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US12084876B2	Temporary scaffolding rest The invention relates to a temporary scaffolding rest which temporarily supports a standby scaffolding component upon a scaffolding upright in a first temporary disconnected position which is laterally offset from the scaffolding upright for subsequent installation of said standby scaffolding component to a portion of said upright in a second installed position which is laterally inset from the first temporary disconnected position. The temporary scaffolding rest includes a temporary connector for temporarily connecting the temporary scaffolding rest to said portion of said scaffolding upright, and an elongated rest which extends laterally from the temporary connector in order to temporarily support a portion of said standby scaffolding adjacent said portion of said scaffolding upright in said first temporary disconnected laterally offset position ready for subsequent installation to said portion of said scaffolding upright in said second installed position. A method of erecting a row of scaffolding which is higher than the row of scaffolding upon which an installer is positioned is also provided.
US12084873B2	Vibrating screed A vibrating screed comprising a screed member, a motor, and an exciter assembly configured to vibrate the screed member in response to receiving torque from the motor via a driveshaft. The exciter assembly includes a first eccentric mass fixed on the driveshaft and a second eccentric mass axially and rotationally moveable along the driveshaft between a first position and a second position in which the second eccentric mass is axially closer to the first eccentric mass than in the first position. The vibrating screed further comprises a mode selection member to switch the exciter assembly between a first, low vibration mode, in which the second eccentric mass is in the first position, and a second, high vibration mode, in which the second eccentric mass is in the second position.
US12084872B2	Deck installation device and a method of using said device A unitary deck installation device is disclosed having first, second and third members joined together. All three members have a first end and a second end, a first side and a second side, a first surface and a second surface, a thickness measured between the first and second surfaces, a width measured between the first and second sides, and a length measured between the first and second ends. The first end of the second member is secured to the first end of the first member and extends perpendicularly outward from the second surface of the first member. The first end of the third member is secured to the second surface of the first member and extends perpendicularly outward therefrom. A pair of spaced apart holes is formed through the third member and each of the pair of holes has a diameter large enough to allow a fastener to pass therethrough.
US12084860B2	Structural joists and methods to manufacture the same A joist is disclosed. The joist includes a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a central portion, wherein each of the first leg portion and the second leg portion define a first side, a second side, and a distal side, and one or more stiffeners defined within each of the first side, the second side, and the distal side of the first leg portion and the second leg portion.
US12084857B2	Partition support structure mounting track The track is elongate such that it extends along a longitudinal axis. The track comprises an alignment feature located at a predetermined alignment position along the longitudinal axis of the track. The alignment feature is configured to secure a partition support member at the alignment position when the partition support member is received by the track. The alignment feature comprises one of a projection or recess configured to engage with the other of a projection or recess of the partition support member.
US12084856B2	Modular wall systems A modular wall structure can include a first modular unit having a first face defined by a first perimeter and a second modular unit having a second face defined by a second perimeter. The first modular unit can be operably and selectively coupled to the second modular unit. Base units can be provided to support the first and second modular units.
US12084855B2	Dynamic, fire-resistance-rated thermally insulating and sealing system for use with curtain wall structures An approved dynamic construction is used for effectively thermally insulating and sealing of a safing slot between a floor of a building and an exterior wall construction. The exterior wall construction includes a curtain wall configuration defined by an interior wall glass surface including one or more aluminum framing members, where the vision glass extends to the finished floor level below. The dynamic, thermally insulating and sealing system includes a first element for receiving the insulating elements, and is positioned in the zero spandrel area of a glass curtain wall construction including only vision glass, to maintain thermally insulating and sealing of the safing slot during exposure to fire and heat as well as movement in order to maintain a complete seal extending across the safing slot.
US12084853B2	Reinforced floors for modular bathrooms Reinforced floor components of prefabricated bathroom pods. The floor components are reinforced and integrated into bathroom pods or other building units in such a manner as to add significant strength to the bathroom pods to resist bending, twisting and sagging, and/or to aid in lifting and supporting the weight of the bathroom pods, and thereby add to the structural integrity of the prefabricated bathroom pods to which they are attached.
US12084852B2	Wood timber framing connection joint A wooden structural joint is provided, including a wooden rectangular base member comprising, at one end, a removed center element, a plurality of removed center edge elements, and four intact corner elements, where the removed center element and the plurality of removed center edge elements are formed from vertical and horizontal cuts into the one end of the wooden rectangular base member, a plurality of horizontal members, each horizontal member having a height and further having a tab cut therein at one edge of the horizontal member, the tab cut at a percentage of the height such that all horizontal members fit securely together when assembled within the wooden rectangular base member, and a wooden rectangular top member having one end cut similar to the wooden rectangular base member.
US12084849B1	Air vent for culvert The air vent for culvert is a vent. The air vent for culvert is configured for use with a culvert. The air vent for culvert forms a fluidic connection between the interior space of the culvert and the atmosphere. The air vent for culvert equalizes the gas pressure between the atmosphere and interior of the culvert such that a fluid flows freely through the culvert. The air vent for culvert incorporates a base structure, an equalizing pipe, and a threaded connection. The threaded connection secures the equalizing pipe to the base structure. The base structure secures the equalizing pipe and the culvert. The base structure forms a fluidic connection between the interior of the culvert and the equalizing pipe.
US12084847B2	Flush toilet A flush toilet includes a toilet body that includes a bowl part that receives waste, a functional part that is provided on a back side of the toilet body, a panel member that covers a side surface of the functional part, a magnet that is provided on one of the panel member and the toilet body, and a magnetic body that is provided on another of the panel member and the toilet body, where at least one of the panel member and the toilet body includes an attachment part that includes a recessed part for attaching the magnet or the magnetic body to the attachment part.
US12084844B2	Hydrant nozzle cap adapter A nozzle cap adapter includes an adapter ring defining a first adapter ring end, a second adapter ring end opposite the first adapter ring end, and an interior void extending from the first adapter ring end to the second adapter ring end; a nozzle connector extending from the second adapter ring end of the adapter ring, the nozzle connector configured to rotatably engage a fire hydrant nozzle; and a latch coupled to the adapter ring and configured to removably lock the nozzle cap adapter onto the fire hydrant nozzle; a gasket housing extending into the interior void and defining a gasket groove, the gasket groove facing the second adapter ring end; and a gasket disposed within the gasket groove and configured to abut an end of the fire hydrant nozzle.
US12084841B2	Construction management system and work machine A construction management device computes a risk indicative of a degree of danger with which an accident occurs on the basis of information relating at least to a position of a worker measured by a worker position measuring device and a worker biometrical information measuring device, information relating at least to a position of a hydraulic excavator measured by a machine body position measuring device, a machine body posture measuring device, a machine front implement posture measuring device, and a machine operator biometrical information measuring device, personal information on a worker and an operator registered in a worker information registration device, and information on a construction environment from an environment information registration device, and outputs the computed risk as a coordinate risk associated with coordinates of the construction environment to a risk display device such that the computed risk is displayed in a map format on the risk display device.
US12084824B2	Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods Apparatuses, components and methods are provided herein useful to provide assistance to customers and/or workers in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, a shopping facility personal assistance system comprises: a plurality of motorized transport units located in and configured to move through a shopping facility space; a plurality of user interface units, each corresponding to a respective motorized transport unit during use of the respective motorized transport unit; and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the plurality of motorized transport units and the plurality of user interface units, wherein the central computer system is configured to control movement of the plurality of motorized transport units through the shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the plurality of user interface units.
US12084815B2	Switch for track of maglev train A switch for a track of a maglev train is provided. The switch comprises a front main track beam and a rear switching track beam. The rear switching track beam comprises a central fixed track beam and a middle mobile track beam; the front main track beam can switch between a straight track and a bent track by bending; the central fixed track beam is a fixed track beam; and the middle mobile track beam can move parallelly between the straight track and the bent track. The imposed deformation length and driving weight of the switch is minimised by providing the middle mobile track beam, and the required track switching time is shortened.
US12084813B2	Lotioned fibrous structures and methods for making same Fibrous structures having a surface pattern of a continuous knuckle region and a plurality of discrete pillow regions such that the fibrous structures exhibit improved lotion transfer compared to known fibrous structures and better sheet control during the making of such fibrous structures are provided.
US12084812B2	Pulp molding production line and processing method A pulp molding production line includes a forming machine, a pulp molding manipulator and a press. The pulp molding manipulator having a mounted transfer device which includes a wet blank transfer mold having an interior airtight air chamber. A front face of the wet blank transfer mold is provided with at least one recessed matching cavity that can be sleeved on an outside of a wet pulp blank product that is recessed toward the airtight air chamber, and the recessed matching cavity matches the product. An inner wall and a bottom of the recessed matching cavity are respectively provided with a plurality of small communicating holes. A back face of the wet blank transfer mold is connected to a moving frame through a guide mechanism. A driver connects between the back of the wet blank transfer mold and a moving frame which is provided with uniformly spaced vacuum cups.
US12084807B2	Side access panel for lint filter of laundry appliance A laundry appliance includes an outer cabinet having opposing sidewalls that extend between a front panel and a rear panel. A blower is positioned within the outer cabinet and delivers process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum receives articles to be processed. The airflow path includes the rotating drum. A lint filter is selectively operable to a filtering position within a filter receptacle of the airflow path. The filtering position places a filter media of the lint filter within the airflow path. An access door is operable to a closed position within a door receptacle defined within a side panel of the opposing sidewalls. The door receptacle is aligned with the filter receptacle and the access door conceals the filter receptacle in the filtering position.
US12084800B2	Flip-over assembly for automatic hat-making production line equipment A flip-over assembly for automatic hat-making production line equipment includes an installation seat, a flip-over component, two groups of driving components, a translation component, and an angle adjustment component. The flip-over component is correspondingly installed at a top end of the installation seat. The two groups of driving components are matchingly installed on both side walls of the installation seat. Output ends of the driving components are in a transmission connection with the flip-over component. The angle adjustment component is installed on a lower surface of the installation seat. The translation component is matchingly installed on a lower surface of the angle adjustment component. The flip-over assembly can collect cloth using a left side plate and a right side plate, and can clamp and open the cloth and perform double-needle sewing on the cloth and subsequent cloth opening, which can be controlled by the operator.
US12084799B2	Industrial fabric According to the present invention, the curling or lifting of webs that occurs during the production nonwoven fabrics, and wrinkles that form on the surface of nonwoven fabrics are prevented. Also, the webs can be easily taken off without making grip stronger than necessary. The present invention pertains to an industrial fabric formed by weaving warp and weft, wherein an embossed pattern having a concavo-convex shape is formed in the vicinity of the apex of a knuckle portion exposed on the surface side of the warp and/or weft. In particular, the industrial fabric is characterized in that the warp and/or weft having the embossed pattern are plastic monofilaments.
US12084798B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing fibrous web, fibrilla fiber aggregate, or nonwoven fabric, and fibrous web, fibrilla fiber aggregate, or nonwoven fabric manufactured thereby The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a fibrous web, a fibrilla fiber aggregate, or a nonwoven fabric by using a woven fabric, a method for manufacturing a fibrous web, a fibrilla fiber aggregate, or a nonwoven fabric by using the apparatus, and a fibrous web, a fibrilla fiber aggregate, or a nonwoven fabric manufactured by the method, especially, a fibrous web, a fibrilla fiber aggregate, or a nonwoven fabric for use in a hemostatic agent or an anti-adhesive agent.
US12084797B2	Method for making a composite material A hydroformed expanded spun bonded nonwoven has a first substantially planar surface on one side thereof and a second surface on an opposite side thereof. The second surface includes a plurality of protuberances in a pattern. The hydroformed expanded spun bonded nonwoven web has an average loft of at least about 1.3 times greater than an original average loft of an original unexpanded spun bonded nonwoven web from which the hydroformed expanded spun bonded nonwoven web was created and an air permeability of at least about 1.2 times greater than an original air permeability of the original unexpanded spun bonded nonwoven web. The hydroformed expanded spun bonded nonwoven web includes bicomponent fibers combining a polymer with PLA in a ratio of polymer/PLA within a range of about 20/80 to 80/20.
US12084796B2	Containing fabric, garments comprising such fabric, and related production methods A method for manufacturing a knit garment comprising at least one portion of a restraining fabric including at least one stretch portion having a plurality of stitches of at least one ground yarn and at least one elastic yarn. In which, next to at least part of the stretch portion, a restraining portion extends in which first groups of one or more first stitches including the at least one main yarn alternate with second groups of one or more second stitches having a restraining yarn, such that at each of the first stitches a floating length of the restraining yarn extends and at each of the second stitches a floating length of the main yarn extends. The restraining garments containing the fabric and the method of manufacturing the fabric and garments are also provided for.
US12084793B2	Hybrid tire cord and method for manufacturing thereof The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a hybrid tire cord that utilizes a difference in fineness using a general-purpose industrial filament such as nylon and polyester having high fineness of 200 denier or more relative to a fineness of an aramid filament.
US12084790B2	Low etch pit density 6 inch semi-insulating gallium arsenide wafers Methods and systems for low etch pit density 6 inch semi-insulating gallium arsenide wafers may include a semi-insulating gallium arsenide single crystal wafer having a diameter of 6 inches or greater without intentional dopants for reducing dislocation density, an etch pit density of less than 1000 cm−2, and a resistivity of 1×107 Ω-cm or more. The wafer may have an optical absorption of less than 5 cm−1 less than 4 cm−1 or less than 3 cm−1 at 940 nm wavelength. The wafer may have a carrier mobility of 3000 cm2/V-sec or higher. The wafer may have a thickness of 500 μm or greater. Electronic devices may be formed on a first surface of the wafer. The wafer may have a carrier concentration of 1.1×107 cm−3 or less.
US12084788B2	Method for producing a silicon single crystal doped with nitrogen and having a controlled amount of carbon impurities A method for producing a silicon single crystal, wherein a silicon nitride powder is introduced into a raw material before start of melting and the silicon single crystal doped with nitrogen is pulled by Czochralski method, wherein nitrogen doping is performed while an upper limit amount of usable silicon nitride powder is limited based on an amount of carbon impurities contained in the silicon nitride powder so that a carbon concentration in the silicon single crystal is equal to or less than allowable value. This makes it possible to achieve the required nitrogen doping amount at low cost while achieving the low carbon-concentration specification.
US12084785B2	Method and apparatus for pulling single crystal A method and an apparatus of pulling single crystals are provided that allows adding dopants efficiently into the silicon melt without causing to generate dislocations and obtainment of single crystals with low resistivity, during forming the former half of a product portion after the formation of the shoulder, when pulled up from the silicon melt by the Czochralski method. The method includes steps of forming an inert gas flow G that flows from above toward the silicon melt M1 along the inside of a heat shield 7 disposed to surround the silicon crystal C to be grown in the furnace and expands in radial directions along the surface of the silicon melt and is exhausted to the outside of the furnace, gasifying a dopant in the furnace, discharging the gasified dopant into the inside of the heat shield, and flowing the gasified dopant carried by the inert gas flow.
US12084783B2	Plating apparatus and rinse process method A plating apparatus 1000 includes a rinse module 40 configured to perform a rinse process. The rinse module includes: a rinse nozzle 41 configured to discharge the rinse solution to a member to be rinsed 25 while the rinse process is performed; a blow nozzle 42 disposed below the rinse nozzle and blowing out a gas such that the gas crosses a space between the plating tank and a substrate holder 20 while the rinse process is performed; and a collection member 50 disposed at downstream of the gas blown out from the blow nozzle and collecting the rinse solution dropping from the member to be rinsed and entrained in a flow of the gas blown out from the blow nozzle.
US12084782B2	Electrolysis electrode and methods of manufacture and using same in water purification system A heterojunction anode for electrolysis is disclosed. The anode has a first conductive metal oxide (FCMO) layer, a second semiconductor layer contacting the FCMO layer, and one or more islands of a third semiconductor contacting the second semiconductor layer. The FCMO layer may be formed on a metallic base, such as titanium. The FCMO layer may include iridium, the second semiconductor layer may include titanium oxide, and the third semiconductor may include tin oxide. The anode may be manufactured using spray pyrolysis to apply each semiconductor material. The anode may be configured such that when placed in an electrolyte at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer and the islands are in direct physical contact with the electrolyte. The second semiconductor interlayer and third semiconductor islands enhance the production of reactive chlorine in chlorinated water. A water treatment system and method using the anode are also disclosed.
US12084781B2	Hydrogen mixed gas generation method A hydrogen mixed gas generation method using a device that includes a heating pipe housing therein a reduction acceleration member and a heating part including a heating device that heats the heating pipe includes a first process and a second process. The first process includes: causing raw water to flow into the heating pipe and heating the flowing raw water to generate water vapor; heating the generated water vapor to between 500° C. to 800° C.; causing the heated water vapor to be in contact with the reduction acceleration member that is heated along with the raw water to reduce the water vapor and generate hydrogen gas. The second process includes: diluting the hydrogen gas generated in the first process to obtain hydrogen mixed gas whose concentration of hydrogen gas is between 500 ppm to 20000 ppm.
US12084779B2	Method for producing a metal bladed element for a turbomachine of an aircraft The invention relates to a method for producing a metal bladed element for a turbomachine of an aircraft, said bladed element comprising at least one blade having a lower surface and an upper surface extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the blade, the trailing edge having to have a thickness X1, said method comprising the steps of: a) producing the bladed element by lost-wax casting, and b) finishing the bladed element, characterised in that step b) comprises the chemical milling at least of the trailing edge of the or each blade so as to obtain said thickness X1 which cannot be directly obtained by step a).
US12084777B2	Method for manufacturing hard carbon-based coating, and member provided with coating Provided is a method for manufacturing a hard carbon-based coating. The method includes: a step A of preparing a film-forming apparatus including a power supply device and a discharge electrode containing a carbon material, and a substrate having a surface on which a coating is to be formed; and a step B of causing the film-forming apparatus to repeatedly generate a discharge between the discharge electrode and the substrate, to form a hard carbon-based coating on the surface.
US12084776B2	Process for forming wrought structures using cold spray A process and apparatus of producing a product having a wrought structure. The process comprises the step of: applying heat and a compressive load simultaneously to an application area of a cold spray deposition preform to transform the comprising consolidated particle structure into a wrought structure, the compressive load being applied laterally to the application area. The application of compressive load and heat to the application area raises the temperature of the material of the preform in the application area to between the recrystallisation temperature and the melting point of the material.
US12084775B1	Passivation of copper-nickel alloy conduits for marine use According to exemplary practice of the present invention, a passivation solution is circulated in a closed loop so as to laminarly flow on a continual basis through the channels of copper-nickel alloy piping or tubing. The passivation solution consists essentially of seawater (natural and/or artificial) plus 0.5 mM nickel hydroxide additive. The cyclical flow of the passivation solution is administered to the piping/tubing for a selected period of time (e.g., seven days), resulting in growth of a corrosion-resistant film on the inside (channel) surfaces of the piping/tubing. The film thus formed consists essentially of nickel hydroxide, nickel oxide, and copper oxide, and represents a durable and effective anti-corrosive barrier when exposed to seawater.
US12084774B2	Gas wiping nozzle and method for manufacturing hot-dip metal coated metal strip A gas wiping nozzle manufactured from parts divided along the slit length direction and maintains a gap in the width direction over the length direction in high temperature atmospheres and a method for manufacturing a hot-dip metal strip. In a gas wiping nozzle, a first and a second nozzle member are each divided along the length direction X of a slit into a plurality of nozzle members. The dimension of a divided face of the first nozzle member is 1.5T1 or more in a section of the first nozzle member where T1 is the thickness of the first nozzle member in the width direction Z of the slit, and the dimension of a divided face of the second nozzle member is 1.5T2 or more in a section of the second nozzle member where T2 is the thickness of the second nozzle member in the width direction Z of the slit.
US12084771B2	Control of liquid delivery in auto-refill systems An system, method and software for controlling processes of an auto-refill system of an ampoule including one or more sensors configured to determine one or more liquid level heights within the ampoule. The auto-refill system having a state machine configured to control the auto-refill system, the state machine having one or more states for refilling the ampoule.
US12084758B2	Method of making graphene structures and devices The present invention provides a method for the production of an electronic device, the method comprising: (i) providing a substrate comprising first and second layers on a heated susceptor in a reaction chamber, the chamber having a plurality of cooled inlets arranged so that, in use, the inlets are distributed across the substrate and have a constant separation from the substrate, (ii) supplying a flow comprising a precursor compound through the inlets and into the reaction chamber to thereby decompose the precursor compound and form a graphene layer structure on a surface of the first layer of the substrate, wherein the inlets are cooled to less than 100° C. and the susceptor is heated to a temperature of at least 50° C. in excess of a decomposition temperature of the precursor, (iii) selectively laser ablating the graphene to expose one or more portions of the surface of the first layer of the substrate, and (iv) selectively laser ablating the surface of the first layer of the substrate to expose one or more portions of the second layer of the substrate, wherein the first layer is an electrically conductive layer and the second layer is an electrically insulative layer, or wherein the second layer is an electrically conductive layer and the first layer is an electrically insulative layer.
US12084756B2	Carrier component and coating developer device Provided are a carrier component and a coating developer device. The carrier component includes a supporting pillar, a first carrier stage and a second carrier stage that is provided with an accommodating cavity and a through mounting hole in communication with the accommodating cavity and includes at least two casings which are assembled to form the through mounting hole matched with the supporting pillar and the accommodating cavity surrounding the first carrier stage; and the at least two casings are detachably connected to one another.
US12084752B2	Stainless steel powders for additive manufacturing Exemplary alloys may comprise, by weight percentage, 13.25% to 14.75% chromium; 4.5% to 5.5% nickel; 0.11% to 0.17% carbon; 0.01% to 0.31% titanium; and the balance of weight percent comprising iron and incidental elements and impurities. Exemplary methods may include conducting additive manufacturing with an atomized alloy powder to generate a manufactured article, where the atomized alloy powder may comprise, by weight percentage, 13.25% to 14.75% chromium; 4.5% to 5.5% nickel; 0.11% to 0.17% carbon; 0.01% to 0.31% titanium; and the balance of weight percent comprising iron and incidental elements and impurities.
US12084751B2	Method for manufacturing cold-rolled or zinc-plated dual-phase steel plate over 980 MPa The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a cold-rolled or zinc-plated dual-phase steel plate over 980 MPa. After being subjected to hot rolling, coiling, bundling, and online heat preservation, a slab is directly sent to a cold rolling and continuous annealing process, or a cold rolling, continuous annealing, and zinc plating process, so as to obtain a cold-rolled or zinc-plated dual-phase steel plate, wherein the coiling temperature is controlled to be over 450° C. The online thermal preservation means that after uncoiling of each hot-rolled coil, an independent and airtight thermal preservation cover is closed, and the hot-rolled coil with the closed thermal preservation cover is transferred to coil rolling by means of a steel coil conveying chain or a traveling car; the thermal preservation temperature for the hot-rolled coil in the thermal preservation cover is over 450° C., and the thermal preservation duration is less than 20 hours. According to the present disclosure, by means of the design of a thermal preservation process with or without a heat source after hot rolling and coiling, the manufacturing problems such as edge cracks and sharp fluctuation in thickness after cold rolling are solved, and good cold rolling manufacturability is achieved.
US12084748B2	Nickel-based superalloy steel and preparation method thereof The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of alloy preparation and provides a nickel-based superalloy and a preparation method thereof. In the present disclosure, the nickel-based superalloy includes the following components by mass percentage: C: 0.07% to 0.10%, 0
US12084745B2	Copper alloy powder, method of producing additively-manufactured article, and additively-manufactured article A copper alloy powder is a copper alloy powder for additive manufacturing. The copper alloy powder contains more than 1.00 mass % and not more than 2.80 mass % of chromium, and a balance of copper. A method for producing an additively-manufactured article includes a first step of preparing a copper alloy powder containing more than 1.00 mass % and not more than 2.80 mass % of chromium and a balance of copper and a second step of producing the additively-manufactured article from the copper alloy powder, and the additively-manufactured article is produced such that forming a powder layer including the copper alloy powder, and solidifying the copper alloy powder at a predetermined position in the powder layer to form a shaped layer are sequentially repeated to stack such shaped layers to thus produce the additively-manufactured article.
US12084743B1	Method embodiments for extracting elements from coal combustion products Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for isolating rare earth elements (REEs) and radioisotopes from coal combustion products, such as fly ash. In particular embodiments, lanthanides, Al, Sc, Y, or compounds comprising lanthanides, AI, Sc, Y, or any combination thereof; or actinides can be isolated using the methods disclosed herein.
US12084741B2	Support device for radiant tubes Support device for a radiant pipe (TR), usable in thermal treatment furnaces, for lines for continuous galvanising and annealing of metal strips or sheets and/or other products made of steel and/or other metals or for revamping pre-existing furnaces, including a support for radiant pipe or shank and a furnace-side support or socket, wherein the support for the radiant pipe or shank includes at least one outer surface, facing—during use—towards the furnace-side support or socket and a thickness, wherein the furnace-side support or socket includes at least one first surface and one second surface, the latter facing—during use—towards the support for radiant pipe or shank, and a thickness, including at least one rotary means and at least one seat for housing the at least one rotary means.
US12084740B2	Steel sheet The present invention relates to steel sheet realizing both formability and weldability. The steel sheet of the present invention is characterized in that at a surface layer part of a region down to 30 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the sheet thickness direction, Al oxide grains are present in 3000 to 6000/mm2 in number density, the natural logarithms of the particle sizes of the Al oxide grains measured in μm units are on the average −5.0 to −3.5, the standard error is 0.6 or less, and the number of Al oxide grains with deviations of the natural logarithms of the particle sizes from the average larger than 2 times the standard error is 5% or less of the total number of Al oxide grains and at a position of ½ of the thickness of the steel sheet, the number density of the Al oxide grains is 1000/mm2 or less.
US12084738B2	Method for producing a steel sheet having improved strength, ductility and formability A method produces a steel sheet having a microstructure including, in area fraction, 20% to 50% intercritical ferrite, 10% to 20% retained austenite, 25% to 45% tempered martensite, 10% to 20% fresh martensite, and bainite. The sum of tempered martensite and bainite is between 30% and 60%. A cold-rolled steel sheet provided includes 0.18% ≤C≤0.25%, 0.9% ≤Si≤1.8%, 0.02% ≤Al≤1.0%, with 1.00% ≤Si+Al≤2.35%, 1.5% ≤Mn≤2.5%, 0.010% ≤Nb ≤0.035%, 0.10% ≤Cr≤0.40%. The steel sheet is annealed to obtain 50% to 80% austenite and 20% to 50% of ferrite, quenched at a cooling rate between 20° C/s and 50° C/s to between Ms-50° C. and Ms-5° C., heated to a partitioning temperature between 375° C. and 450° C. and maintained at the partitioning temperature for at least 50s, then immediately cooled to room temperature.
US12084734B2	Plated steel sheets for hot press forming having excellent hydrogen brittleness resistance and impact resistance, hot press formed parts, and manufacturing methods thereof Provided are plated steel sheets for hot press forming, hot press formed parts, and manufacturing methods thereof, the plated steel sheets comprising: a base steel sheet comprising, in weight %, C: 0.07 to 0.5%, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.5 to 5%, P: 0.001 to 0.015%, S: 0.0001 to 0.02%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, Cr: 0.01 to 1%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Ti: 0.1% or less, B: 0.01% or less, Sn: 0.01 to 0.1%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; an aluminum or aluminum alloy plating layer disposed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Sn-enriched layer provided between the base steel sheet and the plating layer, wherein the Sn-enriched layer satisfies a specific relationship.
US12084729B2	Method of manufacturing decorated leather A manufacturing method of decorated natural leather including the steps of applying a crusted leather, having a corium side, a grain side and an edge, on a conveyor system, having a position means, and aligning said crusted leather by moving said edge against said position means; and laminating said aligned crusted leather on a temporary carrier, having an adhesive layer, wherein said corium side is attached by said adhesive layer on said temporary carrier while conveying said crusted leather on said conveyor system towards said temporary carrier and moving said temporary carrier relative to said conveyor system; and inkjet printing on said grain side with one or more pigmented inkjet inks an image by an inkjet printing system.
US12084725B2	Oligonucleotides for detecting Lactobacillus and method for detecting Lactobacillus by using same Provided are compositions and methods for identifying a specific strain of Lactobacillus plantarum, e.g., Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum PS128 deposited under DSMZ Accession No. DSM 28632.
US12084723B2	Compositions and methods for treating or preventing prostate cancer and for detecting androgen receptor variants The invention features diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions featuring androgen receptor variant proteins and nucleic acid molecules whose expression is increased in androgen related diseases or disorders.
US12084721B2	Inflammatory bowel disease diagnostic method by means of bacterial metagenomic analysis The present invention relates to a method for prognosing the occurrence and the causative factor of an inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease by means of a metagenomic analysis of bacterial and bacterial-derived vesicles present in a human body-derived substance and, more particularly, to a method for diagnosing the causative factor and occurrence risk of an inflammatory bowel disease by analyzing a metagenomic sequence present in bacteria and bacteria-derived vesicles present in stool. Trillions of bacteria are present in the intestine, and vesicles are secreted outside the cells for exchange of information. Bacterial are not absorbed into the intestinal epithelial cells, but the vesicles secreted from the bacteria pass through the mucous, are absorbed into the intestinal epithelial cells and can increase or reduce inflammation. The present invention can be facilitated as a method for diagnosing the occurrence risk and causative factor of an inflammatory bowel disease by means of a gene metagenomic sequence analysis of bacteria and bacterial=-derived vesicles present in a human body-derived substance. Also, the present invention enables early diagnosis even after an occurrence of an inflammatory bowel disease, reduces the occurrence of an inflammatory bowel disease, and can enhance therapeutic effects.
US12084715B1	Methods and systems for reducing artifactual antisense products Disclosed herein is a method of preventing the amplification of artifactual antisense products when sequencing a target polynucleotide. Incorporation of modified nucleotides into handle polynucleotide sequences can allow for the selective degradation of artifact antisense products generated by mis-priming, prior to amplification, thus preventing them from appearing in the amplification library. Selective degradation can be accomplished using one or more agents configured to specifically cleave the handle polynucleotide at the modified nucleotide. Amplification can be performed using a primer that is configured to hybridize to the handle sequence and a second primer that is configured to hybridize to a complement of a target nucleotide.
US12084712B2	Sample indexing for single cells Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for sample identification. A sample indexing composition can comprise, for example, a protein binding reagent associated with a sample indexing oligonucleotide. Different sample indexing compositions can include sample indexing oligonucleotides with different sequences. Sample origin of cells can be identified based on the sequences of the sample indexing oligonucleotides. Sample indexing oligonucleotides can be barcoded using barcoded and lengthened using daisy-chaining primers.
US12084710B2	Diagnostic kit for viscoelastic analysis and uses and methods thereof A diagnostic kit for viscoelastic analysis of a sample includes a pipette tip containing constituent (A) and a measurement cup containing constituent (B), wherein the constituents (A) and (B) are adapted to form a diagnostic composition upon combination, wherein the diagnostic composition includes an activator of coagulation and a calcium salt. A method of performing a viscoelastic analysis on a sample using such a diagnostic kit is also disclosed.
US12084709B2	Screening method A method for screening substances for their ability to reduce malodours from emanations from an animal, said method comprising determining the effect of said substances on the C-S lyase activity of bacteria that emit volatile sulphuric compounds (VSCs), by contacting a test substance with a sample comprising said bacteria or a supernatant obtainable from a culture of said bacteria in the presence of a substrate for a C-S lyase, detecting the levels of thiol production from said bacteria, and comparing the results with those obtained from similar bacteria in the absence of said substance.
US12084708B1	Acoustic wave resonator with active shunt capacitance cancellation and systems thereof The present invention relates to systems including an acoustic wave resonator and an active shunt capacitance cancelling oscillator circuit. Such systems can be used in biosensing methods, while avoiding impedance distortion and phase shift anomalies.
US12084705B2	Methylotrophic microorganisms expressing soluble methane monooxygenase proteins Methylotrophic microorganisms, particularly methylotrophic yeasts and more particularly Pichia pastoris, which exhibit the ability to oxidize methane to methanol. Methods of making such microorganisms and DNA constructs for making such microorganisms. Such methylotrophic microorganisms are genetically transformed to exhibit the oxidizing activity of a soluble methane monooxygenase of a methanotrophic bacterium. Such transformed methylotrophic microorganisms contain at least three methane monooxygenase hydroxylase (MMOH) protein subunits of a methanotrophic bacterium: MMOH alpha, MMOH beta and MMOH gamma and a methane monooxygenase reductase (MMOR) of a methanotrophic bacterium.
US12084701B2	Biofabrication of advanced functional materials using bacterial cellulose scaffolds A biofabrication method for producing cellulose-based materials. The method includes providing active cellulose-producing bacteria such as Gluconacetobacter and culturing media in a container; combining organic additives or inorganic additives with the active cellulose-producing bacteria in the container to produce a cellulose hydrogel matrix composed of entangled bacteria-produced cellulose nanofibers; controlling a concentration of the additives in the cellulose hydrogel matrix; and exposing the cellulose hydrogel matrix in selected thermal environment to create a biofabricated functional material.
US12084685B2	Synthetic hydrogels for organogenesis Synthetic hydrogels for organogenesis support organogenesis from mammalian cells, including human cells. The synthetic hydrogels typically include a network of crosslinked branched biodegradable polymers. A portion of the branches of the branched biodegradable polymers are linked to binders which are generally synthetic peptides for cell and extracellular matrix attachment. The hydrogels may include an inhibitor of apoptosis. The synthetic hydrogels with the synthetic binders typically do not interfere with cellular, proteomic, genetic, and/or transcriptome analyses of organoids formed in the hydrogel. The synthetic hydrogels may be subject to on-demand dissolution to provide intact organoids substantially free of hydrogel polymers. Also provided are methods of making the synthetic hydrogels and methods of using the synthetic hydrogels for organogenesis.
US12084684B2	Frizzled specific Wnt agonists and antagonists Wnt signaling antagonist and agonist compositions and methods for their use are provided.
US12084681B2	Ex vivo antibody production The present invention provides means and methods for producing improved ex vivo B cell cultures with a short doubling time.
US12084679B2	Methods of in vitro differentiation of midbrain dopamine (mDA) neurons The presently disclosed subject matter provides for in vitro methods of inducing differentiation of human stem cells into midbrain dopamine neurons, and precursors thereof, and cells generated by such methods. The presently disclosed subject matter also provides for uses of such cells for treating neurodegenerative disorders.
US12084677B2	Methods of recellularizing a tissue or organ for improved transplantability Described herein are methods of recellularizing an organ or tissue matrix.
US12084675B2	Using programmable DNA binding proteins to enhance targeted genome modification Compositions and methods for using programmable DNA binding proteins to increase the efficiency and/or specificity of targeted genome modification or to facilitate the detection of specific genomic loci in eukaryotic cells.
US12084674B2	Methods and compositions for a HIV based delivery system Disclosed are nucleic acid sequences comprising a modified HIV Gag sequence, wherein the modified HIV Gag sequence comprises, from 5′ to 3′, a matrix domain (MA), capsid (CA) domain, SP1 region, nucleocapsid (NC) domain, SP2 region, and p6 domain, wherein the modified HIV Gag sequence further comprises an exogenous sequence of interest between the NC domain and the SP2 region. Disclosed are methods of producing a recombinant lentivirus comprising transfecting a cell with a plasmid comprising the nucleic acid sequence of one or more of the disclosed nucleic acid sequences in combination with an envelope plasmid. Disclosed are methods of monitoring lentivirus assembly, budding, and/or maturation comprising transfecting a cell with a plasmid comprising any one of the disclosed nucleic acid sequences in combination with an envelope plasmid, wherein the exogenous sequence of interest encodes a detection agent. Disclosed are methods of treating a subject with a therapeutic agent comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a recombinant lentivirus, wherein the recombinant lentivirus comprises one or more of the disclosed nucleic acid sequences, wherein the exogenous sequence of interest encodes a therapeutic agent.
US12084673B2	Vectors for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia The present invention provides gene therapies for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia. Specifically, the present invention provides a nucleic acid, cloning vector and transfer vector for the production of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector. The nucleic acid comprises (i) a nucleic acid sequence encoding frataxin, (ii) a phospho-glycerate-kinase (PGK) promoter, and (iii) a woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element (WPRE). The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition which comprises the AAV vector or nucleic acid. Also, the AAV vector, nucleic acid or pharmaceutical composition can be used as a medicament, specifically as a medicament for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia.
US12084672B2	Genetically engineered land plants that express an increased seed yield protein and/or an increased seed yield RNA A genetically engineered land plant that expresses a protein that has homology to a plant invertase inhibitor and/or a pectin methylesterase inhibitor and that increases seed yield with increased expression (“an ISY protein”) is disclosed. The plant comprises a modified gene for the ISY protein. The ISY protein comprises one or more of an ISY protein of Camelina sativa comprising SEQ ID NO: 2 or a fragment, Camelina sativa homolog, or ortholog thereof. The modified gene comprises a promoter and a nucleic acid sequence encoding the ISY protein. The promoter is non-cognate with respect to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the ISY protein. The modified gene is configured such that transcription of the nucleic acid sequence is initiated from the promoter and results in expression of the ISY protein. A genetically engineered land plant that expresses an RNA that increases seed yield with increased expression also is disclosed.
US12084670B2	Regulating alkaloids MPO1 and MPO2 can be regulated for either decreasing or increasing alkaloid levels in plants, in particular in Nicotiana plants. In particular, suppressing or overexpressing one or more of MPO1 and MPO2 may be used to decrease or increase nicotine and nicotinic alkaloid levels in tobacco plants. Suppression or overexpression of one or more of MPO1 and MPO2 may be used in combination with modification of expression of other genes encoding enzymes on the nicotinic alkaloid biosynthetic pathway such as A622, NBB1, PMT, and QPT.
US12084669B2	Increased protein expression in plants This disclosure concerns synthetic polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide of interest that are particularly well-suited for expression in target plants.
US12084663B2	Incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins using base editing Provided herein are systems, compositions, and methods for the incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins via nonsense suppression or rare codon suppression. Nonsense codons and rare codons may be introduced into the coding sequence of a protein of interest using a CRISPR/Cas9-based nucleobase editor described herein. The nucleobase editors are able to be programmed by guide nucleotide sequences to edit the target codons in the coding sequence of the protein of interest. Also provided are application enabled by the technology described herein.
US12084662B2	Compositions and methods for modulating PNPLA3 expression Oligonucleotides and compositions including the same are disclosed for inhibiting or reducing patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3) gene expression. Methods of making and using the oligonucleotides also are disclosed, particularly uses relating to treating diseases, disorders and/or conditions associated with PNPLA3 expression.
US12084660B2	Therapeutic alteration of transplantable tissues through In Situ or Ex Vivo exposure to RNA interference molecules The present invention, at least in part, relates to the discovery of efficacious delivery of an RNAi agent (in preferred aspects of the invention, an siRNA) to a transplantable tissue. Organ rejection, transplantation-mediated transmission of viral infection, and triggering of apoptosis in transplanted tissues can each be minimized by the methods and compositions of the instant invention. The RNAi agent(s) of the instant invention can be delivered as “naked” molecules, or using liposomal and other modes of delivery, to transplantable tissues. Such delivery can occur via perfusion of the RNAi agent in solution through the vasculature of a whole or partial organ; or tissues including transplantable cells and cell lines may be bathed, injected or otherwise treated with RNAi agents. Preferred transplantable tissues include, for example, pancreas, liver, kidney, heart, lung, and all cells and cell lines derived from such tissues (e.g., pancreatic islet cells that may, e.g., be transplanted as a treated population).
US12084659B2	Modulatory polynucleotides The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of modulatory polynucleotides.
US12084658B2	Recombinant virus products and methods for inducing DUX4 exon skipping The present invention relates to methods for shifting the splicing profile of the DUX4 gene, a double homeobox gene on human chromosome 4q35. Recombinant adeno-associated viruses of the invention deliver DNAs encoding U7-based small nuclear RNAs to induce DUX4 exon-skipping and the expression of shortened forms of DUX4. The methods have application in the treatment of muscular dystrophies such as facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
US12084656B2	Products and compositions The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with gene expression or inhibits its expression and therapeutic uses such as for the treatment of disease and disorder.
US12084653B2	Methods for using transcription-dependent directed evolution of AAV capsids Disclosed are methods for performing transcription-dependent directed evolution (TRADE) and novel AAV capsids selected using such methods.
US12084651B2	Surface display of whole antibodies in eukaryotes Methods for display of recombinant whole immunoglobulins or immunoglobulin libraries on the surface of eukaryote host cells, including yeast and filamentous fungi, are described. The methods are useful for screening libraries of recombinant immunoglobulins in eukaryote host cells to identify immunoglobulins that are specific for an antigen of interest.
US12084650B2	Preservation of cell-free nucleic acids in biological samples Provided is a composition for preserving cell-free nucleic acids and/or cells in a biological sample and methods for use thereof. The composition comprises at least one volume excluding polymer, at least one osmotic agent and at least one enzyme inhibitor. The composition optionally further comprises at least one metabolic inhibitor. Further, provided is a kit comprising the composition, preferably in a blood collection tube, or the components of the composition.
US12084647B2	Device for a cell suspension culture The device for a cell suspension culture comprises a culture chamber comprising first and second axisymmetric-shaped walls having at least a partially curved radial section the concavity thereof facing the inside of the culture chamber, the walls delimiting an inner compartment and form an inner continuous surface; an inlet opening provided in the first wall and adapted to enable a fluid to enter; a supplying conduit connected to the inlet opening; and a valve member disposed inside the culture chamber adapted to tightly close or open the inlet opening. The device comprises also a device for moving the valve member, disposed outside the culture chamber.
US12084646B2	Systems and methods for cell culturing Cell culture systems and methods provide improved immunotherapeutic product manufacturing with greater scalability, flexibility, and automation. Cell culture systems are configured with interchangeable cartridges, allowing versatility and scalability. Systems are configured to have multiple connected cell culture chambers, which allows parallel processing of different types of cells. Gas-impermeable cell culture chambers and methods for generating cells in closed systems prevent contamination and user error. Methods for recycling cell culture medium provide additional efficiencies.
US12084645B2	Support vessels for single use bioreactors and mixers The invention discloses a hollow profile wall segment (1) for a bioreactor or mixer support vessel (2;2a;2b), comprising a base profile (3) with two parallel wide sides (4,5), two narrow sides (6,7) and at least one heat exchange channel (8) extending in a longitudinal direction of the base profile through an interior space (9) in the base profile, wherein the hollow profile wall segment is adapted to be joined with similar hollow profile wall segments to form a side wall (12) of a bioreactor or mixer support vessel (2) and wherein each narrow side comprises at least one coupling member (10,11;11a;150) capable of securing the hollow profile wall segment side by side with similar hollow profile wall segments.
US12084637B2	Method and relative apparatus for the production of beer A method, and related apparatus, for producing beer from any types of grains includes activating phenomena of controlled hydro-dynamic cavitation during all the steps of the process, from mashing to hopping, and possibly after yeast inoculation. The present method and apparatus provide a number of advantages over traditional techniques, for example, avoiding the pre-crushing of the malts or the grains, thereby increasing the efficiency of saccharification and of starch extraction, and avoiding the boiling at equal efficiency of the hopping. Another advantage is the opportunity of causing the concentration of gluten to fall in the final product simply with controlled hydraulic processes through electromechanics, and of possibly extending fermentation.
US12084636B2	Flavor enhanced hop materials Compositions which include hop materials infused with exogenous flavorant matrix and methods for infusing hop materials with a flavorant matrix are provided, wherein the method includes emulsifying a flavorant additive into a carrier system to provide a flavorant matrix; and infusing the hop material with the flavorant matrix.
US12084633B2	Unit dose laundry detergent compositions containing soil release polymers A unit dose detergent product includes a unit dose pouch with a water soluble film, and a liquid detergent encapsulated in the unit dose pouch. The liquid detergent includes a soil release polymer, at least 10% by weight of an alkyl-ether sulfate, an alkoxylated polyamine, less than 30% by weight of water, and, optionally, a polyglycol. A mixture of 2 parts of the liquid detergent composition to 1 part water has a viscosity below 3,000 centipoise.
US12084632B2	Drain treatment A method of treating a drainage system includes puncturing, by a controller, a pod retained by a pod housing, wherein the pod contains a drain treatment compound, and introducing, by the controller, water from a water supply to the pod retained by the pod housing to deliver the drain treatment compound dispersed in the water to a drain.
US12084631B2	Multilayer dissolvable solid article and method of making same This invention provides a multilayer dissolvable solid article, which comprises two or more flexible, dissolvable, porous sheets. Each of such two or more sheets is characterized by a Percent Open Cell Content of from about 80% to 100% and an Overall Average Pore Size of from about 100 μm to about 2000 μm and comprises a water-soluble polymer. At least two adjacent sheets in such dissolvable solid article are characterized by an Adhesion Score (AdS) of no less than 1, while the contacting surfaces of said at least two adjacent sheets are essentially free of adhesives. Preferably, the multilayer dissolvable solid article is essentially free of adhesives.
US12084628B2	Composition comprising a primary and a secondary surfactant, for cleaning or rinsing a product Described is a composition comprising as primary surfactant an ionic compound comprising one or more fluoroalkyl groups and as secondary surfactant at least one non-ionic compound comprising one or more polyalkyloxy and/or polyalkylenoxy groups, for cleaning or rinsing a product, preferably a product used in the semiconductor industry, and a respective use of said composition. Further described is a method of making a cleaned or rinsed product, preferably a product used in the semiconductor industry, comprising a substrate and supported thereon a patterned material layer having line-space structures with a line width of 50 nm or below, comprising the step of cleaning or rinsing said product with the composition of the invention.
US12084623B2	High-carbon biogenic reagents and uses thereof This invention provides processes and systems for converting biomass into high-carbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. Some embodiments employ pyrolysis in the presence of an inert gas to generate hot pyrolyzed solids, condensable vapors, and non-condensable gases, followed by separation of vapors and gases, and cooling of the hot pyrolyzed solids in the presence of the inert gas. Additives may be introduced during processing or combined with the reagent, or both. The biogenic reagent may include at least 70 wt %, 80 wt %, 90 wt %, 95 wt %, or more total carbon on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may have an energy content of at least 12,000 Btu/lb, 13,000 Btu/lb, 14,000 Btu/lb, or 14,500 Btu/lb on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may be formed into fine powders, or structural objects. The structural objects may have a structure and/or strength that derive from the feedstock, heat rate, and additives.
US12084621B1	Method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil The present disclosure relates to a method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil. The method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons from waste plastic pyrolysis oil according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may minimize formation of an ammonium salt (NH4Cl) and may prevent an adhesion phenomenon of impurity particles in a reactor in a refining process of waste plastic pyrolysis oil containing impurities including chlorine and nitrogen. In addition, the method and system for producing refined hydrocarbons according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may have excellent refining efficiency and may implement a long-term operation of a process because deactivation of a catalyst used in the process is prevented, and may produce refined hydrocarbons having a low content of impurities and a low content of olefins from waste plastic pyrolysis oil.
US12084610B2	Compositions and methods for reducing deleterious atmospheric gas emissions from flooded ecosystems The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for reducing emissions of deleterious atmospheric gases and/or precursors thereof from a flooded ecosystem comprising: one or more small molecules that reduce the production of one or more deleterious atmospheric gases and/or precursors thereof and one or more agriculturally suitable carriers.
US12084605B2	Adhesive film, optical member including the same and optical display including the same An adhesive film formed of an adhesive composition including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including an alkylene glycol group and a cyclic functional group while satisfying Equation 3 and Equation 4 herein, an optical member including the same, and an optical display including the same, are provided.
US12084604B2	Hydration-based shape memory adhesive materials and methods of making A dry shape memory adhesive material for adhering a target surface in the presence of fluid and for providing tunable mechanical contraction of an adhered surface. The dry shape memory adhesive material is pre-stretched and dried to provide an adhesive structure that implements a hydration-based shape memory mechanism to achieve both uniaxial and biaxial contractions of the adhered surface. According to preferred embodiments, the shape memory adhesive material includes a combination of one or more hydrophilic polymers or copolymers, one or more amine coupling group, and one or more cross linkers.
US12084598B2	Resin composition, adhesive member, and display device including the same A resin composition including at least one of a monofunctional (meth)acrylate having an imide ring structure or a monomer having a 2-pyrrolidone skeleton and a radical curable group in an amount of about 0.1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the resin composition, wherein the resin composition has a viscosity of about 5 millipascal seconds to less than about 50 millipascal seconds at 25° C., and wherein a glass transition temperature of the resin composition after being cured satisfies a value of about −50° C. to less than about 0°C.
US12084596B2	Nanotube-encapsulated UV stabilizers The disclosure relates to encapsulated UV (ultraviolet) stabilizer/absorber nanoparticles, which nanoparticles limit or prevent the migration of UV stabilizers/absorbers to the surface of a coating in service and/or which otherwise preserve the UV-resistance properties of the UV stabilizer for a longer period once incorporated into a UV-protective coating. The nanoparticles each include a clay or other nanotube encapsulating body such as a halloysite nanotube (HNT) and a UV stabilizing material within the interior cylindrical volume of the nanotube encapsulating body. The UV stabilizing/absorbing material can include one or more of lignin, a biomass extractive, a phenolic biomass material, and an organic UV stabilizer. The encapsulated UV stabilizer nanoparticles can be incorporated into a polymer composite as a heterogeneous phase distributed throughout a continuous polymer matrix. The polymer composite can be applied as a coating or film to an underlying substrate to form a corresponding coated article.
US12084595B2	Electrophoretic media including charge control agents comprising quartenary amines and unsaturated polymeric tails Improved formulations of electrophoretic media that can be incorporated into displays, front plane laminates, inverted front plane laminates, or color changing films. The formulations include a non-polar fluid, a plurality of first charged particles, and charge control agents (CCA) including a quaternary amine and an unsaturated polymeric tail comprising monomers of at least 10 carbon atoms in length. The formulations show improved switching speeds, as well as a larger dynamic range at low temperatures (i.e., below about 0° C.), where compared to state-of-the-art electrophoretic media.
US12084594B2	Galvanized metal corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of use A method of preventing formation of rust on a metal surface is provided. The method may include applying a polyamine onto the metal surface and applying a compound of formula (I) or salt thereof onto the metal surface. The compositions and methods disclosed herein may be used to inhibit corrosion of a metal surface in contact with an aqueous system.
US12084588B2	Multi-component composition for additive manufacturing A multi-component composition for additive manufacturing, and related methods, are generally described.
US12084587B2	Ink set and image forming method An ink set includes four types of inks that are a yellow ink, a magenta ink, a cyan ink, and a black ink. Each of the four types of inks contains water and a colorant, and at least one of the four types of inks contains an ultraviolet absorber. When Abs (Y) represents the absorbance of the yellow ink, Abs (M) represents the absorbance of the magenta ink, Abs (C) represents the absorbance of the cyan ink, and Abs (K) represents the absorbance of the black ink with respect to light with a wavelength of 385 nm, the ratios of Abs (Y), Abs (M), and Abs (C) to Abs (K) satisfy predetermined conditions.
US12084585B2	Aqueous energy curable inkjet inks An aqueous energy curable inkjet ink, including (A) a non-photopolymerizable resin, (B) a water-soluble photopolymerizable monomer, (C) a pigment having an average particle size of 50 to 300 nm, and (D) at least 25 wt. % water, based on a total weight of the aqueous energy curable inkjet ink. The water-soluble photopolymerizable monomer (B) is a mixture of (B1) a mono-ethylenically unsaturated monomer and (B2) a poly-ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
US12084581B2	Self-healing, omniphobic coatings and related methods Self-healable, omniphobic coatings and related methods are provided. In embodiments, a self-healable, omniphobic coating comprises a matrix of crosslinked, entangled hydrogel polymers, the hydrogel polymers comprising hydroxyl (OH) groups, hydroxyl group precursors, or both, and nanoparticles distributed throughout the matrix; and fluorinated silane molecules covalently bound to the matrix.
US12084579B2	Cyclophane-sustained high performance porphyrins Disclosed herein are receptor-substrate complexes comprising an octacationic tricyclic cyclophane and a pyrrole dye complexed therein and methods of using and making the same.
US12084576B2	Asphalt material Asphalt product made from or containing Z1) from 90 wt % to 98 wt % of mineral aggregate; and Z2) from 2 wt % to 10 wt % of a bitumen composition made from or containing T1) from 99 wt % to 75 wt % of bitumen, and T2) from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of a polymer composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of an ethylene homopolymer; and C) 30-60% by weight of a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 1-butene derived units.
US12084573B2	Polyamide molding compound with low dielectric loss factor The present invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition comprising: A mixture of at least one polyamide A1, at least one polyphenylene ether A2 and optionally a compatibilizer A3 and optionally an olefinic and/or vinylaromatic polymer A4; B 10 to 60% by weight of glass filler, the glass composition of which comprises at least 10% by weight of boron oxide and at most 15% by weight for the sum of magnesium oxide and calcium oxide; C 1 to 8% by weight of LDS additive; D 0 to 5% by weight of additives other than components A, B and C; wherein 80 to 100% by weight of mixture A consists of a mixture M of components A1, A2 and A3 and 0 to 20% by weight of component A4, in each case based on the sum of components M and A4, and wherein the sum of components M and A4 gives 100% by weight of mixture A, and wherein 36 to 92% by weight of mixture M is of component A2, from 8 to 60% by weight of component A1 and from 0 to 4% by weight of component A3, based in each case on the sum of components A1 to A3, and the sum of components A1 to A3 being 100% by weight of the mixture M, and the sum of components A to D being 100% by weight of the molding composition.
US12084568B2	Thermoplastic elastomer composition for overmolding polyamides A thermoplastic elastomer composition for overmolding a predominantly polyamide substrate, a method for the preparation of an overmolded article, and an overmolded article having a layer of thermoplastic elastomer is provided. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises a thermoplastic vulcanizate, an olefinic block copolymer, and a maleated functionalized polyolefin copolymer. The method for the preparation of the overmolded article comprises heating the thermoplastic elastomer composition followed by applying the heated composition to at least a portion of the predominantly polyamide substrate.
US12084565B2	Composition containing recycled materials for pipes Composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer with low melt flow rate and rather low amount of xylene cold solubles and a recycled polymer composition being rich in polypropylene.
US12084561B2	Curable fluoropolymer compositions comprising bis phthalonitrile-containing compound and cured articles therefrom Described herein are fluoropolymer compositions comprising a bis phthalonitrile-containing compound. In one embodiment, the bis phthalonitrile-containing compound is used to crosslink a dehydrohalogenated polymer, and optionally with a polyhydroxy curative. In another embodiment, the bis phthalonitrile-containing compound is added to a composition comprising (i) a fluorinated elastomeric gum, wherein the fluorinated elastomeric gum comprises a fluoropolymer having a cure-site and (ii) a peroxide curing system.
US12084559B2	Resin molded body Provided is a resin molded body having excellent electromagnetic wave shielding properties in a high-frequency region of 1 GHz or more. The resin molded body containing a thermoplastic resin, plate-like graphite, at least one of carbon black and metal fibers, the content of the plate-like graphite being 50 parts by weight or more and 200 parts by weight or less, relative to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin, the carbon black having a DBP oil absorption of 100 ml/100 g or more and 600 ml/100 g or less, the metal fibers having a diameter of 5 μm or more and 20 μm or less, the metal fibers having a fiber length of 2 mm or more and 12 mm or less, and the content of at least one of the carbon black and the metal fibers being 1 part by weight or more and 50 parts by weight or less, relative to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin.
US12084558B2	Aqueous functional composition for articles An aqueous non-foamed functional composition formulation is disposed on a foamed opacifying layer in light-blocking, foamed opacifying elements. This non-foamed functional composition formulation has 0.5-15% solids and essential (i) and (iv) components and optional (ii), (v), (vi), and (vii) components. The components (i) untreated synthetic silica (fumed silica or precipitated silica) at 0.5-10 weight %; and a (iv) water-soluble or water-dispersible organic polymeric binder having a glass transition temperature (Tg) below 25° C. The weight ratio of the (i) untreated synthetic silica to the (iv) water-soluble or water-dispersible organic polymeric binder is 10:1 to 1:1. The optional components include: a (ii) solid or non-solid lubricant; a (v) crosslinking agent; a (vi) thickener; and a (vii) coating aid. Glass particles can also be present. The presence of the (i) untreated synthetic silica provides improved brightness, e.g. an L* value of at least 80, and uniform coatings in the resulting, foamed opacifying element.
US12084553B2	Polyimide film comprising at least two fillers having different diameters, and electronic device comprising same The present invention provides a polyimide film comprising an inorganic filler, which comprises a first filler group having a diameter (D50) of 2-2.7 μm and a second filler group having an average diameter (D50) of 1-1.7 μm, wherein the polyimide film satisfies relation 1: 0.7≤(D90−D10)/(D50)≤1.2, which is about the respective diameters of the first filler group and the second filler group.
US12084551B2	Tea fiber/PHBV/PBAT ternary composite and preparation method and application thereof The invention provides a tea fiber/PHBV/PBAT ternary composite and its preparation method and application. Comprising the components in parts by weight, the composite contains 30-80 parts of a blending polymer of poly(butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), 20-70 parts of tea powder, 1-19 parts of a plasticizer, 0.6-6 parts of an interface modifier, 3.3-10 parts of an auxiliary packing and 0.7-2 parts of a nucleating agent. The composite is environmental-friendly and cost-effective, exhibiting excellent mechanical properties such as hardness, compressive strength, and ductility. It can be used to manufacture environmental-friendly cups, tableware, compost bags, trash bags, shopping bags, electronic packaging bags, mulch films, 3D printing materials, foaming materials, and other plastic products.
US12084539B2	Polyisocyanate composition, a polyurethane foam obtained therefrom and use thereof Described herein is an isocyanate composition, a polyurethane foam obtained therefrom and a method of using the polyurethane foam in an article.
US12084535B2	Process for preparing waterborne dispersion The present invention relates to a process for preparing a waterborne dispersion comprising amphiphilic block copolymer comprising at least blocks [A] and [B], and polymer P comprising ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) different from monomer(s) (i) (monomer(s) (iii)), whereby the amount of block copolymer is higher than 0.5 and lower than 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of monomers used to prepare the block copolymer and polymer P, wherein the process comprises at least the following steps: (I) subjecting at least ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) (i) bearing acid-functional groups to a free-radical polymerization process in an aqueous medium in the presence of a free radical initiator and a cobalt chelate complex to obtain block [A], (II) subjecting at least ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) (ii) different from monomer(s) (i) to an emulsion polymerization process in aqueous medium in the presence of block [A] and a free radical initiator, whereby the amount of ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) (ii) in block [B] is at least 70 wt. %, relative to the total weight amount of monomers used to prepare block [B] and whereby the ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) (ii) is (are) selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid esters, dialkyl esters of itaconic acid, methacrylonitrile, α-methyl styrene and any mixture thereof, (III) subjecting at least ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) (iii) different from monomer(s) (i) to an emulsion polymerization process in aqueous medium at a pH in the range of from 5 to 10 in the presence of the amphiphilic block copolymer to obtain the block copolymer-polymer P, and the process further comprises deactivating the cobalt chelate complex, which remains from step (I), prior to and/or during step (II).
US12084533B1	Synthesis of non-ionic hydrogels for non-ionic pollutant removal A method of making a lignocellulose incorporating methacrylate functionality from date palm biomass can include extracting sieved date palm biomass at a first predetermined temperature (110° C.) to obtain an extracted date palm biomass; adding an acid to the extracted date palm biomass to obtain a mixture and stirring and refluxing the mixture at a second predetermined temperature (100° C.) to obtain a refluxed cellulose-hemicellulose-lignin residue; dissolving the refluxed cellulose-hemicellulose-lignin residue in a solvent to obtain a solution; adding triethylamine and methacrylic anhydride to the solution to obtain a reaction solution mixture and stirring while heating the reaction solution mixture to react the triethylamine and the methacrylic anhydride with the solution to obtain a reacted solution mixture; pouring the reacted solution mixture into an ice-cold solvent to obtain a solution mixture and separating cellulose-hemicellulose-lignin residue from the solution mixture via centrifuging; dissolving centrifuged cellulose-lignin residue in water to obtain the lignocellulose incorporating methacrylate functionality.
US12084532B2	Piston system and high pressure homogenizer using the piston system The invention relates to a piston system (1) for use in a homogenizer, comprising a piston (2) that is configured and arranged to make a reciprocating movement in use of the piston system, a cylinder (3) that is configured and arranged to receive and guide at least a first part of the piston, a first supply channel (8) that is configured and arranged to supply a lubricating medium (9) to a portion (10) of the first part of the piston that in use is arranged inside the cylinder, and a second supply channel (13) that is configured and arranged to, in use, supply a cooling medium (14) to a second part of the piston outside the cylinder. Also disclosed is a process for the production of an elastomer agglomerate composition forcing a slurry comprising elastomeric particles through an aperture to obtain the elastomer agglomerate composition using the piston system.
US12084529B2	Methods of stabilizing hydrogenation catalysts Provided is a hydrogenation catalyst solution comprising a solid catalyst precursor and an activator mixed in a solvent solution where propylene or another alpha-olefin or combination thereof is then added to this solution to prevent the formation of solids and stabilize the solution. The hydrogenation catalyst solution can then be combined with a polymerization catalyst such as Ziegler-Natta catalyst in a polymerization reactor so as to remove excess hydrogen from the reactor during a polymerization process. Hydrogen is eliminated by converting a portion of the olefins (propylene and ethylene) present into alkanes (propane and ethane).
US12084524B1	Method for extracting chondroitin sulfate from eggshell membrane A method for extracting chondroitin sulfate from eggshell membrane is disclosed in the present disclosure, belonging to the technical field of biochemical agents. The method for extracting chondroitin sulfate from eggshell membrane includes following steps: adding a mixed reagent into ultramicro-pulverized eggshell membrane, followed by water bath extraction; and centrifuging an extractive solution to obtain the chondroitin sulfate; the mixed reagent includes an alkali reagent and a salt reagent, and an alkali-salt ratio of the alkali reagent and the salt reagent is (3-7) mL:1 mL; the material-liquid ratio of the mixed reagent to the ultramicro-pulverized eggshell membrane is 1 g:(13-17) mL.
US12084523B2	Ubiquitin high affinity cyclic peptides and methods of use thereof The present invention is directed to a cyclic polypeptide having ubiquitin binding affinity (KD) of 0.1-100 nM. Further provided are methods for reducing deubiquitination activity of a cell, and for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof.
US12084522B2	Peptides, combination of peptides, and cell based medicaments for use in immunotherapy against urinary bladder cancer and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US12084517B2	Chimeric small molecules for the recruitment of antibodies to cancer cells The present invention relates to chimeric chemical compounds which are used to recruit antibodies to cancer cells, in particular, prostate cancer cells or metastasized prostate cancer cells. The compounds according to the present invention comprise an antibody binding terminus (ABT) moiety covalently bonded to a cell binding terminus (CBT) through a linker and optionally, a connector molecule.
US12084516B2	Anti-C5 antibody combinations and uses thereof The present invention relates to combinations of anti-C5 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments which have been determined to exhibit superior activity relative to that of a single anti-C5 antibody or fragment. The combinations include anti-C5 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments which do not compete with one another from C5 binding. Bispecific antibodies comprising antigen-binding domains which do not compete and/or bind the same epitope on C5 are also provided. Compositions and therapeutic methods relating to such anti-C5 combinations and bispecific antibodies are provided herein.
US12084513B2	Anti-C1S antibodies and methods of use The invention provides anti-C1s antibodies and methods of using the same. The affinities of the antibodies to C1s depend on pH and other conditions. The invention also provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising the antibodies, and methods of treating an individual having a complement-mediated disease or disorder comprising administering the antibody to the individual. In addition, the binding affinity of the antibody at high and low pH was measured, and mice PK study was conducted on the antibodies, and pharmacokinetics parameters of the antibodies were evaluated in this application.
US12084511B2	Peptide-based compounds for use in the prevention, treatment and/or detection of cancer The present invention relates to a compound comprising a first polypeptide sequence comprising at least three different amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of GFTFSDYW (SEQ ID NO: 1), IRLKSNNYAA (SEQ ID NO: 2) and TFGNSFAY (SEQ ID NO: 3), a second polypeptide sequence comprising at least three different amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of TGAVTTNNY (SEQ ID NO: 4), GTN (SEQ ID NO: 5) and ALWYSNHWV (SEQ ID NO: 6), or a variant of any one of said amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 6 having a different amino acid at one position, wherein said compound or variant is capable of binding to tumour-associated Mucin-1 (TA-MUC1).
US12084506B2	Methods of treating a canine and inhibiting NGF activity through use of anti-NGF antibodies The present disclosure encompasses novel anti-NGF antibodies, antigen binding proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same. The disclosure further provides use of the novel antibodies, antigen binding proteins and/or nucleotide of the invention for the treatment of NGF related disorders, particularly in for the management of pain.
US12084505B2	Antibody against the endothelin receptor subtype A, and uses thereof The present invention relates to antibodies against the endothelin receptor subtype A, in particular monoclonal antibodies, fragments or derivatives thereof. The present invention also relates to the therapeutic or diagnostic use of this antibody or as a research tool in the field of cancers, in particular glioblastoma.
US12084504B2	Anti-MET antibodies and uses thereof The invention relates to agonistic anti-MET antibodies and uses thereof in the therapeutic treatment of disease. The antibodies bind with high affinity to the human and mouse hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor, also known as MET, and are agonists of MET in both humans and mice, producing molecular and cellular effects resembling the effects of HGF binding.
US12084503B2	Fully human antibodies that bind to vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) and methods of use thereof for treatment There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to anti-VEGFR2 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind VEGFR2, VEGFR2-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and VEGFR2-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having various cancers.
US12084500B2	Antibodies specific to delta 1 chain of T cell receptor Disclosed herein are antibodies specific to a delta-1 chain of a γδ T cell receptor and methods of using such for modulating γδ T cell bioactivity. Such anti-Delta 1 antibodies may also be used to treat diseases associated with γδ T cell activation, such as solid tumors, or for detecting presence of γδ1 T cells.
US12084498B2	Compound that specifically binds to KIR3DL2 for use in the treatment of peripheral T cell lymphoma The present invention relates to methods for the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of peripheral T cell lymphoma using compounds that specifically bind KIR3DL2. The invention also relates to use of antibodies that specifically bind KIR3DL2 in diagnostic and theranostic assays in the detection and treatment of peripheral T cell lymphoma.
US12084496B2	Anti-ROR antibody constructs Anti-ROR antibody constructs, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the constructs, and methods of use thereof are presented.
US12084494B2	Interleukin-31 monoclonal antibodies for veterinary use A monoclonal antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof is provided that specifically binds to a region on a mammalian IL-31 protein involved with interaction of the IL-31 protein with its co-receptor, wherein the binding of said antibody to said region is impacted by mutations in a 15H05 epitope binding region selected from: a region between about amino acid residues 124 and 135 of a feline IL-31 sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 157 (Feline_IL31_wildtype); a region between about amino acid residues 124 and 135 of a canine IL-31 sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 155 (Canine_IL31); and a region between about amino acid residues 118 and 129 of an equine IL-31 sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 165 (Equine_IL31). Such antibodies can be in the form of veterinary compositions useful for treating IL-31-mediated disorders in cats, dogs, or horses.
US12084493B2	Methods of treating inflammation associated airway diseases and viral infections The present disclosure provides methods of treating a pathogen-induced lung inflammation in a subject are provided in which an anti-S100A9 antibody is administered to a subject. Methods of treating a respiratory virus infection by administering an anti-S100A9 antibody are also provided.
US12084492B2	Anti-amyloid beta protofibril/oligomer antibodies and uses thereof The present disclosure provides anti-amyloid β (Aβ) antibodies and antibody fragments that preferentially bind soluble amyloid Aβ protofibril/oligomer and trigger ADPC in microglial cells, anti-amyloid β (Aβ) antibodies and antibody fragments that reduce soluble amyloid Aβ protofibril/oligomer levels and insoluble amyloid Aβ plaque in brain tissue, and the use of anti-Aβ protofibril/oligomer antibodies and antibody fragments in therapy, prophylaxis, diagnosis, screening, and monitoring of conditions associated with Aβ protein aggregation, in particular Alzheimer's disease (AD).
US12084491B2	Treatment of Parkinson's disease The invention provides a method of treating, preventing or ameliorating Parkinson's disease with Prasinezumab.
US12084483B2	Interleukin-2/interleukin-2 receptor alpha fusion proteins and methods of use Various methods and compositions are provided which can be employed to modulate the immune system. Compositions include a fusion protein comprising: (a) a first polypeptide comprising Interleukin-2 (IL-2) or a functional variant or fragment thereof; and (b) a second polypeptide, fused in frame to the first polypeptide, wherein the second polypeptide comprises an extracellular domain of Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha (IL-2Rα) or a functional variant or fragment thereof, and wherein the fusion protein has IL-2 activity. Various methods are provided for modulating the immune response in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the IL-2/IL-2Rα fusion protein disclosed herein.
US12084482B2	Fusion proteins of natural human protein fragments to create orderly multimerized immunoglobulin Fc compositions The current invention involves a series of fully recombinant multimerized forms of immunoglobulin Fc which thereby present polyvalent immunoglobulin Fc to immune cell receptors. The fusion proteins exist as both homodimeric and highly ordered multimeric fractions, termed stradomers. In comparison to the homodimeric fraction, purified multimeric stradomers have higher affinity and avidity for FcγRs with slower dissociation and are useful in the treatment and prevention of disease. The current invention demonstrates that directly linking IgG1 Fc regions to multimerization domains leads to enhanced multimerization and biological activity.
US12084476B2	Tailored cyclodepsipeptides as potent non-covalent serine protease inhibitors The present invention pertains to an improved chemical synthesis method for Ahp-cyclodepsipeptides which allows straight forward and easy synthesis of tailor-made Ahp-cyclodepsipeptides. The invention further provides Ahp-cyclodepsipeptides for use as HTRA protease inhibitors and their medical use.
US12084475B2	Methods for site specific conjugation of proteins containing glycosylated Fc domains Provided herein are methods for site-specific conjugation of glycan intact antibodies by a transglutaminase. According to particular embodiments, the reaction conditions are maintained or reduced to a low-ionic strength condition, which allows for efficient and fast conjugation without the need for antibody deglycosylation. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and uses related to the conjugation method.
US12084470B2	Method for preparing bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt nucleating agent A method for preparing a bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt nucleating agent is provided, which adopts organic aluminum alcoholate as raw materials to prepare bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt. In prior art, a neutralization reaction of bisphenol phosphate and sodium hydroxide is firstly performed, so as to prepare bisphenol phosphate sodium salt; then a double decomposition reaction of sodium salt and inorganic aluminum salt is performed to prepare the bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt. The present invention combines the two-step reaction in prior art into the one-step reaction of phosphate and organic aluminum alcoholate for synthesizing the bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt, thereby simplifying the production process, improving the production efficiency, shortening the reaction time, and improving the product quality. Moreover, during the production process of the preparation method provided by the present invention, no brine waste is generated, so that the production process is environment-friendly.
US12084465B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices Disclosed are platinum or palladium complexes featuring tetradentate ligands with at least one side that has an NN binding motif are disclosed. The disclosed organometallic compounds have a structure of where M is Pt or Pd. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.
US12084464B2	Rhenium complexes and methods of use Halide ligand free rhenium complexes are described as well as methods for depositing rhenium-containing films. Some embodiments provide a rhenium complex with a general formula of O3ReO-M-R1R2R3, where M is a group IV element, R1 is selected from H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, an aromatic ring, or alkoxy, and R2 and R3 are each independently selected from H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, an aromatic ring, or alkoxy, or R2 and R3 join together to form a ring structure or an oxo group. Some embodiments provide a rhenium complex with a general formula of Re(NR′)3(NHR″), where R′ and R″ are independently selected from H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or an aromatic ring.
US12084462B2	Spiro bicyclic inhibitors of menin-MLL interaction The present invention relates to pharmaceutical agents useful for therapy and/or prophylaxis in a mammal, and in particular to spiro bicyclic compounds, pharmaceutical composition comprising such compounds, and their use as menin/MLL protein/protein interaction inhibitors, useful for treating diseases such as cancer, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and diabetes.
US12084456B2	Isocarbostyril alkaloids and functionalization thereof Enantioselective total syntheses of the anticancer isocarbostyril alkaloids (+)-7-deoxypancratistatin, (+)-pancratistatin, (+)-lycoricidine, and (+)-narciclasine are described. Our strategy for accessing this unique class of natural products is based on the development of a Ni-catalyzed dearomative trans-1,2-carboamination of benzene. The effectiveness of this dearomatization approach is notable, as only two additional olefin functionalizations are needed to construct the fully decorated aminocyclitol cores of these alkaloids. Installation of the lactam ring has been achieved through several pathways and a direct interconversion between natural products was established via a late-stage C-7 cupration. Using this synthetic blueprint, we were able to produce natural products on a gram scale and provide tailored analogs with improved activity, solubility, and metabolic stability.
US12084452B2	Imidazothiadiazole and imidazopyrazine derivatives as protease activated receptor 4 (PAR4) inhibitors for treating platelet aggregation The present invention provides thiazole compounds of Formula I wherein W, Y, R0, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, X1, X2, X3 and X4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of platelet aggregation and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing thromboembolic disorders.
US12084451B2	Compositions and methods for reducing tactile dysfunction, anxiety, and social impairment The present invention features novel peripherally-restricted non-benzodiazipene analogs with reduced blood brain barrier permeability and methods of use thereof for reducing tactile dysfunction, social impairment, and anxiety in a subject diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rett syndrome, Phelan McDermid syndrome, or Fragile X syndrome, or for treating touch over-reactivity, pain, or mechanical allodynia.
US12084450B2	Mesylate salts of triazolopyrazine derivatives Provided is a mesylate salt of methanesulfonic acid and a triazolopyrazine derivative of formula (1), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of making the salt, and therapeutic use thereof:
US12084449B2	Imidazotriazines and imidazopyrimidines as kinase inhibitors The present invention is directed to imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are inhibitors of kinases such as c-Met and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase pathways.
US12084444B2	Spiro-lactam NMDA modulators and methods of using same Disclosed are compounds having potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders. Orally delivered formulations and other pharmaceutically acceptable delivery forms of the compounds, including intravenous formulations, are also disclosed.
US12084443B2	Process of preparing a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor The present invention relates to processes of preparing PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor (R)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1,7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or salts thereof, related synthetic intermediates, and salts of the intermediates, where the PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor is useful in the treatment of various diseases including infectious diseases and cancer.
US12084441B2	Salts of a compound and the crystalline forms thereof The present invention belongs to the pharmaceutical field, and provides the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compound (S)-7-(4-(1-(methylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)phenyl)-N-(morpholin-2-ylmethyl)pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazin-5-amine and the crystalline forms thereof, the solvates and the crystalline forms thereof, the pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as the methods of preparing the same and the use thereof.
US12084440B2	Polymorph of latrepirdine dihydrochloride The specification relates to a crystalline Latrepirdine dihydrochloride, Form DMB-I, method of its preparation, pharmaceutical composition containing it and its uses.
US12084438B2	GCN2 inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US12084436B2	Heterocyclic compound The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC inhibitory action, which is useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the description, or a salt thereof.
US12084435B2	Pyridine ring-substituted pyridazinol compounds and derivatives, preparation methods, herbicidal compositions and applications thereof The present disclosure provides an herbicidal compound according to Formula I, which is a pyridine ring-substituted pyridazinol compound, as well as derivatives of the compound, an herbicidal composition comprising the compound, preparation methods thereof, and applications thereof.
US12084430B2	Tricyclic urea compounds as JAK2 V617F inhibitors The present application provides tricyclic urea compounds that modulate the activity of the V617F variant of JAK2, which are useful in the treatment of various diseases, including cancer.
US12084427B2	Method for continuously preparing N,N-Bis(2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,6-hexamethylenediamine Disclosed is a method of continuously preparing N,N-Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,6-hexamethylenediamine, which relates to chemical engineering. The Pt/C catalyst and the quartz sand are mixed uniformly and loaded to the continuous-flow fixed-bed reactor. Then, hydrogen gas and a substrate solution containing 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinone and 1,6-hexanediamine are simultaneously fed to the micro-mixer and the continuous-flow fixed-bed reactor in sequence to undergo a continuous catalytic reductive amination to obtain the N,N-Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-1,6-hexamethylenediamine.
US12084423B2	Piperlongumine analogues and uses thereof The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for selectively killing senescent cells, wherein the composition comprises piperlongumine derivative thereof. The selective killing of senescent cells may delay aging and/or treat age-related disorders.
US12084415B2	Biomolecule-polymer-pharmaceutical agent conjugates for delivering the pharmaceutical agent The present disclosure provides enynes, end-functionalized polymers, conjugates, methods of preparation, compositions, kits, and methods of use. The conjugates comprise at least (1) a peptide (e.g., an antibody), protein, nucleoprotein, mucoprotein, lipoprotein, glycoprotein, or polynucleotide; and (2) a polymer comprising a pharmaceutical agent. The conjugates may be useful in delivering (e.g., targeted delivering) the pharmaceutical agent to a subject in need thereof or cell or treating, preventing, or diagnosing a disease.
US12084413B2	Continuous production method of diester-based material The present disclosure relates to a continuous production method of a diester-based material in a continuous production process comprising a reaction part in which a total of N reaction units from a first reaction unit to an N-th reaction unit are connected in series. The method comprising the step of feeding dicarboxylic acid and a primary alcohol, wherein the feed of the primary alcohol is divided into front-end feed of being fed into a first reaction unit and rear-end feed of being fed into one or more reaction units selected among from a second reaction unit to an N-th reaction unit, wherein the amount of the rear-end feed is 5 to 80 wt % based on the total feed amount of the primary alcohol into a reaction part, and the N is an integer of 3 to 6. According to the present invention, it is possible to ensure the ease of process operation through reducing the amount of reflux compared to a typical batch process and reducing the volume of steam for heating a reactor, and to ensure the economic feasibility of a product through saving energy.
US12084409B2	Process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether A process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether product in the presence of a catalyst and a promoter, wherein the catalyst is at least one aluminosilicate zeolite, and the promoter is selected from one or more compounds of Formula I: (I) wherein each of X and any or all of the Y's may independently be selected from hydrogen, halide, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl substituent, or a compound of the formula —CHO, —CO2R, —COR, or —OR, where R is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl substituent, and wherein the molar ratio of promoter to methanol is maintained at less than 1.
US12084402B2	Preparation process of diazomethane Provided is a preparation process of diazomethane. The preparation process includes: step S1, taking N-methylurea as a raw material to continuously prepare, in a continuous reactor, a first product system containing N-methyl-N-nitrosourea: step S2, performing continuous extraction and continuous back-extraction on the first product system to obtain an N-methyl-N-nitrosourea solution; step S3, enabling the N-methyl-N-nitrosourea solution to continuously react with an alkaline solution in a continuous reactor to obtain a second product system containing the diazomethane; and step S4, performing continuously liquid separation, water freezing and removal on the second product system, to obtain the diazomethane.
US12084399B2	Crystalline tranilast salts and their pharmaceutical use The invention relates to crystalline tranilast salts. The crystalline tranilast salts, their preparation and their characterization are described and shown in the figures. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a crystalline tranilast salt of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention also relates to methods of treatment and the use of a therapeutically effective amount of a crystalline tranilast salt of the invention for treatment. The invention also relates to a method of preparing a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising the step of dissolving a crystalline tranilast salt of the invention in a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent and to liquid pharmaceutical compositions prepared according to that method.
US12084398B2	Process for preparing a surfactant composition based on a glycine betaine ester salt, and composition thus obtained The present invention relates to a process for preparing a surfactant composition based on glycine betaine ester salt, and to the composition thus obtained. The invention also relates to the uses of said composition. A subject of the invention is also a product comprising the abovementioned composition.
US12084397B2	Organic compound, organic light-emitting element, display apparatus, photoelectric conversion apparatus, electronic apparatus, lighting apparatus, moving object, and exposure light source An organic compound represented by formula [1] is provided. Ring A is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ring having a fluoranthene skeleton and having 16 to 60 carbon atoms and optionally has, as a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or the like. Rings B1 and B2 are aromatic hydrocarbon rings having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and each have two or more electron withdrawing groups. Q1 and Q2 respectively represent one of the electron withdrawing groups of the ring B1 and one of the electron withdrawing groups of the ring B2, and are respectively located at an ortho position of the ring B1 and at an ortho position of the ring B2 with respect to the ring A.
US12084396B2	Swellable fertilizer granules containing elemental sulfur with increased oxidation rates Fertilizer granules containing elemental sulfur and a hydrogel which expands or swells in the soil to more readily disperse the elemental sulfur surface throughout the soil, which increases the elemental sulfur surface area available for oxidation, and ultimately uptake of sulfur by the plant. The elemental sulfur and hydrogel can be added to a fertilizer composition as either an exterior coating or co-granulated with the base fertilizer composition.
US12084394B1	Vermicomposting apparatus and method An apparatus for vermicomposting includes a compost container with an interior, a stand rotatably supporting the compost container between first and second positions, and first and second diametrically-opposed lids for accessing the interior of the compost container to fill and maintain the compost container with organic matter for vermicomposting therein. The first lid is positioned above the interior in the first position, and the second lid is positioned above the interior in the second position. A user can open one lid to fill and maintain the compost container, and after a sufficient period of time of vermicomposting to produce a layer of vermicast, the user can rotate the compost container from one position to the other and open the other lid to harvest the layer of vermicast. A method of using the apparatus is also disclosed.
US12084393B1	Method and system for producing enhanced fertilizer from poultry waste An enhanced biofertilizer production implementation may comprise iteratively drying, curing and turning manure composting in a windrow lane until at least one predetermined criteria is satisfied to produce unamended compost, identifying and isolating a biologically active microorganism in the unamended compost, amplifying the isolated microorganism, adding the amplified isolated microorganism to the unamended compost to produce inoculated compost and mixing the inoculated compost with biosolids or other fertilizer ingredients with biosolids to impregnate and produce enhanced biofertilizer.
US12084388B2	Method for preparing carbide protective layer A method for preparing a carbide protective layer comprises: (A) mixing a carbide powder, an organic binder, an organic solvent and a sintering aid to form a slurry; (B) spraying the slurry on a surface of a graphite component to form a composite component; (C) subjecting the composite component to a cold isostatic pressing densification process; (D) subjecting the composite component to a constant temperature heat treatment; (E) repeating steps (B)-(D) until a coating is formed on a surface of the composite component; (F) subjecting the coating to a segmented sintering process; (G) obtaining a carbide protective layer used for the surface of the composite component. Accordingly, while the carbide protective layer can be completed by using the wet cold isostatic pressing densification process and the cyclic multiple superimposition method, so that it can improve the corrosion resistance in the silicon carbide crystal growth process environment.
US12084385B2	Mixtures of bitumen and polymer compositions A mixture made from or containing T1) from 99 wt % to 75 wt % of bitumen, and T2) from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of a polymer composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of an ethylene homopolymer; and C) 30-60% by weight of a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene, and 1-butene.
US12084379B2	Water-and-oil repellent layer-attached substrate, and method for manufacturing same A water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate including a substrate, an undercoat layer formed on a surface of the substrate, and a water/oil repellent layer formed on a surface of the undercoat layer in this order. The water/oil repellent layer contains a condensate of a fluorinated compound having a reactive silyl group, the undercoat layer contains an oxide containing silicon and contains no alkali metal nor aluminum, and the substrate includes silica glass containing an alkali metal and aluminum.
US12084378B2	Feeder tank for a glass melter A glass melting furnace and method for introducing batch feed material into a glass melter tank of the glass melting furnace are disclosed. The glass melting furnace comprises the glass melter tank, a feeder tank, and at least one conduit. The glass melter tank defines at least one melter tank inlet, a molten glass outlet, and an exhaust gas outlet, and the feeder tank, which is separate from the glass melter tank, defines a batch feed inlet and a feeder tank outlet. The at least one conduit is in fluid communication with the feeder tank outlet and the melter tank inlet. Moreover, the melter tank inlet is defined below a melt level of a glass melt contained within the glass melter tank and at least partially filling the at least one conduit.
US12084373B2	Glass carriers for fan-out packaging having target coefficients of thermal expansion and methods for making the same Methods for manufacturing glass articles having a target effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTETeff averaged over a temperature range comprise selecting a glass core composition having an average core glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEcore that is greater than the target effective CTETeff and a glass clad composition having an average clad glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEclad that is less than the target effective CTETeff; and manufacturing a glass laminate comprising a glass core layer formed from the glass core composition and two or more glass cladding layers fused to the glass core layer, each of the two or more glass cladding layers formed from the glass clad composition such that a ratio of a thickness of the glass core layer to a total thickness of the two or more glass cladding layers is selected to produce the glass laminate having an effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTEeff that is within ±0.5 ppm/° C. of the target effective CTETeff.
US12084372B2	Forming glass containers from tubular parisons A glass container forming apparatus for forming a glass parison is disclosed. The glass container forming apparatus includes a feeder spout having a heated orifice ring, a plunger carried in the feeder spout and having a blow conduit therethrough, and die rollers immediately downstream of the heated orifice ring, with no chutes, scoops, or other gob handling devices therebetween. A glass container forming system that includes a glass feeder and a glass container forming apparatus is also disclosed.
US12084370B2	System and method of water rejuvenation for the regeneration of sorbent filters A system for water rejuvenation for the regeneration of sorbent filters is disclosed. The system includes an anion reduction subsystem having a plurality of anionic exchange resin beds configured to remove impurity anions from a wash water used in a moisture-swing, direct-air-capture device. Each resin beds is in a vessel inside of which is configured to perform at least one of three operations: (1) conditioning resin beds by flushing them with carbonate or bicarbonate, (2) upgrading the wash water by removing impurity anions from the wash water reservoir, and (3) cleaning input water by exchanging impurity anions for carbonate or bicarbonate ions in the input feed. Each vessel cycles through these operations in the order (1), (2), (3). The system also includes a cation reduction subsystem that reduces the salinity of the wash water, and a divalent reduction subsystem that softens the wash water by removing divalent ions.
US12084367B2	Staggered electrode bio-electro-Fenton groundwater circulation well system, and electro-Fenton assembly The disclosure relates to a staggered electrode bio-electro-Fenton groundwater circulation well system, including a groundwater circulation well, a water pumping and injecting assembly and an in-well bio-electro-Fenton assembly. The water pumping and injecting assembly is configured to realize water pumping and injection between different screening sections of the groundwater circulation well. The bio-electro-Fenton assembly arranged in a first screening section of the groundwater circulation well includes at least one electrode device. A cathode and an anode of the electrode device form a spatially staggered arrangement according to different distribution areas. According to the disclosure, the spatially staggered arrangement of the cathode and the anode, the influence of oxygen on an anaerobic environment of an anode chamber in the electrode device is greatly reduced while ensuring the cathode takes oxygen as an electron acceptor, and the constructed bio-electro-Fenton system can accelerate the decomposition of organic pollutants in the groundwater circulation well.
US12084366B2	Titania-based treatment solution and method of promoting precipitation and removal of heavy metals from an aqueous source A treatment solution and method for removing heavy metal contaminants and oxyanion contaminants from an aqueous solution by promoting the affinity of precipitating the contaminants. The method adjusts the pH and the ORP of the contaminated aqueous solution by applying FeCl2 and/or NaOH reducing agents, and using and applying a titania-based treatment solution of TiO(SO4), H2SO4, and FeSO4.
US12084365B2	Charging water oxidation reactor using recovered reactor energy A charging system for charging a reactor with air used energy produced by the reactor and includes a vessel having a hollow interior cavity partially filled with a liquid slug, a first air pocket within the cavity on a first side of the liquid slug, and a second air pocket within the cavity on a second side of the liquid slug. The liquid slug forms a water trap seal in the cavity between the two pockets and moves within the vessel in a cycle in which gas is loaded into the first air pocket in a first stroke and gas in the first air pocket is compressed in a second stroke. Movement of the liquid slug during the second stroke is caused by an increasing pressure in the second air pocket due to introduction of high-pressure gas from the reactor into the second air pocket.
US12084363B2	Ballast water management system Techniques and systems for neutralizing discharge waters from ballast and/or cooling water biocidal treatment and disinfection systems are provided. The systems utilize, inter alia, oxidation reduction potential control to regulate the dechlorination of an electrocatalytically generated biocidal agent to allowable discharge levels in ship buoyancy systems and ship cooling water systems.
US12084351B2	Carbon dioxide extraction using fluidic electrophoresis A system may include a chamber with a main sub-chamber and a first porous membrane separating a first sub-chamber from the main sub-chamber. The system may include a fluid in the chamber and an input directing inflow into main sub-chamber proximate an entry end of the chamber. The system may include a first output permitting outflow from the first sub-chamber proximate an exit end of the chamber wherein a molecule entering at the entry end must traverse a length of the chamber to exit at the exit end.
US12084350B2	Allotrope of carbon having increased electron delocalization Alloys, emf attenuation materials or emf reception materials, materials for biotechnology or biomedical materials, and materials for toxin and heavy metal removal, each containing a newly discovered allotrope of carbon having a multilayered nanocarbon array, and which exhibits, among other properties, exceptional stability, electrical conductivity and electromagnetic frequency (emf) attenuation characteristics. Members of this new allotrope include nanocarbon structures possessing vast electron delocalization in multiple directions, unavailable to known fullerene-characterized materials like carbon nano-onions (CNOs), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), graphene, carbon nano-horns, and carbon nano-ellipsoids. Such stabilizing electron delocalization crosses or proceeds between layers, as well as along layers, in multiple directions within a continuous cyclic structure having an advanced interlayer connectivity bonding system involving the whole carbon array, apart from incidental defects.
US12084349B2	Dispersions containing graphenic carbon nanoparticles and dispersant resins Graphenic carbon nanoparticles that are dispersed in solvents through the use of dispersant resins are disclosed. The graphenic carbon nanoparticles may be milled prior to dispersion. The dispersant resins may comprise a polymeric dispersant resin comprising an addition polymer comprising the residue of a vinyl heterocyclic amide, an addition polymer comprising a homopolymer, a block (co)polymer, a random (co)polymer, an alternating (co)polymer, a graft (co)polymer, a brush (co)polymer, a star (co)polymer, a telechelic (co)polymer, or a combination thereof. The solvents may be aqueous, non-aqueous, inorganic and/or organic solvents. The dispersions are highly stable and may contain relatively high loadings of the graphenic carbon nanoparticles.
US12084348B2	Methods and systems for microwave assisted production of graphitic materials Systems and methods for plasma based synthesis of graphitic materials. The system includes a plasma forming zone configured to generate a plasma from radio-frequency radiation, an interface element configured to transmit the plasma from the plasma forming zone to a reaction zone, and the reaction zone configured to receive the plasma. The reaction zone is further configured to receive feedstock material comprising a carbon containing species, and convert the feedstock material to a product comprising the graphitic materials in presence of the plasma.
US12084347B2	Process and plant for producing hydrogen and for separating carbon dioxide from synthesis gas The present invention relates to a process for producing hydrogen and for separating carbon dioxide from synthesis gas using a physical absorption medium. The process comprises the steps where the synthesis gas and the absorption medium are cooled; carbon dioxide is removed from the cooled synthesis gas via the cooled absorption medium in a physical absorption step at elevated pressure; laden absorption medium is treated in a plurality of flash stages, wherein co-absorbed carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide are separately removed from the laden absorption medium; hydrogen is separated from synthesis gas freed of carbon dioxide in a physical separation step, wherein hydrogen as product gas and an offgas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are obtained; product gas hydrogen and carbon dioxide are discharged from the process. The invention further relates to a plant for performing the process.
US12084345B2	Method for hydrogen production via metal-water reaction Process for producing hydrogen gas from water is disclosed. The hydrogen gas is produced by exposing a reactive metal to an aqueous solution, where the aqueous solution is under supercritical conditions or is at a temperature of at least 200° C. and at a pressure of at least the saturated vapor pressure of water at said temperature. The reactive metals include Al, B, Mg, Si, Ti, Mn, and Zn. Heat and metal oxides and/or metal hydroxides may also be recovered from the process. The process may be used to produce hydrogen on demand in applications for producing clean energy.
US12084344B2	Method of purifying crude lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide A method of purifying a crude lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, includes adding a water removal agent to a pretreatment liquid containing the crude lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide to perform a dehydration reaction at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to 40° C., reacting the same for an additional 1 h to 6 h after an acid gas stops escaping from the reaction system, and filtering the reaction system to obtain a filtrate; the water removal agent is bismuth trichloride or antimony trichloride. Evaporating and concentrating the filtrate, and recrystallizing the concentrated filtrate are performed to obtain a purified lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide.
US12084339B2	Assembly machine for manufacturing partially foam encased pocketed spring assembly A partially foam encased pocketed spring assembly is made in a fully automated assembly machine. A first foam rail is introduced into the assembly machine and glued to upper and lower substrate webs. A first string of pocketed springs is then glued to a side surface of the first foam rail between upper and lower substrate webs and glued to the upper and lower substrate webs. Additional strings are joined together to create a pocketed spring interior. A second foam rail is then introduced into the assembly machine and glued to an outer string and to the upper and lower substrate webs to create a core. Third and fourth foam rails are glued to the core.
US12084332B2	Production system In a production system 100, containers have hollow main bodies 1a having openings at their top parts and caps 1b for closing the openings. The production system 100 includes a conveyor line L for conveying the containers 1, a capper 5 for attaching the caps 1b to the main bodies 1a of the containers 1 on the conveyor line L, a reading apparatus 18 configured to read first information attached to top surfaces of the caps 1b of the containers 1 for identifying the containers 1 on the conveyor line L at one or more predetermined points after the capper 5, and a memory apparatus 52 configured to store linked together the first information of the containers 1, second information attached to the main bodies 1a of the containers 1 for identifying the main bodies 1a, and times at which the containers 1 passed the one or more predetermined points.
US12084331B2	Test tube capping and de-capping apparatus An apparatus for automated capping and de-capping of test tubes having an ejector pin system for individualized cap ejection.
US12084330B2	Work vehicle fork alignment system and method A work vehicle comprising a pair of forks and an optical sensor. The optical sensor is configured to capture image data that includes the pair of forks and a moveable object. An electronic processor is configured to perform an operation by controllably adjusting the pair of forks, receive image data captured by the optical sensor, apply an artificial neural network to identify whether the pair of forks are aligned for moving the moveable object based on the image data, wherein the artificial neural network is trained to receive the image data as input and to produce as the output an indication of whether the pair of forks are aligned for moving the moveable object, access operation information corresponding to whether the pair of forks are aligned for moving the moveable object from a non-transitory computer-readable memory, and automatically adjust an operation of the work vehicle based on the operation information.
US12084327B2	Vehicle lift apparatus and method A vehicle lift assembly having an input shaft, a first ball screw coupled to rotate with the input shaft, a ball screw nut coupled to a first bracket and configured to selectively move a lifting member based on rotation of the first ball screw, and a power unit coupled to the input shaft, the power unit having a wireless transponder and configured to be selectively powered based on wireless signals received by the transponder from a remote device.
US12084321B2	Stage hoist motor assembly A stage hoist motor assembly includes a first electric motor including a first brake and a second electric motor including a second brake. The first electric motor and the second electric motor are stacked one atop the other within a common plane. A cable winch is rotatable about a winch axis and includes a cable winch shaft that is driven by the first and second electric motors through respective ones of a first drive coupling and a second drive coupling. A width of the motors is less than a width of the winch. Moreover, the motors are stacked one atop the other within a common plane to provide a compact foot print that is favorable to use in performance venue environments.
US12084320B2	Winch including a motor mounted contactor Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a motor and a contactor assembly coupled around the motor. In one example, the contactor assembly is coupled around and in face-sharing contact with a portion of an outer surface of the motor. Additionally, the contactor assembly may include two or more coils spaced apart from one another within the contactor assembly.
US12084319B2	Method and device for controlling a materials handling and/or construction machine A method for controlling a materials handling and/or construction machine, such as a crane or cable excavator, wherein different control functions are selected on a screen of a controller with a touchscreen function by touching a control function symbol, and respective functional parameters of the selected control function are set. A working region boundary of a working region delimiting function for automatically deactivating and/or slowing down at least one actuator is displayed on the screen together with a display of the materials handling and/or construction machine and/or the work surroundings in the form of a touchscreen display element when the working region boundary is reached and is adjusted by touching and moving the working region boundary on the screen relative to the display of the materials handling and/or construction machine and/or the work surroundings thereof.
US12084317B2	Cable robot The invention relates to a cable robot for creating a structure or manipulating a workpiece, comprising a working head which is suspended on a support structure having at least three support columns by a system of cables having at least three control cables, wherein cable winches are provided for adjusting the control cables relative to the support structure and/or relative to the working head, and they can be actuated by an electronic control device for moving the working head, wherein the support columns of the support structure are luffingly and/or telescopically arranged on a revolving stage, which has a ballast weight for absorbing a tilting moment introduced into the respective support column by the system of cables and which is arranged on an undercarriage such that it can rotate about an upright revolving stage axis, said undercarriage having a chassis and being configured such that it can move with the revolving stage and the downwardly luffing and/or retracted support column.
US12084308B2	Super group architecture with advanced building wide dispatching logic—distributed group architecture A method of operating a dispatcher of an elevator group of a building elevator system having a plurality of elevator systems organized into multiple elevator groups including: receiving an elevator call, the elevator call including a desired destination; transmitting elevator status data from the elevator group to one or more other elevator groups of the building elevator system; receiving elevator status data from each of the one or more other elevator groups of the building elevator system; determining a verdict depicting whether an elevator car of the elevator group is best to serve the elevator call in response to the elevator status data of each of the one or more other elevator groups of the building elevator system; and calling an elevator car in response to the verdict.
US12084304B2	Medium-feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and medium-feeding method A medium-feeding apparatus includes a movement detector configured to output information on movement of a medium in a first direction parallel to a feeding direction and in a second direction intersecting the feeding direction. A control unit is configured to perform abnormal feeding processing depending on the movement of the medium in the second direction. In the abnormal feeding processing, the control unit stops feeding of the medium when a first value indicating the movement of the medium in the first direction is within an allowable range and when a second value indicating the movement of the medium in the second direction exceeds a threshold, and continues feeding of the medium when the first value is outside the allowable range.
US12084301B2	Multifunction machine, maintenance method of multifunction machine, and manufacturing method of multifunction machine A main body frame of a multifunction machine has first and second frames of which surfaces parallel to a Z-axis face each other. A recording head is disposed between the first and the second frames and fixed to the main body frame. An ejection tray is fixed to the main body frame on a +Z direction with respect to the recording head. A scanner is fixed to the main body frame on the +Z direction with respect to the ejection tray and forms an ejection space with the ejection tray. The recording head performs recording on a medium which is being transported toward a first direction, which is an in-plane direction of the first frame. The ejection tray is configured to be removed toward a second direction, which is the in-plane direction of the first frame, in a state where the scanner is fixed to the main body frame.
US12084293B2	Pusher element retention assembly for use with a sortation conveyor A sortation conveyor includes a pair of conveying members defining a conveying surface extending in a longitudinal direction. The sortation conveyor also includes an end cap fixedly secured to respective ends of the conveying members. The sortation conveyor further includes a pusher element selectively moveable across the conveying surface. The pusher element is releasably coupled to at least one of the conveying members or the end cap.
US12084289B2	Running rail and chassis for idler diagnostic system on conveyors The invention relates to a rail system as a track for suitable running gears and also to the running gear for a carrier roller diagnostic system, wherein the rail system is formed from a closed profile or tube. The rail system according to the invention comprises at least one running rail (2), a multi-part track holder (1) and a holding element (14) which is arranged with a first region (A) in a running rail support (13) of the track holder (1) and is arranged with a second region (B) in the running rail (2) when the running rail (2) and the running rail support (13) are connected to one another in the longitudinal direction, wherein the second region (B) of the holding element (14) is arranged in a passage opening (21) of the running rail (2) or projects through it. The running gear (3) according to the invention has at least one two-roller system as a guide and drive system, and at least one chassis which receives and connects both roller systems, has connection options for sensor system carriers and/or the energy control module. The guide system is formed such that it surrounds the geometry of the track in such a way that it limits the kinematic degrees of freedom to one and, if necessary, omits the holding of the track. Thus, only one movement (forward/back) along the track is provided. The drive system is designed to move the chassis and all connected systems relative to the track.
US12084283B2	Article transport vehicle A placement body on which an article is placed is driven by a transfer drive mechanism to transfer the article. The transfer drive mechanism includes a transfer drive source and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an output member coupled to an output shaft of the transfer drive source and a driven member that is not coupled to the output member and operates by being pressed by the output member. A wheel drive source, the transfer drive source, and the output member are supported by a vehicle body frame, and the placement body and the driven member are supported by a vehicle body cover. The vehicle body cover covers the wheel drive source and the transfer drive source and is detachably attached to the vehicle body frame.
US12084279B2	Control system for storage and retrieval systems A warehouse storage and retrieval system including an array of multilevel storage racks having at least one transfer deck, picking isles and storage areas disposed along picking isles, the storage areas being configured to hold differing loads, and a controller including a management module configured to variably size the storage areas of the array of multilevel storage rack modules and assign each of the variably sized storage areas to a corresponding one of the differing loads, wherein the storage and retrieval system is arranged to transport the differing loads for placement in the variably sized storage areas assigned by the controller.
US12084278B2	Storage systems and methods A storage system is described where goods are stored in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The load handling devices take containers from the stacks and deposit then at alternative locations in the stacks or deposit then at stations where goods may be picked out. Each container may be provided with connectors having a push fit male connector located at a top edge of the container and a female connector at a bottom edge of the container. Adjacent containers in a stack can be linked by routing means, which form moldings on each container. The connectors can also have spring-loaded contacts. The provision of these services within individual containers rather than across the system as a whole, allows for flexibility in storage whilst reducing cost and inefficiency.
US12084277B2	Sterilization and deodorization waste bin with dual-band ultraviolet tube The invention relates to a sterilization and deodorization waste bin, in particular to a sterilization and deodorization waste bin with a dual-band ultraviolet tube, which comprises an isolation cavity formed in an inner side of a lid and a dual-band ultraviolet tube mounted in the isolation cavity and capable of generating ultraviolet light waves for direct sterilization and ultraviolet light waves for ozone sterilization. The isolation cavity comprises a reflector and transparent quartz glass, an open surface of the reflector faces an inner cavity of the bin body, and the transparent quartz glass matches the open surface of the reflector in shape and size and covers an opening of the reflector through a silicone seal ring. The sterilization and deodorization waste bin with a dual-band ultraviolet tube has the following advantages: the operating environment of the ultraviolet tube is effectively improved, internal circuits and mechanical components outside of the isolation cavity are prevented from being affected, the service life is prolonged, and the use cost is reduced; the problems of light transmission and irradiation of the ultraviolet tube are solved, the ultraviolet light with the dual disinfection and sterilization function can sufficiently and effectively disinfect and sterilize the interior of the waste bin, so the disinfection and sterilization is effectively improved.
US12084276B2	Control system for a refuse vehicle A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a body, an electric power take-off system, and a disconnect. The energy storage device is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The body is supported by the chassis and defines a receptacle for storing refuse. The electric power take-off system is positioned on the refuse vehicle, and includes a motor that is configured to drive a hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power. The disconnect is positioned between the energy storage device and the electric power take-off system and is configured to selectively decouple the electric power take-off system from the energy storage device.
US12084275B2	Extendable lift arm assembly for a front end loading refuse vehicle A lift assembly includes a first lift arm including a first arm portion and a second arm portion, a second lift arm including a third arm portion and a fourth arm portion, a first actuator positioned to facilitate repositioning the second arm portion of the first lift arm relative to the first arm portion of the first lift arm, a second actuator positioned to facilitate repositioning the fourth arm portion of the second lift arm relative to the third arm portion of the second lift arm, and one or more pivot actuators positioned to facilitate pivoting the lift assembly between a stowed position and a working position. The first actuator is configured to reposition the second arm portion relative to the first arm portion and the second actuator is configured to reposition the fourth arm portion relative to the third arm portion when the one or more pivot actuators pivot the lift assembly between the stowed position and the working position.
US12084274B2	Method, control device, and system A method executed by a control device includes: acquiring odor information indicating an odor intensity of each of a plurality of garbage collection sites, the odor intensity being detected by an odor sensor; determining an order in which garbage is collected from each of the garbage collection sites based on the odor information; and causing a garbage collection device to sequentially collect the garbage from each of the garbage collection sites according to the order.
US12084272B2	Trash can automatic lid stabilizer A trash can automatic lid stabilizer includes a base that is securable to the perimeter sidewall of a trash can. An arm is pivotally connected to an upper end of the base. A first magnetic coupler is disposed on an upper end of the arm. A second magnetic coupler can be connected to the lid of the trash can, such that the first magnetic coupler is configured to removably secure to the second magnetic coupler. The arm is configured to rotate away from the trash can when the trash can is rotated to an upended position and the lid moves to an open position, and further configured to rotate toward the trash can and overtop the lid after the lid returns to a closed position when the trash can is rotated to an upright position. The arm retains the lid in a closed position when the trash can is upright.
US12084271B2	Garbage disposal apparatus Garbage disposal apparatus (100) for receiving trays comprises a tray receiving means (200), a tray manipulating means (300), a receptacle for garbage disposal (400) and a tray storing means (500), assembled in a way that when garbage disposal apparatus (100) is in operation, the tray receiving means (200) receives a tray (110) which is transported to the tray manipulating means (300) which removes garbage from the tray (110) in the receptacle for garbage disposal (400) and afterwards the tray (110) is stored in the tray storing means (500). Here is disclosed a garbage disposal system (800) which comprises at least one garbage disposal apparatus (100) as described, at least one horizontal tunnel (810), at least one vertical tunnel (820) and at least one tray collecting means (830), arranged so that tray collecting means (830) travels within the horizontal tunnel (810) and is collecting trays (110) from the garbage disposal apparatus (100).
US12084259B2	Food tray A food tray has a lower tray containing a first food product and an upper tray nested stably at least partly inside the lower tray, with the upper tray containing a second food product. An air permeable interface is provided between the upper tray and lower tray to allow venting of steam from the lower tray during cooking. A cover is provided for the food tray. Each of the lower tray and the upper tray are formed of a material that is suitable for use in a microwave or conventional oven. Various constructions may be used to create the air permeable interface, such as lugs, ledges and lips. The upper tray may sit above the lower tray. The trays are nested loosely for ease of removal of the upper tray from the lower tray. Various configurations of cover may be used such as a sleeve, carton or lid. The upper tray may contain the higher value food product.
US12084257B2	Tray with removable insert The invention comprises a container for food products that extrudate liquids comprising a tray and a bowed insert. The tray bottom wall has at least one raised area, at least one lower surface, and at least one sidewall. A plurality of flutes are disposed on the inner surface sidewall(s). A plurality of elevated portions extend upwardly from the bowed insert. The insert is secured within the tray. A reservoir is defined between the insert and the tray bottom wall. The elevated portions of the insert, the flutes, and the at least one raised area of the tray bottom define a plurality of channels.
US12084254B2	Package cushioning for an article to be packaged A package cushioning for padding an article to be packaged in an outer box includes a base body in the form of a downwardly open half tube. On the outside thereof are attached opposing hump-shaped support members, which protrude beyond the half-tube on the upper side of the base body. Opposing surfaces of the support members and their transitions each form an upwardly open channel section on the package cushioning. The entire package cushioning is made in one piece with an average wall thickness W from a waste paper fiber material. A low point on the inside of the upwardly open channel section is spaced by the distance from the high point on the inside of the downwardly open half tube, the distance being greater than the simple wall thickness.
US12084248B2	Pouches for dispensing products A package includes a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels are sealed to each other to form a pouch (200). The pouch includes a main section and a channel section. The package further includes a product disposed within the pouch. The product is capable of flowing from the main section through the channel section to a tip (212) of the pouch. The pouch includes a valve (224) that has a curve extending transversely across the channel section. The curve is configured such that, when the product flows through the curve, the product flows by a convex side of the first panel in the curve and a concave side of the second panel in the curve.
US12084246B2	Double sealed packaging and method of manufacturing the same A packaging apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same for food products that includes a container base and two layers of material including a first layer of material and a second layer of material, with the food product arrangeable in a container base through an opening in the first layer and sealed within the container base by the second layer, which extends over the first layer.
US12084245B2	Home hardware package assembly A package assembly is provided with a plurality of pivotally connected panels to collectively support a product and define a cavity. A home hardware product is affixed to an exterior side of one of the plurality of panels.
US12084239B2	Drink cup lid A container includes a cup and a lid. The lid is adapted to mate with a brim included in the cup to close a top aperture opening into an interior liquid-storage region formed in the cup.
US12084231B2	Polypropylene sheets and articles A sheet of polymeric material is made using an extruding process and articles are formed from the sheet of polymeric material. The sheet of polymeric material and the articles comprise one or more polypropylene resins. In some embodiments, the sheet of polymeric material and the articles formed form the sheet of polymeric material are transparent.
US12084226B2	Rackable receptacle for liquid dispensing container A rackable receptacle dispenser system has a racking body and a wrap coupled to the racking body. The racking body has a rear wall having a front face and a rear face, a bottom wall extending orthogonally in a front direction from the front face. The racking body is detachably coupable to a rack support. The bottom wall defines an aperture. The wrap includes a wall that extends orthogonally upward from the bottom wall, and that defines an interior compartment. The system includes a container that includes a body and a dispensing aperture. The container is configured to hold a liquid and to dispense the liquid through the dispensing aperture. The system is configured to hold the container in the interior compartment with the dispensing aperture extending through the aperture defined in the bottom wall.
US12084225B2	Easy open end with increased panel stiffness A metal easy open can end adapted for closing a metal can body is proposed. The can end has a score (27) defining a removable panel (26) and a tab (23), located at an edge region of the panel, for applying a force to the panel to allow the panel to be removed in a tear direction. The panel (26) has at least one embossed and/or debossed rib (25 a-c) extending substantially in said tear direction from a location or locations proximal to said tab to a location or locations proximal to an end of the panel opposite to said edge region. The rib(s) have a depth or height of at least 0.6 mm relative to surrounding panel regions along at least a part of the rib extent.
US12084222B2	Cosmetic container and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a cosmetic container including: a side surface member that forms a closed curved surface shielded from an outside so as to form a reception space; a top surface member formed integrally with the side surface member on an upper portion of the side surface member, the top surface member including a cap coupling part protruding from a center region of the top surface member; and a bottom member disposed on a lower portion of the side surface member so as to be fixed to the side surface member. The bottom member is drawn inward of the side surface member, and an overlapping member that overlaps the bottom member is formed by a double injection scheme to allow the side surface member to surround a bottom surface of the bottom member, so that the bottom member and the side surface member are integrally bonded.
US12084221B2	Low friction ISBM bottles Disclosed is an injection stretch blow molded (ISBM) container containing a surface having a static coefficient of friction (COF) of 0.15 to 0.21, a dynamic COF of 0.06 to 0.1, wherein the surface retains a water contact angle of 76° or higher for up to three minutes after wetting of the surface with a water drop of 14 to 16 mm diameter and the container is made with a polymeric composition containing a high density polyethylene (HDPE) having a dispersity (Mw/Mn) of 9 or higher as measured by GPC; a MI2 of 1 g/10 min or higher as measured by ASTM D-1238; 190° C./2.16 kg, as measured by ASTM D-1238; and an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR) at 100% Igepal of >150 hours as measured by ASTM D-1693, B.
US12084218B2	Device for orienting a packaging A device for orienting a packaging, such as a sterile packaging. Orienting the package comprises one or more of folding open or tightening at least one edge of the packaging in a substantially horizontal plane. The device arranges the packaging into a working position in which the packaging is oriented. The device comprises a brush station having at least one substantially horizontally oriented rotating brush designed and arranged to come into frictional contact with the at least one edge of the packaging.
US12084215B2	Pouch filling station A table top appliance rapidly fills a pouch through some mechanical actuation or automation by inserting the pouch into the appliance and the machine fills the pouch. One embodiment of the food pouch filling station may be a mechanical version that includes a method to pump or push the contents of the container into the pouch. A second embodiment of the food pouch filling station may be an electric pump version that fills pouches and may have the option of controlling the amount of food dispensed. The food pouch filling station may also include a valve that connects to the pouch to control the flow to the pouch.
US12084212B2	Apparatus and method for strapping packaged goods The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for strapping packaged goods (2) with at least one strapping band (4), comprising a band guiding means (5) for guiding the strapping band (4), a conveying device (7) for extending and retracting the band guiding means (5), a guide carriage (11) which can be extended together with the band guiding means (5) by a target extension length as far as a diversion point, a length limiting band (21) which is connected to the guide carriage (11) and can be extended with the guide carriage (11), and an adjusting device (24) for adjusting the target extension length of the guide carriage (11) to the diversion point. The guide carriage (11) has a deflection unit (12) which can divert the band guiding means (5) at the diversion point. According to the invention, the adjusting device (24) is designed to determine an actual extension length of the guide carriage (11) and, according to a target extension length of the guide carriage (11), to control a fixing device (28) which stops the extension movement of the length limiting band (21).
US12084210B1	Tilt rotor-based linear multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) structure for crop protection and control method thereof A tilt rotor-based linear multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) structure for crop protection and a control method thereof are provided. The tilt rotor-based linear multi-rotor UAV structure for crop protection includes main lift power structures, tilt power structures, and a main frame structure, where the main frame structure is located in a middle; the main lift power structures are distributed at left and right ends of the main frame structure; and the tilt power structures are symmetrically distributed between the main frame structure and the main lift power structures. A vector power structure is adopted to ensure flexible attitude changes and smoother and more accurate UAV operations, and improve the operation efficiency. Meanwhile, the tilt rotor-based linear multi-rotor UAV structure is adapted to the complex working environment in China's ever-changing terrains.
US12084208B2	Audio-based assistance during extravehicular activity A device is configured to assist an individual during extravehicular activity. The device obtains and operates on first data indicative of a detection space around the individual, and second data indicative of a pose of the head of the individual relative to a helmet, which is worn over the head of the individual with spacing to the head. The device is configured to process the first data to detect an object in the detection space and determine a first position of the object with respect to the helmet; determine, based on the first position and the second data, a second position of the object with respect to the head, and cause an array of speakers in the helmet to generate an audible sound inside the helmet with a spatial origin given by the second position.
US12084207B2	Solar sail attachment and deployment methods Exemplary embodiments provided herein include an attachment and deployment system and method. Exemplary embodiments may use features together or separately as desired. The attachment feature may be used to periodically couple a solar sail.
US12084206B2	Offset compensated photodiode amplifier A system for compensating for photodiode errors includes a live photodiode configured to be exposed to a light source and to output a live signal. The system further includes a reference photodiode located proximate to the live photodiode and configured to be isolated from the light source and to output a reference signal. The system further includes a controller configured to generate a compensated output signal by subtracting the reference signal from the live signal.
US12084205B2	Methods and systems for identifying aircraft faults A method for identifying aircraft faults, comprising: receiving aircraft health dataset comprising plurality of maintenance identifiers which each identify aircraft fault; storing diagnostics database storing plurality of part identifiers which each identify part of aircraft which is possible cause of generation of at least one maintenance identifier; generating graph of plurality of maintenance identifiers and plurality of edges in which maintenance identifiers are connected to one another by edge if maintenance identifiers are identified by common part identifier in diagnostics database; extracting clique from graph, clique comprising plurality of maintenance identifiers and respective plurality of edges of graph; determining intersection between at least two edges of clique; identifying candidate part identifier which is common to intersecting edges of clique, candidate part identifier identifying part of aircraft which is possible cause of generation of at least some of maintenance identifiers of clique; and outputting candidate part identifier.
US12084204B2	Remote deicing/anti-icing Devices, systems, and methods for remote deicing/anti-icing of an aircraft are described herein. One remote operator deicing/anti-icing station located in a remote location from a deicing/anti-icing rig includes a number of remote rig control components for actuation by a remote operator, wherein the remote rig control components include a remote operator user interface, located outside of a rig being at least partially controlled by the remote operator deicing/anti-icing station, the rig including a truck and a deicing/anti-icing control cabin that controls disbursement of substances to deice/anti-ice an aircraft, and a communication device that communicates instructions from the remote operator user interface and the number of remote rig control components to the rig to control at least one of the truck and the deicing/anti-icing control cabin.
US12084201B2	Distributed control of autonomous cargo handling systems A cargo handling system configured for autonomous control is disclosed, including, for example a plurality of power drive units, the plurality of power drive units configured to convey a plurality of objects over a conveyance surface; a plurality of sensing agents, the plurality of sensing agents configured to transmit a run-time database from the plurality of sensing agents, the run-time database including data from which a positioning of the plurality of objects on the cargo handling system may be determined; and a distributed control system in operable communication with the plurality of sensing agents and the plurality of power drive units, the distributed control system including a supervisory control processor configured to provide an estimate of a current state of the plurality of objects and an actuator control processor configured to control the plurality of power drive units based on the current state of the plurality of objects.
US12084200B2	Ground state determination systems for aircraft A ground state determination system for an aircraft includes sensors configured to detect parameters of the aircraft and a flight control system implementing a ground state module. The ground state module includes a ground state monitoring module configured to monitor the parameters and a ground state determination module configured to compare each of the parameters monitored by the ground state monitoring module to a respective parameter threshold to determine whether the aircraft is on a surface.
US12084197B2	Foreign object detection for vehicle operation, production, and maintenance Systems and methods relating to foreign object detection with respect to stowage compartments or other regions of a vehicle are provided. According to one example, sensor data is captured via a sensor subsystem that includes a sensor associated with each of a plurality of stowage compartments. For each of the stowage compartments, a baseline condition is identified in which foreign objects are absent from the stowage compartment. A foreign object is detected within a stowage compartment based on the sensor data received for the stowage compartment and the baseline condition identified for the stowage compartment. An indication that the foreign object is detected within the stowage compartment is output. This indication may identify the stowage compartment containing the foreign object among the plurality of stowage compartments.
US12084194B2	Fuel storage leak mitigation for aircraft Aircraft fuel system including a fuel vessel containing a non-mixture fuel. A protective vessel is arranged about the fuel vessel such that the fuel vessel is contained within the protective vessel and a protective space is defined between an outer surface of a vessel wall of the fuel vessel and an inner surface of a vessel wall of the protective vessel. At least one mounting structure fixedly positions the fuel vessel within the protective vessel. A fuel consumption device configured to consume the non-mixture fuel. A fuel output fluidly connects an interior of the fuel vessel to the fuel consumption device, the fuel output being fluidly isolated from the protective space. A relief output fluidly connects the protective space to a relief flow path, the relief output and relief flow path configured to vent gas from the protective space and remove any non-mixture fuel from the protective space.
US12084193B2	Flexible nano coating with significantly enhanced electrical, thermal and semiconductor properties Disclosed herein is a conductive coating composition that includes a functionalized carbon nanomaterial and/or boron nanomaterial and a fluid component. The nanomaterial and fluid component forms hydrogen bond network in the disclosed composition. Because of the formed hydrogen bonds, the disclosed coating exhibits enhanced thermal or electrical conductivity. Also disclosed is a method to improve thermal or electrical conductivity of an existing coating composition.
US12084189B2	Dual purpose life preserver and inflatable head restraint for parachute assemblies A life preserver head restraint may be configured to inflate in response to deployment of a parachute assembly. The life preserver head restraint may comprise an inflatable volume and a charge tank fluidly coupled to the inflatable volume. In an inflated state, the life preserver head restraint may restrict head movement during line stretch of the parachute assembly.
US12084188B2	Mid-pressure water collector for environmental control system A water extractor for use in an environmental control system, the water extractor comprising a housing having an inlet end and an outlet end, a swirling mechanism mounted within the housing, and a fog harvester assembly mounted within the housing at a location between the inlet end and the outlet end.
US12084187B2	Passenger seat arrest mechanism Described are devices and methods for arresting forward motion of a passenger seat back in a controlled manner using an energy absorbing element connected between structural elements of a pivotally-attached passenger seat back. The energy absorbing element includes an interference element and an energy absorbing element that are operably connected with each other so that, in an upright configuration, the combination of the energy absorbing element and the interference element resists movement of the passenger seat back with respect to the first structural element of the passenger seat back, and in transition to a folded-forward configuration, the interference element deforms the energy absorbing element to slow forward movement of the passenger seat back.
US12084186B1	Drone load release system A drop kit that attaches to a pair of parallel picatinny rails one drone uses a pair of drop mechanisms that hold one side of a load bearing basket. The opposing side of the basket is pivotally secured to a goggle plate. Each drop mechanism is attached to one of the rails and the goggle plate to both of the rails via a spring-loaded centering clamp system. The drop mechanisms use a drop cam that rotates between and open and closed position so that when the drone arrives at a desired spot, a signal is provided to a pair of motors, each motor associated with one of the drop mechanisms, in order to rotate the drop cam into its open position, releasing its side of the basket with the opposing side of the basket pivoting and then falling free of the goggle plate.
US12084185B2	Track drive device for an aircraft, a drive arrangement and an aircraft having such a track drive device In order to provide a track drive device for an aircraft that has zero backlash, a large gear reduction, the ability to self-lock, and a better load transfer and reduced wear, the track drive device drives a track member through a drive device that has at least one drive unit that is arranged adjacent to the track member. Each drive unit comprises a plurality of engaging members that are driven by a cam shaft or a cam gear such that the engaging members are sequentially shifted in a wave-like pattern which results in the track member being moved in a linear manner relative to the drive device along a longitudinal direction.
US12084182B2	UAV for continuous ultrasound testing (UT) scans with a flexible payload An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a flexible holder retaining a plurality of probes. The flexible holder is deformable to arrange the probes around a portion of a structure, allowing the probes to scan the portion of the structure. At least one of the plurality of probes is an ultrasonic test (UT) probe to scan the portion of the structure with ultrasonic waves.
US12084180B2	Passive safety system In an embodiment an unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a central body and a plurality of support structures extending outwards from the central body. Each support structure supports a rotor blade assembly and is provided with one or more deformable portions. The rotor blade assembly defines a rotational axis of one or more rotor blades associated with the rotor blade assembly.
US12084175B2	Variable incidence wing aircraft having a wing stowage mode An aircraft includes a fuselage and a wing assembly that is rotatable between a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the fuselage in flight modes and a substantially parallel orientation relative to the fuselage in a wing stowage mode. The wing assembly includes a wing that is pivotable between forward flight and VTOL orientations by a pivot angle. A distributed thrust array is coupled to the wing that includes outboard and inboard propulsion assemblies, each propulsion assembly having an axis of rotation that has a fixed angle relative to a chord axis of the wing. In a VTOL flight mode, the axis of rotation of each propulsion assembly is substantially vertical and the wing is in the VTOL orientation. In a forward flight mode, the wing is in the forward flight orientation and the axis of rotation of each propulsion assembly is tilted forward from the vertical by the pivot angle.
US12084174B2	Multi-axis hybrid aircraft A multi-axis amphibious copter for flying and cruising at high speeds. The multi-axis amphibious copter includes six propulsion points i.e., four propellors oriented vertically, a coaxial rotor oriented vertically, and a mini turbine thruster on the rear of the aircraft body and configured to propel the multi-axis amphibious copter forward. The multi-axis amphibious copter can land and take off vertically from congested places and can fly at cruising speeds.
US12084168B2	Geometry-based flight control system A geometry-based flight control system is disclosed. In various embodiments, a set of inceptor inputs associated with a requested set of forces and moments to be applied to the aircraft is received. An optimal mix of actuators and associated actuator parameters to achieve to an extent practical the requested forces and moments is computed, including by taking into consideration dynamically varying effectiveness of one or more actuators based on a current dynamic state of the aircraft. An output comprising for each actuator in the optimal mix a corresponding set of one or more control signals associated with the set of actuator parameters computed for that actuator is provided.
US12084164B2	Privacy door for an internal cabin of a vehicle An internal cabin of a vehicle includes a vehicle control area. A first door is coupled to the vehicle control area. The first door is moveable between a first open position and a first closed position. An aisle extends between the vehicle control area and a passenger seating area. A forward section of the aisle is disposed between a first monument and a second monument. A second door is disposed within the aisle between the first monument and the second monument. The second door is moveable between a second open position and a second closed position. A privacy vestibule is defined between the second door in the second closed position, the first monument, the second monument, and the vehicle control area.
US12084161B2	System for and method of controlling watercraft A controller for a watercraft controls first and second marine propulsion devices to start moving the watercraft by setting a first default angle, a second default angle, and a default thrust ratio as a first target rudder angle, a second target rudder angle, and a target thrust ratio respectively when a desired motion of the watercraft is straight sideways movement. The controller determines at least one of a first correcting angle, a second correcting angle, and a correcting thrust ratio to reduce an error between the straight sideways movement of the watercraft and an actual motion of the watercraft. The controller corrects the first target rudder angle, the second target rudder angle, and the target thrust ratio with the first correcting angle, the second correcting angle, and the correcting thrust ratio, respectively. The controller repeatedly detects the error and repeatedly updates the correcting angles and the correcting thrust ratio.
US12084160B2	Methods and systems for controlling low-speed propulsion of a marine vessel A method for controlling low-speed propulsion of a marine vessel powered by a marine propulsion system having a plurality of propulsion devices includes receiving a signal indicating a position of a manually operable input device movable to indicate desired vessel movement within three degrees of freedom, and associating the position of the manually operable input device with a desired inertial velocity of the marine vessel. A steering position command and an engine command are then determined for each of the plurality of propulsion devices based on the desired inertial velocity and the propulsion system is controlled accordingly. An actual velocity of the marine vessel is measured and a difference between the desired inertial velocity and the actual velocity is determined, where the difference is used as feedback in subsequent steering position command and engine command determinations.
US12084158B2	Method and apparatus for effecting rescue of persons or animals caught in open hydraulic channels Apparatus for facilitating recovery of objects from a hydraulic channel containing a flowing fluid, the apparatus comprising: a porous planar surface for disposition within the hydraulic channel, the porous planar surface being elevated in the direction of flow in the hydraulic channel at an angle to a plane extending normal to the force of gravity such that the horizontal component of the angle of elevation is greater than the vertical component thereof; wherein the porous planar surface is configured to permit the fluid flowing in the hydraulic channel to flow through the porous planar surface without materially obstructing the flow of the fluid in the hydraulic channel.
US12084156B2	Underwater hull cleaning machine, hull cleaning system and method for cleaning a hull of a vessel According to embodiments of the present invention, an underwater hull cleaning machine is provided. The cleaning machine includes a housing including a base region adapted to be arranged facing at least part of an external surface to be cleaned; a guiding mechanism coupled to the housing, wherein the guiding mechanism is configured to enable the cleaning machine to be maneuvered along the external surface; and at least one brush configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position, the at least one brush is extended downwardly towards the base region to be in contact with the external surface. In the retracted position, the at least one brush is moved upwardly away from the base region to be free from contact with the external surface. According to further embodiments, a hull cleaning system and a method for cleaning a vessel hull are also provided.
US12084154B2	13 tyrone loop A fin for use on a surfboard, the fin comprising: a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a base, the base comprising at least one mount for mounting the fin onto a surfboard; a first and a second outer fin surface which meet along the leading edge and the trailing edge and abut the base; and a first ridge protruding laterally from the first outer fin surface, and/or a second ridge protruding laterally from the second outer fin surface; wherein the shape and configuration of the fin creates an area of lower water pressure around and in front of the fin, as well as disrupting and/or reducing the size of trailing vortices, resulting in additional forward thrust for the board on which the fin is mounted.
US12084152B2	Maritime automated alignment and connection system A maritime alignment and connection system allows a boat to be recovered and docked while a host vessel is underway. Components form a cradle to guide and slow an approaching boat into a desirable orientation such that the boat will be held in place in the cradle. Once captured, the boat can be locked in position to prevent it from inadvertently slipping its berth.
US12084149B2	Vessel with a hydrodynamic duct of flow management mounted on the bow thereof with a horizontal wall portion of surface wave management Vessel equipped with a hydrodynamic duct of flow management at the bow composed by a horizontal wall portion (2) extending at each side of the centerline (CL) of the bow of the vessel (8), at least one additional horizontal wall portion (1) positioned above the horizontal wall portion (2) at the region of the waterline adapted to managing surface waves and a pair of lateral wall portions (5) connected at each end of the horizontal wall portions (1) and (2) and extending upwardly at each side of the bow thereby forming in conjunction with the horizontal wall portions (1) and (2) a circumferentially closed duct, inside which, the flow is entirely differentiated from the flow outside the duct, such differentiation resulting at a reduction of the wave making resistances and of the required rated horsepower and fuel consumed for the navigation of the vessel. Proposed variations with one additional horizontal wall portion (3) or two wall portions (3,4) between the horizontal wall portions (1) and (2) operating complementarily or alternately in an unloaded and loaded condition of the vessel.
US12084142B2	Hub for human-powered vehicle A hub for a human-powered vehicle is provided that comprises a hub axle, a hub body, an electric power generator, and a communication device. The hub body is rotatably mounted on the hub axle about a rotational axis. The electric power generator is provided between the hub axle and the hub body. The electric power generator is configured to generate electric power by relative rotation between hub axle and the hub body. The communication device is located at least partly outside of the hub body. The communication device includes a wireless communicator configured to wirelessly communicate with an additional wireless communicator.
US12084141B2	Meter structure A meter structure in which reduction in dimension of a display part can be attained and displays of indicators can be easily seen. The meter structure includes: a meter device provided with a display part; and a light source for indicators on an outer-peripheral side surface of the meter device.
US12084140B2	Bicycle saddle A bicycle saddle includes: a base structure having a top portion; and a cushion coupled to the top portion of the base structure, the cushion including a first lateral side and a second lateral side separated by a longitudinal plane, wherein each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side includes: a first region having a first stiffness; a second region having a second stiffness that is less than the first stiffness; and a third region having a third stiffness that is less than the second stiffness, wherein a perimeter of the second region is at least 75% enclosed within the first region, and wherein a perimeter of the third region is at least 75% enclosed within the second region.
US12084137B2	Steering control apparatus An actual steering ratio, which is a linkage relationship between a steering target wheel and a steering wheel, is controlled based on a setting steering ratio. Then, when a “mismatch” occurs between the actual steering ratio and the setting steering ratio due to an emergent avoidance motion, a steering control apparatus corrects the setting steering ratio using a corrected steering ratio so as to reduce the “mismatch”, thereby improving the consistency of the linkage relationship between a driver's steering operation and the steering target wheel, allowing the relationship between a rotational angle of the steering wheel and a steering angle of the steering target wheel to match the steering ratio, and thus reducing an uncomfortable feeling evoked in a driver.
US12084136B2	Vehicle steering guide torque control apparatus A control unit that controls a reaction force actuator that applies steering guide torque to a steering wheel: calculates, based on a curvature of a curve of a travel road in front of a vehicle detected by a camera sensor, a target steering angle for causing the vehicle to travel along the curve; calculates a target steering guide torque, based on a deviation between the target steering angle that was calculated a prediction time period earlier and an actual steering angle; adjusts a target steering guide torque such that the target steering guide torque becomes smaller as a probability that a driver performs steering operation to deviate from a lane becomes higher; and controls the reaction force actuator such that the steering guide torque becomes the target steering guide torque.
US12084132B2	Motor drive assembly for a dual path electric powertrain of a machine A motor drive assembly for a dual path electric powertrain of a machine is disclosed. The motor drive assembly may include a final drive assembly to engage a ground engaging element of the machine. The motor drive assembly may include an electric motor to provide torque to the final drive assembly. The motor drive assembly may include a planetary gear assembly mechanically coupled to a rotor shaft of the electric motor and an axle of the final drive assembly. The motor drive assembly may include a brake assembly to engage a component of the planetary gear assembly to retard the rotor shaft and the axle.
US12084127B2	Steering system and method for controlling the same The disclosure relates to a steering system and a method for controlling the same. According to an embodiment, a steering system comprises an electric power steering (EPS) steering motor connected to a first inverter and a second inverter, an additional motor connected to the second inverter and providing a steering-related additional function, a main electric control unit (ECU) including the first inverter and controlling the EPS steering motor through the first inverter, and a sub ECU including the second inverter and controlling at least one of the EPS steering motor or the additional motor based on at least one of main ECU state information or vehicle driving state information.
US12084125B2	Electric power steering apparatus, control device used in electric power steering apparatus, and control method A processor acquires a steering torque detected by a steering torque sensor and a vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed sensor, changes a gain and a phase to be applied to the steering torque in accordance with a steering frequency when a driver steers a steering wheel, determines a magnitude of an assist torque based on the steering torque to which the gain and the phase have been applied and the vehicle speed, and generates a torque command value to be used to control driving of the motor based on the determined assist torque.
US12084124B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus arranged in the vicinity of a heat source mounted on a vehicle includes: a rack shaft that turns a road wheel; an output shaft provided with a pinion gear engaged with a rack gear of the rack shaft; a worm wheel provided on the output shaft; a worm shaft engaged with the worm wheel; an electric motor that drives the worm shaft; and a controller that controls driving of the electric motor, and wherein at least a part of the controller is arranged on the opposite side of the heat source such that a rack housing is sandwiched between at least a part of the controller and the heat source, the rack housing accommodating the rack shaft.
US12084121B2	Steer-by-wire steering system, method for operating a steer-by-wire steering system and vehicle A steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle includes a steering input device, a feedback actuator, and a steering assembly that can be connected to at least one steerable vehicle wheel. The steering assembly has a steering actuator device, a control device, and a feedback actuator monitoring device. The steer-by-wire steering system further has a synchronization monitoring device that is designed and configured, in at least one operating state of the steer-by-wire steering system, to determine a synchronization offset between a current position of the steering input device and a current position of the steering actuator device and/or of the at least one steerable vehicle wheel. The control device is further designed and configured, in at least one operating state of the steer-by-wire steering system, to further control the steering actuator device in accordance with the synchronization offset determined by the synchronization monitoring device.
US12084115B2	Formed article, structural member using the same, and manufacturing method of formed article A long formed article made of one steel sheet includes a top sheet portion, a standing wall portion, and a protrusion portion formed in a portion of the top sheet portion by overlapping a portion extending toward an outside from each of both ends of the top sheet portion and a portion extending toward the outside from an upper end of the standing wall portion, in a non-protrusion region, a recessed part is formed in the top sheet portion, and a total value α of inner surface peripheral lengths of the top sheet portion and the standing wall portion in a cross section of the formed article in a protrusion region and a total value β of inner surface peripheral lengths of the top sheet portion, the standing wall portion, and the recessed part in the cross section of the formed article in the non-protrusion region satisfy 1.01≤β/α≤1.50.
US12084114B2	Motor vehicle equipped with an impact device between the drive system and the front cradle Motor vehicle comprising a drive system arranged in a compartment at the front of a vehicle, a cradle (2) comprising a platform (4) fastened in this compartment in the region of a floor of the vehicle, an anti-roll bar (10) fastened in the vertical direction above the platform (4), and an impact device (30) fastened to a front edge (20) of the platform (4), behind an impact block fastened to a powertrain of this vehicle, in order, in the event of a recoil of this powertrain, to allow the impact block to bear on the impact device (30), which deforms, the impact device (30) comprising an upper part projecting above the platform (4), which, in the event of a large deformation, bears on the anti-roll bar (10).
US12084112B2	Dash panel structure for vehicle An embodiment dash panel structure for a vehicle includes a battery assembly located under a floor of the vehicle, a front subframe located in front of the battery assembly, a dash panel located behind the front subframe and connected to a front of the floor, and a first reinforcing member mounted on a lower portion of the dash panel facing the front subframe.
US12084111B2	Motor vehicle provided with a reinforcing structure A motor vehicle provided with a frame, a plurality of wheels and suspensions supporting the wheels at variable relative distances with respect to the frame. The motor vehicle defines a front portion and a rear portion with respect to an advancement direction of the motor vehicle, which are opposite to each other along a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle. The frame comprises, in turn, a first body arranged on the side of the front portion and a second body arranged on the side of the rear portion. The motor vehicle further comprises a subframe, to which at least some of the suspensions are attached and which is fixed to the second body through the interposition of elastic insulator elements at a plurality of fixing points. The motor vehicle further comprises a reinforcing structure attached to the frame. The subframe is operatively interposed between the frame and the reinforcing structure and in contact with the frame and the reinforcing structure.
US12084109B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device includes a route processor that generates a route from a current location position to a target position. The target position remains constant. The vehicle control device further includes a steering pattern processor that generates a target steering angle, which is a target value of a steering angle for the route, and outputs steering angle information indicating the generated target steering angle. The vehicle control device further includes a steering angle processor that corrects the steering angle information such that a transition curve section of the route includes a steering angle increasing section where the steering angle is below the target steering angle and a steering angle decreasing section where the steering angle exceeds the target steering angle. The vehicle control device further includes a steering controller that performs steering control based on the steering angle information corrected by the steering angle processor.
US12084106B2	Steering column for a vehicle A steering column for a vehicle is disclosed, comprising at least one telescope-like portion and a carrier portion. The telescope-like portion is supported so as to be displaceable inside the carrier portion in the longitudinal direction of the telescope-like portion and has an adjustment device for telescopic adjustment of a length of the steering column by pushing the telescope-like portion in or out with respect to the carrier portion, and a ball bearing device between the telescope-like portion and the carrier portion. A running groove arrangement of the ball bearing device is formed with a linear running groove on the telescope-like portion and on the carrier portion and a plurality of balls are arranged between the running groove of the telescope-like portion and the running groove of the carrier portion. In order to improve rigidity and/or to achieve self-centering and/or to reduce friction between the balls and running grooves, the steering column, the ball bearing device has a plurality of running groove arrangements. The plurality of running groove arrangements are arranged in a state distributed about a longitudinal center axis of the steering column.
US12084104B1	Capacitive sensor for item identifying mobile apparatus This disclosure describes, in part, a mobile apparatus for identifying items within a facility using an omnidirectional imaging system. For instance, the mobile apparatus may include a main frame, a chassis attached to the main frame, a basket that attaches to the chassis in order to prevent the basket from contacting the main frame, and an omnidirectional imaging system providing image data in and around the mobile apparatus. A user may place item(s) within a receptacle of the basket. The mobile apparatus may further include a handlebar module attached to the main frame, the handlebar module including the omnidirectional imaging system and a computing system for identifying items and events in and around the cart.
US12084101B2	Carriage A carriage to automatically load or unload an article. More specifically, a carriage comprising multiple fingers disposed in a pair of side frames and having a structure in which the respective adjacent fingers press each other, whereby an article is loaded or unloaded without needing to manually operate the fingers. The carriage comprises a pair of side frames formed to be disposed at both sides of the carriage in a direction along which an article is loaded into the carriage; and multiple fingers each comprising a bottom support part disposed at the bottom of the frames so as to support the loaded article, are rotatably pivoted on the pair of side frames, and generate rotational movement through pressing between the respective adjacent fingers.
US12084098B2	Inspection of rail health A method and system for inspecting a rail by guided waves, the rail being instrumented by sensors. The method comprises the steps of receiving elastic wave measurements from one or more sensors, as a train passes, releasing energy as guided waves into the rail; and of determining a function representative of the impulse response of the rail and the sensors. Developments describe how to determine the existence, position and characterisation of a defect in the rail (e.g. fracture, incipient fracture, etc.), the use of inter-correlation analyses, correlation of the coda of correlations, Passive Inverse Filter, imaging techniques. Other aspects are described for exploring rail defects: sensor position and movement, acquisition time, sampling frequency, frequency filters, amplifications, techniques for learning during successive train passes, signal injection by transducers. Software aspects are described.
US12084093B2	Article transport facility A travel unit travels in a curved section in an orientation in which a target wheel comes into contact with a target rail, a guide wheel comes into contact with a guide rail, and a non-target wheel does not come into contact with a non-target rail. The control unit changes the rotational speed of a first wheel and a second wheel in the curved section relative to the rotational speed of the first wheel and the second wheel in a straight section in accordance with the ratio of a second length, which is the length of the target rail along a travel path, to a first length, which is the length of the curved section along the travel path at a center portion in a widthwise direction of the travel path.
US12084092B1	Auto-return zip line trolley system An auto-return zip line trolley provides a vehicle that rides a suspended cable between a low point and a high point. The vehicle is urged along the cable by a remote-controlled drive wheel. A motor drives the drive wheel to roll along the cable, when engaged. When a load is applied to the vehicle, a spring-loaded sheave subassembly urges the cable away from the drive wheel, such that the vehicle rides freely from a high point to a low point on the cable. When the load is removed from the vehicle, the spring-loaded sheave subassembly urges the cable into engagement with the drive wheel to enable motor-powered propulsion of the vehicle from the low point to the high point of cable. A receiver inside the housing is in operational communication with the motor. A transmitter transmits a control signal to the receiver for regulating power and speed of the motor.
US12084091B2	Aerial ropeway hazard sensing system and method An aerial ropeway hazard sensing system including a radar sensing unit mounted at a position along a ropeway that generates radar data representative of predetermined ropeway conditions proximate the radar sensing unit, and a processor that analyzes data from the radar sensing unit to detect predetermined hazard conditions and to generate a hazard detection signal indicative thereof. A method of performing an aerial ropeway safety function comprises using radar to detect a hazard condition and generating a hazard detection signal in response thereto; generating a control signal in response to the hazard detection signal; and initiating a safety with the control signal.
US12084085B1	Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle validation An example method includes obtaining log data descriptive of an exemplar action of an exemplar vehicle in an environment, the exemplar action occurring in an initial state of the environment; determining, using the operational system, a planned action for a simulated vehicle in the initial state of the environment; simulating an SUT state of the environment resulting from the simulated vehicle executing the planned action in the initial state of the environment and an actor performing an actor action subsequent to the planned action and an exemplar state of the environment resulting from the simulated vehicle executing the exemplar action in the initial state of the environment and the actor performing the actor action subsequent to the exemplar action; determining a test score based on the SUT state and a reference score based on the exemplar state; evaluating the operational system based on the test score and the reference score.
US12084083B2	Vehicle and method of controlling vehicle An ADS performs processing including setting an immobilization command to “Applied” when an autonomous state has been set to an autonomous mode, when an acceleration command has a value indicating deceleration, when an actual moving direction indicates a standstill state, and when a wheel lock request is issued, setting the acceleration command to V1, and setting the acceleration command to zero when an immobilization status has been set to “11”.
US12084082B2	Determination device, vehicle control device, determination method, and storage medium A determination device of an embodiment includes a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to perform acquiring a primary determination result of a surrounding environment determined based on a first surroundings image of a vehicle and a certainty degree of the primary determination result, performing secondary determination of the primary determination result based on both a comparison result between the certainty degree and a preset threshold value and a past primary determination result of a surroundings image of the vehicle captured in the past earlier than the first surroundings image, and to outputting a secondary determination result having higher accuracy than the primary determination result.
US12084080B2	Systems and methods for learning and managing robot user interfaces Systems and methods for learning and managing robot user interfaces are disclosed herein. One embodiment generates, based on input data including information about past interactions of a particular user with a robot and with existing HMIs of the robot, a latent space using one or more encoder neural networks, wherein the latent space is a reduced-dimensionality representation of learned behavior and characteristics of the particular user, and uses the latent space as input to train a decoder neural network associated with (1) a new HMI distinct from the existing HMIs or (2) a particular HMI among the existing HMIs to alter operation of the particular HMI. The trained first decoder neural network is deployed in the robot to control, at least in part, operation of the new HMI or the particular HMI in accordance with the learned behavior and characteristics of the particular user.
US12084077B2	System and method of curb management for a vehicle A curb management system for a host vehicle includes a sensor, an electronic controller, and a wireless communication system. The sensor is configured to detect information relating to a presence of a parked vehicle along a curb of a road. The electronic controller is configured to determine curb management information based on the information detected by the sensor. The wireless communication system is configured to transmit the curb management information to a remote server and to receive a predicted curb availability from the remote server.
US12084073B2	Method and device for optimum parameterization of a driving dynamics control system for vehicles A method and device parameterize a driving dynamics controller of a vehicle, which intervenes in a controlling manner in a driving dynamics of the vehicle. The driving dynamics controller ascertains an action depending on a vehicle state. The method includes providing a model for predicting a vehicle state. The model configured to predict a subsequent vehicle state depending on the vehicle state and the action. At least one data tuple is ascertained including a sequence of vehicle states and respectively associated actions. The vehicle states are ascertained by the driving dynamics controller using the model depending on an ascertained action. The parameters of the driving dynamics controller are changed/adjusted such that a cost function which ascertains costs of the trajectory depending on the vehicle states and on the ascertained actions of the respectively associated vehicle states and is dependent on the parameters of the driving dynamics controller is minimized.
US12084072B2	Arithmetic operation device for automobiles An arithmetic operation device for automobiles includes a first arithmetic operation section (301) having a common configuration for a plurality of vehicle models and a second arithmetic operation section (302) having a configuration in accordance with a vehicle model of an automobile. The first arithmetic operation section (301) includes an image processor (311) configured to perform predetermined image processing on an output of a camera installed in the automobile, and a memory (320) configured to store a generated image signal. The second arithmetic operation section (302) includes a processor (340) configured to execute an application in accordance with the vehicle model using the image signal stored in the memory (320) and to transmit an execution result to the first arithmetic operation section (301).
US12084070B2	Autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle electronic architecture A computing system is implemented as part of a vehicle architecture. The computing system includes a computing component, a first computing node that includes a power distribution system, a second computing node that includes input/output (I/O) interfaces to connect to devices, actuators, or sensors, and a third computing node. The computing component further comprises one or more processors and instructions or logic that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing component to perform, transmitting commands to the second computing node, the commands associated with initial processing of data received at the second computing node, receiving initially processed data from the second computing node, and performing further processing on the initially processed data.
US12084067B2	Computer implemented method for controlling a vehicle A computer implemented method for controlling a vehicle includes obtaining a value of the mass of the vehicle, receiving a plurality of time sequential measured first values of one or more further state parameters, calculating a first plurality of time sequential values of the vehicle mass, including a first calculated mass value, using the plurality of measured first values of the one or more further state parameters, the non-linear model, and an extended Kalman filter with a first filter tuning, with the obtained mass value as a start value, receiving a plurality of time sequential measured second values of the one or more of the further state parameters, and calculating a second plurality of time sequential values of the vehicle mass, including a second calculated mass value, using the plurality of measured second values of the one or more further state parameters, the non-linear model, and an extended Kalman filter with a second filter tuning, with the first calculated mass value as a start value, wherein the second filter tuning is made less aggressive than the first filter tuning.
US12084065B2	Manager, vehicle control method, non-transitory storage medium, and vehicle A manager includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive a plurality of first kinematic plans from a plurality of electronic control units in each of which is implemented an advanced driver assistance system application function, receive a second kinematic plan following at least one of the first kinematic plans, arbitrate the first kinematic plans, calculate one or more motion requests based on an arbitration result, and output the one or more motion requests to one or more actuator systems.
US12084064B2	Universal machine learning based system for estimating a vehicle state A universal machine learning based system for estimating a vehicle state of a vehicle includes one or more controllers executing instructions to receive a plurality of dynamic variables and corresponding historical data. The controllers execute a sensitivity analysis algorithm to determine a sensitivity level for each dynamic variable and corresponding historical data and select two or more pertinent dynamic variables based on the sensitivity level of each dynamic variable and the corresponding historical data. The controllers standardize the two or more pertinent dynamic variables into a plurality of generic dynamic variables, wherein the plurality of generic dynamic variables are in a standardized format that is applicable to any configuration of vehicle, and estimate the vehicle state based on the plurality of generic dynamic variables by one or more machine learning algorithms.
US12084039B2	Method for controlling vehicle, and vehicle A vehicle includes an engine, a generator, a drive motor, and a filter that collects particulate matter in exhaust gas of the engine, in which the generator is driven by the engine to generate power, and the drive motor is driven with the power generated by the generator. A method for controlling the vehicle includes performing motoring by driving the engine in an operation stop state with the generator, thereby performing fuel cut of the engine and consuming power; prohibiting fuel cut of the engine based on a temperature of the filter; when a discharge request is made while the fuel cut of the engine is prohibited, performing a power consumption operation in which a negative ENG torque is generated in the engine by driving the engine with the generator while performing combustion in the engine; and detecting, based on a torque of the generator, that fuel injection is not performed in the engine while the fuel cut of the engine is prohibited, and stopping the generator when it is detected that the fuel injection is not performed in the engine.
US12084037B2	Control device The control device is a control device applied to the vehicle. The control device is capable of performing a starting process to start the internal combustion engine by driving either the motor generator or the starter upon receipt of a starting request. The control device starts the internal combustion engine by driving the starter when, in the starting process, the starting request is based on remote operation from the communication device outside the vehicle. On the other hand, in the starting process, the control device starts the internal combustion engine by driving the motor generator if it receives a starting request while there is an occupant in the vehicle.
US12084033B2	Electronic brake system and control method therefor Provided is an electronic brake system including: a reservoir in which a pressurizing medium is stored; a master cylinder configured to discharge the pressurizing medium according to a pedal effort of a brake pedal; a hydraulic pressure supply device configured to operate a hydraulic piston according to an electrical signal output in response to a displacement of the brake pedal to generate a hydraulic pressure; a hydraulic control unit connected to the hydraulic pressure supply device and configured to control a flow of the hydraulic pressure transferred to a wheel cylinder; a pedal simulator connected to the master cylinder and configured to provide a reaction force for the brake pedal; a simulator valve configured to open and close a flow path connecting the master cylinder and the pedal simulator; a cut valve configured to open and close a flow path connecting the master cylinder and the hydraulic control unit; a pedal displacement sensor configured to detect displacement information of the brake pedal; a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure information of the pedal simulator; and a controller configured to compensate for a target pressure according to the displacement of the brake pedal based on the displacement information of the brake pedal detected through the pedal displacement sensor and the pressure information of the pedal simulator detected through the pressure sensor when the cut valve is closed and the simulator valve is opened, and drive the hydraulic pressure supply device according to the compensated target pressure.
US12084028B2	Method for the automatic parameterization of a braking system In a method for the automatic parameterization of a braking system in a vehicle, a brake pressure profile is predefined as a test run during a test drive operation, and the wheel slip which thereafter arises is ascertained. If the wheel slip is outside a permissible value range, the brake pressure is modified and a new test run is carried out.
US12084026B2	System for determining road slipperiness in bad weather conditions Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating slipperiness of a road surface. This estimate may be obtained using an image sensor mounted on a vehicle. The estimated road slipperiness may be utilized when calculating a risk index for the road, or for an area including the road. If a predetermined threshold for slipperiness is exceeded, corrective actions may be taken. For instance, warnings may be generated to human drivers that are in control of driving vehicle, and autonomous vehicles may automatically adjust vehicle speed based upon road slipperiness detected.
US12084023B2	Braking control method and braking control device A processor of a braking control device determines whether or not a moving object is detected in a predetermined region downstream an expected stop position, and when determining that a moving object is detected in the predetermined region, changes a deceleration decrease position, which is a start position of a deceleration decrease section, upstream relative to that when determining that no moving object is detected in the predetermined region.
US12084016B2	Electromechanical brake and operation method thereof The electromechanical brake includes a piston provided to press a brake pad, a power conversion unit including a spindle, and a nut connected to the spindle to move forward or backward by rotation of the spindle in a first direction or a second direction to move the piston forward and backward, a position adjusting unit including an adjusting screw provided on the outside of the nut to rotate together with the nut, a first screw thread formed on an outer circumferential surface of the adjusting screw, a second screw thread formed on an inner circumferential surface of the piston to be engaged with the first screw thread, and an adjuster provided between the spindle and the nut to rotate the nut and the adjusting screw by rotation of the spindle to move a relative position of the piston with respect to the power conversion unit forward or backward.
US12084014B2	Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method A vehicle control apparatus includes: a sensor configured to sense a current value and a voltage value applied to a motor of an actuator of an electronic parking brake (EPB) device; a controller configured to: estimate a speed value of the motor based on the sensed current value and the sensed voltage value; calculate a moving distance value of a spindle of the actuator based on the estimated speed value of the motor; estimate a position value of the spindle based on the calculated moving distance value of the spindle; estimate an EPB clamping force that acts on a brake disc of the EPB device based on the estimated position value of the spindle; calculate an EPB clamping force error compensation value between the estimated EPB clamping force value and a measured EPB clamping force value; and transmit, to the EPB device, a parking force compensation command on which the calculated EPB clamping force error compensation value is reflected to compensate for a parking force of the EPB device.
US12084008B2	Trailer stabilization and restraint A parked freight trailer stabilizer and restraint comprising: (a) a kingpin receiver configured to lock onto a kingpin of a parked freight trailer; (b) a jack operatively coupled to the kingpin receiver, the jack repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position; (c) a tail hold operatively coupled to the kingpin receiver, the tail hold repositionable between a stowed position and a restraining position, the tail hold configured to engage a ground mount; and, (d) a transport receiver configured to engage a transport vehicle.
US12084007B1	Flat tire trolley A trolley for a vehicle wheel with a flat tire and a kit having the same are disclosed. The trolley can include a cradle with a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a front wheel abutment, a front deck projecting from the abutment, and an open rear end having a pivotable ramp; a pair of rear wheels; and a front wheel assembly coupled to the front deck having a pair of arms, a pair of front wheels, and a brake assembly. The brake assembly can have a pair of brake pads configured to contact the front wheels when in an engaging position. The trolley can include a pair of posts projecting downward from the front deck, and the front wheel assembly can include a tine projecting rearward that contacts the posts when rotated. The kit can include the trolley and straps for coupling the trolley to the vehicle wheel.
US12084006B2	Optical monitoring device An optical monitoring system serves to monitor surroundings, having a monitoring apparatus, the visual or scanning field of which is captured by a lens, and a protection panel (112) which protects the lens from precipitation and covers at least the visual or scanning field of the monitoring apparatus. In order to avoid the signal quality of the monitoring apparatus being impaired by precipitation on the protection panel, it is proposed that the protection panel (12; 112; 218; 318) is acoustically coupled to at least one ultrasonic transducer (10). The optical monitoring system can be included into the control system of a vehicle for autonomous driving, wherein, overall, it is possible to obtain increased safety of the control system.
US12083995B1	Power export system for a military vehicle A military vehicle includes a chassis, a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall, an engine mounted to the chassis, an electric machine coupled to the engine and generating electrical power when driven by the engine, an energy storage system receiving and storing electrical power from the generator, and power conversion hardware positioned between the energy storage system and the rear wall of the cab, the power conversion hardware including a DC-DC converter.
US12083993B2	Brackets, systems, and related methods A mounting assembly for attaching a first object or structure to a second object or structure in a blind installation. The mounting assembly having a frame locking bolt (FLB) that includes a bolt head flange and a frame bolt with a bolt head. The bolt head and the bolt head flange are configured to locate within an enclosed space and not accessible for torquing. The bolt head flange having a first edge and a second edge and wherein the second edge is configured to locate next to a solid wall inside the enclosed space to provide resistance for threading a frame nut onto the shank of the frame bolt to secure the first object to the second object.
US12083985B2	Vehicle safety system implementing integrated active-passive front impact control algorithm A vehicle safety system for helping to protect a vehicle occupant in the event of a frontal collision includes a controller, one or more crash sensors for sensing a frontal collision, and an active sensor for detecting objects in the path of the vehicle. The controller is configured to implement crash discrimination metrics that detect the occurrence of a frontal collision in response to signals received from the crash sensors. The crash discrimination metrics implement thresholds for determining whether the signals received from the crash sensors indicate the occurrence of a frontal collision. The controller is configured to implement an algorithm that uses information obtained from the active sensor to detect an object in the path of the vehicle and to select the thresholds implemented in the crash discrimination metrics in response to detecting the object.
US12083982B1	Curtain airbag assembly with inflatable flap An assembly for a vehicle includes an airbag inflator. The assembly includes a curtain airbag including a main lobe and an inflatable flap. The main lobe and the inflatable flap are each inflatable by the airbag inflator to an inflated position. The main lobe includes an inboard panel and an outboard panel. The inflatable flap is at the inboard panel in the inflated position. The inflatable flap, in the inflated position, is at the inboard panel and abutting the airbag inflator.
US12083981B2	Impact cushion device for a motor vehicle An impact cushion device for a motor vehicle includes an impact cushion, which can be adjusted from a compressed stowed position into an expanded use position. A motor vehicle component and a cover element together delimit a receiving area for the impact cushion when the impact cushion is in the stowed position. The cover element is held on the motor vehicle component via a latching connection at least in some regions when the impact cushion is arranged in the stowed position, and the cover element can be released from the motor vehicle component at least in some regions when the impact cushion is adjusted from the stowed position into the use position. The receiving area is equipped with a plastic foam which covers at least some regions of the impact cushion relative to the cover element when the impact cushion is in the stowed position, the plastic foam being covered by the cover element.
US12083980B2	Intelligent seat cushion A seat assembly of a vehicle includes a seat cushion, and a plurality of inflatable tubes located in the seat cushion. An inflation apparatus is operably connected to the plurality of inflatable tubes to selectably inflate the plurality of inflatable tubes upon detection of a crash event. A method of operating a seat assembly of a vehicle includes detecting a crash event, and selectably inflating a plurality of inflatable tubes in a seat cushion of the seat assembly in response to detection of the crash event. One or more inflatable tubes may be provided in a seat back, headrest and/or side bolster of the seat assembly to enhance active and passive safety features and to improve occupant comfort. This feature can be extended to a seat backrest, seat bolster and seat headrest to enhance active and passive safety features.
US12083977B1	Active buckling frame rail An active buckling system for a vehicle including a force generator. The active buckling system includes the force generator that at least partially weakens a frame associated with the vehicle. The active buckling system may induce a buckling of the frame during a collision. The active buckling system may further reduce a longitudinal frame compression distance between a front of the vehicle and a cabin, associated with absorbing an impact from the collision, at least in part due to the inducing of the buckling of the frame.
US12083974B2	Device for maintaining a hydraulic supply of a utility vehicle A device for maintaining a hydraulic supply of a utility vehicle includes a hydraulic pump, which is adjustable in terms of its delivery volume via a pressure control inlet, for feeding hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic circuit, a pressure accumulator that can be charged from the hydraulic circuit via a check valve, a pressure connection between the hydraulic circuit and the pressure control inlet of the hydraulic pump being producible via a sensor line by means of a charging valve, and a supply connection between the pressure accumulator and the hydraulic circuit being producible by means of a discharging valve, by virtue of the check valve being bypassed.
US12083968B2	Vehicular camera system with forward viewing camera module A vehicular camera system includes an attaching structure configured to attach at an in-cabin side of a vehicle windshield. A camera module accommodates a circuit board having circuitry disposed at both sides of the circuit board. An imager is disposed at a first side of the circuit board. The camera module includes a lens accommodated in a lens barrel. With the attaching structure attached at the in-cabin side of the vehicle windshield, and with the camera module attached at the attaching structure, the lens barrel protrudes from the casing and a portion of the lens barrel is partially disposed in a pocket defined by the stray light shield and the vehicle windshield. A coaxial connector is electrically connected to circuitry disposed at the second side of the circuit board. Image data captured by the camera module is transferred to an electronic control unit of the vehicle via the coaxial connector.
US12083965B2	Mounting system for detachably mounting electronic devices in a motor vehicle A mounting system (10) for detachably mounting electronic devices in a motor vehicle, comprising a connecting section (12) for connection to the motor vehicle, with a first holder (30) connected to the connecting section, which first holder (30) has a first holding space (48) and first holding sections (42, 46) for holding a first electronic device (50), with a second holder (52) with a second holding space (54) for holding a second electronic device (56), wherein the second holder can be arranged or is arranged in the first holding space and can be detachably fixed or is detachably fixed to the first holding sections.
US12083962B2	Tape holder for portable electronic device Described is a passenger seat (100) having a support (200) for holding a portable electronic device (106) coupled to a seat back (102) of the passenger seat (100). The support (200) includes an upper support (202) having an extendable portion (206) that extends from a housing (204) of the upper support (202), and a lower support (208) coupled to an end of the extendable portion (206). The extendable portion (206) has a retracted position, wherein the extendable portion (206) is located within the housing (204), and an extended position, wherein the extendable portion (206) is disposed outside of the housing (204) such that a passenger can place a portable electronic device (106) within the support (200).
US12083958B2	Vehicular vision system with driver monitoring camera at interior rearview mirror assembly A vehicular vision system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head adjustable about a mounting base configured to attach at an interior portion of a vehicle. A driver monitoring camera is accommodated by the mirror head and moves in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted relative to the mounting base to adjust a driver's rearward view. At least one near infrared light emitter is accommodated by the mirror head and is operable to emit near infrared light toward a head region of the driver of the vehicle. Image data captured by the driver monitoring camera is processed to determine driver attentiveness and/or driver drowsiness. The vehicular vision system may adjust processing of the captured image data to accommodate adjustment of the mirror head when the driver adjusts the mirror head to adjust his or her rearward view.
US12083957B2	Vehicle display system and vehicle A vehicle display system, which is provided in a vehicle, includes a first display device configured to emit a light pattern toward a road surface outside the vehicle; and a second display device located inside the vehicle and configured to display predetermined information toward an occupant of the vehicle such that the predetermined information is superimposed on a real space outside the vehicle.
US12083956B2	Vehicle-approach notification device A vehicle-approach notification device includes a sound emitter and at least two ducts. The sound emitter is provided in the vehicle, has an aperture, and is configured to emit a notification sound from the aperture to outside the vehicle. The at least two ducts are provided in the vehicle, have different lengths, and each have an end communicating with the aperture.
US12083953B2	Vehicle interior component A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a composite structure comprising a substrate and light guide and surface/cover with holes/pattern of apertures configured for illumination (by a light source/module) to provide an interface/display (with decorative and/or instrumentation region). The light guide may comprise a resin material formed as the set of projections in the pattern of apertures. The cover may comprise a decorative layer with backing configured to provide a visual/surface effect (e.g. natural material, wood veneer, etc.); the display may present a visual/decorative effect when illuminated at the pattern of apertures/light guide. The interface/display at the surface (by illuminated light guide/pattern of holes) may present indicia for a vehicle system and/or decorative effect. The component may comprise a trim/trim panel, instrument panel/dashboard, door panel/armrest, console, overhead trim/headliner, pillar/structure, seat, etc.
US12083949B2	Method for controlling a lighting device for emitting a pixelated light beam A method for controlling a lighting device of a motor vehicle including at least one lighting module having a plurality of light sources, each of the light sources being designed to emit a luminous pixel, and a controller able to selectively control each of the light sources by applying thereto an electrical signal having a parameter of a value determined for the emission of a luminous pixel of given brightness.
US12083944B2	Container carrier A container carrier (1) comprises an elongate main frame (2). The main frame (2) comprises an articulating lifting apparatus (3). The carrier (1) further comprises a second elongate frame (10) slidably connected to the main frame (2) arranged such that one of the frames is slidably arranged within the other frame in the longitudinal direction. The relative position of the two frames (2, 10) is changeable between a retracted position and an extracted position.
US12083943B2	Integrated cupholder A low-profile, selectively extendable cupholder located within an interior of a motor vehicle configured to transition between a collapsed position substantially maintaining a neat, clean appearance of the interior of the motor vehicle, and an extended position configured to receive a beverage container, the cupholder including a body portion defining one or more recesses, a lid portion configured to both pivot or slide relative to the body portion between an closed position and an open position, and one or more floor portions operably coupled to both the body portion and a lid portion and configured to both pivot and telescopically extend relative to the body portion between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein in the extended position the body portion, the lid portion and the one or more floor portions collectively define a cavity configured to receive a beverage container.
US12083942B2	Vehicle hammock and hammock thermal energy control method A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a vehicle hammock and a thermal energy adjustment device of the vehicle hammock. A method of controlling thermal energy within a hammock includes, among other things, providing a vehicle hammock having a thermal energy adjustment device, and adjusting the thermal energy level of the vehicle hammock based, at least in part, on a thermal energy level outside the vehicle hammock.
US12083934B2	Rear track fitting for passenger seat Described are track fitting assemblies for passenger seats. Each track fitting assembly includes a track fitting main body and an anti-rattle shear body. The track fitting main body is connectable to a leg of the passenger seat and includes a forward end, an aft end, and at least one stud configured to engage a track. The anti-rattle shear body is positionable on the track fitting main body and is movable relative to the track fitting main body. The anti-rattle shear body includes a forward end, an aft end, and a plunger at the forward end and configured to engage the track. The anti-rattle shear body is connected to the track fitting main body such that the plunger of the anti-rattle shear body is forward of the forward end of the track fitting main body.
US12083932B2	Automated friction brake assisted vehicle stop A method of assisting deceleration during a stop of a motor vehicle having a drivetrain including a traction motor, a road wheel operatively connected to the drivetrain, a friction brake configured to decelerate the road wheel, and an electronic controller includes detecting, via the electronic controller, a request to stop the vehicle. The method also includes commanding the traction motor to provide regenerative braking in response to the request to stop the vehicle. The method additionally includes determining a current vehicle operating state. The method also includes determining an amount of brake drag torque to be generated by the friction brake based on the current vehicle operating state. The method further includes commanding an application of the determined amount of the brake drag torque in parallel with the regenerative braking, thereby operating the friction brake as a mechanical drivetrain damper while assisting the regenerative braking to stop the motor vehicle.
US12083927B2	Power supply system A power supply system for a vehicle includes a management ECU that controls output power of first and second batteries in a normal mode or an output priority mode, a first cooler that cools the first battery, a second cooler that cools the second battery, and a cooling circuit ECU that controls first and second cooling output of the coolers. In a case where an operation mode of the management ECU is the output priority mode and the first battery has a cooling remaining-capacity, the cooling circuit ECU increases the first cooling output as compared with a case where the operation mode is the normal mode. In a case where the operation mode is the output priority mode and the second battery has a cooling remaining-capacity, the cooling circuit ECU increases the second cooling output as compared with the case where the operation mode is the normal mode.
US12083923B2	System for replacing battery of mobility A system for replacing a battery of a mobility is proposed and includes: a battery mounting part provided on an outer surface of a mobility and having a mounting space defined therein, the mounting space being open to an outside, with a battery mounted in the mounting space, and a battery replacement module having a new battery provided therein and mounting the new battery in the mounting space of the battery mounting part after removing the existing battery to be replaced by rotating the new battery and the existing battery together when the battery replacement module approaches the battery mounting part of the mobility.
US12083919B2	Systems and methods for charging electric vehicles System and methods are disclosed to charge an electric vehicle (EV) and manage grid power consumption. The system includes a building switchgear coupled to a building meter; an independent system operator (ISO) accepted meter coupled to the building switchgear, the ISO meter including a telemetry unit to communicate with an ISO; and a battery energy storage system (BESS) coupled to the building switchgear, and an ISO or System Performance Meter, wherein the BESS selectively provides power in response to a customer power demand or an EV charging request to prevent a customer grid power consumption from spiking and peaking at grid imbalance highest cost on peak times.
US12083918B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes an electric-device temperature acquisition unit, a charging controller, and a predicted charging time deriving unit. The electric-device temperature acquisition unit acquires a temperature of an electric device disposed in a current path for external charging for supplying electric power from a power supply external to the vehicle to a battery mounted in the vehicle. The charging controller pauses a supply of electric power to the battery in response to the temperature of the electric device becoming greater than or equal to a first threshold during the external charging, and resumes the supply of electric power to the battery in response to the temperature of the electric device becoming less than a second threshold lower than the first threshold. The predicted charging time deriving unit derives a predicted charging time predicted to be taken for the external charging in accordance with an instruction for the external charging.
US12083917B2	Control device, storage medium, and electric power management system A control device includes a processor that calculates a total charge demand based on SOC information and a charge request signal of each of a plurality of electrified vehicles and performs an operation for creating, based on the calculated total charge demand, an electric power supply and demand operation plan that manages electric power for charging the electrified vehicles by a charging facility.
US12083915B2	Vehicle docking stations systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide modular docking systems and rebalancing systems for micro-mobility fleet vehicles. A modular micro-mobility fleet vehicle docking system includes a base platform including a modular station body receptacle disposed on a top surface of the base platform and a modular station body including a vehicle retention system configured to secure a micro-mobility fleet vehicle to the modular station body. The modular station body includes a base platform interface disposed at a bottom surface of the modular station body that is configured to be physically secured to the base platform by the modular station body receptacle. The modular station body receptacle includes a station locking interface configured to releasably secure the modular station body to the base platform and/or an electrical interface configured to provide power to the modular station body.
US12083909B2	Materials handling vehicle charging system comprising a floor-mounted charging plate A materials handling vehicle including a vehicle-side charging contact assembly coupled to a battery, a steerable drive wheel defining a drive wheel track width W, and a pair of load wheels defining a load wheel gap G between the pair of load wheels that is larger than the drive wheel track width W. A charging station includes a pair of floor-side charging contacts configured to transfer charging current to the vehicle-side charging contact assembly. The pair of floor-side charging contacts define an inner contact spacing S1 that is larger than the drive wheel track width W, and an outer contact spacing S2 that is larger than the inner contact spacing S1 and smaller than the load wheel gap G to permit passage of the steerable drive wheel between the floor-side charging contacts, followed by passage of the pair of load wheels outside of the floor-side charging contacts.
US12083908B2	Magnetic charger connector for wheelchair An apparatus including a first electrical connector; and a second electrical connector. The first and second electrical connectors have magnets to provide a magnetic holding force with each other and provide alignment of the electrical connectors to hold the second electrical connector against the first electrical connector at a predetermined position. Magnetic poles of the magnets are configured to limit orientation of the second electrical connector on the first electrical connector. The second electrical connector includes two power contacts and an interruption detector contact, where the power contacts are movably mounted on the second housing and configured to disconnect from electrical contacts of the first electrical connector, when the second electrical connector is being disconnected from the first electrical connector, only after the interruption detector contact of the second plurality of electrical contacts disconnects from an electrical contact of the first electrical connector.
US12083897B2	Vehicle temperature adjustment system A vehicle temperature adjustment system includes a first temperature adjustment circuit, a second temperature adjustment circuit, a heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between the first temperature adjustment medium and the second temperature adjustment medium, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the first temperature adjustment medium flowing into the heat exchanger, a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the first temperature adjustment medium flowing out of the heat exchanger, a third temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the second temperature adjustment medium flowing into the heat exchanger, and a detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the heat exchanger based on each detection value of the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor, and the third temperature sensor.
US12083893B1	Torque transmission system An output mechanism for use in a transmission includes an output shaft, a sun gear assembly, a planetary assembly, an outer gear, and an output gear. The sun gear assembly includes: a sun gear around the output shaft and a sun gear sleeve extending from the sun gear. The planetary assembly includes: one or more planetary gears around and meshed with the sun gear; and a casing surrounding the sun gear, joined to the one or more planetary gears, and configured to rotate around the sun gear when the one or more planetary gears rotate around the sun gear. The outer gear has inner teeth meshed with the one or more planetary gears and outer teeth being configured to be selectively meshed with a first external gear. The output gear is rotatably locked to the sun gear sleeve and is configured to be selectively meshed with a second external gear.
US12083892B2	Arrangement of a palm rest and an operating element for a vehicle The invention relates to an arrangement (I) of a palm rest (IO) and a manually actuatable operating element (20) for a vehicle. The palm rest (IO) is designed to adopt a first and a second position relative to the operating element (20), the palm rest (IO) being positioned, in the first position, such that it enables a hand (2) to be supported while the operating element (20) is being operated. To protect against damage and to enable the vehicle interior to be better used, the palm rest (IO) is positioned, in the second position, such that the palm rest (IO) at least partially projects over and/or covers the operating element (20).
US12083886B2	Display device, motor vehicle having a display device, and method for operating a display device A display device may include a flexible display surface element having a display surface, and an adjustment unit which includes a clamping element in form of a rod and arranged such that the rod moves in a first adjustment direction, a restoring element arranged on the clamping element, and a deflection element in form of a rod. A first side edge of the display surface element is arranged on a length of the clamping element. A second side edge of the display surface element opposite the first side edge is connected to the clamping element via the restoring element. A surface of the display surface element is bent and has a bending region. A length of the deflection element extends in same direction as the clamping element, the deflection element extends within the bending region of the bent display surface element and is arranged such that the deflection element moves in a second adjustment direction to change a distance between the deflection element and the clamping element.
US12083879B2	Transmission, drive train and vehicle comprising transmission A transmission may include an input shaft, a first output shaft, a second output shaft, a first planetary gearset, and a second planetary gearset connected to the first planetary gearset, where the planetary gearsets each comprise numerous elements. The input shaft, the two output shafts, the planetary gearsets, and their elements may be arranged and designed such that a torque input via the input shaft is converted and distributed in a defined ratio to the two output shafts, and the formation of a combined torque is prevented. At least a third element of the first planetary gearset may be connected to a first element of the second planetary gearset via a shaft for conjoint rotation.
US12083878B2	Fuel tank floating suction line with level indicator Embodiments of a fluid tank may comprise tank system that comprise a level indicator system useful for measuring the amount of fluid in the tank and a floating suction tube useful for filling or removing a fluid from the tank. Further in some embodiments, the tank system may be installed in a single port on the fluid tank.Some fluid tanks comprise stratified layers of different fluids. A buoyant portion of the suction tube can be constantly submerged in a desired portion of the fluid, allowing the desired fluid to be removed through the inlet port. The level indicator system may include a cable system connected between a biased level indicator that moves in conjunction with the movement of the buoyant portion to indicate the fluid level. In the alternative, the level indicator system can include sensors on the suction tube to remotely monitor the level of liquid in the tank; sensors include inclinometers, accelerometers, sending units, and magnetostrictive sensors.
US12083871B2	Device for the edge sealing of a part or a window pane of a vehicle body and method for producing the sealing device A device for edge sealing of a part or a window pane of a vehicle body, which device has a fastening dement that fastens the sealing device to a body flange and retaining a sealing strand. The fastening element has a main leg, to which a decorative element is fastened, which has a surface visible after installation on the vehicle body, and a connecting leg, which protrudes from the main leg and is provided for holding the sealing strand. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are formed of plastic or fiber composite material and the fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are molded onto each other by injection molding. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are produced by multi-component injection molding. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a sealing device.
US12083869B2	Adjustable window A window assembly for attachment to a frame of a vehicle includes a window having a top, a bottom, sides, an outer surface, and an inner surface. A height of the window extends from the top to the bottom of the window. A width of the window extends between the sides of the window. A thickness of the window extends between the outer and inner surfaces. The window defines a plurality of slots. A clamp is securable to the frame of the vehicle for mounting the window assembly to the vehicle. A bolt is extendable through the clamp and window to couple the window to the clamp and frame. A fastener is engageable with the bolt to secure the window assembly to the frame.
US12083866B2	Integrated refrigerant control modules A vehicle refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser in fluid communication with the compressor, a chiller, a vapor injection module, and a refrigerant control block. The refrigerant control block includes a plurality of outer walls which provide a plurality of openings in fluid communication with a plurality of internal fluid paths. The plurality of openings include a VPI block outlet and a chiller block outlet. A first EXV opening receives a first EXV for modulating refrigerant flow out of the VPI block outlet through the vapor injection module to the compressor. A second EXV opening receives a second EXV for modulating refrigerant flow out of the chiller block outlet to the chiller.
US12083865B2	Methods and systems of minimizing C-Rate fluctuation by adjusting operation of a transport climate control system A method of minimizing C-Rate fluctuations with an electrically powered accessory (EPA) is disclosed. The EPA is configured to be used with at least one of a vehicle, a trailer, and a transport container that has a first controller. The EPA has a second controller. The method includes determining, by the first controller, a first C-Rate of a Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS). Also, the method includes comparing the first C-Rate to a first predetermined threshold. The method also includes when the first C-Rate exceeds the first predetermined threshold, the first controller sending a first request to the second controller to adjust a load of the EPA. The method further includes the second controller determining a first operational mode of the EPA based on the first request. Also the method includes when the first operational mode of the EPA allows a load change, the second controller adjusting the load of the EPA.
US12083863B2	Method for controlling heating of vehicle thermal management system A method for controlling heating of a vehicle thermal management system including an HVAC subsystem may include: determining, by a controller, a target temperature for heating a passenger compartment of a vehicle when the HVAC subsystem operates in heating mode; determining, by the controller, whether an internal temperature of the passenger compartment is lower than the target temperature; adjusting, by the controller, an opening amount of a heating-side expansion valve of the HVAC subsystem to a first opening amount and opening the heating-side expansion valve when the internal temperature is lower than the desired target temperature; and decreasing, by the controller, RPM of a compressor of the HVAC subsystem when the internal temperature is higher than or equal to the desired target temperature. The first opening amount is an opening amount of the heating-side expansion valve with which a heat capacity generated by a heating operation of the HVAC subsystem reaches a maximum heat capacity.
US12083859B2	Vehicular air conditioning system A vehicular air conditioning system provided with a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger includes a cold air flow path through which an air passing through the cooling heat exchanger bypasses the heating heat exchanger, a hot air flow path through which the air passing through the cooling heat exchanger passes, a plurality of temperature doors configured to allow the air passing through the cooling heat exchanger to selectively pass through the heating heat exchanger, and an interlocking part configured to allow the temperature doors to be driven in conjunction with each other.
US12083855B2	Plate IHX as mounting plate for refrigerant module An internal heat exchanger (IHX) assembly for use in a vehicle includes at least three plates joined together to form two or more separate compartments or channels and at least one flat structure on an external surface of the IHX assembly. One compartment or channel contains a high pressure fluid and the other compartment or channel contains a low pressure fluid. The compartment or channel containing the high pressure fluid is in thermal communication with the compartment or channel containing the low pressure fluid, such that heat is transferred from the high pressure fluid to the low pressure fluid. The IHX assembly acts as a structural member in the vehicle upon which one or more refrigerant components are mounted onto the flat structure.
US12083854B2	Air-conditioning arrangement for a vehicle, and vehicle The present disclosure relates to an air-conditioning arrangement for a vehicle. The air-conditioning arrangement includes at least one fluid channel, which has at least two identically designed connection devices. The air-conditioning arrangement includes at least one movable vehicle seat. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding vehicle having such an air-conditioning arrangement. The at least one vehicle seat includes an air-conditioning component that outputs a temperature-controlled airflow from the vehicle seat. The air-conditioning component can be removably connected to the connection devices of the at least one fluid channel via a movable fluid connection to establish fluid communication between the air-conditioning component and the fluid channel.
US12083847B1	System and methods for dynamic control of suspension systems of vehicles Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable memory for dynamic control of suspension systems of vehicles. For instance, a method may include: obtaining a suspension control feature map; determining an initial location of a vehicle; determining a region of the suspension control feature map that corresponds to the initial location of the vehicle; determining a set of suspension control trigger conditions based on the region of the suspension control feature map; determining a current location of the vehicle; determining whether a first suspension control trigger condition of the set of suspension control trigger conditions is satisfied based on the current location; and in response to determining the first suspension control trigger condition is satisfied, instructing an adjustable suspension of the vehicle to transition from a first adjustable suspension setting to a second adjustable suspension setting.
US12083842B2	Arrangement for securing a vibration damper of a vehicle An arrangement for securing a vehicle vibration damper on a wheel support and/or on a vehicle body includes a rubber bearing secured by a fastener, the rubber bearing including at least two rubber bushings. When in an installed position, at least one of the rubber bushings is secured in three longitudinal degrees of freedom relative to the wheel support or the vehicle body, and a rotational degree of freedom of the one of the bushings about the axis of the fastener is blocked by a form-fitting arrangement. The form-fitting arrangement formed by engagement of a nose on the one of the bushings into a recess arranged in a rubber bearing receiving area of the wheel support and/or vehicle body. The nose and the recess are shaped such that the form fitting connection is formed only by installing the fastener, without the need for manually rotating the bushing with a tool.
US12083839B2	Powered trailer hitch A trailer hitch system for coupling a vehicle to a trailer including a housing, a shaft coupled to the housing and being configured to be received within a receiver coupled to the vehicle, a mounting structure including a swing arm extending therefrom, the swing arm being coupled to the housing such that the swing arm can pivot relative to the housing, and an actuator coupled to (i) the housing such that the actuator can pivot relative to the housing and (ii) the swing arm such that movement of the actuator causes corresponding movement of the swing arm between a first position and a second position, thereby aiding in coupling the trailer to the vehicle.
US12083838B2	Additively manufactured tow hook A tow hook includes a monolithic additively manufactured side wall defining a vehicle attachment member, a hollow main body extending from the vehicle attachment member, and a hollow towing member extending from the hollow main body. The vehicle attachment member is configured to rigidly attached to a vehicle and the hollow towing member is configured to securely attach to a towing machine such that the vehicle is towable via the tow hook. The vehicle attachment member can be a threaded shaft with a bore extending along a length of the threaded shaft. The side includes a chamfered plurality of apertures extending from an inner surface of the side wall to an outer surface of the side wall, and having with an inner dimension along a length direction of the hollow main body greater than an inner dimension along a circumferential direction of the hollow main body.
US12083835B2	Dampening system for a tire-bead loosener A dampening system for a tire-bead loosener may have a lever in communication with an operation valve, the operation valve configured to channel a supply flow having a supply flow pressure through a first line into a first port of a cylinder and an exhaust flow having an exhaust flow pressure through a second line out of a second port of the cylinder. A pressure line connecting the first line to the second line may include a preset pressure relief valve, a pressure regulator, and a check valve. A bypass flow of the supply flow may move through the pressure line and achieve a damped pressure, thereby channeling through the second line and into the second port of the cylinder. The supply flow pressure in the first port of the cylinder may be cushioned against the exhaust flow pressure and the damped pressure in the second port of the cylinder.
US12083834B2	Tire having a conductive path in a sidewall A tire includes a circumferential tread disposed in a crown region of the tire and an undertread disposed below the circumferential tread. The tire also has a pair of bead regions, including a first bead region and a second bead region, and a body ply extending from the first bead region to the second bead region. The tire further has a pair of sidewalls, including a first sidewall extending between the first bead region and the circumferential tread and a second sidewall extending between the second bead region and the circumferential tread. The tire also has a sidewall antenna adjacent to the first sidewall. The sidewall antenna has a first end contacting the undertread and a second end contacting the body ply.
US12083832B2	Tire deterioration inferring device and tire deterioration inferring method A tire deterioration inferring (estimating) method uses a tire deterioration inferring device placed on the inner surface of a tire. The method has: a deformation velocity measurement step of measuring a tire deformation velocity, which is the deformation velocity of the tire while the tire is rotating, and obtaining time-series changes in the tire deformation velocity; a calculation step of calculating peak values of the tire deformation velocity from the time-series changes in the tire deformation velocity; and an inference step of inferring the degree of the deterioration of the tire by using a first peak value, which is a peak value of the tire deformation velocity before and at the stepping of the tire or at and after the kicking of the tire, the first peak value being in the time-series changes in the tire deformation velocity.
US12083825B2	Vehicle wheel with hidden colored surfaces A wheel for a vehicle, which includes a mount configured to mount the wheel to a hub of the vehicle; a colored surface that is hidden from direct view from an outside environment when the wheel is mounted to the hub; and a contoured reflective surface optically aligned to reflect the colored surface into view of the outside environment when the wheel is mounted, thereby appearing to alter a color of the reflective surface.
US12083821B2	Bicycle wheel rim and process for manufacturing the same A bicycle wheel rim, comprising a wall made of composite material having a plurality of perforated spoke-attachment seats, wherein each perforated seat is delimited by at least one first area comprising an amassment of continuous structural fibers and at least one second area circumferentially spaced apart from said first area and comprising cut structural fibers. A process for manufacturing the aforementioned rim is also disclosed.
US12083817B2	Yardage book holder An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an improved yardage book holder for storing a yardage book as well as a variety of other golf accessories. The yardage book holder comprises a substantially slender thickness and a rectangular profile with rounded corners that allows a golfer to conveniently store the yardage book holder within a pocket in an article of clothing when folded in its fully closed position. The yardage book holder further comprises at least two layers of materials, a plurality of sections, a plurality of compartments, and a strap affixed to one of the sides of the yardage book holder. The strap allows for quick access to the item which it secures and is able to pivot such that it may quickly attach to or detach from the interior or exterior surfaces of the yardage book.
US12083812B2	Container body, laser processing apparatus, and laser processing method A laser processing apparatus includes: a conveyor to convey a container containing a content in a container body in a conveying direction at a predetermined conveying speed; and a light emitter to emit laser light to a predetermined processing region in the container body conveyed in the conveying direction by the conveyor. A frequency of a vibration of the container body conveyed, in which an amplitude of the vibration of the container body is maximized, is v/L or less, where v is the predetermined conveying speed, and L is a length of the predetermined processing region in the conveying direction.
US12083805B2	Recording apparatus A bold process is performed on the number of consecutive pixels to which colored ink is applied and a number of pixels (the number is an odd number of 1 or more). In this way, the application locations of the functional ink can be set with a resolution higher than that of the colored ink.
US12083802B2	Tank set and liquid-consuming apparatus A tank set includes: tanks arranged in a predetermined direction, each of the tanks being composed of a casing including: a liquid storage chamber defined by mutually opposing two surfaces and configured to store liquid; an inlet provided to inject the liquid into the liquid storage chamber; and a liquid outflow port through which the liquid flows out from the liquid storage chamber to a liquid-consuming unit. Each of the two surfaces extends in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction, and is at least partially composed of a film.
US12083800B2	Recording apparatus and wiping method A recording apparatus includes a recording head having an ejection port surface and a step portion, a blade to wipe the ejection port surface, and a moving unit. A plurality of ink ejection ports is arranged on the ejection port surface. The moving unit performs relative movement of the blade and the recording head by moving the blade or the recording head in a first direction to cause the blade to wipe a wiped surface including the ejection port surface, from the step portion to an area in which the plurality of ink ejection ports is arranged. The moving unit performs the relative movement so that a first relative velocity of the relative movement when the blade passes the step portion is higher than a second relative velocity of the relative movement when the blade, that has been in contact with the wiped surface, is separated from the wiped surface.
US12083799B2	Printing apparatus, stand and movement control method A printing apparatus includes a body, a print head, a mover, a stand and a sensor. The body has an opening that faces a printing target during printing. The print head is provided in the body and performs the printing on the printing target. The mover is provided in the body and moves the print head to a first position and a second position. The first position corresponds to the opening, and the second position is different from the first position. The stand is detachable from the body. The sensor at least senses that a distance between the body and the stand is equal to or shorter than a predetermined distance. The mover moves the print head from the second position to the first position in response to the sensor sensing that the distance between the body and the stand is equal to or shorter than the predetermined distance.
US12083797B2	Liquid ejection module and liquid ejection head Provided is a liquid ejection module capable of enhancing the strength of an orifice plate while achieving favorable ejection operation at each ejection port. To that end, the liquid ejection module includes a functional layer in which a plurality of energy generating elements are arranged, a flow channel forming layer in which pressure chambers, individual flow channels, and a common flow channel are formed, and an orifice plate having ejection ports formed therein. The functional layer, the flow channel forming layer and the orifice plate are stacked. In the flow channel forming layer, a beam is formed, extending from a flow channel wall of the common flow channel toward the individual flow channels and supporting the orifice plate in a region facing a first opening.
US12083789B2	Attachment mechanism, apparatus including attachment mechanism, belt device, conveyance device, cooling device, and printing apparatus An attachment mechanism includes a first holding member and a second holding member. The first holding member is configured to hold a device side plate of a belt device to attach a main body side plate of an apparatus in which the belt device is incorporated. The second holding member is configured to be fixed to the first holding member. The first holding member and the second folding member are configured to adjust a posture of the device side plate with respect to the main body side plate in assembly of the belt device.
US12083784B2	Temporary bonding body of ceramic resin composite and metal plate, method for producing same, object to be transported including the temporary bonding body, and method for transporting same A ceramic-metal temporary bonding body to inhibit breakage and degradation of a ceramic resin composite having low strength includes: a ceramic resin composite in which a non-oxide ceramic sintered body is impregnated with a thermosetting resin composition having cyanate groups in such a manner that a degree of cure calculated by differential scanning calorimetry is 5.0% or more and 70% or less; and a metal plate temporarily bonded to at least one surface of the ceramic resin composite. A shear bond strength between the ceramic resin composite and the metal plate is 0.1 MPa or more and 1.0 MPa or less.
US12083779B2	Composite elastic laminate having discrete film segments An elastic laminate is provided including outer facing layers of a fabric and, located between the outer facing layers, a series of individual, spaced apart strips of elastic film extending continuously along the direction of elasticity. The film strips are formed by a controlled tearing of a continuous film while the film is biaxially stretched and bonded to the fabric facings. The fabric facings have gathers formed therein that allow the elastic laminate to stretch at least to the extent that the gathers can be pulled flat.
US12083765B2	Defect detecting device and bag making apparatus A defect detecting device includes a detection unit and a movement mechanism. The detection unit includes a support, an arm supported by the support swingably around a swing shaft, and a sensor for detecting a displacement of the arm relative to the support. The arm includes contactors. The movement mechanism keeps the contactors away from a feed plane during a feed phase of a sheet panel, and moves the contactors to the feed plane and then moves the contactors from the feed plane during a pause phase of the sheet panel. The defect detecting device further includes a determination part configured to determine whether a defect in bag making is present based on data from the sensor.
US12083762B2	Molding process for shoes with inner lining A molding process for shoes with inner lining comprises: placing a molding inner core sleeved with an inner lining in a combined external mold being preset with a semi-molded shell; performing a mold-closing action to make the semi-molded shell in the first external mold and the second external mold attach to the inner lining, respectively; and heating to vulcanize the semi-molded shell, and combining with the inner lining to produce a shoe with inner lining.
US12083761B2	Shoulder assembly for tire building machine A shoulder assembly for mounting on a tire building drum is provided that includes a plurality of sections configured to interlock with another to form a shoulder ring to be mounted on a tire building drum when the tire building drum is in an expanded state, and a plurality of magnetic elements provided about a surface of the shoulder ring that is configured to contact a side of the tire building drum. The magnetic elements correspond to holding magnetic elements in the tire building drum. The shoulder ring is configured to maintain contact with the tire building drum during forming of a tire carcass, and the shoulder ring is configured to maintain its shape and stay with the formed tire carcass when the tire building drum is collapsed.
US12083760B2	Curing mold assemblies for non-pneumatic tires as well as methods of manufacture Mold assemblies for curing non-pneumatic tires include first and second mold sections that are axially displaceable relative to one another. Lateral-pressure members are supported on the first mold section. The first lateral pressure members include a first pressure member wall with first and second edge surface portions. A first curing shoe cooperatively engages the first edge surface portion of the first lateral-pressure member and an associated less-than-fully-cured non-pneumatic tire. A second curing shoe abuttingly engages the second edge surface portion of the first lateral-pressure member and the associated less-than-fully-cured nonpneumatic tire. Methods of manufacturing non-pneumatic tires are also included.
US12083758B2	Molded article extractor and method A tread extraction assembly is provided. The tread extraction assembly includes a base frame, a first clamping assembly, and a second clamping assembly. The base frame defines a leading edge. The first clamping assembly includes a first clamp movable relative to the base frame. The second clamping assembly is coupled to the base frame and includes a second clamp positioned proximate to the leading edge. The tread extraction assembly also includes a linear rail and a linear bearing. The first clamping assembly is coupled to the linear bearing and movable along the linear rail by a linear actuator.
US12083757B2	Production line with automatic belt disassembling and assembling for rubber belt vulcanization A production line with automatic belt disassembling and assembling for rubber belt vulcanization is provided and includes a working platform, two sides of the working platform are respectively a raw rubber belt placement platform and a finished rubber belt placement platform; and a truss; a rubber belt clamping device, a circular die clamping device and a transferring device are arranged on the truss; the rubber belt clamping device transfers raw rubber belts from raw rubber belt unloading station to disassembling and assembling station, and transfers finished rubber belts from disassembling and assembling station to finished rubber belt loading station; the circular die clamping device controls circular dies to move between the two stations; the transferring device transfers the stacked raw rubber belts and circular dies into a vulcanization device, and transfers the vulcanized finished rubber belts and the circular die to the disassembling and assembling station.
US12083756B2	Method for providing a male mold half for molding a toric ophthalmic lens at a predetermined target rotational orientation A method of providing a male mold half for molding a toric contact lens at a predetermined target rotational orientation is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: —providing the male mold half at a predetermined rotational orientation, —picking the male mold half up with a gripper having a central axis, —rotating the gripper with the male mold half about the central axis of the gripper by a predetermined rotational angle (α) towards the predetermined target rotational orientation, and —releasing the rotated male mold half from the gripper. Prior to picking the male mold half up, the method comprises centering the grippe and the male mold half relative to each other such that the central axis of the gripper and a central axis of the male mold half coincide.
US12083755B2	Optical device production method An optical device producing method includes: Step A of forming a wall portion surrounding an application region for a photocurable resin composition on an optical member or a transparent panel; Step B of applying a photocurable resin composition to the application region; Step C of forming a laminate by laminating the optical member and the transparent panel via the photocurable resin composition under a reduced-pressure atmosphere lower than atmospheric pressure; and Step D of removing babbles in the photocurable resin composition by pressurizing the laminate. In Step B, at least the height of the photocurable resin composition on the side of the wall portion is made higher than the height of the wall portion, and the photocurable resin composition is applied so that the laminate formed in Step C has a plurality of separated spaces separated by bubbles formed in the thickness direction of the photocurable resin composition.
US12083753B2	System and method for resin transfer moulding Apparatuses, devices, systems 1 and methods for resin transfer moulding of composite articles are disclosed. A mould enclosure enclosing a fibre pack (9) is provided and one or more resin ports (6a-6e) are provided along a resin flow path within the fibre pack (9). Resin ingress into the fibre pack (9) is controlled via valves (44a-44e) or a flow control mechanism (30), each being operable to impose a flow rate on resin passing into the fibre pack (9).
US12083749B2	Method of producing motor vehicles and tool suitable therefor A method of producing vehicles includes coating a vehicle body with paint, drying the paint, mounting attachment parts on load-bearing components of the vehicle body that has been coated with the paint that has been dried, and applying an adhesive film including an adhesive layer to a surface of the vehicle body that has been coated with the paint that has been dried or at least one attachment part mounted thereon, wherein, to apply the adhesive film, the adhesive film is positioned between the surface and an elastic membrane with an automated system, and the elastic membrane is transformed in selected regions into a curved state with a convex and a concave side and is brought into contact with the surface with the convex side in front such that the adhesive layer of the adhesive film is pressed onto the surface by the membrane over the entire surface area.
US12083747B2	Layer transfusion sequencing for selective deposition-based additive manufacturing A method for making a three-dimensional (3D) part with an electrostatographic based additive manufacturing system includes establishing first and second control parameter profiles, establishing a transfusion sequence, and transfusing n+m layers on a bonding region of previously accumulated layers of the 3D part according to the transfusion sequence. The first and second control parameter profiles each include a different combination of temperature and pressure parameters usable to transfuse a single layer of the 3D part. The transfusion sequence specifies the use of each of the first and second control parameter profiles in a specified order. A total thickness of the n+m layers is less than a thermal diffusion depth. The transfusion step includes transfusing n layers according to the first control parameter profile, and, after transfusing then layers, transfusing m layers according to the second control parameter profile.
US12083746B2	Slice data and additional data A 3D printer is disclosed herein. The 3D printer comprises a build material distributor, an agent delivery device and a controller. The controller obtains slice image data of a sliced virtual build volume including a 3D object to be generated, where the slice image data is indicative, for each slice, of the portions of corresponding build material layers to be solidified. The controller is to determine print data corresponding to each slice, the print data defining a density of printing agent to be applied to regions of each layer based on the slice image data; and to obtain additional data relating to a portion of a slice that corresponds to a sloped portion of the 3D object. The controller is further to modify the determined print data to modify the density of printing agent to be printed at a portion of a given build material layer based on the additional data. The controller is also to control the build material distributor to generate a build material layer; and the agent delivery device to selectively eject the printing agent based on the modified print data.
US12083741B2	Print heads for additive manufacturing systems A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a support, and a print head operatively connected to and moveable by the support. The print head may include an outlet configured to discharge a material in a trajectory along a central axis of the outlet; a compactor disposed downstream of the outlet relative to the trajectory and configured to press the material transversely against an adjacent surface, and a cutting module located between the outlet and the compactor. The compactor and the cutting module may be configured to move together relative to the outlet.
US12083740B2	Flexible 3D freeform techniques This invention relates to processes and systems of rapid prototyping and production. Its features includes flexible material deposition along tangential directions of surfaces of a part to be made, thereby eliminating stair-shape surface due to uniform horizontal layer deposition, increasing width of material deposition to increase build up rate, applying the principles of traditional forming/joining processes, such as casting, fusion welding, plastic extrusion and injection molding in the fabrication process so that various industrial materials can be processed, applying comparatively low cost heating sources, such as induction heating and arc-heating. Additional features include varying width and size of material deposition in accordance with geometry to be formed and applying a differential molding means for improved shape formation and surface finishing.
US12083738B2	Method, device, and recoating module for producing a three-dimensional object A method (V) for producing a three-dimensional object (2) by applying and selectively solidifying a powdery construction material (13) layer by layer includes the steps: a) applying (Z) a layer of the construction material (13) onto a construction field in a working plane (10) by means of a recoating device (14) moving in a moving direction (B) over the working plane, b) selectively solidifying (Y) the applied layer of the construction material (13) at positions, which correspond to a cross-section of the object (2) to be produced, and c) repeating (X) the steps a) and b) until the object is completed. The construction material is stored during step a) in a recoating unit (40a-e) arranged at the recoating device (14) within a space between two recoating elements (42a, 42b) mutually spaced apart from each other in the moving direction of the recoating device. At least one recoating element (42b) arranged rearward with respect to the moving direction (B) of the recoating device (14) includes a roller (43a, 43b), by means of which the construction material is applied to the working plane.
US12083736B2	Two-phase 3D printing methods of forming biocompatible structures with immiscible liquids A method of printing a hydrogel scaffold is provided which includes providing a container containing an ink and a liquid that is immiscible with the ink; applying light from a light source to the ink to form a portion of the hydrogel scaffold; and applying light from a light source one or more additional times to produce one or more additional portions of the hydrogel scaffold.
US12083720B2	Hybrid part made of composite material comprising at least one metal insert and method for manufacturing such a part The invention concerns a hybrid part (11) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one metal insert (1) overmoulded in a layer of plastic or composite material (17), the insert (1) being at least partially covered on at least one of its faces (7a, 7b) by a layer of material of a given thickness; and comprising at least one relief (5) extending from one of its faces (7a, 7b). The height exhibited by the relief or reliefs (5) is less than or equal to the thickness of the layer of plastic or composite material overmoulded on said face (7a, 7b) of the insert (1), so that the contact between the reliefs (5) and the walls of the mould ensures the positioning of the insert (1) in the mould during the overmoulding operation.
US12083715B2	Mold compound dispensing system and method A molding compound dispensing system identifies a semiconductor device strip having a substrate with a plurality of segments allocated for die stacks. The system obtains topological data of the identified semiconductor device strip for each of the segments, including data indicative of any semiconductor components in each respective segment. The system determines an amount of molding compound to be applied to each of the segments based on the topological data for each respective segment, and causes a molding compound dispenser to dispense the determined amounts of molding compound at each of the segments.
US12083714B2	Methods and apparatus for tooling in layered structures for increased joint performance Methods and apparatus for tooling in layered structures for increased joint performance are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes placing a tool onto a first substrate to define an impression in the first substrate, curing the first substrate, removing the tool from the first substrate to define a joint interface corresponding to the impression, and coupling, at the joint interface, the first substrate to a second substrate.
US12083712B2	Method for producing flexible mold, flexible mold substrate and method for producing optical component Provided is a base (1) for a flexible mold, including: a glass sheet (2); a resin sheet (3); and a bonding layer (4) configured to bond the glass sheet (2) and the resin sheet (3) to each other, wherein the resin sheet (3) protrudes from the glass sheet (2).
US12083711B2	Additively manufactured mold with a sensor An instrumented mold formed by an assembly of strata includes, within the assembly of strata, a measurement structure provided with at least one pressure sensor and/or at least one temperature sensor or any other sensor capable of measuring a physical quantity, the structure typically being in the form of a flexible support housed between two strata.
US12083710B2	Pellet comprising an axial core and a polymer sheath, and its manufacture Pellet having an axial direction and comprising a core that extends in the axial direction and further comprising a polymer sheath applied around said core, wherein said core comprises a plurality of filaments that extend in the axial direction; said polymer sheath is at least substantially free of said filaments; said polymer sheath comprising a plurality of filler particles; said pellet comprises at least 30%, preferably at least 35%, more preferably at least 40%, and preferably at most 60%, preferably at most 50%, of filaments by weight of the total weight of said pellet. Further disclosed is a reinforced article obtained from molding a plurality of said pellets, and a method of making such a pellet.
US12083708B2	Pellet of liquid crystal polyester resin composition The present invention relates to a pellet of a liquid crystal polyester resin composition containing a liquid crystal polyester resin and an inorganic filler, said pellet being characterized in that if the horizontal Feret's diameter of a rectangle circumscribed about a projected image of the front of the pellet is taken as the length of the long side of the rectangle and the vertical Feret's length is taken as the length of the short side of the rectangle, the length of the long side of the rectangle is from 3 mm to 4 mm (inclusive) and the area ratio of the area S of the projected image to the area S0 of the rectangle, namely S/S0 is from 0.55 to 0.70 (inclusive).
US12083707B2	Method for producing a reinforcing bar A method of producing a reinforcing bar (Sc) involves impregnating and integrating reinforcing fibers (Fb) with a thermoplastic polymer. The method may include: immersing and passing the reinforcing fibers (Fb), initially in a non-flat bundle form, through a storage tank (2) containing the thermoplastic polymer in a liquid form; flattening the reinforcing fibers (Fb), while being passed (moving) through the storage tank (2) and immersed in the liquid thermoplastic polymer, into a flatter state to cause the liquid thermoplastic polymer to better infiltrate and coat the reinforcing fibers (Fb); and then convergently shaping the flat reinforcing fibers (Fb) infiltrated with the liquid thermoplastic polymer into a non-flat bundle form again while the reinforcing fibers are still immersed in the liquid thermoplastic polymer.
US12083705B2	Method for producing semiconductor wafers using a wire saw, wire saw, and semiconductor wafers made of monocrystalline silicon Semiconductor wafers are produced from a workpiece by means of a wire saw, by feeding the workpiece through an arrangement of wires tensioned between wire guide rollers and divided into wire groups, the wires moving in a running direction producing kerfs as wires engage the workpiece. For each of the wire groups, a placement error of the kerfs of the wire groups determined, and for each of the wire groups compensating movements of the wires of the wire group are induced as a function of the placement error, in a direction perpendicular to the running direction of the wires during feeding of the workpiece through the arrangement of wires, by activating at least one drive element.
US12083702B2	Bamboo straw machining method The invention relates to the technical field of bamboo products machining, in particular to a bamboo straw machining method, comprising: connecting two or more bamboo pieces to form a bamboo strip, continuously winding the bamboo strip according to a preset helical angle to form a cylinder, and cutting the cylinder according to a preset interval to form straws. Compared with traditional methods, the method has the following advantages: bamboo pieces are continuously connected to obtain a bamboo strip for continuous production, then the continuous bamboo strip is continuously wound to obtain a cylinder which is good in mechanical property, stable in structure and uniform in appearance, and finally, the cylinder is cut at equal intervals to continuously produce bamboo straws that are highly consistent in specification and performance; and the working efficiency is improved by over 20% on the whole. Labor and equipment costs are greatly reduced.
US12083701B2	Working control module of woodworking tenoning machine A working control module of a woodworking tenoning machine is configured to work a wood material in a desired tenoning shape by using a human machine interface (HMI). The working control module contains: a tool selection module, a tenoning shape selection module, a model calculation module, a three-dimensional (3D) drawing module, a working path module, a feeding module, a working module, and a material returning module. Thereby, the user is capable of selecting the desired tenon shape, inputting the at least one characteristic variable of the desired tenon shape to draw, view or amend the 3D model by using the HMI of the working control module. After confirming the 3D model, the wood material is worked in the desired tenon shape automatically, thus enhancing working efficiency and working accuracy.
US12083699B2	Modular units, clamping assemblies, and slicing machines equipped therewith A modular unit configured for mounting to a cutting head of a slicing machine and for securing a knife to the cutting head, and slicing machines equipped with one or more of such modular units. The modular unit includes mounting blocks adapted to be spaced apart in an axial direction of the cutting head, and a clamping assembly assembled with the mounting blocks so as to extend between the mounting blocks. The clamping assembly is configured to secure a knife to the cutting head, and at least portions of the clamping assembly may be removable from the cutting head by disassembling the clamping assembly from the mounting blocks without removing the mounting blocks from the cutting head.
US12083698B2	Method and device for producing a hard-foam film A method for producing a hard-foam film, for use as a core layer in sandwich composite elements, having an increased compressive strength along a thickness extension extending perpendicularly to its surface extension, from a foam block (3) of a thermoplastic, extruded, in particular partially crystalline and/or closed-cell, plastic rigid foam material, PET.
US12083691B2	Swing bridge and electrically driven device herewith The invention relates to a swing bridge for converting a rotary motion into an oscillating motion, especially into a linear oscillating motion, especially within an electrically driven device. The swing bridge comprises an oscillating body defining a plane. The oscillating body comprises a slot arranged in the plane, wherein a first axis extends through the slot perpendicular to the plane, and a drive shaft protruding perpendicular to the plane along a second axis.
US12083687B2	Empty container detection Devices, systems, and methods for determining whether a container is empty in the context of robotic picking solutions. The system includes a plurality of sensors configured to gather container data regarding a container at a first location, wherein the container data includes at least two of weight data related to the container, depth data related to the container, and color sensor data related to the container, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a memory to provide a sensor fusion module configured to process the received container data to determine whether the container is empty.
US12083684B1	Method for tracking movement of a mobile robotic device Provided is a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: capturing visual readings to objects within an environment; capturing readings of wheel rotation; capturing readings of a driving surface; capturing distances to obstacles; determining displacement of the robotic device in two dimensions based on sensor readings of the driving surface; estimating, with the processor, a corrected position of the robotic device to replace a last known position of the robotic device; determining a most feasible element in an ensemble based on the visual readings; and determining a most feasible position of the robotic device as the corrected position based on the most feasible element in the ensemble and the visual readings.
US12083682B2	Motion planning of a robot for various environments and tasks and improved operation of same A robot control system determines which of a number of discretizations to use to generate discretized representations of robot swept volumes and to generate discretized representations of the environment in which the robot will operate. Obstacle voxels (or boxes) representing the environment and obstacles therein are streamed into the processor and stored in on-chip environment memory. At runtime, the robot control system may dynamically switch between multiple motion planning graphs stored in off-chip or on-chip memory. The dynamically switching between multiple motion planning graphs at runtime enables the robot to perform motion planning at a relatively low cost as characteristics of the robot itself change. Various aspects of such robot motion planning are implemented in particular systems and methods that facilitate motion planning of the robot for various environments and tasks.
US12083679B2	Mobile robot and stabilization method for the mobile robot A stabilization method incorporated with a mobile robot having a body, a plane-pressure sensor, and a movement mechanism is disclosed and includes the following steps: sensing and obtaining a pressure distribution of the body through the plane-pressure sensor; computing a center of gravity (CoG) position of the body in accordance with the pressure distribution; determining whether the CoG position is located within a steady zone pre-defined upon the body; and, providing a reverse force toward a CoG offset direction of the CoG position when the CoG position is determined to be off the steady zone.
US12083676B2	Exoskeleton and method of using the same An exoskeleton designed to be worn by a user is generally configured to support and transfer the load supported by the head, the neck and/or the torso (shoulders, chest and/or back) of the user down to the ground. The exoskeleton is generally passive and includes at least three interconnected sections: torso, hip, and leg sections. Each of the sections generally includes of a plurality of interconnected rigid members which form the load-bearing structure of the exoskeleton. When a user wears the exoskeleton, load normally carried by the head, neck and/or torso of the user is at least partially supported and transferred to the ground by the exoskeleton, thereby reducing the load effectively supported by the user itself. The leg sections of the exoskeleton are designed to ensure that the load is entirely transferred to the inner side of the feet, in accordance with human biomechanics.
US12083673B2	Robotic assembly An adapter assembly for a robot arm includes: an inner shaft configured to receive a tool supply cable therethrough and configured to attach to the tool supply cable; an outer member disposed annularly around the inner shaft and attached thereto in a telescopic configuration with the inner shaft movable with the tool supply cable between a retracted position and an extended position; and a compression spring configured to bias the inner shaft to the retracted position. A robotic assembly includes: a robotic arm including at least two linkages configured to articulate relative to each other; a tool attached to the robotic arm; a tool supply cable extending along the robotic arm for providing functionality to the tool; and an adapter assembly connected to the robotic arm. The adapter assembly includes a spring bias toward a retracted position, thereby taking-up slack in the tool supply cable.
US12083672B2	Gravity compensation assembly and robot waist structure including same A gravity compensation assembly including a main frame having one side connected to a weight body to be supported, and the other side where an inner rotation portion and an outer rotation portion spaced apart from each other and having rotation axis in an x-axis direction are coupled, an auxiliary frame having one side rotatably connected to the inner rotation portion of the main frame, and the other side where an auxiliary rotation portion having a rotation axis in the x-axis direction is coupled, and an elastic force providing having one side rotatably connected to the outer rotation portion of the main frame, and the other side coupled to the auxiliary rotation portion of the auxiliary frame, and configured to perform load compensation by an elastic force when a center of gravity changes as a relative angle of the main frame and the auxiliary frame changes may be provided.
US12083668B2	Air chuck An air chuck includes: a finger support part including a pair of fingers and a pair of lock shafts; a chuck main body part including an operation mechanism operable to open and close the fingers; and linking mechanisms that detachably link the finger support part to the chuck main body part. Each of the linking mechanisms causes the corresponding lock shaft to shift to a non-lock position so as to render the pair of fingers capable of being opened and closed when the finger support part is linked to the chuck main body part. Each of the linking mechanisms causes the corresponding lock shaft to shift to a lock position and locks the pair of fingers so as to render the pair of fingers incapable of being opened and closed when the finger support part is detached from the chuck main body part.
US12083664B2	Method for detecting a slip clutch release event, and power tool A method for detecting whether a slip clutch release event has taken place in a power tool includes determining a first speed of a gear device by a first sensor, determining a second speed of a motor by a second sensor, and determining a current value by a third sensor. The method further includes determining a state of the power tool by using the first and second speeds and the current value, determining a state of the gear device in dependence on the current value by a control device, ascertaining a state of activity of the slip clutch in dependence on the first and second speeds by the control device, and ascertaining by the control device by a combination of the state of the gear device and the state of activity of the slip clutch whether the slip clutch release event has taken place.
US12083663B2	Rock breaking machine and method for storing pressure energy A pressure accumulator, rock breaking machine and method of storing pressure energy. The accumulator includes a casing and an elastic membrane arranged inside the casing. The membrane divides an inner space of the casing into two separate pressure spaces. A gas space is prefilled with pressurized gas. On the opposite side of the membrane is a hydraulic space for receiving hydraulic fluid. The membrane is a hat-like element having side walls, a mounting flange at its open end and a closed top end. The mounting flange of the membrane is mounted between the casing and a flange element. The accumulator is without a screen. The flange element is provided with a sealing for sealing a piston.
US12083662B2	Tool receptacle and hand-held power tool A tool receptacle for a hand-held power tool, in particular for a demolition hammer or chisel hammer, includes—a receptacle element for receiving a tool, and a locking element which for locking the tool in the tool receptacle is mounted so as to be eccentric and rotatable on the receptacle element, wherein the locking element with the aid of rotating the latter about the receptacle element is capable of being moved from an unlocked state in which the tool is retrievable from the receptacle element to a locked state in which the locking element encompasses the tool in a form-fitting manner, and vice versa.
US12083658B2	Pneumatic tool A pneumatic tool includes a drive mechanism configured to drive by an air pressure of compressed air, a head valve configured to control supply of the compressed air to the drive mechanism, a trigger valve configured to actuate the head valve, a control valve configured to disable actuation of the trigger valve or the head valve, and a timer valve configured to be actuated based on an operation on a trigger and to disable actuation of the trigger valve or the head valve by actuating the control valve at a predetermined timing. The timer valve has a valve body configured to act on the control valve and is provided with a throttle portion configured to regulate a flow rate of a fluid generated in conjunction with movement of the valve body.
US12083656B2	Fastener driving device with mechanisms to limit movement of nails A fastener driving device includes a housing assembly, a nose assembly connected to the housing assembly, a magazine for carrying a supply of fasteners through a feed channel along a feed direction toward the nose assembly, and a plurality of stop pawls independently movable about a common pivot axis. Each stop pawl has a distal end extending into the feed channel.
US12083655B2	Straight edge clamp The present invention relates to a straight edge clamp that has a clamping head assembly and a stop assembly mounted upon the body of the straight edge. The head and stop are not connected together and the stop assembly is free to move with respect to the head assembly. The stop assembly has a locking assembly that allows it to be locked to the straight edge. The straight edge clamp body can include sections that are adapted to be connected together to form the overall length of the straight edge clamp.
US12083654B1	Internal member disassembly tool An internal member disassembly tool is provided, wherein the internal member disassembly tool includes: a base including two side portions; a clamp assembly including a support tube, an abutting tube, a guiding pin and an elastic member, the support tube being disposed on one of the two side portions, the abutting tube being disposed on the other of the two side portions and movable in a moving direction, the abutting tube including a guiding slot, the guiding pin being disposed on the side portion and extending in the guiding slot, the elastic member being disposed between the abutting tube and the side portion, the elastic member urging the abutting tube toward the support tube; and a driving member disposed through one of the two side portions and movable in the moving direction.
US12083653B2	Gripping tool A wire gripper includes a link plate. The link plate has a moveable-side wire gripping portion so as to face a stationary-side wire gripping portion, and is movable toward a direction approaching or spaced away from the stationary-side wire gripping portion by rotation of the link plate. The wire gripper includes a cam plate and an eccentric shaft. The cam plate is rotated depending on operation thereby directly or indirectly pressing the link plate so as to regulate rotation of the link plate toward a direction where the moveable-side wire gripping portion is spaced away from the stationary-side wire gripping portion. The eccentric shaft can directly or indirectly further press the link plate along with rotation, in a state in which a pressing member directly or indirectly press the link plate.
US12083647B1	Magnetorheological-elastomer polishing pad for chemical mechanical polishing of semiconductor wafer, preparation method and application thereof Disclosed is a magnetorheological-elastomer (MRE) polishing pad suitable for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of a semiconductor wafer, which simultaneously realizes high-efficiency magnetic control polishing and high-efficiency Fenton reaction, forms an organosilicon-polyurethane matrix through an organosilicon-modified polyurethane prepolymer, and combines the characteristics of high flexibility and excellent comprehensive mechanical properties of organosilicon. CIP@Fe3O4 composite magnetic particles in the polishing pad can make the MRE polishing pad exhibit a high magnetorheological effect, and the produced ·OH can oxidize a surface of the semiconductor wafer to generate an oxide layer, reducing the material removal difficulty of abrasive materials and the polishing pad under the mechanical action.
US12083643B2	Intelligent production line for motor pulley An intelligent production line for motor pulley, include a processing mechanism; a feeding mechanism; a grasping mechanism; a detection mechanism, including a photographing device, a light source, a positioning block, and an image processing unit, the positioning block is used to place the pulley to be detected, the light source is used to illuminate the pulley to be detected, and the photographing device is arranged in the backlight direction of the light source, the image processing unit is used for acquiring the workpiece image of the pulley to be detected through the photographing device and detecting the workpiece parameters of the pulley to be detected through the workpiece image; a feedback mechanism, which communicates and connects the detection mechanism and the processing mechanism, and is used for acquiring the workpiece parameters and adjusting the processing parameters of the processing mechanism according to the parameters.
US12083639B2	Apparatus and method for maintaining a gap A method and apparatus for maintaining a fixed distance between two cabinets during installation are provided. An elongated rail with two stops and two clamps are used. The stops are fixed to the elongated rail with opposing faces placed the fixed distance apart. The assembly is placed between the cabinets and a clamp is used to pinch a cabinet wall of each cabinet against a stop. The cabinets are installed and the apparatus is removed. In some embodiments a second apparatus may be used, one at the top of the cabinets and one at the bottom.
US12083638B2	Fastening method of fastening component A fastening method of a fastening component includes: an installation step of installing the fastening component to an upper end of a spindle; a first pressing step of raising a nut runner shaft while reversely rotating the nut runner shaft in a rotating direction opposite to a fastening direction to press the nut runner shaft against a non-circular fitting portion; a second pressing step of raising the nut runner shaft while reversely rotating the nut runner shaft in the rotating direction opposite to the fastening direction to press the fastening component against a workpiece; and a fastening step of rotating the nut runner shaft forward in the fastening direction after the nut runner shaft is fitted into the fitting portion of the spindle.
US12083637B2	Robotic shear stud welding system and method of use thereof A robotic shear stud welding system includes a stud feeder, a ferrule feeder, at least one work zone, a robot, and a welding gun. The stud feeder is configured to hold a plurality of studs and feed a single stud therefrom. The ferrule feeder is configured to hold a plurality of ferrules and feed a single ferrule therefrom. The robot has a controllable arm that is configured to accurately move between the stud feeder, the ferrule feeder, and each of the at least one work zones. The welding gun is attached to the distal end of the controllable arm. The welding gun is configured to pick up the single stud from the stud feeder, pick up the single ferrule from the ferrule feeder and position the single ferrule at a bottom of the single stud, and shoot the single stud to a workpiece in one of the at least one work zones.
US12083634B2	Smart grid welding system Welding system and method permit exchange of data with Smart Grid monitors and/or controllers. The welding systems include a welding power supply configured to convert power between the power grid and the welding power supply. A grid interface cooperates with control circuitry to transmit data to and/or from the grid monitors and/or controllers on the grid side. The control circuitry may control operation of the welding power supply based upon data from the grid. The system may include power generation devices (e.g., engine-drive generators) and energy storage devices (e.g., batteries), The control circuitry may control operation of such devices, the exchange of power between them, and the draw of power from the grid or the application of power to the grid based upon the data exchanged with the grid monitors and/or controllers.
US12083633B2	Additive manufacturing heating control systems and methods An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing tool configured to supply a plurality of droplets to a part, a temperature control device configured to control a temperature of the part, and a controller configured to control the composition, formation, and application of each droplet to the plurality of droplets to the part independent from control of the temperature of the part via the temperature control device. The plurality of droplets is configured to build up the part. Each droplet of the plurality of droplets includes at least one metallic anchoring material.
US12083631B2	Welded assembly and method of welding using electro-spark discharge A welded assembly includes a first object, a second object, and an interlayer. The interlayer is an ESD coating deposited on the first object, and the second object is welded to the coating. The second object may be a material that has thermally sensitive properties, such as a shape-memory material. The second weld may also be made by ESD. The interlayer may be made of more than one layer. The layer or layers may be deposited of a material chosen for its compatibility with one, the other, or both of the material of the first object and the material of the second object.
US12083629B2	Welding method for manufacturing a heat sink structure A welding method for manufacturing a heat sink has the following steps in sequence: removing rust from a first workpiece and a second workpiece, degreasing the first workpiece and the second workpiece, increasing surface roughness of the first workpiece and the second workpiece, performing a copper supersonic cold spray step to the first workpiece and the second workpiece, and then combining the first workpiece and the second workpiece via welding. With the copper supersonic cold spray step and the surface treatment steps before the copper supersonic cold spray step (i.e. rust removal and degreasing, and surface roughness increasing), the solder can be attached to the workpiece tightly in the combining via welding. Thus, the welded workpieces are combined firmly and not be separated easily. If a heat sink component is made through welding workpieces in the welding method, the heat sink component has higher strength and cannot be destroyed easily.
US12083614B2	Method and apparatus for refurbishing an oscillating multi-tool blade A method and apparatus for refurbishing an oscillating multi-tool blade (10) having a serrated forward end. The blade (10) is clamped to a support surface, a new serrated end is formed by cutting away an edge portion of the serrated end, the blade (10) is moved across a cutting direction so far as tips of teeth (12) of the new serrated end will be cut away during a following renewed cut, and the renewed cut is performed.
US12083613B2	Track saw including plunge lockout mechanism A saw including a lockout mechanism having a lever and a plunge stop. The lever has a trigger abutment surface and is movable between a safety position in which the trigger abutment surface inhibits actuation of a trigger and a use position in which the trigger abutment surface permits actuation of the trigger. The plunge stop is coupled to the lever and is movable with the lever between a first position and a second position. The first position corresponds with the safety position of the lever. In the first position, the plunge stop inhibits a motor housing of the saw from being moved from a raised position toward a plunged position. The second position corresponds with the use position of the lever. In the second position, the plunge stop permits the motor housing to be moved from the raised position toward the plunged position.
US12083610B2	Tool accessory mounting interface An accessory for a power tool includes a mounting interface for detachably mounting the accessory to a clamping device of the power tool. The mounting interface is configured to permit the accessory to be used with a wide variety of clamping devices, regardless of manufacturer. The accessory includes a mounting portion having a spindle slot configured to accommodate a drive spindle of the tool and pin openings that are arranged around the spindle slot. The pin openings are configured to receive pins which are arranged around a spindle of an oscillating power tool. When viewed in a cross section that is perpendicular to the first clamping face, at least a portion of opposed surfaces of at least one pin opening are non-parallel.
US12083608B2	Steel plate double-pre-stacking system for single shear line, and stacking method thereof A dual pre-stacking system of steel plates for a single cutting line and a stacking method therefor. The dual pre-stacking system comprises: a cooling bed inspection stand, a crop shear with a cut-to-length function, a bilateral shear, 1#inkjet printer, a front pre-stacker, a cut-to-length shear, a length and thickness gauge, 2#inkjet printer, surface check/size inspection and fitting, and a rear pre-stacker arranged in order along the roller. The dual pre-stacking system and the stacking method therefor of the present invention solves the problem that the inkjet printing, size fitting and pre-stacking in the later zone of the cutting line are slow when producing steel plates with high magnification, simultaneously performs pre-stacking operation after bilateral cutting and surface check in one cutting line, achieves synchronous inkjet printing/imprinting, size fitting and pre-stacking of the steel plates at two sites along the cutting line.
US12083605B2	Cutting tool Provided is a cutting tool capable of improving both the biting property to a work material and the chip discharge property. The cutting tool includes a drill body rotated about a central axis, four or more cutting edges formed on one end portion of the drill body to face a forward side of a rotation direction, and a flute groove that is formed between the cutting edges adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction and extends substantially spirally along the central axis. (1) The one end portion includes a first tip portion that includes the central axis and has a first tip angle, and a second tip portion that extends from the first tip portion to an outer peripheral edge of the drill body and has a second tip angle larger than the first tip angle, and (2) the drill body includes a first core thickness portion that is formed in such a manner that a core thickness thereof gradually decreases from the one end portion to the other end portion, and a second core thickness portion that is formed in such a manner that a core thickness thereof is constant from the first core thickness portion toward the other end portion.
US12083604B2	Cutting tool Provided is a cutting tool including: a head portion which includes an insert mounting seat on which a cutting insert is installed; a shank which is installed on the rear end side of the head portion and holds the head portion; and a bolt which fixes a position of the head portion with respect to the shank when the head portion is mounted on the shank. The head portion is configured to be mountable to the shank, with the angle thereof changing around a center axis.
US12083602B2	Preparation method of titanium alloy powders A preparation method of Yttrium oxide dispersed and strengthened titanium alloy powders. The method includes following steps: mixing alloying elements according to alloy element ratios of: 0.1 wt % to 1.0 wt % Y, 5.5 wt % to 6.8 wt % Al, 3.5 wt % to 4.5 wt % V, Ti as balance, preparing alloy ingots by vacuum smelting process, and performing forging and rolling process; performing mechanical treatment for forged and rolled alloy ingots, to obtain alloy rods that meet size requirement of plasma rotating electrode process; preparing titanium alloy powders based on alloy rods by the plasma rotating electrode process; preparing parameters are: rotating speed of the alloy rods is 25000 r/min to 35000 r/min, a feeding speed of the alloy rods is 1.0 mm/s to 2.0 mm/s, power of the plasma gun is 60 kw to 140 kw, a temperature of the inert gas is 200° C. to 400° C., oxygen content of atomization chamber not greater than 100 ppm.
US12083595B2	Method and apparatus for forming overhanging structures in additive manufactured parts that have an improved surface roughness A three-dimensional (3D) metal object manufacturing apparatus is operated to compensate for surface deviations of overhanging features differently than for non-overhanging features. The compensation technique used for the overhanging features depends on whether an edge of the overhanging feature being formed in a next layer has curved or sharp corners.
US12083594B2	Multi-source self-adaptive low-stress additive manufacturing method A multi-source self-adaptive low-stress additive manufacturing method that includes arranging one or more high-energy sound beam excitation units on an additive manufacturing platform according to a size and a structure of a metal workpiece; planning an additive path according to the size and the structure of the workpiece; fixing a substrate on a self-adaptive additive manufacturing workbench; conducting additive manufacturing of the workpiece and starting a high-energy sound beam regulation system synchronously to generate high-energy sound beam(s) that are transmitted to the workpiece according to a control sequence; acquiring position information of molten pool(s) and position information of the one or more high-energy sound beam excitation units in the additive manufacturing process; continuously monitoring a surface temperature of the workpiece; and closing the high-energy sound beam regulation system when the additive manufacturing of the workpiece is finished and the surface temperature of the metal workpiece is reduced to room temperature.
US12083593B2	3D printed proppants and methods of making and use thereof A 3D printed proppant includes a core having support bars extending from the core to a shell, the shell encapsulating the core and the support bars. Another 3D printed proppant includes a porous core and a shell encapsulating the porous core, where the porous core has a porosity from 25% to 75%. The 3D printed proppant has a particle size from 8 mesh to 140 mesh. The core, the support bars, the porous core, the shell, or combinations thereof includes metal, polymer, ceramic, composite, or combinations thereof. Additionally, a method for producing a 3D printed proppant is provided.
US12083592B2	Shaped charge liner with nanoparticles A liner (18) for a shaped-charge (10) that is compressively formed from a mixture of powdered metal, powdered metal binder, and a selected quantity of nanoparticle material, is used to achieve improved penetration depths during perforation of a wellbore. Exemplary nanoparticles include lead, tin, copper, molybdenum, etc. Such nanoparticles increase the density, sound speed, or acoustic impedance of the liner. In another embodiment, the added nanoparticles comprise reactive materials which, after penetration into the formation, cause secondary reactions in the perforations.
US12083587B2	Three-dimensional printer head for printing metal articles The three-dimensional printer head for printing metal articles, the printer comprises a nozzle that is cylindrical and manufactured from a heat-resistant material with low electric conductivity, an embedded channel within the nozzle and running along a longitudinal length of the nozzle; a receiving space at a first end of the embedded channel in which a solid metal material is received; an extrusion space at a second end of the embedded channel from which a continuous bead of liquid or semisolid metal material is extruded, a feeder mechanism that continuously drives the solid metal material into the embedded channel through the receiving space, an induction coil surrounding an outer surface of the nozzle and extending over a substantial portion of the longitudinal length of the nozzle.
US12083585B2	Cooling pad assembly for a belt casting system A cooling pad for a belt casting system includes a first nozzle arrangement and a second nozzle arrangement. In some embodiments, the first nozzle arrangement includes an elongated nozzle assembly that includes a base defining a receiving area, a first insert positionable within the receiving area, and a second insert positionable within the receiving area. The first insert and the base together define a first elongated dispensing slot. The second insert is adjustable relative to the first insert, and the second insert and the base together define a second elongated dispensing slot. In various embodiments, the second nozzle arrangement includes a plurality of multi-position nozzles, each movable between a base position and an offset position such that the heat transfer rate may be locally controlled across the cooling cavity.
US12083582B2	Hold-down device for a process during stamping and/or riveting The invention relates to a hold-down device for a joining drive and joining drive with a hold-down device. The hold-down device includes a hold-down cylinder, wherein the hold-down cylinder provides a hold-down force by means of a pressurized chamber. The pressure chamber consists of the hold-down cylinder and a punch of the joining drive. The pressurization required for the provision of the hold-down force is provided by a hydraulic circuit of the joining drive. In the joining mode, the pressure chamber of the hold-down device is connected to a pressure accumulator of the hold-down device, so that a change in volume in the pressure chamber of the hold-down device has no noticeable influence on the pressure in the pressure chamber.
US12083572B2	Press molding method Provided is a press molding method in which a plate material is molded into a target molded body including a ridge section, said method including: a first step for molding an intermediate molded body; and a second step for forming the target molded body from the intermediate molded body. The target molded body and the intermediate molded body have coincident regions where the cross-sectional shapes coincide on both sides of an intermediate ridge section, and an intermediate region where the cross-sectional shapes do not coincide. The intermediate region includes: an outer region in which the intermediate molded body protrudes outward of an edge radius with respect to the target molded body; and an inner region in which the intermediate molded body is curved inward of the edge radius with respect to the target molded body.
US12083568B2	Production specification determination method, production method, and production specification determination apparatus for metal material A production specification determination method, a production method, and a production specification determination apparatus that can increase robustness against disturbances during production of a metal material are provided. Included are the steps of acquiring at least one piece of performance data established after a predetermined process during production of a metal material, performing back analysis based on the at least one piece of performance data and a prediction model that relates production specifications and material characteristics, and searching for production specifications for after the predetermined process such that an estimated value for the material characteristics asymptotically approaches a desired value.
US12083566B2	Method of destruction of organic waste with low content of water The invention relates to methods of disposing household waste, in particular, to methods of disposing waste with low content of water by plasma-chemical destruction. The invention is directed to attaining a technical effect of broadening range of technical solutions by providing a method of destruction of organic waste with low content of water. The technical effect is attained by a destruction method, where organic waste with low content of water is loaded into a reactor via an input opening, and waste of biological origin is loaded additionally. The reactor is provided in form of a closed cavity, which inner surface is made conductive entirely or partially and grounded. An electrode protrudes into the reactor, which is isolated from the grounded surface. High-voltage pulses are supplied to the electrode. The pulses cause formation of corona discharge streamers in a gap between the electrode and the conductive surface of the reactor.
US12083564B2	Sequestering biomass in water Buoyant matter, and particularly biomass such as seaweed, is sequestered deep in a body of water, fey causing the matter to lose it buoyancy and sink and remain sunk for an extended period. In some examples, the matter is pumped to below a depth at which is loses its natural buoyancy as a result of the ambient water pressure resulting in it naturally sinking to the bottom.
US12083559B2	Vibrating device and manufacturing method of the same A vibrating device includes a diaphragm that includes first and second vibrating portions and a fixation portion, first and second piezoelectric vibrators that are provided at the first and second vibrating portions, respectively, and fixation electrodes. The fixation portion includes a first side portion and a second side portion that extend in different directions. The diaphragm and the fixation electrodes are provided integrally as a single monolithic member. The first vibrating portion extends from the first side portion and the fixation electrodes extend from the second side portion.
US12083556B2	Acoustic force assisted painting system An acoustic force assisted painting system has a housing, at least one nozzle and at least one acoustic emitter. The housing has a conduit for receiving paint from an external source into the housing. The at least one nozzle is disposed in the housing. The at least one nozzle has an inlet that is fluidly connected to the conduit to receive paint from the conduit. The at least one nozzle has an outlet that dispenses paint. The least one acoustic emitter is disposed in the housing at a location downstream of the inlet with respect to the conduit.
US12083554B2	Spraying of microfibrillated cellulose A process for the spraying of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is presented, which has a comparatively high solids content, onto a surface, thus forming a stable and homogeneous film coating of MFC on said surface. Therein, the MFC of the comparatively high solids content is subjected to a pressure drop in a nozzle, which pressure drop exerts shear pressure onto the MFC, thus lowering the viscosity during the spraying and coating process.
US12083552B2	Adhesive dispenser with slotted nozzle assembly An adhesive dispenser having a pump and a slotted nozzle assembly is disclosed. The pump includes a pump body assembly having a nozzle body defining a recess that extends into the body, and a fluid channel with an inlet to receive adhesive and an outlet open to the recess. The pump includes a valve member movably disposed in the fluid channel and configured to selectively block the adhesive from flowing to the outlet. The slotted nozzle assembly includes a baffle plate having a slot that extends through the plate and a cover plate attached to the plate. The slotted nozzle assembly is received in the recess of the nozzle body, such that an input channel extending from the outlet of the body to the slot is defined between the baffle plate and the nozzle body, and an output channel extending from the slot to a dispensing outlet is defined between the baffle plate and the cover plate.
US12083549B2	Dispensation devices and methods of manufacture and use thereof This disclosure discloses various dispensation devices for dispensation of various volumes of content. For example, some of such content can include cream.
US12083547B2	Sprinkler A sprinkler includes a base, a tubular body disposed on the base, at least one control assembly mounted to the tubular body, and at least one nozzle set which has a plurality of nozzles aligned in a row and is disposed on the tubular body. The control assembly includes at least one push portion mounted with at least one connecting member which is pivotally connected to at least one guiding member with a plurality of sliding slots. The sliding slots are inserted by the nozzles for allowing the nozzles to be moved back and forth selectively. By movement of the push portion in an axial direction of the tubular body caused by manual operation, the guiding member is also moved radially to drive at least one of the nozzles to incline in turn.
US12083544B2	Nozzle Provided is a nozzle for jetting liquid in an accurate direction with respect to a nozzle mounting hole. The nozzle is mounted to a nozzle holder having a nozzle mounting hole having a right cylindrical shape, an outlet port connected to the nozzle mounting hole, and a mounting internal thread. The nozzle includes: a mounting external thread disposed at a first end, and is a parallel thread that fits with the mounting internal thread; a cylindrical portion that fits in the nozzle mounting hole; a first introducing passage disposed coaxially with the cylindrical portion; a cylindrical choke portion disposed coaxially with the cylindrical portion, and a conical portion connecting the first introducing passage to the cylindrical choke portion.
US12083539B2	Flotation line A flotation line for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry is disclosed. The flotation line includes a scavenger part and a scavenger cleaner part. The flotation line is characterized in that the scavenger part or the scavenger cleaner part includes a flotation cell with blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the flotation cell; or in that the scavenger part or the scavenger cleaner part is followed by a flotation cell with blast tubes for introducing slurry infeed into the flotation cell. Further, a use of the flotation line is presented, as well as a flotation plant including a flotation line according to the invention.
US12083538B2	Electrostatic air filter A filter for an electrostatic precipitator comprising: a plurality of spaced-apart, electrode films having electrical conductivity, arranged to be alternately powered at high and low electrical potentials, each of said electrode films having a leading edge, a trailing edge and two opposing side edges therebetween that extend in the direction of airflow; and first and second pluralities of spaced-apart, rigid isolation members bonded to each of the leading and trailing edges of the plurality of electrode films respectively, wherein each isolation member is bonded, via a substantially continuous, preferably flat, surface thereof, to at least some of said leading or trailing edges, thereby fixing the electrode films in the required spaced-apart arrangement thereof.
US12083534B2	Hierarchical silica lamella for magnetic nucleic acid extractions Disclosed herein is a novel method to fabricate magnetic silica nanomembranes using thin polymer cores based on silica deposition and self-wrinkling induced by thermal shrinkage. These micro- and nano-scale structures have vastly enlarged the specific area of silica, thus the magnetic silica nanomembranes can be used for solid phase extraction of nucleic acids. The magnetic silica nanomembranes are suitable for nucleic acid purification and isolation and demonstrated better performance than commercial particles in terms of nucleic acid recovery yield and integrity. In addition, the magnetic silica nanomembranes may have high nucleic acid capacity due to significantly enlarged specific surface area of silica. Methods of use and devices comprising the magnetic silica nanomembranes are also provided herein.
US12083533B2	Separating mechanism for magnetic foreign matter in sintering slurry of lithium ion battery Disclosed is a separating mechanism for a magnetic foreign matter in a sintering slurry of a lithium ion battery, including a separating machine body; the separating machine body includes an upper cover and a separating cylinder; the upper cover is provided with a driving motor at a top end; a stirring and separating mechanism is arranged in an inner cavity of the separating cylinder; the stirring and separating mechanism includes a planetary gear set, a stirring shaft, a collecting frame, a magnetic guide sleeve and a balancing ring; the planetary gear set includes a gear ring, planetary gears, a sun gear and a connecting plate; one end of the stirring shaft is connected with a central rotating shaft of the planetary gears; the collecting frame is connected with a central rotating shaft of the sun gear; and the magnetic guide sleeve is spirally sleeved on an outer side of the stirring shaft.
US12083528B2	Method and installation for cryogenic crushing of products A plant for grinding a product, which includes a grinder in which the product is ground, which plant also includes a hopper for supplying the grinder with product to be ground, configured to be supplied with product to be ground; a means for bringing a cryogenic fluid into the hopper; and a means for discharging product from the hopper into the grinder. Wherein the hopper is provided in a lower part with a hollow screw provided with turns allowing the product to be discharged out of the hopper, into the grinder; and the means for bringing a cryogenic fluid into the hopper comprise an injection lance which is positioned inside the turns of the hollow screw, extending in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the screw.
US12083527B2	Cutting ring for a pump liquid loaded with solids Subject matter of the invention is a cutting ring for solids-loaded fluid of a pump, comprising a cutting ring base body forming an opening for cooperation with a cutting head, which cutting ring can be stationarily connected to the pump in an axial extension of an impeller of the pump, wherein a plurality of cutting teeth comprising respectively at least outer cutting edges oriented away from the impeller in the direction of a suction side of the pump are provided at the cutting ring base body around the opening, wherein the cutting teeth extend axially away from the cutting ring base body outwardly at least in the direction of the suction side, and at least in the outwardly extending cutting teeth a respective radially outwardly extending material recess is formed, and/or a radially outwardly extending axial depression is formed in the cutting ring base body in a valley between two at least outwardly extending cutting teeth.
US12083526B1	Waste stream homogenizing apparatus and method An improved waste stream homogenizing apparatus and method includes a housing with an inlet port configured to receive a waste stream and direct the waste stream to an exit port. A central shaft configured to rotate within the housing. A blade with a cutting edge connected with a blade hub, where the blade hub is connected with the central shaft and a sizing screen with sizing holes, the sizing holes arranged in a non-concentric pattern on the sizing screen, where the cutting edge of the blade is in contact with the sizing screen where the waste stream is forced past the cutting edge and the sizing screen as the central shaft rotates.
US12083520B2	Integrated reagent cartridge An integrated reagent cartridge can be configured to hold and deliver reagents during sequencing. The integrated reagent cartridge can include a large-volume reagent region, a small-volume reagent region, a top cover, a bottom shell assembly, and a manifold assembly.
US12083518B2	Fluidic device and system An object of the present invention is to provide a flow path device capable of suppressing an occurrence of air bubbles when a solution is introduced into a flow path. A fluidic device has a pair of substrates which are stacked in a thickness direction, one substrate including a flow path formed by being covered with the other substrate. The flow path includes a merging/branching portion which is surrounded by a contour which is configured to match each line segment connecting together apex positions of an equilateral triangle as viewed in the thickness direction or a contour parallel to each line segment and in which solution merges or branches. A valve which is configured to regulate flow of a fluid in the flow path is provided in at least two of the apex positions.
US12083514B2	Interposer with first and second adhesive layers An interposer for a flow cell comprises a base layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The base layer comprises black polyethylene terephthalate (PET). A first adhesive layer is disposed on the first surface of the base layer. The first adhesive layer comprises methyl acrylic adhesive. A second adhesive layer is disposed on the second surface of the base layer. The second adhesive layer comprises methyl acrylic adhesive. A plurality of microfluidic channels extends through each of the base layer, the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer.
US12083512B2	Microfluidic analysis of ligand induced cell expression The present invention relates to the field of microfluidics and in particular to analysing the gene expression of a cell in response to a ligand expressed in the same microfluidic compartment. By barcoding the transcriptome of the cell and of the expression system generating the ligand, the effect of the ligand on the cell expression can be discerned. The invention provides microfluidic compartments and methods for this purpose.
US12083509B2	Beta-type zeolite and catalyst containing same Provided is a beta zeolite satisfying P>76.79Q−29.514 in a range in which Q is less than 0.4011 nm, wherein, P represents an AB value that is an intensity ratio of A to B, A represents a diffraction intensity of a main peak of the beta zeolite observed by X-ray diffraction measurement, B represents a diffraction intensity of the (116) plane of α-alumina obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement under the same conditions as those for the X-ray diffraction measurement on the beta zeolite, the α-alumina being the standard substance 674a distributed by the American National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Q represents a lattice interplanar spacing of the main peak of the beta zeolite observed by X-ray diffraction measurement. It is preferable that the formula (1) above is satisfied in a range in which Q is from 0.3940 to 0.4000 nm.
US12083503B2	Supported oxide NH3-SCR catalysts with dual site surface species and synthesis processes A process for preparing a catalyst material, includes the steps of: (a) providing a support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups, wherein the support material is ceria (CeO2), zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of thereof; (b) reacting the support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups of step (a) with a precursor containing two transition metal atoms, each chosen independently from the group consisting of: W, Mo, Cr, Ta, Nb, V, Mn; (c) calcining the product obtained in step (b) in order to provide a catalyst material showing dual site surface species containing pairs of transition metal atoms derived from the precursor that are present in oxide form on the support material. Additionally, a catalyst material is obtained by the process set out above, and the catalyst material is used as an ammonia selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) catalyst for nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduction.
US12083502B2	Chemical sorbent oxidation method and sorbents made therefrom Sorbent materials are described that have enhanced performance in removing chlorine and chloramine, among other toxic compounds. The sorbent materials are formed by a process which includes steps of oxidation using an oxidizing agent, adding a nitrogen-containing compound, and calcining the sorbent.
US12083500B2	Separation medium, use for separation medium, steviol glycoside separation method using separation medium, and steviol glycoside production method using separation method An object of the present invention is to provide a separation medium and a separation method, ensuring high selectivity and good separation efficiency for specific steviol glycosides. The present invention is related to a separation medium in which polyethyleneimine is immobilized to porous particles of a (meth)acrylic polymer having a crosslinked structure and a hydroxyl group.
US12083499B2	Guard column and method for producing guard column Provided is a guard column including a filling part having a length of 2.0 cm to 3.5 cm formed of a filler, in which the filler is made of porous silica gel having a hydrophilized surface and an average particle size of 1.5 μm to 2.5 μm, and a pressure difference when an aqueous solution is fed at a linear flow rate of 2.1 cm/min is 4.0 MPa or more.
US12083498B2	Chromatographic materials for the separation of unsaturated molecules The present disclosure relates to a method of separating a compound of interest, particularly unsaturated compound(s) of interest, from a mixture. The compound is separated using a column having a chromatographic stationary phase material for various different modes of chromatography containing a first substituent and a second substituent. The first substituent minimizes compound retention variation over time under chromatographic conditions. The second substituent chromatographically and selectively retains the compound by incorporating one or more aromatic, polyaromatic, heterocyclic aromatic, or polyheterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon groups, each group being optionally substituted with an aliphatic group. In some examples, the present disclosure can include a chromatographic system having a chromatographic column having a stationary phase with a chromatographic substrate containing silica, metal oxide, an inorganic-organic hybrid material, a group of block copolymers, or a combination thereof.
US12083497B2	Preparation method of super absorbent polymer and super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer that enables the preparation of a more improved super absorbent polymer even without excessive use of a surfactant and use of a foaming agent, and a super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom which exhibits a superior absorption rate.
US12083496B2	Process for producing superabsorbents The invention relates to a process for producing long-term color stable superabsorbent polymer particles, comprising polymerization of a monomer solution, wherein the monomer solution comprises at least 0.01% by weight of 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid or a salt thereof and at least 0.01% by weight of 2-hydroxy-2-sulfonatoacetic acid or a salt thereof.
US12083492B2	Filter material for the adsorption of phosphate in soil filters The present invention relates to a synthetic filter material comprising grit, one or more oxides or hydroxides of Fe, La and/or Al, cement, fast-setting binder and water, which can serve as filter material for soil filters for phosphate adsorption, and to a process for producing the filter material.
US12083490B2	Microwave reactor According to an aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a microwave reactor including a container for storing a bath fluid, a tube including an inlet at one end through which a target fluid is introduced, an outlet at another end through which the target fluid is discharged, wherein at least a portion of the tube is submerged in the bath fluid, and at least one radiator located outside the container and configured to irradiate microwaves into the container.
US12083489B2	LED mixer using vibratory bowl feeder A light emitting device mixer includes at least two bowl feeders, each including a bowl capable of holding workpieces, and a driving unit capable of causing vibration to the bowl. The bowl feeders include a moving passage through which the workpieces may move from one bowl feeder to an adjacent bowl feeder.
US12083486B2	Mixing device A mixing device (1) for cyclically imparting a force on an external surface (A) of a bag (B) for agitating a content (C) of the bag (B), the mixing device (1) comprising a lever (2) supported so as to be able to pivot about a pivot (3), a weight (4) provided on a first side of the lever (2), a driver (5) arranged to cooperate with the lever (2), a motor (6) for moving the driver (5) to lift the first side of the lever (2) with the weight (4) against gravity and to drop the first side against the external surface (A) of the bag (B), and a holder (7) for supporting the mixing device (1) such that the first side of the lever (2) can contact the external surface (A) of the bag (B) in the drop motion.
US12083483B2	Coatings to improve the selectivity of atomically thin membranes Disclosed embodiments are related to mitigating leaks in membranes and/or improving the selectivity of membranes.
US12083477B2	Photocatalytic fluid purification systems The Invention describes LED illuminated photocatalytic fluid purification systems, especially for use for ethylene mitigation and control in agricultural, horticultural and floricultural growth, storage and transport modules. Aspects of the invention include systems integration with grow lights, ethylene and plant stress sensors, and communication with external control and data sources.
US12083474B2	Stacked membranes and their use in gas separation A membrane system includes a first membrane and a second membrane. At a given temperature and pressure: the first membrane has a permeation rate for a first gas and a selectivity for a gas mixture comprising the first gas a second gas different from the first gas; the second membrane has a permeation rate for the first gas and a selectivity for the gas mixture; the permeation rate of the first membrane is greater than the permeation rate of the second membrane; and the selectivity of the second membrane is greater than the selectivity of the first membrane.
US12083469B2	Distillation apparatus and method A distillation apparatus includes an evaporator-condenser heat exchanger in combination with a compressor. The heat exchanger is mounted to float in an at least partially immersed position in a sump of liquid. The liquid may be a sap, or may be soiled water, and may have suspended solid. Heating of the liquid yield steam, the steam is compressed, and the heated, compressed steam is fed back into the heat exchanger to provide further heat to the liquid. The process yields a concentrated in the liquid bath and distilled water, each of which may be a desired product. The system may include a pre-heater that exchanges residual heat from the hot distillate with the cooler input liquid. The apparatus and process may have multiple stages.
US12083462B2	Method and apparatus for separating gas from liquid A gas and liquid separator includes a wet gas feedstock ingress, a plurality of separating baffles, a dried gas egress, and a first liquid egress. A wet gas feedstock under pressure enters the separator through the wet gas feedstock ingress. The wet gas feedstock ingress adiabatically and isentropically converges the wet gas feedstock and then accelerates the wet gas feedstock into the separation baffles. The separation baffles separate the constituents of the wet gas feedstock. The separated, dry gas egresses the separator through a straw of the dried gas egress that extends into the interior of a separation chamber of the separator from the top thereof. The separated liquids egress from the separator through the first liquid egress.
US12083456B2	Apparatus and method for purification and recovery of organic liquid An apparatus and method for purification and recovery of an organic liquid. The apparatus includes a distillation kettle and a receiver tank connected by a distillation pipe, and a vacuum pump, wherein a vacuum storage tank is arranged between the receiver tank and the vacuum pump; the vacuum storage tank is connected to the receiver tank by a vacuum regulating pipe, a first vacuum regulating valve being arranged on the vacuum regulating pipe; and the vacuum storage tank is connected to the vacuum pump by an evacuation pipe, a second vacuum regulating valve being arranged on the evacuation pipe. By arranging a vacuum storage tank between the receiver tank and the vacuum pump, the vacuum degree in the receiver tank is regulated by the vacuum storage tank, such that the organic liquid is recovered in a sealed environment under reduced pressure.
US12083455B2	Filter housing with filter key attachment A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a filter key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, a filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.
US12083452B2	Outer cylinder screen washing apparatus of screw press A washing pipe is mounted on a washing guide provided on an outer side of an outer cylinder screen of the screw press and includes a washing pipe body and washing nozzles provided in the washing pipe body and configured to discharge washing liquid flowing from an inside of the washing pipe body toward the outer cylinder screen. A washing pipe swing supporter is configured to support the washing guide to allow the washing pipe to swing between a discharge position and a separation position. The discharge position is a position where the washing pipe is mounted on the washing guide and the washing liquid is discharged from the washing nozzles toward the outer cylinder screen. The separation position is a position where the washing nozzles are farther away from the outer cylinder screen than in a state where the washing pipe is positioned at the discharge position.
US12083451B2	Devices and methods for moving, removing and/or installing one or more components of a treatment unit Devices and methods associated therewith for facilitating movement, removal and/or installation of components from treatment units (e.g., water treatment units and wastewater treatment units). The treatment unit can take the form of a granular media filter (e.g., upflow filter, downflow filter or bi-flow filter) or a sludge collection basin. One preferred device is one or more floats facilitating safe removal of components of a treatment unit. The float(s) can be operably associated with an air scour system of a water filter to remove the air scour system from a granular media filter bed. The float(s) can be operably associated with a collection grid of a sludge collection container facilitating safe removal of the collection grid from the sludge collection container. Another preferred device is a flexible piping/conduit operably connected to a pressurized air source and an air scour system to assist in removal/installation of the air scour system.
US12083448B2	Purification and labeling of extracellular vesicles using a mixed mode resin composition Disclosed is a method of purifying extracellular vesicles in a sample comprising extracellular vesicles and molecules that are not bound to the extracellular vesicles. The method includes (a) providing a mixed mode resin composition containing a first resin having pores with a pore size that traps unbound molecules by at least by a size exclusion mechanism, and a second resin containing at least one affinity ligand; (b) contacting the sample with the mixed mode resin composition to trap at least a portion of the unbound molecules; and (c) separating the sample from the mixed mode resin composition and obtaining a sample containing extracellular vesicles at a higher concentration than prior to step (b). Further disclosed is a method of labeling an extracellular vesicle with a fluorophore that labels proteins which includes the use of a mixed mode resin composition.
US12083440B2	Systems and methods for enabling remote viewers to participate in a multi-player video game play session The present specification describes systems and methods that enable non-players to participate as spectators in online video games and, through a collective voting mechanism, determine the occurrence of certain events or contents of the gameplay in real time. Game event options are generated and presented to non-players. A specific one of the game event options is then selected based on a collective vote of the non-players. Once selected, the specific one or more of the game event options are then generated as actual gaming events and incorporated into a video game stream that is transmitted to the players as part of the gameplay session. In this manner, non-players may be able to directly affect the course of gameplay.
US12083437B2	Systems and methods for gated in-game access based on collections of unique digital articles Systems and methods to providing gated in-game access based on collections and/or combinations of unique digital articles in an online gaming platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may execute instances of a game; manage player accounts associated with the players, including a first player account associated with a first player, wherein a first account inventory includes a first and a second unique digital article; receive, from the first player, a first action request for an in-game action that requires ownership of the first and second unique digital articles (as recorded on an immutable ledger); permit the first action request (and other similar requests) unless and until the first player is no longer the registered owner of the first and second unique digital articles.
US12083430B2	Dynamic adjustment of game controller sensitivity based on audio analysis An electronic device may receive audio during play of a game on a game console over a network. The electronic device may detect one or more sounds during the monitoring of the audio. The electronic device may control, based on the detected one or more sounds, operation of a game controller that interacts with the game during play. The controlling of the operation of the game controller may comprise adjusting sensitivity of the game controller. The electronic device may determine directionality of the detected one or more sounds and adjust the sensitivity of the game controller based on the determined directionality of the detected one or more sounds. The electronic device may increase and/or decrease the sensitivity of the game controller in response to changes in the determined directionality of the detected one or more sounds.
US12083429B2	Artificial intelligence for driving lines in racing games Dynamic driving aides, such as driving lines, turn indicators, braking indicators and acceleration indicators, for example, can be provided for players participating in a racing game. Typically, driving lines are provided for each class of cars. However, even within a class of cars, each car differs enough that the ideal driving lines and breaking points can vary. Therefore, with an agent trained via reinforcement learning, an ideal lines and other driving aides can be established for every individual car. These guides can even be varied to account for variations in the weather or other track conditions.
US12083427B2	Object viewability determination system and method A system for identifying an Object Impression (OI), indicative of the viewability of an object over a time period during which a plurality of frames are displayed to a user, exceeding a threshold, the system comprising a processing resource configured to perform the following: for each frame of the plurality of frames, calculate a Frame OI Value (FOIV), based on an object's viewability score calculated for the corresponding frame, wherein the object's viewability score is calculated based on a first value indicative of a relative portion of the object from the viewport and a second value indicative of a relative portion of the object visible in the viewport, and a time duration during which the corresponding frame is displayed; and, aggregate the FOIVs calculated for the plurality of frames, giving rise to an Aggregated OI Value (AOIV), such that upon the AOIV exceeding a second threshold, the OI is identified.
US12083426B2	Video game with automated screen shots A system obtains game medium information associated with a game medium in a virtual space. When a predetermined event occurs, the system determines a generation condition for an image of the virtual space based on the game medium information. The system generates an image including the game medium based on the generation condition.
US12083425B2	Apparatus and method of user analysis and content selection A method of estimating a time to complete a task for a user of a computer comprises: identifying a target task for which a time is to be estimated for completing the task, determining as a start point the completion of the last task completed by the user on the computer, obtaining, from data relating to a corpus of users, data for at least a subset of those users who completed the last task completed by the user before also completing the target task wherein the obtained data comprises timing data, calculating a representative time from the start point to the completion of the target task, based upon the obtained data, and implementing a predetermined action responsive to the calculated representative time.
US12083421B2	Force feedback apparatus Provided is a force feedback apparatus, including a rotation shaft, a force feedback module fixed to the rotation shaft, and a trigger movably connected to the rotation shaft. The force feedback module includes a housing fixed to the rotation shaft and having a first opening and a force feedback assembly received in the housing. The force feedback assembly includes a sliding block, an ejector pin, a first driving element, a second driving element, and a transmission portion fixed to the sliding block and extending through the first opening to abut against the trigger. The first driving element interacts with the second driving element to drive the ejector pin to drive the transmission portion to move to realize force feedback on the trigger. The force feedback apparatus requires no additional transmission structure and directly provides force feedback for the trigger in a timely manner, thereby reducing the assembly difficulty.
US12083419B2	Gaming machine with a curved display A system includes a display device including a display surface configured to display a graphic and including an opening. The system also includes a peripheral device mounted within the opening of the display surface, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory device, which when executed, cause the processor to at least: display the graphic on the display surface of the display device adjacent to the peripheral device, whereby the graphic is displayed at least partially in association with the peripheral device.
US12083418B2	Process for the enhancement and modification of a video game controller Enhancements to existing gaming controllers facilitating expedient response time and fine-tuned accuracy are described. The enhancements comprise the internal modification of the stock resistance force supplied by the analog stick centering spring mechanism. Through modification, the force of resistance supplied may be increased to over 200 grams of force, or down to 40 grams of force, while maintaining full function of the analog stick mechanism. A second primary enhancement replaces the stock triggers, conventionally equipped with progressive resistance sensors, to a momentary ‘snap-action’ two-way switch, minimizing trigger pull distance, and removing the analog nature of the trigger to achieve optimal performance.
US12083415B2	Device including plurality of markers An input device includes a case body, a plurality of markers configured to emit light to the outside of the case body, and an indicator configured to indicate the state of the input device. A control portion lights the plurality of markers at predetermined intervals, and lights the indicator in a period during which the plurality of markers are unlit.
US12083410B2	Wheel truck assembly A wheel truck assembly having two wheel trucks spaced apart on a base plate for supporting the skater's foot, wherein one wheel truck can be selectively removed from the base plate, and wherein each wheel truck has a two wheels that can be selectively and separately attached to and detached from the wheel truck.
US12083409B2	Sit skis and sit ski assemblies A sit ski for an athlete includes a ski, a bucket disposed above the ski and configured to support the athlete, and a suspension disposed between the ski and the bucket. The suspension includes a support frame coupled to the ski, a first rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame, a second rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame, a shock coupled to the bucket and to the support frame, and a bump stop configured to contact the bucket.
US12083406B2	Bicycle simulator A bicycle simulator includes: a base portion; a frame support portion connected to the base portion to be movable in a direction and configured to support a frame of a bicycle docked, the frame connecting a front wheel with a rear wheel of the bicycle; a first sensor portion configured to obtain sight information of a rider riding on the bicycle; a processor configured to generate a virtual image that is changed according to the sight information of the rider obtained by the first sensor portion; and a display displaying the virtual image.
US12083405B2	Bicycle simulator and blockchain network system using same Provided is a bicycle simulator including: a base portion; a frame support portion connected to the base portion to be movable in one direction and supporting a frame of a mounted bicycle connecting a front wheel and a rear wheel of the bicycle; a first sensor configured to sense a moving distance and a moving direction of the frame support portion in the one direction; a communication circuit configured to receive the moving distance and the moving direction of the frame support portion sensed by the first sensor; a processor configured to generate a bicycle avatar of which a traveling direction changes according to the moving distance and the moving direction of the frame support portion transmitted from the communication circuit; and a display configured to display a traveling state of the bicycle avatar.
US12083402B2	Flexible trainer stand for indoor cycling A flexible trainer stand for indoor cycling includes a bracket, a flat plate, a first guide portion, a second guide portion, and elastic devices. The first guide portion and the second guide portion can slide relative to each other, which is configured for simulating forward and backward movement of a bike generated when a user accelerates and sprints. The first guide portion and the second guide portion can be inclined under an action of the elastic device, which is configured for simulating left and right inclination of the bike generated when the user is cycling and exerting force. A lifting device is arranged on the flat plate, which is configured for simulating position changes of the bike in a vertical direction when a slope changes. Somatosensory feedback of the user during outdoor cycling is truly simulated, and a feedback force can be adjusted.
US12083396B2	Hollow co-molded iron with inner lightweight portion A multi-material iron type golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the golf club head may have a first metallic portion, a second metallic portion, and a lightweight portion. The first metallic portion and the second metallic portion collectively define all external surfaces of the golf club head. The lightweight portion may be located within an interior cavity of the golf club head and may contact and support the striking face, the topline portion, the rear wall portion, and the sole portion of the golf club head.
US12083395B2	Golf club heads Some disclosed golf club heads include body having at least one raised sole portion and a cantilevered ledge extending down around a perimeter of the club head below the level of the raised sole portion. Some disclosed golf club heads include one or more sole openings in the body and a sole insert that is mounted inside the body over the sole openings. The sole can include weight tracks as well, and a rear weight track can extend between a toe side sole opening and a heel side sole opening. A crown insert can also be included that is mounted over an upper opening in the body.
US12083394B2	Localized milled golf club face A wood-style golf club head includes a strike face and a body that cooperate to define a hollow internal club head volume. The strike face formed from a strike plate having an outer perimeter and a frame surrounding the strike plate. The strike plate is affixed to the frame across the entire outer perimeter. The strike plate and frame define a continuous ball striking surface that has a surface texture characteristic of milling that extends continuously across both the strike plate and the frame.
US12083393B2	Method for printing a combined marking on a surface of a golf ball A holding device includes a support mechanism configured to contact and hold the golf ball, a first motion device configured to move the golf ball and at least a portion of the support mechanism in a translational direction along an axis, a second motion device configured to move the golf ball and at least a portion of the support mechanism in a rotational direction around the axis, and a securing mechanism configured to produce a retaining force configured to hold the golf ball to the support mechanism.
US12083391B2	Golf ball An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball having an increased spin rate when being hit with an 8-iron while suppressing rise in a spin rate when being hit with a driver. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core having an inner core and an outer core, and a cover positioned outside the spherical core, wherein A×a is 12,200 or less and B×b is 20,400 or more, where “a” represents an average hardness (Shore C) of a hardness (H2.5) at a point of 2.5 mm from a center of the spherical core and a hardness (H5) at a point of 5 mm from the center of the spherical core, “b” represents an average hardness (Shore C) of a hardness (H7.5) at a point of 7.5 mm from the center of the spherical core and a hardness (H9) at a point of 9 mm from the center of the spherical core, “A” represents an impulse difference (kN·μs) between a back spin impulse and a top spin impulse measured using a contact force tester under a condition corresponding to a condition when the golf ball is hit with a driver, and “B” represents an impulse difference (kN·μs) between a back spin impulse and a top spin impulse measured using a contact force tester under a condition corresponding to a condition when the golf ball is hit with an 8-iron.
US12083390B2	Method and system for utilizing radio-opaque fillers in multiple layers of golf balls A golf ball comprising layers that have from 0.05% to 70% by weight of a radio-opaque filler, and wherein the concentration of the radio-opaque filler is measurably different in each layer is disclosed herein. The radio-opaque filler is preferably a compound based on barium, bismuth, tungsten, iodine, or reduced iron.
US12083386B2	Underwater scooter for divers The present invention belongs to the field of equipment for living or working underwater, more precisely to the field of diving equipment, especially underwater propulsion vehicles for divers. The object of the invention is an underwater scooter for divers. The essence of the underwater scooter for divers is in that the thruster is placed above the scuba diving tank when used and below it when it is not used. The interchangeable battery pack is placed around the scuba dive tank. The thruster rotation between both positions is enabled by contact hinge which connects the thruster and the interchangeable battery pack. By holding the command joystick in his/her hand the diver is managing the device. There is a safety cord with karabiner snap hook attached to the command joystick which could be attached to the scuba diving inflated life jacket. Thus, the diver is able to steer the device hands-free.
US12083383B2	Squat assistance assembly A squat assistance assembly includes a panel that is wearable on a user's back thereby facilitating the panel to abut a wall against which the user is leaning. A pair of handles is each coupled to and curves forwardly thereby facilitating the user to grip the handles. A pair of shoulder straps is each coupled to the pad thereby facilitating each of the shoulder straps to be worn over a respective one of the user's shoulders. A pair of rollers is each rotatably attached to the panel. A belt extends around the pair of rollers thereby facilitating the belt to abut the wall against which the user is leaning. The belt rolling around each of the rollers as the user performs a squat exercise thereby facilitating the user to be stabilized against the wall while the user performs the squat exercise.
US12083382B2	Mirror therapy device A portable mirror therapy device comprises a stiff divider panel attached to a base unit which supports the divider panel in an upright position to define two adjacent limb receiving spaces at opposite sides of the divider panel. A mirror is mounted on one face of the divider panel. A clamp mounted at a lower end of the divider panel cooperates with an underside of the base unit for securing the base unit on a support such as a table or worktop. An exercise apparatus is mounted on the device and includes a limb engaging member, which in this case comprises a handle at a mirror side of the divider panel. The exercise apparatus is a resistance load training system and comprises a load cord extending from the handle to an associated resistance element mounted within a housing on an opposite side of the divider panel to the mirror.
US12083381B2	Bendable sensor device for monitoring joint extension and flexion A system for rehabilitation is disclosed. The system for rehabilitation includes one or more electronic devices comprising one or more memory devices storing instructions, one or more network interface cards, and one or more sensors, wherein the one or more electronic devices are coupled to a user. The system for rehabilitation further includes one or more processing devices operatively coupled to the one or more memory devices, the one or more network interface cards, and the one or more sensors. The one or more processing devices are configured to execute the instructions to receive information from the one or more sensors. The one or more processing devices are further configured to execute the instructions to transmit the information to a computing device controlling an electromechanical device, via the one or more network interface cards.
US12083379B2	Multi-functional training apparatus A multi-functional training apparatus comprises a first floating beam, a second floating beam, a rear portion of the first floating beam being connected to a rotating member at a first point and a rear portion of the second floating beam being connected to a rotating member at a second point, the first and second points being arranged on opposing sides of a plane passing through the rotational axis of the rotating member, a forward portion of the first floating beam being connected to a lower portion of a first pivoting beam and a forward portion of the second floating beam being connected to a lower portion of a second pivoting beam, a first and second moving handle being connected to the first and second pivoting beams respectively, a first foot plate arranged on the first floating beam, a second foot plate arranged on the second floating beam.
US12083378B2	Exercise machine with adjustable platforms An exercise machine with adjustable platforms for adjusting the angular orientation of one or more end platforms and/or carriage platform to allow for a wide range of exercise moves. The exercise machine includes a rail to which a carriage is movably connected and a first end platform connected to an end of the rail. The carriage includes a platform which may be adjusted between a level position in which the platform is laid flat and a raised position in which the platform is at an angular incline. The first end platform may similarly and independently be adjustable between the level position in which the first end platform is laid flat and a raised position in which the first end platform is at an angular incline. In some embodiments, the exercise machine may include a second end platform which is similarly adjustable between a level position and a raised position.
US12083371B2	Fire protection nozzle, fire protection sprinkler, fire protection systems, and methods of manufacturing a fire protection nozzle and a fire protection sprinkler A fire protection nozzle includes a body having two frame arms having proximal ends connected to an outlet of the body, and distal ends, the two frame arms defining a frame arm plane, and a junction formed by the distal ends of the frame arms, the junction including a central bore and an outer wall. A deflector is mounted to the body, and includes a planar member having a mounting hole in a center of the planar member to receive the outer wall of the junction, and a plurality of slots on a periphery of the planar member. The plurality of slots includes first slots, second slots, third slots, and fourth slots.
US12083370B2	Flexible hose identification sleeve for sprinkler Disclosed herein is a flexible hose identification sleeve for a sprinkler, which can be bent and hung regardless of the position of a main pipe or other supporting members. The flexible hose identification sleeve for a sprinkler includes: a sleeve member having a hole formed in one side and an opening formed on the outer face thereof and fitted around the outer diameter of a flexible hose; and a hanging device connected to the hole of the sleeve member for hanging the flexible hose which can be bent.

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