US12158618B2
An assembly having a protective part including a cap or a plug, a fiber optic component adapted to mate with the protective part and a lanyard. The lanyard has a first end attached to the protective part and a second end attached to the fiber optic component. One of the first and second ends of the lanyard includes a loop defined by a loop member. The loop has a plurality of undulations. The undulations are moveable between a first state and a second state. The undulations are at least partially straightened in a circumferential orientation as the undulations move from the first state to the second state. An inner cross-dimension of the loop is larger when the undulations are in the second state as compared to the first state, and wherein a resiliency of the loop biases the undulations toward the first state.
US12158617B2
A reversible polarity fiber optic connector includes an outer housing having a front end, a rear end, and a receiving space defined between the front end and rear end; a ferrule assembly accommodated within the receiving space and configured to form an optical connection with a receptacle, the ferrule assembly including at least one ferrule protruding from the front end of the outer housing and configured to switch between a first position and second position; and a boot assembly rotatable connected to the rear end of the outer housing. When the boot assembly is rotated to an unlock position, the boot assembly is able to disconnect with the outer housing and the ferrule assembly is able to switch between the first position and second position.
US12158607B2
A mode loss difference compensator of the present disclosure includes a main waveguide configured to allow propagation of N or more modes (where N is an integer of 3 or more), a first auxiliary waveguide having, at one end thereof, a first coupling portion configured to mode-convert an LP0n mode (where n is an integer of 2 or more) propagating in the main waveguide into a fundamental mode in the first auxiliary waveguide and transfer the fundamental mode from the main waveguide to the first auxiliary waveguide and having, at the other end thereof, a second coupling portion configured to mode-convert the fundamental mode propagating in the first auxiliary waveguide into the LP0n mode (where n is an integer of 2 or more) in the main waveguide and transfer the LP0n mode from the first auxiliary waveguide to the main waveguide, and a second auxiliary waveguide having, at one end thereof, a third coupling portion configured to convert a higher-order mode, other than any LP0n mode (where n is an integer of 2 or more), propagating in the main waveguide into a fundamental mode in the second auxiliary waveguide and transfer the fundamental mode from the main waveguide to the second auxiliary waveguide and having, at the other end thereof, a terminal end portion configured to eliminate the fundamental mode propagating in the second auxiliary waveguide from the second auxiliary waveguide, wherein the main waveguide includes a loss imparting portion configured to impart a loss to a fundamental mode propagating in the main waveguide between the first and second coupling portions.
US12158601B2
A light-emission device includes at least one emission module comprising: a luminescent crystal known as a concentrator crystal with at least six faces which are parallel in pairs, including a first and a second face, known as lateral faces, perpendicular to a direction x and separated by a distance corresponding to a horizontal dimension of the concentrator in the direction x; a first mirror, which is configured such as to cover the first lateral face at least partly, defining a surface area covered by the first mirror, and at least one surface area (SFS1) which is not covered by the first mirror defining an associated output face; a second mirror, which is configured such as to cover at least 95% of the second lateral face; a brightness triggering element, which is designed to generate emission of brightness radiation (LF) in the luminescent crystal; a ratio R between the non-covered surface area (SFS1) and a surface area (SL) of the first lateral face being determined such that rays of the brightness radiation are reflected on the first and second mirrors, and are propagated over a mean distance Lmoy such that L p = 1 α > L moy ≫ L within the luminescent crystal before passing through at least one output face, forming an output beam, where α is a coefficient of loss per unit of length of the concentrator for the brightness radiation.
US12158599B2
The present disclosure provides an optical film, a structural colored pigment, and a method for preparing an optical film. The optical film includes a multilayer film. The multilayer film includes films with high refractive indexes and films with low refractive indexes alternately arranged in a multilayer manner, and a middle film. Some of the films with the high refractive indexes and some of the films with the low refractive indexes are disposed on a side of the middle film, constituting first other films. Optical thicknesses of films having a same refractive index in the optical films and an optical thickness of the middle film are all different or partially different.
US12158596B2
The present embodiment relates to a camera device comprising: a holder having a groove formed on an upper surface thereof; a lens holder coupled to the holder; a variable lens part disposed in the lens holder; a holder terminal disposed on the holder; a first connection terminal coupled to the variable lens part; and a conductive member disposed in the groove, wherein a portion of the first connection terminal extends to the outside of the variable lens part and is electrically connected by means of the holder terminal and the conductive member.
US12158589B2
A headset includes a thermal frame disposed within a housing. A printed circuit board (PCB) is thermally coupled to the thermal frame. Heat generated by one or more electrical components on the PCB is transmitted to the thermal frame, which distributes the heat uniformly throughout the headset. A first heat pipe is disposed on a first side of the PCB in contact with at least a portion of the thermal frame, the PCB, and/or an electrical component disposed on the PCB to draw heat from the electrical component, and a second heat pipe is disposed proximate a second side of the PCB and is configured to draw heat from second side of the PCB.
US12158585B2
A wearable display device, including an optical waveguide element and a projection device, is provided. The projection device includes an optical engine main body, a light emitting unit, an optical combiner, a projection lens, and a connection assembly. The light emitting unit is connected to the optical engine main body and configured to emit an illumination beam. The optical combiner is disposed in the optical engine main body, located on a transmission path of the illumination beam, and configured to guide the illumination beam to form an image beam. The projection lens is connected to the optical engine main body, located on a transmission path of the image beam, and configured to project the image beam. The connection assembly includes a flexible circuit board and a system connector. The light emitting unit is connected to the flexible circuit board and electrically connected to the system connector.
US12158584B2
An image capturing and display apparatus includes a plurality of image capturing units, a plurality of display units, and a signal processing unit. The plurality of image capturing units includes a first image capturing unit and a second image capturing unit configured to output a signal corresponding to an incident light quantity higher than that of the first image capturing unit. The signal processing unit generates a single third image signal based on a first image signal from the first image capturing unit and a second image signal from the second image capturing unit, and the plurality of display devices displays images based on the third image signal.
US12158582B2
A folded optical arrangement for use in a look-through display to transmit an image from an image plane to a user's eye, the arrangement providing a folded optical transmission path and comprising: an optical system having a first optical element comprising a first plurality of optically powered surfaces; and a second optical element comprising at least one optically powered surface, the optical system configured to receive light forming the image from an image source, and to focus the light to have an apparent optical focus between a predetermined distance and optical infinity and output the light; wherein the first plurality of optically powered surfaces and the at least one optically powered surface of the second optical element are arranged to define a plurality of interfaces along the folded optical path and wherein a refractive index change at each interface is predetermined to control the direction of light passing through the or each interface; and wherein one surface of the first optical element and one surface of the second optical element are adjacent to one another and the adjacent surfaces are dissimilar and each define an angle with a respective other surface of the relevant optical element at opposing ends of the adjacent surfaces and wherein the opposing angles are not equal; and a combiner element located to receive the output light from the optical system and a further external image for combination for transmission to the user.
US12158577B2
A display system aligns the location of its exit pupil with the location of a viewer's pupil by changing the location of the portion of a light source that outputs light. The light source may include an array of pixels that output light, thereby allowing an image to be displayed on the light source. The display system includes a camera that captures images of the eye and negatives of the images are displayed by the light source. In the negative image, the dark pupil of the eye is a bright spot which, when displayed by the light source, defines the exit pupil of the display system. The location of the pupil of the eye may be tracked by capturing the images of the eye, and the location of the exit pupil of the display system may be adjusted by displaying negatives of the captured images using the light source.
US12158575B2
A laser beam scanning (“LBS”) display device is configured with an optical system that includes a laser beam emitter configured to emit a laser beam. The optical system also includes a driver configured to generate a driving signal for controlling a mirror, such as a microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) mirror. The optical system also includes a controller configured to generate a driving signal while rejecting a system disturbance response.
US12158566B2
An optical image lens assembly includes nine lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, an eighth lens element and a ninth lens element. Each of the nine lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the ninth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof and has at least one inflection point.
US12158563B2
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens with a negative refractive power, a second lens with a positive refractive power, a third lens with a negative refractive power, a fourth lens with a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, wherein the camera optical lens satisfies the conditions of −3.00≤f3/f≤−1.00, −20.00≤(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)≤−2.00, 2.00≤R3/R4, and 3.00≤d6/d8≤8.00.
US12158561B2
An imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group. During focusing, only the second lens group moves. The imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression: −0.5
US12158560B2
An atmospheric parameter measuring device includes a cone top, a balance rod an upper propeller, a lower propeller, a transmission module, an accelerating module, a DC generator, an object-carrying shell, an inertial generation module, a wireless energy-carrying communication module, a sensor carrier, a base, an airbag and a low-power-consumption sensor. Electric energy can generate by using four methods of wind energy, microwave, inertia and solar energy, so the energy supply for the carried low-power-consumption sensor can be ensured and the measuring device can generate electric energy at day and night to ensure the working state of the carried low-power-consumption sensor and measure the atmospheric temperature, humidity, wind speed, intensity of pressure and cloud and water grain shape parameters at the current position conveniently; the measuring device can float in the air by the lift force provided by the rotation of the two propellers.
US12158558B1
The present invention belongs to the field of geologic survey, and particularly relates to a real-time calibration method and system of acoustic logging data while drilling for precise navigation of deep oil and gas, aiming to solve a problem of inability to automatically identify stratum boundaries to adapt to geology at various different depths in an existing drilling process. The method of the present invention includes: acquiring standardized acoustic parameter data while drilling; acquiring time-depth relationship of historical acoustic curve data of drilled wells, and current actual drilling time-depth relationship; performing interpolation based on the current actual drilling time-depth relationship, to acquire interpolated current actual drilling time-depth relationship; correcting the interpolated current actual drilling time-depth relationship; and completing current precise depth correction based on the current actual drilling acoustic curve.
US12158552B2
A nuclear reaction detection device includes an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) 100 which is arranged in an environment in which particle radiation is incident, and includes a user circuit 101 configured to output a value different from that in a normal state, if an SEU (Single Event Upset) occurs in a semiconductor element included in the FPGA, and an SEF detection unit 210 which detects that an abnormal operation (SEF) has occurred in the user circuit based on the output value from the user circuit 101 of the FPGA 100.
US12158550B2
System and method of measuring an environmental contaminant, and radon monitor for use with the same
A method of measuring an environmental contaminant includes the steps of dividing a target environment into a plurality of spaces, placing a monitor in each space, uploading device data from each monitor, and processing the device data to determine a level of environmental contamination within each space. Each monitor is configured to measure a level of an environmental contaminant within the space for a sample period. A radon monitor includes a radon sensor configured to detect radon decay events, an environmental sensor configured to measure an ambient condition of air surrounding the radon sensor, a processor configured to record device data including a count of a number of radon decay events and the ambient conditions, and a communication means for transmitting the device data. A system includes a plurality of monitors, a receiving device for receive device data from each monitor, and a cloud computer to process the device data.
US12158547B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for characterizing LIDAR point cloud quality. An example method may involve capturing a first point cloud for a test target including a retroreflective object, the first point cloud including a first region. The example method may also involve capturing, by a LIDAR system, a second point cloud for the test target. The example method may also involve applying a penalty function to a first point in the second point cloud, wherein the first point is within an acceptable error threshold based on the first region. The example method may also involve applying a penalty function to a second point in the second point cloud, wherein the second point is outside of the acceptable error threshold based on the first region. The example method may also involve generating a first score for the first point and a second score for the second point based on the penalty function. The example method may also involve combining the first score and the second score to produce a point cloud quality metric for the second point cloud. The example method may also involve calibrating, based on the point cloud quality metric, the LIDAR system for the retroreflective object.
US12158543B2
An optical device (100) has a field of view (F) which enlarges as advancing toward one direction from a predetermined position. A housing (200) includes a transmission unit (210). The transmission unit (210) crosses the field of view (F). The housing (200) accommodates the optical device (100). The transmission unit (210) includes a first side (212) and a second side (214). The second side (214) is located on an opposite side to the first side (212). A width of the transmission unit (210) on a side with the second side (214) is narrower than a width of the transmission unit (210) on a side with the first side (212). The second side (214) of the transmission unit (210) is located closer to the predetermined position in the one direction than the first side (212) of the transmission unit (210).
US12158540B2
A radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a signal path coupled between two RF inputs and at least one baseband output terminal. The signal path includes a 90° hybrid coupler including a first port that receives a first RF signal and a second port that receives a second RF signal. The 90° hybrid coupler generates a first coupler output signal based on the first RF signal and the second RF signal and generates a second coupler output signal based on the first RF signal and the second RF signal. The signal path includes a quadrature down-converter configured to down-convert the first coupler output signal into a first baseband signal and down-convert the second coupler output signal into a second baseband signal. The RF circuit includes a baseband combiner circuit configured to combine the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal to generate at least one of output signal.
US12158536B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for classifying traffic flow using a plurality of learning machines arranged in multiple hierarchical levels. A first learning machine may classify a first portion of the input stream as malicious based on a match with first classification rules, and a second learning machine may classify at least part of the first portion of the input stream as malicious based on a match with second classification rules. The at least part of the first portion of the input stream may be classified as malicious based on the matches in the first and second learning machines.
US12158528B2
A plant locating system may include a vehicle supporting a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna and a monocular camera. The system may further include a plant locating unit comprising a processing unit and a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions to direct the processing unit to: acquire a sample image of a plant of interest captured at a time with the monocular camera at an unknown distance from the plant of interest (POI); determine a geographic location estimate of the GPS antenna at the time; identify a selected portion of the sample image comprising the POI; determine a distance between the POI and the monocular camera based upon the selected portion; and determine a geographic location estimate of the POI based on the geographic location estimate of the GPS antenna at the time and the determined distance between the monocular camera and the POI.
US12158522B2
Described herein are techniques for tracking objects (including human body parts such as a hand), namely: 1) two-state transducer interpolation in acoustic phased-arrays; 2) modulation techniques in acoustic phased-arrays; 3) fast acoustic full matrix capture during haptic effects; 4) time-of-flight depth sensor fusion system; 5) phase modulated spherical wave-fronts in acoustic phased-arrays; 6) long wavelength phase modulation of acoustic field for location and tracking; and 7) camera calibration through ultrasonic range sensing.
US12158517B1
Embodiments are disclosed for a range-gated imager. In some embodiments, a method comprises transmitting, with a multi-tone continuous wave (MTCW) radar, a radar signal comprising a first tone and a second tone, where the first tone and the second tone are separated by a frequency gap; receiving, with the MTCW radar, a return signal from a projectile impinged by the radar signal; detecting, with a measuring apparatus, a zero crossing of a phase difference between the first and second tones; and responsive to detecting the zero crossing, gating or triggering, by the measuring apparatus, an imager to capture an image of the projectile.
US12158513B2
This application provides a handover method and apparatus in satellite communications. The handover method in satellite communications in this application includes: obtaining, by a terminal device, ephemeris information of first satellite base stations, where the first satellite base stations are satellite base stations that cover the terminal device; determining, by the terminal device based on the ephemeris information, a destination satellite base station to which the terminal device needs to hand over; determining, by the terminal device based on the determined destination satellite base station, a first time at which the terminal device is to hand over to the destination satellite base station; and handing over, by the terminal device based on the determined first time, to a destination cell served by the destination satellite base station. This application reduces power consumption of the terminal device, saves air interface resources, and further avoids a signaling storm caused because a large quantity of terminal devices report measurement information at the same moment, thereby increasing a handover success rate.
US12158511B1
Magnon excitation and detection systems, apparatus, and methods are provided. The systems and apparatus may include magnon exciters and magnon detectors. The systems and apparatus are used in accordance with methods for exciting and detecting magnons.
US12158509B2
A Hall effect sensor system includes a Hall effect sensor and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The Hall effect sensor includes an input port to receive a DC (direct current) current signal and generates a Hall voltage based on exposure to a magnetic field. The DSC generates the DC current signal based on a reference signal and drives it via a single line that operably couples the DSC to the Hall effect sensor and simultaneously to sense the DC current signal via the single line. The DSC detects an effect on the DC current signal corresponding to the Hall voltage that is generated across the Hall effect sensor based on exposure of the Hall effect sensor to the magnetic field and generates a digital signal representative of the Hall voltage.
US12158508B2
An apparatus for ground fault monitoring comprises a voltage bus, a high resistance midpoint grounding (HRMG) current limiting circuit, and a ground fault sense circuit. The voltage bus comprises a first and second voltage bus lines. The HRMG current limiting circuit comprises first and HRMG resistors. The HRMG current limiting circuit also comprises a positive sense resistor coupled across the base and emitter terminals of a first transistor and a negative sense resistor coupled across the base and emitter terminals of a second transistor. The ground fault sense circuit is configured to generate a ground fault signal indicative of a ground fault condition existing between the voltage bus and a common ground node.
US12158505B2
A method for abnormality detection in an energy unit includes passively detecting an abnormality in an energy unit by detecting electromagnetic radiation generated by the abnormality, the energy unit comprising at least one of an electrical energy unit and an electrochemical energy unit. A method for detecting an abnormality in an energy unit includes (a) applying a signal to the energy unit, (b) performing a plurality of measurements, at a respective plurality of different locations within the energy unit, of a response of the energy unit to the signal, and (c) processing the plurality of measurements to identify the abnormality.
US12158504B2
The present disclosure relates to a state of charge (SOC) estimating apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a SOC estimating apparatus and method for estimating an initial SOC when a starting light ignition (SLI) battery starts a vehicle. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is an advantage of accurately estimating the initial SOC of a vehicle-starting battery that always uses a current regardless of a driving mode or a parking mode of the vehicle.
US12158495B2
A method and an apparatus for diagnosing an electronic apparatus are provided. The device for diagnosing an electronic device includes a master diagnosis block that generates a control signal when a diagnosis mode is started, a multiplexer that sequentially outputs a diagnosis power through a diagnosis power path based on the control signal, a slave diagnosis block that is sequentially supplied the diagnosis power through the diagnosis power path and generates diagnosis data of a power management circuit of the electronic device by using the diagnosis power, a modulator that transmits the diagnosis data by modulating a power signal of the diagnosis power path, and a demodulator that receives the diagnosis data by demodulating the power signal of the diagnosis power path and provides the diagnosis data to the master diagnosis block.
US12158493B2
A wafer inspection system includes probe and supporting devices opposite to each other. The probe device includes a probe and an electrically conductive module for transmitting test signal of a driver IC. The supporting device includes a chuck, an annular elastic module detachably disposed on the chuck, and a carrier. The chuck has a supporting portion located correspondingly to a hollow portion of the annular elastic module, which is larger than or equal to the carrier in size on an imaginary horizontal plane, enabling the carrier carrying a wafer to be placed on the supporting portion to be electrically connected with the annular elastic module. When the wafer is contacted by the probe, the electrically conductive module is abutted against the annular elastic module to form a short-path test loop. As a result, it is convenient to pick and place the carrier and wafer, enhancing inspection efficiency.
US12158486B2
The invention relates to a mobile electric energy supply device, comprising at least one energy supply connector for drawing energy from the energy supply device, a ground grounding device adapted to cooperate with a ground of the installation site of the energy supply device to provide grounding for the energy supply device, and a touch safety monitoring device adapted to monitor at least one touch point disposed on or electrically connected to the energy supply device for touch safety.
US12158483B2
In accordance with an embodiment, an integrated circuit chip includes a first input configured to receive a rectified potential and a second input configured to receive a reference potential; a first circuit configured to maintain the rectified potential at a constant value on the first input; a second circuit having a power supply input coupled to the first node; a first resistor series-connected to the first circuit between the second input and the first node, or connected between the first input and the first node; a third circuit connected across the first resistor and configured to deliver a signal which is an image of a current in the first resistor; and a fourth circuit configured to determine a mains frequency and/or a mains voltage based at least on the signal which is the image of the current in the first resistor.
US12158481B2
A probe card for testing power devices under high temperature and high voltage. The probe card includes air inlet system, PCB board, switching layer, guide plate and probe from top to bottom; the bottom of air inlet system includes plurality of lower air outlets and side air outlets, the PCB board includes a first through-hole with same position, shape and quantity as the lower air outlet, the switching layer includes a second through-hole with same position, shape and quantity as the lower air outlet, the guide plate includes a third through-hole with same position, shape and quantity as the lower air outlet. The lower air outlet, the first through-hole, the second through-hole and the third through-hole are coaxially arranged. The high-temperature and high-pressure gas ejected from the lower air outlet is blown between the guide plate and the tested wafer after successively passing through the first, second, and third through-holes.
US12158474B2
A method for characterizing or quantifying one or more proteins in visible and/or sub-visible particles formed in a sample by detecting the at least one visible or sub-visible particle in the sample, isolating and capturing the at least one visible or sub-visible particle to identify a presence of a protein, and using a mass spectrometer to characterize the protein.
US12158473B2
Improved capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE), and partially filled-ACE (PF-ACE) systems and methods for the detection and quantification of specific molecular entities in a mixture thereof are provided. During manufacturing, heterodimeric bispecific antibodies are often produced along with homodimer species, which can confound quantification of the bispecific antibody. Disclosed are capillary electrophoretic systems and methods of detecting a specific homodimer in the mixture of bispecific heterodimer and homodimers. A ligand capable of binding one of the subunits of the bispecific antibody is contacted with the mixture to form a complex having a reduced electrophoretic mobility, thereby enabling detection of the unbound homodimer.
US12158459B2
A hydrogen sensor includes: a first electrode which is planar; a second electrode which is planar, faces the first electrode, and includes an exposed portion; a metal oxide layer which is sandwiched between a surface of the first electrode and a surface of the second electrode, and has a resistance that changes due to hydrogen; and two terminals, i.e., a first terminal and a second terminal, that are connected to the second electrode.
US12158458B2
An exemplary portable automated device is developed for in vitro testing of blood vascular occlusion as a result of sickle cell disease. The portable automated device may be controlled by a computer (e.g., smartphone) application. Calibration of the portable device may be performed using a component of known impedance value. With the developed portable automated device, analysis may be performed on sickle cell samples on a microfluidic platform that mimics the structure of human capillaries. Significant differences in cell impedance signals may be observed between sickle cells and normal cells, as well as between sickle cells under hypoxia and normoxia conditions.
US12158457B2
A method for online detecting and analyzing multiple state parameters in fermentation and malodorous pollution processes by using an electronic nose instrument of gas sensitivity and gas chromatography, where the electronic nose instrument includes a gas sensor array module, a capillary gas chromatographic column module, a gas auto-sampling module, a computer control and analysis module and an auxiliary gas source, which is configured to perform cyclically long-term online detection and intelligent analysis of a plurality of bio-fermentation processes or a plurality of malodorous pollution processes.
US12158456B2
A liquid chromatograph including a spectroscopic analysis unit (40) that performs spectroscopic analysis by irradiating a flow cell (90) through which an eluent eluted from a column (31) flows with light is provided with a cell information reading unit (49) that is provided in the spectroscopic analysis unit and accesses a storage device (91) attached to the flow cell to acquire cell information that is information unique to a type or an individual of the flow cell; a wavelength check control unit (51) that causes the spectroscopic analysis unit to execute wavelength check; a wavelength check information storage unit (53) in which a result of the wavelength check is stored in association with the cell information acquired at a time of executing the wavelength check; and a system check report creation unit (74) that creates a system check report in which the result of the wavelength check and the cell information acquired at the time of executing the wavelength check are described by referring to the wavelength check information storage unit. This makes it possible to sufficiently secure the reliability of the analysis result.
US12158446B2
A measurement system (100) determines gas concentrations in a gas mixture of a gas sample by utilizing thermal conductivities and paramagnetic effects of thermal conductivities in the gas mixture involving data sets (203). A circuit arrangement provides measured values with an AC signal component and with a DC signal component to a calculation and control unit (200). An oxygen concentration in the gas mixture of the gas sample is determined based on the standardized AC signal components and a concentration of another gas in the gas mixture of the gas sample is determined based on the standardized DC voltage signal components. Output signals are generated by the calculation and control unit, which indicate the determined oxygen concentration and the determined concentration of another gas in the gas mixture of the gas sample.
US12158444B2
A gas sensor element includes a solid electrolyte body, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a protective layer. The protective layer includes at least a first catalyst layer that supports a first catalyst metal other than a metal facilitating a reduction reaction of nitrogen oxide and a second catalyst layer that supports only a second catalyst metal facilitating the reduction reaction of the nitrogen oxide. The first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer are arranged in a path through which a gas under measurement is supplied from the outside of the gas sensor element to the first electrode in such a manner that the first catalyst layer and the second catalyst layer are not in direct contact with each other.
US12158442B2
An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a moisture barrier about active circuitry. A capacitor is entirely inside the moisture barrier. The capacitor has a breakdown voltage. A moisture detector is configured to apply an increasing voltage ramp to the capacitor up to a maximum voltage less than the breakdown voltage of the capacitor. In response to determining that a current hump exists in a test current-voltage response curve of the capacitor to the increasing voltage ramp, the detector transmits a signal to the active circuitry to indicate a presence of moisture in the IC structure. The moisture detector is accurate and sensitive to moisture ingress, which provides more time for remedial action. The detector is non-destructive and can be used in a final IC product.
US12158438B2
A method of checking refuelling of an aircraft comprising a gas turbine engine and a fuel tank arranged to provide fuel to the gas turbine engine comprises: receiving an input of calorific value data for fuel provided to the aircraft on refuelling; independently determining at least one of: (i) the calorific value of fuel supplied to the gas turbine engine in use; and (ii) the calorific value of the fuel provided to the aircraft on refuelling; and providing an alert if the determined calorific value is inconsistent with the calorific value data input received.
US12158433B2
An apparatus (1) and a method for optical inspection of parisons (2) made of thermoplastic material comprises: a conveyor (3) comprising a pair of lateral, under-flange guides 31A for holding each parison by its flange, and configured to transport the parisons (2) in succession along an inspection path; an inspection station (41, 42, 43, 51, 52), located along the inspection path and including at least one inspection camera (410, 411, 412, 413, 421, 431, 510, 511, 520, 521, 522), configured to capture image data of a parison (2) positioned in the inspection station (41, 42, 43, 51, 52), wherein the conveyor (3) has a first operating configuration for transporting parisons (2) of a first size and a second operating configuration for transporting parisons (2) of a second size, different from the first size, the conveyor (3) including at least one adjustment actuator (7), configured to move the conveyor (3) between the first and the second operating configuration.
US12158427B2
A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active electrode include a solid support; a porous oxide layer containing transition metal oxide nanoparticles present on a surface of the solid support and has a mean pore size of 2 to 30 nm; and at least one of noble metal nanoneedles and noble metal nanorings present on the porous oxide layer. The noble metal nanoneedles have an average length of 350-800 nm, a flat end with an average width in a range of 100-150 nm, and a pointed end. The noble metal nanorings have a thickness of 50-300 nm and are present in the form of annular clusters having various elliptical shapes with an average diameter in a range of 35-60 nm.
US12158425B2
An embodiment of a system is described that comprises a light source configured to produce a light beam; a collimating lens disposed on a movable mount, wherein the collimating lens is configured to capture the light beam and produce a substantially collimated beam; and an aspheric diffuse ring optic configured to receive the collimated beam and produce a spot on a surface that comprises a non-uniform radial intensity distribution.
US12158424B2
Described herein are novel rapid and reliable methods of detection of extracellular vesicles and quantifying extracellular vesicle concentrations and absolute number from various sources, including raw cell harvest. The methods described herein comprise detection of intrinsic fluorescence of extracellular vesicles in biological samples. Extracellular vesicles analyzed by the methods of this application have a stereotypical elution profile distinct from known contaminants. The methods described herein are a significant improvement over the state of the art and fulfills an unmet need in the field of extracellular vesicle manufacturing and quality control.
US12158422B2
Apparatus and methods for fluorescence imaging using radiofrequency multiplexed excitation. One apparatus splits an excitation laser beam into two arms of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The light in the first beam is frequency shifted by an acousto-optic deflector, which is driven by a phase-engineered radiofrequency comb designed to minimize peak-to-average power ratio. This RF comb generates multiple deflected optical beams possessing a range of output angles and frequency shifts. The second beam is shifted in frequency using an acousto-optic frequency shifter. After combining at a second beam splitter, the two beams are focused to a line on the sample using a conventional laser scanning microscope lens system. The acousto-optic deflectors frequency-encode the simultaneous excitation of an entire row of pixels, which enables detection and de-multiplexing of fluorescence images using a single photomultiplier tube and digital phase-coherent signal recovery techniques.
US12158421B2
Apparatus and methods for fluorescence imaging using radiofrequency multiplexed excitation. One apparatus splits an excitation laser beam into two arms of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The light in the first beam is frequency shifted by an acousto-optic deflector, which is driven by a phase-engineered radiofrequency comb designed to minimize peak-to-average power ratio. This RF comb generates multiple deflected optical beams possessing a range of output angles and frequency shifts. The second beam is shifted in frequency using an acousto-optic frequency shifter. After combining at a second beam splitter, the two beams are focused to a line on the sample using a conventional laser scanning microscope lens system. The acousto-optic deflectors frequency-encode the simultaneous excitation of an entire row of pixels, which enables detection and de-multiplexing of fluorescence images using a single photomultiplier tube and digital phase-coherent signal recovery techniques.
US12158420B2
A system for containing a sample for analysis by a spectrometer, comprising a sample receptacle unit with a well for containment of the sample, the well comprising a well inner wall and well floor, a floor aperture in the well floor, and comprising a first spectroscopy element, the first spectroscopy element spanning the opening of floor aperture, wherein the well further comprises a sealing material at the interface of the inner wall with the first spectroscopy element, wherein radiation is free to pass through the floor aperture to the first spectroscopy element.
US12158416B1
Provided are a method, device, and system for detecting soil organic matter, which belong to the technical field of soil detection. The method includes: determining a total carbon content in a soil to be tested according to an atomic emission spectrum of a first pressed soil sample; determining an inorganic carbon content in the soil to be tested according to a molecular absorption spectrum of a second pressed soil sample; and finally determining an organic matter content in the soil to be tested according to the total carbon content and the inorganic carbon content.
US12158409B2
Disclosed are a blood analysis system, a blood analyzer, a blood analysis method and a storage medium. The blood analysis method includes: acquiring at least two types of optical signals of a test sample derived from a blood sample, wherein red blood cells in the test sample are lysed, blood cells in the test sample are stained by a fluorescence dye, and the at least two types of optical signals include scattered light signals and/or fluorescent signals; generating a scattergram based on the at least two types of optical signals; identifying a preset region in the scattergram based on the at least two types of optical signals; and acquiring detection data of a platelet subpopulation based on the preset region.
US12158406B2
A binding capacity evaluation apparatus includes a first solution tank into which a first solution is input, the first solution including a hydrophobic substance and a hydrophilic substance; a second solution tank into which a second solution is input, the second solution including water as a major component; a light irradiation device irradiating light on a third solution including a mixture of the first and second solutions; a light-receiving device receiving light passing through the third solution; and a light transmittance measuring device measuring light transmittance by using an intensity of the light received by the light-receiving device. The apparatus uses the light transmittance to detect when the hydrophobic substance becomes supersaturated in the second solution.
US12158402B2
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for efficient transfer and analyses of cellular material, tissue samples, such as tissue sections, using carrier substrates.
US12158400B2
The present invention contemplates use of encapsulated aqueous and non-aqueous reagents, solutions and solvents and their use in laboratory procedures. These encapsulated aqueous or non-aqueous reagents, solutions and solvents can be completely contained or encapsulated in microcapsules or nanocapsules that can be added to an aqueous or non-aqueous carrier solution or liquid required for medical and research laboratory testing of biological or non-biological specimens.
US12158398B2
Device for detecting breakages in high-pressure processing bags, wherein an elongated electrode (1) partially extends through the inside of one of the plugs (5a, 5b) of the device in its proximal part and, in its distal part, extends into the bag (6) of the product to be processed, the electrode being electrically insulated by an insulator (2) along its entire length, except in the part that is located inside the bag (6) and which is in contact with the product, wherein the proximal part of the electrode (1), which extends out of the plug, is connected to a power source and a device for measuring the electrical current, the resistance or the capacitance of a circuit, wherein said device is electrically connected by closing the circuit between the electrode and the pressurization water if the bag breaks.
US12158397B1
A method of detecting a leak in a production or export system comprising a control system comprising at least one pressure transmitter is provided. The method includes detecting a flowing pressure of production fluid within the production or export system using the at least one pressure transmitter. The method also includes calculating an ambient pressure proximate to the at least one pressure transmitter. The method further includes determining an ambient zone above and below the ambient pressure proximate to the at least one pressure transmitter. The method also includes determining at least one ambient zone time, where the ambient zone time comprises a duration of time that the flowing pressure is within the ambient zone and the flowing pressure is proximate the ambient pressure. The method further includes determining a probability of a leaking in the production or export system based on the ambient zone time.
US12158389B2
A loosening detection device according to the present embodiment includes multiple washers having holes that allow bolts to pass therethrough, and including metals insulated from each other, a transmission line that electrically connects between the metals and between the metals of the washers, and a transmission line that includes a terminal pair at one end thereof, and that has the other end electrically connected to the metals of the washer. A resonance frequency is measured from the terminal pair to detect loosening of the bolts on the basis of a change in the resonance frequency.
US12158387B2
Disclosed is a sensing device for an electromechanical brake, including: a power part configured to generate an operation force for braking when power is applied thereto; a housing positioned on the power part; a pressurized part positioned on the housing and pressurized by a reaction force caused by driving of the power part; and a sensing part connected to the housing and configured to sense a pressing force by the pressurized part.
US12158386B2
A method of calibrating a force sensing device comprises establishing an optimized force-resistance curve by obtaining a mean resistance of a plurality of force-resistance curves for a set of substantially similar force sensing devices and measuring calibration data of the force sensing device. The method applies a plurality of calibration points defined from the measuring step to the optimized force-resistance curve and adapts the optimized force-resistance curve to form an adapted force-resistance curve by interpolating the plurality of calibration points and determining a multiplier value for each calibration point.
US12158377B2
A microstructured optical fiber sensor for sensing changes in a physical characteristic up to a predetermined temperature is disclosed. The sensor includes a microstructured optical fiber and a fiber Bragg grating formed in the microstructured optical fiber by generating a periodic modulation in the refractive index along a core region of the suspended core. The fiber Bragg grating is configured to produce a band reflection spectra including a fundamental mode and a plurality of higher order modes whose respective wavelengths vary in accordance with changes in the physical characteristic at the core region of the microstructured optical fiber. The microstructured optical fiber is configured to increase the confinement loss of the plurality of higher order modes of the band reflection spectra relative to the fundamental mode.
US12158376B2
Disclosed is a temperature measurement system including: a light source unit for receiving excitation light; a target material on which the temperature-sensitive film is attached in order to emit the received excitation light into emission light; a phosphorescence detector for extracting the emission light into a phosphorescence decay signal; and a temperature extraction unit for extracting temperature of the target material using the phosphorescence decay signal.
US12158367B2
Illustrative embodiments of systems and methods for enhanced vibration and electrical noise performance in magnetostrictive transmitters are disclosed. In one embodiment, a signal conditioning circuit may comprise an instrumentation amplifier configured to receive and amplify an analog measurement signal, an active high pass filter configured to reduce noise in a signal output by the instrumentation amplifier, a variable gain amplifier stage configured to further amplify a signal output by the active high pass filter, a distance detection module configured to process a signal output by the variable gain amplifier stage to determine a distance measurement associated with the analog measurement signal received by the instrumentation amplifier, and a programmable control circuit configured to control a gain level of the variable gain amplifier stage and to receive data concerning the signal output by the variable gain amplifier stage, including the distance measurement, from the distance detection module.
US12158354B2
A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions such that the processor is programmed to receive sensor data including wheel speed measurements, suspension displacement measurements, and tire leak detection data from a vehicle, estimate a rough road measurement based on a deviation of a wheel speed with respect to an average wheel speed and or based on suspension displacement sensor signals and generate temporal spatial map data indicative of a location and a roughness severity metric of a roadway portion based on the rough road measurement and tire leak detection data.
US12158336B2
Discussed is a battery swelling inspection apparatus including a first plate configured in a plate shape; a second plate configured in a plate shape and located to face the first plate; a fixing frame configured such that a portion of the first plate and a portion of the second plate are fixedly coupled thereto; a plurality of pressure measuring elements fixedly coupled to the first plate, having a head located to face the second plate, and configured to measure a pressure applied to the head, respectively; and a plurality of pressing members configured to have a second surface in a flat shape so that the second surface faces the second plate and have a first surface that is at least partially attached to the head of each of the plurality of pressure measuring elements.
US12158329B2
A ballistically enhanced projectile 360, 460 includes a body having a distal ogive section with external ballistic effect uniforming surface discontinuity (e.g., nose ring groove 369, 469) defined therein to provide an unsupported gap in the ogive profile which affects the flow of air over the front half of the ogive to provide greater aerodynamic uniformity and shot-to-shot consistency with more uniform observed external ballistics and superior terminal ballistics. The bullet's external surface discontinuity feature (369 or 469) creates effects in the flowfield that dominate any dynamic effects from bullet-to-bullet manufacturing inconsistency and resultant differences in dynamic behavior.
US12158326B1
Controlling an in-flight spin-rate of a spin-stabilized guided projectile is disclosed. In various embodiments, the projectile includes a despun control portion configured for despinning relative to a projectile chassis and for directional control of the projectile. In various embodiments, controlling the in-flight spin-rate includes determining a gyroscopic stability factor for the guided projectile using the in-flight spin rate and a forward velocity of the guided projectile, determining that the gyroscopic stability factor exceeds a stability threshold, and spin-braking the guided projectile, in response to determining that the gyroscopic stability factor exceeds a threshold value, by braking rotation of the despun control portion by which the gyroscopic stability factor of the guided projectile is reduced to a second gyroscopic stability factor.
US12158324B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for a weapon sight with a tapered housing. The housing may be configured to enclose an optical bench and/or a portion of an adjuster assembly within the weapon sight. The housing may include an outer shell, a first window, and a second window. The first window may define a first area. The second window may define a second area. The second area may be greater than the first area, for example, such that the outer shell is tapered outward from the first opening to the second opening. The outer shell may define a first wall and a second wall that extend between the first opening and the second opening on opposed sides of an optical path of the weapon sight. The first wall and the second wall may be slanted outward from the first window to the second window.
US12158322B2
A rigid attachment system is provided. The rigid attachment system may be, e.g., an assaulter belt assembly, which includes a first layer having a plurality of windows cut from a thermoplastic composite material, e.g., Tegris® or Curv®, the windows spaced apart along a length of the first layer and separated by a plurality of bridge portions. The assaulter belt assembly further includes a second layer extending along and coupled to a back side of the first layer forming a plurality of openings configured to support one or more accessory holders. A binding may be affixed over the upper and lower edges of the first layer via a horizontal stitching pattern, and the second layer may be affixed to first layer along the plurality of bridge portions via a vertical stitching pattern.
US12158320B2
A conveyor mechanism for use with ammunition rounds includes a plurality of clamshells pivotally interconnected to each other, with each clamshell including a first body and a second body pivotally connected to the first body. Each clamshell is selectively transitional between an ammunition holding configuration and an ammunition release position, with the second body pivoting relative to the first body to facilitate transition between the ammunition holding configuration and the ammunition release configuration. The first and second bodies are configured to cooperatively engage one of the ammunition rounds when the clamshell is in the ammunition holding configuration.
US12158307B2
A water-cooling heat dissipation device includes a water cooling head, a delivering structure, a water-cooling radiator, and a water pump. The water-cooling head includes a chamber. The delivering structure is disposed on the water-cooling head and includes a water delivery column. The water delivery column includes a first and a second water passages. The first and second water passages are connected to the chamber. Multiple first and second slot holes are disposed on the first and second water passages respectively. The water-cooling radiator includes multiple tubes. A window is formed in the water-cooling radiator by splitting each tube. The water delivery column inserts in the window. Each first and second slot holes are welded to the nozzles of the tubes.
US12158304B2
In order to provide a treatment installation for treating workpieces that is of simple construction and enables optimised workpiece treatment, it is proposed that the treatment installation should include a treatment chamber and a conveying device, by means of which the workpieces are suppliable to the treatment chamber, are removable from the treatment chamber, and/or are conveyable through the treatment chamber in a conveying direction.
US12158299B2
A refrigerator is designed compactly and includes an evaporator installed inside a cool air generation part and a grille fan module lined up with the evaporator, where the installation area of the cool air generation part is minimized.
US12158291B1
The elastocaloric effect underpins a promising solid-state heat pumping technology that, when adopted for commercial and residential applications, can revolutionize the cooling and heating industry due to low environmental impact and substantial energy savings. Known operational demonstration devices based on the elastocaloric effect suffer from low endurance of materials and, in most experimental systems, from large footprints due to bulky actuators required to provide sufficient forces and displacements. We demonstrate a new approach which has the potential to enable a more effective exploitation of the elastocaloric effect by reducing the forces required for actuation. Thin strips of NiTi were incorporated into composite structures with base polymer, such that bending the structures results in either exclusively compression or exclusively tension applied to the elastocaloric strips. The structures allow compression of thin elastocaloric strips without buckling, realize more than 50% reduction in required forces for a given strain compared with axial loading, and open up a wide range of possibilities for compact, efficient elastocaloric devices.
US12158274B2
Cooking devices, cooking systems, and sensor assemblies for use therewith are provided. In one embodiment, a cooking system is provided and includes a housing, at least one cooking container, and a sensor assembly. The housing can have a sensor port formed in an exterior surface thereof for operably coupling to a connector housing on a sensor assembly. The cooking system can further include a through-passage formed between the housing and the cooking container for receiving a cable extending from the connector housing on the sensor assembly to allow a probe coupled to a distal end of the cable to be positioned within the cooking container for measuring a temperature. In certain exemplary embodiments, the sensor port and connector housing can include features that prevent rotation of the connector housing relative to the sensor port.
US12158272B2
An operation panel and an electric cooking appliance are described herein. The electric cooking appliance comprises a substantially arc-shaped outer shell and an operation panel disposed on the outer shell, the operation panel comprising a substantially flat display panel and a control panel coupled to at least one side of the display panel. The control panel is inclinedly disposed relative to the display panel such that an overall shape of the operation panel at least partially approximates that of the arc-shaped shell. The control panel comprises at least one control key disposed thereon for operating the electric cooking appliance. Such a design provides an increased area of the display panel thereby providing a bigger displaying area without substantially enlarging the dimensions of the operation panel.
US12158263B2
A de-icing light assembly may comprise: a housing; a plurality of lights coupled to the housing; a lens assembly coupled to the housing, the lens assembly comprising: a lens material; an indium tin oxide (ITO) film disposed on the lens material; and a silicon oxide coating disposed on the ITO film.
US12158261B1
The present disclosure relates to connection arrangement for a power supply and a power wire of a split type headlamp, including a headlamp, a headlamp band, the power supply, the power wire, and a fixed holder, wherein the power supply is provided with a power supply port and a clamping slot, a first end of the power wire is connected to the headlamp, an elastic buckle is disposed at an outer side of a second end of the power wire, and the elastic buckle can cross the fixed holder and then snap into the clamping slot. The present disclosure mainly uses the elastic buckle and clamping slot to fix the power wire, power supply and fixed holder together, and locks the connection relationship thereof through the elastic buckle and clamping slot, which maintains a stable connection between the power wire and the power supply to keep power flowing.
US12158258B1
A lawn lamp holder for removably mounting lawn lamps in a ground surface includes a base which comprises a shell and a weighted material which is contained in an interior space defined by the shell. A tube is coupled to and extends away from a top end of the base. The tube defines a channel therein and has an open end opposite the base which extends into the channel. The channel is sized to receive a post of a lawn lamp therein through the open end.
US12158256B2
A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting unit having a light-emitting surface; a light guide member configured to guide light from the light-emitting unit, the light guide member having a first surface that includes an incident portion on which light from the light-emitting unit is incident, and a second surface from which the light exits, the second surface including a plurality of concentric protrusions; and a movement mechanism configured to move the light guide member such that the incident portion and the plurality of concentric protrusions move together relative to the light-emitting unit in a first direction that intersects a center axis of the light-emitting surface.
US12158255B2
The present disclosure relates to lenses for lamp assemblies, for example, for automotive lamps such as head lamps, or perhaps tail lamps, turn signals, brake lamps, cargo lamps, and the like. These lamps may use incandescent or High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps which generally create enough heat to reduce or eliminate fluid that may form on the lens such as in the case of condensation, rain, sleet, snow, ice, fog, and the like. Such a buildup of fluid may result in suboptimal light transmission and may degrade the performance of the lamp to a degree that renders it temporarily unusable, particularly in poor weather. This is especially concerning in the case of some types of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps where the lamp may not produce sufficient residual heat to effectively remove the fluid that may build up on the lens either in liquid or solid form, and especially in colder weather.
US12158254B1
Disclosed is a new automobile LED headlamp, including a metal lamp holder, an LED lamp body, a heat sink, heat dissipation fins, and a heat-conducting tube structure. The LED lamp body is provided on both sides of the metal lamp holder and connected with the metal lamp holder by bolts; the heat sink is fixed at one end of the metal lamp holder and is internally provided with an arc-shaped groove; the heat dissipation fins are evenly distributed on an outer wall of the heat sink and fixedly connected with the heat sink; the heat-conducting tube structure is provided on one side of the metal lamp holder; a base is fixed at one side of the heat sink away from the metal lamp holder; and a heat dissipation fan is installed on a surface of the base.
US12158253B2
An illumination apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises: a light source, an optical waveguide with an incident surface and a reflective region; and a hologram arranged on or in the optical waveguide. The illumination apparatus is configured such that light emitted by the light source enters the incident surface of the optical waveguide in the direction of the reflective region, is reflected by the reflective region inside the optical waveguide in the direction of the hologram and interacts with the hologram. The average distance between the light source and the incident surface is at least half as great as the average distance between the reflective region and the hologram.
US12158246B2
An apparatus for depressurizing a pair of accumulators to provide high pressure gas includes a tank in fluid communication with each one of the pair of accumulators for receiving vapor from the pair of accumulators for storage and dispensing the vapor to a remote location other than the pair of accumulators and external atmosphere, a first fluid connection including a first valve assembly interconnecting the tank and a first accumulator of the pair of accumulators, a second fluid connection including a second valve assembly interconnecting the tank and a second accumulator of the pair of accumulators, wherein the first fluid connection with the first valve assembly and the second fluid connection with the second valve assembly are each constructed and arranged to deliver the vapor from a corresponding one of the first accumulator and the second accumulator to the tank during alternating intervals. A related method and system are also provided.
US12158245B2
A cryogen storage vessel at an installation is filled with liquid cryogen from a liquid cryogen storage tank that has a pressure lower than that of the vessel. After headspaces of the vessel and tank are placed in fluid communication with another via a gas transfer vessel and are pressure-balanced, a pump in a liquid transfer line connected between the tank and the vessel is operated to transfer amounts of liquid cryogen from the tank to the vessel via the liquid transfer line and pump as amounts of gaseous cryogen are transferred, through displacement by the pumped cryogenic liquid, from the vessel to the tank. Following filling, the tank is disconnected and then driven to another location to repeat the filling process with a second vessel that is at a different location.
US12158239B2
Multilayer structure for transporting hydrogen, including, from the inside, at least one sealing layer and at least one composite reinforcing layer, an innermost composite reinforcing layer being wound around an outermost adjacent sealing layer, the sealing layers of a composition predominantly of at least one semi-crystalline, long-chain polyamide thermoplastic polymer P1i (i=1 to n, n being the number of sealing layers), the Tf of which, as measured according to ISO 11357-3: 2013, is greater than 160° C., with the exception of one polyether block amide (PEBA), up to 50% by weight of impact modifier relative to the total weight of the composition and up to 1.5% by weight of plasticiser relative to the total weight of the composition, the composition being free of nucleating agent, and at least one of the composite reinforcing layers being of a fibrous material.
US12158234B2
The present application belongs to the technical field of shooting auxiliary equipment and relates to a shooting bracket, which includes a bracket body, a connection device, a clamping device and an auxiliary handle with a hinged end. The connection device is mounted on the bracket body. One of the bracket body and the auxiliary handle is provided with a first limiting part, and the other is provided with a second limiting part matched the first limiting part. When the auxiliary handle is in the folded state, through meshing the first limiting part and the second limiting part, relative rotation between the auxiliary handle and the bracket body is prevented. The shooting bracket is provided with a first limiting part and a second limiting part that is meshed with each other to limit rotation of the clamping device connected to the connection device.
US12158232B1
Camera heads and associated systems, methods, and devices for inspecting and/or mapping pipes or cavities are disclosed. A camera head may be coupled to a push-cable and may include one or more image sensors to capture images and/or videos from interior of the pipe or cavity. One or more multi-axis sensors may be disposed in the camera head to sense data corresponding to movement of the camera head within the pipe or cavity. The images and/or videos captured by the image sensors may be used in conjunction with the data sensed by the multi-axis sensors to generate information pertaining to the pipe or cavity may be generated.
US12158226B2
A seal for a flexible alignment sealing coupling. The seal includes an annular member being symmetric about a longitudinal axis. The annular member has a radially inward facing surface extending an axial width between a first axial end and a second axial end. In a relaxed state of the seal, the radially inward facing surface has an asymmetric generally concave V-shaped cross section and is defined by a first section and a second section. The first section has a first seal taper angle measured relative to a line parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second section has a second seal taper angle measured relative to another line parallel to the longitudinal axis. The first seal taper angle is less than the second seal taper angle. Each of the first seal taper angle and the second seal taper angle is greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees.
US12158222B2
A tapered surface is formed at each axially outer end portion of an inner circumferential surface of a gasket such that a diameter thereof gradually increases from an axially inner side toward an axially outer end thereof in a state before an annular primary sealing portion of the gasket is press-fitted into an annular primary sealing groove of a fluid device. A diameter increase starting point of the tapered surface is located in a range from a deformation starting point position serving as a starting point from which the inner circumferential surface is deformed due to the primary sealing portion receiving external force form the fluid device when the primary sealing portion is press-fitted into the primary sealing groove, to a center position in an axial direction of the inner circumferential surface.
US12158221B1
A multi-seat plug valve with a pair of sealing members separated by a rotatable plug, a body with one or more detents for receipt of a respective locking pin, a bonnet with one or more detents for receipt of a respective locking pin, linear track plates (upper/lower), and offset track plates (upper/lower). Each locking pin permanently rests in a respective slot in an upper or lower linear track plate. The locking pins may be moved between respective opposing detents in the upper or lower offset track plate and the bonnet or body, respectively, to affect i) radial movement of the sealing members when the linear track plates are coupled to the body and the bonnet by locking pins, and ii) rotational movement of the sealing members when the linear track plates are coupled to the upper and lower offset track plates by locking pins.
US12158220B2
A valve for intercepting a fluid in a duct is provided. The valve has a valve body, a ball shutter, and a sealing device for forming a fluid seal with an external surface of the ball shutter. The sealing device has a polymeric sealing ring located in contact with the external surface, and a metal support ring coupled to the sealing ring. The support ring has an annular coupling portion having an annular contact portion formed by a frustoconical wall, and an elastically bendable influencing portion, so as to form an elastic lever. In an emergency condition in which the sealing ring is absent the annular contact portion is in contact with the external surface of the ball shutter due to at least fluid pressure, forming the fluid seal even in the emergency condition.
US12158216B2
A balance valve, a battery, and a power consumption apparatus are provided in the embodiments of the present application. The balance valve includes a body, a breathable membrane and a gas barrier structure, where the body is provided with a ventilation channel; the breathable membrane is arranged at one end of the ventilation channel; and, the gas barrier structure is arranged at the other end of the ventilation channel, and the gas barrier structure is configured to open the ventilation channel when the gas pressures inside and outside the gas barrier structure are unbalanced, so as to achieve the gas pressure balance between the inside and outside of the gas barrier structure. The balance valve is applicable to a battery, which could achieve a balance of gas pressures inside and outside the battery when there is a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the battery.
US12158215B2
A modified valve (10) comprises a body (11) having first (18), second (19), third (21) and fourth (23) connectors. The first (18) and second connectors (19) are each adapted for connection to a respective element of a fluid circulation system. A ball valve member (30) is enclosed internally within the body (11) and is arranged for selective rotation between a range of positions. First (31), second (32) and third (33) apertures are provided in the ball valve member (30) and arranged in a configuration so as selectively to permit fluid communication between at least two of said first (18), second (19) and third (21) connectors in each of said range of positions of the ball valve member (30). The ball valve member (30) further comprises a conduit (35) to permit fluid communication between said fourth connector (23) and at least two of said first (18), second (19) and third (21) connectors in each of said range of positions of the ball valve member (30).
US12158211B2
A system for distributing a fluid in a vehicle, comprising: a plurality n of independent fluid ejection devices; a plurality n−1 of distributors, each having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet and being configured to establish a fluid connection either between the inlet and the first outlet or between the inlet and the second outlet; the inlet of a first distributor being connected to a pump connected to a fluid reservoir; each independent ejection device being connected to an outlet of a distributor; at least one outlet of a distributor being connected to the inlet of a subsequent distributor.
US12158209B2
A shaft seal having a ring shape adheres to an outer peripheral surface of a rotational shaft and thereby seals sealed fluid. The shaft seal partitions a gap between the rotational shaft and a housing to which the shaft seal is mounted, into a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side. The shaft seal is an injection-molded body having a generally U-shape in a sectional view about an axial direction. The shaft seal has a seal lip part that is configured to extend to the high-pressure side and slide on the rotational shaft, and an outer lip part that is disposed at an outer diametrical side relative to the seal lip part. An inclined angle of the seal lip part 2 relative to the outer peripheral surface of the rotational shaft is 5-20 degrees.
US12158208B2
A flow passage unit 1 includes a base plate 2 and a plurality of fluid devices 3 provided on the base plate 2. The plurality of fluid devices 3 include a first fluid device 31 having a first flow passage hole 31b, and a second fluid device 32 having a second flow passage hole 32b. The first fluid device 31 is disposed on an upper side of the base plate 2 and detachably provided on the base plate 2, and the second fluid device 32 is disposed on a lower side of the base plate 2 and detachably provided on the base plate 2. The base plate 2 has a first through hole 21 formed so as to penetrate the base plate 2 in a thickness direction of the base plate 2 to provide communication between the first flow passage hole 31b and the second flow passage hole 32b.
US12158205B2
A lay-shaft assembly for use in a vehicle transmission includes a clutching mechanism with a synchronization assembly arranged for synchronizing rotation of a driven gearwheel with a first gearwheel or a second gearwheel. The first and second gearwheels extend adjacently with respect to each other along the central axis, and the synchronizing assembly is positioned between adjacent respective outer circumferential surfaces of the adjacent first and second gearwheels and the sleeve. A ring-shaped biasing means support and a complementary biasing means insert for placing onto the ring shaped biasing means support.
US12158204B1
An assembly comprising: a first electric motor coupled to an input shaft of a transmission via a first clutch; a second electric motor directly coupled to the input shaft of the transmission; a power take-off unit coupled to the first clutch; a first housing comprising the transmission; and a second housing comprising the power take-off unit and an power take-off assembly the power take-off unit is coupled to, where the second housing is fastened to the first housing.
US12158201B2
An internal meshing type gear device includes: an internal gear; and an external gear that meshes with the internal gear, in which, when a straight line passing through an external gear center and an internal gear center is defined as a gear center line, a pitch point between the external gear and the internal gear is positioned radially inside an external tooth tip circle and an internal tooth tip circle, an intersection point between a normal line to a contact point locus between the external gear and the internal gear and the gear center line is positioned between the pitch point and the external gear center, and the contact point locus is positioned in a meshing region between the external and internal tooth tip circles within an angle range in which an angle centered on the pitch point from the gear center line is 0 to π/2 [rad].
US12158195B2
A reduction gear W1 that is configured to reduce a rotation speed input to an input shaft 1, and output the reduced rotation speed from an output shaft, the reduction gear including: an inner trochoid 8 that has a wavy curved surface formed on an inner circumferential side surface thereof; an inner trochoid holder 9 that is designed to hold the inner trochoid 8; an outer trochoid 3 that has a wavy curved surface formed on an outer circumferential side surface thereof; a rotation restriction unit that is designed to restrict rotation of the outer trochoid 3 around an axis thereof; and an output pin 9 that is pinched between the outer circumferential side surface of the outer trochoid 3 and the inner circumferential side surface of the inner trochoid 8.
US12158189B2
To provide the friction material for the disc brake pad manufactured by forming the NAO friction material composition that does not contain the copper component and does not generate the creeping groan and the seizure to mating surface due to corrosion but possessing sufficient braking effectiveness and wear resistance. The friction material composition relative to the entire amount of the friction material composition, has 2-10 weight % of the calcium silicate as one of the inorganic friction modifiers, 15-30 weight % of the non-whisker-like titanate as one of the inorganic friction modifiers, 1-9 weight % of the metal sulfide as one of the lubricants and 3-10 weight % of the graphite as one of the lubricants.
US12158183B2
A cage assembly for a bearing includes a first cage half and a second cage half. The first cage half includes a first annular section with a first plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures for receiving a plurality of rolling elements, and a first cylindrical section arranged for positioning the cage assembly on a first shaft. The second cage half includes a second annular section with a second plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures for receiving the plurality of rolling elements, and a second cylindrical section arranged for positioning the cage assembly on a second shaft. In an example embodiment, the first cylindrical section or the second cylindrical section has an aperture for radial flow of a lubricant.
US12158167B2
A hydraulic device with the position sensor feedback-controlled by a servo amplifier on the basis of a deviation between a command value of a command signal and a position sensing value from a position sensor includes: a computation processing section that outputs the position sensing value as a sensing signal; a communication device that transmits the sensing signal to the servo amplifier, and receives a signal from the servo amplifier; and a storage section storing characteristics information of the hydraulic device to be read via the communication device. The characteristics information at least includes: calibration information which is measured and acquired in advance in a test stand in a manufacturing process of the hydraulic device, and includes a position sensing value from the position sensor and a characteristics value of the hydraulic device, associated with each other; and flow rate characteristics information including a flow rate of the hydraulic device.
US12158166B2
A self-priming apparatus for quick no-water startup includes a front-stage inlet chamber, a middle-stage gas-liquid separation chamber, and a rear-stage gas-liquid separation chamber. A plurality of two-stage chamber gas-liquid separation one-way channels are symmetrically arranged between adjacent chambers of the front-stage inlet chamber, the middle-stage gas-liquid separation chamber and the rear-stage gas-liquid separation chamber. A plurality of one-way outlets are symmetrically arranged in an inner cavity of the rear-stage gas-liquid separation chamber. By decreasing or increasing the volumes of an outer cavity and an inner cavity of the front-stage inlet chamber, water is sucked in due to pressure difference and water intake and preliminary gas-liquid separation are carried out. The middle-stage gas-liquid separation chamber is configured for gas-liquid separation. By decreasing or increasing the volume of the inner cavity of the rear-stage gas-liquid separation chamber, water is rapidly expelled due to pressure difference and gas-liquid separation is carried out.
US12158159B2
A compressor arrangement having a main compressor, a piping system containing process gas to be extracted after the shut-down of the main compressor and one or more components emitting or leaking depressurized process gas while the compressor is operating or starting up; the compressor arrangement further comprises one or more collectors arranged to collect the depressurized process gas emitted from said components and an additional compressor fluidly coupled with the piping system and with the collectors in in order to compress the depressurized process gas coming from the components while the compressor is starting up or operating and to compress process gas coming from the piping system after a shut-down of the compressor.
US12158143B2
A power end frame includes a housing and a face plate secured to the housing. During use, components of the power end frame, including the housing and the face plate, are subjected to large tensile stresses. This disclosure describes a method of imparting compressive stresses in the power end frame to resist these large tensile stresses.
US12158135B2
A block for geotechnical applications is disclosed, the block having a composite body which is a section of a used wind turbine blade including a part of its leading edge, trailing edge and the windward surface and leeward surface of the used blade. The body is open from above and below. Fragments of the windward surface, leeward surface, leading edge and trailing edge of the used blade are the block's side walls. The inside of the body is filled with a filling material. A method of making a block for geotechnical applications is also disclosed. Under the method, a section is marked on a used wind turbine blade between its tip and root for mounting in a hub. Then, within this section, the block body is cut out, in two cutting planes parallel to each other, in the form of a fragment with a closed cross section, including a part of a leading edge, trailing edge, windward shell and leeward shell of this blade, then this body is filled with a filling material, making its filling.
US12158131B2
Low-cost fuel injection systems for internal combustion engines, including vapor fuel engines are provided.
US12158130B2
A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine, in particular a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine, includes a cylinder head system that includes an intake duct and a fuel inlet aperture, the fuel inlet aperture opening into the intake duct, an injector holder that is detachably connected to the cylinder head system and that includes an injector receiving borehole, an injector that is accommodated in the injector receiving borehole and braced against the injector holder with the aid of clamping means, and a tubular plug-in piece that is situated between the injector holder and the cylinder head system in such a way that a discharge opening of the injector and the fuel inlet aperture of the cylinder head system are fluidically connected to one another via the via the plug-in piece.
US12158126B2
An engine system includes an internal combustion engine with two sets of cylinders, a turbocharger, two exhaust conduits providing fluid communication between the turbocharger and an exhaust of the cylinders, and an exhaust gas recirculation system including a recirculation valve. Two proportional exhaust valves are adapted to control a flow of exhaust gas in the two exhaust conduits. An actuator includes an output component operating the recirculation valve and the two exhaust valves. In a neutral position, the two exhaust valves are open and the recirculation valve is closed. A first movement of the output component, from its neutral position towards a first position, open the recirculation valve and close a first of the two exhaust valve. A second movement, from the first position and in the same direction as the first movement, close the second exhaust valve and hold open the recirculation valve and closed the first exhaust valve.
US12158124B2
A fuel tank vent valve includes a venting apparatus for regulating discharge of fuel vapor from a fuel tank and admission of outside air into a fuel tank. The vent valve is used to regulate pressure in a fuel tank.
US12158116B2
Operating an engine includes injecting one or more early pilot shots of a liquid fuel containing methanol (MeOH) into a cylinder in an engine, and moving a piston in the cylinder from a bottom-dead center position toward a top-dead center position. Operating an engine further includes forming hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the cylinder from the MeOH of the early pilot shots, injecting a main shot of a liquid fuel into the cylinder, and hastening combustion of the liquid fuel of the main shot in the cylinder via hydroxyl (OH) radicals formed from dissociation of the H2O2. Injection of the one or more early pilot shots at appropriate crank angle timing(s) associated with suitable temperature ranges may promote desired reaction pathways according to a medium temperature combustion regime.
US12158111B2
A planetary gearbox is provided that includes a sun gear, a plurality of planet gear assemblies, each planet gear assembly having a main gear meshed with the sun gear, a fore lateral gear and an aft lateral gear disposed on opposite sides of the main gear and rotating therewith, a planet carrier rotatably supporting at least some of the planet gear assemblies, and at least one fore ring gear meshed with the fore lateral gears, at least one aft ring gear meshed with the aft lateral gears, wherein one of the sun gear, the planet carrier, and the ring gears is configured to be operatively connected to an input, one is configured to be operatively connected to an output, and rotation of a remaining one is limited.
US12158105B2
An assembly for a fluid circuit of a turbine engineincludes a main branch, a fluid control valve, and a bypass branch which is arranged in parallel to the main branch. The fluid control valve includes a main outlet which is fluidly connected to the main branch and a bypass outlet which is fluidly connected to the bypass branch. The fluid control valve including a shutter, a spring for biasing the shutter, and control members for electrically controlling the shutter to a main open position or a bypass position. The spring for biasing the shutter is configured to bias the displacement of the shutter to the bypass position when a fluid pressure value is lower than a first threshold value.
US12158099B2
A turbine according to at least one embodiment is provided with: a turbine wheel having a plurality of blades; a turbine housing internally forming a turbine wheel accommodating space for accommodating the turbine wheel; and a wastegate valve for controlling the flow rate of exhaust gas flowing through a wastegate passage formed inside the turbine housing. The wastegate passage is configured to connect a scroll passage formed inside the turbine housing and a region upstream of a trailing edge of each of the plurality of blades in the turbine wheel accommodating space.
US12158089B2
A powder-metallurgically produced rotor for a camshaft adjuster includes a rotor base body having an outer diameter bounded by a radially outer lateral surface and passing through a first axis of rotation, and an inner diameter bounded by a radially inner lateral surface and passing through a second axis of rotation. The rotor has blades projecting radially outward from the radially outer lateral surface and a calibrated first annular web projecting radially inward on the inner lateral surface, which has a web lateral surface defining a bore passing through the rotor base body in the axial direction and having an inside diameter passing through a third axis of rotation, wherein the third axis of rotation is offset in the radial direction by at most 0.1 mm relative to the first axis of rotation and/or the second axis of rotation.
US12158085B1
An airfoil, having: a body defining a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the body comprises: a base having an outer boundary extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end and transversely from a first side to a second side; and beads within the outer boundary, wherein each of the beads has a bead void, and wherein one or more of the beads includes: damping element within the bead void; or stiffening element extending across the bead.
US12158076B1
A gas turbine engine under this disclosure could be said to include a compressor section, a combustor and a turbine section. At least one casing surrounds at least one of the compressor and turbine section. The at least one casing is formed of sheet metal, and has at least one potential peak displacement point due to vibration across a speed range of the at least one of the compressor and turbine section. A stiffening element is fixed to a wall of the casing at the at least one potential peak displacement point. A method is also disclosed.
US12158070B1
A method for determining the real-time concentration of hydrogen sulfide from mudlogging data using artificial intelligence, during a drilling operation, and adjusting drilling operations accordingly. The method includes obtaining mudlogging data while conducting a drilling operation and processing the mudlogging data with an artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine a predicted quantity of hydrogen sulfide. The method further includes determining a drilling operation condition based on the predicted quantity of hydrogen sulfide and adjusting, based on the determined drilling operation condition, the drilling operation. The method further includes determining a completions plan and a production plan for operating a well based on the predicted quantity of hydrogen sulfide.
US12158069B2
An underground transmitter can be configured for use with a drill head and configured for wireless communication. The underground transmitter can include a control circuitry and a multi-coil antenna assembly. The control circuitry is configured for transmitting data associated with an operation of the drill head. The multi-core antenna can include an antenna core and a plurality of distinct wire coils. The plurality of distinct wire coils can be positioned proximate (e.g., around) the antenna core, with the distinct wire coils each having a different inductance associated therewith and thereby capable of transmitting in a separate frequency range. The control circuitry can be selectably coupled with the distinct wire coils to control which of the distinct wire coils are activated and thereby generating data signals at a given time.
US12158068B2
Ground treatment assistance method comprising providing a machine comprising a ground treatment tool is provided, providing geographic coordinates of at least one treatment area, determining positioning data of the ground treatment tool using an optical acquisition device, displaying at least a first object representative of the ground treatment tool or of said at least one treatment area on a display device, and positioning said first object on the display device using the previously determined positioning data of the ground treatment tool and the geographic coordinates of said treatment area.
US12158067B2
A method for evaluating a subterranean wellbore includes rotating a drill string in the subterranean wellbore. The drill string includes a rotary steerable tool, a steerable drill bit, or other rotary steering tool with at least one pad configured to extend radially outward from a tool body and engage a wall of the wellbore. Radial displacements of the pad are measured while rotating and processed to compute a curvature of the wellbore.
US12158059B2
A liner string for a wellbore includes a liner hanger assembly (LHA) and a liner hanger deployment assembly (LHDA) releasably attached to the LHA. The LHDA includes a central bore and a running tool moveable from a locked position to an unlocked position, the running tool including a flow path in communication with the central bore. The liner string further includes a chamber disposed between the LHDA and LHA, wherein the chamber is in selective fluid communication with the flow path. Wherein, when the flow path is closed, the chamber is isolated from the central bore, and when the flow path is open, the flow path provides fluid communication between central bore and chamber.
US12158057B2
Provided is a lateral locating assembly, a well system, and a method. The lateral locating assembly, in at least one aspect, includes a tubular, as well as a bendable deflection tip coupled to the tubular, the bendable deflection tip configured to move between a straight position and a bent position upon the application of fluid pressure thereto. The lateral locating assembly, according to one or more aspects, further includes one or more production ports coupling an interior of the tubular and an exterior of the tubular, as well as a sliding sleeve positioned about the one or more production ports, the sliding sleeve configured to seal the one or more production ports when in a first position and expose the one or more production ports when in a second position.
US12158054B2
An apparatus for injecting an accelerating fluid into an oil well includes a casing open at the ends into which a cement flows and positioned inside the well forming an annular zone with its walls. The casing includes a hollow cylindrical body with lateral surfaces integral with the casing internal surfaces and a central hole through which a cement flows, with a lower horizontal section than the casing section. The apparatus includes hollow internal chamber with an accelerating fluid; one or more body inlet devices, which put the body and chamber in fluid communication. The inlet devices are positioned on one of the hollow cylindrical body base surfaces. The apparatus includes at least one body outlet devices, which puts the chamber in fluid communication with the conduit through the central hole, positioned radially with respect to the cylindrical body axis and along the central hole internal surface.
US12158050B2
A method of installing a mechanical barrier in a wellhead includes receiving a false bowl within a bowl of a casing head housing of the wellhead, generating a first sealed interface between the false bowl and the bowl with one or more first seals arranged about an exterior of the false bowl, receiving a plug within the false bowl, generating a second sealed interface between the plug and the false bowl with one or more second seals arranged about an exterior of the plug, and receiving a back-pressure valve within the plug.
US12158044B2
Disclosed is an elevator for holding and end portion of a pipe in a drill tower. The elevator includes a hole from which, in operational use, an end portion of the pipe is suspended. The minimum diameter of the end portion of the pipe is selected larger than the minimum diameter of the hole, wherein sidewalls of the hole are shaped with a receiving surface for receiving correspondingly-shaped sidewalls of the end portion of the pipe. Similarly, sidewalls of the end portion of the pipe are shaped with an engagement surface for engagement with correspondingly-shaped sidewalls of the hole. Both the receiving surface and the engagement surface includes a first part and a second part neighbouring the first part, the first part defining a frustoconical shape having a first conicity, and the second part defining a shape having at least partially a second conicity lower than the first conicity.
US12158042B2
A device and method for reaming a flight gap of a drill flight of a drilling tool includes a base carriage displaceably mounted along a mast of a drilling apparatus. A reaming element engages the flight gap so soil adhering to the rotating drilling tool is scraped off by the reaming element. A support arm holding the reaming element is movably mounted between a retracted position where the reaming element is spaced apart from the drilling tool and a reaming position where the reaming element engages the flight gap. The support arm pivots about a pivot axle parallel to a longitudinal drilling axis of the drilling tool. The support arm is additionally mounted on the base carriage parallel to the longitudinal drilling axis of the drilling tool to be deflectable from a basic position, and is resiliently held in the basic position by means of a bias spring.
US12158039B2
An adapting sleeve has a main body segment, a rod passage, a tightening recess, and an abutting wall segment. The main body segment is adapted to be mounted in a tube segment of a fence door. The rod passage is formed through the main body segment for connecting a width adjusting rod of the fence door. The tightening recess is formed on an outer surface of the main body segment for connecting a tightening unit of the fence door. The abutting wall segment is located between the tightening recess and the rod passage. A thickness of the abutting wall segment is larger than a gap between the width adjusting rod and an inner surface of the rod passage. A material hardness of the abutting wall segment is lower than that of the width adjusting rod. The tightening unit abuts the width adjusting rod via the abutting wall segment.
US12158037B2
Monitoring system for a door of a domestic appliance and domestic appliance comprising such a system
The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for a door (12) of a domestic appliance (10). The monitoring system comprises at least one door sensor (22; 24, 26, 28; 30, 32) arrangeable or arranged at or within the door (12). The door sensor (22; 24, 26, 28; 30, 32) is an inertial measurement unit (IMU) including at least one accelerometer and/or at least one gyroscope. The accelerometer can be provided for detecting a linear acceleration of the door sensor (22; 24, 26, 28; 30, 32). The gyroscope can be provided for detecting a rotational speed of the door sensor (22; 24, 26, 28; 30, 32). The monitoring system determines at least one of the angle (α,α′), the angular speed and the angular acceleration of the door (12).
US12158031B2
A device comprises a linear guide with a first rail and a second rail and being mounted onto the cabin along an upper face thereof; a further guide having a linear portion being parallel to the linear guide and an inclined portion extending transversely to the linear guide; a moving part having a first slide which slidebly runs along the linear guide and a second slide which slidebly runs along the further guide and being displaceble with respect to the first slide from a retracted position to an extracted position or vice versa and being connected to the door by means of a connecting element; the first slide comprising two sliding means running on the first rail and the second rail respectively; a space being defined between the sliding means allowing the second slide to be guided along the further guide.
US12158027B2
A merchandise security system for protecting an item of merchandise from theft. The merchandise security system comprises a smart device and an electronic key coupled to the smart device. The electronic key is configured to communicate with a merchandise security device for operating a merchandise security device.
US12158026B2
A security container device includes a body with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The body is hollow and includes a cavity extending through the body from the first end to the second end. The security container device further includes openings at the first and second end that are connected with the cavity. A plate is coupled to the body at the first end and extends across at least a portion of the first opening. A rod is coupled to the body and positioned inside the cavity and internal to the body. The security container device is structured to be coupled to an exterior support and the cavity and the rod are structured to receive a lock box with the body of the container extending around a majority of the lock box to protect the body of the lock box and the shackle of the lock box from tampering.
US12158017B1
A structural improvement of a side post of a fence, wherein the side post comprises a square side post tube and a reinforcing post located inside the side post tube. The four sides of the reinforcing post facing the side post tube are respectively configured with three longitudinal boards and a connecting board extending coaxially with the side post tube and arranged radially. An abutting board is connected to the external end of the connecting board, the abutting board extends coaxially with the side post tube and the board edge of each longitudinal board and the side of the abutting board contact with the tube internal wall of the side post tube. The board edge of each longitudinal board is configured with a notch corresponding to the connecting hole defined in the side post tube, the height of the notch is higher than hole height of the connecting hole, and the gap of the notch faces the connecting hole, thereby the reinforcing post not only enabling to reinforce the rigid strength but also the side post being capable of being used to connect the fences in linear, right-angle or T-shaped arrangement.
US12158014B2
A floor panel for forming a floor covering includes a pair of edges provided with coupling parts allowing to couple two of such floor panels to each other by means of a rotation movement. The coupling parts are realized in the form of a tongue and a groove with locking parts. The groove is bordered by an upper lip and a lower lip which comprises a locking part in the form of an upward-directed locking part. The upward-directed part extends over a height which is more than 0.1 times the thickness of the floor panel.
US12158011B2
A panel that includes a centrally located core provided with an upper side and a lower side, which core defines a plane, at least one first coupling part and at least one second coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core. The at least one first coupling part includes an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove formed in between the upward tongue and the upward flank wherein the upward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of a downward tongue of a second coupling part of an adjacent panel. The at least one second coupling part includes a downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a downward groove formed in between the downward tongue and the downward flank.
US12158010B2
Provided is a panel including at least one first coupling part. The first coupling part includes an upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and an upward groove formed in between the upward tongue and the upward flank. The side of the upward tongue facing towards the upward flank is the inside of the upward tongue and the side of the upward tongue facing away from the upward flank is the outside of the upward tongue. At least a part of an upper side of the upward tongue is inclined relative to the plane of the panel, such that the upper side of the upward tongue includes a highest point. The upward tongue has a width, wherein the highest point of the upward tongue is arranged less than 50% of the width from the outside of the upward tongue.
US12158008B2
Provided is an architectural bracket that has an improved strength, and is suitable for realizing a high degree of freedom in terms of the arrangement relationship with a fixation object in construction, as well as a building wall structure and a plank member construction method that use the architectural bracket. An architectural bracket X1 includes a first fixing portion 10 that includes a surface 11 for coming into contact with a building frame, and a second fixing portion 20 that extends from an end of the first fixing portion 10 to a side opposite to the surface 11, so as to intersects with the first fixing portion 10. The second fixing portion 20 includes a base portion 21 that includes a surface 21A, a rib portion 22, a first side-wall portion 23, and a second side-wall portion 24. The rib portion 22 protrudes from the base portion 21, and includes, at a protruding end thereof, a surface 22A. The first side-wall portion 23 protrudes from an end of the base portion 21 in the width direction W of the base portion 21 to the same side as the side to which the rib portion 22 protrudes. The second side-wall portion 24 protrudes from the other end of the base portion 21 in the width direction W to the same side as the side to which the rib portion 22 protrudes.
US12158007B2
A facade support system for attachment to a floor of a structure for supporting a veneer includes a bracket and a support. The bracket attaches to the floor. The bracket includes a back panel, a connecting member extending from the back panel in a first direction and a top flange extending from the back panel in a second direction that is generally opposite the first direction. The top flange attaches to an underside of the floor. The support attaches to the connecting member of the bracket and is to be disposed in a mortar bed joint of the veneer.
US12158005B1
A scrim reinforced roofing membrane containing a coated scrim layer, a first membrane layer on the first side of the coated scrim layer, and a second membrane layer on the second side of the coated scrim layer. The coated scrim is fully embedded and encapsulated in the membrane layers. The coated scrim layer contains a scrim fabric which contains a plurality of warp yarns in a first direction and a plurality of weft yarns in a second direction approximately perpendicular to the first direction, where the warp yarns cross the weft yarns at crossing points. The coated scrim also contains a coating which contains polyvinyl acetate and second polymer where the second polymer is fluorocarbon-free. The coating contains less than about 0.01% wt. fluorine and is located along the length of the warp and weft yarns and is located between the warp and weft yarns at the crossing points.
US12158003B2
A modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems is disclosed and claimed herein. Such gutter guard systems are designed and arranged to be positioned across the opening of a rain gutter to prevent debris from entering the rain gutter. The modular platform includes a number of interchangeable components. Select interchangeable components can be assembled to form a gutter guard system for use with a specific rain gutter based on the rain gutter's style, size, color and the mechanism used to secure the rain gutter to a structure and/or roofline. In one embodiment, the components of a modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems include a number of main bodies, a front receiver, a number of rear receivers, a number of screens, and a clip.
US12158001B2
A one-piece truss adapter for supporting single-axis trackers with truss foundations. A upside-down Y-shaped structure has bearing support portion and an opposing pair of legs with an angularly adjustable connector for securely joining the one-piece adapter to a pair of driven screw anchors at different angular orientations. Each leg terminates in a connector that is received in a socket integral to a driving coupler at the head of each screw anchor. A retaining nut may hold the connector in place to complete the angularly adjustable assembly.
US12157998B2
A system for eliminating gaps between a flexible sheet and an adjacent surface. A flexible sheet has a body, an upper edge, a lower edge, and a side edge. The flexible sheet is movable between retracted and deployed configurations. A knuckle member has first and second pivotable portions, the first portion is coupled to the lower edge of the flexible sheet and the second portion has a T-shaped first end coupled to a flap on the side edge of the flexible sheet. When the flexible sheet is retracted the second portion of the knuckle is angled with respect to the first portion. When the flexible sheet is deployed the second portion of the knuckle is coaxial with the first portion and the T-shaped first end moves the flap outward to engage the adjacent surface.
US12157993B2
A part includes a base material and a surface layer on the base material, wherein a curved surface of the part has: a root mean square height (Sq) of 0.03 μm to 1 μm, a skewness (Ssk) of −1 to 5, and an autocorrelation length (Sal) of 10 μm to 65 μm; and the surface layer is water-repellent, and exhibits a sputtering time of 5 minutes or less, the sputtering time being a time taken from the start of the sputtering to an end point of the surface layer, and the end point being defined, in a profile obtained by an XPS depth direction analysis of the surface layer, as a point where a difference of an absolute value between a carbon atom concentration at a certain measurement point and a carbon atom concentration at a measurement point just prior to the certain measurement point is 1.0 at % or less.
US12157986B2
A wheel cutter tractor for inserting a cable into a trench is disclosed. The tractor comprises a wheel cutter for cutting a trench, and tracks for moving the tractor relative to the trench. A cable support tray supports the cable in a first position displaced from the wheel cutter in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of the tractor, and in a second position above the wheel cutter. A cable grab and lifting device transfers the cable into the cable support tray.
US12157985B2
A shovel includes a lower travelling body; an upper pivot body pivotably mounted to the lower travelling body; an attachment attached to the upper pivot body; a plurality of actuators that include a first actuator and a second actuator, and drive the attachment and the upper pivot body; and a control device that controls an operation of another actuator of the plurality of actuators other than the first actuator in accordance with an operation of the first actuator so that the attachment is along a target trajectory. The control device operates the second actuator so that the attachment is along the target trajectory, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
US12157979B2
A method for estimating material compaction can include creating compaction lookup tables based on total drive motor current and slope angle for each of a plurality of machine types. The method can include receiving telematics data related to total drive motor current for an individual machine and receiving telematics data related to a slope angle for the individual machine. The method can further include receiving a machine type of the individual machine and selecting a compaction lookup table corresponding to the individual machine type. A compaction value is determined from the selected lookup table based on the total drive motor current and the slope angle.
US12157975B2
A method for controlling a slice flow of a slurry having two or more component slurries through a headbox for a paper making machine includes, inputting a wire speed of the paper making machine; determining a jet velocity setpoint based on the wire speed; determining a header pressure setpoint for two or more headers to generate the jet velocity determined by the jet velocity setpoint, each header providing one of the two or more component slurries to the headbox; and controlling the slice flow by: generating a first speed command to a first slurry pump to generate a header pressure determined by the header pressure setpoint in a first header; and generating a second speed command to a second slurry pump to generate the header pressure determined by the header pressure setpoint in a second header.
US12157972B2
A textile printing ink including polymer particles, contains: first polymer particles; second polymer particles having a weight average molecular weight different from a weight average molecular weight of the first polymer particles; and a binding aid that crosslinks the polymer particles, on a surface, inside, or outside of the first polymer particles and the second polymer particles, wherein when a weight average molecular weight of a polymer contained in the first polymer particles is denoted by HMw1 and a weight average molecular weight of a polymer contained in the second polymer particles is denoted by LMw2, a ratio (LMw2/HMw1) of the weight average molecular weight of the polymer of the second polymer particles to the weight average molecular weight of the polymer of the first polymer particles is in a range of 0.01 to 0.20.
US12157967B2
A cartridge for a laundry appliance includes an outer housing having an interior chamber therein. The outer housing includes a primary axis and a secondary axis that is perpendicular to the primary axis. A pump is contained within the outer housing that selectively delivers a laundry chemistry from the interior chamber to a dispensing outlet of the outer housing. The dispensing outlet is defined within a contoured edge of the outer housing and orients the dispensing outlet at an oblique angle with respect to the primary and secondary axes. A rotational drive is operated by an external actuator. The rotational drive is positioned within the outer housing and in operable communication with the pump. The rotational drive aligns with a drive aperture defined within a wall of the outer housing for receiving the external actuator.
US12157961B2
The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric comprising one or more fibre layers each comprising a plurality of fibres arranged along a fibre direction, wherein the non-woven fabric comprises a plurality of stitching rows, each stitching row comprising one or more threads arranged along a stitch direction, for maintaining arrangement of the plurality of fibres in the one or more fibre layers relative to each other, wherein at least one thread comprises a binding agent. The present invention further relates to preforms comprising the non-woven fabric according to the present invention and methods for producing the non-woven fabric, preforms and wind turbine blades.
US12157953B2
There is provided a growing method for monocrystalline silicon by a Czochralski process, the method including: pulling the monocrystalline silicon while rotating the monocrystalline silicon; and dropping a granular dopant onto a liquid surface of a silicon melt while a straight body of the monocrystalline silicon is being pulled, in which in the dropping of the dopant, a dropping position of the granular dopant is set above a region where a flow away from the straight body is dominant in the liquid surface of the silicon melt.
US12157950B2
Disclosed are cup assemblies for holding, sealing, and providing electrical power to a semiconductor substrate during electroplating which may include a cup bottom element having a main body portion and a moment arm, an elastomeric sealing element disposed on the moment arm, and an electrical contact element disposed on the elastomeric sealing element. The main body portion may be such that it does not substantially flex when a substrate is pressed against the moment arm, and it may be rigidly affixed to another feature of the cup structure. The ratio of the average vertical thickness of the main body portion to that of the moment arm may be greater than about 5. The electrical contact element may have a substantially flat but flexible contact portion disposed upon a substantially horizontal portion of the sealing element. The elastomeric sealing element may be integrated with the cup bottom element during manufacturing.
US12157943B2
Methods for selective deposition are described herein. Further, methods for improving selectivity comprising an ammonia plasma pre-clean process are also described. In some embodiments, a silyl amine is used to selectively form a surfactant layer on a dielectric surface. A ruthenium film may then be selectively deposited on a conductive surface. In some embodiments, the ammonia plasma removes oxide contaminations from conductive surfaces without adversely affecting the dielectric surface.
US12157940B2
Provided is a vacuum coating device, comprising a crucible (13), an induction heater (15) arranged on the outer side of the crucible (13); a flow distribution box connected to the top of the crucible (13) through a steam pipeline (16); a pressure regulating valve (18) and a diverter valve (19) sequentially arranged in a direction in which the steam pipeline (16) is in communication with the flow distribution box; a horizontal pressure stabilizing plate (20) arranged in the flow distribution box, a plurality of sub-nozzles (21) connected to the top of the flow distribution box; wherein a plurality of air flow distribution chambers are arranged in the diverter valve (19); a ratio of a total area of the air flow distribution chambers (Sdistribution) to an area of the steam pipeline (16) in the radial direction (Spipeline) is greater than or equal to 0.1, i.e.: Sdiversion/Spipeline≥0.1. According to the device, a uniform spray flow can be formed, a uniform coating (23) is formed on the surface of a steel plate (100) when high temperature steam is in contact with a low temperature steel plate, the spray flow formed by the sub-nozzles (21) arranged at the rear portion continuously covers the deposited metal layer that has been formed, so as to achieve efficient coating of strip steel under vacuum conditions.
US12157933B2
An aluminium alloy includes: 0.07% by weight to 0.17% by weight of silicon, 0.25% by weight to 0.45% by weight of iron, 0.02% by weight to 0.15% by weight of copper, 0.30% by weight to 0.50% by weight of manganese, 0.05% by weight to 0.20% by weight of chromium, 0.01% by weight to 0.04% by weight of titanium, and the balance aluminium and, optionally, additional constituents.
US12157927B2
A method for treating a lithium ion battery waste according to the present invention is a method for treating a lithium ion battery waste using a converter furnace in a copper smelting process, wherein, prior to a treatment for charging a copper mat produced in a flash smelter in a copper smelting process into a converter furnace and blowing oxygen into the converter furnace to produce crude copper, the lithium ion battery waste is introduced into the converter furnace or a ladle that is used for the charging of the copper mat into the converter furnace and then the lithium ion battery waste is burned with residual heat in the converter furnace or the ladle.
US12157926B2
An annealing line for a steel strip, a device for use in such an annealing line and a method for annealing a steel strip. The annealing line including a connecting chamber connecting a first heating section and a second heating section, wherein one or more devices, located in the connecting chamber, are arranged on one or both sides of the steel strip for oxidising the steel strip using an oxidising gas mixture, each device having a body including an internal chamber and one or more openings to project the oxidising gas mixture onto the surface of the steel strip.
US12157917B2
A genome-specific gene sequence fragment of female Acipenser dabryanus and a method for identifying the sex of Acipenser dabryanus are disclosed. The gene sequence fragment of Acipenser dabryanus is used to identify the sex of Acipenser dabryanus. The method includes: performing PCR amplification on the DNA of the Acipenser dabryanus to be tested, and judging that the Acipenser dabryanus to be tested is female when a resultant product from the amplification shows 3 bands on an agarose gel and the Acipenser dabryanus to be tested is male when a resultant product from the amplification shows 2 bands on an agarose gel, alternatively, judging that the Acipenser dabryanus to be tested is female when a resultant fragment from the amplification has a 1402 bp band and it is male if there is no 1402 bp band. The gene sequence fragment is used to quickly and efficiently identify the sex of Acipenser dabryanus.
US12157913B2
Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for 5′-based gene expression profiling. Some embodiments provide synthetic particles (e.g., beads) associated with a first plurality of oligonucleotide barcodes and a second plurality of oligonucleotide barcodes. In some embodiments, nucleic acid targets (e.g., mRNAs) are initially barcoded on the 3′ end with the first plurality of oligonucleotide barcodes and subsequently barcoded on the 5′ end following a template switching reaction and intermolecular hybridization with the first plurality of oligonucleotide barcodes and extension. Immune repertoire profiling methods are also provided in some embodiments.
US12157908B2
Disclosed are compositions, methods, and kits for performing cell-free RNA transcription and/or cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS). The disclosed compositions, methods, and kits include or utilize components prepared from a species of Clostridia such as cellular extracts from Clostridium autoethanogenum.
US12157903B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing renal and/or kidney stones in a human subject. In certain embodiments, the subject is administered certain ENPP1 polypeptides or ENPP3 polypeptides, mutants, or mutant fragments thereof.
US12157894B2
Provided are suppression DNA constructs and CRISPR/Cas9 DNA constructs that are useful for conferring improved drought tolerance, yield, and/or nitrogen stress tolerance in a plant. Also provided are genome edited plants, or plants expressing a suppression DNA construct, having improved drought tolerance, yield and/nitrogen stress tolerance. Further provided are methods for improving drought tolerance, yield, and/or nitrogen stress tolerance by introducing a genome edit in a plant or expressing a suppression DNA construct in a plant.
US12157889B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting motor neuron-specific miRNAs in a population of cells or subject. More particularly, the invention relates to detecting motor neuron-specific miRNAs to detect and treat motor neuron diseases associated with dysregulation of motor neuron-specific miRNAs, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
US12157884B2
The present invention provides methods and kits for efficiently generating edited DNA, ranging from DNA molecules with simple point mutations to complex DNA libraries. The methods and kits use a single-stranded deoxyuridine (dU)-containing template to align a series of DNA oligomers that contain mutations relative to the template strand, giving rise to the sequence variation in the product. The methods and kits may be used to produce DNA libraries or to generate multiple, widely spaced mutations in a target sequence.
US12157873B2
Systems and devices for producing biological products and methods of using the same are provided. An example universal skid includes a rigid support and a plurality of flow-channel hardware sets. Each flow-channel hardware set couples with a respective flow channel of a plurality of flow channels for unit operations. The flow-channel hardware sets allow the flow channels to operate in parallel or in series for continuous processing over the unit operations. An example modular assembly includes one or more single-use kits for one or more unit operations and a universal skid coupled with the one or more single-use kits. An example manufacturing system includes multiple modular assemblies coupled with each other allowing continuous processing within each modular assembly, in between the modular assemblies, fully continuous processing across multiple unit operations.
US12157872B2
The instant disclosure provides a system comprising a plurality of stacked bioreactors, wherein the system is configured to provide a substantially equal flow rate of fluid and pressure drop through each of the plurality of bioreactors. In some embodiments, the flow of the fluid through each of the plurality of bioreactors is configured to generate physiological shear rates to induce a biological source material in the bioreactors to produce target biological products.
US12157863B2
Methods and systems for processing construction and demolition (C&D) materials to produce a product gas stream and/or electricity are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method comprises pre-processing C&D materials to produce a C&D feed, and processing the C&D feed to produce syngas. The C&D feed can comprise untreated wood, treated wood, paper and cardboard, yard waste, plastic, rubber, and/or foam. Processing the C&D feed can comprise gasifying the C&D feed, steam, and oxygen in a gasifier at a temperature of no more than 950° C. and/or a pressure of no more than 200 psi to produce syngas.
US12157858B2
A process for production of useful hydrocarbon materials from plastic waste and reaction system therefor is provided. The process includes frequentatively thermolyzing of high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as plastic waste to produce useful medium molecular weight hydrocarbons and low molecular weight hydrocarbons. The process utilizes low molecular weight hydrocarbons as solution reactants which helps in reducing the viscosity of the material for more effective heat transfer. The process also includes addition of one or more low molecular weight olefins and solution reactants to high molecular weight hydrocarbons to augment the free radical environment. The process also includes hydrogenating and oxidizing the high molecular weight hydrocarbons. The process enables production of the useful, predominantly hydrocarbon materials such as waxes, lube oil base-stocks, refinery feedstocks, intermediates or fuel additives. The present invention also provides a reaction system comprising thermolysis reactor including a primary zone and an optional secondary zone for production of useful hydrocarbon materials from plastic waste.
US12157857B1
A method for producing a hydrocarbon enriched bio-oil can include producing lignin from equal proportions of wheat straw and corn stover, pyrolyzing the lignin in the presence of an inert gas to provide a bio-oil; adding a nickel-impregnated carbon nanotube (Ni-CNT) catalyst to the bio-oil to provide a mixture; and heating the mixture to provide a hydro-carbon enriched bio-oil.
US12157845B2
A self-healing adhesive composition comprising a homogeneous mixture of: (i) a self-healing polymer containing hydrogen bonding groups or long-chain alkyl groups, wherein said hydrogen bonding groups comprise hydrogen bond donating groups and hydrogen bond accepting groups, and wherein said long-chain alkyl groups contain at least four carbon atoms; and (ii) an extrudable adhesive polymer base having a curable property and no self-healable property; wherein component (i) is present in the self-healing adhesive composition in an amount of at least 10 wt % and up to 70 wt % of the total of components (i) and (ii). Also described herein is a method of sealing a space (e.g., crack, gap, or pores) in a substrate material by at least partially filling the space with the self-healing adhesive composition described above and permitting the self-healing adhesive composition to harden over time without applying an external stimulus to induce hardening.
US12157843B2
Disclosed herein are adhesive compositions containing a cottonseed protein and a catechol compound containing a carboxyl group, and optionally a carrier. Also disclosed are processes for producing an adhesive composition involving mixing a cottonseed protein and a catechol compound containing a carboxyl group, and optionally a carrier.
US12157826B2
Ink formulations and associated writing instruments are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ink formulation is provided which includes an ink resin or polymer and a biobased solvent. In some embodiments, an ink formulation is provided which includes an ink resin or polymer and a solvent comprising at least one lactate ester.
US12157824B1
A bio-derived wearable film includes an acid-hydrolyzed palm stem pith, a starch, a cellulose, a synthetic polymer, a plant hydrogel, glycerin, and a dye, and a method of producing the bio-derived wearable film. The bio-wearable film has a water absorption of 0.00 to 0.16% measured according to ASTM D570; a carbonate content of 100 to 200 ppm; and shows no cracks when tested according to ASTM D5419.
US12157818B2
The present invention aims to provide rubber compositions and tires which provide improved overall performance in terms of wet grip performance and dry grip performance. The present invention relates to a rubber composition having a dynamic modulus E* that reversibly changes with water and satisfying the following relationship (1): Dynamic modulus E*when water-wet/Dynamic modulus E*when dry×100%≤90% (1).
US12157815B2
A polyimide resin composition, a polyimide resin adhesive layer, a laminate, and a manufacturing method of an electronic component are provided. The polyimide resin composition includes a polyimide resin. The polyimide resin is obtained by the polymerization reaction of a diamine (A) and a tetracarboxylic dianhydride (B). The diamine (A) includes a diamine (A-1) represented by following Formula (I-1) and a diamine (A-2) represented by following Formula (I-2). A molar ratio ((A-1):(A-2)) of the diamine (A-1) to the diamine (A-2) is 0.1:0.2 to 0.6.
US12157812B2
A colorized and tribologically modified polyoxymethylene polymer composition is disclosed. The polyoxymethylene polymer composition is comprised of a polyoxymethylene polymer in combination with at least one tribological modifier. The tribological modifier may include a fluoropolymer. The polymer composition further contains at least one coloring agent in combination with a color stabilizer. The color stabilizer has been found to dramatically improve color consistency. Polymer articles molded from the polymer composition not only have excellent surface appearance but have excellent low friction characteristics when tested against aluminum.
US12157808B2
This cellulose acetate has a total degree of acetyl substitution of 1.75 or more and 2.55 or less, and a degree of acetyl substitution at 2-position or a degree of acetyl substitution at 3-position is 0.7 or less. This cellulose acetate composition includes the cellulose acetate and an additive. The additive is one or more selected from the group consisting of (a) substances of which a pH of a 1 wt. % aqueous solution at 20° C. is 8 or more, (b) substances that dissolve in water at 20° C. in an amount of 2 wt. % or more, and (c) substances that exhibit biodegradability in seawater.
US12157804B2
Environment-friendly reinforced foam for underground hydrogen storage and preparation method thereof
Environment-friendly reinforced foam for underground hydrogen storage and a preparation method thereof. The reinforced foam includes hydrogen and a liquid phase, where the liquid phase is an aqueous solution of a foaming agent, a foam stabilizer, a pH regulator and a particle cosolvent; and the foam stabilizer is a compounded system composed of 0-dimensional nanomaterial and 1-dimensional nanomaterial at a mass ratio of 2-5:1. In the reinforced foam of the present disclosure, the 0-dimensional and the 1-dimensional nanomaterials are compounded to form a nano-armor layer, which improves the stability of foam and the interfacial viscoelasticity of a liquid film by synergistic reinforcement, and inhibits the viscous fingering, escape and leakage of hydrogen in a reservoir, thereby not only being beneficial to improving the mobility of hydrogen, but also increasing the safety of hydrogen underground storage.
US12157801B2
Adhesion of conducting polymers on diverse insulating and conductive substrates via a hydrophilic adhesion layer, where one or more functional groups may be disposed between the substrate and the hydrophilic adhesion layer. Adhesion of the conducting polymers on the substrates is such that adhesion is maintained or substantially maintained in wet physiological environments.
US12157798B2
The disclosed invention provides starting compositions for making lignin hybrid polymers, reactions of lignin and polymer precursors to manufacture lignin hybrid polymers, and final lignin hybrid polymers produced. The most important process requirement is the compatibility of lignin and polymer precursors. Lignin and the polymer precursors must be compatible to assure that the lignin and polymers precursors react and produce a lignin hybrid polymer with useful properties. The lignin hybrid polymers can be in the form of a polyol, a thermoplastic resin, or a thermoset resin. The lignin hybrid polyol, thermoplastic resin, or thermoset resin can be used in a wide range of products including, but not limited to, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, binders, thermoset resins, thermoplastic resins, and polyurethane systems.
US12157787B2
A resin composition may include at least one urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, at least one (meth)acrylate monomer, and at least one photoinitiator. The urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer may include a first urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer derived from a phosphate ester-containing polyol represented by Formula 1, and the first urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer may have a number-average molecular weight of about 805 to about 955. Accordingly, the resin composition may exhibit the characteristics of a low viscosity before being cured, and excellent or suitable shear modulus and peel strength after being cured.
US12157786B2
A nonlimiting example method of forming highly spherical carbon nanomaterial-graft-polyurethane (CNM-g-polyurethane) particles may comprising: mixing a mixture comprising: (a) carbon nanomaterial-graft-polyurethane (CNM-g-polyurethane), wherein the CNM-g-polyurethane particles comprises: a polyurethane grafted to a carbon nanomaterial, (b) a carrier fluid that is immiscible with the polyurethane of the CNM-g-polyurethane, optionally (c) a thermoplastic polymer not grafted to a CNM, and optionally (d) an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the polyurethane of the CNM-g-polyurethane and the thermoplastic polymer, when included, and at a shear rate sufficiently high to disperse the CNM-g-polyurethane in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to below the melting point or softening temperature to form CNM-g-polyurethane particles; and separating the CNM-g-polyurethane particles from the carrier fluid.
US12157780B2
Disclosed herein are process for removing color bodies from an organic solution comprising guayule resin. The processes include the use of activated carbon.
US12157778B2
The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of peptidomimetic ligands. The peptidomimetic ligands can be conjugated with phosphonate drugs. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are useful in the treatment of osteoporosis and for the promotion of bone growth due to their specificity for the α4β1 integrin on mesenchymal stem cells and for the surface of bone.
US12157775B2
Described herein methods of using antigen-binding constructs to treat HER2+ tumors in a subject such as breast, lung, or head and neck tumors. In some aspects, the tumor volume in the subject after receiving at least seven doses of the antigen binding construct is less than the tumor volume of a control subject receiving an equivalent amount of trastuzumab. In some aspects, the survival of the subject receiving the antigen binding construct is increased as compared to a control subject receiving an equivalent amount of a non-specific control antibody or as compared to a control subject not receiving treatment.
US12157772B2
The present invention provides a prophylactic agent, onset-suppressing agent, or therapeutic agent for progressive immune demyelinating diseases comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance capable of suppressing or inhibiting production of prolactin.
US12157771B2
Described herein are multispecific binding proteins that bind NKG2D receptor, CD16, and CLEC12A, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the multispecific binding proteins, and therapeutic methods useful for the treatment of cancer.
US12157768B2
Antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind to LILRB2 are disclosed. Also provided herein are compositions comprising antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind to LILRB2 and methods of use thereof. Also provided are related chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and cells comprising same (e.g., T cells, natural killer cells, or macrophages), and uses of the CARs and cells in targeting tumors and killing them, asthma treatment, or in targeting and removing infected cells (e.g., to treat infections or infectious diseases), or in suppressing immune system cells, as involved in autoimmune disease or transplant rejection.
US12157761B2
The present invention relates to a long-acting exendin-4 in which an albumin binding domain (ABD) and an anti-FcRn affibody are fused to exendin-4, and a use thereof. A long-acting exendin-4 according to the present invention has an in vivo half-life that is significantly increased over that of exendin-4, which is conventionally used as an agent for treating diabetes, and resultantly acts as a diabetes therapeutic agent, which is a conventional use of exendin-4, and also exhibits both an effect of treating other metabolic diseases and diabetes complications, such as obesity and fatty liver, and an effect of alleviating cognitive impairment caused by metabolic diseases.
US12157755B2
A CD73 inhibitor having the structure represented by formula (I), a preparation method therefor and an application thereof are provided. The series of compounds can be widely applied in the preparation of drugs for treating cancers or tumors that are at least partially mediated by CD73, autoimmune diseases and disorders and metabolic diseases, in particular drugs for treating melanoma, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, brain tumor, lymphoma, ovarian cancer and Kaposi's sarcoma. A new generation of CD73 inhibitor drugs is expected to be developed.
US12157754B2
Provided is a method for the purification of lacto-N-neotetraose from other carbohydrates, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of subjecting an aqueous solution containing lacto-N-neotetraose to two membrane filtration steps using different membranes or of subjecting an aqueous solution containing lacto-N-neotetraose to a membrane filtration step and a continuous chromatography.
US12157752B2
A perfluoropolyether phosphate ester represented by the general formula: [C3F7O{CF(CF3)CF2O}nCF(CF3)CH2O]2PO(OH) (wherein n is an integer of 1 to 20). This compound is obtained by reacting a perfluoropolyether alcohol represented by the general formula: C3F7O{CF(CF3)CF2O}nCF(CF3)CH2OH (wherein n is an integer of 1 to 20) with phosphorus oxychloride, and hydrolyzing the obtained compound represented by the general formula: [C3F7O{CF(CF3)CF2O}nCF(CF3)CH2O]2POCl (wherein n is an integer of 1 to 20). Moreover, the perfluoropolyether phosphate ester or a salt thereof forms a surface treatment agent comprising the perfluoropolyether phosphate ester or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.
US12157751B2
There is provided herein a process for the synthesis of sulfonyl silanes. There is also provided herein various sulfenylated and sulfonylated silicon-containing compounds made by the process.
US12157747B2
An organic EL device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emitting layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, in which the emitting layer includes a delayed fluorescent compound M2 and a compound M3 represented by a formula (100), and a singlet energy S1(M2) of the compound M2 and a singlet energy S1(M3) of the compound M3 satisfy a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1). In the formula (100), X1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, C1 is a carbon atom, R11 to R18, R2, R31, R32, R34, R35, R4 and R45 to R48 are each independently a hydrogen atom, substituent or the like, n is 1, 2, or 3. When L1 is a single bond, n is 1, k is 1, 2, or 3, m is 2, 3, or 4, k+m=5, and L1 is a single bond or linking group.
US12157743B2
The invention relates to crystalline forms of Alpha-1062 gluconate. In one aspect, the invention relates to a crystalline solid form of Alpha-1062 gluconate (Form C), wherein said crystalline form has prominent peaks at 3.90, 9.74, 10.35 and 21.43 degrees 2-theta (±0.2) in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern. The invention further relates to methods for treating a brain disease associated with cognitive impairment and/or with a cholinergic deficit in a subject, including administering the crystalline forms of Alpha-1062 gluconate to a subject in need thereof.
US12157740B2
Pharmaceutical compounds, compositions, methods, and uses therefor are presented using selected triazolopyridines and triazolopyrimidines to inhibit or reduce phosphorylation of tau proteins or that act as antagonists of corticotropin-releasing factor. Viewed from another perspective, compounds, compositions, and methods are presented for treating or preventing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting or reducing the phosphorylation of tau proteins.
US12157737B2
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein R1 R2, R4 and X1 are defined herein, a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US12157734B2
Compounds of formula (I), wherein A, R, W, Q, n, and m have the meaning according to the claims, can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tauopathies and Alzheimer's disease.
US12157728B2
Methods and therapeutic compositions are disclosed for treating neurological disorders, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and/or Huntington's disease, using Salubrinal analogs, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof.
US12157727B2
Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
US12157725B2
The invention generally relates to conducting reactions in Leidenfrost-levitated droplets.
US12157719B2
Haloalkane sulfonic acids and salts thereof are provided. In embodiments, a haloalkane sulfonic acid or salt thereof comprises an alkyl group, at least one sulfonic acid group, and one or more halogens selected from Cl, Br, I, and F, the haloalkane sulfonic acid having a total number of carbon atoms of from 2 to 9, and wherein if at least one F atom is present, the haloalkane sulfonic acid comprises at least one other halogen selected from Cl, Br, and I. Methods of making and using the haloalkane sulfonic acids/salts are also provided.
US12157712B2
The present invention relates to an oligomerization process implemented in a sequence of at least two gas/liquid reactors, placed in series, comprising at least one gas headspace recycle loop. The process more particularly relates to the oligomerization of ethylene to linear alpha-olefins such as 1-butene, 1-hexene, 1-octene or a mixture of linear alpha-olefins.
US12157705B2
Provided herein are methods for making a freeze-cast material having a internal structure, the methods comprising steps of: determining the internal structure of the material, the internal structure having a plurality of pores, wherein: each of the plurality of pores has directionality; and the step of determining comprises: selecting a temperature gradient and a freezing front velocity to obtain the determined internal structure based on the selected temperature gradient and the selected freezing front velocity; directionally freezing a liquid formulation to form a frozen solid, the step of directionally freezing comprising: controlling the temperature gradient and the freezing front velocity to match the selected temperature gradient and the selected freezing front velocity during directionally freezing; wherein the liquid formulation comprises at least one solvent and at least one dispersed species; and subliming the at least one solvent out of the frozen solid to form the material.
US12157691B2
A method for inhibiting silica scale formation which treats aqueous systems with a polymerizable-acid graft copolymer that includes an unsaturated grafting acid and having a percent acid graft of between about 3 wt. % and about 35 wt. %, as well as an alkylene oxide polymer backbone.
US12157688B2
A filtration apparatus for filtrating particles from fluid, the filtration apparatus comprising a filtration vessel; at least one filtering element for removing particles from fluid passing therethrough, the at least one filtering element being arranged to move along a path into the filtration vessel, and out from the filtration vessel; a filtration inlet arranged to convey a mixture of particles and fluid to the at least one filtering element within the filtration vessel; and a filtration outlet arranged to convey fluid, filtrated by the at least one filtering element, out from the filtration vessel; wherein the filtration apparatus is configured to establish a differential pressure over the at least one filtering element inside the filtration vessel. A method of filtrating particles from fluid is also provided.
US12157684B2
An exemplary power system utilizes turbines configured within a water intake conduit to the desalination processor to produce power for the desalination processor. Water intakes are configured to provide a natural flow of water to the desalination processor though hydrostatic pressure. One or more turbines coupled with the water intake conduits are driven and produce power for the system. The desalination processor incorporates Graphene filters to and may include a structured water system to increase the H3O2 concentration of the water prior to Graphene filters. Discharge water may be pumped back into the body of water but be separated from the intakes. A secondary power source, such as a renewable power source, may be used to produce supplemental power for the system. Power produced may be provided to a secondary outlet, such as a power grid, all above and/or underground.
US12157682B1
A loofah sponge enriched with steam activated biochar for removing arsenic from water. The loofah sponge can be a filtering media within a transparent acrylic cylinder. The filtering media can be used in methods and systems for removing arsenic from wastewater.
US12157681B1
A method of removing organic carbon and other contaminants from a water stream. The method comprises screening large solids from the stream. Pre-oxidation chemicals may then be added. A coagulant is fed into the stream. An activated carbon, preferably formed from lignite, is added by pumping a highly concentrated activated carbon slurry into the stream. The stream, including the activated carbon and coagulant, next flows into a clarifier, where the coagulant will flocculate and enmesh the activated carbon. The activated carbon adsorbs organic carbon and other contaminants, including bacteria, pharmacological agents, and hydrocarbons, as the stream flows through the clarifier. Eventually, the flocculate will agglomerate and settle out in the clarifier, where it, the enmeshed carbon, and the contaminants they contain may be removed. The stream's organic carbon content exiting the clarifier will be much reduced. Accordingly, less primary oxidizing agent will be needed to treat any remaining organic carbon.
US12157679B2
A single-crystal-type multi-element positive electrode material, and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof.
US12157668B2
A system and method of efficiently producing ultrapure hydrogen from ammonia using a single energy efficient processing step. Ammonia is introduced into reaction cells. Each reaction cell has a first tube of hydrogen permeable material that is concentrically positioned within a second tube of hydrogen impermeable material. The concentric orientation between the first tube and the second tube creates a very narrow reaction gap space between the two tubes. The reaction cell is heated to an operational temperature that is efficient for the heat cracking of ammonia and which makes the first tube highly permeable to hydrogen. Ammonia is introduced into the gap space, wherein the ammonia cracks into nitrogen and hydrogen. The hydrogen contacts the first tube and permeates through the first tube. Accordingly, the cracking of ammonia and the separation of hydrogen occurs in the same reaction cell at the same time using the same heat energy.
US12157661B2
An ice-making water purifier includes a water tank unit, an instantaneous heating device, an extraction member, an ice-maker, a supply pump, an ice-making water inlet passage, an ice-making water supply valve, a flow rate sensor, and a controller configured to control driving of the supply pump and the opening and closing of the ice-making water supply valve such that purified water corresponding to a predetermined supply amount of ice-making water is supplied to the ice-maker on the basis of a flow rate value measured by the flow rate sensor. The controller controls the opening and closing of the channel such that purified water is preferentially supplied to the instantaneous heating device among the instantaneous heating device and the ice-maker.
US12157650B2
A web tension device includes a pressure source and a stationary housing. A translatable unit is translatable into and out of a cavity of the housing and includes an inlet that is connectable to the pressure source. A distal end of the translatable unit includes a tensioning surface with openings to enable outflow of pressurized fluid to apply a pushing force to a web in a roll-to-roll process. Proximal openings enable outflow of the fluid into a gap between the housing and the translatable unit. When tension of the web is reduced, an outward force that is exerted by pressure in the gap pushes the translatable unit outward, pushing the web outward until an inward force that is exerted by the web balances the outward force. When tension of the web increases, the inward force pushes the translatable unit inward until the inward force is balanced by the outward force.
US12157649B2
The present invention relates to a method of guiding a web with a shifting path of the web to a substantially constant centration point. It comprises the steps of providing a web with a shifting path of the web from a source of the web, measuring upstream of said centration point, the position and/or orientation of said web by a sensor arrangement, and guiding said web to said centration point in accordance to the measurement results. The present invention advantageously relates to operations in the manufacturing of absorbent articles such as unwinding web rolls that are wound in a shifted manner, in particular spirally wound web rolls, and removing web from containers of loose web material. The invention also relates to a device for the execution of the method.
US12157646B2
A secondary silo on a second portable frame is independently portable relative to a primary silo and a vertical conveyor on a first portable frame. The vertical conveyor conveys flowable proppant material from an intake hopper below the primary silo into either one of the silos. The silos have gravity discharge chutes that are gravity fed directly into a proppant blender unit. An unloader on wheels is self-propelled and steerable relative to the silos. The unloader can be lowered relative to the wheels to sit on the ground to allow vehicles to drive over the unloader for discharge. Intake hoppers of the unloader can be raised up against the vehicle to form a closed duct discharging from the vehicles into the unloader. A discharge of the unloader forms a closed passage with the intake hopper of the vertical conveyor.
US12157645B2
A material handling methodology for forming cells of material includes a series of mobile telescoping conveyors feeding a mobile bridge conveyor and mobile radial stacker using a set of mobile bridge transfer conveyors. The method involves transferring material from an infeed point to a cell area in a systematic manner that allows for stacking each cell continuously with no interruption to material flow.
US12157642B2
A device and a method for transferring piece goods between adjacent conveyor sections. A central pivot deflector between the conveyor sections and/or one or two outer pivot deflectors disposed on the outer sides of the conveyor sections can be pivoted about their pivot axes between first and second transfer positions and a passage position. In the transfer position, the pivoting deflector(s) block one of the conveyor sections obliquely from the outer side towards the center strip, so that an item of piece goods is transferred from one conveyor section to the other conveyor section. The pivoting deflectors are mounted substantially at the same level as the conveyor sections in both transfer positions. Thus piece goods can be transferred optionally from the first to the second conveyor section or vice versa at the same level. No item of piece goods is affected in the passage position.
US12157634B2
A system for object processing is disclosed. The system includes a framework of processes that enable reliable deployment of artificial intelligence-based policies in a warehouse setting to improve the speed, reliability, and accuracy of the system. The system harnesses a vast number of picks to provide data points to machine learning techniques. These machine learning techniques use the data to refine or reinforce in-use policies to optimize the speed and successful transfer of objects within the system. For example, objects in the system are identified at a supply location, a predetermined set of information regarding object is retrieved and combined with a set of object information and processing parameters determined by the system. The combined information is then used to determine routing of the object according to an initial policy. This policy is then observed, altered, tested, and re-implemented in an altered form.
US12157626B2
A method of making a portion capsule that includes steps of: forming a metal material into a base element that includes: i) a wall extending around a central longitudinal axis to define a cavity, and ii) a rim having a top side and an opposing bottom side; filling the cavity with a beverage material; closing the cavity by attaching a foil cover onto the top side of the rim, the cover being dimensioned and configured to be: i) pierced by the mandrel of the beverage making machine in a piercing region, and ii) sealed by the seal of the beverage making machine in a sealing region; and providing an optically detectable identifier onto the metal material so that the optically detectable identifier results on the bottom side of the rim.
US12157622B2
[Object] To provide a thermal insulation container with which the heat/cold insulation effect is kept for longer time without increasing the size and weight of the thermal insulation container. [Solving Means] The thermal insulation container includes an inner container, an outer container, and an overlap region. The inner container includes a first bottom portion, a first side wall portion that extends in a first direction from the first bottom portion and forms a first open end portion, and a first vacuum layer continuously formed inside the first bottom portion and the first side wall portion. The outer container includes a second bottom portion, a second side wall portion that extends in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the second bottom portion and forms a second open end portion, and a second vacuum layer continuously formed inside the second bottom portion and the second side wall portion. The outer container is fitted onto the inner container in such a manner that an inner surface of the second side wall portion and an outer surface of the first side wall portion face each other and forms a storage portion. The overlap region is formed in such a manner that the inner surface of the second side wall portion and the outer surface of the first side wall portion overlap each other.
US12157619B2
Process for forming improved protective eco-friendly pouch and packaging and products made therefrom
The present invention relates generally to a protective wrap and a protective envelope or pouch made therefrom, as well as the apparatus and process for forming such wraps and envelopes. Water-based heat-expandable adhesives (WBHEA) which include a plurality of heat-expandable microspheres are disposed in a pattern between web substrates on a continuous, high speed manufacturing line to produce padded, insulated products useful as envelopes, mailers and other protective packaging.
US12157618B2
Packaging for an optical sighting device and associated components and methods. The optical sighting device has a sighting axis along which a user looks to use the optical sighting device. The packaging comprises a package defining an interior sized and shaped to fit the optical sighting device. The package includes a base comprising an optical sighting device mount to which the optical sighting device is connected. A cover is connected to the base and at least partially bounds the interior. The cover is configured to permit the user to view the optical sighting device through the cover and to look through the sight along the sighting axis.
US12157616B2
The present invention provides a blister package including a sheet in which pockets are formed, and a lid material sealing the sheet, wherein the sheet has a first pocket accommodating an RF tag and a second pocket accommodating an article at a position separated from the first pocket.
US12157613B2
A closure for a container, and more specifically a closure that is selectively openable and/or lockable providing, for example, one or more child resistant opening features is disclosed.
US12157610B2
A flip-top closure includes first and second polymeric closure portions. The first closure portion includes a top wall portion, a sealing mechanism and an annular skirt portion. The second closure portion includes a tamper-evident band. The closure portions are attached by a line of weakness. The closure portions are further attached via a hinge. The hinge includes a locking tab, a flexible tab and linking segments. The locking tab extends further outwardly from a center of the closure in a closed position than the flexible tab and the linking segments. During the opening of the flip-top closure, the locking tab moves and passes the flexible tab such that the flip-top closure locks in a fully open position.
US12157608B2
The present invention relates to wood log packaging and carrying bags. A bag comprises a bag panel (1) having a bottom panel (A), two first side panels (B), and two second side panels (C). The bottom panel (A) has four sides (A3). The bottom panel (A) with its four sides (A3) is permanently joined to the two first side panels (B) and two second side panels (C) and this joint area is also a folding area. Each first side panel (B) and second side panel (C) comprises a through hole (2). The bag comprises a belt (3) attached to the bag panel (1) in the area where the side panels (B) are joined to the bottom panel (A) and configured to be extended through said through holes (2) to firmly hold all four side panels (B; C).
US12157603B2
A storage container including one or more of: a first wall configured to be coupled to a support and having bifurcated extensions extending therefrom; a second wall opposed to the first wall and having bifurcated extensions extending therefrom; side walls situated between, and coupled to, the corresponding bifurcated extensions of the first and second walls, the side walls each being configured to fold at a hinge situated between the first and second walls; a bottom wall hingedly coupled to the first wall and configured to prevent the side walls from folding when in a down position; and a cover having proximal and distal ends and a hinge situated therebetween, the cover hingedly coupled to the first wall.
US12157594B2
A machine and method for the automatic treatment of components of inhalers, in particular cartomizers for electronic cigarettes, includes a transporting member configured to selectively transport the components from a first operational module to a final operational module and a plurality of intermediate operational modules. The transporting member includes a first chain having a plurality of links equal to each other. The width of each operational module is a whole multiple of the interaxis between the links of the chain.
US12157591B2
A heat sealer module for a heat-sealing station of a packaging apparatus has a sealing belt for contacting a terminal portion of semi-sealed packages and for guiding the terminal portion of the semi-sealed packages along a main movement direction; the heat sealer module also has a first driving belt and a second driving belt to assist in accompanying the packages in proper position for sealing. A heat sealer having opposed heat sealer modules. A packaging apparatus for heat sealing packages having a vacuum chamber with an elongated opening and a conveyor for receiving semi-sealed packages and for moving the semi-sealed packages relative to the vacuum chamber is disclosed. The packaging apparatus includes evacuation means for evacuating gas present in the semi-sealed packages and forming evacuated semi-sealed packages. The packaging apparatus includes the heat sealer for heat sealing the terminal portion of each evacuated semi-sealed package thereby forming heat sealed packages.
US12157587B2
Systems, methods and devices for rotary and fixed wing convertible aircraft with monocopters. A monocopter flying device may include a main body and a wing pivotally coupled to the main body. A wing actuator operably coupled to the wing may be configured to pivot the wing about its longitudinal axis. The flying device may include a propulsion unit pivotally coupled to the main body that includes a motor and a propeller having a hub and radially extending blades. A propulsion unit actuator may be configured to pivot the propulsion unit about an axis non-parallel to the axis of rotation of the propellor. The flying device may include a control system including one or more processors configured to control operation of the devices. The flying devices may connect together to form a flying system having multiple flight modes with varying orientations. The flying system may disaggregate the flying devices in flight.
US12157579B2
An aircraft for generating torque. The aircraft includes a motor coupling a lifting rotor and a torque rotor, and is configured to spin the lifting rotor in a first direction to generate lift and spin the torque rotor in a second direction to generate drag-torque. The torque rotor and the lifting rotor are coupled or decoupled from one another during flight or on ground.
US12157574B2
An interior layout of an aircraft cabin extends along a longitudinal axis on a floor and comprises a table having at least one leg, at least one base for each leg and at least one flat tabletop. Each base is intended to be fixed to the floor, each leg is mounted on a base, and each flat tabletop is mounted on at least one leg. The table defines at least one main aisle accessible to a passenger of the aircraft. The main aisle extends in the longitudinal axis along a longitudinal edge of the flat tabletop. The interior layout comprises at least one seat arranged opposite the table. The seat has a seating direction oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis.
US12157571B2
A blade seal for sealing a gap between a first aircraft component and a second aircraft component, including a flexible seal member having a first end for attaching to the first aircraft component and a second end for extending towards the second aircraft component, a sensor and an actuator directly coupled to the flexible seal member. The sensor is configured to detect deformation of the flexible seal member and send a signal to the actuator in response to the deformation, and the actuator is configured to impart a load on the flexible seal member and to activate only in response to the signal received directly from the sensor by the actuator to counter the detected deformation of the flexible seal member.
US12157570B2
Disclosed is a personal flying machine using compressed air as power source, and an operation method thereof, the flying machine including a stationary rotor lift device in a cyclone duct, a seat frame and a compressed air supply device; wherein the stationary rotor lift device in a cyclone duct includes a cyclone duct, in-duct stationary rotors and in-duct compressed air artificial wind blowing ports; wherein the in-duct stationary rotor includes a stationary propeller hub and a plurality of stationary blades fixed connected around the stationary propeller hub and arranged radially; wherein the stationary blade is shaped as an airplane's wing having an airfoil, an angle of attack, a leading edge and a trailing edge; wherein the compressed-air supply device supplies compressed air to the in-duct compressed-air artificial wind blowing ports to eject airflows towards the leading edges of the stationary blades and form a cyclone to generate lift. The present application solves the problems of efficiency limitation, high cost, heavy structure and energy-environment issues related to the traditional personal flying machines of burning fossil fuels to do work, and overcomes their shortcomings and problems with the wingless or wing-movement to generate lift in relatively static air.
US12157565B2
A wing having a wing box (20) defining a first wing profile with a first leading edge, a first trailing edge, a first top surface and a first bottom surface; a first appendage hinged on the wing box and defining a second wing profile, in turn comprising an end wall and a second trailing edge, a second top surface and a second bottom surface; the first appendage is movable between: a first position, in which the first and the second wing profiles are contiguous with each other and a second position, in which the second bottom surface and second top surface are respectively separated from the first bottom surface and first top surface; the wing box comprises a first spar having a curved section in a plane orthogonal to the associated first axis; the end wall is curved and arranged abutting against the first spar at least along the second top surface and the second bottom surface when the first movable appendage is in the first position.
US12157559B2
An aircraft landing gear includes: a strut assembly hinged by its upper end to a structure element of the aircraft to pivot between deployed and retracted states; an interlocking system having a stay including an arm hinged to the strut assembly via a lifting pin carried by two lugs of a clevis of the strut assembly, this arm being terminated by a head through which the pin passes and which is located between the lugs; and a lifting jack having one end connected to a first end of the pin which is located outside the clevis, a first end stop carried by the pin at its first end beyond the jack, and a second end stop carried by the pin at its second end. The landing gear includes a system for translationally locking the lifting pin in the event of the pin breaking between its first end and the clevis.
US12157549B2
The invention relates to an interface for mounting a propulsion mechanism to a watercraft such as a fishing kayak, and to a watercraft comprising such an interface. The interface comprises a first portion including a first plate with a hole sized and shaped for receiving therethrough a portion of the propulsion mechanism, a second portion including a second plate and one channel extending from the second plate, the channel being in registry with the hole of the first portion for therein a portion of the propulsion mechanism. The interface also comprises fastening assemblies for removably fastening the second portion to the first portion of the interface, and a guiding assembly for maintaining the channel of the second portion in registry with the hole of the first portion.
US12157546B2
An apparatus for determining an optimal route of a maritime ship includes a database configured to store at least one optimization constraint parameter, wherein the at least one optimization constraint parameter includes a constant shaft power of the propel shaft of the maritime ship; and a processor configured to execute a multi-objective route optimization based on the departure location, the destination location, and the at least one optimization constraint parameter to obtain the optimal route of the maritime ship.
US12157539B2
A drive arrangement for a bicycle has a multi-sprocket arrangement for a rear wheel hub of the bicycle. The multi-sprocket arrangement comprises a plurality of sprockets with different diameters, wherein the sprockets each have a plurality of teeth which are separated by tooth spaces, and which can be placed in engagement with a drive chain with wide and narrow chain links which follow one another alternatively in succession. On a circumference of at least a starting sprocket of the plurality of sprockets, at least one sequence of teeth is provided at a location where a changeover of the drive chain from the starting sprocket to a selected sprocket occurs. The sequence of teeth comprises a first tooth having a tooth base that is tangent to a root circle of the starting sprocket or lies radially outside of the root circle, and at least one additional tooth which follows the first tooth lies with its tooth base radially within the root circle of the starting sprocket.
US12157536B2
This specification relates to portable conveyances, and in particular to a dual-function apparatus that functions as a rack in a first attachment position on the portable conveyance when the portable conveyance is in an unfolded position, and that functions as a stand in a second attachment position on the portable conveyance when the portable conveyance is in a folded position.
US12157531B2
A system having a motorcycle and a transportable radio device. The motorcycle has a frame with a steering head bearing seat and a drive unit, and a switch unit and a control device. The control device has wireless communication with the radio device for controlling operating modes of the motorcycle, depending on an authentication information transmitted from the radio device to the control device. The control device is configured for wireless transmission to the radio device of a blocking information which shifts the radio device into a sleep mode, in which mode communication of the radio device to the control device ceases. The control device also is configured for wireless transmission of a first and/or second piece of time interval information relating to the length of a first and/or second time interval to the radio device, at the end of which the radio device is shifted into the sleep mode.
US12157529B2
To permit wheelchair access, a door assembly of an OEM vehicle may be modified with a replacement door hinge that increases the door swing angle while maintaining clearances between door and a front door assembly, the vehicle body, and a wheelchair ramp installed in the door opening. To preserve the door's OEM closed position, the replacement door hinge (when in the closed position) may match the geometry between the OEM hinge's door and vehicle connection points. Additionally or alternatively, the door assembly may be modified to include a powered door opening assembly comprising a slider block configured with a motor to reciprocate along a width of the door and a connecting rod pivotally coupled between the vehicle and the slider block.
US12157528B2
A system is provided for implementing steering wheel controls, namely steering wheel rotation locking. In accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology, a system may comprise a steering wheel rotation locking device; and a controller communicatively connected to the steering wheel rotation locking device to determine a presence and location of one or more objects or conditions surrounding a vehicle, and produce steering wheel control feedback to physically prevent rotational movement of a steering wheel.
US12157521B2
A steering gear for a steering system of a motor vehicle includes a housing, toothed wheel, pinion shaft, floating bearing, and fixed bearing. The shaft includes a first portion, a second portion, and a pinion therebetween meshed with the wheel. The fixed bearing includes a bearing sleeve, an outer bearing ring a rotary bearing received in the sleeve, and a pivoting ring with inner and outer rings pivotably connected via at least one torsion bar. The inner ring is built into or connected to the sleeve, and the outer ring is fixed in the housing. The first portion is received in the rotary bearing. The floating bearing includes a further rotary bearing radially moveably mounted in the housing, and having a further outer bearing ring connected to one or more of the sleeve and the outer bearing ring via a connecting element. The second portion is received in the further rotary bearing.
US12157512B1
The present disclosure provides a folding cart, including a front frame, a rear frame and a side frame, wherein a front end of a front inclined rod is pivotally connected to a lower side of a front frame, and a rear end of a rear inclined rod is pivotally connected to a lower side of a rear frame. A pivoting mechanism is respectively connected to a rear end of a front top rod, a front end of a rear top rod, a rear end of the front inclined rod, and a front end of the rear inclined rod, and enables the four to be pivotally connected to each other. According to the present disclosure, the overall structural strength and folding stability of the folding cart are improved, and use requirements of a user can be guaranteed to a maximum extent.
US12157494B2
Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle. One system includes an electronic processor and a memory configured to store an occupancy grid map. The occupancy grid map includes a set of cells associated with respective positions in an environment. A sensor is configured to output sensed occupancy information associated with positions in the environment. The electronic processor is configured to determine a position of the autonomous vehicle within the environment, and receive, from a server, a high density map. The high density map contains occupancy information. The electronic processor initializes the cells with occupancy information based on the high density map. The electronic processor confirms, based on the sensed occupancy information, a state of the set of the cells of the occupancy grid map, and controls vehicle movement based on the occupancy grid map.
US12157492B2
A method for controlling a U-turn using a high-definition map may include recognizing a U-turn section in front of a vehicle on the basis of sensor information, detecting a first point in the U-turn section using a high-definition map, determining at least one candidate lane link on the high-definition map and selecting a target lane link from the at least one candidate lane link, determining a second point on the target lane link on the basis of the first point, and generating a dynamic curvature route based on the first point and the second point.
US12157477B2
Processing to set a control mode of driving control is performed. In this setting processing, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition in which a tracking performance of a vehicle state with respect to a target vehicle state decreases is satisfied. Then, when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control mode is switched from a normal mode to a temporary mode. In the temporary mode, generation of a driving plan is stopped. Alternatively, updating or referring to the driving plan generated while it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied is prohibited. Alternatively, an instruction value for control calculated using a target control value and a current vehicle state in the driving plan generated while it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied is modified.
US12157472B2
The present disclosure relates to a drive system for an engineering vehicle, a drive method, and an engineering vehicle. The drive system for an engineering vehicle includes: front wheels, rear wheels, a drive device, a first drive axle, a second drive axle, a first pressure detection device, a first calculation device, a speed acquisition device, and a drive distribution device. The first drive axle is connected between the drive device and the front wheels, and the second drive axle is connected between the drive device and the rear wheels. The first pressure detection device is configured to detect a pressure load on the first drive axle and a pressure load on the second drive axle, the first calculation device is configured to calculate a speed difference between the front wheels and the rear wheels, and the speed acquisition device is configured to acquire a running speed of the engineering vehicle. The drive distribution device is in signal connection with the first pressure detection device, the first calculation device, and the speed acquisition device. The drive distribution device is configured to adjust a drive mode of the drive system for an engineering vehicle according to the pressure load on the first drive axle, the pressure load on the second drive axle, the speed difference between the front wheels and the rear wheels, and the running speed.
US12157471B2
In a vehicle including a generator and a drive motor for traveling that operates with generated electric power of the generator, setting a control mode of a carrier frequency used for PWM control for adjusting the electric power of the generator to either of a basic mode or a diffusion mode; acquiring a noise recognition degree suggestion amount suggesting a vehicle situation correlated with a level of a recognition degree of a vehicle user with respect to noise generated by an operation of the generator; executing the diffusion mode in a case where the recognition degree is estimated to be high based on the noise recognition degree suggestion amount; and executing the basic mode in a case where the recognition degree is estimated to be low.
US12157470B2
Disclosed are a rapid acceleration mode system of a vehicle and a method for controlling the same which may provide personalized user options for rapid acceleration. In particular embodiments, the system includes an input device configured to receive a user input regarding whether or not to select a rapid acceleration mode; a storage configured to store at least one of a state reference of a battery and a state reference of a vehicle powertrain; a notification device configured to inform a user whether or not the vehicle enters the rapid acceleration mode; and a controller configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is capable of entering the rapid acceleration mode, and to output whether or not the vehicle is capable of entering the rapid acceleration mode through the notification device.
US12157466B2
A vehicle controller includes a processor configured to detect a lane on which a vehicle is traveling, determine whether the position of the detected lane relative to an edge of a road being traveled by the vehicle may differ from an actual position, identify first control of the vehicle required to execute on the detected lane and second control of the vehicle required to execute on an adjoining lane adjoining the detected lane, omit to execute the first control when the position of the detected lane may differ from the actual position and the first control is prohibited on the adjoining lane, and execute the second control when the position of the detected lane may differ from the actual position and the second control exists.
US12157464B2
Some embodiments provide a vehicle that includes a protection system configured to mitigate hazards to vehicle occupants posed by dynamic elements located within proximity of the vehicle. The vehicle can, in response to determining that a dynamic element is moving along a trajectory that intersects a sweep volume of a vehicle portal, can selectively restrict operation of the portal so that an occupant is restricted from opening the portal into a volume through which the dynamic element may pass. The vehicle can restrict portal operation in response to detecting external dynamic elements that are not within an occupant's field of vision. The vehicle can communicate a limited selection of vehicle sensor data, including representations of a detected dynamic element, to a user device supporting an authorized user in response to detecting that the dynamic element is located within a certain proximity of the vehicle.
US12157455B2
Methods, computer program products and apparatuses for estimating the uncertainty of a friction potential value of a wheel of a vehicle are disclosed. The method for estimating the uncertainty of a friction potential value of a wheel of a vehicle comprises obtaining a range of tire models (72). The method further comprises receiving a sensor signal (74) indicative of at least one actual tire-related value. Finally, a friction uncertainty value is calculated (76) based on the received sensor signal and the range of tire models. The friction uncertainty value is indicative of the uncertainty of the friction potential.
US12157452B2
An electromechanical service and emergency braking actuator for a railway vehicle is described, comprising a safety unit arranged to regulate a first emergency braking control signal so as to indicate to first emergency braking energy release means to release the energy stored in first emergency braking energy storage means when an emergency braking request signal indicates a request for an emergency braking and a first electrical signal of actual braking force does not indicate, within a predetermined maximum delay time, a force value coinciding with a further emergency braking force value calculated by said safety unit or a force value that does not fall, within a predetermined maximum delay time, in a predetermined tolerance range including the additional emergency braking force value calculated by said safety unit. Electromechanical braking systems are also described.
US12157442B2
A drivetrain for a vehicle includes a drive motor, an axle differential, and a friction brake. The drive motor is configured to drive the axle differential. The friction brake is positioned in a transmission path between the drive motor and the axle differential, and is configured to generate a braking torque.
US12157430B2
An automobile hood 1 has an inner panel 2, an outer panel 3, and a plurality of linear sealer regions A in which joints 21 are arranged. A region which includes the linear sealer region A and in which both ends in a longitudinal direction L of the linear sealer region A reach the outer circumferential edge of the inner panel 2 is defined as an end-to-end region B. Each of three longest linear sealer regions A2, A4 and A3 among the plurality of linear sealer regions A is a length that is 40% or more of the length of an end-to-end region B2, B4 or B3 to which the linear sealer regions A2, A4 or A3 belongs, respectively. These three end-to-end regions B2, B4 and B3 do not intersect with each other within a region surrounded by the outer circumferential edge of the inner panel 2.
US12157425B2
To improve protection performance for a pedestrian colliding with a front portion of a traveling vehicle, a front bumper includes a bumper fascia, a front grill, and a decorative member. The decorative member includes a left part extending along a left edge portion of an opening, and a right part extending along a right edge portion of the opening. A left end portion of a bumper reinforcement is positioned on a right side of the left part of the decorative member. A right end portion of the bumper reinforcement is positioned on a left side of the right part of the decorative member.
US12157421B2
A mount for a mobile device on an internal display screen of an automobile. A housing defines a volume and has a device side attachment surface and a back surface. The housing also has an attachment extension to couple to the internal display such that the device side attachment surface has a permanently fixed orientation relative to the attachment extension. The housing may contain a wireless charger and a first arrangement of magnetic material. The magnetic material exposes a pattern of magnetic fields at the device side attachment surface. The attachment extension has a display screen coupling surface with an arcuate contour that substantially mates with a contour of the internal display screen.
US12157420B2
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for moving an item. The apparatus comprises a mounting portion for mounting the apparatus to a surface, a platform configured to receive the item thereon, extendable arms configured to extend away from the mounting portion, wherein the platform is moveable between a storage position above the surface and an accessible position away from the surface, lifting assemblies that join opposing sides of the platform to a respective extendable arm, the lifting assemblies being configured to raise and lower the platform relative to the extendable arms whilst in the accessible position, and a driver operable to raise and lower the platform. At least one of the lifting assemblies comprises three arms, at least one arm being a driven arm that is driven by the driver whereby the platform is raised or lowered, and another are being a stabilising arm that is configured to move synchronously with the driven arm whereby the platform is stabilised.
US12157416B2
A system for enhancing occupant awareness for a vehicle includes a camera system for capturing images of an environment surrounding the vehicle, a display for displaying information to the occupant of the vehicle and a controller in electrical communication with the camera system and the display. The controller is programmed to determine an activation state of the system. The controller is further programmed to capture an image of the environment surrounding the vehicle using the camera system in response to determining that the activation state is the activated state. The image has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the image includes a trailer connected to the vehicle and the second portion of the image. The controller is further programmed to display the second portion of the image to the occupant using the display based at least in part on the first portion of the image.
US12157412B1
A vehicle display device includes a visible light source that repeatedly turns on and off and emits visible light, an invisible light source that emits invisible light, and a projection unit that projects visible light emitted from the visible light source and invisible light emitted from the invisible light source onto a road surface as a drawing pattern.
US12157410B2
A ratchet spool (59) for use in a winding assembly (16) is disclosed. The ratchet spool (59) is rotatable about a principal axis (61). The ratchet spool (59) comprises a main part (20) and a plurality of ratchet teeth (60) arranged circumferentially around the main part (20). The ratchet teeth (60) are engageable by a ratchet arrangement (18) for driving the ratchet spool (59) in a driving direction about said principal axis (61). The ratchet spool (59) also has a drive formation (21) for driving the ratchet spool (59) in said driving direction.
US12157403B2
An apparatus for adjusting lying posture in vehicle seats is connected between a lower side of a height adjusting mechanism of the seat and upper sides of upper sliding rails of the seat and comprises an upper fixed bracket, a front end execution mechanism, a front end supporting and driving mechanism and a rear end bracket assembly. The upper fixed bracket is provided with a front end fixed supporting rod, a left end and a right end of which are connected with a left fixed supporting rod and a right fixed supporting rod respectively; inner sides of the left fixed supporting rod and the right fixed supporting rod are connected with a left fixed bracket and a right fixed bracket respectively; and a connecting hole is formed in each of front parts and rear parts of the left fixed supporting rod and the right front end fixed supporting rod.
US12157400B2
A display control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire a momentary power generation amount of a solar power generation device mounted at a vehicle and, in accordance with the acquired momentary power generation amount, change an area of a display region displayed at a display part of the vehicle.
US12157398B2
The present disclosure to provides a vehicle capable of efficiently charging electric energy by determining a regenerative braking control improved for a driving situation in which the vehicle is driving, and a control method thereof. The vehicle includes: a power supply including a battery; a motor driven by receiving power from the battery; and a controller configured to determine a vehicle information including a charging state information of the battery, a temperature information of the battery, an input frequency of a braking command, and a driving history data, to determine a road information including a road condition information and a slope information of the road, to charge the battery by determining a regenerative braking level of the motor based on the vehicle information or the road information.
US12157395B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing a state of charge of a hybrid vehicle battery using an eCAT. Electrical energy is provided to a hybrid system for storage at the battery of the hybrid system. A first state of charge of the battery of the hybrid system is determined. Upon determining that the first state of charge is within a predetermined upper range, a determination is made as to whether to increase energy supplied to one or more hybrid vehicle components, the one or more hybrid vehicle components comprising at least the eCAT. At least a portion of the electrical energy is consumed at the eCAT.
US12157381B2
A jump starting apparatus for boosting or charging a depleted or discharged battery having a positive polarity battery terminal and a negative polarity battery terminal includes a rechargeable battery, an output port, a battery cable assembly, and a safety control system or circuit. The battery cable assembly includes a positive battery cable having a positive polarity battery terminal connector for connecting the jump starting apparatus to the positive polarity battery terminal of the depleted or discharged battery, a negative battery cable having a negative polarity battery terminal connector for connecting the jump starting apparatus to the negative polarity battery terminal of the depleted or discharged battery, and a plug connector coupled to the positive battery cable and the negative battery cable, the plug connector configured to plug into the output port, wherein the output port and the plug connector are dimensioned so that the plug connector will fit into the output port only in one specific orientation. The safety control system is configured for detecting when the jump starting apparatus is properly connected to the depleted or discharged battery and then switching on power from the rechargeable battery to the depleted or discharged battery only when the jump starting apparatus is properly connected to the depleted or discharged battery.
US12157372B2
A vehicle has an inverter, a motor, an output connector, and a changeover device. The inverter applies a voltage to a first output wiring line, a second output wiring line, and a third output wiring line. The motor is connected to the first output wiring line, the second output wiring line, and the third output wiring line, and drives a wheel. The output connector supplies the voltage applied to the first output wiring line, the second output wiring line, and the third output wiring line to an outside. The changeover device changes over the voltage supplied from the output connector to the outside.
US12157371B2
An in-flight aircraft tracking system may include a power transmission line suspended in the air and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to identify an aircraft in proximity to the power transmission line. A traffic control system may be configured to coordinate movement of multiple aircrafts in proximity to the power transmission line. An in-flight aircraft tracking method may include transmitting a reader signal from a RFID reader to an aircraft while the aircraft is in proximity to a power transmission line and receiving an identification signal in response to the reader signal from an RFID transmitter coupled to the aircraft.
US12157367B1
An adjustable pedal system for a vehicle includes an adjustable brake pedal assembly including a dual lever having an upper pivot mount portion and a pair of laterally spaced lower pedal mount portions, a pedal arm adapted to be selectively mounted to either of the pair of laterally spaced lower pedal mount portions, a foot pedal mounted at an end of the pedal arm. An adjustable accelerator pedal assembly including an upper lever arm having an upper pivot mount portion, an intermediate link having an upper end pivotally mounted to the upper lever arm by a first pivot joint and a pedal arm having an upper end mounted to a lower end of the intermediate link by a second pivot joint and including a foot pedal at a distal end.
US12157363B2
A vehicle may include: a fuel tank; a first fuel inlet connected to the fuel tank and configured to connect to a fuel supply nozzle; and a second fuel inlet connected to the fuel tank and configured to connect to the fuel supply nozzle. An inner diameter of the second fuel inlet may be smaller than an inner diameter of the first fuel inlet.
US12157359B2
This application relates to a vehicle, a battery, and a driving apparatus, where the battery includes: a first box body; a second box body connected to the first box body; a plurality of battery units accommodated inside an enclosure defined by the first box body and the second box body; and a sealing gasket located between the first box body and the second box body whereby the first box body and the second box body are hermetically connected. The first box body and/or the second box body is provided with a first protruding portion, a side wall of the sealing gasket is provided with a notch portion, and the notch portion runs through the sealing gasket along a thickness direction of the sealing gasket, and the first protruding portion extends into the notch portion so that the first protruding portion fits with the notch portion.
US12157357B2
A vehicle includes a motor, an electrical component, and a support device. The motor is supported by a first mount in such a manner as to be rotatable with a rotary shaft serving as a center of rotation, and the rotary shaft extends in a lateral direction at a predetermined position on a lower side. The electrical component is coupled to the motor. The support device is configured to support the electrical component above the motor and move the electrical component upward and rearward in response to rotation of the motor.
US12157356B2
A mounting structure for a pickup bed cover includes two mounting rods and a folding cover plate. The two mounting rods are in parallel, and the cover plate is fixed with the mounting rods together. The mounting structure for the pickup bed cover further includes a supporting rod, a first hinge seat and a second hinge seat. The first hinge seat is arranged on one of the mounting rods and the second hinge seat is arranged on the cover plate, one end of the supporting rod is fixedly hinged with the first hinge seat, and the other end of the supporting rod is detachably hinged with the second hinge seat. With one end of the supporting rod being fixedly hinged and the other end of the supporting rod being detachably hinged, a stable mounting structure is obtained and it is more convenient to mount.
US12157343B2
A driving robot device is provided. The driving robot device may include a plurality of suspensions configured to absorb a shock applied by a driving surface on which the driving robot device drives; a first driving part that includes a motor and is configured to adjust a strength of the plurality of suspensions; and at least one processor configured to control the first driving part to adjust the strength of the plurality of suspensions based on driving surface information with respect to a state of driving surface, and based on food information with respect to a state of food carried by the driving robot device.
US12157338B2
A tire electronics assembly includes a base and a plurality of modules. The base is mechanically attached to the tire and includes an electronic device. A plurality of mechanical attachment elements are arranged on the base in a circular array. Each module includes an electronic device and a mechanical attachment element. Each mechanical attachment element on a module is configured to releasably mechanically attach to any one of the mechanical attachment elements on the base. In this configuration, the modules are interchangeably mechanically attachable to the base in the circular array. The base further includes a plurality of electrical terminals arranged in a circular array. Each module has an electrical terminal that is configured to releasably electrically connect with any one of the electrical terminals on the base, whereby the modules are interchangeably electrically connectable with the base in the circular array.
US12157331B1
Described herein are examples of notebooks with removable components, comprising a front cover, a back cover, binding, and internal pages. The front cover and back cover are prepared from rigid or semi-rigid materials. The front cover comprises personalization space, and the front cover or back cover comprises a removable component. The removable component is separated from the front cover or back cover by an exterior edge and connected to the back cover by tabs. The exterior edge and tabs form a continuous perimeter around the removable component. The tabs are configured to be broken using average human finger strength allowing the removable component to be fully separated from the back cover.
US12157330B2
Proposed is a security element, preferably in the form of a security stripe, security thread, or a security patch, comprising a machine-readable code and an optically variable security feature, which has a visual appearance that depends on the viewing angle. The machine-readable code is a magnetic encoding, which is produced by printing at least one opaque magnetic printing ink containing magnetic pigments, with the magnetic printing ink being incorporated or applied in at least one defined code region such that the visual appearance of the optically variable security feature is determined at least in part by the at least one incorporated or applied magnetic printing ink. The optically variable security feature comprises a micro-optical micro-lens arrangement, which covers the at least one code region in which the at least one magnetic printing ink has been incorporated or applied.
US12157323B2
It is hereby disclosed a carriage arrangement for lubricating a carriage, wherein the arrangement comprises: a carriage; a carriage beam; a drive mechanism to move the carriage along a longitudinal direction of the carriage beam; and a lubrication roller at a fixed position relative to the carriage beam, the lubrication roller having an outer surface with a non-lubricating section and a lubricating section each at a determined angular position; wherein the carriage is to contact the outer surface as it moves passed the lubrication roller and wherein the contact causes a rotation of the roller that modifies the angular positions of the lubricating section and the non-lubricating section.
US12157315B2
A printer includes a line head, a transport unit, a head moving unit, a maintenance unit, a lid unit, and a rotation mechanism portion. The head moving unit moves the line head to a retreat position and a recording position along a B direction. The maintenance unit includes a cap portion configured to cover the nozzles, is formed with an opening, and is movable in a transport direction of a medium. A lid unit is rotatable about a rotation axis, and closes the opening in a closed posture. When the head moving unit moves the line head from the recording position to the retreat position, the rotation mechanism portion rotates the lid unit so that a posture of the lid unit becomes the closed posture.
US12157308B2
There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus including: a liquid discharging head; an electrode; a voltage supplier configured to generate an electric potential difference between the liquid discharging head and the electrode; a first output part; and a voltage comparer connected to the voltage supplier. The voltage comparer includes a comparing signal output part configured to output a comparing signal. The voltage supplier is configured to: execute boosting to increase the magnitude of the voltage to be outputted from the voltage supplier in a case that the comparing signal indicates that a magnitude of the voltage outputted from the voltage supplier is not more than a magnitude of a predetermined voltage; and stop the boosting in a case that the comparing signal indicates that the magnitude of the voltage outputted from the voltage supplier is larger than the magnitude of the predetermined voltage.
US12157306B2
A liquid discharge apparatus to apply liquid to an application surface includes a head and processing circuitry. The head applies the liquid discharged from a nozzle to the application surface. The processing circuitry outputs abnormal discharge information of the nozzle. The abnormal discharge information is detected based on a shape of the liquid applied to the application surface.
US12157303B2
Provided is a technique capable of obtaining a high-quality image without enhancing the arrangement accuracy of chips in a print head. In the print head, first and second chips respectively having first and second nozzle arrays are arranged. End regions of the first and second nozzle arrays form an overlapping portion (OL) where they overlap in view from a conveyance direction. An image processing apparatus allocates pieces of print data to the nozzles in the first and second nozzle arrays based on an inter-nozzle distance. At this time, the image processing apparatus performs a process of shifting allocation positions of the pieces of print data relative to the nozzles from the allocation positions in a state where the inter-nozzle distance is normal, and changes a distribution process of distributing the pieces of print data to the nozzles in the overlapping portion, according to the inter-nozzle distance.
US12157302B2
Techniques for handling and reducing ink overspray of an ink jet printer are provided. In an example, an ink overspray collector for an ink jet printer can include a first opening defining a first print area of the ink jet printer, and a frame about the first opening. The frame is configured to receive overspray from operation of the ink jet printer and can be formed of a woven material. In some examples, a controller of the ink jet printer can reduce an amount of ink ejected near the edges of the print media to reduce overspray.
US12157297B2
A doctor blade band is disclosed. The doctor blade may be used for cutting individual doctor blades for printing technology, in particular for gravure printing, flexographic printing and/or screen printing. The doctor blade band includes a flat and elongate base body with a working edge region formed in a longitudinal direction. The doctor blade band has continuous predetermined breaking points running at defined intervals along the longitudinal direction transversely to the longitudinal direction.
US12157293B2
A separating method includes holding a combined substrate and separating a first substrate. In the holding of the combined substrate, the combined substrate in which the first substrate and a second substrate are bonded is held. In the separating of the first substrate, the first substrate is separated from the combined substrate, starting from a side surface of the combined substrate. The separating of the first substrate includes brining a fluid containing water into contact with the side surface.
US12157292B2
The present disclosure relates to a composite article that may include a structural substrate, a multilayer fluoropolymer film that can include a high-melt fluoropolymer layer and a low-melt fluoropolymer adhesion layer that may contact the structural substrate and the fluoropolymer film. The high-melt fluoropolymer layer may have a melting temperature A1 and the low-melt fluoropolymer adhesive layer may have a melting temperature A2. The melting temperature A2 may be less than the melting temperature A1.
US12157282B2
A method of manufacturing an optical member by curing a thermally polymerizable composition by heating includes, in the following order: a first step of filling an inside of a mold with the thermally polymerizable composition in which the mold is configured by disposing a frame-shaped member, with a Young's modulus of 1.0 GPa or more at a polymerization initiation temperature of the thermally polymerizable composition, between two mold members facing each other; and a second step of heating the mold to the polymerization initiation temperature or more.
US12157274B2
An additive manufacturing system having a sensor module. The sensor module including a distance sensor to provide an indication of a position of a top surface of a volume of build material. The system includes a processor to determine whether the volume of build material should be reformed based on the indication.
US12157271B2
Methods for manufacturing three-dimensional objects using an additive manufacturing technique, methods for forming dye-infused feed material for an additive manufacturing technique, and vehicles including additive manufactured components are provided. An exemplary method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object using an additive manufacturing technique includes solubilizing a dye into a medium in the form of a supercritical fluid and contacting a feed material with the medium to infuse the dye into the feed material to form dye-infused feed material. The method further includes locally melting the dye-infused feed material in selected regions of a layer corresponding to a cross-section of a three-dimensional object being formed and solidifying the dye-infused feed material into a solid layer of dye-infused material. Further, the method includes repeating the local melting and solidifying steps to form the three-dimensional object made up of a plurality of solid layers of dye-infused material.
US12157252B2
An imprinting apparatus includes a silicon master having a plurality of nanofeatures defined therein. An anti-stick layer coats the silicon master, the anti-stick layer including a molecule having a cyclosiloxane with at least one silane functional group. A method includes forming a master template by: depositing a formulation on a silicon master including a plurality of nanofeatures defined therein, the formulation including a solvent and a molecule having a cyclosiloxane with at least one silane functional group; and curing the formulation, thereby forming an anti-stick layer on the silicon master, the anti-stick layer including the molecule. The method further includes depositing a silicon-based working stamp material on the anti-stick layer of the master template; curing the silicon-based working stamp material to form a working stamp including a negative replica of the plurality of nanofeatures; and releasing the working stamp from the master template.
US12157243B2
A perforating apparatus and method includes a longitudinal cylinder axis about which a cylinder rotates. At least one shaped anvil bead is disposed on the cylinder. The cylinder including an anvil block and an anvil bead form a cavity. The cavity may be used to control the debris produced during the perforating process. A blade is disposed on a support to cooperate in contacting relationship with the anvil bead. A web is perforated as the web passes between the rotating cylinder and the support and the blade operatively engages with the anvil bead. The debris may be controlled by being drawn into the cavity prior to the point where the blade engages the anvil and, subsequently, being expelled after the point where the blade engages the anvil bead.
US12157238B2
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for preparing a robotic system for surgery. In one aspect, the method includes a robotic arm, a sensor configured to generate information indicative of a location of the robotic arm, a processor, and at least one computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions. The instructions are configured to cause the processor to receive the information from the sensor, determine that the robotic arm is located at a first position in which a first axis associated with the robotic arm is not in alignment with a second axis associated with a port installed in a patient, and provide a command to move the robotic arm to a second position in which the first axis associated with the robotic arm is in alignment with the second axis.
US12157235B2
A system for safe interaction between a human and an industrial machine includes a cyber-mechanical system. The cyber-mechanical system includes at least one industrial machine and a cyber-mechanical control system for processing inputs and producing control outputs for the at least one industrial machine; The system further includes a task planner configured to translate high level goals into scheduled tasks of the industrial machine. The system includes an interaction reasoner that identifies at least one interaction between the industrial machine and a human working in cooperation with the industrial machine. Output of the interaction reasoner is provided to an image generator that produces an interaction image. The interaction image represents information relating to one or more of the scheduled tasks of the industrial machine. An image projector associated with the industrial machine conveys information about the scheduled tasks of the associated industrial machine to the human.
US12157228B2
A continuum robot includes: a first wire; a second wire; a distal guide configured to hold the first wire and the second wire; a proximal guide slidable relative to the first wire and the second wire; a plurality of wire guides provided between the distal guide and the proximal guide; a driving unit configured to drive the first wire and the second wire; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit. The first wire is fixed to the plurality of wire guides, the second wire is slidable relative to the plurality of wire guides, and the control unit controls the driving unit so as to keep a distance between the proximal guide and a wire guide among the plurality of wire guides provided nearest to the proximal guide constant.
US12157215B2
A hand-held power tool includes a tool receiver with a tubular tool holder and an assigned locking device. The assigned locking device includes a locking element configured to lock an insert tool in the tubular tool holder, a pressure sleeve that is spring-loaded via an assigned spring element, and a stop sleeve, the spring-loaded pressure sleeve configured to press the locking element in a locking position against the stop sleeve. The tubular tool holder includes at least one recess in which the locking element in the locking position is located, at least portionally. The stop sleeve has, on its inner circumference, at least one contact surface that is matched to an outer contour of the locking element such that a first surface contact between the at least one contact surface and the locking element is established in the locking position.
US12157208B2
An impact tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and an impact housing portion. The impact housing portion has a front end defining a front end plane. An electric motor is supported in the motor housing, a battery pack is supported by the housing for providing power to the motor, and a drive assembly is supported by the impact housing portion. The drive assembly includes an anvil extending from the front end of the front housing portion with an end defining an anvil end plane. The drive assembly also includes a hammer rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil for imparting the consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil, and a spring for biasing the hammer in an axial direction toward the anvil. A distance between the front end plane and the anvil end plane is greater than or equal to 6 inches.
US12157204B2
A method for producing a rolling sharpener having at least one grinding or polishing face for grinding and/or polishing a cutting tool, the rolling grinder being formed substantially from two rollers, a grip body to be arranged between the rollers and rotatably relative thereto, and a shaft to be supported rotatably in the grip body. To make correct operation of the rolling grinder user-friendly and to facilitate correct operation overall, each of the rollers is connected to the shaft in a frictionally engaged manner.
US12157197B2
A system to control a workpiece during its manufacturing in a machining system. The control being performed in the same manufacturing phase following machining operation. The workpiece being set in the work volume of the machining system. The check operation includes the acquisition of points on the surface of the part. The robot is moved by a cart so the robot can reach the protected working area. The measuring device is positioned relative to the workpiece by the robot. Acquisition of a plurality of points on the surface of the workpiece is performed. The position of the plurality points acquired is compared with the three-dimensional model stored in the memory of the computer.
US12157188B2
The present invention relates to a weld bead inspection device that inspects welding quality by measuring the state of beads formed at a welding part of a metallic or non-metallic pipe, or the like, and more specifically, to a weld bead inspection device that more efficiently inspects a welding part joined by a method such as thermal fusion for connection between pipes or connection between a pipe and a fitting. The weld bead inspection device includes a housing unit that forms an appearance; an imaging unit that images shapes of the weld beads in an inner space that is open downward from a middle inner side of the housing unit; a control unit that is provided in the housing unit to store image data captured by the imaging unit or to calculate external shapes of the weld beads for determining welding quality on the basis of the image data.
US12157180B2
An evaluation method for evaluating laser machining in which irradiation region of a laser beam is moved relative to object to perform machining of object, includes a measurement step and an evaluation step. In the measurement step, a change in an intensity of light according to a movement of measurement region is measured by moving measurement region for measuring the intensity of light, relative to object. In the evaluation step, an evaluation of the laser machining is performed based on the change in the intensity of light according to the movement of measurement region. In the measurement step, measurement region is moved relative to object so that movement path of measurement region has a plurality of intersections with movement path of irradiation region.
US12157173B2
A cutting insert in a non-limiting aspect of the present disclosure may include an upper surface, a lower surface, a lateral surface and a cutting edge. The upper surface may include a first corner and a first side. The upper surface may further include a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion may be extended toward the first corner. The second protrusion may be located between the first corner and the first protrusion. The first protrusion may include an inclined surface. The inclined surface may be located along the first side. The inclined surface may include a first surface and a second surface. The second surface may be located further away from the first corner than the first surface. The first surface and the second surface may be individually inclined upward as going away from the first side, and having a concave shape as a whole.
US12157168B2
A metallic product is produced by an additive manufacturing method. A device for practicing has a controller with a stored instruction set for implementing the manufacturing of the metallic product. The metallic product is manufactured in a piece-wise or layer-wise manner on a target platform by a print head that is in two-way communication with the controller. The print head operates on a momentum transfer technique in which pulsed energy from an impulse source is used to launch pieces of metal toward the target platform, the pieces of metal bonding at the target platform to manufacture the metallic product.
US12157165B2
A continuous casting process of a steel semi-product is provided. The process includes a step of casting using a hollow jet nozzle located between a tundish and a continuous casting mould. The nozzle includes, in its upper part, a dome for deflecting the liquid metal arriving at the inlet of the nozzle towards the internal wall of the nozzle, defining an internal volume with no liquid metal. A simultaneous step of injecting powder through a hole of the dome occurs. The powder has a particle size of 200 μm or less. The dome includes a first device to inject the powder without any contact with the dome and a second device to avoid sticking or sintering of the powder onto the first device.
US12157159B2
Forming superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities with hydrostatically controlled bulging, using a pressurizing incompressible medium, such as urethane elastomer, for hydroforming a metal tube in a mold. The urethane elastomer functions as the pressurizing incompressible medium in the hydroforming process. Stretch-thinning of the metal tube wall is reduced by a decrease in concentrated bending deformation thereof. Friction between the inner wall of the metal tube and the incompressible medium constrains the plastic flow of the tube wall material, thus reducing the stretch deformation and thickness reduction thereof. A stepped press ram may be used to pressurize the incompressible medium material and then pushes on an end of the tube to feed extra tube length into the expanding tube wall for reducing thinning thereof.
US12157155B2
A method for changing work roll in a rolling mill which limits the risk of scratching the work roll, or even the risk of scratching the metal strip, upon extracting or inserting the work roll, by virtue of a mechanical separation element, in particular of the branches of a fork system, inserted by a robotic element.
US12157145B2
A sensor system for attachment to a casing includes at least one sensor element, where the sensor element is configured for detecting an environment property of an environment which, with the sensor system attached to the casing, is situated on the opposite side of the casing with respect to the sensor system. The sensor system also includes an encapsulation layer, where the sensor element is embedded in the encapsulation layer, and where the encapsulation layer has a contact surface for attaching the sensor system to the casing.
US12157144B2
A coated article is described, including a substrate with a coating composition applied thereon to provide a coated article with a textured surface. In one aspect, the coated article is a steel rebar used to reinforce concrete. The textured surface provides optimal surface roughness and demonstrates superior pullout strength relative to an uncoated standard.
US12157142B2
A metallic nanowire:conductive polymer composite is fabricated. A metallic nanowire layer is formed by a process that leaves an organic ligand residue on the metallic nanowire layer. A conductive polymer film is formed on a supporting substrate. The metallic nanowire layer is integrated with the conductive polymer film to form a metallic nanowire:conductive polymer composite. The metallic nanowire:conductive polymer composite is wet by a reaction solution including a source of metal ions, at least one acid, and a solvent for a period of time sufficient to remove the organic ligand residues from the metallic nanowire layer and sufficient to grow metal nanoparticles from the source of metal ions to create metal interconnections at junctions where the two or more nanowires in the metallic nanowire layer touch each other. Following growth of the nanoparticles, the nanowire:conductive polymer composite is removed from the reaction solution and dried.
US12157139B2
A fluid container press including a receptacle for a fluid container, a pressing device for pressing the fluid container and for locking the fluid container in the receptacle, a carrying handle, and a stabilizing handle with which the fluid container press can be gripped and stabilized with a second hand of the user while the user grips the carrying handle with his first hand. The fluid container press includes an actuating element operable by the user to release the locking of the fluid container in the receptacle so that the fluid container can be removed from the receptacle, in which the stabilizing handle is the actuating element or the actuating element is arranged in the region of the stabilizing handle so that the user can actuate the actuating element with his second hand while the user grips the stabilizing handle with his second hand.
US12157128B2
A shower head comprises a body, a water outlet panel, and a switching member. The body comprises a valve cavity, a water inlet passage, a first water outlet passage, and a second water outlet passage, and each of the water inlet passage, the first water outlet passage, and the second water outlet passage is in communication with the valve cavity. The switching member comprises a valve rod portion and an elastic member. The water outlet panel is rotatably connected to the body and comprises a position-providing groove. When the position-providing groove is rotated to correspond to the valve rod portion, the valve rod portion is configured to be driven to be moved and switched to block the first water outlet passage, and the elastic member generates an elastic force.
US12157119B2
Disclosed herein are cell processing systems, devices, and methods thereof. A system for cell processing may comprise a plurality of instruments each independently configured to perform one or more cell processing operations upon a cartridge, and a robot capable of moving the cartridge between each of the plurality of instruments.
US12157118B2
A cover member for a substrate supporting a biological sample comprises first and second opposing ends, first and second opposing surfaces, a void in the second surface which, when juxtaposed with a substrate, forms a chamber, and a fluid inlet toward the first end and in fluid communication with the void. The void is bounded by void walls having one or more contoured regions for enhancing fluid movement within the chamber. A treatment module for a biological sample comprises the cover member, a support surface for a substrate bearing the biological sample and clamp means operable to releasably retain the cover member in juxtaposition with the substrate for an incubation period. A method for incubating the biological sample with one or more reagents uses the cover member.
US12157103B2
A system for chemical transformation of 3D state materials is disclosed wherein, a reaction group having a main body arranged to shape a reaction chamber in which a component configured to support a sample of 3D state arranged to be chemically transform is expected. The system further includes an oven arranged to heat the reaction chamber and a GAS supply group arranged to release a first gas in the reaction chamber and/or a casing component, inside the main body, which has a chemical agent suitable for releasing a second gas into the reaction chamber. The main body has at least two turbines arranged to converge into the reaction chamber, the first and/or the second gas on the samples. The invention relates also to a method for chemical transformation of 3D state materials.
US12157100B1
The adapter connects an aerosol or similarly shaped can to a power tool for the purpose of mixing the contents within the can. The adapter preferably connects a reciprocating power tool, such as a reciprocating saw, to a spray paint can that is necessarily shaken before use. To secure the can to the power tool, the adapter has multiple fingers that grasp the end of an aerosol can with respective tabs. The tabs catch on a ring on the topside of the spray paint can to prevent it from breaking away from the reciprocating tool during operation. To secure the adapter to the can, the fingers and tabs have a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the can rim but deform into an oblong arrangement to receive the can before returning to the circular arrangement and locking the can in place. To deform the adapter, an actuator is connected to the side of the cylindrical body and the can is held in place until the actuator is actuated and the tabbed fingers can be pulled away from the can.
US12157097B2
A fully electric-drive sand-mixing apparatus comprises a foundation; and a suction pump, a suction pump driving electric motor, a suction manifold, a mixing stirrer, a mixing stirrer driving electric motor, a dry-ingredient-adding device, a dry-ingredient-adding device driving electric motor, a liquid-adding device, a liquid-adding device driving electric motor, a sand-conveying device, a sand-conveying device driving electric motor, a discharge pump, a discharge pump driving electric motor, a discharge manifold, a frequency converter placement room and an operation room, which are fixedly connected to the foundation. The suction pump driving electric motor, the mixing stirrer driving electric motor, the dry-ingredient-adding device driving electric motor, the liquid-adding device driving electric motor, the sand-conveying device driving electric motor and the discharge pump driving electric motor are fixedly and electrically connected to the suction pump, the mixing stirrer, the dry-ingredient-adding device, the liquid-adding device, the sand-conveying device and the discharge pump, respectively.
US12157095B2
The present disclosure provides a substrate for a liquid filter, including: a polyolefin microporous membrane, in which a mean flow pore size in a pore size distribution of the polyolefin microporous membrane measured by a half dry method according to gas-liquid phase substitution is from 1 nm to 50 nm, a calcium content in the polyolefin microporous membrane is 2,000 ppb or less, and a ratio of a tensile elongation in a longitudinal direction (MD) to a tensile elongation in a width direction (TD) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (MD/TD tensile elongation ratio) of the polyolefin microporous membrane is from 0.47 to less than 0.96 or from more than 1.25 to 7.
US12157090B2
An electrodialysis cell includes a housing defining an internal chamber, a core positioned within the internal chamber, a first electrode positioned in the internal chamber adjacent the housing, a second electrode coupled to the core and spaced from the first electrode, and a membrane assembly positioned between the first and second electrodes in a spiral wound configuration. The housing includes an inlet end for receiving a feed fluid and an outlet end in fluid communication with the inlet end. The membrane assembly includes a plurality of ion exchange membranes spaced from each other to define a plurality of fluid channels between the inlet and outlet ends.
US12157089B2
This invention relates to methods and systems for reducing the concentration of SOx and/or NOx in gas streams.
US12157085B2
A filter pack includes a pleated filter medium and spacing members that maintain a distance between adjacent mountain or valley folded portions of the filter medium. The filter medium includes pairs of extension portions that extend to both sides of folds of the filter medium and face each other when filter medium is folded. The plurality of spacing members include paired spacing members that are respectively provided on the extension portions so as to linearly extend in a direction that is orthogonal to the folds. The paired spacing members are in contact with each other when the filter medium is folded. Surfaces of the paired spacing members that come into contact with each other each include a flat surface that extends in a direction that is orthogonal to a direction in which the spacing members face each other when viewed along an extending direction of the spacing members.
US12157084B2
A frusto-conical filter includes at least one layer of a filtering material, wherein one or more layers of the at least one layer of a filtering material comprises a plurality of pleats. Each of the pleats has a center axis which essentially maintains a constant distance from the center axis of its adjoining pleats. The media filter has a first end and a second end, the second end being spaced apart from the first end, and one of the first and second ends is larger than the other of the first and second ends. A method of making this media involves cutting out a frusto-conical section from a generically shaped media and aligning it in such a way as to maintain the constant distance of the pleats from the adjacent pleats.
US12157081B2
A filter arrangement for filtering dust-laden air generated by a hand-guided power tool having a motor features a filter cartridge having a hollow casing with a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis, a hollow filter element located inside the hollow casing, having a longitudinal extension along the longitudinal axis, an air inlet port in the hollow casing, pneumatically connected to the power tool to allow the dust-laden air generated by the power tool to flow into the hollow casing, and an air outlet port in the hollow casing, to allow filtered air to leave the filter cartridge. An external chamber of the filter cartridge is formed between the hollow casing and the hollow filter element. An internal chamber is formed inside the hollow filter element. The internal chamber is closed by a conical head portion at a first end of the internal chamber facing towards the air inlet port. The external chamber is in pneumatic connection with the air inlet port and the internal chamber at a second end opposite to the first end is in pneumatic connection with the air outlet port. The filter arrangement includes an active airflow generating device being in pneumatic connection with the air outlet port and the internal chamber of the filter cartridge in order to generate or support the airflow through the filter cartridge.
US12157074B2
The invention relates to devices for purifying hydraulic and dielectric fluids (oils and fuels) of dispersed and dissolved water. The unit for dehydrating and degassing hydraulic and dielectric fluids comprises a vacuum tank, an atomizer with a spray member, said atomizer being disposed in the vacuum tank, a hydraulic feed pump connected by a pipe to the atomizer, a hydraulic discharge pump connected by a pipe to the tank, and a vacuum pump connected by a pipe to the tank, wherein the atomizer is arranged vertically in the lower part of the vacuum tank with the spray member oriented upward and consists of: a T fitting with a lower inlet for oil and with a lateral air inlet; a mixing chamber disposed above the T fitting; and a spray member disposed above the mixing chamber. The technical result consists in providing more efficient dehydration and degassing of hydraulic and dielectric fluids, increasing useful volume of the vacuum tank without increasing the dimensions thereof, reducing the dispersivity of fluid sprayed from the atomizer, and simplifying the design.
US12157071B2
Mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) liquid purification system includes a pressure-tight enclosure having a circular cylindrical elongated shape along a longitudinal axis A, and evaporation compartments E1-E3 arranged within the enclosure. Each compartment has a plurality of longitudinal pipes running from one sidewall to another sidewall, and circular sidewalls having openings for the plurality of pipes. A central tube runs along the axis A through the centers of the compartments E1-E3, and allows steam to flow from the second end to the first end. The number of pipes is highest in the first compartment E1, then gradually fewer in the second E2 and third E3. The pipes allow steam to flow from the first end to the second end. A compressor assembly includes a compressor provided with compressor vane members structured to provide steam flow along the longitudinal axis and a motor for rotating the compressor at a variable rotational speed.
US12157059B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to modify sound produced by a gaming application according to an otological profile of a user. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US12157054B2
A method is disclosed including setting, at a plurality of devices, a plurality of VSYNC signals to a plurality of VSYNC frequencies, wherein a corresponding device VSYNC signal of a corresponding device is set to a corresponding device VSYNC frequency. The method including sending a plurality of signals between the plurality of devices, which are analyzed and used to adjust the relative timing between corresponding device VSYNC signals of at least two devices.
US12157048B2
The baseball or softball glove includes a thumb part, an index finger pan, and a web. The web includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion has a first through hole. The second protrusion has a second through hole. At least either the first through hole or the second through hole has an inclined edge that extends obliquely upward from a base of the thumb part or the index finger part on a peripheral edge forming the through hole. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are engaged with each other in a state where the first through hole and the second through hole are connected to each other in a chain shape.
US12157047B2
Systems and methods relating to evaluating the performance of a person playing basketball are described. The systems and methods can be used to provide an evaluation sequence that can determine and evaluate the performance level of a person at one or more basketball skills. The evaluation sequence for the person can include a first sequence of actions that are the same each person being evaluated for a particular skill and a second sequence of actions that is based on the results of the first sequence and may be different for each person. Once the first and second sequences have been completed by the person, the system can determine a performance level for the person for the skills being evaluated.
US12157044B2
A ball bat includes a barrel wall with a composite laminate structure that includes an outwardly facing skin, an inwardly facing skin, a stack of composite laminate plies positioned between the outwardly facing skin and the inwardly facing skin, and a discontinuity in the stack forming a gap along a longitudinal axis of the bat. A rigid or semi-rigid appliance may be positioned in the gap. The appliance may be a ring element, which may have a cross-section that traverses the composite laminate plies in the stack in a direction that is perpendicular or oblique to the longitudinal axis of the bat. The cross-section of the ring element may be triangular. A second ring element may be positioned in the barrel wall. The second ring element may be connected to the other ring element with an adhesive bond or a connecting element.
US12157043B1
A divot repair tool has a handle that extends along a plane and a prong portion having a first prong and second prong configured along a prong axis that is substantially orthogonal to the handle, or plane of the handle. This configuration enables easier manipulation of the divot repair tool to twist the ground around the divot inwards into the divot to better repair of the divot. A divot repair tool may be a monolithic part, such as a molded material or sheet of planar material that is cut and further manipulated to create the divot repair. A piece of metal may be stamped to form the general planar shape of the divot repair tool and then this stamped piece may be twisted to configure the prong axis substantially orthogonal from the handle plane and thereby form the twisted portion between the prong portion and handle.
US12157040B2
A correlated set of golf club heads comprises a first and second golf club head. Each club head has a striking face, a rear surface, a top portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, and a loft. The striking face has a first plurality of scorelines defining a scoreline heel-ward extent and a scoreline toe-ward extent. The plurality of scorelines comprises a scoreline length LS1 being the lateral distance between the heel-ward extent and the toe-ward extent. The loft of the second golf club head is greater than that of the first golf club head. The scoreline length LS2 of the second golf club head differs from that of the first scoreline length LS1.
US12157039B1
A golf club head with a mitered joint for joining components of dissimilar materials is disclosed herein. The golf club head has a body with an internal edge defining a recess, and a face component having an internal edge. The face component is disposed over the recess. The internal edge of the body and the internal edge of the face have an angle ranging from 10 degrees to 45 degrees.
US12157038B1
A golf club head with a mitered joint for joining components of dissimilar materials is disclosed herein. The golf club head has a body with an internal edge defining a recess, and a face component having an internal edge. The face component is disposed over the recess. The internal edge of the body and the internal edge of the face have an angle ranging from 10 degrees to 45 degrees.
US12157032B2
The present invention relates to a treadmill belt having an artificial grass, turf, and/or rocky surface. In some embodiments, the belt may have rocky terrain. The belt is configured to be removably attached to existing treadmill machines or can be integrated to specifically designed machines. A treadmill with attached tread belt features a screen that enables users to choose a specific type of running surface available on the belt. In some embodiments, the screen displays a representation or imitation of the specific surface disposed on the belt. The turf can be raised or lowered to simulate different terrain and grass heights to practice running on hiking trails and other elevated outdoor areas. The treadmills come in different sizes, configurations, and sizes and can be used in athletic training and simulation. The treadmill helps prevent injuries to users when transitioning from running on a treadmill to outdoor terrain surfaces.
US12157027B2
A fire protection system includes a fire extinguisher including a housing. The housing includes an extinguisher outlet and a burst disk. The burst disk configured to retain a volume of fire suppressant material in the housing. A firing cartridge is operably connected to the housing. The firing cartridge includes an output charge, and an ignition charge that, when detonated, causes release of the output charge to rupture the burst disk and release the volume of fire suppressant material through the extinguisher outlet. An optical fiber is configured to transmit a light signal toward the ignition charge to heat and detonate the ignition charge. A light source is operably connected to the optical fiber to transmit the light signal along the optical fiber.
US12157014B2
The present disclosure is directed to a radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy system may comprise a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus. The MRI apparatus may include a plurality of shielding magnetic coils, the plurality of shielding magnetic coils being arranged around an axis. The radiation therapy system may also comprise a radiation therapy apparatus, which includes a linear accelerator configured to accelerate electrons to produce a radiation beam, the linear accelerator being located between two neighboring shielding coils of the plurality of shielding coils, and a length direction of the linear accelerator being parallel with the axis. The radiation therapy apparatus may also include a deflection magnet configured to deflect the electrons emitted from the linear accelerator by a deflection angle in a first portion of a moving trajectory, the first portion of the moving trajectory being on a plane intersecting with a radial plane of the MRI apparatus.
US12157002B1
A system includes a wearable device including at least four magnets and a plurality of device electrical connectors, wherein first and second portions of the magnets are positioned to respective first and second sides of a wearable device line of symmetry; and an electrode device including a plurality of magnetic elements and a plurality of electrode electrical connectors, wherein first and second portions of the magnetic elements are positioned to respective first and second sides of an electrode device line of symmetry, wherein a first total magnetic force that is to a first side of the wearable device line of symmetry is sufficiently equal to a second total magnetic force that is to a second wearable device line of symmetry, whereby the first total magnetic force and the second total magnetic force cooperate to retain the device electrical connectors in contact with the electrode electrical connectors.
US12157000B2
A carrying case for a controller for an implantable blood pump includes a first flexible pouch sized and configured to retain the controller. The pouch has a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the first face includes a thermal insulating material and the second face including a thermal dissipating material.
US12156997B2
A syringe assembly, comprising a syringe barrel having a forward end and a rearward end and being arranged along a longitudinal axis; a restricting element, moveably supported onto a portion of the syringe assembly and positionable in one of an injection disabling position and an injection enabling position in different operative orientations of the syringe assembly; a plunger rod assembly displaceable within the syringe barrel and operatively coupled with the restricting element; the plunger rod assembly having a restricting feature adapted to cooperate with the restricting element, such that when the restricting element in the injection disabling position, the plunger rod assembly is permitted to be displaced axially forwardly only up to a certain longitudinal extent relative to the syringe barrel and when the restricting element is in the injection enabling position, the plunger rod assembly is permitted to be further displaced axially forwardly relative to the syringe barrel.
US12156993B2
A medicament delivery device is presented having a drive configured to act on a medicament container for expelling a medicament; a holder configured to hold said drive in a pre-tensioned state; an activator configured to interact with said holder for releasing said drive from the pre-tensioned state; wherein the device further includes a feedback mechanism configured to interact both with said holder and with said drive for generating an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that the medicament has been completely expelled.
US12156985B2
An arrangement for supporting a plurality of medicament delivery devices is presented that has a plurality of interconnected stands, with each stand being configured to support a medicament delivery device and where the arrangement is configured such that each stand can be manually broken loose from an adjacent stand of the arrangement. A system is also presented where the arrangement contains a plurality of medicament delivery devices positioned in the arrangement.
US12156981B2
A guidewire is slidable through a percutaneous medical device. A distal end of the percutaneous medical device is moved in a proximal direction away from an anatomical site of a body of a subject. Simultaneously, a position of a distal end of the guidewire, with respect to the anatomical site, is maintained by moving a housing toward another housing that is coupled to the medical device. Other embodiments are also described.
US12156974B2
A treatment method is disclosed, which includes preparing a catheter assembly by inserting an inner catheter into an outer catheter and screwing a protrusion of the outer catheter into a helical groove of the inner catheter; introducing the catheter assembly into the radial artery along a guide wire; pushing the catheter assembly along the guide wire to a target site in front of a stenosis of a blood vessel; releasing the screwing between the helical groove of the inner catheter and the protrusion of the outer catheter after a distal end of the catheter assembly reaches the target site; and causing the outer catheter to abut on at least a part of wall surfaces of a thoracic aorta and an abdominal aorta while drawing a helix and causing the treatment device to protrude from a distal end of the outer catheter at the stenosis.
US12156973B2
An improved medical procedure or catheterization tray included in an improved medical procedure or catheterization package. The improved medical procedure or catheterization tray is intuitively arranged. In one example, a catheterization package and catheterization tray has a layout and/or arrangement of components that may help reduce CAUTI rates by facilitating ease of use and aiding in proper aseptic technique during insertion. The medical procedure or catheterization package and/or medical procedure or catheterization tray may include various implements, compartments, and components necessary and/or helpful to the medical procedure or catheterization.
US12156972B2
An intermittent catheter, preferably a female intermittent catheter, is provided in an assembly. The assembly may include a cap which may be attachable to the base of the assembly in use, and/or a seal which misaligns with sealing surfaces of a chamber wall and a moveable insert in use. It may have a two-step deployment, and/or a sheath that pulls out a storage chamber. Internal and external housing may define the storage chamber. The housing may have a filling aperture and/or the storage chamber may comprise an insert configured to move axially in response to rotation.
US12156969B2
A gas humidifier can have a gas channel comprising an inlet and an outlet. A portion of the gas channel can have a region having a reduction in cross-sectional area relative to the portions of the gas channel outside of the region. A water conduit can extend from the region to a water reservoir. A heating element can heat water entering the region from the water conduit. Water vaporized using the heating element can join the flow of gases passing through the gas channel in use.
US12156968B2
A directional lock or a headgear or interface assembly comprising one or more directional locks that include a catch arrangement for initiating or assisting in movement of a lock member of the direction lock. In some configurations, the catch arrangement assists movement of the lock member in only a portion of a range of travel of the lock member. In some configurations, the directional lock has a housing and a sleeve and the catch arrangement has a catch arm carried by the sleeve. The catch arm includes a catch end that contacts the lock member, which can be a lock washer in some configurations.
US12156965B2
An arrangement for activating an aerosol dispenser having a conveying tube for conveying a liquid; a movable holding member holding the conveying tube; a rotatable base; and a container chamber between the holding member and the base, wherein the arrangement is configured to transmit a loading rotation of the base to a substantially axial loading movement of the holding member towards the base, and wherein the holding member has a locking structure exposed to the container chamber. An aerosol dispenser having the arrangement and a method for activating an aerosol dispenser are also provided.
US12156961B2
Devices and methods establish and facilitate retrograde or reverse flow blood circulation in the region of the carotid artery bifurcation in order to limit or prevent the release of emboli into the cerebral vasculature such as into the internal carotid artery. The methods are particularly useful for interventional procedures performed through a transcarotid approach or transfemoral into the common carotid artery.
US12156959B2
The invention relates to a blood treatment device configured to remove anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) from the blood or blood plasma of a person in need thereof in an extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the device comprises a matrix, and wherein said matrix comprises a monomeric form of proteinase 3 (PR3). The invention further relates to an extra-corporeal blood circuit comprising a blood treatment device of the invention and to the blood treatment device for use as a medicament or to methods of treating a medical condition associated with ANCA.
US12156952B2
The invention relates to a device for irradiating a liquid with electromagnetic radiation, in particular for sterilizing an in particular flowing liquid by means of UV radiation (UV reactor), comprising a container having an inlet for receiving the liquid and having an outlet for releasing the liquid from the container, wherein within the container a variable or adjustable irradiation zone is provided for irradiating the liquid with electromagnetic radiation, in particular UV radiation, emitted by a radiation source. In the irradiation zone the liquid is configured in the form of a liquid layer having the layer thickness which extends between the underside of the container and a gas bubble expanding above the liquid layer.
US12156930B2
The present disclosure relates to hair cosmetic compositions comprising: (a) at least one sugar alcohol: (b) at least one saccharide compound, and mixtures thereof; (c) pectin; (d) at least one water-soluble solvent; and (e) water. The hair cosmetic compositions provide excellent hair styling benefits without requiring synthetic film-forming polymers and/or silicones. In particular, the hair cosmetic compositions are useful for imparting to hair, durable styling or shaping benefits, curl definition, curl regularity, shape/styling control, shine, and frizz control.
US12156929B2
Disclosed is a topical composition comprising: (i) an antimicrobial active which is at least one of piroctone, caprylhydroxamic acid, benzohydroxamic acid, or piroctone olamine; and (ii) Febrifugine. Also disclosed is a non-therapeutic method of providing topical antimicrobial benefit on a topical surface of a human or animal body comprising a step of applying a safe and effective amount of the topical composition.
US12156928B2
The present invention is in the field of antiperspirant compositions, in particular, compositions comprising antiperspirant actives. Disclosed is an anhydrous antiperspirant composition comprising an inorganic polyionic cluster having structure of (I) or (II); where M is Ca or Mg; and wherein the composition is substantially free of abrasives, which means less than 3.0% by weight of the composition; wherein anhydrous means the water content of the composition is less than 3.0%.
US12156926B2
The present invention provides a topical composition for a nanobubble cosmetic with which functional properties required by various types of cosmetic products can be improved. The present invention is a topical composition for a nanobubble cosmetic to be used in a container equipped with a device mechanism for generating nanobubbles, the topical composition containing a polyoxypropylene diglyceryl ether and ethoxydiglycol, or containing hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof, or containing ethanol and menthol or a derivative thereof, or containing sorbitol and glycerin, or containing phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, or containing glycereth-26, or containing hydrogenated lecithin and polysorbate 20, or containing ethanol and polysorbate 20.
US12156919B2
Aspects of the application relate to methods and compositions for delivering therapeutic nucleic acids to neural cells or tissue in a subject. Additional aspects of the application relate to therapeutic nucleic acids, for example therapeutic ribozymes, that are useful for inhibiting viral reactivation in a subject.
US12156912B2
Methods and compositions for treating central nervous system diseases and disorders are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, compositions comprising a nitrated alpha synuclein peptide are provided. The composition may further comprise an adjuvant that stimulates regulatory T cells and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US12156906B2
T. gondii proteins MIC1 and MIC4 are components of excretory/secretory antigens (ESA) that elicit delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses in infected animals. These antigens are capable of inducing IFN-g secretion by splenic T cells (ELISPOT assay), stimulating T cells to produce cytokines that recruit inflammatory monocytes and neutrophils resulting in a positive luminol test (luminol ear assay), and eliciting a positive skin test in the guinea pig.
US12156902B2
The present invention relates to a method of treating bone, joint, muscle, and connective tissue related inflammatory disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an isolated peptide of SEQ ID NO: 1.
US12156900B2
Protein formulations and methods of making and using such formulations are provided herein. The formulation can be an ophthalmic formulation, such as for intravitreal administration. In some embodiments, the formulation comprises a VEGFR-Fc fusion protein, such as aflibercept.
US12156899B2
Provided are methods and compositions for inducing cells of the inner ear (for example, cochlear and utricular hair cells) to reenter to cell cycle and to proliferate. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of agents that increase c-myc activity and/or Notch activity for inducing cell cycle reentry and proliferation of cochlear or utricular hair cells and/or cochlear or utricular supporting cells. The methods and compositions can be used to promote the proliferation of hair cells and/or supporting cells to treat a subject at risk of, or affected with, hearing loss or a subject at risk of, or affected with vestibular dysfunction.
US12156891B2
Embodiments of the disclosure concern compositions and methods of use related to particular c-kit+ mesenchymal cells, including cardiac stem cells, obtained from a pediatric or neonatal individual. In specific embodiments, the cells, or conditioned medium or partial or total secretomes thereof, are provided in an effective amount to an individual in need thereof.
US12156889B2
The present invention provides methods or kits with inflammatory cytokines to pretreat 1-ISCs to augment their immune modulatory effect, in prevention and treatment of various diseases such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, sepsis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, Parkinson's disease, chronic infections, and GvHD. The present invention relates to novel methods for enhancing the immunosuppressive or the immune stimulatory activities of mesenchymal stem cells (JvfSCs).
US12156884B2
A method of treating a subject having cancer is described that includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a β-(1,3)-(1,4) glucan to the subject. Methods of immunostimulating in a subject by administering an effective amount of a β-(1,3)-(1,4) glucan to the subject are also described.
US12156875B2
A method of treating a wound may include topically administering a statin composition including a statin selected from atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, or combination thereof. The statin composition may be administered in an ointment, powder, or liquid format. The method may also include topically administering one or more antimicrobial drugs and/or naltrexone.
US12156872B2
The present invention provides methods of treatment for recurrent cancer(s) through combination therapy with an agent that inhibits programmed death-1 protein (PD-1) signaling and an agent that inhibits poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase (PARP) signaling.
US12156851B1
A device is disclosed that secures a capsule and accommodates puncturing of the capsule and extraction of a medication. The device includes a cavity that receives and secures the capsule. The device includes at least one opening that provides access to the cavity for extraction of the capsule contents.
US12156846B2
A smart walking assistance device with a walker frame having generally vertical sides and an intersecting front. Wheels located at both ends of a bottom edge of the sides. A soft robotic sensing handle extends in a C shape along the upper edges of the sides and front. The sensing handle has multiple contiguous air filled chambers, each containing a pressure sensor for producing a pressure signal representing the pressure within the chamber. A microcontroller unit receives the pressure signals from the pressure sensors of the handle chambers and determines the status of at least one of the device and a user of the device based on the pressure signals. A stabilization mechanism is driven by the microcontroller so as to stabilize the walker in response to the determined status of at least one of the walker and the user.
US12156842B2
The present invention is a hand-held, battery operated facial massager. The facial massager includes a palm-sized base unit and one or more interchangeable heads. Each interchangeable head is designed to attach to the base unit, and is designed to provide a specific type of motion. The facial massager is adjustable for different facial areas and locations on a user's face and neck. The facial massager of the present invention can be manufactured and sold as a kit having one base unit, several interchangeable heads and a battery charger. The simple and compact design of the facial massager allows a user to perform a complete facial massage in the comfort of their home, instead of having to rely on costly and time-consuming professional appointments at a salon.
US12156837B2
A wheelchair includes a seat, a first adjustable leg coupled to a first side of the seat, a second adjustable leg coupled to a second side of the seat, one or more turning sensors, and a control unit. The first adjustable leg includes a first leg actuator configured to extend and retract the first adjustable leg. The second adjustable leg includes a second leg actuator configured to extend and retract the second adjustable leg. The one or more turning sensors are configured to output a turning signal indicative of the wheelchair performing a turning motion. The control unit is operable to determine the wheelchair is performing the turning motion based on the turning signal, and automatically adjust a tilt angle of the seat with the first leg actuator and the second leg actuator to lean a user of the wheelchair into the turning motion.
US12156836B1
A frame is carried upon wheels and also includes separate legs, with the wheels and legs movable vertically relative to each other so that the cart can rest upon the wheels or upon the legs. The cart includes multiple compartments, at least some of which feature secure access locks to limit access to authorized individuals. The compartments can be for storage or general items or for items which require a particular environment to be maintained. A display, preferably as part of a tablet, provides a video display for a user and also preferably provides at least one interface for controlling compartments, accessories and movement of the cart. Accessories can include medical functional equipment and aesthetic environment augmenting equipment. A power supply including a rechargeable battery is included with the cart, which in one embodiment can power the wheels for movement of the cart, such as between preset use locations.
US12156834B2
Ophthalmic treatment systems and methods of using the systems are disclosed. The ophthalmic treatment systems include (a) a light source device; (b) at least one optical treatment head operatively coupled to the light source device, comprising a light source array, and providing at least one treatment light; and (c) a light control device, which (i) provides patterned or discontinuous treatment light projection onto an eye (e.g., the cornea and/or sclera of an eye); or (ii) adjusts intensity of part or all of the light source array, providing adjusted intensity treatment light projection onto an eye (e.g., the cornea and/or sclera of an eye). The at least one treatment light promotes corneal and/or scleral collagen cross-linking.
US12156817B2
Stand-alone interbody fusion devices for engagement between adjacent vertebrae. The stand-alone interbody fusion devices may include frames and one or more endplates coupled to the frame. The frame may be configured and designed to provide the apertures which are designed to retain bone fasteners, such as screws or anchors, and secure the implant to the adjacent vertebrae.
US12156809B2
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, and leaflets attached to the cuff between a first location and a second location distal to the first location in a flow direction. The stent may include struts shaped to form a plurality of cells connected to one another in annular rows around the stent. The cuff may have top and bottom edges and may occupy a first group of the cells, such that cells above the top edge are open cells at least partially devoid of the cuff. The cuff may have a landing zone extending at least one-third of a length of the stent in the flow direction between the bottom edge of the cuff and a proximal end of a most proximal cell of the open cells when the stent is in an expanded use condition.
US12156801B2
A method, apparatus, and system for balancing a patient's knee joint during an orthopaedic surgical procedure includes measuring a conductance of a medial collateral ligament and a lateral collateral ligament of the patient's knee joint and balancing the tension of the medial and lateral collateral ligaments based on the measured conductance. The tension of the medial and lateral collateral ligaments may be balanced by reducing a difference between the measured conductance.
US12156798B2
Provided is an absorbent article that has an excellent capability of quickly absorbing a large amount of urine and the like, while preventing loss of the absorbing polymers to the outside of the absorbent article where the absorbent article comprises a first nonwoven fabric and a second nonwoven fabric between which a water-absorbing polymer group is placed, in which the surface of the first nonwoven fabric on the side of the water-absorbing polymer group has openings.
US12156797B2
The absorbent article includes a topsheet having a body contacting surface, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core has a first absorbent core having a first area and a second area, wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are vertically arranged, wherein the second absorbent core at least partially covers the second area of the first absorbent core, and wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core have different compositions.
US12156796B2
The present invention relates to the field of hygiene appliances, in particular to a means for reducing soiling of the skin of a wearer upon defecation. In particular, it relates to a hygiene article comprising a skin protection sheet that comprises a discontinuity as a faeces passageway, such as an opening or a slit. In use, the sheet and the discontinuity are urged towards the anus by a pull means and spread open by a spreading means, such that faeces can pass through the discontinuity but are separated from the skin of the wearer elsewhere.
US12156795B2
A substantially cylindrical, or tubular, garment structure can be provided using a three-dimensional or circular knitting machine, using a mold, or using an additive manufacturing process. A unit segment of the garment structure can include two waistband regions at opposite end faces of the cylindrical garment structure, and each of the waistband regions can correspond to a different one of two nested articles. Each of the two nested articles can be converted into a separate and distinct brief-style absorbent underwear assembly. In an example, a waistband region and body panel region of an absorbent underwear product can be formed using the same knitted material in a continuous, three-dimensional knitting process.
US12156794B2
Pants (diaper) for urine or feces capable of disposing of urine or feces several times in a sanitary condition are disclosed. The pants include a front side, a back side, and a connection side configured to connect the front side to the back side. The back side has a hip section corresponding to a hip of a user, a first expansion section and a hip support are sequentially disposed on an internal surface of the hip section, the hip support is lifted according as the first expansion section expands to rise the hip of the user, a space for collecting the urine or the feces is formed between the hip section and the connection side in response to the lifting of the hip.
US12156789B2
In one embodiment, an array of packages may comprise three or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles. The Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of a second absorbent article may be equal to or less than a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of a first absorbent article. And the Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of a third absorbent article may be equal to or less than a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of a second absorbent article. And, an Array Average Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of first and second packages of the array may be from about 1.1 to about 0.3. Further, an Array Average Product-Hip-to-Side Silhouette may be from about 1.0 to about 1.7
US12156783B2
The present disclosure discloses an implant packaging bottle, which includes a bottle body; a bottle cap, wherein the bottle cap has a bottle cap body detachably connected with one end of the bottle body and an implant support frame configured to extend into the bottle body; an electrified base, which is provided at the other end of the bottle body; an implant bracket detachably connected to the implant support frame, wherein the implant can be installed on the implant bracket; and an ultraviolet light source configured to be provided in the bottle body, wherein the ultraviolet light source is electrically connected to the electrified base, and a plurality of ultraviolet light sources are provided; and when the implant support frame is extended into the bottle body, a plurality of ultraviolet light sources are provided around the implant on the implant bracket.
US12156780B2
A screw-type endosseous dental implant includes, near the top on its external surface, a ridge projecting laterally and an internally-threaded shaft with a lead-in, beveled opening, an internal wrench-engaging surface located below the lead-in, beveled opening and below the internal wrench-engaging surface and above the internal threads, an internal undercut/groove creating a chamber formed to receive a snap attachment for retention of an over-denture.
US12156776B1
A do-it-yourself dental cosmetic system and method, enabling users to create a temporary dental cosmetic effect. In some embodiments, a kit including a dental cosmetic composition is provided for creating a cosmetic effect on a tooth surface; the user is instructed to mold, smear, or contour the composition, which is adapted to harden onto the tooth surface to create the cosmetic effect. After limited use (e.g., hours rather than days), the user removes the composition from the tooth surface. In some embodiments, a kit includes the composition and instructions for receiving disposable veneers adapted to removably adhere to the tooth with the composition. The service provider receives dental data from the user and creates the disposable veneers based on the data. Instructions are provided to the user for applying the disposable veneers with the composition, and adhering the disposable veneers, each to one tooth, to create a dental cosmetic effect.
US12156768B2
Exemplary head stabilization devices or head fixation devices (HFDs) include a central head support for providing subjacent support to a head of a patient, and multiple lateral head supports for providing lateral support to the head of the patient. The central head support includes a cushion with one or more chambers that are fillable with a material. Similarly, the lateral head supports include respective pads with chambers that are fillable with a material. In some instances, the cushion and the pads used with the HFDs can include ports that permit pressure control by way of controlling a fluid volume within specific chambers of the cushion and/or pads.
US12156761B1
The systems and methods perform Bayesian anatomically-driven, artificial-intelligence based intracardiac echocardiography object detection and prediction. The system proposes hypotheses for what features and objects are in view based on prior knowledge informed by previously acquired or generated models. During a cardiac interventional procedure, the system uses a per-frame object identification artificial intelligence (AI); the gathered data is analyzed within a Bayesian framework to create updated posterior prediction(s) of what feature(s) may be predicted (with a computed confidence level) to be in view and their respective location(s). Inferences that pass an accept/reject threshold for object identification and meet minimum threshold settings for temporal stability and spatial location are used to display labels and boundaries. The system predicts what features and objects are in-frame, where out-of-frame objects/features may be located, and how to navigate to them.
US12156759B2
The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters.
US12156754B2
A radiation shield assembly is described, configured to block radiation emanating from a radiation source from reaching a user. Two shields are supported by a support arm, and are configured to rotate and translate relative to one another about the support arm's longitudinal axis. This allows the shield to be easily configured and reconfigured as necessary to visualize various parts of a patient's body via radiography.
US12156749B2
A method including receiving input indicative of a parameter related to an operating environment of an implantable portion of a prosthesis and adjusting an adjustable system of the prosthesis based on the received input.
US12156748B1
A wirelessly powered implantable stimulator device includes one or more antenna configured to receive an input signal non-inductively from an external antenna, the input signal containing (i) electrical energy to operate the implantable stimulator device and (ii) configuration data according to which a pulse-density modulation (PDM) encoded stimulus waveform signal is retrieved to synthesize a desired stimulation waveform; a circuit coupled to the one or more antenna; and one or more electrodes coupled to the circuit and configured to apply the desired stimulation waveform to neural tissue, wherein the circuit is configured to: rectify the input signal received at the one or more antennas non-inductively; extract the electrical energy and the configuration data from the input signal; and in accordance with the extracted configuration data, retrieve the pulse-density modulation (PDM) signal to synthesize the desired stimulation waveform therefrom.
US12156745B2
A method of detecting hypertension in a patient having an implantable blood pump, the method includes operating the implantable blood pump at a first pump set speed during a first period of time. A first flow rate minimum during a cardiac cycle of the patient is measured during the first period of time. The first pump set speed is reduced by at least 200 rpm during a second period of time after the first period of time to a second pump set speed, the second period of time being less than the first period of time. A second flow rate minimum is measured during a cardiac cycle during the second period of time. If the second flow rate minimum decreases during the second period of time at the second pump set speed by more than a predetermined amount, an alert is generated indicating a presence of hypertension.
US12156740B2
Provided is a transparent orthodontic appliance remote monitoring system that includes a clear aligner worn on teeth for orthodontic treatment; a contact sensor module installed inside the clear aligner to detect wearing of the clear aligner on teeth through contact therewith; a user terminal that receives a signal from the contact sensor module and calculates a wearing time of the clear aligner from the received signal using an application; and a server computer for sharing information calculated in the user terminal to a clinic in charge, wherein the clear aligner has a tooth insertion groove into which the teeth are inserted, wherein a mounting groove for mounting the contact sensor module is formed on an inner surface of the tooth insertion groove, wherein the mounting groove is formed to correspond to a tooth of the teeth with the least displacement between before and after the orthodontic treatment.
US12156730B2
A notification system is provided that provides notification of patient events such as movement and/or incontinence. The notification system provides for a plurality of different pressure sensor pads as well as an incontinence pad to be used in association with a single monitor.
US12156729B2
A human body detection device including line-shaped piezoelectric substrates respectively provided in each of a plurality of regions in a plate material intersecting a direction of pressure received from a human body, and provided such that an axial direction of each of the piezoelectric substrates runs along the plate material so as to detect pressure applied in a radial direction of the piezoelectric substrate, memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to be capable of detecting an output signal from each of the piezoelectric substrates.
US12156727B2
Provided is a cough recognition method and device, which can detect cough sounds from an audio signal, and not only can detect coughs but also can track the location at which the cough sounds are generated by calculating the location of a sound source.
US12156712B2
The disclosure discloses a universal robot for interventional angiographic surgery and interventional therapeutic surgery. The robot meets the needs of both angiographic surgery and therapeutic surgery, which facilitates the clinical use. The robot is universal for both angiographic surgery and interventional therapeutic surgery, with advantages of simple structure, good stability, modular structure design, and so on, which is suitable for operation environment. By measuring the push and pull force of the micro force sensor at the driving end, the change of the axial friction force of the guide wire is judged, which gives the doctor timely reminder and protects the safety of patients. According to the feedback value of the high precision load cell at the driven end, the clamping degree of the guide wire is adjusted at any time to ensure there is no slipping phenomenon, which meets the needs of vascular interventional surgery.
US12156710B2
The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures.
US12156701B2
A system includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to compute multiple forecasted local activation times (LATs) at different respective locations on cardiac tissue of a subject, by simulating a propagation of a physiological activation potential along the cardiac tissue with a particular portion of the cardiac tissue, which is currently conductive, being non-conductive. The processor is further configured to generate, based on the forecasted LATs, a forecasted electroanatomical map representing a forecasted state of the cardiac tissue following an ablation of the particular portion of the cardiac tissue, and to display the forecasted electroanatomical map on the display. Other embodiments are also described.
US12156700B2
A method for utilizing robotic surgical data for providing surgical training is disclosed. The method includes collecting, by a computing device, data related to a surgical procedure from one or more components of a computer-assisted surgical system. At least one of the one or more components is a robotically controlled surgical device. A graphical depiction representative of the surgical procedure is generated based on the collected data from the one or more components of the computer-assisted surgical system and one or more images providing a visual depiction of a patient's anatomy. A graphical user interface is output to a display device. The graphical user interface includes the graphical depiction of the surgical procedure and the collected data from the one or more components of the computer-assisted surgical system, to provide surgical training.
US12156694B2
The present disclosure provides catheters for electroporation systems. One catheter includes a plurality of catheter electrodes disposed along a portion of a distal end of the electroporation catheter. The plurality of catheter electrodes includes a plurality of first type catheter electrodes adapted for use with an electroporation generator during an electroporation procedure and a plurality of second type catheter electrodes adapted for use with an electroporation generator during an electroporation procedure and for use with a diagnostic subsystem. The plurality of first type catheter electrodes is positioned at a distal end of the electroporation catheter. Each second type catheter electrode is adjacent another second type catheter electrode.
US12156691B2
An electrosurgical instrument includes an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members. At least one of the first or second jaw members is movable about a pivot relative to the other from a spaced-apart position to an approximated position to grasp tissue between first and second opposed surfaces of the first and second jaw members, respectively. The electrosurgical instrument further includes an interface configured to provide a feedback related to a size of tissue grasped by the first and second jaw members. At least one of the first or second jaw members includes a touch sensor configured to sense a touch span where the tissue touches the at least one of the first or second opposed surfaces. The end effector assembly further includes an angle sensor configured to sense an angle α about the pivot between the first and second opposed surfaces.
US12156690B2
Disclosed is a multifunctional medical device, apparatus or system that is capable of performing a surgical procedure or operation and also capable of removing or reducing smoke particles generated by the surgical procedure or operation on a subject, the apparatus comprising a plurality of electrodes, two of which are configured to be in electrical communication with or being electrically connectable to opposite poles of a source of high voltage dc electricity to ionize, and remove or reduce smoke particles, and at least one of which is also configured to be part of a RF circuit to perform a surgical procedure or operation such as tissue cutting, cauterization, tissue sealing or coagulating at a surgical site on the subject. Also disclosed is a method of employing the above disclosed device, apparatus or system or variations thereof to perform a surgical procedure or operation at a surgical site and to remove or reduce smoke particles generated during the surgical procedure or operation.
US12156683B2
A bone implant system may include a plurality of bone anchors, a superior rod attachable to a superior portion of a bone via the bone anchors, and an inferior rod attachable to an inferior portion of the bone via the bone anchors. The superior rod may have a superior end, and the inferior rod may have an inferior end. The superior rod may telescopically engage the inferior rod such that a cavity is present within at least one of the superior rod and the inferior rod and such that a length of the combined superior and inferior rods, measured between the superior end and the inferior end, is adjustable. The cavity may contain a micropump and a chamber. The micropump may be configured to expel fluid into the chamber to urge the length to increase.
US12156678B2
A jointed rod assembly for use in a spinal fixation construct involves a caudal rod portion connectable to an adjustment mechanism, and a cranial rod portion connectable to the adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate the caudal and cranial rod portions relative to one another about a joint axis that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the caudal and cranial rod portions. The caudal and cranial rod portions may be dimensioned to be compatible with other pieces of hardware commonly used for spinal fixation, such as bone anchors (e.g., pedicle screws), occipital plates, reducers, and others. The caudal and cranial rod portions are composed of a strong, rigid, non-absorbable, biocompatible material. The jointed rod assembly may be advantageously used in spinal fixation systems and methods of spinal fixation.
US12156673B2
A surgical instrument includes a handpiece including a housing and a motor disposed in the housing. An end effector assembly is operably coupled to the handpiece. The motor actuates the end effector assembly. A temperature measurement assembly is in the housing. The temperature measurement assembly measures a temperature of the motor. The temperature measurement assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including an orifice extending through the PCB. An infrared (IR) sensor is on the PCB. The IR sensor transmits IR light to a temperature measurement location of the motor through the orifice of the PCB. The IR sensor detects IR light reflected from the temperature measurement location of the motor to determine a temperature of the temperature measurement location of the motor.
US12156665B2
A method of removing a thrombus including providing an aspiration catheter having an aspiration lumen and a supply lumen, providing a cassette configured to be connected to the supply lumen of the aspiration catheter, the cassette comprising a piston, and providing a pump base configured to receive the cassette in a movable engagement. The method also includes inserting the aspiration catheter into the vasculature of a patient, advancing the aspiration catheter to a region of interest, and operating the pump base to provide the fluid to the supply lumen of the aspiration catheter.
US12156657B2
A surgical drill for use with a drill bit. The drill includes a handpiece with a motor and a brake mechanism. The brake mechanism is a sliding rack adjacent a first end and a second end with a stop adjacent the drill bit. An actuator is mounted to the handpiece and a plunger is coupled to the actuator. A sensor asserts a signal when the drill bit penetrates bone. When the sensor asserts the signal indicting the drill bit penetrated bone, the actuator moves the plunger into engagement with the rack to prevent further insertion of the drill bit.
US12156656B2
A stapling assembly comprising a cartridge body, a plurality of staples, a plurality of first staple drivers, and a second staple driver is disclosed. The cartridge body comprises a longitudinal slot defining a longitudinal slot axis and a plurality of staple cavities defined in the cartridge body. The plurality of staples comprises a first row of staples, a second row of staples, and a third row of staples. Each first staple driver of the plurality of first staple drivers comprises a first staple support, a second staple support, and a third staple support configured to eject a staple from the first, second, and third rows of staples, respectively. The second staple driver is configured to eject only two staples of the plurality of staples and comprises a fourth staple support and a fifth staple support, each configured to eject a staple of the only two staples.
US12156654B2
A surgical instrument, such as a tissue sealing instrument, is provided with an end effector having first and second movable jaws that define a gap therebetween in the closed position for clamping, sealing and/or stapling tissue. The jaws are movable relative to each other in the closed position to reduce a thickness of least one portion of this gap. This configuration allows the jaws to be moved closer together to reduce the overall size of the instrument when, for example, the instrument is introduced and retracted through an opening in the patient, or maneuvered within a body cavity. The surgical instrument may also have multiple settings for use with different staple cartridges, while still maintaining a fixed dimension between the two jaws for clamping, stapling and/or sealing tissue, providing a more adaptable surgical instrument that allows the surgeon to use different staple cartridges without having to change surgical instruments.
US12156653B2
A surgical instrument system comprising a motor, an end effector, a main control circuit, and a motor control circuit is disclosed. The end effector is actuatable by the motor to perform a tissue treatment function. The main control circuit comprises a processor and a memory. The motor control circuit is electrically coupled to the motor and the main control circuit, and the motor control circuit is configured to receive a motor activation signal from the main control circuit, activate the motor based on the received motor activation signal, receive a feedback signal associated with the motor during actuation of the motor, determine a motor control parameter based on the feedback signal, and control a current delivered to the motor based on the motor control parameter and a predetermined magnitude of current.
US12156649B2
A soft suture anchor construct is provided for placement in or against tissue or bone. The anchor includes an all-suture anchor having two ends positioned in a first direction in a pre-deployment configuration. In a deployed configuration, the two ends are positioned in a second direction different from the first direction. The suture anchor construct also includes a filament passing through the anchor at a plurality of passing locations, where the filament changes direction at least once along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the anchor and forms at least one slack line. In the pre-deployment configuration, the filament extends a first length between adjacent passing locations, and in the deployed configuration, the filament extends a second length between adjacent passing locations. The second length is shorter than the first length. The suture anchor construct may be deployed in a bone hole with an inserter, anchor driver, or other deployment device.
US12156646B2
The present invention provides a compression and distraction shaft assembly used to apply compression and distraction to bones including vertebrae. Shaft A assembly and shaft B assembly are attached together via a polyaxial fulcrum. The polyaxial fulcrum allows all rotational degrees of freedom between shaft A assembly and shaft B assembly. Such fulcrum, during compression and distraction, does not impart ancillary stresses or motion to vertebrae. An hourglass-shaped bore for engaging pliers is formed in approximately middle of both the shaft A assembly and the shaft B assembly. Distraction pliers having cylindrical tips are used to apply distraction to vertebrae. Once handles are pressed to impart an appropriate amount of distraction to the vertebrae, they are locked in this position. Compression pliers having cylindrical tips are used to apply compression to vertebrae. Once handles are pressed to impart an appropriate amount of compression to the vertebrae, they are locked in this position.
US12156645B2
An ultrasonic aspirator includes a body, an aspirator wand extending from the body, a shield to cover the aspirator wand, a removable headpiece removably attached to the aspirator wand, and a guard extending past an end of the headpiece in a direction distal to the body, the aspirator also includes a generator or a detector to generate or detect electrical pulses, light sources, endoscopy, modified body angles, image navigation integration for improved visualization and optimization of the surgical field.
US12156635B2
To improve the imaging while simultaneously simplifying the manufacturing of a rigid endoscope (2), an inversion system (1) is used as a relay optical unit for the image transfer from an objective (3) to a proximally arranged camera unit (4) of the endoscope (2). The inversion system has an odd number of a first type A of rod lenses (7) and an even number of a second type B of rod lenses (7), which are each arranged on half of the inversion system (1) with respect to a center plane (9) of the inversion system (1).
US12156629B2
A cleaning apparatus for use by hand and/or with a robotic device includes a nozzle that expels fluid, air or liquid, out of an open end of a housing of the cleaning apparatus. Simultaneously, a vacuum device is suctioning debris through the housing and into a vacuum port. The simultaneous use of suction and expelled fluid through a single apparatus generates turbulent airflow and effectively loosens and removes debris attached to surfaces without the need for the housing to contact the surfaces.
US12156628B2
A surface cleaning apparatus is provided. The surface cleaning apparatus includes a dirt inlet, a rotatable brushing member, and a brush motor drivingly connected to the rotatable brushing member. The brush motor includes a plurality of field coils, a first motor sub-unit, a second motor sub-unit, and a motor controller. The first motor sub-unit includes a first rotor portion, a first stator portion, and a first field coil. The second motor sub-unit includes a second rotor portion, a second stator portion, and a second field coil. The first and second rotor portions are rotatable about a motor axis and are drivingly connected to the brushing member. The second motor sub-unit is axially spaced along the motor axis from the first motor sub-unit. The motor controller is operable to direct electric current through the plurality of field coils generating magnetic fields and driving rotation of the rotor portions.
US12156624B2
A heating system for heating a target fluid may include an intermediate liquid circulation path for holding an intermediate liquid and a target fluid flow path for conveying the target fluid, where the target fluid flow path and the circulation path are separate from one another but thermally communicate with one another via a heat exchanger. The intermediate liquid may be heated by a heater and circulated in the intermediate liquid circulation path by a pump. A ratio of the maximum heat output of the heater to the volume of the intermediate liquid circulation path may be at least about 5 Watts/cm3. The thermal mass of the intermediate liquid may be 0.3 times the thermal mass of the target fluid or less. The heating system may be utilized in a washing appliance such as a dishwasher, where the target fluid is the wash water used in such appliance.
US12156622B2
The present invention relates to a base station for a cleaning robot to park in, where the cleaning robot includes a wiping board, and a flexible wiping member replaceably butts the wiping board to form a wiping surface to wipe a working surface on which the cleaning robot walks, where the base station includes: a storage module, configured to store a continuous wiping base material; and a feeding module, configured to drive a free end of the wiping base material to be conveyed to a cutting position, to cause the free end to be cut from the wiping base material to form the wiping member. The present invention has the following beneficial effects: After returning to the base station, the cleaning robot may automatically mount a wiping member without intervention by a user.
US12156618B2
The present disclosure discloses a bidet, comprising: a seat ring comprising a rear portion; an accommodating tank disposed at the rear portion of the seat ring and comprising a front side tank wall, wherein at least one tank wall through hole is disposed on the front side tank wall of the accommodating tank; a liquid reservoir configured to store disinfectant and disposed in the accommodating tank; and at least one atomizing nozzle disposed in the accommodating tank and comprising a liquid inlet end communicated with the liquid reservoir and a liquid outlet end communicated with the at least one tank wall through hole. The present disclosure also discloses a toilet cover plate comprising a seat cover and the bidet and discloses an intelligent toilet comprising a controller; a toilet body; and the toilet cover plate.
US12156613B2
The present invention relates to exothermically heated and portable heater tray assemblies, systems, their use, including related methods of manufacture and kits. In addition, mobile applications utilized in conjunction with the heater tray assemblies and systems contemplated herein.
US12156609B2
A beverage forming method and system arranged to allow a user to change one or more brew parameters used by a beverage machine control circuit to perform automatic control during a beverage dispensing operation. For example, a user can adjust a volume of a beverage to be dispensed while the beverage is being dispensed in the user's cup, and the control circuit will adjust automatic control of the dispensing process based on the adjusted volume from the user.
US12156607B2
An inlet arrangement of a beverage forming apparatus is provided, where the inlet arrangement is configured to deliver liquid to a beverage cartridge. The inlet arrangement includes a central inlet port and a plurality of inlet ports arranged around the central inlet port. The beverage forming apparatus has the ability to implement different dispensing operations in which dispensing occurs through selectable subsets of the inlet ports. A gasket arrangement may be used with the inlet arrangement.
US12156604B2
A portable mat capable of blocking air convection and temperature radiation is disclosed. The portable mat is an inflatable mat, and includes a first outer covering layer and a second outer covering layer that are connected by a plurality of connecting members each in the form of a thin and light ring. Side pieces of the connecting members each have different widths according to high and low positions. A plurality of blocking layers of a blocking unit is fitted on the connecting members. The block layers have openings with different widths. The openings of the blocking layers are different in size corresponding to the different widths of the connecting member, so that the blocking layers are positioned at different heights to form a plurality of spaced space inside the mate, thereby blocking air convection and reducing temperature radiation.
US12156599B2
A weekender style display and related methods are provided. The display transforms from a knockdown configuration to an erected configuration. The display includes shelf members that are supported at the front, back, and at each side.
US12156598B1
The utility model discloses a multifunctional learning tower, belonging to the technical field of kids furniture, comprising a bearing component, wherein a writing component for learning is mounted at the upper end of the bearing component; the writing component comprises a second table plate, a second connecting frame, an anti-fall bar, mounting holes, a whiteboard and a round hole; and a connecting component for connecting the bearing component and the writing component is mounted at the lower end of the writing component. In the mode above, the utility model is capable of cultivating the learning interest of children, and also developing hobbies of children, and is multi-purpose since the utility model can be turned into a desk, thus saving resources and space. A mounting mode of buckle is not used, but a threaded connecting rod for rotational mounting is adopted instead, being firm and durable with no risk of scratching children.
US12156590B1
An organizer for materials including liturgical materials, and in particular for an Ordo, the organizer having a base, a back, and a front panel, the back and front panel being angularly disposed in rearward positions relative to the base to define a space between the front panel and back, the front panel being made from transparent material. The item held between the front panel and back is supported on the base. The transparency of the front panel allows the text or contents of a book or other material to be read through the panel. The base includes grooves configured to receive the edges of the first panel and back. The base includes a support area in front of the front panel for holding an item. The holder device may be provided to be assembled and disassembled by insertion and removal of the panel and back in the respective grooves.
US12156580B2
A dispenser includes a housing having an inner volume and a push cup movable within the inner volume of the housing. A sleeve is arranged within the inner volume at a position between the cap and the push cup.
US12156576B1
A luggage assembly with a selectively illuminating light including a luggage body, a handle defining an opening for a user to grasp and surround a portion of the handle thereon, a light housing with a light disposed therein and coupled to a receiver, wherein the light housing and the receiver are coupled to the front surface of the luggage body. Additionally, the assembly includes a handheld remote assembly with a handheld housing, a battery source disposed within the handheld housing, a transmitter coupled to the handheld housing, and a first button disposed on the front surface of the handheld housing, electrically couplable to the battery source, and operably configured to be selectively depressed to selectively emit a signal to the receiver coupled to the light housing on the front surface of the luggage body and emit a light therefrom.
US12156568B2
Disclosed are shoes including a body having a foot insertion space into which user's foot is inserted, an air passage portion protruding from a front of the body to the outside and extending in a direction in which the body extends, and a foot support portion located in a width direction of the air passage portion. In addition, shoes according to another feature includes a first body portion in which a portion of a front foot portion of a wearer is positioned, a second body portion connected to the first body portion and in which the other remaining portion of the front foot portion, a middle foot portion, and a rear foot portion of the wearer are positioned, a cover seamlessly connected to the second body portion and protruding in an outward direction from both edge portions, at least one protrusion protruding from an inner surface of the cover and extending in a direction in which the second body portion extends, wherein a protruding thickness of each protrusion decreases from an upper portion toward the first body portion.
US12156565B2
The present disclosure relates to a variable helmet that can be unfolded flat and carried or kept when not in use. A configuration of the variable helmet is characterized by including a protective pad in which a plurality of unit pads are planarly coupled like a mosaic so that the protective pad is in a hemispherical shape to cover and protect a head of a wearer and is able to be unfolded flat like a plate, the protective pad having unevenness portions provided in a sawtooth shape at both ends thereof; both-end fixing means allowing the unit pads to have a hemispherical shape by tightening the both ends of the protective pad; and a chin strap allowing the protective pad to be fixed in a state in which the protective pad is covered on the head.
US12156563B2
A headgear includes a pair of noise reduction components. Each noise reduction component is configured to fit over and/or at least partially inside respective ears of a user of the headgear. The pair of noise reduction components are coupled to a first strap. The first strap is configured to retain the pair of noise-reduction components in contact with the ears of the user. Each noise reduction component of the pair of noise reduction components includes a laminated structure that includes at least one sound-reflecting layer, and at least one sound-absorbing layer that is arranged to be closer to the ear of the user than the at least one sound-reflecting layer.
US12156549B2
The present invention improves upon contemporary shorts with integrated liners by providing a short with liner, the liner being affixed to the waistband of the short along a majority of the circumference of the short. A detached, dropped section along the front of the liner, has stretchable waistband that allows a user to enlarge the opening of the detached area.
US12156543B2
A vaporization device includes a vaporizer body including a vaporizable material insert receptacle configured to receive a vaporizable material insert including vaporizable material. The vaporizable material insert can include an airflow pathway and an airflow control feature at least partly made out of vaporizable material. Various embodiments of the airflow control feature are described that include one or more features for controlling an amount of heat transferred from heated airflow traveling along the airflow pathway and the vaporizable material of the airflow control feature. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
US12156541B2
A microfluidic dispensing device has a plurality of chambers arranged in sequence, each having an inlet receiving a liquid to be dispensed and a nozzle for emitting a drop of liquid. An actuator in each chamber receives an actuation quantity and causes a drop of liquid to be emitted by the nozzle of the respective chamber. A drop emission detection element in each chamber generates an actuation command upon detecting the emission of a drop of liquid. A sequential activation electric circuit includes a plurality of sequential activation elements, one for each chamber, each coupled to the drop emission detection element of the respective chamber and to an actuator associated with a subsequent chamber in the sequence of chambers. Each sequential activation element receives the actuation command from the drop emission detection element associated with the respective chamber and activates the actuator associated with the subsequent chamber in the sequence of chambers.
US12156536B2
A vaporizer device may include a controller and a heater control circuitry. The controller may generate, based at least on a temperature of a heating coil in a cartridge coupled with the vaporizer device, an output signal for controlling a discharge of a battery of the vaporizer device. The battery may be discharged to the heating coil to increase the temperature of the heating coil and cause a vaporization of a vaporizable material contained in the cartridge. The heater control circuitry may determine the temperature of the heating coil. The heater control circuitry may further control, based on the output signal from the controller, the discharge of the battery to the heating coil. The heater control circuitry may be powered by a voltage rail coupled to a voltage regulator configured to regulate an output voltage of the battery.
US12156526B2
The present disclosure pertains to shortening blend compositions comprising a first oil, a second oil, and an emulsifier. The disclosed shortening blend compositions can comprise a first oil with an oleic acid content of about 50% or more and a saturated fatty acid content of about 35% or less; a second oil with an oleic acid content of about 75% or more and a saturated fatty acid content of about 20% or less; wherein the first oil and the second oil are derived from different sources; and an emulsifier. Also disclosed are methods of making the disclosed shortening blends and food products comprising a disclosed shortening blend. 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.
US12156508B2
A pulley system for enabling an object attached to a line to pass around a rotating pulley at least partially enclosed by a housing, without causing the object to encounter interference from the housing structure as the object passages through. An inward beveled edge of the housing structure may act to guide the line into the pulley groove. An object passthrough window for allowing the object to pass around the pulley while the pulley is rotating, without encumbrance of the object, may comprise a substantially solid, or continuous, inner surface formed of the inward beveled edge and the pulley groove. An exemplary use of the pulley system is in drive or transfer pulleys, or both, in systems utilizing pulley arrangements: for example, in systems such as lure coursing systems that continuously loop a line having a lure attached, for the enjoyment of domesticated animals.
US12156507B2
A pet toy is shaped like a stylized animal and is generally disc shaped. The pet toy has one or more appendages such as feet which protrude outside of a generally circular perimeter formed by the pet toy body and cause the pet toy to jump and move irregularly when the pet toy is rolled along the ground, simulating an animal which is running along the ground. The pet toy provides increased mental and physical stimulation to an animal chasing the toy.
US12156496B2
A stump removal tool operable to sever a tree stump. The stump removal tool including an anchor fixedly couplable to the stump, and a cutting assembly adjustable between a closed position and an open position, and where the cutting assembly is removably couplable to the anchor.
US12161049B2
Disclosed is a digital chip-based digital driving method for a piezoelectric ceramic transformer, comprising the following steps: in a case where there is a variation in temperature and/or humidity, acquiring an output voltage of the piezoelectric ceramic transformer after rectification via a high voltage sampling circuit; sending the acquired output voltage signal to a single chip microprocessor DDS generator, comparing the acquired output voltage with a preset voltage by the single chip microprocessor DDS generator, and adjusting the frequency of the driving signal in a case where a difference between the acquired output voltage and the preset voltage exists; and adjusting a boost ratio of the piezoelectric ceramic transformer by the frequency of the driving signal, so as to output the preset voltage by the piezoelectric ceramic transformer.
US12161034B2
The present disclosure provides a display apparatus, a display panel of which includes a panel chip; a second bonding region of a main circuit board is provided with second display terminals coupled with first display terminals and second touch control terminals coupled with first touch control terminals; each of segment touch control lines includes a first segment coupled between one second touch control terminal and one main connector in a first region, and a second segment coupled between a touch control chip and one main connector in a second region; a third region and a fourth region of a jumper connection circuit board are bonded with the first region and the second region respectively; the segment touch control lines are in one-to-one correspondence with jumper connection lines, each jumper connection line is coupled between one jumper connector in the third region and one jumper connector in the fourth region.
US12161031B2
A display device includes a thin film transistor layer including a first interlayer insulation film, a first wiring layer, a second interlayer insulation film, a second wiring layer, a third interlayer insulation film, a third wiring layer, a first planarization film, a fourth wiring layer, and a second planarization film; and a first damming wall in a frame area separated from the first and second planarization film in a display area by a first slit. There is provided a fourth interlayer insulation film between the third and fourth wiring layer. The fourth interlayer insulation film covers an edge of either one or both of a first frame line and a second frame line as the third wiring layer in a region where the first frame line is located opposite the second frame line in a plan view, the edge facing the display area and being exposed in the first slit.
US12161030B2
An embodiment provides a light emitting display device, including a display panel including a display area, wherein the display area of the display panel includes: a transparent display area; an intermediate display area that is disposed at one side or both sides of the transparent display area along a first direction and includes a pixel circuit part for a transparent display area; and a normal display area, and wherein the transparent display area includes: a first anode; and a transmission transistor that transmits an emission current outputted from the pixel circuit part for the transparent display area to the first anode.
US12161026B2
A touchscreen display device includes: a display; a flexible printed circuit; touch sensing electrodes connected to the flexible printed circuit; and a multi-functional ambient light sensor package mounted on the flexible printed circuit. The multi-functional ambient light sensor package includes: an ambient light sensor; transmitter and receiver circuitry connected to the touch sensing electrodes via the flexible printed circuit; and a controller configured to obtain capacitance information from the touch sensing electrodes and ambient light information from the ambient light sensor via a single chip. The multi-functional ambient light sensor package may be packaged as a wafer-level chip-scale package (WLCSP).
US12161012B2
A display apparatus includes: a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; a first conductive layer on the substrate in the peripheral area and including a first hole; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer and overlapping the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer including a second hole; a planarization layer extending from the display area to the peripheral area and including at least two organic insulating layers between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer; and a display element on the planarization layer in the display area, wherein a part of a portion of the second conductive layer except for the second hole is in contact with a part of a portion of the first conductive layer except for the first hole.
US12161009B2
Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device including one or more organic layers that include an emissive layer, a first electrode layer disposed over the one or more organic layers, a plurality of nanostructures formed as part of the first electrode layer, a substrate, a second electrode layer, where the second electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the one or more organic layers are disposed on the second electrode layer, and the first electrode layer including the plurality of nanostructures is disposed on the one or more organic layers and within the predetermined threshold distance of the emissive layer.
US12161005B2
A light emitting device including a first electrode and a second electrode each having a surface opposite the other, a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electronic auxiliary layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the second electrode, wherein the electron auxiliary layer includes metal oxide nanoparticles and an orthosilicate compound.
US12160997B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a memory cell including a magnetoresistance effect element, a switching element, and a resistance element connected in series. The resistance element has an asymmetric current-voltage characteristic, and when data is read from the memory cell, a first voltage in a reverse direction is applied to the resistance element, and a resistance value of the resistance element at a time when the first voltage is applied is greater than a resistance value of the resistance element at a time when a second voltage in a forward direction having an absolute value identical to an absolute value of the first voltage is applied.
US12160983B2
An electronic device and a support plate are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first housing, a display disposed within the first housing, a printed circuit board disposed within the first housing, a heat dissipation plate disposed to face the printed circuit board, at least one heat pipe disposed between the heat dissipation plate and the printed circuit board, the support plate disposed between the printed circuit board and the heat dissipation plate. The support plate includes a first portion disposed so as to contact with at least a part of the at least one heat pipe, and a second portion extending from the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the at least one heat pipe is disposed, the second portion coupled to at least a part of the heat dissipation plate.
US12160980B2
The application provides a power supply device comprising two input ports disposed at a front end of the power supply device; at least one fan disposed behind the two input ports and two isolated power supplies connected respectively to the corresponding one of the two input ports and disposed behind the two input ports and the at least one fan. Each of the isolated power supplies comprises a main power circuit having at least one module, and each module comprises a PCB and a magnetic element and/or switching devices. The at least one module includes an isolated circuit module comprises a transformer having windings formed by laying copper in the PCB and the magnetic core fixed on the PCB. And at least one fan is configured for heat dissipation of the at least one module.
US12160979B2
According to one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a first block and a second block, one or more springs provided between the first block and the second block, and a thermally conductive wrap extending from the first block to the second block, wherein the thermally conductive wrap is configured to conduct heat away from the first block. An assembly including a chassis, a receptacle, and the apparatus is also provided, as well as a method for operating the apparatus.
US12160977B2
A liquid cooled plate and an electronic computing device are provided. The liquid cooled plate includes multiple channels communicated in sequence, and adjacent channels are communicated via a communicating portion. Multiple partitions divide each of the channels to multiple flow passages, and a part of each of the partitions extends into the communicating portion, and lengths of the multiple partitions extending into the communicating portion gradually increases or decreases according to a preset rule. With this arrangement, the coolant can be collected and redistributed before entering the next channel, which is more conducive to the uniform distribution of the coolant, thereby improving the overall heat exchange capacity of the liquid cooled plate, and thus can better meet the actual usage requirements.
US12160976B2
This disclosure describes systems and methods for metal foam cooling of vehicle electronic. An example apparatus may include an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising an electronic component included within a housing. The example apparatus may also include a metal foam configured to dissipate heat produced by the electronic component and also configured to facilitate electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding for the electronic component. The example apparatus may also include an interface between the ECU and the metal foam, wherein the interface provides a connection between the ECU and metal foam to facilitate heat dissipation from the electronic component to a location outside of the housing.
US12160975B1
Rail assemblies on either side of a shelf each include a rail reciprocated to a slide adjustable from a rail-locking position to a post-locking position. The slide is configured to restrain the rail from reciprocating longitudinally relative to the slide, when the slide occupies a rail-locking position and the rail occupies a stowage position relative to the slide. The slide is configured to enable the rail to reciprocate longitudinally relative to the slide and to releasably secure a rack post, when the slide occupies the post-locking position.
US12160970B2
A cable harness for use in a backplane is provided. The cable harness includes a primary hybrid signal and power backplane connector having a primary housing. The primary housing includes a primary signal pair element and a primary power connector. The cable harness also includes a secondary hybrid signal and power backplane connector having a secondary housing. The secondary housing includes a secondary signal pair element and a secondary power connector. The primary hybrid signal and power backplane connector is connected with the secondary hybrid signal and power backplane connector with a signal cable. Each of the primary and secondary hybrid signal and power backplane connectors is electrically connected with a power supply unit each via a power cable.
US12160967B2
Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a support base, a support frame connected to the support base, a glass panel connected to the first support surface, and a display disposed within a cavity formed by the support frame, the support base, and the glass panel. The display is connected to the support frame. The support frame includes: a plurality of support bars, and a movable connection member disposed between each two support bars of the plurality of support bars and configured to connect the two support bars, wherein each of the support bar and the movable connection member is provided with a first support surface, and the movable connection member is configured to move between the two support bars to adjust a size of the support frame.
US12160946B2
A camera device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a printed circuit board, a heat radiation layer disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board, and an image sensor disposed on the heat radiation layer, a plurality of through-holes passing through the printed circuit board from the first surface to a second surface which is a surface opposite to the first surface are formed in the printed circuit board, and the plurality of through-holes are in contact with the heat radiation layer.
US12160944B2
Disclosed is a heating element for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The heating element is formed from heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field. First and second portions of the heating element have different respective thermal masses. Also disclosed is an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilise at least one component of the smokable material, the apparatus including such a heating element. Further disclosed is an article for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, wherein the article includes such a heating element.
US12160943B1
A vehicle lamp system and method with adjustable lights that are configurable and configured to display a variety of colors and blinking patterns. Moreover, the lamp comprises a mobile user interface that commands the lights wirelessly, receives light status from the physical lights, and displays and animates the lights in real time.
US12160937B2
Discussed is a surface type heating element which generates heat using electricity and a method of manufacturing the surface type heating element. The surface type heating element includes a NiCr alloy and has an adhesive strength of 3 N or more with respect to a substrate or an insulating layer and an electrical resistivity of 10−4 to 10−2 Ωcm, and thus it can be used even at a high operating temperature of 400° C. or more, suppresses the elution of the material itself, and has high fracture toughness, a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and heat resistance, resulting in improvement of the reliability and lifetime of the product.
US12160935B2
Disclosed herein are inventions for heating without combustion plant material or volatile compounds or oils in a disposable consumable such as a cartridge. The consumable upon insertion into a heating chamber or receivor is held in place and is restricted from rotation about its axis. The insertion may form indents or shaped portions of the consumable. It may have a case with a cartridge interface to receive the consumable into the heating system, a key guide, at least one heater element, an on/off switch, a battery, a temperature sensor; a controller in signal communication with the at least one heater element, battery, temperature sensor and the on/off switch.
US12160930B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a radio network node for handling transmission of data from a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The radio network node determines a delay value for a transmission of data from the wireless device based on a transmission type of data from the wireless device or a capability of the wireless device. The capability is related to a processing time for processing received data from the radio network node, or for processing data for transmission to the radio network node. The radio network node further transmits an indication, to the wireless device, which indication indicates the determined delay value.
US12160895B2
A user equipment (UE) executes a radio access method. The UE being an extended device type UE obtains, from a base station, connection indication information of a certain device type represented by device type related information of the extended device type UE, determines an initial access scheme based on the connection indication information, and performs an initial access procedure with the base station according to the initial access scheme.
US12160890B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network node may identify interference associated with a first direction on a resource. The first network node may transmit, to a second network node in a time window associated with the resource, an indication that the resource is restricted with regard to communications, by the second network node, in a second direction on the resource, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction. The first network node may communicate based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12160889B2
The disclosure provides an unlicensed band information transmission method, a terminal and a network device. The method includes: listening to a first transmission channel, where the first transmission channel adopts a first fixed frame period; and sending uplink information on the first transmission channel while detecting that the channel is idle.
US12160885B2
Prioritizing resource allocation for relay nodes that have higher bandwidth capabilities, such as 5G EN-DC, versus other relay nodes that do not have such capabilities. The bandwidth capability can be based on a channel bandwidth allocation for different relay nodes, with the assumption that 5G or higher relay nodes will be able to utilize higher bandwidth channels.
US12160879B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods may determine a transport block size using a number of resource elements for sidelink data. The number of resource elements for the sidelink data is calculated based at least on a reference second stage Sidelink Control Information (SCI) overhead. The reference second stage SCI overhead is calculated using the reference coding rate, the reference beta offset, the reference PSFCH symbol number, the alpha value, and the second stage SCI payload size.
US12160871B2
Disclosed is a method for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in order to enable communication over a plurality of cells in a mobile communication system, including acquiring a cell index for a cell, wherein the cell index is user equipment (UE)-specific and is informed based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling, monitoring a first PDCCH on a common search space that is for system information and is defined on a single cell for the plurality of cells, monitoring a second PDCCH on a dedicated search space defined for the cell, wherein the cell is one among the plurality of cells, and the dedicated search space is defined for each of the plurality of cells, respectively, and receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the cell based on the second PDCCH, wherein the cell index is associated with one downlink frequency configured by the RRC signaling.
US12160870B2
Provided are a method for determining an unavailable resource, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, a first resource corresponding to a first-type Synchronization Signal Block (SSB); and determining, by the terminal device, an unavailable resource for Remaining System Information (RMSI) based on the first resource and a second resource corresponding to the RMSI. The first-type SSB is an SSB transmitted on a non-Synchronization Signal (SS) raster. Based on the first resource corresponding to the first-type SSB and the second resource corresponding to the RMSI, the unavailable resource for the RMSI can be determined. This not only ensures that the RMSI resource mapping can be performed correctly, but also makes system scheduling more flexible. For example, a network device does not have to intentionally avoid collisions between the SSB and a PDCCH and a PDSCH of the RMSI in limited time-frequency resources.
US12160868B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit which is configured to acquire control information from a base station, and determine, on the basis of the control information, a plurality of initial positions of uplink configured grant time-domain resources of an unlicensed band which can be accessed by user equipment.
US12160865B2
The apparatus receives a PUCCH resource configuration associated with a PUCCH resource. The PUCCH resource configuration indicates at least one of a PUCCH resource repetition configuration or a PUCCH resource inter-slot frequency hopping configuration for the PUCCH resource that is independent of PUCCH formats. In addition, the apparatus transmits a PUCCH in the PUCCH resource based on the at least one of the PUCCH resource repetition configuration or the PUCCH resource inter-slot frequency hopping configuration configured in the PUCCH resource configuration. The received PUCCH resource configuration may override a PUCCH format configuration. The apparatus may receive a DCI indicating the PUCCH resource and/or a MAC-CE associated with the PUCCH resource configuration, and may transmit the PUCCH based on the received DCI/MAC-CE.
US12160863B2
Methods, systems, and devices for a wireless communication are described. A base station may control multiple parameters for sidelink communication configurations to be used by a user equipment (UE) for sidelink communications. The base station may determine the multiple parameters for sidelink communication configurations and configure multiple UEs for sidelink communication based on the determination. The multiple parameters may include a modulation and coding scheme, a redundancy version, a demodulation reference signal pattern or port, a transmit power control, a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) indicator, a cast type, a HARQ process number, a receiver UE identifier, or any combination thereof. The indication may be included in downlink control information.
US12160862B2
A generation-Node B (gNB) configured for unlicensed spectrum operation above 52.6 GHz in a fifth-generation new-radio (NR) system (5GS) may encode a parameter (e.g., ssb-PositionsInBurst) for transmission to a UE (e.g., in the SIB1 or UE specific RRC signalling). The parameter may indicate candidate positions of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) within a discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement timing configuration (DMTC) transmission window within slots of a system frame (SFN). During the DMTC window, the gNB may perform a LBT procedure on an unlicensed carrier of the unlicensed spectrum to determine if the unlicensed carrier is available. When the LBT is successful (i.e., the unlicensed carrier is available), the gNB may encode a discovery reference signal (DRS) for transmission on the unlicensed carrier. The DRS may include one or more of the SSBs transmitted during the candidate positions that fall within the DRS. The gNB may perform rate matching around the SSBs for a scheduled PDSCH based on the indicated parameter and transmit the rate-matched PDSCH.
US12160859B2
A method includes determining whether a first access point of a plurality of access points and a second access point of the plurality of access points should communicate simultaneously over a shared channel in a first network and in response to determining that one of the plurality of access points won contention of a transmission opportunity for the shared channel, dividing the transmission opportunity into a plurality of time slots. The method also includes scheduling transmissions of the first and second access points into the plurality of time slots according to the determination whether the first and second access points should communicate simultaneously over the shared channel and communicating, to the second access point and over a wired network or a second network different from the first network, an indication of whether the second access point should communicate during a first time slot of the plurality of time slots.
US12160856B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first node may transmit, to a second node on a beamformed link from the first node to the second node, a first signal, wherein the first node and the second node are associated with common timing; determine whether a second signal, based at least in part on the first signal, is received on a beamformed link from the second node to the first node; and transmit a third signal based at least in part on receiving the second signal or perform a sidelink beam failure recovery procedure based at least in part on determining that the second signal is not received. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12160855B2
A band sharing communication system in which there are an N-ary system and an N+1-ary system in descending order of priority of communication, the systems share frequency bands and allocation of a requested band of a terminal station of each system is performed, includes: occupied band setting means for setting an N-ary occupied band and an N+1-ary occupied band adjacent to the N-ary occupied band; band allocation means for allocating a vacant band of the N-ary occupied band with respect to a requested band of an N-ary terminal station and allocating a vacant band of the N+1-ary occupied band with respect to a requested band of an N+1-ary terminal station; and band transferring means for, when there is no vacant band in the N-ary occupied band with respect to the requested band of the N-ary terminal station, if a vacant band equivalent to the requested band is present in the N+1-ary occupied band such that the vacant band is adjacent to the N-ary occupied band, transferring the vacant band from the N+1-ary occupied band to the N-ary occupied band and allocating the vacant band to the N-ary terminal station, and if communication is being performed in a band in the N+1-ary occupied band which is adjacent to the N-ary occupied band and equivalent to the requested band, transferring a vacant band created by making a suspension request to the N+1-ary terminal station performing the communication from the N+1-ary occupied band to the N-ary occupied band and allocating the vacant band to the N-ary terminal station.
US12160849B2
Beam determination may be used in wireless communications, for example, in a beam failure recovery procedure. One or more parameters may be communicated and/or used to indicate an association between resources and a corresponding control resource set (CORESET) pool index of multiple CORESET pool indices. For each of the multiple CORESET pool indices, a reference signal associated with the CORESET pool index may be determined. Wireless communications may be performed by selecting a reference signal for each of the multiple CORESET pool indices, and resources associated with a corresponding CORESET pool index may be communicated based on the selected reference.
US12160846B2
Aspects presented herein may enable a base station to page a target UE in an idle mode via a relay UE. In one aspect, a first UE receives, from a base station, a paging relay request message including paging information for at least a second UE, each paging information including a UE identity for the second UE and a paging type. The first UE transmits a paging message from the first UE to the second UE over sidelink. In another aspect, a base station generates a paging relay request message including paging information for at least a second UE, the paging information indicating a UE ID for the second UE and a paging type. The base station transmits, to a first UE, the paging relay request message, the paging relay request message indicating a request for the first UE to relay paging information to the second UE over sidelink.
US12160836B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a dual connectivity configuration for a plurality of communication links, where at least one communication link of the plurality of communication links includes a sidelink. The UE may transmit a report based on an event associated with the sidelink. In some cases, the UE may determine the event associated with the sidelink based on identifying an activation of the at least one additional sidelink carrier, establishing a relay communication link between the UE and a relay network node, measuring a set of path loss values, determining a minimum path loss value of the measured set of path loss values, determining a backoff value for one or more sidelink carriers, or any combination thereof.
US12160827B2
A Wi-Fi chip is configured to operate in a power saving Wi-Fi mode in which the Wi-Fi chip repeatedly checks, at a first time interval, periodic DTIM beacons transmitted at a second time interval by a wireless access point of a Wi-Fi network, wherein the first time interval is longer than the second time interval. Upon receiving a standby message, the Wi-Fi chip, during a predefined time duration, operates in a standby mode in which the Wi-Fi chip checks at a third time interval periodic DTIM beacons transmitted by the wireless access point, wherein the third time interval is shorter than the first time interval.
US12160821B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for obtaining timing information and performing a time offset adjustment for target wake time (TWT) operations in a wireless network. The apparatuses include a first communication device comprising a transceiver and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit, during a target wake time (TWT) setup phase, a TWT element including a request for information on a traffic delay of a second communication device and receive the information on the traffic delay. The processor is configured to determine a time offset to adjust a start time of a next TWT interval based on the information on the traffic delay.
US12160819B2
Various embodiments herein disclose coordinating frequencies for an access point (AP). A corresponding method comprises evaluating a performance profile for the AP, the performance profile comprising a first part related to a first network generated by a first radio of the AP and a second part related to a second network generated by a second radio of the AP. The method also comprises selecting first channels on which the AP generates the first network based on the performance profile and spectral regrowth profiles for transmission power levels of the first radio. The method additionally comprises selecting second channels on which the AP generates the second network based at least in part on the performance profile and the spectral regrowth profiles. Furthermore, the method comprises enabling communications between a first set of devices on the first channels and enabling communications between a second set of devices on the second channels.
US12160812B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for a UE to determine a cell global identity (CGI) of a target cell.
US12160811B2
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for a containerized router operating within a cloud native orchestration framework. In an example, a virtualized cell site router comprises a computing device configured with a containerized router, the computing device comprising: a containerized virtual router configured to execute on the processing circuitry and configured to implement a data plane for the containerized router; a containerized routing protocol process configured to execute on the processing circuitry and configured to implement a control plane for the containerized router; and a pod comprising a containerized distributed unit, wherein the containerized routing protocol process is configured to advertise routing information comprising reachability information for the containerized distributed unit.
US12160806B2
Systems and methods provide solutions for provisioning vehicle-to-everything (V2X) policy and parameters to a user equipment (UE). A UE may generate a registration request to register with a wireless network. The registration request may include a first indication of a V2X policy provisioning request. The UE processes a message from a policy control function (PCF) including either a current V2X policy and corresponding parameters or a second indication that the PCF does not support V2X provisioning.
US12160803B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of configuring an integrated resource pool for use in an advanced wireless communication system such as 5G (the Fifth Generation) system. The method comprises configuring a first logical resource pool dedicated for V2X sidelink communication, or open loop communication, in sharing driving related application data including but not being limited to status data, sensor data, and intention data. Further, the method comprises configuring a second logical resource pool dedicated for V2X sidelink communication, or closed-loop communication, in sharing time-sensitive coordination data and/or exchanging time-sensitive coordination data in short distance grouping such as synchronised coordination driving and long distance grouping such as platooning. The method further comprises configuring one primary set of resources and one or more secondary sets of resources from the second logical resource pool for secured intra-platoon communications.
US12160802B1
Medical emergency detection, decision-making, and support are triggered based on location of the user, and protective health documents and other information supporting the user's desired health outcomes are notified and delivered for health care use. When the user's entry into a patient care facility is detected via geofencing or another method such as beacons, and an emergency state is auto detected and/or user declared, alert notifications are triggered. The user's emergency contact information, medical history and other relevant information may be shared with emergency care personnel. Also, the user's emergency contacts and others in the user's care circle may be notified and provided instant online access to the user's protective health documents and other content provided by the user. The access to content to entities and individuals can be based on permission rights the user has predetermined.
US12160797B2
A base station (10) according to an embodiment includes a data processing unit (101) and a wireless signal processing unit (103). The data processing unit (101) generates a MAC frame. The MAC frame includes input data and an identification bit (CB). The identification bit (CB) indicates that data is extended broadcast data. The wireless signal processing unit (103) converts the MAC frame into a wireless signal to distribute the wireless signal.
US12160792B2
Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. One embodiment involves pairing a client device with a wearable device, capturing a first client location fix at a first time using the first application and location circuitry of the client device. The client device then receives content from the wearable device, where the content is associated with a content capture time and location state data. The client device then updates a location based on the available data to reconcile the different sets of location data. In some embodiments, additional sensor data, such as data from an accelerometer, is used is used to determine which location data is more accurate for certain content.
US12160790B1
A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that utilizes a distance transformation vector constructed of a probability distribution function (PDF) and a distribution parameter ξ in the estimation process for precise and effective PDF estimation. The system includes a mobile wireless agent, a base station and a computing device interconnected over a wireless communication network. The wireless meter transmits sensory information to the computing device, where the sensory information is processed to estimate characteristics of the wireless communication signal based on the Rayleigh estimator. For the estimation, a distance transformation vector of the PDF and a distribution parameter are constructed. The estimated parameters along with a motion actuation plan are sent to the base station, which uses the estimated parameters in transmitting the motion actuation plan to the mobile wireless agent.
US12160781B2
A method may include sending, by a base station to a wireless device, a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a handover to a cell. The RRC message can indicate a first timing advance of a first beam of the cell and a second timing advance of a second beam of the cell. The first timing advance and the second timing advance can be provided for beam selection by the wireless device for transmission, via a selected beam of the first beam or the second beam, transport blocks using one of the first timing advance or the second timing advance corresponding to the selected beam.
US12160774B2
Wireless transmission of data packets between controllers is executed over a plurality of integrated hybrid wireless communication channels, with proportional allocation of communication links for guaranteed and best-effort communication links. Data packets may be communicated across a plurality of wireless communication channels to ensure delivery of on-demand performance.
US12160771B2
The present disclosure relates to performing mobile network configurations or changes. A first device is presented for performing the mobile network configuration or change, and a second device is presented for generating feedback for supporting the mobile network configuration or change. The first device is configured to send a support request to the second device, wherein the support request specifies a reusable or specific feedback type and a target information. The second device is configured to send reusable or specific feedback about the target information in response to the support request. The first device is then configured to determine a configuration or change of the mobile network based on the reusable or specific feedback. The reusable feedback includes a value or set of values of the target information and at least one coordination parameter indicating how the reusable feedback is to be used by multiple second devices.
