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| US12065428B2 |
Anti-viral compounds
Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound described herein (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound described herein) and methods of synthesizing the same. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US12065425B1 |
9-(2-hydroxyquinoline-3-YL)-10-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydroacridine-1,8(2H,5H)-dione as an antimicrobial compound
A 9-(2-hydroxyquinoline-3-yl)-10-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydroacridine-1,8(2H,5H)-dione compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent. |
| US12065424B1 |
6′(4-methoxyphenyl)-2′-alkoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carbonitrile as antimicrobial compounds
A 6′-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2′-alkoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carbonitrile compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent. |
| US12065422B2 |
Reagents and process for direct C—H functionalization
The present invention refers to a process for direct C—H functionalization, the reagents used in the process and the use thereof for the direct C—H functionalization as well as the so-obtained products. |
| US12065421B2 |
Inhibitors of oplophorus luciferase-derived bioluminescent complexes
Compounds that may selectively inhibit Oplophorus luciferase-derived bioluminescent complexes, e.g., NanoBiT® bioluminescent complex, are disclosed as well as compositions and kits comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds. |
| US12065417B2 |
Processes and catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of compounds having carbonyl carbon atoms
Selective hydrogenation processes are disclosed that can upgrade impure feeds, such as those obtained from biomass and containing a number of small (e.g., 2-6 carbon atom) molecules having aldehyde and/or ketone carbon atoms. For example, whereas glycolaldehyde and its methylated derivative, hydroxyacetone (acetol) are both high value intermediates for certain downstream processing reactions, they are normally recovered in a condensate from pyrolysis of carbohydrates (e.g., aldose-containing sugars) together with glyoxal and its methylated derivative, pyruvaldehyde. The selective hydrogenation of these compounds bearing two carbonyl carbon atoms, without over-hydrogenation to ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, can increase the concentration of the desired intermediates. These beneficial effects of selective hydrogenation may be achieved through the use of a hydrogenation catalyst comprising noble metals such as Ru and Pt. |
| US12065416B2 |
cGAS antagonist compounds
Disclosed are novel compounds of Formula I that are cGAS antagonists, methods of preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in medical therapy. |
| US12065412B2 |
CFTR regulators and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are compounds that activate CFTR and methods for treating constipation, dry eye disorders, and other diseases and disorders. |
| US12065411B1 |
Methyl 4-((5-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)methyl)benzoate as an antimicrobial compound
An methyl 4-((5-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)methyl)benzoate compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent. |
| US12065402B2 |
Modulators of liver receptor homologue 1 (LRH-1) and uses
This disclosure relates to modulators of liver receptor homologue 1 (LRH-1) and methods of managing disease and conditions related thereto. In certain embodiments, modulators are derivatives of hexahydropentalene. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease by administering an effective amount of a hexahydropentalene derivative disclosed herein. |
| US12065393B2 |
Gold containing catalyst, method of preparation and use
The present invention relates to improvements in known gold containing catalysts. In particular, the present invention relates to improving the stability and/or inhibition of deactivation of gold containing catalysts via the addition of an inorganic oxide, hydroxide, oxo-salt or oxo-acid. There is also disclosed a method for preparing said catalyst most suitably via an impregnation method. Such catalysts are useful in the production of vinyl chloride monomer. |
| US12065389B2 |
Fluid-bed granulator system with coating material to prevent dust buildup in the air systems of urea granulation plants
A fluid-bed granulator system may include a fluid-bed granulator, a scrubber unit, and a connection-duct between an air vent opening of the fluid-bed granulator and the scrubber unit. An inner surface of the connection-duct may be at least partially coated with an anti-adhesion layer. The system may further include a granulator space inside the fluid-bed granulator, a perforated plate disposed inside the granulator space, spray nozzles disposed at the perforated plate, a fluidization air inlet, supply lines for atomization air connected to the spray nozzles, supply lines for a liquid melt connected to the spray nozzles, a granulation seeds inlet, a granulator outlet opening, and an air vent opening. A disclosed urea granulation plant may utilize the fluid-bed granulator system. |
| US12065386B2 |
Processes for making a super-insulating core for a vacuum insulating structure
A method for forming a super-insulating material for a vacuum insulated structure for an appliance includes disposing hollow glass spheres within a rotating drum, wherein a plurality of interstitial spaces are defined between the hollow glass spheres. An anchor material is disposed within the rotating drum. The hollow glass spheres and the anchor material are rotated within the rotating drum, wherein the anchor material is mixed with the hollow glass spheres to partially occupy the interstitial spaces. A silica-based material is disposed within the rotating drum. The silica-based material is mixed with the anchor material and the hollow glass spheres to define a super-insulating material, wherein the silica-based material attaches to the anchor material and is entrapped within the interstitial spaces. The silica-based material and the anchor material occupy substantially all of an interstitial volume defined by the interstitial spaces. |
| US12065385B2 |
Ceramic-copper composite, method of producing ceramic-copper composite, ceramic circuit board, and power module
A ceramic-copper composite having a flat plate shape, including: a ceramic layer; a copper layer; and a brazing material layer present between the ceramic layer and the copper layer. When a region having a length of 1,700 μm in a long-side direction is a region P on a cut surface of the ceramic-copper composite obtained when the ceramic-copper composite is cut with a plane perpendicular to a main surface of the ceramic-copper composite, an average crystal grain size D1 of copper crystals at least partially present in a region P1 within 50 μm on a side of the copper layer from an interface between the ceramic layer and the brazing material layer in the region P is 30 μm or more and 100 μm or less. |
| US12065384B2 |
Honeycomb body manufacturing methods
Methods of firing ceramic honeycomb bodies are disclosed that include placing refractory particles on and end face of the green ceramic honeycomb body, and heating the green ceramic honeycomb body to a temperature of at least 600° C. to form a fired ceramic honeycomb body. The refractory particles prevents sticking of honeycomb-to-honeycomb during firing. A layer of refractory particles can also be used to replace a green cookie. |
| US12065383B2 |
Oriented ceramic sintered body production method and flat sheet
An oriented ceramic sintered body production method includes (a) a step of preparing a ceramic compact before firing into an oriented ceramic sintered body; and (b) a step of obtaining an oriented ceramic sintered body by sandwiching the ceramic compact between a pair of releasing sheets, placing the ceramic compact and the releasing sheets in a hot press firing furnace, and hot press firing the ceramic compact while applying a pressure by a pair of punches through the pair of releasing sheets, wherein each of the releasing sheets is a releasing sheet such that, after the releasing sheet is sandwiched between PET films, is then placed and vacuum-packed on a stainless steel sheet, and is isostatically pressed at 200 kg/cm2, a surface of the releasing sheet on the side opposite from the stainless steel sheet has a profile curve with a total profile height Pt of 0.8 μm or less. |
| US12065381B2 |
Temperature-stable, low-dielectric constant material with an ultra-low loss tangent
Disclosed herein are embodiments of high Q, temperature stable materials with low dielectric constants. In particular, a two-phase material can form based on the rutile phase of titanium oxide along with a spinel structure of ZnAl2O4. This material can have a dielectric constant below 15 which is simultaneously temperature stable. |
| US12065375B2 |
Three-dimensional printing on glass containers
This disclosure describes substrate(s) having a three-dimensional (3D) feature formed thereon and methods of forming the features. One method involves applying a first layer of UV-curable material on a surface of the glass container around a circumference of the container and curing the first layer of UV-curable material to produce a first cured material layer that forms at least a portion of a first 3D feature. The method further comprises applying a second layer of UV-curable material on the surface of the glass container, spaced apart from the first 3D feature, around the circumference of the container, and curing the second layer of UV-curable material to produce a second cured material layer that forms at least a portion of a second 3D feature. The portion of the glass container between the first and second 3D features has a circumference less than that of the first or second 3D features. |
| US12065372B2 |
Fluid forming a glass component for a portable electronic device
Techniques for making glass components for electronic devices are disclosed. The techniques disclosed can be used to shape a glass workpiece to form a three-dimensional glass component, such as a glass cover member. Glass components and enclosures and electronic devices including the glass components are also disclosed. |
| US12065370B2 |
Cross current staged reverse osmosis
Systems and processes for purifying and concentrating a liquid feed stream are disclosed. In the systems, the concentrated liquid output from the high pressure side of a reverse osmosis stage is used as the draw solution in the low pressure side of the reverse osmosis stage in a configuration called osmotically assisted reverse osmosis. This reduces the osmotic pressure differential across the membrane, permitting high solute concentrations to be obtained, hastening the purification of the liquid. Reduced system pressures are also obtained by arranging multiple osmotically assisted reverse osmosis stages in a cross-current arrangement. Overall system energy consumption is reduced compared to conventional thermal processes for high concentration streams. |
| US12065369B2 |
Organic waste treatment process
A method of organic waste treatment includes treating an organic waste stream that contains solid waste particles suspended in a liquid to cause the solid waste particles to settle in a settling tank, separating contents of the tank into a separated liquid phase and a separated solid phase, and treating the separated solid phase with an oxidant to create a sterile odorless ash. |
| US12065367B2 |
Volatile fatty acid control
A method of controlling a volatile fatty acid in an aqueous industrial system is provided in the present disclosure. The method includes determining a level of dissolved oxygen in process water in the aqueous industrial system and adding an effective amount of a control agent to the process water if the determined level of dissolved oxygen is above a predetermined level. The compositions and methods can lower the amount of VFA present in the aqueous industrial system. |
| US12065365B2 |
Filter case, and water purifier and water softener using filter case
Disclosed is a filter and a filter case using CDI, and a water purifier and a water softener using the filter case. Specifically, the filter case comprises: a case having a cylindrical shape and including a receiving space formed therein; a first cover having an inlet formed in the center thereof and configured to close one side of the case; and a second cover having an outlet formed in the center thereof and configured to close the other side of the case. |
| US12065361B2 |
Brine solution cleaning systems, apparatuses, and methods
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for cleaning brine solution are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments comprise a brine cleaning system that includes a brine cooker, a brine filter, and a brine storage unit. The brine cooker heats a dirty brine solution to separate the dirty brine solution into a liquid portion and a solids portion. The brine filter is coupled to the brine cooker to receive the liquid portion and the solids portion from the brine cooker and then substantially remove the solids portion. The brine storage unit is coupled to the brine filter to accumulate the liquid portion once the solids portion have been substantially removed by the brine filter. This allows for more efficient and environmentally friendly use of brine solution in the curing of animal. |
| US12065356B2 |
Carbon film
The present disclosure is directed to providing a carbon film having an excellent shield performance against electromagnetic waves. The carbon film of the present disclosure is a carbon film made of a carbon nanotube assembly, wherein a pore distribution curve of the carbon film indicating the relationship between the pore size and the Log differential pore capacity obtained from an adsorption isotherm at 77 K of liquid nitrogen based on the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda method has a peak in which the Log differential pore capacity is maximized within a pore size range of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less, and the value of the Log differential pore capacity at the peak is 1.2 cm3/g or more. |
| US12065354B2 |
Horse bit
The invention relates to horse bit (10, 100), comprising a mouthpiece (20, 120) configured to be inserted into a horse's mouth and comprising a first cheek (40, 140) and a second cheek (60, 160). The mouthpiece includes a first end (21, 121) and a second end (22, 122) and a center portion (30, 130) between the first end and the second end, wherein the center portion comprises at least one curved portion (31, 32; 131, 132). Each cheek includes a shank (50, 70; 150, 170) with an upper arm (53, 73; 153, 173) and a lower arm (54, 74; 154, 174) for attachment of reins and a central portion (55, 75; 155, 175) between the upper arm and the lower arm. The central portion of the first cheek is attached to the first end and the central portion of the second cheek is attached to the second end. Each upper arm extends along a longitudinal axis (A1, A2) and the axes of the upper arms define a first plane and wherein the center portion extends in a second plane that is inclined at an angle (α) of between 90° and 180° to the first plane, wherein the angle is measured forward from the upper arm. The invention relates to a horse bit assembly for inserting into a horse's mouth, comprising a first horse bit and a second horse bit wherein the first horse bit is a horse bit as mentioned above. |
| US12065353B2 |
Siphon priming device and method
A siphon priming device that may be releasably and sealingly connected with a first fluid container and usable to cause a liquid to be transferred from the first container into a second fluid container. Using the properties of the first container one may gently squeeze the container to initiate the siphon then remove the pressure and the siphon continues. The first container may comprise a liquid fuel can and the second container may comprise a fuel tank of a motorized vehicle, e.g., boat, car, ATV, cart, plane, motorcycle, etc. In use, the siphon priming device enables simple, rapid, and safe transfer of liquid fuel from a fuel can into a motorized vehicle. |
| US12065352B1 |
Automatic liquid dispenser
The present invention discloses a liquid dispenser (1000), for transfer of liquid (220) from a storage container (800) to a receiving container (700) having a receiving aperture (710) facing upwards. The liquid dispenser (1000) comprises a flow controller (400), a liquid conductor (210), a liquid outlet element (200), a vertical actuator (100), a spatiality sensor (300) and a control unit (600). A method for production of a receiving container (700), having liquid (220) in its internal volume, is also disclosed. |
| US12065351B2 |
Cleaning modes in water dispenser
A water-dispensing device includes a cold water tank and a fill valve. The tank is in selective fluid communication with a water intake via the fill valve. The device further includes a cold dispensing valve, a spigot in selective fluid communication with the tank via the cold dispensing valve, an ozone generator in fluid communication with the tank, and a drip tray positioned beneath the spigot. The drip tray is in fluid communication with a drain via a drain hose. A controller is configured to perform a cleaning operation by: (i) activating the ozone generator to ozonate water stored in the tank, (ii) opening the cold dispensing valve to empty the tank by dispensing the ozonated water from the tank through the spigot and into the drip tray, and (iii) upon determining the tank is empty, opening the fill valve to refill the tank. |
| US12065345B2 |
Ventilation louver installation tool
A tool for installing ventilation louvers has a securing mechanism to secure the tool to a lifting device. A cross beam is coupled with the securing mechanism. A louver holder is pivotally coupled with the cross beam. The louver holder moves from a first securement position to a second installation position. A holding bar holds the louver holder in the first position. A handle enables manipulation of the louver holder from the first to the second position. |
| US12065343B2 |
Industrial truck with rear axle load sensor
An industrial truck includes: a chassis, a mast pivotally mounted on the chassis, a lifting element for lifting a load, the lifting element being mounted on the mast in a slidable manner along the mast; a plurality of actuating units including: a lifting actuator configured to move the lifting element along the mast, a tilting actuator configured to tilt the mast with respect to the chassis, a wheel drive system for driving wheels of the industrial truck; a plurality of sensors including: a load sensor for detecting the load on the lifting element, a tilt angle sensor for detecting the tilt angle of the mast with respect to the chassis, and a height sensor for detecting the height of the lifting element with respect to the mast, a control unit configured to control the plurality of actuating units based on information detected by the plurality of sensors for achieving stability of the industrial truck during operation, wherein the control unit is configured to generate one or more control values by using a mathematical model of the industrial truck to which information detected by the plurality of sensors are inputted, the control unit being configured to control the plurality of actuating units based on the one or more control values. The industrial truck further comprises a rear axle load sensor configured to detect the load on a rear axle of the industrial truck, wherein the control unit is configured to control the operation of the industrial truck also based on a rear axle load value detected by the rear axle load sensor. |
| US12065342B2 |
Movable body, method for controlling movable body, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program
A movable body is a tricyclic movable body automatically moving and includes: a first steering wheel steerable but not drivable; a second steering wheel steerable but not drivable and provided on a side in a first direction with respect to the first steering wheel; and a drive wheel steerable and drivable and provided on a side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the first steering wheel and the second steering wheel. |
| US12065341B2 |
Operation assisting apparatus for load handling vehicle
An operation assisting apparatus for a load handling vehicle conveying a load carried on a load handling apparatus includes a sensor, an object extraction unit configured to extract, as objects, a group of points representing parts of the objects from a result detected by the sensor in a coordinate system in a real space, a load handling space derivation unit configured to derive a load handling space occupied by the load during load handling work performed by the load handling apparatus in the coordinate system in the real space, a clearance derivation unit configured to derive a value of a clearance between the load handling space and an adjacent object adjacent to the load handling space, and an informing unit configured to inform an operator of the load handling vehicle of information about the value of the clearance. |
| US12065332B2 |
Staircase mobility system
A staircase mobility system is disclosed. The system includes a docking assembly that is configured to dock or undock with a dockable seat assembly. The docking assembly includes support rods configured to engage or disengage with the dockable seat assembly when docked or undocked, respectively. Further, the system includes a drive assembly coupled to the docking assembly. The drive assembly includes a motor that is configured to drive the docking assembly along a guide rail in a forward or reverse direction, and to operate the docking assembly to dock or undock with the dockable seat assembly. |
| US12065320B2 |
Transport device
A transport device in the form of a planar motor having at least one transport segment which forms a transport plane and having at least one transport unit, which can be moved at least two-dimensionally in the transport plane, to allow more versatile process management, is provided in the transport device. At least one coupling apparatus for releasably coupling the transport unit to the coupling unit is arranged on the transport unit and, on the coupling unit in each case, the transport unit and the coupling unit can be coupled, at least temporarily, by the coupling apparatuses to form an assembly by way of a relative movement in the transport plane. The coupling apparatuses interact in the coupled assembly in order to limit a relative movement between the transport unit and the coupling unit in at least one degree of freedom of movement. |
| US12065318B2 |
Robotic system with packing mechanism
A method for operating a robotic system includes determining package groupings for placing available packages on a platform; generating a two-dimensional (2D) placement plan based on discretized models representative of the available packages and the platform; generating a three-dimensional (3D) stacking plan based on the 2D placement plan; and implementing the 3D stacking plan for placing the available packages on the platform. |
| US12065315B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for locating, engaging, and shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for locating, engaging, and shifting objects. The systems may be used to unload objects from a storage space, e.g., inside a vehicle or facility, including one associated with a logistics network operation. The systems disclosed herein may operate in automated or semi-automated fashion, e.g., at the direction of a control system associated with a computing device. The systems may further utilize shifter mechanisms that each include one or more belt-driven mechanisms and position-changing mechanisms that facilitate the locating, engaging, and shifting of objects in a storage space. The components of these systems may operate independently, or in coordination, thereby increasing the efficiency of an object-handling operation. |
| US12065310B2 |
Systems, methods, computing platforms, and storage media for controlling an autonomous inventory management system
Systems, methods, computing platforms, and storage media for controlling an autonomous inventory management system are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: direct a first transport system to a first location; determine a respective drop off location for each of the one or more autonomous storage units; determine a boarding order for the one or more autonomous storage units based at least in part on the respective drop off location for each of the one or more autonomous storage units; direct the one or more autonomous storage units to board the first transport system at the first location; and transport the one or more autonomous storage units from the first location to the one or more respective drop off locations. |
| US12065309B2 |
Robotic service device and handling method
A robotic service device is described for use on a robotic picking system grid. The robotic service device is capable of driving to any location on the grid order to perform maintenance operations or cleaning. Additionally, the service device may be used to rescue robotic load handling devices operational in the picking system. The robotic service device may include a releasable docking mechanism to enable it to dock and latch on to malfunctioning load handling devices. The service device may also be provided with cleaning capability and a camera to enable the condition of the grid and other robotic devices to be monitored. |
| US12065306B1 |
Covered dumpster and portable toilet system
A waste removal system featuring sidewall extensions designed to bridge a height differential between a dumpster portion and an integrated portable toilet housing, ensuring secure waste containment. Mounted on a chassis, the system comprises a dumpster portion and a toilet housing portion for a portable toilet, with the portable toilet housing's elevation creating a height differential between a dumpster portion and the portable toilet housing. The sidewall extensions attached to the sides of the dumpster portion, effectively filling the void caused by the height disparity, and redefining the dumpster portion's top opening for improved containment. An advanced roll-off tarp system, with a spool and lever arm mechanism, facilitates the deployment of a tarp large enough to cover both portable toilet housing and the top opening of the dumpster portion, ensuring the system's contents are securely covered during transport, thereby enhancing site cleanliness and regulatory compliance. |
| US12065303B2 |
Pressure regulating system for a beverage container and beverage container provided therewith
A pressure regulating system for a beverage container includes a first compartment for containing a pressurized gas. The first compartment is in fluid communication with a surrounding space through a gas valve for opening and closing a passage between the first compartment and surrounding space. A gas valve control system includes a deformable and/or movable wall or wall part, which is in contact with the gas valve for opening and/or closing the gas valve. A second compartment is provided at a side of the deformable and/or movable wall part. The movable and/or deformable wall part forms a wall of said second compartment and the second compartment forms a pressure regulating space and includes a wall part formed by or including at least a gas permeable, liquid tight permeable wall part. |
| US12065301B1 |
Self-combining receptacle for producing coated or admixture products
A self-combining receptacle for producing a coated or partially-coated product or an admixture product is provided according to the invention. This receptacle can comprise a food service container for finger food like French fries having a sealed package of ketchup or other condiment installed in the bottom of the container and below the French fries where a closure panel extending outside the receptacle is pulled in a lateral direction away from the receptacle to peel off the closure panel to open the condiment package inside the container whereupon the French fries automatically drop down inside the container into the condiment contained in the now-opened condiment package. Alternatively, the self-combining receptacle may comprise two open faced vessels that are fitted together to join their common open faces with a common closure panel sealing the two open faces to divide the two vessels containing separate components of an admixture product. When the closure panel is removed from the receptacle or pierced by means of an integral utensil device, the two product components can be mixed together to produce the admixture product. Such an admixture product may comprise a food dish like fruit, granola pieces, chocolate pieces, or syrup mixed into yogurt or ice cream, or an industrial product like two resin components mixed together to produce an epoxy adhesive. |
| US12065297B2 |
Connectable contact lens packages for recycling
Contact lens packages are provided and each includes a base member having a cavity and a sealing member coupled to the base member. An unworn contact lens is provided in a packaging solution within the sealed cavity. The base member is a thermoplastic or other recyclable material. The base member includes at least one latch and at least one slot. The latch and slot are configured to connect to the slot and latch, respectively, of another base member, after the contact lenses are removed from the cavities. A recyclable thermoplastic contact lens assembly is also provided that includes empty contact lens package base members stacked and connected together. A method to recycle used contact lens package base members, such as by curbside recycling, is also provided. |
| US12065296B2 |
Anti-scalping pharmaceutical packaging film
A film for packaging a product that has a pharmaceutical active agent includes a product-contacting sealing layer. The product contacting layer includes at least 90 wt. % of an ethylene norbornene copolymer having a glass transition temperature in a range from 50° C. to 110° C. The pharmaceutical active agent comprises a Hansen Solubility Parameter for the product-contacting sealing layer of 0.5 or greater. |
| US12065294B2 |
Packaging system
The present invention relates to a packaging system for transporting delicate goods, such as glass bottles. According to the present invention, the improved packaging system (10) comprises an outer box (1) and an inner portion (2) configured for interacting with each other, said outer box developing in height along a direction Y, in width along a direction X and in depth along a direction Z, said inner portion comprising one or more support inserts (21, 22) complementary to said outer box (1), said inserts (21, 22) being configured for supporting one or more objects (100) in such a way as to prevent movement thereof with respect to said outer box (1), in particular with respect to said directions X and Z, said packaging system (10) being characterized in that it comprises at least one interposition element (3) between said outer box (1) and said inner portion (2) so as to prevent movement along said direction Y of the assembly formed by said support inserts (21, 22) and said objects (100) with respect to said outer box (1), said support inserts (21, 22) and said at least one interposition element (3) comprising coupling means (23, 24, 33) for their mutual coupling. |
| US12065292B2 |
Folding and interlock structures for reusable and collapsible boxes
Plastic corrugated reusable boxes are provided. Two opposite side panels 12 erected from a blank over fold lines 18 at bottom panel edges; said side panel 12 having flaps 20 attached on either side folded inward and interlocked with flaps 22 folded inward from the opposite side. Narrow flaps 32 attached to top edges of said side panels 12 folded inward and flat. The rest two opposite side panels 14 erected over fold lines at rest bottom panel edges; top flaps 30 attached to the rest two side panels 14 folded inward covering the top surface. Interlocked flaps 20 and 22 are standing underneath top flaps 30 and alongside two opposite side panels 14. Lock tabs 40 attached to top flaps 20 folded down and inserted into said lock slots embedded in narrow flaps 22 alongside side panels 12 top edges. |
| US12065289B2 |
Container system and method
A packaging container is provided. The packaging container includes a body defining a volume. The body including a neck extending from an opening of the body. The neck including a proximal surface and a circumferential projection defining at least one gap. The neck further including at least one axial support disposed in the gap. A closure is engageable with the proximal surface, and a sleeve is conformable to an outer surface of the closure and the neck. In some embodiments, container systems and methods of manufacturing containers are disclosed. |
| US12065288B2 |
Lid with dispensing feature
A lid for a container. The lid can comprise a central wall and a dispensing feature comprising a dispenser flap foldably connected to the central wall, a projection extending from the dispenser flap, and a ledge. The dispenser flap can be movable to a dispensing position in which the dispenser flap is spaced from the ledge to at least partially form a dispensing opening. The projection can be in locking engagement with the ledge when the dispenser flap is in the dispensing position. |
| US12065284B2 |
Container with hinge
A hinge is disclosed herein. Exemplary methods and systems for incorporating a hinge into a container to facilitate retention of the container in a given state are provided. A container having a hinge are described herein, wherein the hinge may include a first portion, a second portion, and a retention interface. |
| US12065279B2 |
Method and a packaging apparatus for forming sealed packages
A method for forming sealed packages filled with a pourable product comprises at least the steps of forming a tube from a web of packaging material, filling the pourable product into the tube for forming a product column within the tube and directing, during the step of forming and the step of filling, a sterile gas into the product column for forming and/or maintaining a gas cushion within the product column. |
| US12065278B2 |
Unit, apparatus and method for cutting a chain of article
A cutting unit configured to make segments of consecutive articles from a continuous chain of articles, where the segments of consecutive articles have a desired number of articles in each segment of articles. |
| US12065277B2 |
Self-sealing foldable container
A foldable container and method of storing adhesive in which a single strip of adhesive material is attached to a single release liner featured on a side surface or a flap of the foldable container. The strips of adhesive material can be peeled off a surface of the container and applied to and used to seal the top and bottom surfaces of the container as needed. The container features one or more release liner(s) each with a single strip of adhesive material attached only to the release liner and not a surface of the container itself. |
| US12065276B2 |
Wound body, core body for wound body, combination of wound body and support shaft, and combination of wound body and medical packing apparatus
A support shaft capable of supporting a wound body with a long sheet wound therearound includes a first projection located at a proximal end of an outer peripheral part, and a second projection located at a distal end of the outer peripheral part. A core body of the wound body includes a one-end-side first recess part located at one end of an inner peripheral part, an other-end-side firsts recess part located at an other end of the inner peripheral part, and a second recess part located to extend from the one end to the other end. In a state where the core body is mounted on an outer periphery of the support shaft, the first projection engages the one-end-side first recess part or the other-end-side first recess part. When the core body is mounted to the outer periphery of the support shaft, the second projection engages the second recess to allow the circumferential position of the first projection to be aligned with the circumferential position of the one-end-side first recess part or the other-end-side first recess part around a central axis. |
| US12065272B2 |
System and method for providing service on golf course using fuel cell drone
A system and a method for providing service on a golf course using a fuel cell drone using a hydrogen fuel cell as a power source to provide various services while preventing a rounding delay of golfers are provided. A fuel cell drone of a system for providing service on a golf course may include a hydrogen fuel tank in which hydrogen is charged, a power pack configured to generate power to drive the fuel cell drone using the hydrogen in the hydrogen fuel tank, and a controller configured to move the fuel cell drone to a docking station or a gas supply place in response to determining that an amount of hydrogen remaining in the hydrogen fuel tank is below a set value. |
| US12065265B2 |
Aircraft wing gantry system
A moveable wing gantry for servicing a wing of an aircraft is configured to be positioned around a wing of an aircraft to provide access to overwing and underwing surfaces of the wing of the aircraft. The wing gantry includes a service deck positioned underneath the wing of the aircraft. An operator platform is moveably attached to the service deck and operable to move along the length of the service deck. A chair support is moveably attached to the operator platform and operable to move across the operator platform in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length of the service deck. The wing gantry includes a pivotable span platform positioned above the wing of the aircraft and pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position. The wing gantry is customizable to different aircraft wing types and styles. |
| US12065260B2 |
Aircraft comprising at least one hydrogen supply device and at least one sealed container, in which at least one item of equipment of said hydrogen supply device is positioned
An aircraft including at least one hydrogen engine, at least one hydrogen supply device including at least one hydrogen tank and at least one item of equipment through which the hydrogen flows and which is positioned between the hydrogen tank and the hydrogen engine. The aircraft includes at least one sealed container sealed from the outside air, in which sealed container the equipment of the hydrogen supply device is positioned. This solution allows a safe hydrogen installation to be obtained using existing equipment. |
| US12065259B2 |
Fluid tank for integration into a structure of an unmanned aircraft
A fluid tank for integration into a structure of an unmanned aircraft includes a shell having a first axial wall, an oppositely arranged second axial wall, an upper side, a lower side, and an enclosed interior, at least one receiving chamber in the interior for storing fluid, and a collection chamber, which is arranged on the lower side and which is fluidically connected to the at least one receiving chamber. The collection chamber includes a bottom surface, through which there extends a drain, wherein a covering surface is arranged above the bottom surface and covers at least a portion of the collection chamber. At least one flow opening could be arranged on an upper side of the collection chamber, which flow opening allows gas bubbles to escape in the direction of the upper side of the fluid tank. |
| US12065252B2 |
Device for disconnecting a load-carrying system by a mechanical action, and load-carrying system equipped with such a disconnect device
A device for disconnection by a mechanical action includes at least one mechanical connection part, in particular a buckle held closed by spring action, linked to at least one trigger via at least one connecting member, and a release lever configured to be triggered by application of a force according to a predefined opening direction. The disconnect device also includes at least one guide for the connecting member configured to redirect an effort applied on the trigger, when opening is required, towards the mechanical connection part linked to the connecting member, according to the predefined opening direction. |
| US12065245B2 |
Lavatory with expandable door
A lavatory is provided which includes a plurality of walls including a first wall having a doorway, and an expandable door. The expandable door includes a main panel having dimensions that conform to the doorway and a main hinge connecting the main panel to the first wall. The lavatory further includes a latch. The main panel is configured to, in a deployed state, increase in at least one dimension to form a privacy barrier around an expansion zone located outside of the plurality of walls. The latch is configured to lock the expandable door in place in the deployed state. |
| US12065241B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle
The embodiment is an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes: an airframe, including first mounting portions, where the first mounting portion includes a first mounting body and connecting rods formed on the first mounting body, the connecting rods extending in a pitch axis direction; and a power assembly, including a first assembling body and eccentric wheels mounted on the first assembling body, where the eccentric wheel is rotatable between a first rotation position and a second rotation position of the first assembling body around a rotation axis of the first assembling body, the rotation axis being perpendicular to the pitch axis direction. |
| US12065238B2 |
VTOL M-wing configuration
A vertical landing and take-off aircraft VTOL transitions from a vertical takeoff state to a cruise state where the vertical takeoff state uses propellers to generate lift and the cruise state uses wings to generate lift. The aircraft has an M-wing configuration with propellers located on the wingtip nacelles, wing booms, and tail boom. The wing boom and/or the tail boom can include boom control effectors. Hinged control surfaces on the wings, tail boom, and tail tilt during takeoff and landing to yaw the vehicle. The boom control effectors, cruise propellers, stacked propellers, and control surfaces can have different positions during different modes of operation in order to control aircraft movement and mitigate noise generated by the aircraft. |
| US12065237B2 |
Flight duration enhancement for single rotorcraft and multicopters
Various examples are provided related to flight duration enhancement for rotorcraft and multicopters. In one example, a rotorcraft or multicopter includes one or more rotors, and one or more nozzles positioned in relationship to at least one corresponding rotor. The one or more nozzles can modulate, reshape, redirect, or adjust downwash produced by the corresponding rotor. The one or more nozzles can dynamically modulate, reshape, redirect, or adjust the downwash below the rotorcraft or multicopter. The one or more nozzles can be morphed or reshaped to dynamically modulate, reshape, redirect, or adjust the downwash using, e.g., a stochastic optimization framework and/or a motif-based auto-controller. |
| US12065235B2 |
Leading edge slat
An aircraft wing including a leading edge slat and a fixed aerofoil portion. The leading edge slat is moveable between a stowed position and deployed position. In the deployed position a trailing edge of the leading edge slat includes a sealed portion and an unsealed portion. The sealed portion forms a seal with the fixed aerofoil portion and the unsealed portion provides an airflow gap between the leading edge flap and the fixed aerofoil portion. The invention provides substantially the same benefits as a sealed leading edge slat whilst improving stall control behavior in local zones around the unsealed portion. |
| US12065234B2 |
Propeller control system for an aircraft
Propeller control systems and methods for controlling the pitch of a plurality of propeller blades of a variable pitch propeller assembly operatively coupled with an engine is provided. In one exemplary aspect, the propeller control system includes features for combining overspeed and feathering protective functions in a protective control valve communicatively coupled with a controller. In such an event the controller controls the protective control valve to selectively allow a controlled amount of hydraulic fluid to flow to or from a pitch actuation assembly such that the pitch of the propeller blades can be adjusted based at least in part on the condition of the engine. |
| US12065230B1 |
Marine propulsion control system and method with rear and lateral marine drives
A marine propulsion system for propelling a marine vessel includes at least two steerable rear marine drives that each generate forward and reverse thrusts, wherein each rear marine drive is independently steerable to a range of steering angles, and a lateral marine drive configured to generate starboard and port thrusts on the marine vessel. The system further includes a user input device, such as a joystick, operable by a user to provide a propulsion demand input commanding lateral movement of the marine vessel and rotational movement of the marine vessel. A control system is included that is configured to control steering and thrust of each of the at least two rear marine drives and thrust of the lateral marine drive based on the propulsion demand input so as to generate the lateral movement and/or the rotational movement commanded by the user. |
| US12065228B2 |
Hairtail-imitating high-speed soft robot driven based on chemical exergonic reaction
A hairtail-imitating high-speed soft robot driven based on chemical exergonic reaction, including a fish head module, a fish body module and a fishtail module; wherein the fish head module includes a fish head shell, the fish head shell is internally provided with a rigid exergonic reaction bin, a combustible agent storage unit, a combustion promoter storage unit, and an exergonic reaction excitation device, and a rigid push plate is in sliding fit in the rigid exergonic reaction bin; the fish body module includes a flexible fishbone, restraint assemblies, and flexible fish skin; and the fishtail module includes a fishtail fixing block. |
| US12065223B2 |
Device for detecting and geolocating a container that has gone overboard
A device for detecting a fall of and for geolocating a container that has gone overboard that includes an electronic box and a means for removably attaching the electronic box to an external part of the container is disclosed. The electronic box includes a means for detecting the container's fall, a control unit controlling the removable attachment means in the event of the detection of the container's fall and disconnecting the electronic box from the external part of the container, a flotation means for floating the electronic box on a stretch of water, a geolocation module, a data communication means, a means for powering the control unit, a link for maintaining a permanent connection between the electronic box and container when the box is disconnected from the container. This allows detection a container falling into the sea and to communicate its geographical position with a view to towing thereof. |
| US12065221B2 |
Asymmetric body of water navigation system and method
An autonomous body of water navigation system and method uses the current of the body of water. The body of water navigation method may be asymmetric since cargo may be transported along with the current of the body of water and the navigation system can be easily transported back up the body of water. |
| US12065215B1 |
Control device of internal speed change device of wheel hub for indirect clutching operation
A control device of an internal speed change device of a wheel hub for indirect clutching operation includes a sun gear installed on a sun gear ring which is installed on a wheel shaft; a shaft claw installed between the sun gear and the wheel shaft; a stepping clutch mechanism installed on the wheel shaft; the stepping clutch mechanism being driven by a rotating unit; the stepping clutch mechanism serving to control opening and closing of the shaft claw to control fixedness of the sun gear; the stepping clutch mechanism including a plurality of first control claws and a plurality of second control claws for controlling clutching operation between the stepping clutch mechanism and the rotating unit; and a lever installed in one of at least one guiding trench of the wheel shaft. |
| US12065214B2 |
Wireless active suspension system
A wireless active suspension system is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor mounted to an unsprung mass of a vehicle, the sensor having a low power wireless communication capability, the at least one sensor to send a sensor data transmission. The system also includes a controller in wireless communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller receives the sensor data from the at least one sensor and communicates an adjustment command to modify at least one damping characteristic of at least one damper. |
| US12065213B2 |
Adjustable head angle bicycles
An adjustable head angle bicycle assembly includes a steerer tube; a head tube that includes a first annular surface protruding radially inward from an inner wall at the upper end, and a second annular surface protruding radially inward from the inner wall at the lower end; an upper cup that includes a third annular surface engaged with the first annular surface of the head tube; and a lower cup that includes a fourth annular surface engaged with the second annular surface of the head tube. |
| US12065212B2 |
Front fork
A front fork includes a tubular outer tube, a tubular inner tube which is provided inside the outer tube and is relatively movably connected to the outer tube, and a connecting member which connects a wheel and the inner tube. The inner tube has a first contact portion which has a first surface and comes into contact with the connecting member. The connecting member includes a second contact portion having a second surface and coming into contact with the first contact portion and a space forming portion which forms a space in an axial direction in a state where the first surface of the first contact portion and the second surface of the second contact portion are in contact with each other. |
| US12065208B2 |
Holding device for a counter element
A holding device including at least one first tilting lever element rotatably mounted at a first pivotal point. This tilting element is connected to a spring element, which may be tensioned with a spring. The tilting lever element includes a first hook, which may be moved into a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first hook may engage, for holding or fixing, in a receptacle of the counter element. In the second position, the first hook releases the counter element again, so that it may be removed from the holding device. The first pivotal point of the mount of the tilting lever element is situated outside the axis of the spring. The spring of the spring element may be tensioned in one position and essentially untensioned in the other position. |
| US12065206B2 |
Steering torque sensor assembly
A steering torque sensor assembly includes a magnetically coded steering shaft section, which forms a primary sensor, and a secondary sensor for converting the changes in a magnetic field generated by the primary sensor into an electrical signal. The secondary sensor is situated on a sensor circuit board which runs parallel to the steering shaft section and is positioned opposite the primary sensor. |
| US12065205B2 |
Sprocket with a roller assembly inserted into the sprocket teeth
A sprocket segment assembly for use with a sprocket of a tracked machine includes a first circumferential sprocket segment including a tooth with a first bushing contact surface, a second bushing contact surface, and a top surface extending circumferentially between the first bushing contact surface and the second bushing contact surface. The first bushing contact surface defines a cavity, and a roller extending proudly of the first bushing contact surface. |
| US12065204B2 |
Tracked vehicle comprising a tiltable suspended track assembly
The invention relates to a tracked vehicle (10; 11) comprising a vehicle body (30, 32; 30), at least one track assembly (21) and a suspension device (S) for suspension of said track assembly (21) to said vehicle body (30) of said tracked vehicle (10; 11). Said track assembly (21) comprises a track support beam (22), a plurality of road wheels (23, 23a), at least one drive wheel (24), and an endless track (25). Said track support beam (22) is arranged to support said at least one drive wheel (24) and a plurality of road wheels (23, 23a). Said endless track is disposed around said at least one drive wheel (24) and plurality of road wheels (23, 23a). Said suspension device (S) comprises two pendulum arms (52, 54) which in one end are rotatably attached to a respective fastening point (P1b, P2b) in said vehicle body (30; 32, 30) and in the other end are rotatably attached to a respective fastening point (P1a, P2a) in the track support beam (22) of said track assembly (21). Said suspension device (S) comprises distance adjustment means (58) which is arranged to allow one or more of: a distance change between said two fastening points (P1a, P2a) in the track assembly (21); a distance change between the two fastening points (P1b, P2b) in the vehicle body (30); and a distance change between the fastening point (P1b, P2b) in the vehicle body (30; 32, 30) and the fastening point (P1a, P2a) in the track support beam (22) of said track assembly (21) of at least one of the pendulum arms (52, 54), so as to allow a tilting movement of the track assembly (21), including said at least one drive wheel (24) and plurality of road wheels (23, 23a), relative to the vehicle body in a plane extending in the longitudinal direction of said track assembly (21) essentially orthogonal to the transversal extension of said track assembly (21). |
| US12065203B2 |
Method for controlling a steer-by-wire steering system and steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle
A method for controlling a steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle may involve determining a torque request signal with a position controller of an activation unit based at least on a desired steering angle and an actual steering angle, limiting the torque request signal in a signal limiting device of the activation unit such that the torque requested by the limited torque request signal is limited to a permissible torque range, and transmitting the limited torque request signal to an electronically controllable steering actuator. The signal limiting device may determine a reference torque signal by way of a reference controller based at least on the desired steering angle and the actual steering angle. The signal limiting device may define the permissible torque range by way of a selectable maximum deviation from the reference torque signal. |
| US12065198B2 |
Working vehicle
A working vehicle includes an operator seat and an armrest arranged on a side of the operator seat. The armrest includes an upper surface on which an operation tool arrangement portion is arranged, the operation tool arrangement portion arranging an operation tool, and a side surface having a concave portion. The concave portion is located on an area overlapping, in a front-to-back direction, with another area including the operation tool arrangement portion. |
| US12065192B2 |
Tow behind steerable caddy trailer
A steerable caddy trailer is provided that has an improved structure including a main frame assembly, spindle assemblies attached to each end of the main frame for attachment of a wheel, a pair of swinging arms forwardly extending from the main frame and pivotally attached to the main frame, and tie rods connecting the swinging arms with the spindle assembly such that pivoting of the swinging arms steers the wheel. |
| US12065187B2 |
Method for manufacturing a steering wheel
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a steering wheel comprising a frame, a covering formed by a body, overmoulded onto the frame, and at least one insert, the method comprising steps aimed at: providing at least one recess in the covering, and producing the insert so that an assembly of the insert with the body of the covering allows the recess, to be at least partially covered, wherein the insert is obtained in a single piece with the body of the covering. |
| US12065184B2 |
Mobility device with double cargo bin stack
Systems and methods for a multi-function mobility device to provide cargo container transport are provided. A multi-function mobility device includes a frame configurable between a plurality of configurations. The frame includes a plurality of individually controllable wheeled leg members configured to traverse uneven terrain. The mobility device is configured to transform the frame into a cargo transport configuration that accepts two stacks of cargo bins locked together. The mobility device is also configured to transform the frame into a rideable configuration that accepts a person. |
| US12065181B2 |
Tamperproof gate mechanism
A crossing gate mechanism (300) includes a linkage (320) operably coupled to a crossing gate arm (310), wherein the crossing gate arm (310) is movable between a vertical position (VP) and a horizontal position (HP) via the linkage (320), wherein the linkage (320) is in a first position when the crossing gate arm (310) is in the vertical position (VP) and in a second position when the crossing gate arm (310) is in the horizontal position (HP), and wherein the linkage (320) in the second position mechanically locks the crossing gate arm (310) in the horizontal position (HP). |
| US12065178B1 |
Kinetic energy conversion system
A kinetic energy conversion system generates usable electrical energy from the kinetic energy of a plurality of railroad cars moving along a designated section of a railroad track of a railway network. The system includes a magnetic rotor assembly including at least one rotor unit having at least one magnet mounted thereto, and an axle attached to the rotor unit. A generator assembly having at least one electrical generator is disposed in an operative engagement with the magnetic rotor assembly to generate an amount of electrical energy. A support assembly dimensioned and configured to maintain at least one rotor unit in a magnetically proximate orientation relative to the plurality of railroad cars moving along the designated section of the railroad track causing rotation thereof resulting in the generation of electrical energy by the electrical generator. |
| US12065173B2 |
System and methods for speed and lane advisory in evaluating lane change events and opportunities
Systems and methods for speed and lane advisory are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a host longitudinal position in a current lane. The method includes identifying at least one candidate lane adjacent the current lane. The method includes calculating a longitudinal maneuver distance for the host agent to execute a maneuver from the current lane to a candidate. The method includes calculating an augmented minimum distance by combining a predetermined minimum distance and the longitudinal maneuver distance. The method includes calculating a current lane headway distance for the current lane and a first candidate lane headway distance for the first candidate lane. The method includes selecting a target lane from a current lane or a candidate lane based on a comparison of the current lane headway distance and the first candidate lane headway distance and controlling the host agent based on the selection of the target lane. |
| US12065169B2 |
Vehicle control device
Provided is an automatic driving system based on a model predictive control, the automatic driving system where, in an event of a failure of an actuator, identification between a real vehicle and a vehicle model is simplified. Based on information regarding the failure of the actuator, the automatic driving system updates a spot in the vehicle model, the spot corresponding to the spot of failure detected, to a fixed value, and causes an actuator control device for the actuator, where the failure is detected, to fix a command value that is overwritten in accordance with a state of the actuator. With this configuration, the identification between the real vehicle and the vehicle model is simplified. |
| US12065167B2 |
System and method for completing joint risk localization and reasoning in driving scenarios
A system and method for completing joint risk localization and reasoning in driving scenarios that include receiving a plurality of images associated with a driving scene of an ego agent. The system and method also include inputting image data associated with the plurality of images to an encoder and inputting concatenated features to a decoder that identifies at least one of: an important traffic agent and an important traffic infrastructure that is located within the driving scene of the ego agent. The system and method further include controlling at least one system of the ego agent to provide a response to account for the at least one of: the important traffic agent and the important traffic infrastructure that is located within the driving scene of the ego agent. |
| US12065165B2 |
Adaptive privacy for shared rides
Systems and methods for adapting various autonomous vehicle settings to protect personal information based on the composition of passengers in a vehicle. In particular, sensitive user information is intelligently parsed out or generalized based on user preference and the presence of unknown passengers. In some examples, sensitive user information is routed to more secure channels such as a mobile device application or a personalized display. In some implementations, the position of passengers within a vehicle is determined to identify which displays are in each passenger's field of view. Additionally, pick-up and drop-off locations can be scrambled to nearby destinations to obscure a home address, work address, or other identifiable address information. |
| US12065162B2 |
Method and system for autonomous vehicle control
The method for autonomous vehicle control preferably includes sampling measurements, determining refined sensor poses based on the measurements, determining an updated vehicle pose based on the measurements and operation matrix, optionally determining evaluation sensor poses based on the refined sensor poses, optionally updating the operation matrix(es) based on the evaluation sensor poses, and/or any other suitable elements. The system for autonomous vehicle control can include one or more vehicles, one or more sensors, one or more processing systems, and/or any other suitable components. |
| US12065161B2 |
Method and apparatus for automatically arranging seats of autonomous vehicle
A method and apparatus for automatically arranging seats of an autonomous vehicle enable seats to be remotely changed between a standard arrangement mode and a final target arrangement mode. The apparatus includes a manipulation device configured to generate a signal corresponding to a target arrangement mode of seats through manipulation by a passenger, seat motors respectively provided in the seats so as to control positions and postures of the seats, seat controllers for controlling operation of the seat motors, and a vehicle controller configured to transmit a signal from the manipulation device to the seat controllers, transmit an abnormal signal indicating jamming of the seats to the manipulation device or control the seat controllers provided in the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to easily change the seats to a desired arrangement mode in an autonomous vehicle without interference with peripheral components during movement of the seats. |
| US12065158B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting an environment external to a personal mobile vehicle in a fleet management system
Commercial personal mobile vehicles (PMVs) managed by a fleet management system are sometimes equipped with a radar sensor to detect objects in an environment external to the PMVs. Specifically, the PMV may be equipped with a variety of sensors, such as a radar, a sonar sensor, a (optional) camera, an inertia measurement unit (IMU), and/or the like. The combination of a radar reflection signal and a sonar signal may provide measurements of characteristics such as a Doppler velocity and height information of a nearby object, which may be input to a machine learning classifier to determine the probability that the nearby object is a VRU. For another example, the reflection pattern from radar and ultrasonic may be used to input to a machine learning classifier to determine a type of the road surface, e.g., an asphalt road surface, a concrete sidewalk surface, a wet-grass lawn surface, and/or the like. |
| US12065153B1 |
Resolving vehicle issues based on log data
Techniques for identifying and triaging issues associated with a vehicle in order to resolve the issues are described. The techniques may include receiving log data associated with a vehicle and generating an event timeline based at least in part on the log data. The event timeline may comprise a time-ordered record of events associated with operations of the vehicle. The techniques may also include identifying, based at least in part on an event included in the event timeline, a first occurrence of an issue associated with the vehicle. In some instances, a correlation may be determined between the first occurrence of the issue and a second occurrence of the issue, and a cause of the issue may also be determined based at least in part on the correlation. In some examples, the second occurrence of the issue may appear in the event timeline or another event timeline. |
| US12065147B2 |
Method of simultaneously estimating movement and shape of target vehicle using preliminary distribution model of tracklet
A method of simultaneously estimating a movement and shape of a target vehicle using a preliminary distribution model of a tracklet may have high reliability in estimation performance even with a change in heading of the target vehicle while being implemented in real time by setting the preliminary distribution model defined by a small number of representative tracklet appearance points using a tracklet defined in an orthogonal coordinate system and a linear correspondence relationship between a preliminary distribution model of the tracklet and a central position of the target vehicle and performing many-to-one data association between tracklet outputs. The method of simultaneously estimating the movement and shape of the target vehicle using the preliminary distribution model of the tracklet is performed by a signal processing device configured to process signals emitted from a plurality of radars mounted at a host vehicle and reflected from the target vehicle. |
| US12065146B2 |
Lane change information sharing device and vehicle
Provided are a lane change information sharing device and a vehicle with which information for making a lane change can be shared between vehicles forming a vehicle group. The lane change information sharing device is equipped with: a determination section for determining, when a first vehicle forming a vehicle group changes lanes from a first lane to a second lane, which is adjacent to the first lane, whether an obstruction exists in a virtual route from the first lane to the second lane of the first vehicle; and an information-sharing control execution section for executing a control for transmitting information about the first possible lane change region, which is a region that can be used by the first vehicle when the first vehicle changes lanes from the first lane to the second lane, to a second vehicle forming the vehicle group together with the first vehicle, when the determination section has determined that no obstruction exists. |
| US12065143B2 |
Driving control method and system of vehicle
Disclosed are a driving control method and system of a vehicle. The driving control system includes a target calculator configured to calculate a target control value regarding behavior of the vehicle based on driving information with which the vehicle will travel, a correction calculator configured to calculate a corrected control value regarding the behavior of the vehicle based on the driving information and behavior data of the vehicle depending on the driving information, and a controller configured to control driving of the vehicle based on the target control value calculated by the target calculator and the corrected control value calculated by the correction calculator. |
| US12065141B2 |
Driving assistance device
A driving assistance device performs collision avoidance control for avoidance of a collision between a vehicle and an object being around the vehicle and detected by an object detector, the collision avoidance control being performed based on collision determination as to a collision between the object and the vehicle. The driving assistance device includes: an object sensing section that senses an object around the vehicle; a blind spot area setting section that sets a blind spot area at an area positioned in the vehicle's blind spot blocked by an obstacle sensed by the object sensing section; an early determination area setting section that sets an early determination area including the blind spot area and extended therefrom; and a collision determination section that accelerates the collision determination for an object sensed in the early determination area, compared with the collision determination for an object sensed outside the early determination area. |
| US12065139B2 |
System and method for completing risk object identification
A system and method for completing risk object identification that include receiving image data associated with a monocular image of a surrounding environment of an ego vehicle and analyzing the image data and completing semantic waypoint labeling of at least one region of the surrounding environment of the ego vehicle. The system and method also include completing counterfactual scenario augmentation with respect to the at least one region. The system and method further include determining at least one driver intention and at least one driver response associated with the at least one region. |
| US12065131B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling parking of vehicle
A method and apparatus for controlling parking are disclosed, where the apparatus includes a location receiver configured to receive location information of the vehicle, a sensor unit disposed in the vehicle to detect surrounding obstacles of the vehicle and the sun, a parking control initiator configured to receive an input signal for parking control of the vehicle and to determine whether to start a parking control operation, an input configured to allow a driver to input the input signal for the parking control, and a parking controller configured to calculate and generate an elevation angle and an azimuth of the sun based on the location information of the vehicle and location information of the sun, to predict a movement of shadows due to an object detected by the sensor unit based on the elevation angle and the azimuth, and to calculate a duration of the shadows on a prospective parking place based on a predicted movement of the shadows. |
| US12065127B2 |
Control method and control device for hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and a motor generator, wherein the internal combustion engine includes a variable compression ratio mechanism structured to vary in mechanical compression ratio depending on variation in position of a compression ratio control member structured to move due to driving of an electric actuator. A control method for the hybrid vehicle includes: measuring a state of charge of a battery connected to the motor generator; and in response to regenerative operation of the motor generator in a state that the state of charge of the battery is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, consuming generated electric power by driving the electric actuator of the variable compression ratio mechanism. |
| US12065125B2 |
Vehicle control method and vehicle control device
In the present invention, an internal combustion engine (7) drives a generator (6). The internal combustion engine (7) carries out a standby operation. The standby operation is an operation involving assisting power supply to a drive motor (2). During the standby operation of the internal combustion engine (7), the SoC of a battery (4) is equal to or higher than a predetermined SoC threshold. The operating point of the internal combustion engine (7) during the standby operation is further on a lower-output side than the operating point of the same during the charging of the battery (4). The operating point of the internal combustion engine (7) during the standby operation is an operating point in which the collector pressure of the internal combustion engine (7) is equal to or higher than a predetermined collector pressure threshold. The operating point of the internal combustion engine (7) during the standby operation is within a lean combustion region. |
| US12065124B2 |
Method of controlling a hybrid powertrain of a motor vehicle
Disclosed is a method for controlling a hybrid vehicle power train, including a thermal drive chain and an electric drive chain, the electric drive chain including a traction battery, a voltage modulator, an inverter, first and second electrical machines. The voltage modulator is designed to modulate a supply voltage of an electric current from the traction battery to the first and second electrical machines. The method includes: a step of analytically calculating an optimal supply voltage using a mathematical expression that corresponds to the resolution of an equation expressed as ∂ P b a t ∂ U e = 0 , where Ue is the supply voltage, Pbat is the electrical power supplied by the traction battery, and where the electrical power supplied by the traction battery is expressed as a quadratic function of the supply voltage; and a step of controlling the voltage modulator in such a way that it outputs the optimal supply voltage. |
| US12065123B2 |
Methods and systems for power level adjustment
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a power output strategy at a track. In one example, a method may include customizing the power output strategy in response to user inputs. The power output strategy may be associated with a user profile stored in an application, the user profile further comprising items desired by the user for a track day along with post-track day debriefs including data with regard to previous track days. |
| US12065122B2 |
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle includes a vehicle controller. The vehicle controller is capable of switching a traveling mode of the electric vehicle between a first traveling mode and a second traveling mode that applies driving-force maps for enhancing a rough-road capability from a rough-road capability in the first traveling mode. The vehicle controller is capable of switching the traveling mode to the second traveling mode in forward traveling and in backward traveling and is configured to apply, to the backward traveling in the second traveling mode, a first driving-force map of the driving-force maps, the first driving-force map having gentler characteristics than a second driving-force map of the driving-force map applied to the forward traveling in the second traveling mode. |
| US12065121B2 |
Vehicle, start control method for vehicle, and start control system of vehicle
The present disclosure provides a vehicle, a start control method for the vehicle, and a start control system of the vehicle. The method includes: when a door of the vehicle is in an open state, determining a position of a key; when the key is in the vehicle, controlling a first high-voltage module group of the vehicle to perform power on; when the door of the vehicle is changed from the open state to a closed state, determining the position of the key and detecting a state of a brake pedal of the vehicle; and when the brake pedal of the vehicle is depressed and the key is in the vehicle, controlling, according to a start instruction, a second high-voltage module group of the vehicle to perform power on. |
| US12065115B2 |
Brake control apparatus
A second control unit controls a pump of a P system and a pump of an S system according to a stroke of a brake pedal that is detected by a stroke sensor in a state that a fluid level of brake fluid in a reservoir tank falls below a predetermined fluid surface level. |
| US12065114B2 |
Railway braking system comprising a device displaying a status of a service brake and/or a status of a parking brake and rail vehicle provided with such a system
A vehicle braking system includes a service brake and/or a parking brake, a network of pneumatic pipes provided for supplying, via at least one pneumatic pressure agent, the service brake and/or the parking brake to place the brake(s) in an engaged state or a disengaged state, and a display device for displaying the engaged state and/or the disengaged state of the service brake and/or of the parking brake. The display device includes at least one pneumatic intake connected to the service brake and/or to the parking brake via the network of pneumatic pipes, at least one electrical input, at least one electro-pneumatic triggering member connected to the pneumatic intake and to the electrical input, and at least one electronic display member connected to the electro-pneumatic triggering member and controlled to display the engaged state or the disengaged state of the service brake and/or of the parking brake. |
| US12065113B2 |
Toothed holding brake for a vehicle door and method for operating a toothed holding brake
A toothed holding brake for a vehicle door has a shaft, an armature plate, a magnet device and a detection device. The armature plate has a first and second main surfaces arranged opposite one another, wherein an armature-plate toothed rim having a plurality of armature teeth is arranged on the second main surface. The armature plate is arranged in a locking position such that the armature teeth mesh in the carry-along teeth to prevent rotation of the shaft in at least one direction, and is arranged in a release position such that the armature teeth are arranged at a distance from the carry-along teeth to enable rotation of the shaft in both directions. The magnet device has a magnet main surface arranged facing the armature plate, wherein the magnet device is designed to move the armature plate between the locking position and the release position. |
| US12065112B2 |
Method for operating a braking system, and braking system
A braking system having wheel brakes, a pressure supply device connected to the wheel brakes, a master brake cylinder actuated by a brake pedal and connected to the wheel brakes, and a brake fluid reservoir having a first and a second reservoir chamber separated by a partition wall, wherein the first reservoir chamber is connected to the pressure supply device, via which the pressure supply device is supplied with pressure medium, and the second reservoir chamber is connected to the master brake cylinder, via which the master brake cylinder is supplied with pressure medium The braking system is operated in a first operating mode when the first filling level is reached and a second operating mode when the second filling level is reached, and a hydraulic fallback level if a lowest filling level is reached. |
| US12065111B1 |
Air brakes sound effects system
An air brake sound system configured to discharge compressed air to simulate an air brake system on a vehicle that does not employ air brakes. The system includes at least one air receiver tank for housing pressurized gas, at least one discharge tank, and a series of valves for controlling the flow and discharge of pressurized gas during fill events and discharge events. Some embodiments further include an air compressor for refiling the air receiver tank. With a multitude of discharge tanks set adjacent to a vehicle's tires, the system can mimic the sound profile of a vehicle with air brakes. |
| US12065110B2 |
Use of a suction-cleaning attachment of a cleaning device for cleaning the interior of motor vehicles
The invention relates to the use of a suction-cleaning attachment of a cleaning device for cleaning the interior of motor vehicles by means of a suction airflow, having a housing which has a suction duct for conducting the suction airflow, there being in the housing in addition to the suction duct a compressed air duct for conducting a compressed airflow, and/or the housing being assigned in addition to the suction duct a compressed air duct for conducting a compressed airflow, and a grip region for gripping the suction-cleaning attachment with one hand being provided on the outside of the housing. According to the invention, a switch for controlling the compressed airflow is provided, and the switch is arranged on the grip region such that the switch can be operated by the hand holding the grip region. |
| US12065103B2 |
Storage device for vehicle
A vehicle storage device has a locking device that can keep a lid in a closed condition. The locking device includes an operation member for performing an unlocking operation of the lid, an engagement member that is provided such that the engagement member can be engaged with the storage portion and its engaged state is released when the operation member is operated, a first spring that biases the operation member toward a standby position in a locked state, and a second spring that biases the engagement member toward an engagement position in which the engagement member is engaged with the storage portion. The first spring is provided through a through hole formed in the engagement member. |
| US12065101B2 |
Authentication of a driver of a vehicle for a vehicle experience
In some implementations, a system may receive, from a user device, a service request for a vehicle experience. The system may obtain qualification information associated with the driver. The system may provide, based on the qualification information and to the user device, a verification code for authenticating a driver for the vehicle experience. The system may provide a notification that indicates that the driver requested the vehicle experience. The notification may include driver information and vehicle information associated with a vehicle involved in the vehicle experience. The system may authenticate, based on scan data of the verification code, the driver for the vehicle experience. The scan data may be received from an agent device that is associated with the location management system. The system may provide authentication information to the agent device to facilitate authentication of the driver for the vehicle experience. |
| US12065100B2 |
Motor/controller authentication system
Described herein is an electric motor drive system, including at least one power phase line, an external controller configured to generate a drive signal and provide the drive signal to the at least one power phase line, and motor electronics. The motor electronics include at least one switch coupled between the at least one power phase line and at least one electric motor terminal, and an internal controller configured to cooperate with the external controller to perform an authentication process therebetween. The external controller is further configured to cause the at least one switch to electrically couple the at least one power phase line to the at least one electric motor terminal in response to success of the authentication process. |
| US12065099B2 |
Remote release, redundant restraint latch
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for securing a rider inside a ride vehicle of an amusement park ride. For example, the disclosed systems and methods include a restraint system (e.g., lap belt, harness, restraint bar (e.g., lap bar, shoulder bar), and the like) that includes a locking mechanism that is activated and deactivated remotely. The remote release locking mechanism includes redundant latches (e.g., a primary latch and at least one secondary, redundant latch) and encompasses a relatively small amount of components housed in a relatively small amount of space. |
| US12065097B2 |
Control device for a gas generator for controlling a volumetric flow, and impact protection system and method for operating a control device of this type
A control device for a gas generator for controlling a volumetric flow of a fluid, which is stored under pressure, for filling an airbag of a motor vehicle, with a valve arrangement. To reduce a response time of a main valve piston, the valve arrangement has a means for controlling a fluid pressure in a control chamber, wherein the means for controlling a fluid pressure is configured to bring or hold the fluid pressure in the control chamber to/at a pressure which lies in a predefined tolerance range around an activation pressure of the main valve piston. |
| US12065095B2 |
Sensing the ingress of water into a vehicle
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to sensing ingress of water in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring, from a radar of a vehicle, radar data about a passenger cabin of the vehicle. The method includes determining a current state of the passenger cabin according to the radar data. The method includes, responsive to identifying that the current state indicates an ingress of water into the passenger cabin, generating a response to the ingress of the water. |
| US12065094B2 |
Object-sensing bumper extension
An object-sensing bumper extension comprises a durable and flexible material. The bumper extension is connected to the bumper of a vehicle such as a lift truck to detect encroachment and/or impact between the vehicle and an operator or other object. A non-contact sensor detects encroachment of an object within an impact danger zone arranged immediately in front of and near the sides of the vehicle. An impact sensor detects impact between the vehicle and an object. A control system receives sensor signals and initiates a reaction operation of the vehicle in response to sensor activity. The reaction operation can include slowing the vehicle down, stopping the vehicle, and/or reversing the vehicle. The bumper extension can include a plurality of outwardly angled, substantially parallel ridges that deform outwardly and downwardly to push an impacted object away from danger and to fill a gap between the vehicle and the ground. |
| US12065089B1 |
On-board diagnostics (OBD) programming assist devices and methods of assembling and using the same
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for assisting programming of vehicles via on-board diagnostics (OBD) ports. In one embodiment, a programming assist device includes a first interface configured to be electrically coupled with an OBD port of a vehicle, power converter circuitry, and a second interface configured to be communicatively coupled with a vehicle diagnostic device. The power converter circuitry is configured for receiving a first voltage signal from a first pin of the first interface and providing a second voltage signal to a second pin of the first interface. The second voltage signal is configured to facilitate a programming mode for the vehicle. |
| US12065088B2 |
System for controller area network payload decoding
A system for decoding an unknown automotive controller area network (“CAN”) message definitions. CAN data vehicle signal mappings are typically held in secret and varied by automotive model and year. Without knowledge of the mappings, the wealth of real-time vehicle data hidden in the automotive CAN packets is uninterpretable—impeding research, after-market tuning, efficiency and performance monitoring, fault diagnosis, and privacy-related technologies. This system can ascertain the CAN signals' boundaries (start bit and length), endianness (byte ordering), signedness (binary-to-integer encoding) from raw CAN data. This allows conversion of CAN data to time series. Interpreting the translated CAN data's physical meaning and finding a linear mapping to standard units (e.g., knowing the signal is speed and scaling values to represent units of miles per hour) can be achieved for many signals by leveraging diagnostic standards to obtain real-time measurements of in-vehicle systems. The system can be integrated into lightweight hardware enabling an OBD-II plugin for real-time in-vehicle CAN decoding or run on standard computers. The system can output a standard DBC file with the signal definition information. |
| US12065085B2 |
Harness component
A harness component according to one aspect of the present disclosure is an electrical connection box, and a harness fixing piece included in a housing of the electrical connection box includes a first wall portion that extends in a length direction of a wire harness, the wire harness being arranged on an inner surface of the first wall portion; a second wall portion that is arranged outside of a lower end, which is an end portion of the first wall portion in a length direction of the wire harness, and is continuous along a lower end; and a bottom portion that extends outward from the lower end of the first wall portion and supports the second wall portion away from the outer surface of the first wall portion. |
| US12065080B2 |
Side clearance device, assembly and vehicle comprising such side clearance device and method for manoeuvring such vehicle
Vehicle (1) comprising:—a driver compartment (4) with driving seat (8),—a door pivotally mounted on a lateral frame along a door swept, the door comprising a lateral window,—a viewing system (25) comprising a wing (28) comprising a first end (28a) mounted on the lateral frame (19) and a second end (28b), and at least one camera (26) mounted on the wing (28) so as to acquire a lateral rear view of the vehicle (1),—a side clearance device (35) comprising a deflector (37) presenting an extended configuration in which said deflector (37) is directly visible from the driving seat (8) through the lateral window so as to enable a driver (9) to locate the second end (28b) of the wing (28), the deflector (37) being movable between the extended configuration and a retracted configuration in which the deflector (37) is arranged outside of the door swept. |
| US12065079B2 |
LiDAR mirror sensor assembly
Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for a LiDAR mirror assembly mounted on a vehicle, such as an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle. For example, a LiDAR mirror assembly may include a base plate mounted on a hood of a vehicle, where the base plate is coupled to one end of a support arm. The opposite end of the support arm is attached to a housing. The housing includes a top housing enclosure coupled to a bottom housing platform, where a sensor and a mirror is coupled to the housing, and where the sensor is at least partially exposed through an opening in the top housing enclosure. The opening for the sensor is situated near an end of the housing furthest away from the base plate. |
| US12065078B2 |
Reflective backlit display with a liquid crystal cell
Mirrors including reflective backlit displays are described. In particular, mirrors including backlit displays with a backlight, a liquid crystal cell including a liquid crystal layer disposed between two opposing transparent substrate layers, a first reflective polarizer, and a second reflective polarizer are described. The first and second reflective polarizers are each directly laminated to one of the opposing transparent substrate layers. Mirrors described herein may be configured as vehicle rear-view mirrors. |
| US12065074B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying vehicle information
Provided are an apparatus and method for selectively selecting and controlling interior and exterior displays of a vehicle. The apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive driving environment information, a memory configured to store a program for controlling interior and exterior displays of a vehicle according to a driving environment, and a processor configured to execute the program. The processor controls at least one of the interior and exterior displays to selectively project display information in consideration of the driving environment information by transmitting a control command signal for the at least one of the interior and exterior displays. |
| US12065072B1 |
Auto aiming and auto leveling control system for headlamps
Disclosed is an auto aiming and auto leveling control system which simplifies initial aiming of a headlamp, and links an aiming process to a leveling process of the headlamp, so as to reduce manufacturing costs and to enable process automation. |
| US12065070B2 |
Convertible furniture system
A convertible furniture system or futon includes a convertible frame assembly that is mountable in an interior space and is deployable between a bench configuration and a flat, bed configuration. The frame assembly includes a back frame and a bottom frame that are pivotably coupled together and coordinate to form either the bench configuration that provides a user an upright seat or the bed configuration that provides the user a flat, substantially horizontal bed to lie down on. A user can maneuver the system from the bench configuration into the bed configuration and vice versa. The system may include an actuator, such as a spring mechanism or motorized linear actuator. The system includes various support elements mounted to upright walls and the support elements may be selectively engaged to support the system in the bed or bench configurations and during deployment and stowage of the system. |
| US12065069B1 |
Wheel chock and method of use
A wheel chock utilizing a magnet that enables quick employment while providing for easy and efficient transport and storage is disclosed. The wheel chock comprises a generally triangular shaped body having a top portion, a flat bottom portion, opposing sides, and a rear portion; and a magnet securely coupled to the rear portion via a fastening mechanism. The magnet is configured to exert a vertical magnetic force of approximately 100 pounds. |
| US12065068B2 |
Vehicle console having deployable heated shelf
A vehicle console includes a housing having at least one cupholder, a deployable shelf located proximate to the housing and movable between a recessed position in thermal communication with the at least cupholder and an extended position extending outward from the housing. The deployable shelf has a thermally conductive surface, and a heater operatively coupled to the thermally conductive surface. |
| US12065064B2 |
Conveyance seat and conveyance seat manufacturing method
A conveyance seat includes a large-capacity pocket formed on the rear surface of a seat back of the seat. The pocket has: a pocket forming sheet overlapping an outer surface of a back side skin material positioned on the rear surface of the seat back; and a pocket sewn portion. The pocket sewn portion has: right and left first sewn portions and right and left second sewn portions formed at positions sandwiching an opening portion in a seat width direction to form the opening portion of the pocket in an upper end portion of the pocket forming sheet; right and left third sewn portions forming right and left outer edge portions of the pocket; and a fourth sewn portion forming a lower edge portion of the pocket. The right and left second sewn portions are disposed inside the right and left third sewn portions in the seat width direction. |
| US12065063B2 |
Seat assemblies having fixed frames and movable seat cushions and movable seat backs with vertical dampers and clamps coupling the vertical dampers to the fixed frames
A kinetic seat assembly including a primary seat cushion frame including a rear rod extending between opposite rails, a secondary seat back frame movable relative to the primary seat cushion frame, a pair of clamps provided on the rear rod of the primary seat cushion frame, and a pair of vertical dampers coupled between the secondary seat back frame and the pair of clamps on the primary seat cushion frame, each clamp receiving an end of a corresponding vertical damper. In embodiments, the vertical dampers are arranged in a V-shape such that the vertical dampers are oriented at an angle relative to one another such that a distance between a first end of each vertical damper is greater than a distance between a second end of each vertical damper. |
| US12065062B2 |
Child safety seat and telescopic structure thereof
A child safety seat and a telescopic structure thereof. The telescopic structure of the child safety seat includes: a first part; a second part slidably cooperated with the first part; and a hydraulic damper disposed between the first part and the second part. The hydraulic damper is configured to cushion relative sliding between the first part and the second part. |
| US12065056B2 |
Electric power system
A controller of an EMS server determines whether it has received a supply and demand request from a power transmission and distribution utility server. When having received the supply and demand request, the controller determines whether the supply and demand request is for requesting an increase in power demand or for requesting an increase in power demand. The controller decomposes the supply and demand request into first to third requests. The controller creates a negawatt DR execution plan or a posiwatt DR execution plan based on a determination result of S3. The controller allocates power adjustment resources to the first to third requests in consideration of responsiveness of each of the power adjustment resources. The controller transmits the first to third request signals to target power adjustment resources in accordance with the execution plan. |
| US12065051B2 |
Systems and methods for electric vehicle charging using machine learning
A plug connection system that autonomously charges an electric vehicle (EV) is provided. The method includes: obtaining a trained machine learning (ML) model from a back-end server; capturing an image using an image capturing device of the charging system, wherein a portion of the image comprises the EV charging portal; inputting the image into the trained ML model to determine one or more regions of interest associated with the EV charging portal within the image; determining a location of the EV charging portal based on the one or more determined regions of interest and one or more image processing techniques; and providing information to maneuver the robotic arm of the charging system to a physical position based on the determined location of the EV charging portal. |
| US12065046B2 |
Electric vehicle charging method
A method of charging one or more electric vehicles (EVs) includes receiving a voltage over a dedicated circuit from an electric power supply. A charging current is generated using the voltage and directed to a first output connection if a first EV is connected to a head that is connected to the first output connection. The charging current to the first one of the output connections is stopped, then directed to a second output connection if a second EV is connected to a head coupled to the second output connection. |
| US12065045B2 |
Vehicle-mounted power supply system
A vehicle-mounted power supply system includes a sampling circuit, a voltage comparison control circuit, a power conversion circuit, and a motor. The sampling circuit is configured to obtain an output voltage value of an output terminal of the power conversion circuit. The voltage comparison control circuit is configured to output a first power adjustment signal to the power conversion circuit when the output voltage value is less than a first target voltage value. The power conversion circuit is configured to increase an output voltage to a first target voltage based on the first power adjustment signal, to output the output voltage to the motor and increase an input voltage of the motor. When a voltage of a power supply is low, the input voltage of the motor can be maintained at a required level. |
| US12065044B2 |
Method of controlling electric load shedding in a vehicle
Methods and systems are provided for electrical power distribution. In one example, a system includes plurality of electric consumers comprising one or more operating modes with different levels of power consumption, an energy storage and an electric machine arranged in the vehicle and configured to provide energy to the energy storage device or power to the electric consumers and torque to wheels of the vehicle, a power allocating device coupled to the energy storage device and the plurality of electric consumers, and a controller configured to maintain two indices for allocating power to the plurality of electric consumers, wherein a first index comprises a first power allocation strategy based on power from only the energy storage device and a second index comprises a second power allocation strategy based on power from the energy storage device and the electric machine. |
| US12065042B2 |
Tow bar arrangement for control of a self-propelled trailer
Tow bar arrangement (100) for interconnection of a pulling vehicle (10) and a pulled trailer (20). The arrangement (100) comprises a control device (110) with a force sensor (111) arranged to sense an instantaneous relative force between vehicle (10) and trailer (20). The control device (110) is arranged to produce a control signal for an electric motor (21) arranged to propel the trailer (20) so that a motor force counter-acts said measured force. The invention is characterised in that the control device (110) is arranged to a first time series of force measurements, in that the control device (110) comprises a low-pass filter (112) producing a second low-pass filtered time series, and in that a regulator (113) is arranged to regulate said second time series to produce said control signal. |
| US12065036B2 |
Vehicle and method for controlling electronic business transaction system
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a cabin, a first seat and a second seat arranged in the cabin, a planar transparent member placed on a side surface of the cabin, and that separates an interior of the cabin and a vehicle exterior from each other, and a display device placed on the side surface of the cabin and arranged along the planar transparent member, the display device having a plurality of pixels. At least a part of the display device is placed on the side surface and between the first seat and the second seat. |
| US12065035B2 |
In-wheel drive device and vehicle including the same
An in-wheel drive device includes: a wheel bearing including a hub and an outer race spaced apart outward in a radial direction from the hub; and a speed reducer including a ring gear coupled to the wheel bearing. An outer surface of the ring gear, in the radial direction, and an inner surface of the wheel bearing, in the radial direction, adjoin to define first and second regions. The ring gear includes a protruding portion disposed on the outer surface of the ring gear in the second region and having a shape protruding toward the inner surface of the wheel bearing. The wheel bearing includes a recessed portion disposed on the inner surface of the wheel bearing in the second region and having a shape corresponding to a shape of the protruding portion. The protruding portion and the recessed portion engage each other in the second region. |
| US12065034B2 |
Rear portal gear assembly for trailing arms
A rear portal trailing arm assembly for a vehicle rear suspension that includes a CV joint hub for coupling with a transaxle and a wheel hub for coupling with a rear wheel. A gear transfer case extends rearward from the CV joint hub to an axle case and functions similarly to a rear trailing arm. Forward mounts facilitate coupling the gear transfer case to the chassis such that the trailing arm assembly pivots vertically with respect to the chassis. A rearward mount facilitates coupling a strut with the gear transfer case to control the vertical motion of the rear wheel. Multiple gear assemblies are meshed within the gear transfer case. An axle is coupled with the meshed gear assemblies and housed within the axle case, such that torque applied to the CV joint hub is communicated to the wheel hub. |
| US12065032B2 |
Covering device for a vehicle and actuator
A covering device (100) for a vehicle, includes: a cover (10); a drive element (40a, 40b) formed to enable a movement of the cover, wherein the drive element brings about a force which acts on the cover. The covering device has a force-limitation apparatus (30a, 30b) which limits the force brought about by the drive element to a limit force so that the covering device is protected in the event of an overload acting on the covering device and/or a user is protected when using the covering device. An actuator (200) has a drive apparatus (210) with a drive element (211); an output drive element (290); and a force-decoupling apparatus (230). The force-decoupling apparatus is formed so that it at least temporarily does not output a force taken up by the drive element or at least temporarily outputs it in a delayed manner to the output drive element. |
| US12065031B2 |
Fuel cell vehicle
In a fuel cell vehicle, an occupant room is disposed at a front part of a vehicle body frame, and a rear side of the occupant room of the vehicle body frame is a load mount part. A hydrogen handling device is supported at least by the load mount part. The fuel cell vehicle includes a cover room that surrounds at least an upper part and a side part of the hydrogen handling device that is supported by the load mount part. A load room is disposed on the load mount part of the vehicle body frame. A discharge duct that discharges a hydrogen gas in the cover room upward from between the load room and the occupant room is connected to the cover room. |
| US12065027B2 |
Reducer for electric vehicle
The present disclosure provides a reducer for an electric vehicle, the reducer including an input shaft connected to a motor, a differential disposed coaxially with the input shaft and relatively rotatable, a planetary gear train configured to decelerate power of the input shaft and transmit the power to a differential casing of the differential, and a drive shaft configured to penetrate the input shaft and coupled to one side gear of the differential. |
| US12065021B2 |
Self-supporting vapor cycle refrigeration system for an aircraft
A vapor cycle refrigeration system for an aircraft comprises a compressor, a condenser unit with a condenser radiator, a condenser fan and a condenser air duct configured to direct a stream of air generated by the condenser fan through the condenser radiator, an expansion device, an evaporator unit with an evaporator radiator, an evaporator fan and an evaporator air duct configured to direct a stream of air generated by the evaporator fan through the evaporator radiator, and a piping system connecting the compressor, the condenser radiator, the expansion device and the evaporator radiator in a closed circuit for a refrigerant, wherein each of the compressor, the condenser radiator, the condenser fan, the expansion device, the evaporator radiator, the evaporator fan and the piping system is fully supported directly or indirectly by at least one of the condenser air duct and the evaporator air duct such that the system is self-supporting. |
| US12065019B2 |
Refrigerant system for cooling electronics
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for cooling a vehicular electronics system. In one aspect, a vehicular refrigerant system includes: (1) a refrigerant loop having a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a condenser configured to condense the compressed refrigerant, an expansion device configured to enable expansion of the condensed refrigerant, and a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from a liquid coolant to the expanded refrigerant; (2) a liquid coolant loop configured to transfer heat from an electronics system via the liquid coolant; and (3) a controller configured to: (a) obtain operating data regarding the refrigerant, the liquid coolant, and/or the electronics system; and (b) adjust operation of the refrigerant loop and/or the liquid coolant loop based on the obtained operating data. |
| US12065015B2 |
Cooling structure
A cooling structure includes a fan that suctions gas through an inlet and sends gas, a flow path that connects the inlet and the fan to each other, a foreign matter entry suppression member that suppresses entry of a foreign matter into the flow path through the inlet, and a vibration suppression member set between the foreign matter entry suppression member and the fan and provided to suppress vibration of a rod-like foreign matter caused by rotation of a blade of the fan. The foreign matter entry suppression member includes a plurality of opening portions for suctioning gas into the flow path. The vibration suppression member is constructed to be provided with a plurality of opening portions while it is set in the flow path. |
| US12065001B2 |
Tire inflation optimisation
A tire inflation optimization apparatus configured to determine an optimum inflation pressure for a tire installed on an aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores information relating tire gas properties to aircraft schedule parameters and a reference pressure for the tire. The controller is configured to receive future schedule information indicative of a future flight schedule for the aircraft and to determine an optimum inflation pressure for the tire based on the received future schedule information, the stored information relating tire gas properties to aircraft schedule parameters, and the stored reference pressure. |
| US12064999B2 |
Tire with magnetic tread wear sensor and tread wear monitoring method
This invention relates to tire tread wear monitoring. A sacrificial magnet portion is arranged in a tread of the tire so that it undergoes wear along with the tread and generates a useful magnetic field signal indicative of remaining tread thickness. With a magnetic field sensor arranged on or in the tire, an overall magnetic field signal is measured, which includes the useful magnetic field signal, and a superimposed interfering magnetic field signal generated by magnetizable material contained in the tire. A non-sacrificial magnet portion is used to saturate the magnetizable material at least locally so as to make the interfering magnetic field signal sensed by the magnetic field sensor substantially independent of the useful magnetic field signal sensed by the magnetic field sensor. Further aspects of the invention relate to tires, e.g., vehicle tires, featuring a tire tread wear monitoring system. |
| US12064997B2 |
Motorcycle tire
A tread of a tire includes a plurality of blocks including a center block located on an equator plane and a side block located outward of the center block in an axial direction. Each of the plurality of blocks includes a land surface that forms a part of a tread surface. In the tread surface, a total area of the land surfaces is smaller than a total area of a portion other than the land surfaces. A complex elastic modulus at a maximum strain amplitude of 1% and a temperature of 70° C. of each block is not less than 10.0 MPa. A 300% modulus at a temperature of 75° C. of each block is not greater than 6.0 MPa. |
| US12064995B2 |
Wheel cover quick mount
Implementations disclosed and claimed herein provide a wheel cover system. In one implementation, an inward force exerted against a wheel cover of the wheel cover assembly in an inward direction towards the hub is received. The inward force overcomes a spring bias of a spring of the receiver and translates the wheel cover assembly in the inward direction. A first rotational force rotating the wheel cover assembly in a first direction is received. The first post guides and engages the first hook, and the second post guides and engages the second hook during rotation. A first positive feedback is generated in response to the inward force and the first rotational force. The wheel cover assembly is releaseably locked to the receiver by translating the wheel cover assembly in the outward direction using an outward force generated by the spring bias. The outward force provides a second positive feedback. |
| US12064991B2 |
Image forming device and image forming method
An image forming device comprises: a receiving part that receives image data containing first image data relating to a black and white image and second image data relating to a foil image; a carrying path along which a recording medium is carried in a predetermined direction; an inkjet printing part, arranged on the carrying path, injects an ink based on the first image data to the recording medium, and forms the black and white image or the color image on the recording medium; a toner image printing part, arranged on the carrying path, forms the toner image for adhesion based on the second image data, and transfers the toner image to the recording medium; and a foil image forming part, arranged on the carrying path, enables the toner image transferred to the recording medium to melt and attaches the foil to the melted toner image to form the foil image. |
| US12064988B1 |
Connectable marker pens
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a connectable marker pen, including a body and a pen cap; wherein the pen cap is provided on at least one end of the body; an exterior of the pen cap is provided with one or more protrusions, and the one or more protrusions include at least one first protrusion and at least one second protrusion; and both the first protrusion and the second protrusion are provided on at least one surface of the exterior of the pen cap. |
| US12064987B2 |
Optical device with magnetic flakes and structured substrate
An optical device comprising a structured substrate; a reflective layer on the structured substrate; and a coating with magnetic flakes on the reflective layer is disclosed. A method of making and using an optical device is also disclosed. |
| US12064984B2 |
Printed matter producing method and printed matter producing apparatus, and printed matter
A printed matter producing method includes forming an intermediate layer over a base material; applying an ink receiving layer forming liquid to the intermediate layer to form an ink receiving layer; and applying an ink to the ink receiving layer by an inkjet method to form an image. The viscosity of the ink receiving layer forming liquid at 25 degrees C. is 40 mPa·s or higher. |
| US12064979B2 |
Low-particle gas enclosure systems and methods
A method comprises processing a substrate in a gas enclosure to form a film on one or more portions of the substrate. The method further comprises, while processing the substrate, circulating gas along a circulation path through the gas enclosure. Circulating the gas may comprise flowing gas through an exhaust housing enclosing a printhead assembly housed in the gas enclosure and filtering the gas flowing downstream of the printhead assembly from the exhaust housing. |
| US12064978B2 |
Positioning structure, liquid jet head, and liquid jet recording device
A liquid jet head is accurately positioned to a head installation part of a liquid jet recording device. A positioning structure includes a positioning pin provided to a carriage, and a positioning mechanism provided to an inkjet head, wherein the positioning mechanism includes a contact member having contact with the positioning pin, and a displacement mechanism for displacing the contact member along a displacement axis extending in an oblique direction crossing a direction perpendicular to an installation surface of head installation part, and a contact part of the positioning pin is formed to have a curved surface shape taking a first intersecting axis crossing the installation surface as a central axis, and a contact part of the contact member is formed to have a curved surface shape taking a second intersecting axis as a central axis, the second intersecting axis crossing an imaginary plane including a displacement axis and a vertical axis (the first intersecting axis) extending in a direction perpendicular to the installation surface, and the second intersecting axis being nonparallel to the first intersecting axis. |
| US12064975B2 |
Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge method
A liquid discharge head includes: a substrate, where a recording element is disposed; and a discharge orifice forming member, where a discharge orifice, facing the recording element, and configured to discharge the liquid, is formed. The liquid discharge head has a pressure chamber, a first liquid channel configured to supply liquid to the pressure chamber, and a second liquid channel configured to recover liquid from the pressure chamber. The substrate has a liquid supply channel connected to the first liquid channel to supply liquid to the first liquid channel, and a liquid recovery channel connected to the second liquid channel, to recover liquid from the second liquid channel. Pressure at an inlet portion of the liquid supply channel is higher than pressure at an outlet portion of the liquid recovery channel, and a flow velocity of liquid within the pressure chamber is 3 to 140 mm/s. |
| US12064970B2 |
Liquid discharge device, liquid discharge apparatus, and liquid discharge head
A liquid discharge device includes a liquid discharge head and a head tank. The head tank stores liquid to be supplied to the liquid discharge head. The head tank includes a body, a film, and a cover. The body includes a hole. The film covers the hole and includes a fixed portion fixed to the body. The cover contacts the film from an outer surface of the film. The cover includes a fixing-side cover part to contact a portion adjacent to the fixing portion of the film. The fixing-side cover part includes a curved contact surface to contact the film. |
| US12064968B2 |
Wiping device, liquid discharging device, and wiping method
A wiping device includes a wiping member configured to wipe a nozzle surface of a discharging head configured to discharge a liquid composition from nozzles formed on the nozzle surface. The wiping member contains fiber with projections present in a cross section perpendicular to an axis of the fiber and continuous in a direction of the axis of the fiber. |
| US12064965B2 |
Element substrate and print head
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an element substrate and a print head with which a decrease in yield and an increase in cost in a manufacturing process can be suppressed. For that purpose, a VH wiring line and a GNDH wiring line are provided in parallel in the same layer. |
| US12064964B2 |
Inkjet head
According to an embodiment, an inkjet head includes a nozzle that ejects ink, an ink pressure chamber that connects to the nozzle, an actuator that changes a volume of the ink pressure chamber, and an actuator driving circuit that drives the actuator with a driving waveform. The driving waveform includes an ejection pulse portion that changes from a first voltage to a second voltage at which the ink pressure chamber expands and then changes from the second voltage to a third voltage at which the ink pressure chamber contracts so as to eject the ink from the nozzle. The third voltage is between that of the first and second voltages in potential level. The potential difference between the second and third voltages is greater than the potential difference between the third and first voltages. |
| US12064962B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid onto a printing medium to form an image on the printing medium; a conveyor configured to convey the printing medium to the liquid discharge head in a conveyance direction; a carriage mounting the liquid discharge head, the carriage configured to move the liquid discharge head in a first direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction; and a controller configured to calculate a control parameter to shift a printing position of the liquid discharge head in at least one of the first direction or the conveyance direction for each time the conveyor conveying the printing medium. |
| US12064959B2 |
Printing apparatus with detachable placement unit
A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to be able to convey a roll sheet that is wound in a rolled shape and a cut sheet that is not wound in a rolled shape to a printing unit configured to print an image, a receiving unit detachably attached to the apparatus, the receiving unit being configured to receive the cut sheet onto which printing has been performed by the printing unit; a detection unit configured to detect whether the receiving unit is attached to the apparatus; and a holding unit configured to, in a case where the detection unit detects that the receiving unit is not attached to the apparatus, nip to hold the cut sheet onto which printing has been performed by the printing unit. |
| US12064954B2 |
3-D inkjet printing method with layer warpage control and ink set
Provided are an inkjet printing method and an ink set, in which forward and reverse warp inks are printed in an arrangement that reduces warp. The forward warp ink is the ink in which a warp when cured and shrunk by irradiation of light is a forward warp in which a portion on a side where light is irradiated by a light irradiation device is large in the degree of curing and shrinkage as compared with a portion on an opposite side. The reverse warp ink is the ink in which a warp when cured and shrunk by irradiation of light is a reverse warp in which a portion on a side opposite to a side where light is irradiated by the light irradiation device is large in the degree of curing and shrinkage as compared with a portion on the side where light is irradiated. |
| US12064953B2 |
Printing machine and method of monitoring state thereof
A printing machine includes: a printing plate attached to a plate cylinder; a blanket configured to transfer ink from the printing plate to a printed material; a blanket wheel configured to rotate the blanket; and at least one of a distance sensor or a temperature sensor. The distance sensor is provided in the blanket wheel and configured to measure a distance of the printing plate to the blanket wheel, and the temperature sensor is provided in the blanket wheel and configured to measure a temperature of the printing plate. |
| US12064952B2 |
Laser transfer printing device and method
A laser transfer printing device and a laser transfer printing method are provided. The laser transfer printing device includes a laser, a beam expander, a beam splitter and a focusing module. The laser is configured to generate a laser beam. The beam expander is disposed on an optical path of the laser beam generated by the laser to expand the laser beam generated by the laser. The beam splitter is disposed on an optical path of the laser beam expanded by the beam expander to reflect the expanded laser beam to the focusing module. The focusing module is disposed on an optical path of the laser beam reflected by the beam splitter to focus the laser beam and project the focused laser beam to a predetermined transfer processing position. |
| US12064951B2 |
Casing material for power storage device, production method therefor, and power storage device
A casing material for a power storage device, including a laminate that includes, in order, at least a base material layer, a barrier layer, and a heat-fusible resin layer. The heat-fusible resin layer includes a single layer or a plurality of layers. The heat-fusible resin layer includes at least one layer having a hardness of at least 70 MPa from a cross-section in the lamination direction of the laminate, measured using a nanoindentation method using an indentation load of 100 μN. |
| US12064949B2 |
Conductive composition for molded film, molded film, molded article, and method for production thereof
Provided is a conductive composition for molded film that enables production of a molded film for which tensile force-induced reductions in conductivity are suppressed. The conductive composition for molded film contains a resin (A), conductive fine particles (B), and a solvent (C), wherein the solvent (C) contains, in 100 parts by mass of the solvent (C), at least 40 parts by mass of a solvent (C′) that satisfies the following condition (1) and condition (2). (1) A boiling point of 180° C. to 270° C. (2) At least one of the following is satisfied: the polar parameter δp of the Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) is 0≤δp≤5.0, and the hydrogen-bond parameter δh of the Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) is 9.8≤δh≤4.0. |
| US12064948B2 |
Gradient nanoparticle-carbon allotrope-polymer composite material
A shock wave attenuating material (100) includes a substrate layer (104). A plurality (110) of shock attenuating layers is disposed on the substrate layer (104). Each of the plurality (110) of shock attenuating layers includes a gradient nanoparticle layer (114) including a plurality of nanoparticles (120) of different diameters that are arranged in a gradient from smallest diameter to largest diameter and a graphitic layer (118) disposed adjacent to the gradient nanoparticle layer. The graphitic layer (118) includes a plurality of carbon allotrope members (128) suspended in a matrix (124). |
| US12064947B2 |
Methods of bonding a textile
Disclosed herein are improved methods for bonding textiles using an adhesive composition. |
| US12064944B2 |
Support plate, display module and display device
The present application discloses a support plate, a display module and a display device. The support plate includes a bending region, the bending region can be bent around a first direction, the bending region includes a plurality of repeating units, and the repeating unit includes a support body and two stress-releasing holes formed in the support body, and the two stress-releasing holes are arranged to be spaced from each other; in the same repeating unit, each of the two stress-releasing holes is L-shaped, and angles of the two stress-releasing holes are arranged opposite to each other. The support plate provided by the present application can achieve both the support performance and the bending performance. |
| US12064940B2 |
Sliding laminated glazing unit with lateral inner projection
A vehicle glazing unit includes a pane including at least an outer glass sheet, an inner glass sheet and a sheet of adhesive material, the pane having an upper border, a lower border, a first lateral border and a second lateral border; the outer glass sheet and the inner glass sheet are each a glass sheet having undergone a thermal toughening or semi-toughening treatment, the edge of the inner glass sheet being situated beyond the edge of the sheet of adhesive material and beyond the edge of the outer glass sheet only over at least one portion of the length or even the whole length of the first lateral border and/or over at least one portion of the length or even the whole length of the second lateral border of the pane. |
| US12064938B2 |
Glass laminates having determined stress profiles and methods of making the same
A laminated glass article comprises a core layer comprising a core glass composition having an average core coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEcore) and a clad layer directly adjacent to the core layer and comprising a clad glass composition having an average clad coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEclad) that is less than the CTEcore such that the clad layer is in compression and the core layer is in tension. A compressive stress of the clad layer increases with increasing distance from the outer surface of the clad layer, transitions to a minimum tensile stress as a step-change at an interface region between the core layer and the clad layer, and a magnitude of the tensile stress increases continuously to a maximum tensile stress in the core layer. Other stress profiles, and methods of preparing laminated glass articles are also disclosed. |
| US12064932B2 |
Method of applying outsole to an article of footwear
A method of forming a sole structure for an article of footwear. The method includes providing a midsole element formed of a first polymeric material. The method also includes depositing an outsole material including an uncured second polymeric material upon an exterior surface of the midsole element and molding the midsole element and the outsole material to impart an outsole profile to the outsole material and curing the outsole material on the exterior surface of the midsole element. |
| US12064930B2 |
Ultraviolet curing apparatus
A curing apparatus (400) includes a housing (402) having a sidewall (404) with an inlet (408) spaced apart from an outlet (410) along an axis, the housing defining an interior chamber (406). At least one opening (419) extends through the sidewall of the housing, for example from the inlet to the outlet. At least one ultraviolet radiation source (426) is operative for transmitting ultraviolet radiation into the interior chamber. At least one nozzle (436) is in flow communication with the interior chamber. The at least one opening is an open slot configured to receive a portion of an article carrier moving along a guideway outside of the housing such that an article supported by the article carrier moves through the interior chamber from the inlet to the outlet on the portion of the article carrier extending through the slot. |
| US12064928B2 |
Lay-up apparatus
There is disclosed a lay-up apparatus for laying up fibre reinforcement material, the lay-up apparatus comprising a lay-up tool defining a lay-up surface, a placement head having a flexible membrane which is conformable to the layup surface, and a membrane vacuum port extending through the membrane and configured to hold a ply against the membrane when suction is applied through the membrane vacuum port. The placement head is configured to cooperate with the lay-up tool so that when a ply is held against the membrane, an airtight chamber is formed between the membrane and the lay-up tool. The lay-up tool comprises a consolidation vacuum port configured to permit evacuation of the airtight chamber to cause the membrane and ply to move towards the lay-up surface. |
| US12064926B2 |
Packaging device
The disclosure refers to a packaging device for manufacturing a packaging for a foodstuff. In particular, the packaging may include a trough-shaped lower packaging part and a top film which can be sealed together along their edges by means of a sealing tool of the packaging device. In order to improve a packaging device completely without evacuation or by evacuation in a simple and inexpensive manner with only a slight negative pressure in such a way that sufficient vapor purging is possible and at the same time cooling of the foodstuff before sealing or excessive degassing of the foodstuff does not take place, vapor can be introduced under pressure between the lower packaging part and the top film at at least one vapor entry point before sealing and can be released into the surrounding atmosphere at an outlet point from the packaging. |
| US12064925B2 |
Fiber-reinforced composite laminate for use in electromagnetic welding and method of electromagnetic welding of molded parts of said laminates
A fiber-reinforced composite laminate for use in electromagnetic welding of molded parts of said laminates. The laminate has a plurality of structural layers, each formed of electrically conductive fibers embedded in a thermoplastic matrix. Eddy currents may be induced in the electrically conductive fibers by an electrical conductor that generates an electromagnetic field. The structural layers include a first, a second and, optionally, a third pair of two adjacently positioned structural layers. The first pair has an intermediate layer which allows eddy currents to flow between the two structural layers of the first pair. The second pair has an intermediate layer which prevents eddy currents from flowing between the two structural layers of the second pair. The optional third pair does not have an intermediate layer. The laminate shows efficient heating by an electromagnetic field. |
| US12064924B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, three-dimensional object forming device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program
An image processing device includes a control section that causes a display section to display a first screen, and a reception section, the first screen includes a preview screen, and the preview screen includes i. a first preview screen that makes a first formation candidate, which is a formation candidate to be formed on a first forming surface of the three-dimensional object, visible to the user, ii. a second preview screen that makes a second formation candidate, which is the formation candidate to be formed on a second forming surface different from the first forming surface of the three-dimensional object, visible to the user, and iii. a third preview screen that makes a third formation candidate, which is the formation candidate to be formed on a third forming surface different from the first forming surface and the second forming surface of the three-dimensional object, visible to the user. |
| US12064923B2 |
Active am manufactured product, method of manufacturing and machine
A product containing an intelligent control provides increased safety and reliability, wherein the product contains an active component, wherein the active component is adapted to monitor or control the use of the component, wherein the active component is adapted to send data to and/or receive data from a distributed database. A method of manufacturing, a machine containing the product, and a computer program product are provided. |
| US12064918B2 |
Stereolithography apparatus for preventing adhesion of a 3D-object to the vat through oscillatory excitations
A stereolithography apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object from a photocurable substance, that includes: a vat for storing the photocurable substance; and a platform for supporting the three-dimensional object, wherein the platform is movable relative to the vat; an optical unit for sequentially projecting layered images towards the photocurable substance for hardening the photocurable substance deposited between the three-dimensional object and the bottom of the vat; and further includes: an oscillation unit adapted to horizontally oscillate the vat concomitantly with the projection of the layered images with a substantially constant amplitude that is smaller than the pixel size of the layered images in the horizontal direction for preventing adhesion of the three-dimensional object to the bottom of the vat. |
| US12064914B2 |
Apparatus and method to form hollow containers
Apparatus for forming hollow containers (110), suitable to contain in particular one or more liquid or semi-liquid food products, starting from parisons (F) made of thermoplastic material. The apparatus comprises a matrix (11) defined by a pair of molds (12) cooperating with each other to define a cavity (13) shaped like the container (110) to be formed, and to define a support channel (14), configured to define an additional portion (112) of said container (110). The apparatus also comprises a forming punch (17), operatively mobile through said support channel (14) to enter into/exit from said cavity (13) so as to thrust and blow one of said parisons (F) against the walls of said cavity (13) to form at least said container (110). |
| US12064913B2 |
Gripper system comprising a gripper module carrier and a gripper module for holding workpieces
A gripper system includes a gripper module carrier and a gripper module for holding containers or container preforms, the gripper module having a gripper base and two gripper arms with gripping elements for at least partially gripping around a holding region of containers or container preforms, the gripper arms being mounted on the gripper base such that they can pivot relative to one another, the gripper module being releasably connected to the gripper module carrier, wherein the gripper system further includes a locking device for locking the gripper module to the gripper module carrier, and wherein the locking device is movable into a locking position for locking the gripper module to the gripper module carrier. |
| US12064911B2 |
Method and device for measuring a tubular strand
A method for measuring a tubular strand exiting from an extrusion device comprises directing electromagnetic radiation from an inside of the tubular strand to an inner side of a tubular strand. The electromagnet radiation is radiated from at least one radiation source within a frequency range from 1 GHz to 6000 GHz. The electromagnetic radiation is reflected off of the tubular strand and received by at least one radiation receiver. A value for at least one of a diameter, a wall thickness, and a deviation in shape of the tubular strand is determined from the electromagnetic radiation received by at least one radiation receiver. |
| US12064910B2 |
System for the improved introduction of a separating device and blown film line, as well as a method for the production and supply of at least two plastic film webs in a blown film line
The invention relates to a system (10) for improved introduction of a separating device (40) into a flattened film tube (2) of a blown film line (1), with a cutting device (20) for severing only a first tube side (2.1) of the film tube (2), in particular the film tube (2) which has not yet been flattened.Furthermore, the invention relates to a blown film line (1), as well as a method (100) for producing and providing at least two film webs (6). |
| US12064909B2 |
Procedure for determining real molding fronts and aligning simulations
A method for determining positions of a real moulding material front during a process to be carried out with a moulding machine, wherein a simulation progression (SV) of a variable characteristic of the process is calculated, positions of a simulated moulding material front are determined from the simulation, the real process is carried out, and at least one measurement progression (MV) of the at least one characteristic variable is measured directly or indirectly, a transformation is chosen, which has at least one parameter (ΔV, kp, Vunknown), the transformation is applied to the at least one simulation progression (SV), with the result that a transformed simulation progression (tSV) is formed, and a parameter value is determined for the parameter (ΔV, kp, Vunknown) such that a deviation between the measurement progression (MV) and the transformed simulation progression (tSV) is minimized according to a predetermined error measure or according to an operator input. |
| US12064907B2 |
Electronic device member of metallic structure and non-metallic structure, and method for manufacturing same
A method for manufacturing an electronic device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise the operations of: inserting and injecting a polymeric material into a structure, which is a plate-shaped metal structure comprising a first surface and a second surface, the structure comprising: at least one opening penetrating the first surface and the second surface; and at least one recess having a first depth from the first surface and extending to have a repeating pattern selected from among a W-shape, a sawtooth shape, and a straight line shape, when viewed from above the first surface; and confirming that the recess is filled with the polymeric material. Various other embodiments are possible. |
| US12064894B2 |
Chainsaw
A power tool includes a switch moveable between a first position enabling activation of a motor and a second position disabling the motor. The power tool includes a trigger movably coupled to a housing of the power tool between an OFF position and an ON position. The switch moves from the second position to the first position in response to the trigger moving from the OFF position to the ON position. The power tool includes a trigger lock-off pivotably coupled to the housing between a lock position and an unlock position. The trigger lock-off is engageable with the trigger to inhibit movement of the trigger from the OFF position to the ON position when the trigger lock-off is in the lock position. The trigger lock-off allows movement of the trigger from the OFF position to the ON position when the trigger lock-off is in the unlock position. |
| US12064892B2 |
Multi-functional document binding device
The device disclosed herein is a device for performing binding functions such as stapling, hole punching, and comb binding. The device includes a housing, lid, slots for receiving sheets of material to be operated on by the punching and biding assemblies of the device. The device includes a lid to close off or inactivate portions or functions of the device and direct or guide the operator to the proper function or assembly to use for the operation. The device further includes an actuator that selectively operates functional assemblies of the device. The device may further include a moveable guide to selectively offset the punching assembly when larger dimensional covers are punched. The device may also include punching die assemblies that are easily moved and aligned from one position to another. |
| US12064891B2 |
Slicing machine
As a fast and compact slide drive for a gripper slide, a traversing unit such as a traversing traction element unit is provided. |
| US12064890B2 |
Water bearing and food cutting assembly with magnetically rotated cutting head
A food cutter assembly can include a spindle body defining an interior passage for receiving a food product. A cutting tool can be connected to an end of the spindle body for cutting the food product. The food cutter assembly can also include a housing for rotationally mounting the spindle body. Rotation of the spindle body can be controlled by one or more magnets mounted to the spindle body and by a stator and/or pulley magnetically or electromagnetically coupled with the magnet to drive the one or more magnets about a rotational axis, which in turn spins the spindle body about the rotational axis, driving the rotational cutting motion of the cutting tool. |
| US12064889B1 |
Razor with rotatable head
A two way razor is disclosed having a handle, a bracket, and a shaving head mounting dual opposing shaving cartridges each comprising a plurality of razor blades, and a swivel mechanism disposed between the handle and the bracket for exchanging the positions of the first and second cartridges' positions, the swivel mechanism comprising first and second disks where a first disk has two projections at opposite ends and a second disk has two recesses at opposite ends, such that the projections and recesses engage to lock the bracket in first and second orientations with respect to the handle. |
| US12064888B2 |
Razor cartridge
According to one embodiment, a razor cartridge includes a shaving blade including a base portion and an edge portion with a cutting edge, and a blade housing including a blade mounting system to accommodate the shaving blade in a longitudinal axis corresponding to a width direction of the blade housing. The blade mounting system includes: multiple mounting bases disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of mounting protrusions, at least one of the mounting protrusions protruding from a corresponding one of the multiple mounting bases. The base portion of the shaving blade is supported by mounting protrusions protruding from different ones of the multiple mounting bases. |
| US12064886B1 |
Systems and methods for scalable perception and purposeful robotic picking of items from a collection
An item identification and pose determination system is described for use in purposeful selection of items from a collection. The system may be configured to determine a pose of one or more items in a collection of items based on bounding box information associated with the item as well as depth data of the present location of the item. The bounding box is aligned to the depth data using a machine learning algorithm and randomized search algorithm and the pose of the item enables determination of grasp locations for removing the item from the collection and intentionally placing at a destination in a particular pose. |
| US12064875B2 |
Robot
A robot includes elbows connecting forearms rotatably to upper arms with two rotational degrees of freedom. The elbow includes: an elbow joint connecting the forearm and the upper arm with two rotational degrees of freedom; an elbow drive main link; an elbow drive auxiliary link; a forearm-side main link attaching unit attached with one end of the elbow drive main link with two rotational degrees of freedom, and provided in the forearm; an elbow-drive-main-link-side auxiliary link attaching unit attached with one end of the elbow drive auxiliary link with two rotational degrees of freedom, and provided on the elbow drive main link; and two linear actuators for moving two upper-arm-side link attaching units each attached with the other end of either the elbow drive main link or the elbow drive auxiliary link with two rotational degrees of freedom, and provided so as to be movable along the upper arm. |
| US12064873B2 |
Systems and methods for processing objects including a zone gantry system
A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins, a plurality of destination bins, and a processing programmable motion device. The plurality of storage bins provides storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins are in communication with a gantry retrieval conveyance system for moving selected bins to a bin processing location. The plurality of destination bins are in communication with the gantry retrieval conveyance system for moving a selected destination bin to the processing location. The processing programmable motion device is at the processing location and is in communication with the gantry retrieval conveyance system. The processing programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin and depositing the selected object in the selected destination bin. |
| US12064868B2 |
Joint for connecting two joint elements, and method for operating a joint
A method for operating a joint and a joint for connecting a first joint element to a further joint element are provided. The joint includes the two joint elements, a head element, a socket element, and at least two drive devices. The head element is connected to or formed by the first joint element and the socket element is connected to or formed by the further joint element. The head element and the socket element are mounted movably on one another, and the drive devices are connected via at least one flexible connecting element to the head element or the first joint element, or to the socket element or the further joint element. The at least one connecting element is guided at least section-wise along the head element. |
| US12064864B2 |
Socket holder
Various socket holder designs are shown. The socket holder includes a body portion formed from a first material and a collar portion formed from a second material. The collar includes a base portion with an outer surface positioned to engage with an inner surface of a socket, keeping the socket positioned on the socket holder. |
| US12064862B2 |
Socket holder
A socket holder is provided, including: a base; a post, including a top wall, a circumferential wall, at least one first convexity and at least one second convexity, the circumferential wall being connected laterally to and between the base and the top wall, the at least one first convexity and the at least one second convexity being radially protrusive on the circumferential wall, the at least one first convexity being configured to be engaged in a socket, the at least one second convexity being configured to be abutted against an inner wall of the socket; wherein the at least one first convexity defines a first centerline extending circumferentially, the at least one second convexity defines a second centerline extending circumferentially, and the first centerline and the second centerline are axially offset. |
| US12064860B2 |
Hand-guided work apparatus
A hand-guided work apparatus has a handle having a first and a second operator-controlled element pivotably mounted thereon. The handle surrounds a guide tube. The first element can activate a motor. The guide tube defines a central plane containing a longitudinal axis. The plane is oriented parallel to a first axis of the first element. The first element projects out of the handle on a first side of the plane. The second element is pivotably mounted on a first and a second pivot bearing arranged on opposite sides of the plane. The tube projects through an opening in the second element. A third operator-controlled element can pivot about a third axis. In its actuated position, the third element holds the second element in its actuated position via a holder. The second axis of the second element lies in a plane extending perpendicular to a fourth axis of the holder. |
| US12064855B2 |
Power source for burst operation
A system, an electrical combination and a method for powering a load device. The combination may include a burst circuit configured to provide power to the load device to perform a burst operation, the burst circuit including a supercapacitor, a first switch between a power source and the supercapacitor and operable to control whether power is provided from the power source to charge the supercapacitor, and a second switch between the supercapacitor and the load device and operable to control whether power is provided from the supercapacitor to the load device; and an electronic processor configured to control the first switch and the second switch based at least in part on a voltage of the supercapacitor. |
| US12064853B2 |
Impact tool
An impact tool (1; 1A) includes a spindle (12) rotated by a motor (10) and a hammer (70) rotated by the spindle. The hammer is designed to impact an anvil (14) in a rotational direction. A case (8) houses the hammer. A bearing (78A, 78B) is disposed between the hammer case and the anvil. An O-ring (84) is disposed between the anvil and the bearing. |
| US12064849B2 |
Waterjet systems and methods
A waterjet system is provided, including a pump configured to pump fluid, an electric motor configured to drive the pump, a hopper configured to store abrasive, and a mixing chamber configured to mix abrasive from the hopper and the fluid from the pump to produce a slurry. A cutting bed is configured to receive a workpiece to be cut. A cutting head is configured to expel the slurry through the outlet nozzle as a high-velocity jet into the cutting bed. |
| US12064847B2 |
Processing method of workpiece
There is provided a processing method of grinding a workpiece. The processing method includes a holding step of holding the workpiece on a side of its front surface on a chuck table, a coarse grinding step of grinding the workpiece on a side of its back surface with first grinding stones until the workpiece has a predetermined thickness, an auxiliary grinding step of grinding the workpiece on the side of its back surface with the first grinding stones such that an unground region remains at an outer peripheral portion of the workpiece, an unground region grinding step of grinding the unground region with second grinding stones having an average abrasive grain size smaller than that of the first grinding stones, and a finish grinding step of grinding the workpiece on the side of its back surface with the second grinding stones until the workpiece has a predetermined finish thickness. |
| US12064845B2 |
Formulations for chemical mechanical polishing pads with high planarization efficiency and CMP pads made therewith
CMP polishing pads or layers made from a polyurethane reaction product of a reaction mixture comprising (i) a liquid aromatic isocyanate component comprising one or more aromatic diisocyanates or a linear aromatic isocyanate-terminated urethane prepolymer, and (ii) a liquid polyol component comprising a) one or more polymeric polyols, b) from 12 to 40 wt. %, based on the total weight of the liquid polyol component, of a curative mixture of one or more small chain difunctional polyols having from 2 to 9 carbon atoms, a liquid aromatic diamine, wherein the mole ratio of liquid aromatic diamine to the total moles of small chain difunctional polyols and liquid aromatic diamine ranges from 15:85 to 40:60, wherein, the reaction mixture comprises 48 to 68 wt. % hard segment materials. |
| US12064841B2 |
Device for installing retaining ring on shaft
An object of the present invention is to provide a device for installing a retaining ring on a shaft which can reduce the labor intensity of workers. The device for installing a retaining ring on a shaft comprises an expansion assembly. The expansion assembly includes a shell. A push block is movably fixed in the shell. Two expansion members that are symmetrical left and right are arranged in front of the push block. The expansion members include expansion portions that are located outside the shell and extend outward. Rear ends of the expansion portions are expansion portion first sections. The expansion members comprise a left expansion member on the left side and a right expansion member on the right side. The left end face of the expansion portion first section of the left expansion member is a slope extending leftward from rear to front. The push plate moves in a front-rear direction so that the expansion portions of the two expansion members move left and right, respectively. A loading rod is fixed on the lower side of the shell. A front edge of a front portion of the loading rod extends outward in a circumferential direction to form a limiting bump. A compression spring is sheathed on a rear portion of the loading rod. A front end face of the loading rod is recessed inward to form an evading groove. |
| US12064836B2 |
Mini-core surface bonding
A method of bonding a mini-core to a surface of a core is provided. The method includes providing the mini-core with an attachment device that includes a protrusion of a surface of the mini-core, dipping the protrusion into a supply of paste to transfer a fixed quantity of paste to the protrusion and affixing the protrusion to the surface of the core with the fixed amount of paste interposed between the surface and the protrusion. |
| US12064832B2 |
Aluminum alloy brazing sheet and manufacturing method thereof
An aluminum alloy brazing sheet is formed of a brazing material, an intermediate material, a core material, and a brazing material. The intermediate material contains Mg of 0.40 to 6.00 mass %, and has total of contents of Mn, Cr, and Zr being 0.10 mass % or more. The core material contains Mg of 0.20 to 2.00 mass % and one or two or more of Mn of 1.80 mass % or less, Si of 1.50 mass % or less, Fe of 1.00 mass % or less, Cu of 1.20 mass % or less, Ti of 0.30 mass % or less, Zr of 0.30 mass % or less, and Cr of 0.30 mass % or less. Each of the core material and the intermediate material has a grain size of 20 to 300 μm, and each of the brazing materials contain Si of 4.00 to 13.00 mass %. |
| US12064830B2 |
Substrate perforation system and method using beamlets
A perforation system is disclosed that utilizes an optical beamlet generator and a scanner (e.g., at least two moveable mirrors). The optical beamlet generator may be a lenslet array or a diffractive optical element. The optical beamlet generator outputs a plurality of beamlets from a single input laser beam. These beamlets are moved in at least two dimensions relative to a surface of a substrate to form perforations in the substrate. |
| US12064829B2 |
Method for manufacturing a rod
A method for manufacturing a rod includes a step of preparing a hollow first member and a second member formed so as to have a portion smaller in outer diameter than an outer diameter of the first member, a restraining step of placing a restraining member into abutment with an outer peripheral surface of the first member, a step of moving an inner peripheral surface of the first member and an outer peripheral surface of the second member closer to each other while rotating at least one of the first member or the second member, and a step of joining the first member and the second member by welding with the aid of friction by axially pressing in the first member and the second member by a predetermined amount after placing the inner peripheral surface of the first member and the outer peripheral surface of the second member into contact. |
| US12064827B1 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for joining metallic fabrics
Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and apparatus for joining metallic fabrics. The method includes applying heat to at least one of a fusible metal or alloy, a first metallic fabric, and a second metallic fabric with the fusible metal or alloy and the first and second metallic fabrics being in thermal communication. The first and second metallic fabrics are joined with the fusible metal or alloy. |
| US12064825B2 |
Device for grinding saw teeth and a corresponding method
A device for grinding pre-milled and hard metal-tipped teeth of saw bands, is provided. The device comprises a feed device for feeding a temporarily formed workpiece in a timed manner, wherein the temporarily formed workpiece is formed from a plurality of saw bands which are parallel to one another. The device further comprises a clamping device which clamps the plurality of saw bands against one another, and a grinding unit for simultaneously grinding a plurality of teeth. The grinding unit comprises a grinding wheel with a plurality of grinding profiles. A corresponding method is also provided, where the grinding unit grinds both the tooth backs and the tooth faces to final dimension in exactly one linear movement. |
| US12064821B2 |
Cutting insert for rotary cutting tool, and rotary cutting tool
A cutting insert for a rotary cutting tool has a second surface that includes a second seating surface having a shape of a flat surface. The first cutting edge has a first main cutting edge portion and a first sub cutting edge portion. The second cutting edge has a second main cutting edge portion and a second sub cutting edge portion. When viewed in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface, at least a portion of the second sub cutting edge portion is located outside the first main cutting edge portion, and at least a portion of the first sub cutting edge portion is located outside the second main cutting edge portion. When viewed in the direction from the first surface toward the second surface, each of the first sub cutting edge portion and the second sub cutting edge portion has a shape of a curved line. |
| US12064820B2 |
Process for milling a kitchen sink
In an example, a method for milling a sink is disclosed. The method includes receiving a metal sheet, positioning the metal sheet in a receiving assembly for a milling machine, and scoring the metal sheet via a cutter of the milling machine. The metal sheet is scored along an axis corresponding to a bend of the sink. The method also includes manipulating the metal sheet to form the sink. |
| US12064816B2 |
Method for preparing metal powder by water atomization
A method for preparing metal powder by water atomization is disclosed. The method includes the steps of smelting, atomization, separation and drying, and the metal powder is freeze-dried in the drying step. Experiments show that freeze-drying is an important factor affecting oxygen content indexes of copper and copper alloys, and can be applied to the preparation of copper and copper alloy powder and even metal powder with low oxygen content. The method further considers all the details that may cause oxidation during the atomization process, and takes comprehensive measures to greatly reduce the probability of oxidization of copper and copper alloy powder, so that the oxygen content and oxidation of the water atomized powder are effectively reduced, and the water atomized powder is not easy to be oxidized during long-term storage. |
| US12064813B2 |
Additive manufacturing method with controlled solidification and corresponding device
A method for providing control data to an additive manufacturing device includes a first step of accessing computer-based model data of a partial area of a cross-section of the object, and a second step of generating a data model of the sub-region, by specifying a solidification of the building material by at least one energy beam bundle along at least one solidification path. A plurality of solidification path sections are scanned at least twice with an energy beam bundle and the amount of energy to be introduced during the scanning is specified so that either the amount of energy introduced during the first scanning or a subsequent scanning is is too small to cause a solidification of the building material. In a third step, control data corresponding to the data model generated in the second step are provided for generating a control data set for the additive manufacturing device. |
| US12064812B2 |
Additive manufacturing of refractory metals with reduced level of contamination
Additive manufacturing method for producing moldings comprising or consisting of an element selected from the group of refractory metals, wherein refractory metal powder having an oxygen content of at least 500 mol ppm is used for the additive manufacturing method. |
| US12064808B2 |
Die casting mold, hot chamber system, method for die casting of metal and use of a die casting mold
A diecasting mold, comprising a first mold plate which is hot in operation and comprising at least one diecasting nozzle with an outlet point for a melt, and a second mold plate which forms a cold side. A mold cavity is formed between the first and second mold plates in a closed state of the diecasting mold, in which mold cavity a molded part can be produced from solidified melt introduced into the mold cavity via at least one melt channel, at least one diecasting nozzle and the at least one gate. The diecasting mold further comprises a demolding system, the demolding system comprising an ejector assembly, a drive device, and a force transmission device. A hot chamber system for diecasting metal melt according to the hot chamber method is also taught, a method for diecasting metal, and a use of a diecasting mold. |
| US12064806B2 |
Binding machine
A binding machine including a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire, a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on an object, a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object and cut by the cutting unit, at least one motor configured to drive one or more of the wire transfer unit, the cutting unit and the binding unit, and control circuitry configured to limit a current flowing through the motor, in response to a battery voltage of a battery, in a section in which a large amount of current flows through the motor, as compared with a section in which a small amount of current flows through the motor, while the current flows from the battery to the motor. |
| US12064805B2 |
Method and device for roll seam welding container shells
A welding installation with a calibration tool is provided in a device for producing container shells. The force exerted by the container shells on the calibration tool is measured and evaluated as information for the overlapping width of the respective container shell. This allows adjusting the calibration tool during configuration of the device and allows the removal of container shells welded with too large or too small overlapping during production of container shells. |
| US12064801B2 |
In-situ springback compensation in incremental sheet forming
Novel systems and methods for an incremental forming process to manufacture a product are disclosed herein. The system and method generally involves continuously modifying the toolpath in real-time based upon the forming force of the forming tool compared to a predicted springback error established offline from a series of simplified simulations. The system and method disclosed herein are effective to form products with complex geometries and minimizes the costs and time requirements associated with prior art techniques. |
| US12064789B2 |
Two-coat single cure powder coating
A representative sample of a primer and topcoat formulation (as shown in Table 5, for example) were each examined to compare their rheological behavior, with a blend of the topcoat and primer formulation (85% topcoat, 15% primer) used for comparison. The time and temperature dependence of the viscosity was measured on a strain-controlled rheometer using parallel plate geometry in dynamic mode, with an applied strain of 1% and 1 Hz frequency of oscillation. The data is represented as complex viscosity (Pa-s). For the primer and topcoat formulations, sample discs were prepared by compressing 0.3 g of the powder composition in a 13-mm plug mold at 1000 ram force for 15 seconds. Pressing was done at room temperature to avoid premature curing of the powder. The rheometer was set at 70° C. for sample loading. The gap was then set to 0.05 mm below the thickness of the pressed pellet to ensure contact with parallel plates. The temperature of the sample and fixtures were equilibrated for 10 minutes before measurements were taken. The sample temperature was ramped at 5° C./min from 70° C. to 245° C. to examine the rheological behavior as a function of temperature. The resultant curve of complex viscosity versus temperature and is examined to compare the flow behavior of the powder compositions. |
| US12064785B2 |
Coating apparatus for window and coating method using the same
A window coating jig includes: a base part and a stage which includes a support part, a first sidewall part surrounding the support part and defining an outer wall, and a second sidewall part disposed between the support part and the first sidewall part, and protrudes from the base part, wherein a blow groove is defined between the first sidewall part and the second sidewall part, a suction groove is defined between the second sidewall part and the support part, the base part has a blow hole and a suction hole passing through the base part, the blow hole and the suction hole being defined therein, the blow hole overlaps the blow groove, the suction hole overlaps the suction groove, and the first sidewall part has a vent opening passing therethrough in a direction crossing the direction in which the blow hole extends, the vent opening being defined therein. |
| US12064783B2 |
Liquid supply assembly
A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked. |
| US12064780B2 |
Liquid object dispenser
A liquid object dispenser includes a body, multiple containers (500), a transfer table (110) including multiple container accommodating parts accommodating the multiple containers, the transfer table being able to relatively transfer the container accommodating parts to a replacement position in the body at which the containers are replaced and to a dispensing position in the body at which the stored liquids of the containers accommodated in the container accommodating parts are dispensed, and a liquid object dispensing part configured to cause the stored liquids of the containers accommodated in the container accommodating parts at the dispensing position to be dispensed. |
| US12064776B2 |
Liquid jetting nozzle and vehicle sensor washing device
A liquid jetting nozzle-includes a tip body and a tip supported at the tip body. The tip body includes an introduction port which a liquid is introduced. A first and a second ejection port are formed in the tip and each jet out the liquid introduced through the introduction port. A first and a second conduit are formed in the tip. The first conduit structures a downstream side region of a first channel through which the liquid flows from the introduction port toward the side at which the first ejection port is formed. The second conduit structures a downstream side region of a second channel through which the liquid flows from the introduction port toward the side at which the second ejection port is formed. An angle formed between the first and second conduit is specified that the liquid jetting out from the first and second ejection port collide. |
| US12064774B2 |
Electrification apparatus for electric dust collector
An electrification apparatus for dust collection includes an electrification module configured to generate ions that are emitted to air. The electrification module comprises: a high voltage tip comprising at least one discharge tip configured to emit the ions in a direction opposite to a flow direction of the air, a conductive plate disposed around the discharge tip and configured to generate an electric potential difference with the discharge tip of the high voltage tip, a lower frame that mounts the conductive plate and the high voltage tip, and an upper frame that is coupled to the lower frame and that covers the conductive plate and the high voltage tip so that the discharge tip is exposed to outward. |
| US12064767B2 |
Biochemical cartridge and biochemical analysis device
To enable taking in a biological sample at a position a predetermined distance away from an EWOD electrode, a biochemical cartridge, including a droplet passage on which a plurality of EWOD electrodes is arranged along a direction in which a sample droplet that is a droplet including a biological sample is transported, the plurality of EWOD electrodes configured to transport the sample droplet, and a sample take-in unit having a predetermined distance from an EWOD electrode at a tail end of the droplet passage, the sample take-in unit being provided at a position at which the biological sample in the sample droplet is taken in. When the biological sample is taken in, the sample take-in unit is located at a position lower than the droplet passage having the EWOD electrode at the tail end, and an area between the droplet passage and the sample take-in unit is smoothly connected. |
| US12064765B2 |
Method and device for determining the concentration of analytes in whole blood
A method and system for determining a concentration of one or more analytes in whole blood is provided. In one aspect of the invention, the system includes a channel configured to carry whole blood. The system further includes a light source configured to emit light on the channel. Additionally, the system includes an actuation module associable with the channel, wherein the actuation module is configured to generate a cell-free plasma layer in the channel. Furthermore, the system includes an optical module associable with the channel. |
| US12064758B2 |
Stabilized reagent compositions, systems and methods using the same
Stabilized indicator compositions, and systems and methods using the same are described. In embodiments the stabilized indicator compositions include a solvent, an indicator, a stabilizer for the indicator, and optionally a buffer. In embodiments the indicator is or includes N, N-diethyl-p-phenylene diamine (DPD). Systems and methods utilizing the stabilized indicator composition to determine an amount of at least one constituent in a test sample (e.g., water) are also described. In embodiments, the systems and methods remove the stabilizer from the stabilized indicator composition to produce a fluid flow containing un stabilized indicator, which is then combined with a fluid from a sample source to form a test sample for analysis. |
| US12064753B2 |
Metal oxide nanofibrous materials for photodegradation of environmental toxins
Mixed-phase TiO2 nanofibers prepared via a sol-gel technique followed by electrospinning and calcination are provided as photocatalysts. The calcination temperature is adjusted to control the rutile phase fraction in TiO2 nanofibers relative to the anatase phase. Post-calcined TiO2 nanofibers composed of 38 wt % rutile and 62 wt % anatase exhibited the highest initial rate constant of UV photocatalysis. This can be attributed to the combined influences of the fibers' specific surface areas and their phase compositions. |
| US12064748B2 |
Iron detection and remediation with a functionalized porous polymer
Ether-thioether functionalized porous aromatic framework (PAF) polymers provide high selectivity for iron(II) and iron(III) adsorption in aqueous samples. |
| US12064747B2 |
Carbon-based compositions with highly efficient volumetric gas sorption
The present application is generally directed to gas storage materials such as activated carbon comprising enhanced gas adsorption properties. The gas storage materials find utility in any number of gas storage applications. Methods for making the gas storage materials are also disclosed. |
| US12064745B2 |
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 iron and nitrogen and calcining. The resultant sorbent material has excellent catalytic properties which are useful in the field of fluid purification. The further enhancement can be performed in a single stage process or a dual stage process. The carbonaceous material includes those obtained from coal, wood, or coconut shells. 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. |
| US12064744B2 |
Zeolitic agglomerated material, preparation process and use for non-cryogenic gas separation
The present invention relates to new zeolitic adsorbent materials which are particularly specific and adapted for the non-cryogenic separation of gases, and more particularly for the separation of nitrogen by adsorption in gas streams such as air, and also for the purification of hydrogen by adsorption of carbon monoxide (CO) and/or nitrogen (N2), and also to the use thereof especially for the preparation of medical oxygen in oxygen concentrators for respiratory assistance. |
| US12064742B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing positive electrode active material precursor
Provided is an apparatus for producing a positive electrode active material precursor. The apparatus includes: a reactor into which a reaction solution is introduced; a stirrer being inserted into the reactor and stirring the reaction solution; and a filter type baffle being inserted into the reactor and including a filter. |
| US12064740B2 |
Networked reaction systems
The present invention provides a system for performing reactions, where the system comprises a plurality of synthesisers that are in communication via a communal reporting platform. A synthesiser is programmed for the automated synthesis of one or more chemical or biological reactions, and the synthesiser comprises a reaction vessel which is supplied by a reagent delivery system, an analytical system for analysing a reaction, and a controller for managing the reagent delivery system and the analytical system, and for communication with the reporting platform. Also provided are methods for performing a plurality or reactions using the system. |
| US12064739B2 |
Chemical liquid preparation device, and substrate processing device
A chemical liquid preparation method of preparing a chemical liquid for treating a film formed on a substrate, including a gas dissolving process in which an oxygen-containing gas and an inert-gas-containing gas are dissolved in the chemical liquid by supplying the oxygen-containing gas which contains oxygen gas and the inert-gas-containing gas which contains an inert gas to a chemical liquid, wherein in the gas dissolving process, a dissolved oxygen concentration in the chemical liquid is adjusted by setting a mixing ratio between the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-gas-containing gas supplied to the chemical liquid as a mixing ratio corresponding to a predetermined target dissolved oxygen concentration. |
| US12064734B2 |
Ultra-dispersion mixer
Provided is an ultra-dispersion mixer, for stirring a mixed material for producing a high-quality slurry for an electrode of a secondary battery within a short time by disposing a low-speed blade and a high-speed blade for stirring a mixed material in a chamber so as to easily and effectively disperse elements of the slurry of a secondary battery, supplied to a mixer during a procedure of preparing the slurry of a secondary battery produced by performing mixing procedures multiple times, and disposing blade parts having a plurality of stirring characteristics so as to realize various stirring characteristics in the mixed material on the high-speed blade to increase the dispersion of the mixed material while the mixed material circulates in a high-shear disperser of the chamber and to simultaneously increase the temperature of a supplied solution at the beginning of stirring of the mixed material in the chamber. |
| US12064731B2 |
Porous membranes for high pressure filtration
The present invention relates to a porous membrane suitable for use in high pressure filtration method. |
| US12064729B2 |
Device for processing water, system, and methods
Apparatus and methods for use in water processing include housing sections that house in their interiors water treating membranes, the respective interiors being separate from one another. A distributor chamber for containing a flow of water to be treated conveys water to be treated from a feed inlet and distributes the water to be treated into the interiors of the housing sections. A collector chamber for collecting treated water from the interiors of the housing sections is provided to communicate a merged flow of the treated water to an extraction outlet. The device may be employed in subsea systems or in a topside water processing system. |
| US12064723B2 |
Method for operating adsorption device
In a method of operating an adsorption apparatus including a plurality of adsorption beds each packed with a physical adsorbent, when an adsorption step is performed in a part of the adsorption beds and another adsorption bed is to be regenerated, after the adsorption target component adsorbed on the physical adsorbent is desorbed, a gas for cooling is caused to flow through the another adsorption bed so that the another adsorption bed is cooled until an outlet temperature of the another adsorption bed reaches a temperature set in advance. Further, the cooled adsorption bed stands by for switching to the adsorption step while a gas for standby for maintaining a cooled state is caused to flow through the cooled adsorption bed. |
| US12064722B2 |
Filter system
Systems and methods for coupling filter elements to at least one flange extending inside a housing are disclosed. In one aspect, a filter system may include a housing having an inlet, an outlet, a first end, a second end, a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, a longitudinal centerline, and at least one flange extending inside the housing; and a plurality of filter elements located inside the housing, the plurality of filter elements each including an end shaped to couple directly to the at least one flange. |
| US12064720B2 |
Apparatus and method for cleaning metal filter
A cleaning method according to the present invention comprises mounting the metal filter on a jig that is vertically elevatable and horizontally slidable in a cleaning bath so that the opening is faced downward, descending the jig so that a first nozzle installed in the cleaning bath enters the opening, injecting a predetermined amount of water and a cleaning solution into the cleaning bath so that the metal filter is immersed, spraying compressed air through the first nozzle to discharge bubbles of the compressed air toward an inner surface of the metal filter, draining the cleaning bath, spraying water through a second nozzle to remove the cleaning solution from the metal filter, and spraying the compressed air through the first nozzle to dry the metal filter. An apparatus for cleaning a metal filter is also disclosed. |
| US12064714B1 |
Sand drying system and method of use
Sand and liquid that are stored within a hopper are pulled together along a trough by a set of discs that are attached to and rotate about a shaft. The trough is configured to allow the liquid to flow downwards as the sand is compacted and elevated. The discs conform to a part of the surface of the trough with enough space to allow the liquid to flow around it. This allows dry sand to exit the trough and retains the liquid in the hopper. The discs are rotated on the shaft by a belt and motor. |
| US12064713B2 |
Feed dilution apparatus for thickener/clarifiers
A feedwell assembly (1) having a feedwell (3) and feed dilution apparatus (27) is characterised in that the feed dilution apparatus (27) includes a centrifugal impeller (16) arranged within a pump housing (9). The pump housing is arranged below a weir box (12) having an upper opening and a spill lip (12b). The spill lip (12b) is arranged at an upper periphery of the weir box (12). The spill lip (12b) is configured to be arranged below an air-liquid interface (20) during operation such that there is a depth of submergence (26) between the spill lip (12b) and the air-liquid interface (20). |
| US12064712B2 |
Water treatment apparatus and method of use
Apparatus for treating water has a container having a clarification zone, a water entry arrangement for flowing water into the clarification zone, and water exit units mounted to the container for at least partial immersion in the water in the clarification zone. Each water exit unit has a transfer channel for transferring a flow of clarified water from a layer of the water to a predetermined depth in the clarification zone and to direct the received clarified water to a water exit arrangement. A height adjustment mechanism is used for differentially adjusting the heights of the water exit units and their transfer channels relative to the container so as to compensate for any angular tilt of the container owing to the container being deployed on sloping ground. |
| US12064710B2 |
System and method for extracting and separating botanical oils without the use of solvents
A system and method for extracting and separating botanical oils and compounds from botanical material without the use of solvents, having a vaporizing section which is further coupled to a centrifugal electrostatic precipitator for collection and segregation. The vaporizing section receives the botanical material through which a temperature-controlled inert gas is passed to evaporate specific vaporization temperature oils or compounds from the botanical material. The extracted vapor passes to the centrifugal electrostatic precipitator where the oil or compound is reduced back to the liquid state and is collected and segregated. The oils having the lower vapor temperature are collected first and the remaining oils are collected by specific and progressive vaporization temperature control. In some examples, selected vaporized compounds are waste exhausted as vapor by bypassing the centrifugal electrostatic precipitator at specific known vapor temperatures, thereby eliminating potentially toxic or undesirable oils or compounds from being collected. |
| US12064705B2 |
Personal assistant control system
A personal assistant control system which enables a robotic personal assistant to properly support a user according to the user's growth, includes: a first personal assistant (PA) 1 used in a first period to acquire information from a first sensor group; a second PA 2 used in a second period to acquire information from a second sensor group; and a server 5 connected to the first PA 1 and the second PA 2 via a network and configured to estimate a state of a user 3 based on information acquired from the first or second sensor group. In a third period T3 bridging the first period T1 and the second period T2, the server estimates the state of the user 3 based on information acquired from common sensors which are specific types of sensors included in the first and second sensor groups and configured to acquire common attributes. |
| US12064702B2 |
Mechanical advantage device
A mechanical advantage device includes a base, a beam pivotably connected to the base at a fulcrum between a first end of the beam and a second end of the beam, a seat at the first end of the beam, and a load at the second end of the beam. In some embodiments, the mechanical advantage device includes structure, such as a linkage, for effecting oscillation of the beam by shifting weight along the beam. The mechanical advantage device may be a single-person seesaw. In some embodiments, the mechanical advantage device may be used to move a car or to generate power. |
| US12064695B2 |
Systems and methods for hindering play of an adult video game by a child and for protecting the child
Systems and methods for hindering play of an adult video game by a child and for protecting the child are described. One of the methods includes receiving an indication of access to the adult video game via an adult user account, determining whether a user accessing the adult video game is the child after receiving the indication of the access to the adult video game, and hindering the child from playing the adult video game upon determining that the user accessing the adult video game is the child. |
| US12064691B2 |
Game scene processing method, apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device
The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, storage medium and electronic device for processing a game scene. The method includes: in response to a target control being associated with a first function and a first operation being performed on the target control, acquiring a first coordinate of a first virtual game scene displayed by the game scene screen; determining whether a first distance between the first and second coordinates is greater than a first threshold; in response to the first distance being greater than the first threshold, switching the first virtual game scene displayed by the game scene screen to a second virtual game scene; controlling the target control to switch from the first function to the second function; and in response to a second operation being performed on the target control, switching the second virtual game scene back to the first virtual game scene. |
| US12064689B2 |
Method for selecting virtual objects, apparatus, terminal and storage medium
A method is provided for selecting a virtual object on a user terminal of a terminal. The method is performed by the terminal and includes: displaying the user interface; obtaining a predefined execution area of a first operation of a first virtual object within a virtual environment; obtaining a visible boundary scope of the virtual environment; determining, based on the predefined execution area and the visible boundary scope, an effective execution area of the first operation within the virtual environment; and determining, based on the effective execution area, a target virtual object. |
| US12064688B2 |
Methods and systems for determining decal projections intersecting spatial units in a frame of a game space
A method of shading spatial units while rendering a frame in a video game. Initially, the virtual camera field of view is divided into a group of spatial units and each spatial unit in the group of spatial units is tested to determine which decals intersect the spatial unit. To do so, an initial list of decals associated with a given game space is tested. Once a subset of decals for a given spatial unit is identified, that spatial unit is subdivided further into smaller spatial units. The smaller spatial units are tested again, however, instead of using the initial list of decals, only the smaller subset of decals that was identified is used. The iterative process of subdividing the spatial units into smaller and smaller spatial units and testing each spatial unit continues until a given (higher) resolution is reached for the game space. |
| US12064687B2 |
System, method, and graphical user interface for controlling an application executing on a server
A system, method, and graphical user interface for playing games and/or executing applications on a tablet-based client. One embodiment of a graphical user interface (GUI) for playing a video game on a tablet-based client device comprises: a virtual controller rendered on a display of the tablet computer, the virtual controller substantially mimicking the control provided by a thumb stick of a physical game controller and providing omnidirectional, free-form movement in a synchronous direction in which a user moves a finger on the display of the tablet-based client. |
| US12064681B2 |
Ice skate blade
A blade for an ice skate (e.g., for playing hockey). The ice skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of a user and a blade holder for holding the blade. The blade may be designed to be lightweight yet strong and possibly provide other performance benefits to the user, including by being made of different materials (e.g., at least three different materials) that are strategically arranged and secured to one another. |
| US12064676B2 |
Defensive line shoot drill apparatuses and methods
An apparatus has a front, lower section and a back, higher section coupled to the front, lower section and coupled to a dummy, such that a football player can strike a three-point stance under the front lower section, move outward and upward, and tackle the dummy. |
| US12064673B2 |
Golf club set providing improved distance gapping adjustability
A set of golf clubs having a degree of loft and lie adjustability to provide improved distance gapping. |
| US12064672B1 |
Golf tee inserter
A device for inserting a golf tee in the ground at a determined height has a housing with a tubular interior shaft, and having two opposed side slots. Locking strips with parallel teeth on opposites sides of slots are fixed within the housing. A pusher assembly has flexible pivot arms with locking teeth which face outwardly towards the locking strip teeth such that in an undeflected configuration, the pivot arm teeth engage with the locking strip to fix the pusher assembly at a selected height. Release buttons on the arms are engaged through the locking strip and housing slots for adjusting the height of the pusher. The housing has a base with a downwardly facing opening through which a golf tee is inserted to engage the pusher assembly. With the pusher assembly set at a calibrated height, the tee is insertable by urging the entire assembly against the ground. |
| US12064670B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a method of manufacturing a golf club head may include providing a golf club head having a face portion. The method may include determining a reference characteristic time value at a reference location on the face portion, determining a measured characteristic time value at each of a plurality of locations on the face portion, determining a differential characteristic time value at each of the plurality of locations, and altering a face thickness at a location where the differential characteristic time value is nonzero. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US12064669B2 |
Golf club head with textured faceplate and methods of manufacturing the same
Embodiments of a golf club head with a textured strikeface and methods to form said club head through laser shock treatment are generally described herein. The golf club head can comprise a body and a strikeface. The strikeface has a textured front surface, with an array of indentions. Each indention can have a footprint area of between 0.01 μm2 (1×10−8 mm2) to 250,000 μm2 (0.25 mm2). The textured front surface can affect the spin imparted to a golf ball upon impact. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US12064667B2 |
Method for forming polyurethane covers for golf balls using foam compositions
The present invention provides methods for producing molded golf balls and the resultant balls. The methods of this invention involve producing foamed polyurethane covers and these methods help reduce dimple distortions and other surface imperfections. These golf balls contain an inner core and outer foamed polyurethane cover. One or more intermediate layers can be disposed between the core and cover. In one embodiment, a castable liquid polyurethane composition containing a foaming agent is dispensed into mold cavities, which are then pressed together to form a foam cover for the ball. |
| US12064664B2 |
Method and system for dynamically transforming user health and exercise-related data into visual, audio, textual, and physical data representations
Various technological methods are utilized to collect user health and exercise-related data from one or more users of an application and the collected user data and user activity data is utilized to generate visual, audio, textual, and/or physical data representations, which may be provided to the one or more users either dynamically in real-time during an activity, such as a physical exercise activity, or may be provided to the one or more users after the completion of one or more activities. |
| US12064660B2 |
Connecting assembly of an exercise device
A connecting assembly designed for use with an exercise device is herein disclosed. The connecting assembly includes a ball joint linkage, a ball, and a ball joint arm. The ball joint linkage is designed to couple to a base. The ball is pivotally mounted in the ball joint linkage, with the ball joint arm extending from the ball and being designed to couple to various types of exercise equipment. The ball permits three degrees of rotational freedom movement of the ball joint arm relative to the ball joint linkage, offering a plethora of diverse exercises while increasing safety of the exercise activity. |
| US12064659B2 |
Arm training apparatus
The present invention is related to sports training devices and, more particularly, to an arm training device for use in running related sports. The purpose of the invention is to hold the arm as close as possible at a 90 degree angle while running. The device comprises of a pair of poly-elastic webbing that is attached to both arms. The device is connected by a central segment. The central segment is attached to the lower wrist and upper bicep crease by buckles that the webbing is inserted through and then attached by Velcro releasable hook and loop fastening material to create a loop. The loop can be adjusted to fit most arm and wrist sizes. The poly-elastic webbing holds the arm at approximately a 90 degree angle while running. As result of the elasticity of the material, the arm will move forward and backwards faster while improving speed and technique. |
| US12064653B2 |
Wearable continuous positive airway pressure assembly
A wearable continuous positive airway pressure assembly for protecting a user from breathing airborne particles includes a continuous positive airway pressure machine that has an intake and an exhaust. A pair of shoulder straps is each coupled to the continuous positive airway pressure machine for wearing the continuous positive airway pressure machine on the user's back. An intake hose is fluidly coupled to the intake of the continuous positive airway pressure machine, a filter is fluidly coupled to the intake hose, and an exhaust hose is fluidly coupled to the exhaust of the continuous positive airway pressure machine. A face mask is fluidly coupled to the exhaust hose to receive the pressurized air from the exhaust hose thereby inhibiting the user from breathing ambient air. |
| US12064651B2 |
Filter mask having one or more malleable stiffening members
A filter mask for filtering air inhaled and exhaled from the mouth and nostrils while providing a secure fit and comfort to the wearer is provided. The filter mask has upper and lower edges which are provided with at least one malleable stiffener for conforming to the shape of the wearer's nose and cheek area and/or the lower jaw and chin area. In some embodiments, the filter masks further comprises a malleable stiffening member configured to conform the filter material to at least a chin portion and a jaw portion of the face. In some embodiments, the malleable stiffener can have a bend portion, which allows the wearer of the mask to know which part, center and side of the mask is to be properly placed on the nose and cheek area. The masks provide excellent filtration and provide a secure and comfortable fit to the wearer. |
| US12064649B2 |
Ultrasound probe for treating external body tissues
An ultrasound probe for treating body tissues, which includes a focused ultrasound emitter arranged inside a main body provided with a porn that can be gripped, and a means for connection to a remote unit for the power supply and control of the probe. The particularity of the present invention resides in that it includes a means for adjusting the penetration depth of a beam of focused ultrasound, emitted by the emitter, in a tissue of a patient. |
| US12064647B2 |
Method and apparatus to facilitate generating a leaf sequence for a multi-leaf collimator
A memory has a fluence map that corresponds to a particular patient stored therein. This memory also has at least one deep learning model stored therein trained to deduce a leaf sequence for a multi-leaf collimator from a fluence map. A control circuit operably coupled to that memory iteratively optimizes a radiation treatment plan to administer therapeutic radiation to that patient by, at least in part, generating a leaf sequence as a function of the at least one deep learning model and the fluence map that corresponds to the patient. |
| US12064644B2 |
Pinhole collimator systems and methods
Presented systems and methods enable efficient and effective radiation treatment planning and treatment, including accurate and convenient transmission of the radiation towards a tissue target. In one embodiment, a radiation system includes a particle source, a bremsstrahlung target, and a pinhole collimator. The particle source is configured to produce a particle beam (e.g., an electron beam, etc.). The bremsstrahlung target is configured to receive the particle beam and generate a photon radiation beam. The received particle beam and generated photon radiation beam can correspond to an inflected image. The inflected image can be associated with a tumor/tissue target. The pinhole collimator is configured to receive the photon radiation beam in a pattern that corresponds to the inflected image, invert the photon radiation beam pattern, and forward the results towards a tissue target. |
| US12064641B2 |
Bactericidal methods and compositions
Methods of the present invention comprise photoinactivation of catalase in combination with low-concentration peroxide solutions and/or ROS generating agents to provide antibacterial effects. |
| US12064639B2 |
Electrical connection for an AIMD utilizing an anisotropic conductive layer
A feedthrough for an AIMD includes a ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing a ferrule opening, both cooperatively separating a body fluid side from a device side. A circuit board disposed adjacent to the insulator device side has a ground plate or ground trace electrically connected to a circuit board ground conductive pathway disposed in a circuit board ground via hole. An anisotropic conductive layer disposed between the circuit board and the insulator device side has an electrically insulative matrix supporting a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The anisotropic conductive layer has a first thickness where at least one first electrically conductive particle is longitudinally aligned and in electrical contact with the ferrule and the circuit board ground conductive pathway electrically connected to the at least one circuit board ground plate or ground trace. The anisotropic conductive layer has a second, greater thickness where the ferrule and the circuit board ground conductive pathway are not longitudinally aligned, and no electrically conductive particles are in electrical contact with the ferrule and the circuit board ground conductive pathway. |
| US12064638B2 |
Radio frequency antenna capacitively coupled to a charging coil in an implantable medical device
A design for an implantable medical device (IMD) is disclosed in which a charging coil and a short-range RF antenna in the IMD's header are physically integrated, and in which the short-range RF antenna includes intentional coupling to the charging coil. A pick-up is capacitively coupled to the charging coil in the header, such as by wrapping the pick-up at least partially around the turns of the charging coil. The charging coil is used to receive power via a magnetic inductive link at a first (preferably lower) frequency, while the combined charging coil and pick-up-together acting as the short-range RF antenna-receive and transmit short-range RF data (e.g., Bluetooth) via a short-range RF data link at a second (preferably higher) frequency. Resonance of the charging coil and short-range RF antenna can be independently tuned, and circuitry can prevent interference between them. |
| US12064637B2 |
Sensor-based phrenic nerve stimulation detection
A method and device for detecting phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) in, or using, a cardiac medical device. A test signal sensitive to contraction of a diaphragm of a patient may be sensed and signal artifacts of the test signal within each of a first window of the test signal prior to a predetermined cardiac signal and a second window of the test signal subsequent to the predetermined cardiac signal may be determined. The PNS beat criteria may be evaluated, for example, using the test signal, which may be a heart sounds signal. |
| US12064636B2 |
Pacing therapy selection for heart failure treatment
A method for heart failure management includes monitoring one or more sensor-based parameters for a patient to determine a pacing therapy. If the one or more parameters indicate atrial tachycardia or atrial fibrillation, a first pacing therapy is delivered. If the one or more parameters do not indicate atrial tachycardia or atrial fibrillation, it is determined whether the patient is asleep. If the patient is asleep, a second pacing therapy is delivered. If the one or more parameters do not indicate atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, or that the patient is asleep, the patient's P-wave duration is evaluated with respect to a P-wave duration threshold value. When the patient's P-wave duration is determined to exceed the P-wave duration threshold value, a third pacing therapy is delivered, and when the patient's P-wave duration is determined to not exceed the P-wave duration threshold value, a fourth pacing therapy is delivered. |
| US12064628B2 |
Apparatus for treating neurological disorders by electrostimulation and method for processing neural signals collected by the said apparatus
Apparatuses and methods for treating neurological disorders by electro-stimulation. The apparatus may include a neural input signal acquisition module having a front-end block configured to amplify the potential difference of its input signals (V1a, V2a) and to filter a stimulus artifact and may include a multi-stage fully-differential switched capacitor circuit (e.g., an integrated circuit) configured for discrete-time signal processing. |
| US12064626B2 |
Fixation of a removable magnet or a similar element in an elastic implant material
A magnet arrangement for an implantable medical device is described. An implantable coil case contains a communications coil and is made of biocompatible resilient material with a top lateral surface. A magnet receptacle is located within the coil case and has a receptacle opening in the top lateral surface. An implant magnet fits within the magnet receptacle and has opposing end surfaces, and a center body region located between the end surfaces. An elastic opening clamp is located radially around the receptacle opening and is configured to normally be closed around the receptacle opening to maintain the implant magnet within the magnet receptacle. The elastic opening clamp also is configured to cooperate with a surgical handling tool to expand the receptacle opening to permit the implant magnet to be removed from the magnet receptacle through the receptacle opening without needing to move the coil case. |
| US12064622B2 |
Medical devices for ablating tissue
Devices and methods for ablating tissue are disclosed. A method for ablating tissue includes applying a first radio frequency ablation current to a target tissue and applying a second radio frequency ablation current to the target tissue. Additionally, the ratio of the frequency of the first radio frequency ablation current to the second radio frequency ablation current is in the range of 1:2 to 1:400. |
| US12064621B2 |
Implantable medical device with a flexible helical anchoring screw
The device has a device body with a front face at its distal end, and a means for the anchoring of the medical device to a patient's organ wall. The anchoring means includes a screw with a helix wire wound into a plurality of non-contiguous turns, the screw having a clamped end integral with the front face of the device body and a free end with a beveled end defined by at least one oblique surface. The helix wire includes, at its free distal end, a terminal region whose wire bending stiffness is lower than in a proximal region of the helix turns. The stiffness difference may, in particular, be obtained by varying the wire diameter over different successive portions, with decreasing diameters in a proximal to distal direction. |
| US12064618B2 |
Oral care implement with conductive protrusions
An oral care implement having conductive protrusions. In one embodiment, the oral care implement includes a handle and a head coupled to the handle. Furthermore, the oral care implement includes a power source. A plurality of conductive protrusions may be electrically coupled to the power source. The plurality of conductive protrusions may include a base proximate the head and a distal end spaced from the head. Furthermore, at least one of the conductive protrusions may taper from the base to the distal end. |
| US12064613B2 |
Circulatory support pump centering anchoring and centering device
Embodiments in the present disclosure relate to an anchoring and centering device for a circulatory support pump. An exemplary apparatus comprises an expandable anchoring device extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the expandable anchoring device is arranged about a central axis. A distal portion of the expandable anchoring device defines an annulus through which the cardiac pump can be arranged and to which the cardiac pump can be releasable coupled. A proximal portion of the expandable anchoring device is configured to circumferentially expand to an unconstrained configuration that has a cross-sectional diameter greater than a diameter of the annulus. The exemplary apparatus also includes a constraining member arranged over the expandable anchoring device to constrain the expandable anchoring device in a constrained configuration for delivery of the anchoring apparatus. |
| US12064612B2 |
Systems and methods for inertial sensing for VAD diagnostics and closed loop control
A blood circulation assist system includes a ventricular assist device (VAD) and a controller. The VAD is attachable to a heart of a patient to pump blood from a ventricle of the heart into a blood vessel of the patient. The VAD includes an impeller, a motor stator operable to rotate the impeller, and an accelerometer generating an accelerometer output indicative of accelerations of the VAD. The controller controls operation of the motor stator to control rotational speed of the impeller based on the accelerometer output. |
| US12064610B2 |
Skin treatment device using radiofrequency and medication and including tightening member
A skin treatment device using both a radiofrequency and medication and including tightening members, includes a skin expansion module configured to stretch a region of the skin into which first needles are inserted to be tightened, the skin expansion module including a guide body protruding outward from a lower end of a handpiece main body and a pair of tightening members hinge-coupled to hinge shafts provided on a left side and a right side of the guide body to be rotatable, wherein lower ends of the pair of tightening members are spread outward while pressurizing the skin in contact with the skin when the handpiece main body is moved downward. |
| US12064609B2 |
Needlestick prevention device
A needlestick prevention device (100) for an injection needle carried by a needle-bearing member (101) of a syringe (102) is formed as a one-piece moulding and comprises a first part (103) adapted to be attached to the needle-bearing member (101) and a second part (104) providing a shield for the needle and pivotally movable relative to the first part to expose the needle for use. The device is adapted to adopt a first position in which the needle is protected for transport of the device prior to use, a second position in which the needle is exposed for filling of the syringe and injection, a third position in which the needle is protected after filling of the syringe but before injection and a fourth position in which the needle is locked in the device following injection. In one embodiment the shield (104) has a transport recess (124) and a locking recess (125) connected by a gate device (126), the arrangement being such that in the third position the needle (130) is in the transport recess (124) and is able to move into the second position, and in the fourth position the needle moves through the gate device (126) into the locking recess (125), with the gate device (126) preventing movement out of the fourth position. The device also includes energy-dissipating bumps (155) operative to reduce the energy of the shield (104) as it is returned to the third position and before the gate device contacts the needle (130) in order to prevent splattering of any liquid on the needle (130) out of the device. |
| US12064607B2 |
Drive mechanism for a drug delivery device
The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the drive mechanism comprising: a housing, a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in a distal direction, a rotatable member arranged on an axially extending axis of rotation in the housing, said rotatable member being rotatable in a dose incrementing direction against an action of a spring element and being operably engageable with the piston rod during the dispensing of the dose, and a clutch element comprising at least one radially displaceable clutch element to engage with a rim of the rotatable member with a variably adjustable strength. |
| US12064605B2 |
Syringe with flat indicia display surface
A syringe for medical use having a barrel with a longitudinally extending tubular fluid chamber and at least one longitudinally extending, outwardly facing, substantially flat indicia display surface disposed proximally to the fluid chamber, a plunger slidably inserted into the fluid chamber, a needle projecting forwardly from the barrel in fluid communication with the fluid chamber; and a fixed length needle safety device having an activation handle slidably engaging the barrel and a forwardly projecting needle tip shield encircling the needle that moves forwardly to cover a tip end of the needle when the activation handle is moved forwardly following use of the syringe. |
| US12064604B2 |
Device for administering a fluid
A device for administering a fluid is provided, with a cylinder, a piston, a piston rod, a receiving block (10), a nonreturn valve, a tensioning device, a ramp, a motor (12) a ramp track, a roller and a driver (50). |
| US12064602B2 |
Method and device for delivering subcutaneous dose through multiple injections
A device for administering needle-free subcutaneous treatment to a patient comprises an actuator configured to deliver a plurality of volumes of a treatment at a plurality of locations on a body of the patient; at least one imaging device configured to detect a movement of the needle-free device from a first location on the body of the patient to a second location on the body of the patient; and a processor configured to determine the second location on the body of the device relative to the first location from the movement of the needle-free device relative to the first location on the body, the processor further configured to determine a volume of the plurality of volumes of the treatment to deliver to the body of the patient at the second location. |
| US12064601B2 |
Methods for providing an alert or an alarm to a user of a mobile communications device
Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted. |
| US12064599B2 |
Management of insufficient hypoglycemia response
Disclosed herein are techniques related to management of insufficient hypoglycemia response. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve obtaining an amount of insulin remaining in a body of a patient. The techniques may involve also obtaining a quantity of insulin needed by the patient within a future time period. Additionally, the techniques may involve identifying a condition in which the patient's glucose level will continue to decrease during the future time period despite suspension of basal insulin dosage delivery. The condition may be identified based on determining that the amount of insulin remaining in the body is greater than the quantity of insulin needed by the patient within the future time period. Furthermore, the techniques may involve, responsive to identifying the condition, causing performance of an action for preventing the patient's glucose level from falling into a hypoglycemic range in combination with the suspension of basal insulin dosage delivery. |
| US12064595B2 |
Filter for infusion medical lines
A filter for infusion medical lines including a flattened box-like body provided inside which is a plate-shaped element formed on whose one or both of the opposite faces are respective ribs defining inner channels. Arranged on the ribs are respective filtering hydrophilic membranes which separate the channels from respective interspaces delimited by a pair of half-shells. The interspaces are placed in communication with the inlet connector, the channels are placed in communication with the outlet fitting and the interspaces are placed in communication with the outside through vent openings arranged on the end walls of the box-like body. |
| US12064590B2 |
Patch-sized fluid delivery systems and methods
A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device. |
| US12064589B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for heating fluids
Apparatus, system and method for heating fluid from a plurality of fluid sources. A heating chamber top portion includes a plurality of fluid inlet tubes configured to pass fluid from the plurality of fluid sources. A heating chamber may be coupled to the heating chamber top portion, the heating chamber collectively receives at least some of the fluid from the plurality of fluid sources. At least one heating element configured within the heating chamber heats the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources. An agitator mixes the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources in the heating chamber, wherein the agitator is configured to mix the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources by rotationally turning within the heating chamber. |
| US12064588B2 |
Infusion catheters and related systems and methods
Double-lumen infusion catheter including: a shaft having proximal section, distal section, and intermediate section therebetween; first and second lumens extending along a length of the shaft and having arc shaped wall therebetween; and an inflatable member provided distally to intermediate section, and over the distal section. First lumen has cross section larger than cross section of second lumen and is configured to receive a guidewire therethrough and allow fluid flow via an unobstructed portion of first lumen. Unobstructed portion is formed along guidewire outer surface, between guidewire outer surface and inner wall of first lumen, and extends from an inlet at proximal end of intermediate section to an outlet at distal end of intermediate section. First lumen is narrowed to approximate a first diameter in shaft proximal and distal sections, and is widened to approximate a second diameter greater than first diameter in the shaft intermediate section. |
| US12064587B2 |
Closed-system type female connector, a method for manufacture, and a stopcock having such female connectors
A medical female connector (10) for controlling a fluid flow is disclosed, as well as a method for its manufacturing, and medical devices including such a female connector. A tubular plunger (40) and a flexible valve member (60) are inserted into a housing (20). A distal end (42) of the plunger (40) is located at a distance proximally from the distal end (22) of the housing (20). In a flow stop configuration, the flexible valve member (60) seals a flow path (44) through the tubular plunger (40). In a flow configuration, the valve member (60) is compressed by a male connector (90) and deformed by the plunger (40) to allow a fluid flow through the plunger (40). A frusto-conical female sealing surface (24) is arranged to form a seal with the male connector (90). An entrance opening (25) of the housing (20) presents a diameter equal to or larger than the maximum diameter (d1) of the female sealing surface (24). |
| US12064584B1 |
Tamper proof luer lock connector and a valve arrangement for an adaptor
Some embodiments are directed to a connector for connection with a fluid transfer device, including an outer body having a longitudinal axis; and a luer lock connection port positioned within the outer body and configured to be coupled with an external port of said fluid transfer device. The luer lock connection port can be rotatable about the longitudinal axis at least in one of a clockwise direction and a counter-clockwise direction at least prior to initiation of coupling thereof with the external port. The outer body can be structured, and the luer lock connection port is positioned therewithin, such that to prevent an operator to access, through the outer body, directly by fingertips an exterior of the luer lock connection port after the luer lock connection port has been coupled with the external port. |
| US12064582B2 |
Composite microneedle array including nanostructures thereon
Disclosed are composite microneedles arrays including microneedles and a film overlaying the microneedles. The film includes a plurality of nano-sized structures fabricated thereon. Devices may be utilized for interacting with a component of the dermal connective tissue. A random or non-random pattern of structures may be fabricated such as a complex pattern including structures of differing sizes and/or shapes. Devices may be beneficially utilized for delivery of an agent to a cell or tissue. Devices may be utilized to directly or indirectly alter cell behavior through the interaction of a fabricated nanotopography with the plasma membrane of a cell and/or with an extracellular matrix component. |
| US12064579B2 |
Apparatus for topical negative pressure therapy
Apparatus and a method for the provision of TNP therapy to a wound are described, the apparatus comprising: a sealing membrane (504) for covering a wound to form a wound cavity (500); one end of an aspirant conduit (522) operably associated with the wound cavity, vacuum means (524) provided at a distal end of the aspirant conduit for applying a vacuum to the wound cavity; and, air bleed means (510) in fluid communication with the wound cavity. Various embodiments of air bleed port members are also described. |
| US12064577B2 |
Drug-coated balloon
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating conditions or diseases of the nose, ear, or throat with an expandable device having a drug coating. The expandable devices may be delivered to a body cavity in a low-profile configuration and expanded to contact surrounding tissue. The expandable devices may deliver or release the drug coating to the tissue. Multiple expansions of a single device may be employed during treatment. Various coating excipients and manufacturing parameters for the expandable devices may also be adjusted to enhance or slow transfer of the drug coating and/or release of the drug to the target tissue site. The drug transferred to the tissue may act as an in situ depot that enables maintenance of a therapeutic level of locally delivered drug for a desired time period after removal of the expandable devices. |
| US12064574B2 |
Puncture needle and method of using guide wire
The present invention relates a puncture needle includes: a sheath having a longitudinal axis; a needle tube that is arranged inside the sheath to be moved along the longitudinal axis and that has a needle tip; and a protective tube that is arranged inside the needle tube to be moved along the longitudinal axis and that has a lumen into which a guide wire is inserted. The needle tube has a step portion formed at a position midway along the needle tube. The protective tube has a protrusion, which protrudes radially outward, on an outer peripheral surface thereof at a position midway nearer a proximal end side of the protective tube than the step portion is. A distal end of the protective tube is positioned at a position to protrude from the distal end of the needle tube when the protrusion abuts the step portion. |
| US12064573B2 |
Sutureless adhesion system
A sutureless chest tube adhesion assembly configured to quickly and easily anchor a chest tube is described. The assembly generally comprises a notched flexible substrate adapted to adhere to human skin 415. A chest tube incision in a notched region of the substrate provides an entry point for the chest tube which is anchored to the substrate by way of an intermediate flexible membrane that covers and adheres to the chest tube and substrate. The intermediate flexible membrane has a matching notched region adapted to accommodate the chest tube. The chest tube and incision are adapted to be covered by a transparent cover sheet which covers and adheres to a portion of the substrate, the intermediate flexible membrane and to a portion of the human skin 415. |
| US12064571B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a steerable sheath with improved torque transfer during deflection
Systems and methods for operating steerable sheath (SS). The methods comprise: causing an inner shaft (IS) to move in a first direction (FD) relative to an outer shaft (OS) having a first lumen (FL) in which IS is disposed; applying tension to a first pull wire (FPW) as IS moves in FD (FPW being partially disposed in a wall of IS and in FL of OS, FPW's first end being connected to IS and FPW's second end being connected to OS); allowing a deflectable region of IS's wall to transition from a straight state to a deflected state as tension is applied to FPW; causing IS to move in a second direction relative to OS; removing the tension being applied to FPW as IS moves in the second direction; and allowing the deflectable region of IS's wall to return to the straight state as tension is being removed from FPW. |
| US12064569B2 |
Fiber optics oximetry system for detection and confirmation
Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to placing a medical instrument in a vasculature of a patient body, including an optical fiber with one or more core fibers. The system can include a console having non-transitory computer-readable medium storing logic that, when executed, causes operations of providing an incident light signal to the optical fiber, receiving a reflected light signal of the incident light, wherein the reflected light signal is reflected from at least one of red blood cells or tissue within the patient body, processing the reflected light signal to determine an oxygen level within the patient body near a distal tip of the optical fiber. The method may further include determining a location of the distal tip of the optical fiber within the patient body at least based on the oxygen level. |
| US12064567B2 |
Percutaneous urinary catheter
A percutaneous urinary catheter configured to be deployed in a urinary tract, including: (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion including a retention portion configured to be deployed in a kidney and/or a renal pelvis, the retention portion including one or more drainage holes leading to one or more lumen(s) within the proximal portion, wherein the retention portion, when deployed, defines a three-dimensional shape sized and positioned to maintain patency of fluid flow between the kidney and/or renal pelvis and a proximal end of the catheter by inhibiting mucosal tissue from appreciably occluding the one or more drainage holes when negative pressure is applied through the catheter. |
| US12064561B2 |
Patient interface
A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member. |
| US12064560B2 |
Nasal interfaces for respiratory therapy
Patient interfaces for respiratory therapy in the form of nasal interfaces or nasal masks include features that enhance or provide lateral stability of the interface. At least some of the embodiments provide multiple facial contact points or areas located in the general areas of the user's cheeks and/or upper lip. Some embodiments of the nasal interfaces provide advantageous sealing characteristics. The nasal interfaces may provide a controlled expiratory flow to reduce noise. Some embodiments include nasal pillows instead of or in addition to nasal prongs. The nasal pillows can have exhaust vents or can change in length in response to a pressure level within the nasal pillow. |
| US12064559B2 |
Sealing arrangement for forming a seal between a patient and a patient interface device
A sealing arrangement for forming a seal between a patient's face and a patient interface device for use in delivering a flow of a treatment gas to the patient includes a generally planar substrate body having a first side and an opposite second side. The substrate body includes a main portion having an opening defined therethrough that is sized and configured to encompass the mouth and nose of the patient. The sealing arrangement further includes a first adhesive layer disposed on the first side of the substrate body and a second adhesive layer disposed on the second side of the substrate body. The first adhesive layer is sized and configured to adhere to the skin of the patient with a first adherence force and the second adhesive layer is sized and configured to adhere to a cushion of the patient interface device with a lesser second adherence force. |
| US12064558B2 |
Composite textile cushion
A cushion for a respiratory therapy mask for contacting the face of a user. The cushion has a textile layer and a resilient material bonded to a surface of the textile layer. The resilient material is self-supporting to define a profile of the cushion, and the cushion has an opening for communication with a breathing chamber and delivery of fluid to the user. |
| US12064557B2 |
Textile patient interface
A patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to the patient's airways including at least entrance of a patient's nares to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing may include a seal-forming structure comprising a foam undercushion and a textile membrane for contact with the patient's face; a positioning and stabilising structure to maintain the seal-forming structure in sealing contact with an area surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways while maintaining a therapeutic pressure at the entrance to the patient's airways; and a plenum chamber pressurised at a pressure above ambient pressure in use. |
| US12064546B2 |
Negative pressure wound therapy apparatuses and methods for using the same
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems, apparatuses, and methods for operating the systems and apparatuses are disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a negative pressure source, a connector port, at least one switch, and a controller. The negative pressure source is connected through the connector port to either (i) a wound dressing having a canister configured to store fluid aspirated from the wound or (ii) a wound dressing without a canister between the connector port and the wound dressing. The controller determines, based on a signal received from the at least one switch, whether the canister is positioned in the fluid flow path and adjusts one or more operational parameters of negative pressure wound therapy based on the determination. The switch is activated by the connection of either the canister or canisterless wound dressing to the apparatus. |
| US12064544B2 |
Devices, methods, and systems for priming, separating, and collecting blood components
A photopheresis system (200) is disclosed, and that may be configured to execute one or more protocols. These protocols include: 1) protocols (400; 430; 460) for purging air out of a centrifuge bowl (210) used by the photopheresis system (200); 2) protocols (500; 510 550) for assessing the installation/operation of one or more pressure domes (330) used by the photopheresis system (200); and 3) protocols (580; 600; 660; 700; 740) for collecting buffy coat from blood processed by the photopheresis system (200). |
| US12064540B2 |
Hemodialysis systems and methods
The present invention generally relates to hemodialysis and similar dialysis systems, including a variety of systems and methods that would make hemodialysis more efficient, easier, and/or more affordable. One aspect of the invention is generally directed to new fluid circuits for fluid flow. In one set of embodiments, a hemodialysis system may include a blood flow path and a dialysate flow path, where the dialysate flow path includes one or more of a balancing circuit, a mixing circuit, and/or a directing circuit. Preparation of dialysate by the preparation circuit, in some instances, may be decoupled from patient dialysis. In some cases, the circuits are defined, at least partially, within one or more cassettes, optionally interconnected with conduits, pumps, or the like. In one embodiment, the fluid circuit and/or the various fluid flow paths may be at least partially isolated, spatially and/or thermally, from electrical components of the hemodialysis system. In some cases, a gas supply may be provided in fluid communication with the dialysate flow path and/or the dialyzer that, when activated, is able to urge dialysate to pass through the dialyzer and urge blood in the blood flow path back to the patient. Such a system may be useful, for example, in certain emergency situations (e.g., a power failure) where it is desirable to return as much blood to the patient as possible. The hemodialysis system may also include, in another aspect of the invention, one or more fluid handling devices, such as pumps, valves, mixers, or the like, which can be actuated using a control fluid, such as air. In some cases, the control fluid may be delivered to the fluid handling devices using an external pump or other device, which may be detachable in certain instances. In one embodiment, one or more of the fluid handling devices may be generally rigid (e.g., having a spheroid shape), optionally with a diaphragm contained within the device, dividing it into first and second compartments. |
| US12064539B2 |
Medical device
The present disclosure pertains to medical device such as a dialysis device for performing a hemodialysis, and/or hemofiltration and/or hemodiafiltration. The medical device can include a first functional module and a second functional module, wherein an operating hours counter for counting the operating hours is provided in the first functional module, and wherein the first functional module is configured to store an operating hours value determined by the operating hours counter in a first storage of the first functional module. In some embodiments, a second storage is provided in the second functional module, wherein the second functional module is configured to store the operating hours value determined by the operating hours counter of the first functional module in the second storage. |
| US12064538B2 |
Pump arrangement, configured to be used with a double breast pump device
In a pump arrangement (6) for use with a double breast pump device, a first air conduit (65) and a second air conduit (66) have a function in connecting respective expression kits (2, 3) to the pump arrangement (6). Each of the air conduits (65, 66) N is connectable to and disconnectable from a suction side and a discharge side, respectively, of a pump (61) that is included in the pump arrangement (6). Further, the air conduits (65, 66) are connectable to and disconnectable from each other directly through an intermediate switching mechanism (70) arranged between the air conduits (65, 66) at a bypass position with respect to the pump (61), so that it is possible to directly transfer vacuum between the air conduits (65, 66) and to thereby support the functioning of the pump (61) which may be relatively small for that reason. |
| US12064537B2 |
Kits and methods for preparing pathogen-inactivated platelet compositions
Provided are methods for preparing pathogen-inactivated platelet compositions, as well as processing sets and compositions related thereto. |
| US12064534B2 |
Zwitterionic hydrogels for delivery of biomolecules
The invention provides a novel approach in which zwitterionic networks are used to sequester and deliver ionic biomolecules, such as proteins, without compromising their native conformation and bioactivity. Zwitterionic networks are designed to effectively retain and deliver ionic or polar biomolecules for guided tissue regeneration. The invention represents a conceptual advance and enables a novel strategy for the utilization of zwitterionic motifs as therapeutics delivery vehicles and tissue engineering scaffolds. |
| US12064533B2 |
Synthetic hydrogel composite
Cellulose-reinforced hydrogels may include a cellulose nanofiber network and an interstitial hydrogel portion within interstitial regions of the cellulose nanofiber network, the interstitial hydrogel portion comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), wherein the hydrogel component has a crystallinity of 20% or greater. |
| US12064528B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for microbial decontamination on scooters
Devices, systems, and methods for controlling microbial contamination of scooters are disclosed. A method may include determining that a user interaction with a vehicle is complete, presenting a first indication that the vehicle is unavailable for use, activating a heating element of the vehicle, the heating element associated with a microbial reduction process, determining that a time period associated with the microbial reduction process has expired, deactivating, based on the expiration of the time period, the heating element of the vehicle, and presenting a second indication that the vehicle is available for use. |
| US12064525B2 |
Dry sterilizing device and dry sterilizing method
A sterilizing device includes a housing having an opening in at least one direction thereof. The housing also has a hollow portion configured to allow insertion of an object (target) including part of a human body from the opening into the hollow portion. The sterilizing device also includes at least one air blower unit configured to send a flow of air toward an interior of the hollow portion, and at least one ultraviolet light emitting unit configured to emit ultraviolet light toward the interior of the hollow portion. The ultraviolet light emitted from each ultraviolet light emitting unit includes at least part of ultraviolet light having a wavelength between 190 nm and 230 nm and at least part of ultraviolet light having a wavelength between 230 nm and 237 nm, but does not include ultraviolet light having a wavelength below 190 nm and beyond 237 nm. |
| US12064523B2 |
Antimicrobial or wound care materials, devices and uses
An antimicrobial material including a composite of a matrix component comprising a flexible hydrophilic polymer foam or fiber matrix comprising two matrix faces providing a release face and a reverse face or two release faces, and therebetween a structural matrix framework defining a network of cells having a cell network surface and therein a network of pores or cell openings, and a powder charge component comprising antimicrobial additive or wound care additive, wherein said powder charge is comprised at one said release face or both said faces and/or within said cell network. |
| US12064520B2 |
Components with high API loading
Components with relatively high loading of active pharmaceutical ingredients (e.g., drugs), are generally provided. In some embodiments, the component (e.g., a tissue interfacing component) comprises a solid therapeutic agent (e.g., a solid API) and a supporting material (e.g., a binder such as a polymer) such that the solid therapeutic agent is present in the component in an amount of greater than or equal to 10 wt % versus the total weight of the tissue interfacing component. Such tissue-interfacing components may be useful for delivery of API doses e.g., to a subject. Advantageously, in some embodiments, the reduction of volume required to deliver the required API dose as compared to a liquid formulation permits the creation of solid needle delivery systems for a wide variety of drugs in a variety of places/tissues (e.g., tongue, GI mucosal tissue, skin) and/or reduces and/or eliminates the application of an external force in order to inject a drug solution through the small opening in the needle. In some cases, a physiologically relevant dose may be present in a single tissue interfacing component (e.g., having a relatively high API loading). |
| US12064518B2 |
Formulations and methods for contemporaneous stabilization of active proteins during spray drying and storage
A method of treatment of plasma with a physiologically compatible spray dry stable acidic substance (SDSAS) prior to or contemporaneously with spray drying of the plasma that results in greater recovery and greater long-term stabilization of the dried plasma proteins as compared to spray dried plasma that has not be subject to the formulation method of the present invention, as well as compostions related to plasma dried by the methods of the present invention. |
| US12064517B1 |
Polymer nanoparticle
This invention provides a mono dispersed polymeric nanogel particle consists of a plurality of hydrophilic polymers or amphiphilic copolymers crosslinked with a plurality of cyclodextrin derivatives by sulfhydryl bonds. In some embodiments, the surface of the nanogel particle are attached with functional molecules, e.g., a cancer targeting ligand and a near-infrared dye. The polymeric nanogel particle can be made in aqueous solution at room temperature without organic additives via a continuous flow droplet reaction (CFDR™) method. The nanogel particle of this invention possesses internal pores, which can be used to encapsulate suitable compounds, particularly hydrophobic compounds to form stable colloidal dispersions in aqueous solution. Aspects of this invention include a method of inhibiting cancer cell growth. |
| US12064515B2 |
Process of preparing mRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles
The present invention provides an improved process for lipid nanoparticle formulation and mRNA encapsulation. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a process of encapsulating messenger RNA (mRNA) in lipid nanoparticles comprising a step of mixing a solution of pre-formed lipid nanoparticles and mRNA at a low concentration. |
| US12064511B2 |
Lipid nanoparticles containing silyl lipids for use in vaccines and gene therapy
This disclosure provides silyl lipid molecules in which one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds in the lipophilic portion is substituted with a silicon atom. Guidance is provided by which the reader may make silyl lipid molecules from molecular building blocks, and then incorporate silyl lipid molecules into lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). The silyl LNPs can be used as carriers of pharmaceutical agents. Flexible steric and substitution patterns of silyl groups in the LNPs give the user a way to fine-tune physicochemical properties, achieving improved stability and clinical efficacy. This technology is useful for immunization or genetic therapy, such as the preparation and administration of RNA vaccines for protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. |
| US12064507B2 |
Composition and method for oral treatment of leukemia
A method of treating a mammalian subject having hematologic, non-tumorous cancer cells is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: (A) administering to such a mammalian subject a therapeutically effective amount of a halogenated xanthene, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a C1-C4 alkyl ester thereof as a first cancer cytotoxic agent dissolved or dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous medium. The mammalian subject is maintained for a period of time sufficient to induce death of hematologic, non-tumorous cancer cells. A contemplated administration is typically repeated. A contemplated treatment method can also be carried out in conjunction with administration to said mammalian subject of a second therapeutically effective amount of a second, differently-acting cancer cytotoxic agent dissolved or dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable medium. The second cancer cytotoxic agent can be a small molecule or an intact antibody or paratope-containing portion thereof. |
| US12064505B2 |
Cosmetic composition
A cosmetic composition including: (A) a silicone film-forming agent, (B) a high-molecular-weight organopolysiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 2,350 or more and 20,000 or less, and (C) an organopolysiloxane having a cationic group other than the component (A) and the component (B). A total content of the components (A) to (C) in the cosmetic composition is 2% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of water is 10% by mass or less. |
| US12064504B2 |
Cosmetic compositions comprising high amounts of trifluoromethylhenyl valylglycine
The present disclosure relates to stable cosmetic compositions containing high amounts of acetyl trifluoromethylphenyl valylglycine. The cosmetic compositions further include high amounts of hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, taurate copolymers, fatty alcohols, fatty compounds (other than the fatty alcohols), nonionic emulsifiers, and water. Methods for stabilizing cosmetic compositions containing high amounts of acetyl trifluoromethylphenyl valylglycine and methods for treating the skin with the cosmetic compositions is also described. |
| US12064503B2 |
High-potency vitamin C and sugar alcohol topical formulations
Topical formulations of L-ascorbic acid dissolved in a combination of a sugar alcohol agent, and a non-aqueous skin-compatible solvent are provided. The formulations are storage stable for an extended period of time without significant degradation of the L-ascorbic acid in the composition, and have desirable physical properties. The topical formulations can include high concentrations of the L-ascorbic acid. Topical compositions of this disclosure find use in treating or preventing a variety of cosmetic and/or dermatological conditions as well as to reduce the appearance of chronological and/or environmentally-caused skin aging. |
| US12064502B2 |
Peptide exhibiting wrinkle-improving activity and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, or 4, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating skin disease including the peptide, a cosmetic composition for skin condition improvement including the peptide, a food composition for skin condition improvement including the peptide, a method of preventing or treating skin disease using the peptide, and a use of the peptide in preventing or treating skin disease or improving skin condition. |
| US12064499B2 |
Liquid fragrance compositions
A liquid fragrance composition contains (i) 3 wt % to 40 wt % of a fragrance, (ii) 0.5 wt % to 5 wt % of glyceryl ricinoleate, and (iii) 60 wt % to 95 wt % of water. Also disclosed are consumer products containing such a liquid fragrance composition. |
| US12064492B2 |
Cells loaded with gold nanoparticles for use in the diagnosis and/or treatment of melanoma
The present invention refers to cells from a subpopulation of progenitors of endothelial cells loaded with gold nanoparticles sensitive to excitation with infrared radiation with consequent release of thermal energy, to a composition having a plurality of these cells and to their use in the diagnosis and treatment of solid tumours thanks to the selective localization of the composition in the tumour mass, which can be thus identified easily for diagnostic purposes by marking the cells with appropriate marking agents, or treated by stimulation with pulsed laser beam up to the complete cauterization of the tumour mass for a targeted and highly effective therapeutic action. |
| US12064485B2 |
Disulfide bond stabilized polypeptide compositions and methods of use
Provided herein are polypeptides comprising one or more non-native cysteine residues that form a disulfide bridge between non-native cysteines within the protein or between non-native cysteines of two monomers of the protein. Such modified human polypeptides are useful in treatment of genetic diseases via enzyme replacement therapy and/or gene therapy. |
| US12064479B2 |
Lipid nanoparticles for delivery of nucleic acids and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides for improved compositions of ionizable lipid nanoparticles for the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids to cells. Anionic phospholipids, including phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylglycerol are included in the lipid nanoparticles to increase the transfection efficiency in human dendritic cells. The further incorporation of mono-unsaturated alkyl chain analogs in dimethylaminopropyl-dioxolane or heterocyclic ketal ionizable lipids in the formulation demonstrated high levels of transfection in human dendritic cells, compared to other ionizable lipids in the same family, and demonstrated good stability to oxidative damage. Finally, the use of an ammonium salt of phosphatidylserine allows for the efficient production of PS-targeted LNPs. |
| US12064478B2 |
Methods of making and using universal centralized influenza vaccine genes
This document describes a number of different polypeptide sequences, and the nucleic acid sequences encoding such polypeptide sequences, that can be used alone or in combination as universal vaccines against viruses including influenza A or influenza B in humans or influenza in swine. |
| US12064474B2 |
Telomerase encoding DNA vaccine
The invention provides a nucleic acid construct comprising a sequence that encodes a human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) protein which is devoid of telomerase catalytic activity and of a nucleolar localization signal. The construct is useful triggering an immune response in a subject, against cells that overexpress telomerase, preferably dysplasia cells or tumor cells. |
| US12064467B2 |
Systems and methods for delivery of humanin or other peptides
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for delivering humanin and/or other peptides to a subject. In some cases, these may be used for treating or preventing aging skin, or for other diseases. Non-limiting examples of other peptides include mitochondrial-derived peptides such as HNG or MOTS-c. In addition, certain embodiments are generally directed to treatments that can be delivered using topical compositions applied to the skin. For example, in some cases, the composition includes lecithin and/or other components that may facilitate delivery through the skin. Further, certain embodiments may include active ingredients such as tributyrin or 2,6-dimethyl-L-tyrosine, which may interact with humanin or other peptides. Compositions such as these may be used in certain embodiments, for example, to reduce inflammation within the skin, or as an anti-aging treatment, etc. Other aspects are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like. |
| US12064466B2 |
Methods of treating hypertriglyceridemia or hypertriglyceridemia-related diseases
The present invention is directed to methods of treating hypertriglyceridemia or hypertriglyceridemia-related diseases in a subject by using recombinant PRAP1 polypeptides. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the subject is a human, in which the recombinant PRAP1 polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2. According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, the subject is a mouse, in which the recombinant PRAP1 polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3 or 4. |
| US12064465B2 |
Immunotherapy against several tumors including gastrointestinal and gastric cancer
A pharmaceutical composition contains an antibody or a fragment thereof specific for COL6A3 for the treatment of a cancer. A method of treating a cancer includes administering to a subject in need thereof the pharmaceutical composition. A kit includes a container that contains the pharmaceutical composition. A method of producing an antibody or a fragment thereof against a peptide or a MHC/peptide complex. A method for detecting a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a radioisotope and detecting a signal from the radioisotope in the subject. A method for treating a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a toxin. |
| US12064463B2 |
Vista antagonist and methods of use
The present invention is directed to a peptide, multimer, conjugate, analog, derivative or mimetic thereof that inhibits the activity of VISTA. The invention further contemplates therapeutic use of the VISTA antagonist peptide, multimer, conjugate, derivative or mimetic thereof, including treating or preventing cancer, bacterial infections, viral infections, parasitic infections and fungal infections, as well as research uses of the antagonist. |
| US12064461B2 |
Deep penetrating topical cannabinoid compositions and methods for treating musculoskeletal inflammation and pain
Topical compositions comprising cannabinoids in combination with one or more humectants and one or more penetration enhancers are provided. Also provided are methods comprising applying a topical cannabinoid composition provided herein to the skin areas of a subject affected by inflammation and/or pain associated with musculoskeletal disease or condition and uses of a topical cannabinoid formulation provided herein for the treatment of inflammation and/or pain associated with musculoskeletal disease or condition in a subject. |
| US12064458B2 |
Use of Rhodococcus ruber product in treating thermal injury
A use of a cell wall or a cell wall skeleton of Rhodococcus ruber in preparing a drug for treating a thermal injury. The thermal injury comprises a burn, a scald and a chemical burn. Applying the Rhodococcus ruber product to a subject has a good therapeutic effect on a thermal injury and has no side effects. |
| US12064456B2 |
Systems and methods for thrombosis prevention
The disclosure provides a composition for inhibiting thrombosis. The composition includes 5 to 25% by weight of Fish Oil, 15 to 55% by weight of Willow Bark Extract, and 0.2 to 5% by weight of Vitamin E. |
| US12064453B2 |
Biochemical and biomechanical conditioning for enhancing personalized mesenchymal stem cell therapies
A high-throughput screening system is provided for optimizing the conditioning of patient-specific mesenchymal stem cells using a combinatorial set of biochemical factors, pharmacological inhibitors, and biomechanical forces. Also provided are generalized conditions for performing such conditioning. Cells made by these methods are also provided, in addition to cells having a mixed endothelial cell/pericyte phenotype. These cells produce angiogenic growth factors and induce vascularization following implantation. |
| US12064449B2 |
Compositions and methods for improvement of iron metabolism and gut microbiome health
Disclosed is a composition comprising a microbe expressing ferritin. The composition also comprises elemental iron in an amount of at least 3% by weight on a dry matter basis of the microbe expressing ferritin and the elemental iron. Also disclosed are ingestibles, dietary supplements, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the composition. Also disclosed are methods for treating a subject comprising administering the composition to the subject. Also disclosed are methods of altering the composition of the gut bacterial microbiome in a subject, the method comprising administering the composition to the subject. |
| US12064444B2 |
Application of tannic acid in preparation of medicament against respiratory viruses
The present invention provides an application of tannic acid in preparing a medicament against respiratory viruses. The present invention show through live virus experiments that tannic acid has a significant inhibitory effect on respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, Influenza A H1N1 virus, etc., with an exact curative effect, and thus has a broad application prospect in the field of preparation of medicaments against respiratory viruses. In addition, tannic acid exists in a variety of plants, which is a natural active compound existing in nature, and has also been used as a food additive, with a high safety and good foundation for medicament development. |
| US12064441B2 |
Composition for preventing or treating keloid
Provided are a composition for treating or preventing recurrence of keloid comprising tauroursodeoxycholic acid as an active ingredient, and a method for treating keloid or preventing recurrence of keloid using the composition. |
| US12064436B2 |
Methods of treating brain tumors using combination therapy
Provided are methods of treating a brain tumor in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a compound described herein and radiation therapy and/or one or more additional therapeutic agents. |
| US12064434B2 |
Ribociclib tablet
The present disclosure is directed to oral tablet of ribociclib including its salt(s). One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to tablet of ribociclib with high drug load with an immediate release profile. One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to coated tablet of ribociclib. Another embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to coated tablet of ribociclib where the coating is an advanced moisture barrier coating (e.g., Opadry® amb II coating where the coating is PVA based). |
| US12064432B2 |
Treatment of adipocytes
The present disclosure provides compositions comprising a lyn kinase activator and TRPM8 agonist, and to methods of: reducing blood glucose levels, weight gain, or fat depot levels; treating metabolic syndrome, Syndrome X, obesity, prediabetes, type II diabetes, type I diabetes; treating hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetic neuropathy, lipodystrophy, diabetic retinopathy, erectile dysfunction, kidney disease, dyslipidemia, dyslipoproteinemia, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder, septicemia, a thrombotic disorder, or pancreatitis; inducing the beiging of adipocytes; and preventing pancreatic beta cell degeneration. |
| US12064430B2 |
Kinase inhibitor salts and compositions thereof
The present invention relates to cabozantinib lauryl sulfate salt and methods of use. |
| US12064427B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising (S)-4-(4-(4-(((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-4-yl)oxy)methyl)benzyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-fluorobenzonitrile and methods of using the same
Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions (e.g., oral dosage formulations) comprising (S)-4-(4-(4-(((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-4-yl)oxy)methyl)benzyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-fluorobenzonitrile, or an enantiomer, mixture of enantiomers, tautomer, isotopolog, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a carrier or diluent. Also provided herein are methods of preparing and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US12064419B2 |
Methods of using RAD51 inhibitors for treatment of pancreatic cancer
This application is directed to inhibitors of RAD51 represented by the following structural formula, and methods for their use, such as to treat pancreatic cancer. |
| US12064418B2 |
Conjoint therapies for immunomodulation
The present disclosure relates to methods comprising administering compounds that inhibit VISTA and PD-1 (e.g., PD-1, PD-L1, or PD-L2) pathways with a compound that inhibits TIM-3 and PD-1 (e.g., PD-1, PD-L1, or PD-L2) pathways. The disclosure also relates to treatment of disorders by inhibiting an immunosuppressive signal induced by VISTA, TIM-3, PD-1, PD-L1, and/or PD-L2. |
| US12064417B2 |
Combination comprising a glucocorticoid and EDO-S101
The present invention is directed to a combination comprising a glucocorticoid and a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: to a pharmaceutical composition and to a kit both comprising said combination, to the combination, composition or kit for use in the treatment of cancer, and to a method of treatment of cancer in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of said combination, composition or kit. |
| US12064414B2 |
Stable amorphous Eliglustat premix and process for the preparation thereof
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of Eliglustat. In particular the present invention relates to stable amorphous Eliglustat premix having enhanced stability and dissolution properties. The present invention also provide a stable premix composition comprising amorphous Eliglustat or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the premixes, and processes for preparing the same. The compositions prepared in the present invention includes sublingual or mouth dissolving tablets, and capsules of Eliglustat and/or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US12064413B2 |
Methods of treating melanoma with S-equol
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing melanoma with S-equol. The S-equol may be administered alone or in combination with one or more cytotoxic or immunotherapeutic compound or molecule. |
| US12064411B1 |
Methods of administering solriamfetol to lactating women
Provided herein according to some embodiments is a method for decreasing the potential for adverse events from solriamfetol in an infant fed breast milk obtained from a subject treated with solriamfetol comprising: orally administering the solriamfetol to the subject at a daily dose of about 37.5 mg to about 300 mg; and feeding the infant breast milk from the subject at least about 5 hours after administering the solriamfetol to the subject, thereby decreasing potential for adverse events from solriamfetol in an infant. |
| US12064408B2 |
Compounds for the treatment of obesity and methods of use thereof
Pentacyclic triterpene weight loss agents are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations containing a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the weight loss agents, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The pharmaceutical formulations can be administered to a pre-obese, obese, or morbidly obese patient to induce weight loss, reduce body fat, reduce food intake, improve glucose homeostasis, prevent obesity, or a combination thereof. The weight loss agents can also be co-administered with leptin or a leptin analog. |
| US12064405B2 |
Immunosuppressant comprising TSAHC or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient
The present invention relates to an immunosuppressant comprising TSAHC or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. TSAHC treatment suppressed the expression and secretion of cytokines/chemokines such as IL6, IL1β, TNFα, CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3, CXCL6, CXCL8, CCL2, CCL5, CCL20, CXCL10 and CCR10 according to the expression of TM4SF5 gene and protein, and the cytokines or chemokines mediated by the expression of TM4SF5 induced abnormalities in the inflammatory response and metabolic function of liver tissues, hepatic epithelial cells and macrophages, and correlated with liver tissue damage and immune cell recruit in TM4SF5 transgenic animals. Therefore, a composition comprising TSAHC or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient can be effectively used as an immunosuppressant. |
| US12064399B2 |
Use of cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy
The present invention relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of focal seizures. In one embodiment the patients suffering from focal seizures are children and young adults. CBD appears particularly effective in reducing focal seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; CDKL5; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL); febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES); Aicardi syndrome and brain abnormalities in comparison to other seizure types. Significantly CBD additionally is very effective in the reduction of a sub-type of focal seizures, focal seizures with impairment. |
| US12064398B2 |
Parenteral formulations
The present invention relates to parenteral cannabinoid formulations, and more particularly to cannabinoid containing intravenous (IV) formulations. Preferably the parenteral containing formulation comprises a cannabinoid; an isotonic agent; a surfactant; and one or more stability enhancers. Furthermore the cannabinoid may be selected from one or more of cannabichromene (CBC), cannabichromenic acid (CBCV), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabigerol propyl variant (CBGV), cannabicyclol (CBL), cannabinol (CBN), cannabinol propyl variant (CBNV), cannabitriol (CBO), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid (THCVA). |
| US12064393B2 |
Device, systems, and methods for prevention of deep vein thrombosis
Embodiments provide devices, systems and methods for preventing deep vein (DV) thrombosis (DVT). One embodiment provides a DVT prevention device including a cuff that fits over a patient's knee, an applanator coupled to an inside cuff surface, an expandable member (EM) coupled to the applanator, a pressure source fluidically coupled to the EM and a controller for controlling EM inflation. When the EM is inflated, it applies a force to the applanator which is transmitted to the knee back surface causing a popliteal vein (PV) under the cuff to be compressed so as to increase backpressure behind the compressed PV and subsequently increase the velocity of blood flow in the leg DVs when the EM is deflated. The EM can be inflated in a cycle including pulsed inflation, inflation hold and relaxation. The cycles can be repeated and adjusted to achieve a desired increase of blood flow/velocity in leg DVs. |
| US12064391B2 |
Defibrillator display including CPR depth information
An external defibrillator system includes one or more compression sensors; one or more physiological sensors; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: receive and process chest compression signals and physiological signals from the sensors, determine values for chest compression depth and/or chest compression rate based on the received chest compression signals, determine a trend of at least one physiological parameter over a period comprising multiple chest compressions based on the received physiological signals, adjust a target chest compression depth and/or target chest compression rate based on the determined trend of the at least one physiological parameter, compare the determined values for chest compression depth and/or chest compression rate to the adjusted target compression depth and/or the adjusted target compression rate, and provide feedback about the quality of chest compressions performed on the patient. |
| US12064388B1 |
Flexible end effectors with an aperture
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for end effectors having an aperture are disclosed. An end effector may be driven by a reciprocating driver that drives the end effector in a reciprocating manner. The end effector may have an aperture therethrough and may be formed from a flexible high rebound material. When driven, the end effector may transfer energy from the reciprocating driver to a target treatment area on a recipient for therapeutic purposes. Energy may pass from the reciprocating driver and be temporarily stored within the end effector before being released and imparted to the target treatment area. The end effector may contract about the aperture and rebound to deliver the energy. |
| US12064387B2 |
Percussive therapy device with electrically connected attachment
A percussive therapy system includes a percussive therapy device that includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, and an attachment configured to be operatively connected to a distal end of the push rod assembly of the percussive massage device and to provide at least one therapeutic effect to a user. The attachment may include at least one of an actuator configured to provide the at least one therapeutic effect to the user and a sensor configured to obtain at least one of biometric data of the user and information regarding operation of the percussive therapy device. |
| US12064386B1 |
Massage device
A massage device includes a shell configured to be inserted into a vagina along an insertion direction and a first massage module mounted in the shell. A first massage portion is provided at a middle of the shell along the insertion direction. The first massage module includes a first motor and a swinging bar. The swinging bar is rotatably connected to the shell by a pivot extending along a lateral direction of the shell, one end of the swinging bar is connected to the first motor in a transmission way, and another end of the swinging bar extends into the first massage portion of the shell. The swinging bar is swingable about the pivot under the driving of the first motor, and the first massage portion is swingable together with the another end of the swinging bar to slap on a vaginal wall around the shell. |
| US12064385B1 |
Patient transfer device
A patient transfer device includes a chamber formed by an upper layer coupled to a lower layer, the chamber configured to be inflated and supported by a support surface in contact with the lower layer. The patient transfer device further includes a port configured for connection to an air flow device. In various embodiments, the patient transfer device includes a low-friction sheet coupled to a bottom surface of the lower layer, wherein the low-friction sheet is configured to slide against itself to facilitate sliding of the chamber relative to the support surface. In other embodiments, the patient transfer device includes at least one air-expelling region disposed within a bottom surface of the lower layer, wherein the region is configured to expel air from within the first chamber along the bottom surface of the lower layer to facilitate sliding of the first chamber relative to the support surface. |
| US12064379B2 |
Mounting plate for medical device suspension system
A mounting plate for a medical device support system includes opposed major surfaces in a thickness direction. A group of plate mounting orifices is arranged in a hexagon pattern and extends through the opposed major surfaces and defines a perimeter of an area at the major surfaces. A primary orifice extends through the opposed major surfaces, and a group of primary spindle mounting orifices surround the primary orifice and extend through the opposed major surfaces, the primary orifice and the primary spindle mounting orifices located within the defined area. An auxiliary orifice extends through the opposed major surfaces and a group of auxiliary spindle mounting orifices surrounds the auxiliary orifice and extend through the opposed major surfaces, the group of auxiliary spindle mounting orifices defining a perimeter of an auxiliary spindle mounting area at the major surfaces, one of the plate mounting orifices located within the auxiliary spindle mounting area. |
| US12064377B2 |
Breath deflector and method of use
The present invention is a breath deflector apparatus and method of use. The apparatus comprises a breadth deflector preferably connected to a goggle frame, with the goggle frame being connected to an adjustable securement device that is adjustably connected to a preferably cold weather helmet. The breath deflector apparatus is preferably adjustable by twisting a knob mounted to the front of the helmet and is preferably adapted such that once adjusted, the breath deflector moves in synchronization or unison with the movement of a user's head within the helmet and thus prevents loss of securement and maladjustment of the breath deflector while using the breath deflector and during movement of the user's head. |
| US12064376B2 |
Rho kinase inhibitor releasing implants and related methods of use
The present disclosure is directed to intracameral implants for treating and/or preventing corneal disorders, diseases, and/or conditions, such as corneal endothelial dystrophies. The intracameral implants can be configured to provide a sustained release of a therapeutic agent, such as a Rho kinase inhibitor, for a prolonged period of time. The intracameral implants can include a non-bioresorbable anchor or a bioresorbable matrix. |
| US12064374B2 |
Method for controlling flow of eggs in a uterine tube
There is provided a method for controlling a flow of eggs in a uterine tube formed by a uterine tube wall of a patient. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the uterine tube wall) at least one portion of the uterine tube wall to influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the uterine tube wall portion to further influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the flow of eggs in the uterine tube, or for actively moving the fluid in the uterine tube, with a low risk of injuring the uterine tube. |
| US12064371B2 |
Ostomy appliance having an anti-reflux component
An ostomy appliance has a waste collection container and an anti-reflux component disposed inside of the waste collection container. The anti-reflux component is connected to the top end portion of the waste collection container only above a center of an inlet opening for a stoma. |
| US12064366B2 |
Therapy boot with pockets for ice pack and compression bladder
The present invention comprises a therapy boot for treatment of the ankle or lower leg. The therapy boot comprises a hard outer shell having an open anterior portion, a base portion, a posterior portion, two oppositely disposed side portions, and a pocket with an opening provided in each of the side portions. The therapy boot also comprises an air bladder comprising two inflatable chambers, a corresponding one of the two inflatable chambers being disposed on an inside of each of the side portions. Respective gel packs are also provided which are adapted to be inserted into one of the respective openings of the pockets in between the air bladder and at least one of the lower leg or the ankle. The gel packs are pressed against at least one of the lower leg and the ankle by the corresponding inflatable chamber of the air bladder. |
| US12064361B2 |
Apparatus and methods for loading an endovascular implant into a delivery catheter
An apparatus for loading an endovascular shunt into a delivery catheter includes a base, a boss rod connected to, and extending longitudinally across, the base, and a plurality of guide bosses slidably coupled to the boss rod. The guide bosses include a delivery catheter guide boss coupled to the delivery catheter, a malecot holding tube guide boss, wherein a malecot holding tube is connected to a first lateral side of the malecot guide boss extending towards the delivery catheter guide boss, a claw assembly guide boss, where a claw assembly is attached to a first lateral side of the claw guide boss extending towards the malecot holding tube guide boss, and a chase pin guide boss, wherein a chase pin is connected to a first lateral side of the chase pin guide boss extending towards the claw assembly guide boss. |
| US12064360B2 |
Prosthetic foot
A passive ankle-foot prosthesis to replicate a human foot. The passive ankle-foot prosthesis includes a foot part, an ankle frame, a yoke, and a spring. The ankle frame is attached fixedly to a second end of the foot part. The yoke is configured to be attached to a residual limb of a user. A first end of the yoke is pivotally attached to a first end of the ankle frame utilizing a pivot. The yoke is configured to rotate around a pivot axis. The pivot axis passes through the pivot. The spring is disposed between the ankle frame and the yoke. A first end of the spring is connected to a second end of the yoke. A second end of the spring is connected to a second end of the ankle frame. The spring is configured to apply an upward force to the second end of the ankle frame based on the yoke's rotational movements. |
| US12064359B2 |
Thumb-based hand motion control system for myoelectric hand and control method thereof
The present invention relates to a hand motion control system and a control method thereof, and more specifically, to a hand motion control system for a myoelectric hand, and to a control method thereof. The system enables not only grasping motions for grasping an object, but also the expression of hand gestures expressing emotions or intent, based on a limited myoelectric signal transmitted via two myoelectric sensors provided on the myoelectric hand. Furthermore, the system enables a wide variety of hand postures and grasp types that are determined by the position of a thumb, which can be changed by a user, thus easily expanding the range of applications of the myoelectric hand. |
| US12064358B2 |
System and method for ligament balancing using robotically held device
A device for ligament balancing includes a mount at a first end of the device and a head portion at a second end of the device, the head portion having a substantially planar surface, a first paddle, and a second paddle, wherein the first and second paddle are rotatable about a first longitudinal axis and a second longitudinal axis, respectively, relative to the substantially planar surface. The device further includes a stem extending from the head portion and a shaft extending between the stem and the mount. The mount includes a coupling portion configured to couple the device to a robotic device such that movement of the device is controlled by the robotic device. |
| US12064353B2 |
Systems for reverse shoulder implants
Embodiments of the present invention include a convertible prosthesis that is capable of conversion from a humeral head replacement to a reverse reconstruction without any removal of parts integrated into the patient's bony anatomy (e.g. implant stems). A desired overall implant inclination angle may be achieved by matching various implant stems with various reverse inserts, thus permitting a resection surface to be matched with an implant stem selection while also permitting a desired overall implant inclination angle to be achieved through the selection of an appropriate insert. |
| US12064351B2 |
Cartilage substitute
The disclosure provides a cartilage substitute, which includes at least one cartilage unit, the cartilage unit including: a base, including a subcutaneous layer portion forming contact friction with a corresponding skeleton, a deep layer area portion contacting with a target skeleton and an intermediate layer portion provided between the subcutaneous layer portion and the deep layer area portion. A fluid storage cavity is disposed in the subcutaneous layer portion. A first communicating passage is disposed in the subcutaneous layer portion. A second communicating passage is disposed in the intermediate layer portion, a third communicating passage is disposed in the deep layer area portion. The fluid storage cavity, the second communicating passage and the third communicating passage are disposed to gradually increase hardness of the subcutaneous layer portion, the intermediate layer portion and the deep layer area portion. |
| US12064349B1 |
Prosthetic heart valves
Prosthetic heart valves may be delivered to a targeted native heart valve site via one or more delivery catheters. In some embodiments, the prosthetic heart valves are implanted using catheter-based deployment systems that include multiple control wires. In particular implementations, the deployment systems can include a retrieval catheter that can be used to recapture the prosthetic heart valve back into a delivery sheath after being expressed from the delivery sheath. The prosthetic heart valves occupy a small delivery profile, thereby facilitating a smaller delivery catheter system for advancement to the heart. Some delivery catheter systems can include a curved control catheter and/or a deflectable catheter to facilitate deployment of the prosthetic heart valve to a native tricuspid valve site via a superior vena cava or inferior vena cava. |
| US12064344B2 |
Telescoping prosthetic valve and delivery system
An implantable device is disclosed. The device includes a two or three-piece frame assembly that is configured to be delivered in a series configuration and subsequently nested or telescoped in-situ. |
| US12064343B2 |
Devices and methods for multi-alignment of implantable medical devices
A transcatheter valve prosthesis includes a stent having a crimped configuration for delivery within a vasculature and an expanded configuration for deployment within a native heart valve. The stent includes at least one axial frame member. The transcatheter valve prosthesis includes at least one outflow marker positioned on the at least one axial frame member. The transcatheter heart valve prosthesis may include inflow markers positioned within the inflow portion of the stent. The transcatheter heart valve prosthesis may include two outflow markers disposed on axial frame members and being circumferentially and longitudinally offset from each other. The markers are configured to aid in axial and circumferential aligned of the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis within a native heart valve. |
| US12064342B2 |
Self-assembling modular percutaneous valve and methods of folding, assembly and delivery
The present invention provides a modular prosthetic valve device having two or more device modules for percutaneous delivery unassembled at or near the valve implantation site and assembly at least in part using a self-assembly member, and a system and method of folding, delivering and assembling the device. The device modules may include a support structure and a valve module. The valve module has an unassembled, folded delivery configuration, and an unfolded, assembled (via the self-assembly member) working configuration. The valve module may be a single-piece leaflets substructure or a plurality of valve sections. The self-assembly member has a delivery configuration and may be reverted to a preset configuration for valve module assembly. The unassembled valve module may be rolled along its circumferential axis towards its height to a folded diameter equivalent to one rolled leaflet, providing a percutaneous valve device having a smaller delivery diameter than pre-assembled valve devices. |
| US12064341B2 |
Sealing member for prosthetic heart valve
A prosthetic heart valve includes an annular frame that has an inflow end and an outflow end and is radially compressible and expandable between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The prosthetic heart valve further includes a leaflet structure positioned within the frame and secured thereto, and an outer sealing member mounted outside of the frame and adapted to seal against surrounding tissue when the prosthetic heart valve is implanted within a native heart valve annulus of a patient. The sealing member can include a mesh layer and pile layer comprising a plurality of pile yarns extending outwardly from the mesh layer. |
| US12064340B2 |
Scaffold for nasal tissue engineering
A nasal tissue implant for reconstruction and tissue engineering of nasal tissue in a subject includes a tissue scaffold component comprising a biocompatible polymeric material having a plurality of open pores configured to support cell growth. The tissue scaffold component conforms to a portion of the subject's nasal region and defines at least a portion of the subject's nasal anatomy. A method of making an implantable nasal tissue implant for reconstructing a portion of a nasal anatomy of a human or other animal subject is also provided that includes laser sintering or three-dimensional (3D) printing a biocompatible polymeric material to form a tissue scaffold component comprising a biocompatible polymeric material having a plurality of open pores configured to support cell growth. Again, the tissue scaffold component substantially conforms to a nasal region specific to the human or other animal subject. |
| US12064339B2 |
Implantable scaffolds for treatment methods of sinusitus
This disclosure describes various sinus scaffolds having fiber-based and non-fiber based designs, materials, devices, kits and methods that may be used to treat chronic sinusitis. These designs vary in form, dimension, and delivery location (i.e., maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal sinuses, and middle meatus). In addition, therapeutic agent(s) may optionally be included within the scaffolds for local delivery over a brief or extended period of time. |
| US12064332B2 |
Systems and methods for protecting the cerebral vasculature
Vascular filters and deflectors and methods for filtering bodily fluids. A blood filtering assembly can capture embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. A blood deflecting assembly can deflect embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. |
| US12064329B2 |
Surgical implant system and method
An implant and suture locking system is provided. The implant can include a lateral or distal anchor, and a medial or proximal anchor. One or more suture loops can extend between and operatively connect the anchors. A medial suture loop can extend through apertures in the medial anchor to provide efficient and easily adjustable tensioning and suture locking for the implant. |
| US12064327B2 |
Shaped fastening members and absorbent articles having the same
The present invention relates to a fastening member comprising a base pane, a closure member extending laterally from the base panel, the closure member comprising a closure member upper edge and a closure member lower edge, and a fastening element disposed on the closure member, the fastening element comprising a fastening element upper edge and a fastening element lower edge, wherein the closure member upper edge comprises a concave portion along the fastening element upper edge and the closure member lower edge comprises a convex portion along the fastening element lower edge, and wherein the closure member extends upwardly laterally. |
| US12064325B2 |
Absorbent articles and methods of making
An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core sandwiched between a liquid permeable topsheet and a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an acquisition distribution layer positioned between said topsheet and said absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core comprises absorbent material selected from the group consisting of cellulose fibers, superabsorbent polymers and combinations thereof, wherein said absorbent core comprises at least one core wrap substrate enclosing said absorbent material, and wherein a top layer of said core wrap is adhered to a bottom layer of said core wrap to form one or more channels substantially free of said absorbent material, wherein said channels have a length extending along a longitudinal axis and the absorbent core has a length extending along said longitudinal axis and wherein the length of said channels is from 10% to 95% of the length of said absorbent core and wherein said channels each follow a substantially continuous path such as from a first end of a channel to a second end of the same channel wherein the acquisition distribution layer comprises a spunbond and/or carded nonwoven layer comprising synthetic fibers, wherein said synthetic fibers are comprised at a level of greater than 80% wt by weight of said acquisition distribution layer, and wherein said acquisition distribution layer has a basis weight of from 10 to 50 g/m2. |
| US12064320B2 |
Reduction kits
The present invention relates to garments and kits, including uses thereof, for providing therapeutic compression such as compression therapy for the treatment of circulatory disorders such as Lymphedema and Venous Disease. |
| US12064317B2 |
Dental observation device and method for displaying dental image
A dental observation device by which, without displaying, in an overlapping manner, a visible light image of an image-capturing site in an oral cavity captured by a 3-D camera and 3-D image information on the image-capturing site in the oral cavity acquired in advance, an invisible portion in the visible light image is easily recognized.An observation system includes a visible light 3-D camera; a relative position calculator; a 3-D information storage storing 3-D image information acquired in advance; an image display displaying, side by side, a 2-D captured image captured by the visible light 3-D camera and 2-D converted image based on the 3-D image information corresponding to the surgical operation target site; and a display direction adjuster displaying, in the image display, the 2-D converted image in a predetermined direction on the basis of the image-capturing direction detected by the relative position calculator. |
| US12064316B2 |
Method for appliances with bite adjustment structures
A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. A first number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the first shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of a second jaw. The first number of bite adjustment structures can have a first shape and location specific to a first stage of the treatment plan. A second number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the second shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of the second jaw. The second number of bite adjustment structures can have a second shape and location, different than the first shape and location, specific to a second stage of the treatment plan. |
| US12064313B2 |
Orthodontic appliance with bite structures and methods of making same
An orthodontic aligner includes a shell defining at least one cavity sized to receive one of a patient's teeth. The cavity includes a lingual portion, a labial portion, and an occlusal portion. A bite structure forms at least a portion of the occlusal portion and is configured to be spaced apart from an occlusal surface of the patient's tooth by a distant sufficient to interfere with full closure of the patient's jaws. The bite structure has a non-planar surface that does not conform to the patient's tooth. The non-planar surface includes at least two spaced-apart projections separated by a boundary. The spaced-apart projections are spherical-like projections or ellipsoidal-like projections. The boundary has a grid-like appearance that spans the bite structure side to side. The spaced-apart projections define a tooth-engaging plane of the bite structure. The bite structure is an integral portion of the shell. |
| US12064309B2 |
Orthodontic treatment using an orthodontic treatment plan
A method for obtaining an orthodontic treatment plan is provided. The method comprises obtaining a treatment plan for treatment of a tooth of a patient, the treatment plan including two or more stage force values, wherein each of the two or more stage force values is based on a target orthodontic force value that is based on one or more determinate points of periodontal ligament (PDL) behavior data. For each of the two or more stage force values, the method includes determining configuration parameters for configuring an orthodontic appliance to apply the stage force value to a tooth of the patient; and, using the configuration parameters to manufacture an orthodontic appliance configured to apply the stage force value. |
| US12064308B2 |
Dental treatment tray
A dental treatment tray for applying a dental treatment to teeth and/or gums of a user includes a top tray including a base surface having at least one hole extending through the base surface, and a bottom tray including a base surface having at least one hole extending through the base surface. The dental treatment tray includes at least one chamber formed between the base surface of the top tray and the base surface of the bottom tray, and at least one dental treatment capsule contained within the chamber. The capsule encapsulates the dental treatment and is configured to release the dental treatment when in the mouth of the user. The at least one hole of the top tray and the at least one hole of the bottom tray are configured to permit passage of the dental treatment from the chamber to the teeth and/or gums of the user. |
| US12064303B2 |
Removable partial denture
The invention relates to an assembly set for a removable partial denture comprising one or more replacement teeth as well as a framework with one or more retention sections. Each of the retention sections is configured to receive and retain one or more of the replacement teeth. Each of the replacement teeth comprises a bottom face with a surface structure configured to engage an assigned complementary retention structure provided by one of the retention sections of the framework configured to receive the respective replacement tooth. Each surface structure provides in combination with the assigned complementary retention structure a non-destructive detachable direct connection between the replacement tooth comprising the respective surface structure and the retention section comprising the respective assigned complementary retention structure. |
| US12064302B2 |
Method and system for generating interdental filler models
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for generating an interdental filler model for a patient. Locations for ends of the interdental filler model may be determined. A curvature of the interdental filler model may be determined. A shape of the interdental filler model may be determined. A first arc may be determined for a first end of the interdental filler model and a second arc may be determined for a second end of the interdental filler model. A set of arcs may be interpolated between the first arc and the second arc. The set of arcs may be grounded on the patient's gingiva. The interdental filler model may be generated based on the set of arcs. |
| US12064300B2 |
Method and system for magnetorheological control of personal care device orifices
A nozzle (14) for use with a personal care device (10), comprising: (i) a nozzle housing (50/52) defining a central channel (54) through which a stream of liquid and/or air is directed, and comprising a housing orifice (56) at the end of the central channel; (ii) a magnetorheological liquid housing (58) located over at least a portion of the nozzle housing at the housing orifice, and comprising a tip with an adjustable diameter orifice (59) through which the stream of liquid and/or air exits, wherein the adjustable orifice is adjustable between at least a first diameter and a second diameter; and (iii) one or more magnets (62) configured to control magnetorheological liquid (60) in the magnetorheological liquid housing to adjust between the at least first diameter and second diameter of the adjustable diameter orifice. |
| US12064298B2 |
Medical device support system including rotational control mechanism
A medical device support system including a shaft, extension arm, and floating stop. A guide channel member is fixed to the shaft and includes an elongated cavity that defines first and second contact faces at its opposite ends. A hub of the extension arm is pivotably mounted for a range of at least 360 degrees rotation about a rotation axis of the shaft. The at least 360 degrees rotation range is based on a compound of a first rotation range and a second rotation range. The first rotation range is defined by a fixed stop of the hub configured to move between first and second contact faces of a radially outer portion of the floating stop. The second rotation range is defined by a radially inner portion of the floating stop configured to move between the first and second contact faces of the elongated cavity of the guide channel member. |
| US12064296B2 |
Memory device
A memory device includes a first and second conductor respectively included in a first and second layer stack stacked in a first direction and separated from each other; a first and second portion of a semiconductor extending in the first direction between the first and the second layer stack, and separated from each other in same layer; a first film between the first conductor and the first portion; a second film between the second conductor and the second portion; a first insulator between the first conductor and the first film; a second insulator between the second conductor and the second film; a third insulator between the first insulator and the first film; and a fourth insulator between the second insulator and the second film. The third and fourth insulator have a higher dielectric constant than the first and second insulator. |
| US12064294B2 |
Probe holder illumination for ultrasound imaging systems
A method and ultrasound imaging system including a plurality of probe holders and a plurality of light assemblies attached to the plurality of probe holders. The plurality of light assemblies is configured to be controlled by a processor to selectively illuminate one or more of the plurality of probe holders. |
| US12064293B2 |
Field programmable surgical visualization system
A surgical visualization system may be field programmable. The surgical visualization system may include a field programable gate array (FPGA) and a processor. The FPGA may be configured to transform sensor information of backscattered laser light into real-time information of particle movement (e.g., blood cells) in a portion of a surgical field. The processor may be configured to receive an input and, based on that input, to reconfigure the logic elements of the FPGA, changing the operation of the FPGA from a first transform to a second transform. For example, the logic elements of the FPGA may be configured to assess particle movement at a selectable depth and then reconfigured, at the request of a surgeon, to assess aggregate particle movement over multiple depths. |
| US12064290B2 |
Hardstop detection and handling for surgical tool
The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for a surgical tool or a surgical robotic system. One example system for detecting a hardstop for a surgical tool includes a wrist connected to and driven by a plurality of cables of a tool driver, a plurality of sensors configured to detect forces associated with the plurality of cables one or more processors configured to perform a comparison of the forces associated with the plurality of cables, selected a highest tension cable from the plurality of cables based on the comparison of the forces associated with the plurality of cables, set a force assigned to the highest tension cable to a predetermined value, calculate a variable torque threshold for the wrist based on a sum of the predetermined value for the highest tension cable and detected forces for remaining cables in the plurality of cables, receive a joint torque value for the wrist, perform a comparison of the received joint torque value for the wrist to a variable wrist torque threshold and identify a hardstop based on the comparison of the received joint torque value for the wrist to the variable wrist torque threshold. |
| US12064289B2 |
Ultrasound remote monitoring, operating and training system
The present invention is a method, system, and apparatus used to transmit information to an individual and or receiver who is not located at the actual ultrasound procedure that may monitor, communicate, and assist in the procedure in real time as well as provide protocols for specific procedures; wherein the ultrasound machine communicates to a receiver operational information such as but not limited to audio, visual, performance, and so forth; wherein the information may be received in real time to another party not located at the site of the procedure who may assist with the procedure, training, protocols, and so forth; and wherein the receiver may then transmit back to the ultrasound machine specific directions as well as communicate with the ultrasound operator. |
| US12064286B2 |
Image display method and ultrasound imaging system
The present application provides an image display method and an ultrasound imaging system. The image display method includes performing a position adjustment operation on an initial volume view in an image display interface to obtain at least one reference volume view, storing position information of the at least one reference volume view, and creating at least one label to point to the position information, the at least one label being displayed in the image display interface. |
| US12064285B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method for controlling ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to a disclosed embodiment comprises: a recognition information receiver for receiving recognition information from a probe; an input device for receiving a selection signal for the probe from a user; a probe select assembly (PSA) board including a connection module which is capable of mounting a probe connection module and a printed circuit board (PCB) which can electrically be connected to the probe connection module; and a controller for controlling the PSA board such that the probe connection module is connected to the PCB on the basis of the selection signal, and for controlling the probe on the basis of the connection between the probe connection module and the PCB. |
| US12064281B2 |
Method and system for denoising CT images using a neural network
First and second substantially independent identically distributed half scans are obtained; the first substantially independent identically distributed half scan is used as training data to train a machine learning-based system, and the second substantially independent identically distributed half scan is used as label data to train a machine learning-based system. This produces a trained machine learning-based system. |
| US12064280B2 |
System and method for identifying and marking a target in a fluoroscopic three-dimensional reconstruction
A method and system for facilitating identification and marking of a target in a displayed Fluoroscopic Three-Dimensional Reconstruction (F3DR) of a body region of a patient. The system includes a display and a storage device storing instructions for receiving an initial selection of the target in the F3DR, fining the F3DR based on the initial selection of the target, displaying the fined F3DR on the display, and receiving a final selection of the target in the fined F3DR via a user selection. The system further includes at least one hardware processor configured to execute said instructions. The method and instructions may also include receiving a selection of a medical device in two two-dimensional fluoroscopic images, where the medical device is located in an area of the target, and initially fining the F3DR based on the selection of the medical device. |
| US12064279B2 |
Device and method for editing a panoramic radiography image
A device for editing a panoramic radiography image of an examination object generated by a panoramic X-ray machine, including: an input interface for receiving the panoramic radiography image as well as reconstruction data of the panoramic radiography image, the reconstruction data including information on a course of projection lines of the panoramic radiography image between an X-ray source and an X-ray detector of the panoramic X-ray machine as well as information on an image surface of the panoramic radiography image; an evaluation unit for evaluating the reconstruction data and for determining an image section of the panoramic radiography image that has been generated on the basis of one of the projection lines with two intersection points with the image surface; an image editing unit for editing the panoramic radiography image based on the determined image section; and an output unit for outputting the edited panoramic radiography image. |
| US12064277B2 |
System and method for training sensor-guided x-ray mammography system
Various methods and systems are provided for breast positioning assistance during mammography and image guided interventional procedures. In one example, a sensor detection system is utilized to evaluate one or more of a patient position, a breast position, and breast anatomy to determine if the patient and breast are adjusted to desired positions preferred for a desired view and imaging procedure prior to acquiring x-ray images, with real-time feedback provided to guide the user to position the breast and/or the patient based on the evaluation. The evaluation is performed by an artificial intelligence (AI) model stored on the x-ray mammography system that is trained using sensor data obtained from imaging procedures performed using the x-ray mammography system and fashioned into training datasets by a training module located on the x-ray mammography system. The datasets are supplied to the AI model without any transmission of the datasets exteriorly of the mammography system. |
| US12064267B2 |
Orthopaedic monitoring system, methods and apparatus
A method for assessing the orthopaedic performance of a joint of a patient can comprise implanting at least a first and second RF wirelessly detectable markers in first and second bones associated with a site and determining and storing their positions before a surgical procedure is performed. The procedure can be carried out on the site and the positions of the first and second markers can be detected and stored after the procedure has been completed. The detected positions can be used to generate a representation of the orthopaedic performance of the joint after the procedure. |
| US12064263B2 |
Connected bracelet type device for individual monitoring and method for monitoring a user
An individual monitoring device includes a main body provided with a display screen, a bracelet linked to the main body, a measurement instrument to be positioned opposite a radial artery of the wrist of the user, a processor and a location device. The location device includes a geolocation sensor, an avalanche victim detector and a communications device configured to communicate with a beacon. The device monitors against drowning of a child and includes a first sensor to measure a first parameter physiological parameter of the child, and a second sensor to measure a second physiological parameter of the child. The processor is configured to analyze the first physiological parameter and the second measured physiological parameter, and output information indicating the detection or the non-detection of an anomaly based on the analysis of the first and second physiological parameters. |
| US12064257B2 |
Device for emergency treatment of cardiac arrest
Disclosed is a device for providing resuscitation or suspended state through redistribution of cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart for a patient, the device comprising an electrically controllable redistribution component in the form of a catheter, which is attachable to the patient and being configured to interact with the patient to provide redistribution of the cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart, the redistribution component following a predefined reaction pattern based on an electrical signal, and computer means configured to: receive a patient data which identifies physiological and/or anatomical characteristics of the patient; and provide the electrical signal for the redistribution component based on the patient data or a standard response. The device also comprises means for detection of blood vessels and motorized means for introduction of the catheter into an artery.The device may provide mechanisms to protect the aorta and the remaining anatomy of the patient from inadvertent damage caused by the disclosed device in any usage scenario of either correct intended usage or unintended usage. |
| US12064256B2 |
Systems and methods for treating cancer and/or augmenting organ function
Systems, methods and devices for controlled sympathectomy procedures for neuromodulation in the treatment of subjects having neoplastic conditions are disclosed. Systems, methods, and devices for interventionally treating a cancerous tumor and cancer related pain are disclosed. |
| US12064254B2 |
Hair condition-determining device, hair condition-determining system, and method for determining a hair condition
A hair condition-determining device can have a device body having at least one first region and one second region, wherein the first region and the second region are designed in such a way that the hair of the user can be moved between the first region and the second region, at least one optional light source arranged in or on the device body for illuminating the hair of the user, at least one optical sensor arranged in or on the device body for sensing light that has been emitted by the light source and has interacted with the hair and/or ambient light that has interacted with the hair, and an electronic circuit device arranged in or on the device body, wherein the electronic circuit device is coupled to the optical sensor in order to receive the detected light. |
| US12064252B2 |
System and method for cardiac mapping
An electroanatomical mapping system can map electrical activation of tissue, and in particular create a slow conduction map, using a plurality of electrophysiology data points, each including local activation timing information, by computing a slow conduction metric for each point using the local activation timing information. The slow conduction metric can be used to classify points as no conduction points, slow conduction points, and normal conduction points, and the results can be graphically expressed, including as an animated representation of an activation wavefront propagating along a three-dimensional anatomical surface model. |
| US12064249B2 |
System to monitor neural integrity
A stimulation electrode assembly configured to be positioned relative to a patient for an operative procedure is disclosed. The stimulation electrode may be a connection or self-contained component to contact a portion of a nerve. The stimulation electrode may provide or receive a signal to and/or from the nerve to assist in testing integrity of the nerve. |
| US12064248B2 |
System and method for determining driver's fatigue
Proposed is system and method for determining a driver's fatigue to promote safe driving by determining the driver's fatigue according to a change in a brain wave of a driver during driving of a vehicle. |
| US12064246B2 |
Method and system for determining a driving intention of a user in a vehicle using EEG signals
A method for determining a driving intention of a user in a vehicle using electroencephalography (EEG) signals, comprising:acquiring (100) a plurality of EEG signals on a user in the vehicle,determining (101, . . . , 104) a plurality of features of the EEG signals,for each feature of the EEG signals, performing (111, . . . , 114′) a respective preliminary soft classification process, so as to obtain a plurality of preliminary soft predictions of driving intention each based on a feature of the EEG signals,performing (120) a soft classification process based on the plurality of preliminary soft predictions so as to obtain the driving intention of the user. |
| US12064244B2 |
Medical system and method of manufacturing thereof
An inventive medical system has a housing with a first guiding surface. A preassembled module is received in the housing. The module includes electronics electrically connected to an analytical sensor, an insertion component configured for inserting the analytical sensor into body tissue of a user and a sterility cap at least partially surrounding the insertion component. The module has a second guiding surface. A protective cap is removably connected to the housing and covers the preassembled module. The protective cap is removable from the housing by pulling the protective cap from the housing. The first guiding surface guides the protective cap during the pulling of the protective cap from the housing and the second guiding surface guides the sterility cap during pulling the sterility cap from the insertion component. The length of the first guiding surface exceeds the length of the second guiding surface. |
| US12064243B2 |
Disposable electrochemical biosensor based on NAD(P)-dependent dehydrogenase and diaphorase
A disposable biosensor that includes a sensing surface having at least a working electrode portion and a reference electrode portion, a first reagent disposed on the working electrode portion containing a NAD(P)-dependent dehydrogenase, NAD(P)+, diaphorase, and an oxidized form of a redox mediator forming a working electrode, and a reference electrode material disposed on the reference electrode portion forming a reference electrode. |
| US12064242B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring oxygen in a patient's bloodstream
A photometry device can include a first to emit light to a target in response to a first current through the first LED, a second LED to emit light to the target in response to a second current through the second LED, and an inductor, coupled to the first and second LEDs, to store energy associated with at least one of the first and second currents. |
| US12064239B2 |
Device and methods for detection and monitoring of tuberculosis
Methods of diagnosing and/or monitoring tuberculosis (TB) in a subject by analyzing a test sample comprising at least one volatile organic compound (VOC) or semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) emitted or excreted from the skin of the subject. The test sample can be analyzed by a sensing unit comprising nanomaterials- and/or polymer-based sensors. Further provided is a skin-mountable device comprising a fixing unit and said sensing unit. Also discloses a method of diagnosing and/or monitoring tuberculosis, comprising analyzing specific skin-emitted VOCs or SVOCs, which are indicative of tuberculosis in a subject. |
| US12064237B2 |
Determination system, computing device, determination method, and program
Determination system including: a computing device (i) obtaining information related to an eye of a target person from a plurality of data sources and (ii) making a determination of a predetermined matter related to the target person based on at least part of the information. The plurality of data sources include two or more of a sensor included in a contact lens of the target person, a sensor included in a storage container of the contact lens, a measurement device which carries out measurement related to the eye of the target person, tear fluid of the target person, a storage solution of the contact lens and, a diagnostic process of the target person. |
| US12064227B2 |
Automatic determination of b-values from diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for automatic determination of b-value difference from diffusion-weighted (DW) images. The mechanism receives a series of images wherein a first image has a first b-value and a second image has an unknown b-value. The mechanism applies a generative adversarial network (GAN) model to estimate a difference between b-values in the series of images. The mechanism determines a b-value for the second image based on the first b-value and the estimated difference between b-values. |
| US12064212B2 |
Device and method for optoacoustic sensing
The invention relates to a device and a method for optoacoustic sensing, wherein an irradiation unit is configured to generate at least one train of periodic pulses of electromagnetic energy, the pulses of the at least one train of periodic pulses exhibiting a pulse duration and repetition rate, and to irradiate a target with the generated train of periodic pulses. A detection unit is configured to detect acoustic waves generated in the target and to generate an according detection signal, the detection signal comprising, for each train of the at least one train of periodic pulses, detection signal components at a plurality of discrete frequencies in the frequency domain, the discrete frequencies being spaced from each other by a frequency spacing corresponding to the repetition rate of the pulses of the at least one train of periodic pulses. Further, a processing unit is configured to modify the detection signal in the frequency domain to obtain a modified detection signal, and to derive at least one property of the target based on the modified detection signal. |
| US12064211B2 |
Noise aware edge enhancement in a pulsed hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging system
Hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging with reduced fixed pattern noise are disclosed. A method includes actuating an emitter to emit a plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation and sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation resulting from the plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation with a pixel array of an image sensor to generate a plurality of exposure frames. The method includes applying edge enhancement to edges within an exposure frame of the plurality of exposure frames. The method is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of: electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 513 nm to about 545 nm, from about 565 nm to about 585 nm, from about 900 nm to about 1000 nm, an excitation wavelength of electromagnetic radiation that causes a reagent to fluoresce, or a laser mapping pattern. |
| US12064209B2 |
Wireless sensing platform for multi-analyte sensing
Monitoring of one or more key indicators can provide powerful insights into the operation and state of different physical systems. For example, continuous monitoring of multiple analytes in a subject allows for detailed insights into personal health as well as allowing for the implementation of preventative health measures. Herein are described design and processing methods for a small wireless multi-analyte sensing platform that can be used to monitor multiple analytes such as glucose, lactate, Urea and other physicochemical quantities. The design techniques and processing methods presented herein can be used for a multitude of other applications and are not limited to those described here. |
| US12064208B2 |
Time-of-flight optical measurement and decoding of fast-optical signals
An optical measurement system comprising an optical source configured for delivering sample light in an anatomical structure, such that the sample light is scattered by the anatomical structure, resulting in physiological-encoded signal light that exits the anatomical structure, an optical detector configured for detecting the physiological-encoded signal light, and a processor configured for acquiring a TOF profile derived from the physiological-encoded signal light, the initial TOF profile having an initial contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) between a plurality of states of a physiological activity in the anatomical structure. The processor is further configured for applying one or more weighting functions to the initial TOF profile to generate a weighted TOF profile having a subsequent CNR greater than the initial CNR between the plurality of states of the physiological activity. The processor is further configured for processing the weighted TOF profile, and identifying one of the plurality of states of the physiological activity. |
| US12064205B2 |
Glove donning apparatus and method
A glove donning system is disclosed herein. The glove donning system presents a pair of inflated gloves for a user to easily don, then resets to present another pair. |
| US12064200B2 |
Surgical robot arm
Provided is a surgical robot arm, and more particularly, to a minimally invasive surgical robot arm that is formed in a modular manner for use in a laparoscopic surgery or other various surgeries. |
| US12064192B2 |
Spinal implant system and methods of use
A method comprises the steps of: imaging a patient anatomy; selecting an implant strategy for at least one bone fastener having a first member; registering the imaging of the patient anatomy with imaging of a surgical driver; engaging the first member with tissue of the patient anatomy via the surgical driver according to the implant strategy; manipulating the patient anatomy; acquiring data points representative of a position of the first member relative to tissue; and retrieving the data points from a computer database for attaching a second member with the first member. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and surgical instruments are disclosed. |
| US12064191B2 |
Surgical tool navigation using sensor fusion
A system and method for a catheter in a luminal network including capturing images via an optical sensor, comparing the captured images to pre-operative images, identifying fiducials in the captured images that correspond to fiducials in the pre-operative images; and depicting the position of the catheter in a three-dimensional (3D) model or two-dimensional (2D) images derived from the pre-operative images. |
| US12064183B2 |
Methods, apparatuses and storage mediums for ablation planning and performance
One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums for performing ablation planning and/or ablation performance are provided. Examples of applications for such devices, systems, methods and storage mediums include imaging, evaluating and diagnosing biological objects, such as, but not limited to, lesions and tumors, and such devices, systems, methods and storage mediums may be used for radiotherapy applications (e.g., to determine whether to place seed(s) for radiotherapy). Preferably, a medial axis or a center line for a predetermined biological object (e.g., a lesion or tumor) is determined/found, one or more target points are picked along the medial axis or center line, and the ablation or radiotherapy zones are defined and optimized. Security checks may be performed in one or more embodiments to ensure proper use of the equipment and patient information. |
| US12064182B2 |
Chart display device for visual acuity tests
A chart display device for a visual acuity test includes a chart display optical unit that emits a chart image generated by a chart display optical system to a front, and is rotatably coupled to a frame of the chart display device via a rotation shaft; a position indicator light source that indicates the height of an eye to be examined and emits a position identification light; a position detection sensor that detects the position identification light emitted from the position indicator light source, and thus detects the height of the eye to be examined; and a rotation driving unit that rotates the chart display optical unit around the rotation shaft, and thereby tilts an emission direction of the chart image so that the chart image emitted from the chart display optical unit is emitted in the direction of the eye to be examined. |
| US12064178B2 |
Apparatus and method for tissue regeneration
A treatment method for non-ablative tissue regeneration includes directing at least one laser pulse having a wavelength onto a tissue surface of a human or animal body, and controlling an energy delivery time ted of the at least one laser pulse, during which the second half of the pulse energy is delivered, to be sufficiently short, so that, given the wavelength and thus a corresponding penetration depth δ of the at least one laser pulse, a thermal exposure time texp of the tissue surface is smaller than 900 microseconds. The thermal exposure time texp of the tissue surface is defined as a time interval in which the temperature of the tissue surface is above T0+(Tmax−T0)/2, wherein T0 defines the initial temperature of the tissue surface, before the laser pulse arrives, and Tmax is a maximal temperature of the tissue surface. |
| US12064171B2 |
Electrical return connections for electrosurgical systems
An electrosurgical system comprises a return electrode that includes a conductive element and a return conductor that forms a capacitive electrical connection with the conductive element. The conductive element is completely encompassed by one or more pads so that the conductive element is not exposed and so that the return electrode does not include an externally exposed electrical connection. |
| US12064169B2 |
Catheter with irrigated tip electrode with porous substrate and high density surface micro-electrodes
A catheter has a multifunctional “virtual” tip electrode with a porous substrate and a multitude of surface microelectrodes. The surface microelectrodes are in close proximity to each other and in a variety of configurations so as to sense tissue for highly localized intracardiac signal detection, and high density local electrograms and mapping. The porous substrate allows for flow of conductive fluid for ablating tissue. The surface microelectrodes can be formed via a metallization process that allows for any shape or size and close proximity, and the fluid “weeping” from the porous substrate provides more uniform irrigation in the form of a thin layer of saline. The delivery of RF power to the catheter tip is based on the principle of “virtual electrode,” where the conductive saline flowing through the porous tip acts as the electrical connection between the tip electrode and the heart surface. The substrate and the surface electrodes are constructed of MRI compatible materials so that the physician can conduct lesion assessment in real time during an ablation procedure. The surface electrodes include noble metals, including, for example, platinum, gold and combinations thereof. |
| US12064168B2 |
Catheter sensing and irrigating
Ablation systems of the present disclosure facilitate the safe formation of wide and deep lesions. For example, ablation systems of the present disclosure can allow for the flow of irrigation fluid and blood through an expandable ablation electrode, resulting in efficient and effective cooling of the ablation electrode as the ablation electrode delivers energy at a treatment site of the patient. Additionally, or alternatively, ablation systems of the present disclosure can include a deformable ablation electrode and a plurality of sensors that, in cooperation, sense the deformation of the ablation electrode, to provide a robust indication of the extent and direction of contact between the ablation electrode and tissue at a treatment site. |
| US12064156B2 |
Dynamic compression fixation devices
Devices and methods are disclosed for orthopedic uses, such as treating and compressing a broken bone. An implantable device may be provided with an elongate body, a head region, a bone engagement part such as an anchor region or threads, a dynamic compression portion in either a first axially compact configuration or a second axially elongated configuration and configured to transform between the first axially compact configuration and the second axially elongated configuration, and a sleeve slidably located over the dynamic compression portion and configured to inhibit the dynamic compression portion from expanding radially outward. |
| US12064155B2 |
Bone compression screws and related systems and methods
A method of shaping a bone screw with an automated device having a CNC unit includes rotating a blank coupled to a spindle about an axis defined by a coordinate system of the CNC unit, advancing a cutting tool proximally through an exterior of the blank at a speed to form a helical thread along a shaft, and reducing the speed to provide a variable, proximally decreasing pitch along at least a portion of the shaft. A first cutting tool is automatically transitioned toward disengagement from the blank when 1) a relative axial position between the first cutting tool and the blank coincides with a first coordinate of a predetermined location, and 2) a relative rotational position between the first cutting tool and the blank coincides with a second coordinate of the predetermined location. The first coordinate is along the axis, the second coordinate is an angular position about the axis, and the first and second coordinates are defined by the coordinate system. A second cutting tool is moved into engagement with the exterior of the blank so that the second cutting tool engages the blank substantially at the predetermined location, in a manner enabling continuation of the thread. |
| US12064151B2 |
Bone compression plate
A bone plate according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, inter alia, a body portion. The body portion includes a first slotted portion extending at least partially through the body portion and a plurality of teeth adjacent the first slotted portion for engaging a driver in the first slotted portion. The body portion also includes a second slotted portion extending at least partially through the body portion and a ramped portion at least partially surrounding the second slotted portion. The ramped portion tapers from an outer surface of the body portion toward an inner surface of the body portion. |
| US12064150B2 |
System and method for treating bone fractures
An intramedullary nail includes one or more nail openings extending therethrough. The intramedullary nail is implantable within a medullary canal of the bone. A bone plate is configured to engage an outer surface of the bone. The bone plate includes one or more plate openings extending therethrough. The plate openings are spaced about the bone plate such that the bone plate is positionable to axially align the plate openings with the nail openings when the intramedullary nail is implanted within the medullary canal of the bone. An aiming guide includes one or more targeting openings. The targeting openings are spaced about the aiming guide such that the aiming guide is positionable to axially align the targeting openings with the plate openings and the nail openings for extending one or more stabilizing fasteners therethrough when the intramedullary nail is implanted within the medullary canal of the bone. |
| US12064142B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for preventing or reducing loss of insufflation during a laparoscopic surgical procedure
Systems and methods for reducing insufflation loss due to gas leakage during a laparoscopic surgical procedure are provided. The surgical procedure includes the use of a surgical instrument having an end effector and a trocar through which the surgical instrument is inserted for access to the abdominal cavity of a patient receiving laparoscopic surgery. The trocar includes a lip, a lip seal disposed within the lip, and a cannula located beneath the lip. The systems and methods reduce or prevent a loss of insufflation when using conventional systems and methods to insert the surgical instrument through a conventional trocar. |
| US12064135B2 |
Catheter with radially expandable scoring element
A catheter for dilating and/or destroying a stenosis in a vessel of a patient includes a catheter shaft having a cavity, at least one first active element within the cavity fixedly connected to a wall delimiting the cavity, and at least one radially protruding scoring element arranged on the outside of the catheter shaft at the cavity for exerting a pressure force on a stenosis in a vessel. The at least one first active element is configured to react to an axially movable element by radially expanding the catheter shaft and thereby radially expanding the at least one radially protruding scoring element. |
| US12064133B2 |
Tissue resection device
A medical device includes an outer tubular member, a middle tubular member received within the outer tubular member, an inner tubular member received within the middle tubular member, and an engagement gear, wherein the inner tubular member is configured to be rotatable in one direction while the middle tubular member is configured to be simultaneously rotatable in an opposite direction through the engagement gear while the outer tubular member is configured to be stationary relative to both the middle tubular member and the inner tubular member. |
| US12064132B2 |
Shaft for an endoscopic instrument, endoscopic instrument and endoscopic system
A shaft according to the application for an endoscopic instrument has a connecting section arranged in a distal end region of the shaft, with a connecting device for connection, in particular in the manner of a bayonet connection, with a replaceable working insert being formed at said connecting section, the connecting device having a first engagement structure for a connection engagement of an engagement element of a working insert of a first type, and the connecting device having a second engagement structure for a connection engagement of an engagement element of a working insert of a second type, wherein the first and the second engagement structures are arranged and/or formed differently. The application also relates to an endoscopic instrument and an endoscopic system. |
| US12064126B2 |
Surgical burs with localized auxiliary flutes
A surgical bur including primary flutes and auxiliary flutes. The primary flutes include (i) first clearance surfaces, and (ii) first rake surfaces with first cutting edges. The primary flutes extend from a proximal end of the surgical bur to a distal end of the surgical bur. The auxiliary flutes are localized in central regions or distal regions of the surgical bur. The auxiliary flutes include (i) second clearance surfaces, and (ii) second rake surfaces with second cutting edges. At least one of the auxiliary flutes is located between a pair of adjacent ones of the primary flutes. |
| US12064125B2 |
Ankle replacement system and method
A position adjustment device having a tool holder is locked to at least two pins projecting from respective anterior facing locations near a distal end of a tibia of a patient. The position adjustment device is adjusted. The position adjustment device is locked with the tool holder at first coordinates in the proximal-distal and medial-lateral directions. The distal end of the tibia is resectioned with a tool positioned on the tool holder, while the tool holder is in the first coordinates in the proximal-distal and medial-lateral directions. The tool is removed from the tool holder. A tibia trial is placed on the resectioned tibia using the tool holder, while the tool holder is in the first coordinates in the proximal-distal and medial-lateral directions. The tibia trial has a size and shape of a tibial tray of an ankle replacement system. |
| US12064124B2 |
Tools for insertion of a spinal implant and methods of using same
A surgical tool for use with a drill bit to prevent skiving at an implant insertion site on a bone includes a cannulated sleeve having a distal end defining a burr surface. The distal end may be detachable from a body of the cannulated sleeve. The tool may be used with more than one distal end, each of the distal ends defining a burr surface having a different cutting surface from the others. The tool may form a system that includes the drill bit. |
| US12064121B2 |
Surgical clip packs coupleable to surgical access devices
A surgical clip pack includes a frame configured to engage a portion of a surgical access device. The frame includes a storage compartment and an annulus defining a lumen that has a diameter at least as large as a diameter of an opening of the surgical access device. A receptacle is disposed within the storage compartment and is configured to house a surgical fastener. |
| US12064119B2 |
Electrolytic detachment for implantable devices
Delivery and detachment of an implant can be enhanced by a retraction mechanism to secure portions of a delivery wire within an interior space of the implant. A delivery system can include an implant having a proximal end portion. A delivery wire can include (i) a detachment zone proximal to the proximal end portion and (ii) a distal region distal to the proximal end portion. An expansion member can be located between the proximal end portion and the distal region of the delivery wire. The expansion member can be biased to move the distal region of the delivery wire distally away from the proximal end portion when severed at the detachment zone. |
| US12064117B2 |
Dual stage closure system for circular surgical stapler
An apparatus includes a handle assembly having a body, a shaft assembly having an outer tube member, an end effector, an anvil, a first trocar closure system, and a second trocar closure system. The end effector has having a staple deck fixed relative to the body, a staple driver operable to actuate relative to the staple deck between an unfired position and a fired position, and the trocar configured to selectively couple with the anvil and actuate relative to the staple dreck. The first trocar closure assembly can actuate in a first motion to drive the trocar between a distal position and a first closed position. The second trocar closure assembly can actuate in a second motion between the first closed position and a second closed position. The staple drive is inoperable at least until the first trocar closure assembly actuates the trocar to the first closed position. |
| US12064115B2 |
Clip applier having stabilizing member
A clip applier may be configured to apply a surgical clip to tissue. The clip applier may include a first jaw member configured to engage a distal portion of a first leg member of the surgical clip, and a second jaw member configured to engage a distal portion of a second leg member of the surgical clip. The clip applier may further include a stabilizing member on the first jaw member. The stabilizing member may have a cavity configured to receive a proximal portion of the surgical clip and to reduce lateral movement of the surgical clip. The clip applier may not proximally abut the surgical clip when the first and second jaw members are in an open configuration. The second jaw member may also have a longitudinal channel configured to receive the stabilizing member when the first and second jaw members are in a closed configuration. |
| US12064114B2 |
Gastrointestinal tissue approximation clip (GI TAC) system
A gastrointestinal tissue approximation clip system for approximating tissue defects, which includes an applicator that is sized to travel through an instrument channel of an endoscope; first and second tissue approximation clips that are transported to first and second locations of a tissue defect respectively by the applicator to approximate the tissue defect; first and second sutures attached to the first and second tissue approximation clips respectively; a clip approximation means for approximating the first and second tissue approximation clips. The clip approximation means and the first and second tissue approximation clips are sized to travel through the instrument channel, and the first and second tissue approximation clips are adapted to be detachably coupled to the applicator. |
| US12064113B2 |
Anti-buckling actuation members for a surgical instrument
An endoscopic surgical instrument has a distal end configured to perform an action on tissue; a proximal end; a beam; a drive rod; and at least one rail supporting at least one bearing, the at least one bearing movable relative to the at least one rail. The distal end of the instrument is configured to receive at least a portion of the beam, the beam movable longitudinally in response to an action on the drive rod. The at least one rail is shaped and configured to contact the beam tangentially to prevent the beam from buckling as the beam is moved longitudinally. |
| US12064112B2 |
Surgical stapler end effector sled having cartridge biasing feature
A staple driver actuator for a staple cartridge of a surgical stapler includes a base having at least one bottom surface. The bottom surface defines a plane, and the base defines a longitudinal centerline. The base is configured to slide longitudinally relative to the staple cartridge. The staple driver actuator also includes at least one biasing member. The biasing member is positioned laterally outwardly relative to the longitudinal centerline of the base. The biasing member is configured to exert a biasing force on a portion of the staple cartridge in a direction toward the longitudinal centerline of the base. |
| US12064109B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising a feedback control circuit
A surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector, a drive component positioned with the shaft, and a surgical control circuit comprising a motor control program configured to run a motor configured to drive the drive component is disclosed. The control circuit is configured to receive a first measurement of a parameter of the motor, receive a second measurement of a parameter of the drive component, compare the first measurement and the second measurement, determine an actual relationship of the first measurement and the second measurement based on the comparison, compare the actual relationship to an expected relationship, and adjust the motor control program based on the comparison of the actual relationship and the expected relationship to align the actual relationship with the expected relationship. |
| US12064106B2 |
Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges
Devices and methods are provided for stabilizing fasteners post-deployment. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from a cartridge. Devices and methods are also provided for guiding surgical fasteners. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating closing and clamping of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for securing fasteners and adjunct materials to tissue. Devices and methods are also provided for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device. Devices and methods are provided for adjusting a tissue gap of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for manually retracting a drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components. |
| US12064104B2 |
Fully-threaded bioabsorbable suture anchor
A suture anchor includes an anchor body having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end. The anchor body includes a central bore located at the proximal end and a passage extending between the central bore and the distal end. The central bore has a first dimension substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and the passage has a second dimension substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis less than the first dimension. The suture anchor includes a flexible strand extending through the passage, and a first knot formed in the flexible strand at the distal end has a third dimension greater than the second dimension to prevent the first knot from passing through the passage. A closed loop is positionable at least partially within the central bore and formed entirely by the flexible strand without forming any additional knots on the flexible strand extending proximally from the first knot. |
| US12064103B2 |
Knotless labral repair techniques and related devices
A suture anchor for use in a knotless, suture-first technique for securing soft tissue to bone comprises a proximal anchor body and a distal tip having an eyelet configured to receive an end of a repair suture. Internal locking elements on the distal tip and the proximal anchor body are provided for locking the tip and anchor body together when the suture anchor is implanted in a bone. A suture assembly for use in an alternate knotless technique comprises a suture anchor, a repair suture, and a shuttle suture. Both the repair suture and the shuttle suture rea looped at one end and straight at the other end. In the alternate technique, the loop and tail of the repair suture are manipulated to form a luggage tag configuration extending around the tissue, and the shuttle suture is used to tightly secure the luggage tag configuration and tissue against the bone. |
| US12064102B2 |
Automatic release of a near bone suture button from a button inserter
A button inserter and system are disclosed that enable easily and effectively deploying a near bone suture button from the button inserter when implementing the suture button technique. To deploy the near bone button, with a far bone button deployed from the button inserter and against the far bone, the button inserter's handle may be translated away from the deployed far bone button. Translating the handle changes a position of a carriage body within a channel of the handle thereby compressing a spring. Protrusions on the carriage body may be forced through notches in the handle, which thereby alters an orientation of the carriage and releases the compressed spring, which applies force to the carriage body. The combination of force induces the carriage to rotate, which thereby releases the near bone button from the carriage. A free end of suture also releases from the carriage. |
| US12064100B2 |
Systems and methods for tissue retraction
A system for interchangeable retractor blades includes a shell, a first retractor blade, and a second retractor blade. The shell includes a rigid proximal end configured to attach to a surgical retractor and an opening, a distal closed end, and a pliable portion including a pocket in communication with the opening and extending along a length of the shell to the distal closed end. The first retractor blade includes a first geometry received through the opening into the pocket and that shapes the pliable portion to configure the shell in a first configuration. The second retractor blade includes a second geometry received through the opening into the pocket and that shapes the pliable portion to configure the shell in a second configuration. |
| US12064095B2 |
System and device for the prevention of infections and measurement of body fluids
The present disclosure relates to a device for the measurement of fluids and the prevention of infections caused by probes comprising a module of fluid measurement and a probe infection prevention module. The fluid measurement module comprises an electronic module for the measurement of the body fluids; a disposable container for temporary retention of fluid during measurement; a fluid circulation tube arranged between the probe and the disposable container; and a disposable bag for the final disposal of waste fluids. The probe infection prevention module comprises a sheet equipped with adhesive allowing conformation of a flexible structure to the skin or mucosa of the patient. This module incorporates a gel externally that prevents infections, as well as internal antimicrobial components to inhibit passage of microorganisms through the system. The present invention allows non-invasive measurement of fluids utilizing existing probes while contributing to the reduction of infections in patients. |
| US12064093B2 |
Cleaning indicator and method of using same
A cleaning indicator including a substrate having an image upon it that can be interrogated to assist in monitoring a process for washing articles in a washing machine system. The image can be a printed image, which in turn is covered at least partially by a test soil to be removed by the washing process. Alternatively, the test soil can be formed into an image on the substrate. The cleaning indicator can be imaged before the start of a washing process to allow the washing process to proceed only if the appropriate image is observed. The cleaning indicator can be imaged during operation of the washing process, and when a criterion for cleanliness is met, the washing process can be automatically terminated. A washing system for using the cleaning indicator in an automated washing process is also disclosed. |
| US12064092B2 |
Control device, endoscope system, and control method
A control device includes: a processor configured to obtain a first picture signal and a second picture signal, calculate first ranging information based on the first picture signal, calculate second ranging information based on the second picture signal, estimate a first subject distance corresponding to the first ranging information, estimate ranging information corresponding to a second focal position, perform arithmetic processing to determine degree of reliability of the first ranging information, and output a result of the arithmetic processing. |
| US12064091B2 |
Image system, endoscope system, light source device, and control method for light source device
An imaging system includes a lighting controller for independently controlling emission of illumination light to be emitted by a light source in: (i) a non-all-line exposure period, which contains a reading period in which electrical signals are sequentially read out on a horizontal-line basis from an image sensor for one frame or one field period, and in which at least one horizontal line of the horizontal lines for the one frame or the one field period is not exposed to light, and (ii) in an all-line exposure period, in which all of the horizontal lines for the one frame or the one field period are exposed to light. |
| US12064085B2 |
Endoscope and method of manufacturing endoscope
An endoscope includes: a connection member that has an attaching and detaching direction defined to be orthogonal to a central axis of a distal end rigid portion in a longitudinal direction and is engaged with a wire connection portion of a movable member; and a rigid guide including a wire insertion path that guides a pulling wire, a distal end opening of the wire insertion path being disposed on a proximal end side of the movable member. The distal end opening of the wire insertion path of the rigid guide is disposed at a position closer to the central axis of the distal end rigid portion in an attaching direction of the connection member than a position in a plane formed by a rotation trajectory of the connection member. |
| US12064084B2 |
Ultrasound endoscope
An ultrasound endoscope includes an insertion part including a distal end part having an ultrasound transducer array of ultrasound transducers, a cable inserted into the insertion part, and a substrate, including electrode pads, that electrically connects the ultrasound transducers and the cable, and is disposed in the distal end part. The cable has a non-coaxial cable including a first cable bundle consisting of signal wires and ground wires, and a first shield layer with which the first cable bundle is coated, and an outer coat with which a second cable bundle consisting of the non-coaxial cables is coated. Each first cable bundle is individually led out from the cable, and each signal wire of the first cable bundle is led out and electrically bonded to the corresponding electrode pad. The ultrasound endoscope further includes a fixing part that fixes relative positions of the substrate and each first cable bundle. |
| US12064083B2 |
Real-time measurement of visible surface area from colonoscopy video
The present invention comprises a system and a computer-implemented method designed for measuring the visible colon surface area that has been seen from a colonoscope, and for displaying the results of the measurement. The method estimates the orientation of the camera of the colonoscope, estimates the travel distance of the scope camera from the axial vector lengths coming from or headed towards the focus of expansion point, and visualizing the percentage of the visible surface of the entire colon. |
| US12064081B2 |
Method for adjusting a parameter range on a floor treatment device, as well as floor treatment device and system with a floor treatment device and an external terminal
A method for adjusting at least one parameter range of a device parameter of a floor treatment device for treating a surface. The parameter range is available on the floor treatment device and depends on a floor type of the surface to be treated. The parameter range comprises a defined scope of values of the device parameter selected by the user for the treatment of the surface. The user moves the floor treatment device over the surface to be treated during an adjustment process, wherein a limiting device parameter, which is dependent on the nature of the surface and upon its use for the treatment of the surface leads to a predefined fault, is automatically determined during the movement of the floor treatment device, and wherein the parameter range is automatically adjusted based on the determined limiting device parameter which defines a range end of the parameter range. |
| US12064080B2 |
Cleaning robot and control method thereof
A cleaning robot capable of entering a region under an obstacle and cleaning by reducing a height of a LiDAR sensor, and a control method thereof are provided. The cleaning robot includes a main body, a driving device, a cleaning device, a LiDAR sensor and configured to be raisable and lowerable between a first position and a second position having different heights, a bumper sensor configured to detect a collision between the LiDAR sensor and an obstacle, an obstacle sensor configured to obtain information on an obstacle, and a processor configured to generate a cleaning map based on an output of the LiDAR sensor and an output of the obstacle sensor, and control the sensor driver to adjust a height of the LiDAR sensor based on at least one of the cleaning map, an output of the bumper sensor, or the output of the obstacle sensor. |
| US12064078B2 |
Cleaner system
A cleaner system includes a cleaner and a cleaner station that performs a method for removing residual dust. The cleaner station is configured to suction dust stored in the cleaner. Residual dust in the cleaner station after suctioning dust in a dust bin of the cleaner is suctioned through a bypass hole that penetrates an outside and an inside of a suction tube. |
| US12064075B2 |
System for ascertaining fresh water consumption by a dishwasher
A system for ascertaining fresh water consumption by an, in particular, commercial dishwasher (1) or a component thereof. The system includes a container (12, 22) for temporarily storing liquids, wherein the container (12, 22) has a liquid inlet (25), which can be flow-connected to a fresh water source if required, and a liquid outlet (23), which can be flow-connected to a freshwater consuming means, in particular a freshwater consuming means of the dishwasher (1), if required. The system further includes at least one pressure sensor (B3, B4) for detecting an, in particular, hydrostatic pressure in the container (12, 22), and an evaluation device which is designed to ascertain a fresh water volume flow into the container (12, 22) depending on at least one output value of the at least one pressure sensor (B3, B4). |
| US12064074B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher is disclosed. When the dishwasher performs a drying process, the dishwasher increases a temperature of a washing space before air inside the washing space is discharged, thereby maintaining the temperature of the washing space at an appropriate drying temperature and increasing efficiency of the drying process. |
| US12064071B2 |
Squeeze mop
A squeeze mop comprises a mop head having a central head region secured relative to a handle and a pair of cleaning pad supports which are pivotally located relative to the central head region and movable towards one another to compress the cleaning pad material therebetween, the mop head further comprising biasing means to rotate the two pad supports away from the position at which the cleaning pad material is compressed between the pad supports, said biasing means comprising an elongate elastomeric element the two ends of which are secured to a respective one of the two cleaning pad supports and wherein the head region comprises a platform section for engagement by the elastomeric element, said platform section being located closer to the handle than the at least one position about which the pad supports are pivotally located relative to the head region. |
| US12064062B2 |
Pre-cut wiping material dispenser, in the form of a spool from which the material can be unwound in a strip, and use of such a dispenser
A wiping material dispenser in the form of a spool from which the material can be unwound in a strip. The dispenser includes a housing and a cutting system for cutting the strip pulled manually by a user. The cutting system includes a flexible blade and at least one tooth mounted on a front side of the housing. The flexible blade includes at least one slot positioned opposite the at least one tooth. The flexible blade can be deformed under the pressure of the strip, when a user pulls on the strip from the front side of the housing, so that the at least one tooth protrudes through the at least one slot, comes into contact with the strip pressed onto the flexible blade and tears the strip at a pre-cut line. |
| US12064060B2 |
Corn dog mold device
The invention relates to a corn dog mold device comprised of an upper half and a lower half that attach to one another in a snap-like fashion via a plurality of protrusions. The upper half has a convex area and the lower half has a concave area that receive the upper and lower portions of a corn dog, and wherein each half has a semi-circular opening that allows the stem of a corndog to extend outwards from the halves. To use the device, a corn dog can be battered and both halves can be secured to each other with the battered corn dog within the device. The device can be placed within a freezer for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the shape of the battered corn dog to settle before cooking, wherein after 3 to 5 minutes the corn dog can be removed from the device and then fried. |
| US12064057B2 |
Blender and blender container
A blender includes a main body provided with a motor assembly; a container detachably mountable to the main body and of which an upper surface is opened; a handle having an upper end which is connected to the container and a lower end which is spaced apart from the container, where the handle includes a handle body formed integrally with the container and protruding laterally from an upper end of the container and extending downward from the container. |
| US12064054B2 |
Loading and unloading station and also loading and/or unloading method of a cooking apparatus to determine the load of the cooking chamber of the cooking device
A loading and/or unloading station of at least one cooking device with a plurality of insertion levels defining insertion heights for food in at least one cooking chamber, the at least one insertion and/or food carrier which can be loaded with at least one food can be placed at each insertion height, the loading and/or unloading station including a sensing device for determining the loading of the cooking chamber, which has at least one camera device for recording images which are evaluated or can be evaluated in a data processing device. |
| US12064052B2 |
Beverage machine using pods that contain whole brewing elements
A beverage machine that brews beverages from a beverage pod is described. The pod is container with a top surface and a bottom surface connected by a sidewall that form a cylinder. The pod contains whole brewing elements that can be ground into sub-elements by the brewing system for brewing into a beverage. The pod is actuatable between an open state and a closed state by a breaking system of the beverage machine. In the closed state the brewing elements are contained and in the open state the elements are released. The pod includes a failure mechanism on the sidewall that is engineered to fail when the pod is actuated by a breaking mechanism of the beverage machine. When actuated the failure mechanism fails such that the beverage pod can be pulled into a top portion and a bottom portion to release the brewing elements. |
| US12064050B2 |
Beverage capsule, brewing device, and beverage dispenser
Embodiments provide a beverage capsule, a brewing device, and a beverage dispenser. The beverage capsule comprises an inner cup, an outer cup and a sealing film, and the top edge of the inner cup is provided with an inner cup outward flange, which fits with the top edge of the circumferential wall of the outer cup to form a ring surface seal, and has an outward extension part that extends to the outer side of the outer cup in the radial direction, and the sealing film seals the top opening of the inner cup. In such an arrangement, the beverage capsule can form a tear opening between the inner cup outward flange and the top edge of the circumferential wall of the outer cup by means of a film tearing mechanism acting in a tearing form. |
| US12064049B1 |
Adjustable comfort pillow
An adjustable pillow includes: upper and lower layers of foam, and first and second end caps of foam joined together and form a cavity. A plurality of individually inflatable bladders are positioned in the cavity of foam, and each has the same size and shape. A respective tube is in fluid communication with each of the plurality of individually inflatable bladders and with a pump that is configured to inflate any one or more of the plurality of individually inflatable bladders sequentially to a particular pressure, to inflate the adjustable pillow to a desired height selected by a user. A processor, electronic circuitry, and one or more voice activated microphones coupled to the processor and electronic circuitry receive and detect snoring sounds made by a user, with the processor configured to actuate one valves and/or pump to adjust the inflation until the detected snoring sounds falls below a threshold level. |
| US12064047B2 |
Portable clothes hanging assembly
A portable clothes hanging assembly includes a plurality of brackets attached together to define a wall mount that is attachable to a wall of a room in a building and a hanger extending away from the wall mount. A hanging wheel is rotatably attached to the hanger such that the hanging wheel has a vertical rotational axis. A plurality of hanger supports is provided and each of the hanger supports is suspendable from the hanging wheel. Each of the hanger supports has a plurality of receivers thereby facilitating each of the receivers to receive a respective one of a plurality of clothes hangers. In this way the hanging wheel facilitates the clothes hangers to hang clothes in the absence of a closet. |
| US12064040B2 |
Medication container dispenser
A pharmaceutical dispenser includes a substantially cylindrical dispenser body including a curved sidewall with a flat longitudinal surface, a base perpendicular to the flat longitudinal surface at a first end, an orifice at a second end, opposite the base, and a side portal spaced from the base; and a cap that can couple to the first end and to the second end. The curved sidewall has a side portal having a perimeter in an arced “T” shape with rounded edges. The dispenser accommodates multiple capped cylindrical pharmaceutical containers. |
| US12064036B2 |
Pocket mattress comprising integrated foam material
A spring mattress comprises a plurality of interconnected coil springs enclosed in casings, the springs having a first and a second end, wherein for at least one of the springs, casing portions arranged at the first and second ends of the spring are connected to each other through the spring by a joint. The joined casing portions comprise openings through the spring. Pieces of foam material are arranged in the openings, so that a first portion of each piece of foam material extends towards the first end of the spring and a second portion of each piece of foam material extends towards the second end of the spring. An apparatus and method for manufacturing such a mattress are also disclosed. |
| US12064034B2 |
Bar for supporting a table
A bar for supporting a table, includes an angle shaped bar having a longitudinal extension, including a first side and a second side extending perpendicular relative each other, at least one first hole through the first side of the angle shaped bar, adapted for connecting two bars together longitudinally so as to form a longer bar, a ridge, extending along the longitudinal edge of the first side of the angle shaped bar, wherein the ridge is adapted to longitudinally limit movement of connected bars. |
| US12064032B2 |
Firearm holder including a stock lock and muzzle holder
In some embodiments, a device includes a firearm holder including a stock lock. The stock lock may include a first jaw, a second jaw, a pivot pin to couple the first jaw to the second jaw. The first jaw may pivot about the pivot pin relative to the second jaw and may open and close about a neck of a stock of a firearm. The stock lock may further include a rotatable element coupled to the first jaw to allow at least a portion of the first jaw to rotate about the rotatable element to move into and out of alignment with the first jaw. In some implementations, the stock lock may include a locking mechanism. In some aspects, the stock lock may include a cowl extending about at least a portion of the locking mechanism. |
| US12064024B2 |
Harness assembly and method of using the harness assembly for carrying a tree stand and other equipment for hunting
A harness assembly for carrying a hunting tree stand includes a first upper strap having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second end portions: A second upper strap includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion disposed therebetween. An upper strap buckle is coupled to the first end portion of the first upper strap and the first end portion of the second upper strap. A bridging strap includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is coupled to the intermediate portion and is also coupled to the intermediate portion, such that an adjustable loop is formed by the bridging strap, the first end portion of the first upper strap, the upper strap buckle, and the first end portion of the second upper strap. |
| US12064021B2 |
Lip balm dispensing container
A lip balm container, including a housing having a dial to rotate a gear to extend and retract a gear strip. The gear strip is in communication with a lip balm tube at least partially retained within the interior of the housing, wherein rotating the dial permits the extension and retraction of a lip balm disposed within the lip balm tube. A lid pivotally engaged, via a hinge, with the housing to enclose the lip balm within the housing. |
| US12064020B2 |
Refillable cosmetic container
A device for dispensing and applying a cosmetic product, the device includes a product dispensing assembly, an applicator which is configured to be coupled within an upper chamber of the product dispensing assembly in a removable manner, and a cap which is configured to be removably engaged with the product dispensing assembly for covering the applicator and the product dispensing assembly when the device is not in use. The applicator comprises an applicator element which is in contact with an intermediate receiving surface of the dispensing head of the product dispensing assembly. At least a portion of the applicator is placed in contact with the product delivered through at least one outlet of the dispensing head when the product dispensing assembly is actuated. Preferably, the product at least partially impregnates the applicator element when the product contacts the applicator element. |
| US12064013B2 |
Supportive footwear for athletic training
A shoe has a main body, an ankle strap, plantar bridge, and a toe loop connected to the main body. The main body wraps around the dorsal instep area of the foot and the plantar bridge wraps around the plantar midfoot area of the foot, without covering the ball, the plantar metatarsals, the heel, or the toes. The ankle strap is attached at its ends to the main body and extends around the back of the foot above the heel for constraining the main body from forwarding movement. The toe loop surrounds one of the toes and connects with the main body from above the foot, for constraining the main body from rearward movement. |
| US12064009B2 |
Article of footwear with banking midsole with embedded resilient plate
An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a midsole, an outsole secured to the midsole, and one or more plates positioned within the midsole. Each of the plates has a downwardly-facing concave side and an upwardly-facing concave side. The downwardly-concave side may be positioned on a medial side (or a lateral side) of the footwear, and the upwardly-concave side may be positioned on the lateral side (or the medial side) of the footwear. The undulating medio-lateral configuration of each plate may increase the overall support provided to a wearer's foot during a side-to-side or “banking” movement. |
| US12064007B2 |
Articulated cushioning article with tensile component and method of manufacturing a cushioning article
A cushioning article includes a bladder enclosing an interior cavity and retaining a gas in the interior cavity. A tensile component is disposed in the interior cavity and includes tensile layers and a plurality of tethers connecting the tensile layers. The tensile layers are connected to an inner surface of the bladder such that the tethers span across the interior cavity. The bladder has an inwardly-protruding bond that joins an inner surface of the bladder to the tensile component, protrudes inward into the interior cavity, and partially traverses the plurality of tethers such that the bladder is narrowed at the inwardly protruding bond and the gas in the interior cavity fluidly communicates across the inwardly-protruding bond. A method of manufacturing a cushioning article is disclosed. |
| US12064005B2 |
Running shoe sole comprising a soft-elastic midsole
A sole for a running shoe with a soft-elastic midsole (1) includes an underside (2) at least partially contacting the ground (B) during running and comprises a plurality of channels (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c) extending in the transverse direction (Q). The channels (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c) are arranged in a lateral area of the midsole (1) in at least a first and a second in horizontal plane, wherein the first and second horizontal plane are vertically offset from each other, and wherein the channels (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c) are each delimited in longitudinal direction (L) by a front wall and a rear wall. The channels (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c) are vertically and/or horizontally in the longitudinal direction (L) deformable until their closure under the action of forces occurring during running acting vertically (V) and/or longitudinally. |
| US12064004B2 |
Plate, shoe sole, and shoe
A plate includes: a curved portion located in a forefoot region and shaped to curve toward a flat plane; a midfoot supporting portion located in a midfoot region; and a rear-foot supporting portion located in a rear foot region. The curved portion has a wide region including a wide portion of which dimension in a width direction is largest in the curved portion. The midfoot supporting portion has a narrow region including a narrow portion of which dimension in the width direction is smallest in the midfoot supporting portion. A ratio of a bending rigidity of the narrow region to a bending rigidity of the wide region is 0.4 or more and 0.85 or less. |
| US12064001B2 |
Helmet mounted visor assembly
A visor assembly for a helmet includes a helmet cover configured to couple to a helmet, a visor pivotably coupled to the helmet cover and configured to selectively pivot between a stowage position and one or more usage positions relative to the helmet cover, and a latching mechanism coupled to the visor. The latching mechanism includes a first pawl configured to rotate between a locked position and an unlocked position. The latching mechanism is further configured to releasably lock the visor in one or more of the stowage position and the one or more usage positions. |
| US12064000B2 |
Safety helmet with mechanical coding for plug connections between the inner lining and the bearing structure
A safety helmet (100) includes an arched helmet shell (1), a bearing structure (3, 4.l, 4.r, 5, 6, 8, 10), an inner lining and a plurality of connection units. The inner lining comes into contact with the head of a user of the safety helmet. The bearing structure is attached on the inside to the helmet shell. Each connection unit is capable of detachably connecting the inner lining to the bearing structure. Each connection unit comprises a bearing structure-side component and an inner lining-side component. Each component is configured as exactly one connection type. A bearing structure-side component is connectable to an inner lining-side component if the two components are configured as the same connection type. The two components cannot otherwise be connected to one another or are incapable of establishing a connection between the bearing structure and the inner lining. |
| US12063999B2 |
Belt adjustment system
Disclosed are belt adjustment systems, particularly for wearing around a user's waist, that permit a continuum of belt loop sizes or a larger selection of belt loop sizes. The belt adjustment system includes an elongate belt member having a first end, a second end and a series of teeth positioned on an inner surface near the second end and a fixation member having first and second adjustment elements. |