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| US12060883B2 |
Pump integrated with two independently driven prime movers
A pump having at least two fluid drivers and a method of delivering fluid from an inlet of the pump to an outlet of the pump using the at least two fluid drivers. Each of the fluid drives includes a prime mover and a fluid displacement member. The prime mover drives the fluid displacement member to transfer fluid. The fluid drivers are independently operated. However, the fluid drivers are operated such that contact between the fluid drivers is synchronized. That is, operation of the fluid drivers is synchronized such that the fluid displacement member in each fluid driver makes contact with another fluid displacement member. The contact can include at least one contact point, contact line, or contact area. |
| US12060881B2 |
Positive displacement roots blower noise suppression
A positive displacement roots blower can include a housing having an inlet structured to receive an incoming flow of a fluid, an outlet structured to receive an outgoing flow of the fluid, and a passage. The positive displacement roots blower can also include a pair of intermeshed rotating members supported for complementary rotation within the housing, where the rotating members and the housing form respective operating volumes there between which rotate with the rotating members. Each of the respective operating volumes has the following regions: (1) open to inlet/closed to outlet; (2) closed to inlet/closed to outlet; and (3) closed to inlet/open to outlet. The passage includes a restriction and connects to at least one of the operating volumes when the at least one of the respective operating volumes is in region (2). The restriction can be a venturi feedback connecting to the outlet. |
| US12060880B2 |
Self-lubricating plunger, bushing for self-lubricating plunger and method for manufacturing same
A method for manufacturing a bushing of a self-lubricating plunger includes: S1. uniformly mixing a base metal powder with a reinforcing metal powder to obtain a mixture, putting the mixture into a mold for pressing by a hydraulic press machine to form a blank, then sintering the blank to form a tubular metal foundation having a plurality of micropores; S2. melting a metal matrix lubricant by heating up, wherein the metal matrix lubricant includes a metal substance of low melting point and a basic lubricating powder dispersed in the metal substance, and the metal substance has a melting point higher than a storage temperature of the bushing and lower than a working temperature of the plunger; and S3. immersing the tubular metal foundation in the molten metal matrix lubricant to fill the micropores of the tubular metal foundation with the metal matrix lubricant, then cooling down the temperature. |
| US12060875B2 |
Hydraulic drive for diaphragm compressor
Devices and methods for operating a diaphragm compressor. Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise an oil piston being driven to pressurize work oil against the diaphragm of the compressor. In embodiments, an injection pump provides a supplemental flow of work oil in the region of pressurized fluid, and such pump may be part of an actively controlled system. In embodiments, a pressure relief valve vents an overpump flow of work oil, and such valve may be variable. Embodiments provide feedback and control mechanisms, including control of the injection pump and the relief valve. |
| US12060874B2 |
Systems and methods for compressor design
A method for designing a compressor operable to compress a refrigerant. The method may include determining operating conditions for the compressor. The method may also include weighting the operating conditions. The method further include determining a compressor volume ratio based on the refrigerant and the weighted operating conditions. |
| US12060867B2 |
Systems for generating geothermal power in an organic Rankine cycle operation during hydrocarbon production based on working fluid temperature
Systems and methods for generating and a controller for controlling generation of geothermal power in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) operation in the vicinity of a wellhead during hydrocarbon production to thereby supply electrical power to one or more of in-field operational equipment, a grid power structure, and an energy storage device. In an embodiment, during hydrocarbon production, a temperature of a flow of wellhead fluid from the wellhead or working fluid may be determined. If the temperature is above a vaporous phase change threshold of the working fluid, heat exchanger valves may be opened to divert flow of wellhead fluid to heat exchangers to facilitate heat transfer from the flow of wellhead fluid to working fluid through the heat exchangers, thereby to cause the working fluid to change from a liquid to vapor, the vapor to cause a generator to generate electrical power via rotation of an expander. |
| US12060866B2 |
Load reduction control method for wind turbine generator and device
Provided are a control method and apparatus for load reduction of a wind turbine. The control method for load reduction includes: determining a representative blade root load value of a wind turbine; determining an additional pitch rate value based on the representative blade root load value; determining a pitch rate control value based on a given pitch rate value and the additional pitch rate value; and applying the pitch rate control value to each blade of the wind turbine, to control each blade of the wind turbine to perform a pitch action. |
| US12060864B1 |
Vertical axis wind turbine arm-mast connection member
A polygonal mast connected to an arm of a vertical axis wind turbine via a hinged connection member is disclosed. The connection member may include an L-shaped bracket having a first portion and a second portion disposed perpendicular to the first portion. The first portion may be attached to a mast exterior surface. The connection member may further include a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may be attached to the second portion and first plate plane may be disposed perpendicular to mast longitudinal axis. The second arm may be attached to an arm distal end and second plate plane may be disposed parallel to arm longitudinal axis. The connection member may additionally include a first pivot connector and a second pivot connector pivotally connecting the first plate and the second plate. The arm distal end may be disposed between the first and second pivot connectors. |
| US12060860B2 |
Seat plate for an injector
The present invention relates to a seat plate for an injector, comprising: a planar main body having a first flat side and a second flat side; a passage, which extends through the planar main body from the first flat side to the second flat side; and an indentation region in the first flat side, which indentation region surrounds an opening of the passage. The seat plate is characterised in that a plurality of webs are formed in the first flat side through the indentation region, the ratio of length to width of each web lying in the range of 2.5-3.5:1, preferably in the range from 2.7-3.3:1, more preferably in the range from 2.9-3.1:1. |
| US12060857B2 |
EGR flow control during high engine pressure differential conditions
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and controlling a device to reduce the pressure in an exhaust gas recirculation loop in response to a pressure condition exceeding a threshold. |
| US12060856B2 |
Canister
A canister is provided. The canister includes an inflow port, adsorbents, an atmosphere port, an outflow port, and an adjustment member. The adjustment member includes rod-like members. The adjustment member includes a positioning member configured to enable positioning of the adjustment member in a target chamber by being insertable in a second cylinder and by not being insertable in a first cylinder. The second cylinder has a cylindrical shape, the cross sectional area of which is larger than a cross sectional area of the first cylinder. |
| US12060851B2 |
Bypass turbofan including a system for blocking the secondary flow including veils
A bypass turbofan with a nacelle delimiting a stream and including a cowl mobile in translation between an advanced position in which a window is open between the stream and the exterior, transmission systems, each of which includes at least one arm mobile in rotation between retracted and deployed positions across the stream, in which each transmission system is mobile in translation between advanced and retracted positions, for each arm, a flexible veil fastened to the arm and alternately occupying a folded or unfolded position, and, for each transmission system, an actuator configured to move the mobile cowl, the transmission system and each arm. |
| US12060848B2 |
Motor control device
A motor control device includes: a rotation control determination unit configured to determine whether a motor rotation control to rotate the motor fails; a parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a control failure frequency parameter having a correlation with a frequency of failure in the motor rotation control based on a determination result by the rotation control determination unit; and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether an abnormality has occurred in the motor based on the control failure frequency parameter. |
| US12060844B1 |
Air-path coordination in an engine
Systems and controllers providing air-path controls in combustion engines. Some examples may be directed to use in gasoline engines including a turbocharger, whether mechanical-only or including electrical assist) and a low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation flow path. Control signals for a wastegate or variable nozzle turbine are generated from a turbocharger kinetic energy controller. |
| US12060843B2 |
Power-neutral exhaust gas temperature reduction using an exhaust gas turbine bypass
A method for controlling an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas turbocharger and an exhaust gas aftertreatment device, includes determining a catalytic converter temperature, comparing the determined catalytic converter temperature with an upper temperature threshold, and, if the comparison determines that the threshold has been exceeded, reducing a proportion of the exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine which are guided through a turbine bypass of the exhaust gas turbocharger. |
| US12060842B2 |
Misfire classification method and control unit for an internal combustion engine
Misfire classification method for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a step of determining whether the engine is subjected to a misfire; a step of obtaining at least one temperature signal being indicative of a temperature prevailing in a cylinder of the engine; and a step of determining a type of misfire in dependence on the obtained temperature signal. |
| US12060841B2 |
Hybrid electric vehicle and engine control method therefor
Disclosed are a hybrid electric vehicle capable of controlling starting of an engine in order to more efficiently realize heating and an engine control method therefor. The method of controlling an engine of a hybrid electric vehicle of the disclosure includes determining whether the engine is in a warmed-up state when a fully automatic temperature control system makes a heating request, making an engine startup request for heating to an engine management system configured to control the engine when the engine is in the warmed-up state, and selectively requesting the engine management system to perform cylinder deactivation (CDA) control on at least some of a plurality of cylinders of the engine depending on whether the engine is in an idling state. |
| US12060840B2 |
Turbine engine system
Disclosed is a system including a turbine having a plurality of blades being spaced circumferentially around a shaft. A plurality of dispensers is included. Each dispenser of the plurality of dispensers is positioned facing the open surface of the plurality of blades and directs discharged fluid toward the open surface of the plurality of blades to drive the turbine. A housing encloses the plurality of blades and a portion of each dispenser. A plurality of exhaust pipes is coupled to the housing and extends away from the shaft directing the discharged fluid out of the housing. Each exhaust pipe corresponds to a respective dispenser of the plurality of dispensers. A controller is in communication with the plurality of dispensers and is configured to control the plurality of dispensers. |
| US12060837B2 |
Reduction gearbox for gas turbine engine
A reduction gearbox is provided that includes a planetary gear arrangement disposed in a casing. The planetary gear arrangement includes a sun gear, planet gear assemblies, and a fore and aft ring gears. The sun gear is configured in communication with a cantilevered end of an input. Each planet gear assembly has a main gear meshed with the sun gear, a fore lateral gear and an aft lateral gear disposed on opposite sides of the main gear and rotating therewith. The main gear has a main gear pitch diameter and the fore and aft lateral gears having a lateral gear pitch diameter. The fore ring gear is meshed with the fore lateral gears. The aft ring gear is meshed with the aft lateral gears. The aft ring gear is independent of the fore ring gear. The planet gear assemblies are in communication with an output. |
| US12060836B2 |
Gear train for gas geared gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine including a fan and an oil pump operatively connected to the fan by a main input drive gear, the drive gear rotating when the fan rotor rotates in either a first or second direction of the fan. Further included is a gear train intermediate the main input drive gear and the oil pump, the gear train including a first and second pinion gear, the first and second pinion gear each driven by the main input drive gear, the first pinion gear driving a first gear through a first clutch, the second pinion gear driving a second gear through a second clutch. Only one of the clutches transmits rotation from the respective pinion gear to the respective gear when the fan is rotating in the first direction, with the only the other clutch transmitting rotation when the fan is rotating in the second direction. |
| US12060834B2 |
Hybrid electric idle and braking for an aircraft
An engine system of an aircraft includes an energy storage system, a gas turbine engine, and a controller. The gas turbine engine includes a low spool, a high spool, a low-spool generator operably coupled to the low spool, and a high-spool electric motor operably coupled to the high spool. The controller is configured to detect a braking condition of the aircraft, transfer power from the low-spool generator to the energy storage system based on the storage capacity state of the energy storage system, and transfer power to the high spool through the high-spool electric motor to support combustion in the gas turbine engine while a rotational speed of the low spool is reduced responsive to the low-spool generator extracting energy from the low spool. |
| US12060832B1 |
Aircraft engine fluid system with shut-off valve
An aircraft engine, has: a fluid system including a fluid circuit fluidly connecting a plurality of components to a source of a fluid, the fluid being flammable, a component of the plurality of components containing a volume of the fluid during normal operation; and a valve fluidly connected to the fluid circuit upstream of the component relative to a flow of the fluid towards the component, the valve having an open configuration fluidly connecting the source of the fluid to the component through the valve and a closed configuration in which the valve disconnects the source of the fluid from the component, the valve movable from the open configuration to the closed configuration in response to the component being subjected to a fire event. |
| US12060831B1 |
Banked force modification for fuel nozzles
A system includes a plurality of injectors each having a respective main circuit configured to be connected in fluid communication with one manifold for supplying fuel to each injector in the plurality of injectors. Each injector in the plurality of injectors includes a respective hydromechanical scheduling valve member configured to regulate fuel flow from a respective inlet to a respective nozzle of each injector of the plurality of injectors as a function of pressure input from the manifold to the respective main circuits. A valve block is connected in fluid communication with a respective auxiliary circuit in each injector in the plurality of injectors. The auxiliary circuit is operatively connected to adjust position of the respective scheduling valve member for actuating force modification of the scheduling valve member. The valve block is configured to control all of the injectors in the plurality of injectors as a block. |
| US12060829B2 |
Heat exchanger capacity for one or more heat exchangers associated with an accessory gearbox of a turbofan engine
A turbofan engine is provided. The turbofan engine includes a low pressure spool; a fan mechanically coupled with the low pressure spool; a high pressure spool; an accessory gearbox mechanically coupled with the high pressure spool; a hydraulic pump mechanically coupled with the accessory gearbox; and one or more heat exchangers tied to the accessory gearbox, the one or more heat exchangers having a heat exchanger capacity defined by a product raised to a half power, the product being determined by multiplying an average heat exchanger effectiveness of the one or more heat exchangers by a heat conductance factor that relates an accessory gearbox heat load, a hydraulic pump power of the hydraulic pump, a fan diameter of the fan, an engine length of the turbofan engine, and an overall pressure ratio of the turbofan engine. |
| US12060828B1 |
Turbine system to generate electricity from waste gas, oven system including the same, and method of generating electricity from waste gas
A turbine system structured to generate electricity from waste gas includes a combustor structured to burn gas to heat air, a heat exchanger structured to receive the heated air, and a turbine energy conversion system including a compressor turbine structured to compress ambient air and provide the compressed air to the heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is structured to heat the compressed air with the heated air, a generator turbine structured to be turned by the heated compressed air from the decompressor turbine, and a generator structured to be turned by the generator turbine and to generate electricity in response to being turned. The turbine system further includes a mixer structured to receive excess air from the heat exchanger and the generator turbine and to mix the excess air with ambient air to a desired temperature. |
| US12060827B2 |
Advanced 2-spool turboprop engine
A low cost, high power density, low emissions general aviation turbine engine (GATE) with improved fuel economy over current engines. Ideally suited for 50 to 500 shaft horsepower (SHP) range aircraft applications such as GA, UAS, UAS, air taxi, helicopters and commercial markets. The engine design features with centrifugal compressor and radial turbine rotors has a high-end practical limit of ˜800 (SHP). The new turboprop incorporates 2 non-concentric spools aero-thermal-pressure coupled wherein staged compressor rotors lend to a simple engine design, optimized high overall engine pressure ratio (OPR) and low specific fuel consumption (SFC). An integral starter—generator system further simplifies the engine design and offers high electrical output power capability for auxiliary power requirements. A 2-stage low emissions combustor with fuel-air premix chambers is incorporated lending to stable combustion at any engine spool speed/power requirement, further fuel optimization and use of a low cost simple fixed pitch propeller. Some other highlights include: any fuel or mixture thereof, TBO greater than piston or other turbine engines, less maintenance costs, oil/filter change at ˜15000 hrs. and other inherent advantages of a gas turbine engine.Of the two spools that make up this turboprop engine, one is the High Pressure (HP) spool that is part of the gas generator using combustor hot gases to power the integral HP turbine rotor, HP compressor and high-speed alternator starter—generator. The other engine spool is the Low-Pressure (LP) spool that receives the HP turbine exhaust heat energy to power the integral LP compressor rotor, LP turbine rotor, integrated gearbox with resultant output shaft horsepower.This invention represents the most advanced engine for general aviation since Charles Edward Taylor's engine powered the Wright Brothers first aircraft-controlled powered flight Dec. 17, 1903. |
| US12060820B2 |
Processes for removing carbon dioxide from exhaust gas using scraped and non-scraped heat exchangers
Improved processes and systems for removing CO2 from exhaust gas to substantially prevent such greenhouse gas from being released to the atmosphere. The systems and processes use a) staged cooling of an exhaust gas stream, b) addition of an antifreeze, and c) a combination of non-scraped heat exchangers and scraped heat exchangers to separate CO2 from an exhaust stream while reducing or minimizing accumulation of ice on surfaces within the system. |
| US12060805B2 |
Ejection tube incorporated in a central ventilation tube
An upstream part of an air-discharge system for a turbomachine includes: a tube with an upstream end and a downstream end, and an internal tubular structure located inside the tube and configured to form therein a narrowing of its cross section. The internal tubular structure is made in one piece with the tube at the downstream end of the tube and is freely suspended at the upstream end of the tube. A turbomachine with a device for discharging air from the bearing chambers, in which the air is conducted towards the outside of the turbomachine by the air-discharge system is provided. A method for manufacturing the air-discharge system is provided. |
| US12060804B2 |
Turbocharger turbine housing
A turbine housing can include a bearing housing end and a treatment unit end; a volute wall that defines a volute; a wall that defines at least a portion of a turbine wheel space that defines a turbine wheel space axis and a turbine wheel space diameter, where the wall extends to an axial peak to define an extended space with an extended space outlet having an extended space outlet dimension; and an outlet wall that defines an outlet space with a treatment unit end outlet having an outlet dimension, where the extended space is disposed at least in part axially between the turbine wheel space and the outlet space to increase axial velocity uniformity at the treatment unit end outlet. |
| US12060803B2 |
Split polymer labyrinth seal assembly
A split labyrinth seal assembly having split stationary and rotary sealing elements, and a split clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism is configured to secure the rotary element to a rotating shaft. The rotary element can also include an integrally formed valve element that moves between a contacting and a non-contacting position in response to rotation of the shaft. The rotary element and the clamping mechanism can have surface features associated therewith to promote nesting between the components. |
| US12060801B1 |
Gas turbine vane body with instrumentation
An instrumented vane body is provided that includes a suction side and pressure side outer walls, an interior cavity, at least one supply conduit, a plurality of sensors, and a plurality of sensor ports. The suction and pressure side outer walls extend chordwise between leading and trailing edges and between inner and outer radial ends. The supply conduit is in fluid communication with the interior cavity, and is in communication with the interior cavity through at least one of the inner or outer radial ends. The sensor ports are disposed in the leading edge and each is configured to receive a sensor, and are spaced apart from one another. Each sensor port is in fluid communication with at least one vent aperture, and each is configured to permit core gas to enter that sensor part and exit the vane body through the at least one vent aperture. |
| US12060795B2 |
Roadway conduit systems and methods
A roadway conduit system includes a roadway conduit section that includes a floor portion with roadway surface configured to receive traveling vehicles, a ceiling portion, and at least one sidewall portion coupled to the floor portion and the ceiling portion such that the floor, ceiling, and at least one sidewall portions define a roadway conduit volume through which the traveling vehicles traverse the roadway conduit section. The roadway conduit section includes at least two fixedly connected preformed segments. The roadway conduit system also includes a roadway conduit ingress coupled to a first location of the roadway conduit section; a roadway conduit egress coupled to a second location of the roadway conduit section; and at least one air mover configured to circulate an airflow in the roadway conduit volume in a direction of at least one of the traveling vehicles. |
| US12060794B2 |
Multi-activation reamer with activation confirmation
A multi-activation reamer optionally includes modular activation and pulse confirmation blocks for activating the reamer and confirming activation. A reamer activation signal may be communicated downhole, optionally using an activation sequence of drill string flow and rotation detectable by downhole sensors. An on-board controller receives the activation signal and opens an activation flow path in the activation block to hydraulically actuate the reamer arms. A pulse flow path is also opened in the pulse confirmation block, optionally using pressure from the activation flow path. Flow along the pulse flow path is modulated to generate a flow pattern detectable uphole of the reamer to confirm activation of the reamer. |
| US12060793B2 |
Geosteering in a lateral formation
Disclosed is a downhole tool and method suitable for geosteering within a lateral formation. The downhole tool includes a gamma sensor for monitoring gamma radiation within the lateral formation. The method provides for monitoring of the location of the drill bit or a RSS within a borehole and correcting the angle of inclination to maintain the drill bit or RSS within the target zone of the lateral formation. |
| US12060792B2 |
Rotary steerable drilling tool and method with independently actuated pads
A rotary steerable tool for directional drilling includes a tool body with a flowbore, a plurality of extendable members, each independently movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and a plurality of actuation devices, each being independently operable to control a respective one of the extendable members. |
| US12060790B2 |
Using a radioisotope power source in a downhole sensor
A system comprising a sensor device to perform measurements in a wellbore. The system may also include a wireless transmitter to transmit a signal representing the measurements to a wired transmission system. The wired transmission system may transmit the signal to an interrogation system. A radioisotope power source may provide electrical power to the sensor system in the wellbore. |
| US12060788B2 |
Avoiding collision with offset well(s) having a trajectory, or trajectories, closing on a drilling well
A method and apparatus for oil and gas operations according to which a bottom hole trajectory of a drilling well is surveyed using a survey tool located uphole from a drill bit positioned at a bottom hole location. One or more offset wells are identified having a trajectory, or respective trajectories, closing on the bottom hole trajectory of the drilling well. An anti-collision steering strategy for the drilling well to avoid the one or more offset wells is determined. |
| US12060786B2 |
Wellbore inspection system
A method for inspecting a wellbore. The method may include inducing a transient pressure pulse in the wellbore via a transient pressure pulse generator. The method may further include measuring a pressure trace of the transient pressure pulse using a pressure sensor proximate to the transient pressure pulse generator. The method may also include measuring a returned signature reflection of the transient pressure pulse using the pressure sensor. The method may further include comparing the pressure trace and the returned signature reflection to determine at least one of a type of flow barrier or a condition of the flow barrier. |
| US12060784B2 |
Switchable apparatus, well site and control method thereof, device, and storage medium
A fracturing and power generation switchable apparatus, a well site, a control method of the well site, a control device, and a storage medium are provided. The fracturing and power generation switchable apparatus includes a power device, a speed transmission device, and a bearing base. The switchable apparatus is configured to switch between a first state and a second state, under the first state, the plunger pump is fixed on the bearing base and is connected with the speed transmission device, and the switchable apparatus is supplied as a fracturing apparatus, and under the second state, the electric generator is fixed on the bearing base and is connected with the speed transmission device, and the switchable apparatus is supplied as a power generation apparatus. |
| US12060781B2 |
Method for generating initial models for least squares migration using deep neural networks
A method and apparatus for generating a high-resolution seismic image, including extracting a reflectivity distribution from a geological model; utilizing the reflectivity distribution to label features of the model; generating forward-modeled data from the model; migrating the forward-modeled data to create a migrated image; and training a deep neural network with the labeled synthetic geological model and the migrated image to create a reflectivity prediction network. A method and apparatus includes: selecting a first subset of the field data; applying a low-pass filter to the first subset to generate a first filtered dataset; migrating the first filtered dataset to create a first migrated image; applying a high-pass filter to the first subset to generate a second filtered dataset; migrating the second filtered dataset to create a second migrated image; and training a deep neural network to predict a target distribution of high-frequency signal. |
| US12060779B2 |
Service tool string with perforating gun assembly positioning tool
A downhole tool position adjustment assembly for locating a tool downhole comprising a mandrel coupled to a housing via an extend-retract mechanism. A controller communicatively connected to the extend-retract mechanism, wherein an application executing within the controller, is configured to control the extend-retract mechanism. A communication system, communicatively coupled to the controller, is configured to receive a command signal from an operator at a surface location. The extend-retract mechanism moves the mandrel relative to the housing in response to a control signal received from the controller in response to the command signal received by the communication system. |
| US12060777B2 |
Liner hanger expansion tool with rotating ball valve
A rotating ball valve may be employed in a liner hanger setting tool. A rotating ball member maintains contact with a valve seat throughout the operation of the rotating ball valve, thereby preventing debris from settling on the valve seat and compromising the integrity of a seal through a fluid flow path defined through the setting tool. The rotating ball valve may be actuated by selectively applying fluid pressure to the flow path, or by mechanical manipulation. Once the fluid flow path is closed, a latch may be activated to maintain the rotating ball valve in the closed configuration and a pressure may be applied against the closed rotating ball member. A downhole movement be induced by the applied pressure to drive an expansion cone through an expandable liner hanger, to secure a liner in the wellbore. |
| US12060775B2 |
Liquid hammer drill
A liquid hammer drill comprising: a housing; a drill bit at a leading end of said housing wherein said drill bit includes a trailing end and a leading end that defines a cutting portion; a piston member located inside said housing and having a trailing end, a leading end and an intermediate portion therebetween, said piston member being capable of movement between a first position and a second position at which it impacts the trailing end of the drill bit; a liquid circuit for delivering a liquid to the piston member to cause the piston member to oscillate between its first and second positions and transfer the liquid outside the housing via a liquid outlet; a sealing member for isolating the trailing end of the drill bit from the liquid circuit wherein, in use, the piston member impacts the trailing end of the drill bit in a liquid free environment. |
| US12060774B2 |
Tunnel machine having sealing units for sealing an annular gap around a drive shaft for a cutting wheel
A sealing unit (115) for sealing an annular gap (109) formed between a seal wear ring (106) and a seal carrier (112) has a sealing ring holder (118) which is U-shaped in a receptacle region and which, together with the receptacle region, encloses a fixing region (209) of the sealing ring (121). |
| US12060773B2 |
Controlling a wellbore pressure
A method for controlling a wellbore pressure. The method includes disposing a tubing within a casing of a wellbore to form a tubing casing annulus. The method includes installing a tubing-packer sealing assembly within the casing to seal a downhole portion of the wellbore from an uphole portion. The tubing is disposed in the uphole portion of the wellbore. The method includes filling the tubing casing annulus in with an annulus fluid. The method includes, after filling the tubing casing annulus with the annulus fluid, injecting a volume of inert gas into the tubing casing annulus causing an equal volume of the tubing casing annulus fluid to be flowed out of the wellbore. The method includes after injecting the volume of the inert gas, sealing the annulus fluid and the inert gas in the tubing casing annulus. |
| US12060771B2 |
Downhole clean out tool
A downhole clean out tool includes a housing coupled to a downhole conveyance and defining an inner volume that includes a flow path that extends from an uphole end to a downhole end that includes a fluid inlet; a first flow port oriented towards the downhole end and configured to fluidly couple the flow path to an annulus of the wellbore through the housing; a seat formed in the housing and configured to receive a member inserted into the wellbore such that the flow of the wellbore fluid is diverted from the flow path, through the first flow port, to the annulus, and to the fluid inlet based on the member seated on the seat; at least one screen positioned in the inner volume; and a second flow port oriented towards the uphole end and configured to fluidly couple the flow path to the annulus of the wellbore. |
| US12060767B2 |
Actuator with embedded monitoring and optimizing functionality
An actuator with an embedded motherboard is provided. Firmware on the motherboard executes a kickoff mode to bring an oil well online by controlling a control valve of a gas injection line to change pressures and gas flow rates in the injection line. The kickoff mode includes four phases based on the gas flow rates and pressures associated with the gas injection line. Firmware also executes an optimization mode that optimally finds a bottom hole pressure for the oil well by decreasing and increasing the gas injection rates. The optimization mode can continuously be executed after kickoff exits to maintain optimal oil extraction and bottom hole pressures for the well. Firmware further executes a well protection mode that continuously monitors current pressures and flow rates and jumps directly to a needed phase of kickoff based thereon. |
| US12060766B2 |
Well with pressure activated acoustic or electromagnetic transmitter
A well comprising a pressure activated device exposed to pressure in an annulus above a barrier between an upper tubular and the borehole. An acoustic or electromagnetic (EM) transmitter is coupled to the pressure activated device and configured to transmit a control signal to a respective receiver below the barrier for controlling a valve. In the event of an emergency, certain embodiments allow the pressure in the annulus to be quickly dropped, activating the transmitter to close the valve below the barrier, thus isolating the well below the barrier. A variety of default states may be programmed into the transmitter, such as transmitting a ‘stay-open’ signal to the receiver controlling the valve, which is configured to close if this signal is not received. A further EM or acoustic transmitter may be coupled to the valve to send information from below the barrier to above the barrier, such as pressure data or valve status. |
| US12060764B2 |
Activation of wellbore sealants with ultrasonic waves after placement in a wellbore
A method may comprise introducing an ultrasonic device into a wellbore with a cement slurry therein; generating ultrasonic waves with the ultrasonic device, wherein at least a portion of the ultrasonic waves are transmitted into at least a portion of the cement slurry; creating cavitation within at least the portion of the cement slurry with at least the portion of the ultrasonic waves; and allowing the cement slurry to set to form a hardened mass. |
| US12060759B1 |
Internal latching apparatus
An internal locking ring assembly for a wellhead system that includes a compact single body locking ring design that eliminates the need for a separate casing head and housing configuration or the use of numerous lockdown pins, therefore increasing the safety of the entire drilling operation. The internal locking ring includes outer and inner diameter grooves and angles to accommodate a running tool for collapsing the locking ring for positing into wellhead seats all at lower forces than what is typical due to the lower retrieving torque when trying to retrieve the packoff. Such lower retrieving torque and force allows the use of smaller cross sections of a running tool. |
| US12060757B2 |
Self-erecting launcher assembly
A self-erecting launcher assembly includes a mobile unit, and a magazine positioned in a receptacle of the mobile unit. The magazine includes a plurality of drones. A rail unit is secured to the mobile unit and moves between a closed position and an elevated position. A platform may be secured to the rail unit and is movable in an upward direction and a downward direction along a length of the rail unit. The platform is movable when the rail unit is in its elevated position. The magazine or the plurality of drones may be positioned on the platform, such that the platform moves the magazine or the plurality of drones from the mobile unit to at least one wellhead. A manipulator arm is secured to the platform and selects a drone of the plurality of drones and delivers the selected drone into a lubricator positioned at the wellhead. |
| US12060754B2 |
Automated drilling methods and systems using real-time analysis of drill string dynamics
Methods and apparatus for identifying downhole dynamics in a drilling system are provided. Acceleration-detecting sensors are mounted at multiple locations near to a drill bit, such as at a drill collar. The sensors may be spaced 90° apart along a circumference of the drill collar. The sensors detect acceleration measurements in a plane orthogonal to the drill string's axis of rotation, with respect to a first reference frame that moves with the drill string. The acceleration measurements are received by a processor and processed to determine rotational and revolution positions of the drill string within the wellbore with respect to a static reference frame. Whirl dynamics may, in particular, be determined based on the results in real time. |
| US12060752B2 |
Floor wrench for a drilling rig
A wrench for making up or breaking up a pipe joint is provided. The wrench comprises a tong assembly having an upper tong and a lower tong. The upper tong has a first upper tong half pivotably connected to a second upper tong half at their first ends. The lower tong has a first lower tong half pivotably connected to a second lower tong half at their first ends. A central bearing operatively couples the upper tong and the lower tong to allow the upper tong to rotate relative to the lower tong or vice versa. The tong assembly has a ram assembly for pushing or pulling the upper tong at a tangential location thereof and the ram assembly is retracted or extended to move the tong assembly between an open position, a closed position, and a rotated closed position where the upper tong is rotated relative to the lower tong. |
| US12060749B2 |
Composite glass pane with a border seal and method for producing same
A composite glass pane having a first glass pane, a second glass pane, and an intermediate layer arranged between the first and second glass panes is described. The intermediate layer includes one cover layer based on a thermoplastic polymer, and a border seal. The first glass pane is arranged with an offset relative to the second glass pane, the intermediate layer is cut back along at least one edge of the composite glass pane by a border distance, and the border seal is arranged in a border gap delimited by the first glass pane, the second glass pane and the intermediate layer. The border seal contains a polymer fusible with a polymer of the cover layers. |
| US12060745B2 |
Gate wheel
A two-part gate wheel is disclosed. The gate wheel includes two hub portions, each of which extends through over 180°, and which has a slot which passes from the periphery through to the centre. In use, each hub portion can be introduced from opposed sides of a gate, and coupled together to form a wheel. In this way the wheel can be retro-fitted onto a gate. |
| US12060744B2 |
Configuration of automatic functions for a door
A method for individually configuring at least one automatic function for a door, in particular in a publicly accessible area, with at least one electrically or electronically controllable actuator for performing the automatic function, includes the steps of receiving configuration information from an electronical device associated to an individual in an approach area of the door, configuring the automatic function based on received configuration information, and controlling the actuator for performing the at least one automatic function according to the configuration. Moreover, a door control device is used for electrically or electronically controlling at least one actuator for performing at least one automatic function of a door, in particular in a publicly accessible area. |
| US12060733B2 |
Bicycle cable lock
A cable lock includes a cable, a shackle pin connected to one end of the cable, and a lock body connected to the other end of the cable. The lock body includes at least one lock member pivotable from an open position disengaged from the shackle pin and biased to a closed position engaging the shackle pin, a key mechanism including a plug rotatable when a key is inserted therein, and a cam member rotated by the plug and including a cam surface configured to pivot the lock member to the open position. |
| US12060725B2 |
Canopy for climate and solar mitigation
A sunshade device and management system for mitigating the effects of climate change and direct and prolonged exposure to the sun, the sunshade device including a reflective canopy attached to a collapsible web or frame structure. The sunshade device is positioned above the ground by a combination of lifting balloons and positioning machines for managing the elevation, shape and geolocation of the sunshade device. A sunshade management system controls the status of the sunshade device, and can collapse and ground the sunshade in the evening, or during rainy weather, or cloudy days, or when severe weather-related events, such as thunderstorms, tornados, hurricane, etc. are anticipated, and can relaunch the sunshade device when such conditions have passed. |
| US12060721B2 |
Anchor
An anchor for embedment in a concrete body for lifting the concrete body, wherein the anchor includes a head having a lifting aperture for engagement with a lifting device, and a pair of legs adapted for embedment within the concrete body, wherein the head has an additional aperture having at least a portion of the additional aperture bordered by a border rib, wherein a lower edge of the head is provided with a cross rib which extends between the pair of legs, and wherein webbing extends between the border rib and the cross rib such that a cross-section along a longitudinal axis of the anchor between the cross rib and the border rib forms an I-beam. |
| US12060713B2 |
Building materials comprising graphene and related methods
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing shingle comprising a substrate, wherein the substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a material layer, wherein the material layer comprises graphene, wherein the material layer is disposed on or above the top surface of the substrate. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising one or more of obtaining a substrate, wherein the substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; obtaining a graphene composition, wherein the graphene composition comprises at least graphene; and applying the graphene composition to the top surface of the substrate or a surface above the top surface of the substrate to obtain a material layer comprising graphene. |
| US12060711B2 |
Extruded profile
An extruded profile defining a normal section surface, a horizontal loading direction along the normal section surface and a vertical loading direction along the normal section surface perpendicular to the horizontal loading direction The profile includes a core arranged in a central position at the intersection of the directions, a plurality of arms each including a radial segment radially connected to the core and a tangential segment perpendicularly connected to the radial segment The radial segments of the adjacent arms are perpendicular to each other and each oriented 45° to the horizontal load direction and/or the vertical load direction, and the tangential segments of the adjacent arms are configured to simultaneously support the same load along the horizontal load direction and/or the vertical load direction. |
| US12060710B2 |
Method of forming a concrete panel
A precast concrete panel and method for forming the panel are disclosed. A method of forming the panel to be used as a floor, wall, or roof structure includes positioning one or more forming members within a casting bed having a plurality of upright surfaces defining a generally rectangular interior area, the one or more forming members comprising an insulating material extending along a length dimension of the one or more forming members to define a plurality of rectangular-shaped channels in a parallel and spaced-apart relationship, placing uncured concrete within the casting bed and allowing the concrete to cover the one or more forming members and substantially fill the channels, and allowing the concrete to cure. |
| US12060708B2 |
Light gauge main tee splice
An integral main tee connector arranged to couple with an identical connector stamped from metal strip material aligned strip-wise with material making a web of the main tee the connector when connected to another identical connector exhibiting at least five locking zones distributed over an expanse of each connector. |
| US12060707B2 |
Storage systems, methods and containers
A storage system is described where goods are stored in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The load handling devices take containers from the stacks and deposit then at alternative locations in the stacks or deposit then at stations where goods may be picked out. The containers comprise liners formed from flame retardant or flame suppressant material. Containers comprising liner means are used to store ignitable items within the storage system. |
| US12060706B2 |
System for wall construction
A kit and system for constructing structures including at least one core block, at least one fascia block that connects to the core block by mounting a shelf that extends from a face of the core block with a cut-out section of a face of the fascia block, such that the face of the core block and the face of the fascia block form a gap therein between. |
| US12060701B2 |
Faucet with clean and dirty controls
A pair of levers are provided extending from a common junction to free tips which are spaced from each other. The junction is coupled to a valve of a faucet, with such a coupling either being direct or with intervening structures. The valve can be controlled by a user manual gripping and applying force to either the first lever or the second lever. The levers are sufficiently far apart that a user can control the valve while only touching one of the levers. The junction can be removably attachable to a control knob coupled to the valve or can be built into the faucet. The two levers are preferably elongate in form and preferably include indicia thereon indicating that one of the levers should be used first and the other of the levers should be used last. In one embodiment, the indicia include the wording “dirty” and “clean.” |
| US12060700B2 |
Connector assembly for connecting valve seat with outlet pipe and faucet having the same
A connector assembly for connecting a valve seat with an outlet pipe and a faucet having the same are provided. The valve seat includes an outlet channel provided with an insertion hole and a first axial connection portion arranged at an outer cylindrical wall thereof. The first axial connection portion is located below the insertion hole. The outlet pipe includes an inlet end provided with a mounting portion and a second axial connection portion arranged at an outer surface of the outlet pipe and located close to the mounting portion. The second axial connection portion is detachably mounted into the first axial connection portion from bottom up to form a rotation point. By the outlet pipe rotated around the rotation point, the mounting portion is forced to be mounted and positioned inside the insertion hole of the valve seat firmly with sealing effect. |
| US12060697B2 |
Work machine for determining condition for recording and retaining video
A work machine includes: a machine body; an actuator attached to the machine body; an operation device used to operate the actuator; an operation sensor that senses an operation of the operation device; a photographing device that photographs surroundings of the machine body; a video data recording device that records video data including video photographed by the photographing device; a controller that controls the video data recording device; and an object sensor that senses an object in the surroundings of the machine body. The controller determines whether or not a recording and retaining condition including a condition that an object is present in the surroundings of the machine body and a condition that the operation device is operated is satisfied on the basis of a result of sensing in the object sensor and a result of sensing in the operation sensor, and makes the video data recording device record and retain the video data when the recording and retaining condition is satisfied. |
| US12060694B2 |
Blade control device and blade control method
A blade control method includes: acquiring a design surface indicating a target shape of an excavation object to be excavated by a blade supported by a vehicle body of a work vehicle, the design surface including a first surface present in front of the work vehicle and a second surface disposed below the first surface and forming a level difference with a front end portion of the first surface; acquiring an observed pitch angle indicating an inclination angle of the vehicle body in a longitudinal direction; and calculating a specific part height indicating a height-direction distance between a specific part of the work vehicle and the second surface in a state in which at least a part of the vehicle body is positioned on the first surface and the blade is positioned above the second surface. |
| US12060692B2 |
Fixture for securing into a soil, and a method of securing and manufacturing the same
A fixture for securing into a soil for bearing a load. The fixture comprises body having a foundation section for insertion into the soil. An anode surface and a cathode surface are provided on the foundation section and are electrically connected to one another. The anode surface comprises a metal or metal alloy with a more negative electrode potential than the cathode surface so as to promote electrochemical reactions within regions of the soil at or adjacent the interface between the fixture and the soil for causing a cementation processes to bond soil particles together and to the foundation section. |
| US12060688B2 |
Foundation for a generator
A generator supported by a foundation includes a generator housing defining a first side and a second side that extend along a rotational axis of the generator, a first frame foot removably attached to the first side, and a second frame foot removably attached to the second side, wherein a height of the first frame foot and the second frame foot is selected to position the rotational axis at a desired height above the foundation, and wherein a width of the first frame foot and the second frame foot is selected to engage the foundation. |
| US12060687B2 |
Floating river
Disclosed is a floating river module that has at least one buoy to float also the other parts of the module, the other parts including an at least partly sub-merged vertical wall element being solidly attached to the buoy, the vertical wall element including a horizontal keel element. Also disclosed is a floating river system formed from such modules for guidance of fish. |
| US12060685B2 |
Slip forming structures using multiple molds
A method of slip forming a concrete structure can include using a first slip form mold that travels along a path to form a portion of a concrete structure by delivering a first flow of concrete into the first mold through a first hopper. The first hopper can be configured to receive the first flow of concrete. The portion of the concrete structure can be modified using a second slip form mold different from the first mold by advancing the second mold along the concrete structure and, while advancing the second mold, delivering a second flow of concrete into the second mold through a second hopper that is configured to receive the second flow of concrete. |
| US12060683B2 |
Electroslag strip cladding
A method and system for electroslag strip cladding (ESSC) of rail heads without preheating utilizing twin electroslag strip welding techniques. The twin ESSC techniques include depositing a layer of wear and corrosion resistance cladding material onto the entire running surface of the rail head at a relatively fast welding speed of approximately sixty cm/minute with less than one cm/meter of distortion. The welding speed is achieved by moving a twin ESSC welding head along a rail, with the running surface of the rail head facing upward, or advancing a rail through a space under the twin ESSC welding head, with the running surface of the rail head facing upward, while cladding material is deposited continuously onto the running surface of the rail head. |
| US12060681B2 |
Seamed felt and use of the seamed felt in a tissue machine
A seamed felt for use in a machine for producing a tissue web has a single-layer or multilayer base structure and at least one layer of non-woven fibers. The base structure has a textile structure with MD threads which form seam loops at the two front edges of the base structure. The fabric can be made endless by connecting its front edges by way of a seam. The seam can be formed by interlocking the seam loops of the two front edges and introducing a push-in element. The MD threads wholly or predominantly have a diameter between 0.25 mm and 0.45 mm, in particular between 0.3 mm and 0.35 mm, and the thread density of the MD threads is more than 37%, in particular between 37% and 45%. There is also described a corresponding machine and a method for producing a tissue web. |
| US12060680B2 |
Accessory for disc refiner
A method for updating a disc refiner by at least partly covering notches of a locknut in the disc refiner and an accessory for a disc refiner Said disc refiner comprising a motor and a rotation shaft assembly, wherein said rotation shaft assembly comprises a rotation shaft, which is connecting the motor and a rotor refiner disc of the disc refiner for driving rotation of the rotor refiner disc from the motor, said rotation shaft assembly further comprising at least one bearing, which is provided between a shaft housing and the rotation shaft for allowing rotation of the rotation shaft within the shaft housing, said rotation shaft assembly further comprising at least one ring-shaped locknut, which is encircling the rotation shaft and configured for holding the at least one bearing in place on the rotation shaft, said locknut comprising notches for a tool to grip when attaching the locknut in the rotation shaft assembly, wherein said accessory is configured for being attached to the locknut and comprises at least one covering part configured for at least partly covering said notches of the locknut when attached to the locknut. |
| US12060679B2 |
Lignocellulosic composites prepared with aqueous alkaline and urea solutions in cold temperatures systems
Unique, inexpensive, and. strong biocomposites are obtained from blending cellulose matrix materials pith lignocellulosic reinforcement materials with the aid of alkaline aqueous solvent and cold temperatures. These lignocellulosic composites (LCs) are produced without use of any thermoplastic resins, adhesives, catalysts, plasticizers or d chemical or physical procedures. The LCs include a matrix and a reinforcement material. The matrix is a cellulose material (e.g., cotton, hemp, flax, or wood) that is liquefied using an aqueous alkaline solvent solution under cold temperatures to more readily adhere and or incorporate/encapsulate the lignocellulosic reinforcements (wood chips, fibers, and other lignocellulosic sources). |
| US12060677B2 |
Systems and methods for the functionalization of polyolefin fibers
A system for the functionalization of polyolefin fiber includes a reactor chamber, a fiber pulley system, and a precursor sprinkler system. The reactor chamber defines an interior reactor space and a plurality of fiber inlet/outlet pairs positioned at opposite ends of respective fiber processing axes. The fiber pulley system is arranged to direct polyolefin fiber through the plurality of fiber inlet/outlet pairs, along a fiber processing path comprising the respective fiber processing axes. The precursor sprinkler system is operable to aerosolize a precursor solution and contact the aerosolized precursor solution with the polyolefin fiber. A method for functionalizing polyolefin fiber includes aerosolizing the precursor solution to form an aerosolized precursor solution, passing polyolefin fiber along the fiber pulley system into the reactor chamber, contacting the polyolefin fiber with the aerosolized precursor solution, and passing functionalized polyolefin fiber out of the interior reactor space of the reactor chamber. |
| US12060665B2 |
Pulp fibrous accumulated sheet and method for producing pulp fibrous accumulated sheet
Provided is a pulp fibrous accumulated sheet including: a liquid permeable pulp fibrous accumulated layer containing a crushed pulp or base-fibers mainly including a crushed pulp, and a binder; and a plurality of fiber crimped parts formed by compression and pressurization, the fiber crimped parts being formed so that crushed pulp fibers each straddling the adjacent fiber crimped parts are present. |
| US12060663B2 |
Reed comprising a multiplicity of slats
A reed (16) including multiple slats (20), which are arranged in a transverse direction (Q) at a distance from one another is disclosed. Each slat (20) extends from an upper end (21) to a lower end (22). The upper ends (21) are connected by an adhesive bond to two upper plate parts (32) of an upper holding shaft (23). The lower ends (22) of the slats (20) are connected by an adhesive bond to two lower plate parts (43) of a lower holding shaft (24). The plate parts (32, 43) are each produced from a fiber-reinforced composite material. The entire upper holding shaft (23) and the entire lower holding shaft (24) preferably are made of parts produced from a fiber-reinforced composite material. |
| US12060661B2 |
Recycled separable multi-filament parallel yarns and woven fabric thereof
A high thread/yarn count woven textile fabric (800) is provided. The high thread/yarn count woven textile fabric (800) includes a plurality of warps (810), and a plurality of wefts (820). The high thread/yarn count woven textile fabric (800) having 250 to 3000 picks per inch in the weft (820) which can be extended up to 6000. Further, at least two recycled separable multi-filament parallel yarn picks are woven in groups together in the weft (820). It is provided that the recycled separable multi-filament parallel picks are separable and distinguishable from other picks very clearly. Furthermore, a denier of the recycled separable multi-filament yarn is range from 5 to 50. Usually, the thread/yarn count of woven textile fabric (800) is in between 400 to 3000 which can go up to 6000. |
| US12060659B2 |
Method of producing flame-resistant fiber bundle and carbon fiber bundle and flameproofing furnace
A method of producing an oxidized fiber bundle includes heat-treating an acrylic fiber bundle aligned in a heat treatment chamber in which hot air is circulated while causing the acrylic fiber bundle to run on direction-changing rollers disposed on both ends of an outside of the heat treatment chamber, wherein first hot air is supplied in a direction substantially parallel to a running direction of the acrylic fiber bundle, and second hot air is supplied from above the acrylic fiber bundle at an angle of 20 to 160° with respect to a wind direction of the first hot air, so that the second hot air passes at least a part of a running acrylic fiber bundle in a longitudinal direction. |
| US12060657B2 |
Filaments based on a core material comprising a fibrous filler
The invention relates to a filament comprising a core material (CM) comprising a fibrous filler (FF) and a thermoplastic polymer (TP1), and the core material (CM) is coated with a layer of shell material (SM) comprising a thermoplastic polymer (TP2). Further, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of said filament, as well as to three-dimensional objects and a process for the preparation thereof. |
| US12060654B2 |
Ligand-binding molecule having adjustable ligand binding activity
The present invention relates to a ligand binding molecule whose ligand binding activity is attenuated by the cleavage of a cleavage site and a method for producing the same, a complex formed by the ligand binding molecule and a ligand, a fusion protein comprising the ligand binding molecule and a ligand, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the ligand binding molecule or a fusion protein of the ligand binding molecule and a ligand. |
| US12060653B2 |
Bulk GaN crystal, c-plane GaN wafer, and method for manufacturing bulk GaN crystal
Provided is a bulk GaN crystal in which the degree of curvature of the c-plane is reduced. The bulk GaN crystal includes a main surface selected from a surface inclined at 0° to 10° from the (0001) crystal plane and a surface inclined at 0° to 10° from the (000-1) crystal plane, and the main surface is a specific main surface A that satisfies the following conditions (i) and (ii): (i) a first line, which is a 80 mm-long virtual line segment extending in a first direction on the specific main surface A, can be drawn, and a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of peak angles in (002) XRD rocking curves of the GaN crystal, which is measured between 17 measurement points arranged at a 5-mm pitch on the first line with the omega axis being perpendicular to the first direction, is 0.05° or less; and (ii) a second line, which is a 80 mm-long virtual line segment extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the specific main surface A, can be drawn, and a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of peak angles in (002) XRD rocking curves of the GaN crystal, which is measured between 17 measurement points arranged at a 5-mm pitch on the second line with the omega axis being perpendicular to the second direction, is 0.05° or less. |
| US12060652B2 |
Linear showerhead for growing GaN
A linear showerhead for growing GaN, including a first gas base, a second gas base, and a third gas base. First central gas passages are disposed in the middle of the first gas base. A first gap is disposed between two adjacent first central gas passages. A first nozzle is disposed at the bottom of a first central gas passage. The second gas base is disposed on the first gas base. Second central gas passages are disposed in the middle of the second gas base. A second gap is disposed between two adjacent second central gas passages. Two sides of a second central gas passage are provided with a second nozzle. The third gas base includes third central gas passages. A third central gas passage penetrates a first gap and a second gap. A third nozzle is disposed at the bottom of a third central gas passage. |
| US12060651B2 |
Chamber architecture for epitaxial deposition and advanced epitaxial film applications
The present disclosure generally relates to a process chamber for processing of semiconductor substrates. The process chamber includes an upper lamp assembly, a lower lamp assembly, a substrate support, an upper window disposed between the substrate support and the upper lamp assembly, a lower window disposed between the lower lamp assembly and the substrate support, an inject ring, and a base ring. Each of the upper lamp assembly and the lower lamp assembly include vertically oriented lamp apertures for the placement of heating lamps therein. The inject ring includes gas injectors disposed therethrough and the base ring includes a substrate transfer passage, a lower chamber exhaust passage, and one or more upper chamber exhaust passages. The gas injectors are disposed over the substrate transfer passage and across from the lower chamber exhaust passage and the one or more upper chamber exhaust passages. |
| US12060650B2 |
Vanadium-compensated 4H and 6H single crystals of optical grade, and silicon carbide crystals and methods for producing same
An optical device includes a vanadium compensated, high resistivity, SiC single crystal of 6H or 4H polytype, for transmitting light having a wavelength in a range of from 420 nm to 4.5 μm. The device may include a window, lens, prism, or waveguide. A system includes a source for generating light having a wavelength in a range of from 420 nm to 4.5 μm, and a device for receiving and transmitting the light, where the device includes a vanadium compensated, high resistivity, SiC single crystal of 6H or 4H polytype. The disclosure also relates to crystals and methods for optical applications, including an aluminum doped SiC crystal having residual nitrogen and boron impurities, where the aluminum concentration is greater than the combined concentrations of nitrogen and boron, and where an optical absorption coefficient is less than about 0.4 cm−1 at a wavelength between about 400 nm to about 800 nm. |
| US12060648B2 |
Gradient metallic structure and surface treatment to produce a gradient metallic structure
A method for microengineering a gradient structure on a metal surface. A metal surface including at least first, second, and third metal surface regions is exposed to a metal-removing agent. A portion of surface metal atoms is removed by the metal-removing agent in each of the first, second, and third metal surface regions. Sequential metal removal processes expose only the second and third regions to the metal-removing agent, followed by exposing only the third region to the metal-removing agent. A gradient metal surface is formed having different properties in each of the first, second, and third metal surface regions. In a further aspect, quantitative surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy may be performed using the treated metal surface. An amount of an analyte is determined based on its position in one of the first, second, or third metal surface regions. |
| US12060642B2 |
Method for growth of atomic layer ribbons and nanoribbons of transition metal dichalcogenides
A method of making an atomic layer nanoribbon that includes forming a double atomic layer ribbon having a first monolayer and a second monolayer on a surface of the first monolayer, wherein the first monolayer and the second monolayer each contains a transition metal dichalcogenide material, oxidizing at least a portion of the first monolayer to provide an oxidized portion, and removing the oxidized portion to provide an atomic layer nanoribbon of the transition metal dichalcogenide material. Also provided are double atomic layer ribbons, double atomic layer nanoribbons, and single atomic layer nanoribbons prepared according to the method. |
| US12060641B2 |
Film forming method and film forming apparatus
A film forming method includes: placing a substrate on which a pattern, which includes a plurality of convex and concave portions, is formed on a stage disposed inside a chamber; and selectively forming a silicon-containing film on the plurality of convex portions of the pattern by applying a bias power to the stage and introducing microwaves into the chamber while supplying a processing gas containing a silicon-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas into the chamber to generate plasma, wherein the selectively forming the silicon-containing film includes a first film formation of forming a silicon-containing film around upper sides of the plurality of convex portions and a second film formation of forming a silicon-containing film on upper portions of the plurality of convex portions. |
| US12060638B2 |
Deposition apparatus and methods using staggered pumping locations
Processing chambers and methods of use comprising a plurality of processing regions bounded around an outer peripheral edge by one or more vacuum channel. A first processing region has a first vacuum channel with a first outer diameter and a second processing region has a second vacuum channel with a second outer diameter, the first outer diameter being less than the second outer diameter. |
| US12060637B2 |
Actively cooled foreline trap to reduce throttle valve drift
Exemplary semiconductor processing systems include a processing chamber defining a processing region. The semiconductor processing systems may include a foreline coupled with the processing chamber. The foreline may define a fluid conduit. The semiconductor processing systems may include a foreline trap coupled with a distal end of the foreline. The semiconductor processing systems may include a removable insert provided within an interior of the foreline trap. The semiconductor processing systems may include a throttle valve coupled with the foreline trap downstream of the removable insert. |
| US12060634B2 |
Roller for transporting a flexible substrate, vacuum processing apparatus, and method of cooling a roller
A roller for transporting a flexible substrate is described. The roller includes a first coolant supply for cooling a first part of the roller and a second coolant supply for cooling a second part and a third part of the roller. The first part is provided between the second part and the third part. Additionally, a vacuum processing apparatus including a roller and a method of cooling a roller are described. |
| US12060633B2 |
Method and device for controlling stretching of mask, and stretching system
A method for controlling stretching of a mask includes: obtaining actual position information of at least one opening of the mask; determining an actual offset of each opening according to actual position information of the opening and preset position information of a light-emitting region of a sub-pixel corresponding to the opening; determining whether the actual offset of the opening is less than or equal to a theoretical maximum offset of the opening; and in response to determining that the actual offset of the opening is less than or equal to the theoretical maximum offset of the opening, generating a first end command for ending a process of stretching the mask. |
| US12060630B2 |
Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet
This grain-oriented electrical steel sheet does not have a forsterite film present between a base steel sheet and a tension-insulation coating, in which the base steel sheet contains a predetermined element in a predetermined amount, and in a case in which a cross section perpendicular to a rolling direction of the base steel sheet is viewed, when a region having a length of 10 μm from a surface of the base steel sheet toward the inside of the base steel sheet in a sheet thickness direction of the base steel sheet and a length of 20 mm in a direction perpendicular to the sheet thickness direction is an observation region, needle-like inclusions having a length of 1 μm or more are not present in the observation region. |
| US12060629B2 |
Method of production of a cold rolled and heat treated steel sheet and use of such steel to produce vehicle parts
A method of production of a cold rolled and heat treated steel sheet having the following steps: providing a cold rolled steel sheet with a composition with the following elements, expressed in percent by weight: 0.10%≤carbon≤0.6%; 4%≤manganese≤20%; 5%≤aluminum≤15%; 0≤silicon≤2% aluminium+silicon+nickel≥6.5%; and optionally at least one of certain optional elements; a remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing; heating the cold rolled steel sheet up to a soaking temperature between 750 and 950° C. during less than 600 seconds, then cooling the sheet down to room temperature; and reheating the steel sheet to a soaking temperature of 150° C. to 600° C. during 10 s to 1000 h, then further cooling the sheet. |
| US12060622B2 |
Direct reduced iron system and method
A method of direct reduction of iron (DRI) is disclosed, the method comprising generating metallic iron by removing oxygen from iron ore using a reducing gaseous mixture with excess carbon monoxide that produces an excess CO2 by-product is provided. CO2 by-product is optionally sequestered. A system for carrying out the method is also disclosed. |
| US12060621B2 |
System for preparing xylose liquid by continuously hydrolyzing hemicellulose and method thereof
Related to is a system for preparing xylose liquid by continuously hydrolyzing hemicellulose, including a neutralizing unit, an acid-adjusting unit, a feeding unit, a liquefaction ejecting unit, a feed and discharge heat-exchanging unit and a discharge controlling unit. The neutralizing unit includes a raw material tank, a neutralizing concentrated sulfuric acid pump and a neutralizing pipeline mixer, the acid-adjusting unit includes an acid-adjusting concentrated sulfuric acid pump, an acid-adjusting pipeline mixer and an acid-adjusting tank, the feeding unit includes a feed tank, the liquefaction ejecting unit includes a liquefaction ejector and a liquefaction maintainer, the feed and discharge heat-exchanging unit includes a plate-type teed and discharge heat exchanger and a first discharge temperature sensor, and the discharge controlling unit includes a discharge valve and a reflux valve. The obtained xylose liquid exchanges heat with the hemicellulose liquid in the plate-type feed and discharge heat exchanger to decrease a temperature of the xylose liquid, whereas a temperature of the hemicellulose liquid is increased. Further disclosed is a method using the system. The simultaneous feed and discharge heat exchanges greatly reduce energy consumption, and feed and exchange are continuously run, thereby improving the production efficiency and simplifying manual operations. |
| US12060618B2 |
GEP5 model for multiple myeloma
The invention provides, inter alia, methods of prognosing a subject with, or suspected of having, multiple myeloma. In certain embodiments, the methods entail testing the gene expression levels of enolase 1 (ENO1), fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5), thyroid hormone receptor interactor 13 (TRIP13), transgelin 2 (TAGLN2), and replication factor C (activator 1) 4 (RFC4) in a biological sample isolated from the subject. The invention also provides methods of treatment for multiple myeloma, as well as kits, oligonucleotides, and systems for performing the methods provided by the invention. |
| US12060617B2 |
Marker genes for prostate cancer classification
The present invention relates to a method for classifying a prostate cancer in a subject, the method comprising the steps of a) determining a gene expression level or gene expression pattern of the genes F3 and IGFBP3 in a sample from the subject and b) classifying the tumor by comparing the gene expression level determined in a) with a reference gene expression of the same genes in reference patients known to have a high risk tumor respectively. In addition the invention relates to a method for determining prognosis of a subject diagnosed with prostate cancer, a method for making a treatment decision for a subject diagnosed with prostate cancer and a solid support or a kit for classifying a tumor in a subject diagnosed with prostate cancer. |
| US12060614B2 |
Diagnosing fetal chromosomal aneuploidy using massively parallel genomic sequencing
Embodiments of this invention provide methods, systems, and apparatus for determining whether a fetal chromosomal aneuploidy exists from a biological sample obtained from a pregnant female. Nucleic acid molecules of the biological sample are sequenced, such that a fraction of the genome is sequenced. Respective amounts of a clinically-relevant chromosome and of background chromosomes are determined from results of the sequencing. The determination of the relative amounts may count sequences of only certain length. A parameter derived from these amounts (e.g. a ratio) is compared to one or more cutoff values, thereby determining a classification of whether a fetal chromosomal aneuploidy exists. Prior to sequencing, the biological sample may be enriched for DNA fragments of a particular sizes. |
| US12060613B2 |
Methods and compositions for synthetic biomarkers
The present disclosure encompasses embodiments of nucleic acids comprising genetic elements which are useful for the detection of diseased cells. |
| US12060609B2 |
Polymer coatings
The present disclosure relates to polymer coatings covalently attached to the surface of a substrate and the preparation of the polymer coatings, such as poly(N-(5-azidoacetamidylpentyl)acrylamide-co-acrylamide) (PAZAM), in the formation and manipulation of substrates, such as molecular arrays and flow cells. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing a substrate surface by using beads coated with a covalently attached polymer, such as PAZAM, and the method of determining a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide attached to a substrate surface described herein. |
| US12060605B2 |
Compositions and methods for nucleic acid sequencing
Provided herein are methods and compositions for improved sequencing techniques using, for example, polymeric particles and/or three-dimensional structures. |
| US12060603B2 |
Methods for internally controlled in situ assays using padlock probes
The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods for analyzing a target nucleic acid in a biological sample. In some aspects, the methods involve the use of a set of polynucleotides, including one or more polynucleotides (e.g., a detection padlock probe) for detecting a region of interest and one or more polynucleotides (e.g., a control padlock probe) as an internal control, for analyzing target nucleic acids. In some aspects, the presence, amount, and/or identity of a region of interest in a target nucleic acid is analyzed in situ. Also provided are polynucleotides, sets of polynucleotides, compositions, and kits for use in accordance with the methods. |
| US12060598B2 |
Mutant thioesterases
Mutant thioesterases having enhanced medium chain substrate activity, polynucleotides encoding and configured to express the mutant thioesterases in a transformed host cell, host cells transformed to contain the polynucleotides, and methods of using same. |
| US12060597B2 |
Polyhydroxyalkanoate production methods and systems for same
Several embodiments of the invention relate generally to a system and methods for the treatment of gaseous emissions comprising methane and one or more non-methane compounds that can influence the metabolism of methane-oxidizing microorganisms. In several embodiments, there is provided a system and methods for the treatment of methane emissions through the use of methanotrophic microorganisms to generate functionally consistent and harvestable products. Certain embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous because they reduce environmentally-destructive methane emissions and produce harvestable end-products. |
| US12060593B2 |
Fucosyltransferases and their use in producing fucosylated oligosaccharides
Fucosyltransferases capable of transferring a fucose residue from a donor substrate to a lactotetraose, methods for producing fucosylated oligosaccharides utilizing the fucosyltransferases, and the use of the thus produced fucosylated oligosaccharides for manufacturing nutritional compositions are provided. |
| US12060592B2 |
Lov-D acyltransferase mediated acylation
Methods for the improved acylation of chemical substrates using LovD acyltransferases, thioesters having acyl groups, and (i) thiol scavengers and/or (ii) precipitating agents are presented. An improved method for the production of simvastatin using (i) activated charcoal as a thiol scavenger and/or (ii) ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent is also presented. |
| US12060591B2 |
Tau protease compositions and methods of use
Disclosed are mammalian tau proteases, as well as proteolytically-active fragments, variants, and mutants thereof. Also disclosed are polynucleotides and recombinant expression vectors that encode these polypeptides, as well as methods for producing such proteins in selected recombinant host cells, and for using the compositions in a variety of diagnostic and analytical assays. |
| US12060590B2 |
PH20 polypeptide variants, formulations and uses thereof
Modified PH20 hyaluronidase polypeptides, including modified polypeptides that exhibit increased stability and/or increased activity, are provided. Also provided are compositions and formulations and uses thereof. |
| US12060589B2 |
DNase variants
The present invention relates to polypeptide variants and methods for obtaining variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. |
| US12060588B2 |
Methods of editing DNA methylation
The invention relates to methods of modifying DNA methylation by contacting a cell with a catalytically inactive site specific nuclease fused to an effector domain having methylation or demethylation activity and one or more guide sequences. |
| US12060585B2 |
Expression of novel cell tags
Disclosed herein are polynucleotides encoding cell tags for use in immunotherapeutic applications, and systems comprising polynucleotide cell tags for regulating the activity of a cell. The compositions, methods and systems described herein provide tools for regulating activity of genetically engineered cells in a subject. |
| US12060580B2 |
Renal progenitor cells
A method is provided for simultaneously producing both nephron progenitor cells and ureteric epithelial progenitor cells including the step of contacting intermediate mesoderm cells with: fibroblast growth factor 9 and/or fibroblast growth factor 20 and optionally, one or more selected from the group consisting of: bone morphogenic protein 7; heparin; a Wnt agonist; retinoic acid; and an RA antagonist. The concentrations of Wnt agonist, retinoic acid and/or RA antagonist may be manipulated to favour the relative production of nephron progenitor cells and ureteric epithelial progenitor cells. The intermediate mesoderm cells are ultimately derived from human pluripotent stem cells via a posterior primitive streak stage. The nephron progenitor cells and ureteric epithelial progenitor cells may have end uses such as for kidney repair and regeneration, bioprinting of kidneys and screening compounds for nephrotoxicity. |
| US12060579B2 |
Human pluripotent stem cell derived endocardial endothelium
Provided herein are methods that enable the polarization of hPSC mesoderm such that closely related yet distinct cardiovascular populations can be generated efficiently without the need of post-facto enrichment. |
| US12060574B2 |
Methods of generating tissue using devitalized, acellular scaffold matrices derived from micro-organs
A composition of matter is provided comprising a devitalized, acellular tissue-derived scaffold seeded with differentiated cells, particularly pancreatic islet cells, wherein the cells can maintain cell-specific function or structure in culture on the scaffold. Methods of generating same and uses thereof are also provided. |
| US12060572B2 |
Recombination activating gene (RAG) induced V(D)J gene targeting
The present invention relates to methods for targeted insertion of at least one nucleic acid sequence/s of interest into a target genomic locus of a mammalian cell. More specifically, the methods of the invention are based on using nucleic acid cassettes comprising the nucleic acid sequence/s of interest and at least one recognition signal sequence (RSS), for insertion of the nucleic acid sequence of interest into the target genomic locus that is mediated by RAG-catalyzed recombination. The invention further provides cassettes, vectors and vehicles and cells comprising said cassettes, compositions and uses thereof in immunotherapy. |
| US12060571B2 |
Methods and compositions for modifying a targeted locus
Methods and compositions are provided for modifying one or more target loci in a cell. Such methods comprise providing a cell comprising a first polynucleotide encoding a first selection marker operably linked to a first promoter active in the cell, wherein the first polynucleotide further comprises a first recognition site for a first nuclease agent. A first nuclease agent is introduced into a cell, wherein the first nuclease agent induces a nick or double-strand break at the first recognition site. Further introduced into the cell is a first targeting vector comprising a first insert polynucleotide flanked by a first and a second homology arm that correspond to a first and a second target site located in sufficient proximity to the first recognition site. At least one cell is then identified comprising in its genome the first insert polynucleotide integrated at the target locus. |
| US12060570B2 |
Vector-free intracellular delivery by reversible permeabilisation
The invention provides a solution to the problem of transfecting non-adherent cells. Devices and delivery compositions containing ethanol and an isotonic salt solution are used for delivery of compounds and compositions to non-adherent cells. |
| US12060565B1 |
Endocarp-specific promoter and uses thereof
The disclosure relates to polynucleotides comprising an endocarp-specific promoter sequence from the peach peroxidase (POX) gene operably linked to a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a product of interest. The polynucleotides can be used to specifically alter endosperm gene expression in fruit. In a transgenic cell, the polynucleotides may block formation of phenylpropanoid pathway lignin-pathway precursors, formation of lignin monomers, and/or polymerization of lignin monomers. |
| US12060557B2 |
Targeting enhancer RNAs for the treatment of primary brain tumors
The invention provides enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) that are expressed specifically in glioma stem cells and whose expression correlates with decreased survival of patients with glioblastomas. The eRNAs are selected, for example, from eTMEM88b, eRTP5, or eNINJ1. The invention also provides an RNA therapy that targets glioma stem cell eRNAs using synthetic oligonucleotides that knock out the eRNA expression. The invention further provides viral vectors that deliver shRNA that inhibit the expression of the eRNA. |
| US12060555B2 |
MicroRNA-33 inhibitors and use thereof in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a microRNA-33 (miR-33) inhibitor comprising a peptide nucleic acid covalently bound to a pH low insertion peptide. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treating pulmonary fibrosis in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the miR-33 inhibitor. In some embodiments, the pulmonary fibrosis is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. |
| US12060554B2 |
Method for selecting and amplifying polynucleotides
The invention provides methods for controlling the density of different molecular species on the surface of a solid support. A first mixture of different molecular species is attached to a solid support under conditions to attach each species at a desired density, thereby producing a derivatized support having attached capture molecules. The derivatized support is treated with a second mixture of different molecular species, wherein different molecular species in the second mixture bind specifically to the different capture molecules attached to the solid support. One or more of the capture molecules can be reversibly modified such that the capture molecules have a different activity before and after the second mixture of molecular species are attached. In particular embodiments, the different molecular species are nucleic acids that are reversibly modified to have different activity in an amplification reaction. |
| US12060553B2 |
Evolution of BoNT peptidases
The disclosure provides amino acid sequence variants of Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) proteases that cleave (VAMP1, VAMP2, VAMP7, VAMP8, SNAP25, SNAP23, PTEN, etc.) and methods of evolving the same. In some embodiments, proteases described by the disclosure are useful for cleaving proteins found in a cell, that is in an intracellular environment. In some embodiments, proteases described by the disclosure are useful for treating diseases associated with increased or aberrant VAMP7, VAMP8, SNAP23 or PTEN expression or activity, for example, cancer and neurological disorders. Some aspects of this disclosure provide methods for generating BoNT protease variants by continuous directed evolution. |
| US12060552B2 |
Method and apparatus for the purification of extra-chromosomal nucleic acids sequences
The present invention relates to a new apparatus and a new method for the purification and the recovery of extra-chromosomal nucleic acids sequence(s). |
| US12060551B2 |
System and process for increasing protein product yield from bacterial cells
Protein-rich nutrient supplements and animal feed supplements derived from an anaerobic bacterial process are generated through a myriad of cell rupturing and protein fractionation/purification processes. Bacterial fermentation systems and methods of obtaining one or more protein-containing portions from a fermentation process using carbon monoxide-containing gaseous substrates increasing protein product yield from bacterial cells are provided. The invention further provides compositions of protein-rich nutrient supplements with useful applications for intake by a variety of different animals and humans. |
| US12060550B1 |
Fermentation device, planting system, and fermentation method
A fermentation device includes a fermenter. The fermenter includes a tank, augers, and a motor. The tank is horizontally arranged. A first end of the tank is connected with a material feeding port. A second end of the tank is connected with a material discharging port. A height of the material discharging port is not less than a height of the tank. Liquid raw material and solid raw material are added into the tank from the material feeding port. The augers are arranged in the tank. Each of the augers includes a central shaft and a blade. An inner edge of each blade is connected with a corresponding central shaft. A gap is defined between an outer edge of each blade and inner walls of the tank. The motor is connected with the augers and drives the augers to rotate in a first direction or a second direction. |
| US12060547B2 |
Photosynthetic bioreactor for the conversion of electricity and fertilizer into biomass
A photobioreactor for cultivation and/or propagation of a photosynthetic organism and associated systems/methods are disclosed herewith. The photobioreactor includes (1) a substantially spherical vessel having a wall defining an interior vessel volume; (2) a water-submersible system for converting electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation; (3) a temperature management system for circulating heat dispersal fluid into and out of the water-submersible system; and (4) a photobioreactor control system comprising a processor and a controller. |
| US12060546B2 |
Devices and methods for accelerating the maturation of products in a cask
A cask agitator for accelerating the maturation of a cask product. The cask agitator comprises a vibration generator with a fixedly attached magnet for removable attachment to a cask. One or more vibration extenders can be operably connected to a cask agitator to distribute vibration across a greater area of the cask. |
| US12060544B2 |
Method for producing an extract of cereal and method for processing this extract into beverage
The present invention relates to methods for preparing cereal-based beverages. The present invention provides, for example, methods for steeping and germination of cereal grain under continuous aeration. Particularly, the present invention provides methods for heating the germinated cereal grains prior to wet milling of germinated cereal grains and direct transfer of the germinated grain, without drying, to the brewery for further processing. Compared to current methods the methods of the present invention significantly reduce water consumption, energy consumption and transport need. |
| US12060542B2 |
Polypeptides and compositions comprising such polypeptides
The present invention relates to compositions such as cleaning compositions comprising enzymes. The invention further relates to the use of the compositions comprising such enzymes in cleaning processes. |
| US12060541B2 |
Materials and methods for maintaining industrial, mechanical and restaurant equipment
The subject invention provides yeast-based products, as well as their use to improve industrial production and performance by, for example, efficiently cleaning contaminating and/or fouling substances such as FOG, biofilm, paraffin, and/or asphaltenes from industrial equipment. |
| US12060539B2 |
Cleaning composition with superabsorbent polymer
Provided among other things are a cleaning composition comprising a carrier fluid comprising in the carrier fluid polymer comprising particulate super absorbent polymer (PSAP), wherein the PSAP as in the cleaning composition is substantially at the percolation volume fraction or higher; wherein the cleaning composition can be passed over a surface driven by a pressure drop effective to render the composition traditional biofilm (TBF) cleaning effective and protein cleaning effective. |
| US12060537B2 |
Cyclic phosphonate esters for lubricant applications
Lubricant compositions comprising (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity and (b) a phosphonate ester other than a zinc salt. The phosphonate ester may be the reaction product of (i) phosphonic acid or a monomeric ester thereof with (ii) a propanediol having hydroxy groups in both the 1 and 3 positions and one or more of the carbon atoms of the propyl units are substituted with one or more alkyl groups such that the total number of carbon atoms in the propanediol ranges from 4 to 12. The molar ratio of (i) to (ii) may be 0.9:1.1 to 1.1 to 0.9. |
| US12060534B1 |
Reaction intensification structure
Provided is a reaction intensification structure. The structure includes a pyrolysis gasification apparatus, a flow strengthening mechanism and a turbulence mechanism. The pyrolysis gasification apparatus is cylindrical, and is provided with a feed inlet and a discharge outlet at front and rear ends thereof respectively. The flow strengthening mechanism is provided on an outer wall of the pyrolysis gasification apparatus at a position near the front end, and it is communicated with such apparatus and at an angle of 20° to 50° relative to a radial direction of such apparatus. The turbulence mechanism includes multiple turbulence bodies distributed in an array on an inner wall of the pyrolysis gasification apparatus and protrude towards a center of such apparatus. The turbulence bodies are divided into multiple groups distributed along an axial direction of such apparatus. Each group of turbulence bodies are distributed along a circumferential direction of such apparatus. |
| US12060530B2 |
Process control systems and methods for simultaneous crude oil dehydration, desalting, sweetening, and stabilization
Systems and methods for controlling desalting and dehydration of crude oil, one method including monitoring total dissolved solids (TDS) content at an outlet stream from a crude oil separation unit, the outlet stream comprising water; monitoring basic sediment and water (BS&W) content at an outlet stream from the crude oil separation unit, the outlet stream comprising processed crude oil; determining pounds per thousand barrels (PTB) salt content and volumetric water content of a dried, desalted crude oil product stream using the TDS content and BS&W content; and controlling a process input to the method from a comparison between the PTB salt content and volumetric water content of the dried, desalted crude oil product stream versus a maximum set value for PTB salt content and volumetric water content of the dried, desalted crude oil product stream. |
| US12060529B2 |
Marine fuel blend
A marine fuel blend comprising renewable hydrotreated fuel is disclosed. The present marine fuel blend is environmentally friendly and has good pour point and storage stability. |
| US12060528B2 |
Multiple dense phase risers to maximize light olefins yields for naphtha catalytic cracking
Systems and methods for producing light olefins via catalytic cracking of naphtha are disclosed. A naphtha feed stream and lift gas stream are fed into a plurality of dense phase riser reactors, each of which is operated with a high solid volume fraction, a high superficial velocity, and minimum back mixing. The effluent stream from each dense phase riser reactor is further separated, in a secondary reactor, to form a gaseous product stream and a catalyst stream. The catalyst stream is stripped to remove the hydrocarbons adsorbed on the catalyst particles. The stripped catalyst is regenerated in a regenerator. |
| US12060524B2 |
Diverting materials for well stimulation
Compositions containing a diverting material, and related methods and systems for diverting a fluid from a high permeability zone in an underground formation to a low permeability zone in the underground formation. The diverter material contains a polyurethane and a second polymer. The compositions, methods and systems may be used to achieve more homogeneous stimulation during a well stimulation treatment. |
| US12060522B2 |
Treatment of subterranean formations
A method of treating a subterranean formation by contacting the formation with the following (a) ammonium bicarbonate; (b) and oxidizing agent selected from a perchlorate or a nitrite or combinations thereof; and (c) an acid (AA). |
| US12060517B2 |
Thermal conductive silicone composition, semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing the same
A thermal conductive silicone composition contains, in specific amounts, each of (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more alkenyl groups bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing two or more hydrogen atoms bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule, (C) a catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction, (D) a silver powder with a tapped density of 3.0 g/cm3 or higher, a specific surface area of 2.0 m2/g or less, and an aspect ratio of 1 to 30, and (E) a natural graphite powder or a synthetic graphite powder with an average particle size of 3 μm to 50 μm. This provides: a thermal conductive silicone composition that gives a cured material having a favorable heat-dissipating property; a semiconductor device using the cured material of the composition; and a method for manufacturing the same. |
| US12060494B2 |
Actinic-ray-curable coating composition, cured coating film, coated article, and method for forming coating film
An active energy ray-curable coating composition, includes the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) urethane (meth)acrylate having a polycarbonate skeleton and three or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in one molecule and having a weight average molecular weight in a range of 10,000 to 40,000; (B) urethane (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight in a range of 1,000 or more and less than 10,000; (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (c1) to (c3); and (D) a photopolymerization initiator. |
| US12060493B2 |
Ink set, image recording method, and image recorded material
An ink set is an ink set including a treatment liquid having a pH of 4.5 or less or 9.5 or greater, and an ink containing a compound A which generates gas in an environment of a pH of 4.5 or less or 9.5 or greater, a resin, water, and a white pigment and having a pH of greater than 4.5 and less than 9.5, in which a ratio of a content mass of the white pigment to a content mass of the compound A in the ink is 1 or greater and 160 or less. |
| US12060482B2 |
Curable resin composition, cured product, and sheet-like formed body
A curable resin composition includes a polyether polyol resin represented by general formula (1) and having an epoxy equivalent of 7,000 to 100,000 g/eq, an epoxy resin having a functionality of 3 or more, and an epoxy resin curing agent. Provided is a curable resin composition that is excellent in heat resistance and also excellent in bending resistance in a well-balanced manner and that is applicable in various fields that require heat resistance and toughness, particularly, electrical and electronic fields. n is an integer of 1 or more. A1 and A2 are each a divalent organic group having an aromatic structure and/or an alicyclic structure. B is a hydrogen atom or a glycidyl group. |
| US12060478B2 |
Foam compositions and uses thereof
Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment are provided including a foam. A variety of foams and foam components and compositions for forming the foams are provided. In some aspects, the foams and components including the foams can have exceptionally high energy return while also having improved durability and softness. In particular, midsoles including the foams are provided for use in an article of footwear. Methods of making the compositions and foams are provided, as well as methods of making an article of footwear including one of the foam components. In some aspects, the foams and foam components can be made by injection molding or injection molding followed by compression molding. |
| US12060477B2 |
Polymer composition for manufacturing large container containing high-density polyethylene recovered from secondary battery separator and large container manufactured using the same
Provided is a polymer composition for manufacturing a large container that contains high-density polyethylene recycled from a secondary battery separator and has excellent mechanical properties. Specifically, a polymer composition having excellent processability may be prepared by recycling a secondary battery separator, and an eco-friendly large container having excellent mechanical properties such as a flexural modulus, an elongation, and an impact strength in a wide temperature range, and having an excellent environmental stress cracking resistance may be manufactured by molding the polymer composition. |
| US12060472B2 |
Optical member resin sheet, optical member, layered body, or light-emitting device comprising optical member resin sheet, and method for manufacturing optical member resin sheet
An optical member resin sheet has excellent characteristics as an optical member and exhibits excellent performance even if used for a light-emitting device or the like. The optical member resin sheet is characterized in that the difference between the thickness of an end of the sheet and the thickness of the center of the sheet in the width direction of the sheet is within 5.0% of the total film thickness of the sheet; in that the thickness of the center of the sheet is in the range of 10-1000 μm; in that the sheet area is 225 mm2 or more; and by containing at least one fluorescent substance or reflective material. |
| US12060466B2 |
Molding material, fiber-reinforced composite article and method for producing fiber-reinforced composite article
An object of the present invention is to provide a molding material which can suppress film lifting, gives good peelability of release paper, and can produce therefrom a fiber-reinforced composite article with good demoldability from a metal mold, and a fiber-reinforced composite article. The molding material of the present invention comprises an epoxy resin composition comprising a component (A): an epoxy resin, a component (B): an epoxy resin curing agent, and a component (C): an unsaturated fatty acid ester compound having a melting point or pour point of 25° ° C. or lower; and a reinforcing fiber substrate, wherein the reinforcing fiber substrate is impregnated with the epoxy resin composition. |
| US12060464B2 |
Silicone resin-coated silicone elastomer particles, and applications thereof including organic resin additives
Provided is a silicone resin coated silicone elastomer particle which can be easily produced on an industrial scale, has superior dispersibility and oil absorptivity in a curable organic resin such as an epoxy resin, and has superior workability due to low secondary aggregation compared to conventional silicone elastomer particles. Also provided are applications containing the particles such as organic resin additives, organic resins, coating compositions or coating agent compositions, and cosmetic compositions. The silicone resin coated silicone elastomer particles have part or all of their surface coated with a silicone resin made up of two types of siloxane units. The siloxane units are selected from D units represented by R2SiO2/2, T units represented by RSiO3/2, and Q units represented by SiO4/2. The particles also have a structure in which at least two silicon atoms in the particles are cross-linked by a silalkylene group with 2 to 20 carbon atoms. |
| US12060463B2 |
Process for manufacturing heat treated PVDF
The present invention relates to a process for producing heat-treated vinylidene fluoride polymer particles which exhibit excellent dispersibility and solubility in aprotic polar solvents, improved colour and are less prone to agglomeration and to uses of said vinylidene fluoride polymer particles in electrodes or separators in electrochemical devices and in filtration membranes. The process comprises providing an aqueous dispersion of the VDF-based polymer particles, thermally treating it under stirring and isolating the heat-treated polymer particles. |
| US12060462B2 |
Recycling a used absorbent hygiene product or its components using hydrothermal treatment
Used AHP or its components is converted into low molecular weight hydrocarbons using HTT reactor. These low molecular weight hydrocarbons produce ethylene, propylene, and other chemicals when fed into a steam cracker, which can be used to produce recycled components of the AHP or a fully recycled AHP. |
| US12060461B2 |
Spherical particles comprising carbon nanomaterial-graft-polyamide and methods of production and uses thereof
A nonlimiting example method of forming highly spherical carbon nanomaterial-graft-polyamide (CNM-g-polyamide) polymer particles may comprising: mixing a mixture comprising: (a) carbon nanomaterial-graft-polyamide (CNM-g-polyamide), wherein the CNM-g-polyamide particles comprises: a polyamide grafted to a carbon nanomaterial, (b) a carrier fluid that is immiscible with the polyamide of the CNM-g-polyamide, optionally (c) a thermoplastic polymer not grafted to a CNM, and optionally (d) an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the polyamide of the CNM-g-polyamide and the thermoplastic polymer, when included, and at a shear rate sufficiently high to disperse the CNM-g-polyamide in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to below the melting point or softening temperature to form CNM-g-polyamide particles; and separating the CNM-g-polyamide particles from the carrier fluid. |
| US12060455B2 |
LED filament and LED light bulb
The present disclosure discloses an LED filament, comprising a plurality of LED chips; at least two electrodes, each of the at least two electrodes is connected to at least one of the plurality of LED chips; and a light conversion layer comprising a top layer and a base layer, coated on at least two sides of the at least two electrodes, and a portion of the at least two electrodes is exposed by the light conversion layer, where the top layer and the base layer are located at two sides of the plurality of LED chips, respectively, wherein the base layer comprising an organosilicon-modified polyimide, a thermal curing agent and fluorescent powders. The present disclosure further discloses an LED light bulb. The base layer of the present disclosure has superior transmittance, heat resistance and mechanical strength, and is suitable for producing a flexible LED filament. |
| US12060454B2 |
Process for the continuous production of polyoxyalkylene polyols
The invention relates to a process for producing a polyoxyalkylene polyol, comprising depositing an alkylene oxide onto an H-functional starter substance in the presence of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst, wherein the alkylene oxide is dosed at the mass flow rate m(alkylene oxide), the H-functional starter substance is dosed at the mass flow rate m(starter substance), and the double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst is dosed in a dispersant at the mass flow rate m(DMC) continuously into the reactor with the reaction volume V during the reaction, and the resulting reaction mixture is continuously removed from the reactor, and wherein the quotient of the sum of the mass flow rates Σ{dot over (m)} of {dot over (m)}(alkylene oxide), {dot over (m)}(starter substance) and {dot over (m)}(DMC) to give the reaction volume V in the steady state is greater than or equal to 1200 g/(h·L). |
| US12060450B2 |
Thermoplastic polyurethane
The present invention relates to thermoplastic polyurethanes obtainable or obtained by reaction of at least one polyisocyanate composition which comprises 4,4′-MDI and at least one further polyisocyanate, at least one chain extender of general formula (I) and at least one polyol composition. The present invention further relates to a production process for such thermoplastic polyurethanes and to the use of a thermoplastic polyurethane according to the invention or of a thermoplastic polyurethane obtainable or obtained by a process according to the invention for producing extrusion products, films and molded articles. |
| US12060446B2 |
Resin composition, method for producing resin composition, molded article, and method for producing molded article
Provided is a resin composition that can suppress yellowing even when used in a transparent molded article having a large thickness. The resin composition according to the present invention contains a vinylidene fluoride polymer as a main component, and further contains an alkyl quaternary ammonium sulfate. A percentage of irregular sequences in the vinylidene fluoride polymer is 4% or greater. |
| US12060445B2 |
Composition, crosslinked rubber molded article and fluorine-containing polymer
A composition including a fluorine-containing polymer and a cross-linking agent, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer contains a vinylidene fluoride unit, a unit of a fluorine-containing monomer (1) represented by the following general formula (1): CHX1═CX2Rf (1) wherein one of X1 and X2 is H, the other is F, and Rf is a linear or branched fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and a unit of a monomer providing a crosslinking site. The monomer providing a crosslinking site is a monomer having at least one crosslinkable group selected from a cyano group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a hydroxyl group. Also disclosed is a crosslinked rubber molded article obtained by crosslinking the composition. |
| US12060444B2 |
Continuous and modular process for producing water-redispersible polymer powder compositions
The invention relates to a method for producing polymer powder compositions which are redispersible in water and which are based on polymerisates of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers. In a first step, an aqueous polymerisate dispersion is produced by means of a radically initiated polymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in an aqueous medium, said polymerisate dispersion being convened into the polymer powder composition which is redispersible in water by means of a diving process. The invention is characterized in that the polymerization and the drying process are each carried out in a continuous manner, and the polymerization and the diving process are carried out in separate interconnected modules. |
| US12060443B2 |
Process
The present invention relates to the polymerisation of one or more monomers in a gas phase reactor, and in particular provides a process for from the polymerisation of one or more monomers in a horizontal stirred bed gas phase reactor, wherein the process comprises: a. Polymerising a mixture comprising one or more monomers and hydrogen in the reactor to produce the polymer, b. Withdrawing from the reactor a gaseous stream, c. Passing the gaseous stream to a condenser in which it is partly condensed to produce a liquid phase and a remaining vapour phase, d. Passing the mixture of liquid phase and remaining vapour from the condenser to a separator in which there is maintained a liquid phase and a vapour phase, the volume of the liquid phase in the separator being a percentage, X, which is between 10 and 80% of the total volume of the separator, e. And recycling both liquid and vapour from the separator to the reactor, the mass rate of liquid returning to the reactor being L and the mass rate of vapour returning to the reactor being V, the two defining a ratio V/L, characterised in that the hydrogen concentration in the reactor is changed and the change is effected at least in part by changing the V/L ratio by at least 10% and/or by changing the volume, X. |
| US12060440B2 |
Cyclophilin inhibitors and uses thereof
Compounds defined by Formula 4 are used as cyclophilin inhibitors for the prevention or treatment of diseases or disorders, such as organ injury or organ failure. |
| US12060425B2 |
High affinity antibodies to PD-1 and LAG-3 and bispecific binding proteins made therefrom
High-affinity antibodies recognizing Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PD-1) and Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 protein (LAG-3) are disclosed. Binding sites from humanized anti-PD-1 and anti-LAG-3 antibodies are incorporated into a Fabs-in-Tandem Immunoglobulin format without significant loss of binding affinity, and the resultant bispecific, multivalent binding proteins are able to bind to both PD-1 and LAG-3 simultaneously. Such bispecific FIT-Ig binding proteins are useful for treatment of cancer. |
| US12060423B2 |
Humanized, mouse or chimeric anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies
Humanized, mouse or chimeric anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies are provided. The antibodies bind to human glycosylated and deglycosylated CD47 with an optimized Koff value, they disrupt the human CD47-SIRPα interaction, and find use in various therapeutic, preventive or diagnostic methods. The invention includes isolated antibodies and derivatives and fragments thereof, pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more of the humanized or chimeric anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies; and cell lines that produce these monoclonal antibodies. Also provided are amino acid and nucleotide sequences of the antibodies. |
| US12060419B2 |
CD79A chimeric antigen receptors
The invention provides improved compositions for adoptive cell therapies for cancers that express CD79A. |
| US12060413B2 |
Method of preparing pH-dependent antibodies
Methods for preparing engineered antibodies exhibiting improved pH-dependent antigen binding are disclosed. The methods are based on introduction of histidine residues at a subset of defined amino acid positions within the antibody CDRs. The set of amino acid positions selected for histidine substitution is derived from a heat-map of histidine occurrence within the CDRs of functional antibodies from a natural antibody repertoire. The methods provide a simpler and less time-consuming approach to the identification of pH-dependent antibody variants. |
| US12060411B2 |
Neutralizing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
This disclosure provides novel neutralizing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof. The disclosed anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies constitute a novel therapeutic strategy in protection from SARS-CoV-2 infections. |
| US12060409B2 |
Short cyclic peptides for the treatment of Graves' disease
The present invention relates to short cyclic peptides, their use in the treatment, amelioration or prevention of a disease caused by antibodies targeting the thyrotropin-TSH receptor (TSHR) in the thyroid gland, in particular Graves' disease and orbitopathy, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. |
| US12060404B2 |
T cell receptors
The present invention relates to T cell receptors (TCRs) which bind the HLA-A*0201 restricted peptide GVYDGEEHSV (SEQ ID NO: 1) derived from the MAGE-B2 protein. The TCRs of the invention demonstrate excellent specificity profiles for this MAGE epitope. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the TCRs, cells engineered to present the TCRs, cells harbouring expression vectors encoding the TCRs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the TCRs, nucleic acids or cells of the invention. |
| US12060400B2 |
Peptides for use in immunotherapy against cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US12060398B2 |
Fibrous proteinaceous networks and methods of use thereof
Disclosed herein are engineered bacteria that manufacture biofilms from bacterial amyloid structures. These biofilms and biofilm matrices are capable of generating fibrous proteinaceous networks and being used as 3D-printing inks. |
| US12060397B2 |
Soluble lipidated ligand agents for treating eye inflammation
The present application provides methods for preparing soluble lipidated ligand agents comprising a ligand entity and a lipid entity, and in some embodiments, provides relevant parameters of each of these components, thereby enabling appropriate selection of components to assemble active agents for any given target of interest. |
| US12060396B2 |
Fused in sarcoma (FUS) nuclear translocation inhibitors for preventing fibrosis
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting collagen production mediated by the Fused in Sarcoma (FUS) ribonucleoprotein. As disclosed herein, the C terminal domain of FUS contains an uncommon nuclear localization sequence (NLS) motif called PY-NLS that binds the nuclear import receptor transportin. Phosphorylation of FUS leads to its association with transportin and nuclear translocation with consequent increased in collagen production. Therefore, disclosed herein is an isolated peptide having a transportin-binding moiety, which inhibits FUS from binding transportin, linked to a membrane translocating motif. These compositions and methods can be used to inhibit FUS-mediated collagen production, and treat fibrotic disease involving FUS-mediated collagen accumulation in kidneys and other organs displaying fibrotic diseases. |
| US12060392B2 |
Enterocins and methods of using the same
The present disclosure relates to the identification, cloning, and expression of a genetic locus within an Enterococcus genome that encodes a phage tail-like bacteriocin (PTLB), termed an enterocin. Also provided are non-natural enterocins, which have been engineered to have altered bactericidal specificity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding natural or non-natural enterocins, vector constructs containing such nucleic acids operably linked to a heterologous promoter, producer cells containing such vectors, the encoded enterocins, as well as methods of making and using such enterocins are described. |
| US12060389B1 |
Enterovirus multi-antigen epitope fusion protein, gene, vaccine, and preparation method thereof
An enterovirus multi-antigen epitope fusion protein, a gene, a vaccine and a preparation method thereof are provided, relating to the field of vaccine preparation technologies. The amino acid sequence of the enterovirus multi-antigen epitope fusion protein is shown in SEQ ID NO: 4. The vaccine is prepared by adopting the preparation method of a genetically engineered protein vaccine, and the prepared vaccine has stronger specificity. After protein purification, there are fewer impure proteins and more specific antigen proteins, thus improving the effectiveness and safety of the combined vaccine. |
| US12060387B2 |
Polypeptide-based shuttle agents for improving the transduction efficiency of polypeptide cargos to the cytosol of target eukaryotic cells, uses thereof, methods and kits relating to same
The present description relates to synthetic peptides useful for increasing the transduction efficiency of polypeptide cargos to the cytosol of target eukaryotic cells. More specifically, the present description relates to synthetic peptides and polypeptide-based shuttle agents comprising an endosome leakage domain (ELD) operably linked to a cell penetrating domain (CPD), or an ELD operably linked to a histidine-rich domain and a CPD. Compositions, kits, methods and uses relating to same are also described. |
| US12060386B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating CNS disorders
Provided herein is a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R3a, R5, R6a, R6b, R17, R21a, R21b, Rm, Rn, R16a, R16b, R7a, R7b, R12a, R12b, R11a, R11b, R2a, R2b, R19, R4a, and R4b are defined herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) and methods of using the compounds, e.g., in the treatment of CNS-related disorders. |
| US12060385B2 |
Compounds for RNA capping and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to compounds for RNA capping and uses thereof, which belong to the technical field of genetic engineering. Compounds of formula I can result in high levels of capping efficiency, and the capped mRNA exhibits a high transcription level and increased expression. |
| US12060380B2 |
Phosphate and phosphonate derivatives of 7-amino-5-thio-thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidines and their use in treating conditions associated with elevated levels of CX3CR1 and/or CX3CL1
There is provided a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, Q1 and formula (X) are as defined herein, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with elevated levels of CX3CR1 and/or CX3CL1, in particular acute and/or chronic inflammation, eye diseases, lung diseases, skin diseases, joint and/or bone diseases, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, brain diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, pain, cancer, liver diseases, kidney diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, human immunodeficiency virus and mood disorders. |
| US12060377B2 |
High purity tin compounds containing unsaturated substituent and method for preparation thereof
Monoorgano tin trialkoxide compounds having chemical formula R′Sn(OR)3 and containing less than about 5 mol % diorgano tin dialkoxide are described. R′ is a linear or branched, optionally fluorinated, unsaturated hydrocarbon group having about 2 to about 20 carbon atoms and each R is independently a linear or branched, optionally fluorinated, alkyl group having about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms. Methods for synthesizing and purifying these compounds are also provided. The monoorgano tin compounds may be used for the formation of high-resolution EUV lithography patterning precursors and are attractive due to their high purity and minimal concentration of diorgano tin impurities. |
| US12060376B2 |
Process for reducing the content of boron compounds in halosilane-containing compositions
The content of boron compounds in a composition containing at least one halosilane is reduced by bringing the composition into contact with at least one phenylsilane and removing the at least one halosilane. The invention further relates to the use of phenylsilanes for removing boron compounds from halosilane-containing compositions. |
| US12060373B2 |
Chalcogenosilacyclopentanes
A new class of compounds known as chalcogenosilacyclopentanes is described. These compounds are five-membered ring structures containing a silicon-selenium or silicon-tellurium bond, as shown in Formulas (I) and (II). In these compounds, the substituents on the silicon and on the ring carbons may be hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aromatic, or ether groups. The chalcogenosilacyclopentane compounds undergo ring-opening reactions with hydroxyl and other protic functionalities and may be used to prepare substrates that are amenable to thin film deposition techniques such as ALD and CVD. |
| US12060372B2 |
Compound and organic light emitting device comprising the same
Provided is a compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein: Y is a direct bond, O or S; A1 and A2 are each independently a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, or with the proviso that at least one of them is a naphthalene ring or each X is independently CR1R2, SiR3R4, NR5, O, S, or SO2; R1 to R5 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, or a substituted or unsubstituted: C1-60 alkyl, C3-60 cycloalkyl, or C6-60 aryl; L1 and L2 are each independently a direct bond, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 arylene or C2-60 heteroarylene; B1 and B2 are each independently *—NR6R7; and R′1 and R′2 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, or a substituted or unsubstituted: C1-60 alky, C1-60 alkoxy, C1-60 haloalkyl, C1-60 haloalkoxy, tri(C1-60 alkyl)silyl, or C6-60 aryl; and and an organic light emitting diode comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode opposite to the first electrode; and at least one organic material layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic material layer contains the compound of Chemical Formula 1. |
| US12060370B2 |
Molybdenum (0) precursors for deposition of molybdenum films
Molybdenum(0) coordination complexes comprising ligands which each coordinate to the metal center by nitrogen or phosphorous are described. Methods for depositing molybdenum-containing films on a substrate are described. The substrate is exposed to a molybdenum precursor and a reactant to form the molybdenum-containing film (e.g., elemental molybdenum, molybdenum oxide, molybdenum carbide, molybdenum silicide, molybdenum nitride). The exposures can be sequential or simultaneous. |
| US12060367B2 |
Annulated 2-amino-3-cyano thiophenes and derivatives for the treatment of cancer
The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (I) wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, Z, R3 to R5, A, p, U, V and W have the meanings given in the claims and specification, their use as inhibitors of KRAS, pharmaceutical compositions and preparations containing such compounds and their use as medicaments/medical uses, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases. |
| US12060362B2 |
Inhibitors of glucose transporters (GLUTs)
The present invention relates to 2,6-methanobenzo[g][1]oxacin-4-one compounds and their analog compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as selective inhibitor of glucose transporters 1 and 3 (GLUTs 1 and 3), to methods of preparing said compounds, and to the use thereof as pharmaceutically active agents, especially for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of metabolic diseases, immunological diseases, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, graft versus host disease, cancer, and metastasis thereof. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one of 2,6-methanobenzo[g][1]oxacin-4-one compounds and their analog compounds. |
| US12060357B2 |
9-substituted amino triazolo quinazoline derivatives as adenosine receptor antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions and their use
In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain 9-substituted amino triazolo quinazoline compounds of the structural Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, ring A, R1 and R2 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutically active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor. |
| US12060356B2 |
7 (methylamino)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide derivatives
The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) wherein R is (II) or (III); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, useful for treating psoriasis or systemic lupus erythematosus. |
| US12060350B2 |
Therapeutic compounds and methods of use thereof
The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula (I). The compounds are useful as immunostimulatory agents. |
| US12060347B2 |
Bicyclic heteroaryl substituted compounds
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) to (VIII): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R3 is a bicyclic heteroaryl group substituted with zero to 3 R3a; and R1, R2, R3a, R4, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as PAR4 inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in inhibiting or preventing platelet aggregation, and are useful for the treatment of a thromboembolic disorder or the primary prophylaxis of a thromboembolic disorder. |
| US12060344B2 |
Heterocyclic compound, composition including the same, and organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound
A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1, a composition including the same, and an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound: L1 to L4, L11, a1 to a4, a11, Ar1, Ar2, Ar11, R1 to R7, R11 to R12, b1 to b7, and b11 to b12 are described in the specification. |
| US12060343B2 |
Substituted 1,2,4-triazoles as intermediates in the synthesis of TYK2 inhibitors
Described herein are compounds, for example, 1,2,4-triazole-substituted N-heteroaryl amines, that are useful in treating a TYK2-mediated disorder. In some embodiments, the TYK2-mediated disorder is an autoimmune disorder, an inflammatory disorder, a proliferative disorder, an endocrine disorder, a neurological disorder, or a disorder associated with transplantation. |
| US12060341B2 |
Spiroheptanyl hydantoins as ROCK inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective ROCK inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating cardiovascular, smooth muscle, oncologic, neuropathologic, autoimmune, fibrotic, and/or inflammatory disorders using the same. |
| US12060339B2 |
Dual modulator of mGluR5 and 5-HT2A receptor, and use thereof
Disclosed are a dual modulator of mGluR5 and 5-HT2AR (5-HT2A receptor), and use thereof. More specifically, disclosed are a compound which acts as modulator of mGluR5 and an antagonist of 5-HT2AR at the same time, and use thereof as therapeutic agent for pain. |
| US12060334B2 |
3-substituted phenazine derivatives as antimicrobial agents
The present invention provides phenazine derivatives, such as compounds of Formula (I). The compounds of the invention are expected to be antimicrobial agents and may act by a microbial warfare strategy (e.g., a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-based competition strategy). The present invention also provides compositions, kits, uses, and methods that involve the compounds of the invention, which may be useful in preventing or treating a microbial infection (e.g., a bacterial infection or mycobacterial infection) in a subject, inhibiting the growth and/or reproduction of a microorganism (e.g., a bacterium or mycobacterium), killing a microorganism (e.g., a bacterium or mycobacterium), inhibiting the formation and/or growth of a biofilm, reducing or clearing a biofilm, and/or disinfecting a surface. |
| US12060333B2 |
Aminocarbamoyl compounds for the treatment of viral infections
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R1-R5 and L are as described herein, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. |
| US12060331B2 |
Herbicidal compounds
The present invention relates to herbicidal substituted phenyl-pyridazine-diones and substituted phenyl-pyridazinone derivatives of formula (I), as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, such as broad-leaved dicotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants. |
| US12060324B2 |
Site-specific isotopic labeling of 1,4-diene systems
Methods for preparing isotopically modified 1,4-diene systems from non-isotopically modified 1,4-dienes involve selective oxidation of one or more bis-allylic position(s), or the preparation of isotopically modified 1,4-diene systems via trapping pi-allylic complexes with a source of deuterium or tritium. Such methods are useful for preparing isotopically modified polyunsaturated lipid including polyunsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acid derivatives. |
| US12060323B2 |
6-hydroxy-3-hexenyl alkoxymethyl ether compound and a process for preparing a 3,13-octadecadien-1-ol compound from the same
The present invention relates to a 6-hydroxy-3-hexenyl alkoxymethyl ether compound of the following general formula (1): HOCH2CH2CH=CHCH2CH2OCH2OCH2R1 (1), R1 representing a hydrogen atom, an n-alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group; and also relates to a process for preparing a 3,13-octadecadien-1-ol compound of the following formula (6): CH3(CH2)3CH—CH(CH2)8CH═CHCH2CH2OH (6) from the 6-hydroxy-3-hexenyl alkoxymethyl ether compound (1). |
| US12060317B2 |
Onium salt, chemically amplified negative resist composition, and pattern forming process
An onium salt having a partial structure of formula (A) is provided wherein Ra1 and Ra2 are hydrogen or a C1-C10 hydrocarbyl group in which hydrogen may be substituted by halogen and —CH2— may be replaced by —O— or —C(═O)—, both Ra1 and Ra2 are not hydrogen at the same time, Ra1 and Ra2 may bond together to form an aliphatic ring. A chemically amplified negative resist composition comprising the onium salt as acid generator forms a pattern of good profile having a high sensitivity, improved dissolution contrast, reduced LWR and improved CDU. |
| US12060316B2 |
Carboxylate, quencher, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern
A carboxylate represented by formula (I), a quencher and a resist composition including the same: wherein R1, R2 and R3 each represent a halogen atom, an alkyl fluoride group or a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —CO—, —S— or —SO2—, m1 represents an integer of 0 to 5, m2 represents an integer of 0 to 4, m3 represents an integer of 0 to 3, and X1 represents a single bond, —CH2—, —O—, —S—, —CO—, —SO— or —SO2—. |
| US12060312B2 |
Production method for isocyanate compound
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an isocyanate compound safely and efficiently. The method for producing an isocyanate compound according to the present invention is characterized in comprising the steps of irradiating a high energy light to a halogenated methane at a temperature of 15° C. or lower in the presence of oxygen, and further adding a primary amine compound to be reacted without irradiating a high energy light. |
| US12060310B2 |
Compositions and methods of using itaconic acid derivatives
The present invention is directed to itaconic acid derivatives, compounds comprising the derivatives and methods of using the derivatives in the treatment of cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases. |
| US12060304B2 |
Microstructured fiber interface coatings for composites
Disclosed is a coated ceramic fiber including a silicon carbide coating layer adjacent to the ceramic fiber and a silicon dioxide coating layer adjacent to the silicon carbide coating layer, wherein the silicon dioxide coating layer forms micro cracks after a crystal structure transformation. The coated ceramic fiber may be included in a composite material having a ceramic matrix. |
| US12060302B2 |
Crystalline silicon carbide fiber and method for manufacturing same, and ceramic composite substrate
A crystalline silicon carbide fiber containing silicon carbide and boron nitride, the crystalline silicon carbide fiber having a content of Si of 64% to 72% by weight, a content of C of 28% to 35% by weight, and a content of B of 0.1% to 3.0% by weight, and including, at a surface portion, a composition gradient layer in which a content of silicon carbide increases while a content of boron nitride decreases toward a depth direction. |
| US12060301B2 |
Thermal material with high capacity and high conductivity, method for preparing same and components comprising same
The invention relates to a composite material based on boron nitride (BN(C)) in the form of a continuous structure; and a phase change material (PCM) incorporated within said continuous BN(C) structure and is embedded within a polymer layer, a process for manufacturing same, and the components that comprise same. |
| US12060300B2 |
Method for calculating gaseous diffusion and oxidation evolution of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) structure
A method is provided for calculating gaseous diffusion and oxidation evolution of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) structure, which includes determining temperature and load distribution in a structural member; determining matrix crack distribution in the structure; establishing an equivalent diffusion coefficient model of a fiber bundle scale to predict a gas flow channel in a fiber bundle: averaging a total amount of gaseous diffusion in the channel to establish the equivalent diffusion coefficient model of the fiber bundle composite scale related to the matrix crack distribution; establishing a representative volume element (RVE) model; establishing an equivalent diffusion coefficient model of a RVE scale; calculating the distribution of the gas concentration and oxidation products in the structure; calculating a growth thickness of an oxide at cracks and pores in each element; and updating sealing conditions of the gas channel, and calculating a new equivalent diffusion coefficient field and the distribution of the oxidation products again. |
| US12060294B1 |
Manufacturing method of large-outer-diameter quartz crucible for Czochralski (CZ) single crystal
A manufacturing method of a large-outer-diameter quartz crucible for a Czochralski (CZ) single crystal is provided. The manufacturing method is a vacuum arc method, and specifically includes: releasing a high-temperature arc with an electrode bundle composed of 2N+1 electrodes to fuse a crucible blank, and performing rapid cooling to form an initial quartz crucible product, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the 2N+1 electrodes include one central main electrode and 2N auxiliary electrodes; the 2N auxiliary electrodes are equidistantly distributed on a circumference with the central main electrode as a center; the central main electrode is aligned at an axis of the crucible mold; the 2N auxiliary electrodes are connected to two phases of an industrial three-phase power, and the two phases are alternately arranged on the auxiliary electrodes; the central main electrode is connected to a remaining phase of the industrial three-phase power. |
| US12060293B2 |
Process for the preparation of synthetic quartz glass
Described is a method of producing synthetic fused silica in which the synthetic flame used in the method has a ratio of the Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHMvert) vertical luminous intensity to the Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHMhori) horizontal luminous intensity greater than 10 in a targetless state, the luminous intensities being measured in candela/mm2. |
| US12060292B2 |
Glass form and marking
A system for forming a glass panel includes a mixing apparatus for weighing and mixing glass particles and additives, an oven for melting and holding molten glass, a float chamber for floating molten glass thereover, an annealing lehr, and at least a nozzle for delivering compressed air at least of one of a first pressure and a second pressure. |
| US12060288B2 |
Wastewater treatment device and wastewater treatment method
A wastewater treatment device has: an ozone generator which supplies ozone; a mixer which mixes ozone supplied from the ozone generator with wastewater and supplies ozone mixed wastewater; an ozone oxidation unit which progresses ozone oxidation in the ozone mixed wastewater while passing the ozone mixed wastewater therethrough and discharges wastewater in which the ozone has been consumed; a biological treatment unit which performs biological treatment on the wastewater discharged from the ozone oxidation unit using microorganisms; and an adjusting device which adjusts the amount of ozone to be mixed with the wastewater by the mixer so that ozone in an amount that inhibits the microorganisms of the biological treatment unit does not remain in the wastewater discharged from the ozone oxidation unit. |
| US12060285B2 |
Rain head and screen therefor
A rain head comprising a lower body, a screen and an upper body. The screen includes a frame having a trough or recess. Lower parts of the sidewalls of the upper body 14 can fit into the trough or recess to enable the upper body to be removably mounted to the rain head. The screen also includes a peripheral flange and a downwardly extending lip that enable the screen to be removably mounted to the upper part of the lower body. At least some water splashing off the screen during a rain event comes into contact with the upper body and is re-directed to flow into the lower body and out through the outlet of the lower body to a rainwater collection tank. The screen and upper body may be provided separately to the lower body. |
| US12060284B2 |
Materials and methods of producing lithium cobalt oxide materials of a battery cell
Various lithium cobalt oxides materials having a chemical formula of LixCoyOz, and method and apparatus of producing the various lithium cobalt oxides materials are provided. The method includes adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt of a lithium-containing salt, and a cobalt-containing salt within a liquid mixture to be equivalent to a ratio of x:y, drying a mist of the liquid mixture in the presence of a gas to form a gas-solid mixture, separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material, and annealing the solid particles of the oxide material in the presence of another gas flow to obtain crystallized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material. The process system has a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separator, and one or more reactors. |
| US12060275B2 |
Method of preparing silicon carbide and filters made therefrom
A method of making SiC nanowires comprising: (a) mixing silicon powder with a carbon-containing biopolymer and a catalyst at room temperature to form a mixture; and (b) heating said mixture to a pyrolyzing temperature sufficient to react said biopolymer and said silicon power to form SiC nanowires. |
| US12060273B2 |
Production of graphitic films from a mixture of graphene oxide and highly aromatic molecules
Provided is a method of producing a graphitic film, comprising: (a) providing a suspension of a mixture of graphene oxide (GO) and aromatic molecules selected from petroleum heavy oil or pitch, coal tar pitch, a polynuclear hydrocarbon, a halogenated variant thereof, or a combination thereof, dispersed or dissolved in a liquid medium; (b) dispensing and depositing the suspension onto a surface of a supporting substrate to form a wet layer, wherein the procedure includes subjecting the suspension to an orientation-inducing stress or strain; (c) partially or completely removing the liquid medium; and (d) heat treating the resulting dried layer at a first temperature selected from 20° C. to 3,200° C. so that the GO and aromatic molecules are cross-linked, merged or fused into larger aromatic molecules to form the graphitic film, wherein the larger aromatic molecules or graphene planes in the graphitic film are substantially parallel to each other. |
| US12060272B2 |
Method of forming conformable nanoscale coatings on substrates
A method is disclosed for forming nanoscale coatings on a solid substrate surface. In certain embodiments, the method includes the following steps: contacting a substrate with a first liquid organic solvent; adding a liquid agent to the first liquid organic solvent to form a liquid agent film on a surface of the substrate; and adding the nanocoating precursor in the first liquid organic solvent to react the nanocoating precursor with the liquid agent to form the nanocoating on the surface of the substrate. |
| US12060270B2 |
Facile preparation of carbon nanotube hybrid materials by catalyst solutions
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of making a carbon nanotube hybrid material by depositing a catalyst solution onto a carbon-based material, and growing carbon nanotubes on the carbon-based material such that the grown carbon nanotubes become covalently linked to the carbon-based material through carbon-carbon bonds. The catalyst solution includes a metal component (e.g., iron) and a buffer component (e.g., aluminum) that may be in the form of particles. The metal component of the particle may be in the form of a metallic core or metallic oxide core while the buffer component may be on a surface of the metal component in the form of metal or metal oxides. Further embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to the catalytic particles and carbon nanotube hybrid materials. The carbon nanotube hybrid materials of the present disclosure may be incorporated as electrodes (e.g., anodes or cathodes) in energy storage devices. |
| US12060266B2 |
Method with mechanical dicing process for producing MEMS components
A method for producing MEMS components comprises generating a carrier having a plurality of recesses. An adhesive structure is arranged on the carrier and in the recesses. A semiconductor wafer is generated, which has a plurality of MEMS structures arranged at the first main surface of the semiconductor wafer. The adhesive structure is attached to the first main surface of the semiconductor wafer, with the recesses being arranged above the MEMS structures and the adhesive structure not contacting the MEMS structures. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into a plurality of MEMS components by applying a mechanical dicing process. |
| US12060263B2 |
Protective cover member and member supplying sheet
A provided protective cover member is a protective cover member configured to be placed on a face of an object, the face having an opening. The protective cover member includes a laminate, and the laminate includes: a protective membrane having a shape configured to cover the opening when the member is placed on the face; and an adhesive agent layer. The adhesive agent layer includes a thermosetting adhesive layer including a thermosetting resin composition. The thermosetting resin composition has a storage modulus of 1×105 Pa or more at 130 to 170° C. The above protective cover member is suitable for reducing deformation thereof and/or peeling thereof from a placement face in a high-temperature treatment such as reflow soldering. |
| US12060257B1 |
Post-mix beverage dispensing tap valve
A post-mix beverage dispensing tap valve to dispense a beverage into a vessel. A connection and mounting assembly is configured for mounting the post-mix beverage dispensing valve a wall and connecting with a source of a beverage product and a source of water. A drafting head is formed as an elongate cylindrical body with an internal bore. A piston shaft is operable by a tap actuator to selectively block and permit a flow of the beverage syrup and the water through the internal bores. The piston shaft carries a seal, a flow guide, and a spring. The seal abuts and seal with the facet to prevent flow through the internal bores. A slight gap between the flow guide and the inner surface of the bore obtains a desired mixture rate between the beverage syrup and the water source by regulating the area of flow around the flow guide. |
| US12060254B2 |
System and method for independently routing vehicles and delivering containers and closures to unit operation systems
A system and method for independently routing vehicles and delivering containers and closures to unit operation stations are disclosed. The containers and closures can, in some cases, be transported on the same vehicle. In other cases, the containers and closures can be transported on different vehicles. |
| US12060246B2 |
Friction shaft for slitter
Proposed is a friction shaft for a slitter that enables a winding pipe to stably roll unit materials formed by cutting a raw material, such as a raw fabric or film, with predetermined intervals, that can fix the rolling pipe even at a low pressure of compressed air, and that has a wide range of available rolling tension because the pressure range of compressed air that can adjust winding torque is wide. |
| US12060244B2 |
Image forming apparatus
Image forming apparatus have a plurality of models including a common control board and different in number of electrical components used. The image forming apparatus includes a wire harness including: a third connector removably connected to a first connector provided to the control board; fourth connectors removably connected to second connectors provided to the electrical components; and a plurality of cables connecting the third connector and the fourth connectors. In all of the plurality of models, cables are connected to pins located at both ends of the third connector. In a model in which the number of the plurality of cables is smaller than the number of pins of the third connector, pins of the third connector to which the plurality of cables are not connected are arranged at a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the third connector or near the central portion. |
| US12060242B2 |
Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus
A sheet feeding device includes a door movable between an opened position and a closed position relative to an apparatus body, a stacking portion for a sheet, a cover portion configured to be situated at a first position when the door is situated at the opened position and to be situated at a second position when the door is situated at the closed position, and a moving unit including a feeding roller and a moving member supporting the feeding roller. The moving member is movable with respect to the stacking portion in a first direction in which the feeding roller comes close to the stacking portion and in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. In a state in which the cover portion is situated at the first position, the moving unit is situated between the cover portion and the door. |
| US12060235B2 |
Bottom dump pneumatic material handling system
A material (e.g., proppant) handling system includes a storage container, a mechanical conveyor system, and a pneumatic conveyor system. The mechanical conveyor system is configured to convey material from an unloading station to a conveyor system discharge and into an inlet of the storage container (e.g., at an elevation that is higher than the unloading station). The pneumatic delivery system is configured to deliver material from the storage container to an off-system destination (e.g., a silo or the like), pneumatically. In a typical implementation, the storage container, the mechanical conveyor system, and the pneumatic conveyor system are all on, or connected to, or supported by one common chassis. |
| US12060233B2 |
Stick pick-up device
Provided is a stick pick-up device which has a simple structure, is easy to control, and is capable of reliably picking up sticks one by one. The stick pick-up device includes a stick stock portion, a reverse inclined wall, and a push-up portion. The stick stock portion includes a stick receiving portion that is inclined down toward a downstream side and can store a plurality of sticks. The reverse inclined wall is provided on the downstream side of the stick receiving portion, and has a reverse inclined surface inclined in a direction covering over a stick receiving portion side. The push-up portion is provided on a reverse inclined surface side, has a stick push-up surface inclined down toward the downstream side, pushes up the sticks on the stick push-up surface one by one along the reverse inclined surface, and causes the sticks to move downstream over the reverse inclined wall. |
| US12060231B2 |
Measurement control device, packaging device and measurement control method
The present invention is to provide a measurement control device. A sensor unit 1 disposed at least in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the traveling direction in which the article G to be packaged is conveyed, and a pressing member detection unit D for detecting an article conveyance pressing member P mounted on the packaging device are connected to the measurement control device main body 2, and the measurement control device is provided with an acquisition signal stopping unit which stops acquisition of signals from the sensor unit 1 when the pressing member detection unit D detects the pressing member P, and a signal acquisition restarting unit which restarts acquisition of signals from the sensor unit 1 when the pressing member detection unit D does not detect the pressing member P. |
| US12060229B2 |
Extendable and retractable conveyor
An extendable and retractable conveyor includes a hopper for receiving agricultural product, and a housing having an inlet and an outlet that are separated by a fixed distance, the inlet being adjacent to the hopper for receiving the agricultural product from the hopper. The extendable and retractable conveyor also include a belt conveyor disposed within the housing for conveying the agricultural product from the inlet to the outlet, the conveyor defining a direction of conveyance; a hood connected to the outlet for deflecting the agricultural product relative to the direction of conveyance; and a movable spout that is slidably connected to a tube and disposed beneath the hood to receive the agricultural product from the hood, the movable spout being slidable in a direction parallel to the direction of conveyance to thereby extend or retract the conveyor. |
| US12060225B2 |
Control device, vehicle, system, and method
A control device (500) includes a selector (550) that selects one of a first vehicle and a second vehicle as a remaining vehicle that stores a first article and a second article and that remains at a receiving location where the first article and the second article are to be received, and selects another of the first vehicle and the second vehicle as a departing vehicle that departs from the receiving location, when the second vehicle storing the second article arrives at the receiving location while the first vehicle storing the first article stays at the receiving location. Additionally, the control device (500) includes a storage controller (560) that identifies the first article or the second article stored in the selected departing vehicle as a transfer article to be transferred from the departing vehicle to the remaining vehicle, and causes the identified transfer article to be stored in the remaining vehicle. Furthermore, the control device (500) includes a movement controller (540) that causes the departing vehicle to depart from the receiving location when the transfer article is stored in the remaining vehicle. |
| US12060223B2 |
Automated cryogenic storage system
An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to a rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor. The automation module includes a rack puller that is automatically positioned above an access port of the freezer. The rack puller engages with a sample rack within the freezer, and elevates the rack into an insulating sleeve external to the freezer. From the insulating sleeve, samples can be added to and removed from the sample rack before it is returned to the freezer. |
| US12060222B1 |
Modified and customizable trash and recycling receptacle
The present invention provides various configurations of the bin and lid portions of waste receptacles for ease of use by residential users, while remaining adaptable to different methods of trash collection and/or waste collection vehicles. The present invention inverts or rearranges the location of the wheels, handlebar, and hinge(s) of the lid from the rear of the bin to the front of the bin; or rearranges the location of the hinge(s) to change the point of attachment of the lid to the bin. The present invention also includes prefabricated lid apparatus for attachment to existing bins via a fastening means or secure mode of connection. The combination of the inverted bin components, and/or rearrangement of the location of the lid hinge(s), and/or the customized lid apparatus result in a new, improved and useful garbage and/or recycling receptacle. |
| US12060213B2 |
Cartridge for multi-component materials
A cartridge for a multi-component material, includes a hollow cylindrical inner body which defines an inner space for receiving a first component, a hollow cylindrical outer body which receives the inner body such that an intermediate space for receiving a second component is formed between an outer wall of the inner body and an inner wall of the outer body, an outlet emanating from the inner body and in a first passage which connects an outlet opening of the outlet to the interior of the inner body is formed, and a second passage connecting the outlet opening of the outlet to the intermediate space present between the outer body and the inner body. An end portion of the inner space that faces the outlet lies at least substantially in the same plane as an end portion of the intermediate space that faces the outlet. |
| US12060212B2 |
Two-liquid container
A two-liquid container capable of mixing solutions, including a container main body having a storage space in which first contents are stored, and having an upper part and a lower part that are open; a rotational assembly which is coupled to the lower open part of the container main body and in which second contents are stored; and a pipette assembly screwed to a screw thread formed on the outer circumferential surface of the upper open part of the container main body. The present invention exhibits an effect of coupling the rotational assembly filled with the second contents to the lower end of the container main body filled with the first contents so as to facilitate mixing of first and second contents by the rotation the rotational assembly. |
| US12060210B2 |
Apparatus and method for container interface operations
A transport container is provided. The transport container includes a body having a base, a cover, an opening, and at least one side wall all defining a cavity therebetween. The transport container also includes an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to determine a geographic route from a carrier destination location to a destination location based on received carrier transfer information and received transportation information. The electronic controller is also configured to display the carrier transfer information on a user interface when the transport container is located at a carrier initial location. The electronic controller is further configured to deploy the transport container when the transport container is located at the carrier initial location. |
| US12060208B2 |
Gradient slow-release active composite film and preparation method thereof
The present invention discloses a gradient slow-release active composite film and a preparation method thereof. The active composite film, from inside to outside, is composed of an antioxidative hygroscopic internal layer, at least one gradient anti-microbial antioxidative intermediate layer and at least one waterproof external layer; wherein the antioxidative hygroscopic internal layer is prepared by an alcohol-soluble protein-water-soluble protein substrate and a water-soluble antioxidant; the gradient anti-microbial antioxidative intermediate layer is prepared by an alcohol-soluble protein-water-soluble protein substrate and a lipid-soluble plant essential oil and a water-soluble antioxidant, wherein a mass ratio of the alcohol-soluble protein to the water-soluble protein is (1-2):(1-2); and the waterproof external layer is composed of a hydrophobic alcohol-soluble protein layer. |
| US12060204B2 |
Container for holding and dispensing granular products
A container for holding and dispensing a granular product is disclosed, where the container includes handling and opening structures that are ergonomically designed to make carrying and dispensing the product easier and more convenient for a user. |
| US12060203B2 |
Child-resistant packaging systems and methods
A child-resistant package is disclosed comprising at least one locking tab, at least one locking slot, the at least one locking slot engaging with the at least one locking tab when the child-resistant package is in a locked position. The at least one locking tab comprising memory properties to allow the at least one locking tab to releasably engage with the at least one locking slot. The at least one locking tab further comprising a corrugated material having flutes oriented in a flute direction and the memory properties including the at least one locking tab returning to the locked position after being in an unlocked position in response to being bent against the flute direction. |
| US12060202B2 |
Tapered end containers
A container includes a base panel. An opposed pair of end panels extends from the base panel at opposite ends of the base panel. A front panel extends from the base panel and extends from a first one of the end panels to a second one of the end panels. A back panel extends from the base panel and extends from the first one of the end panels to the second one of the end panels. The end panels taper so top edges of the front and back panels are either longer or shorter than bottom edges of the front and back panels. Each end panel includes a plurality of overlapping end flaps adhered to one another. The end flaps of each of the end panels are connected to a respective one of the base panel and each of the front and back panel at respective fold lines. |
| US12060201B2 |
Leak-resistant paper clamshell containers
Blanks for forming clamshell containers and the resulting clamshell containers are described. The clamshell containers include a tray and a lid that are hingedly connected together. The tray is liquid tight, and typically includes gussets on each corner to prevent leakage. The lid and tray can be locked via at least one locking mechanism, optionally two different locking mechanisms. A first locking mechanism involves a front panel on the tray, with an extension portion that terminates in a hook or tab. The extension portion can fold over the front panel of the lid, and the hook or tabs slide into a slit(s) on the top of the lid. An optional second locking mechanism involves lid detents and tray detents. In some embodiments, in the locked position, the lid detents are underneath the tray detents and the tray detents retain the lid detents in place until a force is applied. |
| US12060195B2 |
Containers
A container includes a lid base and a compressible portion. The lid base has a channel and configured to receive a lid. The compressible portion is connected to the lid base. The compressible portion includes a one-way valve in air communication with the channel. Another container includes a compressible portion and a container base. The compressible portion includes a bellow body, which includes at least two convolutions, each including a first living hinge and a first sidewall, at least one second living hinge positioned between the at least two convolutions and connected to the first sidewalls, and a movable bump structure positioned between the at least two convolutions to space the first living hinges apart and being movable between an outer position and an inner position relative to a container interior. |
| US12060194B2 |
Container system and method of manufacture
A plastic, hot-fillable container is provided. The container comprises a blow molded body defining a longitudinal axis. The body including a base and a neck having at least one rib disposed about at least a portion of a circumference of the neck and transverse to the axis, and at least one angled thread. The at least one rib defining a cross section having a first portion and a second angled portion. Container systems and methods of manufacturing containers are provided. |
| US12060193B2 |
Faceless labels and related systems and methods
Multilayer laminates are described which include one or more layers or regions of printed images or graphics captured under an outer adhesive layer. The laminates include two layers of a release coating applied to opposite faces of a support layer. Also described are systems and methods for applying wound rolls of the multilayer laminates to a collection of articles. |
| US12060189B2 |
Method and device used to handle and print on packaging blanks provided for the packaging of articles
Disclosed are a method and a device (1) used to package articles into printed packaging blanks (2). In the method, a plurality of packaging blanks are first positioned in a magazine (4) and subsequently extracted from the magazine (4). Subsequently, articles are brought together with the packaging blanks (2) extracted from the magazine (4) such that a particular packaging blank (2) forms a particular packaging or a particular component of a particular packaging for in each instance at least one article. It is moreover provided that the packaging blanks (2) are printed onto, with the printing onto a packaging blank (2) being carried out temporally after the positioning of the packaging blank (2) in the magazine (4) and temporally before the particular bringing together of the packaging blank (2) with the particular at least one article. The device (1) can be operated in a corresponding manner. |
| US12060182B2 |
Method and machine for realising a box starting from a cardboard blank and for boxing a plurality of articles with the box
Plural articles are arranged in a reusable crate. A cardboard blank is selected in accordance with the volume of the arranged articles. The blank has a first and a second longitudinal score line defining a main portion and a first, a second, a third and a fourth lateral portion, the blank also having a first, a second, a third and a fourth incision that subdivide auxiliary portions into first parts and second parts. The blank and the reusable crate are reciprocally positioned, the bottom of the reusable crate then opened to release the articles onto the blank. The first, second, third and fourth lateral portions are folded towards the articles, with the respective first parts and second parts of the auxiliary portions folding one on another to form respective flaps abutting the group of articles. |
| US12060177B2 |
Vertical bag-making/filling/packaging machine, manufacturing method of film packaging bag with content, and film packaging bag with content
A vertical bag-making/filling/packaging machine (1) includes: a top folding portion (20) which forms a first fold (F1) by folding a side of a band-shaped film (F) into a Z-shape; a bottom folding portion (30) which forms a second fold (F5) by folding a center of the film (F) into an M-shape; a top seal portion (40) which forms a top gusset (G3) and a spout portion (G7) protruding from the top gusset (G3) by heat-welding the first fold (F1) and side edges (E1 and E2) of the film (F) so as to make the film (F) into a tube shape; and a bottom-seal portion (50) which forms a bottom gusset (G4) by heat-welding the second fold (F5). |
| US12060176B2 |
Systems and processes for packing articles of footwear
Systems and processes for packing complementary articles of footwear into a container are disclosed. The processes can include utilizing a reusable packing sheet positioned underneath complementary articles of footwear to transfer the complementary articles of footwear into a container. The processes can also include removing the reusable packing sheet from underneath the complementary articles of footwear while the complementary articles of footwear remain positioned in the container. Additional processes can include aligning and sizing complementary articles of footwear for packing in a container. |
| US12060175B2 |
Stretchable shipping/pallet wrap and method for use
Methods and apparatus for unitizing groups of individual packages into pallet loads, stabilizing the loads and facilitating general movement of the pallets, including the loading and unloading of pallets into and out of transport vehicles, includes wrapping the loads with stretchable crepe paper, rather than conventional plastic wrap material. Crepe paper can be produced and recycled with less environmental impact than plastic wrap. These methods involve a new use for crepe paper, and a new use for conventional plastic-wrapping equipment. |
| US12060173B2 |
Aerial vehicle with magnetic field power generation unit and tower including charging port
It is desirable to provide an aerial vehicle such as a drone for maintenance and management of overhead power lines that is capable of flying for a long period of time without landing by receiving a supply of electric energy from overhead power lines or towers. A magnetic field power generation unit is attached to an aerial vehicle which generates energy using a magnetic field generated by overhead power lines, and the generated energy is used as a power source of the aerial vehicle, by which the aerial vehicle can continue flying for a long period of time. Additionally, by providing a power supply port on a tower supporting overhead power lines, the aerial vehicle can continue flying by charging a battery without landing. Further, by straddling or hanging from overhead power lines during flight, power consumption of the battery can be reduced, and long-term flight can be enabled. |
| US12060171B2 |
Satellite, manufacturing method and modules for use in satellite assembly
A satellite comprises a body and a generally planar structure extending from the body. One or more radio frequency “RF” antennas, an amplification system for RF signals, and a power distribution system for the amplification system are mounted on the generally planar structure. Two or all of the power distribution system, the one or more RF antennas and the amplification system are arranged on respective parallel boards (310, 312, 314) forming part of the generally planar structure (300). One or more of the parallel boards (310, 312, 314) and the components mounted thereon may be connected to another similar board to form, respectively, a larger power distribution system, antenna array or amplification system, for example arranged in a plurality of modules, each comprising at least one antenna, at least one power distribution system and at least one amplifier supported on at least two respective boards. A satellite may be manufactured by assembling the modules to form a generally planar structure, and attaching the planar structure to a satellite body. |
| US12060170B2 |
Flexible engine monitoring
Systems, methods, computer-readable medium, vehicles, and engines provided herein include or implement flexible engine monitoring features. In one aspect, a user-modifiable file containing selected parameters is uploaded to a vehicle having a propulsion system, such as an engine. A computing device associated with the engine generates, without modifying reporting software or any other software, a parameter reporting list that includes the selected parameters. During operation, parameter values for the selected parameters are recorded. In another aspect, a data query is transmitted to an aerial vehicle while in-flight. The data query includes a user-modifiable file that contains selected parameters for which parameter values are to be recorded. A computing device associated with the engine generates, without modifying reporting software or any other software, a parameter reporting list that includes the selected parameters. Recorded parameter values for the selected parameters are transmitted in-flight to a remote station. In another aspect, a vehicle receives a data communication that includes a user-modifiable file containing data indicating a target condition and one or more selected parameters for which parameter values are to be recorded when the target condition is met. A computing device associated with an engine of the vehicle generates, without modifying reporting software or any other software, a parameter reporting list that includes the selected parameters. When the condition is met, parameter values for the selected parameters are recorded. |
| US12060166B2 |
Cargo-restraining devices and cargo handling systems including the same
Cargo-restraining devices and cargo handling systems. The cargo-restraining devices include a body comprising a protrusion and defining a slot extending at least partially through the body transverse to the protrusion. The slot is configured to slidingly receive an axle of an axle assembly that is configured to couple the cargo-restraining device to a guide rail. The cargo-restraining devices also include a torsional biasing mechanism engaged with the body and configured to engage the axle assembly to bias the body toward a default pivotal position, and a linear biasing mechanism engaged with the body and configured to engage the axle to bias the body toward a default deflection. The cargo handling systems include a first guide rail, a second guide rail, and a plurality of cargo-restraining devices, which include a first subset coupled to the first guide rail and a second subset coupled to the second guide rail. |
| US12060164B2 |
Differentiating unmanned vehicles by changing exterior appearance
An unmanned vehicle includes a body, a propulsion system connected to the body, a computing system connected to the body, and a display connected to an exterior of the body and electrically connected to the computing system. In addition, the computing system is configured to dynamically change the appearance of the display during operation of the unmanned vehicle. |
| US12060162B2 |
Spark containment cap
A spark containment cap for forming a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener protruding from a structure is disclosed having a cap body with an annular base terminating at a rim which surrounds an opening into an air cavity arranged to enclose the end of the fastener. An annular sealing volume extends around the rim arranged to receive an annular bead of a curable sealing material around the opening into the cavity to provide a seal between the cap body and the structure to seal a volume of gas within the cavity. An engaging feature is configured to engage with the end of the fastener to prevent rotation of the fastener relative to the cap when the end of the fastener is received by the cap. A fastening system, a joint, an aircraft and a method of securing a fastener and a spark containment cap to a structure are also disclosed. |
| US12060161B2 |
Spark containment cap
A spark containment cap forms a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener protruding from a structure. The cap has a cap body defining an air cavity enclosing the end of the fastener. The cap body includes an annular base (210) terminating at a base rim (211) surrounding an opening into the air cavity. An annular skirt of the cap provides an annular sealing volume extending around the base rim to receive an annular bead of a curable sealing material around the opening into the cavity to provide a seal between the cap body and the structure to seal a volume of gas within the cavity. The cap body includes a cap upper to receive the end of the fastener. The cap upper (220) is positionable so that an axis of the cap upper is offset from an axis of the annular skirt (230). |
| US12060159B2 |
Condition indicator noise reduction through operational parameter-based corrections
A system and method for reducing data noise for vehicle monitoring sensors using parameter-based correction. The system includes a sensor operable to make a sensor reading and generate a sensor signal, and a data server operable to acquire a condition indicator model correlating operational parameters with condition indicators, and to acquire a current condition indicator according to the sensor signal, the data server further operable to generate an adjusted condition indicator by adjusting the current condition indicator according to the condition indicator model, and to determine whether an alert condition is indicated, according to at least the adjusted condition indicator, by a condition indicator set that includes the adjusted condition indicator, and to provide an alert in response to determining that the alert condition is indicated. |
| US12060156B2 |
Systems and methods for maintaining attitude control under degraded energy source conditions using multiple propulsors
A system for maintaining attitude control under degraded or depleted energy source conditions using multiple electric propulsors includes a plurality of propulsors, at least an energy source providing electric power to the plurality of propulsors and a vehicle controller communicatively coupled to each propulsor and configured to calculate initial power levels for the plurality of propulsors, the initial power levels including an initial power level for each propulsor, determine an energy output capacity of the least an energy source under load, calculate, by the vehicle controller, an aggregate potential demand of the plurality of propulsors as a function of the initial power levels, determine that electric potential is insufficient to match the aggregate potential demand, and for each initial power level generate a reduced power level, the reduced power level less than the initial power level and direct a corresponding propulsor to consume electrical power at the reduced power level. |
| US12060155B2 |
System and method for lift augmentation of an aircraft tailplane
In some embodiments, a lift augmentation system for a blown lift aircraft includes a blown lift tailplane operatively coupled to the blown lift aircraft. The blown lift tailplane may include a leading edge and a trailing edge, an upper surface and a lower surface, and a first side and a second side. The lift augmentation system may include one or more tailplane thrust-producing devices on the first side and the second side of the blown lift tailplane operatively coupled to the leading edge of the blown lift tailplane. The one or more tailplane thrust-producing devices on the first side and the second side of the blown lift tailplane may produce a plurality of slipstreams corresponding to each of the tailplane thrust-producing devices. The plurality of slipstreams corresponding to each of the tailplane thrust-producing devices may blow over the upper surface and the lower surface of the blown lift tailplane. |
| US12060152B1 |
System, method and apparatus for installation of condition monitoring sensors
The present invention provides a system and method for monitoring conditions within an electrical distribution system. According to a first preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a sensor module delivery system which uses UAVs to deploy sensor modules within the electrical distribution system. According to a first preferred embodiment, the system includes a drone mounting system and a gripper mechanism for attaching to a sensor module. The system also includes an extended carbon fiber shaft which vertically extends down from the drone mounting system and which supports a controller module, a transceiver, a battery module, a camera and the gripper mechanism. According to a further preferred embodiment, the gripper mechanism includes two or more gripping arms which are movable by the controller module between a first open position and a second closed position. |
| US12060145B2 |
Vehicle panel assembly and method of panel assembly
A panel assembly for use in a vehicle includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet, and a core layer disposed between the first and second face sheets. The core layer is defined by a base material along a first section of the panel assembly, and the core layer is defined by a honeycomb structure along a second section of the panel assembly. The first section and the second section are discrete, and the first section that includes the base material extends along a perimeter of the panel assembly. |
| US12060141B2 |
Driving device for a vessel
A drive device for a vessel includes an electric motor, driving a rotatable drive shaft; an elongate drive device housing, encapsulating the electric motor and the drive shaft; and a propeller, detachably mounted to the rotatable drive shaft. The drive device housing has an upper connection device. The upper connection device is symmetrical about a transverse axis, enabling the drive device housing to be mounted to a structure onboard the vessel in either of two longitudinal directions. The drive device and the hull of the vessel are separated from each other by using an isolation plate with a central isolation sleeve. The electric motor drives the drive shaft via an interconnected gear device encapsulated in the drive device housing or integrated as a part of the drive device housing and are arranged pivotably with respect to the tilt device housing. |
| US12060137B2 |
Lifting device and methods of operating a lifting device
A lifting element, such as for a vessel or vehicle, comprising a lifting element, such as an oblong element, rotated by a number of electrical motors via a rotatable, such as an eccentric, element. The eccentric element ensures that the lifting element can only be tilted within a predetermined angle area increasing the safety thereof. Multiple electric motors are used where one motor counteracts the other within an angle interval to ensure that the tilting element does not tilt undesirably. |
| US12060135B2 |
Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets
A gearbox may include a drive spindle and several interconnected gear clusters arranged in a housing. A first of the gear clusters is coaxially fastened to the spindle, and has an outboard gear and an inboard gear. The first gear cluster drives a belt or chain to operate one or more of the other gear clusters, and the inboard gear is physically divided into a plurality of segments. A shifting system for the gearbox includes an actuator configured to urge the segments of the inboard gear of the first gear cluster into and out of the plane of the belt or chain via a toggle and slider mechanism, such that a gear ratio of the gearbox is changeable without displacing the belt or chain out of the plane. |
| US12060132B2 |
Foldable scooter
A foldable scooter includes a frame and a steering column provided with a front wheel and pivotably mounted on the frame, which has a first portion supporting a rear wheel and a footboard, and a second portion supporting the steering column. The first portion and the second portion are connected by a swivel joint along a folding axis, allowing movement between:—an unfolded configuration in which the steering column projects upwards with respect to the footboard by extending in a median plane; and—a folded configuration in which the steering column is on a first side face with respect to the median plane and extends away from the median plane, at least partially underneath the footboard, along a first side edge of the footboard and opposite a first side surface of the rear wheel. |
| US12060131B2 |
Operating device for human-powered vehicle
An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base structure, a first switch unit, and a first coupling structure. The first switch unit comprises a first switch base member, a first switch, and a first movable member. The first switch is configured to be activated in response to a first user input. The first switch is mounted to the first switch base member. The first movable member is pivotally coupled to the first switch base member about a first pivot axis such that the first movable member activates the first switch in response to the first user input. The first coupling structure is configured to couple the first switch base member to the base structure such that a position of the first switch base member is adjustable relative to the base structure about the first pivot axis. |
| US12060128B2 |
Adjustable saddle
An adjustable saddle may include a mounting frame couplable with a saddle half base and a discrete or analog saddle half adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an orientation of the saddle half base relative to the mounting frame. The discrete saddle half adjustment mechanism may pivotally attach the saddle half base to the mounting frame in at least two different discrete pivot points. The analog saddle half adjustment mechanism may position the saddle half base relative to the mounting frame along a continuous range of pivot points with a high mechanical advantage that prevents migration of the saddle half base over time. The adjustable saddle may also include a slope adjustment mechanism configured to pivotally adjust a slope of the saddle half base relative to a slope adjustment frame of the adjustable saddle. |
| US12060124B2 |
Robot device
Provided is a robot device including a plurality of legs to perform a moving work. The robot device includes: a plurality of legs; and a body portion to which the legs are attached, the body portion having a bottom surface higher than a ground plane of the legs that are shortened to a maximum. The body portion includes a loading portion on which a load is placed in a space surrounded by the plurality of legs. Furthermore, an outer casing that covers the entire robot device including the plurality of legs is further provided. The outer casing includes an openable/closable lid or door on at least one of an upper surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a left side surface, or a right side surface. |
| US12060122B2 |
Modular frame, track frame having a modular frame, vehicle having track systems, track system kit, tensioner and track system having a tensioner
A modular frame for a track system is disclosed. The modular frame includes an upper frame member operatively connectable to an axle of a vehicle and removably connectable to a first lower frame member. The first lower frame member is configured to connect with at least one of a support wheel assembly and an idler wheel assembly, and connection of the upper frame member to the first lower frame member confers a first lower frame member-specific function to the track system. Another modular frame, track systems having the modular frames, tensioners and track systems having the tensioners are also disclosed. |
| US12060119B2 |
Method for estimating a value of a friction force exerted on a part of a power steering system by means of a mathematical model
A method for estimating a value of a friction force exerted on a part of a power steering system of a vehicle, the part of the power steering system including at least one motor exerting a motor torque, the value of the friction force making it possible to modify the motor torque, by means of a mathematical model. |
| US12060117B2 |
Steering device
An electric motor is controlled so as to suppress movement of a steering mechanism in response to a reverse input from a road surface during travel on rough roads, for example, a gravel road or an unpaved road. |
| US12060116B2 |
Actuator with reverse input blocking clutch, steering device, and reverse input blocking clutch control method
An actuator with reverse input blocking clutch has a function of switching the reverse input blocking clutch to a state in which torque can be transmitted between an input member and an output member, in a state in which reverse torque is input to the output member from an output-side mechanism, by applying torque to the input member by an actuator in an opposite direction to a direction of the reverse torque, and then by giving an instruction to the actuator to apply torque having a magnitude smaller than a magnitude of the reverse torque to the input member in the opposite direction, transmitting the reverse torque to the input member. |
| US12060112B2 |
Mounting system for connecting an upper body structure of a motor vehicle to a vehicle platform of the motor vehicle
A mounting system for connecting an upper body structure of a motor vehicle to a vehicle platform of the motor vehicle includes a hollow pillar element arranged lengthwise along a vertical vehicle axis; a fastening bracket laterally embracing a lower end portion of the hollow pillar element and including fastening interfaces for affixing the fastening bracket to the hollow pillar element at the lower end; a hollow clip-on connector arranged laterally along a longitudinal vehicle axis, the hollow clip-on connector defining a mounting platform including a horizontal resting surface for the hollow pillar element to be arranged thereupon at its lower end portion together with the fastening bracket and a vertical mating surface for abutting a corresponding mating surface of the fastening bracket; and a hollow side sill element arranged lengthwise along the longitudinal vehicle axis. |
| US12060110B2 |
Vehicle body structure
A vehicle body structure includes: a battery disposed at a vehicle body central lower portion, i.e., at a central lower portion of the vehicle body; a side sill of a hollow shape, the side sill disposed at an outer side of the battery in a vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a reinforcement member disposed inside the side sill, having a closed cross section of a polygonal shape, and having a continuous cylindrical structure where a plurality of the closed cross sections are continuous when viewed in the vehicle width direction; and a deformation control member attached to the reinforcement member and configured to control a deformation of the continuous cylindrical structure of the reinforcement member in the vehicle longitudinal direction. |
| US12060108B2 |
Method for assembling vehicles of a family of vehicles and corresponding vehicles
A vehicle has a frame including a front frame module defining at least in part a cockpit, and a rear frame module having a cargo bed support structure. The vehicle has a rear seat row or a cargo bed support structure extension disposed rearwardly of a front seat row. A wheelbase length measured between centers of front and rear wheels of the vehicle is approximately the same regardless of which of the rear seat row and the cargo bed support structure extension is disposed rearwardly of the front seat row. A longitudinal cargo pivot distance measured between the center of the front wheels and a cargo bed pivot axis is approximately the same regardless of which of the rear seat row and the cargo bed support structure extension is disposed rearwardly of the front seat row. A method of assembling a vehicle of a family of vehicles is also contemplated. |
| US12060107B2 |
A-pillar supports
An apparatus and methods are provided for a chassis for an off-road vehicle that includes A-pillar supports. The chassis is a welded-tube variety of chassis that includes a front portion and a rear portion that are joined to an intervening passenger cabin portion. A front canopy is coupled to the front portion and reinforces the chassis during loading forces due to front struts. Each of the A-pillar supports includes a vertical brace disposed between the front canopy and a side brace of the vehicle. The vertical brace extends downward from the front canopy, adjacently to an A-pillar and a hinge pillar, to the side brace. The frontward stay extends forward from substantially a midpoint of the vertical brace to a joining of the A-pillar and the hinge pillar. The A-pillar supports reinforce the front canopy and provide structural integrity to a front of the passenger cabin portion. |
| US12060099B1 |
Omnidirectional item identifying mobile apparatus
This disclosure describes, in part, a mobile apparatus for identifying items within a facility using an omnidirectional imaging system. For instance, the mobile apparatus may include a main frame, a chassis attached to the main frame, a basket that attaches to the chassis in order to prevent the basket from contacting the main frame, and an omnidirectional imaging system providing image data in and around the mobile apparatus. A user may place item(s) within a receptacle of the basket. The mobile apparatus may further include a handlebar module attached to the main frame, the handlebar module including the omnidirectional imaging system and a computing system for identifying items and events in and around the cart. |
| US12060097B2 |
Delivery dollies including biased locking assemblies for locking carousels
A delivery dolly includes a carousel that is rotatably mounted on a support column. The carousel includes a recess on an underside of the carousel. A locking mechanism is biased toward a locked position. The locking mechanism includes a locking wheel on which the carousel rotates until the carousel reaches a preselected angular position. The recess aligns with the locking wheel at the preselected angular position and, due to a bias force, the locking wheel extends into the recess to inhibit rotation of the carousel until the carousel is spun manually, forcing the carousel to rotate and the locking wheel to retract until the locking wheel encounters the recess again. |
| US12060096B2 |
Method for data transmission inside a rail-bound traffic system
A method for data transmission inside a rail-bound traffic system has of a plurality of field elements, in which the data transmission takes place via a flexible wireless transmission path between a sender field element and a control unit along available field elements. A data transmission system is for application of the method and a rail-bound traffic system having such a data transmission system. Furthermore, there is use of communication units on field elements of a rail-bound traffic system to form the data transmission system. |
| US12060095B2 |
Alerting system and method
A system is provided that include at least one positioning system that can detect a location or position of a vehicle or a portion of a vehicle group that includes the vehicle, at least one sensor positioned on or associated with the vehicle that can generate sensor data of a determined parameter or condition, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the positioning system. The controller can determine that a hazard event has occurred based at least partially on sensor data, and can communicate a hazard event notification based at least in part on the location data and the sensor data to a remote server. |
| US12060091B2 |
Deep learning-based stop control method and system for high-speed train
The present disclosure provides a deep learning-based stop control method and system for a high-speed train, and relates to the technical field of rail transit management and control. The method includes: obtaining a training data set; establishing a convolutional neural network (CNN); training and optimizing the CNN by using the training data set, to obtain an optimized CNN; obtaining actual running data of a to-be-controlled train; inputting the actual running data into the optimized CNN to obtain a stop position of the to-be-controlled train; determining whether the stop position of the to-be-controlled train is 0; and if the stop position of the to-be-controlled train is 0, outputting a breaking command; or if the stop position of the to-be-controlled train is not 0, performing the step of “obtaining actual running data of a to-be-controlled train”. The present disclosure can ensure accurate stop of a high-speed train without high costs. |
| US12060087B2 |
Driving handover control device and driving handover control method
A driving handover control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. In a case in which driving is handed over from a first state in which a vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a first remote operator of the vehicle to a second state in which the vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a second remote operator who is different from the first remote operator, the processor implements a transition from the first state to a third state in which the vehicle travels autonomously without instruction from the first remote operator or the second remote operator, and, after the transition from the first state to the third state, implements a transition from the third state to the second state. |
| US12060085B2 |
System and method for controlling autonomous vehicle in uncertain environment
The present disclosure provides a controller for controlling an ego vehicle in an uncertain environment. The controller is caused to acquire knowledge of the environment from measurements associated with sensors the ego. The measurements are based on a state of the ego vehicle and sensing instructions associated with controlling an operation of the sensors. The controller is further caused to estimate a state of the environment, including uncertainty of a state of the at least one moving object or obstacle in the environment. Further a sequence of control inputs is determined by solving a multivariable and a multistage stochastic constrained optimization of a model of the motion of the ego vehicle. The controller is then caused to control the ego vehicle and the sensors based on the sequence of control inputs and the sequence of sensing instructions. |
| US12060079B2 |
Autonomous driving requirements deficiency determination
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to resolving one or more deficiencies in autonomous driving requirements for a road segment. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data for a portion of the road segment from at least one sensor of a vehicle, and determining autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment. The method includes identifying the one or more deficiencies in the autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment based on the received sensor data and the determined autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment. The method includes determining an alteration to the portion of the road segment to overcome the one or more deficiencies in the autonomous driving requirements for the portion of the road segment. |
| US12060077B2 |
Apparatus and method for confidence evaluation for messages received from traffic control devices
A confidence score (or measure) that is related to the reliability of signal phase and time (SPAT)-compliant messages received at a vehicle. Vehicle-to-everything (V2X)-compliant messages are received from other vehicles and compared to the SPAT-compliant messages. Behavior of vehicles (as indicated in the V2X-compliant messages) in view of the content of the SPAT-compliant messages is evaluated for consistency and a numeric (or other type of) score or measure assigned to the SPAT-compliant message (indicating reliability of the SPAT message). The score is compared to a threshold and based upon the comparison, a determination can be made as to whether to use the SPAT-compliant message to perform an action. |
| US12060074B2 |
System and method for adjusting external position information of a vehicle
A system for adjusting external position information of a vehicle driving on a road, including a sensor configured to sense a predetermined static lane object of the road, the vehicle driving on the road, and an electronic control device configured to: receive external position information indicating the vehicle position, detect the static lane object based on a sensor output received from the sensor, determine the position of the static lane object with regard to the vehicle position based on the received sensor output, and adjust the external vehicle position information by calibrating the vehicle position with regard to the determined position of the static lane object. |
| US12060073B2 |
Control system for vehicle and control method for vehicle
A control system for a vehicle capable of traveling in first and second traveling states is provided. The second traveling state requires an operation related to traveling by a passenger more than the first traveling state. The system changes, based on a traveling situation of the vehicle, an upper limit speed at which the vehicle can travel in the first traveling state. The system performs notification to the passenger of a request for a predetermined operation at a timing when a traveling speed of the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed when switching from the first traveling state to the second traveling state. A difference between the upper limit speed and the predetermined speed is increased in a case where the upper limit speed is high compared to a case where the upper limit speed is low. |
| US12060072B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing drive guide information of construction equipment
An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an apparatus providing drive guide information of a construction equipment includes: an information acquisition unit acquiring information generated according to a motion of the construction equipment; a storage unit storing an item defined for calculating a score for worker driving of the construction equipment and an equation for calculating the score for the item, and storing a guide phrase for each item and information on equipment setting change for each item; a control unit calculating the score for each item according to the information provided, and selecting an item which needs to be improved based on the calculated score for each item; and a display unit displaying a guide phrase matching an item selected according to an instruction of the control unit and information on equipment setting change matching the selected item at a predetermined time. |
| US12060069B2 |
Manager, control method, storage medium, vehicle provided with manager, and control apparatus
A manager includes an accepting unit that accepts a plurality of application IDs and a plurality of kinematic plans from a plurality of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) applications; an arbitration unit that arbitrates the kinematic plans; and an output unit that outputs a motion request to an actuator system based on an arbitration result by the arbitration unit, the output unit outputting the motion request to the actuator system corresponding to the application ID. |
| US12060066B2 |
Method and system for human-like driving lane planning in autonomous driving vehicles
The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementation of lane planning in an autonomous vehicle. Sensor data are received that capture ground images of a road the autonomous vehicle is on. Based on the sensor data, a current lane of the road that autonomous vehicle is currently occupying is detected. Lane control for the autonomous vehicle is planned based on the detected current lane and self-aware capability parameters in accordance with a driving lane control model. The self-aware capability parameters are used to predict operational capability of the autonomous vehicle with respect to a current location of the autonomous vehicle. The driving lane control model is generated based on recorded human driving data to achieve human-like lane control behavior in different scenarios. |
| US12060063B2 |
Method for controlling wheel slip of a vehicle
A method for controlling wheel slip of a vehicle. The vehicle comprises at least a first and a second motion support device, MSD, for providing torque to a common wheel of the vehicle. The method comprises receiving a wheel torque request. Based on the received wheel torque request, the method further comprises controlling the first MSD to provide torque to the wheel in a first mode of operation, and controlling the second MSD to provide torque to the wheel in a second mode of operation which is different from the first mode of operation. The controlling of the first MSD and the controlling of the second MSD are, at least temporarily, performed simultaneously. |
| US12060061B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle and device for carrying out the method
A method for operating a vehicle includes carrying out a lane-keeping control of the vehicle along a course of a lane travelled in by the vehicle. When lane markings are detected, the course of the lane is determined on a basis of detected lane markings. When lane markings are not detected, the course of the lane is determined in a mapped-based manner on a basis of data from a digital map where a rough localization of the vehicle in the digital map and a fine localization of the vehicle in the digital map is performed. |
| US12060060B1 |
Vehicle control using trajectory clustering and reactive prediction
The techniques discussed herein may comprise an autonomous vehicle guidance system that generates a group of candidate trajectories based at least in part on sensor data. This group of candidate trajectories is clustered into two or more clusters and one or more representative trajectories may be determined for each cluster. The representative trajectory may be one of the trajectories in the cluster or a separately determined trajectory that represents the trajectories in a cluster, such as a mean or median trajectory. The representative trajectory may be used to predict how a dynamic object would react to the representative trajectory. This prediction may be used to determine potentially different costs associated with the different trajectories of the cluster with which the representative trajectory is associated. These costs may include costs to induce following behavior by the autonomous vehicle and/or cost(s) associated with conditionally available roadway portions. |
| US12060059B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a safety device of a vehicle, and safety system for a vehicle
A method for controlling a safety device of a vehicle. The safety device reacts to an imminent collision of the vehicle with a collision object by an intervention in a longitudinal and/or lateral guidance of the vehicle. The method includes reading in environment data and trip data regarding the collision object and the vehicle, and intervention data regarding the intervention of the safety device; ascertaining a first expected impingement point of the collision object on the vehicle using the environment data and the trip data, and a second expected impingement point of the collision object on the vehicle using the environment data, the trip data, and the intervention data; executing an evaluation of a location of the first expected impingement point and of a location of the second expected impingement point relative to subregions referred to the vehicle, using reference data; and generating a control signal for the safety device. |
| US12060055B2 |
Vehicle having steering wheel switches and method to reduce false actuation
A vehicle is provided that includes a steering wheel, a steering wheel sensor sensing rotational movement of the steering wheel, an accelerator pedal actuatable to accelerate the vehicle, a brake pedal actuatable to decelerate the vehicle, and a sensor sensing a signal indicative of an acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes at least one proximity switch located on the steering wheel, and a controller configured to process the rotational movement of the steering wheel and the sensed signal and control an interaction mode of the at least one input switch, wherein the controller changes the interaction mode of the at least one input switch based on the sensed steering wheel movement and the sensed signal. |
| US12060051B2 |
Braking control system and method of vehicle
A braking control system and method of a vehicle are configured to safely stop the vehicle by determining whether a brake line fails via detecting a change in braking pressure and compensating for braking force through an engaging operation of an electric parking brake (EPB) when determining that the brake line fails in association with driver manipulation of the brake pedal. The braking control system includes: a vehicle speed detector; a wheel lock detector; a brake pedal operation detector that determines whether a brake pedal is operated; a brake line failure detector that determines whether the brake line fails when the brake pedal is operated; and a controller configured to engage the EPB when a current vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined vehicle speed, a current state is a wheel-unlock state, and the brake line fails. |
| US12060050B2 |
Braking control device for vehicle
A braking control device includes: a control unit that is configured to control front-wheel braking power and rear-wheel braking power based on braking power distribution and requested braking power; a distribution setting unit that is configured to set the braking power distribution; and a slip judgment unit that is configured to judge whether or not the vehicle is in a rear-wheel-led slip state. If it is judged that the vehicle is in the rear-wheel-led slip state when the braking power distribution is first braking power distribution, the distribution setting unit executes a distribution shifting process of shifting the braking power distribution to second braking power distribution within a predetermined period. The second braking power distribution is such distribution that the rear-wheel braking power is reduced relative to that observed when the first braking power distribution is set as the braking power distribution. |
| US12060048B2 |
Maintenance system
A system that includes a first control unit having one or more processors. The one or more processors may operate a first traction control unit and a first braking device of a first vehicle of a vehicle system based on an operator input command signal. The system also includes a second control unit in communication with the first control unit and having one or more processors configured to operate a second traction device and a second braking device of a second vehicle of the vehicle system based on at least one operational objective of the vehicle system. |
| US12060045B2 |
Electromechanical brake pressure generator including a gear and method for manufacturing a gear for an electromechanical brake pressure generator
An electromechanical brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The electromechanical brake booster includes at least one gear for transferring a torque of the electric motor for brake pressure generation. The gear in this case includes a planetary carrier for supporting planetary wheels, planetary wheels pins which are connected to the planetary carrier and on which the planetary wheels are rotatably fastenable, and a pinion for transferring a drive torque or output torque, which is rotatably fixedly connected to the planetary carrier at a side thereof opposite the planetary wheel pins. At least the part of the planetary carrier that includes the planetary wheel pins is materially integrally formed with the latter from the same material. |
| US12060044B2 |
Method for actuating a parking brake system in a commercial vehicle, parking brake system for a commercial vehicle and commercial vehicle with the parking brake system
Disclosed is a method for actuating a parking brake system in a utility vehicle. In an example, the parking brake system includes an operational actuator for actuating a parking brake and a control unit for controlling the operational actuator. When the utility vehicle is stopped, a stored brake-application characteristic is selected for the parking brake as a function of a current vehicle condition of the utility vehicle. Based on the selected application characteristic, the operational actuator is activated by the control unit in order to apply the parking brake. In addition, or alternately, when the utility vehicle is started, a stored brake-release characteristic is selected for the parking brake as a function of a current vehicle condition of the utility vehicle. Based on the selected brake-release characteristic, the operational actuator is activated by the control unit in order to release the parking brake. |
| US12060041B2 |
Foreign body removal device and drive device for foreign body removal device
Of the moving directions of the piston, the direction in which high-pressure air is delivered is a delivery direction, and the direction in the opposite direction from the delivery direction is a force accumulation direction. The piston is moved in the force accumulation direction by the moving mechanism, and moved in the delivery direction by the biasing force of the biasing spring in response to the release of the moving force exerted by the moving mechanism. The cylinder is provided with: a piston supporting portion that supports the piston; and a connection protrusion that has a delivery path for delivering the high-pressure air to the nozzle. The inner surface of an end of the piston supporting portion in the delivery direction is formed as a closed surface. The delivery path is located further toward the force accumulation direction than the closed surface is. |
| US12060039B2 |
Tread device for a crawler crane
The invention relates to a tread device for walking on a crawler carrier of a work machine having a caterpillar drive, wherein the tread device has a holder that can be installed at the crane, in particular at the crawler carrier, at which at least one tread surface is provided, characterized in that the tread surface lies on the upwardly disposed surface of a crawler chain of the caterpillar drive in the state installed at the work machine and the lower side of the tread surface comprises at least one sliding element to ensure a sliding or rolling relative movement between the crawler chain and the tread surface. |
| US12060038B2 |
Method and apparatus for trailer monitoring
A trailer door system that comprises at least one trailer door assembly operably engaged with the trailer; and at least one driving assembly operably engaged with the trailer and the at least one trailer door assembly. The at least one driving assembly further comprises an expansion assembly operably engaged with the at least one trailer door assembly. The at least one driving assembly further comprises a rotary actuator operably engaged with the expansion assembly, wherein the rotary actuator is configured to transition the expansion assembly between a collapsed position and an expanded position for pivoting the at least one trailer door assembly between a closed position and an opened position about an axis parallel to a vertical axis defined by the trailer. A trailer monitoring system may be included with the trailer door system for automating the state of the trailer during a towing operation. |
| US12060035B2 |
Security system, vehicle, security device, and validity determination method
A security system includes an information transmission device, and a security device to which a target device is connectable. The information transmission device and the security device are connected to each other via a network. The information transmission device transmits, to the security device, generation information to be used for generating reference identification information. The security device generates the reference identification information by using the generation information received from the information transmission device via the network. The security device acquires identification information of the target device connected to the security device. The security device compares the acquired identification information with the generated reference identification information, and determines validity of the target device connected thereto, based on a result of comparison. |
| US12060033B1 |
Anchor positioning systems
A restraint positioning system includes a first rail that extends along a first axis, and a first bracket that is coupled to the first rail such that the first bracket is selectively positionable along the first rail, the first bracket configured for attachment of an anchor thereto. The restraint positioning system also includes a second rail that extends along a second axis, and a second bracket that is coupled to the second rail such that the second bracket is selectively positionable along the second rail, the second bracket configured for attachment of an anchor thereto. |
| US12060032B2 |
Pedestrian protection device for a motor vehicle
A pedestrian protection device for a motor vehicle includes a crossbar and a deformation device which is arranged in front of the crossbar. The deformation device has bending limbs with ends which contact a surface or come into contact with the surface in the event of a collision of the motor vehicle and which are designed to be movable along the surface as a result of the collision, and a latching device is formed on the surface, said latching device being latchable with the ends of the bending limbs as a result of the collision. The deformation device has a plurality of such bending limbs, wherein a first bending limb and a second bending limb are arranged adjacently to each other, and the first bending limb and the second bending limb are offset relative to each other in the movement direction of the bending limbs and/or the end of the first bending limb and the end of the second bending limb are designed to be movable in opposite directions. |
| US12060031B2 |
Gas generator
A gas generator includes an igniter assembled to one end portion of a housing, a gastight container arranged in the inside of the housing, and a coil spring interposed between the one end portion of the housing and the gastight container. The gastight container melts or bursts as a result of activation of the igniter. A gas generating agent is accommodated in the gastight container. The coil spring serves to fix the gastight container in the inside of the housing. The coil spring is arranged substantially coaxially with an ignition portion to surround the ignition portion without interposition of another member between the coil spring and the ignition portion, so as to restrict a degree of opening of a cup body included in the ignition portion of the igniter at the time of cleavage of the cup body. |
| US12060030B2 |
Safety airbag device
A safety airbag device, including a safety airbag having an inflated state and a stowed state, a gas generator, used to generate gas to inflate the safety airbag so that the safety airbag enters the inflated state; and a deflector, used to guide the gas generated by the gas generator before the gas generated by the gas generator enters the safety airbag. The deflector includes a first cavity and a second cavity. The first cavity includes a first gas inlet and a first gas outlet. The second cavity includes a second gas inlet and a second gas outlet. The first gas outlet and the second gas inlet are in fluid communication with each other. |
| US12060025B2 |
Roof mounted passenger airbag with lower leg protection
An apparatus and method for helping to protect occupants of an autonomous vehicle in the event of a collision. An airbag has a stored, pre-deployment condition in a vehicle roof. The airbag is deployable downward toward the vehicle floor in front of a vehicle occupant. The airbag includes an upper portion for receiving the occupant's head and torso. A lower portion extends downward and forward from the upper portion. The lower portion is for receiving the occupant's lower legs. |
| US12060022B2 |
Occupant protection device
An occupant protection device for protecting an occupant seated in a seat includes a seatbelt having at least a tongue, a buckle, and a lap belt portion, an inflator, and an airbag provided in the lap belt portion. In a state where a main body portion of the airbag is inflated, an end portion on a tongue side of a conduit portion of the airbag in a left-right direction of the seat extends as far as a position equivalent to that of an end portion on the tongue side of the main body portion, or nearer than the end portion on the tongue side of the main body portion to the tongue. |
| US12060016B2 |
Mounting devices for ornaments
An ornament mounting device has a support member configured for supporting an ornament. The support member has a keyed structure, including dentations, along an internal perimeter of the support member, and a pair of through channels formed along an outside perimeter of the support member at opposite regions. A base member includes grooves configured to accommodate the dentations of the support member. A locking pin is seated in each of a pair of recesses of the base member. Each locking pin includes a biasing member configured to exert an outward force on the locking pin relative to the base member and configured to lockingly interact with the keyed structure of the support member. A mounting assembly is configured to removably mount the support member and base member to a structural surface. |
| US12060015B2 |
Decorative element for a vehicle having a semitransparent element, a light guiding element, and a molding compound layer
A decorative element for a vehicle includes a partially transparent element having light-permeable portions and light-impermeable portions, and a light-guiding element which is configured to couple out, at least in some portions in the direction of the partially transparent element, light which has been coupled in. The partially transparent element and the light-guiding element are permeable for radar beams. A molding material layer is arranged between the partially transparent element and the light-guiding element, and is permeable for the light coupled out from the light-guiding element and for the radar beams. The molding material layer connects the partially transparent element to the light-guiding element. |
| US12060011B2 |
Method and device for displaying vehicle surroundings
A device and a method for displaying vehicle surroundings in a vehicle during an instantaneous second time point are provided. The method includes providing a first blind area image that contains an image synthesis of a blind area of the vehicle surroundings at a first time point preceding the second time point, arranging each first blind area pixel of the blind area in a new position estimated for the second time point, determining whether the new position of each first blind area pixel at the second time point still lies within the blind area, and producing a respective second blind area pixel for the second time point by synthesizing each first blind area pixel on the basis of motion data of the vehicle if the new position is determined to lie within the blind area. |
| US12060010B2 |
Dual-sided display for a vehicle
A vehicle can include a window including an interior side and an exterior side. The vehicle can include a camera located on an exterior of the vehicle. The camera can be operatively positioned to capture visual data of a blind spot of an external environment of the vehicle. The vehicle can include a dual-sided transparent display forming at least a portion of the window. The vehicle can include a processor operatively connected to the camera and the dual-sided transparent display. The processor can be configured to selectively cause the dual-sided transparent display to display exterior visual information on the exterior side. The processor can be configured to selectively cause the dual-sided transparent to display interior visual information on the interior side. The interior visual information can include the visual data of the blind spot of the vehicle. |
| US12060009B2 |
Driving assisting device and driving assisting method
A driving assisting device includes a vicinity information acquiring unit for acquiring vicinity information regarding an object in the vicinity of a vehicle; an image generating unit for using the vicinity information to generate an overhead image that shows the vehicle together with the vicinity thereof; a communicating unit for acquiring, through wireless communication, target person information able to identify at least a location of a target person outside of the vehicle; a vehicle location identifying unit for identifying a vehicle location and direction; a location identifying unit for identifying a location of the target person in an overhead image and identifying, in the overhead image, a stopping location that is suitable for boarding of the target person, based on the location and direction of the vehicle, identified by the vehicle location identifying unit; and an output image generating unit for generating an output image. |
| US12060006B2 |
Camera cradle assembly for rear view device
A rear view device for a motor vehicle includes a base assembly for arrangement on the motor vehicle, a head assembly attached to the base assembly and configured to move with respect to the base assembly, a camera and a camera cradle which is configured to be secured to the base assembly or the head assembly for securing the camera to the base assembly or the head assembly, the camera cradle being removably secured to the base assembly or the head assembly by a friction fit and without any separable attachment element. |
| US12060003B2 |
Control system and method for a vehicle
Aspects of the present invention relate to a control system (1) for controlling generation of a proximity alert for a vehicle (2). The control system comprises one or more controllers (80). The control system (1) is configured to determine an operating state of the vehicle (2) within a spatial environment in dependence on vehicle data from one or more vehicle systems (10, 30, 40, 50, 60). The operating state indicates whether the vehicle (2) is currently in an on-road state or an off-road state. The control system (1) controls generation of the proximity alert in dependence on the determined operating state. Aspects of the present invention also relate to a vehicle (2) comprising a control system (1); a method of controlling generation of a proximity alert; computer software and a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium. |
| US12060001B2 |
Light strip device for a door leaf of a boarding system of a rail vehicle
A light strip device to be secured on or in a window jamb of a window opening of a door leaf of a rail vehicle boarding system in a nondestructively releasable manner, wherein the window opening has a window pane. The light strip device has at least: a) one light strip which is provided with a number of light sources arranged in a mutually spaced manner in rows, and b) one holding and installation profile in which the at least one light strip can be received and which is provided with an attachment to the window jamb, wherein c) the holding and installation profile has at least one light through-opening such that light generated by the light sources can penetrate the light through-openings, and the holding and installation profile is opaque with the exception of the light through-openings or d) the holding and installation profile is at least partly transparent. |
| US12059999B2 |
Display system
A display system for at least one wheel of at least one vehicle comprising: At least one LED display device for displaying information on a wheel of a vehicle; A computer in association with the at least one LED display device, the computer comprising GPS; A main server; Wherein the LED display device is linked to the computer and the computer is in wireless communication with the main server via a wireless network; in use, the server has stored in memory a plurality of information packets for display by the LED display device, each information packet has an associated location and/or time for being displayed, the main server wirelessly sends at least one information packet and associated time and/or location to the associated computer of the at least one vehicle, when the at least one vehicle is in the desired location and/or time the computer instructs the at least one LED display device to display the associated information. |
| US12059998B2 |
Turn signal auto cancel mechanism having axially-operable toggle
A steering assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having a signal portion and defining a shaft enclosure. A steering shaft includes a cancellation rib that rotates about a rotational axis and within the shaft enclosure. A trunnion rotates within the signal portion of the housing about a trunnion axis to define a null position and right-turn and left-turn positions. A toggle includes a cancellation member. The toggle axially and rotationally operates with respect to one of the trunnion and the turn-signal housing. The cancellation member in the null position is within the shaft enclosure and axially offset from the cancellation rib. The cancellation member in one of the right-turn and left-turn positions is within the shaft enclosure and axially aligned for selective engagement with the cancellation rib. Selective engagement of the cancellation rib and the cancellation member axially operates the toggle to the null position. |
| US12059996B2 |
Vehicle headlight
A vehicle headlight (1) includes a first lamp unit (10), a second lamp unit (20), a region determination unit (55), and a control unit (CO). A first irradiation spot (S1f) overlaps with a second irradiation spot (S2). The control unit (CO) controls the first lamp unit (10) so that an amount of the light of a light emitting element (13f) corresponding to the first irradiation spot (S1f) overlapping with a predetermined region (80) is reduced, and controls the second lamp unit (20) so that an amount of the light of a light emitting element (23) corresponding to the second irradiation spot (S2) overlapping with the predetermined region (80) is reduced or becomes 0, and light is emitted from the light emitting element (23) corresponding to the second irradiation spot (S2) overlapping with the first irradiation spot (S1f) and not overlapping with the predetermined region (80). |
| US12059995B2 |
Apparatus and method for correcting level of headlamp
An apparatus and a method correct a level of a headlamp, in which a sight of the driver may be sufficiently secured while an influence on a sight of a driver of a preceding vehicle is minimized by specifying a level of a cutoff line of the headlamp using a transverse length and a longitudinal length of a number plate frame image. The specified level is compared with a level of a target line calculated based on a change of an inter-vehicle distance. The method includes determining whether it is necessary to perform a correction of raising or lowering the level of the headlamp, and a correcting the level of the headlamp such that the cutoff line of the headlamp follows the level of the target line at the corresponding inter-vehicle distance. |
| US12059994B2 |
Close-in illumination module
The present disclosure relates to optical systems, vehicles, and methods that are configured to illuminate and image a wide field of view of an environment. An example optical system includes a camera having an optical axis and an outer lens element disposed along the optical axis. The optical system also includes a plurality of illumination modules, each of which includes at least one light-emitter device configured to emit light along a respective emission axis and a secondary optical element optically coupled to the at least one light-emitter device. The secondary optical element is configured to provide a light emission pattern having an azimuthal angle extent of at least 170 degrees so as to illuminate a portion of an environment of the optical system. |
| US12059988B2 |
Body-adaptable arm rest arrangement
A body-adaptable arm rest arrangement includes an arm rest having an actuation unit for adjusting different arm rest positions, and a base. The arm rest is connected to the base via the actuation unit. |
| US12059983B2 |
Child safety seat
A child safety seat includes a seat shell, a front end part rotatable relative to the seat shell between a retracted and a deployed position, and a latching mechanism for locking the front end part in the deployed position. The seat shell has a front end provided with an opening, and two sidewalls respectively protruding at a left and a right side of a seat portion. The front end part has a transversal portion extending along a width direction of the seat shell, and two side portions respectively connected pivotally with the two sidewalls of the seat shell via two pivot shafts spaced apart from each other along the width direction. The transversal portion of the front end part is stowed inside the opening of the seat shell in the retracted position, and extends outside the opening of the seat shell in the deployed position. |
| US12059981B2 |
Seat sliding device and assembling method of lock spring used in seat sliding device
A seat sliding device includes: a lower rail; an upper rail; a lock member; a spring member; and an operation lever, the first fixing portion of the spring member which has a ring shape having an outside diameter greater than a width between the pair of the side walls of the upper rail, which has a spring force in a diameter increasing direction between the pair of the side walls of the upper rail, and which includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion that are configured to be mounted and fixed, respectively, in the first hole portion and the second hole portion by the spring force. |
| US12059979B2 |
Apparatus for changing positions of seat for vehicles
An apparatus for changing positions of a seat for vehicles includes mechanisms for adjusting the height of the seat for vehicles, adjusting reclining of the seat for vehicles, changing the seat for vehicles into a knee rest posture and changing the seat for vehicles into a relaxed comfort are integrated into one structure. Accordingly, a user selectively implements adjustment of the height of the seat for vehicles, adjustment of reclining of the seat for vehicles, change into the knee rest posture, and change into the relaxed comfort posture, etc., through operation of the switch. |
| US12059976B2 |
In-seat experience system
An in-seat experience system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, a sensor, and a seat controller allowed to acquire a measurement value from the sensor; an experience instruction device connected to the seat controller, configured to notify an occupant seated on the seat body a motion instruction and to store user identification information; and a server capable of communicating with the experience instruction device. The experience instruction device makes a determination based upon a measurement value of the sensor as to whether or not a first condition is satisfied, and to transmit a result of the determination to the server when at least the first condition is satisfied, and the server is allowed to increase a point score stored for the corresponding user identification information with a condition that the result of the determination that the first condition is satisfied is received from the experience instruction device. |
| US12059973B2 |
Dynamic state-of-charge bounds for vehicle battery management
There is disclosed herein examples of system and procedure for assigning state-of-charge profiles to vehicles to extend battery lives of batteries of the vehicles. Determining an optimal state-of-charge profile for the vehicle may take into account battery degradation of the battery of the vehicle and/or characteristics of an operational assignment to which the vehicle is being assigned. The state-of-charge profiles assigned to the vehicles may extend the battery life of the battery of the vehicle and reduce battery replacements of the battery. |
| US12059972B1 |
Split leg filtering for bidirectional power stages
A power stage circuit for AC to DC and DC to AC applications includes an AC to DC circuit having multiple totem pole circuits. Two totem pole circuits are designed for 120 VAC and may include inductors with the same inductance values. An additional totem pole circuit is a neutral line and includes an inductor with a different (e.g., lower) inductance value. By choosing inductors with the same inductance values, the 120-VAC sources can be decoupled and separately controlled (e.g., subtracted from each other on one circuit and added together on another circuit) to provide split phase AC power for a power outlet in DC to AC applications. |
| US12059971B2 |
Electric scooter with removable battery
Various electric scooters are disclosed that include a battery receptacle configured to releasably retain a rechargeable battery therein. The electric scooter may include a deck and a strut extending between the deck and a rotatable shaft connected to a handlebar assembly. The battery receptacle may be supported by the strut, and the battery may be insertable into and removed from the battery receptacle through translation of the battery in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the strut. The battery may be configured for use in a power tool in addition to the electric scooter. |
| US12059968B2 |
AC/DC radial wheel generation and recharging system with wind assist
A wheel and wind power electric generator for a motor, comprising: an alternator that rotates with a wheel of a motor vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, by an electric motor, or by other mean; an armature of an alternator that rotates with windvanes that rotate in an opposite direction from the wheel when the wheel is in motion, wherein the windvanes are spirally curved, so that they are concave in the direction that the wheel turns when the vehicle is going forward, causing the rotor and armature in the alternator to rotate in an opposite direction from the alternator to generate electricity, and the wheel and the windvanes are covered by a hubcap having slots through which air can move in when the vehicle is moving, causing the windvanes to rotate. The electricity generated may be stored in a capacitor or battery, and/or transferred to a power grid. |
| US12059967B2 |
Systems and methods for electric vehicle charging using image capturing devices
A plug connection system that autonomously charges an electric vehicle (EV) is provided. The method includes: adjusting configuration settings of an image capturing device; capturing an image using the image capturing device, wherein a portion of the image comprises an optically distinctive object associated with a charging portal of the EV, and wherein the image comprises a plurality of pixels; applying a pixel value threshold associated with a pixel metric to the image to filter the plurality of pixels of the image to a first subset of pixels; determining, based on filtering the plurality of pixels to the first subset of pixels, a location of the optically distinctive object associated with the charging portal of the EV within the image; and providing information to maneuver a robotic arm to a physical position associated with the location of the optically distinctive object within the image. |
| US12059966B2 |
Automated storage and retrieval system with a charging station for charging of a replaceable power supply of a container handling vehicle
An automated storage and retrieval system includes a track system forming a grid pattern in the horizontal plane including a plurality of adjacent grid cells, each grid cell including a grid opening. A plurality of storage columns is located beneath the track system. Each storage column is located vertically below a grid opening and arranged to store a stack of storage containers. A container handling vehicle for lifting at least one storage container stacked in the stacks is configured to move laterally on the track system above the storage columns to access the storage containers via the grid openings. The container handling vehicle includes a lower part including at least one storage compartment for storing a storage container, an upper part arranged vertically above the lower part, a wheel assembly for guiding the container handling vehicle along the track system and a power supply compartment for accommodating a replaceable power supply; a replaceable power supply for accommodation in the power supply compartment, having a power supply charging connection. A charging station for charging of the replaceable power supply includes a charging connection configured to create an electrical connection with the power supply charging connection and a power supply support for releasably supporting the power supply during charging. The power supply compartment is arranged in the upper part of the container handling vehicle and is configured to receive the replaceable power supply via an opening. |
| US12059958B2 |
Electric axle assembly for low floor vehicle
An electric axle assembly includes a suspension frame, a pair of drive assemblies coupled to opposite sides of the suspension frame, and a drive module coupled to the suspension frame. The drive module controls operation of the drive assemblies. The electric axle assembly is mounted to a vehicle frame and provides motive force to wheels of the vehicle for propelling the vehicle along a roadway. |
| US12059956B2 |
Systems and methods for providing transient vehicle features
Systems and methods are provided to perform a vehicle function. A vehicle function command is detected and it is determined if an event moved is active. In response to a determination that the event mode is active, an event mode parameter is retrieved. Otherwise, in response to a determination that the event mode is not active, a normal mode parameter is retrieved. The vehicle function is performed based on the retrieved event mode parameter or normal mode parameter. |
| US12059952B2 |
Locking device for a battery of an electric vehicle
A locking device includes a lock base configured to provide a locking position, and including a lock body having a surface provided with a lock groove recessed towards the inside of the lock body, the lock body being provided with a lock tongue groove and a lock tongue movably mounted in the lock tongue groove that is communicated with the lock groove; and a lock connecting rod movably connected with the lock base through the lock tongue, and including a rod member configured to drive the lock tongue to move under the action of an external force, the rod member being provided with an unlocking block on a side facing the lock base, and the unlocking block being configured as an arc protrusion formed outwardly by the rod member. |
| US12059949B2 |
Installation structure of electrical component module in vehicle
An electrical component module is installed in a front section of a vehicle, and connected with a battery unit storing electricity for driving the vehicle. The electrical component module is supported by a vehicle body structure member (cross-member) extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle. The cross-member is closer to a passenger compartment than the electrical component module, and doesn't overlap with the electrical component module when viewed along any horizontal direction perpendicular to a vertical direction of the vehicle. Between the cross-member and the electrical component module, provided is a release mechanism for releasing the support of the electrical component module by the cross-member when receiving an impact from an opposite side to the passenger compartment. |
| US12059944B2 |
Power distribution in transport refrigeration system
A transport refrigeration system includes a refrigeration unit including a controller configured to control the refrigeration unit: an electric power device configured to provide power to a refrigeration component of the refrigeration unit: an export power module (EPM) including: an EPM controller in communication with the controller: a power control device configured to receive power from the electric power device: an auxiliary device coupled to the power control device: wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the EPM controller to control power supplied from the electric power device to the auxiliary device. |
| US12059943B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
A heat pump system for a vehicle regulates a temperature of a battery module by use of one chiller in which a coolant and a refrigerant exchange heat, and recovers various heat sources in a heating mode of the vehicle and utilizes the recovered heat sources for indoor heating to improve heating efficiency, and may include a first valve that controls a flow of a coolant introduced into an internal, an electrical component cooling device, a battery cooling device, an indoor heating device, an indoor cooling device, a centralized energy device, and a chiller, in which the first valve may include at least one port through which the coolant is introduced or discharged. |
| US12059940B2 |
Air conditioner for vehicle
An air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes an air conditioning case having an air passage formed therein, a cooling heat exchanger provided in the air passage of the air conditioning case to heat-exchange with air passing through the air passage, and a heating heat exchanger, comprises: a front seat temperature door which adjusts an opening degree between a front seat cold air passage and a part of a hot air passage; a first rear seat temperature door which is disposed between the cooling heat exchanger and the heating heat exchanger and adjusts an opening degree of another part of the hot air passage; and a second rear seat temperature door which is disposed in the downstream of the heating heat exchanger and adjusts an opening degree between the hot air passage and a rear seat cold air passage, wherein the second rear seat temperature door includes an asymmetric dome. |
| US12059939B2 |
Corner module apparatus for vehicle
A corner module apparatus for a vehicle includes a driving unit configured to provide driving power to a wheel of the vehicle; a braking unit, coupled with the driving unit, configured to apply or release braking power; an upper arm module, connected to the driving unit, adjustable to vary a camber angle of the wheel; a lower arm module, connected to the driving unit, configured to absorb road surface impact while the vehicle moves; and a steering unit configured to support the upper arm module and the lower arm module, and adjust a steering angle of the wheel. |
| US12059937B2 |
Suspension system with roll and pitch stiffness deactivation based on road profile information
A suspension system and associated control methods for improving comfort by disabling passive pitch stiffness in the suspension system by holding open electromechanical comfort valves positioned in a manifold assembly of the suspension system. The manifold comfort valves are held open to disable the passive pitch stiffness of the suspension system if the vehicle is traveling down a rough road or if the vehicle is approaching a discrete road event like a pot-hole or speed bump. Deactivation of the passive pitch stiffness of the suspension system is determined based on road classification information, saved road events, and/or real-time vehicle data from on-board sensors. The suspension system therefore reduces pitch angles during pitch events induced by inertial forces caused by driver inputs and disables the pitch stiffness when the pitch event is caused by road inputs. |
| US12059935B1 |
Vehicle safety system, and components therefor
An electronic safety system for preventing vehicle damage during the disconnection of a pulling portion of a vehicle from its towed portion, such as a trailer, has been disclosed. The safety system monitors a series of safety conditions on the pulling portion and optionally on the towed portion of the vehicle. When the safety conditions are met, the coupler, such as a fifth wheel or ball hitch, disconnect function is enabled. When the safety conditions are not met, the coupler disconnect function is disabled and, optionally, the vehicle operator is alerted to the unsafe configuration of the vehicle. |
| US12059934B2 |
Tire pressure detector with multiple frequencies
A tire monitor includes a sensor generating tire data and a plurality of control modules having phase locked loop circuits. The control modules generate output signals carrying the tire data. A first of the control modules is configured to generate first output signals having a first frequency and according to a first protocol. A second of the control modules is configured to generate second output signals having a second frequency and according to a second protocol. In examples, the output signal can be transmitted in parallel to different computing systems. |
| US12059932B2 |
Left and right wheel determination method, chip and system for monitoring wheel pressure
The present disclosure provides a left and right wheel determination method, a wheel pressure monitoring chip and system, and related apparatuses. The left and right wheel determination method includes: obtaining a time duration for a wheel to rotate for a predetermined number of revolutions after the wheel being detected as rotating; sampling centrifugal acceleration and tangential acceleration of the wheel within the time duration; determining an overrun-lag relationship between the centrifugal acceleration and the tangential acceleration of the wheel based on a serial number of a sampling time-point corresponding to the centrifugal acceleration and a serial number of a sampling time-point corresponding to the tangential acceleration; and determining the wheel to be of a left wheel or a right wheel based on the overrun-lag relationship between the centrifugal acceleration and the tangential acceleration of the wheel. |
| US12059931B2 |
Method for detecting a change in location of the wheels of a motor vehicle
A method for detecting a change in location of the wheels of a motor vehicle, the vehicle having at least one central processing unit, and two wheel units which each includes an electronic assembly of sensors and which are each mounted on one of the wheels. The method including a monitoring step, during which a first pattern representative of the location of the wheel unit is established, when the vehicle is at a standstill, and an evaluation step, during which a possible first variation in each first pattern is measured to estimate if the location of the wheel has changed. |
| US12059923B1 |
Bicycle hub system, method and device including a rear hub locking mechanism
A bicycle hub system, method and device including rear and front hub assemblies. Both the rear and front hub assemblies include locking mechanisms with matching undulating splined coupling faces that correspond to complementary undulating splined coupling faces of a wheel hub. |
| US12059919B2 |
Method for producing an electronic document comprising a concealed magnetic strip, and electronic document thereby obtained
A method for producing an electronic document including a concealed magnetic strip, comprising a step of providing a surface of an electronic document body, a step of applying of a magnetic strip to at least part of the surface of the electronic document body, a visible surface, formed by the surface of the body covered at least in part by the magnetic strip, having a Delta E contrast equal to or less than 15, and a step of applying a decor that covers the surface of the body over the magnetic strip, the decor having a thickness of at most 10 μm and having an opacity ratio at wavelengths in the visible domain of at least 70%; and a corresponding electronic document. |
| US12059915B2 |
Thermal transfer image receiving sheet
A thermal transfer image receiving sheet includes: a substrate made of paper; a polyolefin resin layer formed on a first surface of the substrate; an adhesive layer formed on a second surface of the substrate facing away from the first surface; a porous layer formed on the adhesive layer; a foundation layer formed on the porous layer; and an image receiving layer formed on the foundation layer. A surface of the substrate, as defined in JIS B 0601:2001, has a maximum valley (undulation) depth Wv of 2.00 μm or less and a root mean square slope for the waviness WΔq of 0.013 or less. The porous layer has a thickness of 25 μm or more, and a thickness of the polyolefin resin layer is 0.2 to 3.0 times the thickness of the porous layer. |
| US12059914B2 |
Multi-technology printing system
A system for performing substrateless and/or local donor Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT), comprising a reservoir comprising at least one opening and an energy source configured to deliver energy to a donor material within said reservoir, characterized by at least one of: said reservoir is embedded into a medical device; said reservoir is in fluid connection with a medical device; said reservoir is incorporated into a medical device; said reservoir contains at least one biologically active substance; and, said reservoir is in fluid connection with at least one source of at least one biologically active substance. This system enables deposition of material by LIFT without any need for a donor substrate. Methods of substrateless and local donor LIFT, in particular for medical and biological applications, are also disclosed. |
| US12059913B2 |
Method and a thermoplastic film for use in a printed packaging of absorbent hygienic articles
The present disclosure relates to a method for establishing the suitability for printing of a thermoplastic film for use in a packaging of absorbent hygienic articles, said thermoplastic film comprising at least 30% recycled polymer material. The method comprises scanning a sample of said film for Gel Spots, defining an Amount of Gel spots and a Relative Gel Spot Coverage area, and, determining that if the Amount of Gel Spots is less than or equal to a first threshold and the Relative Gel Spot Coverage Area is less than or equal to a second threshold, determining that said thermoplastic film is suitable for printing. The disclosure also relates to a method of forming a package from a thermoplastic film, and to a package comprising a thermoplastic film. |
| US12059912B2 |
Rotating mechanism for stamping ring patterns and a stamp tool thereof
The present invention relates to a rotating mechanism for annular pattern stamping and stamping machine thereof. The rotating mechanism comprises a base (4), a rotating unit (5) rotatably disposed on the base, an operating unit (6) detachably disposed on the rotating unit; wherein, a clamping space is defined between the rotating unit and the operating unit for clamping a stamping carrier; the operating unit is capable of rotating together with the rotating unit and the stamping carrier in the clamping space relative to the base. Compared with the manual mode, the rotating mechanism for annular pattern stamping of the present invention can realize the automatic rotation of the stamping carrier by the operating unit, so it is convenient to operate. In addition, the displacement of the stamping carrier in the stamping process can be avoided by the clamping and positioning of the operating unit and the rotating unit, so that the accuracy of the stamping position and the quality of the stamped pattern are ensured. |
| US12059911B2 |
Method of manufacturing display device
A method of manufacturing a display device includes: discharging ink onto a substrate including a main partition wall for partitioning a color filter area and a dummy accommodation area adjacent to the color filter area; generating main position information by detecting a position of the first erroneous ink discharged on the main partition wall; disposing a hydrophobic plate so as to be adjacent to the first erroneous ink, based on the main position information; bringing the hydrophobic plate into contact with the main partition wall; and then moving the hydrophobic plate to the dummy accommodation area, to accommodate the first erroneous ink in the dummy accommodation area. |
| US12059908B2 |
Head unit, head unit adjustment method, attaching/detaching jig and head unit exchange method
A head unit to be detachably arrayed in a predetermined array direction on a base member includes: an ink discharge head having a nozzle surface configured to discharge an ink; a head holder attachable to and detachable from the base member while holding the ink discharge head in a holding region; and a posture adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a posture of the nozzle surface with respect to the head holder by rotating the ink discharge head with respect to the head holder about an axis of rotation perpendicular to both a surface normal to the nozzle surface and the array direction in a state where the head holder is not attached to the base member. |
| US12059906B2 |
Method and mechanism of attaching readers, and image reading device
An image reading device includes a plurality of readers, an access opening, and a lift. The plurality of readers read an image on a recording medium. The plurality of readers are arranged around a carrier to rotate while carrying the recording medium on a peripheral surface of the carrier. The plurality of readers are arranged radially about a rotation axis of the carrier. The plurality of readers are to be introduced through the access opening. The lift includes a cable to lift one reader of the plurality of readers introduced through the access opening. The lift lifts and locates the one reader at a predetermined height position around the carrier with the cable. |
| US12059905B2 |
Ink-jet recording apparatus
An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a recording head, an ink reservoir portion, an ink amount sensor, a dot counter, and a control portion. The ink reservoir portion stores ink to he ted to the recording head. The ink amount sensor senses the amount of ink in the ink reservoir portion. The dot counter for measures in a cumulative manner the number of dots in the ink ejected from the recording head. The control portion changes the amount of ink ejected from the recording head based on the difference between a calculated value of the amount of consumed ink as calculated based on the cumulative number of dots measured by the dot counter and a measured value of the amount of consumed ink as determined based on the amount of ink in the ink reservoir portion as sensed by the ink amount sensor. |
| US12059904B2 |
Storage device and liquid ejection apparatus
Provided is a storage device including a container that includes an accommodation chamber accommodating fluid or powder, a flexible film that is bonded to the container and covers an opening portion of the accommodation chamber, and a tank holder to which the container having the film bonded thereto is fixed by a screw, in which the screw penetrates the film and fixes the container to the tank holder, and a part of a bonded portion between the film and the container surrounds a portion of the film through which the screw penetrates. |
| US12059903B2 |
Storage device and liquid ejection apparatus
Provided is a storage device including a container that includes an accommodation chamber accommodating fluid or powder, a flexible film that is bonded to the container and covers an opening portion of the accommodation chamber, and a tank holder to which the container having the film bonded thereto is fixed by a screw, in which the screw penetrates the film and fixes the container to the tank holder, and a part of a bonded portion between the film and the container surrounds a portion of the film through which the screw penetrates. |
| US12059902B2 |
Printing apparatus and method for the apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a printing unit that includes an ejection port surface provided with ejection ports through which liquid is ejected, a wiping unit, a depressurizing unit, and detection unit. The wiping unit has an opening and wipes the ejection port surface by moving in a predetermined direction while the opening abuts against the ejection port surface. The depressurizing unit applies negative pressure to the ejection port surface via the opening. The detection unit detects an ejection state of the ejection ports. After driving the depressurizing unit when the opening abuts against the ejection port surface, the suction operation sucks the liquid from the ejection ports while moving the wiping unit. The suction operation is performed from a first ejection port detected as an ejection-failed ejection port by the detection unit under a suction condition different from suction conditions of the ejection ports other than the first ejection port. |
| US12059901B2 |
Liquid discharge head, head module, head device, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head having a nozzle substrate including a nozzle from which a liquid is discharged in a liquid discharge direction, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, a diaphragm defining a part of wall of the pressure chamber, and a pressure generator on a first surface of the diaphragm opposite to a second surface of the diaphragm facing the pressure chamber, the pressure generator configured to deform the diaphragm. A gap between a first line and a second line is 40 μm or less in a direction perpendicular to the liquid discharge direction, where the first line extends, in the liquid discharge direction, from a displacement center at which the diaphragm deforms with a maximum displacement amount, and the second line extends from a central position of the nozzle in the liquid discharge direction. |
| US12059899B2 |
Method of monochrome printing at high speeds
A method of printing an image from a print chip having plurality of horizontal nozzle rows. The method includes the steps of allocating first dot data for an image line of the image to nozzles in a first row portion of a first nozzle row; allocating second dot data for the image line to nozzles in a second row portion; sending the first and second dot data to the print chip and firing respective droplets. Some bits of the first dot data correspond to pixels of the image line aligned with the second row portion, and some bits of the second dot data correspond to pixels of the image line aligned with the first row portion. |
| US12059897B2 |
Inkjet recording head and method for producing same
An inkjet recording head comprising a flow channel member, wherein the flow channel member is formed of a heat-cured product of a molding material comprising a resin composition comprising a thermosetting epoxy resin and a curing agent, and a filler; the filler comprises alumina and silica; and with d50 as a median diameter of the silica and with alumina A as the alumina having a median diameter of d50/4 or less, the content of the alumina A is 11 parts by mass or more relative to 100 parts by mass of the silica. |
| US12059895B2 |
Liquid discharging head
A liquid discharging head includes a channel member which has a plurality of individual channels, each of the plurality of individual channels having a pressure chamber communicating with a nozzle, and a piezoelectric actuator which is configured to make the liquid discharge from the nozzle by causing a change in a pressure on a liquid inside the pressure chamber. The piezoelectric actuator has a thin-film piezoelectric element, and when a Helmholtz natural frequency of the pressure chamber is let to be Fr (kHz) and a diameter of the nozzle is let to be D (μm), a relationship D<−0.0313×Fr+25.62 (provided that, 100 kHz≤Fr) is satisfied, and a viscosity of the liquid discharged from the nozzle is not higher than 5 mPa·s. |
| US12059892B2 |
Elastomer impregnated fiber cooler belt
Disclosed herein is a substrate cooling unit for use with a duplex aqueous ink jet image forming device. The substrate cooling unit including a first cooling roll. a first transport belt, a second cooling roll positioned downstream of the first cooling roll in a process direction and a second transport belt. The first and second transports belts include a bottom layer of a fiber mesh impregnated with a polydimethylsiloxane, where the fiber mesh is selected from cotton, polyester, and nylon. The first and second transport belts include an optional intermediate adhesive layer and an optional top layer of silicone having an extractable level of less than 4 percent. The substrate cooling unit includes an invertor. |
| US12059890B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and method of discharging liquid
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyor, a discharger, a first mover, an output device, a second mover, and circuitry. The conveyor conveys an elongated web in a conveyance direction in a state in which tension is applied to the web. The discharger discharges liquid to the web conveyed by the conveyor. The first mover moves the discharger in a width direction intersecting the conveyance direction. The output device outputs position information of the web in the width direction. The second mover moves the output device in the width direction. The circuitry controls movement of the discharger based on the position information of the web. The circuitry controls movement of the output device based on information of a length of the web in the width direction and expansion-and-contraction range information of the web in the width direction to change a position of the output device in the width direction. |
| US12059889B2 |
Air dryer utilizing low temperature, high velocity air
Methods and apparatuses for drying web substrates are described. In one embodiment, a method of drying a web substrate may comprise supplying air to a first dryer head located proximate a web conveyer, the air within the first dryer head having a temperature of less than 176 degrees C., directing air from the first dryer head toward the web conveyer at a velocity greater than 1000 m/min and forming a first drying region, and advancing the web substrate in a first direction on the web conveyer and through the first drying region. |
| US12059888B2 |
Ink jet recording method and method of packaging packaged object
An ink jet recording method is a method including a jetting step of jetting a radiation-curable ink jet composition to adhere to a recording medium that shrinks when heated, and a curing step of curing the radiation-curable ink jet composition by irradiating the radiation-curable ink jet composition adhered to the recording medium with radiation, in which the recorded material has a first region and a second region where shrinkage ratios due to the heating in a main surface direction are different when the recorded material is shrunk by being heated and brought into close contact with a packaged object, the shrinkage ratio of the first region in the main surface direction is greater than the shrinkage ratio of the second region in the main surface direction, and the radiation-curable ink jet composition adheres to the recording medium such that a film thickness of a cured film formed in the first region is less than a film thickness of a cured film formed in the second region. |
| US12059887B2 |
Printing press
A printing press (10) has at least one electric motor (14), which is arranged at a distance of less than 0.5 m from an emission source (18). At least one explosion protection wall (22) is provided, such that the thread measure (F) between the emission source (18) and the electric motor (14) is greater than 0.5 m. |
| US12059886B2 |
Printing plate precursor, printing plate precursor laminate, method for making printing plate, and printing method
The present invention provides a printing plate precursor including a layer which includes a polymer and is provided on a printing surface side of an aluminum support, and a layer which includes particles and is provided on a side opposite to the printing surface side, in which a modulus of elasticity of the particles is 0.1 GPa or more, and in a case where a Bekk smoothness of an outermost layer surface on the side opposite to the printing surface side is denoted by b second, a specific expression (1) is satisfied; a printing plate precursor laminate; a method for making a printing plate; and a printing method. |
| US12059882B2 |
Dash isolation pad
An embodiment dash isolation pad includes a 3D vertical nonwoven fabric layer having a structure in which wave-type short fibers are vertically arranged, a sound absorption layer on one side or both sides of the 3D vertical nonwoven fabric layer, and an olefin-based powder layer between the 3D vertical nonwoven fabric layer and the sound absorption layer. |
| US12059879B2 |
Double belt press laminating machine with edge strip bands for manufacturing waterproofing membranes
A system for manufacturing waterproofing membranes, including: a laminating machine; a textile belt moveable through the laminating machine; and a pair of edge strips positioned adjacent to opposite sides of the textile belt. A first polymer is unrolled onto the textile belt and positioned between a pair of edge strips positioned adjacent to opposite sides of the textile belt and then moved through the laminating machine to heat and cure the first polymer into a first waterproofing membrane. The edge strips are preferably endless loops of material that pass continuously through the laminating machine. A second polymer can also be unrolled onto an opposite side of the textile belt such that two different waterproofing membranes can be manufactured simultaneously. |
| US12059877B2 |
Expandable and/or disposable ice pack
This disclosure includes ice packs (10) that comprise paper and absorbent material (22A, 22), and also includes various methods of adding liquid to, freezing, shipping, and/or using such ice packs (10). Some of the ice packs (10) of this disclosure have a body (14) that includes first and second layers (54, 58) of paper and one or more side panels (66A) coupled thereto such that the body (14) is expandable. The absorbent material (22A, 22) of some of the ice packs (10) of this disclosure comprises a laminate having an inner layer (70A, 70B, 70C, 70) of superabsorbent polymer disposed between first and second outer layers (78), where the first outer layer (74) comprises tissue and the second outer layer (78) comprises at least one of a tissue and a carded nonwoven. |
| US12059873B1 |
Load restraint strip with nonwoven fabric base layer and polymer film outer layer
A load restraint strip, usable for securing cargo in a cargo container, may have a nonwoven fabric base layer, reinforcing strands bonded to the base layer, an adhesive layer in a portion of a first face of the load restraint strip, and a polymer film layer. The polymer film layer may cover the base layer and may form a second face of the load restraint strip. |
| US12059870B2 |
Light-weight hybrid glass laminates
A glass laminate comprises an external glass sheet, an internal glass sheet, and a polymer interlayer formed between the external glass sheet and the internal glass sheet. The external glass sheet can be a thin chemically-strengthened glass sheet or can be a non-chemically strengthened glass sheet, the polymer interlayer can have a thickness of less than 1.6 mm, and the internal glass sheet can be a non-chemically-strengthened glass sheet or a thin chemically strengthened glass sheet. |
| US12059862B2 |
Method and device for forming a fold in an overwrapping film
An apparatus for producing a filmic packaging material having a continuously folded portion includes a first component having a protruding part; a first roller rollable on its longitudinal axis, the first roller provided with a recess on its outer surface for receiving the protruding part; a drive mechanism for moving the material along a path in a manner such that a continuous portion of the material is drawn into the recess of the first roller by the protruding part of the first component such that the continuous portion of the material is folded, forming a continuously folded portion having an overlapping surface due to the arrangement of the protruding part of the first component in relation to the recess of the first roller; a bonding component provided downstream of the first roller arranged to adhere together the overlapping surface of the continuously folded portion of the material. |
| US12059861B2 |
Wood material panel hot press and method for operating a wood material panel hot press
The disclosure relates to a wood material panel hot press for producing a wood material panel, wherein the wood material panel hot press has an inlet side and an outlet side, and is designed to press a blank supplied on the inlet side in order to form a wood material panel. According to the invention, a temperature measurement device is provided which is designed to automatically measure the temperature (T) of the wood material panel on the outlet side in a spatially resolved manner. |
| US12059854B2 |
Mold core for producing a component composed of fiber composite material
A mold core for producing a component of fiber composite material with a cavity makes a particularly simple and efficient demolding process possible by the mold core extending along a longitudinal axis and in the form of a hybrid core and which includes, viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a first core portion and a second core portion, wherein the first core portion has a thickness that is substantially greater than a thickness of the second core portion. The first core portion is formed from a first material with high stiffness and low coefficient of thermal expansion, and the second core portion is formed from a second material that differs from the first material, and is configured such that, under predetermined conditions, its form changes in a predetermined manner such that removal of the mold core from a cavity in the cured component is made easier. |
| US12059853B2 |
Net shape forming of composite stringers containing out-of-plane features
A tool is configured to form a composite charge into a stringer having a net shape with at least one out-of-place feature. The out-of-plane feature is formed by a shim removably attached to the tool. A family of the shims may be used to form a range of out-of-plane features having varying characteristics. |
| US12059847B2 |
Method for additive manufacturing an object
An additive manufacturing method for printing an object includes receiving three-dimensional printing data corresponding to the object, defining an internal region of the object to be formed with a structured air pocket and printing the object with an additive manufacturing system. The object includes an internal region formed with a structured air pocket. |
| US12059844B2 |
Pressure-regulating apparatus for three-dimensional printer
An apparatus for regulating pressure in a three-dimensional printer comprises a controller and a connector. The controller is configured to receive a value of a measured pressure within the three-dimensional printer. The connector is connectable between a gas outlet of the printer and an inlet of an external gas extraction system. The controller is configured to compare the received value of measured pressure with a predetermined value. If the received value differs from the predetermined value, the controller is configured to permit ambient air to flow into the external extraction system. |
| US12059843B2 |
Arrangement and method for manufacturing a plurality of orthodontic appliances
An arrangement for manufacturing a plurality of orthodontic appliances in parallel, includes an additive printing machine comprising a build platform and configured for additively manufacturing a plurality of teeth models in parallel, a plurality of plates each configured for teeth model printing by the additive printing machine, whereby each plate comprises a unique machine-readable identifier and each plate is detachable and precisely fixed to the build platform, and a thermoforming machine configured for thermoforming a thermoformable material over the plurality of teeth models for receiving the plurality of orthodontic appliances. |
| US12059841B2 |
Additive manufacturing recoat assemblies including sensors and methods for using the same
A recoat assembly for an additive manufacturing system includes a first roller support, a second roller support, a first roller disposed between and supported by the first roller support and the second roller support, a first rotational actuator operably coupled to the first roller and configured to rotate the first roller about a first rotation axis, and a first sensor mechanically coupled to and in contact with the first roller support, where the first sensor outputs a first output signal indicative of a first force incident upon the first roller. |
| US12059837B1 |
Systems, methods, and compositions for three-dimensional printing using hemp
Provided herein are methods for using hempcrete. In some instances, the present disclosure provides methods for 3D printing hempcrete. The 3D printed hempcrete may be printed in tandem with other materials, including hemp-based plastics. Hempcrete formulation may be 3D printed to form a building scaffolding. |
| US12059832B2 |
Concrete dowel placement system and method of making the same
A concrete dowel placement system and methods for making the same. The system allows for accurate and easy substantially-parallel or parallel placement of slip dowels within sections of concrete so that adjacent sections of concrete may be allowed to undergo thermal expansion and contraction while remaining in a common plane without cracking or faulting. The system includes a coupler and a sheath. The sheath is configured to be slidably extensible over the coupler and may be held to the coupler by friction. An outer surface of the sheath may be textured. Additionally, a method of constructing the concrete dowel placement system includes extruding material to form two tubes of different sizes. The tubes are then attached to each other, then material is extruded or injection molded to form a sheath. Alternatively, construction may include extruding material to form a tube, then removing some of the material from the tube in order to form a coupler. |
| US12059831B2 |
Biaxially oriented polyester film roll
To provide a biaxially-oriented polyester film roll that is excellent in transparency and heat resistance and has less defects. A biaxially oriented polyester film roll of the present invention characterized by satisfying requirements (1) a winding length of the film roll, (2) a width of the film roll, (3) an average hardness of an outermost surface layer of the polyester film roll, (4) a variation in hardness, (5) a thickness of a polyester film of the polyester film roll, and (6) an irregularity of thickness in the maximum concave portion. |
| US12059830B2 |
Multilayered structures and uses thereof in security markings
A security marking has a physically unclonable function (PUF) wherein the PUF includes a disordered multilayer photonic crystal structure having an electromagnetic transmission and/or reflection spectrum and/or spectra upon receipt of electromagnetic radiation within a photonic bandgap region of the structure that is unique to the structure. |
| US12059829B2 |
Combined injection moulding and extrusion
A method that combines injection molding and extrusion is disclosed. First, a molten material is injected into a mold via an injection gate, the mold comprising a first portion and a second portion. Next, additional molten material is injected via the injection gate and pushed through an extrusion die located in the first portion of the mold and the second portion is separated from the first portion. In embodiments, the second portion is separated from the first portion before the additional material is injected. In other embodiments, the second portion is separated from the first portion simultaneously with the additional material being injected. The method may be used to produce longer and thinner parts with detailed features, such as catheters. |
| US12059825B2 |
Structure manufacturing method and retaining device
A manufacturing method of a structure by which a target member can be easily positioned with high accuracy. In a tilting step, at least one target member is positioned by tilting a positioning table and sliding the target member placed on the positioning table to bring the target member into contact with a locking portion. |
| US12059820B2 |
System and method for producing concrete products by a casting method
The present invention relates to a method and system for producing concrete products by casting method by means of casting moulds assembled from corresponding outer and inner moulds, having a program-controlled, automated circulation system having a hardening area 420, a program-controlled, automated manufacturing area 100 and a conveying unit 200. The system also has a manually operable mould assembly unit having mould assembly stations M1 to M4 for manually assisted assembly of a casting mould from corresponding outer and inner moulds, wherein the conveying unit comprises a supply conveying section 222 set up to supply a casting mould assembled in the manually operable mould assembly unit to the automated circulation system under program control. |
| US12059817B2 |
Method of manufacturing moulded articles
A method of producing a moulded article comprising a thermoset polymer and particles of porous natural materials, such as wood materials, and uses thereof. The composite material has a continuous matrix of a hardened thermoset polymer and, distributed within the matrix, and the particles are at least partially encased by the thermoset polymer. The method comprises the steps of providing a mould with two opposite pressing surfaces, said pressing surfaces defining a space between them; feeding particles of porous natural materials into the space between the pressing surfaces; advancing the surfaces towards each other to compress the particles in said space; feeding unhardened thermoset resin in liquid form into the mould so as to fill at least said space between pressing surfaces while keeping the particles compressed between the pressing surfaces; and curing the thermoset resin in the mould to provide a moulded composite article. |
| US12059816B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for measuring skin characteristics and enhancing shaving experiences
A shaving system comprising a handle, a cartridge including at least one blade, the cartridge being releasably coupled to the handle, a detector, at least one sensor coupled to at least one of the handle and the cartridge, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to output an electrical signal in response to an infrared thermal radiation, detected and measured by the detector, of at least one skin property which is indicative of at least one skin characteristic, a processor configured to receive measurement data from the sensor and to at least one of identify and quantify the at least one skin characteristic based one the received measurement data, and a display configured to convey a message to the user based on skin characteristic data from the processor. |
| US12059811B2 |
Pallet building system with flexible sequencing
An automated palletizer for building a mixed case pallet, the automated palletizer including a case infeed that feeds mixed cases to provide an input queue feed sequence of mixed cases. At least one pallet building robot communicably connected to the case infeed and configured to receive the mixed cases in the input queue feed sequence of mixed cases, and place the mixed cases according to and dependent on the input queue feed sequence of mixed cases so as to effect building the mixed case pallet at a predetermined substantially steady placement rate. A controller communicably connected to the case infeed and at least one pallet building robot, and being configured so as to generate a complete and stable mixed case arrangement plan that completes at least a predetermined whole part of the mixed case pallet and that describes a predetermined planned location and pose for each case. |
| US12059802B2 |
Electrically-actuated artificial muscle fiber with bidirectional linear strain and preparation method thereof
An electrically-actuated artificial muscle fiber with bidirectional linear strain and a preparation method thereof are provided. The artificial muscle fiber includes a fiber matrix, electrode layers and insulating layers. The artificial muscle fiber takes the fiber matrix as a skeleton, upper and lower layers of the fiber matrix are covered with one electrode layer respectively, and one insulating layer is covered on a surface of each of electrode layers. A helical fiber body is formed by winding. Finally, the artificial muscle fiber is formed through packaging, where metal wires are taken as leads and respectively connected to upper and lower layers of electrodes. |
| US12059800B2 |
End effectors for robotic units used to open and close vehicle doors
An end effector is disclosed that is configured for connection to a robotic unit used to manipulate a door of a vehicle (e.g., during vehicle painting). The end effector includes a base plate; a sensor that is supported by the base plate; and a piston that is configured for engagement with the door. The piston is operatively connected to an interrupter such that movement (displacement) of the piston causes corresponding movement (displacement) of the interrupter between a first position, in which the interrupter is positioned in alignment with a signal transmitted across the sensor to interfere with the signal and thereby interrupt circuit completion, and a second position, in which the interrupter is out of alignment with the signal transmitted across the sensor to permit circuit completion and thereby inform the robotic unit that the door is present and engaged with the end effector. |
| US12059791B1 |
Pneumatic tool
A pneumatic tool has an air outlet chamber, at least one forward channel, a rear transmission spacing, at least one washer channel, at least one shaft channel, at least one bushing channel, and a front transmission chamber sequentially communicating with one another. Compressed air for driving the pneumatic motor flows into the air outlet chamber, and then flows forwardly to the front transmission chamber through the at least one forward channel, the at least one washer channel, the rear transmission spacing, the at least one shaft channel, and the least one bushing channel, sequentially. Heat produced by the pneumatic tool is continuously carried by the compressed air flowing forwardly, thereby dissipating the heat and cooling the transmission set. |
| US12059789B2 |
Rotation direction switching device for a pneumatic tool
A rotation direction switching device of a pneumatic tool includes a valve sleeve, an intake valve and a control member disposed in a tool body. Under a condition that a pivot connecting portion of the control member is pivotally connected to a pivot shaft of the tool body and each driving portion of the control member can drive a driven portion of the intake valve, the control member can drive the intake valve in an arc trajectory to rotate, so that when the control member is in the forward or the reverse rotation control position, the vent of the intake valve is in communication with corresponding one of clockwise and the reverse rotation holes of the valve sleeve, so as to control the pneumatic tool to rotate forward or reversely. Therefore, the assembly cost and production cost can be effectively reduced. |
| US12059787B2 |
Driving tool
A driving tool comprising: a plunger; a motor configured to move the plunger from a bottom dead center to a top dead center; a driving unit configured to use the plunger to drive a fastener by moving the plunger from the top dead center to the bottom dead center; a voltage fluctuation information acquisition unit configured to acquire voltage fluctuation information indicating a fluctuation amount of a voltage applied to the motor during movement of the plunger; and a control unit configured to control the motor based on the voltage fluctuation information. |
| US12059783B2 |
Hand operated gripping tools
A hand operated gripping tool has a first handle (301), a first jaw (201) connected with the first handle, a second handle (302) pivotably connected with the first handle to permit relative pivoting movement of the second handle with respect to the first handle and a second jaw (202) connected with the second handle. One of the first jaw and second jaw is a removable jaw and the removable jaw is push-fit attachable to the respective handle. |
| US12059782B2 |
Paint roller sleeve removal tool
A paint roller sleeve removal tool for overlying an unwanted roller sleeve to allow a user to remove a soiled roller sleeve without spreading mess undesirably. The paint roller sleeve removal tool includes a primary tubular member having a first primary panel hingedly affixed to a second primary panel. The secondary tubular member is affixed to the primary tubular member, the secondary tubular member having a first secondary panel is affixed to a distal end of the first primary panel and a second secondary panel is affixed to a distal end of the second primary panel. The paint roller sleeve removal tool includes a plurality of protrusions that are affixed to an interior surface of each of the first primary panel, the second primary panel, the first secondary panel, and the second secondary panel. |
| US12059781B2 |
Component latch release adjustable handle
In an approach to a one-handed removable component (RC) extraction, a fixed length strap and a variable length strap, based on a configurable diameter loop in the variable length strap, are attached to each other. The variable length loop passes through the RC extraction handle and encircles a RC release lever. The fixed length strap is attached to the RC extraction handle. The loop diameter is calibrated such that pulling on the fixed length strap first applies force to the variable length loop engaging the release handle, in a direction perpendicular to the applied force, without damage before transferring force to the fixed length strap to extract the RC. |
| US12059778B2 |
Precision torque screwdriver
A transducer assembly for use in a power tool including a housing, a motor, an output shaft that drives a workpiece about a central axis, and a transmission. The transducer assembly includes a transducer positioned between the motor and the transmission. The transducer including an inner hub being rotationally affixed to the housing, an outer rim affixed to a rotatable component of the transmission, a plurality of webs extending radially outward from the inner hub to the outer rim, and a sensor affixed to each of the webs for detecting strain of each of the webs in response to a reaction torque applied to the transmission from the output shaft. A width of each of the webs gradually tapers from at least one of the outer rim or the inner hub toward a midpoint of each of the webs in a direction perpendicular to the central axis. |
| US12059771B2 |
Glass polishing apparatus and glass polishing method using the same
A glass polishing apparatus includes a jig that holds a glass structure. The glass polishing apparatus includes a first flat portion, a second flat portion opposite to the first flat portion, and a curved portion connecting the first flat portion to the second flat portion. The jig and includes a first holding surface holding the first flat portion, a second holding surface disposed opposite to the first holding surface and holding the second flat portion, and a third holding surface connecting the first holding surface to the second holding surface and holding the curved portion. At least a portion of a roller unit having a cylindrical shape is inserted between the first flat portion and the second flat portion. |
| US12059765B2 |
Assembly comprising a tool and packaging
An assembly including a tool (1) and packaging (2) for accommodating the tool (1). The tool (1) includes at least one machining head (3) for machining a workpiece (4), in particular a dental workpiece (4), by a machining unit (5), and a clamping portion (6) for securing the tool (1) in a chuck (7) of the machining unit (5) while the workpiece (4) is being machined. The tool (1) can be repeatedly removed from and placed back in the packaging (2), with the packaging (2) being provided with at least one securing device (11) for fastening the packaging (2) in a temporary tool magazine (12) of the machining unit (5). |
| US12059764B2 |
Vibration measurement device
Provided a vibration measurement device for a rotary tool held by a tool holder that is coupled with a spindle and axially rotates in cooperation with the spindle. The vibration measurement device includes: a pair of acceleration sensors attached to a horizontal plane with respect to a rotary axis of a rotary tool in a manner symmetric to the rotary axis; an amplifier circuit that matches impedance of acceleration information from the acceleration sensors and amplifies voltage; a low-pass filter that removes predetermined high frequencies from an output signal of the amplifier circuit; and a subtraction circuit and an addition circuit that output a parallel vibration signal in an XY direction and a vibration signal in a rotational direction, respectively, from the output signal of the low pass filter. |
| US12059762B2 |
Piping spool auto manufacturing system
In a system for automatically manufacturing a pipe spool, when information on a pipe spool is input to a control unit, manufacturing of a spool pipe by cutting an original pipe, processing of a spool pipe, processing of a connection member, manufacturing of a straight pipe spool by welding a spool pipe to a connection member, and manufacturing a three-dimensional spool by welding a straight pipe spool to the other straight pipe spool or a connection member may be automatically performed by a sensor, an automatic device or a robot included in each process and the control unit connected to each of the devices. |
| US12059761B2 |
Platform for conveying work parts in an assembly line, and method for placing work parts on the same
Disclosed herein is a platform for conveying a plurality of work parts in a sequence of manufacturing stations, the platform being mobile and including an inclined surface, and a set of two elements, one element of the set extending along a first plane and another element of the set extending along a second plane, an intersection of the first plane with the inclined surface defining a first direction, an intersection of the second plane with the inclined surface defining a second direction, the first direction and the second direction delimiting an angular sector, so that a work part placed on the inclined surface within the angular sector is driven by its weight downwards with respect to a slope of the inclined plane towards an intersection of the first direction and the second direction. |
| US12059760B2 |
Snap-fit structure and method of assembling snap-fit structure
An object is to provide a snap-fit structure in which space on a side where an engaging portion elastically deforms can be effectively utilized. The snap-fit structure includes a mounting component with a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion and a mounted component formed with an engaged portion for engaging the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion. The second engaging portion is arranged in a position not aligned on the same line in a direction in which the first engaging portion elastically deforms. |
| US12059759B2 |
Harmonic metal manufacturing wire reciprocation
A harmonic welding wire oscillator configured to oscillate a stretch of welding wire within a wire liner. The oscillator may include an actuator configured to oscillate the welding wire at a resonant frequency of the stretch of welding wire. The oscillation causes reciprocation of the welding wire at the tip of the welding torch. |
| US12059756B2 |
Flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding and welding method
A purpose of the present invention is to provide a flux-cored wire that excels in slag removability and weldability, and is capable of high-efficiency operation without the risk of reheat cracking and makes it possible to obtain a welding bead with high corrosion resistance even when used in equipment operating at high temperature for a long time. The present invention relates to a flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding that is used for welding using a specific shielding gas having a high Ar ratio, includes substantially no As, Sb, Pb and Bi, has slag component and alloy component compositions satisfying predetermined conditions, and satisfies the relationship {(3×└O2┘)+└CO2┘+(0.0085×A2)−(0.19×A)}≤20.0 (where A={└Cr┘+(4.3×└Nb┘)}). |
| US12059755B2 |
System and methods of smart welding operations
A smart welding system and smart welding process which integrates technology to increase performance and safety in welding operations. |
| US12059751B2 |
System and method for detecting and correcting laser-cutting distortion
A system for generating a G-code for controlling an operation of a laser-cutting machine to cut parts from a sheet of material, upon receiving cutting data specifying a cutting order of parts and a cutting order of edges of each part, tests the parts for potential distortions and generates a G-code to avoid the potential distortion. For testing a current part, the system detects a potential distortion when the final edge of the current part is adjacent to an edge of a previously cut part scheduled for cutting before the current part according to the cutting order of parts. The system modifies the cutting order to select the modified cutting order for which the final edge is not adjacent to any edge of any previously cut part. |
| US12059749B2 |
Wavelength conversion member manufacturing method and method for manufacturing light-emitting device
A wavelength conversion member manufacturing method includes: providing the wavelength conversion member having an upper surface, the wavelength conversion member including a phosphor portion, and a light-transmissive portion configured to transmit fluorescence from the phosphor portion; and forming, in the wavelength conversion member, at least one depressed portion each having an inclined surface inclined with respect to the upper surface by irradiating the wavelength conversion member with a pulsed laser beam from above more than once to form a plurality of continuous machining marks at different processing depths. |
| US12059748B2 |
Additive manufacturing system and method of forming an object in a powder bed
An additive manufacturing system including a housing configured to contain a powder bed of material, and an array of laser emitters having a field of view. The array is configured to melt at least a portion of the powder bed within the field of view as the array translates relative to the powder bed. The system further includes a spatter collection device including a diffuser configured to discharge a stream of gas across the powder bed, and a collector configured to receive the stream of gas and contaminants entrained in the stream of gas. The collector is spaced from the diffuser such that a collection zone is defined therebetween, and the spatter collection device is configured to translate relative to the powder bed such that the collection zone overlaps with the field of view of the array. |
| US12059743B2 |
Apparatus for laser machining and a method for compensating for errors of the same
An apparatus for laser machining is provided including a stage for supporting a substrate and a controller for generating an error compensation table, a motor driver for moving the stage, and an error compensation unit for generating a table to compensate for an error. The error compensation unit includes a grid plate disposed on the stage and an imaging unit for imaging the grid plate. The motor driver outputs a position synchronization signal to the imaging unit according to a position of the stage. The imaging unit receives the position synchronization signal from the motor driver and images the grid plate while moving the stage. |
| US12059742B2 |
Holding jig and holding jig set for double-acting friction stir spot welding, double-acting friction stir spot welding device, and double-acting friction stir spot welding method
In a double-acting friction stir spot welding device or a double-acting friction stir spot welding method, a pin member and a cylindrical shoulder member that rotates around the axis of the pin member are used as rotary tools, and a clamp member that has a cylindrical shape positioned so as to surround the outside of the shoulder member and is configured to press a workpiece from an obverse surface with an annular pressing surface of the distal end is used as a holding jig. The clamp member has an inclined surface that is adjacent to the inner edge portion of the pressing surface and inclined so as to reduce the inner diameter of the clamp member toward the back side as viewed from the pressing surface. |
| US12059739B2 |
Method for producing a metal-ceramic substrate
The present invention relates to a method for producing a metal-ceramic substrate. The method has the following steps: providing a stack containing a ceramic body, a metal foil, and a solder material in contact with the ceramic body and the metal foil, wherein the solder material has: a metal having a melting point of at least 700° C., a metal having a melting point of less than 700° C., and an active metal; and heating the stack, wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: the high temperature heating duration is no more than 60 min; the peak temperature heating duration is no more than 30 min; the heating duration is no more than 60 min. |
| US12059738B2 |
Hand-held band saw
A hand-held band saw includes a band saw body and an supporting device. The supporting device includes a fixing member, a slider, a supporting member, and a connection assembly. The fixing member is fixedly connected to the band saw body, the slider is slidably connected to the fixing member, the supporting member supports a workpiece and is connected to the slider, and the connection assembly connectes the slider and the supporting member. When the slider moves, the connection assembly is capable of enabling the supporting member to move along with the slider. The connection assembly comprises a buffer member mounted between the slider and the supporting member. |
| US12059732B2 |
Machine chuck jaws and method of manufacture
Machine chuck jaws, and a related method of manufacture, are provided. The machine chuck jaws are formed from an additive manufacturing process and include one or more gripping pads per chuck jaw. An axial stop is also formed from an additive manufacturing process and provides a flat surface for workpiece placement. The gripping pads equally distribute the clamping pressure, and the additive manufacturing process provides unique shaping capabilities and a honeycomb internal cross-section, thereby achieving a lightweight design. The reduction in weight allows for a decrease in pneumatic pressure used to actuate the jaws, resulting in a corresponding reduction in the clamping pressure which helps improve the form of the workpiece being machined. |
| US12059731B1 |
Cutting tool
A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating film, including a first layer in which a first unit layer composed of TiaAl1-a-bBbN, where 0.30≤a≤0.50, and 0 |
| US12059728B2 |
Deformation-driven solid-phase extrusion device and one-step alloy bar preparation method by using same
A deformation-driven solid-phase extrusion device and a one-step alloy bar preparation method by using the same are provided. The device includes a stir tool, an extrusion container and an ejector rod. The stir tool has an integral structure composed of an upper mounting part and a lower working part and having a hollow channel. The lower working part is disposed in a groove of the extrusion container, and the ejector rod is disposed in the hollow channel of the stir tool. The method includes adding alloy powder to the extrusion container, enabling the stir tool to exert a pressure and revolve at a high speed to cause large plastic deformation of the powder and generate heat by friction and deform among powder and the friction working surface of the working part, sintering the alloy powder and extruding the same through the hollow channel of the stir tool. |
| US12059721B2 |
Method and system for on-demand retaining ring forming and installation
A method for forming and installing a retaining ring comprises: feeding a wire in a linear path into a forming die having a circular bore; forming, using the forming die, the wire into a formed ring having a ring shape; transferring the formed ring from the forming die to a transfer puck; and installing the formed ring, as a retaining ring, in a tube of a product assembly. The formed ring is maintained in a constrained state between forming in the forming die and installation in the product assembly. A system for forming and installing a retaining ring into a product assembly includes a forming die configured to form a wire into a formed ring having a ring shape; and a transfer puck to transfer the formed ring from the forming die. The formed ring is maintained in a constrained state from forming through installation. |
| US12059718B2 |
Can packaging, can packaging blank and apparatus and method for production thereof
The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a can packaging blank by backward extrusion. The apparatus has a die wall and an extrusion punch, wherein the die has a die base and a die wall having a die wall height HG. The die wall has, in the region thereof adjacent to the die base, at least one protrusion having predetermined width (B), predetermined height (H), predetermined depth (T) and predetermined cross-section, wherein the height (H) of the protrusion equals 95% of the die wall height (HG) at maximum. |
| US12059717B2 |
Rolling process for solid-section products and a rolling mill
A rolling process for long solid-section products includes the steps of rolling stock through a plurality of rolling mill stands, the rolled stock being subjected to a tensile load, between the plurality of stands, that generates a single-axial deformation greater than 0.1 in the rolling direction, and is also deformed by compression between the rolls of at least one of the rolling mill stands, thereby achieving a reduction in the cross section area of at least 5%, preferably of between 5 and 50%. A rolling mill, in which a plurality of stands is connected by spacer elements designed to offset the tensile load; a rolling mill, in which a plurality of stands is connected by elements designed to offset the overturning moment generated by the tensile load; and a rolling mill, in which the aforesaid rolling stands maintain a non-slip condition. |
| US12059715B2 |
Mobile panel cleaner
A mobile panel maintenance system including a mobile panel maintenance unit having a base supported for translational motion over a surface within a panel array and a carriage movably mounted to the base to position a panel maintenance assembly in relation to a panel surface for panel maintenance. |
| US12059714B2 |
Apparatuses for processing a substrate and methods of processing a substrate
An apparatus for processing a substrate may include an upper chamber, a lower chamber being combined with the upper chamber and separated from the upper chamber, and at least one driving member for moving the lower chamber in an upward direction and a downward direction. The least one driving member may include a supporting element for supporting the lower chamber, a first driving element for moving the lower chamber and the supporting element, a second driving element for moving the lower chamber, the supporting element and the first driving element, the second driving element being disposed adjacent to the first driving element, and a connecting element for connecting the first driving element to the second driving element. A processing space may be provided between the upper chamber and the lower chamber when the lower chamber is combined with the upper chamber. |
| US12059713B2 |
Substrate treating apparatus comprising ultrasonic wave cleaning unit
The present invention relates to a substrate treatment apparatus including: a chuck base rotatably disposed around a rotating shaft; chuck pins disposed on top of the chuck base to fix a substrate thereto; and an ultrasonic cleaning unit disposed on top of the chuck base to perform ultrasonic cleaning for the underside of the substrate. |
| US12059712B2 |
Sorting device for agricultural products and corresponding method
A sorting device for sorting agricultural products coming from a bulk flow and a corresponding method are described. A sorting device includes an image acquisition unit; an image processing unit configured to identify and analyze each product in the bulk flow; a decision unit configured to determine the products to be separated; a separation unit arranged to separate at least some of the products coming from the bulk flow; and a unit for conveying the agricultural products in the form of bulk flow. The sorting device may further include means for turning over the agricultural products on themselves, mounted in the conveying unit facing the image acquisition unit, and configured to allow an exposure to the image acquisition unit, of the different parts of the conveyed agricultural products. |
| US12059710B2 |
Stacked-package detection system
A stacked-package detection system for a matrix sorter detects stacked packages by comparing weight or dimension measurements on primary sorters from those measurements on secondary sorters. Weight or dimension increases for a package on a secondary sorter indicate a stack of packages. A recirculation system diverts packages identified on the secondary sorters as stacked packages back into bulk flow to be reprocessed by the primary or secondary sorters. |
| US12059708B2 |
Ultrasonic transducers with Q spoiling
Disclosed herein are ultrasonic transducer systems comprising: an ultrasonic transducer comprising a substrate, a diaphragm, and a piezoelectric element; a first electrical circuitry coupled to the ultrasonic transducer, the first electrical circuitry configured for driving the ultrasonic transducer or detecting motion of the diaphragm; a plurality of electrical ports coupled to the ultrasonic transducer; and a second electrical circuitry connected to two or more of the plurality of electrical ports, the electrical circuitry comprising one or more of: a resistor, a capacitor, a switch, and an amplifier, wherein the second electrical circuitry is independent from the first electrical circuitry, and wherein the second electrical circuitry is configured to dampen the motion of the diaphragm. |
| US12059706B2 |
Methods for preparing coating compositions for protecting oilfield operational components
Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy. |
| US12059705B2 |
Coating and methods for extending service life of oilfield operational components
Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy. |
| US12059701B2 |
Caulk tube repair system and apparatus
A caulk, sealant, or glue tube repair system and apparatus is described. A form-fitting cap, equipped with at least one tip, is disclosed, which is configured to replace the default top and/or tip of a conventional caulk/sealant/glue tube. The apparatus facilitates the effective replacement of the top and nozzle of the tube container such that it may function as-new within a caulk gun. Via replacement of the nozzle/top of the tube container, hardened or dried contents of the container may be removed, providing for continued use of the remaining contents of the tube container. The apparatus is equipped with a nozzle, an air hole, and a tube entry point. The tube entry point is tapered such that it provides a hard seal against the tube container. |
| US12059700B2 |
Method for operating a wire-less variable gap coater device
Systems and methods for coating a thin film with a viscous material, such as a liquid, a paste, or an adhesive, at a desired thickness. In such a system, two films move adjacent to one another, optionally in opposite directions, atop two rollers separated by a known gap that defines a coating thickness, with the material being transferred from one film to the other. The rollers may be maintained in their relative positions by springs and/or linear actuators and positioned using linear encoders. In alternative arrangements, the material to be coated could be low viscosity material such as a polymeric solution. Air knives may be provided near the gap to create an air flow that aids in preventing the free flow of low viscosity materials outside the bounds of the film during coating. |
| US12059699B2 |
Spray foams made from low pressure plural component applicator systems
Various examples are provided related to low pressure delivery, e.g., less than 250 psi at the point of application, of plural component system from unpressurized parts A and B material supplies. In one example, a system includes a polyurethane spray foam (“SPF”) raw material supply including parts A and B and a fluid handling system that can deliver the SPF raw material at low pressure to a metal spray gun in metered amounts through separate material fluid paths/conduits via a heated hose length and a whip hose. The fluid handling system can also deliver air at low pressure to the spray gun through separate air stream paths so that the air is communicated to the part A and B material conduits forward of the part A and B material input locations, where they are supplied separately to a mixing nozzle that is engaged at an end of the spray gun. |
| US12059694B2 |
Pumping device
A pumping device (100), comprising a movable part and a fixed part. The movable part is capable of reciprocating relative to the fixed part, thereby dispensing, by means of a straw (30) connected to the fixed part, a product contained in a container (20). The pumping device (100) comprises elastic members (150, 250, 350, 550, 650, 850, 950, 1050), one end of each of the elastic members (150, 250, 350, 550, 650, 850, 950, 1050) is connected or supported on the movable part, and the other end of each of the elastic members (150, 250, 350, 550, 650, 850, 950, 1050) is connected or supported on the container (20), or is supported on the container (20) by means of the fixed part. The pumping device (100) having the described structure allows the elastic members (150, 250, 350, 550, 650, 850, 950, 1050) to be fabricated using plastic, and is also capable of obtaining the required elasticity. |
| US12059692B2 |
Nozzle assembly for use with liquid dispensing system
A nozzle assembly for use in liquid-dispensing system, the nozzle assembly includes a pipe having lumens; a body, an end of the pipe being mounted to the body; the pipe having a wall and a septum, the wall enclosing a space, the septum dividing the space enclosed by the wall into the lumens; each of the lumens being correspondingly terminated in an orifice such that a liquid is escapable from each lumen through the corresponding orifice and is thereby dispensable from the nozzle assembly. |
| US12059691B2 |
Centrifuge that includes at least one discrete, flow interference member, and related systems and methods
The present disclosure relates to disrupting a flow of a product stream in a centrifuge to help keep the contents of the stream mixed in a relatively homogenous manner. For example, a centrifuge can include at least one discrete, flow interference member located in a product stream pathway to disrupt the flow of the product stream. |
| US12059688B2 |
Method and apparatus for continuous magnetic filtration of ferrous mill scale from liquid solutions
A method and apparatus for continuous magnetic filtration of ferrous mill scale from liquid solution employs a tank for receipt of fluids laden with mill scale. A curvate trough within the tank receives a rotatable magnetic drum and establishes a channel therebetween. An air compressor and associated manifold generate bubbles within the tank and adjacent the rotatable magnetic drum. The mill scale attaches to the bubbles, which are attracted to the surface of the drum where the mill scale accumulates. The accumulation of mill scale particles is moved about the surface of the rotating drum by a scraper proximate the surface thereof. By moving the accumulated mill scale particles to regions of the rotating drum that are of a magnetic force insufficient to retain them upon the surface of the drum, the mill scale particles are removed and passed to a conveyor system. |
| US12059687B2 |
Methods and systems for high throughput separation of materials using stratification and rotational motion
Systems and methods can sort materials of different specific gravities in a mixture. These systems and methods for separation of materials provide multiple forces simultaneously. The system can utilizes both vertical and the horizontal forces for efficient separation of materials with different specific gravities. |
| US12059685B2 |
Hybrid disc
A circular disc element having at least two beam elements. Each beam element extends beyond an outer circumference of the circular disc element in an extension direction which is parallel to a radial direction of the disc element. The circular disc element further includes at least two holes extending through the circular disc element in a longitudinal direction which is substantially perpendicular to each of the extension directions with respect to a circumferential direction of the circular disc element, which circumferential direction corresponds to the outer circumference of the circular disc element. The circular disc element can function as a grinding means in a grinding process for grinding slurry. |
| US12059682B2 |
Method for isolation and morphological analysis of cells
Provided is a method for cell isolation and morphological analysis. The method includes: providing a substrate with one or more wells; inserting cell isolation devices, each of which has one side patterned with one or more microwells, into the wells; introducing a liquid medium including cells into the wells; allowing the microwells of the cell isolation devices to come into contact with the inner surfaces of the wells such that some of the cells are isolated and trapped at the level of individual cells in the microwells; and observing the morphological changes of the isolated cells. |
| US12059681B2 |
Devices, systems, methods, and kits for receiving a swab
Methods, devices, systems, and kits useful for the collection and analysis of samples obtained by swabs are disclosed. Swab containers configured for receiving a swab containing a sample; cartridges for holding one or more of: a swab container, a swab, assay units, pipette tips, vessels, transport units, and implements; systems (which may include a sample processing device); kits; and methods for their use are disclosed. A swab container may include an entry port; an assay chamber having an assay port; a conduit comprising an interior channel connecting the entry port; and an interior channel providing fluidic communication between the entry port and assay chamber. An interior channel may be configured to squeeze a portion of a swab placed in or through the conduit. A cartridge may include a cartridge frame configured to receive one or more of swab containers, assay units, transport units, pipette tips, vessels or implements. |
| US12059673B2 |
Method for converting an organic material into a catalyst for biological hydrosynthesis
Method for converting organic material into catalyst for biological hydrosynthesis, comprising providing organic material comprising at least one source of readily available carbon, at least one complex carbon-containing compound and at least one source of protein and contacting the organic material with preparatory catalyst is provided. The organic material is subjected to a size reduction process to produce size-reduced organic material and a solid to liquid ratio of the size-reduced organic material is adjusted to form organic material slurry. The organic material slurry is subjected to a fermentation process to produce amended organic material, by applying a process catalyst to at least a portion of the organic material slurry. A liquid is recovered from the amended organic material and transferred to a fermentation chamber, where it is subjected to a fermentation process to produce amended liquid by applying balancing catalyst to the liquid. The amended liquid is the catalyst. |
| US12059669B2 |
Catalyst and a process for the production of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids or ester
A catalyst including a modified silica support having a titanium modifier metal, and a catalytic metal on the modified silica support. A proportion of the modifier metal is present in the form of mononuclear titanium moieties or is derived from a mononuclear titanium cation source at the commencement of modification. The invention also discloses a corresponding modified silica support, a method of producing the catalyst or the modified silica support, and a process for preparing an ethylenically unsaturated acid or ester in the presence of the catalyst. |
| US12059667B2 |
Superior carbon adsorbents
The present invention relates to a superior carbon adsorbent with or without a core. In one embodiment the carbon adsorbent of the present invention employs carbon adsorbent powder and an organic binding agent which are combined together with an appropriate solvent in an agglomeration step. In another embodiment the invention contemplates a core-in-shell adsorbent comprising an outer shell composed of a carbon and a non-adsorbing inert inner core. Low temperature processing of these agglomerates substantially preserves the binding agent within the final composition and allows one to prepare adsorbent products of high sphericity. The adsorbents of the invention possess superior characteristics such as higher mass transfer rate and CO2 working capacity for use in a H2PSA process. |
| US12059664B2 |
Method of producing substance
A method of producing a substance includes a producing step of producing a new substance by, in a state in which a raw material absorbing giant pulse laser light is disposed inside a base material or in a state in which the base material and the raw material are brought into contact with each other and are clamped together, performing irradiation with the giant pulse laser light such that the raw material absorbs the giant pulse laser light and thereby generating shock waves such that at least the raw material undergoes phase transition. |
| US12059663B2 |
Systems and processes for transferring heat using molten salt during hydrocarbon upgrading
A reactor system for thermally treating a hydrocarbon-containing stream includes a pressure containment vessel having an interior chamber defined by a first end, a second end, and at least one sidewall extending from the first end to the second end. A heat transfer medium converts electrical current to heat is positioned within the interior chamber of the pressure containment vessel, and the heat transfer medium has a first end face, a second end face, and channels extending between the first end face and the second end face. A heat sink reservoir includes molten salt, and at least one of a heater or heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the heat transfer medium and thermally coupled to the heat sink reservoir. |
| US12059655B2 |
Treating fluids recovered from well operations using a graphene oxide coated membrane
Systems and methods using: a membrane unit to treat fluids recovered from an oil and gas well are provided. The membrane unit may include a membrane having a porous substrate at. least partially coated with graphene oxide, making the membrane hydrophilic. The membrane separates water from other components within a fluid stream. The membrane unit may include an inlet to receive a fluid stream into the membrane unit. The fluid stream may be pretreated prior to reaching the membrane unit The membrane unit may also include a first outlet in fluid communication with one side of the membrane and a second outlet in fluid communication with the opposite side of the membrane. |
| US12059651B2 |
Methane destruction apparatus and method of converting fugitive methane emissions
A methane destruction apparatus for capturing and converting fugitive methane gas emissions into carbon dioxide and water comprises a methane-capturing module for capturing the fugitive methane gas emissions and a methane conversion module for receiving captured methane from the methane-capturing module. The methane-capturing module includes a fugitive methane gas emission intake connected to an emissions line having a backpressure equal to 1 to 3 inches of water (249 to 746 Pa), a natural gas feed for feeding natural gas into the methane-capturing module, may include a relief vent for preventing overpressure within the methane-capturing module and a drain for draining liquids that have condensed within the methane-capturing module. The methane conversion module includes a conversion pad for catalytically converting the captured methane into carbon dioxide and water, a water vapour opening for outputting the water and a carbon dioxide opening for outputting the carbon dioxide. |
| US12059645B1 |
Condensation removal from compressed gas systems
Devices and methods are provided for reducing or removing condensation from compressed air. |
| US12059640B2 |
Method and system for orifice control of valve pressure drop
The present disclosure relates to a valve tray for use in a chemical process column. The valve tray includes a plurality of apertures formed therein. A plurality of valves are maintained in a spaced relationship relative to individual apertures of the plurality of apertures. An area of the individual apertures is less than an area of individual valves of the plurality of valves. |
| US12059638B2 |
In-pipe inserts for piping systems and related methods
In-pipe inserts for piping systems and related methods are described herein. An example filter insert includes an end plate having a set of openings, a set of filter tubes extending from a first side of the end plate, and a set of support rods extending through respective ones of the channels of the filter tubes. The support rods extend through the openings in the end plate. The filter insert also includes a first retainer disposed on a second side of the end plate. The first retainer is coupled to the support rods at or near first ends of the support rods. The filter insert further includes a second retainer coupled to the support rods at or near second ends of the support rods opposite the first ends such that the filter tubes are clamped between the end plate and the second retainer. |
| US12059634B2 |
Continuous manufacturing of spray-dried powders
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing spray-dried powders. During the process, a solvent is used. The process is done in a continuous manner and such that the emulsification mass ratio is low when removal of the solvent is started. Preferred solvents are isopropyl acetate and ethyl acetate. The invention also relates to a set-up to run the inventive process at industrial scale. |
| US12059632B2 |
Augmented reality system for enhancing the experience of playing with toys
The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to play enhanced with augmented reality, the disclosed systems comprising: a user device, the user device comprising, a camera, and a computer system, the computer system further comprising: at least one processor; a graphical user interface and a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code configured for: collecting at least one frame of video with an image capture module; identifying user controlled objects in the at least one frame of video with an object recognition module, and rendering an augmented reality display on the user device with an augmented reality module, the augmented reality display including an augmented background and a rendering of the at least one user controlled object. |
| US12059631B2 |
Rotating assembly and movable puzzle platform
A rotating assembly and a movable puzzle platform using the same are disclosed in present invention. The movable puzzle platform includes a board assembly having a puzzle board, a kickstand pivotally coupled at the board assembly and the rotating assembly attached on the kickstand and having a first moving member, a second moving member rotatably coupled to the first moving member for forming a holding space and a plurality of ball bearings rotatably received in the holding space for allowing the second moving member rotating with respect to the first moving member. One end of the kickstand is pivotally coupled at the board assembly while a free end of the kickstand is adapted to pivotally fold from the board assembly. |
| US12059625B2 |
Playstyle analysis for game recommendations
In various examples, data representing user interactions with a plurality of games are analyzed to generate an aggregate playstyle profile for each game. The aggregate playstyle profiles of games participated in a by a user may be used to recommend one or more other games with a similar aggregate playstyle profile. In embodiments, an individual user's playstyle patterns may be used to determine games having similar playstyle profiles to eh user's playstyle patterns. In this way, game recommendations are more tailored to a particular type of gameplay, and not only to particular genres of games or games that are currently the most popular. |
| US12059624B2 |
Generation of an artificial intelligence (AI) model for automatic control of characters during game plays of gaming applications
A method for gaming. The method includes assigning a default game play profile to a user, wherein the default game play profile includes a default game play style that simulates human game play, and wherein the default game play profile is configured to control game play for the user based on the default game play style. The method includes monitoring a plurality of game plays of the user playing a plurality of gaming applications. The method includes generating a user game play profile of the user by adjusting the default game play style based on the plurality of game plays, wherein the user game play profile incudes a user game play style customized to the user. The method includes controlling an instance of a first gaming application based on the user game play style of the user game play profile. |
| US12059623B2 |
Information-processing system for playing color-related game, and counterpart information-processing device, storage medium, and information-processing method
In a first scene of a game played by users, an information-processing system outputs a first image or a first sound to an output device, the first image or the first sound instructing the users to shoot an image by use of a camera device. Subsequently, the information-processing system acquires color information of second images shot by the users, the color information being calculated based on the second shot images, and determines a designated color based on the color information. After determining a designated color, in a second scene subsequent to the first scene, the information-processing system outputs a third image or a second sound to the output device, the third image or the second sound instructing the users to shoot an image of an object that corresponds to the designated color. Subsequently, the information-processing system provides an evaluation to a fourth image shot in the second scene such that the closer a color of the fourth shot image to the designated color, the higher the evaluation. |
| US12059622B2 |
Facilitating authenticated play of games via game NFTS
A non-fungible token (NFT) platform operates by: accessing, via a network interface, a plurality of game NFTs, each of the plurality of game NFTs including a playable instance of an associated game that is accessible by a user of a client device; generating, via a processor, display data associated with a customized collection display that contains the plurality of game NFTs; sending, via the network interface, the display data associated with a customized collection display to the client device for display via a graphical user interface associated with the client device; receiving, via the graphical user interface, a selection of one the plurality of game NFTs for play of the associated game; and facilitating, via the network interface, play of the associated game in conjunction with the client device. |
| US12059621B2 |
Dynamic game models
Systems and methods for determining excessive motions or strained positions based on inputs associated with gameplay of game titles. A game intervention server may evaluate, based on learning models, posture, and physical motions of players for repetitive, unbalanced, or excessive motions, as well as gameplay quality patterns, and compare to thresholds for identifying unhealthy conditions. The game intervention server may make recommendations regarding breaks, stretches, warm-up/cool-down, curbing extended periods of play, etc. Notifications may be overlaid on screen with option to pause play without exiting game session. In-game events and requirements may also be adjusted based on learned insights to avoid excessive movement or counteract unbalanced movement. |
| US12059615B2 |
Virtual-environment-based object construction method and apparatus, computer device, and computer-readable storage medium
A virtual-environment-based object construction method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed in this disclosure, relating to the field of virtual environment. Performed by a terminal comprising a camera, the method including: displaying an environment interface; receiving a capture operation being used for acquiring three-dimensional (3D) information of a to-be-acquired object; receiving a position input operation for determining a display position of the target object in the virtual environment; and displaying the target object at the display position in the virtual environment according to the capture operation and the position input operation. |
| US12059613B2 |
Game object control method
A game object control method is provided in embodiments of the present disclosure. The method includes: at least one target game object is determined in at least one game object, in response to object selecting operation. A grouping control is provided in response to object grouping trigger operation. The grouping control includes at least one grouping sub-control. A target grouping sub-control is determined in the at least one grouping sub-control, in response to a group selecting operation, and the at least one target game object is determined as a target group corresponding to the target grouping sub-control. In the present embodiment, by means of a grouping control and a group selecting operation, a group of a target game object can be determined as a target group corresponding to a target grouping sub-control, thereby quick grouping of the at least one game object to improve the operation efficiency of games is realized. |
| US12059610B2 |
Input device
The conspicuity of a light emitting surface provided along an outer edge of an input member is enhanced. An input device (10) includes an upper cabinet section (41) having an opening formed therein, an input member (20) that has an upper surface to be touched by a user with a finger and that is disposed inside the opening, and a light diffusing member (71) having a light emitting surface (E2) located along an outer edge of the input member (20). The light emitting surface (E2) has a first region (71g) exposed in a gap between an inner edge of the opening of the upper cabinet section (41) and an outer edge of the input member (20) and a second region (71h) positioned on an inner side of the outer edge of the input member (20) and below a peripheral portion (21a) of the input member (20). |
| US12059608B2 |
Self-stabilizing skateboard
A self-stabilizing, one-wheeled electric skateboard may include improved features. In some examples, the vehicle includes a status indicator viewable through a slot formed in an upper surface of the board. In some examples, the vehicle includes a convertible carrying handle transitionable between stowed and deployed positions. In some examples, the vehicle includes an interchangeable fender and fender substitute that may be removably coupled to an upper surface of the board. In some examples, a motor controller of the vehicle may operate a field-oriented control (FOC) scheme configured to control the electric motor by manipulating a direct current aligned with a rotating rotor flux angle and a quadrature current defined at ninety degrees from the rotating rotor flux angle. In some examples, the motor controller may be configured to permit intuitive dismounting of the vehicle by tilting and/or moving the vehicle backward. |
| US12059601B2 |
Inflatable ball
An inflatable ball (such as a soccer ball) may have an outer shell comprising panels. The panels may include at least one surface texture. At least a subset of the panels may include indentations in addition to the surface texture. The indentations may include a shape which is different from a shape of the surface texture. |
| US12059599B2 |
White golf ball
Golf ball comprising one or more layers and/or indicia formed from a fluorescent composition comprising: a base polymer; and a colorant; wherein the colorant is a small-molecule ionic isolation lattice formed from one or more fluorescent dye and one or more cyanostar macrocycles. The one or more fluorescent dyes may include at least one dye selected from xanthenes, oxazines, styryls, cyanines, trianguleniums, or mixtures thereof. The colorant may be a dispersion of the small-molecule ionic isolation lattice in a carrier medium or a powder. In particular embodiments, at least one of the one or more layers is a cover layer and/or a coating layer. |
| US12059597B2 |
Collapsible dual-transverse bar portable physical therapy parallel bar systems
The present invention is directed to a physical therapy device capable of folding into a single portable device comprising a frame comprising a first lengthwise bar and a second lengthwise bar; and a first transverse bar and a second transverse bar. The frame is configured to be adjusted between an unfolded configuration for use and a folded configuration for storage; a first set of stanchions, each coupled to at least a portion of the first lengthwise bar; and a first handrail coupled to a top portion of each of the first set of stanchions. In the folded configuration, the first lengthwise bar is parallel to the second lengthwise bar, and the first and second transverse bars are configured to hinge such that each bar folds towards a center region of the frame to be substantially parallel to the first and second lengthwise bars. |
| US12059594B2 |
Running method determination device, running-method determination method, and program
A running method determination device includes at least one processor that executes a program stored in at least one memory. The at least one processor acquires motion data at a time of running of a user, calculates, based on acceleration data in multiple axial directions included in the acquired motion data, a sum of acceleration vectors in the multiple axial directions as a resultant vector, and determines a type of a running method of the user using at least an angle of the calculated resultant vector as a standard of determination. |
| US12059591B2 |
Bendable sensor device for monitoring joint extension and flexion
A system for rehabilitation is disclosed. The system for rehabilitation includes one or more electronic devices comprising one or more memory devices storing instructions, one or more network interface cards, and one or more sensors, wherein the one or more electronic devices are coupled to a user. The system for rehabilitation further includes one or more processing devices operatively coupled to the one or more memory devices, the one or more network interface cards, and the one or more sensors. The one or more processing devices are configured to execute the instructions to receive information from the one or more sensors. The one or more processing devices are further configured to execute the instructions to transmit the information to a computing device controlling an electromechanical device, via the one or more network interface cards. |
| US12059590B2 |
Stable treadmill slat
A motor-less leg-powered curved treadmill produced that allows people to walk, jog, run, and sprint without making any adjustments to the treadmill other than shifting the user's center of gravity forward and backwards. A closed loop treadmill belt running between front and rear pulley rollers is formed with a low friction running surface of transverse aluminum, wooden, plastic, rubber or carbon fiber slats attached to each other in a resilient fashion. An essential feature of treadmill is the concave shape of the upper portion of the belt running surface, the treadmill configurations ensure that this shape is maintained during actual use. These configurations prevent the concave upper running surface portion from being pulled taut into a flat shape between the front and rear pulley rollers. The slats of the treadmill each have an end view crossectional I-beam shape, for strength and stability of the slat positioned upon the treadmill belt. |
| US12059584B2 |
Portable power-driven system
A portable power-driven system, such as an ascender/descender arrangement, ensures that a rope used in relation to the portable power-driven system is securely handled when in an operational state. |
| US12059583B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer and focused ultrasound treatment device
The present disclosure provides an ultrasonic transducer and a focused ultrasound treatment device. The ultrasonic transducer includes a sound generation unit and a sound emitting surface, the sound emitting surface being a spherical surface having a first notch, a second notch and a third notch, wherein one great circle of a sphere corresponding to the sound emitting surface is a main great circle, the first notch and the second notch are respectively positioned at two intersections of the spherical surface and a diameter perpendicular to the main great circle, and the third notch connects the first notch with the second notch; each cross-section of the sound emitting surface parallel to the main great circle is in a shape of an arc; and the ultrasonic wave generated by the sound generation unit is focused on a center of the sphere corresponding to the sound emitting surface. |
| US12059580B2 |
Method and system for guided radiation therapy
The present invention is concerned with a method and system for guiding a radiation therapy system. The method comprises: capturing an image of a target area to which radiation is to be delivered; analysing the image with a trained convolutional neural network to determine the position of one or more objects of interest present in the target area; and outputting the determined position/s to the radiation therapy system. |
| US12059576B2 |
Light based dental treatment device
A light-based dental treatment system includes a handle generator having a generator housing and at least one light element configured to generate therapeutic light. The handle generator includes an alignment collet having a light passage extending along a movable interior collet profile. At least one delivery shaft assembly is selectively coupled with the handle generator. The at least one delivery shaft assembly includes a delivery shaft having proximal and distal shaft profile and a proximal light port. A distal light port of the delivery shaft is configured to deliver therapeutic light from the delivery shaft to a treatment location. The interior collet profile of the alignment collet is configured to grasp the delivery shaft and align the proximal light port with the at least one light element. |
| US12059571B2 |
Wireless neurostimulators
An implant is implanted into a tissue of a subject. The implant includes a circuitry unit that houses circuitry, and one or more outwardly-facing electrodes that are electrically coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry unit is shaped to define a height that is smaller than (i) a longest length, and (ii) a longest width of the circuitry unit. The implant is oriented with respect to the tissue, such that: (a) the height of the circuitry unit is disposed along a superficial-to-deep axis with respect to skin of the subject, (b) the implant is positioned to stimulate a nerve underlying the implant, and (c) the implant is positioned in a manner that inhibits electrical conduction from the outwardly-facing electrodes into skin of the subject. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US12059566B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling neurostimulation based on patient life factors
An example of a system for controlling delivery of neurostimulation from a stimulation device to a patient according to a selected neurostimulation program may include a programming device. The programming device may be configured to be communicatively coupled to the stimulation device and to select the neurostimulation program. The programing device may include a user interface and a program selection circuit. The program selection circuit may be configured to receive life factor information indicative of at least one of an environmental factor and a biopsychosocial factor of the patient, to select the neurostimulation program from a plurality of neurostimulation programs based on the received life factor information, to present a recommendation using the user interface based on the selected neurostimulation program, and to receive a user command responding to the recommendation using the user interface. |
| US12059563B2 |
Methods for treating urinary stress incontinence
Methods for treating urinary stress incontinence by non-invasively delivering energy to one or more submucosal regions of vaginal tissue to induce remodeling within the vaginal tissue are provided. In some embodiments, the energy delivery results in heating of the target tissue to a temperature that ranges from about 38° C. to about 46° C. In some embodiments, the subject methods involve cooling a mucosal epithelial layer over the vaginal tissue. In some embodiments, a reverse thermal gradient is produced as the mucosal epithelium is cooled while energy is delivered to the underlying vaginal tissue. |
| US12059556B2 |
Data collection apparatus for attachment to an injection device
A data collection device comprises an attachment assembly for attaching the data collection device to a dose setting dial of a medicament administration device and a sensor configured to detected an identifier provided on a surface of an internal component of the medicament administration device, the sensor comprising an ultrasound sensor configured to detect a geometric identifier formed on the surface of the internal component of the medicament administration device. A system comprises the data collection device and the medicament administration device. |
| US12059555B2 |
Injection device for drug delivery and packaging for the injection device
An injection device is provided, including a syringe having a barrel and a flange and a backstop configured to be coupled with the syringe adjacent to the flange. The backstop includes an inner surface generally extending around at least a portion of the syringe, wherein the inner surface includes at least one protrusion extending away from the inner surface and configured to engage the flange and/or the barrel to permit or promote airflow through a space between the inner surface and the syringe. |
| US12059554B2 |
Drug delivery device
The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device including at least a housing, a drug container with a needle, and a cap, wherein the housing has an inner surface forming a cavity configured to retain the drug container, wherein the cap is configured to be releasably connected to the housing, and wherein a back end of the device opposite to a front end of the device directed to the cap includes a gripping lug axially protruding from the back end of the device. The disclosure further relates to an emergency pack including such a drug delivery device. |
| US12059553B2 |
Intelligent drug delivery system
A controller and associated multi-axis sensor system for augmenting the automatic intelligent delivery of one or more drugs is provided. The controller and associated multi-axial sensor system are based on the detection and determination of particular physical lifestyle events. As a specific example, a pump augmentation system includes a six-axis accelerometer sensor, a gyroscopic pitch sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to receive motion data from the six-axis accelerometer sensor and orientation data from the gyroscopic pitch sensor. The controller provides a pump instruction signal for changing a delivery rate of a drug to a user based on the motion data and the orientation data. The system and methods are particularly suited for treating a user with Parkinson's disease. |
| US12059549B2 |
Drug delivery device
A drug delivery device (1) having a delivery unit (3) including a drug container (6), a liquid flow system (7), a pumping system (8), and a casing (9) enclosing therein the drug container, the pumping system and at least a part of the liquid flow system is disclosed. The drug container has a barrel portion (6a) and a plunger (12) slidably mounted within the barrel portion and sealing the drug (78) within the container at one end of the barrel portion. The drug container is contained within a container receiving cavity (75) of a container casing portion (38) and the container receiving cavity is fluidically interconnected to a fluid outlet (31) of the pumping system (8) in a gas tight manner. The pumping system pumps environmental air into the container receiving cavity (75) thus applying pressure on a back end (73) of the plunger for delivery of a liquid drug. |
| US12059547B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for estimating liquid delivery
A pump includes a reservoir, a port, and a plunger. The reservoir delivers a liquid by discharging the liquid through the port coupled to the reservoir. A piston of the plunger defines a liquid side of the reservoir and a non-liquid side of the reservoir whereby movement of the plunger towards the liquid side of the reservoir discharges liquid through the port. The pump also includes a reference-volume assembly and/or a linear position sensor. The reference-volume assembly is coupled to the reservoir at an opposite end of the reservoir relative to the port and includes a reference-volume chamber in acoustic communication with the non-liquid side of the reservoir, a speaker disposed within the reference-volume chamber, and a reference microphone disposed within the reference-volume chamber. The pump estimate the amount of liquid discharged from the reservoir. |
| US12059545B2 |
Medical connector with elongated portion within seal collar
Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to medical connectors with a housing comprising a proximal body member and a base member that form an internal cavity with a proximal abutment surface. An elastomeric seal without a guide member is positioned within the internal cavity. A rigid, hollow elongated portion is located within the internal cavity such that in an open configuration, a tip of the elongated portion is more proximal than a proximal surface of the elastomeric seal. |
| US12059544B2 |
Method and device for enhanced composition delivery
Methods and devices that provide enhanced delivery of a composition to a body region of a patient utilizing radiofrequency energy include directing a first electrode and a second electrode coupled to a radiofrequency energy source to a location proximate to the body region. Radiofrequency energy is provided in modulated pulses from the radiofrequency energy source to the body region from at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode to provide a delivery condition configured to enhance delivery of the composition. The composition is delivered proximate to the body region using a composition delivery element. Devices for enhance composition delivery are also disclosed. |
| US12059538B2 |
Safety needle system operable with a medical device
A safety needle system operable with a medical device includes: a housing with a needle mount having a needle; and a sheath telescopically engaged with the housing and surrounding the needle such that the sheath operates in a retracted position, in which the sheath exposes the needle, and an extended position, in which the sheath surrounds the needle. The sheath is coupleable to the medical device such that removal of the needle from the medical device draws the sheath over the needle, transitioning the sheath from the retracted position to the extended position. The system can include a slider engaged with the sheath and/or housing and including a restraint that engages and disengages the sheath to respectively reinforce and weaken the coupling of the sheath and medical device. The sheath can include a longitudinal track that slidingly engages a setting of the housing between sheath positions. |
| US12059535B2 |
Managing medical device equipment by online magnetic calibration of a catheter
A method for calibrating a medical device is provided. The method implemented by a calibration engine executed by one or more processors. The method includes capturing one or more voltage measurements by one or more components of a catheter, estimating calibration data based on the one or more voltage measurements, and outputting the calibration data to the catheter. |
| US12059532B2 |
Control apparatus
A control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information from a first sensor, the first information including biological information of a user of a bed, the bed including a back section, and a controller configured to determine a timing when the user is to wake up based on the first information. If the user is to wake up, the controller performs at least one of an operation of increasing lightness at the location of the bed and an operation of sending wind toward the bed after increasing an angle of the back section. |
| US12059530B2 |
Heat and moisture exchanger for a patient interface
A patient interface for supplying a flow of breathable gas to the airways of a patient may comprise a heat and moisture exchanger (HME). The HME may be positioned in a flow path of the flow of breathable gas. The HME may absorb heat and moisture from gas exhaled by the patient and the incoming flow of breathable gas to be supplied to the patient's airways may be heated and moisturized by the heat and moisture held in the HME. |
| US12059529B2 |
Headgear assembly with semi-rigid side arms
A headgear assembly can include a pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms. Each side arm can be pivotally coupled to an interface at a single location. Each side arm can extend from the single location across the user's cheeks and above the user's ears in use. The headgear assembly can include a top strap coupled to the pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms, the top strap configured to extend around the top of a user's head. The headgear assembly can include a rear strap coupled to the pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms, the rear strap configured to extend around the rear of a user's head. The headgear assembly can include a chin strap coupled to the pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms, the chin strap configured to extend around the user's chin. |
| US12059527B2 |
Method for driving nebulizer and circuit system
A method and a circuit system for driving a nebulizer are provided. When the nebulizer receives acoustic waves, a control circuit extracts audio signals from the acoustic waves. Afterwards, the control circuit determines if the audio signals are within a predetermined frequency range, and can determine whether or not to drive a circuit to produce an aerosol based on the audio signals. Further, a volume of the acoustic waves can also be used to determine whether or not to produce the aerosol, and also determine an output rate of the aerosol. The circuit system of the nebulizer includes an audio receiver for receiving the acoustic waves, an aerosol generator for producing the aerosol, and the control circuit used to control a driving circuit of the aerosol generator to drive a vibrational element to produce the aerosol through vibration in response to the audio signals and the volume. |
| US12059519B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring electrical characteristic of medical fluids
A circuit for measuring the conductivity of a medical fluid, the circuit comprising: a data collecting cell through which a medical fluid is configured to flow; an input voltage source that provides an input voltage to the data collecting cell; a voltage measurement unit configured to measure the input voltage and an output voltage of the data collecting cell; and a switch in communication with the voltage measurement unit, the switch configured to switch between a first state in which the voltage measurement unit is configured to measure the input voltage and a second state in which the voltage measurement unit is configured to measure the output voltage of the data collecting cell. |
| US12059518B2 |
Device for the continuous monitoring of blood characteristic quantities in an external cardiovascular supporting circuit
A device for the continuous monitoring of blood characteristic quantities in an external cardiovascular supporting circuit, said circuit including a venous line which conveys blood from the patient to an oxygenator, and along which at least one pump is arranged, and an arterial line which returns blood from the oxygenator to the patient, where said oxygenator comprises at least one blood inlet port connected to said venous line and at least one blood outlet port connected to said arterial line, at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel of a work gas intended to supply oxygen to the blood and/or to remove carbon dioxide from the same. |
| US12059516B2 |
Blood circuit assembly for a hemodialysis system
A blood circuit assembly for a dialysis unit may include an organizing tray, a pair of pneumatic pumps mounted to the organizing tray for circulating blood received from a patient through a circuit including a dialyzer unit and returned to the patient, an air trap mounted to the organizing tray arranged to remove air from blood circulating in the circuit, a pair of dialyzer connections arranged to connect to the inlet and outlet of a dialyzer unit, and a pair of blood line connectors, one inlet blood line connector for receiving blood from the patient and providing blood to the pneumatic pumps and the other outlet blood line connector for returning blood to the patient. |
| US12059513B2 |
Breast pump device
A breast pump device (1) comprises an expression kit (2), a vacuum unit (3), and a conduit (5) for establishing an air path between an air outlet (27) of the expression kit (2) and an air inlet (35) of the vacuum unit (3). The expression kit (2) is equipped with a barrier portion (26) for preventing milk leakage from the expression kit (2) towards the hose (5) and the vacuum unit (3). In case some droplets of milk enter the barrier portion (26) and/or drawn through the barrier portion (26) by an ongoing pumping action, aspects of the behavior of the motor (32) for driving the pump (31) are influenced, and the insight that this happens is used for terminating operation of the motor (32) as soon as a too large deviation of one or more operational characteristics of the motor (32) with respect to a reference is found. |
| US12059512B2 |
Cabin isolation assemblies
An isolation section assembly includes a section housing defining an interior space. The section housing includes a door with access to the interior space. The isolation section assembly includes an enclosure abutting the door. The airlock enclosure defines an interior airlock space. The interior airlock space is configured and adapted to be at a negative pressure relative to a cabin area. An air recirculation system in fluid communication with at least one of the interior space of the section housing or the interior airlock space. |
| US12059511B2 |
Dissolvable compositions that include an integral source of electrolytes
A dissolvable composition is disclosed. The composition includes a first material (e.g., an anode), a second material (e.g., a cathode), and a third material (electrolytic material). The third material is reactive with water to form an electrolyte. The first material and the second material are electrochemically different such that the first material and the second material are capable of galvanic reaction in the presence of water and electrolytes. Also disclosed are tools or other apparatus made from the composition, as well as processes, systems, and apparatus for making and using such compositions, tools, and other apparatus. |
| US12059509B1 |
Method and matrix for tissue regeneration
Disclosed is a method of regenerating a skin wound using a perforated dermal regeneration matrix combined with autograft in a single-stage procedure. The size of the perforations and the spacing between perforations in the dermal matrix are selected to facilitate drainage, encourage vessel growth and minimize scar tissue formation. |
| US12059507B2 |
Composition comprising a cross-linked polyol
The composition comprises a polyol crosslinked with a) a multifunctional epoxide; or b) an epihalohydrin; or c) a molecule or crosslinker mixture comprising multiple epihalohydrin and/or epoxide groups or molecules. The composition has a number N1 of effective ether crosslinks per crosslinker molecule as calculated by subtracting 1 from the average number of distinct polyol repeat units bound per crosslinker molecule. The remaining reactive groups on the crosslinker are ineffective in crosslinking and provide a number N2 of pendant groups per crosslinker molecule. Among the N2 groups per crosslinker there are N3 groups per crosslinker that are unreacted or otherwise retain reactivity against nucleophiles. The relationship between N1 and N2 is: N1>0.35 (N1+N2). |
| US12059503B2 |
Method for the manufacture of solid dosage forms
In this specification, a method for the manufacture of solid dosage forms is disclosed. The method includes extruding a plasticized matrix through an exit port of an extrusion channel to form one or more plasticized fibers, structuring said fibers to a three dimensional structural network by patterning on a translating or rotating stage, and solidifying the patterned structure. |
| US12059500B2 |
Therapeutic constructs for co-delivery of mitotic kinase inhibitor and immune checkpoint inhibitor
Disclosed herein are therapeutic constructs including a delivery particle, at least one mitotic kinase inhibitor, and at least one immune checkpoint inhibitor. Also disclosed are therapeutic constructs including a mitotic kinase inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and a chemical linker. These therapeutic constructs cause cancer death by both therapeutic and immune effects and promote targeted delivery of more therapeutics to the surviving cancer cells in a positive feed-back loop. They enhance therapeutic index of free drugs and can be used intratumorally or systemically. This strategy can treat broad cancer types and is particular useful for cancer without obvious receptors for cancer-targeted delivery of otherwise toxic therapeutics. |