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| US12196464B2 |
Valve
To provide a valve capable of suppressing contamination from being caught between a fixed iron core and a rod. The valve includes: a valve housing; a valve body; a valve seat having the valve body seated thereon; a drive source for driving the valve body by a rod; and an urging member for urging the valve body in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the drive source. One of the valve body and the rod includes a guide concave portion which guides remaining one of the valve body and the rod in a relative fitting direction. |
| US12196454B2 |
Water heater and method of operating thereof
The present disclosure provides a water heater including a bypass conduit to allow flow of cold water from an inlet pipe to an outlet pipe, and an outlet temperature sensor coupled to the outlet pipe downstream of an outlet of the bypass conduit, to sense temperature of mixture of hot water and cold water in the outlet pipe. An electronic mixing valve is disposed along the inlet pipe to receive temperature data of water mixture from the outlet temperature sensor and compare temperature of the water mixture with a predefined temperature value. In response to determining that the water mixture is flowing through the outlet pipe, the electronic mixing valve regulates the flow of cold water through at least one of the bypass conduit and the inlet pipe until the temperature of the water mixture is within a predetermined range of the predefined temperature value. |
| US12196450B2 |
Optical arrangement for disinfection in apparatuses operating with air or a liquid
An optical arrangement for disinfection in apparatuses operating with air or a liquid comprises at least one radiation source or at least one group of radiation sources, which emits or jointly emit radiation in the ultraviolet wavelength range, at least one beam collecting optical unit, which collects the radiation emitted by the radiation source or the group of radiation sources, a number of beam delivering optical units, each configured to receive the radiation collected by the at least one beam collecting optical unit, and also a number of effect zones spatially separated from one another, into which the radiation delivered via the beam delivering optical units is emitted in order to bring about a disinfecting effect. |
| US12196449B2 |
Drying system for product-air having a very low dew point
Herein is detailed a 3-rotor drying system for producing technical air having a very low dew point comprising three rotary desiccant dryers, each rotary desiccant dryer comprising a drying sector and a regeneration sector, the rotary desiccant dryers arranged in sequence and sharing a common regeneration-air flow path for passing regeneration-air through the respective regeneration sectors of the rotary desiccant dryers and a common intake-air flow path for passing intake-air through the respective drying sectors of the rotary desiccant dryers for dehumidifying the intake-air to product-air having a very low dew point. |
| US12196443B2 |
Air conditioner, heating control method of air conditioner and computer readable storage medium
An air conditioner, a heating control method of an air conditioner, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. According to the method, a refrigerant passing through an evaporator is divided by a shunting module into two flows; one flow of the refrigerant is throttled and depressurized by an enhanced vapor injection electronic expansion valve. Based on a difference between an indoor pipe temperature and an exhaust temperature of a compressor of the air conditioner, an opening degree parameter of the enhanced vapor injection electronic expansion valve is controlled to control a refrigerant output amount by the enhanced vapor injection electronic expansion valve. Thus, the refrigerant amount of the flow of refrigerant, subject to throttling and depressurizing, for exchanging heat with the other flow of refrigerant can be controlled to implement an enhanced vapor injection function. |
| US12196439B2 |
System and method for crowd-sourced environmental system control and maintenance
A system and method for crowd-sourced environmental system control and building maintenance includes a server for providing selective access to building occupants and managers. Users are permitted to generate building reports in the form of (i) thermal reports using a thermal report module, and/or (ii) maintenance reports using a maintenance report module. The reports are each geo-located to locations within the building, and are then captured, stored, and aggregated at the server. The aggregated reports are sorted according to their geo-locations and comfort rules are used to (i) permit a manager at a client computer to access the server to respond, and/or (ii) automatically respond and assign a response status to particular reports. An inspection checklist interface is generated and populated to display a list of preventative maintenance tasks, each of the tasks being user-selectable to designate completion, with the updated status of the reports being stored at the server. |
| US12196436B2 |
Dehumidifier
A dehumidifier with a nesting sensor is provided. The dehumidifier system includes a condensate tank and a dehumidifier that may be positionable between at least one deployed configuration and at least one stowed configuration relative to the condensate tank. The stowed configuration has the apparatus nested within an internal volume of the condensate tank. The dehumidifier system includes a protuberance on the bottom of the condensate tank to activate a switch of the dehumidifier, and a magnet on the bottom of the condensate tank to activate a Hall-effect sensor of the dehumidifier. |
| US12196435B2 |
Window air conditioner
A window air conditioner is disclosed. The window air conditioner has a casing, an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor wall and a fresh air housing. The casing has an indoor air inlet and an indoor air outlet, and the indoor heat exchanger is mounted in the housing and corresponds to the indoor air inlet. The indoor wall is mounted in the casing, and has an indoor air duct for communicating an air outlet side of the indoor heat exchanger with the indoor air outlet. The fresh air housing is installed in the casing, and has a fresh air inlet, and a first fresh air outlet and a second fresh air outlet communicated with the fresh air inlet. The first fresh air outlet is located on the air inlet side of the indoor heat exchanger, and the second fresh air outlet is communicated with the indoor air duct. |
| US12196433B2 |
Heat exchange unit and air conditioner
A connection pipe of a heat exchange unit includes a second refrigerant pipe made of a second metal higher in potential than a first metal of a first refrigerant pipe. The second refrigerant pipe includes a first section that is bent to protrude upward. The first section includes a first curved section disposed on a first refrigerant pipe side relative to an apex of the first section and a second curved section disposed on a side opposite to the first refrigerant pipe side relative to the apex of the first section. A covering member or a coating film is provided in intimate contact with the second refrigerant pipe to cover a first refrigerant pipe side edge of the second refrigerant pipe and the first curved section. |
| US12196428B2 |
Heating apparatus
An electric heating apparatus (1) including an electric heater (12) and a flame simulator (2). The apparatus includes an air outlet channel (14) for expelling heated air wherein the cross-sectional area of the air outlet channel (13) increases with increased distance from the heater. |
| US12196427B2 |
Heat shield
Described herein is a device that will restrict the radiant heat from transferring all around a patio heater and instead will effectively focus, deflect and/or reflect radiant and convective heat from a patio heater toward a desired direction. By focusing the heat toward one direction, heat is not lost to the unoccupied direction where no persons are lounging. Rather, more of the heat is directed toward the people and thus the heater operates more efficiently. |
| US12196423B2 |
Methods and systems for open-loop ignition of a smoke generator fuel source
In an aspect, data characterizing an instruction for an activation of an igniter and an operating mode of a smoke generator that includes the igniter can be received. A first amount of energy required for an ignition of a fuel source by the igniter can be determined based on the operating mode characterized by the received data. The igniter can be caused to activate based on the received data. A second amount of energy, output by the igniter over a period of time during which the igniter is activated, can be determined. A determination of whether the second amount of energy exceeds the first amount of energy can be made. The igniter can be caused to deactivate in response to a determination that the second amount of energy exceeds the first amount of energy. Related systems, apparatus, techniques, and articles are also described. |
| US12196422B2 |
Combustor with secondary fuel nozzle in dilution fence
A combustor for a gas turbine includes a combustor liner having an outer liner and an inner liner defining a combustion chamber therebetween. At least one of the outer liner and the inner liner includes a dilution fence arranged in a dilution zone of the combustion chamber. The dilution fence extends into the combustion chamber and has at least one secondary fuel nozzle opening therethrough, and at least one secondary fuel nozzle is arranged through the at least one secondary fuel nozzle opening. |
| US12196416B2 |
Burner for reducing NOx emissions and method for operating the burner
A burner for heating a heating space with a reduction of NOx emissions is provided. The burner includes a mixing and combustion chamber, a mixing and igniting device disposed in the mixing and combustion chamber, and a fuel feed connected to the mixing and igniting device and configured for feeding fuel to the mixing and igniting device. Further, an air feed is provided, which is configured for feeding at least one partial air flow to the mixing and combustion chamber. A combustion chamber opening opens the mixing and combustion chamber towards a heating space to be heated. Furthermore, control means are configured for controlling a fuel flow via the fuel feed and for controlling at least one partial air flow via the air feed. |
| US12196414B2 |
Device and method for sorting a particulate stream
The invention relates to a device for continuously sorting a particulate stream, comprising: a) a conveyor (1) for conveying the particulate stream to a separation device, b) a sieve (7) for separating the particulate stream according to size, characterized in that it further comprises c) a per-sieve (3) comprising elongated sieve openings located between the convey or outlet and the sieve d) and a mechanical impact device for providing mechanical impacts to the pre-sieve (3). The pre-sieve allows to separate elongated objects like threads or wires form the particulate stream which would otherwise clog or block subsequent separation devices including the sieve. |
| US12196413B2 |
System for removing and replacing fire-tubes
A system for removing and replacing fire-tubes. The system can include a powered system, a fire-tube puller coupled to said powered system. The fire-tube puller has a puller back which is coupled to a plug rest. A plug rest is approximately perpendicular to the puller back, and the fire-tube will rest upon the plug rest when the fire-tube is being removed or installed. The system can also include a stack adjuster which is coupled to the plug rest. The stack adjuster can couple to a stack so as to reposition the stack. |
| US12196411B2 |
Light source device
A light source device 10 includes a laser diode 12 configured to emit laser light LDb, a fluorescent body 18 configured to generate primary fluorescence FL1 from the laser light LDb, a notch filter 38 configured to generate secondary fluorescence FL2 from the primary fluorescence FL1, an LED 30 configured to emit LED light LEb, and a dichroic mirror 40 configured to combine the secondary fluorescence FL2 and the LED light LEb. |
| US12196404B1 |
Mirror light
Disclosed is a mirror light, including a first light body with a built-in spatial lighting module; and a second light body with a built-in local lighting module. In use, the first light body performs spatial lighting, and the second light body performs local lighting, thereby meeting different lighting needs of users. |
| US12196398B2 |
Hand holdable light having an ergonomic grip
A hand holdable light comprises: a light body having a forward portion, and a central or second portion; a light source proximate a forward end; and one or more switch actuators for controlling the light source. A rearward portion may have a non-circular cross-section; the actuators is/are on the forward portion; and the central or second portion may have a recess opposite the actuator. The light is holdable by a hand in several ways wherein a finger or thumb is proximate an actuator. A battery assembly comprises: a battery housing for receiving and connecting a battery; an electrical switch on a first end of the battery housing; and a pattern of electrical contacts on a second end of the battery housing, wherein ones of the electrical contacts are connected to the battery. |
| US12196387B2 |
Lighting device for rear-view device of vehicle
The disclosure relates to a lighting device of a rear-view device adapted to be used with a vehicle comprising: at least two light sources arranged to emit light beams, wherein the at least two light sources comprise a first light source and a second light source, and the light beams comprise a first beam of light, in particular of a first color, and a second beam of light, in particular of a second color different from the first color; at least two lightguides, wherein the at least two lightguides comprises a first lightguide and a second lightguide; a housing, wherein the housing comprises an upper portion, a lower portion and a supporting element for, in particular detachably, supporting the at least two light sources and/or the at least two light guides; at least one reflective element, wherein the at least one reflective element is arranged to reflect at least a part of the light beams from one of the at least two light sources and is supported by the supporting element; a transparent lens arranged at least partly between the upper portion and the lower portion of the housing; and at least one pattern generating element configured to generate at least one light pattern using at least a part of the light beams from one of the at least two light sources. The disclosure further relates to a rear-view device with at least one such lighting module and a vehicle with at least one such a rear-view device. |
| US12196386B2 |
Display device
A light guide plate guides light from a light source to form an image in a space, and includes a light introduction portion and a light emitting portion. Light from the light source is incident on the light introduction portion. The light emitting portion includes a curved emission surface that emits light from the light source incident from the light introduction portion, and is bent and connected to the light introduction portion. |
| US12196385B2 |
Lamp with image conversion
A lamp with image conversion. The lamp may differentiate an image of a light emitting diode (LED) lamp from its existing image and easily adjust an amount of light reflected to the outside by including a reflector component that may be rotated by a motor to be deployed and stored, and may fix a position of the reflector after converted to its position desired by a user by including a design for fixing the position of the reflector at both ends of the reflector (that is, an end of the reflector where light is incident and an end of the reflector where light is emitted). |
| US12196380B2 |
Portable illumination apparatus
A portable illumination apparatus such as, for example, a task light, that is lightweight and compact to provide enhanced illumination in an ambient environment when placed in one of a plurality of operating modes. The portable illumination apparatus includes a support base and a light module that includes one or more light sources and a rechargeable power source. The light module may be manually manipulated for movement between a collapsed, stowed position and a deployed position by rotation of about a first rotational axis. In the deployed position, the light module is rotatable about the second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The support base incorporates a carabiner clip member that facilitates secure attachment of the portable illumination apparatus to an object or surface in a manner that facilitates hands-free use of the portable illumination apparatus. |
| US12196378B2 |
Lamp
In an embodiment a lamp includes a lamp body extending in a first direction along a longitudinal axis between a proximal base portion and a light-reflective distal front surface, the distal front surface extending transverse to the longitudinal axis and having an outer edge and a linear array of a plurality of solid-state light sources arranged distally of the distal front surface of the lamp body, the linear array of solid-state light sources extending in a second direction transverse to the longitudinal axis and having a length in the second direction longer than a width across the second direction, wherein the light-reflective distal front surface tapers from the outer edge towards the linear array of solid-state light sources and comprises two opposed surface portions each extending from the outer edge to a linear inner edge line. |
| US12196377B2 |
Single diode disinfection
A surface light emitting device that inactivates microorganisms may include at least one light emitter configured to emit a first light comprising a first peak wavelength wherein the first light is a blue light, and a light converting layer disposed over the at least one light emitter. The light converting layer may include a first light-converting material configured to convert only a first portion of the first light to at least a second light comprising a second peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength, a second light-converting material configured to convert only a second portion of the first light to at least a third light comprising a third peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength and the second peak wavelength. |
| US12196369B2 |
Base for pressurized gas tank
A base for a pressurized gas tank, such as hydrogen, is substantially circular about an axis, and comprises a substantially cylindrical pipe of axis, which passes through the base in order to connect an outside of the tank to an inside of the tank. A substantially tubular notch of axis is arranged on an inner side of the tank and is suitable for receiving a sealing envelope. A substantially tubular sleeve of axis is arranged on the inner side of the tank and has an inner diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the pipe and an outer diameter substantially equal to an inner diameter of the notch, and also has an axial extension at least equal to that of the notch. An O-ring and a groove of axis, capable of receiving the O-ring, are arranged in a side wall of the notch. The base also comprises a body and a substantially tubular ring of axis, interfaced by a surface of revolution about the axis passing through the groove. |
| US12196368B2 |
Storage and delivery veseel for storing GeH4, using a zeolitic adsorbent
Described are storage and dispensing systems and related methods, for the selective dispensing germane (GeH4) as a reagent gas from a vessel in which the germane is held in sorptive relationship to a solid adsorbent medium that includes a zeolitic imidazolate framework. |
| US12196367B2 |
Hydrogen tank assembly for a vehicle, such as an aircraft
For improving storage of hydrogen in a vehicle, a hydrogen tank assembly is provided for a vehicle. The hydrogen tank assembly includes an inner tank wall defining a hydrogen tank volume configured for storing liquid hydrogen; and an outer hydrogen collector defining, together with the inner tank wall, at least one cavity outside of the hydrogen tank volume and including at least one hydrogen outlet for leading gaseous hydrogen which leaks from the hydrogen tank through the inner tank wall into the at least one cavity to a hydrogen storage or a hydrogen consumer. |
| US12196359B2 |
Telescoping support stand apparatus
A telescoping support stand comprising handle mounted below a connection housing and a plurality of extendable legs pivotably engaged near the top of the connection housing. |
| US12196352B2 |
Quick connect coupling devices for fluid carriers
A coupling device includes an engagement surface, a gasket ring, a clamp assembly, and a locking assembly. The coupling device is configured so that the clamp assembly can be actuated to mount the coupling device on the bib. The gasket ring is configured to be compressed between the engagement surface and the bib to enable liquid to flow from the bib into the coupling device and out of it into the hose or other component without leakage. The locking assembly is configured to lock the coupling device on the bib, but is releasable when desired to dismount the coupling device from the bib. |
| US12196351B2 |
Cable management device
Disclosed are implementations of a cable management device. An example cable management device can be attached to the handguard of a firearm, and used to route an electrical cable (or wire) connecting a remote switch to a firearm accessory, such as a flashlight. An example cable management device comprises: a body portion that includes a cable guide channel configured to receive therein a portion of an electrical cable; an elongated threaded fastener that includes a countersunk head; and a pivot fastener. The body portion is configured so that the countersunk head of the elongated threaded fastener can capture the portion of the electrical cable positioned within the cable guide channel. In some implementations, the body portion includes two cable guide channels, each of which is configured to receive therein a portion of an electrical cable. |
| US12196349B2 |
Connection system
A system of connecting two flexible tubes together using rolled back ends of the tubes to create abutment surfaces which when urged together form a fluid-tight seal. The rolled back ends are supported on tube supports including a spigot extending along the outside of the tube and over which the rolled ends are supported. Urging two rolled backed ends together creates a fluid tight seal. In one example, this urging may be achieved by attaching flanges to the rolled back ends and using standard clamping methods. Alternatively, other types of clamping methods can be used. |
| US12196348B2 |
Dual-line side bridge for fracturing manifold system
A dual line side bridge for placing a manifold and a well tree in fluid communication during fracturing operations, where multiple fluid paths reduce stress and wear while being adjustable in the horizontal and vertical planes to facilitate coupling. |
| US12196346B2 |
Dryer exhaust vent assembly
An improved dryer exhaust vent assembly for a clothes dryer is disclosed. The assembly includes an exhaust pipe having a variety of features on its external surface that are constructed and arranged to provide a more secured and easier to obtain engagement with commercially available or customized vent tubing. The assembly may also utilize adjustable band clamps or lever actuated collar clamps to further secure engagement of the vent tubing to the exhaust pipe. |
| US12196343B2 |
Real-time intelligent monitoring system for long-distance curved pipe jacking
Disclosed is a real-time intelligent monitoring system for long-distance curved pipe jacking, which includes a pipe jacking mechanism and a working platform, wherein the working platform includes a control console and a main jacking hydraulic oil cylinder, the control console is arranged at one side of the main jacking hydraulic oil cylinder and is electrically connected with the main jacking hydraulic oil cylinder, the pipe jacking mechanism includes a pipe jacking machine, a curved jacking pipe and a jacking pipe, an arcing assembly is arranged inside the curved jacking pipe, a soil settlement monitoring assembly is arranged at the top of the jacking pipe, and laser induction assemblies are arranged inside the pipe jacking machine, the curved jacking pipe and the jacking pipe correspondingly. |
| US12196342B2 |
Flow control valve and system for cleaning a vehicle surface
The present disclosure provides a flow control valve for controlling the flow of a cleaning media, such as controlling the flow of cleaning media to a nozzle positioned to distribute the cleaning media to a vehicle surface. The flow control valve includes a plunger and a flexible diaphragm which operate to open and close the a fluid passage through the valve. Vehicles and systems incorporating a flow control valve are also provided. |
| US12196338B2 |
Automatic shut-off valve
A valve that closes automatically when infers a leak in a supply network of liquid or gas fluids where it is installed. The closure of the valve is performed by a stem connected to a mechanism of rod-crank-slider that displaces a shutter, the stem is activated at the same time by an actuator that allows to release the potential energy of a flat coil torsion spring. |
| US12196337B2 |
Directional and flow control valve and hydraulic system
A directional and flow control valve includes: a housing with a pump port, a first supply/discharge port, a second supply/discharge port, and a tank port, the housing including therein a first pilot chamber, a second pilot chamber, and a third pilot chamber; and a first spool and a second spool, which are independent of each other. The first spool includes a first end surface facing the first pilot chamber and a second end surface facing the third pilot chamber. The second spool includes a first end surface facing the second pilot chamber and a second end surface facing the third pilot chamber. The first spool brings the first supply/discharge port into one of the pump port or the tank port, and the second spool brings the second supply/discharge port into the other one of the pump port or the tank port. |
| US12196335B2 |
Integrated water shut off valve control system
Systems and methods are provided for automatically actuating preexisting water shut-off valves. A coupling of a valve actuator is connected to a handle of the valve, such that a motor of the valve actuator causes the selective opening and closing of the water shut-off valve. A controller monitors and controls valve actuation by controlling the motor. In addition to actuating the water shut-off valve upon detection of leak conditions, the controller may actuate the valve in order to test the water supply system or to test operation of the water shut-off valve. The operating status of the water shut-off valve may thus be monitored in order to detect or address problems with the water shut-off valve to prevent unexpected valve failure after a leak is detected. |
| US12196330B2 |
Automatic reset flood valve
A valve includes a holder having an expandable material. The valve includes a retainer coupled to the holder. The valve further includes an umbrella member with a stem coupled to the holder. The expandable material is adapted to expand in size when absorbing a fluid and translate the umbrella member along an axis of the stem. |
| US12196325B2 |
Compression ring
An outer peripheral surface of a compression ring includes a barrel curved surface, in a case where a width of the outer peripheral surface in an axial direction of the compression ring is set as L1, a condition of 0.2 mm≤½×L1 is satisfied, and in a case where a distance in a radial direction of the compression ring between an outer peripheral peak and each of two points on the barrel curved surface separate from the outer peripheral peak by 0.1 mm in the axial direction of the compression ring is set as d1, and a distance in the radial direction of the compression ring between the outer peripheral peak and each of two points on the barrel curved surface separate from the outer peripheral peak by ¼×L1 in the axial direction of the compression ring is set as d2, a condition of d1 |
| US12196324B1 |
Dual-peak static seal for hydraulic device
An annular seal for use in a hydraulic device provides a static seal between two components of the hydraulic device that do not move relative to each other. The annular seal has a cross-section that is substantially M-shaped along one of an inner diameter circumferential surface of the annular seal or an outer diameter circumferential surface of the annular seal. The other of the inner diameter circumferential surface or the outer diameter circumferential surface of the annular seal includes opposite side cylindrical portions extending substantially parallel to a central axis of the annular seal with a concave central portion disposed between the opposite side cylindrical portions. |
| US12196323B2 |
Sealing mechanism
A sealing mechanism is provided, including a housing, a groove, and a sealing element. The housing includes a first member and a second member, and the groove is formed between the first and second members. The sealing element is formed in the groove by Low Pressure Molding (LPM) and surrounds at least one of the first and second members. |
| US12196321B2 |
Self-suctioning mechanical seal assembly
The invention relates to a mechanical seal assembly comprising a slide ring seal (2) having a rotating slide ring (3) with a first slide surface (30) and a stationary slide ring (4) with a second slide surface (40), a sealing gap (5) being defined between the first and second slide surfaces, the stationary slide ring (4) having a through hole (42) extending from a rear side (41) of the stationary slide ring to an orifice (43) of the second slide surface (40) and a gas supply line (8) extending from a gas source to an inlet (44) of the through hole (42) at the rear side of the stationary slide ring, wherein grooves (6, 7) are formed in at least one of the sliding surfaces (30, 40), the grooves being arranged in radial direction between the orifice (43) of the through hole (42) and a radially outer outlet portion (50) of the sealing gap (5). |
| US12196319B1 |
Soup cup for maintaining high sealing property
The present disclosure relates to a soup cup for maintaining a high sealing property. The soup cup includes a cup body; a compartment; an upper cover; a vertical wall; and an oil seal spring. When the upper cover is clamped to the cup body, primary sealing of the soup in the cup body can be completed, and then the sealing rubber film at the bottom of the upper cover can perform secondary sealing on the cup body; and moreover, the oil seal spring is embedded inside the sealing rubber film, and the oil seal spring expands to achieve tertiary sealing, thereby effectively preventing unfirm attachment between the upper cover and the cup body from caused by excessively long time, eliminating heat loss and liquid overflow caused by existence of various gaps, maintaining a high heat retention effect, and simultaneously creating a desirable use feeling for a holder. |
| US12196318B1 |
Metal O-ring seal
A metal O-ring is provided. The metal O-ring has a sidewall with an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface of the sidewall is machined to selectively thinning the thickness of the sidewall, such that the sidewall of the of the metal O-ring has a plurality of thicknesses equal to or less than a maximum thickness and equal to or more than a minimum thickness. Selectively thinning the sidewall by machining the outer surface allows for control of the elasticity of the metal O-ring. Controlling the elasticity of the metal O-ring, and potentially increasing the spring back, may provide for increased contract pressure at a sealing interface, which would facilitate sealing. The machined outer surface of the metal O-ring are generally machined to flat surfaces. |
| US12196314B2 |
Actuator system and segmented pulley transmission including the same
An actuator system for moving a plurality of pulley segments of a segmented pulley between an engaged region and a disengaged region is provided. The actuator system comprises: a deflector configured to rotate at least between a first position and a second position; and a plurality of followers, each of the followers comprising a protrusion configured to engage the deflector to move the respective one of the pulley segments between the engaged region and the disengaged region, wherein the deflector is configured to move between the first position and the second position to selectively engage the plurality of followers and direct each of the followers between an engaged position and a disengaged position, to move the plurality of pulley segments between the engaged region and the disengaged region. A segmented pulley transmission comprising the actuator system is further provided. |
| US12196309B2 |
Method and control unit for resolving a tooth-on-tooth position of a positive-locking shifting element of an automated manual transmission
The present invention relates to a method for resolving a tooth-on-tooth position of a positive-locking shifting element of an automated manual transmission, in which gear steps of the automated manual transmission are changed by means of a pressure-medium-actuated shift actuator. If, during a change of a gear step of the automated manual transmission, a tooth-on-tooth position occurs at the interlocking shifting element, then the control of the pressure-medium-actuated shift actuator is varied in such manner as to resolve the tooth-on-tooth position. A control unit for carrying out the method is also disclosed. |
| US12196308B2 |
Transmission assembly with more than one reduction ratio and method for operating a transmission assembly
A transmission assembly has more than one reduction ratio. For this purpose, the transmission assembly can comprise a planetary transmission in which the annulus can rotate freely in a first position and in which the annulus is held fixed against rotation in a second position. A method of operating a transmission assembly is also disclosed. |
| US12196307B2 |
Gear unit having a shaft, a first bearing, a housing part, and a cover
A gear unit includes a shaft, rotatably mounted via a first bearing, a housing part, and a cover connected to the housing part. The shaft has a threaded region onto which a nut is screwed, and a spacing sleeve and a disk are arranged between the nut and an inner ring of the spacing sleeve. The greatest outer diameter of the disk is greater than the greatest outer diameter of the spacing sleeve; the greatest radial distance of the disk relative to the rotational axis of the shaft is greater than the greatest radial distance of the spacing sleeve relative to the rotational axis of the shaft; and/or the radial spacing region covered by the disk and relative to the rotational axis of the shaft contains the radial spacing region covered by the spacing sleeve. |
| US12196302B2 |
Gear device
A gear device includes a resin gear that is formed of a first resin material, and a connected member that is formed of a second resin material and that is connected to the resin gear, in which the first resin material is a fiber-reinforced resin obtained by filling a first base material resin with first reinforcement fibers, the second resin material is a fiber-reinforced resin obtained by filling a second base material resin with second reinforcement fibers, and a fiber content ratio of the second reinforcement fibers in the second resin material is higher than a fiber content ratio of the first reinforcement fibers in the first resin material. |
| US12196301B2 |
Stamped steel differential housing with integrated final drive gear
A housing half for a stamped steel differential housing including an outer annular ring and a radially outer cylindrical protrusion with a gear portion. The housing half is integrally formed from a single piece of material. In an example embodiment, the housing half is formed by stamping. In an example embodiment, the gear portion is formed by broaching or rolling. In some example embodiments, the housing half also includes a first pocket arranged for receiving a portion of a first end of a pinion pin and a second pocket, circumferentially opposite the first pocket, arranged for receiving a portion of a second end of the pinion pin. A stamped steel differential housing including the housing half and a stamped steel differential assembly including the stamped steel differential housing are also disclosed. |
| US12196293B2 |
Counter rotating gear drive and associated systems, components, and methods
A gear box includes a first planetary gear and a second planetary gear. The gear box further includes a first carrier of the first planetary gear coupled to a second ring gear of the second planetary gear. The gear box also includes a first ring gear of the first planetary gear coupled to a second carrier of the second planetary gear. The gear box further includes a first sun gear of the first planetary gear coupled to a first output shaft. The gear box also includes a second sun gear of the second planetary gear coupled to a second output shaft. |
| US12196292B2 |
Nut and ball screw device
The nut according to the present disclosure includes a nut main body and a circulation component. The nut main body includes a housing part having a bow shape when viewed from an axial direction, a seat surface forming a bottom surface of the housing part, a through hole passing through the seat surface, and a pair of side surfaces arranged on both sides in the axial direction with respect to the housing part. |
| US12196290B2 |
Speed reducer having self-locking function without ring gear, and self-locking method of speed reducer
Proposed are a speed reducer having a self-locking function without a ring gear, and a self-locking method of the speed reducer. Particularly, the speed reducer is characterized in that first, second and third planetary gears are supported at different locations on one side of a carrier, which is an input side, so as to be able to rotate and revolve and be disposed in n sets, and when fixing any one of a first sun gear and a second sun gear and switching one remaining sun gear into an input side and rotating the same, speed is not increased due to a self-locking function and a speed increase ratio is zero (a stationary state in which the sun gear used as the input side cannot rotate), thereby resulting in self-locking which is a non-operating state. |
| US12196284B2 |
Vibration-damping device
A vibration-damping device includes a partition member provided with an orifice passage that allows a main liquid chamber and an auxiliary liquid chamber to communicate with each other, a plurality of first communication holes that allows the main liquid chamber and an accommodation chamber to communicate with each other, and a second communication hole that allows the auxiliary liquid chamber and the accommodation chamber to communicate with each other. A tubular member that protrudes in an axial direction toward the elastic body is disposed on a first wall surface of the partition member to which the first communication holes are open and which constitutes a portion of an inner surface of the main liquid chamber. The plurality of first communication holes are open to both an inner portion located inside the tubular member and an outer portion located outside the tubular member, on the first wall surface. |
| US12196283B2 |
Fastening element and decoupling assembly
A fastening element and a decoupling assembly, the fastening element for add-on parts connected to a body structure of a motor vehicle, a method for producing the de-coupling assembly and assembling it. |
| US12196280B2 |
Actuation device for an electromechanically actuatable motor vehicle brake
The disclosure relates to an actuation device for an electromechanically actuatable motor vehicle brake, for actuating at least one brake lining of the motor vehicle brake. The actuation device comprises at least one drive element, a first power transmission train, a second power transmission train and at least one actuation element. The actuation element is designed to actuate the at least one brake lining. The at least one drive element can optionally transmit drive power to the first power transmission train or to the first and the second power transmission train. The two power transmission trains are operatively connected to the at least one actuation element or can be brought into operative connection therewith. |
| US12196276B2 |
Selectable clutch
A selectable clutch with a selector is provided, in which support grooves are formed to one of an inner race and an outer race, while pocket parts are formed to the other. A resilient member is provided to bias rollers disposed between the inner race and outer race toward the pocket parts. A roller-holding surface of the support groove and a roller-holding surface of the pocket part are formed with an inclination angle such that, when the rollers are held therebetween, a force acts on the rollers in a direction to move the rollers toward the pocket parts. In the lock mode, the rollers are each held by the support groove, pocket part, and selector. |
| US12196275B2 |
Propeller shaft and production method therefor
Propeller shaft has boot member (7) whose one end is fixed to sleeve shaft (2) and whose other end is fixed to stub shaft (3), and boot bands (8) fixing boot member (7) to sleeve shaft (2) and stub shaft (3). Protrusions (74) fitted in respective fitting grooves (26) formed on outer circumferential surfaces of sleeve shaft (2) and stub shaft (3) are provided on inner circumferential sides of one end and the other end of the boot member (7). At each of sleeve shaft (2) and stub shaft (3), first outer diameter section (231) having diameter larger than an inside diameter (D1) of protrusion (74) is provided at one side with respect to fitting groove (26), also second outer diameter section (232) having diameter larger than an outside diameter (X1) of first outer diameter section (231) is provided at the other side with respect to fitting groove (26). |
| US12196267B2 |
Swivel bearing unit
A swivel bearing unit may have a stationary radially outer ring and a rotatable radially inner ring. The swivel bearing unit may further have a double row of rolling members interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring, a casing, inside which the rings of the bearing unit are housed, and a sealing device. The sealing device may include an elastomer seal co-molded onto a shaped metal screen stably anchored to the housing. The elastomer seal may be provided with a first radial lip and with a second axially external radial lip. Both the first radial lip and the second radial lip make sliding contact by respective contacting edges with a radially external surface of the radially inner ring. The first radial lip may have a thickness (SP1) greater than a thickness (SP2) of the second radial lip. |
| US12196258B2 |
Spherical plain bearing with angular misalignment restraint system, and angular misalignment restrain system
A spherical plain bearing includes an outer ring having a concave interior spherical surface, and an inner member having a convex exterior spherical surface. The inner member is pivotally disposed in the outer ring such that the inner member and the outer ring are angularly misalignable relative to one another. The spherical plain bearing includes an angular misalignment restraint system which includes an inner member restraint feature on the inner member and an outer ring restraint feature on the outer member. The first and second portions are spaced apart when the inner member and the outer ring are angularly misaligned relative to one another by less than a predetermined maximum angle θ, and come into abutment when the inner member and the outer ring are angularly misaligned relative to one another by angle θ. The abutment prevents any further relative angular misalignment of the inner member and the outer ring. |
| US12196255B2 |
Hub bearing
A hub bearing 1 including an outer ring 2 that serves as a stationary side raceway ring, a hub wheel 3 and an inner ring 5 serving as a rotatable side raceway ring, balls 4 serving as a plurality of rolling elements disposed between a raceway surface of the stationary side raceway ring and a raceway surface of the rotatable side raceway ring, and grease that lubricates a rolling contact part between each of the raceway surfaces and the rolling elements. The surface roughness of at least one raceway surface selected from the raceway surface of the stationary side raceway ring and the raceway surface of the rotatable side raceway ring in the rolling contact part is 0.03 μm Ra or less. |
| US12196252B2 |
Systems, apparatuses, and methods of articulation of a variable position ball joint
Systems, apparatuses, and methods of a variable position ball joint with dynamic length are disclosed and include a ball, and a seat with a guide surface; an arc of the ball defines endpoints of an arc path for revolving the ball in the guide surface; a center point of the ball is concentric with a center of rotation of the seat so that the center point of the ball and the seat move in a single axis of movement; and an interface that guides the ball along the guide surface, wherein the guide surface is parallel to the single axis of movement to cause the ball to traverse the seat travel arc while maintaining a center of rotation concentric with the seat resulting in a change in length of an attached component with respect to a concentric center point of rotation during an articulation action of the ball joint. |
| US12196250B2 |
Fixing device
The present invention relates to, in a first aspect, a fixing device comprising an anchor element that is positioned along an axis, the anchor element extending substantially perpendicular thereto, a rotating element arranged perpendicular to and rotatable about the axis, and spaced therealong from the anchor element, and a deployment mechanism, comprising a first deployment portion on the anchor element and a second deployment portion on the rotating element, wherein one of the first and second deployment portions comprise a sloping surface extending at least partway around the axis, and the other is shaped to be able to roll, slide or otherwise move along the sloping surface, the anchor element and rotating element are able to move towards one another along the axis, and the deployment mechanism is adapted to convert movement of the anchor element and rotating element towards one another into helical movement in a first-handed direction along and about the axis. Also provided are a fixing device for fixing an article to a structure, a system comprising a fixing or fastening device, and a method of using a fixing device. |
| US12196246B2 |
Replaceable quick connector
The present disclosure relates to a replaceable quick connector, which includes a connector board, a connector base, a circuit board and a locking nut, where a bottom center of the connector board extends downwards to form a plugging column, two clamping blocks are disposed on an outer wall of the plugging column, clamping convex points are formed in upper parts of the clamping blocks, the clamping blocks are arranged in relative to 180 degrees, a clamping sheet is disposed at a top of the connector base, a plugging hole for plugging the plugging column is formed in a center of the clamping sheet, the plugging hole extends inwards to form two clamping bases, the clamping bases are arranged in relative to 180 degrees. |
| US12196243B2 |
Torque-limiting axle nut
A torque-limiting axle nut includes an inner nut having an inner-nut body forming a threaded center hole that defines a rotation axis. The inner nut also has a flange that encircles and extends radially away from the inner-nut body. The flange forms a plurality of recesses. The axle nut also includes a retaining ring encircling the inner-nut body and an outer nut encircling the inner-nut body. The outer nut forms grooves that extend axially upward from a bottom face of the outer nut and that extend azimuthally around the rotation axis. For each pair of neighboring grooves, the outer nut forms a ridge therebetween. The axle nut also includes a wave spring that encircles the inner-nut body and is located axially between the retaining ring and the outer nut. The axle nut also includes ball bearings seated in the recesses and extending into the grooves. |
| US12196229B2 |
Unloading valve and combined valve type buffer cylinder
An unloading valve includes a valve body, a valve trim, a return spring, a damping hole, and an unloading groove. A combined valve includes the unloading valve and a throttling valve. The throttling valve includes a buffer stopper and a buffer chamber. A piston rod assembly of the combined valve type buffer cylinder is provided in a cylinder body. The cylinder body includes a cylinder head flange, a cylinder bottom, and a cylinder barrel. The piston rod assembly includes a guide sleeve, a piston, and a piston rod. The combined valve is provided on the cylinder. The system is located in an unloading state in a buffering process to reduce the energy loss and heat buildup of the system, prevent the pressure impact of buffering on the system, make the system more reliable, and lower the difficulty of the original buffer valve in performance matching, installation and debugging. |
| US12196226B2 |
Rotating assembly with integral magnetic filter for wet rotor circulating pump
A wet rotor circulating pump implementing an integral magnetic filter for removing suspended contaminates from the water being circulated. |
| US12196222B2 |
Guard for an intake channel or blow channel of a power tool and power tool with such a guard
A guard for an intake channel or blow channel of a power tool has a first rib with a longitudinal direction, wherein the first rib has a first rib section that extends along the longitudinal direction of the first rib from a first end to a second end of the first rib section. The first rib section has an inherent frequency. One or more first disruptive bodies are arranged on the first rib section between the first end and the second end of the first rib section. The first disruptive bodies are configured to translatorily vibrate together with the first rib section. The first rib section and the one or more first disruptive bodies form a vibration system with a system inherent frequency, wherein the inherent frequency of the first rib section is different from the system inherent frequency. |
| US12196221B2 |
Blower having first and second towers and a motor housing supporter arrangement
The present disclosure relates to a blower. The blower according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a lower case in which a suction port is formed; a fan disposed inside the lower case and blowing air introduced through the suction port upward; a first tower elongated to an upper side from the lower case and formed with a first discharge port opening forward; a second tower spaced apart from the first tower in a horizontal direction, elongated to an upper side from the lower case, and formed with a second discharge port opening forward; an air guide disposed inside the first tower and spaced apart from a front end of the first tower and elongated along a front and rear direction toward the first discharge port; and a handle disposed between the fan and the air guide and elongated from upstream of the air guide toward the front end of the first tower. The handle is disposed between the fan and the air guide, so that the blowing performance of the blower can be enhanced. |
| US12196219B1 |
Motor and blade mounting structure of ceiling fan
A motor and blade mounting structure of a ceiling fan, the ceiling fan has a motor, at least one bracket, and at least one blade. The at least one bracket has at least one mounting portion. The mounting portion of the at least one bracket is configured for mounting the at least one blade. The motor has a rotor. The rotor of the motor is fixedly connected to the at least one bracket. The motor and blade mounting structure enhances assembly convenience, safety, structural support and durability. |
| US12196216B2 |
Compressor arrangement, turbocharger, combustion engine, and vehicle
A compressor arrangement for a turbocharger is disclosed. The compressor arrangement comprises a compressor housing and a compressor wheel arranged to rotate in the compressor housing. The compressor housing comprises a compressor inlet duct, a ported shroud, and a recirculation channel comprising an inlet arranged downstream of the compressor wheel, an outlet arranged in the compressor inlet duct at a position upstream of ports of the ported shroud, and a valve configured to control the flow of air through the recirculation channel. The compressor arrangement further comprises a wall section protruding into the compressor inlet duct at a position upstream of the outlet of the recirculation channel. The present disclosure further relates to a turbocharger, an internal combustion engine, and a vehicle. |
| US12196211B1 |
Sump pump smart home integration
Described methods and systems user to manually activate or engage the pump from a remote location and/or to monitor the state of the sump pump (e.g., the water level, the pump condition, pipe conditions, etc.) when located at a remote location relative to the sump pump. A sump pump system may implement sensors configured to detect motion or acceleration of a sensor disposed in water in the sump basin or disposed on a sump pump or pipe. The sump pump system may analyze data from these sensors to identify diagnostic metrics or values that are transmitted to a user's user interface device, thereby notifying a user of conditions such as a stuck impeller, a blocked pipe, a dry pumping pump, etc. |
| US12196210B2 |
Centrifugal blood pump with hydrodynamic bearing
A centrifugal blood pump without a mechanical bearing comprises a pump casing (1), an impeller (9) arranged in the pump casing rotatably about the central axis and freely movable axially and radially within a limited clearance. The impeller has per-manent magnets or permanently magnetized magnetic regions (N/S) which cooperate with an electromagnetic drive to set the impeller rotating. A circular wall (12) or circularly arranged wall sections are provided within the pump casing, their inner surfaces defining a radial clearance together with the outer circumference of the impeller to form a hydrodynamic radial bearing for the impeller. |
| US12196205B2 |
Low-pressure chamber rotary compressor and air conditioner
A rotary compressor with a low-pressure chamber and an air conditioner are disclosed. The rotary compressor with a low-pressure chamber includes a housing, a motor assembly and a pump assembly. The housing is provided with a low-pressure air inlet component and a high-pressure air outlet component, a low-pressure chamber is arranged in the housing, the motor assembly is arranged in the low-pressure chamber. The motor assembly includes a stator and a rotor. The pump assembly includes a crankshaft, a crankshaft shell, a cylinder, a piston, a sliding vane and a bearing, the pump assembly is arranged in the low-pressure chamber. The piston, the sliding vane, the cylinder, the bearing and the crankshaft shell cooperatively form a compression chamber. A low-pressure refrigerant directly cools the rotor and the stator, and the low-pressure refrigerant is heated to vaporize, so as to increase a temperature of a gaseous refrigerant before compression. |
| US12196202B2 |
Oil pump device
The present invention provides an oil pump device capable of preventing foreign matters from getting caught at a sliding part of an oil pump, and thus of preventing a situation where the oil pump is locked and prevented from rotating. The oil pump device includes an oil pump connected to a supply target apparatus by a hydraulic circuit, the oil pump discharging and supplying oil to the supply target apparatus through the hydraulic circuit; a motor driving the oil pump; a trapping member interposed along the hydraulic circuit, the trapping member trapping a foreign matter mixed in the oil discharged from the oil pump; and a motor control unit controlling the motor to perform a normal control mode of driving the oil pump in a normal control rotation range and perform, at operational start of the oil pump, a lock-avoiding mode of driving the oil pump with a lock-avoiding rotational speed set in advance as a lower limit. |
| US12196195B2 |
Demand based hydraulic pump control system
Systems and methods are provided for a demand-based hydraulic system. A clutch is positioned between a hydraulic pump and an engine. The clutch is selectively engaged to power the hydraulic pump based on a level of demand for hydraulic power. A control system is also provided to control the clutch and/or the pump in accordance with a plurality of operating mode. |
| US12196192B2 |
Solar powered water feature
Example embodiments relate to a water feature. The water feature includes a vessel and an electrically powered submersible pump within the vessel, an outlet fluidly connected to the pump, a solar panel, and a battery. The water feature also includes a controller, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a set of program instructions which cause the water feature to perform operations. The operations include receiving a predetermined time to operate the pump on the battery. Based on the predetermined time, the operations include allocating a percent of a total electrical power generated by the solar panel to charge the battery and a remainder of the total electrical power generated to operate the pump. The operations additionally include determining that the battery has reached a threshold power level associated with the predetermined time to operate the pump and allocating the total electrical power generated to operate the pump. |
| US12196187B1 |
Drive system with pendulum mechanism
A drive system for driving a piece of equipment includes a pendulum mechanism. The pendulum mechanism has a bob member, a connector member, and a pivot member, wherein the bob member is connected to the pivot member by the connector member in a manner that allows the bob member to swing about the pivot member. An equipment connecting mechanism is adapted to operatively connect the drive system to a piece of equipment so that the piece of equipment can be driven by the drive system. The bob member comprises a carriage that has a platform that supports a mass transfer mechanism, the mass transfer mechanism including a translating mass and a linear actuator adapted to translate the translating mass relative to the platform. Selective translation of the translating mass causes the bob member to swing in a pendulum motion or maintain a pendulum motion. |
| US12196185B2 |
Electrolytic unit housing with pressure-relief area
A wind turbine includes a generator, a base, a nacelle, a tower having a first end mounted to the base and a second end supporting the nacelle, and an electrolytic unit electrically powered by the generator to produce hydrogen from an input fluid, in particular water, wherein the electrolytic unit is electrically coupled to the generator by an electric connection, wherein the electrolytic unit is housed in a housing, wherein the housing includes a pressure-relief section configured to detach from the housing in the event of an explosion inside the housing or when the pressure inside the housing exceeds a predetermined pressure. |
| US12196175B2 |
Lift system and method for wind turbine monopiles and other structures
A system is used for lifting a heavy oversized structural element. At least two opposing lifts are placement adjacent opposing sides of the element. Each lift includes a base, a tower, an elevator, and an actuator. The tower extending vertically from the base, and the elevator is disposed on the tower. A support extends from the elevator outward from the tower to engage a point on the element. A guide of the elevator is configured to ride along a rail of the tower. The actuator is connected to the elevator and is configured to move with the elevator vertically along the tower. The actuator can include a strand jack disposed on the elevator. Hydraulic operation of the stand jack moves the jack and elevator along a strand extending along the tower. The arrangements of the lifts leave space below the raised element free for access to other operations. |
| US12196173B2 |
Segmented driveshaft
A driveshaft, including a first segment, including a first end, a second end, a first through-bore extending from the first end to the second end, and a first protrusion extending axially from the second end, and a second segment, including a third end including a first notch, and a fourth end, and a first hole extending from the third end and aligned with the first through-bore, wherein the first protrusion engages the first notch to non-rotatably connect the first segment and the second segment. |
| US12196172B2 |
Wave energy capture and conversion device
A wave energy conversion assembly, including a first motion conversion assembly including a first wheel, an arm connected to the motion conversion assembly, and a float connected to the arm, wherein the float is operatively arranged to engage fluid to displace the wheel in a first circumferential direction. |
| US12196170B2 |
System for generating electricity from an underwater ocean stream
A system for generating electricity from an underwater stream for generating electricity for the electric grid or for producing hydrogen includes an underwater turbine. The underwater turbine includes an upper pontoon, a lower pontoon, and a pylon structure that extends between and interconnects the upper pontoon and the lower pontoon. The underwater turbine also includes a single propeller assembly rotatably coupled to the lower pontoon. Rotation of the propeller operates a generator to generate electricity. The underwater turbine can be moored to a sea floor via a mooring weight. An optional friction winch is operable to raise or lower the underwater turbine relative to the sea floor. |
| US12196166B2 |
Solenoid valve
In order to provide a solenoid valve (1) with a valve housing (2), in which an electric coil (3) and a magnet armature (5) are arranged, and with a valve element (8) which can be actuated by the magnet armature (5) in an axial actuation direction for opening and closing the solenoid valve (1), wherein a valve lift of the valve element (8) can be limited in a simple manner, it is provided according to the invention that the coil (3) be arranged on a coil carrier (4), wherein an end section (4a), axially facing the magnet armature (5), of the coil carrier (4) is designed as an end stop for the magnet armature (5) in order to limit an axial movement of the magnet armature (5), and that the coil carrier (4) be formed from a plastic, wherein the coil (3) is at least partially integrated into the coil carrier (4). |
| US12196165B2 |
Fuel nozzle having different first and second discharge orifices for providing a hydrogen-air mixture
The proposed solution relates to a fuel nozzle for the injection of hydrogen into a combustion chamber of an engine, the fuel nozzle including, for provision of a hydrogen-air mixture, a nozzle head having outflow openings (19, 21) at an end face of the nozzle head.Multiple first outflow openings for hydrogen to be injected and at least one second outflow opening for air to be injected are present at the end face for the provision of the hydrogen-air mixture, where the at least one second outflow opening has a polygonal cross section and the multiple first outflow openings at the end face are arranged around the at least one second outflow opening. |
| US12196160B2 |
Liquid injected propane fuel system
A system according to the present invention provides for a liquid injected propane fuel system for internal combustion engines which provides for a fuel pump assembly, a base tank valve adaptor, a distribution assembly, and rail assemblies; a first embodiment of the liquid injected propane fuel system may provide for proportional fuel injection, a second embodiment may provide for direct fuel injection providing for at least substantial reduction in evaporation (EVAP) emissions, is disclosed, a third embodiment of the liquid injected propane fuel system may provide for a combination of proportional fuel injection and direct fuel injection; the invention comprising at least one of a fuel tank, an external fuel tank, a distribution block, a fuel rail and a ECU. |
| US12196155B2 |
Flameless combo heater
A dual heating process is performed in the absence of an open flame. Heat is created by a rotating prime mover(s) driving a fluid shear heater. Heat is also collected from a cooling system of the prime mover, and from any exhaust heat generated by the prime mover. The heat energy collected from all of these sources is transmitted through heat exchangers to a fluid where heat energy is desired. The fluid being heated may be glycol or air, depending on the type of heat desired. |
| US12196154B2 |
Rotary engine with seal having elastomeric and metallic members
A housing assembly for a rotary engine, has: a rotor housing having an inner face facing a rotor cavity, a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; a first side housing secured to the first side, and a second side housing secured to the second side, the rotor cavity bounded axially between the first side housing and the second side housing; and a seal received within a groove at an interface between the rotor housing and the first side housing, the groove located outwardly of the inner face and overlapping a peripheral section of the first side housing, the seal having: an elastomeric member compressed between the peripheral section and the rotor housing; and a metallic member disposed inwardly of the elastomeric member, the metallic member in contact with both of the peripheral section of the first side housing and the rotor housing. |
| US12196151B2 |
Control method for combustion system, combustion system and engine
A control method for the combustion system comprises: a fuel injector conducts first primary spray and second primary spray at intervals, and the fuel injector injects fuel to a first arc ridge during the first primary spray; and the fuel injector sprays fuel to a second arc ridge during the second primary spray. By adopting a combustion chamber having two arc ridges and respectively injecting fuel to the two arc ridges by means of the fuel injector, it can be ensured that the amount of fuel shared by each arc ridge is reduced, gathering the fuel at a single arc ridge can be avoided, and it is beneficial to exert the improvement effect of the arc ridge on a wall impact jet flow velocity field at the tail end of a fuel beam, such that the fuel and gas distribution in a cylinder is facilitated. |
| US12196146B2 |
Fuel injection control device
An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection control device capable of improving the execution frequency and accuracy of individual difference detection of a plurality of fuel injection valves. Therefore, the fuel injection control device 127 is configured to measure, as a valve closing time, a time from when energization of the solenoid 407 is finished to when the valve body 402 moves to the valve closing position for each of the plurality of fuel injection valves 105; divide an energization time of the solenoid 407 into a plurality of sections 1001 to 1004; calculate, as an average valve closing time, an average value of the valve closing times measured a plurality of times, in each of the plurality of sections 1001 to 1004; calculate a specific valve closing time based on the average valve closing time of at least one section among the plurality of sections 1001 to 1004; and correct the energization time according to the specific valve closing time of each of the plurality of fuel injection valves 105. |
| US12196144B2 |
Systems and methods for aftertreatment system thermal mangement using cylinder deactivation and/or intake-air throttling
Systems and methods for aftertreatment system thermal management using cylinder deactivation and/or intake-air throttling are disclosed. Systems and methods for thermal management of an aftertreatment system are provided herein. A controller coupled to an engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system is configured to: receive a first temperature value associated with the exhaust aftertreatment system and a second temperature value associated with the engine; determine, based on comparing the first temperature value to a first threshold, a thermal management mode including a first thermal management mode or a second thermal management mode; determine, responsive to determining the thermal management mode and based on comparing the second temperature value to a second threshold, an operating mode for the thermal management mode including at least one of a first operating mode or a second operating mode; and initiate the at least one of the first or the second operating mode. |
| US12196141B2 |
Systems and methods with distributed bleed for gas turbine engine compressor stabilization
Systems and methods for stable operation of a compressor of a gas turbine engine include axial stages, each including a series of rotor blades. A centrifugal stage has a centrifugal impeller disposed downstream from the axial stages. Air flows through the compressor first through the axial stages and then through the centrifugal stage. Each respective axial stage includes mechanisms for the avoidance of certain operating conditions of the compressor such as surge. The mechanisms include variable vane sets disposed upstream from a series of the rotor blades or a bleed port or ports around the respective axial stage downstream from the series of rotor blades to selectively extract air from the respective axial stage. |
| US12196138B2 |
Frangible gearbox center guide support systems and methods
An assembly for mounting an auxiliary component to an engine case of a gas turbine engine includes a support bracket, the support bracket having a first end configured for attachment to a first flange of the engine case, a second end configured for attachment to a second flange of the engine case, and an intermediate portion located intermediate the first end and the second end; a bearing member disposed within the intermediate portion; a locator disposed within the bearing member; and a frangible ring member disposed between the support bracket and the bearing member, wherein the frangible ring member comprises a porous metal material (e.g., frothed aluminum or thin-walled honey combed aluminum or steel). The frangible material thickness can be set to absorb FBO energy while limiting system displacement during and post FBO event, thus reducing the energy transmitted to an auxiliary component (e.g., a gearbox housing). |
| US12196135B2 |
Sectional fuel manifolds
A multipoint fuel injection system comprises an injection system segment including a circumferentially extending outer support defining a fuel manifold with a plurality of manifold passages extending circumferentially therethrough. A first connector is included at a first circumferential end of the outer support and a second connector is included at a second circumferential end of the outer support opposite the first circumferential end. The first and second connectors are each configured to connect each manifold passage with a manifold passages of a respective outer support of a circumferentially adjacent injection system segment. The system includes a circumferentially extending inner support and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart feed arms extending radially between the inner support and the outer support. A plurality of outlet openings extend in an axial direction from each feed arm for feeding respective injection nozzles. |
| US12196134B2 |
Ventilation structure of core chamber of turbofan engine having large bypass ratio and ventilation method therefor
A ventilation structure of a core chamber of a turbofan engine having a large bypass ratio, said structure comprising: an outer bypass wall surface (1), a core chamber wall surface (4) and a core casing (7). An outer bypass flow channel (2) is formed between the outer bypass wall surface (1) and the core chamber wall surface (4). A core chamber (6) is formed between the core chamber wall surface (4) and the core casing (7). An air intake annular cavity (3) is provided in the core casing and is located at the upstream position. The air intake annular cavity (3) is used to put the outer bypass flow channel (2) and the core chamber (6) in communication. An exhaust grille (5) is further provided on the core chamber wall surface (4) and is located at a tail position. |
| US12196133B1 |
Operating a gas turbine engine
A method of operating an aircraft gas turbine engine including: a core including a turbine, a compressor, a combustor to combust fuel, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan upstream of the core; a fan shaft; a bearing supporting the fan shaft; an oil loop system supplying oil to the bearing; and a heat exchange system including: an air-oil heat exchanger through which oil in the oil loop system flows; and a fuel-oil heat exchanger through which oil in the oil loop system and fuel flow to transfer heat between the oil and the fuel; and a bypass pipe to allow a proportion of the oil to flow past one of the air-oil and the fuel-oil heat exchanger; and a bypass valve to allow the proportion of the oil sent through the bypass pipe to be varied. |
| US12196123B1 |
Press fit turbulent jet ignition insert
An internal combustion engine includes an cylinder block defining at least one cylinder, a cylinder head at least partially defining a combustion chamber for each cylinder of the cylinder block, and a spark plug bore formed in the cylinder head for each cylinder, the spark plug bore connecting to the combustion chamber and configured to receive a spark plug. A turbulent jet ignition (TJI) pre-chamber insert is press-fit into the spark plug bore, and defining an internal combustion pre-chamber in fluid communication with the combustion chamber. |
| US12196113B2 |
Method and system for reducing friction in radial drilling and jet drilling operations
Disclosed is a method for reducing friction in a radial drilling application. The method involves coating the interior of a deflector shoe with a lubricant. Lubrication of the deflector show can be accomplished by applying a wet lubricant to the interior of the deflector shoe or spraying a dry lubricant on the interior of the deflector shoe. The method can further include coating a hose and/or a jet nozzle, passing the hose and/or jet nozzle through the coated interior of the deflector shoe. The method can further include coating components of a milling cutter, and passing the components of the milling cutter through the coated interior of the deflector shoe. An apparatus for reducing friction in a radial drilling application is also disclosed. |
| US12196111B2 |
Cost effective plasma combined heat and power system
A method of generating syngas as a primary product from renewable feedstock, fossil fuels, or hazardous waste with the use of a cupola. The cupola operates on inductive heat alone, chemically assisted heat, or plasma assisted heat. Cupola operation is augmented by employing carbon or graphite rods to carry electrical current into the metal bath that is influenced by the inductive element. The method includes the steps of providing a cupola for containing a metal bath; and operating an inductive element to react with the metal bath. A combination of fossil fuel, a hazardous waste, and a hazardous material is supplied to the cupola. A plasma torch operates on the metal bath directly, indirectly, or in a downdraft arrangement. Steam, air, oxygen enriched air, or oxygen are supplied to the metal bath. A pregassifier increases efficiency and a duct fired burner is added to a simple cycle turbine with fossil fuel augmentation. |
| US12196106B2 |
Tie for a component
A tie for a component includes a body including an elongate portion and an arch disposed adjacent to the elongate portion. The arch includes first and second middle surfaces extending between a pair of first and second outer curved surfaces, respectively. The body defines a minimum cross-sectional plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis and passing through the elongate portion. The body further includes a minimum tie width at the minimum cross-sectional plane along a second transverse axis. The minimum tie width is greater than each of a first minimum arch width of the first middle surface and a second minimum arch width of the second middle surface by a width factor greater than or equal to 3 to less than or equal to 10. |
| US12196098B2 |
Turbine housing
There is disclosed a turbine housing for a turbomachine. The turbine housing comprises a volute which extends around an axis and defines at least part of a flow passage through the turbine housing. The flow passage extends from a first inlet opening. The turbine housing further comprises a flange that surrounds the first inlet opening, and an external surface that defines a rib. The rib defines a first portion that adjoins the flange, and a second portion that is angled with respect to the first portion. |
| US12196095B2 |
Gas turbine engine component having an airfoil with internal cross-ribs
A gas turbine engine component includes an airfoil body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge and having a suction wall and a pressure wall. An outer surface of the airfoil body is formed by an outer coat defining around the pressure and suction sides, a leading edge and a trailing edge. An internal cross-rib is formed within a cavity in the airfoil body. The internal cross-rib extends to be secured to the outer coat adjacent the leading edge and the trailing edge, and extending across the internal cavity to form a junction such that the cross-rib is x-shaped. The outer coat and the cross-rib are formed of ceramic matrix composites. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US12196093B2 |
Aluminum-chromium oxide coating and method therefor
A gas turbine engine component includes a metal substrate and a coating system disposed on the metal substrate. The coating system includes at least one layer of aluminum-chromium oxide. |
| US12196092B2 |
Method of evaluating performance of gas turbine and device executing this method
A method of evaluating performance of a gas turbine includes: acquiring static operation determination data and acquiring index value data; storing the acquired data; determining whether or not the gas turbine is in a static operation state in accordance with whether or not the static operation determination data for each of a plurality of times in a period in the past set in advance from a determination time among the static operation determination data for each of the plurality of times stored in the storing of the data entering a range of a variation width set in advance; and acquiring the evaluation index value using the index value data at the determination time at which the gas turbine is determined to be in the static operation state. The static operation determination data includes a cavity temperature between an inner shroud of a turbine vane and a rotor shaft. |
| US12196091B2 |
Aircraft auxiliary power unit (APU) controllers and related methods
Aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) controllers and related methods are described herein. An example APU controller includes a sensor interface to receive a signal from a speed sensor. The signal includes pulses representing a rotational speed of an engine of an APU. The APU controller also includes an overspeed detection circuit including a counter to count a number of pulses from the signal occurring within a time interval, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to convert the number of pulses into an analog voltage signal and a comparator to: compare the analog voltage signal to an overspeed threshold signal and generate a shutdown command in response to the analog voltage signal exceeding the overspeed threshold signal. The APU controller also includes a valve driver to, in response to receiving the shutdown command, cause a fuel shutoff valve to cease fuel flow to the engine of the APU. |
| US12196084B2 |
Carriage assembly
Aspects of the present invention relate to a carriage assembly (3-n) for a swash plate engine (1) having a swash plate (7). The carriage assembly (3-n) has a carriage body (19) for reciprocating along a longitudinal axis (X-n). The carriage body (19) is configured to be connected to at least one piston (5-n). At least one bearing assembly (20-n) is disposed on the carriage body (19). The or each bearing assembly (20-n) includes a rolling bearing (21-n) configured to engage a rolling face of the swashplate (7); and a yoke (23-n) for supporting the rolling bearing (21-n). The yoke (23-n) is movable relative to the carriage body along the longitudinal axis. Aspects of the present invention also relate to a swash plate drive assembly (15); and a swash plate engine (1). |
| US12196082B2 |
Systems and methods for non-contact boring
Disclosed are systems and methods to bore or tunnel through various geologies in an autonomous or substantially autonomous manner including one or more non-contact boring elements that direct energy at the bore face to remove material from the bore face through the fracture, spallation, and removal of the material. Systems can automatically execute methods to control a set of boring parameters that affect the flux of energy directed at the bore face. Systems can further automatically execute the methods to: monitor, direct, maintain, and/or adjust a set of boring controls, including for example a standoff distance between the system and the bore face, a temperature of exhaust gases directed at the bore face, a removal rate of material from the bore face, and/or a thermal or topological characterization of the bore face during boring operations. |
| US12196079B2 |
Downhole testing tool for subterranean formation testing using a fluid sampling probe assembly
Formation testing apparatus including a downhole testing tool for subterranean formation testing within a borehole of a well, the tool including a downhole sampling device having: a test tool body having an outer surface; and assembly extendable out of and retractable into an opening in the outer surface. The assembly includes a seal pad at a first end of the formation probe sampling assembly, the seal pad operable to contact a formation wall of the borehole when the seal pad is extended past the outer surface to thereby define a seal space between the borehole and the seal pad. The seal pad includes at the first end includes a metal plate with a trough therein, the trough defining a closed track in the metal plate, the trough having dimensions to hold a portion of an inflatable elastomeric ring shaped to fit in the trough. Methods of assembly and testing are disclosed. |
| US12196077B2 |
Sensor for quantifying production fluid percentage content
Provided is a downhole tool and a well system. The downhole tool, in one aspect, includes a tubular providing one or more production fluid flow paths for a production fluid. The downhole tool, according to this aspect, further includes one or more float chambers located within the tubular, and two or more floats located within the one or more float chambers. In one aspect, a first of the two or more floats has a first density (ρ1) between a density of gas (ρg) and a density of oil (ρo), and a second of the two or more floats has a second density (ρ2) between the density of oil (ρo) and a density of water (ρw). The downhole tool, according to this aspect, further includes two or more non-contact proximity sensors configured to sense a radial location of the two or more floats to determine a gas:oil ratio and oil:water ratio. |
| US12196075B2 |
Surveillance using particulate tracers
In accordance with some embodiments, a method of placing unique particulate tracers in a subterranean formation having a wellbore therewithin is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a system of placing unique particulate tracers in a subterranean formation having a wellbore therewithin is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a method of determining a fraction of a stage in which to place a unique particulate tracer is disclosed. |
| US12196074B2 |
Systems and methods for sand ingress prediction for subterranean wellbores
A method of developing a predictive model for sand production from a wellbore includes receiving an indication of sand ingress at one or more production zones within a first wellbore using a sand monitoring system disposed within the first wellbore, detecting, using a pressure monitoring system, a pressure within the first wellbore while producing the one or more fluids and detecting the sand ingress, determining one or more geophysical properties of the one or more production zones of the first wellbore, and determining a model that correlates sand ingress at each of the one or more production zones with a plurality of variables. The sand ingress occurs while producing one or more fluids from the first wellbore. |
| US12196072B2 |
Determining asphaltene deposition in a flowline
A method of performing a remediation process on a flowline comprises: calculating an asphaltene deposition profile characterizing blockage of the flowline by a deposit of asphaltene; determining, based on the asphaltene deposition profile, whether the blockage exceeds a predetermined level of blockage; and treating the flowline with an asphaltene solvent to dissolve at least a portion of the deposit when the blockage exceeds the predetermined level. A computer program product comprises instructions that are stored on a computer-readable medium and that, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to: calculate an asphaltene deposition profile characterizing blockage of a flowline by a deposit of asphaltene; determine, based on the asphaltene deposition profile, whether the blockage exceeds a predetermined level of blockage; and determine to treat the flowline with an asphaltene solvent to dissolve at least a portion of the deposit when the blockage exceeds the predetermined level. |
| US12196071B2 |
Downhole ratchet and method to stabilize torsional energy within a drilling string in response to slip-stick
A downhole ratchet is utilized between tubulars in the drill string to reduce torsion energy in the drill string. A first gear and a second gear are biased into engagement to drive the drill string below the position of the downhole ratchet in the drill string during normal drilling. The downhole ratchet is constructed to release between the first gear and second gear when the tubular below the ratchet spins faster than the tubular above the ratchet due to slip-stick. Once the tubular below spins more slowly or at the same speed then the ratchet mechanism locks the upper and lower tubulars together to rotate the bit. The effect is to release torsional energy in the drill string to reduce slip stick oscillations. |
| US12196068B2 |
Underground coal gasification and associated systems and methods
Methods and systems for gasifying coal are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a representative coal gasification system can comprise (i) an injection well extending from a ground surface to an underground coal gasification (UCG) reaction region of a coal seam; (ii) a production well spaced apart from the injection well and extending from the ground surface to the UCG reaction region, and (iii) conduits each extending from the ground surface to areas of the coal seam. End portions of the conduits within the coal can be laterally peripheral to the UCG reaction region. The conduits are configured to deliver a primary fluid from the ground surface to the primary region, the injection well is configured to deliver an oxidant gas to the UCG reaction region, and the production well is configured to deliver the product gas from the UCG reaction region to the ground surface. |
| US12196067B1 |
Hydraulic fracturing arrangement and blending system
A hydraulic fracturing system for blending liquid and solid particulates together to prepare a fracturing fluid, the system can include a plurality of independently operable blender units. In some aspects the blender units can operate with different sand concentrations in a split stream operation. In further aspects, a pump can be operated with the blender units to provide multiple fluid sources for a fleet of fracturing pumpers. |
| US12196064B2 |
Reusable switch module for gun system
A housing for an electrical component of a gun system is disclosed. The housing includes a housing body, an uphole bulkhead, and a downhole bulkhead. The housing body defines a cavity. The uphole bulkhead is disposed at least partially within the cavity. The downhole bulkhead is disposed at least partially within the cavity and opposite to the uphole bulkhead. The downhole bulkhead includes an electrical contact extending between a first end and a second end of the downhole bulkhead. The cavity, the uphole bulkhead, and the second end of the downhole bulkhead define a sealed volume configured to receive and isolate the electrical component. The electrical contact is configured to be electrically connected to the electrical component. |
| US12196059B2 |
Spline lubrication for DTH hammers
A down the hole drilling assembly has a top end coupled to a drill string and a bottom cutting end. The drilling assembly includes a piston arranged moveably inside a casing with a piston nose positioned at an axially bottom end and a top working chamber at a top end, a bottom working chamber at the bottom end, a driver sub having axially extending driver sub splines on an internal surface, a drill bit having an axially extending central bore including an elongate shank provided with axially extending shank splines on its outer surface for engagement with the driver sub splines to form a spline area, a guide sleeve forming a seal with the piston nose, the guide sleeve having an inner and outer surface, and at least one air passageway extending through the guide sleeve for fluidly connecting the bottom chamber to the spline area to provide lubrication thereto. |
| US12196054B2 |
Seal backup and seal system
A backup includes an anchor portion, an operable portion extending from the tip of the anchor portion, and an S section having a curvilinear line therein and where a substantially constant thickness of material from the line to an inside surface of the S section and a substantially nonconstant thickness of material from the curvilinear line toward an outside surface. A backup system including a backup, a gauge ring engageable with the anchor portion, the gauge ring including a contact surface with a back angle configured to engage the S section when the backup is set. A seal system including a mandrel, a backup, disposed on the mandrel, a gauge ring disposed on the mandrel and configured to interact with the backup; and a seal element disposed on the mandrel. |
| US12196051B2 |
Tubing hanger assembly with adjustable load nut
A tubing hanger assembly includes a tubing hanger body, a downward facing load shoulder which is axially displaceable relative to the body, and first and second inclined surfaces which are configured to engage each other. One of the first and second inclined surfaces has a fixed axial position relative to the body and the other of the first and second inclined surfaces has a fixed axial position relative to the load shoulder. The first and second inclined surfaces are configured such that rotation of one of the first and second inclined surfaces relative to the other of the first and second inclined surfaces results in axial displacement of the load shoulder relative to the body. |
| US12196046B2 |
Roller sub for reducing torque on a tool string
A roller sub for reducing torque along a downhole tool string. The roller sub defines a tubular body comprising an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft defines a bore, with the bore receiving an electrical wire or data cable therein. The tubular body also comprises first threads at the first end for engaging a first wellbore tool, and second threads at the opposing second end for engaging a second wellbore tool. The roller sub further comprises a roller body that is releasably clamped onto the elongated shaft of the cylindrical body between a first shoulder and a second shoulder. The roller body defines a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter and comprises at least two bearing members that permit relative rotational movement between the roller body and the elongated shaft. |
| US12196044B2 |
MCEI trough for inductive coupler
A magnetically conductive electrically insulating (MCEI) trough for an inductive coupler in a drill pipe, drill string, and other downhole tools. The MCEI trough may be a ring or two or more ring segments. The trough may comprise interior side and bottom walls forming an open channel. The interior walls may comprise one or more axial flutes. An exterior wall may be spaced apart from the interior walls. The spaced apart interior and exterior walls may form a top surface. The exterior wall may comprise one or more flutes. The flutes may protrude from the respective wall surfaces, or the flutes may protrude into the wall surfaces. A wire coil may be laid within the open channel. The wire coil may comprise axial corrugations. The axial corrugations may couple with the axial flutes of the interior side walls. The wire coil may comprise wire strands laid within the trough. |
| US12196043B2 |
Rigid riser support automation
Disclosed is a mechanism for retracting the wedges of a rigid riser support, consisting of a cam holder crown, rods with rollers, a drive spindle, a hydraulic actuator and springs; this system can be driven by ROV or remotely. The system allows the reduction of the need for shallow diving and enables interconnections of rigid risers by keelhauling, promoting competitiveness with the flexible riser solution. |
| US12196042B1 |
Wear-resistant and collision-resistant polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bit with rostriform teeth and plurality of blades
Provided is a novel wear-resistant and collision-resistant polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bit with rostriform teeth and a plurality of blades, including an upper joint and a drill matrix. The PDC drill bit with rostriform teeth and a plurality of blades breaks rocks jointly by the primary teeth by way of penetration-splitting and the secondary teeth by way of shearing, so that the torque needed to break the rocks is greatly reduced. The design of the plurality of blades balances force distribution between rocks and blades at a shaft bottom, so that the abrasion loss of the teeth within a unit time is reduced. The present invention solves the technical problems in the prior art that cutting positions are abraded, and the teeth are fed slowly and are unreasonably distributed. |
| US12196041B2 |
Ceiling ladder, deep step and method
A ceiling ladder having a plurality of sections that can be climbed by a user when in an unfolded position into an attic and that can be folded together into a retracted position to be stored above the ceiling. The ladder has a deep step, which has a width greater than the width of other steps of the ladder, in which is located between about 2-5 feet from the floor when the ladder is in the unfolded position so that a user can stand on the deep step and place objects into the attic without having to climb into the attic. |
| US12196038B2 |
Shutter assemblies and systems for windows and doors
A shutter system for a window or door is disclosed that includes at least one panel. The at least one panel includes: an inner frame; an outer frame configured for connection to the inner frame; a drive train that is supported by the inner frame; and a plurality of louvers that are connected to the drive train such that operation of the drive train moves the plurality of louvers between open and closed positions. The inner frame includes first segments each defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of corner stakes that extend between and connecting the first segments. The outer frame includes second segments each defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of brackets extending between and connecting the second segments. |
| US12196034B2 |
Glass panel unit
Provided is a glass panel unit that reduces the chances of an electric wire extended being disconnected. A glass panel unit includes a first panel, a second panel, a seal, a connecting void, and an electric wire. The first panel includes a first glass pane. The second panel includes a second glass pane and is arranged to face the second glass pane. The seal has a frame shape and hermetically bonds respective peripheral edge portions of the first panel and the second panel to create an internal space between the first panel and the second panel. The connecting void is provided for a portion, other than a portion facing the internal space, of at least one of the first panel or the second panel. The electric wire is extended from the internal space to the connecting void by passing through the seal. |
| US12196030B2 |
System for the safe coupling of a re-usable bag to a banknote handling and storing machine and relevant use method
A system for the safe coupling of a re-usable bag to a banknote handling and storing machine, the system includes a bag container, having an upper rigid mouth, of a flexible bag permanently fixed to the rigid mouth and of a lid for closing the rigid mouth. The system also includes a bag-holding frame, suitable for being stably fixed to a safe structure of the machine, for supporting and hooking the bag container when placed inside the machine to be filled in with the banknotes, is provided with coupling and hooking electromechanical components between the bag container and the bag-holding frame. The lid for closing the rigid mouth is further provided with an element suitable to allow, on command, the banknotes passing from the machine to the bag through the closed lid when the bag container is correctly inserted inside the machine. |
| US12196027B2 |
Door opening and closing device for vehicle
A door opening and closing device for a vehicle includes a door for opening and closing a door opening formed in a vehicle body, a spindle mounted in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and configured to rotate, and a worm wheel gear engaged to the spindle and configured to rotate according to a rotation of the spindle, a first door arm engaged to the worm wheel gear and configured to rotate together with the worm wheel gear, and a second door arm interlocking with the worm wheel gear, selectively moving from or to the first door arm, and configured to slide. |
| US12196025B2 |
Adjustable lifter plate assembly and window regulator rails for door glass and associated methods
A lifter plate assembly for holding a window of a motor vehicle door assembly and facilitating adjustable movement of the window along a vertical direction, and method of construction thereof are provided. The lifter plate assembly includes a main body having a rail guide hook for sliding receipt of a window regulator rail. A window holder is fixed to the main body for fixed receipt of an edge of the window. A cable holder is coupled to the main body via an adjustment mechanism for fixed attachment to at least one cable. The adjustment mechanism is adjustable via a plurality of tool-receiving features to move the main body and the window holder relative to the cable holder along the vertical direction. Each tool-receiving feature is accessible along separate first, second and third axes from one another. |
| US12196024B2 |
Door hinge assembly for laundry treatment device
A door hinge assembly includes a hinge plate and a mounting shaft. The hinge plate includes a mounting plate, a reinforcing plate, and a connecting hook. The reinforcing plate and the connecting hook are each assembled on the mounting plate. The connecting hook is pivotally connected to the mounting shaft. The door hinge assembly further includes a positioning member, and the positioning member is configured to be capable of positioning the mounting plate and/or the reinforcing plate to a cabinet or a door. By providing the positioning member capable of positioning the hinge plate to the cabinet or the door, when the hinge plate is mounted, the hinge plate may first be positioned to the cabinet or the door by the positioning member, and then the hinge plate is tightened by a fastener, so that the assembly efficiency of the door hinge assembly may be increased. |
| US12196023B2 |
Door hinge device for vehicle
A door hinge device for a vehicle is capable of facilitating two doors to be simultaneously or independently opened or closed in a state in which rotation trajectories of the doors are ensured as a hinge bar connected to a carrier of a speed reduction unit through a hinge shaft and a rack and a pinion connected to a rotation shaft of a sun gear set a rotation amount of the doors during a process in which a hinge unit of the door moves along a rail in a diagonal direction toward the outside of a vehicle body in a vehicle including no B pillar. |
| US12196016B2 |
Handle for a door leaf for a motor vehicle
A handle of a door leaf for a motor vehicle includes a gripping element and a detection device. The gripping element includes an external surface facing outside of a vehicle passenger compartment and an internal surface facing inside of the vehicle passenger compartment. The gripping element is movable relative to a support and fixed to at least one lever configured to displace the gripping element. The gripping element is flush with the door leaf in a closed position. The detection device is configured to detect a predetermined pressure exerted on the gripping element and to send, when such predetermined pressure is detected, an opening signal of the door leaf to an opening device configured to open the door leaf. The detection device is disposed relative to the gripping element on the internal surface of the gripping element. |
| US12196015B2 |
Structure for operating striker capable of being fastened to door latch part
An embodiment structure includes a housing configured to be mounted on a door of a vehicle, a casing configured to be movable in the housing, a striker mounted at one side of the casing and configured to be fixed by being caught by a latch part or released, a casing guide unit connected to the casing and configured to guide a forward movement of the casing, an elastic force providing unit configured to apply elastic force in a rearward direction of the casing, and an operating unit configured to move the casing guide unit forward or rearward. |
| US12196011B2 |
Computer security locks and system therefor
A lock assembly for preventing theft of an electronic mobile device (EMD) is configured to engage a security cavity formed in the 2 mm thick outer wall of the EMD. The security cavity has left and right outwardly-flaring side walls extending away from the opening. The lock body supports first and second locking elements, each of which is configured to be insertable into the security cavity and has an arcuately-shaped side wall that is complementary in shape to the right/left outwardly flaring side wall of the security cavity. The first and second locking elements cooperate structurally to become wedged inside the security cavity in manner that prevents separation of the lock body from the EMD while the first and second locking elements are positioned inside the security cavity. Preferably, the arcuately-shaped sides of the locking elements extend over an arc angle of 180 degrees. A cable is coupled to the lock body to enable tethering the EMD to an immovable object, to prevent its theft. |
| US12196005B1 |
Door strike
A door strike is provided. The door strike includes a plate, a first keeper and a second keeper mounted onto the plate, the first keeper and the second keeper to stop a door latch when the first keeper and the second keeper are prevented from rotating, a first follower designed to engage the first keeper, a second follower designed to engage the second keeper, a first bolt designed to prevent the first follower from being rotated, and a second bolt designed to prevent the second follower from being rotated, one or more parts designed to move the first bolt and the second bolt, and an electric actuator designed to cause, via the one or more parts the first bolt to disengage the first keeper to allow the first keeper to rotate and the second bolt to disengage the second keeper to allow the second keeper to rotate. |
| US12196004B2 |
Smart door lock
A smart door lock may include latch mechanism for locking and unlocking doors; authorization module for authorizing or de-authorizing authority of mechanical key for opening latch mechanism; the mechanical key for inserting into the latch mechanism for unlocking after authorized by the authorization module. Thanks to the structure of smart door lock, there is no need to carry the mechanical key all the time. |
| US12196003B2 |
Locking core
A system is provided for unlocking a lock comprising: an electronic locking core (1) for insertion in a lock body (18), and a separate power source (40). The locking core (1) comprises: a casing (12) housing an electronic circuit board (20), and a motor (26). The motor (26) is configured to move a locking member (28) located at one end of the casing (12) and externally thereof that transitions a latch of the lock between a locked and an unlocked configuration. A terminal (56) is located at the opposite end of the casing (12) to receive power from the separate power source (40). The power source (40) is housed within a cartridge (42) separate from and connectable to the locking core (1), the cartridge (42) including a co-operating terminal to connect the power source (40) to the electronic circuit board (20). The motor (26) is activated to move the locking member (28) to unlock the lock when the separate power source (40) is connected to the locking core (1) and the electronic circuit board (20) receives a unique data code from a remote source. |
| US12196001B2 |
Electrified latch
A cabinet lock secures a door panel to a cabinet frame and includes a latching component and an electromechanical component. The latching component has a latch member reciprocally translatable between a locked orientation to secure the door panel to the cabinet frame and an unlocked orientation to free the door panel from the cabinet frame. The electromechanical component includes an actuator and drive member. Powering the actuator causes the drive member to translate the latch member to the unlocked orientation. A drive member position sensor may emit a signal indicative of the position of the latch member. The electromechanical component may be retrofit-able to a latching component of a pre-existing mechanical cabinet lock. |
| US12196000B2 |
Cylinder lock with multiple, supplemental locking elements and associated key
A lock assembly includes a plug with a keyway, primary pins aligned with the keyway for controlling rotation of the plug, a sidebar for controlling rotation of the plug, secondary pins adjacent the keyway for controlling movement of the sidebar, and at least one supplemental sidebar control element for controlling movement of the sidebar. The lock assembly is operated by simultaneously manipulating the primary pins, the secondary pins, and the supplemental sidebar control element to place each in a respective position and/or orientation to permit rotation of the plug and to permit sufficient movement of the sidebar to permit rotation of the plug and then applying torque to the plug. |
| US12195999B2 |
Ring lock with relocking
An exemplary ring lock generally includes a housing, a shackle, a lock cylinder, and a first frangible component. The shackle is movable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The lock cylinder is operable to maintain the shackle in the closed position, and is selectively operable to permit movement of the shackle from the closed position to the open position. The first frangible component is configured to break in response to application of a first threshold torque to the lock cylinder. With the first frangible component broken, the lock cylinder is prevented from permitting movement of the shackle from the closed position to the open position. |
| US12195991B2 |
Fencing assembly
Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include a fencing assembly. In some embodiments, the fencing assembly can include a top cross-member including a first channel. In some embodiments, the fencing assembly can include a bottom cross-member including a second channel that opposes the first channel. In some embodiments, the fencing assembly can include a first vertical support member, wherein the first vertical support member is connected to a first end of the top cross-member and a first end of the bottom cross-member. In some embodiments, the fencing assembly can include a second vertical support member, wherein the second vertical support member is connected to a second end of the top cross-member and a second end of the bottom cross-member. In some embodiments, the fencing assembly can include a planar barrier, wherein the planar barrier is inserted into the first channel and the second channel and is confined on a first and second side of the planar barrier by the first vertical support member and the second vertical support member. |
| US12195990B2 |
Tent and top structure thereof
A tent has a top structure that includes a seat body and at least two groups of support structures. The seat body comprises a top seat and a base arranged below the top seat. Each support structure in the at least two groups of support structures comprises a brace rod and a folding mechanism. The brace rod is rotatably connected to the top seat. The folding mechanism is arranged between the base and the brace rod. The brace rod has an unfolded state in which the brace rod is expanded outwards relative to the top seat and a folded state in which the brace rod is folded downwards relative to the top seat. The folding mechanism is configured to urge the brace rod from the folded state and the unfolded state. |
| US12195989B2 |
Tents
Tents are disclosed herein. The tent includes a tent frame that, when assembled, forms an assembled tent frame that is configured to support the tent on a support surface and define an inner space between the assembled tent frame and the support surface. The tent also includes at least one clearance pole that, when operatively coupled to the assembled tent frame, extends away from the inner space to define an outer space, and a clearance mechanism that is configured to operatively couple the at least one clearance pole to the assembled tent frame and orient the at least one clearance pole to project in an upward direction relative to the support surface. The clearance mechanism includes a connector that is configured to operatively couple the at least one clearance pole to the tent frame. |
| US12195988B2 |
Building
A staircase area at which a staircase is installed across a first floor and a second floor is provided in a building. A part of the staircase area is a non-installation space in which a staircase is not installed, and a lifting space through which a transport robot moves up and down between the first floor and the second floor is provided using the non-installation space. The lifting space and a staircase hall having a spandrel wall there between are adjacent to each other the second floor. An opening through which the transport robot moves between the lifting space and the staircase hall is provided in the spandrel wall. |
| US12195976B2 |
Outdoor louvered tent
An outdoor louvered tent includes a louvered tent roof and a louvered tent frame for mounting the louvered tent roof. The louvered tent frame includes stand columns and a ring beam, the louvered tent roof includes several louver plates, linkage strips for linkage cooperation with several louver plates, and an overturning driving device for driving the linkage strips to move. The overturning driving device includes a linkage assembly and a driving assembly, and the driving assembly includes a control member and a mounting seat. The driving assembly is mounted on any stand column, and a stroke cavity groove for the control member to move up and down is provided in the mounting seat. |
| US12195975B2 |
Lateral arm awning system and method of operation
A lateral arm assembly and method of operation includes first and second articulating arms comprising first and second ends, the first ends of the articulating arms are mounted upon assembly to a support surface at separate lateral locations. The first ends each comprise separate pivoting mounting structures for forming a first pivotal connection with the first and second articulating arms. The lateral arm assembly also comprises a roller tube having spaced lateral ends supporting respective end brackets that provide a second pivotal connection to the second ends of the articulating arms. The roller tube supports a canopy coupled to a roller shaft, wherein one of the end brackets further supports a device that drives the roller shaft for furling and unfurling the canopy. |
| US12195970B2 |
Raised arc rain gutter debris preclusion device
A gutter debris preclusion device for use with a gutter attached to a building, comprising a support structure being substantially rigid and having a recess with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of ribs; a screen having a plurality of apertures and being at least partially disposed on the ribs of the support structure; and, wherein a cross-sectional profile of the screen has an arc shape. |
| US12195967B1 |
Large capacity gutter
A large capacity gutter includes a gutter member, a top hanger, a face support bracket, a lower mounting hanger, and a Z-bracket. A gutter cleat extends from the gutter member and is inserted into the lower mounting hanger. The top hanger preferably includes an upper building mount member, a lengthwise support member and a gutter support projection. The face support bracket preferably includes an L-building mount member, an L-lengthwise support member and an L-vertical member. The lower mounting hanger includes a lower building mount member, and a lower hook portion. The Z-bracket preferably includes a top member, an angled member, and a bottom member. An alignment bar is used to suspend the lower mounting hanger from the building, so the lower mounting hanger may be fastened to the building. The top hanger, the face support bracket and the Z-bracket are assembled to each other and inserted into the gutter member. |
| US12195966B2 |
Metal roofing shingles with alignment, sealing and aesthetic features
A roofing system has metal roofing shingles that have formed side lap features that are configured to facilitate alignment of adjacent side lapped metal roofing shingles of a shingle installation along a roofing structure and that couple the metal roofing shingles together and form seals and seams along their side lapped peripheral edges. The metal roofing shingles also can have alignment features that cooperate to align shingles in one course with shingles in a next lower course within their headlap regions. The roofing system also has standing seam features configured to couple to the metal roofing shingles to cover the formed seams. |
| US12195965B2 |
Cost-effective bulk glass reinforced composite columns
A structural column comprises an inner sleeve comprising a first non-glass material, at least one sheet comprising bulk glass, and an outer sleeve comprising a second non-glass material. The inner sleeve has an outer surface and an inner surface defining a hollow interior of the structural column. An inner surface of each sheet is adjacent to at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner sleeve. The outer sleeve has an inner surface that is attached to at least a portion of an outer surface of each sheet, and the inner surface of the outer sleeve is attached to at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve and the outer sleeve can have a rectangular shape in cross-section. The bulk glass can comprise soda lime glass, and the first non-glass material and the second non-glass material can comprise high-density polyethylene. |
| US12195957B2 |
Cleaning device, cleaning system including same, and cleaning method using said cleaning device
A cleaning device including a disinfection water supply portion to supply cleaning water with a dissolved disinfection component, and a bubble generation portion to contain bubbles into the cleaning water on a downstream side of the disinfection water supply portion. |
| US12195953B2 |
Compact water heating and treatment system
A water heating and treatment system includes a water heater, a hot water outflow line from the water heater, and a cold water supply line to supply water to the water heater. The cold water supply line includes at least one of an anti-scale device, and a UV sanitation lamp. A mixing station supplies a temperature regulated heated water to one or multiple temperature zones. A mixing station supplies heated water to at least a first temperature zone at a first hot water temperature. The water heater, the anti-scale device, the UV sanitation lamp and the mixing station are contained in a single enclosure having at least one sliding transparent wall through which components can be viewed. A plurality of pipe connections passing through a rear panel of said single enclosure are also described. |
| US12195952B2 |
Safety monitoring system
To make it easier for an operator to notice an object in the surroundings of a construction machine. A safety monitoring system includes a detection device, a display unit, and a control unit. The detection device detects an object in the surroundings of the work vehicle. The display unit displays a captured image of the surroundings of the work vehicle. The control unit controls the detection device and the display unit. If the detection device detects an object, the control unit controls the display unit to display an image with a defined edge obtained by applying an edge-defining process to the image of the surroundings. |
| US12195951B2 |
Hydraulic pump system and control device
This hydraulic pump system includes: a hydraulic pump having a discharge flow rate that is changeable; a regulator device that adjusts the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump; an operation device including an operation tool; a lock switching input unit that unlocks the operation tool; an unloader valve that adjusts a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump by changing the opening area of the unloader valve; and a control device that controls movement of the unloader valve. When a predetermined actuation condition is satisfied, the control device causes the unloader valve to reduce the opening area to increase the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump. The regulator device increases the discharge flow rate after the control device causes an increase in the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump. The actuation condition includes a condition that the lock switching input unit has unlocked the operation tool. |
| US12195949B2 |
Remote operation assistance device and remote operation assistance method
There is provided a device or the like capable of causing a result of an operator, remotely operating a working machine, perceiving a motion aspect of the working machine to approximate to a result of the operator perceiving a motion aspect of the working machine when the operator gets on the working machine. When there is represented a relative motion of a first component (lower traveling body 410, upper revolving body 420) and a second component (upper revolving body 420, bucket 445 (working unit)) that constitute working machine 40, based on a result of detecting an operation aspect of a remote operation device 20, control is performed on individual sound output aspects of a plurality of sound output devices 2220, 2221 and 2222, each arranged at different locations in a remote operation space for the operator who operates the remote operation device 20. |
| US12195946B2 |
Construction machine
A construction machine includes a cabin, an operator seat provided in the cabin, a seat right side console provided on the right side of an operator to be seated in the operator seat, and extending along a front-to-back direction of the operator seat, a right operating lever provided at the front of the seat right side console, a switch panel provided on the seat right side console, and a right armrest extending from the back side toward the front of the operator seat, and placed above the seat right side console. The switch panel is placed between the right armrest and the right operating lever. |
| US12195942B2 |
Work cycle identification for scrapers and corresponding feature automation
A system and method are provided for work cycle tracking for a self-propelled work vehicle having an integrated or drawn/pushed implement, for example comprising a scraper, and a loading container for receiving material worked thereby. First sensors generate data corresponding to operating parameters of the work vehicle, and second sensors generate data corresponding to operating parameters of the implement. Data storage includes, for each of various work states associated with the work cycle, correlations between operating parameters, of the work vehicle and/or implement, and a start or completion of the respective work state. A controller determines a current work state of the various work states associated with the work cycle based on current input data from the first and second sets of sensors, with respect to the stored correlations, and generates one or more output signals based on the determined work state. |
| US12195941B2 |
Pivot offsetting implement assembly attachment system for a vehicle
An attachment system for attaching an implement mounting assembly to a vehicle, the attachment system including a vehicle attachment component that is fastenable to a front portion of the frame of the vehicle, and a frame attachment component that is removably attachable to the vehicle attachment component on one end via a securing axis, and pivotably attachable to the implement assembly on another end about a pivoting axis. When fastened to the vehicle, the vehicle attachment component is located upward from the underside of the frame. When the frame attachment component is attached to the vehicle attachment component, the securing axis is located upward from the underside portion of the frame, and the pivoting axis is located downward therefrom. |
| US12195936B2 |
High-speed system for weed control
The invention relates to a modular system for weed control for a rail vehicle. The modular system has a control unit for producing control signals for controlling valves and miners in a separate herbicide and mixing module and for producing a second set of control signals for controlling valves of a nozzle rod. The herbicide and mixing module has a container for holding different herbicides and electrical connection elements for connections to the control unit. Furthermore, a nozzle rod is present, which is fitted with a nozzle set, in order to spray herbicides of the herbicide and mixing module. In addition, a camera module is present, which produces a weed signal in response to the detection of a weed, in order to control the spraying of the herbicides. The camera module is at such a distance from the nozzle rod that, despite high speed, there is sufficient time to provide the herbicide at the nozzles. |
| US12195931B2 |
Artificial turf fiber with a non-circular cladding
An artificial turf fiber comprising at least one monofilament, each monofilament comprising a cylindrical core and a cladding. The core comprises a core polymer and threadlike regions formed by a thread polymer and embedded in the core polymer. The cladding is formed by a cladding polymer surrounding the core. It has a non-circular profile and is miscible with the core polymer. |
| US12195927B2 |
Rail switch heater
An embodiment of a rail switch heating system is disclosed, including a controller comprising a processor and memory, an electrically resistive heating element coupled to the controller, the heating element configured for mounting to and heating a railroad rail, and software stored on the memory for executing the steps of: (a) automatically determining a pulse width modulated (PWM) cycle corresponding to a target energy consumption for cycling the heating element on and off; and (b) cycling the heating element on and off according to the PWM cycle. |
| US12195919B2 |
Multi-step low temperature and low pressure process for agricultural feedstock stock preparation with hemicellulose and lignin recovery
Methods and systems for preparing agricultural residue or other agricultural feedstock for use as a pulp. The method includes providing non-wood agricultural residue (e.g., corn stover) or other agricultural feedstock that includes agricultural fibers, chemically pulping the agricultural fibers in a preliminary alkaline chemical pulping process at a low consistency and at a low temperature to produce partially pulped agricultural fibers, such step including separating lignin and hemicellulose from the partially pulped agricultural fibers, introducing the partially pulped agricultural fibers into a first reactor, wherein the first reactor operates at a low temperature of less than 100° C. (e.g., 65° C.), introducing the agricultural fibers from the first reactor into a second reactor, where the second reactor operates at a low temperature, of less than 100° C. (e.g., 94-96° C.), the second reactor operating at a higher temperature than the first reactor, to produce pulped agricultural fibers. |
| US12195917B2 |
Method for removing ammonia from non-condensable gases of a pulp mill
A method for removing ammonia (NH3) from a gas produced in a pulp mill (100). The method comprises producing raw non-condensable gas comprising ammonia (NH3) in the pulp mill (100) and transferring at least some of the raw non-condensable gas to a scrubber (200) containing aqueous scrubbing solution (130, 140). The method comprises adding a compound capable of decreasing a pH of the scrubbing solution to the scmbbing solution (130, 140) and in the scrubber (200), contacting the raw non-condensable gas with the scmbbing solution (130, 140), to react the ammonia (NH3) of the raw non-condensable gas with the scmbbing solution to produce clean non-condensable gas and ammonium (NH4+). A pulp mill comprising equipment for performing the method. |
| US12195913B2 |
Grain-finished leather-like sheet and evaluation method for grain-finished leather-like sheet
Disclosed is a grain-finished leather-like sheet including: a fiber base material; and a polyurethane skin film stacked, as a surface layer, directly on the fiber base material or via another polyurethane layer, wherein the polyurethane skin film contains at least one of a diketopyrrolopyrrole-based red pigment and an α-type phthalocyanine-based blue pigment, the grain-finished leather-like sheet further includes a clear polyurethane film layer coating the polyurethane skin film, and the grain-finished leather-like sheet has a grade of color difference, determined using a Grey scale for assessing staining, of 4-5 or more, when 0.03 g of oleic acid is added dropwise to a surface of the clear polyurethane film layer, and thereafter a white cotton fabric is reciprocated 100 times on the surface, using a crockmeter. |
| US12195906B2 |
Method of operating a washing machine and washing machine
A washing machine has a rotatable drum and drum drive and a drum container for it, an inlet device to introduce water into the drum onto laundry therein, a pump and water pipes, several temperature sensors on the drum container, a heater for heating water and a washing machine controller connected to everything. Laundry in the drum is moistened with a defined quantity of water, wherein the moisture penetration varies depending on the fiber type of the laundry. Then a predefined quantity of water with a predefined temperature is applied to this laundry. The washing machine controller can deduce the fiber type of the laundry from the way how quickly and to what extent heat is extracted from this quantity of water. |
| US12195905B2 |
Laundry treatment appliance with coordinated drawing up of treatment agent
A laundry treatment appliance having: a drawer comprising first and second compartments each being adapted to contain multiple doses of a treatment agent for laundry treatment, first and second pumps adapted to draw up treatment agent doses from the first and second compartments, respectively, and a control unit for controlling the first and second pumps, wherein the control unit is configured to cause the first and second pumps to coordinately draw up the treatment agent doses over at least one washing cycle by determining a gradual concurrent emptying of the first and second compartments over said at least one washing cycle. |
| US12195903B2 |
Double image overprint carpet components and methods of making same
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to carpet components and methods of making the carpet components. In one embodiment, a carpet component is provided. The carpet component includes a carpet substrate having a texture comprising a pattern, wherein the pattern comprises a plurality of adjoining design elements each defining a design and a boundary and wherein the design elements are arranged so that the design of one design element is not predictable from the design of an adjoining design element; and an overprint disposed onto the carpet substrate wherein the overprint comprises a plurality of adjoining design elements each defining a design and a boundary and wherein the design elements are arranged so that the design of at least one design element is predictable from the design of an adjoining design element. |
| US12195902B2 |
Tufting unit and tufting machine
The invention relates to a tufting unit for a tufting machine, wherein a yarn transport gripper positions yarn strands which after cutting thereof are used by insertion elements. Furthermore, the invention relates to a tufting unit having such a tufting machine. |
| US12195901B2 |
Thread body sewing structure
The invention relates to a thread body sewing structure, comprising: a sheet-shaped object, at least one upper thread, and at least one thread body, the upper thread and the thread body are sewn on the sheet-shaped object, the upper thread is located on a front side of the sheet-shaped object; the thread body is fixed on the front side of the sheet-shaped object by the upper thread. Thereby, the thread body is fixed on the front side of the sheet-shaped object by the upper thread, and does not need to pass through the object, so the thread body will not be damaged, and an integrity of its structure and functions can be maintained. |
| US12195900B2 |
Sewing machine and methods of using the same
A method for calibrating one or more optical sensors on a sewing machine, including collecting data of one or more features of one or more predefined regions associated with the sewing machine, processing the data through one or more neural networks, wherein the one or more neural networks detect and recognize the one or more features of the one or more predetermined regions from the data, calculating one or more accuracy indicators of the one or more features from the data as compared to one or more trained features from the one or more neural networks, comparing the value of the one or more accuracy indicators to one or more indicator thresholds and adjusting one or more parameters of one or more optical sensors based on the comparison between the one or more accuracy indicators and the one or more indicator thresholds. |
| US12195896B2 |
Nonwoven fabric, layered nonwoven fabric comprising the nonwoven fabric, and composite sound-absorbing material using them as skin material
Provided are a non-woven cloth and a layered non-woven cloth that are preferred as a skin material for a composite sound-absorbing material, which has excellent moldability and exceptional shape stability, and with which it is possible to achieve an adequate sound-absorption effect even in thin low-weight regions. |
| US12195889B2 |
Knitted tensile structures
A knit component may include a knit-in tensile area, which may include an opening at least partially bounded by a first intersecting portion and a second intersecting portion. A course of tensile material that is integrally knitted with the first intersecting portion via a knit stitch may include a float extending from the first intersecting portion, across the opening, to the second intersecting portion. A knitting method may knit courses of the knit component on needle beds and then widen and/or narrow parts of the opening by transferring stitches of one of the courses of the knit component to different needles. |
| US12195888B2 |
Light-blocking fabric and manufacturing method therefor
The present invention relates to: a light-blocking fabric usable in blinds for shading or wind protection; and a manufacturing method therefor. The light-blocking fabric including: two light-shielding parts which are made of a non-transparent fabric; and a light-transmitting part located between the two light-shielding parts, and attached to a position that is at least half of any one surface of the light-shielding parts so as to overlap therewith in the longitudinal direction, wherein the light-shielding parts and the light-transmitting part can be attached together by various methods such as hot melting, an adhesive, sewing, or ultrasonic welding. |
| US12195887B2 |
Fabric web material and method for the production thereof
A web material made of a woven fabric is divided into web sections by tear lines. The tear lines weaken the web material without causing a complete separation of the web sections from the web material. The web sections are separable from the web material by being torn off along the tear lines. Cuts are formed in the woven fabric along transverse sections of each tear line, the transverse sections running essentially transversely to the longitudinal extension of the web material, which cuts are spaced apart from each other and are oriented in the longitudinal direction of the web material or transversely to the transverse section of the tear line, with the cuts being connected to only one transverse section of the tear line. |
| US12195886B2 |
Production method of long member made of carbon nanotubes
A production method of a long member including a large number of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (1) drawing the carbon nanotubes gradually from a first array to obtain a first web 10a; (2) bringing the first web 10a partially into contact with a first holder 12a to hold the first web 10a on the first holder 12a; (3) drawing the carbon nanotubes gradually from a second array to obtain a second web 10b; (4) bringing the second web 10b partially into contact with a second holder 12b to hold the second web 10b on the second holder 12b; and (5) placing a portion of the first web 10a and a portion of the second web 10b on each other to form a joint, the portions of the first and second webs 10a and 10b being in the vicinity of the first and second holders 12a and 12b, respectively, and being placed on each other such that width directions of the first and second webs 10a and 10b are substantially the same. |
| US12195882B2 |
Hot melt fibers for antimicrobials and their preparation methods
This application relates to a hot-melt fiber containing silver particles, a preparation method thereof, and an article containing the hot-melt fiber. |
| US12195880B2 |
Systems and methods for massively parallel combinatorial analysis of single cells
Provided herein are methods that enable parallel evaluation of multiple functional nucleic acids in individual cells or subpopulations of cells, in the context of incubation with other types of single cells. The key insight is concurrent measurement of polynucleic acids derived from small populations of at least two different cell types, such that function in one cell type is linked to the clonal identity of another cell. These methods simultaneously process thousands, millions, or more single cells or small populations of cells. The method integrates molecular, algorithmic, and engineering approaches. This invention has broad and useful application in a number of biological and medical fields, including immunology and drug discovery. |
| US12195878B2 |
SiC crystals with an optimal orientation of lattice planes for fissure reduction and method of producing same
The present invention provides monocrystalline 4H—SiC semi-finished products having a specific orientation of its crystal structure which is set such as to reduce or even eliminate the occurrence of cracks or fissures during mechanical processing, and method of producing same. The monocrystalline 4H—SiC semi-finished product, which has a longitudinal axis and an at least partially curved lateral surface parallel to said longitudinal axis, is characterized in that the crystal structure of the 4H—SiC semi-finished product is oriented with respect to the longitudinal axis such that at each position on the lateral surface of the semi-finished product there is a line segment which is intersected by at least a predetermined minimum number of parallel cleavage planes of the {1010} form per unit length, wherein the line segment is defined by a plane tangent to the lateral surface at said position. |
| US12195876B2 |
Gas-phase reactor system-with a reaction chamber, a solid precursor source vessel, a gas distribution system, and a flange assembly
Gas-phase reactor systems and methods suitable for use with precursors that are solid phase at room temperature and pressure are disclosed. The systems and methods as described herein can be used to, for example, form amorphous, polycrystalline, or epitaxial layers (e.g., one or more doped semiconductor layers) on a surface of a substrate. |
| US12195868B2 |
Surface-treated steel sheet and method of producing the same
It is provided a surface-treated steel sheet that can be produced without using hexavalent chromium and has excellent film wet adhesion and coating secondary adhesion as well as high film corrosion resistance and coating corrosion resistance. It is a surface-treated steel sheet having: a steel sheet; a metallic Cr layer disposed on at least one surface of the steel sheet; and a Cr oxide layer disposed on the metallic Cr layer, and the surface-treated steel sheet has a water contact angle of 50° or less and a total atomic ratio of K, Na, Mg, and Ca adsorbed on the surface to Cr of 5% or less. |
| US12195867B2 |
Electrochemical deposition systems with enhanced crystallization prevention features
Electrochemical deposition systems and methods are described that have enhanced crystallization prevention features. The systems may include a bath vessel operable to hold an electrochemical deposition fluid having a metal salt dissolved in water. The systems may also include sensors including a thermometer and concentration sensor operable to measure characteristics of the electrochemical deposition fluid. The systems further include a computer configured to perform operations that include receiving system data from the electrochemical system and generating a control signal to change a characteristic of the electrochemical deposition fluid to prevent crystallization of a metal salt in the fluid. The computer generates the control signal based on processing that may include comparing an actual metal salt concentration in the electrochemical deposition fluid to a theoretical solubility limit for the metal salt in the fluid. |
| US12195862B2 |
Use of a textile, zero-gap electrolytic cell and production method therefor
A textile can be configured as a spacer between a housing or a supporting structure and an electrode or a substructure of an electrode of a zero-gap electrolytic cell. The textile may comprise a mechanical connection means composed of an elastic polymeric material and may comprise an electrical connection means different from the mechanical connection means. A zero-gap electrolytic cell can be furnished with such a textile. Further, a method for producing such a zero-gap electrolytic cell may be characterized in that at least one ply of a textile is placed into an anode tank or cathode tank, an anode or cathode electrode is disposed on the at least one ply of the textile, an ion exchange membrane is placed onto this electrode, and a cathode electrode or anode electrode connected to a cathode tank or anode tank, respectively, is disposed on the ion exchange membrane. |
| US12195859B2 |
Method to produce high corrosion and wear resistant cast iron components by water jet surface activation, nitrocarburization and thermal spray coating
The invention relates to a method of producing a corrosion resistant coating system on a cast iron substrate preferably in the shape of a brake disc, the coating system being completed by a thermally sprayed top layer, characterised in that the cast iron substrate is first subjected to activation by means of a pulsed water jet after completion of machining which increases the surface roughness of the surface thus treated, whereupon the surface is nitrocarburized so that a corresponding diffusion layer is formed on it, whereupon the surface is subjected to an oxidation process in a next step and only then the top layer is applied by thermal spraying. |
| US12195852B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus with an injector
A substrate processing apparatus having a tube, a closed liner lining the interior surface of the tube, a plurality of gas injectors to provide a gas to an inner space of the liner, and, a gas exhaust duct to remove gas from the inner space is disclosed. The liner may have a substantially cylindrical wall delimited by a liner opening at a lower end and being substantially closed for gases above the liner opening. The apparatus may have a boat constructed and arranged moveable into the inner space via the liner opening and provided with a plurality of substrate holders for holding a plurality of substrates over a substrate support length in the inner space. Each of the gas injectors may have a single exit opening at the top and the exit openings of the plurality of injectors are substantially equally divided over the substrate support length. |
| US12195851B2 |
Thin layer deposition with plasma pulsing
Methods of depositing thin films for an electronic device, for example a semiconductor device include applying a first pulsed plasma with or without a reactant and a second continuous plasma with a reactant. |
| US12195850B2 |
Apparatus and methods for roll-to-roll (R2R) plasma enhanced/activated atomic layer deposition (PEALD/PAALD)
Techniques are disclosed for roll-to-roll (R2R) atomic layer deposition (ALD). R2R ALD is accomplished by arranging precursor nozzles in A/B pairs while a flexible web substrate moves underneath the A/B pairs at a uniform speed. Nozzles A of the A/B pairs continuously flow a precursor A into the process volume of the R2R ALD chamber. The plasma enhanced/activated ALD (PEALD/PAALD) embodiments utilize electron cyclotron resonance or rotation (ECR)-enhanced hollow cathode plasma sources (HCPS) where nozzles B flow activated neutrals of precursor B into the process volume. As the flexible web moves in an R2R motion, nucleates from precursor A deposited on the surface of the substrate, and neutrals of precursor B undergo a self-limiting reaction to deposit a single atomically sized ALD film/layer. In this manner, multiple ALD layers may be deposited by each successive A/B pair in a single pass of the web. There is also a heat source underneath the web to further facilitate the ALD reaction, or to support thermal ALD embodiments. |
| US12195849B2 |
Apparatus for trapping multiple reaction by-products for semiconductor process
An apparatus is for trapping multiple reaction by-products for a semiconductor process, in which a trapping region is divided by a difference in vertical temperature distribution according to a distance spaced apart from a heater and by structures for switching flow path directions and generating multiple vortices using a trapping structure, and reaction by-product mixtures contained in a gas, which is discharged after a process of depositing multiple different thin film layers is performed in a process chamber during a semiconductor manufacturing process, is trapped by a single trapping apparatus, such that a reaction by-product, which is aggregated in the form of a thin film in a relatively high-temperature region, is trapped by a first trapping part in an upper region, and a reaction by-product, which is aggregated in the form of powder in a relatively low-temperature region, is trapped by a second trapping part in a lower region. |
| US12195848B2 |
Method of cleaning, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium
There is provided a technique of cleaning an inside of a process container, including: (a) removing substances adhered in a process container set at a first temperature by supplying a first gas at a first flow rate into the process container and exhausting the inside of the process container; (b) physically desorbing and removing residual fluorine in the process container set at a second temperature by supplying a second gas at a second flow rate into the process container and exhausting the inside of the process container; and (c) chemically desorbing and removing residual fluorine in the process container set at a third temperature by supplying a third gas at a third flow rate into the process container and exhausting the inside of the process container. |
| US12195847B2 |
Multilayer system, component, and method for producing such a multilayer system or component
A multilayer system having at least one anticorrosion layer and a wear protection layer, wherein the anticorrosion layer is formed by a metal nitride or a metal carbonitride which contains at least titanium and magnesium as the metal, wherein the metal nitride or the metal carbonitride further includes at least one rare earth metal, and the wear protection layer is formed by at least one diamond-like metal-free carbon layer. A component having such a multilayer system and a method for producing the multilayer system or the component are also provided. |
| US12195846B2 |
Modified stacks for 3D NAND
Exemplary methods of forming semiconductor structures may include forming a silicon oxide layer from a silicon-containing precursor and an oxygen-containing precursor. The methods may include forming a silicon nitride layer from a silicon-containing precursor, a nitrogen-containing precursor, and an oxygen-containing precursor. The silicon nitride layer may be characterized by an oxygen concentration greater than or about 5 at. %. The methods may also include repeating the forming a silicon oxide layer and the forming a silicon nitride layer to produce a stack of alternating layers of silicon oxide and silicon nitride. |
| US12195841B2 |
Method for coating film by pulsed laser deposition with plasma grating
A method for film coating by pulsed laser deposition with a plasma grating includes: in step 1, providing a substrate and a target material; in step 2, generating a femtosecond pulsed laser beam which is split by a beam splitting module so as to form a plurality of femtosecond pulsed laser sub-beams; in step 3, performing a first excitation on the target material by one of the split femtosecond pulsed laser sub-beams as a pre-pulse after focus, to generate a first plasma; in step 4, synchronizing the rest of the split femtosecond pulsed laser sub-beams as post-pulses to form, after focus, filaments arriving at a surface of the target material simultaneously, to generate the plasma grating; and in step 5, performing a secondary excitation on the target material by the generated plasma grating to generate a second plasma depositing on the substrate to form the film. |
| US12195840B2 |
Methods for growing crystals on QCM sensors
According to one or more embodiments, a method of growing crystals on a QCM sensor may include treating a crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor with a coupling agent, applying a cation stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor, and applying an anion stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor. The crystals forming a crystal layer may have an average thickness greater than 5 nanometers. According to one or more embodiments, a QCM sensor may include a crystal layer on a crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor, where the crystal layer is formed by a process including treating the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor with a coupling agent, applying a cation stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor, and applying an anion stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor. |
| US12195838B2 |
Vacuum-coating system and method for coating a band-type material
The invention relates to a method and a vacuum-coating system (10) for coating a band-type material (11), in particular made of metal. For this, the band-type material (11) is moved, via a conveying section (12), in a transport direction (T) and is vacuum-coated within a coating chamber (14), in which a vacuum is applied. As seen in the transport direction (T) of the band-type material (11), at least one flatness optimization device (39) is arranged upstream of the coating chamber (14), through which flatness optimization device the band-type material (11) can be guided. In this way, a desired flatness is generated for the band-type material (11). |
| US12195817B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet and weld joint, and methods for producing same
Hot-rolled steel sheet having a chemical composition including, in mass %, C: 0.02 to 0.20%, Si: 0.01 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.10 to 3.00%, P: 0.10% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, Ti: 0.02 to 0.20%, N: 0.001 to 0.010%, Cu: 0 to 0.50%, Ni: 0 to 0.50%, Cr: 0 to 1.00%, Mo: 0 to 0.40%, Nb: 0 to 0.060%, V: 0 to 1.00%, B: 0 to 0.0100%, Ca: 0 to 0.0050%, O: 0.0100% or less, and the balance: Fe and impurities; in which: a steel micro-structure includes, in area %, ferrite: 60 to 80%, and a total of ferrite and bainite: 90% or more; an average of the crystal grain size of ferrite and bainite is 7.0 μm or less, a standard deviation of the crystal grain size is 2.0 μm or less; and a standard deviation of a diameter of Ti carbo-nitrides is 10 nm or less. |
| US12195814B2 |
Cell-free nucleic acids for the analysis of the human microbiome and components thereof
Methods, devices, compositions and kits are provided for analysis of the microbiome or individual components thereof in an individual. The methods find use in a determination of infection, in analysis of the microbiome structure, in determining the immunocompetence of an individual, and the like. In some embodiments of the invention, the individual is treated with an therapeutic regimen, e.g. drugs, diet, radiation therapy, and the like. |
| US12195813B2 |
Automated nested recombinase polymerase amplification
A flu assay system including a sample module, a microfluidic nucleic acid amplification device, and an analyzer to facilitate fully automated nested recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) on a sample delivered to the nucleic acid amplification device via the sample module. The assay includes providing a sample to a microfluidic device, and amplifying a target polynucleotide sequence in the sample. Amplifying the target polynucleotide sequence includes performing a first round of amplification on the sample to yield a first amplification product, and performing a second round of amplification on the first amplification product to yield a second amplification product. The second amplification product includes a smaller sequence completely contained within the first amplification product produced during the first round of amplification. |
| US12195812B2 |
Compositions and methods for detecting Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis nucleic acid
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers and detection probes, for detection of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis nucleic acid. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits. |
| US12195811B2 |
Compositions and methods for detecting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Influenza A and Influenza B
Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and influenza B in a biological or non-biological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers and probes targeting SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, and influenza B and kits are provided that are designed for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and influenza B. |
| US12195810B2 |
Comprehensive microbial panel for molecular diagnosis of eye infections
Methods for sensitive and reliable qualitative detection and identification of the common pathogens associated with ocular infections, including uveitis, endophthalmitis and keratitis. |
| US12195807B2 |
Method of treating a cancer patient without the need for a tissue biopsy
Provided herein, among other things, is a method of treating a cancer patient without the need for a tissue biopsy. In some embodiments, the method may comprise (a) performing or having performed a sequencing assay on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from a sample of blood from the patient to determine if the cell-free DNA comprises actionable and/or non-actionable sequence variations in one or more target genes, and (b) treating the patient using the following method: i. administering a therapy that is targeted to an actionable sequence variation if the patient is identified as having the actionable sequence variation, and ii. administering a non-targeted therapy in the absence of any follow-up genetic testing on DNA extracted from a tissue biopsy if one or more non-actionable sequence variations and no actionable sequence variations are identified. |
| US12195806B2 |
P16 positive tumor stratification assays and methods
Described herein are assays and methods to detect and/or treat a non-responsive or treatment resistant p16 positive tumor in a subject in need thereof. The disclosed method can also involve determining if the subject is HPV positive or negative, whether the HPV is integrated or episomal, and selecting a suitable treatment based on these determinations. Also disclosed herein is a method of treating an oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in a subject using the arrays and methods disclosed herein. |
| US12195805B2 |
Methods for subtyping of bladder cancer
Methods and compositions are provided for determining a subtype of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) in an individual by detecting the expression level of at least one classifier biomarker selected from a group of gene signatures for MIBC. Also provided herein are methods and compositions for determining the response of an individual with a MIBC subtype to a therapy such as immunotherapy. |
| US12195801B2 |
Methods for characterizing cell-free nucleic acid fragments
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for various uses of cell-free nucleic acid (cfNA). Functional typing of cfNA fragmentation patterns may be utilized in the non-invasive detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of disease. One embodiment may determine a stage of cancer in a subject, the progression of cancer in a subject, or the responsiveness to treatment of a cancer in a subject. Another embodiment disclosed herein may include sequencing-free diagnostic methods. |
| US12195800B2 |
Method to predict heritable canine non-contact cruciate ligament rupture
Method and kits for diagnosing propensity to non-contact cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR) in a dog are described. The method includes isolating genomic DNA from a dog and then analyzing the genomic DNA from step for a single nucleotide polymorphism occurring in selected loci that have been determined to be associated with the CCLR phenotype via a genome-wide association study. |
| US12195799B2 |
Risk calculation for evaluation of fetal aneuploidy
The present invention provides processes for determining accurate risk probabilities for fetal aneuploidies. Specifically, the invention provides non-invasive evaluation of genomic variations through chromosome-selective sequencing and non-host fraction data analysis of maternal samples. |
| US12195796B2 |
Cyclooctatetraene containing dyes and compositions
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to cyclooctatetraene containing dyes and their uses as fluorescent labels. Also provided are composition containing cyclooctatetraene. The dyes and compositions may be used in various biological applications, such as nucleic acid sequencing. |
| US12195791B2 |
Target enrichment via enzymatic digestion in next generation sequencing
Provided herein are methods of preparing a template nucleic acid for next-generation sequencing. The methods comprise performing primer extension using c7dGTP instead of dGTP, which then allows for the input nucleic acids to be selectively digested by c7dGTP-resistant restriction enzymes, thereby enriching the template nucleic acid prior to next-generation sequencing library preparation. |
| US12195788B2 |
High-throughput and single nucleotide resolution techniques for the determination of RNA post-transcriptional modifications
Disclosed herein are methods and associated compositions and kits for identifying nucleoside modifications. Particularly exemplified herein are methods that involve inducing base misincorporation at locations in an RNA that harbor a nucleoside modification. The resulting cDNA can then be subjected to next generation sequencing to identify mutations with respect to a reference sequence. Moreover, the type of nucleoside modification can be determined based on the substitution pattern of a given nucleoside modification. |
| US12195785B2 |
Gene target region enrichment method and kit
Provided is a gene target region enrichment method and a kit. The method comprises (1) amplifying fragmented DNA comprising a target region by means of a specific probe so as to obtain a captured-extension product, wherein the specific probe comprises a sequence complementary to the target region of the fragmented DNA, and the 3′ terminal nucleotide of the specific probe is modified to prevent a ligation reaction at the 3′ terminal of the specific probe; and (2) linking the 3′ terminal of the captured-extension product obtained in step (1) to linker DNA to obtain a ligation product. |
| US12195784B1 |
Method for screening Lactobacillus casei fermentation agent
A method for screening Lactobacillus casei fermentation agent is provided. The method is specifically implemented by screening a Lactobacillus casei strain with high-expression of a lac cluster gene and no enzymatic activity of β-fructosidase. The Lactobacillus casei strain that rapidly metabolizes lactose is screened through high expression of the lac cluster gene, such that the problem of large differences in acid production in fermented milk beverage products is avoided. |
| US12195782B2 |
Hydrothermal-mechanical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol or other fermentation products
A low-cost process is provided to render lignocellulosic biomass accessible to cellulase enzymes, to produce fermentable sugars. Some variations provide a process to produce ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass (such as sugarcane bagasse or corn stover), comprising introducing a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock to a single-stage digestor; exposing the feedstock to a reaction solution comprising steam or liquid hot water within the digestor, to solubilize the hemicellulose in a liquid phase and to provide a cellulose-rich solid phase; refining the cellulose-rich solid phase, together with the liquid phase, in a mechanical refiner, thereby providing a mixture of refined cellulose-rich solids and the liquid phase; enzymatically hydrolyzing the mixture in a hydrolysis reactor with cellulase enzymes, to generate fermentable sugars; and fermenting the fermentable sugars to produce ethanol. Many alternative process configurations are described. The disclosed processes may be employed for other fermentation products. |
| US12195781B2 |
Management of ethanol concentration during syngas fermentation
A process is provided for management of ethanol concentration during syngas fermentation. A process for fermentation of syngas includes inoculating a medium to provide an inoculated medium. Inoculated medium is contacted with syngas and cells and medium are removed and separated to provide concentrated cells and permeate. Ethanol is separated from the permeate to provide ethanol and a reduced ethanol aqueous stream. The reduced ethanol aqueous stream is returned to the fermentation. |
| US12195780B2 |
Methods and compositions for making bacteriocins and antimicrobial peptides
Methods and compositions for making bacteriocins are described in some embodiments herein. In some embodiments, pro-polypeptide comprising the bacteriocins in the desired ratios in cis, and separated by cleavage sited can be produced by a microbial cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the pro-polypeptide. In some embodiments microfluidic devices and methods for making specified mixtures of antimicrobial peptides and/or bacteriocins are described. |
| US12195778B2 |
RNA polymerase variants
The present disclosure provides, in some aspects, variant RNA polymerases, the use of which increases transcription efficiency while reducing the number of double-stranded RNA contaminates and run-on transcripts produced during an in vitro transcription reaction. |
| US12195777B2 |
Polynucleotide synthesis method, kit and system
The invention relates to new in vitro methods for synthesising a polymer, particularly a polynucleotide molecule, having a pre-defined sequence of units such as nucleotides. For synthesising a polynucleotide molecule the methods involve a process of extending a polynucleotide synthesis molecule with a transfer nucleotide. The methods additionally involve repeating the extension process multiple times to iteratively extend the polynucleotide molecule with multiple transfer nucleotides to generate a new polynucleotide molecule having a pre-defined nucleotide sequence. The invention also relates to in vitro methods of joining multiple synthetic polynucleotides following synthesis to form larger synthetic polynucleotides, as well as devices and systems for performing the extension, synthesis and assembly methods of the invention. |
| US12195776B2 |
Cellulolytic enzyme compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to recombinant filamentous fungal host cells producing cellulolytic enzyme compositions and methods of producing and using the compositions. |
| US12195771B2 |
Combination chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods and kits for the treatment of cancer. Particularly, the present disclosure provides synergistic compositions comprising at least one cytotoxic ribonuclease and at least one MAPK-pathway inhibitor. |
| US12195767B2 |
Adeno-associated virus gene therapy for 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Disclosed herein are recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors expressing 21-hydroxylase (21OH) protein and related uses for treating 21OH deficiency. |
| US12195764B2 |
Method for culturing cells into which reprogramming factor is introduced
According to the present disclosure, there is provided a method for culturing cells into which a reprogramming factor is introduced including culturing cells into which a reprogramming factor is introduced; and recovering all cells into which the reprogramming factor is introduced and seeding and passaging at least part of the recovered cells in a medium. In addition, there is provided a method for culturing cells into which a reprogramming factor is introduced, including culturing cells into which a reprogramming factor is introduced; and inducing somatic cells different from pluripotent stem cells without passaging the cells into which the reprogramming factor is introduced. |
| US12195755B2 |
Placental lipid bilayer for cell-free molecular interaction studies
The invention provides a lipid bilayer mimicking the lipid composition of the placenta. The lipid composition provides an in vitro placenta model using the lipid composition of the placental cell membrane. |
| US12195750B2 |
Inducible CRISPR system expression and applications thereof
The invention pertains to an inducible CRISPR system for controlling expression of a CRISPR complex with an inducible fusion promoter. One embodiment of the invention provides HIV LTR-minimal Drosophila hsp70 fusion promoter that can be used for inducible co-expression of gRNA and Cas9 in HIV-infected cells to target cellular cofactors such as Cyclin T1. A single introduction of such embodiment leads to sustained suppression of HIV replication in stringent, chronically infected HeLa-CD4 cell lines as well as in T-cell lines. In another embodiment, the invention further relates to enhancement of HIV suppression by incorporating cis-acting ribozymes immediately upstream of the gRNA in the inducible CRISPR system construct. The inducible fusion promoter is adaptable for other tissue- or cell-type specific expression of the inducible CRISPR system. |
| US12195749B2 |
Nucleic acid-guided nucleases
Disclosed herein are nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Disclosed herein are engineered non-naturally occurring nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Targetable nuclease systems can be used to edit genetic targets, including recursive genetic engineering and trackable genetic engineering methods. |
| US12195745B2 |
Compositions and methods for modulating transduction efficiency of adeno-associated viruses
Methods and compositions for modulating the transduction efficiency of an adeno-associated vims (AAV) into a cell or tissue are provided. |
| US12195743B2 |
Insecticidal proteins and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity. |
| US12195741B2 |
Creation of herbicide resistant gene and use thereof
The present invention belongs to the field of plant genetic engineering. Specifically, the invention relates to a method for creating novel herbicide resistant plants by base editing techniques and a method for screening endogenous gene mutation sites capable of conferring herbicide resistance in plants. The invention also relates to the use of the identified endogenous gene mutantation sites in crop breeding. |
| US12195738B2 |
Method for modifying alkaloid content in plants
The present invention relates to a method of modulating the alkaloid content of a plant or a part thereof, the method comprising modifying the plant by modulating the activity or expression of at least one gene encoding an RNA binding protein. The present invention also relates to a method of reducing the content of at least one tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) precursor in tobacco, the method comprising modulating the activity or expression of at least one gene encoding an RNA binding protein. |
| US12195737B2 |
Simultaneous gene editing and haploid induction
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to using a haploid inducing line (whether existing or created) and transforming the haploid line so that it encodes cellular machinery capable of editing genes. The transformed haploid inducing line is used as a parent in a cross between two plants. During pollination, the parental gametes fuse to form an embryo; and the gene editing machinery is also delivered to the embryo at this time. During embryonic development, one set of parental chromosomes are lost, and the gene editing machinery operates on the remaining set of chromosomes. Thus, at least one haploid progeny with edited genes is produced from the cross. |
| US12195731B2 |
Methods and composition for targeted genomic analysis
The disclosure provides methods and reagents for preparing DNA libraries from biological materials for targeted sequencing. The approach can enhance the efficiency and sensitivity of targeted sequencing applications, such as liquid biopsy analyses to assess genetically driven conditions. In an embodiment, the disclosed method comprises attaching the 5′ end of an oligonucleotide adapter to the 3′ end of double-stranded DNA fragment to produce an adapter/fragment chimeric molecule; producing at least one complementary strand of the adapter/fragment chimeric molecule by linear amplification; hybridizing the at least one complementary strand with an oligonucleotide probe, wherein the oligonucleotide probe comprises a hybridization domain with a sequence that hybridizes to a target sequence in the complement strand to produce a targeted complement strand/probe duplex; purifying the targeted complement strand/probe duplex; and extending the probe in the purified targeted complement strand/probe duplex and amplifying with PCR to produce a plurality of sequencing template molecules. |
| US12195728B2 |
Method for making pluripotent stem cells
The present application discloses a method for inducing cells to gain characteristics of naïve stem cell state comprising culturing the cells in the presence of a MUC1* activator. |
| US12195727B2 |
Pseudomonas strains and related methods
The present invention relates to an endophyte strain isolated from a plant of the Poaceae family, wherein said endophyte is a strain of Pseudomonas poae which provides bioprotection and/or biofertilizer phenotypes to plants into which it is inoculated. The present invention also relates to plants infected with the endophyte and related methods. |
| US12195726B2 |
Production of coloured fungal mycelium
The present invention relates to a method for the production of a composition comprising a fungal biomass, characterized in that said composition has a particular colour, as well as a composition and a supernatant obtainable according to the method of the present invention, and their use in the production of a food product, in particular a food product characterized by a particular colour. |
| US12195725B2 |
Compositions and methods for modulating and detecting tissue specific TH17 cell pathogenicity
The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to tissue specific modulation of Th17 differentiation and pathogenicity by targeting tissue specific Th17 gene programs and gene targets. The tissue specific modulation may be used therapeutically to treat a disease or condition in the tissue where it arises. The subject matter disclosed herein is also directed to detecting tissue specific Th17 cells for diagnostic and therapeutic methods. |
| US12195718B2 |
3D printed, high-throughput microelectrode array
A high-throughput, three-dimensional microelectrode array for in vitro electrophysiological applications includes a 3D printed well plate having a top face and bottom face, and a plurality of culture wells formed on the top face of the well plate. Each culture well includes a plurality of vertical microchannels on the top face and microtroughs formed on the bottom face and communicating with the microchannels. A conductive paste fills the microtroughs and the microchannels and forms self-isolated microelectrodes in each culture well and conductive traces that communicate with the self-isolated microelectrodes. |
| US12195711B1 |
Drawer system for cultivating tissue
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, apparatuses, devices and methods for a bioreactor which, in some embodiments, comprises a drawer cage, housing or frame (such terms being used interchangeably throughout), at least one drawer arranged within the drawer cage, where each drawer can be configured to contain a plurality of bioreactors for cultivating biological matter, and a platform upon which the drawer cage is positioned. The platform can include a first axis upon which the drawer cage rotates or tilts thereon. |
| US12195708B2 |
Cell culture substrate
To provide a means capable of providing excellent cell adhesion to a polymer substrate (particularly, a hydrophilic polymer substrate) as compared to the case of performing a surface treatment with polytetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate (PTHFA).Provided is a cell culture substrate comprising a coating layer on at least one side of a polymer substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a copolymer having more than 40% by mole and less than 100% by mole of a structural unit derived from furfuryl (meth)acrylate represented by Formula and more than 0% by mole and less than 60% by mole of a structural unit derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a carboxylic group (the total of the structural unit and the structural unit is 100% by mole). |
| US12195707B2 |
Simultaneous enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis and product separation in a radial-flow membrane bioreactor
The membrane bioreactor for simultaneous enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis and product separation is a vessel having a lower hydrolysis reaction chamber and an upper distilled water chamber separated by a semipermeable membrane attached to the top of the lower reaction chamber. The membrane is supported on a stainless steel mesh and sealed to the mesh by epoxy glue to prevent leakage. A peristaltic pump is connected to the reaction chamber and maintains a flow of distilled water through the membrane and the upper chamber, the effluent being collected in a beaker or other product collection vessel. The reaction chamber is agitated at a moderate rate by a magnetic stirrer, and the upper chamber is agitated more rigorously by a mechanical stirrer. A thermocouple and temperature controller and a buffer solution, respectively, maintain temperature and pH in the reaction chamber optimal for enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose. |
| US12195700B2 |
Liquid detergent having low viscosity
Liquid cleansing agents with a low viscosity, containing (A) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of N-acyl acidic amino acid and a salt thereof, (B) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of N-acyl neutral amino acid and a salt thereof, and (C) an amphoteric surfactant can be filled in a foamer container and are cleansing agents with high cleansing power which afford fine foam discharged from a foamer container, maintain fineness, provide a good amount of lather and a smooth feeling after washing, can prevent clogging in a foamer container during use at low temperatures, and are also superior in low temperature stability. |
| US12195699B2 |
Dissolvable toilet brush formulations containing polyethylene glycol
A compressed unit dose toilet cleaning tablet for use with a wand. The composition contains an anionic surfactant, a carbonate or bicarbonate salt, an organic acid, and about 10% to about 40% by weight polyethylene glycol having molecular weight greater than 3,350. A unit dose of the composition is compressed into a tablet or puck that dissolves in toilet water after cleaning. |
| US12195698B2 |
Fragrance compound providing lily of the valley fragrance characteristics, and fragranced compositions comprising the same
A compound according to formula I in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof wherein is indicating a carbon-carbon single or double bond, with the provision that the compound has one carbon-carbon double bond or two isolated or conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds, and R1 to R5 are independently from each other selected from H or Me, with the proviso that the compound is not 3-(4-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)propanal, and its use as fragrance. |
| US12195696B2 |
Method and system for re-refining and upgrading used oil
A method for re-refining used oils comprises contacting feedstock comprising purified used oil with extraction solvent to perform continuous liquid-liquid solvent extraction, to produce an extract stream comprising the extraction solvent and an extract dissolved in the extraction solvent. The feedstock and the extraction solvent are agitated by a variable speed agitator during the solvent extraction at a selected agitation speed. The extract is separated from the extraction solvent and subjected to a continuous flow liquid phase hydrogenation treatment to produce an oil product. A system for performing the method includes a purification unit for purifying the used oil; an extraction column for extracting the extract from the feedstock; and a continuous flow liquid phase hydrogenation unit. The extraction column comprises an agitator configured to agitate the feedstock and the extraction solvent flowing through the extraction column at a variable agitation speed. |
| US12195695B2 |
Lubricating oil compositions for improving low-speed pre-ignition
The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions and methods of lubricating a spark-ignition engine effective to improve low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) through selection of lubricant elemental relationships rather than through the addition of supplemental fluid additives with the added benefit that the relationships herein, in some circumstances, improve the low-speed pre-ignition independent of the underlying base oil quality. The lubricating compositions herein include one or more base oils of lubricating viscosity, one or more phosphorus-containing additives providing low levels of phosphorus, a detergent system providing calcium and/or magnesium with certain relationships of the calcium sulfated ash content to the low phosphorus content. |
| US12195689B1 |
Lubricating compositions
A liquid composition for providing enhanced lubrication and wear protection, particularly under high-performance and/or extreme-pressure conditions. The composition comprises components that are either solubilized, liquified, or sub-micronized, and are formulated to result in a stable, color-tunable composition that can be stored or implemented over extended periods of time without separation of solid components from the liquid. A composition can either be a lubricant in which the solubilized, liquified, or sub-micronized components are comprised within a base oil, or an additive composition in which the components are formulated to be later added to a base oil. Suitable base oils are industrial, automotive, or open gear oils such as those used in the oil and gas industry, sugar mills, or in rock crushers; rock drill, pneumatic, and air tool oils; anti-seize compounds; cutting, gun, engine, air compressor, or bearing oils; slideway lubricants; and oven, kiln, foundry, metalworking, metalforming, or aerospace lubricants. |
| US12195686B2 |
Antistatic fuel additives
An anti-static fuel additive composition and method for using the composition to reduce or prevent buildup of electrostatic charge is described. The anti-static fuel additive composition comprises a polysulfone and a copolymer derived from reaction of an alkanolamine and a hydrocarbyl-substituted 4-membered to 7-memebered ring anhydride; for example, a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic anhydride, a hydrocarbyl-substituted maleic anhydride, a hydrocarbyl-substituted phthalic anhydride, or a combination thereof. |
| US12195685B2 |
Process to prepare a char product
The invention is directed to a process to prepare a char product by pyrolysis or mild gasification of a solid biomass feed thereby obtaining a gaseous fraction comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and a mixture of gaseous organic compounds and a solid fraction comprising of char particles having a reduced atomic hydrogen over carbon ratio and a reduced oxygen over carbon ratio relative to the solid biomass feed. The solid biomass feed are pellets of a solid torrefied biomass feed. The pyrolysis or mild gasification is performed at a temperature of between 500 and 800° C. and at a solid residence time of between 10 and 60 minutes. |
| US12195681B2 |
Process to prepare Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillates and base oils
The present invention provides a process to prepare middle distillates and base oils from a Fischer-Tropsch product, by(a) subjecting the Fischer-Tropsch product to a hydroprocessing step in the presence of a catalyst comprising a molecular sieve with a pore size between 5 and 7 angstrom and a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of at least 25, preferably from 50 to 180 and a group VIII metal to obtain a mixture comprising one or more middle distillate fractions and a first residual fraction and a naphtha fraction;(b) separating the mixture as obtained in step (a) by means of atmospheric distillation into one or more middle distillate fractions, a first residual fraction and a naphtha fraction;(c) separating the first residual fraction by means of vacuum distillation into at least a distillate base oil fraction and a second residual fraction. |
| US12195677B2 |
Process for hydroprocessing of non-petroleum feedstocks
A method of hydroprocessing is performed wherein non-petroleum feedstocks, such as those containing from about 10% or more olefinic compounds or heteroatom contaminants by weight, are treated in a first reaction zone to provide reaction products. The process involves introducing the feedstock along with diluents or a recycle and hydrogen in a first reaction zone and allowing the feed and hydrogen to react in a liquid phase within the first reaction zone to produce reaction products. The reaction products are cooled and/or water is removed from the reaction products. At least a portion of the cooled and/or separated reaction product are introduced as a feed along with hydrogen into a second reaction zone containing a hydroprocessing catalyst. The feed and hydrogen are allowed to react in a liquid phase within the second reaction zone to produce a second-reaction-zone reaction product. |
| US12195674B2 |
Using spent caustic solution from pygas treatment to neutralize halogens from liquified waste plastic
Processes and facilities for producing recycled chemical products from waste plastic are described herein. The processes include treating process streams, such as a pyrolysis gas stream and/or at least a portion of a cracker furnace effluent stream, in a caustic scrubber process to remove certain components, such as carbon dioxide. The spent caustic solution from the caustic scrubber process is then recycled and reused in other caustic processes within the facility, which can include a halogen neutralization process from removing halogens from a liquification process off-gas. |
| US12195669B1 |
Process for removing hydrogen sulfide from subterranean geological formations with a layered triple hydroxide material in a water-based drilling fluid
A method of removing hydrogen sulfide from a subterranean geological formation includes injecting a drilling fluid suspension in the subterranean geological formation. The drilling fluid suspension has a pH of 10 or more and includes a layered triple hydroxide material, including manganese, copper, and aluminum, in an amount of 0.01 to 1.5 percent by weight of the drilling fluid suspension. The method further includes circulating the drilling fluid suspension in the subterranean geological formation and forming a water-based mud and scavenging the hydrogen sulfide from the subterranean geological formation by reacting the hydrogen sulfide with the layered triple hydroxide material in the water-based mud. |
| US12195666B2 |
Thermal interface material and method for making the same
A method of making a thermal interface material includes: combining a powder of diamond particles having a nominal dimension of 1,000 nm or less with a volatile liquid hydrocarbon material to provide a diamond dispersion; and combining the diamond dispersion with a first mixture to provide the thermal interface material, wherein the first mixture includes a matrix material and particles of a first material have a nominal dimension in a range from 1 micron to 100 microns, and wherein the diamond particles compose 0.5 wt. % to 5 wt. % of the thermal interface material, the matrix material composes 10 wt. % or less of the thermal interface material, and the first material composes at least 40 wt. % of the thermal interface material. |
| US12195665B2 |
Heat storage material composition, and heat storage system for heating and cooling building
A heat storage material composition includes a main agent composed of a calcium chloride hexahydrate, an ammonium bromide, and a potassium bromide, wherein a 5° C. range lower-limit temperature T5L is in a range of 15° C. or more to less than 20° C., and a 5° C. range latent heat of melting H5 is 140 J/g or more. Preferably, the heat storage material composition includes 79 to 90.9 mass % of the calcium chloride hexahydrate, 2.7 to 12.3 mass % of the ammonium bromide, and 1.8 to 14.4 mass % of the potassium bromide in 100 mass % of the main agent. |
| US12195664B2 |
Compositions containing difluoromethane and fluorine substituted olefins
Compositions comprising multi-fluorinated olefins and HFC-32 are disclosed. Such compositions are useful particularly for in stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. |
| US12195654B2 |
Luminescent particle and compound
An object of the present invention is to provide a luminescent particle having an emission maximum wavelength in a long wavelength range of 680 nm or longer and exhibiting a high quantum yield; and a compound having an emission maximum wavelength in a long wavelength range of 680 nm or longer and exhibiting a high quantum yield in the particles. According to the present invention, provided is a luminescent particle containing at least one kind of compound represented by Formula (1) (definitions of substituents in the formula are as set forth in the description) and a particle. |
| US12195653B2 |
Scintillator and radiation detector
According to one embodiment, a scintillator includes a first layer. The first layer includes a first organic substance capable of emitting light, and a second organic substance. The second organic substance includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a carbonyl group, phosphine oxide, and a sulfinyl group. The first layer emits light based on beta rays incident on the first layer. A period from a time of a maximum value of an intensity of the light until the intensity of the light drops to 1/2.72 of the maximum value is not less than 10 ns. |
| US12195651B2 |
Amphiphilic additives as compatibilizers for rosin tackifiers in polyolefin hot-melt adhesives
Presently described are bio-based hot-melt adhesive compositions including rosin acids or derivatives thereof and an amphiphilic agent that provide adhesives with a high softening point, improved heat resistance, low melt viscosity, and compatibility with hydrocarbon compositions including polyolefins and waxes used in hot-melt adhesives. |
| US12195650B2 |
Pre-formed adhesive film and method for making same
A method for pre-forming adhesive films before applying such films to curved and/or irregular shapes inside an aircraft. Adhesive film blanks with antimicrobial properties are pre-formed using a contoured manufacturing mold. The adhesive film blank has been created to match the shape of the airline interior component to which such adhesive film will be applied. The adhesive film blank is pre-formed by placing it in the contoured manufacturing mold, applying heat for a specified time and at a specified pressure. After being pre-formed in the manufacturing mold, the pre-formed adhesive film is applied to a specific interior component. Commercial aircraft interior components may include, but are not limited to, items such as overhead stowage bins, sidewall panels, ceiling panels, monuments, lavatories, closets, handles, tray tables, galley surfaces, and any other appropriate high touch interior surfaces that benefit from application of a pre-formed adhesive film. |
| US12195647B2 |
Dry apply protective methods
A system for protecting a surface of a substrate includes a protective film, which is configured to be applied and secured to the surface, as well as a backing on an adherent surface of the protective film and an application tape over an exterior surface of the protective film. Protruding features, such as tabs, adjacent to different peripheral edges of the protective film may enable removal of the backing and the application tape from the protective film, and may include features that indicate the order in which each protruding feature is to be grasped to peel its corresponding element away from the protective film. Methods of using such a system are also disclosed. |
| US12195645B2 |
Hot-melt adhesive for manufacturing disposable hygiene products
1) Hot melt adhesive composition comprising: a) from 5% to 50% of a thermoplastic polymer (A) selected from styrene block copolymers and polyolefins; b) from 15% to 60% of a tackifying resin (B); c) from 5% to 30% of a plasticizer (C); and d) from 0.1% to 10% of a salt (D) of a hydroxylated fatty acid comprising from 8 to 24 carbon atoms. 2) Process of manufacturing a laminate, preferably a disposable nonwoven absorbent article, implementing the hot melt adhesive composition.3) Process for cleaning the laminating device fouled by solid deposits of the hot meltadhesive composition, comprising their manual removal by the operators at room temperature. |
| US12195643B2 |
Adhesive film for polarizing plate, polarizing plate comprising the same and optical display apparatus comprising the same
An adhesive film for polarizing plates, a polarizing plate including the same, and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. An adhesive film for polarizing plates is formed of an adhesive composition including a (meth)acrylic copolymer, an isocyanate curing agent, a metal chelate curing agent, and an antistatic agent, and has a surface resistance difference ΔSR of 1.0 (log(Ω/□)) or less, as calculated by Equation 1 and, in Equation 1, SR1 is 10 (log(Ω/□)) or less. |
| US12195639B2 |
Corrosion protection for metallic substrates
A composition suitable for coating a metallic substrate that is susceptible to corrosion is disclosed. The composition comprises a carrier medium, 2D material/graphitic platelets, and one or both of conductive carbon black particles and carbon nanotubes, in which the 2D material/graphitic platelets comprise nanoplates of one or more 2D materials and or nanoplates of one or more layered 2D materials and or graphite flakes in which the graphite flakes have one nanoscale dimension and 25 or less layers, the conductive carbon black particles have a mean particle size in the range of 1 nm to 1000 nm, and the carbon nanotubes are single or multiwalled. |
| US12195635B1 |
Liquid dispersion of quantum dot particles
Liquid dispersions of quantum dot particles include an acrylic medium having a boiling point in a range of from greater than or equal to 100° C. to less than or equal to 500° C., quantum dot particles dispersed in the acrylic medium, a photo-initiator, and a surface additive. The liquid dispersions of quantum dot particles are useful as stable liquid formulations that resist gelling for spin-coating and ink-jet printing of color conversion layers in the manufacture of LED and micro-LED panels for advanced displays. Methods of manufacturing light-emitting devices using the liquid dispersions of quantum dot particles are also disclosed. |
| US12195634B2 |
Optically transparent 3D printed polysiloxane scintillators
An ink for forming a scintillator product includes a phenylated siloxane polymer having at least one functional group per molecule for crosslinking, a filler having a refractive index about matching a refractive index of the phenylated siloxane polymer, where the refractive indices are within about 5% of one another, a rheology modifier, and at least one fluorescent dye. |
| US12195630B2 |
Pigment ink dispersions, tattoo inks containing the pigment ink dispersions, and method of making the same
A pigment dispersion is disclosed incorporating a pigment selected from the group consisting of TiO2 (CI 77891), Blue 15 (CI 74160), Carbon black (CI 77266), Orange 64 (CI 12760), Red 202 (CI 73907), Red 254 (CI 56110), Yellow 151 (CI 13980), Yellow 180 (CI 21290), Blue 16 (CI 74100), Blue 60 (CI 69800), Green 36 (CI 74265), Green 7 (CI 74260), and any combination thereof, a solvent, for example, Hamamelis virginiana Extract, and at least one additive, for example, alkyl glycosides, and having low impurity content. Also disclosed is a tattoo ink including the pigment dispersion and methods of making the pigment dispersion. |
| US12195625B2 |
Pulverulent thermoplastic polymer blends
The present disclosure is directed to pulverulent thermoplastic polymer blends comminuted to a particle size of less than 300 μm. The pulverulent thermoplastic polymer blends can include a first thermoplastic polyurethane and a second thermoplastic polyurethane at a weight ratio of from about 90:10 to about 30:70 first thermoplastic polyurethane to second thermoplastic polyurethane. The first thermoplastic polyurethane can include a reaction product of a first reaction mixture consisting of or consisting essentially of an aliphatic diisocyanate having a number average molecular weight of from 140 g/mol to 170 g/mol and an aliphatic diol having a number average molecular weight of from 62 g/mol to 120 g/mol. The second thermoplastic polyurethane can include a reaction product of a second reaction mixture comprising a polyisocyanate, an isocyanate-reactive component having a number average molecular weight of from 500 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol, and a chain extender having a number average molecular weight of from 60 g/mol to 450 g/mol. |
| US12195623B2 |
Composition and method for producing a transparent thermoplastic polycarbonate/polymethyl methacrylate moulding compound
The present invention relates to a composition for producing a thermoplastic moulding compound containing: A) an aromatic polycarbonate and/or aromatic polyester carbonate containing carboxy groups, wherein the polycarbonate has an acid value ranging from 0.5 to 10 mg of potassium hydroxide/g, determined in dichloromethane/ethanol as the solvent by means of potentiometric titration in accordance with DIN EN ISO 2114, method A in version 2002-06 with ethanolic potassium hydroxide solution at ambient temperature, and a weight-average molecular mass (Mw), determined by gel permeation chromatography at ambient temperature in dichloromethane as the solvent using a BPA polycarbonate standard, ranging from 15,000 to 40,000 g/mol, and B) a polymethyl methacrylate copolymer containing structural units derived from glycidyl methacrylate, wherein the copolymer has an epoxide equivalent weight, determined in dichloromethane as the solvent at ambient temperature in accordance with DIN EN 1877-1 in version 2000-12, of 0.05 to 3 wt % and a weight-average molecular mass (Mw), determined by gel permeation chromatography at ambient temperature in tetrahydrofuran as the solvent using a polystyrene standard, of 20,000 to 200,000 g/mol, wherein the weight ratio of component A and component B ranges from 95:5 to 35:65, and a method for producing a moulding compound from the composition, a moulding compound obtained according to the method, the use of the moulding compound to produce moulds, the moulds per se and a method for producing the moulds. |
| US12195621B2 |
Modified urea-formaldehyde binders for non-woven fiber glass mats
A method of forming a binder composition includes providing a urea-formaldehyde resin and combining one or more starch compounds with the urea-formaldehyde resin to form a starch modified urea-formaldehyde resin. The one or more starch compounds may be combined with the urea-formaldehyde resin so that the starch modified urea-formaldehyde resin includes about 1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of the one or more starch compounds. |
| US12195618B2 |
3D printable resin compositions
This invention relates to a resin composition comprising at least one of a first monomeric or oligomeric component (A), at least one of a second monomeric or oligomeric component (B) and a photoinitiator. This invention also relates to a method of preparing a polymer from the resin composition, a polymer prepared from the resin composition, a method of forming a 3-dimensional printed article, and a kit comprising at least one of a first monomeric or oligomeric component (A), at least one of a second monomeric or oligomeric component (B) and a photoinitiator. |
| US12195617B2 |
Composition and stretched body
A composition including a polytetrafluoroethylene and a polymer (I) containing a polymerization unit (I) based on a monomer represented by the following general formula (I), the composition having a standard specific gravity of 2.200 or less: CX1X3═CX2R(—CZ1Z2-A0)m (I) wherein X1 and X3 are each independently F, Cl, H, or CF3; A0 is an anionic group; X2 is H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; R is a linking group; Z1 and Z2 are each independently H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; and m is an integer of 1 or more. |
| US12195612B2 |
Blends for foams, foams manufactured therefrom and articles comprising the same
Disclosed herein is a foamable composition comprising an olefin copolymer that comprises ethylene and an α-olefin; an unneutralized carboxylated olefin copolymer; a crosslinking agent; a blowing agent; and an activator; where a weight ratio of the activator to the unneutralized carboxylated olefin copolymer is greater than 0.3. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing a foamable composition comprising blending together an olefin copolymer that comprises ethylene and an α-olefin; an unneutralized carboxylated olefin copolymer; a crosslinking agent; a blowing agent; and an activator to form the foamable composition; where a weight ratio of the activator to the unneutralized carboxylated olefin copolymer is greater than 0.3; heating the foamable composition to activate the blowing agent to form a foam; and crosslinking the foam. |
| US12195611B2 |
Extrudable halogen-free, flame retardant compositions
The present disclosure provides embodiments of a halogen-free flame retardant composition including one or more polyolefin copolymers having a melt flow index of 350 grams per 10 minutes (g/10 min) to 1000 g/10 min measured at 190 C and 2.16 kg, wherein the one or more polyolefin copolymers comprises maleic anhydride-grafted polyolefin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, or both; and greater than 83 wt. % of inorganic fillers based on the total weight of the halogen-free flame retardant composition. |
| US12195608B2 |
Composite particles, composite-particle composition, and method for producing composite-particle composition
What is provided is a method for producing a composite-particle composition including a first step of obtaining a dispersion liquid of fine fibers; a second step of coating a surface of liquid droplets of a polymerizable monomer or a polymer with the fine fibers in the dispersion liquid to stabilize the liquid droplets as an emulsion; a third step of polymerizing the liquid droplets of the polymerizable monomer or the polymer to obtain composite particles including the polymer coated with the fine fibers; and a fourth step of adsorbing a compound that forms an ionic bond in a pair with an ionic functional group of the fine fibers onto the fine fibers in the surface of the composite particles. |
| US12195599B2 |
Glass fiber filled flame retardant propylene composition
The invention relates to a glass fiber filled flame retardant polypropylene composition comprising (A) a polypropylene-based polymer, (B) a first flame retardant in an amount of 15 to 40 wt % of the total composition, wherein the first flame retardant is in the form of particles comprising ammonium polyphosphate and at least one phosphate selected from the group consisting of melamine phosphate, melamine polyphosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, piperazine phosphate, piperazine polyphosphate, piperazine pyrophosphate, 2-methylpiperazine monophosphate, tricresyl phosphate, alkyl phosphates, haloalkyl phosphates, tetraphenyl pyrophosphate, poly(2-hydroxy propylene spirocyclic pentaerythritol bisphosphate) and poly(2,2-dimethylpropylene spirocyclic pentaerythritol bishosphonate), (C) a second flame retardant in an amount of 0.1 to 15 wt % of the total composition, wherein the second flame retardant comprises an aromatic phosphate ester and (D) glass fibers in an amount of 5 to 40 wt % of the total composition. |
| US12195598B2 |
Radiation crosslinking boosters for aliphatic polyamides
Radiation cross-linking boosters for polyamides that include compounds which are solid at room temperature, migration stable, and thermally stable for the electron and gamma irradiation of components made of polyamide. Method of using radiation cross-linked polyamides in novel fields of application, for example, in food technology or to enable novel processing methods, for example extrusion by the use of polyallyl amides. |
| US12195595B2 |
Hydrophobizing agent having a permanent effect
The invention relates to organopolysiloxanes comprising at least one structural unit with at least one C8-28 alkyl group and at least one urea group, a method for their preparation, a preparation comprising the organopolysiloxane, and the use as a hydrophobizing agent. |
| US12195592B2 |
Bisimide phenol compound
A bisimide phenyl ester acid dianhydride represented by the following formula (2): where R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; each m is independently an integer of 1 to 4; and each A independently represents an aromatic ring or an alicyclic ring. |
| US12195590B2 |
Polyamide-based film, method of preparing polyamide-based film, cover window and display device comprising the same
The embodiments provide a polyamide-based film, which comprises a polyamide-based polymer and has a light resistance index of 0.660 GPa-1 or less as represented by the following Equation 1, whereby it has excellent mechanical properties, optical properties, and light resistance. [Equation 1] Light resistance index=ΔYI/Y. In Equation 1, Y is the modulus of the film, and ΔYI is the rate of change in yellow index (YI) of the film before and after a light resistance test in which UV rays are irradiated to the film at 60° C., the UV irradiation is stopped, and water is sprayed at 50° C. |
| US12195589B2 |
Method for producing polyalkylene oxide
A method for producing a polyalkylene oxide includes step 1 of performing a polymerization reaction of an alkylene oxide in the presence or absence of a chain transfer agent to obtain a high-molecular-weight polyalkylene oxide; and step 2 of irradiating the high-molecular-weight polyalkylene oxide obtained in step 1 with radiation to obtain a polyalkylene oxide, wherein the amount of the chain transfer agent when used is less than 300 mass ppm relative to the alkylene oxide, and the high-molecular-weight polyalkylene oxide obtained in step 1 has a viscosity at 25° C. in a 1 mass % aqueous solution of 7500 mPa·s or more. |
| US12195587B2 |
Synthesis of a biocompatible, biodegradable, and tunable shape memory polymer triggered at body temperature
The present invention is a method to produce a biodegradable thermally induced shape memory polymer (SMP) based on poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and ethyl cellulose (EC). In this synthesis method, after grafting the PCL on the linear EC, the PCL chains are end-functionalized with furan and maleimide moieties. The cross-linked network is prepared via Diels-Alder (DA) reaction between furanyl and N-maleimidyl PCL chains. The synthesized SMP demonstrates excellent shape memory properties at near body temperature (41° C.). Moreover, the polymer network is recyclable and re-processable, since the DA reaction is thermally reversible. The SMP of the present invention is well suited for numerous applications, especially in medical devices, given their excellent shape memory performance, tunable materials properties, body temperature-based stimulus, biocompatibility, and potential for biodegradation and resorption. |
| US12195584B2 |
Thermoplastic polyester resin, thermoplastic polyester resin composition and molded article
A thermoplastic polyester resin includes a residue of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof and a residue of a diol or an ester-forming derivative thereof, as main structural units, wherein the thermoplastic polyester resin has a hydroxy group concentration of 0.050 mmol/g or less. The use of such a thermoplastic polyester resin enables production of a molded article having excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance, and a reduced dielectric loss tangent at a high frequency of 1 GHz or more. |
| US12195582B2 |
Conductive polymer composition
An electrically or thermally conductive polymer composition, includes: a polyester polymer having a backbone including at least 12 consecutive carbon atoms between ester linkages; and conductive particles dispersed in the polyester polymer. A component including an electrically or thermally conductive polymer composition is also disclosed. A method for self-regulating a temperature of a component is also disclosed. |
| US12195581B2 |
Compositions for stabilizing metal-free ring-opening metathesis polymerization and related methods
A reactant composition for forming a polymer via metal-free ring-opening metathesis polymerization may comprise a stabilizer, a stabilizing reactant comprising a stabilizing moiety covalently bound to a reactant moiety, or both; wherein the stabilizer is a halogenated alcohol and the stabilizing moiety is derived from a halogenated alcohol. The reactant composition further comprises a strained cyclic unsaturated monomer; an initiator; a mediator; and optionally, one or more of a co-monomer, a crosslinker, and a chain transfer agent. |
| US12195578B2 |
Blocking agent for an isocyanate group and isocyanate protected by said blocking agent
One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a blocking agent for blocking an isocyanate group to thereby prepare an isocyanate compound which has excellent water resistance and is react with another polymerizable compound to be cured at a relatively low temperature; and another purpose is to provide a blocked isocyanate having an isocyanate group blocked with the blocking agent. The present invention provides a blocking agent for blocking an isocyanate group, wherein the blocking agent is an organic silicon alcohol having an organic group bonded to a silicon atom and said organic group is capable of forming a β-silyl cation together with the silicon atom. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a blocking agent which is an organic silicon alcohol represented by the general formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 is an alkylene group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms and may have a substituent, provided that the number of carbon atoms of the substituent is not included in the number of the carbon atoms of the alkylene group, R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Z is an organic group capable of forming a β-silyl cation together with the silicon atom to which Z bonds, and n is an integer of 1 to 3. The present invention further provides a blocked isocyanate having a structure in which the isocyanate group is blocked with the aforesaid blocking agent and a thermosetting composition comprising the blocked isocyanate. |
| US12195575B2 |
Compositions and methods for metal pre-treatment
Described herein is a composition including at least one polyurethane polymer. Also described herein are a method of using the composition including at least one polyurethane polymer for metal pre-treatment and a process for metal pre-treatment. |
| US12195570B2 |
Denture material having anti-microbial properties
Antimicrobial polymer composite materials are disclosed that are suitable for making oral devices used in dental applications, such as denture bases. Acrylic resin composite materials comprising antimicrobial polymers and antimicrobial fillers provide reduction in common oral microorganisms after long-term aging, with reduced release rate of antimicrobial agents from the composite material. Antimicrobial polymers are prepared from compositions comprising acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers and polymerizable quaternary ammonium silicon-containing compounds. |
| US12195559B2 |
CDCA1-derived peptide and vaccine containing same
The present invention provides CDCA1-derived epitope peptides having the ability to induce cytotoxic T cells. The present invention further provides polynucleotides encoding the peptides, antigen-presenting cells presenting the peptides, and cytotoxic T cells targeting the peptides, as well as methods of inducing the antigen-presenting cells or CTLs. The present invention also provides compositions and pharmaceutical compositions containing them as an active ingredient. Further, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cancer, and/or preventing postoperative recurrence thereof, using the peptides, polynucleotides, antigen-presenting cells, cytotoxic T cells or pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention. Methods of inducing an immune response against cancer are also provided. |
| US12195558B2 |
Targeted delivery system and methods of use therefor
Disclosed are peptides and peptidomimetics that in some embodiments include the amino acid sequence KRGARST or (SEQ ID NO: 1), AKRGARSTA or (SEQ ID NO: 2), or CKRGARSTC (SEQ ID NO: 3). Also disclosed are conjugates and compositions that onclude the peptides and/or peptidomimetics, methods for directing a moiety to tumor lymphatic vasculature, methods for imaging tumor lymphatic vasculature, methods for reducing or inhibiting tumor metastasis, methods for reducing the number of tumor lymphatic vessels, methods for treating cancer, methods for treating a disease or disorder associated with a gC1q/p32 receptor biological activity, methods for detecting the presence of a gC1q/p32 receptor, methods for detecting interactions between gC1q/p32 receptors and the presently disclosed conjugates and compositions, methods for delivering the presently disclosed conjugates and compositions to gC1q/p32 receptors, methods for assessing gC1q/p32 receptor levels in cells, methods for identifying subjects having diseases associated with gC1q/p32 receptor biological activities, and methods for screening for compounds that interact with gC1q/p32 receptors. |
| US12195556B2 |
Reversible protein multimers, methods for their production and use
Some aspect of this disclosure provide reversible MHC protein multimers, and methods of using such multimers in the detection and/or isolation of specific T-cells or T-cell populations. Because reversible MHC multimers can efficiently be dissociated, the time of MHC binding to T-cell receptors, and, thus, T-cell receptor-mediated T-cell activation can be minimized. The use of reversible MHC multimers as provided herein, accordingly, allows for the detection and isolation of bona fide antigen-specific CD8+ T cells without inducing activation dependent cell death, including rare, therapeutically valuable T-cells expressing T-cell receptors binding tumor antigens with high affinity. Methods for the production and use of reversible multimers are also provided. |
| US12195552B2 |
Linker for antibody-drug conjugates and its use
The present invention provides a linker for preparing antibody-drug conjugates and antibody-drug conjugates prepared by the linker, as well as use of the antibody-drug conjugates in a medicament for treating tumor. The linker is capable of coupling simultaneously with the thiol group or amino group on the antibody or functional fragment of the antibody, especially it is capable of coupling with 2, 3 or 4 thiol groups on the antibody or functional fragment of the antibody. A coupled product is uniform and structurally stable. |
| US12195548B2 |
Chimeric canine anti-CD20 antibody
The disclosure relates to caninized chimeric anti-CD20 antibodies to the canine protein CD20 and methods of use to treat certain disorders such as non-Hoiodgkins B-cell lymphoma in dogs. |
| US12195546B2 |
CD28/OX40 bispecific antibodies
Provided herein are multispecific binding proteins comprising (a) a first antigen binding domain (ABD) comprising an immunoglobulin single variable domain (ISVD) (e.g., VHH) with binding specificity to CD28; and (b) a second ABD comprising an immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domain (VH) and an immunoglobulin light chain variable domain (VL) with binding specificity to OX40. Also provided are methods of treating autoimmune diseases with said multispecific binding proteins. |
| US12195543B2 |
Anti-FLT3 antigen binding proteins
The present invention provides novel human fins related tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) antigen binding proteins, such as antibodies, having improved FLT3 binding affinity, and/or anti-tumor activity. The FLT3 antibodies of the invention were generated by mutation of a parent FLT3 antibody and tested in in vitro in binding assays as well as in vivo in a mouse tumor model and in human patient tumor samples. The antibodies of the invention are provided as monospecific constructs or in a bispecific FLT3×CD3 antibody format and show excellent target affinity and/or tumor cell killing. The present invention also relates methods for producing the antigen binding proteins of the invention as well as nucleic acids encoding them, vectors for and host cells for their expression. The invention further relates to methods of treating or diagnosing a disease such as leukemia using an FLT3 antigen binding protein (ABP) of the invention. |
| US12195542B2 |
Antibodies directed to Tie-2 and methods of use
The invention relates to anti-Tie2 antibodies and methods of using the same. |
| US12195539B2 |
Anti-human CD89 antibodies and uses thereof
The invention discloses an antibody that can bind an extra-cellular part of human CD89 (human FcαRI) on human CD89 expressing cells that prevents binding of human IgA to human CD89 when the antibody is bound to said cells and that induces less cell death in said human CD89 expressing cells when compared to the antibody MIP8a. The invention also disclosed the use of such antibodies in combating certain diseases. |
| US12195538B2 |
Anti-PD-L1/anti-4-1BB bispecific antibodies and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides an anti-PD-L1/anti-4-1BB bispecific antibody capable to effectively block the interactions between PD-L1 and its receptor PD-1 and between 4-1BB and its ligand. The bispecific antibody may have high binding affinity to both of a PD-L1 protein and a 4-1BB protein. |
| US12195537B2 |
Anti-4-1BB antibody and use thereof
Provided is an anti-4-1BB antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, and uses thereof. |
| US12195536B2 |
DNA monoclonal antibodies targeting CTLA-4 for the treatment and prevention of cancer
Disclosed herein is a composition including a recombinant nucleic acid sequence that encodes an antibody or fragment thereof that targets CTLA-4. The disclosure also provides a method of preventing and/or treating disease, such as cancer, in a subject using the composition of the invention. |
| US12195534B2 |
Binding molecules
The present invention relates to binding molecules that comprise T cell receptor (TCR) variable domains and which can bind to a PIWIL1 peptide-HLA complex. The invention also relates to the use of such molecules for the treatment of malignant diseases. |
| US12195533B2 |
Multispecific polypeptide constructs containing a constrained CD3 binding domain and a receptor binding region and methods of using the same
The invention relates generally to multispecific polypeptides that bind at least CD3, a second antigen, and a receptor of a T cell, such as a costimulatory receptor or an inhibitory receptor, in which the multispecific polypeptide constructs are able to engage CD3. In some embodiments, the multispecific polypeptide constructs bind a costimulatory receptor and provide costimulatory binding activity. In some embodiments, the multispecific polypeptide constructs bind an inhibitory receptor and block inhibitory activity. In some aspects, the multispecific polypeptides have constrained CD3 binding and bind to or engage CD3 only upon binding to the second antigen, such as a tumor associated antigen. In some embodiments, the multispecific polypeptides contain cleavable linkers that, when cleaved, result in dual effector functions. Also provided are methods of making and using these multispecific polypeptides in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications. |
| US12195530B2 |
Methods, compositions and dosing regimens for treating or preventing interferon-gamma related indications
The disclosure relates generally to methods compositions and dosing regimens for treating, preventing and/or delaying the onset or progression of, or alleviating a symptom associated with elevated IFN-γ levels. |
| US12195529B2 |
Heterodimeric bispecific antibodies
The invention provides bispecific heterodimeric antibodies with modified heavy chain IgG constant regions that promote efficient assembly of antibody heavy chain heterodimer pairs, as well as arm specific pairing of heavy and light chains. |
| US12195522B2 |
Rabies virus monoclonal antibody 2F2 and universal rabies virus antibody rapid detection test paper
The present invention provides a rabies virus monoclonal antibody 2F2 and universal rabies virus antibody rapid detection test paper and belongs to the technical field of biological detection. An amino acid sequence of the monoclonal antibody 2F2 is shown as SEQ ID No. 1. The monoclonal antibody 2F2 provided by the present invention specifically binds to rabies virus G proteins, and preparation of the monoclonal antibody 2F2 into test paper has the advantages of rapidity, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and low cost. |
| US12195521B2 |
Therapeutic variant alpha-2-macroglobulin compositions
A2M polypeptide compositions containing a non-natural bait region are disclosed. Methods of producing wild-type and variant A2M polypeptides and polynucleotides containing a non-natural bait region are also disclosed. The bait regions of the variant A2M polypeptides demonstrate enhanced protease inhibitory characteristics compared to wild-type A2M. Variant A2M polypeptides that demonstrate longer half-lives upon administration to an organism compared to wild-type A2M are disclosed. The A2M compositions are useful in treating a number of diseases and conditions including inflammation, chronic wounds, and diseases with a pathology associated with proteases. |
| US12195518B2 |
Methods for treating cancer using soluble forms of PSGL-1 and fusion molecules thereof
Methods of using soluble tandem selectin glycoprotein ligand (TSGL) and TSGL fusion proteins, such as TSGL-Ig, in combination with T cell activation therapies or an adoptive cell transfer (ACT) therapy. |
| US12195511B2 |
Ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion protein
The present disclosure relates to compositions of insulin-Fc fusion proteins and their use to treat diabetes. |
| US12195506B2 |
Immunotherapy with A*01 restricted peptides and combination of peptides against cancers and related methods
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US12195505B2 |
Treatment of cystic fibrosis by delivery of nebulized mRNA encoding CFTR
The present invention provides, among other things, an improved method of treating cystic fibrosis (CF) in a human subject. The method comprises administering a composition comprising an mRNA encoding a Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein at a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL or greater to a human subject via nebulization. The composition is aerosolized using a nebulizer and a nominal dose of the mRNA is administered to the human subject via the nebulizer over a period of time, typically at least 30 minutes, at a suitable nebulization rate, e.g., at least 0.2 mL/minute. |
| US12195501B2 |
Mutant fragments of OspA and methods and uses relating thereto
The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a mutant fragment of an outer surface protein A (OspA), a nucleic acid coding the same, a pharmaceutical composition (particularly for use as a medicament of in a method of treating or preventing a Borrelia infection) comprising the polypeptide and/or the nucleic acid, a method of treating or preventing a Borrelia infection and a method of immunizing a subject. |
| US12195496B2 |
2′-deoxy-2′,2′-difluorotetrahydrouridines with high purity and methods of making the same
The invention relates to methods of synthesizing 2′-deoxy-2′,2′-difluorotetrahydrouridine with increased purity and uniform particle size distribution. In particular, methods of the invention include crystallization and isolation procedures rendering synthetic reaction intermediates. The invention further includes compositions comprising the final compound in highly pure form, including lower number of impurities and lower levels of individual and total impurities. |
| US12195495B2 |
Nucleoside analogue, preparation method and application
The present invention relates to a nucleoside analog having the structure of the following formula, a method for preparing the nucleoside analog, and an application of the nucleoside analog in nucleic acid sequencing, etc. wherein L1, L2, and L3 are each independently a covalent bond or a covalently linked group; B is a base or a base derivative; R1 is —OH or a phosphate group; R2 is H or a cleavable group; R3 is a detectable group or a targeting group; R5 is a polymerase reaction inhibitory group; R4 is H or —OR6, wherein R6 is H or a cleavable group; and C is a cleavable group or a cleavable bond. |
| US12195494B2 |
Efficient and scalable syntheses of nicotinoyl ribosides and reduced nicotinoyl ribosides, modified derivatives thereof, phosphorylated analogs thereof, adenylyl dinucleotide conjugates thereof, and novel crystalline forms thereof
The present disclosure provides methods of making nicotinoyl riboside compounds or derivatives of formula (I): wherein X−, Z1, Z2, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are described herein, reduced analogs thereof, modified derivatives thereof, phosphorylated analogs thereof, and adenylyl dinucleotide conjugates thereof, or salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, and novel crystalline forms thereof. |
| US12195493B2 |
Reversibly blocked nucleoside analogues and their use
Reversibly blocked nucleoside analogues and methods of using such nucleoside analogues for sequencing of nucleic acids are provided. |
| US12195485B2 |
Arginase inhibitors and methods of use thereof
Disclosed are compounds of formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (Ia) and methods of using the same for treating cancer or a respiratory inflammatory disease and inhibiting arginase: wherein R1 is —NHR1a; R1a is —H or —C(O)CH(R1b)NHR1c; and R1b is selected from —H, —(C1-C4) alkyl and CH2OR1d and R1c is —H; or R1b and R1c, together with the atom to which they are attached, form a 5-membered heterocyclic ring; and R1d is H or —CH3. |
| US12195482B1 |
Compounds as inhibitors of AXL
Compounds of Formula I that inhibit AXL, and compositions containing the compound(s) and methods for synthesizing the compounds, are described herein. Also described are the use of such compounds and compositions for the treatment of a diverse array of diseases, disorders, and conditions, including cancer, that are mediated, at least in part, by AXL. |
| US12195478B2 |
Opioid receptor modulators
The present invention provides a compound having the structure wherein A is a ring structure, with or without substitution; X1 is C or N; X2 is N, O, or S; Y1 is H, -(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(cycloalkyl), (haloalkyl), -(alkyl)-O-(alkyl) or -(alkyl)-(cycloalkyl); Y 2 is H, -(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(cycloalkyl), (haloalkyl), -(alkyl)-O-(alkyl) or -(alkyl)-(cycloalkyl); Y3 is H-(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(cycloalkyl), (haloalkyl), -(alkyl)-O-(alkyl) or -(alkyl)-(cycloalkyl); Y 4 is H-(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(cycloalkyl), (haloalkyl), -(alkyl)-O-(alkyl) or -(alkyl)-(cycloalkyl); Y5 is H, -(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(cycloalkyl), (haloalkyl), -(alkyl)-O-(alkyl) or -(alkyl)-(cycloalkyl); a and P are each present or absent and when present each is a bond. |
| US12195477B2 |
Derivative of berberine, and the preparation method and application thereof
The present disclosure is related to a derivative of berberine, and the preparation method and applications thereof. The present derivative of berberine has a significant anti-myocardial ischemic effect, and its preparation route is feasible and reasonable with lower cost, less toxic and harmful reagents used, no environmental contamination, and is suitable for large-scale production. The cardioprotective derivative of berberine developed in the present disclosure and the preparation method thereof effectively provide a basis for developing novel cardioprotective medicaments, have a great economic benefit in the future, and bring a broad social benefit, leading to promising application prospects. |
| US12195469B2 |
Compounds having PDE9A inhibitory activity, and pharmaceutical uses thereof
The present invention provides a compound having a specific chemical structure and having PDE9A inhibitory activity, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention provides a composition containing the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical use, for treating or preventing PDE9A-related diseases, of the compound according to the present invention, a salt thereof, and a composition containing the compound or salt. The present invention also provides a method for treating or preventing PDE9A-related diseases, the method comprising administering an effective amount of the compound according to the present invention, a salt thereof, or a composition containing the compound or salt to a subject in need of treatment. |
| US12195466B2 |
Polyproline mimetics of proline-derived module-15
The present invention relates to chemical compounds which can be used in particular as structural mimetics of proline-rich peptides. The compounds of the present invention are capable of selectively inhibiting Ena/VASP-EVH1-mediated protein-protein interactions. The invention further relates to the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical agents and the use of the pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of tumor diseases. |
| US12195461B2 |
Pyrrolo-dipyridine compounds
In one aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, and Formula Id and salts, hydrates and isomers thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of promoting bone formation in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, or Formula Id. The present invention also provides orthopedic and periodontal devices, as well as methods for the treatment of renal disease, diabetes bone loss, and cancer, using a compound of Formula I, Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, or Formula Id. |
| US12195458B2 |
Polyheterocyclic compounds as METTL3 inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that function as inhibitors of METTL3 (N6-adenosine-methyltransferase 70 kDa subunit) enzyme activity: X—Y—Z (I) wherein X, Y and Z are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, and autoimmune diseases, as well as other diseases or conditions in which METTL3 activity is implicated. |
| US12195457B2 |
Aromatic ring derivative as immunoregulation and preparation method and application of aromatic ring derivative
Relating to a compound represented by formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, and an application of the compound as an S1P1 agonist. |
| US12195454B2 |
Compounds for imaging tau proteins that accumulate in the brain
The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: wherein: R1 and R2 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, acyl, and hydroxyalkyl; R3 is hydrogen or halogen; ring A is a benzene ring or a pyridine ring; ring B is selected from the group consisting of the following formulas (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv): in the formula (ii), Ra is alkyl; R4 and R5 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halohydroxyalkoxy, and aminoalkyl; and represents a double bond or a triple bond. The above compound can be used as a molecular probe for imaging tau proteins that accumulate in the brain. |
| US12195453B2 |
Antiproliferation compounds and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I′, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof for treating cellular proliferative disorders (e.g., cancer). |
| US12195451B2 |
Compositions and methods for viral sensitization
Provided are compounds of Formula III that enhance the efficacy of viruses by increasing spread of the virus in cells, increasing the titer of virus in cells, or increasing the antigen expression from a virus, gene or trans-gene expression from a virus, or virus protein expression in cells. Other uses, compositions and methods of using same are also provided. |
| US12195444B2 |
Triazole n-linked carbamoyl cyclohexyl acids as LPA antagonists
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective LPA receptor inhibitors. |
| US12195441B2 |
Para acyl substituted diazacyclohexene derivatives
Para-acyl substituted diazacyclohexenes, medical formulations thereof and methods for making and using the same. |
| US12195437B2 |
Lipophenolic flavonoid derivatives useful to reduce carbonyl and oxidative stresses (COS)
The invention relates to compound of formula (I): in particular flavonoid derivatives (quercetin and catechin derivatives), for use in the prevention and/or the treatment of a disease or disorder involving both carbonyl and oxidative stresses. |
| US12195432B2 |
2-arylbenzimidazoles as Ppargc1a activators for treating neurodegenerative diseases
A genus of compounds encompassed by formula (III) and their use is disclosed: The compounds activate Ppargc1a and, as a consequence, are useful for treating a variety of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, frontotemporal degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, motor neuron diseases, and a demyelinating disease. |
| US12195419B2 |
Glutamine antagonists and uses thereof
Glutamine antagonists and their use for treating oncological, immunological, and neurological diseases are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating an oncological, immunological, infectious or neurological disease or disorder, the method comprising administering to a subject in need of treatment thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a glutamine antagonist of the disclosure or the pharmaceutical composition thereof. Also disclosed are methods of enhancing the effects of an immune checkpoint inhibitor, enabling a subject to respond to an immune checkpoint inhibitor, or enabling the toxicity or the dose or number of treatments with an immune checkpoint inhibitor to be reduced, comprising administering to a subject in need of treatment thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a glutamine antagonist of the disclosure or the pharmaceutical composition thereof, and an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods for treating an oncological, immunological, infectious or neurological disease or disorder that is refractory to checkpoint inhibitor therapy, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, and having the refractory disease or disorder, a therapeutically effective amount of a glutamine antagonist of the disclosure or the pharmaceutical composition thereof. |
| US12195418B2 |
Halogenated benzylidene derivatives
Novel Halogenated Benzylidine derivatives are provided which exhibit activity for the treatment of immunological diseases and inflammation. |
| US12195413B2 |
Ethynyl derivatives
The present invention relates to ethynyl derivatives of formula I with variables as defined herein, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof Compounds of formula I are metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists (negative allosteric modulators) for use in the treatment of, e.g., anxiety and pain, depression, Fragile-X syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Parkinson's disease, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). |
| US12195411B2 |
Pyrophoric pellets that emit infrared radiation
The present disclosure relates to pyrophoric pellets that break apart into individual particulates or agglomerates when exposed to air and emit infrared radiation. The pyrophoric pellets include: (a) about 35 to about 95 wt. % of pyrophoric particles; (b) about 0.05 to about 30 wt. % of one or more thermally expandable particles; (c) about 1 to about 40 wt. % of one or more additives that modify IR signature; and (d) optionally, one or more additives that produce smoke at a temperature of 150° C. or greater. The pyrophoric pellets are particularly useful as countermeasures to protect against incoming missiles. |
| US12195409B2 |
Compacted Polyhalite and a process for the production thereof
There is provided herein a process for the compaction of Polyhalite, comprising: mixing a feed of polyhalite with an inorganic binder in a mixer to yield a mixture; compacting said mixture in a compactor to yield masses; crushing said masses in a crusher to yield particles; and screening said particles in a screener to yield particles in three different sizes: oversized fine particles which undergo a second crushing process and are retuned to said screener for screening, undersized fine particles which are transferred to said mixer for further mixing and compacting, and desired size fine particles which are transferred to a polish screener for glazing and oiling. |
| US12195408B2 |
Compositions for increasing nitrogen sources life span in plant growth mediums and methods of making
The present invention relates to compositions for increasing a nitrogen source life span in plant growth mediums as well as methods of making these compositions. The invention also relates to compositions and methods of reacting a nitrogen source with one or more nitrification inhibitors using standard equipment for producing nitrogen sourced particles. |
| US12195407B2 |
Process for reforming the fly ash
A process for reforming the fly ash by heating a raw fly ash powder that contains the unburned carbon and thereby decreasing the content of the unburned carbon, characterized in that (a) as means for heating the raw fly ash powder, use is made of a heating unit that heats the raw fly ash powder by passing it through a heated medium-fluidized bed, (b) a high-temperature gas stream is passed through the heating unit to form the heated medium-fluidized bed and to fluidize and convey the raw fly ash powder that is thrown into the medium-fluidized bed, (c) the flow rate of the high-temperature gas stream is so set that the raw fly ash powder thrown into the heating unit is all heated in the medium-fluidized bed and is taken out from a take-out port provided at an upper part of the heating unit but that the particulate medium forming the medium-fluidized bed is not discharged from the take-out port, (d) the fly ash powder after heated and discharged from the take-out port of the heating unit is introduced into an air classifier where it is separated into a fine powder and a coarse powder, (e) the fine powder separated by the air classifier is recovered as the reformed fly ash, and (f) the coarse powder separated by the air classifier is measured for its content of the unburned carbon and when the measured value is larger than a predetermined threshold value, the coarse powder is introduced again into the heating unit so as to be heated again and when the measured value is smaller than the threshold value, the powder is recovered as the reformed fly ash. |
| US12195404B2 |
Method to produce dense ceramic matrix composites
Disclosed is a method for making a ceramic matrix composite. The method includes infiltrating an initial ceramic matrix composite with a molten silicon infiltration material to form a silicon infiltrated composite; cooling the silicon infiltrated composite; heating a first portion of the cooled silicon infiltrated composite to a temperature in excess of the melt temperature of the silicon infiltration material in the presence of a carbon source; heating a second portion of the cooled silicon infiltrated composite to a temperature in excess of the melt temperature of the silicon infiltration material in the presence of a carbon source after heating the first portion; and cooling the heated portions to form a final ceramic matrix composite, wherein the first portion and second portion of the cooled silicon infiltrated composite are adjacent or overlap. |
| US12195403B2 |
Bladder cast slurry infiltration
A method of forming a bladder cast ceramic matrix composite (CMC) article including infiltrating a CMC substrate positioned in a cavity of a mold body with a slurry. The CMC substrate includes reinforcement material defining inner spaces. The slurry includes solid particles and a carrier material. During infiltration, the slurry at least partially fills at least a portion of the inner spaces of the CMC substrate. The method also includes inflating at least one bladder that is coupled to the mold body and disposed within the cavity such that a surface of the at least one bladder in an inflated configuration contacts at least one surface of the CMC substrate. The method also includes drying the slurry to remove at least a portion of the carrier material form an infiltrated CMC and deflating the at least one bladder. |
| US12195400B2 |
Composition for a heat treatment jig, and method of manufacturing a heat treatment jig
A composition for a heat treatment jig includes: alumina at a weight ratio within the range of 5% or more and 25% or less; mullite at a weight ratio within the range of 0% or more and 35% or less; cordierite at a weight ratio within the range of 15% or more and 35% or less; spinel at a weight ratio within the range of 0% or more and 35% or less; and fused silica at a weight ratio within the range of 15% or more and 50% or less. The composition for a heat treatment jig is used for the method of manufacturing a heat treatment jig, such as a heat treatment container. |
| US12195398B2 |
Product comprising cement and supplementary cementitious material, and methods of making
A cement product including a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) including natural aluminosilicate, and optionally metakaolin, and methods of producing the cement product, and methods of use thereof are provided. The natural aluminosilicate may have, for example, a d97 less than or equal to about 19 μm; and may have a d10 less than or equal to about 2 μm. The product may also have improved chloride permeability as compared to cement products including natural aluminosilicates having higher d97 and d10 values. Also, the product may also have improved compressive strength and RCPT values when a portion of the natural aluminosilicate in the SCM is replaced with metakaolin. |
| US12195394B2 |
Recycling apparatus of used bituminous conglomerate and an airtight support device for rotating cylinders
A recycling apparatus of used bituminous conglomerate and an airtight support device for rotating cylinders are described. |
| US12195390B2 |
Precursor glasses and glass-ceramics comprising a crystalline phase having a jeffbenite crystalline structure
Disclosed herein are glass-ceramic articles including a crystalline phase comprising a jeffbenite crystalline structure. The glass-ceramic articles may include a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a perimeter defining a shape of the glass-ceramic article. The glass-ceramic articles may further include a phase assemblage comprising one or more crystalline phases and a glass phase. The one or more crystalline phases may include a crystalline phase having the jeffbenite crystalline structure. |
| US12195387B2 |
Chemically strengthened glass article and manufacturing method thereof
A chemically strengthened glass article in which a compressive stress value on a first surface is 400 MPa or more, a compressive stress value at a depth DB with a maximum compressive stress value in the range (0.05×t)−(0.15×t) μm is larger than the compressive stress value at a depth DA with a minimum compressive stress value in the range from the first surface to DB, a tensile stress value at a depth of (0.5×t) μm is 125 MPa or less, and a compressive stress layer depth is (0.23×t) μm or more. |
| US12195383B2 |
Controlled deposition of a functional material onto a target surface
A plate including functional material to be deposited onto a target surface using monochromatic radiation having a wavelength is described. The plate further includes a substrate with a first surface directed towards the target surface and with a second surface to receive the monochromatic radiation. The first surface is patterned with recessed areas that have a dielectric coating and that are filled with the functional material. The dielectric coating includes a sequence of dielectric coating layers alternating in refractive index. The dielectric coating therewith has a relatively high reflectivity for said monochromatic radiation incident perpendicular to the dielectric coating in comparison to a reflectivity for said monochromatic radiation incident at an angle of 45 degrees to the dielectric coating. As such shear forces are mitigated without requiring a high alignment accuracy. The present application further describes a deposition device including the plate and a method involving the plate. |
| US12195378B2 |
UV lamp and anti-scale water treatment water heater apparatus with sanitation loop
A water heating and treatment system with UV lamp water treatment sanitation for suppression of pathogens and undesired bacterial content in a domestic water system includes a water heater, and a cold water supply line to supply water to the water heater. The cold water supply line includes a UV sanitation lamp. A single or multiple temperature regulating mixing station supplies a temperature regulated heated water to one or multiple temperature zones. A water heater controller causes an activation of the water heater sanitation loop and a water temperature of the water heater to increase momentarily to a sanitization temperature above 151° F. (66° C.) for one or more periods of at least two minutes in a sanitation loop mode. A method for treating hot water to suppress pathogens including undesired bacterial content in a domestic water system is also described. |
| US12195377B2 |
Processes and apparatus for reducing concentration of PFAS contamination in wastewater and/or soil
A process for PFAS decontamination comprises exposing water comprising PFAS contaminant to gas to accumulate a PFAS concentrate and separating the PFAS concentrate. PFAS separation is enhanced by the addition of a hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant, such as 1,1,1,2 tetraflouroethane, difluoromethane or pentaflouroethane to the gas wherein it is believed that with carbon-fluorine bonds of the hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant aid in attracting the carbon fluorine tail of all types of PFAS compounds to the water-gas interface and especially aids separation of smaller molecular weight PFAS molecules, including beyond what can be achieved using charged or ionised gases alone, thereby allowing a larger spectrum of PFAS molecules to be extracted from soil or water. |
| US12195372B2 |
Processes for regeneration of organocations
The present disclosure concerns processes for regenerating organocations from perchlorate-rich waste products, more specifically transformation of water-insoluble organocation-perchlorate salt, originating from perchlorate-removal water treatment processes, into a water-soluble perchlorate salt for reusing same. |
| US12195367B2 |
Electrolytic module units and water treatment systems based on boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes
The present disclosure provides an electrolytic module unit based on a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode, including a water flow guide module and an electrolytic module. The electrolytic module is provided within the water flow guide module. The electrolytic module includes a BDD electrode including a main body portion and a plurality of branch portions disposed on two sides of the main body portion. The main body portion and the plurality of branch portions on two sides of the main body portion constitute a fishbone-like structure. The BDD electrode of the electrolytic module unit is of the fishbone-like structure. |
| US12195364B2 |
System and method for removing long-chain and short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated water
A system for removing long-chain and short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated water using a regenerable anion exchange resin includes at least one first anion exchange resin vessel configured to receive a flow of water contaminated with long and short-chain PFAS compounds. A first anion exchange resin vessel includes a first regenerable anion exchange resin therein configured such that a majority of the long-chain PFAS compounds are removed by the first regenerable anion exchange resin. A second anion exchange resin vessel receives the flow of water having a majority of the long-chain PFAS compounds removed and includes a second regenerable anion exchange resin and is configured to remove a majority of the short-chain PFAS compounds from the contaminated water and produce a treated flow of water having a majority of the long and short-chain PFAS compounds removed. |
| US12195362B2 |
Periodic UVC dosing
A photoreactor for disinfecting water includes at least one wall defining a chamber configured to contain fluid. The reactor also includes an inlet through which water flows into the chamber, and an outlet through which water exits the chamber. The reactor also includes a UVC LED. The LED is configured to power on for an active duration, and power off for an inactive duration. The active duration and the inactive duration define a period. The reactor also includes a controller configured to set a duty cycle for the period, where the duty cycle is a ratio of the active duration to the period. The duty cycle is less than or equal to about 1:100. |
| US12195361B2 |
System and method to sustainable integrated wastewater treatment and air-cooling in a steelmaking plant
Some implementations provide an integrated system that includes: a wastewater treatment system configured to process wastewater released by one or more furnaces at a steelmaking plant, and generates reused wastewater using the wastewater; a heat recovery apparatus configured to utilize exhaust gas from the one or more furnaces at the steelmaking plant, and heat the reused wastewater generated by the wastewater treatment system above a threshold temperature; and a generator configured to receive, through a water inlet, the reused wastewater heated above the threshold temperature; and an absorption system arranged in circulation with the generator, and wherein the reused water is supplied above a threshold amount such that the generator drives the absorption system and produces cooled air inside the steelmaking plant. |
| US12195358B2 |
Produced water evaporation system
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a method, apparatus and system for the evaporation of produced water and dirty water from oil and gas production and other dirty water sources. The evaporation system may consist of a portable pond embodied in an Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) system and a fluid projection system which may be controlled and employ optimized operating conditions to maximize the evaporation of produced water under varying meteorological and chemical condition. |
| US12195356B2 |
System for treating bio-contaminated wastewater and process for decontaminating a wastewater source
A system and process for decontaminating a bio-contaminated wastewater fluid as from a slaughterhouse or similar facility. The system and process recovers purified vapor/steam through a decontamination unit having a plurality of alternating rotating trays and fixed baffles in a processing vessel producing separate purified and contaminant streams. One or more filter/strainer units are disposed in parallel before the decontamination unit, and may be used alternately while the other is cleaned. A rotating shaft connected to the rotating trays may also connected to an electrical generator to provide electricity for circuits and controls in the system. |
| US12195354B2 |
Stormwater capture housing system with wildlife escape
A stormwater capture housing system is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by filtering solid waste from stormwater flow in roadways, transportation facilities, and pavement, while maintaining an optimal flow rate and enabling safe accessibility with minimal to no impact due to animal entrapment. The system comprises a housing unit with surface grates that enable stormwater and solid waste to drain from the roadway into a sub-grade capture area formed by a screen weir and a screen box, including a wildlife escape structure in the capture area that provides a pathway out of the unit. The screen box collects solid waste while filtering water into a clean water area. The screen weir filters solid waste while allowing for overflow. There is a filled grating configuration at the top surface that allows for stormwater to drain, also enabling access to the internal components of the housing system. |
| US12195352B2 |
Aluminum-coated nickel cobalt containing composite hydroxide and method for manufacturing same, cathode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for manufacturing same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Provided is a cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that improves the cycling characteristic and high-temperature storability without impairing the charge/discharge capacity and the output characteristics. A nickel cobalt containing composite hydroxide is obtained by using a batch type crystallization method in which a raw material aqueous solution that includes Ni, Co and Mg is supplied in an inert atmosphere to a reaction aqueous solution that is controlled so that the temperature is within the range 45° C. to 55° C., the pH value is within the range 10.8 to 11.8 at a reference liquid temperature of 25° C., and the ammonium-ion concentration is within the range 8 g/L to 12 g/L. An Al-coated composite hydroxide that is expressed by the general formula: Ni1-x-y-zCoxAlyMgz(OH)2 (where, 0.05≤x≤0.20, 0.01≤y≤0.06, and 0.01≤z≤0.03) is obtained by mixing a slurry that includes the nickel cobalt containing composite hydroxide with a coating aqueous solution that includes Al to form a mixed aqueous solution, and coating the secondary particles with a coating film that includes Al or an Al compound. A cathode active material that is configured so that component elements that include Al are uniformly dispersed in the secondary particles is synthesized using the Al-coated composite hydroxide as a precursor. |
| US12195348B2 |
Method for making inorganic perovskite nanocrystals film and applications
A method for forming CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals into a two-dimensional (2D) nanosheet includes providing CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals; mixing the CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals into a mixture of a first solvent and a second solvent, to form a solution of the CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals, the first solvent, and the second solvent; and forming an optoelectronic device by patterning the CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals into a nanosheet, between first and second electrodes. The first solvent is selected to evaporate before the second solvent. |
| US12195343B2 |
Synthesis of janus nanomaterials
Synthesizing Janus nanoparticles including forming a lamellar phase having water layers, organic layers, and a surfactant, and reacting chemical precursors in the lamellar phase to form the Janus nanoparticles at interfaces of the water layers with the organic layers. |
| US12195341B2 |
Process for removal of sulfides from carbon monoxide rich gas stream at ambient temperatures
Disclosed are methods and systems for desulfurization of CO-rich streams. A method can include contacting a CO-rich gas stream with activated carbon and/or contacting the CO-rich gas stream with a zinc-oxide sorbent material at a temperature of ( ) to 50° C. to remove at least a portion of the sulfur-containing compounds present in the stream. |
| US12195339B2 |
Perturbed symmetry in stacked graphene technologies
A graphene structure can include multiple graphene layers stacked into a perturbed symmetry. A first graphene layer can be situated a first rotational angle with respect to a rotational axis extending perpendicularly through the first graphene layer, and a second graphene layer can be situated atop the first graphene layer at a second rotational angle with respect to the rotational axis. A third graphene layer can be situated atop the second graphene layer at a third rotational angle with respect to the rotational axis, and the third rotational angle can be different than the second rotational angle. Additional graphene layers can be successively stacked onto the graphene structure, with each layer being set at a different rotational angle than the previous layer. Six total graphene layers can be stacked. The relationship of the ratios between all rotational angles can forms an arithmetic, geometric, or Fibonacci sequence, or another pattern. |
| US12195335B2 |
Feed gas reforming system and method of controlling the same
A feed gas reforming system is provided. The system includes a reformer configured to receive feed gas and supply water and to produce and discharge mixed gas including hydrogen, a pressure swing absorber (PSA) configured to receive the mixed gas and to refine and discharge hydrogen gas, a feed gas supply unit configured to control the supply amount of feed gas, a supply water supply unit configured to control the supply amount of supply water, a hydrogen gas supply unit configured to control the amount of hydrogen gas, and a control unit configured to control the flow rate of hydrogen gas, to control the feed gas supply unit based on the pressure of the discharged hydrogen gas, and to control the supply water supply unit based on the flow rate of feed gas. |
| US12195329B2 |
Micro-electromechanical transducer with reduced size
The present invention relates to a micro-electromechanical transducer comprising a pressure detecting arrangement adapted to detect generated pressure variations, and provide an output signal in response to the detected pressure variations, wherein the pressure detecting arrangement comprises a microphone cartridge and a signal processing unit; a pressure generating arrangement adapted to generate pressure variations in response to vibrations thereof; and a volume separating element comprising one or more openings, wherein the microphone cartridge is at least partly arranged in a first opening of the volume separating element in order to reduce the overall height of the micro-electromechanical transducer. The present invention further relates to a hearing device comprising a micro-electromechanical transducer. |
| US12195328B2 |
Spatial light modulator (SLM) comprising integrated digital-to-analog converters
Arrangement for controlling micromechanical actuators, including a digital-to-analog converter and a plurality of micromechanical actuators; wherein the micromechanical actuators are coupled to a connecting structure; wherein the digital-to-analog converter is configured to provide a voltage to be applied to the connecting structure by an adjustable capacitive voltage division that is dependent on a digital input value of the digital-to-analog converter, wherein the digital-to-analog converter is configured to directly include a capacitance of the connecting structure in the capacitive voltage division. |
| US12195324B2 |
Micro-electromechanical transducer with suspended mass
The present invention relates to a micro-electromechanical transducer comprising a pressure detection arrangement and a sub-assembly adapted to cooperate with the pressure detection arrangement via a coupling volume, said sub-assembly comprising one or more moveable masses, a suspension member suspending a number of moveable masses, wherein the coupling volume is at least partly defined by the suspension member, and wherein the coupling volume is acoustically connected to an interior volume of the pressure detection arrangement, and wherein the suspension member comprises a viscoelastic material with a predetermined viscous and sealant behaviour in order to dampen one or more resonance peaks of the micro-electromechanical transducer and acoustically seal the coupling volume. The present invention further relates to a hearing device comprising such a micro-electromechanical transducer. |
| US12195320B1 |
System and method for detection of impurities during refueling
A fuel contamination detection system includes a fuel quality analyzer, a multiway valve, and a controller. The multiway valve includes a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet. The multiway valve also may include a switching device. The controller is electrically coupled to the analyzer. The controller may be coupled to the switching device, if present. Fuel is flowed through the fuel quality analyzer and an output current is measured to determine whether the fuel includes impurities. The controller is operable to signal a fuel dispensing system to dispense fuel if the fuel is sufficiently clean or cease dispensing fuel if the fuel is impure. |
| US12195319B2 |
Dispensing device for containers, preferably flexible containers for liquids, and assembly comprising a container and said device
The present invention concerns a dispensing device (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520) for a container (12). The device (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520) comprises an outlet mouth (22) for the product to be dispensed and comprises a first hollow body (24) suited to define a first passage channel (26) for the product and a second body (32; 232; 532) that is movable with respect to the first body (24) and can be positioned in a first position suitable for closing the device (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520) and in at least one second position suitable for dispensing the product from the outlet mouth (22). The outlet mouth (22) is defined in the second body (32; 232; 532) and the outlet mouth (22) communicates with a second passage channel (34) for the product defined in the second body (32; 232; 532). The second body (32; 232; 532) comprises a plugging portion (36; 536) suited to close the first passage channel (26) of the first body (24) when the second body (32; 232; 532) is in the first closing position and suited to open the first passage channel (26) when the second body (32; 232; 532) is in the second position. |
| US12195318B1 |
Fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of maintaining fluid material within material transmission path at low temperature
A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber; an upper chamber, arranged to operably connect to the material outlet chamber; a target air extraction device, positioned on a side wall of the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably extract a part of cold air in the material outlet chamber into the upper chamber; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; and a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths, and are respectively arranged to dispense corresponding fluid materials to a target container. |
| US12195316B2 |
Multifunctional bottle opener and carrying attachment
A multifunctional bottle opener and carrying attachment has an end that is inserted between a perimeter of a bottle cap and a bottle top, whereupon tilting the device away from the bottle, force is applied to the bottle cap, thus removing the bottle cap from the bottle top. The device further may be inserted between a band encircling a perimeter of a bottle neck and oriented such that a contiguous bend to which rope and other attachment mechanisms may connect is disposed away from the bottle. The attachment of the opener to the band encircling the perimeter of the bottle neck enables the bottle to be conveniently transported and carried. |
| US12195314B2 |
Cathode exchange mechanism to improve preventative maintenance time for cluster system
A method and apparatus for lifting a process station from a processing module is described herein. The apparatus includes a lift assembly disposed on the processing module, a lift cage, and one or more guide pins. The lift assembly is disposed to be capable of reaching each of the process stations disposed within the processing module. The lift assembly is used for replacement and maintenance of the process stations and further enables the automated removal and placement of the process stations within the processing module. Maintenance methods enabled by the lift assembly are additionally disclosed herein. |
| US12195310B2 |
Crane
Provided is a crane including a guy link coupling part easily accommodatable at a predetermined position thereof. The guy link coupling part has a pair of left and right link members each extending in a front-rear direction, and a coupling member extending in a left-right direction and connecting the pair of link members to each other. A linking and retaining structure includes a first retainer provided on a boom for retaining the coupling member to restrict the coupling member from moving in the front-rear direction. The first retainer has: a first slope surface slanting inward of the boom, from a proximal position of the boom toward a distal end thereof; a second slope surface located closer to the distal end of the boom than the first slope surface and slanting outward of the boom; and a recess part disposed between the first slope surface and the second slope surface. |
| US12195308B2 |
Lattice structure and work machine
In a working machine, a plurality of diagonal members includes a plurality of first diagonal members for connecting a first main member and a second main member with each other, the first diagonal members including a first nearest diagonal member located nearest to a first connector connected to an end of the first main member. A first reinforcement part extends from the first nearest diagonal member to the second main member or a second connector in a first specific direction for connecting the first nearest diagonal member and, the second main member or the second connector connected to an end of the second main member with each other. |
| US12195306B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying and locating building material objects
Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted. |
| US12195300B2 |
Processing machines and methods for the relative alignment of a substrate with respect to a processing unit in a processing machine
A processing machine includes at least one further processing unit following at least one processing unit configured as an application unit in a transport direction of a substrate. At least one transport unit is arranged between the at least one processing unit configured as an application unit and the at least one succeeding processing unit. The at least one transport unit includes a plurality of transport elements arranged one behind the other in the transport direction. The plurality of transport elements are individually axially adjustable, or the plurality of transport elements are groupwise axially adjustable. |
| US12195298B2 |
Dispensing mechanism with swivel-aiming feature for reel utility
A vehicle-mounted reel utility with a cable dispenser. The cable dispenser has a swivel-aiming feature for figure 8'ing the cable. The cable dispenser is mounted to a swivel mount located at a free end of a positioning arm. The cable dispenser rotates about a pivot end of the positioning arm from a position parallel to a lifting arm to a position perpendicular to the lifting arm, and vice versa. The cable dispenser is also pivotally mounted to the swivel mount, allowing the user to swivel the cable dispenser about a horizontal arc while maintaining the cable dispenser in a central lateral position relative to a reel or a vehicle during the swivel movement. A hydraulic circuit controls the cable dispenser and an actuator that controls movement of a brake wheel from a contact to non-contact position, to coordinate the stopping of the reel and cable dispensing by the cable dispenser. |
| US12195286B2 |
Negative pressure-generating structure and actuator
The present invention more suitably adjusts a pressure at a tip of a shaft in an actuator configured to generate a negative pressure at the tip of the shaft, to pick up a workpiece with the shaft. A negative pressure-generating structure to be applied to the actuator includes an insertion hole into which the shaft is inserted in a state where a space is formed between the shaft and a wall surface of the insertion hole, an inner space formed inside the negative pressure-generating structure, which communicates with a hollow part of the shaft through a communication hole formed in the shaft, and an air passage connected to the inner space, the air passage being a passage of air when air in the inner space is sucked to generate the negative pressure at the tip of the shaft. |
| US12195283B2 |
Linear conveyance system and control apparatus
A linear conveyance system includes: movable portions including permanent magnets; a fixed portion generating magnetic fields for driving the movable portions, and arranged to form a conveyance path for the movable portions; a stator control unit energizing the coil and detecting positions of the movable portions; and a controller unit generating and outputting current commands for driving the movable portions to the stator control unit based on position information on the positions of the movable portions, wherein the movable portions include an output movable portion on which an output device that outputs energy or data is to be installed and a machining movable portion on which a machining device is to be installed, the machining device being to be used for machining of a workpiece, and being connected to the output device by a cable, and the controller unit controls the output movable portion and the machining movable portion. |
| US12195280B2 |
Modular conveyor mat and module therefor
Module for a modular conveyor mat, comprising coupling elements at the front and rear of a body part. The coupling elements comprise a series of successive hinge parts and receiving spaces, wherein hinge parts and receiving spaces can interdigitate with receiving spaces and hinge parts of a similar module successive in convening direction, and successive modules are hingedly couplable using hinge pins extending transversely to the conveying direction, reaching through hinge bores provided in the hinge parts. The body part is provided in the middle with a dividing plane which extends parallel to the sides and along which the module is divisible into two module halves. The pairs of coupling elements located on the sides are, viewed in the direction of the main axis, implemented with a greater width than neighboring coupling elements of the body part. Further, pairs of coupling elements located on both sides of the dividing plane of the module are also implemented with the same width as the coupling elements with the greater width located on the sides. |
| US12195275B2 |
System having automated lift assembly and process for loading and unloading cargo from delivery vehicle
An autonomous cargo loading or unloading system for a delivery vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a storage compartment having at least a two high by two wide array of compartment portions that store associated cargo received from or delivered through an opening to the storage compartment. A conveyor is located in each compartment portion and the conveyor configured to assist in the delivery or receipt of the associated cargo from or into the compartment portion. A lift assembly is movably mounted to the storage compartment and configured to receive associated cargo from a compartment portion, the lift assembly including a lift assembly conveyor that receives associated cargo from or delivers associated cargo to a compartment portion. The platform can move vertically up and down, and side to side relative to the storage compartment. |
| US12195271B2 |
Packaging for a record, in particular for shipping
The present invention relates to folding packaging for transporting vinyl records having an inner packaging element and an outer packaging element. The inner packaging element includes a rectangular first base plate, a first tab, a second tab, a third tab and a fourth tab. The outer packaging element includes a rectangular second base plate, a fifth tab, and a sixth tab; the first base plate and the second base plate lie flat on one another and are connected together, the tabs form folds with the associated base plates and can be folded onto the base plates to enclose the vinyl record(s), and the outer packaging element in the closed state is provided to surround the closed inner packaging element. |
| US12195265B1 |
Insulated container and method of forming and loading an insulated container
An insulated shipping container and method of forming and loading an insulated container utilizing sustainable materials including recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber, plant-based fiber and synthetic fiber to include recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). |
| US12195264B2 |
Insulated container and method of forming and loading an insulated container
An insulated shipping container and method of forming and loading an insulated container utilizing sustainable materials including recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber, plant-based fiber and synthetic fiber to include recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). |
| US12195259B2 |
Hanging package structure
A package structure is disclosed herein, including: a case having a first surface, second surface and side surfaces, and a tray housed within a space defined by the case, the tray including: a first part on which a product is disposable, a second part extending from the first part at least partly facing the first surface, a hanger part extending from the second part outwards from the case through an opening, the case further including third, fourth, fifth and sixth surfaces, and an extension portion facing a second part of the tray disposed partly between the extension portion and the first surface. |
| US12195257B2 |
Pouch with frangible seal formed by ultrasonic sealing and methods of forming thereof
Embodiments herein are generally directed to a flexible pouch for holding a liquid. The pouch includes a front portion and a back portion defining a compartment, a fitment and a frangible seal. The fitment has a body with a pair of wings extending outwardly from a center portion. The center portion has a spout. The front portion, the fitment and the back portion are joined together by a top seal. The frangible seal join the front portion and back portion beneath the fitment. The frangible seal has one end positioned in a portion of the top seal under one of the pair of wings and another end positioned in a portion of the top seal under another of the pair of wings to separate the spout from the contents in the compartment. |
| US12195250B2 |
Packaging device having a closure cap that is pre-positionable on a container neck
Device including a cap having a skirt provided with at least one thread element and with at least one relief that is separate from the thread element. A container provided with a neck having at least one screw thread in which the thread element can engage, at least one housing, the relief on the cap being configured to snap-fit in the housing at the end of a movement for pre-positioning the cap on the neck. The preferably has at least one ramp having an opposite slope and at least one space for receiving the thread element in the pre-positioned position, situated between a passage for introducing the thread element into the screw thread and an upright at least partially delimiting said housing. |
| US12195245B2 |
Displayable shipping carton
A carton blank includes a first main panel, a second main panel, a third main panel, and a fourth main panel. The blank further includes a pair of parallel lines of separation that extend through the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel. The pair of parallel lines of separation are equidistant from one another throughout the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel. Further, the pair of parallel lines of separation define a first tear feature that extends through the first main panel and the second main panel, and a second tear feature that extends through the fourth main panel. The blank also includes a single line of separation that extends through the third main panel, connecting the first and second tear features. |
| US12195243B2 |
Bottle cap drip tray device
A bottle cap drip tray device is disclosed herein. The bottle cap drip tray device includes an upstanding inner wall portion; an upturned peripheral edge portion extending at least partially around an outer periphery of the bottle cap drip tray device; and a floor portion extending between the upstanding inner wall portion and the upturned peripheral edge portion. The bottle cap drip tray device is configured to prevent a substance being poured from a bottle from dripping down one or more sides of the bottle. |
| US12195240B2 |
Package for medical devices including a pinch-open closure
A package includes a flexible body configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The body includes an open first end, a closed second end, and sides extending between the first end and the second end. The package also includes a closure connected to the body having a first end, a second end, and a slit extending at least partially between the first end and the second end of the closure. The closure is configured to transition between a closed configuration, in which the closure retains the body in the collapsed configuration sealing the open first end of the body, and an open configuration upon application of a biaxial force to the first end and the second end of the closure, which causes the body to transition to the expanded configuration. |
| US12195234B2 |
Modular channel panel
A divider panel having a top end with an angled v-cut portion, a bottom end with an open slot and an angle v-cut portion, and a plurality of side walls, said divider panel additionally having a plurality of raised projections spaced out such that a horizontal channel and a vertical channel is formed between the projections. Two or more divider panels may be provided which removably mate together and thus create an interlocking panel shape. The dividers are placed within an existing shipping container or crate, and thus the shipping container has different chambers therein for the insertion of internal material such as fruit, vegetables, or nuts to be segmented into each of the different compartment segments. The channel or channels allows the free flow of air or liquid therein to allow for quick washing and uniform freezing of the internal material while in the shipping container. |
| US12195233B2 |
Foldable container and foldable supporting frame thereof, and folding method
A foldable container includes a foldable supporting frame, at least one operation switch arranged on the foldable supporting frame, and a container body supported on the foldable supporting frame. The operation switch is actuated through a pulling operation to move the foldable supporting frame between an unfolded mode and a folded mode. The container has an edge and an opening formed within the edge. At the unfolded mode, the opening is opened. At the folded mode, the opening is closed. The container body is automatically folded as the foldable supporting frame is moved from the unfolded mode to the folded mode. Via a folding method, the foldable supporting frame is folded to reduce an overall size for occupying less storage space when it is not in use. |
| US12195230B2 |
Stackable storage system
A stackable storage system includes a first container, a second container, and a latch moveable between a first position and a second position. The first container includes a projection extending away from the first container along a stacking direction. An edge portion extends from the projection along a plane substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction. The second container includes a recess. The recess receives the projection when the first container and the second container are stacked relative to one another in the stacking direction. The latch overlaps the edge portion with respect to the stacking direction while in the first position to secure the first container and the second container. The latch and edge portion are positioned in a non-overlapping manner relative to one another while the latch is in the second position to permit separation of the first container from the second container. |
| US12195227B2 |
Container having gussets
A container includes a base, a neck portion, and a body positioned between the base and the neck portion. The base includes a plurality of feet with a plurality of recesses positioned between the plurality of feet. The body includes a plurality of ribs, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of support columns. The plurality of ribs extend around a periphery of the body and along at least a portion of a height of the body. The plurality of channels extend around the periphery and are positioned between the plurality of ribs. The plurality of support columns are spaced about the periphery and extend along at least a portion of the height of the body. Each of the plurality of support columns includes a plurality of protrusions that are vertically aligned. Each of the plurality of protrusions is disposed within a respective one of the plurality of channels. |
| US12195221B2 |
Cleaner assemblies, apparatuses including a cleaner assembly, methods of making the same, and/or methods of operating the same
A cleaner assembly for an apparatus for making pouch products includes a cleaner roller and a poker roller. The cleaner roller may counter rotate with a rotatable drum of the apparatus, in contact with an upper surface of a first elastic layer on the rotatable drum, and at a greater tangential speed than at least one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the rotatable drum or an upper surface of the first elastic layer. The poker roller includes projections that are each configured to extend into one or more divots of the rotatable drum. The poker roller may counter rotate with the rotatable drum and at a same tangential speed as the at least one surface such that the projections extend into and out of separate, respective divots of the rotatable drum based on the counter rotation of the poker roller and the rotatable drum. |
| US12195218B2 |
Apparatus and method of packaging loose product
An apparatus for packaging of loose product includes a loading station, a box forming station and an uploading station. The loading station includes moveable chutes in spaced apart relation. Each chute has an open top, an open upstream end, and an open downstream end. The open top is configured to receive loose product while moving along a first feed path. The box forming station is operable to partially erect boxes in spaced apart relation with first and second open sides and align the first open side of each box with the downstream end of a corresponding chute while moving along a second feed path. The unloading station includes a stationary vacuum head in communication with the second open side of each box. The vacuum head provides a continuous vacuum source along the second feed path operable to move loose product from the chute into the boxes. |
| US12195216B1 |
Bag transporting and filling apparatus
An apparatus for transporting and liquid filling of a bag utilizing an existing liquid filler mechanism. The apparatus includes a support for the bag, a track for guiding the bag, and a shuttle for urging the bag to the conveyor of the existing liquid filler mechanism. The support, track, and shuttle are positioned at an angle to the conveyor platform of the existing liquid filler mechanism. |
| US12195213B2 |
Energy self-control base station for battery replacement based on solar power supply with independent UAV take-off and landing
The invention discloses an energy self-control base station for battery replacement based on solar power supply with independent UAV take-off and landing, which comprises a UAV take-off and landing device, an automatic battery replacement device and an energy supply device. The foldable solar panel structure is driven by a motor. The invention has simple structure and is convenient for automatic battery replacement. The UAV damage caused by UAV position deviation is effectively avoided when the platform descends. The invention adopts an electric mechanical claw to cooperate with a liftable battery compartment, so as to automatically replace UAV batteries. After the electric mechanical claw is aligned with the predetermined position, the batteries can be grasped and placed by lifting the battery compartment or the annular lifting platform, which simplifies the mechanical structure of the automatic battery replacement device. |
| US12195209B2 |
Search and tracking method for full time-domain laser detection of space debris, storage medium, and electronic device
In a search and tracking method for full time-domain laser detection of space debris, a set of latest precision orbital parameters of a debris object and start and end moments of a current transit of the object are first obtained. Search-specific guidance data is generated based on the above information and in combination with estimation of a maximum along-track error of the orbital parameters of the object during the current transit. A DLR system performs multi-elevation search on the object based on the search-specific guidance data, obtains a plurality of pieces of detection data of the object after detecting the object during the search, determines an along-track error of the orbital parameters of the object based on the detection data, and corrects the orbital parameters of the object in real time based on the along-track error, so as to guide the DLR system to subsequently track and detect the object. |
| US12195208B2 |
Space traffic management system, space traffic management device, space traffic management method, collision avoidance assistance business device, mega-constellation business device, space object business device, space situational awareness business device, and OADR
An orbit analysis unit (431) of a collision avoidance assistance business device analyzes an orbit of a specific space object. When it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where a satellite group of a satellite constellation flies, a notification unit (432) of the collision avoidance assistance business device notifies a satellite constellation business operator of an intrusion alert and non-public orbit information of the specific space object via a communication line that is kept secret. A collision analysis unit (411) of a satellite constellation business device analyzes a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the satellite group of the satellite constellation. A countermeasure planning unit (412) of the satellite constellation business device plans a collision avoidance countermeasure when a collision is foreseen. |
| US12195206B2 |
Embedded electrospray thruster
An electrospray thruster with integrated propellant storage directly embedded into small satellite structural elements integrates the volume of the thruster into the volume of the rail. |
| US12195201B2 |
Composite preform assembly method and apparatus
A method for fabricating a preform for a portion of an aircraft includes acquiring a sheet of broad good fiber reinforced material, trimming the sheet to form layup pieces having boundaries, placing the boundaries into alignment, arranging the layup pieces in a layup pattern to form a ply, performing a placement operation that transports the layup pattern onto a layup mandrel, and shaping the layup pattern into conformance with a contour of the layup mandrel. |
| US12195198B2 |
Cargo systems for unmanned aircraft systems and methods of using same to deliver cargo
The present disclosure provides cargo systems for unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) such as drones, and method of using same to deliver (e.g., load, transport, and unload) cargo. |
| US12195194B2 |
Aircraft propulsion system having a nacelle equipped with an improved articulation system
A propulsion system having a chassis, two fan cowls and, for each one, an articulation system fastened between the chassis and the fan cowl, so as to move the fan cowl between a closed position and an open position and a locking device like a clamping screw, wherein each articulation system has, for each fan cowl, two pantograph hinges. With such an arrangement, each fan cowl moves away laterally as soon as its opening starts. |
| US12195193B2 |
Systems, methods, and mechanical designs for inverters for eVTOL aircraft
An electrical propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprises an electrical motor assembly and an inverter assembly. The inverter assembly comprises a housing, a capacitor assembly, at least one printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and a plurality of positioning pins. The capacitor assembly comprises a center hole, at least one capacitor, a capacitor housing having at least one busbar, and a plurality of through holes in the capacitor housing. The capacitor assembly and the at least one PCBA are positioned inside the housing. The plurality of positioning pins pass through the through the plurality of through holes of the capacitor housing and the at least one PCBA and are connected to the housing. |
| US12195188B2 |
Aircraft ceiling resettable decompression roller assembly
A system and method for relieving pressure from a passenger cabin of an aircraft during a decompression event with a resettable decompression system. The system includes a resettable decompression retainer having a swing arm pivotably connected to a base. The swing arm has a bias relative to the base provided by a spring connected to both the swing arm and the base. The swing arm engages a slip fitting that is attached to a ceiling panel of the aircraft. The resettable decompression system allows the ceiling panel to move thus allowing air pressures between a passenger cabin and a crown space to equalize. After a decompression event, the resettable decompression retainer can be manually reset without the use of tools and without repairing or replacing the resettable decompression retainer. |
| US12195187B2 |
Offset helicopter pilot seat with singular energy absorber
A singular energy absorber and an offset pilot seat including the same. The pilot seat includes a seat base, a seat bucket positioned laterally offset relative to a centerline of the seat base, a singular motion controller movably coupling the seat bucket to the seat base, wherein the singular motion controller is centered relative to the seat bucket and laterally offset relative to the seat base, and the singular energy absorber associated with the singular motion controller, the singular energy absorber operative to maintain relative positions of components of the singular motion controller during normal use of the rotorcraft pilot seat and allow relative motion between the components of the singular motion controller during a dynamic event. |
| US12195186B2 |
Adaptable seat systems and methods for an internal cabin of an aircraft
A seat system is configured to be within an internal cabin of an aircraft. The seat system includes one or more seat supports configured to support one or more seated passengers. One or more backrests are moveably secured to the one or more seat supports. The one or more backrests are selectively moveable between a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position. |
| US12195184B2 |
Seating arrangement having seat groups extending along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle cabin
Seating arrangements for a vehicle cabin of a passenger transport system. The seating arrangement includes a first seat group and a second seat group. The first seat group has a first seat and a second seat bordering a cabin wall of the vehicle cabin. The first seat includes a foot support structure that extends on a lateral side of the second seat between the second seat and the cabin wall. The second seat group has a third seat bordering an aisle of the vehicle cabin. The third seat is laterally adjacent to and adjoins the second seat along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle cabin. |
| US12195182B2 |
Aircraft cabin equipment using visible light communication
An aircraft cabin equipment system comprises a light fitting for illuminating an aircraft cabin by emitting visible light. The light fitting is configured to broadcast a time signal by modulating an intensity of the emitted visible light. The aircraft cabin equipment system comprises an aircraft cabin device configured to detect visible light emitted by the light fitting and to determine the time signal from the detected visible light. |
| US12195181B2 |
Fastening apparatus for fastening a furnishing component to an attachment structure of an aircraft cabin
An apparatus for fastening a component to an aircraft cabin attachment structure, the attachment structure having a fastening tube with a longitudinal axis. The apparatus has an internally bored sleeve rotatably positionable on the fastening tube and an external thread. A holding body connects to the component and has two spaced-apart limbs and a bearing surface enclosed by the limbs, and on which, an internal thread configured to the sleeve external thread, is arranged. A device fixes the holding body to the threaded sleeve and the fastening tube, the external and internal threads being non-self-locking. When the holding body internal thread presses against the threaded sleeve external thread, the threaded sleeve rotates until the external and internal threads align. The fixing device connects the threaded sleeve to the holding body in a rotationally fixed manner and fixes the holding body transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis. |
| US12195180B2 |
Frame assembly and method for manufacturing same
A frame assembly for unmanned aerial vehicle comprising: at least two parallel first frame members, a second frame member orthogonal to the first frame member, and a fixing member fixed to each of the first and second frame members. |
| US12195177B2 |
Differential thrust vectoring system
A differential thrust vectoring system includes a first thruster, a second thruster, a main actuator, and a trim actuator. The system is configured such that actuation of the main actuator causes rotation of the thrusters together about an axis, whereas actuation of the trim actuator causes relative rotation of the first and second thrusters about the axis. |
| US12195172B2 |
Skid device for aircraft and method for controlling the same
The present disclosure relates to a skid device for aircraft and a method for controlling the same that may implement an optimal soft landing even under varied landing conditions in various environments, and the skid device may include: at least one support leg having a hollow portion and fixed to a lower portion of a fuselage; a skid connected to an end of the support leg; a magnetic field generator installed in the hollow portion; and a magnetorheological material accommodated in the hollow portion. |
| US12195169B2 |
Raised structure and wing
A raised structure for reducing frictional drag due to viscosity of a flow toward an object in a direction defining an acute angle with a leading edge of the object. The raised structure includes raised bodies configured to be provided on a surface of the object at the leading edge on a downstream side of a stagnation point of the flow. A height of each raised body changes along a convex curve, and the raised bodies are arranged in an array to define a first uneven shape changing periodically in a first cross section configured to have a constant distance from the stagnation point and be orthogonal to the surface, and a second uneven shape changing in a second cross section configured to be orthogonal to a line composed of the stagnation point and the first cross section, the second uneven shape having concave and convex portions that change periodically. |
| US12195168B2 |
System and method for distributed pilot control of an aircraft
A system for distributed pilot control of an aircraft includes a plurality of flight components, an aircraft control located within the aircraft, and an aircraft component attached to a flight component of the plurality of flight components. The aircraft component may be configured to receive, from a command sensor attached to the aircraft control, an aircraft command. The aircraft component may further be configured to obtain, from an attitude sensor, an aircraft orientation. The aircraft component may further be configured to command the flight component to produce a response command as a function of a pilot signal. |
| US12195167B2 |
Acoustic noise suppressing ducted fan propulsor mounting arrangement and treatments
A general mounting method for ducted fan propulsors is disclosed. This mounting method uses extremely slender stators that connect the duct ring to the propulsor which is mounted in the middle and drives the rotor, fan or propeller. The slender stators take the form of spokes and as such are so slender that the midspan stresses within the spokes are dominated by axial tension loads rather than the shear loads experienced by conventional stators. The spokes may have an aerodynamic shape and damping methods may be used to retard spoke vibrations and transmission of engine vibrations to the duct and force. The duct itself is also stiffened by the spoke arrangement, thereby reducing low frequency vibration modes. |
| US12195165B2 |
Helicopter tail folding mechanism
A helicopter tail folding mechanism for a tail located on the helicopter has a front region located on the tail, a rear region connected to the front region to make a folding movement around the axis on which it is supported, a first shaft located on the front region and a second shaft located on the rear region enables power to be transmitted to the tail rotor during the flight movement of the helicopter, a first coupling and a second coupling located on the first shaft both with a threaded form, a first hub located on the first shaft surrounding the first coupling all around that is form-fitting to the first coupling to enable the first coupling to make at least a partial spherical rotational movement, and a second hub located on the second shaft to be arranged opposite to the second coupling and being form-fitting to the second coupling. |
| US12195162B2 |
Helicopter tail folding system
A tail located on a helicopter has a front area located on the tail, a rear area connected to the front area in a foldable manner around the axis, and a first shaft at the front area and a second shaft at the rear area allows power transfer to the tail rotor throughout the flight movement of the helicopter. A first coupling and a second coupling are located on the first shaft in a gear form. A first hub on the first shaft surrounds the first coupling and is form-compatible with the first coupling to allow the first coupling to perform at least partially a spherical rotational movement, and a second hub form-compatible with the second coupling located on the second shaft opposite the second coupling. |
| US12195159B2 |
Wing rig and kite
A hand-held wing rig includes an inflatable front tube forming a leading edge and a rigid or inflatable center strut which together span a canopy. A radially projecting spoiler profile is formed approximately in the lower region of the leading edge. In use, the spoiler profile is tangentially flowed against, facing a user. Further disclosed is a kite including a spoiler profile formed approximately in the lower region of the leading edge, which is tangentially flowed against. |
| US12195155B2 |
Outboard motor
An outboard motor includes an upper case located between an engine and a propulsion unit. The upper case includes case parts that are separate from each other and assembled together. The case parts include a first case part and a second case part opposing each other in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to an axis of a drive shaft. |
| US12195154B2 |
Outboard motor
An outboard motor includes a swivel bracket supporting a drive shaft housing such that the drive shaft housing is pivotable about an axis thereof and is movable in an axial direction thereof, a steering adjuster attached to the swivel bracket and configured to increase or reduce a rotational resistance force of the drive shaft housing against the swivel bracket, and at least one spacer mounted to the drive shaft housing at a position adjacent to at least one of both ends of the swivel bracket in the axial direction. In a state in which the spacer is mounted to the drive shaft housing, the drive shaft housing is restricted from moving in the axial direction with respect to the swivel bracket. A dimension from the swivel bracket to a rotation shaft of the propeller is changed by changing a mounting position of the spacer. |
| US12195152B2 |
Wingless hydraulic extrusion spiral rotation and forward movement type intelligent unmanned underwater vehicle
The present disclosure discloses a wingless hydraulic extrusion spiral rotation and forward movement type intelligent unmanned underwater vehicle, including a cabin body and a control module. The cabin body includes a power reaction cabin and a power fuel storage cabin, a power reaction cabin water supply device is fixedly arranged on the cabin body. The power reaction cabin and the power fuel storage cabin are separated by a partition plate. Power fuel in the power fuel storage cabin may enter the power reaction cabin. A tail part of the power reaction cabin is provided with a jet forward propeller. The control module is fixed on the cabin body. At least two jet rotation propellers are arranged on the cabin body. The jet rotation propeller includes a main propelling pipe, an auxiliary propelling pipe, and a jet magnification ring. The jet magnification ring includes an outer ring and an inner ring. |
| US12195150B2 |
Buoyancy adjustable swim training vest
A buoyancy-adjustable swim training vest for a user has a polymer-neoprene fabric formed garment member designed to substantially circumscribe the user's torso from neck to waist. A lower front of the vest has a front cover coupled to the vest and is vertically liftable. A back portion has a right side and a left side elastic wing members extending from a lower back portion designed to wrap frontward around the user's torso and detachably couple by respective hook and loop assemblies to each other, the vest, and the front cover, all coupled beneath the cover. An at least one polymer strap may be coupled detachably and adjustably by a latch to a buckle disposed on a lower edge of the front of the vest. At least one substantially sealable back pocket is disposed on an outer surface of the lower back portion of the vest designed to hold removable buoyant pads. |
| US12195148B2 |
System for transporting an offshore structure
System for transporting an offshore structure, the system comprising: a transport apparatus, in particular a vessel or a vehicle, which is configured to receive an offshore structure and to form a slip joint with a slip joint section of a received offshore structure, wherein the system is configured to enter a releasable state, from a fixing state, wherein, in the releasable state, the slip joint formed by the transport apparatus and the offshore structure is smaller than that force in the fixing state. |
| US12195145B2 |
Water flow deflection device for a watercraft and methods of use
A water flow deflection device attached to a side of a watercraft to enhance the watercraft's wake. The device having a narrow, elongated base with two ends and a base width, the base aligned along the side of the watercraft when the device is attached to the watercraft. A deflector attached to the base between the two ends and having a face spanning between a leading end and an opposing end, the leading end extending outwardly from the base. The deflector face having a surface area configured to deflect water and a deflector width greater than the base width. The base removably attachable to the watercraft by a plurality of suction cup assemblies, wherein a greater number of suction cup assemblies located between the first end and the leading end of the deflector than between the second end and the leading end of the deflector. |
| US12195144B2 |
Pressure-resistant buoys
A subsea buoy comprises a rigid watertight external shell extending continuously around a supporting internal structure that is sealed and fully enclosed by the shell. The shell is formed integrally and simultaneously with the internal structure by the same additive manufacturing process. The internal structure comprises cavities disposed between structural members, such as struts of a lattice or webs of a matrix. The structural members and cavities can be in a hierarchical or fractal array comprising a relatively narrow outer tier adjoining the shell and at least one relatively wide inner tier within the outer tier. |
| US12195143B1 |
Method and apparatus for unloading cargo in an offshore marine environment
A method of unloading cargo at sea from a cargo vessel to a cargo barge, comprising the steps of providing a catamaran vessel having a pair of spaced apart catamaran hulls and a pair of spaced apart arch shaped frames, each frame attached to each hull at a frame lower end portion; positioning the cargo vessel in between the hulls and under the top portion of the frames; placing one or more cargo barges next to one or both of the hulls, wherein the hull is in between the cargo vessel and the cargo barge; and unloading cargo from the cargo vessel to the cargo barge wherein the cargo travels from the cargo vessel, over the catamaran hull to the cargo barge. |
| US12195142B2 |
Self-charging autonomous submersible vessel
Disclosed is an autonomous vessel comprising a hydrodynamic pump that converts the energy of ocean waves into electrical power when the vessel is floating adjacent to an upper surface of an ocean, and utilizes a portion of the generated electrical power produced to charge an electrical energy storage device. The vessel may submerge itself, and then propel itself beneath the water's surface, after which it may return to the surface and resume its production of electrical energy and recharge its electrical energy storage device. |
| US12195136B2 |
Power transmission unit for electric bicycles, and electric bicycle
A power transmission unit for electric bicycles includes an input structure, an output structure, a torque detection unit, a detection target, and a detection unit. The input structure includes an input shaft. The input shaft is caused to rotate by external force transmitted thereto. The input structure rotates along with the input shaft. The output structure outputs rotational power by rotating along with the input structure. The torque detection unit is provided on an outer periphery of the input structure. The detection target rotates either along with, or while interlocking with, the input structure. The detection unit detects a rotational state of the detection target. At least part of the torque detection unit and at least part of the detection target overlap with each other when viewed perpendicularly to a rotational axis of the input structure. |
| US12195132B2 |
Steering damper brackets for three-wheel motorcycle
A kit for reducing handlebar shake in a three-wheel motorcycle with dual front wheels, having a frame, a steering column and a connecting rod that couples the steering column to the dual front wheels, includes a linear steering stabilizer that includes a cylinder member and a piston rod. A portion of the piston rod fits slidingly in the cylinder member. The piston rod terminates in a connecting end. A body bracket is attached to the cylinder member. A first bracket is affixable to the frame and is affixable to the connecting end of the piston rod of the linear steering stabilizer. A second bracket is affixable to a selected one of the steering column or the connecting rod and is affixable to the body bracket attached to the cylinder member. The linear steering stabilizer is damps handlebar shake during operation of the three-wheel motorcycle. |
| US12195129B2 |
Mobility object with a mobile device holder
A mobile device holder for mobility object includes: a main body coupled to a top end of the mobility object; a display positioned on a top surface of the main body and configured to provide a passenger of the mobility object with information; and a holder configured to be stored in the main body when coupled to a first side of the main body, and configured to be coupled to a second side of the main body and mount a mobile device thereon when separated from the first side, wherein the mobile device is supported together on the holder and a top surface of the display when mounted. |
| US12195126B2 |
Micromobility transit vehicle rear triangle configuration
Techniques are disclosed for a rear triangle configuration for a micromobility transit vehicle. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a micromobility transit vehicle is provided. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a seat tube, a wishbone seat stay including a fork and post connecting the fork to the seat tube, a collar connected to the post and rotatable about an axis defined by the post, and a lock cable connected to the collar to rotate about the post. The fork may be connected to a pair of chain stays, such as via a pair of rear dropouts, to extend around a portion of a rear wheel. The rear dropouts may include a vertical dropout structure and positively lock to an electric motor, such as via complementary structures. A channel may be disposed in a rear dropout to receive a motor cable running to the electric motor. |
| US12195121B2 |
Transportation trailer and machinery coupling alignment system
A turbomachinery power generation station can be too large and heavy for transportation. Thus, embodiments are disclosed for separating a full power generation station into road-ready turbine and generator trailers, as well as realigning and recoupling the trailers for operation of the power generation station at a desired destination. |
| US12195119B2 |
Modular front drivetrain assembly
An apparatus and methods are provided for a modular front drivetrain comprising a single assembly that may be installed onto and removed from a vehicle. The modular front drivetrain comprises a modular chassis supporting a transaxle, a front differential, and a steering gear for operating front wheels of the vehicle. The transaxle, the front differential and drive axles convey torque from an engine onboard the vehicle to the front wheels. A spindle assembly is coupled with each front wheel of the vehicle and pivotally joined with the modular chassis by way of a front suspension system. Steering rods coupled with the spindle assemblies horizontally rotate the front wheels according to operation of a steering wheel onboard the vehicle. The modular front drivetrain advantageously facilitates replacing an entire drivetrain and suspension assembly quickly and easily in the event of a part failure during racing applications. |
| US12195115B2 |
Track link, method of manufacturing the same, and track assembly
A track link is fixable to a track shoe with nuts and bolts. The track link comprises connecting holes that are spaced in a link pitch direction and receive connection members, first and second through holes that extend orthogonally to the connecting holes and receive bolts, a first surface in which the first through hole opens and on which a first nut is positionable, a second surface in which the second through hole opens and on which a second nut is positionable, first projecting portions that project from the first surface and face each other across the first through hole, and second projecting portions that project from the second surface and face each other across the second through hole. Only one of the first projecting portions engages the first nut. At least one of the second projecting portions engages the second nut that is positionable between the second projecting portions. |
| US12195107B2 |
Control device, electric power steering device, and control method
A control device that controls a control target including at least a motor in a steering mechanism including an input shaft to which a steering wheel is connected, an output shaft connected to the input shaft via a torsion bar, and the motor connected to the output shaft. The control device includes a reaction force controller to generate an input torque input to the control target based on a torsion bar torque generated in the torsion bar and to control a reaction force transmitted from the steering wheel to the steering person, and an assist controller to generate a correction torque to correct the input torque based on an output of the control target and a nominal model. The assist controller is configured or programmed such that a transfer function of the control target is constrained by a transfer function of the nominal model in a frequency band. |
| US12195106B2 |
Pinion electric power steering system
A rack electric power steering system includes a rack having a single set of teeth with a constant tooth pitch. The system also includes a first pinion operatively coupled to a steering shaft and in meshed engagement with the single set of teeth of the rack. The system further includes a second pinion operatively coupled to an electric motor and in meshed engagement with the single set of teeth of the rack. |
| US12195105B2 |
Steer-by-wire type steering apparatus
The present invention provides steer-by-wire steering apparatuses that are capable of generating a counter force for improving steering feel with a simple structure and are particularly suitable for an autonomous vehicle by virtue of a reduced size. |
| US12195101B2 |
Selectively pivotable mid-gate for a vehicle
A selectively pivotable mid-gate for a vehicle includes a first mid-gate member pivotally mounted to the vehicle through a hinge member and a second mid-gate member is pivotally mounted to the vehicle and the first mid-gate member through the hinge member. A latch system is operatively connected to the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member. The latch system is selectively operable to release the first mid-gate member to rotate in a first direction and to release the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member to rotate in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. |
| US12195097B2 |
Deployment system for rolling tarp systems
A rolling tarp locking system comprising a bow including a cam plate defining a cam profile having a proximal end and a distal end; and a locking assembly including an arm configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, the arm having a follower configured to move relative to the cam profile of cam plate from the proximal end and to the distal end such that when the arm moves from the unlocked position to the locked position the bow is pulled toward the locking assembly to a fixed position. |
| US12195094B2 |
Body of vehicle
An embodiment vehicle body includes a pillar member including an upper fastening portion at an upper end and a lower fastening portion at a lower end, a roof side coupling portion provided in a roof member extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, wherein the roof side coupling portion is configured to be coupled to the upper fastening portion by insertion coupling, and a side sill side coupling portion provided in a side sill member extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, wherein the side sill side coupling portion is configured to be coupled to the lower fastening portion by insertion coupling. |
| US12195090B2 |
Front pillar structure of vehicle
An embodiment front pillar structure of a vehicle configured to mount a flexible component part having a preset length includes a side outer reinforce assembly, a guide pipe fixed to the side outer reinforce assembly, the guide pipe having open ends such that the flexible component part may enter in and be drawn out from the guide pipe, and a side inner panel assembly coupled to the side outer reinforce assembly interposing the guide pipe, the side inner panel assembly including an entering hole and a draw out hole that are connected to the open ends of the guide pipe, respectively. |
| US12195080B2 |
Angle sensor having a multipole magnet for a motor vehicle steering system
An angle sensor unit for measuring a rotational angle of a rotational position of a steering shaft of a motor vehicle may include a multipole magnetic ring that has a number of pole pairs and can be connected in a torque-proof manner to the steering shaft, at least two magnetic field sensors that are assigned to the multipole magnetic ring, and an evaluation unit that is configured to determine a rotational angle on the basis of the signals of the at least two magnetic field sensors. The at least two magnetic field sensors may be offset in a circumferential direction on an outside of the multipole magnetic ring such that a magnetic field that originates from the multipole magnetic ring, in a region of the two magnetic field sensors, has an approximate equal absolute value with opposite signs. |
| US12195079B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle (2) is provided for use for movement across a surface (18). The vehicle (2) includes a body (4), steering means to allow the selective steering of the vehicle (2) via first and second sets of a plurality of drive wheels (11, 12), a first set (11) mounted on one side (14) of the body (4) and a second set (12) mounted on the opposing side (16) of the body (4) so as to contact with the surface (18). At least one wheel in each set (11; 12) is provided so as to be in greater traction and/or grip with the said surface (18) than the other wheels (11; 12) in the set (12) to thereby achieve an improved steering system which requires low power consumption to achieve the steering and thereby reduce the power demand on the batteries of the vehicle (2) which are provided to drive the vehicle (2) and prolong the time of usage of the vehicle (2) between battery charging being required. |
| US12195076B2 |
Vehicle steering column
The present embodiments provides a vehicle steering column that may more quickly and stably perform telescoping for adjusting the axial length of the steering column and stowing for drawing the steering wheel into or out of the dashboard, secure a convenient space for the driver, and provide safety and convenience to the driver. |
| US12195075B2 |
Steering column for vehicle
A steering column for a vehicle is disclosed. An aspect of the present invention may provide a steering column for a vehicle, the steering column comprising: an inner tube having a steering shaft inserted and coupled therein; an outer tube coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the inner tube and having a first hole formed to be recessed in the axial direction on outer surface thereof; a housing coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the outer tube and having a second hole formed to be recessed in the shaft direction at a position corresponding to the first hole on an outer surface thereof; and a driving unit connected to the inner tube and the outer tube to allow the inner tube and the outer tube to be moved forward and backward in the shaft direction, wherein the driving unit includes a block part including a first block accommodated in the first hole and the second hole while being coupled to the outer tube, a moving part coupled to the first block and the second block, and a driving part connected to the moving part and transferring driving force to allow the block part to be moved forward and backward. |
| US12195074B2 |
Steering wheel sensor
A device (100, 200′, 200″, 300, 400) for detecting the contact between a user and a steering wheel (9) of a vehicle, the device (100, 200′, 200″, 300, 400) comprising: an electrically insulating support (10); a first electrically conductive track (101, 201, 301, 401) fastened to the support (10) and comprising a plurality of first peaks (11) alternated with a plurality of first troughs (12) along a direction (D), wherein the first track (101, 201, 301, 401) is distributed over the support so that the surface of the first track (101, 201, 301, 401) adapted to come into contact with a user's hand decreases along said direction (D). |
| US12195065B2 |
Method and device for dynamically adjusting train interval based on wide-area interlocking control, and storage medium
A method and device for dynamically adjusting train interval based on wide-area interlocking control, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: (1) dynamically managing trains; (2) identifying a following relationship; if there is a following relationship, performing step (3), otherwise, controlling the train using existing control technology; (3) identifying weather; if the thunderstorm weather occurs, performing step (4); otherwise, adjusting the train interval by existing control technology; (4) acquiring operation states of a wireless communication system, traction power grid, traction drive system and train control system in real time; if the operation conditions are normal, performing step (5), otherwise, performing step (6); (5) independently analyzing the safety of actual following distance by the preceding and following trains in real time; performing interlocking control according to analysis results; and (6) activating a fail-safe interlocking control module to ensure dynamic and safe control of the train interval. |
| US12195063B2 |
Method for positioning auxiliary transportation vehicle in coal mine and positioning system thereof
The present disclosure discloses a method for positioning an auxiliary transportation vehicle in a coal mine and a positioning system thereof. The method comprises: acquiring a rotation velocity of each wheels and a rotation angle of a steering wheel, constructing a kinematics model based on wheels not for steering of the vehicle and a kinematics model based on wheels for steering of the vehicle respectively, and constructing a kinematics model based on a geometric center of the vehicle according to the above two kinematics models; and according to a travelling condition of the vehicle, integrating the kinematics model based on the geometric center with a strap-down inertial navigation system for positioning, when the vehicle is in a normal travelling state; and integrating, the kinematics model based on the wheels not for steering with the strap-down inertial navigation system for positioning, when the vehicle is in an abnormal travelling state. |
| US12195058B1 |
Auxiliary transportation system for diesel engine monorail crane locomotive in slope and control method
Disclosed in the present application are an auxiliary transportation system for a diesel engine monorail crane locomotive in a slope and a control method thereof, relating to the field of auxiliary transportation technologies in a mine shaft. The system includes: a roadway, where a monorail crane track is arranged at a top end of the roadway; and a transfer transportation device, where the transfer transportation device runs on the monorail crane track, and a first sensing control unit is integrated in the transfer transportation device. The roadway includes an auxiliary slope mouth, the first-level to an Nth-level upper auxiliary slope bodies, the first-level to an Nth-level lower auxiliary slope bodies, the first-level to an Nth-level auxiliary slope central stations, a plurality of arc-shaped shaft bodies, and an auxiliary slope bottom. A plurality of transfer transportation devices can run simultaneously in an auxiliary slope body designed in the present application, to implement simultaneous upward or downward transportation of the plurality of transfer transportation devices, thereby improving scheduling and transportation efficiency, and greatly meeting a requirement of a large transportation volume of materials in slope bodies. |
| US12195055B2 |
Vehicle for transporting cargo
A vehicle for transporting cargo has a deck and a group of cradles. Each cradle in the group is pivotable relative to the deck between an extended configuration in which the cradles extend at a transverse angle relative to the deck, and a collapsed configuration in which the cradles are substantially flush with the deck. The vehicle has an actuator adapted to concurrently pivot two or more cradles in the group between the extended configuration and the collapsed configuration. |
| US12195053B2 |
Container accessing station with lifting device
A container accessing station for accessing a storage container of an automated storage and retrieval grid. The container accessing station comprising: an access opening through which a human and/or robot may access contents of the storage container; a base opening; and a lifting device arranged to retrieve the storage container from a first level beneath the base opening and lift it up through the base opening to a second level so that the storage container may be accessed through the access opening. The invention is also directed to a container accessing system and a method thereof. |
| US12195051B2 |
Vehicle driving mode switching control method and vehicle driving mode switching control device
A vehicle driving mode switching control method is provided to switch from a driving assist mode in which a driving operation performed by a driver is assisted by autonomous travel control having a plurality of assist levels to a manual driving mode in which the driver performs the driving operation. The vehicle driving mode switching control method sets a threshold value higher for a driving assist mode in which the assist level is relatively high than for a threshold value of a driving assist mode in which the assist level is relatively low. The vehicle driving mode switching control method detects an input value from the driver with respect to a steering wheel of a host vehicle, and switches from the driving assist mode to the manual driving mode when the input value from the driver is equal to or greater than the threshold value. |
| US12195049B2 |
Systems and methods for vehicle motion planning
This document discloses system, method, and computer program product embodiments for operating a robot. For example, the method includes: detecting an object in proximity to the robot; generating a path of travel for the object that is defined by a plurality of first data points representing different object locations in an area; generating cost curves respectively associated with the plurality of first data points; generating a polyline comprising a plurality of second data points associated with displacements of the cost curves from a particular location in the area; defining a predicted path of travel for the object based on the polyline; and using the predicted path of travel for the object to facilitate at least one autonomous operation of the robot. |
| US12195043B2 |
Intelligent information conversion for automatic driving
Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to an intelligent information conversion system and related methods for providing collaborative automatic driving to intelligent transportation systems, vehicle networking systems, collaborative management control systems, vehicle-road collaborative systems, automated driving systems, and the like. |
| US12195039B2 |
Information processing method, information processing system, and information processing device
An information processing method is to be executed by a computer. The information processing method includes: receiving, from an autonomous moving body, a first processing result that is a result of first preprocessing of travel control processing in autonomous movement processing of the autonomous moving body, and sensing data received by the autonomous moving body; executing second preprocessing based on the sensing data to receive a second processing result, the second preprocessing being more advanced than the first preprocessing; determining a difference between the first processing result and the second processing result; and outputting, to the autonomous moving body based on the difference determined, a change request to change the first processing result to the third processing result, the third processing result being received based on at least one of the first processing result or the second processing result. |
| US12195038B1 |
Dual mode map for autonomous vehicle
An autonomous vehicle control system and method may utilize a dual mode map including sparse map data for some portions of an environment that lacks some of the data maintained in dense map data for other portions of the environment. Sparse map data may be used, for instance, to address a recently-established construction area on a roadway that is incompatible with dense map data that was previously used to operate on the roadway, enabling operation of an autonomous vehicle in the construction area to proceed even in the absence of dense map data for the construction area, e.g., by dynamically augmenting the sparse map data to incorporate additional data sensed by a perception system of the autonomous vehicle. |
| US12195037B2 |
Driver behavior tracking and prediction
Methods and systems for tracking driver behavior across a variety of vehicles are described herein. One or more first performance metrics which indicate performance of a first vehicle when driven by a user may be determined. One or more second performance metrics indicating performance of a second vehicle when driven by the user may be determined. The first vehicle and the second vehicle may be compared to determine a vehicle difference. The performance metrics may be compared. One or more third performance metrics that predict performance of a third vehicle, different from the first vehicle and the second vehicle, when driven by the user may be determined based on the vehicle difference and the comparison. Whether to provide the user access to the third vehicle may be determined based on the one or more third performance metrics. |
| US12195036B2 |
Dynamic scenario parameters for an autonomous driving vehicle
According to some embodiments, systems, methods and media for dynamically generating scenario parameters for an autonomous driving vehicles (ADV) are described. In one embodiment, when an ADV enters a driving scenario, the ADV can invoke a map-based scenario checker to determine the type of scenario, and invokes a corresponding neural network model to generate a set of parameters for the scenario based on real-time environmental conditions (e.g., traffics) and vehicle status information (e.g., speed). The set of scenario parameters can be a set of extra constraints for configuring the ADV to drive in a driving mode corresponding to the scenario. |
| US12195033B2 |
Techniques for detecting road blockages and generating alternative routes
The present disclosure involves systems and methods for detecting road blockages and generating alternative routes. In some cases, a system detects, based at least in part on sensor data associated with an autonomous vehicle, a portion of an environment that impedes a planned path of the autonomous vehicle. The system determines a semantic classification associated with the portion of the environment and transmits a re-routing request comprising the semantic classification to one or more remote computing devices. The system receives an instruction associated with navigating the autonomous vehicle around the portion of the environment from the remote computing devices, where the instruction includes an alternative route determined from a plurality of alternative routes. The system further controls the autonomous vehicle to navigate around the portion of the environment based at least in part on the instruction. |
| US12195027B2 |
Method for developing a remote command data package for a motor vehicle by a central electronic computing device, as well as a central electronic computing device
A method for developing a remote command data package for a motor vehicle by a central electronic computing device involves the central electronic computing device providing a plurality of templates in a user interface of the central electronic computing device. A single template defines at least one generalized vehicle command. A developer of the remote command data package provides a workflow defining logic for the remote command data package using the user interface. The developer provides the workflow using at least one template of the plurality of templates and the central electronic computing device transforms the workflow into the vehicle command depending on the used template. |
| US12195026B2 |
Driving aid system
A system is disclosed that may selectively illuminate a first peripheral portion of a vehicle windshield from a plurality of peripheral portions. The first peripheral portion may correspond to part of a periphery of a first area portion of the windshield. The first area portion may be one of a plurality of area portions of the windshield. Further, the first area portion may be determined based on a substantial alignment with a driver's view of an object. Accordingly, a periphery portion of the windshield may be illuminated to draw the driver's attention to the object. |
| US12195022B2 |
Apparatuses, systems and methods for classifying digital images
The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for automatically classifying digital images of occupants inside a vehicle. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for automatically classifying digital images of occupants inside a vehicle by comparing current image data to previously classified image data. |
| US12195019B2 |
On-board parameter tuning for control module for autonomous vehicles
In one embodiment, a microcontroller unit (MCU) receives an expected state of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) from a controller of the ADV, where the controller controls motions of the ADV using a control algorithm. The MCU receives sensor data from one or more sensors of the ADV. The MCU determine an actual state of the ADV based on the sensor data. The MCU determines a performance metric of the control algorithm based on the expected state and the actual state. In response to determining the performance metric has satisfied a predetermined condition, the MCU determines a plurality of weight values for the control algorithm. The MCU sends the plurality of weight values to the control system to tune one or more weight parameters of the control algorithm using the plurality of weight values, where the controller controls the ADV using the tuned control algorithm. |
| US12195018B2 |
Wire based control system for controlling a motor vehicle
A wire based control system for controlling a motor vehicle has an input having a transmitting unit for emitting signals for executing input commands, a first transmission channel for transmitting a first signal, a second transmission channel for transmitting a second signal, a receiving unit for receiving the signals, and an execution for executing the input commands. |
| US12195015B2 |
Driver assistance apparatus and recording medium containing computer program
A driver assistance apparatus for a vehicle calculates a vehicle speed of a random vehicle present ahead of the vehicle, and momentum of a front part or a rear part of the random vehicle, on the basis of detection data by a surrounding environment sensor configured to detect data regarding surrounding environment around the vehicle, and estimate a slip angle or a slip angular speed of a rear wheel of the random vehicle, on the basis of data regarding at least the vehicle speed of the random vehicle and the momentum of the front part or the rear part of the random vehicle, and data regarding an estimated distance from the rear wheel of the random vehicle to the front part or the rear part of the random vehicle. |
| US12195014B2 |
MPC-based autonomous drive function of a motor vehicle
A processor unit is configured for determining target torque values (21), which lie within a prediction horizon (20), and target speed values (19), which lie within the prediction horizon (20), by executing an MPC algorithm, which includes a longitudinal dynamics model of a drive train of the motor vehicle. An autonomous driving function of the motor vehicle is carried out in a torque specification operating mode or in a speed specification operating mode as a function of the level of the target torque values (21). In the torque specification operating mode, a prime mover of the drive train is controlled by an open-loop system based on the target torque values (21). In the speed specification operating mode, a speed governor of the drive train is controlled by an open-loop system based on the target speed values (19). |
| US12195013B2 |
Evaluating multi-modal trajectory predictions for autonomous driving
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for evaluating a behavior prediction system. |
| US12195012B2 |
System and method for identifying a change in load of a commercial vehicle
A system for identifying a change in a load of a commercial vehicle, the commercial vehicle including an electronic stability program with at least one inertial sensor and a control unit for estimating a mass of the commercial vehicle and/or the load, including: a device for querying sensor data of the at least one inertial sensor; and an evaluation unit which is configured to identify the load change if the queried sensor data exceed a variation range, and inform the control unit of the identified load change to allow the load change to be taken into account in the estimation of the mass. Also described are a related commercial vehicle, method, and computer readable medium. |
| US12195009B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying lane information and non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer program for displaying lane information
An apparatus for displaying lane information detects a lane change section in an adjoining lane adjoining a travel lane of a vehicle from an image representing surroundings of the vehicle. The lane change section has a length in a travel direction greater than a lane change threshold indicating a length required for a lane change and includes no other vehicles. The apparatus presents an entry position on a display as a position indicating the lane change section when the entry position is inside the lane change section, and presents an endpoint of the lane change section closest to a current position of the vehicle on the display as a position indicating the lane change section when the entry position is outside the lane change section. The entry position is a position in a front-back direction at which the vehicle making a lane enters the adjoining lane. |
| US12195008B2 |
Information recording and reproduction device, a non-transitory storage medium, and information recording and reproduction system
An information recording and reproduction device includes a processor including hardware and configured to: acquire first information indicating information relating to a behavior of a driver from a first device mounted in a vehicle; acquire second information indicating information relating to a behavior of the vehicle from a second device mounted in the vehicle; and accumulate the first information and the second information in a memory in a synchronously reproducible manner. |
| US12195004B2 |
Method for determining the current angle of lateral inclination of a roadway
The present invention relates to a method for determining the current angle of lateral inclination (a) of a roadway by means of a vehicle, at least comprising the steps of: a) determining the current radius of curvature (K) of the roadway; b) measuring the current velocities v(1,2) of at least two different wheels of the vehicle, one of the wheels with the velocity v(1) lying closer to the current curve center point of the roadway; c) calculating the current radius of lateral inclination (Q) of the roadway using the current wheel velocity v(1), the wheel distance (d) and the difference between the wheel velocities measured in method step b); d) calculating the current angle of inclination (a) of the vehicle on the roadway using the quotient of the radius of curvature (K) determined in method step a) and the current radius of lateral inclination (Q) calculated in method step c). The present invention further relates to the use of the method to monitor and/or control a vehicle, to a driver assistance system designed to carry out the method according to the invention, and to a vehicle having such a driver assistance system. |
| US12195002B2 |
Lane change control method, vehicle-mounted device and readable storage medium
A lane change control method applied to a vehicle-mounted device is provided. The method includes calculating a first risk factor of a preceding vehicle based on a first vehicle data and a second vehicle data, calculating a second risk factor of an adjacent preceding vehicle based on the first vehicle data and a third vehicle data. A risk weight is obtained according to the first risk factor and the second risk factor. A lane-change weight is calculated based on a target lane line. A collective weight is obtained according to the lane-change weight and the risk weight. Once a plurality of reference vehicle values is obtained, the host vehicle is controlled to change lanes based on the plurality of reference vehicle values, the lane-change weight, and the first vehicle data. |
| US12195001B2 |
Method for vehicle lane changing control, device, storage medium, and program product
A method for vehicle lane changing control, a device, a storage medium and a program product, relating to the fields of autonomous driving, intelligent transportation, big data, cloud computing, etc. in computer technology. A specific implementation solution is: during a process of vehicle driving, when a distance between the vehicle and a front bifurcation is less than or equal to a longest lane changing operation distance, according to map data and traffic data of a road section ahead, it is determined whether a current position is a preferred position to start performing the lane changing operation, so as to determine whether performing the lane changing operation at the current position; and if determined to perform the lane changing operation at the current position, lane changing operation execution information will be issued to enable the vehicle to start performing the lane changing operation at the current position. |
| US12195000B2 |
Autonomous vehicle simulation system
Techniques for analysis of autonomous vehicle operations are described. As an example, a method of autonomous vehicle operation includes storing sensor data from one or more sensors located on the autonomous vehicle into a storage medium, performing, based on at least some of the sensor data, a simulated execution of one or more programs associated with the operations of the autonomous vehicle, generating, based on the simulated execution of the one or more programs and as part of a simulation, one or more control signal values that control a simulated driving behavior of a simulated vehicle, and providing a visual feedback of the simulated driving behavior of the simulated vehicle on a simulated road. |
| US12194999B2 |
Driving support method and driving support device
A driving support method and a driving support device set a timing to start an own vehicle based on an elapsed time from a stop of the own vehicle to a start of a preceding vehicle existing in front of the own vehicle, wherein the timing in case that the elapsed time is long is later than the timing in case that the elapsed time is short, and start the own vehicle at the set timing by following the preceding vehicle. |
| US12194996B2 |
Dynamically adjusting adaptive cruise control
A dynamic adaptive cruise control method for a first vehicle includes a controller disposed within the first vehicle identifying a second vehicle in a direction of travel of the first vehicle. The controller determines a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The controller determines a safe travel distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based at least in part on a set of primary factors and a set of secondary factors. The controller modifies a cruise speed of the first vehicle to maintain at least the determined safe travel distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. |
| US12194995B2 |
Driving processing method, vehicle, terminal, server, system and storage medium
Disclosed are a driving processing method, a vehicle (300), a mobile terminal (700), a server (400), a driving system and a computer-readable storage medium. The driving processing method comprises: receiving regional driving information, wherein the regional driving information comprises driving information of all vehicles within a preconfigured driving range (S120); and displaying a vehicle distribution map according to the regional driving information, wherein the vehicle distribution map comprises a positional relationship between all the vehicles within the preconfigured driving range (S130). |
| US12194990B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling brake system based on driver's forward gaze
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a brake system based on a driver's forward gaze. |
| US12194988B2 |
Systems and methods for combining detected objects
Systems and methods of controlling an active safety feature of a vehicle are provided. The systems and methods receive radar data from a radar device of the vehicle and image data from a camera of the vehicle. Object detection and tracking processes are performed on the radar data and the image data to identify and track objects in an environment of the vehicle. Conditions are assessed with respect to identified objects to ascertain whether a radar track is erroneously reported as a separate object to a camera track. When the conditions are assessed to be true, an object corresponding to the camera track is used as an input for controlling an active safety feature of the vehicle and an object corresponding to the radar track is discounted for controlling the active safety feature of the vehicle. |
| US12194985B2 |
Trailer sway mitigation with steering systems
A system for mitigating a sway of a trailer. The system includes a sensor set configured to sense a plurality of operating characteristics of a vehicle and an electronic processor connected to the sensor set. The electronic processor is configured to receive the plurality of operating characteristics from the sensor set, determine whether the trailer is swaying based on the plurality of operating characteristics, determine, in response to the trailer swaying, a target deceleration, determine, in response to the trailer swaying, a target yaw value, and modify a current yaw value to counter the trailer sway until reaching the target yaw value. |
| US12194977B2 |
Braking control device
A brake control device includes a brake operation member, a pressurization unit, a master cylinder unit, a connection path connecting a separation chamber and a reaction force chamber, an electromagnetic valve at the connection path, and a control device. The control device includes a specified control section configured to, when the brake operation member is operated in a closed state of the electromagnetic valve, execute activation-time control in which the pressurization unit supplies fluid to a servo chamber based on a predetermined pattern, a determination section configured to determine whether a pressure difference between pressure in the reaction force chamber and pressure in the separation chamber, is equal to or less than a threshold value, and a valve control section configured to open the electromagnetic valve when the determination section determines the pressure difference is equal to or less than the threshold value after start of the activation-time control. |
| US12194975B2 |
Vehicle operation safety model compliance measurement
System and techniques for vehicle operation safety model (VOSM) compliance measurement are described herein. A subject vehicle is tested in a vehicle following scenario against VOSM parameter compliance. The test measures the subject vehicle activity during phases of the following scenario in which a lead vehicle slows and produces log data and calculations that form the basis of a VOSM compliance measurement. |
| US12194973B2 |
Method for removing foreign object from brake device
A method of removing foreign objects from a brake device includes determining whether starting power is turned off in a state in which leakage of a hydraulic circuit is confirmed; and operating, while the starting power is turned off, a main master cylinder using standby power, and performing a foreign object removal mode in which hydraulic pressure is applied to a plurality of hydraulic regulating valves in the hydraulic circuit and released. |
| US12194971B2 |
Method for determining a rotation angle signal of a DC machine, and braking system and program code
In order to determine a rotation angle signal of a DC machine precisely, reliably and in a simplified manner, a method is proposed, wherein combining of a current signal of the DC machine and a voltage signal of the DC machine is used to determine a combined signal; wherein conditioning of the combined signal is used to determine a conditioned signal; and wherein a rotation angle signal is determined by analysing signal oscillations of the conditioned signal. |
| US12194967B2 |
Master cylinder
Disclosed is a master cylinder. The master cylinder includes a hydraulic block provided with a main bore formed therein in an axial direction, a first piston having one side inserted into the main bore to be displaceable and the other side exposed to an outside of the hydraulic block and connected to a brake pedal, a second piston inserted into the main bore more inside than the first piston to be displaceable, an elastic member provided between the first piston and the second piston and configured to provide a pedal feel, and a mounting block provided with a sub bore formed therein in the axial direction and the sub bore where the first piston is inserted thereinto and passes therethrough to be displaceable and having one side coupled to the other side of the hydraulic block, wherein the hydraulic block includes at least one hydraulic flow path formed through the other side, and the mounting block includes a connection flow path allowing the sub bore to communicate with the hydraulic flow path. |
| US12194961B2 |
Console for vehicle
Provided is a console for a vehicle capable of providing a large storage space and various types of usability in, for example, a high-performance vehicle and reducing costs while securing rigidity of the console and improving an aesthetic effect. The console for a vehicle includes a frame installed on a floor of the vehicle, and a console body mounted on the frame and having at least one article receiving part, wherein the frame is at least partially exposed externally of the console body. |
| US12194953B2 |
Seat belt system for a vehicle and vehicle with a seat belt system
A seat belt system for a vehicle comprising a seat (16) that includes a seat frame (26) with a seat frame side part (28), a seat belt (18) associated with the seat (16) and having a webbing (40), and a belt tensioner associated with the seat belt (18). The seat frame side part (28) includes a lateral opening (36) facing the vehicle interior. The seat (16) includes a seat cross tube that opens into the vehicle interior via the opening (36). The belt tensioner is accommodated in the seat cross tube. The seat belt system further includes a belt guide (54) and a webbing deflector (56) for the webbing (40), the belt guide (54) being provided at the opening (36). Moreover, a vehicle comprising such a seat belt system is provided. |
| US12194952B2 |
Dynamic guide providing upper anchorage for a vehicle seatbelt
A seatbelt system for an occupant of a vehicle comprises: an anchor point attached to a body of the vehicle; seatbelt webbing extending from the anchor point toward the occupant; and a dynamic guide for the seatbelt webbing positioned between the anchor point and a shoulder of the occupant, the dynamic guide comprising a lid attached to a base, the seatbelt webbing extending through the dynamic guide and exiting through an opening between the lid and the base, the dynamic guide configured so that the lid at least partially separates from the base at a first predetermined tension in the seatbelt webbing laterally in the vehicle. |
| US12194948B2 |
Airbag of a vehicle occupant restraint system
An airbag of a vehicle occupant restraint system has an actively releasable tether element (14) disposed in an interior (16) of the airbag (10) which is connected, at an airbag-side fixation (18), permanently to the airbag (10) in the region of a contact zone (20) for the occupant, and which comprises a detachable fixing point (22) for the release. The airbag (10) can take up a smaller first filled volume (V1) in which the tether element (14) and the detachable fixing point (22) are not released, and a larger second filled volume (V2) in which the tether element (14) is released at the actively detachable fixing point (22). In addition to the tether element (14), a tether element restrainer (26) disposed in the interior (16) of the airbag (10) is provided which acts upon a point of action (28) on a vehicle-side portion (34) of the tether element (14) distant from the airbag-side permanent fixation (18) of the tether element (14) and which is permanently fixed to a coupling point (30) distant from the contact zone (20) so that the vehicle-side portion (34) of the released tether element (14) remains connected fixedly to the vehicle via the tether element restrainer (26). |
| US12194940B2 |
Vehicle steering wheel
The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel, comprising: a framework, a safety module comprising a first decorative component, a base component, at least one centering component, attached and fixed to the base component by an irreversible connection and arranged to position the safety module with respect to the base component, at least one second decorative component mounted on the framework, wherein the irreversible connection is arranged to permit an adjustment of the position of the centering component on the base component before fixing the centering component on the base component, characterized in that the irreversible connection is provided by laser welding of the centering component on the base component. |
| US12194938B2 |
Device and method for detecting rear collision of vehicle
A device for detecting a rear collision of a vehicle, the device including a first sensor unit that is disposed on one side of a back of the vehicle and detects a target vehicle positioned behind the vehicle to generate first sensing data, a second sensor unit that is disposed on the other side of the back of the vehicle and detects the target vehicle to generate second sensing data, an ultrasonic sensor that is mounted on the back of the vehicle, and detects a proximity of the target vehicle to generate third sensing data, and a controller that determines a relative speed and a relative distance with the target vehicle using the first sensing data and the second sensing data, determines the proximity of the target vehicle using the third sensing data, and determines an output of a command of unfolding an airbag outwardly mounted on the back of the vehicle and an output of a command of controlling a vehicle headrest. |
| US12194933B2 |
Power supply control system and vehicle
A power supply control system and a vehicle includes: a plurality of supplying branches; a voltage conversion module, connected between an output end of a low-voltage direct current (DC) power supply and an input end of each of the supplying branches, configured to convert a voltage of output DC of the low-voltage DC power supply to a preset voltage; an information acquisition module, configured to collect temperature information of a preset area and/or load information; and a control module, communicating with the information acquisition module, configured to generate control signals for the supplying branches based on the temperature information of the preset area and/or load information. |
| US12194931B2 |
Wire harness
A wire harness to be attached to a vehicle body, the wire harness including: a wire harness main body having an electrical wire and an exterior tube covering the electrical wire; a first path restrictor attached to an outer periphery of the exterior tube and restricting a path of a straight part which is a portion of a path of the wire harness main body that is straight; a second path restrictor attached to the outer periphery of the exterior tube and restricting a path of a bent part which is a portion of the path of the wire harness main body that bends; and a connector having an annular shape surrounding the outer periphery of the exterior tube and an outer periphery of the second path restrictor, and connecting the exterior tube and the second path restrictor to each other. |
| US12194930B2 |
Sound-absorbing air duct for vehicle containing polyester fiber with low melting point
A sound-absorbing air duct for a vehicle includes a lower non-woven fabric and an upper non-woven fabric sandwiching wires therebetween; and a film made of a polyester resin having a low melting point and disposed on the upper non-woven fabric, wherein each of the lower and upper non-woven fabrics includes a mixture between a first polyester fiber containing a polyester resin having a melting point higher than 250° C. and a second polyester fiber containing a polyester resin having a low melting point and having a softening point of 100° C. to 150° C., wherein the second polyester fiber includes a polyester resin having a low melting point composed of: an acid component including terephthalic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof; and a diol component including 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-pentanediol, and ethylene glycol. |
| US12194929B2 |
Imaging device for mounting device
An imaging device for a mounting device includes a bracket supporting a camera unit having a light receiving unit, and configured to be mounted on an attachment subject, and a hood having a surface expanding in a direction away from the light receiving unit in front of the light receiving unit, and mounted on the bracket so that the surface faces the attachment subject, wherein the hood can be removed from the bracket along the attachment subject while the camera unit is being supported by the bracket. |
| US12194928B2 |
Roof arrangement, roof module, and motor vehicle having a sealing arrangement
A roof module for forming a motor vehicle roof, the roof module having a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof, and an opening in which at least one environment sensor is disposed, the environment sensor being configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment. The at least one environment sensor is displaceable between a retracted position and a deployed position. A weather strip is disposed circumferentially at the opening, and the at least one environment sensor may have a cover which is in contact with the weather strip when the at least one environment sensor is in the retracted position to seal the opening, and a contact surface which is in contact with the weather strip when the at least one environment sensor is in the deployed position to seal the opening. |
| US12194927B2 |
Glass for vehicles and camera unit
Glass (1) for vehicles includes a light blocking region (A2) in which a far-infrared ray transmission region (B) provided with an opening and a far-infrared ray transmission member arranged in the opening, and a visible light transmission region (C) transmitting visible light are formed. The opening is formed between an upper edge part (1a) of the glass (1) and a first position (P1) in a first direction from the upper edge part (1a) toward a lower edge part (1b) of the glass (1), the first position (P1) is a position at which a distance from the upper edge part (1a) is 30% of a length from the upper edge part (1a) to the lower edge part (1b), and between a second position (P2) and a third position (P3) in a second direction from a side edge part (1c) toward a side edge part (1d) of the glass (1) for vehicles. A length (L2a) in the second direction from the second position (P2) to the third position (P3) is 55% of a length (L2) from the side edge part (1c) to the side edge part (1d), and a length of the longest straight line among straight lines connecting optional two points within a surface on a vehicle exterior side is equal to or smaller than 80 mm. |
| US12194925B2 |
Vehicle with speaker for outputting virtual engine sound and controlling method thereof
A vehicle and a controlling method of the same include a speaker outputting virtual engine sound integrated with a head lamp. The vehicle includes the head lamp; a head lamp case in which the head lamp is provided; a speaker for outputting a virtual engine sound, and provided inside the head lamp case; and a temperature sensor configured to sense an internal temperature of the head lamp case; where an internal cross-sectional area of the head lamp case may increase in a direction toward a front of the vehicle based on a position where the speaker is provided. |
| US12194923B2 |
Vehicular trailer hitching assist system with hitch ball location estimation
A vehicular trailer hitching assist system includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and viewing a hitch ball of a trailer hitch of the vehicle. The system determines a position of the hitch ball within frames of image data, and determines an angle based on a lateral offset distance of the camera relative to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and a lateral offset distance of the hitch ball relative to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle. The system determines height of the hitch ball based on the determined angle and the lateral offset distance of the camera and the lateral offset distance of the hitch ball. The system determines a hitch-ball ground position based on the determined height of the hitch ball. The system utilizes the determined height of the hitch ball and the determined hitch-ball ground position during a hitching maneuver of the vehicle. |
| US12194921B2 |
Method for assembling interior rearview mirror assembly
A method for assembling a vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes providing a mirror mount and a mirror head. The mirror head includes a transparent mirror frame and a mirror reflective element accommodated at the transparent mirror frame. The transparent mirror frame has a patterned front side having a plurality of channels established thereat and a rear side opposite the patterned front side. An illumination source is provided at the mirror head. The patterned front side of the transparent mirror frame is patterned to reflect light emitted by the illumination source, when powered, so that an illumination pattern is visible to a person viewing the rear of the transparent mirror frame. The mirror head is pivotally mounted at the mirror mount. |
| US12194920B2 |
Indirect rear view system with contact areas of a bearing element on both sides of a separation surface, load-optimized adjustment ball, and assembly method for an indirect rear view system
The invention relates to an indirect rear view system for a motor vehicle, having a bearing element for fastening at least one reflection element, wherein the bearing element forms a coupling region for variable-position attachment to a vehicle-attachable adjustment element, wherein the coupling region for contacting a spherical connection region of the adjustment element has a first contact area and a second contact area axially offset with respect thereto wherein an imaginary separation surface extends through the region of transition of a main body of the bearing element into the coupling region of the bearing element, wherein the first contact area is arranged on one side of the imaginary separation surface and the second contact area is arranged on the opposite other side of the imaginary separation surface. The invention also relates to an assembly method for coupling a bearing element of the indirect rear view system according to the invention to the adjustment element, wherein the bearing element is moved from the direction of the reflection element towards the adjustment element. |
| US12194919B2 |
Method and system for enabling vehicle connected services for hearing-impaired vehicle occupants
A method for enabling vehicle connected services for a hearing-impaired vehicle occupant includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors of a vehicle. The sensor data includes scene data indicative of a scene inside the vehicle and outside the vehicle. The method further includes determining that the hearing-impaired vehicle occupant is articulating sign language using the sensor data. Also, the method includes determining a vehicle-occupant message corresponding to the sign language articulated by the hearing-impaired vehicle occupant to generate vehicle occupant-message data in response to determining that the hearing-impaired vehicle occupant is articulating sign language. The method further includes transmitting the vehicle occupant-message data and the scene data to a remote system in response to generating the vehicle occupant-message data. Further, the method includes receiving a vehicle connected service from the remote system. |
| US12194917B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting diode, a reflective structure, and a package structure. The reflective structure includes a bottom surface and a lateral part. The light-emitting diode is disposed on the bottom surface. The lateral part is disposed surrounding the bottom surface and disposed on the bottom surface. The package structure is configured to package the light-emitting diode and the reflective structure. The package structure includes a first package part and a second package part. The first package part has a phosphorescent powder. An interface is between the first package part and the second package part. The interface is disposed below a top surface of the lateral part. |