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| US12128870B2 |
Hybrid vehicle creep control
A method and a control system for controlling movement of a vehicle to provide vehicle creep, the vehicle having an engine and an electric traction motor, and the control system having one or more controllers. The control system is configured to: while a torque path between the engine and a first set of vehicle wheels is disconnected, control the electric traction motor to provide tractive torque to a second set of vehicle wheels to automatically move the vehicle to provide electric vehicle creep. The electric vehicle creep is controlled by a mathematical model of engine creep torque that would be provided by the engine when the torque path between the engine and the first set of vehicle wheels is connected. |
| US12128858B2 |
Cart with powered folding in a battery electric vehicle
A cart with powered folding and unfolding capability is provided. The cart has a cradle for holding a load, a frame supporting said cradle, said frame including a U-shaped leg member defining a pair of free ends connected to said cradle and a cross-bar end connected to a pair of wheels for ground engagement to enable said cart to roll along the ground, at least one leg pivot motor coupled to said leg member to enable powered folding of said leg member with respect to said cradle. The cart has a battery disposed on said cradle to power said leg pivot motor to enable powered folding and unfolding of said leg member. The cart also has an actuator disposed on said frame to initiate powered folding or unfolding of said leg member. Such a cart may also include a pair of auxiliary legs which are capable of powered folding. |
| US12128857B2 |
Authorizing functionality of a transport component
An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a component in a transport, that another component has been removed, detecting, by the component, that a replacement component has been added in the transport, providing, by the component, data to the replacement component, wherein the data attempts to subvert an authorized functionality of the replacement component, and responsive to a non-subversion of the authorized functionality, permitting, by the component, use of the authorized functionality of the replacement component. |
| US12128856B2 |
Chassis cleaning device
The present invention relates to a device for cleaning the interior of the vehicle chassis rail. The chassis cleaning device having a body with a first end spaced apart from a second end with a longitudinal central axis extending through the body. An inlet connector extends from the first end of the body with the inlet connector adapted to connect to a liquid source. An elongate outlet extends from the second end of the body with the elongate outlet fluidly connected to the inlet connector. At least one discharge outlet is aligned adjacent to an end of the elongate outlet and a plurality of magnets are mounted within the second end of the body and equidistantly positioned around the longitudinal central axis. In use, the elongate outlet is inserted through an aperture in a wall of the chassis rail, the plurality of magnets are adapted to releasably couple the body of the chassis cleaner to the chassis rail and when the liquid source is connected to the inlet connector the liquid is expelled through the at least one discharge outlet to clean the interior of the chassis rail. |
| US12128855B2 |
Imaging device for vehicle, lighting device for vehicle and foreign substance removal system for vehicle
A camera module shoots a satisfactory image by suppressing the adherence of water droplets to a part in a light transmitting cover through which imaging light is transmitted. Provided are an outer casing comprising a housing having an opening and a light transmitting cover for closing the opening; and a camera module arranged inside the outer casing. A part of the light transmitting cover is provided as a transmission window through which imaging light incident on the camera module is transmitted and a restriction part for restricting the inflow of water droplets toward the transmission window is provided to the light transmitting cover. |
| US12128853B2 |
Integration of car security and home security system
A method implemented by a security control device of a premises security system that is configured to monitor a premises includes communicating, via the premises security system, with a component of a vehicle and controlling an ability of the vehicle to be driven. The ability of the vehicle to be driven may be based on a state of the premises security system. Sensor information received from a premises device of the security system that indicates the presence of an occupant within the premises may be used to control the ability of the vehicle to be driven. In addition, the premises security system may communicate with the vehicle's key fob and control the ability of the vehicle to be driven using the key fob and its detected location. The ability of the vehicle to be driven can also be managed in accordance with a predefined time schedule. |
| US12128848B2 |
Roof airbag for vehicle
A roof airbag for a vehicle is proposed. The roof airbag for a vehicle has an airbag cushion configured to be unfolded downward from an inner roof to protect a passenger seated on a seat, and the airbag cushion has a shape bent toward the passenger by a main tether and a sub-tether, thus securing a restraining force for the passenger and safely protecting the passenger from an impact, and the airbag cushion is unfolded downward while avoiding insertion between a roof-side portion of the roof and a headlining by the sub-tether. Specifically, the airbag cushion is prevented from being transversally contracted and an unfolding shape of the airbag cushion is maintained. Furthermore, the fluidity of a gas flow in the airbag cushion is secured, so that the airbag cushion is rapidly unfolded. |
| US12128844B2 |
Occupant protection system
The present disclosure provides an occupant protection system protecting an occupant in a vehicle by a protection device provided in the vehicle the occupant protection system having a gas generator, a prediction unit, and a control unit. |
| US12128843B2 |
Occupied seat detection device, occupied seat detection method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
An occupied seat detection device includes: at least one receiver that is disposed in a space including a plurality of seats and receives at least one of sound generated inside the space or sound generated outside the space; an acoustic characteristics analyzer that calculates, from a signal received by the at least one receiver, temporal characteristics or frequency characteristics of the sound in the space; and a detector that detects whether an occupant is present or whether an occupied seat is present inside the space, based on the temporal characteristics or the frequency characteristics calculated by the acoustic characteristics analyzer, and outputs a detection result. |
| US12128842B2 |
Adjusting interior configuration of a vehicle based on vehicle contents
Systems and methods are provided for improving safety of one or more vehicle occupants. An example method for improving safety of one or more vehicle occupants includes accessing interior vehicle configuration data that is generated by, or derived from data generated by an interior data collection component, the data representing an interior space of a vehicle; determining, by processing the interior vehicle configuration data, location and orientation of one or more vehicle occupants; selecting a plurality of vehicle safety components to be active based on the location and orientation of the one or more vehicle occupants, and setting the plurality of vehicle safety components to an active state in which the plurality of vehicle safety components are deployed, when an emergency condition is detected. |
| US12128835B2 |
Wiring member with route bending
A wiring member includes: at least one wire-like transmission member; and a sheet to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed, wherein a route bending portion in which the wire-like transmission member is bended and disposed is provided on the sheet, and the route bending portion includes a bending position. |
| US12128828B2 |
Mount apparatus for securing an electronic device to a surface
Various embodiments of a mount apparatus are disclosed herein for securing an electronic device (such as a radar/laser detector. GPS device, and/or dash camera or other electronic device used within a vehicle) to a surface such as an interior surface (e.g., windshield, dashboard) of a vehicle. In one example, the mount apparatus includes a magnet which is adapted to be coupled with a corresponding metal surface within the electronic device, so that the magnet positioned within the apparatus provides a magnetic force to aid a user in securing the mount apparatus and the electronic device to each other. |
| US12128827B2 |
Vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head accommodating an interior rearview mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element has a mirror transflector that transmits near infrared light incident thereon, transmits visible light incident thereon and reflects visible light incident thereon. The mirror transflector includes repeating alternating layers of a higher refractive index layer and a lower refractive index layer. A megapixel camera is disposed within the mirror head behind the mirror reflective element and views through the mirror transflector. A near infrared illumination source is disposed within the mirror head and operable to emit near infrared light that passes through the mirror transflector. Responsive at least in part to the data processor processing captured image data, at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) driver attentiveness is monitored, (ii) driver drowsiness is monitored and (iii) driver gaze direction is monitored. |
| US12128826B2 |
Multi-directional viewing camera system
A multi-directional viewing camera system for a motor vehicle including a vehicle body defining an interior compartment and a body panel having an exterior surface and an interior surface facing the interior compartment. The camera system includes a mirror module for mounting to the body panel exterior surface. The mirror module is configured to capture and transmit incident light from at least one field of view (FOV) and has a polarizing beam splitter configured to reflect an s-polarized component and transmit a p-polarized component of the incident light in a visible spectral range. The camera system also includes a camera module having a video camera for mounting to the body panel interior surface. The camera module is configured to receive from the mirror module the s-polarized or the p-polarized component of the incident light and selectively display at least one FOV within the interior compartment. |
| US12128825B2 |
Dynamically adjusting collision avoidance metric thresholds based on driver's field of view
A system for dynamically calculating collision avoidance metric thresholds for a vehicle includes a vehicle sensor, a passenger position tracking device, and a controller. The controller is in electrical communication with the vehicle sensor and the passenger position tracking device. The controller is programmed to determine a collision avoidance metric using the vehicle sensor, determine an offset to a collision avoidance metric threshold using the passenger position tracking device, and adjust the collision avoidance metric threshold based on the offset. The controller is also programed to compare the collision avoidance metric to the collision avoidance metric threshold and perform an action in response to determining that the collision avoidance metric is less than or equal to the collision avoidance metric threshold. |
| US12128820B1 |
Vehicle interior lighting system
A vehicle comprising a body defining a passenger compartment. The body has a roof and a plurality of support pillars extending proximate to the roof and a plurality of lighting zones comprising a plurality of lighting devices located in an upper portion of the body proximate to the roof and the plurality of support pillars. A user input is configured to allow for the selection of the lighting zones, a color of light output and an intensity of the light output, and a controller responsive to the user input to control the lighting zones to illuminate light in a selected lighting zone at the selected intensity and color with the selected intensity and color. |
| US12128818B2 |
Indicator apparatus for vehicle
An indicator apparatus for a vehicle is provided which draws an indication of a predetermined shape on a road surface on a side of a course of travel by illuminating light onto the road surface when a user performs a travel course changing operation which is an operation for changing a course of travel of a vehicle, in which a drawing operation on the road surface is prohibited when a hazard switch is set in an ON state. |
| US12128816B2 |
Safety zone with breakaway for use on a tanker truck
A safety zone system that includes a vehicle and at least one safety cantilevered arm that is operably engaged with the vehicle. The vehicle include a front end, a rear end opposite to the front end, a longitudinal direction that extends from the rear end to the front end, and one or more pairs of wheel assemblies engaged at least at the rear end. The at least one safety cantilevered arm is also moveable between a stored position and an operating position and is a single unit. The movement of the at least one safety cantilevered arm is also performed entirely along an arm axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In the operating position, the at least one safety cantilevered arm is positioned at the bottom end of the vehicle and positioned above the one or more pairs of wheel assemblies of the vehicle. |
| US12128814B2 |
Lamp system and method for controlling the same
The present invention provides a lamp system. According to an embodiment, the lamp system may include: a light output unit provided in a vehicle to irradiate light; a sensor unit detecting surrounding environment information of the vehicle; a memory storing an image program output by the light output unit; and a processor executing the image program based on the surrounding environment information, in which the image program may include an adaptive driving beam (ADB) algorithm and a road surface projection algorithm of the vehicle, and the processor may include a first buffer allocated to the adaptive driving beam algorithm of the vehicle, and a second buffer allocated to the road surface projection algorithm. |
| US12128809B2 |
Vehicle-mounted concrete pump
A vehicle-mounted concrete pump includes: a concrete pump system designed to convey concrete; a hydraulic drive pump system which is designed to drive the concrete pump system and comprises a hydraulic pump drive shaft; a combustion drive motor system designed to drive the hydraulic pump drive shaft of the hydraulic drive pump system; and a liquid-cooled synchronous drive motor which is designed to drive the hydraulic pump drive shaft of the hydraulic drive pump system. |
| US12128806B2 |
Support device for a moveable load bearing vehicle component
A device for supporting a moveable load bearing component includes a base configured to be fixedly disposed at a vehicle support structure and located proximate to the load bearing component, the load bearing component configured to be moved between a first position and a second position. The device also includes a support member connected to the base and moveable between a retracted position and a load position, the support member supporting the load bearing component when the support member is in the load position. The support member is configured to automatically move between the retracted position and the load position based on the load bearing component being moved between the first position and the second position. |
| US12128805B2 |
Vehicle system and vibration generation device
A vehicle system includes a seat of a vehicle, and a vibration generation device provided in the seat. The vibration generation device includes a housing, a diaphragm supported on the housing, an actuator attached to at least one of the housing and the diaphragm, and a sensor, including a detection electrode, and configured to detect a user approaching the detection electrode. The diaphragm and the detection electrode are famed by a common member. |
| US12128801B2 |
Hot melt tape for velcro without sewing and method for manufacturing seat padding material for vehicles using the same
Disclosed are a hot melt tape for hook-and-loop fasteners without sewing which may be adhered at a low temperature and complete hardening of an adhesive resin in a short time and a method for manufacturing a seat padding material for vehicles using the same. The method includes preparing the padding material and a hook-and-loop fabric, preparing a hot melt tape having a hot melt resin layer by coating a surface of a release paper with a reactive hot melt resin having a melting point of 40-80° C. before reacting, adhering the hot melt tape to a surface of the padding material by applying heat of a temperature of 30-70° C. and pressure thereto, removing the release paper, adhering the hook-and-loop fabric to the exposed hot melt resin layer, and hardening the hot melt resin layer by cooling the padding material and the hook-and-loop fabric to a temperature of 0-20° C. |
| US12128800B2 |
Vehicle and occupant support for a vehicle
An occupant support for a vehicle includes a seat bottom arranged to overlie a floor of the vehicle, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the floor, and a seat mode-change system that allows the rear occupant support to adjust the seat bottom and the seat back to provide a storage space. |
| US12128799B2 |
Relax mode implementable vehicle seat
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat wherein matchability with a luggage box is maintained when the seat is folded, and a relax mode and a backward relax mode can be implemented. The vehicle seat according to the present disclosure includes: a tilting link configured to tilt a front portion of a seat cushion upwards/downwards; and a sliding bracket having one end to which a seat is connected by a hinge structure such that the seat is tilted around the hinge structure, the other end of the sliding bracket being connected so as to slide forwards/backwards. |
| US12128798B2 |
Seat for vehicle
Disclosed is a seat for a vehicle configured to variously adjust a seat position between, for example, a full-flat mode, a relaxation mode, a cushion tip-up mode, a full-bed mode, a walk-in mode, and a rear-view mode using a first hinge shaft to rotate the entire seat, including a seatback and a seat cushion, and a second hinge shaft to rotate the seatback. |
| US12128797B2 |
Lateral protecting mechanism and child restraint system therewith
A lateral protecting mechanism adapted for a child carrier is provided. The lateral protecting mechanism includes a protecting block, a locking component and an operating component. The protecting block is pivotally disposed a lateral portion of the child carrier. The locking component is slidably disposed on the lateral portion of the child carrier and configured to slide to abut against the protecting block for restraining a pivoting movement of the protecting block. The operating component is for driving the locking component to abut against the protecting block when the operating component is operated. Besides, a child restraint system having the aforementioned lateral protecting mechanism is provided. |
| US12128795B2 |
Methods and systems for safety seat
A safety seat for a vehicle that comprises a static part attachable to an anchor of a vehicle, at least two energy absorption elements mounted on the static part, each designed to absorb a different amount of energy and a dynamic part adapted to accommodate a child and comprising at least one connector which is engaging at least one of the at least two energy absorption elements, the at least one engaged energy absorption element is adapted to a weight range of a child, so as to absorb impact energy applied on the dynamic part via the static part, thus extending along a longitudinal movement between the static part and the dynamic part. |
| US12128794B2 |
Autonomous vehicle adapted for sleeping or resting in a reclined posture
A vehicle has an automatically tiltable seat, a plurality of seat actuators fully supporting the automatically-tiltable seat to enable the automatically tiltable seat to pitch or roll to compensate for motion of the vehicle, and a processor to predict the motion of the vehicle and to control the plurality of seat actuators. The plurality of seat actuators automatically adjusts the pitch or roll of the automatically tiltable seat in response to the motion of the vehicle. The seat actuators also provide shock absorption. |
| US12128793B2 |
Device and method to determine available regenerative braking energy in a route for vehicle
A device and method determines available regenerative braking energy in a route for a target vehicle. The device is in communication with a navigation unit and is configured to split the at least one route between a source and a destination into multiple segments followed by determining vehicular data of the target vehicle. The device determines available/recoverable regenerative braking energy in the at least one route for the target vehicle based on selective vehicular data of other vehicles similar to the target vehicle, which have travelled through the at least one route. The device is configured to dynamically predict the available regenerative braking energy originating from random longitudinal deceleration maneuvers for the chosen route from source location to the chosen destination location for any hybrid or electric vehicle. The device improves fuel efficiency and reduces emissions. |
| US12128792B2 |
Systems and methods for predicting degradation of a battery for use in an electric vehicle
A system for predicting degradation of a battery for use in an electric vehicle is presented. The system includes a computing device communicatively connected to at least a pack monitor unit, wherein the at least a pack monitor unit is configured to detect a battery pack datum of a plurality of battery modules incorporated in a battery pack. The computing device is further configured to receive the battery pack datum as a function of the at least a pack monitor unit, generate, as a function of the battery pack datum, a battery pack model associated with the battery pack of the electric vehicle, and determine a battery degradation prediction as a function of the battery pack datum and the battery pack model. |
| US12128791B2 |
Charging of electric vehicles and construction machines
A method for managing state of charge of a battery of an electric work vehicle to be ready to return to work at a return to work time. Data comprising an expected date and time of return to work is obtained from the output of a user interface and used to calculate an expected duration of immobilization of the electric work vehicle. A charge rate is determined based on the expected duration of immobilization of the work vehicle and a targeted charge increase. A charging start time is calculated such that at the return to work time an actual state of charge of the battery is a target operational state of charge value. The temperature of the battery is adjusted such that the battery is at a target temperature at the charging start time. The charge cycle is started at the charging start time. |
| US12128788B2 |
Systems and applications based on modular battery packs
Modular battery packs are disclosed and can be used in different devices and systems, such as electric vehicles, electric aircrafts, and electric scooters. Each modular battery pack includes a trace unit to record information about the battery pack, which is transmitted to a distributed data management system. The distributed data management system maintains a unique record entry for each modular battery back, based on which the residual fair market value can be assessed. This evaluation system facilitates the reselling, renting, and/or exchanging of modular battery packs at an online platform and/or at a physical battery sale, rental, and/or swapping station. Modular battery packs may also be recycled from one application to another application. For example, when a modular battery pack from an electric vehicle is degraded to certain level, it may be recycled and used in an energy storage system or other systems having lower requirements for battery performances. |
| US12128787B2 |
Battery use system, charging device, information processing device, battery use method, program, and storage medium
A battery use system includes a battery removably mounted on an electric power device, a charging device configured to charge the battery, and a server configured to communicate with the charging device. The charging device is configured to transmit the identification information of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit to the server via a first communicator and control charging of the battery and/or detachment of the battery on the basis of reception information received by the first communicator from the server. The server is configured to determine whether or not the charging of the battery and/or the detachment of the battery accommodated in the accommodation unit are available on the basis of the identification information received by a second communicator from the charging device and provision information provided from an information provider and transmit transmission information on an availability determination result to the charging device via the second communicator. |
| US12128785B2 |
Transport charge offload management
An example operation includes one or more of initiating, by a transport, a request to provide a first portion of stored energy to a charging station, determining, by the charging station, an actual amount of energy needed by the transport, wherein the determining is based on a first destination of the transport and on data received by the charging station based on a route associated with the first destination, wherein the actual amount of energy is not the same amount as the first portion of stored energy, and depositing, by the transport, the actual amount of energy in the charging station. |
| US12128784B2 |
Energy management system and energy management method
To create a charging/discharging plan when a vehicle including a storage battery is chargeable/dischargeable at a plurality of facilities. An energy management system includes a schedule management unit configured to manage a schedule for moving from a first facility to a second facility, and a charging/discharging plan creation unit configured to create a first charging/discharging plan being a charging/discharging plan for a storage battery in each of the first facility and the second facility, in which the charging/discharging plan creation unit is configured to create the first charging/discharging plan with which the storage battery discharges at the first facility while leaving moving power being power for the vehicle to move from the first facility to the second facility. |
| US12128781B2 |
Vessel automatic berthing wireless charging integrated system and operating method thereof
The invention discloses a vessel automatic berthing wireless charging integrated system and operating method thereof. The invention comprises a charging barge and at least one vessel. The charging barge comprises a power, a distribution board and a locking module control system, and every vessel comprises an automatic pilot system, a vessel controlling system and a wireless power receiving module. A bow berthing module of the present invention moors the vessel. After a guiding structure of the bow berthing module straightly aligns bow direction of the vessel, a wireless power supplying module of a side berthing module matches with the wireless power receiving module then charges the vessel. |
| US12128780B1 |
Multi-coil inductive charging for vehicles
Wirelessly charging a vehicle battery may be performed using a plurality of charging coils. The offboard coils and the onboard coils may be spaced apart by different amounts, such that, when the vehicle is positioned in a vehicle charging space, at least one pair of an onboard coil and an offboard coil may still be substantially aligned for wireless charging, even when other coils are misaligned. The offboard coils may include sizes that are conducive to charge smaller capacity systems in some arrangements and are combinable to charge larger capacity systems in other arrangements. In addition, the use of relatively small coils may allow for flexibility in thermal management. |
| US12128773B2 |
Vehicle data managing server, platform managing server and service server, and service providing system associated with autonomous driving platform
A service providing system associated with an autonomous driving platform is provided. A service providing system associated with a simulation platform is provided. The service providing system includes a platform managing server configured to manage the simulation platform that provides simulation related to a driving environment of a vehicle, a vehicle data managing server configured to acquire vehicle data including driving data related to driving of the vehicle and battery data related to a state of a battery of the vehicle and provide a simulation request based on the vehicle data and the vehicle data to the simulation platform, and a service server configured to manage energy management software that provides energy management data to the simulation platform in association with the simulation platform. |
| US12128770B2 |
Methods and systems for battery power allocation control in a BEV
Methods and systems are provided, including a method for an electric vehicle battery distribution among at least three motors. The method may comprise selecting a first drive path with at least first and second motors for an open-loop power allocation control, designating a second drive path with at least a third motor for an open-loop or a closed-loop power allocation control, determining a power allocation ratio of each motor relative to a total power; and operating the each motors with adjusted power limits based on the determined power allocation ratios. |
| US12128769B2 |
Electric vehicle control method and electric vehicle control device
A control method for an electric vehicle equipped with an electric motor as a driving source, the method including: setting a torque target value as a target value related to a driving torque of the electric vehicle based on vehicle information; calculating a basic feedback compensation value based on a parameter indicating a rotation state of the electric motor and a vehicle model of the electric vehicle; calculating a first feedback compensation value by multiplying the basic feedback compensation value by a first gain; calculating a second feedback compensation value by extracting a predetermined specific frequency component from the basic feedback compensation value and multiplying the specific frequency component by a second gain; calculating a torque command value by correcting the torque target value by the first feedback compensation value and the second feedback compensation value; and driving the electric motor based on the torque command value. |
| US12128765B2 |
Vehicle and method of controlling the same
An embodiment vehicle includes an audio video navigation (AVN) device configured to execute an application, a display configured to display a screen of the application, an input device configured to receive a command from a user, and a processor configured to receive a backup command through the input device, in response to the backup command, generate snapshot data of the application being executed, extract a keyword based on the screen displayed on the display, generate metadata corresponding to the snapshot data and including a keyword, receive a restoration command that includes the keyword, the restoration command received thorough the input device, based on the received restoration command, select the metadata including the keyword, and restore data of the application based on the snapshot data corresponding to the selected metadata. |
| US12128762B1 |
Coordinated vehicle dynamic handling balance control using torque management
A chassis control system of a vehicle includes: a first torque source providing torque to a first axle of the vehicle; a second torque source providing torque to a second axle of the vehicle independently of the first torque source; and a vehicle control module controlling the first and second torque sources to transition between a torque redistribution and torque limit control modes based on a wheel torque redistribution threshold, a wheel torque limit of the first axle and/or second axle, and a torque limit of one of the first and second torque sources. The torque redistribution mode refers to when torque is being selectively provided to the first axle by the first torque source and to the second axle by the second torque source. The torque limit control mode refers to when torque to at least one of first axle and the second axle is limited. |
| US12128756B2 |
System for controlling vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a fuel filler apparatus/charging port apparatus/hidden handle apparatus for a vehicle. The fuel filler apparatus/charging port apparatus has a fuel filler lid/charging port lid, and the hidden handle apparatus has a hidden door handle. The fuel filler apparatus/charging port apparatus/hidden handle apparatus includes actuation apparatus and actuation apparatus control unit. The actuation apparatus includes motor, where the motor has an open position, a closed position, and an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position, and the motor is configured to drive an actuation component to move between the open position and the closed position. The actuation apparatus control unit receives an opening signal and a closing signal from a body control module, the opening signal causes the actuation component to move to the open position, and the closing signal causes the actuation component to move to the closed position. The actuation apparatus control unit performs closed-loop control of the motor based on a proportional-integral-derivative control algorithm according to a temperature, a voltage, and a position of the motor, to precisely control the fuel filler lid apparatus/charging port lid apparatus/hidden handle apparatus to move between the open position and the closed position. |
| US12128755B2 |
Coolant system for a vehicle and a method of controlling a coolant system
A coolant system includes a first and a second coolant tank, the first and second coolant tanks are connectable to each other by means of a coolant supply conduit and a first coolant feeding conduit, wherein the first coolant feeding conduit comprises a fluid pump. The coolant system hereby provides an active coolant pressure control with service filling ability. |
| US12128749B2 |
Energy store housing assembly for a motor vehicle
The present disclosure relates to an energy store housing assembly for a motor vehicle. The energy store housing assembly includes an energy store housing and an underride guard coupled to a bottom side of the energy store housing. The underride guard includes a sandwich arrangement, which includes an upper cover plate disposed on the top side of the sandwich arrangement facing the energy store housing, a lower cover plate disposed on the bottom side of the sandwich arrangement, and a filling material disposed between the upper cover plate and the lower cover plate. The underride guard includes a plurality of ribs extending along the top side of the sandwich arrangement. |
| US12128748B1 |
Mounting platform for sunshade of automobile panoramic sunroof
Disclosed is a mounting platform for a sunshade of an automobile panoramic sunroof, which comprises a positioning part, a mounting part, a clamping groove and a magnetic component; the positioning part comprises a base plate and a limit plate, wherein the base plate comprises an upper end face and a lower end face, and the limit plate is arranged above the upper end face; the mounting part comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, and the bottom surface is lower than the lower end face; the lower end face is provided with a blocking part, which comprises a starting end and a terminating end, wherein the terminating end is lower than the starting end, and the terminating end extends towards the lower end face to form a terminating face; a clamping groove is formed between the terminating face, the lower end face and the mounting part. |
| US12128742B2 |
Air purifier
The present invention relates to an air purifier comprising a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet. A filter module, a power supply module, a drive module and a processing module are sequentially arranged in the housing along an airflow direction. The drive module gives a drive force to the air, so that the air enters into the housing from the air inlet, then in turn flows through the filter module, the power supply module, the drive and processing modules. The filter module filters out large particle pollutants in the air such as dust. The power supply module is used to supply power to the drive module and the processing module. The processing module is used to remove bacteria and organic pollutants in the air. Therefore, the degree of air purification can be improved, so that the air is purified to the ideal state as much as possible. |
| US12128738B2 |
Cabin air extraction assembly and method for a vehicle
A cabin air extraction assembly for a vehicle that utilizes an air extractor input port disposed in the rear portion of the cabin of a vehicle that conduits cabin air to a snorkel assembly disposed within a sealed or substantially sealed body panel or side structure near the rear wheel well of the vehicle, for example. This snorkel assembly includes a one-way pressure relief valve. Because the snorkel assembly is positioned such that it is not prone to obstruction or the intake of water in a wading application, there is no risk of water intrusion into the cabin of the vehicle, even if the bottom portion of the snorkel assembly is disposed below the wading line during vehicle operation. Thus, the cabin air extraction assembly and associated method promote passenger comfort by allowing the HVAC system of a vehicle to be operated using fresh, outside air without cabin pressure problems, even during a wading application. |
| US12128737B2 |
Headliner trim and method for producing a headliner trim
A headliner trim for a motor vehicle includes a main body, at least one air channel formed in the main body for conducting an air flow through the main body, and at least one air outlet opening formed in the main body, through which air outlet opening the air flow conducted in the air channel can flow into the interior of the motor vehicle. The main body is formed from a particle foam, such as expanded polypropylene (EPP) or expanded polyethylene (EPE). |
| US12128736B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a valve, an electrical component cooling device, a battery cooling device, an indoor heating device, an indoor cooling device, a centralized energy device, and a chiller to improve heating efficiency by regulating a temperature of a battery module by use of one chiller in which a cooler and a refrigerant exchange heat, recovers various heat sources in a heating mode of the vehicle and utilizes the recovered heat sources for indoor heating. |
| US12128734B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a driver section including a driver seat, an air conditioner, and a duct to supply conditioned air from the air conditioner. The air conditioner is below an upper end of the driver seat. The duct includes a vertical portion extending upward from the air conditioner and rearward of the driver seat, and a horizontal portion extending from an upper end portion of the vertical portion to a position forward of the driver in the driver seat in a side view. The duct includes, at a portion forward of the driver, an outlet to blow conditioned air toward the driver. |
| US12128733B2 |
Integrated thermal management circuit for vehicle
An integrated thermal management circuit for a vehicle includes an electrical component line having a first radiator, a battery line having a second radiator, an integration line branching from the electrical component line and the battery line and joined to the electrical component line and the battery line, a refrigerant line having a cooling core and in which a refrigerant flows, a chiller connected to the integration line and the refrigerant line, and a control valve provided to control a flow of coolant from the integration line through the chiller. |
| US12128730B2 |
Thermal management system
The present disclosure discloses a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a refrigerant system and a coolant system. The thermal management system also includes a fourth heat exchanger. The fourth heat exchanger is disposed in the coolant system. The fourth heat exchanger can absorb heat from the air and release heat to the air, which is beneficial to improve the performance of the thermal management system. |
| US12128729B2 |
Integrated optical transceiver
An optical transceiver includes a silicon photonics substrate and multiple devices. The devices are configured to process optical signals propagating to and from the optical transceiver, and to perform at least one of an optical-to-electrical conversion of received optical signals to incoming electric signals and an electrical-to-optical conversion of outgoing electric signals to transmitted optical signals. The devices are each fabricated to include respectively a package substrate configured according to one of multiple different package substrate mounting technologies. Each package substrate among the multiple devices is mounted on the silicon photonics substrate according to mounting requirements of the respective package substrate mounting technology of that package substrate. At least two of the package substrates are mounted according to the mounting requirements of different package substrate mounting technologies. |
| US12128725B2 |
Method for setting the lift position of a machine frame of a ground milling machine, which machine frame is connected via lifting means to movement means, and ground milling machine
A method for setting the lifting position of a machine frame of a ground milling machine, which machine frame is connected via lifting means to movement means, and to a ground milling machine. |
| US12128722B1 |
Energy harvesting system and method for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy
A gravity-assist energy harvesting system incorporates a gravitational positive displacement pump. The gravitational positive displacement pump has a cylinder and a reciprocating piston inside the cylinder. The piston is adapted for movement along a compression stroke and an opposite extension stroke in response to a gravitational bounce. A fluid drive assembly is operatively connected to the gravitational positive displacement pump and a fluid source, such that operational movement of the gravitational positive displacement pump circulates the fluid thereby actuating the fluid drive assembly. A generator is operatively connected to the fluid drive assembly and is adapted for generating electrical energy upon actuation of the fluid drive assembly. |
| US12128719B2 |
Hitch assembly with a recessed draw bar
A hitch assembly adapted for securement in a tube receiver connected to a towing vehicle below its bumper includes a hitch base with a recessed profile. The hitch base includes a shaft sized for reception in the tube receiver and a draw bar connected to the shaft. The shaft is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the draw bar. The draw bar includes a plurality of pin receiving apertures extending laterally through a lower portion of the draw bar in vertical spaced alignment. The upper portion of the draw bar includes a recessed geometry or reduced profile relative to the lower portion of the draw bar. |
| US12128717B1 |
Quick replacement air valve
An exterior installable air valve for a tire rim using an exterior operated nut compressing a gasket against a wedge to expand the gasket for sealing to a wheel rim. |
| US12128713B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire of the present disclosure includes: a pair of main grooves, lateral grooves and longitudinal grooves, wherein a center land, repeats, in the tire circumferential direction, four center blocks, each of the four center blocks includes a recessed portion that is open to the main groove, the lateral groove or the longitudinal groove and has one end closed, when the recessed portions provided in the four center blocks are defined as first to fourth recessed portions, the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion extend in a direction inclined to one direction with respect to the tire equator line, and the third recessed portion and the fourth recessed portion extend in a direction inclined to another direction with respect to the tire equator line, and a groove width of each of the first to fourth recessed portions is 5.0 mm or more. |
| US12128705B1 |
Bicycle hub and spoke arrangement
A novel bicycle hub and spoke arrangement is provided and includes a bicycle axle supported for rotation by a hub shaft. A plurality of flanges extend radially from the hub shaft and each has a plurality of circumferentially oriented apertures. A plurality of spokes has a first end connected to one of the apertures of the flanges in a manner such as to create three areas of contact. A first area of contact is formed as a head of each of the spokes is seated within one of the plurality of circumferentially oriented apertures. A second area of contact is formed as an inner radius segment of each of the spokes contacts a wall defining the one of the plurality of flange apertures and a third area of contact is formed as each of the spokes contacts an outer rim of the flange. |
| US12128702B2 |
Method for producing a security element comprising micro-imaging elements
A method for producing a security element for security papers, valuable documents or the like, includes a carrier having on its top side micro-imaging elements and on its underside structures which, together with the microimaging elements, image a motif in front of the top side of the carrier; the position of the motif being is dependent on the viewing angle. |
| US12128701B2 |
Fabrication of moiré on curved surfaces
Moiré is an appealing visual effect observable when two or more repetitive patterns are superposed. We introduce a method for designing and fabricating level-line moirés on curved surfaces. These moiré shapes are obtained by superposing a partly absorbing or partly light deviating curved base layer and a curved revealing layer formed by a grating of transparent lines or cylindrical lenses. The distances between base layer and revealing layer are adapted to the locally varying distances between successive transparent lines or cylindrical lenses of the curved revealing layer grating. We demonstrate the quality of our method by rendered simulations and by fabrication. The resulting level-line moiré display devices can be manufactured using different fabrication techniques, from multi-material 3D printing to molding. |
| US12128699B2 |
Digital heat transfer of an image
An applicator for transferring an indicia to a substrate includes an ink layer forming the indicia. A white layer is disposed on the ink layer. An adhesive layer is disposed on the white layer. The adhesive layer is configured to adhere the ink layer and the white layer to the substrate. |
| US12128697B2 |
Tape cassette
A cassette case includes a bottom case and a top case. A tape is housed in the cassette case. A tape discharge portion discharges, from the cassette case, the tape that has been guided in the cassette case along a predetermined feed path. A first indicator portion indicates a type of the tape. A second indicator portion indicates a type of the tape, which is different from that indicated by the first indicator portion. An indicator member is a member independent from the top case and the bottom case, and is provided with the second indicator portion. An attachment portion is provided on the cassette case. The indicator member is removably attached to the attachment portion. |
| US12128689B2 |
Image recording apparatus
An image recording apparatus includes a controller configured to: (a) when a remaining amount of ink at the time of receiving a recording start instruction to start image recording on one recording medium is equal to or less than a predetermined amount and a calculated ink remaining amount is less than a required ink amount, not to start the image recording; and (b) when the remaining amount of ink at the time of receiving the recording start instruction is more than the predetermined amount, start the image recording according to the recording start instruction and, during the image recording according to the recording start instruction, when the remaining amount of ink is equal to or less than the predetermined amount and the calculated ink remaining amount is equal to or less than a threshold, interrupt the image recording. |
| US12128687B2 |
Method for controlling regenerated chip, regenerated chip and regenerated ink cartridge
A method for controlling a regenerated chip, a regenerated chip, and a regenerated ink cartridge are provided. The regenerated chip is electrically connected to a printer by means of a first data signal wire and a logic signal wire, and is electrically connected to an ink cartridge chip by means of a second data signal wire. The method for controlling a regenerated chip includes: detecting an operation command sent by the printer by means of the first data signal wire and the logic signal wire; and when it is detected that the operation command is not a selected operation command, sending a data signal to the ink cartridge chip by means of the second data signal wire, wherein the data signal instructs the ink cartridge chip to communicate with the printer. |
| US12128684B2 |
Fluid channels of different types
An example fluid ejection device comprises a plurality of distinct fluid channels. Each fluid channel comprises a distinct fluid inlet to the ejection device. A subset of the plurality of distinct fluid channels comprises fluid recirculating fluid channels, and the remaining fluid channels comprising non-recirculating fluid channels. |
| US12128680B2 |
Recording apparatus, recording and reading system, and recording method
A recording apparatus includes a recording head that has a plurality of nozzles that eject liquid onto a medium and a control section that controls an ejection of liquid by the recording head, wherein the control section controls the recording head to record a plurality of first patterns having mutually different densities on the medium in a intersecting direction that intersects a nozzle alignment direction in which the nozzles are arranged, and to record a plurality of second patterns for identifying positions of the nozzles in the nozzle alignment direction on the medium in the intersecting direction such that each of the plurality of first patterns is adjacent to the second patterns on at least one of one end side and the other end side in the intersecting direction. |
| US12128679B2 |
Capping device and liquid ejecting apparatus
A capping device configured to form a space surrounding an opening of a nozzle by coming into contact with a liquid ejecting head having the nozzle for ejecting a liquid, includes a unit cap, which is an example of a cap, including a recess that forms the space, a humidifying chamber that has an inlet through which a humidifying fluid for humidifying the space flows in and an outlet through which the humidifying fluid flows out, and a first moisture permeable membrane, which is an example of a partition wall, having gas permeability, that partitions the recess and the humidifying chamber. The recess has a discharge hole, which is an example of a hole for discharging the liquid discharged from the liquid ejecting head, which is the example of the cap. |
| US12128677B2 |
Image forming system and image forming device
An image forming device performs image formation on a medium selected by a computer. When a cutting device is unusable, a long sheet-type medium accommodated in a first medium container is unusable. However, a conveyance passage used for conveying a short sheet-type medium is usable in at least one of a first state where the cutting device is unusable or a second state where the sheet-type medium is unable to pass through the cutting device. A necessary condition to make both the long sheet-type medium and the short sheet-type medium selectable includes the detector detecting neither the first status nor the second status. A necessary condition to make the long sheet-type medium unselectable and make the short sheet-type medium selectable includes the detector detecting one of the first status and the second status. |
| US12128674B2 |
Image recording apparatus downsized in vertical direction
An image recording apparatus includes a housing, an operation panel, a sheet conveyor, a recording device, and a cutting device. The operation panel is disposed at a first-side face of the housing in a first direction. The first direction is orthogonal to a vertical direction and extends from a first side to a second side of the image recording apparatus. In the first direction, the cutting device is closer to the first side of the image recording apparatus than the recording device is and closer to the second side of the image recording apparatus than the operation panel is. The cutting device includes a cutter, and a cutter carriage to move with the cutter mounted thereon along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the vertical direction. The operation panel overlaps a movable area of the cutter carriage when viewed in the first direction. |
| US12128673B2 |
Lid subsystem for media processing devices
A printer includes: a body with a set of interior walls defining a media enclosure configured to receive a media cartridge, and a latch recess in one of the interior walls, including a retaining surface, and a ramp surface; a lid rotatably coupled to the body and movable between open and closed positions; and a latch movably supported by the lid between a locked position and an unlocked position, the latch including: a bias member biasing the latch towards the locked position, a hook surface configured to engage the retaining surface when the lid is closed and the latch is in the locked position, and a cam surface configured via the bias member, when the lid is closed and the latch is released to the unlocked position, to slide against the ramp surface and lift the lid to an intermediate position between the open and closed positions. |
| US12128671B2 |
Printing apparatus and control method for printing apparatus
A printing apparatus 10 includes support member 12 that supports a core body Ra of a roll medium R, a transport mechanism 17 that transports the print medium S drawn out from the roll medium R, a first accommodation sidewall 27 and a second accommodation sidewall 28 arranged in a width direction, a print head 22, and a trailing edge detection section 60 that detects that all of the print medium S that is drawable out from the roll medium R has been drawn out by the transport mechanism 17, wherein the first accommodation sidewall 27 has groove 50, and the roll medium R is accommodated in an accommodation section 11 by engaging the support member 12 with the groove 50 and the trailing edge detection section 60 detects that the support member 12 is separated from an engagement surface 52 of the groove 50. |
| US12128667B2 |
Skin material, method for producing same, and interior material
A skin material includes: a design layer; and a base cloth layer. The design layer includes a surface layer and a foam layer. The base cloth layer includes a surface fabric and a back fabric, and a binding yarn that binds the surface fabric and the back fabric. The binding yarn is a thermoplastic resin fiber erected between the surface fabric and the back fabric to form a gap between the surface fabric and the back fabric. The foam layer and the surface fabric are joined. An interior material includes the skin material and a base material to which the skin material is attached. A method for producing the skin material includes joining the surface layer and the base cloth layer via a foamable adhesive to serve as the foam layer. |
| US12128666B2 |
Multi-layer thermoformed polymeric foam articles and methods
Thermoformed polymeric foam articles and methods of forming the same are described. In some embodiments, thermoformed articles are produced from multi-layer foamed sheet where the formed article has a density equal to or less than the precursor multi-layer sheet. One of the layers of the thermoformed article may be a polymer foam layer having a density reduction between 5% and 50% as compared to the solid polymer. Such polymer foam layers can be referred to as “medium density” or “high density” foams. Advantageously, the methods described herein are practical for commercial use and, for example, can be used to produce a variety of thermoformed articles suitable for use in many different applications. |
| US12128665B2 |
Fibrous structure-containing articles that exhibit consumer relevant properties
Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, comprising fibrous structures, and more particularly articles comprising fibrous structures comprising a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the articles exhibit improved consumer relevant properties, for example improved bulk and absorbent properties, compared to known articles and methods for making same are provided. |
| US12128660B2 |
Vehicle interior material
A vehicle interior material in which a skin body is less likely to rise from a base material at a position of an end portion is provided. The vehicle interior material includes a base material and skin body 3 covering at least a part of a front side of the base material and bonded to the base material. Skin body 3 includes folded portion 15 folded to a side of back surface 10b. Back surface 10b is exposed to a side of the base material at a position of an end portion of folded portion 15 in an extending direction. |
| US12128658B2 |
Method of preparing a functional laminate
The present disclosure relates to a method of preparing a laminate or a laminated lens, comprising obtaining a first plastic substrate having a front surface and a back surface, treating the front surface of the first plastic substrate or the back surface of the first plastic substrate, and laminating a second plastic substrate on the treated front surface of the first plastic substrate or the treated back surface of the first plastic substrate. The treating may include applying a polyurethane resin to a surface of the first plastic substrate. The method may further comprise treating a surface of the second plastic substrate. The method may further comprise applying activator to the treated surfaces of the first plastic substrate and the second plastic substrate and laminating by apposing the treated surfaces of the first plastic substrate and the second plastic substrate. |
| US12128655B2 |
Liner film
The invention relates to gusseted plastic film with a thickness of 50 to 200 microns, comprising a polyolefin homopolymer or copolymer, a polyether copolymer and a layer comprising oxygen barrier polymer. |
| US12128646B2 |
Connective protective packaging
A connective protective packaging element is provided. The connective protective packaging element may include a protective body in a high-density supply configuration. The protective body may be configurable into a low-density configuration for cushioning packaged products. The body may include an exposed surface in the low-density configuration. The connective protective packaging element may also include a bonding element attached to the exposed surface that operably bonds the exposed surface to an abutting surface by contact with the bonding element. |
| US12128640B1 |
Process for increasing hydrophobicity of articles made of polyolefins
The disclosure provides a process for treatment of an article (1) made of a polymer composition; comprising the steps of providing an article (1) with a surface, the article being made of a polymer composition comprising one or more polyolefins; providing one or more texturing solvents (3, 5, 7, 9) selected from one or more vegetable oils, one or more terpenes, one or more alkanes and any combination thereof; wherein the one or more texturing solvents (3, 5, 7, 9) are further selected to have a boiling point which is above the crystallisation temperature Tc of the one or more polyolefins and to be devoid of a halogenated atom and/or an aromatic group; contacting the surface of the article (1) with the one or more texturing solvents (3, 5, 7, 9); and recovering an article with a textured surface with water contact angle following ISO 19403-6:2017 that is increased by comparison to the initial water contact angle. |
| US12128639B2 |
Forming device and forming method
A forming device includes: a forming jig extending along an axial direction; a forming die having a shape corresponding to a top part region and a wall part region of the forming jig; and a movement mechanism that moves the forming die so as to approach a bottom part region along a height direction HD. The forming die includes: a body part; a plate-shaped forming part that is attached to the body part so as to be swingable around a swing shaft; and a pressurization part that generates a pressurization force which causes a distal end part of the forming part to push a layered body against the wall part region when the forming die is moved by the movement mechanism so as to approach the bottom part region. In accordance with the distal end part, the part causes a contact surface to contact a region of the layered body. |
| US12128637B2 |
Apparatus and method for depositing an elongated fiber tow
A pressure foot device and system comprising a pressure foot device for guiding, forming and applying an elongate fiber tow, wherein the pressure foot device comprises a foot surface comprising a straight foot segment, a groove comprising a flared end and defining a groove midplane, and a foot shaft housing characterized by a foot shaft's axis of rotation that is orthogonal to the straight foot segment and comprised in the groove midplane. |
| US12128635B2 |
Joining method and assembly for an aircraft
A joining method and assembly for an aircraft. To improve the characteristics or permit hitherto impossible connections between thermoplastic and thermoset components, a multi-material joining method is disclosed in which a thermoplastic connecting region is formed on the thermoplastic component. The connecting region is connected to the thermoset component by interdiffusion. For this purpose, the uncured second component is brought into contact with the connecting region and heat is supplied. An interdiffusion layer is formed which fixedly connects the second component and the connecting region to one another and thus joins the first component to the second component. |
| US12128630B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling additive manufacturing
A method is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The method may include receiving from a user a sketch of a cross-section of the composite structure and a desired height. The method may also include automatically generating a virtual model of the composite structure having a plurality of layers, each with a thickness related to the height. The method may further include receiving from the user at least one infill pattern for at least one of the plurality of layers, and causing an additive manufacturing machine to deposit a continuous fiber along segments of the at least one infill pattern. |
| US12128629B2 |
Printing method and printing device
A printing method and a printing device are provided. The printing method includes: determining, according to layer printing data of an object to be printed, a trip starting point and/or a trip ending point in a scanning direction for each trip of multiple trips required for a print head to print a preset layer, where the trip starting point and/or a trip ending point of at least one trip matches a contour of the object to be printed in the trip (S101); and performing layer printing for the preset layer according to the trips (S102). |
| US12128627B2 |
Method and device for post-treatment of particles carried in a process gas and filter therefor
Disclosed is a method for the post-treatment of particles carried along in a process gas of a device for the generative manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, wherein the particles are conducted to a filter chamber. An oxidant is added to the particles and that an oxidation reaction of the particles with the oxidant is initiated. |
| US12128626B2 |
Method for producing three-dimensional hydrogel structures and device for the layerwise building-up of such hydrogel structures
The invention relates to a method for producing three-dimensional, preferably porous, hydrogel structures by means of layer build-up technique, wherein the method comprises the following steps. Providing (S1) of a liquid hydrogel solution, preferably a liquid alginate solution, and a, preferably transportable, sample carrier. Layerwise applying (S2) the liquid hydrogel solution onto the sample carrier in a temperature environment, the temperature of which is below the freezing point of the hydrogel solution, to produce a frozen 3D layered hydrogel structure. In order to increase advantageously the porosity of the 3D layered hydrogel structure, i.e. the proportion of small voids, cavities and/or depressions in the 3D layered hydrogel structure, the method according to the invention further comprises the step of drying (S3) of the frozen 3D layered hydrogel structure, e.g. by means of freeze-drying, to produce a porous 3D hydrogel structure. The invention relates further also to a device for the layerwise building-up of three-dimensional hydrogel structures. |
| US12128625B2 |
Hydraulic 3D-printing system and method
The invention is a system and method for printing 3D objects that employs a hydraulic device. The device may include a piston, a platform, multiple chambers, and a channel, wherein the channel and chambers are fluidly connected and configured to hold a desired amount of 3D printing material suitable for 3D-printing objects for a wide range of applications. In an exemplary method, moving the piston transfers 3D printing material from one chamber to another chamber in which a build platform is situated; radiation from a light engine coupled to the chamber that includes the platform exposes the 3D printing material to a curing light on a surface of the platform. In exemplary embodiments, the chambers may be designed just small enough so as to facilitate the printing of a single small 3D-printed object. |
| US12128621B2 |
Fabricating ceramic structures
A fabrication apparatus for fabricating ceramic structures of controlled size and composition is provided. The fabrication apparatus includes an additive manufacturing machine configured to dispense preceramic materials in a printed pattern, the printed pattern corresponding to the ceramic structures of the controlled size and composition, a radiation emitter configured to emit curing radiation toward the printed pattern to cure the preceramic materials and a lamp element configured to shine light on the preceramic materials to convert the preceramic materials to ceramics. |
| US12128619B2 |
Window thermal profile calibration in additive manufacturing
Methods, systems, and/or apparatuses for making an object on a bottom-up stereolithography apparatus that includes a light source, a drive assembly, optionally a heater and/or cooler, and a controller. The light source, optional heater and/or cooler, and/or the drive assembly have at least one adjustable parameter that is adjustable by said controller. An example method comprises (a) installing a removable window cassette on said apparatus in a configuration through which said light source projects, said window cassette comprising an optically transparent member having a build surface on which an object can be produced, and with said optically transparent member having at least one thermal profile associated therewith; and then (b) modifying said at least one adjustable parameter by said controller based on said at least one thermal profile of said optically transparent member; and then (c) producing the object on said build surface from a light-polymerizable liquid by bottom-up stereolithography. |
| US12128617B2 |
Conveying installation and tool head for an additive manufacturing machine, and additive manufacturing machine
A conveying installation by way of which the 3D printing rate can be increased and the reliability of transporting a semi-finished product to be processed in an additive manufacturing machine can be improved. The conveying installation comprises a longitudinal conveying mechanism which conveys the semi-finished product along a conveying direction in that a preferably continuously revolving conveying arrangement, for example a conveyor belt or a conveying belt, engages the semi-finished product in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner |
| US12128616B1 |
Apparatus and method to form and shape building construction materials
An apparatus has a carrier robot operative within a working volume. A forming mechanism is mounted to the carrier robot. A unitary controller supplies control signals to the carrier robot and the forming mechanism, such that the carrier robot implements mechanical motion along a deposition vector and the forming mechanism deposits a segment of structured material onto a build surface within the working volume. |
| US12128611B2 |
System and method for high power diode based additive manufacturing
The present disclosure relates to a system for performing an Additive Manufacturing (AM) fabrication process on a powdered material, deposited as a powder bed and forming a substrate. The system makes use of a laser for generating a laser beam, and an optical subsystem. The optical subsystem is configured to receive the laser beam and to generate an optical signal comprised of electromagnetic radiation sufficient to melt or sinter the powdered material. The optical subsystem uses a digitally controlled mask configured to pattern the optical signal as needed to melt select portions of a layer of the powdered material to form a layer of a 3D part. A power supply and at least one processor are also included for generating a plurality of different power density levels selectable based on a specific material composition, absorptivity and diameter of the powder particles, and a known thickness of the powder bed. The powdered material is used to form the 3D part in a sequential layer-by-layer process. |
| US12128600B2 |
Device for removing plastic products
A device for removing plastic products (1) has at least one guiding and/or holding device with at least one rod body (7). In the context of a plastic forming process, the guiding and/or holding device is introduced into and removed from a plastic product (1), to take over and subsequently release the plastic product after forming for at least one further production step. A motion device (40) serves for inserting and removing the guiding and/or holding device into and from the plastic product (1), The motion device (40) moves the guiding and/or holding device axially in opposing directions of travel. At least one further motion device (35) is provided, which sets the guiding and/or holding device in rotational movement. |
| US12128596B2 |
Molding device
A molding device includes an insert mold and a base mold. The insert mold is attached to the base mold in a replaceable manner. The base mold includes a frame and a pipe. Inside the frame, the insert mold is inserted. Inside the pipe, a fluid for temperature adjustment flows. Between the insert mold and the base mold, an elastically deformable heat transfer member is arranged. The heat transfer member is in contact with both the insert mold and the base mold at least during molding. |
| US12128591B2 |
Foams based on thermoplastic elastomers
A bead foam is made of thermoplastic polyurethane, a styrene polymer, and an impact modifier. Moldings can be produced from the bead foam and processes for the production of the bead foams and moldings can be utilized. The moldings can be used for shoe intermediate soles, shoe insoles, shoe combisoles, cushioning elements for shoes, bicycle saddles, bicycle tires, damping elements, cushioning, mattresses, underlays, grips, protective films, in components in the automobile-interior sector or automobile-exterior sector, balls and sports equipment, or as floorcovering. |
| US12128590B2 |
Foaming apparatus for a paper container
A foaming apparatus for a paper container (90), including: a main body (10), a delivery mechanism, a plurality of supports (30), a heating mechanism (40), a cooling mechanism (50), a feeding mechanism (60), and a pick-up mechanism (70). The main body (10) is divided into a feeding and pick-up area (13), a preheating area (14), a heating area (15) and a cooling area (16) on a horizontal plane; the delivery mechanism includes a chain (21) in closed circulation; each of the supports (30) is provided with a supporting portion (32) and a base (31); the heating mechanism (40) is disposed on the preheating area (14) and the heating area (15) so as to heat same; the cooling mechanism (50) is disposed on the cooling area (16) so as to cool same; the feeding mechanism (60) and the pick-up mechanism (70) are separately disposed above the feeding and pick-up area (13). Therefore, the foaming apparatus for the paper container (90) can effectively reduce the size of a machine while ensuring sufficient path length to do separate the heating area (15) from the cooling area (16). |
| US12128586B2 |
Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade having an inclined root end surface
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade. The method comprises providing a mould for a shell of the wind turbine blade, the mould extending in a longitudinal direction from a root end to a tip end; providing a plurality of elongated root inserts; providing a root plate with a plurality of arcuately arranged connection points; at the connection points, connecting the root inserts to the root plate, such that the connected root inserts jointly form a contour of a portion of a root section of the wind turbine blade; and positioning the root plate relative to the mould in order to place the contour formed by the root inserts at least partially into the mould. The method further comprises providing a spacer having a decreasing thickness, and the connecting of the root inserts to the root plate comprises providing the spacer between the root inserts and the root plate. |
| US12128582B2 |
Methods to provide a floor covering
A method to provide a floor covering, including the steps of: providing a sheet vinyl; providing a PVC intermediate including at least a first layer of PVC material and at least a first reinforcing sheet, the first layer of PVC material providing the upper side of the PVC intermediate. The method also includes adhering the sheet vinyl to the PVC intermediate by laminating the lower side of the sheet vinyl to the upper side of the PVC intermediate. |
| US12128579B2 |
Impellers for cutting machines and cutting machines equipped therewith
Machines for cutting products and impellers therefor. Such an impeller is adapted to be coaxially mounted within a cutting head for rotation therein. The impeller includes a lower plate having a paddle that directs material placed on the lower plate in a radially outward direction of the impeller when the impeller is rotated. A recess in the lower plate is continuous between upper and lower surfaces of the lower plate and contiguous with the perimeter of the lower plate to define a passageway to enable debris at the upper surface to exit the impeller therethrough. A chute is located at an outer radial extent of the paddle and defines a first opening adjacent the paddle, a second opening adjacent the recess, and a passageway within the chute and between the first and second openings through which the debris passes before exiting the impeller through the passageway of the recess. |
| US12128576B2 |
Single-blade razor apparatus
A single-blade razor apparatus and methods are for manufacturing the same. A razor apparatus includes a handle and a head mounted on the handle. The head includes an upper portion and a lower portion that, when coupled together, are configured to have a single blade positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion. A cutting edge of the single blade may be exposed through a front side of the head when the single blade is positioned inside the head and between the upper portion and lower portion. The head may include a plurality of retaining posts on the lower portion of the head. At least two of the retaining posts may engage with opposing edges of the single blade when the single blade is positioned inside the head to retain the single blade inside the head. |
| US12128575B2 |
Determining a location of a device
A computer-implemented method of determining a location of a personal care device with respect to a skin surface of a subject, the personal care device being configured to perform a personal care treatment to the skin when in contact with the skin surface. The method includes receiving data representative of a measured degree of curvature of the skin surface within a first region of the skin surface of the subject, with which the personal care device is in contact; determining, by comparing the measured degree of curvature with curvature information for a plurality of regions of the skin surface of the subject contained in a database, an indication of a location of the first region of the skin surface on the subject; and performing, based on the determined indication of the location of the first region, an action in respect of the personal care device. A processing apparatus, a system, a personal care device, and a computer program product are also disclosed. |
| US12128571B2 |
3D computer-vision system with variable spatial resolution
One embodiment can provide a robotic system. The robotic system can include a robotic arm comprising an end-effector, a robotic controller configured to control movements of the robotic arm, and a dual-resolution computer-vision system. The dual-resolution computer-vision system can include a low-resolution three-dimensional (3D) camera module and a high-resolution 3D camera module. The low-resolution 3D camera module and the high-resolution 3D camera module can be arranged in such a way that a viewing region of the high-resolution 3D camera module is located inside a viewing region of the low-resolution 3D camera module, thereby allowing the dual-resolution computer-vision system to provide 3D visual information associated with the end-effector in two different resolutions when at least a portion of the end-effector enters the viewing region of the high-resolution camera module. |
| US12128568B2 |
System and method to facilitate communication between control server and robotic devices
A system and method for facilitating communication between a control server and robotic devices are provided. An integration engine of the system identifies protocol schemes and message schemes that are supported by the control server and robotic devices. When the protocol schemes and message schemes of the control server and the robotic devices are same, the integration engine facilitates transmission and reception of instructions between the control server and the robotic devices through identified communication interfaces. When the protocol schemes and message schemes of the control server and the robotic devices are different, the integration engine translates the protocol schemes and message schemes that are received from one of the control server and the robotic devices to facilitate communication between the control server and the robotic devices through identified communication interfaces. |
| US12128565B2 |
Dual-mainpulator control method and storage medium
A dual-manipulator control method is configured to be used in a dual-manipulator control system including a first manipulator, a second manipulator, and a central control module. The first manipulator and the second manipulator are controlled by the central control module, and the central control module is configured to execute the dual-manipulator control method. The dual-manipulator control method includes: generating a first instruction sequence to control the first manipulator and a second instruction sequence to control the second manipulator; and controlling the first manipulator and the second manipulator based on the first instruction sequence and the second instruction sequence. Thus, the working efficiency is improved. |
| US12128563B2 |
Machine-learnable robotic control plans
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using learnable robotic control plans. One of the methods comprises obtaining a learnable robotic control plan comprising data defining a state machine that includes a plurality of states and a plurality of transitions between states, wherein: one or more states are learnable states, and each learnable state comprises data defining (i) one or more learnable parameters of the learnable state and (ii) a machine learning procedure for automatically learning a respective value for each learnable parameter of the learnable state; and processing the learnable robotic control plan to generate a specific robotic control plan, comprising: obtaining data characterizing a robotic execution environment; and for each learnable state, executing, using the obtained data, the respective machine learning procedures defined by the learnable state to generate a respective value for each learnable parameter of the learnable state. |
| US12128558B2 |
Compact traversing robot
An apparatus includes a spindle platform; a traversing platform configured to move in a first direction; a lift system connected to the spindle platform and the traversing platform, the lift system configured to move the spindle platform in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a movable arm connected to the spindle platform, the movable arm including a first link connected to the spindle platform, a second link connected to the first link, and a third link connected to the second link, and a first actuator connected to the spindle platform and configured to cause a rotation of the first link, and a second actuator in the movable arm and configured to cause a rotation of the second link. The first actuator extends from the spindle platform into the first link to occupy a combined thickness of the spindle platform and the first link. |
| US12128553B2 |
Infinite-rotation infinite-stiffness variable stiffness actuator (IRISVSA) with application for compliant supernumerary robotic limb
A supernumerary robotic limb (SRL) system can include a plurality of rigid links, a joint that connects one rigid link to another rigid link in the plurality of rigid arms, and two variable stiffness actuators (VSAs) configured to drive the plurality of rigid links in order to complete at least one task. The VSAs can exhibit infinite rotation and infinite stiffness. The VSAs can include an output link. Additionally, the VSAs can include a set of elastic elements mounted on the output link. The VSAs can include an input link configured to provide kinetic energy for the output link. The VSAs can include a dynamic chassis configured to connect with the input link. Additionally, the VSAs can include a stiffness adjustor included in the dynamic chassis and configured to adjust an elastic transmission between at least one elastic element of the set of elastic elements and the output link. |
| US12128551B1 |
Rigid-flexible coupling gripper
A rigid-flexible coupling gripper, includes: a support unit; a rigid gripper unit and a flexible gripper unit connected to the support unit, wherein the rigid gripper unit and the flexible gripper unit are connected in parallel; the rigid gripper unit includes a sector gear connected to the support unit and a rigid gripper connected to the sector gear and capable of moving driven by the sector gear; a motor drive unit connected to the rigid gripper unit and including a motor and a partial gear including a toothed portion and a non-toothed portion, wherein the motor is connected to the partial gear for driving the partial gear to rotate; the sector gear is configured for being meshed with the toothed portion of the partial gear; and a pneumatic drive unit connected to the flexible gripper unit for driving the flexible gripper unit into a bending deformation. |
| US12128548B2 |
Soft grip unit, grip device comprising same, and driving method of grip device
In a soft grip unit, a grip device having the soft grip unit, and a driving method of the grip device, the soft grip unit includes a flexible cover, a particle, a negative pressure generator and a flexible supporting part. The flexible cover has a gripping surface on which a target object is attached and a reference surface coupled with the gripping surface. The particle is received by the receiving space, and transformed corresponding to a shape of the target object. The negative pressure generator is connected to the flexible cover. The negative pressure generator absorbs an air of the receiving space to contract the flexible cover. The flexible supporting part is tightly attached to the reference surface, and transformed at the same time when the flexible cover is pressurized and transformed by the target object. |
| US12128546B2 |
Technique for robotic device control
A robotic device control system is described. The robotic device control system includes: a radio base station for wireless communication with a robotic device; a beamforming controller coupled or integral to the radio base station for controlling beamforming between the radio base station and the robotic device; and a robotic device controller coupled to the beamforming controller, wherein the robotic device controller is configured to control the robotic device via the radio base station; wherein the robotic device control system is configured to provide an instruction, derived by the robotic device control system based on radio beam propagation information of the wireless communication between the radio base station and the robotic device, to the beamforming controller for controlling beamforming between the radio base station and the robotic device. |
| US12128545B2 |
Robot
A robot is for transferring a substrate. The robot includes an arm, a hand, and a tilter. The arm is movable. The hand is installed to the arm to project from it and holds and transfers the substrate. The tilter tilts an orientation of the hand. The hand includes a holder. The holder contacts the top surface and the bottom surface of the substrate. With the tilter, the holder holds the substrate keeping in contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the substrate and applying forces to only one of two halves of the substrate bisected. |
| US12128543B2 |
Information processing device and information processing method
An information processing device is provided including a recognition unit that executes recognition processing used to determine an action of an autonomous operating body on the basis of sensor information collected, in which the recognition unit includes a feedback recognizer that recognizes feedback from a user on behavior executed by the autonomous operating body, and the feedback recognizer recognizes a degree of the feedback on the basis of recognition results of a contact action and a non-contact action by the user for the autonomous operating body. |
| US12128540B2 |
Quick release mechanism
A quick release mechanism includes a male member including a locking pin, a female member including a cavity for receiving the male member, a locking joint on the female member including a longitudinal bore for receiving the male member, a longitudinal slit for receiving the locking pin, and a locking recess for capturing the locking pin, a spring within the cavity for securing the locking pin within the locking recess, and a bearing enabling rotation of the male member within the cavity. The male member engages the female member by guiding the locking pin into the slit and compressing the spring until the locking pin is released from the slit into the cavity. The locking pin is then able to shift into the locking recess by rotating the male member. The spring exerts a force onto the male member to maintain the locking pin within the locking recess. |
| US12128530B2 |
Screw device having integrated detection means
A screw device (10) for applying a torque to a screw partner (20), includes a flat output assembly (1) having an output (1b) detachably connected to the screw partner (20) and a drive (1a), to which a drive torque can be manually or mechanically applied. A detection assembly (5) for providing measurement values for determining and/or monitoring an output torque acting on the screw partner on the output side, is provided in a housing (30) of the flat output assembly (1) and can detect a radial a force and/or a tangential force acting on a gearwheel (4d) which connects the drive and the output of the flat output assembly (1) in a torque-transmitting manner, and provides same for electronic signal evaluation. |
| US12128528B2 |
Adaptive tooling assembly
A fixture and a method of operating the fixture are disclosed for repositioning a workpiece disposed on the fixture to correct an offset between the centerline of the workpiece and an indexing position on the fixture. The fixture includes one or more linear actuators that linearly move vacuum grippers on their outboard ends into contact with surfaces of the workpiece. Vacuum is applied to the vacuum grippers, which enables the vacuum grippers to grip the surfaces of the workpiece. The linear actuators are driven to reposition the workpiece on the fixture to reduce the offset between the two below a threshold value. When in position, the fixture secures the workpiece in place for subsequent machining operations that may be performed on the workpiece. |
| US12128524B2 |
Membrane for carrier head with segmented substrate chuck
A membrane for a CMP carrier head includes a circular lower portion that provides a substrate mounting surface for a central region of a substrate, a first plurality of flaps that extend upward from the circular lower portion to form a plurality of inner chambers, an annular upper portion that provides a lower surface for applying pressure to an annular outer region of the substrate, and a second plurality of flaps that extend upward from the annular upper portion to form a plurality of independently pressurizable outer chambers. The annular upper portion surrounds the circular lower portion and is vertically offset from the circular lower portion such that the lower surface is positioned above a plane defined by the circular lower portion, and the annular upper portion is coupled to an outermost flap of the first plurality of flaps. |
| US12128521B2 |
Apparatus for forming a hairline finish
An apparatus for forming the hairline on a target material according to the embodiment includes a body including a rotation shaft, an abrasive member, a first bracket for fixing the abrasive member to the rotation shaft, and a guide unit disposed between the body and the rotation shaft along a longitudinal direction of the rotation shaft. |
| US12128520B2 |
Production cell with workpiece return
A production cell includes a workpiece conveyor device which has at least one workpiece carriage. It further includes at least one workpiece processing device and a workpiece transfer station. A provided workpiece can be conveyed to the workpiece processing station and from the processing station to the workpiece transfer station by the workpiece carriage. The production cell has a workpiece tilting device which is arranged at the workpiece transfer station and a workpiece return device with a workpiece temporary storage device. A workpiece can be transferred to the workpiece return device by the workpiece tilting device at the workpiece transfer station, and the workpiece can be conveyed into the workpiece temporary storage device. The workpiece can be removed from the workpiece temporary storage device and can be provided to the workpiece conveyor device. |
| US12128516B2 |
Tool and method for measuring a tool force
A tool received in a tool holding fixture of a tool holder includes a tool shank defining a recess and a force sensor arranged in the recess. During operation of the tool, the force sensor measures a tool force exerted by the tool shank onto the tool holder. A method for measuring a tool force by using the tool includes the steps of: arranging the force sensor between the tool shank and the tool holding fixture; clamping the force sensor by means of a clamping device of the tool holding fixture; operating the tool; and using the force sensor to measure the tool force exerted by the tool shank onto the tool holder. |
| US12128512B2 |
Assembly method for deep in-situ high-fidelity coring calibration platform
An assembly method for a deep in-situ high-fidelity coring calibration platform includes the following steps: S1: fixing a core bin assembly subsystem on a preset ground foundation and fixing a simulator of a core bin on a mounting base plate of the core bin assembly subsystem; S2: driving a cylinder and driving the mounting base plate to move to a preset position; S3: driving a servo motor and controlling two clips to move close to each other; S4: fixing a drill pipe bin assembly subsystem on the ground foundation; S5: assembling multiple sections of a drill pipe bin in turn; aligning and connecting a bottom of the drill pipe bin to the simulator, and aligning and communicating the top of the drill pipe bin with the lower part of an adaptive drill pipe guide structure; and S6: driving the adaptive drill pipe guide structure to perform accurate positioning. |
| US12128511B2 |
Apparatus and method for positioning a safety strap
An apparatus for positioning a strap around an object includes a handle for being grasped by a user of the apparatus. The apparatus further includes an arm portion having a first end coupled to the handle portion and an opposite second end having a coupling mechanism coupled at or nearby for selectively coupling a portion of the strap to the second end of the arm portion. When the handle portion is grasped by the user of the apparatus adjacent a side of the object the arm portion is sized and configured to be movable among: a first positioning wherein the arm portion extends outward from the handle and the user such that the second end of the arm portion extends a distance beyond a far side of the object, and a second positioning wherein the arm portion wraps at least partially around the object. |
| US12128510B2 |
Method and end assembly for welding device
An end assembly for use with a welding device having a chamber between the diffuser sleeve and the insert which allows for cooling the insert and for controlling the flow of gas through the end assembly. Some of the components of the end assembly such as the contact tip, insert and gooseneck are constructed of a conductive material which are securely held together in contact by a diffuser sleeve constructed of a dissimilar material. The end assembly provides better conductivity of the current through the end assembly for use of less energy during welding. |
| US12128507B2 |
Systems and methods for multi-path gouging
A method for determining operating parameters to process a workpiece using a manufacturing processing system including a plasma arc gouging torch. The method includes positioning a plasma arc gouging torch at a location relative to a workpiece and determining a start point and an end point for each gouging path based on the location and a gouge profile. The method further includes using the gouging profile to determine first operating parameters for the plasma arc gouging torch for a first gouging path and determining second operating parameters for the plasma arc gouging torch for a second gouging path based on the gouge profile and the first gouging path. The second operating parameters include at least one of a second torch speed or a torch offset. The method also includes using at least one of the first or second operating parameters to process the workpiece with the plasma arc gouging torch. |
| US12128504B2 |
Method of constructing high-frequency vibratory stress relief device for eliminating residual stress of small work-piece
The present invention discloses a method of constructing a high-frequency vibratory stress relief device for eliminating residual stress of a small work-piece. The method comprises the following steps: fabricating a high-frequency vibration energy amplification device; fabricating a clamping device; mounting the high-frequency vibration energy amplification device; obtaining surface residual stress distribution on the small work-piece by means of X-ray diffraction; establishing a finite element model of the small work-piece; determining a target frequency f, determining the structural dimensions of the high-frequency vibration energy amplification device; analyzing the displacement mode to obtain loci of the vibration node lines and number of the vibration node lines; clamping the small work-piece; attaching strain gauges; connecting all devices. The present invention has the advantage of being able to increase the vibration energy acting on the small work-piece to achieve a better effect of high-frequency vibratory stress relief. |
| US12128503B2 |
Laser apparatus and laser machining method
A laser apparatus includes: a first vacuum chamber, wherein machining is performed on a target substrate in the first vacuum chamber; a laser facing the first vacuum chamber; a carrier disposed in the first vacuum chamber, wherein the target substrate is seated on the carrier; a chamber window disposed in one surface of the first vacuum chamber, wherein a laser beam emitted by the laser passes through the chamber window; a first protection window positioned between the carrier and the chamber window; a second vacuum chamber disposed at a first side of the first vacuum chamber; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the first protection window to the second vacuum chamber. |
| US12128499B2 |
Methods, systems and assemblies for laser deposition
A workpiece positioning system for holding and manipulating a workpiece. The system includes a rail, a headstock assembly, and a tailstock assembly. The tailstock assembly is mountable to the rail in spaced relation to the headstock assembly to enable the workpiece to be supported between the headstock assembly and the tailstock assembly. The tailstock assembly includes a locking mechanism operable between a locking position in which the tailstock assembly is lockable against the rail in a desired position relative to the headstock, and an unlocked position in which the tailstock assembly is adapted to traverse the rail. The invention also provides a powder injection nozzle having a body and aa tube releasably connected to the body. The tube defines a through passage having at least one inlet for receiving a cladding material and an outlet for delivering the cladding material from the tube. |
| US12128495B2 |
Welding gun and welding method
A welding gun includes first and second movable arms, and first and second welding electrodes. The first and second movable arms are movable upward and downward. The first and second welding electrode are disposed respectively on the first and second movable arms. The welding gun is capable of performing a first mode in which the first and second welding electrodes are brought into contact with one side of a workpiece to weld the workpiece, and a second mode in which the workpiece is sandwiched by the first and second welding electrodes to weld the workpiece. The first and second welding electrodes are pivotally supported by the first and second movable arms, respectively. Each of the first and second welding electrodes has a rotatable roller shape. The first movable arm includes a first slide mechanism configured to allow the first welding electrodes to slide to below the second welding electrode. |
| US12128491B2 |
Method for grinding a gear wheel by means of a worm grinding wheel, and a dressing roll for dressing the worm grinding wheel
A method for grinding a gear wheel by a worm grinding wheel in a grinding machine, wherein the tooth flanks of the gear wheel are ground by the abrasive flanks of the profiling of the worm grinding wheel. In order to increase the productivity of the grinding, the method includes the following steps: a) calculating the engagement ratios between the abrasive flanks of the profiling of the worm grinding wheel and the tooth flanks of the gear wheel, wherein the size of the profile forming zone is determined; b) determining a geometry modified in respect of the geometry determined according to step a) such that the profile forming zone is minimal; c) profiling the worm grinding wheel with the geometry which has thus resulted; d) grinding the gear wheel by the worm grinding wheel profiled according to step c). |
| US12128487B2 |
Bidirectional sheet metal cutting tool
The bidirectional sheet metal cutting tool (100) is a cutting tool that performs cuts on webbed material in which a length of cut exceeds a physical dimension of the cutting tool (100), while limiting flexing of the webbed material during a cutting operation. The cutter assembly (140) is configured to ride on a guide track (145), and has upper and lower sections. The upper and lower sections have an offset attachment to each other at an interface, so that the webbed material passes the offset after cutting in an extended bypass cutting operation. An interface between the upper and lower sections has a curved profile, allowing deflection of the webbed material on at least one side of a cutting direction. The cutting tool (100) can be mounted to a sheet metal forming tool as a slitter (500), permitting sequential operations of the metal forming tool. |
| US12128485B2 |
Portable electrical drilling assembly with reversibly coupled splined shaft
A portable electrical drilling assembly includes an electric motor rotating a gear contained within a gear box housing, a connector reversibly coupling the gear to a splined shaft with the splined shaft extending within and engaging an internal surface of a cutter or reamer with the shaft and cutter/reamer defining a cutter-spline drive, a pivoting power feed mechanism coupled to the gear box housing, and a spindle coupled to the feed mechanism for receiving the cutter or reamer. The gear rotation rotates the splined shaft and reamer/cutter to drill/ream a hole, with the pivoting of the power feed mechanism controlling the depth of the drilled or reamed hole. The separate coupling of the splined shaft and cutter/reamer and interchangeability of cutters/reamers allows the assembly to be used in a confined space while still achieving deep drilling of holes in workpieces. The cutter-spline drive can be used in other drilling assemblies. |
| US12128484B2 |
Cutting tool with modular pocket wall
A cutting tool includes a base body and a cutting head at least partially disposed within a modular pocket of the base body. The modular pocket is formed by at least one wall section removably attached to the base body. In one variation, a non-removable portion of the base body also forms part of the modular pocket. In another variation, the modular pocket is formed by two removable wall sections on opposite sides of the modular pocket. In yet another variation, the removable wall sections include a clamping portion to exert a downward force on the cutting head to enable mounting the cutting head in the modular pocket using an interference fit. |
| US12128483B2 |
Cutting insert, cutting tool and method for manufacturing machined product
A cutting insert may include a first surface including a corner and a first side, a second surface, a third surface, an inclined surface located between the first surface and the third surface, a first ridgeline located on an intersection of the inclined surface and the first surface, and a second ridgeline located on an intersection of the inclined surface and the third surface. An imaginary straight line passing through a center of the first surface and a center of the second surface may be a central axis. In a cross section which is parallel to the central axis and is orthogonal to the first side, an imaginary straight line connecting the first ridgeline and the second ridge line may be a first straight line, and the inclined surface may include a first inclined surface located more away from the central axis than the first straight line. |
| US12128480B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing a three-dimensional work piece
An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional work piece is provided. The apparatus comprises an irradiation unit comprising at least one scanning unit configured to scan a radiation beam over an uppermost layer of raw material powder to predetermined sites of the uppermost layer of the raw material powder in order to solidify the raw material powder at the predetermined sites. An axis corresponding to the radiation beam when it impinges on the uppermost layer of raw material powder at an angle of 90° is defined as a central axis for the scanning unit. The apparatus further comprises a control unit configured to receive work piece data indicative of at least one layer of the three-dimensional work piece to be produced, and assign at least a part of a contour of the layer of the three-dimensional work piece to the at least one scanning unit. According to a first aspect, the control unit is configured to generate control data for controlling the irradiation unit, the control data defining a scan strategy of the radiation beam such that for more than 50% of a predefined length, the radiation beam moves away from the central axis, the predefined length being defined as a length the radiation beam moves along the contour assigned to the at least one scanning unit, excluding sections concentric with regard to the central axis. Further, corresponding methods and computer program products are provided. |
| US12128479B2 |
DMLS orthopedic intramedullary device and method of manufacture
An orthopedic device, such as an intramedullary nail for internal fixation of a bone and a method of manufacturing the same. The orthopedic device may be formed from a medical grade powder via an additive manufacturing process. The forming process may include heat treating the additive manufactured component and machining the heat treated additive manufactured component to form the orthopedic device. Further, the orthopedic device may be formed to include an internal sensor probe channel that extends within at least a portion of the wall of the device, but which does not protrude through an outer portion of the wall. Embodiments further include a dynamizing intramedullary nail that accommodate adjustments in the relative axial positions of one or more sections of the orthopedic device. The devise may include features in an inner region of the orthopedic device that may alter an elastic modulus of the orthopedic device. |
| US12128475B2 |
Cluster for and method of casting golf club heads
Disclosed herein is a casting cluster for casting a body of a golf club head made of titanium or a titanium alloy. The casting cluster comprises a receptor and a plurality of runners coupled to the receptor and configured to receive molten metal from the receptor. The casting cluster also includes at least twenty-eight main gates. At least two of the main gates are coupled to each of the runners and each main gate is configured to receive molten metal from a corresponding one of the plurality of runners. The casting cluster further comprises at least twenty-eight molds. Each mold of the at least twenty-eight molds is configured to receive molten metal from a corresponding one of the main gates and to cast a body of a golf club head that has a volume of at least 100 cm3. |
| US12128474B2 |
Method for preparing negative pressure film-covering frozen sand mold
A method for preparing a negative pressure film-covering frozen sand mold includes: directly obtaining a mold cavity of a sand mold through numerically controlled machining of a frozen sand blank; covering a surface, brushed with a thermal insulation coating, of the mold cavity of the sand mold with a softened thin film, and covering an outer surface of the sand mold with a back film to seal a sand box; fixing the frozen sand mold in an air extraction sand box with a vacuum chamber, and extracting air through a vacuum pump, so that the thin film tightly adheres to the sand mold through vacuum suction force; and closing the box to obtain an integral sand mold, and pouring a casting at room temperature or low temperature under negative pressure. The method is environment-friendly, and the prepared frozen sand mold has high strength and is convenient for sand cleaning. |
| US12128472B2 |
Embossing roll
An embossing roll (1) having a cylindrical surface (2) comprising a central portion (3) having an embossing pattern (10) and side portions (4a, 4b) arranged on each side of the central portion, which are free from embossing pattern, wherein circumferential buffer channels (5) are provided on each side of the central portion (3), between the central portion and the side portions, along the cylindrical surface (2) of the embossing roll. |
| US12128468B2 |
Apparatus and method for bending contoured metal sheeting about a fold line
A method of bending a contoured metal sheet, the contoured metal sheet having a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the contoured metal sheet comprising: securing a first sheet section of the contoured metal sheet in a securing section between a securing surface of a securing member and an engagement surface of an engagement member; positioning at least part of a second sheet section of the contoured metal sheet in a forming section between a forming member having a pressing surface and a seating member having a seating surface; moving the forming section and the securing section relative to one another to: bend the first sheet section the selected angle relative to the second sheet section over a first bending edge; and feed the second sheet section from between the pressing surface and the seating surface, over a second bending edge, to between a forming surface and a backing surface; and positioning a following section substantially adjacent to the second bending edge to cooperate with the forming surface to engage and compress a portion of the second sheet section of the contoured metal sheet therebetween when the relative movement between the securing section and the forming section moves the backing surface to a position remote from the forming surface of the forming member. |
| US12128467B1 |
Appliance, method and device for straightening wheels
A wheel straightening apparatus including a rotatable attachment mechanism radially connected to a spindle that includes a locking cuff radially surrounding the spindle a sleeve coaxial to and rotatably connected to the locking cuff, an arm member having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, a first face and a second face opposed to the first face, the first face of the elongated member connected to the sleeve at a location proximate to the first end and oriented parallel to the outer surface of the locking cuff, the arm member projecting perpendicularly outward from the locking cuff relative to the first edge of the locking cuff and a socket connected to the second face of the arm member at a location proximate to the second end of the arm member configured to removably receive a wheel working appliance. |
| US12128463B2 |
Method and equipment for cooling on a reversing hot rolling mill
The invention relates to a hot reversing mill equipped with one or more cooling systems consisting of bars of nozzles spraying an aluminum blank. It also relates to the hot rolling process associated with this hot reversing mill wherein the cooling system serves at least once making it possible to produce aluminum sheets advantageously. It also relates to the process for rolling an AA6xxx series aluminum alloy wherein a blank is cooled during the hot rolling and a sheet obtained with this process. The invention makes it possible to enhance the productivity of reversing mills by enhancing the metallurgical quality and/or the productivity of the other fabrication steps. The invention is particularly useful for providing superior quality 6xxx alloy sheets intended for the automotive industry. |
| US12128460B2 |
Apparatus to direct flow of fluid
A chemical transfer coupler including an inlet, an outlet, a chemical flow chamber fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet, and a probe. The probe extends through the chemical flow chamber and includes a rinse aperture, a probe end fitting, and a first recessed slot. The probe end fitting includes a first end, a second end, and an outer surface. The first recessed slot extends helically along the outer surface from the first end to the second end. The chemical flow chamber fluidly couples the rinse aperture and the outlet. The first recessed slot is positioned at least partially along a flow path extending between the rinse aperture and the outlet. |
| US12128458B1 |
Electrostatically-assisted two-step conductive polymer applique (CPA) paint removal process
A method for the removal of paint from a surface using a molecular adhesive comprising: applying an anionic coating to the paint to be removed; placing a pulling medium in contact with said anionic coating; said pulling medium comprising a substrate having a surface comprising a conductive polymer nanotube array; applying an electric potential across said pulling medium and said anionic coating to facilitate ionic bonding between said conductive polymer nanotube array and said anionic coating; and applying force to said pulling medium to pull away said pulling medium from said surface and thereby removing the paint which is bonded to said anionic coating which is bonded to said conductive polymer nanotube array. |
| US12128457B2 |
Air separation module (ASM) contamination apparatus and removal process
An apparatus and method for cleaning and restoring air separation modules (ASMs). The present invention cleans and restores ASMs that comprise a gas permeable fiber module that uses a fiber composition in the polyimide hollow fiber family. The present invention removes contaminants, such as fuel, from an ASM by blowing air at environmental temperature into the ASM, and then restores the ASM by blowing hot air into the ASM. |
| US12128455B2 |
Electrical cleaning tool for wafer polishing tool system
A method comprising: providing a slurry to a polishing pad that is disposed on a wafer platen, the slurry comprising a plurality of electrically charged abrasive particles having a first electrical polarity; moving a first side of a wafer into contact with the slurry and the polishing pad;applying a first electrical charge having a second electrical polarity, opposite the first electrical polarity, to a first conductive rod; moving the first side of the wafer away from the polishing pad while the first electrical charge is applied to the first conductive rod; moving a first wafer brush into contact with the first side of the wafer; applying a second electrical charge having the second electrical polarity, opposite the first electrical polarity, to a second conductive rod arranged within the first wafer brush; and moving the first wafer brush away from the first side of the wafer. |
| US12128453B2 |
Mobile washing and detailing systems
A system includes a frame, a spot-free water generator, a booster pump, a tank, a first pressure washer, and a first on-demand pump. The frame is configured to be received within and coupled to a portion of an interior of a vehicle. The spot-free water generator includes a carbon filter, a pre-filter, and a plurality of membranes and is configured to generate spot-free rinse water from tap water. The booster pump receives tap water from an exterior water inlet port and delivers the tap water to the spot-free water generator at a predetermined pressure. The tank is coupled to the frame and receives and stores at least a portion of the spot-free rinse water generated by the spot-free water generator. The first on-demand pump is coupled to the frame and is configured to deliver spot-free rinse water from the tank to the first pressure washer. |
| US12128451B2 |
Substrate processing system and substrate processing method
The substrate processing system is provided with a first substrate holding unit which includes a first base that faces from below a substrate having a protected target surface and a cleaning target surface on the opposite side of the protected target surface and holds the substrate in a first posture in which the protected target surface is facing upward, a protective film coating nozzle which coats a protective film at least at a peripheral edge portion of the protected target surface of the substrate that is held by the first substrate holding unit, a first turning unit which turns around the substrate while in contact with a peripheral edge portion of the substrate so that the posture of the substrate can be changed from the first posture to a second posture in which the protected target surface is facing downward, a second substrate holding unit which includes a second base that faces the substrate from below and holds the substrate in the second posture, and a cleaning unit which cleans the cleaning target surface of the substrate that is held by the second substrate holding unit. |
| US12128450B2 |
Back nozzle unit and apparatus for processing a substrate including back nozzle unit
An apparatus for processing a substrate may include a processing module including at least one process chamber performing a desired process on a substrate and an index module transferring the substrate from an outside into the processing module. The at least one process chamber may include a supporting unit on which the substrate is placed and a back nozzle unit disposed under a bottom face of the substrate. The back nozzle unit may include a skirt, at least one back nozzle providing a cleaning solution onto the bottom face of the substrate and a gas nozzle providing a gas onto the bottom face of the substrate. The skirt may include a body and a plurality of first flow paths and a plurality of second flow paths which are formed in the body and provide a gas toward the bottom face of the substrate. |
| US12128449B2 |
Substrate cleaning device, substrate processing apparatus, break-in device, method for estimating number of fine particles adhering to substrate, method for determining degree of contamination of substrate cleaning member, and method for determining break-in processing
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a substrate cleaning device including: a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate; a substrate cleaning member configured to come into sliding contact with the held substrate, and clean the substrate using a first cleaning liquid supplied from a first nozzle; a self-cleaning member configured to come into sliding contact with the substrate cleaning member at a retreat position separated from the substrate holder, and performs self-cleaning on the substrate cleaning member using a second cleaning liquid supplied from a second nozzle; a measurement module configured to measure a physical property value of a waste liquid of the second cleaning liquid used for the self-cleaning of the substrate cleaning member; and a controller configured to estimate a number of fine particles adhering to the cleaned substrate based on the physical property value of the waste liquid. |
| US12128448B2 |
Seed sorting
A seed sorting system for sorting seeds includes a seed transfer station configured to move seeds through the system. An imaging assembly includes a first camera mounted above the seed transfer station and configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system and a second camera mounted below the seed transfer station and configured to acquire images of the seeds as the seeds move through the system. A sorting assembly is configured to sort the seeds into separate bins based on the acquired images of the seeds. |
| US12128446B1 |
High speed substrate sorter
Disclosed herein are a substrate sorter, an inspection and sorting system having the substrate sorter, and a method for the inspection and sorting system. The substrate sorter includes an annular gripper comprising a rotator and a plurality of vacuum applicators concyclically disposed around an axis, a carrier operable to move a substrate towards the rotator and into a loading region below the rotator, and an actuator coupled with the annular gripper and operable to rotate the rotator about the axis relative to the plurality of vacuum applicators while one or more of the plurality of vacuum applicators hold the substrate against the rotator. |
| US12128440B2 |
Device for robotic internal insulation of a pipeline welded joint
A pipeline construction usable for internally insulating a welded joint between pipes with an internal protective coating. A device for internally insulating a welded pipeline joint includes a sealing assembly including a cylindrical housing and a coaxially-fastened cylindrical working member that radially expands upon generation of excess pressure in a cavity thereof. Inside the housing are a sealing compound feed assembly, a dosing device formed by a piston assembly for sealing compound components, and a pneumatic control assembly. In the dosing device, working cavities for each component are connected to the feed assembly. The elastic working member has a conduit connected to the feed assembly for feeding sealing compound into an annular gap in a welded joint region, and a conduit for pumping air out of the gap. The pneumatic control assembly controls dosing device and feed assembly functioning and generates excess air pressure in the working member cavity. |
| US12128439B1 |
Adjustable pressure cleaning machine
Embodiments of the present disclosure discloses an adjustable pressure cleaning machine including a host machine and a water gun. The main machine is provided with a main control circuit board, the water gun is provided with a remote controller. The main control circuit board is connected to the remote controller through communication; an outer shell of the host machine is provided with a pressure gear button and a power source button, the remote controller is provided with a remote control gear button. The main control circuit board includes a power source module, a button control module, and a voltage control module; the power source module is connected to an external power source to provide working voltage to the button control module and voltage control module. An output end of the voltage control module is connected to a power input end of a motor of the cleaning machine. |
| US12128438B2 |
Spray gun for convenient liquid filling
The present invention provides a spray gun for conveniently adding liquid, including a gun body, a material pot, a thimble assembly and a trigger assembly, the gun body is provided with a liquid filling channel, the lower end of the liquid filling channel communicates with the material pot, and the liquid filling channel penetrates upwardly through the gun body, so that the upper end of the liquid filling channel is connected to the outside world, and the upper end of the gun body is provided with a sealing cover assembly for sealing off the liquid filling channel. The solution, the sealing cover assembly is located on the top of the gun body, and the space for operation is large when liquid is added, so as to realize the purpose of conveniently and quickly adding liquid. |
| US12128433B2 |
Pop-out sprinkler with vacuum actuated push-back
Disclosed is a sprinkler system including a controller, wherein when the sprinkler system is in a pressurized mode, the controller is configured for: rendering a first determination to transition the sprinkler system to a standby mode, and executing a first communication with a vacuum pump based on the first determination, the first communication directing the vacuum pump to activate, whereby fluid is drained from the sprinkler system. |
| US12128432B2 |
Height and rotational adjustment system for one or more spray guns used in a line striper
Disclosed is a height and rotational adjustment system for a spray gun used in a line striper comprising: (a) a control device to set a dimension of a line to be sprayed and set an angle at which the line is to be sprayed; (b) a spray gun mount bar having a gun holder assembly to retain a spray gun; (c) a height adjustment mechanism coupled to the spray gun mount bar; (d) an angular adjustment mechanism coupled to the spray gun mount bar; and wherein the control device transmits signals (e.g., wirelessly) to: (1) the height adjustment mechanism to raise or lower the spray gun mount bar to spray the line with the dimension in (a), and (2) the angular adjustment mechanism to rotate, in a clockwise or counter-clockwise manner, the spray gun mount bar to spray the line at the angle in (a). |
| US12128431B2 |
Purifying apparatus and purifying method
A purifying apparatus includes: an optical sensor that outputs an electrical signal, the optical sensor including a light source that emits first light and a photodetector that receives second light from a region irradiated with the first light; a determination circuit that determines the presence or absence of a physical object in the region and generates an image representing a determination result, the determination circuit including a signal processing circuit that processes the electrical signal; a spray that sprays a cleansing agent through a spray nozzle, the spray including the spray nozzle; a range finder that measures a distance from the spray nozzle to the physical object; and a controller that controls, according to the distance, spraying of the cleansing agent by the spray. |
| US12128430B2 |
Method for assessing a shape of a bell-shaped liquid spray
Disclosed herein is a method for assessing a shape of a bell-shaped liquid spray, including the steps of operating a spray nozzle for delivering a bell-shaped liquid spray and capturing an image of a plurality of liquid jets forming the delivered bell-shaped liquid spray during operation of the spray nozzle, and a computer program product for assessing a bell-shaped liquid spray. |
| US12128429B2 |
Atomiser and showerhead
An atomiser is for use in a showerhead or tap for dispensing a liquid, in particular water or a water-based mixture, includes a set of at least two nozzles arranged to create colliding jets of the liquid and thereby create a spray of droplets of the liquid, and a spray shaper for guiding the spray. The atomiser has a nozzle element with the nozzles, and a spray shaper, the nozzle element and spray shaper being separate parts. |
| US12128428B2 |
Centrifugal separator
A centrifugal separator for separation of a cell culture mixture includes a stationary frame, a rotatable assembly and a drive unit for rotating the rotatable assembly relative the frame around a vertical axis of rotation. The rotatable assembly includes a rotor casing enclosing a separation space in which a stack of separation discs is arranged to rotate around an axis of rotation. The rotor casing includes a mechanically hermetically sealed inlet and first and second mechanically hermetically sealed liquid outlets. The second mechanically hermetically sealed outlet is arranged at an axial end of the rotor casing opposite and arranged so that a separated cell phase is discharged at the rotational axis. The rotatable assembly includes an exchangeable separation insert and a rotatable member. |
| US12128425B2 |
Recovering valuable material from an ore
A method of recovering gold and copper from a sulfide ore includes (a) removing valuable fines from a product stream from a comminution circuit, such as a crushing and milling circuit, for run of mine ore and producing a valuable fines concentrate stream and (b) processing the remaining comminution product stream after valuable fines removal and producing a valuable coarse concentrate stream. |
| US12128421B2 |
Manoueverable crushing and screening system
A manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) is disclosed. The manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) comprises of a chassis (52) with a manoueverable undercarriage (58). The system (50) also comprises of a crushing unit (53) mounted at one end of the chassis (52) and a screening unit (51) that is mounted on the other end of the chassis (52). A steep angle conveyor (55) is configured between the crushing unit (53) and the screening unit (51) and the steep angle conveyor (55) is operable between a first position (A) and a second position (B). In the first position (A), the steep angle conveyor (55) conveys crushed material from the crushing unit (53) to the screening unit (51). This configuration of the system reduces operating length of equipment and also reduces length of the plant. |
| US12128419B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for improved efficiency of ball mills
A drum assembly for a ball mill system may comprise: a drum having a first flange extending axially forward from a first radial wall, a second flange extending axially aft from a second radial wall, and a cylinder shell extending axially from a first radially outer end of the first radial wall to a second radially outer end of the second radial wall; a frame coupled to the first flange; and an inlet liner coupled to the frame, the inlet liner comprising a plurality of inlet segments disposed circumferentially adjacent to each other, the inlet liner defining an inlet radius for the drum assembly. |
| US12128416B2 |
Operation aid apparatus for grain milling facility and grain milling facility
The present invention is directed to setting an operation parameter of a grain milling machine appropriately according to the characteristics of grain targeted for processing. An operation aid apparatus for a grain milling facility including a grain milling machine and a color sorter includes a first acquisition portion configured to acquire first information regarding characteristics of grain that should be processed in the grain milling facility, and a second acquisition portion configured to acquire second information regarding an evaluation of a sorting result acquired by milling first grain by the grain milling machine and sorting them by the color sorter after that. The second information is associated with the first information regarding the first grain. The operation aid apparatus further includes a setting portion configured to determine an operation parameter for processing second grain by the grain milling machine based on the first information regarding the second grain that should be newly processed in the grain milling facility and the second information associated with the first information regarding the first grain. |
| US12128415B2 |
Apparatuses for contactless loading and imaging of microfluidic chips and related methods
An apparatus for loading and imaging a microfluidic chip can comprise a housing having walls that define a vacuum chamber and a first receptacle disposed within the vacuum chamber, the first receptacle defining a space for receiving one or more microfluidic chips. The apparatus can also include a negative pressure source, a light source, and an optical sensor coupled to the housing. The negative pressure source can be configured to reduce pressure within the vacuum chamber, the light source can be positioned to illuminate at least a portion of the space for receiving the chip(s), and the optical sensor can be positioned to capture an image of at least a portion of the space for receiving the chip(s). |
| US12128408B2 |
Structures on microfluidic devices to control sedimentation
A microfluidic device may be provided. The microfluidic device comprises a processing surface having an aperture. The microfluidic device comprises a liquid ejection channel. The liquid ejection channel guides to the aperture. The microfluidic device comprises a first liquid injection channel guiding to the liquid ejection channel. The first liquid injection channel has a first end and a second end and is arranged to provide a fluid flow from the first end to the second end. At least a portion of the first liquid injection channel is closer to the processing surface than (both) the first and second ends to sediment particles. |
| US12128407B2 |
Microfluidic chips and cartridges and systems utilizing microfluidic chips and cartridges
Microfluidic chips and cartridges and systems that include such chips are disclosed. In some embodiments, the chips include a microfluidic channel disposed in a substrate with the channel comprising at least one expansion region. The channel is configured to generate a vortex within the at least one expansion region in response to fluid through the microfluidic channel to trap cells or particles. The substrate in which the channel is formed may be relatively rigid to resist deformation. |
| US12128404B2 |
Microfluidic system, device and method
A microfluidic test system is disclosed. The system includes a test substrate including parallel channels and reaction chambers. The reaction chambers are adapted to accommodate optical transmittance, absorbance and reflectance testing. The movement of the fluid within the system is controlled and synchronized in real time with the optical measurements of the reagents and analytes within each individual reaction chamber. The optical testing of each reaction chamber is customized regarding the color and intensity of the source light. The system includes an easy-to-use applicator for the capture of the test fluid and a fully automated measurement and test system. The microfluidic test system may be incorporated into clothing or apparel such as in a diaper. A device and method are also disclosed. |
| US12128393B2 |
Denitration catalyst regeneration method and denitration catalyst regeneration system
Provided are a denitration catalyst regeneration method and a denitration catalyst regeneration system, which are capable of recovering denitration performance to a high level and reducing the SO2 oxidation rate of a catalyst. A denitration catalyst regeneration method according to the present invention includes: a chemical solution cleaning step for immersing a denitration catalyst in a chemical solution containing a fluorine compound and an inorganic acid; a step for extracting the denitration catalyst from the chemical solution; and a finish washing step for washing the denitration catalyst extracted from the chemical solution with a finish cleaning solution containing an organic acid. |
| US12128392B2 |
Catalyst gauze
A catalyst gauze and gauze pack comprise a knitted catalyst gauze containing a first layer of a first wire material, wherein the first wire material is made from a platinum-rhodium alloy, and wherein the first layer contains an activator in the form of a second wire material which is knitted among the first wire material, and which is made from un-alloyed platinum. |
| US12128389B2 |
Chabazite synthesis method including organic and inorganic structure directing agents and chabazite zeolite with flake-like morphology
The disclosure generally provides zeolites having the CHA crystalline framework and methods of preparing the same. Provided herein are CHA zeolites containing intergrowths, a controlled framework aluminum distribution, or both. Further provided are CHA zeolites wherein crystals of the zeolite material have a predominantly flake-like morphology as determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Further provided are catalyst compositions, articles, and systems including CHA zeolites promoted with a metal. |
| US12128388B2 |
Regeneration and activation of catalysts for carbon and syngas production
A method to regenerate and reactivate catalysts used for a carbon and syngas production reaction including a DRM or CARGEN reaction is developed. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is used as the regeneration and activation media. This method of a single step regeneration and activation using CO2 is more effective than the existing conventional two-step process that includes separate reduction and oxidation steps. This method produces pure carbon monoxide (CO) as a byproduct from the regeneration process by utilizing CO2 and carbon. |
| US12128386B2 |
ODH catalyst formulations
The oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane comprises contacting a mixture of ethane and oxygen in an ODH reactor with an ODH catalyst under conditions that promote oxidation of ethane into ethylene. Conditions within the reactor are controlled by the operator and include, but are not limited to, parameters such as 5 temperature, pressure, and flow rate. Conditions will vary and can be optimized for a specific catalyst, or whether an inert diluent is used in the mixing of the reactants. Disclosed herein is a catalyst consisting of: Mo0-1W0.3-1V0.2-0.4Te0.06-0.10Fe0.0-0.10Nb0.08-0.18OX where X is determined by the valance of the metals. |
| US12128384B2 |
Catalyst for non-oxidative direct conversion of methane and preparation method for same
The present disclosure relates to a catalyst for direct nonoxidative conversion of methane and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly to a method of preparing a catalyst for direct nonoxidative conversion of methane, in which a catalyst optimized for the direct conversion reaction of methane can be easily prepared without precise control of the reaction conditions for direct conversion of methane, thereby simultaneously maximizing the catalytic reaction rate and minimizing coke formation, and exhibiting stable catalytic performance even after long-term operation, and to a catalyst for direct nonoxidative conversion of methane prepared using the above method. |
| US12128381B1 |
Microporous thin film
Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) blends derived from plastic waste streams and a method to prepare reusable oil sorbents. A method includes separating plastics of group-A from group-B using a float-sink technique, where group-A comprises various PP and PE materials, and group-B comprises polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyvinyl chloride; dissolving the group-A plastics in a solvent; adding a cavity forming agent to the solution; applying the solution onto a solid substrate through spin-coating followed by controlled heating; and extracting the cavity forming agent, obtaining a thin film sorbent with swellable cavities for oil sorption. The film contains 400-800 swellable 3D cavities/cm2, each cavity capable of swelling 20-30 times the thickness of the film when contacted with oil. The method improves compatibility of PP-PE blends without using compatibilizers, resulting in high oil uptake capacity due to swellable cavities, and reusability of sorbent with an oil recovery of more than 98%. |
| US12128380B2 |
Superabsorbent polymer material comprising non-crosslinked polyacrylic acid polymer
Superabsorbent polymer material comprising cross-linked polyacrylic acid and salts thereof. The superabsorbent polymer material further comprising at least 3.0 weight-%, based on the total weight of the superabsorbent polymer material, of soluble polyacrylic acid polymers. A method for making such superabsorbent polymer materials is also disclosed. |
| US12128375B2 |
Method for preparing a metal powder for an additive manufacturing process and use of such powder
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a metal powder intended for an additive manufacturing process, of the type that involves scanning a bed of powder by a near-infrared laser beam, characterized in that the method comprises: an initial step for selecting a powder, which has an optical reflectivity of higher than 70% for a wavelength ranging between 800 and 1500 nm; then a step for treating said powder, which is different from particle grafting, and which induces a physical and/or chemical surface modification of the grains of said powder, making it possible to lower its optical reflectivity, at the given wavelength. The invention also relates to the use of such a powder, the grains having, after treatment, a median grain size d50 of between 5 and 50 μm. |
| US12128372B2 |
Rotor for a device for mixing powder and liquid and device for mixing powder and liquid
In the case of a rotor (109) for a device for mixing powder and liquid, a number of connecting arms (203) are formed, as a connecting structure, between an outer blade carrier plate (215), which is equipped with outer blades (127), and a shaft receptacle (117), between which connecting arms there are situated liquid outlet regions (206). This has the result, owing to a relatively high throughput with a shear action which is still sufficient, of a relatively high mixing rate and of a relatively low tendency for powder to agglutinate. |
| US12128371B2 |
Fluid mixing system with flexible drive line and foldable impeller
A fluid mixing system includes a container, such as a flexible bag, bounding a compartment. A flexible drive line is disposed within the compartment, the drive line having a first end rotatably connected to a first end of the container and an opposing second end rotatably connected to a second end of the container. At least one mixing element, such as an impeller, can be coupled with the flexible drive line. Rotation of the drive line facilitates rotation of the impeller within the container. |
| US12128362B2 |
Method and installation for testing the integrity of a capillary dialyzer
A method is presented for checking the integrity of a hollow-fibre fluid filter, in particular a hollow-fibre dialyzer (1), which is constructed from a plurality of hollow fibres (15) enclosed by a membrane, with the steps of: perfusing the inside or outside of the hollow fibres (15) with a fluid, supplying the outside or inside of the hollow fibres (15) with a gas, wherein the gas has a higher pressure than the fluid, and determining a quantity of the gas which penetrates into the fluid through holes in the membrane. The method is characterized in that, after flowing through the hollow-fibre fluid filter (1), the fluid is channelled through a bubble trap (30), and in that a volume of gas (41) collecting in the bubble trap (30) during a predefined or predefinable reference period is determined. Furthermore, equipment for checking the integrity of a hollow-fibre fluid filter (1) is presented. |
| US12128361B2 |
Membrane filter and filtering method
A membrane filter for submerged operation for filtering a liquid, the membrane filter including membrane units and a gas distribution system for distributing a gas to the membrane units and flushing the membrane units, wherein each of the membrane units includes a respective gas inlet opening and at least one membrane element, the at least one membrane element including membranes for filtering a liquid permeate from the liquid, a permeate collection cavity connected to permeate sides of the membranes, and a permeate outlet configured to drain the permeate from the permeate collection cavity, the gas distribution system including exactly one gas outlet for each of the membrane units, the exactly one gas outlet configured to exhaust the gas from the gas distribution system into a respective gas inlet opening of each of the membrane units. |
| US12128360B2 |
Hollow fiber membrane module
A hollow fiber membrane module 100 includes: a plurality of hollow fiber membranes 10; a container 20 storing the plurality of hollow fiber membranes 10; and a feed water inlet 201 provided at one end portion of the container 20 such that a direction in which feed water flows into the container 20 is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes 10. A permeation flux of the hollow fiber membranes 10 at a transmembrane pressure difference of 0.1 MPa is higher than or equal to 850 liter/m2/h. |
| US12128359B2 |
Continuous diafiltration by means of tank cycling
Processes and systems for filtering a liquid sample are provided. Batches of a liquid sample can be routed to two or more cycling tanks (e.g., first and second cycling tanks). Upon filling a first cycling tank, a first batch of the liquid sample can be routed to a filtration assembly by a continuous diafiltration process that includes routing produced retentate back to the first cycling tank or to a collection vessel. Upon filling a second cycling tank, a second batch of the liquid sample is routed to the filtration assembly by a continuous diafiltration process that includes routing produced retentate back to the second cycling tank or to the collection vessel. The filling and continuous diafiltration of batches of the liquid sample continues to alternate between the two or more cycling tanks until a total product volume is processed. |
| US12128355B2 |
Conversion of flue gas carbon dioxide to valuable carbons and hydrocarbons
The present invention relates to the conversion of flue gas to valuable products, in particular to the conversion of carbon dioxide in flue gas to liquid fuels and valuable carbons in a carbon negative manner. |
| US12128354B2 |
Electrochemical nitrogen generator system and method
An Electrochemical Nitrogen Generator System and Method. The system and method provide the ability to create a nitrogen-rich environment in containers of a variety of sizes. The system and method are able to extract the oxygen from the air within the container without reducing the internal pressure substantially below atmospheric. A version of the method is provided to reduce the oxygen content and replace it with nitrogen through a series of sequential fractional steps. In another form, the system and method will provide a “streaming” approach of bleeding off oxygen-containing contents of the container, while continuously replacing it with air until such time as the percentage of oxygen within the container is below the desired level. In yet another version, the system and method operate under pressure, thereby injecting pressurized air, either in sequential fractional steps or via continuous flow, whereby at the end of the process, the internal contents of the container are in a pressurized nitrogen environment, and the oxygen expelled from the container during the process is also under pressure. |
| US12128353B2 |
Gas dehydration composition and process to reduce solvent losses
The present invention relates to a dehydration composition and method of use thereof for drying gas streams, in particular natural gas streams, wherein the dehydration composition comprises a (a) glycol and (b) an additive selected so as to increase the viscosity, surface tension, and/or specific gravity of the dehydration composition. Said dehydration composition and method results in the reduction of solvent loss during the dehydration step in a gas dehydration unit. |
| US12128349B2 |
Method and a system for abating H2S and CO2 from H2S and CO2 rich gas mixtures such as geothermal non-condensable gas mixtures
A method and a system for abating hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from H2S and CO2 rich gas mixtures such as geothermal non-condensable gas mixtures (NCG). The H2S and CO2 gas is separated from the remaining gases contained in the H2S and CO2 rich gas mixtures by pressurizing the gas stream and feeding it into an absorption column where H2S and CO2 are preferentially dissolved in a water stream, resulting in water stream rich in H2S and CO2. The H2S and CO2 rich water stream may then be re-injected into a geological reservoir or used for pH modification of another water stream of geological origin. |
| US12128344B2 |
Pool filter assembly
A pool filter system includes a filter housing with an open interior. A pleated filter container in the open interior of the filter housing has a pleated filter side wall and divides the interior of the filter housing into an pleated filter compartment and an particulate filter compartment surrounding the pleated filter side wall. The pleated filter side wall has a plurality of pleated filter container openings. A particulate filter medium is within the particulate filter compartment, and a pleated filter is within the open interior of the pleated filter compartment. A water inlet communicates with the particulate filter compartment, and a water outlet communicates with the pleated filter compartment. The pleated filter container openings in the pleated filter container side wall have a dimension that is less than the diameter of the particulate filter medium. A backwash assembly and a method of filtering pool water is also disclosed. |
| US12128342B2 |
Gas filter housing with replaceable gas filter media for medical ventilation systems
A medical breathing gas filter housing includes a first housing body including a first port, and a second housing body including a second port. The gas filter housing is configurable between a closed state and an open state. In the closed state, the first housing body is snap fit to the second housing body such that first and second interior sides of the first and second housing bodies, respectively, define a cavity, the cavity sized to receive a replaceable gas filter media. In the open state, the first housing body is separated from the second housing body to provide access to the cavity. |
| US12128339B2 |
Filtering material for air filters and method for manufacturing filtering material for air filters
A filtering material for air filters, the filtering material including a base material; and an enzyme-containing antibacterial material, an inorganic anti-allergenic material, and a fungal inhibitor, all being supported on the base material. |
| US12128337B2 |
Fuel filter assembly
A fuel filter is provided which includes a manifold, a connector element, a filter bowl, a filter element, an inlet shutoff valve, an outlet shutoff valve, an inlet port, an inlet passage, an outlet port, an outlet passage and a relief valve in which the connector element is fixed to the manifold, and the filter bowl is reversibly fixed to the connector element. The filter bowl is adapted to reversibly receive the filter element and is so configured that when the filter element is located within the filter bowl and the filter bowl attached to the connection element, the filter element divides the space defined by the connector element and filter bowl into an inlet filter chamber and an outlet filter chamber and the inlet port is incorporated in the manifold, and the inlet port and inlet filter chamber are in fluid communication via the inlet passage. |
| US12128336B2 |
Fuel filter assembly
A fuel filter is provided which comprises a manifold, a connector element, a filter bowl, a filter element, an inlet shutoff valve, an outlet shutoff valve, an inlet port, an inlet passage, an outlet port, an outlet passage and a relief valve in which the connector element is fixed to the manifold, and the filter bowl is reversibly fixed to the connector element. The filter bowl is adapted to reversibly receive the filter element and is so configured that when the filter element is located within the filter bowl and the filter bowl attached to the connection element the filter element divides the space defined by the connector element and filter bowl into an inlet filter chamber and an outlet filter chamber. The inlet port mouths through a surface of the manifold, and the inlet port and inlet filter chamber are in fluid communication via the inlet passage. |
| US12128334B2 |
Filter press with threadably advanced filtrate receiving plunger
A device and method for filtering a liquid, wherein the device (100) comprises a container (110), a filter unit (120) and a filtering medium (130). The container (110) holds the liquid (10) containing a solid substance (10a), and the filter unit (120) is slidable in the container (110). The filtering medium (130) is non-permeable to the solid substance (10a) in the liquid (10). |
| US12128331B2 |
Method for degassing a cross-flow diafiltration unit, cross-flow diafiltration method and cross-flow diafiltration unit
A method for degassing a cross-flow diafiltration unit, a cross-flow diafiltration method and a cross-flow diafiltration unit. The degassing method includes (i) providing a cross-flow diafiltration unit having a diafiltration channel, a retentate channel and a permeate channel, a first filter material that delimits the diafiltration channel from the retentate channel, and a second filter material that delimits the retentate channel from the permeate channel; and thereafter (ii) feeding a liquid into the retentate channel so that the liquid flows in a flow direction through the retentate channel and penetrates through the first filter material into the diafiltration channel, whereby the retentate channel and the diafiltration channel are filled with and degassed by the liquid. |
| US12128327B1 |
Continuous electric flying disc launcher
The present application relates to a continuous electric flying disc launcher, including a housing, a power supply module, a power assembly, a flying disc body, a limit assembly, a trigger, and an ejector. The housing acts as a carrier, the power supply module is installed in the housing, the power assembly drives a rotation of the flying disc body. A plurality of the flying disc bodies are sleeved on the power output shaft on top of each other. The limit assembly is positioned in the housing and configured to keep remaining flying disc bodies. The ejector is slidably arranged in the housing along a vertical direction, configured to eject the flying disc body. The trigger is arranged in the housing, configured to trigger the power supply module and control an action of the ejector. |
| US12128324B2 |
Method of operating a ride and a ride
The present invention relates to a method for operating a ride (1) on a terrain (10) having at least one vehicle (20), the at least one vehicle (20) having a drive device (22), at least one passenger receptacle (21) for at least one passenger (5), and a store (24) that can be filled with projectiles (15), the method being characterized in that the at least one vehicle (20) is moved on the terrain by means of the relevant drive device (22) and in that at least one projectile (15) can be removed from the store (24) can be fired at the instigation of the at least one passenger (5). In addition, the present invention relates to a ride (1). |
| US12128323B2 |
Flipper system for arcade games
A flipper system for retrofitting existing flippers of a pinball game which rotate in operative engagement with a solenoid, with new flippers. The new flippers have an opening which is removably engageable upon an engagement end of a rotatable actuator shaft and can include hollow cavities within a metal body of the new flipper. An improved connection to the existing solenoid is provided by inclusion of a actuator shaft and clamp with the system. |
| US12128322B2 |
Method and apparatus for driving vehicle in virtual environment, terminal, and storage medium
A method and apparatus for driving a vehicle in a virtual environment, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a driving picture and a map display control, the driving picture being a picture in which a virtual object drives a virtual vehicle in a virtual environment, and the virtual vehicle being in a manual driving mode; receiving a marking operation on the map display control in response to the virtual vehicle being located in an automatic driving region in the virtual environment, the marking operation being an operation of marking a location in the map display control; and switching the virtual vehicle to an automatic driving mode in response to the marking operation, and controlling the virtual vehicle to automatically drive to a destination. |
| US12128321B2 |
Program, control method, and information processing apparatus
A program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus capable of improving excitement of a game. An information processing apparatus (including a server device and a terminal device) executing a process of a game including game content for performing a battle using a plurality of game media may store the plurality of game media selected by a user of the game in association with the user, display some game media among the plurality of game media in a field area and proceed with the game content, and perform a process for providing a cooperation effect including changing of a parameter of a first game medium included in some game media when the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition and a second game medium in a predetermined relationship with the first game medium and not included in some game media is included in the plurality of game media. |
| US12128317B2 |
Information processing program, information processing device, and information processing system for deck management of a computer game
A computer realizes: a management function for managing first management information and second management information as information for managing game media having assigned thereto medium identifiers that are common for each same kind, the first management information indicating the medium identifiers and the number of game media possessed by a player, and the second management information indicating the medium identifiers and usage periods of game media having the usage periods set therefor; a determination function for determining game media available to the player based on the first management information and the second management information; and a set creation function for creating a medium set that includes a plurality of game media and that can include a plurality of game media of the same kind, based on an operation performed by the player to select from the game media available to the player, determined by the determination function. |
| US12128316B2 |
Playability service application programming interface
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for providing geographic information for software application development. In one example, a computer-implemented method is provided for determining candidate locations for a playability service, which includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices, a plurality of location points and filtering the plurality of location points to obtain a plurality of candidate location points based at least in part on a suitability of each of the location points for use in generating location-based application content. The method further includes generating, by the one or more computing devices, a candidate location dataset based on the plurality of candidate location points. The method further includes receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a request for one or more of the plurality of candidate location points and providing data associated with one or more of the plurality of candidate location points in response to the request. |
| US12128313B2 |
Training action prediction machine-learning models for video games with healed data
This specification provides a computer-implemented method, the method comprising obtaining a machine-learning model. The machine-learning model is being trained with expert data comprising a plurality of training examples. Each training example comprises: (i) game state data representing a state of a video game environment, and (ii) scored action data representing an action and a score for that action if performed by a video game entity of the video game environment subsequent to the state of the video game environment. An action is performed by the video game entity based on a prediction for the action generated by the machine-learning model. The method further comprises determining whether the action performed by the video game entity was optimal. In response to determining that the action performed by the video game entity was suboptimal, a healed training example is generated. The healed training example comprises: (i) the state of the instance of the video game environment, and (ii) healed scored action data indicative that the action performed by the video game entity was suboptimal. The machine-learning model is updated based on the healed training example. |
| US12128310B2 |
Virtual character interaction method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium
Disclosed is a virtual character interaction method, including: displaying a viewing-only picture of a virtual character interaction scene; switching from the viewing-only picture to a virtual character simulation interaction interface in response to an interaction simulation operation triggered during displaying of the viewing-only picture; simulating, in the virtual character simulation interaction interface, virtual characters in the virtual character interaction scene, and displaying a scene status of interaction between the virtual characters, wherein the virtual characters include a simulated virtual character controlled by a user of the computer device; and controlling the simulated virtual character to perform a corresponding action in response to a control operation triggered on the virtual character simulation interaction interface by the user of the computer device. |
| US12128307B2 |
Method, device, and storage medium for displaying azimuth in virtual scene
The present disclosure describes methods, devices, and storage medium for displaying an azimuth in a virtual scene, which belongs to the field of computer technologies. The method includes obtaining, by a device, an orientation azimuth of a virtual object in a virtual scene. The device includes a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory. The method further includes obtaining, by the device, a plurality of azimuths, angles between the plurality of azimuths and the orientation azimuth being no larger than a preset angle, the plurality of azimuths comprising first azimuths and second azimuths. The method also includes symmetrically distributing, by the device, the first azimuths and the second azimuths centered and on two sides of the orientation azimuth to obtain a target horizontal bar dial; and displaying, by the device, the target horizontal bar dial in a visual field image of the virtual object. |
| US12128306B2 |
Information display method and apparatus, terminal, and storage medium
An information display method includes: displaying, on the electronic device of a user account, a first display region and a second display region of a target battle; receiving information associated with a selection of a target virtual object; and in accordance with a determination that the target virtual object matches at least one second-type virtual object, displaying first prompt information associated with the target virtual object in the first display region, and displaying second prompt information associated with the target virtual object in the second display region. |
| US12128305B2 |
Information processing device and image generation method
A game image generation unit 112 generates a moving image of content. A receiving unit 104 receives a displayed image changing request. Upon reception of the changing request by the receiving unit 104, a display control unit 106 acquires information regarding a frame image of the content from the frame buffer 108. A system image generation unit 120 uses the information regarding the frame image to generate an image that differs from the frame image. The display control unit 106 acquires information regarding an end frame image of the content or an image preceding the end frame image by a predetermined number of frames. |
| US12128301B2 |
Program, game control method, and information processing apparatus
A program, a game control method, and an information processing apparatus, which are capable of improving operability of a game. A program causing an information processing apparatus to execute a step of causing an object arranged on a field object in a virtual space in which a coordinate system having a first axis and a second axis is set to be displayed on a screen in which a coordinate system having a third axis and a fourth axis is set, a step of detecting first and second positions on the screen while the first user operation is being detected, and a moving step of moving the object according to a first user operation. |
| US12128296B2 |
Dual sphere foot operated position-based controller
A controller apparatus includes two or more balls having a size sufficient for a human to manipulate with a single foot. Three or more bearings support at least one of the balls from below and permit rotation with respect to at least two axes. One or more position encoders are disposed proximate a surface of each of the two or more balls. The encoders are configured to determine a rotational displacement of each of the two or more balls with respect to two or more axes. |
| US12128290B1 |
Digital patch for discrete signaling, a baseball glove including same, and related method of manufacture
An apparatus for communication, a system thereof, and methods of manufacture thereof are provided. The apparatus comprises a body and a printed circuit board (PCB) operatively coupled to the body. The PCB comprises a processing unit, a first communication module operatively coupled to the processing unit, and an array of assemblies. The first communication module is configured to communicate with a secondary communication module wirelessly. The array of assemblies comprises at least two rows and at least two columns. Each assembly comprises a switch and a light. The array of assemblies are operatively coupled to the processing unit. Each light is configured to change a state responsive to at least one of a change in state by the switch within the same assembly and a control signal from the first communication module. |
| US12128288B1 |
Systems and methods for model evaluation using prior data
Systems and methods for model evaluation using prior data are disclosed. A system can store a set of inputs provided to a first model to generate first data points for a first live event. Each input of the set of inputs can include a respective state of the first live event. The system can initiate an execution environment for a second model configured to generate second data points for the first live event. The system can execute the second model within the execution environment using the set of inputs to generate candidate data points for the first live event. The system can generate a score based on the first data points, the candidate data points, and one or more corresponding outcomes of the first live event. The system can set a flag to replace the first model with the second model responsive to the score satisfying a threshold. |
| US12128286B2 |
Electric treadmill with safety stop function
A motorized treadmill includes a base, an endless belt movable relative to the base for allowing a user to exercise thereon, a motor coupled to the endless belt for driving the endless belt to rotate, a retaining mechanism and a controller in communication with the motor. The retaining mechanism has a retaining member mounted at a rear end of the base under the endless belt and a sensor coupled to the retaining member. The sensor is configured to sense whether an object contacts the retaining member. The controller is configured to determine whether rotation of the endless belt is interfered by the object. When the sensor detects that the retaining member comes into contact with the object, the controller determines that the endless belt is interfered by the object and stops rotation of the motor to slow down or stop rotation of the endless belt. |
| US12128283B1 |
Nesting corn hole boards
A nested corn hole board game includes a pair of corn hole target boards that nest together. Each corn hole target board has a playing surface that has a “U” shaped frame member on a bottom major face. The inner frame member is fully enclosed by an inner leg set spanning the ends of the “U” legs. There is a gap between the outer “U” shaped frame member and the outer leg set sized to allow the inner “U” shaped frame members to slipping between the outer “U” shaped frame members and the outer leg set. When arranged in this manner, the front frame members of both corn hole target boards are located next to their respective edges of the playing surface, and the distally located leg sets are offset from the distal edge by an identical amount on each playing surface. |
| US12128277B2 |
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of a golf club
A golf club head includes a body formed layer by layer and having a topline, a sole, and an internal cavity arranged between the topline and the sole. The golf club head further includes at least one aperture formed through at least one of a hosel extending from the body, a rear surface of the body, and a toe portion of the body. The at least one aperture is configured to form a flow path that extends along the internal cavity and the at least one aperture. |
| US12128268B1 |
Stretching apparatus and method of stretching
A hands-free human exercise apparatus and method, including a method of use. The stretching apparatus and method promote beneficial stretching of ambulatory muscles for a broad spectrum of users, to maintain and increase flexibility and dexterity, improved joint health, mobility, or pain management, and facilitating greater balance and proprioception and stimulating rehabilitation. The apparatus includes a multi-directional, multi-configurable, and adjustable harness comprising a one or dual strap configuration having a unique multi-joint activating foot anchor. The apparatus and method facilitate stretching of a single leg, or both legs, through the ambulatory chain of muscles and joints, and with the foot anchor exploiting the flexion of the spine, full extension of the leg and pelvis, and the full flexion of the user's foot. |
| US12128266B2 |
Kitchen fire suppression aiming systems and methods
A method of suppressing a kitchen fire includes detecting a fire and identifying a location of the fire with a tracking system, aiming a nozzle at the location, and releasing an agent through the nozzle at the location. |
| US12128265B2 |
In-rack fire protection sprinkler system including at least one unitary horizontal barrier that covers racks of adjoining racks and at least one rack level fire protection sprinkler disposed below the at least one horizontal barrier
A fire protection sprinkler system includes a horizontal barrier that covers two adjacent racks, and the vertical flue space between the racks. The horizontal barrier is provided at a predetermined height, and has a width that is at least equal to a width of the rack, and a depth that is at least equal to a sum of a depth of the rack, a depth of the other rack, and a depth of the vertical flue space. In addition, the horizontal barrier is a sheet having one or more apertures. The system also includes a rack level fire protection sprinkler connected to a fluid supply conduit, and being disposed in the vertical flue space below the horizontal barrier. The rack level sprinkler has a K-factor of 11.2 gpm/(psi)1/2 or greater, and is vertically spaced from commodities stored on the rack and the other rack covered by the horizontal barrier. |
| US12128264B2 |
In-rack fire protection sprinkler system including at least one unitary horizontal barrier that covers racks of adjoining racks and at least one rack level fire protection sprinkler disposed below the at least one horizontal barrier
A fire protection sprinkler system includes a horizontal barrier that covers two adjacent racks, and the vertical flue space between the racks. The horizontal barrier is provided at a predetermined height, and has a width that is at least equal to a width of the rack, and a depth that is at least equal to a sum of a depth of the rack, a depth of the other rack, and a depth of the vertical flue space. In addition, the horizontal barrier is a sheet having one or more apertures. The system also includes a rack level fire protection sprinkler connected to a fluid supply conduit, and being disposed in the vertical flue space below the horizontal barrier. The rack level sprinkler has a K-factor of 11.2 gpm/(psi)1/2 or greater, and is vertically spaced from commodities stored on the rack and the other rack covered by the horizontal barrier. |
| US12128261B2 |
Wearable air sterilizer for everyday use during COVID-19 and in a post-pandemic period
A wearable air sterilizer features an air disinfection chamber and a slidable face shield mounted on a headwear item such as a conventional baseball cap. The air disinfection chamber features one or more LEDs emanating ultraviolet light at a germicidal wavelength to inactivate airborne pathogens in the passing air and provide the user with a personalized air supply free from COVID-19 and other viruses. |
| US12128260B2 |
Pathogen capture using active surface modification
Fabrics, such as employed in air filters, facemasks, garments, or PPE, are coated with pathogen-binding agents, such as chemicals that bind to protein-encapsulated airborne pathogens. Some of these pathogen-binding agents include multifunctional chemicals that bind to the fabrics and to exposed proteins and/or glycans on the pathogens. Some of these pathogen-binding agents include multifunctional silanes. Some of these pathogen-binding agents include multifunctional phosphanes or phosphonates. |
| US12128259B2 |
Respirator negative pressure fit check devices and methods
A respiratory mask body defining a breathable air zone for a wearer and having a shut-off valve is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mask body includes one or more inlet ports configured to receive one or more breathing air source components. The shut-off valve is operable between a closed position and an open position, and when in a closed position the shut-off valve prevents fluid communication between the one or more inlet ports and the breathable air zone and the shut-off valve returns to an open position in the absence of an applied force. |
| US12128258B1 |
Descent control device
A descent device for controlling descent on a rope having a housing, a cam, a lever, a linkage, a brake, and an eye. The housing is a pair of opposed plates separated by spacers, three of which operate as axles for the cam, lever, and brake. The cam has a rope track that extends around the perimeter of the cam at least 540° but not more than about 650°. A hump in the rope track forms a pinch point with a housing spacer. The lever rotates the cam via a linkage between a payout position where the rope can move freely through the device, a braking position where the rope is pinched at the pinch point and a cleat of the brake moves lightly to the rope, and a panic position where the rope is pinched by the brake cleat. |
| US12128256B2 |
Multi-channel real-time phase modulation for EMI reduction in an ultrasound device
Methods for reducing electromagnetic interference arising from use of multiple ultrasound transducers in an array, particularly inside a human body that is inside a magnetic resonance imaging device. Electrical signals driving the transducers are offset in phase with respect to one another so as to achieve maximum offset of electrical and magnetic fields arising from such signals and transducers. Phase offsets are dynamically adjusted to respond to changes in driving amplitudes and frequencies so as to maintain optimal reduction of electromagnetic interference. |
| US12128253B2 |
Method and apparatus for positioning patient
Provided are a method and apparatus for positioning a patient. The method can include: acquiring a setup parameter of a patient in a positioning area, wherein the setup parameter includes an offset desired by the patient when a site to be treated of the patient is coincident with a virtual isocenter; and adjusting a position of the patient in a treatment room based on the setup parameter and a preset positional relationship between the virtual isocenter and an isocenter of a radiotherapy device, such that the site to be treated of the patient is coincident with the isocenter of the radiotherapy device. |
| US12128250B2 |
Fluence map prediction and treatment plan generation for automatic radiation treatment planning
A radiation treatment planning system can include a machine learning system that receives patient data, including an image scan (e.g., CT scan) and contour(s), a physician prescription, including planning target and dose, and device (radiation beam) data and outputs predicted fluence maps. The machine learning system includes at least two stages, where a stage of the at least two stages includes converting image scans from the patient data to projection images. A treatment planning system can receive the predicted fluence maps and generates treatment plans without performing inverse optimization. |
| US12128249B2 |
Rhinitis treatment device
The embodiment discloses a rhinitis treatment device including a frame covering a nose; a substrate disposed inside the frame; and a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate, wherein the substrate includes: a pair of first regions spaced apart from each other in a first direction to face both sides of the nose; and a second region disposed between the pair of first regions and extending in a second direction from a tip of the nose toward a root of the nose, and wherein the plurality of light emitting devices includes a plurality of first light emitting devices disposed in the pair of first regions. |
| US12128244B2 |
Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system with active ECG cable shielding
Embodiments of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system are configured to monitor a patient's ECG for shockable arrhythmias and deliver a shock to the patient in response to such a detection. To monitor the patient's ECG with reduced signal noise to improve the system's performance, the system includes a cable assembly having: a signal line; an inner shield and an outer shield; an ECG electrode electrically connected to the signal line of the cable assembly; and an amplifier having first and second input nodes respectively connected to the signal line and the outer shield of the cable assembly. The amplifier's output node is electrically connected to the inner shield of the cable assembly to reduce the reactive load seen by the patient's heart in driving the ECG sensing circuitry, which reduces the noise on the ECG signal outputted by the amplifier. |
| US12128239B2 |
Cardiac pacing sensing and control
A cardiac pacing system having a pulse generator for generating therapeutic electric pulses, a lead electrically coupled with the pulse generator having an electrode, a first sensor configured to monitor a physiological characteristic of a patient, a second sensor configured to monitor a second physiological characteristic of a patient and a controller. The controller can determine a pacing vector based on variables including a signal received from the second sensor, and cause the pulse generator to deliver the therapeutic electrical pulses according to the determined pacing vector. The controller can also modify pacing characteristics based on variables including a signal received from the second sensor. |
| US12128236B2 |
Pulse generator system for promoting desynchronized firing of recruited neural populations
An Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) is disclosed that is capable of sensing a degree to which recruited neurons in a patient's tissue are firing synchronously, and of modifying a stimulation program to promote desynchronicity and to reduce paresthesia. An evoked compound action potential (ECAP) of the recruited neurons is sensed as a measure of synchronicity by at least one non-active electrode. An ECAP algorithm operable in the IPG assesses the shape of the ECAP and determines one or more ECAP shape parameters that indicate whether the recruited neurons are firing synchronously or desynchronously. If the shape parameters indicate significant synchronicity, the ECAP algorithm can adjust the stimulation program to promote desynchronous firing. |
| US12128234B2 |
Passive charge recovery circuitry for an implantable medical device
Recovery circuitry for passively recovering charge from capacitances at electrodes in an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) is disclosed. The passive recovery circuitry includes passive recovery switches intervening between each electrode node and a common reference voltage, and each switch is in series with a variable resistance that may be selected based on differing use models of the IPG. The passive recovery switches may also be controlled in different modes. For example, in a first mode, the only recovery switches closed after a stimulation pulse are those associated with electrodes used to provide stimulation. In a second mode, all recovery switches are closed after a stimulation pulse, regardless of the electrodes used to provide stimulation. In a third mode, all recovery switches are closed continuously, which can provide protection when the IPG is in certain environments (e.g., MRI), and which can also be used during stimulation therapy itself. |
| US12128233B2 |
Method of manufacturing a self curling cochlear electrode lead
An exemplary method for manufacturing a self-curling cochlear electrode lead includes forming a shape memory polymer element that is configured to cause the cochlear electrode lead to transition to a curved spiral shape so as to conform with a curvature of the human cochlea when a temperature of the shape memory polymer element reaches a transition temperature, placing the shape memory polymer element within a cochlear electrode lead mold, attaching a wire included in a plurality of wires to each electrode contact included in a plurality of electrode contacts, placing the plurality of wires and the plurality of electrode contacts in the cochlear electrode lead mold, and providing the cochlear electrode lead mold with a flexible insulating material such that the shape memory polymer element, the plurality of wires, and the plurality of electrode contacts and embedded within the flexible insulating material after the flexible insulating material solidifies. |
| US12128230B2 |
Implantable extravascular electrical stimulation lead having improved sensing and pacing capability
Implantable medical electrical leads having electrodes arranged such that a defibrillation coil electrode and a pace/sense electrode(s) are concurrently positioned substantially over the ventricle when implanted as described. The leads include an elongated lead body having a distal portion and a proximal end, a connector at the proximal end of the lead body, a defibrillation electrode located along the distal portion of the lead body, wherein the defibrillation electrode includes a first electrode segment and a second electrode segment proximal to the first electrode segment by a distance. The leads may include at least one pace/sense electrode, which in some instances, is located between the first defibrillation electrode segment and the second defibrillation electrode segment. |
| US12128228B2 |
Blood pumps
Apparatus and methods are described for use with a venous system of a subject that includes one or more tributary vessels that flow into a vein at junctions. A blood-pump-catheter (70) includes a material (36) configured to be placed at a downstream location that is downstream of the junctions and to at least partially occlude blood flow through the vein. The material defines a blood-outlet opening (31). A blood pump (24) pumps blood from a region of the vein that is adjacent to the junctions, and through the blood-outlet opening (31). A blood-flow pathway (60) directs upstream venous blood flow from an upstream location that is upstream of the junctions, to downstream of the material (36), without the upstream venous blood flow being pumped by the pump (24). Other applications are also described. |
| US12128225B2 |
Approaches to reshaping and augmenting soft tissue through linear injection of dermal fillers
Introduced here are novel techniques for augmenting the lips through superficial linear injection of dermal fillers. At a high level, these techniques are representative of a two-step approach to augmentation. In the first stage, an implement that is appropriately positioned inside a lip can be moved sideways—an action referred to as a “side push.” In the second stage, dermal filler can be ejected from the implement so as to fill the resulting void. These techniques can be used by healthcare professionals to reshape the lips for medical or aesthetic purposes. These techniques were developed in an attempt to permit augmentation of the outer surface of a lip so as to increase its volume by expanding sideways while turning the lip outward. With these techniques, the desired result—namely, a plumper lip—may be readily and consistently achievable. |
| US12128220B2 |
Data collection device
A data collection device for attachment to an injection device and for collecting medicament dosage information therefrom. |
| US12128219B2 |
Intelligent medication delivery systems and methods
Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed for administering and tracking medicine to patients and providing health management capabilities for patients and caregivers. In some aspects, a system includes an injection pen device including a dose setting mechanism, a dispensing mechanism, and an electronics unit to generate dose data associated with a dispensing event of a dose of the medicine dispensed from the injection pen device and time data associated with the dispensing event; a mobile device in wireless communication to receive and process the dose data; and a software application configured to determine a recommended dose based on health data and contextual data associated with a user of the injection pen device, the software application including a learning dose calculator module to adaptively calculate the recommended dose of the medicine based on time-relevant and circumstances-relevant data specific to the user of the injection pen device. |
| US12128209B2 |
Packaging assembly
A computing device comprises a memory and a data interface for connecting to a corresponding interface in a storage assembly. The memory comprises instructions which, on connection with the storage assembly, cause a processor of the storage assembly to: detect, using a device sensor of the storage assembly, one or more medicament delivery devices stored in the storage assembly; and display, on a display screen provided on the storage assembly, information relating to a medicament stored in the storage assembly. |
| US12128207B2 |
Assembly and a system suitable for dispensing a liquid from a compressible bag
An assembly and a system suitable for dispensing liquid from a compressible bag, such as for IV treatment of a patient. The assembly includes an apparatus and a flexible mat. The apparatus includes a housing with a dispensing end and an opposite rear end, a floor comprising a flat floor surface, a pair of parallel guiding tracks and a roller arrangement including a roller body. The roller arrangement has a first roller arrangement end and a second roller arrangement end respectively engaged with the respective guiding tracks. The mat has a first mat end, which is mounted to or adapted to be mounted to the roller body and the mat is located at least partly on the flat floor between said guiding tracks. |
| US12128204B2 |
Systems and methods for treating a carotid artery
Systems and methods are adapted for treating the carotid artery. The systems include interventional catheters and blood vessel access devices that are adapted for transcervical insertion into the carotid artery. Embodiments of the systems and methods can be used in combination with embolic protection systems including blood flow reversal mechanisms, arterial filters, and arterial occlusion devices. |
| US12128198B2 |
Guide wire friction feedback device and method for interventional surgical robot
The disclosure relates to a guide wire friction feedback device and method for interventional surgical robot. The friction feedback device includes two sets of driving end parts, driven end parts and clamping parts symmetrically arranged along the guide wire. The structure of the friction feedback device is relatively simple, compact and stable. When the clamping part is subjected to the force in the clamping direction of the guide wire, the force is transmitted to the right-angle connecting plate through the U-shaped slot connector, the first slider and the first micro linear guide. The high precision load cell only measures the axial force of the guide wire, that is, the push-pull force felt by the high precision load cell (that is, the friction on the guide wire), so as to judge the force change of the axial friction of the guide wire. |
| US12128195B2 |
Electronic control of medical device deployment systems and methods
Embodiments of a deployment system may include a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end. An actuator may be disposed at the distal end of the catheter and may be operatively connected to electrical connectors extending longitudinally along the catheter from the proximal end to the actuator. The electrical connectors may be configured for transmission of signals to the actuator. One or more connections may be coupled to the actuator and to a deployable medical device disposed at the distal end of the catheter. |
| US12128194B2 |
System and method for detecting medical device location and orientation in relation to patient anatomy
A medical device position guidance system is provided. The system includes at least one reference transmitter and a receiver system configured to receive signals from the at least one reference transmitter. The reference transmitter is configured to maintain a static position on a subject. The system further includes a processor configured to (i) receive signals relating to the location and orientation of each sensor of the receiver system relative to the at least one reference transmitter; and (ii) using the received signals, create an anatomical coordinate system. The system may further include an inserted transmitter configured to be attached to a medical device. The inserted transmitter is adapted to establish the location and orientation of the medical device within the anatomical coordinate system. A method for medical device position guidance is also provided. |
| US12128189B2 |
Anti-infection fluidic channel
Systems and methods for altering the geometry of a fluid channel to prevent upstream mobility of bacteria, using angled obstacles on the interior of the channel that among other things creates vortices that restrict the mobility. An optimized geometry can be realized by an artificial intelligence algorithm or similar methods based on performance of various configurations of obstacle parameters. |
| US12128188B2 |
Dynamic pressure response system and method for measuring residual fluid
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a dynamic pressure response drainage system including control logic configured to enable measuring of residual fluid disposed within the drainage lumen. The residual fluid volume is measured by detecting the magnitude of the dynamic pressure response in the system containing the residual fluid when a sudden displacement (e.g. increase or decrease) of air volume occurs inside the system. The pressure burst magnitude is related to the pressure needed to move the mass of fluid, thus the fluid volume can be calculated from measurements of the burst pressure. The magnitude of the measured air pressure exhibits a dynamic pressure response corresponding to the mass of fluid in the tube. Either positive or negative pressure bursts can be used to produce and measure the corresponding positive or negative dynamic response spike pressure. |
| US12128186B2 |
Patient interface valve arrangment
A valve arrangement includes a first member formed from a pliable material, the first member having at least one aperture defined therethrough. The valve arrangement also includes a second member coupled to the first member, the second member formed from another pliable material. The second member is movable from: a first position in which the second member is sealingly engaged about a periphery of the at least one aperture, thus preventing passage of a fluid through the aperture, and a second position in which at least a portion of the second member is spaced from the periphery of the aperture such that the fluid is able to pass through the aperture. |
| US12128184B2 |
Air delivery conduit
An air delivery conduit for conveying breathable gas from a positive airway pressure device to a patient interface includes a tubular wall structure constructed from a textile material. A reinforcing structure may be provided to the wall structure that is structured to prevent kinking or collapsing of the wall structure. The wall structure may include a warp having a plurality of lengthwise textile warp threads arranged in a circle and a weft having a textile weft thread that is woven through the warp threads. |
| US12128183B2 |
Patient interface and headgear
Patient interface components and/or associated head gear and adjustment systems improve sealing and/or patient comfort and/or ease of use. The interface includes an inflating or ballooning seal. The headgear assembly can be connected to the interface with an elastic component and an inelastic component. The elastic component enabling a course fitting of the interface to the patient and the inelastic component enabling a final fitting of the interface to the patient. |
| US12128180B2 |
Wickless vaporizing devices and methods
Deformable valves and atomizer designs for a vaporizer (e.g., electronic cigarette). The vaporizer may be used for vaporization of liquid and/or organic material. The vaporizer may enable enhanced flow control of fluid and may generate high quality and quantity of vapor efficiently. In some instances, flow path of the vaporizer may allow bulk fluid flow, e.g., in contrast to capillary flow, to deliver fluid to a vicinity of the vaporizer. In some instances, the vaporizer may utilize improved atomizer designs for vaporizing devices, where said designs can be configured optionally, with various embodiments of a breath-modulating deformable valve. |
| US12128179B2 |
Aerosol delivery device including a bubble jet head and related method
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices include mechanisms configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition from a reservoir to an atomizer including a vaporization heating element to produce a vapor. For example, a bubble jet head may be configured to dispense the aerosol precursor composition to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may be fixedly coupled to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may include a precursor inlet, an ejection heating element, and a precursor nozzle. The atomizer may include a vaporization heating element. |
| US12128177B2 |
Blister package for pharmaceutical cartridges
A blister packaging for a pharmaceutical cartridge or capsule and methods of forming same are disclosed. |
| US12128174B1 |
Devices and methods for using medicament devices
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for the use of medicament devices. The devices and methods may be used to detect or sense one or more parameters of a medicament device, for instance, shake parameters, actuation parameters, or inhalation airflow parameters. The devices and methods may be used to indicate to a user that the medicament device is in an appropriate condition for actuation of the medicament device. The devices and methods may be used to indicate to a user that the medicament device is in a condition to deliver an intended dosage range of a formulation. The devices and methods may further be used to guide a user through proper usage of a medicament device. |
| US12128173B2 |
Dry powder drug delivery system and methods
A pulmonary drug delivery system is disclosed, including a breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, with or without a cartridge for delivering a dry powder formulation. The inhaler and cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation comprising, for example, a diketopiperazine and an active ingredient, including, small organic molecules, peptides and proteins, including, hormones such as insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 for the treatment of disease and disorders, for example, diseases and disorders, including endocrine disease such as diabetes and/or obesity. |
| US12128171B2 |
Vacuum closure device
This invention relates to the design of tissue covering elements for use in vacuum assisted tissue apposition systems, wherein the geometry of the covering elements favours the application of contractile forces over compressive or extensive forces at the tissue interface. |
| US12128169B2 |
Device and method for wound therapy
A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also include a liquid collector for retaining liquid therein and a vacuum connection for coupling to a vacuum source. The vacuum connection may be in gaseous communication with the liquid collector. The vacuum connection may be separated from the liquid collector by a liquid barrier. |
| US12128167B2 |
Attaching member
The present teachings provide an attaching member to be attached to a blood purification apparatus including peristaltic pumps, the attaching member holding pump tubes to be squeezed in a predetermined direction by the respective peristaltic pumps for liquid delivery. The attaching member includes a body attachable to a predetermined position of the blood purification apparatus, and holding portions attached to the body and that hold the pump tubes. The holding portions are attached to edge portions on two opposite sides of the body, and flexible tubes that each allow liquid to flow through are to be placed in a central portion of the body, the central portion being positioned between the holding portion on one of the edge portions and the holding portion on the other of the edge portions. |
| US12128166B2 |
Systems and methods for using nitric oxide in dialysis
A hemodiafiltration (HDF) system is provided for performing HDF treatment. The HDF system includes a mixing system for mixing nitric oxide (NO) with other chemicals to produce a dialysis fluid. The HDF system further includes an extracorporeal blood circuit that includes a filter for separating the dialysis fluid into a dialysate and NO spiked substitution fluid. The extracorporeal blood circuit also includes a dialyzer that receives the dialysate and a blood line connected to the dialyzer. The blood line includes admission points connected to the filter. The admission points are used to administer the NO spiked substitution fluid to the patient during the HDF treatment. |
| US12128165B2 |
Dual stage degasser
Devices, systems, and methods for high capacity degassing of dissolved gases and gas bubbles from fluid such as a dialysate are provided. The devices, systems, and methods can include a degassing vessel with at least two degassing chambers. The fluid can be degassed in a first degassing chamber and recirculated through a second recirculating degassing chamber to remove a desired amount of gas such as carbon dioxide. |
| US12128160B2 |
Air sterilization device
An air sterilization device includes a reflector, a first LED light source, and a second LED light source. The reflector may include a body part having a circular column shape having a vacant space therein and having openings formed in upper and lower surfaces thereof, a first rotary body connected to a lower surface of the body part and shaped to have a vacant space therein, and a second rotary body connected to an upper surface of the body part and shaped to have a vacant space; a first LED light source may emit UV-C rays in a direction from the first rotary body to the body part; and a second LED light source may emit UV-C rays in a direction from the second rotary body to the body part, and the reflector may reflect the light emitted from the first LED light source and the light emitted from the second LED light source. |
| US12128157B2 |
Absorbent articles including HIPE foam enhanced with clay nanoplatelets, and method of manufacture
Open-cell foam having a structure of interconnected struts formed of polymeric material and defining open cells, resulting from polymerization of a continuous phase of a high internal phase water-in-oil emulsion, the struts comprising the polymeric material with clay nanoparticles at least partially captured therewithin, is disclosed. The clay nanoparticles may be present in combination with a surface modifier. Methods for making the open-cell foam are also disclosed. Absorbent articles including the open cell foam are also disclosed. |
| US12128156B2 |
Dual material implant
The present invention generally relates to an orthopedic implant. Specifically, the present invention relates to an implant that incorporates a purposefully designed material that optimizes bony ingrowth combined with a support material configured to provide structural integrity. |
| US12128150B2 |
Ultraviolet irradiation device
Provided is a compact ultraviolet irradiation device in which a degree of an adverse effect on the human body is suppressed. The ultraviolet irradiation device includes: a lamp house on the surface of which a light extraction surface is formed; an excimer lamp accommodated in the lamp house, a main emission wavelength of which belongs to a first wavelength band of 190-225 nm; an optical filter that is arranged on the light extraction surface and substantially transmits the ultraviolet light in the first wavelength band and substantially reflect the ultraviolet light of a wavelength of 240-300 nm; and a reflecting surface that is a surface located outside the luminous tube of the excimer lamp and inclined with respect to the light extraction surface, the reflecting surface exhibiting reflectivity with respect to the ultraviolet light in the first wavelength band. |
| US12128142B2 |
Patch
The invention relates to novel compositions comprising urea and amine functionalised silyl containing polymers which, in combination with tackifying resins, are used as pressure sensitive adhesives and specifically, drug delivery patches. Said compositions can be synthesised with less difficulty compared to urethane analogues and are compatible with a wide array of different drugs. |
| US12128134B2 |
Devices and methods for delivery of substances to animals
The invention provides a delayed release dosage form and a bolus configured for administration to an animal, wherein the dosage form and the bolus is configured to release a hydrophobic substance to the animal over a period of time. Preferably the hydrophobic substance is a haloform. Also provided is the use of the delayed release dosage form or bolus of the invention to reduce methane production in a ruminant animal. Also provided is the method of manufacturing a bolus of the invention. |
| US12128133B2 |
Ingestible device with expandable enclosure
An embodiment of an ingestible device for the delivery of a therapeutic agent includes a swallowable outer shell and a delivery mechanism within the outer shell. The delivery mechanism includes an expandable enclosure. The delivery mechanism is triggerable in situ within a gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a body to expand multiple regions of the expandable enclosure to an expanded state at a delivery location within the body. The multiple regions include a head region and a tail region with a protective recess defined between the head region and the tail region, and a retention region within the protective recess. A dimension of the retention region as expanded is less than a dimension of the head region as expanded and less than a dimension of the tail region as expanded. The ingestible device includes a shaped composition disposed at the retention region. |
| US12128129B2 |
Lactobacillus plantarum for skin care
The present invention relates to microorganisms for use in the treatment and/or prevention of skin conditions by topical application. In particular, the microorganisms are for use in the treatment and/or prevention of loss of skin barrier function, inflammatory conditions and/or growth of pathogenic microorganism. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions or products comprising the microorganisms Provided is also a cosmetic use of the microorganisms or compositions for application on the skin and a cosmetic method, in particular to improve the appearance of the skin. |
| US12128128B2 |
Colloidal silver combined with plant extracts for use in treating wounds and other skin conditions
In one aspect, a composition for topical application is provided. The composition comprises a base. Dispersed within the base is elemental silver as a colloidal suspension, and plant extract from at least 6 plants. The plants are selected from the group consisting of Echinacea purpurea, Stellaria media, Aloe vera, Matricaria recutita, Hypericum perforatum, Calendula officinalis, Equisetum arvense, Symphytum officinale, Panax ginseng, Rumex crispus, Arctium lappa, Trifolium pratense, Chelidonium majus, Thuja occidentalis, Urtica dioica, Mahonia aquifolium, and Galium aparine. |
| US12128127B2 |
Extracts of plants containing polygodial, compositions comprising such extracts and cosmetic and/or dermatological uses thereof
An extract of a plant chosen from Tasmannia lanceolata, Drimys winteri, Spilanthes acmella and Polygonum hydropiper is obtained from ground and dried leaves of said plant by supercritical CO2 extraction at a pressure of between 120 and 350 bar and at a temperature from 35 to 60° C. and contains polygodial. A process for obtaining such an extract is disclosed along with compositions comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, an effective amount of the extract to promotes wound healing and decrease inflammation in skin disorders. |
| US12128122B2 |
Recombinant nucleic acids encoding cosmetic protein(s) for aesthetic
The present disclosure provides recombinant nucleic acids comprising one or more polynucleotides encoding one or more cosmetic proteins (e.g., one or more human collagen proteins); viruses comprising the recombinant nucleic acids; compositions (e.g., cosmetic formulations) comprising the recombinant nucleic acids and/or viruses; methods of their use; and articles of manufacture or kits thereof. |
| US12128104B2 |
Drug delivery systems comprising a neurotrophic agent, an apoptosis signaling fragment inhibitor (FAS) or FAS ligand (FASL) inhibitor, a tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or TNF receptor inhibitor, a mitochondrial peptide, an oligonucleotide, a chemokine inhibitor, or a cysteine-aspartic protease inhibitor
This disclosure relates to a drug delivery system comprising a neurotrophic agent, an apoptosis signaling fragment inhibitor (FAS) or FAS-ligand (FASL) inhibitor, a tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or TNF receptor (TNFR) inhibitor, a mitochondrial peptide, an oligonucleotide, a chemokine inhibitor, or a cysteine-aspartic protease (caspase) inhibitor, including any combination of these compounds and, optionally, a sustained delivery component. This type of drug delivery system can be used to treat a medical condition such as an inherited or age-related choroid, retina, optic nerve disorder, or optic nerve degeneration; an otic disorder; a neurologic or CNS disorder; or a related condition; or a condition related to occlusion or obstruction of a blood vessel or blood circulation such as a stroke, myocardial or renal infarction. Medicaments, methods of manufacturing medicaments, kits, and other related products or methods are also described. |
| US12128102B2 |
Constrained conditionally activated binding proteins
The invention relates to COnditional Bispecific Redirected Activation constructs, or COBRAs, that are administered in an active pro-drug format. Upon exposure to tumor proteases, the constructs are cleaved and activated, such that they can bind both tumor target antigens (TTAs) as well as CD3, thus recruiting T cells expressing CD3 to the tumor, resulting in treatment. |
| US12128101B2 |
Dosage and administration of anti-C5 antibodies for treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)
Provided are methods for clinical treatment of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) and Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) using an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof. |
| US12128098B2 |
Non-specific delayed-type hypersensitivity response to treat herpes simplex virus infection
A method is presented for treating herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection comprising: (a) locally administering a substance that induces a delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to a patient at a site other than at the site of an HSV lesion to induce a DTH response during one or more outbreaks of the HSV infection. The method reduces the number of HSV outbreaks in persons experiencing outbreaks. |
| US12128097B2 |
AD35-vectored immunogenic composition for SARS-COV-2 infection
Disclosed is a replication-defective Ad35-vectored immunogenic composition for inducing immune response against SARS COV-2, comprising an Ad35 vector, wherein the Ad35 vector encodes the optimized nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. Some embodiments of the present disclosure have better safety and use convenience. Experiments have shown that the immunogenic composition can produce more S proteins in human cells. Some embodiments of the present disclosure may be used in combination with another immunogenic composition or may also be used as a therapeutic immunogenic composition for Corona Virus Disease 2019. When a patient is immunized with the Ad35-vectored immunogenic composition of the present disclosure at the initial stage of infection, the immunogenic composition induces an immune response in the human body, thereby achieving a therapeutic effect. |
| US12128096B2 |
Immunogenic composition
The disclosure provides synthetic (e.g. recombinant) pneumococcal saccharides comprising one or more repeat unit(s) →4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→4)-[Gro-(2→P→3)]-β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-L-Rhap-(1→. Also provided are conjugates comprising a →4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→4)-[Gro-(2→P→3)]-β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-L-Rhap-(1→, immunogenic compositions, vaccines and their use in preventing or treating infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae. |
| US12128094B2 |
Immunogenic compositions comprising OMVs, an acellular pertussis antigen, a tetanus toxoid and a diphtheria toxoid
The invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising OMVs and (a) acellular pertussis antigen, (b) a tetanus toxoid and (c) a diphtheria toxoid, wherein the OMVs are derived from Bordetella pertussis. The invention also provides compositions for use in a method for raising an immune response in a patient, comprising the step of administering to the patient a composition of the invention. |
| US12128090B2 |
Methods of prophylactic treatment using recombinant VWF (rVWF)
The present invention relates to a method for prophylactic treatment of spontaneous bleeding in a subject with severe von Willebrand Disease comprising administering a therapeutic amount of recombinant von Willebrand Factor (rVWF) to the subject. |
| US12128089B2 |
Stable liquid compositions of glucagon
Stable injectable compositions comprising glucagon or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof are disclosed, which comprise (a) a therapeutically effective amount of glucagon; (b) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable solvent; (c) at least one stabilizing agent; (d) at least one sugar; and (e) optionally, at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; wherein said injectable solution is stable and ready-to-use, and wherein pH of the said solution ranges from 3.8 to 4.2. Preferably, the composition is provided in a sealed container, e.g., an ampoule, a vial, a pre-filled syringe or an auto-injector. Further, stable injectable solutions are disclosed, which comprise glucagon or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, and which are suitable for subcutaneous, intravenous or intramuscular administration. Methods for manufacturing stable injectable solutions of glucagon are also disclosed. |
| US12128088B2 |
Treatment of connective tissue injuries
This disclosure relates to treating a connective tissue injury. The treatment involves injecting, or otherwise administering, a therapeutic composition into an animal, such as a human being, in need thereof. The therapeutic composition may contain transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) and/or transforming growth factor β2 (TGF-β2), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or a secondary agent. |
| US12128087B2 |
Compositions for treating pathological calcification conditions, and methods using same
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with pathological calcification or pathological ossification. In certain embodiments, the diseases or disorders are selected from the group consisting of Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI), Idiopathic Infantile Arterial Calcification (IIAC), Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL), hypophosphatemic rickets, osteoarthritis, calcification of atherosclerotic plaques, PXE, hereditary and non-hereditary forms of osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, hardening of the arteries occurring with aging, calciphylaxis resulting from end stage renal disease and progeria. |
| US12128086B2 |
Formulations and methods of use for alpha connexin c-terminal (ACT) peptides
This invention relates to a topical gel drug product preparation containing a composition comprising an isolated polypeptide having a carboxy-terminal amino acid sequence of an alpha connexin (ACT peptide), peptide stabilizers, excipients, buffering agents, and the like. A formulation and preparation steps are disclosed for the manufacturing of a stable, elegant, and pourable topical gel. The resulting formulation possesses long term stability suitable for aesthetic as well as therapeutic applications including the prevention of scaring and accelerated healing of wounds. Methods for treatment of chronic wounds, including chronic ulcers, are also provided. |
| US12128083B2 |
Lisinopril formulations
Provided herein are stable lisinopril oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using lisinopril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and acute myocardial infarction. |
| US12128081B2 |
Process of obtaining enriched fractions of assets from the artemisia genus, enriched fractions and bioactive composition
A process for obtaining enriched fractions of assets from the genus Artemisia, enriched fractions obtained by the process and bioactive composition having fraction enriched from Artemisia. The process uses extraction with supercritical fluid in which the differential consists of sequential extraction, in an unprecedented association of specific conditions and steps with an advantageous effect not previously found, thus obtaining enriched fractions of bioactives with different chemical compositions for a given application. The enriched fractions of assets of the genus Artemisia and/or its so-called bioactive compositions having fraction enriched from Artemisia obtained have application mainly in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields. |
| US12128080B2 |
Electrospun fibers containing nanodispersions and their use for the treatment of wounds
The present invention relates to compositions based on nanodispersions which are preferably further processed to electrospun fibers comprising such nanodispersions. The nanodispersions may optionally contain birch bark extract. The electrospun fibers can be used in particular for the treatment of wounds. For this purpose the compositions containing electrospun fibers are preferably applied as such or in a spray or a foam. |
| US12128072B2 |
Hepatocytes and hepatic non-parenchymal cells, and methods for preparation thereof
The present invention pertains to hepatocytes, liver progenitor cells, cholangiocytes, liver sinusoidal endothelial progenitor cells, liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, hepatic stellate progenitor cells, hepatic stellate cells, and liver cellular tissue models, as well as to methods for preparing these cells. The present invention also pertains to a cell fraction comprising liver progenitor cells, liver sinusoidal endothelial progenitor cells, or hepatic stellate progenitor cells. The present invention also pertains to a pharmaceutical composition or kit comprising the above-mentioned cells, a liver cellular tissue model, or a cell fraction. The present invention also pertains to: a method for screening liver disease treatment agents; a method for evaluating the hepatotoxicity of drugs, hepatocytes for infectious disease models, and a method for preparing the same; infectious disease model tissues and a method for preparing the same; as well as a method for screening infectious liver disease treatment agents. |
| US12128067B2 |
Nasal solution with closed basin natural spring water characteristic and method for obtaining said nasal solution
The present invention relates to a nasal solution used for elimination of nasal occlusions, for cleaning of the inner section of the nose and for the treatment of nasal diseases, wherein bicarbonate (HCO3−) is provided with weight proportion between 0.05% and 1.50% and carbonate (CO3−2) is provided with weight proportion between 0.05% and 1.50% as the active substance in the ingredient thereof and it has alkali pH characteristic and preferably it is obtained from alkaline, closed basin natural spring waters. |
| US12128063B2 |
Biocompatible and biodegradable antiviral polymers
A water-soluble polymer having an aliphatic polycarbonate backbone, a first carbonate monomer with at least one hydrophilic functionality, and a second carbonate monomer with at least one hydrophobic functionality is able to completely and quickly eliminate a virus from a human and/or animal cell. The at least one hydrophilic functionality is a sulfate, a sulfonate, a carboxylate, and/or a phosphate and the at least one hydrophobic functionality is an alkyl. The hydrophilic/hydrophobic functionalities of the polymer may be tuned to enhance the antiviral properties of the polymer and/or to decrease any cytotoxicity associated with the application of the polymer to a human and/or animal cell. The antiviral polymer is biocompatible and biodegradable. |
| US12128061B2 |
RNA construct and methods of use thereof for enhancing the therapeutic effects of cytotoxic cells and stem cells
The present invention comprises Rig I agonists for enhancing the effects of cytotoxic cells and stem Cells. The Rig I agonists can be used in vivo as small molecule therapeutics or in vitro to enhance cells for adoptive cell transfer. Applications include cancer therapy, immune system enhancement, chronic viral infection and treatment of viral induced inflammation and enhancement of virus based therapies. |
| US12128060B2 |
Nicotinamide riboside for use in treating or preventing liver damage
Provided herein are methods and compositions related to treating and/or preventing liver related diseases and disorders and for improving liver health in a subject by administering to the subject (e.g., orally administering to the subject) a composition comprising nicotinamide riboside and/or pterostilbene. |
| US12128059B2 |
Topical compositions
The disclosure provides a topical gel formulation comprising 1-1.5 wt. % clindamycin phosphate, 2.5-3.5 wt. % benzoyl peroxide, and 0.1-0.2 wt. % adapalene, in combination with a gelling agent, a polyhydric alcohol, and water, useful in treating inflammatory skin conditions, including acne, together with methods of making and using the same. |
| US12128055B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations and systems for delivery of an androgenic agent and an aromatase inhibitor with sustained multi-phasic release profiles and methods of use
The present disclosure is directed formulations, delivery systems and/or methods of use that have a novel a sustained release multi-phasic concentration pattern that may be used, among other things, for reducing mammographic breast density and/or breast stiffness in warm-blooded animals. For example, the formulation may comprise: the administration of an effective amount of androgenic agent and an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor to a subject that provides a sustained release multi-phasic concentration pattern in the blood of the subject over time as measured by serum concentration for the androgen and plasma concentration for the aromatase inhibitor and improves, among other things, breast tissue stabilization and/or increases of the levels of androgen receptor expression. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of an effective amount of an androgenic agent in combination with an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor for the prophylaxis or treatment of autoimmune inflammatory mastitis (AIM) in a patient in need thereof. Autoimmune inflammatory mastitis includes the conditions of idiopathic inflammatory macromastia, plasma cell mastitis, granulomatous mastitis. |
| US12128049B2 |
Dosage regimen of paliperidone palmitate extended-release injectable suspension
Provided herein are simplified dosing regimens for administering paliperidone palmitate to a patient in need of treatment of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders. |
| US12128047B2 |
TLR7 agonist and pharmaceutical combination thereof for treating lung cancer
The present application relates to a compound of formula I as a toll-Like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for treating lung cancer, a pharmaceutical combination of the TLR7 agonist and a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for treating lung cancer, and the use of the compound of formula I or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and the pharmaceutical combination for treating lung cancer. |
| US12128046B2 |
Alpha polyglutamated methotrexate and uses thereof
The disclosure relates generally to alpha polyglutamated methotrexate, formulations containing liposomes filled with alpha polyglutamated methotrexate, methods of making the alpha polyglutamated methotrexate and liposome containing formulations, and methods of using polyglutamated alpha polyglutamated methotrexate and liposome containing formulations to treat hyperproliferative disorders (e.g., cancer) and disorders of the immune system (e.g., an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis). |
| US12128044B2 |
Fused tricyclic compounds and uses thereof in medicine
A fused tricyclic compound and application thereof in medicine, especially as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of hepatitis B. Specifically, the present invention relates to a compound having Formula (I) or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a solvate, a metabolite, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, wherein each variable is as defined in the specification. The present invention also relates to the use of a compound having Formula (I) or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a solvate, a metabolite, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof as a medicament, especially as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of hepatitis B. |
| US12128041B2 |
Nanoparticles for delivering drug, whose surface is modified with peptide for targeting brain cancer, preparation method thereof and use thereof
The present disclosure relates to nanoparticles for delivering a drug targeting brain cancer, whose surface is modified with a peptide for targeting brain cancer, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof, and more particularly, to nanoparticles for delivering a drug targeting brain cancer, including porous silicon nanoparticles encapsulating an anticancer drug and a peptide with an ability to target brain cancer cells bound to the surface of the nanoparticles, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof. The nanoparticles according to the present disclosure can be used as an effective drug delivery system for treating glioblastoma by allowing a conventional anticancer agent exhibiting low tissue specificity and solubility to be specifically delivered to glioblastoma in which a caveolin receptor is overexpressed through the blood-brain barrier to induce a more efficient glioblastoma therapeutic effect. |
| US12128040B2 |
Selective estrogen receptor degraders
Novel selective estrogen receptor degraders (SERDs) according to the formula: pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions, uses, and methods of use thereof are provided. |
| US12128039B2 |
Processes for preparing quinoline compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds
The present invention is directed to processes for making and compositions containing quinolines such as formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein: X1 is H, Br, CI, or X2 is H, Br, CI, or n1 is 1-2; and n2 is 1-2. |
| US12128035B2 |
Activating pyruvate kinase R
The compound (S)-1-(5-((2,3-dihydro-[1,4]dioxino[2,3-b]pyridin-7-yl)sulfonyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl)-3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropan-1-one, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is useful to increase the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen. Methods and compositions for the treatment of a hemoglobinopathies are provided herein, including certain pharmaceutical compositions for activating PKR. |
| US12128033B2 |
Synthetic methods for preparation of 4-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-n-[(1S)-2-cyclopropyl-1-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)ethyl]-5-methyl-n-prop-2-ynyl-1,3-thiazol-2-amine
The present disclosure relates to the fields of chemistry and medicine, more particularly to processes for making 4-(2-chloro-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-N-[(1S)-2-cyclopropyl-1-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)ethyl]-5-methyl-N-prop-2-ynyl-1,3-thi-azol-2-amine (Compound 1), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and crystalline forms thereof, for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). |
| US12128026B2 |
Selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) ligands and methods of use thereof
This invention provides novel indole, indazole, benzimidazole, benzotriazole, indoline, quinolone, isoquinoline, and carbazole selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in treating hyperproliferations of the prostate including pre-malignancies and benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer, other AR-expressing cancers, androgenic alopecia or other hyper androgenic dermal diseases, Kennedy's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and uterine fibroids, and to methods for reducing the levels (through degradation) and/or activity (through inhibition) of any androgen receptor including androgen receptor-full length (AR-FL) including pathogenic and/or resistance mutations, AR-splice variants (AR-SV), and pathogenic polyglutamine (polyQ) polymorphisms of AR in a subject. |
| US12128019B1 |
Nanocomposite including abscisic acid-loaded collagen nanoparticles
A nanocomposite comprising collagen nanoparticles loaded with abscisic acid (ABA). can have an average particle diameter ranging from about 125 nm to about 185 nm. Collagen in the collagen nanoparticles can be derived from a marine source. The nanocomposite can effectively treat and prevent cardiac ischemia. |
| US12128017B2 |
N,N-bis-2-mercaptoethyl isophthalamide for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
According to the invention there is provided N,N-bis-2-mercaptoethyl isophthalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, for use in the therapeutic treatment of a neurodegenerative disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
| US12128014B2 |
Use of thiol compounds to treat neurological disease
The present disclosure relates, in general, to use of small diffusible thiols in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with glutamate excitotoxicity, protein aggregation and oxidative stress in the central nervous system, particularly in the brain. |
| US12128013B2 |
Toxic aldehyde related diseases and treatment
The present invention provides for the treatment, prevention, and/or reduction of a risk of a disease, disorder, or condition in which aldehyde toxicity is implicated in the pathogenesis, including ocular disorders, skin disorders, conditions associated with injurious effects from blister agents, and autoimmune, inflammatory, neurological and cardiovascular diseases by the use of a primary amine to scavenge toxic aldehydes, such as MDA and HNE. |
| US12128011B2 |
Therapeutically administrable high dose non-aqueous curcuminoid solutions
A method involves dissolving a curcuminoid in glycerol to make an administrable solution. An alkali salt is added to the glycerol to increase the solubility of the curcuminoid in the glycerol to more than 20 milligrams curcuminoid per millilitre of glycerol (and up to in excess of 200 milligrams curcuminoid per millilitre of glycerol with the addition of sufficient alkali salt in embodiments). The resulting administrable solution can be administered (such as by way of intramuscular injection) as is without the need of an aqueous emulsion and can be stored for more titan 24 hours without curcuminoid precipitation. |
| US12128002B2 |
Steam outlet system
A steam outlet system may include, but is not limited to, a steam bar with at least one aperture for passing steam from a rear side to a front side of the steam bar. A front plate may be mounted to, and at a distance from, the front side of the steam bar. A steam diverting portion may extend the distance between the front side of the steam bar and the front plate over top edges of the at least one aperture. |
| US12127999B2 |
Mechanical CPR with selective zero-position and compression depth adjustment
The disclosed CPR devices, systems, and methods adjust a compression depth of a compression mechanism to account for chest collapse of the patient receiving CPR. Compression depth can be adjusted up to a maximum depth in some examples. The compression depth can also be adjusted linearly or non-linearly as the zero point or starting position of the patient's chest changes due to chest collapse. Other factors can also be used to adjust the compression depth such as patient parameters that can be observed by a rescuer or sensed by sensors wirelessly connected to or integrated into the system. CPR devices that include active decompression can also use the disclosed techniques for adjusting the chest compression depth as the patient's chest collapses. |
| US12127995B1 |
Ankle exoskeleton device and control system
An exoskeleton device is disclosed. The exoskeleton device comprises a Bowden cable, a shank portion comprising a strut, and a foot portion coupled to the shank portion by a rotational joint. The foot portion comprises a heel lever and a pulley attached to the heel lever, wherein the strut of the shank portion is configured to redirect the Bowden cable toward the pulley, wherein the pulley is configured to redirect the Bowden cable back toward the shank portion, and wherein the Bowden cable is configured to generate torque by pulling the pulley. The exoskeleton device further comprises a midsole, wherein the midsole is releasably coupled to the lever, and wherein the midsole is configured to transmit force to a foot of a user. |
| US12127990B2 |
Gravity compensator applied to wearable muscular strength assisting apparatus
A gravity compensator applied to a wearable muscular strength assisting apparatus includes a first link configured to extend parallel to a first body portion of a wearer, a second link configured to extend parallel to a second body portion and which is rotatably coupled to an end of the first link, an elastic body, which is fixed at an end thereof to the first link so as to exert an elastic force, which varies according to a length between the two ends thereof, and a connection unit, which is connected an end thereof to the other end of the elastic body and extends in a longitudinal direction of the first link and which is connected at an end thereof to the second link so as to vary a length of the elastic body by relative rotation between the first link and the second link. |
| US12127989B2 |
System for assisting muscle strength
Provided is a system for muscle strength support. The system includes an exoskeleton which is configured to be attached to a body of a human during use of the system, and a control unit for controlling a supportive force provided by the exoskeleton during use of the system. |
| US12127981B2 |
Eyewear frame with integral roll-off system
A goggle includes a frame, a lens, and a roll-off system. The frame has a first lateral end and an opposing second lateral end. The frame defines a lens cavity. The lens is disposed within the lens cavity of the frame. The roll-off system includes a first canister, a second canister, and an actuator mechanism. The first canister is at least partially integrally formed with the first lateral end of the frame. The first canister defines a first interior cavity configured to store a roll of film. The second canister is at least partially integrally formed with the opposing second lateral end of the frame. The second canister defines a second interior cavity configured to receive a strip of film from the roll of film. The actuator mechanism is configured to facilitate selectively dispensing the strip of film from the first canister across the lens to the second canister. |
| US12127980B2 |
Creation of curved cuts in the inside of the eye cornea
A device for isolating a lenticle in the cornea of an eye. The device includes: a laser beam source to emit pulsed laser radiation having a pulse frequency of 1.2 MHz to 10 MHz, a pulse energy of 1 nJ to 200 nJ and a wavelength penetrating the cornea; a beam-forming unit having beam optics with an image field and that bundles pulsed laser radiation into a focus located inside the image field, and which has a maximum diameter of less than 3 μm; a beam-deflection unit shifting the focus in the cornea and inside the image field, the focus moving along a path when the image field is resting; and a control unit to control the source and the beam-forming unit to isolate the lenticle by specifying the path. The lenticle is delimited by a cut surface which is curved with regard to a front surface of the cornea. |
| US12127979B2 |
Robotic cataract surgery using focused ultrasound
A phacoemulsification apparatus includes an ultrasound transmitter, an irrigation-aspiration tool, a robotic arm, and a processor. The ultrasound transmitter is configured to generate and focus an ultrasound beam into a lens capsule of an eye of a patient, to emulsify a lens of the eye. The irrigation-aspiration tool having a distal end including an outlet of an irrigation channel for flowing irrigation fluid into the lens capsule, and an inlet of an aspiration channel for removing material from the lens capsule. The robotic arm is configured to move the distal end of the irrigation-aspiration tool inside the lens capsule. The processor is configured to control the ultrasound transmitter to irradiate one or more target locations in the eye capsule with the focused ultrasound beam, and control the robotic arm to move the distal end of the irrigation-aspiration tool in coordination with the target locations irradiated by the ultrasound transmitter. |
| US12127978B1 |
Eye drop dispenser
A dispenser assembly includes a dispenser bottle having a nipple for dispensing a solution (e.g., eye drop solution, eye wash solution, eye lid cleaner and/or wash solution), and a cap removably couplable to the dispenser bottle over the nipple. The dispenser bottle has a chamber that removably receives a single-use vial cartridge. An eye cup is fixedly coupled to the dispenser bottle around the nipple, or the eye cup is detachable and invertible relative to the dispenser bottle. The eye cup can be supported on or rest on the periphery of the eye socket to facilitate delivery of the solution onto or over a user's eye. |
| US12127976B2 |
Eye-mountable therapeutic devices, and associated systems and methods
Systems, eye-mountable devices, and methods that facilitate chronotherapeutic treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma are provided which enable therapeutic products to be delivered to the eye in a controlled manner only when desired. According to one embodiment, an eye-mountable device comprises a substrate having an eye-mounting surface for positioning on an eye of a patient, a sensor that obtains a plurality of measurements representative of a condition of the eye of the patient over a period of time, a therapeutic agent delivery assembly coupled, and a processor for executing a temporal model of a therapeutic agent delivery in communication with the sensor and the therapeutic agent delivery assembly. The processor receives the plurality of measurements and activates the therapeutic agent delivery assembly to administer a first amount of a drug to the eye of the patient based on the temporal model associated with the plurality of measurements. |
| US12127972B2 |
Cannulas for ophthalmic procedures
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to ophthalmic surgery, and more particularly, to methods and apparatuses for controlling intraocular pressure (IOP) and administering ocular tamponades during or after ophthalmic surgery. An exemplary apparatus generally includes a proximal segment having a first inner diameter (ID), a first proximal end, and a first distal end. The apparatus further includes a distal segment having a second ID smaller than the first ID, a second proximal end, and a second distal end configured to be disposed inside a hub or a cannula transition of a valved cannula comprising the hub, a shaft, and the cannula transition between the hub and the shaft. |
| US12127971B2 |
Patient temperature control catheter with helical heat exchange paths
A catheter includes a working fluid supply path communicating with a source of working fluid. The catheter also includes a working fluid return path communicating with the working fluid supply path to return working fluid from the supply path to the source of working fluid. At least one of the paths is contained in a distal heat exchange region of the catheter, where the distal heat exchange region includes first and second helical paths and is made of a shape memory material. |
| US12127969B2 |
Thermal system with graphical user interface
A thermal control unit for controlling a patient's temperature includes a fluid outlet for delivering temperature-controlled fluid to a patient, a pump, a heat exchanger, a controller, and a user interface that displays a graph of patient temperature readings over time. The user interface also displays one or more event icons on the graph at locations corresponding to the time at which events associated with the event icons occurred. In some embodiments, the graph is displayed on a touch screen adapted to allow a user set maximum and minimum permissible temperatures for the fluid by touching areas of the graphs and/or by drawing on certain areas of the graph. An image of a human body having different zones may also be displayed on the user interface along with information pertaining to the thermal therapy being applied to the corresponding zones of the patient's body. |
| US12127966B2 |
Base plate and sensor assembly of an ostomy system having a leakage sensor
The disclosed is an ostomy system configured to detect a leakage of output between abase plate and/or a sensor assembly part of the ostomy system and a surface of a subject and a method of detecting the leakage of output. The ostomy system including the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part and a monitor device, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprising (i) a first adhesive layer having a distal surface, a proximal surface, and a first plurality of openings, and (ii) an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes and a masking element between the plurality of electrodes and the first adhesive layer, the masking element having a second plurality of openings aligned with the first plurality of openings of the first adhesive layer, each of the aligned first and second plurality of openings exposes a portion of one of the plurality of electrodes to define one of a plurality of sensor points, the monitor device electrically coupled to the plurality of electrodes of the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part. |
| US12127965B2 |
Orthopedic device for treatment of the back
In an embodiment, an orthopedic device in the form of a lumbar support includes first and second elongate belt members, an anatomically shaped plate, and a closure system connecting the belt members to the plate. The closure system is arranged to move the belt members relative to the plate, and connects to the belt members via a flexible belt attachment which removably secures to the belt members. The closure system includes tensioning elements corresponding to the belt members, and a pulley system connecting to the tensioning elements. The closure system is slidably mounted to the plate and arranged to the belt members relative to the plate between opposed linear directions. The plate has various contours which provide pressure distribution over a lumbar region of a back. Anatomically shaped and resiliently formed handles secure to the tensioning elements and the belt members. |
| US12127962B2 |
Plantar fasciitis recovery device
A sock device comprising: a first anchor; a sock; a strap, wherein the strap removably secures the first anchor to the sock; and a distributor. The strap can be used to fit through an attachment ring on the first anchor, pulled down towards a user's ankle, and secured to the sock thereby providing temporary flexion to the foot, which stretches the muscles and tendons of the heel region, calf region, and underneath area of the feet to help treat plantar fasciitis. The distributor provides an even distribution of flexion to the entire width of the foot. |
| US12127960B2 |
Expandable sheath
An expandable sheath is disclosed herein, which has a first polymeric layer and a braided layer positioned radially outward of the first polymeric layer. The braided layer includes a plurality of filaments braided together. The expandable sheaths further include a resilient elastic layer positioned radially outward of the braided layer. The elastic layer is configured to apply radial force to the braided layer and the first polymeric layer. The expandable sheath further includes a second polymeric layer positioned radially outward of the elastic layer and bonded to the first polymeric layer such that the braided layer and the elastic layer are encapsulated between the first and second polymeric layers. Methods of making and using the devices disclosed herein are also disclosed, as are crimping devices that may be used in methods of making the devices disclosed herein. |
| US12127952B2 |
Intervertebral devices
The intervertebral fusion device (200) comprises a superior component (220), an inferior component (240) and a core component (260). The superior and inferior components (220, 240) are received in an intervertebral space between first and second vertebrae whereby the superior component top side abuts against the first vertebra, the inferior component bottom side abuts against the second vertebra, and the superior component bottom side and the inferior component top side oppose each other. A height of the intervertebral fusion device is determined upon insertion of the core component (260) between the superior and inferior components (220, 240). Each of the superior component top side and the inferior component bottom side is one of: oblong having a major axis; and square, being bounded by four edges. During insertion of the core component (260) a first core profile of the core component cooperates with a superior component profile at the superior component bottom side and a second core profile of the core component cooperates with an inferior component profile at the inferior component top side whereby the core component moves in a direction oblique to the major axis where the superior component top side or the inferior component bottom side is oblong or to an edge of the superior component top side or the inferior component bottom side where the superior component top side or the inferior component bottom side is square. |
| US12127950B2 |
Spinal interbody with compressive fusion features
An interbody spacer for a spine includes a housing having a plurality of clearance holes configured to engage bone of the spine. A contact plate including a plurality of apertures is positioned a distance away from the housing configured to engage bone of the spine. A plurality of rivets adjoin the housing and the contact plate. A plurality of springs are included with each spring configured to encircle a respective rivet and translate the distance between the housing and contact plate from a minimum distance to a maximum distance. |
| US12127943B2 |
Cartilage mosaic compositions and methods
Compositions comprising a cartilage sheet comprising a plurality of interconnected cartilage tiles and a biocompatible carrier are provided. Methods of manufacturing cartilage compositions comprising a cartilage sheet comprising a plurality of interconnected cartilage tiles are also provided. |
| US12127941B2 |
Devices and methods for the treatment of heart valve insufficiencies
Disclosed herein are various embodiments directed to a device for minimally invasive medical treatment. The device being a hollow tube with a first end, a second end, and one or more anchors configured to extend outward from the exterior of the hollow tube. The hollow tube having a plurality of cutouts on the exterior, wherein the cutouts allow the hollow tube to be flexible. Additionally, the hollow tube may have at least one snap mechanism configured to connect the first end and the second end together. |
| US12127940B2 |
Predisposed annulus patch for valve repair implant
A patch for interposing between an implantable device and a treatment site, such as to inhibit migration (e.g., lateral shifting) of the implantable device with respect to the treatment site without interfering with contact of the implantable device with the treatment site, and/or to reduce (and preferably inhibit or prevent) damage to tissue at the treatment site and/or movement of the anchor element (used to anchor the implantable device) with respect to the treatment site. The patch may extend continuously around the perimeter of the device, or discontinuously as more than one patch. The patch may be delivered on the implantable device to the treatment site, or separately delivered and deployed before the implantable device is delivered and deployed, the implantable device being implanted over the patch and the treatment site. |
| US12127939B2 |
Catheter lumen lubricant
A catheter assembly for delivering a medical implant may include an inner shaft around which a compartment is defined, the compartment being adapted to receive the medical implant therein. The catheter assembly may include an outer shaft coaxially surrounding at least a portion of the inner shaft and movable in longitudinal directions relative to the inner shaft. The outer shaft may define a lumen therein, the inner shaft and the outer shaft together defining a space therebetween, the space providing liquid communication between a proximal end of the catheter assembly and the compartment. The catheter assembly may include a distal sheath fixedly connected to the outer shaft, the distal sheath being movable between a closed condition covering the compartment and an open condition uncovering the compartment for deployment of the medical implant. A lubricant containing albumin may be disposed within at least a portion of the space. |
| US12127933B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring ciliary muscle activity
Systems and methods for non-invasively assessing ciliary muscle accommodative potential in phakic eyes may include receiving a plurality of signals generated by a plurality of bipolar electrodes during a ciliary muscle assessment procedure, each of the plurality of signals indicating an electrical field associated with a patient's ciliary muscle, and analyzing the signals to evaluate the patient's ciliary muscle accommodative potential. |
| US12127930B2 |
Stent graft with internal tunnels and fenestrations and methods of use
A thoraco-abdominal branch graft prosthesis includes a lumen main graft component that defines a lumen and at least one main graft wall fenestration. An open distal end of the main graft component is tapered and has a smaller diameter than the proximal end of the main graft component. At least one tunnel graft component of the branch graft prosthesis defines at least one tunnel graft fenestration. The tunnel graft component is within the main graft lumen defined by the luminal main graft component. A luminal wall of the tunnel graft component is fixed to the luminal wall of the main graft component. The fenestration of the tunnel graft wall is aligned with the fenestration of the main graft wall. The thoraco-abdominal branch graft prosthesis can be implanted in a patient at a site of a thoraco-abdominal aneurysm. |
| US12127928B2 |
Composite implant
A composite implant having multiple open-pore biodegradable polymer layers mechanically supported by a permanent structure positioned between adjacent polymer layers drives a native response for cellular infiltration, which facilitates progressive cellular-driven remodeling, cellular organization, and native extra-cellular matrix (ECM) deposition. This leads to endogenous tissue remodeling of the implant over time. The support structure provides mechanical support to the implant to effectively carry impressed mechanical load while the remodeling process is ongoing. The polymer layers are formulated to fully degrade over time, leaving only the new native tissue supported by the permanent support structure. |
| US12127923B2 |
Fixed flat cloth diaper
The diaper of the present invention is a fixed flat cloth diaper. The diaper is ‘fixed’, because an outer layer of the diaper resembles the final format of a flat, rectangular cloth diaper having been folded origami style into a shape suitable for donning on a wearer by a user. The outer layer functions primarily to retain the diaper upon the wearer and has a stomach panel for obtaining a good closure of the diaper on the wearer. The diaper is ‘flat’, because an inner layer of the diaper is attached to the outer layer, and the inner layer is a flat, rectangular shape which is customizable for absorbency and can be folded into a flat insert configuration of the user's choice prior to donning the diaper on the wearer. The inner layer functions primarily to absorb waste (urine and feces) excreted by the wearer. |
| US12127920B2 |
Method for forming and folding absorbent sanitary articles
A method for forming and folding an absorbent sanitary article includes the steps of preparing a continuous, multilayer web and feeding it in a feed direction, applying a succession of absorbent pads, spaced from each other, on the continuous, multilayer web, folding the absorbent pads on the continuous multilayer web, temporarily fastening the folded absorbent pads to the continuous, multilayer web, making a succession of lines of weakness in the continuous, multilayer web between consecutive absorbent articles, folding a first flap of each absorbent article towards the corresponding absorbent pad, folding a second flap of each absorbent article towards the corresponding absorbent pad; folding the first flap or the second flap includes tearing the continuous, multilayer web at the lines of weakness, thereby separating the absorbent articles. |
| US12127919B2 |
Negative pressure wound treatment apparatuses and methods with integrated electronics
Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for wound treatment. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound contact layer, a spacer layer, an absorbent layer positioned on the spacer layer, an electronics unit comprising a negative pressure source and/or electronic components, wherein the absorbent layer comprises a recess configured to receive the electronics unit and the absorbent layer is configured to be in fluid communication with the electronics unit, and a cover layer configured to cover and form a seal over the wound contact layer, the spacer layer, the absorbent layer, and the electronics unit. |
| US12127918B2 |
Collapsible structure and method of use
A collapsible, clamping and/or steerable apparatus in conjunction with negative pressure system and methods for using such an apparatus are described. Preferred embodiments of the invention have lengths and bent and/or increase their curvatures along their lengths, by preferentially contracting and transforming upon negative pressure. |
| US12127915B2 |
Wound dressing
The present invention relates to a wound dressing comprising or consisting of (a) a covering layer; (b) a sheath on the wound facing side of the covering layer, (c) an absorbent core within the sheath, and (d) an adherent layer on the wound facing side of the sheath; wherein the sheath comprises (b1) an adhesive sheath layer, (b2) a proximal sheath layer on the proximal sides of the absorbent core and the adhesive sheath layer and (b3) a distal sheath layer on the distal sides of the absorbent core and the adhesive sheath layer; wherein the adherent layer comprises an opening, and wherein the adherent layer has (i) a wound facing proximal side adapted to adhere to a body part, and (ii) a distal side adhering to an outer rim of the covering layer. |
| US12127913B2 |
Absorbent wound dressings
An absorbent wound dressing (1) comprising a superabsorbent material (13) that is in fluid communication with the surface of a wound to which the dressing is applied when in use. The superabsorbent material (13) is enclosed in an envelope (14,15) having a wound-facing surface that is knitted or woven from a yarn comprising gelling fibres. |
| US12127909B2 |
Adjustable locking device and methods of using same
One or more specific embodiments disclosed herein includes a dental apparatus comprising a prosthesis, an implant fixture, a multi-unit abutment comprising a clocked projection and a conic section, and an adjustable locking device. The adjustable locking device may comprise a washer, a first pyramidal element, plurality of expansion segments each comprising a plurality of bottom planar surfaces and a plurality of top planar surfaces, a second pyramidal element comprising a second plurality of angled planar surfaces and a convex upper surface, a central retaining screw that threadingly engages the multi-unit abutment, and an O-ring, wherein the O-ring engages each of the plurality of expansion segments. |
| US12127906B2 |
Nonlinear tooth modeling for orthodontic treatment
A method for digital treatment planning may include defining a set of contact points on a tooth of a patient's dentition and a plurality of connections between pairs of the plurality of contact points. The plurality of connections may include Hookian stiffness parameters of a dental appliance between the plurality of contact points. The method may also include generating a relaxed model of a dental appliance using the plurality of contact points and the plurality of connections. The method may also include generating a deformed model of the dental appliance using the plurality of contact points and plurality of connections. The method may also include transforming the relaxed model to the deformed model to direct the patient dentition towards a target tooth arrangement. |
| US12127905B2 |
Film clamping element
The inventive film clamping element (10) is held using a lip ring (14) and a vestibular ring (16), between which and possibly beyond which a film (12) extends. The film (12) and also said rings (14, 16) are elastically deformable and it is provided that the film (12) comprises an attachment (24, 26) each at two positions opposite one another. Between these attachments (24, 26) at least one elastic band (20, 22) extends which is suitable to constrict the film (12) radially towards the inside. |
| US12127901B1 |
Blade for interproximal crown lengthening
The blade for interproximal crown lengthening may be used to shave bone during osseous resection in an interproximal crown lengthening procedure. The blade includes a flat planar blade body with a forward shaving portion and a rear attachment portion, and longitudinally opposed forward and rear edges. The forward shaving portion has laterally opposed first and second edges, and the rear attachment portion also has laterally opposed first and second edges. The second edge of the forward shaving portion has first and second blunt portions with a sharp shaving portion positioned therebetween. The first blunt portion of the second edge of the forward shaving portion is located adjacent to the forward edge of the planar blade body such that the sharp shaving portion is spaced apart therefrom. An opening is formed through the rear attachment portion for attachment to a conventional scalpel handle or the like. |
| US12127898B2 |
Systems and methods for the design and fabrication of provisional and permanent crowns
A method for preparing a tooth crown may include generating a 3D model of an external surface of a patient's tooth and generating a 3D model of an external surface of a first crown based on the 3D model of the external surface of the patient's tooth. The method may also include preparing the patient's tooth to receive the first crown while generating the 3D model of the external surface. A 3D model of the prepared tooth my be generated. A 3D model of an internal surface of the first crown may also be generated. The 3D model of the external surface and the 3D model of the internal surface may form a 3D model of the first crown. |
| US12127891B2 |
Medical control system and method that uses packetized data to convey medical video information
Provided is a medical control apparatus including: a processing unit configured to cause one or both of a first display region in which an object relating to an input source of an image is to be displayed and a second display region in which an object relating to an output destination of an image is to be displayed and a third display region in which an object for controlling the input source or the output destination is to be displayed, to be displayed in one screen. |
| US12127889B2 |
Force limiting mechanism for surgical instruments
A force limiting apparatus for a surgical instrument to prevent too much force being applied to the jaws of the instrument. The instrument has a body with a drive shaft coupled to a pair of jaws, a bearing tube secured to the drive shaft, and a pair of tracks carrying a pivot pin that is biased into one end of the track. A lever is coupled to the pivot pin and abuts the bearing tube to move the bearing tube and close the jaws when squeezed by a user. If the lever is over actuated, the pivot pin will slide along the track against the bias of the spring assembly with the lever pivoting about the bearing tube rather than the pivot pin. As a result, the additional movement of lever does not result in any addition force being transmitted to the drive shaft via the bearing tube. |
| US12127882B2 |
Multimodal imaging systems probes and methods
In part, the invention relates to a probe suitable for use with image data collection system. The probe, in one embodiment, includes an optical transceiver, such as a beam director, and an acoustic transceiver such as an ultrasound transducer. The optical transceiver is in optical communication with an optical fiber in optical communication with a beam director configured to transmit light and receive scattered light from a sample such as a wall of a blood vessel. The acoustic transceiver includes an ultrasound device or subsystem such as a piezoelectric element configured to generate acoustic waves and receive reflected acoustic waves from the sample. |
| US12127881B2 |
Interface devices, systems and methods for multimodal probes
In one aspect, the invention relates to one or more rotatable elements and one or more stationary element such that the elements are arranged along a common axis of rotation co-linear with or substantially parallel to an optical path. The optical path is a portion of a sample arm of an interferometer. Further, the rotatable and stationary elements are configured to couple electrical signals and optical signals between a data collection probe and an interface unit or other component of an imaging system. In one embodiment, the data collection probe is a combination ultrasound and OCT probe. In one aspect, the invention relates to a rotary joint in which the optical fiber and a fiber optic rotary joint lie in the center of one or more conductive elements of an electrical rotary joint which are annularly disposed around one or both of the optical fiber and optical rotary joint. |
| US12127875B1 |
Meditation auscultation device
A meditation auscultation device that can be used to listen to one's heartbeat and breathing during meditation practice is disclosed. |
| US12127874B2 |
Systems and methods of combined imaging
Systems and methods are provided for the combination and display of both live and non-live patient images. The features described include collecting angiographic image data, and correlating angiographic image frames to time-varying data relating to the patient's heart cycle. This time-varying data may then be compared with the patient's live heart cycle data so that the collected angiographic image frames can be interlaced within a display of live fluoroscopic images of the patient. |
| US12127872B2 |
Volumetric image guidance for improved pathology sectioning and analysis of tissue samples
Embodiments are provided for improved analysis of surgically explanted pathology samples or other varieties of tissue sample by guiding the sectioning of those samples using high-resolution volumetric imaging data. Such imaging data can include micro-CT imaging data. Improved sample imaging and visualization methods facilitate pathological analysis of the sample, guiding the sectioning of the sample to planes most likely to provide highly valuable and accurate data about sample margins relative to tumors or other target structures, tissue type cell morphology or other properties of a tumor or other target structure, or other clinically relevant data that could be missed were the tissue sample not sectioned along such image-guided plane(s). A projector or augmented-reality device can be used to indicate, to a pathologist, the location of structures of interest within the sample and/or the location of a sectioning gig could be detected/controlled relative to a display of the imaging data. |
| US12127869B2 |
Protective case for handheld x-ray emitter device and x-ray emitter device with protective case
A protective case for a handheld x-ray emitter device, and a handheld x-ray emitter device protected by the protective case. Conventional handheld x-ray emitter devices include a tube barrel and a trigger handle connected to the tube barrel. The junction where the trigger handle connects to the tube barrel can be a point of structural weakness in the handheld x-ray emitter device. The protective case covers portions of the handheld x-ray emitter device so as to structurally reinforce the junction between the tube barrel and trigger handle, while still allowing the handheld x-ray emitter device to be operated. |
| US12127865B2 |
Complex spine-inspection support apparatus capable of multi posture correction
The present invention is a complex spine-inspection support apparatus capable of multi-posture correction, which can apply various acting forces in a longitudinal direction of a spine while stably maintaining a patient's posture, can transmit a constant bending force to the left and right, thus facilitating accurate and various inspections, and can observe a spinal disc ligament varying depending on a posture. The present apparatus includes an apparatus bed configured to allow a patient to lie on an upper surface thereof; a lower-body support unit configured to allow a leg region to be seated in an “L” shape; a lower-body support unit driving means; a leg holder; an upper-body support means; and a control panel for an operation of the lower-body support unit driving means. |
| US12127863B2 |
Patient positioning support structure
A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included. |
| US12127861B2 |
Systems and methods for packaging instruments
Systems and methods for handling and packaging instruments are fully automated thereby eliminating human handling and increasing accuracy of packaging and labeling of the instruments. One system includes an instrument identification element, an element that determines packaging requirements, an element that creates the packaging such as a labeled peel pouch. The system makes the package including the instrument or instruments. The completed packaging is ready of next steps including sterilization. |
| US12127860B2 |
Wearable device network system
In one embodiment, a method to track cardiac health of a patient is described. The method includes communicating, via a mobile device, to a cardiac device worn by the patient, wherein the cardiac device includes at least one sensor. The method also includes receiving cardiac device data from the cardiac device and filtering the cardiac device data based at least in part on patient logic rules. The method includes pushing the cardiac device data to one or more personnel based at least in part on the patient logic rules. |
| US12127851B2 |
Systems and methods for augmented neurologic rehabilitation
A method and system for augmented neurologic rehabilitation (ANR) of a patient is disclosed. The ANR system generates rhythmic auditory stimulus (RAS) and a visual augmented reality (AR) scene that are synchronized according to a common beat tempo and output to the patient during a therapy session. Sensor worn by the patient capture biomechanical data relating to repetitive movements performed by the patient in sync with the AR visual content and RAS. A critical thinking algorithm analyzes the sensor data to determine a spatial and temporal relationship of the patient's movements relative to the visual and audio elements and determine a level of entrainment of the patient and progression toward clinical/therapeutic goals. Additionally, a 3D AR modelling module configures the processor to dynamically adjust the augmented-reality visual and audio content output to the patient based on the determined level of entrainment and whether a training goal has been achieved. |
| US12127850B2 |
Motor organ disease prediction device, motor organ disease prediction method, motor organ disease prediction program, learning device, learning method, learning program, and learned neural network
A motor organ disease prediction device includes at least one processor, in which the processor derives a bone mineral density of a target bone among bones included in a subject including a bone part and a soft part, a muscle mass around the target bone, shape information representing a shape of the target bone, and shape information representing a shape of a bone adjacent to the target bone from a first radiation image and a second radiation image acquired by imaging the subject by radiation having different energy distributions. The processor derives a probability of occurrence of a motor organ disease relating to the target bone from the bone mineral density of the target bone, the muscle mass around the target bone, the shape information of the target bone, and the shape information of the bone adjacent to the target bone. |
| US12127848B2 |
Wound dressing system, monitor device and related methods
A monitor device (4) for a wound dressing system the device comprising a processor; a memory; a first interface connected to the processor and the memory, configured for collecting wound data from a wound dressing (2), the wound data comprising wound data from different sensor points of the wound dressing; and a second interface. The processor configured to: obtain parameter data based on the wound data; and determine an operating state of the wound dressing based on the parameter data, wherein the operating state is indicative of a degree of wetting of the wound dressing. The monitor device is configured to, in accordance with a determination that the operating state is a first operating state, transmit a first monitor signal comprising monitor data indicative of the first operating state via the second interface and, in accordance with a determination that the operating state is a second operating state, transmit a second monitor signal comprising monitor data indicative of the second operating state via the second interface. |
| US12127847B2 |
Nuclear magnetic resonance systems and methods for noninvasive and in-vivo measurements using a unilateral magnet
An apparatus for non-invasive evaluations and in-vivo diagnostics includes an open magnet, an RF antenna, and an NMR analytics logical circuit communicatively coupled to the RF antenna, wherein the open magnet is shaped to generate a static magnetic field that extends unilaterally into an object or internal organ of a subject when the open magnet is positioned against or in proximity to the object or subject, the static and RF magnetic fields shaped to generate a sensitive volume within a target region. The RF antenna or antenna array is configured to transmit RF pulses into the target region of the object or internal organ and receive sets of NMR signals generated by hydrogen or other elements, and the NMR analytics logical circuit is configured to obtain and analyze sets of NMR signals. |
| US12127846B2 |
Localization of the parathyroid
Systems and methods are disclosed for locating the parathyroid. In one aspect, temporal variation among a plurality of images is evaluated and at least one image is enhanced according to the temporal variation. The image may be enhanced to one or both of reduce conspicuity of the thyroid gland and enhance conspicuity of the parathyroid gland. Some of the plurality of images may be adjusted in order to align representations of a target portions. Adjustments may be based locations of one or more organs or one or more artificial markers affixed to a living body in the plurality of images. A local positioning system (LPS), GPS, or other locating system may be used to position a living body, align the plurality of images, or to guide the positioning of objects relative to the living body. An elastomeric gel marker for imaging applications is also disclosed. |
| US12127844B2 |
Method and apparatus for mobile stroke self-detection
Disclosed herein are implementations of a method and apparatus for stroke self-detection. The method and apparatus may include a mobile platform for stroke detection. The method may include receiving sensor data. The method may include comparing the sensor data with a baseline test result to determine a test score. The method may include determining a passing test result based on a threshold. The method may include transmitting the results or an alert to one or more of an emergency contact, emergency medical services, a physician, or a telemedicine provider. |
| US12127843B2 |
Detachable electrocardiography device
An electrocardiographic system includes first and second parts. The first part includes: a first housing having a first bottom layer that is elastic with an underside having an adhesive material; and a first set of electrodes located within the first housing, where the first set of electrodes includes at least one first electrode. The second part includes: a second housing having a second bottom layer with an underside having an adhesive material; a second set of electrodes located within the second housing, where the second set of electrodes includes at least one second electrode; a mechanical adaptor configured to be detachably connected to a electrocardiographic device that includes a processor and a wireless transmitter; and an electrical connector arranged to be detachably connected to the electrocardiographic device and to electrically couple the electrocardiographic device to conductors that convey signals from the first and second sets of electrodes. |
| US12127840B2 |
System and method for preparing, visualizing and analyzing a digital image for computerized psychotherapy
A computerized method for performing psychoanalysis on a human being, the method performed on a computing device having a display screen operating a graphical user interface, the method including the steps of providing an image to the computing device, the image representing human, animal, human-like, or animal-like facial features, generating a mirrored image from the provided image about a vertical mirror axis with a data processor of the computing device, partially superposing the provided image and the mirrored image to create a vertical axi-symmetric image, one side of the vertical mirror axis showing a portion of the provided image, the other side showing a portion of the mirrored image, and displaying the vertical axi-symmetric image on the graphical user interface of the computing device. |
| US12127839B2 |
System and method for generating a stress disorder ration program
A system for generating a stress disorder ration program includes a computing device configured to obtain a stress representation, ascertain an equanimity signature, wherein ascertaining the equanimity signature further comprises retrieving an acclimation element, determining a relative vector as a function of the acclimation element, and ascertaining the equanimity signature as a function of the relative vector and the stress representation using a stress machine-learning model, identify a physiological influence as a function of the equanimity signature, determine an edible as a function of the physiological influence, and generate a ration program as a function of the edible. |
| US12127830B2 |
Preconnected analyte sensors
Various analyte sensing apparatuses and associated housings are provided. Some apparatuses comprise one or more caps. Some apparatuses comprise a two-part adhesive patch. Some apparatuses comprise one or more sensor bends configured to locate and/or hold a sensor in place during mounting. Some apparatuses utilize one or more dams and/or wells to retain epoxy for securing a sensor. Some apparatuses utilize a pocket and one or more adjacent areas and various transitions for preventing epoxy from wicking to undesired areas of the apparatus. Some apparatuses include heat-sealable thermoplastic elastomers for welding a cap to the apparatus. Related methods of fabricating such apparatuses and/or housings are also provided. |
| US12127829B2 |
Research study user interfaces
The present disclosure generally relates to techniques and user interfaces for interacting with research studies. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a user interface that includes a task view with active tasks from multiple research studies. In some embodiments, an electronic device, while displaying a research study user interface, displays an indication of a problem that prevents enrollment in the research study when enrollment problem criteria are met. In some embodiments, an electronic device, while performing a hearing test, suspends the test and displays a restart affordance when the ambient noise level exceeds a threshold. |
| US12127820B2 |
Ventricular assist device
Apparatus and methods are described including a left ventricular assist device that includes an impeller configured to be placed inside a left ventricle of a subject and to pump blood from the left ventricle to an aorta of the subject, by rotating. A frame is disposed around the impeller. A tube is configured to traverse an aortic valve of the subject, such that a proximal portion of the tube is disposed within the subject's aorta and a distal portion of the tube is disposed within the subject's left ventricle. The distal portion of the tube extends to a distal end of the frame and defines one or more lateral blood inlet openings that are configured to allow blood to flow from the subject's left ventricle into the tube. Other applications are also described. |
| US12127816B2 |
Medical image processing apparatus
According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes first specifier, second specifier, determiner and display controller. First specifier collates an ischemic region calculated from a blood vessel visualized into a three-dimensional image in a plurality of phases with a dominating region of the blood vessel, and specifies a culprit vessel in the ischemic region. Second specifier specifies a culprit stenosis in the culprit vessel based on a pressure index calculated from the blood vessel. Determiner determines a connection position to connect a bypass vessel that makes a detour around the culprit stenosis. Display controller displays the determined connection position on a display. |
| US12127814B2 |
Dental diagnostics hub
A method includes receiving intraoral scan data of an intraoral cavity of a patient; processing the intraoral scan data to determine, for each dental condition of a plurality of dental conditions, whether the dental condition is detected for the patient and a severity of the dental condition; and presenting indications of the plurality of dental conditions together in a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the indications show, for each dental condition of the plurality of dental conditions, whether the dental condition was detected for the patient and the severity of the dental condition. |
| US12127809B2 |
Medical tools having tension bands
A medical device includes a first link, a second link, and a band. A proximal end portion of the first link is coupled to a shaft. A proximal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of first link about a first axis. The distal end portion of the second link includes a connector coupled to a tool member that is rotatable relative to the second link about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. The first link defines a first guide channel and the second link defines a second guide channel. A distal end of the band is disposed within the first guide channel and the second guide channel, and is coupled to the tool member. The second link is rotatable relative to the first link about the first axis when the distal end of the band is moved. |
| US12127804B1 |
Simplified highly maneuverable surgical catheter and bronchoscope
Catheter device and driving system configured to navigate the catheter through complex narrow tissue openings such as lung bronchi pathway openings of 3 millimeters or less. The device comprises a proximal catheter portion containing a hollow torque shaft, with a distal catheter portion connected to the proximal portion by an isolation transition coupler connected to this torque shaft. The distal position of the catheter is controlled by at least one steering cable/isolation coil arrangement. The system uses processor-controlled actuators that simultaneously rotate the torque shaft and the at least one steering cable/isolation coil in a 1:1 relationship, while also actuating the steering cable. The catheter is tipped by a tool plate, which can be equipped with various sensors and other instruments, connected to the outside via other conduits. |
| US12127786B2 |
Vein occlusion assessment using temperature
A medical system, comprising an ablation catheter is disclosed. The ablation catheter includes an elongate shaft with a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. The ablation catheter also includes an expandable element in fluid communication with the lumen, a first temperature sensor operable to measure a first temperature; and a second temperature sensor operable to measure a second temperature. The first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are longitudinally separated from each other by at least a portion of the expandable element. |
| US12127785B2 |
Methods and systems for treating diabetes and related diseases and disorders
Systems, device and methods treat target tissue to provide a therapeutic benefit to the patient. A tissue treatment device comprises a tissue treatment element constructed and arranged to treat target tissue, such as duodenal mucosa tissue. |
| US12127783B2 |
Electrosurgery device
A surgical mechanical arm comprising: an electrosurgical tool comprising: a first tool portion comprising a first surface; a second tool portion comprising a second surface, where said tool portions are mechanically coupled and configured to move relative to each other to change a separation between said first and second surfaces; a first elongated element electrically coupled to at least a part of said first tool portion which is electrically isolated from said second tool portion; and a second elongated element electrically coupled to at least a part of said first tool portion and mechanically coupled to and configured to actuate one or both of said tool portions to change said separation between said first and second surfaces. |
| US12127782B2 |
Energy-activation mechanisms for surgical instruments
A surgical instrument includes a housing, energizable member, first activation switch, cable assembly, and second activation switch. The housing is operatively associated with the energizable member. The first activation switch is coupled to the energizable member and is selectively transitionable from an open condition to a closed condition. The cable assembly is coupled to the housing at a first end and includes a plug at a second, opposite end, the plug housing a second activation switch selectively transitionable from an open condition to a closed condition. The plug is adapted to connect to the source of electrosurgical energy, wherein transitioning of the first activation switch from the open condition to the closed condition transitions the second activation switch from the open condition to the closed condition such that the second activation switch communicates with the source of electrosurgical energy to initiate the supply of energy to the energizable member. |
| US12127775B2 |
Targeted torque relief for torque-based instruments
The present disclosure provides medical instruments and medical instrument components having targeted torsional failure. Such targeted torsional failure helps prevent a surgeon from applying excessive torque that may damage an implant or bone, and also helps avoid the problems and complications that arise when medical instruments break within patients during surgical procedures. To provide such targeted torsional failure, the disclosed medical instrument components include a breakaway section designed so that the component breaks at a desired amount of torque, at a desired location, and in a desired way. The provided medical instrument components may also include a sleeve to increase side-loading strength that may otherwise be reduced due to the breakaway section. The increased side-loading strength may help prevent accidental bending-type failures. The presently disclosed medical instrument component therefore provides targeted torsional failure without sacrificing side-loading strength. |
| US12127772B2 |
Bone plate apparatus with articulating joints
A bone plate apparatus comprises a first plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the first plate to a portion of a bone, a second plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the second plate to a portion of a bone, and a linking segment. The first plate is connected to the linking segment at a first articulating joint, and the second plate is connected to the linking segment at a second articulating joint. |
| US12127771B2 |
Anterior tether tensioner
A tether tensioner includes a handle assembly, an elongate member extending distally from the handle assembly, and an engaging portion. The handle assembly includes a stationary member, a trigger pivotably coupled to the stationary member, and a spool rotatably supported on the stationary member. The spool is configured to wrap a tether thereabout. The spool is operatively coupled with the trigger such that pivoting of the trigger relative to the stationary member causes rotation of the spool. The elongate member includes a channel configured to slidably receive a tether therethrough. The engaging portion is configured to receive a head portion of a bone screw such that a tether extends from the head portion disposed in the engaging portion to the spool through the channel of the elongate member. |
| US12127770B2 |
Rotating rod reducer
A rod reducer can comprise a reducing mechanism, a hinge mechanism, a handle mechanism and a bearing mechanism. The reducing mechanism can comprise a first elongate member extending along an axis to engage a bone anchor, and a second elongate member configured to slide along the first elongate member to engage a rod. The hinge mechanism can slidably couple the first and second elongate members such that the elongate members can translate against each other. The handle mechanism can comprise handles coupled to the hinge mechanism and configured to cause the first and second elongate members to translate relative to each other. The bearing mechanism can be configured to permit the handles to rotate about the axis independent of the elongate members. Methods of using the rotating rod reducer can include rotating the handles out of the way of adjacent levels of a spinal column being simultaneously reduced. |
| US12127768B2 |
Surgical fastener
A surgical fastener provided with a curved cutter, an anterior wedge-like tip and a surgeon facing end. Among other things, the surgical fastener's cutter can cut bone or other tissue. |
| US12127759B2 |
Surgical cutting device with gear mechanism
An integrated hysteroscopic treatment system which includes an endoscopic viewing system, a fluid management system, a resecting device and a controller for operating all the systems. |
| US12127755B2 |
Membrane removing instrument
A membrane removing instrument comprising a surgical blank having a surgical blank distal end and a surgical blank proximal end, the surgical blank configured for being at least partially disposed in a hypodermic tube wherein the surgical blank has dimensions configured for performing ophthalmic surgical procedures, and at least one micro-pick proximate to the surgical blank distal end, the micro-pick being configured to engage and incise an ophthalmic membrane and form a membrane flap. |
| US12127744B2 |
Embolic coil proximal connecting element and stretch resistant fiber
An embolic coil implant having a stretch resistant fiber therethrough and dual-functional engagement feature at its proximal end is provided. The stretch resistant fiber can be effective to limiting separation of windings of the embolic coil. The engagement feature can provide an attachment for securing the embolic coil to an engagement system of a delivery tube and for securing the stretch resistant fiber at the proximal end of the embolic coil. |
| US12127741B2 |
Staple cartridges comprising driver arrangements
Staple cartridge assemblies are disclosed herein which are an improvement over previous staple cartridge assemblies. Certain embodiments utilize tri-staple drivers which simultaneously eject three staples from a staple cartridge. |
| US12127738B2 |
Tip and device for applying and spreading a liquid, gel or paste product
The invention concerns an application tip for a device for applying and spreading a liquid, gel or paste product on a given surface configured to allow a volume of product to be transformed and spread over a surface according to a predetermined calibration (C) comprising, internally, a flow control means, —internally, at least one buffer volume, means for controlled dispersion of the product, and a device for applying and spreading a liquid, gel or paste product on a given surface comprising means for storing the product and an application tip according to the invention. |
| US12127737B1 |
System and method for operating a highly maneuverable surgical catheter and bronchoscope
System and method for using processor-controlled actuators to drive multi-stage catheter devices configured to navigate through complex narrow tissue openings such as lung bronchi pathway openings. The device comprises a proximal catheter portion containing a hollow torque shaft, with a distal catheter portion connected to the proximal portion by a rotatable coupler connected to this hollow shaft. The distal position of the proximal catheter can be controlled by independently controlled proximal stage steering cables positioned outside of the shaft, and the shaft itself can be used to rotate the distal catheter about the rotatable coupler. The position of the distal end of the distal catheter can be further controlled by distal stage steering cables positioned inside of the hollow shaft. The device is tipped by a tool plate, which can be equipped with various sensors and other instruments, connected to the outside via other conduits. |
| US12127736B2 |
Control mechanism for end effectors and method of use
A medical device including an attachment device having a longitudinal axis, a pivot arm having a first end pivotally attached to the attachment device, an end effector pivotally attached to a second end of the pivot arm and configured to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, and a longitudinally extending body attached to a proximal end of the end effector. Movement of the longitudinally extending body in a proximal direction rotates the end effector from the first configuration to the second configuration, the end effector is approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the attachment device in the first configuration, and the end effector is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the attachment device in the second configuration. |
| US12127735B2 |
Apparatus for endoscopic procedures
An electromechanical surgical device includes an end effector configured to perform at least one function, the end effector including an input drive axle projecting therefrom; and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly includes a rotatable drive shaft; a proximal neck housing supported at a distal end of an outer tube; a distal neck housing pivotally connected to the proximal neck housing; a pivot pin interconnecting the proximal neck housing and the distal neck housing; and a gear train supported in the proximal neck housing, on the pivot pin, and in the distal neck housing. The gear train includes a proximal gear; an intermediate gear; a distal gear; and a pair of output gears, wherein each output gear defines a coupling socket each configured to selectively receive the drive axle of the end effector. |
| US12127733B2 |
Mount member and endoscope device
Provided are a mount member and an endoscope device by which length of cleaning time can be shortened. A mount member 9 includes a first member 91; a second member 92; and a restriction member 93 that restricts the second member 92 from moving in the direction of a first axis L1, by clamping the second member 92 in a manner allowing rotation, through the first member 91, and that has at least one first cutout cut out such as to expose, to the exterior, a part of a contact section 9211 of the second member 92 clamped through the first member 91. |
| US12127730B2 |
Direct drive endoscopy systems and methods
Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for facilitating control of a tool or tools. The systems can allow a user to control multiple degrees of freedom. One such system allows a user to control multiple degrees of freedom of two tools simultaneously. Another such system allows a user to control multiple degrees of freedom with a single hand. Frames and rails for supporting and/or constraining movement of a tool or tools are also described herein. |
| US12127724B2 |
Vacuum cleaner with bag container
A stick vacuum cleaner comprising an elongated shaft part, a housing arranged to be attached to the elongated shaft part, the housing comprising an air inlet, a container arranged to accommodate a removable air-permeable dust bag, a motor fan unit for creating an airflow, and an exhaust air outlet, a nozzle arranged at a first end of the elongated shaft part, the nozzle comprising a nozzle inlet via which debris is transported from a surface to be cleaned by means of the created airflow to the dust container, and a handle arranged at a second end of the elongated shaft part, wherein the container is arranged to be removably attached to the housing. |
| US12127721B1 |
Mountable replenishable dispensing system
A personal-hygiene fluid is dispensed from a system including a wall-mountable support bracket, a replaceable dispenser assembly, and a cover shell. The dispenser assembly includes a container holding the fluid and a dispensing pump attached to the container, with the dispenser assembly removably positionable on the bracket. And the shell removably fits onto the bracket and over the container to obscure the container from view. In some embodiments, the dispenser assembly includes a collar attached between the container and the dispensing pump, and the bracket includes a recess that receives the collar to removably mount the dispenser assembly to the bracket. In some embodiments, the shell and the bracket include engaging slide surfaces the enable the shell to vertically slide on and off of the bracket. Also disclosed are a method of replacing the containers of the system, and replacement containers for use in the system and method. |
| US12127720B2 |
Protective enclosure for a bar of soap
A protective enclosure for a bar of soap that is designed to securedly fix a bar of soap to a base, itself exhibiting receiving and securing mechanism, a centralized ventilation port and drain (or drains), and an occlusive top enclosure, wherein, once the soap is fixed to the securing mechanisms, through the application of force, and subsequent to first use, the soap and base of the protective enclosure form an adhesive seal facilitated by said securing mechanisms and drain or drains. The top enclosure and base themselves are reversibly adherable to one another through magnetic, mechanical means or a combination of both. The soap can be used either attached to the base of the protective enclosure or detached from the base of the protective enclosure. |
| US12127719B2 |
Integrated emergency wash and shower system
Apparatus and methods for integrated emergency wash systems. Various embodiments include thermostatically controlled mixing valves arranged so as to permit load carrying by the body of the valve. Further, the integrated wash systems are especially suited for use in laboratories and manufacturing settings in which available space is at a premium. |
| US12127718B1 |
Height-adjustable independent footrests to reduce toilet straining and method of use
A device to avoid straining while sitting on a toilet, and method of use. The device is comprised of two independent rectangular blocks, and each block can be independently positioned on the floor and adjusted to one of three heights by rotation. Each block can be connected to the toilet tank or wall surrounding the toilet for storage and ease of access once seated. The method comprises the steps of sitting on the toilet, disengaging the blocks from their connections on the toilet tank or wall surrounding the toilet, placing the blocks on the floor at the user's desired location and desired block height by rotation, placing the user's feet on top of the blocks, and returning the blocks to their storage location. |
| US12127714B2 |
Food processing device
A food processing device includes a lower container, a processing plate received atop the lower container, the processing container having a floor, a peripheral sidewall, and at least first and second apertures formed in the floor, the lower container and the processing plate defining a collection volume therebetween, a lid received atop the processing plate and defining a processing volume interior to the lid and the processing plate, a first cutting member positioned in the first opening of the processing plate, and a second cutting member positioned in the second opening of the processing plate. |
| US12127710B2 |
Barbecue oven and method of operation
A barbecue oven that enables operator control of the combustion process through selective control of gas flow through and/or around a hot, oxygenated bed of coals and further enables automatic control of oven temperature through thermostatic regulation of forced draft. |
| US12127705B2 |
Beverage preparation machine with capsule recognition
A machine (1) for preparing and dispensing a beverage (2) has: a capsule extraction unit (10) having a first part (11) and a second part (12) that are relatively movable between a distant position for inserting a capsule (3) and a close position for extracting such capsule (3); a control unit (40) for controlling the extraction unit (10) to extract such capsule (3); an outlet (20) for dispensing said beverage (2) formed by extracting such capsule (3) to a user-receptacle (4) located in a receptacle placing area; and a capsule recognition arrangement (30) connected to the control unit (40) for recognizing the colour of at least part of a capsule inserted in the machine (1). |
| US12127701B2 |
Twin gear juicer
A juicer for juicing produce can have a first juicing gear. The first juicing gear can include a first main body. The first main body can be configured to rotate in a first direction. The main body can have a plurality of first teeth. The first teeth can include a first top surface with a first exposed cavity. The first exposed cavity can be formed on the first top surface of the first teeth. The first exposed cavity can include a first leading edge. The first leading edge can be configured bite the portion of the produce from a remainder of the produce, as the juicing gear rotates in the first direction. The first teeth can be configured to crush the portion of the produce and/or the remainder of the produce, as the juicing gear rotates in the first direction, thereby releasing juice from the produce. |
| US12127699B2 |
Breathable comforter
A breathable comforter is provided. The breathable comforter includes a main body with at least one mesh body that runs along a width of the main body. The mesh bodies are integrated into the main body and enable an individual to breathe therethrough. A plurality of fasteners run along the width of the main body. A plurality of complementary fasteners is disposed on a minor body. The plurality of fasteners and the plurality of complementary fasteners couple together to selectively secure the minor body to the main body, in such a configuration where the minor body covers over the mesh body. In some embodiments, a plurality of pockets is disposed on the main body. The plurality of pockets is configured to house weighted inserts. The device can be used to enable an individual or a pet to sleep under a comforter while being able to breathe therethrough. |
| US12127698B2 |
Sock remover
The present invention relates to a device for removing clothing. Specifically, the device may be used to remove a sock from a user's foot. The device may have a handle end, a removing end, and a shaft. A removing head may be configured at the removing end. A first flange may extend from the shaft away from the handle end. A second flange and third flange may be configured on the removing head. The second shaft may extend away from the handle end, and the third flange may extend towards the handle end. The third flange may be configured to catch the user's pant leg to lift the pant leg towards the user's knee. The first and second flanges may be configured to catch the user's sock to remove the sock from the user's foot. |
| US12127695B2 |
Method and apparatus for displaying a shirt
An apparatus particularly adapted for displaying a shirt includes a core of resilient material configured to simulate a human torso having a chest simulating surface, a back simulating surface, left and right truncated shoulder surfaces and a truncated waist surface. Each of the left and right truncated shoulder surfaces has an opening formed therein, the opening adapted to receive arm portions of the shirt when the shirt is disposed on the apparatus, and the truncated waist surface has an opening formed therein, the opening adapted to receive a waist portion of the shirt when the shirt is disposed on the apparatus. |
| US12127694B2 |
Mannequin
The present application discloses a mannequin. The mannequin includes: a support frame; plates, being configured to enclose the shell of the torso, and comprising driving plates; circumference regulating devices, being configured to support the driving plate and driving it to move; the torso comprising a plurality of regulating regions provided with the driving plates, the plates further comprising driven plates capable of moving together with the driving plates when driven by the driving plates, and at least one of the plurality of regulating regions is provided with the driven plate. Relaxation and contraction of the overall outline of the torso can be achieved simply by controlling the movement of the plates by transmission devices, and the size of the chest, waist, abdomen and hip circumferences of the mannequin can be adjusted, thereby accurately simulating the figure of the human body and achieving high adjustment accuracy. |
| US12127693B2 |
Freestanding floor display of consumer products
Disclosed are freestanding displays of packaged consumer products, particularly consumer paper products. The packaged consumer goods generally comprise one or more goods disposed in a container, such as a folded paperboard box or film overwrap, having a plurality of graphic elements on the various container panels. The graphic elements are preferably disposed such that at least two panels are visually similar and two panels are visually distinct. The containers may be stacked in arrays to form a display having two faces that are visually similar and end faces that are visual mirror images of one another. The present freestanding display helps consumers recognize the packaged products from a distance even when displayed amongst other packaged goods in a crowded supermarket or club store. |
| US12127692B2 |
Infant support pillow
An infant support pillow including a pillow base with a first rounded depression, a second rounded depression and a ridge separating the first rounded depression and second rounded depression. The first rounded depression has a top to bottom depth greater than the second rounded depression. The first rounded depression and second rounded depression form a first depression crater and a second depression crater in the pillow base and the first depression crater is sized to match the average dimensions of the back of an infant's head. Similarly, the second depression crater is sized to match the average dimensions of the back of an infant's neck. |
| US12127687B1 |
Foldable chair frame and foldable chair
A foldable chair frame and a foldable chair are provided. The foldable chair frame includes a base, having three or more opening grooves; and three or more joint structures, each including a first rotating member and a second rotating member that are coaxially pin-jointed in the opening groove. A stopper that limits a relative rotation angle between the second rotating member and the first rotating member is disposed on the first rotating member. A first abutting part that limits a relative rotation angle between the first rotating member and the base is disposed on the first rotating member; and/or a second abutting part that limits relative rotation angle between the second rotating member and the base is disposed on the second rotating member. |
| US12127686B2 |
Foldable chair
A folding chair is provided. The folding chair includes two mirror-symmetric slant support mechanisms and a linkage mechanism connected between the two slant support mechanisms, where the slant support mechanisms each include two slant support posts and two bottom frame posts; the linkage mechanism includes two linkage posts that cross each other and are hinged; upper ends of the two slant support posts and an upper end of a linkage post are hinged to a first connecting member; first ends of the two bottom frame posts are respectively hinged to the two slant support posts, and second ends of the two bottom frame posts are hinged; lower ends of the two linkage posts are respectively connected to the two slant support mechanisms; the folding chair further includes a pressing mechanism and a cushion. |
| US12127685B2 |
Auxiliary tool for surgery
An auxiliary tool for surgery includes an auxiliary tool main body part, and a first leg pair located on the auxiliary tool main body part. A tail end of the first leg pair is connected to the auxiliary tool main body part, a first mounting part is formed at a front end of the first leg pair, and the first mounting part is configured to clamp and press a surgical device to place the surgical device in a predetermined position. |
| US12127684B2 |
Foldable seat
Foldable seat, which is foldable between a use position for use as a seat and a storage position for storage and transport of the seat, comprising a two-part top wall for the direct or indirect formation of a seating surface, two two-part A-sidewalls to support the top wall on a floor, two B-sidewalls to support the top wall on a floor, two top wall parts, which are swivelable to each other outwards with a top wall hinge, and form the top wall, whereby the foldable seat comprises at least one locking device for locking of the two top wall parts in the use position of the seat, so that the foldable seat additionally forms a storage box for storing objects on the bottom surface of the top wall with an orientation of the foldable seat with the bottom surface of the top wall upwards. |
| US12127680B2 |
Air cell device and air mattress system thereof
Provided are an air cell device and an air mattress system thereof. The air cell device includes an air cell which has therein an upper connection segment and a lower connection segment. The upper connection segment and the lower connection segment each have a curved portion whereby the air cell is partitioned to become a multilayered air cell so as to mitigate air cell bending or air cell inversion, thereby improving the lying human being's comfort. |
| US12127679B2 |
Pocket coil spring assembly including flexible foam
A pocket coil spring assembly is provided that includes a coil spring having an upper portion and a lower portion collectively defining an interior cavity of the coil spring. The pocket coil spring assembly further includes a fabric pocket encasing the coil spring with a top area covering the upper portion of the coil spring and a bottom area covering the lower portion of the coil spring. A discrete amount of flexible foam is poured on the top of the fabric pocket such that a top surface of the flexible foam extends above the coil spring. A mattress assembly is further provided that includes the flexible foam dispensed in continuous or discrete amounts between rows of pocket coil springs. |
| US12127677B2 |
Bed frame
A bed frame has a first horizontal frame member and a second horizontal frame member formed parallel to the first horizontal frame member. A crossbeam extends from the first horizontal frame member to the second horizontal frame member. The crossbeam is inserted into the first horizontal frame member and the second horizontal frame member and is retained using a plug. A mounting aperture formed on the first horizontal frame member receives the crossbeam. The mounting aperture has a wide portion above a narrow portion. The wide portion includes a plug area. The narrow portion includes a crossbeam area, which receives the crossbeam. The plug area receives the plug. |
| US12127676B2 |
Buoyant pool lounge chair frame and buoyant pool lounge chair using the same
A buoyant pool lounge chair frame and buoyant pool lounge chair using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the buoyant pool lounge chair for supporting a person while the buoyant pool chair is floating in water, frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a back frame and leg frame pivotally coupled thereto. Buoyant cushions are attached to the frame members to form a chair seat, a backrest, and a leg rest. A pair of rear pivotal coupling and clutch assemblies are coupled to the seat frame and to the back frame to adjust and fix the angle of recline of the back frame relative to the seat frame. Similarly, a pair of front pivotal coupling and clutch assemblies coupled to the leg frame and to the back frame to adjust and fix the angle of extension of the leg frame relative to the seat frame. |
| US12127675B2 |
Smart gaming chair
A smart gaming chair system for use in conjunction with a video gaming system. The smart gaming chair system includes a gaming chair and a body presence sensor. The gaming chair includes at least one of a speaker, a vibration mechanism and a light. The gaming chair is operably connected to a video game system. The body presence sensor is mounted with respect to gaming chair. The body presence sensor is capable of sensing a person in the gaming chair and in response to the sensing of the person in the gaming chair, controlling operation of the at least one of the speaker, the vibration mechanism and the light. |
| US12127672B2 |
Repositional storage shelf
A storage system, the system is disclosed having a base; a slot in the base; a spline that slides along the base; a plurality of latches in the spline; a plurality of shelves snapped into the plurality of latches; a cam attached to a bottom of the spline, wherein the cam is slidably inserted into the slot in the base and guides spline along a path along the base. |
| US12127670B2 |
Cabinet storage assembly
A storage assembly comprising at least one storage body comprising the storage body including a first side wall, a second side wall, an end wall, and at least two grooves along the inner surface of the storage assembly, the grooves being substantially coplanar and at least one shelf configured to fit inside the storage body along the substantially coplanar grooves and into the end wall coplanar grooves. |
| US12127663B2 |
Cosmetic dispenser and method for operating same
Discussed is a cosmetic dispenser including a communication unit, a control unit for acquiring at least one of user information and environment information through the communication unit and acquiring a cosmetic dispensing method based on at least one of the user information and the environment information, and a cosmetic dispensing unit having a plurality of cartridges for containing cosmetics and a discharge unit for discharging the cosmetics contained in the plurality of cartridges. The control unit receives input information in which an amount of cosmetics to be provided is selected by a duration of use, and the cosmetic dispensing unit dispenses each of the cosmetics contained in the plurality of cartridges in an amount corresponding to the duration of use selected according to the input information. The cosmetic dispensing unit supplies an amount of cosmetics to be used by user during the duration of use. |
| US12127662B2 |
Refillable stick foundation container
A refillable stick foundation container is provided. The refillable stick foundation container includes; an assembly accommodating a stick foundation and having a latching protrusion protruding downward from the lower surface thereof; a rotary tube accommodating the assembly inserted thereinto such that the lower surface of the assembly is seated on the bottom thereof, having an open hole which is formed at the bottom thereof and into which the latching protrusion is inserted, and rotating relative to the assembly such that the stick foundation is upwardly exposed or hidden; and a coupling block laterally slidably inserted into and in close contact with the lower surface of the rotary tube and having a latching portion which is formed on the upper surface thereof and to which the latching protrusion is latched. |
| US12127661B2 |
Cosmetic product dispenser pot with a stacked base, refill and cover
A pot for dispensing cosmetic product includes a base having a hollow body surmounted by a neck, the base defining a housing adapted to receive the cosmetic product, at least one refill of cosmetic product mounted on the base, and a cover closing the pot and adapted to be attached on the base or the refill. The base, the refill and the cover are successively stacked. The refill has a tank for storing the cosmetic product, the inner volume of which is at least identical to the inner volume of the housing of the base, the tank being inserted into the housing of the base by descending below the level of the neck of the base. |
| US12127657B2 |
Hair diffuser
A hair diffuser includes a connection member having a chamber wall that forms an air inlet that is connectable to a hair dryer and a cover member that is connected to the chamber wall of the connection member to form an interior chamber between the cover member and the connection member. The cover member has at least one generally vertically aligned inner circumferential wall having a longitudinally extending vent that directs air flow toward a central axis of the cover member. |
| US12127655B2 |
Marination container for hard-boiled eggs
A flexible egg conforming container receives an egg therein and provides channels around the egg to marinate the egg with reduced marinade. The channels are supported away from the egg by inwardly extending bosses arrayed to impart a decorative pattern to the egg after marination. |
| US12127653B2 |
Stabilized luggage
A stabilized luggage article is disclosed. In one practice, the luggage article comprises a plurality of swiveling wheel assemblies, each assembly comprising one or more wheels having a horizontal axis of rotation and mounted to a pivot member, such as a pivot post that has a vertical axis of wheel rotation; the vertical axis of rotation is laterally spaced from the horizontal axis of rotation and is projected outwardly toward the front wall of the luggage but not beyond it, the pivot post extending downwardly at least to the level of the horizontal axis of wheel rotation, preferably beyond it for further increased stability. |
| US12127651B1 |
Items with hidden magnets
Items such as enclosures may be provided with hidden magnets. An enclosure may be formed from a flexible housing layer. The flexible housing layer may be configured to open and close by folding around fold axes. Portions of the flexible layer may include a flexible base layer with openings. Flexible magnets may be embedded within the openings. The flexible magnets may be used in forming a magnetic clasp for the enclosure. The flexible magnets may each have a height and durometer value that closely matches the height and durometer value of an adjacent portion of the flexible base layer, thereby helping to hide the flexible magnets within the housing layer. |
| US12127649B2 |
Securement apparatus for a portable electronic device
A securement apparatus for a portable electronic device including a body having a panel and a plurality of elastomeric retainers secured to and extending from the panel. Each retainer forming a loop defining an opening, the openings adapted to receive therein a corner of a handheld electronic device. A tether is connected to and extending from the body. A strap is secured to the tether. An attachment device is operably connected to the strap to secure the apparatus to a member. |
| US12127648B2 |
Protective leather case and positioning device
The present application relates to a protective leather case and a positioning device for protecting a smart terminal. The protective leather case includes a leather layer; an adhesive layer; and a positioning release film including a first release film and a second release film. The leather layer, the adhesive layer and the positioning release film are laminated sequentially. The first release film is provided in a first direction. At least two second release films are provided, and are arranged on both sides of the first release film in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The protective leather case can be used to facilitate accurate positioning and lamination between the protective leather case and the smart terminal. |
| US12127647B2 |
Cane with seat
The present application discloses a cane with seat, comprising: a cane pole, having a pole body, a pole foot and a sliding sleeve, a peripheral surface of the pole body is provided with a protruding limiting block, a top end of the pole foot is combined with a bottom end of the pole body, the sliding sleeve is slidably sleeved on the outer peripheral surface of the rod body; two chair poles, each with a pivot rod and a chair foot rod, a top of the chair foot rod is detachably inserted into a bottom end of the pivot rod, the pivot rods of the two chair poles are pivotally connected to both sides of the pole body of the cane; two chair pole elastic ropes, respectively arranged inside the corresponding chair poles; a chair cushion, a back surface of which is provided with two chair foot clips. |
| US12127646B2 |
Illuminated walking assistance apparatus
An illuminated walking assistance apparatus is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides an elongated staff having a ground-engaging tip portion at a first end and a handle at an opposing second end. The staff provides a light pipe positioned proximal the tip portion and having a light-emitting member disposed therein to selectively illuminate the ground proximal the tip portion. The staff further provides a red nightlight which is always on so as to facilitate locating the apparatus in a dark environment. |
| US12127644B2 |
Member for holding an object in position on either side of an element provided with a bore
A holding member secures an object in position relative to an element having a bore. The object has a male part designed as a pointed rod, the free end of which is suitable for inserting in a reception housing provided in a female part of the holding member. The reception housing is provided, at its opening, with a conical member for guiding the male part into the reception housing. The holding member also includes a ring and seals inserted between the cylinder and a main body of the holding member. |
| US12127643B1 |
Strap and a wearable device comprising a strap
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a strap for a wearable device having a terminal device. A fixed buckle is provided to one end of the body of the strap to receive the strap body through the fixed buckle in a looped configuration of the strap. A slide buckle is provided movably to the strap body and has an open keeper hook for removably receiving an excess portion of the strap body through the keeper hook. The strap has a first keeper counterpart provided on the strap body, and a second keeper counterpart provided to a second end of the strap body for attachment to the first keeper counterpart. |
| US12127642B2 |
Quick-release system for a watch bracelet
An end link for securing a watch strap on a watch case including a connecting piece of a wristband, the watch case having a pin. The case has a longitudinal slot delimited by two support surfaces parallel to a main plane. The connecting piece has a lateral face which includes a guiding groove arranged to cooperate in a complementary manner with the pin, and the connecting piece has a lock with a slide catch arranged to cooperate with the slot in a locking position, towards which the slide catch is moved by elastic return belonging to the lock. There is unlocking portion arranged to be operated directly by a user to move the slide catch away from said slot of the case. The guiding groove is curved so that the slide catch is firmly maintained against one of the two surfaces in the locking position. |
| US12127641B1 |
Watch having a release mechanism
A watch can include a watch band having a first strap segment, a second strap segment, a nest portion secured between the first strap segment and the second strap segment, and an opening extending through the nest portion. The watch can further include a housing releasably mountable to the nest portion, and a sensor disposed within the housing and configured to align with the opening when the housing is mounted to the nest portion. |
| US12127633B2 |
Automated tensioning system for an article of footwear
An article of footwear can. Include provisions for improving the operation and use of various systems associated with the article. An automated tensioning system can be configured to provide and perform a variety of functions associated with the fastening of the article of footwear. The automated tensioning system may tighten and loosen the article of footwear through the operation of a motor. The automated tensioning system may also be able to store and recall a preset tension level. |
| US12127631B2 |
Sandal having detachable strap fastening
A sandal having a detachable strap fastening, comprising a sole, at least one strap and at least one cam buckle and/or at least one anchor buckle. The sandal is modularly constructed and can be easily assembled and disassembled. The sole and the at least one strap are connected to each other by guiding the at least one strap through apertures provided in the sole. The two ends of the at least one strap are either fastened to the strap again by means of at least one of the cam buckles so as to form a loop or are anchored to one of the apertures by means of at least one of the anchor buckles, wherein the fastening of at least one cam buckle and/or the at least one anchor buckle is effective by friction-locking and they can be opened manually after closing and can be detached from the strap. |
| US12127630B2 |
Apparatus to secure a primary body to a shoe
An apparatus is provided to secure a primary body to a shoe. Exemplary implementations may include an apparatus with one or more connectors to be engaged with one or more other connectors. The connectors of the apparatus may be engaged with the primary body eyelets and the shoelace eyelets in order to secure the primary body to the exterior side of the shoe. |
| US12127627B2 |
Midsole having a clear free space
A shoe sole (1) includes a stability support plate (3) and a soft elastic midsole (2) having a forefoot area (VFB), a midfoot area (MFB) and a heel area (FB). The stability support plate is peripherally surrounded by the midsole and the midsole (2) has a clear space (21) open to the bottom side (U) of the midsole (2), which is peripherally surrounded substantially completely by the midsole (2) and is delimited by the stability support plate (3). The clear space (21) extends from the heel area (FB) over the midfoot area (MFB) into the forefoot area (VFB) of the midsole (2). |
| US12127626B2 |
3D printed structure
A 3D printed structure of an elastic material having at least a first layer and a second layer may be provided. In one implementation, the 3D printed structure may include at least a first wall having a primary structural layer and a first flexible layer, and at least a second wall having a secondary structural layer and a second flexible layer. An axis of the 3D printed structure may intersect the first layer and the second layer and may intersect the primary structural layer and the secondary structural layer. The primary structural layer may have a first rigidity and the first flexible layer may have a second rigidity, the first rigidity being greater than the second rigidity. |
| US12127617B2 |
Eyelash extension system and methods
An eyelash extension includes an elongated base and a plurality of artificial lashes each attached to the elongated base. The plurality of artificial lashes is arranged in two or more clusters and each cluster includes two or more artificial lashes. The clusters are cinched together at a cinch point, which is spaced from the elongated base. |
| US12127615B2 |
Light-reflective mark formed with light- reflective yarn
The invention provides a light-reflective mark formed with light-reflective yarn. The light-reflective mark is made on a sheet material, the sheet material is an article that can be sewn or embroidered or a knitted fabric; the light-reflective mark is a pattern formed with graphics and/or texts, and is formed by combining one or more than one light-reflective yarns with the sheet material by sewing, embroidery or weaving. Thereby, daily supplies or clothing can be provided with the light-reflective mark of the invention, so as to improve the safety of daily activities. The light-reflective mark can be made into an aesthetic pattern, or a pattern or a text with a specific shape, such as graphic or text of a logo, so that the article or clothing with the light-reflective mark is fashionably and aesthetically pleasing. |
| US12127614B2 |
Personal protective equipment for CBRN or other protection
A method of manufacturing an article of personal protective equipment, such as a protective glove, headgear, footwear, suit, or other protective device, wearable by a wearer for protecting the wearer against noxious agents, such as an article of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) personal protective equipment. The article of personal protective equipment may comprise a plurality of regions that cover different parts of the wearer's body and have different properties, such as different levels of protection against noxious agents, breath ability, heat loss capability, dexterity, tactility, stretchability, and/or another function. |
| US12127613B2 |
Football glove
A football glove having a silicone palm portion, silicone finger portions that wrap around lateral side portions to the thumb, index finger and little finger, and a silicone back portion that wraps around a lateral side portion of the back to increase the user's hand grip on a football. The silicone portions and non-silicone portions of the glove are connected together along locations on the back side of the glove so as to on the rear portions of the glove to provide a continuous smooth catching surface for the glove user. |
| US12127610B2 |
Face covering
Disclosed herein is a mask with an odor management mechanism comprising one or more channels, one or more edges with a skin adhesive, or anti-microbial material. Also disclosed herein is a mask with a liner infused with one or more skin. |
| US12127608B2 |
Article of apparel including a bladder
An article of apparel includes a bladder including an interior void, a compressible component disposed within the interior void and including a first zone, the first zone operable between a contracted state and a relaxed state, and a port fluidly coupled to the bladder and operable to selectively permit fluid communication with the interior void. |
| US12127605B2 |
Sock having raised features, a mold assembly and a method of manufacture
A sock having raised features includes one or more three-dimensional paw pads affixed thereon. More in particular, a plurality of individual three-dimensional paw pads are affixed to a bottom portion of the sock to provide a visual effect of having animal paws, and to further provide a wearer a tactile sensation of having animal paws on the wearer's foot while walking. A mold assembly and a method for the manufacture of a plurality of three-dimensional paw pads to be affixed to a sock includes at least one mold. |
| US12127596B2 |
Cigarette device
A cigarette device includes a housing, and a loading cavity, an airflow sensor, a circuit control unit, and a power supply are disposed in the housing. A fluid channel is located between the loading cavity and the housing, and the fluid channel is in communication with the outside of the housing and the inside of the loading cavity. An electromagnetic induction heating element surrounds the outside of the loading cavity; and the electromagnetic induction heating element is electrically connected to the power supply, and the circuit control unit is electrically connected to the airflow sensor and the electromagnetic induction heating element. When the cigarette device is used in combination with a cigarette added with a magnetic material, the cigarette can be heated uniformly and generate vapor quickly, to ensure a consistent vaping taste and improve utilization of tobacco while achieving immediate vaping and immediate stopping, which helps improve user experience. |
| US12127595B2 |
Aerosol provision device
Aerosol provision devices having printed circuit boards are described. One such aerosol provision device defines a longitudinal axis and comprises an electrical connector, a heater assembly configured to heat aerosol generating material received within the device and a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB comprises a first portion arranged substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and a second portion arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The heater assembly is electrically coupled to the first portion. The second portion is electrically coupled to the first portion and the electrical connector is electrically coupled to the second portion. Another such aerosol provision device comprises a first coil for heating a heater component and a PCB arranged adjacent to the first coil. The PCB comprises: a first through hole connected to a first end of the first coil; and a second through hole connected to a second end of the first coil. |
| US12127593B2 |
Aerosol generation device
An aerosol generation device includes an electrical power source; a heating chamber; a heater arranged to supply heat to the heating chamber; control circuitry configured to control the supply of electrical power from the electrical power source to the heater; a frame; and a housing having an internal volume containing the electrical power source, the heating chamber, the heater, the control circuity and the frame. The frame is arranged between a first volume of the internal volume containing the heater and the heating chamber, and a second volume of the internal volume containing the electrical power source. |
| US12127589B2 |
And application of a multi-chamber cartridge including a hydrogel formulation
An e-vaping device having a cartridge including an outer container extending in a longitudinal direction, a conduit within the outer container, a storage portion including pre-vapor formulation ingredients, the storage portion being between the outer container and the conduit and including a plurality of chambers, a plurality of wicks, each of the wicks being in communication with each of the chambers and the conduit and being configured to deliver one or more ingredients in each of the chambers to the conduit, and a coil heater located in the chimney and operatively coupled to each of the wicks. The e-vaping device also includes a power supply source coupled to the cartridge, the power supply source is configured to heat the wicks to vaporize ingredients located in respective chambers and generate a vapor corresponding to each of the vaporized ingredients. |
| US12127588B2 |
Aerosol-generating device having holding mechanism
An aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-generating article is provided, the device including: a housing having an opening; a chamber within the housing to receive at least a portion of the article through the opening; a heater assembly within the housing and including a heating element to heat at least a portion of the chamber; a mechanism including at least one member at or proximate to the opening and configured to move between a first position in which the article can be inserted into the chamber via the opening, and a second position in which the member has reduced a size of the opening relative to a size of the opening when the member is in the first position; and at least one guide track along which the member is configured to slide when the member moves between the first and the second positions. |
| US12127581B2 |
Method and system for producing of reconstituted vegetable films
A method and system for producing reconstituted vegetable strips. The method may include milling of vegetable materials to particle sizes between 10 to 200 MESH; mixture of cellulose fibers in an intensive mixer to 1 to 10 min; mixture of vegetable material to a binding compound added to the nanocellulose fibers; adding humectant agent and water to the mixture; submitting the mixture to a shearing step through a pre-lamination system including two linear and parallel lamination rollers; submitting a strip to a mixture in an intensive mixer for obtainment of an homogeneous mass; lamination of the mixture between two linear and parallel lamination rollers, obtaining a continuous strip with a specific thickness; drying the vegetable strip through its passage through a thermal chamber in a specific temperature, between 90° C. and 900° C.; cutting and final processing of the dry strip to obtain the final product. |
| US12127574B2 |
Method for preparing semi-finished products in a package with the possibility of their further automated heating and/or cooking
A method for preparing semi-finished products in a package with the possibility of their further automated heating and/or cooking, according to which the components of semi-finished products are preliminarily prepared, they are accelerated cooling and placed in a portioned container. Sealing a container with a semi-finished product, treating it with ultraviolet radiation and applying a barcode to the container with a program for warming up and/or cooking in a microwave oven, which contains an indication of the power level of the microwave source, which is sufficient for uniform and complete heating and/or cooking of all components that make up the semi-finished product, as well as time. Shock freezing of a semi-finished product is carried out and its storage and/or transportation is carried out. Before eating a semi finished product, it is heated and/or cooked in a microwave oven equipped with a barcode reader. |
| US12127573B2 |
High-voltage electric field low-temperature plasma cold sterilization system circuit and apparatus
The present invention discloses a high-voltage electric field low-temperature plasma cold sterilization system circuit and apparatus, and belongs to the field of frequency converter power source circuit technologies. The present invention including a power source module, a voltage/current/power adjustment module, a switch module, and a transformer module. The power source module includes a single-phase frequency converter and a first-stage inductance. An inductance is connected in series between the output end of the frequency converter and a voltage regulator, to play a role of a reactor, harmonic components in sine pulse width modulation waves outputted by the frequency converter are effectively restrained, and spectrum is expanded, so that a harmonic current entering the voltage adjustment module is stable, and heat losses of the voltage adjustment module are reduced to prevent burnout |
| US12127569B2 |
Soluble tapioca flour compositions
Described herein are soluble tapioca flour compositions having desirable chemical properties and solubility and viscosity functionality for use in food products such as, beverage mix, infant food, a medicinal product, an emulsion, convenience foods, or a snack-based filling. Such compositions can be used as a partial or complete replacement of maltodextrin and offer a more clean-label alternative. |
| US12127568B2 |
Chocolate for frozen desserts and frozen desserts
A chocolate for frozen desserts having manufacturing suitability when combined with the frozen desserts, good hardness, good flavor, and good melting feeling in the mouth is provided.The chocolate for frozen desserts comprises 15% by mass or more of a cacao component, 3 to 9% by mass of cocoa butter, and 43 to 50% by mass of oils or fats, wherein the oils or fats comprised in the chocolate satisfy the following conditions (a) to (c): (a) comprise 10% by mass or less of a straight-chain saturated fatty acid having 14 or less carbon atoms as a constituent fatty acid; (b) comprise 10 to 25% by mass of a straight-chain saturated fatty acid having 16 to 18 carbon atoms as a constituent fatty acid; and (c) comprise 65 to 85% by mass of an unsaturated fatty acid as a constituent fatty acid. |
| US12127567B2 |
Liquid dairy blend for culinary food products
A liquid dairy blend is suitable for being used in the preparation of dairy-based culinary sauces or prepared culinary dishes, and contains milk proteins and fat. The milk proteins are whey-protein and casein, the ratio of whey-protein:casein is from 0.3-0.5, and the pH of the liquid dairy blend is from 5.8-6.2. A method of producing the liquid dairy blend is also provided. |
| US12127561B2 |
Microbial treatment solution and method of producing microbial treatment solution
The microbial treatment solution according to the present invention includes an acidic hypochlorous acid water and a quantum water. The acidic hypochlorous acid water is at a concentration of 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % for the total microbial treatment solution, and the quantum water is 90.0 wt % to 99.5 wt % for the total microbial treatment solution. The quantum water is water passed through a quantum water converter, the quantum water converter comprising a container having an inlet and an outlet and plural fragments installed in the container. The fragment is made of austenitic stainless steel or martensitic stainless steel, and the fragment has a regular hexagonal prism shape. The fragment has a hole that penetrates a bottom surface and a top surface of the fragment, the hole is a circular cross section. The fragment has a spiral groove going around an inner surface of the hole at least once, and the fragment is heat-treated. The plural fragments are arranged so that a central axis of the fragments is parallel to each other, and the arrangement is maintained. The arranged plural fragments are positioned between the inlet and the outlet. |
| US12127557B2 |
Magnetically immobilized biocidal enzymes and biocidal chemicals
The present invention provides compositions and methods for reducing microbial and nematodal contamination or infection in plants, animals, fabrics, and products therefrom. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for reducing human infections and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. In particular, the invention provides magnetic nanoparticles comprising biocidal or biostatic enzymes in one component, substrates for the enzymes in a second component, and a biocidal chemical agent that works in combination or synergistically with the enzymes. The compositions are dormant and become active upon exposure to hydration, oxygen, or mixing. |
| US12127553B2 |
Cell cryopreservation composition and cryopreservation method
A cell cryopreservation method including adding a 1 volume % of a composition comprising 0.01 wt % to 20 wt % of a sophorose lipid to cells in a cell culture medium just before or up to 6 hours before cryopreserving the cells; and cryopreserving the cell culture medium, wherein the composition improves cell viability after cryopreservation compared to cells that are cryopreserved with a similar composition that does not contain the sophorose lipid. |
| US12127550B1 |
Robotic disinfectant and humidity spraying system
A vertical farming spraying system including a robotic mobile sprayer with a base and driving members. The robotic mobile sprayer includes a first cylindrical element connected to a first pump and a second cylindrical element connected to a second pump. A first mechanical support is mounted on the base, supporting a humidity sensor and a humidifier sprayer connected to the first pump; and a second mechanical support is mounted on the base, supporting a disinfection sensor and a disinfection sprayer connected to the second pump. A control unit controls operation of the driving members and mechanical supports, and of the pumps through the respective sensors via a flow control sensor. The vertical farming spraying system further includes a vertically oriented elongated cylindrical support encircled by a spiral path, designed to guide the robotic mobile sprayer from the base to the top for humidification and disinfection operations. |
| US12127548B2 |
Medical device including an ultrasonic emitter for infestation avoidance
A medical device configured to prevent bug infestation is disclosed. The medical device may be a dialysis machine (e.g., a peritoneal dialysis machine) for conducting dialysis treatments. The medical device (e.g., dialysis machine) including an ultrasonic generator and emitter arranged and configured to emit an ultrasonic high frequency sound to prevent bug infestation. |
| US12127545B2 |
Pest control device mounting system
Method and apparatus for a pest control device mounting system configured for mounting pest control devices in a building and using them to control pests. The pest control device mounting system including a mounting bracket, which may have a circumferential portion defining a portal. In some examples, the mounting bracket includes a flange portion suitable for attaching to the perimeter of a cavity in a building surface. The pest control device mounting system including a plug configured to be removably attached to the mounting bracket and to substantially close the portal when attached to the mounting bracket, wherein the plug is configured to accommodate a pest control device. |
| US12127544B2 |
Detection apparatus, detection system, and detection method
A detection apparatus for detecting an object, the detection apparatus includes a housing having an inner surface whose reflectance is equal to or lower than a certain value; an emitter configured to emit infrared rays into the housing; a sensor configured to detect infrared rays; and one or more processors configured to adjust an intensity of reflected infrared rays according to a result of detection by the sensor. |
| US12127541B2 |
Reel body for a spinning reel
A reel body for a spinning reel includes a foot portion configured to attach to a fishing rod, a housing having a accommodating portion, a leg portion extending from the housing toward the foot portion, and an insert element disposed in the housing and the leg portion. The foot portion, the housing, and the leg portion are integrally formed by injection molding, and the insert element includes a first portion that is disposed in the accommodating portion such that at least a part thereof is exposed, and a second portion that is integrally formed with the first portion and at least a part of which is disposed in a proximal end part of the leg portion. |
| US12127538B2 |
Liquid dispenser having pump cover and filter
A liquid dispenser may include a container having an upper opening, a pump provided in the container, a pipe through which liquid discharged from the pump is transferred, a top plate having an upper surface over which liquid flows, a filter assembly provided below the top plate, a base provided below the container, and a thermoelectric element provided in the base to cool the liquid in the container. |
| US12127535B2 |
Method and system for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture
A method for external fish parasites, such as sea lice, monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: —submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen (40) comprising fish (72, 74); —capturing images of the fish (72, 74) with the camera (52); and —identifying external fish parasites such as sea lice on the fish (72, 74) by analyzing the captured images, characterized by the steps of: —distinguishing between at least two different classes of external fish parasites such as sea lice which differ in the difficulty of recognizing the external fish parasites such as sea lice; —calculating quality metrics for each captured image, the quality metrics permitting to identify the classes of external fish parasites such as sea lice for which the quality of the image is sufficient for sea lice detection; and —establishing separate detection rates for each class of sea lice, each detection rate being based only on images the quality of which, as described by the quality metrics, was sufficient for detecting external fish parasites such as sea lice of that class. |
| US12127531B2 |
Livestock age verification system
A system for automatically sensing, monitoring, and analyzing livestock to provide age verification and relative vigor metrics. The system generally includes a tag attachable to a livestock, a location detector, and a data processor. The tag senses livestock motion and produces first data indicative of a physical parameter. The location detector senses livestock location and produces second data indicative of the physical parameter. The data processor receives and stores a first aggregation of data of the same type as the first data and a second aggregation of data of the same type as the second data for a plurality of other livestock. The data processor statistically analyzes the first data and second data in relation to the first and second aggregations of data and generates an indication of the age and a relative vigor metric of the livestock. |
| US12127527B2 |
System for monitoring and displaying status of processing a dairy product
Systems and methods for monitoring a cheesemaking process, and for identifying certain stages of the process, are disclosed. The system includes a sonic sensor, along with a processor that will receive, from the sonic sensor, a signal that is indicative of a speed of sound in a material that is being processed in the cheesemaking process. The processor will use the speed of sound to identify a cut point in the cheesemaking process. The processor will generate a signal when the cut point is reached. Optionally, before this happens the processor also may use the speed of sound to identify a flocculation point in the cheesemaking process. |
| US12127526B2 |
Tomato line PSQ-9Z19-9229
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line PSQ-9Z19-9229. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ-9Z19-9229 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ-9Z19-9229 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits. |
| US12127525B2 |
Hybrid tomato plant named HM 8237
A hybrid tomato plant, designated HM 8237 is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid tomato designated HIM 8237, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid tomato designated HIM 8237, and to methods for producing a tomato plant by crossing the hybrid tomato HM 8237 with itself or another tomato plant. |
| US12127522B2 |
Soybean cultivar 02198425
A soybean cultivar designated 02198425 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 02198425, to the plants of soybean cultivar 02198425, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 02198425, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 02198425. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02198425. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02198425, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 02198425 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US12127521B2 |
Male sterility maintainer line plant and use thereof
Provided area male sterility maintainer line plant, a method for producing the male sterility maintainer line plant, and use of said plant for propagating a male sterility line plant and the male sterility maintainer line plant. In addition, a nucleic acid molecule, a vector, and a host cell for producing the male sterility maintainer line plant are provided. |
| US12127515B1 |
Hydroponic system for use in a desert-like environment
The present invention is directed to hydroponic systems that can be used in an environment with large daily fluctuations in temperature and to the use of those systems for growing plants. |
| US12127514B1 |
Solar farming system
A tower garden for vertical farming includes a vertical column with a plurality of vertical growth modules. The plurality of vertical growth modules are stacked over and connected to each other in a vertical direction and are configured to grow plants in the vertical direction. The tower garden further includes a base positioned below the vertical column. The base is configured to receive a reservoir including an agricultural medium. The tower garden further includes a perforated hose extending from the base of the vertical column in the vertical direction. The perforated hose is configured as a conduit for the agricultural medium to flow upwards and cascade over roots of the plants. Each growth module includes a plastic pocket with a hole. |
| US12127512B2 |
Cutting device
A cutting device includes a first cutting element, a second cutting element, a first gripping element, a second gripping element, at least one driving element, a sensor, and a control unit. The cutting elements are configured to move relative to each other. The gripping elements are configured to move relative to each other. The at least one driving element is configured to move the first cutting element relative to the second cutting element when the at least one driving element is activated. The sensor is mounted on the first gripping element or the second gripping element and is configured to detect an object located between the first gripping element and the second gripping element. The control unit is operably connected to the at least one driving element and the sensor. The control unit is configured to deactivate the at least one driving element when the sensor detects the object. |
| US12127505B2 |
Method, control device and control system for operating an agricultural harvesting machine and agricultural harvesting machine
Method for operating an agricultural harvesting machine (1), wherein the agricultural harvesting machine (1) has a working assembly (2) in which a foreign body sensor (19) is installed, wherein a measurement signal provided by the foreign body sensor (19) is evaluated with the aid of a signal analysis in such a manner that the signal analysis is taken as a basis for determining at least one component of the working assembly (2) which has a fault which triggers, in the measurement signal, a signal component which incorrectly causes the presence of a foreign body to be detected. |
| US12127501B2 |
Vehicle with debris blower and lawn mower
A riding vehicle may include a blower assembly, a mower deck, and a power source. The blower assembly may be configured to direct air from an air inlet to at least one air outlet to move surface debris. The mower deck may be configured to cut a lawn formed of grass or other vegetation. The blower assembly may be configured to direct air to an interior space of the mower deck for assisted discharge of cuttings. |
| US12127500B2 |
Machine control using a map with regime zones
A map obtainable by an agricultural harvester contains regime zones with settings resolvers. A plurality of different target actuator settings corresponding to the geographic location of the agricultural work machine are identified. A regime zone is identified based on the geographic location of the agricultural harvester. One of the plurality of different target actuator settings is selected as a resolved target actuator setting based on the settings resolver corresponding to the identified regime zone and is used to control the agricultural harvester. |
| US12127498B2 |
Belt-type cutting system comprising knives for cutting crops, including means for monitoring the condition of the knives
A cutting system includes knives attached to a continuously moving belt-type carrier. The carrier motion moves the knives past stationary counterknife fingers which are attached to or uniform with a cutterbar, as the cutting system is driven through a field of crop stalks, which are cut by the interaction between the knives and counterknives. One or more sensing devices produce signals or images related to the condition of the knives when the knives are moving past the sensing devices. A processing unit processes the signals or images and derives therefrom one or more parameters representative of the condition of the knives, and compares the parameters to a reference, to thereby monitor the condition. An agricultural implement such as a combine harvester, can be equipped with the cutting system. |
| US12127497B2 |
Planter row unit downforce control with ground view sensor
A row unit for a seeding machine includes a ground view sensor coupled to the frame. The ground view sensor is operable to sense the furrow and generate depth signals corresponding to actual sensed depth of the furrow. The row unit also includes a controller configured to receive the signals, and a downforce adjustment mechanism coupled to the frame and to the controller. The controller is configured to activate the downforce adjustment mechanism to adjust a downforce on the frame based on the signals received by the controller. |
| US12127492B2 |
Downforce control system for a row cleaner of a seeding implement
A row unit of a seeder includes a frame configured to be coupled to a toolbar of the seeder. The row unit also includes a single opener pivotally or rotatably coupled to the frame. The row unit further includes a row cleaner assembly that has a row cleaner arm pivotally coupled to the frame or to the single opener and a row cleaner blade rotatably coupled to the row cleaner arm. The row cleaner arm positions a respective rotational axis of the row cleaner blade forward of the single opener relative to a direction of travel of the row unit. A row cleaner actuator is coupled to the row cleaner arm, and the row cleaner actuator is configured to control a first downforce applied by the row cleaner blade to soil. |
| US12133477B2 |
Resistive random access memory and method for operating same
A resistive random access memory (RRAM) and a method for operating the RRAM are disclosed. The RRAM includes at least two successively stacked conductive layers and a resistive switching layer situated between every adjacent two conductive layers, wherein a migration interface with an interface effect is formed at each interface between one conductive layer and the resistive switching layer in contact therewith, wherein the migration interface regulates, by the interface effect, vacancies formed in the resistive switching layer under the effect of an electrical signal. The regulation includes at least one of absorption, migration and diffusion. |
| US12133476B2 |
Phase change memory device having tapered portion of the bottom memory layer
A device includes a bottom electrode, a first memory layer, a second memory layer, and a top electrode. The bottom electrode is over a substrate. The first memory layer is over the bottom electrode. A sidewall of the first memory layer is curved. The second memory layer is over the bottom memory layer. The top electrode is over the top memory layer. |
| US12133471B2 |
Magnetic memory element including perpendicular enhancement layers and dual oxide cap layers
A magnetic memory element including first and second magnetic free layers having a variable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof; a first perpendicular enhancement layer (PEL) interposed between the first and second magnetic free layers; first and second magnetic reference layers having a first invariable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof; a second PEL interposed between the first and second magnetic reference layers; an insulating tunnel junction layer formed between the first magnetic free layer and reference layer; an anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer formed adjacent to the second magnetic reference layer; a magnetic fixed layer formed adjacent to the anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer and having a second invariable magnetization direction substantially opposite to the first invariable magnetization direction; a non-magnetic layer comprising oxygen and a transition metal and formed adjacent to the second magnetic free layer; and a magnesium oxide layer formed adjacent to the non-magnetic layer. |
| US12133470B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method of forming the same
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including an Nth metal layer over a transistor region, where N is a natural number, and a bottom electrode over the Nth metal layer. The bottom electrode comprises a bottom portion having a first width, disposed in a bottom electrode via (BEVA), the first width being measured at a top surface of the BEVA, and an upper portion having a second width, disposed over the bottom portion. The semiconductor structure also includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) layer having a third width, disposed over the upper portion, a top electrode over the MTJ layer and an (N+1)th metal layer over the top electrode. The first width is greater than the third width. |
| US12133469B2 |
Magnetic random access memory and manufacturing method thereof
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a cell structure is formed. The cell structure includes a bottom electrode, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack disposed on the bottom electrode and a hard mask layer disposed on the MTJ stack. A first insulating cover layer is formed over sidewall of the MTJ stack. A second insulating cover layer is formed over the first insulating cover layer and the hard mask layer. A first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed. The hard mask layer is exposed by etching the first ILD layer and the second insulating cover layer. A second ILD layer is formed. A contact opening is formed in the second ILD layer by patterning the second ILD layer and removing the hard mask layer. A conductive layer is formed in the contact opening so that the conductive layer contacts the MTJ stack. |
| US12133468B2 |
Ultrasonic wave generation device with low profile
A low-profile ultrasonic wave generation device is provided that includes a drive unit having a piezoelectric member and an electrode formed on a surface of the piezoelectric member. The drive unit as a whole vibrates flexurally. The connection member is connected to a portion of the drive unit that includes a point of maximum displacement of the drive unit when the drive unit is subjected to flexural vibration. The vibrating unit is connected to the connection member. The vibrating unit vibrates due to the flexural vibration of the drive unit being transmitted by the connection member and thereby generates ultrasonic waves. |
| US12133464B2 |
Fused hetero 5-membered ring molecule, p-type semiconductor film and electronic device
To provide a fused hetero 5-membered ring molecule having further sufficiently high hole mobility. Disclosed is a fused hetero 5-membered ring molecule having, in one molecule, eight aromatic rings including three or five hetero 5-membered rings, and the eight aromatic rings having one or two naphthalene structures. The three or five hetero 5-membered rings are each independently selected from the group consisting of a thiophene ring, a selenophene ring, and a furan ring. |
| US12133463B2 |
Asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor and organic photovoltaic device comprising the same
The present invention relates in part to an asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor compound for use in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. The invention also relates in part to an OPV device comprising an asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor compound. |
| US12133460B2 |
Compound for organic optoelectronic device, composition for organic optoelectronic device, organic optoelectronic device and display device
A compound for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic optoelectronic device including the same, and a display device, the compound being represented by Chemical Formula 1: |
| US12133457B2 |
Organic light-emitting device
An organic light-emitting device is provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2. Various possibilities for the constituents of chemical structures in Formulas 1 and 2 are presented. |
| US12133454B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device includes a first and electrodes, sandwiching the following layers: a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, an electron transport region disposed on the emission layer. The emission layer includes a polycyclic compound represented by the following structure: wherein each of X1 to X10 is independently carbon or nitrogen, and each of R1 to R5 is independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring. If all X1 to X10 are carbon, at least one of R4 and R5 is a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring. |
| US12133452B2 |
Display device
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate including a first area, a second area, and a first bending area located between the first and second areas. The first bending area is bent about a first bending axis extending in a first direction. The display device also includes a first inorganic insulating layer arranged over the substrate and having a first opening or a first groove at least in the first bending area, an organic material layer filling at least a part of the first opening or the first groove, and a first conductive layer extending from the first area to the second area across the first bending area and located over the organic material layer. |
| US12133451B2 |
Foldable display device
A foldable display device includes a first non-folding area, a first folding area, a second non-folding area, a second folding area, and a third non-folding area which are sequentially located along a folding direction, and a support substrate disposed below the display panel to support the display panel and including a plurality of opening patterns corresponding to the first folding area and the second folding area, so that a stress due to the folding during the process of folding or unfolding the foldable display device is relieved and suppress a damage that can be caused in the foldable display device. |
| US12133449B2 |
Display substrate and display device
The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The display substrate provided by the present disclosure has a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, and includes a substrate; a plurality of pixel circuits on the substrate and in the display area; and a plurality of dummy pixel circuits on the substrate and in the peripheral area; wherein the number of transistors in each dummy pixel circuit is smaller than the number of transistors in each pixel circuit. Because the number of the transistors in the dummy pixel circuit is smaller than the number of the transistors in the pixel circuit, space occupied by the dummy pixel circuit in the peripheral area can be reduced, thereby facilitating realization of a display device with a narrow bezel. |
| US12133444B2 |
Display panel and display device with undercut organic-inorganic layer in transition region
The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display region, an optical-device region, and a transition region, and further includes a substrate; and a thin-film-transistor layer disposed on one side of the substrate, wherein the thin-film-transistor layer comprises at least one undercut structure within the transition region, wherein the undercut structure comprises at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer; wherein one inorganic layer is at least disposed on one side of the organic layer away from the substrate; and wherein an orthographic projection area of the organic layer on the substrate is located within an orthographic projection area, of the inorganic layer away from one side of the substrate and close to the organic layer, on the substrate. |
| US12133442B2 |
Display device
A display device including a first sensor part that includes a first trunk portion, a first branch portion connected to the first trunk portion and extending in a direction different from a first direction and a second direction, a second branch portion spaced apart from the first branch portion, and a bridge connecting the first branch portion to the second branch portion. A second sensor part includes a second trunk portion extending in the second direction, and a third branch portion disposed between the first branch portion and the second branch portion. |
| US12133438B2 |
Display substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display apparatus
A display substrate includes pixel-defining layer and sub-pixels of N colors, wherein N≥3. The pixel-defining layer defines a plurality of sub-pixel areas having the sub-pixels arranged in therein; the pixel-defining layer includes a first pixel-defining layer and a second pixel-defining layer; a height of the second pixel-defining layer is smaller than a height of the first pixel-defining layer; and the first pixel-defining layer is configured to separate adjacent sub-pixels of different colors; the second pixel-defining layer is configured to separate adjacent sub-pixels of the same color; and the sub-pixels of N colors include red sub-pixels, blue sub-pixels, and green sub-pixels; the display substrate includes at least one column of sub-pixels, and in the at least one column of sub-pixels, sub-pixels belonging to a same column have a same color; and in a column of sub-pixels of the same color, corresponding light-emitting layers of at least two adjacent sub-pixels are connected. |
| US12133436B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a first electronic unit and a second electronic unit. The first electronic unit includes a first light emitting element and a first light conversion layer. The first electronic unit emits a first light having a first spectrum, the first spectrum has a first intensity, and the first intensity is a maximum intensity of the first spectrum. The second electronic unit includes a second light emitting element and a second light conversion layer. The second electronic unit emits a second light having a second spectrum, the first light and the second light have different colors, the second spectrum has a second intensity in a range from 300 nm to 460 nm, the second intensity is a maximum intensity in the range from 300 nm to 460 nm of the second spectrum, and the first intensity is greater than the second intensity. |
| US12133434B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a substrate; a plurality of display units on the substrate, each including a thin film transistor including at least one inorganic layer, a passivation layer on the thin film transistor, and a display device electrically connected to the thin film transistor; and a plurality of encapsulation layers respectively encapsulating the plurality of display units. The substrate includes a plurality of islands spaced apart, a plurality of connection units connecting the plurality of islands, and a plurality of through holes penetrating through the substrate between the plurality of connection units. The plurality of display units are on the plurality of islands, respectively. The at least one inorganic layer and the passivation layer extend on the plurality of connection units. The passivation layer includes a trench exposing the at least one inorganic layer. The encapsulation layer contacts the at least one inorganic layer exposed via the trench. |
| US12133430B2 |
Display substrate and display apparatus
A display substrate and a display apparatus. In the display substrate, at least one of the inter-opening region, the first opening peripheral region and the second opening peripheral region includes a virtual sub-pixel; the display region surrounds these three regions; the first signal line passes through the inter-opening region, provides a display signal to the pixel array and passes through the virtual sub-pixel; the virtual pixel circuit of the virtual sub-pixel includes a compensation capacitor. The first electrode plate of the compensation capacitor is in the same layer as the first signal line and electrically connected with the first signal line; the second electrode plate of the compensation capacitor is in a different layer from and at least partially overlaps with the first electrode plate. |
| US12133424B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the display device
A display device includes a substrate including a front member, first and second side members extended from the front member, and a first corner disposed between the first and second side members, the first side member being bent along a first bending line in a first direction, the second side member being bent along a second bending line in a second direction crossing the first direction, and an alignment mark disposed at the first corner of the substrate. |