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| US12077094B2 |
Projection alerting system for vehicles and related methods
A system for alerting motorists travelling on a roadway in a vicinity of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes one or more projector units, and a respective attachment structure for each of the one or more projector units for attaching the projector units to a portion of the vehicle. The one or more projector units are configured and arranged to project a light signal on to at least a portion of the roadway adjacent the vehicle and in a travel path of the motorist. The one or more projector units include at least one light flare projector unit and/or at least one signage projector unit. A school bus incorporating the system is also disclosed. A method for alerting motorists travelling on a roadway in the vicinity of a vehicle is also disclosed. |
| US12077089B2 |
Position clutch ring system
Disclosed is a tie down assembly. The tie down assembly having a ring, a bracket assembly, a support insert, and a position-locking mechanism. The support insert is configured to secure the ring relative to the bracket assembly. The ring being configured to rotate relative to the bracket assembly about an axis. The position-locking mechanism is configured to secure the ring at one or more rotational positions about said axis via one or more engagement features. In one example, the position-locking mechanism is a detent mechanism. |
| US12077087B2 |
Package delivery system
A system for delivering packages from a warehouse to end destinations, the system comprising a fleet of self-propelled long-range transports and a fleet of containers, each configured to be loaded at the warehouse with packages destined for end destinations. Each long-range transport is configured to be loaded with at least four of the loaded containers and transport the at least four of the loaded containers from the warehouse to one or more intermediate destinations. Upon arrival of one of the loaded long-range transports at one of the one or more intermediate destinations, at least one of the loaded containers is separated from the loaded long-range transport, whereupon the separated container delivers packages to end destinations proximate to the one of the one or more intermediate destinations. After delivery of at least some of the packages loaded thereon at the warehouse, the container is once again loaded on the long-range transport and returned to the warehouse to be loaded with more packages. |
| US12077086B2 |
Vehicle access ramp
A vehicle access ramp includes a base section and a fold-out section. The base section is mounted to a vehicle and the fold-out section is mounted to the base section. The fold-out section is movable from a use position allowing access into or out of the vehicle using the vehicle access ramp to a storage position allowing movement of the vehicle. |
| US12077083B2 |
Water-dispensing system for vehicular cupholder
The water-dispensing system for vehicular cup holder comprises a water provisioning system and a water dispensing system. The current disclosure is configured for use with a vehicle. The current disclosure mounts in the vehicle. The water provisioning system condenses condensate water from the atmosphere. The water provisioning system processes the condensate water into drinking water. The water provisioning system stores the drinking water in anticipation of consumption. The water dispensing system pumps the stored drinking water into a plurality of refillable drinking vessels. The water dispensing system monitors the level of the drinking water in each individual refillable drinking vessel selected from the plurality of refillable drinking vessels. The water dispensing system maintains a predetermined level of drinking water within each individual refillable drinking vessel. |
| US12077079B2 |
Seat device
A seat device includes a cushion portion configured to elastically support a seated person and a seat frame configured to support the cushion portion. The cushion portion includes a plurality of divided cushions divided in a seat width direction. The plurality of divided cushions each include a seat pad a seat cover that individually covers each seat pad, and a resin member that is engaged with at least one of the seat cover or the seat pad and is thus individually integrated with the seat pad covered by the seat cover. The resin member includes a snap-fit structure fixed to the seat frame by inserting from a seat front side to a seat back side. |
| US12077076B2 |
Vehicle seat backrest
A backrest of a vehicle seat comprises a backrest armature, at least one central upholstery module and two side upholstery modules each arranged on a respective side of the central upholstery module. Each of the at least three upholstery modules is fixed to the backrest armature independently of the other two upholstery modules. |
| US12077073B2 |
Seat suspension mechanism
There are improved a vibration absorption characteristic and an impact absorption characteristic. A seat suspension mechanism set so that links of a first link mechanism on a base frame side and links of a second link mechanism on a seat support frame side, between which an intermediate frame is put, differ in operating angles, that is, so that the links of the second link mechanism operate in the range of an angle closer to a vertical to a front-rear direction of a vehicle body. This allows front-rear movement of the seat support frame through the second link mechanism to mainly respond to input vibrations of front-rear movement to thereby improve a vibration absorption characteristic and an impact absorption characteristic in the front-rear direction. |
| US12077068B2 |
Authorization-based adjustment of passenger compartment arrangement
A transportation system is disclosed. The transportation system includes a vehicle, a plurality of seating assemblies positioned within a passenger compartment of the vehicle and defining an arrangement, a plurality of actuators that effect movement of various components of the plurality of seating assemblies, a plurality of sensors, and a controller. Specific examples of pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements are disclosed, as well as the ability to customize the arrangement. Additionally, exemplary methods are disclosed that illustrate transitions between a variety of the pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements. |
| US12077066B2 |
Vehicle seating system for a stationary vehicle
A vehicle seating system includes a support feature coupled to a sidewall within a cargo space of a vehicle. A seating assembly is coupled to the support feature. The seating assembly is rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seating assembly includes a seat base having a proximal end coupled to the support feature and a distal end. The distal end of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the sidewall in the stowed position. The seating assembly also includes a leg support coupled to the distal end of the seat base. The leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position. |
| US12077063B2 |
Apparatus for detecting malfunction and method therefor
Provided is an apparatus for detecting malfunction, the apparatus detecting malfunction of a display device for displaying a charging state of a vehicle battery according to a control signal. The apparatus for detecting malfunction according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an interrupt generation unit for generating an interrupt signal if the control signal satisfies a preset event; a voltage detection unit for detecting a voltage value of the control signal by converting an analog value of the control signal into a digital value; and a determination unit for detecting at least one among whether or not the display device has malfunction and a malfunction type on the basis of at least one among whether or not the display device operates, whether or not the interrupt signal is generated, and the voltage value of the control signal. |
| US12077060B1 |
Systems and methods for aircraft tracking
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for tracking an aircraft on a ramp. A system may receive a location datum and display the location datum to a user device. A location datum may include a machine vision datum. |
| US12077049B2 |
Vehicle drive unit
A drive unit includes an internal combustion engine (21) disposed in an engine compartment (10), a first electric motor (31) and a second electric motor (33), and an inverter (27) disposed above an electromotive unit (23). The drive unit has: a first harness (41) that connects the inverter and the first electric motor; a second harness (42) that connects the inverter and the second electric motor; a step portion (51) formed so as to be recessed on one side or the other side, in the left-right direction, of the upper end of the inverter; and an AC terminal block (55) disposed in the step portion. The first harness and the second harness respectively extend downward from the DC terminal block while extending outward, and are respectively connected to upper parts of the first electric motor and the second electric motor. |
| US12077048B2 |
Hybrid electric drive system for a vehicle
Present invention relates to a vehicle (100) comprising a hybrid electric drive system (106) comprising an electric motor (108) and an epicyclic gear system (110), a common propeller shaft (236) and an internal combustion (IC) engine assembly (118) with a gearbox (116). The hybrid electric drive system (106) is configured between IC engine assembly (118), gearbox (116) and a rear axle differential (238). The hybrid electric drive system (106) performs dual role of allowing drive from each powertrain to be transmitted individually to wheels of the vehicle (102, 104) and adding the drive from each powertrain together and seamlessly transmitting to the wheels of the vehicle (102, 104). Power from both the IC engine (118) and the hybrid electric drive system (106) is transmitted by the common propeller shaft (236) to the rear axle differential (238) through a differential gear. |
| US12077044B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a power unit. The power unit is disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. An internal combustion engine and a compressor are modularized. The compressor is configured to operate on rotational power generated in the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft and an output shaft. Rotation axes of the crankshaft and the output shaft are parallel to each other and extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The compressor is disposed on one side of the crankshaft in a left-right direction. The output shaft is disposed on the other side of the crankshaft in the left-right direction. |
| US12077043B2 |
Land vehicles incorporating electric motors and methods therefor
Land vehicles and methods of operating land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels, and a plurality of electric motors. The frame structure includes a front cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction. The plurality of wheels are supported by the frame structure. The plurality of wheels includes a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels positioned rearward of the pair of front wheels in the longitudinal direction. |
| US12077039B2 |
Glass roof arrangement for a motor vehicle
A glass roof arrangement, having a support frame fixedly connected to roof structure parts of a vehicle body. At least one transparent roof panel is fixedly arranged on the support frame, and a shading device is assigned to the underside of the roof panel and has a shading structure displaceable longitudinally in guide rails fastened to an underside of the roof panel. A guide profile cross-section of each guide rail is formed from an edge limb supported substantially orthogonally on the underside of the roof panel, and a guide limb extends substantially parallel to the underside and is attached to the edge limb such that a lateral guide channel for the shading structure is formed and delimited by the underside of the roof panel, the edge limb, and the guide limb. |
| US12077037B2 |
Protective barrier for safety glazing
A protective barrier affixable to a curved substrate comprises a stack of two or more lenses, each of the two or more lenses including a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, a hard coat on a first side of the PET film, and an adhesive layer on a second side of the PET film opposite the first side. The stack of two or more lenses may have a modulation transfer function that exhibits a contrast value greater than 75% for a spatial resolution of one line-pair per 0.0003 radians at 65 degrees angle of incidence. Heat and pressure may be applied to conform the stack of two or more lenses to the shape of the curved substrate. |
| US12077036B2 |
Laminated glass for vehicle
The present invention pertains to a laminated glass for a vehicle, the laminated glass including a first glass sheet, a second glass sheet and an intermediate film sandwiched between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet, in which: the total thickness of the first glass sheet, the second glass sheet and the intermediate film is 4.0 mm or more; the first glass sheet is formed of a borosilicate glass containing, in terms of oxide by molar percentage, 1.0% or more of B2O3; and when a radio wave (TM wave) with a frequency of 79[GHz] is made incident at an incident angle of 60° to the first glass sheet, the transmission property S21 is −4.0 [dB] or more. |
| US12077035B2 |
Window unit comprising a glazing panel and a frame
A window unit including a glazing panel, a frame which has a frame profile and encompasses the edge of the glazing panel on at least one peripheral side and includes a plastic primary part, with the primary part having at least 10% in weight of recycled material. |
| US12077032B2 |
Passage opening and closing device
The passage opening and closing device includes a casing in which an opening edge forms an opening of an air passage, and a sliding door slidably movable inside the casing to open and close the opening. A door end part of the sliding door faces a door facing wall of the opening edge when the sliding door is positioned at a closed position where the sliding door closes the opening. A gap flow-path extending in the door moving direction is formed between the door facing wall and the door end part. A distance between the door end part and the door facing wall decreases downstream in air flow in the gap flow-path so that the gap flow-path is a convergent flow path. |
| US12077031B2 |
Variable speed for transport englineless refrigeration unit
A transportation refrigeration unit for cooling a cargo compartment includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a compressor motor configured to drive the compressor, an evaporator heat exchanger operatively coupled to the compressor and an evaporator fan configured to provide return airflow from a return air intake and flow the return airflow over the evaporator heat exchanger. A drive unit is configured to deliver variable frequency electrical power between a minimum frequency and a maximum frequency to the compressor motor and the evaporator fan. A frequency of the electrical power is based on one or more sensed parameters of the transportation refrigeration unit. |
| US12077029B2 |
Solenoid assembly
A suspension system of an associated vehicle. The suspension system comprises an outer reservoir tube extending along an axis between a first end and a second end and defining a chamber. A piston assembly is at least partially located in the chamber. The piston assembly includes a piston rod and a piston head. A solenoid assembly is connected to the piston rod. The solenoid assembly comprises a core including a core head and a core body. A spool extends about the core body and defines a space. A coil is wrapped around the spool within the space. An induction plate is at least partially located between the spool and the core head. As the input current is modulated the induction plate promotes the induction of eddy currents opposing the field induction attenuating the force ripples of the magnetic field buildup and decay. |
| US12077028B2 |
Coilover shock with adjustable crossover
A coilover shock with adjustable crossover is disclosed, in which, in some embodiments, a pre-load collar of a coilover shock may be adjustable in length, so as to engage the spring divider, when the tender coil spring is partially compressed during a compression stroke of the coilover shock, to prevent further compression of the tender coil spring and begin compression of the main coil spring. In some embodiments, the spring divider may be adjustable in length, so as to engage the pre-load collar, when the tender coil spring is partially compressed during a compression stoke of the coilover shock, to prevent further compression of the tender coil spring and begin compression of the main coil spring. In some embodiments, an adjustable pre-load collar, or an adjustable spring divider, may be controlled remotely, such as by a controller located in the driver compartment of the vehicle. |
| US12077027B2 |
Personal auto-craft having automobile and vertical take-off configurations
The present disclosure discusses a transportation vehicle configured for transforming between a drive mode and a flight mode. The vehicle includes a chassis with a body coupled thereto and a plurality of fenders coupled to the body. Each of the fenders includes a rim comprising spokes and a tire configured to rotate during drive mode and a suspension configured to pivot the plurality of fenders from a substantially vertical orientation during drive mode to a substantially horizontal orientation during flight mode. Each of the fender also includes a propulsion mechanism configured to rotate independently of the rim to generate lift during flight mode and a motor configured to independently provide rotational force to the tire built into the rim during drive mode and rotational force to the propulsion mechanism during flight mode. |
| US12077021B2 |
Pneumatic tire
In a pneumatic tire including belt layers in a tread portion, the belt layers include a cross belt pair in which reinforcing cords constituting the belt layers intersect each other between layers, a distance between a tire outer surface and an end point of the cross belt pair measured in parallel to a line segment connecting a ground contact edge and an edge portion on the outer side of the outermost groove in the width direction on an outer surface of the tread portion satisfies 15 mm≤D1≤25 mm, a distance between the belt layer and a carcass layer at a position corresponding to an outer end point in an effective width of the cross belt pair satisfies 2.5 mm≤G1≤9.0 mm, and a ratio between a height Hα from a core separation point to a maximum outer diameter position of the carcass layer and a height Hβ to the maximum width position satisfies 0.55≤Hβ/Hα≤0.65. |
| US12077012B2 |
Metal deco digital proofing process
The described herein is a method for identifying a best match to a metal deco target color and distributing the best match to interested parties for ongoing validation. The method creates a digital proofing database that matches, for example, PantoneLIVE™ target colors and sets a defined digital inkjet standard to within desired tolerances. Also described is a system that implements the method. |
| US12077010B2 |
Digital heat transfer of an image
An applicator for transferring an indicia to a substrate includes an ink layer forming the indicia. A white layer is disposed on the ink layer. An adhesive layer is disposed on the white layer. The adhesive layer is configured to adhere the ink layer and the white layer to the substrate. |
| US12077009B2 |
Reversible recording medium and exterior member
A reversible recording medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a recording layer including a coloring compound having an electron-donating property, a color developing/quenching agent having an electron-accepting property, a photothermal conversion agent, and a macromolecular material; and an ultraviolet absorbing layer provided on the recording layer, the macromolecular material including an organic material that has solubility of 20 wt % or more and 80 wt % or less at 25° C. or less and contains 0.5 wt % or less of chlorine atoms, fluorine atoms, and sulfur atoms in a molecule. |
| US12077007B2 |
Optimal alignment of a printhead in a thermal printing apparatus
Provided herein is a printer comprising a printing assembly. The printing assembly comprises a printhead bracket fixedly attached to the printer, a printhead that defines a groove, the printhead aligned at a first alignment, an alignment adjuster fastened between the printhead bracket and the printhead, and a plurality of fasteners operatively engaged with the alignment adjuster. The alignment adjuster comprises a gear rack that is adjacent to the printhead bracket, and a protrusion that is received by the groove of the printhead. The plurality of fasteners comprises at least one selected from a group of a lateral adjustment fastener operatively engaged with the gear rack, and a rotational adjustment fastener operatively engaged with a transverse edge of the printhead. The lateral adjustment fastener is configured to provide lateral movement to the alignment adjuster and the printhead. The rotational adjustment fastener is configured to provide rotational movement to the printhead. |
| US12077003B2 |
Thermal transfer printing apparatus, printed article producing method, and intermediate transfer medium
A thermal transfer printing apparatus includes a first supply unit (70) supplying an intermediate transfer medium (10) including a receiving layer disposed on one surface of a support member, a second supply unit (51) supplying a thermal transfer sheet (20) including a colorant layer disposed on one surface of a substrate, a printing unit (50) heating the thermal transfer sheet (20) based on image data and printing an image by transferring ink from the colorant layer to the receiving layer, and a transfer unit (60) transferring, onto a transfer-receiving body (40), at least part of the intermediate transfer medium (19) including the receiving layer having the image printed thereon. The printing unit (50) prints an image in each corresponding one of a plurality of sub-regions into which the intermediate transfer medium (10) is divided in a transverse direction. |
| US12077001B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus and liquid ejection head
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid storing unit capable of storing liquid, a liquid ejection unit including an ejection port that is capable of ejecting the liquid, and a pressure control unit that receives the liquid from the liquid storing unit and allows the liquid having a pressure controlled to be within a predetermined pressure range to be supplied to the liquid ejection unit. Additionally, the liquid ejection apparatus includes a first circulation unit that supplies the liquid having the pressure controlled by the pressure control unit to the ejection port while circulating the liquid between the liquid ejection unit and the pressure control unit, and a second circulation unit that circulates the liquid between the liquid storing unit and the pressure control unit. |
| US12076999B2 |
Liquid-consuming apparatus
An ink-jet printer includes: a tank including an ink storage chamber and an inlet; a cap which is detachably attachable to the inlet; a cover configured to move between a first position and a second position farther from the inlet than the first position; and an arm configured to locate the cap at an inlet closing position and an inlet opening position. Under a condition that the cap is in the inlet opening position and the cover is in the second position, the arm holds the cap in a state that the cap does not contact with the cover. Under a condition that the cap is in the inlet opening position, a part of at least one of the cap and the arm is in the moving locus of the cover between the first position and the second position. |
| US12076992B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes: a chamber substrate; a diaphragm on the chamber substrate; a lower electrode on the diaphragm; a piezoelectric member on the lower electrode; an upper electrode on the piezoelectric member; wiring electrically connected to the upper electrode to transmit driving signal to the piezoelectric member; and a nozzle substrate having a nozzle. The chamber substrate includes an individual chamber facing the diaphragm, the individual chamber has polygonal shape having four or more sides, the piezoelectric member has polygonal shape having four or more sides, the wiring covers a middle point of a first side of the four or more sides of the individual chamber, and a distance A is smaller than a distance B. |
| US12076990B2 |
Piezoelectric actuator, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element substrate including a diaphragm, multiple piezoelectric elements each including: a first electrode on the diaphragm, a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the piezoelectric layer, a metal wiring layer on the second electrode, the metal wiring layer including wiring patterns coupled to the multiple piezoelectric elements, and a subframe bonded to a bonding region of the piezoelectric element substrate via adhesive, wherein the subframe has a recess facing the wiring patterns in the bonding region. |
| US12076988B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head includes a line of first pressure chambers, a line of second pressure chambers, a line of nozzles including nozzles arranged in a first direction, first piezoelectric bodies, first individual electrodes, a first common electrode, second piezoelectric bodies, second individual electrodes, a second common electrode, a wiring member, a first individual line that electrically couples the first individual electrode to the wiring member, a first common line that electrically couples the first common electrode to the wiring member, a second individual line that electrically couples the second individual electrode to the wiring member, and a second common line that electrically couples the second common electrode to the wiring member. The wiring member is electrically coupled to the first common line at a position shifted to one side in the first direction relative to a center in the first direction of the lines of first and second pressure chambers, and the wiring member is electrically coupled to the second common line at a position shifted to another side in the first direction relative to the center in the first direction of the lines of first and second pressure chambers. |
| US12076987B2 |
Liquid ejection head substrate, liquid ejection head, and method of manufacturing liquid ejection head substrate
A liquid ejection head substrate includes a base layer, a heating resistance element provided over the base layer to generate a heat energy for ejecting a liquid, a first insulation layer covering the heating resistance element, and a protective layer having, on the first insulation layer, a first region which overlaps the heating resistance element via the first insulation layer and a second region which does not overlap the heating resistance element and formed of a material including a metal which is eluted by an electrochemical reaction. The liquid ejection head substrate further includes a second insulation layer provided over a region overlying the base layer and not provided with the protective layer and over the second region of the protective layer. |
| US12076986B2 |
Manifold, head module, liquid discharge unit, and liquid discharging apparatus
A manifold includes: a liquid chamber including an elastic damper, the liquid chamber configured to store a liquid; multiple head couplers on a lower end of the liquid chamber, the multiple head couplers configured to be respectively coupled to multiple liquid discharge heads and spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the liquid chamber; and a tank coupler on an upper end of the liquid chamber, the tank coupler configured to be coupled to a tank configured to store liquid to be supplied to or discharged from the manifold, wherein a length of the liquid chamber increases from the tank coupler on the upper end toward the multiple head couplers on the lower end of the liquid chamber. |
| US12076981B2 |
Inkjet recording device including guide member whose portion is aligned with and at the same height as storage body
An inkjet recording device includes a first tray for supporting sheets, a storage body for storing ink, a head for ejecting ink, a platen positioned between the head and the first tray, and a first guide member. The platen is configured to support a first surface of the sheet conveyed rearward at a position below the head. The first guide member is positioned frontward of the head and has a first curved surface configured to guide the first surface of the sheet conveyed from the first tray toward the platen. The first guide member has a portion arranged in alignment with the storage body in a widthwise direction perpendicular to an up-down direction and a front-rear direction. The first guide member has a portion positioned at the same height as the storage body in the up-down direction. |
| US12076979B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image forming method
An image forming apparatus includes a supplier and an inkjet head. The supplier supplies, to a medium to be printed, a dye-transfer suppression agent that suppresses a dye or a pigment dyeing chemical fibers constituting the medium to be printed from transferring to a print surface formed on the medium to be printed. At least one of a platen on which the medium to be printed is placed or the supplier is moved to supply the dye-transfer suppression agent to the medium to be printed. The inkjet head ejects ink for forming the print surface to an area to which the dye-transfer suppression agent is supplied. |
| US12076970B2 |
Two shot molding with isosorbide based polycarbonate
A vehicle trim component, a vehicle including a vehicle trim component, and method of making a vehicle trim component. The vehicle trim component includes a substrate including a first polymer. The substrate includes a first surface, and the first polymer includes bisphenol-A based polycarbonate. The vehicle trim component also includes an exterior layer including a second polymer. The second polymer includes isosorbide-based polycarbonate. The exterior layer includes an exterior surface, and the exterior layer is laminated to the first surface of the substrate. |
| US12076968B2 |
Sandwich panel molding method
A method of molding a sandwich panel includes a step of providing, on one or both surfaces of an (a) core material, a prepreg or the prepreg and an adhesive as a (b) skin material. The (a) core material is a super engineering plastic foam having a glass transition temperature of greater than 200° C. The (b) skin material contains: a (b-1) epoxy resin having an average molecular weight of 1300 or more or having a trishydroxymethane-type or cresol novolac-type structure and containing, in a total epoxy resin, an amount of 70 to 100 mass % of an epoxy resin that is semi-solid or solid; a (b-2) epoxy resin containing, in the total epoxy resin, an amount of 0 to 30 mass % of an epoxy resin that is liquid; and a (b-3) curing agent. |
| US12076966B2 |
Shape memory contact printing methods
Describes are methods of contacting printing with a shape-memory stamp. For example, disclosed herein are methods of patterning thin films using shape memory contact printing. |
| US12076962B2 |
Thermally stable multilayer polymer extrusion
A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved. |
| US12076959B2 |
Substrate with deposition and/or friction reduction coating
The present disclosure may be directed towards a substrate with an array disposed thereon. The substrate comprising a bonding array with a plurality of bonding locations. A low emissivity layer is deposited on at least one side of the substrate and covers at least some of the bonding locations. The low emissivity layer may be a metal layer which functions as a radiant barrier. |
| US12076958B2 |
Manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers such as coffee pods, including a creasing step
A manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers includes: forming a 3D container body having a peripheral upper rim by stamping a 2D blank in a press, the 2D blank including a rim portion and a wall portion; applying a closing lid over the 3D container body and sealing the closing lid with the rim. The manufacturing process is characterized in that it comprises a creasing step before forming the 3D container body, where creases are formed in a peripheral zone of the 2D blank by creasing or embossing the 2D blank with a creasing or embossing plate, the thus pre-creased peripheral zone covering at least a part of the rim portion of the 2D blank. |
| US12076952B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling and monitoring inflatable perfusion enhancement apparatus for mitigating contact pressure
Introduced here are methods, apparatuses, and systems for mitigating the contact pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object, such as a chair, bed, or table. A pressure-mitigation apparatus can include a series of chambers whose pressure can be individually varied. When placed between a patient and a contact surface, a controller can vary the contact pressure on the human body by controllably inflating one or more chambers, deflating one or more chambers, or any combination thereof. By monitoring the pressure in each chamber over time, the controller can also gain an enhanced understanding of movement(s) performed by the human body when positioned on the pressure-mitigation apparatus. |
| US12076951B2 |
Method of making optical articles having gradient light influencing properties
A method of making an optical article having a gradient tint and a gradient polarization. The method includes contacting one or more dye compositions including at least one of a dichroic dye, a photochromic-dichroic dye, or any combination thereof, with an optical element having a continuous coating including at least one alignment zone. At least a portion of the dye composition diffuses into the coating at a predetermined concentration gradient along at least a portion of the coating. |
| US12076948B2 |
Composite material structure and composite material structure producing method
A composite material structure that prevents a decrease in strength while interposing insulating resin portions between a conductive reinforced resin and a conductor, is provided. The composite material structure includes a conductive resin portion formed of an electrically conductive reinforced resin in which conductive fibers are contained in an insulating base material, a conductor which is formed of an electrically conductive material and a part of which is embedded in the conductive resin portion, and a plurality of layers of insulating resin portions which is layers of resin portions each including insulating fibers contained in an insulating base material, the plurality of layers of the insulating resin portions being embedded in the conductive resin portion so as to sandwich therebetween the at least the part of the conductor and so as to be interposed between the conductive fibers and the conductor. |
| US12076943B2 |
Fiber-reinforced composite material and sandwich structure
An object of the present invention is to obtain a fiber-reinforced composite material achieving both lightweight properties and mechanical properties at a high level. The present invention is a fiber-reinforced composite material including: a resin (A); and a reinforcing fiber (B), and including: a fiber-reinforced structure portion including an in-plane orientation portion having an average fiber orientation angle of the reinforcing fiber (B) of 0° or more and 45° or less and an out-of-plane orientation portion having an average fiber orientation angle of the reinforcing fiber (B) of more than 45° and 90° or less; and a cavity portion defined by the in-plane orientation portion and the out-of-plane orientation portion of the fiber-reinforced structure portion. |
| US12076934B2 |
Manufacturing method for fluid control apparatus
A manufacturing method is provided for a fluid control apparatus, in which the flow of a fluid is controlled by bringing a diaphragm valve element into contact with or separating the diaphragm valve element from a valve seat. The diaphragm valve element may be a joint body that is a combination of (a) a seat member that makes contact with the valve seat and (b) a body member. The joint body is formed by machining a material joint body obtained by welding together a seat-member material which is a material for the seat member and a body member material which is a material for the body member. The welding is performed on contact faces of the seat-member material and the body-member material of the material joint body in a range wider than contact faces of the seat member and the body member of the joint body. |
| US12076930B2 |
Additively manufacturing an impeller and motor rotor
A method of manufacturing an integral impeller and motor rotor. The method includes manufacturing an impeller with a shroud, modifying a radially outer surface of the shroud to prepare the radially outer surface for additive manufacturing, additively manufacturing a motor rotor onto the radially outer surface of the shroud such that the motor rotor has a magnetic field with a geometry designed by computer modeling, and magnetizing the rotor. |
| US12076927B2 |
Device and method for cutting a continuous fiber 3D printing filament
A device for cutting a filament of a 3D printer includes a blade having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The device also includes a support that is attachable to a heater block of the 3D printer and supports the blade, such that the blade is movable relative to the heater block. The first end of the blade is a cutting end, and the second end of the blade is a drive end. The drive end of the blade has a surface configured to receive a force from outside of the device, such that the blade moves relative to the heater block. |
| US12076924B2 |
Loading an additive manufacturing system with opposite side access
The present invention relates to an additive manufacturing system and an additive manufacturing method. The additive manufacturing system includes an operator area, a loading area, and a transportable container unit. The operator area is configured to control the manufacturing system. The loading area is configured for loading the manufacturing system. The operator area is accessible from a first side of the manufacturing system and the loading area is accessible from a second side of the manufacturing system, wherein the first side is different from the second side. The transportable container unit is insertable into the loading area. The transportable container unit includes a powder storage container and a building container. The powder storage container is configured to store powder, and the building container is configured to additively manufacture a workpiece. |
| US12076922B2 |
Three-dimensional printing device
A three-dimensional printing device includes a printing tank to accommodate a powder material and including an opening in at least a portion thereof, and an ejector facing the opening of the printing tank to eject a curing liquid to cure the powder material toward the opening. The ejector includes nozzle strings each including nozzles side by side in a first direction. The nozzles each eject the curing liquid and are located in each of the nozzle strings at a density of about 1200 dpi or lower in the first direction. The nozzle strings are spaced away from each other by a distance of about 5 mm or longer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US12076921B2 |
3D printing liquefier nozzle flexure for improved ironing
An apparatus, system and method for providing a liquefier nozzle flexure to at least enable ironing of a 3D print, to thereby improve print quality. The apparatus, system and method may include: a controllable print head for providing the 3D print; a liquefier capable of liquefying deposit material for providing the 3D print; and the liquefier nozzle flexure mounted between the print head and the liquefier that allows a distance between the print head and the liquefier to vary when a resistance is encountered at a print nozzle tip. |
| US12076919B2 |
Tiled porous architected compositions, methods of their making and methods of their use
Provided herein are compositions having a porous, architected three-dimensional geometry that are tiled to achieve increased surface area and/or volume. The tiled compositions include a plurality of tiles having seams where one of the plurality of tiles contacts an adjacent tile. Also provided herein are methods and systems for making the compositions. |
| US12076918B2 |
Additive manufacturing apparatuses and methods for using the same
Additive manufacturing apparatuses are disclosed. In one embodiment, an additive manufacturing apparatus may comprise a support chassis including a print bay, a build bay, and a material supply bay. Each bay may comprise an upper compartment and a lower compartment. A working surface may separate each of the print bay, the build bay, and the material supply bay into the upper compartment and the lower compartment, wherein: the build bay may be disposed between the print bay and the material supply bay. The lower compartment of the build bay comprises bulkheads sealing the lower compartment of the build bay from the lower compartment of the print bay and the lower compartment of the material supply bay. |
| US12076917B2 |
Energy dosing for additive manufacturing
In one example, a processor readable medium having instructions thereon that when executed cause an additive manufacturing machine to vary operating characteristics of a fusing laser beam at multiple different voxel locations in a layer of build material according to an energy dosage to be applied at each voxel location in an object slice, including multiple different energy dosages for corresponding multiple different voxel locations in the slice. |
| US12076916B2 |
Resonance based light valve system
An additive manufacturing system includes a high power laser to form a high fluence laser beam at a first wavelength. The systems includes a 2D patternable light valve having a resonance based structure responsive to a write beam. |
| US12076914B2 |
Molding device, liquid column moving device, molding method, liquid column moving method, and program
A molding device includes a movement processing unit configured to move a liquid column sandwiched between two substrates and a molding unit configured to perform a molding process by partially changing the liquid column to a solid within a prescribed molding region. |
| US12076909B2 |
Helically wound tubing with exposed conductors
Tubing comprising a tubing wall formed of an elongate thermoplastic ribbon helically wrapped and heat bonded to itself to form the tubing wall. The tubing may include one or more elongate conductors helically wrapped around and along the tubing wall. The tubing may include an elongate reinforcement rib helically wrapped around and along the tubing wall such that the tubing wall includes a first portion in which the elongate reinforcement rib covers the one or more elongate conductors and a second portion in which the one or more elongate conductors are uncovered by the elongate reinforcement rib and the elongate reinforcement rib wraps around the tubing wall. |
| US12076907B2 |
Molding system and method for manufacturing modular interlocking articles
Described are a mold and molding process for manufacturing devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like devices or containers. The mold is formed with a cup mold and top end mold sections specially designed to allow for molding and demolding a container with an undercut. The cup mold includes, on a vertical wall, one or more undercuts. Multiple undercuts may further form tongues with undercuts each of which forms a groove with undercuts on the molded article, and/or one or more grooves with undercuts each of which form a tongue with undercuts in the molded article. Molding and Demolding of the article with undercuts is further enabled by utilizing an improved method of molding said article with an undercut, and demolding said article from the mold once it is molded, by improvements to each stage of the molding process, including the preform stage, the conditioning station stage, the blow stage and the release stage. |
| US12076906B2 |
Method for sterilizing blow molding machine, and blow molding machine
A blow molding machine is subjected to a sterilizing treatment in a simple manner. A liquid sterilizer is filled into preforms of at least the same number as the number of spindles. In a heating unit that heats the preforms to a molding temperature, some of the liquid sterilizer is caused to diffuse, and blow air is blasted into preforms in which the liquid sterilizer remains to cause the liquid sterilizer to diffuse in a molding unit, and molded bottles are discharged. |
| US12076902B2 |
Ultra-high-molecular-weight fiber manufacturing method and system
An ultra-high-molecular-weight fiber manufacturing method is provided. The method includes: removing moisture in a mixed liquid to form a to-be-processed raw material, and supplying the to-be-processed raw material to a spinning device, where the spinning device heats the to-be-processed raw material in different stages, to make the to-be-processed raw material form a semi-molten state and be extruded toward a discharge outlet, to spin at least one fibril; cooling the at least one fibril, to form a first wire; if hardness of the first wire is not in a hardness range, selecting at least two discontinuous heating zones located in the spinning device to perform temperature adjustment; stretching, heating, and re-stretching the first wire, to form a second wire; winding the second wire around a drum; and stretching, drying, and re-stretching the second wire, to form a final wire product. |
| US12076894B2 |
Method of manufacturing an insertion molded bird spike
A bird spike is insertion molded, using a technique in which a wire that forms at least one of the spikes is bent while coupled to one of the mold parts, and a molten plastic is injected about at least a bent portion of the bent first wire. The wire can be bent before the mold closes but after attachment to the mold, while the mold is closing, and/or after the mold is closed. The wire can be bent in any suitable manner, preferably having first and second bends of at least 60°, and a bump of at least 1 mm between the first and second bends. A robot arm can be used to concurrently secure multiple straight wires from a wire holder platform, and positioned them onto the mold part. |
| US12076893B2 |
Method for producing an injection molded part, injection mold and fan impeller
A method produces an injection molded part. A plastic material is injected into a cavity for forming the injection molded part. The plastic material in a flow line region of the cavity, where the plastic material from two directions coincides during an injection molding process, is at least partially removed from the cavity via at least two overflow points and, in so doing, is locally swirled or mixed between the overflow points. |
| US12076889B2 |
Adhesion force confirmation method and adhesion force confirmation device
The present invention enables confirmation that a mold magnetically adhered by a magnetic clamping device has been magnetically adhered by a sufficient adhesion force so as not to be pulled off from the magnetic clamping device by a mold opening force of a mold handling device. A controller 7 carries out magnetization of a magnetic clamping device 10 such that a magnetic adhesion force weaker than that in normal magnetization is generated in a state where molds M1, M2 are bound together, and carries out a test to determine whether separation of the molds M1, M2 would occur when platens 2, 3 are separated. The controller issues a warning regarding lack of guaranteed adhesion force to an operator when separation is detected, and carries out normal magnetization of the magnetic clamping device 10 when separation is not detected. |
| US12076887B2 |
Switchable magnet device
A switchable magnet device comprising at least one magnet package which can be moved between an interaction position and a release position, wherein the magnet device is configured such that the at least one magnet package, when moving between the interaction position and the release position, at least in portions, performs a pivot movement about a pivot axis. An actuation device is also provided, which can be coupled to the at least one magnet package to move the at least one magnet package between the interaction position and the release position. In order to easily lift the magnet from the formwork support in a small working space, the magnet device is configured such that the at least one actuation device, at least in portions and at least temporarily during the pivot movement of the at least one magnet package, performs a linear movement in a linear movement direction. |
| US12076882B1 |
Apparatus and method for the production of buildings
A concrete mixture is forced through a nozzle by an extruder. An applicator has: a body adapted for vertical movement; a primary arm mounted to the body for movement about a vertical axis, the arm being elongate, having ends, having a vertical axis adjacent one end and having a counterweight adjacent the other end; a secondary arm defining a vertical axis, extending from the vertical axis defined by the primary arm and configured for movement about said vertical axis; a tertiary arm mounted for movement along the secondary arm vertical axis; a rotator carried by the tertiary arm and which carries the nozzle and rotates the nozzle about a vertical axis; a primary rotation mechanism for rotating the primary arm about the primary arm axis; an actuator providing for movement of the secondary arm about the vertical axis; and an elevation mechanism providing for said tertiary arm vertical movement. |
| US12076881B2 |
Delivery chain apparatus of a wood-working machine with saw blades
A delivery chain apparatus of wood-working machine with saw blades is disclosed. The delivery chain apparatus is formed into a loop by pivoting track units. The surface of each track unit is provided at least with a chain, each chain is locked on the track unit, some chains are made of metal, and the surface of a metallic chain is provided with teeth. The delivery device revolves on a desktop by power to send wood boards below the saw blades. The present invention is characterized in that the chains on the track units of the delivery device are combination of non-skid chains and the metallic chains, with the non-skid chains being made of rubber. |
| US12076879B2 |
Method of processing workpiece
A method of processing a workpiece includes holding a face side of the workpiece on a holding table having a region made of a transparent material and forming a processed groove in the workpiece with a cutting blade. The forming a processed groove includes capturing an image of the processed groove on a reverse side and the face side of the workpiece, and detecting whether a position of a first central line of the processed groove on the reverse side and a position of a second central line of the processed groove on the face side are in conformity in a predetermined plane. If the positions of the first and second central lines are not in conformity, then the forming a processed groove further has correcting a position of the center of the cutting blade in order to bring the positions of the first and second central lines into conformity. |
| US12076865B2 |
Method, computer program product and robot control system for the contact-based localization of objects that can be moved when manipulated by robot, and robot
At least one robot is disclosed for object manipulation, on the basis of a probabilistic approach without object detection by visual sensors, a probability distribution is determined approximately by an iterative, recursive application of a Bayes filter algorithm, wherein state transition probabilities obtained, in a nondeterministic motion model for system simulation, are multiplicatively linked with measurement probabilities obtained at the start of the application. For this purpose, a physics simulator which completely includes the physics of the system with respect to forces and dynamics and the physical system relationships resulting therefrom, and a controller, which controls the physics simulator while at the same time the simulation system state is fed back and which influences the compliance of the robot with respect to the robot-object environment on the basis of control variables, are incorporated, and measurement results of axis-specific measurements are taken into account in the measurement model for the plausibility checks. |
| US12076864B2 |
Distributed autonomous robot interfacing systems and methods
Described in detail herein is an automated fulfillment system including a computing system programmed to receive requests from disparate sources for physical objects disposed at one or more locations in a facility. The computing system can combine the requests, and group the physical objects in the requests based on object types or expected object locations. Autonomous robot devices can receive instructions from the computing system to retrieve a group of the physical objects and deposit the physical objects in storage containers. |
| US12076863B2 |
Autoteach system
An autoteach system includes an autoteach pin that is a scannable feature having a fixed position within the autoteach system. The autoteach pin enables an autoteach operation of a robot arm of the wafer processing system. The autoteach operation is an operation to automatically teach the fixed position within the autoteach system to the robot arm of the wafer processing system. The autoteach pin includes a first portion including a cylindrical sidewall. The robot arm is to use the first portion to locate the fixed position within the autoteach system. The autoteach portion further includes a second portion including planar sidewalls that are configured to enable calibration of robot arm error. |
| US12076861B2 |
Method for designing special function robots
A system for designing a robot for performing a specified function includes a library, a robot design server, and a robot data server. The library stores data about modules and accessories for a robot and has at least unique IDs, dimensions, and firmware for operation of each module and accessory. The robot design server receives a set of functions and requirements of the new robot, finds a set of modules or accessories which match at least one of the set of functions and requirements, performs a set of validation tests against a set of criteria, identifies at least one design which passed the set of validation tests, and generates a list of modules and accessories and their unique IDs of a selected design and a connection map for the selected design. The robot data server downloads to the assembled robot the data and metadata of its modules and accessories. |
| US12076857B2 |
Method for precise, intuitive positioning of robotic welding machine
This patent defines a method for making robot programming more intuitive for tasks such as welding. The method further is an enhancement of manual guiding methods of robot positioning and can improve situations in which finer resolution or control of the robot end-effector is required. A motion sensor is mounted in series with the n−1 joint and in parallel with the nth joint, where n is the number of degrees of freedom or number of joints of the serial manipulator. The motion sensor is further mounted directly in-line with the nth joint and becomes part the opposing portion of the nth joint. The motion sensor further is uniquely adapted to apply to non-spherical wrist robots. The motion sensor senses input movements by a robot operator and controls the output tool motion in a controlled manner with resolution defined by user input at the motion sensor. |
| US12076851B2 |
Control device for adhesion and detachment
A control device for adhesion and detachment is provided and includes a base, an actuator, and a movement mechanism including a bearing unit, a peeling unit, and an adhesion unit. The peeling unit is a thin sheet with a high elastic modulus and has a first side and a second side that are opposite to each other. An upper surface of the peeling unit is fixed on a lower surface of the bearing unit. The actuator is fixed to the first side of the peeling unit. The adhesion unit is arranged on a lower surface of the peeling unit. The peeling unit bends and elastically deforms from the first side towards the second side under an action of the actuator in such a manner that the adhesion unit moves synchronously. The peeling unit is in a flat state upon a recovery from the elastic deformation. |
| US12076841B2 |
Impact tool, method for controlling the impact tool, and program
An impact tool includes a motor, an impact mechanism, an output shaft, a control unit, and an angular lead measurer. The impact mechanism includes a hammer and an anvil. The anvil rotates upon receiving impacting force from the hammer. The angular lead measurer measures an angular lead in rotation of the anvil over the hammer. The control unit changes, according to the angular lead measured by the angular lead measurer, a control mode for controlling the rotational velocity of the output shaft from one of a plurality of modes to another. |
| US12076840B2 |
Power tool for reversing and holding with single hand
The invention relates to a power tool that can be held with one hand for reversing, comprising: a casing having a grip part and a manipulation port; a driving device having a control member; the control member is capable of controlling an actuation direction of the driving device; a power source disposed below the driving device and capable of driving the driving device; a reversing assembly disposed at a periphery of the power source and having a reversing member; the reversing member controls the control member to generate changes of displacement, a driving direction of the driving device is changed by action of turning the reversing assembly that is away from the driving device, and there is an appropriate manipulating distance between the grip part and the manipulation port, so that a user is capable of manipulating by holding and reversing the power tool with one hand at a same position. |
| US12076838B2 |
Screwdriver tool with a gear ratio
A screwdriver tool including a gear ratio arranged in a handle for multiplying a rotation angle transmitted from the hand to a blade protruding from the handle. A blocking element can be rotated from a release position, in which a first handle section can be rotated relative to a second handle section for the purpose of quick-action screwing, into a blocking position, in which a blocking element secures the blade to the handle in a rotationally fixed manner. The switching between the release position and the blocking position occurs by means of a push-button arranged in the tip of the handle, which is moved back into its starting position in a spring-loaded manner after being actuated. |
| US12076837B2 |
Attack inserts with differing surface finishes, assemblies, systems including same, and related methods
A superabrasive element includes a substrate and a superabrasive table bonded to the substrate, the superabrasive table including a polished surface having a polished finish, the polished surface extending over at least a central, apical region of the superabrasive table, and an unpolished surface including an unpolished finish, the unpolished surface surrounding a majority of the polished surface. A method of manufacturing a superabrasive element includes providing a superabrasive element having a substrate and a superabrasive table bonded to the substrate and polishing at least a central, apical region of the superabrasive table to form a polished surface, without polishing an unpolished surface of the superabrasive table, the unpolished surface surrounding a majority of the polished surface. |
| US12076834B2 |
Eddy current sensor
The eddy current sensor for measuring the film thickness of a conductive film formed on a substrate includes a core made of a magnetic material that has a base portion, and outer legs provided to the base portion at both end portions in a first direction of the base portion respectively, an excitation coil that is arranged on the core and forms an eddy current in the conductive film, and a detection coil that is arranged on the core and detects the eddy current formed in the conductive film. The length of the base portion in the first direction is not less than the length of the base portion in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. |
| US12076833B2 |
Methods and systems for processing one or more integrated circuit probes
A probe sanding fixture includes a base, a probe adapter including a probe guide defining one or more channels defined therein, and a sander tool including a sanding wheel and a gauge pin configured to process one or more probes positioned in the channels. The probe adapter is coupleable to the base such that the channels are extendable generally along a first axis. The sander tool is coupled to the base such that the sander tools is translatable along a second axis and rotatable about the first axis. |
| US12076832B2 |
Polishing pad with improved crosslinking density and process for preparing the same
The present invention provides a polishing pad whose crosslinking density is adjusted to enhance the performance of the CMP process such as polishing rate and cut pad rate. In addition, in the process for preparing a polishing pad according to the embodiment, it is possible to implement such a crosslinking density by a simple method of controlling the preheating temperature of the mold for curing. Thus, the polishing pad may be applied to a process of preparing a semiconductor device, which comprises a CMP process, to provide a semiconductor device such as a wafer of excellent quality. |
| US12076830B2 |
Polishing method and polishing apparatus
A polishing method capable of terminating polishing of a substrate, such as a wafer, at a preset polishing time is disclosed. The polishing method includes: polishing a substrate by pressing the substrate against a polishing surface of a polishing pad, while regulating a temperature of the polishing surface by a heat exchanger; calculating a target polishing rate required for an actual polishing time to coincide with a target polishing time, the actual polishing time being a time duration from start of polishing the substrate until a film thickness of the substrate reaches a target thickness; determining a target temperature of the polishing surface that can achieve the target polishing rate; and during polishing of the substrate, changing a temperature of the polishing surface to the target temperature by the heat exchanger. |
| US12076828B1 |
Pop-up push stop
A push stop (100) for use in a slot disposed in a worksurface includes: a body (102), a resilient element (104), and an anchor assembly (106). The anchor assembly is configured to anchor a first portion (110) of the body in a fixed anchored position within the slot. A resilient force exerted by the resilient element urges a second portion (114) of the body into a fixed raised position in which the second portion protrudes beyond the worksurface. When an external force sufficient to overcome the resilient force is applied, the resilient element yields until none of the second portion protrudes beyond the worksurface. |
| US12076827B1 |
Extension removal tool
A tool assembly for disassembling a crankshaft assembly with a main shaft received within a hollow extension shaft along a shaft axis and coupled thereto via an interference fit, the extension shaft having a fastener slot. The tool assembly includes a main tool body having a central bore, a main tool body inner surface circumscribing the central bore, and a main tool body outer surface having a fastener bore, the central bore dimensioned for axially receiving the extension shaft, with the fastener bore axially aligned with the extension shaft fastener slot. A fastener is concurrently fastenable to the main tool body via the fastener bore and the hollow extension shaft via the fastener slot. An actuator assembly with a linearly-displacing actuating element is coupled to the main tool body and applies a force, via the actuating element, against an end of the main shaft in a direction along the axis. |
| US12076821B2 |
Orbital welding device with improved residual oxygen measurement
An orbital welding device (1), having a welding current source (10) in a welding current source housing (11) and an orbital welding head (20), which is separate from the welding current source housing (11) and is connected to the welding current source (10) by a cable (2), the orbital welding head (20) having a pipe mount (21) and a welding electrode holder (22) for holding a welding electrode (23). An electric motor (31) is designed to drive the welding electrode holder (22) and thus turn it with respect to the pipe mount (21). The orbital welding head (20) has a chamber (50) for shielding gas. An optical oxygen sensor (40) is designed to measure an oxygen concentration in a measuring region (51) in the chamber (50). The oxygen sensor (40) is arranged outside the chamber (50) and is optically coupled to the measuring region (51) by an optical coupling. |
| US12076806B2 |
Sealing method for liquid inlet port of power storage device
A sealing method that uses an electrostatic energy storage welding machine which includes an energy storage section including a plurality of energy storage parts is provided. A method of sealing a liquid inlet port of a power storage device includes burring in advance a through-hole of the liquid sealing port to raise a hole edge of the through-hole into a form of a projection, wherein the liquid sealing port of the power storage device to be sealed with electrolyte contained therein corresponds to an object to be welded; placing a spherical body that is a lid body on the projection; and performing resistance welding between the projection and the spherical body to seal the liquid inlet port. |
| US12076803B2 |
Method of manufacturing reciprocating saw blade
A method of manufacturing a reciprocating saw blade includes forming a body with a shank end configured to secure the blade with a reciprocating saw, a plunging end configured to enter a workpiece, and a cutting edge and opposite back edge extending between the shank end and the plunging end. The cutting edge is formed to include a plurality of teeth arranged in a repeating pattern that includes left set teeth and right set teeth, the plurality of additional teeth being substantially the same size as each other and as the third tooth, wherein the plurality of additional gullets are substantially the same size as each other, and wherein the enlarged first gullet is longer in an axial direction than each of the plurality of additional gullets. |
| US12076799B2 |
Tool body and a milling tool
A tool body for a milling tool includes a front end and a rear end between which a center axis and a peripheral envelope surface extend. The tool body is arranged to be rotated in a direction of rotation around the center axis. At least one insert seat is configured to support a cutting insert. A chip pocket is provided in front of the insert seat in the direction of rotation, delimited by a wall surface. A surface pattern including a plurality of first grooves and second grooves is formed on at least a portion of the wall surface. The second grooves intersect the first grooves and each groove of the first grooves and/or each groove of the second grooves has a concave groove profile. |
| US12076797B2 |
Hole saw with large carbide overhang
A hole saw with various teeth sets and/or sizes that overhang a sidewall is provided. In some embodiments, a large tooth overhangs an inner diameter of the sidewall to create a larger kerf than the sidewall's thickness. Similarly, a tooth set or variations in the circumferential directions of the teeth increase the kerf in a work-piece, either inward or outward. In various embodiments, one or both an enlarged tooth overhang and/or a set of the teeth increases the kerf of the hole saw relative to the sidewall thickness. This results in improved wear resistance, decreased heat on the teeth while cutting, and facilitates slug removal. |
| US12076796B2 |
Drilling tool
A drilling tool, in particular a twist drill, has a substantially cylindrical main body formed with a shank portion, a cutting-edge portion having a drill diameter, and a drill end. The drilling tool is rotatable in a direction of rotation about a drill longitudinal axis. At least two flutes extend in a twisted manner along the drill longitudinal axis and are inclined with at least one helix angle. The flutes form a chip space. Webs are formed between the flutes with a web width. The chip space is formed with a chip space extension that enlarges the chip space in at least part of at least one of the flutes. The web width is reduced in the region of the chip space extension. |
| US12076795B2 |
Method for pushing a tool at the end of an articulated arm against a surface without slipping and device for implementing same
A method for pushing, with a force a tool at the end of an articulated arm against a surface with a normal, including the steps of: positioning the tool against the surface; applying an increasing force to the tool until reaching a value, corresponding to a fraction of the force, the value of the applied force being monitored; measuring the orientation of the tool with respect to the normal, after having reached the force value; and redirecting the tool so as to recover its initial orientation with respect to the normal. Iteration is carried out to proceed, by repetition of steps to, while progressively increasing the force at each iteration, and until reaching the force value, the increase increment between two successive steps being smaller than a determined value. |
| US12076792B2 |
Chuck having a locking device
The chuck comprises a base body (1) having a central axis (12), an outer casing (2) axially fixed but rotatable about the central axis (12) outside the base body (1), the outer casing (2) having inner guides (15) and a plurality of jaws (3) movable along the inner guides (15), a fitting mechanism linking rotations of the outer casing (2) to movements of the jaws (3), and a locking device comprising a ratchet mechanism operated by an outer control sleeve (14). The ratchet mechanism comprises a toothed ring (5) fixed to the base body (1), a pawl fixed to a lever (10) pivotally mounted to the outer casing (2) about a pivot pin (9) parallel to the central axis (12), and an elastic element (28) urging the pawl (6) to engage 10 the toothed ring (5). The control sleeve (14) is rotatable and axially movable in cooperation with a cam (8). |
| US12076789B2 |
Additive manufacturing using a dynamically grown build envelope
The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects. |
| US12076788B2 |
Powder feedstock for wear resistant bulk welding configured to optimize manufacturability
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a powder feedstock, such as for bulk welding, which can produce welds. The powder feedstock can include high levels of boron, and may be improved over previously used cored wires. Coatings can be formed from the powder feedstock which may have high hardness in certain embodiments, and low mass loss under ASTM standards. |
| US12076786B2 |
Device for manipulating preferably a casting tube in a changing device at the spout of a metallurgical vessel
In a device for manipulating preferably a casting tube in a changing device at the spout of a metallurgical vessel, this manipulation is performed by means of a robot having an attachable base, a carrying arm that pivots on the base and at least one extension arm mounted rotatably on the carrying arm and has a gripper, preferably for the casting tube. The base of the robot is attached alongside the vessel such that the carrying arm is pivotable to a side of the vessel into a downwardly directed position and each extension arm is movable along an underside of the vessel. This provides optimum placement of the robot, and consequently the device, so they do not impede access for personnel to the tundish on the casting platform during casting and corresponding manipulations can be carried out easily and operationally reliably with the device in an automated manner. |
| US12076784B1 |
Casting shell with grain selector support
A casting shell has: a part cavity shaped for casting the part; a starter/selector cavity below and connected to the part cavity; a connector cavity between the starter/selector cavity and the part cavity; and a support cavity. The support cavity has: a post section; a first linking section linking the post section to the starter section of the starter/selector cavity; and a second linking section linking the post section to the connector cavity, the second linking section having a portion descending from the post section toward the connector cavity. |
| US12076779B2 |
Method and system that produces formed parts by a multi-stage press
A method of producing shaped parts includes drawing in the wire in cycles conveying the wire; severing wire portions in cycles; gripping and feeding the wire portion into work area; shaping the wire portion in multiple stages to form a shaped part with shank and head portions; ejecting formed shaped parts in cycles; transporting the fully formed shaped parts with a pneumatic conveyor system including a transporting pipe with an insertion opening: arranging the insertion opening near an ejector system such that the finished shaped parts can be inserted into the insertion opening directly in a positionally oriented manner by the ejector system; successively feeding the finished shaped parts into the transporting pipe by the ejector system; taking up the shaped parts inserted into the transporting pipe by suction into the transporting pipe; and pneumatically transporting the shaped parts through the transporting pipe in a direction of a subsequent station. |
| US12076777B2 |
Device, in particular machine, for producing a Wiegand wire from a wire, in particular a pulse wire, and method for operating a device
In a device, in particular machine, for producing Wiegand wire from a wire, in particular pulse wire, and a method for operating a device, the device having a first clamping chuck, a second clamping chuck, and a third clamping chuck, the wire being fed through each of the three clamping chucks, in particular so that the wire is able to be connected in a releasable and torsionally fixed manner to the three clamping chucks, in particular able to be connected to the three clamping chucks in a releasable, torsionally fixed and nonpositive manner. The clamping chucks are set apart from one another in the wire direction, and the second clamping chuck is situated between the first and the third clamping chuck in the wire direction. The second clamping chuck is rotatably mounted so that a torsion is able to be applied to a first wire section and the reverse torsion is able to be applied to a second wire section, the first wire section being situated between the first clamping chuck and the second clamping chuck, the second wire section being situated between the third clamping chuck and the second clamping chuck. The distance in the wire direction between the first and the second clamping chuck is controllable and/or regulatable with the aid of a first linear actuator, and the distance in the wire direction between the second and the third clamping chuck is controllable and/or regulatable with the aid of a second linear actuator. |
| US12076775B2 |
Method for chamfering installation position of water control valve of faucet body
A method for chamfering the installation position of a water control valve of a faucet body, mainly using a punching machine to drive a processing punch to punch a first end or second end, where the processing punch is provided with a fillet corresponding to the hole of the first end or second end, which squeezes the burrs through the driving of the punching machine, allowing the surface of installation position of the water control valve to be even and smooth, achieving smooth rotation of the water control valve, and preventing the water stop rubber to be scratched by the burrs or sharp corners. |
| US12076773B2 |
Device and method for shaping a component
Device for shaping a component, comprising a first tool and a second tool, which can be moved relative to one another along a movement axis to shape a component to be placed between the tools, wherein a surface of the first tool can be extended transverse to the movement axis in an extension region. With the described device and with the described method, components, in particular sheet steel components, can be shaped in such a way that contours that are oriented in parallel to a movement axis of the tools are particularly well formed. In particular circular shapes can thus be formed with particularly good accuracy. Negative influences of fluctuations of the thickness of the component can be offset. The device and the method are particularly suitable for the production of wheel rims for motor vehicles. |
| US12076772B2 |
Incremental sheet forming system with resilient tooling
The present invention is directed to a dual sided incremental sheet forming apparatus and method for incrementally forming sheet materials such as sheet metal by utilizing opposed primary and secondary forming tool assemblies and a sheet feeding assembly. The primary forming tool assembly includes a rigid tool and the secondary forming tool assembly includes a compressible and resilient backing layer having either a cylindrical or flat configuration. The sheet feeding assembly positions the sheet material between the two forming tools. The rigid tool applies force to one surface of the sheet material while the resilient backing tool applies counter force to the opposite surface of the work piece as it supports the work piece. This dual sided process localizes the forces on the sheet material so that stresses are advantageously controlled to produce accurately formed asymmetric shapes, without the need for expensive dies. The use of a rigid tool with an opposed resilient backing tool both having linear independent motion also avoids potential wrinkling and tearing of the resulting work piece and enables the formation of numerous, highly detained asymmetric products. |
| US12076769B2 |
Flatness roller, system for measuring flatness and line for associated rolling operations
A flatness roller includes a body having at least one cavity opening onto an outer surface of the body through a plurality of slots, two successive slots defining a lamella between them, each lamella being connected to the body by two connection portions. The flatness roller also includes at least one optical fibre having at least one strain sensor having a measurement axis. Each strain sensor is housed in a cavity and attached at a connection portion of a lamella, the measurement axis forming an angle less than or equal to 20° with a plane orthogonal to the axis of revolution of the body. Each strain sensor is configured to send an optical response wave representative of a strain of the strain sensor according to the measurement axis thereof. |
| US12076767B2 |
Solid waste treatment system and method
A waste treatment system for separating contaminants including per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from bulk solid waste (12). A preparation module (9) having a bulk material separator separates oversize material (14) from bulk solid waste (12). A physical separation module (13), located down-stream of the preparation module (9), separates the bulk solid waste (12) based on particle size using physical and/or hydrodynamic and/or density separation techniques. An extraction/chemical separation module (19), located downstream of the physical separation module (13), adds leachate and/or extractant to separate the contaminants from a slurry output from the physical separation module (13), into a fines output and a contaminated water solution. A water circulation system (21) supplies water to the physical separation module (13) and the extraction/chemical separation module (19), the water circulation system including at least one water treatment process, the treated water being recycled and recirculated within the waste treatment system. |
| US12076762B2 |
Method and apparatus for ultrasonically cleaning industrial components
An apparatus for cleaning industrial components which has a liquid container defining a liquid enclosure for containing a cleaning liquid and ultrasonic transducers having an operating frequency and a wavelength in the cleaning liquid and secured to at least a portion of the liquid container at a spacing of between 2 and 10 wavelengths. During operation, the transducers generate a larger power density in the component-receiving area of the liquid container than an average power density of the liquid container. |
| US12076761B1 |
High temperature pressure washing system
Low and medium pressure, high temperature, fluid washers for pressure cleaning surfaces, vessels, piping, tubing, and other structures having a tri-plex pump downstream of a fluid heater in which the high pressure pump employs a barrier seal system with circulating fluid. |
| US12076758B2 |
Ladder cleaning device and methods
Devices are methods are disclosed for a ladder cleaning device. The ladder cleaning device comprises a number of rings. The rings are adapted to be arranged around rungs of a ladder. A cord passes through a hole in each of said rings. The device further comprises at least one attachment device adapted for attaching said cord to the ladder. The ladder cleaning device may be in the form of a kit of parts to allow retrofitting on the ladder. |
| US12076755B2 |
Apparatus for the treatment of horticultural products and method for controlling such apparatus
An apparatus for the treatment of horticultural products, including in series at least a first station, configured for supplying a handling and processing line with an indiscriminate mass of horticultural products, a second station, arranged along the line and configured for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product in transit and for the transmission of the information to an electronic control and management unit, and a third station, arranged along the line and configured for the selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two distinct collection stations. The apparatus includes an electronic vision device, arranged along a chosen point of the line that is between the first station and the second station and is configured to count the number of horticultural products in transit. |
| US12076751B2 |
Pneumatic conveying system for separating bulk product
There as herein defined a pneumatic conveying system comprising a cyclonic feed apparatus. In particular, there is described a pneumatic conveying system comprising a vessel (e.g. a cyclonic separator) in combination with a sifting device (e.g. a centrifugal device) which is capable of separating pneumatically conveyed material into oversize powder discharge (e.g. waste material) and fine powder discharge (e.g. valuable product material). |
| US12076747B2 |
Methods and systems for filling cracks in environmental barrier coatings and thermal barrier coatings and components formed thereby
Methods and systems are provided for filling cracks in an environmental barrier coating and/or a thermal barrier coating (EBC/TBC). The method comprises locating a component within an enclosure of an apparatus, the component including a substrate having the EBC/TBC thereon, wherein the EBC/TBC includes cracks extending from an exterior surface of the EBC/TBC toward the substrate, reducing pressure within the enclosure to a first pressure that is less than atmospheric pressure, applying a filler slurry to the exterior surface to cover the cracks while the EBC/TBC is exposed to the first pressure, increasing the enclosure to a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure, wherein the second pressure is sufficient to cause the filler slurry on the EBC/TBC to infiltrate into and fill the cracks, and sintering the filler slurry sufficient to cure the filler slurry within the cracks. |
| US12076742B2 |
Electrostatic atomizer for liquids
An electrostatic atomizer for liquids, in particular cosmetics, is proposed, at least comprising a housing, an electrical energy source, an activation mechanism, control electronics, a high-voltage source, a liquid tank, a delivery device and atomizer nozzles, the control electronics and the high-voltage source being arranged in an interior space of the housing. It is provided that the control electronics either comprise at least one sensor or comprise at least one transmitting and/or receiving module or comprise at least one sensor and at least one transmitting and/or receiving module. |
| US12076737B2 |
Valve for a pot filler faucet
The valve is threaded onto the pot filler faucet and is opened and closed by turning of the hand wheel secured to the nozzle either clockwise or counter-clockwise. The ceramic valve discs within the valve have pairs of passages that provide either opening or closing of the valve for each 90° turn of the hand wheel. A spring actuated plunger between the valve body and the rotatable nozzle provides an audible sound when moved into a recess in a flange of the nozzle. |
| US12076736B2 |
Foam discharge container
A foam discharge container, including a container main body for accommodating a liquid composition and a foam discharge device which mixes the liquid composition with air and discharges it in a foam form. The foam discharge device has a plurality of porous bodies through which the liquid composition passes when the liquid composition is discharged, the plurality of porous bodies include a tip side porous body arranged in a vicinity of a discharge port of the foam discharge device, and the tip side porous body is composed of polyethylene terephthalate. |
| US12076735B2 |
Showerhead including spray nozzle and deflector
A showerhead includes a water outlet and a deflector in axial spaced relation to the water outlet. Water discharged from the water outlet is configured to extend axially through a vertical opening and impact the deflector to form a sheet-like water layer. |
| US12076733B2 |
Fluid product dispensing head
A fluid dispenser head including a spray wall (1) that defines a central axis (X) and that is perforated with holes (O1, O2) through which the fluid under pressure passes so as to form jets of fluid, the holes (O1, O2) extend along axes (Y1, Y2) that correspond to the path of the jets of fluid; the dispenser head being characterized in that at least some of the axes (Y1, Y2) intersect, such that the jets of fluid that extend along the intersecting axes (Y1, Y2) meet at at least one collision point (P). |
| US12076732B2 |
Air treatment apparatus
A docking station for a vacuum cleaner has a first stage momentum separator which has a plurality of walls comprising an upper wall, a lower wall, and a first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall comprises a first side screen which comprises an air outlet of the momentum separator. A first air flow chamber is located between a first end wall, which is spaced from and faces the first side screen, and the first side screen. A second stage separator, which comprising at least one cyclone, is provided downstream from the first air flow chamber. In operation, air exits the momentum separator through the first side screen and travels through the first air flow chamber to the at least one cyclone. |
| US12076730B2 |
Method for producing carbon material dispersion, carbon material dispersion, and apparatus therefor
The disclosed is a method for producing a carbon material dispersion which removes efficiently and reliably metallic components from carbon materials, and that provides a carbon material dispersion of a high product quality and stable electrical properties. The method comprises a first magnetic separation step in which the powdered and/or granulated carbon material C is applied to the surface of a rotating magnetic roll 130 to remove the metallic component M from the carbon material in the dry state of the powdered and granulated carbon material C; and a second magnetic separation step in which a magnet element 310 is placed in a carbon material dispersion D, in which the carbon material from which the metallic component has been removed in the first magnetic separation step is dispersed in a dispersing medium, in advance of the second magnetic separation step. |
| US12076726B2 |
Rotor for a waste grinding apparatus and waste grinding apparatus incorporating said rotor
A waste grinding apparatus (101) including a rotor having a central body (13) defining at least one radial vane (15a, 15b), provided, at its end (17a, 17b) distal relative to a rotation axis (“S”) of the rotor (11), with a hammerhead (19) in which a first, knocker impact surface (21) adapted to operate when the rotor (11) rotates in a first, clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, and a second, wedge-shaped impact surface (23) adapted to operate when the rotor (11) rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, are defined. |
| US12076719B2 |
Microfluidic contactless DEP separation and assay system
Described herein are aspects of a microfluidic separation and assay system that can include a microfluidic contactless dielectrophoretic (cDEP) device, a microfluidic concentrator, and a microfluidic assay chamber. In some aspects, microfluidic separation and assay system can be included on a single microfluidic chip. Also described herein are methods of using the microfluidic separation and assay system described herein. |
| US12076716B2 |
Honeycomb filter
A honeycomb filter includes: a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls disposed so as to surround cells, and plugging portions disposed at any one of ends on the inflow end face and the ends on the outflow end face, of cells. In a cross section perpendicular to an extending direction of the cells, a thickness T1 of the partition walls in a central portion including a center of gravity O of the cross section is 0.17 to 0.32 mm, a thickness T2 of the partition walls in an outer peripheral portion is 70 to 90% of the thickness T1, and the outer peripheral portion extends from an outer peripheral edge of the cross section of honeycomb structure by 6 to 12% of a radius r which is from the center of gravity O of the cross section to the outer peripheral edge. |
| US12076711B2 |
Hydrocarbon conversion processes using metal carbide nanomaterial catalysts
A catalyst that includes heterogeneous metal carbide nanomaterials and a novel preparation method to synthesize the metal carbide nanomaterials under relatively mild conditions to form an encapsulated transition metal and/or transition metal carbide nanoclusters in a support and/or binder. The catalyst may include confined platinum carbide nanoclusters. The preparation may include the treatment of encapsulated platinum nanoclusters with ethane at elevated temperatures. The catalysts may be used for catalytic hydrocarbon conversions, which include but are not limited to, ethane aromatization, and for selective hydrogenation, with negligible green oil production. |
| US12076710B2 |
Catalyst and catalyst group
A ring-shaped catalyst may have a straight body part and a hollow body part, which is used when a gas-phase catalytic oxidation reaction of a material substance is conducted to produce a target substance, wherein a length of the straight body part is shorter than a length of the hollow body part and at least at one end part, a region from an end part of the straight body part to an end part of the hollow body part is concavely curved. |
| US12076707B2 |
Large crystal tunable adsorbents
The present invention relates to a surface modified zeolite adsorbent wherein the surface of said zeolite is modified with a coating comprised of a silicone derived species, said zeolite having a mean crystal size from about 5 to about 10 μm and a skeletal density of ≥1.10 gr./cc. The invention is based on the discovery that larger crystals tend to have higher particle density, and the packing of the larger crystals in agglomeration processes leads to more idealized packing to provide a larger mean-pore diameter. The surface modified adsorbent provides rate selectivity for one gas over others is described. The superior adsorbent has the added convenience of bead forming simultaneously with pore modification as well as having the treatment result in the yielding of high crush strength products. |
| US12076700B2 |
Loop slurry reactor cooling processes and systems
Disclosed are systems and processes for distributing reactor coolant flow to the cooling jackets of a loop slurry reactor, where the reactor coolant is used to control the temperature of the loop slurry reactor in olefin polymerization. Also disclosed are systems and processes for controlling the temperature of the reactor coolant that is used for cooling olefin polymerization reactors, which can be used in combination with traditional coolant distribution regimes and in combination with the coolant distribution systems and processes that are disclosed herein. |
| US12076698B2 |
Apparatus and method for homogenizing a food product
A mixing apparatus includes a housing that includes a first end wall, a second end wall, and a top wall that at least partially define a cavity of the housing. The apparatus also includes a pair of rollers extending from the first end wall to the second end wall and coupled to the housing such that each roller is rotatable relative to the housing. The apparatus also includes a motor positioned in the cavity and enclosed within the housing, the motor operatively coupled to a first roller of the pair of rollers and configured to drive the first roller to rotate for rotating the container. The motor is operatively coupleable to a power source to drive the first roller of the pair of rollers. |
| US12076690B2 |
Process and plant for purifying crude synthesis gas
The invention relates to a process for removal of unwanted, in particular acidic gas constituents, for example carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, from a crude synthesis gas by gas scrubbing with a scrubbing medium. According to the invention the flash gases obtained during the decompression of the laden scrubbing medium are supplied to a recompressor in order to recycle these to the crude synthesis gas and thus utilize them materially after the recompression. Alternatively or in addition the flash gases may also be supplied to a decompression turbine to recover refrigeration and mechanical work. If the recompressor and/or the decompression turbine are/is designed to have multiple stages, the flash gases obtained at different pressure levels are preferably supplied to a corresponding pressure level of the recompressor and/or of the decompression turbine. |
| US12076688B2 |
Method and facility for purifying a high-flow gas stream
Certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and facility for purifying a high-flow gas stream by absorption, the purification facility comprising at least one absorber having a parallelepipedal enclosure arranged horizontally and comprising: a gas stream inlet and outlet, two fixed-bed absorbent masses each having a likewise parallelepipedal shape, the surfaces of which are parallel to the surfaces of the enclosure, and a set of volumes allowing the traversing of the two absorbent masses by the gas streams, in parallel but opposite directions, the traversing occurring horizontally over the entire cross-section of each of the absorbent masses and over their entire thicknesses. |
| US12076681B2 |
Methods for gas filtration in fluid processing systems
A method for filtering a gas comprises passing a gas through a compartment of a filter assembly, the filter assembly comprising: an inlet opening; a first outlet opening; a casing comprising polymeric film and bounding the compartment, the compartment communicating with the inlet opening and the first outlet opening; and a first filter at least partially disposed within the compartment. The method further comprising forming a first seal across a first section of the casing at a location between the inlet opening and the first filter to form a first sub-compartment within the casing and severing the casing at a first location. |
| US12076680B1 |
Air filter with different diameter glue beads
An air filter includes an air filter pack having air filtration media folded along fold lines to define adjacent walls separated by connecting peaks at the fold lines; and a plurality of adhesive beads extending substantially perpendicular to the fold lines, wherein the plurality of adhesive beads has different bead thicknesses, and/or different segment lengths. The air filter can include a frame holding the filter pack. A method is also disclosed. |
| US12076679B1 |
Filter-housing interface designs for heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning systems
A filter element for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a filter media and a support element. The support element includes a first interface member, a second interface member, and a connecting member. The first interface member and the second interface member define opposing lateral ends of the support element and extend parallel to one another. The first interface member and the second interface member are engageable with complementary receiving structures of a rail to support the support element on the rail. The connecting member is coupled to the filter media and extends from the first interface member to the second interface member. The connecting member includes a concave portion extending from the first interface member and a convex portion extending from the second interface member. |
| US12076678B2 |
Filter and vacuum food processor
Embodiments of present disclosure relates to a filter for use in a vacuum food processor and a vacuum food processor including the filter. The filter comprising: a first filter part adapted to direct a suction airflow generated by a vacuum module of the vacuum food processor into the filter via an inlet channel; and a second filter part adapted to coaxially fit with the first filter part and comprising a cavity, the cavity adapted to maintain non-gaseous substance that is moving along with the suction airflow inside the filter, wherein the first filter part and the second filter part jointly define an outlet channel at a bottom of first filter part, the outlet channel adapted to direct the suction airflow outside the filter. In this way, the food particles/bubbles can be prevented from entering the vacuum module, while the suction airflow is allowed to freely flow to the vacuum module. |
| US12076676B2 |
Pre-cleaning air filter
A filter element including a filter media, an end cap, and a baffle. The filter media is configured to be secured within a housing. The housing includes an inlet configured to accept a fluid for filtering and the filter media including a circumferential outer surface. The end cap is positioned at and coupled to one end of the filter media. The baffle is positioned relative to the filter media at a position such that, when the filter element is correctly installed within the housing, the baffle is proximate the inlet of the housing. The baffle extends around only a portion of the circumferential outer surface of the filter media in a radial direction. |
| US12076673B2 |
Filter element mounting structure
A filter element mounting structure comprises a switch member arranged on a shell, a limiting member and a driving mechanism; the driving mechanism is arranged on the shell, the limiting member is connected with the driving mechanism, a locking groove is formed on a filter element, the limiting member comprises a plurality of locking positions comprising a first locking position, a second locking position and a third locking position; when the limiting member is in the first locking position, the filter element is mounted in the shell, when the filter element is mounted in the shell, the switch member is touched, and the driving mechanism controls the limiting member to move to the second locking position and lock the filter element; and when the driving mechanism drives the limiting member to move to the third locking position, the limiting member provides an ejecting force to eject the filter element. |
| US12076672B2 |
System for providing a pressurized liquid
A system for providing a pressurized liquid, having a reservoir for the liquid, which has a discharge and a feed, having a pump, having a first valve, having a separate filter chamber, having an inlet and at least one outlet, and a compressible, closed buffer body. The pump is between the discharge of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to increase pressure of the liquid within the filter chamber, the first valve between the feed of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to open in the direction of the reservoir upon attainment or exceedance of a minimum pressure of the liquid in the filter chamber. The buffer body is in the filter chamber such that it can be surrounded by liquid. |
| US12076670B2 |
Method for operating a distillation column
The present invention relates to a method for continuously operating a distillation column, which is designed to separate a mixture S, which contains essentially a substance A and a substance B, which boils significantly higher than substance A. In the method according to the invention, the reflux ratio is changed according to the feed flow and, at the same time, the energy input by means of the heat-transfer medium is changed proactively (so-called feed-forward control) by accounting for the feed flow by means of feed-forward control. At the same time, the bottom temperature is observed and the control structure is changed if the bottom temperature falls too far when the heat-transfer medium is reduced by means of the feed flow. |
| US12076665B2 |
Partitioned water treatment systems with vertical filtration units
The present invention supplies partitioned water treatment systems that possess a plurality of chambers and vertical filtration units, and are operative to control and filter surface runoff water. Such systems are typically placed inline with surface runoff water conveyance system infrastructure, such as pipes, channels, and water storage units. |
| US12076661B2 |
Managing solvent associated with a field flow fractionator
The present disclosure describes an apparatus of managing solvent associated with a field flow fractionator. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes (1) a union assembly coupled to a detector flow output from at least one detector coupled to a field flow fractionator, and (2) a recycle and waste assembly coupled to an output of the union assembly and a channel cross flow output of the field flow fractionator. |
| US12076660B2 |
Plate heat exchanger, a heat exchanging plate and a method of treating a feed such as sea water
The present invention relates to a plate heat exchanger for treatment of a feed. The plate heat exchanger includes a plate package comprising a plurality of heat exchanging plates and defining a heating volume, a cooling volume and a plurality of process volumes. Each of the process volumes includes an evaporation section for evaporation of a part of the feed, a separation section for separating a non-evaporated part from an evaporated part of the feed, and a condensation section being arranged to condense the evaporated part of the feed. Each heat exchanging plate defines a first thermal interface between the heating volume and the evaporation section of a first process volume, a second thermal interface between the cooling volume and the condensation section of a second process volume, and at least one further thermal interface between an evaporation section and a condensation section of two adjacent process volumes. |
| US12076657B2 |
Zip line rail system
The zip line rail system can be connected to a challenge course, a zip line, a zip track system, or any combination thereof. The zip line rail system of the present invention can have two rails that a member slide's two wheels rollably engage with, and the zip line rail system can be configured in any of a variety of directions. |
| US12076656B2 |
Slide, in particular water slide
Slide, in particular a water slide, with a take-off zone and a landing zone, between which at least one slide path with a slide surface extends, which includes a run-up section leading away from the take-off zone and a run-out section leading into the landing zone, with a plurality of slide sections of the slide path provided between the run-up and run-out sections, with at least one branching section arranged in the slide path, by which branching section an incoming slide section is divided into a plurality of outgoing slide sections or a plurality of incoming slide sections are combined into one outgoing slide section, wherein the branching section has a first slide connector and, adjacently thereto, a second slide connector, both of which are opposite or remote from a third slide connector. A mouth region is formed between the first and second slide connector and the third slide connector. |
| US12076653B2 |
Chess set with intermeshing game pieces
A chess set includes two or more chess pieces that have radial symmetry around a vertical axis and having rank-identifying shapes similar to those found in common Staunton style chess pieces. The chess pieces are designed such that at least two of the pieces can intermesh or combine with one another to result in a meshed pair that can be stored in less than 65% of the space that would be required to store the two pieces if stored separately. |
| US12076650B2 |
Systems and methods for algorithmically arranging contests in a lobby interface
Systems and methods for algorithmically arranging contests in a lobby interface are provided. A contest management system can generate, execute and maintain a plurality of contests, such as but not limited to, fantasy sports contests. Rank values can be assigned to the contests using pacing parameters of the contests and profile attributes of users who participate in the contests. The pacing parameters, such as registration ratios and registration deadlines, can indicate if a particular contest is on pace to meet a registration threshold prior to their respective registration deadline. The contest management system can dynamically update, responsive to receiving a plurality of registrations from a plurality of users, the rank value of one or more contests responsive to a change in a registration ratio of at least one contest and arrange the plurality of contests in a lobby interface based on the updated rank values. |
| US12076645B2 |
Pixel-based AI modeling of player experience for gaming applications
An AI system is trained to operate by receiving game telemetry data from a gaming application associated with game play of a player, wherein the telemetry data includes pixel data from the gaming application; generating a predicted user motivation by applying the BEA tools to the game telemetry data, wherein the predicted user motivation includes motivation data that indicates motivation scores for the player for each of a plurality of motivation factors associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of different motivations, and wherein each of the motivation scores for the player predicts an amount that the player's behavior while playing the gaming application is motivated by one of the plurality of different motivations; and facilitating adaptation of the gaming application based on the predicted user motivation. |
| US12076644B2 |
Computer-readable recording medium, game apparatus, and game execution method
To provide a game program capable of achieving high amusement.A game program causes an object to execute a first action by a player's operation, and changes a first parameter with the passage of time; and causes the object to execute a second action by the player's operation in a case where the first parameter satisfies a predetermined first condition. |
| US12076643B2 |
System and method for enhancing game performance based on key acoustic event profiles
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for improved threat sensitivity in a gaming application. As audio streams are received during a gaming scenario, a threat profile is selected that best matches the audio streams. The threat profile is a machine language cluster of noise used to adjust speaker equalization profile to emphasize threat noises. Digital signal processing (DSP) coefficients of the speaker equalization profile are adjusted as the gaming application continues. |
| US12076642B2 |
Delivery of spectator feedback content to virtual reality environments provided by head mounted display
Systems and methods for receiving a scene by a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD user. One method includes receiving image data of a real world space where the HMD is located. The image data is analyzed to identify positional data on the one or more spectators present in the real world space. The method includes identifying, based on the positional data, that a personal space of a spectator is being encroached. The identifying causing an indicator to alert the HMD user of said encroachment of said personal space of the spectator. |
| US12076641B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a computer implemented game
A computer device has a display which displays game elements of a level of a computer implemented game. The computer implemented game has the level and at least one other level which are associated with a group goal. At least one processor determines using game data associated with a move made by the user a first contribution to the goal. The processor determines using game data associated with a corresponding move by one or more other users a second contribution. The processor based on the first and second contributions of one or more moves if the group goal is satisfied. |
| US12076640B2 |
Reality vs virtual reality racing
A method for displaying a virtual vehicle includes: calculating a virtual world comprising the virtual vehicle and a representation of a physical object at a virtual position; calculating a virtual position of a point of view within the virtual world based on a position of the point of view at the racecourse; and calculating a portion of the virtual vehicle within the virtual world that is visible from the virtual position of the point of view, wherein the portion of the virtual vehicle visible from the virtual position of the point of view comprises a portion of the virtual vehicle that is unobscured, from the virtual position of the point of view, by the representation of the physical object at the virtual position of the physical object. |
| US12076639B2 |
Seat experience system, seat unit and car
A seat experience system that allows an occupant to grasp the state of the system and feel secure about using the system is provided. In the seat experience system, a seat includes a seat body, and a sensor provided at the seat body and configured to acquire a measurement value for detection of a motion of the occupant seated on the seat body. A controller is connected to the sensor and capable of acquiring the measurement value from the sensor, and a seat experience device is connected to the controller and operable based on the measurement value. The seat experience device may be capable of communicating with a server. If the seat experience device detects a malfunction of the seat experience system, the seat experience device notifies the occupant of the malfunction and limits at least a subset of functions of the seat experience system. |
| US12076634B2 |
Curb cover apparatus and systems directed thereto
An apparatus for providing protection to a curb or a ledge against damage caused by physical contact to the curb or the ledge during performance of a sporting activity is disclosed. The apparatus includes a top component and a side component extending from the top component at an angle within an angle range of 60°-90°, wherein the top component and the side component are formed of steel, wherein the top component and side component are configured to be placed on the curb or the ledge. In some instances, the top component and the side component are integrally formed from a single sheet of 14 gauge cold-rolled steel, and wherein a bend is formed in the single sheet of steel to form the angle between the top component and side component. In some instances, the angle is 75° or 90°. |
| US12076633B2 |
Golf glove construction
Golf gloves having a modified construction for ease of manufacture and improved flexibility, comfort and fit are provided. In one preferred embodiment, the glove contains seamless gussets provided between finger stalls. Preferably, the seamless gussets are made using a single piece of material sewn between the finger stalls of the glove. Additionally, the golf glove construction may include a palm piece that forms the palm of the golf glove, including the palm side of the finger stalls and also wraps around the finger stall for the index finger of the golfer to for the back of the index finger stall too. The golf glove construction may also feature a back piece that covers the back of the hand except for the finger stall for the index finger and an elastic knuckle region. A bridge may connect a back portion with the back finger portions of the back piece to reduce over stretching of an elastic knuckle region of the glove. |
| US12076627B2 |
Racket dampener swing sensor apparatus
A racket dampener swing sensor apparatus to obtain measurements of parameters relative to the player's performance while reducing vibration includes a dampener body having a body front side, a body back side, and a body perimeter. The body perimeter has a string channel to selectively engage a plurality of strings of a tennis racket. The dampener body absorbs vibration from the plurality of strings. An accelerometer and a microcontroller with memory are coupled within the dampener body to measure hit velocity for each shot type (forehand, backhand, serve, topspin, slice, or flat). A vibration sensor is provided to detect when a ball is struck. A transceiver is coupled within the dampener body to wirelessly communicate with an app on a smartphone or computer. A battery is coupled within the dampener body and a charge port is in operational communication with the battery. |
| US12076621B1 |
Skipping rope, method and device for rope skipping counting
A skipping rope, a method and a device for rope skipping counting are provided. The skipping rope includes: a skipping rope body, a rope skipping counting device, and a position and posture detector rotatably sleeved on the skipping rope body. The position and posture detector is configured to detect position and posture information of the skipping rope body, and the rope skipping counting device is configured to receive the position and posture information and perform rope skipping counting processing according to the position and posture information. |
| US12076620B2 |
Grommet and racket
Repulsive-performance upon ball hitting with a racket is enhanced, and good feeling of ball hitting is ensured. A grommet includes a cylindrical part which is mounted pierced through a through hole formed in a frame of a racket and through which a string passes. The string is extended in a tensioned state on the frame and deflected with one end side of the cylindrical part as a deflection position. The cylindrical part includes a first formation section located on a deflection-position side with reference to a central axis position of an outer peripheral face of the cylindrical part and a second formation section located on an opposite side of the central axis position from the first formation section. The first formation section has a greater thickness than the second formation section in a radial direction of the cylindrical part. |
| US12076615B2 |
Combined respiratory muscle training and oscillating positive expiratory pressure device
A respiratory treatment device for the combined administration of respiratory muscle training (“RMT”) and oscillating positive expiratory pressure (“OPEP”) therapy, and administration of RMT using pressure threshold resistors and flow resistors with respiratory treatment devices, such as OPEP devices. |
| US12076608B2 |
Modular exercise system
A system for constructing exercise devices comprises a support frame, a first stanchion, a second stanchion, a knee-pad attachment, a thigh-pad attachment, a roller-pad attachment, and a multi-purpose bar. The system can be assembled in different configurations to allow a user to perform different exercises such as back hyperextensions, sissy squats, Nordic curls, sit ups, and hip thrusters. |
| US12076607B2 |
Peg system of a table top for armwrestling
A two part peg system including a handle used by arm-wrestlers to hold while armwrestling (the peg has a male thread), and a second part which is a peg base having a head that rests on the surface of the table and also a vertical body. The body passes through the leather, foam, wooden top and steel frame. The male portion (thread) of the peg base is responsible of holding leather, foam, wooden top and steel frame only when fastened or locked (the strength and rigidity is attained only when fastened or locked). The female thread of peg base passes through the head as well as the body of the peg base and creates a space to receive the male portion of the peg. The peg base holds the table wooden top including its leather and foam with steel frame together, and allows the peg to sit in it. |
| US12076606B2 |
Adjustable weight lifting device
An adjustable weight lifting device (21) includes a tube (31), a pin (33) movably disposed inside the tube (31), the pin (33) comprising an external thread (35), and one or more driving knobs (51) extending radially inward relative to an inner wall of the tube (31) and engaging with the external thread. The external thread comprises at least one portion having a first helix angle and at least one portion having a second helix angle, the second helix angle being smaller than the first helix angle. |
| US12076600B2 |
Motorized strength training apparatus with selectable force multiplication
An exercise apparatus includes a cable, a motor configured to apply a tension to the cable, a first pulley, a second pulley, a first connection point configured to selectively redirect the cable through a gap between the first pulley and the second pulley such that the first connection point experiences a first force corresponding to double the tension, and a second connection point coupled to the cable and experiencing a second force corresponding to the tension. |
| US12076598B2 |
Medication disposal apparatus and methods of manufacture and use
A medication disposal apparatus includes a collection chamber to receive a medication having an active agent. The collection chamber includes a receiver having a one-way opening. The one-way opening receives the medication in the collection chamber and to impede the medication from exiting the collection chamber through the receiver. The collection chamber includes a first converter to receive the medication and/or convert the medication into a plurality of particles. The first converter is housed in the collection chamber and/or may receive the medication from the collection chamber. The first converter has a grinder with a plurality of rollers operable to convert the medication into the plurality of particles. The first converter includes a motor powered by a power source. The apparatus includes a reservoir fastened to the collection chamber and apparatus includes a second converter. |
| US12076589B2 |
Method and apparatus for using a multi-layer multi-leaf collimator as a virtual flattening filter
A photon source emits a flattening filter-free photon beam. A control circuit operably couples to a multi-layer multi-leaf collimator that is disposed between the photon source and a treatment area of a patient. The control circuit automatically arranges operation of some, but not all, of the layers of the multi-layer multi-leaf collimator to serve as a virtual flattening filter with respect to the flattening filter-free photon beam emitted by the photon source. By one approach, another of the layers of the multi-layer multi-leaf collimator serves to form a treatment aperture corresponding to a shape of the treatment area of the patient. By one approach the control circuit comprises an integral part of a treatment platform (as versus a dedicated treatment planning platform) and can carry out most or even essentially all of the planning steps that lead to administration of the treatment to a patient. |
| US12076586B2 |
Method and system for robust radiotherapy treatment planning for biological uncertainties
A method for generating a robust radiotherapy treatment plan for a treatment volume of a subject, the treatment volume being defined using a plurality of voxels, the method comprising the steps of defining (S100) an optimization problem using at least one optimization function for a biological endpoint related to the radiotherapy treatment; defining (S102) a set of scenarios comprising at least a first scenario and a second scenario, wherein at least two of the scenarios in the set of scenarios represent different biological models to quantify the same biological endpoint; calculating (S104) an optimization function value for each scenario in the set of scenarios; generating (S106) a radiotherapy treatment plan by robustly optimizing the optimization function value evaluated over the set of scenarios. |
| US12076584B2 |
Analysis of dose rate robustness against uncertainties in radiation treatment planning
Presented systems and methods enable efficient and effective robust radiation treatment planning and treatment, including analysis of dose rate robustness. In one embodiment, a method comprising accessing treatment plan information, accessing information corresponding to an uncertainty associated with implementation of the radiation treatment plan, and generating a histogram, wherein the histogram conveys a characteristic of the treatment plan including an impact of the uncertainty on the characteristic. The histogram can be a dose rate volume histogram and can be utilized to test a degree of robustness of a treatment plan (e.g., including allowance for uncertainty scenarios, etc.). The uncertainty can be associated with potential variation associated with tolerances (e.g., radiation system/machine performance tolerance, patient characteristic tolerances, etc.) and set up issues (e.g., variation in initial system/machine set up, variation patient setup/position, etc.). |
| US12076583B2 |
Diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy for melanoma
A method for treating a tumor, comprising identifying a tumor as a melanoma tumor and implanting in the tumor identified as a melanoma tumor, at least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source (21) with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the source (21) provides during the given duration a cumulated activity of released radon between 3.2 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour and 7.5 MBq hour, per centimeter length. |
| US12076582B2 |
Diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy for colorectal cancer
A method for treating a tumor, comprising identifying a tumor as a colorectal cancer tumor and implanting in the tumor identified as a colorectal cancer tumor, at least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source (21) with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the source (21) provides during the given duration a cumulated activity of released radon between 3.7 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour and 9.2 MBq hour, per centimeter length. |
| US12076581B2 |
Diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy for glioblastoma
A method for treating a tumor, comprising identifying a tumor as a glioblastoma tumor and implanting in the tumor identified as a glioblastoma tumor, at least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source (21) with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the source (21) provides during the given duration a cumulated activity of released radon between 6.5 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour and 14.3 MBq hour, per centimeter length. |
| US12076578B2 |
Hand-held device for performing a treatment operation
According to an aspect, there is provided a hand-held skin treatment device (2) for applying light to skin of a subject to perform a treatment operation. The hand-held device (2) comprises a rigid main housing (4) accommodating a cooling unit (19); a first treatment head portion (12) coupled to the main housing (4) for performing the treatment operation on a first skin portion, wherein the first treatment head portion (12) comprises a first optical waveguide (16) having a first skin-contact surface (17) with a first total surface area, a first light source (14) for generating light and applying the light to the first skin portion via the first optical waveguide (16) and the first skin-contact surface (17), and a first heat sink (18) thermally coupled to the first light source (14) and to the cooling unit (19); a second treatment head portion (20) for performing the treatment operation on a second skin portion adjacent to the first skin portion, wherein the second treatment head portion (20) comprises a second optical waveguide (24) having a second skin-contact surface (25) with a second total surface area, a second light source (22) for generating light and applying the light to the second skin portion via the second optical waveguide (24) and the second skin-contact surface (25), and a second heat sink (26) thermally coupled to the second light source (22); wherein the hand-held device (2) is operable in (i) a first configuration in which the first and second treatment head portions (12; 20) are in a first spatial arrangement relative to the main housing (4) such that, in an operational position of the main housing (4) relative to the skin, only the first skin-contact surface (17) is arranged in a treatment position relative to the main housing (4) such as to be able to contact the skin over the first total surface area; and (ii) a second configuration in which the second treatment head portion (20) is coupled to the main housing (4) and the second heat sink (26) is thermally coupled to the cooling unit (19), and in which the first and second treatment head portions (12; 20) are in a second spatial arrangement relative to the main housing (4), different from the first spatial arrangement, such that, in the operational position of the main housing (4), the first skin-contact surface (17) and the second skin-contact surface (25) are each arranged in a treatment position relative to the main housing (4) such as to be able to contact the skin over, respectively, the first total surface area and the second total surface area. |
| US12076573B2 |
Medical device configuration management
A medical device management system includes a plurality of medical devices associated with a common administrator and comprising at least one defibrillator/monitor, wherein the plurality of medical devices comprise previously stored configuration information and a central server comprising a configuration information database and configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of medical devices via a long-range wireless connection, push administrator-selected configuration information updates to the plurality of medical devices associated with the common administrator, wherein the plurality of medical devices are configured to communicatively couple with the central server via the long-range wireless connection, receive the pushed administrator-selected configuration information, and update the previously stored configuration information according to the pushed administrator-selected configuration information. |
| US12076571B2 |
Subcutaneous device
A subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a clip attached to a top side of the housing that is configured to anchor the device to a bone, and an electrode that is configured to contact an organ. The clip includes a top portion that is rigid, a bottom portion that is rigid, and an intermediate portion between the top portion and the bottom portion that is configured to permit movement of the top portion with respect to the bottom portion and thereby apply force onto the bone between the top portion and the bottom portion. |
| US12076569B2 |
Medical device and method for controlling pacing interval to promote mechanical heart chamber synchrony
A medical device includes a motion sensor for producing a motion signal including cardiac event signals. The medical device generates a ventricular pacing pulse upon expiration of a pacing interval. The medical device determines a synchrony metric from the motion signal after a delivered ventricular pacing pulse and adjusts the pacing interval based on the synchrony metric. |
| US12076566B2 |
Neurostimulation titration utilizing T-wave alternans
Systems and methods are provided for delivering neurostimulation therapies to patients. A titration process is used to gradually increase the stimulation intensity to a desired therapeutic level until a target T-wave alternans change from a baseline T-wave alternans is achieved. |
| US12076562B2 |
Systems and methods for the treatment of pain through neural fiber stimulation
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for the treatment of pain through activation of select neural fibers. The neural fibers may comprise one or more afferent neural fibers and/or one or more efferent neural fibers. If afferent fibers are stimulated, alone or in combination with efferent fibers, a therapeutically effective amount of electrical stimulation is applied to activate afferent pathways in a manner approximating natural afferent activity. The afferent fibers may be associated with primary receptors of muscle spindles, golgi tendon organs, secondary receptors of muscle spindles, joint receptors, touch receptors, and other types of mechanoreceptors and/or proprioceptors. If efferent fibers are stimulated, alone or in combination with afferent fibers, a therapeutically effective amount of electrical stimulation is applied to activate intrafusal and/or extrafusal muscle fibers, which results in an indirect activation of afferent fibers associated therewith. |
| US12076561B2 |
Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue to electrically stimulate nerves to treat pain
It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated, not by motor point stimulation of muscle in the local region where pain is felt, but by stimulating muscle spaced from a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt. Spinal nerves such as the intercostal nerves or nerves passing through a nerve plexus, which comprise trunks that divide by divisions and/or cords into branches, comprise “nerves of passage.” |
| US12076553B2 |
Resilient body component contact for a subcutaneous device
A subcutaneously implantable device is implantable into a body of a patient, and includes a prong and an electrode. The prong has a contact portion at or adjacent to a distal end thereof that is configured to contact an organ. The prong is constructed to apply pressure to the organ with spring action so as to maintain contact between the contact portion and the organ without fixing the contact portion to the organ. The electrode is provided at the contact portion of the prong, is configured to contact the organ, and is electrically coupled or couplable with circuitry that is configured to provide monitoring, therapeutic, and/or diagnostic capabilities with respect to the organ. |
| US12076550B2 |
Electromagnetically driven blood pump
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that may include a magnetic drive system of a blood pump. The magnetic drive system may include a drive shaft coupled to an impeller, a driven magnet assembly coupled to at least one of the drive shaft and the impeller, and a driving coil assembly configured to drive the driven magnet assembly. |
| US12076542B2 |
Applicator for cryoanesthesia and analgesia
A handheld cryoanesthesia or analgesia device for cooling a target area on cutaneous membranes, mucous membranes, and tissue of the mucocutaneous zone having an elongated body and a thermoelectric cooling system disposed within the elongated body. The thermoelectric cooling system is configured to physically contact and thermally couple the target area of the cutaneous membranes, mucous membranes, and tissue of the mucocutaneous zone to induce cryoanesthesia or analgesia. The thermoelectric cooling system includes a thermally-conductive cold tip, a thermally-conductive cooling power concentrator thermally coupled to the cold tip, at least one Peltier unit module thermally coupled to the cooling power concentrator, a heatsink thermally coupled to at least one Peltier unit module, a power source, at least one thermal sensor, and a controller operably outputting a control signal to the Peltier unit module to maintain a predetermined temperature. |
| US12076537B2 |
Injection device and detector arrangement
The disclosure relates to an injection device for setting and injecting pre-set or user-selectable doses of a medicament, the injection device comprising an elongated housing defining a longitudinal direction and configured to accommodate a cartridge containing the medicament, and a detector arrangement operable to detect a relative movement between a first element and a second element. The first element is subject to a first movement relative to the second element along a first longitudinal direction for setting of a dose, the first element is subject to a second movement relative to the second element along a second longitudinal direction for dispensing of the dose, one of the first movement and the second movement is a helical movement, and the other one of the first movement and the second movement is a sliding movement in the longitudinal direction. The second element comprises at least one reference element fixed to the second element. |
| US12076535B2 |
Autoinjector
Described is an autoinjector comprising a case, a door hingedly coupled to the case and having an open position and a closed position, a plunger slidably disposed in the case, and at least one drive spring applying a biasing force on the plunger relative to the case, wherein the door is operably coupled to the plunger, and wherein rotation of the door from the closed position to the open position moves the plunger from a distal position in the case to a proximal position in the case and compresses the at least one drive spring. |
| US12076534B2 |
Medicament delivery device having an activating mechanism
The disclosure relates to a medicament delivery device including an activating mechanism, wherein the activating mechanism includes a hollow injection needle, a cartridge containing a dosage of a medicament, a cartridge carrier including at least one resilient arm for holding the cartridge, a removable needle cap for covering the injection needle, and a drive element adapted to couple with the cartridge, wherein the cartridge is retained in a position spaced apart from the injection needle in a proximal direction (P) by the at least one resilient arm when the medicament delivery device is in an initial position (P1), and wherein by removing the needle cap, the cartridge is releasable to be pushed into a distal direction (D) by the drive element with respect to the cartridge carrier. |
| US12076529B2 |
Method for processing infusion data and an infusion pump system
A distributed infusion pump system is provided with long-term recording of the type of medication, nutrition or hydration, pump output pressure, corresponding infusion flow, infusion flow resistance, and an automatic or manual alarm in the event that thresholds applied to these parameters or their derivatives are exceeded. |
| US12076527B2 |
Method and apparatus for a long-term, fully implantable MRI compatible drug pump
The illustrated embodiments of the invention include an MRI compatible apparatus having: a refillable drug reservoir; a hermetically sealed, implantable chamber; a pump disposed in and hermetically sealed within the hermetically sealed, implantable chamber and fluidically communicated to the drug reservoir; and control electronics disposed in and hermetically sealed within the hermetically sealed, implantable chamber and electrically communicated to the pump. The refillable drug reservoir, hermetically sealed, implantable chamber, pump and control electronics are MRI compatible. |
| US12076524B2 |
Compounding device, system, kit, software, and method
An exemplary compounding system and method can include two pump heads for simultaneously drawing two different fluids from at least two separate input containers such that the at least two different fluids are mixed and distributed to an output container. The system can include a manifold that maintains separation of certain of the different fluids until after passing by a first pump and a second pump and/or additional pumps. A junction can be placed in the fluid line downstream of the first and second pumps and/or additional pumps such that all or some of the fluids are mixed prior to output to the output container. The method of using the system can include incorporating software that selects various fluids at certain times and sequences to ensure optimum efficiency and safety for the system, and can continue compounding actions even when an input supply container runs out or otherwise fails to supply a particular fluid/material. The method of use also includes connection of a transfer set to a housing in a manner that further ensures optimum efficiency and safety. |
| US12076521B2 |
Antiseptic cap
An antiseptic dead-end cap includes a base having first and second sides, a first annular wall extending from the first side of the base, a cylindrical center plug extending from the first side of the base, and a second annular wall extending from the second side of the base. The first annular wall has an outer and an inner surface. The cylindrical center plug has an outer and an inner surface, and is positioned within the first annular wall to form an annular chamber. The second annular wall has an outer and an inner surface, and defines a second chamber having an open end. The second chamber is further defined by the inner surface of the cylindrical center plug. An antiseptic material is on at least one of the first annular wall inner surface, second annular wall inner surface, second annular wall outer surface, and cylindrical center plug outer surface. |
| US12076515B2 |
Flow modification in body lumens
The devices and methods described herein include an implantable body lumen fluid flow modulator including an upstream flow accelerator separated by a gap from a downstream flow decelerator. The gap is a pathway to entrain additional fluid from a branch lumen(s) into the fluid stream flowing from the upstream flow accelerator to the downstream flow decelerator. |
| US12076513B2 |
Methods of fabricating a heart valve delivery catheter
Inflatable devices are disclosed including a surface which has a network of polymer chains and is configured to be inflatable into a therapeutically or diagnostically useful shape, and at least one ultrashort laser pulse-formed modification in the surface. The network can, for example, include a network morphology that is substantially unchanged by modification with the ultrashort pulse laser. Ultrashort laser pulses can be laser pulses equal to or less than 1000 picoseconds in duration. Advantageously, the etching process uses a relatively low-heat laser to avoid significant heating of surrounding polymers while modifying the surface (and other structures) of the device. The process is configured so that the polymer chain morphology adjacent the modification is substantially unaffected by the low-heat laser. The resulting inflatable device has customized surface features while still retaining substantially homogenous polymer network morphology. This preserves the elasticity, especially the surface elasticity, of the inflatable device. |
| US12076512B2 |
Fluid delivery balloon apparatus and methods for use
A device is disclosed herein, comprising: (a) at least three lumens, comprising a first lumen, a second lumen, and a third lumen, (b) a balloon inflation port in fluid communication with the first lumen, (c) a fluid delivery port in fluid communication with the second lumen, (d) a guidewire port in fluid communication with the third lumen, (e) a balloon in fluid communication with the first lumen, wherein the balloon has a first end and a second end, (f) one or more fluid delivery channels extending a length of the second lumen, and (g) one or more fluid delivery ducts extending from the one or more fluid delivery channels to an exterior surface of the second lumen, wherein the one or more fluid delivery ducts are defined only in a portion of the second lumen that is disposed adjacent the first end of the balloon. |
| US12076510B2 |
Medical line retaining device and method of using the same
The invention is directed towards a retaining device for retaining at least one medical line. The retaining device includes a flexible body having a top and bottom surface with at least one slot formed in the top surface. The at least one slot extends to a depth greater than the largest medical line the retaining device is destined to be used with. An attachment mechanism is coupled to the flexible body for securing the flexible body to a supportive surface. |
| US12076504B2 |
Aspiration catheters with expandable distal tip
An aspiration catheter includes a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an aspiration lumen therebetween. A distal segment comprising an expandable distal tip of the aspiration catheter comprises a membrane and an expandable supporting structure, such as a scaffold, configured to radially expand the expandable distal tip. The expandable supporting structure may include supporting elements and other features which increase resistance to collapse of the expandable membrane under vacuum or negative pressure applied to aspirate clot through the aspiration lumen in the expanded configuration. |
| US12076501B2 |
Heat exchange catheters and their methods of manufacture and use
A closed loop catheter useable for heat exchange is manufactured by forming a plurality of generally transverse bore holes though a flexible, multilumen catheter body, lacing a tube trough the bore holes so that loops of the tube protrude from the catheter body, connecting one end of the tube to an inflow lumen of the catheter and connecting the other end of the tube to an outflow lumen of the catheter. A heated or cooled heat exchange medium may then be circulated through the tube while the catheter is inserted in the vasculature of a subject, thereby resulting in heat exchange between the subject's flowing blood and the heat exchange medium being circulated through the tube. |
| US12076498B2 |
Carrying and storage case for external catheter system
A case for a catheter system is disclosed, the case including a case body including a first side coupled to a second side. The case can include padding with a plurality of cavities to receive components of the catheter system and a strap to secure components of the catheter system to an interior of the case body. The case can further include one or more clips affixed to an interior wall of the first side or the second side of the case body. The one or more clips can be configured to secure additional catheter tubing or an external catheter to the interior wall of case body. |
| US12076495B2 |
Visual disorder treatment
Methods and systems for maintaining user attention during a treatment are disclosed. The method comprises measuring at least one user parameter when presenting treatment content to the user via at least one display screen, determining whether the user is engaged with the presented treatment content based on the at least one measured user parameter, presenting an attention booster to the user upon determining the user is not engaged with the treatment content. The system comprises at least one display apparatus configured to present treatment content to the user and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a memory to measure at least one user parameter when the treatment content is presented to the user, determine whether the user is engaged with the presented treatment content based on the at least one measured user parameter, and output to the display apparatus an attention booster to the user upon determining the user is not engaged with the presented treatment content. |
| US12076494B2 |
Sleep control apparatus
A determination section of a sleep control apparatus determines an awakening point based on target data. The target data is time-series data of biological information of a target person in a target period. The target period is a period between wakefulness to failing asleep of the target person, or a period from the wakefulness of the target person to a time point at which a predetermined time has passed since the target person fell asleep. The controller controls a target device so that the target device stimulates the target person to wake up at the awakening point. |
| US12076488B2 |
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. |
| US12076487B2 |
Seal-forming structure, positioning and stabilizing structure and diffuser vent for patient interface
A patient interface to deliver a flow of air at a positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to the patient's airways to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing includes a frame assembly and a cushion assembly configured to removably and repeatably connect to the frame assembly. The frame assembly and the cushion assembly form at least part of a plenum chamber pressurizable to a therapeutic pressure. The cushion assembly comprises a one-piece construction including a seal-forming structure configured to form a seal with a region of a patient's face surrounding the entrance to the patient's airways and a frame connection structure configured to removably and repeatably connect the cushion assembly to the frame assembly. The seal-forming structure comprises a first elastomeric material and the frame connection structure comprises a second elastomeric material, the first elastomeric material comprising a lower durometer or hardness than the second elastomeric material. |
| US12076481B2 |
Medicament delivery device
A manifold for a medicament delivery device configured to deliver discrete doses of medicament contained in a plurality of individual compartments spaced along a carrier strip and sealed by a sealing layer to form a medicament carrier, the manifold comprising: at least one opening mechanism comprising a release member arranged to engage between the carrier strip and the sealing layer of a medicament carrier so as to separate the sealing layer from the carrier strip and thereby open a compartment of the medicament carrier as it is advanced into an entrainment position; wherein the release member includes a surface configured to cover the opened compartment when in the entrainment position so as substantially to contain the medicament dose of said opened compartment. |
| US12076477B2 |
Surgical suction device
A surgical suction device (10) comprising: a connector (12), a surgical cavity insertion tube (14), and a suction tip (16), wherein the surgical cavity insertion tube (14) is connected at a proximal end thereof to the connector (12) and at a distal end thereof to the suction tip (16), and the suction tip (16) comprises an inner hollow shaft (18) and an outer hollow shaft (20) coaxial to each other, the inner hollow shaft (18) having a first central opening (22) at a distal end thereof, and the outer hollow shaft (20) having an end wall (24) at a distal end thereof, wherein the end wall (24) has a second central opening (26) in axial alignment with the first central opening (22) of the inner hollow shaft (18), wherein the outer hollow shaft (20) has one or more openings (28) on a lateral wall (30) thereof. |
| US12076476B2 |
HLM pump stop reaction
A heart lung machine (HLM) includes: a pump actuator; an actuator control unit (ACU) operably connected to the pump actuator; a processing unit configured to receive a set of parameter data from the actuator; a display device configured to present a subset of the set of parameter data; and an input control device operably connected to the pump actuator. The input control device includes a rotatable knob. The ACU may be configured to: determine that the pump actuator has been stopped in response to a pump-stop trigger event; determine that the rotatable knob has been rotated to a first position; and in response to determining that the rotatable knob has been rotated to the first position, starting the pump actuator. |
| US12076470B2 |
Bioartificial ultrafiltration device and methods related thereto
Bioartificial ultrafiltration devices comprising a scaffold comprising a population of cells enclosed in a matrix and disposed adjacent a plurality of channels are provided. The population of cells provides molecules such as therapeutic molecules to a subject in need thereof and is supported by the nutrients filtered in an ultrafiltrate from the blood of the subject. The plurality of channels in the scaffold facilitate the transportation of the ultrafiltrate and exchange of molecules between the ultrafiltrate and the population of cells. |
| US12076467B2 |
Exhaled air purification unit and system for indoor multi-person venues or environments
An air management system for a common indoor room or space that comprises a plurality of air outflow apertures or vents, a plurality of air curtains having at least a portion of the air curtains separated from one another, a plurality of separated air suction intakes, and an air sterilization and/or air cleaning mechanism. |
| US12076466B2 |
Air purifier using ultraviolet rays
An air purifier includes a case having an air inlet and an air outlet, a fan disposed adjacent the air inlet, a UV LED unit and a filter unit arranged over the fan along a flow path of air, and a fluid control structure disposed between the fan and the filter unit. |
| US12076465B2 |
Rotary separation apparatus and process of use
A rotary separation devise deploys a drum with mesh like opening on the cylindrical surfaces and a removable cover or cap for filling in an upright position and removal of product or spent matter in an inverted position. When the drum is loaded with material, and the cover closed, it is rotatable to a horizontal position, and disposed in an outer container. The drum is rotated in the horizontal position to initiate the separation process. The outer container may be formed by the mating engagement at a common rim of an upper and lower vessel that form the sealed container. |
| US12076463B2 |
Method of making an osteoconductive polymer article and an osteoconductive polymer article thus made
The disclosure relates to methods of making an osteoconductive polymer article for use as an orthopedic implant comprises steps of forming an article from a biocompatible, non-biodegradable polymer, the article comprising a non-flat surface with roughness Ra of at least 5 μm; providing a dispersion of bioactive ceramic particles of particle size at most 10 μm in a first solvent comprising a solvent for the polymer; coating at least the non-flat surface with the dispersion in at least one step; and rinsing the coated article with a second solvent being a non-solvent for the polymer to substantially remove the first solvent. |
| US12076462B2 |
Hydratable compositions comprising macroparticles and methods of making them
A uniformly hydrated composition is provided and methods of making the uniformly hydrated composition. The method comprises providing a plurality of lyophilized porous macroparticles in a chamber, the plurality of lyophilized porous macroparticles each having an average diameter from about 0.1 mm to about 10 mm and comprising ceramic material and polymer; and mixing each of the plurality of lyophilized porous macroparticles with a fluid in the chamber to uniformly hydrate each of the plurality of lyophilized porous macroparticles to form a uniformly hydrated composition. Hydratable compositions are also provided. |
| US12076458B2 |
Disinfection process sampling device
Various examples disclosed relate to a device for use in a disinfection process. The device can include, for example, a sampling assembly capable of a first position and a second position, wherein the sampling assembly is configured to be used inside a sterilization system. The sampling assembly can include a top portion, a bottom portion, at least one seal therebetween such that the top portion and the bottom portion form an airtight compartment when in the first position, a central pin running through the top portion and bottom portion, and an actuator configured to move the sampling assembly between the first position and the second position along the central pin during a portion of the disinfection process, such that the sampling assembly can collect a sample of atmosphere within the disinfection system. |
| US12076453B2 |
Portable UV sanitization device
A portable ultraviolet sanitization device is disclosed that includes a gripping portion, an ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation emitter portion, and a power source. The ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation emitter portion is disposed at a distal end of the gripping portion. The ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation emitter portion includes one or more ultraviolet light sources, such as light emitting diodes or excimer lamps. The power source is in electrical connection with the one or more ultraviolet light sources. The sanitization device is used to sanitize surfaces by eliminating viruses and other microorganisms. The sanitization device is particularly well-equipped to sanitize surfaces that are used intermittently, such as airplane cabins, restaurant seating areas, or similarly occupied spaces. |
| US12076449B2 |
Dry fog production and application methods and systems
A method of treating a biological surface. The method includes a first generator dispersing a first dryfog within a sealed chamber, then exhausting the first dry fog from the sealed chamber. Further the first generator or a second generator dispersing a second dry fog within the sealed chamber, then exhausting the second dry fog from the sealed chamber. |
| US12076448B2 |
Hemostatic devices
A hemostatic device for promoting the clotting of blood includes a gauze substrate, a clay material disposed on the gauze substrate, and also a polyol such as glycerol or the like disposed on the gauze substrate to bind the clay material. When the device is used to treat a bleeding wound, at least a portion of the clay material comes into contact with blood emanating from the wound to cause the clotting. A bandage that can be applied to a bleeding wound to promote the clotting of blood includes a flexible substrate and a gauze substrate mounted thereon. The gauze substrate includes a clay material and a polyol. A hemostatic sponge also includes a gauze substrate and a dispersion of hemostatic material and a polyol on a first surface of the substrate. |
| US12076446B2 |
Menstrual tampon
A menstrual tampon includes a sponge structure having a prewetted natural material, a special tampon form, and an outer fluid-impervious layer. The tampon also includes an applicator for easy insertion of a tampon, but can be used without an applicator, and a string or ring for convenient removal. |
| US12076445B2 |
Materials that shrink in one dimension and expand in another dimension
A substrate includes a double-network polymer system including a cross-linked, covalently-bonded polymer and a reversible, partially ionicly-bonded polymer, wherein the substrate has a moisture level less than or equal to 15 percent of the total weight of the substrate, and wherein the substrate includes a latent retractive force. A method for manufacturing a substrate includes producing a double-network hydrogel including a cross-linked, covalently-bonded polymer and a reversible, ionicly-bonded polymer; elongating by force the double-network hydrogel in at least one direction; dehydrating while still elongated the double-network hydrogel to form a substantially-dehydrated double-network polymer system; and releasing the force to produce the substrate. |
| US12076444B2 |
Methods and systems for depositing active ingredients on substrates
Systems and methods for delivering active ingredients, such as pharmaceutically active ingredients, to substrates are described herein. The active ingredients are delivered as fluids to a fluid-dispensing device for the creation of one or more drops for deposition onto substrates such as for the creation of microdoses. The invention further includes microdoses made by such processes. |
| US12076443B2 |
Preparation method of nanozyme composite-based hybrid hydrogel eye drop
A preparation method of a nanozyme composite-based hybrid hydrogel eye drop includes synthesizing a tannin-coordinated silver/cobalt composite nanoparticle through a coordination reaction of cobalt chloride hexahydrate with ammonia water and an oxidation-reduction reaction of silver nitrate with tannin; and mixing the silver/cobalt composite nanoparticle with an acrylate-modified gelatin, conducting an ultrasonic treatment to allow complete dissolution, and irradiating a resulting mixture under ultraviolet (UV) light to obtain the nanozyme composite-based hybrid hydrogel eye drop. The preparation method of the present disclosure has simple operations and a short preparation time. The eye drop prepared by the preparation method shows a broad-spectrum bactericidal effect against a variety of bacteria and fungi, and has prominent preventive and therapeutic effects for bacterial and drug-resistant bacterial corneal infections. |
| US12076440B2 |
Powder blend processability improvements through minimal amounts of synergistically selected surface coating agents
High (greater than 30%) and/or low (less than 10%) loaded multiple API powdered/nanoparticle were tabulated with increased flowability and physical properties. Properties include blend flowability and uniformity, bulk packing density, compactability, tensile strength, and dissolution. Blending is done through solventless dry mechanical coating of at least one minority API component defined as the API component with the least weight per volume surface coated with nano-sized powders in lesser amounts by wt % of the blend, and preferably less than 10% dry coated of the minority API. An excipient may be dry coated in the lesser amount wherein the excipient is a minority component. Both minority excipient and minority API may be dry coated. Using dry coating instead of dry granulation and/or wet granulation techniques in producing tablets saves manufacturing steps, costs, and produces higher quality tablets with surprisingly higher properties than expected for low flowability solid powdered ingredients. |
| US12076437B2 |
Proangiogenic protein cocktails delivered in custom biomaterials to revascularize ischemic tissue
The invention provides a highly versatile system to promote vascularization in ischemic tissue. The system is composed of a fully defined, customizable hydrogel loaded with a potent cocktail of proangiogenic growth factors. The hydrogel's mechanical, degradation, and factor release behavior can be tailored to the specifications of any given target tissue or ischemic disease state. The growth factor cocktail can be optimized for maximal vessel density or size to meet the perfusion specifications required by the tissue. The embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions of the system, with examples of preparation for both injectable and implantable delivery modes. |
| US12076436B2 |
Bacterial ferment of Lactobacillus species
A bacterial ferment obtained by a method including the following steps: (a) culturing Lactobacillus species in at least one growth medium for at least 24 hours; (b) separating the mixture via centrifugation; (c) adding lactic acid to the supernatant obtained from step b) in an amount sufficient to lower the pH value of the supernatant; (d) stabilizing the resulting mixture with the addition of at least one preservative and/or at least one multifunctional; and optionally (e) filtering the mixture to remove any final precipitation. |
| US12076435B2 |
Method for skin brightening using Chenopodium formosanum (Djulis) extract
A method for skin brightening using a Chenopodium formosanum (Djulis) extract. In particular, the Chenopodium formosanum (Djulis) extract is obtained with an aqueous solvent. |
| US12076434B2 |
Method of production of a plant cell extract of hydroxyproline rich glycoproteins including extensins
The method for producing a plant cell extract of hydroxyl rich glycoproteins (HRGP), including extensins, by extraction from plant cell walls (PCW), comprises subjecting a biomass of whole dedifferentiated plant cells to the following treatment: —Breaking the cells for producing a cell homogenate in which the intracellular molecules are solubilized; —Eliminating the solubilized intracellular molecules by washing the cell homogenate with water and diafiltering on a 0.2 μm filter; —Extracting the HRGP from the PCW by adding a salt thereby forming an HRGP enriched salted extract suspension; —Filtering the HRGP enriched salted extract suspension to discard the PCW debris and recover the desired enriched HRGP salted extract. Results on beautifying and on the general state of the skin and of its annexes can be observed with the use of the HRGP extracts according to the invention, in particular: on the texture moisturising capacity is improved; skin is better protected against external aggressions); on the mechanical properties (skin is denser, replumped, firmer, more toned and more elastic); and on the complexion (skin is brighter). |
| US12076432B2 |
Method of repairing oxidatively treated hair
A method of repairing oxidatively-treated hair, the methods comprising the sequential steps of: (i) soaking hair in an aqueous treatment composition, (ii) rinsing the hair of step (i); characterised in that the aqueous treatment composition comprises 0.1 to 6 wt % N-acetyl amino acid, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the N-acetyl amino acid is selected from the group consisting of N-acetyl glycine, N-acetyl alanine, N-acetyl proline, N-acetyl leucine, N-acetyl isoleucine, N-acetyl valine, N-acetyl tyrosine, N-acetyl phenylalanine, N-acetyl tryptophan, N-acetyl serine, N-acetyl glutamine, N-acetyl threonine, N-acetyl asparagine, N-acetyl methionine, N-acetyl lysine, N-acetyl histidine and mixtures thereof, gives damage repair benefits. |
| US12076429B2 |
Estolide composition for topical applications
The invention relates to an estolide ester composition with improved sensory properties for cosmetic or pharmaceutical topical applications. |
| US12076428B2 |
Liquid pearlescent composition
Disclosed are a liquid pearlescent composition (e.g., a liquid pearlescent concentration) that is free of a preservative, a personal product including the composition, and a method of use the same. |
| US12076418B2 |
Dually derivatized chitosan nanoparticles and methods of making and using the same for gene transfer in vivo
Provided herein is chitosan-derivative nanoparticle comprising chitosan functionalized with a cationic amino acid and a hydrophilic polyol; and methods of making and using same, e.g., for gene delivery in vivo. |
| US12076417B2 |
Plasma-derived nanoparticles
This application relates to nanoparticles, including nanoparticles derived from a plasma, and their use in the formation of conjugates. The nanoparticles can be stably conjugated to a wide variety of second species, forming conjugates which can be used, for example, in therapeutic, diagnostic and experimental methods. |
| US12076416B2 |
Gene editing nanocapsule and preparation method and use thereof
The present disclosure provides a gene editing nanocapsule and a preparation method and use thereof. The gene editing nanocapsule has a core-shell structure, wherein the inner core includes a Cas/sgRNA ribonucleoprotein complex, and the outer shell includes a polymer, the Cas/sgRNA ribonucleoprotein complex has a gene editing function, and the polymer acts as a carrier for the Cas/sgRNA ribonucleoprotein complex and protects it, because the polymer contains tumor microenvironment sensitive molecules, the nanocapsules can be efficiently released in tumor cells. Further, the surface of the outer shell can be modified with a targeting agent, so that the nanocapsule can specifically target tumor cells, which improves the endocytosis efficiency of the nanocapsule. The gene editing nanocapsule has good biocompatibility and biosafety, and is expected to become a safe and efficient gene therapy drug for tumors. |
| US12076409B2 |
Polymer-drug conjugates for combination anticancer therapy
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising two or more therapeutically active agents, such as two or more anticancer agents, conjugated to one or more biocompatible polymers, wherein the molar ratio of the agents and/or schedules of delivery provide a synergistic therapeutic effect, are described. Methods of making and using the pharmaceutical compositions are further described. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions contain topoisomerase I and topoisomerase II inhibitors conjugated to the same or different biocompatible polymers. The two or more anticancer agents are covalently coupled to the polymer(s), and thereby can be delivered to a tumor at a molar ratio which provides a synergistic effect. Optionally, the agents are coupled indirectly to the polymer(s) via a linker. |
| US12076407B2 |
Polymers with rigid spacing groups comprising biologically active compounds
Compounds useful as biologically active compounds are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer or salt thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, L, L1, L2, L3, L4, M, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds is also provided. |
| US12076400B2 |
Methods of using a bispecific antigen-binding construct targeting HER2 in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitors for the treatment of breast cancer
Described herein is a method of treating breast cancer comprising administering a bispecific antigen-binding construct targeting HER2 or a bispecific antigen-binding construct targeting HER2 linked to an auristatin analogue (ADC) in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor to a subject. |
| US12076399B2 |
Combination therapies for treating cancers
Provided are combination therapies and related compositions and methods for treating cancers, including epithelial tumors, which include a combination of at least two agents such as an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) 1/2 inhibitor; and a cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor. |
| US12076398B2 |
Anti-PD1 monoclonal antibody, pharmaceutical composition thereof and use thereof
An anti-PDl (programmed cell death 1) monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a pharmaceutical composition thereof and use thereof. The heavy chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody comprises CDRs (complementary determining region) of amino acid sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO:9-11; and/or the light chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody comprises CDRs of amino acid sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO: 12-14. The monoclonal antibody can bind to PDl specifically, relieve immunosuppression of PDl on an organism specifically and activate T lymphocytes. |
| US12076394B2 |
Cytosolic delivery of peptides using protein transduction domain mimics
The invention provides compositions and methods for cytosolic delivery of peptides and antigens as well as concomitant delivery of antigens and agonists via poly-norbornene-based protein transduction domain mimics. |
| US12076388B2 |
Modified norovirus VP1 proteins and VLPS comprising modified norovirus VP1 proteins
Nucleic acids encoding modified norovirus VP1 proteins, and virus-like particles (VLPs) containing one or more of the modified norovirus VP1 proteins, and compositions containing the nucleic acids, VP1 proteins, or the VLPs are provided. Methods for producing modified norovirus VP1 protein, and norovirus VLP, production in plants, portions of the plant or a plant cell, are also provided. |
| US12076387B2 |
Vaccines comprising mutant attenuated influenza viruses
The invention provides a vaccine comprising an effective amount of an isolated recombinant influenza virus comprising a mutant M gene segment that is mutated so that upon viral replication the mutant M gene expresses a functional M1 protein and a mutant M2 protein with a deletion of the cytoplasmic tail and either lacking a transmembrane domain or having a mutated transmembrane domain. |
| US12076383B2 |
Compositions and methods for inducing humoral and cellular immunities against tumors and cancer
Provided are methods for sensitizing gastrin-associated tumors and/or cancers in subjects to inducers of humoral and cellular immune responses. In some embodiments, the methods relate to administering compositions that have anti-gastrin antibodies, gastrin peptides, and/or nucleic acids that inhibit expression of gastrin gene products to subjects. Also provided are methods for preventing, reducing, and/or eliminating the formation of fibroses associated with tumors and/or cancers, and methods for treating gastrin-associated tumors and/or cancers that include administering to subjects in need thereof a first agent that provides and/or induces an anti-gastrin humoral or cellular immune response in the subject and a second agent that includes one or more stimulators of cellular immune responses against the tumors and/or cancers. |
| US12076379B2 |
A*03 restricted peptides for use in immunotherapy against cancers and related methods
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US12076378B2 |
Use of car and bite technology coupled with an SCFV from an antibody against human thymidine kinase 1 to specifically target tumors
Modified T-cells have paratopes against human TK1 epitopes, are made by producing monoclonal antibodies that are specific to TK1, creating chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) by fusion of the single-chain variable fragments (scFv) of the monoclonal antibodies to T-cell signalling domains, and transducing the CARs to the T-cells. |
| US12076372B2 |
Use of C-type natriuretic peptide variants to treat skeletal dysplasia
The present disclosure provides for use of variants of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), and novel pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising CNP variant peptides for the treatment of skeletal dysplasias, one or more symptoms of skeletal dysplasias, such as long bone growth or growth velocity, and other disorders having a skeletal dysplasia and/or CNP-associated symptom or component. |
| US12076368B2 |
Treatment of liver, biliary tract and pancreatic disorders
The present invention relates to methods for treatment or prevention of liver, biliary tract, and pancreatic disorders by administering one or more defensins. Included within the scope of the disclosure is also treatment of certain metabolic disorders. |
| US12076363B2 |
Peptide epoxyketone proteasome inhibitors in combination with PIM kinase inhibitors for treatment of cancers
This disclosure provides methods of treating a cancer in a patient using a peptide epoxyketone proteasome inhibitor in combination with a PIM kinase inhibitor. |
| US12076356B2 |
Composition comprising Molokhia extract as active ingredient for improving gut microbiome or for alleviating, preventing, or treating intestinal inflammation, leaky gut syndrome, obesity, or metabolic disease
The present invention relates to a prebiotic composition, a composition for improving gut microorganisms, a composition for improving gut health or gut function, a composition for alleviating, preventing, or treating inflammatory bowel disease or leaky gut syndrome, or a composition for alleviating, preventing, or treating obesity or metabolic disease, which each comprise a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient to induce the proliferation of beneficial intestinal bacteria and to improve, prevent, or treat gut heath or gut function. In addition, the composition comprising a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient can alleviate, prevent, or treat bowel disease or leaky gut syndrome. Moreover, the composition of the present invention comprises a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient that improves immunological activity as well as having anti-obesity activity, thereby not only treating obesity, but also alleviating, preventing, or treating obesity-induced metabolic diseases and as such, is very advantageous. |
| US12076355B2 |
Composition and method for treating cancer
Provided is a method for preventing or treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, including administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition including a fraction of polysaccharide isolated from Antrodia cinnamomea cultured in the presence of zinc sulfate and a carrier thereof, wherein the polysaccharide includes glucose and fucose. Also provided are a method for preparing the composition and a composition including the polysaccharide fraction obtained therefrom. |
| US12076349B1 |
Method for treating burns with brazilian green propolis
A method for treating or preventing nociceptive pain by administering an ethanol extract of Brazilian green propolis and compositions comprising this extract. |
| US12076348B2 |
Micronized placental compositions comprising a chelator
Provided herein are micronized placental compositions composed of micronized placental tissue component, such as amnion or chorion and/or filler bound to one or more chelating agents, which in turn are optionally bound, reversibly, to pharmacologically active metal ions. Further provided are methods of making and using the placental compositions. The compositions have numerous therapeutic applications. |
| US12076346B2 |
HLA-F-modified cells and methods
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for cell transplantation therapy based on forced expression of an exogenous HLA-F protein in donor cells to be transplanted into a subject. In some embodiments, the donor cells express an exogenous chimeric HLA-F protein comprising an extracellular region comprising an HLA-F alpha 1 domain, an HLA alpha 2 domain, an HLA-F alpha 3 domain, a linker and a β2m protein. |
| US12076344B2 |
T-Rapa cells as novel effector cell type for chimeric antigen receptor therapy
The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-Rapa cells and methods of making and using them. Specifically, methods of producing T-Rapa cells that can express chimeric antigen receptors is provided. |
| US12076335B2 |
Nucleic acids for inhibiting expression of TMPRSS6 and iron chelators
The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the TMPRSS6 gene expression or inhibits its expression in combination with one or more iron chelators and possibly other active agents, as well as therapeutic uses such as for the treatment of hemochromatosis, porphyria and blood disorders such as beta-thalassemia, sickle cell disease and transfusional iron overload or myelodysplastic syndrome, and infections and non-relapse related mortality associated with bone marrow transplantation. |
| US12076333B2 |
Lysophosphatidylcholine compositions
The present invention provides marine lysophosphatidylcholine compositions for use in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and functional foods, as well as methods for making marine lysophosphatidylcholine compositions. |
| US12076328B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of niclosamide
The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions of niclosamide that may be administered either orally or by inhalation. These compositions may allow the achievement of a therapeutically effective dose of niclosamide to the lungs or the gastrointestinal tract. These compositions may be used to treat one or more diseases or disorders such as a viral infection or cancer. |
| US12076322B2 |
Compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor
Compounds active on protein kinases are described, as well as methods of making and using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of protein kinases. |
| US12076319B2 |
Therapeutic regimens for treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Provided herein are methods for treating a subject with PNH comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of complement component C5 (C5) inhibitor, complement component C3 (C3) inhibitor, or complement factor B (CFB) inhibitor in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of small molecule complement factor D (CFD) inhibitor of Formula I or Formula II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US12076316B2 |
Levorphanol prodrugs and processes for making and using them
The presently described technology provides compositions of one or more of oxoacids, amino acids, polyethylene glycols, and/or vitamin compounds chemically conjugated to levorphanol ((−)-17-methylmorphinan-3-ol) to form novel prodrugs and compositions of levorphanol. |
| US12076313B2 |
Antiviral therapy with imiquimod and cocrystals thereof
The invention relates to a method of inhibiting viral replication by topically administering imiquimod, {1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine} or by administering imiquimod cocrystals (made with ferulic, acetic, tartaric, citric or coumaric acid). Another aspect of the invention is a method of preventing or reducing the severity of an infection by topically administering by imiquimod, or one of these cocrystals. Another aspect is administering imiquimod or one of these cocrystals in a nasal spray. |
| US12076307B2 |
Compositions for prevention or treatment of acute radiation syndrome and other radiation exposure
In one aspect, use of 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetylglycerol (PLAG) for treating or preventing acute radiation syndrome is provided. |
| US12076306B2 |
Prodrugs of fumarates and their use in treating various diseases
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US12076305B2 |
Compositions comprising a conjugate of quinic acid with caffeic acid, cosmetic and therapeutic uses
Use of a composition for the for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disorders and diseases involving cell, tissue or organ senescence, or for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disorders and diseases involving cell, tissue or organ stress caused by an inflammatory process, the composition comprising a conjugate of quinic acid with at least one molecule of caffeic acid, or a derivative, isomer or salt thereof. |
| US12076296B2 |
Glass containers for storing pharmaceutical compositions
Disclosed herein are glass pharmaceutical vials having sidewalls of reduced thickness. In embodiments, the glass pharmaceutical vial may include a glass body comprising a sidewall enclosing an interior volume. An outer diameter D of the glass body is equal to a diameter d1 of a glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1, wherein X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1. However, the sidewall of the glass pharmaceutical vial comprises an average wall thickness Ti that is less than or equal to 0.85*s1, wherein s1 is a wall thickness of the glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1 and X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1. |
| US12076295B2 |
Trunk and leg compression garment systems
Compression garment systems may include a trunk garment and a leg garment to be positioned about a trunk and leg of a body to provide compression therapy thereto. The trunk garment and the garment may include a plurality of controllable pressure applying regions to move lymph from the leg and trunk. |
| US12076291B2 |
Remote actuation configuration for powered orthotic devices
An actuator system for an orthotic device includes an actuator assembly and a driven joint member connected remotely from the actuator assembly by flexible cabling to permit flexibility in positioning the driven joint member relative to the actuator assembly. The actuator system includes an actuator assembly having a motor and a first portion of a transmission assembly that provides a speed reduction of a motor speed to an output speed. The driven joint member has an output portion of the transmission assembly and a connector component for connecting the driven joint member to a brace component of the orthotic device. The driven joint member including the output portion of the transmission assembly is connected remotely from the actuator assembly by flexible cabling that runs between the actuator assembly and the driven joint component, to permit flexibility in positioning the driven joint member relative to the actuator assembly. |
| US12076289B2 |
Hip exoskeleton
An exoskeleton wearable on a body of a human having two legs, the exoskeleton comprising a first HAA joint and a second HAA joint to assist the human with leg abduction and adduction movements that are parallel to a frontal plane, each of the first and the second HAA joints having an actuator, each actuator including a motor and a clutch. The exoskeleton further comprises a sensor system for measuring a combined center of mass of the human and the exoskeleton in the frontal plane and a step width of the human in the frontal plane. The exoskeleton further comprises a controller that outputs adjustment angles for each of the first and the second HAA joints based on the center of mass and the step width. The first and the second HAA joints are respectively rotated based on the respective output adjustment angles. |
| US12076284B2 |
Mobility vehicle
A mobility vehicle may comprise a frame, a first pivot arm, a second pivot arm, and a suspension assembly. The first pivot arm may be coupled to the frame and coupled to a drive wheel. The second pivot arm may be coupled to the frame and coupled to a ground engaging caster wheel. The suspension assembly may be coupled to the frame. The suspension assembly may include a first spring assembly and a second spring assembly. The first spring assembly may be disposed about a first spring axis and coupled to the first pivot arm. The second spring assembly may be disposed about a second spring axis and coupled to the second pivot arm. The first spring axis and the second spring axis may be disposed relative to each other at an angle of no greater than about 150° when the mobility vehicle is operating on horizontal ground. |
| US12076283B2 |
Small electric vehicle
A small electric vehicle includes: left and right motors connected so as to respectively transmit power to left and right driving wheels; left and right rotation speed sensors; an inclination sensor; a joystick-type operation element; and a control unit, wherein it is configured to calculate target rotation speeds of the left and right motors, based on a target vehicle speed provided by an inclination angle in consideration of the pitch angle and the roll angle detected through the inclination sensor and by an operation position of the operation element, and on a target vehicle angular velocity provided by the inclination angle, by the operation position of the operation element and by the actual speed of the vehicle, and control the left and right motors such that actual rotation speeds of the left and right motors follow the respective target rotation speeds. |
| US12076281B2 |
Modular multi-articulated patient support system
A surgical table for supporting a patient during a surgical procedure and including a patient support structure, a first support structure, and a second support structure. The patient support structure is configured to support the patient during the surgical procedure and may be operably coupled at a first end to the first support structure and at a second end to the second support structure. The first support structure includes a first column and a first displacement apparatus operably coupling the first column to the first end of the patient support structure. |
| US12076280B2 |
Automated systems for powered cots
A cot can include a support frame that extends between a front end and a back end. A front leg and a back leg can be slidingly coupled to the support frame. A front actuator can be coupled to the front leg and slide the front leg to retract and extend the front leg. A back actuator can be coupled to the back leg and slide the back leg to retract and extend the front leg. One or more processors can execute machine readable instructions to receive signals from one or more sensors indicative of the front end of the cot and the front leg. The one or more processors can actuate the back actuator to extend the back leg to raise the back end of the cot, when the front end of the cot is supported by a surface and the front leg is retracted a predetermined amount. |
| US12076279B2 |
Ultrasonic object detection
A device for ultrasonic object detection, having at least two independent transducers that are able to emit at least two ultrasonic signals respectively in order to produce reflected ultrasonic signals in return, and able to receive the reflected ultrasonic signals, wherein it has an electronic processing unit configured so as to convert the received reflected ultrasonic signals into respective spectrograms, in an audible frequency band, and form respective audible temporal signals through an inverse Fourier transform of the spectrograms. |
| US12076277B2 |
Photocoagulation apparatus, control method of photocoagulation apparatus, and recording medium
A photocoagulation apparatus of some embodiment examples is configured to apply both treatment light for subthreshold coagulation and an OCT scan to a retina via a probe inserted in an eye. Upon receiving a user's instruction, the apparatus applies the treatment light to the retina, and applies an OCT scan to the retina at least after the treatment light application. The apparatus compares the first OCT image constructed from OCT data of the retina acquired prior to the treatment light application and the second OCT image constructed from OCT data of the retina acquired after the treatment light application, thereby acquiring change information that represents a tissue change in the retina caused by the treatment light. The apparatus displays a change image based on the change information together with a retinal image. |
| US12076275B2 |
Device and method for producing control data for the surgical correction of the defective eye vision
A device for producing control data for a laser device for the surgical correction of defective vision. The device produces the control data such that the laser emits the laser radiation such that a volume in the cornea is isolated. The device calculates a radius of curvature RCV* to determine the control data, the cornea reduced by the volume having the radius of curvature RCV* and the radius of curvature being site-specific and satisfying the following equation: RCV*(r,φ)=1/((1/RCV(r,φ))+BCOR(r,φ)/(nc−1))+F, wherein RCV(r,φ) is the local radius of curvature of the cornea before the volume is removed, nc is the refractive index of the material of the cornea, F is a coefficient, and BCOR(r,φ) is the local change in refractive force required for the desired correction of defective vision in a plane lying in the vertex of the cornea, and at least two radii r1 and r2 satisfy the equation BCOR(r=r1,φ)≠BCOR(r=r2,φ). |
| US12076272B2 |
Conjunctival cover and methods therefor
A conjunctival cover including an annular generally curved shell having a conjunctival portion structured to conform to and overly at least part of the conjunctiva of an eye. The annular generally partially spherical shell defines a generally central opening. The central opening is sized to leave a cornea of the eye substantially or partially uncovered when the conjunctival cover is applied to the eye. |
| US12076271B2 |
Medical devices for generating heat and methods of treatment using the same
A device for a medical or cosmetic treatment based on heat is provided. The device includes an impermeable backing layer and an adhesive layer in contact with the backing layer. The device also includes an alkali metal selected from a single, free alkali metal and an alloy alkali metals, the alkali metal in contact with at least a portion of the adhesive layer to define a treatment region. The device also includes a release liner in contact with the adhesive layer and the treatment region. A heat delivery system or kit including the device and a method for its use are also provided. |
| US12076265B2 |
Adjustable convex ostomy device
Certain embodiments of the present application relate to an adjustable ostomy wafer system including an ostomy wafer and an insert ring. The ostomy wafer includes an adjustable layer with an effluent opening through which effluent flows, and the adjustable layer has a body-facing side and a non-body-facing side. The insert ring is capable of providing or increasing convexity of the adjustable layer when the insert ring is pressed against the non-body-facing side of the adjustable layer. |
| US12076262B2 |
Versatile orthopedic device
A versatile orthopedic device is arranged to convert between ligament and osteoarthritis treatment, and to accommodate a variety of leg anatomies. The orthopedic device is preferably configured as a double-upright brace indicating struts, frame component sections and associated hinges preferably intended to be along both medial and lateral sides of a wearer's leg. A strap kit with an unloading strap system may be added to the orthopedic device for conversion into an orthopedic device for osteoarthritis relief. |
| US12076257B2 |
Delivery systems for stents having protruding features
Delivery systems for expandable elements, such as stents or scaffolds having spikes, flails, or other protruding features for delivering drugs and/or penetrating target tissue within a human patient and associated methods for using such systems. The delivery systems can be configured to deliver and position expandable structures within a body lumen (e.g., vessel). In addition, these delivery systems can also be configured to deploy and expand the expandable structures in the body lumen. The delivery systems can further be configured to engage with the expanded structure and collapse the structure for removal from the body lumen. The delivery systems can be configured to deliver another expandable structure or the same expandable structure to another body lumen, or the same body lumen, in a single procedure or during a plurality of procedures. |
| US12076255B2 |
Intravascular implants
A radially expandable, tubular stent, includes a first section having a first crush resistance force and a second section have a second crush resistance force, wherein the first crush resistance force is less than the second crush resistance force. The first section is connected to the second section to form a tube, connection of the first and second sections extending in an axial direction of the tube. |
| US12076254B2 |
Expanding devices for endoluminal interventions
A dual-flange stent can have a therapeutic effect that can bring about a marked increase in patency. The dual flanges of the stent can comprise a first discrete flange component and a second discrete flange component. One or both flange components can include a magnetic element. The stent can further comprise a shaft connecting the flange components. At least one of the flanges can transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, where the first configuration is compact and the second configuration provides a large tissue-compressing surface. In one instance, the transition to the configuration with a large tissue-compressing surface can include filling a balloon with saline or another fluid. The first flange and the second flange may be drawn together to compress interposed tissue of the stricture. |
| US12076250B2 |
Expanding intervertebral implants
A spacer separates bones of a joint using a driver tool having a threaded shaft. The spacer has a superior endplate with inferior facing ramps, and an inferior endplate with superior facing ramps. Two bearings are positioned between the endplates, each bearing has superior facing ramps which mate with the inferior facing ramps of the superior endplate, and inferior facing ramps which mate with the superior facing ramps of the inferior endplate. One bearing has a threaded aperture, and the other a thrust surface. A threaded shaft is threaded into the threaded aperture to push against the thrust surface to drive the bearings apart. As the bearings move apart, the mated ramps slide against each other to drive the superior and inferior endplates apart. |
| US12076246B2 |
Orthopedic PAEK-on-polymer bearings
An orthopedic prosthetic joint comprising a joint couple having a first bearing surface made of a poly aryl ether ketone (PAEK) and a second joint component having a second bearing made of a polymer that is softer than the PAEK such as UHMWPE the first and second bearing surfaces in sliding engagement with one another. |
| US12076244B1 |
Implantable cranial closure device and system with a sonic window and access port
A sonic window implant having a border forming a ledge for attachment to the cranium. A sonic window, formed within the border, has a top exterior surface and a bottom interior surface. The top exterior surface and the bottom interior surface are parallel and curved. The implant is made of polyether ether ketone and is highly polished to allow transmission of ultrasound while the ledge is reflective of ultrasound for visualization of the border. Sutures in the sonic window tent the dura mater to the bottom interior surface. The sonic window has an access port for injection of therapeutics and application of instruments. The implant allows the use of ultrasound for imaging, diagnosis, and intraoperative treatment of the brain and allows ultrasound to be combined with pre-operative imaging from CT, MRI, PET, MEG, or EEG. |
| US12076242B2 |
Biological chord repair system and methods
An embodiment includes a chordal replacement system comprising: a pledget coupled to a first suture length and at least one of a first needle and a first ferrule; a second suture length coupled to the pledget and at least a second needle; and a third suture length coupled to the pledget and at least a third needle; wherein the second and third suture lengths are not monolithic with each other and do not constitute a single suture. Other embodiments are described herein. |
| US12076239B2 |
Valve assembly method for crimp profile
A method of assembling a prosthetic heart valve includes providing a collapsible and expandable stent having an annulus section and an aortic section. The annulus section has a first diameter in a relaxed condition and a second diameter less than the first diameter in a collapsed condition. A constraint is applied to the stent to constrain the annulus section to a predetermined diameter between the first and second diameters. Applying a cuff and/or a plurality of leaflets to the stent in the constrained condition enables less material to be used. The resultant prosthetic valve is therefore able to be collapsed to a smaller diameter for introduction into a patient. |
| US12076237B2 |
Sinus-engaging valve fixation member
A prosthesis is provided for implantation at a native semilunar valve of a native valve complex, the native valve complex having three semilunar sinuses and three native commissures. The prosthesis includes a valve prosthesis support, which comprises a support structure comprising exactly three engagement arms that meet one another at three respective junctures. The engagement arms are shaped so as define three peak complexes at the three respective junctures, and three trough complexes, each of which is between two of the peak complexes. Upon implantation of the prosthesis, each of the engagement arms is at least partially disposed within a respective one of the semilunar sinuses, such that each of the peak complexes is disposed distal to and in rotational alignment with a respective one of the native commissures, and each of the trough complexes is disposed at least partially within the respective one of the semilunar sinuses. |
| US12076233B2 |
Device for implanting a prosthesis for a heart valve and assembly procedure
A device for implanting a heart prosthesis including a central body, a containment portion having one or more sub-components, and a release device for the central body capable of being inserted into a catheter. A device for assisting the connection operation between the central body and the sub-components of the containment portion includes an assembly of catheters, of which there are at least two catheters for each sub-component of the containment portion, the catheters being joined to each other over a portion thereof and having at least one free end for each catheter. |
| US12076231B2 |
Intraocular lens injector
There is provided an intraocular lens injector capable of smoothly performing an operation when an intraocular lens is injected, the intraocular lens injector, including: a hollow body 5 having a lens setting portion 11 on which an intraocular lens 4 is set; a plunger 9 that moves through an inside of the hollow body 5 in an axial direction of the hollow body 5; a pushing member 10 that pushes out the intraocular lens 4 from the lens setting portion 11 by moving together with the plunger 9, through the inside of the hollow body 5, and toward front part of the axial direction of the hollow body 5; a first flange 14a protruded from an outer circumferential surface of the hollow body 5; and a second flange 14b arranged on a rear end side with respect to the first flange and protruded from the outer circumferential surface of the hollow body 5; wherein the hollow body 5 is configured so that a shape on the A direction side toward a center of gravity of the hollow body 5 in which the first flange 14a is arranged from a center O of the hollow body 5, and a shape on the A′ direction side which is the opposite direction to the A direction, are non-symmetrical, when viewed from the axial direction, and the second flange 14b is configured to protrude toward at least the A′ direction, and the first flange 14a is configured not to protrude toward the A′ direction, or configured so that a protruding distance of the first flange 14a toward the A′ direction is smaller than a protruding distance Ha of the first flange toward the A direction and smaller than a protruding distance Hb of the second flange toward the A′ direction. |
| US12076227B2 |
External steerable fiber for use in endoluminal deployment of expandable devices
The present disclosure describes treatment of the vasculature of a patient with an expandable implant. The implant is constrained to a reduced delivery diameter for delivery within the vasculature by at least one sleeve. The implant can be constrained to other diameters, such as an intermediate diameter. The sleeves can be expanded, allowing for expansion of the diameter of the expandable implant, by disengaging a coupling member from the sleeve or sleeves from outside of the body of the patient. The expandable implant can comprise a steering line or lines which facilitate bending and steering of the expandable implant through the vasculature of a patient. |
| US12076226B2 |
Urological implant having extraction handle and/or arched members
Embodiments of a Urological implant include an implant with an elongated body having a longitudinal axis. Optionally longitudinal ribs symmetrically oppose each other and are connected to elongated body. The longitudinal ribs are optionally elastically shiftable between a collapsed state and an expanded state relative to the spinal longitudinal axis, in order to retract or/and support periurethral tissue. Optionally the system includes an implant extraction handle. The extraction handle is optionally positioned proximally to the elongated body and connected to the longitudinal rib and subject to a pulling force to facilitate and/or force approximation of the longitudinal supports to the longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, an implant body includes longitudinally spaced arched members, interconnected via arch ends sequentially along a length of a first and second longitudinal rib. Optionally the arched members are elastically bendable to facilitate elastic contractibility of the implant body under a transverse compressive force. |
| US12076225B2 |
Ureteral catheters, bladder catheters, systems, kits and methods for inducing negative pressure to increase renal function
Ureteral or bladder catheters and systems are provided, including (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion including an outer periphery or protective surface area which prevents mucosal tissue from occluding one or more protected drainage holes, ports, or perforations disposed within the outer periphery or protective surface area upon application of negative pressure through the catheter. |
| US12076222B2 |
Absorbent article with extensible ears
An absorbent article has a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; first and second opposing longitudinal side edges, a front waist region and a back waist region; and a first and second back ear extending outwardly from the first and longitudinal side edges in the back waist region, respectively. The first and second back ears have an engineering strain greater than about 8% at about or below 2N of force when measured according to the Back Ear Extension Test, and a roughness Ra lower than about 300 μm when measured according to the Roughness Test. |
| US12076215B2 |
Methods and devices to disrupt and contain pathogens
Provided herein are fabric materials and debridement devices comprising gel-forming hydrofibres for disrupting a biofilm, loosening, or sequestering unwanted materials from wounds, and uses thereof. In particular, debridement and detection devices for selective and atraumatic removal of unwanted tissues and for detection of a wound infection are provided. |
| US12076213B2 |
Multilayered primary contact wound dressing
The wound dressing described herein can be used as a contact layer dressing. The wound dressing can be positioned between a wound bed and a secondary dressing. The wound dressing can include a layered construction. Each of the layers can include a bioresorbable sponge enclosed within a collagen-based film. The wound dressing can include a plurality of fluid channels that enable fluid flow from the wound bed toward the environment-face side of the wound dressing. |
| US12076212B1 |
Internal sinus lifting drill set
A system and method is provided for performing internal maxillary sinus lift procedures where the system and method employs a set of sequentially deployed surgical drill bits to be used in conjunction with a dental implant surgical kit for performing internal maxillary sinus lift procedures in the dental implant surgical situations where the sub-antral bone height is not adequate to host an implant. |
| US12076207B2 |
Systems and methods for precision wing placement
The disclosed computer-implemented method for selecting locations of mandibular relocation features (MRFs) on oral appliances may include determining candidate locations for placing an MRF on a first oral appliance for a first stage of mandibular relocation (MR) treatment and determining candidate locations for placing an MRF on a second oral appliance for a second stage. The method may include selecting from the candidate locations for the first stage and the second stage based on decreasing a distance between the selected pair of candidate locations. The method may further include processing multiple MRFs in parallel. The method may also include increasing a number of initial candidate locations. Locations for intermediate stages may be selected based on interpolating between the first and second stages or based on decreasing a distance between the selected pair if the interpolation fails. The intermediate stages may be processed using a binary search or a linear search. |
| US12076206B2 |
Methods for aligner design using thickness maps
Methods for designing orthodontic appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a treatment plan for a patient's dentition and generating an aligner model representing an aligner configured to implement a treatment stage of the treatment plan. The aligner model can include a thickness map having a thickness parameter for each location of the aligner model. The method can include adjusting the thickness map by using the aligner model to evaluate an outcome when the aligner is applied to the patient's dentition, and iteratively reducing the value of each thickness parameter of the thickness map based on the evaluation until a resulting thickness is determined for each thickness parameter. The method can also include providing instructions to manufacture the aligner based on the aligner model with the resulting thickness for each thickness parameter of the thickness map. |
| US12076204B2 |
Method for generating a model of a dental arch
A method for generating a 3D digital, updated, model of a dental arch, including: Acquiring at least one updated image. Each updated image representing an active aligner attached, in an operating position, to a dental arch, or ‘image with aligner’, or representing the dental arch without an aligner, or ‘image of uncovered teeth’. Searching in an updated image, referred to as the ‘updated analysis image’, for representations of teeth that are non-compliant with the treatment scenario. If one or more non-compliant teeth are identified, determining, depending on the updated time, one of an intermediate models, or ‘active intermediate model’, then identifying one or more models of teeth representing the noncompliant tooth or teeth, respectively, in the active intermediate model. Deforming the active intermediate model until an updated model is obtained that is compatible with at least one of the updated images. |
| US12076201B2 |
Dental blank, dental partial prosthesis and method of manufacturing a dental partial prosthesis
A dental blank, having an upper surface and a lower surface, constructed of a flesh-coloured material and a tooth-coloured material. The flesh-coloured material and the tooth-coloured material are bonded together. The interface between the materials with elevations and depressions formed in or at the interface extends through an optionally curved plane, which plane is parallel to or oblique to at least part of the surfaces of the blank. |
| US12076200B2 |
Digital 3D models of dental arches with accurate arch width
A method of generating a virtual 3D model of a dental arch is provided. The method includes receiving intraoral scans of a dental arch, determining a first depth of a first intraoral 3D surface in a first intraoral scan, and determining a second depth of a second intraoral 3D surface in the first intraoral scan, and wherein there is a fixed distance between the first intraoral 3D surface and the second intraoral 3D surface in the first intraoral scan. The method further includes stitching together the intraoral scans and generating a virtual 3D model of the dental arch from the intraoral scans, wherein the fixed distance between the first intraoral 3D surface and the second intraoral 3D surface is included in the virtual 3D model. |
| US12076193B2 |
Integrated system for ultrasound imaging and therapy
Ultrasound imaging and therapy with the same array of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers is provided. The electronics includes a per-pixel switch for each transducer element. The switches provide an imaging mode driven completely by on-chip electronics and a therapy mode where off-chip pulsers provide relatively high voltages to the transducer elements. |
| US12076191B2 |
Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, method for displaying ultrasound image, and computer program product
Provided is a method for displaying an ultrasonic image, the method comprising: acquiring data by transmitting ultrasound pulses to a subject and receiving echo signals reflected from the subject; detecting microcalcified tissues in the subject by analyzing the acquired data; and displaying an image representing the detected microcalcified tissues. |
| US12076190B2 |
Systems and methods for guided ultrasound data acquisition
The invention provides a method for guiding the acquisition of ultrasound data. The method begins by obtaining ultrasound data from a plurality of data acquisition planes and performing spatial registration of the data acquisition planes. A number of vessels are then identified in each data acquisition plane. A location of a vessel bifurcation is then identified based on the spatial registration of the data acquisition planes and the number of vessels in each data acquisition plane. A guidance instruction is generated based on the location of the vessel bifurcation, wherein the guidance instruction is adapted to indicate a location to obtain further ultrasound data. |
| US12076189B2 |
Ultrasonic imaging devices, systems and methods
A hand-held ultrasound device, for placement on a subject, includes a semiconductor device and a housing to support the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements; a plurality of pulsers coupled to the plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements; a plurality of waveform generators configured to drive the plurality of pulsers; receive processing circuitry configured to process ultrasound signals received by the plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements; and a plurality of independently controllable registers configured to store a plurality of different parameters for the waveform generators. |
| US12076187B2 |
Ultrasonic endoscope and manufacturing method of ultrasonic endoscope
There is provided an ultrasonic endoscope, in which bending of a signal cable at a time of assembling a distal end portion is alleviated and the signal cable is prevented from being disconnected, and a manufacturing method thereof. An ultrasonic endoscope (1) includes a cable insertion hole (88), a storing portion (90) that is formed on a distal end side of the cable insertion hole (88), an ultrasonic transducer (50) that has an ultrasonic vibrator disposed in the storing portion (90), an elevator housing portion (62) that is open in a first direction, an elevator (60), and a distal end portion main body (36) that has a signal cable (86) connected to the ultrasonic vibrator, in which the storing portion (90) is disposed at a position offset in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction from a position where the cable insertion hole (88) is provided, the storing portion (90) has a cable introducing portion (92) that introduces the signal cable (86) into the cable insertion hole (88), and the cable introducing portion (92) has a guiding surface (94) in which a width of the storing portion (90) in the second direction gradually increases toward a proximal end side, and a manufacturing method thereof. |
| US12076184B2 |
Pullwire crown and crown sleeve for catheter assembly
An imaging catheter assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the imaging catheter assembly includes a flexible elongate member including a distal portion and a proximal portion; a crown element coupled to the distal portion, wherein the crown element includes an annular ring, a first post and, a second post, and wherein the first post and the second post extend from the annular ring; a first pullwire anchored to the annular ring at the first post and extending along the flexible elongate member from the crown element to the proximal portion of the flexible elongate member; a second pullwire anchored to the annular ring at the first post and extending along the flexible elongate member from the crown element to the proximal portion of the flexible elongate member; and an imaging component coupled to the distal portion. |
| US12076183B2 |
Image processing device and image display method
An image processing device includes a drive unit connected with an ultrasound element or an image sensor element, and an image processing unit that sequentially generates two-dimensional images of an organ, a blood vessel, or a medical instrument, based on information which is acquired by the ultrasound element or the image sensor element, and that generates a three-dimensional image based on the two-dimensional image. The image processing unit includes a storage unit that stores position correspondence information and/or image correspondence information, and a control unit that determines a position inside the three-dimensional image corresponding to a current position of the ultrasound element or the image sensor element, based on the position correspondence information or the image correspondence information, and that generates display information in real time, in which the determined position inside the three-dimensional image is identified and displayed inside the three-dimensional image. |
| US12076176B2 |
Dynamic image processing apparatus and storage medium
A dynamic image processing apparatus processes image data of a medical dynamic image that includes a plurality of frame images obtained from successively imaging a subject and that shows a dynamic state of the subject. The dynamic image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor enhances resolution of at least one or more of the plurality of frame images included in the medical dynamic image to a high resolution and generates a secondary medical image. The hardware processor executes a recording process in which a record is kept to show that the secondary medical image is generated secondarily from the existing medical dynamic image. |
| US12076169B2 |
Method and device for measuring biometric information in electronic device
Disclosed in various embodiments of the present invention are a method and a device for measuring a user's biometric information in an electronic device and providing information related to the biometric information. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises a sensor module, a camera module, a display device, and a processor, wherein the processor can be configured to: execute an application; acquire a user's first biometric information on the basis of the sensor module while the operation relating to the application is performed; estimate a user's health information at least one the basis of the first biometric information, and link the health information with the operation relating to the application so as to display same through the display device. Various embodiments are possible. |
| US12076166B2 |
Neural oscillation monitoring system
Embodiments of the present invention may provide automated techniques for signal analysis that may continuously provide up-to-date results that link EEG and behaviors that are important for daily activities. Such techniques may provide automation, objectivity, real-time monitoring and portability. In an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method for monitoring neural activity may comprise receiving data representing at least one signal representing neural activity of a test subject, pre-processing the received data by performing at least one of band-pass filtering, artifact removal, identifying common spatial patterns, and temporally segmentation, processing the pre-processed data by performing at least one of time domain processing, frequency domain processing, and time-frequency domain processing, generating a machine learning model using the processed data as a training dataset, and outputting a characterization of the neural activity based on the machine learning model. |
| US12076165B2 |
Accurate basket catheter tracking
In one embodiment, a system includes a catheter including an insertion tube and a first position sensor, a pusher including a second position sensor, and an expandable assembly including flexible strips disposed circumferentially around a distal portion of the pusher, with first ends of the strips connected to the distal end of the insertion tube and second ends of the strips connected to the distal portion of the pusher, the flexible strips bowing radially outward when the pusher is retracted, processing circuitry to receive a respective position signal from the first and second position sensors, compute location and orientation coordinates for the position sensors subject to a constraint that the position sensors are coaxial and have a same orientation, compute a distance between the computed location coordinates of the position sensors, and find position coordinates of the flexible strips responsively to at least the computed distance. |
| US12076163B2 |
Device configured to position a sensor at an Abreu brain thermal tunnel terminus
Devices, apparatuses, and systems configured to assist in the location of an ABTT terminus and then to measure the temperature of the ABTT terminus. |
| US12076161B2 |
Unobtrusive symptoms monitoring for allergic asthma patients
The invention relates to a system and a method for providing an exacerbation risk score for a respiratory disease of a patient. The system measures a heart signal and/or a blood circulation signal of a patient and detects cough events and sneeze events in the measurement data. The cough events and sneeze events are indicative for an onset of a contagion and/or an allergy, which can rapidly exacerbate a respiratory disease of the patient. Thus, the system is configured for providing unobtrusively an exacerbation risk score to the patient and/or to a physician. |
| US12076160B2 |
Alarms and alerts for medication delivery devices and systems
Systems, methods, and devices provide alarms and alerts in an on-body networked diabetes management system. Methods may include receiving glucose sensor data from a continuous glucose monitor and determining a dosage of insulin delivery based at least in part on the glucose sensor data. The method may include detecting an alarm or alert condition, and sending a wireless communication regarding the alarm or alert condition to a remote user-interface device. The method may include triggering an audible, visual, or haptic alarm or alert on the insulin delivery device unless an acknowledgement of the alarm or alert condition is received within a predetermined period of time. |
| US12076158B2 |
Intuitive display for rotator cuff tear diagnostics
Systems and methods for an intuitive display of one or more anatomical objects are provided. One or more 3D medical images of one or more anatomical objects of a patient are received. Correspondences between the one or more 3D medical images and points on a 2D map representing the one or more anatomical objects are determined. The 2D map is updated with patient information extracted from the one or more 3D medical images. The updated 2D map with the determined correspondences is output. |
| US12076155B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring physiological parameters during diathermy
Disclosed is a system for monitoring physiological parameters during a medical interventional procedure involving high intensity/energy radiofrequency electrical currents/voltages applied through a body of a subject, the system including an electrode-based sensor, configured to close an electrical conduction path passing through a body of a subject, and one or more non-electrode-based sensors, a plurality of electrical lines, a monitor, and a filter array including EMI filters mounted at specific locations and characterized by a frequency response curve having a magnitude of an attenuation in a first frequency range (typical of operating frequencies of high intensity/energy radiofrequency medical interventional equipment), which is greater than a magnitude of an attenuation in a second frequency range (typical of the sampling frequencies of the electrode-based sensor and the one or more non-electrode-based sensors), the system being thereby configured for suppressing noise induced by the medical interventional equipment. |
| US12076154B2 |
Method and apparatus for the assessment of electrophysiological signals
Apparatus for the assessment of electrophysiological signals obtained from a patient, the apparatus comprising: a housing; a support arch pivotally mounted to the housing, the support arch comprising a plurality of facial contact point supports for supporting contact points on the face of the patient relative to the support arch without supporting the chin of the patient; at least one display screen for presenting a stimulus to a single eye of the patient, the at least one display screen being movable relative to the support arch; and control electronics disposed within the housing for driving the at least one display screen and for amplifying electrophysiological signals obtained from the patient. |
| US12076150B2 |
System and method for planning a patient-specific cardiac procedure
A method of planning a patient-specific cardiac procedure according to an embodiment of the current invention includes receiving three-dimensional imaging data of a patient's heart, simulating at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical activity of at least a portion of the patient's heart using the three-dimensional imaging data, and planning the patient-specific cardiac procedure based on the simulating. The cardiac procedure is for providing a preselected alteration of at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical behavior of the patient's heart. |
| US12076144B2 |
Wearable system and method for monitoring intoxication
A system for transdermal alcohol sensing to be worn near a skin surface of a user, including: an alcohol sensor; a microporous membrane; a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor and the membrane, defining a volume between the alcohol sensor and a first membrane side, and fluidly isolating the volume from a second membrane side opposing the first membrane side; an electronics subsystem electrically coupled to the alcohol sensor, operable to power and receive signals from the alcohol sensor; and a fastener operable to position the second membrane side proximal the skin surface. |
| US12076142B2 |
Physiological monitoring system for measuring oxygen saturation
A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a housing having a back cover, and an optical mask on first portions of the back cover. The back cover includes a set of windows, with a first subset of windows in the set of windows being defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover, and a second subset of windows in the set of windows being inset in a set of openings in the back cover. An optical barrier surrounds each window in the second subset of windows. A set of light emitters is configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. A set of light detectors is configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. |
| US12076141B2 |
System and method for digitally calibrating a medical sensor
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for calibrating a medical device utilizing LED emission by characterizing the spectrum distribution of the LED emission and mapping such characterized spectrum distribution to calibration coefficients, e.g., gamma coefficients. |
| US12076140B2 |
Oximetry probe and method of operating the same, and oximetry sensor
An oximetry probe and an operating method thereof, and an oximetry sensor. The oximetry probe includes an oximetry sensor which includes a detection end and an output end, and an adapter. The detection end includes a photodetector and multiple light-emitting elements connected in series. The output end has multiple output ports. Adjacent output ports are electrically connected to two sides of the corresponding light-emitting element. The adapter has a first adapter end and a second adapter end between which multiple wires are provided. The first adapter end is electrically connected with an input end of the monitor. When the second adapter end is connected to the output end, the wires are electrically connected with the output ports to form closed circuit to enable the light-emitting element to emit light which is received by the photodetector to generate a signal involving blood oxygen saturation to be displayed on the monitor. |
| US12076137B2 |
Wired implantable monolithic integrated sensor circuit
There is provided a glucose sensor system comprising: a transmitter (2) for containing a battery (212), the transmitter being for placement on top of patient skin; a transcutaneous connector (3) comprising at least one conductive path; and an implantable monolithic integrated circuit (I) for placement beneath the patient skin, wherein the implantable monolithic integrated circuit comprises a potentiostat and an electrochemical sensing element; wherein the potentiostat is electrically coupled to the transmitter (2) via the transcutaneous connector (3), and the electrochemical sensing element is configured to sense glucose concentration and generate an electrical signal representative of the glucose concentration, and wherein the potentiostat is electrically connected to the electrochemical sensing element. |
| US12076136B2 |
Smart watch
Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring a user by calibrating one or more noninvasive sensors to track a user glucose level at one or more user physical activity conditions; generating a calibration based on the one or more user conditions; and in real time detecting a current user condition and applying the calibration to accurately estimate the user glucose or insulin level. |
| US12076133B1 |
Signature mitigation for uncooled thermal systems
Techniques for reducing a likelihood of detection of an imaging system by another imaging system are provided. For example, a mechanism may be used to interrupt an optical path between pulse biased thermal sensors and an aperture of the system when the pulsed biased thermal sensors are pulse biased. For example, emissions may be directed to a beam dump. Other techniques may include a mechanism for linearly moving the thermal sensor array or rotating a mirror. |
| US12076131B2 |
Catheter shape and position detection using flexible magnetic sensor
Methods, apparatus, and systems for medical procedures are disclosed herein for receiving an input of a plurality of measured coordinates of a respective plurality of position transducers of a probe inside a body of a subject, receiving a measured voltage measurement output by the probe, determining a cost function based on a model of known mechanical properties of the probe compared to the measured coordinates with respect to shapes that can be assumed by the probe in the body and further based on an expected voltage value compared to the measured voltage measurement, selecting a shape based on the cost function, generating corrected coordinates of the points along the probe based on the shape and displaying a representation of the probe using the corrected coordinates. |
| US12076125B2 |
System and method for blood pressure monitoring
The present disclosure relates to a device, method and system for calculating, estimating, or monitoring the blood pressure of a subject. At least one processor, when executing instructions, may perform one or more of the following operations. A first signal representing heart activity of the subject may be received. A second signal representing time-varying information on at least one pulse wave of the subject may be received. A first feature in the first signal may be identified. A second feature in the second signal may be identified. A pulse transit time based on a difference between the first feature and the second feature may be computed. The blood pressure of the subject may be calculated according to a first model based on the computed pulse transit time and a first set of calibration values, the first set of calibration values relating to the subject. |
| US12076123B2 |
Chest non-invasive blood pressure detecting probe based on pulse wave transit time and device thereof
A chest non-invasive blood pressure detecting probe based on pulse wave transit time and a device thereof are provided. The detecting probe is attached closely to the skin surface of the human chest, and includes a probe body and a patch, which are of split type. The patch is attached and mounted, in a male-female fastener form, on the probe body for use, so that when the patch needs to be replaced, the patch is directly removed and replaced with a new patch, which is convenient for use. The detecting probe is portable and used for continuous dynamic real-time acquiring of the human aortic blood pressure, which is free from the constraints of lead wires, small and comfortable, and high in measuring precision. |
| US12076122B2 |
Pacing templates for performance optimization
A system or a method for providing pacing guidance to an individual for a particular activity based on a physiological strain index (PSI) or an adaptive physiological strain index (aPSI). The system in at least one embodiment includes a heart rate monitor, a memory storing multiple pacing templates, a clock, an activity completion module, an output device, and a processor configured to perform multiple steps resulting in outputting pacing information to the individual. The pacing information selected in at least one embodiment is based on the individual's heart rate that provides in part a PSI or aPSI, the elapsed time for the activity, and the amount of progress through the activity. |
| US12076119B2 |
Bootstrapping a simulation-based electromagnetic output of a different anatomy
Systems are provided for generating data representing electromagnetic states of a heart for medical, scientific, research, and/or engineering purposes. The systems generate the data based on source configurations such as dimensions of, and scar or fibrosis or pro-arrhythmic substrate location within, a heart and a computational model of the electromagnetic output of the heart. The systems may dynamically generate the source configurations to provide representative source configurations that may be found in a population. For each source configuration of the electromagnetic source, the systems run a simulation of the functioning of the heart to generate modeled electromagnetic output (e.g., an electromagnetic mesh for each simulation step with a voltage at each point of the electromagnetic mesh) for that source configuration. The systems may generate a cardiogram for each source configuration from the modeled electromagnetic output of that source configuration for use in predicting the source location of an arrhythmia. |
| US12076116B2 |
Sensor for tissue measurements
The present invention relates to a sensor for non-invasive optoacoustic measurements of biomechanical and/or morphological features of skin and/or other tissue. |
| US12076114B2 |
Intraoral scanning and dental condition identification
An intraoral scanner generates 2D images of a dental site and 3D intraoral scans of the dental site. The computing device receives the 2D images of the dental site and the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site from the intraoral scanner, generates a 3D model of the dental site based on the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, and processes at least one of a) one or more of the 2D images of the dental site, b) one or more of the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, or c) data from the 3D model of the dental site to identify one or more intraoral areas of interest (AOIs) at the dental site. The computing device determines a dental condition associated with the one or more intraoral AOIs, and determines a manner for scanning the one or more intraoral AOIs. |
| US12076103B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptive input mapping
A medical instrument system includes a control system and an operator input device coupled to an instrument including a sensor. The control system includes a processor and memory comprising instructions that cause the control system to: determine a distance between a distal tip of the instrument and an anatomical area based on sensor data; determine a motion scaling parameter based on the distance; receive an input instruction from the operator input device; map the input instruction to an output instruction including applying the motion scaling parameter to the input instruction to create the output instruction; instruct an actuator to move the instrument based on the output instruction; determine a second distance between the distal tip and the anatomical area based on the sensor data; determine a second motion scaling parameter based on the second distance; and stop movement of the instrument based on the second motion scaling parameter. |
| US12076101B2 |
Assignment of auxiliary input devices for a robotic surgical system
A robotic surgical system in which the system applies a scaling factor between user input from a user input device and corresponding movements of the robotic manipulator. Scaling factors may be applied or adjusted based on detected conditions such as the type of instrument being manipulated, detected distance between multiple instruments being manipulated, user biometric parameters. |
| US12076099B2 |
Projection operator for inverse kinematics of a surgical robot for low degree of freedom tools
For teleoperation of a surgical robotic system, the control of the surgical robotic system accounts for a limited degree of freedom of a tool in a surgical robotic system. A projection from the greater DOF of the user input commands to the lesser DOF of the tool is included within or as part of the inverse kinematics. The projection identifies feasible motion in the end-effector domain. This projection allows for a general solution that works for tools having different degrees of freedom and will converge on a solution. |
| US12076096B2 |
Method for determining the position of a rotatable jaw of a surgical instrument attachment assembly
A method for determining the position of a rotatable jaw of an attachment relative to a non-rotatable jaw is disclosed. The method comprises assembling the attachment to a surgical robot, rotating a first rotatable driver of the robot to align the first driver with a first rotatable drive of the attachment, and rotating a second rotatable driver of the robot to align the second driver with a second rotatable drive of the attachment. The method further comprises evaluating the amount of rotation required to align the first driver with the first drive and the amount of rotation required to align the second driver with the second drive, calculating a difference between the amount of rotation of the first driver and the amount of the rotation of the second driver, and determining the position of the rotatable jaw relative to the non-rotatable jaw based on the calculated difference. |
| US12076094B2 |
Fluoroscopic robotic prosthetic implant system and methods
Techniques for robotically guiding a cup-shaped implant or instrument are provided. In an example, the technique can include a combination of the following operations. Acquiring a calibration image including a cup-shaped element in a first orientation. Identifying a first elliptical outline of the cup-shaped element. Acquiring a navigation image including the cup-shaped element in a second orientation. Identifying a second elliptical outline of the cup-shaped element. Aligning a coordinate system of a robotic system to a patient, and positioning an implant or instrument based on a pre-operative plan within the coordinate system. |
| US12076092B2 |
Single-port surgical procedure using image guided articulated robot
A robotic surgical system employing a treatment catheter (30) (e.g., a thermoablation catheter or a cyroablation catheter), and an articulated robot (40) including a plurality of linkages and one or more joints interconnecting the linkages for navigating the treatment catheter (30) within an anatomical region. The robotic surgical system further employs a robot controller (41) for controlling a navigation by the articulated robot (40) of the treatment catheter (30) along a intraoperative treatment path within the anatomical region relative to the anatomical structure derived from a planned treatment path within the anatomical region relative to the anatomical structure based on a registration between the articulated robot (40) and a preoperative image (21a) illustrative of the planned treatment path within the anatomical region relative to the anatomical structure. |
| US12076089B2 |
Denervation therapy
Example systems and techniques for denervation, for example, renal denervation. In some examples, a processor determines one or more tissue characteristics of tissue proximate a target nerve and a blood vessel. The processor may generate, based on the one or more tissue characteristics, an estimated volume of influence of denervation therapy delivered by a therapy delivery device disposed within the blood vessel. The processor may generate a graphical user interface including a graphical representation of the tissue proximate the target nerve and the blood vessel and a graphical representation of the estimated volume of influence. |
| US12076088B2 |
Virtual reality-based portable nystagmography device and diagnostic test method using same
There is provided a VR-based portable nystagmus test apparatus that provides both a three-dimensional stereoscopic image and a voice to a subject such that efficiency and accuracy of a follow-up examination can be enhanced. The VR-based portable nystagmus test apparatus can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of an examination by inducing the subject to make a correct motion, during the examination on the subject who wears the VR-based portable nystagmus test apparatus. |
| US12076083B2 |
Automated slit lamp system and method of examining an eye using same
There is described an automated slit lamp system for imaging an eye of a patient. The automated slit lamp system generally has: an illuminator emitting an illumination beam towards the eye of the patient during examination, the illuminator being operable to illuminate the eye of the patient in different illumination patterns; a controller communicatively coupled to the illuminator, the controller controlling the illuminator to automatically illuminate the eye of the patient with a sequence of illumination patterns comprising at least a first illumination pattern and a second illumination pattern being different from the first illumination pattern, the first and second illumination patterns being selected from a group comprising: diffuse illumination, direct focal illumination, tangential illumination, retroillumination, indirect illumination and sclerotic scatter illumination; and a camera generating images of the eye during both the first and second illumination patterns. |
| US12076082B2 |
Devices for treating calcified heart valves
A balloon device for treating a calcified structure of a body tissue, including an elongated body extending between a proximal end and a distal end and having at least one lumen extending along at least a portion thereof and defining a fluid path, and at least one inflatable balloon secured to the elongated body and fluidly connected to the at least one lumen, with the at least one lumen being fluidly connectable to a fluid source for selectively inflating and deflating the at least one inflatable balloon, and with the at least one inflatable balloon, when being inflated, is positioned in close proximity to the calcified structure and vibrating, mechanical vibrations of the at least one inflatable balloon causes destructuration of the calcified structure. |
| US12076081B2 |
Systems and methods for optical interrogation of ablation lesions
In some embodiments, a system for optical tissue interrogation comprises a catheter having a plurality of electrodes disposed in an array at a distal end of the catheter, the plurality of electrodes being configured to deliver ablation energy to tissue; and one or more optical fibers extending through the catheter to deliver light from a light source to the tissue and to deliver optical information comprising nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen (NADH) fluorescence from the tissue to a sensor, wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is associated with at least one of the one or more optical fibers. |
| US12076080B2 |
Compact laser scalpel and method for preferential ablation of tumor tissue
An apparatus and method of treatment of an animal using the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a scalpel, a laser included in the scalpel, and a visible light source included in the scalpel. The visible light source provides a visible targeting beam. The method of treatment includes activating a visible targeting beam in a laser scalpel. The visible targeting beam has an illumination intensity. The method further includes illuminating a tumor that includes cancerous cells and non-cancerous cells with the visible targeting beam, activating an invisible mid-infrared laser included in the scalpel to produce a laser spot at the tumor, and ablating the cancerous cells while leaving the non-cancerous cells substantially undamaged. |
| US12076071B2 |
Systems and methods for treating tissue with pulsed field ablation
Pulsed field ablation systems are disclosed, some of which may include an output pulse generation circuit and a high voltage pulse generation circuit electrically connected to the output pulse generation circuit. The high voltage pulse generation circuit may be configured to deliver a high voltage pulse set to the output pulse generation circuit. The output pulse generation circuit may be configured to generate an output pulse set at least in response to the high voltage pulse set. The output pulse set may be deliverable to a set of selectable electrodes and may be configured to cause pulsed field ablation of tissue. Each pulse in the output pulse set may have a rise time that is shorter than a rise time of at least one high voltage pulse in the high voltage pulse set. |
| US12076064B2 |
Metatarsal fixation device, system and method
A metatarsal fixation device is provided for fixation of osteotomy or fracture of a distal metatarsal metaphysis bone of the human foot and for fixation of an associated capsule to the metatarsal head. The device includes a metallic bone plate with a series of screw holes along an elongated portion of the plate and a combination of a singular screw hole and a resilient clamp on an end of the elongated portion. The resilient clamp has two arched resilient arms extending laterally outward from an end of the elongated portion. Each arm has a plurality of spikes on an inner surface thereof providing points of contact that compress and attach a metatarsal phalangeal joint capsule portion to the medial and/or lateral aspect of the metatarsal head, thereby facilitating realignment of the metatarsophalangeal joint and respective digit. The resilient arms are biased to grasp lateral sides of a metatarsal head and any associated capsule portion. |
| US12076062B2 |
Modular intramedullary fixation devices
The modular intramedullary fixation device is a multi-piece bone fixation device for insertion into the medullary cavity of a bone. In one embodiment, the modular intramedullary fixation device is formed from a plurality of substantially Z-shaped modular elements, which are assembled together to a desired length and width. In additional embodiments, the modular intramedullary fixation device includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a connector for connecting the two portions to each other. The connector may be provided in a wide variety of configurations, including an adjustable connector for adjusting the length of the modular intramedullary fixation device. Each of the proximal and distal portions may further have an adjustable length. |
| US12076060B2 |
Derotation apparatus for treating spinal irregularities
Treatment of spinal irregularities, including, in one or more embodiments, derotation apparatus and systems that can be used to reduce the rotation of vertebral bodies. Derotation apparatus that may comprise a tube assembly comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve disposed over the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve may have a distal end for attachment to an implant. The tube assembly may further comprise a handle assembly. The tube assembly may further comprise a ball joint assembly disposed between the tube assembly and the handle assembly. The ball joint assembly may comprise a ball joint configured for attachment to a coupling rod. The ball joint assembly further may comprise a reducing extension below the ball joint, the reducing extension being sized to fit in a central bore of the inner sleeve. Orthopedic fixation devices comprising a ball joint are also disclosed. |
| US12076056B2 |
Bone anchor
An anchor assembly can be couplable to a bone and can include an anchor and a housing. The anchor can include a shank securable to bone and a head coupled to a proximal portion of the shank. The housing can include a proximal portion including an anchor bore and a distal portion including a secondary bore configured to engage the anchor to limit angulation of the anchor relative to the housing. |
| US12076055B2 |
Pivotal bone anchor assembly with favored-angle receiver having upper tool engagement grooves and break-off extensions
A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a receiver with an axial bore communicating with a bottom of the receiver through a lower opening, with the bottom of the receiver including an angled planar surface extending upward to define an expanded portion of the lower opening. The receiver further includes upright arms with opposed internal surfaces extending between front and back faces of the upright arms to define an open channel, side outer surfaces opposite the internal surfaces extending downward toward the bottom of the receiver, break-off extensions integrally formed with and extending upwardly from inner edge portions of top surfaces of the upright arms, and non-threaded tool engagement grooves extending horizontally and entirely across the side outer surfaces to the front and back faces of the upright arms, with each tool engagement groove being isolated from the axial bore and located below the top of the respective upright arm. |
| US12076050B2 |
Single level fusion systems and methods of assembly and use
The present invention discloses single level fusion systems and methods of use. The single level fusion systems include a first fastener, a second fastener, and a connector to secure the first fastener to the second fastener. The method of assembling a single level fusion system including obtaining a first fastener, a second fastener, and a connector, securing the first fastener to the connector, and securing the second fastener to the connector. Methods of using the single level fusion systems are also disclosed. |
| US12076044B2 |
Imaging cannula with a hinged tip
A surgical cannula includes a camera disposed at the distal end to permit visualization of tissue. A hinge pivotably couples the camera to the cannula and permits the camera to pivot from a first position at the distal end of the cannula to a second position different than the first position at the distal end of the cannula. Some implementations include a pointed distal tip that carries the camera. Some implementations include two cameras posed back to back. |
| US12076042B2 |
Abrasive elements for rotational atherectomy systems
A method of ablating a lesion in a vessel includes advancing a guidewire through the vessel; advancing a sheath over the guidewire, the sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough; advancing a flexible driveshaft over the guidewire and through the sheath, the driveshaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an abrasive element attached thereto, the abrasive element having a first diameter; advancing the abrasive element out of the distal end of the sheath; increasing the first diameter of the abrasive element by rotating the driveshaft; and ablating the lesion. |
| US12076041B2 |
Reciprocating rotary surgical cutting device and system for tissue resecting, and method for its use
An endoscopic tissue resecting system that includes a reciprocating rotary surgical instrument for cutting tissue that includes a planetary gear assembly to vary rotational speed. A method of cutting and detaching tissue includes positioning an outer member such that tissue is located within a window in the outer member, engaging the tissue with an inner member, and simultaneously rotating at an increased speed relative to a rotary driver and translating the inner member to cut the tissue. A tangential cutting force is applied to the tissue with the inner member to mechanically cut and detach the tissue. |
| US12076040B2 |
Minimally-invasive surgery equipment
A minimally invasive surgical device characterized by comprising: a manipulable handle (2) manipulated by a user inside a body cavity, a treatment part (3) that holds a specific swappable surgical instrument that is inserted into the body cavity and manipulated using the manipulable part, and a linking part (4), provided between the manipulable handle and the treatment part, for disposing the surgical instrument held by the treatment part in a desired orientation at a desired position within the body cavity. The linking part comprising: two or more connecting parts (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b) that are connected in series in the longitudinal direction of the linking part, and form a joint (7, 8) that enables rotation around the longitudinal axis or an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; and a linking part control mechanism that moves the two or more connecting parts toward or away from each other to open or constrict the angle of the joint around the longitudinal axis and/or the angle thereof around an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, thereby disposing the treatment part at the desired position and in the desired orientation within the body cavity. |
| US12076038B2 |
Rotary input for lever actuation
A medical device includes a lever with an applied force position, a load position, and a fulcrum position. A first cable extends from the applied force position of the lever to a first capstan, the first cable wrapping around the first capstan. A second cable extends from the applied force position of the lever to a second capstan, the second cable wrapping around the second capstan. A rod couples the load position of the lever and a surgical end effector. The first and second capstans may be fixed to an axle. The axle may receive a rotational input from a rotary actuator. A hand wheel may be coupled to the axle. There may be a spring between a support structure and the lever to bias the lever to rotate about the fulcrum position of the lever. |
| US12076037B2 |
Systems and methods to restore perfusion to a vessel
Methods and systems for using a clot retrieval device for treating a clot in a blood vessel for use in the treatment of ischemic stroke to achieve a clinically effective revascularization or perfusion rate for clots comprising a higher ratio of red blood cells to fibrin. |
| US12076035B2 |
Articulating retrieval devices
The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen. |
| US12076031B2 |
Threaded targeting instruments, systems and methods of use
Instruments, implants, bone plates, systems and methods for correcting bone deformities and fractures in the lower extremity are disclosed. Specifically, targeting instruments, implants, bone plates, systems and methods used for correcting bone deformities and/or fractures in the foot using compression are disclosed. |
| US12076030B2 |
System and method for load balancing in knee replacement procedures
The present disclosure relates to a system and method of knee ligament balancing for knee replacement procedures. The disclosure provides a system of components to implant to achieve ligament balancing. In addition, instruments and methods are provided to achieve the desired balance of the ligaments before final fixation. |
| US12076028B2 |
Surgical systems with twist-lock battery connection
A surgical system comprises a handpiece and a battery. The handpiece includes a body and a handpiece connector operatively coupled to the body, the handpiece connector including a first coupler. The battery includes a housing, a rechargeable cell for storing an electric charge, and a battery connector operatively coupled to the housing, the battery connector including a second coupler configured to rotatably engage the first coupler. The second coupler receives the first coupler along an axis at an initial radial position where relative axial movement between the battery and the handpiece is permitted and permits rotation of the battery relative to the handpiece from the initial radial position to a first secured radial position and a second secured radial position. Relative axial movement between the battery and the handpiece is constrained in the first secured radial position and in the second secured radial position. |
| US12076024B2 |
Rotatable blade guard for surgical saw
A surgical saw assembly that is adapted for cutting an anatomy. The surgical saw assembly includes a blade guard that supports a saw blade prevent deflection or skiving of the saw blade. The blade guard is rotatably moveable and has a front edge profile that interacts with a surface of the anatomy. The front edge profile has a geometry that is at least partially curved and/or follows a non-linear path of movement to provide a smooth interaction between the blade guard and the surface of the anatomy during rotational cuts that are not directly normal to the anatomical surface. |
| US12076023B2 |
Hemostatic clipping devices and methods
A tissue clipping apparatus, comprises a flexible, elongate member, a proximal end of which remains external to the body accessible to a user while a distal end of the flexible member is inserted into the body to a location adjacent to target tissue to be clipped and a control wire extending through the flexible member in combination with a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and a clip a proximal portion of which is received within the capsule. A joint releasably coupling the clip to the control wire, includes a yoke extending around a proximal end of the clip and a frangible link which fails when subject to a predetermined force to separate the clip from the control wire. |
| US12076020B2 |
Retrieval of material from corporeal lumens
Retrieval of material from vessel lumens can be improved by use of a distal element comprising an expandable mesh. a treatment device includes an elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion configured to be positioned within a blood vessel at a treatment site at or near a thrombus. A distal element comprising a plurality of woven filaments defining a shaft at a proximal portion and a body distal of the shaft is coupled to the distal portion of the elongated member via a connection assembly. In an expanded state, at least a portion of the distal element is configured to be in apposition with the blood vessel wall at the treatment site to anchor or stabilize the elongated member with respect to the blood vessel. The distal element can be electrically coupled to an extracorporeal current generator. |
| US12076014B2 |
Method of applying buttresses to surgically cut and stapled sites
A method of applying a buttress to a surgically cut and stapled site uses an end effector with a buttress applier cartridge assembly to load one or more buttress assemblies to the end effector. The buttress assemblies each include a buttress to support a staple formed therein as well an adhesive for adhering to the end effector. The adhesive of the buttress assemblies can include a pattern to assist in both attachment to the end effector and release from the end effector after cutting and stapling a tissue site. The buttress applier cartridge can include features that accommodate end effectors having various tip configurations, including straight tips and curved or bent tips. |
| US12076013B2 |
Surgical buttress attachment assemblies for surgical stapling apparatus
Surgical buttress attachment assemblies for surgical stapling apparatus include a staple cartridge and a surgical buttress releasably secured to the staple cartridge. The staple cartridge includes buttress attachment features, such as posts, covers, and/or slots, and the surgical buttress are configured to engage the buttress attachment features of the staple cartridge. |
| US12076011B2 |
Surgical stapler knife motion controls
A surgical instrument includes an end effector, a firing member movable distally from a home position to effect a first firing motion in the end effector, wherein the firing member is movable proximally toward the home position in a return motion, and a lockout pawl. The firing member has a cam slot, a protrusion, and a retaining pocket. The lockout pawl has a cam feature receivable in the cam slot during the return motion, wherein the cam slot is configured to guide the cam feature and move the lockout pawl toward a locking engagement with the protrusion to prevent a second firing motion of the firing member, and wherein the retaining pocket is configured to receive the cam feature to releasably secure the firing member to the lockout pawl when the firing member is in the home position. |
| US12076005B2 |
Video-based analysis of stapling events during a surgical procedure using machine learning
An analysis system trains a machine learning model to detect stapling events from a video of a surgical procedure. The machine learning model detects times when stapling events occur as well as one or more characteristics of each stapling event such as length of staples, clamping time, or other characteristics. The machine learning model is trained on videos of surgical procedures identifying when stapling events occurred through a learning process. The machine learning model may be applied to an input video to detect a sequence of stapler events. Stapler event sequences may furthermore be analyzed and/or aggregated to generate various analytical data relating to the surgical procedures for applications such as inventor management, performance evaluation, or predicting patient outcomes. |
| US12076004B2 |
Surgical stapler having motor control based on an electrical parameter related to a motor current
A surgical stapler. The surgical stapler includes a drive system, an electric motor, a battery and a control system. The electric motor is mechanically coupled to the drive system. The battery is electrically couplable to the electric motor. The control system is electrically connected to the electric motor and includes an H-bridge circuit, an electrically resistive element and an electrically inductive element. The H-bridge circuit includes a high side and a low side. The low side of the H-bridge circuit includes first and second switching devices. The electrically resistive element is electrically connected in series with the first switching device. The electrically inductive element is electrically connected to the electrically resistive element. The control system is configured to control a force applied to the drive system based on a current downstream of the electrically resistive element. |
| US12076000B2 |
System and method for securing tissue to bone
Methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A tissue capture anchor is described that comprises an anchor body and a spreader such that tissue may be captured or compressed between outside surfaces on the anchor and spreader and inside surfaces of a bone hole to secure the tissue within the hole. A bone anchor is described that comprises an anchor body with expandable tines and a spreader that expands the tines into bone. The spreader captures tissue via a suture loop at the distal end of the bone anchor. Also described is an inserter that can be used to insert the anchor into bone and move the spreader within the anchor to expand the anchor and capture the tissue between the anchor and the bone. Methods are described that allow use of single bone anchor to secure tissue to bone or also to use more than one bone anchor to provide multiple lengths of suture material to compress a large area of soft tissue against bone. |
| US12075999B2 |
Knotless tensionable fixation systems and surgical methods for repairing tissue defects
A knotless tensionable fixation system may be utilized for performing surgical methods for repairing tissue defects within a joint. An exemplary surgical method may include fixating a graft over top of the tissue defect with the knotless tensionable knotless fixation system. The knotless tensionable fixation system may include a plurality of knotless suture anchors, the graft, and a reinforcement construct. The reinforcement construct may establish a fixed segment of material over the graft after being secured in place by the plurality of knotless suture anchors. |
| US12075997B2 |
Non-invasive tissue retractor
A device for retracting or opening and closing a tissue wound employs two or more retractor arms that do not enter or penetrate into the wound or incision. The retractor arms engage the tissue on either side of the wound and apply outward or inward pressure on the tissue surface to open or close the wound. |
| US12075995B2 |
Sealant applicators having mixing and spraying assemblies with malleable sections and spray tips having reduced dimensions
A mixing and spraying assembly for a tissue sealant includes a mixing assembly, a spray tip assembly, and a malleable section having a proximal end connected with the mixing assembly and a distal end connected with the spray tip assembly for enabling the spray tip assembly to be angulated relative to the mixing assembly. The malleable section includes a flexible shaft having a length, a malleable wire conduit that extends along the length of the flexible shaft, and a malleable wire disposed in the malleable wire conduit. The malleable wire is longer than the flexible shaft and has a proximal end that is connected to the mixing assembly and a distal end that is connected to the spray tip assembly. First and second fluids are mixed within the mixing assembly to form a tissue sealant that is delivered through the malleable section for being expressed from the spray tip assembly. |
| US12075991B2 |
Tissue acquisition helix device
A tissue grasping device for use with an endoscope may include a sheath, a control wire slidably disposed within the sheath, and a helical coil disposed over and attached to the control wire. The helical coil may include a proximal region in which adjacent windings are in contact, and a distal region in which adjacent windings are spaced apart. The helical coil may have a sharpened distal tip. |
| US12075989B2 |
Ultrasound transperineal puncture device guide with a pivotable needle holder
A puncture device guide includes a guide platform configured to releasably attach to an ultrasound probe, a guide tower slidingly coupled to the guide platform, and a needle holder device for coupling to a puncture device. The guide tower projects upwardly from the guide platform and includes a vertical guidance slot and a plurality of attachment positions for engaging the needle holder device. |
| US12075987B2 |
Sample collection system including valve assembly
A biological sample collection system includes (i) a sample collection vessel having an opening for receiving a biological sample, (ii) a selectively movable valve comprising a core and a collar disposed about the core, and (iii) a sealing cap coupled to the valve and including a reagent chamber for storing a sample preservation reagent. The valve is configured to retain the sample preservation reagent in the reagent chamber when the valve is in a closed configuration. The sealing cap is configured to associate and form a fluid tight connection with the sample collection vessel. Associating the sealing cap with the sample collection vessel causes the valve to be placed in an open configuration in which a fluid vent through the core is placed into fluid communication with the reagent chamber, thereby causing or allowing sample preservation reagent to pass from the regent chamber to the sample collection vessel. |
| US12075984B2 |
Stereoscopic endoscope with critical structure depth estimation
A surgical visualization system comprises: (a) an endoscope comprising: (i) a shaft comprising a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured to be inserted into a cavity of a patient, (ii) a camera positioned at the distal end of the shaft for visualizing a first structure below a tissue surface within the cavity when the distal end is inserted into the cavity, wherein the camera defines a line of sight, wherein the camera is configured to be swept over the first structure; and (b) a processor in operative communication with the camera of the endoscope, wherein the processor is configured to: (i) monitor at least one sweep parameter when the camera is swept over the first structure, and (ii) estimate a depth of the first structure below the tissue surface based on the monitored at least one sweep parameter. |
| US12075964B2 |
Flange arrangement for a filter unit
A flange unit for a filter unit for positioning in a water treatment device, the water treatment device including a water reservoir and a suction head. The flange unit includes a base plate having a central recess for accommodating a filling piece of the suction head, a connecting unit for detachably connecting the flange unit to an inner side of the water reservoir, a closure element for closing the recess, and a handle unit for detaching the connecting unit from the flange holding device and for carrying the filter unit. |
| US12075960B2 |
Dishwasher including a storage part
A dishwasher includes a storage part in which a washing target is stored. The storage part includes a guide disposed in an edge area, a frame coupled to the guide, and a tray coupled to the frame. The tray includes a locking portion protruding from an edge area thereof and coupled to the frame, and configured to elevate the tray with respect to the frame. The frame includes a slot in which the locking portion is inserted, and a rail protruding toward the slot and forming some area of an outer shape of the slot, and configured to guide the movement of the locking portion and suppress the locking portion from being separated from the slot. |
| US12075958B2 |
Fluid flow structure and method of use for continuous motion washing machine
A fluid flow structure for a washing machine is located within a wash tank of the washing machine, which includes a fluid flow guide surface, and a support for the guide surface. The guide surface includes at least one region contoured inconsistently from the contour of at least one corresponding wall of the washing machine wash tank. The contour of the guide surface is generally curved so as to aide in reducing and/or preventing the pinning of items that often occurs in rectangular wash tanks of the prior art. The support for the guide surface creates a gap between the guide surface and at least one wall of the washing machine wash tank. |
| US12075957B2 |
Floor cleaning machines having intelligent systems, associated sub-assemblies incorporating intelligent systems, and associated methods of use
A floor cleaning machine having an intelligent system including a recovery tank sub-assembly, a vacuum fan sub-assembly, a solution tank sub-assembly, wherein the solution tank sub-assembly preferably includes a secondary electrochemical cell, a solution flow sub-assembly, a control console sub-assembly, a frame and wheel sub-assembly and/or a frame and transaxle sub-assembly, a scrub head sub-assembly, a scrub head lift sub-assembly, a squeegee sub-assembly, a solution flow sub-assembly, and an intelligent system associated with at least one of the above-identified sub-assemblies, wherein the intelligent system at least one of selectively gathers, obtains, monitors, stores, records, and analyzes data associated with components of the floor cleaning machine assembly, and at least one of controllably communicates and disseminates such data with at least one of another system and user. |
| US12075953B2 |
Fitting assembly
A fitting assembly for attaching an elongate member to a surface within a shower or bath area includes a clamp including a collar arranged to receive and abut the elongate member, the collar having an axially extending split, the clamp further including a finger extending outwardly from the collar adjacent one side of the split. A cover includes an aperture arranged to receive the elongate member, the cover arranged to retain the clamp within such that the collar is axially aligned with the aperture. A bracket is arranged to be fixed to the surface and to receive and retain the cover containing the clamp, the bracket comprising a receiving portion arranged to urge the finger so as to compress the collar portion at the split, thereby clamping the elongate member within the collar. |
| US12075951B2 |
Dispensing assembly for a toilet paper and water
A dispensing assembly and a method for cleaning inner buttocks using partially wet toilet paper. The dispensing assembly includes a housing and a container removably coupled to the bottom of the housing. The container can be removed, refilled, and reattached to the housing. A pump enclosed within the housing can suck liquid from the container. The pump can deliver a stream of liquid through a nozzle on the toilet paper. Sensors protruding from the housing can detect the toilet paper when in proximity to the nozzle. |
| US12075947B2 |
Automatic cooking systems
The present application discloses an automated cooking system including: a cooking apparatus comprising a cooking container and a stirring motion mechanism configured to produce a motion in the cooking container as to stir, mix or distribute the food or food ingredients held in the cooking container; ingredient containers to store food ingredients; an dispensing apparatus to dispense the food ingredients from an ingredient container into the cooking container; food containers to hold a cooked food; an unloading motion mechanism to turn the cooking container to dispense cooked food from the cooking container to a food container; a transfer apparatus configured to grip and move a food container; a food container transport system; a liquid dispensing apparatus to dispense liquid ingredients into the cooking container; and a cleaning apparatus; and a computer system with algorithms to control these mechanisms and apparatuses. |
| US12075946B2 |
Blender
A blender includes a container body in which food is accommodated, a main body provided underneath the container body and supporting the container body, a container lid detachably mounted on an upper surface of the container body and opening and closing the top of the container body, and a blade assembly of which a blade chops the food inside the container body into small pieces. O more concave grooves in a shape of “” are formed in one end portion of the blade. |
| US12075940B2 |
Beverage preparation machine
The present invention provides a beverage preparation machine comprising a housing; a reservoir for containing a liquid, wherein the reservoir is situated within the housing; a dispensing outlet for dispensing the liquid; a pump situated between the reservoir and the dispensing outlet; a user input means situated on an outer surface of the housing; and a pump controller configured to operate the pump for conveying liquid from the reservoir to the dispensing outlet for dispensing the liquid, wherein the input means is capable of communicating with the pump controller in order to initiate an operation of the pump; and the pump controller is configured to operate the pump based on a characteristic of the previous operation of the pump. |
| US12075939B2 |
Beverage machine with a controlled outflow aperture
A machine for preparing a beverage from an ingredient has: an extraction seat, an inlet arrangement for guiding water into the seat and a dispensing arrangement for guiding beverage out of the seat. The dispensing arrangement has a face, formed by a beverage guide structure for guiding a total flow of beverage out of a total guide exit, delimiting a downstream part of the seat. The guide structure is associated with a flow control device, having an obstruction portion and one or more control sides, configured to control the flow of beverage. The control sides suitable to delimit from the obstruction portion a passage that the total flow of beverage is passed through. The obstruction portion and the control side(s) are operable over the beverage guide structure to change a position, size and/or shape of the obstructed and unobstructed portion of the total guide entry and/or exit. |
| US12075938B2 |
Separable screw and juicer using same
A separable screw and a juice extractor using the same are disclosed. A separable screw according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first module formed with slits by bars on an external circumferential side; and a second module formed with ribs inserted into the slit of the first module; wherein the first module and the second module are detachably coupled, and the rib is inserted into the slit and a gap is formed between the rib and the slit when the second module is inserted into and coupled with the first module. |
| US12075936B2 |
Neck pillow with attached blanket
In yet another aspect, a pillow generally comprises a blanket, a top, a bottom, and sides extending between the top and the bottom. The blanket is attached to the sides and has a stowed position and a use position. The top, the bottom, and the sides collectively define a first compartment sized to receive stuffing. The top defines a second compartment sized to receive the blanket in a stowed position. |
| US12075935B1 |
Systems for hanging and storing articles of clothing in confined spaces
Disclosed embodiments include a foldable hanger assembly and a clothing storage system that accommodates foldable hanger assemblies. Foldable hanger assembly embodiments comprise: (i) a first frame component with a hook; (ii) a second frame component; and (iii) a hinge assembly connecting the first frame component and the second frame component. In some examples, the hinge assembly comprises: (i) a first hinge insert attached to the first frame component; (ii) a second hinge insert attached to the second frame component; and (iii) a hinge clip that connects the first hinge insert to the second hinge insert, where the hinge clip allows the first frame component and the second frame component to pivot relative to each other from a horizontally open configuration into a horizontally closed configuration. |
| US12075931B2 |
Disposable beverage cup with non-removable straw
This document discloses a disposable beverage cup with a non-removable straw. This disposable beverage cup and non-removable straw substantially reduce, or even eliminate, a chance that the straw will end up, on its own, polluting the world's oceans or land. This is due to the straw being non-removable and, along with the disposable beverage cup, being more likely to be properly disposed of, composted, or otherwise responsibly handled. |
| US12075930B2 |
Method of assembling a frame
A method of assembling a frame which includes positioning a first frame member adjacent to a second frame member, the first and second frame members having channel with a mounting surface; providing a reinforcement bracket having a plate with a front surface and a rear surface, a first mounting element extending from the rear surface of the plate, and a second mounting element extending from the rear surface of the plate; applying an adhesive along at least one of: (1) the mounting surfaces of the frame members; and (2) the first and second mounting elements of the reinforcement bracket; and positioning the first and second mounting elements into the channels and pressing the first and second mounting elements against the mounting surfaces to adhesively attach the reinforcement bracket to the first and second frame members and thereby couple the first and second frame members together. |
| US12075928B2 |
Divided shelf for modular greeting card rack
A divided shelf for a display rack and related methods are provided. The divided shelf transforms from a knockdown configuration to an erected configuration. The divided shelf includes divider panels to divide the shelf into more than one separate compartments. The divided shelf is affixed to a display rack base. |
| US12075927B2 |
Image display device, image display system, image display method, and program
An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator. |
| US12075924B2 |
Foldable small dining chair
A foldable small dining chair includes a front support frame and a rear support frame which are arranged in a foldable manner. The front support frame is provided with a left sleeve member and a right sleeve member. The front support frame is provided with a left armrest connecting rod and a right armrest connecting rod. A top front end of the left armrest connecting rod is provided with a foldable left armrest, and a top front end of the right armrest connecting rod is provided with a foldable right armrest. A rotatable seat is provided between the left sleeve member and the right sleeve member. A dining tray being detachable and movable forwards and backwards is provided between the left armrest and the right armrest. A detachable backrest is provided between the left armrest connecting rod and the right armrest connecting rod. |
| US12075922B2 |
Chair having interchangeable decorative feature
An example interchangeable decorative feature described herein includes an interchangeable panel provided on a housing of a task chair. The panel provides aesthetic functionality by allowing a user to customize, modify, personalize, or otherwise alter the design, theme, or aesthetic of the example task chair. The panel is interchangeable and includes a snap fitting coupling the panel to a surface of the chair. An example interchangeable decorative feature described herein additionally or alternatively includes an interchangeable vinyl skin provided on a task chair. The vinyl skin includes an adhesive for adhering the skin to a surface of the example task chair. |
| US12075920B2 |
Structures with interlocking hems and methods of forming same
A structure includes a first body member including a first interfacing side edge and a first interconnecting component at the first interfacing side edge and a second body member identical to the first body member, the second body member including a second interfacing side edge and a second interconnecting component at the second interfacing side edge. The first interconnecting component engages with the second interconnecting component to secure the first body member and the second body member together. |
| US12075916B2 |
Mattress function indicator on graphical user interface for bed
A patient support apparatus may include a mattress configured to receive a fluid from a pneumatic system, a graphical user interface, and a controller configured to control the pneumatic system and to communicate with the graphical user interface. The controller may control the graphical user interface to selectively display a home screen comprising a plurality of icons, the icons comprising a mattress function menu icon and a mattress function screen accessible via the mattress function menu icon. The mattress function screen may include at least one control input configured to activate a first state and a second state of the controller. |
| US12075915B2 |
Sleeping and resting apparatus
A sleeping and resting apparatus is disclosed that may include a bottom enclosure including a plurality of associated walls defining a first spatial region and an array of compartments positioned within the first spatial region defined by the plurality of walls associated with the bottom enclosure. Each compartment may store a predefined volume of granular material. A top enclosure may include a plurality of associated walls defining a second spatial region and an array of flexible containers positioned within the second spatial region. Each flexible container may store a predefined volume of granular material. At least one temperature controlling element may be positioned in physical proximity with the bottom enclosure to add or remove heat from the granular material stored in at least one compartment of the array of compartments. |
| US12075913B2 |
Sofa bed
A sofa that transitions between a sitting position and a sleeping position. The sofa includes a frame with a bracket and multiple arms and support bases that allow the frame to move from the sitting position and the sleeping position, and the reverse, by allowing the multiple arms to rotate and support bases to rotate about the bracket at attachment points where the bracket and arms are connected by fasteners. In some embodiments, a back support portion of the sofa is hingedly moveable into first and second positions to optionally reduce the vertical height of the back support to allow easier transport (i.e., in boxes and shipping containers) and movement (i.e., through small doorways and spaces) of the sofa, as described herein. In some embodiments the sofa has a space or notch underneath that is configured to be fastened or otherwise affixed to a platform, such as a bump out in a recreational vehicle, wherein the notch is configured to provide the sofa with a lower profile. |
| US12075910B2 |
Stow away stool or stoop
Provided is a stool or stoop device that is easily transitioned between a stowed position within a cabinet and a deployed or in-use position outside of a cabinet. The stool may have a streamlined design and high ease of use so that the stool may be stowed away, set up, and utilized by children, in an example. The stool can accommodate multiple cabinet designs, floor surfaces and under-cabinet structures, such as drain traps and plumbing. The stool may be flat-boxed shipped and easily assembled and installed into a cabinet structure with minimal tools or training. In an embodiment, the stool may comprise at least two legs, wherein each leg includes a concaved or recessed portion, at least one step between and connecting the at least two legs, and a pivotable bracket for facilitating the transition between a stowed and deployed positions. The stool may be mounted to an interior of a cabinet or may include a weighted base that is positionable within the interior of the cabinet. The stool may include a cantilevered design. |
| US12075909B2 |
Cooler table
A table assembly can include a table including a support portion and a mounting portion; and a mounting bracket defining a mounting slot, the mounting slot receiving the mounting portion. The support portion can be cantilevered. The mounting bracket can define a top side and a bottom side; and the mounting slot can extend from the top side to the bottom side. |
| US12075908B2 |
Makeup brush
The present invention is a makeup brush with a releasably connectable ferrule and handle, so that the ferrules and handles are interchangeable. The means for releasably connecting the ferrule and the handle may be, for examples, by friction fit or by the inclusion of sliding features, such as a notch and channel, such being additional methods for releasable connectivity beyond those already patented and/or developed by the inventor. |
| US12075907B2 |
Toothbrush
An object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush that enables an appropriate brushing pressure to be more reliably recognized. A head portion (10) provided on a tip end side in a long axis direction and having a bristle tufting surface (11), a grip portion (30) disposed on a rear end side from the head portion, and a neck portion (20) disposed between the bristle tufting surface and the grip portion are provided. A sound generation portion (70) that generates a click sound due to deformation when an external force in a first direction orthogonal to the bristle tufting surface exceeds a threshold value is provided on a rear end side from the bristle tufting surface. |
| US12075904B2 |
Battery connection system for a wirelessly locatable tag
A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining an exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag and a frame member attached to the first housing member and defining a battery cavity configured to receive a button cell battery and an opening through the frame member. The wirelessly locatable tag may further include a circuit board positioned between the first housing member and the frame member, a battery connector coupled to the circuit board and comprising a deflectable arm extending into the battery cavity through the opening in the frame member, a second housing member removably coupled to the frame member, and a biasing member configured to bias the button cell battery into the battery cavity of the frame member and against the deflectable arm of the battery connector. |
| US12075890B2 |
Adjustable stop piece for lacings and method of use
A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet, the stopper comprising a body member having first and second sides and first, second, and third through openings. The second through opening is located a spaced distance from the first opening. The third through opening being located on a side of the first through opening opposite the second through opening and being sized and dimensioned to spread at portion of the lace in the third through opening into a flattened form. The lace engaging edge on the body member located on a side of the second through opening generally opposite the first through opening for passage of the lace thereover from the second through opening to the third through opening. |
| US12075888B2 |
Article of footwear with medial contact portion
An article of footwear with a medial contact portion disposed on the medial side of the article is described. The medial contact portion includes a plurality of raised elements that extend outwards from the surface of the upper on the medial side. The raised elements are configured to contact a ball during passing or trapping to absorb and dampen forces associated with the impact of the ball with the article to provide cushioning. The sizing and spacing arrangement of the raised elements on the medial contact portion provide sufficient surface area to allow a portion of the surface of the upper to contact a ball. In one embodiment, the upper is made from a synthetic leather material that has substantially the same coefficient of friction under dry conditions and wet conditions. |
| US12075884B2 |
Fiber-bound engineered materials formed using foundation scrims
A fiber bound engineered material is provided that imparts an intended characteristic at an intended relative location. A fiber layer is entangled with additional fibers in a manner to create a non-uniform engineered material. The lack of uniformity of a fiber bound engineered material may be accomplished through manipulation of the fibers and/or through fiber binding a scrim. The fiber layer binds with additional fibers through entanglement such that a mechanical connection between the entangled fibers is provided. This entanglement allows the fibers to bind without supplemental adhesives, interlacing, or connections. Variations in the fibers and/or inclusion of scrim materials prior to entanglement allows for an intended characteristic (e.g., a functional characteristic) at an intended relative location (e.g., a position determined by an article to be formed therefrom). |
| US12075883B2 |
Adjustable mutli-bladder system for an article of footwear
An adjustable multiple bladder system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The bladder system includes an outer bladder that may be inflated using an external pump. A valve member is disposed within the outer bladder and divides the outer bladder into two distinct inflation chambers. The inflation chambers may be inflated separately. |
| US12075881B2 |
Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure
Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features. |
| US12075874B2 |
Personal air filtration system with smart app
A personal air filtration system comprising a rigid component, a flexible component, wherein the rigid component and the flexible component combine to cover at least a user's mouth and nostrils and form a seal therearound, an intake port with an inlet filter, an exhaust port, an air mover causing filtered air to enter the intake port and exhaust air to exit the exhaust port, and an app running on a user's smart device, wherein a smart app is configured to control and monitor operation of the system. |
| US12075870B2 |
Protective garment and seam tape used therewith
A protective garment is disclosed that is reusable and can be relaundered over 70 times. The garment is made from a single layer barrier fabric. Any seams on the protective fabric are covered with a seam tape. The seam tape can include an adhesive layer, a cover layer, and an optional film layer positioned between the cover layer and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer can be a crosslinkable polyester polymer. |
| US12075869B2 |
Lock device
In some implementations, an article of clothing includes a pocket that includes an opening to an interior cavity, and a lock device attached to the pocket. The lock device may include a first lock element and a second lock element configured to engage with the first lock element, where engagement of the first lock element and the second lock element at least partially closes the opening. The lock device may include a radio communication device configured to receive a signal for engagement or disengagement of the first lock element and the second lock element, and a controller configured to cause engagement or disengagement of the first lock element and the second lock element based on the signal. |
| US12075865B2 |
Surgical garment and methods of adjusting the same
A self-adjustable surgical garment includes a front defining a centerline, a back, and two sides connecting the front and the back. The self-adjustable surgical garment also includes a strap having a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a fastening portion. The strap is attached at the first end portion to the back. Additionally, the fastening portion is removably coupled to a portion of the garment such that the second end portion is in a sterile zone of a wearer. The region corresponding to a sterile zone of the wearer being at least partially defined as a region within ninety degrees in either direction of the centerline. |
| US12075864B2 |
Sleep mask assembly
A sleep mask assembly includes a sleep mask that is wearable on a user's face such that the sleep mask covers the user's eyes. The sleep mask has a face portion and a flap portion. The face portion rests against the user's face when the sleep mask is worn. The flap portion is positionable in a deployed position has the flap portion resting against the user's forehead to facilitate the user to comfortably rest their forehead against a support object when the user is sleeping in a sitting position. The flap portion is positionable in a stored position having the flap portion resting against the face portion. A pair of elastomeric straps is each coupled to the sleep mask thereby facilitating the pair of elastomeric straps to be worn around the user's head for retaining the sleep mask on the user's face. |
| US12075862B2 |
Fitness clothing with protective padding
A protective shirt includes a chest portion made of garment material, including a lining on a side of the chest portion that is closest to the wearer of the protective shirt. At least one layer of neoprene is securely fastened to the lining. The layer of neoprene extends from a left side of the chest portion to a right side of the chest portion and is located at an area of the chest portion nearest to a clavicle of a wearer of the protective shirt. The layer of neoprene includes a plurality of spaced-apart segments of the layer of neoprene. The protective shirt includes a neoprene neck pad. Embodiments of the protective shirt include cap-sleeve, short sleeve, long sleeve, sleeveless, and tank top versions. In one embodiment, the garment material includes nylon and spandex. |
| US12075859B2 |
Heating control circuit
The present application relates to the field of heating clothing, specifically to a heating control circuit. The heating control circuit includes: a main controller, a plurality of heating units and an indicator light button circuit. Each heating unit includes a heating circuit, a heating button circuit and an indicator light circuit. The control end of the heating circuit is connected to the main controller, and the output end of the heating circuit is provided with a heating wire connected to an external heating clothing. The output end of the heating button circuit is connected to the main controller. The input end and the output end of the indicator light circuit are both connected to the main controller. The output end of the indicator light button circuit is connected to the main controller. |
| US12075858B1 |
Burp device with reservoir
A burp device configured to prevent spit up from a baby from contacting a user of the burp device burping the baby includes a front portion configured to be placed on the chest of a user and a neck portion connected to the front portion, the neck portion including a first recess configured to be placed around a portion of the neck of the user. The burp device further includes a back portion connected to the neck portion and configured to be placed on the back of the user, the back portion including a reservoir connected to the back portion opposite the neck portion, the reservoir providing a volume for spit up collection. The back portion further including a pair of channels connected to opposing edges of the back portion and the reservoir, the channels configured to direct spit up into the reservoir and to limit or prevent the reservoir from closing. |
| US12075857B2 |
Cycling pad, cycling pants, and manufacturing method of cycling pants
A cycling pad includes a base, a first bulge, two second bulges, and two third bulges. The base includes a first end portion and a second end portion arranged opposite to the first end portion. A size of the first end portion is less than a size of the second end portion. The first bulge is arranged on the first end portion of the base. The second bulges are arranged on the base and are arranged side by side. The second bulges are arranged adjacent to one side, facing the second end portion of the base, of the first bulge. The third bulges are arranged side by side on the base. The third bulges are arranged adjacent to one side, facing the second end portion of the base, of the second bulges. |
| US12075856B2 |
Power mesh panels for tummy-covering garments
Mesh fabric panels that provide a compressive force to a wearer's mid-section and tummy-covering garments equipped with the mesh fabric panels are disclosed. The mesh fabric panels can be formed of a material having a suitable rigidity for providing the compressive force. The mesh fabric panels include left and right panels adapted to be stitched or otherwise affixed to left and right front sections, respectively, of a garment such as a pant, a dress, a skirt, shorts, swimwear, or the like. Each of the left and right mesh fabric panels includes a seam side edge adapted to be affixed to a corresponding seam side of a tummy-covering garment, a fly side edge adapted to be affixed to a fly facing of the garment, a waist edge, and a bottom edge. The left and/or right mesh fabric panel may be a dual layer panel. |
| US12075854B2 |
Composite soft support sizeless bra
A composite soft support sizeless bra includes a front piece, a soft support rubber strip, a rear piece and a shoulder strap. The soft support strip is arranged on an inner side of the front piece and is connected is connected to a bottom part of the front piece by the shoulder strap to form a W shape, a U-shape, a straight shape, an arc shape or a curved shape. The rear piece and the front piece are integrally formed. The shoulder strap is used to connect the front piece and the rear piece. The inner side of the front piece and/or the rear piece is provided with dot-shaped glues. |
| US12075848B2 |
Gas adjusting assembly, gas adjusting belt, battery device and electronic atomization equipment
The present disclosure discloses a gas adjusting assembly, a gas adjusting belt, and an electronic atomization equipment. The gas adjusting assembly includes: a bracket provided with a first gas inlet; a gas adjusting belt comprising a flexible belt body and a second gas inlet disposed on the flexible belt body, two ends of the flexible belt body are connected to each other, and the flexible belt body surrounds a periphery of the bracket, the second gas inlet and the first gas inlet are set in one-to-one correspondence; the flexible belt body is configured to slide relative to the bracket. Since the flexible belt body is foldable, and it surrounds the periphery of the bracket, thus the gas adjusting assembly provided by the present disclosure has no specific requirements on the shape and structure of the bracket and the gas adjusting belt is easy to install. |
| US12075846B2 |
Cleaning device and aerosol-generating system including the same
The present disclosure relates to a cleaning device and an aerosol-generating system including the same. Since the cleaning device according to an embodiment may receive electrical energy wirelessly from the aerosol-generating device, the cleaning device may operate without an internal battery or a wired power connection. Therefore, a weight of the cleaning device and its manufacturing cost may be reduced, and a user does not need to charge the cleaning device regularly. |
| US12075845B2 |
Aerosol atomization device, test device, control method therefor, and control apparatus thereof
An aerosol vaporization device includes: a trigger signal receiving unit for receiving a trigger signal; a detection unit for detecting an operating parameter, the operating parameter including at least one measured parameter of the aerosol vaporization device; a control unit for obtaining the operating parameter fed back by the detection unit when receiving the trigger signal transmitted by the trigger signal receiving unit and outputting a pulse signal after encoding the operating parameter; and a light-emitting diode (LED) unit for modulating a display level according to the pulse signal transmitted by the control unit and output a pulse display level, the display level representing an operating state of the aerosol vaporization device, the pulse display level being provided to a test device for detection and to obtain the operating parameter according to the pulse display level. |
| US12075842B2 |
Configuring a personal computing device for communication with an aerosol generation device
A method of configuring a personal computing device for communication with an aerosol generation device involves a Progressive Web Application, PWA. A native application launches a web browser on the personal computing device and the web browser launches the PWA. The native application provides a resource to the web browser, which resource causes the web browser to process a call received by the web browser from the PWA intended for the aerosol generation device by directing a command based on the call to the native application. The command allows the native application to cause the personal communication device to communicate with the aerosol generation device over the short-range wireless communication connection. |
| US12075841B2 |
Electronic cigarette encrypted by wireless electronic tag and encryption method
An electronic cigarette encrypted by wireless electronic tag and an encrypting method thereof are provided. The electronic cigarette comprises a vaporizer (1) and a battery assembly (2) connected with each other, the vaporizer (1) comprises a heating resistor (3) and a wireless electronic tag preset with encryption information, the battery assembly (2) comprises a battery (4) and a control circuit board (5) arranged with a microcontroller, a resistance detection unit, a voltage output control unit, a wireless electronic tag reader, and a wireless signal transmitter, wherein the wireless electronic tag reader reads the encryption information and sends it to the microcontroller, and the voltage output control unit outputs voltage to the heating resistor on the premise that the resistance value of the heating resistor is detected by the resistance detection unit and the encryption information is read by the wireless electronic tag reader as well. |
| US12075840B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of an evaporator for an inhaler, in particular an electronic cigarette product
A method for controlling the temperature of a vaporizer for an inhaler, in particular an electronic cigarette product, comprising the steps of measuring the voltage applied to a heating element; measuring the current flowing through the heating element; determining the resistance of the heating element from the measured voltage and the measured current; controlling the temperature of the heating element by switching off the switching element in a controlled manner so that the current flow through the heating element is interrupted when the determined resistance exceeds or falls below a first critical threshold R_co. |
| US12075837B1 |
Electronic cigarette having a movable part embedded with a plurality of magnets
An electronic cigarette includes a main body, a control module, atomizers, a functional module, a sensing module, and a movable part being capable of sliding or rotating on the main body. The functional module includes at least one of a lighting module, driving modules and a reminder module. The lighting module, the driving modules and the reminder module are all electrically connected to the control module. The atomizers are electrically connected to the control module through the driving modules. The sensing module is used for feeding back a control signal to the control module when the movable part slides or rotates. According to the control signal fed back by the sensing module, the control module switches the functional module, adjusts power output by the driving modules to the atomizers, switches a lighting effect of the lighting module, or switches a working mode of the reminder module. |
| US12075832B2 |
Aerosol generating device including detachable heater module
An aerosol generating device includes: a main body including a processor and a battery; a heater module detachably coupled to the main body and including a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material; and a cartridge detachably coupled to the heater module and storing the aerosol generating material to be delivered to the heater, wherein the heater module includes an integrated circuit electrically connected to the processor when the heater module is coupled to the main body. |
| US12075831B2 |
Aerosol generating device including heating element and aerosol generating system
An aerosol generating device includes a heating element of which inner surface have different portions having different structures such that the portions of the heating element may heat corresponding areas of an aerosol generating article which is inserted in the aerosol generating device at different temperatures, thereby providing a good quality of aerosol to the user. |
| US12075827B2 |
Cartridge, atomization unit, and non-combustion suction device
A cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention used in a non-combustion suction device having a suction port, has a tank; a first liquid retainer: and a second liquid retainer. The tank is capable of storing liquid. The first liquid retainer is capable of retaining the liquid in the tank and configured to supply the liquid to the heater. The second liquid retainer is in contact with the first liquid retainer and capable of retaining the liquid through the first liquid retainer. The second liquid retainer and the heater are separated from each other. |
| US12075826B2 |
Vaporizer apparatuses having a movable head and related methods
Vaporizer apparatuses having a head movable between operational and non-operational positions are provided. The vaporizer apparatus comprises a body and the head. The head comprises a mouthpiece portion and is engaged with the body in the operational and non-operational positions. The apparatus further comprises a vaporizing chamber and vaporizing element operatively coupled to the vaporizing chamber and operable to vaporizing the material therein when activated. The vaporizing element is activatable when the head is in the operational position. The vaporizer apparatus may not be usable to vaporize the material when the head is in the non-operational position. Methods of providing vaporizer apparatuses having a head movable between operational and non-operational positions are also provided. |
| US12075825B2 |
Water smoking pipe device and kit
A kit for use in forming a water pipe includes a glass tube defining a bowl housing at a proximal end thereof and a smoke outlet at a distal end thereof. The glass tube is configured for insertion into a bottle. A grommet is configured for positioning in a sidewall of the bottle. The grommet is configured to receive the glass tube therethrough. A drill bit is configured for forming a hole in the sidewall of the bottle. The hole is configured to receive the grommet therein. A drill bit guide is configured to be secured against the sidewall of the bottle. The drill bit guide is configured to guide a path of the drill bit as the drill bit forms the hole in the sidewall of the bottle. |
| US12075823B2 |
Glass tip with cross cut end for use with smokable substances contained within a wrap and method for manufacturing the tip
A method of manufacturing a tip for use with smokable substances. A tube is rotated while applying heat in a horizontal and vertical direction to an end of the tube. The heated end is squeezed with rollers and while a rotating t-shaped plug is inserted into the heated end of the tube. The rollers and t-shaped plug are removed and a scoring wheel is applied to the tube to create a scratch. Then heat is applied to the scratch. An end of the tube is clamped with a rotating chuck and water is sprayed at the scratch to create a thermal shock which separates the tube into two pieces. Heat is applied to a section of one end of the pieces. Tapered rollers are applied to the heated section to taper a diameter of the piece along the heated section. |
| US12075821B2 |
Filter segment including a substrate loaded with a smoke-modifying agent
A filter segment for use in a filter of a smoking article includes a substrate loaded with at least one smoke-modifying agent. The substrate is located within the body of the filter segment and is formed from filter plug wrap having an air permeability ranging from about 6,000 Coresta units to about 24,000 Coresta units. |
| US12075819B2 |
Aerosol delivery device with consumable cartridge
The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for use with an aerosol delivery device. In some implementations, the aerosol delivery device may comprise a holder, and a cartridge comprising an outer housing, a heat portion comprising a heat source, and a substrate portion comprising a substrate material including an aerosol precursor composition. The outer housing may comprise a heat end and a substrate end, wherein at least one of the ends of the outer housing includes at least one opening, and wherein the cartridge is configured to be removable and replaceable within the holder. Some implementations may include an intermediate housing, wherein the heat portion and the substrate portion are contained within the intermediate housing. Other implementations may include an inner housing, wherein an inner chamber is defined within the inner housing and an outer chamber is defined between the inner and outer housings. |
| US12075816B2 |
Aerosol source member having combined susceptor and aerosol precursor material
An aerosol delivery device and an aerosol source member for use with an inductive heating aerosol delivery device are provided. The aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing with an opening defined in one end thereof, a resonant transmitter located in the control body, a control component configured to drive the resonant transmitter, and an aerosol source member, at least a portion of which is configured to be positioned proximate the resonant transmitter. The aerosol source member may comprise a tobacco substrate and a plurality of porous susceptor particles, and the susceptor particles may be infused with an aerosol precursor composition. |
| US12075814B2 |
Manufacturing machine and manufacturing method for the production of a tubular element provided with a filter at one end
A manufacturing machine method for the production of a tubular element provided with a filter at one end, includes, an insertion conveyor, which moves at least one pocket along an insertion path; a transfer station, where the pocket receives the tubular element inside the seat; an insertion station, where a filter is inserted into the tubular element housed in the seat; a tubular inserting body, with the shape of a truncated cone, is arranged in the area of the insertion station; an actuator designed to produce a relative movement between the pocket and the inserting body so as to at least partially place the inserting body inside the tubular element housed in the pocket; and a pushing element designed to push the filter along the entire inserting body until it comes out of the inserting body, so as to insert the filter into the tubular element surrounding the inserting body. |
| US12075811B2 |
Heater management
An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an electric heater including a heating element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a power supply; and electric circuitry for an electrically operated aerosol-generating device, in use the electric circuitry being connected to the heater and to the power supply, the electric circuitry including a memory, and being configured to measure an initial resistance, or an initial rate of change of resistance, of the heater within a predetermined time period after power is supplied to the heater, to compare the initial resistance or the initial rate of change of resistance of the heater with a range of acceptable values, and if the initial resistance or the initial rate of change of resistance is outside the range, to prevent the supply of power to the heater, or provide an indication, until the heater or the substrate is replaced. |
| US12075809B1 |
Sprouted nut processing method
A process for preparing crunchy sprouted nuts and the resulting nuts of such process are disclosed herein. The nuts are submerged and soaked in water for a period of 24-48 hours. Then the nuts are drained and rinsed and allowed to dry for a period of 20-60 minutes. Next the nuts are dehydrated for a period of 24-48 hours. The result is a particularly crunchy sprouted nut. |
| US12075806B2 |
Food ingredients produced from high amylose wheat
Provided are food and drink ingredients produced from wheat grain which has a low level (2-30%) of total starch branching enzyme II activity and an amylose content in the starch of at least 50% (w/w), and processes for producing and using the ingredients. Also provided are foods produced from the ingredients which may be used in humans to improve one or more parameters of metabolic health, bowel health or cardiovascular health. |
| US12075805B2 |
Acrylamide control in cooked food products
The present disclosure relates to methods of reducing the formation of acrylamide in a thermally processed food product and to cooked food products with reduced acrylamide. The method comprises providing a food product or food intermediate in need of reduction of formation of acrylamide during thermal processing and applying a bran composition to the food product or food intermediate in an amount effective to reduce formation of acrylamide during thermal processing to a level that is lower than if the composition had not been applied. |
| US12075799B2 |
Edible pet chew with thermo-processed shell and cold-formed filling
The present invention relates to an edible pet chew where the pet chew comprises a thermo-processed shell and a cold-formed filling; the cold-formed filling is prepared at approximately room temperature and is not cooked; the thermo-processed shell contains cellulosic fibers, a humectant and a gelling agent; the cold-formed filling can contain thermally labile nutrients and/or actives; and the pet chew is made by co-extruding the filling into the extruded tube-shaped thermo-processed shell. |
| US12075793B2 |
Process for preparing fat continuous emulsions
A process for preparing a water-in-oil emulsion which emulsion comprises oil and a hardstock fraction next to an aqueous phase. The process involves blending the melted hardstock fraction with a water-continuous dispersion comprising part or all of the oil and part or all of the aqueous phase and with a fat-continuous dispersion comprising the remainder of the oil and the remainder of the aqueous phase. The combined stream is mixed by a high shear mixer with short residence time. |
| US12075785B2 |
Isolated bacterial strain of the genus Burkholderia and pesticidal metabolites therefrom
A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products. |
| US12075782B2 |
Herbicidal mixtures comprising L-glufosinate or its salt and at least one VLCFA inhibitor
The present invention relates to herbicidal mixture comprising L-glufosinate or its salt and at least one VLCFA inhibitor. The invention furthermore relates to a method for controlling undesirable vegetation in burndown programs, in industrial vegetation management and forestry, in vegetable and perennial crops and in turf and lawn. |
| US12075781B2 |
Ready-to-use barrier and knockdown pesticides
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for controlling pests. A ready-to-use barrier and knockdown pesticide composition comprises a killing agent; a knockdown agent; a surface-active agent; and a carrier, and the composition is a water-in-oil emulsion. A method for controlling pests comprises applying the RTU barrier and knockdown pesticide composition directly to a target pest using a sprayer. The present compositions and methods provide average users an immediate indication of the knockdown efficiency against target pests. |
| US12075777B2 |
Antimicrobial formulation
An anti-microbial composition for treating animal feed, comprising: 1 to 90 wt. %, based on the total weight, of a C1 to C24 organic acid, 1 to 90 wt. %, based on the total weight, of trans-2-hexenal provided it constitutes at least 5 wt. % of the organic acid and aldehyde mixture, 0 to 50 wt. % based on the total weight of terpenes, 0 to 20 wt. % based on the total weight of a surfactant, and water. |
| US12075775B2 |
Sustained-release composite particles, method for producing sustained-release composite particles, dry powder, and wallpaper
Sustained-release composite particles having improved dispersion stability and improved sustained-release properties, and exhibiting longer-term effects, a method for producing the sustained-release composite particles, a dry powder comprising the sustained-release composite particles, and wallpaper comprising the sustained-release composite particles. The sustained-release composite particles comprise core particles containing at least one type of polymer and at least one type of functional component, and micronized cellulose coating at least a part of the surface of the core particles, the core particles and the micronized cellulose being inseparable from each other. |
| US12075774B2 |
Use of pesticidal active carboxamide derivative in soil and seed application and treatment methods
The present invention relates to agricultural methods and the use of an insecticidal active carboxamide derivative in seed treatment and soil application methods. The insecticidal carboxamide derivative is highly suitable alone or in combination with other active agricultural ingredients for controlling animal pests such as insects and/or spider mites and/or nematodes by treating the soil/growth substrate by drenching or drip application or dipping or soil injection. |
| US12075773B2 |
Capillary assisted vitrification processes and devices
Disclosed are devices and methods for non-cryogenic vitrification of biological materials that include the steps of providing one or more capillary channels of which a first opening is operably in contact with a moisture containing vitrification mixture made of a biological material and a vitrification agent. |
| US12075772B2 |
Combinations of Yersinia entomophaga and pesticides or other substances
Disclosed herein are combinations of Yersinia entomophaga and/or Yersinia nurmii and/or toxins therefrom, with one or more of a variety of substances, including animal repellents, acaricides, antimicrobials, avicides, bactericides, biostimulants, disinfectants and/or sanitizers, fungicides, gastropodicides, herbicides, insecticides, insect growth regulators, insect repellents, miticides, molluscicides, nematicides, plant signal molecules, plant nutrients, plant fertilizers, predacides, piscicides, rodenticides, termiticides, viricides, and the like. The combinations may have additive effects or unexpected effects on pests, insects being one example, and/or on plant growth and/or plant yield. Also disclosed are methods for using the disclosed combinations. |
| US12075768B2 |
Weed control apparatus
A weed control apparatus for a vehicle includes a processing unit that receives at least one image of an environment. The processing unit analyses the at least one image to activate at least one chemical spray unit. A liquid weed control chemical is atomized and charged by the at least one chemical spray unit. The at least one chemical spray unit has at least one part configured to be held at high voltage with respect to zero volts potential. The at least one high voltage power supply and the at least one chemical spray unit are configured to hold the at least one part of the at least one chemical spray unit at one or a number of high voltages with respect to zero volts potential, such that the atomized liquid weed control chemical is electrically charged. |
| US12075764B2 |
Customizable, horizontal, tangle free, tubular fishing pole caddy
A fishing pole caddy includes two or more risers arranged in parallel and multiple semicylindrical trays mounted perpendicular to the risers. The risers each have a first and a second attachment side and a base plate at one end from which a male coupling member extends to vertically attach the risers to a gunnel of a boat. The trays bear a fishing pole in a horizontal position. A customizable caddy includes a framework to which about four to sixteen adjustable length tubular housings are removably mounted. The framework includes a first and a second base plate with vertically extending risers. Each housing is perpendicular to the risers and has a longitudinal gap for a horizontally oriented fishing pole. Each housing extends from beneath the pole and rises to a longitudinal lip aligned with an upper portion of the pole. The caddy allows tangle-free storage and transport of fishing poles. |
| US12075763B1 |
Multi-directional spreader bar with improved rudder bird assembly
A multi-directional spreader bar assembly includes a specially formed rudder bird assembly attached to the center of a spreader bar member for trolling a plurality of lures from a fishing boat in a spread pattern. The rudder bird assembly includes a bird-like longitudinal body having an airfoil shape with fins on either side and a pair of diagonal crossing grooves centrally formed on the bottom of the body with a hole made therethrough that is off-centered from the longitudinal axis of the body and spaced apart from the crossing grooves. A rudder plate welded to a threaded stem is adapted to engage a selected one of the bottom grooves while the threaded stem extends through the off-centered hole and held in place under coaxial spring compression so that the rudder plate and stem may be released and reset into the alternate groove to switch the trolling direction of the assembly. |
| US12075761B2 |
Animal feeding system
A method and apparatus can include: providing a base; coupling a container supporting structure to the base; and coupling a container to the container supporting structure, the container having a rim and an inner surface, the container coupled to the container supporting structure with a pivot mechanism and a rotational brake, and wherein: the container supporting structure provides the container with a vertical offset from the base, the pivot mechanism provides the container with a rotational range of motion, and the rotational brake provides a resistance to movement within the rotational range of motion for angling the rim and the inner surface of the container to correct for an underbite or an overbite of an animal. |
| US12075759B2 |
Dairy cattle breeding status indicator technology
A bovine estrus detection device includes a generally rectangular base having sides and ends, the base having a predetermined length and a predetermined width, and the width being less than the length, the base having a first side and. a second side. The first side of the base has a central region having a first color and end regions having a second color. The second color is different from the first color. An adhesive is disposed on the second side of the base for coupling the base to a female cow or heifer. A removable coating is disposed over the first side of the base. The removable coating is exposed for contact by male or female cows mounting the female cow or heifer to which the device is attached. The coating is adapted to being removed by mounting male or female cows, whereby the first and second colors become visible. Exposure of the first color in the central region is an. accurate predictor of activation and estrus. |
| US12075752B2 |
Crate apparatus for transporting animals in vehicles
An animal transport crate apparatus has an outer crate including rigid panels forming an outer boundary of an animal enclosure and an inner lining defining a flexible envelope arranged to receive the animal therein within the outer crate. Vehicle connecting tethers are arranged to extend through the outer crate for connection between the inner lining and frame anchors of the vehicle. The tethered inner lining allows the animal to be captured by the flexible envelope to minimize injury to the animal, and other occupants of the vehicle, regardless of the condition of the outer crate following a crash of the vehicle. The surrounding outer crate of rigid panels maintains ease of portability of the crate. |
| US12075750B2 |
Cat litter box
A cat litter box includes a shell assembly, a rotary drum, and a driving assembly. The shell assembly includes a top shell, a middle shell, and a bottom shell arranged in sequence in a vertical direction. An excrement collection compartment is arranged inside the bottom shell. The excrement collection compartment is arranged opposite to the middle shell. The top shell is detachably connected to the middle shell. The middle shell is detachably connected to the bottom shell. A mounting cavity is formed between the top shell and the middle shell. The rotary drum is rotatably arranged in the mounting cavity. The driving assembly is detachably connected to the middle shell, and includes a driving unit. The driving unit is drivingly connected to the rotary drum. |
| US12075745B2 |
Cotton variety 19R325B3TXF
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R325B3TXF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R325B3TXF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R325B3TXF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R325B3TXF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods. |
| US12075743B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV376544
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV376544. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV376544, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV376544 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV376544 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV376544. |
| US12075741B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV515373
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV515373. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV515373, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV515373 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV515373 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV515373. |
| US12075739B2 |
Maize hybrid X75P905
A novel maize variety designated X75P905 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X75P905 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X75P905 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X75P905, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X75P905 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X75P905 and methods of using maize variety X75P905 are disclosed. |
| US12075733B2 |
Irrigation system
A fully automated irrigation system to irrigate regular and irregular shapes of land. The system includes a water delivery pipe assembly configured to travel linearly while irrigating adjacent to a stationary row of water main spaced access valves. The system includes an automated connector configured to supply water from the access valves to the water delivery pipe assembly. The connector includes a swing arm, a compensator, a valve coupler, a lift and a swinger. The swing arm facilitates positioning a coupler body above a next-up access valve and facilitates positioning the delivery pipe assembly. The compensator compensates for distance change between a coupled-to access valve and the delivery pipe assembly when the assembly travels. A coupler body resides at an outer end of the swing arm. The lift raises and lowers the swing arm to couple and uncouple respectively the coupler body along the row of access valves. The lift also holds the swing arm above the ground while the swinger swings the swing arm proximate to the next-up access valve for subsequent coupling the coupler body thereto. |
| US12075732B2 |
Striper arrangement for striping a lawn and a robotic work tool comprising the striper arrangement
A striper arrangement (200) for striping a lawn (1) configured to be arranged on a robotic work tool (100). The striper arrangement (200) comprises a striper mat (10) and a holding arrangement (300) for holding the striper mat (10) in contact with a N surface of a lawn (1) and is configured such that the striper mat (10) is movable in upwards and downwards direction; and further configured to bias the striper mat (10) in downwards direction by a biasing force (BF), such that movement of the striper mat (10) in upwards direction is restricted until a counter force (CF) exerted by the striper mat (10) onto the holding arrangement (300) exceeds the biasing force (BF). The counterforce (CF) is the force exerted by the striper mat (10) onto the holding arrangement (300) when the striper mat (10) transits from a convex bent shape to a concave bent shape or vice versa. A robotic work tool 100 comprising a striper arrangement (200) for striping a lawn (1). |
| US12075731B2 |
Baling apparatus
Baling apparatus including a baling chamber having a stationary splitting knife disposed therein for dividing crop material picked up from a field to discharge divided bales simultaneously. Bale depth control allows production of bales of predetermined selected depths (or widths) by repositioning the roof of the baling chamber, using extensions to alter the crop-engaging surface of a plunger movable in the baling chamber and repositioning the splitting knife. |
| US12075730B2 |
Offset concave threshing bars
A concave for a combine harvester is disclosed having a first side support member and a second side support member, and a threshing bar secured to the first and second side support members, wherein the threshing bar is at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the first and second side support members. The threshing bar may be disposed between the first and second side support members. |
| US12075729B2 |
Automated header float optimization and field learning for a work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a chassis, and a work implement movably coupled to the chassis, the work implement configured to perform a field-engaging function. The work vehicle also includes an actuator coupled to the work implement and configured to adjust a position of the work implement relative to a ground surface, and a controller in communication with a communication module. The controller is configured to monitor a location of the work machine via the communication module, and load a field map that identifies spatial information about a corresponding field, and a characteristic of the actuator associated with the spatial information. The controller is further configured to partition the spatial information into at least one pass traversable by the work machine. The controller is also configured to create an adjustment event to adjust the actuator in response to the location of the work machine moving within the at least one pass. |
| US12075727B2 |
Ratooning rice harvesting header and harvester including the same
The present disclosure provides a ratooning rice harvesting header and a harvester including the same. The ratooning rice harvesting header includes a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter, a header, and an ear cutter. The multi-layer adjustable disc cutter is mounted below the header and located below a rear portion of the ear cutter. The ear cutter is mounted at a front end of the header. The multi-layer adjustable disc cutter includes at least one group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies. Each group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies includes two multi-layer disc cutting assemblies. Each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies includes three layers of vertically arranged blades. The use of the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter in cooperation with the ear cutter can reduce the straw-grain ratio of the part cut from the crops to reduce the power consumption of the harvester. |
| US12075726B2 |
Stalk roller assembly for an agricultural system
A stalk roller assembly for an agricultural system includes a stalk roller having a hollow shaft. The hollow shaft has a first end having a first shape, such that the first end engages a guide element. Furthermore, the hollow shaft has a second end having a second shape that engages a drive shaft, such that the first shape is different than the second shape. In addition, the hollow shaft is formed from a single piece of material. |
| US12075722B2 |
Control signal sensing for a robotic work tool
A robotic work tool (100) comprising a controller (110), the controller (110) being configured to determine that an area, where there is an increased risk of impact to a surface travelled, is entered by the robotic work tool (100); and in response thereto reduce an acceleration utilized by the robotic work tool (100). |
| US12075718B2 |
System and method for controlling the operation of a row cleaning device of a seed-planting implement
A system for controlling the operation of a row cleaning device of a seed-planting implement may include a row cleaning device configured to adjust a surface cleanliness of a portion of a field, at least one row sensor, and a controller. The at least one row sensor may generate data indicative of a first surface cleanliness parameter within a worked area of the field positioned aft of the row cleaning device and a second surface cleanliness parameter within an unworked area of the field, the unworked area being outside of the worked area. The controller may be configured to receive the data indicative of the first and second surface cleanliness parameters from the at least one row sensor, and to determine an efficiency of the row cleaning device based at least in part on the first and second surface cleanliness parameters. |
| US12082514B2 |
Lead-free metallic halide memristor and electronic element comprising the same
A lead-free metallic halide memristor is disclosed. The lead-free metallic halide memristor comprises a first electrode layer, an active layer and a second electrode layer, of which the active layer is made of a metallic halide material. Experimental data have proved that the lead-free metallic halide memristor possesses synaptic plasticity because of showing characteristics of short-term potentiation, short-term depression, long-term potentiation, long-term depression during the experiments. Therefore, the lead-free metallic halide memristor has significant potential for being used as an artificial synaptic element so as to be further applied in the manufacture of a reservoir computing chip. Moreover, experimental data have also proved that the lead-free metallic halide memristor also shows the characteristics of multi-level resistive switching, whereupon the lead-free metallic halide memristor can be further used as analog non-volatile memory so as to be further applied in the manufacture of a neuromorphic computing chip. |
| US12082510B2 |
Magnetic tunnel junction device and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device comprises a first conductive feature on a semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode on the first conductive feature, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack on the bottom electrode, and a top electrode on the MTJ stack. A spacer contacts a sidewall of the top electrode, a sidewall of the MTJ stack, and a sidewall of the bottom electrode. A conductive feature contacts the top electrode. |
| US12082508B2 |
Memory device containing magnetic tunnel junction
Disclosed is a memory device including a lower electrode, a seed layer, a synthetic antiferromagnetic layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, and an upper electrode laminated on a substrate, wherein the magnetic tunnel junction includes a pinned layer, a tunnel barrier layer, and free layers, wherein the free layers include a first free layer, a spacer layer, a coupling layer, a buffer layer, and a second free layer laminated in sequential order. |
| US12082506B2 |
Driving circuit and driving method
A driving circuit and a driving method are provided. The driving circuit includes an energy-storage capacitor, a charging circuit and a discharging circuit. The energy-storage capacitor is coupled between a piezoelectric load and the charging circuit. Operation states of the charging circuit and the discharging circuit are controlled, so that the charging circuit charges the energy-storage capacitor during a first operation interval of an operation period, to adjust a power supply voltage signal provided to the piezoelectric load to change with a reference voltage in a first interval, and at least the piezoelectric load discharges electricity through the discharging circuit during a second operation interval of the operation period, to adjust the power supply voltage signal to change with the reference voltage in a second interval. The driving circuit according to the present disclosure requires a few switches, thereby facilitating circuit integration. |
| US12082498B2 |
Organic light-emitting element
The present specification relates to an organic light emitting device having high light emission efficiency. Such organic light emitting device comprises a light emitting layer provided between the cathode and the anode, and including an anthracene derivative represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, and an organic material layer provide between the cathode and the light emitting layer, and including a cyclic compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. wherein Ar1, Ar2, X, G1, G2, m, n, R1-R8, Ar3, Ar4, L3, and I3 are described herein. |
| US12082497B2 |
Condensed cyclic compound and organic light emitting device comprising same
An organic light-emitting device includes a condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1: The condensed cyclic compound has an electron withdrawing group (EWG) substituent and an electron donating group (EDG) substituent at suitable positions, and thus has a low ΔEST and may be used as an effective thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) light-emitting material. |
| US12082494B2 |
Organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting device including the same
The present disclosure relates to an OLED that includes a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a first emitting material layer including a first host, a second host and a first blue dopant and positioned between the first and second electrodes, wherein the first host is an anthracene derivative, and the second host is a deuterated anthracene derivative. |
| US12082492B2 |
Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: M(L1)n1(L2)n2 Formula 1 wherein in Formula 1, M, L1, L2, n1, and n2 are the same as described in the specification. |
| US12082483B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel foldable about a folding axis, a window on the display panel, a protective film on the window, and a plurality of adhesive layers between the window and the protective film. The adhesive layers include a first adhesive layer on the window and a second adhesive layer on the first adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer includes a side chain crystalline polymer, and the second adhesive layer has a modulus smaller than a modulus of the first adhesive layer. |
| US12082480B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
A display device includes a display panel including a display area including a light blocking area and a non-display area around the display area, a base film disposed on the display panel, a light blocking layer that overlaps the light blocking area and is disposed on a surface of the base film, a first adhesive disposed between the display panel and the base film, a window disposed on the base film, and a second adhesive disposed between the window and the base film. A first hole defined in a portion of the light blocking area passes through the base film, the light blocking layer, the first adhesive, and the second adhesive. |
| US12082479B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes a planarization layer covering transistors in a display area on a substrate, an organic light emitting diode on the planarization layer, a pad electrode in a non-display area on the substrate surrounding the display area, and a sacrificial layer remnant capping a side surface of the pad electrode. |
| US12082473B2 |
Display substrate and preparation method thereof, and display apparatus
A display substrate, a preparation method thereof and a display apparatus. The display substrate comprises a substrate, multiple pixel units arranged on the substrate and a color filter layer arranged on the pixel unit, wherein the color filter layer comprises color optical filters of different colors and a touch control structure layer arranged between the color optical filters of different colors; the touch control structure layer comprises a touch control connection electrode, a first coating protective layer covering the touch control connection electrode and a touch control electrode arranged on the first coating protective layer, the touch control electrodes comprise a first touch control electrode and a second touch control electrode, and at least one of the first touch control electrode and the second touch control electrode is connected with the touch control connection electrode through a via hole penetrating through the first coating protective layer. |
| US12082471B2 |
Display panel improving luminous efficiency of light-emitting device, and display module with the same
A display panel and a display module are provided. The display panel has a plurality of first light-emitting devices displaying a first color, a plurality of second light-emitting devices displaying a second color, and a plurality of third light-emitting devices displaying a third color, wherein the display panel has a plurality of light-emitting repeating units, and at least one first sub-pixel of each of the plurality of light-emitting repeating units comprises at least two of the first light-emitting devices, the second light-emitting devices, or the third light-emitting devices, all of which are arranged in a stack. |
| US12082462B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a plurality of first constant voltage lines extended along a first direction and arranged along a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of second constant voltage lines extended along the second direction and arranged along the first direction, a first overlap area in which the plurality of first constant voltage lines and the plurality of second constant voltage lines overlap and contact each other, and a second overlap area in which the plurality of first constant voltage lines and the plurality of second constant voltage lines overlap and are insulated from each other. |
| US12082461B2 |
Display apparatus including connecting electrode layer
A display apparatus includes a first semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate; a first gate layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, the first gate layer including a driving gate electrode; a second gate layer disposed on the first gate layer, the second gate layer including a capacitor upper electrode; a first connecting electrode layer disposed on the second gate layer, the first connecting electrode layer including a transfer wiring; a second connecting electrode layer disposed on the first connecting electrode layer, the second connecting electrode layer including a horizontal connection wiring extending in a first direction; and a third connecting electrode layer disposed on the second connecting electrode layer, the third connecting electrode layer including a vertical connection wiring extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. |
| US12082457B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel and a display device are provided, which include a substrate, a plurality of data lines, a semiconductor layer, a first connecting hole, and a second connecting hole. The first connecting hole and the second connecting hole are positioned on two adjacent data lines, and the semiconductor layer in two adjacent areas has a mirror image arrangement with respect to a first direction. Therefore, connecting data signal lines to the semiconductor layer by bridging can be prevented, and problems of dense wirings, small adjustment space for pixel design, and greater crosstalk between circuits can be solved. |
| US12082455B2 |
Display device
A display includes: a light-emitting element; a first data signal line to which a signal corresponding to video data is supplied in a vertical scanning period and a signal not corresponding to video data is supplied in an update pause period; a drive transistor configured to control a current value of the light-emitting element; and a conductor electrically connected to a gate electrode of the drive transistor; a shield electrode located between the first data signal line and the conductor and adjacent to each of the first data signal line and the conductor in a plan view. |
| US12082454B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, a display layer disposed in the display area and including first to third light-emitting elements, a shield pattern portion including a lower pattern layer disposed in the peripheral area and surrounding at least part of the display layer, and an upper pattern layer disposed above the lower pattern layer and electrically connected to the lower pattern layer through contact holes in an insulating layer covering the lower pattern layer, a second substrate disposed above the display layer, and a sealing portion surrounding at least a part of the display layer, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, covering one side of the shield pattern portion in a direction toward the display layer, and overlapping the contact holes. |
| US12082453B2 |
Display device including a transmission preventing pattern
A display device may include a substrate including a display area, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a via layer disposed on the thin film transistor, where a via hole is defined through the via layer to expose a part of the thin film transistor, a lower electrode disposed on the via layer, a pixel defining layer disposed on the via layer, where a step structure is defined in the pixel defining layer to overlap the via hole, and a transmission preventing pattern disposed on the pixel defining layer and overlapping the via hole. |
| US12082446B2 |
Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
A display apparatus having improved reliability and preventing or reducing damage to an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a method of manufacturing the display apparatus by arranging a protective layer on an opposite electrode during a photo-patterning process, are provided. The display apparatus includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode on the substrate; a pixel defining layer on the pixel electrode, the pixel defining layer having a first opening that exposes a center of the pixel electrode; an auxiliary electrode on the pixel defining layer; an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode; an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode with the intermediate layer therebetween; a first protective layer on the opposite electrode; and a contact electrode on the first protective layer, the contact electrode electrically contacting the auxiliary electrode and the opposite electrode. |
| US12082445B2 |
Display panel and method for manufacturing same, and electronic device
Provided is a method for manufacturing a display panel. First, the method includes sequentially preparing an anode layer and a first pixel define layer on a side of a substrate layer, then coating an organic light-induced material on a first surface, distal from the anode layer, of the first pixel define layer, and forming a polymer film layer by reacting the first pixel define layer with the organic light-induced material under a predetermined condition, and then preparing an organic functional layer and a cathode layer on a surface, distal from the first pixel define layer, of the organic light-induced material. The organic light-induced material at least contains a hydroxyl group and an unsaturated carbon-carbon double bond. |
| US12082444B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of display device
The present application provides a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a transparent display region and a main display region. The display device further includes a pixel defining layer. The pixel defining layer includes a first pixel defining layer and a second pixel defining layer. The first pixel defining layer is positioned in the transparent display region. The second pixel defining layer is positioned in the main display region. An absorbance of the first pixel defining layer is less than an absorbance of the second pixel defining layer. |
| US12082439B2 |
Purcell enhancement via Tamm plasmon stack in OLED structures
Device structures are provided that include an OLED arranged in a stack with one or more additional layers that form a Tamm plasmon stack. The structure allows for coupling emitter excited state energy into the emissive Tamm plasmon mode. |
| US12082437B2 |
Display apparatus including a high-density inorganic layer
A display apparatus includes an organic light emitting display panel including a thin film encapsulation layer, a first conductive layer directly on the thin film encapsulation layer, at least one inorganic layer on the thin film encapsulation layer and having a density of about 2.05 g/cm3 to about 2.4 g/cm3, and a window on the at least one inorganic layer. In the display apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the generation of bubbles may be suppressed or reduced. |
| US12082436B2 |
Display substrate having auxiliary electrodes, display panel having auxiliary electrodes, and manufacturing method of said display panel and display device having auxiliary electrodes
The present disclosure provides a display substrate, including: a base substrate, which includes a display region and a driving region arranged on at least one side of the display region; a first electrode layer disposed in the display region; a signal output part disposed in the driving region, the first electrode layer is electrically coupled to the signal output part, the first electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrode regions each having a same area; and a plurality of auxiliary electrodes, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of electrode regions and configured to be coupled in parallel with the first electrode layer, a resistance of each auxiliary electrode is inversely correlated with a minimum distance from the electrode region corresponding to said each auxiliary electrode to the signal output part. The present disclosure further provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. |
| US12082434B2 |
Light-emitting device having low driving voltage, high luminescence efficiency, and long life span, and electronic apparatus including same
A light-emitting device including: first and second electrodes facing each other; an emission layer located therebetween; and a charge transport region located between the emission layer and the first electrode. Light emitted from the emission layer passes to the outside through the second electrode, the first electrode is a reflective electrode, the first electrode includes a transparent layer and a reflective layer, a distance between i) an interface between the transparent layer of the first electrode and the charge transport region and ii) an interface between the emission layer and the charge transport region is a first resonance distance of light emitted from the emission layer, and a distance between a) an interface between the reflective layer of the first electrode and the transparent layer of the first electrode and b) an interface between the emission layer and the charge transport region is a second resonance distance of light emitted from the emission layer. |
| US12082432B2 |
Quantum dot light-emitting device, preparing method and display device
The present disclosure provides a quantum dot light-emitting device, a preparing method and a display device. The quantum dot light-emitting device includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a quantum dot light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode laminated one on another. The quantum dot light-emitting layer includes heterodimer quantum dots, the heterodimer quantum dots include first quantum dots carrying a positive charge and second quantum dots carrying a negative charge, and each first quantum dot and each second quantum dot have a same energy gap and different positions of conduction band and valence band. |
| US12082427B2 |
Imaging device, method for manufacturing imaging device, and imaging apparatus
An imaging device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer that is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron blocking layer that suppresses movement of electrons from the first electrode to the photoelectric conversion layer. The electron blocking layer contains carbon and an oxide of chromium and is arranged between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. |
| US12082426B2 |
Photodetector composition
A composition comprising a first compound and a second compound of formula (I) wherein EDG is an electron-donating group comprising a polycyclic hetero aromatic group and each BAG is an electron-accepting group of formula (II) --- is a bond to EDG; each R10 is, independently in each occurrence, H or a substituent; each R11-R14 is, independently in each occurrence, H or an electron-withdrawing group; and of the first and second compounds of formula (I), the total number of electron-withdrawing groups R11-R14 is greater for the first compound of formula (I). The composition may further contain an electron donor capable of donating an electron to the compounds of formula (I). The composition may be used in the photoactive layer of an organic photodetector. |
| US12082424B2 |
Access line formation for a memory array
Methods, systems, and devices for access line formation for a memory array are described. The techniques described herein may be used to fabricate access lines for one or more decks of a memory array. In some examples, one or more access lines of a deck may be formed using an independent processing step. For example, different fabrication processes may be used to form a plurality of access lines in a deck and to form the pillars (e.g., the memory cells) that are coupled with the access lines. In some examples, an offset between the access lines and the pillars may exist due to the components being fabricated in different processing steps. |
| US12082423B2 |
Semiconductor device including blocking pattern, electronic system, and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a horizontal wiring layer on a substrate, a stack structure disposed on the horizontal wiring layer and including insulating layers and electrode layers alternately stacked on each other, and a pillar structure extending into the horizontal wiring layer and extending through the stack structure. The electrode layers include one or a plurality of selection lines adjacent to an uppermost end of the stack structure, and word lines surrounding the stack structure below the one or plurality of selection lines. The pillar structure includes a variable resistive layer, a channel layer between the variable resistive layer and the stack structure, a gate dielectric layer between the channel layer and the stack structure, and a blocking pattern disposed between the variable resistive layer and the channel layer and being adjacent to a first selection line among the one or plurality of selection lines. |
| US12082421B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, a sidewall spacer, and a data storage element. The sidewall spacer is disposed aside the top electrode. The data storage element is located between the bottom electrode and the top electrode, and includes a ferroelectric material. The data storage element has a peripheral region which is disposed beneath the sidewall spacer and which has at least 60% of ferroelectric phase. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor device and a method for transforming a non-ferroelectric phase of a ferroelectric material to a ferroelectric phase are also disclosed. |
| US12082418B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a stacked structure including a plurality of first layers stacked with a second layer therebetween above a substrate having a memory region in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged and an outer edge portion surrounding the memory region, the stacked structure having a stepped portion at which ends of the first layers form a stepped shape at an end of the stacked structure in a first direction within the memory region, wherein at least some of the first layers among the plurality of first layers extend, along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, from above the outer edge portion at a first end side of the substrate through above the memory region over the substrate to above the outer edge portion at a second end side of the substrate. |
| US12082413B2 |
Vertical semiconductor memory device having stacked shifted axis channels
According to one embodiment, the stacked body includes a plurality of stacked units and a first intermediate layer. Each of the stacked units includes a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers. Each of the insulating layers is provided between the electrode layers. The first intermediate layer is provided between the stacked units. The first intermediate layer is made of a material different from the electrode layers and the insulating layers. The plurality of columnar portions includes a channel body extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body to pierce the stacked body, and a charge storage film provided between the channel body and the electrode layers. |
| US12082412B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device with vertical structures between contact plugs
A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a cell array region and a connection region, an electrode structure including electrodes vertically stacked on the substrate, the electrodes including pad portions on the connection region, respectively, and the pad portions of the electrodes being stacked in a staircase structure, first vertical structures penetrating the electrode structure on the cell array region, and second vertical structures penetrating the electrode structure on the connection region, each of the second vertical structures including first parts spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and at least one second part connecting the first parts to each other, the at least one second part penetrating sidewalls of the pad portions, respectively. |