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US12147424B1	Natural language querying of sequential process automation data Mechanisms are provided for processing a sequential database natural language query. A process model is preprocessed to generate mapping data structure(s). The mapping data structure(s) map elements of the sequential process to other elements of the sequential process to thereby identify sequential and dependent characteristics of the sequential process. A sequential database natural language (SDNL) query interpretation engine is configured with the mapping data structure(s) and natural language processing is performed on a query to generate extracted features. The configured SDNL query interpretation engine operates on the extracted features and the mapping data structure(s) to generate intent information for the query. Executable database queries are generated based on the intent and executed on a database to return a response to the query.
US12147421B1	Method and system for identifying entities Some embodiments provide a program that identifies an entity having an entity attribute. The program receives, from each method of several methods, a set of candidate identity attributes that are each for identifying a particular entity having the entity attribute specified in the document. Each method of the several methods generates the corresponding set of candidate identity attributes based on the entity attribute specified in a document. The program calculates a score for each candidate identity attribute in the sets of candidate identity attributes. The program identifies, based on the sets of scores, an identity attribute from the sets of candidate identity attributes that identifies the entity having the entity attribute specified in the document.
US12147417B2	Trustless stateless incentivized remote node network using minimal verification clients A system and a method are disclosed for using a client that is unsynchronized with a blockchain network to validate blockchain transactions for IoT devices, web apps, mobile apps, and other applications. The client retrieves a register of nodes (acting as information provider or validator) that are synchronized with the blockchain network, selects a node from the register, and transmits an information request to the selected node. The client receives a response to the request, the response including the requested information and validation indicia (e.g., proofs), and determines whether the response is valid based on the validation indicia. The client transmits, in response to determining that the response is valid, a confirmation to the IoT device, web app, mobile app or other applications.
US12147410B2	Data compression method, data decompression method, and electronic device A data compression, decompression method, and an electronic device. The method includes the following steps: establishing an initial lookup table by using data with the same value in dataset to be compressed as one index, sequentially building a new Huffman tree corresponding to each index, and then adding a separator to obtain an encoding list containing a target encoding value and length, adding the encoding list to the initial lookup table to obtain a target lookup table. According to a separator of bitstream data, and searching the target lookup table in parallel, and use the indexes to obtain the decompression result of the data to be decompressed. Embodiments can perform a parallel decompression operation to increase a decompression speed, so that the decompression speed can meet the requirement of an AI engine for a large amount of weight data bandwidth in real time.
US12147408B2	File indexing for virtual machine backups in a data storage management system An illustrative file indexing approach enhances what was previously possible with hypervisor-free live browsing of virtual machine (VM) block-level backup copies. Capabilities are described for indexing files discovered in VM block-level backup copies, including file content. The illustrative file indexing functionality activates a live-browse session to discover files present within VM block-level backup copies and indexes file names and directory structures as created by an original source VM, resulting in an illustrative file index. The illustrative file indexing functionality optionally indexes file contents within VM block-level backup copies, resulting in an illustrative content index. The file index and content index are retained in persistent data structure(s) stored apart from the VM block-level backup copies. The indexes are searchable without mounting or live-browsing the VM block-level backup copies. In some embodiments the file index and the content index are consolidated. An enhanced storage manager is also disclosed.
US12147400B1	Relational database migration A relational database migration process is provided which includes migrating a relational database of a source relational database management system to a target relational database of a target relational database management system. The migrating includes identifying user-defined data objects of the relational database in the source relational database management system and generating statements to recreate the identified user-defined data objects of the source relational database in the target relational database management system. In addition, the migrating includes initiating execution of the statements to recreate the user-defined data objects of the relational database in the target relational database management system.
US12147395B2	Self-correcting pipeline flows for schema drift Techniques describes herein updating pipeline flows in within data systems to maintain data integrity and consistency without manual curation. In certain embodiments, data integration system may detect and/or receive indications of a schema change within a source system of the data integration system. One or more data objects affected by the schema change may be identified, and a set of pipeline rules may be invoked for each of the affected schema changes. The pipeline rules may define a single transformation or a multi-step transformation process by which the data in the source system is provided to one or more target systems. After applying the pipeline rules to the updated source schema, the data received from the source system may be processed using the updated pipeline rules, transformed, and transmitted to the target system(s) to maintain the data integrity of the system.
US12147393B2	Enabling collaboration on an object from a backup service through integration with an object synchronization service The present technology is a backup service that can provide a menu of collaboration options that can be selected within the backup service for implementation by a synchronization service. In such an embodiment, when a user selects a collaboration option from the menu of collaboration options in the backup service, the backup service can call the synchronization service to copy the backup object into the synchronization service and implement the selected collaboration option. This can provide a benefit of reducing the number of user interfaces that need to be displayed and interacted with in order to carry out the intent of the user to offer a copy of the backup object for collaboration. The present technology also provides improved user interfaces.
US12147392B2	Synchroniznig files having filenames with illegal characters Embodiments are directed to synchronizing files between client devices utilizing different file systems with different filename restrictions. Generally speaking, a server of a cloud-based storage environment can, upon generation of a file or receiving a file from a first client device, detect any “illegal” characters therein, i.e., characters that are predefined by a file system of a second client device of the environment as being impermissible for use in a filename, and substitute a replacement character for those illegal characters. This replacement character can comprise a character that is permissible by the file system of both the first and second client devices, thereby allowing synchronization and access. Additionally, the server(s) can identify the original filename from the first client device and substitute the replacement characters back to the original filename when the file is being accessed by or synchronized with the first client device.
US12147388B1	System and methods for generating sparse tree for presenting and navigating through hierarchical files Systems, apparatuses, and methods for generating a sparse tree view for presenting and assisting a user to conduct searches and navigate through a hierarchical file system more efficiently. A sparse tree assists a user to navigate through search or filtering results by hiding irrelevant information and indicating locations with the highest rate of “hits” using a form of heatmap or other indicator of the potential relevance of a tree node or leaf.
US12147384B1	Managing virtual file systems that provide instant access based on a self-destruction criterion A method for managing file based backups (FBBs) includes obtaining, by a FBB metadata file operating in a production host and from an application, an instant access request for data associated with an FBB, and wherein the FBB is associated with a plurality of users comprising the user and a second user, in response to the instant access request: storing a FBB virtual file system in the production host using storage location attributes, wherein the FBB virtual file system maps the file system data to storage locations of files in the FBB, enabling access to the FBB virtual file system by the application, monitoring the use of the FBB virtual file system, based on the monitoring, making a determination that a self-destruction criterion has been reached, and based on the determination, initiating a self-destruction of the FBB virtual file system.
US12147377B2	Distributed multi-die protocol application interface Systems and methods are provided for supporting wide-protocol interface across a multi-die interconnect interface. Data signals of a wide-protocol interface are split into a plurality of data streams. A handshake signal is established between a first circuit and a second circuit, whereby the first circuit and second circuit are dies of a multi-die device. The first circuit transmits the plurality of data streams to the second circuit via a plurality of multi-die interconnect channels. Each data stream of the plurality of data streams are compressed based on the handshake signal in order to provide wide-protocol interface with reduced number of required pins.
US12147376B2	Efficient transmission of video and audio over slave FIFO interface Systems and methods for translation and transmission of video and audio data over a first-in-first-out interface (FIFO) in a field programmable gate array (FPGA) are provided. The method includes receiving audio and video data including a number of video frames, each with a plurality of video lines separated by a line blanking interval. A first video line is translated and transmitted to a packet-based network through the FIFO in the FPGA while concurrently buffering the audio data in an audio buffer in the FPGA. Next, at least a portion of the audio data in the audio buffer is transmitted to the packet-based network through the FIFO during the line blanking interval separating the first video line from a second video line. Where video frames are separated by frame blanking intervals the method further includes transmitting through the FIFO any data remaining in the buffer after the preceding line blanking interval.
US12147375B2	USB controller endpoint resource management A method for performing an operation in relation to a USB device, comprises configuring a USB interface in a USB controller so as to open one or more pipes between the USB controller and one or more corresponding USB endpoints of a USB device according to a required USB endpoint configuration of the USB device that is required for performing an operation in relation to the USB device, performing the operation in relation to the USB device, and unconfiguring the configured USB interface in the USB controller so as to close the one or more pipes between the USB controller and the one or more corresponding USB endpoints of the USB device. Such a method may allow operations to be performed concurrently in relation to a greater number of USB devices than the prior art methods and/or may allow operations to be performed concurrently in relation to the same number of USB devices using fewer USB endpoint resources of the USB controller and/or fewer USB controllers than the prior art methods.
US12147374B2	Distributed control system and semiconductor inspection apparatus including same A distributed control system includes a tree topology network or a daisy-chain network including a communication parent station, communication child stations, and a plurality of communication paths among the communication parent station and the communication child stations, in which the communication parent station and the communication child stations include a scheduling unit that controls a transfer cycle that is temporal intervals of data transfer. The scheduling unit sets the transfer cycle that is the fastest out of a plurality of the data as a reference cycle, counts the number of times each time the reference cycle elapses, and imparts a value of the number of times to the reference cycle as a cycle number. When the cycle number reaches an optional number, the number of times is returned to an initial value, which makes one cycle of transfer control, and the transfer control is repeatedly executed. For the timing of the reference cycle at which the data is transferred, the scheduling unit defines a cycle number to which the reference cycle corresponds, on the basis of first information corresponding to the data.
US12147373B2	Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) hosting device Methods and systems are disclosed to aggregate traffic from multiple server devices through a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) hosting device. In one embodiment, the PCI hosting device comprises a network interface to couple the PCI hosting device to a network, a plurality of PCI interfaces, a processing circuit to forward packets, and a power supply to supply power to the PCI interfaces independently from the plurality of server devices. Each of the PCI interfaces is designed to be coupled to one server device to the PCI hosting device, which is registered as a first PCI board of a first server device through a first PCI interface and as a second PCI board of a second server device through a second PCI interface, and the PCI hosting device is designed to forward packets between the network interface and the first server device, and the network interface and the second server device.
US12147371B2	PCIe-based data transmission method, apparatus, and system A first node obtains a transaction layer packet (TLP); and the first node sends the TLP to a second node. The TLP includes data, a type field, and an extension header, and the type field and the extension header are used to indicate a data type of the data and one or more first attribute parameters corresponding to the data type.
US12147369B2	Spatial distribution in a 3D data processing unit The embodiments herein describe a 3D SmartNIC that spatially distributes compute, storage, or network functions in three dimensions using a plurality of layers. That is, unlike current SmartNIC that can perform acceleration functions in a 2D, a 3D Smart can distribute these functions across multiple stacked layers, where each layer can communicate directly or indirectly with the other layers.
US12147368B2	Method of transmitting universal serial bus (USB) commands and associated electronic device An electronic device and a method of transmitting USB commands are provided. The method includes: (A) allocating a buffer area in a memory; (B) receiving a USB command; (C) retrieving control transfer information of the USB command; (D) storing the control transfer information in the buffer area; (E) repeating steps (B) to (D) until a condition for ending a control aggregation is met; (F) generating an aggregated USB command according to the content of the buffer area; and (G) transmitting the aggregated USB command.
US12147367B2	Folded memory modules A memory module comprises a data interface including a plurality of data lines and a plurality of configurable switches coupled between the data interface and a data path to one or more memories. The effective width of the memory module can be configured by enabling or disabling different subsets of the configurable switches. The configurable switches may be controlled by manual switches, by a buffer on the memory module, by an external memory controller, or by the memories on the memory module.
US12147364B2	Auxiliary processor and electronic system comprising the same An electronic system includes an auxiliary processor. The auxiliary processor includes a remapping device which receives data through a direct memory access (DMA, a register unit which stores the data, and processing logic which transmits operating status information to the remapping device. The remapping device remaps position information in which the data is stored in the register unit on the basis of the operating status information.
US12147363B2	Method and device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to select memory request based on normalized clock count and timeslot values An arbitration method, device, and computer-readable storage medium are provided. In an N-th clock cycle, P first requests respectively sent by P processing modules are obtained among M processing modules, where the M processing modules are each configured to send a first request to a memory module via an arbitration module, M is an integer greater than or equal to P, N is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and P is an integer greater than or equal to two. P timeslot values to be respectively allocated to IDs of the P processing modules are determined from a first timeslot table. A target request to be sent to the memory module in the N-th clock cycle is determined among the P first requests according to a normalized clock-cycle count corresponding to the N-th clock cycle and the P timeslot values.
US12147362B2	Deterministic operation of storage class memory Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller includes write queue logic that has first storage to temporarily store signal components of a write operation. The signal components include an address and write data. A transfer interface issues the signal components of the write operation to a bank of a storage class memory (SCM) device and generates a time value. The time value represents a minimum time interval after which a subsequent write operation can be issued to the bank. The write queue logic includes an issue queue to store the address and the time value for a duration corresponding to the time value.
US12147361B2	Memory operating method, memory and electronic device Disclosed are a memory operating method, memory and electronic device. The memory complies with a read-write parallel protocol and includes a plurality of memory banks, and the method includes: sequentially mapping read and write transactions for consecutive logical addresses to different banks according to a predetermined transmission bit width by an address decoder, and arbitrating the read transaction and write transaction mapped to the same bank in a current clock cycle by an arbitration circuit, wherein in case that a specific low address bits of the logical address are the same, the read and/or the write transaction are mapped to the same bank. The disclosure avoids long-term occupation of a certain physical bank with specific low address decoding solution, thereby improving the execution efficiency of the read-write parallel protocol. Furthermore, an arbitration mechanism is introduced to arbitrate read and write conflicts for the same memory bank in each clock cycle.
US12147359B2	AI accelerator apparatus using in-memory compute chiplet devices for transformer workloads An AI accelerator apparatus using in-memory compute chiplet devices. The apparatus includes one or more chiplets, each of which includes a plurality of tiles. Each tile includes a plurality of slices, a central processing unit (CPU), and a hardware dispatch device. Each slice can include a digital in-memory compute (DIMC) device configured to perform high throughput computations. In particular, the DIMC device can be configured to accelerate the computations of attention functions for transformer-based models (a.k.a. transformers) applied to machine learning applications. A single input multiple data (SIMD) device configured to further process the DIMC output and compute softmax functions for the attention functions. The chiplet can also include die-to-die (D2D) interconnects, a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus, a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) interface, and a global CPU interface to facilitate communication between the chiplets, memory and a server or host system.
US12147355B2	Apparatus and method using plurality of physical address spaces Processing circuitry (10) performs processing in one of at least three domains (82, 84, 86, 88). Address translation circuitry (16) translates a virtual address of a memory access performed from a current domain to a physical address in one of a plurality of physical address spaces (61) selected based at least on the current domain. The domains include a root domain (82) for managing switching between other domains. The physical address spaces (61) include a root physical address space associated with the root domain (82), separate from physical address spaces associated with other domains.
US12147352B2	Dynamic tuning of larger pages during runtime A method, including: identifying static application features of an application; identifying resource access features of the application; labeling a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) miss threshold of a runtime feature of the application; determining utilization of larger pages during the runtime based on the TLB miss threshold; and setting the TLB miss threshold based on the determined utilization of the larger pages.
US12147346B2	Method and apparatus for shared virtual memory to manage data coherency in a heterogeneous processing system Embodiments described herein provide a scalable coherency tracking implementation that utilizes shared virtual memory to manage data coherency. In one embodiment, coherency tracking granularity is reduced relative to existing coherency tracking solutions, with coherency tracking storage memory moved to memory as a page table metadata. For example and in one embodiment, storage for coherency state is moved from dedicated hardware blocks to system memory, effectively providing a directory structure that is limitless in size.
US12147340B2	Address scheduling methods for non-volatile memory devices with three- dimensional memory cell arrays At least one address scheduling method includes selecting a first bit line, selecting a first string connected to the first bit line, performing address scheduling on N pages of each of multi-level cells in the first string sequentially from a bottom word line to a top word line, and after completing the address scheduling on all word lines in the first string, performing address scheduling on second to k-th strings sequentially in the same manner as performed with respect to the first string, where “k” is 2 or a natural number greater than 2.
US12147339B2	Non-uniform memory interleaving processor A processor has multiple memory interfaces and a memory interleaver controlling access to the memory interfaces. The memory interfaces may each couple with one or more memory devices. The number of memory devices coupled to the different memory interfaces may be unequal. The memory interleaver determines a memory region from a logical address, and a region relative address. It determines the interleave factor IF corresponding to the memory region. It performs an integer division to obtain a device line address, and a modulo operation to obtain an uncorrected channel address. The memory interleaver may add a region start address associated with the memory region to the device line address to obtain a physical line address. It may correct the uncorrected channel address, based on the memory region, to obtain a physical channel address. Some implementations use configuration memories to allow flexibility, other implementations are hardwired for a particular memory architecture.
US12147331B2	Homomorphic encryption-based testing computing system A homomorphic encryption-based testing computing system provides a risk-based, automated, one-directional push of production data through a homomorphic encryption tool and distributes the encrypted data to use in testing of applications. Data elements and test requirements are considered when automatically selecting a homomorphic encryption algorithm. A decisioning component selects an algorithm to use to homomorphically encrypt the data set and a push mechanism performs one or both of the homomorphic encryption and distribution of the encrypted data set to at least one intended host. Once delivered, the testing software and/or testing procedures proceed using the encrypted data set, where results of the testing may be stored in a data store. A validation mechanism may validate the test data against production data and communicates whether testing was successful.
US12147326B2	Behavioral sensor for creating consumable events A behavioral sensor for creating consumable events can include: a feature extractor coupled to receive an event stream of events performed by a circuit, wherein the feature extractor identifies features of a particular event of the event stream and associates the particular event with a time; and a classifier coupled to receive the features of the particular event from the feature extractor, wherein the classifier classifies the particular event into a classified event associated with the time using predefined categories based on the received features of the particular event; whereby the classified event and subsequent classified events extracted from the event stream within a time frame are appended in a time series forming the consumable events.
US12147314B2	System and method for optimizing network attached storage backup of a large set of small files A method for managing data includes obtaining, by a universal connector, a data share request to obtain data from a set of files, in response to the data share request: performing a share scan to obtain attributes associated with each file in the set of files, performing a batching of the set of files to obtain a set of file batches using the attributes and using a batch size threshold, performing a request conversion to generate a set of converted batch requests each corresponding to one of the set of file batches, and initiating a data share of the large set of files by sending the set of converted batch requests to a network attached storage (NAS) server.
US12147310B1	Group replication for highly global workloads A geographically distributed data store including a number of geographically distributed regions may be implemented using replication groups that include multiple regions configured according to replication criteria. First tier replication of particular changes to data stored in the distributed data store may be performed in compliance with the replication criteria, where management of replication state is performed with respect to replication across the replication groups. Independent of the first tier replication, individual replication groups may implement second tier replication of changes to data where management of replication state is performed with respect to replication within the particular replication group. Replication group configuration may be determined using the replication criteria which may include thresholds for replication resource utilization, replication latency and utilization of data change logs.
US12147308B2	Profile-guided adaptive data extraction job scheduler for data backup service Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for scheduling jobs for a data backup service using backup process history and backup target entity profiles.
US12147297B2	Memory address generation device, method and testing device for test mode and memory apparatus A memory address generation device for a test mode comprises row and column address random number counters and a control unit. The row address random number counter receives a counting signal to update a first count value, generates a row address random number based on the first count value, and outputs a row address to the memory. The column address random number counter receives the counting signal to update a second count value, generates a column address random number based on the second count value, and outputs a column address to the memory. The control unit controls the test mode and sets the first/second count value. A difference value between the currently and previously generated row addresses is greater than or equal to 2, and a difference value between the currently and previously generated column addresses is greater than or equal to 2.
US12147293B2	Incident detection and management Systems and methods for detecting and managing incidents are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for detecting an incident includes receiving issue data created for an issue tracking system; analyzing the received issue data over a predetermined interval; determining whether a potential incident has occurred based on the analysis; upon determining that a potential incident has occurred, creating an incident management assistant program; identifying one or more relevant users to communicate an alert to; and communicating the alert to the identified relevant users, the alert including a pointer to the incident management program.
US12147289B2	Information processing apparatus and control method An information processing apparatus includes: a processor with variable rated power; and a power control unit which controls power consumption of the processor. When processing based on a specific application as an application program to implement a specific function is executed in foreground, the power control unit sets rated power corresponding to at least the specific function.
US12147287B2	Providing energy information to memory The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for providing energy information to memory. An embodiment includes determining, by a host, that a charge level of an energy source coupled to the host has reached or exceeded a threshold value, and transmitting, from the host to a memory device coupled to the host, signaling indicative of an energy mode for the memory device, wherein the signaling is transmitted based at least in part on determining that the charge level of the energy source has reached or exceeded the threshold.
US12147284B2	Characterizing fault injection on power distribution networks with voltage sensors Power and electromagnetic fault injection vulnerabilities in an integrated circuit (IC) can be characterized sampling one or more integrated timing sensors in real-time or by equivalent-time sampling. To achieve equivalent-time sampling, a series of fault injection attempts are performed. An array of timing sensors implemented in part of the IC capture a measure of relative propagation delay, which fluctuates proportionally with instantaneous voltage. Increased voltage fluctuation can indicate elevated probability of faults in digital logic. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US12147283B2	Receiver detection system and receiver detection device A receiver detection system includes a media access control (MAC) circuit, a common-mode voltage detector, and a receiver detector. The common-mode voltage detector is configured to detect whether a common-mode voltage satisfies a voltage condition, and to send a ready signal to the receiver detector after the common-mode voltage satisfies the voltage condition. The receiver detector is configured to start a detection process according to the ready signal and a detection start signal from the MAC circuit. In the detection process, the receiver detector sends out a detection signal for detecting whether a receiver exists, and then outputs a detection result to the MAC circuit, wherein the detection result indicates whether the receiver exists. The receiver detection system can prevent the receiver detector from starting the detection process before the common-mode voltage satisfies the voltage condition.
US12147282B2	Controllers to drive power circuits based on currents drawn In some examples, an electronic device comprises a processor and a power circuit coupled to the processor. The power circuit is to provide power to the processor and to measure a current drawn from the power circuit by the processor. The electronic device also comprises a voltage regulator controller coupled to the processor and the power circuit. The voltage regulator controller is to receive a current usage prediction from the processor, receive the measurement from the power circuit, compare the current usage prediction and the measurement, and, based on the comparison, drive the power circuit in accordance with the measurement instead of the current usage prediction.
US12147281B2	Security / automation system with backend backup of device information Example implementations include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium comprising downloading, from a backend server of a security/automation system of a premises, to a reset or replacement control panel of the security/automation system, backed-up device information of one or more devices in the security/automation system; and resuming operation of the one or more devices in the security/automation system, using the backed-up device information downloaded to the reset or replacement control panel.
US12147279B2	Transferrable interface A portable electronic device can include a display, a processor, a sensor, and a wireless communication module. The sensor can detect a presence of an operable object near the portable electronic device. The processor can cause the display to depict an interface corresponding to the operable object based at least in part on a detection of the presence of the operable object. The wireless communication module can emit a signal instructing the operable object to perform an action based at least in part on an input to the interface.
US12147277B2	Electronic device An electronic device including a first body, a second body, a pivoting shaft, a driving module, and a light source is provided. The first body includes a first casing and a second casing movably disposed on the first casing. The second body has a pivoting part and a light reflecting part located at the pivoting part. The pivoting shaft is connected to the pivoting part. The second body is pivoted to the first body through the pivoting shaft. The pivoting shaft, the driving module, and the light source are disposed in the first body. The driving module is connected to the pivoting shaft and contacts the second casing. When the second body rotates relative to the first body, the pivoting shaft drives the driving module to push the second casing to lift to form a light emitting slit between the second casing and the pivoting part.
US12147275B2	Seamless dual screen hinge An information handling system may include a first member, a second member, and one or more hinge assemblies for coupling the first and second members, where the one or more hinge assemblies comprise a central assembly, a first and a second orbit mechanism configured to couple to the first and second members respectively, a first primary shaft coupling a first pair of link bars to the central assembly and to each other, a first secondary shaft coupling the first pair of link bars to each other and to the first orbit mechanism via a first track comprising an elongated opening, a second primary shaft coupling a second pair of link bars to the central assembly and to each other, and a second secondary shaft coupling the second pair of link bars to each other and to the second orbit mechanism via a second track comprising an elongated opening.
US12147269B2	Back film and display device A back film and a display device are provided. The back film comprises: a central area, having a first edge and a second edge adjacent to the first edge, wherein the first edge extends in a first direction, the second edge extends in a second direction, and the first direction intersects with the second direction; a first foldable area, connected to the first edge of the central area and extending in the first direction; a second foldable area, connected to the second edge of the central area and extending in the second direction; and a third foldable area, connected to a junction between the first edge and the second edge of the central area, and connected further to the first foldable area and the second foldable area. The third foldable area is provided with a plurality of openings.
US12147268B2	Deformation control method and deformation control device for flexible display panel A deformation control method and a deformation control device for a flexible display panel are provided. The deformation control device includes an acquisition module configured for acquisition of deformation data of the flexible display panel, a comparison module configured to compare the deformation data with a deformation threshold, and a control module configured to output a control instruction according to a comparison result. The control instruction is configured to control a driving device to operate in an operation mode according to the control instruction, so that the flexible display panel is enabled to deform.
US12147267B2	Computing device A computing device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a display housing that includes a display and a camera; a base housing that includes a keyboard and a camera viewfinder display for the camera; and a hinge assembly that couples the display housing and the base housing.
US12147260B2	Start-up circuit for reference voltage/current generator A start-up circuit for a self-biasing generator provides a reference voltage or a reference current, the start-up circuit including an impedance circuit. In response to a start-up signal input to the start-up circuit, the impedance circuit is coupled to a bias voltage line of a current mirror circuit of the self-biasing generator, thereby inducing current to flow in the self-biasing generator and starting the self-biasing generator. A bypass current source is coupled to the current mirror circuit and to the impedance. The bypass current source is configured to be driven by a current in the current mirror circuit and to supply current to the impedance in proportion to the current in the current mirror circuit, thereby limiting the current induced to the self-biasing generator by the start-up circuit.
US12147259B2	Distributed collaborative control method for microgrid frequency under attack of false data injection based on cyber-physical fusion A simulation method of distributed collaborative control for a microgrid under the attack of false data injection based on cyber-physical fusion is provided, which includes: establishing a distributed collaborative control simulation model for the microgrid frequency based on an RT_LAB real-time simulation tool OPAL-RT; designing a distributed collaborative control algorithm of a microgrid under the attack of false data injection based on DSP; simulating real-time communication among distributed generations based on an OPNET; simulating constant injection of false data, to realize that the frequency of each distributed generation in the microgrid is finally strictly tracked to the reference frequency. According to the method provided by the present application, no extra state observer is needed to observe the angular frequency states of local and neighboring nodes, so that the adverse effects caused by the attack of false data with a constant injection can be completely eliminated.
US12147257B2	Electronic device with voltage regulator for regulating adjustable level of electronic element An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a power generator, a power regulator and an electronic element. The power generator is configured to provide an input voltage. The power regulator includes a voltage regulator. The voltage regulator is electrically connected to the power generator. The voltage regulator is configured to receive the input voltage to generate an output voltage. The electronic element is electrically connected to the power regulator. The electronic element is configured to receive the output voltage. The power regulator generates a control signal according to the input voltage. The power regulator provides the control signal to the electronic element. An adjustable level of the electronic element is adjusted according to the control signal.
US12147256B2	Voltage dividing capacitor circuits, supply modulators and wireless communication devices A voltage dividing capacitor circuit includes a first capacitor voltage divider and a second capacitor voltage divider. The first capacitor voltage divider is connected to a second voltage node, the first capacitor voltage divider includes a first flying capacitor and a plurality of first switches, the second voltage node coupled to a second load capacitor, the plurality of first switches connected in series between a first voltage node and a ground node, the first voltage node coupled to a first load capacitor, and the ground node coupled to a ground voltage. The second capacitor voltage divider is connected between the first voltage node and the second voltage node, and includes a second flying capacitor and a plurality of second switches, the plurality of second switches connected in series between the first voltage node and the second voltage node.
US12147253B2	Calibration of a fluid metering device The LFFC technology allows for accurate measurement and metering of fluids in a HVAC system-based on parameters such as pressure, velocity, volume, particles, and temperature. A procedure in a processor allows for the calibration of the aperture devices thru various methods in real time based on the actual system performance. The fluid aperture device calibration curves can be developed in a lab environment, on calibrated flow stands and/or field calibration methods using adaptive learning software based on sensor data. The procedure can rely on calibration curves, characterizations, equations, predictive analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, simulation software, calibrated flow stands, duplicating environmental conditions, various sensor data and programming software executed by a processor or system software. Upstream and downstream reference points for temperature, flow, particles, and pressure can be used as additional data to auto calibrate/commission the system thru the software.
US12147245B2	Method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle for an inspection flight to inspect an object and inspection unmanned aerial vehicle The invention relates to a method for controlling an inspection flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle for purposes of inspecting an object, and to an inspection unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises the following: recording of image data for an object by means of a camera device on an unmanned aerial vehicle during a first flight path in a flight coordinates system in the vicinity of the object; and recording of depth data by means of a depth sensor device on the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the depth data indicate distances between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the object during the first flight path. Flight trajectory coordinates for the unmanned aerial vehicle are determined for purposes of inspecting the object, which avoids collision with the object.
US12147243B2	Autonomous robotic navigation in storage site A robot includes an image sensor that captures the environment of a storage site. The robot visually recognizes regularly shaped structures to navigate through the storage site using various object detection and image segmentation techniques. In response to receiving a target location in the storage site, the robot moves to the target location along a path. The robot receives the images as the robot moves along the path. The robot analyzes the images captured by the image sensor to determine the current location of the robot in the path by tracking a number of regularly shaped structures in the storage site passed by the robot. The regularly shaped structures may be racks, horizontal bars of the racks, and vertical bars of the racks. The robot can identify the target location by counting the number of rows and columns that the robot has passed.
US12147242B2	Crowdsourcing a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation Systems and methods are provided for crowdsourcing a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may include a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation along a road segment. The sparse map may include at least one line representation of a road surface feature extending along the road segment, each line representation representing a path along the road segment substantially corresponding with the road surface feature, and wherein the road surface feature is identified through image analysis of a plurality of images acquired as one or more vehicles traverse the road segment and a plurality of landmarks associated with the road segment.
US12147237B2	Target route generation system for work vehicle An objective of the present invention is to make it possible to obtain, with a simple operation, a target route for autonomous travel suited to, for example, a user's sense of values. A target route generation system for a work vehicle includes a storage part 30A that stores basic data necessary for generating a target route P for autonomous travel, a priority item selection part 34 that prompts selection of a priority item with regard to generation of the target route P, and a target route generation part 30D that generates the target route P based on the basic data and the selected priority item.
US12147234B2	Trajectory planning with flexible replanning functionality—changed end point An improved method for controlling a lifting device, which moves a load along a first movement direction and along a second movement direction within a specified working area of the lifting device from a starting point to an end point. Individual movements are planned for the first movement direction and for the second movement direction, by which the load is moved further along the movement directions and brought to a newly specified end point.
US12147233B2	Information processing device and information processing method An information processing device according to an embodiment includes a reception unit that accepts designation of a tracking target, a setting unit that sets a virtual tracking target different from the tracking target, and a drive control unit that controls driving of a mobile body on the basis of the virtual tracking target.
US12147230B2	Method and apparatus for selective drive-mode enablement A system includes a processor configured to determine a driver identity. The processor is also configured to receive a request for a change to a driving mode and responsive to the request, enable or deny the driving mode based on mode-correlation to one of a predefined set of permissible driving modes pre-associated with the driver identity.
US12147226B2	One-pedal control method and system for autonomous vehicle A one-pedal control method and system for an autonomous vehicle, are configured for accelerating or decelerating a vehicle by use of a foldable accelerator pedal system when a foldable brake pedal system is broken down when a driver manually drives the autonomous vehicle or the mode is switched from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode, and configured for implementing a fail-safe function by use of an integrated safety function of software.
US12147223B2	Method and system for monitoring condition of drives A method and system for monitoring condition of one or more industrial drives includes, in an embodiment, one or more industrial drives associated with a server. The server receives data associated with the one or more industrial drives and transmits the data to a HiL system associated with the server. The server configures the HiL system to generate one or more models replicating the one or more industrial drives and associated components. Upon configuring, the one or more industrial drives are tested, and a result of testing is provided to the site. The result of testing is compared with field data of the industrial drives to determine and monitor a condition of the industrial drives.
US12147222B2	Computer-implemented determination of a quality indicator of a production batch-run of a production process To determine a quality indicator of production batch-run of a production process, a computer compares time-series with multi-source data from a reference batch-run and time-series with multi-source data from the production batch-run. Before comparing, the computer converts multi-variate time-series to uni-variate time-series, by first multiplying data values of source-specific uni-variate time-series with source-specific factors from a conversion factor vector and second summing up the multiplied data values according to discrete time points. The source-specific factors of the conversion factor vector are obtained earlier by processing reference data, including the determination of characteristic portions of the time-series, converting, aligning by time-warping and evaluating displacement in time between characteristic portions before alignment and after alignment.
US12147220B2	Plant operation optimization support device, plant operation optimization control device and method The purpose of the present invention is to provide a plant operation optimization assistance device, a plant operation optimization control device, and a method, which enable a reduction in computational load. The plant operation optimization assistance device is characterized by comprising: an input unit for inputting, as an input signal, an operation amount signal assigned to a plant and a process signal detected at the plant; a sensitivity estimation unit for taking, as a sensitivity signal, a time change amount of the process signal with respect to the operation amount signal; and a signal classification unit for sorting operational states of the plant from the input signal and giving an operational state signal, and also extracting, as a state-specific high-sensitivity signal, a sensitivity signal indicating high-sensitivity, from among sensitivity signals, for each of the sorted operational states.
US12147216B2	Machining program conversion device, numerical control device, and machining program conversion method A machining program conversion device includes: a numerical control simulation unit that generates a numerical control processing result by simulating numerical control processing that is controlled by the machining program; a modification part detection unit that detects a modification part based on a modification condition and the numerical control processing result, the modification condition for determining whether there is a modification part; a modification section determination unit that designates consecutive blocks including the modification part as a modification section; a cutting point calculation unit that identifies, based on the machining program, the machining target shape, and the tool information, a cutting point of the tool with respect to the machining target shape; and a machining program modification unit that modifies, based on the machining program, the modification section, and the cutting point, the movement command related to the modification section such that the cutting point does not change.
US12147213B2	Employing single pair ethernet for zoned safety in drive applications A system may include one or more drives configured to receive a first alternative current (AC) voltage from a power source and provide a second AC voltage to one or more load devices. The system may further include one or more safety relay devices configured to couple the power source to the one or more drives and a communication device, where the communication device includes a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a first dataset via an Ethernet communication protocol, where the first dataset may include safety connection data indicative of one or more safety commands for controlling one or more operations of the one or more safety relay devices. The processor may further be configured to transmit a second dataset to the one or more safety relay devices via a subnet infrastructure, where the second dataset includes the one or more safety commands.
US12147212B2	Diagnostic methods for substrate manufacturing chambers using physics-based models A method includes receiving first sensor data, generated during a manufacturing process by sensors associated with a substrate manufacturing chamber. The method further includes receiving simulated sensor data generated by a trained physics-based model. The method further includes determining which one or more components of the manufacturing chamber contribute to a difference between the first sensor data and the simulated sensor data. The method further includes causing performance of a corrective action in view of the difference.
US12147209B2	Microcontroller unit and corresponding method of operation A set of configuration memory locations store configuration data for a microcontroller unit. A hardware monitoring module is coupled by an interconnection bus to the configuration memory locations. The hardware monitoring module reads from an instruction memory a command including an address of a target memory location in the set of configuration memory locations. Data is read from the target memory location corresponding to the address read and a checksum value is computed as a function of the data that is read from the target memory location. The computed checksum value is then compared to a respective expected checksum value stored in a checksum storage unit. An alarm signal is triggered in response to a mismatch detected between the computed checksum value and the respective expected checksum value.
US12147208B2	Efficient controller data generation and extraction Disclosed herein are techniques for efficiently providing controller data as part of a maintenance or update process. Techniques include receiving, from a first remote computing device, a message associated with at least one controller extracting, based on the received message, an image of software associated with the at least one controller; accessing, based on the extracted image, a delta file; and transmitting the accessed delta file to a second remote computing device.
US12147205B2	System and method for property security A system for providing property security includes servers configured to communicate in real time or near real-time over a Wide Area Network with a local signaling device associated with a physical property. The servers are further configured to register the local signaling device associated with the physical property to utilize functions provided by third party monitoring services that are communicatively coupled to the local signaling device. The registration includes configuring, at least in part, through user data entry into a web-based interface, a set of predefined steps to be taken by the servers in connection with the functions provided by the third-party monitoring services. The servers are further configured to receive a security signal from the local signaling device, and in response to receiving said security signal, execute the predefined steps. The execution includes communicating instructions to the third-party monitoring services mapped to one or more end-user devices.
US12147200B2	Method for manufacturing a horological disc and horological disc obtained by its implementation A method for manufacturing a horological mobile (10) including: depositing a first thin layer (11) with a first material including at least nickel, the periphery of which defines the contour of the geometry of the horological mobile (10); depositing an intermediate layer (12), with a second material including at least nickel and phosphorus, so as to cover a face of the first thin layer (11), the periphery of which corresponds to that of the geometric shape of the first thin layer (11); depositing a second thin layer (13) with the first material, so as to cover a face of the intermediate layer (12), the periphery of which corresponds to that of the geometric shape of the first thin layer (11), wherein the first and the second thin layer (11, 13) are poorer in phosphorus than the intermediate layer (12), or do not contain any phosphorus.
US12147199B2	Solar watch comprising a shutter device A watch (10) including a case provided with a back, with a crystal (12), with a set of components forming a horological movement (13), and with a dial (14) disposed between the movement and the crystal (12), the dial (14) including a photovoltaic cell module (16) connected to an electric accumulator (17) intended to provide an electrical energy source to the watch (10), the dial (14) further including a shutter device (18) arranged between the photovoltaic cell module (16) and the crystal (12) of the watch (10), and configured to occupy a shutter state wherein it masks the entire photovoltaic cell module (16) and an exposure state wherein it exposes all or part of the photovoltaic cell module (16).
US12147193B2	Inline scanning holography system for phosphor and transmitter The present invention relates to an inline scanning holography system for a phosphor and a transmitter. According to the present invention, the inline scanning holography system includes a polarization sensitive lens that receives a linearly polarized beam and generates a first spherical wave of right-handed circular polarized light having a negative focal length and a second spherical wave of left-handed circular polarized light having a positive focal length, a polarizer that passes only a beam component in a predetermined polarization direction therethrough among components of the generated first and second spherical waves, a scanning unit for scanning a phosphor by using an interference beam generated between the first and second spherical waves passing through the polarizer, and a first photodetector that detects a fluorescent beam diverged from the phosphor. According to the present invention, a high-efficiency and high-quality optical scanning holography for a phosphor or a transmitter may be implemented.
US12147189B2	Image forming device An image forming device, including: a housing; a drawer movable between an inside position at which the drawer is located inside the housing and an outside position at which the drawer is located outside the housing; a drum cartridge including a photoconductive drum and a developer roller and mountable on the drawer; a toner cartridge storing toner to be supplied to the developer roller and mountable on the drawer, wherein the drawer includes a first guide that guides the toner cartridge in mounting the toner cartridge on the drawer, and wherein the drum cartridge includes a second guide connected to the first guide in a state in which the drum cartridge is mounted on the drawer, the second guide being configured to guide the toner cartridge in mounting the toner cartridge on the drawer in the state in which the drum cartridge is mounted on the drawer.
US12147187B2	Image forming apparatus provided with contacting-separating member capable of moving developing roller relative to photosensitive drum An image forming apparatus includes: a main casing; a drum cartridge; and a developing cartridge. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum having a rotational axis. The drum cartridge is drawable from the main casing in a first direction where the axis of the photosensitive drum extends. The developing cartridge is drawable from the main casing in the first direction. The developing cartridge includes: a developing roller; a front wall; and a first developing-device frame. The front wall is disposed at a downstream end of the developing cartridge in the first direction. The front wall has a first hole. The first developing-device frame supports the developing roller. The first developing-device frame includes a first boss extending in the first direction. The first boss goes through the first hole of the front wall.
US12147185B2	Image forming system including cutting processor that cuts sheets in accordance with different conditions An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms a first image according to a job on a plurality of first sheets and inserts a second sheet between the plurality of first sheets; a cutting processor that sequentially performs cutting processing on the plurality of first sheets and the second sheet that are conveyed from the image forming apparatus; and a sheet discharging tray on which an output object obtained by the cutting processing on each of the plurality of first sheets and a slip sheet obtained by the cutting processing on the second sheet are stacked, wherein the cutting processor performs the cutting processing on each of the plurality of first sheets in accordance with a first cutting condition, and performs the cutting processing on the second sheet in accordance with a second cutting condition different from the first cutting condition.
US12147183B2	Printing system, with inspection unit, defective print discharge unit, and normal print discharge unit, control method thereof, and storage medium In a case of inspecting the presence/absence of a printing defect in a printed sheet for which print processing has been performed in a printing unit, the printing system discharges a printed sheet in which no printing defect is detected to a first discharge destination and discharges a printed sheet in which a printing defect is detected to a second discharge destination. In a case where a printing detect is detected in a printed sheet, the printing system also discharges the subsequent printed sheet to the second discharge destination after inspecting the subsequent printed sheet by an inspection unit.
US12147182B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a platen on which an original is to be placed, a feeder configured to feed an original placed on a tray, a sensor configured to detect a sheet on the tray, a lamp provided to the feeder, a reader configured to read the original placed on the platen and to read the original conveyed by the feeder, an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the image forming unit to form a test image on a sheet, control the reader to read the test image formed on the sheet placed on the platen, control a density of the image to be formed by the image forming unit based on a reading result of the test image.
US12147181B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a main casing including an image forming unit and a discharge tray, and an optional device configured to be removably attached to the main casing. The main casing includes a conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed from the image forming unit, a discharge path through which the sheet is conveyed toward one of the discharge tray and the optional device, the discharge path diverging from the conveying path, and a return path including a first path through which the sheet is conveyed temporarily out of the main casing via an opening formed in the main casing, and a second path through which the sheet is conveyed toward the image forming unit. The first path diverges from the conveying path. The second path diverges from the first path. The optional device is disposed closer to the discharge tray than the opening.
US12147180B2	Heating device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus including conductor support A heating device includes a pair of rotators, a heater, a temperature sensor, a conductor, a conductor support, and a component supporting the conductor. The pair of rotators is in contact with each other to form a nip through which a sheet passes. The heater heats at least one of the pair of rotators. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the heater. The conductor has flexibility and is coupled to the temperature sensor. The conductor support supports the conductor such that a distance from the conductor to at least one position of the heater outside a predetermined region of the heater in a width direction of the sheet is larger than a distance from the conductor to a position of the heater inside the predetermined region in the width direction. The component has a first side facing the heater and a second side opposite the first side.
US12147179B2	Fixing device with holding member made of resin A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member contacting an outer circumferential surface of the belt, and a sliding member inside of the belt. The sliding member forms a nip portion by nipping and feeding the belt between itself and the rotatable pressing member and slides on an inner circumferential surface of the belt. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds the recording material in the nip portion in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a substrate extending in a widthwise direction of the belt, and the substrate is made of metal and includes a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member.
US12147176B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming part that forms an image at an image formation position on one surface of a recording medium; a transport part that transports the recording medium while holding a front end side of the recording medium so that the recording medium passes the image formation position; a transport body that transports the recording medium together with the transport part while supporting the other surface of the recording medium on which an image is to be formed by the image forming part; and a support part that supports the other surface of the recording medium, and the support part starts the support before the other surface of the recording medium is separated from the transport body as a result of transport by the transport part.
US12147172B2	Developing device, cleaning method, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A developing device comprising a developing roller in which a vicinity of an outer surface of a surface layer is hardened, a toner supply roller, and a toner, wherein the developing roller has fine particles comprising an organosilicon compound and having a substantially hemispherical shape on the outer surface, a particle diameter of the fine particles is within a specific range, and the toner comprises silica particles as an external additive and a adhesion rate of the silica particles is 50% or more.
US12147168B2	Offset alignment method and micro-lithographic printing device An offset alignment method for a micro-lithographic printing device comprises placing (S10) of an alignment target substrate. A target pattern presents areas of at least two different light reflectivities is defined relative an origin point. The alignment target substrate is illuminated (S20). Reflected light is measured (S30). A reflection image of the target pattern is created (S40) by the measured light. The illumination is made according to a test pattern of light, having areas with and without illumination. The test pattern is defined relative an origin point. A measured target pattern origin point is determined (S50) from target pattern associated features in the reflection image and a measured test pattern origin point is determined from test patterns associated features in the reflection image. An offset between a measured position and a written position is calculated (S60) from the measured target pattern origin point and the measured test pattern origin point.
US12147163B2	Method for correcting critical dimension measurements of lithographic tool A method for correcting critical dimension (CD) measurements of a lithographic tool includes steps as follows. A correction pattern having a first sub-pattern parallel to a first direction and a second sub-pattern parallel to a second direction is provided on a lithographic mask; wherein the first sub-pattern and the second sub-pattern come cross with each other. A first After-Develop-Inspection critical dimension (ADI CD) of a developed pattern formed on a photo-sensitive layer and transferred from the correction pattern is measured using the lithographic tool along a first scanning direction. A second ADI CD of the developed pattern is measured using the lithographic tool along a second scanning direction. The first ADI CD is subtracted from the second ADI CD to obtain a measurement bias value. Exposure conditions and/or measuring parameters of the lithographic tool are adjusted according to the measurement bias value.
US12147157B2	Photomask and manufacturing method of semiconductor device A photomask includes a plurality of main patterns, a plurality of first sub-resolution assist feature patterns and a plurality of second sub-resolution assist feature patterns. The first sub-resolution assist feature patterns are located aside the main patterns. The second sub-resolution assist feature patterns are disposed between and connected to adjacent two of the first sub-resolution assist feature patterns.
US12147155B2	Mask correction method, mask correction device for double patterning and training method for layout machine learning model A mask correction method, a mask correction device for double patterning, and a training method for a layout machine learning model are provided. The mask correction method for double patterning includes the following steps. A target layout is obtained. The target layout is decomposed into two sub-layouts, which overlap at a stitch region. A size of the stitch region is analyzed by the layout machine learning model according to the target layout. The layout machine learning model is established according to a three-dimensional information after etching. An optical proximity correction (OPC) procedure is performed on the sub-layouts.
US12147150B2	Camera lens to optical instrument connector Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for a camera lens to optical instrument connector. An apparatus includes a tab having a tab body comprising a first side, a second side, and an aperture, one or more magnets located within the tab body, and a means for connecting the first side to a device such that a camera lens of the device is aligned with the tab aperture. The apparatus includes an adapter having an adapter body comprising a first side, a second side, and an aperture, one or more magnets positioned within the adapter body, the one or more adapter magnets aligned with the one or more tab magnets for magnetically securing the tab to the adapter, and an adapter sidewall protruding along an axis perpendicular to an edge of the first side for securing the adapter onto an eyepiece of a lensed optical instrument.
US12147148B2	Means and process for creating works having the characteristic look and feel of films generated via the Technicolor® process An apparatus for the creation of works having the same creative look and feel as works filmed via the original Technicolor® three-strip filming process comprising: a camera, a lens mounted on said camera, a step-up, lens-filter adapter ring mounted on said lens of said camera, a diffusion filter mounted on said step-up, lens-filter adapter ring, said diffusion filter capable of mimicking the effect of traditional silver nitrate film used in the Technicolor® process, and an optical band-stop filter mounted on said the diffusion filter, said optical band-stop filter capable of preventing the transmission of light having a 570-600 nm wavelength and permitting no more than 20% light from being transmitted through it.A wide angle dispersing light fixture comprising a clear bowl-shaped outer housing having an inner surface, and an outer surface mirrorized with RUSTOLEUM® MIRROR EFFECT, silver, SKU NO. 26772, and a candelabra style fixture capable of receiving a multiplicity of light bulbs, said light bulbs being Hypericon® A21 LED BULBS having an extended CRI of 94 or higher, and capable of providing R-9 and an unbroken spectrum of light capable of working in daylight balance between 4800 and 5600 kelvin.A chromatic exposure meter comprising an eyecup and a spectroscope having multiple glass-prisms, a nanometer scale and a control that can open and close the iris/slit to change the amount of light that enters the spectroscope, said spectroscope further uprising an ISO Wheel having a scale for 12, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 6400, a free-moving Shutter Speed Wheel equipped with a Shutter Speed scale of 1/800, 1/400, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/12, ⅙, ⅓, and 1/1.6 of a second, a free moving F-Stop Wheel equipped with an f-stop scale of 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, and 32 and a Rainbow Calibrator scale, and a fixed Foot Candle Wheel correlating to the Iris-loot Candle Measure, and equipped with a scale of 3, 6, 12, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 6400-foot candles.
US12147147B2	Camera A camera is less likely to have lower light-shielding performance. The camera includes a frame accommodated in a housing having a front surface with an opening, a lens barrel accommodating a lens, a rear light shield that blocks light outside the lens barrel, and a pressure plate pressing the rear light shield against the frame and securing the rear light shield to the frame. A base in a stationary cylinder has an inner surface being rectangular, an arc surface extending outward in an arc along a cylindrical wall, and a contact surface in contact with a front surface of the pressure plate. The pressure plate includes a pressing portion being a rectangular frame extending along the inner surface of the base in the stationary cylinder and in contact with a rear connector in the rear light shield, and an extension extending outward from the pressing portion and facing the arc surface of the base in the stationary cylinder.
US12147141B2	Cholesteric display with video rate and gray-scale image The present invention relates to a TFT liquid crystal display, more specifically, to a cholesteric liquid crystal display employing both field-induced nematic vertical alignment texture and field-induced eddy alignment texture as video astable states and cholesteric planer texture and focal conic texture as power-free bistable states. Thus, the display provides not only video speed motion pictures with unlimited grayscale but also excellent static images.
US12147131B2	Display device, display panel, and array substrate A display device, a display panel, and an array substrate are provided. The array substrate includes an active layer and a light-blocking and heat-insulating layer. The light-blocking and heat-insulating layer is arranged on a side of the active layer and configured to block light and insulate heat for the active layer. The light-blocking and heat-insulating layer includes light-absorbing materials and light-reflecting materials. One of the light-absorbing materials and the light-reflecting materials form a light-blocking body. The other one of the light-absorbing materials and the light-reflecting materials are dispersed in the light-blocking body.
US12147128B2	Display panel, display device and method for manufacturing display panel A display panel and display device, and a method for manufacturing the display panel. The display panel includes a substrate and an edge trace. The substrate includes a first display region and at least two bending regions, and two adjacent ones of the at least two bending regions are bent to a same side or opposite side of the substrate. The edge trace includes a first segment, a second segment and a third segment which are connected in sequence. The first segment of the edge trace and the third segment of the edge trace are respectively located in the two adjacent ones of the at least two bending regions, and the second segment of the edge trace is located in the first display region.
US12147127B2	Liquid crystal display There is provided a liquid crystal display in a fringe field switching mode including a first pixel and a second pixel which are contiguous to each other, in which a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate are sequentially provided, the first substrate has at least one layer of a lower layer member, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode, an interlayer insulating film, and a common electrode, in order toward a liquid crystal layer side, at least one layer of the lower layer member has a first region and a second region having a smaller thickness than that of the first region via a step difference portion, and the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are disposed in the first region, and the second region is disposed between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.
US12147123B2	Method and arrangement for influencing light propagation directions A method for influencing light propagation directions of a plurality of illuminated surfaces, comprising: arranging switchable absorbers on the light-exit side of the surfaces, such that light only exits through portions of the surfaces which are in front of the surfaces; switching on the absorbers for a first operating state so that a portion of the light emanating from the surfaces is absorbed, while the rest of the light exits at the surface portions of the light-exit side of the surface substrates at which no switchable absorbers are applied, resulting in light only being visible from a limited viewing angle which is defined by the shape of the switchable absorber, the shape of the surface, refractive index conditions in, and thickness of, the substrates of the surfaces; and switching off the absorbers for a second operating state so that light from the surfaces is visible from an unrestricted viewing angle.
US12147117B2	Light-emitting device including polarized light control member A light-emitting device includes: at least one light-emitting element comprising a semiconductor layered portion and configured to emit light that has a predetermined wavelength and includes a first polarization component and a second polarization component; and at least one polarized light control member in contact with the at least one light-emitting element. The at least one polarized light control member includes a first structure and a second structure that are positioned in order from a light-emitting element side. The first structure is configured to receive the light having the predetermined wavelength to generate near-field light. The second structure is configured to receive the near-field light and the light having the predetermined wavelength to emit light in which a proportion of the second polarization component is greater than a proportion of the first polarization component.
US12147115B2	Display medium, display product, and display set A display medium comprising: a multilayered substrate including a polarized light separation layer and a phase difference layer; and a first reflective layer provided on a surface of the multilayered substrate on a side with the polarized light separation layer, wherein: the polarized light separation layer can reflect circularly polarized light which has one rotation direction DA, and can transmit circularly polarized light which has an opposite rotation direction to the rotation direction DA; the first reflective layer can reflect circularly polarized light which has one rotation direction DB1, and can transmit circularly polarized light which has an opposite rotation direction to the rotation direction DB1; and the rotation direction DA of the circularly polarized light that the polarized light separation layer can reflect and the rotation direction DB1 of the circularly polarized light that the first reflective layer can reflect are the same as each other.
US12147114B2	Display device A display device includes a display unit emitting an output light that has an output spectrum corresponding to a highest gray level of the display device. A maximum peak of the output spectrum between 380 nm and 493 nm is defined as a first intensity peak. A secondary peak of the output spectrum between 380 nm and 493 nm is defined as a second intensity peak. A first sub-peak ratio of the second intensity peak to the first intensity peak is in a range from 7.0% to 75.0%.
US12147111B2	Image display device that can display high brightness and high contrast images and includes a cured resin layer A thin image display device is provided which is free from display defects caused by the deformation of an image display part and can display high brightness and high contrast images. The image display device includes an image display part, a light-transmitting protective part arranged on the image display part, and a cured resin layer interposed between the image display part and the protective part. The cured resin layer has a light transmittance in the visible region of 90% or more and a refractive index (nD) of 1.45 or more and 1.55 or less.
US12147110B1	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel, and a first light source, and the first display panel and the second display panel are disposed in contact with each other, the first polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is provided between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, the second polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is provided between the third alignment film and the fourth alignment film, a first thickness between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, and a second thickness between the third alignment film and the fourth alignment film are each 2 μm or less.
US12147108B2	Method of making a switchable light modulator by embossing a polymer film to create a polymer wall structure surrounding each of a plurality of cavities A switchable light modulator device (201, 202, 203, 204, 205) comprises a first substrate (101, 102, 103) and a second substrate (141, 142, 143, 144) with opposite major surfaces spaced apart by one or more polymer structures that each comprise two or more parts and define wall features (21b, 22b, 23b) for a plurality of cavities (111, 112, 113, 114), the cavities sealing a fluid (71, 72, 73, 74) or gel in discrete volumes. Each of the one or more polymer structures comprises a mould part (21, 22, 23) bonded to the first substrate and defining a recess (31, 32, 33), and a cast part (81, 82, 83, 84) filling the recess and bonded to the second substrate and a surface of the recess, the cast part being defined by the surface of the recess and the second substrate replicating the surfaces of both.
US12147103B2	Display device and storing body According to one embodiment, a casing accommodating a display panel and a illumination device includes a bottom portion supporting the illumination device, a first edge part and a second edge part, a third edge part extending along a first direction at a position between the first edge part and the second edge part, a first locking portion provided at the first edge part, and a second locking portion provided at the second edge part, wherein a first adhesive member adheres the display panel to the first locking portion, a second adhesive member adheres the display panel to the second locking portion.
US12147099B2	Electronic device comprising a viewing angle control structure having a phase adjustment structure between a second alignment layer and a second substrate The disclosure provides an electronic device including a viewing angle control structure. The viewing angle control structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, an adjustable dielectric layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first alignment layer disposed between the first substrate and the adjustable dielectric layer, and a second alignment layer disposed between the second substrate and the adjustable dielectric layer. One of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer is in a horizontal alignment and the other of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer is in a vertical alignment.
US12147094B2	Optical device and photodetection system An optical device includes a plurality of optical waveguides, and a planar optical waveguide. The plurality of optical waveguides each extend in a first direction, and are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The planar optical waveguide is connected directly or indirectly with the plurality of optical waveguides. The plurality of optical waveguides each allow light to propagate in the first direction. The planar optical waveguide includes a first mirror and a second mirror, and an optical waveguide layer. The first mirror and the second mirror face each other, and extend in the first direction and the second direction. The optical waveguide layer is located between the first mirror and the second mirror.
US12147084B2	Cooling device, a receptacle assembly, a system and a printed board assembly A cooling device for cooling a heat generating component, wherein the cooling device comprises a heat sink and at least one heat pipe that is in thermal contact with the heat sink, wherein the at least one heat pipe comprises a thermal contact area that is configured for thermal contact with a heat generating component, and the at least one heat pipe is configured in a shape that provides mechanical spring properties. Such a heat generating component may comprise a pluggable module. Also disclosed is a receptacle assembly comprising a frame having an interior cavity configured for accommodating a heat generating component and having an opening for receiving the heat generating component, characterized in that it comprises a cooling device. Disclosed is also a system comprising a receptacle assembly, and a printed board assembly (PBA) comprising a receptacle assembly.
US12147081B2	Fiber optic connector with epoxy tube with axial float The present disclosure relates to an epoxy tube for an optical fiber connector. The tube can be mounted to a ferrule hub by a snap fit connection. The connection between the tube and the ferrule hub allows for float of the epoxy tube where the epoxy tube is not rigidly attached to the hub. The epoxy tube can be configured to move about an arc of rotational circular movement while remaining linear such that the epoxy tube does not bend or transfer forces to the hub.
US12147078B2	Polarization locker for fiber connections and related methods Photonic interconnect systems are described. A fiber connects a first photonic integrated circuit (PIC) to a second PIC. The fiber is non-polarization maintaining and as a results creates polarization drift. As a result, the polarization appearing at the output of a fiber may be different from the polarization launched at the input of the fiber. To reduce the negative effects of polarization drift, each PIC may be equipped with a polarization locker. Control circuitry is configured to control the first and second polarization lockers by setting one of the first and second polarization lockers to an active configuration and setting the other of the first and second polarization lockers to a passive configuration. Controlling the polarization lockers in this way prevents inconsistencies in polarization without having to expend additional resources that would otherwise be required to communicate the phase shift across the fiber.
US12147075B2	Back-end-of-line edge couplers with a tapered grating Structures for an edge coupler and methods of fabricating such structures. The structure comprises a substrate and a back-end-of-line edge coupler including a waveguide core and a grating positioned in a vertical direction between the substrate and the waveguide core. The first waveguide core includes a first longitudinal axis, the grating includes a second longitudinal axis and a plurality of segments positioned with a spaced-apart arrangement along the second longitudinal axis, and the second longitudinal axis is aligned substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis.
US12147070B2	Display backlight unit with edgelit light guide having protruding pattern on bottom surface A display includes a display panel; and a backlight unit with a first light source package, a second light source package facing towards the first light source package, and a light guide plate disposed between the first light source package and the second light source package. The light guide plate includes first and second patterns protruding from a bottom surface of the light guide plate, the patterns including at least one inclined surface with respect to the bottom surface of the light guide plate, the inclined surface facing towards a corresponding one of the first light source package or the second light source package.
US12147069B2	Backlight module A backlight module includes a back board, a lamp board, a wavelength conversion film, an optical film, a coating layer and a reflective component. The back board includes a side wall. The lamp board is arranged on the back board, and includes plural light emitting units. The wavelength conversion film is arranged on the light emitting units. The optical film is arranged on the wavelength conversion film. The coating layer is arranged on the optical film, and adjacent to the optical film. The reflective component is arranged between the side wall and the optical film, and surrounds the wavelength conversion film and the optical film. At an optical wavelength of 450 nanometers, a brightness of a first surface of the reflective component is between 70 and 100, a first chromaticity thereof is between −10 and 10, and a second chromaticity thereof is between −10 and 10.
US12147067B2	Optical system with optical fiber and control method thereof The present invention relates to an optical system, and more particularly, to an optical system with optical fiber. According to an optical system with optical fiber and a method of controlling an optical system with optical fiber of the present invention, it is possible to implement two different light radiating functions by applying a side light emitting optical system to a vehicle lamp and applying light sources of different wavelengths to both sides.
US12147065B2	Optical filter An optical filter, includes: a substrate, a dielectric multilayer film 1 laid on or above one major surface of the substrate, and a dielectric multilayer film 2 laid on or above the other major surface of the substrate, in which the substrate includes a near infrared ray absorbing glass and a resin film, the resin film includes a resin and a pigment (NIR1), and the optical filter satisfies all of spectral characteristics (i-1) to (i-5), (i-7) to (i-10), (i-12) and (i-14).
US12147063B2	Cemented lens, optical system including the same, optical device, and method of manufacturing cemented lens In a cemented lens according to one aspect of the present invention, a first optical element provided with a first light shielding film and a second optical element provided with a second light shielding film are cemented by an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer is exposed from between the first light shielding film and the second light shielding film.
US12147062B2	Low reflectance removable lens stack A removable lens stack includes a base layer, a first removable lens layer, and a second removable lens layer. The base layer may include a substrate and a moth eye coating. The first removable lens layer may include a substrate, a single or multi-layer interference antireflective coating on a first side of the substrate, and a fluoropolymer coating on a second side of the substrate. The first removable lens layer may be stacked on top of the base layer with the fluoropolymer coating being molded to fit the moth eye coating. The second and any subsequent removable lens layer may include a substrate, a single or multi-layer interference antireflective coating on a first side of the substrate, and an acrylic or polyurethane adhesive on a second side of the substrate. The second removable lens layer may be stacked on top of the first removable lens layer and so on.
US12147061B2	Transformation device for laser radiation Transformation device (1) for laser radiation (7), comprising a first array (2) of cylindrical lenses (3) arranged side by side in a first direction (x) and a second array (4) of cylindrical lenses (5) arranged side by side in the first direction (x), it being provided that during operation of the transformation device (1) the laser radiation (7) to be transformed first passes through the first array (2) and then through the second array (4), and wherein in each case one of the cylindrical lenses (3) of the first array (2) is associated with one of the cylindrical lenses (5) of the second array (4) in such a way that an array of reducing telescopes results, wherein the cylinder axes (6) of the cylindrical lenses (3) of the first array (2) enclose an angle (γ) greater than 45° and less than 90° with the first direction (x).
US12147058B2	Diffractive optical element, projection device, and measurement device' A diffractive optical element includes: a substrate; a protrusion and recess portion that is formed on one surface of the substrate and imposes predetermined diffraction on incident light; and an antireflection layer provided between the substrate and the protrusion and recess portion. An effective refractive index difference Δn in a wavelength range of the incident light between a first medium constituting a protrusion of the protrusion and recess portion and a second medium constituting a recess of the protrusion and recess portion is 0.70 or more. An exit angle range θout of diffraction light exiting from the protrusion and recess portion when the incident light enters the substrate from a normal direction of the substrate is 60° or more. Total efficiency of diffraction light exiting from the protrusion and recess portion in the exit angle range is 65% or more.
US12147057B2	Method for enhancing the image of autostereoscopic 3D displays based on angular filtering Embodiments include 3D display devices and methods of operation. In an example device, a light-emitting layer is provided with an addressable array of light-emitting elements. An optical layer overlays the light-emitting layer. The optical layer includes an array of lenses operative to substantially collimate light from the light-emitting layer. To suppress stay light, an angular filter layer is provided along an optical path from the light-emitting layer to an exterior of the display. The angular filter is operative to substantially block light having an incident angle greater than a threshold angle and to substantially transmit light having an incident angle less than a threshold angle. The angular filter may be a thin-film interference bandpass filter. Different regions of the angular filter may be tuned for different wavelengths of light.
US12147056B2	Fresnel-reflection-based light pickoff element for laser-based systems A laser projection system is provided that includes at least one pickoff element or pickoff interface that redirects a portion of input laser light toward one or more photodetectors for purposes such as laser output power monitoring. An interface of a given pickoff element or a given pickoff interface uses Fresnel reflection to redirect the input laser light. The Fresnel reflection occurs due to a difference in indices of refraction between two materials that meet to form that interface. In some embodiments, a pickoff element is disposed in an optical path between a beam combiner and an optical scanner of the system. The pickoff element can be a plate beamsplitter, a cube beamsplitter, or a prism. In some embodiments, at least one pickoff interface is provided between two or more substrates of the beam combiner, the substrates that form a given pickoff interface having different respective indices of refraction.
US12147048B2	Virtual image display device A virtual image display device includes a first image display device configured to display a virtual image, a second image display device configured to display a virtual image, a line-of-sight direction distance detection device configured to detect an object distance in a line-of-sight direction of a wearer, an image display control unit configured to control display states of the first image display device and the second image display device in accordance with the object distance, and a liquid crystal lens configured to be disposed in front of eyes of the wearer and configured such that a focal length changes with respect to a s-polarization component of image light emitted from the first image display device and the second image display device.
US12147046B2	Optical assembly with holographic optics for folded optical path An optical device for a head-mounted display device includes a first partial reflector and a second partial reflector positioned relative to the first partial reflector so that the second partial reflector receives first light transmitted through the first partial reflector and reflects at least a portion of the first light toward the first partial reflector as second light. At least a portion of the second light is reflected by the first partial reflector as third light, and at least a portion of the third light is transmitted through the second partial reflector. At least one of the first partial reflector or the second partial reflector includes a reflective holographic element.
US12147043B2	Apparatus, system, and method for disposing photonic integrated circuits on surfaces A system comprising (1) at least one optical element having a nonplanar surface, (2) at least one photonic integrated circuit disposed on the nonplanar surface of the optical element, the photonic integrated circuit comprising (A) an optical core that contains an optically anisotropic organic material and (B) a cladding disposed over the optical core. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US12147041B2	Diffraction light guide plate A diffraction light guide plate capable of increasing the area of an output image without increasing the total size thereof and having an advantage that the pupil position of a user is not limited. The diffraction light guide plate comprises first and second diffraction optical elements, wherein the first diffraction optical element is an element capable of receiving light incident onto the first diffraction optical element and outputting the received light toward the second diffraction optical element, and the second diffraction optical element is an element capable of emitting light therefrom out of the incident light from the first diffraction optical element.
US12147039B2	Freeform lens with integrated lightguide and method of manufacture A head mounted display (HMD) device and method of manufacturing the same. The HMD includes a frame housing a micro-display to project display light, a lightguide configured to receive the display light from the micro-display, and a corrective layer having a world-side surface coupled to the eye-side surface of the lightguide. The lightguide is further configured to have a world-side surface with a radius of curvature based on an ophthalmic corrective prescription and an eye-side surface having an outcoupler feature formed thereon such that the coupled lightguide and corrective layer form a lens configured to fit within the frame.
US12147038B2	Optical systems with interleaved light redirectors An electronic device may include a display that produce images. The display may generate light for an optical system that redirects the light towards an eye box. The optical system may include a waveguide that propagates the light in a first direction towards the output coupler. The output coupler may couple the light out of the waveguide towards the eye box while inverting a parity of the light about the first direction. The coupler may include a first element such as a set of partial mirrors or diffractive gratings that redirects a first portion of the light in a second direction. The coupler may include a second element that redirects a second portion of the light in a third direction opposite the second direction. The first element may redirect the second portion and the second element may redirect the first portion towards the eye box.
US12147036B2	System and method for distanced interactive experiences Systems and methods according to present principles allow social distancing within themed attractions such as haunted attractions in order to allow the enjoyment of the same in various circumstances. These circumstances include times of pandemic, for customers that are afraid to congregate in large groups, for customers that desire to control aspects of the experience, and so on.
US12147035B2	Head-up display and display device A head-up display includes a light source, a liquid crystal panel configured to transmit light from the light source and project an image, and a prism sheet configured to refract the light transmitted through the liquid crystal panel. The prism sheet includes a sheet surface parallel to a plate surface of the liquid crystal panel, and a plurality of prisms facing the plate surface of the liquid crystal panel on a side opposite to the sheet surface and arranged in parallel, the prisms are each formed in an angular shape in cross-section by a first prism surface and a second prism surface, the first prism surface being inclined with respect to the sheet surface, the second prism surface being inclined with respect to the sheet surface and making a larger angle with the sheet surface than the first prism surface, and an angle between the first prism surface and the sheet surface is 35° or larger.
US12147021B2	Microscope, method of operating a microscope and method of imaging a sample A microscope for imaging a sample is disclosed that may include at least one illumination objective arranged to eject an illumination light beam along an illumination path to illuminate the sample; an imaging objective arranged to receive detection light including at least a portion of the light ejected from the sample, wherein the detection light is propagated along a detection axis and the imaging objective has an imaging focal plane; an adjustment arrangement to linearly displace the illumination light beam and the imaging focal plane relative to each other along the detection axis; a sample holder arranged to receive a sample and having a portion which is transparent to the illumination light beam and to the detection light; and a holder support arranged to receive the sample holder and displace the sample holder relative to the imaging objective such that the imaging focal plane is positioned inside the sample holder.
US12147019B2	Camera module and portable terminal A camera module includes a lens module including a plurality of lenses having refractive power, a first optical path folding unit disposed on the object side of the lens module and configured to refract or reflect incident light in an optical axis direction of the lens module. Among the lenses constituting the lens module, an effective radius of a lens closest to the first optical path folding unit may have substantially the same size as an effective radius of an exit surface of the first optical path folding unit.
US12147014B2	Optical imaging lens The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises eight lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may be provided with shortened system length, reduced f number, and increased image height, along with good imaging quality.
US12147011B2	Optical laminate having aluminum or indium adhesion layer This optical laminate includes a transparent substrate; an adhesion layer provided on at least one surface of the transparent substrate; and an optical layer provided on a surface of the adhesion layer on a side opposite to the transparent substrate, wherein the adhesion layer is formed of a metal material, and the metal material has a melting point in a range of 100° C. or more and 700° C. or less.
US12147009B2	Textured region to reduce specular reflectance including a low refractive index substrate with higher elevated surfaces and lower elevated surfaces and a high refractive index material disposed on the lower elevated surfaces A substrate for a display article includes (a) a primary surface; and (b) a textured region on at least a portion of the primary surface, the textured region comprising: (i) one or more higher surfaces residing at a higher mean elevation parallel to a base-plane disposed below the textured region and extending through the substrate; (ii) one or more lower surfaces residing at a lower mean elevation parallel to the base-plane that is less than the higher mean elevation; and (iii) a high-index material disposed on each of the one or more lower surfaces residing at the lower mean elevation, the high-index material forming one or more intermediate surfaces residing at an intermediate mean elevation parallel to the base-plane that is greater than the lower mean elevation but less than the higher mean elevation, the high-index material comprising an index of refraction that is greater than the index of refraction of the substrate.
US12147006B2	Environmental sensors and sensing methods Described herein is environmental sensors, sensor units, sensor systems and/or sensing methods. In particular, an agricultural or horticultural environment multi-sensor unit comprising a plurality of environmental sensors, including at least: an incident light sensor, a temperature sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor and a relative humidity sensor. The sensor unit may also comprise a wireless communication interface, the multi-sensor unit being configured to transmit data from the environmental sensors via the wireless communications interface.
US12147005B2	Ultrasonic pulse-echo and caliper formation characterization A method can include, using a downhole tool, acquiring ultrasonic echo data of a borehole, where the ultrasonic echo data include echoes representative of material and borehole geometry responsive to reflection of ultrasonic energy that has a wide-band frequency range; filtering the ultrasonic echo data using at least one selected filter for multi-band frequency filtering corresponding to different frequency ranges of the wide-band frequency range to generate filtered data; and processing the filtered data to generate attribute values representative of physical characteristics the material, the borehole geometry, or the material and the borehole geometry.
US12147004B2	Method, apparatus, and system for identifying surface locations corresponding to subsurface geohazards based on frequency ratios among seismic trace signals A method and apparatus of locating subsurface geohazards in a geographical area that includes: receiving a plurality of seismic trace signals in the geographical area based on a shot gather from a seismic shot source; isolating and stacking the plurality of seismic trace signals to generate a windowed trace signal associated with refraction traces from the seismic shot source; transforming the windowed trace signal to a frequency domain; calculating a low frequency to high frequency ratio for the transformed trace signal; outputting the calculated ratio to a two-dimensional array representing the geographical area at a source location and at a mean receiver location; repeating the steps for a plurality of other shot gathers in the geographical area; and multiplying each source location ratio with one or more mean receiver location ratios on the two-dimensional array to generate a final frequency ratio map.
US12147003B1	Beam tomography systems and methods In some embodiments, a velocity model for a seismic exploration subsurface volume is updated by beam tomography. A set of beams is generated from an input seismic data set, and a beam group is assembled for each beam. Each beam group includes the original beam and a set of related beams (if any). If no related beams are found for a given original beam, the original beam is discarded. The beams in a group are then aligned vertically (in depth or time), and a tomography matrix is assembled from the alignment adjustment values for the beams. The tomography matrix is used to perform a tomographic update of the velocity model, and the updated velocity model is used to generate an image of the subsurface volume. The described systems/methods allow efficiently generating accurate images of subsurface volumes, including in areas having complex geologic structures, allowing reduced image inaccuracies/artifacts.
US12147000B2	Programmable SiPM arrays The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods relating to configurable silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) devices. An example device includes a substrate and a plurality of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) coupled to the substrate. The device also includes a plurality of outputs coupled to the substrate and a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate. The plurality of electrical components are configured to selectively connect the plurality of SPADs to the plurality of outputs by selecting which output of the plurality of outputs is connected to each SPAD of the plurality of SPADs and to thereby define a plurality of SiPMs in the device such that each SiPM of the plurality of SiPMs comprises a respective set of one or more SPADs connected to a respective output of the plurality of outputs.
US12146999B2	Amplifier for dark noise compensation Disclosed herein is an amplifier, comprising: an op-amp configured to receive at an input thereof a first electric current; a first MOS capacitor connected to the input and an output of the op-amp.
US12146997B2	Radiation detector comprising fiber optic plates and image sensors, radiation detector manufacturing method, and image processing method A radiation detector includes a wiring board, a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a first fiber optic plate, a second fiber optic plate, and a scintillator layer. The first fiber optic plate can guide light between a first light entering region and a first light exiting region. The second fiber optic plate can guide light between a second light entering region and a second light exiting region. One side of the first light entering region and one side of the second light entering region are in contact with each other. The first light exiting region is positioned on a first light receiving region. The second light exiting region is positioned on a second light receiving region. One side surface of a first side surface and one side surface of a second side surface exhibit shapes along each other and in contact with each other.
US12146996B2	Quantum electromagnetic field sensor and imager A sensor comprising a vapor cell including a vapor of alkali atoms is disclosed. The sensor further comprises a first photonic integrated circuit (PIC) configured to direct light of a first wavelength into the vapor cell and incident on the vapor of alkali atoms, wherein the light of the first wavelength is configured to excite the alkali atoms to a first excited state from a ground state. The sensor further comprises a detector configured to detect a response of the alkali atoms, after the alkali atoms are excited from the first excited state to a Rydberg state, to incident electromagnetic radiation.
US12146991B2	Signal processing apparatus The noise calculation unit applies a statistical process for the measurement signal of the first number of data to calculate the noise value. The calculation threshold setting unit sets the calculation threshold based on the noise value. The period determination unit determines a period where a difference between the measurement signal and a moving average value calculated in a previous cycle exceeds the calculation threshold, to be the non-calculation period of the baseline. The moving average calculation unit is configured such that the measurement signal in a period excluding the non-calculation period is moving-averaged for each second number of data to calculate the moving average value. The first number of data and the second number of data are set independently.
US12146984B2	Distance measurement device and mobile apparatus A distance measurement device according to the present disclosure includes: a laser irradiation unit that irradiates a measurement target with laser light; and a laser light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives the laser light reflected by the measurement target on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Furthermore, the pitch of the unit pixels of the light receiving element varies with location in a light receiving pixel area. A mobile apparatus according to the present disclosure is equipped with a distance measurement device having the above configuration.
US12146982B2	Method for calibrating a MIMO radar sensor for motor vehicles A method for the phase calibration of a MIMO radar sensor having an array of transmitting and receiving antenna elements that are offset from each other in at least one direction, and high-frequency modules, which are each assigned to a part of the array. The array is subdivided into transmitting subarrays and receiving subarrays in such a manner, that each subarray is assigned to exactly one of the high-frequency modules and at least two receiving subarrays, which belong to different high-frequency modules, are offset from each other in the at least one direction and are aligned with each other in the direction perpendicular to it. The method includes a calibration which corrects a receiving control vector with the aid of a known relationship between first and second comparison variables for the respective receiving subarrays.
US12146974B2	Method of transmitting control information for sidelink positioning, and apparatus therefor The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus of transmitting control information for sidelink positioning. The method of transmitting control information for sidelink positioning in an NR-V2X communication system according to one aspect may comprise the steps of: determining at least one transmission slot for transmission of first positioning sidelink control information (PSCI) and second PSCI; determining at least one physical channel for transmission of the first PSCI and the second PSCI; mapping the first PSCI and the second PSCI to the determined at least one transmission slot and the determined at least one physical channel; and transmitting the mapped first PSCI and the second PSCI. The apparatus is capable of communicating with at least one of another apparatus, a user equipment (UE) related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station (BS) or a network.
US12146972B2	Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic models A method for controlling the orientation of a single-axis solar tracker orientable about an axis of rotation, said method repetitively completing successive control phases, where each control phase implements the following successive steps: a) observing the cloud coverage above the solar tracker; b) comparing the observed cloud coverage with cloud coverage models stored in a database, each cloud coverage model being associated to an orientation setpoint value of the solar tracker; c) matching the observed cloud coverage with a cloud coverage model; d) servo-controlling the orientation of the solar tracker by applying the orientation setpoint value associated to said cloud coverage model retained during step c).
US12146971B2	Systems and methods for determining absolute velocity and position of a sensor device for measuring fluid and fluid conduit properties Systems, methods, and devices for fluid conduit inspection using absolute velocity of a sensor device are provided. The method includes: receiving sensor data collected by a sensor device during a measurement run from an interior of the fluid conduit while traveling along a length of the fluid conduit, the sensor device including a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer each having a fixed position in the sensor device, the fixed positions defining a separation distance between the first magnetometer and second magnetometer, the sensor data including magnetic flux data comprising first magnetic flux data collected by the first magnetometer and second magnetic flux data collected by the second magnetometer; determining a time delay between when a magnetic signal is present in the first magnetic flux data and when the magnetic signal is present in the second magnetic flux data; determining an absolute velocity of the sensor device.
US12146966B2	Distance measurement apparatus, information processing method, and information processing apparatus A distance measurement apparatus comprises a light emitter that emits a plurality of light beams toward a scene in different directions and at different timings, a light receiver that includes an array of a plurality of light-receiving elements and detects reflected light from the scene produced by the emission of each light beam with the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a signal processing circuit that generates and outputs output data including measurement data indicating the positions or distances of a plurality of points in the scene on the basis of a signal outputted by the light receiver. The output data includes the data of a plurality of blocks, and individual time data is attached to each of the plurality of blocks.
US12146963B2	Imaging device and electronic device The present technology relates to an imaging device and an electronic device that enable construction of an imaging device that outputs information required by a user with a small size. A single-chip imaging device includes: an imaging unit in which a plurality of pixels is arranged two-dimensionally and that captures an image; a signal processing unit that performs signal processing using a captured image output from the imaging unit; an output I/F that outputs a signal processing result of the signal processing and the captured image to an outside; and an output control unit that performs output control of selectively outputting the signal processing result of the signal processing and the captured image from the output I/F to the outside. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging device that captures an image.
US12146959B2	Monitoring control device, monitoring system, monitoring control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium with program stored therein A monitoring control device (1) according to the present embodiment is, for example, a monitoring control device used in a monitoring system that monitors a monitoring target facility by using a distance measurement sensor (5). The monitoring control device (1) includes: a sensing region acquisition unit (3) configured to acquire measurement data indicating a sensing region of the distance measurement sensor (5) provided in order to monitor a monitoring target facility; and a management unit (4) configured to identify a non-monitoring region of the monitoring target facility, based on the sensing region and position data of the distance measurement sensor (5).
US12146957B2	Lidar assembly with modularized components Embodiments of the disclosure provide a LiDAR assembly with a one-piece frame. The LiDAR assembly includes a plurality of modularized components configured to sense an environment surrounding the LiDAR assembly. The LiDAR assembly also includes the one-piece frame including a base, a plurality of vertical beams supported by the base, and a plurality of horizontal beams supported by the vertical beams. The base, the vertical beams, and the horizontal beams are integrally formed without mechanical connections therebetween. The vertical beams and the horizontal beams are equipped with positioning mechanisms configured to position the plurality of modularized components at predetermined positions of the LiDAR assembly.
US12146955B2	Range-information acquiring apparatus, range-information acquiring method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A range-information acquiring apparatus includes a light source, an image sensor, a control circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The control circuit causes the light source to emit first light toward a scene and subsequently emit second light toward the scene, the first light having a first spatial distribution, the second light having a second spatial distribution. The control circuit causes at least a portion of plural photodetector elements of the photodetector device to detect first reflected light and second reflected light in the same exposure period, the first reflected light being caused by reflection of the first light from the scene, the second reflected light being caused by reflection of the second light from the scene. The signal processing circuit generates range data based on photodetection data output from the photodetector elements of the photodetector device.
US12146954B2	Light ranging device having an electronically scanned emitter array Embodiments describe a solid state electronic scanning LIDAR system that includes a scanning focal plane transmitting element and a scanning focal plane receiving element whose operations are synchronized so that the firing sequence of an emitter array in the transmitting element corresponds to a capturing sequence of a photosensor array in the receiving element. During operation, the emitter array can sequentially fire one or more light emitters into a scene and the reflected light can be received by a corresponding set of one or more photosensors through an aperture layer positioned in front of the photosensors. Each light emitter can correspond with an aperture in the aperture layer, and each aperture can correspond to a photosensor in the receiving element such that each light emitter corresponds with a specific photosensor in the receiving element.
US12146953B2	Acoustic signals and data processing system and method for scanning acoustic microscopy Some embodiments relate to the application of a system and a signal processing method for data acquired from a Scanning Acoustic Microscope (SAM) to obtain a high axial resolution and enhanced imaging. The SAM is one of ultrasound imaging methods used for NDE. Embodiments may provide methods for decreasing or reducing the duration (width) of the pulses scattered/reflected by multiple objects/scatters. Such embodiments can accomplish this by eliminating, or at least partially eliminating, the background noise by deconvolving the system responses (i.e., reference signals) obtained from either theoretical modeling or experimental acquiring. In one embodiment, the method minimizes the pulse duration by using a regression technique to predict the spectra responses outside a frequency band.
US12146952B2	Method and system for generating a merged B-scan for assisted ultrasonic inspection flaw screening Example embodiments of the present subject matter relate to methods, systems, and a computer program product for performing assisted ultrasonic inspection flaw screening. The method includes analyzing a plurality of ultrasonic responses having scan axis and ultrasound axis positions. For a plurality of respective scan axis-ultrasound axis positions, an ultrasonic response representative of ultrasonic responses for the scan axis-ultrasound axis position is selected. The selected ultrasonic responses then may be associated for ultrasonic inspection flaw screening.
US12146948B2	Autonomous moving object with radar sensor An autonomous moving object comprising a radar sensor is provided. The radar sensor is configured to, during movement, acquire data sets representing reflections from surface portions located within a distance range, and, at least at a sequence of occasions, illuminate a surface region and acquire a data set representing, for each of a set of distances within said distance range, an amplitude and a phase of reflected radar signals received from surface portions located at said distance. Said surface regions comprise common sub-region illuminated at each of said occasions. A radar signal processor is configured to receive the data sets acquired at each of said sequence of occasions. The received data sets form a collection of data sets, wherein each data set of said collection comprises a data subset pertaining to said common sub-region. A surface classifier processor is configured to output a classification of a surface type of the surface based on said collection of data subsets.
US12146947B2	OFDM radar sensor system having an actively retransmitting repeater An OFDM radar sensor system having a plurality of transmitting and receiving units. One of the transmitting and receiving units is an OFDM radar sensor, and another of the transmitting and receiving units is a repeater which is configured to modulate a signal generated and transmitted by the OFDM radar sensor and received by the repeater into a signal orthogonal to the signal received by the repeater and to emit the modulated signal. The OFDM radar sensor is configured to separate a portion of a signal received by the OFDM radar sensor, which portion corresponds to the modulated signal, from a monostatic portion of the signal received by the OFDM radar sensor.
US12146943B2	Sensing method and sensing device A sensing method includes: (a) performing first sensing to detect presence or absence of the object in a specific detection area using a first sensor signal received by a radar sensor from the specific detection area; (b) when the presence of the object in the specific detection area is detected by the first sensing in (a), continuing the first sensing and performing second sensing to detect a motion of the object using a second sensor signal transmitted from the radar sensor to the specific detection area, the second sensor signal having a sensing rate higher than a sensing rate of the first sensor signal; and (c) when the absence of the object in the specific detection area is detected by the first sensing in (b), stopping the second sensing and continuing the first sensing.
US12146942B2	Object detection and ranging using one-dimensional radar arrays In some aspects, a system may receive, from a first one-dimensional radar array, first information based at least in part on first reflections associated with an azimuthal plane. The system may further receive, from a second one-dimensional radar array, second information based at least in part on second reflections associated with an elevation plane. Accordingly, the system may detect an object based at least in part on the first information and may determine an elevation associated with the object based at least in part on the second information. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12146941B2	MIMO radar sensor including synchronized high-frequency chips A MIMO radar sensor including an array of transmitting antenna elements and receiving antenna elements that are offset relative to one another in a predefined direction, and including at least two electronic chips that are associated with different selections of the transmitting antenna elements and receiving antenna elements. At least one receiving antenna element is connectable to both chips, and the array includes at least one configuration of antenna elements that is made up of a transmitting antenna element with which the chip is associated, a receiving antenna element with which the chip is associated, a transmitting antenna element with which the chip is associated, and a receiving antenna element with which the chip is associated, and in which configuration the offset between the transmitting antenna elements matches the offset between the receiving antenna elements.
US12146940B2	Measurement reporting for bistatic and multi-static radar in cellular systems A radar system may comprise a first wireless communications system Transmission Reception Point (TRP)configured as a transmitter for sending a transmit signal toward a target, a second wireless communications system TRP configured as a receiver for receiving an echo signal corresponding to a reflection of the transmit signal from the target, and a radar server. The first wireless communications system TRP and the second wireless communications system TRP may be part of a cellular communications system. The second wireless communications system TRP may be configured to generate one or more measurement reports containing one or more of delay, Doppler frequency, and/or angle-of-arrival information. The second wireless communications system TRP may be configured to send the one or more measurement reports to an entity within the cellular communications system.
US12146938B2	RF-DAC digital signal modulation Radar frequency range signals (e.g., 1 to 100 gigahertz) are often generated by upconverting a reference frequency to a transmission frequency, and a received signal may be downconverted to analyze information encoded on the transmission via modulation. Modulation may be achieved via a fractional frequency divider in a phase-locked loop, but fractional spurs may reduce the signal-to-noise ratio. Additionally, the ramp slope may vary due to phase-locked loop momentum. Instead, a clock generator may generate clock signals for a digital front end comprising a digital signal modulator that generates modulated digital values comprising quadrature representations of a radar modulation signal, which are encoded by a radiofrequency digital-to-analog converter (RF-DAC). The RF-DAC analog signal may be upconverted to a radar frequency and transmitted. A receiver may receive, downconvert, and analyze a reflection of the radar transmission, e.g., to perform range detection based on a frequency ramp encoded by the radar transmission.
US12146936B2	Techniques for cooperative passive positioning The present disclosure relates to a network device, in particular a User Equipment (UE) or a base station (BS), of a group of network devices involved in a cooperative passive positioning (CPP) operation comprising at least two network devices for detecting and positioning at least one target object. One example network device is configured to apply an operation mode from one or more of: initiating network device for initiating a CPP measurement, transmitting network device for transmitting a radio signal to scan for an environment of the network device, receiving network device for receiving a reflection signal based on a reflection of the radio signal from the at least one target object, and data fusion network device for detecting and positioning the at least one target object based on at least one of the reflection signal or a Line-of-Sight (LOS) signal.
US12146935B2	Fast RF power measurement apparatus for production testing A system and method for performing production testing on high power semiconductor devices is disclosed. The system includes signal generators, RF meters, sockets, couplers and connectors which also function as switches when connected to an external cable. A calibration process is executed which allows the controller to create a correlation between measurements taken by the RF meter and the actual voltages, and power levels present at the device under test. By performing this calibration, it is possible to perform production testing of devices much more quickly and reliably.
US12146934B2	Deformable imaging phantom for 4D motion tracking with scintillator radiation detector A deformable phantom, according to the present invention, has a housing made of a MRI invisible material enclosing a sealed reservoir filled with a MRI signal producing material, a piston slidably mounted within a sleeve and extending into the sealed reservoir, wherein the sleeve is slidably mounted to the housing and extends into the sealed reservoir, a deformable structure within the sealed reservoir, and one or more point dosimeters located on or within the deformable structure. The piston and sleeve move opposite to one another to conserve a constant fluid volume within the sealed reservoir as the piston moves in and out of the sealed reservoir to cause motion and/or deformation of the deformable structure.
US12146931B2	Identification of advisory regions in breast magnetic resonance imaging Disclosed herein is a method of medical imaging. The method comprises: receiving (200) an echo planar diffusion weighted magnetic resonance image (122) of a region of interest (309) descriptive of breast tissue; receiving (202) a fat suppressed T2 weighted magnetic resonance image (124) descriptive of the region of interest; segmenting (204) the echo planar diffusion weighted magnetic resonance image to identify high diffusion rate regions (128); segmenting (206) the fat suppressed T2 weighted magnetic resonance image to identify tissue regions (130); identifying (208) a portion of the tissue regions as advisory regions (134) by inputting the high diffusion rate regions and the tissue regions into an image processing module; and providing (210) the advisory regions as a segmentation of the fat suppressed T2 weighted magnetic resonance image.
US12146930B2	Magnetic resonance system The present disclosure may provide a magnetic resonance (MR) system. The MR system may include a magnet assembly, a gradient coil assembly, and a shim assembly. The magnet assembly may be configured to generate a main magnetic field. The magnet assembly may include a magnet and a cryostat configured to cool the magnet located inside the cryostat. The cryostat may form a bore. The gradient coil assembly may be configured to generate a gradient magnetic field. The gradient coil assembly may be located inside the bore. The shim assembly may be configured to at least partially shield a stray field which is generated by the gradient coil assembly and to which the magnet is subjected. The shim assembly may be located outside the gradient coil assembly.
US12146929B2	Fastening an NMR probe head to the shim tube end of the NMR magnet with automatable functional connections An apparatus for detachably fastening an NMR probe head with a pedestal box to an NMR magnet system of an NMR spectrometer has a holding system rigidly connected to the magnet system. A base plate of the holding system fastens detachably to the probe head pedestal box. A receiving device on or in the base plate receives all electric, electronic, optical, pneumatic, and thermal feed lines and optionally discharge lines required for the operation of the probe head. A lower side of the base plate in contact with an upper side of the pedestal box comprises multiple connecting elements into which the feed lines and discharge lines merge. The upper side of the pedestal box comprises receiving elements into which the feed lines and discharge lines from the connecting elements merge in a predetermined relative assembled position.
US12146925B2	Direct current (DC) transformer error detection apparatus for pulsating harmonic signal The present disclosure provides a direct current (DC) transformer error detection apparatus for a pulsating harmonic signal, including a DC and pulsating harmonic current output module and an external detected input module, where the DC and pulsating harmonic current output module outputs a DC and a DC superimposed pulsating harmonic current to an internal sampling circuit and a self-calibrated standard resistor array; and the internal sampling circuit converts the input DC and the input DC superimposed pulsating harmonic current into a voltage signal, and sends the voltage signal to an analog-to-digital (AD) sampling and measurement component through a front-end conditioning circuit and a detected input channel. The DC transformer error detection apparatus can complete self-calibration for measurement of the DC and the pulsating harmonic signal on a test site.
US12146923B2	Current leak detection for solid state devices An apparatus comprises a solid state device and a switch in series with the solid state device. The apparatus comprises a leak detection component connected to the solid state device. The apparatus comprises a gate driver configured to drive a gate of the solid state device. The gate driver comprises test circuitry configured to apply a test voltage to the gate of the solid state device. The test voltage is less than a threshold voltage of the solid state device. The leak detection component is configured to detect a leakage of the solid state device.
US12146916B2	Method for controlling the speed of brushless motors Method for determining the voltage UL generated by the inductive part of a measuring resistor present in an electronic circuit including a signal generator, at least one stator winding connected to the signal generator and to the measuring resistor and a differential amplifier for the voltage across the terminals of the measuring resistor, the method including: a step of energizing the electronic circuit for a predetermined period of time t; a step of measuring the voltage UT across the terminals of the measuring resistor at the end of the energizing step; a step of determining the voltage UR generated by the resistive part of the measuring resistor at the end of the energizing step; and a step of determining the voltage UL generated by the inductive part of the measuring resistor as a function of the voltage UT and the voltage UR.
US12146914B2	Bit error ratio estimation using machine learning A test and measurement system includes a machine learning system, a test and measurement device including a port configured to connect the test and measurement device to a device under test (DUT), and one or more processors, configured to execute code that causes the one or more processors to: acquire a waveform from the device under test (DUT), transform the waveform into a composite waveform image, and send the composite waveform image to the machine learning system to obtain a bit error ratio (BER) value for the DUT. A method of determining a bit error ratio for a device under test (DUT), includes acquiring one or more waveforms from the DUT, transforming the one or more waveforms into a composite waveform image, and sending the composite waveform image to a machine learning system to obtain a bit error ratio (BER) value for the DUT.
US12146912B1	Clock gating circuits and methods for dual-edge-triggered applications Embodiments disclosed herein relate to clock gating. An example integrated circuit includes an oscillator that outputs a clock signal to a clock gating system that generates and provides a gated clock signal to a data storage circuit. The clock gating system includes a first digital logic circuit having an input coupled to the oscillator to receive the clock signal, an active-low latch that includes an input coupled to an output of the first digital logic circuit and an input coupled to receive an enable signal, a second digital logic circuit that includes an input coupled to the oscillator and an input coupled to the output of the active-low latch, and an active-high latch that includes an input coupled to the output of the second digital logic circuit, an input coupled to receive the enable signal, and an output configured to provide a gated clock signal to the data storage circuit.
US12146911B1	TVF transition coverage with self-test and production-test time reduction According to an embodiment, a method for testing a triple-voting flop (TVF) is provided. The method includes providing a first and a second scan enable signal by a control circuit to, respectively, a first scan flip-flop and a third scan flip-flop of the TVF; receiving a third scan enable signal at the second scan flip-flop of the TVF; providing a scan input signal to the first scan flip-flop, the second scan flip-flop, and the third scan flip-flop; controlling the first scan enable signal, the second scan enable signal, and the third scan enable signal; receiving, at an output of the TVF, a scan output signal; and determining whether the TVF suffers from a fault based on the scan output signal and the controlling of the first scan enable signal, the second scan enable signal, and the third scan enable signal.
US12146909B1	Selectable JTAG or trace access with data store and output An address and command port interface selectively enables JTAG TAP domain operations and Trace domain operations within an IC. The port carries TMS and TDI input and TDO output on a single pin and receives a clock signal on a separate pin. The addressable two pin interface loads and updates instructions and data to the TAP domain within the IC. The instruction or data update operations in multiple ICs occur simultaneously. A process transmits data from an addressed target device to a controller using data frames, each data frame comprising a header bit and data bits. The logic level of the header bit is used to start, continue, and stop the data transmission to the controller. A data and clock signal interface between a controller and multiple target devices provides for each target device to be individually addressed and commanded to perform a JTAG or Trace operation.
US12146908B1	In-situ testing system for semiconductor device in aerospace irradiation environment The present invention discloses an in-situ testing system for semiconductor device in aerospace irradiation environment. The present invention includes a static testing unit, a static testing channel, a dynamic testing unit, a dynamic testing channel, and a channel switching control unit; the static testing unit is connected to the device under test through the static testing channel, and is used to output static testing signals and display the static testing data of the device under test; the dynamic testing unit is connected to the device under test through the dynamic testing channel, and is used to output dynamic testing signals and display the dynamic testing data of the device under test; the channel switching control unit is connected to the static testing channel and the dynamic testing channel, respectively. This invention can achieve static, dynamic, and degradation testing of third-generation semiconductor device in aerospace irradiation environment.
US12146905B2	Insulation resistor detection circuit, method, and apparatus, and storage medium thereof This application provides an insulation resistor detection circuit, which includes a state control unit, which is connected between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a power supply of a to-be-detected apparatus; a first voltage division branch that is connected in parallel to a first capacitor to obtain a first voltage waveform, a second voltage division branch that is connected in parallel to a second capacitor to obtain a second voltage waveform; and a processor that is connected to the state control unit, the first voltage division branch, and the second voltage division branch; determines a next switching moment based on the first voltage waveform and the second voltage waveform that are at a current moment; and control, at the next switching moment, the state control unit to switch a state.
US12146904B2	Fault location system using voltage or current measurement from diverse locations on a distribution network A method for identifying a location of a fault in an electrical power distribution network that includes identifying an impedance of an electrical line between each pair of adjacent utility poles, measuring a voltage and a current of the power signal at a switching device during the fault, and estimating a voltage at each of the utility poles downstream of the switching device using the impedance of the electrical line between the utility poles and the measured voltage and current during the fault. The method calculates a reactive power value at each of the utility poles using the estimated voltages, where calculating a reactive power value includes compensating for distributed loads along the electrical line that consume reactive power during the fault, and determines the location of the fault based on where the reactive power goes to zero along the electrical line.
US12146903B2	DC meter for electrical vehicle charging station A DC meter for an electrical vehicle charging station having a pair of DC power supply lines extending from a charging station controller to an electrical vehicle connector, the DC meter comprising a meter unit and a sensor unit. The meter unit comprises a user interface, a sensor interface for connection to the sensor unit, a metering interface for connection to the charging station controller, and a microprocessor configured to receive and process signals received from the sensor unit, to exchange data with the charging station controller and to receive commands from the user interface and output information to the user interface. The sensor unit is separate and connected at a point distal from the meter unit via an interconnection cable for the transmission of measurement signals.
US12146893B2	Low-noise multi-axis accelerometers and related methods Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers are described. The MEMS accelerometers may include multiple proof mass portions collectively forming one proof mass. The entirety of the proof mass may contribute to detection of in-plane acceleration and out-of-plane acceleration. The MEMS accelerometers may detect in-plane and out-of-plane acceleration in a differential fashion. In response to out-of-plane accelerations, some MEMS accelerometers may experience butterfly modes, where one proof mass portion rotates counterclockwise relative to an axis while at the same time another proof mass portion rotates clockwise relative to the same axis. In response to in-plane acceleration, the proof mass portions may experience common translational modes, where the proof mass portions move in the plane along the same direction.
US12146892B2	Sample tube rack and sample tub rack assembly A sample tube rack (10) for receiving at least one sample tube is provided, comprising: a bottom surface (12) comprising at least one opening (14) for receiving the sample tube, and at least two guiding elements (16, 16′, 16a-d) arranged on the bottom surface (12) adjacent to the opening (14), wherein each guiding element (16, 16′, 16a-d) extends substantially parallel to a vertical axis (18) of the opening (14) from the bottom surface (12) towards a top side (20) of the sample tube rack (10). The guiding elements (16, 16′, 16a-d) are arranged at different positions (17a-d) around the opening (14), such that a tube compartment (24) for receiving the sample tube is formed by the guiding elements (16, 16′, 16a-d) and the opening (14), wherein the guiding elements (16, 16′, 16a-d) are spaced apart from each other along a perimeter (21) of the opening (14), thereby forming at least two clearances (22) between the guiding elements (16, 16′, 16a-d) along the perimeter (21) of the opening (14).
US12146891B2	United states systems and methods for fluid and component handling Systems and methods are provided for sample processing. A device may be provided, capable of receiving the sample, and performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing multiple assays. The device may comprise one or more modules that may be capable of performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing the steps using a small volume of sample.
US12146886B2	Methods for detecting and treating endometriosis Provided is a method of non-invasively diagnosing endometriosis in a subject comprising maintaining or culturing stromal cells, obtained from a menstrual effluent or discharge sample from the subject. Also provided is a method of non-invasively diagnosing fertility in a subject. Also provided is a kit for non-invasively diagnosing endometriosis in a subject. Also provided is a method of treating endometriosis in a subject. Also provided is a method of preventing the progression or development of endometriosis in a subject.
US12146883B2	Glucose sensors and methods of use thereof Described herein are glucose sensors. The sensors are composed of host cells incorporating DNA devices specifically designed to produce fluorescence when the cells come into contact with glucose from a patient sample. Once the fluorescence has been quantified, it can be correlated with the amount of glucose present in the sample. Also described herein are extracts from the host cells that can sense and measure glucose levels in a patient. The devices and extracts disclosed herein are inexpensive but sensitive and accurate enough for use in both home and clinical testing situations. The devices and extracts disclosed herein are also useful for diagnosis of diabetes, pre-diabetes, or other diseases associated with elevated glucose levels.
US12146881B2	Reagent composition for detection of non-hematopoietic tumor and use thereof The present invention provides a reagent composition for detection of a non-hematopoietic tumor and use thereof. Said reagent composition includes three sets of antibodies, with the first set of antibodies including an anti-CD9 antibody, an anti-GD2 antibody, an anti-CD3 antibody, an anti-CD4 antibody, an anti-CD56 antibody, an anti-CD36 antibody, an anti-CD81, and an anti-CD45 antibody; the second set of antibodies including an anti-HLA-ABC antibody, an anti-CD38 antibody, an anti-CD19 antibody, an anti-CD56 antibody, an anti-CD36 antibody, an anti-CD7 antibody, and an anti-CD45 antibody; the third set of antibodies including anti-cytoplasmic cytokeratin antibodies; wherein the first set of antibodies and the second set of antibodies are respectively used for samples in separate tubes, and the third set of antibodies is used for the sample in the same tube as the second set of antibodies. The reagent composition of the present invention can be applied for flow cytometry screening, diagnosis and/or follow-up detection of a non-hematopoietic tumor.
US12146879B2	Capacitive biosensor for identifying a microorganism or determining antibiotic susceptibility An apparatus for inspecting an antibiotic and a method for determining antibiotic sensitivity using the same is provided. The antibiotic susceptibility inspection time which has conventionally taken longer than 24 hours is shortened to about 2 hours or less, the efficacy of the target substance is monitored in real time, the identification of the microorganism, the kind of the antibiotic capable of treating the microorganism, and the minimum dosage thereof are quickly confirmed. Microbial infections requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment can be effectively treated.
US12146874B2	Microtentacle imaging in patient tumor samples The present invention provides a method for imaging microtentacles on isolated, living, non-adherent primary tumor cells from a cancer subject comprising: i) obtaining one or more living, non-adherent primary tumor cells that has been isolated from a solid tumor from the subject; and ii) imaging the one or more living, non-adherent primary tumor cells and detecting the microtentacles.
US12146873B2	Method of operating a pore field-effect transistor sensor for detecting particles A method of operating a pore field-effect transistor (FET) sensor for detecting particles, wherein the pore FET sensor comprises a FET wherein a gate is controlled by a pore filled by a fluid, comprises: controlling a first voltage (Vcis) to set the FET in a subthreshold region; controlling a second voltage (Vtrans) to set a voltage difference between the first and second voltages (Vtrans) such that an effective difference in gate voltage experienced between a minimum and a maximum effective gate voltage during movement of a particle in the fluid is at least kT/q; and detecting a drain-source current in the FET, wherein the particle passing through the pore modulates the drain-source current for detecting presence of the particle.
US12146866B2	Methods, systems, apparatuses, and devices for facilitating assessment of a physical asset Disclosed herein is a system for facilitating assessment of a physical asset, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the system may include a device disposable on a location of the physical asset. Further, the device may include a sensor configured for generating an information. Further, the at least one device may include a communication interface communicatively coupled with the sensor. Further, the device may include a power source electrically coupled with the sensor and the communication interface. Further, the system may include an assessment system communicatively coupled with the device. Further, the assessment system may include a communication device configured for receiving the information and transmitting an assessment to a user device. Further, the assessment system may include a processing device communicatively coupled with the communication device. Further, the assessment system may include a storage device communicatively coupled with the processing device.
US12146863B2	Ultrasonic flaw detection device and method for controlling same An ultrasonic flaw detection device comprises a flaw detection unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasound, a swinging mechanism for supporting the flaw detection unit to swing around a swinging axis, and a locking mechanism for switching between a swinging state and a locked state. The ultrasonic flaw detection device controls the locking mechanism and swinging mechanism such that when the flaw detection unit is moved along a direction tangential to a surface to be inspected from a position removed from a first end part of the surface to be inspected to a lock release position, the flaw detection unit is put in the locked state such that a direction tangential to a contact surface and the direction tangential to the surface to be inspected coincide, and the flaw detection unit is switched from the locked state to the swinging state after the flaw detection unit reaches the lock release position.
US12146861B2	Photo-acoustic tomography defect testing system and method A part defect testing system includes a hammer beam system that provides laser light having a first wavelength. A read-out beam system provides laser light having a second wavelength. A control system is used to direct the generated hammer beam laser light toward a first position on a part to provide an acoustic hammer pulse that induces surface movement of the part. An areal camera is arranged to produce an interferogram derived from reading surface movement of the part using the read-out beam directed to a second position on the part.
US12146858B2	System and method for real-time visualization of defects in a material The present disclosure provides a system and method for real-time visualization of a material during ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) capable of showing a three-dimensional (3-D) image of a composite laminate constructed of a series of two-dimensional (2-D) cross sections. The GUI is capable of displaying the 3-D image as each additional 2-D cross section is scanned by an ultrasonic testing apparatus in real time or near real time, including probable defect regions that contain a flaw such as a hole, crack, wrinkle, or foreign object within the composite. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the system includes an artificial intelligence capable of highlighting defect areas within the 3-D image in real time or near real time and providing data regarding each defect area, such as the depth, size, and/or type of each defect.
US12146853B2	Methods and apparatus including array of reaction chambers over array of chemFET sensors for measuring analytes Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions during nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
US12146846B2	Cell analysis apparatus and cell analysis method Cancer is determined quantitatively, rapidly and highly accurately by using a cell specimen such as a tissue section or a smear preparation. More specifically, provided is a method and apparatus for analyzing the proliferating activity or malignancy of cells by measuring the signal intensity of phosphorus of cells or the signal intensities of phosphorus and sulfur of cells.
US12146839B1	Deep learning system applicable for quality inspection by learning only non-defective manufactured product data and control method thereof A deep learning-based quality inspection system by learning only non-defective manufactured product data may include: an input unit receiving a non-defective manufactured product image data set; a preprocessor preprocessing a model to learn the images with a same size by not applying a cropping task to cut and process only an area at a specific location within each image for each of the plurality of images included in the image data set, but applying a resizing task of adjusting each image to a desired size and a padding task of adjusting the size of the image while maintaining a ratio of each image as it is; and a controller extracting a non-defective manufactured product feature which becomes a non-defective manufactured product criterion from the preprocessed image, and generating a plurality of fake defective manufactured product features by adding a Gaussian noise feature to the extracted non-defective manufactured product feature.
US12146837B2	Portable inspection, collection, and delivery apparatus for fluid-based systems An apparatus used for analysis of a fluid-based system that includes a main chamber consisting of an optically transparent high strength material that ensures transmission of infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths and is capable of withstanding high pressures. The apparatus also includes first and second fluid tight endcaps attached to first and second ends of the main chamber, wherein the first endcap permits entry of a fluid into the main chamber and the second endcap permits the fluid to exit the main chamber. The apparatus further includes a fixed filter guide rail located inside the main chamber and attached to one of the end caps, and a filter located inside the main chamber and configured to removably attach to the fixed filter guide rail, wherein the filter is capable of capturing residue or contaminants in the fluid.
US12146835B2	Calibration method for reagent card analyzers A method for calibrating an imager of a reagent analyzer, comprises positioning a dry reagent pad at a first read position in a field of view of the imager, the first read position illuminated by an illumination source with a first intensity, detecting a reference optical signal by the imager, indicative of a first reflectance value of the dry reagent pad at the first read position, positioning the dry reagent pad at a second read position, the second read position illuminated with a second intensity different from the first intensity, detecting a first optical signal by the imager, indicative of a second reflectance value of the dry reagent pad at the second read position, and calculating, by a processor, a calibration factor for the dry reagent pad at the second read position based on a difference between the reference optical signal and the first optical signal.
US12146834B2	Systems and methods for detection of chocolate bloom In an embodiment, a bloom engine is created that can detect the formation of both fat bloom and sugar bloom in a chocolate product. A Raman spectrometer is used to generate a first or reference spectrum of a chocolate product. Based on peaks of the spectrum known to be associated with sugar and peaks of the spectrum known to be associated with fat, a ratio of sugar to fat for the chocolate product is determined based on the reference spectrum. Later, a second spectrum is generated from the chocolate product, and a ratio of sugar to fat is similarly determined for the second spectrum. Changes in the ratios between the two samples are used to detect fat or sugar bloom. Other features of the bloom engine including removing or reducing bloom from the chocolate product using a laser associated with the spectrometer and applying a design to the chocolate product in bloom using the laser.
US12146826B2	Metasurface device for detecting optical chirality A device for detecting optical chirality includes a metasurface composed of a biperiodic array of nanodisks in the form of a checkerboard array [300], where the nanodisks have diameters d±Δ/2 such that adjacent nanodisks [302, 304] have diameters that differ by an offset Δ. The nanodisks are composed of a dielectric material that is transparent and has a refractive index greater than 2 at a predetermined operational ultraviolet wavelength. The nanodisks have a width-to-height aspect ratio d/h tuned to produce spectral overlap of electric dipole and magnetic dipole modes of incident circularly polarized ultraviolet light.
US12146824B2	Optical measuring device and optical measuring system There is provided an optical measuring device according to an embodiment which includes a spectroscopic optical system that spectrally disperses a fluorescent ray emitted from a specimen that passes through each of a plurality of irradiation spots arrayed in a first direction in a second direction included in a plane parallel to the first direction and an image sensor that receives the fluorescent ray spectrally dispersed by the spectroscopic optical system and generates image data. The second direction is inclined with respect to a plane vertical to the first direction.
US12146822B2	Particle quantitative measurement device Provided is a particle quantitative measurement device according to which the number of particles that can be accurately recognized in a particulate sample has a wider range. An observation device 1 comprises a computer 108 and an imaging camera 107 for acquiring a sample image representing the particulate sample. As an extraction unit, the computer 108 extracts a low-brightness pixel for which I
US12146818B2	Experimental device and method for testing foam fluid properties and defoaming separation effects An experimental device and method for testing foam fluid properties and defoaming separation effects, the experimental device including a foam generation module configured to generate a foam fluid, an experimental loop configured to transport the foam fluid and enable the foam fluid to sufficiently develop in a loop, a foam property test module configured to test foam fluid properties, a foam separation processing module configured to separate foam from fluid and gas, and a defoaming result evaluation module configured to test and evaluate defoaming results. In the method, different foam fluids are generated in the foam generation module and are transported to the foam property test module and different foam separation processing modules through the experimental loop, and the foam properties of the foam fluids and defoaming separation effects are measured by the foam property test module and the defoaming result evaluation module connected to the foam separation processing module.
US12146817B2	Micro-zone soil sampling apparatus and method for different contamination situations A micro-zone soil sampling apparatus and method for different contamination situations. The apparatus includes an uncovered cylinder and a plurality of circular separators. The circular separators are vertically arranged in a hollow inner cavity of the uncovered cylinder, and are removably connected to an inner wall of the uncovered cylinder. Each circular separator includes a plurality of inner rings arranged coaxially, an outer ring coaxially arranged outside the inner rings, and a soil-bearing net. Each circular separator is divided into multiple hollow spaces by the inner rings and the outer ring. The inner rings made of a permeable membrane material and the outer ring made of a rigid material both have a certain thickness. The soil-bearing net is fittedly fixed on a bottom of each circular separator. A plurality of spokes passing through a center of the soil-bearing net are fixedly arranged on the soil-bearing net.
US12146814B2	Systems and methods for detecting water leaks and/or preventing waste water overflow A leak and/or overflow detection system for an aircraft may comprise a first sensor configured to be disposed in a toilet bowl, a second sensor configured to be disposed in a waste tank, a first acoustic emission sensor and a second acoustic emission sensor configured to be disposed upstream and downstream of a valve, or any combination of the first sensor, the second sensor, and the acoustic emission sensors. A controller may receive various data from the sensors and determine whether a leak and/or an overflow condition is occurring or about to occur.
US12146811B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for fugitive emission determinations Systems, methods, and computer program products for fugitive emission determinations are provided. An example imaging system includes a first infrared (IR) imaging device configured to generate first IR image data of a field of view of the first IR imaging device that include one or more data entries associated with a fugitive emission from an emission source. The system further includes a computing device operably connected with the first IR imaging device and configured to receive the first IR image data from the first IR imaging device, generate spectral absorption data based on the first IR image data, and determine a gas amount associated with the fugitive emission based upon the spectral absorption data. The computing device also determines a leak rate and leak duration of the fugitive emission based upon the determined gas amount and determines a total emission loss based on the same.
US12146810B2	Method of evaluating the wear of a tire A wear evaluation method for evaluating the wear of a vehicle wheel tire (3) having a tread with a crown area, the method comprising the following measurement steps: causing a transducer (1) positioned on the vehicle in the proximity of the tire (3) to emit a first ultrasonic signal (S1); acquiring an electrical measurement signal produced by said transducer when it receives a second ultrasound signal (S2) resulting from the first ultrasonic signal being reflected by a metal target (4) incorporated in the thickness of the crown area of the tire; measuring at least one parameter of the electrical measurement signal; evaluating the wear of the tire from said parameter.
US12146806B2	Apparatus for estimating road profile and method thereof Disclosed is an apparatus and method for estimating a road profile for a vehicle. The apparatus includes a camera, processors, and a controller. The processors are configured to obtain a state of the vehicle including a behavior of the vehicle, and obtain a road height from information provided by the camera. The controller is configured to estimate the road profile by changing coordinates of the camera according to the behavior of the vehicle based on a vehicle height, compensating for the road height and a recognition road distance, and matching and filtering multiple road heights.
US12146803B2	Load cell with a force transmitting element held by a gel element A load cell includes a force transmitting element, a force sensing element converting a force acting on the force transmitting element into a measurement signal, a cover having an opening spaced apart from the force sensing element, and a gel element disposed in the opening. The force transmitting element extends into the opening and from the opening toward the force sensing element. The force transmitting element rests against the gel element in the opening.
US12146801B2	Temperature-based tamper detection A temperature sensing device for a temperature-based tamper detection system includes an integrated circuit (IC) and a logic circuit. The logic circuit sends an enable signal to the IC, causing it to measure the device temperature, and initiates a security timer. In response to not receiving the device temperature before the security timer expires, the logic circuit outputs a tamper event signal and an error code. The logic circuit can disable the enable signal in response to not receiving the device temperature before the timer expires. In some implementations, the logic circuit is a first logic circuit, and the IC includes an analog integrated circuit (AIC) and a second logic circuit. The second logic circuit receives the enable signal from the first logic circuit, causes the AIC to measure the device temperature, and outputs a ready signal and the device temperature to the first logic circuit.
US12146800B2	Temperature sensor and device equipped with temperature sensor Provided are a thin and insulating temperature sensor which is heat resistant and can have improved reliability, responsiveness, and temperature measurement accuracy, and a device equipped with the temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being provided with: a heat sensitive element which has an insulating substrate, a heat sensitive film formed on the insulating substrate, and electrode layers formed on the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the heat sensitive film; a lead member having joint parts electrically connected to the electrode layers by being joined thereto by means of welding, and lead parts integrally extending from the joint parts; and a pair of insulating films which sandwich and seal at least the heat sensitive element and the joint parts of the lead member from both sides.
US12146799B2	Temperature sensor film, conductive film and method for producing same Provided is a temperature sensor film comprising a metal-thin film patterned on a resin film substrate, and having high temperature measurement accuracy. A conductive film (102) that is used for producing a temperature sensor film has a nickel thin film (10) on one principal surface of a resin film substrate (50). It is preferable that the interplanar spacing of nickel (111) plane in the nickel thin-film is less than 0.2040 nm. The temperature sensor film is obtained by patterning the nickel thin film to form a temperature-measuring resistance part and a lead part connected to the temperature-measuring resistance part.
US12146793B2	Adjustable dwell time for motion detector based on activity A motion detector that can automatically adjust a dwell time used by the motion detector to prevent unnecessary transmissions as an activity level of an area increases or decreases. The motion detector determines the activity level in the area and if the activity level is increasing, the dwell time is reduced and vice-versa.
US12146790B2	Terahertz three-dimensional spectral scanner apparatus and method of using same Handheld, broadband terahertz (THz) scanners, housings therefor and imaging systems are provided. The scanner may comprise a 2-Dimensional (2D) gimbaled mirror for beam steering. The 2D gimbaled mirror may comprise a single mirror mounted in a frame, a first motor and a second motor. The first motor and the second motor may be coupled to the frame. The mirror may be rotatable in a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation to scan light on a target in two dimensions. The first motor corresponds to the first axis and the second motor corresponding to the second axis. The 2D gimbaled mirror may be positioned within the housing such that the single mirror is positioned at a focus of a focusing lens. The focusing lens may be fixed within a housing. The scanner may also comprise a terahertz emitter and detector.
US12146788B2	Using a strong optical beam to detect a weak optical beam Methods and apparatus for detecting weak beams and single photons. A reference beam interferes with a weak beam to generate an output beam. Characteristics such as propagation direction of the output beam are used to detect the weak beam.
US12146783B2	Windshield for balance A windshield for a balance which has a door that can be automatically opened and closed or half opened and half closed is provided. The windshield includes doors to which air cylinders are joined as driving means, sensors for monitoring movements of the doors, pressure sensors configured to monitor a pressure of air to be supplied to the air cylinders of the driving means, and a control unit configured to stop an air supply to the air cylinders when a pressure of air monitored by the pressure sensor exceeds a predetermined value. Stoppers are disposed on movement paths of the doors to block movement, and when air pressure inside the air cylinder increases to the predetermined value due to contact with the stopper, the door stops. The door can be freely fully opened and half-opened according to the position of the stopper.
US12146782B2	Weigh platter assembly with parallax based off-platter detection A weigh platter assembly includes a weigh platter and an off-platter detection assembly having a light emission assembly, a light detection assembly, and a controller. The light emission assembly has a light source to emit a light along a lateral edge of the weigh platter. The light detection assembly detects at least a portion of the light reflected from an object extending across the light beam and includes a sensor offset from the light source and an aperture positioned in front of the sensor and configured to limit a field of view of the sensor along the lateral edge. The controller is configured to provide a first signal in response to a first value received from the sensor and to provide a second signal, different from the first signal, in response to a second value.
US12146781B2	System and method for real-time material carryback deduction in loading and dumping work cycles A system and method are provided for real-time deduction of material carryback in a loading container of a transport vehicle, wherein the material is loaded in the loading container by a work machine at a first site and dumped from the loading container by the transport vehicle at a second site. A first sensor (e.g., a camera associated with the work machine) provides first data corresponding to a volume of material loaded in the loading container in a first work state (e.g., loaded). A second sensor (e.g., a camera or a payload measuring unit associated with the transport vehicle) provides second data corresponding to a volume of material loaded in the loading container in a second work state (e.g., unloaded). A generated output signal corresponds to a calculated total volume of material associated with a work cycle, said total volume based on at least the provided first and second data.
US12146780B1	Real-time reporting and estimating of mass of vehicles using drive characteristics A vehicle includes a vehicle mass estimator circuit. The vehicle mass estimator circuit is configurable to estimate a mass of vehicle during real-time operation of the vehicle without employing a scale or dedicated mass sensing system. The vehicle mass estimator circuit generates the vehicle mass Mv from: (1) an estimated torque or sensed torque, (2) an estimated motor angular velocity or sensed motor angular velocity, and (3) sensed acceleration or without any sensed acceleration. In one embodiment, the vehicle mass estimator circuit senses motor current during vehicle operation and estimates a mass of the vehicle using the motor current without any dedicated acceleration sensor such as an accelerometer. A motor angular velocity is estimated from the motor current. In another embodiment, the vehicle mass estimator circuit senses motor current during vehicle operation and estimates a mass of the vehicle using the motor current and acceleration information provided by an accelerometer.
US12146779B2	Method and system for separating and analyzing multiphase immiscible fluid mixtures A first aqueous liquid phase sample is drawn from a first one of a plurality of separation vessels in response to determining that a first separation operation in the first separation vessel has completed. First aqueous liquid phase sample data is obtained by analyzing the first aqueous liquid phase sample with at least one sensor. A sample of a second aqueous liquid phase is drawn from a second one of the plurality of separation vessels in response to determining that a second separation operation in the second separation vessel has completed. Second aqueous liquid phase sample data is obtained by analyzing the second aqueous liquid phase sample with the at least one sensor. The second aqueous liquid phase sample data is transmitted to the external multiphase flow meter. The first separation operation in the first separation vessel and the second separation operation in the second separation vessel are concurrent.
US12146777B2	Fluid component determination using thermal properties Methods for determining phase fractions of a downhole fluid via thermal properties of the fluids are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a temperature of a fluid flowing through a completion string downhole in a well and heating a resistive element of a thermal detector at a position along the completion string downhole in the well by applying power to the resistive element such that heat from the resistive element is transmitted to the fluid flowing by the position. The method also includes determining, via the thermal detector, a flow velocity of the fluid through the completion string and multiple thermal properties of the fluid, and using the determined flow velocity and the multiple thermal properties to determine phase fractions of the fluid. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US12146772B2	Laser ranging device and automatic cleaning device The present disclosure relates to a laser ranging device. The laser ranging device includes an encoded chassis, a rotary disc, a first barrier ring on the rotary disc and/or a second barrier ring on the encoded chassis. The encoded chassis includes a rotary bin and a plurality of ranging teeth disposed at intervals on the periphery of the rotary bin. The rotary disc is mounted within the encoded chassis and is rotatable within the rotary bin when the rotary disc is driven. The first barrier ring is disposed at the edge of the bottom surface of the rotary disc and the second barrier ring is disposed at the periphery of the ranging teeth, and the first barrier ring is located at the periphery of the ranging teeth after the rotary disc is mounted to the encoded chassis.
US12146771B2	Rotary position encoder based on polarization A rotary optical position encoder includes a source of a linear-polarized light beam, a polarization-sensitive detector, and a rotating retarder disposed for rotation between the source and the detector. The retarder is configured and operative to produce a polarized exit beam whose polarization state rotates at a rate greater than a rotation rate of the retarder, thereby for increased resolution over a similar encoder using a rotating polarizer element. In an example, when polarized light is incident upon a rotating half-wave retarder, the transmitted beam's polarization axis rotates at twice the rate of retarder rotation, resulting in an electrical detector output that varies four times per revolution. Resolution is improved accordingly, as a given detected increment at the output is produced by only one-half the physical rotation increment required for a simple polarizer.
US12146769B2	Conformal aperture engine sensors and mesh network Wireless sensor devices are described which harvest energy and provide an antenna or antennas for wireless communication on a relatively small form factor, preferably one that is co-extensive with a largest component of the device, e.g., an antenna layer or sensor layer. The devices are able to sense and/or control certain specific parameters of a system; store energy, e.g., in a supercapacitor system or battery system; transmit that as information/signals via a wireless link, e.g., RF or optical link; receive information from other devices and relay that information. Such devices accordingly may be self-powered and wireless devices, and not dependent on a separate device or form factor to provide a power source. Such devices can be entirely autonomous or substantially so, can be mobile or fixed, and may require little servicing over a period of time. The devices can be used as sensor nodes in a wireless mesh network.
US12146760B2	Navigation control device, navigation method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium A navigation control device includes an image data acquisition unit, a subject specifying unit, a subject position information acquisition unit, and a route guidance unit. The image data acquisition unit is configured to acquire image data. The subject specifying unit is configured to recognize a subject in the image data that is acquired by the image data acquisition unit and specify the subject. The subject position information acquisition unit is configured to acquire position information corresponding to the subject that is specified by the subject specifying unit. The route guidance unit is configured to set, as a destination, the position information corresponding to the subject that is specified by the subject specifying unit and provide route guidance.
US12146755B2	Systems and methods for determining and providing parking facility entrance characteristics Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving locating favorable entrances. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring sensor data about a parking facility entrance from at least one vehicle sensor, processing the sensor data into characteristics about the parking facility entrance, storing the characteristics about the parking facility entrance in a map that includes a location of the parking facility entrance, and providing a recommendation for a parking facility based, at least in part, on the map.
US12146752B2	Moving number estimating device, moving number estimating method, and moving number estimating program An intersection determination is made regarding whether or not a traffic route included in map information intersects a boundary between areas on a basis of the traffic route and an area shape between areas that are adjacent in the map information, the intersection determination being made for each pair of adjacent areas. On a basis of a weight determined for the boundary in a case where the intersection determination is made that no intersection exists, a movement cost graph expressing a movement cost for each area that accounts for the weight is constructed. A corrected shortest distance between areas is calculated on a basis of the movement cost graph. A human mobility between areas is estimated for each timestep, the timestep being the length of a predetermined time interval, according to a predetermined function for estimating the human mobility between areas on a basis of the corrected shortest distance between areas and a population of each of the areas at different predetermined times.
US12146751B2	Vehicle lane changing trajectory planning method, apparatus and device, storage medium and vehicle The vehicle lane changing trajectory planning method includes: determining a starting point and an end point of a to-be-planned path on a grid lane changing map, which is a gridded local map reflecting a lane changing condition and takes a road boundary as a map boundary; performing weight allocation on all grids in the grid lane changing map by using a potential function; searching for optimal solutions corresponding to different weight requirements between the starting point and the end point; smoothing the optimal solutions corresponding to the different weight requirements to obtain lane changing trajectories corresponding to the different weight requirements; and selecting an optimal lane changing trajectory from the lane changing trajectories corresponding to the different weight requirements.
US12146746B2	Information processing device, control method, program and storage medium A control unit 15 of an in-vehicle device 1 configured to acquire, from landmark data LD that is map data including position information of one or more features, plural pieces of position information of a feature which is drawn on a road surface and which exists at or around a vehicle. Then, the control unit 15 is configured to calculate a normal vector of an approximate plane calculated based on the acquired plural pieces of the position information. Then, the control unit 15 is configured to calculate at least one of a pitch angle or a roll angle of the vehicle based on the orientation of the vehicle and the normal vector.
US12146744B2	Terrain following altitude profile generation for route planning Technology segments an input flight path into segments based on terrain data, identifies target altitude heights of endpoints of the segments based on the terrain data and a target cruise altitude of an aircraft, identifies local maximas associated with the segments that are arranged in an order along the input flight path, identifies one or more local maximas of the local maximas that represent a dip in altitude from a previous one or more of the local maximas, removes the one or more local maximas from the plurality of local maximas to generate a reduced list of local maximas, sets a plurality of waypoints as the endpoints and the local maximas in the reduced list of local maximas, generates a flight path based at least in part on the plurality of waypoints, and causes the flight path to be provided to the at aircraft.
US12146742B2	Inertial navigation sensor with reduced footprint The invention relates to an inertial sensor (1) comprising a substrate extending along a drive excitation direction (x) and a detection direction (y) normal to each other, the device plane being perpendicular to a rotation direction (z), a first drive frame (110) and a second drive frame (120), a first sense frame (210), a second sense frame (220), a sense lever (1000) pivotably mounted around a rotation axis (1001), a sensing system comprising a strain gauge (1600) mechanically stressed by the sense lever it is rotating around the rotation axis. The sense lever includes a central portion (1500), a first arm (1100) and a second arm (1200), the central portion having a dimension along the detection direction called central width, the arms having a dimension along the detection direction called arm width, the central width being at least twice greater than the arm width.
US12146736B2	Metrology system Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with a metrology system for high-speed, non-contact coordinate measurements of parts are disclosed herein. In embodiments, the metrology system includes a metrology bridge to be coupled to a measurement assembly. The measurement assembly may include a stage moveable across multiple independent axes. The bridge may include a housing, mounting members coupled to the housing, and a plurality of sensors mounted within the housing. The mounting members may rotatably couple the housing to the measurement assembly. Further, sensor elements of the plurality of sensor devices may be aligned along a length of the housing and may be directed out of the housing.
US12146731B2	Inertial delay mechanisms for low-g and long-duration acceleration event detection and for initiation devices in munitions and impulse switches and the like An inertial mechanical delay mechanism including: a first member rotatable about a first axis in a first direction. The first member having a first center of mass offset from a line parallel to a direction of acceleration and perpendicular from the first axis. A first elastic material exerts a first biasing force to the first member to bias the first member in a second direction. A second member is rotatable about a second axis in a third direction. The second member rotatable in a third direction by at least indirect interaction with the first member when the first member rotates a first angle in the first direction. A second elastic material exerts a second biasing force to the second member to bias the second member in a fourth direction. The first member is configured to rotate the first angle when the acceleration is greater than a predetermined magnitude and duration.
US12146729B2	Systems and methods for detecting and identifying explosives The present invention is directed to systems and methods for aerially detecting and identifying explosives on the ground, and more specifically systems and methods for detecting and identifying landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) on the surface.
US12146728B1	Dual image offsetting devices, systems, and methods A dual image offsetting apparatus for producing a first offset image pathway and a discrete, second offset image pathway and presenting the offset image pathways to a user or an optic, including at least some of a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, a third reflective surface, and a fourth reflective surface, wherein the reflective surfaces are attached or coupled so as to provide the first offset image pathway and the second offset image pathway offset from a direct image pathway between a target object and the user or the optic.
US12146727B2	Deterrent-device accessory electromagnetic-radiation-based activation A kit includes a deterrent device, a grip activation system, and a housing supporting the grip activation system. The housing positions the grip activation system so that a sensing space of the grip activation system extends at least partly adjacent to a trigger guard of the deterrent device. The grip activation system includes an emitter configured to emit first electromagnetic radiation having a first wavelength; a detector configured to detect second electromagnetic radiation having the first wavelength; and a controller. The controller determines, based at least in part on the second electromagnetic radiation, that an object is present in the sensing space; and provides an activation signal to an activatable system in response to determining that the object is present in the sensing space. The activatable system can include a light source. Some examples include a housing, a grip activation system, and an activatable system.
US12146724B2	Stock adapter for a firearm Stock adapters for firearms have a first adapter portion having a firearm interface configured to removably connect to the stock interface of the firearm, the first adapter portion having a quick detach first adapter interface, a second adapter portion having a stock interface configured to removably connect to the firearm interface of the stock, the second adapter portion having a quick detach second adapter interface configured to removably connect to the firearm interface of the stock, and the first and second adapter interfaces being removably joined in an abutting condition, and when in the abutting condition relatively rotatable between an unlocked condition in which the first and second adapter interfaces are axially separable, and a locked condition in which the first and second adapter interfaces are axially inseparable. The first and second adapter interfaces may be rotationally aligned to rotationally interface about the barrel axis.
US12146721B2	Hybrid firearm magazine Described herein are hybrid material firearms magazines that combine a polymer overmold with a metal ammunition magazine to provide a superior magazine capable of holding increased amounts of ammunition while overcoming various problems associated with traditional metal only and/or polymer only magazines as well as methods for making the magazines disclosed herein.
US12146719B2	Delinker loaded round indicator A machine gun (e.g., a minigun) is provided with a delinker including a loaded round indicator. The loaded round indictor is configured to rest flush with an outer surface of a rear door of the delinker when the rear door is closed and an ammunition cartridge is not fully loaded into the delinker. The loaded round indictor is further configured to extend outwardly from the outer surface of the rear door when the rear door is closed and an ammunition cartridge is fully loaded into the delinker.
US12146715B2	Holding support and v-shaped heat exchanger having the same A holding support for a v-shaped heat exchanger having a flat base plate, which on a plate edge forms a spreading finger holder with holding fingers for holding flat tubes of the v-shaped heat exchanger and on a further plate edge forms a support for supporting the holding support. In a v-shaped heat exchanger two holding supports may be used to support the v-shaped heat exchanger on a surface.
US12146713B2	Plate package, plate and heat exchanger device A plate package for a heat exchanger device includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates with mating abutment portions forming a fluid distribution element in every second plate interspace thereby forming in the respective second plate interspaces two arc-shaped flow paths. A respective one of the two flow paths is divided into at least three flow path sectors arranged one after the other along a respective flow path. A plate and a heat exchanger are also disclosed.
US12146708B2	Cosmetic makeup sponge/blender container A cosmetic sponge drying and storage container has a plurality of components, including at least a first component and a second component, the first component being moveable with respect to the second component to position the container in at least an open condition and a closed condition. At least one of the first component or said second component is perforated with perforations. A cosmetic sponge may be placed within the container when in the open condition and the perforations provide at least 10% ventilation when the container is in the closed condition. Preferably, both the first and second components are perforated to provide for cross-ventilation. In addition, a base may be provided to support the first and second components, and most preferably the base may be perforated.
US12146705B2	Door alarm system and refrigeration device Door alarm systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed. A door alarm system may monitor a door of a refrigeration device and detect a failed attempt at closing the door. In response to detecting the failed attempt, the door alarm system may generate a notification of the detected, failed attempt so that remedial action may be taken.
US12146703B2	Refrigerator appliance A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a shelf. The cabinet has a rear wall and opposing side walls extending forward from the rear wall. The rear wall and opposing side walls define an internal cavity. The shelf is disposed within the internal cavity, has a base portion defining a plurality of aligned grooves, and has an extendable portion having a plurality of aligned protrusions. Each protrusion is disposed and slidable within one of the aligned grooves. The extendable portion is configured to transition between first and second positions relative to the base portion via sliding the plurality of aligned protrusions within the plurality of aligned grooves.
US12146695B2	Refrigeration appliance with compartment which can be used in a variable manner A refrigeration appliance with multiple storage compartments has a refrigerant circuit with a first expansion valve, a first heat exchanger, a second expansion valve, and a second heat exchanger connected in series between pressure and suction connections of a compressor. Each heat exchanger is associated with at least one storage compartment in order to control its temperature. A control unit controls the compressor rotational speed and positions of the expansion valves. The control unit has a continuously linear regulator for each storage compartment with a P-component for estimating a required temperature control output using a difference between actual and target temperatures. A model computing unit ascertains a target evaporation temperature for a first storage compartment controlled by the first heat exchanger, and for a second storage compartment controlled by the second heat exchanger. The heat exchangers are operated by selecting the compressor rotational speed and the valve positions of the expansion valves.
US12146692B2	Control method and control system A control system and a control method, which can control an electronic expansion valve. The method comprises: acquiring a temperature signal of an electronic expansion valve outlet and a pressure signal of the electronic expansion valve outlet; determining a first current degree of superheat on the basis of the temperature signal of the electronic expansion valve outlet and the pressure signal of the electronic expansion valve outlet; and a processing unit controlling, according to the requirements of an upper computer or the requirements of a set condition, an electronic expansion value to operate one of a temperature control mode, a degree of superheat control mode and an opening control mode.
US12146691B2	Systems and methods for cooling electrical equipment The cooling systems of the present disclosure include a first refrigerant circuit in thermal communication with a heat load and in fluid communication with a main condenser, a free cooling circuit in fluid communication with the main condenser and a free-cooled water source, a chilled water circuit in fluid communication with the main condenser and an evaporator, and a second refrigerant circuit in fluid communication with the evaporator and a secondary condenser. The free cooling circuit is in thermal communication with the first refrigerant circuit via the main condenser, the chilled water circuit is in thermal communication with the first refrigerant circuit via the main condenser, and the second refrigeration circuit is in thermal communication with the chilled water circuit and the free cooling circuit. The second refrigeration circuit cools a fluid flowing in the chilled water circuit. Methods of operating a cooling system are also disclosed.
US12146687B2	Pressure regulator and method of using the same Disclosed is a pressure regulator, comprising: a first cylindrical chamber; a second cylindrical chamber located concentrically within the first cylindrical chamber and in thermal communication with the first cylindrical chamber; and further comprising at least one of: an internal valve, wherein the internal valve is connected at a first end to the first cylindrical chamber and at a second end to the second cylindrical chamber, wherein the internal valve allows the flow of gas from the second cylindrical chamber to the first cylindrical chamber; and an external gas chamber and an external valve, wherein the external gas chamber is located outside the first cylindrical chamber, wherein the external valve is connected at a first end to the first cylindrical chamber and at a second end to the external gas chamber, wherein the external valve allows the flow of gas from the external gas chamber to the first cylindrical chamber.
US12146686B2	Ceramic particles for use in a solar power tower Ceramic particles for use in a solar power tower and methods for making and using the ceramic particles are disclosed. The ceramic particle can include a sintered ceramic material formed from a mixture of a ceramic raw material and a darkening component comprising MnO as Mn2+. The ceramic particle can have a size from about 8 mesh to about 170 mesh and a density of less than 4 g/cc.
US12146685B1	System and method for using waste heat from computing devices A system and method for using waste heat from computing devices is disclosed. Computing devices may be positioned in a device rack and output exhaust air such that heat is transferred into a heat chamber with controllable temperature and a work item rack that is configured to hold one or more work items. By transferring the heat from the computing devices to heat or preheat the heat chamber, the captured heat can be used for useful work such as dehydrating, baking, drying or curing. Humidity can also be controlled, and conveyors may be used to improve the flow of work items. The energy reused may be calculated, recorded and attributed to the work items processed or the work performed by the computing devices.
US12146680B2	Device for manipulating an actuator, designed in particular in the form of a throttle flap or closure flap, of an air vent A device for manipulating an actuator (1) of an air vent (2), wherein, for generating as required an adjustment movement acting on the actuator (1), the device has a preferably manually actuable actuating element (3) and a drive mechanism (6) with a motor drive (7). The drive mechanism (6) is assigned a resetting mechanism which is designed to make an adjustment movement, brought about previously by the drive (7), of the actuator (1) relative to the housing (10) of the air vent (2) reversible again, if required, such that the actuator (1) is then again in a position relative to the housing (10) of the air vent (2) that was set previously by actuation of the actuating element (3).
US12146679B1	Toolless installation of vent assembly A filtered air vent apparatus has a vent housing body comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall defining a portion of an air passageway that extends between at least a first open end and a second open end. There is a grill hingedly attachable to the vent housing body and securable to the vent housing body. A connector provides a snap-in configuration that permits or effectuates toolless installation of the filtered air vent apparatus. A filter is selectively and removably positioned behind the grill and in the air passageway.
US12146678B2	Grille for ventilation apparatus A grille for ventilation apparatus arranged downstream of insufflation elements of a ventilation apparatus, the grille including a grid portion arranged upstream of a stator portion. The insufflation elements may include a fan. The grid portion may include fins which form concentric rings.
US12146675B2	Air conditioner and method of controlling the same An air conditioner including: a housing having a discharge port and a plurality of holes; a door capable of closing the discharge port; a heat exchanger provided in the housing; a compressor connected to the heat exchanger so as to circulate a refrigerant so that same passes through the heat exchanger; a fan for blowing air so that the air passes through the heat exchanger and is discharged through the discharge port and at least one of the plurality of holes. The air conditioner includes a humidity sensor provided inside the housing so as to sense the humidity of the air having passed through the heat exchanger; and a control unit for controlling the door so as to open or close the discharge port and rotating the fan, on the basis of the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor when the compressor has been stopped.
US12146674B1	Computer enabled system for assessing optimum airflow for medical facilities A computer and software enabled system is provided for real time and ongoing assessment and adjustment of current air quality and airflow within and exiting an operating room. Using software operating to the task of assessing existing airflow patterns in rooms of medical facilities and to determine from an optimal CFD model and a real time current CFD model one or more adjustments of the characteristics of incoming and outgoing airflow to substantially match current air flows to that of the optimal CFD model.
US12146673B2	Apparatus and method for setting combination desired temperature for air conditioners installed in target zone, and method for calculating base relationship information of the target zone using the same An apparatus and a method for setting a combination desired temperature for a plurality of air conditioners installed in a target zone, and a method for calculating base relationship information of the target zone include setting a combination desired temperature of a top-priority air conditioner among the air conditioners by at least one test driving of the top-priority air conditioner, the combination desired temperature of the top-priority air conditioner being a desired temperature of the top-priority air conditioner for realizing a comfortable temperature range of the target zone; and in response to a temperature of at least one temperature sensor among temperature sensors being outside the comfortable temperature range while the top-priority air conditioner is driven at the combination desired temperature of the top-priority air conditioner, adjusting the combination desired temperature of the first air conditioner through test driving of the first air conditioner.
US12146670B2	Isothermal-turbo-compressor-expander-condenser-evaporator device This invention provides an isothermal turbo-compressor-expander-condenser-evaporator in a single integral arrangement that is suitable for a variety of compact arrangements, such as a window air-conditioner and/or automotive-based unit. This arrangement avoids the use of rotary fluid joints and maintains the entire fluid cycle, including compression, condensation, expansion and evaporation within a single rotating shaft-based structure, with the compressor/condenser section and the expansion/evaporator section separated from each other in separate spaces and/or plena by a rotating, insulated barrier disc and associated seal.
US12146665B2	Ultrasonic filtration device for extractor hood An ultrasonic filtration device may be incorporated into or otherwise installed in an extractor hood in a cooking environment. The ultrasonic filtration device aids in the elimination and/or reduction of contaminants in the air produced as a byproduct of cooking. Particulate contaminants are bombarded with high-energy pressure waves, thereby breaking up the particulates and reducing their size until they are no longer noticeable and/or hazardous to the user.
US12146663B2	Cabinet circulator solid fuel heater combustion system A solid fuel burning cabinet circular heating appliance achieves improved emissions performance by providing a secondary air combustion path that preheats secondary combustion air. The firebox is selectively insulated such that areas of the firebox that do not preheat combustion air retain heat in the firebox while areas of the firebox that transfer heat into the combustion air transfer heat through the firebox into the incoming combustion air. The exhaust air path from the firebox to a chimney is also uninsulated to allow relatively quick heat transfer into a room in which the appliance is installed.
US12146662B2	Fuel-air mixing assembly in a turbine engine A turbine engine that includes an engine core having at least a compressor section and a combustion section. The combustion section includes a combustor. The combustor section or combustor includes a fuel-air mixing assembly fluidly coupled to the compressor section. The fuel-air mixing assembly includes an outer wall, a center body at least partially circumscribed by the outer wall, and an annular flow passage between the outer wall and center body. At least one fuel orifice includes a fuel outlet fluidly coupled to the annular flow passage.
US12146661B2	Combustor nozzle, combustor, and gas turbine including the same Disclosed herein is a nozzle for a combustor that burns fuel containing hydrogen, which includes a plurality of mixing tubes through which air and fuel flow, and a multi-tube configured to insert the mixing tubes thereinto and support the same, wherein each of the mixing tubes has an inlet formed at a longitudinal end thereof for introduction of a first fluid, and a plurality of supply ports formed on a circumferential surface thereof for introduction of a second fluid, the mixing tube has a plurality of first supply ports formed on a first surface thereof, and a plurality of second supply ports formed on a second surface facing the first surface, and the first supply ports are staggered with the second supply ports.
US12146659B2	Methods, systems, and devices for flue gas cooling Devices, systems, and methods for flue gas cooling for carbon capture processes are disclosed herein. A flue gas cooling process for carbon capture includes: cooling a flue gas in a direct contact cooler by a cooling water cooled in a closed cooling loop; cooling the cooling water in the closed cooling loop utilizing air-cooled heat exchangers; cooling the flue gas below a water dew point to produce a surplus water when an available cooling duty of the closed cooling loop exceeds a cooling duty required to cool the flue stream to the water dew point; storing the surplus water in a surplus water storage vessel; and directing the surplus water stored in the surplus water storage vessel to the direct contact cooler when the available cooling duty of the closed cooling loop is less than the cooling duty required to cool the flue stream to the water dew point.
US12146657B2	Grateless, back drafted and back fed pellet stove A system for combusting fuel comprising an apparatus that receives fuel that is characterized as comprising interstitial spacing and wherein oxidants pass through the interstitial spacing of the fuel to sustain a combustion reaction at the interface of a reaction chamber while the byproducts of combustion pass into the reaction chamber.
US12146653B2	Lighting unit having an LED array and lens plate with grooves An array of lenslets include a first surface with a plurality of individual cells defining one side of a respect lenslet, a second opposite surface with a set of grooves defining a second side of the array of lenslets. The array of lenslets is a circular arry having a plurality of concentric rings. Each ring includes a plurality of straight segments, and each segment includes lenslets arranged in a row. The lens is disposed over a carrier having an array of light emitting diodes (LEDS) disposed such that some of the LEDs are offset from a center of an associated cell, or a plurality associated with a shared cell and disposed at different positions along a groove direction.
US12146652B2	Refillable candle A refillable candle system includes an outer container having an outer wall and a base configured to support the outer container on a flat surface; the outer container includes an aperture extending all the way through the base; the base of the outer container further includes a recess; a magnet secured in the recess that is exposed to an interior of the outer container; and one or more inner containers that fit within the outer container, the inner container being comprised of a material that is attracted to the magnet; the inner container being filled with a burnable substance and wick.
US12146651B1	Luminous object combination device and combination method The invention discloses a luminous object combination device and a combination method, in particular relating to the technical field of toys and supplies, comprising a luminous element, the top of the luminous element is connected with a lock fastening piece, and the bottom end of the luminous element is connected with a transparent cover. The bottom of the luminous element is located on the inside of the transparent cover and a plurality of luminous lamps are installed, a clamping mechanism is arranged between the top of the transparent cover and the bottom of the luminous element, and the inside of the luminous element is located above the transparent cover and a battery bin is arranged. The inside of the battery bin is installed with a dry battery. The combined device designed by the invention is suitable for installing on toy items, such as jumping balls, which is convenient for emitting light when used after combined installation, increases the functions of some items, is more beautiful and can warn passers-by. A combination method is designed, which is convenient to assemble and disassemble with other objects, and the combination operation is simple. It can be used to clamp the rope part of the jumping ball with different outer diameters, so as to improve the scope of application.
US12146649B2	Air supply and lighting system A system for a room with a ceiling is provided. Air supply equipment forms a laminar flow of clean air around a target by supplying the clean air downward from an outlet provided in a first area of the ceiling located directly above the target. Operating light equipment illuminates a working area on the target in a shadowless manner by multiple light sources provided in a second area around the first area. Surface light emitting equipment controls a surface light emitting member provided in a third area around the second area.
US12146646B1	Light-emitting sphere A light-emitting sphere includes a light source device, a light source bracket, a light-transmissive housing, and a light-transmissive elastic layer. The light source device is fixed to the light source bracket. The light source bracket is fixed inside the light-transmissive housing, the light-transmissive housing completely covers the light source device and the light source bracket, a surface of the light-transmissive housing does not have any opening, and an interior of the light-transmissive housing is in an air-tight state. The light-transmissive elastic layer is formed on the surface of the light-transmissive housing.
US12146645B2	Illumination device and projection device An illumination device includes a first heat source, a second heat source, a third heat source, a first porous heat dissipation element, a second porous heat dissipation element, a third porous heat dissipation element, a first guide pipe, and a second guide pipe. The first porous heat dissipation element is connected to the first heat source, the second porous heat dissipation element is connected to the second heat source, and the third porous heat dissipation element is connected to the third heat source. The first guide pipe is connected to the first porous heat dissipation element and the third porous heat dissipation element, and the second guide pipe is connected to the second porous heat dissipation element and the third porous heat dissipation element. The disclosure also provides a projection device with the aforementioned illumination device.
US12146638B2	Lighting lamp An embodiment of the present application provides a lighting lamp comprising: a first housing, extending in a first direction and provided with a first fixing part, wherein, the first fixing part extends along the first direction; a second housing, provided at an end of the first housing along the first direction, wherein, the second housing is provided with a second fixing part, and the second fixing part extends along a thickness direction of the second housing; and at least one connecting component, comprising at least one first connecting part provided in close to the first housing and at least one second connecting part provided in close to the second housing, wherein, the at least one first connecting part and the first fixing part are fixedly connected, and the at least one second connecting part and the second fixing part are fixedly connected.
US12146637B1	Lamp holder device, lamp, and lighting control method A lamp holder device is provided. The lamp holder device includes a sector-shaped shell, an LED lamp plate, a motor component, a light reflecting component, a camera shooting component, an infrared light compensating component, and a microprocessor. The motor component is embedded at a center position of the sector-shaped shell. The light reflecting component includes a circular part connected to a center position of the motor component and a long plate part, and the length of the long plate part is the same as a radius length of the sector-shaped shell. The microprocessor determines a rotation angle of the motor component based on the camera shooting component and the infrared light compensating component through an eye tracking technology, and controls the motor component to rotate to drive the light reflecting component to rotate so as to change an angle of light emission.
US12146631B2	Headlight for a motor vehicle A headlight for a motor vehicle having at least one light source which emits light during operation of the headlight. A primary optical system has at least one light entry surface for the light emitted by the at least one light source and at least one light exit surface. A secondary optical system, which, during operation of the headlight, projects the light emitted from the at least one light exit surface of the primary optical system into the space outside the motor vehicle where it produces a light distribution which has a horizontal cut-off line and light portions located above the cut-off line in order to implement an OS function (overhead sign function). The headlight being designed such that a portion of the light emitted by the primary optical system is reflected back to the primary optical system by the secondary optical system.
US12146627B1	Light body connecting structure, light body, and string light A light body connecting structure, a light body and a string light are provided. The light body connecting structure includes a wiring terminal and a wire. The wiring terminal includes a terminal body and at least one wiring plug. At least one mounting groove is defined on the terminal body for accommodating the at least one wiring plug. The terminal body is detachably connected to the lampshade. When the terminal body is to be connected to the lampshade, the at least one wiring plug is aligned with the opening of the lampshade. When the light body connecting structure is connected to the lampshade, the at least one wiring plug is disposed outside the opening and aligns with the opening, so a length of the light body is allowed to be long and light emitted by the light body is bright and uniform.
US12146626B2	Optical cells for modular luminaires An optical cell (10) for forming a luminaire, the optical cell (10) comprising: (i) a light collector element (14), (ii) a cover element (15) attached to the light collector element (14), and (iii) a transmission element (16) mounted between the light collector element (14) and the cover element (15); wherein: (iv) the light collector element (14) comprises a body including: an input, e.g. an input opening, for receiving and collecting light from at least one light source, e.g. one or more LEDs (32) pre-mounted on a circuit- or wiring board (30); an output, e.g. an output opening, for propagating collected light towards the transmission element (16); at least one wall (52) defining one or more portions of the body, such as an internal chamber (53) therewithin, between its input and output, and configured for collecting light entering the body/chamber (53) via its input and conveying or directing said light towards its output; and attachment means (55, 65) for mechanically attaching the light collector element (14) to the cover element (15) and securing the transmission element (16) therebetween; (v) the cover element (15) comprises: an input opening facing towards the transmission element (16) and for receiving light transmitted thereby; an output opening via which light is outputted from the optical cell (10); and at least one internal surface (62) defining a cavity (63) within the cover element (15) between its input and output openings, the cavity's internal surface(s) (62) being configured for allowing or effecting passage of light, or a portion of the light, through the cavity (63) from the cover element's input opening towards its output opening; and (vi) the transmission element (16) comprises: one or more planar optical elements, wherein the or each optical element includes a first surface facing towards the output of the light collector element (14) and a second surface facing towards the input opening of the cover element (15), and the or each optical element exhibits a predetermined optical activity or function in its transmission of light incident thereon which has exited the output of the light collector element (14) and is transmitted by the transmission element (16) towards the input opening of the cover element (15).
US12146623B1	Flashlight having multi-position head with downlight Flashlights and methods of use. A flashlight includes a body that defines a longitudinal axis and a head releasably attached to the body. The head includes a front light defining a first axis parallel to the longitudinal axis and a downlight defining a second axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. An attachment feature is disposed on a lateral side of the body. The head is selectively attachable to the body in either of a first position and a second position. In the first position, the downlight faces a first direction relative to the body and in the second position the downlight faces a second direction relative to the body that is opposite the first direction.
US12146612B2	Mounting brackets and utility mount A selectively adjustable and lockable utility mount is used to mount a device to a stable structure. The utility mount includes a hydraulic lock that applies the locking force that maintains the locked condition of the utility mount. Mounting brackets for utility mounts have spaced-apart mount elements that engage a surface of a stable structure. Some configurations of mounting bracket include mount elements that are movable between stored conditions and deployed conditions. The stored conditions reduce the size of the device to make it more convenient to pack. A climbing stick uses the storable mount elements.
US12146607B2	Gimbal The present invention discloses a gimbal, which belongs to the technical field of auxiliary equipment for shooting. The gimbal includes a connection part, a support assembly, a motor assembly, and a fixed assembly. The support assembly is mounted on one end of the connection part, the motor assembly is mounted on the other end of the connection part. The fixed assembly can be detachably mounted on the motor assembly. In particular, the fixed assembly can be mounted on the motor assembly in a first direction and drive the shooting device to rotate in a roll direction. By detachably mounting the fixed assembly, the gimbal not only achieves rotation of the shooting device in the roll direction, but also achieves rotation of the shooting device in the horizontal direction, thereby ensuring stable shooting of the shooting device in different scenarios and meeting the needs of different shooting scenarios.
US12146603B2	Articulating faucet with progressive magnetic joint A faucet includes a base and a spout. The base is configured to be coupled to a mounting surface. The spout is rotatably coupled to the base. The spout includes a plurality of magnetic joints each including a different number of magnetic members, and a plurality of conduits rotatably coupled to each other by a magnetic joint of the plurality of magnetic joints. The spout extends from the base to a free end configured to discharge a fluid. The plurality of magnetic joints are arranged such that the number of magnetic members on each magnetic joint progressively increases from the free end to the base.
US12146602B2	Heat resistant hose A heat resistant hose is described. The hose may include a first outer protective and structural woven reinforcing layer comprising a first tubular fabric structure, a second inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer comprising a second tubular fabric structure, where the second inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer is within the first outer protective and structural woven reinforcing layer, a hose innermost extruded waterproofing layer comprising an elastomeric material, the hose layer being bonded to, adhered to, or impregnated into or through the second protective layer, the innermost extruded waterproofing layer is within the inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer, and an intermediate layer interposed between the first outer protective and structural woven reinforcing layer and the second inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer, the intermediate layer comprising a fabric laminated with a reflective material.
US12146601B2	Underground pipe repair and protection system A method and apparatus provides an enclosed pipe repair where two pipe segments extend through first and second ends of the enclosure to a volume in the enclosure housing the repair. The enclosure surrounds the repair to hopefully prevent roots from accessing the repair in many cases, and if a second problem exists, to provide access to the site of the repair through a lid in the enclosure.
US12146597B2	Riser ring system and method of use A system for and a method of preventing a conduit, pipe, or other similar traversing piece of equipment, from falling through an opening, and for facilitating ready adjustment of the traversing piece of equipment during installation, maintenance, and/or repair services. A first embodiment may involve a single-component system or a multi-component system. A second embodiment may involve a multi-component system for and method of effectively increasing the diameter of a conduit or pipe to an amount greater than that of an opening, but in a way such that the conduit or pipe can be adjustably extended without need for disengaging the system or back-tracking/reversing the method. A third embodiment may involve an annular riser ring and method of use thereof, wherein the riser ring is configured to slide over a conduit or pipe and is held in place along the pipe or conduit by a tight but slidable friction fit.
US12146595B2	Coupling connector with automatically activated retainer A coupling connector has a coupling body as well as a plug lock. The plug lock comprises a retainer and a verifier, wherein the plug lock can be inserted into the coupling body in a radial direction. The verifier has two legs and a back, wherein the ends of the legs facing away from the back are allocated to a bottom of the coupling body. If a coupling plug is inserted into the coupling connector, the plug lock is automatically transferred from a disengaged position into an engaged position. The coupling connector is designed in such a way that bottom-side ends of the legs retain their distance to each other while being deflected by the coupling plug.
US12146591B2	Threaded connection for exploration and production of a hydrocarbon well A threaded connection for exploration and production of a hydrocarbon well and comprising a coupling member, a first tubular member and a second tubular member, wherein the coupling member has a coupling outer diameter, a first box part with first inner threads, and a second box part with second inner threads, the first tubular member has a first unthreaded tube part, and a first pin part with first outer threads, the second tubular member has a second unthreaded tube part, and a second pin part with second outer threads, the first inner threads and the first outer threads are configured to form a first inner primary seal at final make-up, and the second inner threads and the second outer threads are configured to form a second inner primary seal at final make-up.
US12146587B2	Flow control switch The present invention provides a flow control switch including a pipeline structure, a rotating structure, a position-limiting structure and a knob structure. The pipeline structure includes a tubular body and a ball body rotatably disposed in the tubular body. The rotating structure includes a rotatable element connected to the ball body for driving the ball body to rotate. The position-limiting structure is disposed on the tubular body. The knob structure is liftably disposed on the rotating structure for cooperating with the rotatable element. The position-limiting structure has a first and a second position-limiting groove. The knob structure includes a knob body liftably disposed on the rotatable element and a position-limiting element detachably disposed on the knob body. The position-limiting element is optionally disposed in one of the first and the second position-limiting groove, so as to limit a rotation of the rotatable element relative to the position-limiting structure.
US12146585B2	Pinch valve actuated by non-contact force A valve including a case 3, a tube 1 disposed in the case 3, a hinge fulcrum 4 disposed in the case 3, a contact member 5 connected to the hinge fulcrum 4 and capable of coming into contact with the tube 1, and a driving device 10 configured to apply a non-contact force to the contact member 5 from outside of the case 3 and change a contact force that is applied to the tube 1 by the contact member 5 to change an inner diameter of the tube 1.
US12146581B2	Electric valve An electric valve includes a valve seat component, a valve body component, and a valve core component. The valve core component includes a sealing portion. The valve core component is arranged in a valve chamber of the electric valve, and the valve core component includes a valve core body. The valve core body is substantially tubular, the valve core body has an integral structure, and the valve core body includes an annular thin-walled portion to abut against the sealing portion of the valve seat component. The thickness of the annular thin-walled portion is M, and 0.3 mm≤M≤2.0 mm.
US12146580B2	Actuator and method of operating the actuator An actuator (1) comprises an electric motor (11) for moving an actuated part (2) to an actuated position. The actuator (1) further comprises a controller (10) connected to the electric motor (11) and configured to determine a motor current of the electric motor (11) and to detect motor rotations. The controller (10) is further configured to determine the actuated position by counting the motor rotations detected while the motor current is at or above a current threshold indicative of a load torque, and by not counting motor rotations detected while the motor current is below said current threshold.
US12146577B2	Single coupled valve body of faucet A single coupled valve body of a faucet includes a faucet body, a water outlet pipe, and water inlet pipe connecting threads. The faucet body defines a water inlet channel and a first water outlet channel. The water outlet pipe is connected to a bottom surface of the faucet body. The water outlet pipe includes a second water outlet channel communicated with the first water outlet channel. The water inlet pipe connecting threads are disposed in the water inlet channel. The faucet body, the water outlet pipe, and the water inlet pipe connecting threads are made of plastic. The faucet body, the water outlet pipe, and the water inlet pipe connecting threads are integrally disposed.
US12146569B2	Motor vehicle having an electronically controllable parking lock and having an electronically controllable parking brake A motor vehicle has an electronically controllable parking lock and an electronically controllable parking brake, which can be controlled individually or in combination. A device having an electronic control unit and a central operating element associated with the parking lock and the parking brake is provided. When the motor vehicle is at a standstill and the central operating element is actuated, the parking lock and the parking brake can be controlled in a specific type of parking-lock and/or parking-brake activation. In a first specific type, during a first actuation of the central operating element, at least the parking brake is automatically activated first. If the central operating element is then re-actuated within a predefined time window, or if the central operating element remains actuated for a predefined minimum time period, the driver is offered at least one possibility of manually selecting a specific type of parking-lock and/or parking-brake activation.
US12146568B1	Driven clutch with dual helix assembly for continuously variable transmission A driven clutch for a continuously variable transmission including a belt. The driven clutch includes a first sheave, a roller, a second sheave, an engine braking helix including an engine braking ramp, and an acceleration helix including an acceleration ramp. (1) When the belt applies torque to the first sheave and the second sheave in an acceleration direction, the acceleration helix is secured to and rotates together with the second sheave and the roller contacts the acceleration ramp to pinch the belt between the first sheave and the second sheave. (2) When the belt applies torque to the first sheave and the second sheave in an engine braking direction opposite the acceleration direction, the engine braking helix is secured to and rotates together with the second sheave and the roller contacts the engine braking ramp to pinch the belt between the first sheave and the second sheave.
US12146565B2	Gear unit having a shaft and a housing part A gear unit includes a shaft and a housing part. A bearing is received in the housing part, and a flange part is connected to the housing part. The flange part is sealed from the shaft using a first and a second labyrinth seal, and the first labyrinth seal is axially spaced apart from the second labyrinth seal. The shaft has an elevation that is arranged axially, e.g., in the axial direction, between the first labyrinth seal and the second labyrinth seal.
US12146563B2	Drive unit A drive unit may be configured to drive a pair of left and right wheels of a vehicle. The drive unit may include: a motor; a planetary gear mechanism including a sun gear; a parallel gear coaxially fixed to a carrier; a first and bearing rotatably supporting the carrier and the parallel gear; and a differential mechanism meshing with the parallel gear and configured to distribute power from the parallel gear to the pair of left and right wheels. The sun gear may be connected to the motor and power may be input to the planetary gear mechanism from the motor. The power may be input to the parallel gear from the carrier. The first bearing may be disposed on one side relative to the carrier and the parallel gear and the second bearing may be disposed on other side of the carrier and the parallel gear.
US12146559B2	Bending meshing type gear device Provided is a bending meshing type gear device including a wave generator, an external gear flexibly deformed by the wave generator, and an internal gear meshing with the external gear. The internal gear includes an internal tooth ring portion including an internal tooth formed on an inner periphery, an external connection portion connected to an external member, an easily deformable portion provided between the internal tooth ring portion and the external connection portion, and configured to be more easily deformable than the internal tooth ring portion, and a distortion measurer provided in the easily deformable portion.
US12146557B2	Differential and vehicle comprising such differential A differential includes two magnetic gears each having an internal rotor, an external rotor, and a rotor of the ferromagnetic poles interposed between the internal and the external rotors. The internal rotor, the external rotor and the rotor of the ferromagnetic pole are coaxial and rotate about a gear axis. The internal rotors are connected to a drive, to be placed in rotation about a respective gear axis by the drive. With external rotors suitable for being connected to respective output semi-axes for placing them in rotation, the rotors of the ferromagnetic poles are connected to adjustment means suitable for adjusting the rotation speed of the rotors of the ferromagnetic poles. With external rotors connected to adjustment means suitable for adjusting their rotation speed, the rotors of the ferromagnetic poles are connected to respective output semi-axes for placing them in rotation.
US12146553B2	Sliding pin-yoke mechanism A linear actuation system includes a pin pivotably coupled to an output rod of a linear motion actuator and a rotatable output shaft that includes a bushing therein. The pin can be configured to slide in and out of the bushing in response to movement of the linear motion actuator. The linear motion actuator and the output shaft can be arranged such that travel of the pin in the bushing causes rotation of the output shaft.
US12146552B2	Ball screw device and manufacturing method thereof The nut has a first fitting surface provided with a first retaining ring groove on an end portion on the other side in the axial direction; the fitting cylinder, at an end portion on the one side in the axial direction, has a second fitting surface provided with a second retaining ring groove in a portion facing the first retaining ring groove with regard to a radial direction; and the retaining ring is engaged so as to span between the first retaining ring groove and the second retaining ring groove.
US12146551B2	Linear adjuster, positioning device, positioning assembly and method for repairing a linear adjuster Disclosed is a linear adjuster, comprising: a spindle-and-spindle-nut mechanism, a first adjustment part, and a second adjustment part. The first adjustment part comprises a first main body and a first stop device. The second adjustment part comprises a second main body and a second stop device. The first adjustment part and the second adjustment part may be moved relative to each other by means of the spindle-and-spindle-nut mechanism which comprises a spindle longitudinal axis (L3). The first stop device and the second stop device come to a stop state when the linear adjuster performs a retraction travel movement or an extension travel movement and the first adjustment part and the second adjustment part are in a predefined stop travel position relative to each other. A positioning device, a positioning assembly and a method for repairing a linear adjuster.
US12146550B2	Interpolating gear trains and gear networks Various ways of creating polynomial interpolations in one, two and three dimensions using purely mechanical means are disclosed. Various arrangements of gears are disclosed that can constrain certain rotating elements to rotate equal to the average or difference of the rotation angles of other rotating elements. These arrangements are combined in various ways to create mechanical arrangements having a set of rotating elements that are constrained to be linear or polynomial functions in one or many dimensions. Various uses of mechanical polynomial interpolation are disclosed, including focusing rays of the sun onto a target.
US12146549B2	Ringlike fabric belt traction chain and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a ringlike fabric belt traction chain and a manufacturing method of the ringlike fabric belt traction chain. A ringlike fabric belt traction chain includes several ringlike fabric belts which are fastened in sequence, wherein each ringlike fabric belt includes: a fabric layer, wherein the fabric layer has a first end and a second end, and the fabric layer is coiled and stacked to form a ringlike main body; and a first seam, wherein the first seam connects the first end and the second end of the fabric layer to the ringlike main body. During use, each fabric layer is repeatedly coiled and stacked, so that each position of the ringlike main body has a plurality of layers of portion fabric layers. The thickness of each position of the ringlike main body can be increased, thereby improving the strength of each position of the ringlike main body.
US12146546B2	Rotary damper Provided is a rotary damper configured so that specifications can be easily changed and favorable economic performance can be provided by continuous use of a typical rotary damper. The rotary damper (100) includes a housing (101) and a turning characteristic defining unit (140). The housing (101) has an inner chamber (103) housing a movable vane (132) of a rotor (130) and fluid (170). The housing body (102) has first externally-communicable paths (110) to (113) and second externally-communicable paths (114) to (116) communicating with an outer surface of the housing body (102). The turning characteristic defining unit (140) has, in a unit body (141), turning characteristic definers (160) to (163) defining turning characteristics of the rotor (130) and first definer communication paths (150) to (153) and second definer communication paths (154) to (156) causing the turning characteristic definers (160) to (163) and an outer surface of the unit body (141) to communicate with each other.
US12146544B2	System consisting of a flexible outer bearing sleeve of an elastomer bearing and a bearing tube A system of a flexible outer bearing sleeve of an elastomer bearing and a bearing tube, wherein the outer bearing sleeve and the bearing tube are specified so that the outer bearing sleeve is press-fitted in the bearing tube along a press-fitting direction to establish a form-fitting interconnection between the outer bearing sleeve and the bearing tube, wherein the outer bearing sleeve has an external profile having outward-projecting shoulders and introduction ramps running inward in the press-fitting direction, and wherein the bearing tube for the form-fitting interconnection between the outer bearing sleeve and the bearing tube has an internal profile communicating form-fittingly with the external profile of the outer bearing sleeve.
US12146541B2	Coupling device A coupling device includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body disposed coaxially with each other and rotatable relative to each other. The coupling device includes a spacer disposed between the first rotating body and the second rotating body; and a pressing member for performing pressing of at least one rotating body of the first rotating body and the second rotating body against the spacer. The spacer is formed of an elastic member, and generates a frictional force between the spacer and the one rotating body when the pressing member performs the pressing. The one rotating body and the spacer are formed to have a configuration that allows the one rotating body or the spacer to be idled when torque larger than the frictional force acts between the one rotating body and the spacer.
US12146537B2	Suspension device of a motor-vehicle wheel A suspension device of a motor-vehicle wheel includes a support member of the motor-vehicle wheel connectable to the motor-vehicle structure by means of one or more suspension members, a brake disc connected in rotation with the motor-vehicle wheel, a brake caliper associated with the brake disc and a brake disc cover. The brake caliper is formed in a single piece with the support member of the motor-vehicle wheel by means of additive manufacturing technology.
US12146536B1	Method and system for a vehicle clutch performance detection system using clutch torque and clutch pressure A method for controlling a vehicle transmission system having a clutch system includes generating a torque-pressure (T-P) gain deviation based on a T-F characteristic and a nominal T-F characteristic for the clutch system, generating a pressure magnitude deviation based on the set of pressure values and the set of nominal pressure values, determining whether a T-F characteristic deviates from the nominal T-F characteristic based on the T-P gain deviation and the pressure magnitude deviation, identifying the T-F characteristic as deviating in response to the T-F characteristic departing from the nominal transfer characteristic, and issuing a notification regarding the deviating T-F characteristic to perform a corrective action related to the clutch system.
US12146532B2	Clutch device A clutch device includes a pressure plate movable toward or away from a clutch center and rotatable relative to the clutch center to press input-side rotating plates and output-side rotating plates. The clutch center includes center-side cam portions each including a center-side assist cam surface. At least one of the center-side cam portions includes at least one of a first center-side recess recessed in a first direction from a surface of center-side cam portion at a side of a second direction or a second center-side recess recessed in the second direction from a surface of the center-side cam portion at a side of the first direction.
US12146529B2	Planar bearing joint with robust seal A planar joint for pivotally supporting an arm to a support structure includes an outer sleeve with a shaft extending through the outer sleeve and including an integrated washer extending radially outward from a central portion thereof. A pair of thrust bearings disposed against the integrated washer on respective opposite sides. A pair of bearing sleeves are adjacent to a respective one of the pair of thrust bearings. A pair of threaded washers are threadedly engaged within respective opposite ends of the outer sleeve. A pair of seals are received in a cavity in a respective one of the pair of threaded washers. A pair of retaining rings are received in an opening end of the cavity of a respective one of the pair of threaded washers for securing the seals within the respective threaded washers.
US12146525B2	Drive shaft with lubricated accident-prevention end protections The drive shaft (1) comprises end universal joints (5, 7) with accident-preventing end protections (19). Each accident-preventing end protection comprises a lubricant reservoir, delimited radially inwardly by a sleeve (63) of an inner fork (23) of the respective universal joint (5; 7) and radially outwardly by a rigid annular structure of the accident-preventing end protection.
US12146524B2	Ball bearing A ball bearing is provided which includes a cage circular annular portion and a seal member. The cage circular annular portion has a cage-side sliding contact surface axially opposed to the seal member and configured to come into sliding contact with the seal member. The seal member has a seal-side sliding contact surface configured to come into sliding contact with the cage-side sliding contact surface. A plurality of axial protrusions each having an axially convex circular arc shape in cross sections along a circumferential direction are formed on one of the cage-side sliding contact surface and the seal-side sliding contact surface at constant pitches in the circumferential direction.
US12146523B2	Tilting pad bearing A tilting pad bearing (10) including tilting pads (1, 2, 3) retained and positioned so that the tilting pads can tilt in a housing body (8) with a frame-type spring unit (8), such that, during operation of the tilting pad bearing (10), converging bearing gaps are created between the tilting pads (1,2,3) and a rotor body (4) that is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation. In order to improve the functioning and/or manufacturing of the tilting pad bearing (10), the tilting pad bearing (10) includes rolling elements (6, 7) arranged between the housing body (5) and the tilting pads (1,2, 3).
US12146522B2	Fastener insert for a composite sandwich panel, a panel assembly, and a method of fastening a component to a composite sandwich panel A fastener insert for securement to a composite sandwich panel at an opening in the composite sandwich panel includes a base and a fastener carrier. The base has a body and a flange integral with the body. The flange extends laterally outward of an outer perimeter of the body. The base defines a central cavity extending entirely through both the body and the flange. The base includes a first locking feature disposed at the central cavity. The fastener carrier is configured to insert into the central cavity of the base. The fastener carrier defines a fastener opening and has a second locking feature configured for mechanical engagement with the first locking feature of the base to retain the fastener carrier to the base. A panel assembly and a method of fastening a component to a composite sandwich panel utilize the fastener insert.
US12146515B2	Connector A connector for fitting and removing, without use of tools.The connector has first and second closable jaws. Each jaw is adapted to close around an item or unit, the jaws are connected together by way of a bar, at least one of the jaws is rotatable with respect to the bar and has a twist lock closure means which comprises two relatively rotatable parts. When rotated in a first sense the rotatable parts engages a lock means which prevents the jaws from opening by arresting a ratchet and pinion in place. When rotated in an opposite sense the lock means unlocks the jaws. The jaws are sprung apart by a resilient means which includes at least one O-ring which, when in a relaxed (unstretched) state retains the jaws in an open configuration.The connector includes an attachment member that is sufficiently firm and stable, for the attachment of at least two units, such as push chairs.
US12146514B2	System of S-shaped conduit mounting assembly hooks A method and assembly for mounting a conduit on a mounting surface utilizing a conduit mounting assembly. The conduit mounting assembly includes a first clamp portion, a second clamp portion, a connecting screw and a conduit securement screw. The method includes providing the conduit mounting assembly, mounting the first clamp portion on a tile, mounting the second clamp portion opposite to the first clamp portion on the tile, connecting the first clamp portion with the second clamp portion utilizing the connecting screw and mounting the conduit on the second clamp portion utilizing the conduit securement screw and a conduit fastening member.
US12146512B2	Two port hydraulic ram operation with locking/unlocking method A hydraulic method for opening and closing a ram and operating a wedge lock and unlock mechanism using only an open port and a close port. To close the rams and lock the rams in a closed position, hydraulic fluid is directed to the close port where the rams close and then are locked in the closed position. To open the rams, hydraulic fluid is direct to the open port whereupon the wedge locks are unlocked. Afterward the wedge locks are unlocked, hydraulic fluid is utilized to open the rams.
US12146508B2	Axial pump and riser A device for pumping molten metal includes a pump configured to pump molten metal, wherein the pump comprises (i) a motor, (ii) a shaft having a first end connected to the motor, and a second end connected to a rotor, wherein the rotor is configured to push molten metal upwards as it rotates. At least part of the shaft and the rotor are positioned in a conduit of a riser. The riser has an outer surface, a front, a bottom, a two-stage conduit, an inlet and an outlet above the inlet and below the motor. The two-stage conduit has a lower stage and a an upper stage, wherein the lower stage is generally cylindrical and the upper stage has a circular cross-sectional portion and one or more lobes extending from and in communication with the circular cross-sectional portion.
US12146506B2	Two-phase cold plate A two-phase cold plate includes a base, an upper cover, a heat exchange cavity and a cooling fin module. The upper cover is installed on the base, the heat exchange cavity is formed between the base and the upper cover, and the cooling fin module is installed in the heat exchange cavity. The upper cover includes at least one nozzle module and a plurality of two-phase fluid channels. The two-phase fluid channels are respectively located on both sides of the nozzle module, and the nozzle module sprays a heat dissipating fluid to the cooling fin module, and the heat dissipating fluid flows along the cooling fin module to the two-phase fluid channels on both sides of the cooling fin module to cool the cooling fin module.
US12146504B2	Centrifugal compressor A centrifugal compressor including: a diffuser in which a fluid flows in a centrifugal direction away from a rotary shaft; a return flow path which is provided downstream of the diffuser and in which fluid flowing in to a later-stage centrifugal impeller from the diffuser flows in a return direction back to the rotary shaft; a plurality of return vanes that are disposed in the shape of a circular vane centered on a centerline of the rotary shaft, and are installed in the return flow path; and a turning part, wherein an inlet blade angle (β) of an outlet guide vane provided to the downstream side, of the return vanes, is lying down more in the circumferential direction with respect to an inlet blade angle (α) of a inlet guide vane provided to the upstream side, of the return vanes (β<α).
US12146498B2	Vacuum blower Provided is a vacuum blower, when used as a vacuum for sucking work, capable of increasing air flow with a larger volume of air sucked from a suction port and increasing the initial velocity (sucking rate) of sucked objects near the suction port, and when used as a blower for blowing work, capable of delivering rectilinearly directed wind from the blowing port and quickly switching between sucking work and blowing work. By sliding an inner pipe disposed inside a pipe relative to the pipe, opposite end portions of the inner pipe come into close contact with opposite end portions (turn portions) of a nozzle facing the opposite end portions of the inner pipe, such that one ejection port is closed and the other ejection port is opened to allow pressurized wind generated by a blower fan to be ejected along the inside of the inner pipe to switch between sucking state and blowing state.
US12146495B2	Methods related to startup of an electric submersible pump A method for controlling an ESP-lifted well in an optimal fashion using the ESP speed and choke opening as actuators subject to operational constraints.
US12146489B2	Valve assembly for an electrical refrigerant compressor A valve assembly for an electrical refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle, comprising: a flexurally elastic valve plate for the pressure-regulated opening and closing of an outlet opening of the refrigerant compressor; and a rigid stop plate for limiting the movement of the valve plate, the stop plate and the valve plate being in the form of a preassembled component.
US12146487B2	Pump cartridge and console A pump cartridge comprises a retention structure to retain a piston for shipping and storage, in which the piston can be decoupled from the retention structure to pump fluid. In the shipping and storage configuration, the piston can be positioned with the retention structure to allow sterilization gas to travel within a housing and into a cylinder distal to the piston. When placed in the console for use in a pumping configuration, the piston can be decoupled from the retention structure to form a seal within the housing. When the procedure has been completed, the pump cartridge can be decoupled from the console in a manner that disables the cartridge for subsequent use to prevent a non-sterile cartridge from being reused.
US12146485B2	System for subsea pressure booster power supply and distribution, method for operation and use thereof The invention provides a system for subsea pressure booster HV (high voltage), MV (medium voltage) and LV (low voltage) power supply and distribution. The system is distinguished in that the system consists of, essentially consists of or comprises: a supply cable without a connected variable speed drive/variable frequency drive (VSD, VFD); at least one subsea pressure booster, and; one subsea direct online switch (SDOS) for each subsea pressure booster, wherein the supply cable at a source end is coupled to an AC power source at a topside, onshore or subsea location, wherein the supply cable at a pressure booster end is coupled directly or via a distribution device to at least one subsea direct online switch, SDOS, wherein each SDOS is coupled to one subsea pressure booster. Method of operation and use of the system.
US12146484B2	Real-time-capable trajectory planning for pivoting-plate-type axial piston pumps with systematic consideration of system limitations A method is for producing, for a hydraulic machine having an actuator, a setpoint-value trajectory satisfying predefined limitations in order to influence an output variable of the hydraulic machine. A trajectory of unlimited setpoint values is fed to a trajectory planning function, which produces the setpoint-value trajectory from the trajectory of unlimited setpoint values. In the trajectory planning function, the trajectory of unlimited setpoint values is differentiated at least twice in order to obtain a trajectory of unlimited setpoint values that is differentiated n times. In the trajectory planning function, at least one limitation is applied to the differentiated trajectory of unlimited setpoint values in order to obtain a differentiated trajectory of limited setpoint values. The differentiated trajectory of limited setpoint values is fed to a filter integrator chain in order to obtain the setpoint-value trajectory.
US12146483B2	System for supplying chemical solution A system includes a chemical storage tank, a pipeline, a pump, a first electrostatic probe, and a control unit. The pipeline is connected to the chemical storage tank. The pump is connected to the pipeline and configured to pump a chemical solution from the chemical storage tank into the pipeline. The first electrostatic probe is coupled to the pump and configured to measure an electrostatic voltage of the pump. The control unit is coupled to the first electrostatic probe and configured to obtain a measurement of an electrostatic voltage from the first electrostatic probe.
US12146481B2	Gas compressor A gas compressor includes a compression mechanism, a separator tank that introduces lubricating oil to be supplied to the compression mechanism and a mixed fluid of a working fluid and lubricating oil discharged from the compression mechanism and separates the lubricating oil. An oil cooler cools the lubricating oil from the separator tank. An oil circulation path supplies cooled lubricating oil to the compression mechanism. The gas compressor includes a suction temperature sensor that detects suction temperature of the working fluid, a discharge pressure sensor that detects discharge pressure of the compressed working fluid, a rotation speed sensor that detects rotation speed of the motor. A lubricating oil state estimation unit estimates the temperature of the lubricating oil based on the detected suction temperature, discharge pressure, and rotation speed of the motor. The lubricating oil state estimation unit uses this result to estimate the deterioration state of the lubricating oil.
US12146477B2	Bidirectional, linear and binary, segmented antagonistic servomechanism-based shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator A Bidirectional, Linear and Binary, Segmented Antagonistic Servomechanism-based Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuator comprising a main stroke transmitting lever (11 or 18) and a plurality of part-modules (15A or 15B) disposed in a closely spaced arrangement and adapted to undergo a reciprocal translation in a first direction. wherein, the part-modules comprising a plurality of segments having SMA elements (12). The invention provides two configurations arranged in ‘straight’ and ‘cross’ configurations of the SMA elements in the part-modules. Further above configuration are arranged in a tight close space however, the “cross” configuration provides additional 40% compactness. The configurations comprise a “S-type long tail” or “flipped F-type long tail” main stroke transmitting lever and plurality of “straight” or “cross” configurations part modules, respectively. The novel embodiment can be utilized for micro-positioning of 3D printer filament extruder head, linear and angular displacement applications such as robotic, prosthesis, bi-stable position control, latching-unlatching systems, and other wide engineering applications.
US12146476B2	Flexible vapor chamber with shape memory material Particular embodiments described herein provide for a flexible vapor chamber with shape memory material for an electronic device. In an example, the electronic device can include a flexible vapor chamber and shape memory material coupled to the shape memory material. When the shape memory material is activated, the shape memory material moves a portion of the flexible vapor chamber to a position that helps with heat dissipation of heat collected by the flexible vapor chamber.
US12146475B2	Systems and methods for generation of electrical power in an organic rankine cycle operation Systems and methods for generating and a controller for controlling generation of geothermal power in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) operation to thereby supply electrical power to one or more of in-field operational equipment, a grid power structure, and an energy storage device. In an embodiment, during hydrocarbon production, a temperature of a flow of heated fluid from a source or working fluid may be determined. If the temperature is above a vaporous phase change threshold of the working fluid, heat exchanger valves may be opened to divert flow of heated fluid to heat exchangers to facilitate heat transfer from the flow of wellhead fluid to working fluid through the heat exchangers, thereby to cause the working fluid to change from a liquid to vapor, the vapor to cause a generator to generate electrical power via rotation of an expander.
US12146473B2	Propulsion device A propulsion device is provided that utilizes a propulsion system that does not require expulsion of mass from the object being propelled or from the propulsion device itself. The present invention utilizes rotating disks (having a relatively large mass) interacting with freely rotating point masses (having relatively little mass; in a preferred embodiment, a point mass has a mass equal to approximately 0.018% of the mass of a rotating disk), to produce relatively large amounts of centripetal acceleration from zero to π radians of rotation, or less, without a corresponding acceleration from π to 2π radians, and thereby produce relatively large amounts of positive thrust that may be applied to an object to produce propulsion of that object.
US12146464B2	Apparatus and method for extracting energy from a fluid Apparatus for extracting energy from an oscillating working fluid, the apparatus comprising a flow passage 40 for the oscillating working fluid, an energy conversion unit 44 and a flow control device 38, each of the energy conversion unit 44 and the flow control device 38 being, at least in part, in fluid communication with the flow passage 40, wherein in use the flow control device 38 is selectively operable between a first configuration in which the flow control device 38 is open to allow a flow of the oscillating working fluid to exit the flow passage therethrough, and a second configuration in which the flow control device 38 is arranged to restrict a flow of the working fluid therethrough, such that the oscillating working fluid enters the flow passage via the energy conversion unit 44.
US12146463B2	Power production system A power production system is provided that includes: a hydraulic turbine, installable in a penstock and being rotatable in a first rotation direction by effect of a flow of fluid flowing in the penstock in a downward direction; an energy converter group; an accumulator; a control unit, configured to operate the system in a power generation mode, in which the energy converter group receives an input mechanical power from the hydraulic turbine rotating in the first rotation direction, generates an output electric power and supplies said output electrical power to an external grid and/or to the accumulator, and in a downward pushing mode, in which the energy converter group absorbs an input electrical power from the accumulator and generates an output mechanical power to move the hydraulic turbine.
US12146457B2	System and method for management of multiple exhaust gas recirculation coolers A system is provided. The system includes a controller communicatively coupled to an industrial combustion engine and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, wherein the EGR system is configured to route exhaust gas generated by the industrial combustion engine from at least one exhaust system to at least one intake system, the EGR system includes multiple EGR circuits, each EGR circuit of the multiple EGR circuits includes an EGR cooler unit including at least two of a high temperature non-condensing cooler, a low temperature condensing cooler, an adiabatic gas/liquid separator, and a reheater. The controller includes a processor and a non-transitory memory encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein the one or more routines, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to control operations of both the industrial combustion engine and the EGR system.
US12146455B2	Nozzle cap for a fuel injection nozzle operable in a hydrogen internal combustion engine A nozzle cap for a fuel injection nozzle operable in a hydrogen internal combustion engine includes an inlet for receiving a flow of hydrogen controllable by an inlet valve arrangeable in the inlet, at least one outlet for providing an exit flow of hydrogen, and an internal bottom flow-guiding body arranged at a bottom side of the nozzle cap downstream of the inlet in a nozzle cap volume, the internal bottom flow-guiding body protruding towards the inlet and comprises a flow-guiding surface for re-directing a flow of hydrogen from the inlet towards the outlet.
US12146453B2	Mixed flow exhaust thrust reverser with area control nozzle systems and methods An articulating exhaust nozzle thrust reverser includes an outer articulating panel comprising an outer skin and an outer thrust reverser door and an inner articulating panel comprising a forward inner skin, an aft inner skin, and an inner thrust reverser door. The outer articulating panel is configured to pivot to vary a nozzle exit area. The forward inner skin is configured to pivot to vary a nozzle throat area. The outer thrust reverser door is pivotally coupled to the outer skin. The inner thrust reverser door is pivotally coupled to the aft inner skin. The outer articulating panel and the inner articulating panel may be individually operated to independently vary the exhaust nozzle throat area and/or the exhaust nozzle exit area.
US12146452B1	Piston and engine system using same A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston skirt and a piston crown attached to the piston skirt. The piston crown includes a combustion face forming a piston rim extending circumferentially around a piston center axis, and a combustion bowl. The combustion face further forms a bowl edge defining an intersection of the combustion bowl and the piston rim, and includes a reentrant surface extending between the bowl edge and a bowl outer wall. A ratio of a bowl max dimension to a bowl opening dimension is from about 1.10 to about 1.15.
US12146451B2	Methods for measuring fuel quantity during multipulse fuel injection events in a common rail fuel system Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and systems for measuring an injected fuel quantity during multipulse injection events in a common rail of a fuel system including a fuel pump to supply fuel to the common rail. The method, using a control unit, determines if each of the multipulse injection events in a normal operating condition includes a pilot pulse; in response to determining that the pilot pulse is included, obtaining an enforced separation value between the pilot pulse and the main pulse to emulate a single-pulse injection; while the fuel pump is temporarily shut off, performing a temporary enforced separation on a fraction of the multipulse injection events; measuring a pressure change in the common rail during the temporary enforced separation; and resuming the normal operating condition of the multipulse injection events after the pressure change is measured.
US12146447B1	Multimode engines with advanced valvetrain systems and methods of use Systems and methods for improving engine low load performance are provided. The method may comprise performing a negative valve overlap (NVO) mode of operation, using an early exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing that is earlier than the intake valve opening timing and creates an NVO during a gas exchange top dead center, to compress in-cylinder gas and increase overall gas temperature for improved fuel vaporization, mixing, and reforming before the fuel-air mixture is burnt. With NVO operation, a low temperature combustion (LTC) mode may be used to improve engine combustion efficiency and reduce emissions. With the NVO operation at low loads, the engine intake may be wide open or less throttled, reducing pumping loss. A method based on a rate of change in the engine speed and load for the combustion mode transition between spark ignition (SI) and LTC modes is provided.
US12146446B2	Controlling valve actuation of an internal combustion engine to prevent compressor surge The disclosure concerns a method and a control arrangement for controlling valve actuation of an ICE comprising an exhaust valve, an intake valve, and a turbo compressor. The method comprises and the control arrangement is configured to: limiting/limit valve actuation changes of the exhaust and intake valves based on compressor data including surge limit data for the turbo compressor and one or both of a current turbo compressor rotational speed and a current turbo compressor pressure ratio, to maintain a turbo compressor mass flow above a limit mass flow value.
US12146445B2	Method and system for regulating the thrust of an aircraft turbomachine A method and system control the thrust of an aircraft turbomachine having a high bypass ratio by direct action on a variable-pitch system. The variable-pitch system varies the pitch of the vanes of a stator of a low-pressure compressor for the open-loop control of the thrust of the turbomachine. The method also provides closed-loop control of the pitch of the blades of a propeller based on a rotational speed of the propeller.
US12146444B1	Gearbox assembly for an aircraft propulsion system An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system includes an output shaft and a gear assembly. The gear assembly is configured to drive rotation of the output shaft. The gear assembly includes a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a first ring gear, and a second ring gear. The sun gear is rotatable about a rotational axis. The sun gear includes a first double helical gear pattern. Each planet gear of the plurality of planet gears includes a main gear, a first lateral gear, and a second lateral gear. The main gear includes a second double helical gear pattern engaged with the first double helical gear pattern. The first lateral gear is engaged with the first ring gear. The second lateral gear is engaged with the second ring gear. The first ring gear is axially spaced from the second ring gear relative to the rotational axis.
US12146443B2	Boosting gas turbine engine power with fluid motor An aircraft system is provided that includes a thrust rotor and a powerplant coupled to and configured to drive rotation of the thrust rotor. The powerplant includes a gas turbine engine, a drivetrain and a fluid motor. The gas turbine engine includes a rotating assembly, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section and a flowpath extending through the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section. The rotating assembly includes a turbine rotor in the turbine section. The turbine rotor is configured to convert fluid power of combustion products flowing through the flowpath within the turbine section into mechanical power for driving rotation of the rotating assembly during a mode of engine operation. The drivetrain is configured to rotatably couple the fluid motor to the rotating assembly. The fluid motor is configured to boost the mechanical power for driving the rotation of the rotating assembly during the mode of engine operation.
US12146439B2	Rotating electric machine system, and combined power system equipped therewith In a rotating electric machine system, a rotating shaft of a rotating electric machine includes a first end part and a second end part. The first end part includes a projecting distal end that projects out to the exterior of a rotating electric machine housing. A rotational parameter detector is disposed on the projecting distal end. Electric terminal portions electrically connected to the rotating electric machine are disposed at one end part of the rotating electric machine housing. When viewed from a side along an axial direction of the rotating electric machine system, the electric terminal portions and the rotational parameter detector are arranged in parallel.
US12146438B2	Gas turbine engine component with integrated sensor bracket A gas turbine engine component includes a wall that is formed of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) that has ceramic fiber plies disposed in a ceramic matrix. The component has a sensor section in which a bracket is bonded on the wall for holding a sensor. The bracket is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of the CMC, graphite, and combinations thereof.
US12146429B2	Blow-by gas filtration assembly with support bearing A blow-by gas filtration assembly has an axis and includes an assembly body including a filtration chamber, an inlet mouth for filtering the blow-by gases, and an outlet mouth for the filtered blow-by gases. A filter group includes a central cavity radially crossed by blow-by gases. An electric drive operatively connects to the filter group to command rotation about the axis and filtration, and includes an electric motor including a stator and rotor. An axial shaft includes a filter portion mounting the filter group, a command portion mounting the rotor, and a support portion axially between the filter and command portions. A support bearing radially engages the support portion and the assembly body. The filter assembly screwably engages the filter group and filter portion, by respective filter and shaft threads so the filter group screws to the shaft until the support bearing is axially engaged.
US12146425B2	Energy storage system and alumina calcination applications An energy storage system (TES) converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. The delivered heat which may be used for processes including power generation and cogeneration. In one application, the TES provides higher-temperature heat through non-combustible fluid to an alumina calcination system used to remove impurities or volatile substances and/or to incur thermal decomposition to a desired product.
US12146421B2	Deformable root spacer for a gas turbine engine rotor blade A rotor assembly is provided that includes a rotor disk, a rotor blade and a rotor spacer. The rotor disk includes a slot. The rotor blade includes a blade root arranged within the slot. The root spacer is arranged within the slot between the rotor disk and the blade root. The root spacer is configured as or otherwise includes a cellular structure with a plurality of internal cells.
US12146418B2	Rotor blade and rotor blade assembly for a turbomachine A rotor blade (20) for a rotor blade assembly (10) of a turbomachine (1) is provided, having an inner rotor blade platform (40) which extends axially from the rotor blade (20) with respect to a longitudinal turbomachine axis (2) and has two opposite circumferential end faces (41) and a free axial end (42) whose cross section is radially inwardly and radially outwardly bounded by circular arcs of two concentric circles. The inner rotor blade platform (40) has a cross section of connection (45) with the rotor blade (20) which is bounded radially inwardly by an inner connecting line (46) and radially outwardly by an outer connecting line (47). Each of the connecting lines (46, 47) has a central portion (61) having a convex curvature.
US12146417B2	Turbine shroud with ceramic matrix composite blade track segments and method of assembly Turbine shroud structures and a method of assembling a turbine shroud into a turbine are disclosed. The method includes arranging turbine shroud segments into a full ring and inserting the full ring into a turbine case as a single unit.
US12146416B2	Propulsor blade imaging assembly for an aircraft propulsion system An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system includes a propulsor and an imaging assembly. The propulsor includes a propulsor disk, a plurality of propulsor blades, and a nose cone. The plurality of propulsor blades are circumferentially distributed about the propulsor disk. Each propulsor blade of the plurality of propulsor blades extends radially between and to a root end and a tip end. The root end is disposed at the propulsor disk. The propulsor disk and the plurality of propulsor blades are configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The nose cone is disposed axially adjacent the propulsor disk. The imaging assembly includes an imaging device disposed on the nose cone. The imaging device includes a camera. The camera is configured to capture image data of each propulsor blade of the plurality of propulsor blades as the plurality of propulsor blades rotate about the rotational axis.
US12146415B2	Systems and methods for multi-dimensional variable vane stage rigging utilizing adjustable bracket plates A vane adjustment assembly includes a plurality of vanes, an annular ring coupled to the vanes, and a ring adjustment plate. The adjustment plate includes a main plate portion arranged on the ring and including a first adjustment region defined between two walls and a first elongated opening formed through the first adjustment region, and an adjustment fastener removably arranged in the first adjustment region between the first and second walls and including an adjustment head and a fastening pin eccentrically coupled to the adjustment head and removably coupled to the annular ring. The adjustment fastener can be selectively arranged at rotational positions within the first adjustment region so as to selectively arrange the fastening pin at distinct circumferential positions relative to the first and second walls such that the main plate portion can be positioned at distinct circumferential positions.
US12146403B2	Borehole localization relative to objects and subterranean formations This disclosure presents methods and processes to estimate a position parameter, an orientation parameter, a dip parameter, and a diameter parameter of an object or subterranean formation change proximate an active borehole. The object or formation can be an adjacent borehole. The parameters can be utilized by a geo-steering system or a well site job plan system to reduce an uncertainty surrounding or looking ahead of the active borehole to avoid a collision with the object or formation, to intercept the object or formation, or to place the active borehole in a more advantageous position. The parameters can be derived from collected component resistivity data that has been reconstructed utilizing a three-dimensional inversion algorithm. In some aspects, low resistivity data can be extracted to improve the estimating of the parameters. In some aspects, the process can be implemented in a downhole tool, in a surface system, or a combination thereof.
US12146402B2	Ultrasonic imaging device and method for wells Methods and devices for imaging wells using ultrasound is described. The devices include a modular imaging device having a telemetry module and a radial imaging module and/or forward imaging module. The radial imaging module includes a ring shaped phased array ultrasonic transducer array for generating images on the length of a wellbore. Various lens and housing configurations for the radial imaging module are described. The forward imaging module includes an ultrasonic transducer comprising one or more elements and having an adjustable viewpoint for generating images of obstructions found in a wellbore. Advanced imaging modes for a radial imaging module include multiple aperture and spiral wave imaging mode.
US12146401B2	Method for estimating rate of penetration while drilling A method for estimating a rate of penetration while drilling a subterranean wellbore includes estimating a first rate of penetration while drilling using a first measurement method, estimating a second rate of penetration while drilling using a second measurement method, and combining the first and second rates of penetration to obtain a combined rate of penetration of drilling.
US12146399B2	Fluid coupling assemblies for a manifold of a hydraulic fracturing system and related methods Embodiments of a method include connecting an inner end of a base of a fluid coupling assembly to an outer surface of a manifold of a hydraulic fracturing system. The base includes an outer end opposite the inner end and a through-passage extending from the outer end to the inner end. In addition, the method includes inserting a coupling adapter into the through-passage from the outer end to compress the coupling adapter into the through-passage and to position a connection device of the coupling adapter outside of the through-passage at the outer end.
US12146396B2	Geomechanical applications using Biots coefficient based on advanced downhole logging measurements Methods and systems include using downhole data to determine a static bulk modulus of dry rock or rock frame in a porous formation and determine a static bulk modulus of grain minerals in the porous formation. Biot's coefficient for the porous formation can be determined based on the static bulk modulus of dry rock or rock frame and the static bulk modulus of grain minerals. Effective stress of the porous formation can be determined based on Biot's coefficient. Effective stress of the porous formation is used in geomechanical applications, including hydraulic fracturing, wellbore stability analysis, and reservoir integrity assessments.
US12146394B2	Controlling downhole-type rotating machines A parameter of a magnetic bearing supporting a rotor in operation within a stator of the downhole-type rotating machine is measured. A speed of the rotor is controlled based on the measured parameter.
US12146388B1	Push on and pull off configurable retrieving system for intercept retrievable bridge plug Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to shifting downhole tools based on pressure. A downhole tool comprises an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve including: a chamber and a pressure relief valve in communication with the chamber. A return spring is disposed in the chamber. The outer sleeve is movable in forward and backward directions relative to the inner sleeve. A ball is disposed between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. A spacer is adjacent to the ball and a groove is adjacent to the spacer. A pocket is configured to receive the spacer upon movement of the outer sleeve in a forward direction. The spacer is configured to travel to the ball from the pocket and from the ball to the pocket. The pressure relief valve is configured to pass fluid based on a threshold pressure to unlock and move the outer sleeve in a backward direction.
US12146387B2	Flapper valve for percussion drill tools The present invention relates to a flapper valve for a percussion drill tool. The valve comprises a first side engageable with a planar surface of an element of the percussion drill tool to alternately close first and second fluid flow paths of the percussion drill tool. The planar surface comprises first and second apertures in fluid communication with the first and second fluid flow paths, respectively. The first side of the flapper valve comprises a first planar portion and a second planar portion and a first curved tip portion intermediate the first and second planar portions. The flapper valve is pivotable about the first curved tip portion between a first position, in which the first planar portion of the flapper valve is in sealing contact with the planar surface to close the first aperture, and a second position, in which the second planar portion of the flapper valve is in sealing contact with the planar surface to close the second aperture.
US12146386B2	Valve assembly for downhole pump of reciprocating pump system A downhole pump used for a reciprocating pump includes a barrel and a plunger. The barrel couples to a tubing string and has a standing valve. The plunger couples to a rod string and has a traveling valve. One or both of the valves can include an assembly comprising a housing and an insert. The insert allowing for flow therethrough has a ball stop and a ball passage. Positioned in the housing, one end of the insert engages a tapered sidewall in the housing. The insert is secured with metallic material metallurgically affixed between the insert and the housing. For example, brazing material can be brazed at the end of the insert to metallurgically affix the insert in the passage. A ball is positioned in the insert, and a seat is positioned adjacent an end of the insert. The assembly is then incorporated into components of the pump.
US12146383B2	System and method for running and cementing fabric-nested casing A rig site may include a rotary table within a rig floor above a wellbore. A fabric sheet rolled into two symmetrical rolls is disposed on the rig floor. A pre-cut center hole of the fabric sheet is coaxial with the rotary table. A casing string, to be lowered in the wellbore, includes a first casing joint at a bottom of the casing string is a modified float joint. The pre-cut center hole of the fabric sheet is attached to a sleeve of the modified float joint. Union units are provided above the rotary table. The union units close the fabric sheet around the casing string to form a fabric-nested casing string within the wellbore. A cement slurry is pumped down the casing string and into a space between the fabric sheet and the casing string to cement the fabric-nested casing string to the wellbore.
US12146372B2	System and method for active centralization of downhole well tools A technique facilitates control over the positioning of a well tool in a wellbore or other type of borehole. A well tool is combined with a centralizer system. The centralizer system has a plurality of extension members which are oriented to extend outwardly from the well tool. The extension members of the plurality of extension members are controllable to enable controlled positioning of the well tool within the borehole.
US12146371B2	Sucker rod guide A sucker rod guide for use in a well production tubing, the sucker rod guide comprising: (a) a sleeve member, including a first material having a first wear characteristic and including: (i) a passage therethrough for a sucker rod; and (ii) an outer surface; and (b) a wear member overlaying the sleeve member and including a second material having a second wear characteristic, the wear member being fixed in position relative to the sleeve member and including: (i) an inner surface; and (ii) an outer surface defining a flow path for a fluid, when in use, between the sucker rod guide and the well production tubing.
US12146368B2	Parapet descent apparatus A parapet descent apparatus can include a mounting panel configured to be secured to the parapet of an elevated structure; and a parapet ladder secured to the mounting panel and including: a first ladder rail; a second ladder rail; and a plurality of rungs, each of the plurality of rungs extending from the first ladder rail to the second ladder rail, the parapet ladder defining a first end configured to be secured to the parapet of the elevated structure and a second end distal from the first end and configured to contact a surface of the elevated structure, a top surface of the parapet being offset above the surface of the elevated structure by a wall height of the parapet.
US12146361B2	Power doors for motor vehicle with hold open and sleep control systems and method A system and method for controlling motion of a door are provided. The door is moveable between an open position and a closed position and has a balanced position whereat the door does not move towards the open position nor the closed position under an effect of gravity. The system includes a power actuator for moving the door to a partially open position between the open position and the closed position. The power actuator is adapted to allow the door to move to the balanced position after the power actuator has moved the door to the partially open position.
US12146357B2	Fire protection securing device for securing a door actuator A fire protection securing apparatus for securing a door actuator includes a retaining plate, designed for being secured to an assembly surface, in particular door, frame or wall, wherein, perpendicular to the retaining plate, an assembly axis is defined. The fire protection securing apparatus further includes an assembly plate which is secured to the retaining plate and which is designed for receiving the door actuator, and at least one closed reaction chamber arranged between the retaining plate and the assembly plate. The apparatus also includes a drive element of thermally intumescent material which is arranged in the reaction chamber and which is designed to push the assembly plate away from the retaining plate upon thermal activation.
US12146356B2	Door hinge device for vehicles In a door hinge device for the vehicle, in a vehicle without a B pillar, a hinge slider connected to a hinge portion of a door slides and moves in an external diagonal direction of a vehicle body along upper and lower rails by a driving torque of a motor inside a case, securing a rotation trajectory of the door, and then a striker fixed to the hinge slider is restrained by a latch portion fixed to the case to fix the slide movement position of the hinge slider, ensuring stability of the opening/closing operation of the door.
US12146353B2	Secure stop adjustable door opening limiter A door check system of a vehicle includes a door check assembly having a check body securable to a door of the vehicle, a check link extending through a check body opening of the check body and an adjustment mechanism positioned at a body of the vehicle. The adjustment mechanism includes a housing defining a housing opening, and an adjustment slide positioned in the housing opening and slidable moveable therein. The adjustment slide is secured to the check link. An adjustment feature is secured to the adjustment slide and extends through an adjustment slot in the housing. Moving the adjustment feature along the adjustment slot moves the adjustment slide in the housing opening to change an effective length of the check link.
US12146349B2	Lever-lock release systems and methods A lever-lock release system is configured to releasably couple two objects together, for example a parachute and a payload. The lever-lock release system may comprise a first lever and a second lever, each rotatably coupled to a rigid base. When activated, the levers cascadingly rotate to release a first object and a second object. With these systems and related methods, various failure modes may be eliminated, such as undesired premature deployment of recovery parachutes during aerial delivery.
US12146347B2	Low-profile handle assembly A low-profile handle assembly adapted for use in a hatch cover of a storage compartment of a vehicle, the handle assembly including: a recessed housing including a top edge defining an opening; and a handle coupled to the recessed housing and disposed conformally within substantially the entirety of the opening defined by the top edge of the recessed housing; wherein the handle is adapted to pivot with respect to the recessed housing about a first pivot axis disposed at an intermediate longitudinal location along the recessed housing and the handle and about a second pivot axis disposed at an end longitudinal location along the recessed housing and the handle. The first pivot axis is formed by a translatable, extensible link assembly coupling the handle to the recessed housing.
US12146343B2	Lock mechanism, lock system, quick exchange bracket assembly and electronic vehicle Provided is a lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism includes a lock base, the lock base is provided with an opening and a cavity extending from the opening, the opening is used for the lock shaft mounted to the battery pack to enter the cavity, the lock mechanism further includes: a lock assembly, the lock assembly is connected to one side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft, the lock assembly is moveable relative to the lock base, and the side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft extends into the cavity or exits the cavity; wherein, the lock assembly is capable of preventing the lock shaft from exiting the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly extends into the cavity; the lock assembly is capable of allowing the lock shaft to exit the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly exits the cavity.
US12146342B2	Detection and correction of insufficient locking behavior of an electronic lockset Methods and systems for detecting and correcting insufficient locking behavior, using an electronic lockset. One aspect is a method of deadlatching an electronic lockset, the method comprising detecting motion of a deadbolt from an unlocked position toward a locked position, determining a position of the deadbolt after the motion ceases via a sensor of the electronic lockset, determining, based on the position, whether the deadbolt has moved to the locked position, wherein in the locked position the deadbolt is placed in a deadlatched state, and transmitting an actuation command to the electronic lockset to move the deadbolt into the locked position.
US12146340B2	Methods, systems, apparatuses, and devices for facilitating cleaning of a pool An apparatus for facilitating cleaning of a pool. Further, the apparatus comprises an angled nozzle disposed in the pool. Further, the angled nozzle comprises an inlet nozzle portion, an outlet nozzle portion, and a curved nozzle portion. Further, the inlet nozzle portion is to be attached to a return line of the pool and the curved nozzle portion extends between the inlet nozzle portion and the outlet nozzle portion. Further, a central axis of the outlet nozzle portion is offset at an angle relative to a central axis of the inlet nozzle portion. Further, the angle is an acute angle. Further, a first amount of water flows out of an outlet opening of the outlet nozzle portion with a flow characteristic based on the angle. Further, the flowing imparts a circular motion to a second amount of water present in the pool with a motion characteristic.
US12146339B1	Underwater sheath device and method for installation An underwater light sheath device and method for installation for preventing water from leaking out of bodies of water—pools and spas—through a niche housing such as that caused by a broken conduit opening. The sheath device is located over the conduit opening of a niche housing and designed to provide a water-tight seal over a conduit opening of a niche housing. An electrical cord of the light fixture is positioned through the sheath device and conduit opening of the niche housing.
US12146338B1	Deformable folding fence The present utility model relates to a deformable folding fence, including multiple groups of quick fixing assemblies, in which the multiple groups of quick fixing assemblies are connected to upper rods, lower rods and support rods, and two ends of each of the upper rods, the lower rods and the support rods are both provided with an elastic button and a clamping groove, each quick fixing assembly includes a fixing member main body, and a side wall of the fixing member main body is connected to a middle sleeve, so as to utilize the quick fixing assemblies, the upper rods, the lower rods, the support rods and the interaction among various components, so that the fences of different shapes can be spliced according to usage requirements and fields.
US12146336B2	Tent shelter with apex poles proportionally displaced relative to a rectangular footprint and faceted, pole-supported sidewalls A tent shelter with apex poles proportionally displaced relative to a rectangular footprint and faceted, pole-supported sidewalls includes: a tent canopy having an outer perimeter defining a generally rectangular footprint, the tent canopy configured with corners at the outer perimeter for removable fastening of the tent canopy outer perimeter to a ground surface with no more than four stakes; two apex poles, the tent canopy having two main canopy peaks configured to receive tips of the two apex poles removably insertable therein, the two main canopy peaks and the two apex poles being displaced in a longitudinal displacement relative to the corners of the tent canopy outer perimeter, and two secondary support poles, the tent canopy also having two secondary canopy peaks configured with two secondary support poles erectable therein, the two secondary support poles configured to create oblique pyramids in faceted sidewalls of the tent canopy.
US12146335B2	Portable structure with solar shade A portable structure including a solar shade is disclosed. The portable structure includes a frame comprising at least two beams, a main panel extending between the at least two beams, and a solar shade. The solar shade includes at least one solar shade panel spaced above the main panel by at least one inflatable beam to create a space between the solar shade panel and the main panel. The space creates an insulative layer to help regulate an interior temperature of the portable structure.
US12146334B2	Convertible carrying case and securement system for a post A convertible carrying case and securement system for a post comprising a case comprising of at least five contiguous panels that form a substantially hexahedral volume, a retractable pull handle on one end of said case, at least one pair of wheels on the distal end of said case at the opposite end of said retractable pull handle, said case having a plurality of straps and/or handles attached to at least one of the outside panel surfaces, wherein said five panels include the case floor, two case side panels, a wheel-side panel closest to said pair of wheels, and a panel parallel to said wheel-side panel but connecting the opposite edges of said side panels, a post comprising at least a base post or stump, wherein one end of the said base post or stump is within said case during the post's deployment.
US12146332B1	Base for utility pole A frangible base for a utility pole. The base includes a support structure, such as an inner wall extending downwardly from a collar with a shelf. The shelf receives and supports the bottom edge of the pole and with the collar maintains the utility pole in an upright position. A frictional engagement device, such as a U-bolt, is included to surround the bottom of the pole loosely and adjustably when it is resting on the shelf. In this way, the installer has both hands free to rotate the pole to the proper position and then to tighten the U-bolt to complete the installation. A second engagement device, such as a locking plate assembly, may be positioned on the side of the pole opposite the shelf.
US12146331B2	Portable base cover A portable base cover that includes at least two substantially rigid body sections each with a rear sidewall, two opposing sidewalls flanking and extending away from the rear sidewall and having side terminal surfaces, and an upper wall extending away from the rear sidewall and having an upper wall side terminal surface with a recessed portion defined thereon and forming, with the side terminal surfaces, a perimeter section surface, wherein the body sections are operably configured to adjacently and removably couple together about their respective perimeter section surfaces to form a substantially closed configuration, form a tightly-spaced joint between each of the respective perimeter section surfaces, and to define an enclosed base covering cavity spatially coupled to an enclosed protrusion aperture defined by recessed portions defined by the upper walls of the body sections.
US12146329B2	Shoring apparatus, system, and related method for concrete edge repairs The present invention discloses a shoring apparatus, a system incorporating the apparatus, and a related method utilizing the apparatus in the system for an improvement in conducting concrete edge repairs in multi-story buildings. The shoring apparatus includes a structural member and attachment features that are configured to make the shoring apparatus attachable to the underside of a concrete structure that is to undergo edge repairs. The shoring apparatus is advantageous over shore poles in that they securely support the concrete form without relying on a lower structure to counter the load of the structural repair.
US12146326B2	Tool for the application of pressing wedges A tool for the application of pressing wedges in wedge-type levelling spacer systems used in the application of tiles and that are equipped with a base block and a pressing wedge. The tool includes a handgrip from a front end of which projects a support rod having a longitudinal axis, a slider constrained to the support rod and at least partially delimiting a through opening configured to slidably receive at least one axial segment of the pressing wedge, a thruster associated with the handgrip in a movable manner at least along a thrusting direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support rod between an advanced position, wherein the thruster is proximal to the slider, and a withdrawn position, wherein the thruster is distal from the slider, and a mechanical actuator associated with the handgrip and configured to actuate the thruster at least from the withdrawn position to the advanced position.
US12146325B1	Moisture resistant engineered hardwood veneer flooring Disclosed are moisture resistant engineered hardwood veneer flooring panels. Also disclosed are methods for making same.
US12146322B2	Bitumen roofing composite A bitumen roofing composite is described having an upper surface and a lower surface. The bitumen roofing composite contains a first composite bitumen layer and a fire resistant (FR) fleece. The first composite bitumen layer has a first side and a second side and contains a first carrier saturated with bitumen. The FR fleece has a first side and a second side, where the first side of the FR fleece and the second side of the first bitumen composite layer are in intimate contact. The FR fleece contains a plurality of FR staple fibers and a plurality of first char scaffold fibers.
US12146318B2	Switchable phase change material systems for building envelopes In some aspects, the present disclosure relates to switchable phase change material system (SPCMS). In some embodiments, dynamic, switchable phase change material systems allow building envelope assemblies to store energy from one side and release to the other side in order to reduce thermal loads and peak demands for both space heating and cooling. PCM layers can be coupled with thermal insulation layers to ensure heat does not transfer readily through the building envelope and thus increase thermal heating and cooling loads for the building. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a combination of rotatable members comprised of PCM and insulation are switchable in position such that layers with PCM are switched from one side to the other without the need to maintain the thermal insulation within a building envelope.
US12146317B2	Drainage device A drainage device, system, and method for draining moisture at a wall adjacent to and projecting from a floor is provided. An elongated body extends arcuately above the floor and is attached to the floor to define a channel between the elongated body and the floor for receiving moisture from proximate the wall at a rearward end of the elongated body. A barrier is proximate the wall and defines an opening to the wall adjacent to the floor that is dimensioned complementarily to the elongated body for receiving the elongated body therein. A rear flange at the rearward end is dimensioned to be captively received between the wall and a barrier via the opening for allowing the moisture between the barrier and the wall to drain into the channel via the rearward end. A sealant seals the rear flange to the barrier.
US12146315B2	Connector insert with rod accommodation hole Threaded rod connector including a housing having a cavity for receiving a threaded rod therein, wherein the cavity has a mouth, and an insert including a plurality of rod engagement segments, which are arranged within the cavity, wherein the cavity has a tapered zone tapering towards the mouth for wedging the rod engagement segments against the threaded rod, wherein the insert further includes a plurality of interconnected segment carrying arms, wherein each of the rod engagement segments is connected to at least one of the segment carrying arms, wherein the segment carrying arms form a cage for accommodating the threaded rod. The insert further includes a collar, wherein the segment carrying arms are interconnected via the collar, and wherein the collar surrounds a rod accommodation hole that is aligned with the cage, such that a straight threaded rod can be simultaneously positioned both within the rod accommodation hole and within the cage.
US12146314B1	Method for constructing a pyramid A method for constructing a pyramid including a plurality of triangular and rectangular modules, a top and lifting elements. The bottom of the top is secured to the lifting elements. The triangular and rectangular modules connect to define a first tier. The first tier being attached to the bottommost end of the top. The lifting elements lift the top to place the first tier underneath the top. Additional tiers are added by rearranging the lifting elements underneath the last tier created. The modules are preferably covered by solar panels. The lifting elements are removed after reaching a predetermined size.
US12146307B2	Arrangement for the installation and mounting of a wash basin An arrangement for use with a washbasin. The arrangement includes a mounting box configured to fasten to a wall or to a mounting frame. The mounting box includes connections for water supply and water drain and fasteners configured to fasten to the mounting box for mounting the washbasin to the wall or mounting frame. The arrangement further includes holding and guide elements configured to hold the washbasin while mounting the washbasin to the mounting box. The holding and guide elements comprise at least two drawer slides each having a fixed part and a moveable part. The fixed part is fixedly connected to the mounting box. The moveable part is configured to directly connect to the washbasin within a recess that is defined by the washbasin and disposed on a backside of the washbasin. The moveable part is further configured to move with the washbasin relative to the fixed part.
US12146306B2	Wireless water control system of electronic faucets or water outlets A wireless water control system includes a water heater connected to a water supply, a water line sensor device connected to a water line in fluid communication with the water heater, a wireless flow control valve connected to the water line, and at least one outlet faucet in fluid communication with the water line. The components are in wireless communication via a shared wireless network such as a Bluetooth connection. The control circuit receives user information including one or more parameters from an external device via the wireless network. The control circuit wirelessly activates the outlet faucet via a command sent through the wireless network, such that the outlet faucet emits water in a manner corresponding to the received user information. The outlet faucet also includes a speaker and microphone which facilitates voice activation. The speaker can emit music, text-to-speech for written information received from the internet, and other sounds.
US12146301B2	Automatic torque control system An automatic torque control system and methods for automatically controlling a torque of a vehicle are disclosed. The method includes detecting when the vehicle engages a load. The method further includes automatically decreasing the torque when the vehicle engages the load and prior to one or more wheels of the vehicle slipping.
US12146297B2	Working machine A working machine is provided, which includes a machine body, a prime mover, a pair of traveling devices, a pair of traveling motors to be switched between a first speed and a second speed higher than the first speed, a pair of traveling pumps driven by the prime mover to supply operation fluid to the pair of traveling motors, respectively, a controller configured to automatically shift down the pair of traveling motors from the second speed to the first speed, a mode switch configured for an operator to select an ON position allowing the controller to automatically shift down the first traveling motor from the second speed to the first speed and an OFF position preventing the controller to automatically shift down the first traveling motor from the second speed to the first speed, and a display to display that the operator selects the ON position of the mode switch.
US12146291B2	Work machine A controller determines whether or not a work device is in a ground contact state, by using detection data of a pressure sensor and at least one balance relation between forces or moments acting on the work device, and generate partial shape data of a work object formed by the work device, on the basis of a movement locus of a monitoring point set to the work device and an external shape of the work device in a ground contact period in which the work device is determined to be in the ground contact state, and update the present-condition shape data of the work object on the basis of the partial shape data.
US12146289B1	Self adjusting twin stage locking coupler A front-end loader adapter plate self-adjusting twin stage locking coupler having an extendable and retractable adapter plate lock pin having an elongated body with a first end, a second tapering locking slot engaging end, an exterior surface having a pair of opposing rails, and an extendable and retractable adapter plate lock foot having a lock foot body with the lock foot body including a first end, a second tapering female coupling structure engaging end, and an interior channel having a pair of opposing rail slots matingly engaging the corresponding rails of the lock pin therein to slidably support and maintain at least a portion of the lock pin within the interior channel of the lock foot.
US12146284B2	Securable device having a substantially flexible shaft and one or more protrusions and method for securing the same A device comprising a corkscrew; a substantially flexible shaft operably attached to the corkscrew at a first end of the shaft; and one or more protrusions extending from the shaft between the first end of the shaft and a second end of the shaft. Methods of using the device are also disclosed.
US12146283B2	Garbage collection apparatus Garbage collection apparatus for the collection of plastic from a surface of a waterbody with a waterflow. The garbage collection apparatus comprises a base and a horizontal beam mounted pivotably around a vertical axis on the base. Said horizontal beam is mounted displaceably in vertical direction on the base, where said horizontal beam on an underside comprises a collection device for collecting plastic floating on the surface of the waterbody. The collection device extends vertically away from the horizontal beam and extends horizontally in a direction opposite the direction of the water flow in the waterbody, which collection device comprises one of either bars or mesh, where said garbage collection apparatus comprises a first actuator for displacing the horizontal beam in or into vertical direction and where said collection device is connected rotatably to the horizontal beam and where the rotation axis of the collection device relative to the beam is parallel to a main axis of the horizontal beam and where the garbage collection apparatus comprises a controller. Method for removing plastic from the surface of a waterbody with a water flow, with a garbage collection apparatus.
US12146271B2	Vehicle rail mounting device A vehicle rail mounting device (10) Is provided for mounting a vehicle rail (12) on a support structure (14). The device Includes a bottom piece (16), an elastomeric bearing element (18) to be supported on the bottom piece, top cover elements (22) having elastomeric element retainers (54), a top piece (20), and rail connectors (82). The elastomeric element retainers are provided to retain the elastomeric element in place while the elastomeric element is adapted to retain the top piece, and hence the rail connectors, and therefore also the rail, in place. The top cover elements can be connected to the to the bottom and to the support structure to keep the whole device in place.
US12146269B2	Spike puller workhead with independent control A spike puller apparatus comprises a subframe, a pair of opposed puller arms for engaging with spikes to be pulled via a replaceable puller tool mounted on the end of each puller arm, a pair of horizontal shafts and an actuator to selectively translate each puller arm with respect to one another, an actuator to articulate each respective puller arm for pulling spikes, an A-frame connected to the subframe to resist and/or apply pulling forces to a spike being pulled, and a vertical actuator connected to the A-frame to cause the vertical slide carrier to move up and down along the pair of vertical shafts to effect a spike pulling operation. The respective puller arms are independently controllable, and may be selectively staggered with respect to one another along a rail to allow selective independent and/or simultaneous pulling of rail spikes and/or anchor spikes on opposite sides of the rail.
US12146268B1	Multipart molds and three-dimensional pulp articles molded therefrom The present invention includes a system of multipart devices for the formation, pressing, and coating of molded pulp fiber articles. The system includes a mold device, a pressing device, and/or a coating device. Each device comprises a screen fastened or otherwise connected to the housing unit. The housing unit is a solid, non-porous housing element, and multiple housing units are configured to be reversibly connected to form a single device. When joined together, the screens of each housing unit form a continuous cavity for the molding, pressing, and coating of the product. The housing unit of a mold device comprises one or more vacuum systems which direct vacuum pressure to the product surface of the mold screen to form a pulp fiber product from a pulp fiber slurry. The pulp product is operable to be dried in the mold device, resulting in the formation of a stable, thin-walled pulp product.
US12146256B2	Fabric cleaning appliance with performance enhancement selector A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub, a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser comprising multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber. The method comprises performing a first wash cycle and dispensing a first dose of treating chemistry from one of the treating chemistry cups, receiving at a controller a user selection of an activation of a performance enhancement selector, and upon activation of the performance enhancement selector, activating a second wash cycle comprising dispensing a second dose of treating chemistry from another of treating chemistry cups.
US12146255B2	Laundry treating appliance having a bulk dispensing assembly A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.
US12146250B2	Sewing machine The sewing machine includes a projector, a processor, and a memory storing computer-readable instructions that cause the processor to perform processes. The processes include generating processing of generating a first image including a first object representing a first sewing pattern and generating a second image including a second object representing a second sewing pattern. The first sewing pattern is at least a part of the sewing pattern and is a state in which the sewing is incomplete. The second sewing pattern is a part of the sewing pattern and is a state in which the sewing has progressed further than the first sewing pattern. The processes include projection processing of, after causing the projector to project the first image, switching the projected first image, during the sewing, to the second image, and causing the projector to project the second image.
US12146244B1	Fire-resistant textile A woven fire-resistant fabric that contains a plurality of warp yarns in the warp direction of the woven fire-resistant fabric and a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction of the woven fire-resistant fabric. The warp direction and weft direction are approximately perpendicular. At least a portion of the warp or weft yarns comprise a blend of solution dyed meta-aramid fibers and solution dyed para-aramid fibers. The para-aramid fibers contain a co-polymer being poly (diphenylether-co-para-phenylenediamine-terephthaloyldichloride) and the para-aramid fibers have a carbon black loading of greater than 1.0% by weight of the para-aramid fibers.
US12146243B2	Twisting machine for automatic donning A twisting machine for automatic donning is provided. The twisting machine includes an outer yarn branch rail arranged at the middle position of the twisting machine, wherein the outer yarn branch rail is positioned above the twisting machine, so as to successively drive the outer yarn carrier assembly to deliver the outer yarn winding package by suspending; the twisting machine further includes an inner yarn branch rail arranged at the both sides of the twisting machine, the inner yarn branch rail is positioned above the twisting machine, so as to successively drive the inner yarn carrier assembly to deliver the inner yarn winding package by suspending.
US12146240B2	Method for making a shaped nonwoven A nonwoven fabric comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a visually discernible pattern on at least one of the first and second surfaces. The visually discernible pattern has a regular, repeating pattern of three-dimensional features. Each of the three-dimensional features define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions having a difference in values for an intensive property. The first surface has a TS7 value in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms to about 15 dB V2 rms. The second surface has a TS7 value in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms to about 15 dB V2 rms. A ratio of the TS7 value of the first surface to the TS7 value of the second surface is in the range of about 1 to about 3.
US12146235B2	Plating and deplating currents for material co-planarity in semiconductor plating processes A method of plating substrates may include placing a substrate in a plating chamber comprising a liquid, and applying a current to the liquid in the plating chamber to deposit a metal on exposed portions of the substrate, where the current may include alternating cycles of a forward plating current and a reverse deplating current. To determine the current characteristics, a model of a substrate may be simulated during the plating process to generate data points that relate characteristics of the plating process and a pattern on the substrate to a range nonuniformity of material formed on the substrate during the plating process. Using information from the data points, values for the forward and reverse currents may be derived and provided to the plating chamber to execute the plating process.
US12146234B2	Advanced manufactured vapor-fed electrochemical reactor (AM-VFR) for improved performance for electrochemical conversion System and method relates to an advanced manufactured vapor-fed electrochemical reactor (AM-VFR) system comprising a cathode gas compartment comprising a first inlet, and a first outlet, a catholyte compartment having a centrally located window for a cathode and a membrane, a second inlet, a second outlet, and a reference electrode, an anolyte compartment having a centrally located window for the membrane and an anode, a third inlet and a third outlet and an anode gas compartment having a fourth inlet and a fourth outlet, wherein the cathode, wherein the cathode is disposed between the cathode gas compartment and the catholyte compartment, wherein the membrane is disposed between the catholyte compartment and the anolyte compartment, wherein the anode is disposed between the anolyte compartment and the anode gas compartment, and wherein one or more of the cathode gas compartment, the catholyte compartment, the anolyte compartment and the anode gas compartment are made of a 3D printing plastic. Methods for making and using the system are also disclosed.
US12146233B2	Methods of hydrogenating carbon dioxide using electrochemical cells comprising tunable catalysts A method of hydrogenating carbon dioxide comprises forming a tunable catalyst comprising at least one metal comprising a size within a range of from a single atom to about 999 nanometers and formulated to produce one or more carbon-containing compounds. An electrochemical cell comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising the tunable catalyst, and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is formed. Carbon dioxide is introduced to the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell and a potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode to selectively hydrogenate the carbon dioxide. The hydrogen ions are diffused through the electrochemical cell. The carbon dioxide at the negative electrode is hydrogenated to selectively form carbon monoxide, methane, or a desired ratio of carbon monoxide and methane. An electrochemical cell and a carbon dioxide hydrogenation system are also disclosed.
US12146231B2	Photoelectrode and preparation method therefor, and platinum-based alloy catalyst and preparation method therefor The present application discloses a photoelectrode and a preparation method therefor, and a Pt-based alloy catalyst and a preparation method therefor. The method for preparing the Pt-based nano-alloy catalyst includes: placing a photoelectrode in an electrolytic cell with at least one light-transmitting surface and including an electrolyte; using a light source to irradiate a surface of the photoelectrode from the light-transmitting surface of the electrolytic cell, where the photoelectrode includes an active metal layer, a passivation layer, a semiconductor light absorption layer, a rear conductive layer, and an insulating protective layer that are sequentially stacked along the light incident direction; based on an electrochemical workstation and light irradiation, using a Pt electrode and a reference electrode to match the photoelectrode to electrochemically treat the surface of the photoelectrode; and cleaning the electrochemically-treated photoelectrode to obtain the Pt-based nano-alloy catalyst and a photoelectrode modified by the Pt-based nano-alloy catalyst.
US12146229B2	Method and device for the electrolysis of water An alkaline electrolyser device for hydrogen production includes a first and a second electric charge battery substantially identical. Each electric charge battery has a first electrode of copper, silver or their alloys, coated with zinc, a second electrode with a ferrous catalyst, and an alkaline aqueous solution in which the first and second electrodes are immersed. An output opening placed in correspondence of the second electrode is suitable to allow the escape from the battery of gases which develop in correspondence of the second electrode. The batteries are short-circuited with an electric power supply member placed between the first or the second electrodes, with a predefined polarity such that the voltage across the electrodes is higher than 1.3 V. In this configuration, the first battery undergoes a discharging process producing hydrogen gas, whilst, contextually, the second battery undergoes a charging process generating oxygen gas. When the discharge cycle of the first battery is completed, the polarity of the electric power supply is inverted, so that the second battery begins to discharge producing hydrogen gas and, at the same time, the first battery recharges producing oxygen gas. The polarity inversion is repeated cyclically so that oxygen and hydrogen are produced alternately in the two batteries.
US12146225B2	Method for recycling rare earth sintered magnet A method for recycling a rare earth magnet is described. The rare earth magnet has a film containing Ni on the surface thereof, and the method involves immersing the rare earth magnet in a stripping solution containing a derivative of nitrobenzene, ethylenediamine, and ammonia. This strips the Ni on the surface of the rare earth magnet without deteriorating the characteristics of the rare earth magnet, thereby improving its product yield.
US12146219B2	Flow control features of CVD chambers Apparatus and methods for gas distribution assemblies are provided. In one aspect, a gas distribution assembly is provided comprising an annular body comprising an annular ring having an inner annular wall, an outer wall, an upper surface, and a bottom surface, an upper recess formed into the upper surface, and a seat formed into the inner annular wall, an upper plate positioned in the upper recess, comprising a disk-shaped body having a plurality of first apertures formed therethrough, and a bottom plate positioned on the seat, comprising a disk-shaped body having a plurality of second apertures formed therethrough which align with the first apertures, and a plurality of third apertures formed between the second apertures and through the bottom plate, the bottom plate sealingly coupled to the upper plate to fluidly isolate the plurality of first and second apertures from the plurality of third apertures.
US12146216B2	Substrate treatment apparatus having exhaust structure The present invention relates to a substrate treatment apparatus including: a substrate support assembly having a spin head adapted to seat a substrate thereonto; fluid supply unit for supplying fluid to the substrate; a bowl assembly having a plurality of bowls overlaid another outwardly in a radial direction thereof and surrounding the substrate support assembly; an ascending and descending unit for moving up and down the bowl assembly; and a chamber for accommodating the substrate support assembly, the fluid supply unit, the bowl assembly, and the ascending and descending unit, wherein the chamber is configured to have a plurality of process exhaust parts for performing exhaust from the inside of the bowl assembly and an environment exhaust part for performing exhaust from the outside of the bowl assembly.
US12146214B2	Method for producing improved cold-forming tools for high-strength and super-high-strength steels, and cold-forming tool The invention relates to a method for producing a cold forming tool, particularly for cold forming super-high-strength steels, wherein the cold forming tool is the upper and/or lower tool of a forming tool set, wherein the cold forming tool is made of a metal material and has a forming surface that is designed so that a formed metal sheet has the desired final contour of the component, characterized in that a hard material layer is deposited on the forming surface of the forming tool by means of physical gas-phase deposition, wherein the hard material layer consists of a titanium nitride adhesive layer and alternating layers of aluminum titanium nitride and aluminum chromium nitride deposited thereon, wherein a titanium nitride top layer or alternatively a titanium carbon nitride top layer is deposited as the final layer as the outermost outer surface oriented toward a workpiece that is to be formed.
US12146212B2	Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for producing same When a steel material is processed to produce a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, conditions of a decarburization annealing process and conditions of a process before the decarburization annealing are adjusted so that a difference in concentration of O, Si, Al, Mn and P between the front and back surfaces of the steel sheet after the decarburization annealing is within a given range with respect to an average concentration between the front and back surfaces, and hence the difference in concentration of each of O, Si and Mg between the front and back surfaces of the product sheet is within ±5%, the difference in concentration of one or more of Al, Mn and P between the front and back surfaces is within ±15% and the difference in the concentration of one or more of Ca and Ti between the front and back surfaces is within ±20%.
US12146210B2	FeNi ordered alloy, method for manufacturing FeNi ordered alloy, and magnetic material including FeNi ordered alloy A FeNi ordered alloy includes a plurality of particles having a L10 type ordered structure. A size of the particles is in a range between 200 nm and 500 nm. A volume fraction of a pore in the particles with respect to a volume of the particles having an unit of vol. % is 5% or less.
US12146208B2	Machine component made of ferrous sintered metal Raw material powder containing iron powder, copper powder, and tin powder is compressed to form a green compact. The green compact is sintered in a temperature range of from 750 to 900° C., to bond iron structures to each other with copper and tin.
US12146206B2	Zinc tharmal splaying material and method for manufacturing the same and tharmal splaying device A zinc spraying material comprises a zinc material containing zinc; and a sulfate salt whose solubility in water is ⅛ or more of the solubility of calcium sulfate. The content of the sulfate salt in the zinc spraying material can be 0.006 to 0.14 mol based on 100 g of the content of the zinc material. Note that the sulfate salt can be at least one of potassium sulfate, sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, calcium sulfate, ferric sulfate, ferrous sulfate, lithium sulfate, calcium sulfate, and aluminum sulfate. Also, the zinc material is zinc. Alternatively, the zinc material can also be a zinc alloy containing zinc as the main component and at least one metal selected from aluminum and magnesium.
US12146204B2	Steel sheet, member, and methods for producing the same The steel sheet of the present invention has a steel microstructure containing, in area fraction, martensite: 20% to 100%, ferrite: 0% to 80%, and another metal phase: 5% or less, in which, on a surface of the steel sheet, a ratio of dislocation density in metal phases at a widthwise edge of the steel sheet to dislocation density in the metal phases at a widthwise center of the steel sheet is 100% to 140%, and, at a thicknesswise center of the steel sheet, a ratio of dislocation density in the metal phases at the widthwise edge of the steel sheet to dislocation density in the metal phases at the widthwise center of the steel sheet is 100% to 140%. The maximum amount of warpage of the steel sheet when the steel sheet is sheared to a length of 1 m in a rolling direction is 15 mm or less.
US12146201B2	Method for internal stress regulation in superalloy disk forgings by pre-spinning The present application relates to the field of superalloy, disclosing a method for internal stress regulation in superalloy disk forgings by pre-spinning. The method includes: Step S1, determining a target revolution for regulating internal stress in the disk forgings, and determining a target deformation magnitude of plastic deformation required for regulating the internal stress by the pre-spinning of the disk forgings; and Step S2, performing the pre-spinning of the disk forgings by the target revolution, monitoring a deformation magnitude of the disk forgings, and stopping the pre-spinning when a monitored deformation magnitude of the disk forgings reaches the target deformation magnitude.
US12146198B2	Maize cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) S-type restorer gene Rf3 A newly identified protein that is encoded by a polynucleotide sequence associated with cytoplasmic male sterility restorer activity (Rf3) is described. The cytoplasmic male sterility restorer gene can be inserted through breeding introgression into plant genomes to restore cytoplasmic male sterility in plants. Further applications of the newly identified polynucleotide sequence associated with cytoplasmic male sterility restorer activity include a mutation (rf3) which results in cytoplasmic male sterility. The cytoplasmic male sterility restorer gene can be inserted through breeding introgression into plant genomes to result in cytoplasmic male sterility in plants. Methods for detecting the cytoplasmic male sterility restorer (Rf3) and the cytoplasmic male sterility (rf3) gene sequences are further described.
US12146197B2	Multiplex diagnostic assays for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases The present invention provides novel methods of diagnosing and determining treatment strategies for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
US12146193B2	Methods and compositions relating to OPRM1 DNA methylation for personalized pain management The disclosure relates to methods for pain management in the perioperative context, particularly through the use of the DNA methylation status of the human OPRM1 gene as a biomarker for increased susceptibility to perioperative pain, and related methods and compositions.
US12146191B1	Detection and classification of IMP carbapenemases using real-time polymerase chain reaction assay Systems and methods for detection and classification of IMP carbapenemases are described. In an aspect, sets of PCR primers associated with specific probes can be used to identify specific families of IMP β-lactamases and utilize multiple primer sets to identify all IMP variants via real-time PCR assays. The sets of PCR primers can also be coupled with a fluorescent dye to detect a broad range of the IMP variants.
US12146187B2	Methods of treating dry eye disease using TNF alpha antagonists The disclosure is directed to novel predictive methods and personalized therapies for treating dry eye disease (DED). Specifically, this disclosure relates to methods of treating a patient having DED by selectively administering a TNFα antagonist, e.g., a TNFα antibody, such as LME636, to the patient on the basis of that patient being genetically predisposed to have a favorable response to treatment with the TNFα antagonist. Also disclosed herein are transmittable forms of information, diagnostic methods, and kits useful in predicting the likelihood that a patient having DED will respond to treatment with a TNFα antagonist, e.g., a TNFα antibody, such as LME636.
US12146183B2	Compound and a method for identifying a protein using said compound The present invention relates to a compound for use in detecting “reader” and “eraser” proteins of lysine lipoylation. The present invention provides an affinity-based probe, referred to herein as “KPlip”, capable of interrogating the lipoylated peptide/protein interactions under native cellular environments. The chemical probe allows for the identification of potential regulators of lysine lipoylation, thus uncovering new biology related to lipoylation. There is also provided a method of using the compound to identifying proteins that interact with lipoylated proteins.
US12146182B2	Methods and systems for the rapid detection of cronobacter using infectious agents Disclosed herein are methods and systems for rapid detection of microorganisms such as Cronobacter spp. in a sample. A genetically modified bacteriophage is also disclosed which comprises an indicator gene in the late gene region. The specificity of the bacteriophage, such as Cronobacter-specific bacteriophage, allows detection of a specific microorganism, such as Cronobacter spp. and an indicator signal may be amplified to optimize assay sensitivity.
US12146178B2	Microbial conversion of lactose-containing feedstocks to carboxylic acids Methods for obtaining a carboxylic acid product from a lactose-containing feedstock include contacting the lactose-containing feedstock and a first mixture of microorganisms in a first bioreactor under anaerobic conditions at a temperature of about 45° C. to about 55° C. and a pH of from about 4 to about 6 for a period of time such that lactic acid is formed; contacting the lactic acid with a second mixture of microorganisms in a second bioreactor under anaerobic conditions at a temperature of about 25° C. to about 35° C. and a pH of from about 4 to about 6 for a period of time such that the lactic acid is converted to one or more C3-C12 carboxylic acid products; and isolating the one or more C3-C12 carboxylic acid products. The lactose-containing feedstock has a pH greater than 4.5.
US12146175B2	Method for producing a recombinant bacterial collagen-like protein (CLP) A method for producing a recombinant collagen-like protein (CLP) can be performed. The method includes fermenting a host cell, accumulating the CLP in a medium to obtain a fermentation broth, separating the host cell from the fermentation broth to obtain a supernatant, and incubating the supernatant. The CLP can be purified after incubation.
US12146174B2	Mutated histidine decarboxylase and use thereof The present invention provides a mutated histidine decarboxylase suitable for a practical use. Specifically, the present invention provides a mutated histidine decarboxylase having at least one amino acid residue mutated as compared to a wild-type histidine decarboxylase, and having higher histidine decarboxylase activity and/or stability than the wild-type histidine decarboxylase, and also a use thereof. The mutated histidine decarboxylase has Motifs (1) to (6), and an amino acid residue in at least one motif thereof can be mutated. The mutated histidine decarboxylase can also have a mutation of at least one amino acid residue in an amino acid sequence designated by SEQ ID NO: 3 and in a homologous sequence thereto.
US12146169B2	Adenoassociated virus vectors for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidoses type IV A The present invention provides new polynucleotide sequences, adeno-associated virus-derived vectors and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same for the treatment of lysosomal storage disorders and specially, for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA or Morquio A syndrome.
US12146168B2	Human CGAS-DNA complex and encoded protein The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery of the human-specific regulatory control of cGAS and the structure of the active human cGAS-DNA complex, as well as compositions comprising the modified hcGAS polypeptide, hcGAS-DNA complex, hcGAS-DNA-ATP complex, and methods of screening for modulators of the structure, expression, and/or activity of such polypeptides and complexes.
US12146165B2	Endothelial cell factors and methods thereof The technology described herein relates to compositions and methods of generating endothelial niche cells. Embodiments of the technology described herein comprise compositions, kits, vectors, and methods related to generating or engineering endothelial niche cells. One aspect comprises a method to generate/engineer endothelial niche cells, comprising expressing one or more transcription factors in an endothelial cell, wherein the one or more transcription factors are from the Ets family, the Sox family, and/or the Nuclear Hormone (NHR) family.
US12146162B2	Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells derived from hemogenic endothelial cells by episomal plasmid gene transfer Embodiments herein relate to in vitro production methods of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) that have long-term multilineage hematopoiesis potentials upon in vivo engraftment. The HSC and HSPCs are derived from pluripotent stem cells-derived hemogenic endothelia cells (HE) by non-integrative episomal vectors-based gene transfer.
US12146161B2	Mammalian alveolar macrophages derived from pluripotent cells Alveolar-like macrophages and a method for generating alveolar-like macrophages from hemangioblasts is provided. The method comprises the steps of: i) culturing the hemangioblasts in a hematopoietic-inducing medium comprising vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), stem cell factor (SCF) and interleukin-3 (IL-3) for a sufficient period of time to generate macrophages, and ii) culturing the macrophages in an alveolar macrophage-inducing medium comprising granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and optionally macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), under suitable conditions and for a sufficient period of time to yield alveolar-like macrophages.
US12146153B2	Cellular microcompartment and preparation processes The invention relates to a cellular microcompartment comprising successively, organized around a lumen, at least one layer of pluripotent cells, an extracellular matrix layer and an outer hydrogel layer. The invention also relates to processes for preparing such cellular microcompartments.
US12146152B2	Systems, methods, and compositions for correction of frameshift mutations The disclosure provides systems, methods, and compositions for a target specific nuclease and a blunting enzyme to correct frameshift mutations for genome editing and treatment of diseases. In some embodiments, the target specific nuclease and the blunting enzyme are combined with a guide RNA and/or a microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) inhibitor.
US12146151B2	Cross-species compatible adeno-associated virus compositions and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors, comprising coevolved capsid variant proteins, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of making, and methods for delivering such to a subject.
US12146150B2	Rescue of central and peripheral neurological phenotype of friedreich's ataxia by intravenous delivery Described herein are compositions and methods for treating Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) using adeno-associated virus (AAV) to deliver therapeutics agents.
US12146141B2	Compositions and methods for modifying genomes Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cms1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest operably linked to nucleotide sequences that encode a mutated Cms1 protein with an abolished ability to produce DSBs, optionally linked to a domain that regulates transcriptional activity. The methods can be used to up- or down-regulate the expression of genes at predetermined genomic loci.
US12146137B2	Methods for therapeutic use of exosomes and Y-RNAS Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to treating a subject suffering from hypertension, a cardiac injury, or a metabolic disorder. Some embodiments include administering an exosome to a subject. Some embodiments include administering an oligonucleotide to the subject. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide comprises a Y-RNA or Y-RNA fragment such as EV-YF1 or EV-YF1-U16. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotide or exosome also has a therapeutic effect on the subject.
US12146135B2	Method for editing filamentous fungal genome through direct introduction of genome-editing protein The present invention relates to a method of editing a filamentous fungal genome by direct introduction of a genome editing protein molecule or complex. The method includes three modes. In the first mode, a genome editing protein molecule or complex for a target gene is directly introduced into a cell of an Aspergillus fungus, to edit a gene in the Aspergillus fungal genome. In the second mode, a genome editing protein molecule or complex for a target region in a filamentous fungal genome, and a desired DNA fragment, are directly introduced into a filamentous fungal cell, to knock-in the DNA fragment to a desired target site in the filamentous fungal genome. In the third mode, genome editing protein molecules or complexes for plural target genes are directly introduced into a filamentous fungal cell, to carry out simultaneous editing of the plural genes in the filamentous fungal genome.
US12146132B2	Genetically modified Zymomonas mobilis to utilize inorganic n source, methods and uses thereof Genetically modified Zymomonas mobilis to utilize inorganic N source, methods and uses thereof are provided. The genetically modified Z. mobilis has a genome with the knockout of a locus ZMO1107 from Z. mobilis ZM4 could ferment inorganic N source.
US12146131B2	Testing apparatus and testing method Provided is a technique for preventing erroneous recognition of a fine particle region from a captured image of fine particles. A fine particle testing apparatus of the present disclosure includes: an imaging part capturing a first fine particle image of a well that holds a liquid containing fine particles; an image processor executing a process of generating a second fine particle image by extracting a contour of the first fine particle image, a process of performing a logical operation between the first fine particle image and the second fine particle image, a process of calculating a feature amount of the fine particles based on a result of the logical operation, and a process of determining growth of the fine particles in the well based on the calculated feature amount; and an output part outputting a result of the determination.
US12146128B2	Photopolymerised cell culture devices The invention relates to devices for the culture of cellular aggregates, the device comprising abase plate (1) with inlet (21) and outlet (22) openings for delivery and removal of media wherein inlet and outlet openings are in fluidic connection with respectively inlet and outlet ports in the base plate, and comprising a plurality of channels of a biocompatible liquid- and gas-permeable material, wherein each of said channels is connected at one end to an inlet opening and at the other end to an outlet opening, characterized in that each channel extends at one end (31) upwards from the inlet opening, and extend at the other end upwards (32) from the outlet opening.
US12146127B1	Method for drying high protein products from ethanol fermentation A method for drying high protein products of ethanol fermentation such as high protein thin stillage by combining wet high protein product with dry high protein product and passing the combined high protein product through a venturi.
US12146126B2	Beverage maker with tank with cooling and heating A beverage maker includes a fermentation tank in which an internal space for fermentation is formed, a temperature controller configured to control a temperature of the fermentation tank and including an evaporator and a heater, and an insulation portion surrounding a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the fermentation tank. The fermentation tank may include a first chamber, in which the evaporator is disposed, and a second chamber configured to be in contact with the heater and coupled to the first chamber, and the insulation portion may be located between the first chamber and the evaporator.
US12146123B2	Endonuclease 1 ribonucleases for cleaning Disclosed are endonuclease 1 ribonuclease polypeptides and cleaning compositions containing the polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods for using the polypeptides and cleaning compositions. Also disclosed are polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and vectors and cells containing the polynucleotides.
US12146117B2	Refrigerator oil, and working fluid composition for refrigerator A refrigerating machine oil according to the present invention contains a lubricating base oil and alkylated hydroxyanisole, and a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine according to the present invention contains the refrigerating machine oil and a refrigerant.
US12146113B2	Production of bio-based liquefied petroleum gas The disclosure provides methods for the production of liquefied petroleum gas from sustainable feedstocks, including methods comprising conversion of alcohols produced by gas fermentation for the production of propane and/or butane.
US12146112B2	Method for obtaining methane clath rates and recovering methane from methane clath rates The method of obtaining methane clathrates consists in the fact that pure methane or methane in a gas mixture not containing hydrocarbons other than methane in amounts not exceeding 1% is contacted with a mixture of alkanes from C7 to C16 and most preferably light paraffin oil containing alkanes from C10 to C14, at a temperature of 5 to 20° C. and absolute pressure above 1 bar, until the solvent is fully saturated.
US12146111B2	Use of a catalyst based on IZM-2 with a content of low alkali metal for the isomerization of paraffinic feedstocks to middle distillates Process for isomerization of paraffinic feedstocks operating at a temperature of between 200° C. and 500° C., at a total pressure of between 0.45 MPa and 7 MPa, at a partial pressure of hydrogen of between 0.3 and 5.5 MPa, at an hourly space velocity of between 0.1 and 10 kg of feedstock introduced per kg of catalyst and per hour, using a catalyst having at least one group VIII metal, at least one matrix and at least one IZM-2 zeolite, the total weight content of alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal elements is less than 200 ppm by weight relative to the total mass of said catalyst.
US12146110B2	Method of manufacturing renewable diesel from biological feedstock A method for producing renewable diesel includes introducing a primary feedstock comprising biologically-derived triglycerides with catalyst poisons into a first reaction chamber and hydrolyzing the primary feedstock within the first reaction and liquid-liquid extraction chamber for at least an hour such that the reacted triglycerides are separated into an aqueous solution comprising glycerol and catalyst poisons, and an intermediate feedstock comprising free fatty acids and catalyst poisons. The method also includes distilling the intermediate feedstock to separate the intermediate feedstock into a purified intermediate stream and a lower volume bottom stream containing unreacted triglyceride, diglyceride, monoglyceride, FFA and catalyst poisons. The method also includes combining the purified intermediate feedstock with a hydrogen stream and converting, in a second reaction chamber comprising a metallic catalyst bed, the purified intermediate feedstock into a product comprising long-chain alkanes. The method also includes hydrotreating the purified intermediate feedstock into a renewable diesel product.
US12146108B2	Method for producing liquid fuel from plastic or polymer waste The invention relates to a method and system for obtaining a liquid fuel from waste from plastic or polymer material, which, according to its structure of steps and devices, allows lower energy use with respect to the disclosure in the prior art. In addition, by means of the method and system, the load of plastic and polymer waste in the environment, mainly waste that may be destined for landfill, is reduced. Thus, in addition to waste material being reduced, energy is recovered at highly favourable cost, as a result of the layout of electric heating elements for delivering the energy or heat needed to correctly transform the waste material, in short processing periods and with the adaptability of being able to be formed from moveable, transportable systems, even large industrial installations.
US12146107B2	Liquid-solid separation systems for processing organic polymeric materials Provided are systems and related methods for processing organic polymeric feed materials—such as plastics—to form pyrolysis oil. The disclosed systems can be operated in a continuous manner and utilize novel liquid-solid separation techniques integrated with a novel condensing approach so as to operate in a product-efficient and an energy-efficient manner.
US12146106B2	Pyrolysis of plastic waste to produce light gaseous hydrocarbons and integration with an ethylene cracker Processes for using pyrolysis gas as a feedstock or a co-feedstock for making a variety of chemicals, for example, circular ethylene, circular ethylene polymers and copolymers, and other circular products. In these processes, pyrolysis reactor conditions can be selected to increase or optimized the production of pyrolysis gas over pyrolysis oil, and the pyrolysis gas which is usually used as fuel or flared can be fed downstream of the steam cracker furnace for economic use to form circular chemicals. Operating parameters of the pyrolysis unit may be adjusted to increase or decrease the proportion of pyrolysis gas relative to pyrolysis liquid as a function of their relative economic values.
US12146102B1	Enhanced oil recovery method and system using gemini surfactant A method of enhanced oil recovery in a carbonate rock formation including, injecting a mixture into the carbonate rock formation containing an oil composition, and extracting the oil composition from the carbonate rock formation. The mixture contains 89-98.9 vol % of an aqueous solution, 0.01-1 vol % of a gemini cationic surfactant, and 0.1-10 vol % of formic acid based on a total volume of the mixture. During the injecting at least a portion of the gemini cationic surfactant is adsorbed onto the carbonate rock formation, and wherein at least 90% less by volume of the gemini cationic surfactant adsorbs onto the carbonate rock formation compared to a method under the same conditions but without the formic acid.
US12146098B1	Catalyst and activator for exothermic reaction Described herein is a combination of a catalyst and an activator and method of use for causing an exothermic reaction in a low temperature environment. The mixture can include sodium nitrite, an ammonium-based compound, a catalyst that comprises an oxidizer, and an activator and can be injected into a fluid flow path. The fluid flow path can be a pipeline, a flowline, a wellbore, or a subterranean formation. The mixture can cause an exothermic reaction in the fluid flow path and remove, using the exothermic reaction, a damaging material from the fluid flow path.
US12146094B2	Method of drilling a subterranean geological formation with date based drilling fluid preliminary class A drilling fluid composition includes an aqueous base fluid, 0.01 to 10 wt. % of a date palm leaves extract (DPLE), 1 to 10 wt. % of clay particles, and 0.01 to 1 wt. % of a base, where each wt. % based on a total weight of the drilling fluid composition. The DPLE is homogenously disposed on surfaces of the clay particles. The clay particles disposed with the DPLE are present in the drilling fluid composition in the form of a composite. A pellet made from the clay particles treated with the DPLE has a swelling value at least 75% less than a swelling value of the pellet in an aqueous composition that does not contain the DLPE. A method of making the drilling fluid composition.
US12146093B2	Thermal management materials and methods of making the same The present invention relates to thermal materials and methods of making the same. Disclosed herein is a thermal material, comprising: a boron-containing nanomaterial; and a thermal fluid operable to hydrogen bond with the boron-containing nanomaterial; wherein the thermal material presents an increase in thermal conductivity over the pure thermal fluid by an amount of 30% or greater. Also disclosed herein are methods for making a thermal material.
US12146087B2	Compound and organic electroluminescence device A compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein in the formula (1), at least one of R1 to R8 is a group represented by the following formula (2).
US12146083B2	Surface protection film, and method for manufacturing organic light-emitting electronic device The present disclosure relates to a surface protective film and a method for manufacturing an organic light emitting electronic device using the surface protective film.
US12146082B2	Tape A tape is provided having a long shape in which a bond portion is formed on at least one surface. The tape includes a first slit row including a plurality of slits formed intermittently along a longitudinal direction, and a second slit row including a plurality of slits formed intermittently along a longitudinal direction and parallel to the first slit row. A portion without having a slit formed in the first slit row is arranged so as not to overlap a portion without having a slit formed in the second slit row.
US12146080B1	Home compostable adhesives and methods for making and using the same Described herein are home compostable adhesives composed of a polyester. The adhesives described herein have widespread commercial applicability as a compostable alternative to current non-biodegradable adhesives such as, for example, pressure sensitive adhesives. In one aspect, the polyester includesa plurality of residues of a diol selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, or a combination thereof;a plurality of residues of a first dicarboxylic consisting of succinic acid;a plurality of residues of a second dicarboxylic consisting of glutaric acid; anda plurality of residues of a sugar.
US12146079B2	Adhesive composition An epoxy-based adhesive composition and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The adhesive composition provides excellent adhesion strength, peel strength and impact-resistant strength uniformly over a wide temperature range.
US12146078B2	Adhesive resin composition and laminate Provided are an adhesive resin composition having high adhesiveness and high strength in acid resistance, and a laminate including the same. Provided is an adhesive resin composition including an acid-modified polyolefin resin component (A) having a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or more and 150,000 or less, a resin component (B) having an epoxy group in a molecule, a resin component (C) having an amino group at a molecular end, and a solvent (S), in which a content of the resin component (B) is 1 part by mass or more and 30 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the acid-modified polyolefin resin component (A), and a content of the resin component (C) is 0.5 parts by mass or more and 15 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the acid-modified polyolefin resin component (A).
US12146077B2	Polishing composition Provided is a polishing composition that can effectively improve a polishing removal rate. According to the present invention, a polishing composition for polishing a polishing target material is provided. The polishing composition contains water, an oxidant, and a polishing removal accelerator, and does not contain abrasive. At least one metal salt selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal salt and an alkaline earth metal salt is contained as the polishing removal accelerator.
US12146075B2	Low VOC universal colorant compositions A universal colorant composition compatible to tint water-borne and solvent-borne base paints and stains. The universal colorant composition includes one or more modified polyether dispersants with one or more pigment affinic groups, which wet, disperse, and stabilize the disperse included pigments. The universal colorant compositions provide for low viscosity drop and excellent compatibility when the colorant composition is used to tint a base paint or stain.
US12146071B2	Surface treatment A surface treatment includes a functional component and a linking component, wherein the linking component is capable of hydrogen bonding and/or covalently linking with the functional component and is capable of hydrogen bonding and/or covalently linking with the surface to form a treated surface. The surface treatment provides a beneficial property to the surface when the surface treatment is bonded to the surface.
US12146069B2	Aqueous surface-treating agent An aqueous surface-treating agent comprising (A) an aqueous emulsion of silicone oil, (B) a silanol-modified polyurethane resin, (C) a silane compound and/or a partial hydrolysate thereof, (D) an aqueous emulsion of a hydrazide and a carbonyl group-containing polyurethane resin, and (E) an aqueous emulsion of a polyurethane resin having a glass transition temperature of −30° C. or lower, and a thermal softening temperature of 70° C. or lower measured by using a flow tester when heated from 40° C. to 150° C. at a heating rate of 5° C./min. The aqueous surface-treating agent contains silicone oil for preventing sticking between products and a silanol-modified polyurethane resin binder having a low hardness and excellent adhesiveness to seal members, and improves the corrosion resistance of an aqueous surface-treating agent for aluminum substrates etc.
US12146066B2	Three-dimensional printing with directionally-dependent reflective particles This disclosure describes three-dimensional printing kits, methods, and systems for three-dimensional printing with directionally-dependent reflective particles. In one example, a three-dimensional printing kit can include a powder bed material and a fusing agent to selectively apply to the powder bed material. The powder bed material can include polymer particles and directionally-dependent reflective particles. The directionally-dependent reflective particles can be chemically and thermally stable at a melting point temperature of the polymer particles. The fusing agent can include water and a radiation absorber to absorb radiation energy and convert the radiation energy to heat.
US12146063B2	Thermal barrier coating and preparation method thereof Provided are a thermal barrier coating and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the field of coating technology. The thermal barrier coating has a double-layer coating structure, and includes an intermediate layer attached to a surface of a metal bonding layer, and a top layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed by atmospheric plasma spraying YSZ porous microspheres, and the top layer is formed by atmospheric plasma spraying Yb—Gd codoped YSZ porous microspheres; the intermediate layer is in contact with the surface of the metal bonding layer, and the top layer is directly exposed to a high-temperature gas environment.
US12146062B2	Propylene-based polymer additives for improved tire tread performance An elastomeric composition is disclosed. The elastomeric composition includes, per 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr): about 70 to about 90 phr of polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 linkage content of at least 95%; about 5 to 20 phr of a processing oil; about 5 to about 20 of sunflower oil; about 50 to about 75 phr of a filler; a curative agent; an antioxidant; and about 5 to about 30 phr of a propylene-ethylene-diene terpolymer containing from about 0.2 wt % to about 20 wt % ethylidene norbornene and/or vinyl norbornene and about 10 wt % to about 30 wt % of ethylene and/or C4-C20 α-olefins derived units.
US12146059B2	Curable silicone composition, optical member resin sheet comprising same, and light-emitting device A curable silicone composition is disclosed. The composition comprises: (A) a hydrosilylation-reactive resin-linear block copolymer type organopolysiloxane; (B) an organopolysiloxane resin containing a curing-reactive group having a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. An absolute value (ΔRI) of a difference between refractive indices of component (A) and component (B) measured at room temperature is less than 0.05. The curable silicone composition generally has excellent handleability, moldability, and mechanical strength (hardness, in particular) and flexibility of a cured product while achieving high transparency. Also disclosed is a resin sheet for an optical member including the composition or cured product thereof, and a light-emitting device or the like including the composition or cured product thereof.
US12146056B2	Barrier additive compositions for containers Exemplary barrier additive compositions have useful barrier properties. An exemplary barrier additive composition includes a nylon 6, a compatibilizer including maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene or polypropylene, and an optional optical tracer. The barrier additive composition can be used in containers for liquid chemicals, such as petroleum derived products. Also disclosed are polymer blends and films that include the barrier additive composition, methods of making the barrier additive composition, and methods of making containers and films that include the barrier additive composition.
US12146055B2	Thermoplastic molding composition and automobile component including molded article thereof The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic molding composition having excellent chemical resistance and an automobile component including a molded article thereof.
US12146052B2	Polymer composition with mold release properties A fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition is disclosed that contains at least one mold release agent. The mold release agent can comprise a polar material and/or a non-polar material. In one embodiment, both a polar wax and a non-polar wax are used. The polymer composition may also contain one or more tribological modifiers. The tribological modifier may comprise an ultra-high molecular weight silicone.
US12146051B2	Epoxy resin compositions, prepreg, and fiber-reinforced composite materials An epoxy resin composition is provided which includes a poly-naphthalene-based epoxy resin having two or more epoxy groups per molecule combined with a non-linear multi-phenyl epoxy resin and an additional epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of 3 or more, as well as a prepreg, and a fiber-reinforced composite material prepared using the epoxy resin composition. More specifically, an epoxy resin composition is provided which contains a combination of particular types of epoxy resins and curatives that, when cured, provides high flexural modulus and that is suitable for preparing a fiber-reinforced composite material capable of withstanding extreme use environments such as low-temperature environments and high-temperature moisture-absorbing environments. In addition, epoxy resin systems are provided which are capable of achieving a high Tg along with good thermal stability for long periods of time at elevated temperatures (e.g., 180° C. or more) when cured at 210° C. for 2 hours.
US12146049B2	Styrene-isoprene/butadiene diblock copolymer, hydrogenated block copolymer, composition formed therefrom, and the use thereof A styrene-isoprene/butadiene diblock copolymer contains a polystyrene block and a polyisoprene/butadiene block. Based on 100 wt % of the styrene-isoprene/butadiene diblock copolymer, the polystyrene block is 20-45 wt %, and the polyisoprene/butadiene block is 55-80 wt %. The polyisoprene/butadiene block has a polyisoprene unit and a polybutadiene unit. The weight ratio of the polyisoprene unit to the polybutadiene unit is 8:2 to 2:8.
US12146047B2	Soft propylene copolymer composition A propylene copolymer composition is provided, wherein the composition includes from 50.0 to 90.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a heterophasic propylene copolymer having a matrix phase and an elastomeric phase dispersed in said matrix phase, wherein the matrix phase is a propylene random copolymer.The composition also includes from 5.0 to 25.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a propylene based plastomer from 5.0 to 25.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of an ethylene based plastomer. An article comprising said propylene copolymer composition and the use of said propylene copolymer composition in a single ply roofing membrane is also provided.
US12146046B2	Polypropylene composition with improved optical properties and whitening resistance The invention is related to polypropylene compositions combining high impact strength with good haze and additionally showing good stress whitening resistance.
US12146045B2	Carbon material dispersion There is provided a carbon material dispersion which has excellent dispersibility and in which the dispersibility is retained stably over a long period of time even when the carbon material dispersion contains a carbon material at a high concentration. The carbon material dispersion is a carbon material dispersion containing a carbon material, water, and a polymeric dispersant, wherein the polymeric dispersant is a polymer including 5 to 40% by mass of a constituent unit (1) derived from a monomer 1, such as 2-vinylpyridine, 50 to 80% by mass of a constituent unit (2) derived from a monomer 2 represented by formula (1) (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents O or NH, X represents an ethylene group or a propylene group, Y represents O, NHCOO, or NHCONH, each of R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, n represents 20 to 100, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like), and 0.5 to 40% by mass of a constituent unit (3) derived from a monomer 3 copolymerizable with above-described monomers.
US12146044B1	Red mud-based composite asphalt anti-aging agent, and preparation method therefor and use thereof The present invention relates to the technical field of road engineering construction and relates to a red mud-based composite asphalt anti-aging agent, and a preparation method therefor and use thereof. The red mud-based composite asphalt anti-aging agent consists of the following raw materials in parts by weight: 100 parts of red mud, 20-40 parts of a nano material, 10 parts of a cationic surfactant and 1 part of a silane coupling agent. The cationic surfactant is hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide or octadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide. The red mud-based composite anti-aging agent prepared by the present invention is added into asphalt to prepare a modified asphalt mortar so as to remarkably improve the anti-aging ability of the asphalt and realize the functional comprehensive utilization of the red mud. The problem that the addition of the red mud may lead to insufficient water stability of an asphalt mixture at present is solved.
US12146042B2	Method for preparing dual-sensitive cellulose-based aerogel The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing dual-sensitive cellulose-based aerogel. The DAC (Dialdehyde cellulose), the DAC/PDMAEMA (poly-2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) copolymer, the DAC/PDMAEMA/PEI (Polyethylenimine) copolymer are serially prepared, was freeze-dried to obtain a product. The product is the dual-sensitive cellulose-based aerogel, a cumulative adsorption capacity of the dual-sensitive cellulose-based aerogel is 250 mg/g, and a cumulative release amount of the dual-sensitive cellulose-based aerogel in 0.05 mol/L NaH2PO4 (pH=3-8), 0.2% NaCl (pH<3), or NaOH (pH>8) is 63-90%.
US12146041B2	Melamine-formaldehyde foams and manufacturing method thereof A melamine-formaldehyde foam manufactured by including a melamine-formaldehyde condensate that has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 1000 to 10,000 g/mol, a solid content in a range of 60 to 80 percent by weight (wt %), and a viscosity in a range of 1000 to 10,000, and a method of manufacturing the melamine-formaldehyde foam. The melamine-formaldehyde foam can have a uniform cell structure, while exhibiting excellent mechanical properties such as tensile strength and elongation.
US12146036B2	Polypropylene-based compositions with transparency and elongational properties The disclosure provides a process to produce a polypropylene composition remarkable in that it comprises providing from 30 to 75 wt. % of a component A based on the total weight of the composition, the component A being one or more propylene homopolymer resins; providing from 25 to 70 wt. % of a component B based on the total weight of the composition, the component B being one or more random propylene copolymer resins comprising propylene and one or more comonomers selected from ethylene and C4-C20 alpha-olefin, wherein the content of the comonomers is at least 5.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the component B; melt-blending the components to form the composition having a comonomer content ranging from 2.5 to 4.5 wt. % based on the total weight of the composition. The disclosure also relates to such a composition and an article made from said composition.
US12146017B2	Method for purifying water with regenerative adsorbent A method for producing a nanocomposite sorbent comprising carbon nanotube-grafted acrylic acid/acrylamide copolymer which involves copolymerization of acrylic acid and acrylamide in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of carbon nanotubes. The method yields a nanocomposite sorbent material having a reversible adsorption capacity phenol of 5 to 2500 μg of phenol per mg of nanocomposite sorbent. Also disclosed is a method for removing organic pollutants from water using the nanocomposite sorbent.
US12146016B2	Self-healing conjugated polymer, composition for forming self-healing photoactive layer including the conjugated polymer and organic solar cell including photoactive layer formed using the composition A self-healing conjugated polymer is disclosed. The self-healing conjugated polymer has hydrogen bonding functional groups introduced into its side chains. Due to this structure, the conjugated polymer is imparted with the ability to recover through self-healing while maintaining its inherent properties (for example, physical and electrical properties). Based on this effective self-healing ability, the conjugated polymer is expected to find application as a biomaterial, a pharmaceutical material, a nonlinear optical material or an organic electronic material.
US12146010B2	Amine co-initiator mixture The invention relates to a co-initiator comprising the aminobenzoate derivative according to Formula (I) and at least one ancillary amine, wherein the reactivity and solubility of said co-imitator in UV-curable resins is sufficiently high that the co-initiator can be used in UV radiation curing processes. Formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 independently represent methyl or ethyl groups; and j, k, l and m are independently 0 to 20.
US12146009B2	Radically polymerizable putty-like resin composition, sealing agent and crack repairing method The present invention relates to a radical polymerizable putty-like resin composition containing a resin component containing a radical reactive resin (A) and a radical polymerizable unsaturated monomer (B) having a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule thereof, an aromatic tertiary amine (C) represented by the following general formula (I), an organic peroxide (D), and a filler (E): wherein, R1 is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or a methoxy group; and R2 and R3 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
US12146007B2	Mouldable fibrous sheet and a production method thereof The present invention relates to a web of fibrous cellulosic material derived from wood pulp, said web being suitable for three-dimensional moulding to form a packaging product, wherein the web comprises >40 wt % of soft wood chemical pulp and at least one strength enhancement agent, wherein the web has a grammage less than 400 g/m2, and wherein the cellulose fibers of said soft wood chemical pulp comprise a fiber curl of >9%.
US12146003B2	Ultra-pure agonists of guanylate cyclase C, method of making and using same The invention provides processes of purifying a peptide including a GCC agonist sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-251 described herein. The processes include a solvent exchange step before a freeze-drying (lyophilization) step.
US12146001B2	Treatment of allergic diseases with chimeric protein The present invention provides a chimeric protein comprising: a) a single chain variable fragment (scFv); b) a linker peptide; and c) an amino acid sequence comprising an IgE high affinity receptor alpha chain, and methods of use thereof.
US12145992B2	Method of treating IgA nephropathy by administering altered antibodies which bind human a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) protein The invention relates to APRIL-binding antibodies, which bind the same epitope of human APRIL as an antibody having an antigen binding site of hAPRIL.01A. The antibodies of the present invention comprise specific selections of framework sequences of the VH and VL domains and have unexpected features in comparison to hAPRIL.01A. The invention further relates to compositions comprising an antibody of the invention and to the medical and diagnostic uses of the antibodies and compositions.
US12145989B2	Antagonist antibodies against human immune checkpoint CEACAM1 (CD66a) and formulations, kits, and methods of use thereof Provided are isolated antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind CEACAM1, including the IgV domain of CEACAM1, as well as pharmaceutical formulations, kits, and methods of use thereof.
US12145986B2	Method of treating an ocular condition by administering a humanized monoclonal antibodies that target VE-PTP (HPTP-Beta) The disclosure provides compositions and methods for the treatment of ocular conditions associated with angiogenesis comprising administering an antibody that targets a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor in a subject.
US12145984B2	Methods for preventing ischemia reperfusion injury in an organ with antibody antagonists of IL-33 Inflammation is a prominent feature of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) characterized by leukocyte infiltration and renal tubular injury. However, the signals that initiate these events remain poorly understood. The inventors identify the nuclear alarmin interleukin (IL)-33 as an initiation factor of tissue injury and also as a major amplification factor of the innate immune response triggered by experimental kidney ischemia-reperfusion in mice. In mice lacking IL-33, IRI is reduced, as attested by early decreased tubular cell injury, and by subsequent decreased infiltration of IFN-γ/IL-17A-producing neutrophils and preservation of renal functions. These findings led the inventors to propose that endogenous IFN-33 contributes to kidney IRI by promoting iNKT cell recruitment and cytokine production, resulting in neutrophil infiltration and activation at the injury site. Accordingly, the present invention relates to antagonists of IL-33 for use in methods for preventing ischemia reperfusion injury in an organ.
US12145980B2	Monoclonal antibodies specific for the PB2 antigen of the human influenza A virus (flu), nucleotide sequences, method and diagnostic kit for flu infection Generation of monoclonal antibodies, or fragments thereof, that recognize the PB2 protein of the human influenza A virus (Flu), where the monoclonal antibodies or fragments thereof, has a heavy chain variable region and light chain variable region. Furthermore, a diagnostic method is provided to detect Flu infections in biological samples of nasopharyngeal secretions, using monoclonal antibodies in diagnostic kit format.
US12145977B2	Composition of fish skin collagen peptides and use thereof as a drug The invention relates to a composition of peptides having an aminogram in which: glycine, hydroxyproline and proline are in molar quantities such that the ratio of each quantity to the sum of the molar quantities of the amino acids in the composition is comprised between 20.0% and 24.5%, between 6.0% and 12.0% and between 10.6% and 14.6%, respectively; the peptide composition comprising a quantity of peptides with a molecular weight lower than 1400 Da such that the ratio of said quantity to the quantity of peptides in the composition is less than 40%; the molecular weight and the quantity of peptides in the composition being determined by exclusion chromatography. The invention likewise relates to such a composition to be used as a drug. The invention further relates to such a composition to be used as a food supplement.
US12145976B2	Modified A1-A2 domains of non-natural NKG2D ligands that bind non-natural NKG2D receptors This present disclosure relates generally to the production of polypeptides comprised of modified α1-α2 domains of NKG2D ligands which bind specifically to a non-natural ectodomain of a non-natural NKG2D receptor and wherein heterologous molecules are attached to the modified α1-α2 domains of NKG2D ligands. The present disclosure further relates to modified α1-α2 domains of NKG2D ligands attached to heterologous molecules including polypeptides, and in some embodiments, antibodies or fragments of antibodies. The present disclosure also relates to modified forms of the NKG2D receptor engineered to provide a combination of enhanced and diminished binding to non-natural and natural versions of NKG2D ligands, respectively.
US12145975B2	Fusion proteins for the treatment of cardiometabolic diseases The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, compositions and pharmaceutical compositions, including heterologous chimeric proteins that find use, inter alia, in the treatment of diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome.
US12145967B2	Compositions and methods for improving crop yields through trait stacking The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits relative to a control plant, such as increase in ear area, increased single kernel weight, increased ear fresh weight, increased number of florets, and mitigated flowering delay. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more CONSTANS (CO) or CONSTANS-like (COL) polypeptide and have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.
US12145963B2	Phenothiazine derivatives and uses thereof The present invention provides phenothiazine compounds, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and the use of the compounds or the compositions in the treatment of various diseases or conditions, for example ribosomal disorders and ribosomopathies, e.g. Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA).
US12145960B2	Nucleotide analogues Disclosed herein, interalia, are compounds, compositions, and methods of using the same for the sequencing of a nucleic acid.

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