned. The electrically powered brush is operated via a remote control. Further, lotion or ointment is stored within the base component and dispensed onto a user's feet and ankles, as needed. Once a person places their foot into the open cavity of the base component, he/she can activate the device with the remote control and utilize the gentle scrubbing brush heads to evenly distribute lotion to treat dry and cracked skin on the feet.
US12274343B2
An activity analysis system includes a body with a spring like flexible structure, a light at the tip used for people with low vision, a battery compartment required for the light battery to operate, upper and lower cutting blades performing the nail cutting process, a ring area of the clipper that is required in order to be worn by the finger, a magnifying glass to be installed optionally, a sensor detecting the temperature of the fingers, movements of flexion, extension, rotation, limitations of joints, gripping strength, and sensory mapping of the strength points, a right sensor and a left sensor, a wristband with GPS, a connection element enabling the connection between left and right sensors that are located on the wristband and the sensor on the nail clippers, and a computer which gathers the analysis results obtained from the sensors.
US12274340B2
The invention concerns a hair treatment apparatus, comprising: —two arms that are movable relative to each other and capable of assuming a spaced-apart configuration in which a lock of hair can be inserted between them, and a closed configuration for treating the lock of hair, the arms being capable of being moved along the lock in this closed configuration, —two contact surfaces carried respectively by the two arms, arranged opposite each other, at least one of the contact surfaces being heated, —at least one steam outlet carried by one of the arms at a distance from the corresponding contact surface, in order to expose the hair engaged between the arms to steam, —a containment structure for at least partially containing the steam, carried at least partially by the other of said arms, —a comb having teeth, carried by said one of the arms that carries said at least one steam outlet, said at least one steam outlet being interposed between the comb and the contact surfaces.
US12274338B1
A carrier such as a belt bag, shoulder bag, or backpack is provided with a lid that reversibly secures an opening in the walls of the carrier at a top end of the carrier using paired and attracting magnets mounted in stiffening strips located along edges of the lids and along the edges of the openings in the carrier.
US12274337B2
The present disclosure discloses a novel pen holder, including a pen holder base and a pen holder frame; the pen holder base is configured to place the pen holder; the pen holder frame is arranged on the pen holder base; the pen holder frame can rotate on the pen holder base; the pen holder frame is provided with an accommodating chamber, and the accommodating chamber is configured to accommodate pens or other office supplies. Through the above structural arrangement, during use, the pen holder can be placed on an office desk through the pen holder base, and the pens or other office supplies are placed in the accommodating chamber of the pen holder frame.
US12274336B2
An adjustment device (100; 100′; 100″) for adjusting the length of a bracelet, having at least one adjustment assembly (10; 10′; 10″) movable relative to a clasp cover (7; 7′; 7″), the adjustment assembly and the cover being respectively provided with a first and a second fixing element (11, 71; 11′, 71′; 11″, 71″) for their respective fixing according to several positions capable of inducing different bracelet lengths, and also being provided respectively with a first and a second indexing element (21, 72; 21′, 72′; 21″, 72″) for their temporary respective positioning according to one of the several positions, the adjustment assembly (10; 10′; 10″) also comprising a guiding device including a first guiding element (3, 4, 5; 3′, 4′, 5′; 3″, 4″) cooperating with a second guiding element (74; 74′; 74″) of the cover (7; 7′; 7″) to guide the displacement of the adjusting assembly (10; 10′; 10″) relative to the cover (7; 7′; 7″), the first indexing element (21; 21′; 21″) being independent of and/or distinct from the first guiding element (3, 4, 5; 3′, 4′, 5′; 3″, 4″) and/or the second indexing element (72; 72′; 72″) being independent of and/or distinct from the second guiding element (74; 74′; 74″).
US12274335B2
A wearable jewelry holder including a main body with a front surface, a back surface, and a jewelry through hole extending through the main body from the front surface to the back surface. The jewelry through hole is configured to receive a jewelry item therethrough. The wearable jewelry holder further includes a first bracing member connected to the back surface and defining a first chain through hole, and a second bracing member connected to the back surface and defining a second chain through hole. The main body and the bracing members are collectively configured to hold the jewelry item upon insertion of the jewelry item in the jewelry through hole and insertion of a wearable chain through the first chain through hole, a through hole of the jewelry item, and the second chain through hole.
US12274331B2
A securement and release device for webbing (SRDFW) comprised of two design configurations. Both configurations of the SRDFW allow a length of webbing to be quickly and securely attached to or removed from a structure. Both designs essentially function as a quick secure/release device into which webbing is inserted. Both configurations of the SRDFW are comprised of a securing and release assembly having a first side member, a second side member, an upper jaw, a center wedge and a lower jaw. Pivot rods extend outward from the jaws and the wedge. The pivot rods allow the jaws and the wedge to pivot into an open configuration to allow webbing to be inserted into/through the first assembly, and then to pivot into a closed position that locks the webbing within the assembly. The jaws and wedge can then pivot to remove the webbing.
US12274312B2
A power supply unit is for an inhalation device and is controlled so as to flexibly respond to the detection of a temperature anomaly in the controller. A power supply unit is provided to an inhalation device and includes; a battery; a controller that controls the charging operation of the battery as well as the discharging operation f the battery when the source of an inhalation component is vaporized or atomized; and a temperature measurer that measures the temperature of the controller. The controller causes the temperature measurer to measure the temperature of the controller in a first cycle during the charging operation and in a second cycle during the discharging operation, and assesses the temperature state of the power supply unit in accordance with the measurement results.
US12274310B2
Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for controlling an atomizer. The methods and apparatus for controlling an atomizer may be integrated within an electronic device. An embodiment of the system may include a control circuit responsive to an input signal from a sensor. The control circuit may be configured to determine a temperature event according to the input signal and a criteria. The control circuit may be further configured to generate an output signal according to the temperature event.
US12274306B2
The invention relates to an electronic smoking device (100) with an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion (114) and to an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion (114). In order to facilitate refilling a liquid reservoir (134) of the atomizer/liquid reservoir portion (114), the atomizer/liquid reservoir portion (114) comprises a docking valve (146) for docking a source of liquid (148) to be stored in the liquid reservoir (134), and a liquid duct (156) that is adapted to receive liquid (172) from the docking valve (146) and that opens into the refillable liquid reservoir (134) at a predetermined distance (A) to the docking valve (146).
US12274296B2
A component for a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The component comprises a body defining an enclosed volume, the body comprising an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, and an air flow path defined between the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture through the enclosed volume. The body includes a support element comprising an arrangement of alternating ridges and grooves. Also disclosed is a system comprising such a component.
US12274294B2
Provided are an aerosol generating apparatus including a cigarette insertion portion into which a cigarette is insertable; and a vaporizer configured to heat a liquid composition to generate aerosol and discharge the generated aerosol toward the inserted cigarette such that the generated aerosol passes through the cigarette inserted into the cigarette insertion portion, and a cradle for receiving the aerosol generating apparatus.
US12274293B2
A cannabis storage assembly for storing objects related to cannabis consumption and playing music includes a box that has a pair of drawers each slidably integrated into the box and a lid hingedly coupled to the box for opening and closing the box. An audio unit is integrated into the lid and the audio unit emits audible sounds when the audio unit is turned on. A set of first light emitters is each integrated into the lid and each of the first light emitters is oriented to emit light upwardly from the lid. A set of second light emitters is each integrated into the lid and each of the second light emitters is oriented to emit light downwardly from the lid.
US12274288B2
A foamed product dispensing system, wherein the system includes: a product dispensing machine, configured to receive an exchangeable product container; a product container, configured to cooperate with the product dispensing machine, after placement in the machine; wherein the product container contains a foamable product, preferably a food product, for example cream, wherein the product container is provided with a product processing unit including a frothing device having a product entrance for receiving product and a product exit for discharging product, wherein the processing unit is connectable to a gas supply for supplying gas to the product, wherein the system includes a hermetically sealable wall structure that encloses a container receiving space for receiving the container, wherein the wall structure includes a product outlet port that is closable (and sealable) by a thermally insulating closure member.
US12274283B2
Provided herein are shelf-stable protein food ingredients, food products comprising the shelf-stable protein food ingredients, methods of their production, and methods of their use. The shelf-stable protein food ingredients comprise cultured fungal biomass and a limited amount of water. Advantageously, the shelf-stable protein food ingredients can be stored, transported, and delivered within the food supply.
US12274281B2
A system for treating food, the system including: a direct barrier discharge system including a pair of electrodes separated by a gap of at least 0.5 cm, wherein the direct barrier discharge system is configured to provide a feed gas between the electrodes, wherein the feed gas includes nitrogen and water, wherein a content of nitrogen in the feed gas is at least 75 vol % based on a total volume of the feed gas, and a relative humidity of the feed gas is at least 50% RH, wherein a content of oxygen in the feed gas is less than 1.5 vol % based on a total volume of the feed gas, and wherein the direct barrier discharge system is configured to provide an electric potential between the electrodes to generate a working gas having an ozone content of less than 20 ppm, based on a total volume of the working gas.
US12274276B2
A tablet that includes a solid solution of soluble fiber and one or more sugar alcohols, the solid solution having a glass transition temperature of less than 40° C., and one or more additives dispersed in the solid solution such that at least one additive is released from the tablet when the tablet is chewed or dissolved within an oral cavity.
US12274270B1
A field dressing tool is a hatchet shaped tool having a U-shaped cutting tool opposite the hatchet blade. The interior of the U-shaped cutting tool has sharp edge to facilitate cutting of bone. The sharpened edge may extend to form a hook. The handle may include a stem that extends from the head and a gripping portion encircling a portion of the stem that facilitates grabbing and manipulating the handle.
