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| US12059867B2 |
Single shear joint for node-to-node connections
One aspect is an apparatus including a first node including a first bonding surface and a second node including a second bonding surface. The apparatus includes a feature configured to accept an adhesive and an adhesive channel coupled to the feature configured to accept the adhesive. The apparatus includes a shear joint coupling the first node and the second node, the shear joint configured to receive the adhesive in an adhesive region formed by the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface, the adhesive for coupling the first bonding surface to the second bonding surface through the feature configured to accept the adhesive. |
| US12059866B2 |
Apparatus and method for bending tubular products
Apparatus (10) for bending tubular products (100) wherein each tubular product (100) is provided with a flexible portion (111) configured to allow a bending of the tubular product (100). The tubular products (100) are disposed, at least temporarily, on positioning means (19), while bending means (18) each allow the bending of a respective tubular product (100) in correspondence with the flexible portion (111). |
| US12059860B2 |
Method for forming product of compressible material by molding device
A method for forming a product of compressible material includes preparing compressible material, assembling a molding fixture, filling the compressible material into a filling tube of the molding fixture, clamping the filling tube by a clamping mechanism of the molding fixture, moving an adjusting screw of the molding fixture downward in the filling tube to compress the compressible material, delivering the molding fixture to a heating module to perform a heating process so that the compressible material is heated and melted, delivering the molding fixture to a cooling module to perform a cooling process so that the compressible material is cooled and solidified to form a product, stripping the molding fixture from the product, and finishing and taking out the product of the compressible material. |
| US12059858B2 |
Microprismatic retroreflective mold, sheet, and article and methods of manufacture thereof
An article, including a substrate having a surface with a groove pattern including microprisms thereon. The groove pattern includes a first set of first grooves intersecting with a second set of second grooves, the first grooves are parallel to each other along a same first direction across the groove pattern, and each of the first grooves include a plurality of repeating variable depth zones. Each of the variable depth zones include: a dive section having a first maximum depth, ZD2, and a rise section having a second maximum depth, ZR2. The second grooves are parallel to each other along a same second direction across the surface, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US12059849B2 |
Display device and display device manufacturing method
A display device includes a display panel including a main display surface and a first sub-display surface that protrudes from one side of the main display surface, an adhesive layer disposed below the display panel, and a thermoforming film disposed below the adhesive layer, and the first sub-display surface may include a first top surface and a first side surface that defines a predetermined angle with the first top surface. |
| US12059848B2 |
Production of collapsible pouches having a fitment
A production machine for the production of collapsible pouches having a fitment. The machine has a fitment sealing station with an impulse sealing device comprising a first jaw and a second jaw and with an actuator device configured to move the first and second jaws relative to one another between an opened position and a clamped position, as well as a cooling device configured to cool each of the first and second jaws. The fitment sealing station is configured to perform an impulse sealing cycle. |
| US12059846B2 |
3D geometry generation for computer aided design considering subtractive manufacturing forces
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design and manufacture of physical structures include, in at least one aspect, a method including: obtaining a design space for a modeled object, load cases for physical simulation, and design criteria, wherein the modeled object includes specified geometry with which generatively designed geometry will connect, and wherein the load cases include at least one in-use load case for the physical structure and at least one subtractive-manufacturing load case associated with the specified geometry and with a subtractive manufacturing system; producing the generatively designed geometry in the design space for the modelled object in accordance with the load cases for physical simulation of the modelled object and the design criteria for the modeled object; and providing the modeled object with the generatively designed geometry for use in manufacturing the physical structure. |
| US12059845B2 |
Interactive slicing methods and systems for generating toolpaths for printing three-dimensional objects
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for printing a three-dimensional part. The method comprises: receiving in computer memory a digital model of said three-dimensional object; using one or more computer processors to partition said digital model of said three-dimensional part into a plurality of partitions, wherein a given partition of said plurality of partitions comprises a plurality of slices, and wherein a given slice of said plurality of slices comprises a plurality of segments; receiving, from a user, one or more parameters that specify a printing configuration for at least one segment of said plurality of segments; and generating printing instructions based at least in part on said one or more parameters, which printing instructions are usable by a print head to print said three-dimensional object. |
| US12059839B2 |
Device and method of feeding a thermoplastic filament
An extrusion-based production system, comprising: a filament roll with a filament; at least one assembly with: an entrance for receiving the filament; an exit for delivering the filament, a channel between the entrance and exit; a first and second rotatable component, respectively rotatable about a first/second axis, and having first/second external ridges, wherein, when a filament is introduced into the channel, and the at least one assembly is rotated with respect to the filament, the rotatable components rotate about their respective axis, and the axes move about the filament such that the components mainly roll over the filament, and the external ridges penetrate at least partially into the filament. A method for feeding a filament. |
| US12059835B2 |
Blow molded part including compression molded element
In one example, a method includes positioning a tool in a mold, forming a parison of melted plastic, closing the mold around the parison and tool such that part of the tool is positioned between a portion of the mold and the parison, creating a blow molded structure by inflating the parison so that the melted plastic comes into contact with an interior portion of the mold and into contact with the tool, and after the mold is closed, operating the tool to form an integral compression molded element within the mold, and a parting line formed by the mold in the blow molded structure forms no part of the integral compression molded element. |
| US12059834B2 |
Systems and methods for filling containers with liners
A system, that includes a container, that includes a first container opening, a liner disposed in the first container opening, a pump connected to the container, and a controller, where the controller is programmed to perform a method for filling the container with the liner, that includes making a first determination that a power on condition is satisfied, in response to the first determination, providing power to the pump, and after providing the power to the pump, making a second determination that a power off condition is satisfied, and in response to the second determination, cutting the power to the pump. |
| US12059833B2 |
Method for automatically regulating the size of a slot of a nozzle assembly and control and/or regulation system
The invention relates to a method for automatically regulating the size of a nozzle discharge slot of a nozzle assembly, wherein the nozzle assembly comprises a first and a second nozzle lip and a nozzle discharge slot arranged between the nozzle lips for setting in a controlled manner a thickness profile of a conveyable melt. A plurality of adjusting elements, in particular a plurality of adjusting pins, coupled to a respective thermoelement, is arranged on the first nozzle lip, the thermoelements being controllable by the regulation in such a way that the slot can be adjusted by the action of a mechanical force from the respective adjusting element on the first nozzle lip, as a result of the expansion or contraction of the thermoelements. At least two adjusting elements are adjusted simultaneously. The invention further relates to a control and/or regulation system. |
| US12059828B2 |
Method for filling a multi-chamber profile with foam, body and motor vehicle
A method for filling a multi-chamber profile with foam includes providing the multi-chamber profile, which is a closed hollow chamber profile with at least two chambers, where an inner wall is disposed between two chambers of the at least two chambers which are arranged directly on each other, where the inner wall separates the two chambers from each other, and where a first one of the two chambers has a foam inlet. The method further includes forming an opening in the inner wall where the opening connects the two chambers and introducing a flowable foam material via the foam inlet into the first one of the two chambers such that the foam material is distributed within the first one of the two chambers and is introduced via the opening into a second one of the two chambers. |
| US12059826B2 |
Structuring of surface-active macromolecules
A method for manufacturing shaped polymers of surface-active macromolecules, in particular silk, is provided. The method is comprising the steps of: • a) depositing an aqueous solution of the surface-active macromolecules on a surface, wherein the aqueous solution of the surface-active macromolecules is deposited in the form of a droplet, and wherein the surface is a hydrophobic micropatterned surface adapted to prevent the aqueous solution from penetrating into the pattern and to receive the droplet of the aqueous solution of the surface-active macromolecules and retain its droplet state; and • b) forming shaped polymers of the surface-active macromolecules on the surface. |
| US12059822B2 |
Dust collecting concrete saw
A concrete saw for cutting a relief slot in a concrete slab surface, the concrete saw incorporating front and rear hand truck components having lower bases and upwardly extending handles, each handle being fixedly attached to one of the hand truck bases; front and rear pluralities of wheels respectively fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the front and rear hand trucks' bases; a motor and cutting wheel combination supported upon the front hand truck's base; a motor powered vacuum supported upon the rear hand truck; a vacuum housing enshrouding an upper end of the cutting wheel; a vacuum tube operatively interconnecting the motor powered vacuum and the vacuum housing; and a releasable latch interconnecting the front and rear hand trucks so that forward propulsion of the front hand truck forwardly pulls the rearward hand truck. |
| US12059815B2 |
Blade set and hair cutting appliance
A blade set for a hair cutting appliance includes a stationary blade and a cutter blade. The stationary blade has a blade base and a plurality of teeth extending from the blade base in a longitudinal direction. The teeth are arranged in a series alternating with tooth gaps therebetween, where the tooth gaps define hair entry slots. The teeth have a first side arranged to cooperate with the cutter blade to cut hair and a second side arranged as a skin-facing side. The teeth have processing edges at the first side at their longitudinal extension, where the smoothened processing edges have smoothened edge transitions. |
| US12059813B2 |
Determine depth with pixel-to-pixel image correspondence for three-dimensional computer vision
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to robotic devices, computer-vision systems, and artificial intelligence. More specifically, some embodiments relate to a computer-vision system for robotic devices. In some implementations, a computer-vision is coupled to a robotic arm for picking items from a bin and perturbing items in a bin. A computer-vision system, in accordance with the present technology, may use at least two two-dimensional (2D) images to generate three-dimensional (3D) information about the bin and items in the bin. A method of training artificial neural networks to generate 3D information from 2D images includes obtaining ground truth data for a scene, obtaining at least two images of the scene, and providing the ground truth data and the at least two images to the artificial neural network configured to generate a depth map from the images based on the ground truth data. |
| US12059810B2 |
Processing systems and methods for providing processing of a variety of objects
A sortation system is disclosed that includes a programmable motion device including an end effector, a perception system for recognizing any of the identity, location, and orientation of an object presented in a plurality of objects, a grasp selection system for selecting a grasp location on the object, the grasp location being chosen to provide a secure grasp of the object by the end effector to permit the object to be moved from the plurality of objects to one of a plurality of destination locations, and a motion planning system for providing a motion path for the transport of the object when grasped by the end effector from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations, wherein the motion path is chosen to provide a path from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations. |
| US12059808B2 |
System and method for autonomous application of a coating to a workpiece
A method includes: accessing a coating thickness range for workpiece coating; triggering an optical sensor to capture scan data representing the workpiece; triggering a depth sensor to capture a first depth value; assembling the scan data into a first virtual model representing the workpiece; defining first spray parameters corresponding to a minimum coating thickness; defining a first toolpath; driving a coating applicator along the first toolpath to spray the coating onto the workpiece; triggering the depth sensor to capture a second depth value; calculating a first coating thickness based on the first depth value and the second depth value; in response to the first coating thickness falling below the target minimum coating thickness defining a second set of spray parameters and a second toolpath; and driving the coating applicator along the second toolpath to spray the coating onto the workpiece according to the second set of spray parameters. |
| US12059807B2 |
Sensor-free force/torque sensing in an articulated electromechanical actuator-driven robot
A method for force or torque sensing in an electromechanical actuator-driven robot comprising one or more links, one or more joints, an end effector and a controller is provided, the method comprising: estimating a first set of load torques in one or more joints in a given configuration of the robot without external force or load applied to the end effector; identifying gravitational and frictional components in the first set of load torques; estimating a second set of load torques in the one or more joints in the given configuration of the robot with an external force or load applied to the end effector; calculating a difference between the second set of load torques and the first set of load torques, taking into account the identified gravitational and frictional components; calculating an external force or torque acting on the end effector based on the difference between the second set of load torques and the first set of load torques using a Jacobian matrix for the given configuration of the robot; and presenting the external force or torque in a Cartesian space. An apparatus for force or torque sensing in an electromechanical actuator-driven robot, the apparatus comprising at least one processor programmed to perform said method, a computer program which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform force or torque sensing in an electromechanical actuator-driven robot according to said method, and a non-transitory storage medium for storing said program are also provided. The technical result consists in improved precision of force or torque sensing on an end effector of an electromechanical actuator-driven robot in a manner which does not require using expensive force/torque sensors in robot joints. |
| US12059805B2 |
Layer jamming driving device
A layer jamming driving device is proposed, which includes an enclosure made of a variable material; and layer stacked structures having a plurality of layers stacked inside the enclosure, wherein the layer stacked structures can be coupled so as to be slidable and rotatable with respect to each other. |
| US12059801B2 |
Diagnostic station for production line
A diagnostic station for inspecting an article transport vehicle movable along a guideway has a diagnostic module associated with the guideway and configured to receive the article transport vehicle when the article transport vehicle is in an inspection position along the guideway. The diagnostic module has at least one of the following: a grip testing substation having at least one force sensor configured for measuring a force exerted by a closure mechanism of the article transport vehicle in a closed position, a pressure testing substation in communication with a source of pressurized air and configured for pressurizing and depressurizing the closure mechanism, and an optical inspection substation having at least one camera configured for capturing image data of the article transport vehicle. |
| US12059799B2 |
Tool management device with slide guide and pin at hinge connection
A tool arrangement includes a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a hinge connection, is configured pivotably for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body relatively to the body, and a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body. By the hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted. The hinge connection includes at least one pin and the lid has at least one slide guide for guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory. |
| US12059798B2 |
Paint pot pro
A paint-pot/kettle includes a manually detachable/attachable multi-use tool-handle. The paint-pot/kettle holds substances, such as paint, for the use with a brush and/or mini-roller. The paint-pot/kettle includes: angled/magnetized brush-rest, wiping-blade, mini-roller-glide, mini-roller-holder, belt-clip/loops, removable/replaceable plastic pot-liners to line the internal of the paint-pot/kettle, ergonomically-designed plastic handle (referred to as the multi-use tool-handle), and male component of the manual-locking system to attach/detach the multi-use tool-handle from the paint-pot/kettle. The multi-use tool-handle has multi-use functions including: mallet to close paint tins, paint tin openers, mini-roller cleaning-aid, shark-tooth brush cleaning-aid, scraping blade, beer bottle opener, female component of the female-to-male locking-system designed to attach the multi-use tool-handle to pot/kettle. |
| US12059797B2 |
Tool with segmented tool handle
A tool with a segmented tool handle includes a first tube, a second tube and a limiting seat. The first tube has a first inner hole and a first fastening hole. The second tube has one end inserted into the first inner hole, a second inner hole and a second fastening hole. The limiting seat is disposed in the second inner hole and connected with a fastener. An end of the fastener is threadedly connected to the limiting seat and the other end of the fastener has a conical abutting portion. The abutting portion abuts against an inner periphery of first fastening hole when the fastener is in a fastened position. The abutting portion detaches from the first fastening hole when the fastener is in a unfastened position. |
| US12059796B2 |
Insert for a power tool housing
Inserts disposed in a housing of a pneumatically or hydraulically powered tool having a motor adapted to rotate a drive lug in either of first and second rotational directions. The insert is composed of a material resistive to creep and/or stress relaxation. The insert contacts fasteners applying a clamping force to the tool and remove the housing from the load path of the clamping force, thereby reducing the possibility of fluid leaks. |
| US12059795B2 |
Hand machine tool with handle housing part that can be mounted in angular positions
A hand-held power tool (10), in particular a grinding machine or cutting machine, having a machine housing (20) in which a drive motor (11) for driving a tool holder (13) for a work tool (14), in particular a grinding tool or cutting tool, is accommodated, wherein the machine housing (20) has a drive housing part (30) and a handle housing part (40), wherein the drive housing part (30) has the tool holder (13) drivable by the drive motor (11) and the handle housing part (40) has a grip section (25) to be grasped by an operator, wherein the handle housing part (40) protrudes from the drive housing part (30) in the direction of a machine longitudinal axis (ML), wherein the handle housing part (40) is mounted on the drive housing part (30) in a mounted state. A form-fitting contour (32) is arranged on the drive housing part (30) and a counter-form-fitting contour (42) is arranged on the handle housing part (40), which in the mounted state engage in a form-fitting manner in at least two different mounting angular positions (W1, W2) in order to hold the handle housing part (40) on the drive housing part (30) in a rotationally fixed and axially immovable manner with respect to the machine longitudinal axis (ML). |
| US12059794B2 |
Hand-held power tool
A hand-held power tool includes a drive unit actuatable via at least one manual switch, a control unit at least for controlling the drive unit, the control unit having a control-unit housing. The power tool further includes at least one user interface having at least one operating element, and a housing that at least partially accommodates the control unit and the user interface. The hand-held power tool also includes a positioning device, the user interface being supported on the control-unit housing by use of the positioning device. |
| US12059793B2 |
Hand-held, motor-driven working apparatus
A hand-held working apparatus has an apparatus housing, a working tool capable of being motor-driven, a drive motor for the working tool, and an operating data communication component connected to the apparatus housing and having a communication interface configured for wireless transmission of operating data. The operating data communication component has a mounting region by which it is mounted on an attachment region of the apparatus housing. The attachment region is located on an inside of an outer wall of the apparatus housing. |
| US12059792B2 |
Mode selection of a power tool
Devices and methods described herein provide for controlling an operating mode of a power tool. Controlling the power tool includes operating, by a motor controller, a motor of the power tool in a first operating mode. Controlling the power tool also includes detecting, by the motor controller, a position of a forward-reverse selector of the power tool, and receiving, by the motor controller, a signal from a mode selector. Controlling the power tool also includes determining, by the motor controller, whether the position of the forward-reverse selector is in the mode selection position, and in response to determining that the forward-reverse selector is in the mode selection position, changing, by the motor controller, the power tool to a second operating mode based on the signal received from the mode selector. |
| US12059788B2 |
Driving tool
A driving tool includes: a plunger movable in a launch direction of a fastener; an urging member that is extendable and contractible and is configured to serve as a drive source of the plunger; a moving member that is disposed at an end portion in an extension-contraction direction of the urging member and is movable in the extension-contraction direction of the urging member; a string-like member configured to connect the moving member and the plunger and transmit a driving force of the urging member to the plunger via the moving member; and a rotation prevention portion configured to prevent rotation of the moving member around a central axis in the extension-contraction direction of the urging member. |
| US12059786B2 |
Striking tool
A striking tool includes: a motor including a rotor; a plunger configured to be movable from a bottom dead point to a top dead point by the motor; a moving unit configured to move the plunger from the top dead point toward the bottom dead point; a speed variation acquiring unit configured to acquire an amount of variation in rotating speed of the rotor; and a control unit configured to control the motor, based on the amount of variation acquired by the speed variation acquiring unit. |
| US12059779B2 |
Power tool communication system
A power tool communication system including an external device including a first controller configured to transmit, via wireless communication to a power tool, configuration data including a work light duration parameter value and a work light brightness parameter value. The power tool includes a housing, a brushless direct current (DC) motor, a trigger, a work light, a wireless communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with the external device to receive the configuration data, and a second controller configured to control a work light duration of the work light based on the work light duration parameter value, and control a work light brightness of the work light based on the work light brightness parameter value. |
| US12059776B2 |
Asymmetrical disposable torque limiting mount and device
Disclosed are aspects of exemplars of torque-limiting devices, methods and mechanisms exemplars methods may include placing an actuator in a tool containment interface of a handle; movable mounting a tool portion with an actuation catch and a work piece engaging region (WER) in the interface; applying sufficient force to the movable mounting to the handle may be via pins, guides and slots. Said catch may be one of a body catch and a lever catch; and, the actuator terminates on one of a ball shaped end that forms and interface with the body catch and a force lever that forms an interface with the lever catch. |
| US12059774B1 |
Sanding block with toolless belt changing system
A sanding block with a base block, an end block, and a locking shaft. The base block has a cavity extending into the base block and a locking shaft aperture extending through the base block. The end block is slidably coupled with the cavity. The locking shaft extends through the locking shaft aperture and has at least one notch that engages with at least one ridge on the end block. The end block is slidable within the cavity between a retracted position and an extended position. When the end block is in the retracted position, the at least one notch is empty and the locking shaft is moveable along the locking shaft aperture. When the end block is in the extended position, each of the at least one ridge is within the at least one notch and the locking shaft is restricted in movement along the locking shaft aperture. |
| US12059772B2 |
Interchangable fluid jet tool, system, and method for using
The disclosure identifies an apparatus, system of and method for using an interchangeable fluid jet tool, the tool in at least one embodiment being a waterjet tool device that may be interchangeably integrated with a machine having any form of reciprocating or rotating pump (which may be used as a coolant or cutting fluid pump), and coupled with a motor powered rotatory drive machine, such as a spindle, having any type of tool interchange attachment and tool holders. |
| US12059770B2 |
Washing device and barrel polishing system
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a washing device that washes a barrel tank of a horizontal centrifugal barrel polishing device. The washing device includes a casing, a rotation mechanism, a washing nozzle, and a nozzle moving mechanism. The casing includes a frame to accommodate the barrel tank, and a rotary shaft extending from the frame. The rotation mechanism is a mechanism to rotate the frame around the rotary shaft. The washing nozzle is a nozzle to eject washing water. The washing nozzle is configured to be insertable into and removable from the barrel tank. The nozzle moving mechanism moves the washing nozzle in a direction where the washing nozzle is inserted into and removed from the barrel tank. |
| US12059769B2 |
Optical thickness control during a chemical mechanical polishing process and apparatus for effecting the same
A substrate may be loaded onto a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus, which includes a polishing pad and a wafer carrier that holds the substrate. The wafer carrier includes a backside plate, a wafer carrier frame, and at least one optical vertical displacement measurement unit that includes a respective laser source and a respective pixelated image sensor. A total reflection geometry is used to reflect a laser beam off a top surface of the backside plate. A polish rate or a polish thickness of a polished portion of the substrate may be measured at each location underneath at least one reflection point during the CMP process. |
| US12059768B2 |
Blocking piece and method for vacuum blocking a lens blank
A blocking piece for vacuum blocking a lens blank is disclosed. The blocking piece includes a blank contacting element formed of a rigid fluid-permeable material having an upper surface for contacting the lens blank. The blocking piece further includes a support element having an upper part tightly enclosing the blank contacting element on a peripheral surface of the blank contacting element and a lower part adapted to engage with a clamping device for clamping the blocking piece. The lens blank is fixed to the upper surface of the blank contacting element by applying a vacuum within the blocking piece to provide suction through essentially the entire upper surface of the blank contacting element. The disclosure further relates to a method for blocking a lens blank and a use of an element formed of a rigid fluid-permeable material as a part of a blocking piece. |
| US12059766B2 |
Machine tool and operation method therefor
The present disclosure relates to a machine tool, such as a moving column-type machining center, and a method of operating the same, which are capable of shortening tool change time, improving productivity, minimizing a collision or mechanical interference, and increasing stability and reliability in a medium-sized or large-sized machine tool having a long length in a width direction by means of a magazine installed on a saddle, a tool changing unit movably installed on the saddle, and a tool changing unit transfer part configured to move the tool changing unit independently of a column. |
| US12059758B2 |
Methods and systems for gas control during welding wire pretreatments
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for pretreating a wire that is used in a welding operation to reduce the amount of hydrogen introduced into a weld. Using embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein, one passes a wire through a pre-treatment chamber in which a wire is treated to release hydrogen and/or other contaminants, and provides a gas flow through the pre-treatment chamber so that the contaminants that are released from the wire are taken up by the gas. The gas exiting the pre-treatment chamber may be isolated from the shielding gas utilized during a welding operation. For instance, the pretreatment gas may be directed away from the distal end of the welding torch, thereby preventing released contaminants from being transported into a weld. |
| US12059757B2 |
Welding component cooling system for cooling a welding component
A welding component cooling system for cooling a welding component, in particular a welding torch, includes at least one container for cooling liquid, a cooling circuit with corresponding cooling lines, at least one pump arranged in the cooling circuit for conveying the cooling liquid through the cooling lines in the cooling circuit, at least one heat exchanger arranged in a cooling line, and a device for deionizing the cooling liquid in the cooling circuit. Also a welding component, in particular a welding torch includes such a welding component cooling system. At least one sensor for measuring the conductance of the cooling liquid is arranged in the cooling circuit and is connected to a control device, wherein the control device can be connected to a welding current source connected to the welding component. |
| US12059746B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a laser beam
An apparatus for forming a laser beam can include a controllable spatial light modulator, a control device for controlling the light modulator, and a beam guiding optical unit, wherein the control device is configured to split a display plane of the light modulator into a plurality of display regions and to represent a first beam influencing structure in at least one first display region of the plurality of display regions and a second beam influencing structure in a second display region of the plurality of display regions, wherein the beam guiding optical unit is configured to cause the laser beam to interact along the direction of propagation thereof firstly with the first display region and then with the second display region. |
| US12059745B2 |
Device for setting a focus position of a laser beam in a laser machining system, laser machining system comprising the same, and method for setting a focus position of a laser beam in a laser machining system
A device is provided for setting a focus position (z) of a laser beam in a laser machining system. The device comprises a computing unit configured to calculate a time-dependent value zt of the focus position (z), wherein the computing unit calculates the time-dependent value zt of the focus position (z) based on a first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter indicates a magnitude A of a laser-power dependent focus shift per power unit and the second parameter indicates a time constant τ of a change in focus position due to a thermal lens by a factor of 1/e, and a control unit configured to use a mechanism for setting the focus position (z) to set the focus position (z) of the laser beam based on the time-dependent value zt of the focus position (z). |
| US12059741B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid-cooling jacket using a rotary tool with a pin step portion on a base side pin and a spiral groove on a tip side pin
A method for manufacturing a liquid cooling jacket has a feature of using a primary joining rotary tool provided with a tip side pin and a base side pin having a taper angle larger than a taper angle of the tip side pin and comprising a first primary joining process in which inserting the tip side pin and the base side pin of the rotary tool that is rotating into the sealing body member and moving the rotary tool along the first abutted portion with an outer circumferential face of the base side pin being in contact with a front face of the sealing body member and with the outer circumferential face of the tip side pin being kept off a step side face of the peripheral wall step portion while having a second aluminum alloy of the sealing body member flow into the gap. |
| US12059740B2 |
Welding method for flexible and rollable silicon-based solar module
A welding method for a new flexible and rollable silicon-based solar module includes the following steps: cutting a cell piece into a small piece cell string including N small piece cells without splitting; cutting a hard protective layer into N small pieces according to a size of a small piece cell; allowing the cut hard protective layer to be covered on and bonded to a glue-dispensed small piece cell string to form a small string cell piece; arranging the small string cell pieces into a small standard piece according to a required size distribution, and covering the small standard piece with an adhesive film; welding positive electrodes and negative electrodes of the small standard pieces in series simultaneously to form a 1P standard part; and arranging the 1P standard parts, and fixing the 1P standard parts by bonding the adhesive films to each other to form a 5P standard part. |
| US12059736B2 |
Cutting grinder and method for cutting through a rail of a track
A cutting grinder for cutting through a rail of a track includes a detection device for detecting a proposed cutting position. The cutting grinder guarantees simple, user-friendly and efficient through-cutting of the rail. |
| US12059735B2 |
Cutting insert, indexable rotary cutting tool, and body of the same
Provided is a structure for improving accuracy in attaching a cutting tool to a body and making it possible to increase the number of blades while the cutting tool is mounted on the body. A cutting insert 1 includes: an upper surface 10 that has a shape with a lengthwise direction LD and a widthwise direction SD; a lower surface that is located opposite to the upper surface 10; a peripheral side surface 30 that is formed so as to connect the upper surface 10 and the lower surface; cutting edges 51 and 52 that are respectively formed on an intersecting ridge line of the upper surface 10 and the peripheral side surface 30, and on an intersecting ridge line of the lower surface and the peripheral side surface 30, and each have a curved ridge line that extends in a lengthwise direction thereof; and a through hole 60 that penetrates from the upper surface 10 to the lower surface. End surfaces 31 and 32 located in the lengthwise direction LD of the upper surface 10 and the lower surface, of the peripheral side surface 30, are respectively inclined with respect to the upper surface 10 and the lower surface, and are parallel to each other. A reference surface 33 that is located opposite to the cutting edges 51 and 52, of the peripheral side surface 30, is a flat surface that is orthogonal to the upper surface 10 and the lower surface. |
| US12059734B2 |
Hole saw with circular sidewall openings
A hole saw including a plurality of sidewall openings is provided. The sidewall openings are shaped and grouped in patterns that improve debris ejection of the hole saw, and that allows for easy access to the interior of the hole saw for manual debris removal by the user. The opening groups are space from each other by larger uninterrupted areas such that the hole saw has a high strength despite the number and size of openings provided in the saw sidewall. |
| US12059729B2 |
Method for manufacturing metal printed object
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a metal printed object that can reduce the generation of sputters, and the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a metal printed object in which, in the presence of a shielding gas supplied around metal powder in a chamber, heat is supplied to the metal powder using energy rays to form a metal layer and laminate the metal layer, wherein the mass per unit volume of the shielding gas at a temperature of 25° C. and a pressure of 0.1 MPa is 1.30×10−3 g/cm3 or less. |
| US12059726B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating powder dosing in additive manufacturing processes
A method for forming a component includes estimating a dosing plan for powder of a powder bed fusion (PBF) system needed to form the component. The dosing plan includes powder dosing requirements needed per layer to form the component. The method includes providing the dosing plan to a controller of the PBF system. Further, the method includes regulating the powder being supplied to a build chamber of the PBF system from a supply chamber of the PBF system based on the dosing plan. In addition, the method includes additively manufacturing the component via the PBF system using the powder. |
| US12059724B2 |
Production method, casting moulds, cores or feeders and kit and method for production of a metallic casting
The invention relates to a method of producing an article selected from the group consisting of casting mold, core, feeder and molding compound for production of part of a casting mold, core or feeder, comprising the following steps: (S1) producing or providing in the foundry: a first component (A), comprising a first binder component (b1) of a binder system and an amount of a first mold base material and, spatially separated therefrom, a second component (B), comprising a second binder component (b2) of the binder system and an amount of a second mold base material wherein the first binder component (b1) and the second binder component (b2) are suitable for chemical reaction with one another and for curing of a mixture of the first component (A) and the second component (B), (S2) mixing by contacting the first component (A) and the second component (B) in a particular mass ratio, so as to result in a self-curing molding compound. |
| US12059723B2 |
Chain tool for different speed chains
A chain tool with a main body having a first body portion and a second body portion. A driving mechanism is supported by the first body portion and movable toward and away from the second body portion. The driving mechanism includes a first driving member adapted to retain one of a pair of plates of a chain and a second driving member adapted to drive a pin through the pair of plates. A stopper adapted to stop the pin selectively connected with the second body portion between a first and a second connection way. The second body portion has a slot for connecting the stopper. In the first connection way, the stopper includes a first end inserted in the slot. In the second connection way the stopper includes a second end inserted in the slot. |
| US12059720B2 |
Joining tool unit
A joining tool unit including a hold-down device, a movable tool, a tool counterpart element, a drive unit, a light source and a control unit. The hold-down device and the movable tool are provided opposite the tool counterpart element, the hold-down device being movable in the direction of the tool counterpart element by the drive unit. The joining tool unit joins a workpiece arranged on the joining tool unit by movement of the movable tool relative to the tool counterpart element. The control unit performs open- and/or closed-loop control of the drive unit, and the control unit is designed for open- and/or closed loop control of the light source. The joining tool unit is designed to move the hold-down device in the direction of the tool counterpart element to a position at which the hold-down device and the tool counterpart element touch the workpiece arranged on the joining tool unit. |
| US12059711B2 |
System for sorting items to be sorted into target points, logically linked to their destination, in a matrix arrangement
Items are sorted into target points that are logically linked to their destination. The target points are arranged in a matrix array and in a first plane. One or more destinations can be logically assigned, at least temporarily, to the target points. First sorting conveyors run in a first direction and have discharge modules which can be actuated by a sorting controller. The conveyors are arranged in a second plane above the first plane and run between rows of target points. The discharge modules in the first sorting conveyors can serve target points on both sides of the sorting conveyors with sorting items intended for these target points. A pre-sorting conveyor with discharge modules is arranged laterally of the array of target points and is controlled to pass a sorting item to the sorting conveyor that serves the target point intended for this sorting item. |
| US12059709B2 |
Efficient haptic actuator
An actuator includes a housing, a moving element and two springs connected between the housing and the moving element such that one of the two springs crosses the other of the two rotor springs without contacting the other of the two springs. A drive component causes the moving element to move. |
| US12059704B2 |
Method of printing a laminate for production of dimensionally stable food and drink product containers with application of a primer having an excess of isocyanate groups
The present invention relates to a method comprising as method steps: a) providing a sheetlike composite precursor comprising a carrier layer; b) overlaying the sheetlike composite precursor on an outer face of the sheetlike composite precursor with a liquid first polymer composition; c) hardening the liquid first polymer composition, thereby obtaining a first polymer layer; and d) overlaying the sheetlike composite precursor on the outer face of the sheetlike composite precursor with a liquid second polymer composition; wherein the first polymer layer in method step d) comprises an isocyanate content in a range from 0.1% to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the first polymer layer. The invention further relates to a sheetlike composite obtainable by the method; a container precursor and a closed container, each comprising the sheetlike composite; and to uses of a liquid primer and the sheetlike composite. |
| US12059696B2 |
System and method for actuating a treatment device
A device actuation system for actuating a treatment device includes a first drive gear rotatably mountable to the treatment device, a coupler rail slidably mountable to the treatment device, a second drive gear rotatably mountable to the coupler rail, and a coupler gear rotatably mountable to the treatment device and engageable with the coupler rail. In addition, the device actuation system includes a drive rail locatable between the first drive gear and the second drive gear of the gear system. The coupler gear is rotatable to move the coupler rail in a manner maintaining the second drive gear in continuous engagement with the drive rail against the first drive gear. The first drive gear and the second drive gear are rotatable in a manner causing at least one of translation and rotation of the treatment device relative to the drive rail. |
| US12059695B2 |
Fluid spray system timing control
In some implementations, a controller may receive an input that indicates a proportion of a spray cycle in which a fluid spray system is to be active. The fluid spray system may include at least a first fluid pump configured to supply fluid to a first fluid spray bar and a second fluid pump configured to supply fluid to a second fluid spray bar. The controller may determine, in accordance with the proportion, a spraying timing for the first fluid pump and the second fluid pump that minimizes an overlap of an active time of the first fluid pump and an active time of the second fluid pump, and/or an overlap of an inactive time of the first fluid pump and an inactive time of the second fluid pump. The controller may cause activation of the first fluid pump and the second fluid pump in accordance with the spraying timing. |
| US12059693B2 |
Nozzle geometry to create rotational vortex
A nozzle of a fire suppression system includes a housing. Two or more orifices in the housing emit a fire suppression agent. Each of the two or more orifices emits the fire suppression agent in a rotational vortex. |
| US12059684B2 |
Concentrating-enriching magnetic bead purifier
A concentrating-enriching magnetic bead purifier includes a base, at least one first mixing sleeve socket, at least one second mixing sleeve socket, and a plurality of wells, and a controlling module. The first mixing sleeve socket includes a first magnetic rod, and a first magnetic rod sleeve. The second mixing sleeve socket includes a second magnetic rod and a second magnetic rod sleeve. A diameter of a cross section of the second magnetic rod sleeve is smaller than that of the first magnetic rod sleeve. The wells include at least one binding well, at least one washing well, and at least one elution well. The volume of the elution well is smaller than that of the binding well. The controlling module controls the first magnetic rod sleeve to only mix or adsorb in the binding well and the washing well and controls the second magnetic rod sleeve to mix or adsorb in the washing well and the elution well. |
| US12059683B2 |
Headspace eliminating microtiter plate lid and method of optically measuring well oxygen concentration through the lid
An implement for eliminating headspace in the testing space(s) (T9 or MPWell) of a test tube (T) or microtiter plate (MP), and methods of using such implements to measure oxygen concentration in a test sample. The implement projects into a test chamber (T9 or MPWell) to displace a portion of a fluid sample within the test chamber (T9 or MPWell) and has longitudinally extending grooves (109 and 229) through which the displaced fluidic content can be discharged from the test chamber (T9 or MPWell). |
| US12059678B2 |
Microfluidic device having separable structure using thin film
Provided is a microfluidic device including a lower panel including flow velocity measuring structures for measuring a flow velocity of a fluid; an upper panel separated from the lower panel and including a microfluidic channel through which a sample passes; a thin film provided at a portion where the lower panel and the upper panel adjoin each other in order to prevent the sample passing through the microfluidic channel from coming into direct contact with the flow velocity measuring structures, the thin film being configured to separate the lower panel and the upper panel to enable the lower panel to be repeatedly used multiple times; a specific functional unit configured to perform a specific operation on the sample passing through the microfluidic channel; and a negative pressure forming means configured to suck the lower panel and the upper panel with a negative pressure. |
| US12059677B2 |
Method of gene sequencing base on single molecule PCR library preparation on a microwell array chip
Provided is a method of gene sequencing on a microwell array chip, including: Step 1: adding a PCR amplification system containing DNA fragments to be sequenced into the microwell array chip, allowing microwells to each individually form reaction spaces and allowing one DNA fragment to be contained in one microwell; Steps 2 to 3: subjecting the microwell array chip to PCR amplification, and denaturing amplified double-stranded DNAs in individual microwells; and Steps 4 and 5: sequencing the DNA fragments with sequencing primer S2 molecules and dNTPs in each microwell with a sensor at the bottom of the microwell. |
| US12059676B1 |
Device and method for testing serum and plasma separated from blood cells in whole blood samples
A device and method for separating serum or plasma from blood cells in a whole blood specimen. The present invention uses a cap with a reservoir, such that blood cells are packed into the cap when the specimen container is centrifuged. When the cap is removed, the blood cells are also removed, and the serum or plasma is left in the specimen tube where it can be readily extracted by a pipette which is able to reach all the way to the bottom of the specimen tube minimizing the dead volume. |
| US12059674B2 |
Reagent storage system
A small volume aqueous sample followed by an air gap and a droplet of oil can be drawn into a pipette tip as a means of storing and protecting the sample from the environment for extended periods of time. |
| US12059671B2 |
Post processing method for cannabis oil
A cannabis oil formulation comprises a level of terpene concentration of at least 4.88% by weight, detectable levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and at least two other cannabinoids, and a level of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) concentration that is not detectable. |
| US12059670B2 |
Nickel alloy catalysts for light alkane dehydrogenation
A novel catalyst composition and its use in the dehydrogenation of alkanes to olefins. The catalyst comprises a Group VIII noble metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, and combinations thereof, and a metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, indium, phosphorous, zinc, and combinations thereof, on a support. The catalyst composition is an active and selective catalyst for the catalytic dehydrogenation of alkanes to olefins. |
| US12059668B2 |
Copper, iron, and nitrogen treated sorbent and method for making same
Carbonaceous material that is activated to form precursor activated carbon is further enhanced by doping with copper, iron, and nitrogen and calcining. The carbonaceous material includes those obtained from coal, wood, or coconut shells. Methods of doping the activated carbon are described. The described treatment processes result in a sorbent material that has excellent performance in removing chloramine and similar compounds from fluids such as water that is intended for drinking. |
| US12059665B2 |
Active carbon molded body
An active carbon molded body that comprises a plurality of active carbon granules that are formed from aggregates of active carbon particles. The active carbon granules include a fibrous granulation binder. The active carbon molded body is formed as a result of the plurality of active carbon granules being aggregated by means of the fibrous granulation binder in the active carbon granules.The present invention is also an active carbon molded body production method in which active carbon granules that have been formed by aggregating active carbon particles by means of a fibrous binder are molded by simultaneous application of heat and pressure without separate addition of a molding binder.The present invention thereby provides: an active carbon molded body that has high purification capacity and good production efficiency; and a production method for the active carbon molded body. |
| US12059662B2 |
Coated chloride salt particles and methods of making and using the same
Described herein are coated chloride salt particles, including NaCl/TiO2 and NaCl/SiO2 core/shell particles, along with methods of making and using the same. |
| US12059661B2 |
Conversion of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to nitric oxide (NO)
A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A nitric oxide delivery system may be used to generate therapeutic gas including nitric oxide for use in delivering the therapeutic gas to a mammal. |
| US12059660B2 |
Manufacturing apparatus, mixing machine and/or receiving device for the manufacture of a composition from a mixture of formulations
A receiving device for forming a mixing machine when the receiving device is inserted into a manufacturing apparatus, the receiving device includes: a first receiving location configured to receive a first capsule containing a first formulation, a second receiving location configured to receive a second capsule containing a second formulation, the two capsules configured to be fluidly linked to each other, a first actuation face, a second actuation face, opposite to the first actuation face, a heater element configured to heat at least one of capsules when the receiving device equipped with the capsules is received in the mixing machine, a first electrical contact track for the power supply to the heater element, located on a first connection face of the receiving device, and a second contact track for the power supply to the heater element, located on a second connection face of the receiving device. |
| US12059654B2 |
Self-assembled nanostructures and separation membranes comprising aquaporin water channels and methods of making and using them
The present invention relates to self-assembled nanostructures comprising polyalkyleneimine (PAI) and a detergent solubilized transmembrane protein, such as an aquaporin protein. |
| US12059653B2 |
Durable biofouling protection
Disclosed are devices, methods and/or systems for use in protecting items and/or structures that are exposed to, submerged and/or partially submerged in aquatic environments from contamination and/or fouling due to the incursion and/or colonization by specific types and/or kinds of biologic organisms and/or plants, including the protection from micro- and/or macro-fouling for extended periods of time of exposure to aquatic environments. |
| US12059648B2 |
Carbon dioxide capture system and method of capturing carbon dioxide
A carbon dioxide (CO2) capture system and method for removing CO2 from an inlet gas including a first fluid stream inlet providing for the flow of a first fluid stream, such as an inlet gas containing CO2, and a second fluid stream inlet providing for the flow of a second fluid stream, such as steam, an outlet providing for the flow of a CO2 depleted stream from the CO2 capture system, an outlet providing for the flow of a CO2 stream from the CO2 capture system and a concentrator in fluid communication with the first fluid stream. The system further including a first contactor and a second contactor. Each of the first contactor and the second contactor defining therein a first fluidically-isolated, sorbent-integrated, fluid domain for flow of the first fluid stream and CO2 adsorption and a second fluidically-isolated fluid domain for flow of the second fluid stream to assist in desorption. |
| US12059644B2 |
Filter structure with enhanced dirt holding capacity
A fluid filtration device containing a composite filter media having a coarse porous polymeric nonwoven interlayer located between first and second polymeric fiber containing filter mats. The fiber diameters of the fibers in the first and second filter mats are different from each other, and each filter mat has a different pore size rating. The first and second polymeric fibers in the filter mats can be electrospun nanofibers. The interlayer has a coarser pore size when compared to the either the first or second filter mats, such that the resulting composite media has an increased dirt holding capacity compared to filter layers that are layered directly over each other without the presence of a coarse interlayer therebetween. |
| US12059642B1 |
Automobile oil filter base assembly and automobile oil filter radiator assembly
An automobile oil filter radiator assembly is provided. The automobile oil filter radiator assembly includes a base and a radiator, where the base is elongated in shape through metal casting; one end of the base is integrally provided with a filter housing; the radiator is assembled on an upper surface of the base; the base is provided with an oil passage communicated with a filter and the radiator; the oil passage is longitudinally provided and divided into a first section and a second section; the first section is communicated with an inner chamber of the filter housing, and is provided with a first core opening extending towards the end of the base provided with the filter housing; the second section is provided with a second core opening extending towards the upper surface of the base; and the second core opening is sealed with a bottom surface of the radiator. |
| US12059639B2 |
Processing machine
Provided is an easy and clean processing machine. The processing machine includes a processing chamber having a discharge port; a tank having an inflow port with a gap from the discharge port; a drawer to be stowed in the processing chamber and pulled out rearward from the processing chamber, the drawer including a front plate, a pair of side plates, and a bottom plate including a filter disposed in a front portion, a guide including a stopper; and a slider including a latch portion to collide with the stopper to stop the drawer at an intermediate position. The discharge port is located above the bottom plate, and the filter is located above the inflow port when the drawer is located at the intermediate position. |
| US12059637B2 |
Apparatus and method to prevent downward flow of liquid during a gas only washing cycle
Devices and methods associated with these devices for significantly reducing or eliminating liquid (e.g., water) in a water or wastewater treatment unit above the underdrain from moving downwardly into the underdrain during an air only wash cycle of the treatment unit. The treatment unit can take many forms including but not limited to an upflow filter and a downflow filter. The treatment unit may include a filter bed having one or more layers of filter media supported by gravel above the underdrain. The treatment unit may also include an underdrain having a porous plate, slotted plate or slotted upper structure that obviates the need for gravel. Positive pressure is provided to the underdrain to overcome the downward force of the driving head in the treatment unit to significantly reduce or prevent liquid present in the treatment unit above the underdrain from moving downwardly into the underdrain. |
| US12059635B2 |
Demulsifier control system and method for AC/DC modulated dehydrating and desalting coalescers
A method of controlling a demulsifier dosage to an AC/DC modulated coalescer is described. The method includes monitoring a characteristic of an electric current drawn by an electrical component of the AC/DC modulated coalescer, determining if the characteristic of the electric current lies outside a predetermined stable range, and increasing the demulsifier dosage if the characteristic of the electric current lies outside the predetermined stable range. A system for controlling a demulsifier dosage to an AC/DC modulated coalescer with an adjustable dosing mixing valve is also described. The system includes a current sensor arranged to monitor an electric current drawn by an electrical component of the AC/DC modulated coalescer, and a processor configured to determine if a characteristic of the electric current lies outside a predetermined stable range. Furthermore, the system is configured to increase the demulsifier dosage if the characteristic of the electric current lies outside the predetermined stable range. |
| US12059630B1 |
Therapeutic game for stroke survivors improving fine and gross motor skill
The present invention provides a therapeutic game for holistically engaging people who have had a stroke or other brain injury in gross and fine motor skill activities. The therapeutic game is a self-contained set of objects that can be placed on or in a set of targets. Targets can be openings within a container in which to drop or toss the objects. A target can be a daisy support with a base, stem, and receptacle removably attachable to the stem on which or in which an object can be placed. A scoring system can also be used mark progress and to engage the mental powers as well as the physical powers. |
| US12059628B2 |
Joining or replaying a game instance from a game broadcast
In various examples, metadata of either a live stream game instance or a pre-recorded game instance may be included in a stream data from a game stream and used to enable access to play an instance of a game. A viewer of the stream may desire to participate in an instance of the game, and the system may use the metadata to determine authentication for the viewer with respect to a game platform hosting the game, access restrictions for the viewer with respect to the game, identification information for the streamer of the instance of the game, and/or game modification information for the particular instance of the game within the stream. This information may be used to seamlessly transition the viewer from a passive role in viewing the stream of the instance of the game on a streaming platform to actively participating in the instance of the game or another instance of the game on a gaming platform. |
| US12059626B2 |
Generation of virtual elements and queue thereof in a fitness-based game
A computer-implemented method for generating virtual elements in a fitness-based game. The method comprises hosting, by a game server, a fitness-based gaming module and receiving, by the game server, fitness data from one or more devices of a user. The method also comprises generating, by one or more processors, a plurality of battle options, within the fitness-based gaming module, based at least in part upon the fitness data. The method further comprises generating, by the one or more processors, a battle queue of one or more of the plurality of battle options and transmitting, by the game server, the battle queue to the user. |
| US12059618B2 |
System for accepting instruction on notification screen
With existing game apps, in the case where the stamina is recovered through time-based recovery to an upper limit value thereof while a user is not playing the game, a message or the like indicating full stamina recovery is displayed on a notification screen of a smartphone.According to the present invention, a terminal device, such as a smartphone, is configured so that a user can receive, from a game app, a push notification indicating full stamina recovery through time-based recovery and can perform an operation for instructing time-based stamina recovery beyond a stamina upper limit value on a screen of the push notification. This makes it possible to execute a game play more advantageously just by performing the operation on the screen of the push notification even when the user cannot afford to spend time for starting the game app and playing the game. |
| US12059614B2 |
Virtual object control method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium
This application discloses a virtual object control method and apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium. The virtual control method includes detecting a selection operation on a target skill, the target skill adjusting an action effect of a target virtual prop to a target action effect, the target virtual prop being a virtual prop of a first virtual object; determining, in response to detecting the selection operation on the target skill, a target virtual object in a virtual scene, the target virtual object being an action target of the target virtual prop; and triggering the target virtual prop to perform in an automatic attack mode when the target virtual object is in an action region of the target virtual prop, the automatic attack mode including automatically initiating an attack on the target virtual object when detecting no triggering operation on the target virtual prop. |
| US12059612B2 |
Extendable mechanism and controller with extendable mechanism
An extendable mechanism may include an extension member. The extendable mechanism may further include a link member which is provided with an extension-member-guide element. The extension member may be in engagement with the extension-member-guide element of the link member in a manner so as to be retractably extendable from the link member in an extension direction along an axis of the extension member. The extendable mechanism may further include a link-member-guide element for being disposed at the body structure. The link member may be in engagement with the link-member-guide element in a manner so as to be retractably extendable from the link-member-guide element in the extension direction. The extendable mechanism may further include a biasing member for being arranged between the link member and the body structure. A controller may include a controller body and the extendable mechanism. |
| US12059609B2 |
Asynchronous dynamic vision sensor LED AI tracking system and method
A tracking system uses a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) operably coupled to the processor. The DVS has an array of light-sensitive elements in a known configuration. The DVS outputs signals corresponding to two or more events at two or more corresponding light-sensitive elements in the array in response to changes in light output from two or more light sources mounted in a known configuration with respect to each other and with respect to a controller. The output signals indicate times of the events and locations of the corresponding light-sensitive elements. The processor determines an association between each event and two or more corresponding light sources and fits a position and orientation of the controller using the determined association, the known configuration of the light sources and the locations of the corresponding light-sensitive elements in the array. |
| US12059606B2 |
Method and device for making a hole in a golf green
A golf green hole-making device has longitudinal, radial, and angular directions, and includes a cutting cylinder, a structure, a weight, a weight propulsion device, a soil expulsion piston, a piston driving mechanism, and an expulsion activating mechanism. The cutting cylinder has an open end that is freely movable longitudinally. The structure includes a guide with which the weight engages to move along a weight path between first and second endpoints, when propelled by the weight propulsion device, causing the weight to strike the cutting cylinder and urge the cutting cylinder in the longitudinal direction. The soil expulsion piston moves inside the cutting cylinder along its axis. The piston driving mechanism transfers force from the weight propulsion device to the soil expulsion piston to drive the soil expulsion piston towards the open end. The expulsion activating mechanism engages and disengages the piston driving mechanism in relation to the weight propulsion device. |
| US12059602B2 |
Golf club head with polymeric insert
A golf club head includes a first portion joined to a second portion to at least partially define an interior club head volume. The first portion includes a wall defining an outer boundary of the club head volume, and a support rib extending from the wall to operatively stiffen the first portion. The second portion of the golf club head can engage the support rib, and the support rib can be adhered to the second portion to join the first portion and the second portion. |
| US12059600B2 |
Golf ball and method of making same
Golf ball having at least one layer formed from a thermoset or thermoplastic composition comprising one or more free radical scavengers selected from lignosulfonates, hydroxycarboxylic acids, carbohydrates, superplasticizers, or combinations thereof. |
| US12059598B2 |
Head strap device
The present invention is to provide a head strap device which includes a head strap having a first set of connecting section, a second set of connecting section, and a central section, and an adjustment buckle for positioning and adjusting the head strap, characterized in that: the central section of the head strap is a curved surface that can be naturally approach engagement on a back of the head while worn to avoid the head strap sliding, in addition, an opening disposed within a body of the adjustment buckle, and a pins and a guide posts disposed with misaligned each other on the opening that can separate the overlapping head strap after assembled, so that there is no need to remove the swimming goggles when the head strap is worn and adjusted, to achieve the effect of easily use. |
| US12059593B2 |
Exercise machine with multiple platforms
An exercise machine with multiple platforms for an exerciser to perform a variety of exercises generally includes an elongated frame structure supporting stationary first and second end platforms, a longitudinal rail extending between the end platforms and having an upper surface comprising a central platform, and a slideable carriage platform that reciprocates on the rail over the central platform and between the end platforms. The platforms provide multiple support surfaces at multiple elevations on which exercisers can position parts of their bodies during exercise. The platforms may be provided with positioning indices and provide continuous support surfaces over substantially the entire length of the exercise machine. The central platform may be provided with finger grips for exercisers to grasp. One or more mounting platforms may be provided to facilitate mounting and dismounting of the exercise machine. |
| US12059589B2 |
Pilates exercise device and method
A supporting device for users of a Pilates exercise machine to maintain the user at an inclined angle upon the platform or carriage of the exercise machine during use. The supporting device features a body having a bottom adapted for positioning on the moving or stationary carriage of the Pilates machine and an inclining top surface to support the body of the user inclined. A first and second side space formed on opposing sides of a narrowed portion of said top surface provide respective spaces for positioning of the arms of the user therein. |
| US12059582B2 |
Implantable dual mode ultrasonic device
A method and system of neural stimulation and imaging of nervous system of a subject. The method includes the steps of providing an interface device operable to generate an ultrasonic beam for neuroniodulation and imaging of a targeted neural structure of a subject, implanting the interface device in the subject, and providing and disposing an external coil array over the targeted neural structure of the subject, wherein the external coil array is wirelessly powering and communicating with the interface device. |
| US12059581B2 |
Gantry and apparatus for focussing beams of charged particles
A gantry is provided for focusing beams of charged particles having differing momentum to charge ratios to a substantially common point. The gantry comprises at least one toroidal magnet having a central bore and a primary axis extending along the central bore and configured to receive beams of charged particles at different radial locations dependent on the momentum to charge ratio of the beam. The toroidal magnet comprises a plurality of discrete, substantially planar coils spaced apart and extending radially from the primary axis and configured to produce a magnetic field that is periodically symmetric about the primary axis. |
| US12059579B2 |
Medical image processing device, treatment system, and storage medium
A medical image processing device includes a region-of-interest acquirer, a treatment plan acquirer, a degree-of-influence calculator, and a display controller. The region-of-interest acquirer is configured to acquire a partial region within a body of a patient as a region of interest. The treatment plan acquirer is configured to acquire treatment plan information determined in a planning stage of radiation treatment to be performed on the patient. The degree-of-influence calculator is configured to calculate a degree of influence representing an influence on the region of interest up to a range until radiation with which the patient is irradiated reaches a target portion to be treated within the body of the patient. The display controller is configured to generate a display image in which information regarding the degree of influence is superimposed on a current fluoroscopic image of the patient and causes a display to display the display image. |
| US12059578B2 |
Fluency map optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy
A method for controlled tumoricidal radiation dose delivery is disclosed. The method includes obtaining an image of a body organ; diving the image into a plurality of voxels; determining a set of feasible actions for the body organ by identifying an upper bound and a lower bound for the body organ; determining a utility function for the body organ; determining a disagreement point by identifying an ideal fluency map and a worst fluency map; determining a negotiation power weight based on a type of the body organ; and optimizing the plurality of radiation dose levels to the plurality of voxels based on the set of feasible actions, the utility function, the disagreement point, and the negotiation power weight. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US12059575B2 |
Compliant optrodes for monitoring and stimulating biological tissue with patterned light
A device can include a first compliant optrode. The first compliant optrode can be introduced into a tissue sample and can include a stack of flexible waveguide materials providing a first optical interface. The stack of flexible waveguide materials can have a thickness of less than about 100 microns. The first compliant optrode can be linear and can be configured to bend at a turn radius of less than about 300 microns. |
| US12059574B2 |
Rescue services activation
A system for facilitating communications of assistance information for a caregiver includes an external defibrillator configured to collect patient treatment data, a first communications module for providing communication links between the external defibrillator and at least one remote medical services system, and at least one portable computing device comprising a second communications module. The first communications module is configured to communicate the patient treatment data to the at least one portable computing device via the second communications module, and the second communications module is configured to receive the patient treatment data in real-time, communicatively couple to the at least one remote medical services system, and based on the patient treatment data, receive assistance information for the caregiver from the at least one remote medical services system. |
| US12059573B2 |
Subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillation system
A cardiac defibrillation system. The system comprising a housing and an implantable lead. The implantable lead comprising two ends, including a first end connected to the housing and a second end being a free end. The implantable lead also comprising a defibrillation electrode and at least three detection electrodes including a first detection electrode, a second detection electrode, and a third detection electrode. The first detection electrode and the second detection electrode forming a first dipole. The third detection electrode and the first detection electrode, or, the third detection electrode and the second detection electrode, or, the housing and one of said detection electrodes, forming a second dipole, where a length of the first dipole is between 5 and 50 millimeters and a length of the second dipole is between 50 and 400 millimeters. |
| US12059559B2 |
Sensors for catheter pumps
Sensors for catheter pumps are disclosed herein. The catheter pump can include a catheter assembly comprising a catheter and a cannula coupled to a distal portion of the catheter. The cannula can have a proximal port for permitting the flow of blood therethrough. The catheter assembly can include a sensor to be disposed near the proximal port. A processing unit can be programmed to process a signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit can comprise a computer-readable set of rules to evaluate the signal to determine a position of the cannula relative to an aortic valve of a patient. |
| US12059558B2 |
Shield optimization for maximizing heat dissipation at the device tissue interface and improving fixation
A controller for an implantable medical device including a housing sized and configured to be received within a patient, the housing having a thermally conductive shell defining an exterior surface. At least a portion of the exterior surface of the thermally conductive shell defines at least one from the group consisting of a plurality of corrugations and a plurality of protuberances. |
| US12059551B2 |
Infusion system and method of use which prevents over-saturation of an analog-to-digital converter
To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal. |
| US12059548B2 |
Self-compensating chucking device for infusion pump systems
A self-compensating chucking device may be provided. The chucking device may form a portion of a latching door handle of a door of an infusion pump. The door and a housing of the infusion pump may form a clam-shell clamp that secures infusion tubing to pumping mechanisms of the infusion pump. The latching door handle may include a latching door mechanism that includes a tapered pin. The tapered pin may extend through an outer portion of a door housing, an opening in a handle of the door, and into an opening in an inner portion of the door housing. The opening in the handle of the door may have a tapered inner surface that corresponds to the taper the tapered pin to form the chucking device. The pin may include a groove configured to accept an E-clip that retains the tapered pin within the door housing. |
| US12059546B2 |
Methods and systems for adaptive timing of a second contrast bolus
Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon a first contrast injection of a first contrast bolus, processing acquired projection data of a subject to measure a contrast signal of the first contrast bolus, setting a timing for a second contrast injection of a second contrast bolus to a fallback injection timing, and responsive to identifying an adaptive injection timing for the second contrast injection based on the contrast signal before the fallback injection timing is reached, updating the timing for the second contrast injection to the adaptive injection timing and commanding initiation of the second contrast injection at the adaptive injection timing, otherwise commanding initiation of the second contrast injection at the fallback injection timing. |
| US12059541B2 |
Implantable internal drainage device and system for edemas
The invention relates to a medical fluid drainage device for drainage of edematous tissues comprising at least one pumping element (1, 23, 33), having an inlet and an outlet, at least one outlet member (2) having at least one lumen, connected directly or indirectly to the outlet of said pumping element and connecting said pumping element to a body cavity or to a vessel or to a subcutaneous area, and at least one inlet member (3) connected to said inlet of said pumping element and providing fluidic connection between said edematous tissue and said pumping element, and characterized in that the inlet member comprises at least two inlet lumens (4, 5, 6) connected in parallel to said inlet of said pumping element, each of said lumens (4, 5, 6) contains at least one fluid access region, wherein each fluid access region (8, 9, 10) being adapted to allow simultaneous edematous fluid entry from distinct regions of said edematous tissue. |
| US12059537B2 |
Safety clasp and garment clip
Various embodiments of the present technology are directed to a safety clasp (10) including a clasp base (22); a securing element (32) with a sharp end (33), a piercing section (34) and a support (36); and a clasp body (12) including first and second body sections (12A, 12B) and a recess (13) defined therebetween, the body being adjustable relative to the clasp base and the securing element such that in an open configuration the recess is clear and only the first body section houses the sharp end and in a closed configuration the piercing section bridges the recess and only the second section houses the sharp end. Various embodiments of the present technology are directed to a garment clip (100) including such a safety clasp. |
| US12059534B2 |
Inflatable medical balloons with continuous fiber wind
A fiber-reinforced is medical balloon includes a cylindrical central portion. The balloon includes first and second conical portions connected to the cylindrical central portion along a central longitudinal axis extending from a first end of the balloon to a second end of the balloon. The balloon includes a plurality of first fiber strands extending from the first end of the balloon to the second end of the balloon. Each strand of the plurality of first fiber strands runs substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis through the cylindrical central portion and radially around at least a portion of the first and second conical portions. The balloon includes at least one second fiber strand extending radially around the central portion. The strands are applied as part of a single continuous fiber. |
| US12059533B1 |
Digital music therapeutic system with automated dosage
Musical compositions and/or other audio programs are automatically identified, generated, curated, and/or personalized, so as to treat, mitigate, and/or address specific symptoms, such as those related to mental health disorders. Based on a user's particular issues relating to poor sleep, stress, anxiety, and/or other conditions, particular audio programs are automatically output so as to alleviate and/or address such issues. The system uses metadata to automatically identify, generate, curate, and/or personalize musical compositions and/or other audio programs, and to match such programs with particular conditions and issues, so as to maximize effectiveness in addressing such issues in users. In at least one embodiment, the system may automatically determine, based on survey responses indicating the severity of the user's symptoms, a dosage for audio programs to be output for the user, and may set a time to automate the amount of time the user listens to the audio programs. |
| US12059523B2 |
Aerosol generating device comprising semiconductor heaters
An aerosol-generating device includes an electrical power supply, a cavity structure configured to receive an aerosol-generating article, and a plurality of semiconductor heaters within the cavity structure. Each of the plurality of semiconductor heaters includes a substrate layer and a heating layer on the substrate layer. The heating layer is a continuous layer. The aerosol-generating device includes a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the electrical power supply to each of the plurality of semiconductor heaters. |
| US12059522B2 |
Cartridge for electronic vaping device
A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times. |
| US12059510B2 |
Biodegradable two-layered matrix for preventing post-surgical adhesions
A biodegradable matrix for preventing post-surgical adhesions, in particular after soft tissue repair in abdominal surgery within the body of a mammal is disclosed. The matrix includes a top layer made of a first biocompatible polymer material and a bottom layer made of a second biocompatible polymer material. The first polymer material comprises poly(lactic acid) as a main component and the second polymer material comprises as a main component at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(glycolic acid), poly(lactic acid), poly(glycolic acid-lactic acid) and mixtures thereof, wherein the poly(lactic acid)content of the first polymer material is higher than in the second polymer material, and wherein both layers are formed as porous scaffolds with the top layer being hydrophilic, having a water contact angle of less than 75°, and the bottom layer being hydrophobic, having a water contact angle of more than 90°. |
| US12059508B2 |
Automated system and methods for tissue demineralization
Systems and methods for the automated demineralization of bone and decellularization of soft tissue include a mixing assembly communicatively coupled with a control and reporting system. The mixing assembly includes a housing that supports a cannister sub-assembly forming a mixing chamber having a reagent inlet, a reagent outlet, and an internal fluid agitator. A motor is operably coupled with the agitator and configured to spin the agitator in first and second directions relative to the cannister, thereby agitating fluid contained within the mixing chamber. At least one pump is configured to progressively inject measured quantities of a plurality of reagents into the mixing chamber. The associated control and reporting system includes a user terminal that displays a graphical user interface enabling a user to initiate an automated demineralization or decellularization procedure in which the mixing assembly demineralizes tissue placed within the mixing chamber. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US12059506B2 |
Coated implantable device
Implant devices are coated with biologically active compounds, in particular with plant extracts from vinification residues. The implant devices are bone implants, and in particular dental implants. A method for functionalizing a surface of an implant device is includes the steps of a) optionally, treating the surface of the implant device with air, oxygen, argon, nitrogen plasma, and plasma capable of removing the surface layer of hydrocarbon contamination, b) treating the surface of the implant with an amine substrate, c) treating the surface of the implant resulting from step b), alternatively with a marcs extract, and drying the functionalized surface, or by co-adsorbing a marcs extract and hyaluronic acid, and drying the functionalized surface, or by adsorbing hyaluronic acid and post-adsorbing a marcs extract, and drying of the functionalized surface. |
| US12059498B2 |
Preparation and storage of liposomal RNA formulations suitable for therapy
The present disclosure relates to methods for preparing RNA lipoplex particles for delivery of RNA to target tissues after parenteral administration, in particular after intravenous administration, and compositions comprising such RNA lipoplex particles. The present disclosure also relates to methods which allow preparing RNA lipoplex particles in an industrial GMP-compliant manner. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for storing RNA lipoplex particles without substantial loss of the product quality and, in particular, without substantial loss of RNA activity. |
| US12059497B2 |
Stabilizing camptothecin pharmaceutical compositions
Irinotecan phospholipid liposomes with improved storage stability are provided, with related methods of treatment and manufacture. The irinotecan liposomes can have reduced formation of lyso-phosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) during storage, and prior to administration to a patient. |
| US12059493B2 |
Transdermal delivery formulations
A transdermal formulation for the delivery of one or more active agents to a subject is provided. The formulation can be applied to the treatment of various diseases or conditions associated with an elevated CD38 level. |
| US12059491B2 |
Cosmetic composition
A method for topically treating skin is disclosed. The method can include applying to skin a composition that includes tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Morus alba fruit extract, Acmella oleracea extract, and retinol, wherein topical application of the composition treats the skin. |
| US12059489B2 |
Oil-in-water type dermatological composition for external use
An oil-in-water emulsion composition for skin includes 0.2 to 2.5% by mass of polyisobutene having a relative mass in a range of 30,000 to 100,000. The composition is applied to skin except for a lip. |
| US12059488B2 |
Oil in water personal care emulsions comprising a sulfosuccinate/lauramphoacetate surfactant mixture
The present invention relates to sulfate-free aqueous personal care composition comprising from about 0.2 pbw to about 15 pbw of a derivatized cationic guar comprising cationic substituent groups and non ionic substituent groups, at least 0.05 pbw of an oil and from about 2 pbw to about 20 pbw of a surfactant system comprising at least one lauramphoacetate, and one sulfosuccinate. It is also directed toward the use of such a composition for washing keratin substrates, in particular the hair or the scalp. |
| US12059487B2 |
Structurally diverse, stable, and radiation-protective particle matrix sunscreen and cosmetic compositions and related methods
Matrix compositions comprising structurally diverse matrix particles (1) formed from at least five different types of primary particles distinguishable from one another due to different characteristics, shape characteristics, or both, (2) that constitute 15-50% of the matrix composition by weight, (3) that comprise or more types of particle agglomerates, (4) where at least 33% of the weight concentration of the matrix particle mixture being composed of UV-protectant metal oxide particles having a minimum particle size of over 100 nm, (5) where scanning electron microscope analysis of the composition fails to identify any significant number of discrete matrix particles of having a size of 100 nm or less, and (6) the composition exhibits one or more of sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30, a critical wavelength of at least 370 nm, UVA/UVB ratio of at least 0.333, and a UVA1 to UV ratio of at least 0.7. |
| US12059486B2 |
Cosmetic compositions
The compositions of various embodiments include a tocopherol phosphate mixture (TPM) comprising a liposome having a lipid bilayer and an internal aqueous compartment, a lipophilic ingredient, a polar solvent system, an alcohol, a base, and a water soluble phase, wherein the liposome is made of a tocopherol phosphate derivative, wherein the lipophilic ingredients are entrapped in the lipophilic bilayer of the liposome, and wherein a water soluble ingredient is dissolved in the water soluble phase and is in the internal compartment of the liposome. The methods include improving the look of skin particularly of the neck and décolletage, increasing expression of an extracellular matrix proteins in skin, improving a keloid scar in a subject, and improving aging skin. Additionally, methods for preparing the compositions are described herein. |
| US12059480B2 |
Treating metastatic cancer and model systems for metastatic disease
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting metastatic spread of cancer and/or inhibiting progression of pre-existing metastatic disease in a subject using L1CAM inhibition. |
| US12059479B2 |
Making and using in vitro-synthesized ssRNA for introducing into mammalian cells to induce a biological or biochemical effect
The present invention relates to compositions, kits and methods for making and using RNA compositions comprising in vitro-synthesized ssRNA inducing a biological or biochemical effect in a mammalian cell or organism into which the RNA composition is repeatedly or continuously introduced. In certain embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for changing the state of differentiation or phenotype of a human or other vertebrate cell. For example, the present invention provides mRNA and methods for reprogramming cells that exhibit a first differentiated state or phenotype to cells that exhibit a second differentiated state or phenotype, such as to reprogram human somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells. |
| US12059475B2 |
Targeted nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery of gene therapeutics
A targeted nanocarriers also termed nanomedicines and methods of preferentially, or actively, targeting and delivering a tool for gene transfer or genome editing (i.e., a plasmid or a restriction enzyme such as a zinc finger nuclease, a CRISPR/Cas system, or a TALEN) or a tool for gene silencing or post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression (i.e., a microRNA, a siRNA, a mRNA, an antisense oligonucleotide, or a sense oligonucleotide) to a range of mammalian cell species. Cell specific targeting is achieved by using nanocarriers featuring suitable targeting anchors having a targeting moiety that can be a carbohydrate, an antibody or an antibody fragment, a non-antibody protein derivative, an aptamer, a lipoprotein or a fragment thereof, a peptidoglycan, a lipopolysaccharide or a fragment thereof, or a CpG DNA. Such targeting anchors may or may not include a polymeric spacer like polyethylene glycol. The nanomedicines shall allow to therapeutically address a range of mammalian disease entities via various application routes. These indications include malignant diseases, autoimmune diseases, inherited disorders, metabolic disorders, or infectious diseases. |
| US12059474B2 |
Methods for selecting antibodies that specifically bind glycosylated immune checkpoint proteins
Methods for producing and screening for antibodies that specifically bind to glycosylated immune checkpoint proteins (ICPs) relative to non-glycosylated ICPs are provided. Such antibodies recognize specific epitopes of glycosylated ICPs and can prevent or block the binding of a glycosylated ICP with its ligand, such as another ICP, and can inhibit the interactions between the two proteins that can lead to immunosuppression, as exemplified by the human PD-L1/PD-1 interaction. By way of specific example, human PD-L1 and PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid residues within their extracellular domains are provided for generating anti-glycosylated PD-L1 or anti-glycosylated PD-1 antibodies that specifically bind PD-L1 or PD-1, respectively, and inhibit the PD-L1/PD-1 interaction. The antibodies produced and selected by the methods are especially useful as cancer therapeutics for disrupting, blocking, or neutralizing the ICP system and specific ICP interactions therein. |
| US12059469B2 |
Compositions and methods for wound treatment
This application is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 17/024,592, filed Sep. 17, 2020, which is a divisional of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 16/153,753, filed Oct. 6, 2018, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/569,025. filed Oct. 6, 2017, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/684,439, filed Jun. 13, 2018, the disclosure of each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. |
| US12059467B2 |
Low-toxicity and high-efficiency orthoester mixture pharmaceutical adjuvant, preparation method thereof, and topical sustained release drug delivery formulation including same
An improved low-toxicity and high-efficiency orthoester mixture pharmaceutical adjuvant, a preparation method thereof, and a topical sustained release drug delivery formulation including the same are provided. The improved low-toxicity and high-efficiency orthoester mixture pharmaceutical adjuvant is obtained by mixing methoxy-free orthoester compounds (classes I and II) in different proportions or mixing an orthoester compound (class I or II) with a biocompatible medical polymer material in different proportions, where an orthoester compound of class I has a chemical formula shown in formula I: and an orthoester compound of class II has a chemical formula shown in formula II: The present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: In the present disclosure, the biosafety of the pharmaceutical adjuvant is improved by adjusting a substituent type and a length of an orthoester compound, and the properties of the orthoester mixture pharmaceutical adjuvant do not change before and after the improvement. |
| US12059463B2 |
Peptide vaccines and pembrolizumab for treating breast cancer
The disclosure features, inter alia, combination therapies comprising pembrolizumab and one or more immunogenic XBP1-, CD138-, and CS1-derived peptides. The therapies herein can be used, e.g., for inducing an immune response in a subject having a cancer, and treating a cancer such as breast cancer, e.g., triple negative breast cancer. |
| US12059462B2 |
Composition containing influenza vaccine
The present invention provides a composition comprising a universal influenza vaccine antigen and a vaccine adjuvant. |
| US12059461B2 |
Methods for making polysaccharide-protein conjugates
The present invention provides methods for making polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which polysaccharides, typically from bacteria, are conjugated to a carrier protein by reductive amination under conditions which improve conjugation reaction consistency, increase consumption of protein during conjugation reaction, generate conjugates of higher molecular weight, and/or reduce the levels of free cyanide in the conjugate reaction product. The polysaccharide-protein conjugates obtained using these methods are useful for inclusion in multivalent vaccines. |
| US12059450B2 |
Anticancer pharmaceutical composition containing IF1 as active ingredient
The present invention pertains to an anticancer composition containing IF1 (ATPase inhibitory factor 1). The IF1 (ATPase inhibitory factor 1) according to the present invention has the effect of releasing extracellular ATP, induces cytotoxicity in various cancer cells and exhibits anticancer efficacy, and is thus very useful as an active ingredient of a powerful anticancer agent. |
| US12059445B2 |
Methods for preparing anti-inflammatory herbal extracts comprising Sambucus nigra, Echinacea purpurea and Centella asiatica
An aspect of embodiments of the invention relates to providing novel therapeutic compositions comprising herbal extracts of the plant species Sambucus nigra, Echinacea purpurea, and Centella asiatica. The compositions exhibit increased therapeutic activity for treatment of various inflammatory diseases, in particular, inflammatory diseases of mucosa or skin relative to previously identified compositions. In addition the compositions exhibit increased solubility relative to previously identified compositions. In an embodiment of the invention, the ratio of Sambucus nigra:Echinacea purpurea:Centella asiatica is 7:1:2. An embodiment of the invention provides methods for preparing an aqueous therapeutic composition comprising extracts of the aforementioned plant species, using at least two extractions. |
| US12059442B2 |
Obesity treatment using probiotics, composition for reducing body fat, and composition for reducing waist circumference
Provided are means, methods, and compositions effective for obesity treatment using probiotics such as bifidobacteria or lactobacilli. Also, a method of selecting probiotic bacteria having a body fat reducing effect, and a method of selecting responders to probiotic bacteria having an anti-obesity action are provided. Provided is a composition for reducing body fat, or the like, which contains Bifidobacterium and/or lactobacilli as an active ingredient, and is used for a pre-obesity group or an obesity disease including intestinal flora in which the ratio of the phylum Firmicutes to the phylum Bacteroidetes has a high value. |
| US12059441B2 |
Probiotic bacterial strains that produce short chain fatty acids and compositions comprising same
Disclosed herein are probiotic bacterial strains or species that produce short chain fatty acids (SCFA), such as butyrate, and compositions comprising the same. The bacterial strains or compositions prepared thereby are used in preparing food, supplements, compositions, and other consumables to provide health benefits, including therapeutic applications, for a variety of disorders, including metabolic, immune, intestinal, and inflammatory disorders. Thus, also disclosed herein are methods of treating a subject suffering from a disorder, such as a metabolic disorder, an immune disorder, an intestinal disorder, or an inflammatory disorder with a composition comprising the probiotic bacterial strains or species disclosed herein. Uses of a bacterial strain or species and a composition comprising them provided in a nutritional product or medicament to improve health or prevent or treat a variety of disorders in a subject are also disclosed. |
| US12059440B2 |
Preparation and application of grain worm for treating diabetes
This invention discloses the preparation and the application of Grain Worm for treating diabetes or regulating blood insulin level. The Grain Worm can be in the form of dry powder, tincture, or extracts by itself or in a compound. Grain Worm regulates the blood insulin levels and the human blood glucose level for treating diabetes. It has been discovered that Grain Worm can effectively treat diabetes in humans through reducing insulin resistance and improving the β-cell function. The effect of this agent can last a long period of time (2-5 years). This is the first major discovery of using Grain Worm in treating diabetes. |
| US12059438B2 |
Eyedrop applicable to limbal stem cell deficiency and preparation
The present disclosure relates to an eyedrop applicable to limbal stem cell deficiency and a preparation method, wherein each liter of the eyedrop includes the following components: 1 to 40 mg of human adipose-derived stem cell exosomes, excipients: 0.5 to 2 g of sodium hyaluronate, 0.5 to 3 g of vitamin B6 and 0.05 to 0.3 g of benzalkonium chloride, and the balance of medical normal saline, a pH of the eyedrop is 6.5 to 7.5; and the eyedrop of the present disclosure is effective in treating limbal stem cell deficiency. |
| US12059437B2 |
Methods and compositions for hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
The disclosure is directed to methods for mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and/or hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) in a subject using sildenafil citrate and AMD3100. |
| US12059435B2 |
Method for accelerating nerve regeneration
Provided herein are methods and compositions for increasing nerve regeneration activity of a macrophage, and for inducing and accelerating nerve regeneration of an injured or damaged nerve. Methods and compositions provided herein include upregulating the expression of an MCT1 gene in a macrophage. |
| US12059432B2 |
Substituted phenyl boronic acid containing polymers and methods of use
The disclosure relates to cationic polymers functionalized with substituted phenylboronic acid groups and to methods of using the same to treat metabolic and gastrointestinal disorders. |
| US12059427B2 |
Treatments for cachexia
Provided are methods and compositions for treating cachexia in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality of chronic illnesses and to improve the effectiveness of treating chronic illness overall. More specifically, provided herein are methods and compositions for treating cachexia by agents that modulate the immune system and/or inflammation. |
| US12059425B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the same. The compounds and methods have a range of utilities as therapeutics, diagnostics, and research tools. In particular, the subject compositions and methods are useful for reducing signaling output of certain oncogenic proteins. |
| US12059424B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising (2S)-N-{(1S)-1-cyano-2-[4-(3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl}-1,4-oxazepane-2-carboxamide
The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oral administration, and more particularly to pharmaceutical compositions, including pharmaceutical tablet compositions, containing (2S)-N-{(1S)-1-cyano-2-[4-(3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl}-1,4-oxazepane-2-carboxamide (Compound A) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US12059422B2 |
(Alpha-substituted aralkylamino and heteroarylalkylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in treating proliferative diseases
Provided herein are (alpha-substituted aralkylamino or heteroarylalkylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, e.g., a compound of Formula I, and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for treating proliferative diseases. |
| US12059419B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising phthalazinone derivatives
The present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical composition comprising phthalazinone derivatives having good activity as poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors. |
| US12059416B2 |
Combinations of a H3 antagonist and a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, and the therapeutical uses thereof
Disclosed are combinations of a H3 antagonist and an antidepressant, which exhibit a synergistic wake promoting activity. |
| US12059414B2 |
Kits and methods for induction of cardioversion in subjects with atrial arrhythmias
Disclosed herein are methods and kits for treating or preventing a heart condition, e.g., cardiac arrhythmia, e.g., atrial arrhythmia, using potassium channel inhibitors and class I antiarrhythmic agents. Also disclosed herein are methods and kits for treating a heart condition via an intravenously, orally, or inhalationally administered fixed-dose combination of a sodium channel blocker and a class I antiarrhythmic agent. |
| US12059413B2 |
Methods of inhibiting viruses using compositions targeting TSG101-ubiquitin interaction
The present invention provides a method of inhibiting release of a virus from a cell, comprising contacting the cell with a compound that binds an ubiquitin E2 variant (UEV) domain of a cellular polypeptide, or fragment thereof, with an affinity sufficient to inhibit or disrupt the binding of the cellular polypeptide, or fragment thereof, to ubiquitin. |
| US12059410B2 |
Methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors to a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ripretinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US12059407B2 |
Compositions and methods for delivery of macromolecules
The present disclosure provides endosomal disruptors, which are useful for facilitating delivery of a macromolecule to the cytoplasm of a cell. The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an endosomal disruptor and a macromolecule. The present disclosure provides methods of delivering a macromolecule to the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| US12059406B2 |
Stable pharmaceutical compositions of bendamustine
Stable, injectable pharmaceutical compositions are provided, which are useful as ready-to-dilute (RTD) or ready-to-use (RTU) liquid injectable compositions comprising bendamustine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and which are suitable for intravenous administration. Preferably, solution formulations comprise (a) bendamustine, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or hydrates thereof, (b) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable non-aqueous solvent; (c) optionally, at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and (d) optionally, a pH adjuster, where the pharmaceutical composition is antioxidant-free, and formulated as a ready-to-dilute or ready-to-use liquid composition suitable for parenteral administration. The invention further relates to methods for manufacturing stable, antioxidant-free injectable solutions of bendamustine. |
| US12059403B2 |
Use of SWELL1 inhibitors and modulators to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity
The invention provides the use of SWELL1 inhibitors and modulators for therapeutic use, e.g., to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. |
| US12059402B2 |
Psychoactive medicines and their use for treating psychiatric and neurological conditions and disorders
The invention relates to psychoactive medicines including 2C-B, methylone, MBDB, their respective metabolites, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs, and analogues (2C-series and cathinones); their preparation, formulations, intermediates, routes of administration, dosing and schedule for medical uses for psychiatric and neurological conditions and disorders. |
| US12059398B2 |
Compositions of 1,3-butanediol and beta-hydroxybutyric acid to provide optimal therapeutic ketosis
Nutritional compositions contain a mixture of ketogenic ingredients including from 80 to 99% weight % 1,3-butanediol (BDO), preferably R-1,3-butanediol, and from 1 to 20 weight % beta-hydroxybutyric acid (BHB), preferably D-beta-hydroxybutyric acid, or an equivalent molar amount of its conjugate base beta-hydroxybutyrate, salts, monoesters, polyesters, or mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, the nutritional compositions for providing ketosis are prepared for oral administration in a solid form, such as bars, bites, tablets, pills or capsules, in a liquid form, such as smoothies, goos, water, carbonated beverages, soft drinks, fermented beverage suspensions, solutions and emulsions, or in a powder form that can be used to prepare drink mixes or can be added as a supplement to other food or drink products. Methods of providing ketosis in a subject include delivering optimal therapeutic ketosis, with rapidity into and extended duration of blood concentrations of D-BHB of between 1 mM and 2.5 mM. |
| US12059392B2 |
System and method for tracking medical expiration dates
An injectable medication tab used to track expiration dates has an informative tab, a release string, an adhesive liner, and a quick release fastener. The informative tab provides visually accessible information about a bottle to which the injectable medication tab is attached. An expiration information portion of the informative tab protrudes from the exterior surface of the bottle after being opened. The adhesive liner is superimposed onto a mounting surface of the informative tab and attaches the informative tab to the bottle. The quick release fastener is a coupling mechanism that connects between an edge of the informative tab and the release string. The release string forms a detachable connection holding the expiration information portion against the bottle until the bottle is opened. Once opened, the expiration information section to protrudes from the bottle until the expiration information is recorded and the medical information portion is adhered to the bottle. |
| US12059390B2 |
Nasogastric tube stabilization system
A nasogastric tube stabilization system is provided. The nasogastric tube stabilization clip includes a clip operatively associated between the first portion and the second portion of nasogastric tube stabilization adhesive, wherein the clip is movable between a clipped condition and an unclipped condition, enabling the first and second portions of nasogastric tube stabilization adhesive to move independently of each other for facilitating treatment of a patient, wherein the nasogastric tube stabilization adhesive portions adhere to a nasogastric tube and the nose of patient, respectively, thereby in the clipped condition the nasogastric tube stabilization system stabilizes the nasogastric tube relative to the patient. |
| US12059388B1 |
Carrier for carrying a container of medically useful solution or suspension
A supple carrier for carrying a container of medically useful solution or suspension. The supple carrier includes a first monitoring window providing a first visualization perspective of the container contained by the envelope and one or more adjustable pressurizers. The supple carrier can delay the temperature change of the medically useful solution or suspension carried by the carrier. |
| US12059386B2 |
Smart pill box
A device for organizing and tracking medication. The device includes compartments to contain medication, and each compartment includes an access door. A sensor element can detect if the device is moved, if the access door is opened and/or closed, and/or if medications have been placed into or removed from a compartment. A processor and/or external computing system provides alarms if medications is not properly taken, a filling service for stuffing the compartments and an administration service to verify the medications are properly taken. |
| US12059382B2 |
Knee joint stimulation device
A knee joint stimulation device that can effectively stimulate a knee joint is composed of a base, a frame provided upright on the base, a center shaft provided at an upper part of the frame, a crank connecting a motor and the center shaft and driven by rotation of the motor, a swing arm hanging down perpendicularly from the center shaft, and a support plate unit provided at a lower end of the swing arm and allowing a user in a sitting position to put his/her sole thereon. With the user putting the sole on the support plate unit, the length of the swing arm is adjusted such that a pivot point of a knee joint of the user is aligned with the center shaft. |
| US12059381B2 |
Adjustment device for vehicle seats
An adjusting device for vehicles comprising at least one mounting plate and one support plate with a lifting device comprising at least two scissor mountings. The scissor mountings are each arranged at the longitudinal side edge or in a corner region of the mounting or support plate and are vertically adjustable via a drive unit. Each scissor mounting takes the form of double scissors and includes a first, lower scissor element and a second, upper scissor element which are connected to each other at one end via a common rotation pin. The lower scissor element is connected at the other end to the mounting plate, and the upper scissor element is connected at the other end to the support plate via fasteners. |
| US12059378B2 |
Enclosed patient suite with mounted medical systems
An enclosed patient suite may include a plurality of suite walls, a patient bed positioned in a patient area defined within the plurality of suite walls, a plurality of medical systems with at least some of the plurality of medical systems mounted to the plurality of suite walls, a plurality of support members coupled to the plurality of suite walls, a plurality of wheels with a particular wheel of the plurality of wheels coupled to a corresponding support member of the plurality of support members, a rail brake configured to engage a floor-mounted rail in a floor of at least one of a cargo hold or a cabin of an aircraft, and a controller coupled to the plurality of medical systems and configured to receive data from and transmit data to the plurality of medical systems. The enclosed patient suite may be dimensioned to fit within the aircraft. |
| US12059372B2 |
Macular indentor and methods of use and manufacture thereof
A macular indentor for implantation on an eye of a patient includes a curved backbone extending from a first end to a second end and a raised pad coupled to the first end of the backbone. The raised pad extends inward from an inner face of the backbone such that, when the macular indentor is implanted on the eye, the raised pad applies pressure to the sclera of the eye which contacts the macula of the eye. The geometry of the backbone is configured to match the geometry of the eye. |
| US12059371B2 |
Ocular region heat transfer devices and associated systems and methods
Wearable heat transfer devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a representative heat transfer device can comprise (i) a thermoelectric component (TEC) including a first side configured to be operated at a desired temperature and a second side opposite the first side, (ii) a thermally conductive contact member thermally coupled to the TEC, and (iii) a heat transfer system configured to distribute heat from the TEC. The heat transfer system includes a heat transfer structure thermally coupled to the TEC, and a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the heat transfer structure. |
| US12059370B2 |
Flexible skin therapy device having phosphorus material with light and transparent electrical stimulation layers
A flexible device having a layered structure for delivering light or ultrasound to a skin surface. The device includes a flexible substrate that supports either a flexible light emitter layer or a flexible ultrasound emitter layer, as well as first and second flexible conductive layers. The device has a surface configured to face the skin surface, wherein (a) the light emitter layer emits pulsed light with an intensity that is substantially constant across the device's surface when driven by a power source connected to the conductive layers to thereby deliver a therapeutically effective dose of pulsed light to the skin surface or (b) the ultrasound emitter layer emits ultrasound with an intensity that is substantially constant across the device's surface when driven by a power source connected to the conductive layers to thereby deliver a therapeutically effective dose of ultrasound to the skin surface. |
| US12059369B2 |
Variable stiffness flexure
An intrauterine device includes a central support member, first and second internal flexures and first and second external flexures. The first and second internal flexures each include a first section having a first stiffness, a second section having a second stiffness, and third section having a third stiffness, wherein the second stiffness is more flexible than the first and third stiffness and wherein the first section of each internal flexure is coupled to the central support member. The first and second external flexures are coupled to the central support member and coupled to the third sections of the first and second internal flexures, the first and second external flexures in combination with the first and second internal flexures being configured to extend from a collapsed position parallel to the central support member to a deployed position flexing away from the central support member. |
| US12059365B2 |
Brace having an inflation control
Systems, methods, and devices are described for providing a brace having an inflation control. The control directs fluid flow from an inflation component to one or more inflatable cells of the brace. The inflatable cells are independently inflated and deflated by the inflation component through the control. The control allows a user to create a fluid path between the inflation component and one of the inflatable cells by positioning the control in an orientation corresponding to the desired inflatable cells. Each inflatable cell is independently inflated and deflated in various orientations of the control. |
| US12059359B2 |
Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a central ramp, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the central ramp capable of being moved in a first direction to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed down an endoscopic tube. |
| US12059355B2 |
Constrained spacer device for the knee
Spacer device for the knee joint comprising a tibial component, adapted to be fixed to one end of the tibial bone in proximity to the knee joint, and a femoral component, adapted to be fixed to one end of the femoral bone in proximity to the knee joint, wherein the tibial component is adapted to come into contact and be articulated with the femoral component, wherein the tibial component includes a protrusion adapted to be inserted in an opening present in the femoral component; method for the assembly of the spacer device. |
| US12059352B2 |
Expanding, conforming interbody spacer
An expanding, conforming interbody implant includes a plurality of superior and a plurality of inferior segments. The segments are adapted to individually expand, contact, and conform to endplates of vertebral bodies to distribute forces equally over the implant and across the vertebral endplates. Once a proper extension of the segments has been achieved, the segments are locked in position. The implant has a stiffness that approximates the stiffness of bone, and the implant minimizes problems with subsidence, endplate fractures, and stress shielding. |
| US12059342B2 |
Intraocular lens materials and components
Materials and methods of manufacturing intraocular lenses, including polymeric materials for the intraocular lenses, fluids for intraocular lenses, and adhesives for intraocular lenses. The intraocular lenses can include an optic portion and a peripheral region in fluid communication. |
| US12059336B2 |
Kits for surgical repair of soft tissue defects and components, packaging, and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure describes kits for surgical repair of soft tissue defects, including hernias. The kits include any combination of components selected from an implantable sheet, a central tie, a delivery tool, a rolling device, and an insertion member. Packaging for the kits and/or components and methods of using the kits and/or components are also provided. |
| US12059335B2 |
Device for guided bone and tissue regeneration
This disclosure describes a membrane configured to guide bone and tissue regeneration for a bone defect. The membrane may comprise a first layer, a second layer, one or more perforations, a binder, and/or other components. The first layer of the membrane may be configured to contact bone. The first layer may include pores configured to promote ingrowth of bone regenerating cells into the first layer. In some implementations, the first layer may be a continuous sheet of microporous material without large perforations. The second layer may be configured to substantially prevent fibrous connective tissue from growing into the bone defect. The second layer may comprise a relatively dense structure. The second layer may be fixedly coupled to the first layer. In some implementations, the perforations may comprise co-axial through-holes having common dimensions through the first layer and the second layer. The perforations may be configured to enhance ossification. |
| US12059334B2 |
Absorbent articles with biocompostable properties
Disclosed is an absorbent article with biocompostable properties, such as a baby diaper or adult incontinence product. Particularly, the present invention is directed to a biocompostable absorbent sanitary article including a blend of synthetic and bio-based superabsorbent polymers with a high degree of biocompostability. The sanitary article comprises, in one embodiment, at least a top layer, a back layer, and absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core includes a superabsorbent polymer, and wherein at least the superabsorbent polymer is biocompostable. |
| US12059331B2 |
Shaped tampon
A shaped tampon with a groove pattern and a combination of external shapes varying radially and longitudinally. |
| US12059330B2 |
Medical systems, devices, and related methods
In one example, a medical system may comprise a delivery tube configured to couple to a vacuum source and provide negative pressure to a distal portion of the delivery tube; and a porous body at a distal portion of the delivery tube, the porous body including a first section and a second section removable from the first section. |
| US12059329B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates with elastic strands provided with a spin finish
The present disclosure relates to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. The elastomeric laminates may include a first substrate, a second substrate, and an elastic material located between the first and second substrates. During assembly of an elastomeric laminate, a beam is rotated to unwind the elastic strands from the beam, wherein the strands may include a spin finish. First bonds are applied to bond discrete lengths of the stretched elastic strands with and between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the discrete first bonds are arranged intermittently along the machine direction. In addition, second bonds are applied between consecutive first bonds to bond the first and second substrates directly to each other, wherein the second bonds extend in the machine direction and may be separated from each other in a cross direction by at least one elastic strand. |
| US12059324B2 |
Polymeric film disontinuities in wound closure device
The present disclosure relates to a two-component medical device for closing a wound or incision. The two-component device comprising a first and second component, each comprising an adhesive-backed anchoring member having one edge referred to as the wound edge. The adhesive-backed anchoring members are produced from a polymeric film sheet. Disclosed are instances wherein the adhesive-backed anchoring members are characterized by the presence of one or more discontinuities in the polymeric film sheet. |
| US12059322B2 |
Method of identification of positioning of an implant for dental restoration
The method of detection of positioning of a dental implant for dental restoration involves taking a manual or digital impression of the buccal space, including a cicatrisation element secured to the implant and having an emergent surface outside the gum, and automatically detecting the positioning of the implant by identifying (i) the axis of the implant corresponding to an axis of the cicatrisation element identified by the geometry of the emergent surface or association with a cicatrisation element memorized in a database; (ii) the orientation of the implant by the orientation of the emergent surface or association with a cicatrisation element memorized in a database; and/or (iii) the height of the implant by the height of the cicatrisation element, for example based on a color or an indicator of the emergent surface or association with a cicatrisation element memorized in a database. |
| US12059321B2 |
Orthodontic repositioning appliances having improved geometry, methods and systems
The present invention provides methods and systems including orthodontic tooth positioning appliances. An exemplary appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped such that, when worn by a patient, repositioning the patient's teeth from a first arrangement toward a subsequent or target arrangement. Appliances can include a cavity having one or more shaped features or protrusions shaped and/or positioned so as to apply a desired force to a patient's tooth received in the cavity and move the tooth along a desired path or direction. |
| US12059319B2 |
Syringe assembly
A syringe assembly being assembled from a syringe for dispensing a dental or medical substance, and a protective cover. The protective cover has a geometrically determined, non-foldable tubular protective shaft. The syringe has a cartridge having an outlet for the substance. Further, the cartridge and the protective cover are assembled with the cartridge being received within the protective shaft. The syringe further comprises a dispensing tip that is connected to the outlet for dispensing the substance from the dispensing tip. A first seal is provided between the dispensing tip and the outlet, and a second seal is provided between the dispensing tip and the protective shaft. |
| US12059318B2 |
Endodontic file holder
An endodontic file holder includes a wearing member worn on a part of the body; a holder body mounted on the outer side of the wearing member, having an inner side in which an accommodating space for accommodating a sponge is formed, and having openings through which the sponge accommodated in the accommodating space is exposed; a sponge inserted inside of the accommodating space formed in the holder body, wherein an endodontic file is inserted into the sponge; and a length measuring means provided in the holder body and configured to measure the length of an endodontic file, wherein at least one medicine receiving groove for accommodating a medicine for dental treatment to be applied to an endodontic file is formed on the upper surface of the holder body. |
| US12059315B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating a trend associated with dental tissue
Some aspects relate to systems and methods for estimating a trend associated with dental tissue. An exemplary system may include a sensor configured to periodically detect a plurality of oral images representing a plurality of exposed tooth surfaces and a computing device configured to receive the plurality of oral images from the sensor, aggregate a first aggregated oral image as a function of a first plurality of oral images detected at a first time, aggregate a second aggregated oral image as a function of a second plurality of oral images detected at a second time, and estimate a trend as a function of the first aggregated oral image and the second aggregated oral image. |
| US12059311B2 |
Systems and methods for automatic grip adjustment during energy delivery
Systems and methods for grip adjustment during energy delivery include an instrument comprising an end effector having a first jaw and a second jaw. Each of the first jaw and the second jaw have a corresponding electrode, The systems and methods further include one or more control units configured to actuate the end effector to grip a material, determine whether a force or torque limit of the actuation is above a first threshold, in response to determining that the force or torque limit is above the first threshold, reduce the force or torque limit, and apply electrical or thermal energy to the material using the electrodes. In some embodiments, the one or more control units are further configured to restore the force or torque limit after application of the electrical or thermal energy to the material is complete. In some embodiments, the force or torque limit is reduced over time. |
| US12059308B2 |
Modular ultrasonic transducers and frame
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are provided for modular ultrasonic transducers and frame. An ultrasonic transducer array may include a modular ultrasonic transducer array frame. The modular ultrasonic transducer array frame may include mechanisms for the attachment of ultrasonic transducer modules to the ultrasonic transducer array frame. The ultrasonic transducer array may include ultrasonic transducer modules which may include arrays of ultrasonic transducer elements within the ultrasonic transducer modules. Two of the ultrasonic transducer modules may include arrays of ultrasonic transducer elements where the ultrasonic transducer elements are different between the two ultrasonic transducer modules. |
| US12059306B2 |
Operatively adaptive ultrasound imaging system
An ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe including transducers, a digital acquisition board including electronic circuits adapted to control the transducers to emit ultrasound waves and to convert signals sensed by transducers into digital data; a real-time sequencer adapted to control the electronic circuits to drive the emission and reception of ultrasound signals, based on working parameters and sequence parameters; and a computer connected to the digital acquisition board and including a computer's memory, the parameters being stored in the computer's memory. The digital acquisition board further includes a DMA controller adapted to access the computer's memory in reading and writing by implementation of DMA protocols, and the sequencer is adapted to send requests to the DMA controller to recover the parameters from the computer's memory in real time. |
| US12059305B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic device, medical image processing device, and medical image processing method
An ultrasonic diagnostic device according to an embodiment includes reception circuitry and processing circuitry. The reception circuitry outputs a plurality of reception signals corresponding to a plurality of reception scanning lines for each time of transmission/reception of ultrasonic waves performed by an ultrasonic probe. The processing circuitry performs filter processing on each of a plurality of first reception signals output from the reception circuitry based on a first ultrasonic wave transmitted from the ultrasonic probe using at least one specific second reception signal among a plurality of second reception signals output from the reception circuitry based on a second ultrasonic wave the sound field of which is adjacent to or partially overlapped with a sound field of the first ultrasonic wave. The processing circuitry generates image data based on the first reception signals subjected to the filter processing. |
| US12059303B2 |
Ultrasound system and method of controlling ultrasound system
An ultrasound system (1) has a configuration in which a mobile information terminal (3) is connected to an ultrasound probe (2) and a head-mounted display (4) in a wireless manner. The ultrasound probe (2) includes an image information data generation unit (19) that generates image information data. The mobile information terminal (3) includes a mobile information terminal-side display unit (34), an operation image generation unit (37) that generates an operation image for an input operation, and a head-mounted display data generation unit (36) that generates head-mounted display data from the image information data. The head-mounted display (4) displays a head-mounted display ultrasound image based on the head-mounted display data. |
| US12059302B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound diagnostic method, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program therein, and model training apparatus
Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including a transceiver that transmits and receives first ultrasound of a low acoustic output and second ultrasound of a high acoustic output, and a first hardware processor that generates the ultrasound image based on a first reception signal acquired by transmitting and receiving the first ultrasound. The first hardware processor includes a learning model formed of a neural network, and generates the ultrasound image based on an output result of the learning model. |
| US12059299B2 |
Ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic diagnostic system, method of controlling ultrasonic probe, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
An ultrasonic probe includes a wireless transmitter-receiver configured to perform communication through a wireless network having a plurality of channels and obtain identification information of apparatuses connected to the wireless network from the apparatuses; a memory configured to store identification information for identifying other ultrasonic probes from among the apparatuses; and a processor configured to count other ultrasonic probes connected with the wireless network on a per channel basis with respect to the plurality of channels based on the identification information obtained by the wireless transmitter-receiver and the identification information stored in the memory, and determine to connect to a channel at which the number of the other ultrasonic probes counted by the processor is smallest. |
| US12059292B2 |
Systems and methods for ultrasound probe positioning
Methods and systems are provided for ultrasound imaging, and in particular, for controlling a position of an ultrasound probe. In one example, a probe guide comprises a body shaped to receive an ultrasound probe and including a first detent shaped to maintain the ultrasound probe in a first rotational position along an axis of the body and a second detent shaped to maintain the ultrasound probe in a second rotational position along the axis of the body. |
| US12059285B2 |
Hybrid linearization scheme for X-ray CT beam hardening correction
Disclosed herein are methods for reducing beam-hardening artifacts in CT imaging using a mapping operator that comprises a hybrid spectral model that incorporates air scan X-ray intensity data acquired at two different effective mean energies. In one variation, the air scan X-ray intensity data acquired during a calibration session is combined with an ideal spectral model for each X-ray detector to derive the hybrid spectral mode. A mapping operator based on the hybrid spectral model is used to correct beam-hardening artifacts in the acquired CT projection data. In some variations, the mapping operator is a lookup table of monochromatic (corrected) projection values, and the acquired CT projection data is used to calculate the index of the lookup table entry that contains the corrected projection value that corresponds with the acquired CT projection data. |
| US12059281B2 |
Systems and methods of fluoro-CT imaging for initial registration
A system and method for registration of a pre-procedural image data set (e.g. CT data) or a 3D model derived therefrom with a patient's luminal structure (e.g., airways in the lungs) using intraprocedural fluoroscopic imaging techniques. |
| US12059277B2 |
Systems and methods for positron emission tomography imaging
A method for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging may include obtaining photon information of photons that are emitted from an object and detected by detector units of a detector of a PET scanner. The method may also include obtaining, based on the photon information and lines of response (LORs), more than one coincidence window width value of the PET scanner. The method may also include determining coincidence events of the photons based on the more than one coincidence window width value. |
| US12059276B2 |
Systems, apparatus and methods for automatically counting medical objects, estimating blood loss and/or communicating between medical equipment
Many variations of systems, methods and apparatus for counting medical procedure objects, reconciling same, estimating patient blood loss during and/or after a procedure, and/or communicating between medical equipment used in a medical procedure setting are disclosed and/or illustrated herein. More particularly, many systems, methods and apparatus for counting and/or reconciling medical sponges with passive or active tracking devices, properly detecting/estimating blood loss during and/or after a medical procedure to assist with transfusion decision-making and identifying or at least alerting as to post-procedure patient risks, and/or for communicating between devices used during procedures to provide a smart/connected medical procedure environment are disclosed and/or illustrated herein. |
| US12059275B2 |
Robotic arm cart and uses therefor
In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a robotic arm cart for transporting, delivering, and securing robotic arms to a surgical table having a table top. The arm cart can include an arm container and a base. The arm container can be configured to receive and contain one or more robotic arms. The arm cart can include a first coupling member configured to engage with a second coupling member associated with a surgical table such that, when the first coupling member is engaged with the second coupling member, the one or more robotic arms can be releasably coupled with the surgical table. The arm cart can provide for movement of the one or more robotic arms in at least one of a lateral, longitudinal, or vertical direction relative to the table top prior to the securement of the one or more robotic arms to the surgical table. |
| US12059274B2 |
System for displaying oxygen state indications
A patient monitoring system can have a display screen or portion thereof with graphic user interface for displaying indications of a patient's oxygen state. The indications can include the patient's SpO2, dissolved oxygen index, and/or an increasing or decreasing trend of dissolved oxygen index. The displays of oxygen state indications can be compact, and/or able to provide direct visual information to a user of various aspects of the patient's oxygen state. The display elements can be used to represent any other physiological parameters. |
| US12059272B2 |
Method and device for analyzing continuously monitored physiological measurement values of a user
The application relates to a method for analyzing continuously monitored physiological measurement values of a user, the method being performed in a data processing system and comprising: providing, by a data interface, a set of present physiological measurement values, determining whether a common pattern of values is contained in both the set of present physiological measurement values and a set of historical physiological measurement values, if the common pattern of values is found, requesting the user to provide contextualization for at least the present physiological measurement values of the common pattern of values, receiving contextualization and storing contextualized data. Furthermore, the application relates to a device for analyzing continuously monitored physiological measurement values of a user. |
| US12059269B2 |
Wearable device used for detection of cardiovascular system of user
A wearable device for measuring a cardiovascular system of a user includes an attachment component, a blood pressure measurement module, and a sensor configured to detect an existence of a limb part of the user. The attachment component is for attaching the wearable device to the limb part of the user and includes a connecting mechanism. A condition of the connecting mechanism can be used to determine whether the attachment component is in a connected configuration or in a disconnected configuration. The blood pressure measurement module has an expander, an actuator, and a blood pressure measurement sensor. The expander can be disposed on the limb part and can contact against the user. The expander can be controlled by the actuator to be inflated, by which the blood pressure measurement sensor can measure blood pressure in the cardiovascular system of the user. |
| US12059266B2 |
System and method for arrhythmia detection during an at home sleep test
A method and system for detecting atrial fibrillations from a photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal. A method includes continuously generating a PPG signal measurement from a sensor of a PPG unit; generating a plurality of time frame samples based on the PPG signal measurement; generating, for each time frame sample, a plurality of heart rate (RR) intervals; determining an RR interval distribution for each time frame sample based on the plurality of RR intervals; and detecting at least one atrial fibrillation event based on the RR interval distribution for each time frame sample. |
| US12059265B1 |
Medical assessment device and system for diagnoses of neurological and other conditions
A system for a neurological assessment is provided. The system includes a memory storing instructions for the neurological assessment. The system includes a display, an audio output, a camera, a microphone, and a processor operably coupled thereto. The processor executes the instructions to cause the system to prompt a patient to perform actions, record video and audio of the actions as non-standardized patient specific information via the camera and the microphone, and generate relevant clipped portions from the video and the audio. The relevant clipped portions convert the non-standardized patient specific information into standardized patient specific information. The processor executes the instructions to cause the system to cause a determination of a neurologic status for the patient based on the standardized patient specific information by transmitting the relevant clipped portions to a second system for analysis and receiving an analysis result including the neurologic status from the second system. |
| US12059263B2 |
LIDAR implantable biosensor for imaging biological tissue
A method includes implanting an implantable biosensor within a subject where the implantable biosensor has an array of light sources and an array of light detectors, activating the array of light sources to direct light signals at a targeted tissue site in the subject, capturing, with the light detectors, the light signals reflected off the targeted site, calculating a roundtrip propagation time for each of the light signals and comparing the roundtrip propagation time for each of the light signals against previous calculated respective roundtrip propagation times to determine an occurrence of a change in the targeted tissue site. |
| US12059259B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing an electrocardiogram signal and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for processing an electrocardiogram signal and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining an electrocardiogram signal containing a plurality of selected waves; determining an interval sequence for the plurality of selected waves; converting the interval sequence into a symbol value sequence, based on symbolic dynamics; determining a Shannon entropy of the symbol value sequence; and classifying the electrocardiogram signal, based on a value of the Shannon entropy. |
| US12059257B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating driver skilled driving model using error monitoring
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for generating a driving model. The driving model generation method includes sensing to collect a brain wave signal for a driver in a mobility for a predetermined time, determining the driver's state by analyzing the brain wave signal collected for the predetermined time, detecting at least one of operational information and driving information of the mobility on the basis of the determined state of the driver, and storing the detected information. Herein, the brain wave signal includes an event-related potential (ERP), and the determining includes determining, by analyzing the ERP, whether or not the driver is in an unstable state. |
| US12059255B2 |
Methods and systems for weighting calibration points and updating lag parameters
Disclosed are analyte monitoring systems and methods for calibrating an analyte sensor using one or more reference measurements. These systems and methods may include using a conversion function and first sensor data to calculate a first sensor analyte level, weighting a first reference analyte measurement (RM1) and one or more previous reference analyte measurements according to a weighted average cost function, updating the conversion function using the weighted RM1 and the one or more weighted previous reference analyte measurements as calibration points, and using the updated conversion function and second sensor data to calculate a second sensor analyte level. In some aspects, the systems and methods may include updating one or more of lag parameters used to calculate the sensor analyte levels. |
| US12059252B2 |
Monitoring blood oxygen saturation levels of a patient interface
A tubing assembly for use in providing a flow of positive pressure breathing gas to a patient. The tubing assembly includes a manifold portion structured to receive the flow of positive pressure breathing gas, a number of tubular portions which each extend from the manifold portion to a distal end which is structured to be coupled to a patient interface for use in delivering the flow of positive pressure breathing gas to the patient, and a reflectance pulse oximetry sensor positioned in or on one of the number of tubular portions. The sensor is structured to be disposed adjacent the patient when the tubing assembly is disposed on the patient for determining blood oxygen saturation levels of the patient. |
| US12059247B2 |
Apparatus for static assessment of foot and lower limb abnormalities
An apparatus for static weight-bearing assessment of foot and lower limb abnormalities, the apparatus comprising: a platform configured to support at least part of a patient's foot; and an actuator arrangement configured to control a displacement of the platform. |
| US12059245B2 |
Methods and systems for verifying and monitoring endotracheal tube position during intubation
An endotracheal tube positioning device includes a first Hall sensor, a second Hall sensor spaced a predetermined distance from the first Hall sensor, a converter, and an integrated circuit board electrically connecting the first Hall sensor and the second Hall sensor to the converter, wherein a position range is established for the device based on a symmetry of voltage readings provided from the first and second Hall sensors to the converter. An endotracheal tube positioning system includes an endotracheal tube having a magnet provided toward a distal tip end, an endotracheal tube positioning device having a first Hall sensor and a second Hall sensor, the positioning device configured to adhere to a skin surface, and a monitor for receiving data based on voltage values provided by the first and second Hall sensors, the data indicating a position of the magnet relative to the adhered position of the positioning device. |
| US12059243B2 |
Sterile cover for medical devices and methods thereof
Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods thereof for minimizing or preventing contamination of sterile medical devices during magnetization thereof. For example, a magnetizer cover is disclosed for maintaining sterility of a medical device while magnetizing the medical device. The magnetizer cover includes a base, a funnel extending from the base, and a grip tab extending from the base. The base includes a medical-device interface and a magnetizer interface opposite the medical-device interface. The funnel includes a funnel stem configured to protect an elongate medical device from contacting a magnetizer when the medical device is inserted into the funnel. The grip tab is configured for manipulating the magnetizer cover. |
| US12059238B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for using electromagnetic radiation for monitoring a tissue of a user
A wearable monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one biological parameter of an internal tissue of an ambulatory user. Said wearable monitoring apparatus comprises at least one transducer configured for delivering electromagnetic (EM) radiation to said internal tissue and intercepting a reflection of said EM radiation said reform in a plurality of transmission sessions during at least 24 hours, a processing unit configured for analyzing respective said reflection and identifying a change in said at least one biological parameter accordingly, a reporting unit configured for generating a report according to said change, and a housing for containing said at least one transducer, said reporting unit, and said processing unit, said housing being configured for being disposed on said body of said ambulatory user. |
| US12059236B2 |
Blood pressure measurement device
The blood pressure measurement device includes a bag-like cuff wound around the living body and inflated with a fluid supplied to its internal space, a supply device configured to supply the fluid into the cuff, and guides arranged on the living body side of the cuff and configured to create wrinkles in the cuff on the living body side in a direction intersecting the winding direction of the cuff, when the cuff is inflated to pressurize the living body. |
| US12059230B2 |
Extending fluorescent assays in vivo for biomedical sensing: wavelength modulation spectroscopy
A system and method of enhancing fluorescence assays can include signal modulation using an an excitation beam directed at a sensor having a modulation frequency and a detector configured to monitor emission from the sensor at a multiple of the modulation frequency. |
| US12059226B2 |
Master controller assembly for a robotic surgery system and method
A master controller assembly for a robotic surgery system has a slave robot assembly having a slave surgical grip device providing a grip degree-of-freedom of motion lying in a predefined slave grip plane and a control unit. The master controller assembly has a portable hand-held master input tool operatively connected to the slave robot assembly. The master input tool has a master tool body having a manipulandum surface, to be hand-held by the surgeon's fingers. The master input tool is mechanically unconstrained from the slave robot assembly and has a grip command detector device having an operative portion. The operative portion is manually operable by radially directed pressure action exerted at an operative surface. A sensing assembly detects the radially directed pressure action so that the radially directed pressure action exerted at the operative surface determines a paired slave grip motion action of the surgical slave grip device. |
| US12059225B2 |
Active backdriving for a robotic arm
A robotic surgical system includes at least one robotic arm comprising at least one movable joint and an actuator configured to drive the at least one movable joint, and a controller configured to generate a first signal, the first signal comprising a first oscillating waveform having a first frequency and being modulated by a second oscillating waveform having a second frequency, wherein the second frequency is higher than the first frequency. The actuator is configured to drive the at least one movable joint based on the first signal to at least partially compensate for friction in the at least one movable joint. |
| US12059224B2 |
Robotic surgical system with safety and cooperative sensing control
A system for controlling a robotic end-effector is disclosed. The system includes a robotic arm, a surgical tool including an end-effector with articulatable arm and a clamp jaw. A tool driver is coupled to the surgical tool and a motor is coupled to the tool driver and is configured to drive the surgical tool. A sensor is configured to sense external forces applied to the end-effector. A central control circuit is configured to control the tool driver. The central control circuit is configured to receive a sensed parameter from the sensor, receive a sensed motor current (I) from the motor, and control the tool driver based on the sensed parameter and the motor current (I). |
| US12059221B2 |
Motion programming of a robotic device
A method comprising acquiring an image of a surgical site of a patient. The method includes capturing motion data of an instrument based on a user defined path to the surgical site. The method includes determining a motion path based on the captured motion data. The motion path corresponds to an actuation of one or more components of a robotic device. The method includes displaying a portion of the motion path onto the image. The method includes determining one or more instructions for actuating the one or more components along the determined motion path. The method includes providing the one or more instructions to the robotic device. |
| US12059219B2 |
Assisted steering of intracardiac echocardiogram catheters
Systems and method for assisted catheter steering are provided. Instructions for steering a catheter within a patient are received. A graph defining paths between a plurality of configurations of a robotic catheter navigation system is constructed based on the received instructions. Each of the plurality of configurations are associated with a respective view of the patient. A path is determined in the graph to a target configuration of the plurality of configurations of the robotic catheter navigation system. The catheter is automatically steered within the patient based on the determined path in the graph to recover the respective view of the patient associated with the target configuration. |
| US12059216B2 |
System and methods for planning and performing three-dimensional holographic interventional procedures with three-dimensional tomographic and live imaging
A method and a system for image-guided intervention such as a percutaneous treatment or diagnosis of a patient may include at least one of a pre-registration method and a re-registration method. The pre-registration method is configured to permit for an efficient virtual representation of a planned trajectory to target tissue during the intervention, for example, as a holographic light ray shown through an augmented reality system. In turn, this allows the operator to align a physical instrument such as a medical probe for the intervention. The re-registration method is configured to adjust for inaccuracy in the virtual representation generated by the pre-registration method, as determined by live imaging of the patient during the intervention. The re-registration method may employ the use of intersectional contour lines to define the target tissue as viewed through the augmented reality system, which permits for an unobstructed view of the target tissue for the intervention. |
| US12059212B2 |
Systems and methods for registering and tracking anatomical structures
An instrument registers and tracks a portion of a patient's anatomy by an Augmented Reality (AR) device worn by a surgeon during a surgical procedure. The instrument may be attached to the patient's anatomy. The instrument may be a tripod with a platform. A target plate having front and back faces may be securely attached to the platform. A two-dimensional (2D) code detectable by the AR device may be presented on the front and back faces of the target plate. The 2D code may define a coordinate system having a known relationship to a coordinate system for the patient's anatomy, e.g., through a transformation matrix. The AR device may utilize the coordinate system for the detected 2D code and the transformation matrix to present holograms in predetermined positions relative to the patient's anatomy. |
| US12059210B2 |
Ophthalmic optical system, ophthalmic objective lens, and ophthalmic device
The ophthalmic optical system is configured to apply an angular scanning light ray to an eye. M=|ωout/ωin| is defined, where ωin represents an angle between an incident light ray to the ophthalmic optical system and an optical axis of the ophthalmic optical system, and ωout represents an angle between an exiting light ray exiting from the ophthalmic optical system toward the eye and the optical axis. The ophthalmic optical system satisfies a conditional expression Mpar |
| US12059209B2 |
Optical coherence tomographic device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for optical coherence tomographic device
An optical coherence tomographic device of polarization-sensitive type may include: an image capturing unit configured to capture a tomographic image of a subject eye, and a display unit configured to display the tomographic image captured by the image capturing unit. The tomographic image may include at least two images selected from a group consisting of: an image showing a tissue in the subject eye by scattering intensity, an image showing a melanin distribution in the subject eye, an image showing a fiber density in the subject eye, an image showing a fiber direction in the subject eye, and an image showing a blood flow in the subject eye. The display unit may be configured to display the at least two images at a same position and on a same cross section such that the at least two images are superimposed on each other. |
| US12059202B2 |
Catheter system
A manipulable portion of a catheter system advances out of a lumen of a catheter sheath at a distal end of a shaft, which is also within the lumen of the catheter sheath. The catheter system causes different advancement and retraction trajectories of a manipulable portion out of and into the lumen based at least upon different relative movements between the catheter sheath and the shaft. A projection and a corresponding receiver may be used to control relative positioning of the catheter sheath and the shaft, as well as to control positioning of the manipulable portion. The catheter system may control metering rates of a control element coupled to the manipulable portion during advancement and retraction of the manipulable portion. A control element of the catheter system has varying amounts of length outside a distal end of the catheter sheath during advancement and retraction of the manipulable portion. |
| US12059199B2 |
Stent delivery system comprising monopolar electrocautery tip
The present disclosure relates to a stent delivery system, and can be configured to include a connector portion connected to an external current source, an electrocautery tip connected to the connector portion by a conductive line, and a delivery portion having one side connected to the electrocautery tip, having the other side connected to the connector portion, and having the conductive line for connecting the electrocautery tip and the connector portion positioned therein, and a stent space portion in which a stent is positioned is formed adjacent to the electrocautery tip inside the delivery portion, and the delivery portion gradually moves and supplies the stent into the human body tissue, and according to the present disclosure, it is possible to integrate the conductive line and the tube, thereby improving the rigidity of the tube, and varying the size of the electrocautery tip. |
| US12059198B2 |
Rotatable snares and related methods
A medical device may include a handle, a sheath fixed relative to the handle, a longitudinal actuator movable relative to the handle, an end effector, a member extending proximally from the end effector through the sheath, with a portion of the member being fixed relative to the longitudinal actuator, and a rotation actuator. Movement of the rotation actuator may cause rotation of the member relative to the sheath, and movement of the longitudinal actuator may cause longitudinal movement of the member relative to the rotation actuator. |
| US12059196B2 |
Energy-based surgical instrument for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue
A surgical instrument includes a housing, a shaft extending distally from the housing, an end effector assembly at a distal end portion of the shaft, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a movable handle, a carriage operably coupled to the movable handle, an inner drive operably coupled to the end effector assembly, and a spring assembly operably coupling the carriage and the inner drive. The spring assembly includes inner and outer coil springs arranged in a nested configuration. Initial actuation of the movable handle slides the carriage such that the spring assembly transfers the sliding of the carriage into translation of the inner drive to apply a jaw force by the end effector assembly. Subsequent actuation of the movable handle slides the carriage to compress the spring assembly to substantially maintain a position of the inner drive, thereby controlling the jaw force. |
| US12059194B2 |
Electrosurgical device with vacuum port
An electrosurgical device with an electrode having a first portion whose exterior is electrically uninsulated, a second portion whose exterior is electrically insulated, and a third portion. The device includes an elongated hollow body formed by a first member and a second member. The second member is capable of rotating relative to the first member. The hollow body has an internal cavity, a front end, a rear end, an external surface, and an electrical wire arranged within the body. The hollow body is configured to reversibly receive the third portion of the electrode at the front end of the body such that electrical contact is made between the electrode and the electrical wire and the second portion of the electrode is not surrounded by the hollow body. A first button is provided for controlling a current flow at a first level to the electrode and is arranged on the external surface. A vacuum tube is slidably engaged by the body and has an inlet generally facing the front end and adjacent the electrode. A vacuum outlet port is arranged near the rear end of the body, and the outlet port, internal cavity, and vacuum inlet are in fluid communication with each other. |
| US12059192B2 |
Closed irrigated radiofrequency bipolar tined ablation probe
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for irrigated bipolar radiofrequency ablation. The system includes an ablation probe that includes an elongate inner electrode assembly and an elongate outer electrode assembly. An irrigation path for irrigation fluid flow is defined between the outer surface of the inner electrode assembly and the outer surface of the outer electrode assembly. The irrigation path enables cooling fluid to be circulated within the probe body, cooling the outer electrode during ablation. |
| US12059190B2 |
Cold plasma generating system
A system for generating cold plasma is presented, suitable for use in in-vivo treatment of biological tissue. The system comprising: a control unit connectable to an elongated member at a first proximal end of the elongated member. The elongated member comprises a plasma generating unit at a second distal end thereof and gas and electricity transmission channels extending from said first proximal end towards said plasma generating unit. The control unit comprises a gas supply unit configured to provide predetermined flow rate of selected gas composition through said gas transmission channel and a power supply unit configured to generate selected sequence of high-frequency electrical pulses, typically in mega Hertz range, directed through said electricity transmission channel, thereby providing power and gas of said selected composition to the plasma generating unit for generating cold plasma. |
| US12059185B2 |
Bone plating system and method
A bone plate can be used to fixate one or more bones. In some examples, the bone plate defines an elongated body having a plurality of fixation holes arrayed at different points along the length of the body. For example, the bone plate may have opposed fixation holes separated by a bridge. The bone plate may be bent or shaped along a central longitudinal axis extending through the elongated body and also twisted around the central longitudinal axis. The bending and twisting can position each fixation hole of the elongated body in a different plane in three-dimensional space. |
| US12059181B2 |
Spinal stability system
A device for a spinal stabilization procedure includes a cannulated tubular body configured to be inserted into a spinal surgical site and an expansion component coupled to the cannulated tubular body. The expansion component can include a plurality of elongated mechanical supports which can be axially aligned with the cannulated tubular body when in a collapsed state, and which can bend outward in a radial direction when in an expanded state. The mechanical expansion can be controlled using one or more adjustment elements of the device. Related apparatus, systems, kits, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US12059179B2 |
Expandable spinal fixation system
Expandable spinal fixation assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. An expandable spinal fixation system may include expandable barrel assembly including an upper barrel half and a lower barrel half and a fixed barrel assembly. The fixed barrel assembly is insertable between the upper barrel half and the lower barrel half such that the fixed barrel assembly is clamped between the upper barrel half and the lower barrel half. Each of the expandable barrel assembly and the fixed barrel assembly includes fixation plates adapted to secure spinous processes to the fixation system. |
| US12059174B2 |
Medical device
A medical device is disclosed that can help prevent an object existing in a body lumen from clogging a lumen of an elongated member. The medical device including an elongated member having a lumen extending in an axial direction; an insertion member inserted in the lumen of the elongated member on a distal side of the lumen; and a breaking member fixed on an inner surface of the elongated member such that a gap is formed between the insertion member and the breaking member in the lumen of the elongated member on the distal side, and wherein the breaking member exerts a shearing force or a stretching force to the object by rotating relative to the insertion member while the object is between the insertion member and the breaking member. |
| US12059171B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer to blade acoustic coupling, connections, and configurations
Disclosed is a surgical instrument that includes a rotatable shaft having an articulation section and an ultrasonic waveguide disposed within the shaft. The ultrasonic waveguide is configured to articulate at the articulation section. The ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the shaft. A rotatable clamp arm is located distal of the articulation section of the rotatable shaft. The rotatable clamp arm is configured to rotate independently of the rotatable shaft distal of the articulation section. |
| US12059169B2 |
Controlling an ultrasonic surgical instrument according to tissue location
Various systems and methods for controlling an ultrasonic surgical instrument according to the location of tissue grasped within an end effector are disclosed. A control circuit can be configured to apply varying power levels, via a generator, to an ultrasonic transducer driving an ultrasonic electromechanical system to oscillate an ultrasonic blade. Further, the control circuit can measure impedances of the ultrasonic transducer corresponding to the varying power levels and determine a location of tissue positioned within the end effector according to a difference between the impedances of the ultrasonic transducer relative to a threshold. |
| US12059167B2 |
Method for simple production of an instrument spring optimized in terms of cleaning
A method for producing a medical hand-held instrument having two grip elements, pivotable relative to each other, and a spring element, with the method steps to be performed in the following sequence: providing the two grip elements each with a pivot-pin receiver eyelet formed thereon, at their one end portion and an articulation eyelet for the spring element formed thereon, providing the spring element with pivot pins arranged at or formed integrally with each spring end, inserting the pivot pins of the spring element into the articulation eyelets of the grip elements not yet pivotally coupled to each other, and bringing together the grip elements in the region of their pivot pin receiver eyelets and pivotally coupling the grip elements by inserting a pivot pin into the overlapping pivot pin receiver eyelets. |
| US12059162B2 |
Wire for an endovascular apparatus
An elongate endovascular element for crossing through an obstruction in a blood vessel comprises: a proximal section; a distal tip section of smaller diameter than the proximal section; and a distally-tapering intermediate section extending between the proximal and distal tip sections; wherein the tapered intermediate section has a length that is substantially λ/2 or a multiple of λ/2, where λ is a wavelength of a driving frequency that will produce longitudinal resonance in the element. |
| US12059161B2 |
Aspiration thrombectomy system and methods for thrombus removal with aspiration catheter
A clot removal system comprises a catheter, a vacuum source, and a controller. The catheter comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and controller operating parameters and defines a lumen configured to be filled with a liquid column having a proximal portion. The vacuum source is configured to supply vacuum. The controller is configured to carry out a control pattern of turning on and off the vacuum based upon the controller operating parameters and is configured to receive the controller operating parameters in an automatic response to the catheter being operatively connected to at least one of the vacuum source and the controller and, responsive to the connection, to carry out the control pattern to change a level of vacuum at the distal end of the catheter. |
| US12059159B2 |
Hip joint device
A medical device for treating hip joint osteoarthritis in a human patient by providing at least one artificial hip joint surface. The medical de ice comprises a prosthetic part or a bone plug adapted to be placed in a hole in the pelvic bone and a supporting member connected to said prosthetic part or bone plug, wherein the prosthetic part or the bone plug is adapted to be inserted into said hole from the abdominal side of the acetabulum and oriented, during the insertion, such that the concave interior surface is facing in the direction towards the caput femur. Wherein the medical device comprises an artificial caput femur surface or artificial acetabulum surface, and wherein a largest cross-sectional distance of said artificial caput femur or acetabulum surface is smaller than said bole, such that said artificial caput femur surface can pass through said hole. |
| US12059153B2 |
Implantable adjuncts having adjustable degradation profile
A compressible adjunct kit for use with a staple cartridge is provided and includes a biocompatible adjunct material and a pretreatment fluid. The biocompatible adjunct material is configured to be releasably retained on a staple cartridge and is configured to be delivered to tissue by deployment of staples in the staple cartridge. The adjunct material can be in the form of a porous polymer body. The pretreatment fluid is configured to be applied to the adjunct material to change the adjunct material from an untreated state to a treated state. The adjunct material in the untreated state is configured to exhibit a first degradation profile when delivered to tissue. The adjunct material in the treated state is configured to exhibit a second degradation profile, different from the first degradation profile, when delivered to tissue. |
| US12059151B2 |
Knife for surgical stapler and associated method of manufacture with MIM and HIP
A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument. |
| US12059145B2 |
Methods and devices for crossing chronic total occlusions
The present disclosure is directed to a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing an intravascular device having a distal portion and a longitudinal axis and inserting the intravascular device into the vascular lumen. The method may further include positioning the distal portion in the vascular wall, rotating the intravascular device about the longitudinal axis, and advancing the intravascular device within the vascular wall. |
| US12059144B2 |
Guidance system mounts for surgical introducers
A delicate tissue retraction system for use with a navigation probe having a probe shaft and a probe tip at a distal end of the probe shaft. The delicate tissue retraction system includes a retractor and an introducer that is removably installed within the retractor. The introducer has a wall forming a hollow channel extending from a proximal introducer end to a distal introducer end. A mount is integrally formed with the introducer and extends from the distal introducer end into the channel. The mount is positioned to surround the probe tip when the navigation probe is at a fully inserted position within the introducer with the probe tip at the distal introducer end. |
| US12059143B2 |
Surgical protective equipment
A surgical protective equipment includes: a first boundary surface having a horseshoe shape in a plan view; a second boundary surface disposed face-to-face with the first boundary surface and having a horseshoe shape in a plan view; an inner surface disposed between the first boundary surface and the second boundary surface, and forming a groove by connecting an inner end of the first boundary surface and an inner end of the second boundary surface to each other; and an outer surface connecting an outer end of the first boundary surface and an outer end of the second boundary surface, wherein a surgical incision area is inserted in the groove. |
| US12059142B2 |
Occluder with access passage and closure thereof
The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of an occlusive medical device including a frame and at least one closure coupled to the frame. The frame includes a distal annular flange having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface, a proximal annular flange having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface, and a waist portion extending between and connecting the distal annular flange to the proximal annular flange. The radially inner surface of the distal annular flange, the waist member, and the radially inner surface of the proximal annular flange define an unobstructed passageway through the frame. The at least one closure is configured to close the passageway to: (i) provide an occlusive effect, and (ii) enable subsequent access through the passageway. |
| US12059140B2 |
Septal closure device with centering mechanism
In one aspect, the present invention provides a device for occluding an aperture in a body, for example, a patent foramen ovale (PFO), including a first side adapted to be disposed on one side of the septum and a second side adapted to be disposed on the opposite side of the septum. The device has an elongated, low-profile delivery configuration and a shortened, radially expanded deployment configuration. The first and second sides are adapted to occlude the aperture upon deployment of the device at its intended delivery location. The device also includes a radially expandable center portion. In some embodiments, the center portion includes a plurality of ribs provided by slits in device. The ribs expand radially when the device is deployed. The expandable center portion facilitates the positioning of the device in the aperture. The device can be secured in the deployed configuration using a catch system. |
| US12059136B2 |
Cannulated ergonomic disposable plastic base for medical instruments
The disclosure includes a connection method to fluidly connect a fluid pathway in a handle is formed co-linearly or axially and connects to a lumen through a tool and shaft. The body and movable latch may be an integral single molded plastic part connected by a flexible. In operation actuating the movable latch to raise or lower a latching beak within a corresponding open guide in the plastic body. The shaft fits into a shaft guide in the body which intersects the beak guide to temporarily latch the shaft to the body via a mounting fixture the shaft with the beak; and, wherein the body has a face end and a tail end. |
| US12059134B2 |
Ingestible device with manipulation capabilities
Introduced here is an ingestible device that can comprise a capsule, an intervention tool, and a processor configured to controllably employ the intervention tool to manipulate structures in a living body. The ingestible device may further comprise a camera that is configured to generate images of various in vivo environments as the ingestible device traverses the living body. These images may be wirelessly transmitted to an electronic device located outside of the living body to enable greater control over the intervention tool. |
| US12059133B2 |
Light source apparatus, medical observation system, adjustment apparatus, illumination method, adjustment method, and program
A light source apparatus, a medical observation system, an adjustment apparatus, an illumination method, an adjustment method, and a program that enable performing light modulation on a semiconductor light source through PWM control and current control without the necessary of a complicated work are provided. A light source apparatus 3 includes a first light source section 31 that emits a first light, a second light source section 32 that emits a second light, and a light source control section 33 that controls each of a pulse emission time and a pulse emission intensity of the first light and performs a control that changes one of a pulse emission time and a pulse emission intensity of the second light with the other one of the pulse emission time and the pulse emission intensity of the second light fixed. |
| US12059132B2 |
Endoscopic camera head incorporating multiple image sensors and related system
A camera head with multiple image sensors that may be detachably connected to an endoscope is presented. Each sensor capturing a portion of the image by the attached endoscope. One sensor receives two portions of the image light at opposing sides of the central image area, and another sensor receives the central image area. The output from the multiple sensors is combined and manipulated into a single higher resolution image which can then be displayed to the user. A virtual horizon rotation feature is also provided which can rotate a displayed image within a combined field of view including data from the multiple image sensors. Various light directing element designs are provided to direct image light to the multiple sensors. |
| US12059131B2 |
Robotic device
The present invention provides a robotic locomotive device (1) that is capable of driving itself forwards and backwards, anchoring and steering itself whilst inside a tubular structure (200), for example, the human colon, or any structure comprising two opposing walls (202, 204). In this respect, the device is made up of two or three segments (102, 104, 106) covered in an elastic material and driven by an internal actuating mechanism. All of the segments (102, 104, 106) have a concertina configuration that enable a shortening and lengthening motion. As well as contracting and extending in length, at least one of the end segments (102, 106) is capable of bending at an angle away from the longitudinal axis such that it becomes wedged or jammed between the walls (202, 204) of the tubular structure (200). That is, the end segments (102, 106) are capable of both a bending action and a contracting and extending action. The device (1) moves by alternately jamming a segment (102, 104, 106) between the walls (202, 204) of the tubular structure (200), and then contracting or extending the segments (102, 104, 106) to inch the device (1) forward with a more effective locomotive action. As such, the present invention provides a simplified design that is more robust to harsh or unclean environments, whilst still maintaining the level of performance required from such a device. |
| US12059126B2 |
Endoscope system
An endoscope system capable of easily measuring a size of a subject is provided. In the endoscope system, since an index figure indicating an actual size of a specific region of a test object is displayed together with an image of the subject, a user can measure the specific region easily by comparing the specific region with a marker. Since the size of the index figure is set in accordance with a spot position, there is no need for distance measurement, a device configuration is simple, and measurement can be quickly and easily performed. In addition, a specific value of the “actual size” can be set in accordance with conditions, such as the type of test object and the purposes of measurement. Additionally, an affected region can be the specific region in a case where the test object is a living body. |
| US12059124B2 |
Surgical hub spatial awareness to determine devices in operating theater
A surgical hub is disclosed. The surgical hub includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive first image data from a first image sensor, the first image data represents a first field of view, receive second image data from a second image sensor, wherein the second image data represents a second field of view, and display, on a display coupled to the processor, a first image rendered from the first image data corresponding to the first field of view and a second image rendered from the second image data corresponding to the second field of view. |
| US12059123B2 |
Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, program, and endoscope system
The present invention aims to provide a medical image processing apparatus, a medical image processing method, a program, and an endoscope system that report a region of interest without interrupting observation of a medical image. The above problem is solved by a medical image processing apparatus including: an emphasis processing unit that emphasizes a position of a region of interest included in a plurality of medical images sequentially displayed on a display unit; and a transition time setting unit that sets a transition time in accordance with a feature quantity of the region of interest, in which the emphasis processing unit emphasizes the position of the region of interest at a first emphasis level and, after the transition time has elapsed from emphasis at the first emphasis level, emphasizes the position of the region of interest at a second emphasis level relatively lower than the first emphasis level. |
| US12059122B2 |
Dust collector and cleaner having the same
A cleaner is provided. The cleaner includes a suction head, a dust collector connected to the suction head, and a fan motor provided to generate a suction force inside the dust collector, wherein the dust collector comprises a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a fixed body arranged inside the housing, and a rotating body rotatably provided between the housing and the fixed body. |
| US12059121B2 |
Air duct assembly and cleaning device
Disclosed are an air duct assembly and a cleaning device. The air duct assembly includes a dirt collecting box, a filter, a cyclone separator and a fan. The dirt collecting box is provided with a dirt collecting cavity and the dirt collecting box is also provided with a dirt inlet and an air outlet communicated with the dirt collecting cavity. The dirt collecting cavity is provided with an air guiding structure, the filter is arranged in the air outlet, the cyclone separator is connected with the air outlet, and the fan is connected with the cyclone separator. The fan drives an air flow to enter into the dirt collecting cavity from the dirt inlet, and enter the cyclone separator from the air outlet after being guided by the air guiding structure, and then enter the fan from the cyclone separator. |
| US12059119B2 |
Air handling assembly and cleaning apparatus having same
An air handling assembly and a cleaning apparatus having same are provided. The air handling assembly includes: a cyclonic chamber, a cyclonic cone, a dust collection chamber and an exhaust chamber. The cyclonic chamber has a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet and a dust fall opening. The cyclonic cone is arranged inside the cyclonic chamber, an air exit of the cyclonic cone is arranged away from the dust fall opening, and an end of the cyclonic cone close to the dust fall opening is spaced apart from an end of the cyclonic chamber at which the dust fall opening is arranged. |
| US12059118B2 |
Low cost cleaning head for cleaning devices
A cleaning head is provided having a support structure having a front edge. A foldable portion is coupled to the support structure at least partially along the front edge. A receptacle is connected to the foldable portion and defining a chamber therein. A suction inlet is arranged within the foldable portion for allowing debris to flow into the chamber. A cleaning pad is positioned underneath the support structure. An attachment tab extends from a rear edge of the cleaning pad. |
| US12059117B2 |
Vacuum cleaner and cleaning accessory for a vacuum cleaner
A cleaning accessory for a vacuum cleaner comprises a housing. At least one rotatable cleaning brush is rotatably mounted to the housing and configured to engage a surface to be cleaned. The at least one rotatable cleaning brush comprises at least one flexible cleaning element projecting outwards from a side of the housing. The at least one flexible cleaning element is arranged to rotate in a cleaning position and rotate in a disengaged position whereby the at last one flexible cleaning element engages the surface to be cleaned when rotating in the cleaning position and the at last one flexible cleaning element is remote from the surface to be cleaned when rotating in the disengaged position. |
| US12059116B2 |
Bypass valve
A bypass valve may include a body defining a dirty air passageway, a nozzle coupling port configured to fluidly couple the dirty air passageway to a nozzle of the surface cleaning device, a wand coupling port configured to fluidly couple the dirty air passageway to a wand of the surface cleaning device, a suction coupling port configured to fluidly couple the dirty air passageway with a suction motor of the surface cleaning device, a wand receptacle configured to removably couple to the wand, and a valve bypass arrangement configured to selectively redirect air flowing through the body such that a majority of the air flowing through the body transitions between flowing through one of the wand coupling port and the nozzle coupling port. The valve bypass arrangement redirects the air in response to the wand being coupled to or decoupled from the wand receptacle. |
| US12059115B2 |
Cleaner and method for controlling same
A self-driving cleaner includes a main body and a driving unit for driving in a cleaning area. The cleaner suctions foreign material on the floor in the cleaning area. The cleaner includes a first pattern irradiation unit and a second pattern irradiation unit on the front surface of the main body, the first and second pattern irradiation units radiating light in a preset pattern towards the front lower side and the front upper side of the main body, respectively. The cleaner includes a camera on the front surface of the main body, for capturing, at a preset interval, an image including a first light pattern and a second light pattern formed by the first and the second pattern irradiation units, respectively. The cleaner includes a control unit for determining whether a first obstacle exists at a location upwardly spaced apart from the floor, using the image captured by the camera. |
| US12059114B2 |
Dishwashing appliance and removable rack accessory
A dishwashing appliance or removable rack accessory may include a rigid upper strut, a rigid lower strut, and a plurality of intermediate struts. The rigid lower strut may be spaced apart from the rigid upper strut along a vertical direction. The plurality of intermediate struts may extend between the rigid upper and lower struts. The intermediate struts may be generally movable along a transverse direction relative to the rigid upper and lower struts. The plurality of intermediate struts and the rigid upper and lower struts may collectively define a plurality of variable apertures extending through the removable rack accessory along a lateral direction to receive one or more container lids therein. |
| US12059108B2 |
Cleaning device
A cleaning device includes a handle and a cleaning head which is movable on a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning head has at least one rotatable cleaning roller and a first lip element arranged adjacent to a first suction gutter which can be subjected to negative pressure by a suction pump, and the cleaning head has a second lip element arranged adjacent to a second suction gutter which can be subjected to negative pressure by the suction pump. The first and second lip elements may each be movable, and the handle may be pivoted to move the lip elements. |
| US12059102B2 |
Pivotable dual showerhead with multiple spray modes
A showerhead includes an inlet configured to receive water from the supply conduit. An inner spray portion is coupled to the inlet. A first spray outlet is coupled to the inner spray portion, and the first spray outlet selectively receives water from the inlet and discharges water from the showerhead in a first discharge direction. An outer spray portion is pivotally coupled to the inner spray portion. A second spray outlet is coupled to the outer spray portion, and the second spray outlet selectively receives water from the inlet and discharges water from the showerhead in a second discharge direction. A third spray outlet is coupled to the outer spray portion, and the third spray outlet selectively receives water from the inlet and discharges water from the showerhead in a third discharge direction. The third discharge direction is substantially opposite the second discharge direction. |
| US12059101B2 |
Reinforced folding cutting mat
A reinforced folding cutting mat including a mat, which is a plate body thicker than 0.5 mm. The mat is formed with at least a cutting face made of cutting resistant plastic material. At least a fold tangent is formed in at least one part of mat, so that the mat can be bent using the fold tangent as fold line, and the one fold tangent includes a plurality of deep cutting edges and a plurality of reinforcing ribs with different cutting depths. The reinforcing ribs are adjacent to the deep cutting edges. The folding cutting mat is a product a one-piece product that is reinforced and has a more durable fold tangent form. |
| US12059098B1 |
Calibration tool for a coffee grinder
A calibration tool for a coffee grinder can receive an image from a camera. The image can depict coffee grinds produced by the coffee grinder. The calibration tool can analyze the image using one or more image processing techniques to determine a representative grind size for the coffee grinds. The calibration tool can determine whether the representative grind size of the coffee grinds deviates from a predefined reference size by at least a threshold amount. In response to determining that the representative grind size of the coffee grinds deviates from the predefined reference size by at least the threshold amount, the calibration tool can output an instruction indicating how to calibrate the coffee grinder to more closely adhere to the predefined reference size. |
| US12059096B2 |
Table having a heating appliance
A table (1) has a table top (2) containing an opening (3). A heating appliance (10) is in the opening (3) wherein the heating appliance (10) extends at least beneath the table top (2). The table top opening (3) comprises a recess (5) in which the heating appliance (10) is received, and the recess (5) has at least one wall (7) below the table top (2). The heating appliance (10) has a substantially sealed chamber (13) for receiving combustible fuel (47) with which the heating appliance (10) is used, and the chamber (13) has at least one window (35, 45). |
| US12059093B2 |
Beverage extraction unit for selectively providing orifices of different types in a capsule for extraction of the beverage
The invention relates to beverage extraction unit (1) for extracting a beverage from an exchangeable capsule (2) containing beverage ingredients and being configured for operating according to two beverage extraction modes, e.g. at respectively high pressure or low pressure. The invention also relates to the beverage machine comprising the extraction unit. |
| US12059092B2 |
Coffee maker
A coffee maker includes an extractor configured to receive ground coffee and water and to extract coffee from the ground coffee, and a dispenser configured to supply water to the ground coffee in the extractor. The dispenser includes an arm that is rotatably disposed vertically above an inlet of the extractor and includes a nozzle configured to supply water to the ground coffee in the extractor, a first actuator configured to rotatably support the arm and to rotate the arm about a center of the inlet along an edge of the inlet, and a second actuator connected to the arm and configured to rotate the arm relative to the first actuator. |
| US12059090B2 |
Birdcage pinch pleat and ripplefold drapery attachment system
A system is presented that can be used to install pinch pleat drapery as well as ripplefold drapery onto a drapery rod as well as a drapery track. The system includes the use of a plurality of attachment members that have a center channel, a left channel and a right channel that are configured to receive a drapery pin therein. When a pinch pleat drapery is installed, drapery pins are placed in the center channels of the attachment members. When a ripplefold drapery is installed, drapery pins are installed in the attachment members in a pattern wherein adjacent drapery pins point in opposite directions thereby forming a pattern of drapery pins that point left, right, left, right and so on. In this way, a single system may be used that installs both pinch pleat drapery as well as ripplefold drapery onto a drapery rod as well as a drapery track. |
| US12059089B1 |
Drone landing pad system and related methods
Implementations of drone landing pad systems may include a body having a landing pad receptacle and a package receptacle coupled to the landing pad receptacle, an extension mechanism coupled within the landing pad receptacle, and a landing pad coupled to the extension mechanism and configured to couple within the landing pad receptacle. The extension mechanism may be configured to lift the landing pad to an elevated position to receive a package from a drone. The landing pad may be configured to tilt to transfer the package into the package receptacle. |
| US12059084B2 |
Merchandise security system
A merchandise security system comprises a divider rail, a tile rail selectively engaged with the divider rail, one or more dividers slidably engaged with the divider rail, and one or more tiles slidably engaged with the tile rail, the one or more tiles configured to extend in a vertical direction relative to a base surface and the one or more tiles configured to slide along the tile rail in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. |
| US12059081B2 |
Systems and methods for precisely dispensing food items
An automated food preparation system includes a conveyance system configured to move a foodstuff into a sauce position. The automated food preparation system includes multiple sauce reservoirs each having a pump and each configured to contain a respective one of multiple sauces. The automated food preparation system includes multiple tubes, each in fluid communication with the pump of a respective one of the sauce reservoirs. The automated food preparation system includes a scanning head including multiple openings each coupled with a respective one of the tubes. The automated food preparation system includes a motor drivingly coupled to the scanning head and operable to move the scanning head relative to the foodstuff in the sauce position to position a selected one or more of the openings over a selected one or more regions of the foodstuff. |
| US12059078B1 |
Packaging-optimized detachable sofa
A packaging-optimized detachable sofa includes a backrest support, two armrest frames, a seat cushion frame, a footrest, and a folding mechanism, where the folding mechanism includes two link assemblies; the two link assemblies are respectively detachably provided at inner sides of the two armrest frames; the seat cushion frame is detachably provided at middle inner sides of the two link assemblies; the two link assemblies each include one end detachably connected to a bottom end of the backrest support and the other end detachably connected to the footrest; the armrest frames are respectively covered by armrest skins; when the packaging-optimized detachable sofa is in a storage state, each component is disassembled from the folding mechanism; and the folding mechanism each are placed in accommodating spaces covered by the armrest skins at sides of the armrest frames. |
| US12059077B2 |
Rocking chair modification system
A system for converting a stationary chair into a rocking chair. The chair includes legs that include a horizontal leg portion located near the floor. The system includes a pair of rocking assemblies that each can be mounted to one of a pair of horizontal leg portions of the chair. The rocking assemblies each include a pair of rocker brackets that can be connected to each other and entrap the horizontal leg portion between the pair of rocker brackets. Each of the rocker brackets includes a rocker surface that has an arcuate shape and extends between a front end and a back end with a fulcrum point between the front and back ends. The fulcrum point contacts the floor and the rocker brackets allow the chair to rock along the rocker surfaces. The pair of rocker brackets can be selectively installed upon and removed from the chair legs. |
| US12059076B2 |
Bed having user context sensing features
In some implementations, a system includes a bed having a mattress. The system further includes a sensor configured to generate pressure data of the mattress. The system further includes a processor device configured to receive the pressure data; and determine a user state from at least the pressure data. The system further includes a user-interface device comprising user-interface hardware that is capable of providing user interfaces, the user-interface device configured to select, from a plurality of available user interfaces, a selected user interface; and providing the selected user interface to a user. Other systems, methods, devices, products, and software may be used. |
| US12059075B1 |
Modular furniture assembly
A modular furniture assembly has a modular universal base, an armrest module, and a modular recliner. The armrest is modularly coupled to one side of the modular universal base and includes an armrest member, a stepped member, a base horizontal member, and a base vertical plate. The modular recliner is coupled to another side of the modular universal base, and includes a recliner base and a backrest module. The recliner base has a plurality of frames that are interconnected and mechanically attached to each other. The recliner base includes a recessed surface that forms a transverse gap within the recliner base, and a top support having a flat top surface aligned with top edges of the plurality of frames. The backrest module has two backrest sections with end plates configured to move, respectively, along the recessed surface. |
| US12059074B2 |
Portable salon station and accessories
A hairstylist's portable salon forms a work space for a hairstylist that may be taken with the hairstylist to any location where a client is available for service. The portable salon includes a portable case, an adjustable chair, and an accessory stand. Accessories including a chair with a hinged chair base, a variety of accessory trays and mirror attachments for attaching to the portable base and accessory stand, and a silicone pocket for insulating and holding heated tools are also provided. |
| US12059073B1 |
Apparatus for stowing items
An apparatus includes a crossbar to which a plurality of accessories using different mechanical interfaces may be attached and detached. The crossbar is instrumented and provides information, such as a weight change due to addition to, or removal of, items from an accessory on the crossbar. An extensible bracket attaches the crossbar to a supporting structure, decreasing mechanical strain on the crossbar due to minor misalignment of the supporting structure. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be supported by the crossbar. A tether device, locking cam device, or clip device may be used to prevent lateral movement of components such as the accessories or the entire crossbar relative to its supporting structure. A baffle may be affixed to the crossbar to constrain airflow for operation in a temperature-controlled case. |
| US12059067B2 |
Portable caddy organizer
Provided herein is a caddy organizer for hair styling tools, having a base having a flat surface along at least a portion of a bottom side of the base, exterior walls extending upwards from the flat surface, and interior walls within an interior of the base; at least three compartments within the base, wherein each compartment is separated from the other compartments of the base by the interior walls; at least one tray configured to fit into one compartment of the at least three compartments, wherein the at least one tray is removable from the compartment; at least two tool sleeves within the base; a belt along an exterior side of the base, the belt having a securing means; a first plurality of ventilation holes on the exterior walls of the base; and a second plurality of ventilation holes on each of the at least two baskets. |
| US12059064B2 |
Curl creation, enhancement, and preservation hair cap
A hair cap may create and/or enhance natural hair curls and/or preserves and/or adds hair volume without using, heat, chemicals, or expensive equipment. The hair cap may include a headband attached to a firm inner platform/rim surrounded by an attached cloth which may be formed of microfiber. The cloth may be wrapped around the user's head and then secured using an attachment mechanism to hold curls on top of the user's head with the curls resting on the platform. The top portion of the hair cap or bonnet may be open so that it does not depress down on the user's hair or head. This may allow better overall curl formation and volume. The opening also may facilitate personalized shaping and styling of the hair. |
| US12059062B2 |
Multifunctional finger ring
A multifunctional finger ring, comprising a finger ring body (10) and a blade (30) movably provided on the finger ring body (10); the finger ring body (10) comprises an inner ring (11), a first outer half ring (20) and a second outer half ring (26); the first outer half ring (20) and the second outer half ring (26) are oppositely sleeved on the upper and lower sides of the inner ring (11), and the first outer half ring (20) can be assembled on the inner ring (11); the blade (30) is hidden between the first outer half ring (20) and the inner ring (11) when closed, the second outer half ring (26) is integrally connected to the inner ring (11); positioning grooves (261) are provided at the connections between the upper ends of two sides of the second outer half ring (26) and the inner ring (11), and positioning blocks (21) corresponding to the positioning grooves (261) are provided at the lower ends of two sides of the first outer half ring (20), and during assembly, the positioning blocks (21) are embedded into the positioning grooves (261); and limiting protruding blocks (15) are provided on outer surfaces of the left and right sides of the inner ring (11), and limiting grooves (22) corresponding to the limiting protruding blocks (15) are provided on inner surfaces of the left and right sides of the first outer half ring (20), and during assembly, the limiting protruding blocks (15) are embedded into the limiting grooves (12). The finger ring is convenient to assemble, increasing the assembly efficiency and reducing the production cost, can protect the blade, and is convenient to carry. |
| US12059060B2 |
Fastener systems, methods, and articles
A fastener system for clothing and other personal items is disclosed. The fastener system uses a combination of materials to form elements that can be adapted to different fastening applications. A first component of the system includes two members. The first member has an aperture for accommodating a T-shaped attachment member and a button. The second member has a T-shaped attachment member that fits through the aperture and rotates sideways to prevent passing backward through the aperture. The second member also has a strap for securing the attachment member against the aperture by attaching the strap to the button. A second component of the system includes a button with an enlarged head and base, and a flexible washer that fits over the head of the button. Fabric of an article to be secured may be laid over the head of the button and secured around the head of the button using the washer. |
| US12059059B2 |
Sports footwear assembly
A sports footwear assembly for providing a removable bracket for a shoe to which cleats are removably attached includes a shoe with a rubber sole and a bracket for attaching to the sole which is rigid. A plurality of holders is coupled to the bracket, each of which is shaped to contain a plurality of cleats. Each cleat is removably coupled to one of the holders and extends downwardly to insert into a ground surface. |
| US12059056B2 |
Footwear heel support device
An article of footwear includes an upper defining a foot-receiving cavity with a heel region, and a heel support device extending around the rear of a heel region from a lateral side to a medial side. The heel support device may include a plurality of slats and a base, the plurality of slats providing a progressive gradient of lengths and/or widths, and/or one or more pegs extending from the device for attachment to a footwear upper, and/or an elongated tip that may be disposed in a cavity of an extension of a heel collar of the upper. |
| US12059054B2 |
Insole
Provided is an insole to suppress, in a foot sole, an excessive outward displacement of the center of body gravity. An insole to be used as a shoe insole includes three areas divided from a top surface of the insole. The three areas include a forefoot area, a midfoot area, and a hindfoot area. In an outer section, all three areas are provided with an outer forefoot protrusion, an outer midfoot protrusion, and an outer hindfoot protrusion that protrude upwards from the top surface of the insole or downwards from a bottom surface of the insole. The protrusions are formed to have respective heights of protrusion distinctive from one another within a range of 0.2 mm or higher and 15 mm or lower. |
| US12059053B2 |
Encased strobel with cushioning member and method of manufacturing an article of footwear
A strobel for an article of footwear may include a casing having a peripheral flange and defining a cavity. The strobel may also include at least one cushioning member disposed in the cavity. An exterior surface of the casing facing away from the cavity may be a foot contact surface of the strobel and the peripheral flange may be configured for connection to a lower perimeter of a footwear upper of an article of footwear. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes securing a peripheral flange of the casing to a lower perimeter of an upper, the upper and the strobel defining a foot-receiving void of the article of footwear, the strobel having at least one cushioning member. |
| US12059047B2 |
Protective helmet
The invention relates to a protective helmet, and in particular a protective motorcycle helmet, comprising an outer shell (1) for distributing impact forces and a socket (2), which is firmly connected to the outer shell (1), for accommodating an electrical accessory (3), wherein the socket (2) is disposed on an edge (6) of the outer shell (1) and the socket (2) is configured, when accommodating the accessory (3), for guiding the latter substantially along an inner face (7) of the outer shell (1), so that the accommodated accessory (3) extends substantially along the inner face (7) of the outer shell (1). |
| US12059046B2 |
Lash band for artificial lashes
An artificial eyelash extension unit includes a lash band supporting a plurality of artificial lashes. The lash band is an elongated member having a non-uniform property along its length. The property may include a cross-sectional dimension, composition, or a chemical or physical property such as modulus of elasticity or degree of cross-linking. |
| US12059044B2 |
Body sculpting garment
A garment for shaping a form of its wearer includes a front panel and a back panel coupled to one another at first and second seams. The front panel comprises self-lining material in each of a bottom portion and a pectoral portion and compression layer material in a torso portion of the front panel. The back panel includes a first arcuate portion of compression layer material along the first seam and a second arcuate portion of compression layer material along the second seam. Lining material extends from an upper portion of the back panel to a bottom portion of the back panel and is coupled to the two arcuate portions such that the two arcuate portions are separated by the lining material. The compression layer material has a higher elastic modulus than a respective elastic modulus of the lining material. |
| US12059038B2 |
Aerosol generating device and operation method thereof
An aerosol generating device that is configured to determine an insertion and a separation of an aerosol generating substance from the aerosol generating device based on an amount of change in inductance and control a heater to heat the aerosol generating substance based on a result of the determination. |
| US12059031B2 |
Housing and flavor aspirator provided with same
A housing and a flavor inhalation device have a new structure. The housing includes a first housing capable of accommodating a heat generating element, a second housing enclosing the first housing, and a heat diffusion member provided in at least a part of space between the first housing and the second housing and having a higher heat conductivity than the first housing and the second housing. |
| US12059026B2 |
Smoking article filter and smoking article including the same
Provided herein are a smoking article filter and a smoking article including the same. The filter according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a filter plug including a filter material and a liquid material added to the filter plug. Here, a molecular weight of a hydrophilic group of the filter material may be larger than or equal to a molecular weight of a hydrophobic group thereof, and in this case, changes in physical properties of the filter due to adding the liquid material may be minimized. |
| US12059025B2 |
Heat-not-burn cigarette
A heat-not-burn cigarette includes a shell, a driving assembly, and a locking mechanism. The shell is provided with an opening and an accommodation cavity. The opening communicates the accommodation cavity with an outside world. The locking mechanism is provided in the accommodation cavity. The driving assembly is transmissively connected to the locking mechanism to drive the locking mechanism to form a smaller clamping ring and a larger clamping ring. The locking mechanism includes a bearing assembly and at least one transmission assembly. The bearing assembly is adjustably connected to the transmission assembly, and the transmission assembly is connected to the driving assembly, so as to provide preset tracks for the bearing assembly. The bearing assembly expands or contracts along the preset tracks, such that the bearing assembly is adjustably attached to a peripheral side of a cigarette body. |
| US12059022B2 |
System, apparatus and method of manufacturing a tubular element for use with an aerosol generating article
A system, apparatus and method of manufacturing a tubular element (500) for use in an aerosol generating article. The tubular element (500) may comprise gel (124), or comprise a porous medium (125) loaded with gel (124), or comprise thread loaded with gel (214), or comprise a combination thereof. |
| US12059017B2 |
Production process of nixtamalized maize flour, nixtamalizing the maize fractions separately without producing nejayote
The present invention “Production process of nixtamalized maize flour, nixtamalizing the maize fractions separately without producing nejayote”, considers the integration of the processes: Semi-humid milling of the maize (fractionated degerm), extruding of the maize endosperm and milling-instant dehydration of the different nixtamalized and extruded maize fractions, has as novelty the way in which the nixtamalization process is carried out and the objective is to provide a nixtamalized maize flour production system that reduces the residues from the maize grain and completely eliminating nejayote production. |
| US12059016B2 |
Complexes of whey protein micelles and pectin and body muscle protein synthesis
The present invention relates to the treatment or prevention of conditions linked to reduced muscle mass or reduced muscle protein synthesis rate. A subject matter of the invention is a composition comprising complexes of whey protein micelles and pectin for use in the treatment or prevention of a condition selected from the group consisting of sarcopenia, muscle atrophy and negative nitrogen balance. Further aspects of the invention relate to the non-therapeutic use of a composition comprising complexes of whey protein micelles and pectin and a food composition. |
| US12059012B2 |
Aqueous hop products and processes for imparting flavor and aroma to beverages
The present invention relates to natural aqueous essence compositions comprised of flavor and aroma constituents from hops. The invention also relates to methods for adding flavor and aroma to beers, ciders, meads, or other fermented beverages, as well as other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages such as seltzers, flavored waters, and teas where a hop-derived flavor and aroma is desired. The aqueous essence compositions are comprised of compounds that are naturally present in hops or in beer and/or result from processes that occur during brewing or in the aqueous processing of hop cones, hop pellets, or other solids separated from the hop plant (Humulus lupulus). The present invention also relates to the process by which aroma and flavor components are released and isolated from hops in a process that involves steam stripping, concentration, and collection of valuable aroma- and flavor-active hop constituents. |
| US12059004B2 |
Herbicidal composition comprising glufosinate or salt thereof and pyroxasulfone
The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition which comprises: a) at least one herbicide A selected from glyphosate, glufosinate and their salts, and b) a herbicide B which is 3-[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole [common name: pyroxasulfone]. The present invention relates in particular to a herbicidal composition comprising: a) at least one herbicide A selected from glyphosate, glufosinate and their salts, b) a herbicide B which is 3-[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole [common name: pyroxasulfone], and c) at least one further herbicide C, which is selected from the herbicide groups C.1 to C.8: C.1 herbicides of the group of acetolactate synthase inhibitors (ALS inhibitors), C.2 herbicides of the group of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors (PPO inhibitors), C.3 herbicides of the group of auxines, C.4 herbicides of the group of 4-hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate-dioxygenase inhibitors (HPPD inhibitors), C.5 herbicides of the group of phytoene desaturase inhibitors (PDS inhibitors), C.6 herbicides of the group of photosystem II inhibitors (PSII inhibitors), C.7 herbicides of the group of microtubulin inhibitors, and C.8 herbicides of the group of inhibitors of the synthesis of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA inhibitors). |
| US12059003B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions effective against bacteria and fungus
Provided are compositions and methods relating to antimicrobial compositions. In particular, the invention relates to antimicrobial compositions providing a xanthene dye and component that acts in synergy with the xanthene dye and methods of using antimicrobial compositions for treatment of biological tissues. In particular, the component acting in synergy with the xanthene dye is an organic dye, borate, an inorganic salt, and combinations thereof. |
| US12059002B2 |
Peroxyformic acid compositions for membrane filtration cleaning in energy services
Peroxyformic acid compositions for treatment and removal of biofilm growth and mineral deposits on membranes for energy services applications are disclosed. In particular, peroxyformic acid compositions are generated in situ or on site generation for the reduction and prevention, of biofilms and the mitigation of mineral buildup on the membranes. The compositions according to the invention are compatible with the membranes under application of use conditions. |
| US12059001B2 |
Sprout inhibitor containing dihydrocarvyl acetate and use thereof
The present disclosure relates to a sprout inhibitor composition containing dihydrocarvyl acetate and use thereof. The sprout inhibitor composition contains the active ingredient dihydrocarvyl acetate or isomers thereof. In sprout inhibition tests for the sprout inhibitor in tobacco and potato, when the dosage of the active ingredient is equivalent to carvone, the sprout inhibitor exhibits a significantly better sprout inhibition effect than that of carvone. The sprout inhibitor provided by the present disclosure is effective on tobacco and potato plants in low dosage with long effective duration. Moreover, no phytotoxicity of the sprout inhibitor on the tobacco or the potato is found within the application range. |
| US12059000B1 |
Use of erythritol compositions as mammal-safe insecticides
The disclosure provides a human-safe method of killing or controlling insects using a non-toxic composition comprising erythritol ((2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol). The disclosure also provides non-toxic compositions comprising erythritol suitable for killing insects in residential, commercial, and agricultural locales. |
| US12058998B1 |
Permeable and semi permeable substrate and substance
The present invention provides a permeable and options for semi-permeable inevitable substrate and substance made from minerals, vitamins, and detox formulas and is derived from the manufacturing process of the present invention. In one embodiment, the permeable inevitable substrate and substance may be used in clothing or other articles to be worn, in hospital settings, areas of nuclear waste, areas high in toxins, or areas of high radiation that may enable the radiation, the high energy levels and the toxins to activate the substrates and formulas that have been infused into clothing to self-clean and detox the clothing while it is being worn. In another embodiment, semi-permeable methods may be used by utilizing various forms of silicas and ortho silicates to ensure that positive molecules and ions are able to be diffused, while keeping out negative ions and minerals by diffusion or breaking apart the negative compositions. |
| US12058996B2 |
High subzero cryopreservation
This disclosure is related to methods of preserving biological samples, organs, and organisms. This disclosure is based, at least in part, on the discovery that in the presence of heterogenous extracellular ice, endothelial cells have improved attachment and viability after preservation, and particularly by uniformly nucleating ice across the microvasculature using ice nucleating agents, the chance of intracelluar ice formation can be significantly reduced. |
| US12058994B2 |
Targeted weed control with chemical and mechanical means
A method for weed management is provided. The method may comprise collecting image data of a plantation field after being applied with a primary weed control technique. The method may further include recognizing items indicative of an occurrence of a weed in the collected image data. The method may further include generating a weed pressure map indicative of a weed pressure in the plantation field. The method may further include determining one or a plurality of target areas for weed management in the generated weed pressure map and outputting a treatment control signal, which, when transmitted, causes an activation of at least one weed treatment device to apply at least one secondary weed control technique to the one or the plurality of determined target areas, wherein the at least one secondary weed control technique is different from the primary weed control technique. |
| US12058990B2 |
Smart reel assembly
A casting device may include a microcontroller, an inertial measurement unit in communication with the microcontroller, an actuator in communication with the microcontroller, and a power source for providing power to the casting device. The casting device may also include one or more indicators that provide user feedback regarding accurate use of the device. |
| US12058986B2 |
Method for generating a genetically modified pig with inactivated porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) elements
The present disclosure provides methods of generating multiplexed genetically modified animals, for example, porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV)-inactivated pigs. The disclosure also provides methods of improving the birth rate of multiplexed genetically modified animals. In some embodiments, the present closure is concerned with the generation and utilization of porcine cells in which porcine endogenous retroviral (PERV) elements have been inactivated. In sonic embodiments, the PERV-free or PERV-reduced porcine cells are cloned to produce porcine embryos. In some embodiments, the PERV-free or PERV-reduced embryos may be grown into adult swine from which organs and/or tissues may be extracted and used for such purposes as xenotransplantation into non-porcine animals such as humans. |
| US12058985B2 |
Aquaculture luminaire and lighting system, and a lighting method
An aquaculture luminaire (10, 12) generates below the water surface upward light (26) and downward light (24). The upward light (26) is all directed with an angle to the vertical greater than a threshold angle. The division of light between the upward and downward directions may be configurable. Alternatively or additionally, the threshold angle may be configurable so that it ensures the light exceeds the angle for total internal reflection at the water surface. In this way, the luminaire is adaptable to the intended installation position of the luminaire and/or the prevailing water surface conditions (e.g. waves). |
| US12058984B2 |
Aquaculture shrimps and methods for culturing same
A method of rearing an aquaculture shrimp includes keeping shrimps in a land-farming nursery, and feeding to the shrimps kept in the land-farming nursery a feed including astaxanthin in an amount of 50 ppm or greater. |
| US12058983B2 |
Bee cup
An insect watering station includes a bowl, a stem, and an ultraviolet pattern. The bowl is configured to capture water for bees to drink. The stem is attached to an outside surface of a bowl and configured to support the bowl. The ultraviolet pattern is applied to an inside surface of the bowl. The ultraviolet pattern includes a center portion of a non-ultraviolet color, and alternating ultraviolet and non-ultraviolet concentric rings around the center portion. |
| US12058981B2 |
Feed-supplying system
A feed-supplying system includes a feeder and a scale. The feeder includes a bin, a valve module and a monitoring module. The monitoring module controls the valve module to open an outlet of the bin to allow the feeder to supply feed, measures a vertical inside-bin distance, and outputs a notification when it is determined that an amount of stored feed is less than a threshold based on the distance. The scale supports the supplied feed, senses weight of a load thereon. When it is determined that an amount of the supplied feed has reached a threshold based on the weight, the monitoring module controls the valve module to close the outlet so as to stop the supply of the feed. |
| US12058979B2 |
System and method for animal detection
A system and a method for detecting animals in a region of interest are disclosed. An image that captures a scene in the region of interest is received. The image is fed to an animal detection model to produce a group of probability maps for a group of key points and a group of affinity field maps for a group of key point sets. One or more connection graphs are determined based on the group of probability maps and the group of affinity field maps. Each connection graph outlines a presence of an animal in the image. One or more animals present in the region of interest are detected based on the one or more connection graphs. |
| US12058976B2 |
System for monitoring and controlling an automated litter device
An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the one or more instruction signals to the controller to change at least one of the one or more conditions of the device. |
| US12058975B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV527145
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV527145. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV527145, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV527145 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV527145 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV527145. |
| US12058974B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011015
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011015. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011015, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011015 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011015. |
| US12058973B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV397090
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV397090. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV397090, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV397090 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV397090 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV397090. |
| US12058972B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV515799
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV515799. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV515799, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV515799 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV515799 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV515799. |
| US12058967B2 |
Expandable modular planting system
An expandable modular planting system (EMPS) for plant growing, the system comprising a garden bed having at least one wall panel for containing soil that is configured to grow at least one plant therein; and a weight support trellis module connected to the garden bed, wherein the weight support trellis module supports at least 30% of the at least one plant. |
| US12058965B1 |
Plant cover with insect resistant bag for enclosing a plant
A plant cover device comprises an enclosure having mesh material to define a plant-receiving cavity. The enclosure includes a first mesh section having a closed top end, and a first perimeter opposite the closed top end, and a second mesh section having a second perimeter attached to the first perimeter of the first mesh section, and a bottom end opposite the closed top end of the first mesh section defining a trunk receiving opening. The plant cover device also includes a support extending vertically from a ground surface through the first and second perimeters and to abut the closed top end of the enclosure. |
| US12058964B2 |
Plant trimming apparatus and methods
An apparatus for trimming plant material includes a rotatable tumbler through which the plant material is to be axially propagated while rotationally tumbling, and a plurality of cutting reel systems adjacent the tumbler. The plurality of cutting reel systems includes a first cutting reel system adjacent the tumbler, and a second cutting reel system adjacent a landing zone of the rotatable tumbler. The landing zone is an angular range about the axis of the tumbler within which plant material tends to land on the tumbler after tumbling through a central volume of the tumbler. |
| US12058960B2 |
Walk-behind self-propelled machine
A walk-behind self-propelled machine includes: a body, wheels, a handle connected to the body, a motor, a driver coupled to the motor and driven by the motor, and a follower coupled to the wheels and enabled to drive the wheels to rotate, and a clutch. The clutch allows the driver to transmit power to the follower when the clutch is in a first position, the clutch cuts off a power transmission path between the motor and the wheels when the clutch is in a second position, the clutch is rotatably mounted to the driver, the clutch is in contact with the follower when the clutch rotates to the first position, and the clutch is disengaged from the follower when the clutch rotates to the second position. |
| US12058959B2 |
Reel assembly of an agricultural header
A reel assembly of an agricultural header includes a first arm configured to support a reel of the reel assembly and a first pivot joint configured to pivotally couple the first arm to a frame of the agricultural header. The first pivot joint is configured to enable the first arm to pivot about a first local lateral axis of the agricultural header and about a longitudinal axis of the agricultural header relative to the frame. In addition, the reel assembly includes a second arm configured to support the reel and a second pivot joint configured to pivotally couple the second arm to the frame. The second pivot joint is configured to enable the second arm to pivot about a second local lateral axis of the agricultural header relative to the frame and to substantially block pivoting of the second arm about the longitudinal axis relative to the frame. |
| US12058957B2 |
Mower
A mower includes: a housing; a movable upper cover, disposed on the housing; and a cutting assembly, disposed on the housing. The cutting assembly includes a blade carrier assembly, and the blade carrier assembly includes a blade carrier and a blade. The blade carrier includes a disc body and a blade receiving groove recessed inwardly from an edge of the disc body along an axial direction of the disc body. The blade is mounted in the blade receiving groove and arranged to be that the blade is not protruded out of the blade receiving groove in the axial direction of the disc body. |
| US12058953B1 |
Soil regulation and control device for preventing grassland soil degradation
A soil regulation and control device for preventing grassland soil degradation is provided, and relates to the field of grassland restoration. The soil regulation and control device includes a vehicle body arranged in a horizontal state; a reaction cylinder fixedly arranged above the vehicle body and accommodating fertilizer and water; a mixing and stirring mechanism connected with the reaction cylinder and fully mixing the fertilizer and water in the reaction cylinder a reciprocating water spraying mechanism arranged at a lower end of the mixing and stirring mechanism and spraying uniformly mixed fertilizer and water; and a loosening and sowing assembly including a reciprocating soil loosening mechanism connected with the reciprocating water spraying mechanism and loosening soil, and a vibrating sowing mechanism connected with the reciprocating soil loosening mechanism and scattering grass seeds on the loosened soil. |
| US12058952B2 |
Implements and application units having a selectable nozzle for placement of applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields
Described herein are implements and applicators for placement of fluid applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a nozzle includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a rotatable member to rotate over the fluid outlet to selectively expose the fluid outlet to at least one opening to provide fluid flow from the fluid outlet through the opening. Upon the rotatable member rotating over the fluid outlet, a different number of openings is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. |
| US12058950B2 |
Adjustable fertilizer application implement
The present invention discloses an agricultural implement for applying fertilizer beneath the surface of the soil. The implement has a main frame for connecting the agricultural implement to agricultural equipment. A swing arm is pivotally connected to the main frame. An adjustable actuator interconnects the swing arm to the main frame to control the movement of the swing arm with respect to the main frame. A pair of discs are mounted to the free end of the swing arm for rotation with respect to the swing arm. The discs are offset mounted with respect to one another and are angled outwardly with respect to the direction of travel of the implement. The discs form grooves for receipt of fertilizer. Fertilizer tubes are mounted to the swing arms adjacent the discs. The fertilizer tubes deposit fertilizer in the grooves formed by the discs. |
| US12058947B2 |
Apparatus for locating an agricultural machine on the basis of sensor data and image segmentation
An apparatus for localizing an agricultural machine in an agricultural useful area. The apparatus includes an input interface configured to receive, as input, a route predefined in the useful area and image data related to a monitoring region of the useful area detected by a sensor and located in a vicinity of the agricultural machine. The apparatus also includes an evaluation unit configured to detect a position of the monitoring region with respect to the predefined route and an output interface configured to output the detected position. |
| US12063875B2 |
Method for manufacturing resistive random access memory structure
A method for manufacturing a resistive random access memory structure is provided. The method includes providing a substrate, and the substrate includes an array region and a peripheral region. The method includes forming a first low-k dielectric layer in the peripheral region, and the first low-k dielectric layer has a dielectric constant of less than 3. The method includes forming a plurality of memory cells on the substrate and in the array region. The method includes forming a dummy memory cell at a boundary between the array region and the peripheral region. The method includes forming a gap-filling dielectric layer on the substrate. The method includes forming a plurality of first conductive plugs in the gap-filling dielectric layer, and each of the plurality of first conductive plugs is in contact with one of the plurality of memory cells. |
| US12063874B2 |
Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices formed of extremely low resistance materials
Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices that include components formed of extremely low resistance (ELR) materials, including, but not limited to, modified ELR materials, layered ELR materials, and new ELR materials, are described. |
| US12063866B2 |
Multilayer magnetic tunnel junction etching method and MRAM device
A multilayer magnetic tunnel junction etching method and an MRAM device. A wafer is processed according to particular steps without interrupting vacuum. A reactive ion plasma etching chamber (10) and an ion beam etching chamber (11) are used separately at least one time. The processing of a multilayer magnetic tunnel junction is always in a vacuum environment, thereby avoiding the impact of an external environment on etching. By means of the process of combining etching and cleaning, a device structure maintains good steepness, and the metal contamination and damage of a magnetic tunnel junction film structure are significantly decreased, thereby greatly increasing the performance and reliability of a device. In addition, use of both the ion beam etching chamber (11) and the reactive ion plasma etching chamber (10) solves the technical problem of an existing single etching method, and increases production efficiency and etching process precision. |
| US12063865B2 |
Method of manufacturing integrated circuit using encapsulation during an etch process
A method of fabricating a magnetoresistive bit from a magnetoresistive stack includes etching through a first portion of the magnetoresistive stack using a first etch process to form one or more sidewalls. At least a portion of the sidewalls includes redeposited material after the etching. The method also includes modifying at least a portion of the redeposited material on the sidewalls, and etching through a second portion of the magnetoresistive stack after the modifying step. The magnetoresistive stack may include a first magnetic region, an intermediate region disposed over the first magnetic region, and a second magnetic region disposed over the intermediate region. |
| US12063862B2 |
Piezoelectric fiber composite having separate joint portions and piezoelectric clothing containing the same
A piezoelectric fiber composite that includes a substrate having a first expansion and contraction rate, a piezoelectric fiber assembly having piezoelectric fibers that generate electrical charges upon application of external energy and has a second expansion and contraction rate different from the first expansion and contraction rate of the substrate, and a joint portion that joins the substrate and the piezoelectric fiber assembly. |
| US12063861B2 |
Heat flow switching element
A heat flow switching element includes a substrate of which at least an upper surface is formed of an insulating material, an N-type semiconductor layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, and an insulator layer, in which one semiconductor layer of the N-type semiconductor layer and the P-type semiconductor layer is formed on the substrate, the insulator layer is formed on the one semiconductor layer, and the other semiconductor layer of the N-type semiconductor layer and the P-type semiconductor layer is formed on the insulator layer. In this way, electric charges induced by an external voltage are generated both at and near an interface between the N-type semiconductor layer and the insulator layer and at and near an interface between the P-type semiconductor layer and the insulator layer. |
| US12063853B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
This invention relates to the development of heterocyclic materials with high triplet excitation energy, which can be used as host materials in electroluminescent devices such as a PHOLED. The materials improve the performance of such devices by enhancing the lifetime and efficiency of the device when the newly developed heterocyclic materials are utilized as a host. |
| US12063852B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and monoamine compound for organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes a monoamine compound including a condensed three ring hetero compound and a condensed four ring hetero compound as substituents, and wherein the condensed four ring hetero compound includes two of at least one atom of an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. |
| US12063850B2 |
Organometallic compound, organic light-emitting device including the same and electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device
An organometallic compound, wherein the organometallic compound has a C2 symmetric structure, and is represented by Formula 1, wherein the sum of Δ(Ir—N) and Δ(Ir—C) is about 0.002 angstroms or less: Ir(L1)2(L2) Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, L1 is a ligand represented by Formula 2 as provided herein, wherein one of two L1s is a first L1 ligand and the other L1s is a second L1 ligand and the first L1 ligand and the second L1 ligand are identical to each other, L2 is a ligand represented by Formula 3 as provided herein, and Δ(Ir—N) and Δ(Ir—C) are as defined herein. |
| US12063849B2 |
Flexible display module
A flexible display module includes a first light-transmissive layer and a first display layer. The first light-transmissive layer includes a display surface. The first light-transmissive layer has a first width in a second direction. The first display layer is disposed below the first light-transmissive layer. The first display layer has a second width in the second direction. The first display layer includes a circuit layer. The flexible display module is configured to be bent along an axis, the axis extends along a first direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first width is greater than the second width. A line width of the circuit layer more close to a periphery of the display surface is less than a line width of the circuit layer more close to an inner area of the display surface. |
| US12063844B2 |
Flexible display apparatus having alignment mark and method of assembling the same
A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel including a flexible substrate, a display area of the flexible substrate including a thin film transistor, an organic light emitting layer and a sensor electrode, and a peripheral area of the flexible substrate including a first alignment mark in which respective portions of two metal layers are stacked; a window on a first surface of the flexible display panel; and a protective film on a second surface of the flexible display panel. The first alignment mark is aligned with a reference point of the window and with a reference point of the protective film. |
| US12063840B2 |
Display panel and display device having first electrode with a plurality of sub-electrodes
A display panel and a display device are provided by the present application. The display panel includes a light-transmitting display region, wherein the light-transmitting display region includes a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units includes a first electrode layer and an electrode portion electrically connected to the first electrode layer, and the electrode portion and the first electrode layer constitute a first electrode of the pixel unit; and an orthographic projection of the electrode portion on the first electrode layer is located within a boundary of the first electrode layer. |
| US12063838B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device has a display region and includes: a substrate; a driving layer disposed on the substrate; a self-emitting layer disposed on the driving layer and including a reflective electrode; a sensor overlapping the display region in a normal direction of the substrate; a pixel defining layer disposed on the reflective electrode, wherein the pixel defining layer includes a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and the bottom surface faces the driving layer; a spacer disposed on the top surface of the pixel defining layer; and a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode disposed in the display region, wherein the sensor overlaps the first touch electrode or the second touch electrode in the normal direction of the substrate. |
| US12063836B2 |
Display apparatus and electronic apparatus including the same
A display apparatus includes: a first display area; a second display area including a transmissive area; a substrate; a plurality of first light-emitting elements over the substrate at the first display area; a plurality of second light-emitting elements over the substrate at the second display area; an optical functional layer on the plurality of first light-emitting elements, and including a hole corresponding to the second display area; a metal layer on the plurality of second light-emitting elements, and including a through portion corresponding to the transmissive area of the second display area; and a capping layer between the metal layer and the plurality of second light-emitting elements. |
| US12063834B2 |
Display panel with improved luminance or efficiency and display device comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to display panels and display devices including the display panels, and more for example, to a display panel with excellent luminance and a display device including the display panel, by including an insulating film having an inclined portion with a high-inclined portion. |
| US12063830B2 |
Display device including a fifth transistor connected between the power line and the light emitting diode
A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels. At least one of the pixel includes a light emitting diode, a first transistor connected between a power line receiving a power source voltage and an anode of the light emitting diode, a second transistor connected between a data line and a first reference node, a first capacitor connected between the power line and the first reference node, a second capacitor connected between the first reference node and a second reference node, a third transistor connected between the first refence node and a reference voltage line receiving a reference voltage, a fourth transistor connected between an initialization voltage line receiving an initialization voltage and a drain of the first transistor, and a fifth transistor connected between the drain of the first transistor and the anode of the light emitting diode. |
| US12063821B2 |
Display panel
The present application provides a display panel including a substrate, a thin film transistor layer, an electrode layer, a pixel definition layer, and a light-emitting function layer. layer. An orthographic projection area of the electrode on the substrate is D, an orthographic projection area of an area connecting the light-emitting function portion and the electrode on the substrate is P, and a reflection compensation parameter of the pixel is D/P. A display area comprises a first display area and a second display area. The reflection compensation parameter of the pixel in the first display area is less than the reflection compensation parameter of the pixel in the second display area. |
| US12063819B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate, a pixel driving circuit layer, a first planarization layer, an anode layer, a light emitting functional layer, and a spacer. The first planarization layer includes a first via hole, the anode layer includes a first anode and a second anode, the first anode includes a first main body portion and a first connection portion, the second anode includes a second main body portion and a second connection portion, the spacer is located between the first and second main body portions in adjacent anode group rows. An overlapping area between the spacer and the first via hole is less than 20% of an area of the first via hole. |
| US12063813B2 |
Display substrate, preparation method therefor and display apparatus
A display substrate, includes a plurality of subpixels arranged in a matrix. Each subpixel is provided with a pixel driver circuit that includes a plurality of thin film transistors and a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor of a present subpixel among the plurality of subpixels and the storage capacitor of an adjacent subpixel adjacent to the current subpixel are disposed in a shared capacitance region of the present subpixel and the adjacent subpixel, and the storage capacitor of the present subpixel and the storage capacitor of the adjacent subpixel are stacked. |
| US12063811B2 |
Electroluminescence display having external light reflection preventing film
An electroluminescence display includes a substrate including a plurality of pixels, each pixel having an emission area and a non-emission area; a light emitting diode disposed in the emission area on the substrate; an encapsulation layer covering the light emitting diode; and a pattern layer including a light transmitting area corresponding to the emission area and a light blocking area corresponding to the non-emission area, and disposed at a first direction from the substrate, wherein the first direction is corresponding to a light emitting direction of light which is generated by the light emitting diode, thereby reducing reflection of external light. |
| US12063810B2 |
Display substrate motherboard, display substrate and manufacturing method therefor, and display apparatus
A display substrate motherboard has display areas and at least one cutting area located at least among the display areas. The display substrate motherboard includes a base substrate, first barrier groups disposed on the base substrate, an inert material layer and a first inorganic insulating layer. Each first barrier group is located on at least one side of a corresponding display area and includes two first barriers. A region between the two first barriers is located in a cutting area. The inert material layer is disposed in the region. The first inorganic insulating layer is disposed on a side of the first barrier groups away from the base substrate, and is further located in the display areas. An orthogonal projection of the first inorganic insulating layer on the base substrate is non-overlapping with an orthogonal projection of the inert material layer on the base substrate. |
| US12063806B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
A display device comprising: a display panel including: a first area having a first transmittance; and a second area having a second transmittance higher than the first transmittance; and a first module under the second area, wherein the display panel comprises: a base layer; a circuit layer on the base layer; a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the circuit layer and in the first area; a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the circuit layer and in the second area; a first stack structure on the circuit layer and adjacent to the first pixel electrode; and a second stack structure which is on the circuit layer, is adjacent to the second pixel electrode, and is different from the first stack structure. |
| US12063803B2 |
Light-emitting element including light-emitting layer having host material
A light-emitting element that includes a fluorescent material and has a high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element in which a delayed fluorescence component due to TTA accounts for a high proportion of emissive components is provided. A novel light-emitting device with a high emission efficiency and a low power consumption is provided. A light-emitting element includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer including a host material and an electron-transport layer including a first material in contact with the light-emitting layer. The LUMO level of the first material is lower than that of the host material. The proportion of a delayed fluorescence component due to TTA is greater than or equal to 10 percent of the light emission from the EL layer. The proportion of the delayed fluorescence component due to TTA may be greater than or equal to 15 percent of the light emission. |
| US12063802B2 |
Display apparatus, display module, and electronic device
A display apparatus having a photoelectric conversion function with high sensitivity is provided. The light extraction efficiency of the display apparatus is increased. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting device, a light-emitting and light-receiving device, a first lens, and a second lens. The light-emitting device has a function of emitting light of a first color. The light-emitting and light-receiving device has a function of emitting light of a second color and a function of receiving light of the first color and converting it into an electric signal. The light emitted by the light-emitting device is emitted to the outside of the display apparatus through the first lens. Light enters the light-emitting and light-receiving device from the outside of the display apparatus through the second lens. |
| US12063801B2 |
Imaging element and imaging device including an organic semiconductor material
An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor substrate having an effective pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is disposed and a peripheral region provided around the effective pixel region; an organic photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, a charge accumulation layer, and an organic photoelectric conversion layer, the first electrode being provided on a light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of electrodes, the second electrode being opposed to the first electrode, the charge accumulation layer and the organic photoelectric conversion layer being stacked in this order between the first electrode and the second electrode and extending over the effective pixel region; and a first hydrogen-blocking layer that covers above the organic photoelectric conversion layer, a side surface of the organic photoelectric conversion layer, and a side surface of the charge accumulation layer. |
| US12063799B2 |
Photoelectric conversion film, solar cell using same, and method for producing photoelectric conversion film
The present disclosure provides a photoelectric conversion film having a high light absorption ability and a long carrier life. A photoelectric conversion film of the present disclosure includes a perovskite compound including a monovalent formamidinium cation, a Pb cation and an iodide ion. The film thickness of the photoelectric conversion film is greater than or equal to 1 μm. In the photoelectric conversion film, the ratio of root mean square roughness Rq to the film thickness is less than or equal to 0.13. |
| US12063798B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A first transistor, a second transistor, a capacitor, and first to third conductors are included. The first transistor includes a first gate, a source, and a drain. The second transistor includes a second gate, a third gate over the second gate, first and second low-resistance regions, and an oxide sandwiched between the second gate and the third gate. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator sandwiched therebetween. The first low-resistance region overlaps with the first gate. The first conductor is electrically connected to the first gate and is connected to a bottom surface of the first low-resistance region. The capacitor overlaps with the first low-resistance region. The second conductor is electrically connected to the drain. The third conductor overlaps with the second conductor and is connected to the second conductor and a side surface of the second low-resistance region. |
| US12063797B2 |
Buried connection line for peripheral area of a memory device
An apparatus includes a substrate and a memory cell array disposed on the substrate. The apparatus also includes a logic cell disposed on the substrate in a peripheral region adjacent the memory cell array. The apparatus further includes a trench isolation region disposed in the substrate in the peripheral region. The trench isolation region either separates a first active area of the logic cell from a second active area of the logic cell or separates the logic cell from an adjacent logic cell. The logic cell includes a connection line that is buried within the trench isolation region. The connection line can be formed as an extension of a buried word line in the memory cell array region during a same fabrication process that forms the corresponding buried word line. By extending the buried word line into the peripheral region, the buried connection line can be formed without additional processing. |
| US12063795B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor device having variable resistance structure
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first bit line disposed on the substrate, a first tunnel insulation layer disposed on the first bit line, a variable resistance structure disposed on the first tunnel insulation layer and having a pillar structure, a second tunnel insulation layer disposed on an upper surface of the variable resistance structure, a second bit line disposed on the second tunnel insulation layer, a barrier insulation layer disposed on a sidewall surface of the variable resistance structure, and a word line disposed on the barrier insulation layer. A dielectric constant of the barrier insulation layer is greater than a dielectric constant of each of the first and second tunnel insulation layers. |
| US12063794B2 |
High-density three-dimensional vertical memory
High-density three-dimensional (3-D) vertical memory (3D-MV) includes lightly-doped-segment (LDS) 3D-MV and non-circular-hole (NCH) 3D-MV. The preferred LDS 3D-MV takes advantage of longitudinal space, instead of lateral space, to guarantee normal write operation. On the other hand, the lateral cross-section of the memory hole of the preferred NCH 3D-MV includes at least two intersecting pairs of parallel sides, with each pair formed through a single DUV exposure and having a minimum spacing <50 nm. |
| US12063792B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ; forming a first metal interconnection adjacent to the MTJ; forming a stop layer on the first IMD layer; removing the stop layer to form an opening; and forming a channel layer in the opening to electrically connect the MTJ and the first metal interconnection. |
| US12063783B2 |
Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
In some embodiments, a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprise laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Operative channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. Insulative pillars are laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. The pillars comprise vertically-spaced and radially-projecting insulative rings in the conductive tiers as compared to the insulative tiers. Other embodiments, including methods, are disclosed. |
| US12063782B2 |
Integrated assemblies having metal-containing liners along bottoms of trenches, and methods of forming integrated assemblies
Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies. A conductive structure is formed to include a semiconductor-containing material over a metal-containing material. An opening is formed to extend into the conductive structure. A conductive material is formed along a bottom of the opening. A stack of alternating first and second materials is formed over the conductive structure either before or after forming the conductive material. Insulative material and/or channel material is formed to extend through the stack to contact the conductive material. Some embodiments include integrated assemblies. |
| US12063779B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof
This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer. |
| US12063777B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming a stack with alternately stacked first material layers and second material layers, forming a first opening that passes through the stack, forming a blocking layer in the first opening, forming a data storage layer in the blocking layer, forming a slit passing through the stack, forming second openings by selectively removing the second material layers through the slit, selectively forming a protective layer on exposed surfaces of the first material layers, etching the blocking layer through the second openings, oxidizing the protective layer, and forming insulating layers in the second openings. |
| US12063774B2 |
Forming control method applied to resistive random-access memory cell array
A forming control method for a resistive random-access memory cell array is provided. While a forming action of the resistive random-access memory cell array is performed, a verification action is performed to judge whether the forming action on the resistive random-access memory cells has been successfully done. By properly changing a forming voltage or a pulse width, the forming actions on all of the resistive random-access memory cells of the resistive random-access memory cell array can be successfully done. |
| US12063773B2 |
Layout structure including anti-fuse cell
A semiconductor device includes first and second active areas, a first gate, a first conductive segment, a first via and a first continuous gate. The first and second active areas extend in a first direction. The first gate crosses over the first active area and the second active area. The first gate includes a first gate portion and a second gate portion electrically isolated from each other. The first conductive segment crosses over the first active area and the second active area. The first via is arranged above the first conductive segment. The first active area and the second active area are coupled through the first conductive segment to the first via. The first continuous gate is disposed between the first conductive segment and the first gate, and crossing over the first active area and the second active area. |
| US12063772B2 |
Semiconductor device including capacitor with pillar-shaped bottom electrode
A semiconductor device including a substrate; bottom electrodes on the substrate, each bottom electrode including a first region and a second region, the second region containing an additional element relative to the first region; a first supporting pattern on the substrate and in contact with a portion of a side surface of each bottom electrode; a top electrode on the bottom electrodes; a dielectric layer between the bottom electrodes and the top electrode; and a capping layer between the bottom electrodes and the dielectric layer, the capping layer covering a top surface and a bottom surface of the first supporting pattern, wherein the second region is in contact with the capping layer, and the capping layer and the dielectric layer include different materials from each other. |
| US12063771B2 |
Memory structure and method of forming thereof
A memory structure includes a substrate, a first word line and a first word line. The substrate has a plurality of active areas and an isolation structure surrounding the active areas. The first word line trench is formed across a first active area of the active areas and the isolation structure. The first word line trench includes a first slot and a first groove. The first slot is recessed from a top surface of the substrate. The first groove expands from a bottom of the first slot. A first sidewall is connected between the bottom of the first slot and a top of the first groove. A first word line is formed in the first word line trench. The first word line comprises a gate dielectric confomally formed on the first groove and the first slot. |
| US12063770B2 |
Memory device and semiconductor device including the memory device
A novel memory device is provided. The memory device includes a transistor and a capacitor device. The transistor includes a first oxide semiconductor; a first conductor and a second conductor provided over a top surface of the first oxide semiconductor; a second oxide semiconductor that is formed over the first oxide semiconductor and is provided between the first conductor and the second conductor; a first insulator provided in contact with the second oxide semiconductor; and a third conductor provided in contact with the first insulator. The capacitor device includes the second conductor; a second insulator over the second conductor; and a fourth conductor over the second insulator. The first oxide semiconductor has a groove deeper than a thickness of each of the first conductor and the second conductor. |
| US12063766B2 |
Vertical static random access memory and method of fabricating thereof
A four times contacted poly pitch (4CPP) static random-access memory (SRAM) cell layout is disclosed that forms six SRAM transistors from one OD region and four poly lines at a frontside of a substrate and provides a double-sided routing structure for word lines, bit lines, and/or voltage lines. For example, a vertical SRAM is disclosed that stacks transistors, vertically, to facilitate scaling needed for advanced IC technology nodes and improve memory performance. The vertical SRAM further includes a double-sided routing structure, which facilitates placement of bit lines, word lines, and voltage lines in a backside metal one (M1) layer and/or a frontside M1 layer to minimize line capacitance and line resistance. |
| US12063764B2 |
Heat dissipation layer and display device including the same
A display device includes a display module including a display area and a non-display area which is adjacent to the display area, a printed circuit film attached to the display module at the non-display area thereof, and a first heat dissipation layer corresponding to the non-display area of the display module. The first heat dissipation layer extends from the non-display area of the display module to correspond to the printed circuit film. |
| US12063762B2 |
Cooling servers with hybrid water to air and heat pipe augmentation to chip level cooling outside of server
A cooling system for cooling chips in a server rack uses a heat pipe, providing a cooled connection to the chips in a server rack. A coolant for the heat pipe is located outside the rack, so that water never needs to be brought into the rack. |
| US12063761B1 |
Data center liquid conduction and carbon dioxide based cooling apparatus and method
Embodiments disclosed include a heat exchange apparatus and method comprising, in an electronic device, a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the device wherein the heat exchanger comprises a flow duct for receiving a fluid, and at least a portion of the flow duct is arranged for thermal communication with the device. Preferred embodiments include a pressure reducing unit comprising a pump associated with the flow duct and a Venturi tube configured for reducing the pressure of the fluid in the portion of the flow duct arranged in thermal communication with the device and less than the pressure external to the duct. An embodiment includes a fluid reservoir, and a second heat exchanger for removing heat from the fluid reservoir wherein the second heat exchanger comprises an evaporator in a refrigerant system through which refrigerant is passed in a closed loop via an expansion valve from a gas cooler and back into a compressor. |
| US12063760B2 |
Electronic assembly having retainer with liquid coupling body engaging an electronic module and associated methods
An electronic assembly may include a chassis having electronic module mounting positions and respective electronic modules received in each electronic module mounting position. A respective retainer may be coupled between the chassis and each electronic module. Each retainer may include a retainer body coupled to the chassis, and a liquid coupling body carried by the retainer body and movable between retracted and extended positions permitting insertion and removal of the electronic module. The liquid coupling body may have a retainer liquid outlet and a retainer liquid inlet configured to engage a module liquid inlet and module liquid outlet, respectively, when moved from the retracted position to the extended position. |
| US12063759B2 |
Conformable cold plate for fluid cooling applications
Examples described herein relate to a sub-assembly for a fluid cooling system and the sub-assembly can include a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least one tube that is shaped to conform to surfaces of opposing dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). In some examples, the at least one tube is to connect to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. In some examples, the at least one tube includes a heat transferring material. In some examples, the DIMM includes memory devices and regions between memory devices. In some examples, the at least one tube is shaped with recesses to receive memory devices and shaped with protrusions to fit within the regions. In some examples, the at least one tube is formed as a re-shaped tube by shaping of a tube. In some examples, the re-shaped tube is formed by application of pressure within the tube and/or a vacuum external to the tube. |
| US12063752B2 |
Methods of manufacturing circuit board and circuit board assembly
A circuit board includes first circuit substrate and second circuit substrate; first circuit substrate includes: a first base layer arranged on the first circuit layer and a plurality of first conductive bodies on the substrate layer; the first circuit layer includes a hot pressing area and a non-hot pressing area except the hot pressing area. One end of the first conductive body is electrically connected to the hot pressing area and the other end is exposed to the first base layer; second circuit substrate includes: a second base layer, a second base layer arranged on the second circuit layer and a plurality of second conductive bodies; one end of the second conductive body is electrically connected to the second circuit layer, and the other end is exposed on the second base layer; The body is electrically connected to the second conductive body. |
| US12063751B2 |
Manufacturing sequences for high density interconnect printed circuit boards and a high density interconnect printed circuit board
The present invention refers to a method of preparing a high density interconnect printed circuit board (HDI PCB) including microvias filled with copper comprising the steps of: a1) providing a multi-layer substrate comprising (i) a stack assembly of an electrically conductive interlayer embedded between two insulating layers, (ii) a cover layer, and (iii) a microvia extending from the peripheral surface and ending on the conductive interlayer; b1) depositing a conductive layer; or a2) providing a multi-layer substrate comprising (i) a stack assembly of an electrically conductive interlayer embedded between two insulating layers, (ii) a microvia extending from the peripheral surface and ending on the conductive interlayer; b2) depositing a conductive layer; and c) electrodepositing a copper filling in the microvia and a first copper layer on the conductive layer which form together a planar surface and the thickness of the first copper layer is from 0.1 to 3 μm. |
| US12063744B2 |
Moving work management device, moving work device, mounting system, and management method
The mounting system includes a mounting device including a mounting section, a supply section, and a mounting control section, and a moving work management device. The moving work management device creates loading order information including the loading order of the feeders to be loaded to the loading section with preference given to the feeders to be used in the current production over the feeders to be used in the next production onward based on multiple pieces of feeder arrangement information and the order of use of the multiple feeders, the multiple pieces of feeder arrangement information handling each of multiple pieces of mounting condition information for producing multiple types of mounting targets including the arrangement positions of the feeders created corresponding to positions shared among the productions of multiple types of mounting targets. |
| US12063743B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes a printed wiring board including an insulative substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and wiring provided on the second surface of the insulative substrate to face the through-holes. The insulative substrate has flexibility and through-holes passing through the insulative substrate from the first surface to the second surface. A semiconductor element is mounted on the first surface of the insulative substrate of the printed wiring board and has element terminals interposed between the printed wiring board and the semiconductor element. Conductive members filled in the through-holes connect the element terminals and the wiring. The insulative substrate has elasticity in which an elongation percentage of the insulative substrate is 20% or more. The wiring is formed from a conductive polymer or an elastic conductive paste in which conductive particles are mixed into a resin material. |
| US12063738B2 |
Multilayer substrate and method for manufacturing same
A multilayer substrate includes a multilayer body in which insulating layers are laminated in a laminating direction, a front electrode that is provided on a front surface side of a first insulating layer which is positioned on a front surface side of the multilayer body among the insulating layers, a first internal electrode that is provided on an opposite side to the front electrode with the first insulating layer interposed therebetween, and a first interlayer connection conductor that electrically connects the front electrode and the first internal electrode with each other. The first interlayer connection conductor includes a front side connection surface that is electrically connected with the front electrode and a back side connection surface that is electrically connected with the first internal electrode. |
| US12063737B2 |
Circuit board
A circuit board according to an embodiment includes an insulating layer; and a lead pattern portion disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the lead pattern portion includes: a first portion disposed on the insulating layer; and a second portion extending from one end of the first portion; wherein the first portion is disposed overlapping the insulating layer in a vertical direction, wherein the second portion is disposed in an outer region of the insulating layer and does not overlap the insulating layer; and wherein the lead pattern portion has a centerline average roughness in a range of 0.05 μm to 0.5 μm or a 10-point average roughness in a range of 1.0 μm to 5.0 μm. |
| US12063731B2 |
System and method for tuning an induction circuit
A method for controlling a heating operation of an induction cooktop includes generating a direct current (DC) power from an alternating current (AC) power source. The DC power is supplied to a first resonant inverter and a second resonant inverter via a power supply bus. A switching frequency of each of the first resonant inverter and the second resonant inverter is controlled and in response to the switching frequency supplied to a plurality of induction coils of the resonant inverters, an electromagnetic field is generated. A selective tuning operation of the first resonant inverter or the second resonant inverter includes controlling a connection of a capacitor to either the first resonant inverter or the second resonant inverter. |
| US12063727B2 |
Tubular LED lamp and a circuit used for the lamp
A tubular LED lamp to be used with an external electronic power controlling device which is adapted to provide an input voltage to the lamp, comprising: a LED unit; a driving circuit for the LED unit; and a safety detection circuit adapted to detect whether the tubular LED lamp is correctly connected to an external lamp fixture; characterized in that further comprising: a holding current providing circuit adapted to provide a holding current through the electronic controlling device so as to maintain the electronic controlling device to be conductive; and a controlling circuit adapted to synchronize the safety detection circuit with the holding current providing circuit such that the safety detection circuit is adapted to carry out the detection when the hold current providing circuit is adapted to provide the holding current and the electronic controlling device is conductive; wherein the controlling circuit is adapted to deactivate the holding current providing circuit and the safety detection circuit after the detection in one cycle of the input voltage, and re-activate and deactivate them in a later cycle. |
| US12063726B2 |
Lighting unit, in particular headlight, comprising a light-emitting diode matrix and a controlled power source
A lighting unit having a light-emitting diode matrix and a controllable power source, in particular for a headlight. The light-emitting diode matrix is equipped with at least one first supply connection, a number m of first switches which have a first connection that is connected to the first supply connection, at least one second supply connection, a number n of second switches which have a second connection that is connected to the second supply connection, a number of m*n inorganic light-emitting diodes, a first connection of which is connected to a second connection of one of the first switches and a second connection of which is connected to a first connection of one of the second switches. |
| US12063724B2 |
Vehicle brake light system
A vehicle brake light system connected to a brake of a vehicle, the vehicle brake light system including at least one graduated tail light, including a a plurality of lights to illuminate a plurality of colors in response to the brake of the vehicle being depressed at a plurality of levels of force, and a brake sensor connected to the brake of the vehicle to detect a level of force on the brake. |
| US12063722B2 |
Method for correcting a light pattern, automotive lighting device and automotive lighting assembly
The invention provides a method for correcting a first light pattern provided by a lighting device (1) with a matrix of light sources (2). This method comprising the steps of obtaining a map of the light pattern divided in pixels (4), associating a calibration power value to each pixel (4), depending on the light intensity of each pixel and assigning a new power value to each pixel. Finally, a corrected light pattern is projected with the new power values. The invention also provides an automotive lighting device with a calibrator to perform the steps of this method and an automotive lighting assembly with an external calibrator to perform the steps of this method. |
| US12063720B2 |
Processes for forming transparent, conductive films from heavy hydrocarbons, and devices and systems into which such films are incorporated
The present disclosure is directed to processes for forming or otherwise creating a transparent, conductive film from a heavy hydrocarbon material. It allows for what is often considered to be waste material to be transformed into a useful product, such as a heating element. Such heating elements can be incorporated into many contexts where it can be important to have transparency and/or a thin heating element, such as in windshields. The process involves dissolving a heavy hydrocarbon material in a solvent, casting the heavy hydrocarbon solution that results from the dissolving onto a substrate to form a film, and then annealing the film. The disclosure also provides for objects in which such resulting films can be used, such as Joule heaters. |
| US12063714B2 |
Transmitting device and receiving device for wireless communications
A transmitting device and a receiving device for wireless communications are provided, particularly for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) or cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) communications. The transmitting device is configured to determine more than one transmission for transmitting a packet, and transmit the packet to a receiving device and/or a group of receiving devices using the determined transmissions. The receiving device is configured to receive a packet in more than one transmission from a transmitting device, and combine the transmissions to obtain the packet. Corresponding transmitting and receiving methods are also provided. |
| US12063713B2 |
System of mobile device operating system and apps delivery service
A system of mobile device operation system and apps delivery is disclosed. All updates of the mobile device including system updates and feature apps updates are delivered over-the-air (“OTA”). When a system update is available, it is delivered to the mobile device for download and installation. If feature apps updates are available but a system update is not available, the system delivers the feature apps updates to the mobile device for download and installation. Feature apps updates coming from the two different routes are stored in different partitions of the OS image on the mobile device for version control. Feature apps updates included in subsequent system updates takes precedent over previously installed updates of the same or earlier versions. |
| US12063712B2 |
WiFi device compatibility analyzer for satellite networks
A system and method for identifying devices with WiFi connection incompatibility are described. Data related to connectivity for at least one customer premise equipment (CPE) connected to each terminal in a satellite network is collected in order to generate a set of metrics associated with each of the at least CPE using the collected data. A first set of results indicative of network incompatibility is determined for each of the CPEs. Next, a second set of results indicative of network incompatibility is determined for each CPE using at least one machine learning algorithm. Information indicative of network incompatibility is subsequently generated for each CPE based on the first set of results and the second set of results. |
| US12063711B2 |
Procedure to update the parameters related to unified access control
The present disclosure relates to a method for a user equipment, UE, which includes a mobile equipment, ME, and a subscriber identity module, SIM. The method comprises checking whether the ME and the SIM have a 5th generation, 5G, specific parameter or not, and sending, to a network node, a first message containing a first information element, IE, indicating whether the UE has a valid 5G specific parameter or not, so as to fetch a 5G specific parameter value from a unified data management, UDM. |
| US12063707B2 |
Active cross-technology neighbor discovery
A computer-implemented method is provided for discovering heterogenous neighbors in coexisting IoT networks including at least one Wi-Fi device and at least one of Zigbee coordinators, ZigBee routers and ZigBee end devices. The method includes generating a broadcast packet such that the broadcast packet emulates a ZigBee broadcast frame, transmitting the emulated broadcast packet using a transceiver of the at least one Wi-Fi device according to cross-technology communication (CTC) method, wherein the emulated broadcast packet is configured to trigger the at least one of the Zigbee coordinators and ZigBee routers having received the emulated broadcast packet to rebroadcast the received packet. The method also includes generating a unicast packet such that the unicast packet emulates a ZigBee address request frame, transmitting the emulated unicast packet using a transceiver of the at least one Wi-Fi device according to cross-technology communication (CTC) method, wherein the emulated unicast packet is configured to trigger the at least one of the Zigbee coordinators, ZigBee routers and ZigBee end devices having received the emulated unicast packet to respond with a ZigBee address response frame, and determining the at least one ZigBee end device to be a neighbor of the at least one Wi-Fi device if the scanned address response frame is transmitted by the at least one ZigBee end device. |
| US12063703B2 |
Communication device, control method, and storage medium
In a case where a version of Bluetooth supported by an information processing device is a predetermined version and service discovery by the information processing device is not completed, a notification unit executes an error notification using an error code of DATABASE OUT OF SYNC. In a case where the version of the Bluetooth supported by the information processing device is a version earlier than the predetermined version and the service discovery by the information processing device is not completed, the notification unit executes an error notification using an error code of INVALID HANDLE. |
| US12063702B2 |
Backhaul link connection information
A wireless device communicates with a first network node via a second network node. The wireless device transmits a radio link failure report to a third network node. The radio link failure report indicates a backhaul link failure between the first network node and the second network node. |
| US12063701B2 |
Handling of radio resource between terminal devices
There is provided mechanisms for requesting radio resources from a second terminal device. A method is performed by a first terminal device. The method comprises identifying an increasing need for use of radio resources. The method comprises transmitting, via a sidelink to the second terminal device, a request for using radio resources allocated to the second terminal device. The method comprises receiving, via the sidelink, a response from the second terminal device. The response pertains to whether the second terminal device has granted the first terminal device to use at least some of the requested radio resources or not. The method comprises providing, towards a network node serving the first terminal device, a notification of that the first terminal device has requested the radio resources from the second terminal device and/or of that the second terminal device has granted the first terminal device to use at least some of the requested radio resources. |
| US12063696B2 |
Resource allocation method, base station, and terminal
Embodiments of this application disclose a resource allocation method, a base station, and a terminal. The method includes: A base station sends a configuration message to a terminal, where the configuration message is used to configure, for the terminal, a random access channel RACH resource used in a channel occupancy time COT. The base station receives a random access request that is sent by the terminal based on the RACH resource allocated by using the configuration message. According to embodiments of this application, a random access latency of the terminal can be reduced. |
| US12063695B2 |
Beam indication method and apparatus
The disclosure provides beam indication methods and apparatuses One example method includes that a terminal device determines first random access information associated with a first synchronization broadcast block (SSB) and associated with a beam parameter of a satellite beam, where the beam parameter is used to distinguish the satellite beam. The terminal sends a preamble to a satellite based on the first random access information. The satellite receives the preamble from the terminal, and determines the first random access information. The satellite determines the first SSB and the beam parameter of the satellite beam that are associated with the first random access information. |
| US12063691B2 |
Random access method and apparatus
A method for random access includes: after sending a random access preamble, monitoring a random access response message in a random access response window, wherein a length of the random access response window exceeds a preset value, the random access response message includes a reserved bit that indicates a receiving terminal of the random access response message; reading a value of the reserved bit in the random access response message; determining the receiving terminal of the random access response message according to the value of the reserved bit; and when determining that the receiving terminal is the first user equipment, sending a Message3 based on a message content of the random access response message. |
| US12063686B2 |
Communication device and communication method
A communication device that determines a backoff time of multiband transmission is provided.A communication device includes: a communication unit that transmits and receives wireless signals in a plurality of bands; and a control unit that controls an operation in the communication unit. The control unit sets, for each band, a first random standby time for performing transmission in each of the plurality of bands, sets a second random standby time for performing simultaneous transmission of data in two or more of the plurality of bands, and controls countdown of the second random standby time or the first random standby time of each band on the basis of a comparison between the first random standby time of each band and the second random standby time. |
| US12063685B2 |
Floating frame-based channel occupancy time in fixed frame period in mobile communications
Examples pertaining to a floating frame-based channel occupancy time (COT) in a fixed frame period (FFP) in mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in FBE performs clear channel assessment (CCA) of a channel. The apparatus then transmits during a COT within a FFP in response to the CCA indicating the channel to be clear for transmission. |
| US12063684B2 |
Uplink (UL) to downlink (DL) channel occupancy time (COT) sharing with scheduled UL in new radio-unlicensed (NR-U)
Wireless communications systems and methods related to sharing a channel occupancy time (COT) associated with a scheduled UL transmission in a frequency spectrum shared by multiple network operating entities are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a first uplink (UL) scheduling grant. The first wireless communication device communicates, with second wireless communication device, a first UL communication signal based on the first UL scheduling grant during a first COT, the first COT based on an extended clear channel assessment (eCCA) associated with the first UL communication signal. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a downlink (DL) communication signal during the first COT based on COT sharing information associated with the first COT. |
| US12063683B2 |
Modulation and coding schemes for high band wireless communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may transmit a random access message (e.g., msgA or msg3) using a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) selected based on the frequency band and subcarrier spacing utilized for the random access procedure. The MCS may depend on the frequency band and a size of the SCS satisfying a threshold. In some cases, a base station may select and indicate the MCS for the UE. Additionally or alternatively, a phase tracking reference signal may be transmitted along with a random access message to correct for phase noise. |
| US12063681B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing measurement by user equipment in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method of performing a random access to a base station by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes transmitting a random access preamble and a payload including a common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU) to the network; and receiving a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) in response to the random access preamble and the payload, wherein the MAC PDU includes a contention resolution identifier (CRID) and an indicator indicating a presence of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) radio resource control (RRC) message corresponding to the CRID in the MAC PDU. |
| US12063680B2 |
Real time adaption of a latency critical application
The present disclosure refers to a method comprising: a) selecting an edge computing system (212) of a plurality of edge computing systems each located nearby a respective base station (211) of a wireless network (110) and deployed and managed by a network provider, the selected edge computing system (212) being configured to provision at least one latency critical application (214) which is to be provided to at least one end user device (230) in a cell via the base station (211) serving the cell and located nearby the selected edge computing system (212), b) provisioning, at the selected edge computing system (212), the at least one latency critical application (214) and a service layer radio application (SLRA) (215) for communication with a scheduler associated with the base station (211); c) transferring transmission specific data in real time between the at least one latency critical application (214) and the scheduler associated with the base station (211) via the service layer radio application (SLRA) (215) which is implemented on both, the selected edge computing system (212) and the scheduler, and d) continuously optimizing allocation of resources in the cell by taking into account current status and operation requirements of the at least one latency critical application (214) and/or continuously optimizing current use of the resources in the cell by using those transmission specific data for adapting the at least one latency critical application (214) in real time to current conditions on the cell. The present disclosure also refers to an appropriate system and an appropriate computer-readable medium. |
| US12063677B2 |
Channel and interference measurement using semi-persistent scheduled resources in wireless communication
A scheduling entity can configure semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources for downlink data and selectively receiving channel measurements and interference measurements from a user equipment. The scheduling entity can trigger the channel measurements and interference measurements using various methods including SPS configuration activation/reactivation/deactivation, DMRS based triggering, and DCI based triggering. The scheduling entity can benefit from more frequent and/or aperiodic interference and/or channel measurements in performing channel precoding, selecting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), and estimating/predicting interference, noise, and channel quality at the UE. SPS configured channel and interference measurements also benefit the UE in data decoding that can result in a lower error ratio and higher data rate. |
| US12063671B2 |
Downlink control information (DCI) size matching
Systematic size matching procedures for downlink control information, DCI, provide exact instructions on how DCI size matching is to be performed in a NR wireless system, to meet predetermined limits for how many different DCI sizes may be monitored by a user equipment, UE. With these procedures, consistent and exact DCI size matching can be performed while keeping blind decoding procedures manageable, ensuring common understanding of DCI contents between the UE and the network. |
| US12063667B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmission processing, and computer-readable storage medium
Provided are a method and apparatus for transmission processing and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes determining for at least two transmissions that the starting position of a first transmission is earlier than a point G; and transmitting the first transmission from the starting position of the first transmission to the point G, or transmitting the first transmission from the starting position of the first transmission to the ending position of the first transmission. The point G is a time point of first preset time before the starting position of a second transmission. |
| US12063663B2 |
User equipment and network node involved in the transmission of signals using transmission parameters determined according to transmission configuration indication
The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE), a network node, and communication methods respectively for a UE and a network node. The UE comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives, on a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, downlink control information, DCI, for scheduling a plurality of transmissions or receptions between the UE and a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, on a plurality of channels, the DCI including one or more indicators indicating one or more respective transmission parameters, and circuitry which, in operation, obtains, based on the one or more indicators and on a configuration, a plurality of values respectively of the one or more transmission parameters. The transceiver, in operation, performs the plurality of transmissions or receptions using a respective one of the plurality of values of the one or more transmission parameters for each of the plurality of transmissions or receptions. |
| US12063649B2 |
System and method for bandwidth part operation
Methods and systems are described herein for bandwidth part (BWP) operation in 5G wireless systems. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on a first BWP associated with a first carrier. The PDCCH transmission may include scheduling information for receiving a physical shared downlink channel (PDSCH) transmission via a second BWP associated with a second carrier. The WTRU may be configured to determine one or more quasi co-located (QCL) parameters for the PDSCH transmission using a lowest transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with the second BWP associated with the second carrier based on a scheduling offset of the PDSCH transmission being less than a threshold and on the PDSCH transmission being received via the second BWP. The WTRU may be configured to receive the PDSCH transmission using the determined one or more QCL parameters. |
| US12063648B2 |
Data transmission method and communication apparatus
This application provides a data transmission method and a communication apparatus, to improve data transmission reliability. The method includes: receiving downlink control information (DCI); determining a plurality of pieces of quasi-co-location (QCL) information based on the DCI; and receiving downlink data based on the plurality of pieces of QCL information. The plurality of pieces of QCL information correspond to a plurality of time domain units, each time domain unit corresponds to at least one piece of QCL information, and at least two of the plurality of pieces of QCL information are different, that is, the downlink data is from at least two network devices. |
| US12063645B2 |
Scheduling restriction enhancements for LTE and 5G NR dynamic spectrum sharing
Methods and devices for a base station acting as a primary cell to perform dual spectrum sharing (DSS) with a first user equipment device (UE) over a 5G NR connection and a second UE over an LTE connection. The first UE establishes the 5G NR connection with the primary cell and one or more secondary cells. One of the secondary cells is configured in the 5G NR connection to provide downlink control information to the UE for the primary cell, to avoid collisions by the primary cell with LTE control transmissions. |
| US12063641B2 |
Single downlink control information (DCI) multi-transmission and receipt point (multi-TRP) time division multiplexing (TDM) enhancement
In an example method, a user equipment (UE) device determines an offset length of time associated with transmitting or receiving data over a wireless network. The UE device transmits an indication of the offset length of time to the wireless network. The UE device transmits or receives, during a first time interval, a first portion of data to or from the wireless network though a first wireless link. The UE device transmits or receives, during a second time interval, a second portion of data to or from the wireless network though a second wireless link. An end of first time interval is offset from a beginning of the second time interval by the offset length of time. |
| US12063640B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus, and storage medium
A data transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: sending, by a terminal, first capability information to a base station, in which the first capability information is configured to indicate that the terminal has a capability to support an unlicensed frequency band based on cellular mobile communication technology; generating, by the base station, resource scheduling information according to the first capability information, in which the resource scheduling information is configured to schedule resources for data transmission between the terminal and the base station; sending, by the base station, the resource scheduling information to the terminal; performing data transmission on the terminal and the base station on the resources indicated by the resource scheduling information. |
| US12063639B2 |
Cross-subband power reservation signal
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a second UE, a control message that indicates a duration of time the second UE has reserved at least a first subchannel of a first subband of a set of shared spectrum subbands. The duration of time may include a quantity of time periods. The first UE may transmit, during a time period of the quantity of time periods and in a second subchannel of the first subband, a power reservation signal that indicates a transmission power associated with the first UE beginning transmission to a third UE in a second subband of the set of shared spectrum subbands and partway through the time period. The first UE may transmit signaling to the third UE in the second subband partway through the time period and after transmitting the power reservation signal. |
| US12063638B2 |
Techniques for multi-band joint communications and radar
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For example, a wireless device may support multi-band joint communication and radar (JCR) techniques. In some cases, a first wireless device may transmit, to a second wireless device, a capability message indicating whether a set of bands supports JCR operations. The second wireless device may transmit control signaling, based on the capability message, indicating a set of parameters for JCR operations including resources allocated for JCR operations. The first wireless device may transmit a JCR signal based on the control signaling via the allocated resources. For example, the first wireless device may transmit the signal for both communications and radar sensing in accordance with the set of parameters via the allocated resources. |
| US12063637B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
The present technology relates to a communication apparatus and a communication method capable of realizing more reliable communication.Provided is a communication apparatus including a control unit that performs control to use an available frequency channel to transmit a data frame to another communication apparatus, and add, to the data frame, available channel information regarding the frequency channel available for transmitting and receiving a frame. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a wireless LAN system. |
| US12063635B2 |
Method and apparatus for wireless communication in wireless communication system
A method of transmitting uplink data is provided. The method includes establishing connections with a first serving cell and a second serving cell, determining, by a user equipment (UE), a time period for a device-to-device (D2D) discovery signal communication via the second serving cell, determining, by the UE and based on an uplink grant received via the first serving cell, a first subframe associated with an uplink signal to an evolved NodeB (eNB) associated with the first serving cell, and in response to determining that the first subframe overlaps in time with the time period, refraining from transmitting the uplink signal in the first subframe, and transmitting, based on a retransmission timing, the uplink signal. |
| US12063624B2 |
Selection of radio access technologies for V2X messages
A user equipment participates in vehicle-to-anything (V2X) communications. The user equipment comprises processor circuitry and a transmitter and/or receiver. The processor circuitry configured is to autonomously make a selection of a radio resource(s) for transmission and/or reception of a V2X message of the V2X communication in dependence upon a characteristic of the V2X message. The transmitter and/or receiver is configured to use the selected radio resource(s) for the transmission and/or reception of the V2X message. |
| US12063623B2 |
Multi-layer control in new radio sidelink
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Wireless communications systems may support both access links and sidelinks (e.g., D2D communication links) for communications between one or more communication devices. Wireless devices may communicate sidelink control information in two stages, where first stage sidelink control information (SCI-1) may be transmitted via a physical sidelink channel and second stage sidelink control information (SCI-2) may be transmitted via a physical shared channel. In cases where sidelink communications use several (e.g., three or more) layers, the described layer mapping techniques may provide for robust transmission of control information, higher data rates, improved spectral efficiency, etc. For example, SCI-1 and/or SCI-2 may be mapped to physical channel layers by repeating the same modulation symbols across all layers, across groupings or sets of layers, across layers associated with each codeword, etc. |
| US12063619B2 |
Regional parameterization for LoRaWAN
A field device having at least one radio communication means with at least two different operating modes, wherein the different operating modes can be activated as a function of the operating location of the field device, wherein the field device has at least one position determination means and is configured in order to determine an operating mode of the radio communication means from the position data and to make a selection according to predetermined conditions. |
| US12063618B2 |
Home appliance and mobile terminal having application for registering the home appliance to server
A home appliance configured to be registered in a server, the home appliance includes: a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, based on the home appliance being registered in the server, communicatively connected to an access point (AP) and configured to periodically operate in an AP mode through a virtual interface, and a controller configured to control the Wi-Fi module to periodically operate in the AP mode. The Wi-Fi module is configured to generate a beacon signal to search for an unregistered home appliance based on the Wi-Fi module being operated in the AP mode. |
| US12063616B2 |
Supporting information centric networking in next generation cellular networks
Technology for an Information Centric Networking gateway (ICN-GW) operable to modify an ICN message received from a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular network is disclosed. The ICN-GW can decode the ICN message received from the UE via a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) and an ICN point of attachment (ICN-PoA). The ICN-GW can modify the ICN message to produce a modified ICN message. The ICN-GW can encode the modified ICN message to route the modified ICN message to a data network. |
| US12063612B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling of missing reference signal on unlicensed frequency in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for handling of missing reference signal on unlicensed frequency in a wireless communication system is provided. The upper layer of the wireless device receives, from a lower layer of the wireless device, a first indication related to a first reference signal from a network, wherein the first indication is one of In-Sync (IS) indication or Out-of-Sync (OOS) indication. The upper layer of the wireless device starts a timer. The upper layer of the wireless device receives, from the lower layer of the wireless device, a second indication while the timer is running, wherein the second indication informs that a second reference signal from the network is missing. The upper layer of the wireless device increases a counter related to the first indication upon receiving the second indication. |
| US12063610B2 |
Network synchronization system and synchronization method for network system
Provided are a network synchronization system and a synchronization method for a network system that achieve network synchronization for a network between geographically apart points. The network synchronization system includes a first communication device positioned at a first point, a second communication device positioned at a second point being different from the first point, and a third communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device and the second communication device, and receive synchronization information relating to the first communication device from the first communication device, and then transmit the synchronization information relating to the first communication device to the second communication device. |
| US12063606B2 |
SSB transmission indication method and apparatus, terminal, device, and medium
This disclosure provides an SSB transmission indication method and apparatus, a terminal, a device, and a medium. The method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes: receiving SSB transmission indication information, where the SSB transmission indication information is used to indicate a candidate time position of an SSB. |
| US12063605B2 |
Method and apparatus for resource allocation and bandwidth part inactivity timer handling for vehicle-to-everything communication
Disclosed is a method by a terminal for performing a sidelink (SL) communication, including receiving, from a base station, configuration information on an SL communication including information on one or more SL resource pools and information on a BWP for each of the one or more SL resource pools, receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) indicating resources for the SL communication from the one or more SL resource pools, identifying the resources and the BWP for the SL communication based on the configuration information and the DCI, and performing the SL communication based on the resources on the BWP. |
| US12063602B2 |
Method and apparatus for power headroom report regarding multi-TRP in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses are provided for power headroom report regarding multiple TRPs in a wireless communication system. The systems and methods of the present invention address, expand, and improve how networks perform power control on multiple TRPs, how networks manage power control for uplink transmissions for different links, and how a UE derives one or more PH/PHR for different links. |
| US12063601B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing downlink transmission power in a wireless system
Methods and apparatus for reducing base station downlink transmission power in a manner that provides one or more devices being serviced by the base station time to establish or switch to another connection are described. The methods and apparatus are particularly well suited for system where base stations may be instructed by a control device to reduce or stop downlink power to a point where downlink data transmission is not supportable. In various embodiments a base station responds to a downlink power reduction instruction by reducing downlink transmission power in downlink slots in a serious of power reduction steps. In cases where the required power reduction is to a point where downlink data transmission can not be supported, the base station signals that it is switching to a no DL slot mode of operation in which downlink slots are not supported but UL slots will continue to be supported. |
| US12063600B2 |
Adaptation of power control based on non-linear interference analysis
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may receive an uplink transmission from a user equipment (UE) over a wireless channel and measure a post-digital post-distortion (post-DPOD) signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the uplink transmission. The base station may generate a power output back-off indication for the UE according to the post-DPOD SNR and a change in a post-DPOD noise level of the transmission between a non-linear distortion noise component and a thermal noise component. The base station may transmit the power output back-off indication and a downlink transmission to the UE. In response, the base station may receive an uplink transmission from the UE over the wireless channel. The uplink transmission may be based on the power output back-off indication, a signal quality metric of the downlink transmission, or both. |
| US12063599B2 |
UE measurement reporting in secondary cell group dormancy
A user equipment (UE) may enter a dormant state for a secondary cell group (SCG) of a secondary network (SN) having a primary serving cell (PSCell). The UE may maintain an uplink parameter set for the PSCell while the SCG is dormant for the UE. For example, the UE may receive a parameter change message from either the SN or a master network (MN) and transmit a parameter change acknowledgment to either the SN or the MN. The UE may transmit a periodic measurement report for at least the PSCell to the PSCell of the SN based on the uplink parameter set. |
| US12063597B2 |
Communication method and device
The present disclosure discloses an example communication method and device. One example communication method includes detecting first downlink control information (DCI) by a terminal device. It is determined, by the terminal device and based on a detection result of the first DCI, whether to receive a reference signal, where the reference signal is used by the terminal device to perform time and frequency synchronization with a network device, and the detection result of the first DCI is further used to indicate whether to detect a first downlink control channel within a first time period. |
| US12063590B2 |
Systems/methods of carrier aggregation
System/methods of Carrier Aggregation are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a system/method comprises a first transmitter and a second transmitter, that are connected therebetween, and configured to perform operations comprising: wirelessly transmitting to a destination device first data via the first transmitter, using frequencies that are allocated for use by cellular communications; and, responsive to a size of data that is to be transmitted to the destination device and responsive to a distance between the destination device and the second transmitter, wirelessly transmitting to the destination device second data via the second transmitter, using frequencies that are allocated for use by cellular communications; wherein, according to some embodiments, the first transmitter uses a first air interface and the second transmitter uses a second air interface that comprises a variant of the first air interface. |
| US12063588B2 |
Selection of proximity services relay
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes configuring a relay selection rule; receiving at least one discovery message from each of a plurality of proximity services (ProSe) relay candidates providing access to a network; evaluating the received discovery messages with respect to the relay selection rule; selecting a first ProSe relay candidate from the plurality of ProSe relay candidates based at least in part on the evaluating; and connecting to the network via the first ProSe relay candidate. A method for wireless communication at a ProSe relay candidate includes receiving, from a network, a ProSe Relay Indication (PRI); broadcasting at least one discovery message that includes the PRI; and receiving a relay connection request from a UE based at least in part on a compliance of the at least one discovery message with a relay selection rule of the UE. |
| US12063587B2 |
Operating method of terminal and terminal
An operating method of a terminal configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of cells includes generating first cell search training data for the plurality of cells, determining at least one training candidate cell based on the first cell search training data, updating a classification based on second cell search training data among the first cell search training data and network information about the terminal to obtain an updated classification, the second cell search training data corresponding to the at least one training candidate cell, and determining a valid cell among the plurality of cells based on the updated classification. |
| US12063586B2 |
Entity and user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system
A mobile telecommunications system anchor entity for a mobile telecommunications system is provided. The mobile telecommunications system has at least one entity serving at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one entity and the at least one user equipment are located in a common system information area. The mobile telecommunications system has circuitry, which performs transmitting minimum system information to the at least one user equipment, wherein the minimum system information includes system information area identifier information. |
| US12063583B2 |
Use of IP networks for routing of cellular data packets
A cellular data communication network includes a gNodeB connected to a UPF by an IP network. A first translation module translates GFP packets into IP packets transmitted over the IP network. A second translation module translates the IP packets back into IP packets and forwards the IP packets to the UPF. A PFCP proxy snoops information and provides it to a BGP module that programs the translation modules and a routing module to perform routing of packets in bypass of the UPF. The BGP module may program the first translation module with an SR policy associated with a binding SID that is bound to an interface to the gNodeB. The SR policy may invoke translation according to a function. The routing module may be programmed to embed GTP information in an SRH header that is used by the first translation module. BGP module may also distribute routing and VPN updates. |
| US12063577B2 |
System and method for managing items in a list shared by a group of mobile devices
A method and system share data amongst a group of a plurality of mobile devices without requiring a database or server to centrally store the shared data. The shared data is instead stored by each group member individually while controlling the manner in which the shared data is updated. To manage updates, the shared data is atomized such that individual databases in the shared data are separated or otherwise delineated into one or more records. To maintain a common copy of the shared data at each device, any update is sent to all group members using an intermediate message exchange service that is capable of transmitting a sent message to more than one recipient if necessary. In this way, the updates are multicast to the group. To manage the content of the shared data, each update comprises one or more changes to a current copy of a corresponding record. |
| US12063576B2 |
Systems and methods for leveraging text messages in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform
The present invention includes a system for providing a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform configured to provide an intuitive and semi-automated means of collecting and managing user-driven data by leveraging text messages. The crowdsourcing platform is configured to leverage a Short Message Service (SMS) communication system for generating and transmitting command text messages to mobile devices of users of the service. The command text messages essentially elicit or otherwise train/educate the user's mobile device to automatically transmit requested data back to the crowdsourcing platform, the requested data including the location or position of the user within a given environment. |
| US12063573B2 |
Method and device in communication nodes for wireless communication
Method and device in a node used for wireless communications. A first node receives first configuration information; transmits a first positioning reference signal on a first time-frequency resource block, transmits a second positioning reference signal on a second time-frequency resource block, and transmits a first information set; the first configuration information is used for indicating a first reference set, and any two time-frequency resource blocks in the first resource set employ a same positioning-related parameter; the first time-frequency resource block is earlier than the second time-frequency resource block in time domain; the first information set comprises a first distance, and the first distance refers to a distance from a first geographical position and a second geographical position, wherein the first geographical position is where the first node is located when transmitting the first positioning reference signal. The present disclosure provides an effective solution to the issue of sidelink positioning. |
| US12063571B2 |
Positioning method and apparatus
A positioning method relating to the field of communications technologies includes: a positioning device obtains a positioning parameter set and sends the positioning parameter set to a positioning center, where the positioning parameter set includes multipath information of a to-be-positioned terminal, and the multipath information is used to position the to-be-positioned terminal. The positioning center may position the to-be-positioned terminal by using the multipath information of the to-be-positioned terminal. |
| US12063569B2 |
Interfaces for relative device positioning
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing a user interface for relative device positioning. The program and method provide for receiving a first location of a first device associated with a first user, and a second location of a second device associated with a second user, the first and second users corresponding to contacts in a messaging application; providing an indication of the second location to the first device, and an indication of the first location to the second device; determining that a direction in which the first device is pointing corresponds to the second location, and that a direction in which the second device is pointing corresponds to the first location; providing, in response to the determining, a notification to at least one of the first device or the second device. |
| US12063566B2 |
Communication network and method of maintaining connection
A method for maintaining a connection of mobile user equipment to a core network, and a communication network are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a multi-channel communication link between a user equipment at a first location and a plurality of aerial vehicles, determining that the user equipment is moving whereby a loss of connectivity via the multi-channel communication link may occur, and subsequently, via a handover step, transferring communication between the user equipment and a core network from communication via the multi-channel communication link to communication via a single channel communication link provided by a respective aerial vehicle. |
| US12063562B2 |
Communication method and apparatus for releasing a packet data convergence protocol entity of a data radio bearer
Embodiments of this application provide a communication system and apparatus, and relate to the field of communication technologies. In the communication system, a source access network device is configured to send at least one identifier of at least one first data radio bearer (DRB) to a target access network device, where the source access network device does not obtain a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration of the first DRB, and a target access network device is configured to receive the at least one identifier of the at least one first DRB from the source access network device, and obtain configuration information, where the configuration information comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates the terminal to release at least one PDCP entity of the at least one first DRB; and send the configuration information to the source access network device. |
| US12063557B2 |
Signal resource measurement method and terminal
A signal resource measurement method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: measuring a first signal resource of a target cell, to obtain a first measurement; and when the first measurement satisfies a first preset condition, measuring a second signal resource of the target cell, to obtain a second measurement; where the second signal resource is different from the first signal resource. |
| US12063548B2 |
Method and apparatus for link status notification
This application provides a signal transmission method and apparatus. The method is applied to a communications system including at least three nodes, a second node in the at least three nodes communicates with a third node by using a first node, and the method includes: determining, by the first node, a status of a link between the first node and the second node; and sending, by the first node, first notification information to the third node when determining that the link between the first node and the second node is abnormal, where the first notification information is used to indicate that the link between the first node and the second node is abnormal. |
| US12063543B2 |
Network nodes and methods supporting multiple connectivity
A method in a first network node, which comprises a primary Radio Link Control (RLC) entity is provided. The method comprises: receiving packets from a PDCP entity and sending packets to a PDCP entity; separating the received packets into at least a first group and a second group; assigning sequence numbers to the packets of the first group from a sequence number range allocated to at least one the secondary RLC entity in a second network node, the at least one secondary RLC connected to the primary RLC entity through a RLC channel; sending the packets of the first group with the assigned sequence numbers to the at least one secondary RLC entity. |
| US12063537B2 |
Measuring nr reference signal receive power (RSRP) by over the air signals
A method, system, and computer-readable media for evaluating the accuracy of user equipment (UE) reference signal receive power (RSRP) measurements is disclosed. This includes determining both a total reference signal receive power (RSRP) accuracy and a RSRP baseband accuracy associated with the UE. This also includes executing a plurality of comparisons between the total RSRP accuracy, the RSRP baseband accuracy, and a plurality of accuracy thresholds, and then determining the UE passes a measurement accuracy test based on the plurality of comparisons. |
| US12063536B2 |
Measurement configuration in NR-DC
A wireless device operates with dual connectivity to a Master node and a Secondary node, which are both New Radio, NR, nodes. It receives measurement and/or reporting configuration information from a network. It determines whether the received 5 configuration information relates to a MCG or a SCG. Specifically, it is determined that the received configuration information relates to the MCG if the configuration information is received directly within an RRCReconfiguration message received via SRB1, or that the received configuration information relates to the SCG if the configuration information is received directly within an RRCReconfiguration message 0 received via SRB3, or alternatively if the configuration information is received in an RRCReconfiguration message that is embedded within an RRCReconfiguration message received via SRB1. |
| US12063534B2 |
Real-time network condition estimations for mobile devices
Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing deterministic network experience to application-level services are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes providing a set of interfaces to an application-level service deployed in part on a user device. The set of interfaces is configured to provide a notification to the application-level service regarding a real-time change in network conditions relevant to the application-level service. The method also includes receiving a registration request from the application-level service to register for the notification, estimating the network conditions based on physical layer information, and notifying the registered application-level service of the change in the network conditions based on the estimated network conditions. |
| US12063532B2 |
PDCCH transmission in wireless communications
A user equipment (UE) performs a multi-level Downlink Control Information (DCI) monitoring operation. The UE monitors an Anchor-search space set (SSS) of a first resource block (RB) set for downlink control information (DCI) and, when the Anchor-SSS includes DCI, monitors at least one Subordinate-SSS of a second RB set based on at least the DCI detected on the Anchor-SSS. |
| US12063531B2 |
Signal reporting method, terminal device, and network device
A signal reporting method, a terminal device and a network device. The terminal device can be configured to measure a reporting volume other than that of L1-RSRP, so as to facilitate the flexible measurement of signals and to improve the reliability of signal selection. The method comprises: a terminal device determining signals under measurement used for signal measurement according to resource allocation information; the terminal device measuring a first reporting volume of the signals under measurement to obtain a measurement result of the first reporting volume of the signals under measurement, wherein the first reporting volume comprises reporting volumes other than that of the L1-RSRP (Layer 1-reference signal received power); the terminal device determining a signal that needs to be reported in the signals under measurement according to the measurement result of the first reporting volume of the signals under measurement. |
| US12063528B2 |
Anomaly detection method and device, terminal and storage medium
An anomaly detection method and device, a terminal and a storage medium are disclosed. The method may include: generating at least one clustering set of objects based on configuration data and performance indicator data of the objects; determining an algorithm configuration parameter corresponding to each clustering set based on a preset anomaly detection algorithm and the performance indicator data corresponding to the objects in the clustering set; and determining, based on the algorithm configuration parameter, abnormal performance indicator data of the objects in the corresponding clustering set, so as to determine abnormal objects based on the abnormal performance indicator data. |
| US12063523B2 |
Antenna beam management for multi-connection communications
Antenna beam sweeping according to the present disclosure involves different communication devices that are within an interference range of each other transmitting beam sweeping signals using different communication resources. This allows a receiver to distinguish between beam sweeping signals that are received from different transmitters, and may facilitate antenna beam alignment in multi-connection scenarios. Beam indices could be used to identify antenna beams for antenna beam management, in control signaling between base stations and User Equipment (UE), for example. Beam tracking and other aspects of antenna beam management are also disclosed. |
| US12063522B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
Various embodiments relate to a next-generation wireless communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate, beyond a 4th generation (4G) wireless communication system. According to various embodiments, a method of transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus supporting the same may be provided, and other various embodiments may be provided. |
| US12063519B2 |
Fronthaul interface for a centralized radio access network
One embodiment is directed to a system that is configured to communicate at least two different types of fronthaul data from a plurality of baseband units to a shared radio point using a single application-layer protocol that supports at least two types of elements. Each of the at least two types of elements is configured for a respective one of the at least two different types of fronthaul data. The system is configured so at least some of the elements communicated using the application-layer protocol include one or more sub-elements, where each sub-element comprises a type field, a length field, and a value portion. |
| US12063518B2 |
Management of resource allocation and notification control over RAN interfaces
According to certain embodiments, a method is provided for resource allocation between a first network node (160) associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second network node (160) associated with a second RAT where the first RAT and the second RAT use an overlapping spectrum. The method includes determining, by the first network node, one or more resources of a plurality of resources for use by the second network node. The plurality of resources is represented by a bit string. A message is transmitted to the second network node. The message includes the bit string in which the one or more resources for use by the second network node are indicated. |
| US12063517B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. |
| US12063510B2 |
Signalling storm mitigation in a secured radio access network
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for enabling signalling storm mitigation in Internet Protocol (IP) Security (IPsec)-secured virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN). In one embodiment a method in a first network node includes receiving a trigger to establish an IPsec session with a second network node, the IPsec session being associated with a user equipment (UE); responsive to the trigger to establish the IPsec session associated with the UE, derive a unique identifier for the UE; generate a Security Parameter Index (SPI) value based at least in part on the unique identifier derived for the UE, the SPI value being unique to the IPsec session; and communicate an indication of the SPI value to the second network node. |
| US12063506B2 |
Method and unit unauthorised data traffic in a packet-oriented data network of a motor vehicle, and corresponding motor vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting unauthorized data traffic in a packet-oriented data network of a motor vehicle, wherein at least one data packet is read out of the data network by a processor circuit, and header data of each data packet is checked for link information indicating that the data packet belongs to a communication link that is permitted for the operation of the motor vehicle. If the data packet is recognized as belonging to a permitted communication link, payload data of the data packet is checked to determine whether data values of the payload data have a value profile that is provided for the communication link. If a permitted communication link or a permitted value profile for the data packet is missing, a detection signal is generated to identify the data packet as unauthorized data traffic. |
| US12063505B2 |
Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) security policy negotiation between peer user equipment (UES)
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate improved security establishment procedures for Vehicle to Everything (V2X) direct connections. Various embodiments are employable at or comprise User Equipment, and can initiate and/or receive V2X security establishment connections wherein a receiving UE can reject the connection based on the initiating UE's capabilities/policy and/or the initiating UE can make the final decision regarding the connection based at least on receiving security policy and capability information from the receiving UE. |
| US12063504B2 |
Systems and methods for providing access to a wireless communication network based on radio frequency response information and context information
A system receives, from a user equipment, a request for access to a wireless communication network and identifies, based on the request, baseline radio frequency (RF) response information associated with the user equipment. The system obtains dynamic RF response information associated with the user equipment and authenticates, based on the dynamic RF response information and the baseline RF response information, the user equipment. The system thereby grants the user equipment access to the wireless communication network and determines context information associated with the user equipment. The system generates, based on the baseline RF response information and the context information, user equipment profile information and sends, to a base station associated with the wireless communication network, the user equipment profile information to facilitate access to the wireless communication network by the user equipment. |
| US12063498B2 |
Key derivation method, communication system, communication terminal, and communication device
An object is to provide a key generation method capable of maintaining a high security level in each of sliced networks when network slicing is applied to a core network. A key generation method according to this disclosure specifies network slice identification information indicating a network slice system that provides a service to be used by a communication terminal (50) among a plurality of network slice systems included in a core network (10) and, using the network slice identification information, generates a service key to be used for security processing in the network slice system indicated by the network slice identification information. |
| US12063493B2 |
Display device
A display device, including a display panel, a box, a connection frame and a vibration actuator provided on the display panel. The connection frame includes: a frame-shaped member including a first end face and a second end face arranged opposite to each other, the first end face being attached to a top face of the box, a plurality of protrusions being provided on the second end face, a surface of each protrusion away from the first end face forming a support face, and the display panel being fixed on the support face; and a connection member fixedly coupled to the frame-shaped member, and detachably coupled to the box via a fastener. |
| US12063492B2 |
Audio routing system for routing audio data to and from a mobile device
A method includes receiving sound by a first audio unit installed in an electrical outlet, routing audio data corresponding to the received sound from the first audio unit to a second audio unit installed in a second electrical outlet, and sending the audio data to a mobile device using a wireless link between the mobile device and the second audio unit. Routing the audio data may include receiving the audio data from the first audio unit by a third audio unit and routing the audio data to the second audio unit by the third audio unit serving as a router. The data may be routed using table driven routing, on-demand routing or some other appropriate routing protocol. The method may also include performing voice recognition on the audio data and detecting a command word and routing command word data to the second audio unit. |
| US12063489B2 |
Signal processing methods and systems for beam forming with wind buffeting protection
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a directional output signal from sound received by at least two microphones arranged as microphone array. The method includes transforming the sound received by each of said microphones and represented by analog-to-digital converted time-domain signals provided by each of said microphones into corresponding complex-valued frequency-domain microphone signals each having a frequency component value for each of a plurality of frequency components, calculating, for each of the plurality of frequency components, real-valued Wind Reduction Factors as minima of the reciprocal and non-reciprocal frequency components of a plurality of real-valued Deviation Spectra if said minimum is below a preselected deviation threshold and set to one if said minimum is above or equal to said deviation threshold, and for each of the plurality of frequency components, forming a frequency-domain wind-reduced output signal. |
| US12063485B2 |
Signal processing methods and system for multi-focus beam-forming
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a directional output signal from sound received by at least two microphones arranged as microphone array. The directional output signal has one or more Beam Focus Directions. The method includes transforming sound received by each microphone into a corresponding complex valued frequency-domain microphone. For any Beam Focus Direction a Beam Focus Spectrum is calculated, consisting, for each of the plurality of frequency components, of time-dependent, real-valued attenuation factors being calculated based on the plurality of microphone signals. For each of the plurality of frequency components, the maximum amongst those attenuation factors of different Beam Focus Spectra is selected and multiplied with the frequency component of the complex-valued frequency-domain signal of one microphone, forming a frequency-domain multi-focus directional output signal, from which by means of inverse transformation a time-domain signal can be synthesized. |
| US12063484B2 |
Microphone array apparatus for bird detection and identification
A portable birdfinding device comprising a plurality of PDM microphone sensors (e.g. a microphone array) coupled to processing electronics that electronically filter the acoustic signals to detect sounds from birds, and to interpret the acoustic signals to identify the angle-of-arrival (e.g. azimuth and elevation) and distance from which the bird sound is coming. Additional electronic processing may provide an identification of the bird species. In some embodiments, the microphone array may have sensors spaced so that sounds from distant birds have a different time of flight to reach the different microphone sensors, while having the spacing between microphones be less than half of the wavelength for sounds made by a predetermined bird species. The microphone array may be positioned onto an object wearable by the birdwatcher, such as a hat or a jacket. In some embodiments, the electronic processing may be carried out using a smartphone. |
| US12063480B2 |
Hearing aids and related devices and methods
A hearing aid includes a microphone, an electro-acoustic transducer, and a housing that supports the electro-acoustic transducer such that the housing and the electro-acoustic transducer together define a first acoustic volume and a second acoustic volume. The electro-acoustic transducer is arranged such that a first radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the front acoustic volume and such that a second radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the second acoustic volume. The hearing aid is configured such that the first and second acoustic volumes are acoustically coupled to the microphone when the hearing aid is worn. The housing supports an acoustic element that is acoustically coupled to the microphone and the second acoustic volume and is arranged such that acoustic energy radiated from the acoustic element sums with acoustic energy leaked from the first acoustic volume at the microphone so as to cancel each other. |
| US12063479B2 |
Bilateral hearing aid system and method of enhancing speech of one or more desired speakers
The present disclosure relates to binaural hearing aid systems and methods of enhancing speech of one or more desired speakers in a listening room using indoor positioning sensors and systems. |
| US12063477B2 |
Hearing system comprising a database of acoustic transfer functions
A hearing system comprises a) a multitude of M of microphones providing M corresponding electric input signals xm(n), m=1, . . . , M, and n representing time, b) a processor connected to said multitude of microphones and providing a processed signal in dependence thereof, c) an output unit for providing an output signal in dependence of said processed signal, and d) a database (Θ) comprising a dictionary (Δpd) of previously determined acoustic transfer function vectors (ATFpd). The processor is configured A) to determine a constrained estimate of a current acoustic transfer function vector (ATFpd,cur) in dependence of said M electric input signals and said dictionary (Δpd), B) to determine an unconstrained estimate of a current acoustic transfer function vector (ATFuc,cur) in dependence of said M electric input signals, and C) to determine a resulting acoustic transfer function vector (ATF*) for a user of the hearing system in dependence thereof and of a confidence measure related to said electric input signals. A method of operating a hearing device is also disclosed. Thereby an improved noise reduction system for a hearing aid or headset may be provided. |
| US12063472B2 |
Earphones
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an earphone, comprising a sound production component, comprising a transducer and a housing accommodating the transducer, a sound outlet hole being provided on an inner side surface of the sound production component, the inner side facing an auricle of a user, and the sound outlet hole being configured to transmit a sound produced by the transducer out of the housing toward an ear canal of the user; and an ear-hook, configured to place the sound production component at a position adjacent to the car canal but not blocking an ear canal opening in a wearing state; wherein, at least a portion of the sound production component inserts into a cavum concha. |
| US12063471B2 |
Electronic device including speaker module
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing receiving at least a portion of the first housing and configured to guide a slide of the first housing, a display including a first display area disposed on the second housing and a second display area extending from the first display area, a speaker module disposed in the housing, a resonance space facing at least a portion of the speaker module and configured to vary in size based on a slide of the first housing with respect to the second housing, and a processor configured to adjust a sound output from the speaker module based on the size of the resonance space. |
| US12063469B2 |
MEMS device with a TMD structure
A MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) device includes a suspended electrode structure anchored to a substrate, the MEMS device having a MEMS resonance mode, and a Tuned Mass Damping (TMD) structure, wherein a portion of the suspended electrode structure forms a TMD structure having a TMD spring element and a TMD mass element, for providing a TMD resonance mode counteracting the MEMS resonance mode. |
| US12063467B2 |
Sound producing devices
The present disclosure provides a sound producing device, at least comprising a housing assembly. The housing assembly comprises a housing and a sealing member. The housing is provided with a plug-in hole, and the plug-in hole runs through a side wall of one side of the housing; the sealing member is used for plugging and sealing the plug-in hole; the plug-in hole comprises at least one hole wall segment provided along a plugging direction of the sealing member; the cross-sectional area of a reference cross section of at least part of the at least one hole wall segment perpendicular to the plugging direction of the sealing member increases gradually along the plugging direction; the sealing member is in plugging fit with the at least one hole wall segment. |
| US12063465B2 |
Neck-worn device
[Problem] To provide a neck-worn device in which a battery or other electronic component is disposed at an appropriate location.[Solution] This neck-worn device is to be worn at the neckline of a wearer, wherein a body part 30 comprises: a battery 90; a circuit board 85 on which is installed an electronic component that is driven by receiving power supplied from the battery 90; and a body part casing 32 in which the battery 90 and the circuit board 85 are stored. The circuit board 85 is disposed inside the body part casing 32 so as to be positioned in between the battery 90 and the neckline of the wearer while the device is being worn.[Effect] Heat generated from the battery 90 is not readily transmitted to the wearer, thus improving the fit of the neck-worn device. |
| US12063463B2 |
Audience monitoring systems and related methods
Audience monitoring systems and related methods are described herein. An example audience monitoring system includes a beacon to be disposed proximate a media presentation device. The beacon is to transmit a ping signal. The system also includes a portable metering device to be carried by a person. The portable metering device includes a microphone to receive an audio signal and a processor to determine a distance value indicative of a distance between the portable metering device and the beacon based on the ping signal. |
| US12063462B2 |
Optical buffer unit, optical signal processing apparatus, optical label switch and control method
An optical buffer unit includes a plurality of delay line units each of which gives a delay to optical signals, and a switch that receives an optical signal output from one of the delay line units, includes a first output for outputting the optical signal to a next one of the delay line units and a second output for outputting the optical signal to another apparatus, and outputs the optical signal from the first output or the second output. |
| US12063460B2 |
Method and device for suppressing chromatic aberration in a digital image
A method for suppressing chromatic aberration, especially blue or red fringing, in a digital image with multiple color channels is disclosed. The method comprises negatively correcting a first color channel by subtracting an overshoot component of the first color channel. The subtraction is subject to a lower threshold, which is dependent on a local value of at least one further color channel. |
| US12063459B2 |
Light transmitting device, communication system, and light transmitting method
A light transmitting device that includes a light transmitter that transmits a spatial light signal including a communication signal, and a light transmission control unit that adds a dummy signal having a same brightness as a ghost image of the communication signal to the spatial light signal and controls the light transmitter in such a way that the dummy signal is displayed at a position of the ghost image. |
| US12063458B1 |
Synchronizing security systems in a geographic network
The application is directed to techniques and processes for integrating multiple security systems. For instance, a system may receive first data from a first security system, where the first data indicates that the first security system detected a security event. The system may then analyze the first data to determine a type of the security event, a time frame of the security event, and/or a threat level of the security event. Based at least in part on the analyzing, the system may determine a security procedure for a second security system. The second security system may be located proximate to the first security system and/or may be included in a same security system network as the first security system. The security procedure may include changing a mode of the second security system and/or causing an electronic device of the second security system to generate image data. |
| US12063455B2 |
Interpolation based camera motion for transitioning between best overview frames in live video
The present invention is a method and a processing device that allows smoothing of all camera parameters that are changeable while the camera is running through a tasklist component that schedules transitions synchronized with the output video frame rate. A device-native thread runs the scheduler which picks smoothing tasks off a list to meet real-time requirements. Different strategies for smoothing based on Bézier curves, splines and linear interpolation are scheduled on the runtime. The camera, which is automatically able to detect people and frame them based on where they are, uses this module to smoothly change the frame when people move in the camera field of view, among other functions. |
| US12063454B2 |
Electronic device and method for transmitting video data and audio data
An electronic device includes a receiving unit, a signal processing unit, a transmitting unit, and an audio timing unit. The receiving unit receives audio data and first video data. The signal processing unit generates second video data and a pixel clock signal for playing the second video data according to the first video data. The transmitting unit transmits the second video data, the audio data, the pixel clock signal, and a cycle time stamp (CTS) to a receiver. The audio timing unit generates an internal reference signal adjusts a frequency of the internal reference signal according to a receiving speed of the audio data, and generates the CTS according to the internal reference signal and the pixel clock signal so that the receiver can generate an audio clock signal for playing the audio data according to the pixel clock signal and the CTS. |
| US12063451B2 |
Modification of camera functionality based on orientation
A method and system are disclosed for tailoring the functionality of a monitoring system based on an identified orientation of an imaging device, typically a digital camera. The imaging device is wirelessly communicable with one or more base stations and/or access points over a WLAN. Captured media is processed depending on the identified orientation. The processed media is used to generate and display an image on a user device with one or more aspects of the display, such as aspect ratio or video compression rates, being dependent on the identified orientation. The size or shape of an activity zone that is monitored to trigger image capture and transmission may also be tailored to the identified orientation. |
| US12063450B2 |
Image processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
An apparatus generates an image file including a first region storing a plurality of instances of image data and a second region storing metadata. The metadata includes group information that groups image data shot synchronously with respect to time, the group information indicating image data belonging to a group, and indicator information that indicates an indicator of grouping for the group. The apparatus sets a reference indicating whether the image data has been shot synchronously with respect to time, determines whether the image data has been shot synchronously with respect to time, configures the group information grouping the image data to have been shot synchronously with respect to time, configures the indicator information including at least information of the reference, and generates the file storing the plurality of instances of image data, the group information, and the indicator information. |
| US12063447B2 |
Analog-to-digital converting circuit for optimizing dual conversion gain operation and operation method thereof
Disclosed is a circuit which includes a first amplifier that generates a first output signal by comparing a first pixel signal corresponding to a first conversion gain and a first ramp signal and generates a second output signal by comparing a second pixel signal corresponding to a second conversion gain and a second ramp signal, and a second amplifier that generates a third output signal based on the first output signal and generates a fourth output signal based on the second output signal, the first conversion gain is higher than the second conversion gain, and a first power current of the first amplifier when the first pixel signal and the first ramp signal are compared is different from a second power current of the first amplifier when the second pixel signal and the second ramp signal are compared. |
| US12063438B2 |
Imaging apparatus, control device, operation method of imaging apparatus, and program
An imaging apparatus includes a processor, and an image sensor, in which a focus lens is moved while avoiding a period of main exposure by the image sensor in accordance with an instruction of the processor and the main exposure is continuously performed to perform continuous imaging at a predetermined time interval, and a processor calculates a first focus position of the focus lens with respect to a specific subject 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. |
| US12063436B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, accessory apparatus, and control method therefor
A camera microcomputer receives first accessory attribute information of the accessory attribute information through the third communication channel by using a first communication method and then switches from the first communication method to a second communication method different from the first communication method, and controls communication so as to receive second accessory attribute information of the accessory attribute information through the third communication channel by using the second communication method. |
| US12063427B2 |
Sensor driving apparatus and camera module
The present embodiment relates to a sensor driving apparatus comprising: a first substrate including a first opening; a support member arranged at a position corresponding to the first opening; a first connector for electrically connecting the support member and the first substrate and elastically supporting the support member; a base coupled to the support member; a second substrate arranged on the base; an image sensor mounted on the second substrate; a second connector which is arranged on the base and electrically connects the second substrate and the first connector; a first driving unit arranged on the first substrate; and a second driving unit arranged on the base and facing the first driving unit. |
| US12063425B2 |
Interchangeable connector panel system for fixed mount industrial scanners
Interchangeable connector panel systems for fixed mount industrial scanners are disclosed herein. An example interchangeable connector panel system for fixed mount industrial scanners includes a housing including a mounting mechanism and a coupling mechanism, an image capture assembly at least partially disposed within the housing, and a first field-interchangeable removable connector module. The image capture assembly includes an optical assembly, a decoder engine, at least one image capture assembly interface, and at least one of a central processing unit or a graphics processing unit. The first field-interchangeable removable connector module couples with the coupling mechanism of the housing and is removable by a user in-field. The first removable connector module includes at least one connector module interface and an input/output (I/O) interface having a first configuration. The at least one image capture assembly interface communicatively couples with the at least one connector module interface to allow transmission between the I/O interface and the image capture assembly. |
| US12063423B1 |
Enhanced interactive web features for displaying and editing digital content
A system and method of presenting interactive content to a user is presented herein. In some embodiments, an interactive story is presented to a user via a computing device. Interactive features are presented such that the user may select the features dictating content that is provided to the user. The content may be presented in the form of audio, video, haptics, as well as other methods which may also be interactive. In some embodiments, the user's location may be used with the content to provide a fully interactive and unique experience to the user. |
| US12063422B2 |
Methods and apparatus for efficient media search and analysis
Methods and apparatus for providing attribute-based search of media assets such as video and audio assets, and associated augmented reality functions including dynamic provision of relevant secondary content relating to the identified attribute(s). In one embodiment, media or content assets are ingested into a processing system and processed according to one or more attribute detection, identification, and characterization algorithms. Attributes detected may include for example the presence of tangible items such as clothing or chattels, particular persons such as celebrities, and/or certain contexts such as sporting activities and musical performances, as rendered within the media asset. In one implementation, the characterized assets are provided a unique ID, and stored so as to permit cross-correlation based on, e.g., the identified and characterized attributes. Secondary content (e.g., advertising or promotional content) is correlated to each identified asset, and dynamically served upon a user providing some threshold level of interaction with the attribute. |
| US12063421B1 |
Directing online advertisements based on software observation of presentation of television advertisements
In a computer-implemented method, a selected online advertisement is automatically directed to, or online activity is automatically tracked and recorded from, an online user interface device which corresponds, at the time the advertisement is directed or the activity is tracked, to a first online access identifier. The advertisement is directed or the activity is tracked based on information from a user profile that references or includes a first set-top box identifier. That information is derived at least in part from automatically collected data related to user behavior with respect to at least one television advertisement delivered to a set-top box, which set-top box corresponds, at the time of that user behavior, to the first set-top box identifier. The first online access identifier is associated with the first set-top box identifier, by being referenced or included in the user profile, by being associated in a database, or otherwise. |
| US12063413B2 |
Device and system for streaming media interaction
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device and system for streaming media interaction. The device includes: a short range communication module; a wireless communication module configured to be capable of communicating with a remote server, a processor communicatively connected to the short range communication module and the wireless communication module; a memory having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, enable the processor to: transmit, through the wireless communication module, a control input which is received through the short range communication module; receive a media stream responsive to the control input through the wireless communication module; and output the media stream to an external apparatus. |
| US12063412B2 |
Zone group control
Example techniques relate to a loss of control of a playback queue. An example implementation involves a playback device receiving, from a native controller, an instruction to add audio tracks to a queue, where, in a first mode associated with the native controller, the playback device is configured to play back from the queue. While the audio tracks are in the queue, the playback device receives, from a media player application associated with a particular wireless protocol, an instruction to play back a media item. In response, the playback device is configured to play back in a second mode associated with the particular wireless protocol, where, in the second mode, the queue is not in use. While playing back the media item, the playback device detects a loss of control by the media player application and configures the playback device to play back in the first mode. |
| US12063411B2 |
Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system
Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception portion configured to receive AV content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to the AV content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of the application program with a valid time of the command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from the trigger information as indicative of the progress of the AV content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to the valid time of the command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, the control portion controls the operation of the application program in accordance with the command being valid. |
| US12063410B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items with aggregated timed reactions
Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items with aggregated timed reactions are provided. In some embodiments, a method for presenting media content items with viewer reactions includes: retrieving a plurality of reactions associated with a media content item, wherein each reaction in the plurality of reactions comprises a reaction timestamp that corresponds to a time within the media content item at which a reaction was received and a graphical icon that was selected from a plurality of graphical icons that each correspond to one of the plurality of reactions; grouping the plurality of reactions based on the reaction timestamp and based on the selected graphical icon; identifying a plurality of key moments within the media content item based on the grouping of the plurality of reactions, wherein each of the plurality of key moments is associated with a representative graphical icon that corresponds to an aggregated viewer reaction; receiving a request from a user device to present the media content item; and causing the media content item to be presented in a video window while concurrently presenting the aggregated viewer reaction within the video window when a current playback position of the media content item corresponds to a time window associated with each of the plurality of key moments. |
| US12063409B2 |
Synchronized recording of audio and video with wirelessly connected video and audio recording devices
A method of synchronizing video and audio when recording with a video recording device and an audio recording device configured for wireless data communication with each other including activating a recording at the video recording device, sending an audio recording command from the video recording device to the audio recording device, storing a recorded video data stream in a memory of the video recording device, receiving an audio data stream from the audio recording device at the video recording device and storing in the memory of the video recording device, determining a delay of the stored audio data stream relative to the stored video data stream, and joining the stored audio data stream and the stored video data stream together, taking the determined delay into consideration, in order to provide a recording data stream with synchronized video and audio. |
| US12063408B2 |
Method and a system for recording multimedia file presentation session
The present invention provides a method for recording session of a multimedia file presentation displayed on external screen device and controlled by one more control device, implemented by one or more processors operatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable storage device, on which are stored modules of instruction code that when executed cause the one or more processors to perform disapplying said multimedia file on the external screen using a designated application; capturing user interaction of uploaded UI on each mobile device; sending captured interaction command by at least one of the mobile devices to the external screen device; Receiving captured control commands at the external display device over cloud or P2P connection associated with file ID from each mobile device which established P2P connection with external device; executing said instructions based on pre-defined interaction commands definitions; Recording captured control commands: slides presentation and hovering/pointing action Receiving voice stream session from each Mobile device and recording audio verbal comments in synchronization with presentation display session associated with user mobile ID and time stamp. |
| US12063407B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for buffer handshake in video streaming
Systems, methods, and devices implement video streaming. Methods include receiving video data from a video source, the video data comprising at least one video frame, and determining a plurality of store parameters associated with a store operation and a plurality of fetch parameters associated with a fetch operation for a portion of the video data, wherein the plurality of store parameters and the plurality of fetch parameters identify whether a fetch unit or a store unit should be stalled. Methods also include implementing a store operation in a buffer for a designated number of lines of the video data based on the plurality of store parameters. Methods additionally include implementing a fetch operation from the buffer for the designated number of lines of the video data based on the plurality of fetch parameters. |
| US12063397B2 |
Display apparatus, display method, and display system
An example display apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive video content from a video service server through a network and transmit data to the video service server; an image processor configured to decode the video content and output an image frame; and an image display on which the image frame is displayed, wherein the image processor transmits one of a video resolution reduction signal for allowing the video service server to transmit video content having a resolution lower than a reference resolution in response to an increase in traffic of the network and a frame rate reduction signal for allowing the video service server to transmit video content having a frame rate lower than a reference frame rate in response to an increase in traffic of the network. |
| US12063394B2 |
Recording video quality
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting a video quality. One of the methods includes: determining, for a repeating time range of a video with a first video quality, a frequency with which one or more portions of the video were accessed, each portion for a corresponding one of one or more past instances of the repeating time range; selecting, for the repeating time range and using the frequency with which the portion of the video for the repeating time range was accessed, a second video quality from two or more video qualities that includes the first video quality; and storing, in memory, one or more additional portions of the video i) captured by a camera during future instances of the repeating time range ii) at the second video quality. |
| US12063393B2 |
Method for media stream processing and apparatus for implementing the same
A method for processing a media stream is proposed, which includes, at a media distribution unit including a processor: obtaining, based on media stream data received from a media encoder, at least one media data chunk of the media stream, wherein the at least one media data chunk is a separately addressable data unit by a request for media data received by the media distribution unit; generating, based on received media stream data, metadata related to the media data chunk; storing the media data chunk in a memory of the media distribution unit, wherein the memory is used to store media data chunks as separately addressable data units for a memory read from the memory; and updating a list of media data chunks stored in the memory, based on the metadata related to the media data chunk. |