US12282481B2
The present disclosure provides a query method for a data table in a database, an apparatus, a computer device and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a data table query instruction, the data table query instruction is used to perform a Hash Join query operation on target join columns of a plurality of data tables in the database; constructing, in a build phase of the Hash Join, a hash data table according to tabular data corresponding to a target join column of a first data table among the plurality of data tables; determining, based on table statistical information of the hash data table, whether to construct a runtime filter for filtering a second data table in a probe phase of the Hash Join; and if so, determining a data query result with the constructed runtime filter based on the hash data table and the second data table.
US12282479B2
A method for performing a parity check of a table by a software application may include obtaining, from a data lake, data lake records stored in the table during a time interval, obtaining partitioning information used to partition the table in a database during the time interval, extracting, from the data lake records and for the partitioning information, partition identifiers stored in the table during the time interval, generating a partition-specific database query including a partition identifier, executing the partition-specific database query to obtain database records stored in the table in a partition of the database during the time interval, extracting a subset of the data lake records that include the partition identifier, and performing a parity comparison on the subset of the data lake records and the database records to generate a parity result.
US12282477B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing data. The system represents semantic data in the semantic data storage using a schema native to Cloud Analytical Data Store (CADS) based on data defining a semantic model. The system modifies the schema based on a detected change in the semantic model. The system writes semantic data into the CADS, wherein the semantic data is formatted according to the schema using at least one of: (a) bulk load, or (b) a sequence of write requests. The system receives a semantic query. The system translates the semantic query into a translated query in a CADS-native format, wherein the translated query is formatted according to the schema. The system causes the CADS to provide an answer to the translated query based on data contained in the CADS.
US12282474B1
A system collects handles of entities registered to post content on online platforms and stores the handles on a blockchain network. The stored handles can mitigate the effects of being deplatformed from the online platforms. In one example, the system registers global identifiers that each uniquely identify an entity. The system receives and indexes handles of various online platforms based on the global identifiers. The indexed handles that are stored on the blockchain network can be searched by followers of a deplatformed entity for an alternative online platform on which the deplatformed entity posts content.
US12282471B2
Embodiments of this application provide a cross-chain transaction method and apparatus. The cross-chain transaction method includes determining, by a first node, that a first transaction status of a first transaction is a first status, the first status indicating that consensus verification on the transaction succeeded, the first node maintaining a first blockchain and the first transaction belonging to the first blockchain. The method includes obtaining, by the first node, a second transaction status of a second transaction, a second node maintaining a second blockchain and the second transaction belonging to the second blockchain. The method includes modifying, by the first node, target data, the modifying being based on first transaction data of the first transaction when the second transaction status of the second transaction is the first status, the target data comprising data in a state machine of the first node, the target data being related to the first transaction.
US12282455B2
In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: receiving ambiguous data at an interface of a matching platform; persisting the ambiguous data to a receiving data store of a matching platform; providing the ambiguous data as input to a matching engine; matching, by the matching engine, the ambiguous data to data in a production data store; retrieving, by the matching engine, a source identifier associated with the data in the production data store; and providing the source identifier to a user device in operative communication with the matching platform.
US12282443B2
One embodiment is directed to a system comprising a portable device executing a mobile application; and a rack controller without a display unit, the rack controller comprising a base unit. The base unit includes a processor configured to execute software that directs the processor to interact with the mobile application to show information and receive user input associated with the rack controller and at least one of rack and patching equipment installed in one or more racks even if there is not a display unit coupled to the base unit. In additional embodiments, a rack controller is configured to determine whether each rack controller interface is connected to another rack controller as a function of a respective sense signal developed by the termination circuit associated with said rack controller interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12282441B2
The present disclosure provides a data transfer device for synchronous control of computers, comprising a PCB board integrated with a USB high-speed sharing chip, a keyboard and mouse emulation chip, and a shared disk, the data transfer device further includes a microcontroller, which is connected with the USB high-speed sharing chip, the keyboard and mouse emulation chip, and the shared disk, respectively, and the PCB board also integrates a hub mechanism. The data transfer device's microcontroller allows a user to simultaneously access two computers, and the combination of the shared disk and the USB high-speed sharing chip enables fast data exchange between the two computers, thereby achieving visual transformation between the two computers. The data transfer device also functions as a hub, allowing connection of different types of devices.
US12282437B2
A method includes: obtaining, at a gateway, configuration data defining communication parameters for a peripheral device; receiving, at the gateway, a command to activate an inspection operating mode and deactivate a relay operating mode; in response to activating the inspection operating mode: establishing, with a local enterprise application, a first connection according to the communication parameters for the peripheral device; establishing a second connection with the peripheral device according to the communication parameters; for data received via each one of the first and second connections, (i) logging the data, and (ii) transmitting the data over the other of the first and second connections.
US12282427B2
Provided is a method for managing an adaptive cache pool, which is performed by one or more processors, and includes receiving monitoring information on a cache memory divided into a plurality of cache pools, and adjusting a cache region associated with at least one of the plurality of cache pools based on the monitoring information.
US12282408B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for adapting digital trial to increase protocol compliance and retention. In some implementations, a system accesses (i) study data indicating a type of data to be collected in a research study and (ii) attribute data indicating attributes of participants in a cohort for the research study. The system identifies a set of technology items that are each capable of collecting the type of data indicated by the study data. The system determines a predicted level of compliance for each of the technology items in the set. The system selects a technology item for participants in the cohort to use in the research study based on the predicted levels of compliance. The system updates records for the research study to specify the selected technology item.
US12282407B2
End users subscribe to use information handling systems having a selected of available performance characteristics defined by a component configuration selected to build the information handling systems in a portable housing having housing portions rotationally coupled by one or more hinges. A manufacturer meets subscriptions with information handling systems built from an inventory of new hinges, deployed hinges of information handling systems in use by subscribers, and separated hinges taken from returned information handling systems and re-used. End user subscriptions are met in part by building replacement information handling systems with separated hinges having a useful life remaining that aligns with end user hinge usage patterns tracked over time, benchmarked performance metrics and end user subscription performance characteristics.
US12282398B2
A Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) device includes: a plurality of ports forming a plurality of lanes; and a link controller configured to set a link including the plurality of lanes to allocate non-sequential lane numbers to lanes adjacent to each other among the plurality of lanes.
US12282395B2
A method and system for efficient data recovery via change block tracking and replication comprising storing data using secured and immutable storage snapshots from a plurality of first devices on a plurality of storage arrays via a first network path and a second network path, determining a condition of data loss, power loss, or a cyber compromise event, and based on determining the condition, instantiating recovery of data using the secured and immutable storage snapshots from the plurality storage arrays via a third network path.
US12282377B2
A hardware controller within a core of a processor is described. The hardware controller includes telemetry logic to generate telemetry data that indicates an activity state of the core; core stall detection logic to determine, based on the telemetry data from the telemetry logic, whether the core is in an idle loop state; and a power controller that, in response to the core stall detection logic determining that the core is in the idle loop state, is to decrease a power mode of the core from a first power mode associated with a first set of power settings to a second power mode associated with a second set of power settings.
US12282373B2
An implementation of portable playback device power management involves launching a power coordinator background process, the power coordinator background process having multiple client programs and establishing respective inter-process communication (IPC) mechanisms between the multiple client programs and the power coordinator background process. The implementation further involves receiving, via the established IPC mechanisms from the multiple client programs, messages indicating that the respective client program is ready to suspend, and determining that each client program of the multiple client programs is ready to suspend. The implementation further includes sending instructions to the operating system to kernel suspend. While in kernel suspend, the playback device detects a particular trigger to kernel resume and in response, performs a kernel resume.
US12282371B2
A status monitoring system includes a status sensor configured to monitor a status of an electronic circuit. If the status monitoring system detects a status that exceeds a threshold, the status monitoring system records the details of the event on the electronic circuit. The status monitoring system operates in a low-power power mode during transit from a manufacturing facility to an installation location.
US12282366B2
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an interface to couple a plurality of devices of a system, the interface to enable communication according to a Compute Express Link (CXL) protocol, and a power management circuit coupled to the interface. The power management circuit may: receive, from a first device of the plurality of devices, a request according to the CXL protocol for updated power credits; identify at least one other device of the plurality of devices to provide at least some of the updated power credits; and communicate with the first device and the at least one other device to enable the first device to increase power consumption according to the at least some of the updated power credits. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US12282364B2
A computing device includes a hinge rotatably coupling a first leaf including a touch display and a second leaf. A hinge angle sensor measures a hinge angle between the first leaf and the second leaf. An inertial measurement unit measures an orientation of one or both of the leaves. A first touch heat map is received from the touch display. Based on the touch heat map, hinge angle, and orientation, a posture probability is generated indicating a likelihood that the first touch display is in a candidate display posture, and an active probability is generated indicating a likelihood that the first touch display is an active display. One or more display characteristics of the first touch display are adjusted based on the posture probability and the active probability.
US12282362B2
An under-screen support structure and a display device. The under-screen support structure is configured to support a rollable and slidable display screen (6) in the display device, and includes a sliding middle frame (1), a rotating shaft (2) and a support chain (3). The rotating shaft is mounted on the side of the sliding middle frame facing a rollable and slidable portion of the display screen, and the rotating shaft is transmittingly connected to the display screen by means of the support chain. The support chain includes a plurality of support strips, the extension direction of the support strips is parallel to the axis of the rotating shaft. The cross section of each support strip perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft is trapezoidal, and the size of the side facing away from the rotating shaft is greater than that of the side close to the rotating shaft.
US12282357B2
A support apparatus and a foldable electronic device are provided. The support apparatus includes a hinge assembly, a first housing, a second housing, and a first flexible sealing member. The hinge assembly includes a rotating shaft mechanism and a shaft cover, where the rotating shaft mechanism is fastened to the shaft cover. The first housing and the second housing are respectively located on two opposite sides of the hinge assembly, the first housing and the second housing are configured to rotate relative to the shaft cover through the rotating shaft mechanism, the first housing, the second housing, and the rotating shaft mechanism each have a support surface for supporting a foldable screen, and a first movement gap is present between the first housing and an outer surface of the shaft cover. The first flexible sealing member fits into and seals the first movement gap.
US12282337B2
A dual agent reinforcement learning autonomous system (DARLAS) for the autonomous operation of aircraft and/or provide pilot assistance. DARLAS includes an artificial neural network, safe agent, and cost agent. The safe agent is configured to calculate safe reward Q values associated with landing the aircraft at a predetermined destination or calculated emergency destination. The cost agent is configured to calculate cost reward Q values associated with maximum fuel efficiency and aircraft performance. The safe and cost reward Q values are based on state-action vectors associated with an aircraft, which may include state data and action data. The system may include a user output device that provides an indication of an action to a user. The action corresponds to an agent action having the highest safe reward Q value and the highest cost require Q value. DARLAS prioritizes the highest safe reward Q value in the event of conflict.
US12282336B2
A machine and process for control of rotation of a vehicle about an axis of the vehicle is shown. A flight control system includes control laws that control the rotation of the vehicle around the axis of the vehicle. An estimate is derived for an inertia about the axis. The estimated inertia is derived from sensed quantities of material in a component of the vehicle. An inertia gain schedule and filter are added to enhance, using the estimated inertia, the accuracy of the control laws that control the rotation of the vehicle around the axis of the vehicle.
US12282331B2
A mobile cleaning robot includes a cleaning head configured to clean a floor surface in an environment, and at least one camera having a field of view that extends above the floor surface. The at least one camera is configured to capture images that include portions of the environment above the floor surface. The robot includes a recognition module is configured to recognize objects in the environment based on the images captured by the at least one camera, in which the recognition module is trained at least in part using the images captured by the at least one camera. The robot includes a storage device is configured to store a map of the environment. The robot includes a control module configured to control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the map and operate the cleaning head to perform cleaning tasks taking into account of the objects recognized by the recognition module.
US12282330B2
A mobile robot has a body having at least one item space; a lid constructed and adapted to assume at least an open position and a closed position, wherein the lid is to fit on top of the body in the closed position, so as to cover the item space, and the lid is to be lifted to the open position, so as to allow access to the item space; at least four wheels; and a plurality of light sources arranged as at least one row of lights.
US12282327B2
Systems and apparatuses for using machine learning to generate a safety output are provided. In some examples, data may be received from a plurality of sources, may be analyzed and one or more machine learning datasets may be generated based on the analyzed data. In some arrangements, data may be received from one or more vehicles. The vehicles may be autonomous, semi-autonomous, or non-autonomous, and/or configured to operate in one or more of those modes. The data may be evaluated based on the one or more machine learning datasets to determine a safety output associated with the data. The safety output may then be used to classify the data and/or to generate one or more instructions for operation of an autonomous vehicle. The instruction(s) may be transmitted to the autonomous vehicle and may modify operation of the vehicle (e.g., to improve safety associated with the vehicle).
US12282326B2
A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including perform a remote maneuver of a vehicle, and instruct a mobile device to provide a feedback to an individual.
US12282324B2
A model predictive maintenance (MPM) system for building equipment includes one or more processing circuits having one or more processors and memory. The memory store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including estimating a degradation state of the building equipment, using a degradation impact model to predict an amount of one or more input resources consumed by the building equipment to produce one or more output resources based on the degradation state of the building equipment, generating a maintenance schedule for the building equipment based on the amount of the one or more input resources predicted by the degradation impact model, and initiating a maintenance activity for the building equipment in accordance with the maintenance schedule.
US12282313B2
An apparatus and system is disclosed connected to at least one input/output (I/O) module and to at least one controller of an industrial distributed control system. The apparatus and system comprises a control network module having a control component that uses a processor to execute operating software that implements operating configurations for the control network module. At least one I/O port is connected to the control component that is configurable by the operating software to enable port configurations to connect the at least one I/O module to the control network module. An expansion component connected to the control component has at least one expansion port connected to the at least one controller. The expansion port connects the at least one controller to the control component for communicating data and control signals to and from the at least one controller to the at least one I/O module. A security component regulates access to the apparatus based upon one or more security attributes.
US12282308B2
A novel system includes an intelligent process anomaly detection and trend projection system which is configured to train artificial intelligence and machine learning systems for anomaly prediction in industrial systems according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, such intelligent process anomaly detection and trend projection system is configured to determine an estimated remaining useful life of an industrial asset. For example, in some embodiments, the system is configured to identify a degradation part of the signal and a normal part of the signal; separate the degradation part of the signal from the normal part of the signal; identify one or more patterns of a degradation part of the signal and the normal part of the signal; and determine an anomaly prediction based on the one or more patterns.
US12282306B2
A method includes providing a control algorithm that may include a constraint constraining production of the equipment below maximum values for a plurality of time steps, and dynamically adjusting the constraint by updating the maximum values as a function of predicted values of a dynamic variable for the plurality of time step. The dynamic variable affects an actual maximum production of the equipment. The method includes determining control decisions for the plurality of time steps by executing the control algorithm and controlling the equipment in accordance with the control decisions.
US12282287B2
A developer supply container includes a developer accommodating body that is rotatable about a rotational axis relative to a developer discharging body. A shutter is movable relative to the developer discharging body between an open position wherein a discharge opening is open and a closed position wherein the discharge opening is closed by the shutter. The developer accommodating body is provided with a gear portion provided about the rotational axis. The developer discharging body is provided with a shutter support movably supporting the shutter. As viewed in a direction towards the bottommost side of the container, the shutter support extends at least from the discharge opening toward the developer accommodating body but does not to overlap the gear.
US12282264B2
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface of a photomask includes a housing defining a chamber, a photomask holder disposed within the chamber, and a gas dispenser disposed within the chamber to direct gas toward the photomask holder. The gas dispenser has two or more gas dispensing outlets. A driver is coupled to at least one of the photomask holder or the gas dispenser to establish relative movement between the photomask holder and the gas dispenser.
US12282256B2
Some embodiments include a method of depositing a photoresist onto a substrate in a processing chamber. In an embodiment, the method comprises flowing an oxidant into the processing chamber through a first path in a showerhead, and flowing an organometallic into the processing chamber through a second path in the showerhead. In an embodiment, the first path is isolated from the second path so that the oxidant and the organometallic do not mix within the showerhead. In an embodiment, the method further comprises that the oxidant and the organometallic react in the processing chamber to deposit the photoresist on the substrate.
US12282253B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive resin composition that can form an insulating film having low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss tangent and undergoing small changes in elongation properties in response to changes in environmental temperature. The photosensitive resin composition of the present invention contains: a polymer (A) having a structural unit (a1) represented by Formula (a1); a crosslinking agent (B); a photocation generator (C); and a compound (D) represented by Formula (D).
US12282250B2
This application relates to a pellicle for extreme ultraviolet lithography based on yttrium (Y) and used in a lithography process using extreme ultraviolet rays. In one aspect, the pellicle includes a pellicle layer including a core layer formed of an yttrium-based material expressed as Y-M (M is one of B, Si, O, or F).
US12282249B2
A full-chip cell critical dimension (CD) correction method and a method of manufacturing a mask by using the same are provided. The full-chip cell CD correction method includes receiving a database (DB) about a full-shot; analyzing a hierarchy of the DB; generating a density map of a full-chip by using the DB and converting the density map into a retarget rule table, the converting including mapping the density map by using a density rule; reconfiguring cell blocks of the full-chip into an optical proximity correction (OPC) target cell layout for OPC; applying a first bias to the OPC target cell layout, based on the retarget rule table; and generating an optical proximity corrected (OPC'ed) layout for the full-chip by performing hierarchical OPC.
US12282244B2
An SMA wire driving device, a closed-loop control method thereof and an electronic device are provided, which relates to the technical field of actuators. The SMA wire driving device includes a stationary part, a movable part being movable relative to the stationary part, and an SMA wire configured to drive the movable part to move relative to the stationary part, where a sampling resistor is connected in series with the SMA wire. By the SMA wire driving device, a displacement of the movable part relative to the stationary part can be detected by acquiring a voltage of the sampling resistor connected in series with the SMA wire. Based on the SMA wire driving device, a closed-loop control method is further provided, which has a small computation amount, so that the SMA wire can be rapidly controlled, improving driving effect of the SMA wire driving device.
US12282240B2
A display device capable of improving image quality is provided. A display device includes a plurality of pixel blocks in a display region. The pixel blocks each include a first circuit and a plurality of second circuits. The first circuit has a function of adding a plurality of pieces of data supplied from a source driver. The second circuit includes a display element and has a function of performing display in accordance with the added data. One pixel has a configuration including one second circuit and an component of the first circuit that is shared. When the first circuit is shared by a plurality of pixels, the aperture ratio can be increased.
US12282222B1
An optical film includes a plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals and organic solid crystal structures at least partially surrounding the plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals. A method of making the optical film includes obtaining a substrate with an alignment layer and a film of a first solution on the alignment layer. The first solution includes liquid crystals and organic crystal molecules. The liquid crystals form a plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals on the alignment layer. The method also includes forming organic solid crystal structures by crystallizing the organic crystal molecules. The organic solid crystal structures at least partially surround the plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals.
US12282218B2
A display device or an electronic device with high portability and browsability is provided. A display device which includes two display panels that overlap with each other and in which the area of a portion where the two display panels overlap with each other is variable is provided. The larger the area where the two display panels overlap with each other is, the smaller the display device becomes. The first display panel includes a first region that performs display. The second display panel includes a second region that performs display, and a third region that is adjacent to the second region and transmits visible light. When the third region overlaps with the side of a surface which performs display of the first region, display can be performed using a seamless large display region.
US12282215B2
An optical device including an acousto-optic modulator (AOM), a laser, an upstream optical fibre extending between the laser and the AOM, a downstream optical fibre located downstream of the AOM and a reflector connected to the fibre downstream of the AOM. The optical device including the upstream fibre is a polarisation-maintaining optical fibre, and/or the downstream fibre is arranged so that a transit time of the optical beam through said downstream fibre from the AOM to the reflecting means is nonzero and shorter than or equal to half an open duration of the AOM, and/or the AOM includes a crystal in which the entrance/exit faces are planar and are at a nonzero angle to each other, and/or at least one of the two entrance/exit faces is at a nonzero angle to a direction of propagation of the acoustic wave in the crystal.
US12282214B2
An electro-optic device is described. The electro-optic device includes a substrate, an insulator on the substrate, an optical structure on the insulator and an electrode proximate to at least a portion of the optical structure. The substrate includes a trench region having a plurality of trenches therein. The trench region has an effective microwave index based on a substrate material and the plurality of trenches. The insulator is on the substrate. The optical structure is on the insulator. The optical structure has a thin film electro-optic layer including lithium. The electrode is proximate to a portion of the optical structure.
US12282205B1
Glasses for the hearing impaired including a frame assembly, an audio assembly and a visual assembly. Frame assembly includes a left rim, a right rim, temples, and a compartment, wherein the compartment is placed in a portion of at least one of the temples. Audio assembly includes an integral processor device housed in the compartment, a left microphone and a right microphone housed inside the left rim and the right rim respectively. Visual assembly includes a left LED set and a right LED set attached to a portion of a rear surface of the left rim and a right rim respectively. Left rim LEDs and right rim LEDs, left microphone, right microphone and integral processor device are operatively connected to the integral processor device and powered by means of a battery.
US12282204B2
An image capturing device includes a lens, a lens driver configured to change a focus position by moving the lens, an image sensor configured to detect light passed through the lens, and a focus controller configured to control, based on an image generated by the image sensor, the lens driver to adjust the focus position. The focus controller is further configured to: monitor a feature change of a saturated object having an intensity greater than or equal to a threshold value, in each of a plurality of regions of an image, by adjusting the focus position; and adjust the focus position based on a trend of the feature change of the saturated object while the focus position is changed in a direction.
US12282201B2
A patch panel assembly that has a splicing tray integrated therein for fiber optic hardware connection is provided. In one example, the patch panel assembly include a ceiling, a bottom cover, and two opposing side panels defining an interior region therein. A splicing tray disposed in the interior region of the patch panel assembly. The splicing tray is slidable between a non-extended position and an extended position.
US12282192B2
The fabrication of a first waveguide made of stoichiometric silicon nitride, of a second waveguide made of crystalline semiconductor material and of at least one active component optically coupled to the first waveguide via the second waveguide. The method includes: a) the formation of an aperture which passes through an encapsulation layer of the first waveguide and emerges in or on a substrate made of monocrystalline silicon, then b) the deposition by epitaxial growth of a crystalline seeding material inside the aperture until this crystalline seeding material forms a crystalline seed on a top face of the encapsulation layer, then c) a lateral epitaxy, of a crystalline semiconductor material from the crystalline seed formed to form a layer made of crystalline semiconductor material wherein the second waveguide is then produced.
US12282186B2
An illumination system having a base sheet and at least two planar optical waveguides attached to a back surface of the base sheet at different locations and each having light extraction structures. Each waveguide is optically coupled to an LED source at its edge and is configured to emit light towards the base sheet. Various embodiments incorporate flexibility of the base sheet, variable densities of the light extraction structures, positioning of LED sources, and distinct light extraction patterns. The base sheet may include optically transmissive and opaque areas. Additional aspects involve reflective or light-diffusing materials near the optical waveguides, side-emitting LED packages, and opaque materials located between the waveguides or LED sources. The system is adaptable for multiple planar optical waveguides distributed over the base sheet, covered by one or more reflective sheets.
US12282179B2
An image compensation device and a prism carrying mechanism thereof. The prism carrying mechanism comprises a base and a pair of prism carrying members. The base comprises a base body, a light passing hole disposed at the base body, and a plurality of first sliding assembling parts integrally formed on the same side of the base body. Each of the prism carrying members comprises a carrying member body, a prism assembling part disposed at the carrying member body and corresponding to the light passing hole, and a plurality of second sliding assembling parts integrally formed on the same side of the carrying member body. The prism assembling parts of the pair of prism carrying members are oppositely and alternately disposed in an axial direction. The plurality of second sliding assembling parts are slidably assembled to the plurality of first sliding assembling parts respectively.
US12282150B2
A compensating mechanism includes a base unit, a transmission unit, an adjusting cap and a rotation setting unit. The base unit includes a grooved portion that includes a first groove and a second groove communicated with the first groove. The second groove includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is connected to the first groove. The first end and the second end have a height difference therebetween in an axial direction of the base unit. The transmission unit is disposed on the base unit. The adjusting cap is connected to the transmission unit. The adjusting cap drives the transmission unit to rotate when the adjusting cap is rotated. The rotation setting unit includes a movable element that is movably disposed on the transmission unit to be connected to the grooved element or to be separated from the grooved element.
US12282139B2
A distance measuring device 1 capable of achieving high measurement accuracy is provided. The distance measuring device 1 comprises a LiDAR sensor unit 7 in a storage chamber 5 partitioned inside an exterior member 2. The LiDAR sensor unit 7 comprises a light emitting element 71 for emitting a detection light L1 for measuring a distance to an object, a light receiving element 73 for outputting a light-receiving signal S1 in accordance with an amount of an incident light, and a translucent cover 3 for covering the light emitting element 71 and light receiving element 73. Antireflection films 9a and 9b are provided at least on one main surface side of the translucent cover 3. The antireflection films 9a and 9b are configured by a membrane having a thickness of 2 μm or more and 40 μm or less formed from a liquid composition having a specific composition by spray coating.
US12282138B2
The present invention relates to ophthalmic lenses comprising an oxazolone, a preparation method thereof and the use of an oxazolone in an ophthalmic lens to absorb blue light.
US12282136B2
A system may include one or more downhole tools, where a first downhole tool includes a pulsed neutron generator to emit neutrons into a borehole of a geological formation and one or more gamma-ray detectors to obtain a measurement of gamma-ray emissions, of a borehole environment, induced by the emitted neutrons. The system may also include data processing circuitry to determine a Sigma value associated with the borehole environment based on the measurement and determine elemental concentrations, excluding lithium, based on one or more gamma-ray energy spectra obtained via the one or more downhole tools. The data processing circuitry may also determine an elemental Sigma contribution of the elements other than lithium based on the elemental concentrations, determine a lithium Sigma contribution based on a difference between the Sigma value and the elemental Sigma contribution, and determine a lithium concentration within the borehole environment based on the lithium Sigma contribution.
US12282135B2
A method comprises determining a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) response of a subsurface formation that is based on an NMR response signal that traversed through the subsurface formation and that is result of a magnetic field being emitted into the subsurface formation; determining an Archie cementation exponent for an Archie equation based on the NMR response; and determining a property of the subsurface formation based on the Archie cementation exponent.
US12282134B2
There is disclosed a detecting device including a detecting portion that detects contact of a person with a contacted body, the detecting portion including: an insulating body, the insulating body being sheet-shaped; an electrode, the electrode being sheet-shaped, being disposed at at least one side surface side of the insulating body, and being less extensible than the insulating body; and a positioning hole, the positioning hole being formed so as to penetrate through the insulating body and the electrode, and the insulating body and the electrode being positioned by the positioning hole.
US12282131B2
Systems and methods of determining an equivalent black oil model are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of determining an equivalent black oil model of a reservoir includes generating three-dimensional PVT properties using a compositional model, calculating original fluid in place and reservoir performance characteristics from the three-dimensional PVT properties, and converting the three-dimensional PVT properties to a two-dimensional PVT table. The method further includes, until an equivalency metric is satisfied, generating one or more grouped PVT property tables, initializing a black oil model with the one or more grouped PVT property tables, calculating estimated fluid in place and estimated reservoir performance characteristics using the black oil model, and comparing the estimated fluid in place and the estimated reservoir performance characteristics with the original fluid in place and the reservoir performance characteristics to determine whether the equivalency metric is satisfied.
US12282130B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to analyzing subterranean cylindrical structures using acoustic sensing. On example includes: sending first acoustic waves in the wellbore via a radial acoustic sensor; receiving first reflection waves associated with the first acoustic waves via the radial acoustic sensor; sending second acoustic waves in the wellbore via the radial acoustic sensor; receiving second reflection waves associated with the second acoustic waves via the radial acoustic sensor; processing recorded data associated with the first acoustic waves, the first reflection waves, the second acoustic waves, and the second reflection waves, wherein the first acoustic waves are associated with a first radial direction, and wherein the second acoustic waves are associated with a second radial direction, the second radial direction being opposite the first radial direction; and generating a plot for identification of one or more isolation regions in the wellbore based on the processing.
US12282120B2
A method including emitting, by an emitting device of an optical ranging system at a first time, a first light pulse; increasing, after the first time, a sensitivity of a photodetector of the optical ranging system from a first sensitivity at a second time to a second sensitivity at a third time; decreasing, after the third time, the sensitivity of the photodetector of the optical ranging system from the second sensitivity to the first sensitivity at a fourth time, wherein the fourth time is after the photodetector receives a return light based on the first light pulse; and emitting, by the optical ranging system at a fifth time after the fourth time, a second light pulse.
US12282119B2
A micro-optics system using the diffraction method includes a plurality of micro-optical elements having different inclination patterns. The different inclination patterns are implemented such that a plurality of light rays incident from a light source are increasingly refracted by 1 degree in an outward direction from a center of the plurality of micro-optical elements, and the different inclination patterns include a series of steps.
US12282117B2
A suppression of a rise in temperature is to be attained for a light source apparatus provided with an emission section in which a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements is arrayed. A light source apparatus according to the present technology includes an emission section in which a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements is arrayed, and a driving section configured to cause the plurality of light-emitting elements of the emission section to emit light, in which at least a portion of a region including driving elements in the driving section is disposed so as not to overlap with the emission section.
US12282116B2
An optical system for automated vision and detection. The system includes a light source configured to emit a beam into an environment and a first diffractive optical element. The beam passes through the first diffractive optical element, resulting in a plurality of beams. One or more of the plurality of beams are reflected by the environment, resulting in reflected beams. A second diffractive optical element of the optical system is configured to receive the reflected beams. A detector in alignment with the second diffractive optical element receives the reflected beams. The detector is configured to determine wave data from the reflected beams and generate a plurality of phasorgrams in a single image representing the wave data. The optical system also includes a processor configured to receive the single image and generate a representation of the environment. A control computer is configured to receive the representation of the environment from the processor.
US12282113B2
In this example, a radar system is such that normally, each of a plurality of radar devices 100-1 to 100-6 monitors the monitoring area for the same using a radar signal that has been frequency modulated within a first modulation band, and when one of the plurality of radar devices 100-1 to 100-6 fails, at least one radar device (for example, radar device 100-1) adjacent to the radar device (for example, radar device 100-2) that has failed monitors the monitoring area of the radar device that has failed using a radar signal that has been frequency modulated within a second modulation band that is narrower than the first modulation band. As a result, even if one of the radar devices fails, it is possible to continue monitoring the monitoring area of the radar device.
US12282100B2
A user terminal positioning method is used in an edge cloud server, and includes: receiving satellite positioning information sent by a user terminal; determining a location service area in which the user terminal is located; on the basis of the location service area, acquiring a differential correction model corresponding to the location service area from a public cloud server; using the satellite positioning information and the differential correction model to implement location calculation to obtain location information of the user terminal; and sending the location information to the user terminal.
US12282099B2
Information processing apparatus and control method for distance measurement based on light emission
Provided is an information processing apparatus that avoids interference of rays of light to be emitted from respective terminals for performing distance measurement. The information processing apparatus includes a first light emission unit that performs light emission of invisible light for performing distance measurement, a first acquisition unit that acquires depth information of a real space on the basis of the light emission by the first light emission unit, a control unit that controls the light emission by the first light emission unit, and a communication unit that performs communication with another information processing apparatus. The control unit performs control causing the first light emission unit to perform the light emission at a timing not overlapping a light emission timing of a second light emission unit of the other information processing apparatus, on the basis of the communication with the other information processing apparatus.
US12282091B2
A radar packaging component including a coating affixed on a substrate. The coating includes a binder and a plurality of acicular flake particles dispersed in the binder. The acicular flake particles exhibit a length and the length of at least 30 percent by volume of the acicular flake particles is oriented in a first axis. A vehicle includes a radar packaging component and a radar sensor positioned under the radar packaging component.
US12282080B1
Techniques, systems and apparatus are described for magnetic resonance imaging. A method includes generating an MRI image by processing a first image obtained by applying a first order of modules including at least a first control module at a first time point and a first labeling module at a second time point to a target object, wherein the first control module inverts a magnetization of the target object and a second image obtained by applying a second order of modules including at least a second labeling module at a third time and a second control module at a fourth time to the target object, wherein the second labeling module inverts the magnetization of the target object.
US12282076B2
A magnetic sensor includes an insulating layer, a first MR element, and a second MR element. The insulating layer includes a protruding surface including first and second inclined surfaces. Each of the first and second MR elements includes a magnetization pinned layer and a free layer. The magnetization pinned layer and the free layer of the first MR element are disposed on the first inclined surface. The magnetization pinned layer and the free layer of the second MR element are disposed on the second inclined surface. The dimension of the protruding surface in a direction parallel to the Z direction is in the range of 1.4 μm to 3.0 μm.
US12282072B2
A current application unit includes a load element, a switching element, and a shunt resistor connected in series between both terminals of an assembled battery, and a drive control unit of the switching element to apply an alternating current having a predetermined frequency to the assembled battery. The drive control unit includes: a PWM modulator for generating a drive signal; a PDM modulator for generating the drive signal; and a switching unit for switching between a first drive state for driving the switching element by the drive signal generated by the PWM modulator and a second drive state for driving the switching element by the drive signal generated by the PDM modulator.
US12282058B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) comprising a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to measure an input-to-output delay of an I/O buffer of a pad the IC, the measured delay reflecting a connection impedance of the pad. A circuit in the IC, or a computer in communication with the IC, determines electrical connection integrity of the pad based on the measured delay of the I/O buffer.
US12282055B2
A sensing circuit for detecting hardware trojans in a target integrated circuit is provided. The sensing circuit includes an array of magnetic tunnel junction circuits where each magnetic tunnel junction circuit including one or more magnetic tunnel junctions. Characteristically, each magnetic tunnel junction circuit configured to provide data for and/or determine a temperature map or a current map of the target integrated circuit.
US12282054B2
A system for characterizing a transistor circuit which has a local minimum in its transfer characteristic by finding its local minimum. The system comprises: a bias voltage generator for generating a toggling signal; a multiplier configured for multiplying an electrical signal which is a function of the drain source current of the transistor circuit, with a waveform alternating between two predefined values synchronously with the toggling signal; a first integrator configured for integrating the electrical signal from the multiplier, and wherein if more integrators are present, linear combinations of output signals of the integrators are provided to the further integrators; a summator configured for summing the toggling signal and an integration signal and configured for outputting the sum to the gate of the transistor circuit.
US12282045B2
Circuits, devices and systems that include a low voltage test for common mode transient immunity (CMTI). The CMTI test of this disclosure may be used in a variety of applications, such as a data transmission circuit configured to communicate across galvanic isolation. A differential circuit may include two signal paths. For robust common mode transient rejection, the first signal path should be the same as the second signal path. Differences in the resistance, inductance, and capacitance between the two signal paths may result in common mode noise being measured as a differential signal at the output terminals. Devices according to the techniques of this disclosure are configured to enter a test mode to conduct a low voltage test that outputs a measurement of CMTI at any phase of production or field use.
US12282043B2
A meter collar adapter including a housing, a plurality of contacts to electrically connect the meter collar adapter to a meter socket and to a utility meter, and a load management device within the housing to manage electrical load to an interface circuit with external, co-located electric equipment. The load management device includes an interface circuit to electrically connect to either the line side or load side of an electrical service via the utility meter an external, co-located electric equipment. An interface contact to electrically connect the co-located electric equipment to the interface circuit, an overcurrent protection device electrically connected in series with the interface circuit, an adjustable electrical switch electrically configured to control electric load, and an energy management unit to control, monitor, and/or report a position of the adjustable electrical switch to manage the electrical loads.
US12282040B2
The present invention relates to a micro-optomechanical system (500) and to a method for the production thereof. The micro-optomechanical system (500) comprises at least one optical subsystem (100) configured for emitting at least one optical actuator signal (212) and for receiving at least one optical sensor signal (211); and at least one optomechanical structure (150) which is producible in direct contact with the optical subsystem (100) by means of a direct writing microstructuring method, wherein the optical subsystem (100) comprises at least one optical actuation element (219) and at least one optical sensor element (140), wherein the optical actuator signal (212) in interaction with the optical actuation element (219) is configured for changing a mechanical state of the optomechanical structure (150), and wherein the optical sensor signal (211) in interaction with the optical sensor element (140) is configured for detecting the change in the mechanical state of the optomechanical structure (150) or a variable related thereto. The micro-optomechanical systems (500) provided have virtually any desired shaping in conjunction with very high resolution and are therefore suitable for a wide range of applications.
US12282033B2
Provided is an analysis device capable of reducing vibration and noise generated by a stepping motor due to countermeasure for step-out of the stepping motor. A drive unit is controlled such that a set value of driving torque of the stepping motor increases stepwise in a plurality of steps each time the step-out of the stepping motor is detected by the step-out detection unit.
US12282028B2
The present invention provides a mutant protein which has the same amino acid sequence of a wild type PF4 monomer except that (i) at least one amino acid of the wild type PF4 monomer has been deleted, (ii) at least one amino acid of the wild type PF4 monomer has been replaced by another amino acid, or (iii) a combination of such changes has been made. The present invention also provides methods of treating or reducing the likelihood of HIT, treating angiogenesis, treating abnormal cell growth, or affecting coagulation pathologies that lead to thrombus formation, by administering such mutant proteins to a patient.
US12282021B2
The invention relates to the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in patients. In particular, the invention concerns improved methods for identifying AML patients who may be effectively treated with kinase pathway inhibitors, and improved methods for predicting whether a kinase pathway inhibitor may be efficacious for treatment of AML in an individual patient. The invention also comprehends a method of screening a plurality of patients suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia, to determine whether the acute myeloid leukaemia of any one or more of the patients may be effectively treated with a kinase pathway inhibitor. The invention further provides methods for the treatment of such patients with kinase pathway inhibitors, and kinase pathway inhibitors for use in such methods.
US12282010B2
A system includes a fluid conduit, a fluid chamber in communication with the fluid conduit, a rheology sensor in communication with the fluid chamber, and an electric temperature controller in communication with the fluid chamber. The fluid chamber is cooled in response to a first control signal from the electric temperature controller.
US12282001B2
Methods and apparatus for electrochemical analysis of water include acid cleaning a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), stabilizing a QCM in analyte solution, and analyzing the solution by chronoamperometry and measuring a frequency shift of the QCM. The method may further include cleaning the QCM in an acid solution prior to stabilizing the QCM in analyte solution. The apparatus may provide at least semi-automated electrochemical analysis of water including determining a concentration of an analyte in a water sample, and communicating the concentration of the analyte over a network. The analyte may be manganese.
US12282000B2
The present invention aims to provide a biological sample analysis device which achieves an improvement in accuracy of an analysis result, a reduction in reagent cost, and shortening of a required time. The biological sample analysis device according to the present invention compares first measurement data acquired by measuring a biological sample and second measurement data acquired by measuring a reference sample and determines that when the difference between the two exceeds a threshold value, it is necessary to remeasure the reference sample before remeasuring the biological sample and reacquire a reference value (refer to FIG. 3A).
US12281996B2
Disclosed is a semiconductor structure with a photodiode including: a well region with a first-type conductivity in a substrate, a trench in the well region, and multiple conformal semiconductor layers in the trench. The semiconductor layers include a first semiconductor layer, which is, for example, an intrinsic semiconductor layer and lines the trench, and a second semiconductor layer, which has a second-type conductivity and which is on the first semiconductor layer within (but not filling) the trench and which also extends outside the trench onto a dielectric layer. An additional dielectric layer extends over and caps a cavity that is at least partially within the trench such that surfaces of the second semiconductor layer are exposed within the cavity. Fluid inlet/outlet ports extend to the cavity and contacts extend to the well region and to the second semiconductor layer. Also disclosed are methods for forming and using the semiconductor structure.
US12281990B2
The present invention belongs to the field of organophosphorus pesticide (OP) detection, and relates to a method for detecting an OP by a microfluidic chip based on a fluorescent sensing film. A porous fluorescent sensing film and the microfluidic chip are first constructed. The fluorescent sensing film is fabricated through layer-by-layer self-assembly of a platinum nanoparticle@oxalate-metal-organic framework (MOF) composite and a porous two-dimensional (2D) nanosheet, and has the functions of specifically detecting OPs and blocking macromolecular interferents. The microfluidic chip includes a sample channel, injection channels, reaction tanks, microfluidic channels, a detection tank, and an optical fiber channel, such that sample pretreatment and detection processes are integrated in the chip. An OP detection system is established by combining a portable constant-pressure syringe pump, a laser, a spectrometer, a signal transmitter, and a signal indicator, such that test devices are miniaturized and integrated and the OP detection is standardized.
US12281979B2
Methods, apparatuses and systems for detecting multiple gaseous substances for detecting a plurality of target gaseous substances or chemical compositions, using, for example, a high-speed, tunable gas detecting apparatus. An example gas detecting apparatus may comprise: a light source configured to generate a light beam, a moveable mirror component configured to move between a plurality of positions, wherein each position of the moveable mirror component is associated with a narrow band corresponding with a gas absorption frequency range of a target gaseous substance or chemical composition, at least one optical component configured to condition an output light beam of the moveable mirror component, wherein a measurable attenuated optical signal is generated responsive to exposing a sample gaseous substance to the conditioned output light beam.
US12281962B2
A watertightness testing device (1) for performing a watertightness test of a joined section between joined pipes (2 and 3), the watertightness testing device (1) including a testing device body (21) and a moving operation rod (22) for moving the testing device body (21) in the pipes in a pipe axial direction (B) from outside an end section of the pipes, wherein the moving operation rod (22) is provided in the testing device body (21) and extends along the pipe axial direction (B), main supporting members (61 and 62) for supporting the moving operation rod (22) are provided on the moving operation rod (22) outside the pipe (2), and the main supporting members (61 and 62) have a rotatable main rolling member (75) in a lower end section, the main supporting members (61 and 62) are switchable between a supporting posture (K) in which the main supporting members (61 and 62) support the moving operation rod (22) outside of the pipes and a folded posture in which the main supporting members (61 and 62) are folded inside the pipes, and the main supporting members (61 and 62) are urged from the folded posture toward the supporting posture (K).
US12281958B2
An optical power detection system comprises a sensor and a reader. The sensor is configured to detect light in the cladding of an optical fiber. The sensor is positioned both within a ferrule of the optical fiber and proximate the cladding. The sensor is additionally configured to produce an output signal representative of the detected light. The reader is electrically coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive the sensor output signal. The reader is additionally configured to operation on the output signal to produce a corresponding visual and/or audible indication of the optical power in the optical fiber.
US12281956B2
An automatic balancer comprising: a balance head configured to rotate integrally with a rotating body around a rotation axis of the rotating body, the balance head including a balance correction mechanism configured to correct imbalance of the rotating body, and a case having a cylindrical outer peripheral surface parallel to the rotation axis and configured to house the balance correction mechanism; a stator provided separately from the balance head and having a shape which is along a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface with a clearance from the outer peripheral surface; and a rotor part provided at a position where the rotor part faces the stator on the outer peripheral surface, configured to rotate integrally with the balance head, the rotor part having a shape along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface, wherein the stator and the rotor part are configured to perform wireless communication therebetween.
US12281950B2
An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
US12281945B2
A method to determine a temperature of a product, the method includes: determining a dielectric constant as a function of a core-, surface-, and/or average-temperature correlation ε(T) of at least one product and storing the dielectric constant in a computer means; locating the product between a microwave-radiometry-antenna and a microwave-radiometry-receiver and measuring the dielectric properties of the product; selecting the correlation ε(T) that corresponds to the product whose dielectric properties have been measured, and calculating the core-, surface-, and/or average-temperature of the product using the dielectric constant correlation ε(T).
US12281943B1
Method of manufacturing a colored product, which includes obtaining a first colored covering material, where the first colored covering material is a first covering material coated with a first coating, where the first coating has a first color, where the first color has a first wavelength, where the first wavelength is 400 nm to 620 nm; measuring the first wavelength of the first color; determining a second wavelength of a second color, where the determining includes calculating the second wavelength by multiplying the first wavelength by a first phi factor, where the first phi factor is a product of n times φ, where n is 0.1 to 100, where φ is 1.618±ε, where ε is 0 to 1, where the second wavelength is 585 nm to 800 nm; obtaining a second covering material, and a second coating having the second color; coating the second covering material with the second coating, to form a second colored covering material; and applying the first colored covering material and the second colored covering material to a product, to form the colored product.
US12281942B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for Raman spectroscopy are described. In certain implementations, a spectrometer is provided. The spectrometer may include a plurality of optical elements, comprising an entrance aperture, a collimating element, a volume phase holographic grating, a focusing element, and a detector array. The plurality of optical elements are configured to transfer the light beam from the entrance aperture to the detector array with a high transfer efficiency over a preselected spectral band.
US12281941B2
An imaging system comprises an excitation light source, a directing element positioned to direct light from the excitation light source toward a sample, a detector configured to measure incoming light from the sample, a filter cavity positioned between the sample and the detector, a first filter configured to be inserted into the filter cavity, a sine filter configured to be inserted into the filter cavity, and a processing unit communicatively connected to the detector, configured to receive image data from the detector to form an image. Methods of constructing a hyperspectral image of a sample are also described.
US12281931B2
The current disclosure is directed to classifying/identifying an action based on the vibrations caused in/on/around a structure by the action and providing a confidence level association between the vibration and the action that caused the vibration.
US12281930B2
Provided is a windshield for a balance, for which opening and closing doors of the windshield are smoothly moved without wobbling, dust or the like is unlikely to accumulate on the part of guide rails that guide the opening and closing doors, and cleaning is easy. Upper portions of the pair of opening and closing doors of the windshield are respectively suspended by upper frames provided along respective side portions of an upper surface door, and the opening and closing doors are reciprocated by air cylinders by being guided by guide rails each formed of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. On the respective horizontal portions, projections that restrict lower ends of the respective opening and closing doors from being displaced in separating directions from the vertical portions are provided along movement paths of the respective opening and closing doors.
US12281928B2
Provided are a device for measuring the amount of snowfall and a method of controlling the same, the device including a bottom plate, a graduated ruler extending upward from the bottom plate, an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of the graduated ruler and an upper portion of snow deposited on the bottom plate by using an image capturing device, a measurement unit configured to measure the amount of snowfall based on information on the captured image, and a snow removing unit configured to push out the deposited snow to the outside of the bottom plate while moving in a direction from one side to the other side of the bottom plate.
US12281927B2
Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices, systems and methods for measuring the dose remaining in a drug delivery device that is used for delivering a dose to a patient. In some embodiments, a dose measurement system for measuring the liquid volume in a container includes a plurality of light sources which are disposed and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation toward the container. A plurality of sensors are located in the apparatus that are optically coupleable to the plurality of light sources and are disposed and configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation emitted by at least a portion of the light sources. The apparatus also includes a processing unit configured to receive data representing the portion of the detected electromagnetic radiation from each of the plurality of sensors. The processing unit is further operable to convert the received data into a signature representative of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the plurality of sensors.
US12281925B2
An example pressure-sensing device includes a pipe or conduit having upstream and downstream connectors for respective upstream and downstream transducers to measure fluid (e.g., water) flow. The conduit may be made at least in part of a resiliently deformable material. A deformable electrode of a capacitor may be mounted in contact with a dry-side surface of an area of the resiliently deformable material. The wet-side surface of the area may define part of a pathway for a flow of the fluid. In operation, the area of the resiliently deformable material changes a location and/or a shape of the deformable electrode in response to changes in fluid pressure. A fixed electrode of the capacitor is separated by a dielectric material (e.g., air or an insulator) from the deformable electrode, and a circuit determines a pressure of the fluid based at least in part on a capacitance between the deformable electrode and the fixed electrode.
US12281918B2
The present invention discloses a control method and equipment for a livestock and poultry health inspection robot for multi-index collection. The method comprises the following steps: S1: performing initial detection on the robot; S2: according to a set inspection time and a target inspection point, generating a target position instruction and sending the target position instruction to the robot; S3: controlling the robot to reach a target inspection point according to the target position instruction in the step S2; S4: controlling the robot to collect multi-index data at the target inspection point reached in the step S3; and S5: judging whether the inspection of the set target inspection point is completed; if yes, returning to a charging pile; otherwise, jumping to the step S2. The present invention can control the robot to automatically complete data collection tasks at a fixed time and a fixed point.
US12281913B1
A method includes receiving, by a node of a wireless sensing system from a user device, a request for information describing an asset. The node establishes communication connections with a set of tape nodes of the wireless sensing system, each tape node of the set of tape nodes being associated with a respective asset of the wireless sensing system. The node receives, via the communication connections, information describing the respective assets of the wireless sensing system. The node then filters the information describing the respective assets of the wireless sensing system and transmits the filtered information to the user device for display.
US12281903B2
A vehicle route guidance device is provided. The vehicle route guidance device includes a processor configured to predict a deviation point upon route guidance and a storage configured to store data and an algorithm run by the processor. The processor is configured to calculate a deviation possible score using at least one of a first score according to a duplicated link between an old route before deviation and a route after the deviation with respect to the deviation point, a second score according to a road rating of the route before and after the deviation, or a third score according to an estimated time of arrival before and after the deviation, when route deviation occurs during the route guidance.
US12281899B2
An inertial sensor includes: a plurality of inertial force detection elements each configured to output an output signal corresponding to a detected inertial force; and a processor configured to execute processing relating to the output signal from each of the plurality of inertial force detection elements. The plurality of inertial force detection elements includes: a plurality of main inertial force detection elements configured to detect inertial forces of a plurality of first predetermined axes orthogonal to each other; and a sub-inertial force detection element configured to detect an inertial force of a second predetermined axis which intersects the plurality of first predetermined axes such that the second predetermined axis is orthogonal to none of the plurality of first predetermined axes.
US12281894B2
Discussed is a welding rod inspection apparatus for measuring whether a welding rod is deformed and an inspection method using the same, and more particularly a welding rod inspection apparatus including a plurality of measures configured to be brought into contact with a predetermined position of a lower end of the welding rod and a support die configured to support the plurality of measurers. The plurality of measurers can be located so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and each of the plurality of measurers or the support die can be provided with a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure applied to the plurality of measurers. An inspection method using the plurality of measurers is also discussed.
US12281891B2
An alignment checking apparatus holder to assist checking of the alignment of a motor vehicle headlamp installed in a body of a motor vehicle includes a base body, at least one reference marking on the base body, and a multiple of form-fit elements. The base body is visually perceptible from the outside in a checking position. The multiple of form-fit elements are rigidly connected to the base body and are intended to form form-fit connections with parts of the motor vehicle headlamp or of the body of the motor vehicle. The at least one reference marking has a predetermined position with respect to the multiple of form-fit elements.
US12281888B2
Optically computed phase imaging systems and methods are provided. An example system includes an interferometer configured to output 3D spatial-spectral data of a sample including an interferometric signal and an optical computation assembly having a spatial light modulator configured to modulate the 3D spatial-spectral data with a modulation pattern. The modulation pattern modulates the interferometric signal along a spectral dimension to select a depth to obtain a sample signal at the selected depth and modulates the interferometric signal along a first spatial dimension to create a waveform to facilitate phase extraction. The system further includes a detector configured to detect 2D spatial data of the sample. The system further includes a processor coupled to a memory, the processor configured to process the 2D spatial data to extract phase information of the sample.
US12281872B2
A free-floating handguard for mounting onto a firearm includes a tubular polymer-based handguard body allowing passage of a barrel therethrough. The handguard body has a free-floating muzzle end and a clamping end engaging a barrel nut that secures the barrel to the firearm. A downwardly extending lobe is formed on the handguard body proximate the clamping end. The handguard body may further include either or both of a first metal insert and a second metal insert. The first metal insert may be embedded within a bottom wall of the downwardly extending lobe and releasably couple with a mounting feature on a firearm sling. The second metal insert may be embedded within the downwardly extending lobe and defines a threaded bore for receiving a threaded fastener therein. The threaded fastener and second metal insert may clamp the clamping end on the barrel nut to secure the handguard body on the firearm.
US12281864B2
A radiator cleaning assembly includes a blowing tube having a tubular portion and a flattened fin portion facilitating the fin portion to be positioned adjacent to a radiator without damaging the radiator. The fin portion has an air hole extending into an interior of the blowing tube. A valve is integrated into the blowing tube and the valve is positioned on the tubular portion. The valve is positionable in an open condition to pass air into the blowing tube and the valve is positionable in a closed condition to inhibit air from passing into the blowing tube. An air hose is fluidly coupled to the valve and the air hose is fluidly coupled to a source of compressed air to deliver compressed air to the valve. The valve delivers the compressed air to the air hole in the blowing tube to dislodge dirt and debris from the radiator.
US12281862B2
A dual-mode heating and cooling system includes a dual-mode heating and cooling device including a cooling part and a heating part that are configured to be selectively exposed to sunlight in a cooling mode and a heating mode, respectively, with the cooling part configured to provide radiative cooling to a structure, and with the heating part configured to provide solar heating to the structure. The device may include a film with the cooling part and the heating part side-by-side on the film.
US12281860B2
A heat exchanger includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending first channels and a plurality of second channels fluidly isolated from the plurality of first channels. Each first channels includes a plurality of spiraling internal fins and a plurality of external fins. The internal fins extend from and are integrally formed with the internal walls of the first channel. The external fins connect extend from and are integrally formed with the external walls of the first channels, connecting channels together. The plurality of second channels is defined in part by external walls of the plurality of first channels and the plurality of external fins.
US12281858B2
A heat exchanger having a fins and tubes heat exchanger coupled to a plates heat exchanger and an open sided bypass compartment facing one of the edges of the fin and tubes heat exchanger. The plates heat exchanger has an inlet zone and an outlet zone. The heat exchanger is configured to guide a fluid to flow from the inlet zone, through inlet pathways between plates of the plates heat exchanger, and fins of the fins and tubes heat exchanger then toward the bypass compartment, then in between the fins facing outlet pathways, toward in between the surfaces of the plates facing the outlet pathways, and then toward the outlet zone.
US12281856B2
A heat exchanger includes heat transfer tubes disposed in an up-down direction and a distributor distributes refrigerant to the heat transfer tubes. The distributor has a main body having a first flow passage through which refrigerant flows upward, and an insertion part disposed inside the main body. When an upper one and a lower one of two among the heat transfer tubes are a first heat transfer tube and a second heat transfer tube, respectively, the insertion part is installed between the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube. The main body has a second flow passage through which refrigerant flows upward. Refrigerant having passed through the first flow passage and the second flow passage flows through the first heat transfer tube, and refrigerant having passed through the first flow passage flows through the second heat transfer tube.
US12281854B2
A method for producing a woven heat exchanger, includes providing a plurality of microchannel tubes for insertion into a weaving apparatus and weaving the plurality of microchannel tubes within a central region of the heat exchanger by the weaving apparatus. The method further includes merging the plurality of woven microchannel tubes within a first and second end region arranged on the central region for producing a first and second end portion having a circular cross-section. The method further includes gluing the plurality of woven and merged microchannel tubes within the first and second end region and shortening the plurality of weaved, merged, and glued microchannel tubes within the first and second end region.
US12281844B2
An ambient light detection unit for a household appliance includes a sensor housing and a brightness sensor which is disposed in the sensor housing and detects the brightness of the ambient light in the environment. The ambient light detection unit has a lens with which the ambient light that is incident on the sensor housing is focused toward the brightness sensor. A household appliance is also provided.
US12281843B2
A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a drawer door assembly including a front panel door part and a drawer part that defines an accommodation space; a rail that movably configured to connect the drawer door assembly to the cabinet and enable the drawer door assembly to insert into and withdraw from the cabinet; a driving device located at the front panel door part and configured to provide power; and an elevation device located in the drawer part and configured to be coupled to the driving device and elevate a portion of the drawer part relative to the front panel door part. The driving device includes: a motor assembly configured to provide driving force; a screw assembly configured to perform an elevation operation based on the driving force; and a lever that connects the screw assembly to the elevation device and that is configured to rotate based on the elevation operation.
US12281832B2
An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber, wherein an upper opening is provided in an upper side of the upper tray; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber; a lower support supporting the lower tray and provided with a lower heater; and a control unit configured to operate the lower heater in an ice making process, wherein the control unit variably controls an output of the lower heater so that bubbles included in water in the ice chamber are gathered in a lowermost section in the ice making process.
US12281822B2
Heat exchanger for a refrigerant fluid loop, the heat exchanger comprising at least one outlet configured to allow a refrigerant fluid to exit the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger comprising a core and a tank, that comprises said outlet, and the heat exchanger comprising at least one filter, wherein the at least one filter is adapted to filter the refrigerant fluid that exits the tank and in that the at least one filter is flat. The heat exchanger includes a connection block, housing the at least one filter, attached to the heat exchanger.
US12281820B2
The invention relates to an electric heating device for a heat transfer fluid for a motor vehicle, comprising at least:—a heating module;—a housing; and at least partially delimiting at least two circuits for conducting the heat transfer fluid; characterized in that—the heating module extends at least partially into said two conducting circuits.
US12281819B2
An electric heater to heat a flow of a fluid having a jacket block comprising a plurality of longitudinal bores to allow the through-flow of a gas phase medium. An elongate heating element extends through each of the bores and is positionally stabilised within the jacket block via a plurality of stabilising fins that project radially inward to at least partially surround the elongate heating element within each of the bores.
US12281814B2
A dehumidifier includes a water tank, a body configured to be located over the water tank when the body is in a working state, and a drain pump provided at the body. A housing of the body is provided with a drain position. A water outlet end of the drain pump is connected to the drain position. A water inlet end of the drain pump is connected to the water tank. The water inlet end is provided with a filter.
US12281808B2
An information processing device has a control unit that acquires information relating to a fluctuation of power consumed by an electrical product operating around a user, and that estimates a product consumed by the user and a consumption quantity of the product based on the information relating to the fluctuation in the power.
US12281807B2
An inference device obtains an inference value of a time taken to melt frost for defrosting temperature information representing a temperature of an outdoor-side heat exchanger included by an outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus or a state of change in the temperature. In the inference device, the time taken to melt frost is a period during which the temperature of the outdoor-side heat exchanger is stable within a first range. The inference device includes a first data acquisition unit that acquires the defrosting temperature information of the air-conditioning apparatus, and an inference unit that obtains, by using a trained model that infers a time taken to melt frost from the defrosting temperature information and in accordance with the defrosting temperature information acquired by the first data acquisition unit, an inference value of the time taken to melt frost for the defrosting temperature information.
US12281806B1
An apparatus, system, and methods for measuring environmental parameters are disclosed. The apparatus, system and methods can be used for a variety of applications, including HVAC air balancing and building commissioning. The system includes a variety of wireless sensing modules and wearable modules for control. display, and storage. Parameters measured include air and water temperature, pressure. velocity, and flow. Also included are sensors for light intensity, CO concentrations, and CO2 concentrations.
US12281805B2
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner may include a case that forms an outside air inlet; a barrier that partitions an inside of the case into a heat exchange space and an electric space; a heat exchanger disposed in the heat exchange space; a fan disposed in the heat exchange space; a compressor disposed in the electric space; and a control box assembly disposed in the electric space. The control box assembly may include a control box connected to the outside air inlet and having electric components disposed therein; and a heat dissipation duct connected to an inside of the control box and that extends from one side of the control box to the barrier. The air introduced through the outside air inlet may be discharged to the heat exchange space after passing through the control box and the heat dissipation duct.
US12281801B2
A combination heat and steam oven according to the present invention includes a housing having an internal heating compartment, at least one dry heating element disposed within the heating compartment, a steam generating unit configured to produce steam for injection into the heating compartment, and a user interface. The user interface is configured for selectively controlling operation of the at least one dry heating element and the steam generating unit, so that the steam generating unit and the at least one dry heating element may be operated alone or simultaneously with the other of the steam generating unit and the at least one dry heating element.
US12281796B1
A fuel injector includes a first fuel path, a second fuel path, and an air path. The first fuel path is independent from the second fuel path. The ratio of a first outlet area of the first fuel path, a second outlet area of the second fuel path, and a third outlet area of the air path is constant. A fuel system includes a first fuel source, a second fuel source, an air source, and the injection. The first fuel source is fluidly connected to the first fuel path. The second fuel source is fluidly connected to the second fuel path. The air source is fluidly connected to the air path.
US12281784B1
In one embodiment, a system for powering a device, among other devices, includes a light device, a coaxial cable, and an adapter. The light device includes: a housing; a light sub-assembly situated within the housing, the light sub-assembly including at least one light-emitting diode (LED); a coaxial cable connector mounted to the housing; and a first circuitry disposed within the housing, the first circuitry being capable of receiving DC power from the coaxial cable connector and providing DC power to the light sub-assembly. The coaxial cable is coupled to the coaxial cable connector of the light device at a first end of the coaxial cable. The adapter is coupled to a second end of the coaxial cable opposite the first end. The adapter includes a second circuitry capable of converting AC power received from a power source to DC power output to the coaxial cable to power the light device.
US12281782B1
An illumination device includes a first substrate and a plurality of LED drivers arranged in a physical series along the first substrate for driving LED pixels. Each of the LED drivers including a data input and a data output for communicatively coupling the LED drivers. Communication traces are formed along the first substrate and connecting to respective data inputs and data outputs of the LED drivers to electrically arrange the LED drivers into an upstream series comprising a first selected group of the LED drivers and a downstream series comprising the remaining LED drivers, the upstream series and downstream series being interspersed along the physical series. The device may be embodied in an LED strip or more generally an LED panel.
US12281779B2
An LED decorative lamp, having a lampholder body, a blocking member, an LED, and leads; the lampholder body is provided with a channel longitudinally penetrating both ends at a first opening and a second opening of the lampholder body; the LED, the leads, and the blocking member are arranged in the channel; the LED extends out of the second opening, the blocking member has a blocking end and a separation end, the blocking end is arranged in the channel and is in interference fit with the first opening, and the separation end is arranged in the channel and extends towards the second opening so as to be positioned between the two poles of the LED. A production process of the LED decorative lamp is provided.
US12281765B2
In some embodiments, a light fixture may include a lighting enclosure having two sides, two ends, and a top and bottom section that define a channel. The light fixture may further include a light module disposed that may include a first and a second core section. The first core section may have a first retention element. The second core section may have a second retention element. The first retention element may be configured to engage the second retention element, releasably coupling the first and second core section together. The light fixture may also include a light source operatively coupled the second core section.
US12281756B2
A recharging nozzle, a fire extinguisher configured with a recharging nozzle, and a method of recharging a pressurized water fire extinguisher using the recharging nozzle where the recharging nozzle is configured to be insertable into an air pressure quick disconnect fitting connected to a source of pressurized air.
US12281745B1
A cam follower adapted for use in connection with a turntable assembly includes a common support shaft having a longitudinal axis and first and second roller assemblies, each having an outer tire portion and an inner bearing portion. The outer tire portions have curved outer peripheries shaped as truncated spheres, spheroids or ellipsoids, are rotatable about the longitudinal axis independently of one another, and are formed from a polymer material, such as polyimide, polyaryletherketone (PAEK), acetal, cast nylon 12 or cast nylon 6. The outer tire portion of the first roller assembly is adapted to be positioned a first radial distance, and the outer tire portion of the second roller assembly is adapted to be positioned a second radial distance, from the axis of rotation of the turntable assembly, the second radial distance being different than the first radial distance.
US12281737B2
An organizer, intended for use in managing mobile device cables, has a main body that is optionally made of elastomeric material. The main body optionally contains a weight in a weight cavity. The main body is flexible. The main body has end channels and, in many versions, cable channels. The cable channels have a smaller cross section than the end channels. In some versions, the end channels or the cable channels have triangular cutaways that make it easier for the user to push cables or the like into the channels. In one version, the top and bottom surfaces at the end angle upward and downward with respect to the top and bottom main body surfaces. In some versions, the grips flare inward and form a notch to help retain things within the end channel while making it easy to remove when desired.
US12281736B2
The invention discloses a support member, comprising an annular body and a support projection disposed on an end surface and/or an inner wall of the annular body, wherein the support projection extends from the end surface of the annular body in an axial direction of the annular body and is configured to extend into an interior of a pipe member to support the pipe member. The pipe member is supported so that the pipe member is prevented from deformation under the action of a fastener, and effective and reliable abutting of the adjacent pipe members located on two sides of the support member is ensured, thereby improving the sealing performance and waterproofing performance at the abutment of the adjacent pipe members to enable a line pipe system formed by the pipe member to be more safe and reliable.
US12281733B2
A sealed joint assembly for transmitting high temperature and high pressure fluid between adjoining ducts in, for example, an aircraft bleed air system, includes a gimbal ring and two annular clevises. Each clevis includes a pair of axially-extending lobes that each includes a bore hole extending therethrough. The bore holes of the clevis lobes may each align with a respective bore hole formed within the gimbal ring, through which a pin may be inserted to couple the clevises to the gimbal ring. The clevises and gimbal ring may be formed using additive manufacturing. The gimbal ring may include a strut or truss network, and may be comprised of an inner gimbal ring and an outer gimbal ring.
US12281730B2
A fitting body is tubular, whose first and second axial end portions include a connector for a tube and an annular groove, respectively. A sleeve has first and second axial end portions including an annular protrusion and a connector for another tube, respectively. A nut is engaged with an external thread of the fitting body or the sleeve. Engagement of the external thread with the nut causes press-fit of the annular protrusion into the annular groove to form a seal region. Under a condition that a depth of the annular groove is three or more times as large as a thickness of a radially inward or outward wall of the annular groove, an axial distance from the seal region to a bottom of the annular groove exceeds ten times an increment width of the annular groove caused by the press-fit of the annular protrusion into the annular groove.
US12281726B2
A machine for extracting a ductile pipe. The machine has a vise which can grip the pipe, and a wire clamp. Each of the wire clamp and vise are supported on a carriage which is movable relative to a frame. This enables the vise to grip and pull the ductile pipe. Additionally, a wire strand may be disposed through the pipe from a far end to the end at which the machine is placed. The wire clamp allows the machine to pre-stress the strand to improve the extraction of the ductile pipe.
US12281722B2
A valve actuator may include a valve control shaft extending at least partially through a housing of the valve actuator, wherein the valve control shaft is configured for controlling a valve position of a diverter valve. A first cam wheel may be included, where the first am wheel at least partially surrounds the valve control shaft. A first cam may be fixed to the first cam wheel, and a first microswitch may have an actuator located in a rotational path of the first cam. The valve actuator may also include a second cam wheel at least partially surrounding the valve control shaft, where a second cam is fixed to the second cam wheel, and where a second microswitch has an actuator located in a rotational path of the second cam.
US12281721B2
A metering valve includes a valve body, a valve element, a rotary servo, and a stepper motor. The valve body has a valve chamber, a fluid inlet port, a fluid outlet port, a metering valve control pressure inlet port, a servo control pressure inlet port, and a servo control pressure outlet port. The valve element is movably disposed within the valve chamber and defines therein at least a control pressure chamber and a return pressure chamber. The valve element is responsive to fluid pressure in the control pressure chamber to move between a closed position and a plurality of open positions. The rotary servo is rotatable about a rotational axis to a plurality of servo positions to thereby vary fluid pressure in the control pressure chamber. The stepper motor is responsive to commands to rotate the rotary servo to a commanded servo position.
US12281720B2
A spool valve actuator may include a stop fixed to the case with a cylindrical body member having a first set of slots of a first length at regular circumferential distances and a second set of slots of a second length at regular circumferential distances offset from the first set of slots, both set of slots configured to slidably receive a proximal portion of a positioner, a ratchet member may comprise, a cylindrical body slidably attached to the spool valve shaft and keyed to the stop to prevent relative rotation, a distal edge comprising a plurality of distally facing teeth configured to engage the proximal portion of the positioner when the ratchet is moved away from the stop, the positioner may comprise a plurality of proximally extending positioning members configured to engage with both the distally facing teeth and the slots in the stop.
US12281715B2
A single coupled valve body of a faucet includes a faucet body, a water outlet pipe, and a mounting component. First threads are disposed on an outer surface of the faucet body. The mounting component includes outer mounting threads, a mounting ring, and inner mounting threads. The outer mounting threads are disposed on an outer surface of the mounting ring. The inner mounting threads are disposed on an inner surface of the mounting ring. The mounting ring is sleeved on the outer surface of the faucet body. The first threads are connected to the inner mounting threads.
US12281714B2
A faucet includes a valve cartridge configured to control a flow of water and a structure that supports the valve cartridge. The structure includes a mount having a concave portion and a smooth portion positioned adjacent to the concave portion. The structure includes a lock plate that detachably couples to the mount, in which the lock plate has a convex portion. The convex portion of the lock plate interfaces with the concave portion of the mount in a first rotational position to secure the lock plate relative to the mount. The lock plate slides along the smooth portion in a second rotational position.
US12281713B1
A biogas digester check valve assembly is configured to eliminate liquids in a methane gas gathering system. The biogas digester valve assembly has a cage retainer plate joined to a plurality of threaded valve cage rods. A valve pill float fits inside the plurality of threaded valve cage rods and against the cage retainer plate. A valve soft seat is joined to a soft seat retainer and the valve seat. A carrier base plate is joined to the valve seat and the plurality of threaded valve cage rods. A valve seat carrier is joined to the valve seat. A valve body top half is joined to the carrier base plate. A welded neck flange is joined to the carrier base plate with a check valve. The valve pill float locks the biogas digester valve to prevent liquids from leaving the methane gas gathering system and permitting methane gas to exit.
US12281711B2
A sealing structure of a valve body, a valve and a CFLVV valve achieves the switching and sealing of an exhaust gas passage in the valve body. A sealing part is provided in an inner cavity of the valve body between a large valve core and a top surface of the inner cavity of the valve body. When it is required to close the large discharge port, the large valve core moves to a closed position, cooperates with the sealing part to close the large discharge port, and forms a first communication passage communicating with the small discharge port. When it is required to further close the small discharge port, the small discharge port can be closed by sealing the first communication passage by lifting the small valve core. Only one sealing part is required to achieve the opening and closing of the two valve cores to the two discharge ports respectively.
US12281709B2
Provided is a piston ring including: a low-pressure side ring; and a high-pressure side ring, the low-pressure side ring and the high-pressure side ring are arranged stacked in a direction along the axis so that the high-pressure side ring is closer to a fluid to be compressed, a low-pressure side rotation restriction part configured to restrict rotation in the circumferential direction relative to the piston is formed to the low-pressure side ring, a high-pressure side rotation restriction part configured to restrict rotation in the circumferential direction relative to the piston and a low-pressure side protrusion protruding toward the low-pressure side ring and inserted in the low-pressure side abutment are formed to the high-pressure side ring, and the low-pressure side protrusion is inserted in a low-pressure side abutment with clearances being provided in both sides in the circumferential direction between the low-pressure side ring and the low-pressure side protrusion.
US12281703B1
A radial shaft seal includes an outer cover having a cylindrical portion configured to be received in a bore of a first member and a radial portion extending radially inward from an end of the cylindrical portion. An inner seal element includes a metal case with an inner cylindrical portion configured to be received on a second member and the metal case includes a radial portion extending radially outward from the inner cylindrical portion. The inner seal element includes a dynamic oil seal lip that extends from the radial portion of the metal case and engages the radial portion of the outer cover. The inner seal element includes a static oil seal lip that extends from the radial portion of the metal case and engages an inner cover.
US12281700B2
A vehicle includes a transmission which has a first oil pump driven by rotation of a drive source that drives a drive wheel and a second oil pump provided with a check valve on a suction side and driven by a motor. In a vehicle control device for controlling the vehicle, a minimum value of a drive current value of the motor is defined as a first current value, when the second oil pump is driven in a normal drive state, and a minimum rotation speed of the drive source is increased compared to a case in which the drive current value of the motor is equal to or larger than the first current value, when an automatic downshift control for automatically downshifting a speed ratio of the transmission is executed in a case in which the drive current value of the motor is smaller than the first current value when the second oil pump is driven.
US12281695B2
A power split transmission has a drive shaft with a first mechanical branch comprising a planetary gear arrangement with at least two sun gears, a first ring gear and a planetary web, on which double planetary gears are arranged, which mesh with the sun gears and with the first ring gear, at least one of the sun gears being coupled to the drive shaft, with a continuously adjustable second branch, which can be connected at least partially to the first, mechanical branch via the planetary gear arrangement and comprises at least two adjustable hydraulic units which can be energetically coupled to one another and can be operated in each case in both directions as a motor or pump, and with an output shaft which can be coupled to the drive shaft via the first, mechanical branch and the second branch, the planetary gear arrangement being assigned a planetary reversing gear by means of which the direction of rotation of the first, mechanical branch can be reversed.
US12281694B2
A transmission includes a gear mechanism including a gear box, a drive shaft, and an output gear, wherein a bending movement converted into a rotational motion of the output gear is realized through a wobbled member upon rotation of the drive shaft. First and second gear wheels are connected to the output gear and each includes at least one idler pulley having a locking direction and a freewheeling direction. A wobbled plate, mounted on the drive shaft so as not to rotate independently, carries the wobbled member and is positioned to pivot within the wobbled member. The inclination angle of the wobbled plate relative to the wobbled plate rotation axis can be adjusted via control actuators, enabling the wobbled plate to tilt upon rotation of the drive shaft and thus creating a wobbled movement in the wobbled member via the bearing between the wobbled plate and the wobbled member.
US12281690B2
To provide an extension/contraction mechanism that can lessen increase stress imposed on belts. An extension/contraction mechanism according to the present disclosure includes a telescopic extension/contraction part, in which the extension/contraction mechanism includes a first drive source connected to a screw shaft in such a way that it can transmit a drive force, a first belt holder that accommodates a second belt in such a way that the second belt can be sent out to the screw shaft or the second belt can be wound-up from the screw shaft, a second belt holder that accommodates a first belt in such a way that the first belt can be wound-up from the screw shaft, and a first belt holder drive part and a second belt holder drive part. The first and second belt holder drive parts rotate the first and second belt holders independently of the rotation of the screw shaft, respectively.
US12281686B2
An apparatus for stabilizing movements of two parts of a body region and/or of a sports device which are movable relative to one another, comprising a receptacle, which can be fixed to a first part of the region and/or device. An active body arrangement with an active body is received movably in the receptacle and can interact with the filling medium. A force transmission body can be fixed to a second part of the same region and/or device for transmitting an external force to the active body. The active body comprises at least one through-opening through which a filling medium in the receptacle can flow. The active body arrangement has a sealing lip for sealing a gap between an inner side of the receptacle and a lateral region of an outer side of the active body arrangement, the sealing lip being arranged on an outer side of the active body.
US12281681B2
Described herein is a system, method of use and Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) apparatus using a system that governs a dynamic response between members causing a halt in relative motion between the members. Magnetic interactions, eddy current drag forces and centrifugal and/or inertial forces may provide various mechanisms of governing movement.
US12281672B2
An opening/closing device of an embodiment has first to third movable contacts, first to third transmission mechanisms, first to third containers, a crankshaft, an operating mechanism, and a shock absorbing mechanism. The first to third movable contacts are accommodated in the first to third containers. The first to third transmission mechanisms are connected to the first to third movable contacts. The first to third containers accommodate at least the first movable contact. The crankshaft operates the first to third transmission mechanisms and changes the first to third movable contacts from a closed state to an open state. The operating mechanism is disposed on the side of the first transmission mechanism to rotate the crankshaft. The shock absorbing mechanism is disposed on the side of the third transmission mechanism to absorb a shock of rotational movement of the crankshaft.
US12281671B2
Provided is a sliding component having a small starting torque during a start operation. In a sliding component which is disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotating machine and slides relative to the other sliding component, the sliding component is provided with a storage space which is formed on a back surface side of a sliding surface of the sliding component and into which a fluid is introduced and a plurality of through-holes which communicate with the storage space and have openings opened at the sliding surface on a side opposite to the storage space.
US12281669B2
An arrangement includes a fastening clip, a connecting device, where the connecting device has at least two connecting elements, and a motor vehicle component. The connecting device is welded on the motor vehicle component. The fastening clip engages behind the connecting device in a gap formed by the at least two connecting elements and delimited by the motor vehicle component.
US12281667B2
The present disclosure relates to an edge clip for attaching an item to an edge of an object. In an aspect, an edge clip includes a first part with a holding fixture for the item and a second part with two sidewalls and a gap between the two sidewalls. When the edge clip is plugged onto the edge, the edge is introduced into the gap in an insertion direction. The first part and the sidewalls are formed integrally with each other. The first part and at least a part of the sidewalls are formed of a hard component. At least two respective legs protrude into the gap and are formed integrally with each of the sidewalls. The legs of the different sidewalls are offset with respect to each other in the insertion direction and are formed at least in part of a soft component, relative to the hard component.
US12281666B2
A clip, for use with structural parts, includes a main tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis and having a bearing face intended contact a first face of the structural parts, a clamp able to pass through opposite perforations, in the parts, and being movable along the longitudinal axis, driven by the rotation of a tie rod having a tapped bore engaging a threaded end of the clamp, the clamp further including branches that are radially and progressively separable along a separator, placed between the branches and fixed relative to the main body, under the effect of the recoil of the clamp, the separator including a transverse part introduced into a longitudinal groove of the clip and rotationally blocked in a groove provided in an element that is fixed relative to the main body.
US12281661B2
A hydraulic machine. A high pressure line allows working fluid to flow into a hydraulic motor. A low pressure line allows working fluid to flow out of the hydraulic motor. High pressure line valves open and close the high pressure line. Low pressure line valves open and close the low pressure line. An operator input device inputs a command to control movement of the hydraulic motor. A control unit controls the high pressure line valves and the low pressure line valves to be opened and closed by receiving the command from the operator input device. The control unit controls the high pressure line valves to have a normalized flow factor KvHP, and controls the low pressure line valves to have a normalized flow factor KvLP, where KvLP
US12281659B1
Life support systems include a pressure garment, a helmet, and a life support system enclosure that define an enclosed environment. The life support system includes one or more life support components to generate breathable gas within the enclosed environment. The gas is directed along a closed-loop flow path through the system. The life support components includes a fan for driving a flow of the gas through the closed-loop flow path and an acoustic damper arranged along the flow path and to reduce noise generated by the fan. The acoustic damper includes a housing defining an annular cavity arranged about a portion of the flow path, with the housing having a solid exterior surface and an inner diameter surface with openings to fluidly connect the flow path with the annular cavity and at least one acoustic damping element arranged within the annular cavity.
US12281639B2
A method of determining rotor speed of a wind turbine. The method involves receiving angular velocity sensor data indicative of an angular velocity of the wind turbine rotor hub, provided e.g., by a gyroscope and receiving acceleration sensor data indicative of an acceleration of the rotor hub in at least one radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the rotor hub. The method further involves determining first and second estimated rotational speeds of the rotor hub based on the respective angular velocity sensor data and acceleration sensor data. The method also involves determining a correction value based on a difference between the first and second estimated rotational speeds, and applying the correction value to the first estimated rotational speed to determine the true current rotor speed of the wind turbine.
US12281635B2
Described is a device for placing a component of a wind turbine on a wind turbine tower. The device includes a hoisting frame which is suspended from a hoisting hook of a hoisting means, and which is provided with take-up cables whereby the component is taken up in the hoisting frame. The hoisting frame is embodied such that in a first position of the hoisting frame relative to the hoisting hook the centre of gravity of the taken-up component and a centre of gravity of the hoisting frame are situated on either side of a vertical plane which runs through the hoisting hook and which does not comprise any of the centres of gravity. The invention likewise relates to a method which makes use of the invented device.
US12281633B2
A rotor blade of a wind turbine includes a first rotor blade segment having a first shell portion, a second rotor blade segment having a second shell portion and a joint connecting the first rotor blade segment with the second rotor blade segment between the first shell portion and the second shell portion, whereby the rotor blade further includes a fairing, the fairing covering the joint and being attached to the first shell portion and the second shell portion by means of an adhesive. Further provided is a wind turbine having this rotor blade.
US12281630B2
An injection pump having a pump body provided with an inlet conduit supplying an inlet chamber, and a compression chamber downstream from the inlet chamber under which a piston reciprocates to distribute liquid fluid from the compression chamber to an outlet pipe in communication with a common rail circuitry. The injection pump has a valve provided with a resilient cup, located between the inlet chamber and the compression chamber and actuated by an electromagnetic actuator through a pushing rod wherein operation of the valve allows the piston to suck liquid fluid from the inlet chamber into the compression chamber and feed the common rail circuitry or to push back liquid fluid in said inlet chamber and said inlet conduit, in which the pump comprises a filter provided around the pushing rod and located between the valve and the electromagnetic actuator in the inlet chamber.
US12281627B2
A rocket engine system including a thrust chamber including walls that define an interior surface and a combustion section which is fluidically coupled to an output section. A coolant source containing a coolant. A means of heating the coolant. At least one port configured to apply the coolant to the interior surface to achieve a film cooling of the interior surface and wherein the coolant source is fluidically coupled to the means of heating and the at least one port.
US12281619B2
A heat engine system comprises a compressor, a heat source, and a turbine, each having an inlet and an outlet, and which collectively define part of a working fluid flow circuit. The system further comprises a housing operable to be sealed to define a reservoir in which the compressor, heat source, and turbine are located. The working fluid flow circuit further comprises a compressor-to-heat-source duct which extends between the compressor outlet and the heat source inlet, a heat-source-to-turbine duct which extends between the heat source outlet and the turbine inlet, and a turbine-to-compressor duct which extends between the turbine outlet and the compressor inlet. A bleed valve is provided in flow communication with the compressor outlet, operable to bleed working fluid into the reservoir. An intake valve is provided in flow communication with the compressor inlet operable to allow passage of working fluid from the reservoir to the compressor inlet.
US12281615B1
A system includes a hydrogen fuel delivery system for an engine. The hydrogen fuel delivery system includes a pump configured to pump hydrogen from a tank storing the hydrogen in a liquid state through the hydrogen fuel delivery system, and an evaporator configured to convert at least some of the hydrogen in the liquid state to a gaseous state. The system also includes a heat source thermally coupled with the hydrogen fuel delivery system and fluidly uncoupled from the hydrogen fuel delivery system. The hydrogen fuel delivery system is configured to supply the hydrogen to the engine for combustion and cool the heat source using the hydrogen.
US12281614B1
A method of operating a gas turbine engine including: an engine core with a turbine, compressor, a fuel combustor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan; a gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan; an oil loop system arranged to supply oil to the gearbox; and a heat exchange system including: an air-oil heat exchanger through which the oil flows; a fuel-oil heat exchanger through which the oil and the fuel flow; a temperature sensor downstream of the fuel-oil heat exchanger; and a valve arranged to allow oil or air flow rate through at least one heat exchanger to be varied, the method including: determining if the fuel temperature has increased above a set threshold at cruise conditions; and in response, controlling the valve so as to change the flow rate through the heat exchanger.
US12281608B2
A fan shroud assembly mounts a radiator to a vehicle frame. The fan shroud assembly includes a fan shroud, a first frame bracket for mounting the fan shroud to the vehicle frame, and a second frame bracket for mounting the fan shroud to the vehicle frame. The first frame and second brackets include a bottom wall and a back wall. The fan shroud includes: an air chamber wall defining an air chamber and configured to support the radiator; an air outlet at a first side of the air chamber wall; an air inlet at a second side of the air chamber wall opposite from the first side; a first section of the air chamber wall extending between the air inlet and the air outlet; and a second section of the air chamber wall extending between the air inlet and the air outlet.
US12281604B2
A removal determination device that accurately determines a removal of an exhaust gas purification device from an exhaust pipe. The removal determination device comprises: an input temperature sensor detecting a temperature at an upstream side of casing; an output temperature sensor detecting a temperature at a downstream side of the casing; an engine stop time collector measuring a time period from an inactivation of an engine to a startup of the engine; and a determiner determining a presence of the exhaust gas purifying device based on the input temperature and the output temperature, in a case that the time period is equal to or longer than a predetermined time.
US12281588B1
A compressor casing is provided. The compressor casing includes an outer wall, a rail extending inwardly from the outer wall and comprising scallop features encompassing pathways and an inner wall connected with an inboard end of the rail. The inner wall includes a first platform surface at a first side of the rail and including first fillets interfacing with first sides of the scallop features and a second platform surface outboard of the first platform surface at a second side of the rail opposite the first side and including second fillets interfacing with second sides of the scallop features.
US12281582B2
An engine for an aircraft. The engine includes a rotating airfoil assembly, at least one actuator, a torque producing system, and a controller. The rotating airfoil assembly includes a rotation axis and a plurality of rotating airfoils configured to rotate about the rotation axis in a plane of rotation. The at least one actuator is operable to change the plane of rotation of the plurality of rotating airfoils. The torque producing system is coupled to the rotating airfoil assembly and configured to rotate the rotating airfoil assembly about the rotation axis of the rotating airfoil assembly. The controller is configured to determine that the aircraft has an angle of attack and to operate the at least one actuator to change the plane of rotation of the plurality of rotating airfoils based on the angle of attack.
US12281575B2
A seal system a ceramic component having a surface region defining a first surface roughness, a metallic component situated adjacent the surface region, and a coating system disposed on the surface region. The coating system includes a silicon-containing layer on the surface region and a barrier layer on the silicon-containing layer. The silicon-containing layer has a surface in contact with the barrier layer. The barrier layer has a surface in contact with the metallic component. The surface of the barrier layer has a second surface roughness that is less than the first surface roughness. The barrier layer limits interaction between silicon of the silicon-containing layer and elements of the metallic component. The barrier layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is within about 60% of a coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic component. A gas turbine engine and a method are also disclosed.
US12281562B2
Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for controlling a wellbore drilling apparatus where the system may include a surface controller and a downhole controller. In certain instances, control of the drilling apparatus may be transferred from the surface controller to the downhole controller. The control of the drilling apparatus may be transferred to the downhole controller as the surface control monitors operation of the drilling operation. The surface controller may also send a command that transfers control of the drilling apparatus from the downhole controller to the surface controller.
US12281561B2
A drilling assembly control system is designed to mitigate drilling vibration by detecting and classifying lateral vibrations. Vibrations are detected along a bottom hole assembly using one or more inertial measurement units, those vibration measurements are classified by lateral vibration type, and mitigating actions are determined.
US12281560B1
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to simulating the effect of altering the speed at which a well stage is hydraulically fractured to determine a trade-off between energy usage and pumping time. In one aspect, a method of simulating attributes of a stage completion includes determining a first amount of energy used for a stage completion at a first rate during a well completion process; determining a second rate for simulating the stage completion, the second rate being different than the first rate; simulating the stage completion at the second rate by determining a second amount of energy used for the stage completion at the second rate; and comparing the first amount of energy to a second amount of energy used in the stage completion to determine a trade-off between energy usage and pumping time.
US12281550B2
A controlled rate of propagation of the fluid saturation front or thermal front is desired in may oil and gas and geothermal operations. Natural fractures and fractures created during hydraulic stimulation may have heterogeneous hydraulic properties resulting in uneven flow distributions, therefore leading to short-circuiting and breakthrough issues. The present invention relates to wellbores connected hydraulically by multiple fracture zones; methods are directed to control for even flow distribution among fractures, regardless of heterogeneities in fracture hydraulic properties, and to control propagation of saturation fronts and thermal fronts in subsurface reservoirs.
US12281548B2
A switch for a downhole tool features a circuit board having a plurality of push connectors and a container for enclosing the circuit board, the circuit board making electrical connection in the container by pushing the circuit board into the container, or by pushing electrical connectors into the container.
US12281547B2
A perforation assembly includes a perforation tool and a propulsion unit coupled to the perforation tool, the propulsion unit comprising an impeller and a protective structure disposed around the impeller.
US12281539B2
A tubing pressure insensitive and hydrostatic pressure insensitive control system includes a housing, a hydraulic piston sealingly disposed in the housing via a first seal set, and a balance piston sealingly disposed in the housing via, at least, a second seal set and a third seal set, the balance piston comprising a through-piston communication port. The housing includes a control pressure chamber associated with the hydraulic piston, and a balance pressure chamber associated with the balance piston. The system also includes a control line from the housing to surface, the control line being in fluid communication with the control pressure chamber, and a balance line from the housing to the surface, the balance line being in fluid communication with the balance pressure chamber.
US12281538B2
A method of providing a cemented open hole intelligent completion in a well containing an open hole having a perimeter in which plurality of laterals are embedded. The method comprises deploying a first string section in a portion of the open hole containing the plurality of laterals, the first section having intelligent completion components including control valves, gauges and control lines operable from a surface station, deploying a second string section coupled to and positioned above the first string section and above the plurality of laterals including a setting packer, and delivering cement downhole that sets in a cemented section comprising an annulus between the second string and the perimeter of the open hole. The cemented section is positioned above the plurality of laterals so as to block fluids from production while not interfering with communication between the surface and the intelligent components of the first string.
US12281537B2
A method for creating access to annular spacing during plug and abandonment operations is described. Specifically, helical coils are cut into one or more casings before the plugging material is set. The plugging material is able to exit the helical coils, forming multiple, small rock-to-rock seals.
US12281536B2
This disclosure relates generally to blowout preventers, or “BOPs,” for use in a well. The BOPs according to the present disclosure can include a substrate assembly, which can include a substrate body having a base and a protrusion. The substrate assembly can also include pressure components. The substrate assembly can result in overall improved BOP performance. Additionally, whereas prior art BOP ram bodies are typically made of rubber, BOP ram bodies according to the present disclosure can also include graphene. This results in a harder BOP ram that is more resistant to wear and tear. Normally the additional hardness would result in difficulty forming a seal in the well, but this problem is alleviated by the substrate assembly design.
US12281535B2
The present application provides an underwater-wellhead feeding tool assembly and a use method thereof. The device controls a controller to add pressure to an inside of a drive cylinder through a first pipeline via a first port, and to add pressure to a cavity apace between a pressure-bearing cylinder and the drive cylinder through a first branch line; the controller controls, through a third branch line, the drive device to transmit a torque to the underwater wellhead feeding tool, and transmit, through a second branch line, an axial force to the underwater wellhead feeding tool; and then a sensing component transmits a detected stress signal and/or strain signal to a data acquisition device through a test lead, thereby testing and analyzing an effect of different force field conditions on mechanical behaviors and performance of the underwater wellhead feeding tool.
US12281532B2
A release device for a jarring tool includes a collet positioned between the mandrel of the jarring tool and a trigger sleeve. At least one end of the collet is in contact with a precompressed spring via a bushing. In order for the jarring tool to operate, a force greater than the precompressed force of the spring must be applied to the mandrel so that the collet can move in axial direction against the spring thereby releasing the mandrel.
US12281511B2
A cursor assembly for a window regulator of a vehicle door, including: a main body portion; a clamping member secured to the main body portion; a cable securement feature that is moveably secured to the main body portion by an adjustment screw, wherein rotation of the adjustment screw about an axis will cause the cable securement feature to move along the axis with respect to the main body portion; and a gear train operably coupled to the adjustment screw.
US12281510B2
The present disclosure relates to a load carrier for a vehicle having a lid and a base connected along at least one edge by at least one hinge. The at least one hinge includes a first connection member and a second connection member. The first connection member is configured to be pivotably connected to the base or lid at a first proximal end, by a first pivotable connection, and the hinge is releasably connected to the base or lid via the first pivotable connection by a lock member. The second connection member is connected to the other one of the base or lid at a second proximal end. The hinge is configured such that when the lid is opened by pivoting the first connection member with respect to the pivot axle, a distance between the first proximal end and the second proximal end increases.
US12281508B2
An automobile hinge includes a first hinge half attachable to one of a door and a door pillar, with a first hinge bore, a second hinge half attachable to the other of the door and the door pillar, with a second hinge bore, and a hinge pin having an axis of rotation. The hinge pin comprises a first pin portion which can be fixed in a rotationally fixed manner in the first hinge bore of the first hinge half. The hinge pin comprises a second pin portion which is pivotally received in the second hinge bore of the second hinge half. The second pin portion comprises an external thread at least in sections. The second hinge bore of the second hinge half comprises an internal thread at least in sections. The second pin portion can be screwed into the second hinge bore of the second hinge half. An automobile hinge in which the pivotable connection of hinge pin and hinge half is possible without a bearing bush is realized in that the internal thread and the external thread form a direct pivotal connection of the hinge pin and the second hinge half.
US12281507B2
An apparatus and method for installing a pivot guide in a door section of a bifold door, the pivot guide including a base, a flange at an upper region of the base, a pin extending into the base, and a top part connected to the pin wherein the apparatus includes: an upper part; a lower part; and a middle part connecting the upper part to the lower part; the lower part has a notch, and during the installing of the pivot guide into the door section, the notch is positioned between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide, and after a force is applied onto the upper part, the force is transferred from the upper part to the lower part through the middle part and onto the flange to push the base into the opening in the door section.
US12281504B2
A door protection device for a vertically moveable door is attached to a bottom panel of a garage door coupled to and moveable in a track. The door protection device comprises: a first and second portion. The first portion is configured to be attached to a door panel and extend below the door panel, and is configured to be attached flush with the door panel, optionally with a reinforcing plate therebetween. The second portion extends from the first portion and is lower than a bottom surface of the bottom panel. The second portion is bent or curved in relation to the first portion at a first angle.
US12281502B2
A load balancing mechanism for controlling concurrent operation of a pair of latches of a vehicle via a respective pair of links connecting the pair of latches to an actuator, the actuator for sharing by the pair of latches, the load balancing mechanism comprising: a housing for connecting to a body of the vehicle; a lever mounted to the housing at a pivot such that the lever is pivotable about the pivot; an actuator mounting point on the lever connecting the lever to the actuator, the actuator for rotating the lever about the pivot; and a load balancing element mounted on the lever at an axis and rotatable about the axis, such that each of the respective pair of links is positioned on opposite sides of the axis, said each of the respective pair of links for coupling to a corresponding one of the pair of latches; wherein operation of the actuator causes both rotation of lever about the pivot and rotation of the load balancing element about the axis while the pair of latches are operated concurrently. A power cinch system and a power release system can be included.
US12281499B2
A holder for a portable lock, which has a lock body having a locking mechanism and a spring-loaded button, has at least a first holding section and a second holding section that is disposed opposite the first holding section with respect to a reception space for the lock body, wherein the first and second holding sections are configured to engage around the lock body, when inserted into the holder along an introduction direction, at a first side and at a second side of the lock body that is disposed opposite the first side. The holder has, at least at the first holding section, a securing opening that is formed to take the button of the lock body into engagement in order hereby to secure the lock body against an unintentional release from the holder against the introduction direction.
US12281494B2
An exemplary access control device is configured for mounting to a door and includes a bolt, an actuator, and an indicator. The bolt has an extended position and a retracted position, and includes a front face that is visible when the bolt is extended and the door is in a closed position. The actuator is operable to move the bolt from the extended position to the retracted position. The indicator is positioned on the front face of the bolt such that at least a portion of the indicator is visible when the bolt is extended and the door is in the closed position.
US12281483B2
A system and method are provided for manufacturing a tower structure. Accordingly, an interlocking form ring is additively manufactured with a first printhead assembly. The interlocking form ring defines a plurality of recesses in a radially inner or a radially outer face. A cementitious material is deposited within one or more of the recesses with a second printhead assembly. At least one reinforcing member is positioned within the recess with the second printhead assembly. The second printhead assembly is positioned adjacent to the cementitious material during the curing thereof so as to provide a slip form for the curing of the cementitious material.
US12281473B2
The invention relates to a system for connecting textile-reinforced structural modules along a connecting edge (76) having an edge groove (74) comprising yarn loops (4). According to the invention, the system comprises a wedge element (410) and two shell elements (420) having a keyway (422) and is provided for insertion into the two edge grooves (74) having overlapping yarn loops (4), wherein further the wedge element (410) is provided for partial extraction from the two oppositely arranged keyways (422) so that the shell elements (420) can be spread away from each other by wedge action and the yarn loops (4) can be pulled together. The invention further relates to an apparatus and a method for producing a textile reinforcement (10) comprising a yarn (2) arranged within a base frame (100) or for producing a textile-reinforced structural module (72) comprising the textile reinforcement (10) and a curable material, wherein a freely formable shaping device (200) is provided on which the structural module is formed. According to the invention, the textile reinforcement (10) can be formed between yarn holding devices (130, 180) arrangeable on bendable frame strips (110). The invention also relates to a concrete component comprising connected concrete structural modules and a printer description file, and a yarn deposition file.
US12281462B2
A control system for a machine includes one or more component controllers for one or more components of the machine. The control system also includes a supervisory controller, connected to the one or more component controllers, and having at least one supervisory processor configured to perform operations comprising receiving supervisory system inputs, including at least one of a machine component status input, a key switch input, a directional input, or an operator presence input, from an operator of the machine, requesting and receiving, from each of the one or more component controllers, a status of the one or more components, and, upon receiving an indication that a status of a component, of the one or more components, is faulted, disabling the faulted component, and disabling any other components, of the one or more components, that require the faulted component for operation.
US12281458B2
A linkage arrangement for a working machine, the linkage arrangement being connectable to a work implement. The linkage arrangement includes a single boom lifting arm extending along a longitudinal centre axis and being configured to lift the work implement, and a tilting arrangement having two hydraulically driven arms arranged in parallel and being configured to tilt the work implement relative the single boom lifting arm. Each one of the two hydraulically driven arms is hydraulically driven by a separate hydraulic tilting cylinder.
US12281455B2
A foundation forming arrangement is provided for forming a foundation slab. The foundation forming arrangement includes at least one side forming member for forming a side of the foundation slab. The foundation forming arrangement further includes at least one connector that is configured for coupling the side forming members to either a reinforcing steelwork or a forming pod. The foundation forming arrangement can further include a drain, as well as an insulative panel. The foundation forming arrangement can include a forming pod that is configured for connection to the side forming members. The foundation forming arrangement can include securing arrangements for securing the connectors to the top or the base of a forming pod.
US12281454B2
The present application is directed to an automatic pilot valve (APV) system for foundation tooling, such as a continuous flight auger (CFA) or displacement tool structured to include a pilot tip receiving housing in communication with a cement supply in which when the pilot tip is in the retracted position while drilling operations are being performed, the pilot tip shaft blocks the flow of cement into the drilled hole. When the APV equipped CFA is being lifted out of the drilled hole, the APV pilot shaft slides outwardly simultaneously exposing one or more cement ports allowing cement to flow. The APV can include a one-piece machined, cast or forged valve housing, or manufactured by welding steel components into a multi-piece valve housing. The APV can be deployed externally by attachment to the outside of foundation or displacement tool stems or internally by installation inside of foundation or displacement tool stems.
US12281450B2
A method is provided for adjusting a temperature of a screed plate of a paving screed of a road paver, wherein the paving screed comprises a heating element for heating the screed plate. The method may include measuring temperature of the screed plate over a time interval using a temperature sensor, and adjusting a target temperature of the heating element, depending on a time profile of the temperature of the screed plate, using a control unit of the road paver.
US12281449B2
A paving machine includes a mold coupled to a telescopic frame member, by which the mold side-shifts relative to a main frame. A tight clearance between the paving machine and a surface being paved may be achieved by the ability to side-shift the mold. The paving machine may also include a number of vibrator motors. A flow to the vibrator motors may be controllable by a manifold controller. The manifold controller is located on an end of the telescopic frame member. By locating the manifold controller on the telescopic frame member, an operator of the paving machine may both stand on the telescopic frame member to watch the paving mold and adjust the settings of the vibrator controller.
US12281448B2
A welding unit for welding rails of a track includes a first sub-unit which is displaceable on unit guides in a rail longitudinal direction relative to a second sub-unit by using displacement cylinders. Each sub-unit includes clamping cylinders disposed underneath the unit guides and coupled to clamping jaws for clamping the rails. The two sub-units are connected by the displacement cylinders in that a cylinder body of the respective displacement cylinder is connected to one sub-unit and a piston rod of the respective displacement cylinder is connected to the other sub-unit. Thus, it is not necessary to support the displacement cylinders relative to a transverse beam disposed at the front.
US12281444B2
The present invention relates to an aqueous barrier coating composition comprising: 50-99.9% by weight of one or more anionic low molecular weight polysaccharide(s) having a degree of polymerization (DP) in the range of 2-12; 0.1-10% by weight of a polycationic polymer; based on the total dry weight of the aqueous barrier coating composition.
US12281429B1
The present disclosure discloses an integrated molded structure of an outer tub and a direct drive motor stator of a drum washing machine, including a stator body and an outer tub body that are integrally injection-molded. The stator body and the outer tub body are integrally injection-molded in order to improve the production efficiency of the stator body and the outer tub body and the assembly quality therebetween. The stator body and the outer tub body are integrally injection-molded, without mechanically connecting the stator body and the outer tub body with screws in order to reduce assembly procedures of mechanical connection with the screws, and meanwhile, to reduce the thickness obtained after the stator body and the outer tub body are assembled, thereby reducing the overall thickness of the drum washing machine.
US12281412B2
A crucible device includes a heating chamber, at least a first crucible in which a first crystal is growable, and at least a second crucible in which a second crystal is growable. The first crucible and the second crucible are arranged within the heating chamber spaced apart from each other along a horizontal and vertical and any orientational direction. The crucible device further comprises a heating system arranged within the heating chamber, wherein the heating system is configured for adjusting a temperature along the horizontal and vertical and any orientational directions.
US12281408B2
A method for preparing a self-supporting substrate includes: preparing a thin film base structure including a first substrate layer, a thin film layer and a second substrate layer stacked in sequence; removing the first substrate layer from the thin film layer; continuing to grow a material the same as that of the thin film layer on a side of the thin film layer far away from the second substrate layer to prepare a thick film layer; and removing the second substrate layer from the thick film layer and remaining the thick film layer. In the method, a thin film may be grown on a substrate that has a larger diameter, and a thinness of the thin film will not cause the thin film and/or the substrate to crack. Therefore, a thin film that has a large diameter may be obtained so as to obtain a large-sized self-supporting thick film substrate.
US12281404B2
The disclosure provides a Sn—In electroplating bath that is Pb-free, environmentally safe, operates at room temperature, and does not require changes in existing plating assemblies. Room temperature aging and limited thermal cycling tests show that the electroplated Sn—In alloy film on a Cu substrate effectively mitigates whisker growth.
US12281401B2
A composite sheet for shielding electromagnetic and radiating heat includes: a first layer formed of metal; and a second layer that is a graphene layer formed on one surface of the first layer and including charged chemically modified graphene such that thermal conductivity and electromagnetic shielding ability are improved while securing economic efficiency by using the second layer including the charged chemically modified graphene and the graphene flakes.
US12281399B1
A method for directly preparing a trivalent chromium compound by electrochemical oxidation of ferrochrome is provided. The method includes: putting ferrochrome as an anode, and placing the anode into an electrolyte solution containing a complexing agent together with a cathode, then turning on a power supply for electrolysis reaction so that chromium and iron in ferrochrome are directly converted into free Cr3+ and Fe3+ respectively, allowing one of Cr3+ and fe3+ to form a stable soluble metal complex together with the complexing agent, and allowing the other of Cr3+ and Fe3+ to form a metal hydroxide solid together with OH− generated by electrolysis reaction, so as to obtain an electrolysis completion slurry. Compared with the prior art, the present application has no hexavalent chromium salt stage, thereby shortening the process flow and avoiding the generation of chromium-containing waste residue.
US12281397B2
The invention relates to a method for producing carbon monoxide, comprising the following steps: a) humidifying an educt gas containing carbon dioxide with water, b) supplying the humidified educt gas from step a) into an electrolytic cell (1), and c) electrolyzing the humidified educt gas supplied according to step b) in the electrolytic cell (1) such that the carbon monoxide is obtained. With the described method and with the described device (12), carbon monoxide can be produced via CO2 electrolysis with particularly high efficiency. This is achieved with the educt gas containing carbon dioxide being humidified before the electrolysis.
US12281395B2
A processing device for film cooling holes on blade of aviation engine includes a working box. A workpiece clamping mechanism is arranged in the working box for holding the workpiece. A cover body having an internal space communicated with an internal space of the working box is connected to an upper part of the working box. A laser processing mechanism is connected to a top end of the cover body and can produce laser rays to carry out laser processing on the workpiece. The cover body is connected to a liquid supply mechanism and an acid gas filtration mechanism. The liquid supply mechanism can spray an acidic solution to the workpiece in the working box, and the working box can collect the acidic solution. The acid gas filtration mechanism can filter acid steam produced during processing. A working method of the processing device is also provided.
US12281393B2
In one aspect of an inventive concept, a product includes a substrate and a material formed from a precursor powder, where the material includes a plurality of particles from the precursor powder deposited on the substrate. The plurality of particles have structural characteristics defined by an impact of the particles on the substrate and/or on previously deposited particles. Moreover, the material has a microstructure, where the microstructure of the material is substantially the same as a microstructure of the precursor powder. The microstructure of the material is characterized by at least one property, where the at least one property is substantially the same as a corresponding at least one property of the precursor powder.
US12281390B2
A substrate liquid processing apparatus configured to supply a plating liquid to a substrate includes a substrate holder configured to hold the substrate; a plating liquid sending device configured to send the plating liquid to a first flow path; a temperature controller connected to the plating liquid sending device via the first flow path and configured to control a temperature of a fluid supplied through the first flow path; a fluid sending device configured to send a fluid different from the plating liquid to the first flow path; and a discharge device connected to the temperature controller and configured to discharge a fluid supplied from the temperature controller.
US12281379B2
The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a niobium diselenide (NbSe2) film with ultra-low friction and low electrical noise under sliding electrical contact in vacuum. The method uses a direct current (DC) closed field magnetron sputtering method for preparation. Through process design of low deposition pressure and low sputtering energy, on one hand, a purity of an NbSe2 sputtered product is kept, generation of interference phases such as NbSe3 is avoided, and electrical conductivity of the sputtered NbSe2 film is greatly improved, and on the other hand, a nanocrystalline/amorphous superlattice composite structure is formed, and excellent mechanical and lubricating properties are achieved. Under sliding electrical contact in vacuum, compared with those of a common electroplated gold coating, a friction coefficient of the film is reduced to 0.02 from 0.25, a wear life is prolonged by at least 7 times, and the electrical noise is reduced by about 50%.
US12281373B2
A wire of a nickel-titanium alloy having a permanent set of less than 5% when 11% strain is applied to the wire is disclosed. The wire may be formed by applying a first heat treatment to the wire, the first heat treatment includes applying heat of a first temperature for a first period of time, applying a strain deformation to the wire to set a shape for the wire during the first heat treatment, and applying a second heat treatment to the wire. The second heat treatment includes applying heat of a second temperature different from the first temperature for a second period of time, and the second temperature is between 210° C. and 290° C. The wire may have a modulus of at least 53 GPa when 200 MPa of stress is applied to the wire, and the wire is bonded to a secondary component.
US12281365B2
A method includes, in a first furnace, melting 40% to 95% by mass of a solid-state direct reduced iron, and separating a molten pig iron having a carbon content of 2.0% to 5.0% by mass and a temperature of 1350 to 1550° C. and a slag having a basicity of 1.0 to 1.4. In a second furnace, a remainder of the solid-state direct reduced iron is melted together with the molten pig iron separated in the first furnace to form a molten material, and oxygen is blown onto the molten material to decarburize into a molten steel. The solid-state direct reduced iron includes 3.0% by mass or more of SiO2 and Al2O3 in total and 1.0% by mass or more of carbon. A ratio of a metallic iron to a total iron content contained in the solid-state direct reduced iron is 90% by mass or more.
US12281364B2
A combined machine for the thermic drying treatment of dielectric products includes a box-like casing which defines a process chamber or cavity configured to receive a dielectric product placed on support means and to be thermally treated to obtain the drying thereof. A pumping means is operatively connected to the box-like casing and configured to be operated to create vacuum conditions inside the process chamber or cavity in the presence of the dielectric product. In particular, the combined machine includes an electric generator configured to generate a radio frequency output signal, at the desired output power, and applicator means, contained in the process chamber or cavity and electrically connected with the electric generator, configured to develop an electromagnetic field at a treatment zone of the dielectric product defined in the process chamber or cavity for heating the dielectric product itself.
US12281357B1
Provided herein are materials and methods for in situ labeling of a biological sample for use in spatial analysis of one or more analytes in the biological sample. In some aspects, in situ labeling of a biological sample includes labeling the biological sample with one or more spatial barcodes.
US12281356B2
The present disclosure relates to chemical compositions, kits, and apparatuses and methods for using these compositions, kits and apparatuses in various assays.
US12281355B2
Methods for imaging an analyte in a sample include contacting the biological sample with a binding agent, where the binding agent includes a binding moiety that binds to the analyte and a first nucleotide sequence, contacting the biological sample with a catalytic agent, where the catalytic agent includes a second nucleotide sequence linked to an enzyme, and where the second nucleotide sequence hybridizes to the first nucleotide sequence, contacting the biological sample with a localization agent, where the localization agent includes a substrate complementary to the enzyme and a third nucleotide sequence linked to the substrate, and contacting the biological sample with a labeling agent, where the labeling agent includes a fourth nucleotide sequence linked to an optical label, where the fourth nucleotide sequence hybridizes to the third nucleotide sequence.
US12281340B2
A method efficiently produces a compound containing an N-acyl-amino group by an enzymatic method. Specifically, a method of producing a compound containing an N-acyl-amino group includes producing the compound containing an N-acyl-amino group by reacting a compound containing an amino group with a compound containing a carboxyl group in the presence of an enzyme having an ability to bond a carboxyl group and an amino group in an ATP dependent manner to form an amide bond.
US12281337B2
The invention relates to a GDSL lipase, genetically-engineered bacteria and an application thereof. The GDSL lipase is derived from Streptomyces diastaticus CS1801 and its amino acid sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO.2. After construction of a genetically-engineered bacterium strain, a GDSL lipase is generated through fermentation. Through this enzyme, vitamin A and palmitic acid are converted to produce vitamin A palmitate. The content of the vitamin A palmitate obtained from the conversion is 16.35 mg/L at most. The conversion efficiency is 81.75% at most. This lipase provides a new path to synthesize vitamin A palmitate by the enzymatic method and has an important application prospect.
US12281335B2
Disclosed herein is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) particle comprising a surface-bound peptide that enhances transduction of cells across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Also disclosed herein is a modified AAV capsid protein comprising an insertion of a polypeptide that enhances transduction of cells across the BBB, and an AAV particle comprising the modified AAV capsid protein. Specific peptides are provided. Pharmaceutical formulations and method of administering/delivering a nucleic acid to a cell of the brain and/or central nervous system are also disclosed.
US12281332B2
Described are methods of enhancing development of renal organoids, methods of using the same, and kits.
US12281323B2
Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency is a metabolic disorder of the liver that results m abnormal nitrogen metabolism. To illustrate the ability of gene therapy to treat CPS1 deficiency, two adeno-associated viruses encoding portions of a codon optimized CPS1 were generated and tested in a conditional CPS1 knock out mouse model. When administered to mice having knocked out endogenous CPS1 expression, mice from this model demonstrate homologous recombination and reconstitution of the codon optimized CPS1 gene, expression of the CPS1 protein and the associated control of plasma ammonia following the administered AAVs comprising the CPS1 gene sequences. While all control mice perish, the mice in this model live and have normal behavior. As there is no effective therapy for human patients with the CPS1 disorder, this invention can address this unmet need for these patients.
US12281320B2
The present disclosure provides AAV capsid proteins comprising a modification in the amino acid sequence and virus vectors comprising the modified AAV capsid protein. The disclosure also provides methods of administering the virus vectors and virus capsids of the disclosure to a cell or to a subject in vivo. This disclosure also relates to recombinant adeno associated virus (rAAV) capsid proteins comprising one or more amino acid substitutions in the 5-fold region of the rAAV capsid that result in decreased reactivity to neutralizing antibodies, and their use as gene delivery vehicles.
US12281319B2
The disclosure is directed at providing molecular tools and methods for transgenes integration in the genome of host cells, in particular tools and method enabling a transposition-dependent expression of the transgene, thereby facilitating identification and selection of effectively transformed hosts.
US12281317B2
Described herein are non-human organisms for producing triacylglycerol wherein the non-human organism is genetically modified to express a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase specific for C16:0-Coenzyme A (C16:0 LPAT) and wherein, once expressed, the C16:0 LPAT is localised in the endoplasmic reticulum. Also described are non-human organisms for producing triacylglycerol in which (a) a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase specific for C16:0-Coenzyme A (C16:0 LPAT) is localised in the endoplasmic reticulum; and (b) activity of native endoplasmic reticulum lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (ER LPAT) is suppressed or prevented. Further described are non-human organisms in which a chloroplast lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAT) is expressed, wherein said chloroplast LPAT lacks a functional chloroplast targeting signal. The disclosure also relates to methods for extracting triacylglycerol from the organisms and the use thereof in infant formula.
US12281314B2
A tRNA that hybridizes to a non-optimal codon can be used to increase expression in a mammalian cell of a gene product encoded by a gene containing the non-optimal codon or to treat a haploinsufficiency disorder in a subject having a haploinsufficient gene containing the non-optimal codon.
US12281302B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of assembling long nucleic acids by enzymatically ligating oligonucleotide molecules hybridized to an indexed splint oligonucleotide molecules. Also disclosed are oligonucleotide structures comprising an indexed splint oligonucleotide useful in performing the disclosed method.
US12281292B2
A cell culture device (100) includes a band-shaped flexible member (10), the band-shaped member being configured to be circumferentially windable. The band-shaped member (10) has an inner circumferential surface (1a) and an outer circumferential surface (1b), at least one of which is provided with a plurality of wells (2) each having a concave shape, and at least some (2) of the plurality of wells (2) are connected to each other by a culture solution conduit (3).
US12281291B1
The present disclosure generally relates to miniaturized chambers for automatically conducting cell culture under controlled environment conditions. In some implementation examples, a system includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a control subsystem. The control subsystem detects a first environment condition associated with the first chamber and a second environment condition associated with the second chamber. Based at least on the first environment condition and a first airflow mode, the control subsystem supplies a first airflow to the first chamber to adjust the first environment condition toward a first target environment condition. Based at least on the second environment condition and a second airflow mode, the control subsystem supplies a second airflow to the second chamber to adjust the second environment condition toward a second target environment condition.
US12281284B2
A composition including a plurality of particles, wherein the particles include: about 25% to about 99% by weight a water soluble carrier; and about 1% to about 75% by weight a graft copolymer; wherein the graft copolymer includes: (a) a polyalkylene oxide which has a number average molecular weight of from about 1000 to about 20,000 Da and is based on ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or butylene oxide; (b) N-vinylpyrrolidone; and (c) vinyl ester derived from a saturated monocarboxylic acid containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; wherein each of the particles has a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.
US12281280B2
This disclosure relates to transfer plate lubricant compositions and methods of transporting open containers across stationary transfer plates.
US12281269B2
A cracking furnace for cracking a hydrocarbon feed, the furnace including a firebox having a single radiant zone including, a first plurality of cracking coils each having a first shape arranged within the firebox. The radiant zone includes a second plurality of cracking coils each having a second shape arranged within the radiant zone. A burner section positioned below the first plurality cracking coils and below the second plurality of cracking coils. A convection section is positioned on top of the firebox configured to recover residual heat from the firebox.
US12281268B2
Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.
US12281263B2
Process for converting waste plastics to refining feedstock. The process includes conducting pyrolysis of a plastic feedstock comprising waste plastics to produce a liquid stream of plastic pyrolysis oil; directly feeding the liquid stream of plastic pyrolysis oil to an adsorption based purification process to generate a treated plastic pyrolysis oil stream; and collecting the treated plastic pyrolysis oil stream from the adsorption vessel for further processing into value added products as a feedstock for conventional refining processes. The adsorption based purification process includes contacting the liquid stream of plastic pyrolysis oil with one or more adsorbent materials in an adsorption vessel, the adsorbent materials with at least one of the one or more adsorbent materials being configured for adsorption of organic molecules having heteroatoms of each of sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, and chlorine. Such system may be integrated with a conventional refinery.
US12281259B1
The effervescent tablet for enhanced oil recovery is made of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), sodium phosphate monobasic (NaH2PO4), and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). To perform enhanced oil recovery, a suspension is first prepared by adding the effervescent tablet to water. This preparation may be performed at room temperature. Steam is then injected into the oil well, followed by flooding the oil well with the suspension. One-third of the pore volume of an oil reservoir of the oil well may be injected with the steam, and two-thirds of the pore volume of the oil reservoir may be flooded with the suspension.
US12281250B2
According to an embodiment, a housing of an electronic device comprises: a metal frame, wherein a surface of the metal frame has: a gloss value of 1 gloss unit (Gu) to 10 Gu, and a maximum height of a plurality of irregularities disposed on the surface in a range between 0.1 μm to 2.3 μm, and a maximum depth of valleys between the plurality of irregularities in a range between 0.1 μm to 1.8 μm, and a number of the plurality of irregularities per unit area of 1 cm2 in a range between 90 to 200.
US12281249B2
A phosphor having a favorable emission peak wavelength, narrow full width at half maximum, and/or high emission intensity is provided. Additionally, a light-emitting device, an illumination device, an image display device, and/or an indicator lamp for a vehicle having favorable color rendering, color reproducibility and/or favorable conversion efficiency are provided. The present invention relates to a phosphor including a crystal phase having a composition represented by a specific formula, and having a minimum reflectance of 20% or more in a specific wavelength region, in which the specific wavelength region is from the emission peak wavelength of the phosphor to 800 nm, and a light-emitting device comprising the phosphor.
US12281234B2
The present invention relates to a water soluble coating material comprising: a solubilizer containing an acrylic polymer or a glycol-based polymer; and molybdenum-containing inorganic particles, wherein the content of the inorganic particles is in the range of 7.5 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polymer contained in the solubilizer.
US12281229B1
A bio-derived wearable film includes an acid-hydrolyzed palm stem pith, a starch, a cellulose, a synthetic polymer, a plant hydrogel, glycerin, and a dye, and a method of producing the bio-derived wearable film. The bio-wearable film has a water absorption of 0.00 to 0.16% measured according to ASTM D570; a carbonate content of 100 to 200 ppm; and shows no cracks when tested according to ASTM D5419.
US12281227B2
The invention relates to a rubber composition with enhanced curing and adhesion properties, comprising the following ingredients: R1—an elastomer or rubber E which is preferably a diene-based elastomer, R2—a particulate active filler which is preferably carbon black, or silica, or a combination of both, R3—a cobalt free curing or crosslinking or vulcanising system which includes sulphur, an active zinc composition ZnX having a specific surface area of from 10 m2/g to 100 m2/g, and accelerators, R4—a novolak composition NC which is a mixture of a novolak resin PA and a urethane-aldehyde resin UA′, and R5—a methylene donor, to a process to cure these rubber compositions, and to a method of use of these rubber compositions in engineered rubber products selected from the group consisting of hoses, pressure hoses, conveyor belts, gaskets, and tyres.
US12281224B2
The present invention is directed to perfluoroelastomer compounds comprising carbon black having a particle size of 100 nm or greater; a mineral filler selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, or a combination of these; a cure site monomer; and a curing agent. These perfluoroelastomer compounds, when cured into articles, exhibit desirable compression stress relaxation properties.
US12281222B2
A rubber composition for a torsional damper, comprising 10 to 200 parts by weight of carbon black having an iodine adsorption of 100 to 600 mg/g, a DBP oil absorption of 138 to 330 cm3/100 g and a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 100 to 530 m2/g, and 5 to 100 parts by weight of a liquid polyolefin oligomer having a number average molecular weight Mn of 3,000 to 4,000, based on 100 parts by weight of at least one of ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene terpolymer rubber, ethylene-butene-non-conjugated diene terpolymer rubber and ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber, wherein in the total amount of ethylene and propylene or butene, the content of propylene or butene is 35 to 55 wt. %.
US12281220B2
The present invention relates to a propylene copolymer composition comprising (A) from 50.0 to 95.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a heterophasic propylene copolymer having a matrix phase and an elastomeric phase dispersed in said matrix phase, wherein the matrix phase is a propylene random copolymer, the heterophasic propylene copolymer further having a melt flow rate MFR2 of 0.2 to 12.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, and a xylene cold solubles (XCS) fraction in the range of from 20.0 to 50.0 wt % based on the total amount of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (A), determined according to ISO 16152 at a temperature of 25° C., and (B) from 5.0 to 25.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a propylene based plastomer having a density in the range of from 845 to 870 kg/m3, determined according to ASTM D 1505 on compression moulded test specimens and a melt flow rate MFR2 of 1.0 to 30.0 g/10 min, determined according to ASTM D1238 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, wherein the propylene copolymer composition has a tensile modulus of below 300 MPa, determined according to ISO 527-2, measured on injection moulded test specimens, and follows the following inequation: tensile modulus [MPa]<375 MPa−6×amount of (B) [MPa×wt %/wt %], an article comprising said propylene copolymer composition and the use of said propylene copolymer composition in a single ply roofing membrane.
US12281212B2
Disclosed herein are thermoplastic polymer matrix compositions for a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite article, comprising at least one of poly(vinyl chloride) and/or chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride). Also disclosed herein are methods for formulating thermoplastic polymer matrix compositions suitable for impregnating continuous fibers for continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite articles, wherein the thermoplastic polymer matrix compositions have sufficient viscosity and thermal stability to impregnate continuous fibers and withstand thermal treatment at high temperatures and long residence times without decomposing.
US12281209B1
The present invention relates to a dispersion of cellulosic nanocrystals (CNCs) that is capable of reflecting/scattering UV radiation. A very specific class of polyesters have found to be effective in making reflective dispersions that can range over a very wide range of radiation, including IR and UV. The resulting dispersion, when applied to the skin or surface, can provide protection from the UV rays of the sun.
US12281202B1
A nanoporous aerogel comprising an acid-catalyzed, oxidatively aromatized PBO polymer. The nanoporous aerogel includes a benzoxazine moiety containing polybenzoxazine polymer with up-to six sites of cross-linking per unit is the product of the high yield, room temperature, and acid catalyzed synthesis method, as provided for herein. A method of producing the aerogel is providing that results in robust monoliths, oxidative aromatization, and conversion to nanoporous carbons for the provided aerogels. The PBO polymer may be co-generated as an interpenetrating network with a metal oxide network, wherein the PBO network serves as both a reactive template and as a sacrificial scaffold in the synthesis of the pure, nanoporous, monolithic metal aerogels, in an energy efficient method.
US12281192B2
A polyurethane chain extender includes an amine compound (X) represented by Formula (1) with a trans-isomer proportion in (X) of 50 mol % or more; a composition for forming a polyurethane-based resin including the polyurethane chain extender; a polyurethane-based resin formed by the composition for forming the polyurethane-based resin; a polyurethane-based resin obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound (A), a polyol compound (B) and the polyurethane chain extender; a polyurethane-based resin composition including the polyurethane-based resin; a molded body obtained by molding the polyurethane-based resin composition; and an article including the polyurethane-based resin composition or the molded body: where R1 to R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 or more and 4 or less of carbon atoms, p and q each independently represent an integer of 0 or more and 4 or less, and at least one of p and q is 1 or more.
US12281190B2
Processes of polymerizing olefin monomers using catalyst systems and catalysts systems that include a procatalyst having a structure according to formula (I): (I).
US12281186B2
A composition comprising the following components a)-c): a) an alpha composition comprising a multimodal ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer, and wherein the alpha composition comprises the following properties: i) an Mz/Mn≥8.0, ii) a density from 0.855 to 0.890 g/cc, iii) a V100 (100° C.)≤2,000 Pa·s, iv) a V1.0 (100° C.)≥15,000 Pa·s, v) a Mn≥16,000 g/mol; b) a peroxide; and c) a silane coupling agent.
US12281184B2
The method for producing hollow resin particles includes: carrying out a suspension treatment of a mixture liquid including a polymerizable monomer including a non-crosslinkable monomer and a crosslinkable monomer, a hydrocarbon solvent and an aqueous medium to prepare a suspension, carrying out a polymerization reaction of the suspension to form precursor particles having a hollow portion and including the hydrocarbon solvent in the hollow portion, and removing the hydrocarbon solvent included in the precursor particles to produce hollow resin particles. A content of the crosslinkable monomer is from 35 parts by mass to 95 parts by mass when the total mass of the polymerizable monomer is regarded as 100 parts by mass; a solubility parameter (SP value) of the polymerizable monomer is from 8.70 to 9.42; and a difference between the SP value of the polymerizable monomer and a SP value of the hydrocarbon solvent is 0.60 or more.
US12281177B2
The disclosure is directed to a heterodimer molecule, comprising a first polypeptide chain and a second polypeptide chain, and the first polypeptide chain comprises a first CH3 domain of an antibody heavy chain constant region, the second polypeptide chain comprises a second CH3 domain of an antibody heavy chain constant region. Comparing to a corresponding wild-type CH3 domain of a human antibody heavy chain constant region, the first CH3 domain and the second CH3 domain comprise specific substitution mutations combination, for example, for the first CH3 domain: T366W+F405K, and for the second CH3 domain: T366S+L368A+Y407V+K409A.
US12281176B2
The present invention relates to a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule.
US12281174B2
The present disclosure provides antibodies (e.g., humanized antibodies) that specifically bind to Mer Tyrosine Kinase (MERTK; e.g., human MERTK) and compositions comprising such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides antibody-drug conjugates comprising (i) an anti-MERTK antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof described herein that specifically binds to MERTK (e.g., human MERTK), and (ii) cytotoxic agents conjugated directly to the antibodies or conjugated to the antibodies via linkers, and compositions comprising such antibody-drug conjugates. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating cancer, comprising administering to a human subject in need thereof (a) an anti-MERTK antibody that specifically binds to MERTK (e.g., human MERTK) or an antigen-binding fragment thereof described herein, or (b) an antibody-drug conjugate that comprises (i) an anti-MERTK antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to MERTK (e.g., human MERTK), and (ii) a cytotoxic agent conjugated directly to the antibody or conjugated to the antibody via a linker.
US12281171B2
The present inventors have developed antigen-binding reagents and antigen-binding conjugates that recognize a cancer-specific glycan (carbohydrate) modification on the human Periostin protein. Various in vitro and in vivo diagnostic and/or therapeutic methods using these compositions are also disclosed herein specifically for treating cancers that have amplification of the Mgat3 gene.
US12281170B2
Disclosed are senescent cell-associated antigen-binding domain and related antibodies and related chimeric antigen receptors. In addition, disclosed are DPP4-binding domains and related antibodies and related chimeric antigen receptors. Also disclosed are methods for treating, preventing or alleviating senescence-related diseases or disorders. Methods for depleting and/or killing senescent cells are also disclosed.
US12281167B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating diseases, disorders or conditions associated with the expression of the glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked GDNF family protein α-receptor 4 (GFRα4).
US12281166B2
Disclosed herein are methods, antibodies, and compositions for disrupting an interaction between Galectin-3 (Gal3) and viral proteins, such as proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or other coronaviruses, or viral-associated host proteins. Further disclosed herein are methods, medicaments, and compositions for the treatment of a disease or a disorder in a subject, such as the treatment of a viral infection, or treatment of a fibrosis, such as lung fibrosis, that develop as a sequela of a viral infection, or cytokine release syndrome. Further disclosed herein are methods, medicaments, and compositions for the treatment of an inflammatory disease or disorder, such as inflammation of the lungs or systemic lupus erythematosus, which may be associated with neutrophil activity, in a subject. Also disclosed herein are pharmaceutical antibody formulations for the treatment of a disease, such as a coronavirus infection.
US12281130B2
The present specification provides an organic group 4 metal precursor compound and a method for forming a thin film using the same.
US12281129B2
Provided are organometallic compounds including a ligand LA of the following Formula I Also provided are formulations including these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.
US12281128B2
Provided are multicyclic organic electroluminescent compounds having a ligand LA of Formula I shown below: Also provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that contain an organic layer having these organic electroluminescent compounds.
US12281114B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds useful as modulators of neurokinin receptor 3 (NK3) for the treatment of conditions or disorders.
US12281112B2
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of NLRP3 useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders inhibited by said protein and having the Formula (I):
US12281079B2
The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): (I), wherein V, W, M, R, R and Y have the designations cited below, or a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof, and to processes for the preparation of compounds of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof. The invention also relates to compounds of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof for use as a medicament. Further, the invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof for use in the treatment of cancer. Moreover, the invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof for treating cancer in simultaneous, alternating or subsequent combination with another cancer therapy.
US12281075B2
An object of this disclosure provides a novel method for producing a fluorovinyl amide compound and the like. The object is achieved by a method for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein Rf is —F or fluoroalkyl, Ra1 is —H or an organic group, and Ra2 is —H or an organic group, or (i) Ra1 and Ra2, (ii) Ra1 and Rf, or (iii) Rf and Ra2, may be linked to each other, Rb1 is —H or an organic group, and Rb2 is —H or an organic group, or Rb1 and Rb2 may be linked together with their adjacent atoms to form a nitrogen-containing ring optionally having one or more substituents, the method comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein Rx is a leaving group, with a compound represented by formula (3) or a salt thereof: in the presence of a transition metal catalyst.
US12281071B2
A method for enhancing the recovery of styrene includes feeding a hot liquid residue stream to a stripping vessel from a styrene monomer purification finishing system. The hot liquid residue stream includes styrene and compounds less volatile than styrene. The method includes introducing a gas to the stripping vessel to strip a portion of the styrene as vapor, generating a vaporized styrene portion, returning the vaporized styrene portion and the gas to the styrene monomer purification finishing system, recovering at least a portion of the vaporized styrene portion into a styrene monomer product, and producing a final liquid residue stream from a bottom of the stripping vessel with a lower concentration of styrene than the hot liquid residue stream feeding the stripping vessel.
US12281066B1
The present disclosure relates to a device and process for preparing sebacic acid through electromagnetic induction heating coupled with dry constant-temperature alkaline hydrolysis. The device includes an electromagnetic heating cylinder and a reaction kettle arranged in the electromagnetic heating cylinder, heat storage pellets fill space between the reaction kettle and the electromagnetic heating cylinder, and the heat storage pellets adhere to an inner wall of the electromagnetic heating cylinder and an outer wall of the reaction kettle. The upper end of the reaction kettle is provided with a feeding port, a gas outlet and a temperature measuring port, the reaction kettle is also provided with a stirring device, a lower portion of the reaction kettle is provided with a discharging port, and the feeding port, the gas outlet, the temperature measuring port and the discharging port all extend out of the thermal insulation cotton.
US12281062B2
A method of oxygenating a benzylic C—H bond is provided. The method comprises light induced activation of an initiator and subsequent reaction with oxygen, resulting in the formation of free radicals. Subsequently, free radicals catalyze the reaction of the benzylic C—H bond with oxygen, thereby forming an oxygenated compound.
US12281041B2
A binding compound for mineral or organic fibres, includes from 40 to 95 wt % of furan resin, and from 5 to 60 wt % of at least one reducing sugar and/or of at least one non-reducing sugar, relative to the total dry weight of the composition, the binding composition having a dry matter content between 0.5 to 50 wt %.
US12281035B2
A horizontal flow water treatment method and wetland biofilter apparatus provides a chamber with impermeable outer walls spaced away from permeable interior walls of a media filtration bed such that a catch basin is formed between the outer walls and the interior walls. The catch basin creates an open area around the perimeter of the interior walls for influent water to fill within the open area before penetrating the filtration media, providing a large surface area for influent water to interact with the media filtration bed. The influent water enters the catch basin in a horizontal flow path to provide for pre-settling of particulates before making contact with the filtration media. The biofilter design increases the available surface area of the media filtration bed by up to four times for a given volume of water, and thereby minimizes the loading or infiltration rate on the media filtration bed.
US12281028B2
A water filter medium container includes a removable upper cover and a removable lower cover. The container includes a tube defining a filter medium compartment operative to receive a replaceable filter medium. A first containment element may be placed between the upper cover and the tube. A second containment element may be placed between the lower cover and the tube. The water filter medium container may be adapted to be placed in a water container.
US12281021B2
A method of making boron oxide nanoparticles. The method can comprise sonochemically treating a composition comprising a boron oxide to form boron oxide nanoparticles. The method allows for the formation of these nanoparticles from non-toxic, inexpensive reagents and ambient reaction conditions. Additionally, the nanoparticles produced by the teachings described herein can be easily surface functionalized.
US12281009B2
There is disclosed a method of forming chlorine dioxide comprising passing chlorous acid through a membrane including a catalyst suitable to catalyse the formation of chlorine dioxide from chlorous acid. There is also disclosed a membrane suitable for forming an aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide comprising a catalyst suitable to catalyse the formation of chlorine dioxide from chlorous acid or alkali metal chlorite.
US12281007B2
The present invention provides a MEMS microphone including a substrate with a back cavity and a capacitive system disposed on the substrate. The capacitive system includes a back plate and a vibration diaphragm arranged opposite to the back plate. The back plate includes a middle part and a fixed part surrounding the middle part and fixed to the substrate. The fixed part is arranged with a thickness greater than that of the middle part, and the fixed part includes a first surface away from the substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface includes a first arc connected to the middle part, and the first arc protrudes away from the substrate. Compared with related technologies, the MEMS microphone provided by the present invention can improve the reliability of the back plate.
US12281006B2
A transducer element includes array elements. At least one array element includes a substrate and a first electrode layer, a diaphragm layer, and a second electrode layer that are sequentially stacked thereon. An array element has a working region including working sub-regions, and a peripheral region surrounding the working region; overlapping portions of the first electrode layer, the diaphragm layer and the second electrode layer form cells, and a cell is located in a working sub-region; portions of the diaphragm layer and portions of the first electrode layer that are located in the working sub-regions have cavities therebetween, and the portions of the diaphragm layer are configured to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate between the first and second electrode layers; two adjacent cavities communicate; the diaphragm layer has release holes located in the peripheral region; and a release hole communicates with at least one cavity.
US12280997B2
Systems and methods can prevent or reduce jerk during operation of a materials-handling vehicle that is unloaded or carrying a load. The vehicle comprises one or more user input devices configured to receive from an operator a request to perform an action and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, before performing the action requested by the operator, a force acting on the load carried by the materials-handling vehicle as a result of the action requested by the operator. The processor determines whether the force would result in a jerk if the action is performed as requested. If it is determined that the force would result in a jerk, the action is modified so as to reduce the force. If it is determined that the force would not result in a jerk, the materials-handling vehicle performs the action as requested by the operator without modification to reduce the force.
US12280992B1
A tool for removing a skirting board is provided, which includes a connection plate, an engagement plate, and a prying plate; the engagement plate extends downward from a front end of the connection plate and continues to extend forward to an upper end of the prying plate so as to form an inner bending area; the connection plate is provided with a striking part that cooperates with a hammer to knock the prying plate downward into a gap between the skirting board and a wall surface; a handle is fixed at a rear end of the connection plate; an abutting plate is provided above the prying plate, a rotating structure is provided between the abutting plate and the engagement plate, and the rotating structure is provided in the inner bending area.
US12280990B2
When an engine is started in a state where a support member of a multi-coupler is attached to a mating support member, the pressure of hydraulic oil increases in a detection target pipeline part. A pressure detection unit detects the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the detection target pipeline part. A connection state determining unit determines whether a tank-side pipeline part and a motor-side pipeline part are connected to each other, based on the pressure. When the connection state determining unit determines that the tank-side pipeline part and the motor-side pipeline part are not connected to each other in a state where the engine is started, a pressure increase suppression unit carries out an operation for suppressing an increase in the pressure of a hydraulic motor.
US12280976B2
A sheet conveyance apparatus is arranged on an upper face portion of an image forming apparatus and conveys a sheet to a sheet processing apparatus. The sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance path including a first path through which the sheet is conveyed toward the sheet processing apparatus and a second path branched from the first path, a switching guide to switch a conveyance route of the sheet between the first and second paths, an air blowing unit to send air toward the conveyance path, and an air intake port provided on an end portion on a front side of the sheet conveyance apparatus. A duct connects the air intake port and the air blowing unit, and an air blowing port blows the air from the air blowing unit to the conveyance path in a sheet conveyance direction.
US12280971B2
A discharging apparatus for discharging loose and in particular pulverulent material that is hazardous to health from rigid or flexible containers (12), in particular bags and barrels (13), comprising a discharge chamber (2) which has a discharge opening (5) for discharging the material after removal from a container (12) and which additionally has an insertion opening (3) for at least partial insertion of a container (12) into the discharge chamber (2). According to the invention, the discharge chamber (2) has a ventilation opening (4) which is arranged at a side of the discharge chamber (2) opposite the insertion opening (3) and which is connected to pump means (10) in such a way that an air stream can be generated inside the discharge chamber (2), which causes a laminar air flow starting from the insertion opening (3) and leading in the direction of the ventilation opening (4).
US12280967B2
A system and method for operating a robotic system to use two or more tools to manipulate objects. The robotic system may coordinate planning processes and/or plan implementations based on grouping the objects.
US12280966B2
A robot arm control device according to the present disclosure comprises a workpiece selecting section that selects a target workpiece, which is a workpiece to be picked up and placed, among a plurality of workpieces conveyed by a conveyor system in a predetermined flow direction; and a motion control section that controls a motion of the robot arm to pick up the target workpiece at a predetermined pick up position and place the target workpiece at the target placement position selected among a plurality of predetermined placement positions, wherein the workpiece selecting section selects, among the workpieces that are candidates for selection, the workpiece that has a shortest distance from the distal end position at a task-start timing to the workpiece position at the task-start timing as the target workpiece.
US12280959B2
A self-damping carrier basket pivot connection for a carrier basket transporter system having cars configured to travel along a pathway, at least some of which have a carrier basket pivotally connected thereto. The pivot connection includes a support connection configured for attachment a car. The support connection has at least three connection rollers that define a circular envelope and a mating connection configured to be attached to a back support of the carrier basket. The mating connection includes a housing with a part circular track that generally corresponds to or is larger than the circular envelope such that the rollers can be located within the part circular track. The part circular track includes at least one inwardly directed protrusion. The connection rollers engage in the part circular track such that the carrier basket is adapted to be pivotable by gravity so a product support surface of the carrier basket is maintained generally horizontal during movement of the carrier basket along the pathway, and the at least one inwardly directed protrusion provides an increased resistance to relative movement between the housing and a roller that contacts the protrusion.
US12280957B2
A rod belt for agricultural machines includes at least three belts, fasteners, and rods. The at least three belts are pull-resistant, elastic, and continuous, and run parallel to one another. The at least three belts each extend in a direction of movement. The fasteners are connected to the belts. The rods are arranged perpendicular to the direction of movement and are parallel to one another.
US12280954B2
A method of selling goods to a customer, comprising: loading a variety of goods into a plurality of dispenser robots; receiving an order for goods by a customer over a communications network; causing a delivery vehicle to move along a guideway to at least one location of at least one dispenser robot in the plurality of dispenser robots responsive to receiving the order; causing dispensing of goods from the at least one dispenser robot into the delivery vehicle; causing the delivery vehicle to load onto an aerial tramway responsive to causing dispensing of the goods; causing the delivery vehicle to move to a destination point on aerial tramway; and causing presenting the goods in the delivery vehicle to the customer at the destination point.
US12280952B2
A transfer system includes a ceiling carrier, a ceiling storage shelf, and a purging device. The ceiling carrier transfers a foup along a running rail. The ceiling storage shelf is provided along the running rail. The ceiling storage shelf stores the foup transferred by the ceiling carrier. The purging device purges the foup stored in the ceiling storage shelf. The ceiling storage shelf includes placement portions and for placing the foup thereon. The placement portions and can be moved with respect to a storage shelf body of the ceiling storage shelf by a driving gas supplied to the purging device.
US12280948B2
A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed that includes a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed, the plurality of bins being provided on a conveyance system, a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects, the programmable motion device being capable of reaching any of the objects within at least one of the plurality of bins in an input area of the conveyance system, a perception system for providing perception data regarding a selected object that is presented to the perception system by the programmable motion device, and a routing conveyance system including a routing conveyor for receiving the selected object, and for moving the selected object in each of vertical and rotational directions toward a destination container responsive to the perception data.
US12280945B2
A stocker includes a crane to travel on a travel route, a maintenance area on an extension of the travel route, a controller to cause the crane to travel toward the maintenance area, a first sensor to detect that the crane is positioned at an entry position, and a second sensor to detect that the crane has arrived at a stop position. The controller is configured or programmed to control the crane to decelerate in accordance with a detection result of the first sensor and control the crane to stop in accordance with a detection result of the second sensor.
US12280937B2
A system for holding multiple beverage containers may include a cooler or carrier with toting handles, closing tabs, and base. The base may be formed from a molded plastic, rubber or synthetic rubber material. The base may also include feet that hold the base a sufficient height from the ground. The base may have a generally conic tapering drain floor that makes up its top surface. The tapering drain floor may make draining the carrier easier by directing water toward a drain hole located in the base. Extending up from the base may be a multi-layer soft-sided wall where different layers perform different desired functions. For example, an inside layer closest to the internal cavity may be a waterproof layer, a middle layer may be an insulating layer, and an external layer may be a decorative layer.
US12280935B2
A storage device for protecting delicate objects from environmental elements includes an enclosed housing having a base, sidewalls, a top, and a hinged door. At least one slotted compartment mounted within the housing houses a humidity control device. At least one odor control packet is mounted to the interior of the housing. The storage device can be subdivided into at least two unequal volumes by a removable perforated shelf, including a first volume for storing delicate objects and a second volume housing the LED germicidal light, which can emit anti-microbial light. The first volume can be further subdivided by a removable perforated partition.
US12280934B2
A storage vessel assembly for storing chemical includes a storage vessel, a frame for housing the storage vessel, an agitation device disposed in the storage vessel, a temperature control system coupled to the storage vessel, and a controller configured to operate the agitation device and the temperature control system.
US12280932B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton for packaging one or more articles, a blank for forming the carton and a method of packaging articles. The carton (90) comprises a plurality of primary panels (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) for forming a tubular structure and an end closure structure for at least partially closing an end of the tubular structure. The primary panels (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) include a top panel (16). The end closure structure comprises a top end closure flap (28A/28C) having a handle opening, a first side end closure flap (24A), and a web panel (26A) coupling the top end closure flap (28A/28C) with the first side end closure flap (24A). The web panel 26A is hingedly connected to the top end closure flap (28A/28C) as well as to the first side end closure flap (24A). The top end closure flap (28A/28C) is connected to the top panel (16) by at least one corner panel (40A, 40B, 40C).
US12280929B2
A packaging material for the non-destructive detection of food quality, a preparation method of the packaging material, and a detection method using the packaging material are provided. The packaging material includes a film material covering the outside of the food, where the film material includes a flexible base layer, an adhesive layer, a transparent conductive layer, and a nanostructured layer which are sequentially stacked from the outer side to the inner side. The flexible base layer is a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer. The adhesive layer is a polyimide (PI) layer. The transparent conductive layer is an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer. The nanostructured layer is a silver nanoparticles layer. The preparation method includes spin-coating and curing PI on PDMS, sputtering ITO, self-assembling silver nanoparticles on the transparent conductive layer, and etching according to a pattern.
US12280920B2
A dispensing closure for a flowable product is provided. The closure comprises a dispensing channel having a dispensing orifice, and a separate flow control member movable with respect to the dispensing channel. The flow control member is movable from a sealed position in which it prevents product flow through the dispensing orifice and an unsealed position in which fluid can flow around and/or within the flow control member to reach the dispensing orifice.
US12280904B2
Pick and place device for an apparatus for filling and closing articles in particular, containers, comprising a robotic arm, a free end of which carries a gripper formed by two claws arranged opposite each other and movable towards and away from each other so as to open and close the gripper. Each claw defines a first jaw configured to form with the first opposite first jaw a first gripper for gripping a closing element designed to be applied onto an article and a second jaw configured to form, with the opposite second jaw a second gripper for gripping the article.
US12280899B2
The invention provides an aircraft attitude tracking control method, system and computer equipment, which belongs to the field of aircraft attitude control, comprising: obtaining aircraft operating parameters and establishing a kinematic model of the attitude tracking error of the aircraft. A specified time performance constraint function and attitude error boundary based on the hyperbolic cosecant composite function are then constructed. A constrained attitude error conversion function and its inverse function are utilized to obtain an unconstrained attitude tracking conversion error. Virtual control instructions are solved in kinematics using a sigmoid tracking differentiator to obtain a numerical derivative. The control moment in the dynamics is solved and the complete form of the attitude tracking algorithm is given for the aircraft attitude tracking system. This method provides a computationally efficient means of controlling aircraft to ensure that error convergence is achieved within a preset time.
US12280897B2
A method and satellite for capture-less management of orbital debris objects, include controlling a satellite having opposing thrusters to be maintained at a predetermined distance from an orbital debris object to be managed, i.e., paired with the orbital debris object. Management may include fine tracking of the orbital debris object and/or operating the opposing thrusters to apply force to the orbital debris object to generate a model of the orbital debris object, to change the attitude of the orbital debris object, to deorbit the orbital debris object, and/or breakup the orbital debris object.
US12280892B2
A cradle for supporting an aircraft landing gear assembly is disclosed including a chassis for transporting the cradle and an arm movable between a stowed position and an elevated position with respect to the chassis. The arm has a set of clamps for securing the landing gear assembly to the cradle. In this way the landing gear assembly is held securely in the stowed position for storage and transport, and held securely in the elevated position for installation to an aircraft, such that damage to the landing gear assembly during transportation and installation is minimised.
US12280888B2
An exhaust nozzle assembly includes, but is not limited to, a nozzle body configured to be fluidly coupled with an engine and to receive a jet produced by the engine. An outer cover covers the nozzle body. A movable component is disposed and configured to have an effect on either the jet or an exhaust plume when the movable component moves. A linkage is coupled to the movable component and adapted for coupling to an actuator. The linkage transmits the force to the moveable component from the actuator. There is a gap between an inner surface of the outer cover and an outer surface of the nozzle body. The linkage is smaller than the actuator. The gap is smaller than a smallest dimension of the actuator and larger than the linkage. The linkage is partially disposed within the gap, and the exhaust nozzle assembly is free of the actuator.
US12280885B2
A system and method for reducing a psychoacoustic penalty of acoustic noise emitted by an aircraft, including a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the aircraft, wherein each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies includes a motor, and a plurality of blades defined by a propeller, wherein the plurality of blades can define an asymmetric blade spacing; a control subsystem coupled to the aircraft and communicatively coupled to the motor of each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies, wherein the control subsystem is operable to rotate each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies at a different frequency to modulate the acoustic power distribution of the emitted acoustic signature.
US12280866B2
A pneumo-mechanical landing gear deployment system includes a dual-stage handle operatively connected to a pressurized tank, a nose landing gear pneumatically connected to the pressurized tank, and a main landing gear pneumatically connected to the pressurized tank. Actuation of the dual-stage handle to a first position opens the pressurized tank thereby deploying the nose landing gear. Actuation of the dual-stage handle to a second position causes further opening of the pressurized tank thereby deploying the main landing gear. The system may be employed as a backup landing gear deployment system in the case of a primary landing gear system failure.
US12280860B2
In order to meet the objectives described above, the present invention provides a robot for detecting breakdown of NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) in a production system, in order to plan operations to remove scale containing radioactive material, and for decommissioning subsea system operations. The fields of application are the area of flow assurance and reservoir management, using operations to chemically remove scale containing NORM in the production system, and to improve the safety of the decommissioning processes of production systems. The invention allows the position of the scale inside the production system to be safely detected, such as, for example, the beginning of the deposit inside a production line, the extension of the deposit, and the end of the deposit, as well as whether the deposit occurred at different points along the production line.
US12280859B2
An apparatus, method and system for real-time monitoring of underwater risers, cables, and mooring lines based on a Kalman filter. In an embodiment, the system is formed with sensors configured to sense an inclination of a riser segment between riser nodes of the riser between the upper end and the lower end. A data processing system is configured to employ a Kalman filter algorithm to produce real-time estimates of a deformed shape and a stress of the riser segment using the sensed inclination between the riser nodes.
US12280857B1
The present disclosure provides a seat slide-lock system including a seat slide rail having a longitudinal axis and defining at least one detent, and a seat movable along the longitudinal axis of the seat slide rail. The seat includes a seat slide-lock device including a slide handle accessible to a user and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, a slide pin coupled to the slide handle and movable therewith, and a release switch accessible to the user and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The slide pin is engageable with the detent in the engaged position, preventing seat movement, and disengaged in the disengaged position, allowing seat movement. The release switch prevents the slide handle and slide pin from moving from the disengaged position toward the engaged position when locked and allows such movement when unlocked.
US12280852B2
A bicycle crank may include a first lug, a second lug and a transition region. The first lug is for connecting a spindle. The second lug is for connecting a pedal. The transition region interconnects the first lug and the second lug, and is formed from a fiber reinforced thermoplastic material that includes a fiber component and a thermoplastic component.
US12280851B2
Provided is an off-road vehicle including: a travel mechanism that includes a travel motor, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, and a power transmission mechanism transmitting rotation from the travel motor to the wheels, the power transmission mechanism including a CVT belt and a transfer box switchable between a front and rear wheel drive mode and a rear wheel drive mode; a sensor that detects a travel condition caused by the travel mechanism; and processing circuitry that determines whether the travel condition caused by the travel mechanism has become a predetermined belt check request condition based on an output of the sensor, and performs, when determining that the travel condition has become the belt check request condition, travel function limitation processing of limiting a travel function performed by the travel mechanism more than that before determination.
US12280850B2
A vehicle tethering device includes a lead support configured for coupling to a lead vehicle, a trailing support configured for coupling to a trailing vehicle, a lead connector coupled to the lead support, and a trailing connector coupled to the trailing support. The lead connector is engageable to the trailing connector to form a junction transferring force between the lead connector and the trailing connector through the junction to permit a pulling force to be applied to the trailing vehicle from the lead vehicle.
US12280845B2
An assembly for enabling continuous seat post function during extreme conditions is described and includes: a first valve at least partially, slidably disposed within a stationary piston and for controlling a first fluid pathway there through, wherein the first fluid pathway runs from a first portion and to a second portion of the oil chamber, wherein the stationary piston separates the oil chamber into the first portion and the second portion; and a second valve at least partially disposed within the stationary piston and disposed in series with the first valve and having a second fluid pathway disposed through the first valve and the second valve, being in parallel with the first fluid pathway, running from the first portion to the second portion of the oil chamber, and providing a bypass for oil to flow from the first portion to the second portion when the first fluid pathway is closed.
US12280834B2
The present disclosure relates to a full-load passenger car body structure including a roof frame, a side wall frame, a rear frame and an underframe. The side wall frame is enclosed to form an accommodating space, the roof frame is disposed on an upper part of the side wall frame, and the underframe is disposed on a lower part of the side wall frame, where a plurality of reinforcing members are disposed on the underframe and used for reinforcing connection strength of the underframe. Therefore, the connection strength of the underframe is reinforced by disposing the plurality of reinforcing members on the underframe, thereby increasing the strength of the full-load passenger car body structure, and the structure is simple and light without reinforcement, so that the overall weight of the full-load passenger car body structure can be reduced while meeting the requirements for carrying capacity of the underframe.
US12280833B2
To suppress vibration and noise due to load input from a rear suspension device, a left-side load input portion that is fixed to a left-side rear-side frame and to which a load from a rear suspension device is input, and a right-side load input portion that is fixed to a right-side rear-side frame and to which a load from a rear suspension device is input are provided. A cross member is provided at a position lower than the left-side load input portion and the right-side load input portion to which loads from the rear suspension devices are input. The cross member and the left-side load input portion are connected through a left-side rear connection frame. The cross member and the right-side load input portion are connected through a right-side rear connection frame.
US12280832B2
A vehicle closure module overtravel accommodating system includes a closure module of a vehicle. The closure module is pivotably coupled to a vehicle frame and is configured to pivot relative to the vehicle frame back-and-forth between a closed position and an open position. The system further includes a breakaway mount of the vehicle, and a bumper assembly having a head disposed on a base. The bumper assembly engages the breakaway mount to secure the bumper assembly within the vehicle.
US12280831B2
A rear portion of a body of a motor vehicle includes a shell, which at least partially delimits the rear portion from an environment with the aid of a panel element. For absorbing compressive forces (DK) and tensile forces (ZK) acting on the rear portion, the rear portion includes a first support element and a second support element, wherein the first support element is designed to absorb the compressive forces (DK) and the second support element is designed to absorb the tensile forces (ZK).
US12280812B2
A system and method are provided for spacing railcars of a train apart from each other with a predetermined gap in between. Embodiments include a railcar spacing tool having a hydraulic cylinder with brackets at opposing ends for contacting the frame of each of a pair of adjoined adjacent railcars to be spaced from each other, and a cylinder support frame attached to the cylinder and movably attached to a support vehicle such that the support frame is movable from a retracted position to an extended position where the brackets are between the frames of the pair of railcars. After moving the cylinder support frame to the extended position, the brackets are positioned in contact with the railcar frames, and the cylinder is engaged to create the predetermined gap between the railcars. The railcars' brakes are applied to preserve the gap, and the spacing tool is then removed.
US12280804B2
A driving takeover control apparatus is equipped in a vehicle capable of travelling by automated driving and controls a driving takeover operation at a transition from high automated driving to low automated driving. The apparatus includes a driver operation device, a vehicle driving device, an alertness detecting device, a computation control device, and an output limiting device. A driver operates the driver operation device to steer the vehicle and adjust a vehicle speed. The vehicle driving device steers the vehicle and adjusts the vehicle speed based on an operation amount given to the driver operation device. The alertness detecting device is detects an alertness level of the driver at the transition. The computation control device drives the output limiting device to perform an output limitation operation if the alertness level is a certain level or lower. The output limiting device limits an output of the vehicle driving device.
US12280803B2
The technology relates to determining a source of a horn honk or other noise in an environment around one or more self-driving vehicles. Aspects of the technology leverage real-time information from a group of self-driving vehicles regarding received acoustical information. The location and pose of each self-driving vehicle in the group, along with the precise arrangement of acoustical sensors on each vehicle, can be used to triangulate or otherwise identify the actual location in the environment for the origin of the horn honk or other sound. Other sensor information, map data, and additional data can be used narrow down or refine the location of a likely noise source. Once the location and source of the noise is known, each self-driving vehicle can use that information to modify current driving operations and/or use it as part of a reinforcement learning approach for future driving situations.
US12280802B2
Systems and methods of model or prediction algorithm selection are provided. An autonomous control system may include a perception component that, based on environmental inputs regarding an object(s), a vehicle's operating characteristics, etc., outputs a current state of the vehicle's surrounding environment. This in turn, is used as input to a prediction component comprising a plurality of prediction algorithms. The prediction component outputs a set of predictions regarding the trajectory of the object(s). Accordingly, for each object, a set of trajectories at specific timesteps may be generated by the different prediction algorithms which are input to a planner component. These trajectories may then be analyzed, compared, or otherwise processed to determine which trajectory regarding the object is most accurate. The prediction algorithm or model that produced the most accurate predicted trajectory may then be used for subsequent predictions/timesteps.
US12280797B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide controlling an autonomous vehicle. For example, a first trajectory generated by a first planning system may be received. A portion of the first trajectory may be input into a second planning system. A second trajectory generated by the second planning system based on the portion of the first trajectory may be received. The second trajectory may be used to determine whether to validate the first trajectory, and when the second trajectory is determined to be validated, the autonomous vehicle may be enabled to be controlled based on the first trajectory.
US12280792B2
A safety driving detection and auxiliary system comprises a physiological sensing module, an alcohol detection module, a warning device and a computing device. The physiological sensing module is configured to obtain at least one piece of physiological information of a driver. The alcohol detection module is configured to detect an alcohol concentration of the driver. The warning device is configured to generate a warning signal. The computing device is connected to the physiological sensing module, the alcohol detection module and the warning device, and is configured to determine whether to actuate a vehicle controller according to the alcohol concentration of the driver, obtain a vehicle speed information from the vehicle controller, and actuate the warning device or/and control the vehicle controller at least according to the at least one piece of physiological information and the vehicle speed information.
US12280781B2
A method for controlling a plurality of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in a manufacturing environment having an intersection includes obtaining a plurality of routes associated with the plurality of AMRs, velocity information associated with the plurality of AMRs, and priority information associated with the plurality of AMRs, and determining a plurality of arrival times associated with the plurality of AMRs based on the velocity information and the plurality of routes. The method includes generating a plurality of intersection reservations based on the plurality of arrival times and the priority information, where each intersection reservation from among the plurality of intersection reservations corresponds to an AMR from among the plurality of AMRs, and controlling a movement of the plurality of AMRs through the intersection based on the plurality of intersection reservations.
US12280780B2
A control system for a host vehicle operable in an automated mode, wherein the control system is configured to: receive a driver selection from a first human-machine interface of a vehicle-to-vehicle separation when vehicle speed falls below a threshold; store the vehicle-to-vehicle separation when vehicle speed falls below the threshold; receive a driver intervention from a second human-machine interface to modify the vehicle-to-vehicle separation; and update the stored vehicle-to-vehicle separation based on the received driver intervention when the vehicle speed later falls below the threshold.
US12280766B1
A vehicle has an engine, an electric generator, a drive motor, and a battery, the electric generator driven by the engine to generate electric power, the drive motor driven by the electric power, and regenerative electric power of the drive motor supplied to the battery. The vehicle has a first mode in which braking force compensation by a friction brake is executed during accelerator OFF regeneration which is regeneration by the drive motor where no accelerator operation is executed, and a second mode in which the braking force compensation by the friction brake is not executed during the accelerator OFF regeneration. The method includes executing limitation of input to the battery and allowing a voltage of the battery to be zero due to the limitation of input or a physical property value of the battery affecting the voltage to be different between the first mode and the second mode.
US12280764B2
A method for automatically controlling an in-cabin environment for a passenger in an autonomous vehicle includes monitoring a state of the passenger via a video sensor; determining whether the state of the passenger corresponds to one of preset states of a predetermined number; and adjusting, when the state corresponds to the one of the preset states, any one or any combination of any two or more of a seat, an air conditioning system, a lighting system, a sound system, a variable window tinting, and a variable sunroof of the autonomous vehicle based on the state. The determining of the state of the passenger includes detecting a plurality of determination target objects from a video of the video sensor, cropping an image of each of the plurality of determination target objects, and determining whether the state of the passenger corresponds to the one of the preset states.
US12280758B2
The vehicle control device: controls the drive device and the braking device such that an actual acceleration representing an actual acceleration of the vehicle coincides with a target acceleration for driving the vehicle so that the vehicle stops at a preset target stop position; acquires the target acceleration every time a predetermined time elapses, and sets the target acceleration to a value such that the magnitude of the change amount does not exceed the threshold change amount when the magnitude of the change amount representing the difference between the target acceleration and the previous target acceleration exceeds the threshold change amount; and sets the threshold change amount to a larger value than when the emergency condition is not satisfied in a case where a predetermined emergency condition is satisfied in a case where a driving force or a braking force larger than in a normal state is required.
US12280756B2
A vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes a control unit configured to, in a case where the control unit determines, based on radar target object information, that at least one target control object that is approaching so as to intersect with a predicted traveling path of the host vehicle is present, when a line of vision of the driver detected by a driver monitor device is not directed to the target control object that will reach the intersecting position at the earliest time, perform at least one of a host vehicle traveling suppression control (e.g., a brake hold control to prohibit the host vehicle from moving) and an attention seeking warning control to generate a warning sound so as to cause the driver to recognize that there is a warning sound source in a direction along which the target control object is approaching the host vehicle.
US12280750B2
An automatic pressure regulating valve for an electro-pneumatic braking system of a commercial vehicle comprises an upper valve body and a lower valve body. The upper valve body includes a normally open switching valve, a quick-acting intake valve, a normally open quick-acting intake valve, a quick-acting exhaust valve, and a control chamber A. A lower valve body includes a relay valve and a working chamber B. The normally open switching valve has a manually controlled air inlet a and an electronically controlled air inlet b, and an air outlet c connected to an air inlet d of the normally open quick-acting intake valve. An air outlet e of the normally open quick-acting intake valve, an air inlet f of the quick-acting exhaust valve and an air outlet i of the quick-acting air intake valve are connected together to the control chamber A.
US12280744B2
A vehicle includes an occupant compartment, a storage compartment, one or more frame elements, a seat assembly, and a door. The frame element forms at least a part of the storage compartment, which is arranged adjacent to an occupant compartment. The frame element includes an opening between the storage compartment and the occupant compartment. The seat assembly is arranged in the occupant compartment, and optionally includes a console. A threshold element is optionally included to provide an interface to the occupant compartment. The door is configured to block and unblock the opening such that an occupant can access the storage compartment from the occupant compartment. The door is configured to rotate, slide, fold, or otherwise be reconfigured, under manual or automatic operation, to unblock the opening. The door is not part of the seat assembly, and interfaces to the frame element or a threshold element affixed to the frame.
US12280742B2
The present invention includes a foldable step assembly for a vehicle. The step assembly includes a linkage arrangement for connection to a vehicle and articulating a step assembly from a deployed position to a stowed position. A drive mechanism is positioned remotely from the step assembly and is operatively in communication with the linkage arrangement for articulating said step assembly between the deployed position to the stowed position.
US12280740B2
Disclosed are computer systems and techniques for authenticating a passenger of an autonomous vehicle and operating doors of the autonomous vehicle. For passenger authentication, the computer system is configured to receive a ride request, generate a passcode, transmit the passcode to a user account and the autonomous vehicle, authenticate the user using the passcode, and enable departure of the autonomous vehicle. For door operation, the computer system is configured to detect environmental conditions surrounding an autonomous vehicle, determine based on a set of operational conditions whether one or more doors of the autonomous vehicle are desirable for use, and operate a door if the door is safe to operate and desirable for operation.
US12280736B2
An anti-theft sensor and an alarm system thereof are provided. The alarm system includes a plurality of anti-theft sensors and an alarm device, and the plurality of anti-theft sensors are electrically connected to bolts of a vehicle frame of a vehicle to form an electrical loop/circuit, so that the plurality of anti-theft sensors must be removed when the vehicle frame is moved. In this way, when the plurality of anti-theft sensors are removed, the plurality of anti-theft sensors are triggered to send a warning signal to the alarm device, so that the alarm device sends out an alarm. Therefore, the vehicle owner can be immediately and correctly reminded that the condition of the vehicle frame of the vehicle is abnormal without false alarms.
US12280733B2
The present invention relates to a tensioning device for a seat belt device, with a gas generator (10) for generating a pressurized gas, a piston (2) that can be driven by the pressurized gas, a tension cable (5) connected to the piston (2), which tension cable can be connected to a safety belt component that is to be set into a tensioning movement and which tension cable extends through the piston (2), a guide part (3) arranged on the tension cable (2), and a tensioning tube (6) for receiving the piston (2) and the guide part (3), which is characterized in that the guide part (3) is arranged on the side of the piston (2) facing away from the gas generator (10) and is movable relative to the piston (2).
US12280724B2
To provide an inexpensive routing structure, which is improved in sealing performance with no harm in noise insulation performance, of a wire harness of a sensor for a door of an automobile. The routing structure includes a wire harness of a sensor. The sensor couples to a flange of a rear door of the automobile with a bracket, and detects an electric signal which provides an indication that an object is between the rear door and a front door. The wire harness passes through a through hole, provided on an inner panel of the rear door, and is routed into a space between the inner panel and an outer panel. The through hole is a service hole, provided on a door side surface of the inner panel.
US12280720B2
An adjustable cargo organizer comprises a main panel having at least first and second suspension rod channels formed therein for insertion of suspension rods. The main panel has a plurality of cargo compartments formed therein or secured thereto for holding and storing items. The suspension rods span the length of the respective channels such that ends of the suspension rods extend beyond the ends of the channels to form rigid upper and lower supports for the main panel. Preferably the suspension rods are adjustable in length to provide the adjustable cargo organizers with different widths for accommodating different distances between the structures or parts of the vehicle to which the ends of the suspension rods removably couple.
US12280718B2
The present disclosure discloses an actuator spherical shell structure, rearview mirror and vehicle; the actuator spherical shell structure comprising an actuator spherical shell surface located inside the housing and a housing spherical shell surface located outside the actuator and rotating in coordination with the actuator spherical shell surface. The actuator is connected to the housing for driving, and a positioning structure is provided between the actuator and the housing. Under the guidance of the actuator's driving and positioning structure, the housing flips the rear view element installed along the set direction via the housing spherical shell surface around the actuator spherical shell surface. The rearview mirror comprising the above actuator spherical shell structure. The vehicle comprising the above rearview mirror. The present disclosure has the beneficial effects below: the positioning structure can guide the relative rotation between the actuator spherical shell surface and the housing spherical shell surface; compared with traditional spherical shell structures, it can effectively avoid shaking of the rear view element during angle adjustment, improving user comfort.
US12280716B2
An attention attracting system includes plural HMI devices notifying occupants; and an attention attracting device notifying the occupants of presence of a risk of contact between a subject vehicle and an object through the HMI devices. The attention attracting device includes a risk identification section identifying a risk level of the risk of the contact and a notification section: executing a first notification to notify a driver of the presence of the risk of the contact through a driver HMI device solely notifying the driver when the risk level exceeds a first threshold; and executing a second notification to notify a passenger of the presence of the risk of the contact through a passenger HMI device solely notifying the passenger when the risk level exceeds a second threshold greater than the first threshold or when a predetermined time passes after the first notification is executed.
US12280711B2
A work machine can include a machine frame; and a component box holding a plurality of electrical components mounted to a roof of the machine frame; wherein the component box includes a plurality of indicator light sets exposed on an outer surface of the component box, wherein the plurality of indicator light sets are configured to indicate to external personnel a mode of operation of the work machine.
US12280709B2
An illuminating apparatus for a vehicle, in particular a headlamp for a vehicle, comprises a housing, at least one light module for generating a light function, a supporting frame, which is pivotably arranged in the housing. The light module is mounted on the supporting frame such that it is pivoted along with the pivoting of the supporting frame. A manually actuatable adjuster pivots the supporting frame around a horizontal axis. The adjuster has a setting spindle, which is rotatable around its longitudinal axis and is used to pivot the supporting frame, a servomotor including an adjusting element, which is linearly displaceable in a displacement direction for the purpose of implementing an automatic headlamp leveling control. The setting spindle and the adjusting element being connected to each other in such a way that a movement of the adjusting element in the displacement direction effectuates a movement of the setting spindle.
US12280708B2
A tie-down chain anchor and storage system for use on trailers, such as flatbed trailers. The system includes a container for holding the chain when not in use a top opening that has anchor slots for securing the chain at a given distance when using the chain to secure equipment on the trailer. The container has a flat top, and the container is coupled to other aspects of the trailer with the flat top flush with a flat portion of the trailer. The system allows for storage of the securing line, e.g., chain, point of pull, and no impediment in loading the trailer. Other embodiments are presented.
US12280707B2
A utility storage deck device 100 for a vehicle 200 comprises a load bearing bed cover 102, storage boxes 104, a headache rack 106, a primary deck 108 and a secondary deck 110. The load bearing bed cover 102 is configured to detachably mounted on the bed rails 112 of the vehicle 200. The storage boxes 104 are mounted to the top of the bed cover 102 on the passenger side 105a and driver side 105b, leaving space for cargo on top of the bed cover 102 between the boxes 104 to act as a secondary deck 110, while the bed cover 102 covering the space between the bed cover 102 and the OEM tailgate 114 to turn the space into a primary deck 108 to provide a secured and covered storage space. The utility deck storage device 100 that configured to detachably attach on the bed rails 112 of the vehicle 200.
US12280702B2
Disclosed are an assist grip and a vehicle including the same. The assist grip includes a fixing part coupled to an interior of a vehicle, a grip part including a radar member that senses whether an object is present within a close distance, and connected to the fixing part to be rotatable, and a connection part connecting the grip part to the fixing part such that the grip part is rotatable.
US12280692B2
A vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, and a plurality of battery cells. The chassis includes a plurality of frame members. The body assembly is coupled to the plurality of frame members of the chassis. A bottom periphery of the body assembly is defined by a point at which the body assembly couples or contacts a top of the chassis. An uppermost periphery of the plurality of battery cells is spaced a distance below the bottom periphery of the body assembly. At least a portion of the plurality of battery cells extends lower than the plurality of frame members of the chassis.
US12280691B2
The present disclosure relates to a charging system and a charging method for charging a main battery of a vehicle. The main battery can be charged with a voltage of a swappable battery using a DC-DC converter of an on-board computer (OBC) without installing additional converters for a plurality of swappable batteries through connection of the plurality of swappable batteries to input terminals of a plurality of DC-DC converters of the OBC charging the main battery, so that a driving distance of the vehicle is increased, and the efficiency of a motor and the inverters is increased.
US12280690B2
A first charging standard adopts a Wi-Fi (BLE) communication, and defines automatic charging. A second charging standard adopts an Ethernet (IPoverCAN) communication and defines PnC. A third charging standard adopts a PLC communication and defines universal charging scheme. A fourth charging standard adopts a CAN communication and defines DC (direct-current) charging. A fifth charging standard adopts a CPLT communication and defines AC (alternating-current) charging. The method includes: performing a first connection attempt process in accordance with a communication scheme adopted by a charging standard that has the highest priority; and, when no communication is established by the first connection attempt process, performing a second connection attempt process in accordance with a communication scheme adopted by a charging standard that has the second highest priority. The charging standard adapting the wireless communication scheme has a higher priority than the charging standard adapting the wired communication scheme.
US12280683B2
An energy transfer system includes a charge cord configured to electrically connect a battery system to an energy source or an energy storage system, the battery system configured to power an electric motor of a vehicle. The energy transfer system also includes a display system including at least one light source attached to the charge cord, and a controller configured to control the display system to generate a visual indicator on the charge cord, the visual indicator indicative of a condition related to an energy transfer operation.
US12280677B2
A current collector for a rail vehicle intended for international transport includes a support bringing two contact strips into electrically conductive contact with a contact wire on the roof of the rail vehicle. Each contact strip has a first length and a contact strip extension at each end. Each contact strip extension is rotatably mounted and connected to a respective end of the contact strip. In a first position the contact strip extensions are hinged inwards, such that a resulting total length of the contact strip with the associated contact strip extensions corresponds to the first length of the contact strip. In a second position, the contact strip extensions are hinged outwards, such that the resulting total length of the contact strip with the associated contact strip extensions corresponds to a second length of the contact strip which is greater than the first length.
US12280673B2
A method and an apparatus for controlling a vehicle mounted game, a computer program, a storage medium, and a vehicle are provided in the present disclosure. The method is applied to the VCU. The VCU controls a vehicle to be powered at a low voltage in case that it is determined that the vehicle enters a game activation state; when the vehicle is powered at the low voltage, the VUC collects an operation signal of the vehicle, in which, the operation signal includes: an accelerator pedal position signal, a brake pedal position signal, a steering wheel angle signal, and a gear position signal of the vehicle; and the VUC sends the operation signal to a vehicle HUT to enable the vehicle HUT to control the vehicle mounted game according to the operation signal.
US12280670B2
A display assembly, in particular for a motor vehicle dashboard, is provided with a display having a rear surface, on which a carrier is arranged; the assembly is further provided with a rear covering element and with a main printed circuit board, which is coupled to the carrier by a centering system and is arranged between the carrier and the rear covering element; the latter is fixed to the carrier so as to hold the main printed circuit board in position; the carrier is fixed to the rear surface of the display by means of adhesive.
US12280669B2
A vehicular display control device that is configured to: display an image of a switch, the switch being allocated a first function configured to cause a transition from a first state to a second state when being pressed a first time, and being either not allocated any function or allocated a third function when being pressed more than a first time, the second function being configured to cause a transition from the second state to the first state; and in a state in which the image of the switch is being displayed, when the switch has been pressed once, display either a first symbol indicating that a function has not been allocated, or a second symbol indicating that the third function has been allocated, when the switch is pressed a more than a first time, in a display region corresponding to the switch.
US12280667B2
A display obscuration tool for identifying one or more obscured zones within a display, such as surface areas of the display blocked from view. The tool may include a spatial detection module configured for determining a relative positioning between a display onboard a vehicle, a steering wheel or other implement onboard the vehicle, and a driver, and a gaze detection module configured for determining a field of view for the driver. The tool may further include an obscuration module configured for identifying one or more obscured zones based at least in part on the relative positioning and the field of view.
US12280664B2
A driving information display apparatus may include a processor configured to display driving information depending on a speed limit of a road in augmented reality; and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to adjust a display form of a display object depending on at least one of a remaining distance to an enforcement point depending on the speed limit of the road, a speeding degree compared to the speed limit, and a speeding degree compared to a user-set speed to display the display object, and the driving information display apparatus is disposed within a vehicle or outside the vehicle, and when disposed outside the vehicle, transmits the driving information to the vehicle or a mobile device.
US12280663B2
The proposed invention relates to methods for controlling energy consumption by a motor vehicle and can be used in transportation industry. The technical problem to be solved by the claimed invention is to provide a method, a device and a system that do not possess the drawbacks of the prior art and thus make it possible to generate an accurate energy-efficient track for a motor vehicle that allows to reduce energy consumption by the motor vehicle on the specific portion of the route. The objective of the claimed invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art and thus to reduce energy consumption by the motor vehicle on the specific portion of the route.
US12280658B2
Device for closing and releasing a power charging port of a motor vehicle having a cover part moveable by a guiding mechanism, fixed to the vehicle in an installed and ready to operate condition, between a closed position closing the power charging port and an open position releasing the power charging port. An emergency actuation device moves the cover part into the open position, and a drive mechanism controls movement of the cover part. A coupling mechanism activates the emergency actuation device and deactivates the drive mechanism, and is connected to the emergency actuation device. The coupling mechanism is associated with a mechanical securing mechanism, which cooperates with the emergency actuation device. When the emergency actuation device is deactivated, the securing mechanism produces an additional form fit to secure a power transmission of the drive mechanism. The additional form fit is lifted upon activating of the emergency actuation device.
US12280657B2
A pressure relief assembly includes a plurality of valve components and a cap configured to house the valve components. The cap includes a ring having a retaining portion. The pressure relief assembly includes a sensor apparatus coupled to the cap via the ring. The sensor apparatus is configured to sense whether a predetermined pressure threshold is reached. The valve components operate to relieve pressure when the predetermined pressure threshold is reached. The sensor apparatus includes a retaining portion engaging the retaining portion of the ring. A valve assembly includes a first valve apparatus and the pressure relief assembly configured to bypass the first valve apparatus. The valve assembly includes a main housing that surrounds the first valve apparatus and the pressure relief assembly. The main housing defines an aperture in which the cap of the pressure relief assembly is at least partially disposed in the aperture.
US12280654B2
A kinematic linkage assembly for an active grille shutter system having a frame connectable to a vehicle and forming an aperture. A kinematic linkage assembly with a plurality of vanes each moveable between an open position, an intermediate position, and a closed position. The rotation force from an actuator is transmitted across the first vane of the plurality of vanes to the first link at the first connection.
US12280647B2
A mounting structure is provided for mounting a battery pack on a floor of a vehicle cabin. The installation structure includes a bottom plate of a housing of the battery pack, cooling pipes provided inside or on a surface of the bottom plate for circulating coolant, and a plate-shaped underguard. The underguard has upwardly protruding ribs and downwardly protruding ribs that are alternately arranged. The cooling pipes are provided inside or on the surface of the bottom plate of the housing. The cooling pipes are arranged to face the downwardly protruding ribs. The underguard is attached to the housing such that a top plate of the upwardly protruding ribs and a bottom plate of the housing are spaced apart.
US12280645B2
A drive assembly (10) comprising a first electric machine (12) having a first drive shaft (14), a second electric machine (16) having a second drive shaft (18), an output shaft (20), wherein the first drive shaft (14) and the second drive shaft (18) are coupled or couplable to the output shaft (20) in such a way that the output shaft (20) can be driven by the first drive shaft (14) and/or the second drive shaft (18), wherein the second drive shaft (18) comprises a first one-way clutch (22) by which the second drive shaft (18) is coupled or couplable to the output shaft (20) and a second one-way clutch (24), wherein the first one-way clutch (22) and the second one-way clutch (24) are configured so as to act in opposite directions of rotation, wherein, by the second one-way clutch (24) and an intermediate gearwheel (27), the second drive shaft (18) is coupled or couplable to the output shaft (20).
US12280637B2
An air vent for a vehicle includes a housing having an air inlet region and an opposite air outlet region, an air stream splitter received at least regionally in the housing in such a way that, at least in the air outlet region of the housing, an air duct that is delimited or defined by the housing is split into a first air duct and a second air duct separated therefrom. For air deflection as needed in a vertical direction, the air vent has at least two air guiding elements, which are received in the first air duct and are opposite to one another and are pivotable about a common first axis of rotation, and including at least two air guiding elements, which are received in the second air duct and are at least regionally opposite to one another and are pivotable about a common second axis of rotation.
US12280636B2
A blowout structure of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a wind direction adjuster that is arranged in a case, can change a direction of wind blown out according to a rotation angle, and closes a ventilation passage inside the case so as to inhibit blowout of the wind. Inside the case, a contact surface with which a wind direction adjuster 2 in a state of closing the ventilation passage comes into contact and a reverse surface that allows an airflow flowing back to the upstream side from the contact surface to be reversed to the downstream side.
US12280628B1
A wheel action-based active suspension damping adjustment apparatus recognizes wheel actions through a steering apparatus, distance measuring apparatuses and force sensors and calculates an action damping magnitude according to damping parameters determined by different wheel actions, thereby achieving optimal adjustment under different actions. The changes in an inclination angle of a vehicle cabin floor and a vertical acceleration are monitored by using an inclination angle sensor and acceleration sensors, and meanwhile, an inclination angle damping and an acceleration damping are determined according to exceeding amplitudes, and a total damping of active suspensions is fed back and corrected, thereby further enhancing an adjustment and control effect of the active suspensions. According to the method, basic damping, action damping, inclination angle damping and acceleration damping data is output and recorded, and classified according to a vehicle state and the wheel actions, data changes under a same classification are compared.
US12280625B2
A vehicle having an active chassis system with curve tilting function, comprises a control unit, which when negotiating a curve determines a vehicle tilting angle on the basis of a current vehicle transverse acceleration or a correlated driving operation parameter, by which the vehicle transverse acceleration can be reduced, wherein the control unit uses the vehicle tilting angle so determined to trigger actuators of a suspension/shock absorbing system in order to adjust the vehicle tilting angle. The curve tilting function incorporates a prediction unit which provides the curve negotiation data for an upcoming curve. The vehicle tilting angle is set in consideration of the curve negotiation data.
US12280623B2
An upper deck frame assembly for a trailer chassis includes a flushed floor section defining a first floor height, and a header section, with a header, forward of the flushed floor section and defining a second floor height above the first floor height. A towing assembly may be secured to the header. A reduced size header section increases usable floor space, and the towing assembly is securable to the header.
US12280622B2
An embodiment wheel includes a frame configured to rotate about an axial direction, an absorber coupled to a side of the frame in a radially outward direction, and a connector connecting the absorber and the frame, wherein a first portion of the connector is configured to be movable along the radially outward direction and a radially inward direction of the frame, and a second portion of the connector is configured to be rotatable on a plane that crosses the axial direction.
US12280618B2
A rotary union for a tire inflation system of a heavy-duty vehicle that includes energy harvesting structure for generating electricity to power electronic components of the heavy-duty vehicle. The energy harvesting structure is integrated with and protected by the rotary union. The energy harvesting structure includes components that are attached to respective static and rotatable components of the rotary union that generate electricity for powering the electronic components during rotational movement of the rotatable components relative to the static components during operation of the heavy-duty vehicle. The components of the energy harvesting structure can be entirely removed or separated and sealed from a flow path of pressurized air through the rotary union.
US12280608B2
A removable supporting device includes a frame; an endless ribbon; and a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system including at least two rollers connected to the frame; the at least two rollers including a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus.
US12280603B2
A CPU of a printing apparatus energizes heat-generating elements for a predetermined period of time in a first divided printing cycle of two divided printing cycles obtained by dividing one printing cycle, according to a yellow energization pattern, and forms a first yellow print dot without causing a heat-sensitive tape to develop another color. Then, the CPU energizes the heat-generating elements for a predetermined period of time in a second divided printing cycle of the two divided printing cycles, and forms a second yellow print dot on the heat-sensitive tape. By forming two print dots in one printing cycle, the CPU secures a large color reproduction range.
US12280602B2
A liquid ejection head for ejecting a liquid while being scanned in a main scanning direction includes a circulation pump capable of supplying the liquid from a supply channel into a pressure chamber, and collecting the liquid in the pressure chamber through a collection channel and sending the liquid to the supply channel; a first pressure adjustment unit disposed between an outlet channel of the circulation pump and the supply channel; a second pressure adjustment unit disposed between an inlet channel of the circulation pump and the collection channel. At least one of the first pressure adjustment unit or the second pressure adjustment unit is configured such that pressures with different signs relative to a pressure at rest are generated in response to a forward scan and a backward scan in the main scanning direction.
US12280600B2
A method for manufacturing a refilled ink container includes: a first step of pouring a cleaning solution into a used ink container including a liquid flowing portion and a liquid accommodating portion through the liquid flowing portion to fill the liquid accommodating portion with the cleaning solution, the liquid flowing portion being configured to supply and discharge liquid; a second step of discharging the cleaning solution in the liquid accommodating portion through the liquid flowing portion together with a residue remaining in the liquid accommodating portion; and a third step of, after the second step, pouring refill ink into the ink container through the liquid flowing portion to fill the liquid accommodating portion with the refill ink.
US12280593B2
A device for processing a document includes a processing device for providing a document to be processed with information when this is in an effective range of the processing device with information; and a traversing device with a document carrier device that can be traversed along a trajectory. The traversing device is configured to receive a document to be processed at a transfer position of the device on or at a document-carrying surface of the document carrier device; to move the received document into the effective range of the processing device for its processing and out of the effective range of the processing device after its processing. The document carrier device is traversed at least in sections, at least with respect to a direction of movement component along a specific (first) direction of movement, which runs orthogonally to a plane defined by three different points on the document-carrying surface.
US12280582B2
The present invention contemplates a method for forming a composite structure including a plurality of rigid layers and one or more reformable epoxy resin layers. The resulting composite is molded to form a non-planar composite structure.
US12280578B2
A method for repairing an electrostatic chuck device that is formed by bonding an electrostatic chuck member made of ceramics and a temperature-controlling base member made of metal with a first adhesive layer sandwiched therebetween is provided. The method includes a step of repairing the first adhesive layer that has been eroded by using a cold-curing adhesive.
US12280576B2
A system is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in a mobile device in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the mobile device body structure or casing to provide electrical power to the mobile device, and/or to individually electrically-powered components in the mobile device. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.
US12280573B2
A sachet product that includes a biodegradable and/or home compostable sachet comprising a front film and a back film. In some examples, the front film and back film can include a middle layer that can contain paper with greater than 85% cellulose and an inner layer that can include different material, including but not limited to polyvinyl alcohol or polyhydroxylalkonate. The sachet can include a compartment adapted for storing a solid article where the solid article is an open cell foam. The open cell foam can include a water-soluble polymer and a surfactant.
US12280569B2
The present invention relates to a sheet-like composite comprising as layers of a layer sequence in a direction from an outer side of the sheet-like composite to an inner side of the sheet-like composite a) a carrier layer, and b) a barrier layer comprising i) a barrier substrate layer, and ii) a barrier material layer; wherein the barrier material layer has a thickness in a range from 1 nm to 1 μm; wherein the barrier material layer overlies the barrier substrate layer on a layer surface of the barrier substrate layer that faces the inner side. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sheet-like composite, a container precursor and a closed container, and also to the aforesaid method products; to a further container precursor; to a further closed container; and to a use of the sheet-like composite.
US12280566B2
Provided is a ceramic susceptor, which includes a ceramic plate with a radio-frequency electrode disposed therein, wherein the ceramic plate includes a connector connected to the radio-frequency electrode, the ceramic susceptor includes a rod having one end connected to the connector to supply power to the radio-frequency electrode, and the rod employs Mo, W, or an alloy thereof as a base material and includes a metal nitride film containing Cr on the surface of the base material.
US12280559B2
A method for manufacturing a pouch-type packaging material includes: a first folding process; a first cutting process of cutting the top-side sheet material, a second sub-region, a first main region, and a first sub-region along a first cutting line that extends from a portion where the top-side sheet material and the second sub-region overlap to a portion closer toward a bottom side in a z direction beyond a first boundary line; a second folding process; a second cutting process of cutting the top-side sheet material, the first sub-region, the first main region, and a second main region along a second cutting line to form a top-side sheet from the top-side sheet material, where the second cutting line extends from a portion where the top-side sheet material and the first sub-region overlap to a portion closer toward the bottom side in the z direction beyond the second boundary line.
US12280538B2
Methods of additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object include irradiating a first build plane region using a first energy beam, irradiating a second build plane region using a second energy beam, and irradiating an interlace region between the first build plane region and the second build plane region. Irradiating the interlace region comprises directing the first energy beam along a first oscillating path and directing the second energy beam along a second oscillating path intersecting and overlapping with the first oscillating path.
US12280535B2
A polymer three-dimensional (3D) printing methodology is disclosed for freeform fabrication of polymeric structures under ambient conditions without the use of printed support structures. The build material can be dissolved in a suitable solvent for 3D printing. The polymer solution can be printed in (e.g., continuously printed using a moving dispensing nozzle) a yield-stress support bath to form an intermediate article. The intermediate article may be liquid or only partially coagulated after being printed into the yield-stress support bath. The yield-stress support bath may be at least partially disposed within a container, and the container may be immersed in a post-treatment coagulation solution to remove some or all of the solvent, causing the build material to fully solidify to form a finished article from the intermediate article.
US12280532B2
A device for separating a deep-drawn jaw-spanning dental apparatus such as an aligner or a bite splint of thermoform film that includes: a separating element for thermally separating the deep-drawn thermoform film and simultaneously refining the separated deep-drawn thermoform film; a heating means for regulating the heating of the separating element so as to increase the temperature of the thermoform film substantially to at least its glass temperature; a support for supporting the deep-drawn thermoform film relatively movable with respect to the separating element; a moving mechanism for moving the separating element along a separation contour of the deep-drawn jaw-spanning dental apparatus relative to the support; and a control unit adapted to control the heating means and the moving mechanism based on the separation contour.
US12280519B2
A log splitter includes a chassis having a support table configured to support a log to be split, a splitter screw having a generally conical shape and mounted to a rotatable screw shaft that is supported by the chassis, and a drive assembly configured to rotate the shaft to impart rotational movement to the splitter screw about a screw axis. The drive assembly includes a motor coupled to the screw shaft via a constant velocity transmission (CVT) (also known as continuously variable transmission). The CVT can provide both high speed and high torque during the splitting process as required to split the log. A fall restriction bar helps restrict a person from accidentally falling onto the splitter screw. An engine-kill bar is pivotally mounted to the chassis. A log-rotation stop mechanism is configured to restrict rotation of a log that gets stuck on the splitter screw.
US12280518B2
Wood template-supported phase change material (PCM) composite having thermal energy storage applications. A wood template-supported PCM may include a wood template that has had at least a portion of its xylan and/or lignin removed and saturated with a PCM. The PCM may be stabilized with a cross linkable network for improved infiltration into the wood template. The wood template-supported PCM composite may be formed by extracting xylan and/or lignin from the wood to create a wood template, densifying at least a portion of the wood template, and inserting a PCM into the wood template.
US12280515B2
Knife assemblies having primary and secondary blades and at least one tab blade. The primary and secondary blades each have a corrugated shape as a result of defining a wave pattern that defines peaks and valleys. The primary and secondary blades each further having upper and lower surfaces, leading and trailing edges, and a depth defined by and between the leading and trailing edges. The upper surface of the primary blade and the lower surface of the secondary blade are complementary so that the secondary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof are able to nest on the primary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof. The secondary blade has at least one tab blade that projects from one of its peaks and is defined by a cut in the peak to form a tab that is bent so that the tab projects from the peak.
US12280513B2
A method of manufacturing a shaving razor. A circuit board is positioned within a handle. A first end of a flexible electrical bridge is connected to the circuit board. A second end of the flexible electrical bridge is connected to an energy emitting device. A loop is formed in the flexible electrical bridge by bending the flexible electrical bridge.
US12280510B2
A biped robot control methods and a biped robot using the same as well as a computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining an initial distance between a centroid of a double inverted pendulum model of the biped robot and a support point of the biped robot, an initial moving speed of the centroid and an initial displacement of the centroid; calculating a measured value of a stable point of the doable inverted pendulum model based on the initial distance and the initial moving speed; calculating a control output quantity based on the initial moving speed and the measured value of the stable point; calculating a desired displacement of the centroid of the double-inverted pendulum model based on the initial moving speed, the initial displacement, and the control output quantity; and controlling the biped robot to move laterally according to the desired displacement.
US12280509B1
A method for autonomously planning work duties of a robot within an environment of the robot, including: obtaining, with a processor of the robot, first data indicative of a presence or an absence of at least one human within the environment at a particular time; actuating, with the processor, the robot to execute work duties based on the first data, wherein: the robot executes the work duties when the first data indicates the absence of the at least one human from the environment; and the work duties comprise cleaning at least a portion of the environment; capturing, with at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors disposed on the robot, second data while the robot executes the work duties; and altering, with the processor, a navigational route of the robot or the work duties based on the second data.
US12280506B2
A surgical system includes a controller and a robotic arm configured to hold a surgical tool at a distal end of the robotic arm. The controller is configured to define, based on a surgical plan, a target pose relative to a tracked position of an anatomical feature, generate a planned path for moving the surgical tool held by the robotic arm from a first pose to the target pose, output control signals configured to cause automated motion of the robotic arm based on the planned path, detect a deviation of the surgical tool from the planned path, and in response to detecting the deviation of the distal end from the planned path, update the control signals to stop the automated motion of the robotic arm.
US12280501B2
The robot teaching method includes a pre-registration step, robot operation step, and teaching step. The pre-registration step is for specifying a relative self-position of a measuring device with respect to surrounding environment by measuring the surrounding environment using the measuring device, and registering an environment teaching point that is a teaching point of the robot specified using the relative self-position. The robot operation step for automatically operating the robot so that the relative self-position of the robot with respect to the surrounding environment become equal to the environment teaching point in a state where the measuring device is attached to the robot. The teaching step for registering a detection value of a position and a posture of the robot measured by an internal sensor as teaching information in a state where the relative self-position of the robot with respect to the surrounding environment become equal to the environment teaching point.
US12280495B2
A robotic manipulator is described. The robotic manipulator includes a rigid or semi-rigid end effector that engages with objects and a sensor that detects data associated with the object. For example, the sensor can include an optical sensor or a vision-based tactile sensor that detects data associated with the object.
US12280490B2
A method for controlling a serving robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: generating at least one character on the basis of at least one property related to a voice, and determining a character to be applied to a serving robot from among the at least one generated character; and generating at least one piece of visual information corresponding to the determined character, and determining a piece of visual information to be applied to the serving robot from among the at least one generated piece of visual information.
US12280489B2
A robot, a communication system, a communication method, and a program capable of effectively indicating to a communication target person that he/she is a person a communication target are provided. A robot according to the embodiment includes a specifying unit configured to specify a communication target person to be communicated with from among persons present in the vicinity of the robot, an acquisition unit configured to acquire personal information related to the communication target person specified by the specifying unit, and a display processing unit configured to display the personal information on a display unit so that a set of protection processing for protecting the personal information and processing for displaying the personal information is executed.
US12280482B2
A driving device for a nail gun includes a striking unit and an air storage unit. The striking unit includes a striking cylinder connected to the nail gun and defining a cylinder chamber having an opening, and a piston disposed in and making an air-tight contact with the striking cylinder. The air storage unit includes an air storage cylinder including a protrusion that protrudes toward the opening and cooperating with the striking cylinder to define an air storage chamber that is in fluid communication with the cylinder chamber via the opening. When the piston moves in a pressure-generating direction, air in the air storage chamber is pressurized. The air storage unit further includes a lubricant disposed in the cylinder chamber and the air storage chamber, and flowing along the protrusion into the cylinder chamber to lubricate the piston.
US12280476B2
A pneumatic extraction device has a holding group, an air intake group, and a vibration group. The holding group has a handle and an outer shell. The handle has at least one connecting arm formed on and protruded from the handle. The outer shell is connected to the at least one connecting arm opposite to the handle such that the outer shell and the handle are spaced apart from each other. The air intake group is connected to the holding group and has a connecting sleeve connected to the handle. The vibration group is connected to the holding group and the air intake group and has a main shaft and a vibrating cylinder. The main shaft is connected to the connecting sleeve. The vibrating cylinder is slidably mounted on the main shaft and has an outer external surface non-contacted with an internal surface of the outer shell.
US12280468B2
Reduced noise abrasive blasting assemblies and systems are described. The new assemblies and systems are comprised of standard blast hose, accelerator hose, couplings and nozzle. The improved abrasive blasting system maintains abrasive particle velocity while decreasing the exit gas velocity and consequently decreasing sound production. This is accomplished through an acceleration section with reduced inner diameter and sufficient length to provide the necessary abrasive particle velocity. The new system maintains the productivity and efficiency of conventional abrasive blasting systems but with greatly reduced acoustic noise production and reduces operator fatigue due to the lower weight of the carried portion of the system.
US12280464B1
A guided circular saw system having a track and a ramp that is connected to a benchtop by a pair of hinge members. Hinge members are formed of a top section, a middle section and a bottom section and facilitate raising and lowering of the track in a quick and easy manner without tools. The track is raised to facilitate placing a workpiece under the track and then the track is lowered in place thereby engaging and holding the workpiece in place. A sled attached to a cutting device and the sled and cutting device slides along the track thereby cutting the workpiece. The track includes sacrificial grip strips that extend along the sides of the track and include an upper layer of material that is rigid and a lower layer of material that is compressible and has a high coefficient of friction and thereby holds the workpiece in place.
US12280460B1
Provided is a monorail independent dual-slider synchronous belt sliding table module component with a compact structure, which includes a sliding table base module, a sliding table module, a first driving end module and a second driving end module. A first slide rail and a second slide rail are spaced from each other to form a transmission groove. A first slider is provided with a first transmission part corresponding to the transmission groove, a second slider is convexly provided with a second transmission part corresponding to the transmission groove, and the second transmission part is provided with an avoidance part which is in a same horizontal plane as the first transmission part. A first synchronous belt is arranged in an extension direction of the transmission groove, is in transmission connection with the first transmission part after passing through the avoidance part, and is sleeved outside the second synchronous belt.
US12280452B1
A collaborative seam tracking method based on laser line scanning sensing includes: scanning, by using a laser line scanning sensor, a weld seam to obtain an original sampling deviation value; coordinate converting the original sampling deviation value to obtain a converted sampling deviation value, and then obtaining a first converted sampling deviation coordinate based on a current position coordinate of a motion mechanism; in response to an absolute difference between the converted sampling deviation value and a position value of a corresponding projection point on a preset path is less than a processing range of a galvanometer, performing a seam tracking; in response to the absolute difference between the converted sampling deviation value and the position value of the corresponding projection point on the taught path is greater than or equal to the processing range, performing Hermite interpolation, thereby obtaining an interpolation function as a motion trajectory.
US12280451B2
An embodiment hammer device includes a driver, an upper body configured to move in a direction set by power generated from the driver, an elastic body provided on the upper body, a hammer provided in the elastic body, a force sensor provided in the hammer, and a support configured to support the elastic body and the hammer.
US12280445B2
A material processing system includes a particle beam column for directing a particle beam at a first processing region and a laser scanner for directing a laser beam at a second processing region. A method for operating the material processing system includes: scanning a first mark placed on an object with the particle beam; scanning the first mark with the laser beam for a first time and producing a second mark on the object with the laser beam; scanning the second mark with the particle beam; and scanning the first mark with the laser beam for a second time and removing material of the object with the laser beam based on the scanning of the second mark with the particle beam.
US12280438B2
A cutting tool assembly includes: a cutter body extending perpendicularly from a bottom surface and including a cylindrical portion with a rotational axis; insert pockets disposed and formed concavely in the bottom surface and the cylindrical portion to be spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction; fixed cutting inserts mounted within the insert pockets and disposed at the outermost portion of the cutter body in a radial direction; and stepped cutting inserts mounted within the insert pockets, the stepped cutting insert being disposed between two adjacent fixed cutting inserts. The fixed cutting insert is disposed to have an identical length from the rotational axis and an identical length from the bottom surface. At least one stepped cutting insert is disposed to have a different length from the rotational axis and a different length from the bottom surface compared to the remaining stepped cutting inserts.
US12280436B2
A clamping device for releasably holding a tool holder shank includes a spindle rotatably mounted inside a housing. A drawbar is axially moveable in a bore in the housing between an advanced releasing position and a retracted locking position. A plurality of engagement members are moveable under the effect of the drawbar into locking engagement with the tool holder shank. An actuating member is slidably mounted to the spindle. A motion transferring mechanism is arranged for transferring an axial movement of the actuating member into a movement of the drawbar. Two or more hydraulic actuators are arranged in or mounted on the housing on different sides of the spindle and configured to move the actuating member in relation to the spindle. A connecting element forms a connection in radial direction between the actuating member and piston members of the hydraulic actuators.
US12280428B2
An additive manufacturing path generation apparatus includes: a formation path generation unit that divides an additive manufacturing object into layers that are units of formation of the additive manufacturing object such that a formation height of a bead that forms the layers does not exceed an upper limit and generates formation paths that are paths for formation of the divided layers from layer definition information and a formation path surface, the layer definition information defining division of the additive manufacturing object into the layers, the formation path surface being a surface restricting positions of the formation paths; and a formation path correction unit that corrects the formation paths to a formation path that causes a plurality of layers to be partially formed in a collective manner while maintaining the formation height within a range between the upper limit and a lower limit.
US12280422B2
A cooling insert for a die, such as a distributor for a high pressure die casting assembly, and a method of manufacturing the cooling insert, is provided. The cooling insert can be formed of H13 tool steel and is manufactured using an investment casting process, for example, a process which uses a printed investment casting shell. The cooling insert includes complex cooling channels to improve cooling and reduce the duration of the casting process.
US12280420B2
A new method of manufacturing a dual investment reticulated solid mold for producing reticulated metal foam, that includes 3D printing of a wax or resin reticulated precursor prior to pre-investment with a pre-investment plaster or pre-investment ceramic plaster, and removal of the precursor before addition of liquid metal to generate reticulated metal foam.
US12280419B2
An electric squeeze device is provided and includes: an electric squeeze device includes: a squeezing frame that applies a pressurizing force to the casting sands, a swing arm that is positioned on an upper side of the squeezing frame and reciprocates at a predetermined angle with respect to a rotation center; a link having one end side connected to a position of a radius of rotation A from the rotation center O of the swing arm and another end side connected to the squeezing frame; a driven gear formed along a virtual arc of a radius of rotation B from the rotation center of the swing arm; a drive gear that meshes with the driven gear; and an electric motor that rotationally drives the drive gear.
US12280380B2
A solids separation apparatus (SSA) for removing solids concentrate from a continuous fluid stream. The solids separation apparatus includes a tower. The SSA includes a transducer operably engaged with a first end of the tower and configured to generate a standing sonic wave inside of the tower. The SSA also includes a reflector operably engaged with an opposing second of the tower and configured to reflect the standing sonic wave towards the transducer. The SSA also includes at least one set of ports defined in an interior wall of at least one solids removal stage of the tower. The at least one set of ports is positioned at anti-nodes of the standing sonic wave to recover solids concentrate from a fluid stream flowing through the tower. The transducer and the reflector of the SSA are linearly moveable relative to the tower to linearly move the standing sonic wave.
US12280378B2
Devices, systems, methods, and kits are disclosed for amplifying small quantities of nucleic acid and identifying the nucleic acid sequences of the amplified nucleic acid products.
US12280372B2
The present invention relates to a near-field acoustic platform capable of synthesizing high resolution, arbitrarily shaped energy potential wells. A thin and viscoelastic membrane is utilized to modulate acoustic wavefront on a deep, sub-wavelength scale by suppressing the structural vibration selectively on the platform. This new acoustic wavefront modulation mechanism is powerful for manufacturing complex biologic products.
US12280364B2
[Problem] To provide a complex compound useful as a catalyst for a hydrophosphorylation reaction and a process for producing the same. [Means to Solve the Problem] A complex compound of the present invention is a complex compound of a resin fine particle represented by the following general formula (1): wherein, R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group, R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and based on the total of 100% of the values of n and m, the value of n is within the range of 20 to 100%, the value of m is within the range of 0 to 80%, and * represents bonding with the surface of the resin fine particle and a transition metal.
US12280358B2
An organic material decomposition catalyst that contains BaCO3 and a perovskite composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, wherein A contains Ba, B contains Zr, and M denotes Mn. A peak intensity I(BaCO3(111)) of BaCO3(111) of the BaCO3 and a peak intensity I(BaZrO3(110)) of a perovskite composite oxide AxByMzOw(110) of the perovskite composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, each determined by X-ray diffractometry of the organic material decomposition catalyst, have a ratio I(BaCO3(111))/I(BaZrO3(110)) in a range of 0.022 to 0.052. In another aspect, in the perovskite composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, 1.01≤x≤1.06, 0.1≤z≤0.125, and y+z=1 are satisfied, w denotes a positive value that satisfies electroneutrality, and the organic material decomposition catalyst has a specific surface area in the range of 12.3 to 16.9 m2/g.
US12280356B2
A zinc aluminium silicate nanoparticles/granular red mud (ZAS/GRM) composite material of Zn2+-modified industrial waste red mud and a preparation method and application thereof are disclosed, belonging to the technical field of adsorbent preparation. The industrial waste red mud is used as a raw material to prepare Zn2+-modified red mud for ZAS/GRM adsorbent.
US12280352B2
Provided is a continuous stirred tank reactor for an aldol condensation reaction and an apparatus for an aldol condensation reaction including the same, which prevent a decrease in a conversion rate due to dead zone occurrence even in the case of an increase of an installation scale, have a high output, have a significantly increased reaction surface area during the reaction, suppress layer separation between an aqueous phase and an organic phase, and have a significantly decreased average particle diameter of organic layer particles dispersed in the aqueous phase and a significantly decreased deviation thereof. In addition, a content of the catalyst used per unit yield may be significantly decreased as compared with the conventional reactor and apparatus, and costs required for wastewater treatment may be significantly reduced as compared with the conventional reactor and apparatus.
US12280337B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a method of manufacturing a spiral sheet product via an additive manufacturing process, the method comprising: obtaining an electronic file representing a geometry of the spiral sheet product; and controlling an additive manufacturing apparatus to manufacture, via the additive manufacturing process, the spiral sheet product according to the geometry specified in the electronic file. The geometry of the spiral sheet product comprises: a geometric model of a spiral body revolving around a longitudinal axis, the spiral body comprising spiral sections repeating along the longitudinal axis; each spiral section comprising unit cells repeating along a spiral length of the spiral section; and each unit cell comprising a geometric pattern, such that the repetitive geometric pattern functionalizes the spiral sheet product that is arrangeable into a flat sheet product that is larger than a build chamber of the additive manufacturing apparatus.
US12280331B2
The systems and methods disclosed herein provide for the efficient separation of gas from fluid comprising liquid. In particular, gas separator systems and methods for use in bioreactor systems and operations are disclosed herein providing an efficient means to remove gaseous waste products, unreacted gaseous substrates, and or inert gas from broth of the biological fermentation of carbon substrates using a microorganism biocatalyst.
US12280328B2
An air oil separator includes a removable and replaceable filter element. The filter element can include a flange-receiving recess in a first end cap construction. Alternatively, the first end cap construction can include alternating radially protruding projections and radially inward recesses. Alternatively, the end cap construction can include a first section contained within a plane and a second section sloping from the first section.
US12280321B2
The method, process and apparatus for very low temperature evaporation system novelty of the invention lies in the concept of method, process and apparatus for evaporation and concentration at very low temperature ranges from 5° C. to 80° C. to recover water vapour from liquids or solutions or industrial effluents or spentwash or industrial wastewater or juices or syrups or slurry or sludge or brine or sewer or wastewater or any other evaporative liquid materials in single or multiple effect heat exchanger arranged in horizontal or vertical manner with mechanical vapour compression system under vacuum. This very low temperature evaporation system operates at lowest temperature for maximum clean water recovery from liquids or solutions or industrial effluents or industrial wastewater. The apparatus for low temperature evaporation system eliminates or reduces the utilization of heat generation and rejection units along with other benefits like reduces water extraction from earth and energy losses.
US12280320B2
A show system includes a rotatable beam assembly having a rotatable beam, a first track, a second track, and one or more motors. The show system also includes a first show element coupled to the first track to enable the first show element to translate along the first track and a second show element coupled to the second track to enable the second show element to translate along the second track. The show system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the rotatable beam assembly and configured to provide control signals to the one or more motors to rotate the rotatable beam to cause the first show element to rotate from a show location to a reset location and to cause the second show element to rotate from the reset location to the show location.
US12280316B2
A customizable shape game scoring board device includes a plurality of board segments including an end segment and track segments. A top surface of each track segment has a plurality of track peg holes. The track peg holes in each track segment are arranged into a plurality of tracks extending across a top surface of the track segment. Track connectors are positioned on the connection faces of an the track segments. The track segments are arrangeable to define a series of joined track segments forming a plurality of tracks extending from an initial one of the track segments to a terminal one of the track segments. An end peg hole extends into an upper face of the end segment. An end connector is engageable to the track connector on a free one of the connection faces of the terminal segment.
US12280310B2
A virtual object control method is provided. The method includes: displaying a battle interface, the battle interface including a first virtual object, at least one second virtual object, and a first control; determining a target virtual object from the at least one second virtual object, and labeling the target virtual object in a predetermined manner; receiving a first trigger signal acting on the first control; and controlling, in response to determining that the first trigger signal meets an automatic control condition, the first virtual object to use a virtual prop to change a target attribute value of the target virtual object.
US12280309B2
The immersive, interactive system according to the present disclosure employs interconnected hardware, firmware, software, and mixed technology comprising projection systems, smart entertainment technologies, tracking systems, sound, light, visual displays, and other physical and/or special effect displays to create an entertainment experience that brings people together to enjoy a common story, theme, music, or game. In one embodiment, the system takes the form of a magical campfire that interacts with members of the audience to present an interactive and customized visual and audio display and story. The system may connect and interact with other technological platforms and smart devices to supplement the processing and experience, and may be updated to maintain relevant and timely content, and add additional features. The system may exist in a large scale environment, such as a theatre, theme park, or museum, or may be condensed to a smaller-scale version for home use.
US12280305B1
A 3-axis magnetometer inside a golf ball to detect the impact location on golf club heads that contain ferrous materials is disclosed herein. Key aspects of a golf shot are determined from within the golf ball itself. A magnetometer, preferably running at 85 Hz, inside a golf ball is able to measure spins of 5000 RPM. An integrated circuit comprises a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the integrated circuit.
US12280292B2
A support pad having a body and an attachment mechanism is described herein. The support pad may be made of a non-slip vinyl and adapted for use with weightlifting structures. The attachment mechanism may be a pair of straps that are threaded through a series of loops on each end of the support pad, each strap having an adjustable buckle to allow the strap to be loosened and tightened. The body of the support pad may have an L-shaped lip, the outer portion of the lip forming a curved surface. The inner portion of the lip may be covered with a corner bracket, the corner bracket further having an auxiliary attachment mechanism. The auxiliary attachment mechanism may be a secondary pair of straps, each of the auxiliary straps further having an adjustable buckle and ending in a hook.
US12280290B2
An exercise system includes a bench system usable in combination with a resistance unit for the performance of a wide variety of exercises including those previously performed using free weights, exercise machines, rowing machines, and/or ski machines. The bench system preferably includes a bench unit, which is configurable in various bench configurations including flat, seated, incline and decline configurations as well as a sliding seat configuration. The bench system can include an extension unit mounted to the bench unit, wherein a resistance unit is mountable to the exercise system in a plurality of mounting positions that align with various bench configurations to permit the performance of a wide variety of resistance exercises while varying the angle of resistance generated by the pull cord on the body party being exercised. The mounting positions optimize the location of the resistance unit and the pull cords depending upon the bench configuration to vary and optimize the angle of resistance applied to the user's muscles and body parts during exercises.
US12280287B1
A dumbbell comprises a dumbbell body and a weight plate set, wherein the weight plate set comprises a weight plate and a locking mechanism; the locking mechanism comprises an accommodating disk, a limiting device and a limiting disk; the limiting device comprises a limiting block and a transmission block; the limiting block has a locking position and a releasing position; a limiting rail groove is arranged on the limiting disk; the limiting rail groove has a locking section and an opening section; a locking notch is also arranged on the accommodating disk; and a locking part is arranged on the weight plate; when in use, the dumbbell body is rotated, and the dumbbell is used for training such as pushing, lifting, lifting and squatting.
US12280286B1
The invention provides a cantilevered lower body apparatus for gymnasts and athletes comprised of a frame, bar, cantilevered and rotating arms, swivel attachments, and weights. The apparatus targets the lower back, gluteus maximus muscles, and hamstrings, and provides reduced risk of injury and more focused performance of exercises.
US12280285B2
An accessory device for a tool of a landmine type comprising a barbell having a first end at a first sleeve hinged on a surface. The accessory device includes a second sleeve intended to receive a second end of the barbell. The second sleeve has an elongated extension according to a longitudinal axis thereof. The accessory device further includes a first and a second tubular profile originating from the second sleeve and having an extension moving away therefrom, each according to its own direction. The accessory device also includes a first and a second rod respectively originating laterally from said first and second tubular profile. The first and second rod having an extension moving away from the respective tubular profile. The accessory device further includes a fin situated externally on the second sleeve.
US12280284B2
In one aspect of the present exercise machine, an assembly is attached to the end of a reformer, where the assembly comprises a seat mechanism and a pedal mechanism. The seat mechanism has a seat, a bracket supporting the seat, and a height adjustment system, where activation of the height adjustment system permits selective adjustment and locking of the height of the seat and the bracket by restricting travel of the seat and bracket to a slanted path that is slanted relative to the vertical. The pedal mechanism has an axle, a first pedal arm with a first pedal, and a second pedal arm with a second pedal. The pedal mechanism is located directly beneath the seat when the seat mechanism is in a lowest position and partially exposed in a higher position.
US12280282B2
An exercise stretching device includes a proximal loop component having a strap configured to form a loop, an adjustable clamp configured to couple two opposite ends of the strap to form the loop, and a pad carried by the strap; a distal slotted component having a plurality of slots situated along its length, the strap being disposed in one of the plurality of slots; and a distal grommet component looped around the strap and including at least one integrated grommet.
US12280277B2
A fall protection system includes an elevation mechanism including a base end and an elevated end, and that is configured to permit a user to scale the elevation mechanism. The first channel is disposed at a first side of the elevation mechanism and extends between the base end and the elevated end, and is configured to anchor a first shuttle to the elevation mechanism and permit the first shuttle to transition between the base end and the elevated end of the elevation mechanism. The second channel is disposed at a second side of the elevation mechanism and extends between the base end and the elevated end, and is configured to anchor a second shuttle to the elevation mechanism and permit the second shuttle to transition between the base end and the elevated end of the elevation mechanism.
US12280276B2
A bracket system is provided for the storage and retrieval of an article of equipment such as a self-contained breathing apparatus of the type used by firefighters and other first responders to provide breathing air during firefighting and other emergency operations. The bracket system securely stores the article of equipment in a position at which the article of equipment has an upside down, or inverted orientation, facing the back of the storage area. The bracket system is configured to articulate in a manner that positions the article of equipment in a lowered position at which the article of equipment has an upright orientation, facing the user, so that the user can retrieve the article of equipment.
US12280271B2
A device comprises a treatment system to treat scalp or hair; one or more sensors configured to detect at least one spatial condition selected from device contact with scalp or hair, device distance to scalp or hair, and device location in relation to scalp or hair; a controller configured to send instructions to adjust the treatment system based on the detected spatial condition of the device.
US12280264B2
Provided is a stimulation source generation circuit for a nerve stimulator. A power module supplies an input voltage. A boosting module boosts the input voltage and generates a stimulation source. A charge branch of the boosting module includes an inductor and a first MOS tube. A discharge circuit includes a second MOS tube and an output branch for outputting the stimulation source. An adjustment module outputs an operating frequency according to a magnitude of the stimulation source. The adjustment module is further connected to control ends of the first MOS tube and the second MOS tube and adjusts on or off of the first MOS tube and the second MOS tube according to the operating frequency. The first MOS tube and the second MOS tube cannot be turned on at the same time.
US12280259B2
This present disclosure provides systems and methods relating to neuromodulation. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for identifying optimized temporal patterns of spinal cord simulation (SCS) for minimizing variability in patient responses to SCS. The systems and methods of neuromodulation disclosed herein facilitate the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with various disease states and clinical indications.
US12280254B2
A system and method for applying stimulation therapy to a patient, the system including a first stimulation strip that includes a first elongated portion configured to be placed on the upper eyelid of the first eye of the patient and a second elongated portion configured to be placed on the lower eyelid of the first eye of the patient, wherein the first stimulation strip includes: a first plurality of individually controlled electrodes configured to deliver a microcurrent stimulation therapy to the patient, a first plurality of individually controlled light emitters configured to deliver light stimulation therapy to the patient, and a first plurality of individually controlled heat sources configured to deliver heat therapy to the patient; and a controller operatively coupled to the first stimulation strip and configured to control delivery of the microcurrent stimulation therapy, the light stimulation therapy, and the heat therapy.
US12280252B2
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an electrical muscle stimulation system including a control device configured to generate a wireless control signal for controlling an operation of the electrical muscle stimulation suit, may include a buoy module configured to float on a surface of the surface, the electrical muscle stimulation suit may include at least one electrode pad attached to a region corresponding to each muscle part of the user, the buoy module may include a first communication module provided at a position of the buoy module, for transmitting the wireless control signal through air, without passing through water, and wherein the wireless control signal may be transmitted to the electrode pad through wired connection to the electrode pad.
US12280251B2
A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.
US12280244B2
An active injection guide concurrently monitors surface contact and an instantaneous contact force along an injection axis of an injector in order to ensure that the injector is properly positioned on a patient before an injection can be initiated.
US12280243B2
A communication device arranged for transmitting information from a medicament delivery device is presented. The communication device includes at least one translation detection arrangement, configured to detect a translation of at least one physical part of the medicament delivery device by utilization of a resilience and an electrical conductivity for at least one spring of the medicament delivery device. The communication device also includes at least one change of state detection unit, configured to detect at least one change of state for the medicament delivery device based on the detected translation. The communication device further includes at least one activation unit, configured to activate the at least one change of state detection unit based on the at least one detected translation. The communication device also includes at least one transmission unit configured to provide a wireless transmission of information related to the at least one change of state to an external receiving device.
US12280231B2
Sterile connection systems and methods are disclosed. The systems and methods allow for connection of the facing ends of plastic tubing defining flow paths without welding or tube cutting. The two ends may be disconnected, re-sterilized and subsequently reused to make a new sterile connection.
US12280230B2
Some embodiments relate to a luer connector comprising a housing having a hollow bore therethrough, a first end, and a second end, a male luer tip supported by the housing configured to rotate with respect to the housing, the luer tip having a first open end and a passageway through the luer tip in fluid communication with the first open end, and a substantially rigid internal member extending into the passageway of the luer tip toward the first open end of the luer tip. In some embodiments, at least one of the luer tip and the internal member can be axially moveable between a first closed position and a second open position relative to the other of the luer tip and the internal member. Further, the luer tip and the internal member can cooperate such that rotation of the luer tip in a first direction relative to the housing increases an axial displacement between the first open end of the luer tip and an end portion of the internal member.
US12280227B2
Devices, systems, and methods for treating a blood flow passage are discloses herein. In one example, a treatment device includes an expandable element configured to be positioned within the passage and a reinforcing element. The expandable element may have an expanded configuration in which the expandable element defines a lumen therethrough. The reinforcing element may be positioned within the lumen of the expandable element. The reinforcing element may be coupled to the expandable element such that expansion of the expandable element causes the reinforcing element to radially expand, thereby creating a perfusion lumen through the device.
US12280220B2
A sleep apnea treatment apparatus including a stimulation device that applies a stimulation to a subject, and a controller including circuitry which receives sounds produced by the subject, converts the sounds to received sound signals, obtains snoring sound information from the received sound signals, calculates an impact of snoring sound produced by the subject based on the snoring sound information, and causes the stimulation device to apply the stimulation to the subject when the impact is higher than a threshold.
US12280219B2
A method of transplanting a desired emotional state from a donor to a recipient, comprising determining an emotional state of the donor; recording neural correlates of the emotional state of the donor who is in the desired emotional state; analyzing neural correlates of the emotional state of the donor to decode at least one of a temporal and a spatial pattern corresponding to the desirable emotional state; converting said at least one of a temporal and a spatial pattern corresponding to the desirable emotional state into a neurostimulation pattern; storing the neurostimulation pattern in the nonvolatile memory; retrieving the neurostimulation pattern from the nonvolatile memory; stimulating the recipient's brain with at least one stimulus modulated with the neurostimulation pattern to induce the desired emotional state in the recipient.
US12280213B2
An expiratory limb is provided that is configured to remove humidified gases from a patient and configured to provide improved drying performance by providing a tailored temperature profile along the limb. Limbs for providing humidified gases to and/or removing humidified gases from a patient are also provided, the limbs having improved gas residence time at constant volumetric flow rate. The improved residence time can be achieved by providing a limb comprising multiple lumens.
US12280211B2
A nasal portion is for a patient interface device of an airway pressure support system. The airway pressure support system includes a gas flow generator. The gas flow generator is configured to generate a flow of breathing gas to be delivered to an airway of a patient. The patient interface device is in fluid communication with the gas flow generator. The nasal portion includes an extension portion configured to be in fluid communication with the gas flow generator, and a cap member provided on the extension portion. The extension portion and the cap member each move between first and second positions, the cap member moving independently with respect to the extension portion when the extension portion and the cap member move between the first and second positions.
US12280207B2
A respiratory therapy apparatus is operable to deliver multiple types of therapy to a patient. The apparatus includes a main housing and a nebulizer tray that selectively attaches to a bottom of the main housing. The apparatus also includes a filter housing unit having an antenna surrounding a pneumatic passage and a transponder chip coupled to the antenna. The main housing has also has an antenna that surrounds a respective pneumatic passage of a main outlet port of the apparatus. The main housing includes a reader that controls communication between the antennae. The main housing of the apparatus also has a pivotable hose support plate, a firmware upgrade port underneath part of the top wall of the housing, and a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays various user inputs for control of the apparatus and that displays various alert conditions that are detected.
US12280195B2
Provided herein is a percutaneous expandable venous cannula device, and related methods. The device is easily inserted, for example, using standard Seldinger technique via the right internal jugular. The device includes multiple, multi-holed limbs that softly fill, e.g., the right atrium to facilitate complete drainage, enable retraction of the chamber in surgery, and mitigate suction occlusion, filling the entire atrium and allowing for efficient and rapid emptying of the chamber. In aspects, the device facilitates minimally-invasive aortic or mitral valve surgery with single placement via the right internal jugular as the sole cannula needed for full support.
US12280192B2
Gas exchange unit comprising an inlet that is acentrically slanted, and a method for producing a gas exchange unit.
US12280191B2
Systems and methods for renal insufficiency treatment that include identifying and associating a solution container with a container support in the systems and methods are described herein. The systems and methods may associate an identified solution with an identified container support and verify compatibility of that combination with a selected treatment to reduce the likelihood for errors during setup and use of the systems and methods.
US12280187B2
A breast pump includes a main body and a breast milk suctioning shield. The main body has an accommodation space. The breast milk suctioning shield is assembled in the accommodation space and detachably connected to the main body. A front end of the breast milk suctioning shield has a breast shielding portion, and a nipple passage extends from a rear end of a center portion of the breast shielding portion. One or more deformable members are assembled with an annular connection portion between the breast shielding portion and the nipple passage, and the deformable member is controlled to be inflated or deflated by a first air pump.
US12280184B2
Apparatus comprising: a fumehood; and an air treatment device for purging unwanted substances from the exhaust air of the fumehood, the air treatment device comprising: a non-thermal plasma reactor stage for producing air byproducts comprising O⋅, N⋅, OH⋅ and O3 and introducing those air byproducts into the exhaust air of the fumehood so as to treat the exhaust air of the fumehood; and a catalyst stage downstream of the non-thermal plasma reactor stage for further treating the air downstream of the non-thermal plasma reactor stage.
US12280183B2
A bulb lamp, including a lamp shell, a light-transmitting cover, a power panel, a lamp panel, at least one illumination module and at least one sterilization module. An annular first step extends inside the peripheral side of the lamp shell, and a plurality of air inlets are provided above the first step; the light-transmitting cover is connected to the bottom ring side of the lamp shell and surrounds the lamp shell to form an accommodating cavity, the bottom of the light-transmitting cover is provided with at least one air outlet in communication with the accommodating cavity, and the accommodating cavity is in communication with the air inlet; the power panel is arranged in the accommodating cavity; the lamp panel is arranged in the accommodating cavity and is lower than the first step, and an installation space is formed between the lamp panel and the first step.
US12280181B2
An implantable medical device includes an elongate member having a cross-sectional dimension that is less than 0.00085 inch, wherein the elongate member is made from a material comprising a platinum-tungsten alloy having a percentage of tungsten that is at least 10% by weight or alternatively the implantable medical device includes an elongate member made from a material comprising an alloy containing rhenium.
US12280180B2
A medical device includes: a base material; and a coating on a surface of the base material. The coating includes a network structure including a thread portion and a network portion. The thread portion includes a combination of a silicone and a compound including a constituent unit of polymethoxyethyl acrylate (PMEA). The network portion includes a surface of the base material that is exposed from the thread portion.
US12280162B2
A vehicle sanitation system is provided. The vehicle sanitation system has a housing that can be removably secured to a back of a vehicle seat via a fastener, such as a strap. An ultraviolet emitting light is disposed in the housing and is positioned to emit ultraviolet light in order to encompass a passenger area of a vehicle when illuminated. The ultraviolet emitting light is in communication with a controller which can keep track of the amount of time that has elapsed since the ultraviolet emitting light last illuminated. A display on a from side of the housing is in communication with the controller, and the display can indicate the amount of time that has elapsed since the ultraviolet emitting light last illuminated. In this manner, a potential passenger can determine how much time has elapsed since the system last sanitized the passenger area of the vehicle through ultraviolet radiation.
US12280160B2
The present invention relates to a compression bandage for treating wounds comprised of a linear elastic compression wrap and a sterilized polymer foam layer containing a plurality of 5 antimicrobial dyes with at least one dye being gram positive and at least one other dye being gram negative and a biofilm reduction agent and wherein said foam is secured to said linear elastic compression wrap.
US12280159B2
Protein-based nanoparticles for treating cancer, such as those characterized by intracranial tumors, and methods of forming such protein-based nanoparticles via electrohydrodynamic jetting methods are provided. The nanoparticle may comprise a water-soluble protein having an average molecular weight of ≥about 8 kDa and ≤about 700 kDa. In certain variations, the water-soluble protein is cross-linked (e.g., with an optional crosslinking agent) and defines a mesh structure having an average linear mesh size of ≥about 1 nm to ≤about 4 nm. The nanoparticle may have a transcription factor such as a therapeutic nucleic acid in the mesh structure. Methods of making such nanoparticles may include jetting a liquid comprising the water-soluble protein through a nozzle, followed by exposing the liquid to an electric field sufficient to solidify the liquid and form the protein-based nanoparticles described above.
US12280151B2
Described herein are synthetic progestogens, such as 6β, 7β:15β, 16β-Dimethylene-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactone, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also described are methods of use.
US12280150B2
A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition and the article of manufacture include a silica particle and light upconversion molecules incorporated into the silica particle. The method includes obtaining sidechain-modified light upconversion molecules, and incorporating the sidechain-modified light upconversion molecules into a silica particle to form a light upconversion particle.
US12280140B2
The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens.
US12280138B2
The present invention provides a Bletilla dedifferentiated cell extract by carbon dioxide supercritical extraction, which has triple cosmetic efficacies of whitening, anti-oxidation and anti-wrinkling, and the advantages of low skin irritation potential. The present invention further provides a method for whitening, anti-oxidation and anti-wrinkling by applying the extract by carbon dioxide supercritical extraction, and a cosmetic comprising the same so as to meet all the skin cosmetic needs of consumers in an all-round way.
US12280133B1
The present application provides a glabridin composition with high skin permeability and a preparation method and use thereof, belonging to the field of cosmetics. The glabridin composition is prepared from an S1 phase, an S2 phase and an S3 phase, in which the S1 phase consists of an oil and glabridin, the S2 phase is prepared from 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a polyol and water, and the S3 phase is water. The glabridin composition is prepared by conventional emulsifying equipment, and has low preparation cost, and simple operation process. The composition has good skin permeability, and has good state stability, good content stability, good pH stability and high mildness under high temperature and low temperature conditions, thus having unexpected technical effects.
US12280125B2
A method of delivering insulin, including: orally administering to a subject a composition containing a ferrisilicate material, polyethylene glycol, and insulin. The insulin at least partially penetrates pores of the ferrisilicate material to form a ferrisilicate insulin composite and the polyethylene glycol, at least partially enfolds the ferrisilicate insulin composite to form the composition. The composition has an insulin release rate of 10-50% after 100-500 hours following oral administration.
US12280116B2
Compounds and compositions that have an asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) binding ligand bound to an extracellular protein binding ligand for the selective degradation of the target extracellular protein in vivo to treat disorders mediated by the extracellular protein are described.
US12280109B2
This invention describes ways of obtaining nano-particulated adjuvants formed by different synthetic variants of GM3 ganglioside. Depending on the fine structure of the fatty acid in the ceramide of the synthetic GM3, said adjuvants are able to stimulate specifically and in a specialized way the humoral or cellular immune response against accompanying antigens. Particularly, this invention provides immunogenic vaccine compositions that comprise peptides, polypeptides or proteins and the aforementioned nanoparticles, which are formed through the dispersion of hydrophobic proteins of the outer membrane complex (OMC) of Neisseria meningitidis in solutions containing fully synthetic variants of the GM3 ganglioside.
US12280096B2
Embodiments of the disclosure are related to a method of treating cancer including preventative treatment comprising administering nitrous oxide and oxygen to the patient by inhalation, and/or administering a botulinum toxin to the patient by injection, wherein the latter is directed to preventative treatment.
US12280095B2
Disclosed are compositions, methods, uses, kits and articles of manufacture, which are based on the use of a hyaluronidase and a collagen-reducing agent, for reducing or inhibiting the development of fibrosis in a tissue, or for treating collagen-mediated disorders. In specific embodiments, the collagen-mediated disorders are fibroproliferative disorders involving alterations of collagen, including fibromatoses such as Dupuytren's disease. Peyronie's disease and Ledderhose's disease.
US12280091B2
Apparatuses and methods are provided. Some methods may include providing a substrate to a processing chamber, the substrate having a first material adjacent to and covering a surface of a second material, modifying a layer of the first material by flowing a first process gas onto the substrate and thereby creating a modified layer of the first material, removing the modified layer of the first material by flowing a second process gas onto the substrate, and converting, when the surface of the second material is uncovered via removal of the modified layer, the surface to a converted layer of the second material by flowing a third process gas onto the substrate, in which the first and second process gases are less reactive with the converted layer than with the first material and the second material.
US12280090B2
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), small compounds that often exhibit broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, are garnering interest as potential therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens. Development of new AMPs is arduous due to the practical limitations of classical protein-based discovery approaches. A high throughput bioinformatics approach is described which is able to confirm identification of known AMPs from the North American bullfrog (Rana (Lithobates) catesbeiana) genome, and a bioinformatics approach is used to develop new AMPs. The described AMPs exhibit antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis via microtitre broth dilution assays, indicating broader efficacy.
US12280083B2
A composition including an extract of Moricandia for the use thereof in the prevention and/or treatment of metabolic diseases related to impaired glucose tolerance and/or insulin resistance. Also a composition including an extract of Moricandia for the use thereof in the prevention of weight gain, in particular of body fat.
US12280080B2
The present invention relates to bacteriophage therapy. More particularly, the present invention relates to novel bacteriophages having a high specificity against Staphylococcus aureus strains, their manufacture, components thereof, compositions comprising the same and the uses thereof in phage therapy and as companion diagnostic.
US12280070B2
A drug for the prevention or treatment of sepsis is provided. The drug comprises an exosome containing a circRNA MOTOR, and a nucleotide sequence corresponding to the circRNA MOTOR is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.
US12280069B2
Disclosed are nutritional compositions including human milk oligosaccharides that can be administered to preterm infants, term infants, toddlers, and children for improving airway defense mechanisms.
US12280067B2
Formulations of creatine, preferably phosphocreatine and most preferably disodium phosphocreatine, combined with cyclodextrin exhibit improved uptake across digestive mucosa, including intestinal, esophageal, and stomach mucosa. In particular, the formulations of the present invention are designed for protection of the cyclodextrin as it comes in contact with gastric juices so as to allow thereafter for unexpectedly improved site-specific intestinal release.
US12280065B2
The invention provides a complex comprising Zn2+ and a compound of formula (I): or a deuterated analog thereof, or an ion or poly-ion thereof, or a salt thereof that is useful for treating cancer, as well as compositions and kits comprising such complexes.
US12280062B2
The present invention relates to parenteral compositions comprising methylene blue, water and one or more pH regulating agents. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing such compositions.
US12280059B2
A new compound of formula A for the treatment of aggressive and/or resistant tumors expressing acyl-CoA synthetase 4 (ACSL4) and/or depending on steroids action. More particularly, the compound of the present invention inhibits tumor growth in ACSL4-expressing breast and prostate cancers, inhibits steroid synthesis and sensitizes cells towards chemotherapeutic and hormone therapy agents. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the ACSL4-inhibitory compound of the invention, pharmaceutical combinations thereof with other anticancer agents and use in therapy.
US12280054B2
The present application provides methods of treating hidradenitis suppurativa in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound which inhibits JAK1 and/or JAK2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US12280053B2
The present invention provides a stable, ready to use aqueous parenteral composition comprising Pemetrexed, wherein the composition comprises Pemetrexed disodium, mixture of antioxidants and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Further the present invention provides process for preparation of said composition.
US12280044B2
The present application belongs to the technical field of proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), and discloses a PROTAC molecule and a preparation method and use thereof. A ligand for a target protein in the PROTAC molecule of the present application is a pyridine carboxylic acid-1-oxide derivative. In cell and zebrafish experiments, the PROTAC molecule exhibits no toxic and side effects at a drug concentration allowing a desired effect. At a cellular level, an inhibition level of the PROTAC molecule for human tyrosinase (TYR) reaches less than or equal to 1 μmol/L. The PROTAC molecule in the present application can significantly reduce the generation of melanin by degrading TYR, and has excellent solubility, safety, and efficacy and a low effective concentration.
US12280040B2
Ectoparasite infestations in fish farming can pose significant challenges and issues for aquaculture operations. This disclosure generally relates to treatment or control of ectoparasite infestations (such as sea lice infestations) on fish (such as salmonids) using a particular dosing regimen of an isoxazoline. In particular, the dosing regimen includes oral administration of the active ingredient: (S)-3-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(prop-2-yn-1-ylamino) ethyl)-5-(5-(3,4,5-trichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-yl) thiophene-2-carboxamide, including salts, or N-oxide, or solvates thereof, of structural formula The active ingredient may be administered at a dosage (i.e., in a dose) of from about 0.025 mg/kg/d to about 0.250 mg/kg/d. The dosing regimen may include oral administration from about 3 to about 10 consecutive days.
US12280039B2
The disclosure provides a cancer vaccine composition comprising inactivated cancer cells and an adjuvant, wherein the inactivated cancer cells are incapable of replication. Also provided is a method for producing a cancer vaccine composition, the method comprising contacting cancer cells with light (e.g., UV light) in the presence of a photosensitizer (e.g., riboflavin).
US12280031B2
The present invention relates to a novel topical pharmaceutical composition of Teriflunomide, comprising teriflunomide or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the said composition is effective for use in treatment of pain associated with disorders like inflammation and arthritis. The composition is also useful for relieving the symptoms of pain and arthritis in subjects suffering from autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis. The said topical composition of teriflunomide is prepared in the form of topical gel, topical cream, topical ointment, topical solution, lotion or topical spray with significantly enhanced permeability and diffusion rate of the drug.
US12280030B2
The invention provides compositions comprising chlorogenic acid and methods for their use and manufacture in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The compositions can be formulated from botanical sources of chlorogenic acid including sunflower seed extract.
US12280021B2
In an embodiment of the invention, a composition for treating a cell population comprises an Affinity Medicant Conjugate (AMC). The medicant moiety can be a toxin including an acylfulvene or a drug moiety. The affinity moiety can be an antibody, a binding protein, a steroid, a lipid, a growth factor, a protein, a peptide or non peptidic. The affinity moiety can be covalently bound to the medicant via a linker. Novel linkers that can be directed to cysteine, arginine or lysine residues based on solution pH allow greater flexibility in preserving and/or generating specific epitopes in the AMC.
US12280016B2
In one aspect, the invention provides a composition comprising at least one monocyte comprising an agent that increases monocyte homing to a site of injury, and an effective amount of a drug. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of using the composition to deliver a drug to a site of injury.
US12280008B2
A carrying bag can comprise a main body defining an outer sleeve and a top portion; a base portion coupled to the main body via a plurality of tabs; a first handle coupled to the main body; and a top flap extending from the top portion, the top flap including an assembly seal disposed thereon, the top portion configured to fold to close an opening in the top portion, the top flap configured to seal the opening in the top portion via the assembly seal.
US12280006B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for applying therapeutic pressure to a skin surface including a tip arranged at a first end of a therapeutic wand. The system also includes a head arranged opposite the tip at a second end of the therapeutic wand. The system includes a body arranged between the tip and the head, the body housing a control system for controlling operation of the therapeutic wand. The control system includes a printed circuit board, a timer electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the timer being programmable to determine an elapsed time of use of the therapeutic wand, and an indicator. The system also includes a grip arranged between the body and the head, the grip having an outer surface that is softer than the body to provide an ergonomic and comfortable location to hold the therapeutic wand.
US12279998B2
To make it easier to lift and move a wheelchair by keeping casters from hanging even when the wheelchair is lifted by one hand, a wheelchair includes a folding mechanism that couples a left-side support arm and a right-side support arm foldably in a left-right direction of the vehicle body. The folding mechanism includes an operation part for use in changing a state of a left-side support arm and a right-side support arm from one of a folded state or an unfolded state to another. The operation part is arranged between a rear drive wheel and a caster in a side view of the vehicle body.
US12279990B2
This present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods relating to the modulation of tissue temperature. In particular, the present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods for rapidly cooling or heating tissue in a subject as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic means for treating tissue that has been injured or damaged.
US12279989B2
A method and system for increasing beneficial bacteria populations in a subject's oral cavity and decreasing pathogenic bacteria to address a variety of diseases and conditions, thereby enhancing a person's oral and overall health, including through the use of oral strips that adhere to surfaces in the oral cavity and that include at least one of xylitol, Lachnospira, Veillonella, Faecalibacterium and/or Rothia bacteria, including bacteria transformed via a CRISPR system. Certain embodiments employ light to modify oral cavity bacterial populations, including the use of bioluminescent oral strips that promote the growth of beneficial bacteria and decrease pathogenic bacteria populations.
US12279981B2
An assembly including a deployment device for deploying a stent device into an aorta of a patient is provided. The deployment device includes a rod translatable within an aorta of a patient and a first release wire configured for releasing one or more radially constraining members, wherein the radially constraining members are configured to constrain a diameter of the stent device. The stent device is at least partially permeable and engaged with the deployment device in an initial configuration, wherein a diameter and a length of the stent device in a deployed configuration can be altered by axial translation of the rod and releasing one or more of the radially constraining members by translation of the first lease wire. A related method is also disclosed.
US12279971B2
The present invention relates to a method of inserting an implant comprising providing an expandable vertebral implant. The method further may comprise providing an angling inserter tool. The angling inserter tool comprises a handle portion, a base portion, and a tip assembly, the base portion being disposed between the handle portion and the tip assembly. The method further may comprise distally advancing a central shaft of the tip assembly with rotation into an opening in the expandable vertebral implant to secure the angling inserter tool to the expandable vertebral implant. The method further may comprise positioning the expandable vertebral implant in a patient's spine. The method further may comprise for causing the tip assembly to angulate with respect to a longitudinal axis of the angling inserter tool, wherein the internal shaft is coaxial with an outer cylinder of the base portion.
US12279968B2
An implant may include a first body member and a second body member, at least one bone contacting arched member, and a first external element extending from the first body member to the second body member, wherein the first external element has an undulating planar geometry in which the first external element undulates in a single plane.
US12279961B2
A method for removing a stem portion of an orthopedic implant from a bone comprises exposing an implanted orthopedic implant having a body portion, a stem portion interconnected to the body and a porous metal section forming an interconnection between the body and the stem portion. A cutting tool is mounted on a holder connected to an exposed surface of the orthopedic implant. The porous section is aligned with the cutting tool mounted on the holder. The entire porous section is cut by moving the cutting tool therethrough in a direction transverse to the stem portion axis. The implant body portion is then removed and then the stem portion is removed from the bone. The cutting tool may be a saw or chisel which may be mounted on a guide fixed to the body portion.
US12279957B2
An automated penile prosthesis device is an inflatable prosthesis device that may be implanted through surgery. The device includes a penile prosthesis structure composed of an inflatable layer encapsulating a semi rigid structure. The device may include a pneumatic hose in fluid communication with the penile prosthesis and a fluid reservoir that includes an opening leading into an interior space of the fluid reservoir. Further, the device may include a pump configured for transferring the fluid from the fluid reservoir to the penile prosthesis structure through the pneumatic hose for transitioning the penile prosthesis from a flaccid state to an erected state. Furthermore, the pump may be configured for transferring the fluid for transitioning the penile prosthesis from the erected state to the flaccid state. Additionally, the device allows users to remotely control the pump through a remote controller. Thus, the device is a hybrid and automated penile prosthesis device.
US12279956B2
Catheter apparatuses and methods are provided for repairing heart valves, particularly mitral valves. The method includes providing a catheter having an elongate, flexible body, with a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end can be transluminally advanced from the left atrium through the mitral valve. A distal anchor zone or portion coupled with the proximal end can extend and along the left ventricular outflow tract into the ascending aorta. A valve repair device is deployed to permanently connect leaflets at a mid-section of a mitral valve while permitting medial and lateral portions of the natural leaflets to open and close. The catheter apparatuses may be positionable using a steering device. The valve repair device detachably connects the distal and proximal ends of the catheter. The valve repair device can be detached using low profile devices actuatable from the proximal or distal ends, e.g., at a venous or arterial access site.
US12279951B2
Some embodiments described herein include a heart valve replacement system that may be delivered to the targeted heart valve site via a delivery catheter. In some embodiments, the heart valve replacement system can assemble a valve device after the valve device is delivered to the heart. In some embodiments, heart valve replacement system includes two anterior flaps that are separate but overlap each other.
US12279943B2
An anchor device for attaching suture material to bone includes a body portion having a first end and a second end. The body portion includes a trabecular mesh core that at least partially defines a central bore between the first end and the second end. The trabecular mesh core includes a plurality of openings configured to receive/allow/facilitate bone growth through the trabecular mesh core. The body portion also includes at least one thread extending spirally along an exterior of the trabecular mesh core. The anchor device further includes a post at least partially positioned within the central bore and rotatably coupled to the body portion, wherein the post comprises a fork extending from the second end of the body portion and configured to attach soft tissue to the bone using the suture material. The body portion and the post are additively manufactured from a biocompatible material.
US12279942B2
Devices for treating or managing fecal or bowel incontinence and methods employing them. Such a device can form a seal with at least a portion of the bowel to prevent unwanted discharge of fecal matter from the rectum. Such a device can include an elastomeric skin having a bulbous portion. Such a device can include a grip configured to remain exterior to the subject.
US12279941B2
An absorbent article such as a diaper extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal axis (80′) and a transversal direction (90′) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and comprising a distribution layer (54) between a topsheet (24) and an absorbent core (28). The distribution layer comprises a fibrous material and a first and second longitudinally-extending channels (86a,b) substantially free of fibrous material. The fibrous material is profiled in the transversal direction so that average basis weight between the channels differs from the average basis weight in the lateral areas outward of the channels by at least 50 g/m2 and/or wherein the distribution layer comprises a first region having a first basis weight (bw1) and a second region having a second basis weight (bw2), wherein the first basis weight and the second basis weight differ by at least 20 g/m2, preferably by at least 50 g/m2, and these regions are present in different areas of the distribution layer but in the same longitudinally extending transversal section. The absorbent core may comprise channel-forming areas (26a,b). The article further comprises a backsheet (25).
US12279935B2
The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a diaper that has multiple moisture sensing elements on interior side of its bottom impermeable layer or on any surface of the top permeable layer. The moisture sending elements are made by spraying conductive ink on a moving sheet of either the bottom impermeable layer or the top permeable layer, before other layers of the diaper are attached. Spraying of conductive ink on the moving sheet causes parallel lines of conductive inks to be formed on the layer. The parallel lines of conductive ink run through the entire length of either of the layers and are designed to get connected with a detecting device. When a user urinates inside the diaper, the moisture causes a closed circuit between at least two of the parallel lines of conductive inks. These formations of closed circuits, between parallel lines of conductive inks, are detected by the detecting device. Also, with increasing volume of moisture, the resistance of the closed circuits also tends to decrease. This rate of decrease of resistance is also detected by the detecting device and is used to calculate a volume of moisture present in the diaper. The detecting device then generates a suitable alarm to give an idea about the saturation level of the diaper. The process of manufacturing sensing elements by spraying conductive inks on moving sheet of layer reduces the processing and modification overhead of specially designed conductive ink printers and also does not impact the manufacturing time of a diaper manufacturing assembly line.
US12279929B2
A dental scanning system comprises an intraoral scanner and one or more processors. The intraoral scanner comprises one or more light projectors configured to project a pattern (comprising a plurality of pattern features) on a surface of a dental object, and two or more cameras configured to acquire one or more sets of images, wherein each set of images comprises at least one image from each camera, and wherein each image includes at least a portion of the projected pattern. The processors are configured to determine one or more image features within each set of images, solve a correspondence problem within each set of images such that points in 3D space are determined based on the image features, wherein said points form a solution to the correspondence problem, and wherein the correspondence problem is solved for groups of pattern features, and generate a digital 3D representation of the dental object using the solution to the correspondence problem.
US12279923B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for cutting and trimming dental molds and oral appliances by receiving a digital model of teeth, determining a cutting loop path and applying a drape wall to the cutting loop to generate a simplified tooth base in a dental mold having an inner arch curve and an outer arch curve. The oral appliance may be formed on the dental mold and a cutter may be applied using a sweeping motion across the inner and outer arch curves.
US12279921B2
An oral insert includes a plurality of manifolds and a plurality of fluid nozzles. A manifold switch is coupled to the plurality of manifolds. The manifold switch is configured to select which of the plurality manifolds is to receive fluid from a fluid source.
