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| US12000448B2 |
Biostimulator transport system having torque limiter
A biostimulator transport system, such as a biostimulator retrieval system, having a torque limiter to allow a torque shaft to slip rotationally relative to a handle, is described. The torque limiter can connect the torque shaft to the handle, and can include a slip mechanism, such as a flat spring or apposed clutch faces, that allow the torque shaft to slip relative to the handle when a resistance torque at a distal end of the torque shaft exceeds a torque threshold. Accordingly, torque can be applied to a biostimulator by the torque shaft with a reduced likelihood of over-torqueing the biostimulator within the target tissue. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US12000447B2 |
Multi-piston-dedicated heat dissipating caliper cover with easy installation
A multi-piston-dedicated heat dissipating caliper cover with easy installation includes a caliper cover body, a fixing assembly and at least two first fixing bolts. One side edge of the caliper cover body extends toward a side to form a first arc-shaped side plate, and the other side edge of the caliper cover body extends toward a side to form a second arc-shaped side plate. The fixing assembly includes a bolt fixing sheet and a positioning sheet, one end of the positioning sheet is connected with the bolt fixing sheet through a second fixing bolt, and the other end of the positioning sheet passes through a strip-shaped hole and then is inserted into a slot at a top of a brake caliper. By disposing the heat dissipating silicone sheet, a contact area is increased, which allows the heat generated by the brake caliper to be quickly transferred to the caliper cover. |
| US12000445B2 |
Disc brake and piston boot
A disc brake including: a piston; a cylinder including a bore portion, which movably accommodates the piston, and a step portion formed on an opening end side of the bore portion; and a piston boot arranged between a tip side of the piston and a small diameter step portion of the cylinder. The piston boot includes: a large diameter annular fitting portion containing an annular metal member so as to be fitted to the small diameter step portion; a bellows portion, which extends from the large diameter fitting portion, is increased in its diameter from the large diameter fitting portion to an outer peripheral side, and is also deformed and extended from the large diameter fitting portion toward an inner peripheral side; and a small diameter fitting portion formed at an end portion of the bellows portion so as to fit to an outer periphery of the piston. |
| US12000444B2 |
Brake disk and brake with integral thermal fuse
A brake disk defines an annular shape having a radially inner side and a radially outer side. The brake disk includes: a radially outer braking surface, the braking surface having a maximum operating temperature; a fusible material section radially inward from and connected to the braking surface. The fusible material has a maximum operating temperature, the fusible material section suitable for transmitting torque between the braking surface and a shaft. The maximum operating temperature of the braking surface is higher than the maximum operating temperature of the fusible material section. When the temperature of the fusible material section raises above the maximum operating temperature of the fusible material section, the fusible material section is configured to no longer transmit torque between the braking surface and the shaft. |
| US12000441B2 |
Vehicle clutch control method and vehicle clutch control device
A clutch control method is used in a vehicle that has a dog clutch and an engagement sensor, which detects an engagement of a dog clutch. The clutch control method includes executing an engagement of the dog clutch when a magnitude of a differential rotation of the dog clutch is less than or equal to a prescribed value when the engagement sensor is normal and then determining the engagement of the dog clutch using the engagement sensor. The clutch control method further includes setting the differential rotation of the dog clutch to a value larger than the prescribed value when the engagement sensor has failed and then determining the engagement of the dog clutch based on a difference between the differential rotation of the dog clutch at a time of starting the engagement of the dog clutch and the differential rotation of the dog clutch. |
| US12000439B2 |
Transfer case yoke
A yoke for a transfer case output shaft includes a hollow cylindrical sleeve portion and a disc-shaped flange portion extending radially from an outer portion of the hollow cylindrical sleeve portion. The hollow cylindrical sleeve portion includes a plurality of inwardly extending splines configured to engage outwardly extending splines of the transfer case outlet shaft. The disc-shaped flange portion has a plurality of fastener openings therethrough that correspond to fastener openings through a flange portion of a companion flange. A notch is formed through the hollow cylindrical sleeve portion at an open end of the hollow cylindrical sleeve portion. A groove is formed within the inner surface of the hollow cylindrical sleeve and extends about a rotation axis of the hollow cylindrical sleeve portion. A C-clip is received within the groove for restricting axial movement along the rotation axis and includes open ends that are received within the notch. |
| US12000438B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a lubricant flow rate
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a lubricant flow rate in a wet clutch. The method comprising: determining a clutch state as an open state, a closed state or a slipping state; determining a clutch temperature and a sump lubricant temperature; based at least on the clutch state, the clutch temperature and the sump lubricant temperature, selecting one out of a plurality of maps, wherein each map maps one or more operating parameters of the clutch on a target lubricant flow rate; determining a target lubricant flow rate based on the one or more operating parameters according to the selected map; and controlling a lubricant flow control device based on the determined target lubricant flow rate. |
| US12000433B2 |
Magnetic suspension bearing device, compressor and method of adjusting gap of catcher bearing
A magnetic suspension bearing device, a compressor and a method for adjusting catcher bearing gap. The magnetic suspension bearing device includes: a housing; a rotor in the housing; a magnetic bearing assembly between the housing and the rotor; a catcher bearing bracket mounted axially to an end of the housing, with a catcher bearing mounted at a radially inner side of the catcher bearing bracket; and a washer between the catcher bearing bracket and the end of the housing; wherein the washer includes a plurality of sub-washer portions, such that when the catcher bearing bracket is moved axially relative to the end of the housing to separate from the washer while still being supported by the end of the housing, the plurality of sub-washer portions can be radially removed and mounted. |
| US12000429B2 |
Modular edge clip
Disclosed are apparatuses and techniques relating to modular edge clips for fastening a fastening element to an edge of an object. In an aspect, a modular edge clip includes first and second edge clip modules. The edge clip modules include retaining elements and latching connection elements. The respective latching elements having latching claws which, in collaboration with the other edge clip module serve as a counter-bearing, are designed to latch the modular edge clip onto the edge. The latching connection elements for connecting the respective edge clip modules to one another by way of a latching connection. The edge clip modules, in a state connected by the latching connection elements, form a gap between the respective latching elements, into which the edge of the object can be inserted in an insertion direction in order to fasten the edge clip to the edge. |
| US12000428B2 |
Water sealing surface attachment
A mounting assembly for securing fixtures to a mounting structure may include a first fastener, a washer, a mounting bracket, and second fastener. The first fastener may be coupled to the mounting structure through a mounting aperture. The washer may be disposed around shaft of the first fastener between a head of the first fastener and the mounting surface. The mounting bracket may be disposed on top of the first fastener. The second fastener may be disposed through the mounting bracket and coupled to head of the first fastener. The washer may be a sealing washer that dispenses liquid sealant under compressive force to moisture-proof the securement of the first fastener to the mounting surface. |
| US12000424B2 |
Motion activated switch and method
An algorithm analyzes the motion of an object to determine if a switch needs to be activated or deactivated. Accelerometers measure forces exerted upon an object to determine orientation in pitch, roll, and yaw axes, and to determine motion of the object. When threshold conditions for these orientations and movements are measured, the method combines taking moving averages of pitch, roll, and yaw, and additionally accumulating an integral of yaw to determine if an activation or deactivation condition is met. Should an integral condition not be constantly met while the moving average conditions are being determined, the yaw integral counter resets and the whole process must begin again. This method balances most unintentional activation conditions with activation latency. Another methodology tracks the motion of a wrist flick, similar to casting a fishing line, using acceleration and deceleration parameters. |
| US12000422B2 |
Crimp securing structure of bolt, crimp securing method for crimp bolt, and crimping die
Provided is a crimp securing structure of a bolt in which a crimp bolt 10 having a crimping recess 13 on the upper surface of the head is crimped onto a metal sheet 30. The thickness of a metal material press-fitted into the crimping recess 13 of the crimp bolt is made smaller at the peripheral edge of the crimping recess 13 and is made larger in the center portion thereof. In order to obtain this crimp securing structure, a crimping die 20 in which a stress-relief recess 23 is formed in a center portion of a convex portion is used to prevent the occurrence of excessive local stress in the crimping recess 13. |
| US12000418B2 |
Composed element and corner connection applied herewith
A composed element includes at least two panel-shaped elements, such as a locking tongue and groove connection, that are arranged to be coupled to each other at an angle, either directly or indirectly by means of an intermediate piece. The connection includes, at least at one of the panel-shaped elements, a tongue or groove, cooperable with a groove or tongue provided on the other panel-shaped element or on the intermediate piece. The tongue includes a split tongue, with at least a first part and a second part, and a slit located therebetween. A locking part is located at the outer side of at least said first part wherein the slit, seen in cross-section of the tongue, defines at least one side, the course of which, seen in cross-section, deviates from the main direction belonging to the tongue. |
| US12000409B2 |
Turbo compressor with explosion-proof function
Provided is a turbo compressor capable of compressing a gas and supplying the compressed gas to outside, the turbo compressor including a compression unit including an impeller for compressing a gas introduced through a compressed gas inlet, a motor including a rotating shaft having an end coupled to the impeller, to rotate the impeller, a housing including a motor accommodation space for accommodating the motor, a cooling air channel provided to pass through the motor accommodation space and formed to continuously circulate a cooling gas accommodated therein, one or more air bearings supporting a radial load or an axial load of the rotating shaft, and a non-contact explosion-proof unit provided as a passage through which flames produced in an inner space of the housing pass so as to be cooled and then discharged to the outside, and having a width less than or equal to a predetermined value and a length greater than or equal to a predetermined value, wherein a compressed gas channel is spatially separate from the cooling air channel to prevent the gas inside the compressed gas channel from penetrating into the cooling air channel. According to the present invention, an explosion-proof turbo compressor with an improved structure to increase service life and reduce vibration noise by using air bearings and to, at the same time, rapidly cool and then discharge flames caused by an internal explosion may be provided. |
| US12000404B1 |
Inrunner axial compressor
A fuel-cell-powered vehicle includes an electrically-powered turbine assembly having a housing, a rotating shaft, an air compressor comprising a compressor stator fixed to the housing and a compressor rotor fixed to the rotating shaft, an electric motor including an electric motor stator fixed to the compressor stator and an electric motor rotor fixed to the rotating shaft, a turbine including a turbine stator affixed to the housing, a turbine rotor fixed to the rotating shaft, and two or more fuel cells arranged around an outside of the electrically-powered turbine assembly. |
| US12000399B2 |
Volume ratio control system for a compressor
A volume ratio control system for a compressor includes a chamber formed within a housing of the compressor, where the chamber is in fluid communication with a high pressure side of the compressor, a piston disposed within the chamber, where the piston includes a cavity in fluid communication with a low pressure side of the compressor, and a biasing device disposed within the chamber and configured to enable movement of the piston in response to a pressure differential between the low pressure side of the compressor and the high pressure side of the compressor falling below a threshold value. |
| US12000398B2 |
Volume ratio control system for a compressor
A volume ratio control system for a compressor includes a chamber formed within a housing of the compressor, a piston disposed within the chamber, where the piston is configured to separate the chamber into at least a first portion fluidly coupled to a low pressure side of the compressor and a second portion fluidly coupled to a high pressure side of the compressor, and a biasing device disposed within the chamber, where the biasing device is configured to adjust a position of the piston in response to a pressure differential between the low pressure side of the compressor and the high pressure side of the compressor falling below a threshold value. |
| US12000396B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor is provided that is configured to increase the amount of refrigerant injected into a target compression chamber to which refrigerant is desired to be injected. The scroll compressor has a fixed scroll that has a first base plate with an injection-pipe connection port to which an injection pipe is connected, a first injection hole that passes through the first base plate and communicates with one of the compression chambers, a communication hole that communicates with the injection-pipe connection port and the first injection hole, a second injection hole that passes through the first base plate and communicates with one of the compression chambers with which the first injection hole communicates, and a groove that is formed in a face opposite to a face on which a first scroll wrap is formed and communicates with the first injection hole and the second injection hole. |
| US12000392B2 |
Scroll compressor
Disclosed is a scroll compressor including: an orbiting scroll having an orbiting scroll end plate and an orbiting volute formed on one side of the orbiting scroll end plate, and a fixed scroll having a fixed scroll end plate and a fixed volute formed on one side of the fixed scroll end plate. The fixed and orbiting scrolls match each other in order to form a series of compression cavities therebetween including a central compression cavity and middle compression cavities located radially outside of the central compression cavity, and. The middle compression cavities include at least a set of a first middle compression cavity and a second middle compression cavity. A fluid channel selectively communicating with a discharge area is provided between the first and second middle compression cavities, and the first middle compression cavity directly communicates with the second middle compression cavity by means of the fluid channel. |
| US12000390B2 |
Electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator
An electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator includes an electric motor for generating a input speed, a planetary gear set that is driven by the electric motor on the input side to decrease a gear ratio of the input speed, and a hydraulic module that is connected to the planetary gear set on the output side to generate a brake pressure. The planetary gear set includes stepped planets that are connected to a sun wheel of the planetary gear set on the input side and to an output component of the planetary gear set on the output side. |
| US12000388B2 |
Peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump actuator includes a rotor element supporting rollers, the rotor element being configured to rotate about a rotor axis and the rollers each being configured to rotate about a roller axis that is parallel to the rotor axis. The rotor element and each of the rollers is constrained such that the rotor element and rollers are able to rotate only about their respective axes. A shoe having a displacement axis perpendicular to the rotor axis is forced against the rollers by an urging element without rotation in any axis. A tube may be placed between the shoe and the rollers. |
| US12000385B2 |
Driving mechanism
A driving mechanism is provided in the present disclosure, including a fixed portion, a first movable portion, and a first driving assembly. The first movable portion moves relative to the fixed portion in a first direction. The first driving assembly drives the first movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion in the first direction. The first driving assembly includes a coil and a magnetic element corresponding to the coil. |
| US12000375B1 |
Mobile modular platforms and method for near-shore assembly of floating offshore wind turbines
A modular wind turbine assembly platform (WTAP) comprises a crane module and at least one work module for temporary storage of wind turbine components, and a modular floating hull assembly platform (FHAP) comprises a crane module and at least one work module for temporary storage of floating platform hull components and a large floating mat, wherein each of the modules comprises a rectangular hull and a plurality of retractable legs with each leg featuring a large-size footing in a water depth of 5 to 15 meters. A method for assembly of a floating offshore wind turbine comprises a floating wind assembly base (FWAB) including the modular FHAP and WTAP deployed at a near-shore site within a distance of 200 to 2000 meters from a shoreline. The method further comprises assembling a floating platform hull and lowering it into the water using the FHAP with the floating mat, then assembling and integrating a wind turbine with the floating platform hull using the WTAP. |
| US12000372B2 |
Wind turbine blade
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a wind turbine blade comprising a blade shell that extends in a spanwise direction from a root end to a tip end, and in a chordwise direction from a leading edge to a trailing edge. The blade shell comprises a spar cap formed from a plurality of substantially planar strips of reinforcing material, the strips being arranged in a plurality of stacks extending longitudinally in the spanwise direction and arranged side-by-side in the chordwise direction. In each stack an uppermost strip defines an upper surface of the stack, a lowermost strip defines a lower surface of the stack, and longitudinal edges of the stacked strips define side surfaces of the stack. The blade further comprises a retaining clip comprising a plurality of side-by-side substantially U-shaped sections. The U-shaped sections each comprise a pair of mutually-spaced side portions defining a stack-receiving region therebetween, and the side portions are joined by a bridging portion. At least some of the stacks are located in the stack-receiving regions of the retaining clip, such that the side portions of the U-shaped sections abut side surfaces of the stacks. Each U-shaped section of the retaining clip is inverted with respect to its neighbouring U-shaped section(s) such that the bridging portions of the respective U-shaped sections extend alternately across the upper and lower surfaces of the stacks in the chordwise direction. |
| US12000371B2 |
Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method of making a wind turbine blade. The method comprises providing a blade shell mould, providing a plurality of 5 substantially planar strips of reinforcing material, and arranging the plurality of strips in the mould in a first stack to form at least part of a first spar cap. The method further comprises providing a retaining clip having a substantially planar body and upper and lower flanges projecting transversely to the planar body, wherein the flanges and the body together define a first receiving region on a first side of the retaining clip, and the 10 method further comprises arranging the retaining clip on a side of the first stack such that the strips in the first stack are received in the first receiving region. |
| US12000370B2 |
Rotor blade extension
A wind turbine rotor blade extension fitting element, which extension fitting element is designed as a rotor blade rib with a recess and which can be pushed onto the rotor blade tip of a rotor blade to be extended, in such a way that the rotor blade tip protrudes through the recess and contacts the circumferential surface of the recess in an positive-locking manner. The extension fitting element has, on its outer circumference, an outer circumferential surface onto which a shell-like rotor blade extension can be pushed in an positive-locking manner. A core of the extension fitting element has slits and/or boreholes which, for stabilization, are filled with a material that has a higher strength and/or stiffness than the material of the core. In this way, the extension fitting element is strengthened for the transfer of high loads. |
| US12000366B2 |
Vehicle electrical system and methods
Systems and methods for supplying electrical power between two electric energy storage devices are disclosed. In one example, an electric isolation switch is held open after engine starting until a voltage of a first electric energy storage device and a voltage of a second electric energy storage device are within a threshold voltage of at least one predetermined voltage level. |
| US12000363B2 |
Pressure relief valve with a reverse free flow configuration integrated therewith
An example valve includes a piston configured to block fluid flow from a first port of the valve to a second port of the valve when the valve is in a closed position; a relief mode spring applying a first biasing force on the piston in a distal direction; a reverse flow spring applying a second biasing force on the piston in a proximal direction, wherein the reverse flow spring is weaker than the relief mode spring; and a pressure setting spring applying a third biasing force on a check element in the distal direction, causing the check element to be seated when the valve is in the closed position. |
| US12000360B2 |
Axial expandable exhaust duct
An exhaust duct for an engine includes an outer exhaust duct and a nested exhaust duct capable of having at least two configurations. The nested exhaust duct is circumferentially surrounded by the outer exhaust duct for a first length of the nested exhaust duct in a first configuration. The nested exhaust duct is circumferentially surrounded by the outer exhaust duct for a second length of the nested exhaust duct in a second configuration, which is less than the first length. |
| US12000359B2 |
Cascade thrust reverser actuation assembly for a turbofan engine
A cascade thrust reverser assembly is provided for a turbofan engine. The turbofan engine includes a nacelle assembly defining a bypass passage, and the cascade thrust reverser assembly includes at least one cascade assembly configured to be at least partially enclosed by the nacelle assembly. The cascade assembly may further include a plurality of cascade segments and an actuation assembly operably connected to the plurality of cascade segments, wherein the actuation assembly is configured to increase an axial extent of the cascade assembly and rotate the plurality of cascade segments. |
| US12000358B1 |
Gas turbine engine nozzle loft for thrust reverser
An engine nacelle assembly includes a nacelle that defines a flow path between an intake end and an exhaust end, and a nozzle that is disposed at the exhaust end of the nacelle about a central axis. The nozzle includes opposing thrust reverser openings and thrust reverser doors. A cross-sectional area transverse to the central axis proximate a forward side of each of the opposing thrust reverser openings is oval shaped with an offset radius within offset arc segments that are aligned with the opposing thrust reverser openings and a first radius outside of the offset arc segment. The first radius is less than the offset radius. |
| US12000356B2 |
Engine apparatus and method for operation
A piston apparatus includes a plurality of piston assemblies respectively having a first piston body and a first piston disposed within a first volume defined by the first piston body, a second piston body and a second piston disposed within a second volume defined by the second piston body, and a connection member coupled to the first piston and the second piston. The first and second volume respectively include an expansion chamber and a compression chamber defined by opposite sides of the corresponding piston. The respective expansion chambers fluidly communicate with a corresponding compression chamber of another one of the piston assemblies. The first volume of a first piston assembly fluidly communicates with the first volume and the second volume of a second piston assembly, and the first volume of a third piston assembly fluidly communicate with the first volume and the second volume of the second piston assembly. |
| US12000355B2 |
Piston for internal combustion engine
A piston (10) for an internal combustion engine, includes shaft wall sections (18) for supporting in a cylinder or a cylinder liner, and at least one base support (20) that is connected thereto in the circumferential direction, and which has at least one contour that forms a section of a helix. |
| US12000354B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder in which a piston reciprocates; a cylinder head positioned above the cylinder; a gasket disposed between the cylinder and the cylinder head; a stepped portion that is formed at an upper end portion of an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and positioned below the gasket; a ring member having a cylindrical shape provided to the stepped portion; and a protrusion portion that is formed in a manner to protrude from the ring member and bites into a lower surface of the gasket. |
| US12000351B2 |
Method for dynamically determining a firing pattern for an engine with dynamic cylinder activation and a system implementing the method
A system and method for dynamically deactivating engine cylinders of an engine equipped with a cylinder deactivation system, where the system and method control torsional vibration in the engine while deactivating cylinders using a computer programed with a desired firing density and a controlled range of engine vibration frequencies. The computer dynamically determines a cylinder firing pattern that provides the desired firing density while optimizing a cost function norm in the controlled range of engine vibration frequencies. The cylinder deactivation system in the engine is then controlled using the determined cylinder firing pattern. |
| US12000349B2 |
Control device
To provide a control device capable of calculating a cam phase equal to an actual cam angle even when a corresponding cam angle signal detection range is exceeded by changing a cam phase by a variable valve mechanism. In addition to the conventional cam angle measuring function, a cam angle measuring means for advancing or retarding beyond a cam angle measurement reference position, and a means for determining that the cam angle signal advances or retards beyond the cam angle measurement reference position are provided. By switching the cam angle measuring function according to a determination result as to whether the cam angle signal exceeds the cam angle measurement reference position, it is possible to improve the time resolution of the angle measurement while maintaining the cam phase change amount at the same wide angle as the conventional one. |
| US12000346B2 |
Redundant electro-hydraulic servo valve (EHSV) control in a fuel metering system
A redundant fuel metering system and method for a multi-stage combustor that utilizes a fuel metering valve EHSV from a less critical combustor stage fuel metering system as a redundant backup to the main metering valve EHSV. In the event of a failure of the main FMV EHSV, a control module signals a transfer system to switch control of the main FMV to the less critical combustor stage fuel metering system EHSV, thus maintaining control of the FMV for the main combustor. In doing this, the transfer valve then drives the less critical combustor stage fuel metering system FMV to its failsafe position while maintaining control of the main system. |
| US12000340B1 |
Gas turbine engine lubricant flow control system
A system for controlling lubricant flow to a component in a gas turbine engine includes a control valve, an electromechanical actuator, and an engine controller. The control valve includes a lubricant inlet that is in fluid communication with a pressurized lubricant source, a lubricant outlet is in fluid communication with the gas turbine engine component, and a valve element that is movable to a plurality of valve positions. The electromechanical valve actuator is coupled to the valve element and is responsive to actuator commands to position the valve element. The engine controller is coupled to receive a pressure sensor signal indicative of a compressor pressure in the gas turbine engine and, in response, determines a commanded valve element position and supplies the actuator commands to the electromechanical valve actuator that cause the electromechanical valve actuator to move the valve element to the commanded valve element position. |
| US12000337B2 |
Bush
There is disclosed a bush comprising an internal surface and an external surface. The internal surface defines a bore and is configured to support movement of a body received in the bore. The external surface defines an outer radius. The external surface comprises one or more recesses. |
| US12000330B1 |
Push-to-connect crank and linkage assembly for a turbocharger, and associated assembly method
A crank and linkage assembly for a component of a turbocharger includes a linkage and two cranks each including a pin whose outer surface defines a pin groove. Each end of the linkage defines a through bore for receiving one of the pins. At each end of the linkage, a plurality of fingers are integrally formed and of one piece with the linkage, the fingers extending parallel to, and circumferentially spaced about, the through bore axis. The fingers are elastically bendable such that the hooks move away from the bore axis and such that a restoring force of each of the fingers acts in a direction to bend the hooks back toward the bore axis. The assembly can be assembled by a push-to-connect process in which each pin is advanced into the respective through bore until the hooks snap into the respective pin groove. |
| US12000324B2 |
Vehicle coolant reservoir
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a new coolant tank that may also provide a structural element to the frame of the engine compartment. The coolant tank is comprised of a rear wall that also makes up a portion of the firewall in the engine compartment. A structural coolant tank component is engaged with the rear wall to form the coolant reservoir. The coolant reservoir can provide support to attach structural elements of the vehicle, and can also allow for improved space efficiency in the engine compartment. Further, improved access to the filling port is provided, while continued operation and desired function is maintained even at extreme vehicle tilt. |
| US12000319B2 |
Three-way catalytic converter preheating control method and system, vehicle and storage medium
The invention provides a three-way catalytic converter preheating control method and system, a vehicle and a storage medium. The includes when the temperature of an exhaust pipe of the hybrid electric vehicle is lower than a first temperature threshold value, sending a first work instruction; the high-low pressure conversion module outputting a first working voltage according to the first working instruction so as to start preheating of a catalyst in a three-way catalytic converter; when working data of the hybrid electric vehicle meets the switching condition, sending a second working instruction to make the high-low voltage conversion module outputs a second working voltage and stops outputting the first working voltage so as to stop the electric heating. According to the invention, two working modes can be provided, and the power battery can be used for electrically heating the catalyst in advance through the high-low pressure conversion module. |
| US12000317B2 |
Temperature regulating valve and thermal management system provided with temperature regulating valve
A temperature regulating valve and a thermal management system provided with the temperature regulating valve are provided. The temperature regulating valve includes a filling state and a first working state, and a thermodynamic element is impelled to not abut against a first valve seat by means of providing a hot melt in an end cover of the temperature regulating valve. When a first valve port is in an open state, at said time the temperature regulating valve is installed in the thermal management system, and since the first valve port is in the open state, lubricating oil may then flow into a heat exchange device by means of a first interface channel, the first valve port, and a second interface channel during a process of filling the lubricating oil. |
| US12000315B2 |
Variable cam timing phaser and system including the same
A variable cam timing phaser of a variable cam timing system includes a housing and a rotor moveable with respect to the housing. The rotor and the housing define advance and retard chambers. The variable cam timing phaser also includes a control valve assembly. The control valve assembly includes a valve housing defining a valve housing interior, a supply port, first and second working ports, and an exhaust port. The control valve assembly also includes a piston moveable for controlling flow of the hydraulic fluid through the valve housing interior. The exhaust port is fluidly connectable with a sump through a vent path that is defined by at least one of the valve housing and the rotor. The vent path is configured to prevent air from being sucked into the variable cam timing phaser through the vent path. |
| US12000314B1 |
System and method for variable valve timing
A variable valve timing assembly for a combustion engine comprises: a phaser configured to receive therein a camshaft; wherein the phaser includes a phaser exterior body that is cylindrical-shaped, a phaser interior body that is cylindrical-shaped and within the phaser exterior body, a phaser exterior spline on an exterior of the phaser exterior body, and a phaser interior spline on an exterior of the phaser interior body; a phaser inner housing disposed within the phaser and configured to receive therein the camshaft; wherein the phaser inner housing includes an inner housing interior spline that mates with the phaser interior spline; an advancing chamber configured to receive fluid from and discharge fluid to the camshaft; a retarding chamber configured to receive fluid from and discharge fluid to the camshaft; and a main housing that encloses therein the phaser and the phaser inner housing, and is configured to engage a timing chain/belt. |
| US12000311B2 |
Nozzle module, nozzle diaphragm, steam turbine, method for assembling nozzle diaphragm, method for assembling steam turbine, and method for disassembling steam turbine
A nozzle module includes a nozzle body having a blade shape in a cross section and extending in a radial direction, and a platform member integrally connected to each end portion of the nozzle body in the radial direction. The platform member includes a first portion formed on a first side in an axial direction in which a central axis extends, and having a pair of first side surfaces extending in the axial direction, when viewed in the radial direction, and a second portion formed to extend to a second side in the axial direction with respect to the first portion, and having a second side surface extending obliquely with respect to the first side surface, when viewed in the radial direction. |
| US12000310B2 |
Stator assembly
A stator assembly including plural stator vanes distributed around an axis of revolution of the stator assembly, a chord of the stator vane, taken at a root of the stator vane, not overlapping, in the direction of the axis of revolution, a chord of an adjacent stator vane, taken at a root of the adjacent stator vane, and a chord of the stator vane, taken at a tip of the stator vane, overlapping, in the direction of the axis of revolution, a chord of the adjacent stator vane, taken at a tip of the adjacent stator vane. |
| US12000309B2 |
Propulsor fan and drive system
A propulsor fan and drive system having reduced noise emission is disclosed. The propulsor fan includes a blade fan having a plurality of blades. The blade fan is tensioned at the tips of the plurality of blades. By tensioning the tips of the blades, an angle of the blades is maintained during operation of the propulsor fan thereby reducing noise that may result from changes in the angle of the blades. |
| US12000307B2 |
Blade for a turbine engine, and associated turbine engine
A blade for a turbine engine includes an aerodynamic airfoil extending radially outwards, a blade tip, a blade root, and a platform connected to the root by an upper end. A maximum radial distance between the blade tip and the platform defines a maximum extent of the bearing surface of the airfoil. The blade is partially covered by a protective strip to combat oxidation and corrosion. The strip extends between a lower limit situated on at least one portion of the platform and an upper limit situated on the blade root. The blade tip is not covered by the protective strip. |
| US12000299B1 |
Centrifugally operated oil shield for lubrication flow control
A rotor assembly includes an oil jet assembly, an inner shaft assembly, an outer shaft assembly, and an oil mist shield. The oil jet assembly selectively ejects oil for lubrication. The inner shaft assembly is configured to rotate about a central axis. The outer shaft assembly is configured to rotate selectively about the central axis independent of the inner shaft assembly. The oil mist shield is coupled with the outer shaft and is configured to selectively block and allow the oil from the oil jet assembly from passing into a cavity. |
| US12000298B2 |
Device for pressurizing turbomachine downstream enclosure, and corresponding turbomachine
A device for pressurizing a turbomachine downstream enclosure, the device being fed by means of a pressurizing air flow and including: a first shaft portion, a second shaft portion coupled to the first shaft portion via internal splines and external splines and extending, at a distance, inside the first shaft portion. The device includes at least a first passage made through the splines, and at least one orifice passing right through the second shaft portion, the orifice being arranged upstream of the first passage, in fluidic communication with the first passage, and opening out inside the second shaft portion so as to allow the pressurizing air flow to circulate from the first passage, between the first and second shaft portions, towards the downstream enclosure. |
| US12000290B2 |
Control method and unit for controlling the clearance of a high-pressure turbine to reduce the effect of EGT overshoot
Method for controlling a clearance between the tips of the blades of a rotor of an aircraft engine turbine and a turbine ring, comprising the estimation of the clearance to be controlled and the control of a valve delivering an air stream directed towards the turbine ring based on the thus estimated clearance, this method comprising: the detection of a transient acceleration phase based on at least one parameter representative of the engine; the receipt of a data relating to the altitude of the aircraft; the determination of data representative of the temperature of the rotor during the transient acceleration phase and in steady speed and the calculation of a relative temperature deviation. |
| US12000288B2 |
Variable thickness machinable coating for platform seals
A flow path component assembly includes a flow path component that has a platform that extends from a first circumferential side to a second circumferential side. The platform has a first radius of curvature between the first circumferential side and the second circumferential side. A coating is arranged on a portion of the platform near the first circumferential side. The coating has a second radius of curvature. The second radius of curvature is larger than the first radius of curvature. |
| US12000280B2 |
Adjustable drilling rig
An adjustable drilling rig is provided for drilling and installation of foundational micropile matrices in difficult to access locations. A platform and separately adjustable legs are provided to level the platform. Arms and a crossbar mount to the legs, and each includes a bushing slidably mounted and moveable there along. A mast is slidably attached to the crossbar bushing through a mounting plate. The mast carries a drill head to which a drill will be attached. Various adjusters are mounted to bushings, mounting plate and other components of the adjustable drilling rig and are independently and selectively activated to adjust the drill head translationally along the X-, Y- and Z-axes and rotationally about the X- and Y-axes to achieve five degrees of freedom in five planes. The entire adjustable drilling rig is provided in two frames for easy transport to remote work sites and may be assembled without complex tools. |
| US12000279B2 |
Estimating pore and fluid characteristic properties in rock samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analyses
A method for deriving at least one pore or fluid relaxation parameter and endpoint selected from the group consisting of a longitudinal T1 pore surface relaxivity constant (ρ1), a transverse T2 pore surface relaxivity constant (ρ2), a pore surface-to-volume ratio (A/V), an equivalent pore-throat radius (req), and a bulk fluid relaxation time (TB) comprising: identifying modes in NMR T1-T2 data; assigning the modes to a poro-fluid class; clustering the modes based on poro-fluid class; estimating TB based on an asymptote fit of the clusters using T1 and T2 relaxation mechanisms in a bulk fluid relaxation-dominated limit; estimating ρ2/ρ1 based on an asymptote fit of the clusters using T1 and T2 relaxation mechanisms in a surface relaxation-dominated limit; fitting the T1 and T2 relaxation mechanisms to the clusters using the estimated TB; and deriving the pore or fluid relaxation parameter and endpoint for the poro-fluid classes from the fit. |
| US12000277B2 |
Water detection for geosteering in directional drilling
Systems and methods are provided for geosteering in directional drilling based on water detection. An exemplary method includes determining a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for an electromagnetic communication between devices on a bottom hole assembly, and determining a distance to water based, at least in part, on the SNR. Adjustments to geosteering vectors for the bottom hole assembly are determined based, at least in part, on the distance to water. |
| US12000275B2 |
Geopressure integration between deep wells by multiple datums and pressure corrections
Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for displaying well information. Geological boundaries are identified for a group of multiple wells in a region including a reference well. Each well has geological boundaries at depths different from boundaries in the reference well. A framework of the geological boundaries of the reference well multiple wells is treated as a set of datums for shifting pressures relative to the reference well. Geological boundaries of the group of multiple wells are matched, including identifying tops and bases of geological layers for each well. Depth shifts for depths having corresponding pressure data are determined. The depth shifts are redatumed based on differences in depth of the geological layers of each well. A display of a graph is presented in a graphical user interface (GUI). The graph maps pressures of the group of multiple wells at different depths and based on redatuming of each well. |
| US12000271B2 |
Autonomous wellbore drift robot
A drift robot performs a drifting operation of a wellbore in a subterranean formation. The drift robot includes an elongated body to be deployed into a well conduit in the wellbore, a propulsion system for propelling the elongated body to traverse the well conduit, retractable landings attached to the elongated body for selectively anchoring the elongated body to an internal surface of the well conduit, sensors attached to the elongated body to generate sensor measurements of the well conduit, a smart camera disposed at one end of the elongated body to capture camera images of interior features of the well conduit, and a controller that adjusts the elongated body based at least on the sensor measurements and the camera images. |
| US12000263B2 |
Environmental sensing wireline standoff
The use of an environmental sensing wireline standoff may improve operations during borehole logging procedures. An environmental sensing wireline standoff may comprise a lower body, an upper body, and a cable insert. The cable insert may further comprise a first segment and a second segment, wherein the cable insert is disposed between the lower body and the upper body, and wherein the cable insert is configurable to clamp directly onto a wireline cable. The environmental sensing wireline standoff may further comprise a sensor package. A method of assembling an environmental sensing wireline standoff may comprise securing a first segment of a cable insert into a lower body, securing a second segment of the cable insert into an upper body, attaching the sensor package to the upper body, and securing the lower body to the upper body. |
| US12000260B2 |
Monitoring and diagnosis of equipment health
Systems and methods for monitoring and diagnosis of equipment health. An example method may include commencing operation of a monitoring system of a well construction system to cause the monitoring system to receive sensor data facilitated by sensors disposed in association with a corresponding piece of equipment, detect an abnormal condition associated with a piece of equipment based on the sensor data, and output abnormal condition information indicative of the abnormal condition to a first communication device. The method may further include displaying on the first communication device to technical support personnel the abnormal condition information, receiving by the first communication device from the technical support personnel mitigation information indicative of mitigating action to be performed to mitigate the abnormal condition, and transmitting the mitigation information from the first communication device to a second communication device to be viewed by maintenance personnel who are to perform the mitigating action. |
| US12000255B1 |
Operation of a recirculation circuit for a fluid pump of a hydraulic fracturing system
A control system may include a fluid conduit configured to direct fluid discharged from a fluid pump. The control system may include a shutoff valve and a throttling valve in the fluid conduit. The control system may include a controller configured to cause, while the shutoff valve is closed, actuation of the throttling valve to an open position. The controller may be configured to obtain first information indicating a first pressure of the fluid in the fluid conduit at a first side of the throttling valve between the throttling valve and the shutoff valve and second information indicating a second pressure of the fluid in the fluid conduit at a second side of the throttling valve. The controller may be configured to transmit a signal to indicate that the shutoff valve has a leak based on the first pressure being different from the second pressure. |
| US12000252B2 |
Hydraulic fracturing system with multiple trailer-mounted fracturing manifolds
A fracturing system includes a first trailer-mounted fracturing manifold including a plurality of first fluidly-connected junctions and a second trailer-mounted fracturing manifold including a plurality of second fluidly-connected junctions. A flexible conduit fluidly connects an initial junction of the first junctions to a terminal junction of the second junctions to place the first trailer-mounted fracturing manifold in series connection with the second trailer-mounted fracturing manifold. |
| US12000251B2 |
Fracturing pumps
A frac system includes an engine, the engine having a crankshaft and a radiator. The radiator includes a radiator cooling fan. The frac system also includes a transmission coupled to the engine and a frac pump coupled to the transmission, the frac pump including a frac pump lubricating oil pump. The frac system further includes a traction drive motor system. The traction drive motor system includes a first set of traction drive motors, the first set of traction drive motors mechanically connected to the crankshaft. The traction drive motor system also includes a second set of traction drive motors, the second set of traction drive motors mechanically connected to the radiator cooling fan. In addition, the traction drive motor system includes third set of traction drive motors, the third set of traction drive motors mechanically connected to the frac pump lubricating oil pump. |
| US12000250B2 |
Pressure indication alignment using an orientation port and an orientation slot in a weighted swivel
Provided is an inner string and a well system. The inner string, in one aspect, includes an inner tubular including a sidewall having a thickness (t3), the inner tubular having an orientation port extending entirely through the sidewall to provide fluid access from an interior of the inner tubular to an exterior of the inner tubular. The inner string, according to one aspect, further includes a weighted swivel located around the inner tubular, the weighted swivel including an orientation slot, the orientation slot configured to align with the orientation port to provide a pressure reading indicative of a relative location of the inner tubular to the weighted swivel. |
| US12000244B2 |
Determining efficiencies of wellbore pressure control valves
To determine efficiencies of wellbore pressure control valves, results of manufacturer tests performed by a manufacturer of a pressure control valve (PCV) are identified. The PCV is configured to control flowrate of a fluid through a pipeline. The manufacturer tests correlate quantities of the fluid that the PCV allows to flow through the pipeline at respective open positions of the PCV. After installing the PCV in a flowline downstream of a production tree disposed within a hydrocarbon gas production wellbore to control hydrocarbon gas flowrate through the production wellbore, operational tests are performed on the PCV to measure quantities of the hydrocarbon gas that the PCV allows to flow through the flowline at the respective open positions of the PCV. The results of the manufacturer tests are compared with results of the operational tests. Based on a result of the comparing, an operational condition of the PCV is determined. |
| US12000241B2 |
Electronic rupture disc with atmospheric chamber
An electronic trigger system includes a longitudinal housing including detection, electronics, and actuation sections disposed therein. The detection section includes a pressure sensor for receiving a predetermined pressure signal, and an electronic control board including at least one battery is disposed in the electronics section. The actuation section includes a prefill chamber, a setting piston disposed in the prefill chamber, an actuation device, an atmospheric chamber, and a pressure port. A predetermined amount of prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure is trapped between the setting piston and the actuation device in the prefill chamber. The actuation device isolates the prefilled fluid at hydrostatic pressure in the prefill chamber from the atmospheric chamber. Actuation occurs when, upon receipt of the predetermined pressure signal by the pressure sensor, the electronic control board transmits power to the actuation device, causing the prefilled fluid to flow through the actuation device and into the atmospheric chamber. |
| US12000238B2 |
Latching tool float valve in combination with cement retainer
An assembly includes a cement retainer, a unidirectional flow valve, and an upper stinger. The cement retainer is adapted to be mounted in the casing string. The cement retainer has a retainer aperture extending longitudinally therethrough from a retainer top end to a retainer bottom end. The unidirectional flow valve is configured to selectively control flow of fluid through the retainer aperture and is housed within the cement retainer. The upper stinger is configured to be removably retained within the retainer aperture. The upper stinger has an upper stinger aperture extending longitudinally therethrough from an upper stinger top end to an upper stinger bottom end. The upper stinger comprises an opening that provides a fluid flow path from an interior of the casing string to the upper stinger aperture when the upper stinger is removed from the cement retainer. |
| US12000234B2 |
Cement plug system
A plug system includes a lower plug, an upper plug, and a sleeve configured to be positioned at least partially within the lower plug, the upper plug, or both. The sleeve defines one or more channels in an outer surface thereof. The sleeve is configured to shift axially from a first position into a second position with respect to the lower plug. In the first position, fluid is prevented from flowing through the one or more channels. In the second position, the fluid is permitted to flow through the lower plug via the one or more channels. |
| US12000232B2 |
Plug, retaining member, and method for well completion using plug
A downhole plug (10) includes a mandrel (1) having a hollow structure, an annular sealing member (2) attached to an outer circumferential surface of the mandrel (1) and being deformable by exerted pressure, and an annular socket (3) attached, adjacent to the annular sealing member (2), onto the outer circumferential surface of the mandrel (1), downstream of where a pressure is exerted on the sealing member (2). The annular socket (3) is configured to include a socket-inner portion (31) which comes into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the mandrel (1), and a socket-outer portion (32) in an annular shape having an inner diameter equivalent to or larger than that of the socket-inner portion (31) and movably attached to the socket-inner portion (31). The socket-outer portion (32) includes a face facing the sealing member (2). |
| US12000231B1 |
Fluid containment system and method
The fluid containment system attaches to the wellhead below the rotating control device to catch fluids. The fluid containment system provides a pan below the outlet of the body in which the rotating head assembly is secured. A curtain attaches to the fluid containment system to at least partially enclose the wellhead. The curtain directs the escaped fluids to the pan. An opening in the curtain provides an outlet for the body allowing fluids within the pipe to flow from the body. Conduits attach to outlets of the pan to transfer the fluids from the pan to a tank. |
| US12000227B1 |
Untethered near-wellbore stimulation
A stimulation tool for dislodging material from a perforation formed through a tubular disposed in a wellbore includes a main body formed at least in part from a material that is buoyant in a wellbore fluid, a ballast, a magnet, and a pressure pulse generator. The tool is configured to descend downhole by force of gravity when the ballast is attached and couple, by the magnet, to an interior surface of the tubular upon arrival at a downhole location proximate the perforation. When the tool is coupled by the magnet to the interior of the tubular, the tool transmits pressure pulses from the pressure pulse generator into the perforation, thereby dislodging material from the perforation. The tool de-couples from the interior surface and releases the ballast, thereby permitting the tool to ascend uphole, driven at least partially by a buoyant force exerted by the wellbore fluids. |
| US12000226B2 |
Method and apparatus for milling a window in casing
A process is described for milling a window in the casing (2) of an oil or gas producing well, for example in order to drill a lateral well branching off from the main well. A wireline milling tool is first used, in a relatively low cost operation, to create a small window (14) or notch in the casing (2). Provided a small window (14) or notch can be created successfully, an expensive heavy duty coil tubing milling operation can then be conducted to create the full window, some 4-6 feet in length. Previous attempts to create a full window using wireline tools have encountered difficulties due to there being no circulating drilling fluid to remove metal swarf and due to the need for the tool to be supported by casing during the milling operation, when the integrity of the casing is being compromised by drilling the window. The proposed wireline tool has an actuator (4) with relatively small stroke length and a relatively small container (8) to manage the swarf produced by the milling process. |
| US12000223B2 |
Geosteering in directional drilling
A method and system are geosteering in coiled tubing directional drilling. In an exemplary method, a response from a gas sensor disposed on a bottom hole assembly is measured and a gas parameter from the response is determined. A trend in the gas parameter is determined. Adjustments to geosteering vectors for the bottom hole assembly are determined based, at least in part, on the gas parameter, the trend, or both. |
| US12000222B2 |
Pressure compensation device with accumulator group for controlled pressure drilling
A pressure compensation device with an accumulator group for controlled pressure drilling includes an electrical flat valve, a check valve, an accumulator group, a flanged pup joint and a support base. The electrical flat valve is connected to the check valve and is mounted on a top surface of the support base. The accumulator group mounted on the whole support base is a pre-storage pressure compensation device for controlled pressure drilling, and is located at a downstream position of the check valve. The liquid inlet end of the accumulator group is connected to the check valve, and the liquid discharge end is connected to the flanged pup joint. |
| US12000218B2 |
Adapter tool for coupling a bend stiffener with interface for bell mouths of models with BSN900E type connection in a diverless bell mouth (BSDL) and interconnection methods
In order to achieve the objects described above, the present invention provides an adapter tool for coupling a ben stiffener with interface for bell mouths of models with connection type BSN900E in a diverless bell mouth (BSDL), consisting of a adapter split ring (1), guide pin holes (C), fastener eyes (D), and through holes (E). The adapter tool is capable of keeping interchangeability and flexibility between projects or project phases, even if different bellmouth models are used. The interconnection method between the helmet (9) and the adapter split ring (1) can be done by direct attachment by bolt, or by attachment by ring/rod support. Both interconnections can be made on board a flexible line launching vessel, in the case of reusing lines from other projects, or at the factory, in the case of sharing new flexible lines. |
| US12000216B2 |
Horizontal directional drill string having dual fluid paths
A pipe assembly has a hollow inner member nested within a hollow outer member. A series of pipe assemblies are connected end-to-end to form a dual-member drill string useful in horizontal directional drilling operations. The drill string has mutually exclusive first and second fluid paths. Fluid seals, interposed between adjacent inner members of the string, isolate the first fluid path from the second fluid path. Compressed air is delivered into the first fluid path from above ground level, and routed to an underground boring tool. The expelled air and spoils are returned to above ground level by way of the second fluid path. One or more baffle elements are supported on the drill string adjacent the boring tool. The baffle elements are configured to prevent compressed air and spoils from flowing between the walls of the borehole and the drill string. |
| US12000215B2 |
Drilling string, threaded coupling, and rod adaptor for rotary drilling
A drill string for rotary drilling of underground mining machines includes a first elongate drill string member and a second elongate drill string member. The first member has a main section and a male end, and the second member has a main section and a female end. The male and female ends each have respective threads to provide a thread coupling between the male and female ends, the thread coupling enabling the male end to be secured inside the female end such that the male and female ends overlap axially. A thread lead of the respective threads of the male and the female ends are greater than a diameter of the male end and the female end. |
| US12000214B2 |
Drill pipe and optimization thereof
A drill pipe comprises a drill pipe body having a drill pipe body outer diameter and a drill pipe body inner diameter, wherein the drill pipe body outer diameter is from about 5.1-inches to about 5.4-inches and the drill pipe body inner diameter is from about 4.4-inches to about 4.6-inches; and a tool joint comprising a rotary shoulder box connection; wherein the drill pipe has an optimization ratio and wherein the optimization ratio is at least about 0.68 for a production hole from about 7⅞-inches to about 12¼-inches. Methods of using the drill pipe are also disclosed. |
| US12000211B2 |
Step ladder with adjustable tray
Embodiments of ladders and adjustable trays are provided herein. In accordance with one embodiment, a ladder includes a first pair of spaced apart rails having one or more rungs extending between and coupled with the first pair of spaced apart rails. A top cap is coupled with the first pair of spaced apart rails. A second pair of spaced apart rails is coupled with the first pair of rails via a pair of hinges. A tray is hingedly coupled with the top cap and selectively positioned between a first deployed position and a stored position, wherein when the tray is in the stored position the tray extends downwards from the top cap towards the pair of hinges. |
| US12000208B2 |
Integrated pleated screen assembly
A screen assembly used with a fenestration unit, the screen assembly capable of being installed at manufacture or retroactively to fenestration units. The screen assembly is installable on a fenestration unit having a frame and a window sash. The screen assembly includes a housing having a first housing member and a second housing member, wherein the housing forms a screen retention space between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in a closed position. It further includes a pleated screen positioned between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in the closed position, wherein the pleated screen includes a first end coupled to the first housing member and a second end coupled to the second housing member. The screen assembly also includes a catch element configured to releasably engage with the window sash. |
| US12000207B2 |
Light-modulating electrophoretic device
A variable light transmittance sheet comprises a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and between the electrodes an electrophoretic cell containing an electrophoretic ink and one or more non-planar solid polymer elements. In an embodiment, the electrophoretic ink includes charged particles in a suspending fluid, and 75% or more by mass of the suspending fluid is an organosilicone or an aliphatic hydrocarbon and the solid polymer is a fluorinated elastomeric polymer. |
| US12000206B1 |
Snap-on safety guard for door gaps
A snap-on safety guard for door gaps preferably includes a jamb split tube and a cover plate. The jamb split tube includes a lengthwise gap. A curved jamb device is retained in a kerf slot of a kerf-style door frame. A molding lip extends inward from one end of the curved jamb device and a kerf lip extends inward from an opposing end thereof. A U-shaped clip is retained in a kerf slot of a kerf-style door frame. The U-shaped clip includes a kerf base, an inner kerf lip and an outer kerf lip. An L-shaped clip is retained in a kerf slot of a kerf-style door. The cover plate preferably includes a flat plate with at least one living hinge formed parallel with a length of the cover plate. An inner surface of the cover plate is attached to one of the jamb tubes. |
| US12000203B2 |
Privacy glazing structure with asymetrical pane offsets for electrical connection configurations
A privacy glazing structure may include an electrically controllable optically active material that provides controlled transition between a privacy or scattering state and a visible or transmittance state. To make electrical connections with electrode layers that control the optically active material, the privacy glazing structure may include an offset pane arrangement. The structure may include first and second panes that contain an optically active material. The two panes may be sandwiched by two laminated outer panes. In some examples, the first and second panes are recessed relative to the laminated outer panes along their side edges to define recesses in which electrical connection features are positioned. |
| US12000201B1 |
Jamb-hung secondary door and method of installation
A method of installing a combination door unit into a threshold of a house, comprising placing a combination door unit within a threshold opening of a house surrounded by a plurality of house frame studs. The combination door unit comprises a door frame, a threshold door hingedly coupled to the door frame, and a secondary door. The secondary door is hingedly coupled to a mounting frame and the mounting frame, the door frame, and the plurality of house frame studs are aligned when the combination door unit is placed within the threshold opening. The method of installing the combination door unit may also comprise the steps of leveling the combination door unit, removing the secondary door from the combination door unit, driving a plurality of fasteners through the mounting frame, through the door frame, and into the house frame studs, and replacing the secondary door on the combination door unit. |
| US12000199B1 |
Dog crate with actuator lock and voice assistant capability
An improved dog crate with Smart IOT connected features and a housing assembly being provided with a motor, a motor driver, and a microcontroller for selectively opening and closing a sliding door that is attached thereon. Custom-programmed software and databases include multiple inputs for receiving at least a first and a second encoded voice command associated with the opening and closing of the sliding door. The dog crate being operable with a graphical user interface being provided on an integrated LCD touch screen, a voice assistant device, or a remote access device being configured for Wi-Fi connectivity and being individually controlled by inputting the encoded voice commands. |
| US12000195B2 |
Adapted power window switch assembly and retrofit kit
A mechanical adaptation to a vehicle power window controls is provided that require less hand/finger coordination and less force to actuate, therefore becoming useful for persons with limited control of their hands (e.g., arthritis, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injury, among others). A power window control includes four levers, one on each control switch. Two of the levers are long and the other two are shorter. The long levers are provided on the two switches further away from the user (which control the front and rear left side windows). The short levers are attached to the two switches closer to the user (which control the front and rear right side windows). The base of each lever can be attached to the corresponding switch through a heavy-duty double-sided tape, where for flat switches, the lever is attached directly to the switch surface and for contoured switches, an adapter can be provided between the base of the lever and the surface of the power window switch. |
| US12000188B2 |
Furniture fitting
A furniture fitting includes a carrier having a substantially flat fastening surface configured to be fixed to a furniture part, an actuating portion configured to be moved relative to the carrier, and an adjustment device for adjusting a position of the actuating portion relative to the carrier, and the adjustment device has at least one actuating element rotatable about a rotational axis. The actuating portion can be adjusted relative to the carrier by exerting a torque to the actuating element, and the rotational axis of the actuating element encloses an angle larger than 0° and smaller than 90° to the fastening surface of the carrier. The actuating element is coupled to the actuating portion via an angularly-movable coupling device, and the angularly-movable coupling device preferably comprises a ball joint. |
| US12000187B2 |
Security device for sliding door or sliding window assembly
A security device can be provided to selectively restrict or prevent the opening of a sliding door, sliding window, or other sliding panel or other closure. For example, the security device can include a base plate that selectively engages a barricade member (or lock rail). While the barricade member is engaged with the base plate (in a locked state), the barricade member and base plate cooperate to restrict or prevent the sliding door, window, panel or other closure from moving to an open position (or moving out of a closed position). The barricade member can be moved relative to the base plate (to an unlocked state) to allow unrestricted movement of the sliding door, window, panel or other closure. The security device can include stop members that may restrict or prevent complete removal of the barricade member from the base plate. |
| US12000180B2 |
Vehicle door handle with multiple switching units
A vehicle door handle and a corresponding system is described. The vehicle door handle comprises a first pair of switches with a first on-off switching unit and a second on-off switching unit, wherein the switching units of the first pair of switches are arranged adjacent to one another on the car door handle, the first on-off switching unit is connectable to a first input of a control unit as to control switching between a high level and a low level at the first input, and the second on-off switching unit is connectable to a second input of the control unit as to control switching between a high level and a low level at the second input. |
| US12000175B2 |
Door lock, door lock controlling method and door lock controlling device
The present disclosure discloses a door lock, a door lock controlling method and a door lock controlling device. The door lock includes a main controlling module, an unlocking module and a sensing module. The sensing module is configured to determine whether a human body is present within a first preset detection range; if yes, the main controlling module and the unlocking module are controlled to be powered on; and if no, the main controlling module and the unlocking module are controlled to be powered off. In the present disclosure, only the sensing module is in an operating state and other modules are not powered on when there is no user who is trying to open the door. Therefore, the power consumption of the door lock is reduced. |
| US12000172B2 |
Vehicle door handle having a display element
A vehicle door handle includes an external visible surface having a display element. The display element includes a surface having a plurality of individually controllable pixels that are controllable via a control unit depending on a user interface. Displaying content on the display element of such a vehicle door handle involves the display content being predetermined or pre-stored display content retrieved via the user interface. |
| US12000170B2 |
Construction steel platform system using tuned liquid damper (TLD) and tuned mass damper (TMD) for composite tuned damping
A construction steel platform system using a tuned liquid damper (TLD) and a tuned mass damper (TMD) for composite tuned damping is provided. According to the construction steel platform system using a TLD and a TMD for composite tuned damping, a composite damper is composed of the TLD and the TMD overlapping each other, and a construction steel platform is placed above the double dampers. By adjusting a hole diameter of a partition plate in the TLD, a liquid level in a water tank, a stiffness of a spring at an edge of a friction support and mass of materials of a top of the steel platform, the whole steel platform system can achieve composite tuned damping. The TLD and the TMD can be flexibly combined in series or in parallel according to requirements of actual wind and earthquake loads. |
| US12000169B2 |
Drive controls principally for automatic swimming pool cleaners
Apparatus and methods for counteracting, e.g., drift of automatic swimming pool cleaners are detailed. In particular, a drifting cleaner may recover its movement by altering traction speed of the motive element(s) on one side of its body. Such alteration may occur when the cleaner is travelling along a generally horizontally-oriented pool bottom, climbing up or down a wall, or otherwise moving within a pool. |
| US12000168B2 |
Side load picket driver
The side load picket driver is loaded from the side instead of from the bottom. The side load star picket driver is closed at the top end and open at the bottom end and has a slot down the full-length on one side of the star picket driver so that the star picket can be loaded from the side instead of the open end. There are two handles, welded to each side of the star picket driver for the operator to grip the driver and pound the star picket into the ground. |
| US12000167B2 |
Expandable fire fence with additional safety features
A portable and expandable fence system to provide a protective barrier around a campfire is disclosed. The fence system comprises a plurality of slats coupled together via a plurality of hinged connectors that allow the fire fence to be easily expanded and retracted in an accordion-like manner. In an expanded configuration, a first portion of the plurality of slats are substantially parallel to one another and a second portion of the plurality of slats are substantially parallel to one another, but positioned diagonally opposite to the first portion of slats. In a retracted configuration, the plurality of slats form a compacted cylindrically-shaped structure, wherein the plurality of slats are each relatively parallel to one another, substantially vertical in relation to the ground, and in contact with one another. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system further comprises a plurality of additional safety features. |
| US12000164B2 |
High-intensity, telescoping light tower with safety features
A mobile lighting device is disclosed with extendable boom sections. The boom sections are stored in a horizontal position and then pivot to a vertical position before being extended upward. A light section is positioned at the uppermost end of the last extendable boom section. A variety of safety features are also disclosed. |
| US12000162B2 |
Printer apparatus for creating a concrete support structure for a passenger transport system
A printer device for creating a concrete support structure of a passenger transport system configured as an escalator or moving walkway in an existing building. The printer device has at least one printer guide device, a 3D concrete printer device, which is arranged so as to be movable along the printer guide device, and a printer controller. The printer guiding device comprises at least one guideway whose guide path can be adjusted at least in the vertical direction in relation to its spatial position of use. |
| US12000158B2 |
Low-dust products using a wax emulsion
The present invention relates generally to wall repair compounds such as joint compounds, spackling compounds, and the like used to repair imperfections in walls or fill joints between adjacent wallboard panels. Particularly, the present invention relates to such a wall repair compound that comprises a dust-reduction additive that reduces the quantity of airborne dust generated when the hardened compound is sanded. The dust-reduction additive also synergistically imparts water resistance and adhesion to the wall repair compounds to which it is added. More specifically, in one embodiment, the dust-reduction additive is an emulsion comprising colloidally-protected, wax-based microstructures comprising paraffin that is chemically encapsulated by polyvinyl alcohol. |
| US12000151B2 |
Movable platform for a path
An amusement park attraction system includes a user path extending through at least a portion of the amusement park attraction system, a railing extending along the user path, and a platform slidingly and rotatably coupled to the railing. The platform is configured to translate along the railing to position the platform relative to the user path, and the platform is configured to rotate relative to the user path to adjust between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. |
| US12000149B2 |
Roofing systems utilizing cap shingles with self-sealing adhesives
A roofing system including a cap shingle and a method of producing a cap shingle are disclosed. In one embodiment, the cap shingle is formed with a continuous or discontinuous self-sealing adhesive that is applied along a ridgeline direction and can provide high wind resistance, without the use of hand-sealed adhesive application. In an embodiment of the method, one or more layers of a shingle material can be oriented in a machine direction with the self-sealing adhesive applied adjacent side edges of the shingle material to form the cap shingles having self-seal strips and configured to bend in the machine direction for installation of the cap shingles along a ridge of a roof. |
| US12000148B2 |
Multi-anchor concrete post-tensioning system
A system for use with a post-tensioning concrete anchor may comprise a connector anchor including a bore therethrough, the bore including a first frustoconical portion, the connector anchor adapted to bear on the post-tensioning concrete anchor, and a coupler. The coupler may comprise a coupler body including a bore therethrough, the bore including a second frustoconical portion that is oriented oppositely to the first frustoconical portion, and a connector having a bore therethrough and configured to receive the coupler body therein, the connector adapted to mechanically engage the connector anchor such that a tensioning force can be transmitted from the coupler body to the connector anchor via the connector. A method of using the system may allow a second concrete section to be poured adjacent to a first concrete section before the first concrete section has been stressed. |
| US12000143B2 |
Wall leveler and floor interfacing component system
A modular wall system includes a leveler disposed within a wall module. The leveler includes a base to which floor interfacing members of the modular wall system connect. As the leveler adjusts the height of the wall module, the base to which the floor interfacing members attach remain stationary. During installation, the bottom edges of the floor interfacing members can be trimmed to form a consistent gap below the floor interfacing members. |
| US12000142B2 |
Building block, system and methods
Building blocks include a tongue and groove on each block that allow the blocks to be placed in a way that interlocks the tongue and groove of one block with the corresponding groove and tongue, respectively, of another block facing the opposite direction. In a first embodiment, the same building block that has a decorative front face is used for both sides of the wall, resulting in a wall with opposed finished surfaces. In a second embodiment, a first plurality of blocks that have a decorative front face are used for one side of the wall, while a second plurality of blocks that have a thicker and non-decorative face are used for the other side of the wall, with the first and second plurality of blocks interlocking back-to-back via their respective tongues and grooves. Both types of blocks can be made using the same concrete form. |
| US12000139B2 |
Insulation injection device
A thermal insulation injection gun includes a pointed nozzle that prevents blocking of the nozzle by a distal panel of a building cavity and/or by pre-existing insulation within the cavity. In embodiments, the pointed nozzle can be pressed through a panel, thereby forming the injection hole. An enhancement port can be provided through which an enhancing material such as a carrier fluid, particulate or fibrous insulating material, a binder, or a fire retardant can be added and mixed with the insulating material. Embodiments include expanding nozzle wings that can compress pre-existing insulation to create a space on a proximal or distal side thereof for injecting the insulation. A compressible sheath installed over the nozzle can prevent dripping of excess insulation from the panel hole. Exchangeable collars can be used to fix an insertion depth of the nozzle and/or to block selected lateral dispensing ports of the nozzle. |
| US12000136B2 |
Foldable living compartment
A collapsible living compartment comprising a frame supporting and a floor which is connected to a sidewall formed from two or more panels, wherein at least one of panels includes a supporting member and a passage embedded within a space defined between two outer skins, and at least part of the space is filled with insulating material. |
| US12000134B2 |
Crossflow setting devices and methods of use
A stormwater treatment device may include a crossflow settling device having a treatment channel defined by a front baffle, a rear baffle, and a pair of angled plates provided at supplementary angles therebetween and disposed between the front baffle and the rear baffle, the front baffle having a treatment channel opening and the rear baffle having a treatment channel outlet. Under normal flow, stormwater flows into the inlet and into the inlet chamber, into the treatment channel via the treatment channel opening, into the outlet chamber via the treatment channel outlet in a crossflow pattern causing the sediment to fall out of suspension, and out of the crossflow settling device through openings at the bottom of the pairs of angled plates. |
| US12000133B2 |
Air odor removal system with sewage plumbing attachment
An air odor removal system with sewage or septic plumbing attachment removes odors from a stand-alone structural housing, such as a litter box or toilet bowl. The air odor removal system includes a first odor conduit assembly that is fluidly coupled, from one end, to the structural housing, and from an opposing end to an air mover device that creates a vacuum in the first odor conduit assembly. A motion sensor detects a motion event at the structural housing, and signals the air mover to power on. A second odor conduit assembly carries the odor from the air mover device to a one-way valve. A sewage plumbing conduit carries the odor from the one-way valve, and fluidly couples to a sink and a sewage storage, where the odor is finally discharged. The sewage plumbing conduit comprises a generally U-shaped pipe that restricts the odor from flowing to the sink. |
| US12000132B1 |
Appearance changing urine splatter suppression device
A urine splatter suppression device with appearance changing properties is provided. The device comprises a base that engages the bowl of a toilet or urinal, a hydrodynamic target with liquid impinging features and a security tether to prevent accidental flushing. The base can be in the form of a suction cup that engages the bowl of a toilet. The target may comprise a spheroidal shape to absorb and diffuse the impact from a urine stream; any subsequent splash back may be captured by anti-splash protrusions and apertures that comprise the surface. The target is made or coated with thermochromic materials and changes appearances when warm liquids such as urine contact it, and can change again, as well as self-cleanse, when cool water is flushed over it. The device's appearance-changing novelty will encourage males, especially young boys who are prone to distraction to urinate on target and keep lavatories sanitary. |
| US12000130B2 |
Vacuum toilet override systems and methods
A manual override mechanism for use in a vacuum toilet system may comprise: a shaft extending from a knob; a traveler configured to engage the shaft, the traveler comprising a first gear; a motor rack comprising a second gear configured to engage the first gear; and a flush gate extending from the motor rack, the flush gate configured to transition from a closed position to an open position in response to rotation of the shaft. |
| US12000128B2 |
Disposer
A disposer includes: a housing with an inlet portion in an upper part thereof through which kitchen waste is thrown in, and an outlet portion on a lower lateral face thereof through which the kitchen waste is discharged together with water; a rotating plate provided in a rotatable manner to separate an inner space of the housing into a pulverization chamber positioned on a side of the inlet portion, and a discharging chamber positioned on a side of the outlet portion; a hammer on the rotating plate; and an annular fixed blade that is provided on an inner lateral face of the housing to surround the rotating plate with an interval, and pulverizes the kitchen waste in cooperation with the hammer, in which a visor portion that regulates communication in a vertical direction toward a gap between the rotating plate and the fixed blade is formed above the outlet portion. |
| US12000127B2 |
Lift rod pop-up drain assembly
The invention describes a quick install lift rod pop-up sink drain assembly comprising a drain body, a drain plug, a horizontal pivot rod used as a lever for raising and lowering the drain plug, a lock ring which rotatably secures the horizontal pivot rod to the drain body, and a lift rod rotatably connected to the outer free end of the horizontal pivot rod and used to raise or lower the free end of the horizontal pivot rod. A spherical portion of the horizontal pivot rod is rotatably captured inside a free end of a connector which is integral with the drain body and which contains pawls which capture the spherical portion of the rod and allow up and down movement of the rod with respect to the drain body, causing the drain plug to open and close. |
| US12000124B2 |
Thermochromic plumbing fixture device
The present invention relates generally to a thermochromic plumbing fixture device that is fastened with an indicator strip, which changes color depending on the temperature of the water exiting the fixture. The plumbing fixture may be any plumbing fixture known in the art but is preferably a faucet and/or a showerhead. Different embodiments may feature multiple indicator strips or may be finished with a thermochromic coating. In this manner, the device, or portions of the device, may change color as the temperature of the water heats up the thermochromic coating, which results in a user obtaining information about the water's temperature. |
| US12000117B2 |
Construction assisting system and work machine
A construction assisting system including a controller that performs construction assistance processing on the basis of positional relation between a worker and a hydraulic excavator, the construction assisting system including: an approach intention detecting device that detects an intention of the worker to approach the hydraulic excavator; an approach intention presenting device that presents a detection result of the approach intention detecting device to an operator of the hydraulic excavator; and an approach confirmation obtaining device that obtains a confirmation state of the operator of the hydraulic excavator for contents presented by the approach intention presenting device, the controller performing the construction assistance processing on the basis of position information of the worker when the operator of the hydraulic excavator denies the approach of the worker or when the operator of the hydraulic excavator does not confirm the intention of the worker to approach. It is thereby possible to perform construction assistance according to the intention of the worker, and further improve safety of the worker while suppressing a decrease in work efficiency. |
| US12000114B2 |
Work machine
A hydraulic excavator includes a receiver configured to calculate a position and an azimuth angle of an upper swing structure on the basis of satellite signals received by two GNSS antennae and a controller configured to calculate a distal end position of a bucket on the basis of the position and the azimuth angle of the upper swing structure calculated by the receiver. The controller sets, on the basis of installation positions of the two GNSS antennae, a movable range of a front work device and an inclination angle and an azimuth angle of the upper swing structure, a range within which the front work device possibly becomes an obstacle to reception of satellite signals by each of the two GNSS antennae as a mask range. The receiver is configured to calculate the position and the azimuth angle of the upper swing structure on the basis of the satellite signals transmitted from the remaining satellites other than the satellites positioned in the mask range. |
| US12000112B2 |
Method for controlling a hydraulic system of a working machine
Method for controlling a hydraulic system for a working machine, the system including a first electric machine connected to a first hydraulic machine the first hydraulic machine including an input side and an output side a second electric machine connected to a second hydraulic machine the second hydraulic machine including a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side the high-pressure side connected to the input side; a hydraulic consumer coupled to the output side via a supply line and configured to be powered by the first hydraulic machine; a first return line hydraulically coupling the hydraulic consumer to the input side and to the high-pressure side; wherein the method includes detecting a return flow from the hydraulic consumer through the first return line; and controlling the second hydraulic machine to maintain a pressure in the first return line at a pressure level higher than a predetermined minimum pressure level. |
| US12000110B2 |
Advanced fiber rope boom pendant technologies for heavy equipment
A method and hardware for damping and controlling unwanted motion in the fixed rigging of large machines. In a first approach large clamp blocks are added to multi-cable rigging systems. These blocks use a first cable to damp the motion of an adjacent cable. The invention also encompasses adding armored sections to synthetic cables to enhance their abrasion resistance and cut resistance. |
| US12000109B2 |
Scraper control method
A control method to operate a scraper over ground, the control method comprising: receiving a signal indicative of a desired attack angle between a cutting edge of the scraper and the ground; receiving a height control signal to control a cutting edge height; receiving one or more measuring signals from one or more sensors, calculating a measured attack angle based on the one or more measuring signals; comparing the measured attack angle and the desired attack angle; and outputting at least one control signal commanding movement of a bowl of the scraper based on the height control signal and a result of the comparing the measured attack angle and the desired attack angle. |
| US12000108B2 |
Control system for construction machine, construction machine, and control method for construction machine
A control system for a construction machine includes a target value generation unit configured to generate a target value of an amount of control of working equipment, a prediction unit configured to calculate a predicted value of the amount of control of the working equipment based on the target value and a prediction model for the working equipment, and calculate an amount of drive to control the working equipment based on the predicted value, and a command unit configured to output a control command for control of the working equipment based on the amount of drive. |
| US12000105B2 |
Wrapper apparatus encouraging growth of marine life
A system and method for a marine wrapper including a substrate, the substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface; and a coating fixedly adhered to the outer surface of the substrate, the coating including a bio-enhancing material to encourage marine growth on the outer surface of the substrate. |
| US12000103B2 |
Modular panel basement shoring apparatus
Basement shoring apparatus has a modular panel having a panel body having a plurality of parallel drill rod shafts therethrough. Each drill rod shaft has a respective drill rod rotatably engaged therein. Each drill rod extends from a lower edge of the panel body and has a respective auger or cutting head attached at a distal end thereof. Each drill rod is connectable via an upper edge of the panel body for turning. Adjacent drill rods extend to different extent such that blades of respective augers overlap adjacently. As such, modular panel can be drilled into the ground to form shoring wall. |
| US12000100B2 |
Snow-clearing trailer with secure drawbar locking
Snow-clearing trailer (1) having a chassis (5) extending longitudinally in a chassis direction (I-I) and having a drawbar (9). Pivoting means (11) allow the selective pivoting movement of the chassis (5) and the drawbar (9) with respect to one another. A drawbar locking bar (12) of fixed length can be attached to the drawbar (9) and to the chassis (5) so as to immobilize the drawbar (9) on the chassis (5) in a transport position. Detection means (13) generate an attachment signal when the drawbar locking bar (12) is attached to the drawbar (9) and to the chassis (5). The detection means (13) and disabling means are arranged in such a way that when the detection means (13) generate an attachment signal, the disabling means prevent any actuation of the pivoting means (11). |
| US12000098B2 |
Silt fence configured for capturing pollutants and fabric forming the same
A composite silt fence configured for capturing pollutants in one embodiment comprises a silt fence fabric including i) a polymeric geotextile fabric particulate filtering layer defining the hydraulic flow capacity for the silt fence, ii) a pollutant capturing layer coupled to the polymeric geotextile fabric particulate filtering layer and configured to capture some select pollutants in water from flow that has passed through the polymeric geotextile fabric particulate filtering layer, and iii) a backing layer coupled to the pollutant capturing layer; and a plurality of stakes secured to the silt fence fabric at spaced locations. The silt fence fabric yields higher hydraulic flow than existing fence constructions with greater sediment retention and pollutant containment features. |
| US12000088B2 |
Papermaking machine with press section
A machine or apparatus for producing structured tissue or towel using a press section. |
| US12000087B2 |
Combustion of streams derived from hot water extraction of wood material
Various techniques are described for enhanced combustion of hot water extraction (HWE) derived liquor. For example, the HWE derived liquor can be pre-treated prior to introduction into a combustion chamber. The pre-treatment can include subjecting HWE derived liquor to filtration to remove suspended solids, evaporation to produce a first stage concentrated HWE liquor; additional concentration to produce a second stage concentrated HWE liquor; additional filtration to remove additional suspended solids; and pre-heating to produce a preheated HWE liquor. The preheated HWE liquor can be atomized and combined with pre-heated combustion air supplied into a combustion chamber to effect combustion of the HWE derived liquor. |
| US12000086B2 |
Compact steel cord
A compact steel cord is provided. The cord includes a core-filament I steel wire with a diameter of d0, and four middle-layer M steel wires with a diameter of d1 and eight outer-layer O steel wires with a diameter of d2 that are twisted around the core-filament I steel wire in the same lay direction and the same lay length. Gaps L are reserved between the outer-layer O steel wires, an average width of the gaps L is not smaller than 0.02 mm, and the total size of the gaps L is larger than d0 and smaller than d1. The steel cord of a stable structure can be obtained by controlling the proportion of the sizes of all layers of monofilaments, the rubber coating performance of a tire cord can also be improved, the corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance, impact resistance and adhesion retention of a tire are improved. |
| US12000082B2 |
Clothing treatment apparatus
A clothing treatment apparatus includes: a cabinet; a first clothing treatment chamber for accommodating clothes in the cabinet; a machine chamber for supplying steam or air to the first clothing treatment chamber; and a door assembly for opening and closing an opening. The door assembly includes: a first panel having a second clothing treatment chamber for treating clothes formed therein, the first panel being open at one side and being pivotably connected to the cabinet; a second panel for opening and closing the open one side of the first panel; and a partition plate, disposed between the first panel and the second panel, for applying pressure to each of the clothes placed on the first panel and the clothes placed on the second panel. |
| US12000081B2 |
Travel cycle for a condenser or heat pump dryer appliance
A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same are provided. In one aspect, the dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The drum defines a chamber that is in fluid communication with a conditioning system of the dryer appliance that circulates heated air through the chamber. A controller is configured to receive a command to initiate an appliance travel cycle and implement a responsive action to prepare the dryer appliance for travel. The responsive action may be the automated adjustment of one or more operating parameters of the dryer appliance, such as performing a load sensing procedure, drying the chamber, closing the water supply valves, etc. In addition, the responsive action may include providing a user instruction to prepare the dryer appliance, e.g., by cleaning the lint filter, emptying the condensate collection tank, removing hoses and cables, addressing any error codes, etc. |
| US12000073B2 |
Adjusted operation of a combination washer/dryer appliance
A combination washer/dryer appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a laundry basket, a heater, and a controller. The laundry basket may be rotatably mounted within the tub and define a chamber for receipt of articles for washing or drying. The controller may be operably coupled to the heater and configured to initiate a wash/dry operation. The wash/dry operation may include initiating a wash/dry operation for articles within the laundry basket. The wash/dry operation may include a wash cycle and a dry cycle. The wash/dry operation may further include determining completion of the wash cycle and directing a tumble cycle of the laundry basket in response to determining completion of the wash cycle. The wash/dry operation may still further include determining a user drying preference during the tumble cycle of the laundry basket and adjusting the wash/dry operation based on the determined user drying preference. |
| US12000070B2 |
Method and system for line-by-line one dimensional fabric inspection
System and method for on-loom fabric inspection includes an imaging device collecting images of a weaving area of a loom, a frame grabber receiving images of a fell-pick of and sending compact image data packages to an image processor. Irregularities may be detected by comparing a digital string representing the characteristic sequence of warp-risers and warp-sinkers along the fell-pick with a corresponding row (901) of required warp-risers and required warp-sinkers in a reference matrix (900) representing a required weaving pattern. The digital string may be a sequence of Boolean values. |
| US12000069B2 |
Three-dimensional woven support beam and method of making thereof
Disclosed is a cruciform-shaped reinforcing structure with at least two arms of intersecting C-Beams having continuous warp fiber reinforcement across the length of each arm. |
| US12000068B2 |
Woven textile fabric
A woven textile fabric, the fabric including: a warp yarn with a yarn count of 20 s to 60 s including a blend of a cotton, a recycled cotton and a recycled polyester; and a weft yarn with a yarn count of 20 s to 60 s including a blend of a cotton, a recycled cotton and a recycled polyester, wherein the total content of the recycled cotton in the fabric is at least about 15%, further wherein the fabric exhibits rating of 3 or above when the fabric is tested for pilling after 1000 rubs. The advantageous fabric realized in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure has excellent wrinkle resistance, high tensile strength, and low pilling. |
| US12000062B1 |
Method for the deposition of monocrystalline or polycrystalline tin alloys on crystallographcially mis-matched or amorphous substrates
A method for depositing a monocrystalline or polycrystalline tin alloy layer on an amorphous or crystallographically mis-matched substrate. The method includes selecting tin halide as the tin source; selecting an alloying metal precursor from germanium precursors, silicon precursors, and mixtures of germanium and silicon precursors; selecting a substrate from amorphous substrates and crystallographically mis-matched substrates; generating an inert gas plasma in a remote plasma generation reactor; contacting the inert gas plasma with the tin halide to provide an activated tin halide flow stream; contacting the inert gas plasma with the alloying metal precursor to provide an activated alloying metal flow stream; directing the activated tin halide flow stream and activated alloying metal flow stream to an alloy deposition chamber physically remote from the plasma chamber; and depositing the monocrystalline or polycrystalline tin alloy layer on the substrate in the deposition chamber. |
| US12000059B2 |
Apparatus and methods for controlled electrochemical surface modification
Disclosed are electrode arrays and methods of focusing charge density (voltage or current) at a functional surface on electrode arrays. An example method comprises: a. providing an electrode array comprising: i. a support substrate; ii. at least one surface structure protruding from an upper surface of the support substrate wherein the surface structure includes an electrode layer; iii. a functional surface on the electrode layer, wherein the functional surface is on an upper portion of the at least one surface structure and wherein the functional surface is adapted to contact an active species in a conductive solution; b. exposing the surface structure to the conductive solution comprising an active species, in which a counter electrode is positioned; c. establishing a current or voltage between the functional surface on the electrode layer and the counter electrode such that the charge density is focussed at the functional surface on the electrode layer. |
| US12000058B2 |
Electrochemically produced materials, devices and methods for production
A method for producing an electrocompacted and aligned strand is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a channel having an anode on one side and a cathode on the other side separated by a non-conductive material to form an electrode; dispensing a solution comprising one or more electrocompactable and alignable molecules, nanoparticles or microparticles with ampholytic nature into the channel to complete a circuit between the anode and the cathode; applying a DC current in the range of 1-200 volts to the electrode through the solution in the channel to form an electrocompacted and aligned strand; and transferring the aligned strand out of the electrode. The one or more electrocompactable and alignable molecules, nanoparticles or microparticles with ampholytic nature can comprise collagen molecules that have different charges at different pH values. Materials including electrochemically aligned and compacted compounds are also disclosed. |
| US12000057B2 |
Method for improving mechanical properties by changing gradient nanotwinned structure of metallic material
A method for improving mechanical properties by changing a gradient nanotwinned structure of metallic materials is the technical field of nanostructured metallic materials. The method uses the inherent principles of microstructure and mechanical properties of metallic materials to improve materials mechanical properties. The metallic materials has a gradient nanotwinned structure. The principles of microstructure and mechanical properties of the metallic materials mean that the mechanical properties of the metallic materials are adjusted by changing the structural gradient scale of the nanotwinned structure. The method combines two strengthening methods of nanotwins and gradient structure, and can obviously improve the mechanical properties of the metallic materials. For pure copper materials of the gradient nanotwinned structure prepared by an electrodeposition technology: the yield strength is 481±15 MPa, the tensile strength is 520±12 MPa, the uniform elongation can be 7±0.5%, and the elongation to failure can be 11.7±1.3%. |
| US12000054B2 |
Electrolysis methods that utilize carbon dioxide for making a macro-assembly of nanocarbon
The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for producing a carbon nanomaterial product (CNM) product that may comprise carbon nanotubes and various other allotropes of nanocarbon. The method and apparatus employ a consumable carbon dioxide (CO2) and a renewable carbonate electrolyte as reactants in an electrolysis reaction in order to make CNTs. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, operational conditions of the electrolysis reaction may be varied in order to produce the CNM product with a greater incidence of a desired allotrope of nanocarbon or a desired combination of two or more allotropes. |
| US12000052B2 |
Material addition for article identification
A marked article includes a substrate including a first surface and a surface material, a raised pad on the first surface, the raised pad including a second surface, and a design on the raised pad. The raised pad is formed on the first surface using a material addition process to prevent mechanical stress from being propagated from the raised pad to the substrate in response to the design being formed on the raised pad. |
| US12000051B2 |
Sliding member, method for manufacturing same, and method for manufacturing hard material
In a sliding member, fatigue resistance of a surface layer formed by dispersing a hard material in a soft metal matrix is improved. A sliding member includes a base material layer and a surface layer, the surface layer includes a metal matrix and a hard material harder than the matrix and dispersed in the matrix, the hard material has a gradient in hardness, and the gradient in hardness gradually decreases from an inner side to a surface of the hard material. |
| US12000048B2 |
Pedestal for substrate processing chambers
Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to pedestals, components thereof, and methods of using the same for substrate processing chambers. In one implementation, a pedestal for disposition in a substrate processing chamber includes a body. The body includes a support surface. The body also includes a stepped surface that protrudes upwards from the support surface. The stepped surface is disposed about the support surface to surround the support surface. The stepped surface defines an edge ring such that the edge ring is integrated with the pedestal to form the body that is monolithic. The pedestal also includes an electrode disposed in the body, and one or more heaters disposed in the body. |
| US12000047B2 |
Integrated showerhead with thermal control for delivering radical and precursor gas to a downstream chamber to enable remote plasma film deposition
A substrate processing system includes a first chamber including a substrate support. A showerhead is arranged above the first chamber and is configured to filter ions and deliver radicals from a plasma source to the first chamber. The showerhead includes a heat transfer fluid plenum, a secondary gas plenum including an inlet to receive secondary gas and a plurality of secondary gas injectors to inject the secondary gas into the first chamber, and a plurality of through holes passing through the showerhead. The through holes are not in fluid communication with the heat transfer fluid plenum or the secondary gas plenum. |
| US12000044B2 |
Catalyzed deposition of metal films
Methods of depositing a metal film with high purity are discussed. Some embodiments utilize a thermal ALD process comprising an alkyl halide and a metal precursor. Some embodiments selectively deposit a metal film with high purity on a metal surface over a dielectric surface. Some embodiments selectively deposit a metal film with high purity on a dielectric surface over a metal surface. Some embodiments deposit a metal film with greater than 99% metal atoms on an atomic basis. |
| US12000041B2 |
Processing chamber condition and process state monitoring using optical reflector attached to processing chamber liner
A method includes receiving light, by a light coupling device and along an optical path, reflected back from a reflector mounted on a liner of a processing chamber. The method further includes detecting, by a spectrometer within the received light, a first spectrum representative of a deposited film layer on the reflector. The method further includes aligning, using an alignment device, the light coupling device in two dimensions with reference to the reflector along the optical path until maximization of the light received by the light coupling device. |
| US12000040B1 |
Cleaning anti-reflective coating process chamber parts
A cleaning booth has a handheld blaster, which emits a pulsed electromagnetic wave that is produced by a wave source. A fiber-optic cable feeds the wave from the source to the blaster. An operator can aim the blaster toward a part that rests on a movable table in the booth. When the operator actuates the wave source, a radiation beam from the blaster ablates anti-reflective coating residue from the part. The cleaning operation can be performed in a same room as the anti-reflective coating process equipment. |
| US12000029B2 |
Titanium copper foil, extended copper article, electronic device component, and auto-focus camera module
Provided is a titanium copper foil which has required high strength when used as a spring, and has improved etching uniformity, and which can be suitably used as a conductive spring material for use in electronic device parts such as autofocus camera modules. The titanium copper foil contains from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass of Ti and from 10 to 3000 pm by mass of Fe, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the titanium copper foil has crystal orientation having A of from 10 to 40, in which A is represented by the following equation (1) when measuring a rolled surface by an X-ray diffraction method: A=β{220}/(β{200}+β{311}) Equation (1) in which the β{220}, the β{200}, and the β{311} represent half-value widths of X-ray diffraction peaks at a {220} crystal plane, a {200} crystal plane, and a {311} crystal plane, respectively. |
| US12000028B2 |
Rail vehicle axle
Provided is a rail vehicle axle having an excellent fatigue limit and notch factor. A rail vehicle axle according to the present embodiment has a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.35%, Si: 0.20 to 0.65%, Mn: 0.40 to 1.20%, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Sn: 0.07 to 0.40%, N: 0.0200% or less, Cu: 0 to 0.30%, Ni: 0 to 0.30%, Cr: 0 to 0.30%, Mo: 0 to 0.08%, Al: 0 to 0.100%, V: 0 to 0.060%, and Ti: 0 to 0.020%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying Formulae (1) and (2): 0.58≤C+Si/8+Mn/5+Cu/10+Cr/4+V≤0.67 (1) Si+0.9Cr≥0.50 (2) where, each element symbol in Formulae (1) and (2) is substituted by the content (mass %) of a corresponding element. |
| US12000025B2 |
Powder composition for additive manufacturing
738LC composition belongs to Ni-based super-alloy family. The alloy has been successfully used for hot section of turbine engine. Blades, Vanes and heat shields are made out of the alloy which can sustain a working temperature of 700 to 850 deg C. Additive manufacturing processes like Selective laser melting or PBF-L are not successful in using the alloy powder due to cracking issues. 738LC is also known to fall under the category of non-weldable alloys due to high content of gamma prime phase. The invention of the new composition is outside the standard 738LC with different concentration, morphology and size distribution of gamma prime phase. The invention has shown to eliminate the cracking issue in AM laser based process. The room temperature tensile properties observed are much better than cast 738LC properties. |
| US12000024B2 |
Alloy for fiber-forming plate
An article for the conversion of glass, the article being made of an alloy that contains the following elements, the proportions being indicated as percentage by weight of the alloy (limit values included): Cr 20 to 35%, Fe 1 to 6%, W 3 to 8%, Nb 0.5 to 3%, Ti 0 to 1%, C 0.4 to 1%, Co 0 to 3%, Si 0.1 to 1.5%, Mn 0.1 to 1%, the remainder being nickel and unavoidable impurities. |
| US12000011B2 |
System and method for the production of hot briquetted iron (HBI) containing flux and/or carbonaceous material at a direct reduction plant
A process for producing hot briquetted iron with increased solid carbonaceous material and/or flux includes: providing a shaft furnace of a direct reduction plant to reduce iron oxide with reducing gas; providing a hot briquette machine to produce hot briquetted iron; coupling a chute between a) a discharge exit of the shaft furnace for discharge of hot direct reduced iron and b) an entrance of the hot briquette machine; adding solid carbonaceous material and/or flux to the discharged hot direct reduced iron from the shaft furnace to produce a mixture of the discharged hot direct reduced iron and the solid carbonaceous material and/or flux before feeding to the hot briquette machine; and processing in the hot briquette machine to produce a product of hot briquetted iron with increased solid carbonaceous material content greater than about 3 weight percent and/or an increased flux content. |
| US12000010B2 |
Homogenizing heterogeneous foils for light alloy metal parts
A method for the manufacturing of an object. The method includes receiving a desired alloy composition for the object, depositing a plurality of foils in a stack to form the object, applying heat to the stack at a first temperature to bond the plurality of foils to each other, and applying heat to the stack at a second temperature to homogenize the composition of the stack. The homogenized stack has the desired alloy composition. |
| US12000005B2 |
Polynucleotide for identifying the sex of a Ginkgo biloba plant and use thereof
Provided is primers, where the primers specifically bind to a polynucleotide and are used to amplify the polynucleotide; and the polynucleotide comprises or consists of the following sequence: 1) the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 5; or 2) the complete complementary sequence of the sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 5; or 3) a nucleotide sequence being identical to 300 bp or more contiguous nucleotides in the sequence of the above 1) or 2), where the nucleotide sequence being identical to 300 bp or more contiguous nucleotides is unique to a male Ginkgo biloba plant; and the sequences of the primers are respectively represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2. |
| US12000003B2 |
Platform and sample type independent single sample classifier for treatment decision making in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer
Provided are methods for identifying pancreatic cancer subtypes in a subject and treating the same. In some embodiments, the method comprise obtaining gene expression levels for each of the following genes in the biological sample: GPR87, KRT6A, BCAR3, PTGES, 1TGA3, C16orf74, S100A2, KRT5, REG4, ANXA10, GATA6, CLDN18, LGALS4, DDC, SLC40A1, CLRN3; performing pair-wise comparisons of gene expression levels for combinations of these genes, and calculating a Raw Score for the biological sample, wherein the Raw Score is indicative of the pancreatic cancer subtype in the subject. Also provided are methods for identifying differential treatment strategies for subjects diagnosed with PDAC, methods for treating PDAC patients based on the subtype of PD AC the patients have; and methods for classifying subjects diagnosed with PDAC as having a basal-like subtype or a classical subtype of PDAC. |
| US12000000B2 |
Labeled nucleotide analogs, reaction mixtures, and methods and systems for sequencing
Labeled nucleotide analogs comprising at least one avidin protein, at least one dye-labeled compound, and at least one nucleotide compound are provided. The analogs are useful in various fluorescence-based analytical methods, including the analysis of highly multiplexed optical reactions in large numbers at high densities, such as single molecule real time nucleic acid sequencing reactions. The analogs are detectable with high sensitivity at desirable wavelengths. They contain structural components that modulate the interactions of the analogs with DNA polymerase, thus decreasing photodamage and improving the kinetic and other properties of the analogs in sequencing reactions. Also provided are nucleotide and dye-labeled compounds of the subject analogs, as well as intermediates useful in the preparation of the compounds and analogs. Compositions comprising the compounds, methods of synthesis of the intermediates, compounds, and analogs, and mutant DNA polymerases are also provided. |
| US11999999B2 |
Synthesis of novel disulfide linker based nucleotides as reversible terminators for DNA sequencing by synthesis
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof in the sequencing of a nucleic acid. |
| US11999984B2 |
Method and special complex enzyme for hydrolyzing galactomannan (GM) to prepare small-molecule GM and galactomannan oligosaccharide (GMOS)
A method and special complex enzyme for hydrolyzing a galactomannan (GM) to prepare a small-molecule GM and a galactomannan oligosaccharide (GMOS) is provided. The method includes: conducting fermentation with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and melibiose as carbon sources and Trichoderma reesei (T. reesei) as an enzyme-producing strain to obtain a supernatant, which is a complex enzyme solution with enzymatic activities of β-mannanase and α-galactosidase; and directly using the complex enzyme solution for enzymatic hydrolysis of a GM as a substrate to prepare the small-molecule GM and the GMOS. |
| US11999982B2 |
Method for the fermentative production of guanidinoacetic acid
A microorganism is transformed to be capable of producing guanidinoacetic acid (GAA). A method can be used for the fermentative production of GAA using such a microorganism. A corresponding method can be used for the fermentative production of creatine. |
| US11999981B2 |
Agarase mutant with improved thermal stability and application thereof
Disclosed are an agarase mutant with improved thermal stability and application thereof, belonging to the fields of genetic engineering technology and enzyme engineering. The present disclosure provides an agarase mutant, which is obtained by mutating the amino acid at the 86th site, the 373rd site, the 374th site, the 496th site, the 507th site, or the 747th site of agarase with an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. The agarase mutant provided by the present disclosure improves the thermal stability and the hydrolytic activity of the agarase. Compared with the wild type enzyme, the mutant enzyme shows excellent heat resistance and can be industrially used at a relatively high temperature, so that the utilization rate of agar raw materials and the yield of oligosaccharides from agar are improved, and the mutant enzyme has a good industrial application prospect. |
| US11999976B2 |
Engineered ketoreductase polypeptides and uses thereof
Provided are amino acid sequences of ketoreductase polypeptides that are useful for asymmetrically synthesizing chiral alcohol compounds, its preparation process as well as reaction process under industrial-relevant conditions. Also provided are polynucleotide sequences encoding engineered ketoreductase polypeptides, engineered host cells capable of expressing engineered ketoreductase polypeptides, and methods of producing chiral alcohol compounds using engineered ketoreductase polypeptides. Compared to other enzymes, the engineered ketoreductase polypeptides provided by the invention have better catalytic activity and thermal stability, allowing purification of the enzyme solution by heat treatment, which is advantageous for the production of enzymes and the industrial application of enzymatic reactions. The use of the engineered polypeptides of the present invention greatly simplifies the production process of chiral alcohol compounds, reduces the cost of production and the impact on the environment, and has good industrial application prospects. |
| US11999969B2 |
Methods of cell culture for adoptive cell therapy
An improved method of culturing cells for cell therapy applications that includes growing desired cells in the presence of antigen-presenting cells and/or feeder cells and with medium volume to surface area ratio of up to 1 ml/cm2 if the growth surface is not comprised of gas permeable material and up to 2 ml/cm2 if the growth surface is comprised of gas permeable material. The desired cells are at a surface density of less than 0.5×106 cells/cm2 at the onset of a production cycle, and the surface density of the desired cells plus the surface density of the antigen presenting cells and/or feeder cells are at least about 1.25×105 cells/cm2. |
| US11999967B2 |
Generating HPV antigen-specific cells from a naive T cell population
Safe, rapid and efficient methods for producing antigen-specific T cells recognizing human papilloma virus or HPV antigens. |
| US11999964B2 |
Synthetic mammalian signaling circuits for robust cell population control
Disclosed herein include circuits, compositions, nucleic acids, populations, systems, and methods enabling cells to sense, control, and/or respond to their own population size. In some embodiments, an orthogonal communication channel allows specific communication between engineered cells. Also described herein, in some embodiments, is an evolutionarily robust ‘paradoxical’ regulatory circuit architecture in which orthogonal signals both stimulate and inhibit net cell growth at different signal concentrations. In some embodiments, engineered cells autonomously reach designed densities and/or activate therapeutic or safety programs at specific density thresholds. Methods of treatment are also provided in some embodiments. |
| US11999962B2 |
Method of increasing the effective tiller number of rice plant
Provided is a method of increasing the effective tiller number of a rice plant, including overexpressing a gene having a nucleic acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the rice plant. The gene encodes a protein which interacts with MOC1 in the rice plant. |
| US11999959B2 |
Binary vectors and uses of same
The invention relates to binary vectors based on compatible and autonomous origins, specifically based on the pBBR1 and RK2 replication origins. These binary vectors are useful for having a wide range of hosts, for their maintenance in Agrobacterium sp. and Escherichia coli, and as a new tool for plant synthetic biology as well as a flexible framework for assembly, transfer and characterization of multiple DNA elements. The binary vectors disclosed are small, preferably less than 3.8 kb in size, stable, include an origin compatible with the most commonly used binary T-DNA vectors, comply with current standards for plant synthetic biology, and allow the administration of multiple T-DNA cassettes by means of the multiplexing of the vectors. The present invention also relates to methods for transferring and expressing nucleic acid sequences using said binary vectors, and to the uses of the same. |
| US11999957B2 |
Method for enhancing vanillin resistance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by knocking out SNG1 gene
A method of enhancing vanillin resistance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, including: knocking out SNG1 gene from a genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This application further provides a mutant of SNG1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae including the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, where the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, from left to right, consists of a −18˜+203 bp fragment of SNG1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a nucleotide fragment of loxp-KanMX4-loxp and a +1446˜+1644 bp fragment of the SNG1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. |
| US11999955B2 |
Compositions and methods of treating facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Disclosed herein are polynucleic acid molecules, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. |
| US11999953B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating transposon associated diseases
The present invention features antisense oligonucleotides (AONs) for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with the deleterious effects of transposable element insertion (e.g., long interspersed nuclear element-i (LINE-1), Arthrobacter luteus element (Alu), short interspersed nuclear element variable number tandem repeat Arthrobacter luteus element (SINE-VNTR-Alu) or (SVA), or endogenous retrovirus (ERV). In one aspect, the invention provides one or more antisense oligonucleotides complementary to a transposable element present in an intronic sequence within a gene. In another aspect, the invention provides a method for treating a subject having a genetic disorder associated with the insertion of a transposable element, the method involving administering to the subject one or more antisense oligonucleotides of any aspect delineated herein. |
| US11999952B2 |
Artificially-manipulated neovascularization regulatory system
The present invention relates to an artificially manipulated neovascularization-associated factor for regulating neovascularization and a use thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system for artificially regulating neovascularization, which includes an artificially manipulated neovascularization-associated factor for regulating neovascularization and/or a composition for artificially manipulating the neovascularization-associated factor. In a specific aspect, a neovascularization regulatory system including a neovascularization-associated factor such as artificially manipulated VEGFA, HIF1A, ANGPT2, EPAS1, or ANGPTL4 and/or an expression product thereof is provided. |
| US11999951B2 |
Massively parallel contiguity mapping
Contiguity information is important to achieving high-quality de novo assembly of mammalian genomes and the haplotype-resolved resequencing of human genomes. The methods described herein pursue cost-effective, massively parallel capture of contiguity information at different scales. |
| US11999949B2 |
Methods for targeted genomic analysis
The invention provides a method for genetic analysis in individuals that reveals both the genetic sequences and chromosomal copy number of targeted and specific genomic loci in a single assay. The present invention further provide methods for the sensitive and specific detection of target gene sequences and gene expression profiles. |
| US11999944B2 |
Method for promoting growth of probiotic microorganism
A method for promoting growth of a probiotic microorganism includes cultivating the probiotic microorganism in a growth medium containing a fermented culture of lactic acid bacterial strains that include Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) under CCTCC M 2011127, Lactobacillus plantarum LPL28 deposited at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) under CGMCC 17954, Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06 deposited at the CGMCC under CGMCC 15210, and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BLI-02 deposited at the CGMCC under CGMCC 15212. |
| US11999941B2 |
Composition suitable for protecting microorganisms
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one carrier comprising a polysaccharide, at least one antioxidant and at least one amino acid selected from cysteine, lysine, alanine and arginine. It also relates to the use of such a composition for the protection of microorganisms during drying, storage and/or reconstitution, to a culture powder, to a process of making the culture powder and to products comprising the culture powder. |
| US11999940B2 |
Balanced system and method for production of microbial output
A system and method for the production of microbial consortiums and by-product material is provided. A physical containment system comprising phase spaces arranged in a discrete order to favor specific biological reactions is also provided. Phase profiles and phase data sets include the pre-determined physical and biological parameters for the phase space transitions. Movement of material from one phase to the next is hydraulically balanced enabling working fluid to continuously move in a fixed direction and rate of flow. Continuous monitoring of phase profiles and phase data sets provide feedback to the system enabling alteration of the conditions in the system to control reactions therein. |
| US11999932B2 |
Microfluidic control
The present invention is related to the field of fluidic devices, and in particular, microfluidic cell culture systems. The present invention provides pumping, recirculation and sampling for a microfluidic device or devices. The present invention provides solutions to the control of microfluidics for both terrestrial and space applications, including the control over the movement of fluids in zero gravity or microgravity. |
| US11999931B2 |
High-throughput system and method for the temporary permeabilization of cells
A microfluidic device for processing cells for the intracellular delivery of molecules or other cargo includes a plurality of microchannels disposed in a substrate or chip and fluidically coupled to an inlet configured to receive a solution containing the cells and the molecules or other cargo to be delivered intracellularly to the cells. Each of the plurality of microchannels has one or more constriction regions therein, wherein the constriction regions comprise an omniphobic, superhydrophilic, or superhydrophobic surface. In some embodiments, multiple microfluidic devices operating in parallel are used to process large numbers of cells. The device and method has particularly applicability to delivering gene-editing molecules intracellularly to cells. |
| US11999925B2 |
Plastic cleaning method using dispersant copolymer
A plastic cleaning method for cleaning a plastic article in an automatic dishwashing machine is provided, comprising: selecting an automatic dishwashing composition for cleaning plastic, wherein the automatic dishwashing composition, comprises: a builder; a phosphonate a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 60 to 98 wt % of structural units of formula I wherein each R1 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —CH3 group; and (b) 2 to 40 wt % of structural units of formula II wherein each R2 is independently selected from an alkyl group with at least 4 carbon atoms and wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a methyl group. |
| US11999924B2 |
Stable aqueous surfactant compositions
The present disclosure relates to stable aqueous compositions of alkyl sulfates, which are suitable for numerous commercial applications due to their favorable cleaning and foaming properties. More particularly, the disclosure relates to stable aqueous compositions of alkyl sulfates in combination with select hydrophobic agents, such as essential oils. |
| US11999923B2 |
Process for enzymatic oil degumming
The present invention relates to a process for reducing an amount of intact phospholipids in a triacylglyceride oil comprising incubating the oil with a polypeptide having phospholipase A1 activity, wherein the polypeptide comprises a polypeptide having at least 80% identity to the mature amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. |
| US11999918B2 |
Hydrocarbon functionalized carbon-based nanomaterial and method
A fuel mixture includes a fuel, ethanol, and modified graphene oxide (mGO) nanoparticles functionalized with a hydrocarbon. The mGO is less than 1000 ppm of the ethanol, and a blend of the ethanol and the mGO is less than 10% of the fuel mixture. |
| US11999917B2 |
Mannich-based quaternary ammonium salt fuel additives
The present disclosure provides fuel additives including Mannich-based quaternary ammonium salt additives, fuel compositions including such additives, and Methods of improving performance of fuel injector using such additives. |
| US11999915B2 |
Phosphorous-free oil soluble molybdenum complexes as high temperature fouling inhibitors
Disclosed are sulfur-containing molybdenum complexes used in compositions and methods for inhibiting or reducing the deposition of foulant on equipment. |
| US11999913B2 |
UMO-sourced, clean, efficient, non-catalytic cracking and re-refining methods and apparatus
A process for re-refining used lubricating oil (ULO), much of which is used motor oil (UMO) relies on more rapid heating, turbulent flows, higher peak temperatures, to achieve rapid thermal cracking, even including metal-bearing additives without catalysts, compared to conventional refining of crude oil and conventional recycling processing of UMO. By thermally cracking this way and scrubbing with recycled, processed liquids from the flow stream, a process readily removes metal-bearing hydrocarbons in typical lubricating oil additives. Those bonded metals consigned to heavy fraction “bottoms,” are commonly non-removable by other recycling schemes. Long chain polymers including paraffins are broken into lighter hydrocarbons with properties typical of fuels containing olefins, naphthenes, and the like. Data and analysis reveal low solids, effective metal removal, comparatively low viscosity and boiling points, and greatly reduced sulfur content in fuel and oil products resulting. |
| US11999910B2 |
Catalyst and method for preparing low aromatic hydrocarbon liquid fuel through direct conversion of syngas
A method for preparing liquid fuel by direct conversion of syngas uses the syngas as reaction raw material and conducts a catalytic conversion reaction on a fixed bed or a moving bed. The catalyst is a composite catalyst formed by compounding component I and component II in a mechanical mixing mode. The active ingredient of the component I is a metal oxide, and the component II is at least one of zeolites with one-dimensional ten-membered ring porous channels; and a weight ratio of the active ingredient in the component I to that in the component II is 0.1-20. The reaction process has high product yield and selectivity. The selectivity for liquid fuel composed of C5-C11 can reach 50-80%. The selectivity for aromatic hydrocarbon is less than 40% in C5-C11, while the selectivity for methane side product is less than 15%. |
| US11999908B2 |
Method for making photochromic contact lenses
Described herein is a cost-effective and time-efficient method for producing photochromic contact lenses, in particular, preferably photochromic silicone hydrogel contact lenses, from a polymerizable composition comprising an unique selection and combination of main polymerizable components, a photochromic compound and a visible-light photoinitiator, based on the Lightstream Technology™. This invention also provides photochromic contact lenses or more preferably photochromic silicone hydrogel contact lenses made according to a method of the invention. A photochromic contact lens of the invention is capable of undergoing a reversible color change upon exposure to UV-irradiation or high-energy-violet light (HEVL) (with wavelengths from 380 nm to 440 nm). |
| US11999907B2 |
Hydraulic fracture composition and method
A method for improving the performance of fracturing processes in oil production fields may rely on polymer coated particles carried in the fracturing fluid. The particles may include heavy substrates, such as sand, ceramic sand, or the like coated with polymers selected to absorb water, increasing the area and volume to travel more readily with the flow of fluid without settling out, or allowing the substrate to settle out. Ultimately, the substrate may become lodged in the fissures formed by the pressure or hydraulic fracturing, resulting in propping open of the fissures for improved productivity. |
| US11999905B2 |
Degradable friction reducer for hydraulic fracturing treatments
A polyacrylamide friction reducer wherein the friction reducer contains surfactant functional groups, and wherein the polyacrylamide friction reducer is degradable, can be used for multi-functional, slickwater fracturing fluid projects. Under downhole conditions, the polymer degrades and releases the surfactant molecules to act as oil displacing agent to provide additional stimulation. |
| US11999904B2 |
Reactive hydraulic fracturing fluid
Hydraulic fracturing fluids and methods to hydraulically fracture a subterranean formation and oxidize organic material in the subterranean formation. The hydraulic fracturing fluid includes water, another fluid, and a surfactant. An inorganic oxidizer is included in the water. |
| US11999901B2 |
Multifunctional wax dispersant for subterranean chemical applications
A composition for use as a multifunctional wax dispersant can treat subterranean formations for the recovery of oil and gas from oil and gas wells. A process can be used for the preparation thereof. A method for treating a crude oil with a wax dispersant composition according to the present invention reduces interfacial tension between the crude oil and the treatment fluids in the recovery of oil and gas from crude oil and gas wells. |
| US11999899B2 |
Solvent blends for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery process methods
A solvent blend for breaking down and reducing the viscosity of petroleum substance consists essentially of one or more methyl esters of C14-C18 fatty acids, one or more C9-C20 low aromatic hydrocarbon solvents, and one or more C4-C8 high aromatic hydrocarbon solvents, with the high aromatic solvent fraction being dispersed within the solvent blend in droplet form. The solvent blend may be produced by mixing the high aromatic solvent fraction into an intermediate or base blend consisting essentially of the methyl ester fraction and the low aromatic solvent fraction, with the base blend being produced by mixing the lower aromatic solvent fraction into the methyl ester fraction such that the lower aromatic solvent fraction is dispersed within the methyl ester fraction in droplet form. |
| US11999894B1 |
Mixture and method for fire suppression and prevention
A method for creating a mixture for fire prevention and suppression, comprising introducing phosphoric acid and anhydrous ammonia gas into a reactor, then introducing urea into the reactor in a controlled rate to achieve a pH of the mixture is 7+/−0.1. Next amino functionalized siloxane is introduced into the mixture, and then powdered volcanic ash (pumice) is introduced. The powdered volcanic ash is introduced into the mixture by means of a turbo-shear high performance mixer. The resulting URAP can be sprayed as fire prevention coating onto vegetation, structural buildings, lumber material and/or other combustible structures. The URAP mixture performs as a fire suppressant by coating substrates and starving combustion's necessary oxygen access. |
| US11999890B2 |
Surfactants for electronics
Pre-texturing agents, etchants, and photoresist stripping agents may be formulated to include one or more surfactants, from one or more surfactant classes, such as siloxane derivatives of amino acids that have surface-active properties. |
| US11999885B2 |
Hydroporphyrin beads with narrow fluorescence emissions
Provided are fluorescent microparticles and/or nanoparticles that have a polymeric matrix and at least one porphyrinic macrocycle associated therewith. The porphyrinic macrocycles associated with the presently disclosed fluorescent microparticles and/or nanoparticles are in some embodiments selected from the group consisting of porphyrins (including 17,18-didehydrophorbines), chlorins (including phorbines), bacteriochlorins (including bacteriophorbines), and isobacteriochlorins (including isobacteriochlorins containing a fused “E” ring). In some embodiments, the porphyrinic macrocycles have structures selected from Formulas I and H. Also provided are populations made up of a plurality of distinct fluorescent microparticles and/or nanoparticles, methods of making and using the same, sets of separately detectable fluorescent microparticles and/or nanoparticles and methods for preparing and using the same, porphyrinic macrocycle-containing dyads conjugated to particles and methods for using the same to calibrate multi-laser flow cytometers, align and/or calibrate confocal fluorescence microscopes, and/or differentially labeling cells and/or other biomolecules, and biomolecules such as antibodies, fragments, and derivatives thereof covalently conjugated to the presently disclosed fluorescent microparticles and/or nanoparticles and/or to the presently disclosed porphyrinic macrocycle-containing dyads. |
| US11999883B2 |
Lightweight RF shielding conductive elastomeric tape
A lightweight electromagnetic wave shielding tape is disclosed. The tape includes a first polymer protective layer, a calendered conductive material layer coupled to a bottom side of the first polymer protective layer, and a second polymer protective layer coupled to a bottom side of the conductive material layer so that the conductive material layer is encapsulated within the protective layers. An adhesive layer can also be applied to one of the protective layers. |
| US11999874B2 |
Thermoplastic polymer and method of forming the same
Provided are a thermoplastic polymer and a method of forming a thermoplastic polymer. The thermoplastic polymer includes a thermoplastic polymer including one or more fatty acids derived from a plant-based oil. In some embodiments, the thermoplastic polymer includes a structure according to the formula (C18HxO2)y, wherein each x is individually selected from the group consisting of 32 and 33, and wherein y is between 1 and 300. The method of forming a thermoplastic polymer including epoxidizing a plant-based oil to form an epoxidized plant-based oil; saponifying the epoxidized plant-based oil to separate the fatty acids from the glycerol; and then polymerizing the separated fatty acids to form the thermoplastic polymer. |
| US11999872B2 |
Separator for lithium-sulfur battery and lithium-sulfur battery including same
A separator for a lithium-sulfur battery and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same is provided. More particularly, a separator for a lithium-sulfur battery including a porous substrate; and a coating layer present on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a polymer and a graphitic carbon-based compound, wherein the polymer includes a main chain with a functional group having a non-covalent electron pair present in the main chain and a side chain with an aromatic hydrocarbon group present in the side chain. |
| US11999865B2 |
UV curable composition for use in 3D printing
The present invention relates to photocurable compositions, comprising (A1) a N-vinyloxazolidinone of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently of each other a hydrogen atom or an organic group having not more than 10 carbon atoms, (A2) optionally one, or more second reactive diluents, (B) one, or more oligomers, and (C) a photoinitiator (C), wherein the amount of component (A1) is 5 to 70% by weight based on the amount of components (A1), (A2) and (B), wherein the viscosity of said photocurable composition is in the range 10 to 3000 mPa·s, preferably 10 to 1500 mPa·s at 30° C. The compositions, from which cured three-dimensional shaped articles having balanced mechanical properties combining stiffness with high toughness can be made, are particularly suitable for the production of three-dimensional articles by stereolithography and photopolymer jetting. |
| US11999864B2 |
Molecular ink and method for printing resistive film coatings
Described herein are molecular inks, methods for printing the molecular inks on flexible substrates, and methods for forming printed electronic elements, such as resistive heaters, force sensors, motion sensors, and devices that include these elements, such as force responsive conductive heaters. The methods include printing a molecular ink on a flexible substrate that is heated to 30° C. to 90° C. before and/or during the printing process and curing the substrate to produce a conductive pattern thereon. The molecular inks generally include a particle-fee metal-complex composition formulated from at least one metal complex and a solvent, and optionally, a conductive filler material, and/or surfactant. |
| US11999859B1 |
Preparation method of copper green rust pigment that can replace Hayeob pigment in traditional Dancheong
The present invention relates to a preparation method of a copper green rust pigment, particularly a preparation method of a copper green rust pigment that can replace the traditional Dancheong Hayeob pigment comprising the following steps: a step of preparing a copper powder comprising at least one of copper; and a copper alloy comprising copper and at least one of tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb); and a step of corroding the copper powder by mixing the copper powder with a corrosive agent containing sodium chloride and ammonium chloride. The corrosive agent includes 75 to 90 weight % of the sodium chloride and 10 to 25 weight % of the ammonium chloride based on the total weight. |
| US11999856B2 |
Method for mechanochemical preparation of high temperature-resistant bismuth yellow pigment
The present disclosure relates to a method for preparation of a high temperature-resistant bismuth yellow pigment. The method comprises: mixing an oxide which served as a matrix and dopan with a bismuth source, a vanadium source, or a molybdenum source, and then placing the mixture into a mill for grinding to obtain a precursor; further calcining and crushing the precursor to obtain the high temperature-resistant bismuth yellow pigment powder. The bismuth yellow pigment has a bright color, a b* value greater than 90, a stable performance, and a high heat-resistance above 800° C. The method is environmentally friendly without waste, and reaction conditions are simple. Doping of BiVO4 crystal lattices by incorporation of oxides can be achieved, so that the particle size and distribution of the bismuth yellow pigment can be effectively controlled while the color performance of the bismuth yellow pigment is greatly improved. |
| US11999855B2 |
Fluorescent dye molecules having hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity for tracer applications
Functionalized fluorescent tracers, methods of making the tracers, and methods of using the tracers are provided. In some implementations, the fluorescent tracers include a functionalized fluorescent dye. The functionalized fluorescent dye includes an isothiocyanate-containing dye functionalized with a functional group that includes a primary amine. In some implementations, a method of tracing fluid flow in a subterranean formation includes mixing the functionalized fluorescent tracer into a fluid, flowing the tracer fluid into a subterranean formation, recovering a sample from a subterranean formation, and analyzing the sample for a fluorescent signal and a barcode functional group. |
| US11999853B2 |
Engineered skin equivalent, method of manufacture thereof and products derived therefrom
Disclosed herein are synthetic leathers, artificial epidermal layers, artificial dermal layers, layered structures, products produced therefrom and methods of producing the same. |
| US11999850B2 |
Glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition and molded product for vehicle interior or vehicle exterior made therefrom
The present invention aims to provide a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition, characterized in that, the composition contains a crystalline aliphatic polyamide resin (A), an amorphous polyamide resin (B), an acrylic resin (C), mica (D), glass fiber (E) and a master batch of carbon black (F) in a ratio by mass of (17 to 30):(10 to 16):(3 to 8):(10 to 25):(20 to 50):(1 to 8), respectively, in that, a mass ratio of (A) and (B) ((B)/(A)) satisfies 0.50 to 0.61, and in that, the composition further contains a copper compound (G) in a rate of 0.005 to 1.0 part by mass when a total amount of the ingredients (A) to (F) is taken as 100 parts by mass. From the glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition, it is possible to obtain a molded product that is highly excellent in a surface appearance (textured surface uniformity) and has a weather resistance in a level being enough for maintaining an excellent surface appearance even after the weathering test. |
| US11999849B2 |
Biaxially oriented polyamide film and polyamide film mill roll
To provide a biaxially oriented polyamide film, even as a product that is close to an end of a mill roll, having favorable mechanical characteristics, thermal characteristics, and few S-shape curling due to moisture absorption after being made into a bag. A biaxially oriented polyamide film formed of a polyamide resin containing not lower than 60% by mass of polyamide 6, wherein a molecular orientation angle of the film is not smaller than 20°, a strain at moisture absorption of the film is not higher than 1.3%, an impact strength of the film is not lower than 0.8 J/15 μm, and a heat shrinkage rate, after heating for ten minutes at 160° C., of the film is 0.6 to 3.0% in both an MD direction and a TD direction. |
| US11999846B2 |
Polypropylene board and method for preparing same
The disclosure relates to the manufacturing of floors, and more particularly to a polypropylene board and a method for preparing the same. The polypropylene board is prepared from 25-40 parts by weight of a modified polypropylene resin, 30-70 parts by weight of a filler, 3-10 parts by weight of a stabilizer and 1-8 parts by weight of a lubricant. A melt flow rate of the modified polypropylene resin is 2-9 g/10 min. |
| US11999845B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article thereof
A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article including the same are disclosed in which the thermoplastic resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin including an acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound graft copolymer; and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a matting agent having a refractive index of 1.46 to 1.53, and a molded article including the thermoplastic resin composition, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies Equations 1 and 2 below: G≤20, [Equation 1] wherein G denotes the gloss of a sheet having a size of 0.15 T as measured at 60° using a gloss meter, Hz |
| US11999842B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition comprising a fluororesin and a crosslinked fluoroelastomer and method for producing the same
A thermoplastic resin composition including a fluororesin (A) and a crosslinked fluoroelastomer (B), wherein the fluororesin (A) is a copolymer that contains a chlorotrifluoroethylene unit and a tetrafluoroethylene unit and that has at least one functional group selected from a carbonyl group, an olefinic group and an amino group at a main chain terminal or side chain terminal of the polymer. The crosslinked fluoroelastomer (B) is obtained by subjecting a fluoroelastomer (b) to a dynamic crosslinking treatment along with a polyamine compound (c) having a thermal decomposition temperature of 210° C. or higher and a crosslinking accelerator (d) in the presence of the fluororesin (A) under conditions for melting the fluororesin (A). Also disclosed is a method for producing the thermoplastic composition, a molded article formed from the thermoplastic composition, and a laminated product including a resin layer formed from the thermoplastic composition. |
| US11999836B2 |
Cellulosic gels, films and composites including the gels, and methods of forming same
Disclosed are cellulose-based 5 flexible aerogels and xerogels containing bacterial cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity. |
| US11999827B2 |
Polycarbosilazane, and composition comprising the same, and method for producing silicon-containing film using the same
[Problem] To provide a polycarbosilazane making it possible to form a silicon-containing film which is bearable to acid etching, and a composition comprising the polycarbosilazane. [Means for Solution] The present invention provides a polycarbosilazane comprising a repeating unit of —[R1R2Si—(CH2)n]— and —(R3R4Si—NR5)—, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a single bond, hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl; R5 is independently a single bond or hydrogen; and n is 1-2, and a composition comprising the polycarbosilazane. The present invention also provides a method for forming a silicon-containing film, comprising coating the composition above a substrate and heating. |
| US11999821B2 |
Compound, a reaction product of said compound and production methods thereof
There is provided a compound represented by general formula (Ib), wherein ring A is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, a reaction product of the reaction between one or more said compounds and one or more amine containing compounds. Also provided is related production methods thereof. |
| US11999816B2 |
Thermoplastic polyurethane from recycled raw materials
The present invention relates to a process for producing a thermoplastic polyurethane reacting at least one thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU-1) or a polyurethane mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU-1) with at least one compound (V1) comprising two hydroxyl groups to obtain a mixture (G-a) comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU-2) and the reaction of the mixture (G-a) with a mixture (G-b) comprising an isocyanate composition (ZI) comprising at least one diisocyanate and optionally and a polyol composition (ZP) comprising at least one polyol (P2) to obtain a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU target), wherein the proportion of the employed components (ZI) and (ZP) is matched to the hard segment content of the employed thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU-1), (V1) and the hard segment content of the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU target). The invention further relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained or obtainable by such a process and to the use thereof for producing extruded, injection molded and pressed articles as well as foams, cable sheathings, hoses, profiles, drive belts, fibers, nonwovens, films, moldings, soles, sporting goods, shoes, plugs, housings, damping elements for the electricals industry, automotive industry, mechanical engineering, 3D printing, medicine and consumer goods. |
| US11999814B2 |
Modifications of sulfated bentonites and uses thereof in metallocene catalyst systems for olefin polymerization
Sulfated bentonite compositions are characterized by a total pore volume from 0.4 to 1 mL/g, a total BET surface area from 200 to 400 m2/g, and an average pore diameter from 55 to 100 Angstroms. The sulfated bentonite compositions also can be characterized by a d50 average particle size in a range from 15 to 50 μm and a ratio of d90/d10 from 3 to 15. The sulfated bentonite compositions can contain a sulfated bentonite and from 10 to 90 wt. % of colloidal particles, or the sulfated bentonite compositions can contain a sulfated bentonite and from 0.2 to 10 mmol/g of zinc and/or phosphorus. These compositions can be utilized in metallocene catalyst systems to produce ethylene based polymers. |
| US11999808B2 |
Polymer particles with a gradient composition and methods of production thereof
The current invention provides a novel method to synthesize a mono-disperse non-porous polymer particles with a unique gradient composition from the core to the shell. In particular, The present invention offers the flexibility to design the chemical and physical properties of different sections of the particle. This flexibility allows for significant latitude in the design of particles for analyzing a large variety of samples in different fields—through using these particles in different chromatography techniques including, but not limited to, ion exchange HPLC (e.g., bio-separation at different modes), reversed-phase HPLC, narrow bore and capillary HPLC, hydrophilic/hydrophobic interaction liquid chromatography, capillary electrochromatography separation, and two dimensional liquid chromatography. |
| US11999806B2 |
Broad-spectrum polypeptide against enterovirus and application thereof
Provided are a series of polypeptides with antiviral activity. The present invention provides a new strategy for preventing and controlling Enterovirus such as EV71, CVA16, CVA6, CVB3, and CVB5 viruses and provides a new theoretical basis for accelerating the research and development of a polypeptide small molecule drug against Enterovirus such as EV71, CVA16, CVA6, CVB3, and CVB5 viruses. |
| US11999803B2 |
Proteasome inhibitors
Unique compounds useful for inhibiting a proteasome in a cell, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of their use are provided herein. |
| US11999801B2 |
Multispecific antibodies
The present invention relates to multispecific antibodies comprising at least three antigen binding sites wherein the third binding site is disulfide stabilized by introduction of cysteine, method for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies and uses thereof. |
| US11999794B2 |
Human mesothelin chimeric antigen receptors and uses thereof
Provided are compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of mesothelin. Also provided are a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to mesothelin, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the mesothelin CAR. Further provided are methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a mesothelin binding domain. |
| US11999790B2 |
Anti-OX40 antibodies and uses thereof
This disclosure relates to anti-human OX40 (TNF Receptor Superfamily Member 4, or TNFRSF4) antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, and the uses thereof. |
| US11999786B2 |
Anti-CD48 antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are antibodies, antigen binding fragments thereof, and antibody drug conjugates thereof that bind human CD48. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, antigen binding fragments thereof, and antibody drug conjugates thereof; and methods of making and using such pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancer in a patient in need of treatment. |
| US11999780B2 |
Humanized anti-complement factor Bb antibodies and uses thereof
Provided herein are humanized anti-factor Bb antibodies, methods of producing the antibodies and methods of using the antibodies. |
| US11999779B2 |
Anti-complement factor C1q Fab fragments and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates generally to anti-C1q antibody Fab fragments and methods of using the same. |
| US11999773B2 |
Anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptors
Provided herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), such as those specific for BCMA, that have improved properties, including increased CAR T cell binding to BCMA and improved CAR T cell killing of BCMA-expressing cancer cells. Use of the CARs in immune cells (e.g., T cells), compositions (e.g., CARs and nucleic acid constructs encoding the same), and methods are also contemplated. |
| US11999770B2 |
Peptides and nanoparticle formulations thereof
The present invention relates to peptides, methods for production of the same, nanoparticle formulations of the same and the use of these new peptides and nanoparticle formulations as inhibitors of protein-protein interactions, in particular for application in the treatment of diseases associated with overexpression of the RAN gene. |
| US11999767B2 |
Target recognition motifs and uses thereof
The disclosure provides novel programmable targeting sequences and applications thereof. The targeting sequences can be engineered for binding to proteins, polypeptides, and other macromolecules. |
| US11999766B2 |
Modified S1 subunit of the coronavirus spike protein
The present invention relates i.a. to a recombinant avian coronavirus spike protein or fragment thereof comprising a mutation at amino acid position 267 to Cysteine. Further, the present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising an avian coronavirus with such spike protein. |
| US11999763B2 |
Organometallic complex, olefin polymerization catalyst system and polymerization process
Organometallic complexes are described which are useful as pre-polymerization catalysts which may form part of olefin polymerization catalyst systems. The catalyst systems find use in the polymerization of ethylene, optionally with one or more C3-12 alpha-olefin comonomers. The organometallic complexes are broadly represented by formula I: wherein L is a bridging group containing a contiguous chain of atoms connecting P with Cy, wherein the contiguous chain contains 2 or 3 atoms and wherein Cy is a cyclopentadienyl-type ligand. The olefin polymerization catalyst system is effective at polymerizing ethylene with alpha-olefins in a solution phase polymerization process at high temperatures and produces ethylene copolymers with high molecular weight and high degrees of alpha-olefin incorporation. Pre-metallation compounds, metallation processes and synthetic methods to make the organometallic complexes as well as polymerization processes are also described. |
| US11999760B1 |
Photoswitchable isomerization of novel sterically hindered 2,2′,6,6′-tetraisopropyl-4,4′-bis((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)azobenzene
A reversible photo-switchable isomerization of novel sterically hindered 2,2′,6,6′-tetraisopropyl-4,4′-bis((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)azobenzene and its synthesis. |
| US11999758B2 |
Inhibitors of the YAP/TAZ-TEAD interaction and their use in the treatment of cancer
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and are as defined in the description. |
| US11999754B2 |
Ruthenium complexes and their use in olefin metathesis reactions
The invention relates to a ruthenium complex of formula (1), (1) wherein all variables have a meaning as defined in the specification to be used as a (pre)catalyst in the olefin metathesis reaction, ring metathesis reaction (RCM), homometathesis (self-CM), cross-metathesis including ethanolysis (CM). |
| US11999752B2 |
Vinyl imidazole compounds as inhibitors of KRAS
Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, methods of using the compounds for inhibiting KRAS activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders associated with KRAS activity such as cancer. |
| US11999751B2 |
Bicyclic heteroarylaminoalkyl phenyl derivatives as PI3K inhibitors
This application relates to derivatives of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of PI3K, and compositions and methods of treatment related thereto. |
| US11999750B2 |
Crystalline forms of (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido [3,2-B][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide
Described herein are crystalline forms of (S)-5-benzyl-N-(5-methyl-4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrido [3,2-b][1,4]oxazepin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide, the process of preparing the forms, and pharmaceutical compositions methods of use thereof. |
| US11999744B2 |
Crystalline forms of (S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(2-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4-yl)piperazinyl)-pyrimidin-5-yl)ethan-1-amine and methods of making
Crystalline Forms of Compound (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and solvates of any of the foregoing are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating disorders and conditions associated with oncogenic KIT and PDGFRA alterations using the same, and methods for making Compound (I) and crystalline forms thereof are also disclosed. |
| US11999743B2 |
Crystalline form of (S)-7-(1-acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetra-hydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide, preparation, and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a crystalline form of (S)-7-(1-acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetra-hydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide for inhibiting Btk, methods of preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions, and use of the crystalline form above in the treatment of a disease, or in the manufacturing of a medicament for the treatment of a disease. |
| US11999739B2 |
Antimicrobials methods of making and using the same
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of antimicrobial compounds and to methods of making and using them. These compounds are useful for treating, preventing, reducing the risk of, and delaying the onset of microbial infections in humans and animals. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a compound of Formula (I) or tautomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or tautomer |
| US11999733B2 |
Diacylglycerol kinase modulating compounds
The present disclosure provides diacylglycerol kinase modulating compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating cancer, including solid tumors, and viral infections, such as HIV or hepatitis B virus infection. The compounds can be used alone or in combination with other agents. |
| US11999731B2 |
EGFR dimer disruptors and use of the same
Provided herein are compounds that modulate EGFR and methods of using the same, for example to treat cancer. |
| US11999729B2 |
Small molecule inhibition of transcription factor SALL4 and uses thereof
Provided herein are compounds that interrupt the function of SALL4. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of these compounds. |
| US11999727B2 |
Compounds and methods of use
Compounds are provided according to Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, R8 and n are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions. |
| US11999725B2 |
HPK1 inhibitors, preparation method and application thereof
Disclosed are HPK-1 inhibitors having a structure represented by Formula (X), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the HPK-1 inhibitors, methods of using the HPK-1 inhibitors, such as treating cancers, methods of preparing the HPK-1 inhibitors, and the synthetic intermediates. |
| US11999723B2 |
Pyrazole-containing macrophage migration inhibitory factor inhibitors
In one aspect, the invention comprises compounds that bind and inhibit macrophage migration inhibitory factor. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing inflammatory disease, neurological disorders and cancer using the compounds of the invention. |
| US11999722B2 |
Disubstituted pyrazole compounds
The present invention provides a compound of Formula I. or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use of compounds of Formula I for treating metabolic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, heart failure, diabetic kidney disease, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. |
| US11999721B2 |
Pyrazole compounds and uses thereof
The present invention provides pyrazole derivatives, e.g., a compound of Formula (I), and their uses in methods of treating malignant disease and disorders and methods for treating inflammatory diseases and disorders. |
| US11999720B2 |
Pyrazolylacylpyrazoline compounds and method for treating pain
This invention relates to pyrazolylacylpyrazoline compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and for the use of the compounds to treat neurological disorders. |
| US11999717B2 |
Triazole carbamate pyridyl sulfonamides as LPA receptor antagonists and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates generally to compounds that bind to Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor 1 (LPAR1) and act as antagonists of LPAR1. The disclosure further relates to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions through binding of LPAR1, including fibrosis and liver diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). |
| US11999716B2 |
WDR5 inhibitors and modulators
Isoquinolinone compounds and derivatives inhibit WDR5 and associated protein-protein interactions, and the compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treating disorders and conditions in a subject, such as cancer cell proliferation. |
| US11999713B2 |
Methionine adenosyltransferase 2a (MAT2A) inhibitors and uses thereof
Described herein are MAT2A inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said inhibitors. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of a disease or disorder associated with MAT2A. |
| US11999712B1 |
2-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)-1-butyl-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole as an anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial compound
A compound 2-(Benzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)-1-butyl-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole compound, its synthesis, and its use as an anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory agent. |
| US11999710B2 |
Radiolabeled cannabinoid receptor 2 ligand
The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and R3 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a radiolabeled ligand. |
| US11999709B2 |
Processes for preparing oxathiazin-like compounds
Oxathiazin-like compounds, processes for making new oxathiazin-like compounds, compounds useful for making oxathiazin-like compounds, and their uses are disclosed. Processes of treating patients suffering from cancers, bacterial infections, fungal infections and/or viral infections by administering oxathiazin-like compounds are also disclosed. These compounds were found to have significantly longer half-life compared to taurolidine and taurultam. |
| US11999704B1 |
1-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)-5-phenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione as an antimicrobial compound
A 1-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)-5-phenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent. |
| US11999702B1 |
4,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1-hexyl-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole as an antimicrobial compound
An 4,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1-hexyl-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent. |
| US11999701B1 |
4,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-phenyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl as an antimicrobial compound
A 4,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole compound, its synthesis, and its use as an anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and/or antimicrobial agent. |
| US11999699B2 |
Substituted pyrazole amides
The present invention relates to compounds according to general formula (I) which act as inhibitors of NaV1.8 and can be used in the treatment of pain. |
| US11999698B2 |
Fused piperidinyl bicyclic and related compounds as modulators of C5a receptor
The present invention relates to fused piperidinyl bicyclic, meta-substituted piperidinyl and their related compounds that modulate activities of mammalian C5a receptor by directly binding to the C5a receptor. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use in the treatment of a disease or a disorder involving pathogenic activation of C5a receptors. |
| US11999684B1 |
Ethyl {[N'-(3-chlorophenyl)-N-(2,4-dichlorobenzoyl) carbamimidoyl]sulfanyl}acetate as an eco-friendly insecticidal agent against Spodoptera littoralis (boisd.)
A compound 2,4-dichloro-N-[(3-chlorophenyl)carbamothioyl]benzamide, its synthesis, and its use as an insecticidal agent. |
| US11999680B2 |
Enhanced conversion of taurine to alkyl taurate amide using phosphoric acid catalysts
The invention relates to method of enhancing yield of alkyl taurate amides using enhancing specifically phosphoric acid catalysts. It further relates to the use of phosphoric acid to enhance yield while avoiding and/or reducing undesirable browning. |
| US11999679B2 |
Chromium-catalyzed production of alcohols from hydrocarbons
Processes for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound are disclosed, and these processes include the steps of forming a supported chromium catalyst comprising chromium in a hexavalent oxidation state, irradiating the hydrocarbon reactant and the supported chromium catalyst with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum to reduce at least a portion of the supported chromium catalyst to form a reduced chromium catalyst, and hydrolyzing the reduced chromium catalyst to form a reaction product comprising the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound. The supported chromium catalyst can be formed by heat treating a supported chromium precursor, contacting a chromium precursor with a solid support while heat treating, or heat treating a solid support and then contacting a chromium precursor with the solid support. |
| US11999678B2 |
Process and plant for producing methanol
The invention relates to a process and a plant for producing methanol in which a compressed make-up gas stream which contains at least one carbon oxide and hydrogen is combined with a residual gas to afford a synthesis gas stream and reacted to afford methanol. According to the invention the residual gas stream and the make-up gas stream are combined using a jet pump, wherein the compressed make-up gas stream is supplied to the jet pump as motive medium via its motive media connection at a pressure p1 and the residual gas stream is supplied to the jet pump as suction medium via its suction port at a pressure p3 and wherein the synthesis gas stream is discharged from the jet pump via its pressure port at a pressure p2 and subsequently supplied to the synthesis stage and wherein p1>p2>p3. |
| US11999670B2 |
Delivery of bioactive molecules in coatings or surface layers of organically enhanced inorganic fertilizers
The invention is directed to coated fertilizer granules and methods for manufacturing granules and using organically enhanced inorganic fertilizer granules, which incorporate a coating of one or more concentric layers over a core such that the coating contains a bioactive agent such as a herbicide, pesticide, plant growth regulator, microorganism, or beneficial element. Application of the coating to the fertilizer granule preferably involves binding of the bioactive agent to the surface of granule or to the organic components within the granule. The release of the bioactive agent from the coating and or the surface of the granule preferably results in a two-phased release, a first fast release and a second extended or slow-release of the bioactive agent into the soil metering the bioavailability of the bioactive agent for crop growth or protection, and/or for controlling unwanted vegetation or pests. |
| US11999665B2 |
Composite fertiliser systems
A fertiliser pellet comprising: a first region of a nitrogen-providing fertiliser composition; and a second region adhered to the exterior of the first region, the second region comprising a fertiliser composition capable of providing (a) two or more alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal nutrients and (b) sulphur. |
| US11999656B2 |
Environmentally friendly concrete composition of matter and method of forming the same
An environmentally friendly composition of matter comprising a limestone and fiberglass based waste material used to substitute out a portion of natural aggregate with said waste material so as to preserve natural resources, protect the environment and prevent depletion of landfill capacity and reuse unusable waste products into environmentally useful products. |
| US11999655B2 |
Building materials comprising carbon-dioxide-treated agglomerated particles
Roofing granules comprising agglomerated inorganic material treated with carbon dioxide gas, and building materials, such as shingles, that include such roofing granules. By fabricating roofing granules from agglomerating inorganic material it is possible to tailor the particle size distribution so as to provide optimal shingle surface coverage, thus reducing shingle weight and usage of raw materials. Additionally, the use of agglomeration permits the utilization of by-products from conventional granule production processes. |
| US11999651B2 |
Silicoborate and borosilicate glasses having high refractive index and low density
Glasses containing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and/or boron oxide (B2O3) as glass formers and having a refractive index nd of greater than or equal to 1.7, as measured at 587.56 nm, and a density of less than or equal to 4.5 g/cm3, as measured at 25° C., are provided. Optionally, the glasses may be characterized by a low optical dispersion, a high transmittance in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and/or good glass forming ability. |
| US11999649B2 |
Methods for manufacturing or reinforcing carbon-containing glass materials
Methods for manufacturing and/or reinforcing a carbon-containing glass material are disclosed. The method includes supplying a non-thermal equilibrium plasma including a plurality of positive charged gas particles and a plurality of ionized inert gas particles into a reaction chamber, and accelerating at least the plurality of positive charged gas particles through the reaction chamber based on application of an external electric potential to the non-thermal equilibrium plasma. The method includes bombarding a surface-to-air interface of the glass material with the accelerated positive charged gas particles and the ionized inert gas particles, and forming an interphase region in the glass material in response to the bombardment. The method includes forming a compressive stress layer in the glass material in response to the bombardment by at least the ionized inert gas particles. The compressive stress layer may be disposed between the interphase region and the surface-to-air interface of the carbon-containing glass material. |
| US11999644B2 |
Ferrate based water treatment
System and process for the treatment of water using a ferrate-based reduction-oxidation (redox) reactor, a clarifier, and a two-stage filtration system. Three treatment substrates can be used to treat water in the water treatment system and process, namely, a ferric compound(s), an acidic oxidant, and a flocculant-adsorbent. |
| US11999640B2 |
Method for sanitizing water supply system
A method for controlling ozonation in a water supply system including an ozonator, a controller functionally connected to the ozonator, a flow meter configured for detecting a flowrate through the water supply system, a valve configured for turning on or off of the water supply system, the method including using the controller for; determining at least one event from flowrate data of the flow meter over a time period of a plurality of days, the at least one event including a time span of a day in which the flowrate remains below or at a threshold value over the time span of a day within each day of the plurality of days; determining overlaps of the at least one event of all days within the time period; determining a frequency of the overlaps of the at least one event over the time period and determining a requirement for ozone. |
| US11999639B2 |
Water flow triggering of chlorination treatment
As an example embodiment, a system may detect water flow in a well water system and may responsively trigger a pump to inject a chlorinating substance into untreated water from the well. Further, the system may include a contact reservoir that allows the water and the chlorinating substance to combine. In this way, the chlorinating substance is drawn only when needed, but is given the opportunity to achieve time in solution with the untreated water. As a result, bacteria in untreated water may be dispatched, while other organic substances in the untreated water are given the opportunity to settle to the bottom of the contact reservoir. A static mixer may be used to mix the chlorinating substance and the untreated water prior to entering the contact reservoir and/or while in the contact reservoir. |
| US11999635B2 |
Method for decontaminating a liquid
A method for the sorption of phosphorous and/or nitrogen from a liquid, the method comprising the step of contacting the liquid with a composition comprising spongolite. |
| US11999633B2 |
Method and system for the remediation of aquatic facilities
A system and method for controlling the accelerated remediation of aquatic facilities using at least one sanitizer sensor, a pH sensor, a temperature sensor and a chlorine dioxide sensor all interfaced with a programmable controller that is programmed to implement a remediation cycle and configured to calculate a Ct value, the sensors being in fluid contact with water of the aquatic facility, and the programmable controller is interfaced with a chemical feed system for supplying chlorine dioxide to the water. |
| US11999630B2 |
Method of tuning the conversion temperature of cubic phase of aluminum-doped lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide
A process for forming cubic LLZO through the use of atomic mixing of metal salts used in an aerosol process. The cubic LLZO is formed at temperatures below 1000° C. |
| US11999616B2 |
Dielectric thin film, capacitor element, and electronic circuit board
A capacitive element and a dielectric thin film having a small dielectric loss and a large relative permittivity, particularly at low frequencies. [Solution] This dielectric thin film includes an A-B—O—N oxynitride. When the A-B—O—N oxynitride is represented by the compositional formula AaBbOoNn, (o+n)/a<3.00 is satisfied. |
| US11999612B2 |
Optical MEMS based monitoring system
Provided is an optical micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) based monitoring system, comprising: a broadband light source, a tunable optical filter (TOF), an optical etalon, a plurality of optical receivers, a plurality of optical couplers, and a plurality of optical MEM sensors; the TOF is configured to capture a transmission, reflection or interference spectrum of the optical MEMS sensors; wherein the peak or depression wavelength in the transmission, reflection or interference spectrum corresponds to a parameter of the pressure, temperature or stress, and the peak or depression wavelength can be obtained by comparing the spectrum with the periodic spectrum of the optical etalon, the optical etalon has an absolute wavelength mark; and the optical MEMS sensor comprises an optical MEMS resonator. The parameter of the pressure, temperature or stress can be obtained by the peak or depression wavelength in the transmission, the reflection or the interference spectrum of the optical MEMS sensor. |
| US11999604B2 |
Cargo conveying device, cargo conveying system, and cargo conveying method
A cargo conveying device includes: a horizontal direction conveying section that conveys cargo in a horizontal direction, and that includes a transfer section at which cargo is transferred between the transfer section and a cargo handler; a height adjusting section that adjusts a vertical direction height of the transfer section; and a control section that, at a time at a time at which cargo is transferred between the transfer section and a cargo handler, operates the height adjusting section, and adjusts the vertical direction height of the transfer section. |
| US11999600B2 |
Lifting gear
A lever hoist includes a housing in which a load chain wheel and a driveshaft driving the load chain wheel are mounted, as well as a safety brake. A load chain is movable via the load chain wheel. The safety brake brings about an emergency braking in the event of excessive rotational speed of the driveshaft. The safety brake has a locking disc with teeth and a control disc with control cams. The locking disc and the control disc are rotatable in relation to one another in a limited manner. A catch hook is movable in a swiveling manner and has a latch contour and a sensing contour. The sensing contour rests on the control. In response to exceeding a defined rotational speed, the sensing contour lifts off the control disc. The latch contour rotates towards the locking disc and engages with a locking tooth of the locking disc. |
| US11999599B2 |
Backstop position changing device for crane
A changing device easily and safely changes the posture of the backstop of a crane between a support posture and a storage posture. The backstop posture changing device is provided with a first support member, a second support member, a push-up mechanism, and a connection member. The first support member and the second support member are rotationally connected to a backstop and a lower boom respectively. When a cylinder rod of the push-up mechanism is extended with respect to a cylinder body, a push-up member pushes up the first support member and the posture of the backstop is changed from a storage posture on the lower boom to a support posture in which it is possible to support a boom while the crane is in a working posture. |
| US11999597B2 |
Control system for container crane and control method for container crane
Provided are a control system for a container crane and a control method for a container crane in which the time necessary for position adjustment between the spreader and the landing surface is reduced and the cargo handling efficiency is improved. A control system of a container crane has a camera, a display device, position acquisition devices, and a control device. Based on the plane positions of a spreader and a landing surface acquired by the position acquisition devices, the control device superimposes, on an image captured by the camera, an indication display from which it is understood that the positions of the spreader and the landing surface have agreed with each other in plan view, and the control device displays a resultant image with the image and the indication display superimposed on the display device. |
| US11999594B2 |
Elevator belt monitoring system
An elevator belt monitoring apparatus includes a housing for receiving an elevator belt and a plurality of screws or pins which are operable to pierce the belt and the spaced parallel cords arranged within the belt. One screw or pin engages each cord. A plurality of bridge contacts are connected with adjacent pairs of screws or pins and signal contacts are connected with the screws or pins adjacent to the outer edges of the belts. The signal contacts are connected with a monitoring device which sends and receives signals to the contacts to provide an indication of the condition or deterioration of the belt. |
| US11999586B2 |
Wire handling device
A wire handling device for a manufacturing device includes an elongate first wire guiding device having a first guiding section for a wire to be guided along the first guide section, and an elongate second wire guiding device having a second guiding section for a wire to be guided along the second guide section. The wire handling device includes a support device, and the first wire guiding device and the second wire guiding device are placed on the support device. The support device is rotatably mounted about the rotational axis, and the first wire guiding device and the second wire guiding device are mounted so that they can be moved with respect to each other. |
| US11999585B2 |
Medium loading device and recording system
A loading device includes a placement portion and a friction member. A single paper sheet discharged from a discharge unit is placed on the placement portion. The friction member is disposed downstream of a downstream end portion of the placement portion in a discharge direction, and includes a contact surface that can come into contact with a back surface, of the single paper sheet, facing the placement portion. The contact surface extends at least in the discharge direction, at a position lower than the height position of the downstream end portion in a height direction. |
| US11999580B2 |
Variable web tensioning
A system (300) is provided having a printer (4) to print printing liquid onto a web (6) of media (8). The system (300) has a winding roller (10) on which to roll the web (6) of media (8) after printing. A tensioner (12) to vary the tension in a portion (14) of the web (6) of media (8) is also provided. The portion (14) is a portion of web which is being rolled onto the winding roller (10). Also provided is controller (16) to control the tensioner (12) to vary the tension based on the time taken for the printed printing liquid on the web (6) of media (8) to dry. |
| US11999579B2 |
Tilt hoists and lumber unstacking systems
The present disclosure provides embodiments of tilt hoists and lumber unstacking systems with a rotation table, a tier alignment system, or both. The rotation table may include a base and a tilt frame supported on the base. The tier alignment system may include an alignment beam and an actuator operable to raise and lower one end of the alignment beam relative to the opposite end to thereby adjust the lateral slope of the spill edge. Optionally, a control system may include distance sensors to detect tiers of lumber as they approach the spill edge and a computer system configured to determine a difference between the lateral slope of the tier and the lateral slope of the spill edge. The computer system may also be configured to automatically adjust the slope of the spill edge to match the slope of the tier before the tier is spilled over the spill edge. |
| US11999577B2 |
Methods and systems for managing airflow in conduits and pneumatic tubes
Methods and system for managing airflow across pipe or tube connections are provided. In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that are well suited for use in pneumatic tube delivery systems having connections between tubes of different diameter. Airflow sources and management devices are provided to accommodate pressure changes and energy changes associated with pipe or tube expansions and contractions. |
| US11999575B2 |
Parcel processing system and method including hybrid orientation active merge induction equipment
A parcel processing system (400) includes infeed conveyors (404, 406, 408) each conveying parcels (106) with an assigned orientation class, a merging conveyor (410) configured to merge parcels fed by the infeed conveyors into a single stream of parcels, and an induction conveyor (200) configured to feed the merged stream of parcels along an induction feed path (202) to a sorting conveyor (100). The infeed paths (404a, 406a) of the infeed conveyors are arranged at different angular orientations in relation to a merging feed path (412) of the merging conveyor such that each parcel in the merged stream of parcels has an orientation that is dependent upon its assigned orientation class. The merging conveyor (410) includes a multi-axis transport mechanism configured to move parcels along a principal axis parallel to the merging feed path and a secondary axis perpendicular to the principal axis, the merging conveyor being operable to selectively activate movement along the secondary axis for centering parcels being loaded thereon. |
| US11999572B2 |
Conveying a material to be conveyed
The invention relates to a conveying system for conveying a material to be conveyed along a conveying path. The conveying system includes a conveying chamber in which the conveying path is arranged. At least one component of a conveying mechanism for conveying the material to be conveyed is arranged outside the conveying chamber. The conveying mechanism includes a traction drive having at least one traction element by means of which carrying elements can be moved in order to convey the material to be conveyed. The carrying elements are arranged in the conveying chamber and protrude through a through-opening out of the conveying chamber. Inside the conveying chamber and/or in the region of the through-opening, the surfaces of the carrying elements are at least partially provided with a thermal insulation material. |
| US11999571B2 |
Controlling automated pallet movers
An automated warehouse system can include automated pallet movers, a physical space in which the automated pallet movers operate, and a control system to provide commands to each of the automated pallet movers for operating in the physical space. The commands can include a pallet transportation command including a pallet identifier of a pallet to be transported by the automated pallet mover in the physical space, and a destination location to which the pallet is to be transported by the automated pallet mover. The commands can also include a control algorithm command that specifies a control algorithm for moving through the physical space. The automated pallet mover can be configured to transport the pallet to the destination location according to a route resulting from performance of the control algorithm, while other automated pallet movers concurrently transport other pallets to other destination locations. |
| US11999570B2 |
Material handling system
A system may include a vehicle for delivering items and a moveable track that cooperates with the vehicle. The moveable track may cooperate with a storage system having storage locations for storing items. The vehicle may drive into the moveable track and lift the track using a vertical drive mechanism. The vehicle may include a horizontal drive system operable to drive the vehicle horizontally along the ground to carry the moveable track to a position adjacent the storage location. The vehicle may operate the vertical drive system to drop the moveable track adjacent the storage system. Additionally, the vehicle may operate the vertical drive to drive up the moveable track to an elevated position adjacent one of the storage locations in the storage system. The vehicle may include a transfer mechanism for transferring items between the vehicle and the storage location while the vehicle is in the elevated position. |
| US11999568B2 |
Mobile robot interactions independent of localization data
A method for the movement of products is described. The method uses a facility that contains warehouse shelves; each shelf has a front, at least one moveable frame which travels to each shelf front to access the containers stored on each shelf. The moveable frame includes a repositionable storage ledge, a lifting device, and a gripping device, along with a ramp for a mobile robot. Mobile Robots exchange payloads between moveable frames and are moved from location to location by the moveable frames. |
| US11999567B2 |
Picking device with remaining time display
The invention refers to a picking device, in particular a storage lift, comprising at least one removal point for storage products and/or storage products carriers. In order to increase the efficiency of the operation of a picking device, it is provided according to the invention that the picking device is connected to at least one remaining time calculating device with which the remaining time until the arrival of a storage product and/or storage product carrier transported in the picking device at the at least one removal point can be calculated, wherein the picking device has at least one display device on which an image that represents the remaining time can be displayed. |
| US11999566B2 |
Overhead rail based order delivery system and method
A system for automatic delivery of an order in bags to a pick-up location outside a building. Such a system includes: a device for signalling and/or detecting presence of a customer in the vicinity of the pick-up location; and a height-mounted transport module, which includes: a plurality of elements for suspending the bags from a track; an automatic displacement device for automatically moving the suspension elements on said track; and an actuator for actuating said automatic displacement device to displace the bags in which the various parts of said order have been deposited, to said pick-up location when said signalling and/or detection device emits a signal confirming the presence of said user in the vicinity of said pick-up location. |
| US11999561B2 |
Thermal sensing type garbage can cover and garbage can
Disclosed is a garbage can, a garbage can cover on the garbage can includes a shell, a motor base, a cover, a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, wherein the shell is hinged with a rotating rod; the motor base is fixed on the shell, a motor is installed in the motor base, and the motor is connected with a rotating shaft; the cover covers on the shell and is fixedly connected with the rotating rod; the first connecting rod is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft; two ends of the second connecting rod are respectively hinged with the first connecting rod and the cover; a first torsional spring and a second torsional spring are symmetrically arranged about the second connecting rod on the rotating rod, one end of the first torsional spring and one end of the second torsional spring abut against the shell. |
| US11999560B2 |
Roll out cart
A container, such as a roll-out cart, includes a body portion and a lid. The body portion includes an outer wall extending upward from a base wall to a mouth of the body portion. The lid is secured to the body portion and pivotable between a closed position over the mouth and an open position. The lid includes an upper lid portion and a lower lid portion. The upper lid portion extends downward to an outer lip. The lower lid portion extends downward to an inner lip. The inner lip is inward of the outer wall of the body portion when the lid is in the closed position. The outer lip is outward of the outer wall of the body when the lid is in the closed position. |
| US11999559B2 |
Apparatus and method for protectively covering temperature sensitive products
A system for protecting temperature sensitive products. The system comprises a cover that fits over a product. The cover has a first component, a second component, and a closure system. The first component covers the top of the product and at least a portion of a first side of the product, and the second component covers at least a portion of the other sides of the product. The closure system closes openings between the first component and the second component and tightens the cover around the product. The cover is removable from the product by releasing the closure system and pulling the second component of the cover in a horizontal or downward direction away from the first side of the product. |
| US11999557B2 |
Container having sliding lid and locking mechanism
A container (1) for consumer goods, the container comprises an outer housing comprising a box portion (60) and a lid portion (50). The lid portion (50) is linearly movable relative to the box portion between a closed position, in which the lid portion covers the access opening, and an open position, in which the access opening is exposed. The container (1) comprises a locking mechanism configured to transition between: a locked state, in which the lid portion (50) is prevented from moving linearly from the closed position to the open position; and an unlocked state, in which the lid portion (50) is able to move linearly from the closed position to the open position. |
| US11999555B2 |
Container for beverage
A container for beverage has a container body and a pressing member. The pressing member has a pair of guide grooves concavely formed to guide the user's fingers on two sides of the outer surface of the pressing member. The pressing member has a discharge hole positioned facing a nozzle from the container body so that the beverage contained in the container discharges through the nozzle and through the discharge hole when the pressing member is pressed towards the container body. The container body is ideal for containing coffee and pressurized gas to eject the coffee into a cup for enjoyment. |
| US11999551B1 |
Vacuumizing sealing tank
The present disclosure discloses a vacuumizing sealing tank including a body and a cover; the body having an accommodating cavity with an upward opening; and the cover detachably installed on top of the body, covering and sealing the opening of the accommodating cavity; wherein the cover is provided with a vacuumizing device and a deflating component, the vacuumizing device being an air bag vacuumizing device that compresses the air bag to exhaust air in the accommodating cavity to achieve a vacuum state, and the deflating component deflating the accommodating cavity. The vacuumizing device and the deflating component are provided. After a stuff to be stored is placed in the accommodating cavity and the cover is on, the accommodating cavity may be vacuumized through the vacuumizing device, so that the stuff to be stored may keep fresh for a long time in the vacuum state. |
| US11999549B2 |
Squeeze slushy cup capable of realizing quick heat exchange for making slushy drinks
The present invention provides a slushy cup capable of realizing quick heat exchange. The slushy cup capable of realizing quick heat exchange includes an inner core, an outer cup body, and a sealing connection sleeve sleeving the outer cup body, wherein the sealing connection sleeve stores a refrigerant in an interlayer in a sealing manner through multi-layer sealing, and convex ribs are distributed on an outer circumferential side wall of a main body portion of the inner core, thereby increasing a contact area of heat exchange and enhancing the strength of an outer wall of the inner core. Through full contact between the convex ribs on an outer surface of the inner core and the refrigerant, cold energy of the refrigerant in the interlayer is quickly conducted to a drink in the inner core to quickly cool the drink into a slushy drink. |
| US11999542B1 |
Product lifting device
A product lifting device including a lifting platform, a cap assembly, and a plurality of lifting lines configured to connect the lifting platform to the cap assembly. The lifting platform is configured to fit within a container having a cap and an opening. The cap assembly has both a lifting ring and an adapter. The lifting ring is configured to fit over a bottom part of the adapter, which is configured to fit over the opening in the container. The top part of the adapter is configured to receive the container cap. The lifting lines extend upwardly from the lifting platform, through the bottom part of the adapter from inside to outside, and terminate at the lifting ring. |
| US11999539B2 |
Corrugated cardboard cooler
A box is made by folding a sheet of material. Preferably, the box is formed by applying adhesive and folding using a machine, and a waterproof or water-resistant coating is applied to the sheet of material so that the box is configured for use as a cooler. The box includes: a storage portion, including a bottom panel, first and second end panels, and first and second side panels; four corner panels; and first and second top panels. The top panels include openings that register when the box is assembled and in a closed configuration to define an opening to be used as a handhold for gripping the box. Reinforcing panels of one of the top panels includes flaps located on an interior of the box that cover the handhold opening. The box further preferably includes a locking tab and locking panel for latching closed the top panels of the box. |
| US11999536B2 |
Cover and water container using same
This disclosure relates to a cover and a water container using the cover. The cover comprises a cover base, an upper cover, a bracket, a pressing ring and a button. The upper cover is hinged to the cover base and has a first snap portion. The pressing ring is hinged to the bracket and has a snap-fit portion for snapping the upper cover. The button is pivotally arranged on the cover base in a lever manner and has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the button has a second snap portion. The pressing ring is connected to the cover base by a reset elastic member. When the pressing ring is turned relative to the bracket and pushes against the lower end of the button, a pushing force is applied to the lower end of the button to disengage the second snap portion from the first snap portion. The user operates the overturn of the pressing ring with one hand to disengage the pressing ring from the upper cover and disengage the button from the upper cover, and then the cover is completely opened. After the pressing ring and the button return to their original positions, the user can turn the upper cover with one hand again, and then the cover can be easily closed. In this way, users can open and close the cover with one hand conveniently. |
| US11999534B2 |
Composite closure having improved seal
A composite closure which includes an improved sealing gasket material and shape. The Closure includes an end panel that is received in a circular plastic fitment having a central opening therein defined by an inwardly extending flange which over-lies in an outer periphery of the end panel and an integral skirt downwardly depending from the flange. The fitment includes an inwardly extending circumferential bead or bead segments which include a substantially non-deformable flat vertical surfaces that are substantially parallel to the axis of the closure and axially positioned to contact the radial outer-most edge of the end panel when the closure is fully applied to a container. The sealing gasket has the shape of an annulus with a particular cross-section and formed from a PVC free material. |
| US11999531B2 |
Reclosable pouch with an elongate closure mechanism
A reclosable pouch in combination with an elongate closure mechanism. The elongate closure mechanism includes a first base member disposed along a first sidewall. A pair of interlocking members extends from a first surface of the first base member, and are parallel to each other with a space therebetween. A plurality of partial indentations is disposed along a second surface of the first base member, extending longitudinally between the opposite ends of the elongate closure mechanism, and being visible between the opposite ends of the elongate closure mechanism. The pair of interlocking members extending from the first base member occlude and deocclude with a pair of interlocking members extending from the second base member, in order to resealably close the mouth. The plurality of partial indentations remains visible during the occluding and deoccluding. |
| US11999526B2 |
Foldable box
This application discloses a foldable box. The foldable box has a box body and a lid, wherein the box body has a base and a pair of opposing first side panels and a pair of opposing second side panels that are foldably connected to the base. One edge of the lid is hinged to the top of the box body. Each of the first side panel, the second side panel and the lid is formed by welding an inner plate and an outer plate, and a thermal insulation layer is arranged between the inner plate and the outer plate. The base has a plate-shaped body and a protruding edge extending upwardly from the circumference of the plate-shaped main body, and a thermal insulation layer is arranged in the plate-shaped body and the protruding edge. The foldable box of the present application can not only realize the folding function, but also has good thermal insulation performance. |
| US11999519B2 |
Filler assembly and method of filling a pouch
A filler assembly comprising a pouch preheat zone, a pouch sterilization zone, and a pouch flush zone. The preheat zone includes a preheat nozzle assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet engageable with a pouch assembly, and a preheat vacuum nozzle assembly having an inlet engageable with a pouch assembly and an outlet attachable to a vacuum. The pouch sterilization zone includes a sterilization nozzle assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet engageable with a pouch assembly, and, a sterilization vacuum nozzle assembly having an inlet engageable with a pouch assembly and an outlet attachable to a vacuum. The pouch flush zone includes a pouch flush nozzle assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet engageable with a pouch assembly, and, a pouch flush vacuum nozzle assembly having an inlet engageable with a pouch assembly and an outlet attachable to a vacuum. |
| US11999517B2 |
Device and method for manufacturing a bag received in an envelope
The present invention relates to a device and a method for manufacturing a bag received in an envelope and containing a brewable material with a bag manufacturing means which is configured to manufacture a bag containing brewable material, and with a sealing station with a sealing jaw element and a counter-jaw element which act on the envelope from opposite sides to seal in the bag. The device is further developed for a reliable and safe manufacture of the packing unit consisting of a bag and an envelope by the sealing jaw element being fixed to a sealing jaw swivel arm at which a sealing jaw connecting rod is applied, and the counter-jaw element being fixed to a counter-jaw swivel arm at which a counter-jaw connecting rod is applied, and by the sealing jaw connecting rod and the counter-jaw connecting rod being each eccentrically connected to a common drive shaft of a servomotor. In the method according to the invention, the contact force between the sealing jaw element and the counter-jaw element is controlled via the torque of the servomotor actuating the sealing jaw element and/or the counter-jaw element. |
| US11999511B2 |
Predictive part maintenance
The present disclosure provides for predictive part maintenance by generating a reliability curve for an aircraft based on historic removals; setting a removal threshold on the reliability curve; tracking an installation of a given instance of the aircraft part into a given aircraft; tracking a number of cycles of the given instance of the aircraft part based on operations of the given aircraft in which the given instance of the aircraft part is installed; and in response to the number of cycles of the given instance of the aircraft part satisfying the removal threshold, transmitting a service alert to an operator of the given aircraft. |
| US11999510B1 |
Shipping and storage assembly for an airplane auxiliary power unit
A shipping and storage stand for an airplane auxiliary power unit (APU) comprises a support stand assembly that is secured to a rectangular heavy-duty plastic crate. The crate lid is removeable, and the sides can be folded down or removed for APU access. The embodied support stand assembly holds an airplane APU by the designed lift points. The support stand assembly is placed within and bolted to a rectangular crate. The support stand assembly includes an engine cradle frame and shock isolators connected to an anchor frame. The outer crate provides two high stacking. A moisture and dust bag is included for long term storage. |
| US11999509B2 |
Hybrid-electric and all-electric aircraft power systems
A system for an aircraft includes an electric energy module and a connector module operatively connected to the electric energy module. The connector module is: structured to attach the electric energy module to the aircraft when the connector module is in an engaged mode while in use, and operable between the engaged mode and a disengaged mode. The connector module in the disengaged mode while in use disengages the electric energy module from the aircraft. |
| US11999505B2 |
Unmanned vehicle
An unmanned vehicle includes a body and a gimbal assembly arranged at the body. The body includes a bottom cover arranged at a bottom of the body. The gimbal assembly includes a shock-absorbing structure arranged inside the body and fixedly mounted at an inner bottom wall of the bottom cover, and a gimbal arranged outside the body and coupled to the shock-absorbing structure. The inner bottom wall is arranged inside the body and faces towards a top of the body. |
| US11999502B2 |
Aerial vehicle architectures for improved thrust efficiency and internal cooling
An airframe assembly for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided where the airframe assembly includes a top airframe assembly, a bottom airframe assembly, and a planar support frame disposed between the top and bottom airframe assemblies. The top and bottom airframe assemblies may form one or more rotor ducts disposed about one or more UAV propulsion motor mounts, respectively, where the rotor ducts are configured to protect rotating rotors disposed therein from physical damage caused by impact with environmental flight hazards. The airframe assembly may further include a heat sink thermally coupled to electronics of the UAV and disposed within the airframe assembly such that rotating blades in the rotor ducts cause air to be drawn from outside of inlet orifices of the top airframe assembly, through an airflow channel in which dissipation surfaces of the heat sink are disposed, and into a rotor duct via an airflow outlet. |
| US11999498B2 |
Variable cycle compensation in a gas turbine engine
An aspect includes a method of variable cycle compensation in a gas turbine engine. An electric component can be adjusted to compensate for a power change induced by an actuation system by operating the electric component as an electric motor to compensate for an increase in power absorption or a decrease in power production of a turbomachinery of the gas turbine engine. The actuation system is configured to adjust a variable cycle of the turbomachinery by adjusting power absorption or power production, and the electric component can be configured to add or subtract torque to a shaft of the gas turbine engine. The electric component can be operated as an electric generator to compensate for an increase in power production or a decrease in power absorption of the turbomachinery. |
| US11999497B2 |
Systems and methods for aircraft wing plug
The aircraft includes a fuselage and at least one wing extending from the fuselage. The wing includes first and second original portions and a plug portion positioned between the first and second original portions. A propulsion system is positioned on the at least one wing. The propulsion system includes at least one electric powerplant and at least one combustion powerplant. Each powerplant delivers power to a respective air mover for propelling the aircraft. The electric powerplant and/or the combustion powerplant is positioned outboard from the plug portion. |
| US11999493B2 |
Method and system for ice shed
During a de-ice process, heating zones associated with a rotor may be supplied with power for shedding accreted ice from the heating zone. Priority heating zones associated with the leading edge of the rotor are supplied with power to activate the priority heating zones multiple times during the de-ice process. Heating zones associated with a lower surface of the rotor may be activated after the priority heating zones are first activated. A first dwell may be waited, to allow additional ice accretion on the priority zones. The priority heating zones may then be reactivated after the first dwell. Heating zones associated with an upper surface of the rotor may be then be activated. A second dwell may be waited, to allow additional ice accretion on the priority zones. The de-ice process may then repeat. |
| US11999492B2 |
Electric temperature control system for unpressurized aircraft
An electric temperature control system for unpressurized aircraft and methods for operating are disclosed. The electric temperature control system may be electrically powered and used on all-electric aircraft or hybrid aircraft. The electric temperature control system may comprise a vapor cycle cooling system for cooling air and an electric heater for heating air. The electric heater may be a PTC electric heater with individually-controllable heating elements. Various input devices may be disposed in the aircraft allowing an operator to set a compartment temperature, an air source, and a fan speed. A controller controls operations of the electric temperature control system based on feedback received from a plurality of feedback devices and the operator inputs. |
| US11999479B2 |
Fast path planning for dynamic avoidance in partially known environments
Techniques for traversing in an environment that includes at least one obstacle, by a mobile autonomous system, to a destination in the environment, are presented. The techniques can include generating, prior to the mobile autonomous system commencing activity in the environment, a graph including a plurality of vertices representing positions in the environment and a plurality of edges between vertices representing feasible transitions by the mobile autonomous vehicle in the environment; annotating the graph with at least one edge connecting a representation of a present position of the mobile autonomous system to a vertex of the graph; determining, based on the graph, a path from the present position of the mobile autonomous system in the environment to the destination; and traversing the environment to the destination, by the mobile autonomous system, based on the path. |
| US11999474B2 |
Aircraft rotor protection
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a convertible rotor aircraft CRA able to convert between airplane and helicopter flight modes during flight, comprising a tillable proprotor assembly TPA comprising a proprotor. Optionally, the CRA comprises a flight control module FCM configured to control the TPA to reverse direction of thrust generated by the proprotor relative to the TPA when the TPA transitions between a first orientation for helicopter flight and a second orientation for airplane flight. Optionally, the CRA comprises a deployable guard for the proprotors, configured to have a stowed state and a deployed state, wherein: the guard in the deployed state is controlled to be configured as a partially air-permeable barrier. |
| US11999472B2 |
Rotor blade non-counterbored retention assembly via a sliding clamped bushing
A rotor blade retention assembly includes a central hub, a rotor blade including an upper outer surface, a lower outer surface, a blade hole, and a proximal end coupled to the central hub, a strap member extending along a portion of the rotor blade such that a distal end receiving portion extends into the blade hole, and a retainer assembly disposed within the blade hole and coupled to the strap member. The retainer assembly includes an upper bushing and a lower bushing slidably disposed within the blade hole. The upper bushing includes a counterbored portion. The retainer assembly also includes an outboard blade pin disposed within the distal end receiving portion and includes a blade pin inner cavity. |
| US11999471B2 |
Weight balanced rotor blade with thermoplastic composite weight
A rotor blade is provided that includes an airfoil extending spanwise from a base to a tip. The airfoil extends longitudinally (e.g., chordwise) from a leading edge to a trailing edge. The airfoil extends laterally between a first side and a second side. The airfoil includes a body and a weight. The body includes a plurality of body layers. Each of the body layers includes fiber reinforcement within a body thermoplastic matrix. The weight includes a weight layer embedded within the body. The weight layer includes metal powder within a weight thermoplastic matrix. |
| US11999469B2 |
Compound helicopter with braced wings in joined-wing configuration
A compound helicopter with braced wings in joined-wing configuration, a fuselage that extends from a front fuselage section to a rear fuselage section, and an emergency floatation system with main floatation balloons and lateral floatation wherein balloons, the main floatation balloons comprise at least one front floatation balloon that is arranged in the front fuselage section and at least one rear floatation balloon that is arranged in the rear fuselage section, and wherein the lateral floatation balloons comprise at least one first lateral floatation balloon that is arranged close to an interconnection region of the first braced wing and at least one second lateral floatation balloon that is arranged close to an interconnection region of the second braced wing. |
| US11999467B2 |
Methods and systems for fall back flight control configured for use in aircraft
A system of fall back flight control configured for use in aircraft includes an input control configured to receive a pilot input and generate a control datum. System includes a flight controller communicatively coupled to the input control and configured to receive the control datum and generate an output datum. The system includes the actuator having a primary mode in which the actuator is configured to move the at least a portion of the aircraft as a function of the output datum and a fall back mode in which the actuator is configured to move the at least a portion of the aircraft as a function of the control datum. The actuator configured to receive the control datum, receive the output datum, detect a loss of communication with the flight controller, and select the fall back mode as a function of the detection. |
| US11999466B2 |
Ultra-wide-chord propeller
The propeller described herein may increase the pressure differential to be generated at/near a blade tip and, at least in some embodiments, to allow for the greatest pressure differential to be generated at/near the blade tip. Increasing the pressure differential in the blade tip region may promote formation of blade tip vortices when the propeller is in use. The propeller may utilize these blade tip vortices as effective mass flow, which can contribute to the thrust force generated by the propeller. That is, by designing the propeller to form and utilize blade tip vortices, the mass flow of air over the blades may be increased, thereby increasing the amount of thrust generated by the propeller. |
| US11999465B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle
The embodiment is an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a body and wings. A first connection portion is disposed on one of the body and the wing. A second connection portion is disposed on the other of the body and the wing. The first connection portion and the second connection portion are detachably connected. The first connection portion is engaged with the second connection portion. The body and the wing are locked by rotating or sliding the second connection portion. The body can be conveniently assembled with or disassembled from the wing and the connection part meets the reliability of strength and rigidity and does not affect the flight performance. |
| US11999459B2 |
Cycloidal marine propulsion unit and a marine vessel equipped therewith
A cycloidal marine propulsion unit, including a hollow rotary casing having a central axis and defining a central inner space with an opening at an axial end thereof. A mounting body rotatably supports the rotary casing on a hull of a marine vessel. A rotating arrangement is provided for rotating said hollow rotary casing, while a plurality of blades extend axially from the rotary casing away from the hull. Each blade is mounted for pivotal movement with respect to the rotary casing, about respective blade axes. The rotating arrangement is configured to rotate the rotary casing by a circumference thereof. A blade shaft portion of each blade is at least partly received within the central inner space so as to attach said blade to the rotary casing. |
| US11999451B2 |
Advanced cementitious composite floating platforms and method of manufacture
Semi-submersible wind turbine platforms capable of floating on a body of water and supporting wind turbines, and a method of manufacturing the semi-submersible wind turbine platforms from advanced cementitious composite material are provided. The method includes determining at a first iteration topological outputs of the wind turbine platform including a plurality of modular sections consisting of an advanced cementitious composite (ACC) material, obtaining a second iteration from the topological outputs, the second iteration including a second model platform and a second model tower of the wind turbine platform, and obtaining addition iterations via simulation to attain a final model platform and a final model tower, the final model platform and the final model tower including a layout of the plurality of modular sections and connections for a platform and a tower of the wind turbine platform. |
| US11999444B2 |
Propulsion device and hydrofoil craft provided with same
A propulsion device for a hydrofoil craft includes: a hydrofoil configured to be disposed in water; and a water jet thruster that is disposed in front of the hydrofoil and ejects a water flow rearward from an ejection port, wherein an upper surface of a rear portion of the hydrofoil is slanted downward toward rear, and the hydrofoil and the water jet thruster are configured such that at least part of the water flow passes above the rear portion of the hydrofoil. |
| US11999438B2 |
Retaining system for an energy store and a two-wheeled vehicle comprising this retaining system
A retaining system which may be used for locking an energy store, in particular for an electrically operable two-wheeled vehicle. The retaining system is designed such that it does not transfer any forces from the energy store to the retaining system in the locked or latched position. |
| US11999435B2 |
Vehicle and vehicle components
A position adjusting system for use in a vehicle includes a seat for supporting a rider, a rear wheel and a steerable front wheel, a steering arrangement including a handle bar for allowing the rider to control the steerable wheel, and a hub for interconnecting the components of the wheeled vehicle. The steerable wheel is steerable about at least two axes. The position adjusting system includes an adjustable seat support movably connected to the hub, an adjustable handle bar support movably connected to the hub, and a releasable position locking system configured to lock the position of the components of the vehicle relative to the hub. The hub includes a first portion and second portion, wherein the first and second portions are moveably connected to one another, such as by pivoting, sliding, or a combination of pivoting and sliding. |
| US11999434B2 |
Motor vehicle with a suspension using a watt four-bar linkage
The saddle-riding motor vehicle (1; 107; 207) comprises a rear driving wheel (5; 105; 205) and a front steered wheel (7; 107; 207). The front steered wheel (7; 107; 207X, 207Y) is connected to a rotatable arm (9; 109; 209X, 209Y) provided with a rotary motion about a steering axis (A-A). A wheel support (37; 137) is connected to the rotatable arm (9; 109; 209) with the interposition of a suspension (17; 117; 217X, 217Y) comprising a shock absorber (22; 122). The suspension (17; 117) comprises a Watt four-bar linkage. |
| US11999432B2 |
Personal mobility
An embodiment personal mobility includes a main body including a footrest on an upper surface of the main body, a steering device provided in front of the main body, a front wheel installed at a lower end of the steering device, a rear wheel installed at a rear end of the main body, and a cargo loading unit configured to be unfolded in a lateral direction from opposite sides of the main body to expand a loading region for loading a cargo in an unfolded state and configured to be folded toward the main body in a folded state. |
| US11999430B2 |
Folding type electric bicycles
The present invention relates to an electric bicycle, and more particularly, to a folding type electric bicycle capable of minimizing a volume to be folded. The present invention discloses a folding type electric bicycle including: a first body unit including a first frame in which a guide hole passing through at least a portion of a side surface of the first frame, a steering part passing through a front portion of the first frame, and a front wheel part supported by a lower side of the steering part; a second body unit including a second frame connected to the first frame, a pedal part disposed on the second frame, and a rear wheel part coupled to a rear portion of the second frame; and a movement unit passing through the guide hole to linearly move. |
| US11999429B1 |
Apparatus for attaching a container to a two wheeled vehicle
A bracket for quickly and securely attaching and un-attaching a container to a two wheeled vehicle under a wide range of environments and operating conditions. One planar side of the bracket is fastened to the container, and an opposite planar side of the bracket includes a plurality of attachment devices to attach and un-attach the bracket to a chassis bracket that is separately fastened to a chassis of the two wheeled vehicle. |
| US11999428B2 |
Side case attachment structure
A side case attachment structure detachably attaching a side case to a vehicle body of a saddle-type vehicle includes a first attachment portion protruding of the side case, a second attachment portion of the side case, and a holding portion of a side portion of a rear portion of the vehicle body, the holding portion including a first hooking portion hooking the first attachment portion from above and a second hooking portion hooking the second attachment portion from above. A movement restricting portion of the holding portion restricts forward movement of the side case by coming into contact with the first attachment portion when a grip portion of the side case is gripped and the side case is pulled forward and upward with respect to the vehicle body so as to detach the first attachment portion from the first hooking portion. |
| US11999424B2 |
Rotation control system for a steering wheel and method
A rotational control system for a steering wheel includes a steering wheel, the entire steering wheel switchable between a rotational condition and a non-rotational condition, a steering wheel angle of the entire steering wheel in a straight ahead position in the non-rotational condition. The rotational control system also includes a steering gear operatively coupled to the plurality of road wheels, the steering wheel and the steering gear electrically coupled to each other. The rotational control system further includes a controller in operative communication with the steering wheel and the steering gear, the controller configured to control the steering gear independent of the entire steering wheel when the vehicle is in an autonomous vehicle driving condition, and the controller configured to allow switching between the rotational condition and the non-rotational condition at any time while the vehicle remains in the autonomous vehicle driving condition |
| US11999422B2 |
Track system for a vehicle
A resistance to wear, “edge-cutting” or other deterioration of a track for a vehicle and/or other aspects of the track may be enhanced, including by enhancing internal reinforcements (e.g., cores) of the track, such as by providing certain flexibility characteristics to these internal reinforcements of the track, and/or by monitoring the track and controlling the vehicle, notifying a user, etc. |
| US11999419B2 |
Track system for traction of a vehicle
A track system for traction of a vehicle (e.g., an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), an agricultural vehicle, etc.) may be designed (e.g., may comprise non-pneumatic tires) to enhance its use or performance and/or that of the vehicle such as, for example, by being lightweight and/or by better handling loads, including, for instance, those resulting from track tension within the track system and/or from unevenness or other aspects of the ground, including encounters (e.g., impacts) with obstacles on the ground (e.g., rocks, portions of trees, debris, bumps, abrupt changes in ground level, etc.). The track system may comprise tension-based non-pneumatic tires. |
| US11999416B2 |
Steering control device for a work vehicle
A steering control device for a vehicle with an aerial work platform 1 in the embodiment a traveling body capable of traveling with a steering wheel, a work platform 30 provided thereon, a steering dial 42, which is biased to be located at a neutral position in a non-operation status, a steering angle detector 62, a steering cylinder 17, and a controller 50 for controlling an operation of the steering cylinder 17. The controller 50 controls the steering cylinder 17 so that a steering angle of the steering wheel becomes a target steering angle corresponding to a steering position of the steering operation tool. As far as a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by the steering angle detector is kept within a predetermined angle range including a neutral steering angle, the steering control unit make a steering control to stop the steering actuator and to maintain the present steering angle of the steering wheel when the steering operation tool returns to the neutral position. |
| US11999411B2 |
Energy absorber for front-end vehicle protection
A vehicle is disclosed that includes: a grille supporting a functional accessory; a bumper beam that is located (positioned) axially inward of the grille; and a first energy absorber that is connected to the bumper beam. The first energy absorber defines a cavity that is configured to accommodate inward axial displacement of the grille resulting from a low-force impact between the vehicle and an external object to thereby inhibit damage to the functional accessory. |
| US11999410B2 |
Lane separation line detection correcting device, lane separation line detection correcting method, and automatic driving system
Provided are a lane separation line detection correcting device/method and an automatic driving system for stabilizing the behavior of a vehicle by correcting overestimated curvature information resulting from an erroneous detection of a curvature of a lane separation line. A travel speed detecting circuit detects, for example, a target travel speed as vehicle sensor information. A maximum curvature estimating circuit estimates, based on the target travel speed, a maximum curvature of a road along which an own vehicle is traveling. A curvature correcting circuit corrects a curvature of a lane separation line input thereto based on the maximum curvature. A control unit controls steering of the own vehicle based on the lane separation line having a corrected curvature. As a result, vehicle steering can be automatically controlled so as to prevent the own vehicle while traveling from departing from a driving lane. |
| US11999409B2 |
Electromagnetic brake mechanism for steering column energy absorption system
An energy absorption system for a vehicle steering column includes a lower jacket. The energy absorption system also includes an upper jacket operatively coupled to, and moveable relative to, the lower jacket. The energy absorption system further includes a tooth rack operatively coupled to the upper jacket. The energy absorption system yet further includes an electromagnetic brake mechanism engageable with the tooth rack to exert a braking force on the tooth rack. |
| US11999408B2 |
Translating power adjustable steering column with geared rack for an absolute sensor
An axially adjustable steering column assembly includes an upper jacket. The steering column assembly also includes a lower jacket, wherein the upper jacket is received within the lower jacket and is telescopingly adjustable therein, the lower jacket defining a pair of slots extending in an axial direction of the lower jacket. The steering column assembly further includes a column mounting bracket, wherein the lower jacket translates and rotates relative to the column mounting bracket. The steering column assembly yet further includes a pair of bushings positioned within the pair of slots. The steering column assembly also includes a geared rack operatively coupled to one of the pair of bushings, the geared rack correspondingly rotatable with the lower jacket. The steering column assembly further includes a sensor in operative contact with the geared rack to detect the axial position of the axially adjustable steering column assembly. |
| US11999403B1 |
Console attachment
A console attachment that can be mounted on or between the handles of a vehicle, such as an infant stroller, comprises a body, flaps for attaching the body to the stroller's handles, and a means for rotating the body relative to the flaps, so that the body may be attached to the handles in a position that is level with the ground, regardless of the position or angle of the handles. When the body has been rotated to a suitable angle relative to the flaps, it may be secured in place with a fastener. |
| US11999400B2 |
Knock-down hamper
A hamper has a fabric bag, and a supporting frame assembly that has a foldable wall assembly, a base and a top frame. The foldable wall assembly has a rear frame, a left frame a right frame. The base has a rear side that is pivotally connected with the bottom side of the rear frame, with the left and right sides of the base removably coupled to the bottom sides of the left frame and the right frame, respectively. The top frame has a rear side that is removably coupled to the top side of the rear frame, with the left and right sides of the top frame removably coupled to the top sides of the left frame and the right frame, respectively. The fabric bag has four side walls, each side wall having a lip extending around the upper edge of each side wall, and four vertical corner sleeve pockets. |
| US11999397B2 |
System and method for railroad directive management
A system for railroad directive management is presented. The system can receive a myriad of data related to a directive, track segments, and/or vehicle events on the track and/or track segments. Vehicle- and/or event-specific data can be compared with one or more thresholds, including force thresholds, temporal thresholds, environmental thresholds, and/or event thresholds to determine whether and what kind of directive modification should be instantiated. Specialized algorithms can be implemented to trace vehicle paths along the track to determine whether directive-related segments are traversed, and specialized clustering algorithms can be utilized to cluster data unique to a particular segment on a per-segment basis. The system can be integrated with existing track infrastructure and can further generate alerts to notify coupled systems and/or personnel of directives and/or modification thereof. |
| US11999393B2 |
Arrangement for monitoring exterior regions of a rail vehicle
An assembly monitors exterior regions of a rail vehicle. In the region of the front side of the rail vehicle, a driver's cab is arranged, which driver's cab has a driver's cab field of view in a first direction of travel. A first lateral region has a first camera system oriented in the direction of travel, which optically captures an angular range along the first lateral region as a first lateral field of view. A second lateral region has a second camera system oriented in the direction of travel, which captures an angular range along the second lateral region as a second lateral field of view. The first and second camera systems are connected to a display device so that image series of the lateral fields of view in the first direction of travel are displayed to the traction vehicle driver in addition to the drivers cab field of view. |
| US11999391B2 |
End-of-train device with audio support
An improved End-of-Train device suitable for mounting on a train is disclosed. The End-of-Train device comprises an audio input unit configured to detect an audio input associated with at least one event, and to generate an audio signal based on the audio input. The event is one of an utterance of a voice command by a railway personnel or an incident that potentially impacts an operation of the train. The End-of-Train device further comprises a memory and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the memory. The processing unit is configured to execute one or more instructions in the memory to analyze an audio input to identify one or more actions to be performed by the End-of-Train device and to initiate execution of the one or more actions identified. Further, a notification may be generated based on execution of the one or more actions. |
| US11999390B2 |
Rail system with a rail and mobile parts movable along the rail
In a rail system with a rail and mobile parts movable along the rail, e.g., rail vehicles, a profiled part is arranged on the rail and includes a cavity, which, e.g., terminates at an opening into the environment. Regions of a mobile part, e.g., regions of each mobile part, at least partially project into the cavity, and at least one transmitter and receiver are situated in the respective region. |
| US11999386B2 |
User interfaces for autonomy state control and alerts
In some scenarios, the approach may be used with two or more vehicles travelling in formation where selected vehicles may be fully or partially autonomously controlled. Information is collected at each vehicle and from the drivers and it is shared with other vehicles and drivers to make a collective decision to enter or leave autonomy. |
| US11999383B2 |
Parking assist system with improved avoidance steering control and method thereof
A parking assist system with improved avoidance steering control and a method thereof are provided. The parking assist system includes a sensor fusion calculation module that fuses sensing data of an ultrasonic sensor and image data of an SVM camera to calculate position information of an object with respect to a current location of a vehicle and a parking assist module that avoids the object based on the position information and performs steering control of the vehicle for autonomous parking. The parking assist system accurately detects the object on a position departing from a field of view (FOV) of the ultrasonic sensor and performs avoidance steering robust to a surrounding object upon autonomous parking. |
| US11999379B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling a work vehicle
An agricultural system includes a target vehicle configured to harvest crops and a work vehicle. The work vehicle includes a controller. The controller includes a memory and a processor, and the controller is configured to receive or determine a plurality of vehicle paths as well as a location of the target vehicle. The controller is also configured to identify an active path of the plurality of vehicle paths based on the location of the target vehicle. The target path is a path traversed by the target vehicle. |
| US11999377B2 |
Mobile robots enabled wind flow pattern analysis through wavelets
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for navigating an autonomous vehicle is provided. The present invention may include measuring, in real time, movement patterns of air in the surroundings of the autonomous vehicle; analyzing the movement patterns to identify wind flow patterns, terrain, and passage in the surroundings; and navigating the autonomous vehicle based on the identified wind flow patterns, terrain, and passage. |
| US11999368B2 |
Systems and methods for automated vehicle fleet management according to dynamic pedagogical behavior reinforcement
Vehicle fleet management includes processing event-based data corresponding to detected events to generate event data sets that include: at least video corresponding to the event and data identifying an event-type for the event. One or more pedagogical event pairs are identified, each of which includes a first event data set reflecting a “good” response to an event-type and a second event data set reflecting a “bad” response to the event-type. At least one cluster of drivers having similar occurrence rates for the event-type is identified. One or more training lessons are generated for the cluster based on the event type, which training lessons include at least the video of the first event data set and the video of the second event data set. The training lessons are administered to a driver of the cluster via a computing device. The autonomous control of one or more vehicle systems is instituted based on the administered training lessons. |
| US11999365B2 |
Method for carrying out a start-up process for an at least semi-automated vehicle
A method for carrying out a start-up process of an at least semi-automated vehicle. The method includes: recognizing at least one unsuccessful start-up process using a first set of drive parameters; reporting the unsuccessful start-up process to a control system; receiving changed driving-related boundary conditions from the control system; ascertaining at least one changed drive parameter from the changed driving-related boundary conditions; and repeating the start-up process at least once, using the at least one changed drive parameter. |
| US11999355B2 |
Driver-provided vehicle passenger registry
A system for providing notifications based on vehicle passengers includes a main body to transport passengers, an input device located designed to receive user input including passenger information related to the passengers presently in the main body, and a network access device located in or on the main body and designed to communicate with a remote server. The system also includes an output device located in or on the main body and designed to output information, and a memory designed to store data. The system also includes an electronic control unit (ECU) located in or on the main body and designed to control the memory to store the passenger information related to the passengers, and to control at least one of the network access device or the output device to transmit or output, respectively, information related to the passenger information. |
| US11999353B2 |
Detection device for detecting road surface information related to movable body and control thereof
An object detection device includes: a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit a transmission wave from a movable body moving on a road surface and receive a reflected wave from an object; and a generation unit configured to generate road surface information regarding a change in the road surface based on a difference between echo information indicating a change over time in an intensity of the reflected wave received by the transmission and reception unit and reference echo information indicating a predetermined change over time in an intensity of a reflected wave from the road surface. |
| US11999343B2 |
Apparatus for controlling parking of a vehicle and parking control method
A parking control apparatus includes: a processor configured to generate an outline based on previously parked vehicles, to generate a target reference based on the outline, to select a parking spot for double-parking based on the target reference, and to perform double-parking control on the parking spot when there are no vacant parking spaces by searching for at least a parking space in a parking lot; and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor. |
| US11999339B2 |
Method for defining at least one characteristic curve of a pressure-medium-actuated brake system of a vehicle
A method for defining at least one characteristic curve of a pressure-medium-actuated brake system of a vehicle, the curve representing a relationship between a brake pressure and a brake demand, and for operating a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle, in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a braking pressure, and in which the braking pressure is formed based on at least one such characteristic curve, and to a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a braking pressure. |
| US11999335B2 |
Disc brake apparatus using generator-combined motor means
The present invention relates to a disc brake, and more specifically, to a disc brake apparatus using a generator-combined motor, the disc brake apparatus comprising a fixed plate which has coil elements arranged radially and rotating plates which have magnet bodies arranged radially and corresponding to the coil elements, wherein: electric attraction between the fixed plate and the rotating plates enables primary braking and friction therebetween enables secondary braking, so as to minimize the occurrence of metal powder in a braking process, thereby preventing environmental pollution; and an electric reaction between the coil elements and the magnet bodies enables production of electricity, which can be used for power generation and to ensure electromotive power, thereby further improving use efficiency of the present invention. |
| US11999334B2 |
Brake system
A brake system for a combination vehicle in which a plurality of vehicles are coupled in a line, including: a plurality of brake devices respectively provided for the plurality of vehicles; and a controller configured to control the plurality of brake devices, wherein the controller is configured to control a braking force applied to each of the plurality of vehicles based on a loaded weight or a weight of each of the plurality of vehicles. |
| US11999332B2 |
Passenger side driving instructor brake controller
A passenger side driving instructor brake controller can include a telescoping shaft including a first end and a second end, and a brake lever connector disposed at the first end of a telescoping shaft and adapted to be secured to a brake lever of a motor vehicle disposed within a driver-side front floorboard area of the motor vehicle. A tubular main body bent near its mid-section, the tubular main body configured to adjustably accept the second end of the telescoping shaft therein and secure the telescoping shaft with locking hardware at a fixed position within the tubular main body to enable the main body to traverse over a main console of the motor vehicle where the tubular main body is bent at its mid-section and also to extend into a passenger compartment area of the motor vehicle wherein the tubular main body can terminate at a handle area. |
| US11999331B2 |
Universal trailer mounted proportional brake controller
A trailer mounted proportional brake controller for a towed vehicle and a method of controlling the brakes of a towed vehicle is described. The brake control unit may control the brakes of a towed vehicle. The brake control unit may include a power control unit and a hand control unit. The power control unit may be connected to the brakes of the towed vehicle and the power control unit may be capable of selectively controlling the brakes of the towed vehicle based on a set of braking parameters. The hand control unit may be configured to remotely communicate with the power control unit. The hand control unit may be capable of transmitting information to the power control unit to adjust at least one of the braking parameters and receiving information from the power control unit. |
| US11999330B2 |
Locking device
A locking device, for securing a toolbox with respect to a support structure, comprising a housing for receiving at least part of a ground engagement mechanism of a toolbox. The housing is configurable to have an opening, or has an opening, through which at least part of a ground engagement mechanism of a toolbox may be inserted into and removed from the housing. The locking device comprises a retaining mechanism that is movable between a retaining configuration, that prevents the removal of the at least part of the ground engagement mechanism from the housing through the opening, and a releasing configuration that allows the removal. The retaining mechanism comprises a retaining member that is movable between a first position such that the retaining mechanism is in the retaining configuration and a second position such that the retaining mechanism is movable to, or is in, the releasing configuration. The locking device comprises a lock configured such that the retaining member is selectively lockable in its first position and the locking device comprises a retaining member protector configured to substantially prevent access to at least part of the retaining member through the opening, when the retaining member is in the first position. |
| US11999328B2 |
Air parking brake electric control valve
An air parking brake electric control valve includes an air valve unit and a self-lock unit. The air valve unit includes a main valve body, an auxiliary valve body, a valve core and a first electromagnetic assembly. The valve core is driven by the first electromagnetic assembly to move between a first action position and a second action position. The self-lock unit is disposed on the auxiliary valve body, and includes a second electromagnetic assembly. The second electromagnetic assembly includes a movable column operable to move between a release position and a lock position. |
| US11999327B2 |
Electronic brake device of vehicle
Proposed is an electronic brake device of a vehicle including: a cylinder unit; a screw shaft provided in the cylinder unit, and axis-rotated by a rotational force received from a motor; a nut unit coupled to the screw shaft with a ball member interposed therebetween, reciprocates in an axial direction of the screw shaft according to a rotating direction of the screw shaft, and provided with a flange part on one side end portion thereof; a piston unit coupled to the nut unit, and moves in conjunction with the nut unit; a sleeve unit provided inside the cylinder unit, and guides the piston unit to be inserted and move therethrough; and a guide member provided inside the cylinder unit, restricts rotation of the flange part so that rotation of the nut unit is restricted, and guides movement of the flange part. |
| US11999325B2 |
Friction member and master cylinder comprising same
The present disclosure relates to a friction member and a master cylinder including the same. The master cylinder includes a cylinder body with a bore formed therein, a piston configured to move forward and backward in the bore and protrude a portion thereof from the cylinder body, a housing configured to surround the protruding portion of the piston and having a through hole formed therein such that an input rod connected to a brake pedal to press the piston is inserted, a friction member provided between the housing and the piston to increase a frictional force with the piston when the piston moves forward and backward, and a pedal simulator connected to the piston to provide a repulsive force to the brake pedal. |
| US11999324B2 |
Wheel assemblies, apparatuses, and related methods for a kneeling vehicle or trailer chassis
An apparatus has: a chassis; wheel assemblies at opposed sides of the chassis, each wheel assembly having: a ground engaging wheel; a wheel mount; a control arm pivotally connected between the wheel mount and the chassis; and an actuator pivotally connected between the wheel mount of the ground engaging wheel and the chassis; in which the actuator is operable to, in use, cause the ground engaging wheel to: pitch down with increasing camber from an upright position into a facedown position to lower the chassis; and pitch up with decreasing camber from the facedown position into the upright position to raise the chassis. A method involves lowering the chassis by operating the actuators to pitch the ground engaging wheels down into the facedown position; and raising the chassis by operating the actuators to pitch the ground engaging wheels up into the upright position. |
| US11999323B2 |
Garage door cleaning curtain
A car cleaning curtain for attaching to and hanging from a garage door including a curtain rod and flexible panel adapted to hang down from a garage door when the garage door is in an open position and adapted to attract and retain dust and dirt from surfaces of a vehicle when the vehicle is in contact with and is moving with respect to the car cleaning curtain. |
| US11999321B2 |
Wiper blade for vehicle
A wiper blade for a vehicle includes a wiper arm having one end installed at a windshield glass side and configured to rotate, and the other end at which an installation bracket is provided, a blade mounted on the installation bracket of the wiper arm and configured to clean a windshield glass, and a nozzle installed on an assembling part extending outward from the installation bracket of the wiper arm, the nozzle being positioned between the assembling part and the blade and configured to spray a cleaning liquid in a longitudinal direction in which the blade extends. |
| US11999314B1 |
Seat belt structure for a vehicle
A seat belt structure for a vehicle includes a safety belt webbing configured to restrain an occupant of a seat of the vehicle and extending along a height of a side lining of the vehicle. The seat belt structure also includes a tongue movably connected to the safety belt webbing and adapted to move along the safety belt webbing. Moreover, the seat belt structure includes a belt holder engaged to the side lining and defining a cavity therebetween. The belt holder is arranged proximate to a floor of the vehicle. Further, a portion of the seat belt webbing extends and is held between the belt holder and the side lining, and the belt holder is configured to removably hold a portion of the tongue inside the cavity. |
| US11999312B2 |
Integrated fastener/stiffener pieces for airbag mounting
Airbag assemblies, such as inflatable curtain airbag assemblies, comprising integrated fastener/stiffener pieces, such as stiffener plates combined with pushpins extending therefrom. In some embodiments, a mounting plate for mounting an inflatable curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle may comprise a plate having a stiffness greater than a stiffness of a tab of an inflatable curtain airbag assembly to which it is attached. An opening may be formed in the plate, the opening being configured to receive a first fastener therethrough. A second fastener, such as a non-threaded fastener, may be fixedly and/or integrally coupled with the plate and may extend from one side of the plate. |
| US11999305B2 |
Sound- and heat-insulating enclosure for a pedal mount of a motor vehicle
A sound- and heat-insulating enclosure of a pedal mount of a motor vehicle has at least one pedal mounted pivotably thereon. The enclosure has retaining contours, by which fixing on the pedal mount is possible. A pedal-independent high-quality sealing concept can be implemented by shifting a sealing plane between an interior of a cockpit and a footwell from the pedals toward the pedal mount. |
| US11999302B2 |
Clamp assembly for mounting a mobile device
A clamp assembly may include an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member removably coupled to the upper clamp member. The upper clamp member may include a first projection extending from a lower surface thereof. The first projection may be configured to be at least partially received in a complementary opening of a mounting member. The lower clamp member may be removably coupled to the upper clamp member. The lower clamp member may include a second projection extending from an upper surface thereof. The second projection may be configured to be at least partially received in the complementary opening. The first projection and the second projection may be configured to substantially impede rotation of the clamp assembly relative to the mounting member. |
| US11999301B2 |
Method for aiding the manoeuvring of an automotive vehicle and automotive lighting device
A method for aiding the maneuvering of an automotive vehicle. The method includes the steps of projecting a light pattern towards a projection zone of the ground surface, acquiring an image of the automotive vehicle and the light pattern from an image sensor and providing the acquired image to a user of the automotive vehicle. The projection zone includes at least one of a first virtual rectangle, a second virtual rectangle and/or a third virtual rectangle, defined with respect to a rear point of the carbody, a front point of the carbody and the contact points between the wheels and the ground surface. The invention also provides an automotive lighting device for performing the steps of such a method. |
| US11999291B2 |
Indoor lighting device of a vehicle and a lighting control system including the same
An indoor lighting device of a vehicle includes: a substrate, a plurality of light sources assembled with the substrate to be arranged in a row, and a light guide panel including: a plurality of incidence parts such that light emitted by the light sources is incident thereupon, a diffusion area part provided behind the incidence parts to diffuse and reflect the light incident upon the incidence parts, a visual field area part provided behind the diffusion area part to emit the light diffused and reflected by the diffusion area part outside, and light diffusion holes provided behind the respective incidence parts. In particular, each of the light diffusion holes is surrounded by a transmission plane, a pair of reflection planes and a diffusion plane. |
| US11999282B2 |
Modular latching system
A modular latching system includes a panel having recessed pockets spaced apart from each other and having lock holes therein; a housing having insert assemblies on one side of the housing, the insert assemblies being spaced apart from each other to be inserted into the recessed pockets; locking members located in each of the insert assemblies and including lock tabs engaging the lock holes, and slide locks attached to the lock tabs so that when the insertion assemblies are inserted into the recessed pockets, the lock tabs enter the lock holes to lock the housing to the panel; and a release lever disposed in the housing and engaging the slide locks so that when the release lever is pushed, the slide locks move to disengage the lock tabs from the lock holes to release the housing from the panel. |
| US11999281B2 |
Cupholder assembly
A selectively engageable and interlocking cupholder assembly, which may be used an aircraft or vehicle interior while in movement. |
| US11999280B2 |
Vehicle organizer
The present disclosure provides a vehicle organizer. The vehicle organizer includes a receiving assembly and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly is detachably connected with the receiving assembly to form a connected structure. In a mounting state, the connecting beam passes through the connected structure, the connected structure is abutted against the connecting beam, such that the receiving assembly is detachably mounted in the vehicle. |
| US11999277B2 |
Dynamic control of active seat suspension systems
Embodiments related to systems and methods for controlling the relative amounts of rotation and heave motions applied to a seat by an active seat suspension system are described. |
| US11999273B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat comprising a base, intended to be connected to the floor of the vehicle, a seating portion frame, hinged to the base so as to pivot about a transverse axis of the seat, a backrest hinged to the base so as to pivot about the transverse axis of the seat, hinge means connecting the seating portion frame to the backrest, configured so that the pivoting of the backrest relative to the base about the transverse axis causes the pivoting of the seating portion frame relative to the base about the transverse axis. The hinge means are also configured so as to connect the seating portion frame to the floor in order to move the front edge of the seating portion frame closer to or further away from the floor, the rear edge remaining fixed relative to the base. |
| US11999271B2 |
Seat latching mechanism
A latching mechanism configured to secure a first component and a second component. The latching mechanism includes a locking plate that operatively engages a first latch plate and a second latch plate. The plates each include an end that inserts into a slot located on the second component, therein securing the first component to the second component. Actuation of the latching mechanism displaces the plates, therein releasing the ends from the slot and allowing for movement of the first component in relation to the second component. |
| US11999269B2 |
Second row priority seating for vehicles
Aspects of the disclosure relate to vehicles capable of autonomous driving. These vehicles may include seats for accommodating different numbers of passengers. In some cases, the seats may be reconfigurable. For instance, a vehicle may include a first row of seating having a first, passenger use configuration. The first row may allow a passenger to sit in a seat of the first row of seating and access user input controls for the vehicle. The first row of seating may also have a second, folded configuration where the first row is in a folded configuration and no longer usable for passenger seating. The vehicle may also have a second row of seating. When the first row of seating is in the second, folded configuration, the second row of seating may still be usable for seating and may include additional legroom for the passenger as compared to when the first row of seating is in the first passenger use configuration. |
| US11999265B1 |
Regenerative braking power generation system for trailers
Disclosed is a regenerative braking power generation system for trailers configured such that a generator is installed in a brake disc space portion of a trailer to self-generate electricity necessary for the trailer, wherein the regenerative braking power generation system includes at least one axle (3) fixed to a chassis (2) of a trailer, a wheel hub (5) and/or a brake disc (6) axially installed at an outer surface of the axle (3) via a plurality of bearings (4) so as to be passively rotated, a space portion (7) concavely formed in one side surface of the brake disc (6), a permanent magnet (8) fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the space portion (7) in tight contact therewith, the permanent magnet being configured to be rotated along with the brake disc (6), and a generator stator (9) fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the axle (3) corresponding to the permanent magnet (8). AC power produced by the generator (10) is converted into DC power by a rectification unit (20) constituted by a plurality of full-wave diodes (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, and D6) and a smoothing capacitor (C), a rechargeable battery (secondary battery) or a battery (40) is charged with the DC power by a charge controller (30), the DC power is supplied to a DC (direct current) load (50), and the power in the battery (40) is converted into AC power of 50 to 60 Hz by an inverter (60) and is supplied to an AC (alternating current) load (70). |
| US11999262B2 |
Battery control assembly for a battery system and electric drivetrain for an electric vehicle
A battery control assembly for a battery system. The battery control assembly includes a plurality of cell-level control units, each including a cell-level switching unit being operable as a cell-level inverter. The plurality of cell-level control units are arranged in three control unit strings and the cell-level control units of each control unit string are electrically connected in series. First ends of each control unit string are electrically connected to a corresponding AC charging terminal. Second ends of the control unit strings are electrically connected in series via a first end switch and a second end switch. Moreover, at least one of the control unit strings includes an inner connection terminal. Furthermore, an electric drivetrain for an electric vehicle having such a battery control assembly is presented. |
| US11999251B2 |
Charging station with climate control
A charging station assembly capable of generating and delivering a conditioned airflow while charging a battery of a vehicle. The temperature and flow rate of this conditioned airflow may be controlled based on the ambient conditions and battery status. The conditioned airflow may be directed toward an outside heat exchanger of a refrigerant system of the vehicle to enhance capacity. The conditioned airflow may also be routed to a battery pack for direct cooling or heating through additional ventilation system. In hot ambient conditions, the charging station provides cool air to facilitate battery cooling. In cold ambient conditions, the charging station provides hot air to facilitate battery heating. This charging station assembly shifts the load from the vehicle refrigerant system to the charging system, thereby improving battery thermal management capability, while eliminating the need for an oversized refrigerant system. |
| US11999248B2 |
Inductive power transfer pad and method for producing an inductive power transfer pad
An inductive power transfer pad for inductive power transfer to a vehicle includes a stationary part and a movable part. The movable part is movable between a retracted state and an extended state. The movable part includes a primary winding structure and at least one inverter that is electrically connected to the primary winding structure. |
| US11999245B2 |
Diagnosis apparatus for diagnosing a communication state between a vehicle including a battery and a battery management system connected to a vehicle
A diagnosis apparatus includes a vehicle including a battery and a BMS connected to the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to generate a signal having a predetermined period and a predetermined width, and the BMS is configured to diagnose a communication state between the vehicle and the BMS and a state of the battery based on the signal, and to determine the communication state and the state of the battery as a normal state when a period of the signal is the same as a reference period and a width of the signal is the same as a reference width. |
| US11999238B2 |
Engine system and all-terrain vehicle
An engine system comprising: a housing having an accommodating cavity; a crankshaft part, a speed change mechanism and a transmission shaft are provided in the accommodating cavity; and a first motor and a second motor are located outside the accommodating cavity and provided on the housing. The crankshaft part is provided in the accommodating cavity and outputs first power. The first motor comprises a first motor shaft which is connected to an output end of the crankshaft part to convert the first power into electric energy. The second motor comprises a second motor shaft and is configured to output second power according to electric energy. The speed change mechanism is drivingly connected to the second motor shaft without connecting the output end of the crankshaft part. The transmission shaft is connected to an output end of the speed change mechanism. Also disclosed is an all-terrain vehicle. |
| US11999235B2 |
Vehicle drive device
A rotor support member includes: a tubular portion having a tubular shape extending along an axial direction and supporting a rotor of a rotary electric machine; and a flange portion provided to extend along a radial direction on an inner side in radial direction with respect to tubular portion at a position adjacent to a first engagement device on a first side in the axial direction, and connected to tubular portion. The flange portion includes a cylinder forming portion protruding to first side in the axial direction so as to form a cylinder portion on which a first piston portion of the first engagement device slides. A rotation sensor includes a rotating body supported by an outer peripheral surface of cylinder forming portion on an outer side in the radial direction, and a fixed body disposed on the outer side in the radial direction with respect to the rotating body. |
| US11999228B2 |
Pedal-application-error accident preventing device
A pedal-application-error accident preventing device to be applied to a vehicle includes a steering-wheel-position changing mechanism, a steering-wheel-position adjuster, and an accelerator-pedal-position adjuster. The steering-wheel-position changing mechanism is configured to displace a steering wheel of the vehicle in a vehicle forward-rearward direction. The steering-wheel-position adjuster is configured to displace the steering wheel in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle such that the steering wheel is positioned further toward a vehicle rearward side as the operation amount of the accelerator pedal operated by a driver who drives the vehicle increases. The accelerator-pedal-position adjuster is configured to displace the accelerator pedal in a direction such that the operation amount of the accelerator pedal returns to zero in a case where the steering wheel is pushed back forward in a state in which the steering wheel is displaced toward the vehicle rearward side. |
| US11999227B2 |
Electric drive axle with a gearbox and gearbox operating method
Methods and systems for an electric drive axle are provided. An electric drive axle, in one example, includes an electric machine rotationally coupled to a gearbox which includes a higher range planetary gear set coupled to a lower range planetary gear set via a clutch. The clutch is configured to selectively rotationally couple an input gear to a sun gear in each of the higher range planetary gear set and the lower range planetary gear set in different positions or selectively rotationally couple a carrier in the higher range planetary gear set to a carrier and a sun gear in the lower range planetary gear set in different positions. |
| US11999225B2 |
Pressure relief assembly and a valve assembly that uses the pressure relief assembly
A pressure relief assembly includes a plurality of valve components and a cap configured to house the valve components. The cap includes a ring having a retaining portion. The pressure relief assembly includes a sensor apparatus coupled to the cap via the ring. The sensor apparatus is configured to sense whether a predetermined pressure threshold is reached. The valve components operate to relieve pressure when the predetermined pressure threshold is reached. The sensor apparatus includes a retaining portion engaging the retaining portion of the ring. A valve assembly includes a first valve apparatus and the pressure relief assembly configured to bypass the first valve apparatus. The valve assembly includes a main housing that surrounds the first valve apparatus and the pressure relief assembly. The main housing defines an aperture in which the cap of the pressure relief assembly is at least partially disposed in the aperture. |
| US11999224B2 |
Total task vehicle
A total task vehicle (TTV) may operate indoors to move a variety of different types of materials and accomplish a variety of different types of tasks, using tools and accessories powered by/connected to the TTV. One or more high power density (HD) battery packs may provide both 240V DC to 380V DC and 120V AC power to propel the TTV and also to function as a generator for tools and accessories attached to the TTV. A high torque/high speed convertible drive system may allow the TTV to operate in a ride-on mode, a walk-behind mode, providing for flexibility and adaptability in use of the TTV. |
| US11999220B2 |
Awning connector assembly
An awning connector assembly includes a mounting bracket having first and second elongated and parallel beads, and an extension bracket defining first and second elongated and parallel grooves configured to slidingly receive the first and second beads in laterally locked engagement. The mounting bracket can be secured to a slide-out room by the vehicle manufacturer to facilitate after-purchase installation of an awning assembly if desired by the vehicle owner. |
| US11999217B2 |
Air conditioning assembly of vehicle seat
Proposed is an air conditioning assembly of a vehicle seat. The air conditioning assembly includes a housing provided in a vehicle seat, in which air flows in an internal space of the housing and the air is discharged to a seating surface of the seat, and an air cleaner provided in the internal space of the housing and configured to selectively sterilize or deodorize the air flowing in the internal space of the housing by rotating according to an air conditioning mode. |
| US11999216B2 |
Temperature management systems and methods for electric vehicle
A temperature control system for an electric vehicle includes a cabin temperature control system configured to control flow of a refrigerant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of a cabin of the electric vehicle, a battery temperature control system configured to control the flow of a coolant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of a battery system of the electric vehicle, and a power electronics temperature control system configured to control the flow of coolant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of one or more power electronics. In a first configuration of the temperature control system, the battery temperature control system and the power electronics temperature control system may be thermally isolated, and, in a second configuration, the battery temperature control system and the power electronics temperature control system may thermally interact. |
| US11999215B2 |
Rear suspension structure
A rear suspension structure includes a hub carrier having a wheel support portion by which a rear wheel is rotatably supported, the hub carrier includes a front arm portion that extends in a vehicle inner direction and toward the vehicle front side beyond an axle of the rear wheel and a rear arm portion that extends toward the vehicle rear side, the rear arm portion is coupled to a lateral beam extending in a vehicle width direction, on the vehicle rear side of the axle, a vehicle rear side end portion of a trailing arm extending in a vehicle front-rear direction is coupled to the lateral beam, and the front arm portion is coupled to a front arm attachment portion provided in the trailing arm. |
| US11999214B2 |
Accumulators for a distributed active suspension system
Presented herein, inter alia, are suspension system components having tuned accumulator sizing and/or stiffness. Such suspension system components are envisioned for use in a distributed active suspension system of a vehicle. In particular, through appropriate sizing of accumulators of a suspension system component of a vehicle, ride quality of the vehicle may be improved and so called “rough ride” issues may be precluded. Alternatively or additionally, various valves or alternative compliant mechanisms may be included in the suspension system component, so that desirable performance may be obtained for a range of operating conditions. |
| US11999213B2 |
Chassis component and method for producing a chassis component of this type
A chassis component (1, 32) has a first end section (2), a second end section (3), and a connecting section (4) between the two end sections (2, 3), with at least one bearing (9, 10) in one of the two end sections (2, 3). A sensor device (13) has a sensor housing (14, 33) with a first sensor element (16). To improve and/or enable the arrangement of the sensor device (13) and/or the sensor housing (14) on the chassis component (1, 32), the two end sections (2, 3) and the connecting section (4) of the chassis are made as a one-piece profile (5) open on one side along its length, such that the open profile (5) forms an at least partially free inside space (17), and where the first sensor element (16) is located within the inside space (17). |
| US11999211B2 |
Vehicle active suspension inertia regulation method based on wheel supporting force, and control system
An inertial regulation method and control system of vehicle active suspension based on a supporting force of each wheel comprises an inner loop control and an outer loop control. The inner loop control is to calculate, according to the dynamics, a theoretical supporting force of each wheel when the vehicle is driving on a virtual slope plane with a 6-dimensional acceleration and a pitch angle measured by an inertial measurement unit; compare the theoretical supporting force with the measured supporting force of each wheel; and control the expansion of each suspension cylinder according to the difference value, so that the supporting force of each wheel changes according to the theoretical supporting force. The outer loop control is to control each suspension cylinder for the same expansion of displacement, so that the average value of all the suspension cylinder strokes tends to a median value. |
| US11999208B2 |
Adjustable internal bypass
A vehicle suspension damper includes: a cylinder and a piston assembly, wherein the piston assembly includes a piston; a working fluid within the cylinder; a bypass cylinder surrounding the cylinder and defining a cylindrical bypass channel; an adjustable bypass port fluidly coupling an interior of the cylinder and the cylindrical bypass channel; and a remotely operable bypass valve slidably disposed within the cylindrical bypass channel, the remotely operable bypass valve configured for, upon actuation of an actuator coupled with the remotely operable bypass valve, adjusting a flow of the working fluid through the adjustable bypass port. |
| US11999204B2 |
Method for obtaining the deformation of a tire under load during running
A method for obtaining the deformation of a tire casing subjected to a load, rotating at a rotational speed W, comprises the following steps: acquiring a signal comprising the amplitude of the acceleration in the direction normal to the crown when running at the rotational speed W; delimiting the signal over a number of wheel revolutions, so as to construct a wheel revolution signal; determining a reference acceleration; defining a first energy density S which is a function of the wheel revolution signal, and of the reference acceleration, and which is denoted S+ when the wheel revolution signal is above a threshold value A, or is denoted S− when the wheel revolution signal is below or equal to said threshold value A; and identifying the deformation generated by the load as a function of the reference acceleration and of the first energy density S. |
| US11999201B2 |
Pneumatic tire
On a pneumatic tire, a sound absorbing member is installed on an inner surface of a tread portion via a surface fastener including a pair including a hook member and a loop member, the hook member including hook-shaped elements on one surface and being fixed to the tire inner surface, and the loop member being provided with loop-shaped elements engageable with the hook-shaped elements and being fixed to the sound absorbing member. In a meridian cross-section, the loop member has at least one section partially fixed in a tire width direction to the sound absorbing member. Given a fixed region in which the loop member is fixed to the sound absorbing member, and a non-fixed region in which the loop member is not fixed to the sound absorbing member, an engaging region in which the loop member and the hook member engage each other is on the non-fixed region. |
| US11999200B2 |
Pneumatic tire
In a pneumatic tire, a bead filler is radially outward of a bead core, a carcass turned up end is radially inward of an outer side end of the bead filler, the turned up end is spaced from a carcass body, a reinforcement layer is laterally outward of the bead filler, a sidewall rubber extends from a sidewall to the bead, an inner rubber reinforcing layer is between the bead filler and the reinforcement layer and adjacent to the turned up end, a crack suppression layer is between the reinforcement layer and the sidewall rubber, the crack suppression layer extends 5 mm or more from where the crack suppression layer overlaps, the reinforcement layer contacts the carcass body radially outwardly of the bead filler, and a 100% modulus KcM100 of the crack suppression layer is at least 1.5 times that of the sidewall rubber. |
| US11999198B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes, on a tread surface, a plurality of circumferential main grooves extending in the tread circumferential direction, and a plurality of land portions each defined between circumferential main grooves adjacent in the tread width direction among the plurality of circumferential main grooves, or by a circumferential main groove and a tread edge. A widthwise groove (widthwise sipe) (circumferential sipe) includes a widened portion, on the groove bottom side (sipe bottom side), at which the groove width (sipe width) is larger than on the tread surface side. The storage modulus of tread rubber located in a tire radial direction region including at least a reference depth position is larger than a storage modulus of tread rubber located in regions inward and outward in the tire radial direction from the tire radial direction region. |
| US11999194B2 |
Tire
In a tire, a first side block comprises a first recess which opens so as to be directed toward a first circumferential direction, and a second recess which opens so as to be directed toward a second circumferential direction which is opposite the first circumferential direction in a tire circumferential direction. The first side block comprises a first region, a second region, and a first step which is between the first region and the second region and which is formed by a difference in heights by which the first region and the second region protrude. |
| US11999188B2 |
Patterned transfer articles
A transfer article with a thickness of less than 3 micrometers includes a first acrylate layer that is releasable from a metal or doped semiconductor release layer at a release value of from 2 to 50 grams/inch. The article includes a functional layer overlaying the first acrylate layer. The functional layer includes at least one microfractured inorganic layer about 3 nanometers to about 200 nanometers thick, which has a plurality of toolmarks interspersed with cracks. |
| US11999184B2 |
Palm pen
Disclosed is a pen for writing, referred to as a palm pen herein because the body of the pen fits into the palm of a human hand. The palm pen can include a spherically shaped body, and an ink delivery system. The ink delivery system can include a tip having an end connected to the body and an opposite end comprising a nib, an ink conduit having an end coupled to the nib within the tip and an opposite end extending inside the body, and a first ink cartridge fluidly coupled with the opposite end of the ink conduit and contained within the body. The ink delivery system can additionally include a cartridge holder having an active cartridge slot for the first ink cartridge and cartridge storage slots for storage of additional ink cartridges. |
| US11999182B2 |
Instrument component organizer
In some examples, an organizer may include a plurality of inserts. At least one insert of the plurality of inserts may include at least a front panel and an opposite back panel that form the at least one insert, and at least one instrument component disposed hi the at least one insert. The organizer may further include a binding mechanism that attaches the plurality of inserts. |
| US11999180B2 |
Recording method and recording device
A recording method of the present disclosure, which is a recording method of performing recording on a recording medium by using a recording device including an ink jet head, includes ejecting a composition for ink jet from the ink jet head, in which the composition for ink jet contains a metal pigment, the metal pigment is formed of a plurality of scaly metal particles, the ink jet head includes a circulation flow path for circulating the composition for ink jet, and an average thickness of the metal particles determined by atomic force microscopy is 19 nm or less. |
| US11999178B2 |
Closed-loop feedback printing system
A system for decorating multiple containers in a single manufacturing run has a decorator, which includes a source of ink and print site where an ink graphic is deposited to each container in a plurality of containers that make up a manufacturing queue. An inspection station is located downstream from the decorator. The inspection station performs an optical evaluation of a quality of a pattern of ink deposited on at least one container in the plurality of containers A closed-loop feedback is responsive to the inspection station wherein the decorator is automatically adjusted in response to the optical evaluation performed at the inspection station. |
| US11999174B2 |
Enhanced speed thermal printer
A system and method for enhanced speed thermal printing has a drive roller for contacting thermochromic medal to a thermal printhead. The drive roller includes a cam which causes the drive roller to decelerate as it approaches the printhead such that contact with the thermal printhead and the thermochromic media is at a highest force point. The drive roller accelerates as it is pulled back from the printhead prior to a next printing cycle. |
| US11999172B2 |
Pre-treatments for ink-jet printing
Disclosed herein is a print head arrangement, a printing device and a method of operating a printing device. The print head arrangement comprises a main print head having a plurality of printing nozzles for ejecting a printing fluid and an auxiliary print head having a plurality of pre-treatment nozzles for ejecting a pre-treatment fluid. The print head arrangement further comprises a controller that is to obtain a print medium parameter and to select a subset of the plurality of pre-treatment nozzles for application of the pre-treatment fluid based on the print medium parameter. The print medium parameter characterizes a thermal inertia of the print medium. |
| US11999171B2 |
Liquid cartridge including pivotable plate member for optical detection
A liquid cartridge includes: a cartridge case defining a liquid storage chamber; a liquid supply portion provided at the cartridge case; a residual-amount detecting portion configured to change a state of incident light according to an amount of liquid stored in the liquid storage chamber; and a plate member. The residual-amount detecting portion includes an optical access portion accessible by light traveling in a left-right direction in an attached posture of the liquid cartridge. The plate member is positioned above the liquid storage chamber and frontward of the optical access portion in the attached posture. The plate member is pivotable between a first position and a second position about an axis extending in an up-down direction. In the attached posture of the liquid cartridge, the plate member extends in a front-rear direction at the first position, and extends in a direction crossing the front-rear direction at the second position. |
| US11999170B2 |
Image recording device and computer readable medium
An image recording device includes a cartridge mount to which a cartridge is mounted, a cartridge interface, a memory, a communication interface, a print engine configured to execute printing, and a controller. The controller is configured to obtain a transmission address stored in a cartridge memory of the cartridge through the cartridge interface, store the obtained transmission address in the memory, obtain, from the memory, notification information including at least one from a group of remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of consumable in the cartridge mounted to the cartridge mount, order information indicating an order for the cartridge and status information indicating a state of the print engine, and transmission source information, and transmit the obtained notification information and the obtained transmission source information to the obtained transmission address through the communication interface. |
| US11999166B2 |
Adaptive ink flushing of overlap nozzles of a printer
Systems and methods are provided for enhanced flushing of printing systems. One embodiment is a printing system that includes an ink flushing controller. The ink flushing controller is able to identify an overlap region wherein nozzles at adjacent printheads of a marking engine overlap along a widthwise direction, to detect primary nozzles that print image data within the overlap region, and to detect overlap nozzles that do not have firing instructions to eject ink within the overlap region. The ink flushing controller is further able to analyze nozzle firing data for each overlap nozzle to determine inactive firing spans for each overlap nozzle, and in response to determining that an inactive firing span for an overlap nozzle exceeds a threshold, to generate a firing instruction directing the overlap nozzle to eject ink. |
| US11999162B2 |
Fluid ejection devices including a first memory and a second memory
An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes a plurality of first data lines, a second data line, a first memory element, and a second memory element. The first memory element is enabled in response to first data on the plurality of first data lines. The second memory element is enabled in response to second data on the second data line. |
| US11999159B2 |
Apparel printing system and methods for printing on articles with repeating patterns
An apparel printing system for printing on regions of tubular fabrics with repeating patterns includes a textile printer having a print head and a tubular platen that includes features on the platen surface to retain and register the tubular fabric on the platen surface during printing. |
| US11999155B2 |
Spunbonded laminate
A laminate has first and second spunbonded nonwoven layers at least one of which comprises or consists essentially of crimped continuous filaments that are bicomponent filaments having a first component based on polypropylene and a second component based on polypropylene. A specific density ρ (g/cm3) of the spunbonded nonwoven laminate depending on the surface density of the spunbonded nonwoven laminate lies below a density limit ρG defined by the following equation: ρG=9 cm−1×surface density g/cm2+0.0393 g/cm3. |
| US11999154B2 |
Process for manufacturing dynamically warm-keeping garment with one-way moisture transferring function
The invention provides a process for manufacturing a dynamically warm-keeping garment with a one-way moisture transferring function. The warm-keeping garment is made of a one-way moisture transferring fabric that includes a surface layer, a warm-keeping layer and a lining layer or includes the surface layer, a first warm-keeping layer, an intermediate interlayer, a second warm-keeping layer and the lining layer. The above technical solution addresses the following problems of traditional warm-keeping cotton clothes and down jackets: temperature loss caused by unsmooth sweat discharge; complex and difficult processing due to underarm zippers for ventilation; static damage and possible explosion of washing machines by air pressure due to air tightness during washing. |
| US11999148B2 |
Method for attaching insulation panels
A method for connecting insulation panels, each of the panels comprising a cellulosic web having two sides and an outside edge, and comprising layers of cellulosic fibers, the method comprising: a) arranging a portion of each panel to be adjacent to the other, thereby forming an edge portion where the two webs can be connected; b) relaxing the fibers of cellulosic material in the edge portion of each insulation panel by applying heat to the edge portion at a temperature of 150° F. to 450° F., thereby forming a relaxed fiber edge portion; c) compressing the relaxed fiber edge portion of each insulation panel at a pressure of at least 5 psig, thereby forming a compressed panel portion having a thickness and a density; and d) fastening the compressed panel portions together using sewing, riveting, adhesive, tape, interlacing, stamping, ply bonding or stapling thereby forming a fastened area, wherein step (c) can be conducted at the same time or following step (b). |
| US11999147B2 |
Apparatus for attaching display panel and method for providing display device using the same
An apparatus for attaching a display panel includes a panel mount which receives a panel bottom cover facing corner portions of the display panel which are extended bent from a front surface of the display panel, and a pressing module which provides a pressing force to the panel bottom cover which is received in the panel mount and faces the corner portions of the display panel. The pressing module includes a pressing pad which applies the pressing force to the panel bottom cover at the corner portions of the display panel to attach the panel bottom cover to the display panel at the corner portions thereof. |
| US11999142B2 |
Light and thin sound-absorbing material and method of manufacturing same
An embodiment sound-absorbing material including a surface layer including low-melting (LM) fibers and melt-blown (MB) fibers and a sound-absorbing layer disposed on at least one side of the surface layer. An embodiment method of manufacturing a sound-absorbing material includes spinning melt-blown (MB) fibers, manufacturing a surface layer by mixing the melt-blown (MB) fibers with low-melting (LM) fibers, laminating a sound-absorbing layer on the surface layer, and hot-pressing a surface layer/sound-absorbing layer in which the sound-absorbing layer is laminated on the surface layer. |
| US11999139B2 |
Multilayer thermoplastic film with improved puncture resistance performance
The present disclosure provides for a heat-shrinkable, biaxially stretched, multilayer thermoplastic film that includes at least a puncture resistant layer. The puncture resistant layer is formed with a polyethylene based plastomer having a density of 0.890 g/cm3 to 0.910 g/cm3 as measured in accordance with ASTM D-792, and a melt index (MI) as measured by ASTM D-1238 at 190° C./2.16 kg from 0.20 g/10 minutes to 1.5 g/10 minutes. The polyethylene based plastomer has a logM25% of an upper 25% of a GPC quadrant having a value of 5.1 to 5.7, an intermediate molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 2.5 to 3, a Mz/Mw value of 2 to 2.5, a Comonomer Distribution Constant value from 60 to 400 and a single SCBD peak between 40-85° C. with a mass fraction of less than 3% above 85° C. as determined by CEF, and a ZSVR value from 1.0 to 5.5. The multilayer thermoplastic film is biaxially stretched at a temperature of 60° C. to 120° C. with a blow-up ratio from 2:1 to 10:1. |
| US11999138B2 |
Method for producing glass unit and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet
Provided is a method for producing a glass unit. The method comprises a step (A) of obtaining a glass plate; a step (B) of applying a protective sheet to one face of the glass plate; an optional step (C) of subjecting the glass plate to at least one process selected from the group consisting of transportation, storage, processing, washing and handling; a step (D) of removing the protective sheet from the glass plate; and a step (E) of assembling a glass unit using the glass plate. The protective sheet comprises a substrate layer, and a PSA layer provided to at least one face of the substrate layer. The PSA layer has a surface hardness of 0.3 MPa or greater. |
| US11999136B2 |
Laminated glass
To provide laminated glass for a vehicle, which is excellent in heat-shielding properties and which is capable of maintaining visible light transmittance to be high even when used for a long period of time. Laminated glass for a vehicle, which is laminated glass comprising a pair of glass plates and an intermediate film sandwiched between the pair of glass plates, wherein in a laminated glass specimen of 1 cm2 cut out from the laminated glass in the thickness direction, the content of CeO2 is at most 0.4 mg, and the content of total iron converted to Fe2O3 is at least 6.0 mg and at most 10.0 mg; and the intermediate film is made of a resin film containing tin-doped indium oxide fine particles having an average particle diameter of at most 0.1 μm. |
| US11999135B2 |
Temporary bonding using polycationic polymers
Described herein are articles and methods of making articles, for example glass articles, comprising a thin sheet and a carrier, wherein the thin sheet and carrier are bonded together using a modification (coating) layer, for example a cationic polymer coating layer, and associated deposition methods, the carrier, or both, to control van der Waals, hydrogen and covalent bonding between the thin sheet and the carrier. The modification layer bonds the thin sheet and carrier together with sufficient bond strength to prevent delamination of the thin sheet and the carrier during high temperature (≤600° C.) processing while also preventing formation of a permanent bond between the sheets during such processing. |
| US11999133B2 |
Manufacturing method for glass film with resin tape, and manufacturing method for glass film
Provided is a method comprises: continuously forming an elongated, glass film having marginal portions from molten glass into a given shape having two marginal portions, in width-directional opposite edge regions thereof, wherein the glass film having marginal portions has the marginal portions, and an effective portion formed in a width-directional central region of the glass film having marginal portions; annealing the glass film having marginal portions; continuously forming resin tapes on the glass film having marginal portions at positions adjacent to and away by a given distance from the respective marginal portions, to extend in a length direction of the glass film having marginal portions; and continuously removing each of the marginal portions from the glass film having marginal portions, along a position between the marginal portion and a corresponding one of the resin tapes, or at a given width-directional position within the corresponding resin tape. |
| US11999129B2 |
Dunnage production system
A dunnage producing system is disclosed. The system comprises a material feed section configured to feed a sheet stock material into the system to convert it into a dunnage product. The system further comprises a drive belt having a plurality of lugs fixed on the drive belt configured to engage one or more die-cut openings in the sheet stock or roll stock material. The system further comprises one or more folding mandrels and a glue feed section. The folding mandrels capture the engaged sheet stock or roll stock material between the drive belt and folding mandrels. The glue feed section comprises a tank loaded with pre-melted adhesive material, a hose to transfer the pre-melted adhesive material, and a dispensing nozzle to pump the melted adhesive material to the sheet stock material. A controller then receives measurement information and controls the functions of the system to produce dunnage product. |
| US11999125B2 |
Weapon demilitarization system and process
A fully automatic small arms demilitarization system includes individual infeed conveyance systems loaded at a single process initiation location; multiple hydraulic press stations fed by the individual infeed conveyance systems; and the multiple hydraulic press stations configured to crush one section of each weapon per cycle, incrementally crushing an entire length of each weapon, completely distorting each weapon to preclude restoration to a useable condition. The system further including an output system configured to output demilitarized weapons onto a common outfeed conveyance system that delivers the demilitarized weapons to a single recycle bin. |
| US11999121B2 |
Method for manufacturing a tire with reinforced tread blocks
A method for manufacturing a tire (1) comprises a step of positioning a reinforcing ply (9) in a rubber material having grooves (6a) such that the reinforcing ply (9) extends through the grooves (6a), and of crosslinking the tire (1) based on uncured rubber material while hot moulding the latter, with the reinforcing ply (9) being pushed against the bottom of the grooves (6a). |
| US11999117B2 |
Apparatus and methods for repairing composite laminates
The disclosure discloses apparatus and methods for repairing defects such as porosity and/or edge delamination in composite laminates by infusion of flowable matrix material. In some embodiments, methods disclosed herein comprise infusing the flowable matrix material into a space in the composite laminate through the use of a formed hole extending at least partially through the composite laminate. In some embodiments, methods disclosed herein comprise infusing the flowable matrix material into a space in the composite laminate in a stepwise manner in order to obtain more complete filling of such space. |
| US11999115B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing a composite structure
An apparatus for processing a composite structure includes a mandrel that includes a tooling surface and vacuum bagging that includes an elastomeric membrane and a bagging surface. The apparatus also includes a surface interface formed between the mandrel and the elastomeric membrane. The surface interface includes a suction channel formed in at least one of the tooling surface of the mandrel and the bagging surface of the elastomeric membrane. The elastomeric membrane is configured to be sealed to the mandrel along the suction channel in response to a vacuum applied to the suction channel. |
| US11999113B2 |
Composite parts and processes of manufacture
The disclosure relates to polymer-containing composite materials and to unusually low-pressure consolidation methods for forming composite parts from such materials. More specifically, for example, the disclosure relates to use of a certain “PEEK-PEDEK” copolymer in low-pressure consolidation methods, using as little as 1 bar pressure (or using atmospheric pressure acting on a consolidation that is held under vacuum) to provide composite parts that are substantially void-free. |
| US11999111B2 |
Method for manufacturing three-dimensional shaped object, three-dimensional shaping system, and information processing apparatus
A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a stacking step of stacking a layer by discharging a shaping material from a nozzle while moving the nozzle with respect to a stage in accordance with shaping data with which a three-dimensional shaped object is shaped, the shaping data including path information indicating a movement path of the nozzle with respect to the stage and discharge amount information indicating a discharge amount of the shaping material in the movement path; and a data changing step of adding a cleaning command for cleaning the nozzle to the shaping data based on information included in the shaping data. |
| US11999106B2 |
Cooler for optics transmitting high intensity light
The present disclosure relates to a system and apparatus having an optic and a cooling system for cooling the optic. In one example an optically addressed light valve forms the optic. The cooling system includes first and second windows on opposing surfaces of the optically addressed light valve which constrain a cooling fluid to flow over the opposing surfaces. The fluid pressure outside the optically addressed light valve is low enough that it does not compress a liquid crystal gap of the optically addressed light valve. The cooling fluid is also transparent to a high powered light beam which is projected through the first and second windows, and also through the optically addressed light valve, during an additive manufacturing operation. |
| US11999105B2 |
Construction box system for a 3D printer, 3D printer, 3D printer system, use of the construction box system, and 3D printing method
Disclosed is a construction box system 10 for a 3D printer 12, comprising a construction box 30 having a side wall structure 32 and a construction platform 34 received within the side wall structure 32, the side wall structure 32 limiting an upwardly open construction box interior space 36 for building up a component by 3D printing, which interior space is downwardly limited by the construction platform 34, and a support structure 50 comprising its own drive 52 integrated into the support structure 50 and to which the construction box 30 is releasably attachable, such that the construction box 30 can be repeatedly removed from the support structure 50 after building up the component in the construction box interior space 36 and subsequently reattached to the support structure 50. |
| US11999104B2 |
Three-dimensional printing head with adjustable printing angle
A 3D printing system can include an extruding system, a curing system, a positioning system, and a feedback system. The extruding system can include a feed pipe coupled to a printing material source and a nozzle having a longitudinal axis along which printing material is extruded. The nozzle can extrude printing material at a printing angle between the longitudinal axis and the top surface of a layer of printing material being printed. The curing system can include light or other curing components configured to cure the printed material after extrusion. The positioning system can include a platform that supports the extruding system and a platform rotating subsystem that rotates the platform during the printing process to adjust the printing angle. The feedback system can include a processor and sensors to detect the location of the nozzle with respect to the 3D printed object or other objects in the printing area during the printing process. |
| US11999097B2 |
Selective deposition of materials for composite structures via additive manufacturing
Described herein are electroless material deposition methods and techniques that can be used to deposit one or more materials on a structure in a selective manner such that deposition can occur in predetermined areas. The methods and techniques of selective electroless material deposition methods described herein can be used to selectively deposit material(s) on 3D printed structures. In some aspects, the 3D structures can contain micro-features that can have one or more materials selectively deposited on their surface in one or more locations. |
| US11999089B2 |
Transportable molding system for forming insulation on long pipes and related methods
A portable molding system is configured for forming insulation on pipes. A set of transportable process modules are configured to be shipped to a molding site, operatively connected together at the molding site to form a site-installed molding system, and subsequently disconnected for transport to another site. The set of transportable process modules includes one or more resin preparation modules configured to prepare resin for being formed into insulation on the pipes. One or more mold modules are configured to define a mold cavity. The one or more mold modules are configured to hold a pipe in the mold cavity, to receive resin prepared by the one or more resin preparation modules in the mold cavity around the pipe, and to form said resin received in the mold cavity into insulation on the pipe. |
| US11999087B2 |
Method of manufacturing a trim element with double decoration
A manufacturing method for a trim element, which includes the following steps: supplying a mold in an open configuration which has a first mold part and a second mold part; positioning a first pre-formed decoration against the first mold part; positioning a wedge in contact with an edge of the first decoration; positioning a second flexible décor; closing the mold in a closed configuration, where the second decoration sits between the two mold parts; and back-injecting a substrate into the molding cavity, where the second decoration is pushed by the substrate against the first decoration. Also provided is an associated manufacturing device. |
| US11999086B2 |
System for forming a composite part
Tooling, systems, and methods for forming composite parts. The system includes a mold having a first mold portion with a molding surface, a second mold portion with a molding surface, and at least one laminate sheet opening. When the mold is in a closed, molding configuration, the first molding surface and the second molding surface collectively at least partially form an internal cavity defining an outer contour of the composite part. The system also comprises an injection molding nozzle that injects resin into the internal cavity and a laminate sheet supporting frame. The laminate sheet supporting frame supports at least one laminate sheet such that a portion of the at least one laminate sheet is permitted to pass through the at least one laminate sheet opening and conform to at least one of the first molding surface and the second molding surface during the forming of the composite part. |
| US11999085B2 |
Injection molding machine
An injection molding machine includes: a fixed side member; and a movable side member fixed to the fixed side member, the movable side member being driven by a motor in order to perform injection molding of a molded product. The injection molding machine further includes a power feeding apparatus, one or more motors, and at least one servo amplifier. The power feeding apparatus converts a three-phase AC voltage into a DC voltage. The one or more of the motors are provided in the movable side member and drive the movable side member. The at least one servo amplifier is provided in the movable side member and drives one of the one or more of the motors by the DC voltage being supplied thereto through a DC power supply line. |
| US11999081B2 |
Method for producing pellets, method for producing resin molded article, and pellets
Provided are a method for producing pellets that are easy to be uniformly molded at the time of using the pellet for molding even when the pellets include a large amount of inorganic substance particles, the pellets, and a method for molding a resin molded article. The method for producing pellets according to the present invention includes a method for producing pellets formed from a resin composition including a crystalline macromolecule and an inorganic fine powder or organic fine powder in a mass ratio of 50:50 to 20:80, the method including the step of kneading the crystalline macromolecule and the inorganic fine powder or the organic fine powder so that the microcrystalline size of the crystalline macromolecule is 190 Å or smaller. The pellets according to the present invention are pellets formed from a resin composition including a crystalline macromolecule having a microcrystalline size of 190 Å or smaller, and inorganic substance particles in a mass ratio of 50:50 to 20:80. |
| US11999073B2 |
Tool with replaceable component
A tool having a replaceable component is disclose. In one aspect, the tool has a handle and an armature rotatably coupled to a first end of the handle. The armature is configured to be disposed at least partially within a cavity of the handle in a first position and extended outside of the handle in a second position. In another aspect, the tool is removably coupled to a distal end of the handle extending generally in the same longitudinal direction as the handle. A tool is removably coupled to the handle in an improved manner that optimizes safety and efficiency. |
| US11999071B2 |
Electric handheld hair trimmer including transverse edge portions
A trimmer includes a blade assembly including a stationary blade and a movable blade. Each of the stationary blade and the movable blade includes blade teeth. The stationary blade includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion, and a middle portion. The first transverse edge portion includes a first upper surface extending from a first edge to the upper surface. The second transverse edge portion includes a second upper surface extending from a second edge to the upper surface. The first transverse edge portion and the second transverse edge portion are beveled from the middle portion to the respective edges of the stationary blade. The stationary blade is symmetric about a midline of the middle portion. In some embodiments, the trimmer includes a toothed blade guard. |
| US11999064B2 |
Excavation learning for rigid objects in clutter
Embodiments of a learning-based excavation planning method are disclosed for excavating rigid objects in clutter, which is challenging due to high variance of geometric and physical properties of objects, and large resistive force during the excavation. A convolutional neural network is utilized to predict a probability of excavation success. Embodiments of a sampling-based optimization method are disclosed for planning high-quality excavation trajectories by leveraging the learned prediction model. To reduce simulation-to-real gap for excavation learning, voxel-based representations of an excavation scene are used. Excavation experiments were performed in both simulation and real world to evaluate the learning-based excavation planners. Experimental results show that embodiments of the disclosed method may plan high-quality excavations for rigid objects in clutter and outperform baseline methods by large margins. |
| US11999062B2 |
Robotic joint control
A method for limiting joint velocity of a plurality of joints of a surgical robotic system, the surgical robotic system comprising a robot having a base and an arm extending from the base to an attachment for an instrument, the arm comprising a plurality of joints whereby the configuration of the arm can be altered, the method comprising: obtaining joint states for a first group of k joints of the arm, where k>1; for each of the k joints: determining from the obtained joint state a permitted range of motion for that joint; deriving, using the permitted range of motion, a joint velocity limit for that joint; selecting the minimum joint velocity limit of the k joints to be a common joint velocity limit used to limit each of the k joints individually; and calculating drive signals for driving the k joints wherein the velocity of each of the k joints is limited using the common joint velocity limit. |
| US11999060B2 |
Action learning method, medium, and electronic device
An action learning method, including: acquiring human body moving image data; determining three-dimensional human body pose action data corresponding to the human body moving image data; matching the three-dimensional human body pose action data with atomic actions in a robot atomic action library to determine robot action sequence data corresponding to the human body moving image data; performing action continuity stitching on all robot sub-actions in the robot action sequence data sequentially; determining a continuous action learned by a robot from the robot action sequence data subjected to the action continuity stitching. |
| US11999057B2 |
Continuum arm robot system
A continuum arm robot system comprising at least a first continuum arm robot and a second continuum arm robot, each continuum arm robot being controlled by its own actuator pack, and each actuator pack being coupled to a single control computer, wherein at least the second continuum arm robot comprises a releasable connection mechanism to engage in gripping the first continuum arm robot in a workspace, so as to link the at least two continuum arm robots into a single redundant robotic system with at least the second continuum arm robot providing support for the first continuum arm robot. |
| US11999052B2 |
Robot for detecting and saving life in small space
A robot for detecting and saving a life, includes: a body part including a plurality of unit joints; a head part which is provided at the front of the body part in the direction in which the body part moves forward, and which has a gripper capable of picking up an object by a plurality of tongs parts that are folded and unfolded; and an extension part capable of extending forward from the head part so as to enter a small space that is difficult for the body part to enter. |
| US11999039B2 |
Rotary-percussive hydraulic perforator provided with a stop piston and a braking chamber
The rotary-percussive hydraulic perforator includes a body; a shank; a striking piston configured to strike the shank and provided with a braking surface; a braking chamber configured to hydraulically brake the striking piston; a stop piston configured to apply a pushing force on the shank and provided with a bearing surface configured to abut against a stop surface provided on the body, so as to limit the stroke of displacement of the stop piston towards the shank. The rotary-percussive hydraulic perforator is configured such that the bearing surface and the stop surface are axially spaced apart by a predetermined spacing distance simultaneously when (i) the shank bears on the stop piston and is in contact with the striking piston, and (ii) the braking surface is located at an inlet edge of the braking chamber. |
| US11999037B2 |
Slide hammer weights
A slide hammer tool including a shaft having first and second opposing ends, a handle slidably coupled to the shaft, and a slide hammer weight assembly removable coupled to the handle via threaded fasteners. The slide hammer weight assembly including a number of slide hammer weights coupled together. |
| US11999035B2 |
Working tool
A tool for working a substrate, the tool having a stator and a working piston, which is intended to move relative to the stator along a working axis, also having a drive, which is intended to drive the working piston from a starting position along the working axis to the substrate, the drive comprising a first piston coil arranged on the working piston and a first stator coil arranged on the stator, and the first piston coil being intended to enter the first stator coil during a movement of the working piston relative to the stator along the working axis. |
| US11999034B2 |
Systems and methods for inserting and removing bushing assemblies
A bushing displacing system comprising an engaging member and a brace member. The engaging member is configured to engage the brace assembly to displace the engaging member in the displacement direction and at least a portion of the bushing assembly to displace at least a portion of the bushing assembly in the displacement direction. The brace member is adapted to engage the brace assembly and the structural member. Operation of the actuator displaces at least one of the brace assembly and the engaging member in the displacement direction relative to the structural member such that the engaging member displaces at least a portion of the bushing assembly towards a desired position relative to the housing opening in the structural member. |
| US11999031B2 |
Fastening socket for assembling structures and associated attachment
The present invention concerns a fastening socket (112) for assembling at least two previously drilled structures, said socket comprising a substantially cylindrical body (34) and an enlarged head (35); said enlarged head comprising first mounting surfaces (42, 46) suitable for being assembled to a first installation component and for preventing said first installation component from rotating about the main axis. The socket comprises a first substantially cylindrical recess (40) extending along the main axis from the first end, said first recess ending at a planar shoulder (44) substantially perpendicular to said main axis, the first recess and the planar shoulder being received inside the enlarged head, the first mounting surfaces (42, 46) being formed by an inner surface of the first recess. |
| US11999030B2 |
Vacuum gripper
A vacuum gripper comprises a rigid base element and a loop-shaped vacuum seal element. The base element has first and second opposite sides. The seal element is attached at least indirectly to the second side and protruding therefrom in a direction away from the first side. The seal element comprises a contact surface that at least partially contacts with an object surface and an encircling surface oriented transversely to the contact surface so as to define a chamber. The seal element is elastically deformable at the contact surface to enable conforming to the object surface when pressed thereagainst. The vacuum gripper comprises an air extraction means mounted to the first side to be in fluid communication with the chamber through the base element, and configured to continuously extract air from the chamber to cause the contact surface to be urged towards and grip the object surface when pressed thereagainst. |
| US11999027B2 |
Method for polishing semiconductor substrate
A method for polishing a semiconductor substrate includes the following operations. A semiconductor substrate is received. An abrasive slurry having a first temperature is dispensed to a polishing surface of a polishing pad. The semiconductor substrate is polished. The abrasive slurry have a second temperature is dispensed to the polishing surface of the polishing pad during the polishing of the semiconductor substrate. The second temperature is different from the first temperature. |
| US11999025B2 |
System and method for processing a workpiece
A system (40) is provided for processing a workpiece (44). The system (40) includes a support surface (48) for supporting the workpiece (44) and defining a processing path (P) along which the workpiece (44) may travel relative to the system (40). The system (40) includes at least one tool (64a, 64b, 64c) for performing a process on the workpiece (44) that is movable in a work zone (WZ) along a predetermined length (L) of the workpiece (44) in a direction along the processing path (P). The system (40) includes a movable clamp assembly (80) having opposing clamping pads (84, 88) movable into and out of the work zone (WZ) along the processing path (P) to clamp a portion of the workpiece (44) located in the work zone (WZ) prior to the at least one tool (64a, 64b, 64c) performing a process on the workpiece (44). |
| US11999024B2 |
Screw fastening fault assessment device, screw fastening device, screw fastening fault assessment method, and control program
The present invention provides technology with which it is possible to highly accurately assess the quality of fastening of a screw. The present invention comprises a position acquisition unit (13) that acquires the axial-direction position of a driver (50), and a fault assessment unit (14) that assesses that a fault has occurred in fastening of a screw when the amount of change in the axial-direction position of the driver (50) from when temporary seating occurred is greater than a threshold value. The present invention provides a technology with which the quality of screw fastening can be assessed with high precision. |
| US11999021B2 |
Methods and apparatus to provide welding power
An example welding-type power supply includes: a transformer having a primary winding and first and second secondary windings; an input circuit configured to provide an input voltage to the primary winding of the transformer; first, second, third, and fourth switching elements, and a control circuit configured to: control the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements to selectively output a positive or negative output voltage without a separate rectifier stage by selectively controlling ones of the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements based on a commanded output voltage polarity and an input voltage polarity to the transformer; and prior to changing from a first output voltage polarity to a second output voltage polarity, controlling the first, second, third, and fourth switching elements to reverse the power flow to return reactive energy to an input circuit via the transformer. |
| US11999020B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring weld cell
A method and apparatus for monitoring weld cell and related activity is disclosed. The activity is sensed using a variety of sensors, and reported to the controller, or to a remote location. |
| US11999019B2 |
Aluminum-based welding electrodes
The disclosed technology relates generally to welding, and more particularly to consumable electrodes based on aluminum and methods of welding using the same. In one aspect, a consumable welding electrode comprises a base metal composition comprising at least 70% by weight of aluminum and a fluidity-enhancing metal capable of forming a binary eutectic with aluminum, wherein the binary eutectic undergoes a binary eutectic solidification at a eutectic temperature of 595-660° C. The fluidity-enhancing metal is present in form and a hypoeutectic concentration of 0.05-0.5 weight % such that a solidification temperature range of a molten weld metal formed by melting the consumable welding electrode is less than 65° C. |
| US11999010B1 |
Attachment of powdered metal to powder forged or wrought materials
This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a metal part which comprises attaching a powder forged or wrought outer raced ID splined plate to a powdered metal inner splined connection gear, wherein the outer raced ID splined plate incorporates a female ID profile on the race, wherein the inner splined connection gear contains a mail OD profile on the exterior of the part, and wherein the splined plate and the splined connection gear are attached together by (1) sinter brazing, (2) laser brazing, (3) laser welding, (4) sintering a mechanical joint, or (5) staking. In practicing this method a tight mechanical joint is formed between the splined plate and the splined connection gear which can be made of highly dissimilar materials, such as a wrought metal and a sintered powder metal. |
| US11999003B2 |
Ultrasonic welding device with a v-shaped joining part receptacle
An ultrasonic welding device includes a sonotrode with a sonotrode surface, a lateral slide with a lateral slide surface, a touching element with a touching surface and an insertion chamber for inserting joining parts. The insertion chamber is defined in a first axial direction (y) on a first side by the sonotrode surface and in a second axial direction (x) on a second side by the lateral slide surface and on a third side opposing the second side by the touching surface. Furthermore, the ultrasonic welding device includes a first receiving element with a first stop edge and a second receiving element with a second stop edge. The first receiving element and the second receiving element are arranged to be movable in relation to each other between a starting position and an end position. |
| US11999000B2 |
Pre-sintered preform braze reinforcement of pressure vessels
The disclosure describes assemblies, systems, and techniques for reinforcing complex geometries of pressure vessels using a pre-sintered preform (PSP) braze material that includes a low-melt powder and a high-melt powder. An example technique includes positioning a PSP reinforcement on a surface of a substrate. The technique includes heating the PSP reinforcement to soften or melt at least one constituent metal or alloy of the low-melt powder. During heating, the PSP reinforcement is configured to conform to a contour of the surface of the substrate. The technique also includes cooling the PSP reinforcement to define a reinforced component. |
| US11998996B2 |
Hole cutting accessory for power tool
A hole cutting accessory for a power-driven tool may include an arbor that provides for quick release of an annular saw blade component of the accessory, and for quick release of a pilot drill bit component of the accessory. The quick release of the annular saw blade component from the arbor may be accomplished separately from the quick release of the pilot drill bit component from the arbor. |
| US11998990B2 |
Machine tool, machining method using a machine tool, and machining program for machine tool
A machine tool includes a workpiece spindle being rotatable about a rotation axis of the workpiece and configured to hold a workpiece such that the workpiece. A tool holding device is rotatable about a tool rotation axis and configured to hold a turning tool via which turning is performed on the workpiece. A movement mechanism is configured to move the tool holding device such that the turning tool rotates relatively to the workpiece toward an arbitrary direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the workpiece. Control circuitry is configured to execute a machining program, to perform the turning, which includes an additional code which designates a target cutting direction of the arbitrary cutting direction, and to control the movement mechanism to move the turning tool in the target cutting direction with respect to the workpiece while the control circuitry executes the additional code. |
| US11998987B2 |
Additive manufacturing techniques and applications thereof
In one aspect, a method of making a sintered article comprises providing a composite article comprising a porous exterior printed from a powder composition via one or more additive manufacturing techniques, the porous exterior defining an interior volume and providing a loose powder component in the interior volume. The porous exterior and loose powder component are simultaneously sintered to provide the sintered article comprising a sintered interior and sintered exterior. |
| US11998986B2 |
Alumina sintered body and method for manufacturing the same
An alumina sintered body having a low dielectric loss tangent and a method for manufacturing the alumina sintered body are provided. An alumina sintered body contains Al2O3 99.50 mass % or more, and 99.95 mass % or less and sodium and silicon, wherein at a surface layer A in any given cross-section and a central portion B of the cross-section in a depth direction from the surface layer A, a concentration ratio of sodium to silicon in the surface layer A is smaller than the concentration ratio of sodium to silicon at the central portion B. |
| US11998985B2 |
Use of a deformable interface for the fabrication of complex parts
An assembly for densification under load along at least one direction of compression. The assembly includes: at least one volume to be densified having a powdery and/or porous composition and having variations in thickness along the direction of compression; and at least one counter-form of a powdery and/or porous composition, having at least one face facing at least one portion of the volume. The face and each of the portions are separated by at least one deformable interface layer. |
| US11998984B2 |
Additively manufactured non-uniform porous materials and components in-situ with fully material, and related methods, systems and computer program product
An additively manufactured non-uniform porous material in-situ with dense material for the in situ additive manufacturing of both porous and dense material in the same part so that no secondary process is required. The additively manufactured non-uniform porous material in-situ with dense material generally includes additively manufactured porous material which can be tuned for porosity and density, has the ability to be built in situ with dense material, and can also be tuned for response to pressure waves. Also included are computer program products, methods and components and systems manufactured using the methods. |
| US11998982B2 |
System and method for controlling powder bed density for 3D printing
A system and corresponding method for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional (3D) object to improve packing density of a powder bed used in the manufacturing process. The system and corresponding method enable higher density packing of the powder. Such higher density packing leads to better mechanical interlocking of particles, leading to lower sintering temperatures and reduced deformation of the 3D object during sintering. An embodiment of the system comprises means for adjusting a volume of a powder metered onto a top surface of the powder bed to produce an adjusted metered volume and means for spreading the adjusted metered volume to produce a smooth volume for forming a smooth layer of the powder with controlled packing density across the top surface of the powder bed. The controlled packing density enables uniform shrinkage, without warping, of the 3D object during sintering to produce higher quality 3D printed objects. |
| US11998977B2 |
Build material composition with metal powder and freeze-dried heteropolymer
An example of a composition includes a host metal present in an amount ranging from about 95.00 weight percent to about 99.99 weight percent, based on a total weight of the composition. A flow additive is also present in an amount ranging from about 0.01 weight percent to about 5.00 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition. The flow additive consists of an organic material that is pyrolyzable at a pyrolysis temperature that is less than a sintering temperature of the host metal. The composition is spreadable, having a Hausner Ratio less than 1.25. |
| US11998974B2 |
Casting core for a cast engine component
A casting core used in the manufacture of a cast engine component for a turbine engine, the cast engine component having a first area, a second area, a fluid passage wall separating the first area and the second area, and a connecting fluid passage extending through the fluid passage wall and interconnecting the first area and the second area. The connecting fluid passage having a turn with a radius (R). The casting core having a first core and a second core. The first core and the second core being defined by a set of geometric characteristics having a first minimum equivalent diameter (D1eqmin) of the first core and a second minimum equivalent diameter (D2eqmin) of the second core. A first flexible geometry factor (FGF1) being equal to: ( D 1 eq min D 2 eq min ) ( R D 2 eq min ) . |
| US11998973B2 |
Method for manufacturing gear
A method for manufacturing a gear includes rotating a workpiece around a first axis, and rotating a plurality of cutting blades arranged annularly around a second axis skew to the first axis around the second axis. The method further includes, while causing the workpiece and the cutting blades to perform relative movement in a direction parallel to the first axis at a speed synchronized with a rotational speed of the workpiece, forming a helical tooth groove in an outer peripheral surface of the workpiece by the cutting blades. In a cross section perpendicular to the first axis, a diameter of a rolling circle in which an outline of the cutting blades and a target online of the gear make rolling contact with each other is larger than a diameter of a tooth depth center circle. |
| US11998972B2 |
Method and device for producing shrink-fitted member
A method for producing a shrink-fitted member by arranging a hollow type pillar shaped ceramic body inside a metal pipe and shrink-fitting them, the hollow type pillar shaped ceramic body including: an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface in a direction substantially parallel to an axial direction; and a first end face and a second end face in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction. The method includes arranging the hollow type pillar shaped ceramic body inside the metal pipe while gripping the hollow type pillar shaped ceramic body using a chuck mechanism. |
| US11998970B2 |
Dual action retention mechanism
Embodiments of the invention provide a die retainer for use in a tool. The die retainer can include a ram head, a release button, and a die pin. The ram head includes a die cavity and a pair of lateral sides on opposing sides of the die cavity. The release button can extend through a release button hole formed in the ram head hand include opposing ends that extend past each of the corresponding pair of lateral sides. The die pin extends through a die pin cavity that intersects the release button hole. The die release button can be actuatable from either of the opposing ends to retract the die pin from the die cavity. |
| US11998968B2 |
Press forming method
A press forming method forms a press-formed product having a hat-shaped cross section and includes: a first forming process of press-forming a preformed part in which a portion corresponding to web corresponding to a web portion, and a portion corresponding to side wall corresponding to a side wall portion and including a twisted side wall portion of a twisted shape along the longitudinal direction, are formed, the preformed part including a portion corresponding to concave curve corresponding to the concave curved portion; and a second forming process of press-forming the preformed part into the press-formed product. The twisted side wall portion at the first forming process is twisted such that an angle between the twisted side wall portion and the portion corresponding to web is smaller on an end portion side than at a longitudinal center of the portion corresponding to concave curve. |
| US11998967B2 |
Panel-shaped formed product
A panel-shaped formed product made of a metal sheet includes a top panel portion, an opening portion, and a vertical wall portion. The top panel portion is polygonal. The opening portion is provided in the top panel portion. The vertical wall portion extends from at least not less than two adjacent borders among the borders of the top panel portion. At least one pair of each vertical wall portion of pairs of adjacent vertical wall portions of the vertical wall portions has a stepped portion. As a result, the panel shaped formed product has fewer defects such as cracks and wrinkles even when it has a shape that is difficult to form. |
| US11998966B2 |
Method for mitigating the effects of coil collapse on hot strip mill coils
A method for mitigating the effects of coil collapse on hot strip mill coils. A hot strip coil is removed from the mandrel/downcoiler and pre-sagged to create an initial sag by allowing gravity cause the coil to sag in a first specific direction for a first period of time. Then, without coil eye support to limit sagging, the direction of the sag caused by the force of gravity is modified to a direction perpendicular to the first specific direction and gravity is allowed to sag said coil for a second period of time. The first period of time and the second period of time are chosen such that the initial sag created during the first period of time is substantially mitigated by the perpendicular sag during the second period of time. The hot strip coil being cooled enough by the end of the second period of time such that the rate of sagging of the hot strip coil has become negligible. |
| US11998965B2 |
Shrink ring for extrusion die, and extrusion die comprising same
An extrusion die includes: a cylindrical mandrel, the mandrel having a circumferential groove formed therein; a cylindrical die plate, the mandrel and the die plate being coupled together; and a shrink ring disposed in the circumferential groove of the mandrel. |
| US11998961B2 |
Endoscope cleaning with viscoelastic liquid
The invention relates to compositions and methods for reducing biocontaminant (for example flesh, blood, mucous, faeces or biofilm) on a surface, such as an endoscope surface. The compositions are viscoelastic and of low lubricity, having the following properties at 21° C.: a rotational yield point between 140% strain and 300% strain; a peak viscosity between 550 Pa·s and 2000 Pa·s; an oscillatory flow point between 250 and 700% strain; and a coefficient of friction μ which has a maximum value (preferably 0.06 or greater) in the viscoelastic liquid's elastohydrodynamic region. |
| US11998959B2 |
Hydrate mitigation in a pipeline with vortex tubes
A system to prevent the formation of hydrates in a pipeline includes a heater assembly. The heater assembly has a vortex tube mounted on an outer surface of a first section of the pipeline and a compressed gas source. The vortex tube is configured to separate gas from an inlet into a hot gas pathway and a cold gas pathway. The vortex tube includes an inlet, a cold gas outlet, and a hot gas outlet. The hot gas outlet of the vortex tube is fluidly connected to an opening defined in the first section of the pipeline. The hot gas outlet is configured to flow hot gas from the vortex tube into an interior volume of the pipeline. The compressed gas source is fluidly connected to the inlet of the vortex tube. |
| US11998953B2 |
Recovery of higher volume and higher quality recyclables from a mixed stream
An automated process for separating and recycling a broad mix of waste material including, but not limited to, paper and flexible plastics. A materials recovery facility (MRF) collects, presorts, and separates into individual commodities the material, then separates partially processed 2D blends from 3D containers, while refraining from any quality control of the 2D blends, and bales the 2D blends. A fiber center receives the bales from the MRF, aggregates the partially processed 2D blends, removes recyclable commodities including flexible plastics from the 2D blends, aggregates each recyclable commodity that is removed from the 2D blends, and forms separate commodity streams of clean paper and clean flexible plastics. Also provided are a related fiber center (and an infrastructure including the center) and at least one computer-readable non-transitory storage medium embodying software for performing the process. |
| US11998952B2 |
Information-protected window send envelope with adhered inside address patch
Printed transactional documents are enclosed in a document size-inclusive envelope that gives the appearance of being a traditional windowed envelope in which the send address shows through from the address vehicle page inside, but actually has the address printed on an adhered patch that shows through the window, keeping the data inside more protected and allowing production processes to be more efficient, and the patch or envelope has a serialized identifier that ensures the address printed on the patch and seen in the window corresponds with the document on the inside. |
| US11998951B2 |
Slack separation apparatus and method
A dispersion feeder for distributing a product stream to a plurality of receiving devices arranged about the periphery of the dispersion feeder, the dispersion feeder comprising a dispersion table; wherein the dispersion table comprises: a product receiving region at the centre of the dispersion table configured to receive a product stream comprising product and slack, and a product dispensing region surrounding the product receiving region; wherein the dispersion table is configured to transfer the product radially from the product receiving region to the product dispensing region; characterised in that the dispersion table further comprises: one or more apertures extending through the dispersion table, the one or more apertures being positioned between the product receiving region and the product dispensing region. |
| US11998945B2 |
Methods and systems to monitor, control, and synchronize dispense systems
Embodiments are described herein to monitor and synchronize dispense systems for processing systems. For one embodiment, pressure and flow rate sensors are used to determine a delay between a flow change event and an increase in flow rate, and this delay is used to detect defects or conditions within the dispense system. For one embodiment, dispense system operation is synchronized using flow rate sensors. For one embodiment, simulation models or complex dispense profiles based upon combined pressure/flow/spin/concentration sensor data are used to enable complex process recipes. For one embodiment, dispense-to-dispense pressure and/or flow rate measurements are used to detect dispense parameters and defects. For one embodiment, cameras and image processing are used to detect flow rates from the dispense nozzle, and dispense-to-dispense measurements are used to detect dispense parameters and defects. One or more of the disclosed embodiments can be used in processing systems for microelectronic workpieces. |
| US11998944B2 |
Autonomous dispensing effector unit for a robotic arm
The present invention relates to an autonomous dispensing effector unit for a robotic arm, comprising an effector body, a fluid container attached to the effector body, a dispensing actuator unit attached to the effector body, a controlling means for controlling the dispensing from the effector unit, and an interface to the controlling means providing power to the autonomous dispensing effector unit, wherein the dispensing actuator unit and/or the effector body is in fluid communication with the fluid container. |
| US11998943B2 |
Application device for applying adhesive, and adhesive application method
An application method of an application device configured to apply an adhesive to an object. The method includes applying, prior to applying the adhesive to a specified part of the object, the adhesive to a part different from the specified part, calculating an application quantity of the adhesive applied to the part different from the specified part, making a first correction configured to correct an application condition of the adhesive based on a result of the calculation, and applying the adhesive to the specified part using the application condition corrected in the first correction. |
| US11998938B2 |
Fire protection sprinkler guard
Sprinkler guards to protect fire protection sprinklers in their installed and operative positions. A fire protection sprinkler guard includes a structure with a hinged arrangement to flexibly receive a fire protection sprinkler. A latch connection operates in combination with the hinge of the guard to form a rigid cage structure to shield and protect the sprinkler. |
| US11998937B2 |
Height-adjustable masking pallet assembly for arc spray applications
Disclosed are various pallet assemblies for arc spray applications. In some embodiments, an assembly may include a top frame comprising a plurality of recesses each operable to receive an electronic device, and a bottom frame coupled to the top frame, wherein the bottom frame comprises a plurality of support structures, and wherein each support structure of the plurality of support structures is aligned with a corresponding recess of the plurality of recesses. The assembly may further include a mechanical device coupled to the top frame and the bottom frame, wherein the mechanical device is operable to bias the top frame and the bottom frame relative to one another. |
| US11998934B2 |
Drive circuit for estimating fluid flow based on valve closure time and fluid application system including same
A drive circuit for a solenoid valve having a coil and a poppet configured to translate within the coil includes a drive switch operable to de-energize the coil to translate the poppet toward a closed position, a sensor configured to detect the poppet translating within the solenoid valve, and a drive circuit configured to energize and de-energize the coil of the solenoid valve to translate the poppet of the solenoid valve between an open position and a closed position. The drive circuit includes a controller configured to receive a closure signal from the sensor, determine a closing time of the solenoid valve based on the closure signal, determine a time delay between de-energizing the coil and the determined closing time, and determine a fluid flow value of fluid flowing through the solenoid valve based on the determined time delay. |
| US11998932B2 |
Hand shower with automatically returnable side switch handle and shower device
Provided is a hand shower with an automatically returnable side switch handle, hand shower including a hand shower body, a limiting portion, and a switching mechanism. A rotary disc and a water distribution component are configured inside the hand shower body, a notch is formed in a side surface thereof hand shower, and the limiting portion is fixed therein hand shower. The switching mechanism includes a toggle button, a transmission component, and an elastic reset member. The toggle button is movably provided in the notch and is linked with the transmission component, which is driven to move by toggling the toggle button. The transmission component is linked with the rotary disc to drive it to rotate in a forward direction relative to the water distribution component. The elastic reset member is provided in the hand shower body and acts on the transmission component to drive it to drive the toggle button to be reset. |
| US11998927B2 |
Method and device for controlling a process within a system, in particular a grinding process in a grinding device
A method for controlling a process within a system, in particular a grinding process in a grinding device, comprising the following steps: .detecting 1 of state variables (st) of the system; creating 2 of at least two process models (PM), each describing the effects of actuating actions (at) on the state variables (st) of the system, wherein the structure of the at least two process models (PM) differs from each other; controlling 3 of the process within the system by executing actuating actions (at) under consideration of predefined control objectives and the process model, which currently provides the best prediction for the process running in the system. A device for carrying out the method according to the invention. |
| US11998924B2 |
Heavy-duty shredder
A heavy-duty shredder, in particular for use in forestry, has a frame; a rotor, which is mounted on the frame so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and has a drum coaxial with the axis of rotation; a plurality of annular discoidal sectors extending around the drum, integral with the drum and distributed along the axis of rotation so as to form annular cavities between the adjacent annular discoidal sectors; a plurality of first teeth integral with the drum and arranged in the annular cavities between two adjacent annular discoidal sectors; and a plurality of second teeth integral with the drum and aligned with the annular discoidal sectors. |
| US11998923B2 |
Lithium containing nano powders, mechanical alloys, or combinations thereof; methods, and systems for manufacturing the same
One general aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a lithium containing nano powder. An additional general aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for manufacturing the lithium containing nano powder. A further general aspect of the present disclosure pertains to the lithium containing nano powder. A further general aspect of the present disclosure relates to converting a plurality of metals, a plurality of metal oxides, or a combination thereof into a mechanical alloy using the manufacturing method and system of the present disclosure. The mechanical alloy may be a powder, e.g., a nano powder, and may or may not include the lithium containing nano powder. |
| US11998919B2 |
Assay devices for combinatorial libraries
Disclosed is an assay device comprising a high density of wells aligned thereon. |
| US11998918B2 |
Bag containing a reference fluid
The invention relates to a sealed bag containing a reference fluid for the calibration or quality control of a sensor element for measuring body fluid parameters, the bag comprising peripheral walls of a first layered material. The bag further comprises an access port formed by an opening in the first layered material, wherein the opening is sealed by a cover of a second layered material, wherein the second layered material is more resistant to oxidation by the reference fluid than the first layered material. |
| US11998917B2 |
Microfluidic device and a method of loading fluid therein
A microfluidic AM-EWOD device and a method of filling such a device are provided. The device comprises a chamber having one or more inlet ports. The device is configured, when the chamber contains a metered volume of a filler fluid that partially fills the chamber, preferentially maintain the metered volume of the filler fluid in a part of the chamber. The device is configured to allow displacement of some of the filler fluid from the part of the chamber when a volume of an assay fluid introduced into one of the one or more inlet ports enters the part of the chamber, thereby causing a volume of a venting fluid to vent from the chamber. |
| US11998915B2 |
Microfluidic devices and methods for bioassays
A microfluidic device includes a substrate and a cover. The substrate has an inlet port, a first microchannel, one or more parking loops, a second microchannel and an outlet port for each microchannel network. The first microchannel is connected to the inlet port, the second microchannel is connected to the outlet port, the parking loops are connected between the first and second microchannels. Each parking loop includes a parking loop inlet, a parking loop output, a fluidic trap connected between the parking loop inlet and the parking loop outlet, and a bypass microchannel connected to the parking loop inlet and the parking loop outlet. The cover is attached to a top of the substrate and has an inlet opening and an outlet opening through the cover for each microchannel network. The inlet and outlet openings of the cover are disposed above the inlet and outlet ports in the substrate. |
| US11998913B2 |
Apparatus and method for sorting microfluidic particles
A single junction sorter for a microfluidic particle sorter, the single-junction sorter comprising: an input channel, configured to receive a fluid containing particles; an output sort channel and an output waste channel, each connected to the input channel for receiving the fluid therefrom; a bubble generator, operable to selectively displace the fluid around a particle to be sorted and thereby to create a transient flow of the fluid in the input channel; and a vortex element, configured to cause a vortex in the transient flow in order to direct the particle to be sorted into the output sort channel. |
| US11998909B2 |
Method for continuously collecting fluorescence data of microfluidic chip
A method for continuously collecting fluorescence data of a microfluidic chip is provided. In the method, an optical path system emits a light perpendicular to the microfluidic chip, such that a center of a light spot formed by the optical path system on the microfluidic chip is located on a circle formed by centers of all reaction cells. The microfluidic chip is rotated around a center of the circle formed by centers of all the reaction cells. Fluorescence signal values are collected by using the optical path system along a rotation direction of the microfluidic chip. The collected fluorescence signal values are processed to obtain effective fluorescence data of all the reaction cells. |
| US11998908B2 |
Preprocessing device, preprocessing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
In a recovery device, a removing target such as a blood cell is removed from a liquid sample in a sample container using a first filter unit, and a microorganism is filtered from the liquid sample using a second filter unit. A controller causes a first switch to block a flow channel in response to a sensor detecting a bubble. A medium flows from a second connection unit of the second filter unit toward a first connection unit. Thus, the microorganism filtered by the second filter unit is recovered by a recovery container together with the medium. |
| US11998906B2 |
Pipette and method of operating a pipette
A pipette (1) having a cylinder (10), a piston (8), a volume display (25) for displaying a pipetting volume (14) associated with the piston stroke, a display adjustment mechanism (22) for changing the volume display (25), an adjustment display for indicating an adjustment of the pipette (1) via the volume display (25), and a volume adjustment mechanism (19) for changing the piston stroke, the volume adjustment mechanism (19) being coupled to the display adjustment mechanism (22) in a first mode of operation of the pipette (1), and the volume adjustment mechanism (19) being decoupled from the display adjustment mechanism (22), and the display adjustment mechanism (22) being coupled to the adjustment display in a second mode of operation of the pipette (1), a method of operating such a pipette. |