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| US12054174B2 |
Moving body
A moving body including a first external world information acquisition device is autonomously movable based on first external world information acquired by the first external world information acquisition device. An outer shell member of the moving body includes an upper surface facing upward of the moving body. The first external world information acquisition device is provided on the upper surface. The first external world information acquisition device is arranged below an uppermost portion of the upper surface in an upper-lower direction of the moving body. |
| US12054171B2 |
Warning control device and warning control system
A warning control device includes a control device configured to identify a viewing direction of a driver based on a captured image including a face of the driver, detect, based on the viewing direction, distractedness that the driver views a direction different from a front side of a vehicle for a certain period of time or longer, in a case the distractedness of the driver is not detected, accept an operation on an operation member disposed inside the vehicle, and control a display to display an image based on the operation accepted, and in a case the distractedness of the driver is detected, and control the display to display a warning image for warning that the driver is not attentively viewing the front side. |
| US12054170B2 |
Directional stimuli to enhance vehicle operator situational awareness
Directional stimuli are applied to a vehicle operator to enhance situational awareness. Characteristics within a vehicle's external environment may be assessed to determine whether they present at least a threshold safety risk. If so, a type and/or intensity of a directional stimulus to apply to the vehicle operator is determined. In addition, one or more output devices is selected to apply the directional stimulus. The selected output devices may, upon activation, apply the directional stimulus from a same direction as the underlying directionality, in relation to the vehicle, of a potential safety hazard present in the vehicle's external environment. In this manner, the applied stimulus elicits an immediate rise in the vehicle operator's situational awareness, and also immediately informs her—based on the direction from which the stimulus is applied/received—of the directionality of the potential safety hazard within the vehicle's external environment. |
| US12054169B2 |
Vehicular cabin monitoring system
A vehicular cabin monitoring system includes a radar assembly disposed in a cabin of a vehicle and operable to capture radar data. The radar assembly includes at least one radar transmit antenna that is operable to transmit radar waves and at least one radar receive antenna that is operable to receive radar waves. The transmitted radar waves are transmitted at least to a hotspot zone in the cabin of the vehicle. A data processor is operable to process radar data captured by the radar assembly. The system, via processing at the data processor of radar data captured by the radar assembly, determines movement within the hotspot zone of a body part of an occupant present in the cabin of the vehicle. The system, responsive to determining movement within the hotspot zone of the body part of the occupant, generates a control command. |
| US12054164B2 |
Hardware fault detection for feedback control systems in autonomous machine applications
Systems and methods for detecting hardware faults in computer-based feedback control systems. Multiple instances of the system control program(s) are run on system processors. System sensor data are input to each instance, and the control commands output by each instance are compared. As instantiations of the same programs receive largely the same sensor data, differences between output commands may indicate the presence of one or more hardware faults. |
| US12054162B2 |
Method and a control unit for determining a parameter indicative of a road capability of a road segment supporting a vehicle
The invention relates to a method for determining a parameter indicative of a road capability of a road segment (16) supporting a vehicle (10). The vehicle (10) comprises a sensor (18) adapted to generate an information package on the basis of signals (20, 22) reflected from the surface of a portion of the road segment (16) in front of the vehicle (10), as seen in an intended direction of travel of the vehicle (10). The vehicle (10) further comprises a plurality of ground engaging members (12, 14). The method comprises: —determining a reference content measure indicative of the information content of an information package supplied by the sensor (18) at a reference time instant (T1); —comparing the reference content measure to a previous content measure indicative of the information content of an information package supplied by the sensor (18) at a previous time instant (T0), the previous time instant (T0) occurring before the reference time instant (T1); —upon detecting that a difference between the reference content measure and the previous content measure is outside a predetermined tolerance range, allowing the execution of a determination procedure for determining the parameter indicative of the road capability of the road segment (16) supporting the vehicle (10); —upon detecting that the difference between the reference content measure and the previous content measure is within the predetermined tolerance range, not allowing the execution of the determination procedure, and —wherein the determination procedure comprises modifying the operation of one or more of the ground engaging members (12, 14). |
| US12054160B2 |
Reconstruction and assessment of proficiency in an integrated debrief by a server in a network
A non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to utilize artificial intelligence to update a mission for an aircraft flown by a pilot. The instructions include: receiving, from at least one storage device, pre-event preparation information that identifies a mission for the aircraft and includes historical information about the pilot; receiving, from an operator device, event execution information that describes how the aircraft is being flown; comparing the pre-event preparation information to the event execution information and the historical information about the pilot using artificial intelligence to determine a deviation from the mission indicating that the mission will likely not be successful; and updating the mission based on the deviation. |
| US12054159B2 |
Computer program, communication circuit for a trailer, communication circuit for a vehicle, vehicle, trailer, and methods for communication between a vehicle and a trailer
A computer program, a communication circuit for a trailer, a communication circuit for a transportation vehicle, a transportation vehicle, a trailer, and methods for communication between a transportation vehicle and a trailer. Provided is a method for communication between a transportation vehicle and a trailer which includes communicating a message between the transportation vehicle and the trailer using technology for communication between separate transportation vehicles. |
| US12054158B2 |
Vehicle configured to check number of passengers and method of controlling the same
A vehicle, in a temporary stop state during driving, is configured to identify a passenger failing to re-board after alighting, and communicate with the passenger to guide the passenger to re-board the vehicle. A method of controlling the vehicle includes primarily checking a number of passengers inside the vehicle through analysis of a first image obtained by photographing an interior of the vehicle when the vehicle enters a stop state during driving; in response to the vehicle being restarted after the stop, secondly checking the number of the passengers inside the vehicle through analysis of a second image obtained by photographing the interior of the vehicle; and in response to the secondly checked number of the passengers being less than the primarily checked number of the passengers, identifying that the passenger failing to re-board after alighting from the vehicle exists. |
| US12054155B2 |
Method of adaptive estimation of adhesion coefficient of vehicle road surface considering complex excitation conditions
A method for adaptive estimation of a road surface adhesion coefficient for a vehicle with complex excitation conditions taken into consideration comprises the following steps: 1) designing an estimator according to a single-wheel dynamics model of a vehicle, and estimating a longitudinal tire force and a road surface peak adhesion coefficient under longitudinal excitation; 2) designing an estimator according to a two-degree-of-freedom kinematic model of the vehicle, and estimating a tire aligning moment and a road surface peak adhesion coefficient under excitation of a lateral force; and 3) determining an excitation condition met by the vehicle according to a vehicle state parameter, performing fuzzy inference to obtain limits achievable by current longitudinal and lateral tire forces, and designing a fusion observer to fuse estimation results. The method achieves favorable robustness, improves real-time capability, and can be performed quickly and accurately. |
| US12054152B2 |
Enhanced object detection
A computer is programmed to determine a training dataset that includes a plurality of images each including a first object and an object label, train a first machine learning program to identify first object parameters of the first objects in the plurality of images based on the object labels and a confidence level based on a standard deviation of a distribution of a plurality of identifications of the first object parameters, receive, from a second machine learning program, a plurality of second images each including a second object identified with a low confidence level, process the plurality of second images with the first machine learning program to identify the second object parameters with a corresponding second confidence level that is greater than a second confidence level, retrain the first machine learning program based on the identified second object parameters. |
| US12054150B2 |
Vehicle control to join route
Techniques for determining a location for a vehicle to join a route structure are discussed herein. A vehicle computing system may operate the vehicle off the route structure according to an inertial-based reference frame. The vehicle computing system may determine a lateral distance of the vehicle to a route of the route structure and an angular difference between a heading of the vehicle and a direction of travel associated with the route. The vehicle computing system may determine a location to rejoin the route based on the lateral distance and the angular difference. In some examples, the vehicle computing system may determine the location based on a sigmoid function. The vehicle computing system may determine a vehicle trajectory to the location and may control the vehicle to the route based on the vehicle trajectory and the inertial-based reference frame. |
| US12054148B2 |
Cruise control interlock system
A cruise control interlock system detects a current set of conditions for a vehicle, compares the current conditions with cruise control interlock conditions (e.g., an adjustable threshold state of a windshield wiper system), and executes a process to deactivate the cruise control system. The process to deactivate functionality of the cruise control system may include presenting a notification to the operator to alert the operator to an upcoming automatic deactivation or to encourage the operator to deactivate cruise control. The process also may include a vehicle de-rate process (e.g., reducing vehicle speed) to induce the operator to deactivate cruise control. Deactivation of cruise control may be postponed in some situations, such as when the vehicle is ascending an uphill grade or where doing so may deactivate an active downhill speed control function. |
| US12054144B2 |
Road information generation apparatus
A road information generation apparatus includes: an in-vehicle detection unit configured to detects a situation around a subject vehicle; and a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform: recognizing a position of the subject vehicle; recognizing a travel lane of the subject vehicle and a traffic light corresponding to the travel lane of the subject vehicle, installed at an intersection, before the subject vehicle enters the intersection, based on a detection data detected by the in-vehicle detection unit and the position of the subject vehicle recognized in the recognizing, when the intersection is recognized ahead in a traveling direction of the subject vehicle, based on the detection data detected by the in-vehicle detection unit; and generating a road information associating the traffic light recognized in the recognizing the traffic light with the travel lane of the subject vehicle. |
| US12054143B2 |
Drop-off assist device
A device includes a processor configured to: issue an alarm when a movement path condition is met and a prohibition condition is not met, the movement path condition being met when an approaching object of which a predicted movement path is a path along which the object passes by a door of the host vehicle is present; and not issue the alarm when the prohibition condition is met, even when the movement path condition is met, wherein the prohibition condition includes a condition to be met when a difference between a distance in a transverse direction from the host vehicle to a stationary object and a distance in the transverse direction from the host vehicle to the approaching object is equal to or less than a predetermined value in a case where the stationary object is present, the stationary object being stationary at a side of the host vehicle. |
| US12054141B2 |
Device and method for reducing collision risk
The disclosure relates to a collision risk reduction device and method. According to the disclosure, a device for reducing a risk of collision comprises a receiver receiving, from a sensor, object information, an interval setting unit setting an interval predetermined in left and right directions of a traveling direction of the host vehicle, as a first reference interval, and setting an interval, which is a predetermined length larger than the first reference interval, as a second reference interval, a controller determining a type of the object based on the object information if the object approaches within the second reference interval and setting an alarm including the type and location of the object and, if the object approaches within the first reference interval, setting an alarm for avoiding collision with the object based on the type of the object, and an output unit outputting the set alarms. |
| US12054138B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device controls a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, and a drive wheel driven by an output of at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. When the internal combustion engine is in a cylinder deactivation operation, if a target torque reaches a cylinder deactivation bottom torque at which a value of a cylinder deactivation brake specific fuel consumption, which is a brake specific fuel consumption when the internal combustion engine is in the cylinder deactivation operation, is minimized, the vehicle control device executes cylinder deactivation bottom assist control for increasing a motor torque output from the electric motor in accordance with an increase in the target torque while maintaining an engine torque output from the internal combustion engine at the cylinder deactivation bottom torque. |
| US12054137B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, non-transitory storage medium, and vehicle
An information processing device to be mounted on a vehicle includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first input as a request from an application via an application programming interface, convert the received first input into a second input that is an input for a manager to fulfill the request, and output the second input to the manager. |
| US12054134B2 |
Brake controller mounted to a towing vehicle
The present invention relates to a brake controller for a towed vehicle braking system, including a housing or a loom, including an input connector for electrical connection to a towing vehicle and an output connector for electrical connection to a towed vehicle. |
| US12054129B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle brake system, control unit, and vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle brake system including a brake booster and an electronic traction control device, which is used as a fallback level in a malfunction of the brake booster. The position of an accelerator pedal is ascertained when a malfunction of the brake booster is detected, and under the precondition that the accelerator pedal is released, a predefined initial pressure is built up in a pressure chamber of a master brake cylinder of the vehicle brake system with the aid of the traction control device so that a deceleration of the vehicle is induced. A control unit which is designed to carry out the method, and a vehicle having a vehicle brake system and a control unit, are also described. |
| US12054127B2 |
Brake operation unit
A brake operation unit includes, for example, a master cylinder that movably houses a piston moving in connection with an operation member; an electric discharging unit including a motor and a discharging mechanism that is caused to discharge a working fluid by operation of the motor; and a reaction force applying mechanism that applies a reaction force to the operation member. A second central axis of the motor is separated from a first central axis of the master cylinder, and intersects a direction parallel to the first central axis. When viewed in a direction parallel to the second central axis, the first central axis is located between the second central axis and the reaction force applying mechanism. |
| US12054126B2 |
Retarder arrangement and related devices
A retarder arrangement (1) is configured to brake rotation of a shaft (3) of a vehicle (5). The arrangement (1) includes a retarder rotor (7), a retarder transmission (9), a lubricant feed conduit (11) arranged to conduct lubricant to the retarder transmission (9), a coupling device (13), and an actuator element (15). The actuator element (15) is moveable between an actuated position and an unactuated position to move the coupling device (13) between an engaged state and a disengaged state. The coupling device (13) is configured, in the engaged state, to connect the retarder rotor (7) to the shaft (3) via the retarder transmission (9), and in the disengaged state, to disconnect the retarder rotor (7) from the shaft (3). The lubricant teed conduit (11) includes a valve (17) mechanically connected to the actuator element (15). The present disclosure further relates to a transmission arrangement (40), a power train (50), and a vehicle (5). |
| US12054120B2 |
Electronic storage and multimedia box device for vehicles
An electronic storage box device that can be mounted on top of a dashboard of a vehicle, and can be opened quickly by a driver of the vehicle or a person standing outside the vehicle through a window of the vehicle. The electronic storage box device has a compartment for storing at least documents related to the vehicle including a driving license. Such documents can be retrieved by the driver while the hands remain visible to an officer or can be retrieved by the officer himself. The electronic storage box device also includes an audio playback feature, a video camera-based intrusion prevention feature, GPS, Wireless capabilities and a UV radiation feature for sterilizing items in the compartment. The device supports cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth® capabilities. The device can be retrofitted or installed at the time of manufacturing. |
| US12054119B2 |
One-point relative voltage fingerprinting
Systems, apparatuses, and methods to identify an electronic control unit transmitting a message on a communication bus, such as an in-vehicle network bus, are provided. ECUs transmit messages by manipulating voltage on conductive lines of the bus. Observation circuitry can observe voltage transitions associated with the transmission at a point on the in-vehicle network bus. A domain bitmap can be generated from the observed voltage transitions. ECUs can be identified and/or fingerprinted based on the domain bitmaps. |
| US12054111B2 |
Projector control apparatus and projector control method
Provided are an apparatus and a method for analyzing a state of a vehicle occupant and performing illumination and image output control by a projector in units of a screen sectioned area of a vehicle ceiling, in accordance with an analysis result. There is provided a data processing unit configured to execute state analysis of an occupant of a vehicle and execute output control of a projector in accordance with an occupant analysis result. The data processing unit performs projector control of outputting illumination light having luminance determined in accordance with the occupant analysis result, in units of a sectioned area of a screen of a vehicle ceiling on which projector output light is outputted. The data processing unit analyzes a state of an occupant on the basis of a camera-captured image, and outputs illumination light having luminance determined in accordance with an occupant state, in units of a screen sectioned area above each occupant. |
| US12054106B2 |
High voltage wire harness having an inline disconnect
A wire harness for a charging inlet of a vehicle includes first and second high voltage wires having first and second conductors. An inline disconnect electrically connects the first and second conductors and is configured to allow the conductors to be disconnected. The inline disconnect includes a housing having a central cavity, a first chamber at a first end that receives the first high voltage wire, and a second chamber open to the central cavity at a second end that receives the second high voltage wire. First and second disconnect contacts terminated to the conductors are received in the central cavity. A connecting element couples the first and second disconnect contacts and is removable from the disconnect contacts to allow disconnection of the first and second disconnect contacts to electrically separate the first and second high voltage wires. |
| US12054103B2 |
Flexible display device for vehicle
Disclosed is a flexible display device for a vehicle including a casing having an opening defined therein, a display unit capable of being retracted into and extended from the casing through the opening, a display driver for moving the display unit, and a display winder for winding the display unit based on the movement of the display unit. |
| US12054102B1 |
Sound bar for mounting on a recreational vehicle or watercraft
A sound bar having a mounting assembly configured to pivotally secure the bar. The sound bar includes an elongated, at least partially hollow, housing. The housing has a body extending between two opposing ends. A speaker array is positioned in the body. At least one speaker is positioned in at least one end of the bar. The end speaker(s) are preferably bass speakers in fluid communication with the hollow housing. A grill is preferably positioned over at least one of the housing ends. The grill preferably has a center hub affixed to an outer rim by spokes defining open spaces in the grill to facilitate the emission of sound. A mount is attached to the sound bar to secure the bar to a structure while allowing the bar to pivot along its longitudinal axis. Preferably, the mount is secured to the center hub of the grill. |
| US12054101B2 |
Roof top sensor module with internal bracket
An autonomous vehicle roof top sensor module includes a shell attached to a roof of an autonomous vehicle. The shell includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel, which are connected together to define an interior, in which an internal sensor bracket is arranged to support a front middle portion of the top panel and provides a structure for mounting a sensor. The sensor is mounted on the sensor bracket and detects a characteristic of the autonomous vehicle or a characteristic of an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The sensor bracket connects the front middle portion of the top panel to the bottom panel, and thus inhibits sagging of the top panel, and also provides a structure for mounting sensors in the shell. |
| US12054096B2 |
Method for simulating a noise in a motor vehicle
A method for simulating a noise in a motor vehicle includes the steps of defining a virtual noise source in a position outside the motor vehicle; simulating a noise from the virtual noise source, wherein the simulation takes place using real noise sources inside the motor vehicle; and changing the position of the virtual noise source relative to the motor vehicle depending on a speed of the motor vehicle. |
| US12054094B2 |
Early warning of braking system and method
A vehicle early warning braking indication system includes a sensor pad disposed beneath a brake pedal of the vehicle on a floor portion of a driver's side area of a cabin of the vehicle, the sensor pad configured to output a signal at a first voltage level when a weight greater than a predetermined weight is applied to the sensor pad. The system also includes a brake light activation unit configured to receive the signal output from the sensor pad and to cause a brake light provided on a rear portion of the vehicle to be illuminated when the signal is at the first voltage level, and to cause the brake light to not be illuminated when the signal is at a second voltage level different than the first voltage level. |
| US12054092B2 |
Apparatus and method for releasably attaching a tail light
An apparatus for releasably attaching a tail light to a vehicle body of a motor vehicle. The tail light is or becomes connected to the vehicle body in an interlocking manner on at least two interlocking connection points. In order to simplify the releasable attachment of the tail light, the tail light is connected to the vehicle body by way of at least one latching connection in addition to the interlocking connection points in order to establish the tail light in an assembled position in all spatial directions. |
| US12054091B1 |
Color changing vehicle to improve visibility
A system and method for changing the exterior color of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a vehicle with a color change system integrated into the vehicle body of the vehicle. The color change system can change the color of a portion of the vehicle body in response to commands from a color change module running on a computing system within the vehicle. The color change module can detect information about the vehicle's environment to determine an appropriate target exterior vehicle color that contrasts substantially with the vehicle's environment. |
| US12054090B2 |
Vehicle light system
A present invention provide a vehicle light system which prevents low-beam headlights from being forgotten to turn on while a vehicle is traveling and is able to turn off the low-beam headlights when it is not necessary, a rotation position of a light switch includes an AUTO position, a SMALL position, and an OFF position, the light switch includes a momentary mechanism which returns a position to the AUTO position when the position is changed to the OFF position or the SMALL position, lights include the low-beam headlights and position lights, the AUTO position allows the low-beam headlights and the position lights to turn on or off depending on a brightness outside the vehicle, and a light control unit turns off the low-beam headlights and turns on the position lights when the rotation position is set to the AUTO position, the brightness outside the vehicle is lower than a predetermined value, a speed is lower than a first predetermined speed, and the rotation position is then changed to the SMALL position or the OFF position. |
| US12054075B2 |
Seat control device
A seat control device controls an electric seat in which a seat portion is moved by a predetermined distance by a first motor and a backrest is tilted by a predetermined angle by a second motor. The seat control device includes: a pinching detecting unit that detects an object being pinched between seats due to a movement of the seat portion based on a rotational state of the first motor and a predetermined threshold value. The threshold value is a threshold value that changes according to a tilt angle of the backrest such that pinching is easily detected as the tilt angle of the backrest increases. |
| US12054072B2 |
Information processing system
An information processing system comprises a requirement specification acquisition unit for acquiring requirement specification information indicative of a content of a requirement specification relating to a fuel cell; and a fee plan determination unit for determining a fee plan for determining a usage fee of the fuel cell, based on the requirement specification indicated by the requirement specification information. The fee plan may include information indicative of a correspondence between a degree of operation of the fuel cell and the usage fee of the fuel cell. |
| US12054064B2 |
Combined BMS, charger, and DC-DC in electric vehicles
A combined battery management system, charger, and direct current converter (BCD) for an electric vehicle is disclosed. The combined unit includes an enclosure enclosing: an on board charger (OBC); a direct current converter (DC-DC); and a single cold plate thermally coupled to both the OBC and the DC-DC, the single cold plate configured to provide cooling for both the OBC and the DC-DC. The combined unit also includes a plurality of 12V terminal posts on the enclosure, at least one of the plurality of 12V terminal posts for 12V in and at least two of the plurality of 12V terminal posts for 12V outs. |
| US12054062B2 |
Robotic work tool system and a charging connector arrangement for a robotic work tool system
A robotic work tool system, comprising a charging station and a robotic work tool, said robotic work tool comprising two charging connectors arranged on an upper side of the robotic work tool and said charging station comprising two charging connectors and a supporting structure arranged to carry said charging connectors and to extend over and above said robotic work tool as the robotic work tool enters the charging station for establishing electrical contact between the charging connectors of the robotic work tool and the charging connectors of the charging station from above, wherein said supporting structure is arranged to allow the robotic work tool exit the charging station by driving through the charging station without reversing. |
| US12054061B2 |
Electric propulsion system for a vehicle
The invention relates to an electric propulsion system (100) for a vehicle (1), said system comprising a first electrical machine (12) and a second electrical machine (14) for providing propulsion to said vehicle, characterized in that said system further comprises an electrically isolated coupling assembly (20) configured to provide electrical isolation between said first and said second electrical machines; a first bidirectional DC/AC converter (68) disposed in a first electrical connection (82) extending from the first electrical machine; a second bidirectional DC/AC converter (69) disposed in a second electrical connection (84) extending from the second electrical machine; a switch assembly (30) connected via at least one of the bidirectional DC/AC converters to at least one of the first and second electrical machines and further connected to an onboard energy storage system (40); and wherein said switch assembly is configured to connect at least one of the first electrical machine and the second electrical machine to either the onboard energy storage system (40) or to an externally supplied power source (50, 90), thereby said switch assembly being configured to set the electric propulsion system in a number of operational modes. |
| US12054057B2 |
System and/or method for charging or powering devices, including mobile devices, machines or equipment
In accordance with various embodiments, described herein are systems and/or methods for enabling efficient wireless power transfer and charging of devices and/or batteries, including in some embodiments freedom of placement of the devices and/or batteries in one or multiple (e.g. one, two or three) dimensions, and/or improved features such as ease of use and compatibility. Exemplary applications include beam inductive or magnetic charging and power for use in, e.g., mobile, electronic, electric, lighting or other devices, machines, batteries, power tools, kitchen, military, medical, industrial tools or systems, robots, trains, buses, trucks and/or vehicles, and other environments. |
| US12054054B2 |
Motor noise reduction control apparatus of eco-friendly vehicle and method for controlling thereof
A motor noise reduction control apparatus of an eco-friendly vehicle includes: a driving mode selector for selecting one of a high fuel economy driving mode and a low-noise driving mode; and a motor controller configured to generate a current command for motor drive using a maximum motor efficiency control application current map when the high fuel economy driving mode is selected, and to generate a current command for motor drive using a minimum torque ripple control application current map when the low-noise driving mode is selected. |
| US12054052B2 |
Battery devices for use with telematics
Vehicles can employ onboard telematic monitoring devices to collect vehicle and operation data, such as for improved vehicle fleet management. Such telematic monitoring devices are dependent on power from a vehicle, such that data collection and communication can be interrupted if a telematic monitoring device is disconnected or has a poor connection. The present disclosure relates to battery devices, which provide power to telematic devices as needed in order to maintain data collection and communication, or other more limited functionality. The present disclosure also relates to systems including battery devices, and methods for operating battery devices. |
| US12054050B2 |
Vibration proofing device
A vibration proofing device (10) includes an insulator (50) interposed between a first attaching member (30) and a second attaching member (40), and is disposed in an internal space (95) of a second bracket (90). The first attaching member (30) is formed to have two side walls (33, 33) parallel to each other to face the inner face of the second bracket (90). The second attaching member (40) is a tubular member having an opening (41a) passing therethrough in an upper-lower direction. At least one of side edge portions of each side wall (33) is disposed outside the opening (41a) of the second attaching member (40). Each side wall (33) is provided on an outer face thereof with a stopper (51) made of an elastic material. With this configuration, it is possible to sufficiently absorb an impact shock resulting from the stopper (51) hitting the second bracket (90). |
| US12054047B2 |
Image processing method of generating an image based on a user viewpoint and image processing device
Provided are an image processing method and an image processing device. The image processing method includes generating an image based on viewpoint information of a user; rendering the image based on information about what is in front of the user; and outputting the rendered image using an optical element. |
| US12054044B2 |
Networked intoxication vehicle immobilization
A vehicle immobilization system includes a detection element operable to detect a level of an intoxicant in a user's breath. A control module is operable to receive a signal from the detection element indicating the level of intoxicant in the user's breath, and to selectively restrict operation of a vehicle based on the level of intoxicant in the user's breath exceeding a threshold. A wireless relay is operable to replace a standard relay in the vehicle, and to wirelessly communicate with the control module such that the control module is operable to control the wireless relay to selectively restrict operation of the vehicle. |
| US12054043B2 |
Transmission device for work vehicle
A transmission device for a work vehicle includes an auxiliary transmission including forward gear shift stages for the work vehicle to move forward and a reverse gear shift stage for the work vehicle to move backward. The forward gear shift stages include a low-speed gear shift stage with a largest gear ratio among the plurality of forward gear shift stages, and a medium-speed gear shift stage with a gear ratio closest to a gear ratio of the reverse gear shift stage among the forward gear shift stages. |
| US12054033B2 |
Heat pump refrigerant loop arrangements
A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a compressor, a first condenser, a vapor generator having a first region and a second region, a first expansion valve, a second expansion valve, and a first evaporator. A branching point is positioned between the first condenser and the vapor generator. The branching point diverts a portion of a first heat exchange fluid circulating through the refrigerant loop to the vapor generator. The first expansion valve is positioned between the branching point and the vapor generator. An outlet of the vapor generator is coupled to a mid-pressure inlet port of the compressor. |
| US12054028B1 |
Motion control systems
A system that a crossbar that is pivotally connected to a first structure and is pivotally connected to a second structure. The system also includes a first actuator that is located near the first structure and is connected to the crossbar. The system also includes a second actuator that is located near the second structure and is connected to the crossbar. |
| US12054027B1 |
Vehicle with a position dependent damper
A vehicle includes a wheel assembly, a chassis, and a damper assembly coupling the wheel assembly to the chassis. The damper assembly includes a housing including a wall defining a first aperture and a second aperture, a first tubular member coupled to the housing, a second tubular member slidably coupled to the housing and extending between the wall and the first tubular member, a piston coupled to the second tubular member, the piston engaging an inner surface of the wall and an outer surface of the first tubular member, and a conduit fluidly coupling the first aperture and the second aperture. |
| US12054026B2 |
Wheel suspension control system for a vehicle and a method of controlling a suspension device
The invention relates to a wheel suspension control system for a vehicle. The system comprises a suspension device, a wheel end bearing, at least one vibration sensor and a processing circuitry. The vibration sensor is provided at or in the wheel end bearing for measuring vibrations propagated from the road wheel to the wheel end bearing when the road wheel travels on a road having surface variations, wherein the vibration sensor is configured to transmit measurement signals representing the measured vibrations. The processing circuitry is configured to receive the transmitted measurement signals and to control at least one suspension parameter of the suspension device based on the received measurement signals. The invention also relates to a vehicle and to a method for controlling a suspension device. |
| US12054025B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling suspension of vehicle
An apparatus for controlling a suspension of a vehicle includes: an illuminance sensor that measures illuminance outside the vehicle, a camera that takes an image of a road surface ahead the vehicle, and a controller that recognizes an obstacle located on the road surface based on the image of the road surface ahead the vehicle, determines a type of the obstacle depending on the measured illuminance outside the vehicle, and controls a damping force of the suspension based on control information corresponding to the type of the obstacle when the vehicle passes over the obstacle. |
| US12054022B2 |
Robot
A robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a base; a driving wheel protruding downward from the base; a plate spaced upward from the base; a through hole formed at the plate; a suspension bar including a shaft part rotatably connected to the base and vertically extending upward, and a screw part vertically extending from an upper end of the shaft part toward the through hole; a slider sliding along the shaft part and connected to the driving wheel; a bushing top configured to move up and down along the screw part when the suspension bar rotates; a spring located on an outer circumference of the suspension bar and located between the bushing top and the slider; and a motor disposed above the plate and connected to the screw part through the through hole to rotate the suspension bar. |
| US12054021B2 |
Multi-input, multi-output actuator and assemblies using same
An exemplary actuator includes a motor, a transmission, and a support structure. The motor includes two torque sources that apply respective input torques to a rotor, which rotates about a rotation axis in response to a net input torque. The torque sources are arranged such that the input torques are additive, resulting in a vector-summated torque output. The torque sources also generate corresponding reactive torques that are applied to the first stator and the second stator. The transmission couples and constrains the first stator and the second stator such that rotational motion of one stator causes counter rotation of the other stator. Thus, the reactive torques are subtractive resulting a differential torque output. In some applications, the differential torque output is used to actuate a suspension of a vehicle. The actuator is also coupled to the vehicle via the support structure, which also reflects a reaction force or torque to actuate other subsystems (e.g., anti-dive, anti-squat). |
| US12054020B2 |
Dunnage securement members for vehicles
A dunnage securement member is adapted to placed on the ends of timber that is used as dunnage for trucking. The dunnage securement member is adapted to be secured to the timber, either permanently or removably. A strap may then be used to secure dunnage on the beds of a truck. |
| US12054017B2 |
Anti-theft tire cap
An anti-theft tire valve includes: (a) a sleeve defining an outer wall and an pass-through channel to receive a threaded valve stem and allow a portion of the threaded valve stem to extend through an upper portion of the sleeve; (b) an internal threaded portion positioned within the upper portion of the sleeve configured to securely engage the threaded valve stem; (c) a torque locking surface defined on an external surface of the upper portion of the sleeve; and (d) a valve cap forming a cover and defining an internal thread configured to receive the threaded valve stem and abut an upper rim of the sleeve. The torque locking surface is configured to receive a locking wrench to rotate in a counter direction and press against the valve cap forming a tension lock configured to restrict the removal of the valve cap without the use of an external tool. |
| US12054013B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire 1 includes a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tire 1 has a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. Glass transition temperature of the noise damper 20 is in a range of from −55 degrees Celsius to −45 degrees Celsius. |
| US12054008B2 |
Tire
A tire includes a tread portion includes circumferential grooves and a land portion divided by the circumferential grooves. The land portion has a ground contacting surface provided with first blind grooves, second blind grooves, first connecting sipes, second connecting sipes, and transverse sipes. The transverse sipes include first portions extending from a first circumferential edge with an inclination, second portions extending from the second circumferential edge and inclined in a same direction as with the inclination of the first portions, and third portions connecting the first and second portions with an inclination at a different angle from that of the inclination the first and second portions. In a plan view of the tread portion, the first portions overlap projection regions in which the respective first connecting sipes or the respective second connecting sipes are expanded parallel to the tire axial direction. |
| US12054007B2 |
Tire
A tire includes circumferential main grooves, lug grooves, and land portions defined by the circumferential main grooves and the lug grooves. The circumferential main grooves extend in a circumferential direction. The lug grooves extend in a width direction, include shoulder and center lug grooves, and have an end opening to a circumferential main groove. Narrow shallow grooves in center and shoulder land portions have an end opening to a circumferential main groove and have a groove depth of 10-40% of a circumferential main groove depth. The shoulder lug grooves are on an outer side of a shoulder main groove in the width direction and have an end opening to the shoulder main groove. The center lug grooves are between the center and shoulder main grooves, have both ends opening to circumferential main grooves, and have a minimum width wider than a minimum width of the shoulder lug groove. |
| US12054006B2 |
Braking assembly for a caster base
A caster braking assembly that has a base section, a first caster assembly coupled to the base section and having at least one wheel, a second caster assembly coupled to the base section and having at least one wheel and a brake switch pivotally repositionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. When the brake switch is in the engaged position at least one wheel of both the first caster assembly and the second caster assembly are substantially restricted from rotating. |
| US12054000B2 |
Magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers comprising oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles
The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OELs) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes. |
| US12053997B2 |
Thermosensitive recording medium
Provided is a thermosensitive recording medium having a sufficient water resistance to moisture and humidity, such as for outdoor use in rainy weather and the like, and also having a superior color developing sensitivity, print image quality when printing at high speed, ink fixability and solvent resistance and the like. As the protective layer comprises a specific silane-modified acrylic resin which is an aqueous emulsion of core-shell type p articles, in a thermosensitive recording medium having a thermosensitive recording layer on a substrate and a protective layer on the thermosensitive recording layer, the thermosensitive re cording medium has a sufficient water resistance and also has a superior color developing sensitivity, print image quality when printing at high speed, ink fixability and solvent resistance and the like. |
| US12053993B2 |
Transport device and recording device
A transport device includes a transporting belt having a support face configured to support a medium and configured to transport the medium, a device main body in which the transporting belt is provided, and a cleaning unit configured to clean the support face with a liquid. The cleaning unit includes a storage unit in which the liquid is stored, a flow path member through which the liquid discharged from the storage unit and returned to the storage unit passes, and a filter unit detachably provided to the flow path member. Here, the filter unit is configured to be pulled out in a direction away from the device main body. |
| US12053992B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a printing portion configured to perform printing on a recording sheet that has a recording surface and an adhesive surface provided opposite to the recording surface, a case in which a discharge port for discharging the recording sheet printed by the printing portion is formed on a first surface, and a non-adhesive member mounted in a state of covering at least a portion of the first surface of the case. |
| US12053987B2 |
Waste liquid container and liquid ejecting apparatus
A waste liquid container for collecting waste liquid ejected from a liquid ejection head that ejects liquid, including a receiving member that has a receiving surface on which the waste liquid drips and a waste liquid absorbing member configured to absorb the waste liquid, wherein the waste liquid is flowable over the receiving surface and the receiving surface has a surface energy distribution for flowing the waste liquid to the waste liquid absorbing member. |
| US12053986B2 |
Piezoelectric element, liquid ejection head, and liquid ejection apparatus
A piezoelectric element includes a substrate and a laminate which is provided on the substrate and which includes a first electrode, a seed layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode in this order, and the seed layer includes a composite oxide containing as a constituent element, lead, iron, and titanium. |
| US12053978B2 |
Digital printing system
A printing system for printing on a substrate, comprises a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for depositing droplets of a liquid ink onto an outer surface of the belt to form an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image on the belt to leave an ink residue film on the outer surface of the belt, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting the substrate and a pressure cylinder carrying a compressible blanket for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system for transporting the substrate from the first impression station to the second impression station. The pressure cylinder of at least the first impression station is movable between a first position in which the belt is urged towards the impression cylinder to cause the residue film on the outer surface of the belt to be transferred onto the front side of the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a second position in which the belt is spaced from the impression cylinder to allow the ink image on the belt to pass through the first impression station and arrive intact at the second impression station for transfer onto the reverse side of the substrate supported on the second impression cylinder. |
| US12053977B2 |
Printer and blade unit
A printer configured to cut recording paper with a fixed blade and a movable blade has a blade unit including the movable blade and a slider to which the movable blade is attachable, and the slider includes: a contact part configured to contact the movable blade; a flexible part formed thinner than the contact part; and a first protrusion provided on the flexible part and configured to engage with a first opening provided in the movable blade. |
| US12053976B2 |
Printing apparatus and estimation method
A rebel printer includes an estimation unit that estimates a remaining amount of a roll sheet based on R=PF/(π·REV) (Equation (1)). A first measurement unit resets the measured cumulative rotation amount each time the remaining amount of the roll sheet is estimated or each time the remaining amount of the roll sheet is estimated multiple times, A second measurement unit resets the measured cumulative conveyance amount each time the remaining amount of the roll sheet is estimated or each time the remaining amount of the roll sheet is estimated multiple times, and the estimation unit performs a filter process on A diameter of the roll sheet calculated using the Equation (1), and estimates the diameter subjected to the filter process as the remaining amount of the roll sheet. |
| US12053969B2 |
Method of producing automotive interior articles including frims
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to articles that provide less sag. In some examples, the articles can include a fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer core layer comprising reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic polymer, and a frim disposed on the fiber reinforced polymer core layer. In certain examples, the frim comprises a film coupled to a scrim comprising an effective basis weight to prevent substantial sag of the article, e.g., during a forming operation. |
| US12053963B2 |
High-strength low-heat release composites
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to composite laminate structures having high bending stiffness and low heat release properties and methods of making the same. |
| US12053962B2 |
Radiative cooling fabrics and products
A radiative cooling fabric comprises a flexible substrate layer and a functional layer stacked in order. The first functional layer comprises a first functional resin and a first functional filler dispersed in the first functional resin. A mass fraction of the first functional filler in the first functional layer is in a range of 1% to 20%. An emissivity of the radiative cooling fabrics in the wavelength of 7 μm to 14 μm is not less than 80%. A reflectivity of the radiative cooling fabrics in the wavelength of 300 nm to 2500 nm is not less than 80%. An average value of warp recovery angles of the radiative cooling fabrics is greater than or equal to 95°, and an average value of the weft recovery angles of the radiative cooling fabrics is greater than or equal to 91°. |
| US12053947B2 |
Method for manufacturing and transferring a multi-ply laminate, applicable to the manufacture of annular reinforcements for tires
A first ply and then a second ply, which is superposed on the first ply, are produced on a hoop-type first support. The hoop-type first support has a first receiving surface, to form a laminate. The first and second plies forming the laminate are transferred onto an annular second receiving surface of a core so that the laminate is wrapped on the core until each ply is closed on itself and the laminate is thus closed on itself in a ring about the central axis of the core. |
| US12053946B2 |
Sealant layer assembly
A sealant layer assembly which allows a sealant layer to be applied on a tire outside of tire production plants. The assembly comprises a sealant layer to be applied on the surface of an inner liner layer facing the inner cavity of a tire, a net layer arranged on a first surface of the sealant layer, and at least one non-stick protective layer arranged either on a second surface of the sealant layer opposite the first surface or on the net layer. |
| US12053945B2 |
Thermoformed abrasion-resistant multilayer optical film and method of making the same
A method of making a shaped abrasion-resistant multilayer optical film includes providing a curable composition comprising, based on the total weight of components a) to d) components: a) 87 to 96 weight percent of urethane (meth)acrylate compound having an average (meth)acrylate functionality of 2 to 4.8; b) 2 to 12.5 weight percent of (meth)acrylate monomer having a (meth)acrylate functionality of 1 to 2, wherein the (meth)acrylate monomer does not comprise a urethane (meth)acrylate compound; optionally c) 0.5 to 2 weight percent of silicone (meth)acrylate; and d) optional effective amount of photoinitiator. The curable composition is coated onto an MOF. Optionally, the curable composition to is at least partially dried. Next, the curable composition or the at least partially dried curable composition is at least partially cured to provide an abrasion-resistant multilayer optical film. Lastly, the abrasion-resistant multilayer optical film is thermoformed using a female mold having a mold surface. At least a portion of the mold surface has a radius of curvature of 58 to 76 mm and a maximum depth of 13 to 20 mm. |
| US12053943B2 |
Method for repairing composite structures using foamable media
A method for repairing a composite structure, includes creating a repair cavity in a composite structure, placing foamable media in the repair cavity, placing a replacement skin over the repair cavity, and expanding the foamable media placed in the repair cavity. |
| US12053941B2 |
Nested manufacturing of composite structures
A manufacturing tool for forming composite structures includes at least one interchangeable mold template having a plurality of incorporated part shapes, and a backbone that connects to and supports the at least one interchangeable mold template during a process of laying up prepreg composite material to form a plurality of three-dimensional structures corresponding to the plurality of incorporated part shapes. A method for simultaneous manufacture of a plurality of composite structures includes providing an interchangeable mold template having a plurality of three-dimensional part shapes, fastening the interchangeable mold template to a backbone structure, laying up prepreg material over the interchangeable mold template to form a material layer, repeating laying up prepreg material to form a plurality of material layers each having a predetermined fiber orientation, and curing the plurality of material layers on the interchangeable mold template to form a plurality of structures corresponding to the three-dimensional part shapes. |
| US12053935B2 |
Self-tapping plastic embossment for injection molded parts
A molded part includes a plurality of surfaces and an embossment extending from one of the plurality of surfaces. The embossment includes a body and a bore extending through a central portion of the body. The embossment further includes a first pocket extending through a sidewall of the body and into the bore and a second pocket extending through an opposite sidewall of the body and into the bore. The first pocket and the second pocket each define inwardly tapered walls. The first pocket and the second pocket are spaced axially along the body and are diametrically opposed. |
| US12053933B2 |
Induction sealing device
An induction sealing device for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food products, the sealing device comprising: an inductor configured to induce a current in the packaging material, the inductor comprising conductor elements; a polymer insert holding the conductor elements; and a supporting body holding the polymer insert; wherein the polymer insert comprises a polymer matrix into which graphene particles are dispersed. |
| US12053926B2 |
Building material enclosure comprising a thermal break
According to some aspects, degradation of material in a sintering additive fabrication process may be mitigated or avoided by fabricating parts within a chamber that includes one or more thermal breaks. The thermal break may be implemented using a variety of structures, but generally allows material in the chamber close to the surface to be maintained at different temperatures than the material further from the surface. For instance, as a result of the thermal break, parts located within the material of the chamber that were formed earlier during fabrication may be kept cooler to avoid damage to the parts yet the upper surface (sometimes called the “build surface”) of unconsolidated material may be heated enough so as to require minimal additional energy exposure to trigger consolidation. |
| US12053924B1 |
Constructing parts using cut layer additive manufacturing
A method of manufacturing a part using a cutting machine includes placing a non-porous sheet on a surface of a material cutting machine, removing material from the non-porous sheet to form a plurality of sections of the part, and while the non-porous sheet is present on the material cutting machine, forming fastening holes within the sections. The method further includes removing the sections from a remainder of the sheet, placing the sections together such that each section of the part abuts another section, and inserting fasteners through the fastening holes of the sections. |
| US12053921B2 |
Printing apparatus and method
A printing apparatus and method. The printing apparatus is for impinging liquids from at least two liquid sources. The apparatus comprises a first jet actuator configured to dispense a first liquid from a first liquid source and a second jet actuator configured to dispense a second liquid from a second liquid source. The apparatus further comprises an adjustment element configured to adjust a trajectory of at least the first liquid dispensed from the first jet actuator such that the first liquid impinges the second liquid dispensed from the second jet actuator. |
| US12053913B2 |
Foam molding apparatus and foam molding method thereby
A foam molding apparatus and a foam molding method thereby are proposed. The foam molding apparatus includes a foaming agent supply unit configured to supply a foaming agent, a molten resin supply unit configured to supply molten resin, a fixed mixing unit configured to produce a foaming resin-critical solution by mixing a foaming agent supplied from the foaming agent supply unit and molten resin supplied from the molten resin supply unit through a rod-shaped body, and a molding unit configured to mold a foam molding product using the foaming resin-critical solution supplied from the fixed mixing unit. Accordingly, it is possible to produce a foaming resin-critical solution by uniformly mixing a large amount of high-viscosity gel-state molten resin and a high-pressure compressed and low-viscosity foaming agent, using high-strength multiple channels. |
| US12053912B2 |
Extruding system and method of extruding a mixture of a polymeric material and a blowing agent
An extruding system includes a mixing unit configured to mix a polymeric material with a blowing agent and to form a mixture, and an injection unit coupled to the mixing unit and configured to inject the mixture. The mixing unit includes a mixing cartridge, a first mixing screw and a second mixing screw, the first and second mixing screws are disposed in the mixing cartridge. A method of extruding a mixture includes mixing a polymeric material and a blowing agent in a mixing cartridge of a mixing unit by at least one of a first and second mixing screws to form the mixture; conveying the mixture from the mixing unit to an injection unit; and discharging the mixture from the injection unit into a molding device. The mixture is sequentially in contact with the first mixing screw and the second mixing screw. |
| US12053910B2 |
Induction heated tool system for hardening polymer-fiber components
An induction heated tool system for receiving and heating polymer-fiber components from a starting temperature to a target temperature includes a tool part having a receiving cutout, the tool part formed from a thermally dimensionally stable material so it has a coefficient of thermal longitudinal expansion less than 10×10−6 K−1, or less than 5×10−6 K−1, or less than 4×10−6 K−1 in the plane of the largest dimension of the receiving cutout, at temperatures between the starting and target temperatures. A receiving cutout for receiving a polymer-fiber component is in the tool part, the receiving cutout delimited by a receiving surface portion so a polymer-fiber component received in the receiving cutout can lie against the receiving surface portion. A susceptor element includes a ferromagnetic material with a first Curie temperature. The susceptor element is on a surface portion of the tool part outside the receiving cutout and the receiving surface portion. |
| US12053909B2 |
Fiber-reinforced soluble core
A method of manufacturing a core for a production process and to a core manufactured in accordance with the method are provided. The method includes providing a mold containing a soluble substance and one or more fibers and causing the soluble substance to solidify around the one or more fibers. |
| US12053906B2 |
Integrated additive manufacturing and laser processing systems and methods for ceramic, glass, and silicon carbide applications
A method for fabricating a protonic ceramic energy device includes: coating an electrolyte layer on an anode layer; and densifying the electrolyte layer by a rapid laser reactive sintering (RLRS) process on the electrolyte layer and/or the anode layer to form a half-cell comprising a dense electrolyte and a porous anode. |
| US12053905B2 |
Method to produce a veneered element and a veneered element
A method to produce a veneered element, including providing a first layer of a first powder and applying a second layer of a second powder above the first layer. Further the method includes applying a veneer layer above the second layer. Thereafter heating and pressing the first layer, the second layer and the veneer layer together to form the veneered element and forming a bevel at least partly along at least one side portion of the veneered element, where the first layer, the second layer and the veneer layer are at least partly exposed in the bevel. |
| US12053904B2 |
Wood fiber-glass composite
The general inventive concepts relate to engineered wood products. The engineered wood products demonstrate improved properties including acoustic damping, fire resistance, and water absorption relative to similar engineered wood products that comprise only a single source of fibers. In contrast, the inventive engineered wood products include a combination of at least two types of fibers. |
| US12053901B2 |
Compliant anvil
An anvil roll is configured to operatively engage with a tooling agent. The anvil includes an outer surface, an opposing surface opposite the outer surface and an inner surface. One or more spring elements are disposed between the opposing surface and the inner surface. The springs provide a compliance to the anvil. |
| US12053900B2 |
Cutting device
A cutting device includes a platen, a mounting portion, a movement mechanism, a processor, and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes including acquiring a hardness-correspondence value corresponding to a hardness of a cutting object placed on the platen, acquiring cutting data for cutting a pattern from the cutting object, setting, based on the hardness-correspondence value, an offset amount used for a rotation correction to a greater value when the hardness of the cutting object is hard than when the hardness of the cutting object is soft, correcting, using the set offset amount, data, of the cutting data, corresponding to a direction change section, and performing cutting processing to cut the cutting object using a cutting blade, by controlling the movement mechanism in accordance with the corrected cutting data. |
| US12053899B2 |
Slicing machine
In order to reliably avoid collisions between components of a slicing machine, in particular between a blade and another component, a control run is carried out before the start of a slicing operation, during which the respective component that has a risk of collision or the respective counter-component is brought into a position closest to the other component and tested to see whether a collision occurs. |
| US12053894B2 |
Coordinating agricultural robots
Implementations are described herein for coordinating semi-autonomous robots to perform agricultural tasks on a plurality of plants with minimal human intervention. In various implementations, a plurality of robots may be deployed to perform a respective plurality of agricultural tasks. Each agricultural task may be associated with a respective plant of a plurality of plants, and each plant may have been previously designated as a target for one of the agricultural tasks. It may be determined that a given robot has reached an individual plant associated with the respective agricultural task that was assigned to the given robot. Based at least in part on that determination, a manual control interface may be provided at output component(s) of a computing device in network communication with the given robot. The manual control interface may be operable to manually control the given robot to perform the respective agricultural task. |
| US12053893B2 |
Module insertion system for robotic assembly
A two-stage insertion system including a gripper to grip a module, a compliance element to provide movement in the XY axis, a first stage insertion control to insert the module into a socket, to a first level, and a second stage insertion control to complete the insertion of the module into the socket, when the first stage insertion control indicates that the module is aligned to the socket, the second level insertion control exerting enough force to complete the insertion of the module into the socket. |
| US12053891B2 |
System for optimizing robot performance
A system and a method, for assisting a user in programming a robot. Storage circuitry includes predefined possible values for a physical condition of at least two joints, the values being subdivided into two or more ranges. Processing circuitry is arranged to acquire a first path of the Tool Centre Point (TCP), receive, for each of a plurality of points of the first path and for the joints, a value associated with the physical condition at the respective points, determine which of the ranges the value is associated with, generate at least one additional path, associate each of the at least two joints to a respective path, and send instructions to a display, to illustrate the first path and the additional path, together with the information of which range the values are associated with at the plurality of points of the paths. |
| US12053890B2 |
Robotic workspace introspection via force feedback
In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method that includes receiving a request to generate workcell data representing physical dimensions of a workcell having a physical robot arm, executing a calibration program that causes the physical robot arm to move within the workcell and record locations within the workcell at which the robot arm made contact with an object, generating, from the locations within the workcell at which one or more sensors of the robot arm recorded a resistance above a threshold, a representation of physical boundaries in the workcell, obtaining an initial virtual representation of the workcell, and updating the initial virtual representation of the workcell according to the representation of physical boundaries generated from executing the calibration program. |
| US12053889B2 |
Kinematics model-free trajectory tracking method for robotic arms and robotic arm system
A kinematics model-free trajectory tracking method for a robotic arm includes the following steps. Obtain an actual trajectory equation ra(t) of the robotic arm at time t according to a sensor, and combines the actual trajectory equation ra(t) with a predetermined target trajectory equation rd(t) to obtain a first error function e(t). Obtain a differential equation (I) of a state change rate of a driver of the robotic arm. Obtain a second error function ε(t). Pass the second error function c(t) through the applied gradient neural network to obtain equation (IV). Jointly solve equation (I) and equation (IV) to obtain an joint state vector θ(t) of the robotic arm. Drive a motion of the robotic arm by a controller according to the joint state vector θ(t) of the robotic arm to complete trajectory tracking. |
| US12053888B2 |
Suspended robot recovery
A robot system includes a robot; a peripheral device disposed around the robot; a control unit configured to operate at least the robot based on a program; a suspension unit configured to suspend a plurality of sequential operations performed by the robot in conjunction with the peripheral device based on an operation program if an irregular state occurs in the peripheral device; and a simulator. The simulator is configured to generate a recovery program based at least on a robot state information of the robot at the time of suspending the operation due to an occurrence of the irregular state, in which the control unit is further configured to cause the robot to operate with respect to the peripheral device based on the recovery program so that an operation by the suspended operation program becomes resumable. |
| US12053887B2 |
Imaging process for detecting failures modes
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to robotic devices, artificial intelligence, and computer vision. More specifically, some embodiments relate to an imaging process for detecting failure modes in a robotic motion environment. In one embodiment, a method of detecting failure modes in a robotic motion environment comprises collecting one or more images of a multiple scenes throughout a robotic motion cycle. Images may be collected by one or more cameras positioned at one or more locations for collecting images with various views. Images collected throughout the robotic motion cycle may be processed in real-time to determine if any failure modes are present in their respective scenes, report when failure modes are present, and may be used to direct a robotic device accordingly. |
| US12053886B2 |
Device control using policy training based on task embeddings
A control system for a robotic device comprising a task embedding network to receive one or more demonstrations of a task and to generate a task embedding. The task embedding comprises a representation of the task, and each demonstration comprises one or more observations of a performance of the task. The control system includes a control network to receive the task embedding from the task embedding network and to apply a policy to map a plurality of successive observations of the robotic device to respective control instructions for the robotic device. The policy applied by the control network is modulated across the plurality of successive observations of the robotic device using the task embedding from the task embedding network. |
| US12053878B2 |
Actuator sensing device and actuator control system
Provided is a sensing device to be applied to an actuator including a shaft that is movable in an axial direction, the shaft including a hollow part formed on at least a tip side of the shaft such that an interior of the shaft is hollow, the actuator being configured to generate a negative pressure in the hollow part to suction a workpiece to a tip of the shaft, thereby picking up the workpiece. The sensing device includes a flow sensor provided in a middle of an air passage to detect a flow rate of air flowing through the air passage, the air passage being a passage through which air sucked out from the hollow part flows when the negative pressure is applied to the hollow part, and a pressure sensor provided in a middle of the air passage, to detect a pressure in the air passage. |
| US12053874B2 |
Method for determining a position of a rack on a rack placement unit of a laboratory handling system and laboratory handling system
A method for determining a position of a rack on a rack placement unit of a laboratory handling system is presented. The rack is configured to carry a number of laboratory sample containers. The method comprises measuring a height profile of the rack, determining at least one corner region of the rack based on the measured height profile of the rack, and determining the position of the rack based on the determined at least one corner region of the rack. |
| US12053872B2 |
Universal handle, grooming or hair collection tools, and methods of use
A system includes a universal handle and a variety of tools selectively secured within the handle. The tools can be tools for grooming or collecting hair, and are especially useful with animals such as household pets. One example tool includes a mat breaker that is adjustable for left handed or right handed use. Another example tool is a fur sweeper tool and a fur accumulator tool. Other tools include deshedders, brushes, and combs. |
| US12053867B2 |
Hydraulic tensioning apparatus
A hydraulic tensioning apparatus for tensioning a threaded member (2) having a thread, comprising: a hydraulic tensioner (1), having a body (4) and a pressure space (13) for hydraulic fluid and having a thread engaging member (7) arranged to engage the thread of the threaded member (2) and to be urged away from the body (4) on introduction of hydraulic fluid into the pressure space (13) so as to tension the threaded member (2); a displacement sensor (11, 12) arranged to measure a linear displacement of the thread engaging member (7) relative to the base (4) and to provide an output indicative of the linear displacement; a rotation sensor (65, 66) arranged to determine a rotation of a nut (3) rotating on the threaded member (2) and arranged to produce output indicative of a rotation angle of the nut (3); and a control unit (80) arranged to take as inputs the outputs of the displacement sensor (11, 12) and the rotation sensor (65, 66), and to determine from the output of the displacement sensor (11, 12) a required angle of rotation of the nut (3) which accommodates for extension of the threaded member (2) due to being tensioned by the hydraulic tensioner (1). |
| US12053864B2 |
Electric tool system, method of using the electric tool system, and program
An electric tool system includes a motor, a control unit, and an output shaft. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The control unit performs vector control on the motor. The control unit includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a command value generation unit. The command value generation unit calculates, based on a torque current acquisition value (current measured value) as a value related to a torque current as acquired by the first acquisition unit and an acceleration acquisition value as a value related to acceleration of the rotor as acquired by the second acquisition unit, at least one of a command value of the torque current to be supplied to the motor or a command value of an excitation current to be supplied to the motor. |
| US12053861B2 |
Golf club wrench with multi-purpose tip
A golf club wrench with a bit portion having a plurality of tip features at one end of the bit portion is disclosed herein. The tip features may include threading, a Philips head shape, a flat head shape, a Torx® head shape, and a hex wrench shape. The different tip features on the wrench can be used to engage with both a mechanical fastener and a weight. The wrench may also include a handle contoured to fit within the hand of a golfer. The golf club wrench can be provided in a kit containing weights and mechanical fasteners having engagement features that mate with one or more of the tip features on the wrench. |
| US12053860B2 |
Driver tool with rotatable torque limiting sleeve
A constant torque tool provided, including: a driver body, including a handle and a working rod connected with the handle, at least one of the handle and the working rod being integrally formed with a first blocking structure; a sleeve member, being rotatably disposed around the driver body and integrally formed with a second blocking structure, the second blocking structure being releasably stuck with the first blocking structure in a rotation direction of the sleeve member; wherein when there is a relative torque greater than a predetermined torque between the sleeve member and the driver body, at least one of the second blocking structure and the first blocking structure deforms and the second blocking structure is slidable over the first blocking structure in the rotation direction. |
| US12053857B2 |
Coated abrasives having a performance enhancing composition
The present disclosure relates generally to coated abrasive articles that include a tribological performance enhancing composition in a make coat, a size coat, a supersize coat, or combinations thereof, as well as methods of making coated abrasive articles. The present disclosure also relates to coated abrasive articles including a supersize coating comprising a sulfide scavenging composition and/or a crosslinked zinc acrylic binder, as well as methods for making and using such abrasive articles. The present disclosure also relates generally to abrasive articles that include aggregates having an anti-wear composition or grinding aid disposed on or within the aggregates. |
| US12053856B2 |
Apparatus for machining flat workpieces
An apparatus for machining flat workpieces has at least two tool carriers mounted to machining heads that are drivable by at least a first drive unit. The tool carrier of one machining head is arranged such that it is movable in a shifting range (V1) along a first axis relative to the carrier unit. The tool carrier of a second machining head is arranged such that it is movable in a shifting area (V2) along the first axis relative to the carrier unit. |
| US12053855B2 |
Power tool with electronic control of multiple speeds
A power tool including a motor configured to rotatably drive an output shaft, a variable motor speed control input, a motor speed limit input, and a motor controller. The motor controller includes an electronic processor and a memory configured to store instructions. When executed by the motor controller, the instructions configure the motor controller to detect a motor speed limit from a setting of the motor speed limit input, and detect a variable speed control setting from the variable motor speed control input. The motor controller generates a motor speed control signal for driving the motor based on the detected motor speed limit and the detected variable motor speed control setting, and transmits the motor speed control signal to a motor driver circuit configured to drive the motor at a speed based on the motor speed control signal. |
| US12053850B2 |
Workpiece installation method and workpiece installation support system
A workpiece installation method includes obtaining a reference image that shows a reference workpiece whose posture has been adjusted, setting workpiece reference lines on a boundary of a first image area occupied by the reference workpiece in the reference image, obtaining a measurement image that shows a workpiece, generating, using a processor, a measurement combined image in which workpiece reference lines are superimposed on the measurement image and which shows the workpiece reference lines pass through positions respectively identical to workpiece reference line positions, and adjusting a posture of the workpiece such that a boundary of a second image area occupied by the workpiece in the measurement combined image is shown to be substantially parallel to or substantially coincident with the workpiece reference lines. |
| US12053846B2 |
Method of rotating a welding torch during operation
A method of operating a welding torch using a rotating coupler assembly that operates between 0 and 800 amps. The rotating coupler assembly allows for 360 degrees of rotation while keeping rotational friction at a minimum. The breakaway torque for the rotating coupler assembly is insignificant and the rotating coupler assembly can be rotated with little effort by hand. While the rotating coupler assembly minimizes rotational friction the design allow for rotating coupler assembly to continue to operate after 1-5 mm of wear on the contact surfaces. An embodiment of the rotating coupler assembly can be quickly disconnected from the unicable. |
| US12053845B2 |
Welding electrical control system, apparatus, and method
An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a power supply, a control device connected to the power supply, a welding device selectively connected to the power supply via the control device, and a switch connected between the control device and the welding device. The control device includes a time delay relay that measures a predetermined time period. The switch maintains a closed position when the predetermined time period expires and the welding device is producing a welding arc. The switch switches from the closed position to an open position when the predetermined time period expires and the welding device stops producing the welding arc. The control device transfers current from the power supply to the welding device when the switch is in the closed position, and blocks current from the power supply to the welding device when the switch is in the open position. |
| US12053842B2 |
Weld inspection apparatus
A weld inspection apparatus that detects a weld defect in a welded portion of metal plates and includes a liquid application head disposed over one side surface of the metal plates and capable of moving in a welding direction of the metal plates, and an air jet head disposed over another side surface of the metal plates and capable of moving in the welding direction of the metal plates. The liquid application head includes a liquid application nozzle that projects toward the one side surface of the metal plates and applies liquid for sealing the welded portion. The air jet head includes an air jet nozzle that projects toward the another side surface of the metal plates and discharges air toward the welded portion to which the liquid has been applied. |
| US12053837B2 |
Laser machining apparatus and laser machining head
A laser machining apparatus includes a laser oscillator, a laser machining head including a housing, first and second optical elements configured to change a beam profile of a laser beam supplied into the housing to first and second beam profiles, a selector driving member configured to move each of the first and second optical elements between an advanced position and a retracted position relative to a luminous flux, and a control device configured to control the selector driving member to selectively shift to a first mode to maintain the first and second optical elements at the retracted position, a second mode to maintain only the first optical element at the advanced position, and a third mode to maintain only the second optical element at the advanced position, the control device being configured to stop the laser beam when the first and second optical elements move. |
| US12053836B2 |
Beam shaping laser optic
Beam-shaping laser optics are provided with a lens field (28) which comprises a plurality of first lenses (32) which are configured and arranged next to one another such that the plurality of first lenses (32) effect a beam shaping in a first direction (y) normal to an optical axis (x), as well as with an individual second lens (30) which is configured such that the individual second lens (30) effects a beam shaping in a second direction (z) normal to the optical axis as well (x) as well as the first direction (y). The lens field (28) and the second lens (30) are arranged in a beam path (12) one after the other along the optical axis (x). A laser system is provided with such beam optics. |
| US12053834B2 |
Spot welding method
Provided is a spot welding method by which welding can be successfully performed while inhibiting occurrence of expulsion. First to third metal plates W1 to W3 were welded in which ratio of total thickness to thickness of the first metal plate W1 is 7. In Example 1, peak current value A1 is 14.6 kA, effective current value A2 is 7.8 kA, peak duration T1 is 0 ms, and no-peak duration T2 is 5.9 ms. As a result, in Example 1, lower limit current value A3 is 6.9 kA, upper limit current value A4 is 8.42 kA, difference A5 between upper limit current value A4 and lower limit current value A3 is 1.52 kA, peak duration T1/no-peak duration T2 is 0, effective current value A2/peak current value A1 is 0.53, and rising time T3/falling time T4 is 0.79, furthermore, no expulsion occurs, and welding result was determined to be OK. |
| US12053832B2 |
Chainsaws
A chainsaw includes a housing, a motor, a bar fixedly coupled to the housing and configured to form a cutting track, a cutting implement configured to move along the cutting track and drivable by the motor, and a tensioning system configured to adjust tension in the cutting implement. |
| US12053828B2 |
Handle apparatus for an industrial machine tool
A handle is coupled to an industrial machine tool, along with a method of operating the industrial machine tool via the handle. The handle comprises a housing, a first switch, and a second switch. The housing includes a first side, a second side, a top end, and a bottom end, the first side facing toward the industrial machine tool and the second side facing away from the industrial machine tool. The first switch actuates a float mode for the industrial machine tool, the float mode being a mode in which movement of a moveable portion of the industrial machine tool is power assisted for an operator of the industrial machine tool. The second switch actuates a machining portion, coupled to the moveable portion of the industrial machine tool, to perform a machining process on a workpiece. |
| US12053823B2 |
Manufacturing method of diamond porous grinding block based on 3D printing and application thereof
A manufacturing method of a diamond porous grinding block based on 3D printing. The manufacturing method includes designing a 3D printing model of a grinding block unit cell with an adjustable porosity according to an internal cooling space for abrasive debris required in a grinding process, importing the 3D printing model of the grinding block unit cell into a MAGICS software, filling a frame of a 3D printing model of a diamond porous grinding block with a plurality of 3D printing models of grinding block unit cells; preparing mixed powder of diamond abrasive particles and an aluminum alloy binder as printing powder, performing 3D printing to the 3D printing model of the diamond porous grinding block by an SLM technology to obtain the diamond porous grinding block. The diamond porous grinding block is configured to form a diamond structure grinding disc for grinding a semiconductor substrate. |
| US12053818B2 |
Method of jetting print material using ejector devices and methods of making the ejector devices
A method of making an ejector device. The method includes providing a substrate and forming one or more ejector conduits on the substrate. The one or more ejector conduits comprise: a first end configured to accept a print material; a second end comprising an ejector nozzle, the ejector nozzle comprising a first electrode pair that includes a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one surface of the first electrode being exposed in the ejector nozzle and at least one surface of the second electrode being exposed in the ejector nozzle; and at least one passageway for allowing the print material to flow from the first end to the second end. A method of printing a three-dimensional object and a method for jetting print material from a printer jetting mechanism are also disclosed. |
| US12053817B2 |
Sand molding for metal additive casting
A method for casting an object includes additively producing, by a casting system, multiple production layers, one currently-produced production layer after the other. For each currently-produced production layer, the method includes forming, by a mold system of the casting system, one or more mold-layers, providing, by a replaceable material provision system of the casting system, one or more replaceable material layers; and forming, by a molten metal processing of the casting system, one or more current object regions of the currently-produced production layer by providing molten metal that replaces the one or more replaceable material layers. |
| US12053813B2 |
Shaping tool, method for producing an edge on a component, and method for producing a shaping tool of this kind
A shaping tool and a method are provided for producing an edge on a part. A first and a second shaping component are moveable from an open position into a shaping position, as a result of which, in a pressing region of the shaping tool, the part, which can be supported on both shaping components while it is moved in the pressing region, can be pressed into a negative mold, formed in the second shaping component, for the edge that is to be produced. A shaping surface of the first shaping component in the pressing region has an allowance element which projects over base surface regions of the shaping surface adjacent to the allowance element, as a result of which the part can be distanced from the second shaping component at least in the shaping position in a sub-region adjacent to the pressing region. |
| US12053812B2 |
Mechanical applicator for use in stamping die process to apply thermo-chromatic ink to aluminum heat treated panels
A method of applying a marking to a part in a stamping die includes moving a component of the stamping die, the component having a mechanical application device secured thereto. A controlled volume of a marking medium flows through the mechanical application device during the moving such that a volume of the marking medium is controlled by the moving of the component during a stamping die operation. In one form, the component is an upper die of the stamping die. |
| US12053808B2 |
Multi-phase storage vessel cleaning and maintenance system and method of use
A complete fuel tank maintenance and cleaning system. This apparatus and method are capable of effectively cleaning an underground or aboveground storage tank by implementing a multi-stage filtration and removal system, and effectively removing contaminants from tank surfaces by using the product or alternative as a streamed cleaning agent within the storage tank. |
| US12053804B2 |
Robot scheduling method
A robot scheduling method. Robots include a cleaning robot for performing cleaning operations in a cleaning region and a conveying robot for transporting the cleaning robot in an aisle region. The robot scheduling method includes a task generating step, a task issuing step, a route planning step, a travel controlling step, and a docking controlling step. |
| US12053795B2 |
Paste-like medium applicator
A paste-like medium applicator comprising an inlet opening of the paste-like medium applicator, a plurality of outlet openings for applying a paste-like medium onto a surface to be treated, and a distribution channel for distributing the paste-like medium from the applicator's inlet opening to the outlet openings, wherein the paste-like medium applicator is formed of a first elongated half-shell with the inlet opening of the applicator and a second elongated half-shell with a plurality of outlet openings, wherein the side walls of the two half-shells have at each open end an integrally shaped circular edge surface, which, in the working position of the applicator, define a distribution channel, wherein the first and second half-shells are integrally connected by a film hinge and the first and second half-shells being respectively provided with latching elements with a barb and the second and first half-shells being respectively provided with receiving elements for receiving the latching elements so that in the working position of the applicator each latching element with the barb is latched in the corresponding receiving element. The advantage of the applicator is its monolithic configuration, which reduces the manufacturing costs and shortens the production time. |
| US12053791B2 |
Irrigation nozzle with one or more grit vents
An irrigation nozzle is provided with a grit diversion feature to divert grit away from the interior of the nozzle. The nozzle includes a pattern template that defines the irrigation pattern produced by the nozzle. The pattern template includes one or more flow channels that may be susceptible to clogging with grit. The grit diversion feature includes one or more grit vents to redirect grit away from the interior of the nozzle and may further include an inner wall about the central hub that helps protect the central hub from intrusion by grit. |
| US12053790B2 |
Device for assisting coating of radial self-sealing tire of truck and bus
A device for assisting the coating of a radial self-sealing tire of trucks and buses, including: a support frame and a positioning frame. Both ends of a top of a side of the support frame are fixedly provided with a first bearing through a bearing seat, respectively. Two first bearings are arranged coaxially, and the positioning frame is rotatably connected between the two first bearings. Two chutes are arranged inside the support frame and opposite to a fixing frame. The two chutes are slidably connected with a sliding connection seat, respectively. A lifting frame is arranged between two sliding connection seats. |
| US12053788B2 |
Pump dispenser system
A dispenser system for dispensing a fluid product comprises: an elongated container containing the fluid product to be dispensed, a pump assembly coupled with the elongate container from the distal end, a piston which is slidably positioned in the container at the closed proximal end and contacting with the fluid product, and a standing cap. The standing cap has an opening for engaging the pump assembly, and has a supporting structure opposite to the opening, wherein the supporting structure comprises one or more supporting sections that define a supporting plane, wherein the dispenser system, when in a main standing position, stands upon the supporting structure of the standing cap, with the closed proximal end of the elongated container is on the topmost. Further the supporting structure of the standing cap has a projected area on the supporting plane which is larger than the largest cross-sectional area of the elongated container. |
| US12053783B2 |
Laminated, low-profile, vibration-damped tabletop
A low-profile, vibration-damped tabletop for supporting sensitive scientific equipment is described. The tabletop may include a laminated structure having a lower metal plate that is sized to achieve a desired weight for the tabletop, a manufactured, homogenous filler and a “clean top” metal upper skin having a plurality of holes backed by liquid impermeable barriers. The damping characteristics are improved at low frequencies compared to a comparable structure with a honeycomb filler. |
| US12053779B2 |
System and method for separation of blood components
In some forms, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for isolation of platelet rich plasma from a liquid tissue sample. In accordance with some forms of the disclosed systems and methods, provide rapid separation of blood components with the need for centrifugation. Accordingly, in one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for isolating platelet rich plasma, the method comprising combining a liquid tissue sample with a polymer composition, the polymer composition comprising polyethylene glycol. |
| US12053778B2 |
Method and system for studying biological cells
A method of manipulating and/or investigating cellular bodies (9) is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing a sample holder (3) comprising a holding space (5) for holding a fluid medium (11); providing a sample (7) comprising one or more cellular bodies (9) in a fluid medium (11) in the holding space (5); generating an acoustic wave in the holding space exerting a force (F) on the sample (7) in the holding space (5). The method further comprises providing the holding space (5) with a functionalised wall surface portion (17) to be contacted by the sample (7) and the sample (7) is in contact with the functionalised wall surface portion (17) during at least part of the step of application of the acoustic wave. A system and a sample holder (3) are also provided. |
| US12053774B2 |
Modular instrumentation for analyzing biological fluids
A modular analytic system includes a base, at least one fluid sample processing module configured to be removably attached to the base, at least one fluid sample analysis module configured to be removably attached to the base, a fluid actuation module positioned on the base, a fluidic network comprising multiple fluidic channels, in which the fluid actuation module is arranged to control transport of a fluid sample between the at least one sample processing module and the at least one sample analysis module through the fluidic network, and an electronic processor, in which the electronic processor is configured to control operation of the fluid actuation module and receive measurement data from the at least one fluid sample analysis module. |
| US12053771B2 |
Ergonomic pipette tips
Provided herein are pipette tips having a proximal region with grooves and panels configured to facilitate wall expansion or wall compression when a pipette tip is mounted onto and sealingly engages with an appropriately designed liquid dispensing device. |
| US12053769B2 |
Catalyst compositions including metal chalcogenides, processes for forming the catalyst compositions, and uses thereof
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to catalyst compositions including metal chalcogenides, processes for producing such catalyst compositions, processes for enhancing catalytic active sites in such catalyst compositions, and uses of such catalyst compositions in, e.g., processes for producing conversion products. In an aspect, a process for forming a catalyst composition is provided. The process includes introducing an electrolyte material and an amphiphile material to a metal chalcogenide to form the catalyst composition. In another aspect, a catalyst composition is provided. The catalyst composition includes a metal chalcogenide, an electrolyte material, and an amphiphile material. Devices for hydrogen evolution reaction are also provided. |
| US12053767B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for additive manufactured ultra-fine lattice structures for propulsion catalysts
In one aspect, a method for manufacturing a lattice structure for use as a propulsion catalyst includes: (a) providing a powder bed of one or more metal powder materials, (b) heating a portion of the powder bed to a temperature sufficient to melt the one or more metal powder materials, (c) forming a layer of the lattice structure, wherein the layer is formed by melting the one or more metal powder materials in a predefined pattern, (d) constructing the lattice structure, wherein the lattice structure is constructed by repeating steps (a)-(c) for each of a plurality of layers of the lattice structure until the lattice structure is constructed, and (e) removing excess materials from the constructed lattice structure. |
| US12053764B2 |
Catalyst for hydrogenation reaction and method for producing same
A catalyst for a hydrogenation reaction including: a polymer support; and a catalytic component supported on the polymer support. The polymer support includes a repeating unit represented by Formula 1. |
| US12053763B2 |
Aluminosilicate zeolite intergrowths
The present disclosure provides a method of making zeolite intergrowths. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method of making an AEI-based material, including the steps of: preparing a mixture of water, an alumina source, a silica source, a CHA structure directing agent, and an AEI structure directing agent, wherein the molar ratio of the CHA structure directing agent to the AEI structure directing agent is from about 1:1 to about 1:15; heating the mixture at a temperature sufficient to promote formation of crystals; and calcining the crystals at a temperature of from about 450° C. to about 750° C. to obtain a product, wherein no halide-containing reagent is employed. The AEI-based materials of the present disclosure may find particular use in selective catalytic reduction of NOx in exhaust gas streams. |
| US12053762B2 |
Atomically dispersed catalysts to promote low temperature biogas upgrading
Described herein are catalysts and methods for converting waste biogas (e.g., a mixture of carbon dioxide and methane) into useful products. In some embodiments, the biogas is converted into a highly purified methane, that can be further processed to generate fuel products, including recycled natural gas (RNG) and liquid fuels. The described catalysts and methods may be advantageous over conventional methods, including by reducing catalyst costs, decreasing temperature requirements and/or providing higher purity products by reducing carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in product streams. |
| US12053753B2 |
Apparatus and method for preparing aerogel blanket
Provided is an apparatus for preparing an aerogel blanket, the apparatus comprising: a bobbin around which a blanket is wound; a body provided with a gelling tank in which the bobbin is accommodated; a driving member configured to allow the bobbin accommodated in the gelling tank to rotate; and a silica sol supply member configured to gelate the blanket as silica sol is injected into the gelling tank to impregnate the blanket rotating by the bobbin. |
| US12053750B2 |
Processing system with agitated nutsche filter and conical double helix dryer
An integrated production system for a ternary material includes an agitating device, a water washing tank, an agitated nutsche filter and a dryer arranged in sequence along a travel path of a ternary material, where the agitating device is used to agitate a material; the water washing tank is used to carry out even pulping and provide a reaction space; the agitated nutsche filter is used to realize an agitating and filtering operation on the material; the dryer is used to dry the material. The integrated production system can meet the high requirements of the large-scale ternary material production for the water content, washing effect, particle crystal form, purity and closed operation. The integrated production system can also effectively ensure the production capacity and production efficiency of the system while satisfying the requirements of green manufacturing for efficiency enhancement, energy saving, consumption reduction and emission reduction. |
| US12053747B2 |
Phantom, method for producing same, and kit for making phantom
The present invention relates to the phantom comprises water, an oil, an emulsifier and an oil coagulating agent. |
| US12053743B2 |
Formed sheet membrane element and filtration system
A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure by a roller against a cavity or platen into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate is coated with a dope in a casting device having a guide portion corresponding to the shape of the substrate sheets and quenched to form a filtering membrane. |
| US12053742B2 |
Water conditioning systems having diversion devices
A portable water conditioning system is provided that includes an incoming water inlet; a reverse osmosis stage in fluid communication with the incoming water inlet, the reverse osmosis stage having a permeate outlet and a concentrate outlet; a diversion device having a diversion valve, the diversion valve placing the concentrate outlet in fluid communication with a waste water outlet; a deionizing stage in fluid communication with a pure water outlet; a bypass valve configured to selectively place the permeate outlet in fluid communication with one or more of the waste water outlet, the deionizing stage, and the pure water outlet; and a controller configured to control the diversion device and the bypass valve to provide water at the pure water outlet of a desired condition. |
| US12053733B2 |
Pleated air filter with reinforcing filaments comprising locally-thinned bending zones
A pleated air filter media with a plurality of continuous-contact reinforcing filaments on at least one face of the pleated air filter. The filaments have locally-thinned bending zones each of which is registered with pleat tip or pleat valley of the pleated air filter media. |
| US12053732B2 |
Modular filter for ventilation air vents
A modular filter for ventilation air vents comprises a filtering fabric roll (1) housed within a casing provided with anchoring means (13) engaging the surface (S) of the container which has the air intake port (B) to be filtered; the casing has a slot (9) for extracting the filtering fabric (T), and has a casing (4) comprised of a shaped wall (5) enclosed at the ends by covers (10, 40, 44, 51) or end supports (7, 47) of this wall having a shape corresponding to the shaped wall (5) and maintaining a longitudinal slot (9) at the front edges of the shaped wall to allow the passage for the extraction of the front (F) of the filtering fabric (T) unwound from the filtering fabric roll (1); at least one screw stay rod (8, 54) is placed between two covers (51) or end supports (7, 47) of the shaped wall and is tightened to define the proper distance between the two end supports or covers (51), by tightening the end supports (7, 47) or covers (51) to the shaped wall (5), one at each end, to close the access to the casing, and containing the filtering fabric roll (1) floating and free to rotate when the filtering fabric is dragged from the outside of the modular filter.Various methods for producing the shaped wall (5) and finalizing the casing (4) of the modular filter are indicated. |
| US12053730B2 |
Dehumidifier
A dehumidifier comprising: a water tank with a mounting port facing upward, a machine body including an air inlet and a filter net slot beside the air inlet, and a filter net removably inserted in the filter net slot and covering the air inlet. The machine body is configured to be in one of a plurality of states including an idle state in which the machine body is at least partially accommodated in the water tank through the mounting port and a working state in which the machine body is extended out relative to the water tank through the mounting port. |
| US12053729B2 |
Reduction of leachable beta-glucan levels from cellulose-containing filter materials
Treatment methods for reduction of (1→3)-β-D-glucan leachables from cellulose-containing filter materials are described. |
| US12053727B2 |
Oil filter cartridge
A filter cartridge can prevent a filter housing cover from becoming unintentionally loose, if the filter cartridge includes a wedge element configured to be forced by the fluid pressure into a gap between the filter cartridge and the housing cover. |
| US12053726B2 |
Multi-stage filter, a filtration system containing such filters, and methods of using the systems
A multi-stage filter for filtering and removing fluids includes (1) a filtering base, and (2) a fluid transfer cap. The filter base includes: (i) a cover; (ii) a second stage filter positioned inside the housing of the cover; and (iii) a first stage filter positioned inside the housing of the second stage filter. The fluid transfer cap attaches to the first end of the cover and includes: (i) a first closed end; (ii) a second end having an opening that is positioned opposite the first end; (iii) an annular skirt that extends between the first and second ends; (iv) an annular shaped barrier member positioned inside and spaced apart from the annular skirt; (v) a fluid inlet comprising an extension member that extends through a side of the annular skirt to the annular shaped barrier member; and (vi) a fluid outlet. |
| US12053722B2 |
Apparatus and method for improving the efficiency of a new or existing filter for filtering water or wastewater
Devices and methods associated with these devices for significantly improving the efficiency of an existing or new filter having a granular media filter bed. The methods and devices are designed to increase the height and hence overall volume of the filter bed to allow for longer filtration runs between washing or cleaning cycles of the granular media filter bed. One embodiment includes a multi-wash trough adapter that upon removal of an existing deep wash trough connects two shallow wash troughs or two shallow wash trough channels to an existing wash trough opening formed in a wall of a filter compartment. The shallow members have a height significantly less than the height of the existing deep wash trough, e.g., one third to one half of the height of the existing deep wash trough allowing the volume of the granular media filter bed to be significantly increased. |
| US12053719B1 |
Oil-water emulsion breakup (OWEB) process and system
An oil-water emulsion breakup system. In one embodiment, the system includes an oil-water mixture inlet line configured to receive an oil and water liquid mixture, which may be stabilized by hydrophobic nanoparticles, surfactants of low HLB value, or both. A water injection inlet in communication with the oil-water mixture inlet is configured to direct water into the oil-water mixture inlet. A water sensor is in communication with the oil-water mixture inlet to sense percentage of water in the mixture. A water injection valve in the water injection inlet is in communication with the water sensor. A liquid-liquid separator has an inlet configured to receive a combination of the oil and water mixture and the water, with the separator separating liquid into an oil phase and a water phase. An upper leg in communication with the liquid-liquid separator receives oil separated from the separator. A lower leg in communication with the liquid-liquid separator receives water separated in the liquid-liquid separator. |
| US12053714B2 |
Photothermal evaporation material integrating light absorption and thermal insulation, preparation application thereof, use thereof
The invention discloses a photothermal evaporation material integrating light absorption and thermal insulation, comprising a heat insulator and a light absorber that covers the external surface of the heat insulator, the light absorber is vertically-oriented graphene, the heat insulator is a graphene foam, and the vertically-oriented graphene and graphene foam are connected by covalent bonds; the light absorber is vertically-oriented graphene whose surface is modified with hydrophilic functional groups. The invention also discloses a method for fabricating the photothermal evaporation material integrating light absorption and thermal insulation. The invention also discloses a solar energy photothermal seawater desalination device and a high-temperature steam sterilization device. The photothermal evaporation material integrating light absorption and thermal insulation overcomes the problem of easy separation between the light absorber and the heat insulator, realizes rapid and efficient photothermal evaporation, and improves the stability and photothermal conversion efficiency of the solar photothermal seawater desalination device and the high-temperature steam sterilization device. |
| US12053712B2 |
Elastic band model kit
A kit and components for creating an elastic band model includes a form including at least one band retaining member. Elastic bands of different colors are assembled to the form using the band retaining member to hold the a plurality of linked elastic bands in place. The elastic bands fill out the form to create the shape and look of the model. The forms are part of a kit that includes the forms applicable to each unique model along with other components unique to that models shape and appearance. |
| US12053709B2 |
Puzzle platform
A puzzle platform includes two puzzle drawers, a puzzle board and a support assembly configured to support the puzzle board and having a receiving space cooperatively with the puzzle board. The support assembly includes a supporting member having a top wall, a partition wall configured to forming a pair of openings communicated with the receiving space cooperatively with the top wall. Each of the puzzle drawers is actuated to slide in-and-out of the receiving space through the openings. The partition wall is integral with the top wall, so that the manufacture of the puzzle platform is simple and low-cost. |
| US12053707B2 |
Methods and systems for difficulty-adjusted multi-participant interactivity
The present disclosure provides computer-implemented methods for difficulty-adjusted multi-participant interactivity. Also provided are computer readable media and computer devices that find use, e.g., in practicing the methods of the present disclosure. In certain aspects, the disclosure pertains to closed-loop assessment and adaptive methods and systems designed to equilibrate difficulty challenge levels across multiple (two or more) participants in interactive activities. In some embodiments, a first individual presents a first simulated challenge to a second individual and the second individual responds to it. Depending upon the response of the second individual to the first challenge, the second challenge presented by the first individual to the second individual may be unchanged, made more difficult, or made less difficult so that the modified second challenge is commensurate with the skills of the second individual. Thus, the disclosure provides customized experiences for individuals of disparate physical abilities to enjoyably interact with each other. |
| US12053706B2 |
Non-transitory computer readable recording medium, game control method, server device, and information processing system
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium has stored thereon instructions to be executed on a computer providing terminal devices with a battle game in which users each operate a unit. The instructions cause the computer to perform the steps of: determining a unit parameter of each of a plurality of units, group information being associated with each unit and indicating a group, among a plurality of groups, to which the unit belongs; deploying the units on a field, divided into regions, in the battle game; varying the unit parameter of a first unit on the field based on the group information associated with the first unit and the group information associated with a second unit on the field, the second unit having a predetermined positional relationship with the first unit; and conducting a battle between the first unit and other units using the varied unit parameter. |
| US12053704B2 |
Artificial intelligence (AI) model training to generate an AI model personalized to a user
A method for processing an artificial intelligence (AI) model for a gaming application. The method includes training the AI model from a plurality of game plays of a scenario of the gaming application using training state data collected from the plurality of game plays of the scenario and associated success criteria of each of the plurality of game plays. The method includes receiving first input state data during a first game play of the scenario. The method includes applying the first input state data to the AI model to generate an output indicating a degree of success for the scenario for the first game play. The method includes performing an analysis of the output based on a predefined objective. The method includes performing an action to achieve the predefined objective based on the output that is analyzed. |
| US12053702B2 |
Systems and methods for evaluating game elements
A method for evaluating a game element is disclosed herein. In one example, the method includes receiving a data set representing the game element and generating a predicted response to the game element by inputting the data set into a machine learning model. In some embodiments, the machine learning model is trained on a plurality of training samples derived from previous gameplay data. In some embodiments, each training sample includes a gameplay event and a player response associated with the gameplay event. |
| US12053700B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamically generating and modulating music based on gaming events, player profiles and/or player reactions
The application describes methods and systems for dynamically generating a music clip for rendering at client devices in a multi-player gaming network. Player data and event data are acquired and classified into two or more profiles. The music clip is then generated by identifying a mood based on one of the two or more event profiles and one of the two or more player profiles and modulating one or more music elements of a segment of audio data based on the identified mood. |
| US12053699B2 |
Foveated enhancement of non-XR games within a HMD system
By using the user head and/or eye tracking capabilities of an extended reality (XR) system, a region of gaze (ROG) of the user towards the virtual screen can be determined and signaled to non-XR games and applications running on the host system connected to the XR system. The existing non-XR games/applications can be patched, upgraded, or remastered to support the application of the ROG and ROG based enhancements of the visuals and user interfaces, using the provided by the system software on the host system that is rendering the game for the XR system. |
| US12053694B2 |
Non-transitory computer readable medium, method of controlling a game, and information processing system with modification of identification images based on change to game parameter
A system that stores information related to a first plurality of game contents; receives a first user operation to select a second plurality of game contents from among the first plurality of game contents; controls a display to display a plurality of identification images based on information corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; receives a second user operation to change a first parameter corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; and modifies each of the plurality of identification images in accordance with the change to the first parameter. |
| US12053693B2 |
Augmented reality system and method of operation thereof
A system and method of operation of an augmented reality system includes: a position sensor for calculating a current location; an orientation sensor, coupled to the position sensor, for calculating a current orientation; and a control mechanism, coupled to the position sensor, for presenting a system object based on the current location, the current orientation, an object location, an object orientation, an access right, a visibility, and a persistence. |
| US12053692B2 |
Display apparatus and operating method thereof
Provided are a display apparatus and/or an operating method thereof. The display apparatus may include: a display; a memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to identify a device controller activated on the display apparatus and a device activated on the display apparatus, determine whether the identified device controller is compatible with the identified device, control, when it is determined that the identified device controller is compatible with the identified device, a control signal from the device controller to be directly provided to the device, and convert, when it is determined that the identified device controller is incompatible with the identified device, the control signal from the device controller into a control signal recognizable by the device, and control the converted control signal to be provided to the device. |
| US12053690B2 |
Personal mobility vehicles with adjustable wheel positions
An adjustable wheel mobility vehicle can have a support structure for supporting a rider, a modular conveying feature with a wheel, and an attachment that physically and tightly secures the modular conveying feature to the support structure in at least two different positions. A tool-free mechanism can allow a user to free the modular conveying feature from the support structure for movement to another position. A system for adjusting a skateboard wheel position can include a wheel support structure having multiple wheel attachment positions, and a wheel assembly comprising a skateboard wheel and a base. The wheel can swivel with respect to the base and the base can join to the wheel support structure. The base and wheel support structure can tightly join to prevent rotation of the base with respect to the wheel support structure and that tightly retain the base in a first attachment position. A release feature can allow a user to easily loosen the base and reposition it in a second attachment position. |
| US12053688B2 |
Training ice skate
A training ice skate with support components that can offer built-in balance support and can teach proper form to a user who is learning to ice skate. More specifically, the training ice skate can include a boot mount having a base, a blade housing configured to house a blade, and a plurality of support mounts. The base can be configured to attach to a bottom of a boot, the blade housing can be centered on the base and configured to house a center blade, and the plurality of support mounts can be comprised of a plurality of side rail housings at non-center locations on the base that are configured to house a corresponding side rails. |
| US12053687B2 |
Performance evaluation equipment, systems and related methods
This disclosure relates to using a hand held target (e.g. tae kwon do paddle) as a tool for providing physical performance instructions according to a digital workout performance template loaded in advance. |
| US12053682B2 |
Wedge golf club fitting system and method
A system and computer-implemented method for generating a fitting recommendation for a golf club. In an example, the method includes receiving, by a computing device, player input data; receiving, by the computing device from a launch monitor communicatively coupled to the computing device, first swing analytics for at least one golf shot of a first shot type; and based on the player input data and the first swing analytics, generating, by the computing device, the fitting recommendation comprising at least one of a bounce or a grind for the golf club. |
| US12053681B2 |
Golf bags and methods to manufacture golf bags
Examples of golf bags and methods to manufacture stand golf bags are generally described herein. A golf bag may include a body portion with a first leg and a second leg. Each of the first leg and the second leg may be pivotally coupled to the body portion and moveable between a retracted position against the body portion and a deployed position away from the body portion. The first leg may include a first foot having a first retention portion configured to aid in retaining the first leg in the retracted position through magnetic attraction between the first retention portion and the body portion. The second leg may include a second foot having a second retention portion configured to aid in retaining the second leg in the retracted position through magnetic attraction between the second retention portion and the body portion. Other examples may be described and claimed. |
| US12053679B2 |
Golf club
A shim or badge is affixed to a golf cub body to produce a cap-back iron, giving the appearance of a hollow-body iron. In this way, the golf club can be manufactured with the performance benefits of a game improvement iron, while providing the appearance of a blade, player's iron, and/or a hollow-body iron. For example, by using a lightweight and rigid shim or badge to close a cavity opening and extend into the toe portion of the golf club body, the golf club head can provide increased stiffness in the topline, while lowering CG. Various shim or badge arrangements and materials can be used, and a filler material and/or damper can be included within the cavity to improve sound and feel, while minimizing loss in COR. |
| US12053673B2 |
Bicycle simulator
A bicycle simulator is arranged by arranging a front wheel and a rear wheel of a bicycle on the same plane. The bicycle simulator includes a front roller that supports a front wheel of a bicycle that is mounted and rotates together with a rotation of the front wheel, The bicycle simulator further includes a rear roller that supports a rear wheel of the bicycle and rotates together with a rotation of the rear wheel. A first support point at which the front roller supports the front wheel and a second support point at which the rear roller supports the rear wheel are arranged on the same plane. Not only a substantially flat ride path but also various ride modes in which an inclination angle may be adjusted according to a ride mode may be implemented, and a dynamic experience similar to the actual ride situation may be enjoyed. |
| US12053671B1 |
Method and system for sports swing training
A method of analyzing swing of a player of a sport is disclosed. A system uses sensors to capture data representing a path of motion of a sporting good (such as a bat) object as a person swings the object toward a target (such as a ball), over multiple swings of the object. For each of the captured paths of motion, the system determines a slot representing a portion of the swing along which the object traveled in approximately a straight line leading to a point of impact with the target. The system saves the slots to a swing fingerprint data set in a data store. The system generates a visual representation of the swing fingerprint data set by outputting the slots on a display as viewed one or more viewing angles and/or dimensions. |
| US12053668B2 |
Indoor exercise bike
The present invention relates to an indoor exercise bicycle capable of implementing an uphill mode and a downhill mode through a simple structure. An indoor exercise bicycle having uphill and downhill mode functions according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a brake unit that controls a pressing force applied to the circumferential surface of one side of a wheel, by means of forward movement of a brake mounting connected to a lead screw rotating through a motor; and a gear unit that is meshed with the brake unit of the lead screw while being spaced apart therefrom by a predetermined distance, and controls speed with respect to the rotational force of the wheel according to the rotation of the lead screw, wherein the brake unit may be operated in an uphill mode, and the gear unit may be operated in the downhill mode. |
| US12053666B2 |
Climbing machine having single circulating transmission path structure
A climbing machine having a single circulating transmission path structure is disclosed. The climbing machine includes a frame body, a first slide rail assembly, a second slide rail assembly, and a transmission unit. A transmission assembly of the transmission unit is continuously connected with a first pedal slider, a second pedal slider, a first handle slider, a second handle slider to form a single circulating transmission path instead of two independent paths on both sides of the frame body. The smoothness of the transmission path can be improved without the need for timing belts or connecting belts. |
| US12053665B2 |
Human powered strengthening machine
A standing exercise device includes a base, a foot pedal assembly mounted to the base, a first member pivotally coupled to the foot pedal assembly, a second member extending upwardly from the first member, a hand pedal assembly mounted to the second member, a third member coupled to the foot pedal assembly and the hand pedal assembly, and an interlocking hinge pivotally connecting the first and second members. The interlocking hinge is movable relative to the foot pedal assembly to vertically adjust a position of the hand pedal assembly. The first, second, and third members together form an adjustable frame defining a space configured to receive and support a user in a standing position with the user's hands and feet respectively engaging and manually driving a pair of hand pedals and a pair of foot pedals in synchronous circular motion. |
| US12053664B2 |
Exercise device
An exercise machine to strengthen abdominal muscles may include a first unit and a second unit. The first unit may be adjustably coupled to the second unit. Each of the first unit and the second unit may include a track, an end bridge adjustably coupled to the track towards a first end of the track, a handle disposed proximate an outer surface of the track and towards a second end of the track, a platform slidably coupled to the track and configured to slide along at least a portion of a length of the track between the end bridge and the handle, and a tensioning element. A first end of the tensioning element may be coupled to the end bridge and a second end of the tensioning element may be coupled to the platform. The platform may include a knee adapter configured to accommodate a knee of a user. |
| US12053661B2 |
Extendable fitness bar with internal resistance
An extendable fitness bar including an internal elastic member. The fitness bar includes two, hollow external bars with ends facing one another. On an interior of the two external bars is an internal bar. The elastic member extends through the two external bars and the internal bar. The elastic member is attached to a far end of each of the external bars. A user can grasp each external bar and separate them, exposing the internal bar and creating a longer continuous bar. This separation also causes the elastic member to stretch creating tension. The user may also twist the two external bars in opposing directions (clockwise and counterclockwise) for additional stretches. |
| US12053659B2 |
Resistance device
A resistance device for providing resistance. The device includes a flexible pulling element, a resilient arrangement and a transmission. The resilient arrangement has a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is resiliently movable relative to the first portion. The transmission connects the flexible pulling element to the resilient arrangement such that pulling upon the flexible pulling element moves the second portion relative to the first portion, and upon release of the flexible pulling element the resilient arrangement retracts the flexible pulling element. The transmission is a reduction arrangement such that pulling the flexible pulling element a distance moves the second portion, relative to the first portion, no more than a proportion of the distance. The proportion is no more than half. |
| US12053658B2 |
Long-term fire retardant with corrosion inhibitors and methods for making and using same
A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a potassium salt. The potassium salt may include a potassium salt of an organic acid, a potassium salt of an inorganic acid, or mixtures thereof. The organic acid may include formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, tartaric acid, uric acid, malic acid, or citric acid. The inorganic acid may include sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, or hydrochloric acid. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity. |
| US12053654B2 |
Pulsed oxygen delivery system and method for a closed breathing environment
A pulsed oxygen delivery system is disclosed for a closed breathing environment, which includes a source of gaseous oxygen, a phase dilution type oronasal dispensing mask worn by a user in a closed breathing environment defined by a pressure suit, and a pulse control module for delivering a timed and metered bolus of oxygen from the source of gaseous oxygen to the oronasal dispensing mask upon inhalation by the user. |
| US12053651B2 |
Ultrasound device for precise tissue sealing and blade-less cutting
An electrosurgical instrument for sealing and cutting tissue is provided. The instrument includes a housing having a plurality of transducers included therein and a waveguide coupled to and extending from the housing. An end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the waveguide includes a pair of opposing jaw members, where at least one of the jaw members includes a transducer. The transducer is configured to receive an acoustic signal from the plurality of transducers in the housing. |
| US12053647B2 |
System and method for radiotherapy treatment planning
Automatic radiation therapy treatment planning for generating a plan to be delivered from at least one beam angle, using a collimator having a variable collimator angle. Delivery times are determined for a number of possible collimator angles, and the optimization problem is defined to take the delivery times into account when selecting the collimator angles to be used when delivering the radiation. |
| US12053645B2 |
System and method for robust treatment planning in radiation therapy
Robust optimization systems and methods are provided for intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) that may be deployed in a clinically practical way to enable users to control the balance between nominal plan quality and plan robustness in a user-defined way. The method may include a normalized dose interval volume histogram (NDIVH)-based robust optimization, where the normalized dose interval (NDI) is calculated for each voxel considering dose variations in the face of uncertainties. It is then used to create a NDIVH. The area under this NDIVH curve may then be used to quantify plan robustness. By using normalized dose interval volume constraints (NDIVC) to control the shape of the NDIVH curves, plan robustness may be adjusted. The tradeoff between nominal plan quality and plan robustness can be modified in a user-defined way by adjusting positions of the NDIVCs on the NDIVH curves. |
| US12053643B2 |
Head assembly for a skin treatment device
A skin treatment device and a head assembly for the skin treatment device include a cover member that passes light and heat to a user's skin. The cover member presents a comfortable flat surface at its exterior, and includes features that couple to a heating element that surrounds a plurality of visible light LEDs. A heat spreader is used to spread heat generated by infrared LEDs and prevent hot spots. |
| US12053639B2 |
Magnetic therapy devices and related methods
The present disclosure provides a magnetic therapy device. The therapy device includes a body having a holding portion and a mounting portion. The holding portion is adapted to be held by a user for maneuvering the therapy device to access a treatment area on a skin of the user and the mounting portion is attached the holding portion. Further, the therapy device has at least one hollow pin mounted to the mounting portion. The at least one hollow pin encloses at least one magnet, with the magnetic field of the magnet extending outside of the hollow pin to impart magnetic flux onto a treatment area of a patient. |
| US12053638B2 |
Prophylactic treatment for migraine headaches
A treatment apparatus configured to treat a patient for a neurological disorder comprises a patient interface configured for the patient to enter data for an assessment of his or her subjective sensations, for example pain symptoms associated with migraines. The subjective patient sensation data may comprise at least one of a patient symptom of the neurological condition or a patient trigger of the neurological condition. For example the subjective patient sensations may comprise symptoms that correspond to migraine such as aura symptoms. The treating physician can view the subjective patient data, and diagnose and treat the patient with a treatment plan by writing a treatment plan to a storage device, for example treatment instructions written to a smart card. The storage device can be delivered to the treatment apparatus such that the patient can be treated in response to physician's treatment plan. |
| US12053636B2 |
Connectors for high density neural interfaces
The present disclosure relates to connectors for high density neural interfaces and methods of microfabricating the connectors. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a connector having a core and a supporting structure wrapped around at least a portion of the core. The supporting structure may have a first layer of a high temperature liquid crystal polymer, and the second layer of a low temperature liquid crystal polymer that is reflowed to attach the supporting structure to the core. Conductive traces are buried between the first layer and the second layer, and the conductive traces terminate at conductive contacts formed on a surface of the first layer. The connector may have a predetermined shape or profile, which facilitates alignment and insertion of the connector into a header of a neurostimulator. |
| US12053634B2 |
Endoscopic sympathectomy systems and methods
A system for controlled sympathectomy procedures is disclosed. A system for controlled micro ablation procedures is disclosed. Methods for performing a controlled surgical procedure are disclosed. A system for performing controlled surgical procedures in a minimally invasive manner is disclosed. An implantable device for monitoring and/or performing a neuromodulation procedure is disclosed. |
| US12053632B2 |
Methods and systems for making electrical stimulation adjustments based on patient-specific factors
Methods and systems for making adjustments to electrical stimulation based on patient-specific factors can includes the following instructions or actions: receiving information regarding at least one of i) electrical response of patient tissue, ii) patient response to stimulation, or iii) an arrangement of the implanted lead or the electrodes of the implanted lead with respect to patient anatomy; and calculating an electrode weight for each of a plurality of the electrodes of the implanted lead based on the received information. |
| US12053631B2 |
Devices and methods for determining the effectiveness of electrical stimulation
Methods for treating medical disorders, such as migraine or other primary headaches, or fibromyalgia, by electrical stimulation of a nerve. The method comprises applying a first stimulus to a patient having a medical condition and measuring a first baseline physiological response from the patient. An electrical impulse is applied to a nerve within the patient and second stimulus is applied to the patient. A second physiological response evoked by the second stimulus is measured and compared to the first baseline physiological response. The methods may be used to optimize the placement of a stimulator, to test whether a patient is a suitable candidate for treatment using nerve stimulation, and/or to select the stimulation parameters that optimize acute or chronic treatment. |
| US12053630B2 |
Implantable pulse generator with automatic jump-start
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an implantable pulse generator device having one or more electrodes, and circuitry that includes one or more processors and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including driving the one or more electrodes to deliver a first set of stimulation sessions having a first duty cycle, and subsequently driving the one or more electrodes to deliver a second set of stimulation sessions having a second duty cycle that is less frequent than the first duty cycle. |
| US12053629B2 |
Holding magnets and magnet system for implantable systems optimized for MRI
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an implantable hearing implant, such as cochlear implants. The implantable hearing implant includes an implant device containing signal processing circuitry configured to receive an implant communications signal transmitted from an external transmitting coil. The implantable hearing implant further includes an implant magnet configured to cooperate with a corresponding external holding magnet in an external device located over the overlying skin to magnetically hold the external device against the overlying skin. The implant magnet has a north magnetic pole, a south magnetic pole, and as a whole has an overall magnetic dipole moment that is parallel to or at an angle of 30° or less with respect to the outermost surface. The implant magnet has a north end portion and a south end portion, each having an individual magnetic dipole moment that is inclined with respect to the overall magnetic dipole moment. |
| US12053628B2 |
Multi-electrode array with unitary body
An electrode array system includes a unitary body forming a plurality of apertures, and a plurality of continuous conductive elements at least partially encapsulated within the unitary body. The continuous conductive elements include/form a plurality of contacts, a plurality of electrode sites configured to couple with neural tissue (e.g., a spinal nerve or peripheral nerve), and a plurality of interconnects extending between the plurality of contacts and the plurality of electrode sites. The plurality of electrode sites are aligned with the plurality of apertures, and the plurality of apertures expose the plurality of electrodes. |
| US12053627B2 |
Adaptive deep brain stimulation using frequency sub-bands
Techniques are disclosed for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient. In one example, a medical system delivers electrical stimulation therapy to a tissue of the patient via electrodes. The medical system determines a first response of a first sensed signal of the patient to the electrical stimulation therapy and a second response of a second sensed signal of the patient to the electrical stimulation therapy. Based on the first response and the second response for controlling the electrical stimulation therapy, the medical system selects one of the first sensed signal and the second sensed signal of the patient. The medical system adjusts a level of at least one parameter of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the selected one of the first sensed signal and the second sensed signal. |
| US12053624B2 |
Removable mechanical circulatory support for short term use
Mechanical circulatory supports configured to operate in series with the native heart are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intravascular propeller is installed into the descending aorta and anchored within via an expandable anchoring mechanism. The propeller and anchoring mechanism may be foldable so as to be percutaneously deliverable to the aorta. The propeller may have foldable blades. The blades may be magnetic and may be driven by a concentric electromagnetic stator circumferentially outside the magnetic blades. The stator may be intravascular or may be configured to be installed around the outer circumference of the blood vessel. The support may create a pressure rise between about 20-50 mmHg, and maintain a flow rate of about 5 L/min. The support may have one or more pairs of contra-rotating propellers to modulate the tangential velocity of the blood flow. The support may have static pre-swirlers and or de-swirlers. The support may be optimized to replicate naturally occurring vortex formation within the descending aorta. |
| US12053619B2 |
Intradermal jet injection electroporation
A jet injection and electroporation device for use with an agent cartridge defining a volume containing a pre-measured dose of agent therein, the electroporation device including a housing having an axis extend therethrough, a nozzle at least partially positioned within the housing, and a cavity sized to receive at least a portion of the agent cartridge therein. The device also includes an array having a plurality of electrodes extending therefrom, a propulsion cartridge configured to operatively engage the cartridge when the agent cartridge is positioned within the cavity; and a power supply in electrical communication with the array. |
| US12053614B2 |
Systems and methods for controlled drug delivery pumps
Power and control systems for a drug delivery device allow for the activation, control of, and communication with the drug delivery device. The power and control system allows for a delay between device activation, and optionally needle insertion, and commencing drug delivery. The delay may be for a predetermined time. In addition, the power and control system may communicate with one or more external sensors and devices. The inputs from the sensors and devices may automatically, or on demand, adjust the delivery parameters of the device. The power and control systems may control a drive system that delivers a fluid at a variable rate or profile, allowing for the delivery to be tailored to maximize the effectiveness of the treatment. |
| US12053613B2 |
Circular roller clamp assembly
A circular roller clamp assembly includes a semi-circular housing configured to receive a portion of an IV tube, a motor and a motor arm coupled to the motor. A roller is coupled to the roller arm, the roller movably received by a guide groove disposed in the semi-circular housing. A flow rate of fluid flowing through the IV tube is regulated based on roller impingement of the IV tube against a tube channel in the guide groove via circumferential movement of the roller along the guide groove. IV sets with circular roller clamp assemblies and methods of operating circular roller clamp assemblies are also provided. |
| US12053605B2 |
Guide catheter and method of use
A system for manipulating a guide catheter within a patient's nasal passages or sinus cavities includes a guide catheter formed from an elongate flexible member having a lumen passing there through. A wire guide is slidably disposed within the lumen of the guide catheter. The system further includes a steering member fixedly secured to a proximal end of the wire guide and a proximal hub secured to a proximal end of the guide catheter. The system further includes a recessed handle having a first recess for fixedly receiving the proximal hub of the guide catheter and a second recess for receiving the steering member, the second recess being dimensioned to permit axial and rotational movement of the steering member while disposed in the second recess. |
| US12053603B2 |
Remote determination of ultrasonic CSF flowrate in VP shunt via machine learning and ultrasound frequency matching
A method for monitoring a flowrate of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt implanted in a human patient includes: (i) receiving, at a device external to the human patient, data sensed by a plurality of sensors within the device and positioned relative to the VP shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the human patient's brain; (2) determining, by the device and based on the sensed data, a rate of flow of the CSF in the VP shunt; and (3) transmitting (e.g., wirelessly), by the device, data indicating the rate of flow to a computing server. |
| US12053598B2 |
Reduced rotational mass motor assembly for catheter pump
A catheter pump is disclosed. The catheter pump can include an impeller and a catheter body having a lumen in which waste fluid flows proximally therethrough during operation of the catheter pump. The catheter pump can also include a drive shaft disposed inside the catheter body. A motor assembly can include a chamber. The motor assembly can include a rotor disposed in the at least a portion of the chamber, the rotor mechanically coupled with a proximal portion of the drive shaft such that rotation of the rotor causes the drive shaft to rotate, the rotor including a longitudinal rotor lumen therethrough. The motor assembly can also comprise a stator assembly disposed about the rotor. During operation of the catheter pump, the waste fluid flows from the lumen into the chamber such that at least a portion of the waste fluid flows proximally through the longitudinal rotor lumen. |
| US12053596B2 |
Systems and methods for anchoring medical devices
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that secures a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) in place relative to a skin penetration point using subcutaneous anchors. |
| US12053595B2 |
Microfabricated catheter having an intermediate preferred bending section
The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for accessing a targeted vessel, such as a coronary artery, near the aortic root. A catheter device includes a proximal section, an intermediate section, and a distal section. The intermediate section includes a more proximal section (a proximal-intermediate section) and a more distal section (a distal-intermediate section). The proximal-intermediate section is microfabricated to enable preferred bending along a single plane. The distal-intermediate section is more rigid than the proximal-intermediate section and the distal section. In use, the proximal-intermediate section abuts against the aortic wall and bends to allow the distal-intermediate section to extend across the aortic root toward a targeted vessel on the opposite side of the aorta. |
| US12053587B2 |
Zone heating for respiratory circuits
Some embodiments provide for an inspiratory limb for a breathing circuit that includes a first segment that comprises a first heater wire circuit and a second segment that comprises a second heater wire circuit. The inspiratory limb can include an intermediate connector that includes a connection circuit that electrically couples the first heater wire circuit to the second heater wire circuit. The inspiratory limb can be configured to operate in two modes wherein, in a first mode, electrical power passes through the first electrical connection to provide power to the first heater wire circuit without providing power to the second heater wire circuit, and in a second mode, electrical power pass through the first electrical connection to provide power to both the first heater wire circuit and the second heater wire circuit. |
| US12053582B2 |
Ventilation control unit and ventilation control system
A ventilation control unit (100), regulating a gas flow (102) within a ventilation system (105), includes a reception module (120), first and second calculation modules (130, 135) and an output module (140). The reception module has a signal interface (122) receiving inspiratory and expiratory flow signals (125, 127) at regular time intervals. The first calculation module calculates a leak flow (132) based on a difference between the current inspiratory gas flow and the current expiratory gas flow, with an external gas flow source (110) separated from a ventilation circuit of the ventilation system. The second calculation module calculates an external gas flow (136) after connecting the external gas flow source to the ventilation circuit based on the leak flow and the difference between the current inspiratory gas flow and the current expiratory gas flow. The output module outputs an output signal (142), based on the external gas flow. |
| US12053580B2 |
System and method for diagnosis and treatment of a breathing pattern of a patient
Described is a system including a sensor and a processing arrangement. The sensor measures data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns. The processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of a REM sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a wake state and (ii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, a neural network analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a REM sleep state, (ii) a wake state and (iii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing pattern is indicative of an arousal. |
| US12053575B2 |
Devices and methods for delivering fluid to a nasal cavity
Devices and methods for delivering fluid from a container to the nasal cavity. The device includes a selector and a nozzle that are connected together and rotatable relative to each other. The device includes a curve to overcome anatomical barriers and one or more openings to provide for effective distribution when delivering the fluid to the nasal cavity. The selector includes an opening that aligns with a corresponding opening in a container that holds the fluid. The nozzle includes a first passage with one or more openings on a first lateral side, and a second passage with one or more openings on an opposing second lateral side. The selector and nozzle can be positioned at a first and second rotational positions to selectively deliver the fluid through the first and second passages to the nasal cavity. |
| US12053574B2 |
Dry powder inhaler with drug inlet mesh network
The present invention relates to a dry powder inhaler. The dry powder inhaler includes an inhaler housing, a drug container configured to be provided in the inhaler housing and accommodate the dry powder drug, a drug inlet configured to be disposed above the drug container and through which the dry powder drug is inhaled, and a mesh network configured to be installed on a path of the drug inlet and have a mesh part for collision with the dry powder drug formed therein. |
| US12053573B2 |
Multipath filter assembly with integrated gaseous seal for multimodal surgical gas delivery system
A gas conditioning unit for a surgical gas delivery device is disclosed, which includes a filter housing having an insufflation gas flow path for delivering insufflation gas to a body cavity and for facilitating pressure measurements from the body cavity, a pressurized gas flow path for delivering pressurized gas from a pump in the surgical gas delivery device to an internal nozzle in the filter housing that accelerates the pressurized gas and thereby generates a continuous pressure barrier that inhibits egress of insufflation gas from the body cavity, a vacuum return flow path for returning depressurized gas spent by the internal nozzle back to the pump under vacuum, an air entrainment flow path for drawing air into the body cavity to maintain a given pressure therein, and a smoke evacuation flow path for conveying smoke from the body cavity. |
| US12053572B2 |
Surgical gas delivery system and method for gas sealed insufflation and recirculation using proportional valves
A surgical gas delivery system is disclosed for gas sealed insufflation and recirculation, which includes a gaseous sealing manifold for communicating with a gas sealed access port, an insufflation manifold for communicating with the gas sealed access port and with a valve sealed access port, a compressor for recirculating gas through the gas sealed access port by way of the gaseous sealing manifold, a first outlet line valve associated with the insufflation manifold for controlling a flow of insufflation gas to the gas sealed access port, a second outlet line valve associated with the insufflation manifold for controlling a flow of insufflation gas to the valve sealed access port, and a proportional valve associated the insufflation manifold and located upstream from the first and second outlet line valves for dynamically controlling the flow of insufflation gas to the first and second outlet line valves. |
| US12053571B2 |
Drainage system with O-ring
A drainage system, the drainage system comprising a container having an interior and a mouth, the mouth comprising an outer surface and an opening, a frangible seal covering the opening, a cap secured to the mouth and in fluid communication with a drainage line, the cap having an inner surface configured to engage with the outer surface of the mouth, an O-ring located at least partially between the outer surface of the mouth and the inner surface of the cap and configured to form a fluid seal between a space defined by the cap and the space located externally of the drainage system, and a retaining ring circumferentially engaging the cap. |
| US12053563B1 |
Carrier for fragrances
Chemical carriers for fragrances include components in proportions that enable a rate of diffusion or volatilization of at least one fragrance to be tailored. Such a fragrance carrier may include isopropyl myristate (IPM), 3-methyoxy-3-methyl-1-butanol (MMB), and cyclomethicone. The fragrance carrier may enable a fragrance to be delivered by a variety of different dispensers. Methods for optimizing the rates of diffusion or volatilization and other characteristics of fragrances using such a fragrance carrier are also disclosed. |
| US12053555B2 |
Aircraft disinfecting device
The present invention provides a fixture or device which is particularly adapted for installation within a general aviation aircraft, such as a small private jet, prop-driven plane, helicopter, spacecraft, or other aviation vehicle, and which emits UV-C within safe limits, i.e., within prescribed safe wavelengths, irradiance, and times (below the ‘Actinic Dose’) while the aircraft is occupied, to continuously disinfect the interior air and prevent transmission by not only the COVID-19 virus but other viruses as well. The device, generally, comprises a two-piece or two-part assembly, having a base and a cover which mounts to the ceiling or wall(s) of an aircraft. A UV-C lamp, typically an LED, is disposed within the fixture and projects it therefrom into the cabin, as well as control-electronics to ensure safe emission limits by the LED. |
| US12053553B1 |
Surgical thread, cosmetic treatment and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a surgical thread, comprising a modified cross-section fiber, wherein the modified cross-section fiber is in a twisted state. The surgical thread of the present invention has advantages of good coefficient of kinetic friction, good tensile strength, good elongation rate and good softness, and good safety, comprising no inflammatory potential, no cytotoxicity, no pyrogen, no acute systemic toxicity and no intradermal irritation potential, and has the efficacy of promotion of collagen formation, thereby being suitable for embedding in the face. The present invention further provides a cosmetic treatment and a manufacturing method for the surgical thread. |
| US12053552B2 |
Functional wound dressing
The invention relates to a functional wound dressing being able to detect and indicate the state of the wound, in particular with regard to infections for example caused by toxins produced by bacteria such Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The present wound dressing can be used in moist wound healing and contains a substance being able to absorb wound exudate from the wound and to provide moisture to the wound. |
| US12053550B2 |
Preparation and use of sugar-targeting nanoparticles for modifying SiRNA
The present disclosure discloses preparation and use of sugar-targeting nanoparticles for modifying siRNA. A sugar-targeting nanoparticle, including targeting nanocarriers, wherein the targeting nanocarriers are formed by linking in sequence a targeting molecule, a first linking compound, a first hydrophilic biomaterial, a second linking compound and a cationic compound through chemical bonds; the first linking compound and the second linking compound both have a carboxyl group; the first linking compound has a maleimido group at the same time, and the targeting molecule is a cycloaldohexose. Providing the cycloaldohexose as the targeting molecule facilitates the nanoparticles targeting the GLUT-1 protein on the capillary endothelial cell membrane on the blood brain barrier, and the nanoparticles are transferred to the brain with high efficiency through the effect of the GLUT-1 protein to transport cycloaldohexose, thereby effectively penetrating the blood brain barrier, and helping to improve the efficiency of sugar-targeting nanoparticles penetrating the BBB. |
| US12053546B2 |
Stabilized topical formulations containing core-shell microcapsules
The present disclosure relates to compositions for topical application, where the compositions comprise microcapsules having a core that comprises benzoyl peroxide and a shell that comprises an inorganic polymer, microcapsules having a core that comprises a retinoid and a shell that comprises an inorganic polymer, and a stabilizing agent. The composition can be in a variety of forms, such as emulsion and gel. |
| US12053545B2 |
Transdermal solvent system and methods of use
Described herein are transdermal solvent systems comprising at least one active agent in solution in a base solution, the base solution comprising at least one fatty acid ester compound, at least one monoterpene compound and a co-solvent in the form of DMSO or DMI and at least one plant oil. The base solution was found to be highly versatile and provide superior or at least comparable skin penetration efficacy and active agent compatibility. Methods of treatment, uses of the solvent system and methods of manufacture are also described. |
| US12053542B2 |
Multicomponent silicone composition
The instant disclosure generally relates to a multicomponent composition for coloring mammalian or synthetic substrate material and textiles, the composition comprising a first and second components and a third component. The first and second components comprise first and second silicone polymers respectively. Any one or more of the first, second and third components may also comprise pigment microparticles. The first, second and third compounds meld together on substrate material and textiles and especially on hair to form a highly remanent colored coating. The multicomponent composition formed and set in situ as a solid linked coating has a substantially permanent pigment lastingness and minimally alters the substrate material and textiles. |
| US12053541B2 |
Compositions for reducing hair loss and/or increasing hair regrowth
The invention relates to a composition comprising 2% to 5% minoxidil, 0.01% to 15% finasteride and 0.01% to 15% of a prostaglandin analogue. In one embodiment, the prostaglandin analogue is latanoprost. In a preferred embodiment, the composition comprises 5% minoxidil, 0.1% finasteride and 0.03% latanoprost. The invention also relates to the use of the said composition to reduce hair loss and/or increase regrowth of hair in a human subject. |
| US12053540B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions containing solvents including a C3-C5 N-alkyl-gamma-butyrolactam
An antimicrobial composition comprising (i) an effective amount of a first antimicrobial agent consisting of at least one solvent which is a compound according to Formula 1: wherein R1 is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, unsubstituted C3 to C5 alkyl chain or a C3 alkyl chain substituted with a methoxy group; (ii) at least one additional solvent (e.g. selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propanol, butanol, phenethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, cyclopentylmethanol, dimethyl adipate, dimethyl succinate, ethylhexylglycerin, 2-butoxyethanol, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, glycerin carbonate, and butyl 3-hydroxybutyrate); and (iii) a diluent, q.s. to 100; wherein the antimicrobial composition is substantially free of peroxygen compounds, antibiotics, and chloroacetamide. Also described are methods of using the compound of Formula 1 and compositions containing same in the field of infection control and prevention. |
| US12053538B2 |
Oral compositions and methods of use
Compositions that include: from 5 wt-% to 70 wt-% of one or more plant based oils based on the total weight of the composition; from 35 wt-% to 95 wt-% of an aqueous phase based on the total weight of the composition; not greater than 7.5 wt-% of one or more surfactants based on the total weight of the composition; and not greater than 3 wt-% of a viscosity modifier of, wherein the composition has a pH from 4.5 to 9.5, the composition is an oil in water (o/w) emulsion, and the composition is edible. Methods of utilizing disclosed compositions are also included. |
| US12053536B2 |
Oral care compositions
Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising an oral care composition comprising a peroxide whitening complex present in an amount to provide from about 3.0% to about 8% of hydrogen peroxide by weight of the composition; a block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide in an amount from about 0.01% to about 8% by weight of the composition; a stearate in an amount from about 0.3% to about 5% by weight of the composition; and a humectant in an amount from about 60% to about 90% by weight of the composition. Methods of making and using the oral care compositions are also provided. |
| US12053535B1 |
Lip balm containing caffeine, nicotine or testosterone
A lip balm providing a caffeine, nicotine or testosterone active, where the lip balm contains at least one lipid in the range of about 30 wt. % to 60 wt. %; a surfactant in the range of about 60 wt. % to 25 wt. %; caffeine, nicotine or testosterone active in the range of about 1 to 40 wt. %; and less than 1.0 wt. % water, where the lip balm, when applied to a lip, delivers the active in less than about ten minutes. |
| US12053534B2 |
Radiolabeled anti-PD-L1 antibodies for immuno-PET imaging
Radiolabeled anti-PD-L1 antibodies and their use in immuno-PET imaging are provided herein. Included are methods of detecting the presence of PD-L1 proteins in a patient or sample. |
| US12053528B2 |
Topical formulations comprising polyoxyl lipid or fatty acid and polyalkoxylated alcohol, and uses thereof
Provided herein include formulations for topical administration, such as ophthalmic formulations, and methods of using such formulations. In some aspects and embodiments the formulations may include a polyoxyl lipid or fatty acid, and/or a polyalkoxylated alcohol and may include nanomicelles. Also include methods of treating or preventing diseases or conditions, such as ocular diseases or conditions. |
| US12053526B2 |
Methods for treatment using anti-alpha4beta7 antibody
Antibody formulations are described comprising a mixture of a non-reducing sugar, an anti-α4β7 antibody and at least one amino acid. The disclosed formulations have improved stability, reduced aggregate formation, and may retard degradation of the anti-α4β7 antibody therein or exhibit any combinations thereof. The present invention further provides a safe dosing regimen of these antibody formulations that is easy to follow, and which results in a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-α4β7 antibody in vivo. |
| US12053516B2 |
Meningococcal B recombinant vaccine
The present disclosure relates to an immunogenic composition comprising a combination of meningococcal antigens which comprises at least one factor H binding protein (fHBP) A protein, at least one fHBP B protein, at least one Neisseria adhesin A (NadA) protein, and at least one detergent-extracted Outer Membrane Vesicle (dOMV). The meningococcal antigens may be from a Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. The combination of antigens provided a broad coverage of bacteria strains. Further, the present disclosure relates to the use of the immunogenic composition in methods for eliciting an immune response. |
| US12053508B2 |
Topical therapeutic formulations
The invention provides topical compositions and methods for using the compositions. The compositions can be used for the treatment of fibrotic or connective tissue disorders involving scarring, sub-dermal plaque accumulations, or fibrosis of muscle tissue. The disorders can be painlessly treated by the topical application of a composition described herein. One or more calcium channel blocker agents can serve as an active ingredient of the compositions, optionally in combination with, for example, one or more of emu oil and superoxide dismutase. The composition can further include pharmaceutically acceptable carriers that can facilitate the non-invasive transdermal delivery of the active(s) to subdermal sites. |
| US12053506B2 |
Romo1-derived antimicrobial peptides and variants thereof
The present invention relates to antimicrobial peptides derived from Romo1 protein, and specifically, provides various peptides having the amino acid sequence of the α-helix 2 region of the Romo1 protein and an antibacterial composition containing each of the peptides, as a result of confirming that the peptides have antibacterial activity against gram-positive, gram-negative and multidrug-resistant bacteria. The Romo1-derived peptides and variants thereof have better bactericidal capability against various types of bacteria and multidrug-resistant bacteria than existing antibiotics and antibiotic peptides, and have antibacterial activity against various bacteria in blood vessels, and may be provided as substances for the prevention or treatment of a wide range of bacterial infectious diseases. Thus, a composition containing the antimicrobial peptide of the present invention is expected to be used in various applications, including drugs, quasi-drugs, food and feed additives, pesticide and cosmetic additives, to prevent or treat infectious diseases. |
| US12053504B2 |
Anti-angiogenic treatment using VLO4 with a blocking peptide
The teachings provided herein generally relate to a combination therapy and are directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for administering a combination of an α5β1 antagonist with an α2β1 antagonist to a subject. The methods are for use in inhibiting, preventing, or reversing angiogenesis, as well as in treating cancer. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods include a combined administration of VLO4 and VP12 (ECL12). |
| US12053502B2 |
Daptomycin formulations
The present invention relates to compositions comprising daptomycin and at least one amino acid, methods of providing such compositions and the uses thereof. |
| US12053500B2 |
Compositions for management of acute nephrotoxicity
A composition enriched with bisdemethoxycurcumin standardized to contain 20-80% w/w bisdemethoxycurcumin, 10-35% w/w demethoxycurcumin and 10-50% w/w curcumin. More specifically the invention discloses the potential of a composition comprising 20-80% w/w bisdemethoxycurcumin, 10-35% w/w demethoxycurcumin and 10-50% w/w curcumin in the management of nephrotoxicity in mammals. The composition further comprises a Nigella sativa extract standardised to contain not less than 2% w/w thymoquinone and about 0.01%-10% w/w thymohydroquinone. |
| US12053499B1 |
Sustainable nanocomposition for treatment of osteoporosis
A composition for treating osteoporosis comprising Acroceras macrum gold nanoparticles (AM-AuNPs). The composition is prepared by mixing an Acroceras macrum extract with an aqueous chloroauric acid (HAuCl4) solution to provide a mixture including the Acroceras macrum gold nanoparticles; removing unreacted Acroceras macrum extract from the mixture followed by purifying the Acroceras macrum gold nanoparticles; and obtaining the gold nanoparticle composition comprising the Acroceras macrum gold nanoparticles (AM-AuNPs). The composition may be used to form drug compositions for treating osteoporosis. |
| US12053497B1 |
Method for synthesizing silver nanoparticles from Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus silver nanoparticles can be synthesized by mixing an extract of Amaranthus hybridus with a silver nitrate solution to provide a mixture including Amaranthus hybridus silver nanoparticles. The Amaranthus hybridus silver nanoparticles can have an average particle size ranging from about 45 nm to about 100 nm. The AH-AgNPs can have antifungal properties and can be particularly effective agents against Madurella mycetomatis, for the treatment of eumycetoma. |
| US12053495B2 |
Compositions and methods for suppressing pathogenic organisms
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the suppression of multi-drug resistant organisms. Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with bacterial colonization or treating diseases or disorders associated with an immune response induced by bacteria. Also provided herein are compositions and methods for suppressing colonization of the intestine of subject with oral microbiome bacteria. |
| US12053494B2 |
Compositions comprising nanoparticles, method of making and uses thereof
Presented herein, in certain aspects, are cell-free therapeutic composition derived from human amniotic fluid (HAF) and uses thereof for the prevention and treatment of selected diseases and disorders. |
| US12053493B2 |
Mesenchymal stem cells populations, their products, and use thereof
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) population, extracellular vesicles secreted from said MSC population, and a combination thereof, and methods of use thereof in treatment of a disease or disorder. |
| US12053491B2 |
Bispecific OR-gate chimeric antigen receptor responsive to CD19 and CD20
A CD19-OR-CD20 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) protein construct is provided. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the CD19-OR-CD20 CAR; and methods of use, e.g. in the treatment of B cell malignancies. The CD19-OR-CD20 CAR of the invention is a bispecific CAR that can trigger T-cell activation upon detection of either CD19 or CD20 (or both). It is a single molecule that confers two-input recognition capability upon human T cells engineered to stably express this CAR. |
| US12053487B2 |
Mitigation of cryptosporidiosis using hydrogen peroxide-generating compositions
Compositions for preventing or decreasing cryptosporidiosis in animals are disclosed herein. The compositions include sources of hydrogen peroxide and are fed to animals. The animals may be neonatal calves and the cryptosporidiosis may be caused by Cryptosporidium parvum. Methods of preventing or decreasing cryptosporidiosis in animals by feeding the hydrogen peroxide-generating compositions to the animals are also disclosed. Some disclosed methods reduce the number of Cryptosporidium oocysts shed by an infected animal or reduce the infectivity of Cryptosporidium oocysts shed by an infected animal. Some methods include feeding the hydrogen peroxide-generating compositions to animals ultimately afflicted with cryptosporidiosis, and the animals gain weight despite the infection. |
| US12053486B2 |
Compositions for the treatment of infections in feet
Compositions for the treatment of microbial infections and for the general well-being of a mammals' skin, nails, hooves, claws and/or feet, including a blend of copper sulfate, water, and at least one clay or clay-like material, methods for making such compositions, and methods for the use of such compositions to control, treat, prevent microbial infections of the same. |
| US12053485B2 |
Methods of inhibiting microbial infections using zinc-containing compositions
Methods of inhibiting and/or reducing the occurrences and/or duration of microbial infections, such as rhinovirus and influenza infections, are provided herein. The methods comprise delivering an oral composition comprising at least one Eh-raising compound and at least one zinc compound to a subject. |
| US12053480B2 |
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating peripheral demyelinating diseases
The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating peripheral demyelinating diseases. In particular the present invention relates to a method of treating a peripheral demyelinating disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of VDAC1 activity or expression. |
| US12053477B2 |
Methods for treating pulmonary fibrosis
The present invention provides a method of using arylpiperazine derivatives for treating pulmonary fibrosis. The method comprises a step of administering to a pulmonary fibrosis patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, which is an arylpiperazine derivative. |
| US12053462B2 |
Quinoline derivatives
The present disclosure provides a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as described herein. The present disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I), processes for preparing compounds of Formula (I), and therapeutic methods for treating inflammatory disease. |
| US12053460B2 |
Inhibitors of intracellular invasion
The disclosure provides compounds that inhibit the invasion of host cells by intracellular parasites. These find use, for example, in treating and preventing periodontitis or a periodontitis-related condition or symptom. |
| US12053459B2 |
CDK2 inhibitors and methods of using the same
The present disclosure relates generally to Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibiting chemical compounds and uses thereof in the inhibition of the activity of CDK2. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein and methods of using said compounds and compositions in the treatment of various disorders related to CDK2 activity. |
| US12053452B2 |
Compositions comprising non-racemic mixtures of (R)- and (S)-3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine or (R) and (S) n-methyl-1,3- benzodioxolylbutanamine and uses thereof
The present application includes a composition comprising a non-racemic mixture a compound of Formula (R)-I, or a salt and/or solvate thereof, and (S)-I, or a salt and/or solvate thereof: wherein (R)-I, or a salt and/or solvate thereof, is present in the composition in a greater amount by enantiomeric equivalents, relative to (S)-I, or a salt and/or solvate thereof. Also included are methods of using these compositions for treating, for example, a psychiatric disorder. The compounds of Formula (R)-I and (S)-I include the enantiomers of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and N-methyl-1,3-benzodioxolylbutanamine (MBDB). Also included in the present application is a method for treating various diseases, disorders or conditions using a therapeutically effective amount of (R)-MDMA, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof. |
| US12053450B2 |
FAP-activated therapeutic agents, and uses related thereto
Disclosed are prodrugs of cytotoxic anthracyclines (such as doxorubicin) and other therapeutic agents that are selectively cleaved and activated by fibroblast activating protein (FAP). The prodrugs are useful for targeted delivery of cytotoxic and other agents to FAP-expressing tissues, including cancer (e.g., solid tumors). Also provided are pharmaceutical compounds comprising the prodrugs, as well as methods of using the prodrugs to treat a disorder characterized by FAP upregulation, e.g., cancer, fibrosis, and inflammation. |
| US12053446B1 |
Methods for the prevention and treatment of hearing loss using Oseltamivir
Oseltamivir is used as active agent to treat a hearing impairment and to prevent a hearing impairment, and a method of treating and/or preventing hearing impairments or disorders using Oseltamivir are disclosed. Oseltamivir exhibits excellent protection against noise-induced hearing loss and against cisplatin-induced hearing loss. |
| US12053445B2 |
Methods of treatment of cholestatic diseases
The present invention relates to the use of compound 1-[4-methylthiophenyl]-3-[3,5-dimethyl-4-carboxydimethylmethyloxyphenyl]prop-2-en-1-one (Elafibranor or GFT505) for treating cholestatic diseases, and more specifically PBC and/or PSC. |
| US12053443B2 |
Amino-aryl-benzamide compounds and methods of use thereof
A method for the treatment and/or reduction of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is disclosed. The method uses active amino-aryl-benzamide compounds and methods for the preparation thereof. |
| US12053441B2 |
Formulations for improving the delivery of hydrophobic agents
The present disclosure concerns methods and formulations for delivery of hydrophobic agents (such as ubiquinone or poorly soluble drugs) for therapeutic and bioanalytical use. It further concerns use of lipopeptides (e.g. caspofungin) or surfactants to solubilize hydrophobic agents and thus increase their bioavailability. Also described are therapeutic methods for the treatment of conditions that benefit from such hydrophobic agents. The present disclosure further relates to methods of identifying drug candidates for treatment of ubiquinone deficiency. |
| US12053440B2 |
Inhibition of COVID-19 virus by formulations containing curcumin, harmine, and isovanillin
The treatment of human subjects exposed to, or potentially exposed to SARS-CoV-2 virus, or suffering from COVID-19, comprises the step of administering to the human subjects a multiple-component antiviral formulation comprising a curcumin component, harmine component, and isovanillin component, and/or variants thereof. The formulation may also be used to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell-based assays or in the manufacture of antiviral medicaments. |
| US12053438B2 |
Formulation of curcuminoids with enhanced bioavailability of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin and method of preparation and uses thereof
A formulation of curcuminoid mixture having curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin and an essential oil of turmeric having 45% Ar-turmerone. The formulation gives enhanced bioavailability of bisdemethoxycurcumin, demethoxycurcumin and curcumin for up to 10 hrs. The curcuminoid mixture has curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin in a weight/weight ratio ranging from about 0.8:1:1 to about 1:1.1:1.2. A process of preparing a formulation of curcuminoid mixture having curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin in 0.8:1:1 to 1:1.1:1.2 weight/weight ratio and an essential oil of turmeric having 45% Ar-turmerone. A formulation for improved biological activity and bioavailability and tissue distribution of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. |
| US12053432B2 |
Custom shoes for preventing diabetes, preventing diabetic foot caused by diabetic complications and easing ulcer pain of diabetic necrosis
Custom shoes for preventing diabetes, preventing diabetic foot caused by diabetic complications and easing ulcer pain of diabetic necrosis which disperse plantar pressure and prevent impact are proposed. The shoes may prevent shoes from creasing and deforming by attaching a deformation prevention frame to an external side of a sole; and increase weights of shoes by manufacturing shoes, wherein columns with which springs are embedded are formed on the bottom, an insole with massaging protrusions formed on the top of columns is attached to the top of the sole, an inner sole made of shock absorption material is attached to the top of the insole, and an upper combined to a sock lining is installed to the top of the insole. |
| US12053430B1 |
Anterior rolling walker
An anterior rolling walker has a ground support frame, a vertical riser assembly, a torso support assembly and an actuator apparatus which allows a user to raise the torso support assembly from a first lowered position to a second raised position, and to anyone of a plurality of positions there between. The lift mechanism utilizes a single telescoping riser assembly which is positioned offset from the front of the walker, such that there is minimal structure to the front of the user, allowing the user to ambulate directly to (and make physical contact with) tables, desks, refrigerators, loved ones, and the like. |
| US12053427B2 |
Vibration capsule and power supply method thereof
The present invention provides a vibration capsule and a power supply method thereof. The vibration capsule includes an enclosure, a vibration source disposed within the enclosure and a battery unit electrically connected to the vibration source. The battery unit includes a battery and a power supply regulation unit connected to the circuit of the battery and the vibration source. The vibration capsule regulates the supply voltage of the battery to the vibration source through the power supply regulation unit, so that the battery provides the supply voltage lower than the total voltage of the battery to the vibration source, which can reduce power consumption and provide longer vibration time while ensuring the vibration safety of the vibration capsule. |
| US12053425B2 |
High-resolution, selective and self-optimizing haptic and electrotactile display and methods of use
High-resolution, selective, and self-optimizing haptic and electrotactile display and methods of use. In an embodiment of a feedback system referenced herein, the feedback system includes a prosthesis configured to be worn by an individual, including at least one prosthesis sensor configured to detect a state or condition in an environment of the at least one prosthesis sensor, and at least one actuator in communication with the at least one prosthesis sensor and configured to receive data relating to the detected state or condition and to stimulate a nerve of the individual; a neural sensor positioned upon or within the individual, configured to detect a neural response relating to the stimulation of the nerve by the at least one actuator; and a processor in communication with at least one of the at least one prosthesis sensor, at least one of the at least one actuator, and the neural sensor. |
| US12053424B2 |
Massage device having erectable structure
Disclosed herein is a massage device having a shape-changeable structure. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is disclosed a massage device including a seat frame configured to support buttocks of a user, a link frame of which one end is connected to one end of the seat frame, and a link sub-frame connected to the other end of the link frame and disposed between the link frame and a driving force providing part, wherein an angle between the link frame and the seat frame is maintained at a predetermined angle, and an angle between the link frame and the link sub-frame changes according to the movement of the driving force providing part. |
| US12053420B1 |
Smart-assistive mobility apparatus and associated systems and methods
A smart-assistive mobility apparatus comprising a frame configured to allow a seated user to swing the user's feet under a seat to push the apparatus in a desired direction with automated and autonomous assistance. The seat is also automatically displaceable in response to detection by the system of a user attempting to stand up. Sensors operatively connected to a motor(s) detect a user intent vector and apply an assistive force to complement that user intent vector. A rules engine of the smart-assistive mobility system may receive a user intent vector; receive a usage data analysis metric; match at least one of the user intent vector and the usage data analysis metric to a rule condition; and determine, by firing an action of the rule, an assistive action command (e.g., stand up assist, sit down assist, move forward assist, move backward assist, move rotate assist, or move exercise assist). |
| US12053416B2 |
Optical surface identification for laser eye surgery
Systems and methods automatically locate optical surfaces of an eye and automatically generate surface models of the optical surfaces. A method includes OCT scanning of an eye. Returning portions of a sample beam are processed to locate a point on the optical surface and first locations on the optical surface within a first radial distance of the point. A first surface model of the optical surface is generated based on the location of the point and the first locations. Returning portions of the sample beam are processed so as to detect second locations on the optical surface beyond the first radial distance and within a second radial distance from the point. A second surface model of the optical surface is generated based on the location of the point on the optical surface and the first and second locations on the optical surface. |
| US12053414B2 |
Device for assisting with the use of a device for dispensing a liquid product
An assistance device for assisting with the use of a device for dispensing a liquid product in the form of drops having a tank including a connector for rigid connection to the dispensing device, an optical device arranged near a dispensing orifice, configured to provide information on the dispensing of a liquid drop by the dispensing device, a measuring device for measuring the inclination, configured to provide information on the inclination of the dispensing device connected to the assistance device, and a system for processing information on the dispensing of a drop and on the inclination of the dispensing device connected to the assistance device to provide information on the amount of liquid product dispensed. The invention also relates to a dispensing kit and a method for determining the amount of liquid product dispensed in the form of drops by a liquid-dispensing device, with the assistance device. |
| US12053412B2 |
Oropharynx appliance to maintain airway patency
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an oropharynx appliance that includes passive tongue retention structure (12) having an end portion (16) adapted to prevent a pharyngeal portion of a tongue of a subject from collapsing; and at least one anchoring structure (14, 148) that is connected to the passive tongue retention structure and adapted to secure the passive tongue retention structure to at least one tooth/mandible of the subject in a removable fashion. The passive tongue retention structure is sized and dimensioned so that the end portion prevents the posterior pharyngeal portion of the tongue from obstructing an oropharynx during sleep, without triggering a gag reflex, while still permitting the tongue to move during swallowing. |
| US12053409B2 |
Bodily waste collection using periodic pressure
Examples relate to systems and methods to periodically apply inward pressure against the contents of non-intrusive bodily waste collection devices. The systems and methods disclosed herein utilize a non-intrusive bodily waste collection device having an outermost fluid impermeable barrier forming a chamber therein, one or more ports on the fluid impermeable barrier for removing fluids therefrom via a vacuum source, and one or more input ports fluidly coupled to a positive pressure source to input fluid into the chamber to collectively apply periodic inward pressure against the contents of the bodily waste collection device. |
| US12053408B2 |
Urine measuring vessel and hose connection
A hose connection for an arrangement for collection of liquid from a patient is disclosed which connection comprises a first tubular member (1) to be in fluid connection with the patient and having one or more protrusions (3) arranged on an outer surface, and an outlet (2), and further comprises a collection bag (24) having an inlet to be connected to the outlet for collection of liquid coming through the first tubular member. The inlet comprises a second tubular member (5) being connected to the bag and adapted to receive and surround at least a part of said first tubular member. The second tubular member has one or more receiving means (6, 11) being engageable with the protrusions for providing a locked, but separable connection between the first and second tubular member. |
| US12053406B2 |
Foot ankle orthosis
Methods and apparatus for human anatomical orthoses. In one embodiment, an orthoses is disclosed that has been integrated into a sock and includes a tensioning element that is configured to keep the top portion of the sock at or above a user's calf muscle, a rotary tensioning mechanism disposed adjacent to the top portion of the sock, a support cable that is weaved within the body of the sock such that the support cable is maintained in close proximity with a user's leg when tension is applied thereto, and a supporting structure that is coupled to the support cable, the supporting structure being disposed adjacent to a user's toes. Methods of manufacturing and using the aforementioned orthoses is also disclosed. |
| US12053401B2 |
Delivery balloon with retractable retention cuffs
A balloon system for delivery of a device. The balloon system includes a balloon including: an elongated central portion including a proximal tapered cone and a distal tapered cone, the elongated central portion and the proximal and distal tapered cones being in an uninflated state; a proximal receiving trench adjacent the proximal tapered cone and a distal receiving trench adjacent the distal tapered cone, and a distal backstop adjacent the distal receiving trench, the distal receiving trench being defined by the distal backstop and the distal tapered cone; and a proximal retractable cuff disposed over the proximal receiving trench and the proximal tapered cone and a distal retractable cuff disposed over the distal receiving trench and the distal tapered cone. |
| US12053396B2 |
Adjustable socket system
An adjustable socket system includes a distal portion and proximal portion. An axis extends between the distal and proximal portions. A plurality of struts are connected to the distal portion and distributed circumferentially about the axis. The struts at least in part define a receiving volume adapted to receive a residual limb and are movable between an expanded configuration in which at least some of the struts are moved radially outward relative to the axis to loosen the fit of the adjustable system, and a closed configuration in which at least some of the struts are moved radially inward relative to the expanded configuration to tighten the fit of the adjustable socket system. A tightening system is operatively connected to the struts and arranged to differentially tighten and loosen the fit of the adjustable socket system on one or more areas of the residual limb via a single input. |
| US12053388B2 |
Tibial support of artificial knee joint
A tibial support of an artificial knee joint, comprising a main tibial support body (100) and a tibial support platform (200), wherein the main tibial support body (100) is wing-shaped, a central axis thereof being vertical to the tibial support platform (200). A plurality of hollow screw holes is provided at the upper part of the main body (100). The tibial support platform (200) is located above the main tibial support body (100). The surface of the tibial support platform (200) is an organic polymer material layer matching a tibial liner. The hollow screw holes in the tibial support are sealed by the polymer material layer. Because a tibial support of an artificial knee joint adopts a high-biocompatibility organic polymer material, physical machining is allowed in an operation, and meanwhile, the surface corrosion of the tibial support is reduced. Hollow screw holes are sealed by means of a polymer material layer, thereby inhibiting joint liquid from entering the holes, and reducing the transportation of particles. Recesses (201) are provided at positions, corresponding to the screw holes, on the polymer surface, thereby aiding in drilling holes and mounting screws in an operation. |
| US12053385B2 |
Partition design and molding method for acetabular cup prosthesis with porous surface
A partition design and molding method for an acetabular cup prosthesis with a porous surface includes the following: modeling of a spherical shell of an acetabular cup; cutting of the spherical shell of the acetabular cup into equal parts; integrated design on a porous layer of a surface of the partitioned acetabular cup prosthesis; reorganization of the partitioned acetabular cup prosthesis; construction of a hemispherical acetabular cup prosthesis; and 3D printing and manufacturing of the acetabular cup prosthesis. Through the disclosure, the formed porous layer is perpendicular to the surface of the acetabular cup, so favorable mechanical properties are provided. A fully interconnected branch-rod structure is provided, and there is no isolated rod, so that inflammation or even re-revision led by the detachment of isolated rods during long-term postoperative activities is prevented. |
| US12053384B2 |
Buffer for femoral head and neck excision
An apparatus for the treatment of canine or other animal hip pathologies, the apparatus (200) comprising a buffer (210) adapted to be disposed between a femur (10) and a hip socket (25), and a fixing means (250) adapted to fix the buffer to the femur. |
| US12053381B2 |
Implantable medical device deployment system
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems (200), and methods for deploying a medical device (202). In certain instances, the medical device (202) may be a shunt device. In addition, the apparatuses, systems (200), and methods may include one or more constraining lines (212) arranged through a portion of the implantable medical device (202) and one or more release lines (216) configured to engage the one or more constraining lines (212). |
| US12053375B2 |
Prosthetic mitral valve with improved atrial and/or annular apposition and paravalvular leakage mitigation
The present invention provides a prosthetic heart valve device with improved fit and/or apposition between the device frame and left atrial tissue and/or the device base and the annular tissue of the left atrium to improve shifting of the implanted device and/or mitigate paravalvular leakage. The improved fit and/or apposition arises in various embodiments by providing or allowing an asymmetrical frame and/or frame base and/or providing a lower lip to aid in conforming to the asymmetrical shape of the atrium and/or ensure firm positioning therein. An additional benefit of these arrangement(s) is mitigation of paravalvular leakage as a result of improved fit and seal. In certain embodiments, the asymmetry of the frame assists with delivery of the device into the atrium. |
| US12053373B2 |
Prosthetic leaflet device
A heart valve repair device, comprising an atrial-fixation member having an expandable mesh configured to have oval or circular shape in a deployed configuration, the atrial-fixation member defining a central lumen; and a baffle extending from a portion of the atrial-fixation member, the baffle having an anterior portion with a smooth, atraumatic surface configured to coapt with at least a portion of one or more native leaflets of a native heart valve, a posterior portion configured to engage and displace at least a portion of another native leaflet of the native heart valve, wherein the baffle extends radially inward from the atrial-fixation member into the central lumen to approximate a closed position of the displaced native leaflet. |
| US12053372B2 |
Prosthetic heart valves
Prosthetic heart valves having a conical shaped base valve structure formed from collagenous mammalian tissue. The base valve structure includes a plurality of elongated ribbon members that are positioned proximate each other in a joined relationship, wherein the elongated ribbon members are positioned adjacent each other and form a plurality of fluid flow modulating regions that open when fluid into and through the base valve structure exhibits a positive pressure relative to the exterior pressure, i.e., a positive pressure differential, wherein the fluid is allowed to be transmitted out of the base valve structure, and transition to a closed configuration when the pressure differential between the interior valve pressure and exterior pressure reduces, wherein the fluid is restricted from flowing out of the base valve structure. |
| US12053371B2 |
Prosthetic valve delivery system
A delivery system for delivering a spiral anchor to a diseased native valve of a heart includes an anchor control catheter and an anchor guide extending from the anchor control catheter. The anchor guide includes a flexible configuration and a rigid configuration. The anchor guide in the rigid configuration includes a proximal section, a middle section, and a distal section. The proximal section includes a straight central axis and extends from the anchor control catheter, the middle section spirals axially and radially outwards from the central axis, and the distal section curves concentrically about the central axis in a plane that is perpendicular to the central axis. |
| US12053369B2 |
Sequentially deployed transcatheter mitral valve prosthesis
A sequentially deployed prosthetic cardiac valve includes a self-expanding frame having an atrial skirt, a ventricular skirt, and an annular region disposed therebetween. A first anterior tab is disposed on an anterior portion of the frame. A posterior tab is on a posterior portion of the self-expanding frame. The frame may be designed so that any portion may expand sequentially in any desired order. For example, a portion of the first anterior tab and a portion of the posterior tab may partially self-expand first. Next, the first anterior tab may fully self-expand before the posterior tab fully self-expands. The posterior tab may fully self-expand next followed by the ventricular skirt, or the ventricular skirt may self-expand next followed by full expansion of the posterior tab. |
| US12053367B2 |
Plain-weave fabric, method for manufacturing same, and stent graft
There is provided a plain-weave fabric excellent in low air permeability and waterproofness. Further, there is provided a stent graft excellent in low water permeability mechanical properties and catheter storage capacity, including the plain-weave fabric as a graft substrate. A plain-weave fabric woven by interlacing weaving yarns in warp and weft, in which weaving yarns YA and YB arranged in the same direction have different crimp ratios A and B, respectively, a relationship thereof satisfies Formula 1, and the crimp ratio B is 4% or more, and the plain-weave fabric is preferably used for a stent graft; A≥B×1.2. |
| US12053361B2 |
Multipurpose emergency preparedness system
A multipurpose emergency preparedness system may be provided. The system may utilize an exterior packaging layer forming a fluid-tight seal around an inner packaging layer. The inner packaging layer may have a plurality of perimeter retaining walls defining one or more cavities therein. The system may further utilize a plurality of survival kits disposed within the one or more cavities. The system may have a plurality of emergency preparedness items disposed within each of the plurality of survival kits. |
| US12053359B2 |
Disposable absorbent article silhouettes and silhouette arrays
Absorbent articles of the present disclosure may have Relaxed Product Waist Widths, Relaxed Product Hip Widths, and Product Hip-to-Waist Silhouettes as disclosed herein. And, arrays of the present disclosure may have Array Average Product Hip-to-Waist Silhouettes and Array Average Product Hip-to-Waist-to-Weight Ratio as disclosed herein. |
| US12053356B2 |
Self-attaching absorbent wrap
A self-attaching absorbent wrap is provided that can be easily secured and adjusted. The absorbent wrap may include a layered construction that includes an absorbent material sandwiched between a fluid impermeable outer layer and a fluid permeable inner layer. |
| US12053355B2 |
Wound dressing with re-peelable lid cover and lid absorbent pad
The present invention relates to an improved wound dressing member, characterized in that the improved wound dressing member is a laminate comprising: a main body having an opening formed in the central portion thereof, wherein the opening is operable and closable by means of a cover; a cover sheet laminated on top of the main body; a release paper laminated below the main body; and the cover sheet capable of opening or closing the opening by being form-fitted into the opening. |
| US12053349B1 |
Dental instrument, method of making and using the same
A device and method of making the same, the dental instrument is configured as a peri-implant bone condenser instrument with an attached bone condenser device. There can be different configurations of handles, e.g., double sided or single sided, with many different attachment devices or attachment types that are permanently attached or releasably attached to the dental instrument. |
| US12053345B2 |
Method of administering adhesive to bond orthodontic brackets
Methods of administering a quantity of adhesive to bond orthodontic brackets is disclosed herein. The quantity of adhesive to bond a selected bracket to a tooth at a specific location thereon can be calculated based on a known geometry of the selected bracket and a digital model of the patient's teeth. A instruction guide can visually indicate with a graphic the amount of adhesive to dispense from a syringe or other device to bond the selected bracket to the surface of the tooth at a specific location planned in the digital model. |
| US12053344B2 |
Reinforced aligner hooks
Orthodontic positioning devices, and related methods and systems, are disclosed for use with one or more orthodontic elastic members. The disclosed devices are configured to couple with an orthodontic elastic member so as to react a force from the elastic member into the appliance to, for example, generate traction forces on the patient's teeth to produce a desired occlusion. A positioning device includes a patient removable tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hook configured to interface with an orthodontic elastic member. The hook can be configured to be offset from a surface of a tooth when the appliance is coupled with the patient's teeth and no elastic member is coupled with the tooth. The hook can be curved so that the hook is more retentive on the aligner. The hook can be reinforced so that the reinforcement resists deformation when the elastic is in place. |
| US12053343B1 |
Dental device manufacturing system and method
A manufacturing system and method obtain a first digital model of teeth, create a modified digital model of the teeth by adding a locator feature to the first digital model of the teeth, and create a physical model of the teeth based on the modified digital model. A portion of the physical model is created based on the locator feature.A dental aligner device is formed on the physical model of the teeth with extraneous material of the dental aligner device extending away from the dental aligner device. The extraneous material is removed from the dental aligner device from the physical model of the teeth. The forming of the dental aligner device and/or the removing of the extraneous material is performed by positioning the physical model using the locator feature. |
| US12053342B1 |
Endodontic micro surgical suction tip for management of a necrotic tooth
A system and method for treating a necrotic tooth in a root canal and includes using a dual function double barrel reciprocating syringe in conjunction with a dual channel needle to provide both an irrigant for irrigation and aspiration of the irrigant and organic debris within the necrotic tooth. Once optimally positioned and secured in place by a rubber seal, root canal of the tooth can be treated through irrigation and aspiration of the dual channel needle. |
| US12053340B2 |
Lateral branch detection device, lateral branch detection probe, lateral branch detection method, and program for same
Provided is a lateral branch detection probe whereby the condition of a lateral branch can be detected merely by inserting the lateral branch detection probe to an apex. A lateral branch detection probe detects, after insertion thereof into a root canal of a tooth, the presence/absence of a lateral branch and the position of the lateral branch in the root canal axis direction, the lateral branch detection probe being provided with a plurality of measurement electrodes extending to different positions in the root canal axis direction at predetermined intervals. The measurement electrodes constitute a measurement terminal group in which each measurement electrode is covered with an insulator except for one end portion, and another end portion thereof is connectable to a detection-purpose power supply on a detection device side. |
| US12053333B2 |
Surgical enhanced visualization system and method of use
A method for using a surgical enhanced visualization system for enhancing a surgical operation includes the steps of acquiring patient reference data, loading the patient reference data and features into the computer, and acquiring live data from the operating suite during the surgical operation, where the live data includes a live three dimensional model of the patient. The method continues with the steps of registering the patient reference data and live data and displaying in real time an overlay of selected registered patient reference data onto the patient through the headset worn by the surgeon. The surgical enhanced visualization system may include a computer adapted to store reference data, a sensor module inside the surgical suite that is configured to record live data during the surgical procedure, and an augmented reality headset configured to display both live data and reference data to the surgeon during the surgical procedure. |
| US12053330B2 |
Systems and methods for testing MEMS arrays and associated ASICs
Described herein are methods and systems for testing transducers and associated integrated circuits. In some cases, a method or system described herein can comprise modulating a bias voltage using a test signal in order to produce a modulated bias voltage signal useful in testing a plurality of transducers of a transducer array in parallel. |
| US12053327B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for guiding repeated ultrasound exams for serial monitoring
Systems, devices, and methods are provided to provide serial monitoring for a patient. An ultrasound system is provided which may include subdividing a portion of the anatomy of a patient into a number of zones. Imaging data may be received by an imaging device. This imaging data may be used to generate a severity score for each zone based on imaging parameters within the imaging data. Changes in the severity score for each zone may be displayed over time, such that a medical professional may monitor each zone in a serial manner. |
| US12053326B2 |
Apparatus and method for automatic ultrasound segmentation for visualization and measurement
A system and method for performing ultrasound scans is provided. One embodiment of the ultrasonagraphic system acquires sonogram information from a series of ultrasonic scans of a human subject. The series of ultrasound scans are taken over a portion of interest on the human subject which has their underlying bone structure or other ultrasound discernable organ that is under examination. The data from the series of scans are synthesized into a single data file that corresponds to a three-dimensional (3D) image and/or 3D model of the underlying bone structure or organ of the examined human subject. |
| US12053323B2 |
Pressure port for ultrasonic transducer on CMOS sensor
Micromachined ultrasonic transducers having pressure ports are described. The micromachined ultrasonic transducers may comprise flexible membranes configured to vibrate over a cavity. The cavity may be sealed, in some instances by the membrane itself. A pressure port may provide access to the cavity, and thus control of the cavity pressure. In some embodiments, an ultrasound device including an array of micromachined ultrasonic transducers is provided, with pressure ports for at least some of the ultrasonic transducers. The pressure ports may be used to control pressure across the array. |
| US12053321B2 |
Phantom, radiographic imaging device, and calibration method for photon counting detector
There are provided a phantom capable of reducing the time required to acquire calibration data even if a radiation field is large, a radiographic imaging device, and a method for calibrating a photon counting detector. A phantom, which is used in acquisition of calibration data for a photon counting detector that outputs an electric signal based on photon energy of incident radiation, includes a first basis material and a second basis material that are known materials. The first basis material has a smaller attenuation coefficient for the radiation than that of the second basis material. The first basis material varies in thickness in a stepwise fashion in a direction perpendicular to a radiation field of the radiation and, in each step, the step decreases in thickness with distance from a center of the radiation field in a direction of arrangement of detection elements of the photon counting detector. |
| US12053307B2 |
Automatic recognition of known patterns in physiological measurement data
A method for analysing physiological measurement values of a user is proposed. The method comprises at least one data acquisition step, wherein, during the data acquisition step, physiological measurement values of the user are acquired at different measurement times and stored in a measurement data record; at least one pattern selection step, wherein, during the pattern selection step, measurement values acquired during one comparison time interval are selected as at least one comparison pattern; and at least one pattern recognition step, wherein, during the pattern recognition step, patterns corresponding to the comparison pattern are sought after in the measurement data record. |
| US12053301B2 |
Classifying facial expressions using eye-tracking cameras
Images of a plurality of users are captured concurrently with the plurality of users evincing a plurality of expressions. The images are captured using one or more eye tracking sensors implemented in one or more head mounted devices (HMDs) worn by the plurality of first users. A machine learnt algorithm is trained to infer labels indicative of expressions of the users in the images. A live image of a user is captured using an eye tracking sensor implemented in an HMD worn by the user. A label of an expression evinced by the user in the live image is inferred using the machine learnt algorithm that has been trained to predict labels indicative of expressions. The images of the users and the live image can be personalized by combining the images with personalization images of the users evincing a subset of the expressions. |
| US12053299B2 |
Secure platform for point-to-point brain sensing
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for facilitating a secure platform for point-to-point brain sensing are provided herein. An exemplary method includes presenting a user of a brain-computer interface with learning content; monitoring brain signals of the user using a brain-computer interface while the learning content is being presented; determining, based at least in part on said monitoring, that a confusion state of the user exceeds a personalized confusion threshold in regard to at least a part of the learning content; in response to said determining, outputting information to assist the user in understanding the part of the learning content until the confusion state of the user is below the personalized confusion threshold. |
| US12053294B2 |
Oral care system
An oral care system with coaching features. The oral care system may include indicator units to indicate to a user when plaque is present on the oral surfaces and to indicate to a user when it is time to move to a different area of the oral cavity for cleaning. The oral care system may include a feature whereby a user can silence the indicator function so as not to be alerted of the detection of plaque or other oral maladies during a cleaning session. The oral care system may include a light ring which surrounds a button on the handle to inform a user about the amount of time elapsed during a cleaning session. |
| US12053291B2 |
Non-invasive system and method for product formulation assessment based on product-elicited brain state measurements
A non-invasive product customization system and a method of customizing a product formulation is provided. Brain activity of a user is detected in response to an input of a product formulation into a brain of the user via a sensory nervous system of the user. A mental state of the user is detected based on the detected brain activity. The product formulation is modified based on the determined mental state of the user. The modified product formulation may be presented to the user in a manner that modulates the mental state of the user. |
| US12053288B2 |
Sensing system with features for determining and predicting brain age and other electrophysiological metrics of a subject
Some systems, devices and methods detailed herein provide a system for use in determining metrics of a subject. The system can provide, as an output, a function-metric value determined based on a defined relationship between physiological measures and a chronological age. |
| US12053287B2 |
Neural networks for atrial fibrillation screening
Systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for processing an ECG recording to assess a condition of a mammal. Assessing the condition of the mammal can include screening for atrial fibrillation, and screening for atrial fibrillation can include obtaining a first neural network input, the first neural network input representing an electrocardiogram (ECG) recording of the mammal, and processing the first neural network input with a neural network to generate an atrial fibrillation prediction for the mammal. |
| US12053285B2 |
Real time biometric recording, information analytics, and monitoring systems and methods
The present invention provides a novel system of hardware designed to capture and process in real time clinical observations of patient responses and reactions in different clinical and patient settings and situations, comprising: a patient biometric data recording system in a clinical office, a mobile real time episode or event data recording device system or a wearable device recording system. |
| US12053283B2 |
Systems and methods for processing analyte sensor data
Systems and methods for applying time-dependent algorithmic compensation functions to data output from a continuous analyte sensor. Some embodiments determine a time since sensor implantation and/or whether a newly initialized sensor has been used previously. |
| US12053281B2 |
Transdermal sampling strip and method for analyzing transdermally emitted gases
Transdermally emitted gasses are detected by applying a dermal sampling strip to the skin of a biological subject, capturing the gasses in a vapor space in the dermal sampling strip, and analyzing for at least one such gas captured in the vapor space of the dermal sampling strip. Analysis is preferably performed using an electrocatalytic cell, which can be mounted on the dermal sampling strip and form a wall of the vapor space. |
| US12053277B2 |
Insertion needle structure and inserter
An insertion needle structure includes a needle sharp and a needle body. The needle body is integrally connected to the needle sharp and has a receiving space for receiving a biosensor. The needle body includes a base wall, two side walls and two slope sections. The side wall has a first inner edge and a first outer edge. The first inner edge is near the receiving space, and the first outer edge faces away from the receiving space. The slope section is connected between the side wall and the needle sharp. The slope section has a second inner edge connected to the first inner edge, and a second outer edge connected to the first outer edge. The first inner edge, the second inner edge, the first outer edge and the second outer edge are curved. A condition of R11>R12 is satisfied. |
| US12053275B1 |
Apparatus for monitoring respiratory rate, volumes and drive patterns
A device and method for monitoring respiration in freely moving subjects uses measurement of changes in axial circumference during respiration to compute, store, and display respiratory rate, volume flows, and drive patterns. Since the embodiments allow a direct absolute measure of circumference throughout the respiratory cycle, they are amenable to low frequency sampling and provide an opportunity to use anthropometric scaling without resorting to concomitant spirometry. Belt sensors arranged in parallel to belt tautening forces permit independent adjustment of pre-load forces on the displacement-measuring components. The monitoring system can be used at home to facilitate a wide range of health and fitness objectives such as tracking dysfunctional breathing patterns, optimizing athletic training, and learning relaxation practices such a pranayama. |
| US12053274B2 |
Device administered tests and adaptive interactions
An external medical device includes monitoring circuitry configured to monitor a cardiac condition of a patient using the external medical device; and a controller configured to: receive at least one of patient input and non-patient user input of a patient's ability; determine a patient interaction mode of the external medical device based on the at least one of the patient input and the non-patient user input; and adapt the patient interaction mode of the external medical device over time based on the at least one of the patient input and the non-patient user input. |
| US12053266B2 |
Transducer interface system and method
A transducer interface system/method allowing conversion from an analog sensor input to a standardized analog output interface is disclosed. In some preferred embodiments the system/method permits a fiber optic pressure sensor to be interfaced to a standard patient care monitor (PCM) system using standardized Wheatstone Bridge analog interface inputs. Within this context the Wheatstone Bridge sensed output is defined by stimulus from the PCM and modulation of bridge element values by the conditioned output of an analog pressure sensor. The use of analog-to-digital-to-analog conversion in this transducer interface permits retrofitting of PCM devices having analog Wheatstone Bridge inputs with advanced patient monitoring sensors without the need for specialized modifications to the baseline PCM data collection framework. Methods disclosed herein include techniques to connect arbitrary types/numbers of analog sensors to traditional PCM systems without the need for PCM system hardware/software modifications. |
| US12053265B2 |
Microcatheter sensor design for mounting sensor to minimize induced strain
A catheter, such as a fractional flow reserve catheter, includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end optionally coupled to a handle or luer fitting and a distal end having a distal opening. A pressure sensing wire extends to the distal portion of the elongate shaft to be coupled to a pressure sensor mounted on the distal end for measuring a pressure of a fluid within lumen of vessel. The pressure sensor wire is disposed within a pocket formed adjacent to the pressure sensor thereby minimizing the profile of the catheter. Bending or flexing stress or strain experienced by a pressure sensor mounted to a fractional flow reserve catheter when tracking the catheter through the vasculature creates a distortion of the sensor resulting in an incorrect pressure reading or bend error. In order to isolate the sensor from bending or flexing stress and strain, the sensor is mounted so that the sensor is spaced apart from the elongate shaft of the catheter. |
| US12053262B2 |
Skin diagnostics using optical signatures
Disclosed techniques include skin diagnostics using optical signatures. A plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands is scanned on a material sample, wherein the material sample exhibits optical spectral characteristics along the light wavelength spectrum. Excitation response wavelengths emitted by the material sample are captured in response to the plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands, wherein the capturing is accomplished using an imaging sensor. Output values of a plurality of pixels of an image from the imaging sensor are measured, wherein the image represents excitation response wavelengths captured by the imaging sensor, wherein the measuring detects optical spectral characteristics of the material sample, and wherein the optical spectral characteristics are in response to the plurality of optical excitation light wavelength bands. An output signature indicative of composition of the material sample is generated, wherein the output signature is based on interpreting the output values that were measured. |
| US12053258B2 |
Localization system and method useful in the acquisition and analysis of cardiac information
Provided are a localization system and method useful in the acquisition and analysis of cardiac information. The localization system and method can be used with systems that perform cardiac mapping, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac abnormalities, as examples, and in the retrieval, processing, and interpretation of such types of information. The localization system and method use high impedance inputs, improved isolation, and relatively high drive currents for pairs of electrodes used to establish a multi-axis coordinate system. The axes can be rotated and scaled to improve localization. |
| US12053257B2 |
Wearable open and adjustable MRI head coil
A wearable, open and adjustable MRI head coil system having an assembly of support members, panels, or portions defining one or more access openings. The support members, panels, or portions can support, house, or otherwise include radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils such that the assembly is positionable or wearable by a patient for MRI scanning. The radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils, and other devices can be simultaneously in contact with a patient's head, thereby enabling use during diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical or other interventional procedures. |
| US12053252B2 |
Surgical cannula mounts and related systems and methods
A cannula mount for a surgical system includes a body configured to receive a portion of a cannula in a mounted state at the cannula mount; a pair of clamping components coupled to the body and configured to clamp the portion of the cannula in the mounted state of the cannula; and a latch assembly pivotably coupled to the body and slidably coupled to a clamping component of the pair of clamping components. At least one of the pair of clamping components is pivotable relative to the body to move the pair of clamping components between a first state to unclamp a cannula mounted at the cannula mount and a second state to clamp a cannula mounted at the cannula mount. Pivoting motion of the latch assembly relative to the body causes a portion of the latch assembly to slide along the clamping component and change a state of the pair of clamping components from an unlocked state to a locked state in the second state of the pair of clamping components. |
| US12053247B1 |
System for multi-directional tracking of head mounted displays for real-time augmented reality guidance of surgical procedures
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems, devices and methods for tracking a head mounted display for generating a virtual display superimposed onto a patient during a surgical procedure. The head mounted display (HMD) is tracked using a first fiducial marker, sub-array or array integrated or attached to the HMD over a first movement range and using a second fiducial marker, sub-array or array integrated or attached to the HMD over a second movement range. The system is configured to superimpose and maintain a virtual display onto the patient over a head movement range that is greater than the first or the second movement range. |
| US12053243B2 |
Positioning and navigation system for surgery and operating method thereof
The present invention discloses a positioning and navigation system for surgery, comprising a wearable device and a surgical instrument connected to the wearable device. The wearable device comprises at least one processor, at least one millimeter-wave positioning module connected to the at least one processor, and a first display module connected to the at least one processor. The invention may detect the image information of the surgical site of the patient through at least one millimeter-wave positioning module, and display the image information on the first display module. Thereby, the invention assists the surgical instrument or doctor who wears the wearable device positioning and navigation during the surgery procedure. |
| US12053241B2 |
Vision correction surgery recommendation method and device
The present invention relates to a method for recommending a vision correction surgery, and the method according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: obtaining an examination data of a subject; predicting whether the vision correction surgery is suitable for the subject from the examination data; when the vision correction surgery is suitable for the subject, predicting whether the vision correction surgery using a laser is available for the subject from the examination data; when the vision correction surgery using the laser is available for the subject, calculating corneal shape factor prediction values of the subject after a standard vision correction surgery and a custom vision correction surgery from the examination data; and when the vision correction surgery using the laser is available for the subject, suggesting a vision correction surgery corresponding to the subject from the examination data. |
| US12053240B2 |
Systems and methods for measurement of optical wavefronts
An analytic tool for supporting alignment of an optical component in preparation for an interferometric test and performance of such a test. Apparatus and methods involve employment of the datum features on the optical component and/or metrology frame supporting such component. The metrology frame may include a secondary set of holograms (provided for use with a conventional system already employing a primary hologram that forms the testing optical wavefront). The conventional primary hologram is preferably substituted with a set of primary holograms (contained in the same, unitary or spatially-complementary housing sets) that perform different but complementary functions and that facilitate the alignment of the metrology frame with or without the tested optical component. |
| US12053236B2 |
Cooling system for surgical device
The disclosure provides a cooling system for a surgical ablation device, the device having a cooling circuit comprising a device coolant supply line having a supply coupling; a coolant return line having a return coupling; coolant passageways within the device to circulate coolant within the device, the supply line and the return line being in fluid communication via the device coolant passageway(s); a coolant manifold configured to fluidly connect a cooling fluid source to at least one manifold fluid outlet port, such as to place the cooling fluid source in fluid communication with the one or more device coolant passageways, wherein the supply coupling is configured for connection to a manifold outlet port of the manifold. |
| US12053234B2 |
Surgical navigation instrument having needle electrode depth adjusting structure for detecting impedance and high frequency energy control method using same
Disclosed herein are a surgical navigation instrument having a needle electrode depth adjusting structure for detecting impedance and a high frequency energy control method using the same. The present invention can detect impedance of tissues while applying a pilot signal to an electrode of a high frequency needle according to impedance conditions of the tissues to detect impedance of the tissues, and determine an applied amount of high frequency energy output to high frequency needles according to the detected impedance, thereby reducing patients' pains, maximizing treatment effect, and reducing treatment time according to high frequency energy applied to various depths at the same treatment point when performing a surgical procedure with the same or different treatment parameters according to disease symptoms while selecting the insertion number of high frequency needles, which can be adjusted in penetration depth, into the skin. |
| US12053233B2 |
Ablation probe
An ablation probe (100; 200) suitable for insertion through the working channel of an intraluminal delivery device comprises an applicator (102; 202) arranged to apply radiation to heat surrounding tissue. The probe also comprises a feeding cable (104; 204) arranged to supply electromagnetic energy to the applicator (102; 202). The probe further comprises a first coolant flow path (106). There is also a deformable member (110; 210) arranged to move between an insertion configuration in which insertion of the probe is facilitated and a deployed configuration. A second coolant path (108), via which coolant is able to flow, is provided by the deformable member (110; 210) when in the deployed configuration. The probe further comprises a tube arranged to house a distal portion of the feeding cable, and the deformable member surrounds at least part of the tube, and the tube is formed from an elastic material. |
| US12053232B2 |
Internal structure of a robotic surgical instrument
A robotic surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector, and an articulation connecting the end effector to a distal end of the shaft. The articulation comprises joints permitting the end effector to adopt a range of orientations relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft. Pairs of driving elements drive the joints, the driving elements extending through the shaft to the joints. An additional element extends through the shaft to the end effector via the articulation. A resilient barrier inside the shaft extends over a cross-sectional area of the shaft, the pairs of driving elements and the additional element passing through the resilient barrier, the resilient barrier being in resilient contact with the additional element so as to provide a resilient force opposing movement of the additional element; wherein each driving element of the pairs of driving elements passes through a hole in the resilient barrier without contacting the resilient barrier. |
| US12053230B2 |
Surgical forceps having jaw members
An electrosurgical instrument includes a housing and an elongated shaft extending from the housing. An end effector is disposed at a distal portion of the elongated shaft. The end effector is configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue. The end effector includes a first jaw member having a first electrode plate and a second jaw member having a second electrode plate. A movable handle is operably coupled to the housing. The movable handle is configured to move at least one of the first or second jaw members between an open position and a closed position. A first plate is disposed on the first jaw member. A second plate is disposed on the first plate. The second plate includes an opening defined therein. A bead is disposed on the first plate and is configured to protrude through the opening defined in the second plate. |
| US12053229B2 |
Vessel sealing instrument with seal plates for directing the flow of energy
Jaw members of end effector assemblies include sealing plates configured to direct the amount and flow of energy through the sealing plates. The sealing plates may have a height varying from a minimal height to a maximum height along a width or a length of the sealing plate and/or a sealing surface including at least two impedance zones having different impedance values. |
| US12053221B2 |
Ablation system, methods, and controllers
Multi-electrode ablation systems, methods, and controllers are described. In one example, a method of beginning an ablation procedure using a multi-electrode ablation system is described. The method includes selectively coupling the output of a power supply to a first electrode of a plurality of electrodes to increase a temperature at the first electrode to a first temperature set-point and limit a rate of increase of the temperature at the first electrode to a predetermined first rate. |
| US12053217B2 |
Receiver assembly with rotation blocking side pockets for twist-in-place insert and method of assembly
A receiver assembly includes a receiver with a central bore and a bottom opening, a channel for receiving a rod, and a discontinuous horizontal recess and one or more vertically-aligned side pockets formed into sidewall surfaces of the central bore. The assembly also includes a pressure insert with an upwardly-open rod-seating surface, opposite flanges projecting radially outward from an upper portion of an outer cylindrical surface, and one or more side protuberances projecting radially outward below the opposite flanges. The pressure insert is positionable into the central bore in a first position and then rotatable from the first position to a second position in which the side protuberances are interferingly forced into the side pocket recesses to inhibit further rotation of the pressure insert and the opposite flanges are rotated under downwardly-facing surfaces of the horizontal recess to inhibit upward movement of the pressure insert within the central bore. |
| US12053216B2 |
Screw implants for bone fusion
Systems, apparatuses and methods for bone fusion are disclosed. In particular, a fixation screw assembly is provided that comprises a bone engagement portion including a shaft and a head member. The assembly also includes a flexible washer member that can be operably attached and secured around the head member of the bone engagement portion. The washer member is polyaxial relative to the bone engagement portion, such that it can assume a variety of angles. The washer member can help prevent back out of the bone engagement portion when the bone engagement portion is implanted into a bone member. The design of the fixation screw assembly can be used in different fusion procedures, including fusion of the sacroiliac joint. |
| US12053214B2 |
Sequential reducer
Surgical instruments that are configured to couple to a bone anchor assembly to provide a modular platform for carrying out various steps of a surgical procedure, such as spinal rod reduction and derotation, are provided. For example, in one embodiment a surgical instrument can include an outer sleeve terminating in a pair of extensions, an inner sleeve having a proximal threaded portion and a distal translating portion configured to pass through the outer sleeve, and a pair of pivoting arms received in the extensions of the outer sleeve. The pivoting arms can be configured to extend into a channel of the outer sleeve to couple a bone anchor to the outer sleeve, and a proximal end portion of the outer sleeve can include one or more flats configured to engage with another instrument. |
| US12053213B2 |
Modular surgical instruments and related methods
Modular surgical instruments and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for performing rod reduction, derotation, and/or set screw insertion during spinal surgery. An exemplary system can include an instrument body configured to couple to a bone anchor assembly to provide a modular platform for carrying out various steps of a surgical procedure. For example, the instrument body can receive a reduction instrument therethrough for reducing a spinal rod into the bone anchor assembly. A derotation instrument can be attached to the reduction instrument for performing derotation maneuvers or applying other manipulation forces. A modular driver or handle adapter can be attached to the reduction instrument and/or to the derotation instrument to facilitate rod reduction. Any of the instrument body, the reduction instrument, and the derotation instrument can include a working channel therethrough. A set screw or closure mechanism, and a driver instrument for applying the set screw or closure mechanism to the bone anchor assembly, can be inserted through the working channel. |
| US12053210B2 |
Partially blocked pedicle screw
A pedicle screw with a receiving sleeve and a screw head includes a distal pivoting section that can be or is pivotally inserted into the receiving sleeve and a proximal holding section that can be or is inserted in a fixed position in the receiving sleeve, which are integrally connected to one another, in particular are manufactured in one piece, via at least one preferably elastically and/or plastically deformable web in such a way that they can be pivoted relative to one another about a pivot axis extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of a screw. |
| US12053206B2 |
Retractable surgical blade device and method
A retractable surgical blade includes a handle defining a channel and a surgical blade member. The surgical blade member includes a body to which is secured a surgical blade. The body has a portion which engages the channel so that the surgical blade member can move from a cutting position in which the surgical blade projects from the handle and can be employed in a surgical procedure to a retracted position in which the surgical blade is disposed in the channel. When in the retracted position, the surgical blade is unable to cut or stab persons associated with the surgical procedure. The device further includes cooperating locking members on the handle and the body to position the surgical blade member in the desired position. An associated method of performing a surgical procedure is also disclosed. |
| US12053204B2 |
Medical device and method
A medical device is disclosed for grinding substance inside a body lumen. The medical device includes a rotatable tubular drive shaft; a treatment member connected to the drive shaft so that rotation of the drive shaft results in rotation of the treatment member; an outer sheath configured to house the drive shaft; a handle located at a proximal portion of the drive shaft and at a proximal portion of the outer sheath; a guide wire lumen tube disposed within the tubular drive shaft and the treatment member, the guide wire lumen tube having a guide wire lumen; a distal end of the guide wire lumen tube located at a distal end of the treatment member or distal to the distal end of the treatment member; and a proximal portion of the guide wire lumen tube configured to penetrate a wall of the handle. |
| US12053200B2 |
Powered instrument
Disclosed is a system to power a tool. The tool may be powered in a selected manner that may have irrigation and/or coolant provided therewith. The irrigation and cooling fluid may be provided at substantially at a working end and/or distal end of the instrument assembly. |
| US12053196B2 |
Apparatus and methods for disrupting inter vertebral disc tissue
An apparatus for disrupting tissue in the intervertebral disc space that includes a barrier member having a first configuration for insertion into the disc space and a second configuration when deployed within the disc space. The second configuration of the barrier member is adapted to at least partially define a perimeter of a working region within the disc space. The apparatus also includes a tissue disruption tool configured for insertion into the working region. |
| US12053194B2 |
Systems and methods for treating vascular occlusions with catheter based ultrasound
A system and method is provided for generating ultrasound at the tip of an intravascular catheter. This may be used for the treatment of vascular occlusions, including chronic total occlusions (CTOs) and thrombotic occlusions (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, stroke, myocardial infarction). For instance, the systems and methods may be used to induce cavitation to enhance the enzymatic degradation of a vascular occlusion. In some configurations, the approach employs a hollow cylindrical transducer, electrically stimulated in the radial direction at a frequency corresponding to the length mode excitation, thereby projecting ultrasound forwards past the catheter tip. This design overcomes electrical impedance issues for the generation of low frequencies with a smaller diameter transducer capable of negotiating a coronary artery. The hole within the transducer may accommodate a guidewire to facilitate its placement adjacent to the proximal portion of the occlusion. |
| US12053191B2 |
Device and method for treating osteonecrosis
The present invention includes a method and devices for treating osteonecrosis in, e.g., children, adolescents, and adults comprising: identifying a subject in need of treatment for osteonecrosis; drilling two or more holes into a bone in need of treatment for osteonecrosis; inserting two or more needles or cannulas into the holes in the bone; washing an interior of the bone with a washing fluid introduced through one or more of the needles or cannulas inserted into the bone; and after washing the interior of the bone introducing one or more bone growth promoting materials or cells into the bone. |
| US12053187B2 |
Recessed bur for a surgical cutting tool
A surgical cutting tool for use with a handpiece having a motor is disclosed. The surgical cutting tool comprises a nose tube defining a lumen between proximal and distal ends. A bushing is coupled to the nose tube at the distal end and is disposed at least partially within the lumen. The bushing defines a second lumen configured to receive a region of a driveshaft that extends past the distal end of the nose tube. A bur defines a recess sized to receive at least a portion of the bushing within the recess. The bur is configured to be coupled to the driveshaft within the recess. |
| US12053181B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for endoscope or laparoscope magnetic navigation
Various embodiments incorporate an “end effector” in a magnetic anastomosis device system. The end effector is located between the handle of an endoscope or laparoscope and the distal end of the catheter. The end effector engages with and secures the magnetic anastomosis device assembly within a body lumen. The end effector is able to hold a magnetic device or devices with a tensile strength of 0-10 lbs. The end effector is small enough that two instruments of 1.8 mm diameter or smaller may be placed in a 3.7 mm working channel of an endoscope. |
| US12053179B2 |
System and method for variable velocity instrument
A system and method of variable velocity control of an instrument by a computer-assisted device includes a computer-assisted device that includes an actuator and one or more processors. To perform an operation with an instrument coupled to the computer-assisted device, the one or more processors are configured to set a velocity set point of the actuator to an initial velocity, monitor force or torque applied by the actuator to actuate the instrument, when the applied force or torque is above a first force or torque limit, determine whether a total duration of a set of pauses occurring during the operation of the instrument is below a maximum pause threshold, and in response to determining that the total duration is below the maximum pause threshold, pause the operation of the instrument. |
| US12053176B2 |
End effector detention systems for surgical instruments
A surgical instrument system can comprise a surgical instrument, a first end effector, and a second end effector, wherein the end effectors are attachable to the surgical instrument. The first end effector can comprise a first set of stored data pertaining to the first end effector, wherein the surgical instrument is configured to ascertain the first set of data and enter a first operating state. The second end effector can comprise a second set of stored data pertaining to the second end effector, wherein the surgical instrument is configured to ascertain the second set of data and enter a second operating state. The surgical instrument is further configured to enter a default operating state if said surgical instrument is unable to ascertain a set of stored data from an end effector. |
| US12053172B2 |
Suture passer device
A suture passer device for passing a length of suture through an object. The suture passer device includes a hollow tube having a proximal end and a curved distal tube portion extending to a distal end. The suture passer device also includes a handle attached to the proximal end of the hollow tube, an actuator on the handle movable between first, second, and third positions, and an internal arm within the curved distal tube portion and connected to the actuator. The internal arm is movable between first, second, and third configurations. When the actuator is in the first position, the internal arm extends out from the distal tube portion at an angle from the distal tube portion in the first configuration. When the actuator is in the second position, the internal arm is retracted within the distal tube portion in the second configuration. |
| US12053169B2 |
Devices and methods for delivering powdered agents
A device for delivering an agent may comprise a source of agent; a mixing chamber for receiving fluid and the agent; an outlet in fluid communication with the mixing chamber to deliver the fluid and the agent; and an actuator configured to (1) deliver a first flow of the fluid substantially free from the agent through the outlet; (2) after delivering the first flow, deliver a second flow of the fluid and the agent through the outlet; and (3) after delivering the second flow, deliver a third flow of the fluid substantially free from the agent through the outlet. |
| US12053166B2 |
Cytology sampling system and method of utilizing the same
A cytology sampling system includes a catheter tube and a cytology tool. The catheter tube has open proximal and distal ends. The cytology tool is insertable through the catheter tube and includes a flexible shaft and a brush. The brush is coupled to the distal end of the flexible shaft. The brush includes a plurality of brush shafts. Each brush shaft has bristles disposed along a portion of a length thereof. The bristles are coupled to and extend radially away from an outer surface of each of the brush shafts. The bristles are configured to collect cell samples from targeted tissue of a patient. |
| US12053165B1 |
Urine collection system and method of collecting urine
A urine collection system provides a method of collecting urine in a safe and ergonomic manner having a handle that extends from the urine collector to enable much more ergonomic positioning during urine collection. The handle is detachable from the urine collector. Also, the urine collection system includes a lid that is configured to fit over the collector opening of the urine collector to prevent spilling of the urine, or contact of the urine during processing. The urine collector includes a container having a collection funnel portion forming the collector opening to the urine collector and a retainer portion, coupled to the collection funnel portion. The collection funnel portion may be detachable from the retainer portion and the retainer portion may be a cup with a threaded lid that is removed to attach the cup to the collection funnel portion. |
| US12053163B2 |
Disposable controls, re-usable devices, and their methods of use
Disposable controls, re-usable devices, and their methods of use. The disposable controls and reusable devices are adapted to in operable communication during a procedure or process, and thereafter the disposable control can be discarded while the reusable device can be reused in a subsequent procedure or process. The disposable controller and reusable portion can be part of an intubation system. |
| US12053162B2 |
Distal end portion of an endoscope having electronic components and corresponding spaces for wiring and endoscope having the distal end portion
A distal end portion of an endoscope includes: a distal end cover disposed at a distal end of an insertion portion; a distal end member configured to be inserted into and fitted to the distal end cover, the distal end member including a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface being configured to come into surface contact with an inner surface of the distal end cover, the second side surface being formed in a radially inward direction with respect to the first side surface, the second side surface forming a space by being separated from the inner surface of the distal end cover by a predetermined distance; an electronic component mounted on a distal end surface of the distal end member; and a wiring electrically connected to the electronic component and disposed in a space formed between the inner surface of the distal end cover and the second side surface of the distal end member. |
| US12053159B2 |
Method of sensing particulate from smoke evacuated from a patient, adjusting the pump speed based on the sensed information, and communicating the functional parameters of the system to the hub
Surgical systems are disclosed. Surgical systems can include evacuation systems for evacuating smoke, fluid, and/or particulates from a surgical site. A surgical evacuation system can be intelligent and may include one or more sensors for detecting one or more properties of the surgical system, evacuation system, surgical procedure, surgical site, and/or patient tissue, for example. |
| US12053155B2 |
Elevator for directing medical tool
There is provided herein an endoscope assembly comprising at least one front-pointing viewing element on a front end of a distal section of the endoscope assembly, at least one side-looking viewing element on at least one side wall of the distal section of the endoscope assembly, a working channel configured for insertion of a medical tool towards the distal section, and a system for regulating the direction of exit of medical device wherein said system enables the medical device to exit at multiple angles to the long dimension of the endoscope device either from the front end or through side walls of the distal section of the device. |
| US12053153B2 |
Endoscope having an optical waveguide with emergence portion an objective beam splitter
An endoscope having an elongate shaft, an objective arranged in a distal end region of the shaft for generating an image of an object field in an image plane. The objective having a beam splitter, and an image recorder for recording the image of the object field and an optical waveguide for forwarding illumination radiation from a proximal region to the distal end region of the shaft. The endoscope being embodied as a contact endoscope, a sensor area of the image recorder arranged in the image plane and an emergence portion of the optical waveguide adapted to forward at least some of the illumination radiation to the beam splitter to illuminate the object field. |
| US12053152B2 |
Tip part for a vision device
A tip part for an insertable vision device, and an insertable vision device including the tip part. The tip part includes a housing accommodating an electronic vision receptor and adapted to extend from a distal end of an insertable elongate portion of the insertable vision device, and a light guide positioned within the housing, the light guide having a predetermined length in a longitudinal direction between a light reception end and a light emission end, the light reception end configured to receive light emanated from a light source and the light emission end configured to emit the light. The light guide includes, along at least a portion of the predetermined length, an expanding sector or a narrowing sector. |
| US12053147B2 |
Multi-field miniaturized micro-endoscope
A low-cost, ultra-compact multichannel micro-endoscope system is described that includes fiber bundles that can be implanted directly into the target tissue. In one example, the system includes one or more fiber bundles, where a first end of one fiber bundle is shaped as a non-flat surface for insertion into a target, allowing direct contact with a region of interest within the target. The light that travels back from varying depths of the region of interest are received at second end of the fiber bundle, is captured and the corresponding signals are processed to produce high-resolution images of the region of interest. Multiple imaging probes can be implanted into the target to simultaneously monitor neural activities in different regions and at different depths. |
| US12053142B2 |
Mobile robot operation control method for safety management of cleaning module and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a mobile robot operation control method for safety management of a cleaning module and an apparatus therefor. The mobile robot operation control method for safety management according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a current measuring step of measuring a current value by sensing a current for a motor which is connected to a cleaning module to be driven; a cleaning module safety management step of determining a state of the cleaning module based on the measured current value and determining a safety management control mode based on the determination result; and an operation control step of controlling an operation of a mobile robot based on the safety management control mode. |
| US12053138B2 |
Handheld extraction cleaner
A handheld extraction cleaner includes a fluid delivery system and a recovery system including a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, and a suction source. The recovery tank has an auto-close feature that automatically seals an outlet of the tank when the recovery tank is mounted to a tank receiver of the extraction cleaner. |
| US12053135B2 |
Dishwashing appliance vent conduit
A method of assembling a dishwashing appliance includes selecting one fan cover from a plurality of fan covers. Each fan cover of the plurality of fan covers is configured to be removably mounted in a vent conduit. The plurality of fan covers are each interchangeable with every other fan cover of the plurality of fan covers. The method also includes mounting the selected fan cover removably in the vent conduit. Such mounting results in the formation of a flow path for air from an ambient environment outside of the dishwashing appliance through the vent conduit and the fan cover. The flow path for air from the ambient environment is partially defined by a wall of the fan cover. |
| US12053133B2 |
Docking station and cleaning robot system
A docking station includes a base and a cleaning member assembly. The cleaning member assembly includes at least one cleaning member, a first bracket, a second bracket, and a power source. Each of the at least one cleaning member is mounted on the first bracket and the second bracket. One of the first bracket and the second bracket is a fixed bracket, and the other is a movable bracket. The movable bracket is driven to reciprocate along a straight line, in order to drive each the cleaning member to swing relative to the first bracket around a central axis. |
| US12053128B2 |
Toilet seat and hinge
A toilet seat mounting assembly that includes a hinge mount on an upper surface of a portion of a pedestal, the hinge mount having a body with a bore; an anchor underneath a lower surface of the portion; a fastener extending through the bore and operatively coupled to the anchor to clamp the portion between the hinge mount and the anchor; a hinge base having a mount supported by the upper surface, the mount having an outer wall, which defines an opening that receives the body, and a locking feature flexibly coupled to the outer wall; and a lock cap rotatably coupled to the mount and having a wall. The wall retains the locking feature into a locking engagement with the hinge mount in a locking position of the lock cap, and the mount is removable from the hinge mount in a non-locking position of the lock cap. |
| US12053125B1 |
Pistachio splitter
A pistachio splitter includes a base extending along orthogonal first and second directions; and first and second extended portions extending from the base along a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions. The first and second extended portions are spaced apart along the first direction to define a gap therebetween. Each of the first and second extended portions include opposing major surfaces spaced apart along the second direction and sloped toward one another along the third direction; and sidewalls extending between and connecting the opposing major surfaces. The sidewalls include a first sidewall of the first extended portion facing the second extended portion and a second sidewall of the second extended portion facing the first extended portion. Each of the first and second sidewalls can define a groove therein extending along the third direction. |
| US12053123B2 |
Adjustable blade assembly for a food processor
An adjustable blade assembly includes a threaded hub coupleable to a drive shaft of a food processor and a slicing plate slidably mounted on the hub. A slicing blade couples to the hub above a first surface of the slicing plate for cutting food introduced into the food processor. A cannulated support collar couples to the hub and includes a plurality of detents. A slicing adjustment sleeve rotatably couples to the hub and to the support collar to move the slicing plate up and down relative to the hub, thus changing a selected distance between the slicing plate and the slicing blade. As the user rotates the slicing adjustment sleeve, a plunger housed inside the slicing adjustment sleeve engages the plurality of detents on the support collar, thus providing tactile feedback to the user and maintaining the slicing blade in the desired position relative to the slicing plate. |
| US12053121B2 |
Hand mixer support
By attaching a rigid device between an overhead cabinet knob with the opposite side of the rigid device being attached to the handle of the hand mixer, hands free use of the hand mixer is achieved. |
| US12053119B2 |
Food storage and cooking vessel with a valve
According to one example, a removable lid for a container of a vessel includes a valve configured to selectively allow air to vent out of a fluid retaining interior region of the container when the lid is positioned on the container. The valve includes an opening that extends entirely through a thickness of a portion of the lid, and a valve plug. The valve plug includes a valve top portion that extends vertically above a top surface of the portion of the lid, a valve bottom portion, and a valve central portion. The valve top portion is configured to be contracted, by a downward pressure, into a more vertically compact shape. The valve top portion is further configured to, absent the downward pressure, expand back upwards out of the more vertically compact shape. |
| US12053112B1 |
Pillow with internal RF shielding storage compartment
A pillow with internal shielding storage compartment including a pillow body defining an internal cavity, with an outer cushion layer of a deformably resilient material flanking the internal cavity, having an outer surface continuously spanning around the pillow body, and having a pillow length separating the left and right ends, wherein the pillow body also includes an inner layer enclosing the internal cavity, of a material more rigid than the deformably resilient material of the outer cushion layer and substantially spanning the pillow length, of a thickness less than 25 mm, and configured to attenuate radio frequencies ranging up to 3 Ghz. The pillow body also defines an opening providing access to the internal cavity and that can be selectively opened and closed. |
| US12053110B2 |
Multi-positionable child holder
A child holder having a body defined by a sidewall surrounding an interior cavity is positionable to locate the legs and torso of a child into an interior cavity thereof. The child holder can be maintained engaged in an as-used position on the child when being moved to and between child carriers. The child holder is also maintained in the as-used position when securing and unsecuring a conventional three to five point harness conventionally connected to such child carriers. |
| US12053109B1 |
Device and system to secure textiles to fixed surfaces
This invention relates to a device and system to securely fasten textiles to fixed surfaces. The device includes a holder with a malleable material on the bottom, allowing for easy one-handed operation. The device also has a top with a fastener attached for secure attachment to the fixed surface. The malleable material has intersecting slits to create an opening for inserting the textile. This device and system provide a solution that is reusable, does not require modifications to the textile, and can be used on surfaces and textiles of varying sizes. Overall, it offers an efficient and effective way to secure textiles to fixed surfaces, like keeping a tablecloth in place and preventing it from being blown away by the wind. |
| US12053104B2 |
Sanitary hands-free lid dispenser
A sanitary hands-free beverage lid dispenser that is activated by a user that breaks a beam from an “electronic eye” which activates timers to sequentially provide compressed air to a main piston that operates a series of finger pivot assemblies, a series of separation pin assemblies and provide compressed air to “fluff” a single lid from a stack of lids within the device. The sequence of events to dispense a beverage lid separation pin activation, air blast, and ejection finger activation. The reset sequence is air blast suspended, ejection finger retract, and separation pin retract. |
| US12053100B2 |
Posture-enforcing seat
The posture-enforcing seat is a chair. The posture-enforcing seat is a therapeutic structure. The posture-enforcing seat is adapted for use with a patient. The posture-enforcing seat forms a physical boundary that limits the lateral motion of the thighs of the patient. The posture-enforcing seat comprises a chair structure and a plurality of corrective structures. The plurality of corrective structures attach to the chair structure. The plurality of corrective structures forms the boundary structure that limits the lateral motion of the thighs of the patient. |
| US12053095B1 |
Inflatable bed with air permeability
An inflatable bed with air permeability includes a bed body including a top panel, an enclosing wall and a bottom panel, a top cover, a first pull strap, and a second pull strap which are both endless. A top side of the first pull strap is connected to an inner wall of the top panel, and a bottom side of the first pull strap is connected to an inner side wall of the enclosing wall. A bottom side of the second pull strap is connected to an inner wall of the bottom panel, and a top side of the second pull strap is connected to the inner side wall of the enclosing wall. The first net-shaped pull strap includes two first air permeable sections parallel to each other, two second net-shaped air permeable sections parallel to each other and four connection sections distributed in a rectangular array. |
| US12053092B1 |
Compressible foam foundation for mattress support
A foundation for a mattress is formed from one or more single-layer, unitary foam blocks with supports that extend across each foam block's bottom side. The supports provide lateral or longitudinal crosswise support across a bed frame and can be directly attached to the foam block or may be provided in a kit or separately sourced. Legs can be attached to the crosswise supports. The foam block is rigid enough to support a mattress and is compressible so it has a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration, and its bottom side may have channels for the supports. In the compressed configuration, the foundation may be folded and vacuum-sealed in a plastic membrane which provides benefits for storing, shipping, and delivering the foundation. When the foundation is delivered to its place of use, the compressed foundation is removed from its packaging, allowing the foam block to return to its expanded configuration. |
| US12053091B1 |
In-pool lounger
A lounge chair designed to rest on the bottom of a body of shallow water, the chair including solid ballast as well as air and water vents to permit rapid filling and emptying of water into a chamber inside the chair. |
| US12053087B2 |
Protector for installation on floor
A protector for installation on a floor includes: a guard part comprising a contact surface portion having first screw through-holes formed therethrough, a middle portion which is coupled upward from the edge of the contact surface portion to be primarily impacted, and wing portions integrally coupled to both sides of the middle portion, respectively; a base part having third screw through-holes formed therethrough so as to be fixed to a floor surface while being brought into contact with the floor surface; an intermediate body disposed between the guard part and the base part and having second screw through-holes formed therethrough; and stud bolts passing through the guard part, the intermediate body, and the base part so as to fix the base part to the floor surface, wherein when an external force is applied, the elastic and flexible intermediate body is compressed in a collision direction to effectively reduce the impact. |
| US12053083B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement having a head with a plurality of cleaning elements coupled thereto and extending therefrom. In the exemplified embodiment, the cleaning elements have a plurality of bristle tufts each including a plurality of bristle filaments. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a first bristle tuft having inner and outer filaments with the outer filaments being taller than the inner filaments and a second bristle tuft having inner and outer filaments with the outer filaments being shorter than the inner filaments. The first bristle tufts may be arranged on the head in a position so as to surround the second bristle tufts, or the second bristle tufts may be arranged on the head in a position so as to surround the first bristle tufts. Distal ends of the first and second bristle tufts may be angled. |
| US12053082B1 |
Tactical accessory holder
Accessory holders are described having a mounting portion that attaches the accessory holder to wearable support structure, and a carrier frame that holds a first personal accessory. A rotating arm connects the carrier frame to the mounting portion. The carrier frame includes a retaining mechanism, such as an elastomeric strap, nylon webbing, hook and loop fasteners, etc., for holding the first personal accessory to the carrier frame. The arm includes a hinge configured to allow the carrier frame to move between a folded position and an unfolded position with respect to the mounting portion and the mounting portion includes attachment means, such as attachment or mounting straps, spear fittings, hook and loop fasteners, etc., for securing the accessory holder to the wearable support structure. |
| US12053077B2 |
Refill for cosmetic product receptacle and associated receptacle
A refill is removably mountable on a base of a receptacle of a cosmetic product extend along a main longitudinal axis X. The refill includes a lower sleeve removably attached to the base of the receptacle, a stick of cosmetic product immobile with respect to the lower sleeve, an upper sleeve and at least one intermediate sleeve connecting the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve. The upper sleeve, the at least one intermediate sleeve and the lower sleeve can include first and/or second displacer so that they are rotatably and axially displaceable relative to each other. The first and/or the second displacer for displacing the at least one intermediate sleeve can extend over the entire height of an external and/or internal surface of the at least one intermediate sleeve. |
| US12053076B2 |
Retractable container
A retractable container includes: a cover part of which both ends are open; a body part which is disposed in the upper inside portion of the cover part and receives contents; an elevating part which is disposed in the lower end of the body part, rises inside the cover part, and has a locking protrusion defining a seating position; a pressing part which is disposed in the lower portion of the elevating part, rises inside the cover part according to a user's pressing, and has an elastic piece; and a guide part which is fixedly disposed on the upper side of the pressing part and has a guide surface which contacts the upper end of the elastic piece, wherein, when the locking protrusion is seated on a first catching protrusion formed on the elastic piece, the rising of the elevating part and the body part is limited. |
| US12053074B2 |
Double container
A double container includes: a nozzle for discharging a content through a discharge hole under pressurization of a user; a pump assembly for discharging the content under the pressurization of the nozzle; an inner container having a first accommodation portion adapted to accommodate the content therein and a first edge portion formed on top of the first accommodation portion to accommodatedly seat at least a portion of the pump assembly thereonto; an outer container having a second accommodation portion adapted to accommodate the inner container therein and a second edge portion formed on top of the second accommodation portion; and a shoulder detachably coupled to the second edge portion of the outer container and adapted to pressurize the inner container through the coupling to the outer container to allow the inner container to come into close contact with the outer container, wherein the outer container may be made of glass. |
| US12053073B2 |
Decoration member and method for manufacturing same
The present application relates to a decoration member including a pattern layer provided on one surface of the substrate and including a convex structure or a concave structure arranged two-dimensionally, and a method for preparing the decoration member. |
| US12053072B2 |
Hair treatment process
A process for treating, especially for washing, the hair, including applying at least one cosmetic active ingredient to the head of hair using a dispensing device. The dispensing device including a hand piece preferably having at least two nozzles, the jets of which collide with one another, to form a mixture of water and of the active ingredient, this mixture originating from a collection basin arranged below the user's head. |
| US12053071B1 |
Rolling tote bag
A rolling tote bag including a collapsible container body made of a foldable assembly of fabric panels, including a bottom panel and side panels, that jointly define an inner storage volume when in an expanded state. The rolling tote bag further includes a rolling support assembly to provide rolling support for the collapsible container body in the expanded state, the rolling support assembly including a support plate and a plurality of caster wheels provided on an underside of the support plate. The collapsible container body further includes a retaining structure formed of one or more fabric panels, which retaining structure is provided underneath the bottom panel and is configured to securely hold the support plate outside of the inner storage volume against an underside of the bottom panel. |
| US12053068B2 |
Support board structure
A support board structure includes a base plate, a folding plate, and an elastic binding belt. The base plate has a top edge, a bottom edge, and a backside therebetween. The folding plate includes an abutting portion pivotally connected to the bottom edge, a connecting portion and a supporting portion pivotally connected between the abutting portion and the connecting portion. The supporting portion is formed with a strip-shaped hole. An end of the elastic binding belt is fixed to the base plate, and another end thereof is fixed to the base plate and passing the connecting portion. The folding plate flatly abuts against the backside when collapsed, and the connecting portion is reversely folded to flatly abut against the backside to form a three-dimensional structure and define an elevation angle between the abutting portion and the base plate when expanded. |
| US12053067B1 |
Card holder wallet
The present disclosure also provides a card holder wallet. The card holder wallet includes a shell and a push device. The shell is provided with a first accommodating cavity and a first accommodating opening. The first accommodating cavity is encircled by a side wall of the shell. The first accommodating opening is communicated with the first accommodating cavity. The first accommodating cavity is configured to accommodate a card. The push device is connected to the shell. The push device is configured to push the card out of the first accommodating cavity via the first accommodating opening. Through the above structure, a user can easily push a card in the first accommodating cavity towards the first accommodating opening and out of the first accommodating cavity through the push device, making it easy for the user to accurately and quickly fetch a desired card. |
| US12053058B2 |
Rotary closure with tensioning element
The disclosure relates to a rotary closure including a housing part with an axis to which a rotary knob is attached in order to actuate a tensioning roller for a tensioning element for the rotary closure in order to wind or release the tensioning element. Further, a first gear is connected to the rotary knob and has internal toothing and a second gear is rotationally connected to the tensioning roller and has internal toothing. Additionally, a drive pinion that is coupled to the gears is provided between said first and second gears, and the drive pinion has a mounting that is configured to be radially moved relative to the drive axis in order to selectively couple the pinion to and release the pinion from the internal toothing of the respective first and second gears. |
| US12053055B2 |
Dual function wireless power and thermal receiver
In an embodiment, a method for heating a personal device using a wirelessly-powered heating device includes: wirelessly receiving power with a receiving coil of the wirelessly-powered heating device, the receiving coil located inside the personal device, where the receiving coil is coupled to a capacitor of the wirelessly-powered heating device to form a receiver resonant tank; and heating the personal device with heat produced by a resistance of the receiving coil, where the receiving coil functions as a receiver antenna and as a heat producing element. |
| US12053053B2 |
Bladders, footwear uppers including bladders, and articles of footwear including bladders in the upper
Footwear uppers include a footwear upper base formed from one or more component parts and including: (i) an instep region including at least one of a tongue base region or instep base region and (ii) a heel-containing region. A bladder is engaged with the footwear upper. The bladder includes: (i) at least a first instep chamber engaged with the instep region, (ii) at least a first heel and/or ankle support chamber engaged with the heel-containing region, and (iii) a first fluid line connecting the first instep chamber and the first heel and/or ankle support chamber and placing the first instep chamber in fluid communication with the first heel and/or ankle support chamber. Fluid moving from the first instep chamber to the first heel and/or ankle support chamber (e.g., under force applied by a footwear securing strap) provides further support for the wearer's heel and/or ankle. |
| US12053052B2 |
Function screen printing on upper
Described are shoes, in particular a sports shoe, wherein at least a portion of an upper of the shoe includes a first layer and a functional second layer, wherein the functional second layer is directly printed onto the first layer. |
| US12053049B2 |
Contoured fluid-filled chamber
A sole structure for an article of footwear may include a chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid, the chamber having a first chamber barrier layer and a second chamber barrier layer bonded to the first chamber barrier layer about peripheral portions of the first chamber barrier layer and the second chamber barrier layer to define an interior void between the first chamber barrier layer and the second chamber barrier layer. The sole structure may also include a tensile member bonded to, and extending between, the first chamber barrier layer and the second chamber barrier layer. The sole structure may include a bond inhibiting material located between the tensile member and the first chamber barrier layer, the tensile member and the first chamber barrier layer being unbonded in an unbonded area in which the bond inhibiting material is disposed. The chamber may include an outwardly extending bulge in the unbonded area. |
| US12053046B2 |
Knitted article with at least one scallop element and methods of manufacture
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to an article at least partially formed by a knitted component. In some embodiments, the article may include an upper for an article of footwear. The knitted component may include a seamless portion extending from a toe area, through a midfoot area, and to a heel area of the upper on at least one of a lateral and a medial side of the upper. A first course may at least partially form the knitted component, and the first course may extend from the heel area to the toe area of the upper. The knitted component may include one or more scallop elements at least partially overlapping. |
| US12053045B2 |
Ratchet dial mechanism for helmet
A ratchet dial mechanism used on ballistic protective personal equipment and ballistic protective personal helmets, which enables the chin straps to be adjusted by tightening and loosening so that the helmet fits snugly on the user's head with precision and decreases the manufacturing cost and time due to fewer parts needed for assembly. |
| US12053044B2 |
Modular head garment
A head garment, which may comprise a nose covering portion, a head covering portion, and/or a neck covering portion. The nose covering portion may comprise a nose bridge portion, an upper lip portion, and a throughhole The head covering portion may be affixed to the nose covering portion and positioned to, when the head garment is worn by a user, cover the user's forehead and the back of the user's head. The neck covering portion may comprise an upper edge with a fastener portion that is configured to engage with a corresponding fastener portion on the lower edge of the nose covering portion, to releasably affix the lower edge of the nose covering portion to the upper edge of the neck covering portion, and disengage from the corresponding fastener portion on the lower edge of the nose covering portion, to form a mouth opening between the two edges. |
| US12053042B2 |
Synthetic elastomeric article and method for the production thereof
The present application relates to an elastomeric article, such as a glove, comprising: (i) an elastomeric film comprising one or more film layers, and including an external surface and an internal surface, (ii) an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms on the external surface of the elastomeric film, and (iii) a skin-protective agent selected from a probiotic, a prebiotic, or a combination thereof on the internal surface of the elastomeric film; wherein the inner surface of the film is free of an antimicrobially-effective amount of an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms. The elastomeric articles may further comprise a barrier film layer that provides separation between the antimicrobial agent and the skin-protective agent. Also described are methods for the manufacture of such articles. |
| US12053040B2 |
Disposable respirator
Methods, systems and apparatus for a pouch-style mask having upper and lower mask substrates, each having a first layer comprising spunbond material and a second layer comprising meltblown material, a perimeter comprising a user contacting portion and a non-user contacting portion, and a shoulder proximate a left-side transition between the user contacting portion and the non-user contacting portion and a shoulder proximate a right-side transition between the user contacting portion and the non-user contacting portion. The mask also has a head strap assembly comprising first and second head straps each having first and second end portions, where the first end portions of the first and second head straps are attached to the left upper and lower shoulders in a side-by-side configuration and the second end portions of the first and second head straps are attached to the right upper and lower shoulders in a side-by-side configuration. |
| US12053038B1 |
Solar arm shield with air fin
A solar radiation arm shield includes an elongated semi-rigid shell of a UV radiation-blocking material defining first and second side edges. In addition, the arm shield includes a hinged air deflection baffle angled relative to a longitudinal edge of the elongated semi-rigid shell. Preferably included is padding on the exterior of a portion of the elongated semi-rigid shell. |
| US12053037B1 |
Thermal modification device
A thermal modification device for modifying the skin temperature of a user, the thermal modification device including: a first elongated flexible container including a first substance disposed therein and a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first substance is a fluid having thermal properties of a first substance; and a second elongated flexible container including a second substance disposed therein and a first wall and a second wall, wherein the second substance is a fluid having thermal properties of a second substance, wherein a ratio of the mass of the first substance and the mass of the second substance is at least one of about 0.22 and about 0.31, the first elongated flexible container and the second elongated flexible container are disposed with the second wall of the first elongated flexible container disposed in contacting relationship with the first wall of the second elongated flexible container. |
| US12053034B2 |
Garment with motion-supporting compression zones and body-shaping compression zones
A sports garment includes a textile forming two or more compression zones. The compression zones include a motion-supporting compression zone configured to apply a first compressive force to a first area of a body and a body-shaping compression zone configured to apply a second compressive force to a second area of the body. The first compressive force supports a motion of the first area of the body. The second compressive force shapes the second area of the body. |
| US12053032B2 |
Method establishing first airflow and second airflow in e-vaping cartridge
The method including first establishing a first airflow in a first passage of an e-vaping cartridge, the first passage including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, a first air inlet in communication with the first portion, a heater in communication with the second portion, the second portion being between the first portion and the third portion, and second establishing a second airflow in a second passage of the e-vaping cartridge, the second passage being in communication with the third portion. |
| US12053031B2 |
Atomizer, housing therefor and electronic atomizing apparatus
An atomizer may include a housing and an atomizing assembly. The housing may include a nozzle and a liquid storage pipe. The nozzle may be located at an end of the liquid storage pipe and integrated with the liquid storage pipe. At least a portion of an outer surface of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe may include a matte surface having a first rugosity. At least a portion of an outer surface of the housing may be a polished surface through which aerosol-generating substrate stored in the liquid storage pipe can be observed. The atomizing assembly may be configured to heat and atomize the aerosol-generating substrate to generate smoke. |
| US12053029B1 |
Systems and methods for testing one or more smoking articles
This document generally describes a system and method configured to generate vapor samples from one or more smoking articles used for testing purposes. The system can be configured in a manner that generates a predetermined flow profile by driving a fluid pump in a scheme that accounts for fluid inertia. |
| US12053025B2 |
Non-combustion heating-type smoking article
A non-combustion heating-type smoking article comprises: a mouthpiece having a suction port hole; a flavor source accommodation section that accommodates a flavor source, and that has a vapor discharge port that discharges a vapor component generated by evaporation of the flavor source; a heater for heating and evaporating the flavor source; a chamber section for establishing communication between the vapor discharge port and the suction port hole, and temporarily storing the vapor component generated by evaporation of the flavor source; and an air intake hole that establishes communication between the inside and the outside of the chamber section. The vapor discharge port is opened to only the chamber section, and during each suction, the vapor component that has accumulated in the chamber section is mixed with intake air that has flowed into the chamber section from the air intake hole and is then transported to the suction port hole. |
| US12053023B2 |
Cartridge and electronic cigarette
A cartridge includes a cartridge body, a base provided at one end of the cartridge body, and an atomizing head received in the cartridge body. The atomizing head includes a heating structure. The heating structure has two pins. A first pressing member and a second pressing member are installed on the base. The first pressing member presses and fixes one of the pins on the base and is electrically connected to the pin. The second pressing member presses and fixes the other pin on the base and is electrically connected to the other pin. The two pins of the heating structure are respectively pressed and fixed by the first pressing member and the second pressing member. It is convenient for the user to replace the heating structure, the operation is simple and convenient, the connection stability is strong, and the user experience is improved. |
| US12053022B2 |
Capsules with integrated mouthpieces, heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices, and methods of generating an aerosol
A capsule for a heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating device may include a base portion, a first cover, a second cover, an aerosol-forming substrate, and a heater. The base portion includes an engagement assembly configured to couple with the first cover and the second cover. The first cover defines a first recess, and the second cover defines a second recess. When assembled, the first cover is aligned with the second cover such that the first recess and the second recess collectively form a chamber. The aerosol-forming substrate is within the chamber. The heater is configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol. The heater includes a first end section, an intermediate section, and a second end section. The heater extends through the base portion such that the intermediate section is in the chamber, while the first end section and the second end section are external segments. |
| US12053020B2 |
E-vapor devices including pre-sealed cartridges
An e-vapor device may include a cartridge configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein. The e-vapor device may additionally include a dispensing body including a ratchet assembly and configured to receive a vaporizer to interact with the ratchet assembly. The vaporizer is configured to access the pre-vapor formulation in the cartridge via a coupling action and to heat the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor. The ratchet assembly is configured to undergo a mechanical incrementation with each coupling action to facilitate a simultaneous removal of the cartridge with the vaporizer coupled thereto after a designated number of coupling actions. Accordingly, the overuse of the vaporizer and the adverse sensory effects associated therewith can be reduced or prevented. |
| US12053019B2 |
Piercing device for inhaler article
A piercing device (150) contains a recessed piercing element (160) and is configured to receive a distal end (118) of an inhaler article (110). The piercing element pierces or punctures a single hole into a capsule contained within the inhaler article when the inhaler article is seated into an inhaler article cavity (157) of the piercing device. The piercing device includes a marking element (170) extending into the inhaler article cavity from the housing inner surface (152). The marking element is configured to mark an outer surface of an inhaler device when the inhaler device is received within the inhaler article cavity. The marking element extends orthogonally to the piercing element longitudinal axis. |
| US12053017B1 |
Snap-off smoking device assembly
A snap-off smoking device assembly including a base plate having a base plate passage defined therein and a base plate aperture formed therethrough; a base plate insert adapted to be slidably positioned within at least a portion of the base plate passage and repeatably slidable between a retracted position and an extended position within the base plate passage, wherein the base plate insert aperture extends through a portion of the base plate insert; and an insert release button, wherein a portion of the insert release button is positioned through the base plate insert aperture and wherein the insert release button is repeatably slidable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein in the retracted position and the engaged position at least a portion of the insert release button extends through the base plate insert aperture and into at least a portion of the base plate aperture. |
| US12053016B2 |
Portable compact pipe
There is disclosed a portable compact pipe comprising at least one base section having at least one hole. There is also at least one water container section having at least one hole. Furthermore, there is at least one shield. The base section is coupled to the water container section, at least at one orientation. With this design, a hole on the base section and a hole on the water container section are configured to be lined up. Thus, when the stem is inserted into the hole on the base section, and the hole on the water container section, the stem locks the water container section to the base section. |
| US12053015B2 |
Aerosol-generating article, device, and system
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol-generating article, including an article body and a magnetic recording medium disposed on a surface of the article body and/or inside the article body. The magnetic recording medium is an information storage unit storing readable information. The present disclosure also provides an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating system. |
| US12053014B2 |
Moist tobacco product and method of making
A portioned moist tobacco product with a super-hydrated membrane coating and method of manufacturing is disclosed. The super-hydrated membrane coating is formed by ionic cross-linking using two polymers. The soluble component of the super-hydrated membrane coating dissolves upon placement in the mouth, while the insoluble component maintains the tobacco within the coating for the duration of the use of the product. The moist tobacco product is soft and flexible so as to fit comfortably in an oral cavity when placed therein. |
| US12053011B2 |
Extrusion
The present invention concerns a process for manufacturing an infant formula product involving: (a) subjecting an aqueous mixture having a protein component and a carbohydrate component to a heat treatment step; (b) mixing the aqueous mixture with a lipid component; (c) subjecting the aqueous mixture having the lipid component, the carbohydrate component and the heat-treated protein component to a homogenization and emulsification step to obtain a homogenized oil-in-water emulsion having a total solids content in the range of 45-73 wt %; (d) conveying the homogenized emulsion into an extruder, independently adding digestible carbohydrates and optionally dietary fibres to the extruder and extruding the contents of the extruder to obtain an extruded material; (e) preparing an infant formula product from the extruded material. The invention further concerns an infant formula product obtainable by the process according to the invention and to a modular system suitable for performing the process according to the invention. |
| US12053009B2 |
Method of reducing asparagine in whole grain flours
A method of reducing the asparagine content of whole grain flour for the production of baked goods includes treating whole grains by tempering the whole grains in an aqueous solution of an asparagine-reducing composition to concentrate and localize asparaginase activity in the bran and germ of the whole grains. In one approach, the asparagine-reducing composition may comprise an asparaginase enzyme. In another approach, the asparagine-reducing composition may comprise a yeast strain capable of degrading asparagine. The tempering treatment with the asparagine-reducing composition reduces asparagine in the whole grains by at least about 25%, resulting in a whole grain flour having an asparagine content of no more than about 250 ppm. Also described are baked goods having a reduced asparagine and acrylamide content comprising a whole grain flour obtained by treating whole grains with an asparagine-reducing composition during tempering. |
| US12053005B2 |
Method of manufacturing transfructosylation steviol glycosides using the Lactobacillus mali
The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a transglucosylated steviol glycoside using a crude enzyme liquid of a Lactobacillus mali strain. |
| US12052999B2 |
Process for producing milk and milk-related products with extended shelf life
Disclosed is process for producing milk and milk-related products with extended shelf life. The process comprises the steps of separating whole milk is a cream fraction and a skimmed milk fraction, wherein the skimmed milk fraction has a fat content of 0.5% by weight or less, subjecting the skimmed milk fraction to a heat treatment, said heat treatment comprising heating the skimmed milk fraction to 152° C. to 165° C. for 500 ms or less, and cooling of the skimmed milk fraction to a temperature at or below 70° C. The produced milk and milk-related products maintains a high degree of undenatured whey protein despite the high treatment temperature. |
| US12052998B1 |
Steam pasteurization system and method
The continuous pasteurization system (100) that pasteurizes raw food products (104) while substantially maintaining the raw state of the raw food products includes a conveyor (102) on which the raw food products (104) are loaded for delivery to a pasteurization apparatus 36, wherein the raw food products are quickly heated so that the temperature of the outer surface of the raw food products is raised sufficiently to achieve a desired pathogen kill level. Thereafter, the raw food products (104) are immediately cooled in a cooling apparatus (110) to remove the heat applied to the raw food product and maintain the substantial raw state of the raw food product. A control system (24) is connected to a processor (30) as well as various measuring devices and instruments, including temperature measurement devices (T1-T5) to control the operation of the pasteurization system (100). |
| US12052997B2 |
Plants with reduced Lipase 1 activity
The disclosure relates to a series of independent human-induced non-transgenic mutations found at one or more of the Lip1 genes of a plant; plants having these mutations in one or more of their Lip1 genes; and a method of creating and finding similar and/or additional mutations of Lip1 by screening pooled and/or individual plants. The plants disclosed herein exhibit decreased lipase activity without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes. Additionally, products produced from the plants disclosed herein exhibit increased hydrolytic and oxidative stability and increased shelf life without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes. |
| US12052995B2 |
System for rolling food products
A system and method for rolling planar food products that rest upon interleaving paper is provided. The system includes first and second conveyors, a rotating mechanism and a movement system. The rotating mechanism is normally disposed at a first position proximate to the end of the first conveyor such that a leading edge of planar dough that extends over the first conveyor falls with respect to the rotating mechanism. The controller urges rotation of the rotation mechanism as the leading edge extends with respect to the rotating mechanism and rotates until the planar food product is fully rolled about the rotation mechanism. The movement mechanism then translates the rotation mechanism to a position where it is aligned with the second conveyor. |
| US12052993B2 |
Aqueous herbicidal intermixtures
Described herein are aqueous homogeneous herbicide compositions including electrolytic herbicides and a multipart amine component, wherein the multipart amine component includes at least one tertiary amine having an alkyl group of at least 8 carbon atoms. |
| US12052991B2 |
Substituted pyridinyloxybenzenes and salts thereof and use thereof as herbicidal agents
Described are substituted pyridinyloxybenzenes of the general formula (I) and the use thereof as herbicides, in particular for controlling broad-leaved weeds and/or weed grasses in crops of useful plants and/or as plant growth regulators for influencing the growth of crops of useful plants. The present invention further relates to herbicidal and/or plant growth-regulating compositions comprising one or more compounds of the general formula (I). |
| US12052989B2 |
Compositions comprising ethoxylated lecithin and methods of making and using the same
Compositions are provided that include ethoxylated lecithin for use as an adjuvant in aqueous composition. Specifically, the compositions may be utilized primarily as drift reduction agents in agricultural compositions, as a soil or foliage penetrant, as a pesticide adjuvant, as a pesticide formulation component, and for other uses. More specifically, the compositions are useful in reducing drift in spray compositions, such as in use in agricultural applications, such as pesticide, herbicide, fungicide and insecticide formulations, in industrial vegetation management (“IVM”) and integrated pest management (“IPM”) applications, in rights-of-way applications, in forestry applications, and other like applications. |
| US12052984B2 |
Intelligent pesticide spraying robot self-adaptive to terrain of mountain land
An intelligent pesticide spraying robot self-adaptive to terrain of mountain land is provided. Walking mechanisms are respectively connected to both side ends of a chassis. A pesticide spraying mechanism includes rotary drive mechanisms respectively connected to both sides of the rear end of the chassis, telescopic spray boom mechanisms correspondingly connected to the rotary drive mechanisms, rotary nozzle mechanisms correspondingly connected to the telescopic spray boom mechanisms, a liquid pesticide storage box fixed to the top of the chassis, a first water pump fixed in the liquid pesticide storage box, and first water pipes in communication with the first water pump and the rotary nozzle mechanisms. A control chip of a control identification mechanism is communicatively connected to the walking mechanisms, the rotary drive mechanisms, the telescopic spray boom mechanisms, the rotary nozzle mechanisms, the first water pump, a front-end camera, side-end cameras and ultrasonic sensors respectively. |
| US12052983B2 |
Intermittent flashing decoy apparatus, method and system
Intermittent Flashing Decoy Apparatus, Method and System generally comprising a housing unit, a power source, a motor, a cycler, a switch, and a flasher, wherein the motor, power source, and cycler are substantially housed within the housing unit, and wherein the power source is capable, when the apparatus is turned on via the switch, of powering the motor off and on at random as controlled by the cycler, which is an intermittent timer chip, to manipulate the flasher as to create intermittent “flashes” as flasher rotates and reflects light such as sunlight. A system of two or more intermittent flashing decoys wherein each decoy is controlled by an intermittent timer chip, the cycler, so that no pattern of flashing occurs between any two decoys. |
| US12052982B2 |
Device for treating soil and method for operating such a device
The invention relates to a device for treating a soil, comprising the following elements: a carrier vehicle having a chassis, a housing with electrical components such as in particular a high-voltage device for generating a high voltage, and high-voltage electrodes for introducing the high voltage into a first soil region. In accordance with the invention, it comprises a measuring device with evaluation electronics for measuring a fault current or a fault voltage between individual elements of the device with respect to one another or between individual elements and an earthing which serves to divert a fault current in a second floor region. |
| US12052977B1 |
Connecting buckle with return device
Disclosed is a connecting buckle with a return device, including an upper cover and a lower cover disposed correspondingly, where a buckled cavity is formed between the upper cover and the lower cover, a rotating shaft, a locking device and a return device are disposed in the buckled cavity. The locking device includes an upper locking tongue and a lower locking tongue. A locking spring is disposed at the bottom of the buckled cavity, and the return device includes an upper return tongue and a lower return tongue, the upper return tongue is hinged to the lower locking tongue, the lower return tongue is hinged to the upper locking tongue, and the upper return tongue and the lower return tongue are hinged to each other. The connecting buckle with the return device has the advantages of convenience in locking and unlocking, relatively good safety and stability, and good versatility. |
| US12052975B1 |
Universal pet crate bumper
A universal pet crate bumper includes a body having an upper end, a lower end, a front, a rear, an internal batting spanning the length and width of the body, an outer fabric layer enclosing the batting, and at least four vertical lines of stitching extending from the upper end to the lower end and through the batting from the front to the rear. The vertical lines of stitching compress the batting to form distinct panels along the body that correspond to the sidewalls of a pet crate. The lines of stitching define a pivot upon which the body may fold at least 90 degrees such that the body may fit snuggly within the corners of the pet crate. The batting includes a compact and dense structure enabling the body to maintain an upright orientation along the sidewalls of the pet crate without sagging when the bumper is installed. |
| US12052969B2 |
Quality and permanence of green color of peppers at maturity and over-maturity
Capsicum plants produce fruits which are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity, and not olive green like existing evergreen varieties. The plants homozygously include in their genome a mutant allele of the cl gene encoding the Capsicum stay-green (CaSGR) protein and a mutant allele of the wt gene encoding the phytoene synthase (PSY) protein. Further, parts and cells of the plants, in particular pepper fruits are and remain green at maturity and/or over-maturity. Moreover, methods for producing the Capsicum plants and methods identify, detect and/or select the plants. |
| US12052968B2 |
Soybean variety 5PPDG68
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PPDG68 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PPDG68, cells from soybean variety 5PPDG68, plants of soybean 5PPDG68, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PPDG68. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PPDG68 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PPDG68, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PPDG68, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PPDG68. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PPDG68 are further provided. |
| US12052966B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011187
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011187. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011187, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011187 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011187. |
| US12052965B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV515661
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV515661. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV515661, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV515661 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV515661 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV515661. |
| US12052960B2 |
Wheat variety 6PSRG14
A wheat variety designated 6PSRG14, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PSRG14, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PSRG14 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PSRG14 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PSRG14 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PSRG14 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided. |
| US12052957B2 |
Plant grow lighting system
A plant grow lighting system for stimulating plant growth. The plant grow lighting system includes a growth rack, at least one main plant-lighting lamp and at least one auxiliary plant-lighting lamp. Defining height direction of the growth rack as up-down direction, length direction as front-rear direction, and width direction as left-right direction, where the growth rack includes one or more rack layers; the main plant-lighting lamp is provided on the growth rack, the main plant-lighting lamp includes at least one first light-emitting module to emit light downwards; the auxiliary plant-lighting lamp is provided on the growth rack and includes two second light-emitting modules, the second light-emitting module can emit light in a horizontal direction, and the power of the auxiliary plant-lighting lamp is less than the power of the main plant-lighting lamp. The technical solution of the present disclosure makes it possible to provide uniform illumination conditions for plants. |
| US12052953B1 |
Bio-enriched soil technologies (BEST)
A bio-enriched soil and method of production is presented. If water supply is scant, bio-enriched soil technologies (BEST) are able to attract, store, and transport water and nutrient molecules to a plant in a controlled way. If the water or nutrient resources are excessive, BEST can release the excess and supply only what is needed. Hence, bio-enriched soil can function in climates in which crops normally are under stress by increasing the bioavailability of nutrients and water. |
| US12052951B2 |
Remotely adjustable row divider for an agricultural harvester
A header for an agricultural vehicle includes: a header frame; at least one crop remover carried by the header frame; a plurality of row dividers pivotably carried by the header frame; and at least one divider lifter coupled to at least one of the row dividers and configured to activate in order to pivot the coupled at least one row divider relative to the header frame. The at least one divider lifter is configured to be selectively activated by a remote controller. |
| US12052938B1 |
Riding hydraulically driven aerator
A riding hydraulically driven aerator is disclosed herein. The aerator includes a frame, an engine, one or more hydraulic pumps, one or more drive wheels, one or more tine assemblies, and one or more hydraulic motors. The hydraulic motors are coupled to the drive wheels and to the tine assemblies. The hydraulic pumps provide power to the hydraulic motors and are coupled to the engine with a toothed timing belt. |
| US12058942B2 |
MRAM cell embedded in a metal layer
Embodiments disclosed herein include a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may include a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) cell with a memory array landing pad contacting a first bottom metal level contact and an MRAM pillar electrically connected to the memory array landing pad. The semiconductor structure may also include a logic interconnect contacting a second bottom metal level contact and a dielectric cap above the MRAM cell and the logic interconnect. The MRAM cell and logic interconnect may be electrically connected to a top metal level through the dielectric cap. |
| US12058932B2 |
Co-host material, light emitting layer composition, and light emitting device
The present disclosure provides a co-host material, a composition for forming a light emitting layer, and a light emitting device. The co-host material can at least partially solve the difficulty in the limited selection of thermally activated delayed fluorescent materials in the existing light emitting devices, and the difficulty in providing a light emitting layer of a blue light emitting device. The co-host material comprises a first compound and a second compound each having a specific general formula. |
| US12058928B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the polycyclic compound includes a boranamine derivative, a first ring and a second ring, each directly linked to a boron atom of the boranamine derivative, a third ring and a fourth ring, each directly linked to a nitrogen atom of the boranamine derivative, and at least one substituted or unsubstituted boryl group, linked to at least one ring among the first to fourth rings, thereby showing long-life characteristics and excellent color reproducibility. |
| US12058927B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the emission layer includes a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below, and shows high emission efficiency: |
| US12058924B2 |
Test substrate and manufacturing method therefor, test method, and display substrate
A test substrate has at least one test region and includes a base substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors disposed on the base substrate, at least one test hole located in the test region, and at least one test pin. At least one of the thin film transistors is a target thin film transistor to be tested, each target thin film transistor is located in one test region. Each test hole exposes a source region, a drain region or a gate of a corresponding target thin film transistor at a bottom thereof. Each test pin is located in one test hole. One end of the test pin passes through the test hole to be coupled to the source region, the drain region or the gate of the corresponding target thin film transistor, and another end of the test pin is exposed at a surface of the test substrate. |
| US12058922B2 |
Manufacturing method of deposition mask and manufacturing method of organic EL display
A manufacturing method of a deposition mask includes a resin-layer forming step of forming a resin layer on one surface of a substrate by applying a resin solution to the surface of the substrate, a step of forming a non-contact area, which is not in contact with the surface of the substrate in the resin layer, by removing at least a part of the substrate, a step of bringing the resin layer into contact with a liquid or heating the resin layer after the non-contact area has been formed in the resin layer, and a resin-layer processing step of forming an opening in the resin layer by processing the resin layer after the step of bringing the resin layer into contact with the liquid or heating the resin layer. |
| US12058919B2 |
Display apparatus manufacturing method and display apparatus manufacturing system
A display apparatus manufacturing method includes preparing a substrate, forming, on the substrate, a display preliminary structure including at least one first electrode, arranging, in a processing chamber, the substrate on which the display preliminary structure is formed, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the substrate while maintaining a pressure atmosphere in the processing chamber lower than an atmospheric pressure, forming an intermediate layer on the display preliminary structure, the intermediate layer including an emission layer, and forming a second electrode on the intermediate layer. |
| US12058914B2 |
Display device
A display device includes light emitting elements in an active area and each light emitting element includes an anode, a light emitting layer, and a cathode; signal lines in a non-active area outside the active area; an encapsulation unit on the light emitting elements and the signal lines; touch electrodes on the encapsulation unit in the active area; first lines on the encapsulation unit in the non-active area and electrically connected to the touch electrodes; a second line outside the first lines; first auxiliary lines under the first lines and respectively electrically connected to a part of the first lines through first electrodes; and a second auxiliary line under the second line and electrically connected to the second line through a second electrode. The cathode is on an entire surface of the active area and extends to a shielding area of the non-active area. |
| US12058913B2 |
Display panel and information processing device
A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a display region, an insulating film, and a sealing film; the display region includes a pixel; and the pixel includes a display element and a color conversion layer. The insulating film covers the display element, the sealing film includes a region, the color conversion layer is sandwiched between the region and the insulating film, and the sealing film includes a region that is on the outside of the display region and in contact with the insulating film. The display element includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. The first layer contains a first material and a second material, the second layer contains a third material, the third layer contains a light-emitting material and a fourth material, the fourth layer contains a fifth material and a sixth material, the first material has a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV, the second material has an acceptor property, the third material has a lower HOMO level than the first material, the fifth material has a HOMO level higher than or equal to −6.0 eV, and the sixth material is an organic complex of alkali metal or an organic complex of alkaline earth metal. |
| US12058911B2 |
Color filter and display device comprising same
Provided is a color filter having improved light efficiency and color reproducibility. The color filter includes: a substrate having a plurality of pixel areas and a light blocking area surrounding the plurality of pixel areas; a light blocking layer on the light blocking area; a first color conversion layer on a first pixel area among the plurality of pixel areas and configured to convert incident light into light of a first color; a first color filter layer between the substrate and the first color conversion layer and configured to selectively transmit the light of the first color emitted from the first color conversion layer; and a light reflection layer between the first color conversion layer and the first color filter layer and including a reflective material. |
| US12058909B2 |
Display device with signal line overlapping gate driving circuit
Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a display device, as disposing a clock signal line on an area overlapping with an area where a gate circuit is disposed on a non-active area of a display panel, a gate driving circuit can be disposed on the non-active area while minimizing an increase of the non-active area. Furthermore, as disposing the clock signal line by using metal layers that a first metal layer with a low resistance and a second metal layer with a high reflectance are stacked, the clock signal line disposed on the non-active area and a pixel electrode disposed on an active area can be implemented as a same layer, the clock signal line disposed on the gate circuit can be implemented while reducing the number of masks. |
| US12058906B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a bending area between a first area and a second area; a substrate having a first opening, at least a portion of the first opening corresponding to the bending area; a display layer on a first surface of the substrate in the first area; an encapsulation member on the display layer; a first organic material layer on the substrate to cover the first opening of the substrate; and a wiring layer on the first organic material layer and comprising a plurality of wires extending in a direction crossing the bending area. |
| US12058904B2 |
Display device capable of evenly transmitting an initialization voltage
Provided is a display device which comprises a substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate, a first initialization voltage line disposed on the substrate along a first direction, and a second initialization voltage line disposed on a different layer from the first initialization voltage line, wherein the second initialization voltage line may include a horizontal portion disposed along the first direction and a vertical portion disposed along a second direction crossing the first direction, and the vertical portion may be disposed between a plurality of pixels adjacent to each other in the first direction. |
| US12058902B2 |
Display device
A display device, including a display panel and a cover plate covering the display panel. The display panel is provided with a through hole extending through the display panel in a thickness direction thereof. The display panel includes a frame area and an active area. The frame area surrounds the through hole. The active area surrounds the frame area. The cover plate includes a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region covers the active area. The second region covers the frame area. A surface of the second region adjacent to the display panel is provided with a light-shielding portion thereon. The third region covers the through hole. |
| US12058900B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device having reduced compensated step from electrode lines to prevent cracking of encapsulation laver
An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate having a display region and a peripheral region, a plurality of pixels on the substrate in the display region, a first wiring and a second wiring on the substrate in the peripheral region, An insulation layer on the first and second wirings, the insulation layer covering a top surface and a sidewall of each of the first and second wirings, and an encapsulation layer on the plurality of pixels and on the insulation layer. |
| US12058899B2 |
Transparent display device and method of manufacturing a transparent display device
In a method of manufacturing a transparent display device, a substrate including a pixel region and a transmission region may be provided. A first electrode may be formed on the substrate in the pixel region, and a display layer may be formed on the first electrode. A second electrode facing the first electrode may be formed on the display layer, and a capping structure including a first capping layer and a second capping layer may be formed on the second electrode. The first capping layer may be formed on the second electrode in the pixel region and a first region of the transmission region by using a mask that has an opening, the mask may be shifted, and the second capping layer may be formed on the second electrode in the pixel region and a second region of the transmission region by using the shifted mask. |
| US12058896B2 |
Display panel and display device including the same
A display panel includes a display area composed of a light-emitting area and a light-transmissive area in which a dark spot defect in the light-transmissive area does not occur. Further, in the display panel, a decrease in transmittance due to light leakage can be prevented, and color mixing between adjacent pixels can be prevented. To this end, a metal layer is disposed at a boundary between the light-emitting area and the light-transmissive area, a metal layer is disposed at a boundary between sub-pixels rendering different colors and adjacent to each other, and a metal layer is disposed at a boundary between two adjacent light-transmissive areas. |
| US12058892B2 |
Display panel having at least one light-transmitting portion
A display panel and a method for fabricating the same are discussed. The display panel can include a first area in which pixels are disposed, and a second area in which pixels having lower pixels per inch (PPI) than the first area are disposed and a plurality of light-transmitting portions are disposed. The light-transmitting portions include circular or elliptical light-transmitting portions arranged in a zigzag pattern along a second direction crossing a first direction in the second area. Each of the pixel groups in the second area includes a second electrode, and the second electrode is removed from the light-transmitting area to expose light-transmitting portions. |
| US12058891B2 |
Display device that alleviates limitations in materials
A display device includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a first metal oxide layer having crystallinity, and a second metal oxide layer having non-crystallinity. The first metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer are sequentially laminated on a substrate. The first metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer are in contact with each other in all regions where the first metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer overlap each other. The first metal oxide layer at least partially has a first semiconductor region serving as a semiconductor. One of the first metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer at least partially has a conductor region made electrically conductive. |
| US12058890B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus including the same
A display panel includes a substrate including a corner display area including a strip portion between cut portions; and corner pixels in the strip portion and corner pixel circuits which drives the corner pixels, wherein each of the corner pixels includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel, and each of the corner pixel circuits includes a first pixel circuit which drives the first sub-pixel, a second pixel circuit which drives the second sub-pixel, and a third pixel circuit which drives the third sub-pixel, and the first pixel circuit, the second pixel circuit, and the third pixel circuit included in an n-th corner pixel circuit in a first direction that is a lengthwise direction of the strip portion are arranged differently from the first pixel circuit, the second pixel circuit, and the third pixel circuit in an (n+1)-th corner pixel circuit. |
| US12058889B2 |
Display device
An embodiment of a display device includes: a first display area; a second display area including a transmission area; a third display area between the first display area and the second display area; and a plurality of pixel circuits in the third display area and electrically connected to the plurality of third light-emitting elements, respectively. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes: a first thin-film transistor including a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer; a second thin-film transistor including a second semiconductor layer including a material different from that of the first semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer; and a bottom shielding layer below the second semiconductor layer and overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer on a plane. |
| US12058885B2 |
Display device including compensation layer
A display device includes a display panel that includes a first area and a second area that surrounds at least a portion of the first area. The display panel includes a base layer, a display element layer disposed on the base layer in the second area, an encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer and that includes an opening portion that corresponds to the first area and an inclined portion that has a height that decreases with decreasing distance from the opening portion, and an inclination compensation layer that is disposed on the inclined portion and does not overlap the opening portion. |
| US12058884B2 |
Display panel and display device
Provided are a display panel and display device. The geometric center of the display region in the display panel is configured as a first center. Circles centered at the first center are configured as first circles. Along a direction in which a radius of any one of the first circles points away from the first center, the offsets of the geometric centers of multiple color filters relative to the light-emitting centers of multiple light-emitting elements and away from the first center increase gradually, and the volumes of multiple micro-lenses increase gradually. |
| US12058883B2 |
Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof, display panel and display device
Provided are a light-emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting units including a first, a second, and a third light-emitting unit. Each light-emitting unit includes a micro-cavity structure including an anode, a hole transport layer, a functional layer, and a cathode. The functional layer of the first light-emitting unit includes a first light-emitting layer, a first buffer layer between the first light-emitting layer and the hole transport layer of the first light-emitting unit, and a second buffer layer between the first buffer layer and the first light-emitting layer. The material of the second buffer layer is different from that of the first buffer layer, the second buffer layer has a physical thickness less than or equal to 30 nanometers and an optical thickness less than or equal to 60 nanometers. |
| US12058881B2 |
Display device including protruding structure protruding from window and manufacturing method thereof
A display device includes: a window; a display panel disposed on a rear surface of the window; an adhesive layer disposed between the window and the display panel and attaching the display panel to the window; and a protruding structure that protrudes from the rear surface of the window and includes a first surface facing the adhesive layer. |
| US12058880B2 |
Display substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display panel
A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel. The display substrate includes a base, a first electrode, a first auxiliary cathode, a second electrode and a second auxiliary cathode, a pixel definition layer and a cathode. The first and second electrodes are located in the display area and the first and second auxiliary cathodes are located in the non-emitting area. The orthogonal projections of the first auxiliary cathode and the second auxiliary cathode on the base are in a mesh structure. The pixel definition layer is at least located in the non-emitting area. The cathode at least covers the display area and the cathode is arranged on one side of the pixel definition layer far away from the base; wherein the cathode, the first auxiliary cathode and the second auxiliary cathode are electrically connected. |
| US12058875B2 |
Transistor production method
Provided is a transistor production method including: forming a gate electrode on an object by using a conductive material; forming an insulating film on the gate electrode; forming a photoresponsive film on the insulating film by using a material containing a compound having a photoresponsive nitrobenzyl group; selectively exposing the photoresponsive film to dissociate the photoresponsive group in an exposed area, forming a pattern including a hydrophilic exposed area and a water-repellent unexposed area, disposing a conductive material in the exposed area to form a source electrode and a drain electrode, and forming a modified layer by subjecting the unexposed area to a plasma irradiation to remove a water-repellent film and further subjecting to a surface treatment; and forming a semiconductor layer on the modified layer. |
| US12058874B1 |
Universal network-attached memory architecture
Semiconductor devices, packaging architectures and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-chip module (MCM) is disclosed. The MCM includes a common substrate and a first integrated circuit (IC) chiplet disposed on the common substrate. The first IC chiplet includes at least one processing element. A communications fabric switchably couples to the at least one processing element. A peripheral gearbox chiplet (PGC) includes a first port having a second memory-agnostic interface coupled to the first memory-agnostic interface of the first IC chiplet. The PGC includes a second port having a memory interface of a first type and interface conversion circuitry disposed between the second memory-agnostic interface and the memory interface of the first type. |
| US12058873B2 |
Memory device including a semiconducting metal oxide fin transistor and methods of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconducting metal oxide fin located over a lower-level dielectric material layer, a gate dielectric layer located on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconducting metal oxide fin, a gate electrode located on the gate dielectric layer and straddling the semiconducting metal oxide fin, an access-level dielectric material layer embedding the gate electrode and the semiconducting metal oxide fin, a memory cell embedded in a memory-level dielectric material layer and including a first electrode, a memory element, and a second electrode, and a bit line overlying the memory cell. The first electrode may be electrically connected to a drain region within the semiconducting metal oxide fin through a first electrically conductive path, and the second electrode is electrically connected to the bit line. |
| US12058867B2 |
Memory device
Provided are a memory device and a method of forming the same. The memory device includes a first tier on a substrate and a second tier on the first tier. The first tier includes a first layer stack; a first gate electrode penetrating through the first layer stack; a first channel layer between the first layer stack and the first gate electrode; and a first ferroelectric layer between the first channel layer and the first gate electrode. The second tier includes a second layer stack; a second gate electrode penetrating through the second layer stack; a second channel layer between the second layer stack and the second gate electrode; and a second ferroelectric layer between the second channel layer and the second gate electrode. |
| US12058865B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices with support structures and methods for forming the same
A 3D memory device includes a memory stack and a support structure. The memory stack, on a substrate, includes a core region and a non-core region neighboring the core region. The support structure extends in the non-core region and into the substrate. The support structure includes a first support portion and a second support portion over the first support portion. The first support portion has a stiffness higher than the second support portion. |
| US12058861B2 |
Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers above a conductor tier. Strings of memory cells comprise channel-material-string constructions that extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers into the conductor tier. The channel material of the channel-material-string constructions directly electrically couples to conductor material of the conductor tier. The conductor tier comprises islands comprising material of different composition from that of the conductor material of the conductor tier that surrounds individual of the islands. The islands are directly against bottoms of the channel-material-string constructions. Intervening material is laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. Other aspects, including method, are disclosed. |
| US12058858B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices and methods for forming the same
A 3D memory device includes a memory stack including interleaved stack conductive layers and stack dielectric layers, a semiconductor layer, and a channel structure extending vertically through the memory stack into the semiconductor layer. A first lateral dimension of a first portion of the channel structure facing the semiconductor layer is greater than a second lateral dimension of a second portion of the channel structure facing the memory stack. The channel structure includes a memory film and a semiconductor channel A first doping concentration of part of the semiconductor channel in the first portion of the channel structure is greater than a second doping concentration of part of the semiconductor channel in the second portion of the channel structure. |
| US12058857B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices with drain select gate cut and methods for forming and operating the same
Embodiments of 3D memory devices and methods for forming and operating the same are disclosed. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a memory stack, a plurality of memory strings, and a plurality of bit line contacts each in contact with a respective one of the plurality of memory strings. The memory stack includes interleaved conductive layers and dielectric layers. Each memory string extends vertically through the memory stack. The conductive layers include a plurality of drain select gate (DSG) lines configured to control drains of the plurality of memory strings. The plurality of memory strings are divided into a plurality of regions that are a minimum repeating unit of the memory stack in a plan view. Each of the plurality of memory strings abuts at least one of the DSG lines. |
| US12058851B2 |
Method of forming semiconductor memory device
A method of forming a semiconductor memory device includes the following steps. First of all, a substrate is provided, and a plurality of gates is formed in the substrate, along a first direction. Next, a semiconductor layer is formed on the substrate, covering the gates, and a plug is then in the semiconductor layer, between two of the gates. Then, a deposition process is performed to from a stacked structure on the semiconductor layer. Finally, the stacked structure is patterned to form a plurality of bit lines, with one of the bit lines directly in contact with the plug. |
| US12058850B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor memory device includes active regions including first impurity regions and second impurity regions, word lines on the active regions and extended in a first direction, bit lines on the word lines and extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, the bit lines being connected to the first impurity regions, first contact plugs between the bit lines, the first contact plugs being connected to the second impurity regions, landing pads on the first contact plugs, respectively, and gap-fill structures filling spaces between the landing pads, top surfaces of the gap-fill structures being higher than top surfaces of the landing pads. |
| US12058849B2 |
Three-dimensional nanoribbon-based dynamic random-access memory
Described herein are IC devices that include semiconductor nanoribbons stacked over one another to realize high-density three-dimensional (3D) dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). An example device includes a first semiconductor nanoribbon, a second semiconductor nanoribbon, a first source or drain (S/D) region and a second S/D region in each of the first and second nanoribbons, a first gate stack at least partially surrounding a portion of the first nanoribbon between the first and second S/D regions in the first nanoribbon, and a second gate stack, not electrically coupled to the first gate stack, at least partially surrounding a portion of the second nanoribbon between the first and second S/D regions in the second nanoribbon. The device further includes a bitline coupled to the first S/D regions of both the first and second nanoribbons. |
| US12058848B2 |
Semiconductor structure having air gap
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure having an air gap with a height greater than or equal to that of an adjacent bit line. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a first bit line structure disposed over the substrate; a second bit line structure disposed adjacent to the first bit line structure over the substrate; a first dielectric layer, surrounding the first bit line structure and the second bit line structure; and an air gap, disposed between the first bit line structure and the second bit line structure, and sealed by the first dielectric layer, wherein a height of the air gap is greater than or equal to a height of the first bit line structure. |
| US12058840B2 |
Methods of immersion cooling with low-GWP fluids in immersion cooling systems
Disclosed is an immersion cooling unit including an immersion cell, defining an internal cavity. An electrical component is positioned in the internal cavity. A dielectric working fluid partially fills the internal cavity and at least partially immerses the electrical component. A condensing coil, is positioned above the dielectric working fluid. The dielectric working fluid comprises at least one of 1,1,1,2,2,5,5,6,6,6-decafluoro-3-hexene, (HFO-153-10mczz), or 1,1,1,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro-4-trifluoromethyl-2-pentene, (HFO-153-10mzzy). Also disclosed is a method of cooling an electrical component, comprising partially immersing an electrical component in a working fluid; and transferring heat from the electrical component using the working fluid. |
| US12058838B2 |
Cold plate for power electronic systems
An energy management unit (EMU) is disclosed. The EMU including: a cold plate sandwiched between a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second PCB, the cold plate comprising one or more magnetics; wherein the cold plate is configured to cool both the first PCB and the second PCB. |
| US12058831B2 |
Combined power electronics for an electric drive and a transmission control of the electric drive, inverter with such combined power electronics, electric drive with such an inverter
A power module for an electric axle drive may include a plurality of semiconductor switching elements, where the semiconductor switching elements are attached to a substrate. The power module may also include a control unit electrically connected to the plurality of semiconductor switching elements, where the plurality of semiconductor switching elements includes a first set of semiconductor switching elements dedicated to the electric axle drive. The plurality of semiconductor switching elements may also include a second set of second set of semiconductor switching elements dedicated to a transmission connected to the electric axle drive. |
| US12058823B2 |
Electronic device including speaker module
An electronic device is disclosed herein, including a first housing, a second housing configured to accommodate at least a portion of the first housing, and to guide a sliding movement of the first housing, a display including a first display region disposed on the first housing, and a second display region extending from the first display region, a speaker module disposed within the second housing, and at least one roller structure configured to seal a space between the first housing and the second housing, and to guide the sliding movement of the first housing relative to the second housing. |
| US12058820B2 |
Control device and manufacturing method of control device
A control device includes a standard substrate on which a first input/output circuit and a control circuit configured to control the first input/output circuit are mounted, and a power supply substrate on which a connection portion and a power supply circuit are mounted. The first input/output circuit is at least one of an input circuit or an output circuit for a standard electrical equipment. The connection portion is configured to be connected to a power supply line for supplying electric power. The power supply circuit is configured to generate electric power for operating the standard substrate from the electric power supplied from the power supply line. |
| US12058818B2 |
Method for manufacturing printed wiring board
A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming through holes in a double-sided copper-clad laminated plate such that a high-density region of the through holes and a low-density region of the through holes are formed, forming an electrolytic plating film on a copper foil of the plate in the high-density and low-density regions, forming a masking resist to mask the plating film in the high-density region, etching the plating film in the low-density region exposed from the resist such that the plating film in the low-density region is thinned, peeling off the resist from the plating film in the high-density region, and forming a conductor circuit including the copper foil and the plating film in the high-density and low-density regions. The forming of the plating film on the copper foil of the plate includes forming the plating film in the through holes in the high-density and low-density regions. |
| US12058814B2 |
Power module and manufacturing method thereof
A power module and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The power module includes a first board, a magnetic component, a second board and a power device. The first board includes a conductive component disposed between a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The magnetic component is disposed between the first side and the second side and includes a magnetic core and a winding. A first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal are led out on the first side and the second side, respectively. The second board is disposed on the first board and includes a third side and a fourth side opposite to each other. The fourth side faces the first side. The power device is disposed on the third side of the second board and electrically connected to the first board. |
| US12058812B2 |
Substrate for a printed wiring board
A substrate for a printed wiring board, the substrate includes a base film containing polyimide as a main component and a sinter layer disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the base film and containing copper nanoparticles. The base film contains a nitrogen atom bonded to a copper atom of the copper nanoparticles, an average number of the nitrogen atom bonded to the copper atom per unit area of the surface of the base film on which the sinter layer is disposed is 2.6×1018 atoms/m2 to 7.7×1018 atoms/m2, and the average number is an average number calculated for a measurement region estimated to have a thickness of 3 nm from a measurement value of the surface of the base film measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. |
| US12058810B2 |
Semi-flex component carrier with dielectric material having high elongation and low young modulus
A semi-flex component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure, at least one electrically conductive layer structure and a stress propagation inhibiting barrier. The stack defines at least one rigid portion and at least one semi-flexible portion. The stress propagation inhibiting barrier includes a plurality of stacked vias filled at least partially with electrically conductive material in an interface region between the at least one rigid portion and the at least one semi-flexible portion and configured to inhibit stress propagation between the at least one rigid portion and the at least one semi-flexible portion during bending. |
| US12058807B2 |
Circuit board and electronic device
A circuit board and an electronic device, the circuit board includes a first wiring board including a first substrate and a first wiring layer disposed on a first side surface of the first substrate, and the first wiring layer includes a first ground wiring; the circuit board further includes a first protective layer and a first electromagnetic interference shielding layer sequentially stacked on a side of the first wiring layer away from the first substrate; the first protective layer has a first opening exposing at least a portion of a first ground wiring, the first opening is filled with a first conductive material, height difference between a surface of the first conductive material and a surface of the first protective layer away from the first substrate ranges from 0 to 2 microns, and the first conductive material connects the first electromagnetic interference shielding layer to the first grounding wiring. |
| US12058789B2 |
Solid state lighting systems and associated methods of operation and manufacture
A lighting system includes a solid state lighting device capable of generating mixed light and a controller. The solid state lighting device includes light sources for producing mixed light and a sensor configured to detect light from one of the light sources. The controller controls two or more of the light sources based on output from the sensor. The controller can communicate with the sensor to provide closed-loop control. |
| US12058784B2 |
Thermal immersion circulator
A thermal immersion circulator can comprise a heater including a hollow cylindrical main body having an inlet opening at a first end thereof and an outlet opening in a side wall thereof. The heater can include a flexible circuit board having a plurality of resistive bands controlled by controlling electronics such as TRIACs, which can be water-cooled. A thermal immersion circulator including such a heater can be used in scientific laboratories or sous vide food cooking. |
| US12058777B2 |
Adaptive user equipment capability reporting
Adaptive user equipment capability reporting is disclosed. Continuing increases in the number of radio access technologies and more granular division of radio spectrum can result in a conventional user equipment capability report exceeding a threshold size, such as a threshold size set by a standards organization. In response, a conventional user equipment capability report can be truncated, which can result in loss of valuable user equipment capability information. The disclosed subject matter provides for generating an adapted user equipment capability report that can be smaller than the conventional user equipment capability reports in response to receiving an oversize user equipment capability report. The adapted user equipment capability report can intelligently comprise a preferred user equipment capability and can segregate reported capabilities by radio access technology. This can avoid loss of user equipment capability information corresponding to the preferred user equipment capability comprised in the adapted user equipment capability report. |
| US12058775B2 |
Electronic device multiple sim and operation method thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor connected to a first SIM and a second SIM, and RF devices used for communication based on the first SIM and on the second SIM, the processor identifies expiration of a timer for paging monitoring associated with the second SIM while use of the RF devices is allocated to the first SIM, to allocate use of the RF devices to the second SIM to perform first paging monitoring and first-type measurement, reallocates use of the RF devices to the first SIM according to completion of the first paging monitoring and the first-type measurement, identifies expiration of the timer for the paging monitoring associated with the second SIM while use of the RF devices is reallocated to the first SIM, and allocates use of the RF devices to the second SIM to perform second paging monitoring and second-type measurement. |
| US12058771B2 |
Communication control method, user equipment, and base station
A communication control method according to one embodiment is a method in a mobile communication system. A communication control method includes predicting, by a user equipment in an RRC connected mode, in a case where the user equipment determines that there is no data to be communicated with a base station, a duration for which a state in which there is no such data persists, and transmitting, by the user equipment, a control signal to the base station, the control signal including an indicator identifying the duration that is predicted. |
| US12058766B2 |
Method and device used for DRX in wireless communication
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in wireless communications for Discontinuous Reception (DRX). A first node receives first information, the first information used for determining an Active Time in a first time resource pool; and senses a target signaling in a first time resource sub-pool; and transmits a first radio signal in a first time-frequency resource block, the first time-frequency resource block belonging to a first resource pool, the first resource pool being either one of a first candidate resource pool and a second candidate resource pool; the first time resource sub-pool belongs to the Active Time in the first time resource pool. The present disclosure takes into account the influence of DRX over the time-frequency resource selection in sidelink transmissions, thereby improving success rate of transmission. |
| US12058764B2 |
Positioning reference unit selection
Disclosed is a method comprising initiating, by an apparatus, an activation procedure for activating one or more positioning reference units for a positioning session of the apparatus; wherein the activation procedure is initiated via a small data transmission based on at least one of: a number of detected network nodes being above a first threshold value, or a number of detected positioning reference units being above a second threshold value; or wherein the activation procedure is initiated by transmitting an activation request to the one or more positioning reference units over sidelink based on the number of detected positioning reference units comprising at least the one or more positioning reference units. |
| US12058763B2 |
Signal transmission and reception method by SMF in wireless communication system and device therefor
A signal transmission and reception method by a session management function (SMF) in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: the SMF determining whether or not a protocol data unit (PDU) session is to be activated; and the SMF transmitting a message comprising a session management (SM) message to an access and mobility management function (AMF). The PDU session is a PDU session which should be activated by means of a user equipment (UE) which received the SM message. The message comprising the SM message comprises information for activating the PDU session by means of the AMF. |
| US12058756B2 |
Electronic apparatus in wireless communication system, and mobility measurement method
An electronic apparatus in a wireless communications system, and a mobility measurement method. The electronic apparatus includes a communications device and a mobility measurement device. The communication device is configured to separately perform dual-connection communication with two connection nodes by different carriers. The mobility measurement device is configured to perform mobility measurement, for determining a connection switching mode, on the connection nodes in the dual connections in a case in which connection service quality of at least one of the current dual connection nodes is lower than a preset level. The mobility measurement device is further configured to determine a reporting mode of a mobility measurement result according to the measurement condition of at least one of the current dual connection nodes. |
| US12058752B2 |
Data transmission method, data transmission apparatus, processor, and mobile terminal
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method, a data transmission apparatus, a processor, and a mobile terminal. The data transmission method includes: determining, by a mobile terminal, whether to use multiple data channels to transmit to-be-transmitted data; if determining to use the multiple data channels to transmit the to-be-transmitted data, selecting, by the mobile terminal, at least two activated data channels for the to-be-transmitted data according to current traffic information and service quality information that are of the multiple data channels; and using, by the mobile terminal, the selected at least two data channels to transmit the to-be-transmitted data. According to the embodiments of the present invention, data transmission efficiency is enhanced, and idleness and a waste of data channel resources are avoided. |
| US12058746B2 |
Method of operating a sensor and/or information system and sensor and/or information system
A method of operating a sensor and/or information system which includes at least one main device, in particular a smart device, and at least one secondary device, the method including setting up a wireless communication connection between one of the at least one main device and one of the at least one secondary device using a setup identifier, and discarding the used setup identifier by the secondary device and/or by the main device upon or after termination of the communication connection. A sensor and/or information system is furthermore shown. |
| US12058745B2 |
System and method for RRC connection using a relay terminal
An RRC connection method, including generating, by a first terminal, a first RRC message, and sending, by the first terminal, a first indication and first data to a second terminal through a first path, where the first path is a wireless communications interface between the first terminal and the second terminal, the first data includes the first RRC message, and the first indication is used to indicate the second terminal to send the first RRC message to a radio access network device. |
| US12058744B2 |
Method and device for communication between network entities in cloud LAN environment
The present disclosure relates to a research that has been conducted with the support of the “Cross-Departmental Giga KOREA Project” funded by the government (the Ministry of Science and ICT) in 2017 (No. GK17N0100, millimeter wave 5G mobile communication system development). The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. |
| US12058743B2 |
Method and apparatus for reduced capability terminal to perform random access using a plurality of search spaces and a plurality of control resource sets in mobile wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for accessing a NR cell in a mobile communication system are provided. Method for accessing a NR cell includes receiving, by a terminal from a base station, a System Information Block1, determining, by the terminal, a preamble format and a subframe and a starting symbol based on the prach-ConfigurationIndex included in the first RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is not included in the ServingCellConfigCommon and the prach-ConfigurationIndex included in the second RACH-ConfigCommon if the second RACH-ConfigCommon is included in the ServingCellConfigCommon and transmitting, by the terminal, the preamble based at least in part on the preamble format and the subframe and the starting symbol. |
| US12058739B2 |
Techniques for large round trip times in random access channel procedures
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may receive, from a second wireless device, a first message of a random access channel procedure. The first message may include a preamble having a cyclic prefix and a set of sequences. The first wireless device may transmit a second message of the random access channel procedure indicating a first timing parameter for subsequent communications between the devices. The first wireless device may transmit a third message to the second wireless device that indicates a second timing parameter. In some cases, the second wireless device may receive control signaling from the first wireless device indicating a timing offset for the first message of the random access channel procedure. The second wireless device may transmit the first message using the timing offset in response to receiving the control signaling. |
| US12058736B2 |
Sensing bandwidth adjusted energy detection thresholds
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. In one aspect, the apparatus may determine an energy detection threshold of a reference bandwidth, the energy detection threshold being based on at least one of a transmit power or a power class. The apparatus may also measure an interference level of at least one signal. Additionally, the apparatus may adjust the energy detection threshold of the reference bandwidth based on a sensing bandwidth. The apparatus may also determine whether a transmission medium is available based on at least one of the adjusted energy detection threshold or the measured interference level of the at least one signal. |
| US12058730B2 |
Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, and communication system
A base station apparatus that executes a random-access procedure, the base station apparatus includes, a notifier that notifies a terminal apparatus of a transmission permission of a scheduling request by a shared wireless resource, which is part or all of wireless resources used for the random-access procedure; and a receiver that receives a scheduling request transmitted from the terminal apparatus by the shared wireless resource. |
| US12058729B2 |
Channel quality measurement method and apparatus
A channel quality measurement method and apparatus are described. The method can include a network device sending configuration information to a terminal device. The configuration information configures a downlink carrier set. The terminal device determines a first downlink carrier from the downlink carrier set. The terminal device sends a random access process message 3 (Msg3) to the network device. The random access process message 3 includes first information. The first information includes information indicating channel quality of the first downlink carrier. The channel quality provides information about a first repetition level to the network device. The first repetition level is a minimum repetition level required when transmission performed on a downlink channel based on a preset transmission parameter meets a preset block error rate. |
| US12058728B2 |
Random access procedure selection by an integrated access and backhaul node
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A child node may communicate in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) communications system with a parent node and the parent node may transmit system information to the child node that may indicate one or more random access channel (RACH) procedure configurations such as a user equipment (UE)-specific RACH procedure configuration and a wireless backhaul-specific (e.g., IAB-specific) RACH procedure configuration. The child node may be configured to utilize the UE-specific RACH procedure configuration or the IAB-specific RACH procedure configuration such as if the child node meets one or more conditions or upon receiving an indication from the parent node. The child node may determine to use the UE-specific RACH procedure configuration for communicating with the parent node and may perform a RACH procedure with the parent node in accordance with the UE-specific RACH procedure configuration. |
| US12058727B2 |
Systems and methods for overriding grants for CSI-feedback
Systems and methods are provided for controlling behavior for overriding grants for channel state information (CSI) feedback. A user equipment (UE) may control override of a first grant of a first radio resource by a second grant of a second radio resource. The UE determines that the second radio resource at least partially overlaps with the first radio resource. The UE also determines a physical layer priority of the first grant of the first radio resource and the second grant of the second radio resource. The physical layer priority is based on at least one of the first grant of the first radio resource and the second grant of the second radio resource being configured for transmitting CSI feedback over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a base station. The UE then generates a transmission according to the physical layer priority. |
| US12058726B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
The communication method provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: when a resource conflict occurs, the terminal device acquires the composition state of the MAC SDU and the MAC CE in the MAC PDU of each resource; the terminal device determines the resource transmission priority of each resource according to the composition state of the MAC SDU and the MAC CE; the terminal device performs resource transmission according to the resource transmission priority of each resource. By determining a resource transmission priority of each resource according to the composition state of the MAC SDU and the MAC CE and determining current transmitted resource when a resource conflict occurs, the Qos requirements of information transmission can be guaranteed when the resource conflict occurs. |
| US12058722B2 |
Sidelink communication using uplink resources
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information, the configuration information indicating that the UE may use one or more uplink grants for a sidelink communication. The UE may receive scheduling information indicating an uplink grant, of the one or more uplink grants, of uplink resources for an uplink communication of the UE. The UE may transmit, to another LIE and via a sidelink, the sidelink communication using the uplink resources. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12058720B2 |
Methods of improving the robustness for DCI triggered beam update in 5G NR
Systems and methods for improving the robustness of a DCI triggered beam update in 5G NR are disclosed herein. A g Node B (gNB) may associate a reference signal to a beam pattern (or beam configuration) and prepare Downlink Control Information (DCI) of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) that includes aperiodic Channel-State Information Reference Signal (AP CSI-RS) information indicating the beam pattern. A user equipment (UE) may decode the DCI, extract the AP CSI-RS information, update the beam pattern of a reference signal based on the AP CSI-RS information, and generate an uplink (UL) feedback message indicating that the PDCCH was successfully decoded by the UE. The gNB may then decode the uplink (UL) feedback message and, in response, update a receive (RX) beam of the gNB to correspond to the beam pattern associated to the reference signal. |
| US12058715B2 |
Signal estimation for interference cancellation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described to estimate interference for concurrent uplink and downlink communications based on an indication of one or more one or more characteristics of an interfering uplink signal communicated between a base station and a second user equipment (UE). The base station or the second UE may transmit, to a first UE, an indication of one or more characteristics of an uplink signal, such as a baseband of the uplink signal or one or more parameters of the uplink signal. The first UE may use the characteristic(s) of the uplink signal to estimate the baseband of the uplink signal and cancel interference associated with the uplink signal. For example, the first UE may use the baseband signal to estimate the interference and may subtract the estimated interference from a downlink signal received at the first UE. |