US12292969B2
In a method for detecting an attack compromise window in a CMS website for which a temporal sequence of a plurality of snapshots of website backups have been stored, a temporally ordered set of spatial elements from each snapshot is constructed. Spatial metrics are computed for each individual snapshot's elements. The collected spatial metrics are temporally correlated and queried against attack models to recover an attack timeline. Attack events in the attack timeline are labelled. A sequence of assigned attack labels is verified. The compromise window is extracted from the plurality of snapshots.
US12292964B2
A computer stores, within a single user account, multiple supervised computing resources and multiple additional computing resources. The multiple supervised computing resources are associated with a security policy. The computer executes a first instance of a specified application that lacks read access and lacks write access to any and all of the multiple supervised computing resources. The computer executes, simultaneously with the first instance, a second instance of the specified application that accesses at least a portion of the multiple supervised computing resources. The computer applies rules from the security policy to the second instance of the specified application while foregoing applying the rules from the security policy to the first instance of the specified application.
US12292953B2
Methods and systems may incorporate voice interaction and other audio interaction to facilitate access to prescription related information and processes. Particularly, voice/audio interactions may be utilized to achieve authentication to access prescription-related information and action capabilities. Additionally, voice/audio interactions may be utilized in performance of processes such as obtaining prescription refills and receiving reminders to consume prescription products.
US12292951B2
A heightened level of security is provided in a computing platform by monitoring usage of applications and/or services residing on or accessible to a computing platform to determine abnormal usage patterns. In response to determining an abnormal pattern of usage, the user is required to provide biometric data, such as voice data, facial feature data, fingerprint data or the like, as a means of authenticating the user. The abnormal pattern of usage may be determined dynamically by comparing current usage patterns to known user baseline usage patterns. Alternatively, the abnormal pattern of usage is predefined, such as the resetting of passwords in a predefined number of applications and/or services over a predefined period of time.
US12292948B2
Trust of a secure workspace that has multiple layers with distributed ownership can be verified. A management service can maintain a repository of layers for secure workspaces and a certificate vault storing certificates of the owners of the layers. The management service can also maintain workspace metadata defining secure workspaces that pertain to a particular user and the layers that form the secure workspaces. When a secure workspace is to be deployed on a user computing device, the management service can send the layers that form the secure workspace and the workspace metadata for the secure workspace to a host agent on the user computing device. The host agent can then leverage the certificates of the owners of the layers to verify the trust of each layer and, if trust is verified for all layers that form the secure workspace, can deploy the secure workspace on the user computing device.
US12292945B2
Calculation control for hybrid computing of Hamiltonian eigensolutions may be provided by selecting K basis states from an ansatz space of a chemical system, wherein the ansatz space is generated by a quantum computer system and includes fewer basis states than a whole basis space for the chemical system, wherein the K basis states are selected according to a selection protocol to define a core space for the chemical system; computing, via an eigensolver provided by a classical computer system, an eigensolution for the chemical system from the core space; and outputting the eigensolution for the chemical system.
US12292929B2
A graph data processing method includes: based on object data, acquiring a target graph having M nodes for representing M objects, M being a positive integer greater than 1, and oriented edges for representing presence of traffic relationships between objects corresponding to connected nodes, wherein pointing nodes of the oriented edges are initiators of the traffic relationships, and pointed nodes of the oriented edges are receivers of the traffic relationships; and based on the M nodes and oriented edges between the M nodes, performing multiple iterations to obtain initiation embedding features and reception embedding features corresponding to the M nodes, the initiation embedding features being used for representing features of the initiators, and the reception embedding features being used for representing features of the receivers.
US12292919B2
A data classification method, for classifying unlabeled images into an inlier data set or an outlier data set, include following steps. The unlabeled images are obtained. An assigned inlier image is selected among the unlabeled images. A similarity matrix is computed and the similarity matrix includes first similarity scores of the unlabeled images relative to the assigned inlier image. Each of the unlabeled images is classified into an inlier data set or an outlier data set according to the similarity matrix, so as to generate inlier-outlier predictions of the unlabeled images.
US12292915B1
Devices and techniques are generally described for security threat mitigation for generative machine learning models. In some examples, first prompt data including first data associated with a first natural language input and a first span may be determined. An LLM may determine first plan data using the first prompt data. The first plan data may include a call to the first API. A first classifier model may determine a first trust score for the first span. A first attention score may be determined for the first span and the first action plan. Second plan data may be generated based on at least one of the first trust score and the first attention score or the second trust score and the second attention score.
US12292912B2
Method and system for intent-based action recommendations and/or fulfillment in a messaging platform
A system for intent-based action recommendations and/or fulfillment in a messaging platform, preferably including and/or interfacing with: a set of user interfaces; a set of models; and/or a messaging platform. A method for intent-based action recommendations and/or fulfillment in a messaging platform, preferably including any or all of: receiving a set of information associated with a request; producing and sending a set of intent options; receiving a selected intent; generating a message based on the selected intent and/or the set of information; and providing the message.
US12292910B2
A text classification command line interface tool assists a user label a dataset. The command line interface tool comprises a plurality of top-level modules programmed and operable to assist a user to obtain the dataset from a file location, semi-automatically search and label select datapoints of the dataset, train a first label-assist model, compute confidence scores for each of the datapoints of the dataset, and review metrics. The command line interface tool is operable to assist a user to retrain the first label-assist model via reinforcement learning until accuracy is sufficient. The CLI tool can save and export the pre-processed labeled dataset. In embodiments, a production classifier is trained using the preprocessed dataset and operable to classify new datapoints in real time. Examples of datapoints to classify include without limitation entity websites. Examples of categories include, without limitation, SHAFT and cannabis-related categories. Related computer-implemented methods are also described.
US12292905B2
The multi-turn dialogue system based on retrieval includes the following modules: a representation module, a matching module, an aggregation module and a prediction module; the multi-turn dialogue method based on retrieval includes the following steps: (1) by a representation module, converting each turn of dialogue into a cascade vector of the dialogue, and converting a candidate answer into a cascade vector of the candidate answer; (2) by a matching module, dynamically absorbing context information based on a global attention mechanism, and calculating a matching vector; (3) by aggregation module, obtaining a short-term dependence information sequence and a long-term dependence information sequence; (4) by a prediction module, calculating the matching score of the context and candidate answer involved in the matching; (5) selecting a candidate answer with the highest matching score as a correct answer.
US12292896B1
Methods and systems provide content searching and retrieval using generative artificial intelligence (AI) Models. The system is configured to receive a user search for content, media or item listings. The system receives a natural language-based input associated with a client device of a user. The system generates a search criterion for the received natural language-based input. The system, via the generative AI-bases search and retrieval system, generates a relevancy-ranked output listing of content items. The relevancy-ranked output listing content items responsive to the generated search criterion content items having an associated content identifier and a content description. The system generates a carousel display structure definition of the relevancy-ranked content items. The system transmits the carousel display structure definition of the relevancy-ranked content items and the content items to the client device. The client device renders, via a user interface, at least a portion of the relevancy-ranked content items.
US12292891B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable to the field of communications technologies, and provide an application recommending method and system, and a server. The method includes receiving data reported by at least one terminal, where the data includes static data and first application behavior data that are collected by the at least one terminal, and the static data is used to identify a type of a terminal; obtaining an activity index of each application on terminals of different types according to the first application behavior data; and receiving an application list request sent by a first terminal, querying, according to the application list request, an activity index of each application on terminals that are of the same type with the first terminal, and recommending an application with an activity index greater than a preset first activity index threshold to the first terminal.
US12292886B2
Techniques are described herein for probabilistic monitoring of high-frequency, low-latency database queries. In some embodiments, a probabilistic query monitoring system periodically samples active database sessions. For example, the system may generate sample data every one second or at some other sampling rate for each database session that is currently active. The sample data may include a mapping between query identifiers to sample counter values that are extracted at different sample intervals. The system may then estimate performance metrics for the set of active database based on the counter values sampled across consecutive sample intervals.
US12292877B2
A system can be used to automatically update a target database. The system can receive input files from an initial database that includes data in a first format. The system can generate enriched files that include entity functions, user functions, and direct updates based on the input files. The system can generate requests based on the entity functions, the user functions, and the direct updates. The enriched files can have a second format that is different than the first format. The system can generate validated enriched files by validating the enriched files and the requests. The system can initiate an automatic update of a target database by transmitting the validated enriched files to the target database that is compatible with the second format.
US12292873B2
Hash collision in a highly scaled configuration cannot be prevented. However, the impact of the hash collision may be reduced based on a priority. Currently, there are no priorities assigned to virtual ports (VP) in a VXLAN environment. Thus, any VP may be impacted by not being added to a hash table that facilitates network data traffic processing. The probability of not being added to a hash table for network VPs is higher given that they tend to be programmed at a later stage than access VP. With priority-based hash table programming embodiments, hash table programming is better controlled, and the impact to higher priority VPs is reduced.
US12292868B2
The present disclosure provides a data management method and device based on IIoT, and an electronic device. The data management method comprises: generating a data acquisition instruction and sending the data acquisition instruction to an object platform, transmitting and storing raw data acquired by the object platform to a first general database; performing a first classification on the raw data to obtain a plurality of first data sets; storing the plurality of first data sets into a plurality of sub-databases, respectively, and transmitting and storing the plurality of first data sets to a second general database; performing a second classification on the first data sets based on function types of service sub-platforms to obtain a plurality of second data sets; and storing the plurality of second data sets into the sub-databases corresponding to different service sub-platforms based on a prioritization of the plurality of second data sets to realize data management.
US12292864B2
A method for visualizing a process map is executed by a process map server. The method includes receiving a flowchart and a step-by-step recording related to a process. Generating a process map by combining the flowchart and the step-by-step recording and displaying the process map. The process map displays a task, step, and action related to the process. A detail window shows information associated with the process, and portions of the process, in response to user input. The action is based on information from the step-by-step recording.
US12292859B2
The present disclosure relates to folder-based data organization method and system. The method may include obtaining a keyword hierarchy for a plurality of documents. The keyword hierarchy may be configured for organizing the plurality of documents and include a plurality of levels for the keyword hierarchy. The method may further include generating a folder directory in a data storage system based on the keyword hierarchy. A folder hierarchy of the folder directory reflects at least a portion of the keyword hierarchy and folders in the folder hierarchy are named based on corresponding keywords in the at least a portion of the keyword hierarchy. The method may further include determining a target folder for storing one of the documents in the folder directory based on the keyword hierarchy path associated with the document and storing the document to the target folder in the folder directory.
US12292854B1
A computer-implemented method (CIM), according to one embodiment, includes causing a policy engine to monitor metrics. The metrics include use of a first storage pool of a data storage system, and the first storage pool has relatively faster performance than a second storage pool. The method includes causing the policy engine to dynamically predict users that are likely to use the system. The predicted users are dynamically categorized according to a category of user that does not create any files of at least a predetermined large size, a category of user that creates at least some but less than a predetermined number of files of at least the predetermined large size, and a category of user that creates at least the predetermined number of files of at least the predetermined large size. The method includes dynamically assigning files of the predicted users to storage pools, based on the dynamic categorizations.
US12292852B2
This application describes a hardware accelerator and a device for accelerating neural network computations. An example accelerator may include multiple cores and a central processing unit (CPU) respectively associated with DDRs, a data exchange interface connecting a host device to the accelerator, and a three-layer NoC architecture. The three-layer NoC architecture includes an outer-layer NoC configured to transfer data between the host device and the DDRs, a middle-layer NoC configured to transfer data among the plurality of cores; and an inner-layer NoC within each core and including a cross-bar network for broadcasting weights and activations of neural networks from a global buffer of the core to a plurality of processing entity (PE) clusters within the core.
US12292844B2
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to transmit and/or receive data streams with a network interface controller are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a direct memory access engine to fetch a descriptor for a data transmission from system memory; and determine a time to generate an interrupt based on the descriptor; a scheduler to trigger the interrupt when the time occurs, the interrupt to cause an application to sample data and store the sampled data as a payload data structure into the system memory; the direct memory access engine to access the payload data structure from the system memory; and the scheduler to cause transmission of the payload data structure.
US12292843B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to transferring data to a memory device based on importance are described. A memory apparatus includes a first memory device, a second memory device having a lower write latency than the first memory device, and a controller coupled to the first memory device and second memory device via a compute express link (CXL) interface. The controller is configured to assign an importance level to a write request based on data associated with the write request, a hierarchy of importance levels for different data types, and the second memory device having a lower write latency than the first memory device. The controller is further configured to transfer the data to the first memory device in response to the assigned importance level having a first value and transfer the data to the second memory device in response to the assigned importance level having a second value.
US12292842B2
Examples described herein relate to network layer 7 (L7) offload to an infrastructure processing unit (IPU) for a service mesh. An apparatus described herein includes an IPU comprising an IPU memory to store a routing table for a service mesh, the routing table to map shared memory address spaces of the IPU and a host device executing one or more microservices, wherein the service mesh provides an infrastructure layer for the one or more microservices executing on the host device; and one or more IPU cores communicably coupled to the IPU memory, the one or more IPU cores to: host a network L7 proxy endpoint for the service mesh, and communicate messages between the network L7 proxy endpoint and an L7 interface device of the one or more microservices by copying data between the shared memory address spaces of the IPU and the host device based on the routing table.
US12292840B2
An embodiment of an integrated circuit comprises circuitry to store memory protection information for a non-host memory in a memory protection cache, and perform one or more memory protection checks on a translated access request for the non-host memory based on the stored memory protection information. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US12292835B2
Embodiments of this application provide a photographing method and related apparatus, which are applied to terminal technologies. The method includes: when the terminal device displays the photo previewing interface, frames are previewed in a cache queue; receiving and responding to the photo-taking operation in the previewing interface, The image from the cache queue is managed in undeletable state; After completing the algorithm processing based on the selected image, the selected image is deleted; The terminal device generates a photo based on the processed image. In this way, the selected image in the cache queue is managed undeletably, so that the selected image is not cleared when the terminal device generates the picture. Then, the cache queue may reserve the selected image for a long time, and the terminal device does not need to copy and store the selected image. Therefore, large memory occupation caused by copy is reduced, and save power.
US12292829B2
The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a computation apparatus for allocating a space address to data in a memory, where the computation apparatus is included in a combined processing apparatus, which includes a general interconnection interface and other processing apparatuses. The computation apparatus interacts with other processing apparatuses to jointly complete computations specified by the user. The combined processing apparatus also includes a storage apparatus. The storage apparatus is respectively connected to the computation apparatus and the other processing apparatuses, and is used for storing data of the computation apparatus and other processing apparatuses. The technical solutions of the present disclosure improve utilization of storage space of the memory.
US12292828B2
Disclosed herein are a dynamic memory management apparatus and a method for allocating/deallocating dynamic memory. The apparatus includes actual memory configured to allocate or deallocate a heap, virtual memory configured to set/store heap allocation information at a virtual address mapped to an actual address that is a body start address of a heap area of the actual memory, and a dynamic memory manager configured to process a memory allocation or deallocation request and the virtual memory, wherein the heap allocation information includes access authority information for storing information indicating whether a heap at an actual address is allocated or deallocated, and count information increased whenever a heap is allocated, and the dynamic memory manager is configured to return an address pointer including an actual address of a heap allocated to the actual memory and heap allocation information to the program, and process a heap deallocation or reallocation request.
US12292826B2
A method for managing a memory apparatus including a non-volatile (NV) memory element having a plurality of physical blocks includes: obtaining a first host address and first data from a first access command; obtaining a second host address and second data from a second access command; linking the first host address to a first page of the physical block and the second host address to a second page of the physical block; storing the first data and second data into the physical block; building a valid page position table and storing the valid page position table in the volatile memory; and building a global page address linking table and storing the global page address linking table in the volatile memory. The valid page position table and the global page address linking table are loaded from the volatile memory and stored to the NV memory element at predetermined time periods.
US12292821B2
A video memory management method is provided. The method includes: determining priorities of a plurality of machine learning tasks executed by a graphics processing unit; if video memory resources are to be allocated for a higher-priority task, and an amount of allocatable video memory resources is smaller than an amount of video memory resources required by the higher-priority task, releasing at least a part of video memory resources occupied by a lower-priority task; and allocating video memory resources to the higher-priority task, wherein the higher-priority task is executed at least according to tensor data in a video memory space.
US12292819B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to computer-implemented methods of analyzing a web-based software application. A non-limiting example of the computer implemented method includes generating, using a processor system, a set of to-be-tested element-event pairs of the web-based software application. A set of compatibility tests is received at the processor system, where the set of compatibility tests is operable to perform compatibility testing of a corresponding set of element-event pairs. A comparison is performed between the set of to-be-tested element-event pairs and the corresponding set of element-event pairs. A compatibility testing recommendation is generated based at least in part on a result of the comparison.
US12292811B1
The systems and methods disclosed herein enable the dynamic selection of one or more AI models to generate an output in response to an input. The system receives, from a computing device, an output generation request including an input for the generation of an output using one or more models from a plurality of models. The system generates expected values for a set of output attributes of the output generation request. For each particular model in the plurality of models, the system determines the capabilities of the particular model, and dynamically select a subset of models from the plurality of models. The system dynamically selects a subset of available system resources to process the input included in the output generation request. The system generates the output by processing the input included in the output generation request using the selected subset of available system resources.
US12292810B2
This application provides a service anomaly reminding method, an electronic device, and a storage medium, and relates to the field of intelligent electronic devices. The method includes: receiving a first message; parsing the first message to determine whether the first message includes travel information; if the first message includes the travel information, determining whether a desktop card exists on a display interface of the electronic device; and if no desktop card exists on the display interface of the electronic device, displaying guide information, where the guide information is used for guiding a user to add the desktop card. By the embodiments of this application, the user can be reminded when a scenario intelligent service is abnormal in a travel process, so that the user adjusts the scenario intelligent service, thereby improving the efficiency of travel reminding.
US12292790B2
A system for recordation and retrieval of incident resolution action information is provided. A recordation system processor is provided with a recordation application configured to receive a response action initiation instruction identifying an action taken to resolve an incident on a target system, The processor determines one or more responsible responders each having a responder data processor that displays a responder dashboard. The processor transmits a recordation instruction to the responder data processor of each responsible responder. The recordation instruction includes an instruction to begin recording responder dashboard information. The recordation application is also configured to receive a response action termination instruction and to transmit a recordation termination instruction to the responder data processor of each responsible responder. A data storage unit is configured for receiving, from the responder data processors, real-time responder dashboard information recordings.
US12292788B2
A method and a system for automatically identifying and resolving at least one error in at least one log file are provided. The method includes receiving, via a communication interface, the at least one log file from at least one log store. The method further includes identifying, using a first trained model, the at least one error in the at least one log file. Next, the method includes classifying the at least one error into a first category of errors and a second category of errors. Thereafter, the method includes automatically resolving, using a second trained model, the first category of errors in the at least one log file.
US12292785B2
A method for automatically selecting and executing solutions on a target application is disclosed. The method includes: identifying at least one failure event associated with the target application based on monitoring of the target application; classifying each of the identified failure events as one from among a labeled failure event and an unlabeled failure event; selecting a recovery solution for the labeled failure event from at least one recovery database; and automatically executing the selected recovery solution on the target application for the labeled failure event.
US12292781B2
A method for performing power management services for devices includes identifying, by a power manager, a power schedule generation event associated with devices; in response to identifying the power schedule generation event: identifying relationships between containers of the devices; generating a relationship matrix based on the identifying; obtaining network information associated with the containers; generating a prediction model using the relationship matrix and the network information; generating power schedules associated with the devices using the prediction model; and performing power management services for the devices based on the power schedule.
US12292777B2
In an embodiment a method for managing a low-power mode of an electronic device includes at a first request for transitioning an electronic device to a low-power mode, storing values of a first counter and a second counter of the electronic device on a first edge of a first clock and at a second request for transitioning the electronic device out of the low-power mode calculating a number of periods of a second clock between a second edge of the first clock and the first edge, the second edge being later than the first edge and updating the value of the second counter with a calculated value, wherein the first clock drives the first counter and the second clock drives the second counter, the second clock being faster than the first clock.
US12292773B2
An electronic device includes: a power management module; a connector; a device recognition circuit; and a processor. The processor is configured to: based on a first resistance value detected in a first recognition pin, control the power management module to supply a first power signal to a first power pin and to supply a second power signal to a second recognition pin; receive first identification information of an external device via the first recognition pin or the first data pin; and based on the first identification information, control the power management module to cut off a supply of a first power signal and to maintain a supply of the second power signal.
US12292772B2
Local power storage automation (e.g., using a computerized tool), is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: based on historical power consumption data applicable to a data center rack, determining a predicted future power consumption by the data center rack, determining energy resource data of an energy resource available for consumption by the data center rack, wherein the energy resource data comprises energy unit cost, energy transfer rate, and usage limit applicable to the energy resource, and based on the predicted future power consumption by the data center rack and the energy resource data, and based on a defined power criterion being determined to be satisfied, powering the data center rack via the energy resource.
US12292767B2
An electronic device includes a first housing including a display module including a display screen, a second housing rotatable with respect to the first housing to define a rotation angle therebetween, the second housing including a first door provided at one surface and a second door provided at a surface which is opposite to the one surface, a hinge unit configured to rotatably connect the first housing to the second housing, and a driving module connecting the hinge unit to each of the first door and second door, the driving module moveable together with rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing, to open and close the first door and the second door. the driving module is configured to open the first door when the rotation angle is less than a first angle and open the second door when the rotation angle is greater than a second angle.
US12292764B2
Provided are a display assembly and a display device. The display assembly includes a flexible display panel comprising a stretchable display area, a breakable area and a bonding area connected in sequence; a first support film on a side of the stretchable display area; and a second support film on a side of the bonding area, the second support film and the first support film being on a same side of the flexible display panel. An elongation of the first support film is greater than an elongation of the second support film, and a hardness of the first support film is less than a hardness of the second support film.
US12292763B2
A rotating mechanism includes: a rotating shaft; a first mechanical part, where the first mechanical part is provided with a first slide groove; a second mechanical part, where the second mechanical part is provided with a second slide groove; a third mechanical part, where the third mechanical part is disposed in the first slide groove, and one end of the third mechanical part is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft; and a fourth mechanical part, where the fourth mechanical part is disposed in the second slide groove, and one end of the fourth mechanical part is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft. When the first mechanical part and the second mechanical part rotate around the rotating shaft, the third mechanical part slides with respect to the first slide groove.
US12292761B2
An electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display module, a protection plate, a first connector, and a first base plate. The housing includes a rotating assembly and two supporters. The rotating assembly is disposed between the two supporters. The supporter is rotatably connected to the rotating assembly. The flexible display module is covered on the housing. The flexible display module includes a backplane. The backplane includes a bendable area. The bendable area is disposed facing the rotating assembly. The protection plate is disposed between the backplane and the housing. One of the backplane and the protection plate is connected to the first base plate. A part of the protection plate is located between the bendable area and the housing. The first connector connects the backplane and the protection plate. The first connector is disposed on an outer side of the bendable area of the backplane.
US12292756B2
A pedal device mounted on a vehicle includes a housing, a pedal pad, and a reaction force generation mechanism. The housing is mounted on a vehicle body. The pedal pad is provided to be rotatable with respect to the housing. The reaction force generation mechanism is configured to include a plurality of resilient members each having a predetermined leaf spring. The reaction force generation mechanism is arranged in a space on the side opposite to a surface stepped on by a driver in the pedal pad to generate a reaction force against a pedaling force applied to the pedal pad by the driver.
US12292755B2
An automatic charge/discharge circuit is presented that allows a current mirror circuit with a high capacitance to quickly and automatically charge or discharge the capacitance in order to allow for a fast start-up power supply. The charge/discharge circuit automatically stops charging or discharging as the voltage on the capacitance approached a desired steady state.
US12292751B2
A bypass mechanism for automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs) is detailed herein. The bypass mechanism may be a valve or other mechanical device that limits operation of the APC by diverting water away from the APC or otherwise ceasing operation of the APC after a predetermined period of time (e.g., after the desired run-time for the APC has been reached). In this way, the bypass mechanism limits the time the APC operates, even if the pump that otherwise would drive the APC remains energized.
US12292748B2
A lawn mower control method and device, a lawn mower, and a storage medium. The method comprises: detecting operating data and sensing data of a plurality of operating sensors provided on a lawn mower, wherein the plurality of operating sensors comprise at least two different types of sensors; fusing the sensing data of the plurality of operating sensors to obtain environment data around the lawn mower; determining, when it is detected that a fault occurs in any of the operating sensors, a fault type of a faulty sensor according to the operating data of the faulty sensor and the environment data around the lawn mower; and controlling, if the fault type of the faulty sensor is a first fault type, the faulty sensor to stop operating, and a backup sensor corresponding to the faulty sensor to start operating.
US12292746B2
One example method of operation may include identifying a likelihood of an object presence at one or more locations within a predefined distance of locations explored by a drone during one or more monitoring actions performed by the drone during a mission including a number of mission requirements, selecting one or more new monitoring actions to perform by the drone based on the likelihood of the object presence to satisfy the mission requirements, and performing the one or more new monitoring actions by the drone.
US12292740B2
A mobile object control device includes a route determiner configured to determine a route of a mobile object according to the number of obstacles existing around the mobile object; and a controller configured to move the mobile object along the route determined by the route determiner.
US12292730B2
When a worker executes an operation on an actual plant, an information processing device generates a first calculation result obtained by calculating a behavior of the actual plant after execution of the operation using a virtual plant following an operational status of the actual plant and generates each second calculation result obtained by calculating a behavior of the actual plant with respect to each of operation pattern plans corresponding to a state of the actual plant. The information processing device evaluates the operation that is executed by the worker based on the first calculation result and the second calculation result.
US12292728B2
A smart ring includes a body. The body includes a first part including at least a part of a sensor unit. The body also can include a second part including at least a part of an output unit and removably connected to the first part of the body. The body can further include a first pair of removable portions. The first pair of removable portions can include a first removable portion connected to the first part of the body. The first pair of removable portions also can include a second removable portion connected to the second part of the body. The first removable portion can be removable from the body. The second removable portion can be removable from the body. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12292722B2
An example operation includes one or more of determining at least one high-priority device at a location, determining a loss of electricity at the location has occurred thereby rendering the device unusable, and directing electricity from a vehicle to the device, based on a need being over a threshold.
US12292720B2
A building management system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a publication by an agent on an agent communication channel, the publication comprising timeseries data, identify, based on the publication, an object entity of an entity database associated with the agent, wherein the entity database includes one or more object entities and relationships between the one or more object entities and one or more data entities, identify a data entity related to the object entity based on a relationship of the relationships relating the object entity and the data entity, and ingest the timeseries data into the data entity.
US12292719B2
A rotating equipment system with in-line drive-sense circuit (DSC) electric power signal processing includes rotating equipment, in-line drive-sense circuits (DSCs), and one or more processing modules. The in-line DSCs receive input electrical power signals and generate motor drive signals for the rotating equipment. An in-line DSC receives an input electrical power signal, processes it to generate and output a motor drive signal to the rotating equipment via a single line and simultaneously senses the motor drive signal via the single line. Based on the sensing of the motor drive signal via the single line, the in-line DSC provides a digital signal to the one or more processing modules that receive and process the digital signal to determine information regarding one or more operational conditions of the rotating equipment, and based thereon, selectively facilitate one or more adaptation operations on the motor drive signal via the in-line DSC.
US12292715B2
A timepiece assembly includes a watch having a mechanical movement and an analogue time display, the running of which is set by a mechanical resonator, and a support for the watch. To correct a time displayed by the analogue display, the timepiece assembly includes a correction system which is formed by a mechanical device incorporated into the watch and by an electrical device incorporated into the support. The mechanical device includes a magnet supported by an elastic blade and is arranged in the watch to brake the oscillating mechanical resonator, for example by applying periodic braking, or to momentarily stop its oscillation by exerting a magnetic force on the magnet with a magnetic field produced by a coil of the electrical device and passing through the case of the watch, to carry out essentially a set correction of the time displayed.
US12292686B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes providing a mask including a first substrate; a first mask layer disposed over the first substrate, including a plurality of first recesses extended through the first mask layer; a second mask layer disposed over the first mask layer and including a plurality of second recesses extended through the second mask layer; providing a second substrate including a photoresist disposed over the second substrate; and projecting a predetermined electromagnetic radiation through the mask towards the photoresist, wherein the first mask layer is at least partially transparent to the predetermined electromagnetic radiation, the second mask layer is opaque to the predetermined electromagnetic radiation, and at least a portion of the second mask layer is disposed between two of the plurality of second recesses.
US12292684B2
A method is provided including forming a first layer over a substrate and forming an adhesion layer over the first layer. The adhesion layer has a composition including an epoxy group. A photoresist layer is formed directly on the adhesion layer. A portion of the photoresist layer is exposed to a radiation source. The composition of the adhesion layer and the exposed portion of the photoresist layer cross-link using the epoxy group. Thee photoresist layer is then developed (e.g., by a negative tone developer) to form a photoresist pattern feature, which may overlie the formed cross-linked region.
US12292680B2
The present application relates to a method for disposing of excess material of a photolithographic mask, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) enlarging a surface of the excess material; (b) displacing the enlarged excess material on the photolithographic mask using at least one first probe of a scanning probe microscope; and (c) removing the displaced enlarged excess material from the photolithographic mask.
US12292667B2
The present disclosure is achieved by providing a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a pixel electrode and an auxiliary electrode in each of the sub-pixel regions of the array substrate; a control end and an input end of the first switch unit are connected to the grid line, the output end of the first switch unit is connected to the auxiliary electrode; and an orthographic projection of the auxiliary electrode on the first substrate at least covers the orthographic projection of the channel region of the second switch unit on the first substrate. Thus, when the electronic paper displays each frame screen, the grid line will input the grid scan signal, the first switch unit is turned on and a positive voltage is charged to the auxiliary electrode, the auxiliary electrode will attract negatively charged white charged particles and repel the positively charged black charged particles.
US12292662B2
An electronic apparatus includes a substrate, a first region in which a plurality of pixels are provided on the substrate and that has a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, and a plurality of curved line parts, and a second region positioned between an end part of the substrate and the first region.
US12292654B2
Provided is a liquid crystal display device that can achieve high-speed response in both rise time and fall time and has a high transmittance, a high contrast ratio, and excellent viewing angle characteristics. The liquid crystal display device provides color display using a field sequential driving system where each frame period includes subframe periods and includes: a liquid crystal display panel; a light source that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with lights of multiple colors; and a controller that drives the light source to time-divisionally irradiate the liquid crystal display panel with the lights of multiple colors. The liquid crystal display panel includes, sequentially in the following order: a first substrate including pixel electrodes; a first alignment film; a liquid crystal layer; a second alignment film; and a second substrate including a common electrode.
US12292652B1
Some implementations pertain to a transflective display device comprising a display surface, an optical path, and/or other components. The optical path may spatially modulate light emitted from a primary light source and direct it to the display surface, generating a display of visual information. The optical path may include a reflective spatial light modulator and a set of Light Emitting Diodes. The modulator may receive light from the primary light source and selectively reflect it toward the display surface. The Light Emitting Diodes may emit light directed to the backside of the modulator, including white light and light of a first color. Some implementations may include drivers to control the intensity of the light emitted by the Light Emitting Diodes, dictating the tone of the light transmitted through the modulator. This configuration may facilitate the creation of a uniform, high-quality display.
US12292651B2
A planar light source includes: a plurality of light sources disposed two-dimensionally, each including: a light-emitting element, a light-transmissive member covering the light-emitting element, and a light adjustment member disposed on an upper surface of the light-transmissive member and located above the light-emitting element. The plurality of light sources include, in a top view, a plurality of central light sources disposed in a central region, and a plurality of peripheral light sources disposed in a peripheral region located outward of the central region. The plurality of peripheral light sources include a first light source in which a light transmittance of the light adjustment member is higher than a light transmittance of the light adjustment members of the central light sources.
US12292640B2
According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a display panel and a polarizing plate. The display panel comprises a display area, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a light-shielding layer arranged in the display area and the non-display area. The polarizing plate is provided on a surface of the display panel, and including an end portion located in the non-display area. In this display device, the light-shielding layer opposite to the end portion of the polarizing plate is at least partially removed.
US12292635B2
Embodiments described and discussed herein generally relate to flexible or foldable display devices, and more specifically to flexible cover lens assemblies. In one or more embodiments, a flexible cover lens assembly contains a glass layer, an adhesion promotion layer on the glass layer, an anti-reflectance layer disposed on the adhesion promotion layer, a dry hardcoat layer having a nano-indentation hardness in a range from about 1 GPa to about 5 GPa and disposed on the anti-reflectance layer, and an anti-fingerprint coating layer disposed on the dry hardcoat layer.
US12292631B2
A display device includes: a display panel; a light source configured to emit light toward one surface side of the display panel; a liquid crystal panel interposed between the display panel and the light source and provided to be able to change a transmission degree of light between the display panel and the light source; and a controller configured to control a potential difference between two electrodes facing each other with liquid crystal interposed therebetween. The liquid crystal panel in operation is makes a transmission degree of light tilted toward one side in a longitudinal direction of the display panel in a rectangular shape and a transmission degree of light tilted toward the other side in the longitudinal direction to be different from each other. The potential difference corresponds to an angle of tilt with a smaller transmission degree of light when the liquid crystal panel is in operation.
US12292629B2
A display module and a display apparatus are provided in the present disclosure. The display module includes a backlight assembly and a display anti-peep assembly. The display anti-peep assembly is on a light-exiting side of the backlight assembly; and the display anti-peep assembly includes a display assembly and an anti-peep assembly; and the anti-peep assembly at least includes a plurality of light-blocking parts which is arranged along a direction in parallel with a plane where the display module is located. The display module further includes a first display mode and a second display mode. In the first display mode, the anti-peep assembly is in an operating state, and a light-exiting angle of the anti-peep assembly is α1; and in the second display mode, the anti-peep assembly is not in an operating state, and the light-exiting angle of the display anti-peep assembly is α2, where α1<α2.
US12292618B2
A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a lens group; a lens support unit for accommodating the lens group; a magnet arranged on the outer surface of the lens support unit; a yoke portion spaced apart from the magnet and arranged to face the magnet; and a coil arranged on the yoke portion so as to be spaced apart from and to face the magnet between the magnet and the yoke portion, wherein the lens group, the lens support unit, and the magnet move together along an optical axis according to a current applied to the coil, the yoke portion includes a first yoke and a second yoke arranged on the first yoke, the second yoke is arranged between the first yoke and the coil, and magnetism of the first yoke is stronger than that of the second yoke.
US12292612B2
Devices, arrangements and methods for fixing telecommunications cables relative to a telecommunications closure. Features of the devices and arrangements can make more efficient use of an interior closure volume and enhance a closure's capabilities with respect to handling different types of telecommunications cables and optical fiber routing schemes.
US12292605B2
A siliconized heterogeneous optical engine. In some embodiments, the siliconized heterogeneous optical engine includes a photonic integrated circuit; an electro-optical chip, on a top surface of the photonic integrated circuit; an electronic integrated circuit, on the top surface of the photonic integrated circuit; an interposer, on the top surface of the photonic integrated circuit; a redistribution layer, on a top surface of the interposer, the redistribution layer including a plurality of conductive traces; and a plurality of protruding conductors, on the conductive traces of the redistribution layer. The electronic integrated circuit may be electrically connected to the electro-optical chip and to a conductive trace of the plurality of conductive traces of the redistribution layer.
US12292597B2
Configurations for an optical system used for guiding light and reducing back-reflection back in an output waveguide is disclosed. The optical system may include an output waveguide defined in a slab waveguide. The output waveguide may terminate before an output side of the slab waveguide, which may reduce the back-reflection of light from the output side back into the output waveguide. The output side may define an optical element that may steer the output light. The optical element may collimate the output light, cause the output light to converge, or cause the output light to diverge.
US12292590B2
A light source module includes a first light emitter, a second light emitter, and a third light emitter each to emit light with a different wavelength, a cladding, and a core in the cladding. The core includes a first waveguide, a second waveguide, a third waveguide, a merging portion in which at least two waveguides of the first waveguide, the second waveguide, or the third waveguide merge, and an emission portion at one end of the merging portion. Each of the at least two waveguides includes a first portion that receives incident light and a second portion adjacent to the merging portion. The first portion has a greater width than the second portion.
US12292579B2
The invention provides a method and a system for generating a polarized propagation-invariant light field. The system includes a laser source, a spatial light modulator, a computer, a first lens, a shading element, a first quarter-wave plate, a second quarter-wave plate, a second lens, and a beam combining element. In the present invention, two Laguerre-Gaussian mode beams that satisfy a particular Gouy order relationship are generated, and orthogonal even polarization is applied to the two Laguerre-Gaussian mode beams. The two Laguerre-Gaussian mode beams are then focused onto a Ronchi grating to be stably combined into polarized propagation-invariant light field. The light field generated in the present invention simultaneously has linear polarization, elliptical polarization, and circular polarization in a cross section of the light field, and in a propagation process of the light field in free space, apart from normal spot size scaling, polarization distribution remains unchanged.
US12292576B2
A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The head-mounted housing may have displays that display images for a user. The images are viewable from eye boxes while the head-mounted device is being worn by the user. A head strap may be removably coupled to the head-mounted housing to help hold the displays in position during operation of the head-mounted device. The head strap and head-mounted housing may have wireless power circuitry and communications circuitry. The wireless power circuitry may be used to transmit power from a battery in the head strap to the head-mounted housing. The communications circuitry may include wireless radio-frequency circuitry and/or optical circuitry that allow the head strap to convey wireless data to the head-mounted housing. The head-mounted housing may also transmit power and/or data to the strap.
US12292571B2
This disclosure describes a wearable display system configured to project light to the eye(s) of a user to display virtual (e.g., augmented reality) image content in a vision field of the user. The system can include light source(s) that output light, spatial light modulator(s) that modulate the light to provide the virtual image content, and an eyepiece configured to convey the modulated light toward the eye(s) of the user. The eyepiece can include waveguide(s) and a plurality of in-coupling optical elements arranged on or in the waveguide(s) to in-couple the modulated light received from the spatial light modulator(s) into the waveguide(s) to be guided toward the user's eye(s). The spatial light modulator(s) may be movable, and/or may include movable components, to direct different portions of the modulated light toward different ones of the in-coupling optical elements at different times.
US12292570B2
A mobile augmented reality near to eye display having one of a single chip programmed, configured, or adapted to permit user selective field of view and a variable resolution image projection, or a single image guide adapted to multiplexed full color image transfer to achieve full color, 90 degrees FOV, and retinal image resolution.
US12292561B2
A compact, hand-held monocular device having excellent stability in view of its construction which allows the device to be held against the side of the head of the user. The device is of unitary construction, without assembly of multiple parts necessary, and can be manipulated between an active, in-use configuration which allows one-handed operation, and a storage configuration wherein the device folds flat, allows protection of the optics and storage in a small space such as a pocket or purse or hung on a neck lanyard.
US12292556B2
A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear unit having a plurality of lens units, and distances change between adjacent lens units during zooming. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
US12292550B2
An optical imaging lens assembly including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis is provided. The first lens has a negative refractive power, an object-side surface thereof is a concave surface, and an image-side surface thereof is a convex surface; and the third lens has a negative refractive power. The distance TTL from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging surface of the optical imaging lens assembly on the optical axis and a half ImgH of the diagonal length of the effective pixel region on the imaging surface of the optical imaging lens assembly satisfy: TTL/ImgH≤1.4.
US12292549B2
An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a fifth lens element, and each lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the first lens element is concave, the second lens element has negative refracting power, a periphery region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is convex, the fourth lens element has positive refracting power, and an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is convex. Lens elements included by the optical imaging lens are only the five lens elements described above, and the optical imaging lens satisfies the relationship of TTL/Fno≥6.000 mm, TTL is the distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane along the optical axis, and Fno is a f-number of the optical imaging lens.
US12292540B2
A method for detecting an object in a borehole includes acquiring at least two ultrasonic logs of a borehole section. Each of the ultrasonic logs includes ultrasonic measurements taken at a plurality of tool azimuths of a plurality of depths including a target depth. The method also includes inferring a VDL image relative to the target depth for each of the ultrasonic logs. Further, the method includes aligning the VDL images. Further still, the method includes merging the aligned VDL images into a high-resolution VDL image. Even further, the method includes detecting an object present in the borehole based on the high-resolution VDL image.
US12292519B2
A method includes when a first mobile station uploads an observation value, determining whether a tracking station for performing Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) resolution on the first mobile station is included; otherwise, determining a second mobile station that obtains an RTK fixed solution and satisfies a preset condition as a temporary base station; selecting one of the determined temporary base stations as the tracking station for performing RTK resolution on the first mobile station; and performing RTK resolution according to the selected tracking station for performing RTK resolution on the first mobile station. The second mobile station is another mobile station other than the first mobile station. When the tracking station for performing RTK resolution on the first mobile station is not included, a temporary base station is selected for RTK resolution, and the coverage of an RTK service is expanded without adding the tracking station.
US12292512B2
A microservice node can receive a request for information identifying a corrected physical location of a client device. The request can include raw satellite data associated with the client device. The microservice node can convert the raw satellite data to a Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) format. The microservice node can determine, based on converting the raw satellite data to the RTCM format, an estimated physical location of the client device. The microservice node can receive, based on transmitting a request to a network real-time kinematics (RTK) device, corrections data associated with the estimated physical location of the client device. The microservice node can determine, using a cloud RTK engine, the corrected physical location of the client device based on the estimated physical location and corrections data. The microservice node can transmit, to the client device, the information identifying the corrected physical location of the client device.
US12292506B2
An imaging apparatus with a 3D thermal imager, a signal processor, a laser, an optical scanner, a controller, and a bimodal array which operates a plurality of slow response thermal detectors for generating a 2D thermal image as input to the signal processor. The controller operates the bimodal array, the laser, the optical scanner, and the thermal imager in predetermined sequence to derive range data for communication to the signal processor which interlaces the 2D thermal image with the range data to generate 3D thermal imaging. A method using a slow response thermal detector for deriving a detected analog signal from an emitted laser pulse returned from a target, asynchronously sampling the detected signal for deriving therefrom two series of time events corresponding to the ascending and the decaying portions of the detected signal. The time of flight and range being calculated by using the two series of time events.
US12292502B2
The present disclosure relates to limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture. One example embodiment includes a system. The system includes a lens disposed relative to a scene and configured to focus light from the scene onto a focal plane. The system also includes an aperture defined within an opaque material disposed at the focal plane of the lens. The aperture has a cross-sectional area. In addition, the system includes an array of light detectors disposed on a side of the focal plane opposite the lens and configured to intercept and detect diverging light focused by the lens and transmitted through the aperture. A cross-sectional area of the array of light detectors that intercepts the diverging light is greater than the cross-sectional area of the aperture.
US12292486B2
A method for measuring the intensity of an external magnetic field by using a magnetic memory point including a storage layer having a magnetisation switchable between two magnetisation directions substantially perpendicular to the plane of the layer; a reference layer having a fixed magnetisation perpendicular to the plane of the layer; and a tunnel barrier layer separating the storage layer and the reference layer; the method including successively applying a plurality of currents or voltages of different amplitudes to the memory point until switching of the magnetisation direction of the storage layer takes place to determine a minimum switching current value of the magnetisation direction of the storage layer or a minimum switching voltage value of the magnetisation direction of the storage layer, and determining the intensity of the external magnetic field to be measured from the minimum switching current value or the minimum switching voltage value.
US12292485B2
A magnetic detection system is provided which is usable in a movable body including a power receiving system that receives power from a power transmission system by electromagnetic induction. The magnetic detection system includes at least one magnetic flux measuring unit that detects a magnetic flux including a magnetic source magnetic flux from a magnetic source disposed on the ground, and a signal processing unit that suppresses influence of a magnetic flux generated from the power receiving system on the magnetic flux measured by the magnetic flux sensor unit, to detect the magnetic source magnetic flux.
US12292481B2
The present invention relates to a booster kit for reusing a battery to create an environment enabling the supply of power and managing a voltage to each battery cell or battery module of the battery cells having usable voltages.
US12292477B2
In some examples, a system includes a high-voltage motor coupled to multiple motor leads housed within a terminal box, a power supply coupled to the multiple motor leads, and a voltage injection device coupled to the power supply and the multiple motor leads, the voltage injection device configured to couple to a data acquisition system.
US12292476B2
A device and a system for diagnosing a motor parameter are provided. The device includes a master chip, an excitation conditioning circuit, a motor resolver unit, and a sine and cosine conditioning circuit. The master chip includes a first analog-to-digital converter, a second analog-to-digital converter, a first processing unit, and a monitoring core.
US12292470B2
A structure provides a defect sensor for a cavity in an integrated circuit (IC). The structure includes a cavity defined in a substrate. A boundary is located where the cavity meets with a cavity-free area of the substrate. A metal line is arranged in a serpentine path in both a vertical and a horizontal direction and crosses the boundary. A controller may be provided that is configured to, in response to a change in an electrical characteristic of a signal through the metal line, generate an indication of the presence of a defect and/or change operation of at least one component of the IC. The structure may find application relative to a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) structure including an optical waveguide with a cavity under the optical waveguide.
US12292466B2
A system and method for detecting location of fault in a cable receives disturbance data from first and second protection relays when one of the first protection relay and/or the second protection relay detects a fault in a section of the cable. The system extracts voltage and current data for each segment in the section using the disturbance data, cable parameters and length of each segment, and determines a fitness value for each segment in the section using the extracted voltage and current data. The system identifies a segment with a lowest fitness value from the fitness value determined for each segment in the section by comparing the fitness value of each segment with the fitness value of subsequent segments in the section and detects the segment with the lowest fitness value as fault location in the cable.
US12292462B2
This disclosure describes circuits and techniques for determining inductance on an electrical line. In some examples, a method comprises charging a capacitor in time steps to a voltage level; counting a number of the time steps to the voltage level, wherein the number of the time steps defines a coarse measurement inductance of the electrical line; measuring a charging rate associated with charging the capacitor within a measurement window that is defined at the voltage level, wherein the charging rate associated with charging the capacitor within the measurement window defines a fine measurement of the inductance of the electrical line; and outputting an indication of the number of time steps and an indication of the charging rate associated with charging the capacitor within the measurement window.
US12292461B2
At a switch terminal of a flyback converter in a discontinuous conduction mode in a power meter, an apparatus determines a resonant frequency of the flyback converter. The apparatus determines whether the resonant frequency satisfies a condition. Through a controller, the apparatus triggers an event responsive to determining that the resonant frequency satisfies the condition.
US12292454B2
A method for operating a laboratory automation system, having: a control device and a transport system with carriers and a first empty carrier queue provided with a first fixed number of queue spaces, each assignable an empty carrier; the method comprising: providing additional queue spaces, each assignable an empty carrier, assigning a first number of additional queue spaces from the additional queue spaces to the first empty carrier queue, operating the first empty carrier queue with the first fixed number of queue spaces plus the first number of additional queue spaces, assigning, in response to receiving operation data in the control device, a second number of additional queue spaces from the additional queue spaces to the first empty carrier queue and operating the first empty carrier queue with the first fixed number of queue spaces plus the second number of additional queue spaces. Further, a laboratory automation system is provided.
US12292451B2
Provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for performing an apoA1 exchange assay to determine the risk of MACE and/or for conducting an action based on the assay results. In some embodiments, methods are provided for generating, or receiving, a report that graphically displays: i) the subjects ApoA1 exchange rate in a sample as lower than a control or threshold value, and ii) the subjects risk of a major adverse cardiac event (MACE) and/or cardiovascular disease as being higher than normal.
US12292449B2
A detection device and associated systems and methods for detecting analytes from a multiplex reaction are described. In particular, a device for conducting at least one detection reaction using a modified ELISA method including a surface with a detection region and a reference region, a detection sensor, and a light source. The detection device may include a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor. The device may be used to measure and report discrete quantities or combinations of discrete analytes, providing information to aid in the prognosis and/or diagnosis of altered states of health in vertebrates.
US12292446B2
Kits and methods of using the kits for analyzing macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, employing nucleic acid encoding are disclosed. The sample analysis kits employ nucleic acid encoding and/or nucleic acid recording of a molecular interaction and/or reaction, such as recognition events (e.g., between an antigen and an antibody, between a modified terminal amino acid residue, or between a small molecule or peptide therapeutic and a target, etc.). Additional barcoding reagents, such as those for cycle-specific barcoding (e.g., “clocking”), compartment barcoding, combinatorial barcoding, spatial barcoding, or any combination thereof, may be included in the kits. The sample may comprise macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, and the recording may generate molecular interaction and/or reaction information, and/or polypeptide sequence information. The kits may be used in high-throughput, multiplexed, and/or automated analysis, and are suitable for analysis of a proteome or subset thereof.
US12292442B2
Provided are a monoclonal antibody against CD19 antibody and the application thereof. The monoclonal antibody which targets CD 19 antibody has high specificity and strong affinity. Also provided are a detection reagent with high sensitivity, good accuracy and good specificity for the detection of CAR-T cells and a detection method using the detection reagent, which may directly target an extracellular antigen-binding region on the CAR-T cell.
US12292436B2
The present invention relates to a method for preserving urinary cells, the method comprising the step of contacting a urine sample obtained from a patient with a buffer substance suitable to create and/or maintain a pH value in the range of 6 to 8, particularly approx. 7, within said urine sample, and a formaldehyde releasing compound.
US12292425B2
A peak tracking device includes a chromatogram acquirer that acquires chromatograms based on measurement data obtained by providing an analysis device with analysis condition data, and a peak associator that associates each peak included in each chromatogram with one another. The peak associator includes a peak spectrum extractor that extracts peak spectral data being a spectrum derived from a peak from measurement spectral data acquired from each measurement data, an orthogonal spectrum extractors that extracts, from the measurement spectral data, spectral data orthogonal to a dominant component among components of the peak spectral data, and a similarity determiner that associates each peak with one another based on similarity of the spectral data extracted from the orthogonal spectrum extractor.
US12292422B2
A liquid chromatograph includes at least one mobile phase supply flow path (6; 42), at least one cleaning solution supply flow path (8; 44) joining the mobile phase supply flow path (6; 42), an analysis flow path (4) provided with a separation column (14), a sampling flow path (2) provided, at a tip end thereof, with a sampling needle (12), a switcher (10; 26) including a high-pressure valve (10) having an injection port (16) and configured to switch a flow path configuration of the liquid chromatograph between a loading state in which the analysis mobile phase supply flow path (6) and the analysis flow path (4) are connected in a fluid manner without the sampling flow path (2) and an injecting state in which the sampling flow path (2) is interposed between the analysis mobile phase supply flow path (6) and the analysis flow path (4) when a tip end of the needle (12) is inserted into the injection port (16), and a controller (50) configured to execute, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the cleaning operation of supplying the mobile phase and the cleaning solution to the analysis flow path (4) and/or the sampling flow path (2) to temporally change the composition of liquid flowing in the analysis flow path (4) and/or the sampling flow path (2).
US12292415B2
A system is provided for load testing a lift beam. The system includes a load testing framework configured to support the lift beam, a first connector configured to couple with a lift connector of the lift beam, and a second connector configured to couple with a load connector of the lift beam. The system also includes at least one drive configured to force the first and second connectors away from one another to load test the lift beam.
US12292412B1
Provided are a tension-torsion loading tooling, and a tension-torsion loading test system thereof, belonging to the technical field of material testing. The tension-torsion loading tooling includes a connector, a clamping head, and a connecting rod assembly. The connecting rod assembly includes four horizontal connecting rods, and four inclined connecting rods, the four horizontal connecting rods are sequentially hinged from end to end to form a parallelogram structure, and each of four diagonal corners of the parallelogram structure is hinged with one end of each of the four inclined connecting rods. The other ends of two inclined connecting rods on the diagonal corners are hinged with the connector, and the other ends of the other two inclined connecting rods are hinged with the clamping head. The tension-torsion loading test system includes a tensile testing machine, and a tension-torsion loading tooling.
US12292409B2
A method is provided including the steps: —first excitation of the object via a multifrequency signal; —detecting a first response signal of the object at one or multiple measuring points at the object; —transforming the first response signal from a time range into a frequency-dependent range; —selecting one or multiple frequencies, based on the frequency-dependent range; —second excitation of the object based on the selected frequencies; —detecting a second response signal of the object at one or multiple measuring points of the object; —ascertaining a mechanical parameter based on the second response signal.
US12292384B2
This disclosure describes various system and methods for monitoring photons emitted by a heat source of an additive manufacturing device. Sensor data recorded while monitoring the photons can be used to predict metallurgical, mechanical and geometrical properties of a part produced during an additive manufacturing operation. In some embodiments, a test pattern can be used to calibrate an additive manufacturing device.
US12292381B2
A fluorescence observation apparatus includes an irradiation unit that applies a plurality of kinds of excitation light of mutually different wavelengths to a plurality of spatially or temporally different positions in a biological sample that is labeled with a composite phosphor containing two or more kinds of fluorescent molecules at a predetermined composition ratio, a detection unit that detects fluorescence generated at each of the plurality of positions by application of the irradiation unit, and a calculation unit that determines a distribution of pieces of the composite phosphor on the basis of a fluorescence signal that is obtained from a detection result of the detection unit and that shows a fluorescence intensity corresponding to a position in the biological sample of each piece of the fluorescence.
US12292375B2
An analysis and observation device includes: an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits a primary electromagnetic wave; a reflective object lens having a primary mirror provided with a primary reflection surface reflecting a secondary electromagnetic wave and a secondary mirror provided with a secondary reflection surface receiving and further reflecting the secondary electromagnetic wave; first and second detectors that receive the secondary electromagnetic wave and generate an intensity distribution spectrum; and a controller that performs component analysis of a sample based on the intensity distribution spectrum. A transmissive region through which the primary electromagnetic wave is transmitted is provided at a center of the secondary mirror. The transmissive region transmits the primary electromagnetic wave, which has been emitted from the electromagnetic wave emitter and passed through an opening of the primary mirror, thereby emitting the primary electromagnetic wave along an analysis optical axis of the reflective object lens.
US12292372B2
The invention relates to a measuring device (10) for measuring physical characteristics of cells. The device (10) comprises: a microfluidic chip (20) provided with a flow channel (22) for allowing cells to flow through; a manipulator (24) configured to apply deformation force to a cell in a continuous flow; and a sensor (26) configured to sense a physical characteristic of the cell. The manipulator (24) and the sensor (26) are configured to define a width (W2) of the flow channel (22) as a gap formed between them. The manipulator (24) is configured to apply the deformation force to the cell by compressing the cell against the sensor (26).
US12292369B1
The present invention provides an induction type oil debris signal monitoring and identification system, which comprises an induction type oil debris sensor, used to detect small electromagnetic changes in the oil and output a monitoring signal after processing through a signal processing circuit; a bubble and debris classification and identification network module, used to analyze whether an abnormal amplitude signal in the monitoring signal contains bubbles or not so as to prevent the bubbles from being c as debris, and a two-level debris signal analysis network module, used to analyze the monitoring signal and determine the size and the quantity of debris.
US12292363B2
The present invention relates to a clearing technique which uses a solution containing at least one of a compound having a delipidation ability, a compound having a biochrome decoloring ability, a compound having a decalcification ability, a compound having a refractive index adjusting ability, and a compound having a tissue swelling ability. The clearing technique is suitable for use in high-throughput and low-magnification imaging which involves a simple process.
US12292362B2
A flow device, method, and system are provided for determining the fluid particle composition. An example flow device includes a fluid sensor configured to monitor at least one particle characteristic of fluid flowing through the fluid sensor. The example flow device also includes at least one processor configured to, upon determining the at least one particle characteristic satisfies a particle criteria, generate a control signal for an external device. The example flow device also includes a fluid composition sensor configured to be powered based on the control signal and further configured to capture data relating to the fluid particle composition. The example flow device is also configured to generate one or more particle profiles of at least one component of the fluid based on the data captured by the fluid composition sensor.
US12292353B2
MFB twist distribution data is calculated along a multi-fiber shape sensor bundle (MFB) using optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) phase interrogation data. Phase data is extracted from OFDR interferometric interrogation data acquired from an MFB having single core radially offset fibers with fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) helically wrapped about and rigidly adhered to a central single core fiber with BRFs. A change in phase between current and previously acquired phase signals is calculated for the fibers. The change in phase is unwrapped and FBG gap-induced unwrapping discontinuities are accounted for in the change in phase. The FBG gap-mitigated phase differences are determined for each of the offset fibers and then averaged. The center fiber gap-mitigated phase difference is subtracted from the average to yield a twist-phase difference. Bending-induced changes are removed to create bend-compensated twist-phase difference distribution which is used to calculate the MFB twist distribution data along the MFB.
US12292352B2
For testing the imaging performance of an optical system, a test target is positioned at an object plane of the optical system, and illuminated to generate an image beam. One or more images of the test target are acquired from the image beam. From the imaging data acquired, Edge Spread Functions at a plurality of locations within the test target are calculated. A model of Point Spread Functions is constructed from the Edge Spread Functions. Based on the Point Spread Functions, a plurality of imaging performance values corresponding to the plurality of locations are calculated. The imaging performance values are based on Ensquared Energy, Encircled Energy, or Strehl ratio.
US12292345B2
A system of fabric-based devices designed as transistors with tri-state behavior that can measure any geometries on 2D and 3D surfaces. The devices are constructed from layers of conductive materials and flexible sheets that allow signals to selectively cross between layers. Multiple layers of conductive signals can be achieved by controlling the tension of the top and bottom thread, and interlayering conductive, semiconductive, insulating, and semi-porous materials around a sensing layer. The layers can be further modified to include folds and cuts that allow for 2D and 3D bending, stretching, twisting, and curves. Large sheets of devices can be organized into grid-like matrixes, with signal wires connected in a multiplexed fashion to minimize the amount of threads to simplify construction and device communication to a central processing unit.
US12292335B2
A window for far-infrared thermal imaging sensor assembly, according to the present invention, comprises: an incident surface on which far-infrared rays are incident; and an opposing surface facing a thermal imaging sensor, wherein the window for a far-infrared thermal imaging sensor assembly is bonded to an upper portion of the far-infrared thermal imaging sensor so as to transmit the far-infrared ray toward the far-infrared thermal imaging sensor, and the incidence surface is subjected to a refraction reduction treatment of the incident far-infrared rays compared to the refraction occurring on a flat surface of a same material.
US12292311B2
To reduce the influence of an unintended magnetic flux of a permanent magnet on detection accuracy. An absolute encoder (2) includes a magnet provided at a tip end side of any one of a first worm gear portion (11) and a second worm gear portion (22), and an angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the magnet in response to a change in magnetic flux generated from the magnet. In the magnet, a first magnetic pole portion of a first polarity and a second magnetic pole portion of a second polarity different from the first polarity are formed adjacent to each other as viewed from an axial end surface of the magnet. The first magnetic pole portion and the second magnetic pole portion are formed adjacent to each other in a radial direction with a radial center of the magnet as a boundary, and the first magnetic pole portion and the second magnetic pole portion are formed adjacent to each other in an axial direction with an axial center as a boundary. The absolute encoder (2) is provided with a magnetic interference reduction member formed of a magnetic material on a radially outer peripheral surface of the magnet.
US12292298B2
A device is provided to extract scan lines data from images of a route, said scan line data comprising only a portion of the an image that extends along a scan line, and to store this data in memory together with respective positional data pertaining to the position of the device traveling along the route in a navigable network. This scan line and positional data can be obtained from a plurality of devices in a network and transmitted to computing apparatus, for example, for use in a production of a realistic view of a digital map.
US12292292B2
A system for improving accuracy in land navigation with limited non-electronic manual tools is provided. The system comprises a computer and application that provides a starting point and a first plurality of destination points in a field environment with instructions to physically locate the first plurality in a first order. The application also receives a second plurality of points indicating locations identified as corresponding to the first plurality, the second plurality physically found in the field in the first order. The application also plots on an electronic map the starting point, the first plurality, and the second plurality. The application also analyzes, based on observation of the plotted starting point and pluralities, of variances from each of the first plurality of points to a corresponding each of the second plurality of points. The application also displays analysis output and the map in a manner promoting group instruction about the variances.
US12292290B2
This document describes techniques and systems for vehicle localization based on pose corrections from remote vehicles in parking garages and other GNSS denial environments. A system can include a processor and computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to autonomously operate a host vehicle and determine an estimated pose of the host vehicle within the GNSS denial environment. The instructions also cause the processor to transmit a pose request to a remote vehicle in the GNSS denial environment. In response to the pose request, the system can receive a corrected pose of the host vehicle from the remote vehicle. The instructions further cause the processor to use the corrected pose to determine an updated pose for the host vehicle. In this way, the system can provide highly accurate vehicle localization in GNSS denial environments in a cost-effective manner.
US12292288B2
The azimuth/attitude angle measuring device (100) includes a first angular velocity sensor (103), a second angular velocity sensor (104), a power supply unit (102), and a control unit (101). The control unit is configured so that, when an angular velocity, which is to be used in an operation before and after interchanging a function of a primary side control circuit (12) and a function of a secondary side control circuit (13), is detected by one of the first angular velocity sensor and the second angular velocity sensor, the control unit does not perform control for interchanging the function of the primary side control circuit and the function of the secondary side control circuit in the other of the first angular velocity sensor and the second angular velocity sensor.
US12292283B2
An imaging range estimation device includes an image data processor configured to acquire image data imaged by a camera device and generate image data with an object name label added, a reference data generator configured to set, by using geographic information, a region within a predetermined distance that is imagable from an estimated position at which the camera device is installed and generate reference data with an object name label added, and an imaging range estimator configured to calculate a concordance rate by comparing a feature indicated by a region of an object name label of the image data with a feature indicated by a region of an object name label of the reference data, and estimate the imaging range of the camera device to be a region of the reference data that corresponds to the image data.
US12292275B2
A scale thickness estimating system according an embodiment includes: a fluid temperature acquiring unit that acquires a temperature of a fluid flowing in a pipe; a flow path outer surface-temperature acquiring unit that acquires a temperature of an outer surface of the pipe; a heat flux acquiring unit that acquires a heat flux on the outer surface of the pipe; a flow path wall-thermal conductivity acquiring unit that acquires a flow path wall thermal conductivity of the pipe; a scale thermal conductivity acquiring unit that acquires a scale thermal conductivity of scale depositing on an inner surface of the pipe; and a scale thickness estimating unit that estimates a thickness of the scale based on the temperature of the fluid, the temperature of the outer surface, the heat flux, the flow path wall thermal conductivity, and the scale thermal conductivity.
US12292263B2
A safety assembly for use with a laser-directed energy weapon is disclosed. The assembly comprises a control system comprising a photodetector and a processing unit; and an optical device configured to attach to a target such that, when attached, the optical device provides a light beam to the photodetector. The processing unit is arranged to compare the received light beam against one or more predetermined attributes, and to permit the laser-directed energy weapon to fire only when the received light beam is determined to have the one or more attributes.
US12292253B2
An adapter for airsoft guns includes a housing comprising a single, integrally formed plastic element, the housing having an upper portion configured to mate with a magazine well of the airsoft gun, an air reservoir located within the housing for holding pressurized gas, an air inlet configured for allowing ingress of pressurized air from an attached gas canister, an air outlet configured for allowing egress of pressurized air from the air reservoir, a piston valve between the air reservoir and the air outlet configured for preventing airflow from the air reservoir to the air outlet when in the rest position, and allowing temporary airflow from the air reservoir to the air outlet when contacted by a firing pin of the airsoft gun, a projectile inlet configured for allowing ingress of projectiles from an attached projectile magazine, and a projectile outlet configured for allowing egress of projectiles to the airsoft gun.
US12292252B1
A feeder door of a feeder of a machine gun, the feeder including a feeder housing and the feeder door spring-loaded and pivotally coupled via a pivotal coupling to the feeder housing between at least an open position and a closed position, the feeder door comprising a base including a slot; a retainer lever; and a pivotal coupling independent of the feeder door and feeder housing pivotal coupling configured to spring-load and pivotally couple the retainer lever to the feeder housing between at least a stowed position with the retainer lever retracted in the slot of the base of the feeder door and a deployed position with the deployable portion extending outwardly from the slot of the base feeder door.
US12292247B1
A lock apparatus for a gun, includes a magazine lock. The magazine lock is configured to fit into a magazine opening of the gun. The magazine lock further includes an interference member. The interference member is configured from a flexible material. The interference member is fastened to a first end of the magazine lock. The flexible material forms a loop. When the loop is inserted into the magazine opening the loop exits out of an open chamber of the gun thereby enabling an external lock to capture the loop placing the gun in a LOCKED state.
US12292232B2
An ice-lined cold storage device (10) comprising: a cold storage compartment (15) arranged at an interior of the ice-lined cold storage device; an ice-lining (25a, 25b, 25c, 25d) configured to absorb heat from the interior of the cold-storage device; a cooling circuit (16) configured, when in operation, to remove heat from the ice-lining; an inner liner (22) arranged between the cold storage compartment and the ice-lining, the inner liner comprising a sheet material (23) having a major surface which faces towards the cold storage compartment and a major surface (27) which faces towards the ice-lining; is provided with an electrical heating element (26) arranged at one of the said major surfaces of the inner to provide heat to the interior of the cold storage device.
US12292225B2
A refrigerator including an inner case forming a storage chamber, an intermediate partition partitioning the storage chamber in an upper-lower direction, and an evaporator seating part extending in a left-right direction, an evaporator cover to cover the evaporator seating part and formed with a cold air discharge port through which cold air from inside the evaporator seating part is dischargeable to the storage chamber, a first partition fixed to the intermediate partition and a bottom surface of the inner case and including a partition opening communicating with a space between the inner case and an outer case, a partition fixing opening formed in the inner case or the intermediate partition to allow an insulator to pass through the partition opening and the partition fixing opening, and a second partition coupleable to the first partition to divide the storage chamber in the left-right direction.
US12292224B2
A refrigerator includes a housing defining an interior, a freezer disposed within the interior, and a cooling unit for cooling the interior of the refrigerator. The freezer has a freezer door. At least one ventilation duct vertically extends through the freezer door. The at least one ventilation duct has a first end in communication with an upper zone of the interior of the refrigerator. An airflow path extends between a heat exchanger and a lower end of the at least one ventilation duct. A cooling fan is disposed within the interior of the refrigerator for directing a source of air across the heat exchanger, along the airflow path, through the at least one ventilation duct and into the upper zone of the interior of the refrigerator.
US12292219B2
A method is described for operating a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor with a driveshaft and one or more gas bearings for supporting the driveshaft. The method includes operating the refrigerant circuit in a first mode which includes supplying gaseous working fluid compressed by the compressor to the one or more gas bearings of the compressor, and the one or more gas bearings using the compressed gaseous working fluid to support the driveshaft. The method includes operating the refrigerant circuit in a second mode which includes supplying liquid working fluid to the one or more gas bearings of the compressor, and the one or more gas bearings using the liquid working fluid to support the driveshaft. A refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a condenser, an expander, an evaporator, and a controller configured to selectively operate the refrigerant circuit in a least a first mode and a second mode.
US12292217B2
A noise reducing unit includes a common mode choke coil and a first damping portion that is made of a nonmagnetic material. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, a first winding wound around the core, and a second winding wound around the core and spaced apart from the first winding. The first damping portion surrounds the first winding and the second winding. The first damping portion is configured such that an induced current flows in the first damping portion to generate magnetic flux that resists changes in leakage flux leaking from the core. The noise reducing unit further includes a second damping portion that is made of a magnetic material. The second damping portion is disposed on an opposite side of the first damping portion from the common mode choke coil.
US12292216B2
Cooling device 1, in particular a freezer 2, having a closable cooling space 3, an electrically operated cooling circuit, and preferably a cold storage pack 4, wherein the at least one closable cooling space 3 and the cold storage pack 4 can be cooled by the electrically operated cooling circuit. The cooling device has a power distributor 5 for distributing electrical power of at least one regenerative power source 6 to an electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 and to at least one further electricity consuming device 7. In addition, the power distributor 5 has a control system with a computing unit 23, a memory 24 and priority logic. The priority logic is used to preferentially supply the electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 with electricity if there is a lack of electrical power of the at least one regenerative power source 6.
US12292214B2
The application pertains to, for example, novel processes and systems for heat transfer, refrigeration, energy storage, and various cooling and heating processes. Such processes may include cooling or mixing various liquid-liquid phase transition liquids to release and/or energy. Additionally or alternatively, such processes may include charging and/or discharging thermal storage reservoirs with layered liquids of various temperatures.
US12292210B2
An object is to provide a dehumidifying member having a high tensile strength. The object can be achieved by a dehumidifying member including a honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure includes a planar base material and a corrugated base material, a contact part where a wave top portion of the corrugated base material and the planar base material are in contact with each other, and an air hole. The contact part includes an adhesion part adhered by an adhesive agent and silica gel formed on the air hole side from the contact part. The component forming the adhesive agent differs from the component of the silica gel formed on the air hole side from the adhesion part.
US12292208B2
An airflow appliance for mitigating spread of infectious disease. The appliance may include an elongated body configured for being disposed across the top surface of a table, first and second side surfaces of the body respectively facing first and second sides of the table; at least one air intake disposed along at least one of top or side surfaces of the body; at least one air exhaust disposed along at least one of bottom or end surfaces of the body; at least one fan disposed in the body, the at least one fan drawing air from the at least one air intake and expelling air from the at least one air exhaust; wherein the at least one air intake is configured to draw air from at least one of the first and second sides of the table; and wherein the at least one air exhaust is configured to blow air away from at least one of the first and second sides of the table.
US12292207B2
An air mixing system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a conduit configured to receive a first airflow and a second airflow and to discharge the first airflow and the second airflow as a mixed airflow via an outlet of the conduit. The air mixing system also includes a thermal wheel disposed within the conduit. The thermal wheel is configured to direct the first airflow and the second airflow thereacross, rotate within the conduit, and transfer heat between the first airflow and the second airflow.
US12292204B2
An air conditioner including an arc shaped discharge port formed in a cylindrical member of a housing; a main fan; an arc shaped heat exchanger between the main fan and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member with respect to a radial direction of the cylindrical member; and an auxiliary fan. A discharge flow path is formed between an outer peripheral end of the heat exchanger and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member. A guide flow path is formed outside the discharge flow path with respect to the radial direction of the cylindrical member. The auxiliary fan is in the discharge flow path and is configured to suck some of the air discharged through the discharge port into the guide flow path. The guide flow path returns the air sucked by the auxiliary fan to the auxiliary fan.
US12292202B2
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a cold and hot water supply and power generation system including a graphene-coated ceramic heating element, which can control temperatures of cold and hot water based on the graphene-coated ceramic heating element and a heat pump, use power generated by thermoelectric power generation based on a temperature difference between the cold and hot water, and supply the cold and hot water to a demand source or use the same for cooling and heating.
US12292196B2
A fuel nozzle guide assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fuel nozzle guide assembly includes a housing; a tube arranged in the housing and defining a portion of a first fluid passage therein, the first fluid passage configured to include a first fluid, wherein a second fluid passage is defined, in part, between an exterior surface of the tube and an interior surface of the housing, the second fluid passage configured to include a second fluid; an air inflow tube, the air inflow tube defining a central air passage and configured to include a third fluid; an air inflow assembly defining a third fluid passage and configured to include a fourth fluid; and a nozzle outlet configured to receive each of the first fluid, the second fluid, the third fluid, and the fourth fluid to cause mixing thereof.
US12292182B1
The present disclosure proposes a lamp with a replaceable power supply module, the lamp including: a lamp body; a power supply module electrically connected to the lamp body to supply power to the lamp body, the power supply module being disposed on the lamp body and provided with a locking portion; and a catch, the catch being provided with a catch body and an elastic member connected to the lamp body, the catch body being rotatably connected to the elastic member, and the locking portion being provided with a locking protrusion, wherein the catch body has a catch recess and a mounting opening, the catch recess mating with the locking protrusion, and the mounting opening being located below the catch recess and configured to allow the locking protrusion to enter and exit the catch recess.
US12292175B2
A cover lens for a vehicle lighting device is provided, and includes a visual section which is transparent and designated to form the light exit aperture of the lighting device. The cover lens also includes a blank section which is opaque and/or which is designated to be invisible from the exterior of the lighting device. The blank section includes at least one condensation area. The wall thickness of the condensation area is lower than the wall thickness of the visual section.
US12292168B2
A modularized lighting device includes a light source module and a frame. The light source module includes a housing and two end caps disposed at the two ends of the housing respectively. Each of the end caps includes a base having an accommodating space and two connecting sheets fixed at the bottom of the accommodating space. The frame includes two electrical connecting modules. Each of the electrical connecting modules includes an installation base having an installation space and two clamping structures disposed at the bottom of the installation space. The two end caps are detachably installed at the two electrical connecting modules respectively, such that the two connecting sheets of each of the end caps are inserted into the two clamping structures of the electrical connecting module corresponding thereto.
US12292167B1
A handheld light having a viewing space comprising a light body and a handle wherein the light body includes a viewing space and wherein the handle may include a rotating base.
US12292164B2
An integrated light source includes: an emissive radiation source having a first spectrum; an optical element located to direct emissions from the emissive radiation source; a volumetric spectrum converter located to convert emissions directed from the emissive radiation source to emissions having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum; an optical reflector located about the converter; an output filter, the reflector being located to reflect the converter emissions towards the output filter; and a package body having an internal cavity containing the emissive radiation source, optical element, converter, reflector, and filter, wherein desired light radiates from the cavity through the filter.
US12292163B2
A method is provided for precooling a cryostat having a hollow cold head turret into which a neck tube protrudes and connects an object to be cooled to the exterior of the cryostat, wherein a cold head having a cold head stage for cooling a cryogenic working medium may be introduced into the neck tube. During a condensation operation the cryogenic working medium flows through a heat pipe into an evaporator chamber which is thermally conductively connected to the object to be cooled. During a precooling phase a precisely fitting, thermally conductive short circuit block is inserted through the neck tube into the heat pipe to provide thermal conduction between the object to be cooled and a cooling device. The short circuit block is removed from the heat pipe after the target temperature is reached, and heat is subsequently transmitted through the heat pipe during a condensation operation.
US12292159B2
A bracket can be provided to support objects between studs. A pivot tab on the bracket can support the bracket relative to a stud as the bracket pivots from a vertical installation orientation to a horizontal support orientation. The bracket can engage a floor track when in the vertical orientation to align the bracket for installation at a predetermined height.
US12292149B1
A stud isolator with integrated nail protection and sound abatement, providing isolation, nail protection and sound abatement in a single device, with installation of a single product. Such an isolator includes an insertion body sized and configured for insertion into the stud bore hole. The insertion body includes a faceplate attached to the front end of the insertion body, so as to serve as a stop and attachment point to the stud, when the insertion body is inserted into the stud bore hole. The insertion body includes a hollow channel for receipt of a plumbing pipe extending through the stud bore hole. In addition, a metal nail protection collar and sound abatement layer are provided received in the insertion body of the isolator, so as to surround the plumbing pipe received in the isolator.
US12292148B2
A device for reducing vibrations in a hydraulic system may have a separating device which has a side for delimiting a fluid-conducting cavity of the fluid system. The device may also have a vibration-reducing unit, which is designed to mechanically adjust the rigidity of the separating device such that vibrations in the fluid system are reduced.
US12292136B2
A process valve apparatus includes a process fitting, a pneumatic valve drive and a control device with a control unit. The control device is configured to carry out a partial stroke test. The control unit is configured to control a valve device of the control device with an electrical control signal in order to effect a pneumatic actuation of the valve drive. The control device is configured to perform a plurality of partial stroke tests and the control unit is configured to provide the electrical control signal with the same control signal values for each partial stroke test.
US12292133B2
A rotary actuator is connected to a device and configured to set the device in a motion. The rotary actuator has a rotary actuation system and a logic. The logic is configured such that when a movement is applied to the device independent of the rotary actuator, the logic activates the rotary actuator to: (i) move the device to at least one functional position or (ii) move the device to a starting position.
US12292132B2
Provided are a thermostat device and a method for manufacturing the same, capable of minimizing an increase in size of the thermostat device, and where a seal member is easily assembled and cost can be minimized. This thermostat device includes a housing, attached to a mounting hole of a counterpart member, that has a flow path for a coolant formed therein, a seal member that creates a liquid-tight seal between the counterpart member and the housing, a thermo-element that expands and contracts in accordance with the coolant temperature, a valve body that opens and closes the flow path due to the expansion and contraction of the thermo-element, and a coil spring that biases the valve body in a closing direction, the housing having formed therein a deformed annular groove into which the seal member fits, and the seal member having a perfectly circular shape in a natural length state.
US12292127B2
A pressure relief valve configured to vent a pressurized tank in the event of a fire is provided. The pressure relief valve includes a body, a vent passage, a plug and a latch. The vent passage is disposed through the body. The vent passage can be placed in fluid communication with an internal volume of a tank and with the atmosphere. The plug is moveably mounted in the vent passage. The latch has a blocking member disposed in contact with a control end of the plug in a first configuration and out of contact with the control end in a second configuration. The second configuration allows movement of the plug in the vent passage. One or both of a shape memory alloy wire and a trigger piston is configured to actuate the latch from the first to the second configuration. The shape memory alloy wire is configured to shorten when exposed to a temperature above a threshold temperature. The trigger piston moves, e.g., by a pressurized gas, in a trigger actuation passage to actuate the latch from the first configuration to the second configuration.
US12292121B2
A valve member, and related assemblies, systems, and methods, for a high-power pump may include a valve body having a valve head. The valve head may have a seal engaging surface positioned to receive a valve seal. The seal engaging surface may have a first axial position relative to a valve body axis. The valve head further may have a cavity at least partially defining a cavity interior. The cavity interior may extend between a cavity opening and a cavity end. The cavity interior may extend from the cavity opening at a second axial position spaced from the first axial position of the seal engaging surface and at least partially through the first axial position to the cavity end at a third axial position, thereby to reduce mass of the valve member and substantially maintain the strength of the valve head.
US12292102B1
Locking differential systems, vehicles and methods are provided. An electric vehicle includes an electric motor including a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate about a rotor axis; a rotor shaft connected to the rotor for rotation about the rotor axis; a differential located within the rotor shaft; a first input shaft connected to first side of the differential; a second input shaft connected to second side of the differential; a locking system configured to selectively lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft; a control system configured to determine when to lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft; and an actuation system configured to operate the locking system to lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft.
US12292086B2
The bearing seat device includes a bearing seat, a bearing set, a driven module, and an adjusting member. The bearing seat has a mounting hole, an adjusting slot, and an inserting hole. The adjusting slot divides a section of the bearing seat that is adjacent to the inserting hole and the mounting hole into a first side compartment and a second side compartment. The inserting hole extends from the first side compartment to the second side compartment. The bearing set is mounted in the mounting hole. The driven module extends into the mounting hole, is supported by the bearing set, and is rotatable relative to the bearing seat. The adjusting member engages the mounting hole and is operable to adjust a width of the adjusting slot between the first and the second side compartments and a diameter of the mounting hole.
US12292082B2
A bearing, in particular to a self-aligning roller bearing, with a fastener of a sealing disc, which fastener increases the load-bearing strength. The bearing includes a bearing ring with an annular sealing disc which is connected to one of the two bearing ring end surfaces by a fastener which have a shank and a head, which has an enlarged diameter with respect to the shank, and the respective shanks reach through the bores which are made in the respective end surface. Here, the annular surfaces have a cylindrical contour, with the result that the other annular surface provides a raceway, wherein the raceway has a spherical contour, and the bore center axis of each bore in the bearing ring and in the sealing disc has an engaged profile which converges onto the cylindrical contour of the one annular surface.
US12292066B1
An anchor pin that is precisely structured and machined to fit within a internal bore of a spindle rod of a motorcycle steering spindle assembly is presented herein. The anchor pin is configured and intended to provide additional structural integrity to and reinforce the spindle rod in the event of damage thereto or failure thereof. Accordingly, the anchor pin includes an elongated cylindrical shaft with a flared head disposed at one end thereof. The elongated cylindrical shaft includes at least one recessed ring disposed along a length thereof, and at least one resilient o-ring seated therein.
US12292061B2
There is provided a fluid pressure circuit capable of preventing unintentional operation of a cylinder device. A return flow passage through which a return fluid flows from a cylinder device to a regenerative drive source is provided with a control valve that opens the flow passage in response to an operation of an operating device.
US12292042B2
A floor pump includes an inflation device having a pump, a seat, and a pressure gauge. The seat is connected to a lower edge of the pump. The pressure gauge is connected between two ends of the pump. A base is pivotably connected to the seat and is movable between an extended position and a first folded position. The base includes first and second footrest portions located on two opposite sides of the seat. When the base is in the extended position, both the first footrest portion and the second footrest portion are not located below the pressure gauge. When the base is in the first folded position, the first footrest portion is located below the pressure gauge.
US12292041B2
A fluid transportation system and method use a negative pressure driving mode to absorb fluids from a fluid storage assembly and a positive pressure driving mode to load the absorbed fluids into the fluid-using system. At least two working modules are used to transport fluids to the fluid-using system, the process of transporting fluid in each working module being divided into the processes of absorbing fluids into a fluid transfer assembly, and loading fluids into a fluid transfer assembly. The process of absorbing fluids in each working module and the processes of absorbing fluids and/or loading fluids in any other working module overlap at least partially along the time axis. With the present disclosure, the accuracy and speed of fluids transportation are improved, a device utilizing the system and method is also disclosed.
US12292038B2
A shape memory alloy actuator assembly comprises a first part, including a surface, a second part which moves relative to the first part across the surface and a resilient biasing element that biases the second part into contact with the first part so as to generate frictional forces therebetween for retaining the second part on the surface. At least one shape memory alloy actuator wire is connected between the first part and the second part and arranged to, on contraction thereof, apply a force to the second part with a component parallel to the surface that drives movement of the second part relative to the first part across the surface. Thus, the second part is retained on the surface when no power is applied to the shape memory alloy wire, and movement is achieved when power is applied.
US12292016B2
An exhaust duct for an engine includes an outer exhaust duct and a nested exhaust duct capable of having at least two configurations. The nested exhaust duct is circumferentially surrounded by the outer exhaust duct for a first length of the nested exhaust duct in a first configuration. The nested exhaust duct is circumferentially surrounded by the outer exhaust duct for a second length of the nested exhaust duct in a second configuration, which is less than the first length.
US12292015B2
An aircraft nacelle equipped with a thrust reversal device which comprises: at least one deflection system configured to deflect an air stream channeled in the nacelle toward a lateral opening of the nacelle, in the activated state; at least one orientation system having: at least one transverse deflector configured to orient the air stream deflected by the deflection system toward the upstream end of the nacelle, at least one downstream deflector positioned at the downstream edge of the lateral opening and configured to deflect the air stream deflected by the deflection system toward the upstream end of the nacelle.
US12292014B2
A chevron ring is disclosed. In various embodiments, the chevron ring includes an attachment ring; and a chevron, the chevron connected to and extending downstream of the attachment ring and having a trailing edge portion, the chevron defining a hollow portion between the attachment ring and the trailing edge portion.
US12292012B2
A coating for reducing high-temperature oxidation of a piston for an internal combustion engine is provided. This coating is obtained by means of a composition containing titanate or zirconate, wherein at least one metal pigment is introduced into the coating.
US12291997B1
A variable area turbine nozzle assembly includes a guide vane including an outer centering pin defining a tab. An inner support ring is spaced radially outward from the guide vane and defines an opening and a protrusion. The protrusion is configured to engage with the tab of the outer centering pin. An outer support ring extends circumferentially around the inner support ring and defines an aperture. The outer support ring has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is greater than or less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. At least one linkage joins the inner support ring to the outer support ring and is configured to rotate the inner support ring circumferentially about an axial centerline of the variable area turbine nozzle assembly in response to a change in operational temperature of a combustion gas thus causing the guide vane to rotate.
US12291996B2
Methods of controlling an in-line heater for an energy storage device are provided. A determination is made that a pump is running. When running, the pump circulates a thermal management fluid through a thermal management conditioning loop, which includes the in-line heater and a heat transfer hardware configured to transfer heat between the thermal management fluid and the energy storage device, wherein the in-line heater is in thermal communication with the thermal management fluid. The in-line heater is turned on in response to the determination that the pump is running and a temperature of the thermal management fluid is below a lower control limit.
US12291990B2
Internal combustion engines, including engines producing power from solid or slow burning fuel(s), such as biological-based or petroleum-based fuels, wood, corn, biomass, coal, and waste products, and/or possibly other liquid or gaseous fluids, as well as methods for operating or implementing such engines, are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, the engine includes a crankshaft, a piston, a cylinder having an internal cavity and several ports, and an assembly having a chamber having a first region within which solid fuel can be situated and combusted. The assembly further includes a diverter valve so that, depending upon a setting of the valve and during engine operation, first and second amounts of compressed air respectively proceed to the first region and to bypass the first region, and a combination of combustion products and the second amount proceeds via one of the ports to the part of the internal cavity.
US12291980B2
An unducted rectifier for a turbomachine is provided. The rectifier includes: (1) stator vanes each having a root and a blade radially projecting from the root, the root having two half-platforms; (2) pivots, each associated with a vane mounted so as to pivot about a pitch axis and configured to connect to a system for changing the pitch of the blades, each pivot having an upper platform and a cylindrical lower portion; and (3) attachment systems for attaching the half-platforms of the root of the vane to the associated pivot, each having two plates having a substantially identical shape to each half-platform and a clamping system for clamping the half-platforms between the plates of the attachment system and the upper platform of the pivot.
US12291978B2
The invention relates to a bypass turbomachine (2) for an aircraft, comprising a gas generator (5) and a ducted fan (4) comprising variable pitch blades (18) configured to take a reverse thrust position driving a reverse flow (24) of air within a secondary duct (16), the gas generator (5) being connected to a fan casing (3) by a stator blade assembly (40) that passes through the secondary duct, first openings (28) for letting in air from the reverse flow being located on an outer casing (17) at least partially internally delimiting the outer duct, and second openings (29) for letting said air out being located on an inner casing (14) at least partially externally delimiting an inner duct (12). The first openings are located within a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (C) of the turbomachine and passes substantially through the middle of the blade assembly.
US12291975B2
The invention relates to a turbine blade (33) for a movable wheel of a low-pressure turbine of an aeronautical propulsion system, comprising a root (331), a shroud (334), and an aerodynamically profiled airfoil (333) extending from the root (331) to the shroud (334), wherein a parameter N2S is defined as: N 2 S = π ( R e 2 - Ri 2 ) × w 2 , where: Re is an outer flowpath radius, Ri is an inner flowpath radius, w is a limit rotation speed of the drive shaft, wherein the outer flowpath radius Re and the inner flowpath radius Ri are chosen such that N2S is greater than a certain threshold which depends on the temperature T measured when the drive shaft rotates at the limit rotation speed w.
US12291974B2
A turbine engine including a fan section, a compressor section, a combustion section, a turbine section, and an airfoil assembly. The airfoil assembly comprising a spar, a trunnion and a stress relief. The trunnion having an upper edge with an open top, and a socket extending from the open top. The spar extending through the open top and into the socket. A junction being formed between the spar and a portion of the upper edge defining the open top.
US12291971B1
A blade outer air includes a center web having a radially inner face and a radially outer face, at least one mounting arm extending from the radially outer face, and a graded coating disposed on the radially inner face. The graded coating has an abradable component in a first region and a protective component in a second region. The abradable component has a higher porosity than the protective component. A gas turbine engine and a method of protecting a blade outer air seal are also disclosed.
US12291965B2
A method for preparing a geothermal system involves preparing a wellbore that extends into an underground magma reservoir. Characteristics of the drilling process and the borehole are monitored to detect when the magma reservoir is reached, such that specially configured drilling operations can be performed to drill to a target depth within the magma reservoir.
US12291959B2
A downhole tool can include a position sensor comprising a first set of magnets and an internal slider. The downhole tool can also include a valve magnet assembly comprising a second set of magnets magnetically couplable to the first set of magnets. The second set of magnets can be positionable circumferentially around an outer diameter of the position sensor. The valve magnet assembly can be configured to move in response to a fluid valve. The valve magnet assembly can be configured to cause the internal slider of the position sensor to move in response to movement of the valve magnet assembly.
US12291945B1
A downhole perforating gun system provides wireless electrical communication between an inner body conductor, a switch, a detonator, and a feedthrough, and further comprising a weight module and a bearing assembly wherein the weight module is rotatable by a weight via a bearing assembly based on gravity acting on one or more of the weights.
US12291942B2
The present invention relates to a well tool system for forming a permanent barrier in a well, the system comprising: a well tool device comprising a pyrotechnic mixture and an ignition device provided within or adjacent to the pyrotechnic mixture; a tool string connected above the well tool device; and a replenishment string connected between the well tool device and tool string. The replenishment string comprises pyrotechnic mixture. The elevating device is configured to control the movement of the replenishment string towards a heat generating process started by means of the ignition device.
US12291941B2
A tubing retrievable safety valve assembly and related methods are disclosed herein. The assembly includes a primary flapper, a secondary flapper, a flow tube, and a protective sleeve. The flow tube is shiftable between a downhole position that holds the primary flapper in an open position and an uphole position that allows the primary flapper to move to a closed position. The protective sleeve, when positioned in an uphole position, holds the secondary flapper valve in an open position. The protective sleeve is shiftable to a downhole position to allow the secondary flapper to move to a closed position, for example, upon failure of the primary flapper.
US12291940B2
A float valve assembly has a moveable dart member biased in a normally-closed position in a housing. A baffle strainer member can be operationally attached to the housing using mating thread in order to provide a metal-to-metal fluid pressure seal between the baffle strainer member and the housing. External threads on the baffle strainer member can also mate with internal threads in a central through bore of a tubular carrier sub in order to provide a metal-to-metal fluid pressure seal between the baffle strainer member and the carrier sub.
US12291934B2
A container device for transporting and releasing a plugging material into a well includes a longitudinal chamber for containing the plugging material, the chamber including a tubular wall extending in a longitudinal direction and at least one opening for releasing the plugging material from the chamber; a lower seal extending across the opening and closing the chamber in a closed configuration; a pressure application mechanism provided at an upper portion of the container device for pressurising at least part of the device and expelling the plugging material; and a connector provided at an upper portion of the container device for attaching the container device to an elongate member for lowering into a wellbore.
US12291932B2
The invention relates to a method for determining the state of a joint joining a first and a second drill string component. A drill rig includes a rotation unit for rotating the drill string and means for determining a representation of a torque applied by the rotation unit. A joint loosening mechanism distinct from the rotation unit apply a joint loosening torque acting on the drill string when loosening a joint. The method includes applying a torque in a joint loosening direction by means of the rotation unit, and applying a joint loosening torque acting on the drill string by means of the joint loosening mechanism.
US12291928B2
A pipe assembly includes a first pipe, a second pipe, and a collar. The first pipe has a first external thread and a first annular lip that has a first external seal surface and a first internal annular beveled surface. The second pipe has a second external thread and a second annular lip with a second external seal surface and a second internal annular beveled surface. The collar is threadedly coupled to the first pipe and the second pipe to form a coupling connection. The collar has a first internal thread threadedly coupled to the first external thread and a second internal thread threadedly coupled to the second internal thread. The collar has a bore that contacts the first external seal surface and the second external seal surface to form a metal-to-metal seal that is energized under fluid pressure at the first and second internal annular beveled surfaces.
US12291927B2
A coupler comprising a hub comprising a longitudinal hub axis and a chamber disposed therein. A shaft having a longitudinal shaft axis, a first end, and a second end, wherein the second end of the shaft is pivotally coupled to the hub. A positioning assembly disposed in the chamber of the hub that engages the second end of the shaft. The positioning assembly being configured to allow the longitudinal shaft axis to become laterally offset from the longitudinal hub axis. A lower coil plate assembly positioned adjacent to an end cap assembly. A floating coil assembly disposed in an open chamber having walls bounded by the coil plate assembly and the end cap assembly for electromagnetically communicating with an adjacent coil assembly of a tubular member connected to the hub. Seals between the floating coil assembly and walls of the chamber provide a sealed off portion of the chamber.
US12291925B1
An underreamer drill hammer comprising a canister including a housing having an outer diameter, a proximal end configured for attachment to a drill string, and a percussive drill hammer housed within the housing, the percussive drill hammer having a drill bit movable between a radially retracted position and a radially extended position. The drill bit can rotate and is designed in a manner that the drill bit head cams, pivots, or swings out to a larger cutting diameter when the system is rotated in a first direction. The system is rotated in a second direction to retract the bit heads. The bits are retracted to remove the canister from the casing or to drill a smaller diameter hole through rock.
US12291878B2
A construction panel for installation on a construction surface and interlocking connection to a another construction panel comprises a moisture barrier base to inhibit migration of moisture from the construction surface. The base has a pair of opposed first connector edges comprising a first pair of releasable mating elements, and a pair of opposed second connector edges comprising a second pair of releasable mating elements. A plurality of projections extend from the underside of the base for support and to permit air circulation and drainage of water between the base and the construction surface. In one embodiment, an upper panel having selected physical characteristics is attached to the base. The positioning of the first and second pairs of mating elements on the first and second pairs of connector edges enables the interconnection of entire or partial construction panels.
US12291876B2
The floor or wall panel has a substrate and a top layer applied thereon. The substrate consists mainly of a mineral material. The panel is provided, on at least two opposite edges, with coupling means that allow two such panels to be coupled together at the respective edges, wherein in the coupled state there is locking in the vertical direction perpendicular to the plane of the coupled panels and in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the coupled edges and in the plane of the coupled panels.
US12291875B1
A commercial roofing screw machine has: a plurality of screw guns that each properly place and install screw and washer pairs, both securely and in the right location, from separate magazines; automated operation with automatic or manual fastening pattern selection; sensors to recognize insulation sheets or marking lines, the high and low rib on the decking through the insulation, and torque; an indicia generator that marks fastener locations that did not hold correctly; and wireless communications for remote status checks, new programming uploads, troubleshooting, issue and error reporting, communicating with like or complementary machines to complete tasks, communicating with a records and reporting system to document fasteners installed correctly and which ones failed and were fixed by humans, and other beneficial purpose, and enabling plans upload with feature locations identified to select a fastening pattern based on location on a building and wind uplift ratings.
US12291874B2
A building includes an outer wall, a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground, and a flashing arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall. The flashing includes an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall, a guide connected to the attachment and arranged above the roof, and a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide.
US12291870B2
A roofing shingle has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sealant material applied along the lower surface. A pressure relief channel is formed along the lower surface of the roofing shingle, with a release strip applied over the pressure relief channel. When the roofing shingle is paired with another roofing shingle in a stack, the sealant material of the roofing shingle is arranged in registration with the release strip and pressure relief channel of the other roofing shingle.
US12291868B2
A retrofitting method for a beam with an opening is disclosed. The retrofitting method provides a hoop cooperated with an inclined stirrup to form a reinforcement set. The hoop is used to enclose the opening; and the reinforcement set may be selectively adjusted according to the distance between the edge of opening and a column face. The retrofitting method and reinforcement set are not only suitable for openings located in the non-plastic hinge zone of the beam, but also suitable for the openings located in the plastic hinge zone.
US12291855B2
A valve assembly includes a movable valve element arranged to move relative to a valve housing between an open and a closed position. The valve housing includes a drainage body provided with drainage holes arranged to allow fluid to drain from the valve assembly from gaps between the movable valve element and the housing via the drainage holes.
US12291848B2
A main valve throttle (53) of a main valve (43) is configured by a lateral hole (53A) communicating an inlet side flow passage (25) and an outlet side flow passage (27) through the inside of the main valve (43) and a groove portion (53C) communicating the inlet side flow passage (25) and the outlet side flow passage (27) via an outer peripheral portion of the main valve (43). The groove portion (53C) is located such that a hydraulic fluid spurting from the groove portion (53C) changes the direction of a flow of a hydraulic fluid spurting from the lateral hole (53A). In this case, the direction of a flow of a hydraulic fluid F2 spurting from the lateral hole (53A) can be changed to approach the direction parallel to the center axis of the main valve (43) by a hydraulic fluid F1 spurting from the groove portion (53C).
US12291846B2
A robot generates a cell grid (e.g., occupancy grid) representation of a geographic area. The occupancy grid may include a plurality of evenly sized cells, and each cell may be assigned an occupancy status, which can be used to indicate the location of obstacles present in the geographic area. Footprints for the robot corresponding to a plurality of robot orientations and joint states may be generated and stored in a look-up table. The robot may generate a planned path for the robot to navigate within the geographic area by generating a plurality of candidate paths, each candidate path comprising a plurality of candidate robot poses. For each candidate robot pose, the robot may query the look-up table for a corresponding robot footprint to determine if a collision will occur.
US12291845B2
Vehicle control systems and modules are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a vehicle control module includes a first module connector configured to connect to a vehicle in place of a vehicle input device configured to control an operational part of the vehicle, a second module connector configured to connect to the vehicle input device, and an electronic controller configured to (i) receive an input command regarding the operational part of the vehicle from the vehicle input device connected via the second module connector, (ii) modify the input command, and (iii) transmit the modified input command to the vehicle via the first module connector to cause the vehicle to operate the operational part in accordance with the modified input command.
US12291837B2
A method of coupling a tool to a work machine including inserting a front lug of a coupling assembly into a front recess on the tool, inserting a rear lug of the coupling assembly into a rear recess on the tool, moving a retaining member of the coupler assembly to a retaining position relative to the tool to releasably mount the tool to the work machine, while simultaneously preventing movement of a hydraulic coupling manifold on the coupling assembly from moving; and moving the hydraulic coupling manifold to a coupling position with a hydraulic power transmission coupling on the tool to hydraulically couple the tool to the work machine in response to the retaining member reaching the retaining position.
US12291830B2
A method for the reduction of liquefaction potential within soil of a stratum located a distance deep below a foundation of a structure through the injection of a two-part polyurethane liquid forming a polymer foam.
US12291827B2
A pet refuse collection apparatus, and methods of use of the pet refuse collection apparatus, including a pet refuse bag supported by a fixture that allows the bag to be positioned underneath the pet to catch the refuse. A frame supports a refuse bag and may be manipulated with a single hand of a user while the frame supports a dispensed pet refuse bag in a position conducive to collecting pet refuse and additionally supports undispensed bags and stores a dispensed bag containing pet refuse.
US12291826B2
A mat comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side is disclosed. The mat has a body with a thickness defined between the first side and the second side and a width defined between a first edge and a second edge. A plurality of fortifying members can be positioned between the first side and the second side extend within the body substantially vertically with respect to the width. A lip can extend from the body of the mat and have a first rib having a first rib thickness. A first channel portion can have a first channel thickness whereby the first rib thickness is greater than the first channel thickness.
US12291823B2
The present disclosure provides various aspects for mobile and automated processing utilizing additive manufacturing and the methods for their utilization. In some examples, discrete material formats for use in an Additive Manufacturing Array are disclosed. Methods of using the additive manufacturing robot, discrete materials, and the roadways produced with the additive manufacturing robot are provided. A combined function Addibot, with Additive Manufacturing capabilities, cleaning capabilities, line painting capabilities and seal coating capabilities which may be used in concert with a camera equipped aerial drone for design and characterization function is described.
US12291819B2
Methods and apparatuses for producing a zoned and/or layered substrate are described. A substrate can include a first layer including a first zone, a second zone, and an interface between zones. The first zone can include a plurality of fibers. The second zone can include a plurality of fibers and can be offset from the first zone in a cross-direction. The interface can include at least some of the plurality of fibers of the first zone and at least some of the plurality of fibers of the second zone to provide a purity gradient with a transition width less than 3.8 cm as defined by the Purity Gradient Test Method as described herein.
US12291808B2
A heating-energy-saving equipment for printing and dyeing factory, including: a heat source generator, a first ejector, a second ejector, a setting machine and a flash drum; a steam outlet of the heat source generator is connected to an injection port of the first ejector through a pipeline, an outlet of the first ejector is connected to an injection port of the second ejector, the water outlet of the flash drum is provided with a second branch pipe which is connected to the first ejector port of the second ejector, and the steam outlet of the flash drum is connected to the second ejector port of the second ejector, the present invention can save energy and reduce production costs; can be improved upon the existing equipment without changing the main structure of existing equipment, and it is very easy to implement; can reduce the discharge heat loss and environmental pollution.
US12291807B2
Disclosed is an arrangement and a method for manufacturing of a web of packaging material for an oral pouched snuff product. The web is a saliva-permeable nonwoven web includes fibres, whereof 0%-95% of said fibres are of a first type and 5%-100% of a second type, the fibres of the first type being cellulose-based staple fibres, and the fibres of the second type being thermoplastic fibres, which are meltable and/or softenable at least at the surface. The arrangement includes a carding unit for carding the fibres to form a pre-web, an air-through bonding unit for bonding the pre-web by means of at least partial melting and/or softening of the fibres of the second type to form the web, and a calendering unit for surface treatment of the web.
US12291803B2
A laminar velour knitted fabric is disclosed, which has an top side and a bottom side, the top side including a pile and the bottom side including a knitted fabric of at least one pile material and a base material. The at least one pile material in the knitted fabric is formed as at least one pile yarn and the base material in the knitted fabric is formed as at least one base yarn. Further, the pile includes the at least one pile material. The at least one pile material of the pile has individual fibrils with a fineness of at most 2 dtex per fibril.
US12291800B2
Provided is a melt-anisotropic aromatic polyester multifilament having excellent abrasion resistance. The melt-anisotropic aromatic polyester multifilament has a single fiber fineness from 10 to 80 dtex and comprises 3 to 10 wt % of a dimethylsilicone-series finishing agent applied on a fiber surface of the multifilament, based on the multifilament, the finishing agent containing a dimethylsilicone-series compound having a weight average molecular weight from 15000 to 40000.
US12291797B2
A protein scaffold based on a consensus sequence of fibronectin type III (FN3) proteins, such as the tenth FN3 repeat from human fibronectin (human Tenascin), including isolated nucleic acids that encode a protein scaffold, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using thereof have applications in diagnostic and/or therapeutic compositions, methods and devices. In particular, protein scaffold molecules binding to IgG have been identified as useful for diagnostic and/or therapeutic applications.
US12291779B2
Methods of depositing a film selectively onto a first substrate surface relative to a second substrate surface are described. The methods include exposing the substrate surfaces to a blocking compound to selectively form a blocking layer on at least a portion of the first surface over the second surface. The substrate is sequentially exposed to a metal precursor with a kinetic diameter in excess of 21 angstroms and a reactant to selectively form a metal-containing layer on the second surface over the blocking layer or the first surface. The relatively larger metal precursors of some embodiments allow for the use of blocking layers with gaps or voids without the loss of selectivity.
US12291776B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a film and a forming method thereof. The forming method includes: providing a base; forming a diamond-like carbon film on the base, where the DLC film has carbon-hydrogen chemical bonds; and performing photocatalytic treatment on the DLC film, to break at least some of the carbon-hydrogen chemical bonds and reduce content of hydrogen elements in the DLC film.
US12291775B2
A device for coating an interior surface of a housing defining a volume comprising a plurality of reactant gas sources including reactant gases for one or more surface coating processes; first and second closures to sealingly engage with an inlet and outlet of the volume of the housing to provide an enclosed volume; a delivery line fluidically coupled to the first closure and the plurality of reactant gas sources to deliver the reactant gases to the enclosed volume; and an output line fluidically coupled to the second closure to remove one or more reactant gases, byproduct gases, or both from the enclosed volume. A method for coating an interior surface of a housing is also provided.
US12291770B2
The mask includes a first surface and a second surface that are arranged opposite to each other. The first surface includes a plurality of first grooves, the second surface includes a plurality of second grooves, the plurality of second grooves and the plurality of first grooves are in a one-to-one correspondence, and each second groove and a respective first groove corresponding to the each second groove penetrate the mask. On the second surface, the distance between adjacent second grooves is greater than a preset distance, where the preset distance is greater than zero.
US12291768B2
A method is provided for artificially ageing a material, comprising heating the material according to a predefined temperature profile, wherein the temperature profile comprises a variable target temperature; and applying a paint bake cycle to the material.
US12291767B2
Methods for improving a toughness and a strength of a stainless steel material are described herein. For example, a high strength stainless steel material can comprise at least 11 wt. % Cr, between 0.01 wt. % and 1.0 wt. % Ni, more 0 wt. % Mo, more than 0 wt. % W, more than 0 wt. % Ti, more than 0 wt. % Nb, and more than 0 wt. % V. In some examples, the high strength stainless steel material can be heat treated with at least one quench treatment and at least one tempering heat treatment. In some examples, the high strength stainless steel material can comprise between 0.01 wt. % and 0.5 wt. % Ni, no more than 0.25 wt. % Mo, no more than 0.1 wt. % W, no more than 0.1 wt. % Ti, no more than 0.1 wt. % Nb, and no more than 0.1 wt. % V.
US12291765B2
Provided is an alloyed steel powder for powder metallurgy that has excellent compressibility and enables obtaining a sintered body having improved strength as sintered. An alloyed steel powder for powder metallurgy comprises: Cu: 2.0 mass % or more and 8.0 mass % or less; Mo: more than 0.50 mass % and 2.00 mass % or less; one or both of Mn: 0.1 mass % or more and 1.0 mass % or less and Cr: 0.3 mass % or more and 3.5 mass % or less; and a balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the alloyed steel powder contains particulate oxide, and a total amount of Mn and Cr in the particulate oxide is 0.15 mass % or less with respect to 100 mass % of the alloyed steel powder, and a number ratio of particulate oxide in contact with Cu of FCC structure to the particulate oxide is 50% or more.
US12291762B2
A method of manufacturing a cobalt-nickel-containing solution including: preparing a crude nickel hydroxide and/or a crude cobalt hydroxide as a starting material, the crude nickel or cobalt hydroxide containing cobalt and nickel and elements except the cobalt and nickel as impurities, the crude nickel hydroxide containing the nickel more than the cobalt, and the crude cobalt hydroxide containing the cobalt more than the nickel; a water-washing process for obtaining a post-water-washing crude hydroxide from the starting material; a leaching process for obtaining a post-leaching solution from the post-water-washing crude hydroxide; a neutralization process of subjecting the post-leaching solution to neutralization and solid-liquid-separation to remove the impurities as a post-neutralization residue containing one or more of iron, silicon, aluminum, and chromium, thereby obtaining a post-neutralization solution; and an extraction process of subjecting the post-neutralization solution to solvent extraction to obtain a post-extraction solution containing cobalt and nickel with the impurities reduced.
US12291759B2
This steel sheet has a specific chemical composition, the tensile strength is 1300 MPa or more, the ratio (R/t) of the limit bend radius to the sheet thickness is less than 3.5, when a depth position of 30 μm from the surface in the sheet thickness direction is defined as a position A and a depth position of ¼ of the sheet thickness from the surface in the sheet thickness direction is defined as a position B, the number density of AlN at the position A is 3000 pieces/mm2 or more and 6000 pieces/mm2 or less, a metallographic structure at the position B includes 90% or more of martensite by volume percentage, and the hardness at the position A is 1.20 times or higher than the hardness at the position B.
US12291752B2
The present invention relates to a method for predicting the survival time of a patient suffering from a solid cancer comprising i) determining in a tumor sample obtained from the patient the gene expression level of at least 7 genes selected from the group consisting of CCR2, CD3D, CD3E, CD3G, CD8A, CXCL10, CXCL11, GZMA, GZMB, GZMK, GZMM, IL15, IRF1, PRF1, STAT1, CD69, ICOS, CXCR3, STAT4, CCL2, and TBX21, ii) comparing every expression level determined at step i) with their predetermined reference value and iii) providing a good prognosis when all expression levels determined at step i) are higher than their predetermined reference values, or providing a bad prognosis when all expression levels determined at step i) are lower than their predetermined reference values or providing an intermediate prognosis when at least one expression level determined value is higher than its predetermined value. The method is also particularly suitable for predicting the responsiveness of the patient to a treatment.
US12291751B2
Provided herein are methods for detecting tumor mutational burden (TMB) in subjects. In one aspect, the methods include determining observed mutational counts from sequence information obtained from nucleic acids in samples from the subjects and determining a tumor fraction and/or a coverage of the nucleic acids to generate sequencing parameters. The methods also include determining an expected mutational fraction and/or an expected distribution of the expected mutational fraction given the sequencing parameters to generate an expected result, and adjusting the observed mutational count given the expected result to generate an adjusted result, thereby detecting the TMB in the subject. Other aspects are directed to methods of selecting customized therapies for treating cancer in subjects, and methods of treating cancer in subjects. Yet other aspects include related systems and computer readable media used to detect TMB in subjects.
US12291750B2
The present disclosure relates to the identification of a biomarker, consisting in a circulating miRNA, suitable for use in the diagnosis and prognosis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC), and to diagnostic kits for use in such diagnosis.
US12291746B2
The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. The linked template nucleic acids is amplified, creating linked amplicons.
US12291744B2
Disclosed are methods for detecting a target polynucleotide comprising a genetic alteration relative to a reference polynucleotide in a sample comprising a mixture of the target polynucleotide and the reference polynucleotide. The methods may be utilized for detecting with high selectivity a target polynucleotide in a mixture of the reference polynucleotide and the target polynucleotide in which the target polynucleotide represents a low percentage of the mixture. The methods may be adapted for diagnosing, prognosing, and treating subjects having a disease or disorder associated with the genetic alteration.
US12291742B2
The present invention provides for novel methods for regulating and detecting the cytosine methylation status of DNA. The invention is based upon identification of a novel and surprising catalytic activity for the family of TET proteins, namely TET1, TET2, TEM3, and CXXC4. The novel activity is related to the enzymes being capable of converting the cytosine nucleotide 5-methylcytosine into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by hydroxylation.
US12291736B2
The present invention relates to a novel enzyme capable of producing multi-hydroxy derivatives from polyunsaturated fatty acids and a method for producing multi-hydroxy derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids using the same.
US12291730B2
The present invention relates to protease variants, having improved properties compared to the parent protease, in particular variants of a serine protease belonging to family 53 derived from a strain of Meripilus giganteus. The variants according to the invention have in particular increased thermo-stability, e.g., increased residual activity after 30 min at a temperature in the range from 55 to 60° C. and/or increased thermal denaturation temperature, compared to the parent Meripilus giganteus protease. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US12291729B2
An engineered type V Cas protein is provided, including a parental type V Cas protein and an HNH domain. The HNH domain is located at an N-terminus of the parental type V Cas protein; or the HNH domain is located between two continuous or non-continuous amino acids of the parental type V Cas protein, named as a first amino acid and a second amino acid, respectively. The first amino acid and the second amino acid are selected from one of amino acids 1 to 10 at the N-terminus of the parental type V Cas protein, and the first amino acid and the second amino acid are different amino acid positions of the parental type V Cas protein; or the first amino acid and the second amino acid are selected from amino acid positions corresponding to amino acids 794 and 795 of SEQ ID NO: 9.
US12291725B2
This disclosure pertains to a non-living biological product. Particularly, exosomes derived from stem cells can help restore heart function. According to certain embodiments, a fluid-induced shear stress mechanical stimulation process of stem cells is used to augmented quantity and quality of exosomes produced from stem cells. These exosomes serve as a therapeutic agent for the regenerative repair of diseases, such as diseased heart tissues. Therefore, compositions comprising the exosomes derived from stem cells and methods of treating a degenerative disease by administering the exosomes isolated from stem cells are also provided.
US12291712B2
Provided herein are methods and host cells for producing a polypeptide containing two chains, such as an antibody, half-antibody, antibody fragment, or one-armed antibody. The methods and host cells allow for two-chain polypeptide production using expression of polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide chains from extra-chromosomal polynucleotide(s), and expression of one or more chaperone protein(s) (e.g., peptidyl-prolyl isomerases and/or protein disulfide oxidoreductases) from the host cell chromosome using non-native combination(s) of promoters and translational units encoding a chaperone protein.
US12291710B2
The present invention provides an antisense oligonucleotide that is formed of 15-22 nucleotides and that is complementary to a nucleic acid including at least 15 consecutive bases in a specific target region of a base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 471 (which encodes atrophin 1; ATN1), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof.
US12291704B2
Reader and plate methods, operations, and systems for observing a biological sample are shown and described. In one embodiment, a device for observing biological growth, when present, on a growth plate, includes an imaging device and a variable positioning nest. The nest may include a first sunken frame to receive a first growth plate, and an offset second sunken frame to receive a distinct second growth plate in an operating position offset about the first operating position.
US12291701B2
The invention relates to a cell culture container that inhibits adhesion of cells, a method for manufacturing the same and a method for producing cell aggregates using the same. The cell culture container has a coating film containing a copolymer having a recurring unit which contains a group represented by formula (a) and a recurring unit which contains a group represented by formula (b): wherein Ua1, Ua2, Ub1, Ub2 and Ub3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and An− represents an anion selected from the group consisting of a halide ion, an inorganic acid ion, a hydroxide ion and an isothiocyanate ion, on at least a part of a surface of the container, and the volume of the container is 20 μL or less.
US12291688B1
The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions and methods of lubricating a spark-ignition engine effective to depress low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) events and to maintain low foaming and/or aeration through selected silicon chemistries and treat rates.
US12291683B1
Technology to convert syngas into aviation fuel is described. Some variations provide a process comprising: providing a starting syngas stream comprising H2 and CO; purifying the syngas feed stream, if necessary; feeding the clean syngas stream to an alcohol-synthesis reactor, to catalytically convert syngas to a C1-C10 mixed-alcohol stream; feeding the C1-C10 mixed-alcohol stream to a dehydration reactor, to catalytically convert C1-C10 mixed alcohols to C2-C10 mixed olefins; feeding the mixed olefins to an oligomerization reactor, to catalytically convert the C2-C10 mixed olefins to C5-C16 mixed hydrocarbons; feeding the C5-C16 mixed hydrocarbons and hydrogen to a hydrogenation reactor, to catalytically hydrogenate C═C double bonds within the C5-C16 mixed hydrocarbons, thereby generating stabilized C5-C16 mixed hydrocarbons; and recovering the stabilized C5-C16 mixed hydrocarbons as aviation fuel. In preferred embodiments, the aviation fuel is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under ASTM D7566-24a.
US12291682B2
A production plant and a method for production of a synthetized gasoline product from a synthetic hydrocarbon mixture produced from a mixture of reactive oxygenates, the method including a. separating the synthetic hydrocarbon mixture in at least a light hydrocarbon fraction, and a higher boiling hydrocarbon fraction, wherein the higher boiling fraction comprises at least 70% of the molecules including 10 or more carbon atoms and less than 20% of the molecules comprising exactly 9 carbon atoms, b. directing at least an amount of said higher boiling hydrocarbon fraction as a hydrocracking feedstock to contact a material catalytically active in hydrocracking under effective hydrocracking conditions providing a hydrocracked hydrocarbon stream, wherein at least an amount of said hydrocracked hydrocarbon stream is combined with at least an amount of said light hydrocarbon fraction, to provide said synthetized gasoline product having a T90 being below T90 of said synthetic hydrocarbon mixture.
US12291679B2
The present technology provides a process comprising: contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with an effective amount of sodium metal and an effective amount of exogenous capping agent at a temperature of 250-500° C., to produce a mixture of sodium salts and a converted feedstock, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock comprises hydrocarbons with a sulfur content of at least 0.5 wt % and an asphaltene content of at least 1 wt %; the sulfur content comprises asphaltenic sulfur and non-asphaltenic sulfur; the converted feedstock comprises hydrocarbon oil with a sulfur content less than that in the hydrocarbon feedstock and an asphaltene content less than that in the hydrocarbon feedstock; and the proportion of asphaltenic sulfur to non-asphaltenic sulfur in the converted feedstock is lower than in the hydrocarbon feedstock.
US12291677B2
The invention provides a method for enriching diluents with butane so as not to violate pre-defined limits for liquid hydrocarbon fuels with respect to density, volatility and low density hydrocarbon content.
US12291676B2
Process for feeding plastic material, e.g. a plastic waste, to a processor such as a thermochemical reactor, e.g. a pyrolysis reactor. The process comprises an optional shredder or disintegrator (1), a conveying system (2), a feed hopper (3) with a lock hopper or rotary valve, a melting tank (6) with an agitator (5) followed by a melt pump (7) for the delivery of molten plastic to the processor. The advantage of the current process includes the ability to supply a consistent, metered flow to the processor, independent of the recycled plastic's melt properties, or the form or particle size and distribution of the plastic material.
US12291662B2
The present invention generally relates to photon upconversion nanocapsules for 3D printing and other applications. For example, one aspect is generally related to nanocapsules that contain an upconversion material. Light, such as laser light, focused on a region of liquid containing nanocapsules may be upconverted by the upconversion material to produce wavelengths sufficient to cause polymerization of a polymerizable entity to occur. However, in contrast, although other regions may receive some light, that light may not be of sufficient focus or intensity to be upconverted, and thus, the polymerizable entity in those regions would generally not polymerize. In such a fashion, the extent of polymerization can be controlled, for example, by controlling where light is applied to the liquid. The light could be focused at arbitrary regions within the liquid, thus allowing true 3D-printing to occur. In addition, some embodiments of the invention generally relate to systems and methods for making or using such nanocapsules containing upconversion materials, products produced using such materials, kits including such materials, or the like.
US12291660B2
Provided is a method for preparing a PSA composition for protecting Low-E glass plates from degradation and corrosion. A PSA composition preparation method is provided for Low-E glass plate protection. The method comprises a step of obtaining an aqueous liquid, and a step of obtaining a polymer containing liquid comprising the aqueous liquid and a polymer. Here, the aqueous liquid satisfies at least (a) having an electrical conductivity below 300 μS/cm or (b) having a chloride ion concentration below 35 μg/mL.
US12291658B2
An electrical steel strip or sheet with at least one thermo-hardenable, water-based hot-melt adhesive varnish layer provided on one of its flat sides, a method for producing such an electric steel strip or sheet, and a lamination stack made therefrom are disclosed. In order to be able to have an increased melt viscosity during the baking process, it is proposed that the thermo-hardenable, water-based hot-melt adhesive varnish layer also have a pre-cross-linking agent that bonds with the epoxy resin or with a mixture of epoxy resins, the pre-cross-linking agent being an organic amine with three amino groups, namely an organic triamine or a mixture of such organic amines.
US12291657B2
The present disclosure provides a composition. The composition contains (A) an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer containing (i) ethylene and (ii) from 20 wt % to 35 wt % C6-C8 α-olefin comonomer, the ethylene/α-olefin copolymer having a density from 0.880 g/cc to 0.895 g/cc, a melt viscosity, at 177° C., from 4,000 mPa·s to 20,000 mPa·s, and a glass transition temperature from −55° C. to −20° C.; (B) a tackifier, and (C) a wax.
US12291643B2
A storage stable aqueous coating composition comprising a novel combination of an anionic acrylic polymer with a small amount of a specific acetoacetamide functional compound and providing coating films made therefrom with formaldehyde abatement property, yellowing resistance, and scrub resistance.
US12291634B2
Disclosed herein is a composition comprising: an epoxy-containing component, elastomeric particles in an amount of greater than 11% by weight to 25% by weight based on total weight of the composition; and a curing component activatable by an external energy source, the curing component comprising at least one guanidine having a D90 particle size of 25 μm measured by dynamic light scattering. Also disclosed is the composition in an at least partially cured state. Also disclosed is a method for treating a substrate comprising applying the composition to a surface of a substrate; and applying an external energy source to cure the composition. Also disclosed are substrates comprising the composition. Also disclosed are substrates formed by the method of the present invention.
US12291627B2
The invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a terpolymer composition comprising (A) a first terpolymer fraction containing propylene, ethylene and 1-hexene, wherein the first terpolymer fraction has a melt flow rate of 0.005 to 0.20 dg/min determined by ISO 1133-1:2011 (230° C., 2.16 kg) and (B) a second terpolymer fraction containing propylene, ethylene and 1-hexene, wherein the second terpolymer fraction has a melt flow rate of 0.30 to 70 dg/min determined by ISO 1133-1:2011 (230° C., 2.16 kg), wherein the first terpolymer fraction is prepared using a first set of reaction conditions, the second terpolymer fraction is prepared using a second set of reaction conditions and the first and second set of reaction conditions are different, wherein the polypropylene composition (i) has a melt flow rate of 0.10 to 0.70 dg/min determined by ISO 1133-1:2011 (230° C., 2.16 kg), (ii) has a content of ethylene derived units in the range from 1.6 to 3.0 wt %; (iii) has a content of 1-hexene derived units in the range from 1.7 to 4.0 wt %; and (iv) has a ratio of the content of ethylene derived units to the content of 1-hexene derived units in the composition of at least 0.70.
US12291624B2
A polytetrafluoroethylene composition containing polytetrafluoroethylene and fibrous filler. The fibrous filler has an average fiber length of 100 μm or shorter and includes fibers having a fiber length of longer than 160 μm in a proportion of 15% by mass or less.
US12291618B2
A method for modifying a polymer carrier material for use as a stationary phase in an analytical or preparative separating method, the method comprising the steps of: providing a polymer carrier material, which is at least partly formed of aromatic hydrocarbon compounds comprising at least two vinyl or allyl substituents; producing hydroxy groups on/in the polymer carrier material by a method comprising an oxidative treatment of the polymer carrier material and a subsequent reductive or hydrolytic treatment of the reaction product; reacting the product from the previous step with a polyfunctional compound. The invention also relates to a polymer carrier material for use as a stationary phase in an analytical or preparative separating method, in particular a chromatography method, produced according to a method according to the invention.
US12291613B2
A water-soluble film is provided that is excellent in film transparency and water solubility and inhibits sticking between the films. A water-soluble film includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein a crystallite size obtained from an X-ray profile obtained by wide-angle X-ray measurement is from 4.0 to 5.5 nm and a degree of crystallization obtained from the X-ray profile is from 10.0% to 25.0%, and an external haze is from 7.0% to 30.0%.
US12291612B2
A fiber-reinforced resin base material includes continuous reinforcing fibers or a reinforcing fiber base material in which discontinuous fibers are dispersed, the continuous reinforcing fibers or a reinforcing fiber base material being impregnated with a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, wherein the fiber-reinforced resin base material has a glass-transition temperature, as measured by the DMA method (bending mode), of 115° C. or higher.
US12291597B2
The present invention relates to a polybutylene terephthalate composition, and an article derived from the polybutylene terephthalate composition comprising as component (A) polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, as component (B) vinyl aromatic-based polymer comprising units which are derived from vinyl aromatic monomers, and as component (C) reinforcement agent.
US12291596B2
Radical cascade reactions enabling sequence-controlled ring-closing polymerization and ring-opening polymerization for the controlled synthesis of polymers with complex main-chain structures are provided. Facile syntheses leading to low-strain macrocyclic monomers consisting of the ring-opening triggers and extended main-chain structures are also provided. The present disclosure further provides methods for excellent control over polymer molecular weights and molecular weight distributions and high chain-end fidelity allows for the preparation of polymeric systems with well-defined architectures. Further provided are the general nature of the radical cascade-triggered transformations in polymer chemistry, and its application to the synthesis of polymers with diverse main-chain structural motifs with tailored functions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US12291591B2
A copolymer is prepared by graft-polymerizing 20 to 40% of an aromatic vinyl compound and 1 to 20% of a vinyl cyanide compound onto 50 to 70% of conjugated diene rubber latex having a solids content of 30 to 65% by weight, coagulating the latex by adding 0.04 to 0.27 parts by weight of a first nonionic polymer coagulant, and 0.47 to 1.65 parts by weight of a second cationic polymer coagulant or 0.73 to 3.35 parts by weight of a second anionic polymer coagulant to 100 parts by weight (based on solids) of the prepared graft copolymer latex. When the second coagulant is the cationic polymer coagulant, the total weight of coagulant is 0.7 to 1.7 parts by weight, and when the second coagulant is the anionic polymer coagulant, the total weight of coagulant is 0.97 to 3.37 parts by weight.
US12291586B2
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polymer, which includes: adding a first reaction solution including an aqueous solvent and a monomer mixture including an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, an alkyl-unsubstituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer to a reactor and initiating polymerization; and performing polymerization by continuously adding an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer to the reactor, wherein the first reaction solution satisfies Expression 1 (see the description of the invention).
US12291585B2
The object of the invention is to provide a novel olefin-based molded product useful for various applications. An olefin-based molded product comprising a polymer including a structural unit of at least one polar olefin monomer represented by the general formula (I) CH2═CH—R2—Z(R1)n is provided. In the formula, Z is a hetero atom selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and selenium; R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 or 2 depending on the atomic species of Z; and R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbylene group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.
US12291584B2
The present invention provides certain polymeric materials, precursors thereof as well as the preparation and uses thereof.
US12291579B2
The present disclosure provides polypeptides that specifically bind to phosphocholine (PC). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding these polypeptides, expression vectors and host cells for making these polypeptides, and methods of treating a subject using these polypeptides.
US12291578B2
A method of treating a disease associated with imbalanced or abnormal activity of MMP-7 is diclosed. The method comprises administration of an antibody comprising an antigen recognition region which binds a catalytic site of MMP-7, having complementarity determining region amino acid sequences as set forth in: SEQ ID NOs: 3, 4 and 5 (CDR3), sequentially arranged from N to C on a light chain of the antibody; and SEQ ID NOs: 6, 7 and 8, sequentially arranged from N to C on a heavy chain of the antibody.
US12291573B2
The present invention discloses a nanobody targeting IL-6Rα protein and uses thereof, wherein the heavy chain variable region of the nanobody comprises three complementary determining regions, CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3, wherein CDR1 has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 2, CDR2 has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 3, and CDR3 has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 4. With high affinity to IL-6Rα protein and high stability and water solubility, the nanobody can be used in the development of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of IL-6-mediated related diseases or conditions, as well as in the development of reagents or kits for the detection of IL-6Rα, which can provide potentially highly effective antibodies for the study of IL-6-mediated related diseases, and provide new therapeutic strategies and targets for autoimmune diseases or tumors.
US12291556B2
The invention relates to parathyroid hormone (PTH) variants and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same. The invention further relates to PTH compositions with improved serum half-life and peak-trough ratios, and methods of controlling serum calcium levels with the PTH variants and compositions of the invention. The invention further relates to methods of treating hypoparathyroidism and/or hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism with the PTH variants and compositions of the invention.
US12291547B2
The present application provides a synthetic method for production of 3-azido-3-deoxy-D-galactopyranose. Also provided are methods of using the 3-azido-3-deoxy-D-galactopyranose in the manufacture of galactoside galectin antagonists, such as TD139 (GB0139), GB1107, GB2064, and GB1211.
US12291539B2
The present disclosure provides compounds and methods useful in the treatment and suppression of cancer, for example, useful for treating or suppressing cancers characterized by KRAS G12C. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
US12291536B2
Disclosed is a crystal form of a compound of formula (I) and the use of the crystal form in the preparation of a drug for treating Wee1-related diseases.
US12291535B2
This invention relates to benzodiazepine derivatives, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of those derivatives and methods of using those derivatives or compositions in treating cognitive impairment associated with CNS disorders. It also relates to the use of an α5-containing GABAA receptor agonist (e.g., an α5-containing GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator) in treating cognitive impairment associated with CNS disorders in a subject in need or at risk thereof, including age-related cognitive impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), amnestic MCI, Age-Associated Memory Impairment, Age Related Cognitive Decline, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), prodromal AD, PTSD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ALS, cancer-therapy-related cognitive impairment, mental retardation, Parkinson's disease, autism spectrum disorders, fragile X disorder, Rett syndrome, compulsive behavior, and substance addiction. It also relates to the use of an α5-containing GABAA receptor agonist (e.g., an α5-containing GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator) in treating brain cancers (including brain tumors, e.g., medulloblastomas), and cognitive impairment associated therewith.
US12291533B2
Disclosed are new small molecules having a substituted pyrimidine or substituted fused pyrimidine core structure and the uses thereof for modulating glucocerebrosidase activity. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the small molecules which may be administered in methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with glucocerebrosidase activity, including Gaucher's disease and neurological diseases and disorders such as genetic and sporadic synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy associated with aberrant glucocerebrosidase activity. The small molecules may contain a fluorophore or may be conjugated to a fluorophore in order to prepare a fluorescent probe for use in high throughput screening methods to identify new modulators of glucocerebrosidase activity via fluorescence polarization.
US12291526B2
The present invention relates to deuterated derivatives of lanifibranor, in particular for use in therapy, specifically in the treatment of fibrotic diseases.
US12291524B2
The specification relates to compounds of Formula (I): and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to processes and intermediates used for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of diseases such as liver disease.
US12291522B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula (I), which inhibit Gal-3, and include pharmaceutically acceptable salts, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods using and making such compounds and compositions.
US12291519B2
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein Ar1, Ar2, L, n, and R1 are as described in the description, their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of Formula (I), and especially to their use as Galectin-3 inhibitors.
US12291518B2
The application relates to a compound of Formula (I′) or (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, prodrug, stereoisomer, or tautomer thereof, which modulates the activity of thyroid hormone receptors, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I′) or (I), and a method of treating or preventing a disease or disorder regulated by thyroid hormone.
US12291512B2
This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 and/or M4 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by the muscarinic M1 and M4 receptors. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula (I) where p; q; X1; X2; Y; R1; R2; R3; R4; R5 and R6 are as defined herein.
US12291511B2
The present disclosure includes compositions and methods for improved DNA amplification reactions. In particular, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for hot-start PCR applications using DNA polymerase inhibitors that minimize non-specific DNA amplification by inactivating DNA polymerase at lower temperatures.
US12291496B2
A process for the preparation of an alkylene glycol from an alkene comprising steps of: a) supplying a gas composition to an alkylene oxide absorber through a gas inlet, the absorber comprising an absorption section and a sump, and allowing the gas composition to pass upwards; b) supplying a lean absorbent to the top of the absorption section and allowing the lean absorbent to pass downwards; c) intimately contacting the gas composition with lean absorbent in the absorption section in the presence of one or more catalysts that promote carboxylation and hydrolysis; and d) withdrawing fat absorbent from the absorption section and passing the fat absorbent and any liquid condensate through the sump, wherein the sump comprises one or more baffles that define a flow pathway from a sump inlet to a sump outlet between the one or more baffles.
US12291491B2
The invention comprises a method of making a mineral plant nutrient. The method comprises screening or reducing in size basaltic hyaloclastite or intermediate basaltic hyaloclastite to a powder form having volume-based mean particle size of less than or equal to 100 μm; and combining the basaltic hyaloclastite or intermediate hyaloclastite powder with soil. The plant nutrients are absorbed by the crop and the carbonatable minerals released from the hyaloclastite react with CO2 from the ground and air. Elements weathered into the separate plant nutrients and carbonatable elements. Plant nutrients such as K, P, S, B, Co, Cu, Fe, Mo, Zn and Ni are used by the crop plants as nutrients. Carbonatable elements such as Ca, Mg, K, Na and Fe react with CO2 from the hyaloclastite, in the ground and the air to create simple or complex carbonated mineral, thereby mineralizing CO2 Optionally, the hyaloclastite can be substituted with lava, scoria, volcanic ash or pumice containing carbonatable elements that when dissolved in soil can react with CO2 and create simple or complex carbonate minerals thereby mineralizing or sequestrating CO2.
US12291487B2
Provided are: composite particles having excellent oxidation resistance; and a method for producing composite particles. The composite particles are obtained by forming a composite of TiC and at least one of Zr and Si. In the method for producing composite particles, a titanium oxide powder and at least one of a zirconium oxide powder and a silicon oxide powder are used as raw material powders, and composite particles are produced using a gas phase method.
US12291485B2
This disclosure provides gypsum cement compositions which comprise an aggregate stabilizing mixture containing a combination of a polysaccharide gum and a polyacrylamide-gelatin blend, and methods for making and using these compositions, including pourable/pumpable floor underlayment slurries and methods for forming high strength underlayment on different substrates.
US12291472B2
A method for decomposing struvite comprises dissolving of a feed material comprising struvite in a mineral acid. Thereby a solution having an acid pH is formed. Magnesium is removed from the solution. The removing of magnesium comprises increasing a pH of the solution to a pH in the range of 4.5 to 6, precipitating magnesium compounds that do not comprise ammonium, and separating the precipitated magnesium compounds from the solution. Thereby, the solution, after the removing of magnesium, comprises an ammonium salt of the mineral acid. An arrangement for performing such a method is also disclosed. Also, a method and arrangement for recovering at least nitrogen from waste material, based on the decomposing of struvite are disclosed.
US12291470B2
A plasma activated water production system includes a plasma reactor and a membrane concentrator. The plasma reactor includes an internal cavity, at least one electrically-conductive inlet capillary and outlet capillary. A mixing chamber has a feed gas inlet, a liquid inlet, and a mixed gas and liquid outlet. A power source is provided. The plasma reactor propagates a plasma discharge between the inlet capillary and the outlet capillary. A membrane concentrator includes a water flow channel with a water inlet and a water outlet, a dry gas inlet and a humidified gas outlet. An ion selective membrane is provided, and water will pass through the membrane into the dry gas, and the water leaving the membrane concentrator will have increased concentrations of nitrates, nitrites and hydrogen peroxide. An electrodialysis embodiment and a method of generating plasma activated with increased concentration of nitrates, nitrites and hydrogen peroxide are also disclosed.
US12291467B2
A system including a tube for transferring fluid, a fiber optic cable that extends through an interior of the tube, and a light source configured to project high intensity narrow spectrum light into the fiber optic cable.
US12291463B2
A water purifying filter coupled to a mouth (20) of a beverage container (10) in which water or drinking water is stored, includes: a tubular housing (100) having a first screw (110) for coupling to a screw part (21) provided at the mouth of the beverage container that is formed on an inside of a lower end portion thereof and a second screw (120) for coupling a cap (30) of the beverage container that is formed on an outside of an upper end portion thereof; a first filter (200) disposed inside the housing to primarily purify the drinking water discharged from the beverage container; a second filter (300) disposed at an upper end portion of the first filter to secondarily purify the drinking water primarily purified through the first filter; and a cover unit (400) inserted into a lower end portion of the housing.
US12291459B2
A chemically modified precipitated silica characterised by the presence of methyl moieties chemically bound to the silica and a process for its manufacture.
US12291454B2
A production method for growing a carbon nanotube assembly on a substrate having a catalyst on a surface thereof. In this production method, in each of a formation unit that carries out a formation step of reducing a catalyst on the substrate and a growth unit that carries out a growth step of growing a carbon nanotube assembly, the substrate is continuously being conveyed using conveyance units that convey the substrate by screw rotations. In carrying out the formation step and the growth step, these steps are carried out while the gas environments in these steps are prevented from mixing with each other.
US12291442B2
A beverage dispensing assembly comprises a beverage container for containing a beverage, the container body comprising a beverage outlet provided with a beverage container sealing member arranged to enable opening of the beverage outlet. A beverage dispensing line extends between the beverage container and a dispenser for dispensing the beverage at a dispensing outlet of the dispenser. A coupler device is detachable coupled to the container body and coupled to a second beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line, with a first beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line extending between the beverage container and the coupler device. The first beverage conduit at a first end thereof comprises an adapter body fittingly arranged on the beverage container covering the beverage container sealing member. A piston is movably arranged in the coupler device for acting on the adapter body that is configured to open the beverage container sealing member upon actuation by the piston causing the beverage container sealing member to open the beverage outlet to provide a fluid connection between the beverage chamber and the first beverage conduit.
US12291441B2
A container treatment apparatus includes a transport apparatus for transporting containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the transport apparatus has at least one transport device (100) for transporting the containers (100) and at least one container treatment device (150) for treating the container in a predetermined manner, wherein the transport devices include a rotatable carrier on which a plurality of holding elements (40) for holding at least one container is arranged. The container treatment device is arranged to treat the containers transported by the transport device and the holding element is rotatable such that the container held by the holding element is rotatable with respect to its longitudinal direction and the container treatment apparatus includes a monitoring device for monitoring the rotational movement of the containers.
US12291439B2
The present invention relates to a driverless transport device (10) for transporting objects (38), comprising: a support structure (12) having an outer contour (14); an undercarriage (16) which is secured to the support structure (12) and has at least one first wheel (18) and a second wheel (20), wherein the first wheel (18) is mounted in the undercarriage (16) so as to rotate about a first axis of rotation (D1) and the second wheel (20) is mounted in the undercarriage (16) so as to rotate about a second axis of rotation (D2); a drive unit (22) by means of which the first wheel (18) and the second wheel (20) can be driven independently of each other; and a force measuring device (56) by means of which the force acting on the support portion (39) can be determined.
US12291435B2
Lifting system (1) for mounting on a loading surface of a vehicle (3), comprising at least one first lifting arm system (4) on one side of the loading surface in the transverse direction of the vehicle (3) and at least one second lifting arm system (5) on the other side of the cargo area in the transverse direction of the vehicle (3). The lifting arm systems (4, 5) comprises at least one foundation (6) with which the respective lifting arm system (4, 5) is connected to the vehicle (3), The lift arm systems (4, 5) each comprise at least one lifting arm (9) and at least one operating mechanism (15). The lifting device (1) comprises at least one lifting boom (13) extending between the lifting arm (9) in the first lifting arm system (4) and the lifting arm (9) in the second lifting arm system (5), The operating mechanism (15) is operated with at least one actuator (27). The actuating mechanism (15) comprises at least one first operating arm (16), which is rotatably connected at one end, or end thereof, to the base (6) and at its other end, or its proximity is connected to the lifting arm (9) via at least one arm link (22). The operating arm (16) and the arm link (22) are pivotally connected to each other and the arm link (22) is pivotally arranged relative to the lifting arm (9). The operating mechanism (15) further comprises at least one operating link (25) which is pivotally connected to the operating arm (16).
US12291429B2
There is provided an auxiliary brake of a passenger conveyor that can be easily released. The auxiliary brake of the passenger conveyor includes: a braking wheel comprising a groove on one side face, the groove being depressed in a direction of a rotation axis and having a face parallel to the rotation axis on one end, and the braking wheel being provided so as to rotate synchronously with a main axis of a sprocket of the passenger conveyor; and a pole having a shape of a rod and provided being movable in the direction of the rotation axis of the braking wheel, the pole being displaced between a first position of coming into contact with any face of the groove and a second position of not coming into contact with any face of the groove.
US12291427B2
A rope replacement apparatus includes: a rope conveying mechanism, used for driving a first rope to move along a moving path of a second rope, so as to replace the second rope; a first detection part, used for detecting a first moving speed V1 of the first rope output by the rope conveying mechanism; the first detection part being installed on the rope conveying mechanism; a second detection part, used for detecting a second moving speed V2 of the second rope outside the rope conveying mechanism; the second detection part being installed on the moving path of the second rope; a control part, used for adjusting V1 according to the difference between V1 and V2; the first detection part and the second detection part being both in communication connection with the control part. The rope replacement apparatus improves rope replacement efficiency and slipping can be reduced.
US12291408B2
A transfer device to transfer articles by removing the articles from a removal zone and depositing the articles in a discharge zone, wherein a support plane and a deposit direction substantially perpendicular to the support plane are defined at the discharge zone. The transfer device includes a gripping head with retention elements, each for retaining a respective article, and a movement mechanism configured to move at least one retention element with respect to at least one other retention element in a staggering direction having a non-null component parallel with the deposit direction.
US12291401B2
A deflecting device for an elongate item, wherein the deflecting device has a receiving region, and wherein the receiving region is designed to receive the elongate item in cross transport on the input side and to discharge the elongate item in longitudinal transport on the output side. The deflecting device includes at least two belt-type conveyors in the longitudinal transport direction which are arranged at an angle relative to one another, wherein the at least two belt-type conveyors span the receiving region when the deflecting device is in an operating state.
US12291400B1
The anti-splatter device for use with a concrete truck chute is a protective structure. The anti-splatter device for use with a concrete truck chute incorporates a concrete comb, a mounting bracket, and a concrete chute. The concrete comb attaches to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket secures the concrete comb to the concrete chute. The anti-splatter device for use with a concrete truck chute forms a protected space at the location where the concrete chute is delivering concrete. The concrete comb combs the concrete as the concrete is poured such that the concrete comb prevents the concrete from splashing on objects that are not designated to receive concrete.
US12291395B2
A refuse collection vehicle includes a fork assembly that is operable to engage one or more fork pockets of a refuse container, a lift arm that is operable to lift a refuse container, and at least one sensor that is configured to collect data indicating a position of the one or more fork pockets of the refuse container. A position of at least one of the fork assembly or the lift arm is adjusted in response to the data collected by the at least one sensor.
US12291394B1
A trash can that can be broken down for washing is disclosed. The trash can includes a lid, one or more intermediate segments, a base connecting segment having a female connector, a base having a male connector, one or more fasteners, and one or more magnets. The one or more fasteners allows the lid to engage with an intermediate segment; an intermediate segment with another intermediate segment; and an intermediate segment with the base connecting segment. The one or more magnets allows the base connecting segment to engage with the base. The one or more female connectors engage with the one or more male connectors. The trash can also includes a link rod sustained by one or more rod supports.
US12291383B2
A push-through cover foil, including at least one material layer with material weakenings introduced into it in a regular pattern, through which locally a material cohesion of at least one material of the cover foil is broken, where the material weakenings proceed in the thickness direction of the cover foil without completely penetrating through the cover foil, where the material weakenings exhibit a linear course orthogonally to the thickness direction, where the cover foil exhibits a plurality of parallel rows of material weakenings, where each row exhibits a plurality of material weakenings parallel to one another and arranged with a weakening spacing from one another, where the parallel rows of material weakenings are arranged with a row spacing from one another such that neither the material weakenings of the individual rows among themselves nor the material weakenings of adjacent rows intersect one another.
US12291364B2
An isolator system for filling a container with a liquid, the isolator system comprises a filling module having a filling station for filling the container with the liquid, a stopper placing station for placing a stopper on the filled container, and a plurality of handling devices for handling the container within the filling module; a first transfer station for transferring the container to be filled into the filling module; a second transfer station for transferring the filled container out of the filling module; and a control device. The present application also discloses a transfer station for transferring a container and several methods.
US12291361B2
A strapping tool configured to tension metal strap around a load and, after tensioning, attach overlapping portions of the strap to one another by cutting notches into a seal element positioned around the overlapping portions of the strap and into the overlapping portions of the strap themselves.
US12291359B2
An aircraft launch apparatus including a bottom attachment assembly configured to receive a fixed wing aircraft, the bottom attachment assembly including a saddle movable between an open position and a locked position, the saddle including one or more front engagers and one or more rear engagers configured to engage the fixed-wing aircraft, the one or more front engagers are each configured to engage a top and a bottom of a respective wing of the fixed-wing aircraft; a plurality of landing legs connected to the bottom attachment assembly; and a top attachment assembly connected to the bottom attachment assembly and configured to receive a flexible member.
US12291354B2
In an embodiment, an aircraft includes an actuator and a flight control computer interfaced with the actuator. The flight control computer is configured to: increase an initiating force output by an initiating channel of the actuator; stop the increasing of the initiating force in response to observing restraining forces on restraining channels of the actuator; hold the initiating force at a quiescent initiating value while the restraining channels hold the restraining forces at quiescent restraining values; increase the initiating force to a target initiating value while the restraining channels increase the restraining forces to target restraining values; calculate a force fight test result by summing a difference between the target initiating value and the quiescent initiating value with differences between the target restraining values and the quiescent restraining values; and indicate the actuator failed verification in response to the force fight test result being greater than a first predetermined threshold.
US12291345B2
A device for cooling an aircraft propulsion system, including at least one cooling circuit with at least one air inlet equipped with an intake flap mobile between closed and open positions and at least one air outlet equipped with an exhaust flap mobile between closed and open positions, and at least one actuator coupled by at least one kinematic system to the pair of intake and exhaust flaps in such a manner that the intake and exhaust flaps are driven in synchronized movements and simultaneously occupy the closed position or the open position. This solution enables reduction of the number of actuators and, finally, the all-up weight of the aircraft.
US12291339B2
An electrical propulsion assembly that includes: a propeller that has a rotation axis, at least two electric motors offset relative to one another in a longitudinal direction parallel to the rotation axis of the propeller, a main drive shaft parallel to the rotation axis of the propeller to which the electric motor are coupled, a transmission system including an output shaft connected to the propeller and an input shaft connected to the main drive shaft. Also an aircraft including at least one such electrical propulsion assembly.
US12291337B2
An environmental control system (ECS) for use with a gas turbine engine has an air cycle system (ACS) and a vapor cycle system (VCS). The VCS has along a vapor compression flowpath: a VCS compressor; a heat donor leg of a VCS condenser; an expansion device; and a heat receiving leg of a VCS evaporator. The ACS has along a bleed flowpath: a bleed air inlet; a primary heat exchanger; an ACS compressor; a secondary heat exchanger; a turbine coupled to the ACS compressor to drive the ACS compressor; a heat donor leg of the VCS evaporator; a water collector; and a heat receiving leg of the VCS condenser.
US12291325B2
A landing gear assembly is provided. The landing gear assembly includes a shock strut. The shock strut includes a shock strut cylinder and a shock strut piston slidably disposed within the shock strut cylinder. The landing gear assembly further includes a temperature control unit assembly disposed within the shock strut cylinder. The temperature control unit assembly is configured to, responsive to a temperature within the shock strut cylinder falling below a predetermined temperature, circulate heated fluid into a chamber of the shock strut cylinder to heat gas within the shock strut cylinder.
US12291320B2
An aircraft floor including a structure, a deck attached to the structure, and first and second sealing barriers superposed at least in line with a protection zone, the deck being configured to form the first sealing barrier at least in line with the protection zone. The second sealing barrier includes a sealing tarpaulin interposed between the deck and the structure and having several reinforcing strips fixed against a face of the sealing tarpaulin oriented toward the structure, at least some of the reinforcing strips being interposed between the sealing tarpaulin and longitudinal reinforcements of the structure of the floor.
US12291318B2
A power train for an amphibian operable in land and marine modes includes a prime mover having an integral speed change transmission, at least a first land propulsion unit, at least a first marine propulsion unit, and a power transmission unit including a drive member configured to couple the prime mover to the at least first marine propulsion unit, wherein the prime mover is arranged to drive the at least first land propulsion unit through/via the integral speed change transmission in the land mode, and the prime mover is arranged to drive the at least first marine propulsion unit through/via the power transmission unit in both the marine mode and the land mode.
US12291308B2
A boat includes: a hull; a float that supports the hull; a suspension that is disposed between the hull and the float and absorbs a vibration transmitted from the float to the hull; and a conversion mechanism that converts an energy generated in accordance with a relative movement of the hull and the float in a vertical direction, wherein the conversion mechanism is arranged so as to sandwich a center of gravity of the hull in a forward-rearward direction.
US12291306B2
A clipless pedal device is provided, including a pedal body; an engagement portion; a retaining portion, disposed on the pedal body and being movable between a lock position and a release position; a push portion, driven by the retaining portion to move along a pushing path; wherein when a cleat is engaged between the engagement portion and the retaining portion, the cleat is located on the pushing path; while the retaining portion is moved from the lock position to the release position, the push portion is moved along the pushing path to push the cleat.
US12291303B2
A control device is provided for controlling an adjusting device of a human-powered vehicle. The adjusting device adjusts a front initial sag amount of a front suspension of the human-powered vehicle in a state in where a rider is riding the human-powered vehicle and a rear initial sag amount of a rear suspension of the human-powered vehicle in a state where the rider is riding the human-powered vehicle. The control device comprises an electronic controller configured to output a front control signal that adjusts the front initial sag amount of the front suspension of the human-powered vehicle, and output a rear control signal that adjusts the rear initial sag amount of the rear suspension of the human-powered vehicle to the adjusting device based on traveling information related to traveling of the human-powered vehicle.
US12291300B2
A vehicle front structure for a straddle-type vehicle is provided. The straddle-type vehicle includes a headlight installed in a vehicle front. The vehicle front structure includes: a front cowl configured to cover a periphery of the headlight and having a lower surface with an opening; a cowl brace configured to support an inner side of the front cowl from a vehicle rear side; and a lower cover configured to cover the opening of the front cowl below the headlight. A front part of the lower cover is mounted to a lower edge of the front cowl, and a rear part of the lower cover is mounted to a lower portion of the cowl brace.
US12291294B2
A steering system for a wheel of a vehicle comprises a pivot member having multiple pivot-node locations, and connectable at a first pivot-node location to a sub-frame of the wheel, a steering rod actuatable to rotate the wheel about a steering axis and mechanically coupled with the pivot member to be co-pivotable with the pivot member, and a suspension-connector rod having a first end that is connected to the pivot member at a second pivot-node location, and having at a second end that is connectable to a suspension arm linking the wheel of the vehicle to the sub-frame. When the steering system is installed in the vehicle, a lateral force acting upon the wheel is transmitted via the steering rod to the pivot member so as to rotate the pivot member, and the rotation is effective to transmit a substantially-vertical force vector to the sub-frame.
US12291291B2
A wheel for use with an endless track system includes at least three substantially identical segments. Each of the segments has a support portion, a circumferential flange, and a rim portion. The rim portion is affixed to an outer face of the circumferential flange. The segments are attached to each other to form the wheel. Methods of forming a wheel are also described.
US12291290B2
A dolly adapted to be coupled to a semitrailer, where the dolly comprises a first steerable axle and a second axle provided with a drive unit, and where the dolly comprises a fifth wheel and a drawbar, where the dolly further comprises a cover having a front compartment in front of the first axle, where the front compartment comprises a first radiator, and where the cover comprises a first air opening adjacent the drawbar. In this way, a dolly with integral cooling is provided.
US12291287B2
An auxiliary track device for movement of a vehicle. The auxiliary track device may enhance traction and/or floatation of the vehicle, such as, for example, by being installable on the vehicle to convert the vehicle into a tracked one and/or by being deployable to engage the ground in certain situations, including where additional traction and/or floatation may be desirable based on an environment of the vehicle such as one or more characteristics of the ground (e.g., a compliance, such as a softness or hardness, a slipperiness, a soil compatibility, and/or a profile of the ground), a state of the vehicle (e.g., a speed of the vehicle, loading carried by the vehicle, etc.), a user's preferences (e.g., ride quality, etc.), and/or any other suitable factor. The auxiliary track device may be used only for traction and/or floatation of the vehicle or may be part of an implement to perform work with the vehicle.
US12291286B2
Tire cooling systems operatively disposed along a vehicle body adjacent a vehicle tire include a deflector panel displaceable between retracted and deployed positions. In the retracted position, a first nominal volume of air flows along the vehicle tire during operation. In the deployed position, a second nominal volume of air that is greater than the first nominal volume of air is directed along the vehicle tire. An actuator is selectively operable to displace the deflector panel between the retracted and deployed positions. A sensor registers data having a relation to a physical characteristic or health condition of the vehicle tire. A controller executes instructions to determine using the data whether or not the physical characteristic of the vehicle tire exceeds a predetermined threshold as well as control displacement of the deflector panel. Vehicles including tire cooling systems and method of operation are also included.
US12291284B2
A cargo transport rear frame includes a par of posts spaced apart in a width direction, an upper cross member extending along the width direction between respective upper ends of the pair of posts, and a rear bolster extending along the width direction between respective lower ends of the pair of posts. The rear bolster has a first side facing in a forward direction that is perpendicular to both the width and height directions, and the rear bolster has a second side facing in a rearward direction to be exposed to a rear side of the cargo transport rear frame. The rear bolster comprises a sheet metal stamping including a base surface and a relief embossed in the rearward direction from the base surface to form a loading dock engagement feature configured to withstand repeated loading dock impacts.
US12291268B2
A body for a passenger car has a body-in-white structure which is located behind a wheel well for a front wheel of the passenger car and which has a transverse member that extends on the outside of a longitudinal beam of the body-in-white structure in front of a front end wall of the body-in-white structure in the vehicle transverse direction. The transverse member has a catch element which is designed to catch a rim of the front wheel that has moved backwards in the vehicle longitudinal direction in the event of an accident and is turning in rearward towards the vehicle center. The body-in-white structure has an A-pillar located behind the catch element, a lateral sill located behind the catch element, and a support element which is located in the A-pillar and via which the catch element that has moved backwards in the event of an accident and, via the catch element, the rim that has moved backwards in the event of an accident, can be supported towards the rear on the lateral sill.
US12291260B2
A steering wheel includes: a steering portion which is gripped and steered by a driver; a boss portion which is disposed inside the steering portion and is coupled to a steering center shaft of the steering portion; and an operation portion which is disposed adjacent to the steering portion, and is configured to be swingable with respect to the steering portion, to input an accelerator operation by being operated to swing in a first direction with respect to the steering portion, and to input a brake operation by being operated to swing in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
US12291254B2
Adjustable handle assemblies as well as rolling assemblies incorporating the same are provided. The handle assemblies include a push button, a spring-loaded gear, a handle, and a base member, allowing for dynamic adjustment between released and locked positions. Actuation of the push button enables free rotation of the handle or secure locking at a predetermined angle, providing users with ergonomic comfort and stability during transportation. The rolling assembly further includes a robust frame structure, multiple wheel assemblies, and optional telescoping members, accommodating various transportation needs. Embodiments of the invention offer a comprehensive solution for urban commuters, travelers, and household users, combining ergonomic design, intuitive controls, and compact portability for seamless transportation of objects in diverse environments.
US12291246B2
A railroad car including a plurality of penetration resistant and protective structures including a penetration resistant and protective underframe, penetration resistant and protective first end, second end, and center bulkheads, penetration resistant and protective first, second, third, and fourth side walls, and protective first and second roof hatches, all configured to protect internal cylinder assemblies, the pipes that communicate the gas from the cylinders of the cylinder assemblies, and the safety critical valves, regulators, and other equipment connected to such cylinders and pipes of the railroad car in an accident (such as a derailment, crash and/or roll-over).
US12291242B2
A mobile body control device adjusts a stop position of a mobile body based on an instruction of a user. The device acquires instruction information for designating a predetermined target and acquires a captured image captured in the mobile body. The device determines a stop position, which is a relative position of the predetermined target measured from the mobile body, where on a region of the predetermined target has been identified in the captured image and control traveling of the mobile body toward the determined stop position. When the predetermined target cannot be identified in the captured image when the mobile body is traveling toward the stop position, the device updates the stop position determined for the predetermined target in accordance with the movement of the mobile body, thereby controlling traveling of the mobile body toward the stop position.
US12291235B2
A driving assistance system for automated driving of a vehicle includes at least one processor unit, which is designed to perform the following when the driving assistance system is carrying out a maneuver of turning onto a street: to determine, on the basis of environment data of an environment sensor system of the vehicle, whether another, on-coming road user is blocking a lane of the street which corresponds to the vehicle; and when it is determined that the other road user is blocking the lane of the street which corresponds to the vehicle to carry out a situation evaluation in order to determine whether the vehicle should back up in order to allow the other road user to exit the street or whether the other road user should be requested to clear the lane by backing up.
US12291214B2
A method for determining the payload mass resting on a wheel of a vehicle is disclosed. The method involves using a level sensor system, in a time period in which the vehicle is moved, a time series of measured values is detected, which each indicate the vertical position of the vehicle body in relation to the wheel. In the method, a model is provided for the temporal development of the vertical position under the influence of the gravitational force of vehicle body and payload, an elastic suspension between the vehicle body and the wheel of the vehicle, and a damping of the vertical relative movement between the vehicle body and the wheel of the vehicle. The model is parameterized at least using the sought payload mass. The wheel of the vehicle and the connection of the wheel to the roadway are assumed to be rigid.
US12291212B2
In a driving force control device, a driving force is controlled based on an override driving force characteristic specifying a target acceleration according to a vehicle speed, an accelerator pedal position, and a traveling resistance to a vehicle, a longitudinal acceleration at a fully closed accelerator pedal position is higher in an override driving force characteristic than in a manual-driving-mode driving force characteristic, and a graph representing a relation between the accelerator pedal position and the longitudinal acceleration in the override driving force characteristic and a graph representing a relation between the accelerator pedal position and the longitudinal acceleration in the manual-driving-mode driving force characteristic intersect at a specific accelerator pedal position different from a fully closed position and a fully opened position.
US12291205B2
A control switching unit inquires of a remote control center via a communication unit as to presence or absence of another vehicle traveling within a predetermined range including a host vehicle and being switchable from remote driving control to follow-up driving control when a communication quality detected by a communication quality detecting unit becomes less than a predetermined communication quality during the control of the driving of the host vehicle by a remote driving control unit. The control switching unit causes the remote driving control unit to continuously control the driving of the host vehicle when there is a response indicating presence of the another vehicle, and causes a follow-up driving control unit to control the driving of the host vehicle when there is a response indicating absence of another vehicle.
US12291200B2
The technology relates to determining a future heading of an object. In order to do so, sensor data, including information identifying a bounding box representing an object in a vehicle's environment and locations of sensor data points corresponding to the object, may be received. Based on dimensions of the bounding box, an area corresponding to a wheel of the object may be identified. An orientation of the wheel may then be estimated based on the sensor data points having locations within the area. The estimation may then be used to determine a future heading of the object.
US12291194B2
Systems and methods for a bi-directional autonomous vehicle. In one aspect, a vehicle's forward direction and front end are determined by a user's command, sitting orientation, records, or prearrangement. In another aspect, a vehicle's forward direction and front end are determined by a destination, road conditions, or parking lot conditions. Moreover, a vehicle's shape is adjustable according to front end selection.
US12291192B2
A control apparatus for an object moving in a specific zone while recognizing one or more markers deployed in the specific zone by a camera. The control apparatus is configured to execute detecting whether or not that the specific zone or surroundings of the object is darker than a specified brightness, and when detecting that the specific zone or the surroundings of the object is darker than the specified brightness, operating a lighting device installed in the object to illuminate the one or more markers located around the object.
US12291189B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to a method and to a control system for a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving a torque request for an internal combustion engine configured to mechanically couple to a first axle of the vehicle; determining a shortfall relative to the torque request, dependent on torque providable by the engine; and providing an output to control an electric machine to provide a compensation torque configured to compensate for the shortfall, wherein the electric machine is mechanically coupled to a second axle of the vehicle.
US12291184B2
A brake system may include an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal; a first piston-cylinder unit having two pistons subjecting the brake circuits to a pressure medium via a valve device, wherein one of the pistons can be actuated by the actuation device; a second piston-cylinder unit having an electric motor drive, a transmission at least one piston to supply at least one of the brake circuits with a pressure medium via a valve device; and a motor pump unit with a valve device to supply the brake circuits with a pressure medium. The brake system may also include a hydraulic travel simulator with a pressure or working chamber which is connected to the first piston-cylinder unit.
US12291183B2
A method for controlling brake assemblies of a vehicle is provided. Responsive to identifying a locked wheel protection event for a first wheel of a paired set of wheels on the vehicle, where the paired set of wheels is the first wheel on one side of the vehicle and a second wheel on an opposite side of the vehicle, a first brake pressure to a first brake assembly associated with the first wheel is released to zero pounds per square inch (PSI) and a second brake pressure to a second brake assembly associated with the second wheel of the paired set of wheels is reduced by a predetermined amount thereby reducing a yaw effect to the vehicle.
US12291182B2
A road surface detection system, in one example the system includes a hydraulic unit of an anti-lock braking system, the hydraulic unit including a preload adjuster, and a plurality of pressure sensors configured to generate pressure sensor data. The system also includes a controller configured to receive the pressure sensor data from the plurality of pressure sensors, determine a target preload pressure level, compare the pressure sensor data with the target preload pressure level to calculate a pressure differential between the pressure sensor data and the target preload pressure level, determine a road surface based upon the calculated pressure differential, and regulate the preload adjuster to change the pressure within the hydraulic unit based upon the road surface.
US12291170B2
Disclosed is a bed platform and system for use in an enclosed or partly enclosed space, such as, a cargo space of a vehicle, such as, a van, camper, or truck, among others. By one approach, the bed platform consists of interleaved portions of panel portions that permit relative lateral motion of the panels. In some configurations, the panel portions are adjustable such that the bed platform can be fit into differently sized vehicle cargo spaces. In addition, the systems described herein also may permit the bed platform to be adjusted or moved to different heights even though the wall configurations may be different along the height thereof.
US12291163B2
A side airbag device comprising a bag-like cushion that is provided to a side section of a seat back of a vehicle seat and inflates and expands toward the side of a passenger in the vehicle seat using a gas. The cushion includes: a first part having four sides and including a first chamber; a second part that has four sides, is adjacent to the first part, and includes a second chamber; and a third part that has four sides, is adjacent to the first part and the second part. When inflated and expanded, the cushion is a triangular column that is a columnar shape having a space open on both the top and bottom and surrounded by the first part in which the first chamber is inflated and expanded, the second part in which the second chamber is inflated and expanded, and the non-inflated third part.
US12291157B2
A retractable step and side bar assembly that can be used for raised vehicles, such as trucks. The retractable step can be configured to provide for significant reach in a deployed position to allow for a user to enter the raised vehicle. Further, in the stowed position the retractable step can be located within the side bar, thereby providing a low profile as well as an enhanced aesthetic appearance.
US12291140B1
A vehicle front end assembly includes a front fascia a first lamp assembly, a second lamp assembly and a first support. The front fascia is configured to be attached to a front portion of a vehicle frame structure. The first lamp assembly is attached to the front fascia. The second lamp assembly is configured to be attached to the portion of a vehicle frame structure. The first support includes a vehicle attachment portion and a first lamp attachment portion. The vehicle attachment portion is configured to be attached to the front portion of the vehicle frame structure. The first lamp attachment portion is attached to the first lamp assembly. The first support supports the first lamp assembly to the front portion of the vehicle frame structure in an installed state where the vehicle front end assembly is attached to the vehicle frame structure.
US12291138B2
A towing dolly assembly includes a beam having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis, first and second spindle assemblies arranged at the first and second ends, respectively, and first and second axle cradle assemblies arranged adjacent to the first and second ends, respectively. The first and second spindle assemblies include first and second cam locks and first and second locking arms, respectively. The first and second cam locks are fixedly attached to a first side of the beam. The first locking arm is pivotable about a first axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between the first side and a second side of the beam. The second locking arm is pivotable about a second axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between the first and second sides of the beam.
US12291133B2
An infant car seat includes a seat base and a stability leg. The stability leg is rotatably disposed under the seat base. The stability leg includes an upper leg tube, a rotary member and a first latch. The upper leg tube includes at least one opening. The rotary member includes a pivoting portion and an encircling portion. The pivoting portion is rotatably connected to the seat base. The encircling portion is connected to the pivoting portion and slidably disposed on the upper leg tube. The first latch is disposed on the rotary member, and adapted to detachably engage with the at least one opening for constraining a movement between the rotary member and the upper leg tube.
US12291131B2
A seat fore-and-aft adjuster for a vehicle seat may have a lower rail and an upper rail. The adjuster may also have a drive unit, a gearbox unit having a gearbox housing, and a cover element. The upper rail may have at least one through-hole. The cover element may have at least one covering region, which is formed from two cover legs opposite to and parallel with one another. The cover element may have at least one covering sub-region arranged laterally to the covering region. The covering sub-region is defined by a covering wing protruding vertically in the longitudinal direction from one of the cover legs. The covering region is frictionally and/or interlockingly connected to the housing section, and the covering sub-region covers at least one connecting region of the bracket above that of the upper rail by the covering wing.
US12291129B2
The present disclosure provides a reclining seat assembly device for a vehicle in which a guide pin mounted on a mounting frame of a leg unit is inserted into a guide hole formed in a floor panel so as to be prevented from being separated from the guide hole during reclining of a seatback, whereby the reclining seat is prevented from deviating from a predetermined position on the floor panel and subsequent processes for assembling the reclining seat can be smoothly carried out.
US12291127B2
A vehicle gear-shifting control apparatus is equipped with an engine, a motor, an automatic transmission, a friction brake system, and a controller which executes regeneration control and gear-shifting control during deceleration of the vehicle with a braking force to front and rear wheels. The controller increases an input torque of an input shaft according to a downshift so that an accompanying acceleration fluctuation equals a target acceleration fluctuation. When the controller determines an oversteered state during the regeneration control and during a downshift, the controller increases the input torque so that a regenerative braking torque decreases while maintaining a regeneration operation of the motor and, at the same time, the controller causes the automatic transmission to perform the downshift in a state where an amount of increase of the input torque in accordance with the downshift has been increased compared to during a non-determination of the oversteered state.
US12291116B2
A charging apparatus is installed in an area in which entry of a vehicle is restricted. The charging apparatus includes: a movable portion including a connection device connectable to an energy storage device; a raising device configured to raise and lower the movable portion between a first state and a second state; a communication device; and a control device. The first state is a state in which the movable portion is housed in the ground, and the second state is a state in which the movable portion is exposed on the ground and the energy storage device and the connection device are connectable together. The control device is configured to control the raising device using information received via the communication device, and permits raising the movable portion when the movable portion is in the first state and the control device receives request information requesting emergency use of the charging apparatus.
US12291113B2
A processor obtains power reception information including information on a power reception form of a power reception apparatus of each of a plurality of vehicles. The processor obtains power transmission information including information on a power transmission form of a power transmission apparatus available on a travel path through which each of the plurality of vehicles can travel. The processor selects as a vehicle to be dispatched from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle that can receive electric power from the power transmission apparatus on the travel path, based on the power reception information and the power transmission information.
US12291111B2
A control system for controlling a powertrain of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The powertrain comprises a traction motor and a battery for powering the traction motor. The control system is configured to detect a low state of charge of the battery and to operate the powertrain in a low state of charge mode when the low state of charge is detected. In the low state of charge mode, the control system adjusts at least one parameter of the powertrain, such as traction motor torque, powertrain cooling, accessory cooling and accessory power consumption, to reduce power drawn from the battery.
US12291110B2
A power source system includes a plurality of output circuits electrically connected to a plurality of second coils on a second side of a transformer unit, and a selection circuit to which power is supplied from the plurality of output circuits. Each of the plurality of output circuits is electrically connected to each of the plurality of second coils on the second side, and outputs DC power to the selection circuit based on AC power of the second coil on the second side. The selection circuit selects a supply destination of the power from a first conductive path and a second conductive path.
US12291108B2
A vehicle control apparatus includes a first traveling motor, a second traveling motor, and a control system. The first traveling motor is coupled to a first wheel of a vehicle. The second traveling motor is coupled to a second wheel of the vehicle. The control system is configured to decrease a power running torque of the first traveling motor and increase a power running torque of the second traveling motor in a case where a first distance from the vehicle to a contact predicted spot or a contact object is less than a first threshold during traveling of the vehicle, and increase a regenerative torque of the first traveling motor and increase a regenerative torque of the second traveling motor in a case where a second distance from the vehicle to the contact object is less than a second threshold that is less than the first threshold during the traveling.
US12291105B2
A motor vehicle includes a DC voltage power supply, a component, a filter, and a shield. The component is connected across the filter module to the DC voltage power supply. The filter module is connected across an power supply connection of the filter module to the DC voltage power supply and across a component connection of the filter module to the component. The filter module dampens alternating voltage coupled into the component connection by the component. The shield encloses either a power supply line that connects the component to the component connection, or a connection region in which the component connection contacts a power supply connection of the component, together with the component and the filter module. The shield at least partly shields out electromagnetic radiation emitted from the power supply line or the connection. The component connection is reversibly detachable from the component or the power supply line.
US12291098B2
A device for providing information in a vehicle is provided. The device is configured to determine person-related data with respect to an occupant of another vehicle in a surroundings of the vehicle and/or vehicle-related data with respect to the other vehicle. Moreover, the device is configured to output the person-related data and/or the vehicle-related data to an occupant of the vehicle.
US12291096B2
An optoelectronic device comprises a plurality of layer segments, in particular intermediate layer segments, arranged between a cover layer and a carrier layer. At least one optoelectronic component is arranged on at least one of the plurality of layer segments and a first and a second layer segment of the plurality of the layer segments are overlapping each other along a first direction each forming a respective boundary region. The first layer segment comprises at least one first contact pad and the second layer segment comprises at least one second contact pad, wherein the at least one first and second contact pad are arranged in the respective boundary region facing each other and being mechanically and electrically connected. The at least one first and second contact pad each comprises a plurality of nanowires which are at least partially made of conductive material such as for example copper, gold, or nickel.
US12291094B2
A coaxial electrified drive axle is provided for a vehicle. The coaxial electrified drive axle has an electric motor connected to a gear box housing containing a stepped planetary gear set operatively coupling a drive shaft of the electric motor to a linkshaft and an output shaft through a differential assembly. The differential assembly is contained within a carrier which also supports the planet gears through planet pins. The carrier is supported by a single carrier support bearing. The drive shaft, the linkshaft, and the output shaft are coaxial and share a common axis of rotation.
US12291090B2
A vehicle control device includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire a determination result for a first area indicating whether or not a predetermined communication terminal is in a predetermined first area outside a cabin of a vehicle, and to acquire a determination result for a second area indicating whether or not the communication terminal is in a second area that is further away from the vehicle than the first area; and a control section configured to perform a closing operation of a vehicle door based on the acquired determination result for the first area and on the acquired determination result for the second area.
US12291089B2
The vehicle door assembly includes an outer panel which has a rocker sill area and a beltline area. A reinforcement member, which is made of one or more pieces, is attached with the outer panel along at least a portion of an outer periphery of the outer panel. The door assembly further includes a module which is made as a single integral piece and is fixedly attached with the reinforcement member. The module has an inner beltline reinforcement and supports a pair of window channels and a window regulator for controllably raising and lowering a window between an open position and a closed position.
US12291081B2
A method for operating a refrigeration system having a heat pump function for motor vehicle, including the following steps: setting a heat pump operation, in which the refrigerant is routed from the refrigerant compressor into the secondary line; setting an expansion valve assigned to the third heat exchanger such that a total mass flow of refrigerant flows through the third heat exchanger; and detecting the temperature of the coolant in the third heat exchanger. The total mass flow of refrigerant is routed through the third heat exchanger when the temperature of the coolant is greater than an upper limiting temperature.
US12291075B2
A suspension apparatus includes a main body, a first arm configured to support a wheel with respect to the main body, a second arm spaced apart from the first arm and having a guide rail, a shock absorber disposed between the second arm and the main body, a first support member disposed on one side of the shock absorber and rotatably connected to the main body, a second support member disposed on another side of the shock absorber and seated on the guide rail, and a driver configured to adjust a height of the main body by moving the second support member along the guide rail.
US12291073B2
A suspension system including four dampers is disclosed where each damper includes a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. First and second hydraulic circuits interconnect the compression and rebound chambers of the front left and back right dampers, while third and fourth hydraulic circuits interconnect the compression and rebound chambers of the front right and back left dampers. A first bi-directional pump is connected between the first and second hydraulic circuits and a second bi-directional pump is connected between the third and fourth hydraulic circuits. The first and second bi-directional pumps can either pump in the same direction or in opposite directions. The level of pitch and roll stiffness can be adjusted by running the first and second bi-directional pumps to change the pressure in select hydraulic circuits of the system.
US12291067B2
A vehicle is provided which has a vehicle body, at least one hub of a wheel, and a suspension connecting the hub to the vehicle body. The suspension has a suspension arm hinged to the vehicle body and to the hub, a spring, and an electromechanical rotary actuator operable between an active adjustment condition and a damping condition of the motion of the suspension, via a leverage.
US12291062B1
A steerable towing hook device includes a towing ball body and a towing arm. The towing ball body includes a towing ball and a towing ball mount. The towing arm includes a hitch arm and a fixed arm, and the fixed arm is provided with a square steel configured to connect to a vehicle receiver. The towing ball mount is fixedly connected to an outer back of the hitch arm. The hitch arm is provided with a moving-steering device configured to move and steer the towing ball mount, and the hitch arm is snap-fitted the fixed arm through the device for moving and steering the towing ball mount. A steerable towing hook device with a rational structure and strong practicality enables the towing ball body to move back and forth to steer, adjusts a position of the towing hook flexibly, is convenient to use, and improves work efficiency.
US12291057B2
Disclosed herein are systems and techniques for producing complex components using a reinforced thermoplastic material. The complex components can include contoured or curved outer surfaces, and in some cases define a cavity. In certain examples, one or more thermoplastic materials are arranged to form a wheel component, such as that adapted to define a rim of the bicycle. Thermal bonding can be used to join multiple reinforced thermoplastic materials to one another in order to form a cavity of the wheel component or other complex shape. In certain examples, a portion of a tooling assembly can be pressurized to maintain a shape of the cavity during thermal bonding and cooling. This can remove the need for a sacrificial bladder or other structure that would maintain the shape of the cavity, allowing for a seamless final component, optionally absent indicia of bladder exit or other seams.
US12291052B1
Embodiments are described herein for a teller check that includes enhanced security features. In response to a request from a user, a teller check image is generated using a check template and that includes check information in fields of the check template. The teller check also includes a unique visible pattern or unique visible picture in the image that serves as an enhanced security feature. A captured image or received image of the teller check is able to be verified based on data extracted from the unique visible pattern or unique visible picture.
US12291044B2
A transport device includes a transporting belt including an outer peripheral surface where a medium is placeable, the transporting belt being configured to transport the medium, a wiper blade including a tip portion configured to come into contact with the outer peripheral surface, and a base end portion located on an opposite side of the tip portion in an intersecting direction intersecting with the outer peripheral surface, the wiper blade being configured to wipe the outer peripheral surface, a contact portion made of resin and configured to support the base end portion by coming into contact with the base end portion, and a plurality of pressing units provided side by side in a width direction of the transporting belt, the plurality of pressing units being configured to press the base end portion via the contact portion.
US12291039B2
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a first storage portion capable of storing a liquid supplied from a liquid container, a first open-to-atmosphere channel configured to open the inside of the first storage portion to the atmosphere, a second storage portion capable of storing the liquid supplied from the first storage portion, and a second open-to-atmosphere channel configured to open the inside of the second storage portion to the atmosphere. The liquid ejection apparatus is configured to select either a normal mode or a transport mode. The normal mode is a mode in which the power is switched off with the first open-to-atmosphere channel open and the second open-to-atmosphere channel open. The transport mode is a mode in which the power is switched off with the first open-to-atmosphere channel open and the second open-to-atmosphere channel closed.
US12291023B2
A plunger of a solenoid includes a pin member that moves in a groove portion of a link member in association with a displacement operation, the solenoid regulates the posture of a path switching member in a suction state, a contact surface that is an inner surface of the groove portion and with which the pin member comes into contact when the plunger moves in a suction direction is formed in a non-linear shape to have a first region extending in a first direction and a second region extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and an angle formed by the suction direction and the second direction is smaller than an angle formed by the suction direction and the first direction.
US12291020B2
Techniques are provided for adequately cooling a continuous base material while efficiently drying a pre-processing liquid on the continuous base material before printing using second ink. The printer includes first and second printing units and a dryer located downstream of the first printing unit and including a heating roller. The second printing unit is located downstream of the dryer. The heating roller has a first outer peripheral surface around which the continuous base material is wound, and heats the continuous base material with the first outer peripheral surface being in contact with a second surface of the continuous base material on the side opposite to the first surface. The dryer includes a cooling roller located downstream of the heating roller and having a second outer peripheral surface around which the continuous base material is wound. The second outer peripheral surface has a lower temperature than the first outer peripheral surface.
US12291014B2
A composite panel includes woven fabrics and a polymer composite. The polymer composite includes Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The woven fabrics includes basalt fibers. The basalt fibers are mineral-additive modified. Mineral-additive modified basalt fiber based PMMA composites are used for ballistic applications. Alternatives layer of aramid fabric and mineral additive modified basalt fabric based PMMA composites are also used for UV resistant ballistic applications. Lightweight sustainable sandwich ballistic panel are achieved by a reactive thermoplastic route.
US12291008B2
A protected substrate includes a planar substrate having a surface and a burn-off temporary protective layer positioned over at least a portion of the surface. The burn-off temporary protective layer includes a wax, a polyolefin, a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyether, or some combination thereof. The burn-off temporary protective layer is removable by a heat treatment process that does not substantially damage the surface. Various other protected substrates and methods for protecting a substrate are also disclosed.
US12290984B2
A method of moving a print head between a plurality of partitioned chambers in a 3D printer includes providing the 3D printer having a thermal barrier having an area defined by a length and width, wherein a print head nozzle can be positioned through the thermal barrier along the width or the length and at least two partitioned chambers below the area of the thermal barrier, wherein a first chamber comprises a printing chamber and a second chamber comprises a chamber providing another functionality. The method includes raising the print head in a z direction from the second chamber to above the thermal barrier and moving the print head in a x-y direction from above the second chamber over the partition to a location above the first chamber. The method also includes lowering the print head in the z direction and into the first chamber such that an extrusion port of a nozzle of the print head is proximate a x-y print plane.
US12290979B2
A method of three-dimensional (3D) printing includes heating a photo-curable material and extruding the photo-curable material from a nozzle to form a first layer of an object according to a digital file, wherein the first layer has a first shape specified by the digital file, and wherein the first shape has a first minimum line width based on a diameter of the nozzle. The method further includes directing a light beam onto the first layer according to the digital file or an additional digital file to cure a portion of the first layer, wherein the cured portion of the first layer has a second shape, wherein the second shape may comprise features that are smaller than the first shape.
US12290974B2
The present invention related to a film comprising multiple co-extruded film layers, the film having a length and a width, and a thickness defined as the dimension of the film perpendicular to the plane defined by the length and the width, wherein the film is a bi-axially oriented film comprising at least a core layer A, having a first and a second surface, and one or two sealing layer(s) B, wherein the core layer A comprises a polypropylene, and wherein the sealing layer B comprises >50.0 wt % of a polyethylene comprising moieties derived from ethylene and moieties derived from an α-olefin comprising 4 to 10 carbon atoms, the polyethylene having a density of ≥870 and ≤920 kg/m3 as determined in accordance with ASTM D1505 (2010), with regard to the total weight of the sealing layer B, wherein the sealing layer B directly adheres to one of the first or second surface of the core layer A. Such film allows for the production of a sealed package having a sufficiently high sealing strength at reduced sealing temperatures, also referred to as the seal initiation temperature.
US12290973B2
A web material processing machine (10) for producing a multi-layered material (12), especially a multi-layered packaging material (13), is presented. It comprises a first vacuum coating unit (28) for deposing a film of a first coating material on a web material (16) to be processed. Moreover, it is equipped with an extrusion coating unit (32) for extruding a film of an extrusion material on the web material (16). The extrusion coating unit (32) is positioned behind the first vacuum coating unit (28) with respect to a processing direction (20). Additionally, a method for producing a multi-layered web material (12) is explained. Furthermore, a multi-layered packaging material (13) is described.
US12290966B2
A mandrel is disclosed which is suitable for use in surface metallization process (electrodeposition) by electrolysis. The mandrel has at least one inner coating which is metallized on an outer surface of the mandrel by electrolysis method such that it almost entirely covers the outer surface thereof, allowing electrical conductivity to be created on the surface and at least one outer coating which is obtained by almost entirely an electrolytic and/or electroless metallization on the inner coating.
US12290955B2
A power tool apparatus includes at least a power tool, a table, a bevel adjustment assembly, and a bevel stop. The table includes a work surface and a panel portion. The panel portion has an exterior surface. The bevel adjustment assembly is configured to move to various positions along a pathway of the panel portion. The tool is configured to move to various bevel angles as the bevel adjustment assembly moves to the various positions. The bevel stop is disposed on the exterior surface. The bevel stop includes a stopper that is configured to move to a blocking position in which the stopper obstructs a first section of the pathway to stop the bevel adjustment assembly from moving beyond a first position of the pathway along a first direction such that the saw blade is bounded at a first bevel angle corresponding to the first position. The stopper is configured to move to an unblocking position in which the stopper does not obstruct the first section of the pathway such that the bevel adjustment assembly is permitted to move to a second position that is further along the pathway in the first direction than the first position such that the saw blade is not bounded at the first bevel angle and permitted to move to a second bevel angle corresponding to the second position.
US12290948B2
The haircutter according to the invention serves for trimming and styling hair and comprises a grip and a blade head connected with the grip. A working section is disposed at one longitudinal face of the blade head and recessed from an alignment line of the longitudinal face. A haircutting blade having at least one cutting edge is accommodated in the blade head and disposed so as to expose at least part of its cutting edge in the working section and to not protrude beyond the alignment line. The blade head comprises a guiding device having at least one placing surface for the hair to be trimmed so that the hair to be trimmed lies at a defined angle to the cutting edge as the placing surface is placed against the hair.
US12290947B2
A comb adjustment assembly for a beard trimmer includes a guide collar, a first adjusting connector, and an adjustor handle threadably coupled to the first adjusting connector. The first adjusting connector includes an extension arm, a connector coupled to the extension arm and configured to connect with an external structure. A guide collar aperture is formed in the guide collar, and the extension arm penetrates through the guide collar aperture. When the guide collar is in a fixed state, the adjustor handle is rotated, and the extension arm moves through the guide collar aperture. After the comb adjustment assembly is coupled to the beard trimmer in the present disclosure, the height of the comb unit may be regulated, and a user can adjust the hair cutting length by accurately regulating the extending length of the comb unit.
US12290941B2
An exemplary embodiment relates to an end effector (1), in particular a robot end effector, a device (20) with an operating element (25) for controlling an end effector (1), a robot with at least one end effector (1) and a medical telemanipulation system.
US12290932B2
A trajectory generation device configured to generate a trajectory along which a control target passes, the device including a storage unit configured to store a plurality of points, and a processor. the processor is configured to perform receiving process of receiving designated path information about a path designated by a user in a partial section between two points in the plurality of points, and trajectory generation process of generating a trajectory in the partial section by using the designated path information, a first path passing through the two points in the plurality of points and at least one anterior passing point through which the control target passes before passing through the two points, and a second path passing through the two points in the plurality of points and at least one posterior passing point through which the control target passes after passing through the two points.
US12290930B2
Movement of an object can occur while a control system corrects for compliance within a robotic system. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, a primary sensor positioned on the object, at least one ancillary sensor positioned on the object, and a controller. The sensors can record position and orientation data at different points on the object. The controller can use a sensor data and a delta value to correct for compliance in the robotic system. The delta value can be based on the differences between the primary sensor and the at least one ancillary sensor. The compliance correction can be applied to poses of the object to modify the trajectory of the object for more accurate movements.
US12290928B2
Provided herein is a method for controlling a manipulator, comprising accepting an initial pose of a load and a task for moving the load and retrieving using a mapping function, an identification trajectory corresponding to the initial pose of the load and controlling a plurality of actuators of the manipulator to move the load according to the retrieved identification trajectory and obtaining measured motion data and estimated motion data of the load each corresponding to motion of the load. The method further comprises estimating parameters of the load based on the measured motion data and the estimated motion data, obtaining a model of the manipulator having the load with the estimated parameters, and determining a performance trajectory to move the load according to the task based on the obtained model of the manipulator. The method further comprises controlling the actuators to move the load according to the performance trajectory.
US12290921B2
A method includes: obtaining current motion state data of the wheel-legged robot, the current motion state data representing motion features of the wheel-legged robot, inputting the current motion state data into a nonlinear controller to obtain a target joint angular acceleration reference value of a target robot joint of the wheel-legged robot, and inputting the target joint angular acceleration reference value into a whole-body dynamics controller to output a joint torque for controlling the wheel-legged robot to perform a control task.
US12290916B2
A handling device for handling products that are conveyed by a transport device, the handling device including at least one handling unit having a plurality of movably supported movement carriages, and a plurality of handling elements that are embodied as vacuum grippers. The plurality of handling elements move relative to the movement carriages in each case at least substantially parallel to a product support surface of the transport device.
US12290914B2
One or more support platforms for a modular system are provided. The support platforms are configured to detachably couple to a wall and with utility modules in a system, such as modular tool storage units, thereby coupling and/or storing the utility modules against the wall.
US12290905B2
A magnetic nipper is provided. The magnetic nipper has a pair of elongate arms with opposed first and second surfaces. The pair of elongate arms are hingedly connected to allow the pair of elongate arms to rotate about an axle. The first and second surf aces each contain at least one magnet have a polarity such that the magnets repel.
US12290900B2
Methods and systems for thinning a device wafer to tens of micron, micron, or sub-micron thicknesses are disclosed. Device wafers are thinned by using a two-step grinding process and a chemical mechanical polish (CMP) process. One or more first grinding parameters associated with the first grinding process are determined, received, and/or adjusted before and/or during the performance of the first grinding process. One or more second grinding parameters associated with the second grinding process are determined, received and/or adjusted before and/or during the performance of the second grinding process. One or more polishing parameters associated with the CMP process are determined and/or adjusted before and/or during the performance of the CMP process.
US12290899B2
A method of manufacturing a gallium nitride single-crystal substrate includes a step of grinding a main surface by arranging a grindstone and a gallium nitride single crystal having a semipolar plane or a nonpolar plane as the main surface to face each other and pressing the grindstone and the gallium nitride single crystal against each other while moving the grindstone and the gallium nitride single crystal relative to each other. The main surface is ground to make an angle formed by a direction in which the grindstone grinds the main surface and a direction obtained by projecting a c-axis of the gallium nitride single crystal onto the main surface within at least one range selected from (A)-45° or more and 45° or less; (B) 55° or more and 135° or less; and (C) −135° or more and −55° or less.
US12290898B2
A substrate processing method of grinding a first substrate in a combined substrate in which the first substrate and a second substrate are bonded to each other includes measuring a total thickness distribution of the combined substrate; measuring a thickness distribution of the first substrate; calculating a thickness distribution of the second substrate by subtracting the thickness distribution of the first substrate from the total thickness distribution of the combined substrate; deciding a relative inclination between a substrate holder configured to hold the combined substrate and a grinder configured to grind the combined substrate, based on the thickness distribution of the second substrate; and grinding the first substrate while holding the combined substrate at the inclination which is decided.
US12290897B2
A chemical mechanical polishing assembly includes a chemical mechanical polishing system, a fluid source, and a fluid delivery conduit to carry a fluid from the fluid source into the chemical mechanical polishing system. The polishing system has a platen to support a polishing pad, a carrier head to support a substrate and bring the substrate into contact with the polishing pad, and a motor to cause relative motion between platen and the carrier head. The fluid delivery conduit includes a conductive wire extending through an interior of the conduit to flow electrostatic discharge to a ground, and a wire extraction fitting covering and sealing a location where the conductive wire passes through a wall of the fluid delivery conduit.
US12290894B2
Provided is a monitoring device and a monitoring method that can capture the condition of a coolant in detail. A monitoring device according to one embodiment includes: a first detection unit that detects a first physical quantity; a second detection unit that detects a second physical quantity; a ratio calculation unit that calculates the ratio between a first value obtained when the first physical quantity is expressed using a specified unit, and a second value obtained when the second physical quantity is expressed using a specified unit; and an inferring unit that, if the calculated ratio is above an upper limit value of a management range or below a lower limit value of the management range, infers that one among an oil and an electrolyte contained in the coolant is abnormal.
US12290888B2
A method and apparatus for providing short arc welding-type power is disclosed. The system includes a power supply, a wire feeder, and a controller. The output current is decreased at dive rate when the arc forms. The dive rate is maintained until the currents drops to a threshold, preferably a function of the peak short current in that cycle. Then the current is held steady for a length of time that is a percentage of the short time for that cycle. Then the current is decreased at the normal rate until the short reforms, and the current begins increasing at the normal rate. The holding steady portion can be omitted.
US12290882B2
The present disclosure relates to a copper-phosphorus-zinc-tin brazing sheet and a preparation method and use thereof. The copper-phosphorus-zinc-tin brazing sheet includes a copper core layer, CuP alloy layers respectively arranged on two sides of the copper core layer, and at least two SnZn alloy layers respectively arranged on the other sides of the two CuP alloy layers away from the copper core layer.
US12290878B2
The present invention discloses a method to calibrate a laser cutting machine without stopping the production. The method is adapted to laser cutting machine which use a conveyor belt to convey the sheets while cutting them with the laser. The method allows to place calibration marks at locations on the sheet that are convenient according to the production job, thereby minimising the waste of material.
US12290872B2
An apparatus of a setting welding device for an auxiliary joining part with a head and a shaft, includes a linear drive fastenable at the setting device and including an element nest at a movable end, in which an auxiliary joining part is releasably receivable from a transfer unit. The element nest is movable by the linear drive in a first direction. The element nest is supported in a floating manner, and is positionable via a mechanical stop alignment in abutment with an electrode punch in the joining direction below the electrode punch. And/or the element nest is connected with the linear drive via a mechanical direction-changing coupling component so that the element nest is movable by the linear drive in a second direction so that the auxiliary joining part is positionable at the joining location, wherein the second direction is not parallel to the first direction.
US12290867B2
A power tool includes a spindle, a motor, an inner housing and an outer housing elastically connected to the inner housing. The inner housing is formed by a first inner housing portion formed of metal connected to a second inner housing portion formed of synthetic polymer. The first inner housing portion includes a housing part disposed in a front part of the outer housing, and a first extending part extending rearward from the housing part and disposed in a grip part of the outer housing. The second inner housing portion includes a second extending part that has a tubular shape and at least partially surrounds the first extending part, and a rear end part connected to the second extending part and disposed in a rear part of the outer housing. The first extending part extends rearward of a center of the second extending part in the front-rear direction.
US12290866B2
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for ram return in cutting tools. A cutting tool can include a frame, a cutting blade coupled to the frame, and an outer ram coupled to the frame. The outer ram can include a bore to receive hydraulic fluid to provide a first stage of movement for the cutting blade into to a cutting position. The cutting tool can also include an inner ram, an extension spring, a compression spring, or a gas spring to provide a second stage of movement to return the ram and the cutting blade to a non-cutting position.
US12290865B2
A milling tool includes a main body and a plurality of cutting inserts with respective cutting edges. The main body has an end face and a barrel-shaped curved lateral face. A first group of the plurality of cutting inserts are fastened on the end face, a second group of the plurality of cutting inserts are fastened on the barrel-shaped curved lateral face, and the respective cutting edges describe a barrel shape. Each one of the plurality of cutting inserts may be designed as an indexable insert.
US12290862B2
A method for coating a substrate 11 is disclosed. The method includes at least the following steps: depositing a first base layer 22 comprising a nitride of at least Al and Cr on the substrate 11 by physical vapor deposition at a gradually increasing substrate bias voltage from a first substrate bias voltage to a second substrate bias voltage; depositing a second base layer 23 comprising a nitride of at least Al and Cr on the first base layer 22 by physical vapor deposition at a constant substrate bias voltage that is greater or equal to the second substrate bias voltage; and depositing an outermost indicator layer 24 on the second base layer 23, wherein the outermost indicator layer 24 comprises a nitride of Si and Me, wherein Me is at least one of Ti, Zr, Hf, and Cr, wherein the outermost indicator layer 24 is deposited by physical vapor deposition at a substrate bias voltage that is less than the constant substrate bias voltage applied during deposition of the second base layer 23.
US12290859B2
A powder application device (10) for use in a system (100) for producing a three-dimensional workpiece using a generative layering process comprises a spreading member (12). The spreading member (12) is movable across a surface of a carrier (116) for depositing a raw material powder for producing a workpiece by a generative layering method onto the surface of the carrier (116). Furthermore, the powder application device (10) comprises a powder entrainer (16) which is movable across a carrier plane (E) and which, in the region of a surface (20) facing the carrier plane (E), is provided with a surface profile (22). The surface profile (20) comprises an entraining element (24a, 24b, 24c) and a passage channel (26a, 26b, 26c). The entraining element (24a, 24b, 24c) and the passage channel (26a, 26b, 26c) are shaped and arranged in such a way that, with respect to the movement of the powder entrainer (16) across the carrier plane (E), powdery material deposited in front of the powder entrainer (16) on the carrier plane (E) is entrained by the entraining element (24a, 24b, 24c) during a movement of the powder entrainer (16) across the carrier plane (E) in a first direction of movement (R1), and is guided through the passage channel (26a, 26b, 26c) during a movement of the powder entrainer (16) across the carrier plane (E) in a second direction of movement (R2) opposite to the first direction of movement (R1).
US12290858B2
A manufacturing system includes a printer chamber having a printer bed that supports manufacturing materials and an internal heating system supported by the printer chamber. The internal heating systems is configured to direct patterned heat energy onto the printer bed and supported manufacturing materials. An external heating system is supported by or positioned near the printer chamber and configured to direct patterned heat energy onto the printer bed and any supported manufacturing materials.
US12290842B2
Systems and methods for classifying and sorting of dark colored and/or black-colored plastic materials utilizing a vision system or one or more sensor systems implemented with one or more medium wavelength infrared cameras whereby the captured image data is process within a machine learning system in order to identify or classify each of the materials, which may then be sorted into separate groups based on such an identification or classification.
US12290840B2
A sieve system includes a sieve for screening material by selectively passing first particles and not passing second particles of the material based on respective dimensions of the particles relative to dimensions of screening apertures in the sieve. A holding container feeds material to the sieve and a fines container receives the first particles screened by the sieve. A first fines container load is measured at a first time, and a second fines container load is measured at a second time. A fines rate is determined by a rate of change of the fines container load based on the measured first and second fines container loads and the first and second times. An operating condition of the sieve system is based on the fines rate and may provide an indication that the operation of the sieve, another component, or the sieve system as a whole is acceptable or unacceptable.
US12290838B2
A piler conveyor system for screening debris such as tare dirt from materials such as beets as the materials are conveyed across a piler. The piler conveyor system generally includes a frame supporting an upper conveyor and a pair of lower conveyors. The upper conveyor is adapted to receive materials such as beets. As the materials are conveyed by the upper conveyor, debris such as tare dirt or the like will fall through screening openings in the upper conveyor and onto the lower conveyor. The lower conveyor may then dispense the debris through a debris opening. The materials will drop off the end of the upper conveyor and fall onto the second lower conveyor, which will convey the screened materials to be dispensed.
US12290830B2
The present invention relates to a perfume dispensing device, the device being electronically controlled and the actuation of perfume spraying being performed via an actuator (12) located on or under a device housing (1). All components of the device are located on or in the housing (1), wherein the housing also accommodates a control circuit (10) for controlling the device, which may optionally include a system (13) for wireless communication with a smart device (14) having a dedicated application uploaded, through which the user sets the desired parameters. The device may include several storage containers (2), which allows the user to select the desired perfume or to personalise the perfume via a dedicated application. The actuator is actuated by pressing or touching the actuator (12) or via an external device.
US12290827B2
Systems and methods are provided for securement of parts. One embodiment is a method for securing a part during fabrication. The method includes forming an interference fit between a pin and a wall defining a hole, supporting a weight of the part with the interference fit, and rotating the part around an axis of the part while the weight of the part is supported.
US12290814B2
A technology for efficiently discharging a bubble present in a fluid in a chamber is provided. There is provided a bubble discharging method carried out in a chamber including a microchip that includes at least one well or through hole to divide a space into a first space and a second space, the bubble discharging method including a pressurizing step of applying a positive pressure to a fluid in the chamber, and a valve opening/closing step of operating a valve for opening/closing a first flow path connected to the first space and/or a second flow path connected to the second space.
US12290809B2
A sample management module for collecting a fluid sample is provided. The module comprising; a sample collection device comprising a sample collection location; a decoupling zone configured to receive sample from the collection device, an overflow reservoir in fluid communication with the decoupling zone to accommodate any sample that does not fit into the decoupling zone; wherein the overflow reservoir is configured to ensure pressure within the module can be managed. A cartridge comprising a sample management module is also provided.
US12290804B2
A method of treating an isolated area of a sample with a liquid is disclosed. The method has the steps of generating an isolated area of a sample by a first fluid reservoir where the first fluid reservoir enclosing a distal end of a second fluid reservoir and the isolated area of the sample being sealed towards the remaining area of the sample, bringing the isolated area of the sample into fluid connection with the second fluid reservoir, dispensing a fluid from the second fluid reservoir into the first fluid reservoir thereby generating a fluid flow on the sample at the isolated area in a first direction, and aspirating the fluid from the first fluid reservoir into the second fluid reservoir thereby generating a fluid flow on the sample at the isolated area in a second direction.
US12290798B2
A method for obtaining metal oxides supported on mesoporous silica particles includes a) providing a solution of at least one metal salt, b) providing a solution of at least one template forming agent of the general formula (I) Y3Si(CH2)n—X (I), wherein X is a complexing functional group; Y is —OH or a hydrolysable moiety selected from the group containing halogen, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, c) mixing the metal salt solution and the complex forming agent solution to obtain a metal precursor; d) adding at least one solution containing at least one pore structure directing agent to the metal precursor to obtain a metal precursor template mixture; e) adding at least one alkali silicate solution to the metal precursor template mixture at room temperature to obtain a silica-supported metal complex; and f) calcination of the silica-supported metal complex under air to obtain the supported metal oxide mesoporous silica particles.
US12290795B2
A multi-layered oil sorbent formed from two superposed polyolefin thin films and a polypropylene (PP) fibrous thin sheet sandwiched between the two superposed polyolefin thin films. Each of the two superposed polyolefin thin films include a plurality of pores defined therethrough and a plurality of swellable cavities extending from a surface thereof. In an embodiment, the cavities of each two superposed polyolefin thin films extend from a respective polyolefin film surface toward the PP fibrous thin sheet. The two superposed polyolefin thin films with the PP fibrous thin sheet sandwiched therebetween are sealed together by a zigzag-shaped heat seal. The plurality of cavities on the surface of the multi-layered sorbent can swell when contacted with oil. The cavities coupled with the zigzag-shaped seal maximize the available volume for uptake of oil and organic pollutants from water.
US12290788B2
Concentrate filling system includes a solid loader operable to dispense particles through a dispensing end. The system includes a conveyer operable to receive the dispensed particles at a proximal end and further dispense particles at a distal end. The system includes load cell operable to receive a container that receives the dispensed particles. The system includes an injection pump to dispense fluids into the container. The system includes controller operable to receive data from the load cell indicative of a weight of the particles and/or fluid and send a control signal to the conveyor to adjust the dispensing of the particles and send a control signal to the injection pump. Upon receiving indicative of a predetermined weight of the container, fluid, and particles, the controller is operable to send a control signal to the conveyor and the injection pump to stop dispensing of particles and fluid.
US12290785B2
Systems and methods for filtering materials from biologic fluids are discussed. Embodiments may be used to filter cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a human or animal subject. In an example, CSF is separated into a permeate and retentate using a tangential flow filter. The retentate is filtered again and then returned to the subject with the permeate. During operation of the system, various parameters may be modified, such as flow rate and waste rate.
US12290782B2
Compressed air dryer systems are described. In an aspect, a system includes, but is not limited to, a plurality of dryer modules and a controller operable to regulate a run-time of each of the plurality of dryer modules. Each dryer module is configured to direct a portion of cooling medium past a stream of compressed air. Each dryer module includes a temperature sensor in thermal communication with the portion of cooling medium, and a chiller configured to reduce a temperature of the portion of cooling medium based on the sensed temperature and a temperature set-point. The controller communicatively is coupled with the plurality of dryer modules and operable to monitor a plurality of run-times. Each run-time is associated with a corresponding dryer module. The controller is further operable to direct operation of each dryer module based on its run-time by modifying the temperature set-point of the dryer module.
US12290771B2
A nanofiber filter wrap is a filter element comprising a polymer film including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, an array of nanofibers extending from the first surface, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and opposing first and second edges extending from the first end to the second end. The polymer film is wound or folded to form a plurality of spaced adjacent layers defining interlayer gaps extending through the filter element from the first edge to the second edge substantially normal to a basal plane defined by the second edge of the polymer film. A fluid flowed can be flowed through the interlayer gaps to contact at least a portion of the array of nanofibers whereby a contaminant contained in the fluid is at least partially filtered from the fluid.
US12290763B2
The invention relates to a filter system for removing and/or neutralizing undissolved oils, greases and salts, preferably also floating bodies, such as metal debris, on/in water-containing emulsions from, in particular, containers and tanks that are used for holding and storing emulsions.
US12290733B2
A softball pitching machine in accordance with the present disclosure is configured to lob a softball along an arcuate path with forward spin to mimic the motion of an underhand, slow pitched softball from a human pitcher. The softball pitching machine includes a throwing arm having a curved hand configured to move along a predetermined arcuate path to a preset stopping point that imparts the arcing path and the forward spin on the softball.
US12290732B1
A golf club comprising a golf club head having a face wall, an inertial motion unit (IMU) positioned within the body, and a transceiver in communication with the IMU, a shaft attached to the golf club head, and a grip attached to the shaft is disclosed herein. The IMU identifies an impact location with a golf ball.
US12290723B2
A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.
US12290722B2
The aqueous adhesive for a tennis ball includes rubber latex. The rubber latex is a mixture of liquid rubber latex and solid rubber latex. A ratio of liquid rubber to an entire rubber component contained in the rubber latex is greater than 20% by weight and less than 90% by weight in terms of solid content. The tennis ball includes a seam formed of the aqueous adhesive for a tennis ball.
US12290703B2
A catheter treatment apparatus comprises an elongate tubular member and an expandable support. The expandable support comprises a radioactive substance to treat cancerous tissue and is configured to expand from a narrow profile for insertion to a wide profile to engage and treat tissue remaining after resection. The expandable support can be sized to fit within a volume of removed tissue to place the radioactive substance in proximity to the capsule and remaining tissue, to spare the capsule and proximate nerves and vessels to treat tissue in proximity to the capsule. The elongate tubular member may comprise a channel such as a lumen to pass a bodily fluid such as urine when the expandable support engages the tissue to treat the patient for a plurality of days. The treatment apparatus can be used to resect and diagnose tissue concurrently. Based on the diagnosis, targeted segmental treatment may be given.
US12290701B2
Systems and methods are described for treatment of neurological conditions in which transcranial illumination using infrared, near-infrared and/or red wavelengths of light are delivered into the brain of a patient using a portable head wearable device. Arrays of light emitters are simultaneously controlled to provide a selected power density and distribution during a therapeutic session to treat a condition of the patient. An external controller such as a touchscreen tablet or laptop computer can be used to select illumination parameters for each patient. The system can be used to provide treatment to children such as those having autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
US12290700B2
An adjustable illuminator for photodynamically diagnosing or treating a surface includes a plurality of first panels and at least one second panel. The plurality of first panels have wider widths and the at least one second panel has a narrower width. The narrower width is less than the wider widths. The illuminator further includes a plurality of light sources, each mounted to one of the plurality of first panels or the at least one second panel and configured to irradiate the surface with substantially uniform intensity visible light. The plurality of first panels and the at least one second panel are rotatably connected. The at least one second panel is connected on each side to one of the plurality of first panels. The second panel acts as a “lighted hinge” to reduce or eliminate optical dead spaces between adjacent panels when the illuminator is bent into a certain configuration.
US12290698B2
A therapeutic irradiation device may include: a source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation in a predetermined spectral range, a sensor configured to detect electromagnetic radiation in the predetermined spectral range of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the source and to output a signal indicative of a power of the detected radiation, and a controller configured to monitor a magnitude of the signal output by the sensor and to compare the magnitude of the signal with a predetermined magnitude range, wherein the controller is configured to identify a time period during which the magnitude of the signal output by the sensor is included in the predetermined range.
US12290697B2
Disclosed is a system and method for delivering reactive species from a plasma to a treatment area by scanning a linear array of stacked plasma elements across the treatment area. Reactive species output from each plasma element is calibrated, and during scanning each plasma element is modulated with a uniformity modulation and a dose modulation, enabling a predetermined contour dose distribution of reactive species to be delivered to the treatment area.
US12290696B2
Defibrillators, defibrillator architectures, defibrillator interface units and methods of operating defibrillators are described. In one aspect, a modular defibrillator architecture is described. A base unit provides a fully functional defibrillator. The functionality of the base unit can be supplemented by attaching an interface unit to the base unit. The defibrillator interface unit includes a housing, a communications module, a processing unit and a power storage unit. The housing is configured to be mounted on the base defibrillator unit to form at least a part of a unitary portable modular AED system. The communications module facilitates wireless communication between the AED and one or more remote servers. The processing unit includes at least one processor and is configured to receive communications from the base defibrillator unit. The power storage unit powers the interface unit including the communications module and the processing unit.
US12290693B2
Various embodiments of an electronics module and an implantable medical device that includes such module are disclosed. The module includes a feedthrough header assembly having a conductive header that includes a conductive inner surface, an outer surface, and a contact disposed on the inner surface and electrically connected to the header; and a feedthrough pin disposed within a via that extends through the header. The module further includes an electronic layer having a substrate and an electronic component disposed on or within the substrate. The electronic component is electrically connected to the contact of the conductive header such that the electronic component is electrically connected to the header. A major surface of the substrate of the electronic layer faces the conductive inner surface of the header without any intervening nonconductive layers disposed between the major surface of the substrate and the conductive inner surface of the header.
US12290688B1
A system to configure a neurostimulation signal to a patient's body has a neurostimulator to create a base stimulation signal which has a series of first pulses. A computer processor within the neurostimulator deconstructs the first series of pulses into a first and second partial pulse series which have respective first and second partial electrical pulses where the first and second partial electrical pulses substantially summate to the base stimulation signal. A programmable signal generator provides a constant amplitude of combined stimulation pulses by applying the first and second partial pulses to a number of contacts of an electrode positionally located to stimulate a target tissue in the patient's body.
US12290687B2
The disclosure provides systems and methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea using an acoustic sensor configured to detect acoustic sounds generated by the heart and lungs. Sensory data from the acoustic sensor is used by an implanted stimulation system to determine when to deliver electrical stimulation to a nerve which innervates an upper airway muscle, such as the hypoglossal nerve, to treat sleep apnea.
US12290685B2
An illustrative insertion management system may be configured to identify one or more attributes of a lead insertion procedure in which an electrode lead having a plurality of electrodes is inserted into a cochlea of a recipient of a cochlear implant; dynamically select, based on the one or more attributes of the lead insertion procedure, a first subset of electrodes included in the plurality of electrodes for inclusion in a monitoring electrode set, the monitoring electrode set configured to have less electrodes than a total number of the plurality of electrodes; monitor, during the lead insertion procedure, impedance values for electrodes included in the monitoring electrode set; and determine, during the lead insertion procedure and based on the monitoring, a positioning state of the electrode lead.
US12290677B2
Presented herein are techniques for electronically locking an electronic device in response to detection of a safety critical fault. As used herein, a “safety critical fault” is a fault having a potential to cause harm to an individual using the device. In particular, an electronic device in accordance with certain embodiments presented herein is configured to determine when the electronic device has experienced a safety critical fault. In response, the electronic device automatically restarts itself and, following restart, is automatically forced into a locked mode. The locked mode prevents execution of a run-time program stored in the electronic device.
US12290665B2
A device for administering a fluid can include a cylinder, a piston connected to a piston rod, and a tensioning device connected to the piston rod. In a dispensing procedure, a ramp track is rotated until a roller runs over a transfer region and is accelerated toward the first plateau and, as a result, the piston is moved toward an open dispensing end. The ramp track runs on the face side of a wall extending along a circular path. A cover engages over the ramp track, the driver and the roller and has at least one scraper extending counter to the first direction and extending within the wall as far as the inner side of the wall, and thus scrapes off lubricant located on the inner side from the inner side.
US12290653B2
A method of producing a microneedle sheet according to an embodiment includes: preparing a sheet having a first surface and a second surface; making a first cut in a range from the first surface to the second surface of the sheet to form a first outer edge that defines a tip end of the microneedle; and making, after forming the first outer edge, a second cut in a range from the first surface to the second surface of the sheet to form a second outer edge that defines the tip end of the microneedle, thereby forming the tip end of the microneedle.
US12290648B2
Needle guiding systems and methods for assembling and using the same are disclosed. The needle guiding systems can utilize a fluid bag, a compression sleeve, a guiding track, and a needle block assembly.
US12290640B2
Methods, systems and devices for reducing anxiety, including increasing relaxation and/or calm. In some variations these methods may include reducing anxiety, increase relaxation and/or calm by non-invasive temperature regulation of the frontal cortex prior to and/or during sleep. The subject may have an anxiety disorder, or may not have a diagnosed anxiety disorder.
US12290638B2
A humidifier comprises a water reservoir and a reservoir dock configured to receive the water reservoir in an operative position. The water reservoir is configured to hold a volume of liquid. The water reservoir includes a chamber and a single conduit providing an inner opening arranged within the chamber. The reservoir dock includes a dock inlet conduit arranged to receive the flow of air from the RPT device. The dock inlet conduit is structured and arranged to extend within the single conduit of the water reservoir when the water reservoir reaches the operative position such that the dock inlet conduit and the single conduit at least partially overlap one another. The dock inlet conduit includes an inner opening arranged adjacent the inner opening of the single conduit when the water reservoir reaches the operative position, the inner openings of the dock inlet conduit and the single conduit arranged to provide an inlet for the flow of air into the chamber and an outlet for delivering a humidified flow of air from the chamber.
US12290629B2
An aerosol-generating system includes an aerosol-generating device and at least two consumables. Each consumable includes an aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device further includes a device housing comprising at least two receiving chambers, wherein each consumable is accommodated in a separate receiving chamber of the at least two receiving chambers. The aerosol-generating device further includes at least two mouthpieces, wherein each mouthpiece of the at least two mouthpieces is aligned with a separate consumable of the at least two consumables and wherein the aerosol-generating device is configured to isolate airflows through separate, respective mouthpieces of the at least two mouthpieces.
US12290621B2
An aspect of the disclosure relates to a dialysate regenerator, including: a purification means; at least one reversible retainer including an ion reservoir; a dialysate flow path including a dialysate inlet for receiving a dialysate, a dialysate outlet for dispensing the dialysate, the purification means and the at least one reversible retainer: a pump connected to the dialysate flow path and configured to generate a flow of the dialysate from the dialysate inlet via the reversible retainer and the purification means to the dialysate outlet, wherein a direction of the dialysate flow path through the reversible retainer is reversible.
US12290606B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a drug delivery system. The method comprises the steps of screen-printing a base paste, and curing the base paste. Furthermore, the method comprises the steps of screen-printing a first paste separate to the base paste, and curing the first paste.
US12290604B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a drug delivery system. The method comprises the steps of screen-printing a base paste, and curing the base paste. Furthermore, the method comprises the steps of screen-printing a first paste separate to the base paste, and curing the first paste.
US12290596B2
Drug products adapted for nasal delivery, comprising a pre-primed device filled with a pharmaceutical composition comprising nalmefene are provided. Methods of treating opioid overdose with the drug products are also provided.
US12290589B2
The instant disclosure relates to cosmetic compositions that include a non-hydrophobically modified anionic polymer; a cationic surfactant, including a cationizable surfactant; a fatty alcohol; and a cosmetically acceptable solvent; wherein the pH of the composition is below 5. Methods for using such cosmetic compositions are also provided.
US12290575B2
The present subject matter provides compounds, compositions, and methods for identifying, monitoring, treating, and removing diseased tissue. Compounds, compositions, and methods for identifying, monitoring, and detecting circulating fluids such as blood are also provided.
US12290563B2
The invention pertains to host cells for producing a bioconjugate of an E. coli O18 antigen polysaccharide conjugated to a carrier protein. The host cells are characterized in that they comprise modified Wzy O-antigen polymerases with specific combinations of amino acid substitutions in one or more of positions 199, 377 and 395 as compared to the wild type Wzy O-antigen polymerase of SEQ ID NO: 1, which modified Wzy O-antigen polymerases improve the yield and glycosylation pattern of the O18 bioconjugates produced by the host cells. The invention further relates to methods wherein the host cells are used to produce a bioconjugate of an E. coli O18 antigen polysaccharide conjugated to a carrier protein, compositions comprising these bioconjugates, including multivalent compositions comprising bioconjugates of additional O antigen polysaccharide-serotypes.
US12290558B2
Disclosed herein are methods for inducing immunity against a virus such as a coronavirus in the mucosal tissue of a patient, include administering a vaccine composition to the patient by oral administration (e.g., nasal injection, nasal inhalation, oral inhalation, and/or oral ingestion). Also disclosed are compositions for assaying the presence of anti-viral antibodies induced by the administered vaccine or the presence of viral proteins in a saliva sample include a stabilizing solution and may also include the use of aragonite particle beads. Compositions and methods are presented for prevention and/or treatment of a coronavirus disease wherein the composition comprises a recombinant entity. The recombinant entity is bivalent, comprising a nucleic acid encoding a coronavirus 2 nucleocapsid protein CoV2 nucleocapsid protein fused to an endosomal targeting sequence, and a nucleic acid encoding a CoV2 spike protein sequence optimized for cell surface expression.
US12290541B2
Disclosed are a strain of Lactobacillus helveticus capable of removing multiple heavy metals and an application thereof in milk powder, where the strain is Lactobacillus helveticus KD-3, which is deposited in the China Center for Type Culture Collection on Apr. 6, 2023, with a deposit number of CCTCC NO: M2023479. The Lactobacillus helveticus KD-3 has a cadmium resistant gene czcD, a chromium resistant gene chrA and a lead resistant gene pbrT, and is capable of tolerating single and compound heavy metals (cadmium, chromium and lead). The Lactobacillus helveticus KD-3 of the present disclosure is used to prepare lyophilized bacterial powder.
US12290538B2
Described herein are compositions and methods for the delivery of microbial therapeutics useful for the treatment of disorders related to intestinal dysbiosis.
US12290534B2
The present invention the novel ointment composition based on milkfat obtained from human breast milk and combined with a synergistically beneficial ratio of medium chain triglycerides to milk fat from human breast milk.
US12290533B2
The present disclosure relates to materials and methods for extracellular vesicle (e.g., exosome)-mediated delivery of cargo (e.g., endogenous and/or exogenous) to non-bovine mammalian (e.g., human) cells. For example, exosomes isolated from bovine milk for delivering cargo to non-bovine mammalian (e.g., human) cells are provided.
US12290526B2
This invention is related to a pharmaceutical composition made up by the synergic combination of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic such as Aceclofenac or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and an anti-inflammatory steroid agent such as the active ingredient Betamethasone or its pharmaceutically acceptable phosphate or dipropionate salts, which are formulated in a single dosing unit for topical, intramuscular or intravenous administration, which is indicated for the treatment of the localized pain of rheumatic diseases.
US12290515B2
Co-crystals of itanapraced; methods of preparation of the co-crystals; uses of the co-crystals as APIs; formulations containing the co-crystals; uses of the co-crystals and formulations for prevention and treatment of neurodegeneration disorders, infections, dementias, inflammation, and injuries; and methods of prevention and treatment of neurodegeneration disorders, infections, dementias, inflammation, and injuries are described.
US12290511B2
The present invention aims to find a pharmaceutical preparation which treats or prevents glaucoma or ocular hypertension and is effective for patients with inadequate efficacies of glaucoma or ocular hypertension therapeutic agents. It has been found that omidenepag, an ester thereof, or a salt thereof has an excellent intraocular pressure lowering efficacy on patients with inadequate efficacies of other glaucoma or ocular hypertension therapeutic agents. Therefore, the omidenepag, the ester thereof, or the salt thereof of the present invention is useful as a pharmaceutical preparation which can treat or prevent glaucoma or ocular hypertension even in patients with inadequate efficacies of other glaucoma or ocular hypertension therapeutic agents.
US12290510B2
Use of polyvalent emoxypine derivatives or related compounds in the treatment or prevention of, inter alia, Parkinson's Disease are described.
US12290507B2
The present invention provides methods for treating a cancer in a subject and for inhibiting tumor growth, metastasis or a dihydrorotate oxygenase enzyme activity of a tumor or cancer cell. At least one trisubstituted benzotriazole derivative with the formula (I) is administered to the subject or is contacted with the cancer cell. Compounds of formula (I) have substituents R1, R2 and R3 which have the meanings given in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US12290498B2
The present invention relates to the use of compound 1-[4-methylthiophenyl]-3-[3,5-dimethyl-4-carboxydimethylmethyloxyphenyl]prop-2-en-1-one (Elafibranor or GFT505) for treating cholestatic diseases, and more specifically PBC and/or PSC.
US12290495B2
The present invention provides oral solutions containing sotalol hydrochloride which advantageously avoid swallowing while providing with improved stability. The present invention also relates to methods of using the oral solutions for treatment of diseases and disorders, such as delay in reoccurrence of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter and/or ventricular arrhythmias.
US12290494B2
A packaged, sealed container system for stable storage of a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, the packaged, sealed container system comprising a primary container including therein a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, a secondary outer container comprising a first flexible sheet layer, an opposing second flexible sheet layer, and a seal disposed along a common peripheral edge of the first and second flexible sheet layers, such that the primary container is disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. An oxygen scavenger is also disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. The oxygen scavenger is in fluid communication with the contents of the primary container.
US12290491B2
A membrane for use in connection with a closed system transfer device has a body with a proximal portion opposite a distal portion along a central axis and a skirt extending radially outward from the distal end such that a lip is formed at a transition between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The membrane further has at least one well recessed in a proximal direction from a distal end of the distal portion, thereby forming a channel within the distal portion having an open first end, a closed bottom end, and a pair of sidewalls extending between the first end and the second end. At least one slit extends through at least a portion of the body in a direction of a plane aligned along or parallel to the central axis.
US12290487B1
A reciprocating massage device with swing configuration, including a massage body and a rubber sleeve, the rubber sleeve is provided at outside of the massage body. The massage body includes a gripping part, a first massage component, a reciprocating component, a second massage component, an extension and a third massage component. A impact head can be dissembled and replace, which is convenient for users to replace different shapes of the impact head according to the massage demand, and also can be replaced when it is damaged. By setting the reciprocating component to cooperate with the second massage component, the massage device can combine reciprocating massage and telescopic massage.
US12290478B2
A system for supporting or positioning a patient before, during, or after a medical procedure can include a platform configured to support at least a portion of a patient. A support column can be positioned beneath the platform. A base can be positioned beneath the support column and configured to support the support column. The base can include at least one drive wheel configured to contact a ground surface and move the platform with respect to the ground surface. A drive assist user interface module can be operatively connected to the at least one drive wheel. The drive assist user interface module can be configured to permit an operator of the system to selectively control movement of the at least one drive wheel. The drive assist user interface module can be part of or be attached to an attachment that includes a plate having a top surface. In one configuration, the top surface of the plate can be configured to extend parallel with a top surface of the platform when the attachment is attached to the platform.
US12290474B2
A ophthalmic laser-assisted corneal lenticule extraction procedure that uses wavefront measurements to guide the formation of the corneal lenticule. The wavefront map measured from a free eye using a wavefront aberrometer is registered to the cornea of a docked eye based on comparisons of iris images and corneal markings. The docked-eye cornea-registered wavefront map is then corrected to be consistent with the Munnerlyn formula for the spherical power, and adjusted for any physician adjustments and/or myopia error due to a flat add in the lenticule, using Zernike polynomials. The corrected and adjusted wavefront map is then used to calculate the profiles of the bottom and top lenticule incisions in the applanated cornea, where higher-order components in the wavefront map are distributed to the bottom lenticule incision alone and lower-order components in the wavefront map are distributed to both the bottom and the top lenticule incision.
US12290473B2
A method and apparatus for treating ocular disorders such as blepharitis, meibomitis, and dry eye syndrome. The method includes using an electromechanical device to move a swab relative to the eye to create cyclical movement that impacts debris present at the eyelid margin and effectively removes the debris from the eye to encourage healing and prevent further digression of the health of the eye. The apparatus is an electromechanical device that includes a mechanical drive unit operatively connected to a swab to create a precise relative movement of the swab to the eye to remove debris present therein.
US12290471B2
Aspects of the invention include a device for fluid delivery to the ocular surface having a self-alignment system. The fluid delivery device includes a fluid package having a reservoir and one or more apertures, an actuator component configured to eject fluid from the reservoir through the one or more apertures and an image-based self-alignment system configured to align fluid ejected through the one or more apertures with a target location on the eye of a user. Also provided are methods of using the devices in fluid delivery applications, as well as a kit that includes components of the devices.
US12290463B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to a stabilization and cooling apparatus having a stabilizing structure with at least one inflatable chamber, the stabilizing structure configured to become semi-rigid upon inflation of the at least one inflatable chamber. A cooling structure is integrated with the stabilizing structure and includes a single-use cooling element and a thermally conductive material in thermal communication with the single-use cooling element. The apparatus also has an actuator configured to cause inflation of at least one inflatable chamber.
US12290451B2
A method of evaluating a human knee joint which includes a femur bone, a tibia bone, a patella bone, a patellar tendon, and ligaments, wherein the ligaments and patellar tendon are under anatomical tension to connect the femur and tibia together, creating a load-bearing articulating joint, the method including: inserting into the knee joint a gap balancer that includes a tibial interface surface, an opposed femoral interface surface, and at least one force sensor, the method including: providing an electronic receiving device; moving the knee joint through at least a portion of its range of motion; while moving the knee joint, using the electronic receiving device to collect data from the at least one force sensor; processing the collected data to produce a digital geometric model of at least a portion of the knee joint; and storing the digital geometric model for further use.
US12290450B2
An expandable cage for placement between adjacent vertebrae having two or more upper and lower end plates having compound-angled slots, ramps or rails, and a drive means having corresponding compound-angled slots, ramps or rails configured to slidingly engage the compound-angled slots, ramps or rails of the two or more upper and lower end plates, wherein movement of the drive means in a first direction moves the two or more upper and lower end plates away from each other both vertically and horizontally to expand both a height and a width of the expandable cage from a collapsed state to an expanded state.
US12290449B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a balloon kyphoplasty surgical device comprising an extrusion tube having internal fluid channels and a support wire, a port arrangement positioned on a proximal end of the extrusion tube and a balloon arrangement positioned on a distal end of the extrusion tube, the balloon arrangement resulting in a cubic shape when inflated by the port arrangement.
US12290439B2
The disclosure relates to a device that is configured to be implanted on the native leaflet of a heart valve to increase its length and/or thickness and thereby to improve the valve function and reduce regurgitation. The device may include a leaflet section. The leaflet section may include a central member. The central member may include a first portion, a second portion that opposes the first portion, and a base portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first section may extend from the first portion and the second section may extend from the second portion. The device may include one or more engaging members extending from the central member at an angle with respect to the first section and the second section. The second section may be larger than the first section. The leaflet section may define a three-dimensional region or a bulge.
US12290432B2
A surgical filament securement assembly has an anchor having a channel therethrough through which a surgical filament is passed. The surgical filament is tied to form a dilated knot having at least one throw around a dilater member at an entrance of the channel such that the surgical filament is able to run around the dilater member when a limb thereof is pulled in a first direction through the channel whilst the dilated knot remains in place. When the dilater member is pulled out from within the dilated knot, the dilated knot itself strangulates to form a tightened stopper knot. The channel has a diameter less than that of the tightened stopper knot such that the tightened stopper knot cannot pass through the entrance in the first direction.
US12290431B2
A method for affixing a fundus portion of the stomach of a human patient to the patient's esophagus is disclosed. The method comprises folding the fundus portion towards the esophagus such that the fundus portion rests against the esophagus, from the angle of His and upwards along the esophagus, and affixing the fundus portion to the esophagus by means of fasteners arranged along a first line and a second line. The first line and the second line extend along the esophagus and are arranged such that a distance between the first line and the second line increases with an increasing distance from the angle of His. The method can be used for invaginating a movement restriction device by the fundus, a position between the diaphragm and the cardiac sphincter to hinder the cardia from sliding through the diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax.
US12290429B2
The invention discloses an implant. The implant may include a first flap and a second flap. The first flap may further include a first portion, a second portion and a transition region. The first portion may be configured to be attached proximate a sacrum. The second portion may be configured to be attached to an anterior vaginal wall. The transition region lies between the first portion and the second portion. The second flap may be fabricated such that a portion of the second flap is configured to be attached to a posterior vaginal wall. The implant may be configured such that a value corresponding to a biomechanical parameter defining a biomechanical attribute of the portion of the first flap attaching to the anterior wall is different from a value of the biomechanical parameter defining the biomechanical attribute of the portion of the second flap attaching to the posterior wall.
US12290421B2
An improved dental impression tray system provides a way to accommodate multiple arch sizes. The tray is adjustable and has an anterior section with two distal ends and a posterior section with two distal ends. The two sections are connected together at their distal ends. A mesh membrane extends between the sections to maintain the impression material. The ends of the posterior section include a plurality of vertical pins and a vertical opening is located adjacent each distal end of said anterior section. To adjust the size of the tray, the distal ends of the anterior section can be disconnected from said distal ends of the posterior section and then reconnected by inserting the pins into the opening. Further size adjustments can be made by removing additional pins and inserting the next remaining pins into the openings.
US12290418B2
A dental mouthpiece is provided that may be attached to a high-suction dental adapter for the purpose of assisting the dental staff during dental procedures through chair-side, hands-free suction, and isolation. Such a mouthpiece may include a main body portion, a cheek retractor portion, and a suction connector portion. In some embodiments, the main body portion, cheek retractor portion, and suction connector portion (and sub-portions thereof) may be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. In an exemplary embodiment, the mouthpiece may be made of a material that is flexible, translucent, conducive to injection molding, high heat-resistant, and autoclavable. Such a material may include silicone. Because the mouthpiece may be made of a high heat-resistant and autoclavable material, such a mouthpiece may be reusable.
US12290411B2
A retractor assembly may include a retractor removably coupled with a retractor handle. The retractor may include a handle connection feature, a retractor shaft, an arcuate projection having a convex retractor surface and a cutting shield surface, and a guide projection having an aperture shaped to receive at least a portion of a femoral condyle therein to position the retractor relative to a tibial plateau. The retractor handle may include a handle portion and a retractor connection feature. The retractor may be placed on a lateral side of a medial collateral ligament of a knee joint to retract the medial collateral ligament away from a tibial plateau of the knee joint and protect the medial collateral ligament during a tibial plateau resection procedure.
US12290403B2
Systems and methods are provided for performing transcranial diagnostic procedures using a transcranial ultrasound transducer array. The array elements are positioned and oriented such that far field regions respectively associated therewith spatially overlap within the brain of a patient. The array elements may be oriented approximately normal to the skull, permitting efficient coupling of ultrasound energy into the brain. The array elements are controlled to generate ultrasound pulses, where the timing of the pulses is controlled, based on registration between the array elements and volumetric image data, such that ultrasound energy is focused at a target within spatially overlapping far fields of the array elements. The transcranial ultrasound transducer array elements may be positioned and oriented relative to the skull such that their respective ultrasound beams are focused within the skull and diverging with the brain.
US12290397B1
An ultrasound apparatus, ultrasound-based liver examination device and ultrasound imaging method are provided. The ultrasound apparatus may include: an ultrasound probe, a transmission and receiving controller, an ultrasound echo signal processor, a data processor and a display device. The ultrasound echo signal processor may perform different processes on an ultrasound echo signal according to usage of the ultrasound echo signal. A gain compensation for enhancing image quality may be performed on a first ultrasound echo signal to be used for obtaining the ultrasound image, and a gain compensation for preserving original information may be performed on a second ultrasound echo signal to be used for calculating a quantitative parameter of a liver. The data processor may generate the ultrasound image according to the processed first ultrasound echo signal, calculate the quantitative parameter according to the processed second ultrasound echo signal, and output the ultrasound image and the quantitative parameter.
US12290394B2
A condition determination device includes a hardware processor that: acquires sensor information obtained by detecting information regarding a subject to be radiographed by using a sensor and order information regarding a radiographing order; and determines a radiographing condition by inputting the sensor information and the order information to a trained identifier.
US12290370B1
A heart treatment system is disclosed capable of guiding a device towards one or more critical regions of interest by sensing signals from tissue. If a critical region is not present at the current location of sensed signals, the system is capable of indicating a guidance direction in which to navigate to reach one or more critical regions. When stopping rules for direction are met, treatment can be applied to said region of interest by thermal or non-thermal energy delivery. Signals are again sensed and analyzed to assess the impact of treatment. This process is repeated until all critical regions of interest are treated. In some embodiments, all functionality is provided by a single sensing and treating device coupled with a display device and analytical software.
US12290368B2
Systems, methods, and computer software for detecting atrial fibrillation are described. Photoplethysmographic (PPG) signal data may be received as communicated by a PPG sensor of a wearable device worn by a user. Heartbeats from a portion of the PPG signal data may be determined and a heart rhythm type may be determined based on at least the heartbeats. A determination of whether the heart rhythm type includes Atrial Fibrillation (AF) may be made, and, when AF is detected, an AF detection alert may be displayed at the wearable device.
US12290367B1
The present invention is directed to a physiological recording device and, more particularly, to a physiological recording device that can be used without skin preparation or the use of electrolytic gels. The invention is further directed to an encouragement ring which stabilizes and helps situate the physiological recording device on a subject's skin to help provide a better electrical signal, increase surface area, and reduce and minimize noise and artifacts during the process of recording or monitoring a physiological signal. The invention is still further directed to surface features on a surface of the physiological recording device with a size and shape that will not substantially bend or break, which limits the depth of application of the recording device, and/or anchors the recording device during normal application. The invention is even further directed to a method for manufacturing a physiological recording device, and minimizing cost of manufacture.
US12290366B2
Wearable uroflowmetry systems having wearable uroflowmeters are disclosed. A disclosed example uroflowmetry system comprises a wearable uroflowmeter including: a funnel portion having an end configured to secure the funnel portion against a person, an outlet opposite the end, and a funnel configured to capture urine excreted by the person when the end is secured against the person, and to direct the captured urine into the outlet; a fluid passage portion having an opening configured to receive the urine from the outlet of the funnel portion, and a fluid channel to pass the received urine along a length of the fluid passage portion; and a measuring portion having a sensor in the fluid channel configured to collect one or more measurements of the urine as the urine passes the sensor, the measurements representative of at least one of a property of the urine, or a flow characteristic of the urine.
US12290365B1
A health and safety monitoring and alert system includes a main system and a detection system. The main system includes a processor, a storage medium, and a visualization system. The detection system is configured to detect health and safety information relating to occupants in a space and communicate the detected health and safety information with the main system by a network connection. The visualization system includes a display interface, and the display interface is configured to represent the health and safety information by at least one of using symbols, numbers, or colors.
US12290361B2
A system for extracting and collecting a sample of a fluid of a user, comprising a sample collection device, comprising a sample container arranged to receive said sample; a cap arranged to cooperate with the sample container and having an incision mechanism movable in the cap by a triggering mechanism; a sealing mechanism; a sample extraction device, comprising a vacuum creation mechanism arranged to create vacuum in a vacuum chamber; and a valve control mechanism arranged to release the vacuum from the vacuum chamber to the sample collection device. The system simplifies collection of a fluid (e.g., blood) sample while keeping a high-quality standard for its analysis, minimizes the risk of injury due to handling the sample, reduces the risk of contamination of the collected sample, is compatible with standard blood analysers of central laboratories, requires minimal action from the user, and can collect large volumes of bodily fluid.
US12290358B2
A method of taking pulse oximetry measurements on a specific patient and a bracelet-type pulse oximeter device are disclosed. A calibration pulse-oximeter is adapted to estimate one or more first, reference SpO2 values from a first, reference PPG signal measured by the pulse-oximeter on a first, reference area of the human body. Using the same or a different calibration pulse-oximeter, one or more second SpO2 values are estimated from a second PPG signal measured by said same or different calibration pulse-oximeter on a second, target area of the human body. A plurality of third SpO2 values is measured from the second PPG signal on the second, target area of the human body and the resulting values are calibrated using said calibration parameter or function.
US12290347B2
An electromagnetic tomographic scanner, for use in imaging a live human body part, includes an imaging chamber, a plurality of antennas, a controller, a lid, and a quantity of matching media. The imaging chamber is supported on the base, defines an imaging domain in that receives the head, and has an open end. The antennas are supported by the imaging chamber and encircle the imaging domain. The controller controls one or more antenna. The lid is attachable to the open end and includes a hollow boundary model that mimics a part of human anatomy that is outside the imaging domain. The matching media fills the interior of the model while an empty field measurement is carried out. Various tensors may be produced.
US12290335B2
The present disclosure relates to: a method for evaluating a state of a motor function of a patient who has or is suspected of having brain damage by using parameters obtained from a diffusion weighted image of the patient's brain; a program for executing the method in a computer; and an image processing device and an MRI device which can be used in practicing the method. According to the present disclosure, the motor function state of a patient who has or is suspected of having brain damage can be evaluated, and it is also possible to predict the recovery of the motor function after regeneration treatment. Accordingly, whether the patient is suitable for the regeneration treatment can be determined before the start of the treatment.
US12290332B2
A heating system for providing heat to a draped basin containing liquid above the drape. In addition to having at least one temperature sensor that controls a flow of electricity to the heating element, the system has at least one air gap detector in thermal contact with the heating element. Each air gap detector responding to a temperature above a high setpoint temperature for that air gap detector by interrupting the flow of electricity until detecting that the temperature has fallen below a reset setpoint temperature for that air gap detector so that an air gap in proximity to the one of the air gap detectors is prevented from causing a severe temperature excursion in a portion of the draped basin. Thus, the drape is protected from a local temperature excursion.
US12290320B2
Systems, devices, and methods for controlling cooperative surgical instruments are provided. Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for coordinated operation of surgical instruments accessing various surgical sites from different or shared surgical approaches to achieve a common or cooperative surgical purpose. For example, various methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein can enable the coordinated treatment of tissue by disparate minimally invasive surgical systems that approach the tissue from varying anatomical spaces and must operate differently, but in concert with, one another to effect a desired surgical treatment.
US12290315B2
A method for performing an eye test includes the steps of: receiving a request from a user to perform the eye test; acquiring predetermined user identification data from the user; presenting or providing at least one test image to the user, the at least one test image including at least one test target contained therein; instructing the user to identify at least one of the at least one test target(s) contained within the at least one test image; acquiring response data associated with the user's attempt(s) to identify the at least one test target(s) contained within the at least one test image; aggregating and/or analysing the acquired user identification data and/or the response data utilising a test algorithm which determines result data; and, presenting or providing the result data to the user.
US12290312B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring pulsed laser output. An example system comprises a laser configured to emit output in pulses; at least one sensor positioned to sense laser output and configured to convert that output into electrical signals; an edge detector configured to detect at least leading edges of a plurality of laser pulses; an analog to digital converter configured to convert electrical signals from a sensor into digital signals indicative of laser power output; and a controller; wherein, based on the detection of at least the leading edges of the laser pulses, the controller is configured to obtain samples of laser power output during each of the laser pulses. The system may use the samples of laser power output in a feedback loop to automatically adjust laser power.
US12290307B2
Apparatus and methods are described including positioning an ultrasound transducer at a blood vessel ostium, rotating the transducer about its axis and scanning tissue of the blood vessel ostium, recording one or more baseline returned signals from the tissue, and creating a baseline image of the blood vessel ostium based on at least one of the returned signals. Tissue of the blood vessel ostium is ablated in consecutive segments by rotating the transducer segmentally until full rotation is completed. The returned signals of the ablated segments are recorded in real-time and a real-time image is created based on the one or more returned signals. Ablation is terminated after changes in the real-time returned signals and/or real-time image with respect to the baseline returned signals and/or baseline image indicate an achieved predetermined level of ablation lesion formation. Other applications are also described.
US12290300B1
An orthopedic impactor tool may include a motor, a linear motion converter operatively coupled to the motor, a thrown mass operatively coupled to the linear motion converter, and an anvil including a at least one impact surface. During an operational cycle of the orthopedic impactor tool, the motor may generate rotational motion that drives the linear motion converter. The linear motion converter may, while being driven by the rotational motion, convert the rotational motion into linear motion and communicate the linear motion to the thrown mass. The linear motion, communicated to the thrown mass, causes the thrown mass to accelerate and impact the at least one impact surface imparting a linear impact force on the anvil. The motor and the linear motion converter may operate on independent axes.
US12290293B2
A locking clip for retaining a fastener in a bone fixation plate, the locking clip comprising a flexure member and a body member coupled to the flexure member, the body member comprising a locking tab, the locking tab configured to provide an axial limitation to motion of the fastener in a non-rotationally-ratcheting manner, the flexure member resiliently flexible to permit displacement of the locking tab to allow passage of a fastener head of the fastener, the locking tab configured to translate a downward force of the fastener head into a lateral spreading force to effect the displacement, the body member defining a clip tool engagement cavity for translational displacement of the locking tab.
US12290285B2
An embodiment of a uterine hemorrhage controlling system comprises a suction module including a suction end coupleable to a pump by a connecting tube, and a sealing module coupled to the suction module. The system may further comprise the pump and a filter coupled to the suction module. A uterine hemorrhage controlling method comprises: shielding a suction module that has been delivered into a uterus; sealing an entrance into the uterus while the suction module is situated within the uterus; applying a negative pressure within the uterus upon activation of a pump; and maintaining the negative pressure within the uterus to induce uterine contraction. The method may further comprise delivering the suction module into the uterus; transmitting bodily fluids, out of the uterus through the suction module, and filtering the bodily fluids.
US12290284B2
An Umbilical Forming Device is provided for enhancing healing of an umbilical wound, scar, or contour in a subject following a surgery involving the umbilicus, including but not limited to an abdominoplasty. The Umbilical Forming Device comprises a flexible body configured for use during healing of the umbilical wound. In some aspects, the flexible body is free of any holes. In other aspects, the flexible body comprises a wall, wherein the wall defines a hollow cavity and comprises one or more holes configured to facilitate drainage of secretions and/or ventilation of the umbilical wound, including wherein the flexible body further comprises proximal and/or distal openings configured to facilitate observation of the healing of the umbilical wound, removal of any secretions from the umbilical wound, and/or administration of one or more therapeutic agents to the umbilical wound. Methods of use and kits comprising the devices disclosed herein are also provided.
US12290282B2
Embodiments may include an expandable access system having contracted and expanded configurations. The system and methods may include an expandable access device having a helix or wrapped shape. Embodiments may include a cannula, stent, needle, trocar, introducer, fastener, and/or any other devices disclosed herein. Embodiments may also include an expandable trocar positionable in at least a portion of the access device. A sleeve or band may be disposed over at least a portion of the access device and configured to resist radial expansion of the access device. Expansion of the trocar and/or receipt of an object may radially expand the access device between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration.
US12290278B2
According to some embodiments, the present technology includes device for removing obstructive material from a blood vessel lumen. For example, the device can comprise an elongated member, a cutting portion carried by a distal region of the elongated member, and a capture portion carried by the distal region of the elongated member. The cutting portion can comprise a blade configured to separate at least a portion of the obstructive material from the blood vessel wall, and the capture portion can comprise a mesh structure configured to enmesh and/or capture at least a portion of the obstructive material.
US12290268B2
Described herein is a method for treating a narrowed region of a lumen in the ear or nose of a patient. The method includes advancing a catheter within the lumen such that a distal end of the catheter is positioned proximate to the narrowed region, filling a fillable member to expand the fillable member within the lumen, and generating at least one shock wave from at least one shock wave emitter. The at least one shock wave creates one or more fractures in a bony structure of the narrowed region of the lumen that dilate the narrowed region.
US12290262B2
The present disclosure provides a stapler, including a shell, an ejector plate pin, a cartridge pin, an anvil pin, an unlocking pin, an ejector plate ring, a cartridge ring and an anvil ring, where the cartridge pin is between the ejector plate pin and the anvil pin; the ejector plate ring, the cartridge ring and the anvil ring all include a first half ring and a second half ring; hinged ends of the first half rings and the second half rings are rotatably connected, and fixed ends of the second half rings of the ejector plate ring, the cartridge ring and the anvil ring are connected to the front ends of the ejector plate pin, the cartridge pin and the anvil pin, respectively. The present disclosure adopts a brand-new concept of eversion anastomosis, and ensures the smoothness of a lumen after anastomosis.
US12290254B2
An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.
US12290236B2
A medical device that includes a body and an arm extending from the body and configured to receive a first device such that the first device is suspended relative to the body. Translation of the arm relative to the body is configured to move the first device relative to the body. The medical device includes a receiver extending from the body and configured to receive a second device such that the second device is suspended relative to the body.
US12290233B2
A generation unit that generates an output image by correcting a first image based on deterioration of the first image due to a substance generated during surgery estimated based on the first image that is an image regarding surgery and a second image that is an image prior to the first image is included.
US12290232B2
Medical software tools platform utilizes a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon or surgical team, with a surgery. For various embodiments, the medical software tools platform and its associated medical software tools are presented on a surgical display (e.g., being utilized in an operating room) over an image stream provided by a surgical camera (e.g., in use in the operating room or with other endoscopic procedures). Various medical software tools can provide features and functions that can facilitate integration of equipment in an operating room or add medical context awareness to anatomic structures presented in the image stream from the surgical camera and provide archived information pertaining to the same.
US12290224B2
Pet hair removers are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the pet hair remover includes a handle, a collection chamber, a roller, a roller frame, a door, and a blade. In some embodiments, the pet hair remover comprises a protrusion on an exterior, planar surface of the roller, and the roller's rotation is limited by the protrusion contacting the roller frame. In some embodiments, the door is at least partially transparent to provide a view of the collection chamber. In some embodiments, the pet hair remover further comprises a spring that biases the door open, a latch that holds the door closed, and a button on the handle.
US12290221B2
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cleaning system and a self-cleaning method for a cleaning device. The cleaning system includes a cleaning device and a base station, wherein when docked with the cleaning device, the base station is used to control the cleaning device for self-cleaning and charging a rechargeable battery; a trigger control part, used to activate a self-cleaning mode; and a control module configured to: activate the self-cleaning mode and control a battery charging circuit to fail after receiving a trigger signal; in response to monitoring a first predetermined state, controlling the battery charging circuit to be effective to charge the rechargeable battery; in response to monitoring a second predetermined state, control the battery charging circuit to fail, and continue to execute the self-cleaning mode to clean the cleaning part, then exit the self-cleaning mode until a self-cleaning completion condition is met.
US12290217B2
A pre-installation method for a shower base includes obtaining a combination of layers forming the shower base where the combination of layers includes a waterproof membrane mounting surface and a subfloor facing surface opposite the waterproof membrane mounting surface. The method also includes adhering, in a remote location from an installation site, a waterproof membrane to the combination of layers forming the shower base. The method further includes water testing, in the remote location, the shower base with the adhered waterproof membrane.
US12290213B2
The present disclosure provides towel dispenser apparatus and methods of making and using same.
US12290212B1
A towel warmer bucket includes: a bucket body assembly and a sound device. The bucket body assembly is configured to heat towels, the bucket body assembly includes: a shell, a heating device, and a PCBA control board, the heating device and the PCBA control board are located inside the shell, and the PCBA control board is provided with a wireless connector thereon. The sound device is installed on the shell, and the heating device and the sound device are electrically connected to the PCBA control board. Placing the towel warmer bucket in the bathroom allows the use of the sound device to play music within the bathroom.
US12290204B2
A coffee brewing system includes a brew vessel adapted to receive water and ground coffee to produce and store a brewed beverage and to provide for a cleaning system. The brew vessel includes a filter and a magnet stirrer in the lower portion of the brew vessel. The magnet stirrer creates a water vortex for brewing the coffee. The used coffee grounds are allowed to settle on the filter creating a bed of used coffee grounds and the coffee is then filtered through both the bed of used coffee grounds and the filter and collected in a coffee storage container. A cleaning system is used to remove unsightly coffee stains and oil films in the system after a brewing cycle.
