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| US12061479B2 |
Watercraft maneuvering control apparatus, and watercraft maneuvering system including the same
A watercraft maneuvering control apparatus for controlling a propulsion device of a watercraft in watercraft maneuvering modes includes a position detector to detect a position of the watercraft, a watercraft maneuvering mode selector operable by a user to select one of the watercraft maneuvering modes, a propulsion device controller configured or programmed to control the propulsion device in the selected watercraft maneuvering mode, a track display controller to generate track display data to display a track of the watercraft, and a display to display the watercraft track. The track display controller is configured or programmed to record track data, record watercraft maneuvering mode division information to divide the track data based on a watercraft maneuvering mode, and generate the track display data to display the watercraft track divided according to classification of the watercraft maneuvering modes. |
| US12061478B2 |
Detection of active emergency vehicles shared within an autonomous vehicle fleet
Various technologies described herein pertain to sharing of detection of active emergency vehicles within an autonomous vehicle fleet. Information specifying detection of an active emergency vehicle at a first location in an environment is received. The active emergency vehicle is detected based upon sensor inputs of a first autonomous vehicle in an autonomous vehicle fleet. A second autonomous vehicle, at a second location, in the autonomous vehicle fleet is identified as being approached by the active emergency vehicle based on the information specifying the detection of the active emergency vehicle at the first location and the second location of the second autonomous vehicle. A remote assistance session for the second autonomous vehicle is caused to be initiated based on the second autonomous vehicle being identified as being approached by the active emergency vehicle. The second autonomous vehicle is controllable by a remote operator during the remote assistance session. |
| US12061475B2 |
Automated additive manufacturing production systems and methods
An AAMP system includes a plurality of AAMP system stations disposed in an environment and configured to perform one or more AAMP processing routines, and a plurality of robots configured to autonomously travel within the environment, where one or more robots from among the plurality of robots include an auxiliary AAMP processing station configured to perform one or more auxiliary AAMP processing routines. The AAMP system includes a controller configured to select an AAMP system station from among the plurality of AAMP system stations to perform the one or more AAMP processing routines based on AAMP system operation data and select a robot from among the plurality of robots to initiate the one or more AAMP processing routines at the selected AAMP system station based on a digital model of the environment and robot operation data, where the robot operation data includes an auxiliary processing state. |
| US12061468B2 |
Emergency response management apparatuses, methods and systems
The EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGEMENT APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“ERMS”) transform emergency related inputs and sensor information into a threat indication category, which is distributed to individuals and/or first responders for managing the threat. In one implementation, the method includes an emergency management processor-implemented method that receives sensor readings from one or more sensor devices and generates risk factors for the at least one sensor device. The generated risk factors are then curve fitted to a plurality of statistical distribution curves including both non-extreme and extreme statistical distributions, wherein each of the statistical distribution curves is indicative of a threat category. The threat category is then determined based on the generated risk factors that provide a best fit with one of the plurality of statistical distribution curves. |
| US12061466B2 |
Methods and apparatus for 2-D and 3-D scanning path visualization
Methods and apparatus for two-dimensional and three-dimensional scanning path visualization are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to identify at least one melt pool dimension using a beam parameter setting, the at least one melt pool dimension identified from a plurality of melt pool dimensions obtained by varying the beam parameter setting, identify a response surface model based on the plurality of melt pool dimensions to determine an effect of variation in the beam parameter setting on the at least one melt pool dimension, output a three-dimensional model of a scanning path for an additive manufacturing process using the response surface model, and adjust the beam parameter setting based on the three-dimensional model to identify a second beam parameter setting. |
| US12061465B2 |
Automatic system anomaly detection
A system includes a production computing environment including a plurality of components, a centralized data repository that receives and stores data feeds relating to one or more components as a data log and at least one processor configured to obtain the data log of each component, generate a current state vector for the component based on the data log, compare the current state vector to a normal state vector of the component, determine that the current state vector deviates from the normal state vector, and in response, predict an anomaly associated with the component using an iterative machine learning method. The at least one processor may be configured to correct the predicted anomaly by taking at least one pre-configured action corresponding to the predicted anomaly. |
| US12061462B2 |
Symbolic access of industrial device systems and methods based on an on-premise gateway device
Embodiments of this present disclosure may include systems that perform operations including receiving a request to access data of an industrial automation device from a requesting device and identifying the industrial automation device based on the request. The operations may include sending a query for template data to the industrial automation device based on the request and symbolic data operations. The template data may include one or more instantaneous values associated with the industrial automation device. The operations may include sending the template data to the requesting device. |
| US12061460B2 |
System and method for effort estimation
A method (600) for configuring one or more components of a process plant includes receiving (602) a change request (226) and receiving (604) a system dependency graph (228) corresponding to the process plant. The method (600) further includes selecting (606) a subset of components (230) among the plurality of components based on configuration of the process plant and identifying (608) a subset of nodes (232) among the plurality of nodes by traversing a path in the system dependent graph (228). The method (600) also includes computing (610) an impact parameter (234) value based on a traversed path and computing (612) a plurality of change parameter values (236) based on the traversed path. The method (600) further includes determining (614) an effort estimate (210) based on the impact parameter (234) value and the plurality of change parameter values (236) using a machine learning technique. |
| US12061456B2 |
Electrical appliance with sensors for detecting hazards
An electrical safety device is described which includes a socket arranged to receive an electrical plug of an electrical appliance to connect a current supply to the electrical appliance, a thermal sensor arranged to detect the surface temperature of an electrical plug when received in the socket and a processor in communication with the thermal sensor, the processor configured to determine when the sensed surface temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold. The invention also includes an electrical safety system comprising the electrical safety device configured to communicate with a remote device. The device and system provide early detection of electrical faults and hazards to reduce the risk of fires. |
| US12061455B2 |
Methods, apparatus, and systems for monitoring and/or controlling dynamic environments
A dynamic environment (e.g., an automated industrial process) has multiple conditions in response to which corresponding actions are required, and comprises various equipment, control device(s) to control the equipment, and one or more sensors to generate input signal(s) representing a monitored condition of the environment. A control system for the environment comprises a master processor and one or more co-processors, wherein the master processor configures a given co-processor to evaluate only a first subset of conditions expected to occur in the environment within a specified time period (e.g., less than a response time of the master processor), and to provide first control information representing an action to be taken if a particular condition of the first subset is satisfied. The co-processor receives the input signal(s) representing the monitored condition, processes the input signal(s) so as to determine if the particular condition of the first subset is satisfied, and provides the first control information to the control devices so as to control the equipment. Exemplary applications include dynamic environments in which machine vision techniques and/or equipment are employed. |
| US12061453B2 |
Building management system performance index
One embodiment of the present disclosure is a system. The system includes one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include: obtaining first data indicating operating parameters of a server of a building management system (BMS), obtaining second data regarding indicating operating parameters of at least one of a supervisory controller or a field controller of the BMS, obtaining third data regarding indicating operating parameters of one or more edge building devices, and calculating a performance index value for the BMS based on an aggregate of the first data, the second data, and the third data. |
| US12061450B2 |
Generating logically-represented policy for control systems operating based on constrained Markov decision process (CMDP) models
A control system, computer program product, and method for generating a logically-represented policy for a control system operating based on a CMDP model are provided. The control system directs the operation of a controlled application system that is subject to a constraint. The method includes receiving, at the control system, data corresponding to control action variables and system state variables relating to the controlled application system, data corresponding to a cost/reward, and data corresponding to the constraint, and automatically training a CMDP model for the operation of the controlled application system based on the received data, where the CMDP model is formulated using dual linear programming, and where the CMDP model includes a policy corresponding to occupation measures that are decision variables of the dual linear programming formulation. The method also includes automatically generating a logically-represented policy for the control system based on the policy of the CMDP model. |
| US12061448B2 |
Off-grid energy transfer
An example operation includes one or more of directing, by a transport, another transport in need of a first amount of charge to an off-grid stationary battery, providing, by the transport, a second amount of charge to the off-grid stationary battery, and notifying, by the transport, the another transport to retrieve the first amount of charge, wherein the first amount of charge is less than the second amount of charge. |
| US12061444B2 |
Watch assembly method and wearable device
A watch assembly method includes: processing a first bonding surface on a first connecting member, bonding a first laser adhesive layer on the first bonding surface and activating the first laser adhesive layer; processing a second bonding surface on a second connecting member, bonding a second laser adhesive layer on the second bonding surface and activating the second laser adhesive layer; fixing the second connecting member with the first connecting member preliminarily in such a manner that the first laser adhesive layer and the second laser adhesive layer face each other, and pressing the first connecting member and the second connecting member against each other until the first laser adhesive layer and the second laser adhesive layer are completely bonded and infiltrated. |
| US12061443B2 |
Timepiece dial and timepiece
A timepiece dial according to embodiments of the invention includes a base member; an exterior portion that is provided on the base member, includes a laminated body of a plurality of layers, and has translucency; and a phosphorescent material that is provided on a rear surface of the exterior portion on a side of the base member. |
| US12061440B2 |
Method for manufacturing toner for electrostatic charge image development
The present invention provides a method for producing a toner for electrostatic-image development comprising: a dispersing step of performing a dispersing treatment in which a cavitation effect is obtained on a color resin particle containing a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a release agent in an aqueous dispersion medium so as to obtain a dispersion of the color resin particle; and a heating step of performing a heat treatment on the dispersion of the color resin particle at a temperature of equal to or more than a glass transition temperature of the color resin particle and 95° C. or less for a heating time of 5 minutes or more and 10 hours or less. |
| US12061437B2 |
Image forming device and process cartridge therefor
An image forming device is provided with a housing formed with an opening, a cover configured to move between a closing position and an opening position, and a plurality of process cartridges including a first process cartridge and a second process cartridge. The first and second process cartridges respectively include first and second photosensitive drums configured to rotate about first and second drum axes both extending in a first direction. The first and second developing devices are configured to supply toner to the first and second photosensitive drums, respectively. The first and second supplying devices are formed with first and second supply ports through which the toner to be supplied to the first and second developing devices are provided, respectively. Both the first and second supplying ports are opened to outside the housing. |
| US12061435B2 |
Image forming apparatus including pre-exposure unit having light emitting elements of different directional characteristics
An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive member, a charging member, an exposure unit, a developing member, a transfer member, and a pre-exposure unit. The pre-exposure unit exposes a surface of the photosensitive member after the toner image is transferred to the recording material and before being charged by the charging member. The pre-exposure unit includes a substrate disposed adjacent to one end of the photosensitive member with respect to a longitudinal direction of the photosensitive member, and in which a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element having directional characteristics narrower than that of the first light emitting element are mounted. |
| US12061429B2 |
Heater, heating device, and image forming apparatus
A heater includes: a substrate; an insulating layer that is provided on the substrate; and a heat generating element that is provided on the insulating layer, and in a case where a region including a center of the substrate is defined as a first region, a region on a side closer to one end portion than the first region is defined as a second region, and a region on a side closer to the other end portion than the first region is defined as a third region in a transverse direction that is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of a surface of the substrate on which the insulating layer is provided, the first region is a plane, and the second region and the third region are bent from the first region in a thickness direction of the substrate that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction. |
| US12061428B2 |
Temperature control device and image forming apparatus
According to one embodiment, the temperature control device is a temperature control device for controlling temperature of a temperature controlled target to which heat is propagated from a heater by supplying power to the heater, the device including: a temperature estimation unit; a duty generation unit; and a signal generation unit. The temperature estimation unit estimates the temperature of the temperature controlled target based on the duty value. The duty generation unit generates the duty value based on the temperature estimation result by the temperature estimation unit, the temperature detection result of the temperature controlled target by the temperature sensor, and the target temperature. The signal generation unit outputs an energization pulse for controlling the power supplied to the heater based on the duty value. |
| US12061427B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports an object along a transport path; a transfer unit that transfers an image onto the object on the transport path; and a fixing unit that has a heat source for increasing a temperature inside the fixing unit, into which the object onto which the image has been transferred is carried along the transport path, and includes a first opening and closing member that opens a carry-in opening when the object is carried into the fixing unit and closes the carry-in opening after the object is carried into the fixing unit. |
| US12061421B2 |
Method and system for determining information about a target structure
Methods and systems for determining information about a target structure are disclosed. In one arrangement, a value of an asymmetry indicator for the target structure is obtained. The value of the asymmetry indicator represents an amount of an overlay independent asymmetry in the target structure. An error in an initial overlay measurement performed on the target structure at a previous time is estimated. The estimation is performed using the obtained value of the asymmetry indicator and a relationship between values of the asymmetry indicator and overlay measurement errors caused at least partially by overlay independent asymmetries. An overlay in the target structure is determined using the initial overlay measurement and the estimated error. |
| US12061419B2 |
Planographic printing plate precursor and method of producing planographic printing plate
A planographic printing plate precursor having an image recording layer on a support, and an overcoat layer in this order, in which the overcoat layer includes particles, the overcoat layer is an outermost layer, and an occupation area ratio of the particles in a surface of the overcoat layer is 30% by area or more; and a method of producing a planographic printing plate obtained by using the planographic printing plate precursor. |
| US12061418B2 |
Actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film, pattern forming method, and photo mask
The present invention provides an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including, as a solvent, ethyl lactate in which one of an L isomer or a D isomer of optical isomers has a ratio of 1% or more higher than that of the other, an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film formed using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, a pattern forming method, a photo mask, and a method for producing an electronic device. |
| US12061415B2 |
Method for producing radiation-sensitive resin composition and pattern forming method
A method for producing a composition, the method being for producing a composition using a stirring device provided with a stirring tank and a stirrer, includes a mixing step of charging a resin, an acid generator, and a solvent into the stirring tank, and a stirring step of stirring the mixture accommodated in the stirring tank, using the stirrer, in which a ratio c of a content of the acid generator to a total mass of the mixture is 0.3% to 2.5% by mass, the stirrer is provided with a rotatable stirring shaft, a plurality of support parts attached to the stirring shaft, and a plurality of stirring elements attached to each of end parts of the plurality of support parts, the shape and the arrangement of the stirring elements are specified, and the positions of the plurality of stirring elements are specified so as to satisfy a specific Expression (1). |
| US12061410B2 |
Camera device with image compensation and autofocus function
A camera device with image compensation and autofocus function, comprising a first carrying member, a second carrying member, a camera module, a first optical compensation component, a third carrying member, and an autofocus component. The second carrying member is movably assembled to the first carrying member. The first optical compensation component comprises a first force interaction member disposed at the first carrying member and a second force interaction member disposed at the second carrying member, which generate force interaction, allowing the second carrying member to move in the direction of a first axis or/and a second axis intersecting with an optical axis of the optical lens for optical compensation for the optical lens. The third carrying member bears the optical lens and is movably disposed on the second carrying member. The third carrying member could move along an optical axis of the optical lens. |
| US12061406B2 |
Lens module and camera module including same
A lens module in an embodiment includes a first plate having therein a first cavity; a second plate overlapping the first plate in a vertical direction, the second plate having therein a second cavity; a first liquid disposed in the first cavity; and a second liquid disposed in the second cavity, wherein a cross-section obtained by cutting the first cavity in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction has a polygonal shape, and wherein a cross-section obtained by cutting the second cavity in the horizontal direction has a circular shape. |
| US12061404B2 |
Controlling transitions in optically switchable devices
Aspects of this disclosure concern controllers and control methods for applying a drive voltage to bus bars of optically switchable devices such as electrochromic devices. Such devices are often provided on windows such as architectural glass. In certain embodiments, the applied drive voltage is controlled in a manner that efficiently drives an optical transition over the entire surface of the electrochromic device. The drive voltage is controlled to account for differences in effective voltage experienced in regions between the bus bars and regions proximate the bus bars. Regions near the bus bars experience the highest effective voltage. |
| US12061398B2 |
Light control sheet and method of producing light control sheet
A light control sheet includes transparent electrodes including a first and second transparent electrode layers, a light control layer, a transparent support layer, and a covering layer. The transparent support layer has a support surface supporting the first transparent electrode layer, the first transparent electrode layer includes a first electrode element and a second electrode element aligned along the support surface and electrically insulated from each other by a groove extending in a direction along the support surface of the transparent support layer and that the groove is penetrating through the transparent support layer and the first transparent electrode layer in a depth direction of the groove and has an opening on the protected surface of the transparent support layer, and the covering layer is formed such that the covering layer is covering the opening of the groove formed in the transparent support layer and the first transparent electrode layer. |
| US12061397B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprises sub-pixel electrodes and data line groups. The data line group includes at least two sub-data line groups. The sub-pixel electrode includes at least two sub-pixel electrode sections. By dispersing the data lines in the data line group into each sub-data line group and arranging the plurality of the sub-data line groups on two sides of the sub-pixel electrode sections in each of the columns, the shading area of each of the data line groups can be reduced, thereby improving the problem of dark stripes on the display panel. |
| US12061395B2 |
Flat lighting device and display device using light-emitting diode
The present invention is applicable to a display device-related technical field, and relates to, for example, a flat lighting device and a display device using a light-emitting diode (LED). The present invention relates to a display device including a plurality of individual unit compartment regions, comprising: at least one light-emitting diode provided in the individual unit compartment regions; a gate-on voltage line connected to the light-emitting diode; a first scan line for applying a common voltage to the plurality of individual unit compartment regions; a second scan line for applying a voltage inverted from the common voltage to the plurality of individual unit compartment regions; a data line for applying individual switching voltages to the plurality of individual unit compartment regions; a driving unit including a driving MOSFET device connected to the light-emitting diode; and a switching unit including a switching MOSFET device connected to the first scan line and the data line to perform a switching operation. |
| US12061393B2 |
Backlight module and display device
The present application provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a back plate and a light source substrate, wherein a plurality of protrusions are provided on the back plate, and a groove is defined between the protrusions adjacent to each other; and the light source substrate is disposed on the back plate and covers the protrusion. In the present application, a light guide plate is provided in the groove to direct each light in the groove toward a side away from the back plate, thereby effectively alleviating a problem of a loss of light energy between light source substrates adjacent to each other and ensuring brightness uniformity of the display panel. |
| US12061392B2 |
Image display device, and method for selecting combination of backlight light source and polarizing plate in liquid crystal display device
Provided is a liquid crystal display device that has a wide reproduced color gamut without noticeable color unevenness even if it is an image display device that shows an steep emission spectrum in the red region, in particular, even if it comprises a light source having a steep emission spectrum in the red region, such as a KSF phosphor, as a backlight light source. The image display device comprises an image display cell and at least one polarizer, wherein the at least one polarizer is a polarizer in which light incident on the polarizer has a plurality of peak groups in the range of 600 to 650 nm, and the at least one polarizer comprises a polarizing element-protection film having a 45-degree light source fit index (FI(45)) of 0.4 or more and 0.62 or less as determined by the following formula 1: FI(45)=Wd/[Wc/(Rob(45)/Wc)] formula 1. |
| US12061389B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
An embodiment of the application discloses a liquid crystal display device. In the liquid crystal display device, the backlight module includes a backlight module including a conductive back frame; a display panel including a liquid crystal cell and a first polarizer, wherein the first polarizer is disposed on a side of the liquid crystal cell facing the backlight module, and the first polarizer includes a conductive structure layer, a first base layer, and a polarizing layer disposed on the backlight module in sequence; and a conductive component electrically connected to the conductive back frame and the conductive structure layer. |
| US12061387B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus including a display panel having a display surface on which an image is displayed, and a light condensing member disposed on an upper portion of the display surface. The light condensing member includes a lower condensing layer having a plurality of protrusions protruding upward, and an upper condensing layer having a higher refractive index than the lower condensing layer and disposed on an upper portion of the lower condensing layer to cover the top surface of the lower condensing layer. The protrusions include an upper surface having a planar shape, and a side surface extending downward from an edge of the upper surface and having a curved shape. |
| US12061386B2 |
Dimming glass, dimming module and operating method thereof
The present disclosure provides dimming glass, a dimming module and an operating method thereof. The dimming glass includes: a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate arranged opposite to each other; a first electrode and a second electrode arranged between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate; a liquid crystal dimming layer arranged between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate; and a heating layer arranged between the liquid crystal dimming layer and the first glass substrate, and configured to heat the liquid crystal dimming layer upon the receipt of an electric signal. |
| US12061384B2 |
Integrated-optics-based composite phase controller operative for thermal-based and stress-based phase tuning of a surface waveguide
The instant disclosure is directed toward integrated-optics-based composite phase controllers that include at least one thermo-optic (TO) phase controller and at least one stress-optic (SO) phase controller, each of which is configured to affect the phase, or other propagation characteristic, of a light signal travelling through a surface waveguide. The SO phase controller can induce a small phase change quickly, while the TO phase controller can slowly induce a larger phase change. Embodiments are particularly well suited for use in waveguide-based resonant elements, such as ring resonators, spectral filters, and the like. Furthermore, photonic systems comprising one or more composite phase controllers can be developed, such as wavelength-tunable lasers for applications such as LiDAR, chemical/biological sensing, medical diagnostics, and optical communications. |
| US12061377B2 |
Imaging apparatus, control device, operation method of imaging apparatus, and program
An imaging apparatus is an imaging apparatus in which a focus lens is moved while avoiding a period of main exposure by an image sensor and the main exposure is continuously performed to perform continuous imaging, and a processor calculates a first focus position of the focus lens with respect to a specific subject based on image data obtained by imaging the specific subject with the main exposure by the image sensor in a specific frame in which the main exposure is performed in a continuous imaging period, predicts a second focus position of the focus lens with respect to the specific subject in a frame ahead of the specific frame by a plurality of frames with reference to the first focus position in the continuous imaging period, and moves the focus lens toward the second focus position. |
| US12061376B2 |
Imaging optical system, and image capture device and camera system using the imaging optical system
An imaging optical system includes: a front group having positive power; an aperture stop; a single lens Fn arranged adjacent to the aperture stop and having negative power; and a rear group having power. The front group includes: a first lens having positive power; a second lens having negative power; and a lens LG1R having positive power. The rear group includes a lens LGnR having negative power and located closest to the image. While focusing to make a transition from an infinity in-focus state to a close-object in-focus state, neither the front group nor the rear group moves but the single lens Fn moves along an optical axis toward the image. The imaging optical system satisfies the inequality: 0.38 |
| US12061373B2 |
Lens driving device, and camera module and optical device including same
An embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin arranged in the housing; a first coil arranged at a first side part of the bobbin; a second coil arranged at a second side part positioned on the side opposite to the first side part of the bobbin; a first magnet facing the first coil and arranged in the housing; a second magnet facing the second coil and arranged in the housing; a first elastic member coupled to the bobbin; a second elastic member comprising a first elastic unit and a second elastic unit coupled to the bobbin; and a circuit board arranged in the housing and having first and second terminals, wherein one end of the first coil is coupled to one area of the first elastic member and the other end of the first coil is coupled to the first elastic unit, one end of the second coil is coupled to another one area of the first elastic member and the other end of the second coil is coupled to the second elastic unit, the first elastic unit is connected to the first terminal of the circuit board, and the second elastic unit is connected to the second terminal of the circuit board. |
| US12061370B2 |
Management interface handler to expedite module boot time in pluggable optical modules
A pluggable optical module configured to operate in a host device includes transmit optics; receive optics; an interface configured to connect to the host device, and communicatively coupled to the transmit optics and the receive optics; and circuitry communicatively coupled to the interface, wherein the circuitry is configured to, subsequent to insertion into the host device where the pluggable optical module initiates a boot process, provide an indication related to one or more of a status of the boot process and a time for the boot process to complete. |
| US12061368B2 |
Fixture and method for attaching fibers to V-grooves of photonic integrated circuit
A system for passive alignment of fibers to an interface of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) includes an input frame, an actuator, and an output frame. The actuator arranged to apply force along a force axis to the input frame. The output frame including a tip for picking up a plate and transferring the force thereto, the output frame being connected to the input frame such that the output frame may tilt relative to the input frame and the output frame is elastically biased relative to the input frame into a position wherein the tip is aligned on the force axis. |
| US12061366B2 |
Mechanical connection interface
The present disclosure relates to turn-to-secure connection interface for securing two components together. The turn-to-secure interface includes stop arrangements including a snap-fit feature. |
| US12061365B2 |
Magnetic self-mating fiber optic connector and fiber optic switch sensor
A system or method for a magnetic self-aligning coupling device for a fiber optic cable. The device includes a first end coupling comprising a first magnet and a second magnet. Both magnets include a mating surface and an annular ring defining an axial aperture. The aperture receives a distal end of a segment of fiber optic cable in a tight fit. The fiber optic cable has an exterior sleeve and a fiber core. The fiber core of the first segment and the second segment of the fiber optic cable are axially aligned by magnetic force in the first and second apertures to create a continuous fiber optic path. A method for detecting a security breach of a door using the self-aligning couplings is also described. |
| US12061362B2 |
Housing for a fiber optic connector
A housing for a fiber optic connector includes an opening extending between a front end and a rear end, and having an integral spring stop surface between the front end and the rear end. A front section receives an elastic member into the opening from the front end and the elastic member is engageable with the integral spring stop of the housing. There is a middle section of the main body to transition optical fibers between a fiber optic ferrule and a fiber optic cable. A rear section of the main body has an outer surface to engage a crimp ring. |
| US12061357B2 |
Plastic wavelength shifting fiber and a method of making the same
A wavelength shifting fiber and method of making the same is disclosed. A wavelength shifting fiber can include a plastic core and a coating surrounding the plastic core. The numerical aperture for the wavelength shifting fiber can be at least about 0.53. A method of making a wavelength shifting fiber can include heating and drawing a plastic core precursor to form a plastic core, coating the plastic core with a liquid coating, and curing the liquid coating around the plastic core to form a wavelength shifting fiber. |
| US12061356B2 |
High density energy directing device
Disclosed embodiments include an energy directing device having one or more energy relay elements configured to direct energy from one or more energy locations through the device. In an embodiment, surfaces of the one or more energy relay elements may form a singular seamless energy surface where a separation between adjacent energy relay element surfaces is less than a minimum perceptible contour. In disclosed embodiments, energy is produced at energy locations having an active energy surface and a mechanical envelope. In an embodiment, the energy directing device is configured to relay energy from the energy locations through the singular seamless energy surface while minimizing separation between energy locations due to their mechanical envelope. In embodiments, the energy relay elements may comprise energy relays utilizing transverse Anderson localization phenomena. |
| US12061354B2 |
Backlight module and display device
A backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes: a back plate, wherein the back plate has a bottom plate and a plurality of side plates, the side plates cooperate with the bottom plate to form an accommodating space, and the side of each of the side plates facing the accommodating space is provided with a groove having an opening facing the accommodating space; and a mold frame, includes bezels in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of side plates; in each group of a side plate and a bezel, the bezel includes a clamping part, a supporting part and a limiting part, the clamping part is located at a side of the limiting part away from the accommodating space, and is embedded into the groove to clamp with the groove. |
| US12061353B2 |
Backlit module and key for backlit keyboard
A backlit module for a backlit keyboard is provided. The backlit module includes a lighting board. The lighting board includes a substrate and an electronic device layer. The electronic device layer is disposed on the substrate. The electronic device layer includes a plurality of key circuit groups. Each of the key circuit groups corresponds to a key group of the backlit keyboard, and includes one or more light sources and a resistor. When the key circuit group includes a plurality of light sources, the light sources are arranged in parallel. The one or more light sources correspond to one or more key of the key group. The resistor is arranged in series with the one or more light sources. |
| US12061350B2 |
3D display directional backlight based on diffractive elements
Some embodiments of an apparatus may include: a plurality of light sources, wherein each of the plurality of light sources is configured to emit a respective light beam; one or more diffractive layers; and an optical mask configured to be synchronized to an illumination of the respective light beams. Some embodiments of a method may include: emitting a light beam from each of a plurality of light emitting sources to generate a plurality of light beams; diffracting each of the plurality of light beams to generate a plurality of diffracted light beams; and synchronizing an optical mask to the plurality of diffracted light beams. |
| US12061348B2 |
Diffusion plate and optical device
In order to provide an optical device and a diffusion plate which has high transmittance and is capable of reducing speckle noise, the present it is a diffusion plate 1 in which a plurality of microlens cells 11 are arranged on both surfaces of a transparent substrate 10, the diffusion plate 1 having a first microlens array 12A which is formed on one surface of the transparent substrate 10 and comprises a plurality of concave or convex microlens cells 11, and a second microlens array 12B which is formed on the other surface on the reverse side from the one surface and comprises a plurality of concave or convex microlens cells 11, and the diffusion plate 1 being configured so that light emitted from the microlens cells 11 constituting the first microlens array 12A is incident on the microlens cells 11 constituting the second microlens array 12B. |
| US12061344B2 |
Electronic device for controlling wearable device based on input of electronic device and method thereof
A processor of an electronic device displays, by controlling a wearable device, a portion of a first screen in an FoV of the wearable device and displays a second screen within a displaying area of the display of the electronic device. In a first state identifying a reference position to be displayed within the FoV based on first information received from the wearable device and for identifying the reference position of the pointer in the FoV, the processor obtains the position of the pointer in the FoV, based on the reference position and a position of a contact point of a touch input on the second screen. The processor obtains a position of the pointer in the FoV based on the position of the contact point within a second state and transmits second information for displaying the pointer in the first screen to wearable device based on the obtained position. |
| US12061338B2 |
Near eye 3D display with separate phase and amplitude modulators
Augmented reality glasses include near eye displays the include sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light optical coupled to spatial phase modulators or active zone plate modulators and optically coupled to eye coupling optics. The sources of imagewise amplitude modulated light can include emissive 2D display panels or light sources coupled to imagewise amplitude modulators. The eye coupling optics can include volume holographic diffraction gratings. |
| US12061337B2 |
Head-up display system provided with transparent nano film
This disclosure relates to the field of head-up display (HUD) technology, and more particularly to an HUD system with a transparent nano film for image display. Specifically, an HUD system including ultra-thin glass is provided in the disclosure. The HUD system includes a projection light source, and laminated glass, and a transparent nano film. The transparent nano film includes at least two metal layers. The projection light source is configured to generate P-polarized light. The laminated glass provided with the transparent nano film has a maximum reflectivity Rmax and a minimum reflectivity Rmin for the P-polarized light that has the incident angle ranging from 45° to 72°, where Rmax/Rmin ranges from 1.0 to 2.0. |
| US12061332B2 |
Method and device for projecting a pattern of interest on a modified retinal area of a human eye
The present invention pertains to a method for projecting a pattern of interest on a modified retinal area of a human eye, comprising the steps of providing a pulsed input light beam, modulation and dividing the pulsed input light beam into a pulsed modulated light pattern of modulated pulsed sub-beams based on a pattern of interest, wherein the modulated light pattern forms a pulsed output beam reflecting the pattern of interest, wherein performing an individual pulse width modulation of a modulation duty cycle of the modulated individual sub-beams forming the output beam, and to correspondingly adapted device. |
| US12061328B2 |
Method and apparatus for quantitative hyperspectral fluorescence and reflectance imaging for surgical guidance
An imaging system includes an illumination device for illuminating a target. A surgical microscope receives light from the target, the surgical microscope comprising at least one optical output port at which at least a portion of the received light is provided as an output from the surgical microscope. A tunable filter receives the portion of the received light provided as the output from the surgical microscope, the tunable filter being tunable to pass a filtered portion of the received light, the filtered portion of the received light having a plurality of wavelengths selected by the tunable filter and provided as output from the tunable filter. A high-resolution, broad-bandwidth electronic camera receives the light of a plurality of wavelengths selected by the tunable filter, the electronic camera converting the light of a plurality of wavelengths selected by the tunable filter to a plurality of electrical signals. A processor processes the plurality of electrical signals to form an image of the target. |
| US12061323B2 |
Image picking-up system, image capturing apparatus and electronic device
An image picking-up system includes seven lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group including a first lens element and a second lens element, a second lens group including a third lens element and a fourth lens element, and a third lens group including a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one surface of object-side surfaces and image-side surfaces of the seven lens elements includes at least one inflection point. |
| US12061321B2 |
Camera optical lens including seven lenses of +--+-+- refractive powers
The present disclosure relates to a technical field of optical lenses, and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes seven lenses. An order of the seven lenses is sequentially from an object side to an image side, which is shown as follows: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, a sixth lens having a positive refractive power, and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens provided by the present disclosure has excellent optical characteristics, and further has characteristics of large aperture, wide-angle, and ultra-thin, especially suitable for mobile phone camera lens assemblies and WEB camera lenses, which are composed of camera components having high pixels, such as CCD. |
| US12061320B2 |
Camera optical lens
A camera optical lens is provided. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens, and a ninth lens. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 2.00≤f1/f≤5.00; and 2.00≤d11/d12≤9.00, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens, d11 denotes an on-axis thickness of the sixth lens, and d12 denotes an on-axis distance from an image side surface of the sixth lens to an object side surface of the seventh lens. The camera optical lens according to the present disclosure satisfies design requirements for large-aperture and ultra-thin lenses while achieving good optical performance. |
| US12061319B2 |
Camera optical lens
A camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens having a negative refractive power; a sixth lens; a seventh lens having a positive refractive power; and an eighth lens having a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: 1.50≤f7/f≤4.00, 1.20≤R6/R5≤5.00 and 1.00≤d10/d12≤3.50, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f7 denotes a focal length of the seventh lens, R5 denotes a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens, and R6 denotes a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the third lens. The camera optical lens can achieve good optical performance while satisfying design requirements for ultra-thin, wide-angle lenses having large apertures. |
| US12061314B2 |
Vehicle-mounted camera and mobile body
A vehicle-mounted camera and a mobile body that improve the quality of a captured image are provided. The vehicle-mounted camera includes a lens arranged closest to a subject side and a housing that supports the lens. The lens is at least partially subjected to a surface treatment that changes its water-contact characteristics, or the housing has at least a shape to change its water-contact characteristics or is at least subjected to a surface treatment that changes the water-contact characteristics. |
| US12061312B2 |
Amorphous boron nitride film and anti-reflection coating structure including the same
Provided are an amorphous boron nitride film and an anti-reflection coating structure including the amorphous boron nitride film. The amorphous boron nitride film has an amorphous structure including an sp3 hybrid bond and an sp2 hybrid bond, in which a ratio of the sp3 hybrid bond in the amorphous boron nitride film is less than about 20%. |
| US12061311B2 |
Composition comprising inorganic particles dispersed in a transparent material
In particular the present invention relates to polymeric composition comprising scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a polymeric composition comprising scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides. More particularly the present invention relates to a polymeric (meth)acrylic composition comprising inorganic scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides. |
| US12061309B2 |
Drive-through scanning systems
A drive-through scanning system comprises a radiation generating means arranged to generate radiation at two different energy levels and direct it towards a scanning volume, detection means arranged to detect the radiation after it has passed through the scanning volume, and control means arranged to identify a part of a vehicle within the scanning volume, to allocate the part of the vehicle to one of a plurality of categories, and to control the radiation generating means and to select one or more of the energy levels depending on the category to which the part of the vehicle is allocated. |
| US12061308B2 |
Porosity measurements from nuclear spectroscopy
Systems and method presented herein enable the estimation of porosity using neutron-induced gamma ray spectroscopy. For example, the systems and methods presented herein include receiving, via a control and data acquisition system, data relating to energy spectra of gamma rays captured by one or more gamma ray detectors of a neutron-induced gamma ray spectroscopy logging tool. The method also includes deriving, via the control and data acquisition system, one or more spectral yields relating to one or more elemental components from the data relating to the energy spectra of the gamma rays. The method further includes estimating, via the control and data acquisition system, a measurement of porosity based on the one or more spectral yields relating to the one or more elemental components. |
| US12061302B2 |
Seismic sensor and sensor control method
A seismic sensor according to one or more embodiments may include: an acceleration measuring unit configured to repeatedly measure acceleration in three directions orthogonal to each other; and an index value calculator configured to operate in a measurement mode for calculating an index value of a magnitude of an earthquake based on a measurement result of acceleration in at least one direction by the acceleration measuring unit, and to operate in a standby mode with less power consumption than power consumption in the measurement mode. Then, the acceleration measuring unit monitors establishment of an activation condition that N times (M≥N≥2) measurement results in consecutive M times (M≥2) measurement results of acceleration in a predetermined direction exceed an acceleration threshold value. When the acceleration measuring unit detects establishment of the activation condition, the index value calculator transitions from the standby mode to the measurement mode. |
| US12061298B1 |
System and method for the detection of gamma radiation from a radioactive analyte
A system and method for the measurement of radiation emitted from an in-vivo administered radioactive analyte is presented. Gamma radiation sensors may be used to determine the proper or improper administration of a radioactive analyte. In some cases, the system utilizes computer program code executable by a computer processor that performs the steps of receiving signal data, accessing reference data, and comparing the signal data to the reference data to determine a likelihood of improper administration of the radioactive analyte to the subject. |
| US12061296B2 |
Vehicle sensor synchronization using an external clock source
An example system includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device that scans a field-of-view defined by a pointing direction of the LIDAR device. The system also includes an actuator that adjusts the pointing direction of the LIDAR device. The system also includes a communication interface that receives timing information from an external system. The system also includes a controller that causes the actuator to adjust the pointing direction of the LIDAR device based on at least the received timing information. |
| US12061292B2 |
Light receiving apparatus and distance measuring apparatus
In one example, a light receiving apparatus includes a light receiving section with pixels arranged in a two-dimensional shape. A signal line is connected to each of the pixels. A time measuring section connected to the signal line measures a time from a light emission instruction timing to a light reception timing, a histogram creating section creates a histogram of the measured value, a storage section stores correction values corresponding to positions of the pixels, a correction processing section executes correction processing on the histogram on the basis of the stored correction values, and an output section outputs a signal subjected to the correction processing. The light receiving apparatus may, for example, be used in a distance measuring apparatus. |
| US12061287B2 |
Differential absorption LIDAR for profiling temperature
A beam transmitter, a receiver, and a LIDAR, along with methods to operate each are provided. The beam transmitter comprises a first and a second transmission channel (201a, 201b), each transmission channel including a first online laser, a first offline laser, and a first laser transmission selection switch operable to toggle between including the first online laser signal and the first offline laser signal in a first transmission beam. The beam transmitter further includes at least one light redirection device operable to coalign the first transmission beam with the second transmission beam. The receiver comprises a first splitter (402a, 402b), a first filter (404a, 404b), a first detector channel (406a, 406b), a second splitter (408a, 408b), a second filter (410a, 410b), and a second detector channel (412a, 412b). The LIDAR includes the beam transmitter, the receiver, and a shared telescope. |
| US12061283B2 |
Reconfigurable MIMO radar
Automotive radar systems may employ a reconfigurable connection of antennas to radar transmitters and/or receivers. An illustrative embodiment of an automotive radar system includes: a radar transmitter; a radar receiver; and a digital signal processor coupled to the radar receiver to detect reflections of a signal transmitted by the radar transmitter and to derive signal measurements therefrom. At least one of the radar transmitter and the radar receiver are switchable to provide the digital signal processor with signals from each of multiple combinations of transmit antenna and receive antenna. |
| US12061277B1 |
Airborne positioning method in aviation navigation network based on multi-source information fusion
The present application discloses an airborne positioning method and system for an aviation navigation network, and relates to the technical field of satellite navigation. The airborne positioning method for an aviation navigation network is applied to an omnisource navigation system, and comprises the following steps: acquiring the original observation data of the omnisource navigation system; Filtering the original observation data based on dead reckoning to obtain filtered observation data; Unify that filtered observation data in time and space to obtain observation data to be fused; The adaptive fusion algorithm of omnisource navigation based on variance optimization is adopted to fuse the observation data to be fused to obtain the fused data; the fused data is used to characterize the position of the target aircraft at the current moment. The present application can improve the accuracy of the positioning result. |
| US12061269B2 |
Method for operating a GNSS sensor of a vehicle
A method for operating a GNSS sensor of a vehicle having control operations influenceable via an electronic control unit includes receiving satellite data, evaluating the satellite data, and deactivating at least one operating mode of the GNSS sensor when at least a portion of the satellite data is unsuitable for determining the position of the vehicle. |
| US12061265B2 |
Time-of-flight simulation data training circuitry, time-of-flight simulation data training method, time-of-flight simulation data output method, time-of-flight simulation data output circuitry
The present disclosure generally pertains to time-of-flight simulation data training circuitry, configured to: obtain time-of-flight camera model data based on a time-of-flight camera model modelling a real time-of-flight camera of a real time-of-flight camera type; obtain real time-of-flight data from at least one real time-of-flight camera of the real time-of-flight camera type; determine a difference between the real time-of-flight data and the time-of-flight camera model data; and update, based on the determined difference, the time-of-flight camera model for generating simulated time-of-flight data representing the real time-of-flight camera. |
| US12061263B2 |
Systems and methods for a configurable sensor system
The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for generating, processing and correlating data from multiple sensors in an autonomous navigation system, and more particularly to the utilization of configurable and dynamic sensor modules within light detection and ranging systems that enable an improved correlation between sensor data as well as configurability and responsiveness of the system to its surrounding environment. |
| US12061252B2 |
Environment model using cross-sensor feature point referencing
Some embodiments include a method of generating an environment reference model for positioning comprising: receiving multiple data sets representing a scanned environment including information about a type of sensor used and data for determining an absolute position of objects or feature points represented by the data sets; extracting one or more objects or feature points from each data set; determining a position of each object or feature point in a reference coordinate system; generating a three-dimensional vector representation of the scanned environment aligned with the reference coordinate system including representation of the objects or feature points at corresponding locations, creating links between the objects or feature points in the three dimensional vector model with an identified type of sensor by which they can be detected in the environment; and storing the three-dimensional vector model representation and the links in a retrievable manner. |
| US12061248B2 |
Magnetic resonance imager with coils for arbitrary image space and fabrication thereof
An apparatus for fabricating non-planar coils includes a rotating table driven by a first motor; a wire approach height adjustment arm driven by a second motor; and a synchronization module configured such that a wire traversing from the height adjustment arm to a bobbin on the rotating table passes into a non-planar groove cut in the bobbin without damaging the wire. Performing magnetic resonance (MR) measurements includes a plurality of coil units configured for generating a gradient or shim magnetic field. The coil unit includes a plurality of coil windings, and each coil winding is separated longitudinally from an adjacent coil winding. A single pair of electrically conducting leads is configured to cause current to flow through all of the plurality of coil windings in the coil unit. Techniques include methods to fabricate and operate the apparatus. |
| US12061241B2 |
Rechargeable battery short circuit early detection device and rechargeable battery short circuit early detection method
A rechargeable battery short-circuit early detection device that detects a short-circuit in a rechargeable battery includes one or more processors connected to a current sensor that detects a charging current of the rechargeable battery, wherein the one or more processors are programmed to: if a detected temporal slope of the charging current exceeds a first threshold, determine that there is a possibility that a short circuit has occurred in at least one of the cells; detect anew a temporal slope of the charging current after a prescribed period of time has elapsed since the determination of said possibility; and thereafter, if the anew detected temporal slope of the charging current exceeds a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, determine that there is a possibility that the short-circuit is progressing, and output a signal indicating said possibility. |
| US12061235B2 |
System and method for shared hybrid transfer switch system with integrated relay self test
The present disclosure relates to a shared transfer switching system with built in relay testing ability, for transferring power received by a load from a preferred AC power source to an alternate AC power source, or transferring power being received by the load from the alternate AC power source to the preferred AC power source. The system selectively controls various ones of the relays used to apply power from either the preferred or alternate power sources to the load, such that the relays are switched from open to closed states at controlled times, while voltage measurements are made at select locations between the relays. The system can identify which specific ones of a plurality of relays associated with each of the preferred and alternate power sources has properly opened and closed, and thus verify that all of the relays needed to switch between the preferred and alternate power sources are operating properly. |
| US12061233B2 |
Method and circuit for performing error detection on a clock gated register signal
An error detection circuit and method for performing cyclic redundancy check on a clock gated register signal is disclosed. The error detection circuit comprise a first register, a second register, a third register and an error detection module. The first register is a clock gated register and is configured to be updated with a data signal (x) in response to a clock enabling signal. The second register is configured to be updated with a check bit (c) based on the data signal (x). The check bit is calculated by a check bit calculation unit. The third register is configured to be updated with a current value (b) of the clock enabling signal. The error detection module is configured for calculating an indication bit (I) based on at least the output of the first register, the output of the second register and the output of the third register. |
| US12061231B2 |
Device interface board compliance testing using impedance response profiling
A method for compliance testing of a Digital Interface Board attached to Automatic Test Equipment in the testing of integrated circuit semiconductor devices using Impedance Response Profiling. The includes launching alternating voltage digital clock signals from the Pin Electronics to one or more circuit paths in the Digital Interface Board, and sampling a mix of the launched alternating voltage digital clock signals and reflected signals. The method also includes compositing time domain waveforms originating at the Pin Electronics, and generating an initial reflection response profile baseline. The method is repeated at a later predetermined time, generating a later reflection response profile. The method further includes comparing the initial reflection response profile baseline with the later reflection response profile, and determining whether the one or more circuit paths of the Digital Interface Board are in compliance with predetermined operating standards. |
| US12061229B2 |
In-line electrical detection of defects at wafer level
In a semiconductor manufacturing method includes providing a plurality of patterns on a semiconductor substrate. The patterns include an NMOS structure arranged next to an N+/N well structure, and/or a PMOS structure arranged next to a P+/P well structure. The method further includes: receiving a plurality of images by applying an electron beam to the patterns; and transferring the semiconductor substrate to a next process step if there is no image conversion according to a predetermined image contrast property of the patterns. |
| US12061227B1 |
Integrated heater and temperature measurement
Disclosed herein is an integrated heater and measurement (IHM) device comprising heating-sensing element(s) and heating-sensing circuit(s). A heating-sensing element generates heat and determines the temperature of the IHM device. In some embodiments, the heating-sensing element may operate in a plurality of modes: heating mode, sensing mode, and/or off mode. A controller may dynamically adjust the properties of the operation mode and/or time periods based on the determined temperature. The adjusted properties may include the duration of the heating mode, the ON time for a heating-sensing element, etc. The controller may adjust the duration of heating mode based on the temperature difference between the determined temperature and a set point temperature, such as decreasing the duration of the heating mode when there is a low temperature difference, and increasing the duration of the heating mode when there is a high temperature difference. |
| US12061226B2 |
Support device, test system, and method of controlling support device
A support device includes a support that supports an object to be tested and that includes a flow path inside, the flow path having an inlet and an outlet, and the flow path being configured to flow a first temperature adjusting medium from the inlet to the outlet, a mixer configured to discharge a third temperature adjusting medium, the first temperature adjusting medium flowing out from the outlet and a second temperature adjusting medium externally supplied being mixed at a ratio that is predetermined in the third temperature adjusting medium, a medium transfer configured to transfer the third temperature adjusting medium to the inlet as the first temperature adjusting medium, and a heater configured to heat the first temperature adjusting medium or the third temperature adjusting medium. |
| US12061221B2 |
Electric field gradient sensor
An electric field gradient sensor is presented, having a sensor body having an outer surface; and a plurality of electrodes distributed over the outer surface, each electrode having an electrode surface facing outward from the surface. The plurality of electrodes are arranged forming a plurality of electrode pairs, each electrode pair formed by a first electrode and a second electrode located on opposite sides of the sensor body. This sensor enables three-dimensional measurements of the electric field gradient along structures located in an electrically conductive medium, such as subsea structures, for example for monitoring the cathodic protection of such structure. |
| US12061220B2 |
Method for contactless determination of an operating state
The disclosure relates to a method for determination of an operating state of a compressor and/or a rotational speed of a compressor drive of the compressor comprising; measuring, over a time range, a magnetic field associated with one or more phases of an electrical power supply conductor supplying the compressor with electrical power; wherein the magnetic field is measured by a detection element to provide a representation of the magnetic field; determining a frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range; and analyzing the frequency spectrum of the representation of the magnetic field over the time range to determine an operating state of the compressor and/or to determine a rotational speed of the compressor drive. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method, a compressor measuring system, and a computer-readable storage medium. |
| US12061219B2 |
Power meter and method thereof
Provided are a method and apparatus for system self-recovery. Specifically, a power meter employs a method in which a processor monitors the status of threads running in the power meter. The threads include at least one critical thread for measuring electricity usage at a metering point and at least one noncritical thread for other auxiliary functions. The Power meter can reboot if the status received from the threads indicates that a critical thread among the at least one critical thread works abnormally, and can restart the noncritical thread if the status received from the threads indicates that a noncritical thread among the at least one noncritical thread works abnormally. |
| US12061204B2 |
Method to map protein landscapes
In shotgun proteomics, generally only a fraction of peptides from a parent protein are actually detected. Because a large portion of the protein sequence is not detected, it is often impossible to determine whether the expressed protein is present in a modified, spliced, or truncated form. Provided herein are methods and systems for analyzing polypeptides which allow for the increase of the mean sequence coverage of a protein concomitant with bioinformatics analysis in order to distinguish putative proteoforms with improved amino acid resolution. Aspects of the invention include (1) a deep sequencing strategy to provide more protein sequence coverage than is typically achieved, and (2) a computational approach to view protein expression across its full length and identify regions of the protein that are potentially subject to such regulation. This technology has global utility in proteomics and will be of particular use for the analysis of biosimilar protein drug therapeutics. |
| US12061202B2 |
Compositions and methods for bioluminescent detection using multifunctional probes
Provided herein are materials and methods for performing bioluminescent assays using a bifunctional probe. In particular, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for detecting and/or quantifying a biomolecule and/or assaying a cellular process associated with the biomolecule using a bifunctional probe capable of binding the biomolecule and generating a bioluminescent and/or fluorescent signal. |
| US12061201B2 |
Fluorescent probes for the visualization of FtsZ in gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial pathogens
The invention provides a compound of formula I: or a salt thereof, wherein Y, Z, L, and W have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula I or a salt thereof. The compounds are useful as tools for visualizing FtsZ and monitoring cell division in a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens of acute clinical importance and for identifying new FtsZ inhibitors. |
| US12061198B2 |
Diagnosis and treatment of viral diseases
Provided are methods of diagnosing a viral disease such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Castleman's disease, a lymphoma, a thymoma or a sarcoma in a patient by identifying one or more virus-specific elements such as a nucleic acid or a viral protein or a patient antibody to a virus-specific element, as well as to kits for diagnosing the viral disease in a patient. Further provided are methods of monitoring disease progression and/or the efficacy of therapy by measuring the levels of a virus-specific element in a sample from a patient, and methods of identifying therapeutic agents that show efficacy in reducing levels of virus-specific agents in vitro. Still further provided are methods of treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lymphoproliferative disease and cancer, as well as to methods of preventing viral infection, including Herpesvirus saimiri infection. |
| US12061192B2 |
Cholesterol measurement device
A cholesterol measurement device includes a measuring instrument body; and a light-intensity check member mounted on and integrated with the measuring instrument body. The light intensity check member reflects light emitted from a light-emitting unit, allowing detecting abnormal light intensity and accurate assessing light intensity change, which prevents a measurement value change due to the change in light intensity and improves reliability of the measurement value. The device keeps a measurement unit clean all the time since the measurement unit can be easily cleaned by separating a strip fixation unit, when a specimen flows into the strip fixation unit in which a measurement strip is inserted. |
| US12061186B2 |
Compositions and methods for using cross-dressing to enhance anti-tumor immune responses
Provided herein are compositions and methods of use relating to a novel class of dendritic cells, referred to herein as ISG+ DC, having anti-tumor activity. |
| US12061184B2 |
Gas constituent measuring apparatus
A gas constituent measuring apparatus includes a cell that draws in a first gas to be measured, gas sensors that respond to one or more types of constituent gases in the cell, a regulator that controls humidity in the cell, a pump, a humidity sensor that detects the humidity in the cell, and an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit controls the regulator and pump on the basis of a detection result of the humidity sensor so that the humidity is within a predetermined range before the first gas is drawn into the cell or after the first gas is discharged from the cell, acquires first response values from the gas sensors with humidity being controlled, acquires second response values from the gas sensors with the first gas being in the cell, and determines concentrations of the one or more types of constituent gases from the first and second response values. |
| US12061182B2 |
Ion conductivity filter and measurement system
An apparatus for measuring the cation conductivity of a fluid sample includes a housing having an inlet disposed at a first end of the housing and an outlet disposed at a second end of the housing, the second end opposite the first end, wherein the inlet of the housing is configured to receive the fluid sample. The apparatus includes a first cellulose filter disposed in the housing adjacent to the inlet; a second cellulose filter disposed in the housing adjacent to the outlet; and a cation exchange resin filter disposed in the housing between the first cellulose filter and the second cellulose filter. The outlet of the housing is configured to be fluidically connected to a cation conductivity sensor configured to measure a cation conductivity of an effluent output from the outlet of the housing. |
| US12061181B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring wood density of live timber
A method and an apparatus were disclosed for measuring wood density of live timber. The method comprising: measuring a diameter of a test part of the live timber at a first height from a ground surface; transmitting and receiving microwave in a preset frequency range in air at a first distance greater than the diameter, measuring a first ratio of a transmitted microwave signal to a first received microwave signal at different frequencies; transmitting microwave in the air at the first height and microwave penetrates the test part, receiving the microwave at the first distance from the microwave transmitting position, measuring a second ratio of a transmitted microwave signal to a second received microwave signal at different frequencies, calculating a dielectric constant and an attenuation constant; calculating the wood density according to a relationship between the wood density and the dielectric constant and the attenuation constant. |
| US12061178B2 |
Liquid chromatograph and liquid amount detection method
A liquid chromatograph 1 includes a weight measuring device 21 and a control device 30. The control device 30 includes a liquid amount detection processor 301. The weight measuring device 21 measures the weight of the first mobile phase container 6, the second mobile phase container 8, or the waste liquid container 13. The liquid amount detection processor 301 detects the amount of the mobile phase or the amount of the waste liquid based on the weight measured by the weight measuring device 21. For this reason, the amount of the mobile phase or the amount of the waste liquid can be detected without providing a flow sensor or the like in a channel. As a result, the delivery of the mobile phase can be kept in a smooth state. Further, even in a case where a problem occurs in the channel of the mobile phase, the first pump 7, and the second pump 9, the amount of the mobile phase or the amount of the waste liquid can be detected. Furthermore, the amount of the mobile phase or the amount of the waste liquid can be detected without being affected by the shape of each container. For this reason, the amount of the mobile phase or the amount of the waste liquid can be accurately detected. |
| US12061177B2 |
Method and system for analysing a test piece
A method for acoustically measuring material properties of a test piece at high temperatures, includes the steps of: heating the test piece to within a testing temperature range; performing a background measurement within said testing temperature range by capturing a vibrational signal from the test piece within a calibration period, thereby obtaining a noise signal; performing an acoustic measurement on said test piece within said testing temperature range and within a testing period by: imparting a vibrational excitation onto the test piece; capturing a vibrational signal of the test piece within the testing period, thereby obtaining a vibrational response signal to said vibrational excitation, and obtaining the material properties of the test piece by analyzing the vibrational response signal, thereby taking into account the noise signal. A system is provided for acoustically measuring material properties of a test piece at high temperatures. |
| US12061170B2 |
Tunnel defect detection and management system based on vibration signal of moving train
A tunnel defect detection and management system based on a vibration signal of a moving train. This system identifies the defects in a subway tunnel structure and soil behind a wall through the acquisition, transmission and analysis of an on-board acceleration signal. A signal acquisition sensor is mounted on the moving train. A signal acquisition module and a signal transmission system are mounted in the train to preprocess and compress the signal. A data processing and analysis server performs data analysis to quickly identify the defects of the tunnel and the auxiliary structure thereof, and determine a defect location and type. A tunnel management platform releases real-time detection information and health status of the tunnel, alarms for the defects, and releases the defect data to relevant personnel to take measures. |
| US12061163B2 |
pH modulation device architecture mediating metal oxide catalysis for metabolite sensing
A non-enzymatic sensor includes a substrate; a sensor contact disposed on the substrate; and a pH modifying contact disposed on the substrate proximate the sensor contact. The pH modifying contact includes a material that absorbs hydrogen from and expels hydrogen to a fluid when in use in response to applied voltages resulting in an electrically controllable change of pH of the fluid. The pH modifying contact is positioned relative to the sensor contact such that the electrically controllable change of pH of the fluid results in a change in pH of the fluid proximal to the sensor contact to thereby enhanced detection of a substance of interest at the sensor contact without the use of enzymes. |
| US12061161B2 |
Operation of combustible gas sensor in a dynamic mode with a constant resistance setpoint
A gas sensor device includes a sensing element including a heating element and electronic circuitry in connection with the heating element. The sensing element forms a resistive element in a circuit of the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuity operates the sensing element in a trigger mode via a pulsed energy input to the heating element at a first duty cycle and in a primary mode via a pulsed energy input to the heating element at a second duty cycle, which is greater than the first duty cycle. The electronic circuitry is further configured to measure a response of the sensing element over time during each pulse of a plurality of pulses of the pulsed energy input. The primary mode is entered upon measurement of a value of a response at or above a threshold value in the trigger mode of operation. |
| US12061159B2 |
Particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) using hydrogen and multi-species focused ion beams
Practical implementation of Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) on a focused ion beam apparatus or on a dual-beam apparatus comprising both focused-ion beam and scanning microscopy capabilities is described. Accordingly, an analytical method comprises: directing and focusing a beam of ions comprising a mixture of protons and non-hydrogen ions onto a sample, wherein the kinetic energy of ions of the mixture is not greater than 50 kilo-electron-Volts (keV); and detecting and measuring X-rays that are emitted from the sample in response to the impingement of the protons and non-hydrogen ions onto the sample. |
| US12061158B2 |
Device and method for measuring the water content of the ground, vegetation and snow
A device (12) for measuring the water content of the ground, vegetation and snow, comprises: at least one first module (20) adapted to measure a flow of cosmic rays incident to the ground; at least one second module (40) adapted to measure an ambient neutron flow; and a control unit (60) connected to said at least one first module (20) and said at least one second module (40). The control unit (60) is adapted to process the measurements of said at least one first module (20) and said at least one second module (40) to determine the measurement of the water content. |
| US12061157B1 |
Battery holder device and battery test system including the same
A battery holder device and a battery test system including the same are disclosed. The battery holder device and the battery test system including the same can grip battery calls and test the battery calls while rotating the gripped battery calls about two different axes. The battery holder device comprises a holder module including a holder housing forming a shape extending in a longitudinal direction and including a holder housing body, and a gripper movably coupled to the holder housing body. The holder housing body includes first and second holder housing body walls that are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the holder housing and face each other, and a holder housing body bottom connecting the first and second holder housing body walls. |
| US12061155B2 |
Method and apparatus for evaluation of a status of a material in metallurgical vessels
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for evaluating a status of a refractory material in metallurgical vessels, including furnaces and ladles, wherein an external structure at least partly surrounding the refractory material impairs the propagation of radiofrequency signals. The apparatus and method are operative to identify flaws and determine the erosion profile and thickness of refractory material and the level or rate of penetration of molten material into the refractory material, using radiofrequency signals. The apparatus comprises an antenna embedded in the refractory material or positioned inside the chamber of the vessel designed to collect data associated with the propagation of radiofrequency signals transmitted by the antenna into the refractory material. Moreover, signal processing techniques allow determining the status of the internal wall of the vessel due to operational wear, age, and presence of flaws, cracks, corrosion, and erosion to improve the operational life and maintenance of the vessel. |
| US12061152B2 |
Repair diagram generation device, repair diagram generation method, and program
Provided are a repair diagram generation device, a repair diagram generation method, and a program which accurately and efficiently generate a repair diagram showing a repair region to be repaired and a repair method from a captured image of a structure. A repair diagram generation device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of a structure, a damage detection unit that detects damage from the captured image by image processing and specifies a degree of the damage, a method specifying unit that specifies a repair method of the damage based on the damage and the degree of the damage, and a repair diagram generation unit that generates a repair diagram showing a repair region and the repair method for repairing the damage based on the damage and the repair method. |
| US12061149B2 |
Swept frequency fluorometer
A swept frequency fluorometer having a signal processor or processing module configured to:receive signaling containing information about reflected light off one or more fluorescence species-of-interest in a liquid sample that is swept with light having a variable frequency range, the information including a characteristic optical frequency corresponding to a fluorescence species-of-interest in the liquid, and a characteristic/lifetime optical frequency corresponding to a distinct fluorescence lifetime in which the fluorescence species-of-interest remains in an excited state; andprovide corresponding signaling containing information about an identity of the fluorescence species-of-interest detected and distinguished from overlapping fluorescence species in the liquid using the characteristic/lifetime optical frequency, based upon the signaling received. |
| US12061147B2 |
Addressable plasmonic arrays
An imaging apparatus for imaging a sample (7) comprises an array of electronically addressable pixels (6) wherein each pixel is arranged to support a surface plasmon resonance therein to generate an evanescent electromagnetic field. This field extends transversely from the pixel so as to be salient from the array at a first side of the array for illuminating the sample at said first side. A light source (15) is arranged to illuminate the array with excitation light therewith to generate said surface plasmon resonance. An optical detector (12A, 12B, 12C) is arranged at a second side of the array which is opposite to said first side of the array for detecting optical radiation returned from the array in response to illumination of the array by said excitation light. A processing unit (4) is arranged to associate the detected optical radiation with the address of the pixel or pixels within the array at which the surface plasmon resonance was generated. |
| US12061142B2 |
Method for determining physicochemical properties of nanoscale systems (NSS)
The invention relates to a method for determining the physicochemical properties of a nanoscale system (NSS) using analytical ultracentrifugation), comprising the steps of generating a multi-dimensional sedimentation analysis map associated with the NSS of interest; selecting sample-dependent parameters; determining sedimentation coefficient value/parameter in the sample; inserting sample sedimentation coefficient values onto the multi-dimensional sedimentation analysis map to obtain a NSS sample map value; and inferring from the NSS sample map value the physicochemical properties of the NSS sample. Furthermore, the invention relates to a system for performing the method, a computer program product and a computer readable storage medium. |
| US12061139B2 |
Automated vault module
A cryogenic storage system provides automated storage and retrieval of samples in a cryogenic environment, as well as automated transfer of individual samples between cryogenic environments. Stored samples are maintained under a cryogenic temperature threshold, while also enabling access to the samples. The samples may be organized and tracked by scanning a barcode of each sample. The storage system can include multiple storage vaults and provide for transfer of individual samples between the storage vaults, as well as between a storage vault and a removable cryogenic storage device. |
| US12061138B2 |
Apparatus with heterogeneous processing modules
A biological sample processing apparatus having an enclosure. A plurality of sample processing modules are held by the enclosure. Each sample processing module is configured to hold a removable sample cartridge and to only perform sample processing on a sample within the corresponding removable sample cartridge. Each sample processing module is configured to perform at least one of a plurality of testing processes on the sample within the removable sample cartridge. At least one module in the apparatus is configured to perform nucleic acid amplification and detection. |
| US12061132B2 |
Combustion chamber leak detection kit in vehicle engines
A detection kit for detecting combustion chamber leaks in water cooled otto or diesel vehicle engines includes a transparent solution reservoir placed in an expansion tank and/or expansion tank inlet/outlet hoses, and having low liquid and vapour permeability and high CO2 permeability, a pH indicator solution placed in the solution reservoir, stable under high temperature and high pressure, and indicating combustion chamber leaks by change of colour with the change in the pH value. |
| US12061131B2 |
Judgment device and judgment method
An object is to provide a determination device that determines a state of a terminal end portion of a coated optical fiber at any location of the coated optical fiber. Reflection of test light varies in a reflection amount at each wavelength depending on a situation of the terminal end portion of the coated optical fiber. In other words, if the magnitude of the reflection amount at each wavelength can be known, the situation of the terminal end portion of the coated optical fiber can be estimated. The determination device according to the present invention is configured to make test light having a plurality of wavelengths incident from the optical fiber side and determine the test light based on a light intensity ratio of each reflected light beams reflected at the terminal end. In addition, reflection of test light varies in return loss at each wavelength depending on a situation of the terminal end portion of the coated optical fiber. If Rayleigh backscattered light can also be measured when measuring a reflection amount, the return loss can be known for each wavelength, and the situation of the terminal end portion of the coated optical fiber can be estimated from the result. The determination device according to the present invention is configured to make test light having a plurality of wavelengths incident from the optical fiber side and determine the test light based on a return loss at the terminal end. |
| US12061130B2 |
Manufacturing method of a semiconductor pressure sensor having first silicon and second silicon substrates including an oxide film
The present application provides a semiconductor pressure sensor having high manufacturing stability and high accuracy. A second silicon substrate is bonded across an oxide film to one main face of a first silicon substrate, in which a recessed portion that becomes a reference pressure chamber and an alignment mark are formed, whereby the first silicon substrate and the second silicon substrate are joined in a state wherein the recessed portion and the alignment mark are covered by the second silicon substrate. The alignment mark is detected using an infrared sensor, positioning is carried out using the alignment mark, and a gauge resistor, which is a pressure-sensitive element portion, is formed in a diaphragm formed in the second silicon substrate positioned above the recessed portion. |
| US12061129B1 |
System and method for measuring, calculating, recording and reporting vehicle tire pressure using a pneumatic piston-type gauge
A handheld pneumatic tire pressure gauge includes a substantially hollow tubular body section having a gauge head at one end and an open end opposite the gauge head. The gauge head is configured to operatively connect to a pneumatic tire. An elongated measurement scale is slidable positioned within the body section and is configured to be forced out of the body section through the open end. The measurement scale extends outwardly though the open end a distance proportional with a measured air pressure. The measurement scale includes a series of rectangular markers spaced apart at intervals and arranged in groups of common hue along its length. |
| US12061128B2 |
Torque loading in component stack assembly
According to an aspect, a system includes a memory system configured to store a plurality of instructions and a processing system. The processing system is configured to communicate with the memory system and execute the instructions that result in determining an initial torque applied to a component stack, determining an assembly torque and an angle of turn applied to the component stack after the initial torque is applied, and determining a friction value associated with the component stack. Execution of the instructions further result in determining a stack load of the component stack based on the friction value, the assembly torque, and the angle of turn, and outputting an indicator of the stack load. |
| US12061127B2 |
Method for producing a differential pressure sensor
A method for producing a differential pressure sensor includes: a) Providing a sensor assembly; b) Providing a main body with a substantially rotationally symmetrical cavity for receiving the sensor assembly; c) Introducing the sensor assembly into the cavity of the main body; d) Welding the sensor assembly into the cavity of the main body by means of a resistance pulse welding method; e) Introducing, for example, by pressing in, a welding ring between the sensor assembly and the cavity of the main body in an opening region of the cavity; and f) Axial laser welding in the opening region of the cavity such that the main body is welded circumferentially to the sensor assembly by means of the welding ring. |
| US12061126B2 |
Pressure sensing device and method
A pressure sensing device (1000) comprises first and second electrodes (10, 20) spaced from each other by a distance. At least one of the electrodes is formed of/comprises a unitary piece of non-metallic conductive material. The distance is changeable in response to a pressure/force applied to the first and/or second electrode. The device comprises a measurement module (500) connected to the first/second electrode at a plurality of sensing points (S1 . . . ). The measurement module is configured to measure a change in capacitance between the first and second electrodes, in response to a change in the distance when a pressure/force is applied to the first and/or second electrode, at each sensing point individually and/or at all sensing points simultaneously. The measurement module is configured to determine the location, area and amount of applied pressure on the first and/or second electrode from the individual measurements, and/or the amount of the applied pressure from the simultaneous measurement. |
| US12061123B2 |
Semiconductor device and trimming method of the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate on which a temperature sensor is formed, a plurality of insulating films formed above the semiconductor substrate, a temperature measurement wiring pattern formed on a first insulating film which is one of the plurality of the insulating films, a detection electrode which is formed on the uppermost insulating film of the plurality of the insulating films to be arranged at a position corresponding to the first temperature measurement wiring pattern and is provided for contact a temperature measurement needle, and one or more via electrodes formed in one or more insulating film between the temperature measurement electrode and the detection electrode to couple between the temperature measurement electrode and the detection electrode. |
| US12061122B2 |
Method and system utilizing absolute velocity to improve the performance of electromagnetic devices
The method and system utilized the measurement of the “absolute” velocities or equivalent parameters of the electromagnetic devices and objects, which are defined as the velocities relative to the real origin of the electromagnetic wave, to accurately picture their impacts on the propagation and measurement of the electromagnetic wave and compensate for these impacts correspondingly. The comprehensive information of the “absolute” velocities, including both the measured values and the calculated right timings, is utilized to calibrate and control the electromagnetic device and calculate the results to improve performance and accuracy. The method and system include the absolute velocity measurement, the calibration and control of the device, and the computation of the right timings and results. |
| US12061121B2 |
Temperature detecting element and imaging apparatus
There is provided a temperature detecting element that includes a light-collecting portion and a sensor portion. The light collecting portion is constituted by a first light-collecting portion to which infrared light is incident and a second light-collecting portion to which infrared light having been exited from the first light-collecting portion is incident. The sensor portion is a portion to which infrared light having been exited from the second light-collecting portion is incident. At least one of the first light-collecting portion and the second light-collecting portion is provided on a base that covers the temperature detecting element. |
| US12061119B2 |
Infrared presence detector system
An infrared presence detector system includes a focal plane array and a processor coupled to the focal plane array. The array includes a first radiant energy sensor and a plurality of second radiant energy sensors, with the first and second radiant energy sensors configured to convert incident radiation into an electrical signal. The processor is coupled to the focal plane array, and is configured to control the focal plane array in a sleep mode, wherein the first radiant energy sensor is energized and the plurality of second radiant energy sensors are de-energized, and an active mode, wherein at least the plurality of second radiant energy sensors are energized when the first radiant energy sensor detects a presence. |
| US12061116B2 |
Compact spectral analyzer
Aspects relate to a spectral analyzer that can be used for biological sample detection. The spectral analyzer includes an optical window configured to receive a sample and a spectral sensor including a chassis having various component assembled thereon. Examples of components may include a light source, a light modulator, illumination and collection optical elements, a detector, and a processor. The spectral analyzer is configured to obtain spectral data representative of a spectrum of the sample using, for example, an artificial intelligence (AI) engine. The spectral analyzer further includes a thermal separator positioned between the light modulator and the light source. |
| US12061110B2 |
Displacement and weight association apparatus
A displacement and weight association apparatus includes a setting unit, a detecting unit, a measuring unit, and an associating unit. The setting unit sets a processing target period. The detecting unit detects weights of a plurality of vehicles having passed a structure during the processing target period. The measuring unit measures a plurality of peak values of displacement of the structure during the processing target period. The associating unit associates the peak values with the weights of the vehicles based on a magnitude relation of the measured peak values and a magnitude relation of the detected weights of the vehicles. |
| US12061109B2 |
Portable device, dispensing method, reservoir, and system including such a device and reservoir
A mobile device (10) for measuring out at least one ingredient associated with a predetermined mass comprising: means (105) for guiding into position opposite at least one reservoir comprising an ingredient to be measured out, means (110) for reading an identifier of an ingredient on the reservoir comprising said ingredient, motorized means (115) for delivering the ingredient to be measured out from the reservoir, means (120) for acquiring a mass measurement of the ingredient, control means (125), configured to activate the motorized means when the reservoir of the ingredient to be measured out is identified by the means for reading an identifier and the device is positioned opposite the reservoir, until the mass of the ingredient acquired by the acquisition means is equal to the predetermined mass for the ingredient. |
| US12061106B2 |
Thermal gas flow meter that corrects fluid flow based on tendency of a detected flow value detected by a temperature sensor
Provided are a heater that heats a fluid, and a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the fluid, and a flow rate of the fluid flowing through a main channel is corrected based on a tendency of a detection value detected by the temperature detector to change over time. |
| US12061101B2 |
Disaggregation of gas load to determine meter or service under-sizing
Techniques determine if a gas service (e.g., piping and/or meter) is under-sized for the customer's needs. In one example, flowrate information corresponding to gas usage at a service site over a first period of time is obtained. The flowrate information is disaggregated to determine an expected flowrate associated with each of two or more appliances having generally fixed-rates of gas consumption. Flowrate information is again obtained, corresponding to a second period of time. The second flowrate information is compared to one or more combinations (i.e., summations) of the expected flowrates associated with each of the two or more appliances. Based on the comparison, it may be determined that the service site is not appropriately sized. In an example, failure to detect two fixed-rate of gas-consumption appliances operating at their respective fixed-rates at the same time may indicate that the service cannot provide gas at a sufficient flowrate. |
| US12061099B2 |
Apparatus and method of producing a sensing substrate
An occupant or object sensing system in a vehicle includes electrical circuits for resistive and/or capacitive sensing and corresponding circuits shielding the sensing system from interference. A sensing circuit and a shielding circuit may be printed by screen printing with conductive ink on opposite sides of a non-conductive substrate. The substrate is a plastic film or other fabric that has an elastic memory structure that is resilient to stretching. The conductive inks used to print circuits onto the substrate have a similar resilience to stretching such that the substrate and the circuits thereon can be subject to deforming forces without breaking the printed circuits. The substrate may be covered with a carbon polymer layer to provide alternative conductive paths that enable fast recovery for conduction in the presence of any break in the printed conductive traces on the substrate. |
| US12061097B2 |
Substrate type sensor for measuring horizontality of substrate support member provided in atmosphere accompanied by temperature change, method for measuring horizontality of substrate support member by using the same, and non-transitory computer readable medium
A substrate type sensor provided in an atmosphere accompanied by a temperature change to measure a horizontality of a support member that supports a substrate is disclosed. The substrate type sensor may include a base having a shape of the substrate, one or more sensors provided in the base and including 3 or more axis acceleration sensors or 6 or more axis measurement units (IMUs), a receiver configured to receive data collected by the one or more sensors and a power source configured to provide electric power to the one or more sensors and the receiver. |
| US12061095B2 |
Information processing system, processing device, and information processing method
A processing device and an information processing system included in a network can select a device to be connected. A processing device includes a controller and a communicator. Software includes a first implementation program to cause the controller to implement a predetermined function. First use-data is used to execute the first implementation program. The controller included in a logical network connects with, of other processing devices with each of which the controller can communicate, a processing device that implements, based on a second implementation program or second use-data, the same function as the function implemented when the first implementation program is executed. |
| US12061092B2 |
Vehicle controller and vehicle control system
A vehicle controller includes a processing unit which creates a power-supply plan that ensures a first amount of electric power needed for the vehicle to arrive at the destination from the current location along a travel route. The travel route includes a specified section on which wireless power-supply equipment, among a plurality of power-supply equipment, is disposed. Using weather information including the specified section, the processing unit creates the power-supply plan in which a ratio of a second amount of electric power, which is supplied from the at least one wireless power-supply equipment to the vehicle, to the first amount of electric power is less in a first case in which deposition is determined to be present on the specified section than in a second case in which deposition is determined to be not present on the at least one specified section. |
| US12061091B2 |
Methods and systems for sun-aware vehicle routing
Example implementations may relate to sun-aware vehicle routing. In particular, a computing system of a vehicle may determine an expected position of the sun relative to a geographic area. Based on the expected position, the computing system may make a determination that travel of the vehicle through certain location(s) within the geographic area is expected to result in the sun being proximate to an object within a field of view of the vehicle's image capture device. Responsively, the computing system may generate a route for the vehicle in the geographic area based at least on the route avoiding travel of the vehicle through these certain location(s), and may then operate the vehicle to travel in accordance with the generated route. Ultimately, this may help reduce or prevent situations where quality of image(s) degrades due to sunlight, which may allow for use of these image(s) as basis for operating the vehicle. |
| US12061089B1 |
Multi-modal transportation system
Methods and systems for detecting when users deviate from a provided transportation route and for correcting the transportation route in response to such user deviations is presented. In one embodiment, a method is provided including detecting a changed condition for a transportation route between a first location and a second location. The transportation route may include multiple transportation segments. A first transportation segment designating a first modality may be identified, wherein the changed condition decreases a likelihood that vehicles associated with the first modality will be available to service the first transportation segment. In response, a second transportation segment designating a second modality different from the first modality is generated. The first transportation segment is then replaced with the second transportation segment in the transportation route. |
| US12061087B2 |
Strapdown inertial navigation heave measurement method using multiple low-pass filter units
A strapdown inertial navigation heave measurement method using multiple low-pass filter units includes: firstly, collecting data of a gyroscope and an accelerometer by a system, obtaining attitude information of a carrier by using initial alignment, and then, obtaining a relationship matrix between a body coordinate system and a geographic coordinate system by using the attitude information; obtaining a relationship matrix between the geographic coordinate system and a reference coordinate system according to a geographic position, and obtaining a rough vertical acceleration by using a direction cosine matrix, output information of the accelerometer and gravity information; then, filtering out low-frequency signals by using a first filter unit and integration to obtain a relatively accurate velocity signal; and furthermore, enabling the vertical acceleration to be subjected to a second filter unit and integration to obtain an accurate heave displacement. |
| US12061083B2 |
System and method for wave prediction
A method and system for prediction of wave properties include collecting time series data streams from one or more wave measurement devices and processing the data using a wave-prediction algorithm to identify the frequency components of the data and compute wave parameters. The wave-field is propagated in space and time to predict wave height, speed, and velocity at a target location. A sliding window approach is used to continuously update the prediction in real-time. |
| US12061081B2 |
Automatic wheel alignment detection system and method for a vehicle
A wheel alignment detection system for a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors and a controller. Each of the plurality of sensors is configured to generate a signal. The controller is in communication with the plurality of sensors and is configured to: detect an external force exerted on the vehicle based on the signal from at least one of the plurality of sensors; determine whether the external force exerted on the vehicle has a magnitude that is between a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value; and command the vehicle to provide an alert in response to determining that the magnitude of the external force exerted on the vehicle is between the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value, wherein the alert is indicative that a wheel alignment check should be performed. |
| US12061080B1 |
Optical-based validation of parallelism between internal facets
Disclosed herein is a method for validating parallelism of internal facets of a sample. The method includes: (i) providing a sample including a light transmissive substrate and internal facets, nominally parallel and nominally inclined at an angle μnom relative to a flat surface of the sample; (ii) providing a prism having a substantially same refractive index as the substrate and including a flat, first surface and a flat, second surface, opposite to the first surface and inclined relative thereto at substantially the angle μnom; (iii) positioning the sample and the prism, such that the surface of the sample is parallel and adjacent to the second surface of the prism; (iv) projecting on the first surface of the prism, substantially normally thereto an incident light beam; (v) sensing light returned from the prism following reflection off the internal facets; and (vi) computing deviation from parallelism between the internal facets. |
| US12061079B2 |
Detection method, detection apparatus, lithography apparatus, and article manufacturing method
A method for detecting a mark using a detection apparatus including a detection unit includes performing a first movement process that moves the detection unit to a first position, performing a second movement process that moves the detection unit to a second position, detecting the mark after the first movement process and the second movement process, and correcting a measurement value of the detected mark using first information about a movement of the detection unit in the first movement process and second information about a movement of the detection unit in the second movement process. |
| US12061078B2 |
On-machine inspection and compensation method employing point clouds and applied to complex surface processing
The present application provides an on-machine point cloud detection and compensation method for processing complex surfaces, which comprises: step S1, installing a detecting and scanning actuator on an ultrasonic rolling machine tool; step S2, installing a processed workpiece on the chuck which is scanned by the detecting and scanning actuator to obtain the point cloud data of the workpiece in a coordinate system of detecting and scanning actuator, which is converted into the point cloud data of the workpiece in a coordinate system of machine tool; step S3, processing the point cloud data of the workpiece in the coordinate system of machine tool; step S4, obtaining and compensating the shape error feature of the workpiece according to theoretical design data of the processed workpiece and processed point cloud data of the workpiece in the coordinate system of machine tool. The accuracy and efficiency of complex surface strengthening is improved in the present application. |
| US12061071B2 |
Portable target stand system
A portable target stand system includes a pair of legs, wherein each leg has a body with a front edge and a receiver slot positionally alignable with each other. The system also includes a member having a plate that has a pair of leg slots that slidably receives one of the leg bodies. Each receiver slot slidably receives the member and a cross lap joint is formed between each leg slot and a corresponding one of the receiver slots provided by each leg. The member may consist of a torso target member, a swinger target member, a paper adapter member, or a dummy adapter member. |
| US12061068B2 |
Bumper for an electrode of a conducted electrical weapon
A bumper for preventing a forward portion of an electrode from penetrating a target comprises a rearward portion and an expandable portion. The rearward portion is configured to couple the bumper to a forward portion of an electrode. The expandable portion may comprise a plurality of members. The expandable portion is configured to transition from a collapsed state to an expanded state after being launched toward a target. The expanded state comprises a greater contact area than the contact area of the collapsed state. The greater contact area of the expanded state is configured to distribute a force of impact on the target to prevent penetration into the target. The transition from the collapsed state to the expanded state may be configured to increase a duration of impact with the target, thereby reducing a force of impact on the target to prevent penetration into the target. |
| US12061067B2 |
Visual targeting apparatus and system
A target adjustment apparatus may be provided. The target adjustment apparatus may include an optical targeting device having a first zero. The target adjustment apparatus may further include an optical adjustment lens removably disposed in a line of sight between a target and the optical targeting device. The optical adjustment lens may shift a target image before it reaches the optical targeting device, creating a second zero. |
| US12061066B2 |
Reflector sight for a portable firearm
A reflector sight (2) for a portable firearm has an optical system for generating a natural image of a target region, a display (4) for reproducing an electronic image of the target region created by an electronic image creation unit and a beam splitter cube (6) for overlaying the natural image with the electronic image of the target region reproduced by the display (4). According to the invention, the display (4) is arranged on a first flat face (10) of beam splitter cube (6), to which flat face a correction lens (12) is connected (12), the face (14) of which facing the display is convex, wherein a mirror lens element (18) is connected to a second flat face (16) of the beam splitter cube, the mirrored face (20) of which mirror lens element facing away from the beam splitter cube (6) is convex and aspherical and wherein the beam splitter cube (6), the correction lens (12) and the mirror lens element (18) form a correction block that consists of silica glass and/or. |
| US12061064B2 |
Airgun with selective bypass from high pressure reservoir to firing pressure reservoir
An airgun has a high pressure reservoir for providing a pressurized motive gas to a breech to fire a projectile. A regulator is intermediate the high pressure reservoir and a downstream firing pressure reservoir for providing a consistent regulated pressure of the motive gas in the firing pressure reservoir. The airgun includes a bypass line for selectively connecting the high pressure reservoir to the firing pressure reservoir, independently of the regulator. Thus, an operator can select a firing of the airgun with either a regulated gas pressure in the firing reservoir or the pressure of the high pressure reservoir. |
| US12061063B2 |
Backdraft barrel
A rifle includes a magazine well and a barrel. The barrel is detachably coupled to the magazine well. The barrel includes a main body and a forward barrel portion. The forward barrel portion includes a bore, a plurality of perpendicular support structures, a plurality of parallel support structures, a channel wall, and a closed channel wall. |
| US12061060B1 |
Arrow shooting device with arrow chain driving structure
An arrow shooting device with an arrow chain driving structure is disclosed. The arrow shooting device includes a gun body having a gun chamber and a chain hole, an arrow chain is inserted into a side of the chain hole and exposed out of the other side of the chain hole, the chain driving assembly is disposed in the gun chamber and controlled by the driving assembly to move, the moving chain driving assembly drives the arrow chain to move between two end openings of the chain hole, the chain driving assembly includes a first slider and a second slider. The second slider has a driving block to engage the arrow chain, the driving assembly is operated to repeatedly drive the first slider and the second slider to control the driving block to push the arrow chain to move through the chain hole. |
| US12061059B2 |
Enhanced metal-metal-matrix composite weapon barrels
Methods of manufacturing metal, metal-matrix, metal-metal-matrix composite weapon barrels offer barrels with improved thermal performance and rigidity with no, minimal or negative weight increase. A barrel may include a barrel core surrounded by a lightweight, thermally conductive sleeve made from metal, metal-matrix composite (MMC) materials, also referred to as metal-matrix material. The barrel core and barrel sleeve may include aligning features to prevent separation and movement of the sleeve along the core. The disclosed methods provide for material combinations and part designs that prevent separation of their parts over the life of the weapon barrel and allow the barrel to perform at high cadence over the whole temperature range the barrel is used. |
| US12061058B2 |
Drop-in full automatic trigger groups
Described herein are examples of drop-in full automatic trigger groups. A drop-in full automatic trigger group may be configured for installation within a lower receiver of a firearm. The trigger group may a housing defined by a first trigger pin hole, a first hammer pin hole, and a first sear pin hole; a second trigger pin hole substantially collinear with the first trigger pin hole, a second hammer pin hole substantially collinear with the first hammer pin hole, and a second sear pin hole substantially collinear with the first sear pin hole. The trigger group may include a trigger mechanism disposed at least partially within the housing. The trigger group may include a hammer mechanism disposed at least partially within the housing. The trigger group may include a sear mechanism disposed at least partially within the housing. |
| US12061057B2 |
Heat dissipation member including fin groups
A heat dissipator includes a plate-shaped base portion that extends in a first direction along a direction where a refrigerant flows and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and has a thickness in a third direction, and fins that protrude from the base portion to one side in the third direction, extend in the first direction, are arranged in the second direction, and guide the refrigerant. A second of the fins is provided continuously on one side in the first direction that is a downstream side of a first of the fins, and a third fin that is provided continuously on another side in the first direction of the first fin, and includes an end on the one side in the third direction on the other side in the third direction. |
| US12061056B2 |
Radiative cooling with solar spectrum reflection
Various aspects as described herein are directed to a radiative cooling apparatuses and methods for cooling an object. As consistent with one or more embodiments, a radiative cooling apparatus includes an arrangement of a plurality of different material located at different depths along a depth dimension relative to the object. The plurality of different material includes a solar spectrum reflecting portion configured and arranged to suppress light modes, thereby inhibiting coupling of the incoming electromagnetic radiation, of at least some wavelengths in the solar spectrum, to the object at a range of angles of incidence relative to the depth dimension. Further, the plurality of material includes a thermally-emissive arrangement configured and arranged to facilitate, simultaneously with the inhibiting coupling of the incoming electromagnetic radiation, the thermally-generated electromagnetic emissions from the object at the range of angles of incidence and in mid-IR wavelengths. |
| US12061052B2 |
Heat exchanger and air conditioner having the same
A heat exchanger includes a shell and a plurality of tubes. The shell includes a heat exchange region in which a second refrigerant is to be introduced into the shell, so that a heat exchange occurs between the second refrigerant and a first refrigerant which flows through the plurality of tubes. The shell includes an inlet region through which the first refrigerant is introduced into the shell, a reverse region into which the first refrigerant is introduced, after the first refrigerant passes through the heat exchange region, and an outlet region into which the first refrigerant is introduced, after the first refrigerant passes through the reverse region and the heat exchange region, the first refrigerant being discharged out of the shell from the outlet region. The shell includes partition plates to divide the heat exchange region, the inlet region, the reverse region, and the outlet region. |
| US12061048B2 |
Method and system for cooling a fluid with a microchannel evaporator
A microchannel evaporator includes a plurality of microchannels. Each of the plurality of microchannels includes a first end and a second end. A first end-tank is coupled to each first end of the plurality of microchannels and a second end-tank is coupled to each second end of the plurality of microchannels. A second-fluid inlet is coupled to either the first end-tank or the second end-tank and configured to receive a fluid into the microchannel evaporator and a second-fluid outlet is coupled to either the first end-tank or the second end-tank and configured to expel the fluid from the microchannel evaporator. Each microchannel of the plurality of microchannels includes at least one bend along a length thereof. |
| US12061042B2 |
Filling ports for insulated structures incorporated within an appliance
An appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner that form a structural cabinet having an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An elliptical insulation port is defined within the outer wrapper, wherein the elliptical insulation port is configured to allow passage of a cylindrical insulation conduit when the insulation conduit is positioned at an oblique angle relative to the structural cabinet. An insulation material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A sealing cap covers the elliptical insulation port, wherein the sealing cap includes a protrusion that extends at least partially into the insulating cavity. |
| US12061041B2 |
Display case door with sealed glass unit and electronic display
A display case door includes a sealed glass unit assembly, a door frame, and an electronic display. The sealed glass unit assembly includes a sealed glass unit and a subframe extending about and coupled to the sealed glass unit. The subframe includes a set of two or more subframe rails configured to hold the sealed glass unit. The door frame is coupled to the subframe and configured to support the sealed glass unit assembly in the door frame. The electronic display is coupled to the door frame in front of the sealed glass unit. The door frame is configured to couple with a display case enclosure in an opening of the display case enclosure. |
| US12061039B1 |
Indoor/outdoor cold cabinet
An indoor/outdoor cooling cabinet includes an internal cavity that may be maintained at a desired temperature by a cooling system that is powered by a DC power system having at least one onboard battery for facilitating use of the cabinet outdoors where an external power supply is not readily available. The cooling cabinet also includes an AC power system that is connectable to an external AC power source for replenishing the power stored in the at least one battery of the DC power system, which facilitates the use of the cabinet indoors. |
| US12061038B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a plurality of storage compartments and an evaporator configured to generate cold air through heat exchange. A duct includes a plurality of channels to carry cold air to the plurality of storage compartments and a fan is configured to supply cold air generated by the evaporator to the plurality of channels. A cold-air adjuster includes a plurality of open or close members provided in the plurality of channels, to adjust the volume of cold air flowing into the plurality of storage compartments. An actuator is configured to interlock operation of one of the plurality of open or close members with operation of another of the open or close members. |
| US12061036B2 |
Unit load device
A unit load device, which includes: a box, which is configured to carry cargos and provide heat insulation for the cargos; an optional phase change energy storage material, which is disposed on an inner side face of the box and configured to maintain the temperature of the cargos in the box; and a temperature adjustment module, which is detachably connected to the box to provide cold and/or heat to the box. Different combinations of the box, the temperature adjustment module and the phase change material meet different needs in the cargo transportation process and ensure the transportation efficiency and quality of the cargos. |
| US12061035B2 |
Ice dispensing system
The invention relates to an ice dispensing system comprising an ice hopper, an ice chute for transporting ice from the ice hopper to a dispensing outlet or a waste outlet, an ice dispensing element for dispensing ice from the hopper into the ice chute, an ice directing element having a first position for directing ice to the waste outlet and a second position for directing ice to the dispensing outlet, and a controller for controlling the ice dispensing element and the position of the ice directing element. Also provided is a beverage dispensing machine comprising the ice dispensing system of the invention and a method for dispensing ice from the ice dispensing system or beverage dispensing machine of the invention. |
| US12061027B2 |
HVAC equipment with refrigerant gas sensor
An HVAC system with a refrigerant gas sensor is provided. In one embodiment, an HVAC system includes a heat exchanger coil installed within a housing. The heat exchanger coil is operable to exchange heat with air in the housing via a refrigerant passing through the heat exchanger coil. The system also includes an HVAC sensor assembly having a refrigerant gas sensor and a processor installed in a sensor housing. The processor is configured to execute stored instructions to identify an undesirable condition pertaining to the refrigerant gas sensor. The HVAC system may also include a controller to prevent an operation of the HVAC system in response to identification of the undesirable condition pertaining to the refrigerant gas sensor. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US12061026B2 |
Method for managing a heat pump operating with a low environmental impact operating fluid
A method for managing and controlling a heat pump based on a compression/expansion thermodynamic cycle of an operating fluid including at least: first and second heat exchangers; an expansion valve; and a compressor. The compressor is able to suck and compress a wet operating fluid. A plurality of temperature sensors detects the delivery temperatures Tm of the compressor, an evaporation temperature SST in the first exchanger, and a condensation temperature SDT in the second exchanger. The temperature difference between the lubricating oil in the compressor and the operating fluid at the compressor delivery is kept equal to or greater than a safety threshold OIL_SH such that there is no condensation of the operating fluid in the lubricating oil. |
| US12061025B2 |
Power element and expansion valve using same
Provided are a power element and an expansion valve using same that are capable of suppressing local deformation of a diaphragm or the like while ensuring the transfer efficiency of a refrigerant. A power element includes a diaphragm; an upper lid member that is overlapped on one surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a pressure working chamber PO with the diaphragm; a receiving member that is overlapped on another surface in the vicinity of the outer circumference of the diaphragm and forms a refrigerant inflow chamber LS with the diaphragm; and a stopper member housed in the refrigerant inflow chamber LS and in contact with the diaphragm, wherein a plate thickness near a support point of the diaphragm is thicker than a plate thickness at a central portion of the diaphragm. |
| US12061021B2 |
Solvent cast electrocaloric polymer films
A method of making an electrocaloric element includes dissolving or dispersing an electrocaloric polymer in an organic solvent having a boiling point of less than 100° C. at 1 atmosphere to form a liquid composition comprising the electrocaloric polymer. A film of the liquid composition is cast on a substrate, and the organic solvent is evaporated to form a film of the electrocaloric polymer. The film is removed from the substrate and disposed between electrical conductors to form an electrocaloric element. |
| US12061018B2 |
Systems and methods for full spectrum solar thermal energy harvesting and storage by molecular and phase change material hybrids
A method for full spectrum solar thermal energy harvesting and collection includes storing a first heat in a phase change material in the presence of solar radiation based on absorbing full spectrum solar radiation, harvesting a second heat from the phase change material in the presence of solar radiation, storing molecular energy in a molecular storage material in the presence of solar radiation based on absorbing full spectrum solar radiation, transferring the second heat from the phase change material to the molecular storage material in the absence of solar radiation, and harvesting the molecular energy released by the molecular storage material. |
| US12061011B2 |
Climate-control system with sensible and latent cooling
A climate-control system may include a vapor-compression circuit and an air handler assembly. The vapor-compression circuit may include a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and first and second working-fluid-fluid flow paths. The first and second working-fluid-flow paths are in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger. The first working-fluid-flow path may include a first expansion device and a first indoor heat exchanger. The second working-fluid-flow path may include a second expansion device and a second indoor heat exchanger. The first and second indoor heat exchangers are disposed within the air handler assembly. The air handler assembly includes a return-air-inlet duct, first and second airflow paths, and a supply-air-outlet duct. The first airflow path may receive air from the return-air-inlet duct and houses the first indoor heat exchanger. The second airflow path may receive air from the return-air-inlet duct. The supply-air-outlet duct receives air from the first and second airflow paths. |
| US12061005B2 |
Direct policy optimization for meeting room comfort control and energy management
A method for controlling temperature in a building zone to increase comfort and energy efficiency is shown. The method includes receiving historical data, the historical data indicative of the temperature and occupancy of the building zone during one or more historical states. The method includes training a system model to represent a dynamic response of the building zone based on the historical data. The method includes determining a control law by optimizing a policy function implemented as a neural network configured to process the trained system model. The method includes performing online control of the building zone using the control law. |
| US12061003B2 |
Energy reducing retrofit apparatus for a constant volume HVAC system
Systems and methods are provided and include a variable frequency drive configured to drive a fan motor of an HVAC system to ventilate an indoor space, the HVAC system having a cooling assembly that includes at least one of an economizer and a compressor. A controller is configured to communicate with the variable frequency drive, receive at least one signal from an occupancy sensing device, determine whether the indoor space is less than fully occupied based on the at least one signal, and control the variable frequency drive to reduce a speed of the fan motor in response to determining that the indoor space is less than fully occupied. |
| US12061000B2 |
Door assembly of an appliance having one or more assembly aids
A door assembly for an appliance includes an outer panel, at least one inner panel arranged adjacent to the outer panel, and a hinge assembly for rotatably securing the door assembly to the appliance. The inner panel(s) includes a first set of apertures. The first set of apertures includes a first aperture and a second aperture. The hinge assembly is secured between the outer and inner panels. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body and a hinge extending from the hinge body. The hinge body defines at least one locating feature and at least one retaining feature formed integrally therewith. The locating feature(s) is received within the first aperture so as to position the inner panel in a desired configuration. The retaining feature(s) is received within the second aperture so as to retain the inner panel in the desired configuration. Further, the door assembly includes one or more fasteners securing the outer panel, the inner panel, and the hinge body together. |
| US12060985B1 |
Bendable support for LED neon lamps
A support for LED neon lamps consists of a straight, elongated, malleable metal, e.g. aluminum, channel. The channel has a bottom member extending the length of the channel, and a plurality of adjacently aligned side wall members. A slotted opening is located between each of the wall members, which are each interconnected by a thin bridge section located above each of the slotted openings. By this design, the channel is capable of being bent at at least one of the plurality of slotted openings. The channel's structural integrity remains in tact, regardless of how it is bent after the bridge section is cut. An elongated lamp which is mounted within the channel, bends along with the channel at the bended slotted opening or openings, beneath the severed bridge section or sections. |
| US12060984B2 |
Linear light having clamper
A linear light having clamper includes a lamp body and a clamper. The lamp body has an installation groove and a protrusion portion disposed adjacent to the installation groove. The clamper has a top portion and a plurality of lateral arms disposed at the two sides of the top portion respectively. The first end portion of each of the lateral arms is provided with a load-bearing bending plate and the load-bearing bending plates are movably disposed in the installation groove and engaged with the protrusion portion. Via the above structure, the clamper can be easily installed on the lamp body and the position thereof can be freely adjusted. Besides, the linear light with the structure can further provide the self-locking function. |
| US12060983B1 |
Device and method for combining light beams
A light source device includes a first light source to provide a first input light beam in the direction of a central axis of the light source device, a second light source to provide a second input light beam in the direction of the central axis, a central reflector, a catadioptric reflector to focus light of the first input light beam to the central reflector, and to focus light of the second input light beam to the central reflector, and at least one actuator to change the angular position of the central reflector, so as to cause the central reflector to form an output beam by sequentially reflecting light of the first input light beam and light of the second input light beam to the axial direction. |
| US12060980B1 |
Roof-mounted light fixture attachment apparatus and system
An apparatus and system for mounting an exterior illumination fixture to the roof of a building or other structure. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide for a roof-mounted attachment apparatus comprising a metal plate comprising one or more apertures (i.e., nail holes) and at least one fastener extending through the metal plate. In certain embodiments, the at least one fastener is coupled to the metal plate such that the lower surface of the metal plate sits flush when installed on a surface of a roof. In accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure, an exterior illumination fixture is configured to be coupled to the upper surface of the metal plate via the at least one fastener to enable one or more exterior lighting applications. |
| US12060975B2 |
Dual tank pneumatic valve
A pneumatic actuator is designed to dispense a predetermined volume of compressed air from a main tank to an outlet of a solenoid valve. The actuator includes a secondary tank designed to contain such predetermined volume of compressed air. The secondary tank is placed in communication with the main tank through a narrow duct having a through-flow section much smaller than that of the outlet of the solenoid valve. |
| US12060971B2 |
Magnetic mounting bracket
Various embodiments relate to a mounting bracket for supporting a light source on a magnetic wall structure, the magnetic mounting bracket comprising: (a) base having a first magnetic contact positioned on a bottom surface of the base; (b) an arm mount affixed to the base; (c) a light mount affixed to the base; (d) at least one arm pivotally fixed to the arm mount; and (e) at least one pad each pivotally connected to an extending end of the at least one arm, each of the at least one pad having a second magnetic contact positioned on a contact surface of the at least one pad. Various embodiments further relate to a method of supporting a light source on a magnetic wall structure. |
| US12060969B2 |
Stud-to-stud mounting bracket for electrical or communication device
A mounting bracket for a junction box includes a face plate having left and right edge margins and a central opening. The face plate includes a first set of indicia adjacent a top edge of the central opening and a second set of indicia adjacent a bottom edge of the central opening. Each set of indicia includes ruler graduations indicating a distance from the left edge margin of the face plate to the respective ruler graduation. |
| US12060966B2 |
Universal target stand for ADAS static calibration, method of using the same, target plate for the same and use of a mat for the same
The present invention concerns a universal targeting stand for an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), comprising a central support structure, a target plate selectively connected to the central support structure and a target image attached to the target plate. Selective connection of the target plate allows a common calibration stand for different vehicles even where different targets are required. Additionally provided is a method of using a universal targeting stand, a target sheet for use with the universal targeting stand and use of a calibrating mat with the universal targeting stand. |
| US12060964B1 |
Integrated flex-shaft camera system
Cable handling methods for securing and deploying or retracting one or more cables or hoses into or out of a pipe or cavity allowing inspection of the pipe or cavity are disclosed. In one embodiment a cable is inserted through a cable guide, a flex shaft is attached to the outer surface of the cable guide, and the cable and the flex shaft are deployed into a pipe or cavity to inspect and/or clear an obstruction via a jetter or cutting mechanism. |
| US12060963B1 |
Method and system for encapsulating in-ground asbestos concrete pipe
A process and system is provided to allow rehabilitation of asbestos concrete (AC) pipe to remain in place while rendering the AC pipe harmless, in a manner that protects the ecosystem and saves huge amounts of money lost to bypass, digging, remediation and disposal. The method and system provide for encapsulation of the old AC pipe in place without any digging or disruption to the surrounding area. No dewatering is required, saving the costs required with dewatering. There is minimal disruption to the community's use of the piping system while completing the repair, as such repairs can be done on a manhole-to-manhole basis. Finally, there are no hazardous material disposal requirements, or the costs associated therewith. |
| US12060961B2 |
Explosion-proof arrangement
The invention relates to an explosion-proof arrangement (10) with an explosion-proof housing (11) which has a wall opening (23) in a housing wall (12). The wall thickness (d) of the housing wall (12) is so small that it is not possible to form a thread there in order to screw in a connecting body (15) for a line to pass through or for receiving an assembly so as to ensure protection against flame transmission. According to the invention, a connecting body (25), which has a flange (38) with a flange face (39), is inserted into the wall opening (23). The flange face (39) delimits a flameproof gap (58) by way of the housing wall (12). The dimensions of a gap or intermediate space between the connecting body (25) and a boundary face (24) of the housing wall (12), which boundary face delimits the wall opening (23), are not important. The protection against flame transmission can be provided solely by the flameproof gap (58) between the flange face (39) and the housing wall (12). |
| US12060955B2 |
Composite connectors and methods of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a connector for a fluid transfer conduit comprises: providing a first mould section comprising a hub-moulding portion which extends substantially parallel to a central axis C and a flange-moulding portion which extends from the hub-moulding portion at an angle to the central axis C; introducing fiber-reinforcement to the first mould section such that continuous circumferentially-oriented fiber-reinforcement lies in the hub-moulding portion, and continuous longitudinally-oriented fiber reinforcement extends from the hub-moulding portion into the flange-moulding portion; applying a second mould section over the first mould section to form a complete mould in which the fiber-reinforcement is confined; and introducing a polymer to the complete mould such that it permeates through the fiber-reinforcement to form a fiber-reinforced polymer connector; and extracting the connector from the mould. |
| US12060944B2 |
Mechanical seal
A mechanical seal includes: a mating ring; a seal ring; a casing which includes a pop-out regulation portion supporting the seal ring not to be rotatable and to be axially movable and coming into contact with the seal ring to regulate the seal ring from popping out toward the mating ring; an urging member disposed between the seal ring and a back wall of the casing axially overlapping with the seal ring and axially urges the seal ring toward the mating ring; and an annular secondary seal sealing a gap between the casing and the seal ring. The casing includes a regulation wall which regulates the secondary seal from moving toward the side opposite to the mating ring and an axial dimension between the seal ring and the regulation wall is equal to or less than a half of an axial dimension of the secondary seal while the seal ring and the pop-out regulation portion are in contact with each other. |
| US12060937B2 |
Transmission of a vehicle
An automated manual transmission, comprising: a transmission control unit, a shift rod movable between a predetermined first position in which it engages a first gear combination of the transmission, a predetermined second position in which it engages a second gear combination of the transmission, and a predetermined neutral position in which it does not engage any gear, an actuator for moving the shift rod between the first position, the second position and the neutral position by applying a fluid pressure acting on the shift rod in response to signals from the transmission control unit, mechanical engagement means for maintaining the first and second positions of the shift rod without applying any fluid pressure by means of the actuator, wherein the transmission is adapted to maintain the neutral position of the shift rod solely by applying fluid pressure acting on the shift rod. |
| US12060933B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a power source, a transmission coupled to the power source, and a control unit. The transmission includes a torque converter and a hydraulic switching mechanism. A processor of the control unit is configured to execute in accordance with an instruction stored in a storage medium: obtaining RPM of a turbine shaft of the torque converter based on a unit time when the transmission is switched from neutral to forward driving or to reverse driving; determining whether the RPM is decreased by an amount greater than a predetermined amount of decrease based on the unit time; and reducing, if the RPM is decreased by an amount greater than the predetermined amount of decrease based on the unit time, pressure of oil to be supplied to an oil chamber of the hydraulic switching mechanism when the transmission switches to the same mode as the previously switched mode next time. |
| US12060927B2 |
Differential gear assembly, a vehicle comprising a differential gear assembly, and a method for assembling parts of a differential gear assembly
A differential gear assembly for a vehicle includes: an annular ring gear having internal and external surfaces, and rotates around a rotational axis extending in an axial direction; first and second side gears respectively distribute a first and second output torque to first and second drive shafts; first and second differential pinion gears respectively engage the first and second side gears; a pinion pin extends diametrically across the ring gear, where the first and second differential pinion gears are rotatably arranged on the pinion pin. The ring gear comprises first and second slots for receiving the pinion pin, where the slots are arranged in connection to the internal surface and extend partly through the ring gear in the axial direction. |
| US12060926B2 |
Ball screw, method for manufacturing ball screw, power steering device, and method for manufacturing power steering device
An object of the present invention is to provide a ball screw having a structure in which a screw shaft and a nut satisfy required performance and having improved durability, a method for manufacturing the ball screw, a power steering device, and a method for manufacturing the power steering device.A ball screw according to the present invention includes: a nut made of a steel substrate having an inner peripheral surface on which a female screw is formed; a screw shaft that is combined with the nut and is made of a steel substrate having an outer peripheral surface on which a male screw facing the female screw is formed; and a plurality of balls arranged between the female screw and the male screw. A surface of the nut in contact with the ball and a surface of the screw shaft in contact with the ball each have carburized layers. A carbon concentration in the carburized layer of the nut is higher than a carbon concentration in the carburized layer of the screw shaft. |
| US12060925B2 |
Toroidal continuously variable transmission
A toroidal continuously variable transmission includes a rotating shaft, a pair of discs, at least one power roller, and at least one bearing arranged between the rotating shaft and a casing. At least one of the pair of discs includes: a disc main body including a concave surface opposed to the power roller; and a cylindrical portion projecting from the disc main body along the rotation axis toward an opposite side of the power roller. The cylindrical portion is inserted between the bearing and the rotating shaft. |
| US12060922B1 |
High-strength chain plate structure
A high-strength chain plate structure comprises an inner plate body and an outer plate body. The inner plate body has a first waist portion provided with a first receiving portion and a first outer side portion. The first outer side portion has a first slope. The first slope and the first waist portion form a continuous two-step structure. The outer plate body has a second waist portion provided with a second receiving portion and a second outer side portion. The second outer side portion has a second slope. The second slope and the second waist portion form a continuous two-step structure. The tensile strength, impact resistance and torsion resistance of the chain can be improved. |
| US12060913B2 |
Braking system with air blowing in the groove in the lining
Disclosed is a braking system including a brake pad with a backing plate having first and second faces, and a lining made of friction material on the first face. The lining having friction and mounting faces, and inner, outer, rear and front edges. The lining has a collection groove open to the friction face, and an opening at its first end towards the inner edge and an opening at its second end towards the outer edge. The braking system further includes a suction system with suction and blow pipes through which air is sucked in and a blown. The air inlet orifice of the suction pipe is opposite one end of the groove, and the air outlet orifice of the blow pipe is opposite the other end of the groove. |
| US12060911B2 |
Meshing clutch mechanism and two-speed transmission
A meshing clutch comprises a rotor with a first meshing clutch, a sleeve with a second meshing clutch and a first cam being supported by a clutch hub and urged so as to release meshing, a cam ring configured to convert movement in a rotational direction into movement in an axial direction to lock the meshing according to cooperation of the first and the second cams, and a cam actuator, a sun gear that receives rotation input, an internal gear meshing with the sun gear through a planet pinion, a planet carrier being provided with a drive pinion for output, a fiction clutch mechanism to adjust connection between the internal gear and the planet carrier according to fastening, and a clutch actuator performing fastening control of the friction clutch mechanism. |
| US12060910B2 |
Adjustable crank arm
An adjustable length crank arm includes a first component having a longitudinal length, a second component coupled to the first component, the second component having a longitudinal length. A total length of the crank arm can be adjusted by changing an amount of longitudinal overlap that exists between the first component and the second component. The adjustable length crank arm can include a first wedge and a second wedge and at least a portion of each of the first wedge and the second wedge is longitudinally captured between the first component and the second component. |
| US12060909B2 |
Sliding component
An annular sliding component has a sliding surface relatively sliding with eccentric rotation. The sliding surface is provided with a plurality of grooves each of which is open to a fluid space on at least one of an inner diameter side and an outer diameter side of the sliding surface and arranged in a circumferential direction. The groove is partially defined by a first side wall surface formed along the circumferential direction of the sliding surface and a second side wall surface connected to the first side wall surface and formed along a radial direction of the sliding surface. |
| US12060905B2 |
Fasteners
A fastener has a head and a shank coupled to the head and extending along a central axis of the fastener. A plurality of engagement members are disposed on a peripheral surface of the shank and connected to the shank at a point of connection to project away from the shank. The plurality of engagement members can collectively act as external threads and are flexible with respect to the shank to be relatively moveable with respect to the shank. |
| US12060902B2 |
Toilet mounted management device
An accessory management device for a toilet accessory is disclosed. The accessory management device includes a mounting hole configured to receive a fastener, a first clip section configured to hold an electrical cord for supply power to the toilet accessory, a second clip section configured to hold a first portion of a water hose for providing water to a toilet accessory, and a body portion having a storage section to store a second portion of the water hose. |
| US12060901B1 |
Pressure locking clamp
A pressure locking clamp includes a base, a hook arm, and a clasp arm. An imaginary central plane divides the base into a first and second half. The hook arm pivots on the first half of the base around a first axis parallel to the imaginary central plane. The clasp arm pivots on the second half of the base around a second axis parallel to the imaginary central plane. The hook and clasp arms each includes a lock contact area. In a closed state of the pressure locking clamp, the hook and clasp arms and the base together form an eye enclosure. In the closed state, pressure inside the eye enclosure presses the lock contact area of the clasp arm against the lock contact area of the hook arm, and this inhibits the hook and clasp arms from pivoting away from each other, reinforcing the eye enclosure. |
| US12060900B2 |
Multi-component clamp
The present subject matter relates to a multi-component clamp. The multi-component clamp includes a body, where the body includes lateral walls, a top wall and a bottom wall. The multi-component clamp has two or more flexible holders. The flexible holder includes a receptacle. The receptacle has two ends, a first end and a second end. The first end of the receptacle is attached to the body of the multi-component clamp. The second end of the receptacle is kept free for providing flexibility to accommodate components of various sizes. |
| US12060898B2 |
Unitized valve body having connection orifices
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission includes a plurality of first hydraulic passages, a second hydraulic passage and a plurality of orifices. The second hydraulic passage extending through the unitized valve body and configured to be in fluid communication with a plurality of valve bores. Each orifice disposed within the unitized valve body and fluidly connecting the second hydraulic passage to a respective first hydraulic passage of the plurality of first hydraulic passages. |
| US12060897B2 |
Actuator and corresponding method
An actuator (1) having an energy accumulator (6), with which an emergency drive (5) can be supplied, is configured to be tensioned by an electric motor (2). The motor (2) displaces at least one engaging element (41, 42) of the energy accumulator (6), on which a restoring force of the energy accumulator (6) acts, along an actuating travel in normal operating mode. |
| US12060896B2 |
Integrated high-pressure unit
A high-pressure unit (HPU) skid includes one or more hydraulic pumps, a grease pump, a hydraulic reservoir, and two or more accumulators all mounted on a portable frame. The HPU skid also includes fluidic connections to connect one or more valves to an output of the grease pump and fluidic connections to connect one or more valves to an output of at least one of the two or more accumulators. The accumulators are configured to close at least one of the one or more valves using a charged pressure. The HPU skid further includes fluidic connections to connect one or more valves to at least one of the one or more hydraulic pumps. The hydraulic pumps are configured to withdraw hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic reservoir for charging the accumulators, operating the grease pump, charging the accumulators and operating the grease pump at a same time, or operating one or more valves. |
| US12060894B2 |
Pump assembly
A pump assembly, in particular a centrifugal pump assembly, includes a hydraulic housing having an intake port, a pressure port, a flow chamber at least partly delimited by the hydraulic housing. The hydraulic housing includes has an inner wall at least partially delimiting the flow chamber and an outer wall at an axial distance from the inner wall. A temperature-control chamber is located between the inner wall and outer wall. |
| US12060892B2 |
Supercharger and method for connecting pipe in supercharger
A supercharger is provided with: a housing; a rotary shaft that is supported inside the housing to be freely rotatable; a compressor wheel that is provided at one end in an axial direction of the rotary shaft; a cooling water supplying pipe and a cooling water discharging pipe that have a flange part at an end and are connected to the housing; and a lubricant supplying pipe that has a flange part at an end and is connected to the housing. The ends of the cooling water supplying pipe and the cooling water discharging pipe are inserted into a cooling water supplying flow path and a cooling water discharging flow path of the housing, respectively. The end of the lubricant supplying pipe is inserted into a first supplying flow path of the housing. The flange part presses the flange parts in an insertion direction and is fixed to the housing. |
| US12060890B1 |
Fan blade assembly and fan apparatus
Provided in embodiments of the present disclosure are a fan blade assembly and a fan apparatus. The fan blade assembly includes: a primary fan blade, where multiple first blades circumferentially provided are arranged on the primary fan blade; an auxiliary fan blade arranged coaxial and adjacent to the primary fan blade, where multiple second blades circumferentially provided are arranged on the auxiliary fan blade, an air inlet direction of the auxiliary fan blade is an axial direction, an air outlet direction of the auxiliary fan blade is a radial direction, and the first blades and the second blades have different torsion directions; and an motor arranged on one side of the auxiliary fan blade away from the primary fan blade, where the primary fan blade has a maximum outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the auxiliary fan blade. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure. |
| US12060887B2 |
Fan with cover plate on the rotor bell
A fan comprising a fan wheel with impeller hub and impeller blades, and electric motor with a stator and rotor that can rotate about rotation axis (RA) and has a rotor bell comprising an axially front-side rotor bell base. Impeller hub is fastened to the rotor bell wherein, in the rotor bell base, at least one aperture ensures a cooling air flow from the rotor bell. Fan comprises a cover plate arranged on the rotor bell base with a central opening, wherein cover plate covers at least one aperture of the rotor bell base axially spaced at least in sections, so that between the rotor bell base and an inner surface of the cover plate a radially inward extending flow channel toward the central opening of the cover plate is formed. The cover plate radially outward comprises an inclined or curved course in the direction of the rotor bell base. |
| US12060885B2 |
Vacuum pump and electromagnet unit used for vacuum pump comprising sensors and electromagnets connected to two sides of a circuit board
An electromagnet unit in which influence of a noise on a displacement sensor is suppressed and which can be installed in a space-saving manner and a vacuum pump including the electromagnet unit are provided. An electromagnet unit includes a radial electromagnet which controls a shaft to a predetermined position, a radial sensor which detects a position of the shaft, and a printed board interposed between the radial electromagnet and the radial sensor and on which a wiring pattern for sensor connecting coils of the corresponding two radial sensors to each other and a wiring pattern connecting coils of the corresponding two radial electromagnets to each other are provided. The wiring pattern for sensor and the wiring pattern for electromagnet are disposed so as not to overlap when seen from the axial direction. |
| US12060879B2 |
System and method for dispensing liquids
The present invention is directed to a dispensing system, device, and method for the dispensing of a fluid supplement such as in the form of a concentrated fluid containing flavoring, nutrients, medication, and/or other supplements. Certain embodiments of the invention as disclosed herein comprise a handheld apparatus which allows the dispensing of predetermined amount of a fluid with single-handed use. Certain embodiments include self-contained pods which is controlled by a removable dispenser to allow for multiple types of fluids, and preventing cross-contamination within the dispenser. |
| US12060878B2 |
System to pump fluid and control thereof
A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic gear pump with a first gear having a plurality of first gear teeth and a second gear having a plurality of second gear teeth. The hydraulic system also includes a control valve and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the pump to adjust at least one of a flow in the hydraulic system to a flow set point or a pressure in the hydraulic system to a pressure set point, and concurrently establishes an opening of the control valve to adjust at least one of the flow to the flow set point or the pressure to the pressure set point. The control circuit establishes a position of a first tooth relative to a position of a second tooth to seal a fluid path from the outlet of the hydraulic gear pump to the inlet of the hydraulic gear pump. |
| US12060876B2 |
P and I diagram input
A method for controlling and/or monitoring a compressor system is provided. The compressor system includes one or more compressors and one or more peripheral devices. The compressors and the peripheral devices are arranged or connected in a predetermined configuration. The compressor system is controlled and/or monitored by a control/monitoring unit. After creation of the compressor system, the concretely existing configuration is input in the form of a P&I diagram by an editor and forms the basis for subsequent control, monitoring, diagnosis or evaluation routines. |
| US12060873B2 |
Cryopump and control method for cryopump
A cryopump includes a cryopump container, a pressure sensor that measures a pressure in the cryopump container and generates time-series pressure data indicating the measured pressure, a vent valve that is provided on the cryopump container, is electrically operable to open and close, and is capable of being mechanically opened by a differential pressure between inside and outside the cryopump container, and a controller that, during cryopump regeneration, detects stabilization of the measured pressure based on the time-series pressure data from the pressure sensor and controls the vent valve to open upon detection of the stabilization of the measured pressure. |
| US12060861B2 |
Utilizing hydrostatic and hydraulic pressure to generate energy, and associated systems, devices, and methods
Systems, devices, and methods for utilizing hydrostatic and/or hydraulic pressure to generate energy and to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen are disclosed herein. A representative industrial system can comprise a storage tank containing fluid, a separator piston having a first separator compartment configured to be fluidically coupled to the storage tank and a second separator compartment, and a pressure intensifier. The pressure intensifier includes a first compartment, and a second compartment fluidically coupled to the second separator compartment. The second compartment of the pressure intensifier includes a pressure concentrator having a housing, a piston head member including arms, a plurality of cylinders each defined in part by the housing, and a drive piston head portion. Pressurized water may be depressurized by sending it through fine bore friction channels to produce water vapor and/or steam, which may then be injected into plasma reactors that separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. Some embodiments may involve injecting a catalyst into the plasma reactors with the water vapor and/or steam. |
| US12060858B2 |
Vertical air intake system; air cleaner; and filter element
An air filter element includes a filter arrangement, an elbow, and a filter element seal member. The filter arrangement includes a filter media pack having a dirty air inlet and a clean air outlet, wherein air flowing through the clean air outlet flows in a first axial direction and the clean air outlet defines a filter arrangement cross sectional area. The elbow has a first end constructed to extend from the filter arrangement clean air outlet, a second end wherein air flowing through the second end flows in a second axial direction, and an air flow enclosure extending from the elbow first end to the elbow second end. The air flow enclosure includes an air deflector constructed to direct air from the first axial direction to the second axial direction, wherein the second axial direction is different from the first axial direction, and an interior volume between the elbow first end and the elbow second end. The filter element seal member is located on the elbow second end, wherein the filter element seal member is constructed to seal to a clean air intake, the filter element seal member located on the elbow second end defining a seal member cross sectional area. The filter element can be characterized as having a ratio of the seal member cross sectional area to the filter arrangement cross sectional area of at least 0.5. The filter element can have a z-filter media pack for a pleated media pack. The air filter element can be arranged in an air cleaner. |
| US12060852B2 |
Electrochemical rocket motor
Solid rocket motors are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a solid rocket motor includes a housing containing thin layers of fuel and thin layers of an inert oxidizer, separated by a thin nonconductive layer. The housing has a nozzle at the end for gas release and channeling. Prior to use, the inert oxidizer is activated by electrochemical oxidation which can generate an active oxidizer and additional fuel. Ignition of the oxidizer and fuel can be triggered whereby the contents of the housing can ignite, generating hot gasses to be channeled out through the nozzle to generate thrust. Replacing current state solid rocket motors with embodiments described herein can improve cost, safety and increase capability. The disclosed embodiments can be safe to transport, store, and handle. Additionally, there can be no moving parts unlike hybrid or liquid rocket motors. |
| US12060850B2 |
Door for thrust reverser of an aircraft propulsion assembly, comprising a flexible baffle
A door for a thrust reverser of a propulsion assembly, the door being provided with a flexible baffle. The baffle is configured to change state by moving from a folded position to an unfolded position, and vice versa, depending on the configuration of the reverser. When the reverser is in reverse jet configuration, the door is open and the baffle is in an unfolded position in order to direct a flow of gas upstream of the propulsion assembly, thus generating a counter-thrust. When the reverser is in direct jet configuration, the door is closed and the baffle is in a folded position so as to cancel or minimise interference caused by the baffle in the flow of gas passing through the propulsion assembly and thus generating a thrust. |
| US12060849B2 |
Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder in which a piston reciprocates; a cylinder head positioned above the cylinder; a gasket disposed between the cylinder and the cylinder head; a stepped portion formed at an upper end portion of an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder; a ring member having a cylindrical shape provided to the stepped portion; and a seal member that is provided on an upper surface of the ring member and is sandwiched between the ring member and the cylinder head. |
| US12060846B2 |
Method for determining the angular position of a toothed target which is rotatably secured to a shaft of an internal combustion engine
Disclosed is a method for determining the angular position of a toothed target which is rotationally secured to a shaft of an internal combustion engine. The method is based on dynamically determining a ratio between the different periods measured between the teeth of the target. Comparing the ratio with a threshold value allows identification, where appropriate, of an angular reference zone around the periphery of the toothed target. |
| US12060845B1 |
Passive evaluation of event delay assignment for individual cylinder fuel/air ratio control
A fuel and emissions control method for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle includes performing passive evaluation of individual cylinder fuel control (ICFC) multipliers by determining whether any of the ICFC multipliers exceed an ICFC multiplier threshold and, in response, determining first and second cylinder fuel-air (FA) imbalances during first and second passive evaluation stages, respectively, separated by a passive evaluation delay period, and based on a comparison between the first and second cylinder FA imbalances, either (i) passing, by the controller, the evaluation and maintaining, by the controller, the ICFC multipliers or (ii) failing, by the controller, the evaluation and (a) resetting, by the controller, the ICFC multipliers and (b) increasing, by the controller, the passive evaluation delay period and repeating the passive evaluation. |
| US12060839B1 |
Optimized bowed rotor control method
A bowed rotor prevention system includes a gas turbine engine, an electric motor, and a core turning controller in signal communication with the electric motor. The gas turbine engine includes a rotor that is rotatably coupled to a drive shaft. The electric motor rotatably is coupled to a motor shaft, which is mechanically coupled to the drive shaft so as to rotate therewith. The core turning controller is configured to invoke an anti-rotor bowing mode, and to control the electric motor to periodically rotate the rotor into a plurality of rotor positions during a given time period in response to invoking the anti-rotor bowing mode. |
| US12060838B2 |
Determination of fuel characteristics
A method of generating a maintenance schedule for an aircraft including one or more gas turbine engines powered by an aviation fuel. The method includes: determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel; and generating a maintenance schedule according to the one or more fuel characteristics. Also disclosed is a method of maintaining an aircraft, a maintenance schedule generation system and an aircraft. |
| US12060833B2 |
Gas turbine engine system with motor-generator
In some examples, a gas turbine engine including a high-pressure (HP) spool assembly including a HP shaft, a HP compressor and HP turbine; a lower pressure (LP) spool assembly including a LP shaft and LP turbine; a motor-generator coupled to the LP shaft; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the motor-generator to operate in a motor mode to apply torque the LP shaft during a starting of the HP spool assembly, and control the motor-generator to operate in a generator mode for a least a period of time following the starting of the HP spool assembly. |
| US12060821B2 |
Inline filter assembly with purge valving
An inline reductant filter assembly includes a filter housing, a filter media, and one or more valves. The filter housing is fluidly coupled to an upstream portion of a reductant line and a downstream portion of the reductant line. The filter media is positioned in the filter housing. The one or more valves are selectively movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the one or more valves permit fluid to flow along a first fluid flow path from the upstream portion of the reductant line, through the filter media, to the downstream portion of the reductant line. In the second position, the one or more valves prevent fluid from flowing along the first fluid flow path through the filter media. |
| US12060817B2 |
Blow-by filtration assembly with shaft comprising outflow portion
A blow-by gas filtration assembly an axis and includes a support body including a filtration chamber, an inlet mouth of the blow-by gases to be filtered, and an outlet mouth of the filtered blow-by gases. The filtration assembly includes a hollow, cylindrical filter group having a central chamber traversable radially from the outside to the inside by blow-by gases, a control drive operatively connected to the filter group to control it in rotation and a shaft, for support and control, extending along the axis defining internally an air duct through which the filtered blow-by gases flow. The shaft includes a filter portion on which the filter group is mounted, a control portion operatively connected to the control drive and an outflow portion axially positioned between the filter portion and the control portion including at least one outflow window through which the filtered blow-by gases flow. |
| US12060815B2 |
Variable valve train for an engine braking mode
The invention relates to a variable valve train for switching an outlet valve of an internal combustion engine to an engine braking mode. The variable valve train has a camshaft with a first cam, which is designed as a normal operation cam, and a second cam, which is designed as an engine braking cam. A first rocking lever has a first stroke device which is designed for selectively making or breaking a first operative connection between the first cam and the outlet valve by means of the first rocking lever. A second rocking lever has a second stroke device which is designed for selectively making or breaking a second operative connection between the second cam and the outlet valve by means of the second rocking lever. A valve device selectively connects the first stroke device or the second stroke device to a fluid feed line. |
| US12060814B2 |
Shifting stopper latch assembly for rocker arm
A shifting stopper latch assembly for a rocker arm can comprise a latch assembly housing, comprising a latch assembly oil feed, a piston bore, a stopper bore comprising a stopper opening, and a spring seat. A piston can be in the piston bore. A shifting stopper can be in the stopper bore and the shifting stopper can comprise a projection protruding out of the stopper opening. A return spring can be configured in the spring seat to bias the shifting stopper and the plunger away from the spring seat and towards the latch assembly oil feed. A valvetrain can comprise a rocker arm configured to actuate against a cam on a cam rail, and the rocker arm can comprise a latch surface configured to selectively engage and disengage the projection. |
| US12060812B1 |
Turbo engine having blade pitch actuation system for variable pitch fan
An example turbo engine includes a rotary hub and a propeller including a blade coupled to the rotary hub. The blade is rotatable about a radial axis to change a pitch of the blade. The turbo engine also includes a blade pitch actuation system including an actuator coupled to the blade. The actuator is moveable in a first direction to rotate the blade to a feather position and in a second direction to rotate the blade away from the feather position. The blade pitch actuation system also includes a hydraulic system to provide hydraulic fluid to one or more hydraulic chambers to move the actuator and a pressurized pneumatic chamber formed by a portion of the actuator. The pressurized pneumatic chamber biases the actuator in the first direction to move the blade to the feather position in an event of failure of the hydraulic system. |
| US12060811B2 |
Turbomachine fan rotor
The invention relates to a fan rotor for a turbomachine, including a fan disk, fan blades with a leading edge and a trailing edge, platforms inserted between the blades and fixed to the periphery of the disk, each including an aerodynamic surface extending from the leading edges to the trailing edges of the blades. The aerodynamic surface includes an upstream longitudinal portion on the side of the leading edges and a downstream longitudinal portion on the side of the trailing edges, the upstream longitudinal portion being supported by a first member of the platform fixed to the disk in a pivotable manner, and the downstream longitudinal portion being independent of the upstream longitudinal portion and supported by a second member of the platform which is independent of the first member and fixed to the disk in a pivotable manner. |
| US12060810B2 |
Layer system and blade
A layer system having a metallic substrate, in particular made of a >=9% by weight chromium steel, in particular with roughness of the substrate <=2 μm and optionally an intervening chromium layer directly on the substrate, in particular made of Cr/CrN, an underlayer or middle layer of AlCr, and an outer layer, in particular outermost layer, of AlCrO, where the AlCr and AlCrO layers in particular are PVD coatings wherein a shark skin effect is achieved with a simple geometric arrangement, and can be used particularly for compressor blades. |
| US12060809B2 |
Vane for a turbine engine with optimized heel and method for optimizing a vane profile
A turbine engine has a blade with lower and upper surfaces. The blade has a root at a radially external end and includes a transverse head section in a plane perpendicular to a radial direction of the blade, taken at the radially external end with a first center of gravity. The root has a second center of gravity defined in a plane parallel to the transverse head section and transversely offset from the first center of gravity. The second center of gravity is defined in a predetermined zone at least partly demarcated by a V that is open towards the lower surface and includes a peak, the orthogonal projection of which on the transverse head section is located on the first center of gravity. |
| US12060808B2 |
Balancing weight entry port for turbine rotor
A turbine rotor includes a rotor body and a balancing weight slot defined in an exterior circumference of the body. The balancing weight slot has a first axial width and a first radially outward facing surface at a first radial distance from a rotor axis. The rotor also includes a balancing weight entry port defined in a portion of the exterior circumference of the rotor body and aligned with the balancing weight slot. The balancing weight entry port has a second axial width greater than the first axial width and a second radially outward facing surface at a second radial distance from the axis of the rotor body that is smaller than the first radial distance. A method may include machining the entry port into the rotor with a tool. The method may be applied to a new rotor, or to remove cracks initiating from a previous entry port. |
| US12060802B1 |
Systems and methods for preventing liberation and damage to airfoils in a gas turbine
The present application provides a replaceable galvanic protection anode system for preventing and limiting the effects of liberation and damage to airfoils in a gas turbine, wherein turbine components are covered by a sacrificial material. The galvanic protection layer of the replaceable anodes may include a sacrificial material, such as aluminum, wherein the material provides corrosion resistance to the substrate. Additionally, the galvanic protection layer may include a sacrificial conductive material insert for increasing the conductivity of the sacrificial material and further improve the corrosion resistance of the replaceable anodes. |
| US12060799B2 |
Turbine thermal isolation system for micro-turbine alternator
An electrical power generation system including: a micro-turbine alternator, including: a decomposition chamber; a turbine including blades driven by combustion gases from the decomposition chamber; a blower operably connected to the decomposition chamber to provide a blown airflow thereto; one or more shafts connecting the turbine to the blower such that rotation of the turbine drives rotation of the blower; an electric generator disposed along the one or more shafts such that electrical power is generated via rotation of the one or more shafts; and a housing enclosing the electric generator within a generator cavity formed therein. The blower is configured to blow air through the generator cavity through or around the electric generator. The air is configured to exit the generator cavity to enter the turbine. |
| US12060797B2 |
Carbon face seal
An apparatus has: a first member; a shaft rotatable relative to the first member about an axis; and a seal system. The seal system has a seal carrier having: an axially-extending wall having an inner diameter (ID) surface; and a radially-extending wall having a first surface. A seal is carried by the first member and has: an outer diameter (OD) surface; and a seal face. A seat is carried by the shaft and has a seat face in sliding sealing engagement with the seal face. One or more springs bias the seal carrier relative to the first member so as to bias the seal face against the seat face. At least one of the seal carrier inner diameter (ID) surface and seal outer diameter (OD) surface is formed by a coating. |
| US12060789B2 |
Scaling factor for calibrating antennas of a wellbore tool
A system can calibrate inconsistencies in a wellbore tool. The system can receive a first set of measurements and a second set of measurements with respect to different electromagnetic antennas. The system can decouple a first multi-components tensor corresponding to the first set of measurements and a second multi-components tensor corresponding to the second set of measurements. The system can determine, using the decoupled first and second multi-components tensors, a scaling factor. The system can apply the scaling factor to a raw measurement received with respect to an electromagnetic antenna of the wellbore tool positioned in a wellbore to decouple a third multi-components tensor or to decoupled components of a fourth multi-components tensor for controlling a wellbore operation. |
| US12060785B2 |
Method for producing electricity in an oil platform and installation for implementing same
A method for producing electricity from an existing oil platform designed to extract petroleum oil from an underground deposit comprises the following steps: extracting a mixture of petroleum oil and water from the underground deposit under a pressure P2 via a first extraction pipe (11); circulating the extracted mixture so as to actuate an electricity generating turbine by kinetic energy in order to generate electricity; and supplying a power grid with at least a fraction of the electricity generated by the generating turbine. |
| US12060783B2 |
System and method for an automated and intelligent frac pumping
A system may have a built hydraulic fracturing system with a plurality of devices connected together and in fluid communication with one or more wells. The system may also include at least one continuous pumping operations for one or more wells and a fracturing pumping plan provided on a software application. The fracturing plan may include instructions to perform at least one continuous pumping operations for the one or more wells. The instructions may include a sequence of valve operations to direct fluid flow through a selected path into the one or more wells. |
| US12060782B2 |
Electrical treatment to revive dead gas wells due to water blockage
A system for electrical treatment in a reservoir with gas wells is disclosed. The system includes a first well in the reservoir configured to act as an electrode, the reservoir having a plurality of pore spaces saturated by water, and a second well in the reservoir configured to act as a second electrode hydraulically connected to the first well. A power unit is connected to the first and second wells by a cable configured to emit an electric current to the first well and the second well into the reservoir. The electric current enlarges the plurality of pore spaces in the reservoir, facilitating a production of gas from the water. A transformer is connected to the power unit by the cable, the transformer being configured to step down a voltage from a power supply to the power unit. The power supply is connected to the transformer by the cable. |
| US12060778B2 |
Perforating gun assembly
A perforating gun assembly may include a housing extending along a first axis, a movable structure provided within the housing, and a tool string component coupled to the housing and abutting the moveable structure. The movable structure may be movable between a first position along the first axis relative to the housing and a second position along the first axis relative to the housing. |
| US12060776B2 |
Downhole joint rotator
A downhole tubing rotator that has a housing configured into a production tubing string in a well in a reservoir, the housing being generally cylindrical with a hollow center and containing a two pole, three phase induction squirrel cage motor operatively connected to a tubing rotator configured to clamp onto a production tubing joint and rotate one or more production tubing joints (but not an entire production tubing string) when the motor is activated. An armor-protected insulated power and control cable connects the motor to a control box positioned at a surface of a reservoir and various sensors provide feedback for the unit. Methods of using this tool are also provided. |
| US12060772B2 |
Systems and methods for producing hydrocarbon material from or injecting fluid into a subterranean formation using adjustable flow restriction
A valve assembly for integration within a wellbore string disposed within a subterranean reservoir is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve housing having one or more injection ports for establishing fluid communication between a central passage and the reservoir. The valve assembly includes a valve sleeve operatively mounted within the valve housing and comprising a fluid channel adapted to establish fluid communication between the central passage and the injection ports, and configured to create a fluid flowrate restriction. The valve assembly has a flow adjuster connectable to the valve sleeve, and is selectively arranged to align an opening with the fluid channel and allow fluid to flow from the fluid channel through the opening to the injection port, wherein connecting the flow adjuster to the valve sleeve defines a flow length of the fluid channel to adjust the fluid restriction created by the fluid channel. |
| US12060765B1 |
Float shoe for a magma wellbore
A tubing is anchored in a boiler casing positioned in a borehole that extends into a magma reservoir. The tubing may include a notch that is secured to a tubing anchor receptacle of the boiler casing. The boiler casing may include a float shoe that helps to prevent or restrict the flow of magma from the magma reservoir into the boiler casing and tubing. |
| US12060760B2 |
Communication systems and methods
In described examples, there are methods and systems for communicating data signals in wells. The methods and systems may facilitate communication of data signals, for example, from an open-hole section of a well, or in a well having a discontinuous metallic well structure. |
| US12060758B2 |
Washout mitigation
One or more geometric dimensions of a portion of a washout section of a wellbore are determined. A retrievable tubular sleeve is run downhole through the casing string, such that a key profile disposed on an outer surface of the retrievable tubular sleeve connects with a landing nipple disposed on an inner surface of the casing string. The retrievable tubular sleeve is dimensioned such that, when the key profile is connected with the landing nipple, a portion of the retrievable tubular sleeve extends downhole from the downhole end of the casing string and within the portion of the washout section for which the one or more geometric dimensions have been determined, and an intervention or measurement tool can be run through the retrievable tubular sleeve through across the washout section. |
| US12060755B2 |
Modular casing anchor for downhole tool
A modular tool anchor includes an anchor body positionable about a tubular. The anchor includes an anchor wedge for gripping against the tubular. A wedge drive screw engages a piston that biases the wedge into contact with the tubular as the wedge drive screw is tightened. The anchor also includes a compression seal positioned within the anchor body. A sealing flange abuts the compression seal. As seal compression screws are tightened, the sealing flange engages the compression seal and forces it against the tubular. |
| US12060753B2 |
Injector tilt safety method and apparatus
The present application pertains to a coiled tubing injector system. The system comprises a coiled tubing injector; an injector tilt configured to be mounted to a trailer wherein the injector tilt is configured to receive the coiled tubing injector; a securing mechanism to secure the coiled tubing injector to the injector tilt; and a sensor configured to detect whether the securing mechanism is positioned to substantially secure the coiled tubing injector to the injector tilt. Advantageously, the system is configured such that the injector can only be tilted if the sensor detects that securing mechanism is positioned to substantially secure the coiled tubing injector to the injector tilt. |
| US12060743B2 |
Methods and apparatus for pet doors
A pet access control system according to various aspects of the present technology may comprise a door unit interoperable with a security panel holder. The door unit covers a passage through a structure, such as through the wall or door of a building. The door unit may include a connector that may be mounted on a legacy security panel holder or a dedicated mounting system for the door unit. The door unit may operate in conjunction with a pet identification system to automatically identify and grant access only to authorized pets. In various embodiments, the door unit may be controlled remotely, such as via a web browser on a remote computer or an app running on a smartphone. |
| US12060742B2 |
Method for operating a door system
A method for operating a door system having a movable door leaf and a control unit, with at least one sensor unit being configured, with which the approach of at least one person is detected, includes: providing the sensor unit in the form of a radar sensor and/or a camera with an image processing unit; recording a distance of the person from the door system using the sensor unit; recording an approach speed with the sensor unit, at which the person approaches the door system; transmitting the distance and approach speed; determining a probable approach time of the person with the control unit; determining the movement parameters for moving the door leaf by the control unit and actuating the door leaf by the door actuator based on the movement parameters determined by the control unit. A door system having a control unit is configured to carry out this method. |
| US12060740B2 |
Multi-position hinge for the angular connection of two cable trays
A multi-position hinge for the angular connection of two adjacent cable trays, includes a pin that defines a geometric articulation axis, a first member and a second member articulated together around the geometric axis. The first member and second member are each configured to be coupled to a corresponding cable tray. The multi-position hinge Includes two intermediate attachment members. Each of the intermediate attachment members are to be simultaneously coupled to a respective first member and second member and to a respective cable tray Each of the intermediate attachment members includes first coupling means configured to be coupled to a respective articulated element and second coupling means configured to be coupled to a respective cable tray. |
| US12060738B2 |
Shower door guide assembly
A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide. |
| US12060737B2 |
High strength door striker and method for making
The present disclosure provides a door striker assembly having an improved interface between a striker pin and a base plate. The striker pin comprising a raised section wherein a cross-section of the raised section comprises a bottom taper and a top taper where the bottom taper is inserted into a base plate aperture from a top side of the base plate for seating the striker pin into the base plate aperture. The present disclosure also provides a method for forming the aforementioned door striker assembly. |
| US12060736B2 |
Vehicle door for a motor vehicle
A vehicle door for a motor vehicle has a support part arranged on an inside of a covering of the vehicle door. An outer door handle is arranged on an outside of the covering for actuating the vehicle door. The outer door handle is fixed on the support part. An elevation is provided on the support part on a fixing side of the support part facing towards the covering for forming a positioning aid. The elevation is received in the vehicle door in an aperture in the covering tailored to the elevation. Here, the support part and the covering are tailored to each other in such a way that they are connected to each other in a form fit manner in at least one form fit zone. |
| US12060730B2 |
Earthquake-resistant and seismic-damping multifunction cooperative system for modular steel structure building
The present invention provides an earthquake-resistant and seismic-damping multifunction cooperative system for a modular steel structure building, including a building-integrated module and connection joints between building modules. The building-integrated module includes a plurality of building modules. Each building module includes ceiling beams, local high-strength module columns and local high-strength module bottom beams. A cantilever beam section and a middle beam section of the ceiling beam are connected through a ceiling beam rotational friction joint. The connection joints between building modules include vertical building module connection joints, hinge joints between horizontal building modules and frictional connections between horizontal building modules. The adjacent building modules in a vertical direction are connected through the vertical building module connection joint, and the adjacent building modules in a horizontal direction are hinged through the hinge joint between horizontal building modules and connected through the frictional connection between horizontal building modules. |
| US12060728B2 |
Multifunctional frame pool
A multifunctional frame pool includes a foldable water inner container; a frame assembly arranged at a periphery of the water inner container and configured to support the water inner container; a platform arranged on an upper edge of the water inner container; and a tent including tent cloth and tent frames. The tent cloth is arranged above the water inner container via the tent frames. Each of the tent frames has a bottom end arranged on the frame assembly or platform, and a top end in contact with the tent cloth. At least two tow assemblies are arranged on the tent cloth. Each of the tow assemblies has one end connected to the tent cloth, and the other end that is movable to change an angle formed by the tent cloth between a tow point and the corresponding tent frame, and the ground. |
| US12060726B2 |
Variable temporary structure
Provided may be a temporary structure comprising a junction assembly comprising a hub, wherein the hub is an annular member; a plurality of hinges, each of the plurality of hinges disposed on the hub; and a plurality of brackets, each of the brackets swivably attached to each of the plurality of hinges, each of the brackets having a first tine, a second tine, and a top wall. The temporary structure may further comprise a plurality of posts, each of the plurality of posts having a post top end and a post bottom end; a plurality of feet, each of the plurality of feet comprising a foot column and a base, wherein each of the plurality of feet are sized to accept the post bottom end and each of the plurality of brackets are sized to accept the post top end; and a plurality of panels. |
| US12060722B2 |
Wheel coupler and scraper for floor stripper
A drive wheel assembly for a floor stripping machine permits a drive wheel to be selectively locked to and unlocked from a drive axle and reduces the quantity of debris that is able to accumulate on the tire of a wheel during a floor stripping operation. |
| US12060719B2 |
Binding machine
A binding machine includes: a first main unit that has a pair of grips that an operator can hold; a second main unit that has a curl guide for curling a wire around an object to be bound, and a twisting unit including a twisting shaft to twist the curled wire; and a link unit that links the first main unit and the second main unit. The grips are provided on either side of the axis line of the link unit or an extended line of the axis line as seen from the operator side when the operator is holding the grips to manipulate. |
| US12060717B2 |
Platform with handle
An apparatus includes a platform having a first end and a second end and a handle. The apparatus includes a first leg assembly rotatably attached to the platform in proximity to the first end. The apparatus includes a second leg assembly attentively attached to the platform in proximity to the second end. When the first and second leg assemblies are essentially perpendicular to the platform, the apparatus is in a use state and the user is able to stand on the platform and be supported by the first and second leg assemblies. When the apparatus is in the use state, the user is able to pick up the apparatus by the handle with only one of the hands without tipping the apparatus. A method for a user with hands to stand on an apparatus. |
| US12060715B2 |
Support block assembly
The present disclosure is directed to a support block assembly including a strut and an overmolded support block. The strut may include a base, and the support block may include an anchor coupled to the strut. The anchor includes a tang with the support block overmolded on the tang with the tang extending into and encased within the support block forming a bond between the tang and the support block. In an embodiment, the base may define at least one opening. The support block is overmolded on the strut such that the support block extends through at least one opening to form the bond between the strut and the support block. The strut may include a lower side defining a dovetail-shaped groove with the support block overmolded on the strut and extending into the dovetail-shaped groove to form a bond between the strut and the support block. |
| US12060714B2 |
Roofing material
A roofing material is provided having an asphalt-coated mat or felt made up of or in combinations of fiberglass, polyester, nylon, cotton, cellulosic fibers or materials, polyethylene, polypropylene, co-polymers, melamine, phenolic, acrylics, polycarbonate, carbon fiber, clay, metallic in woven, non-woven, strands or sheets, styrene compounds, rubber, silk, leather, or wool in a woven, non-woven, or solid form. The surfacing materials can be made up of or in combination minerals, plastic particles or film, metal particles or film, cement particles, clay particles, paints, coatings, glass, ceramics, wood, wood fiber, or composite materials. |
| US12060712B2 |
Structural post with internal connector system
A structural post includes a base plate defining a plurality of through holes, and a post portion that includes at least a pair of internal walls and at least a pair of external walls. A connector block is configured to receive a locking screw and to engage with a bolt thread of a bolt. A lock plate has a plate thread that is configured to engage the screw thread of the locking screw, and the lock plate is configured to expand upon being drawn by the locking screw into tight engagement with the connector block. The expanded lock plate is configured to apply a force on one of the pair of internal walls and one of the pair of external walls. |
| US12060703B2 |
Toilet-type device
Toilet like device, which saves water through the separation of solid and liquid depositions, in a hygienic, comfortable, simple, autonomous and aesthetic manner. It's composed by a main toilet body, which has an open space within itself, connected to the main toilet bowl, a space which is open in its front and superior sides. This space works as a water and urine recipient, the water and urine come from the urinal, which at the same time works as a drainage for urine and water. This space also works as a liquid recipient when the urinal is in vertical position, since it is very likely that, after a liquid deposition, the urinal needs to be raised towards a vertical position, for various different reasons. Any liquid remaining in the urinal falls into this space, without going into the rest toilet body, and much less onto the user. |
| US12060699B2 |
Transportable modular water vapor condensation apparatus
Apparatus for producing liquid water from the condensation of atmospheric water vapor includes a transportable housing defining a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and an air outlet; first and second doors operable selectively to open and close the first and second air inlets, respectively; and at least one water condensation unit located in the housing between the first air inlet and the air outlet, and between the second air inlet and the air outlet. The housing is configured so that, when at least one of the first and second air inlets is open, at least a portion of an air flow into the at least one open air inlet is passed through the at least one condensation unit and out the air outlet. |
| US12060696B2 |
Work site management system and work site management method
A management system includes a course data generation unit that generates course data for each of a plurality of unmanned vehicles such that loading work for the plurality of unmanned vehicles by a loader is sequentially performed on a work site where a plurality of the loaders operates; and a priority determination unit that determine a passage order at an intersection on the work site of the plurality of unmanned vehicles traveling according to the course data so as to reduce a total loading loss indicating a total of loss amounts in operation of each of the plurality of the loaders. |
| US12060691B2 |
Load bearing clamp for transmitting loads to a shaft
A load bearing clamp including a first clamp member, the first clamp member including a first semi-annular clamping surface, a second clamp member, the second clamp member including a second semi-annular clamping surface, the second semi-annular clamping surface opposing the first semi-annular clamping surface and at least one member for drawing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward each other, wherein at least one of the first semi-annular clamp surface and the second semi-annular clamp surface includes at least one irregular surface that deforms at least a portion of a shaft clamped between the first and second clamp members. |
| US12060690B2 |
Prefabricated vertical geotexile ditch check system
A ditch check system and methods for storm water control are provided. The ditch check system can include a velocity-restricting component of non-woven geotextile fabric with one or more porosities configured to control the velocities of storm water flows for sediment control and silt retention. The velocity-restricting component can have one or more reinforcing elements to provide additional support to protect against tearing and/or undue movement of the fabric, as well as provide attachment points for fasteners used to fasten the fabric to support members. The ditch check system can further include a front water seal and a rear scour guard attached to the velocity-restricting component at ground level which are substantially impermeable to vertical water flow to inhibit ditch scouring and prevent the flow of storm water under the ditch check system. To facilitate transportation, installation, and assembly, one or more of the components of the ditch check system can be supplied as a pre-assembled package. |
| US12060689B1 |
Provisional facility for retaining earth by using ground anchors and guide brackets for stepwise retention during deep excavation, and method for constructing same
A provisional facility for retaining earth using a guide bracket and a ground anchor for stepwise retention during deep excavation includes multiple thumb piles disposed vertically at predetermined intervals, a wale disposed across the multiple thumb piles, a guide bracket installed at a predetermined position of the wale, and a ground anchor having the other side anchored to a ground while a tensile member is wound around the guide bracket. |
| US12060686B2 |
Roadway safety device
A roadway safety device includes one or more spacers which engage a falling arm attached to a sign so as to lift the sign relative to a structure on which a housing bracket attached to the arm rests. The roadway safety device may include a spacer which dampens the fall of the arm and which holds the arm at an upward angle to make the sign more visible to drivers. |
| US12060684B2 |
System for compaction measurements
A system for compaction measurement includes a first compaction measurement apparatus arrangeable on a compaction machine and configured to determine, on the basis of a measured acceleration of a measurement probe of the first compaction measurement apparatus as a result of a measurement vibration and/or an acceleration of a compaction element of the compaction machine, at least one first stationary compaction value that informs about a local compaction of the subsoil or the surfacing for at least a first position, and to output the same with associated positional information for the first position; a second compaction measurement apparatus being mobile and configured to identify, upon interaction or contact with the subsoil or the surface, the local compaction of the subsoil or the surfacing for at least the first position and to output, on the basis thereof, at least one first mobile compaction value with associated positional information for the first position; and a calculation unit configured to compare the first stationary compaction value and the first mobile compaction value so as to determine a correction value that depends on the deviation of the first stationary compaction value from the first mobile compaction value, or to determine and display a deviation. |
| US12060676B2 |
Nanowire structures and methods of manufacture thereof
In an embodiment, metal-organic nanowires or nanofibers comprising polymer chains with around 100 or more repeat units are synthesized. The metal-organic nanowires or nanofibers are exposed to a reactive gas at a temperature in excess of around 100° C. and at a pressure in the range from around 0.001 to around 100 atmospheres. |
| US12060675B2 |
Clothes folding device
The present disclosure relates to a clothes folding device including: a loading assembly which causes the clothes to be pushed-in and seats the clothes on a first folding layer equipped with a conveyor for transport; a folding assembly which performs the folding of the clothes while the pushed-in clothes are transported; and an unloading assembly which is disposed below the folding assembly and loads the clothes discharged by the folding assembly. The loading assembly includes: a seating plate which forms an inclined surface at an inlet and allows the clothes to be seated thereon; a clamp assembly which fixes the clothes and moves the clothes to the first folding layer; and a transport roller which presses the clothes seated on the first folding layer and rotates together with the moving of the clothes while pressing the clothes, and thus, preventing the clothes from being separated. The clamp assembly includes a wheel assembly and a clamp plate which presses inserted clothes from both sides. The wheel assembly includes a unidirectional rotating wheel which rotates together with the inserted clothes. |
| US12060674B2 |
Laundry treating appliance for drying laundry
A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry the method comprising supplying a rinse to the treating chamber during a rinse cycle, spinning the treating chamber in an extraction cycle to remove excess moisture from the load of laundry, sensing a parameter indicative of a remaining moisture content value in the load of laundry, comparing the remaining moisture content value to a pre-determined remaining moisture content value. |
| US12060671B2 |
Washing machine ventilation systems and methods
Washing machine appliance ventilation systems and methods include rotating a wash basket of the washing machine appliance for an ON period, whereby a flow of ambient air is drawn through an aperture in the washing machine appliance from an ambient environment into the wash basket. The systems and methods also include comparing a humidity within the washing machine appliance to a reference humidity value. When a difference between the humidity within the washing machine appliance and the reference humidity value is greater than a threshold, the step of rotating the wash basket for the ON period is repeated. When the difference between the humidity within the washing machine appliance and the reference humidity value is less than or equal to the threshold, the ventilation cycle or method is terminated. |
| US12060668B2 |
Washing machine and method of controlling the same
An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a washing machine that detects contamination of water due to a dye and prevents contamination of laundry due to the dye. The washing machine includes a tub; a drum configured to be rotatable inside of the tub; a detergent supplier configured to supply a detergent to the tub; a water supplier configured to supply a water to the tub; an optical sensor provided under the tub, wherein the optical sensor includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element configured to selectively receive a plurality of visible rays having different wavelengths and an infrared ray among a light emitted from the light emitting element; and a controller configured to control the water supplier to supply the detergent and the water to the tub and rotate the drum during a washing. In addition, the controller may reduce the washing time based on the sum of the received intensities of the plurality of visible rays and the received intensity of the infrared ray. |
| US12060667B2 |
Tufting machine and method for reducing yarn waste
A method of operating a tufting machine including a sliding needle bar with a plurality of needles, a presser foot mounted slidable with the needle bar, an end yarn feed, a needle selection mechanism, a plurality of loopers, a plurality of knives to cut a loop of yarn on a respective looper, and a dislodge mechanism to selectively dislodge a loop of yarn from the looper before the yarn is cut. The method controls the feed of yarn to the needles and, when a cut end is required, a determination is made whether a predetermined yarn condition is present in the yarn at its cut end and, in response to such a determination, an additional loop of yarn, not required by the pattern data is formed, such that the additional loop of yarn forms a yarn buffer that can be pulled back through the backing medium. |
| US12060666B2 |
Nonwoven fabric and process for the production thereof
The present invention relates to a process for the production of a nonwoven fabric. In particular, the present invention relates to the production of a nonwoven fabric having desirable tactile and haptic properties, as well as to the nonwoven fabric itself. The process requires the selection of specific materials and process conditions. The fabric is produced from a masterbatch of isotactic polypropylene homopolymer and a surface-treated calcium carbonate filler. |
| US12060660B2 |
Winding and twisting device for a ring spinning or ring twisting machine
The present invention provides a winding and twisting device for a ring spinning or ring twisting machine, comprising: a stator comprising a superconducting material, a stator cooling device, a rotor configured to generate a magnetic field, and a rotatable spindle, wherein the rotor and the stator are arranged co-axially to the spindle, and wherein the rotor has a ring/traveler system mounted thereon. |
| US12060658B2 |
Water soluble fibers with post process modifications and articles containing same
Methods of treating fibers comprising a polymer including at least one of a vinyl acetate moiety or a vinyl alcohol moiety, and resulting fibers or the products comprising the resulting fibers are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a fiber having a surface region and an interior region, includes a polymer comprising at least one of a vinyl acetate moiety or a vinyl alcohol moiety chemically modified with a modification agent. The fiber has a transverse cross-section including the interior region comprising the polymer having a first degree of modification and the surface region comprising the polymer having a second degree of modification greater than the first degree of modification. |
| US12060655B2 |
mRNA display antibody library and methods
Compositions, methods and uses of a recombinant virus and/or recombinant viral vector encoding a distinct antibody or antibody fragment generated from high-diversity nucleic acid library are presented. Preferably, the recombinant virus is genetically modified, low immunogenic virus, for example, an E2b-deleted adenovirus. The high-diversity nucleic acid library comprises or is derived from (1) a VH-CDR1/2 sub-library, (2) a plurality of VH-CDR3 sub-libraries, and (3) a VL sub-library, each of which comprises a plurality of members. Preferably, each member of the sub-libraries comprises at least one random cassette that has a plurality of degenerate base positions. In an especially preferred embodiment, at least portions of at least two members of the VH-CDR1/2 sub-library, the plurality of VH-CDR3 sub-libraries, and the VL sub-library are recombined to form an expression library member in an expression library, where each member of the expression library encodes a distinct antibody or antibody fragment. |
| US12060649B2 |
Raw material supply unit, single-crystal silicon ingot growing apparatus comprising same and raw material supply method
Provided is a raw material supply unit comprising: a body having a space filled with a raw material; a partition for dividing the body, in the longitudinal direction, into at least two areas; at least two valves each provided in the respective areas in the body divided by the partition so as to open/close the lower portion of the body; and a drive unit for raising, in the vertical direction, each of the valves independently of each other. |
| US12060647B2 |
Surface-treated copper foil and copper clad laminate
A surface-treated copper foil includes a treated surface, where the peak extreme height (Sxp) of the treating surface is 0.4 to 3.0 μm. When the surface-treated copper foil is heated at a temperature of 200° C. for 1 hour, the ratio of the integrated intensity of diffraction peak of (111) plane to the sum of the integrated intensities of diffraction peaks of (111) plane, (200) plane, and (220) plane of the treating surface is at least 60%. |
| US12060643B2 |
Coated aluminum material and method for producing same
Provided is a coated aluminum material having a coating film on a surface of an aluminum material, and capable of exerting excellent corrosion resistance even under severe use conditions while being chromium-free. The coating film is formed on a surface of the aluminum material with a silica-containing film including a water dispersible silica, a phosphorus compound, and a silane coupling agent provided therebetween. The silica-containing film includes 0.5 to 35 mass % of a silane coupling agent, and has Si and P contents of 2 to 60, and 0.1 to 6.0 mg/m2, respectively, and a P/Si mass ratio of P content and Si content of 0.02 to 0.15. Further, provided is a method for producing such a coated aluminum material. |
| US12060640B2 |
Film forming method and system
A film forming method includes forming a thin film by executing a plurality of cycles each including supplying a raw material gas to a substrate, supplying a reaction gas capable of reacting with the raw material gas to the substrate, and processing the substrate with deuterium plasma. |
| US12060635B2 |
Hard mask, substrate processing method, and substrate processing apparatus
In a hard mask formed on a target film formed on a substrate, a first film having a stress in a first direction and a second film having a stress in a second direction opposite to the first direction are alternately stacked one or more times. |
| US12060632B2 |
Ferritic stainless steel sheet
A ferritic stainless steel sheet includes a base metal and a nitrided layer that is formed on a surface of the base metal, a chemical composition of the base metal contains, in mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.020%, Si: 0.01 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.50%, P: 0.010 to 0.050%, S: 0.0001 to 0.010%, Cr: 16.0 to 25.0%, N: 0.001 to 0.030%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, and optional elements, with the balance: Fe and unavoidable impurities, a steel microstructure of the base metal includes, in volume ratio, 95% or more of a ferritic phase, the nitrided layer is a layer that is present in a region from a surface of a rolled surface to a 0.05 μm depth position in a sheet thickness direction, and an average nitrogen concentration in the nitrided layer is, in mass %, 0.80% or more. |
| US12060627B1 |
Hard magnetic properties of high entropy alloys (HEAs), methods for making HEAs, and uses thereof
High entropy alloys (HEAs) are provided, which exhibit hard magnetic properties, including increased saturation magnetization, improved coercivity, and thermal stability at temperatures exceeding about 200° C. Methods of making the HEAs are also provided, as well as methods for using the HEAs, particularly in extreme environments. |
| US12060625B2 |
Process for the recovery of metals from cobalt-bearing materials
A process is divulged for recovering metals from a metal-bearing material containing, in oxidized form, more than 1% of Co, a total of Co and Ni of more than 15%, and more than 1% Mg, comprising smelting said metal-bearing material in a bath furnace together with slag formers, thereby producing an alloy phase with more than 80% of the Co, and less than 1% of the Mg, and a slag phase, by applying reducing smelting conditions, and by selecting CaO, SiO2, and Al2O3 as slag formers, in amounts to obtain a final slag composition according to the ratio's 0.25 |
| US12060624B2 |
Method for producing a PGM collector alloy
A method for producing a PGM collector alloy comprising the steps of: (1) providing (a) copper and/or silver, (b) material, which is to be processed melt-metallurgically, in the form of at least one sodium and/or potassium aluminosilicate support equipped with at least one PGM, and (c) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of iron oxides, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and potassium carbonate, (2) joint melting of the materials provided in step (1) at a temperature in the range of 1250 to <1450° C. by maintaining a 100:40 to 100:20 weight ratio of the materials provided in sub-steps (1b) and (1c), and a 35:65 to 80:20 weight ratio of copper and/or silver: PGM by forming a melt comprising two phases of different density, (3) separating the upper phase of low density of molten slag from the lower phase of high density of molten PGM collector alloy by utilizing the density difference, (4) allowing the melting phases separated from one another to cool down and solidify, and (5) collecting the solidified PGM collector alloy. |
| US12060620B2 |
Multiplexed KRAS mutation detection assay
Provided herein is reagent mixture comprising multiplexed amplification reagents and flap assay reagents for detecting, in a single reaction, mutant copies of the KRAS gene that contain any of the 34A, 34C, 34T, 35A, 35C, 35T or 38A point mutations. Methods that employ the reagent mix and kits for performing the same are also provided. |
| US12060619B2 |
Treatment of angiogenesis disorders
This invention concerns pathological angiogenesis and cancer, related treatment methods, and related compositions. Also disclosed are related diagnosis kits and methods. |
| US12060604B2 |
Spatial analysis of epigenetic modifications
Provided herein are methods of identifying a methylation status of an analyte in a biological sample. Also provided herein are methods that combine identifying the methylation status with spatial technology to identify the location of a methylation status in a biological sample. |
| US12060595B2 |
Method for improving efficiency of anaerobic fermentation in medium temperature-high temperature transition zone
A method for improving efficiency of anaerobic fermentation in a medium temperature-high temperature transition zone includes: After being subjected to heat exchange through a front heat exchanger, hydrolyzed slurry is pumped to a bottom of an anaerobic tank. A temperature of the slurry is controlled at 45±0.2° C. A central agitator is turned on after feeding is completed, to slowly gently stir the slurry in the anaerobic tank, and the central agitator is turned off after the slurry is uniformly mixed. In an operating state, making medium-temperature anaerobic flora and high-temperature anaerobic flora in methanogenic bacteria in the anaerobic sludge overlap at the fermentation temperature and be fully mixed with and in contact with the slurry, to continuously treat and convert organic substances in the slurry when the slurry is under an anaerobic fermentation condition in a medium temperature-high temperature transition zone. |
| US12060594B2 |
Separation of 2′-FL from a fermentation broth
The invention relates to a method for selective crystallization of 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL) from an aqueous solution comprising 2′-FL and one or more other fucosylated carbohydrates by adding acetic acid to the solution. The aqueous solution is separated from an aqueous culture medium prior to crystallization. |
| US12060583B2 |
Scalable chromatography process for purification of human cytomegalovirus
The present invention relates to a scalable process for the purification of human cytomegalovirus particles from cell culture medium. In particular, the process involves a two step chromatography process starting with an anion exchange chromatography step followed by a polishing chromatography step selected from mixed mode chromatography or cation exchange chromatography. |
| US12060581B2 |
Methods and cellular structures
The invention provides methods and compositions for producing a multi-layered cellular structure or blastocyst-like structure from a cell population of reprogrammed somatic cells. |
| US12060578B2 |
Systems and methods for associating compounds with physiological conditions using fingerprint analysis
Systems and methods for associating a compound with physiological conditions are provided. A fingerprint of a compound chemical structure is obtained and inputted to a model that outputs one or more calculated activation scores. Each activation score represents a cellular constituent module in a set of modules, where each module includes a subset of cellular constituents and a first module in the set of modules is associated with the physiological condition. When the activation score for the first module satisfies a threshold criterion, the compound is identified as associated with the physiological condition. In some aspects, each activation score represents a perturbation signature associated with the physiological condition and the compound is identified when the activation score for a first perturbation signature satisfies a threshold criterion. Systems and methods for training a model that associates compounds with physiological conditions are also provided. |
| US12060576B2 |
Compositions and methods for producing megakaryocytes
Methods for producing megakaryocytic progenitors (preMKs) and megakaryocytes (MKs) from stem cells are provided. The present disclosure further provides compositions comprising preMKs and MKs and their lysates, and also methods of use of preMKs, MKs, their lysates and compositions thereof. |
| US12060573B2 |
Stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate as a supplement for cell culture media
Stabilized amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) as a supplement of cell culture media and the cell culture medium supplements comprising stabilized ACC are provided. In particular the stabilized ACC is useful for enhancing the growth of cell and tissue cultures, gametes and embryos in vitro. |
| US12060567B2 |
Engineered untranslated regions (UTR) for AAV production
The present disclosure describes methods and systems for use in the production of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles. In certain embodiments, the production process and system include engineered untranslated regions (UTR) which allow for the controlled expression of AAV capsid proteins, such as VP1, VP2 and VP3. In certain embodiments, the production process and system include engineered untranslated regions (UTR) which allow for the controlled expression of non-structural AAV replication proteins, such as Rep78 and Rep52. |
| US12060566B2 |
Self-inactivating lentiviral vector comprising a FOXP3 expression cassette
In various embodiments, lentiviral vectors expressing FoxP3 using the endogenous gene elements to regulate physiologic gene expression of FoxP3 are provided herein as well as uses of such vectors. |
| US12060562B2 |
Protein expression system in plant cell and use thereof
An expression system is provided, including a first nucleic acid fragment containing a long intergenic region (LIR) derived from geminivirus, a small intergenic region (SIR) derived from geminivirus, and an expression cassette of a target protein linked between the LIR and the SIR and a second nucleic acid fragment containing an expression cassette of a Rep/RepA protein derived from geminivirus, in which the expression cassette of the target protein includes a promoter, a nucleic acid fragment encoding the target protein, and two or more linked terminators in this order. |
| US12060561B2 |
Use of constitutively active variants of growth factor receptors as selection markers for the generation of stable producer cell lines
The present invention relates to methods for the selection of a stable producer cell line expressing one or more protein(s) of interest (POIs), comprising the stable transfection of cells with a gene encoding a constitutively active variant of a growth factor receptor, respective methods for the expression of one or more POIs in such stable producer cell lines, and uses of a constitutively active variant of a growth factor receptor as selection marker in the cultivation of cells. |
| US12060560B2 |
Insulin receptor aptamer and pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes comprising the same
Provided is a DNA aptamer specifically binding to an insulin receptor, a pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes including the same, and a composition for diagnosing diabetes including the DNA aptamer.The insulin receptor aptamer may be effectively used in compositions for preventing or treating insulin-related diseases due to better downstream signaling activity of the insulin receptor than insulin or existing insulin receptor aptamers conventionally used for treatment of insulin-related diseases such as diabetes. |
| US12060558B2 |
Methods and compositions for treatment of cholesteryl ester storage disease
Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a subject in need thereof, such as a subject with deficient LAL protein expression or a subject having Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease. |
| US12060556B2 |
Antisense nucleic acids
Provided is a drug that allows highly-efficient skipping of exon. The present invention provides an antisense oligomer wherein two or more unit oligomers targeting sequences that are neither consecutive nor overlap with each other in the same exon are connected. |
| US12060549B2 |
Method for operating a stirring device and a fermenter
A method for operating an agitating device and a digester, wherein the digester is filled with a substrate and an agitating device is in the digester. These steps are performed: a) A target load curve is lodged in the control device; b) the control device prescribes a target rotation speed; c) the control device operates the agitating device at an actual speed corresponding to a target speed; d) the control device captures an actual agitating device torque measurement value at the actual speed of rotation; e) the control device derives from the actual measurement value an actual characteristic value of the agitating device applied torque; f) the control device compares the derived actual characteristic value against the target characteristic value of the substrate resulting from the target load curve at the prescribed target speed; and g) the control device controls the agitating device in dependence on the result of comparison. |
| US12060548B2 |
Fluid handling apparatus
A fluid handling apparatus having a two-sided channel plate with channel ports extending from one side to the other. Fluid channels on both sides of the channel plate connected to the channel ports direct fluid through the channel plate in a desired fluid path, and the first face and the second face of the channel plate are sealed to fluidly encase the fluid channels. |
| US12060545B2 |
Decanter system and method
A decanter system can include a decanter and a stopper. The decanter can include a decanter body and a neck. A mouth can be formed in the neck. The stopper can include a sealing member. The stopper can be configured to be selectively disposed in the mouth to form a seal between the sealing member and the mouth. The stopper is positionable in the mouth between a first position and a second position where the seal is maintained in each of the first position and the second position. A method of storing liquid can include providing a decanter system. A liquid can be disposed in the decanter body. A filter with flavoring materials disposed therein can be placed within the decanter body. The decanter can be sealed with the stopper in the first position. The stopper can be pushed downwards in the mouth to the second position, repeatedly as desired. |
| US12060536B2 |
Defoaming agent and lubricating oil composition
A defoaming agent obtainable by a process that includes: polymerizing (A) at least one polymerizable monomer in a composition, the composition comprising (C) a solvent and (B) at least one non-polymerizable polysiloxane dissolved in the (C) solvent, wherein the component (A) optionally comprises at least one Si-atom-containing monomer in an amount of less than 10 mass % on the basis of the total mass of the component (A). |
| US12060533B2 |
Systems and processes for upgrading and converting crude oil to petrochemicals through steam cracking
A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon feed, such as crude oil or other heavy oils, may include hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed in a hydrotreating unit to produce a hydrotreated effluent that includes asphaltenes, coke precursors, or both. The process further includes hydrocracking the hydrotreated effluent in a hydrocracking unit to produce a hydrocracked effluent, adsorbing at least a portion of the asphaltenes, coke precursors, or both, from the hydrotreated effluent, the hydrocracked effluent, or both, separating the hydrocracked effluent into at least an upgraded lesser-boiling effluent and a greater-boiling effluent in a hydrocracked effluent separation system, and steam cracking the upgraded lesser-boiling effluent to produce olefins, aromatic compounds, or combinations of these. The process may further include recycling the greater boiling effluent back to the hydrotreating unit and hydrocracking a middle distillate effluent from the hydrocracked effluent separation system. Systems for conducting the processes are also disclosed. |
| US12060532B2 |
Fuel compositions from light tight oils and high sulfur fuel oils
Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains. |
| US12060531B1 |
Production of fuels from hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids, low carbon hydrogen, and carbon dioxide in an integrated HEFA and eFuels plant
An integrated facility to produce either renewable diesel fuel or sustainable aviation fuel, or both renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel from carbon dioxide including carbon dioxide that is a byproduct of reacting Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) and hydrogen that produces renewable fuels. HEFA is hydroprocessed to produce a liquid fuel product and may produce water, CO and water, or CO2. Integrated with an eFuels process that produces the hydrogen that is needed in various steps of the integrated process. Renewable or low carbon electricity is used to convert water to hydrogen and oxygen in an electrolyzer. Carbon dioxide is reacted with at least a portion of the hydrogen to produce a stream comprising carbon monoxide with a carbon dioxide conversion per pass of between 50% to 100%, preferably between 60% and 100%, and more preferably between 70% and 100%. |
| US12060527B2 |
Co-processing of pyrolysis oils, lubricants, and/or plastics
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for co-processing a hydrocarbon feed in an FCC system with a second feed of a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil and a third feed of a plastic-derived pyrolysis oil and/or lubricant. A method of co-processing fluid catalytic cracking feeds, includes: introducing a hydrocarbon feed to a fluid catalytic cracking reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feed comprises hydrocarbons; introducing a biomass feed to the fluid catalytic cracking reactor wherein the biomass feed comprises a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil; introducing a waste feed to the fluid catalytic cracking reactor, wherein the waste feed comprises a plastic, a plastic-derived pyrolysis oil, a lubricant, or a combination thereof; and reacting at least the hydrocarbon feed, the biomass feed, and the waste feed in the presence of one or more fluid catalytic cracking catalysts in the fluid catalytic cracking reactor to produce cracked products. |
| US12060523B2 |
Method of introducing oil-soluble well treatment agent into a well or subterranean formation
Oil-soluble well treatment agents may be slowly released into a well or a subterranean formation by use of an aqueous fluid of (i) an oil-in-water dispersion having the oil-soluble well treatment agent as a dispersed phase and (ii) a second component having an oil-soluble or water-soluble primer coated onto a portion of its surface. The amount of the oil-soluble well treatment agent in the oil-in-water dispersion is from 20 to 50 weight percent and the average particle size of the oil-soluble well treatment agent in the dispersion may be from 0.005 to 2 micrometers. The oil-in-water dispersion may further contain a water-soluble well treatment agent. |
| US12060518B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting shale and preventing shale accretion
Methods of treating a subterranean formation including shale include preparing a treatment fluid by mixing an aqueous base fluid and a dry polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) in flake or powder form having a molecular weight between about 500,000 and about 2,000,000 and introducing the treatment fluid in the subterranean formation. |
| US12060516B2 |
Polyamide-based composition for pipes containing oil or gas
The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising at least one polyamide, of which at least one is a semicrystalline copolyamide comprising at least one minor motif resulting from the polycondensation of: at least one diamine with at least one polymerised fatty acid, in particular a fatty acid dimer; or at least one diamine dimer with at least one carboxylic acid; or at least one amino acid dimer; or mixtures of same, as a sealing coating in a pipe containing oil or gas, said pipe being used in the operation of offshore oil or gas deposits. |
| US12060515B2 |
Electrically tunable reflection color of chiral ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
A doped ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal includes a chirality-induced stabilization of the polar nematic order, improved relaxation time for electro-optical switching, and selective reflection in the visible wavelength that is reversibly tunable. The ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal is doped with a chiral dopant selected from benzoic acid, 4-hexyl-,4-[[(1-methylheptyl)oxy]carbonyl]phenyl ester (ZLI811) and BDH1281. |
| US12060513B2 |
Polymer stabilized paraboloid liquid crystal microlenses array with integrated pancharatnam-berry phase
The present invention relates to polymer stabilized nematic liquid crystal microlenses. The microlenses can be made from a nematic liquid crystal, a chiral dopant, a reactive monomer, and a photoinitiator. The microlenses can be prepared by spin coating a liquid crystal mixture onto an array including a nickel transmission electron microscope grid. The focal length of the microlens array can be tuned electrically. |
| US12060511B2 |
Core-shell quantum dots having high quantum efficiency, and an electronic device including the same
A quantum dot including a semiconductor nanocrystal core including indium (In) and phosphorus (P) and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the semiconductor nanocrystal core, the semiconductor nanocrystal shell including zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se), wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal shell is doped with a dopant metal having a larger ion radius than a radius of an Zn2+ ion, the quantum dot does not include cadmium, and the quantum dot has a quantum efficiency of greater than or equal to about 70% and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of an emission peak of less than or equal to about 40 nanometers (nm), and an electroluminescent device including the same. |
| US12060505B2 |
Double coated tape
Provided are double-coated tapes that include, in the following order: a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; a first plastic skin layer; an elastic base layer; a second plastic skin layer; and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The provided double-coated adhesive tapes can provide a combination of high bond strength, reworkability, and high impact and shock resistance, and can be easily converted using a die cutting process. |
| US12060502B2 |
Phase separated articles
Phase separated articles that include a matrix phase including an acrylate copolymer; and a silicone elastomer phase stably dispersed in the matrix phase are described. The matrix phase may be derived from precursors comprising from 60 to 95 parts by weight of an alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms. Methods of forming phase separated articles, and articles including phase separated articles are also described. |
| US12060501B2 |
Optical display comprising an adhesive film
An adhesive film and an optical display, the adhesive film being prepared from an adhesive composition that includes a (meth)acrylic copolymer, wherein the adhesive film has an elongation of about 750% to about 3,000%, and satisfies the following Equation 1: PB/PY=about 3.0 to about 20, wherein PB is a break point in gf of the adhesive film and PY is a yield point in gf of the adhesive film. |
| US12060500B2 |
Adhesive based on materials containing latex and lignin and process for producing same
A disclosed adhesive contains non-functionalized lignin and natural rubber latex in an aqueous medium having pH ≥9. The aqueous medium may further include 0.1% to 3% by mass of at least one alkali selected from the group comprising ammonium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium hydroxides, and a salt such as sodium bicarbonate. A mass fraction of lignin may be between 0.1 and 20%, and the adhesive may include cellulose particulate material having sizes in a range between 5 μm and 5 nm, and/or fibrillated cellulose, and/or crystalline cellulose. The cellulose may have a dry mass fraction between 0.05 and 5%. A method of manufacturing may include forming a mixture by adding solid, non-functionalized lignin to a colloidal dispersion of natural rubber latex in an aqueous medium having pH ≥9, and stirring the mixture for a period of 10 to 20 minutes at room temperature and pressure. |
| US12060499B2 |
Strong, rebondable, dynamic cross-linked cellulose nanocrystal polymer nanocomposite adhesives
A dynamic cross-linked polymer nanocomposite adhesive has been developed by the oxidation of a thiol functionalized semi-crystalline and/or amorphous oligomer and thiol functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) to form a polydisulfide network. The resulting solid material has a melting point transition at ca. 75° C. which corresponds to the melting of the semi-crystalline and/or amorphous phase of the nanocomposite adhesive. At higher temperatures (ca. 150° C.), results in the dynamic behavior of the disulfide bond being induced, where the bonds break and reform. Two levels of adhesion are obtained, in some embodiment by (1) heating the adhesive material to 80° C. (melting the semi-crystalline and/or amorphous phase) resulting in a lower modulus/viscosity of the adhesive, thus allowing better surface wetting on a substrate and (2) heating the adhesive material to 150° C. (inducing dynamic behavior of disulfide bonds), further lowers the modulus/viscosity of the adhesive ensuring a much better surface wetting and stronger adhesive bond. The polymer adhesive has been demonstrated to bind to, relatively high surface energy substrates including metal and hydrophilic glass, and to low surface energy substrates such as hydrophobic glass. |
| US12060497B2 |
Coatings containing polymer modified enzyme for stable self-cleaning of organic stains
Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme capable of enzymatically degrading a component of an organic stain, optionally a lipase or a lysozyme, and optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or bacterial organic material. |
| US12060491B2 |
Bituminous compositions comprising an amine additive and a hydroxide, their preparation process and applications
The invention concerns bituminous compositions comprising: a bitumen, a hydroxide XOH, with X=Na, Ca, Mg, Li or K, and at least one amine additive selected from amines, diamines, polyamines, alkyl amido amines, amidopolyamines and imidazolines, wherein said bituminous composition is substantially free of saponifiable and saponified carboxylic acids, meaning that, if present, the weight of saponifiable and saponified carboxylic acids represents at most 0.01% of the total weight of said bituminous composition and the bitumen represents at least 60% by weight of said bituminous composition, their preparation process and their use in road applications. |
| US12060488B2 |
Composition, polymer composite article formed therewith, and method of preparing same
A composition and a method for preparing a polymer composite article. The composition comprises (A) a filler in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt. %. The composition also comprises (B) a polymer in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt. %, wherein the (B) polymer comprises a polyvinyl. Further, the composition comprises (C) an organopolysiloxane in an amount of from greater than 0 to 10 wt. %; the (C) organopolysiloxane having at least one silicon-bonded hydroxyl group and a viscosity of from 1,000 to 60,000 mPa·s at 25° C. The ranges for components (A)-(C) are based on the total weight of components (A), (B) and (C) in the composition. |
| US12060487B2 |
Tire comprising a rubber composition having a pro-oxidant and a rubber crumb
A tire comprises a rubber composition based on at least a rubber crumb, a diene elastomer, a pro-oxidant, a reinforcing filler and a crosslinking system, said rubber crumb representing 30% by mass or more of the composition, and exhibiting a ratio of the chloroform extract to the acetone extract of less than 2, the chloroform and acetone extracts being expressed as percentages by mass. |
| US12060486B2 |
Recycled and renewable polymeric composition for computer chassis
Polymeric compositions, methods of making the compositions, and composites, such as computer chassis containing the compositions are described. The polymeric compositions can contain 20 wt. % to 50 wt. % of a post-consumer mechanical recycled polycarbonate; 10 wt. % to 50 wt. % of a renewably sourced polycarbonate; 10 wt. % to 30 wt. % of a filler containing carbon fibers, wherein at least a portion of the carbon fibers are obtained from a post-industrial recycled source; and 5 wt. % to 15 wt. % of a flame retardant, wherein the polymeric compositions have a total recycled and renewable content of 50 wt. % to 90 wt. %. |
| US12060483B2 |
Semi-interpenetrating and crosslinked polymers and membranes thereof
Provided are compositions including a core moiety and a plurality of polymeric units, in which at least one of these can include an ionizable moiety or an ionic moiety. The core moiety may be a multivalent core moiety, trivalent core moiety, tetravalent core moiety, pentavalent core moiety, or multivalent arylene moiety. Materials, electrochemical cells, and methods using such compositions are also described. |
| US12060480B2 |
Polymer compositions and use thereof as pour point depressants in paraffin-containing hydrocarbon oils
The invention relates to polymer compositions with improved manageability. The invention also relates to a polymer composition obtainable by radical polymerisation of A) 95-40 wt. % of a monomer mixture comprising Ai) 65-98 wt. % of at least alkyl (meth)acrylate having a linear C16-C40 alkyl radical and Aii) 2-35 wt. % of at least one comonomer selected from (meth)acrylates and (meth)acrylamides, which supports an optionally substituted aromatic radical bonded via an alkylene, alkenylene, oxyalkylene or polyoxyalkylene group to the ester group of the (meth)acrylate or to the amide group of the (meth)acrylamide, in the presence of B) 5-60% by weight % of at least one ethylene copolymer. The invention further relates to a method for the preparation and use thereof as flow improvers for paraffin-containing hydrocarbon oils. |
| US12060476B2 |
Rubber composition, processing method thereof, rubber hose using the same
The present invention discloses a rubber composition, a processing method for obtaining the rubber composition, a rubber hose using the rubber composition and a production method thereof. The rubber composition comprises, in parts by weight, 100 parts of a rubber matrix, 1.5-8 parts of a crosslinking agent, 50-200 parts of a reinforcing filler, 10-100 parts of a plasticizer, and also 0.2-8 parts of an auxiliary crosslinking agent, 2-15 parts of a metal oxide, 1-3 parts of a stabilizer and 1-5 parts of polyethylene glycol, wherein, with respect to 100 parts by weight of total amount of said rubber matrix, said rubber matrix comprises a branched polyethylene with a content represented as A, in which 0 |
| US12060473B2 |
Polymer/exfoliated nano-composite films with superior mechanical properties
Nano-composite films and methods for their fabrication. The nano-composite films include a polymer matrix (e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like) and a filler capable of exfoliation such as graphene or hexagonal boron nitride (e.g., TrGO). The filler provides reinforcement, increasing tensile strength, Young's modulus, or both for the resulting nano-composite film, as compared to what it would be without the filler. The nano-composite film may have a specific tensile strength that is greater than 1 GPa/g/cm3, a specific Young's modulus that is greater than 100 GPa/g/ccm3, or both. Tensile strength and modulus values of up to 3.7 GPa/g/cm3 and 125 GPa/g/cm3, respectively, have been demonstrated. The film may be formed by combining powdered filler and polymer matrix powder in a solvent (e.g., decalin), high-shear extruding the resulting solution to disentangle the polymer chains and exfoliate the filler, freezing the solution to form a solid film, and then drawing the film. |
| US12060469B2 |
Anti-powdering and anti-static polymer film for digital printing
A coated polymer film, such as a coated polyester film, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the coated film may be used as a substrate for digital printing. In one embodiment, the coating contains an anionic anti-static agent comprising a sulphonated copolyester resin. In an alternative embodiment, the coating contains an anti-static agent comprising an organometallic, such as an organo zirconate, in combination with metal oxide particles. The metal oxide particles may comprise nanoparticles. In one embodiment, the coating can further contain a print enhancing agent and an adhesion promoter. |
| US12060465B2 |
Graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate
A composition and a method are provided for graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) comprising multi-layer graphene are used to reinforce PET, thereby improving the properties of PET for various new applications. Master-batches comprising polyethylene terephthalate with dispersed graphene nanoplatelets are obtained by way of compounding. The master-batches are used to form PET-GNP nanocomposites at weight fractions ranging between 0.5% and 15%. In some embodiments, PET and GNPs are melt compounded by way of twin-screw extrusion. In some embodiments, ultrasound is coupled with a twin-screw extruder so as to assist with melt compounding. In some embodiments, the PET-GNP nanocomposites are prepared by way of high-speed injection molding. The PET-GNP nanocomposites are compared by way of their mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties so as to contrast different compounding processes. |
| US12060456B2 |
Polyimide precursor composition and polyimide film, substrate for display device, and optical device prepared by using same
The present disclosure provides a polyimide film having improved heat resistance and refractive index by using a polyimide precursor composition comprising a diamine of Chemical Formula 1 and an acid dianhydride of Chemical Formula 2 as polymerization components, thereby reducing the difference in refractive index from the upper layer to improve bottom emission efficiency. |
| US12060449B2 |
Polymer, method of producing polymer, and rubber composition
A polymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and/or a repeating unit represented by Formula (2), and a repeating unit represented by Formula (3) and/or a repeating unit represented by Formula (4), where a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (2) is greater than 0 mol % but ≤100 mol %; a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (3) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (4) is ≥0 mol % but less than 100 mol %; a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (3) is ≥20 mol %; and a proportion of a total of the repeating unit represented by Formula (2) and the repeating unit represented by Formula (4) is ≤80 mol %. |
| US12060442B2 |
Use of ethoxylated fatty amido alcohols as a reactivity additive in the process wherein cellulose is reacted with lye
The present disclosure relates to the use of alkoxylated fatty amido alcohols in the process to make viscose wherein cellulose is reacted with lye and the lye strength is from about 8 to about 20% by weight of NaOH, based on the weight of water in the reaction mixture. The use as a reaction improvement additive improves the reaction rate between the cellulose and the lye. The use also improves the reaction between alkali-cellulose and CS2. The present disclosure also relates to solid cellulose that is treated with one or more ethoxylated fatty amido alcohols and which is suitable for use in the claimed process. |
| US12060436B2 |
Engineered immunoglobulin heavy chain-light chain pairs and uses thereof
Provided are heterodimer pairs comprising a first heterodimer and a second heterodimer wherein each heterodimer comprises an immunoglobulin heavy chain or fragment thereof and an immunoglobulin light chain. At least one of the heterodimers comprises amino acid modifications in the CH1 and/or CL domains, amino acid modifications in the VH and/or VL domains or a combination thereof. The modified amino acid residues are part of the interface between the light chain and heavy chain and are modified in order to create preferential pairing between each heavy chain and a desired light chain such that when the two heavy chains and two light chains of the heterodimer pair are co-expressed in a mammalian cell, the heavy chain of the first heterodimer preferentially pairs with one of the light chains rather than the other. Likewise, the heavy chain of the second heterodimer preferentially pairs with the second light chain rather than first. |
| US12060435B2 |
Multi-specific ligand binders
Provided herein are, inter alia, novel peptide compositions having multi-specific binding capabilities useful for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. The peptide compositions provided herein are polypeptide conjugates including at least two ligand binding domains able to target (bind) two or more ligands (e.g., antigens) at the same time. The peptide compositions provided herein can be produced at very high yields and are therefore easy to manufacture. |
| US12060434B2 |
Trispecific T cell engagers
Provided are trispecific T Cell Engagers or TSMAb's, antibodies that can simultaneously engage three different types of epitopes on the same target or on different targets. More specifically, the invention is directed to trispecific molecules that bind to DLL3, MUC17 or CLDN18.2 and activate CD (cluster of differentiation) molecules (e.g. CD3, CD28 and CD137). Also provided are methods of treating an ailment such as cancer using an antibody (or fragment) against DLL3, MUC17 or CLD18 paired with an antibody (or fragment) of an agonist antibody that activates CD3, CD28 and/or CD137. |
| US12060433B2 |
CD73 inhibitor and A2A/A2B adenosine receptor inhibitor combination therapy
Disclosed are combination therapies comprising administration of a CD73 inhibitor and an adenosine A2A or A2B receptor inhibitor. The disclosed combination therapies are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of adenosine receptors and/or CD73 including, for example, cancer, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. Anti-CD73 antibodies and A2A/A2B inhibitors are also disclosed. |
| US12060432B2 |
Combination therapies with anti-CD38 antibodies
The present invention relates to combination therapies with anti-CD38 antibodies. |
| US12060431B2 |
Dosing regimen of combination of ANTICD20 and anti-BlyS antibodies
The present invention relates to a CD20 binding antibody which is capable of depleting B cells, and a BLyS binding antibody which is capable of antagonizing BLyS, as a combination for use in the treatment of an autoimmune disorder. The invention also relates to dosages, duration of treatment and time lapses between administration of the CD20 binding antibody which is capable of depleting B cells, and the BLyS binding antibody which is capable of antagonizing BLyS. |
| US12060429B2 |
Method of treating type 1 interferon (IFN)-mediated disease using a subcutaneous dosing regimen comprising anifrolumab
The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of type I IFN mediated disease. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a subcutaneous dose of a type I IFN receptor inhibitor. |
| US12060427B2 |
Drug conjugates of cMET monoclonal binding agents, and uses thereof
Presented herein are novel monoclonal cMET binding agents that are conjugated to pyrrolobenzodiazepine toxins, composition thereof and uses thereof for the treatment of cancer. |
| US12060426B2 |
Anti-ULBP6 antibodies
The present disclosure relates to a ULBP6 binding protein that inhibits the interaction between ULBP6 and NKG2D, and methods of treating cancer with said ULBP6 binding protein. |
| US12060420B2 |
Compositions and methods to enhance the immune system
The invention relates to the field of molecular medicine. In particular, it relates to compositions and methods to enhance the clearance of aberrant cells, e.g. cancer cells or virus-infected cells, by the host's immune system. Provided is a composition comprising (i) a therapeutic compound that can trigger a host's immune effector cells against an aberrant cell, such as a therapeutic antibody, and (ii) at least one agent capable of reducing or preventing inhibitory signal transduction initiated via SIRPalpha. |
| US12060412B2 |
Methods for determining spatial and temporal gene expression dynamics in single cells
Transcriptomes of individual neurons provide rich information about cell types and dynamic states. However, it is difficult to capture rare dynamic processes, such as adult neurogenesis, because isolation from dense adult tissue is challenging, and markers for each phase are limited. Here, Applicants developed Nuc-seq, Div-Seq, and Dronc-Seq. Div-seq combines Nuc-Seq, a scalable single nucleus RNA-Seq method, with EdU-mediated labeling of proliferating cells. Nuc-Seq can sensitively identify closely related cell types within the adult hippocampus. Div-Seq can track transcriptional dynamics of newborn neurons in an adult neurogenic region in the hippocampus. Dronc-Seq uses a microfluidic device to co-encapsulate individual nuclei in reverse emulsion aqueous droplets in an oil medium together with one uniquely barcoded mRNA-capture bead. Finally, Applicants found rare adult newborn GABAergic neurons in the spinal cord, a non-canonical neurogenic region. Taken together, Nuc-Seq, Div-Seq and Dronc-Seq allow for unbiased analysis of any complex tissue. |
| US12060406B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors
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. |
| US12060403B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating and protecting against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for decreasing permissiveness to infection by PRRSV. The methods involve inserting peptides or oligopeptides into the CD163 SRCR domain 5 to disrupt the protein structure and thereby prevent PRRSV infection. The deletion of the exon 13 region of PSTII eliminates infection. The replacement of cysteine residues with alanines in SRCR5 as a means to disrupt disulfide bond formation. The final method is the deletion of, or amino acid substitution within the SRCR4-5 interdomain region. |
| US12060399B2 |
Immunotherapy with A*01 restricted peptides and combination of peptides against cancers and related methods
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. |
| US12060394B2 |
Nucleic acid constructs for co-expression of chimeric antigen receptor and transcription factor, cells containing and therapeutic use thereof
Nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and recombinant cells harboring the nucleic acid constructs or vectors are disclosed. The nucleic acid constructs include genes encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and/or one or more transcription factors, optionally mutated. The transcription factors include those that mediate proinflammatory cytokine expression, e.g., T-bet, STAT1, or STAT4. Methods are disclosed of co-expression of the CAR and the transcription factor in a human or non-human immune cell, preferably human T cells. Also disclosed are methods for using these cells for immunotherapy, e.g., in treating cancer, infection, autoimmunity, allergy or inflammation diseases by the administration of a prophylactically or therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and/or immune cells, e.g., human CAR-T cells, described herein. |
| US12060393B2 |
Vaccine and methods for detecting and preventing filariasis
The present invention is a multivalent vaccine for immunizing an animal against filariasis. In some embodiments, the antigens of the multivalent vaccine are protein-based, DNA-based, or a combination thereof. This invention also provides a method and kit for detecting a filarial nematode and determining vaccine efficacy. |
| US12060391B2 |
Constructs for continuous monitoring of live cells
Embodiments disclosed herein provide nucleic acid constructs and methods of use thereof that induce a live cell to give off sub-samples of the cell's cytosolic content. The tem “cell” as used herein may be any cell type. In certain example embodiments, the cells are mammalian cells. The sampling can be general or can be targeted to a particular class of molecules or to specific types of molecules. The constructs facilitate generation of a read-out for high-throughput screens by combining engineered export with simple bulk sample and sample processing. Live cell sampling enables time course measurements and expands, for example, the applicability of transcriptional profiles obtained by single cell gene expression analysis. |
| US12060390B2 |
Antibody-evading virus vectors
The present disclosure provides AAV capsid proteins comprising a modification in the amino acid sequence and virus vectors comprising the modified AAV capsid protein. The disclosure also provides methods of administering the virus vectors and virus capsids of the disclosure to a cell or to a subject in vivo. |
| US12060388B2 |
Cell-penetrating peptides and methods of use thereof
In various aspects and embodiments the invention provides compositions and methods for facilitating cell penetration of a cargo molecule. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of preventing viral infection in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising providing to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a polypeptide comprising a cell-penetrating peptide and a retromer binding site. |
| US12060384B2 |
Synthesis of 1,2,5-tri-o-benzoyl-3-dibenzylamino-3-deoxyribose as intermediate for producing 3′-amino-3′-deoxyadenosine and 3′-amino-3′-deoxyguanosine and the protected derivatives thereof
The invention generally relates to improved processes for the preparation of intermediates of a cyclic dinucleotide which is useful as a STING agonist. |
| US12060374B2 |
Silyl ether-containing sulfonate salt
Provided is a silyl ether-containing sulfonate salt that contains an anion represented by formula (1) and a cation. (In the formula, R1 to R4 are each independently a C1-4 alkyl group. m is an integer from 1 to 3. n is an integer from 2 to 8.) |
| US12060368B2 |
Selenophenochromene hydroxamic acids, preparation and use as angiogenesis inhibitors
The present invention relates to a novel selenophenochromene hydroxamic acids as angiogenesis inhibitors, as well as methods of their manufacturing and use in different pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of various diseases and disorders by administration of such substances. |
| US12060363B2 |
Isohexide-dioxalate compound, its polymers and application thereof
Embodiments of this disclosure are directed to isohexide-dioxalates compounds of formula (I), and polymerization processes that utilize diols, oxalic acid, and compounds according to formula (I): Embodiments of this disclosure also include polyoxalates compounds of formula (II), polymerization processes for the production of polymers having a general structure according to formula (II): |
| US12060360B2 |
Lysyl oxidase inhibitors
This invention relates to compounds useful as lysyl oxidase (LOX) and lysyl oxidase-like (LOXL) family member (LOXL1, LOXL2, LOXL3, LOXL4) inhibitors. In addition there are contemplated pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and the use of the compounds in the treatment of conditions mediated by LOX and LOXL, for example cancer. In particular a LOX inhibitor such as the present compounds may be for use in the treatment of a cancer associated with EGFR. The present invention also contemplates the identification of biomarkers that predict responsiveness to a LOX inhibitor. |
| US12060355B2 |
Compounds for use in the treatment of fascioliasis
The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof for use in the treatment or prevention of fascioliasis. Some of these compounds are novel per se and also have activity as inhibitors of Schistosoma growth. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such novel compounds, salts or solvates and to the use of such novel compounds as medicaments, in particular in the treatment or prevention of schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia. |
| US12060352B2 |
Substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines having ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase-phosphodiesterase inhibitory activity
The disclosure provides substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds of Chemical Formula 1 and compositions and uses thereof, wherein R1-R7, X, Y, Cy, m and n are defined in the disclosure. The compounds are useful for inhibiting ENPP1, activating the STING pathway, and treating cancer. |
| US12060340B2 |
Cysteine-dependent inverse agonists of nuclear receptors ROR-gamma/ROR-gamma-t and methods of treating diseases or disorders therewith
Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for treating and preventing diseases and disorders, comprising administering to patients therapeutically effective amounts of cysteine-dependent inverse agonists of the nuclear receptor RORγ/RORγt. In some such embodiments, the inverse agonists bind to cysteine 476 of a nuclear receptor RORγ in the patient. Also provided are methods, as well as compounds and compositions, for modulating the activity of RORγ and RORγt by binding to the allosteric binding site through a covalent bond. In some aspects, the present disclosure relates to using compounds containing Michael acceptor groups which bind to a cysteine residue in the allosteric binding site such as cysteine 476 in RORγ. |
| US12060338B2 |
Benzothia(di)azepine compounds and their use as bile acid modulators
The invention relates to 1,5-benzothiazepine and 1,2,5-benzothiadiazepine derivatives of formula (I). These compounds are bile acid modulators having apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) and/or liver bile acid transport (LBAT) inhibitory activity. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, gastrointestinal diseases and liver diseases. |
| US12060336B1 |
(2E)-4-[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]-N-phenyl-2-(phenylimino)-1,3,5-dioxazepine-7-carboxamide as an eco-friendly insecticidal agent against Spodoptera littoralis (boisd.)
Synthesis of a compound (2E)-4-[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]-N-phenyl-2-(phenylimino)-1,3,5-dioxazepine-7-carboxamide and its use as an insecticidal agent. |
| US12060329B1 |
6′-(2-bromophenyl)-2′-ethoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carbonitrile as an antioxidant compound
A 6′-(2-bromophenyl)-2′-ethoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carbonitrile as antioxidant compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antioxidant agent. |
| US12060328B2 |
Co-crystals or salts of psilocybin and methods of treatment therewith
The invention relates to a co-crystal or salt comprising psilocybin and a co-former. The co-crystal or salt is useful in methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition selected from depression, anxiety, death anxiety, demoralization, adjustment disorders, hopelessness, suicidal ideation, desire for hastened death, cocaine-related disorders, opioid-related disorders and stimulant-related disorders in a patient. A kit comprising the co-crystal or salt is also described. |
| US12060325B2 |
Methods of producing dimethyl carbonate
Disclosed is a high yield, high selectivity and high conversion method to produce Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC) from carbon dioxide (CO2) and methanol (MeOH) using optimized concentration of ethylene oxide as water scavenger. The method provides an alternative and optimized solution towards the problem of formation of water in DMC synthesis by reporting optimal feed ratio and scavenger to MeOH feed ratio. The disclosure also discloses an optimal pressure condition that could have significant impact on economy of compression of the feed to the DMC reactor. |
| US12060321B2 |
Method for producing indium carboxylate
A method for producing an indium carboxylate of the present invention comprises the steps of reacting a hydroxyl group-containing indium carboxylate represented by Formula (1): In(RCOO)3-x(OH)x, wherein R is a straight chain or branched chain aliphatic group having 0 to 5 carbon atoms, and x is a number more than 0 and less than 3, with a lower carboxylic acid represented by the following Formula (2): R′COOH, wherein R′ is a hydrogen atom or a straight chain or branched chain aliphatic group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and the hydrogen atom in the aliphatic group may be replaced with a halogen atom, so as to obtain a product; and then reacting the product with a higher carboxylic acid having 12 or more carbon atoms. |
| US12060320B2 |
Zeolite, process for making same, and use thereof in converting aromatic hydrocarbons
Novel MEL framework type zeolites can be made to have small crystallite sizes and desirable silica/SiO2 molar ratios. Catalyst compositions comprising such MEL framework type zeolites can be particularly advantageous in isomerization C8 aromatic mixtures. An isomerization process for converting C8 aromatic hydrocarbons can advantageously utilize a catalyst composition comprising a MEL framework type zeolite. |
| US12060318B2 |
Compositions and methods for the delivery of nucleic acids
A nanosized complex includes a nucleic acid and a compound comprising formula (I): wherein R1 is an alkylamino group or a group containing at least one aromatic group; R2 and R3 are independently an aliphatic group or hydrophobic group; R4 and R5 are independently H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an acyl group, or an aromatic group, or a polymer, a targeting group, a detectable moiety, or a linker, or a combination thereof, and at least one of R4 and R5 includes a retinoid or retinoid derivative that targets and/or binds to an interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein; a, b, c, and d are independently an integer from 1 to 10; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US12060315B2 |
Production processes of S- and O-diacylated gamma-glutamyl-cysteamine prodrugs
Methods are provided for the synthesis of a compound of formula (X). R2 is selected from —H, —C1-C4-alkyl, —C2-C4-alkenyl and C1-C4-aryl; R3 is selected from —C(O)H and —C(O)C1-C4-alkyl; and A is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion (e.g. a halide). Also provided are intermediate compounds formed during the synthesis. |
| US12060314B2 |
Branched alcohols formed from vinylidene olefins by hydroformylation and methods for production thereof
Vinylidene olefins may undergo hydroformylation in the presence of an unmodified cobalt catalyst to form compositions comprising a mixture of alcohol molecules having a specified amount of branching. In particular, the compositions may feature a mixture comprising reduced hydroformylated reaction products of a vinylidene olefin comprising alcohol molecules represented by at least one of Structures 3-5. The mixture has an average of about 1.2 to about 2.1 branches per alcohol molecule. Ra and Rb may be the same or different and comprise a branched or unbranched alkyl group having about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, excluding branches. Variable m is an integer ranging from 0 to a number of carbon atoms in Rb. Rb is a branched or unbranched alkyl group having m+1 carbon atoms less than Rb. |
| US12060313B2 |
Urea production process and plant with parallel MP units
Some embodiments of the disclosure pertain to a plant and a process for producing a urea-containing product. The plant comprises a medium pressure dissociation unit and a high pressure CO2 stripper each receiving a part of the urea synthesis solution. Stripped urea solution is further treated in a medium pressure treatment unit. |
| US12060307B2 |
Mixture containing 3,4-dimethylpyrazole and use thereof
A mixture comprising 20% to 35% by weight of water and 15% to 19% by weight of 3,4-dimethylpyrazole, based on the overall mixture that adds up to 100% by weight, and phosphoric acid in a molar ratio to 3,4-dimethylpyrazole of at least 1:1 is used for coating of nitrogen-containing fertilizers. |
| US12060303B2 |
Metering device for withdrawing and dispensing a melt and method for producing the metering device
A metering device (10) for withdrawing and dispensing a melt consisting of or containing an oxide fibre reinforced oxide ceramic composite material. |
| US12060295B2 |
Converter systems and methods for controlling operation of glass tube converting processes
Methods for controlling a converter for converting glass tubes to glass articles include preparing condition sets including settings for a plurality of process parameters, operating the converter to produce glass articles, measuring attributes of the glass articles, operating the converter at each of the condition sets, associating each glass article with a condition set used to produce the glass article and the attributes measured, developing operational models from the attributes measured and the condition sets, determining run settings for each of the plurality of process parameters based on the operational models, and operating the converter with each of the process parameters set to the run settings determined from the operational models. |
| US12060289B2 |
Methods, systems and device for controlling biological treatment processes and systems
A method, a system, and a wastewater treatment system includes a biological treatment zone for biologically treating fat, oil and grease by adding a culture of microorganisms for partial biodegradation of the fat, oil and grease and/or breaking down the fat, oil and grease. The wastewater system includes a control system, an air injection and distribution system for improving and controlling the biological treatment process and at least one sensor. The at least one sensor may be configured to obtain sensor data, audio data and/or image data, and the control system may be configured to determine the thickness of a layer of fat, oil and grease on the surface of the biological treatment zone. |
| US12060287B2 |
Floating dispensers
A floating dispenser having an external float or an internal float for supporting a cartridge or cartridges for floatingly delivering a dispersant or dispersants to a body of water with the floating dispenser having cartridges rotationally positionable with respect to one another to control the rate of dispensing while the dispenser floats in an upright condition with the floating dispenser changing its flotation orientation in response to consumption of the dispersant or dispersants in the a cartridge to thereby provide a visual alert to replace a spent cartridge with a fresh cartridge. In addition the inventions described herein permit changing the dispensing nature of the system from a multiple dispensing system to a single dispensing system without changing the floating characteristics of the floating dispensers through replacement of a dispersant in one of the cartridges with an inert or ballast material that has no effect on the water characteristics. |
| US12060281B2 |
Copper nanoclusters, composition comprising the same, and treatment of multiple sclerosis
Treatment of multiple sclerosis with copper nanoclusters (CuNCs). |
| US12060278B2 |
Method for producing an aerogel material
The present invention relates to a process for producing an aerogel material based on amorphous silica, comprising the following steps: a) preparing a mixture comprising silica sol, alcohol, and a hydrophobizing agent activatable by acid catalysis; b1) adding a base to the mixture formed in step a) and mixing the resulting mixture; b2) gelation of the mixture comprising silica sol obtained in step b2), resulting in the formation of a silica gel, and optional aging of the gel; c) adding a hydrophobization catalyst to the silica gel formed in step b2) and optionally aged, in-situ formation or controlled release of a hydrophobization catalyst, and initiation of the catalyzed hydrophobization of the silica; d) removing the volatile constituents of the mixture formed in step c) by subcritical drying, resulting in the formation of the aerogel material, wherein at least steps b2) to d) are carried out in the same reactor. |
| US12060274B2 |
Graphite materials, and methods for fabricating and use thereof
Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) act as a dispersing agent to directly exfoliate graphite in an aqueous solution using sonication. The resulting suspension has graphite flakes, each having 2-20 monolayers, a relatively large lateral dimension, and a plurality of CNF decorating its surfaces and edges. The dispersing effect of the CNF allows the graphite-CNF suspension to be stored without degradation until desired use. The graphite-CNF suspension can be used to form various composite structures, such as by spraying, coating, pouring, extruding, or printing the suspension, and then drying the suspension. The resulting composite structures have improved tensile strength and toughness due to hydrogen bond interactions between the CNF and graphite. |
| US12060271B2 |
Continuous production of nanoforests
Methods and apparatuses for continuous, large scale, commercially viable production of nanoforests. A roll-to-roll process passes a flexible substrate, including fibers and fabrics, through a furnace. Precursors are introduced in a growth zone in which a vertical or horizontal nanoforest of nanotubes or nanowires is grown on the substrate. Sensors and actuators with feedback control are provided for parameters such as substrate speed, substrate tension, furnace temperature, precursor flow rate, nanoforest thickness, and nanoforest. The furnace is preferably enclosed for environmental and safety purposes. The feed roll and take-up roll are disposed in housings can be attached to the furnace via airlocks, which enables rapid loading and unloading of the rolls using techniques well known in the industry while maintaining furnace conditions. The furnace can encompass flattening rollers and a second growth zone to enable manufacture of orthogonal nanoforests comprising a vertical nanoforest grown on a horizontal nanoforest. |
| US12060269B1 |
Reactor for conversion of hydrocarbons and oxygenates to syngas and hydrogen
A non-autothermal adiabatic reactor is described, including a reactor vessel defining an interior volume therein for adiabatic reaction, an inlet assembly including one or more inlets arranged to introduce reactant(s) to the interior volume of the reactor vessel, a foam material body having a conversion catalyst thereon and/or therein, positioned in the interior volume of the reactor vessel for contacting thereof by the reactant(s) introduced to the interior volume, and an outlet arranged to discharge reaction product(s) from the reactor vessel. The non-autothermal adiabatic reactor is advantageously used to produce hydrogen from an ethanol or other hydrocarbon feedstock. |
| US12060268B2 |
Palladium-platinum system for use as hydrogen storage material and/or electrocatalyst, preferably in fuel-cells
The present invention relates to palladium-platinum system consisting of palladium layer covered with a platinum overlayer consisting of 1 to 10 platinum monolayers deposited on palladium for use as hydrogen storage. Such system can be used in fuel cells, hydride batteries and supercapacitors. A method for increasing hydrogen absorption kinetics of hydrogen absorption/desorption process is also disclosed. |
| US12060265B2 |
System and method for diagnosing the operating state of a microelectromechanical sensor
A system for diagnosing the operating state of a MEMS sensor includes a stimulation circuit, external to the MEMS sensor, configured to generate a stimulation signal designed to be detected by the MEMS sensor. The system has control circuitry, operatively coupled to the stimulation circuit and to the MEMS sensor, so as to control the stimulation circuit to generate the stimulation signal and receive a diagnostic signal generated by the MEMS sensor in response to the stimulation signal. The control circuitry determines an operating state of the MEMS sensor based on the diagnostic signal and an expected response to the stimulation signal by the MEMS sensor. |
| US12060264B2 |
SOC PMUT suitable for high-density system integration, array chip, and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention discloses an SOC PMUT suitable for high-density system integration, an array chip and a manufacturing method thereof. With the SOC PMUT suitable for high-density system integration, vertical stacking and monolithic integration of a SOC PMUT array with CMOS auxiliary circuits is realized by means of direct bonding of active wafers and a vertical multi-channel metal wiring structure; in addition, the extension to the package layer is implemented by means of TSVs, without any bonding mini-pad on the periphery of the array for communication with the CMOS. Thus, the bottleneck of metal interconnections in conventional ultrasonic transducers is overcome, the chip area occupied by metal interconnections in ultrasonic transducers is greatly reduced, the metal wiring length is reduced, thus the resulting adverse effects of an electrical parasitic effect on the performance of the ultrasonic transducer array are reduced. |
| US12060262B2 |
Electromagnetic microspeaker, its coil module, speaker/coil module array and preparation method thereof
Disclosed is a coil module, comprising: a vibrating membrane suspended on an air chamber defined and supported by a first substrate, at least one planar coil, embedded in the vibrating membrane, and at least a soft magnet, embedded in the vibrating membrane and disposed surrounding at least a portion of a contour of the planar coil; wherein a substantial portion of the planar coil locates at substantially the same plan where a portion of the soft magnet is arranged. A microspeaker and a method for preparing the same are also disclosed. |
| US12060261B2 |
Extremal microstructured surfaces
The present application relates to multifunctional hierarchically microstructured surfaces and three-dimensional anchored interfacial domain structures. The multifunctional properties are extremal. In one aspect the microstructured surfaces may be super-adhesive. Examples of super-adhesive mechanisms may include gas trapping, fluid trapping, and solid wrinkle trapping. In another aspect the micro structured surfaces may be nearly adhesive-less. Examples of adhesive-less mechanisms may include inter-solid surface lubrication, energy conserving fluid flows, and super-low drag phase-phase lateral displacement. The extremal structures may be obtained by anchoring mechanisms. Examples of anchoring mechanisms may include Wenzel-Cassie formation, contact angle confusion, and capillary effects. |
| US12060260B2 |
Stirrup having deformable and detachable structure
A stirrup having a deformable and detachable structure includes a frame, a pedal, and a side arm. The frame is C-shaped and has a first end and a second end. An opening is defined between the first end and the second end. The second end has a first coupling portion. The pedal is disposed on a bottom of the frame. The side arm is made of a flexible material and located at the opening of the frame. The side arm has a second coupling portion. A connecting member is configured to connect the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. When a sufficient force is applied on the inner side of the side arm to curve and deform the side arm, the side arm is rotatable relative to the frame with a joint of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion as a pivot. |
| US12060259B2 |
Fuel transfer station and refillable fuel cell for fuel transfer station
A fuel transfer station may provide for the refilling of fuel canisters providing fuel to combustion powered equipment. The fuel transfer station may include a base, a frame coupled to the base, a first connection port and a second connection port provided in the base, and fluid flow lines connecting the first connection port and the second connection port. A supply tank may be supported by the frame and detachably connected to the first connection port. A fuel canister to be refilled may be detachably connected to the second connection port. Fuel contained in the supply tank may be selectively supplied to the fuel canister through the fluid flow lines in response to a pressure gradient drawing the fuel into the fuel canister. |
| US12060253B2 |
Industrial truck
An industrial truck includes a loading platform and two masts which are arranged opposed to each other. The two masts lift and lower the loading platform which is arranged between the two masts in a lifting and lowering direction. Each of the two masts includes two pulleys which are arranged spaced apart in the lifting and lowering direction, a flexible pulling device which revolves around each of the two pulleys, and a drive device which rotationally drives at least one of the two pulleys. |
| US12060251B2 |
Remote control system for a crane
A handheld remote control for a crane includes a wireless transceiver, an input device, a display screen, and processing circuitry. The wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly communicate with a controller of the crane. The input device is configured to receive a user input. The display screen is configured to display information regarding deployment of a stabilizer of the crane. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain the user input via the input device, and cause at least one stabilizer of the crane to deploy or retract based on the user input. |
| US12060249B2 |
Method and a control apparatus for controlling an elevator system
According to an aspect, there is provided a method for controlling an elevator system. The method comprises causing transmission of radio frequency signals with at least one radio frequency sensor attached to at least one element movable in an elevator shaft of an elevator system, receiving, from the at least one radio frequency sensor measurement data representing radio frequency signals reflected from at least one object and captured with the at least one radio frequency sensor, causing identification, based on the measurement data, of at least one object; and controlling operation of the elevator system in response to identifying the at least one object based on the measurement data. |
| US12060248B2 |
Elevator safety device
An elevator safety device includes: a light projector configured to emit light beam; a reflector reflecting the light beam emitted from the light projector; and a light receiver configured to receive the light beam reflected by the reflector. The light projector and the light receiver are arranged between a car landed on a landing floor and a wall of an elevator shaft and above an upper end of an entrance opening. The reflector is arranged between the car landed on the landing floor and the wall of the elevator shaft and below a lower end of the entrance opening. |
| US12060245B2 |
Methods and devices for transporting yarn
A system can comprise a plurality of containers that are coupled together as a movable unit. A plurality of container-feeding assemblies can be configured to simultaneously deliver respective yarns into respective containers of the plurality of containers. A header can be selectively attachable to a tufting machine, the header having a longitudinal axis. A retainer can be configured to extend across the header along the longitudinal axis to secure the respective yarns in respective positions relative to each other along the longitudinal axis. |
| US12060243B1 |
Apparatus and method for spooling wire
A reel apparatus and method comprising an inner flange assembly, an outer flange assembly, and a bearing assembly coupled to the inner flange assemblies. The inner flange assembly is capable of freely rotating relative to the outer flange assembly. In another embodiment, wire is spooled from a reel assembly comprising an inner flange assembly and an outer flange assembly. |
| US12060241B2 |
Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus
A sheet conveying device includes a sheet conveying passage and a switching guide. The switching guide switches the sheet conveying passage between first and second sheet conveying passages. The switching guide includes a plurality of guide ribs and guide members. The plurality of guide ribs are disposed at intervals in the sheet width direction and extend in the sheet conveying direction. The guide members are fitted to specific guide ribs selected from the plurality of guide ribs. The plurality of guide ribs have first and second guide surfaces that guide the sheet. The guide members are formed of a material having higher slidability than the plurality of guide ribs, and have third guide surfaces that are disposed at positions protruding further to an inner side of the sheet conveying passage than the first or second guide surfaces. |
| US12060240B2 |
Roller assembly, battery cell manufacturing device, and adjustment method of roller
Provided are a roller assembly, a battery cell manufacturing device, and an adjustment method of a roller, which relates to the field of battery manufacturing technology. The roller assembly includes a holder, a roller, and a first adjusting member. The roller is rotatably mounted on the holder. The first adjusting member is rotatably mounted on the holder, and one end of the roller is rotatably connected to the first adjusting member. A rotation axis of the roller does not coincide with a rotation axis of the first adjusting member. One end of the roller is rotatably mounted on the holder through the first adjusting member. The rotation axis of the first adjusting member does not coincide with the rotation axis of the roller, and therefore, rotation of the first adjusting member is capable of driving a corresponding end of the roller to rotate, thereby adjusting an extension direction of the roller. |
| US12060238B1 |
Transport vehicle container handling system and associated methods
A container handling system including a substantially stationary first frame structure and a movable second frame structure facilitating loading a container to and unloading the container from of a transport vehicle. The first frame structure is configured to be fixed coupled to a chassis of the transport vehicle. The second frame structure is axially movable relative to the first frame structure and includes a handling device disposed thereon configured to raise and lower the container. Further, the second frame structure is pivotable relative to the first frame structure to facilitate unloading or loading the container on an irregular surface such as the ground. |
| US12060236B2 |
Sandbag filling system and a method thereof
A sandbag filling system includes a support frame, a driving unit, a conveyor unit, and a hopper chute. The support frame includes a feed gate and an adjustable mount and is configured to receive a material and guide the material to a conveyor belt. The driving unit is arranged in the support frame and includes a motor connected to a drive shaft. The conveyor unit is arranged in the support frame as well and includes a conveyor belt configured to be moved by the driving unit. The hopper chute is arranged below the feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the conveyor belt. |
| US12060234B2 |
Transporting system
In a transporting system, a first conveyor includes a transport surface to transport different size tires in a first direction. A first positioner positions an end of a tire transported by the first conveyor, at a first predetermined position in the first direction. A second positioner positions an end of the tire at a second predetermined position in a second direction horizontally perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second clamping portion portions are at or adjacent to a clamping position, and pass through between a tire first portion at or adjacent to an end of the tire positioned by the first positioner and a tire second portion at or adjacent to an end of the tire positioned by the second positioner to clamp side surfaces of the tire. |
| US12060232B2 |
Core box
A core box with interchangeable rails for holding a variety of sizes of cores. |
| US12060228B2 |
Product distribution unit and automated product recognition system
A conveyor unit distributes products and an automated product and item recognition system use such a unit. The technology is usable in customer self-service checkouts, as well as in automated warehouses for sorting products. The distribution unit includes at least one horizontal conveyor to move products to the recognition unit, at least two vertical conveyors placed above at least one horizontal conveyor and oriented at an angle to the movement axis of the horizontal conveyor, and at least one sensor to identify the position of products on conveyors. The horizontal and vertical conveyors are designed to enable the independent adjustment of the conveyor speed based on the readings received from at least one sensor. The approach provides improved accuracy and performance for automated recognition of products with different shapes, weights, or sizes and simplified use of the automated system without any need for the placement of products in sequence. |
| US12060218B2 |
Container with expandable spacer for used and unused consumer goods
The container may comprise a box, a lid, at least a first bundle and a second bundle of consumer goods, and an expandable spacer. The expandable spacer comprises at least one spacer weakening line. The at least one spacer weakening line is provided on the spacer bottom wall. The expandable spacer has an initial size that is defined by an initial distance between the first side wall and the second side wall of the expandable spacer for containing a predetermined number of consumer goods. The spacer weakening line is configured to break when more than the predetermined number of consumer goods are inserted between the expandable spacer walls so that the first and the second side walls of the expandable spacer are spaced further apart. Methods of using disclosed containers are also disclosed. |
| US12060214B2 |
Insulated container
A method of assembling an insulated container can include folding a body portion of an insulated blank including folding a first panel of the body portion relative to a second panel of the body portion, the first panel defining a first end of the insulated blank; folding the second panel relative to a third panel of the body portion; folding the third panel relative to a fourth panel of the body portion, the fourth panel defining a second end of the insulated blank; attaching the first end of the insulated blank to the second end of the insulated blank to at least partially enclose an insulated cavity; folding a first bottom flap of the insulated blank relative to the first panel to further enclose the insulated cavity; and folding a second bottom flap of the insulated blank relative to the second panel to further enclose the insulated cavity. |
| US12060205B2 |
Splash guard for vented containers
The present disclosure provides a splash guard to minimize potential contact between the chemical product and a vent membrane during transport and/or transfer of containers, thereby resulting in preservation of the integrity of a vent membrane during transport and/or transfer of a chemical product. The splash guard is affixed to the fitment and so can be removed from the interior of the container prior to transfer of the chemical product out of the container. The splash guard may be used with fitments of varied shapes, sizes and/or structures, and with containers of varied shapes, sizes and/or structures. The splash guard is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and easy to install, e.g., by snapping onto a ring (lower perimeter) of a fitment. For example, the splash guard covers the entire circumference of the neck of a container, and is formed of a moldable material that provides rigidity. |
| US12060198B2 |
Liquid container made entirely from natural plant materials
A liquid container made entirely from natural plant materials is revealed. The liquid container includes a cap and an upper portion made from plant fiber by mold injection, a body made of a spiral paper tube having at least two-layer structure, and a base produced by molding of composite paper. The body and the base are connected by adhesives. A fastening member is disposed on an area where the upper portion and the body are connected for improving reliability and structural strength of the area while a mounting groove formed by rolling is arranged at an area where a bottom end of the body and the base are connected by adhesives. The fastening member and the mounting groove improve connection reliability and structure strength. The liquid container with excellent structural strength is more resistant to pressure in radial and longitudinal directions and used to fill pressurized beverages or liquid such as carbonated drinks. |
| US12060197B2 |
Floating grid arrangement to support and position decorative elements
Plastic grid or framework arrangements are used to support and position of bowls that hold flower arrangements, candles, letters, and other decorative elements. These grids are deployable in water fountains, indoor and outdoor pools, and other small bodies of water during festive occasions or for longer term decorative display. The grid themselves do not float, and are positioned below the surface of the water, and thus are not readily visible. Buoyancy is provided at the hubs that form nodes in the grids. The hubs also support floating bowls containing various decorative elements. The resulting effect is that the various decorative elements appear to be floating on the surface while the sub-surface grid structure maintains their relative positioning, keeping the bowls from clumping together at the edges or in the corners of the pool or fountain. |
| US12060191B2 |
Packaging machine and method for producing sealed packages
A packaging machine includes a conveying device for advancing a packaging material web at least to a tube forming station at which the web is formed into a tube and for advancing the tube to a tube forming and sealing device to form and longitudinally seal the tube, a tensioning device to control tension of the web and/or of the tube and a control unit to control operation of the packaging machine. The tensioning device has at least one tensioning assembly having at least first and second drive rollers, a first drive motor connected to the first drive roller to rotate the first drive roller and a second drive motor connected to the second drive roller to rotate the second drive roller. The control unit controls the first and second drive motors such that a free loop of the web expands and/or advances between the first and second drive rollers. |
| US12060184B2 |
Method of sealing a compostable container by deforming a portion of the container
A fully compostable beverage capsule may be produced by improving the seal strength between the capsule and its lid. In this invention, a number of protruding tabs are added to the upper and/or lower edges of the capsule. The lidding is then attached to the capsule via an energetic welding process, such as ultrasonic welding. In this process, the protruding tabs are folded over the edge of the capsule and deformed, increasing the surface area contact between the capsule and its lidding. Acting similarly to a swage fitting, these spikes will improve the strength of the seal that forms between the lidding and the capsule. |
| US12060181B2 |
Continuous motion packaging machine with carton turning station
An article packaging machine and method or turning article packs, the article packaging machine having a turner station for turning article packs moving though the packaging machine. The packaging machine includes a main conveyor extending longitudinally from an upstream end to a downstream end and through the turning station. Article packs are carried by the main conveyor spaced and sequentially in the downstream direction through the turner station. The turner station includes flight drive assembly having multiple flight assemblies. The flight assemblies are driven above upper cam plates in the upstream direction, and below lower cam plates in the downstream direction. The flight assemblies include turner rods that are moved toward the main conveyor to contact the article pack in at least two points. The turner rods progressively move toward the main conveyor center line until the distal ends of the turner rods are moved past the article pack side walls and the pack is turned 90 degrees. |
| US12060180B2 |
Expanded slit sheet void fill dispensing systems and methods
The present invention provides void fill dispenser systems and methods that highly effectively enable the easy and usable creation of void fill with expanded slit sheet paper in a manner unattainable in the existing art. According to some illustrative embodiments, a void fill dispenser is provided that advantageously dispenses unique void fill in a manner not previously possible. In some embodiments, the void fill dispenser is made with a recyclable material, such as, e.g., a corrugated box made from paper. In some embodiments, the void fill dispenser is made with metal and/or other rigid and/or non-recyclable materials. In some embodiments, the void fill dispenser can comprise an automated metal dispensing system that dispenses expanded slit sheet paper particularly for void fill in an automated manner. |
| US12060178B2 |
Carbon dioxide shampoo apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method of making and/or using a shampoo, comprising the steps of: placing shampoo into a container; combining a carbon dioxide precursor with the shampoo; sealing the container to yield a sealed container; and forming carbon dioxide inside the sealed container from the carbon dioxide precursor, the carbon dioxide formed in the sealed container comprising a concentration of greater than one thousand parts per million. Optionally and preferably, the sealed container includes a finger operated valve to release the shampoo from the container and at least one of a carbonic acid, a bicarbonate, and/or a carbonate as the carbon dioxide precursor, where a reaction forms at least one-half of dissolved carbon dioxide in the sealed container. |
| US12060165B2 |
Systems and methods for safely operating autonomous cargo handling systems
A method for performing a safety assessment of a cargo handling system controlled by a processor and having a plurality of sensing agents is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving by the processor a run-time database from the plurality of sensing agents, the run-time database including data from which a positioning of a plurality of objects on the cargo handling system may be determined; generating by the processor a mapping of the positioning of the plurality of objects; validating by the processor whether a run-time state of the cargo handling system is in violation of a safety protocol; and determining by the processor whether to implement a corrective action. |
| US12060158B2 |
Systems and methods for automation of cockpit switches
A cockpit switch device can include a pushbutton switch, a bi-stable relay and a toggle component. The pushbutton switch can be configured to be manually actuated by a user into a command state. The bi-stable relay can be controlled by input commands from the pushbutton switch and input commands from a processor, and can be configured to control operation of one or more systems of an aircraft. The toggle component can be connected to the pushbutton switch, the processor and the bi-stable relay. The toggle component can receive an input command signal from at least one of the pushbutton switch or the processor, and cause a state of the bi-stable relay to be flipped responsive to the input command signal from the at least one of the pushbutton switch or the processor. |
| US12060154B2 |
Circuit, base station, method, and recording medium
To provide a structure capable of further improving safety of a device that autonomously moves in an emergency situation. Provided is a circuit including: a report unit configured to report action-allowable time information regarding an action-allowable time to a base station; and an action control unit configured to control an action of a moving object on the basis of an action instruction decided on the basis of the reported action-allowable time information and notified of by the base station and to control an action with reference to a map in which a danger level for each place is defined in an emergency situation. |
| US12060151B2 |
Unmanned aerial system and method for contact inspection and other wise performing work on power line components
A system for performing work on electrical power lines and/or splices on electrical power lines comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a power line tool adapted to perch on an electrical power line and/or a splice on an electrical power line, a support frame selectively releasably attached to the UAV, and a plurality of flexible dielectric support lines attaching the power line tool to the support frame. Each of the support lines are attached to a corresponding attachment point on the support frame and a corresponding attachment point on the power line tool. |
| US12060150B2 |
Multirotor aircraft and interface device
A remotely controlled multirotor aircraft for acquiring images and an interface device for controlling the aircraft, wherein the aircraft includes a receiving component adapted to receive a direction and/or orientation signal which can be transmitted by an interface device, wherein the direction and/or orientation signal defines a direction in which the aircraft must move and/or be oriented, and a flight control component adapted to control the attitude of the aircraft and configured for reading the direction and/or orientation signal, determining, on the basis of the direction and/or orientation signal, the direction in which the aircraft must move and/or be oriented, and generating a control signal adapted to make the aircraft take an attitude such as to make it move and/or be oriented in the predetermined direction. |
| US12060149B2 |
Pitch angle blocking device
A pitch angle blocking device for blocking the pitch angle of a multi-blade rotor that has neighboring first and second rotor blades in circumferential direction that extend from a rotor hub of a rotary-wing aircraft In non-operational mode of the rotary-wing aircraft. The present embodiments further relate to a multi-blade rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft that is adapted to receiving such a pitch angle blocking device, and to a rotary-wing aircraft with such a multi-blade rotor. The pitch angle blocking device comprises first and second attachment means that are configured to be non-rotatably and releasably attached to the first and second rotor blades spaced apart from the rotor hub, and a connecting device that non-rotatably connects the first attachment means with the second attachment means. |
| US12060148B2 |
Ground resonance detection and warning system and method
A system and method for detecting ground resonance and providing a warning regarding the same includes supplying, from an inertial navigation system (INS), inertial data indicative of an inertial profile of a rotorcraft, and supplying, from a sensor system, sensor data that indicates when the rotorcraft is at least partially on a landing surface. The sensor data is processed, in a processing system, to determine when the rotorcraft is at least partially on the landing surface, and when the rotorcraft is determined to be at least partially on the landing surface, the inertial data is processed, in the processing system to determine when the inertial profile of the rotorcraft indicates ground resonance may occur. Upon determining that ground resonance may occur, one or more alert signals are generated in the processing system. |
| US12060146B2 |
Flying body provided with body to be deployed
To provide a flying object including a lift generating member deployment device that makes it easier than before to automatically avoid collision with an obstacle. A flying object 30 includes an obstacle detecting unit 5, a control unit 6, a battery 7, a storage unit 8 that stores information transmitted from the control unit 6, a transmitting/receiving unit 9 that receives an operation signal from a controller 40 and transmits information regarding the flying object 30 to the controller 40, and others. The obstacle detecting unit 5 is to detect the altitude of the flying object 30 and outputs an altitude detection signal, which represents the detected altitude information, to the control unit 6. In addition, upon detecting an obstacle present within a predetermined distance, the obstacle detecting unit 5 outputs an obstacle detection signal to the control unit 6, detects the distance between the flying object body 31 and the obstacle, and outputs a distance detection signal, which represents the detected distance information, to the control unit 6. The control unit 6 determines whether or not to actuate left and right brake cord pulling devices 10 in accordance with the signal received from the obstacle detecting unit 5. |
| US12060144B1 |
Stowable propulsion devices for marine vessels and methods for making stowable propulsion devices for marine vessels
A stowable propulsion device for a marine vessel having a deck. A base is configured to be coupled to the marine vessel below the deck. A propulsor is configured to propel the marine vessel in water. An arm couples the propulsor to the base such that moving the arm moves the propulsor into and between a stowed position located proximate to the marine vessel and a deployed position located relatively distal from the marine vessel as compared to the stowed position, and such that moving the arm rotates the propulsor about the arm. An actuator comprises a first link movably coupled to the base and a second link that movably couples the first link to the arm. An actuator moves the actuator linkage to thereby move the propulsor into and between the stowed position and the deployed position. |
| US12060143B2 |
Electric marine propulsion system and control method
A method of controlling an electric marine propulsion system to propel a marine vessel includes receiving a user-set time, determining a time remaining based on the user-set time, and identifying a battery charge level of a power storage system on the marine vessel. A required battery power is then determined based on the time remaining and the battery charge level, and then an output limit is determined based on the required battery power to enable propelling the marine vessel for the user-set time without recharging the power storage system. The propulsion system is automatically controlled so as not to exceed the output limit. |
| US12060142B2 |
Outboard motor
An outboard motor comprises an engine and a cover that covers the periphery of the engine. The cover includes an outer cover that defines an outer appearance and an inner cover that covers the engine inside the outer cover. The outer cover comprises an outer side division structure that can be divided into a plurality of parts, and the inner cover has a structural part providing access to the engine. |
| US12060139B2 |
Modular inflatable platform system
The present invention is directed to an inflatable and floatable modular platform system wherein certain embodiments comprise an adjustable back-rest. The inflatable platform system of the present disclosure includes floating elements of differing shapes and sizes configured to be interconnected in order to allow users to stand, sit, and walk between floating elements. Embodiments include inflatable platforms having circular, arc-shaped, rectangular, and L-shaped inflatable platforms. |
| US12060138B1 |
Convertible seating and bed system for marine vessels
A convertible seating system for a marine vessel that is movable between a seating configuration and a bed configuration is provided. The convertible seating system includes a seating structural component, a backrest structural component that is pivotably coupled to the seating structural component, and an actuator assembly that is coupled to the seating structural component and positioned within a recessed portion of a deck surface of the marine vessel. The actuator assembly is configured to drive the seating structural component from a lower and inward position relative to the deck surface when the convertible seating system is in the seating configuration to a higher and outward position relative to the deck surface when the convertible seating system is in the bed configuration. |
| US12060136B2 |
Framework and offshore support structures made thereof
Floatable, torus-segment-like pontoon for a torus-like floating body constructed from a plurality of such pontoons, with a torus eye containing the torus axis of rotation. The pontoon comprises connecting means on substantially flat side surfaces, which are designed in such a way that adjacent pontoons can be joined in a positive-fitting manner in the axial direction; Receiving areas on the radially inner pontoon surfaces for receiving a component in the torus eye; Retaining means arranged on the radially outer pontoon surfaces for holding adjacent pontoons together in the torus circumferential direction and in the radial direction; and connecting means configured on one of the side surfaces as at least one groove extending in the radial direction and on the other side surface as at least one opposite, substantially complementary tongue opposite to the groove. Said pontoon made of plastic and produced by rotational melting, extrusion blow moulding or RIM process. |
| US12060127B2 |
Stackable base vehicle
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a base vehicle, including a base vehicle chassis, an upper mount assembly including at least one mounting rail attached to a top of a frame rail of the base vehicle chassis, and a lower mount assembly including at least one mounting bracket attached to a bottom of the base vehicle chassis. The at least one mounting bracket is moveable between a retracted position proximate to the frame rail and an extended position distal from the frame rail. The at least one mounting rail is configured to receive at least one mounting bracket of an upper vehicle to mount the upper vehicle on top of the base vehicle. The at least one mounting bracket is configured to attach to at least one mounting rail of a lower vehicle to mount the base vehicle on top of the lower vehicle. |
| US12060121B2 |
Kingpin arrangement
A kingpin arrangement for an automatic coupling system including a kingpin extending in a kingpin direction, a turntable mounted rotatably about the kingpin direction relative to the kingpin and mounted on a plain-bearing, the turntable having an opening, through which the kingpin extends, and a support structure extending in a radial direction, the support structure including a fastener for indirectly and/or directly fastening and/or for mounting a plug connector, the support structure being fixed indirectly and/or directly to an end of the turntable. |
| US12060120B2 |
Vehicle steering system
A steering system for a vehicle is provided. The steering system includes a mechanical interface coupled to an auxiliary hydraulic steering pump and an output of a transmission. In the system, the transmission is mechanically coupled to a motive power source and the auxiliary hydraulic steering pump is hydraulically coupled to a hydraulic steering assembly. |
| US12060118B2 |
Electric power steering lumped parameters estimation using vector type recursive least squares method with variable forgetting factor
Control systems and methods for an electric power steering (EPS) system of a vehicle include obtaining, by a controller of the vehicle and from a set of sensors, a set of parameters of an electric motor of the EPS system, the EPS system further comprising a steering column and a steering wheel, and controlling, by the controller, the EPS system by based on the set of measured parameters of the electric motor, performing vector type recursive least squares estimation (RLSE) of a plurality of lumped EPS parameters including applying a variable forgetting factor, generating steering angle torque commands based on the estimated plurality of lumped EPS parameters, and controlling the electric motor of the EPS based on the generated steering angle torque commands for more accurate control of a trajectory of the vehicle. |
| US12060114B2 |
Steering gear for a steer-by-wire steering system
A steering gear for a steer-by-wire steering system of a motor vehicle may include an electric motor having a motor shaft. The motor shaft drives a spindle of a worm gear, and the worm gear comprises a spindle nut in such a manner that a rotational movement originating from the motor shaft is converted into a linear movement of the spindle nut along an axis. The spindle nut, for purposes of steering wheels of the motor vehicle, is connected to at least one tie rod. The worm gear may be a ball screw drive, a trapezoidal drive, or a roller screw drive. |
| US12060109B2 |
Single-level fifth wheel travel trailer with pass-through storage compartment
A recreational fifth wheel travel trailer includes a frame, a wheel for supporting the frame on a ground surface, and a body supported by the frame. The body has a length defined between a front end and a rear end of the body. A roof is coupled to the body, and an interior space is defined in the body between a floor and the roof. The travel trailer includes a door for providing entry to the interior space, a step for gaining access to the floor of the interior space, and a storage compartment at least partially formed by the body. The storage compartment is located below the floor of the interior space. The floor is defined along a plane from the rear end of the body to a location near the front end thereof such that the interior space is accessible without traversing more than a single step. |
| US12060106B2 |
Structural member for automobile body
Disclosed is a structural member for an automobile body includes: a hat channel member that has a top sheet portion, a pair of side wall portions extending via first corner portions, and a pair of flange portions extending via second corner portions; and a joining member that has a pair of joining portions and a top sheet facing portion, wherein a first bead extending in the longitudinal direction is formed on the top sheet portion, and wherein two or more second beads extending in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction are formed on the pair of side wall portions. |
| US12060105B2 |
Systems and methods for visual cues on a steering apparatus
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to providing visual cues on a steering apparatus of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a difference between a current angle of a steering apparatus of a vehicle and a recommended angle of the steering apparatus. The method further includes illuminating a region of a grip of the steering apparatus based upon the difference and a position of a hand of an operator of the vehicle on the grip. The method additionally includes unilluminating the region as the steering apparatus is rotated from the current angle to the recommended angle. |
| US12060103B2 |
Steering control system and method
The present disclosure provides a steering control system including a steering angle calculating unit configured to calculate a required steering angle of a vehicle based on a heading angle difference which is a difference between a heading angle of the current vehicle and a heading angle of a traveling road at a target viewpoint, a current spacing distance which is a spacing distance in a vehicle width direction between the current vehicle and the traveling road, and a predicted spacing distance which is a spacing distance in the vehicle width direction between the vehicle and the traveling road at the target viewpoint. |
| US12060101B2 |
Basket and stroller with the basket
A basket and a stroller with the basket are disclosed. The stroller includes a frame, a seat and a basket. The seat is disposed on the frame, and the basket is connected to the frame and located under the seat. The basket includes a bottom, a front stopper, a rear stopper and two side stoppers. The front stopper, the rear stopper and the side stoppers are connected to a front side, a rear side, and left and right sides of the bottom respectively. By the movement of the rear stopper with respect to the bottom, the deformation of the rear stopper itself, or the detachable connection of the rear stopper to the bottom, an opening for objects to enter the basket is formed at a rear side of the basket. |
| US12060100B2 |
Armrest folding mechanism and baby carriage
An armrest folding mechanism is pivotally connected to an armrest and a first connecting rod of a connecting seat for folding the armrest with the retraction of the second connecting rod relative to the first connecting rod. The mechanism includes a locking member including a locking end, a connecting end, and a first rack part located between them. The locking end is releasably fitted to the armrest, and a first toothed structure is arranged on the first rack part. A pushing member includes a pushing end, a second rack part, and a second toothed structure being correspondingly arranged on the second rack part relative to the first toothed structure. An elastic element with a first end is connected to the connecting end, and a second end abuts the connecting seat. Additionally, a driving gear engages with the first and second toothed structures to cause folding of the armrest. |
| US12060098B2 |
Robotic arm cart having locking swivel joints and other position adjustment features and uses therefor
Apparatuses and methods described herein relate to arm carts for transporting and securing a robotic arm to a surgical table. In some embodiments, an arm cart may include an arm support having two joints that can be manipulated to move an arm into a position in which a coupler of the arm is engageable with a coupling site of a surgical table. In some embodiments, an arm cart may include an arm support that is rotatable and translatable to permit movement of an attachment area for receiving and attaching a coupling site of a surgical table to a coupler attached to an arm. In some embodiments, an arm cart may include an arm support that releasably couples to a middle segment of the arm positioned at least two segments away from an end of the arm having a coupler for coupling to a coupling site of a surgical table. |
| US12060094B2 |
Managing, monitoring, and validating train consists
Systems and methods for train consist management are provided. In an aspect, a method includes, but is not limited to, designing a train consist; analyzing the train consist with a physics-based dynamic force model to determine whether the train consist would experience at least one of in-train force imbalances or lateral force imbalances indicative of at least one of a component malfunction or a derailment scenario for a proposed train route; and validating the train consist when it is determined that the train consist would not experience in-train force imbalances indicative of at least one of a component malfunction or a derailment scenario for the proposed train route. |
| US12060093B2 |
Odometric method, in particular for a rail vehicle or a control center
A method for odometric monitoring of a rail vehicle includes recording measured values with a sensor in the rail vehicle, and calculating location information and/or speed information from the measured values. The measured values and/or the location information and/or the speed information is stored, and patterns for the measured values and/or the location information and/or the speed information are generated by evaluating the already acquired measured values and/or the location information and/or the speed information. The currently acquired measured values and/or the location information and/or the speed information are synchronized with at least one pattern, and the occurrence of deviations from the patterns is output via an interface. A rail vehicle, a control center, a computer program product and a provision apparatus for the computer program product are also provided. |
| US12060092B2 |
Loading turntable systems and methods
An attraction loading system is provided that includes a turntable configured to rotate about a vertical axis. A ride vehicle is configured to travel along a loading path disposed about a perimeter of the turntable. A first track switch of the system is disposed along the loading path to direct the ride vehicle to a main portion of the loading path from an attraction path, or to direct the ride vehicle to the main portion of the loading path from a secondary portion of the loading path. A second track switch of the system is disposed along the loading path to direct the ride vehicle from the main portion of the loading path to the attraction path, or to direct the ride vehicle from the main portion of the loading path to the secondary portion of the loading path. |
| US12060089B2 |
Spraying apparatus for applying friction modifying material to railroad rail
A spraying apparatus for applying a friction modifying fluid to a railroad rail, comprising: a nozzle body disposed in a housing; a fluid inlet conduit in fluid communication with an opening in housing; a fluid inlet disposed in the housing in fluid communication with a first fluid conduit defined by or disposed in the nozzle body; wherein the first fluid conduit runs from fluid inlet to a hollow nozzle tip body disposed on and protruding through a bottom of housing and wherein fluid inlet is also disposed below, and in fluid communication with, the fluid inlet conduit; a control fluid supply line and an atomizing fluid supply line each partially disposed in the housing and each having respective portions external of the housing for connecting with the same fluid supply or respective fluid supplies; wherein the control fluid supply line injects a pressurized control fluid against a piston assembly disposed in a piston cavity; wherein the piston assembly carries stopper needle which is biased towards hollow nozzle tip body by a spring so that the needle closes a nozzle tip opening of hollow nozzle tip body; wherein the atomizing fluid supply line provides a pressurized atomizing fluid into hollow nozzle tip body to atomize the first fluid supplied by the first fluid conduit into the hollow nozzle tip body via a fluid cap disposed on the hollow nozzle tip body; wherein in operation the control fluid supply line and the atomizing fluid supply line are operated simultaneously while the first fluid is supplied by the first fluid conduit into the hollow nozzle tip body via a fluid cap such that the pressurized control fluid injected by control fluid supply line against a piston assembly displaces needle out of the nozzle tip opening and allows the first fluid to exit out of the nozzle tip opening where the first fluid is atomized by the pressurized atomizing fluid supplied by the atomizing fluid supply line. |
| US12060081B2 |
Integrated module for sensor data aggregation and control of sensor support hardware
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for receiving first data from a first sensor utilizing a first communication protocol, wherein the first sensor is positioned in an aggregation zone, receiving second data from a second sensor utilizing a second communication protocol, wherein the second sensor is positioned in the aggregation zone, processing the first data received from the first sensor and the second data received from the second sensor to conform the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol, and providing instructions based on the processed first data and the processed second data in a third communication protocol, wherein the instructions adjust auxiliary functions of an autonomous vehicle. |
| US12060078B2 |
Merging LiDAR information and camera information
Among other things, techniques are described for merging LiDAR information and camera information for autonomous annotation. The techniques include a vehicle that includes at least one LiDAR device configured to detect electromagnetic radiation; at least one camera configured to generate camera information of objects proximate to the vehicle; at least one computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one LiDAR device and the at least one camera and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the control circuit is configured to operate the vehicle based on a location of the object. |
| US12060076B2 |
Determining inputs for perception system
Techniques for clustering sensor data are discussed herein. Sensors of a vehicle may detect data points in an environment. Clustering techniques can be used in a vehicle safety system to determine connection information between the data points. The connection information can be used by a vehicle computing device that employs clustering and/or segmenting techniques to detect objects in an environment and/or to control operation of a vehicle. |
| US12060071B2 |
Performance limiter
Disclosed embodiments include systems, vehicles, and computer-implemented methods for selectively restricting a performance attribute of a vehicle for an operator or group of operators. In an illustrative embodiment, a computing device includes a processor and computer-readable media configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to: identify an operating credential associated with an operator of a vehicle; determine a performance mode associated with the operating credential; and restrict at least one performance attribute of the vehicle in accordance with the performance mode. |
| US12060068B2 |
Low speed cornering stiffness derate using a dynamic vehicle model
Systems and methods are provided for predicting a vehicle's motion. It is determined that speed of the vehicle is below a threshold speed. A derated tire cornering stiffness value that is less than a nominal cornering stiffness value is obtained. The vehicle's motion is predicted based on a dynamic model using the derated tire corning stiffness value. |
| US12060064B2 |
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium
A vehicle control device of an embodiment includes a recognizer that recognizes a surroundings situation of a vehicle, a driving controller that controls one or both of steering and acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle, and a first receiver that receives an operation of switching between driving modes, the driving controller causes the vehicle to travel in any of a plurality of driving modes including a first mode and a second mode in which a task imposed on an occupant of the vehicle is lighter than that in the first mode, and the driving controller switches the driving mode from the first mode to the second mode after a speed of the vehicle reaches a target speed when a traveling environment is such that the first mode is being executed and the second mode is able to be executed and when an operation of switching to the second mode. |
| US12060062B2 |
Route risk mitigation
A method is disclosed for analyzing historical accident information to adjust driving actions of an autonomous vehicle over a travel route in order to avoid accidents which have occurred over the travel route. Historical accident information for the travel route can be analyzed to, for example, determine accident types which occurred over the travel route and determine causes and/or probable causes of the accident types. In response to determining accident types and causes/probable causes of the accident types over the travel route, adjustments can be made to the driving actions planned for the autonomous vehicle over the travel route. In addition, in an embodiment, historical accident information can be used to analyze available travel routes and select a route which presents less risk of accident than others. |
| US12060058B2 |
Apparatus and method for preventing vehicle collision
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for preventing a vehicle collision. The apparatus includes a communication unit wirelessly communicating with a surrounding vehicle, a sensing unit detecting the surrounding vehicle and a lane, a traveling control module configured to control steering or braking of an ego vehicle, and a controller configured to determine whether the ego vehicle can perform steering avoidance driving toward a neighboring lane, through the sensing unit, based on information on a driving mode of a vehicle ahead received through the communication unit, if it is checked through the communication unit that a vehicle ahead of the vehicle ahead is in a stop state and to control the ego vehicle to perform the steering avoidance driving toward the neighboring lane or to urgently brake through the traveling control module, based on a result of the determination. |
| US12060057B2 |
Automated parking system, setting method, and storage medium
An automated parking system is equipped with an estimation unit that estimates a state of a target vehicle, and a setting unit that sets a running mode of the target vehicle as a low-risk running mode in which a risk regarding the target vehicle is reduced, on condition that the target vehicle be in a low-temperature state. |
| US12060049B2 |
Apparatus and method of changing deceleration of braking curve based on a variation in coefficient of friction
An apparatus of changing deceleration of a braking curve based on a variation in a coefficient of friction may include: a coefficient-of-friction calculating unit calculating a first coefficient of friction between a brake disk and a friction material at a first point in time, and calculating a second coefficient of friction between the brake disk and the friction material at a second point in time at which a preset driving distance has elapsed from the first point in time; a determination unit determining whether there is a change in coefficient of friction between the first coefficient of friction and the second coefficient of friction; and a deceleration changing unit changing deceleration by regenerative braking or deceleration by hydraulic braking from a preset braking curve by an amount of a variation in deceleration according to the variation in coefficient of friction, when there is a variation in coefficient of friction. |
| US12060047B2 |
Arrangement for assisting a parking brake and corresponding retrofit kit, and parking brake
The present invention relates to an arrangement (1) for assisting a parking brake (10), which parking brake (10) comprises a brake lever (12) which is supported in a carrier device (14) such that it is pivotable between a release position and a locking position and is able to be coupled to a braking system by means of a transmission means. The arrangement (1) comprises a lifting element (20) with an energy storage unit (22), which is operatively connected to the brake lever (12). The operative connection comprises a redirecting element (30) which is supported in a way pivotable about a pivot axis (32) and is arranged in such a way that the redirecting element couples the lifting element (20) to the brake lever (12). |
| US12060037B2 |
Method and system for creation and application of parked vehicle security rules
A method and system for creation and application of parked vehicle security rules is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, over at least one network to be received via a web-operative interface of an at least one remote system, the parking location and time duration information of a vehicle for enabling creation of a theft alert rule within the at least one remote system. The theft alert rule may be based on a combination of: the vehicle remaining at a parking location for the time duration (i.e. the time duration being a defined part of the parking location and time duration information); and identification data corresponding to the vehicle. |
| US12060029B2 |
Airbag device
An airbag device includes an airbag having an exhaust hole and a flap member that can close off the exhaust hole. The flap member includes a flap main body and a coupling member. The leading end of the coupling member is coupled with an opening/closing control device. The flap main body closes off the exhaust hole from an inner peripheral face side of the airbag. A width on the base portion side is set to be greater than a width of the exhaust hole. Whole of the base portion side is joined to the peripheral edge of the exhaust hole in the airbag. The flap main body covers the exhaust hole in a region between straight lines that connect one end each of a joint region on the base portion and a region on the leading end to which the coupling member is caused to be coupled. |
| US12060026B2 |
Lifting lug for airbag, and airbag
A hanging lug for a safety airbag includes a first sewing piece, a second sewing piece, and a connecting piece. The first sewing piece and the second sewing piece are respectively provided at two ends of the connecting piece. The connecting piece is used for passing through a slit of a metal member. The connecting piece is folded in half after passing through the metal member. The first sewing piece and the second sewing piece are arranged in a staggered manner. Also provided is a safety airbag. The connecting piece is folded in half after passing through the metal member, and the first sewing piece and the second sewing piece are arranged in a staggered manner, thereby increasing the total sewing line length of the hanging lug, preventing an OPW from being damaged, reducing the number of sewn layers, and facilitating sewing operation. |
| US12060024B1 |
Knee airbag
A knee airbag includes overlying panels interconnected along a perimeter connection to define an inflatable volume of the knee airbag. The knee airbag includes a filling portion and a cushion portion. The filling portion is configured to receive inflation fluid from an inflator and to direct the inflation fluid from the inflator to the cushion portion. The cushion portion has a width that is greater than a width of the filling portion and extends laterally beyond the width of the filling portion on opposite sides of the filling portion. The knee airbag also includes at least one tether having a first end connected to the cushion portion and an opposite second having a connection configured to anchor the at least one tether. The at least one tether is configured to limit movement of the cushion portion and to help position the cushion portion relative to a vehicle surface for which the knee airbag is configured to help prevent impacts from a vehicle occupant. |
| US12060021B2 |
Driving control device
A driving control device is configured to control driving of occupant protection devices to be mounted on a vehicle. The driving control device includes a detection result acquisition unit, a collision form estimation unit, and a device selection unit. The detection result acquisition unit acquires a detection result of an object ahead of the vehicle before collision. The collision form estimation unit estimates a form of collision that may occur with the object based on the detection result. When a collision between the vehicle and the object is detected, the device selection unit selects which of the occupant protection devices should be driven based on the collision form estimated by the collision form estimation unit. |
| US12060018B2 |
Power delivery assemblies
Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of power delivery (PD) assemblies, including powering, charging, and data connect devices usable within vehicles, etc. In exemplary embodiments, a power block (e.g., standalone power block, wireless charger, etc.) may be connected via a vehicle harness to a user interface (PD charger only) or a user interface (USB hub with charging and data). Accordingly, power blocks having the same or common form factor and vehicle harnesses having the same or common configuration (Vbus PD, GND, CC1, and CC2) may therefore be used to interchangeably connect to charger only user interfaces or to user interfaces with charging and data. |
| US12060014B2 |
Movable modular truck toolbox mounting lift system and method of use
A movable modular truck toolbox mounting lift system for lifting and repositioning a modular accessory (e.g., toolbox, container, cooler, platform) of a vehicle (e.g., truck, UTV) to enable access to the modular accessory without requiring an entry into the vehicle, a vehicle storage area, or a truck bed. The system has driver side and passenger side support plates pivotably connected to a pair of arms, which are in turn pivotably connected to each other to and upon movement (extension) of one arm pair, the modular assembly transits up and backward within the storage area. The system may be operated via actuators and/or motors to rotate the arms and lift/reposition the modular accessory. The modular accessory may be a toolbox, cabinetry toolbox, or a tray for receiving a plurality of modular accessories. A method of installing and using the system to lift and reposition a modular accessory in a vehicle. |
| US12060013B2 |
Deployment device of a camera for a motor-propelled vehicle
A device for a motor-propelled vehicle includes a camera mounted on a support. The camera is transposable from a retracted position to a capture position through a cover by an actuator. The cover is able to be displaced in both directions between a closed position and an open position. Simultaneously with the displacement of the camera, the cover is able to be split into two portions by a longitudinal displacement along an axis, perpendicular to the axis, of the portions. The camera is able to be displaced along an axis transverse with respect to the displacement of the portions. |
| US12060008B2 |
Moving body
A moving body includes: a main body section provided with a moving mechanism; a peripheral information detection sensor configured to detect an obstacle peripheral to the main body section; and a control section configured to cause the main body section to autonomously travel by controlling the moving mechanism based on information regarding the peripheral obstacle detected by the peripheral information detection sensor, and configured to cause information relating to the peripheral obstacle, in a direction of progress of the main body section, to be displayed in a surrounding area of the main body section. |
| US12060007B2 |
Rear view mirror assembly
A rear view mirror assembly includes a rear view mirror that is mounted on a windshield of a vehicle and a personal electronic device in remote communication with an extrinsic communication network for sending and receiving text messages. A display is movably integrated into the rear view mirror such that the display is visible to the driver. A communication unit is integrated into the rear view mirror and the communication unit is in communication with the display. The communication unit is in remote communication with the personal electronic device thereby facilitating the display to display text messages received from the personal electronic device. In this way the display facilitates the driver to read the text messages without requiring the driver to look away from the road upon which the vehicle is traveling. |
| US12060004B2 |
Membrane sensor device for position detection and drive assembly, rear view device and vehicle therewith
A sensor device is adapted for position detection associated with a drive assembly of a rear view device of a vehicle, with the drive assembly including at least one shaft driven by a DC motor, the sensor device having a membrane position sensor acting as a potentiometer the resistance of which depends on the relative rotational position of the motor shaft. |
| US12060000B2 |
LED steering wheel
The LED steering wheel cover is a steering wheel cover that consists of LED (light emitting diode) lights with various colors and patterns. The lit up colors and patterns by the LEDs are controlled by the controller that is attached to a steering wheel cover. The LED steering wheel cover uses a wireless remote controller or a wired controller or the LEDs can be preprogrammed. The controller may be programmed to allowed the LED to change the patterns (flashing, cascade, S-O-S, etc.) or color, adjust the brightness of the LEDs, and adjust the speed of the patterns. |
| US12059987B1 |
Cover adaptable to moveable vehicle seats
A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat. The seat cover may be divided into vertical sections that correspond to the seats of a bench seat in a vehicle. One or more of the vertical sections may be removable to accommodate movement of the vehicle seats. |
| US12059985B2 |
Child safety seat and related spin lock mechanism
A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a spin lock mechanism. The seat body is movably disposed on the base and switchable relative to the base between two different positions. The spin lock mechanism includes a pivoting component and a locking component. The pivoting component is pivotally connected to one of the base and the seat body. A driving slot is formed on the pivoting component. The locking component is for engaging with and disengaging from the other of the base and the seat body and movably passes through the driving slot along a direction substantially parallel to an engaging direction and a disengaging direction of the locking component. The locking component can be driven by pivoting movement of the pivoting component to disengage from the other of the base and the seat body to allow switching movement of the seat body relative to the base. |
| US12059984B2 |
Infant carrier
An infant carrier includes an infant support portion, a carrying handle and a locking mechanism. The carrying handle includes a handle part and a side segment, the side segment being pivotally connected with the infant support portion, and the handle part being slidably connected with the handle part, the handle part and the side segment being rotatable in unison relative to the infant support portion for adjusting an inclination of the carrying handle, and the handle part being slidable relative to the side segment for adjusting an extension of the handle part from the side segment. The locking mechanism is carried with the handle part and is operable to lock the handle part to the side segment so that the handle part is held at a desired extension from the side segment. |
| US12059982B2 |
Seat position adjusting device for vehicle
A seat position adjusting device for a vehicle may integrate a seatback reclining mechanism and a mechanism for realizing a comfort relaxation posture into one simplified mechanism. The seat position adjusting device includes: a seatback frame and a seat cushion frame connected to each other at a predetermined seating angle; a fixed rail mounted on a bottom surface of a rear end portion of the seat cushion frame to be inclined upward and forward; a moving rail mounted to the fixed rail to be movable forward and backward; a pair of support frames mounted on a floor panel; a front link hinge-coupled between a bottom surface of a front end portion of the seat cushion frame and a front end portion of an associated one of the support frames; and one or more support links hinge-coupled between the moving rail and the associated one of the support frames. |
| US12059980B2 |
Seat system and method of control
A method of controlling a seat system. A physiological condition of the seat occupant may be assessed based on at least two of the heart rate, breathing rate, and heart rate variability. A countermeasure may be executed to alter the physiological condition of the seat occupant and/or data associated with the heart rate, breathing rate, and/or heart rate variability may be communicated. |
| US12059978B2 |
Assembly comprising a guide rail connected to a floor assembly
An assembly of a vehicle comprises a floor assembly stationarily arranged in the vehicle and an adjusting device for longitudinally adjusting a vehicle seat in the vehicle comprising a guide rail connected to the floor assembly and extending along a longitudinal axis on the floor assembly, and an adjustment assembly associated with the vehicle seat, which is guided on the guide rail along the longitudinal axis. It is provided that the guide rail includes at least one connecting element which includes an engagement portion for a form-fitting engagement into an engagement device arranged on the floor assembly on a first side of the guide rail and a connecting portion with a fixing point for fixing the connecting element to the floor assembly by using a fixing element on a second side of the guide rail facing away from the first side. |
| US12059977B2 |
Methods and systems for activating a door lock in a vehicle
A method for activating a lock in a vehicle includes capturing an image of an interior of a vehicle, the image comprising an occupant on a seat of the vehicle, detecting a weight value of the occupant on a respective seat of the vehicle, processing the image for determining whether the occupant is a human or an object or an animal, processing, in response to the determination that the occupant is the human, the image for determining a parameter of the human, and activating a lock based on the parameter, or the weight value and the parameter. |
| US12059975B2 |
Electric regenerative braking system
An electric regenerative braking system is provided for capturing kinetic energy as electrical potential energy during vehicle braking (also referred to as a braking event). The electric regenerative braking system captures the kinetic energy from a shaft of the vehicle using an electric motor to generate electrical potential energy from the kinetic energy. The generated electrical potential energy is supplied to an energy accumulator that increases in electrical resistance as more electrical potential energy is stored. The electrical potential energy stored in the energy accumulator is used to charge a battery. The electric regenerative braking system uses a controller having a variable resistor to control a braking torque of the electric motor. That is, the controller modulates a resistance of the variable resistor based on the resistance of the energy accumulator, such that the resistance of the variable resistor is reduced as the resistance of the energy accumulator increases. |
| US12059974B2 |
Fast charger and fast charging method
To provide a fast charger and a fast charging method that are highly efficient in fast charging of a solid-state battery.A fast charger includes a charging section, a temperature acquisition section, and a controller. The charging section feeds current to a solid-state battery being a secondary battery. The temperature acquisition section acquires a temperature of the solid-state battery. The controller performs control to cool the solid-state battery if the temperature acquired by the temperature acquisition section is greater than or equal to a predetermined temperature.The controller determines a plurality of inflection points on a curve representing changes in the temperature of the solid-state battery against internal resistance of the solid-state battery. The predetermined temperature corresponds to an inflection point on a high-temperature side among the plurality of inflection points. |
| US12059970B2 |
Vehicle control device, non-transitory storage medium in management computer for power grid, and connector locking control method
A control device for a vehicle having a connection port to which a connector is connectable includes a processor and the vehicle includes a power storage device configured to store electric power. The vehicle is configured to transmit the electric power between a power grid and the power storage device by connecting, to the connection port, the connector electrically connected to the power grid. The processor is configured to execute connector locking control for locking the connector connected to the connection port when participation of the vehicle in demand-and-supply adjustment of the power grid is confirmed. |
| US12059965B2 |
Systems and methods for an electric vehicle charger with a reel button for an electric vehicle
A system for an electric vehicle charger with a reel button for an electric vehicle is illustrated. The system comprises a charging cable, a charger base connected to the charging cable, a cable storage device, the cable storage device including a retraction mechanism configured to pay out and retract the cable when activated and at least a reel button configured to activate the retraction mechanism. |
| US12059960B2 |
Parking brake fail safety control system for vehicle having electric-axle and method thereof
A parking brake fail safety control system and method for a vehicle having an electric-axle, may enable safe parking braking on a level ground, a slope, etc. By controlling the torque from a first motor configured for a rear wheel-first electric-axle and the torque from a second motor configured for a rear wheel-second electric-axle to have the same magnitude in opposite directions and by increasing/decreasing the torque from the first motor and the torque from the second motor, depending on a change of wheel speed when a parking brake fails. |
| US12059959B2 |
Drive system for all-terrain vehicle (ATV)
A drive system for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The drive system may comprise an electric motor, at least three wheel and tire assemblies, a primary battery, a control module and a throttle device. The primary batter may be located within at least two opposing frame rails of a chassis of the all-terrain vehicle. |
| US12059954B1 |
Transmission device for a planetary gear train multi-gear hybrid vehicle and transmission method therefor
A transmission device for a planetary gear train multi-gear hybrid vehicle and a transmission method therefore are provided. An input end of an input shaft is connected to an engine, an output end of the input shaft is connected to a front-end motor through a first planetary gear train, and the input shaft is connected to an output shaft through a first clutch. The output shaft is connected to a third planetary gear train, the third planetary gear train is connected to a second clutch and a second planetary gear train, and the second clutch and the second planetary gear train are both connected to a third clutch. The second planetary gear train is connected to a rear-end motor. |
| US12059953B2 |
Composite tanks for reusable launch vehicles and methods of fabricating thereof
A composite tank for a reusable launch vehicle comprises a composite wall, having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The composite wall comprises a first end, a second end, a central axis, which passes through the first end and through the second end, and a cylindrical interior surface. The composite tank also comprises slosh baffles, formed from a second material, having a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion. Each of the slosh baffles is attached to the cylindrical interior surface of the composite wall. Each of the slosh baffles is annular and is separated from the cylindrical interior surface of the composite wall by a radial gap, selected, in part, based on a difference between the first coefficient of thermal expansion and the second coefficient of thermal expansion. The radial gap is configured to change responsive to changes in temperature of the composite tank. |
| US12059951B2 |
Energy-store floor assembly for a motor vehicle
An energy-store floor assembly for a motor vehicle includes an electrical energy-store device which has a plurality of battery modules and is accommodated in a multi-part store housing and arranged on the bottom side of a vehicle floor of the motor vehicle. In order that the store housing can be adapted to the shape of the motor vehicle body and/or to components of the energy-store device in an improved way, housing parts of the store housing are interconnected by at least one gas-tight connection, which has an uneven course with respect to the vehicle vertical direction in at least one length region. |
| US12059950B2 |
Component assembly for a crash zone of a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a component assembly for a crash zone (C) of a motor vehicle, comprising a retaining device (11) having at least one retaining element (12), by means of which at least one component (13, 14) is retained. In order to both arrange the at least one component (13, 14) to most advantageously utilise the available installation space and to guarantee an arrangement of said component (13, 14) that is secure against damage, said component is retained by means of of the retaining element (12) in the region of the crash zone (C) of the motor vehicle in a fixed position, wherein the retaining element (12) has at least one flexible region (19, 20) with which the component (13, 14) can be shifted out of the fixed position into an avoidance position in the event of an accident-related application of force. |
| US12059945B2 |
Heat exchanger and vehicle air conditioning system
A vehicle air conditioning system provides a heat exchanger and a vehicle air conditioning system comprising same, which can simplify the overall structure and can easily perform cooling/heating of air for air conditioning and dehumidification heating by using an integrated heat exchanger which is selectively supplied with low- and high-temperature cooling water by a supply valve to perform heat exchange. |
| US12059942B1 |
Method for detecting that refrigerant is at a fully charged level
A system for indicating on an electronic device that the refrigerant being introduced by a user to an air conditioning system has reached its optimum fill level includes a sensor device having a main body, the sensor device being structured and disposed for measuring a range of data; a wireless transmitter on the sensor device, the wireless transmitter being in communication with the electronic device for wirelessly transmitting the range of data to the electronic device; an electronic application configured for use with the electronic device; and wherein the electronic application is structured and disposed for visually indicating to the user via the electronic device the transmitted range of data in real time and audibly indicating to the user via the electronic device when the transmitted range of data reaches a predetermined value. |
| US12059941B2 |
Ventilation seat of vehicle
A ventilation seat of a vehicle is proposed. The ventilation seat includes a ventilation duct assembly mounted to a seat of the vehicle and configured to suck indoor air and to discharge air toward a vehicle room or a surface of the seat, an air cleaning assembly arranged in an air flow path of the ventilation duct assembly and configured to clean air passing through the air flow path in operation thereof, and a controller configured to operate the ventilation duct assembly in operation of an air cleaning mode of the vehicle to generate an air flow flowing through the seat, and configured to operate the air cleaning assembly to allow the air flow of the ventilation duct assembly to clean air in the vehicle. |
| US12059938B2 |
Vehicle suspension system
A vehicle comprising a first leaf spring connected to a chassis so as to, while deflecting, allow relative vertical movement between the chassis and a wheel axle and thereby also between the chassis and wheels, and a control circuitry configured to: compare the signal indicative of the actual path followed by the wind-up center with a representation of a reference path that the wind-up center of the first leaf spring should follow when the first leaf spring is well-functioning and deflects as intended; determine whether a difference between the actual path and the reference path is greater than a threshold value; and, in response to the determined difference greater than the threshold, generate an alarm signal indicative of a detected or possibly detected leaf spring failure. |
| US12059933B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining position of tire
An embodiment apparatus for determining a tire position includes a receiver configured to receive a signal from a tire pressure sensor, a processor configured to determine the tire position based on a tire internal temperature variation of a tire and a strength of the signal received from the tire pressure sensor, and a memory configured to store data and an algorithm executable by the processor. |
| US12059930B1 |
System and method for automatic pressure management
A pressure management system for a tire assembly on a vehicle including: a housing unit, a pump, and a power interface. |
| US12059928B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire of the embodiment including two main grooves provided on a tread and extending in a tire circumferential direction; a center land portion formed between the two main grooves and extending in the tire circumferential direction; a pair of shoulder land portions formed between a ground contact end and the main groove; a center auxiliary groove provided on the center land portion; and a shoulder auxiliary groove provided on the shoulder land portion, in which the center auxiliary groove has a groove width narrower than that of the main groove and extends in the tire circumferential direction, and the shoulder auxiliary groove has a groove width narrower than that of the main groove and extends in the tire circumferential direction. |
| US12059926B2 |
Insert element for a vehicle wheel and vehicle wheel with at least one such insert element
An insert element for a vehicle wheel comprises several supporting bodies for supporting the insert element on supporting surfaces of the vehicle wheel. The supporting bodies have a supporting shoulder, which can be brought to bear against a supporting surface of the vehicle wheel, and a fastening extension with an axial hollow channel and with at least one outwardly protruding locking projection, arranged at an axial distance from the supporting shoulder, for engaging behind an installation opening reaching through the supporting surface of the vehicle wheel. The supporting bodies are designed as elastomer components which are elastically deformable in the radial and axial direction and sit with their hollow channel on a supporting core. The supporting cores bear a radially protruding retaining flange and are held on the rear side on the insert element. Each supporting body is held by the retaining flange in a form-fitting manner against being pulled off from the supporting core. |
| US12059922B1 |
Bicycle hub system, method and device including an interchangeable 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. |
| US12059921B2 |
Wheel rim with optimized shape of rim flange
A rim (3) for a tire has an axis of rotation DD′ and a rim seat (31) extended axially towards the outside by a rim flange (32), said rim flange (32) having a first portion (321) that is oriented substantially in a perpendicular plane and is situated radially on the outside with respect to said rim seat (31), characterized in that said rim flange (32) has a second portion (322) that is inclined towards the outside, is situated axially on the outside with respect to said first portion (321) and is situated at least partially radially on the outside with respect to said rim seat (31), said rim having a connecting portion (320) between said first portion (321) and said second portion (322). |
| US12059917B2 |
Bookbinding machine with stop of transport elements at a processing station while transport elements are disengaged at other processing stations
A bookbinding machine (100) is proposed. The bookbinding machine (100) comprises a driving system (225) for driving transport elements (210a-210c) of book blocks (215a-215c) in succession across at least one engagement processing station 5 (205d) and one or more disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) which process the book blocks while stationary therein. Control means (120) stop the driving system (225) when each of the transport elements (210b) is at the engagement processing station (205d) engaged with the driving system (225) and other transport elements (210a,210c) are at the disengagement processing stations (205a,205e) disengaged from the driving system (225). A bookbinding plant comprising one or more of these bookbinding machines (100) is also proposed. Moreover, a corresponding method for operating a bookbinding machine (100), a computer program and a computer program product for implementing the method are proposed. |
| US12059916B2 |
Textile printing method, printed matter, and recording apparatus
A textile printing method for printing on a fabric, the fabric being a nonwoven fabric containing synthetic fibers. includes a first adhering step of adhering to the fabric by ejecting a dyeing ink by an ink jet method, and a second adhering step of adhering a non-dyeing ink to the fabric. The dyeing ink contains a disperse dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and the non-dyeing ink contains a water-soluble organic solvent and water. The water-soluble organic solvent contained in the non-dyeing ink contains a glycol-based organic solvent having a HSP value of 13.6 or more, and the content of the glycol-based organic solvent is 80% by mass or more relative to the total amount of the organic solvent contained in the non-dyeing ink. The adhesion position of the dyeing ink and the adhesion position of the non-dyeing ink are at least partially overlapped each other. |
| US12059907B2 |
Recording apparatus and recording method
A recording apparatus includes an ink tank, a carriage, a recording head mounted on the carriage, a carriage control unit, and a supply tube connected to the recording head and the ink tank and including a bent portion that moves with carriage movement. The carriage control unit moves the carriage in predetermined directions to record on a recording medium. Assuming that, of an acceleration/deceleration area of a carriage moving area, an area in which pressure changes to decrease negative pressure in the recording head is a first area, and an area in which the pressure changes to increase the negative pressure in the recording head is a second area, the carriage control unit moves the carriage so that an absolute value of acceleration or deceleration of the carriage in the first area is less than an absolute value of acceleration or deceleration of the carriage in the second area. |
| US12059900B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid ejection head and liquid ejection head
Provided is a method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head including an ejection orifice for ejecting a liquid, a substrate and a flow path forming member that is joined to the substrate to form a liquid flow path communicating with the ejection orifice, the method including: (1) forming a resin layer having a flow path mold pattern, on the substrate; (2) adding a hydrophilizing material represented by Chemical Formula 1 to an entire surface layer of the resin layer; (3) forming a covering resin layer serving as the flow path forming member, on the resin layer and forming a compatible layer containing the resin layer, the covering resin layer and the hydrophilizing material, at an interface between the resin layer and the covering resin layer; (4) forming the ejection orifice by exposing the covering resin layer; and (5) forming a flow path by removing the resin layer. |
| US12059898B2 |
MEMS chip assembly having multiple trenches
A MEMS chip assembly includes: a support structure having a chip mounting surface; a MEMS chip mounted on the chip mounting surface, the MEMS chip having an active surface including one or more rows of MEMS devices and a row of bond pads disposed alongside a connection edge of the MEMS chip and parallel with the rows of MEMS devices; electrical connectors connected to the bond pads; and an encapsulant material covering the electrical connectors. The MEMS chip has a plurality of trenches defined in the active surface, the trenches extending parallel with the rows of MEMS devices and disposed between the bond pads and the MEMS devices. The encapsulant material does not encroach past the trenches towards the MEMS devices. |
| US12059894B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge method
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge device and circuitry. The liquid discharge device includes a plurality of rows of nozzles. The circuitry determines a timing at which the plurality of nozzles discharge the liquid based on a density of a plurality of patch images. Each of the plurality of patch images includes a reference dot and an adjustment dot. The reference dot and the adjustment dot are formed by the liquid discharged from the plurality of nozzles in a first row and in a second row, respectively, of the plurality of rows of nozzles. The reference dot corresponds to a prescribed base pixel. The adjustment dot corresponds to an adjustment pixel adjacent to the base pixel in the width direction. The adjustment pixel is shifted from the base pixel in the conveyance direction by a number of pixels that differs for each of the plurality of patch images. |
| US12059884B2 |
Optical laminate, organic el display device, and foldable device
Provided is an organic EL display device including an optical laminate, and a foldable device formed of the organic EL display device. The optical laminate includes a glass plate, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a polarizer layer, a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and an optically anisotropic layer in this order, in which the glass plate has a thickness of less than 100 μm, the polarizing layer is formed of a composition for forming a polarizing layer which contains a liquid crystal compound and an organic dichroic material, a distance A between the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the polarizer layer is 10 μm or less, and a distance B between the polarizer layer and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 10 μm or less. |
| US12059874B2 |
Fixing rotating member, fixing apparatus, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and method for producing fixing rotating member
A fixing rotating member comprising a base layer, an elastic layer and a surface layer, in this order, the surface layer containing PFA and PFPE, and having pores with openings at a first surface; at least part of the pores containing the PFPE, wherein when after removing the PFPE in the pores, placing a first observation region on the first surface, defining a ratio of a sum of areas of the openings in the first observation region relative to an area of the first observation region as P1; and placing a second observation region in a cross section of the surface layer, and defining a ratio of a sum of areas of the pores in the second observation region relative to an area of the second observation region as P2, P2/P1 is 1.3 or higher. |
| US12059871B2 |
Multilayer films for airbag applications and related methods
A multilayer film is provided that includes a) a barrier layer including a thermoplastic polyester elastomer or a polyamide copolymer; b) an intermediate layer provided on the barrier layer and including a maleic anhydride (MAH)-grafted polyolefin and an α-olefin copolymer; and c) an adhesive layer provided on the intermediate layer and including a thermoplastic polyester elastomer or a polyamide copolymer. The multilayer film enables production of gas-tight multilayer laminates which exhibit an excellent peel resistance combined with a low weight and/or thickness. Further, a multilayer laminate and an inflatable airbag that include a fabric layer adhered to the multilayer film, as well as methods of manufacturing are described. |
| US12059868B2 |
Surface-treated metal sheet for polyolefin adhesion, and composite member
A surface-treated metal sheet for polyolefin adhesion is provided with a metal sheet, a first layer provided on at least one surface of the metal sheet, and a second layer provided on the first layer, wherein the first layer containing an epoxy resin and a blocked isocyanate, the second layer containing an acid-modified polyolefin resin, the thickness of the first layer being 15 to 40 μm, and the thickness of the second layer being 4 to 30 μm. |