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| US12203472B2 |
Method for operating a compressor
A method of operating a compressor includes obtaining a mechanical angle and an angular speed of a rotor, determining an amplitude of a fundamental harmonic of a periodic load torque exerted on the rotor based at least in part on the mechanical angle and a harmonic series representation of the periodic load torque, obtaining a speed error by subtracting the angular speed from a reference angular speed, determining a DC component of the periodic load torque based at least in part on a speed error and a closed loop feedback control algorithm, calculating an electromagnetic torque using the DC component of the periodic load torque and the amplitude of the fundamental harmonic of the periodic load torque, and operating the electric motor to generate the calculated electromagnetic torque on the rotor. |
| US12203467B2 |
Pump system and electronics device
A pump system contains a pair of pumps each of which contains a vibration actuator vibrated by electromagnetic drive and can discharge fluid due to drive of the vibration actuator. The pump system has a vibration suppression mode in which the pair of the pumps are driven so that vibration of the vibration actuators of the pair of pumps is cancelled each other and a vibration generation mode in which the pair of the pumps are driven so that the vibration of the vibration actuators of the pair of pumps is superimposed with each other. |
| US12203454B2 |
Miniature soft hydraulic electrostatic zipping actuators and associated methods
An actuator system includes an actuator with a deformable shell defining a pouch, a fluid dielectric contained within the pouch, and first and second electrodes disposed over opposing sides of the pouch, each electrode having two long edges and two short edges. The system also includes a power source for providing a voltage between the electrodes. The electrodes cover 50 to 90% of the first and second sides, respectively, of the pouch, and a gap is defined between long edges of the pouch and the electrodes such that, upon application of the voltage at one of the short edges of the electrodes, respectively, the electrodes selectively zip together from the one of the short edges toward an opposing one of the short edges. The system may also include a support structure for enabling the actuator to maintain its shape regardless of the voltage provided by the power source. |
| US12203452B2 |
Modular cooler top for a wind turbine and method of assembling same
A wind turbine (10) includes a nacelle (14) with a longitudinal axis (LA) aligned with the flow of the incoming wind during operation. When so aligned, the nacelle defines a longitudinal direction (X). The wind turbine (10) includes one or more heat-generating components (22) and a modular cooler (24) operatively coupled to the one or more heat-generating components (22). The modular cooler (24) includes one or more cooling modules (30) with each including one or more cooling units (32). Each cooling unit (32) includes a heat exchanger (40) defining a cooling area (38), which defines a normal axis (NA) and a deflector plate (42) to divert the flow of the incoming wind by an angle less than 180° relative to the longitudinal direction (X). Each cooling unit (32) is oriented such that the normal axis (NA) is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis (LA). The modular cooler (24) is scalable in multiple dimensions to increase the cooling capacity of the cooler (24). A method of assembling the modular cooler (24) is also disclosed. |
| US12203447B2 |
Method for operating a wind turbine and a wind turbine
A method (1000, 1001) for operating a wind turbine (100-100d) is disclosed. The wind turbine includes a rotor (106) with rotor blades (108), a power conversion system (118, 210, 234) mechanically connected with the rotor (106), a first subsystem (310), a second subsystem (320), and an internal electric power distribution system (300-301b, 321, 322) connectable with the first subsystem (310) and the second subsystem (320). During operating (1100) the wind turbine (100-100d) in a normal operating mode in which the power conversion system (118, 210, 234) converts input motive power into electrical output power (P), the method (1000) includes detecting (1200) an increased power demand of the first subsystem (310), and actively increasing (1300) an amount (P1) of electric power (Pint) flowing through the internal electric power distribution system (300-301b, 321, 322) to the first subsystem (310) if a power demand of the second subsystem (320) is at least reduced. |
| US12203445B2 |
Method of operating a wind turbine in an active idle mode with faulty blades
A method of operating a wind turbine in an active idle mode is provided, the wind turbine including a rotor hub with a plurality of blades which are configured to be pitched. The method including the following steps: detecting a fault of the wind turbine; determining a number of faulty blades, whose pitching operation is faulty or affected by a fault; and operating the wind turbine in the active idle mode based on the determined number of faulty blades. |
| US12203444B2 |
Relating to the transportation of wind turbine rotor hubs
A rotor hub for a wind turbine which can be configured between an in use or ‘operational’ configuration and a transportation configuration. In the transportation configuration the rotor hub has a reduced external size compared to when it is in the operational configuration. The rotor hub comprises a generally hollow hub body having a first end and a second end spaced along a hub rotational axis, wherein the first end defines a rotor connection flange configured to connect the rotor hub to a main shaft, and wherein a second end defines a nose region of the hub. The hub also defines at least one blade aperture defined between the first end and the second end, a blade bearing associated with the or each blade aperture, and a pitch actuator associated with the blade bearing. In the operational configuration a portion of the pitch actuator protrudes from the nose region of the hub body by a first distance, whereas in the transport configuration the portion of the pitch actuator protrudes from the nose region of the hub body by a lesser extent than when in the operational configuration. Therefore it will be appreciated that the pitch actuator is energised to change the extent to which the pitch actuator protrudes through the nose region of the hub body. |
| US12203437B2 |
Assembly and methods for pumping water to shore
A submersible pump assembly that is capable of transporting water from a body of water, and methods of use thereof, are herein disclosed. The pump assembly includes a submersible pump, a power source for the pump, and a hose that pumps water from the body of water to a location on land. In certain embodiments, one or more filters may be used to remove particulates from the water prior to entering the submersible pump. Further, an anchor and warning pole may be incorporated to prevent the submersible pump from being displaced, and to provide notification to others in the water of the presence of the submersible pump and anchor. |
| US12203433B2 |
Fuel pump devices, systems, and methods
Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods relating to high-pressure fuel pump designs and features. A high-pressure fuel pump assembly includes a body, a camshaft, and an embossment. The body has a forward end and a rearward end opposite thereof and configured to couple to a low-pressure fuel pump. The camshaft is received and secured within a central bore of the body so as to be rotationally movable within the central bore. A coupler end of the camshaft is configured to couple to a drive shaft of the low-pressure fuel pump. The embossment includes at least one fastener boss configured to receive a fastener to couple the low-pressure fuel pump to the high-pressure fuel pump assembly. The embossment is formed at the rearward end of the body such that thermal stresses that cause geometrical deformations at the embossment are reduced through a range of engine temperature operating conditions. |
| US12203423B2 |
Fugitive gas detection system
A fugitive gas detection system is provided. The system includes a cloud service, a plurality of reach-based components, a plurality of wireless gas sensors. The reach-based components comprise backhauls and gateways. The wireless gas sensors are acted as nodes to acquire sensor data in a local mesh network and the nodes are connected to the cloud service through the reach-based components, one node can transmit the sensor data to other sensor nodes of the local mesh network. The system measures flammable gas levels with speed, economy and accuracy. |
| US12203416B2 |
Transducer assemblies that selectively measure a fuel pressure within a fuel supply system of an aircraft, aircraft that include the transducer assemblies, and methods of utilizing a transducer assembly to test performance of a fuel boost pump assembly of an aircraft
Transducer assemblies that selectively measure a fuel pressure within a fuel supply system of an aircraft, aircraft that include the transducer assemblies, and methods of utilizing a transducer assembly. The transducer assemblies include an electronic pressure transducer, which is configured to measure the fuel pressure and to generate a fuel pressure signal indicative of the fuel pressure, and an electronic pressure display, which is configured to receive the fuel pressure signal and to display the fuel pressure responsive to receipt of the fuel pressure signal. The transducer assemblies also include a power supply structure and an attachment structure, which is configured to operatively interconnect the electronic pressure transducer to the aircraft. The attachment structure includes a fitting, which is configured to interface with a pressure switch receptacle of the aircraft, and a valve actuation structure, which is configured to selectively actuate a receptacle valve of the pressure switch receptacle. |
| US12203415B2 |
Engine exhaust reverse flow prevention
An aircraft engine comprises an exhaust duct receiving an engine gas flow at a first pressure during an operating condition and at a second, lower pressure at shutdown. A heat exchanger duct connected to the exhaust duct has a heat exchanger disposed therein. A cover in the heat exchanger duct includes a closure movable between open and closed positions to fluidly connect or disconnect the heat exchanger duct to the exhaust duct. A biasing member disposed in the exhaust duct, exposed to the gas flow, and operatively connected to the closure biases the closure toward the closed position with a biasing force. First and second forces opposing the biasing force are generated on the biasing member by the gas flow at the first and second pressures, the first being greater than the second. The biasing force is greater than the second force and less than the first force. |
| US12203413B1 |
Bearing configuration for a rotational equipment assembly
An assembly for rotational equipment includes a shaft, a first rolling-element bearing, a second rolling-element bearing, and a mid-shaft foil bearing. The shaft extends along a rotational axis between and to a first axial end and a second axial end. The shaft is configured for rotation about the rotational axis. The first rolling-element bearing is disposed at the first axial end. The second rolling-element bearing is disposed at the second axial end. The mid-shaft foil bearing is disposed axially between the first rolling-element bearing and the second rolling-element bearing. |
| US12203411B2 |
Engine controller for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine is provided having: a turbomachine; a fan section having a fan rotatable by the turbomachine; a nacelle enclosing the fan; and an engine controller positioned within the nacelle. The nacelle defines an inner surface radius (r) along the radial direction inward of the engine controller, wherein the engine controller defines a radial height (Δr) along the radial direction, a total volume (V), and a normalized radius (r′). The normalized radius (r′) is a ratio of the inner surface radius (r) to the total volume (V) to cube root, and wherein these parameters are related by the following equation: 0.1(r′)−1<Δr/r |
| US12203407B2 |
Sound modification apparatus for a turbocharged engine
An apparatus, a system, and a method are disclosed for enhancing a sound of an engine having a turbocharger. The apparatus is used with a vehicle having a turbocharger that includes a recirculation hose that is disconnected from the system. A short section of hose is assembled to a blow-off valve and a sound modification apparatus that includes a horn end and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is connected to an outlet end of the short section of hose. The horn end has a conical end through which a first tone is emitted when vented gases pass inside the horn and a plurality of arcuate opening through which a second tone is emitted. |
| US12203404B2 |
Method of operating a reducing agent injector
A method of operating a reducing agent injector includes determining a reference level of toxic substances exhausted from a catalytic reduction arrangement when injecting reducing agent at the pre-set mass flow rate; controlling a reducing agent injector to inject reducing agent at a first mass flow rate, the first mass flow rate being different from the pre-set mass flow rate; determining a first level of toxic substances exhausted from the catalytic reduction arrangement after injecting reducing agent at the first mass flow rate; determining which one of the reference level of toxic substances and the first level of toxic substances being a lowest level of toxic substances; updating the pre-set mass flow rate of the predefined injection model to an updated pre-set mass flow rate as the mass flow rate causing the catalytic reduction arrangement to exhaust the lowest level of toxic substances; and controlling the reducing agent injector to inject reducing agent at the updated pre-set mass flow rate. |
| US12203403B2 |
Filter catalyzed with SCR catalyst, systems and methods
Provided are catalyst articles, methods and systems for treating lean burn engine exhaust. Catalyst articles include selective catalytic reduction catalyst on a particulate filter. The SCR catalyst on the particulate filter provides limited NOx conversion so that unconverted NO2 is available to facilitate passive oxidation of soot trapped on the particulate filter by reaction with NO2. Systems and methods utilize such catalytic articles, and further include, e.g., a downstream selective catalytic reduction catalyst on a flow through substrate. |
| US12203395B2 |
Turbine control valves dynamic interaction
Method for controlling steam admission into a steam turbine, the turbine comprising a high pressure casing, at least one reduced pressure casing and an admission steam control system, the high pressure casing and at least one reduced pressure casing comprising control valves for steam admission. The admission steam control system manages the following steps: determining a steam flow demand; elaborating a high pressure control valve opening setpoint depending on the determined steam flow demand; imposing the elaborated high pressure control valve opening setpoint to the high pressure control valves; elaborating a reduced pressure control valve opening setpoint depending on the determined steam flow demand through the dynamic interaction between high pressure control valve opening setpoint and reduced pressure control valve opening setpoint; and imposing the elaborated reduced pressure control valve opening setpoint to the reduced pressure control valves. |
| US12203390B1 |
Composite airfoil assembly for a turbine engine
A composite airfoil assembly for a turbine engine includes an airfoil defining an airfoil interior, and an inner support structure at least partially located within the airfoil interior. The inner support structure can include intertwined fibers defining a three-dimensional structure. A laminate overlay surrounds at least a portion of the inner support structure. |
| US12203389B2 |
Composite blade for an aircraft engine and methods for manufacturing and repairing same
A process for manufacturing a blade made of composite material for a turbomachine. The blade includes an airfoil having a pressure side and a suction side which extend from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the airfoil. The blade further includes a metal sheath that extends along the leading edge of the airfoil. The process includes the steps of: placing a preform, produced by three-dimensionally weaving fibers, in a mold, the sheath being positioned on an edge of the preform intended to form the leading edge of the airfoil; and injecting polymerizable resin into the mold to impregnate the preform so as to form the airfoil after solidifying. At least one double-sided adhesive film may be inserted between the sheath and the edge of the preform prior to injection of the resin. |
| US12203388B1 |
Dual tip flag
A turbine blade includes a platform, a root section, and an airfoil section extending from the platform to a tip. The airfoil section includes a leading edge and a trailing edge extending from the platform to the tip. A tip wall is at the tip and extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge. A first core passage extends from the root section to the tip wall between the leading edge and the trailing edge. A first tip flag passage extends adjacent to the tip wall from the first core passage to a first flag outlet on the trailing edge. A second tip flag passage extends toward the leading edge from a second flag outlet on the trailing edge and is between the first tip flag passage and the root section. A second core passage extends from the root section to the second tip flag passage. |
| US12203382B1 |
Bearing oil distribution scheme
A turbine engine assembly includes a shaft rotatable about an engine axis, the shaft includes slots that are formed on an outer surface and passages between an inner cavity to the outer surface, and a bearing assembly that is configured to support rotation of the shaft. The bearing assembly includes an inner race that is supported on the outer surface of the shaft over the slots. At least one bearing member is supported in the inner race, an outer race, a first cover that is disposed on a forward side of the inner race and a second cover that is disposed on an aft side of the inner race. Each of the first cover and the second cover include radially extending grooves for communicating lubricant from the slots to the bearing member. |
| US12203381B2 |
Aircraft engine fluid system with bypass valve
An aircraft engine, has: a fluid system including a component adapted for containing a volume of the fluid, the fluid circuit further including a bypass conduit bypassing the component, and a valve fluidly connected to the fluid circuit upstream of the component relative to a flow of the fluid towards the component, the valve having an open configuration fluidly connecting the source of the fluid to the bypass conduit through the valve and a closed configuration in which the valve connects the source of the fluid to the component, the valve movable from the open configuration to the closed configuration in response to the fluid being at a first temperature, and the valve movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to the fluid exerting an opening force on the valve and the fluid being at a second temperature different than the first temperature. |
| US12203379B2 |
Gas turbine engine temperature measurement system
A temperature measurement system for a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine including, in axial flow sequence, a compressor section, a combustor section having plural fuel spray nozzles, and a turbine section. The temperature measurement system includes one or more optical thermometers, each optical thermometer configured to measure the temperature of a component washed by the working gas of the engine, the or each component being in the combustor section or the turbine section at a first position along the axis of the engine. |
| US12203375B2 |
Seal assemblies for turbine engines having wear detection features
A seal assembly at a rotor-stator interface includes at least one non-contacting seal interface and at least one rub detection feature. The rub detection feature(s) is configured to generate a signal upon the rotor and the stator making contact at the rotor-stator interface and causing wear above a certain threshold at the rotor-stator interface. The seal assembly also includes at least one sensor arranged at the rotor-stator interface. The sensor is configured to sense the signal. The seal assembly further includes a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor(s). The controller is configured to receive the signal and estimate at least one of an amount and a location of the wear at the rotor-stator interface based on the signal. |
| US12203373B2 |
Automatic microseismic monitoring-intelligent rockburst early warning integrated system and method for tunnel boring machine (TBM)-based construction
An automatic microseismic monitoring-intelligent rockburst early warning integrated system for TBM-based construction includes a partition plate, a guide rail, a sensor festoon bracket, a trolley festoon bracket, and a trolley. The trolley is provided with a drive wheel adapted and connected to the guide rail. The sensor festoon bracket is provided with a microseismic sensor festoon, and the trolley festoon bracket is provided with a trolley festoon. The trolley is provided with a collaborative robot for clamping a removable anchoring device, and a collaborative robot control cabinet connected thereto. An automatic microseismic monitoring-intelligent rockburst early warning integrated method is further provided. |
| US12203369B2 |
Modified whipstock design integrating smart cleanout mechanisms
A system includes a milling assembly with a mill bit and a drill string that mills a new wellbore section. The system further includes a whipstock assembly that is formed by a smart reamer that reams an obstruction in a wellbore, a whipstock that deflects the milling assembly away from the wellbore, and a bypass valve mechanism that controls a fluid flowing through the system. Within the system, the milling assembly is fluidly connected to the whipstock assembly. |
| US12203366B2 |
Collecting samples from wellbores
Systems and methods for collecting samples from a wellbore include a gauge cutter. The gauge cutter includes a body including a central recess in a downhole end of the body extending toward an uphole portion of the body, one or more large openings in the uphole portion of the body extending from an exterior of the body into the central recess, and a cutter blade disposed at the downhole end of the body. The gauge cutter further includes a fluid collection chamber disposed within the central recess and adjacent an interior surface of the body, a wiper blade disposed around an exterior of the body; and a plurality of passageways downhole and adjacent the wiper blade configured to allow fluid to pass from the exterior of the body into the fluid collection chamber. |
| US12203363B2 |
Smart device, system, and method for diagnosing casing-casing annulus (CCA) behavior
A smart device located in a wellbore head during production operations in a well is disclosed. The smart device has a transceiver that exchanges signals with a wellhead sensor, the wellhead sensor monitoring a hydraulic line with T-connection for bleed-off. The transceiver communicates with the wellhead sensor through a first communication link established by the smart device. A localization system identifies pressure information relating to information of the well, including sizes of an inner casing and of an outer casing of the well, and a processor implements a combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning to pre-emptively provide warnings relating to possible estimated CCA behavior. Report information is generated that includes whether a source from a bleed-off is downhole or from trapped compressed fluid due to heat expansion, and provides a forward plan for a remedial job based on previous history of similar CCA behavior in the well. |
| US12203357B2 |
Systems and methods for drilling a borehole using depth of cut measurements
A drill bit for a drilling system. The drill bit may include blades and a first depth of cut sensor. The blades may each comprise cutters. The first depth of cut sensor may be coupled to one of the blades and positioned to measure a distance between the first depth of cut sensor and a downhole surface of the borehole and transmit the distance measurement to a control system of the drilling system. |
| US12203354B2 |
Methods and systems associated with an automated zipper manifold
An automated zipper manifold with remotely and independently controlled and monitored valves, wherein second pressure transducers are positioned on the zipper manifold and are configured to determine a flow analysis across the valve. |
| US12203353B2 |
Electrically-driven fracturing system
An electrically-driven fracturing system, which includes a main power generation device, a first auxiliary power generation device, a switch device, and an electrically-driven fracturing device; the electrically-driven fracturing device includes a fracturing motor and a fracturing auxiliary device; a rated generation power of the main power generation device is greater than that of the first auxiliary power generation device, a rated output voltage of the main power generation device is greater than that of the first auxiliary power generation device, the input end of the high-voltage switch group is connected to the main power generation device, the output end of the high-voltage switch group is connected to the fracturing motor, the input end of the low-voltage switch group is connected to the first auxiliary power generation device, and the output end of the low-voltage switch group is connected to the fracturing auxiliary device. |
| US12203350B2 |
Detonator positioning device
A detonator positioning device for use with a detonator in a perforating gun assembly is described. The detonator positioning device may be configured for electrically contactably forming an electrical connection within the perforating gun housing by contact. The detonator positioning device may include a body having a first end, a second end, and a central bore extending between the first and second ends. The central bore may be adapted for receiving one or more electrically contactable components of a detonator. The detonator positioning device can align at least one of the one or more electrically contactable components to form an electrical connection with a bulkhead assembly. |
| US12203348B2 |
System and method for turning well over to production
A system and method for turning a well over to production. The method may include drilling a wellbore using a drillstring, casing the wellbore, fracturing a reservoir, drilling the wellbore to a plug back total depth using the drillstring to clean out the wellbore, and converting the drillstring from a drilling mode to a production mode. |
| US12203347B2 |
Scale/corrosion inhibitor dispenser for wellbore protection
A chemical dispenser system includes a Y-tool secured to a toolstring via a Y-block, the Y-tool comprising a bypass line and a pump line, where the bypass line and the pump line are fluidly connected to the toolstring at an upper end of the Y-block and where the pump line and the bypass line are arranged parallel to each other. The chemical dispenser system further includes an electrical submersible pump provided in the pump line, inhibitor chemicals held within one or more pressure retaining chambers in the bypass line, and a blanking plug landed in the bypass line. |
| US12203346B1 |
Method for underground separation of components in sulfur-containing flue gas and sequestration of carbon dioxide and sulfides
The present invention disclosed a method for underground separation of components in sulfur-containing flue gas and sequestration of carbon dioxide and sulfides, comprising: injecting sulfur-containing flue gas into injection well which is arranged in a well pattern of a sequestrated aquifer in advance; transiting and injecting formation water into the formation at a first preset injection speed by injection well of the well pattern after injecting the sulfur-containing flue gas for a first preset time, maintaining the first formation pressure, and conducting water drainage and gas production by a production well of the well pattern in a mode of a fixed bottom hole flowing pressure; and determining the well shut-in time according to the nitrogen molar concentration of the production well and conducting well shut-in. The separated N2 is produced, while the separated CO2 and sulfides are sequestered in aquifer, achieving effective underground separation of the flue gas components. |
| US12203343B2 |
Wellbore milling and cleanout system and methods of use
Systems and methodologies are provided for simultaneously milling obstructions from within a subterranean wellbore while pumping the milled obstructions and debris from the wellbore to the surface. The present systems and methodologies are operative in a first milling and/or cleanout mode of operation to both mill the obstructions from the wellbore and then to clean such debris therefrom, a cleanout mode of operation alone, and/or a flushing mode of operation to flush the system and wellbore as desired. The present systems and methods of use may comprise providing at least one sealing assembly for sealingly positioning the system within the annular space of the wellbore, isolated the wellbore therebelow, providing at least one pump assembly configured in reverse circulation for cleaning the wellbore, and providing at least one milling assembly for milling obstructions from within the wellbore. |
| US12203342B2 |
Wash tool apparatus and method of using the same
The present disclosure includes a cleaning system for cleaning clean a tubing, casing, or components of an oil well. In some aspects the cleaning system includes a washing tool having a body configured for insertion into a component of an oil well. The body may include a proximal end and a distal end and define an inlet at the proximal end, a channel in fluid communication with the inlet, and an outlet in fluid communication with the channel. The outlet my extend circumferentially along a perimeter of the body. In some configurations, the washing tool may be configured to clean the component by ejecting fluid in a 360 degree range without movement of the tool. |
| US12203337B2 |
Thermite reaction charge, method for forming a threephased rock-to-rock well barrier, and a well barrier formed thereof
This invention relates to a thermite reaction charge comprising bismuth oxide and aluminium adapted to react with a reaction rate giving a reaction time of 8 to 15 seconds for a thermite reaction charge of 30 to 100 kg from initialisation of the thermite reaction charge to at least 90% of the thermite reaction charge is reacted, a method for forming a three-phased rock-to-rock barrier by applying the thermite reaction charge and a well barrier formed thereof. |
| US12203334B2 |
High expandable straddle
A high expandable straddle and a method of providing annular isolation at a location in a well bore. The straddle includes two expandable pipe sections with a base pipe section therebetween and end pipe sections for connection in a tubular string. The straddle may be run in tubing with restricted inner diameters and by the introduction of pressure to the saddle over 30% expansion can occur to the expandable pipe sections to seal and grip the tubing spanning a fault. An embodiment is described with the straddle being of unitary construction, the expansion pipe sections having thinned walls and being entirely formed of an austenitic stainless steel. An anchoring arrangement and/or seals may also be located on the expandable pipe sections. |
| US12203331B2 |
Electrical connection assembly for downhole wireline
An electrical connection assembly for a wireline cutting tool. The electrical connection assembly comprises an electrical connection sub having an upstream end and a downstream end. A pin connector resides within a bore of the electrical connection sub, with the pin connector having a conductive pin. The electrical connection assembly also includes a signal line connector. The signal line connector extends from an upstream end of the electrical connection sub and is in electrical communication with an electric wireline within a wellbore. The signal line connector places the electric wireline in electrical communication with a signal line further downhole. The signal line is associated with a downhole tool. A downstream end of the conductive pin is connected to the signal line. The electrical connection assembly also includes a spring that is wound around the pin and which biases the conductive pin out of a bore of the downstream end of the electrical connection sub. |
| US12203328B2 |
Downhole inductive transmission coupler with nonlinear coil
A transmission element for a downhole tool comprising an annular housing and an annular ferrite channel within the annular housing. An annular nonlinear coil may be disposed within the annular ferrite channel, and the nonlinear coil may be connected to a cable running within the downhole tool. The housing may be an annular groove or recess within the tool, an annular metal trough, or an annular polymeric block. The polymeric block may comprise a composite of a polymer and a volume of ferrite elements comprising Fe and Mn. The annular nonlinear coil may comprise a wave, a helix, a twisted pair of wires, a transformer comprising a coil and a metal core, or a combination thereof. The polymeric block may comprise and bumper on its periphery and a void opening within the block proximate the bumper. The ferrite channel and the coil may be molded within the polymeric block. |
| US12203325B2 |
Low-power radio-frequency receiver
A low-power radio-frequency (RF) receiver is characterized by a decreased current consumption over prior art RF receivers, such that the RF receiver may be used in control devices, such as battery-powered motorized window treatments and two-wire dimmer switches. The RF receiver uses an RF sub-sampling technique to check for the RF signals and then put the RF receiver to sleep for a sleep time that is longer than a packet length of a transmitted packet to thus conserve battery power and lengthen the lifetime of the batteries. The RF receiver compares detected RF energy to a detect threshold that may be increased to decrease the sensitivity of the RF receiver and increase the lifetime of the batteries. After detecting that an RF signal is being transmitted, the RF receiver is put to sleep for a snooze time period that is longer than the sleep time and just slightly shorter than the time between two consecutive transmitted packets to further conserve battery power. |
| US12203322B2 |
Flexible seal with rodent resistant barrier
An elastic oblong seal has a sealing section with a flexible outer body and a rodent resistant barrier therein. The barrier includes separate metal wires arranged at a distance to each other and extending substantially in parallel to a seal longitudinal direction. The outer body includes a TPE constituting the basic material and form of the seal. The metal wires include at least three separate metal wires each of solid single stranded metal. At least two of the at least three are encompassed by a TPE which is at least one chemically modified PP, selected from the group consisting of: a PP grafted with carboxylic acid, PP grafted with anhydride groups, a PP grafted with epoxides, a PP grafted with silanes, a MAPP, a PP grafted with methacrylic acid, a PP grafted with glycidyl methacrylate, a PP grafted with vinyl trimethoxysilane, and a PP grafted with methacryl trimethoxysilane. |
| US12203321B2 |
Work in progress of glass panel unit and method for manufacturing glass panel unit
A work in progress includes: a pair of glass substrates arranged to face each other; a peripheral wall having a frame shape and disposed between the pair of glass substrates; a boundary wall; and an evacuation port. The boundary wall hermetically separates an internal space, surrounded with the pair of glass substrates and the peripheral wall, into an evacuation space, a buffer space, and a ventilation space. The evacuation port connects the ventilation space to an external environment. The evacuation space and the buffer space have a lower internal pressure than the ventilation space. A predetermined part, including the evacuation space but excluding parts covering the buffer space and the ventilation space, of the work in progress, forms the glass panel unit. |
| US12203320B2 |
Apparatus and a method for manufacturing a multi-pane glass unit
An apparatus for manufacturing a multi-pane glass unit is provided. The apparatus includes a first plate, a second plate, and a conveyor. The first plate is configured to hold a first glass pane. The second plate is configured to hold a second glass pane such that the second glass pane faces the first glass pane. The conveyer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to convey the first glass pane onto the first plate and the second portion configured to convey the second glass pane onto the second plate. |
| US12203319B2 |
Securable pet door
A securable pet door is disclosed. The securable pet door may comprise at least one door, at least one knob, one or more windows, at least one frame, and/or at least one hinge. The knob may comprise a latch for secure closing. When the pet door comprises at least one hinge, the hinge(s) may be inserted into at least one hinge recess so that the door may be securely locked via at least one locking mechanism. The different elements of the securable pet door are configured to be oriented in a predetermined, securable, or customizable manner. The door is configured to open from, slide into, revolve within, or move in some other non-limiting equivalent way from or relative to the frame(s). |
| US12203312B2 |
System, method, and device for monitoring closed state of cover of exposure machine, medium, and equipment
A system for monitoring a closed state of a cover of an exposure machine includes a servo motor, a photoelectric encoder, and a controller. A shaft of the servo motor is coaxially fixedly connected to a shaft of the cover. The photoelectric encoder is provided on the servo motor, and is configured to detect an angle of rotation of the shaft of the servo motor. The controller is connected to the servo motor and the photoelectric encoder, and is configured to control rotation of the shaft of the servo motor and determine whether the cover is in the closed state according to the angle. |
| US12203308B2 |
Vehicle hood
A hood for a vehicle is movable between an open position and a closed position for covering a vehicle compartment. The hood includes a hood body having an exterior facing surface and an interior facing surface. A first bracket attached to the interior facing surface of the hood body includes a bottom end having a downward opening slot a rotatable hinge attached to the vehicle in the vehicle compartment for moving the hood body between the open position and the closed position. A second bracket is attached to the vehicle in the vehicle compartment. The second bracket is attached to a distal end of the rotatable hinge and includes a weld stud extending laterally from a side of the second bracket. The first bracket is seated on the weld stud during installation of the hood. |
| US12203301B2 |
Lock lever and opening/closing device
There is provided a lock lever including: a base portion having an operation portion; a rotation shaft portion that is pivotally supported by the lid body and that allows the base portion to rotate; a lock portion that is configured to rotate together with the base portion and that is configured to be locked to or unlocked from the fixed body in accordance with rotation; and an elastic piece that extends from the base portion and that has a tip end side configured to elastically contact the lid body to bias the lock portion in a direction to lock the lock portion. The elastic piece extends from the base portion so as to approach the rotation shaft portion, and extends so as to be separated from the rotation shaft portion toward a tip end on the way when viewed in a rotation axis direction. |
| US12203299B2 |
Door handle assembly for vehicle and method for controlling the same
A door handle assembly for a vehicle may include a door handle, a handle housing configured to provide an accommodation space for the door handle, a drive lever rotatably coupled to the handle housing and rotatably coupled to the door handle, and an actuator configured to transmit a driving force to the drive lever to deploy the door handle from the handle housing. In particular, the door handle is deployed from the handle housing as the drive lever is rotated with respect to the handle housing by the driving force of the actuator, and the door handle is rotated with respect to the drive lever. |
| US12203295B2 |
Door handle arrangement and method for checking the permissibility of the operating speed of a handle body of the door handle arrangement
A door handle arrangement for a moveable component of a vehicle includes a control device for checking the permissibility of the operating speed of a handle body of the door handle arrangement to determine whether a permissible operating situation of the vehicle or a critical situation of the vehicle exists. |
| US12203293B2 |
Lock and suitcase
Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of daily necessities, and in particular to a lock and a suitcase. The lock comprises: a lock main body, which is provided with an accommodating cavity, an opening, and a first through hole, and the opening and the first through hole both being in communication with the accommodating cavity; an elastic member, one end of which is fixed on the bottom of the accommodating cavity opposite the opening; and a clamping button, which comprises a button main body provided with a groove and a clamping boss obtained by extending from the button main body towards the groove, wherein the button main body is inserted into the accommodating cavity from the opening, the button main body is movable relative to the lock main body, the button main body abuts against the other end of the elastic member, and the clamping boss corresponds to the first through hole. By means of the lock, when a zipper piece on the suitcase presses the clamping button of the lock, a hole in the zipper piece is clamped into the clamping boss, and thus, the zipper piece on the suitcase can be locked. |
| US12203284B1 |
Portable sun canopy
The portable sun canopy is a temporary structure. The portable sun canopy forms a protected space. The portable sun canopy is a collapsible structure. The portable sun canopy is a portable structure. The portable sun canopy forms a protected space when the portable sun canopy is deployed. The portable sun canopy is anchored into the ground. The portable sun canopy comprises a pedestal structure, a tarpaulin, and a storage cart. The pedestal structure elevates the tarpaulin above the ground. The tarpaulin forms a barrier that creates the protected space. The storage cart stores the portable sun canopy for transport after the portable sun canopy is collapsed. |
| US12203274B2 |
Floor panel for forming a floor covering
A floor panel for forming a floor covering, such that the floor covering includes floor panels, which, on at least one pair of edges, are provided with coupling parts. The coupling parts are substantially manufactured from the material of the floor panel. The coupling parts are configured such that two floor panels, at the pair of edges, can be installed and locked to each other by a downward movement and/or by using a fold-down principle. |
| US12203271B1 |
Metal roofing system
Method and apparatus for a metal roofing system having a plurality of panels having overlapping edges forming a ridge wherein the ridge is covered by a snap-on cap wherein the cap has opposing legs which are resiliently biased toward each other and are shaped to precisely conform with the shape of the lower portion of the ridge so that the cap can be firmly and securely attached to the ridge. A plurality of screws are inserted through the apex of the ridge so as to attach the roofing panels to the roof of the building structure. An end cap is also provided as a sealing mechanism for the open ends of the ridges and ribs disposed between the ridges. |
| US12203268B2 |
Rebar with braided multi-axial sleeve and concrete core for reinforcing structural support elements
BMASS rebar is disclosed herein that is useful for reinforcing structural support elements. BMASS (Braided Multi-Axial Sleeve System) rebar has a substantially solid configuration that includes a concrete core and a flexible, multi-axially braided reinforcement sleeve enclosing the concrete core, which provides sufficiently rigid, yet flexible rebar. The BMASS rebar does not contain polymer resins that would otherwise interfere with flexibility. The BMASS rebar can be utilized in structural support elements to support a wide variety of structures. BMASS rebar can constructed entirely of non-corrosive materials, therefore eliminating the possibility of corrosion. The BMASS rebar can be manufactured inexpensively and can be made in many different configurations. A BMASS rebar fabrication method can provide a quick, safe, low-cost, and simpler method to manufacture BMASS rebar on the jobsite. BMASS rebar offers many advantages over the steel rebar typically used for structural support of concrete structures. |
| US12203267B2 |
Furniture system
A furniture system includes a furniture member including at least one slot, the furniture member having a first portion defining a first width of the at least one slot and second portion defining a second width of the at least one slot, the second width greater than the first width, a pair of support members each having a pair of recesses, each of the support members rotatable between a first position where the support member may be inserted into or removed from the at least one slot, and a second position where the recesses of the support member engage the first portion of the furniture member preventing removal of the support member from the at least one slot, and a screen member engaging the pair of support members thereby preventing the support members from rotating from the second position to the first position. |
| US12203266B2 |
Construction combination with acoustic absorbing device
A construction combination includes a construction member, and an acoustic absorbing device engaged in the construction member for absorbing acoustic sounds. The acoustic absorbing device includes a housing engaged in the construction member, and a casing engaged in the housing. The housing includes one or more couplers, and the casing includes one or more connectors for engaging with the couplers and for anchoring the casing in the housing. A sound absorbing member is engaged in the casing, and the sound absorbing member includes an anchor for engaging with the casing and for anchoring the sound absorbing member in the casing. |
| US12203259B1 |
Universal channel drain fitting
A universal channel drain fitting that allows an installer to easily and quickly modify the fitting to provide a plurality of fitting functions. The universal fitting has a base with base panel and a leg assembly. The base panel has a panel opening and the leg assembly has a plurality of upwardly extending legs. The base removably supports a top cap, a bottom cap, two end caps and two side caps that each have a plate section and a component section. The legs define a plurality of leg pairs that support the end caps and side caps, the plate section of which are slidably received in slots associated with each leg member. A top cap is secured to the leg assembly and a bottom cap is secured to the panel opening. The component sections block fluid flow or allow fluid to pass in a desired direction through the universal fitting. |
| US12203258B2 |
Underground stormwater storage system
A system and method for an underground stormwater storage system which may comprise a pit, a structure, and a liner. The structure may be disposed within the center of the pit and surround by the porous backfill and wherein outlets are disposed on the crown of the structure. A liner may form the outer layer of the pit. A method for releasing stormwater may comprise capturing stormwater from a surface, containing the stormwater within a structure, releasing a volume of the stormwater from the structure and draining an additional volume of the stormwater from the crown of the structure from an outlet when the structure is capturing more stormwater than it is releasing. |
| US12203256B1 |
Sink basin support structure
A sink basin support structure includes: at least two support rods parallel to each other, where brackets are disposed at both ends of each of the support rods; each of the support rods is provided with a fixed rod and movable rods movably connected to both sides of the fixed rod; each of the movable rods is provided with a chute, the fixed rod is provided with screw holes, and each of the movable rods is fixed on the fixed rod by a fixing bolt inserted into the respective chute and the respective screw hole; each of the brackets is provided with a support block and a fixing block, and the support block and the fixing block are fixedly connected through a connecting block. |
| US12203254B2 |
Method for removing a jet regulator from a fixture outlet, jet regulator, use of a jet regulator receiving area, and set consisting of a jet regulator and a tool
A method for removing a jet regulator from a fixture outlet, a jet regulator and to a set consisting of a jet regulator and a tool are provided, wherein the jet regulator has a housing and a latching element mounted movably on the housing. The latching element is adjustable by a force transmission from a spring element, which is arranged inside a cutout of the housing and is accessible from outside the fixture outlet, to the latching element. The latching element, in its rest position, protrudes over the housing in order to hold the jet regulator in the fixture outlet. A tool for removal purposes is inserted in an insertion direction into the fixture outlet, and the spring element is acted upon with the tool during the insertion operation until the latching element releases the jet regulator. |
| US12203250B2 |
Operating mechanism and hose drawing device
An operating mechanism and a hose drawing device, comprising a hose body, a hose guide sleeve, a mounting box, a swing arm, a button switch and a top pin. The hose guide sleeve is fitted in the hose body in the way of clearance fit, the mounting box is mounted on the outside of the hose body, the swing arm is pivotally mounted in the mounting box; an upper guide sleeve and a lower guide sleeve are provided in the mounting box. The button switch is slidably assembled in the upper guide sleeve, the top pin is slidably assembled in the lower guide sleeve, and the lower guide sleeve is provided with an elastic member for driving the top pin toward the swing arm. |
| US12203245B2 |
Position-biased locking pin assembly for a ground engaging wear member
A locking pin assembly for securing a wear member to a support structure includes a body portion having a head with a non-circular shape and a tip having a non-circular peripheral profile. Engagement of the head with a recess in a wall of a ground engaging member and the tip with a distal recess prevents rotation of the body portion relative to the ground engaging member. |
| US12203244B2 |
Apparatus, methods, and systems of monitoring the condition of a wear component
Apparatus, methods, and systems of monitoring the condition of a wear component, including a sensor system for monitoring the condition of a wear component comprising: an outer casing bottom portion having a closed bottom end; at least one battery situated inside the outer casing bottom portion; at least one cushioning element interposed between the at least one battery and at least one sensor component; at least one metal disc antenna positioned at a distance above the at least one sensor component; at least one metal connector element configured to join the metal disc antenna to the sensor component; and an outer casing top portion adapted to fit over at least the metal disc antenna, wherein the outer casing top portion is adapted to substantially connect with the outer casing bottom portion. |
| US12203243B2 |
Controlling an implement based on determining a target position of the implement
One or more devices may receive target position data indicating a target position of an implement of the machine, the target position being determined based on operator control data indicating a position of an operator control associated with the machine. The one or more devices may determine a current position of the implement. The one or more devices may determine a command that causes the implement to move from the current position to the target position, wherein the command is determined based on the target position and the current position. The one or more devices may provide the command to cause the implement to move from the current position to the target position. |
| US12203240B2 |
Construction machine, display apparatus of construction machine, and management apparatus of construction machine
A construction machine includes a lower traveling body; and a control apparatus configured to determine a traveling vibration of the construction machine at each predetermined timing. |
| US12203236B1 |
Loader with improved arm path
A compact utility loader compact utility loader comprising a frame, a first track and a second track positioned on either side of the frame, and a pair of loader arms. The loader arms are configured to couple with an attachment via a hitch plate and a hitch pin. The compact utility loader is configured such that as the loader arms are raised and lowered, the hitch pin follows a path approximately defined by a curve ƒ(x)=4.641e0.34x. The value “x” represents a horizontal direction and the function ƒ(x) represents a vertical direction. |
| US12203235B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle according to the present embodiment comprises: a vehicle body; a pair of traveling parts disposed on both sides of the vehicle body; a cabin which is a front part of the vehicle body and disposed above the traveling parts; an arm which is disposed above the traveling parts and extends forward from behind the cabin and which is pivoted so as to be capable of swinging upward and downward; a first link for connecting the vehicle body and the arm; a cylinder for swinging the arm; a second link which is disposed between the arm and the traveling parts, and restricts the swing direction of the arm; a first pivoting part for pivoting one end of the first link; and a sixth pivoting part for pivoting the other end of the second link at a protruding end of a protrusion part protruding from the arm. |
| US12203234B2 |
Construction machine
A first pinhole is formed in a first member in a section facing a second member. A second pinhole is formed in the second member in a section facing the first member. A connecting pin is inserted into the first pinhole and the second pinhole from the side of the machine center. A coming-off prevention mechanism includes a coming-off prevention lever. The coming-off prevention lever can abut the inner end surface of the connecting pin. The coming-off prevention lever is supported by the second member to be able to move between an abutting position of abutting the inner end surface of the coupling pin and a non-abutting position of not abutting the inner end surface. |
| US12203230B2 |
Method for carrying out ecological water supplement by using tidal power
Disclosed is a method for carrying out ecological water supplement by using tidal power, including the following steps: constructing a first water supplying river channel at an upper and middle reach of an artery and tributaries of a river channel, storing water at high tide and supplying water to the tributaries at low tide based on the first water supplying river channel; and setting a storage tank at an urban river channel, constructing a second water supplying river channel at an other end of the storage tank connected with the urban river channel, and supplying the water to a city based on the interconnected storage tank, the urban river channel and the second water supplying river channel. |
| US12203226B2 |
Dowel bar inserter
A dowel bar inserter includes first and second end carriages, a bottom pan assembly configured to engage a top surface of a concrete slab, an insertion beam, and a plurality of insertion forks attached to the insertion beam. First and second insertion actuators support the insertion beam from the first and second end carriages. First and second end suspension actuators support the bottom pan assembly from the end carriages independent of the raising and lowering of the insertion beam relative to the end carriages. Each of the suspension actuators includes associated therewith a suspension actuator extension sensor configured to detect an amount of extension of the respective suspension actuator. |
| US12203224B2 |
Assembled bamboo sleeper and preparation method thereof
The present invention discloses an assembled bamboo sleeper, which is obtained by using a bamboo unit as a raw material, dried and modified at the temperature of 110-180° C., undergone coating treatment using a dopamine solution, adhesive dipping, curing and solidifying, assembling and gluing, further solidifying, further treatment using a dopamine solution, and anti-mildew and/or anti-corrosion and/or anti-insect treatment, and then fastened. The present invention further provides a preparation method for the foregoing bamboo sleeper. The bamboo sleeper prepared in the present invention is green and environmentally friendly, and applicable for ballasted tracks of railways and urban rail transit systems. |
| US12203216B2 |
Method and device for the determination of the contamination of a suction roll of a machine for producing a fibrous web
A method and a suitable device determine the contamination of a suction roller of a machine for producing a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard, tissue or pulp web. The method includes the steps of: a. flowing a fluid through a measurement area of a roller shell, wherein either the pressure or the throughflow speed of the fluid is kept constant; b. determining a characteristic variable, wherein the characteristic variable includes the resulting throughflow speed in the case of a throughflow at a constant pressure and of the resulting pressure drop in the case of the measurement at a constant throughflow speed; c. providing one or more reference variables; and d. determining a degree of contamination of the suction roller by way of comparison of the characteristic variable with the reference variable or variables. |
| US12203215B2 |
Lignin composition
The present invention relates to a process for producing a lignin composition, which process comprises: providing a lignin slurry comprising water and a water miscible organic solvent; subjecting the lignin slurry to extraction at an extraction temperature of less than 100° C. for an extraction time of at least 1 minute to provide an extracted slurry; removing liquid from the extracted slurry to provide an extracted lignin; and suspending the extracted lignin in a polar organic solvent to provide a lignin composition having a dry matter content of at least 30% by weight. The present invention also relates to a lignin composition comprising hardwood Kraft lignin and a polar organic solvent, which composition has a dry matter content of at least 30% by weight. The present invention also relates to use of the lignin composition as a fuel. |
| US12203214B2 |
Adjustment of twist to optimize moulds and the shaping of textile architectures
An installation for compacting strands or a preform including strands, the strands or the preform including at least a first portion in which the strands are twisted at a first angle and a second portion in which the strands are twisted at a second angle different from the first angle, the installation including a mould which includes the strands or the preform, and wherein the mould has at least a first part in which the first portion of the strands or of the preform is disposed, having a first thickness and a second part in which the second portion of the strands or of the preform is disposed, having a second thickness different from the first thickness. |
| US12203212B2 |
Regulation method of easy dyeing for patterning four-component chenille carpet pile
The regulation method of easy dyeing for patterning a four-component chenille carpet pile combines raw filaments with different dyeing properties to prepare chenille yarns, and changes the combination modes and ratios of the raw filaments to prepare a four-component chenille carpet pile. The method realizes the heterochromaticity of the four-component pile through the uneven distribution of different dyes on the four-component raw filaments, and regulates the color difference of the four-component filaments after dyeing to form patterns with hazy, moderate and clear color mixing effects. The mixing of different colors dyed on the fibers in the four-component chenille carpet pile is spatial juxtaposition mixing, which forms a non-uniform and constant mixed color. According to the different mixing ratios of the color fibers and the interaction between the fiber hues, a composite color consisting of dominant and secondary hues is produced, thereby presenting a dynamic color. |
| US12203209B2 |
Frame assembly of clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment apparatus
A frame assembly of a clothes treatment apparatus and a clothes treatment apparatus are disclosed. The frame assembly includes: a support frame forming an accommodation space for accommodating a clothes treatment drum; a support structure connected to the support frame and supporting the clothes treatment drum; and a limiting structure arranged on the support frame and cooperating with the support structure to limit displacement of the support structure. |
| US12203208B2 |
Insulation panel for back panel of laundry appliance
A drying appliance includes an outer cabinet having a back panel. A rotating drum is positioned adjacent to an arcuate recess of the back panel. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the rotating drum. The airflow path extends through an airway defined within the arcuate recess of the back panel and through a rear wall of the drum. An insulation panel is positioned between the rear wall of the drum and the back panel of the outer cabinet. The insulation panel occupies the arcuate recess and partially surrounds the airway to prevent accumulation of lint within the arcuate recess. The insulation panel is configured to prevent thermal transfer from a processing space within the rotating drum and an area rearward of the back panel. |
| US12203207B2 |
Clothes care apparatus
Provided is a clothes care apparatus with a plate improved to prevent water leakage. The clothes care apparatus includes: a main body including a care room accommodating clothes; a base module provided inside the main body, and positioned below the care room; a base plate on which the base module mounted, the base plate including a guide portion guiding moisture inside the main body to prevent the moisture inside the main body from leaking out of the main body; and a bottom plate positioned below the base plate, and including a receiving portion collecting the moisture guided by the guide portion. |
| US12203200B2 |
Outline void pattern
A method for automatedly inserting void stitches in the manufacture of pixel mapped patterns on tufting machines having an array of independent yarn feed devices feeding yarns to reciprocating needles employs an algorithm to determine if a stitch should have a void substituted for the stitch and then implemented. |
| US12203198B2 |
Production of fiber webs using airlaid nonwovens
Nonwoven fiber webs are produced by spraying one or more aqueous binder formulations containing one or more polymers selected from the group of vinyl ester polymers and (meth)acrylic ester polymers, and in a separate step, spraying one or more aqueous silicone formulations containing one or more polysiloxanes, onto the surface of an airlaid nonwoven. |
| US12203197B2 |
Knit component with differing visual effects
Aspects herein provide for a knit component having a tubular rib knit structure that extends away from a base portion of the knit component. The tubular rib knit structure includes at least a first portion extending along a longitudinal side of the tubular rib knit structure, where the first portion exhibits a first visual effect at a first area of the knit component and exhibits a second visual effect at a second area of the knit component. |
| US12203192B2 |
Method of optimizing the EMI shielding and infrared transparency of GaAs IR windows
A method of manufacturing a structurally competent, EMI-shielded IR window includes using a mathematical model that combines the Sotoodeh and Nag models to determine an optimal thickness and dopant concentration of a doped layer of GaAs or GaP. A slab of GaAs or GaP is prepared, and a doped layer of the same material having the optimal thickness and dopant concentration is applied thereto. In embodiments, the doped layer is applied by an HVPE method such as LP-HVPE, which can also provide enhanced GaAs transparency near 1 micron. The Drude model can be applied to assist in selecting an anti-reflective coating. If the model predicts that the requirements of an application cannot be met by a doped layer alone, a doped layer can be applied that exceeds the required IR transparency, and a metallic grid can be applied to improve the EMI shielding, thereby satisfying the requirements. |
| US12203187B2 |
Apparatus and method for operating an electrolytic cell
An apparatus, also named transfer box or TB, for conveying an anode assembly outside of an electrolyte cell is described. An apparatus, also named cell preheater lifting beam or CPLB, for conveying an anode assembly or a cell pre-heater outside of an electrolyte cell is also disclosed. TB and CPLB are conjointly used for starting up the electrolytic cell or for replacing a spent anode assembly while maintaining the production of non-ferrous metal, such as aluminum or aluminium. The thermal insulation of the TB allows maintaining the anode temperature homogeneity and preventing thermal shocks when introducing the inert anodes into the hot electrolytic bath. TN and CPLB allow accurate positioning of anode assemblies or cell-preheaters over the electrolysis cell before achieving mechanical and electrical connections of the anode assembly or the cell pre-heater to the electrolysis cell. Several related methods for the operation of an electrolytic cell are also disclosed. |
| US12203179B2 |
Systems and methods of water treatment for hydrogen production
A method includes providing raw water into a first filter assembly to remove solids from the raw water to form a filtrate, providing the filtrate from the first filter assembly into a second filter assembly to electrochemically remove ionics from the filtrate to form purified water, and providing the purified water to an electrolyzer to generate hydrogen by electrolyzing the purified water. |
| US12203178B2 |
Electrochemical hydrogen pump
An electrochemical hydrogen pump includes at least one hydrogen pump unit including an electrolyte membrane, an anode on one main surface of the electrolyte membrane, a cathode on the other main surface of the electrolyte membrane, an anode separator on the anode, and a cathode separator on the cathode, the at least one hydrogen pump unit transferring, to the cathode, hydrogen supplied to the anode and pressurizing the hydrogen, a first fixing member for preventing movement of the cathode separator in a direction in which the cathode separator is stacked, a first end plate on the anode separator at one end in the stacking direction, a second end plate on the cathode separator at the other end in the stacking direction, and a first gas flow channel through which hydrogen in the cathode is supplied to a first space between the second end plate and the cathode separator. |
| US12203177B2 |
Method for applying a corrosion protection layer to a surface to be protected of a component
A method for applying a corrosion protection layer to a surface to be protected of a component including providing the corrosion protection layer having a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite this, laying the first surface of the corrosion protection layer on a bottom face of a mold, laying the surface to be protected of the component on the second surface of the corrosion protection layer so as to enclose a layer of hardenable sealing compound, closing the mold by applying a bend-flexible cover so as to enclose the corrosion protection layer and the component, evacuating the mold so that the cover presses the component in the direction of the corrosion protection layer, and removing the vacuum and the cover after hardening of the sealing compound. |
| US12203176B2 |
Corrosion inhibitor for systems with mixed metallurgy
A method of inhibiting corrosion of a metal surface in contact with an aqueous medium is provided. The method may include contacting the metal surface with a corrosion inhibitor composition where the corrosion inhibitor composition may include a phosphino succinic oligomer (PSO); an azole; and a molybdate. The disclosed corrosion inhibitor composition is especially useful for inhibiting corrosion in mixed metallurgy systems. |
| US12203175B2 |
Method for preventing the formation of white rust on a zinc-coated steel surface
A process for preventing the formation of white rust on a steel surface at least partially coated with zinc includes a) bringing said surface, preferably under thermal load, into contact with an aqueous composition, the pH of which is between 6.5 and 8.5 comprising at least one organic acid of formula: R—X—OH (I) wherein X represents C(O) or S(O)2, and R represents an organic chain. A composition and also to a cooling tower treated by the process are provided. |
| US12203172B2 |
Aqueous dispersion for activating a metal surface and method for the phosphating thereof
The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion as a concentrate for the activation stage of phosphating of metal surfaces, containing a dispersed particulate constituent and a thickener, the particulate constituent containing, in addition to dispersed inorganic compounds of polyvalent metal cations, polymeric organic compounds as dispersing agents which are composed at least partially of styrene and/or an α-olefin having no more than 5 carbon atoms and maleic acid, its anhydride and/or its imide, and which additionally comprise polyoxyalkylene units. The aqueous dispersion is further characterized by a D50 value above 10 μm. The present invention also relates to a method for anti-corrosion pretreatment of the surfaces of a metal material, in particular for zinc phosphating. |
| US12203171B2 |
Batch curing chamber with gas distribution and individual pumping
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a batch processing chamber that is adapted to simultaneously cure multiple substrates at one time. The batch processing chamber includes multiple processing sub-regions that are each independently temperature controlled. The batch processing chamber may include a first and a second sub-processing region that are each serviced by a substrate transport device external to the batch processing chamber. In addition, a slotted cover mounted on the loading opening of the batch curing chamber reduces the effect of ambient air entering the chamber during loading and unloading. |
| US12203168B2 |
Metal deposition
Various showerheads and methods are provided. A showerhead may include a faceplate partially defined by a front surface and a back surface, a back plate having a gas inlet, a first conical frustum surface, and a second conical frustum surface, a plenum volume fluidically connected to the gas inlet and at least partially defined by the gas inlet, the back surface of the faceplate, the first conical frustum surface, and the second conical frustum surface, and a baffle plate positioned within the plenum volume, and having a plurality of baffle plate through-holes extending through the baffle plate. The second conical frustum surface may be positioned radially outwards from the first conical frustum surface with respect to a center axis of the showerhead, and the second conical frustum surface may be positioned along the center axis farther from the gas inlet than the first conical frustum surface. |
| US12203164B2 |
Material deposition apparatus, method of depositing material on a substrate, and material deposition system
A material deposition apparatus for depositing an evaporated material onto a substrate is provided. The material deposition apparatus includes a processing drum having a cooler configured to control a substrate temperature during processing of a substrate on the processing drum; a roller guiding the substrate towards the processing drum; a first heater assembly positioned to heat the substrate in a free-span area between the roller and the processing drum; a second heater assembly positioned to heat the substrate while being supported on the processing drum; at least one deposition source provided along a substrate transport path downstream of the second heater assembly; a substrate speed sensor providing a speed signal correlating with a substrate transportation speed; and a controller having an input for the speed signal configured to control at least the first heater assembly. |
| US12203159B2 |
Method for producing aluminum-copper alloys containing scandium
A method of producing a wrought aluminum alloy product is disclosed comprising Cu, Mn, Zr, Sc and Ti. The method includes casting an unwrought billet, ingot or shape from a liquid metal bath, and homogenizing the unwrought billet, ingot or shape at an equivalent time at temperature. The homogenization process includes first stage heating within a relatively low temperature range, second stage heating within an intermediate temperature range, and third stage heating at a relatively high temperature. After homogenizing, the billet, ingot or shape is worked into an extruded product, solution heat treated, quenched, stretched to a permanent set, and artificially aged. The extruded aluminum alloy product has desirable mechanical properties and electrical conductivity. |
| US12203157B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet
This hot-rolled steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition, in which a metallographic structure contains, by area %, 3.0% or more of retained austenite, has a ratio L52/L7 of a length L52 of a grain boundary having a crystal misorientation of 52° to a length L7 of a grain boundary having a crystal misorientation of 7° about a <110> direction of more than 0.18, has a standard deviation of a Mn concentration of 0.60 mass % or less, and has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more. |
| US12203153B2 |
Sublayer for a nickel-based superalloy for enhancing the lifetime of the parts and implementation method thereof
A nickel-based superalloy part includes a nickel-based superalloy substrate, and a metal sublayer covering the substrate, wherein the metal sublayer includes a first and a second layer, the first layer being located between the substrate and the second layer, the first layer including a first γ′-Ni3Al phase and a second γ-Ni phase, the second layer including a first γ′-Ni3Al phase, a second γ-Ni phase and a third β-NiAl phase, the average atomic fraction of aluminum in the second layer being strictly greater than the average atomic fraction of aluminum in the first layer. |
| US12203152B2 |
Method of preparing biodegradable Zn—Mg—Bi zinc alloy
A method of preparing biodegradable Zn—Mg—Bi zinc alloy includes: melting magnesium under an inert atmosphere to obtain a magnesium melt; adding bismuth particles to the magnesium melt followed by reaction under stirring and heat preservation treatment to obtain a Mg—Bi alloy melt; allowing the Mg—Bi alloy melt to stand in a furnace; subjecting the Mg—Bi alloy melt to refining, slagging-off, casting and demoulding to obtain Mg-50 wt. % Bi alloy ingot; melting zinc to obtain a zinc melt; adding the Mg-50 wt. % Bi alloy ingot and pure magnesium or pure bismuth followed by heating to a preset temperature, stirring and heat preservation to obtain a Zn—Mg—Bi alloy melt; allowing the Zn—Mg—Bi alloy melt to stand in a furnace followed by refining, slagging-off, casting and demoulding to obtain the biodegradable Zn—Mg—Bi zinc alloy. |
| US12203150B2 |
Process for the production of iron ore fines agglomerate and the agglomerated product
The present invention relates to a process for the production of iron ore fines agglomerate, resistant to handling, transport, and contact with water. The process consists of mixing iron ore fines with sodium silicate, nanomaterials, catalyst, fluxes and plasticizer; adjusting the moisture of the mixture; agglomerating the mixture by pelletizing, briquetting or extrusion; performing curing at room temperature. The process does not require energy input for heat treatment and allows obtaining an agglomerated product with high physical and metallurgical performance to replace metallic load, including sinter, in reduction furnaces, without the emission of harmful gases such as CO2, dioxins, furans, and SOx. |
| US12203147B2 |
Method and system for heating a part with infrared energy
A metal casting is heated using infrared energy by introducing the metal casting into a heating system with infrared emitters directed towards the casting, and activating at least a portion of the emitters. The heating system includes a heating chamber, a plurality of directional infrared emitters in the heating chamber, an optical temperature sensor directed towards a part location in the interior of the heating chamber, and a thermal shield that is movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, the thermal shield comprising an observation duct. The observation duct provides a line-of-sight path between the optical temperature sensor and the part location when the thermal shield is in the deployed position, and the thermal shield is between the plurality of infrared emitters and the part location when the thermal shield is in the deployed position. |
| US12203145B2 |
CRISPR effector system based diagnostics for virus detection
Provided herein is a nucleic acid detection system comprising: a CRISPR system comprising an effector protein and one or more guide RNAs designed to bind to corresponding target molecules; an RNA-based masking construct; and optionally, nucleic acid amplification reagents to amplify target RNA molecules in a sample. In another aspect, the embodiments provide a polypeptide detection system comprising: a CRISPR system comprising an effector protein and one or more guide RNAs designed to bind a trigger RNA, an RNA-based masking construct; and one or more detection aptamers comprising a masked RNA polymerase promoter binding site or a masked primer binding site. In some embodiments, the system may be used to detect viruses in samples. |
| US12203144B2 |
Analytes' detection using regulated in vitro transcription
Disclosed are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for detecting an analyte or target molecule in a sample by regulated in vitro transcription. The compositions, systems, kits, and methods typically comprise and/or utilize one or more components selected from: (a) an RNA polymerase; (b) an allosteric transcription factor (ATT), wherein the ATT binds an analyte or target molecule as a ligand; (c) an engineered transcription template; and/or any combination thereof. The engineered transcription template typically comprises a promoter sequence for the RNA polymerase and an operator sequence for the ATT. The promoter sequence and operator sequence are operably linked to a sequence encoding an RNA, wherein the ATT modulates transcription of the encoded RNA when the ATT binds the analyte or target molecule as a ligand, wherein the transcribed RNA generates a detectable signal in conjunction with a reporter molecule. |
| US12203141B2 |
Methylation classifier for detection of HPV-induced invasive cancers, nonHPV-induced gynaecological and anogenital cancers and their high-grade precursor lesions
The invention relates to method for detecting HPV-induced high-grade precancerous lesions, HPV-induced invasive cancers and nonHPV-induced gynaecological and anogenital cancers, said method comprising detection of a methylation classifier consisting of the genes LHX8, ASCL1 and ST6GALNAC5 and their regulatory sequence in a cell whereby such hypermethylation indicates the presence of HPV-induced precursor lesions with invasive potential, HPV-induced invasive cancers and nonHPV-induced gynaecological and anogenital cancers. The invention further comprises the use of the methylation classifier consisting of genes LHX8, ASCL1 and ST6GALNAC5 and their regulatory sequence in such a method and a test kit for the detection of LHX8, ASCL1 and/or ST6GALNAC5 methylation. |
| US12203134B2 |
Methods of measuring mislocalization of an analyte
Provided herein are methods for determining the mislocalization of an analyte by capturing the analyte on an array and measuring the mislocalization distance. |
| US12203132B2 |
Method for determining fetal fraction in maternal sample
Provided are a method for determining a fetal fraction and a computer readable medium in which a program to be applied to performing the method is recorded. According to the method, the fetal fraction may be accurately determined even for a small sequencing coverage. Therefore, highly cost-efficient and accurate measurement of a fetal fraction may be performed. |
| US12203126B2 |
System and method for clarifying a cell culture harvest solution
A system for clarifying a cell culture harvest solution, including target molecules and dynamic filter media. A filtration vessel includes a flexible liner and at least one filter having a surface on which the dynamic filter media accumulates into a cake. The cake and filter during filtration operation permit a filtrate including target molecules to pass therethrough while preventing unwanted solid materials from passing therethrough. A backflush source includes a backflush fluid and is fluidly connected to the filtration vessel via the at least one filter. The backflush source, during backflush operation, is adapted to supply backflush fluid back through the at least one filter for removing the cake formed on the filter. Related systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US12203122B2 |
Processes and systems for catalytic manufacture of wax ester derivatives
Processes for transesterifying wax esters. Implementations may include: providing a feedstock including wax esters, contacting the feedstock with a lipase, and catalytically transesterifying the wax esters in the feedstock with the lipase to form a transesterified product. An oxidative stability index (OSI) of the transesterified product may be greater than an OSI of the feedstock. |
| US12203119B2 |
Method for producing maltodextrin with single polymerization degree by multienzyme coupling
The disclosure discloses a method for producing maltodextrin with a single polymerization degree by multienzyme coupling, and belongs to the technical field of biology. The disclosure provides a method for producing non-reducing maltodextrin with a uniform and low polymerization degree. After a reaction is preformed for 2-6 hours by using the method of the disclosure, the content of 4-O-α-maltohexaosyl α-D-glucoside in a reaction solution can be as high as 57.2% to 77.3%, accounting for 50% to 90% of the total amount of maltodextrin in the reaction solution. In maltodextrin prepared by using the method of the disclosure, non-reducing maltodextrin with low polymerization degree only includes 4-O-α-maltohexaosyl α-D-glucoside, and the content of non-reducing maltodextrin with low polymerization degree can be 50% to 90% of the total amount of maltodextrin. Therefore, only filtration is needed in preparation of non-reducing maltodextrin with low polymerization degree by using the method of the disclosure; additional separation and purification steps are not needed; high-purity non-reducing maltodextrin with low polymerization degree can be obtained; and the production cost is low. |
| US12203118B2 |
Norcoclaurine synthases with increased activity
The invention relates to norcoclaurine synthases and substrate binding sites having one or more site-specific mutation which increase the activity, when compared to the wild type synthase, of the condensation of 4-HPAA and dopamine to (S)-norcoclaurine and/or 3,4-DhPAA and dopamine to (S)-norlaudanosoline. The inventors both identified specific mutations corresponding to at position 73, 75, 77, 82, 99, 114, 141, 142, 147, 152, 174 and/or 178 in the count according to SEQ ID No: 1, and sites corresponding to the binding domains defined in SEQ ID NO: 4 and 5, where the mutated increase of the activity may be positioned within these norcoclaurine synthases. These domains are conserved regions. |
| US12203111B2 |
Materials and methods for creating strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that exhibit an increased ability to ferment oligosaccharides into ethanol
Disclosed herein is a yeast strain capable of fermenting high maltose syrups into ethanol in the presence of glucose. In commercially important fuel ethanol yeast strains, the presence of glucose prevents robust maltose fermentation. This invention causes enhanced co-fermentation of maltose and glucose in strains otherwise identical to commercial fuel ethanol yeast strains. |
| US12203110B2 |
RNA-programmable endonuclease systems and uses thereof
Aspects of this invention, inter alia, relate to novel systems for targeting, editing or manipulating DNA in a cell, using novel synthetic RNA-guided nucleases (sRGNs). The sRGNs are derived from wildtype or parental small type II CRISPR Cas9 endonucleases. |
| US12203109B2 |
Phospholipase C mutant with high enzyme activity
Provided in the present invention is a phospholipase C mutant with high enzyme activity, a polypeptide with the sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:7, or a polypeptide derived from the phospholipase C formed by performing substitution, deletion or addition of one or a plurality of amino acids on the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:7 while retaining the phospholipase C activity provided by SEQ ID NO:7. The phospholipase C mutant of the present invention can improve degumming efficiency and increase the yield of diacylglycerol (DAG) during degumming. |
| US12203104B2 |
Flavonoid and anthocyanin bioproduction using microorganism hosts
The invention is directed to methods involved in the production of flavonoids, anthocyanins and other organic compounds. The invention provides cells engineered for the production of flavonoids, anthocyanins and other organic compounds, where the engineered cells include one or more genetic modifications that increase flavonoid production by increasing metabolic flux to flavonoid precursors and/or reducing carbon losses resulting from the production of byproducts. |
| US12203102B2 |
3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase variants and methods of use
The present disclosure provides thiolases and polypeptide variants of 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, nucleic acids encoding the same, vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and cells comprising the polypeptide variants and/or thiolase, the nucleic acids, and/or the vectors. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the same, including methods for culturing cells, and for the production of various products, including 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA (3-HB-CoA), 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal), 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-HB), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), and esters and amides thereof, and products made from any of these. |
| US12203101B2 |
Thermostable glucose oxidase
Provided is a thermostable glucose oxidase obtained by introducing at least one pair of disulfide bonds into an amino acid sequence of a wild-type Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase or a mutant Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase. The glucose oxidase is suitable for application in the fields of food, chemical engineering, medicine, agriculture and feeds. |
| US12203099B2 |
Methods of expanding cholangiocytes
This invention relates to the expansion of primary cholangiocytes in the form of cholangiocyte organoids (COs) using culture conditions in which canonical Wnt signalling is inhibited and non-canonical Wnt/PCP signalling is potentiated. Methods of expanding primary cholangiocytes, expanded populations of cholangiocytes and medical applications of expanded cholangiocytes are provided. |
| US12203098B2 |
Cells having solid tumor targeting backbone and use thereof
Provided are methods and compositions for obtaining functionally enhanced derivative effector cells obtained from directed differentiation of genomically engineered iPSCs. Also provided are derivative cells having stable and functional genome editing that delivers improved or enhanced therapeutic effects. Further provided are therapeutic compositions and the use thereof comprising the functionally enhanced derivative effector cells alone, or with antibodies or checkpoint inhibitors in combination therapies. |
| US12203097B2 |
Preparation of retinal pigment epithelium cells
A method of generating retinal pigment epithelium cells is disclosed. Cell populations comprising same and uses thereof are also disclosed. |
| US12203095B2 |
Cell culture media and methods
Compositions and methods are described for preparing media, feeds, and supplements. Such methods and medias may display increased stability of labile components and may use, for example, microsuspension and/or encapsulation technologies, chelation, and optionally, coating and/or mixing the labile compounds with anti-oxidants. The compositions may withstand thermal and/or irradiation treatment and have reduced virus number. These techniques may result in product with extended shelf-life, extended release of their internal components into culture, or in product that can be added aseptically into a bioreactor using minimal volumes. The compositions and methods may optimize the bioproduction workflow and increase efficiency. |
| US12203086B2 |
Lettuce with increased shelf life
The present application is directed to lettuce plants comprising a mutation in each of at least two different PPO genes, where said mutations reduce the activity of PPO protein compared to a wild type lettuce plant. The present application is also directed to methods for making such lettuce plants. |
| US12203083B2 |
Programmable epigenetic control of gene expression in plants
Disclosed herein are artificially synthesized nucleic acid constructs to guide an epigenetic modification for at least partially silencing or activating a target gene in an organism such as a plant or seed, and formulations thereof. Also disclosed are methods of applying such nucleic acid constructs to the plant or to the seed. Also disclosed are engineered seeds and plants obtained by the epigenetic modification. |
| US12203081B2 |
Cannabis ubiquitin promoter
Provided herein is the identification and use of the Cannabis Ubiquitin promoter and its use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in a constitutive manner in Cannabis plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, plants and seeds containing the recombinant construct with the promoter, and methods for preparing and using the same. |
| US12203078B2 |
Inducible promoter for gene expression and synthetic biology
The invention is related to an inducible promoter for improved and regulated gene expression, useful in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. In particular, the present invention relates to a nucleotide sequence comprising the regulatory regions of an erythritol- and erythrulose-inducible promoter in yeast and uses thereof in an expression system thus allowing an improved and regulated gene expression and production of gene product. |
| US12203077B2 |
Fusion proteins for improved precision in base editing
Provided are base editors containing a cytidine and a catalytically inactive version of Lachnospiraceae bacterium Cpf1 (LbCpf1). The new base editors have greatly improved editing efficiency and fidelity as compared to Cas9-based base editors, and have different editing windows. |
| US12203072B2 |
Chemically modified single-stranded rna-editing oligonucleotides
The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that are capable of bringing about specific editing of a target nucleotide (adenosine) in a target RNA sequence in a eukaryotic cell, wherein said oligonucleotide does not, in itself, form an intramolecular hairpin or stem-loop structure, and wherein said oligonucleotide comprises a non-complementary nucleotide in a position opposite to the nucleotide to be edited in the target RNA sequence. |
| US12203068B2 |
Heterochiral nucleic acid strand-displacement systems and methods
In an embodiment, a strand displacement system including a DNA/PNA complex, an input DNA strand, where the DNA/PNA complex binds to the input DNA strand forming a complex and displaces a PNA intermediate and forms an activated domain on the PNA, and a Bi complex that reacts with the activated domain on the PNA to thereby release an output DNA strand. In an additional embodiment, a fluorogenic sensor including a heteroduplex between an achiral PNA strand and a fluorogenic aptamer, where the fluorogenic aptamer includes L-RNA, an input DNA strand, where the input DNA strand binds to the heteroduplex and displaces an incumbent fluorogenic aptamer strand and forms an activated domain on that strand, and a dye. |
| US12203065B2 |
Method for culturing natural killer cell, using transformed T cell
A method for culturing natural killer cells uses genetically modified T cells. The method for culturing natural killer cells, using genetically modified T cells enables the effective proliferation and production of natural killer cells from a smaller amount of source cells. In addition, the method enhances the cytolytic activity of natural killer cells. Therefore, the method for culturing natural killer cells, using genetically modified T cells may be suitable for various applications in commercializing cell therapy products. Further, the natural killer cells produced by the culturing method can be useful as a cell therapy product. |
| US12203064B2 |
Method and system for cell operations using the internet of things
A data collection hub and method wherein a controller is configured to receive data from a plurality of sensors sensing conditions related to the performance of operations on cells by at least one instrument. A database stores the data from the plurality of sensors and the controller is configured to compare data from the plurality of sensors for a past operation with the data for a more recent operation. |
| US12203063B2 |
Stirring method, cell culture method, stirring apparatus, and cell culture apparatus
A stirring apparatus including a stirring mechanism configured to execute a stirring process on cells in a culture vessel, and a control unit programmed to at least one of control the stirring mechanism, determine the stirring process of the stirring mechanism, and determine whether the stirring process is performed or not. |
| US12203060B1 |
Cell culture
Aspects of the present invention relate to apparatus for use in cell and tissue culture techniques. Particularly, although not exclusively, embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus which contribute to providing a dynamic cell culture environment. Also disclosed herein are methods for culturing cells and/or tissues, together with in vitro methods of testing drug efficacy as well as other subject matter. |
| US12203057B2 |
Method for preparing hop oil emulsions
A method for preparing hop extract emulsions is provided. One to two parts hop extract is combined with eight to nine parts diluent oil as an oil mixture. The oil mixture is heated until reaching a viscosity threshold when the heated oil mixture is combined with an emulsifying solution. The emulsifying solution includes an emulsifying agent dispersed in water. Upon combining the oil mixture and emulsifying solution, the emulsifying agent enrobes droplets of the hop extract. The combined oil mixture and emulsifying solution is mixed and homogenized. |
| US12203054B2 |
Low-foaming warewash detergent containing mixed cationic / nonionic surfactant system for enhanced oily soil removal
The invention includes ware detergent compositions which provides superior cleaning and removal of oily and fatty soils, without the production of excessive foam. According to the invention applicants have discovered that use of a quaternary cationic surfactant in combination with a nonionic low foaming surfactant can provide oily soil removal from ware that is superior to traditional warewash detergent formulations. Compositions for alkaline, preferably solid, warewash detergents are disclosed, as well as their use in dish machines and methods of manufacture. |
| US12203053B2 |
Fabric care composition
A fabric care composition is provided including water; a cleaning surfactant; a fabric softening silicone; and a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a dextran polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium moieties; wherein the deposition aid polymer enhances deposition of the fabric softening silicone from the fabric care composition onto a fabric. |
| US12203048B2 |
Vegetable oil comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid having at least 20 carbon atoms
The present invention describes a vegetable oil comprising a polyunsatured fatty acid having at least 20 carbon atoms (LC-PUFA), which oil has (a) an anisidine value (AnV) of less than 25; (b) a peroxide value (POV) of less than 10; (c) a triglyceride content of greater than 90%; and/or (d) an Oil Stability Index (OSI) of greater than 5 hours at 80° C. |
| US12203038B2 |
Systems and methods for purging an isolation valve with a liquid purge medium
A system and method for purging an isolation valve using a liquid purge medium. |
| US12203037B2 |
System for treating renewable feedstocks with integrated hydroprocessing
A system for treating non-petroleum or renewable feedstocks comprises a reactor having a heat source for heating an interior of the reactor. The reactor receives a feedstock of a non-petroleum or renewable feedstock containing oxygen or contaminants at certain conditions to form a reactor product having gums and resins of the feedstock removed and/or reduced. A first heat exchanger cools at least a portion of the reactor product to a reduced temperature to form a reduced-temperature reactor product. A hydroprocessing reactor receives at least a portion of the reduced-temperature reactor product to form a hydroprocessed product. A second heat exchanger receives the hydroprocessed product to cool the hydroprocessed product to a temperature of 250° F. or less to form a cooled hydroprocessed product. A separator is configured to separate and remove non-condensable gases, metals and water from the cooled hydroprocessed product to form liquid hydrocarbons that form a final product. |
| US12203036B2 |
Purification of waste plastic based oil via a two steps hydrotreatment
A process to produce olefins and aromatics via a purification of a hydrocarbon stream including: a) Providing a hydrocarbon stream having a starting boiling point of at least 15° C., a diene value of at least 1.0 preferably at least 1.5 g I2/100 g and a bromine number of at least 5 g Br2/100 g and containing at least 10 wt % of pyrolysis plastic oil where preferably at least 10 wt. % of said hydrocarbon stream has a boiling point of at least 150° C. based on the total weight of said hydrocarbon stream; c) Performing a first hydrotreating step; e) performing a second hydrotreating step; and f) recovering a purified hydrocarbon stream wherein at least a part of this purified hydrocarbon stream is sent to a steam cracker to produce olefins, such as ethylene and propylene, and aromatics. |
| US12203034B2 |
Selective separation of naphthenes for production of enhanced viscosity index lube base stocks
This disclosure provides methods for separating multi-ring naphthenes from a hydrocarbon feedstock. The hydrocarbon feedstock includes at least normal paraffins, isoparaffins, 1-ring naphthenes attached with a paraffinic alkyl chain, and multi-ring naphthenes. The methods comprise passing the hydrocarbon feedstock and a solvent, at a temperature and pressure through a bed of an adsorbent comprising a metal-organic framework (MOF) adsorbent, to adsorb the multi-ring naphthenes from the hydrocarbon feedstock, thereby producing a base stock product that is depleted in multi-ring naphthenes. The metal-organic framework adsorbent is a porous crystalline material comprised of metal functionalities connected by organic linkers to form a repeating 2-D or 3-D lattice. The base stock product has a viscosity index (VI) greater than the viscosity index of the hydrocarbon feedstock. The methods of this disclosure upgrade Group II base stocks (also Group II+ base stocks) to Group III or Group III+ base stocks, and also upgrade Group III base stocks to Group III+ base stocks. |
| US12203033B2 |
High efficiency process for separating fillers from catalyst and gases in a fluid bed catalytic pyrolysis process
A process that separates the fillers found in plastics from catalyst and the gases in a fluid bed catalytic pyrolysis process for the conversion of waste plastics, polymers, and other waste materials to useful chemical and fuel products such as paraffins, olefins, and aromatics such as BTX, is described. |
| US12203031B2 |
Inverse polymer emulsion with specific emulsifier package for polymer flooding
A method to manufacture stable water-in-oil polymer emulsion with low viscosity by using special stabilizing surfactant package is disclosed. |
| US12203030B2 |
Method for reducing pressure and increasing injection by continuous operation system of biological acid acidification and nano coating
Disclosed is a method for reducing pressure and increasing injection by continuous operation system of biological acid acidification and nano coating, specifically including composition and preparation method of biological acidizing agent and nano coating agent. The method for reducing pressure and increasing injection by continuous operation system of biological acid acidification and nano coating of the present disclosure is able to effectively dredge the stratum water flow channel, reduce the water flow resistance, and achieve the effect of high-efficiency pressure reduction and injection increase of the water injection well. |
| US12203010B2 |
Transparent solvent-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive agent and adhesive film
A transparent solvent-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive agent is described. Such agent contains: an adhesive (meth)acrylic polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 350000 or less; a high Tg (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature of 40° C. or higher; a covalent bonding crosslinking agent that can form a covalent bond with the adhesive (meth)acrylic polymer; and at least one type of non-covalent bonding crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of a benzotriazole compound, a piperidyl compound having at least two piperidyl groups, and an aluminum chelate compounds. Such solvent-based adhesive agent may exhibit a high constant load shear peeling force and maintain good appearance for an adhesive article to which it has been applied. |
| US12203009B2 |
Adhesive tape
The adhesive tape has excellent drop impact resistance. It can be removed more easily and more rapidly from an adherend in addition to the excellent drop impact resistance. The adhesive tape includes an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer contains particles having an average particle diameter of 4 to 40 μm and a surface of which is a silicone resin, and an adhesive resin, and the particles has a content of 3 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the adhesive resin. In addition, the adhesive tape of the present invention includes the adhesive layers on one side or both sides of a base material layer, and the base material layer has a thickness of 10 to 500 μm, a breaking strength of 10 to 90 MPa, and a breaking elongation of 400 to 1,500%. |
| US12203007B2 |
Polishing liquid
A polishing liquid for polishing a glass substrate includes cerium oxide as polishing abrasive particles, and a substance that reduces cerium oxide in response to irradiation of light. |
| US12203000B2 |
Adhesion promoters and their use
The present disclosure relates, in exemplary embodiments, to coating compositions comprising adhesion promoters and articles comprising the same. |
| US12202999B2 |
Self-releasing in-mold coating (IMC) for coating substrates
Described herein is a composition which is suitable for coating components in an in-mold coating process, a process for coating components, and a method of using the composition for improving the flow behavior of compositions used for producing components. The composition includes at least one solvent L, at least one alkoxylated fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol, and at least one alkoxylated polysiloxane. |
| US12202996B2 |
Copper oxide ink and method for producing conductive substrate using same, product containing coating film and method for producing product using same, method for producing product with conductive pattern, and product with conductive pattern
In the present invention, a conductive film having low resistance is formed on a substrate, said film having excellent storage stability and high dispersion stability as an ink. A copper oxide ink (1) contains a copper oxide (2), a dispersant (3), and a reducing agent. The content of the reducing agent is in the range of formula (1), and the content of the dispersant is in the range of formula (2). (1) 0.00010≤(reducing agent mass/copper oxide mass)≤0.10 (2) 0.0050≤(dispersant mass/copper oxide mass)≤0.30 The reducing agent content promotes the reduction of copper oxide to copper during firing, and promotes the sintering of copper. |
| US12202991B2 |
Ink and ink-jet recording method
An ink which comprises a water-insoluble colorant, a dispersant, a polymer resin, and water. The polymer resin is one of four monomers which are methacrylic acid and three monomers selected respectively from among C1- to C4-alkyl methacrylates, C6- to C10-alkyl acrylates, and unsaturated C2- to C4-alkyl methacrylates; and a reactive emulsifier having a radical-polymerizable double bond in the molecule. An ink-jet recording method in which the ink is used; a recording medium to which the ink has been adhered; and an ink-jet printer including a vessel filled with the ink. |
| US12202986B2 |
Two-dimensional insulator based printable ion-conductive and viscosity-tunable inks, fabricating methods and applications of same
The invention relates to printable ion-conductive and viscosity-tunable inks based on two-dimensional (2D) insulators, forming methods and applications of the inks. The 2D insulating material based printable ink includes at least one solvent; and an exfoliated composition dispersed in the at least one solvent. The exfoliated composition includes a 2D insulating material and a dispersant and stabilizing agent. The printed structures of the 2D insulating material based printable ink possess high ionic conductivity, chemical and thermal stability, and electrically insulating character, which are an ideal set of characteristics for printable battery components such as separators and solid electrolytes. |
| US12202984B2 |
Ambient cured coating compositions for cables and cable accessories
Compositions including a filler, an emissivity agent, a crosslinking facilitator, and a metal silicate binder are disclosed. The compositions can be curable at ambient conditions. Methods of coating overhead conductor and power transmission line accessories with such coating compositions are also disclosed. |
| US12202982B2 |
Method for manufacturing a special effect pigment using an emulsion
A method of making pigments, such as special effect pigment includes forming a first slurry including a substrate, a polymer precursor, and a radical initiator; forming a solution including an emulsifier; and combining the first slurry and the solution so that the substrate is encapsulated by a first coating. Special effect pigments formed by the method are also disclosed. |
| US12202980B2 |
Intermediate film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of enhancing the weatherability. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention contains an anthraquinone dye and a perinone dye. |
| US12202977B2 |
Rubber composition and tire
Provided is rubber composition that can improve wear resistance and cutting resistance while having good fuel efficiency when applied to a tire. The rubber composition contains a rubber component containing natural rubber and/or synthetic isoprene rubber, and syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene, where the syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene has a crystal content of 7 J/g to 40 J/g and a number-average molecular weight of 6.5×104 or more. |
| US12202976B2 |
Thermally conductive silicone gel composition, thermally conductive silicone sheet, and production method thereof
A thermally conductive silicone gel composition contains: (A) an organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms bonded directly to silicon atoms; (C) a platinum group metal-containing curing catalyst in a catalytic amount; and (D) aluminum hydroxide particles as thermally conductive particles in an amount of 200 to 600 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the components (A) to (C). The aluminum hydroxide particles contain, based on 100% by mass, aluminum hydroxide particles (D-1) having a median diameter (D50) of 30 μm or more in an amount of more than 40% by mass and less than 75% by mass; and aluminum hydroxide particles (D-2) having a median diameter (D50) of less than 30 μm in an amount of 25% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less. The thermally conductive silicone gel composition has a relative dielectric constant of 5.0 or less at a frequency of 1 MHz according to a mutual induction bridge method and has a Shore OO hardness of 5 to 60. The silicone gel composition of the present invention, which is composed of substances not classified as hazardous under GHS criteria, has high safety, flexibility, a low dielectric constant, and thermal conductivity. |
| US12202973B1 |
Class a fire-retardant polyisocyanurate foam boards and process for making
A faced polyisocyanurate foam board comprising a halogen-free foam made from a halogen-free foam formulation comprising isocyanate, polyol, and phosphorus-containing flame retardant, and 1.06 to 1.66 kg/m3 (30 to 47 g/ft3) of glass fiber distributed in the foam throughout the thickness of the board; wherein the polyisocyanurate foam board has a trimer content of 11 to 19.5 weight percent, at least 0.1 weight percent phosphorous, and as measured by ASTM E84, a Flame Spread Index of 0 to 25 and a maximum Smoke Development Index of 450 or less. |
| US12202970B2 |
Thermoplastic composition, electrical wire and article comprising the electrical wire
A thermoplastic composition includes an aromatic poly(ketone), a poly(etherimide), and a reactive additive, wherein each component is present in a particular amount as defined herein. The thermoplastic composition can be useful in an insulating layer disposed over a conductor wire to form an electrical wire. Articles including the thermoplastic composition can be particularly useful in applications including an electrical device component, a railway vehicle component, an auto-mobile component, a marine vehicle component, a construction component, construction component, a building component, or an aircraft component. |
| US12202961B2 |
Resin composition and display device including the same
A resin composition includes a polyimide, an ultraviolet (UV) absorber represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a remaining N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each selected from a hydrogen group, a halogen group, an aliphatic substituent, and an aromatic group. |
| US12202959B2 |
Composition comprising heterophasic propylene copolymer
The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) an ethylene copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene monomer units and at most 30 wt % of ethylene and/or α-olefin monomer units, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 80 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed O ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 8 to 15 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer of the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 10 to 45 wt %, preferably 30 to 38 wt %, and wherein (B) the ethylene copolymer has a density of to 0.850 to 0.910 g/cm3 and a melt flow index of 10.0 to 50.0 dg/min, preferably 30.0 dg/min, measured in accordance with ASTM D1238 (2.16 kg/190° C.), wherein the composition comprises less than 5 wt % of talc with respect to the total composition. |
| US12202957B2 |
Ethylene-based modifier, ethylene-based resin composition, film, method for producing ethylene-based resin composition, and method for producing film
Provided is an ethylene-based modifier with which a film having good slipperiness and relatively less fish eyes can be formed. The ethylene-based modifier has a strain-hardening exponent of 0.27 or more and 0.53 or less as determined by the LAOS method. |
| US12202956B2 |
Bimodal polyethylene-based composition
A bimodal polyethylene-based composition that is useful for making under film extrusion conditions a film that beneficially has both decreased water vapor transmission rate and decreased haze. The composition comprises an improved design of the composition of the polyethylene blend of a higher molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and a lower molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and an effective amount of a nucleating agent. Additional embodiments include a method of making the bimodal polyethylene-based composition, a formulation comprising the bimodal polyethylene-based composition and at least one additive, a method of making a manufactured article from the bimodal polyethylene-based composition or formulation; the manufactured article made thereby, use of the bimodal polyethylene-based composition for protecting a moisture-sensitive material, and a sealed package made therefrom. A bimodal polyethylene-based composition that is useful for making under film extrusion conditions a film that beneficially has both decreased water vapor transmission rate and decreased haze. The composition comprises an improved design of the composition of the polyethylene blend of a higher molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and a lower molecular weight polyethylene polymer constituent and an effective amount of a nucleating agent. Additional embodiments include a method of making the bimodal polyethylene-based composition, a formulation comprising the bimodal polyethylene-based composition and at least one additive, a method of making a manufactured article from the bimodal polyethylene-based composition or formulation; the manufactured article made thereby, use of the bimodal polyethylene-based composition for protecting a moisture-sensitive material, and a sealed package made therefrom. |
| US12202953B2 |
Fluorescent magenta latex with enhanced brightness and toners made therefrom
Fluorescent magenta latexes are provided which may comprise water and fluorescent agent-incorporated resin particles, the particles comprising a resin, Solvent Red 49 as a red fluorescent agent, and Solvent Yellow 98 as a yellow fluorescent agent, wherein the fluorescent magenta latex has a weight ratio of the Solvent Red 49 to the Solvent Yellow 98 in a range of from 3:1 to 10:1. Fluorescent magenta toners and methods of making and using the fluorescent magenta toners are also provided. |
| US12202952B1 |
Additive-polymer composite materials and methods of fabricating the same
Additive-polymer precursor materials for filaments (e.g., for three-dimensional (3D) printing) are provided, as well as methods of fabricating and using the same. One or more two-dimensional (2D) additive materials (e.g., nano materials, such as nanosheets) can be mixed with a polymer base to give an additive-polymer precursor composite material. The additive material can be dissolved in a first solvent to give an additive solution, and the polymer can be dissolved in a second solvent to give a polymer base. The additive solution can be mixed with the polymer base to give a mixed solution. Solvent casting can then be performed on the mixed solution to evaporate the solvent(s) and give the additive-polymer precursor composite material, which can have a layered structure. |
| US12202948B2 |
Fiber-reinforced resin material, wound body, molded article, and production method for fiber-reinforced resin material
Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin material in which is used a polyamide resin such as MXD6 that is appropriately impregnated into continuous reinforcing fibers and has suppressed perforations and deficits when formed into a film in a molten state. Also provided are a wound body, a molded article, and a method for producing the fiber-reinforced resin material. The film-shaped fiber-reinforced resin material has a polyamide resin composition that is impregnated into continuous reinforcing fibers arranged in parallel in at least one direction. The polyamide resin composition contains a polyamide resin (A) and a polyamide resin (B) other than the polyamide resin (A), and the polyamide resin (A) is constituted from a constituent unit derived from a diamine and a constituent unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid, 70 mol % or greater of the constituent units derived from a diamine are derived from meta-xylylenediamine, and 70 mol % or greater of the constituent units derived from a dicarboxylic acid are derived from adipic acid. A melt tension of the polyamide resin composition is 1 mN or greater, and a melt viscosity is 250 Pa·s or greater. |
| US12202946B2 |
Method for the recovery of starting materials from blended textile wastes
What is shown is a method for the recovery of raw materials from blended textile wastes, which includes the following steps in the given order: a) providing blended textile waste that includes at least a cellulose component and at least a polyester component, b) treating the blended textile waste in an aqueous treatment solution in order to depolymerize the polyester component and dissolve it in the treatment solution, c) separating the cellulose component from the treatment solution and recovering a cellulose raw material, d) filtering the treatment solution in order to remove foreign substances, particularly dyes and metal ions, from the treatment solution, and e) precipitating terephthalic acid from the treatment solution, separating the precipitated terephthalic acid, and recovering a terephthalic-acid-including polyester raw material. In order to, within the scope of the mentioned method, enable the recovery of raw materials with an increased level of purity, it is proposed that filtering the treatment solution in step d) should at least comprise a filtration by an adsorbent filter medium. |
| US12202940B2 |
Poly (ether ketone ketone) polymers, corresponding synthesis methods and polymer compositions and articles made therefrom
Described herein are poly(ether ketone ketone) (“PEKK”) polymers having improved processability. It was surprisingly discovered that by selectively controlling the relative amounts of reactants during the synthesis, PEKK polymers having unexpectedly lower melt viscosities can be obtained. More particularly, by selectively controlling the relative amounts of monomers used to form recurring units of the PEKK polymer, in conjunction with selective control of other reaction components, the resulting PEKK polymers had reduced viscosities, relative to PEKK polymers synthesized by using tradition reaction schemes (“traditional PEKK polymers”). By providing PEKK polymers with lower melt viscosities, the PEKK polymers described herein have improved processability. |
| US12202933B2 |
High elastic modulus structural foam materials with improved strain to failure
A material comprising at least about 10% by weight polyvinyl butyral, a thermoplastic epoxy, wherein the ratio of polyvinyl butyral to thermoplastic epoxy is about 1 to 10 to about 1 to 4, and at least 2% but less than 15% by weight adducted carboxyl-terminated polymer, wherein the material has a strain to failure of greater than 2% and a modulus of at least 700 MPa. |
| US12202932B2 |
Formulation and processing of degradable high Tg epoxy composite that can be degradable at extremely low temperature
The patent application discloses a degradable thermoset composite. The composite comprises a reaction product of an epoxy resin, a cross-linker, a catalyst. The epoxy resin mixture may comprise at least one cycloaliphatic epoxide. The reaction product may have a glass transition temperature greater than or equal to 140° C. as measured by DMA. |
| US12202931B2 |
Polyurethane cast elastomers based on poly(butylene oxide) polyols and method for making polyurethane cast elastomers
Hydroxyl-containing copolymers of butylene oxide and ethylene oxide having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 150, an average of 1.8 to 6 hydroxyl groups per molecule of which hydroxyl groups at least 70% are primary hydroxyl groups and an oxyethylene content of no greater than 10% by weight based on the weight of the copolymer, are useful for making polyurethanes. These polyols are characterized by high reactivity and fast curing times. Polyurethanes made using these polyols have excellent mechanical properties and are highly hydrophobic. |
| US12202930B2 |
Room-temperature-curable polybutadiene resin composition, method for producing same, and packaged circuit board
This room-temperature-curable polybutadiene resin composition contains: (A) a urethane oligomer comprising a condensation polymer of (A1) a polybutadiene having an OH group at both ends of the molecular chain and (A2) a diisocyanate compound; (B) a hydrolysable organosilane compound which, in one molecule, has on average two or more hydrolysable groups bonded to a silicon atom and does not have three or more nitrogen atoms, and/or a partially hydrolysed condensate of said compound; (C) a condensation reaction catalyst; and (D) a hydrolysable organosilane compound which, in one molecule, has three or more nitrogen atoms, and/or a partially hydrolysed condensate of said compound. Said room-temperature-curable polybutadiene resin composition allows a coating film to be obtained, in particular a coating film that is resistant to gas permeation, said coating film therefore being useful as a coating material having properties preventing corrosion by a corrosive gas. |
| US12202923B2 |
Nitrile-group-containing copolymer rubber
A nitrile-group-containing copolymer rubber, including 15% by weight or more and less than 28% by weight of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units (a), 10 to 50% by weight of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid ester monomer units (b), 22 to 74% by weight of conjugated diene monomer units (c), and 1 to 10% by weight of carboxyl group-containing monomer units (d) and having an iodine value of 120 or less, wherein the conjugated diene monomer units (c) are at least partially hydrogenated, and the proportion of isoprene units in the conjugated diene monomer units (c) is 5% by weight or more and less than 33% by weight. |
| US12202915B2 |
Polyethylene powder
The polyethylene powder has an average particle diameter (D50) of 30 μm or more and 150 μm or less and a powder spreading parameter of 1.5 or more and 2.1 or less. |
| US12202907B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding and methods of producing proteins comprising antibody chains
The present invention relates to antigen-binding compounds that inhibit the enzymatic activity of soluble human CD39. The invention also relates to cells producing such compounds; methods of making such compounds, and antibodies, fragments, variants, and derivatives thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same; methods of using the compounds to diagnose, treat or prevent diseases, e.g., cancer. |
| US12202905B2 |
Methods and compositions relating to adenosine receptors
Provided herein are methods and compositions relating to adenosine A2A receptor libraries having nucleic acids encoding for a scaffold comprising an adenosine A2A binding domain. adenosine A2A receptor libraries described herein encode for immunoglobulins such as antibodies. |
| US12202893B2 |
Antibody compositions comprising Fc mutations and site-specific conjugation properties for use in treating cancer, immunological disorders, and methods thereof
Antibodies that bind Her2, EGFR, Trop2, CDH3 or other TAAs containing a triple mutation at L234A, L235A, and L328C and methods of making such triple mutated antibodies are disclosed herein. Consequently, the triple mutated antibodies contain a modified effector function through Fc silencing and are capable of site-specific conjugation at L328C to form an antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) which can be administered to patients and provide a method of treating cancer, immunological and neurological disorders. |
| US12202889B2 |
Anti-family with sequence similarity 19, member A5 antibodies and method of use thereof
The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. In a specific aspect, the antibodies specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and modulate FAM19A5 activity, e.g., inhibit, suppress, reduce, or reverse the onset of reactive gliosis and/or excessive proliferation of reactive astrocytes, utilizing such antibodies. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as central nervous system damage, a degenerative brain disorder, or a neuropathic pain, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human FAM19A5. |
| US12202888B2 |
High-affinity Mycobacterium tuberculosis capsule-specific human monoclonal antibody
Provided are high affinity Mycobacterium tuberculosis capsule-specific antibodies and fragments thereof, as well as methods of use and devices employing such antibodies and/or fragments. |
| US12202881B2 |
Integrin binding peptides and uses thereof
The disclosure relates to integrin binding peptides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides and to uses thereof as therapeutic, diagnostic, imaging and targeting agents. |
| US12202879B2 |
PD-L1 variants with enhanced binding affinity to PD-1
A PD-L1 mutant having improved binding affinity for PD-1 is disclosed. A method for preparing the PD-L1 variant and a method for screening the PD-L1 variant are also disclosed. The PD-L1 variant produced by substituting some amino acids in the sequence of wild-type PD-L1 with other optimal amino acids, achieving greatly improved affinity for PD-1. In addition, the possibility of immunogenicity can be reduced by the smallest possible number of the mutation sites. |
| US12202878B2 |
Immunotherapy with B*07 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. |
| US12202874B2 |
Fusion protein and its preparation method for intermediate polypeptide of Semaglutide
The invention discloses a fusion protein and its preparation method for intermediate polypeptide of Semaglutide. The invention belongs to the technical field of genetic engineering and polypeptide preparation. The fusion protein comprises a fusion peptide, a protease cleavage site and a target main molecular sequence. By optimizing the fusion peptide sequence, changing the isoelectric point and hydrophilicity of the protein, the highest expression of the fusion protein is effectively increased to 13.1 g/L. Meanwhile, the properties of fusion protein are also improved, which is conducive to the development of subsequent extraction, enzyme digestion and purification processes. The yield of intermediate polypeptide after enzyme digestion is 3.62 g/L. The production cost of Semaglutide intermediate polypeptide Arg34GLP-1(9-37) is reduced from the source, which is conducive to industrial scale-up and suitable for industrial production. |
| US12202869B2 |
Inhibition of myostatin signal by myostatin splice variant-derived protein and utilization thereof
A method of inhibiting myostatin signaling via a myostatin splice variant-derived protein is provided. The protein and an expression system thereof are applicable to therapy for diseases in which myostatin is involved. |
| US12202868B1 |
Stapled and specifically targeted antimicrobial peptide
A stapled and specifically targeted antimicrobial peptide having the amino acid sequence LPSTGEKDTAVERNGGFFRKSKEK-S5-GKE-S5-KRIV (SEQ ID NO: 1) and its use as an antimicrobial and anticancer agent are provided. |
| US12202866B2 |
Therapeutic nanoconjugates and uses thereof
The present invention relates to nanostructured conjugates, more specifically to nanostructured fusion proteins suitable for the selective delivery of their conjugated therapeutic agents to specific cell and tissue types. It also relates to nanoparticles comprising such nanostructured proteins and the therapeutic uses thereof. |
| US12202864B2 |
Silk nucleotides and proteins and methods of use
An engineered polypeptide includes at least two units, wherein each unit includes a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 4, a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 5, a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology to SEQ ID NO: 4, or a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology to SEQ ID NO: 5, wherein the engineered polypeptide does not comprise SEQ ID NO: 12 or SEQ ID NO: 13. Further described is a synthetic materials including the peptides. Also included are synthetic materials including polypeptide of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 9-32, a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology any one of SEQ ID NOs: 9-32, a polypeptide encoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs. 57-79, or a polypeptide with 90% or greater homology to a polypeptide encoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs. 57-79. |
| US12202860B2 |
Methods and products for genetic engineering
The present invention relates to a virus-derived particle comprising one or more Cas protein(s), as well as to kits and methods using the same for altering a target nucleic acid. |
| US12202859B2 |
Hepatitis c virus E1/E2 heterodimers and methods of producing same
The present disclosure provides affinity tagged heterodimeric polypeptides comprising a hepatitis C virus (HCV) E1 polypeptide and an HCV E2 polypeptide, where one or both of the E1 and E2 polypeptides comprises an affinity tag. The present disclosure provides a method of producing an affinity tagged E1/E2 heterodimer of the present disclosure. The present disclosure provides methods of producing untagged HCV E1/E2 heterodimers. The present disclosure provides HCV E1/E2 heterodimers, compositions comprising same, and methods of inducing an immune response to HCV. |
| US12202858B2 |
Solid-phase carrier including IgG-binding peptide, and IgG separation method
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a solid-phase carrier on which an IgG-binding peptide is immobilized, the peptide being usable for IgG purification, having resistance to repeated washing with an alkaline solution after IgG purification, and having a high binding affinity for IgG. Specifically, the present invention relates to a solid-phase carrier on which an IgG-binding peptide is immobilized, wherein the two cysteine residues on the outside of the peptide are linked as shown in the following formula: (in the formula, the upper cysteine residue is on the N-terminal side of the peptide, and the lower cysteine residue is on the C-terminal side of the peptide). |
| US12202857B2 |
Methods for heat-assisted enzyme digestion
The present disclosure relates to a method of digesting a sample comprising protein, the method comprising: adding the sample to an apparatus containing a buffer and a solid support surface comprising a surface coating, wherein the surface coating immobilizes enzyme while reducing undesired interactions between the sample and the solid support surface; immobilizing enzymes on the surface coating for digestion of the protein of the sample; and heating the sample to complete a heat-assisted digestion of the protein. |
| US12202856B2 |
Tethered interleukin-2 to its receptor IL-2RBETA, a platform to enhance natural killer and regulatory T cell activity
Fusion proteins comprising IL2 and IL2Rβ (e.g., CIRB), IL2, IL2Rβ and IL21R (e.g., CIRB21), and/or comprising IL2, IL2Rβ, and CD28 (e.g., CIRB28); natural killer (NK) cells that express the fusion proteins and methods of use thereof, e.g., to treat subjects with cancer; and regulatory T cells (T-regs) that express a fusion protein comprising IL2, IL2Rβ, and CD28 and methods of use thereof, e.g., to treat subjects with autoimmune disease or GVHD. |
| US12202854B2 |
Process for the production of DATH and intermediates thereof
The present technology is directed to methods of producing 6,6′-diamino-6,6′-dideoxy-trehalose (“DATH”) or a salt thereof. The methods include optionally protecting one or more hydroxyl groups of D-trehalose and converting the primary hydroxyl groups of D-trehalose to produce DATH or a salt thereof through use of a halogen, azide, and/or protected amine. The present technology is also directed to intermediate products of the methods. |
| US12202845B2 |
Ras inhibitors
The invention features macrocyclic compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions and protein complexes thereof, capable of inhibiting Ras proteins, and their uses in the treatment of cancers. |
| US12202843B2 |
Muscarinic receptor agonists
This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula where m, p, q, W, Z, Y, X1, X2, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. |
| US12202842B2 |
MCL1 inhibitors
The present disclosure generally relates to compounds of Formula (1) and pharmaceutical compositions that may be used in methods of treating cancer. |
| US12202841B2 |
Therapeutic agents for enhancing epithelial and/or endothelial barrier function
The present invention relates to novel compounds and compositions thereof. The compositions are useful in the treatment of an epithelial or endothelial barrier dysfunction disorder in a subject. |
| US12202840B2 |
Compounds for the treatment or alleviation of disorders associated with Tau aggregates
The present invention relates to novel compounds that can be employed in the treatment, alleviation or prevention of a group of disorders and abnormalities associated with Tau (Tubulin associated unit) protein aggregates including, but not limited to, Neurofibrillary Tangles (NFTs), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). |
| US12202836B2 |
Bicyclic-fused heteroaryl or aryl compounds
Compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula Ia, as defined in the specification. In an embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition can be in a liquid dosage form and can comprise a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an adjuvant and a therapeutic agent. In another embodiment, a method of adjuvant treating a disorder or condition can comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient. |
| US12202834B2 |
Solid state forms of oclacitinib maleate
The present invention relates to solid state forms of oclacitinib maleate and methods for the preparation of the solid state forms of oclacitinib maleate. The solid state forms of oclacitinib maleate of the present invention include amorphous oclacitinib maleate, crystalline tetramethyl urea solvate form of oclacitinib maleate, crystalline monohydrate form of oclacitinib maleate and crystalline form of oclacitinib maleate (form B). |
| US12202833B2 |
Highly efficient process for the preparation of sitagliptin via rhodium catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation
The present invention provides highly efficient process for the preparation of enantiomerically enriched Sitagliptin of Formula (Ia). More particularly, a direct rhodium catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation in the presence of bis-phosphine chiral ligand has been developed to yield enantiopure Sitagliptin product with the highest enantiomeric excess of 85-99.9%. |
| US12202829B2 |
Heterocyclic compound
One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a heterocyclic derivative that has an IAP (particularly XIAP) binding (inhibiting) activity. Another of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a heterocyclic derivative that has an IAP (particularly XIAP) binding (inhibiting) activity and exhibits a protein degradation induction activity. The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I) (the symbols in the formula are as defined in the present Description) and salts thereof. |
| US12202827B2 |
Aldosterone synthase inhibitor
The present invention relates to a compound selected from (R)-(+)-5-(p-cyanophenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and in particular to the phosphate salt of (R)-(+)-5-(p-cyanophenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine, both having preferably an enantiomeric excess of the (R) form higher than or equal to 97%. Furthermore, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, their use as a medicament and in methods of treatment of diseases and disorders in humans including women of child bearing potential and pediatric patients in which aldosterone over-exposure contributes to the deleterious effects of said diseases or disorders, as well as processes for preparing said inventive compounds. |
| US12202825B2 |
Pyrimidine compounds and use thereof
Pyrimidine compounds of formula (I) shown herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing one of the pyrimidine compounds and methods of using the pyrimidine compounds to treat or prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. |
| US12202824B2 |
Oxadiazole transient receptor potential channel inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein A, X, R1, R4 and n are as defined herein. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and methods of using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds may be useful in treating diseases and conditions mediated by TRPA1, such as pain. |
| US12202822B2 |
Addition salt of S1P1 receptor agonist and crystal form thereof, and pharmaceutical composition
Disclosed in the present application are a salt form and a crystal form of an S1P1 receptor mediated disease or symptom drug 1-{2-fluoro-4-[5-(4-isobutylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-3-yl]benzyl}-3-azetidinecarboxylic acid (formula A). Also disclosed in the present invention are a preparation method for the salt form or the crystal form, a pharmaceutical composition of the salt form or the crystal form, and use of the salt form or the crystal form in the preparation of a drug for treating and/or preventing an S1P1 receptor mediated disease or symptom. |
| US12202821B2 |
Herbicidal compounds
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially as herbicides. |
| US12202820B2 |
Pyrimidine derivative and preparation process and use thereof
The present invention discloses a novel pyrimidine derivative and a preparation process thereof and a use thereof in anti-tumor drugs. It is demonstrated through the tests on anti-tumor activity at the cellular level (tumor cells expressed with c-Met) that, through the introduction of a chiral structure in the molecule, the introduction of an isotope of hydrogen (deuterium) at the sites that are prone to metabolism in the molecule, and the introduction of atoms or groups such as sulfur, selenium and sulfoxide in the molecule, the compounds of the invention have excellent anti-tumor activities, and the stabilities of the anti-tumor compounds are significantly improved. |
| US12202818B2 |
Compounds and methods for CD73 modulation and indications therefor
Disclosed are compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a solvate, a tautomer, a stereoisomer or a deuterated analog thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, A, E, L, and G are as described in any of the embodiments described in this disclosure; compositions thereof; and uses thereof. |
| US12202814B1 |
9-(6-flouro-2-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)-10-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,6-diphenyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydroacridine1,8(2H,5H)-dione as an antimicrobial compound
An 9-(6-fluoro-2-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)-10-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3.6-diphenyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydroacridine 1,8 (2H,5H)-dione compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent. |
| US12202807B2 |
Methods for the synthesis of activated ethylfumarates and their use as intermediates
Disclosed embodiments relate to improved methods for the synthesis of activated fumarate intermediates and their use in chemical synthesis. Disclosed embodiments describe the synthesis of activated fumarate esters including those derived from activating groups including: 4-nitrophenyl, diphenylphophoryl azide, pivaloyl chloride, chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, p-nitrophenol, MEF, trifluoroacetyl and chlorine, for example, ethyl fumaroyl chloride and the subsequent use of the activated ester in situ. Further embodiments describe the improved synthesis of substituted aminoalkyl-diketopiperazines from unisolated and unpurified intermediates allowing for improved yields and reactor throughput. |
| US12202804B2 |
In vitro or ex vivo methods for screening a quinoline derivative
In vitro or ex vivo methods for screening a quinoline derivative, or anyone of its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, presumed effective in treating and/or preventing an inflammatory disease, the method including: providing an eukaryotic cell, bringing into contact said cell with a quinoline derivative, measuring an expression of miR-124 in the cell, and selecting the candidate presumed effective in treating and/or preventing an inflammatory disease when the level of expression of miR-124 measured is increased relatively to a reference value. |
| US12202791B2 |
Method for producing 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol from bivalve
The purpose of the present invention is to enable the production of 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol (DHMBA), which is a novel antioxidant, from the shellfish meat of a filter-feeding bivalve other than oyster by extracting the shellfish meat of the filter-feeding bivalve under heating or pressurizing. The method according to the present invention is characterized by comprising adding the shellfish meat of a filter-feeding bivalve other than oyster to an extraction liquid and heating the extraction liquid to thereby produce 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol from the thus heated shellfish meat liquid of the bivalve. |
| US12202789B2 |
Process for the continuous production of methanol
A process for the production of methanol from hydrogen and carbon monoxide includes contacting the hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a liquid in at least one bubble or loop or jet loop reactor. The liquid comprises at least one solvent, an alcohol and/or an amine as a nucleophilic promoter, optionally an additional base and a catalyst, the catalyst comprising a transition metal and at least one Lewis base ligand. At least one device is provided for heat removal from the reactor. Methanol is formed as a product. |
| US12202787B2 |
Method and system for the synthesis of methanol
A method for synthesizing methanol, wherein a fuel stream containing carbon is supplied to a synthesis gas reactor arrangement to obtain a synthesis gas stream including hydrogen and carbon oxides that is supplied to a first reactor stage of a methanol reactor arrangement for partial conversion into methanol, and is obtained with a generation pressure higher than the synthesis pressure with which the synthesis gas stream is partially converted into methanol. A residue gas stream is obtained from the methanol reactor arrangement, supplied to a recycle compressor and to the methanol reactor arrangement. Before being supplied to the first reactor stage, the synthesis gas stream is supplied to a heat recovery device to recover heat. A recovery stream is supplied to a hydrogen recovery arrangement to obtain an H-recycle stream. The pressure of the unreacted hydrogen is increased before it is supplied again to the first reactor stage. |
| US12202786B2 |
Method for producing aromatic nitrile compound and method for producing carbonate ester
The present invention provides a method for producing an aromatic nitrile compound, the method comprising a dehydration reaction wherein a desired compound can be selectively obtained with high yield while suppressing the generation of by-products during the regeneration of an aromatic amide compound into the corresponding aromatic nitrile compound. In addition, the present invention realizes a method for efficiently producing a carbonate ester by applying the abovementioned production method to a method for producing a carbonate ester. The above are achieved by means of a method for producing an aromatic nitrile compound involving a dehydration reaction wherein an aromatic amide compound is dehydrated, the method having a contact step for bringing the aromatic amide compound into contact with a catalyst in a gas phase during the dehydration reaction. |
| US12202784B2 |
Multiple charged ionic compounds derived from polyamines and compositions thereof and methods of preparation thereof
Disclosed herein are the multiple charged cationic or anionic compounds, methods of making thereof, and articles or compositions comprising thereof. The disclosed multiple charged cationic or anionic compounds are derived from polyamines through two reactions: an aza-Michael addition with an activated olefin having an ionic group and a ring-opening reaction with an epoxide. |
| US12202778B2 |
Hot-gas-generating apparatus with ionic monopropellant and low voltage ignition
A hot-gas-generating apparatus for reacting a propellant comprises a combustion chamber, at least one injector that is arranged upstream of the combustion chamber and can be closed, on the combustion chamber side, to the propellant, electrodes being integrated in said injector, and at least one supply line for the propellant. In this context, the propellant is a monopropellant and a substantially water-free ionic solution having low vapor pressure, preferably with a residual water content of less than five percent by mass, which is capable of self-sustaining combustion at a given combustion chamber pressure, and the electrodes have at least two electrodes of opposite polarity which are suitable for electrically igniting the propellant by means of a flow of current through the propellant when this propellant flows between the opposite-polarity electrodes. |
| US12202775B2 |
Packaging for solid hydrogen sulfide scavengers
A method of reducing hydrogen sulfide emissions from an asphalt or bitumen composition comprises releasing a solid hydrogen sulfide scavenger from an additive package, which comprises the solid hydrogen sulfide scavenger disposed in a sealed pouch; and contacting the asphalt or bitumen composition with the released solid hydrogen sulfide scavenger. The sealed pouch is formed from a pouch material, which includes an polyethylene, a polypropylene, an ethylene propylene copolymer, a polystyrene, a polylactic acid, a polyamide, a polyester, a polystyrene, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, a polyvinylpyrrolidone, an ethylene vinylpyrrolidone copolymer, a vinylpyrrolidone vinyl acetate copolymer, a polyvinyl acetate, a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyethylene oxide, a polyethylene glycol, polyvinylidene chloride, a polysaccharide or its derivative, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. |
| US12202773B2 |
Colored composite material
A solid composite material combining: an inorganic pigment in the form of discrete particles each comprising a colored core and a coating adapted to allow light to pass through and a matrix based on metalloid or metal oxide, said matrix being adapted to allow light to pass through. |
| US12202772B2 |
Chemical fastening method with an inorganic mortar system having aluminous cement and hard aggregate with mohs-hardness greater than or equal to 8
An inorganic mortar system for chemical fastening of an anchor in mineral substrates can contain at least one hard aggregate having a Mohs-hardness of greater than or equal to 8. The inorganic mortar system contains a curable aluminous cement component A and an initiator component B for initiating the curing process. Component A contains at least one blocking agent selected from boric acid, phosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, and salts and mixtures thereof. Component B contains an initiator, at least one retarder, at least one mineral filler, and water. The use of at least one hard aggregate having a Mohs-hardness of greater than or equal to 8 in an inorganic mortar increases load values and reduces shrinkage. A method can be used for chemical fastening of an anchor, preferably of metal elements, in mineral substrates, such as structures made of brickwork, concrete, pervious concrete, or natural stone. |
| US12202770B2 |
Construction materials, compositions and methods of making same
A composition comprising at least one binder coated with at least one metallate additive according to formula 1: (RO)m-M-(Oa—XbR′c—Yd)n (formula 1), wherein M is one of titanium and zirconium. The composition is particularly useful in producing treated binders and construction materials, wherein the resulting treated binders and construction materials have advantageous properties, such as increased strength. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the inventive composition, treated binders and construction materials. |
| US12202766B2 |
Glass fiber and composition for glass fibers
The present disclosure provides a glass composition for glass fibers, the glass composition including, in mass %: SiO2: 59.5 to 62.5%; Al2O3: 19 to 21.2%; B2O3: 0 to 0.5%; MgO: 16 to 18%; CaO: 0 to 1.5%; Li2O: 0 to 1.0%; Na2O: 0 to 0.2%; K2O: 0 to 0.1%; TiO2: 0 to 5%; ZrO2: 0 to 5%; ZnO: 0 to 1.5%; and F2: 0 to 0.1%. |
| US12202764B2 |
Coating of glass-based assembly
A glass-based assembly includes a glass substrate and a coating layer coupled to the glass substrate. Ultimate strength of the glass substrate with the coating layer overlaying and coupled thereto is greater than that of the glass substrate alone, without the coating layer. |
| US12202761B2 |
Trough to thermally balance loaded gob temp
A gob trough for guiding a gob of molten glass is provided. The trough may be formed from trough segments that have a stepped configuration that reduces the amount of contact time between the gob and the trough. The trough may include surface formations that additionally reduce the contact time between the gob and the trough. |
| US12202758B2 |
Method for evaluating the sensitivity of a glazing to forming quench marks
A method for evaluating the sensitivity of a glazing to forming quench marks depending on its anisotropy, the sensitivity being evaluated by computing parameter σv, the quench marks resulting from different optical phase shifts in different regions of the glazing for a vision in transmission or reflection and from either side of the glazing, the method including computing a transmission parameter T1, T2 through face 1 or 2 or a reflection parameter R1, R2 from face 1 or 2, this computation being done for a region of the glazing without optical phase shift and for a region of the glazing inducing an optical phase shift δ; computing a parameter ΔE(δ) corresponding to the color difference between said regions, based on at least one of T1, T2, R1, R2, and computing σv by applying a function G dependent on computed ΔE(δ) and where appropriate on the one or more corresponding δ. |
| US12202756B2 |
Method and system for controlling hydrophobic conditions and fouling in water intensive processes
In a water treatment system, a pretreatment chemical is added to water stream in a pretreatment process including a coagulation, flocculation and separation to reduce amount of dissolved and/or particulate matter in the water stream. Hydrophobic conditions in the water stream are monitored upstream or downstream from adding the pretreatment chemicals. Dosing of the pretreatment chemical to the water stream is controlled based on the monitored hydrophobic conditions. Thereby a membrane fouling in subsequent membrane filtration stage can be minimized. |
| US12202754B2 |
Porous biological polymerizing agent for sediment dewatering in the environmental dredging of rivers and lakes, and method of its preparation and use
A porous biological polymerizing agent for sediment dewatering in environmental dredging of rivers and lakes is disclosed, which is obtained by thoroughly mixing 50 wt % to 70 wt % of an agent A and 30 wt % to 50 wt % of an agent B into irregular spheres of 1 mm to 3 mm, and crushing the irregular spheres into solid particles with a particle size of ≤20 mesh, and the solid particles have a pH of 5.0 to 6.0. The agent A is obtained by thoroughly mixing 10 wt % to 30 wt % of cellulose, 20 wt % to 50 wt % of starch, and 20 wt % to 40 wt % of amino acid; and the agent B is obtained by thoroughly mixing 40 wt % to 70 wt % of saccharifying enzyme (SE) and 30 wt % to 60 wt % of citric acid. |
| US12202747B2 |
Water purifier and water purification system
A water purifier for home use, irrigation systems used for crop cultivation or the pharmaceutical industry includes a water inlet for a water to be purified and a water outlet for a purified water. A water treatment chamber is fluidly connected to the water inlet and the water outlet. The water treatment chamber is confined by a chamber wall. The water purifier includes a high-voltage plasma unit for generating a cold plasma within the water treatment chamber. The plasma unit has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode is arranged inside the water treatment chamber such that, during use of the water purifier, it is contacted by the water. The second electrode is disposed spaced apart from the first electrode and electrically insulated therefrom by a dielectric. The water purifier further relates to a water purification system. |
| US12202745B2 |
UV LED sterilizing tank
A water tank configured to store water from a water supply includes an inlet configured to receive water from the water supply, and an outlet configured to dispense water. The water tank includes a reflective coating positioned on an inner surface of the tank, and an end wall including a light emitting diode oriented toward the outlet. The light emitting diode and the reflective coating are operable to disinfect water from the water supply. |
| US12202744B2 |
Fluoride removal process
The present invention relates to the field of water treatment/fluoride removal and to materials/devices useful in such processes. Specifically, the invention provides for hybrid materials comprising amyloid fibrils and ZrO2; and to composite materials further comprising a support material. The invention further provides for the treatment of water using such hybrid or composite materials. |
| US12202736B2 |
Preparation method of photo catalyst by transition metal halide molten salt and use thereof
A preparation method of photo catalyst by transition metal halide molten salt and use thereof, wherein low-valence titanium complexes stable in air and water are used as a Ti source, transition metal halide is used as molten salt, mixing the Ti source and the molten salt as per a certain mole ratio and grinding, heating at air atmosphere until no lower than a fusion point of the molten salt, keeping the molten salt in a state of melting, maintaining the temperature, washing with water, and reduced TiO2−x rich in Ti3+ and Ov is obtained in one-step melting reaction. Deficiencies that multiple steps are involved for preparing conventional defect titanium dioxide or use of inflammable and explosive reducing gases or other dangerous reducing agents or oxidizing agents have been addressed; and the defect that the Ti source is liable to be dissolved in organic and other solvents is fully avoided. |
| US12202735B2 |
Process for preparing chemically modified bicarbonate salt particles
The present disclosure relates to a method for chemically modifying particles of a bicarbonate salt in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder and chemically modified bicarbonate particles prepared therefrom. The present disclosure also relates to a method for controlling an amount of carbonate salt formed during chemical modification of bicarbonate salt particles. |
| US12202733B2 |
Borophene-based two-dimensional heterostructures, fabricating methods and applications of same
The invention relates to two dimensional (2D) heterostructures and methods of fabricating the same. The 2D hetero structures are integration of borophene with graphene and 2D lateral and vertical hetero structures with sharp and rotationally commensurate interfaces. The rich bonding configurations of boron indicate that borophene can be integrated into a diverse range of 2D heterostructures. |
| US12202732B2 |
Aqueous hydrophobic silica dispersions
An aqueous hydrophobic silica dispersion includes a hydrophilic particulate silica, a hydrophobic particulate silica having a methanol number of at least 60, and a dispersant having at least one cationic or cationizable group and an HLB ratio of 2 to 20. |
| US12202730B2 |
Graphene complexes and compositions thereof
Disclosed herein are complexes comprising graphene compositions thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of synthesising said complexes and compositions, and the use of said complexes and compositions in, for instance, biomolecular sensing. |
| US12202726B2 |
Dehydrogenation reaction device and system having the same
An operating method is disclosed for a dehydrogenation reaction system. The method includes providing a system having: an acid aqueous solution tank including an acid aqueous solution; a dehydrogenation reactor including a chemical hydride of a solid state and receiving an acid aqueous solution from the acid aqueous solution tank to react the chemical hydride with the acid aqueous solution to generate hydrogen; and a fuel cell stack receiving hydrogen generated from the dehydrogenation reactor to be reacted with oxygen to generate water and simultaneously to generate electrical energy. The method also includes recycling the water generated from the fuel cell stack to one or all of the acid aqueous solution tank, the dehydrogenation reactor, and a separate water tank. The acid is formic acid and, in in the dehydrogenation reactor, the temperature is in a range of 10° C. to 400° C. and the pressure is in a range of 1 bar to 100 bar. |
| US12202724B2 |
Micro electro mechanical system (MEMs) device having metal sealing on necking portion of vent hole
The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, including bonding a capping substrate over a sensing substrate, forming a through hole traversing the capping substrate, forming a dielectric layer over the capping substrate under a first vacuum level, and forming a metal layer over the dielectric layer under a second vacuum level, wherein the second vacuum level is higher than the first vacuum level. |
| US12202722B2 |
Modular rotary union
A rotary union for distributing flowing material, and includes a central shaft having an upper end defining at least one inlet configured for receiving the material, and being in communication with a pocket configured for receiving the material, a lower end of the pocket defining at least one outlet port. An annular sleeve surrounds and rotates relative to the central shaft, the sleeve being provided with a plurality of radially-spaced outlet nipples. A gap is defined between an exterior surface of the central shaft and an interior surface of the sleeve, and at least one seal is disposed in the gap for isolating the gap from the material flowing through the outlet port and into the nipples. The central shaft is provided in vertically-stacked components including an upper, inlet portion, a middle or central delivery portion including the pockets and the outlets, and a lower-most base portion. |
| US12202721B2 |
Water dispenser
A water dispenser is provided that includes an upper chamber for receiving liquid, a triptych-layer filtering assembly operably coupled to the upper chamber, a lower chamber operably coupled to the triptych-layer filtering assembly for dispensing filtered liquid, and a float assembly system. In one embodiment, the float assembly is operably coupled to the upper and lower chambers. The float assembly system may include a float body, a float valve and a float seal. |
| US12202715B2 |
Telehandler boom auxiliary control panel
A telehandler vehicle includes a self-propelled chassis including a frame supporting an operator cab. The operator cab includes a first boom control panel and a propulsion system configured to control a movement and a position of the frame. The telehandler vehicle also includes a boom pivotably coupled to the frame, a material handling implement coupled to a distal end of the boom, and a personnel platform coupled to the distal end of the boom. The personnel platform has a forward end in a direction of travel and an aft end opposite the forward end. The telehandler vehicle further includes a second boom control panel coupled to the forward end of the personnel platform. |
| US12202714B2 |
Rope drum of rope hoist and fastening device of hoisting rope
The invention relates to a rope drum of a rope hoist, the rope drum having a drum cover for winding a hoisting rope around it, a power transmission member at an end of the drum cover for driving the rope drum, and a fastening device for fastening an end of the hoisting rope to the rope drum. The fastening device is fastenable on an area between the end surfaces of the rope drum, close to an end of the rope drum and protruding from its surface, and mainly comprises a cylindrical gripping part for installing a spliced rope loop of the hoisting rope around it, and a fastening protrusion arranged to extend from the cylindrical gripping part over the end of the rope loop and simultaneously forming a space partly enclosing the end of the rope loop. |
| US12202709B2 |
Method and device for detecting the set-up state of a construction and/or material-handling machine
The present invention relates to a method and a device for detecting the set-up state of a construction and/or material-handling machine, in particular a crane, and/or the location of individual set-up elements of the construction and/or material-handling machine, with electronic identification elements which are attached to the set-up elements of the construction and/or material-handling machine, and an electronic evaluation unit for determining the set-up state and/or location of the set-up elements based on information received from the identification elements. The invention further also relates to such a construction and/or material-handling machine, in particular in the form of a crane. According to the invention the identification elements attached to the set-up elements are provided with energy-generating means for generating electrical energy from environmental influences, as well as an energy accumulator for storing the generated energy and supplying the identification elements. |
| US12202707B2 |
Elevator arrangement and method for constructing elevator
A method for constructing an elevator includes providing a hoisting machine unit, a guide rail line, an elevator car, a counterweight, and a hoisting roping; using the elevator car for transporting passengers and/or goods while the hoisting machine unit is in a first position; installing one or more guide rail sections into the guide rail line above a guide rail section of the hoisting machine unit; removing the hoisting machine unit from the first position; installing a guide rail section into the guide rail line in place from where the guide rail section of the hoisting machine unit was removed; hoisting the hoisting machine unit; mounting the hoisting machine unit to a second position which is higher than the first position; and using the elevator car for transporting passengers and/or goods while the hoisting machine unit is in the second position. An elevator arrangement is described for implementing the method. |
| US12202700B2 |
Series enabled multi-material extrusion technology
A method and apparatus are provided for producing a multicomponent feedstock being delivered through a print head of a 3D printer. Multiple component lengths are produced from separate feedstocks and are aligned to form the multicomponent feedstock which is fed into the print head for extrusion. The method includes providing at least two sources of feedstock of different material, feeding a distal end of a first feedstock along a feed path, cutting the first feedstock at a pre-determined length to provide a length of first feedstock having a proximal end. The method includes feeding a distal end of a second feedstock along the feed path and aligning the distal end of the second feedstock with the proximal end of the length of the first feedstock. The second feedstock is cut at a pre-determined length to provide a length of the second feedstock serially aligned with the length of first feedstock, to form a length of multicomponent feedstock. The length of multicomponent feedstock is fed into the print head. |
| US12202696B2 |
Apparatus of supporting debonding and method for debonding using the same
A debonding support device includes a suction plate including a support region for supporting a glass assembly, the support region including at least two suction regions applying different suction forces per unit area, the suction regions including a debonding initiation portion suction region for sucking a debonding initiation portion at which debonding of the glass assembly is to be initiated, the debonding initiation portion suction region applying the strongest of the different suction forces per unit area; a vacuum pump connected to the suction plate to provide a vacuum pressure for the suction plate, and a controller. |
| US12202695B2 |
Post process device and recording system
A post process device 200 configured to perform a post process on a medium received from a recording device 10, includes a post process section 60 configured to perform the post process, an installation section 112 disposed below the post process section 60 in the gravity direction, a first leg section 106 that is fixed to the installation section 112 and that extends from the installation section 112 toward the post process section 60, a second leg section 108 that is fixed to the installation section 112 at a position different from the first leg section 106 and that extends from the installation section 112 toward the post process section 60, a control section 201 configured to control an operation of the post process device 200, and a control section support 202 configured to support the control section 201 and configured to connect the first leg section 106 and the second leg section 108. |
| US12202692B2 |
Medium conveying apparatus including a first conveyance guide to move in conjunction with movement of roller and a second conveyance guide to regulate the floating of a conveyed medium
A medium conveying apparatus includes an imaging unit provided to be movable in a direction perpendicular to a conveying surface for conveying a medium, to image the medium, a roller pair provided on an upstream side of the imaging unit in a medium conveying direction, the roller pair including a first roller provided to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the conveying surface, and a second roller facing the first roller, and a conveyance guide provided on a rotation shaft of the first roller, to move in conjunction with a movement of the first roller. The conveyance guide includes a guide surface extending at least from a downstream end portion of a nip portion of the roller pair to an upstream end portion of the imaging unit in the medium conveying direction and being flush with a lower surface of the imaging unit. |
| US12202689B2 |
Method for producing coreless roll paper
A method for producing coreless roll paper includes a winding step in which paper 11 is wound on a shaft 20 in a roll shape, and an extracting step in which the shaft 20 is extracted from roll paper 12 to form a center hole 13. The shaft 20 includes a body part 22 having grooves 23, and a sleeve 30 is put on and fixed to the body part 22. In the winding step, the paper 11 is wound on the sleeve 30. |
| US12202682B2 |
Device for sorting trunks
A device for sorting trunks, in particular logs, comprises a conveyor device, which has carriers, and ejectors, which are arranged along the conveyor device, for a controlled discharge from the conveyor device into log magazines according to signals from a superordinate controller. A common rotary drive is connected with each set of at least two ejector pairs, which are drivingly connected together by means of an axle. The rotary drive is a torque motor, the rotor of which is rigidly connected directly to the axle and the stator of which is rotationally fixed relative to the conveyor device. |
| US12202678B2 |
Belt tear monitoring system
A belt tear monitoring system for a conveyor belt includes an RFID tag embedded in the conveyor belt, and at least two conductor loops which are embedded in the conveyor belt and each closed. One of the at least two conductor loops is arranged within another one of the at least two conductor loops. The at least two conductor loops are short-circuited to one another at a short-circuit location, with the short-circuit location and the RFID tag being arranged in a region of belt edges of the conveyor belt which lie opposite one another in a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt, and with the at least two conductor loops and the RFID tag being connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner. |
| US12202675B2 |
Conveying system comprising a plurality of conveying units for conveying products
The invention relates to a conveying system comprising a plurality of conveying units comprising a chassis, a first and second roll-shaped rotating element (16, 18), a conveyor belt passed around the rotating elements (16, 18), which forms a supporting surface for a product, a first filler piece (20), wherein the first filler piece (20) is connected to the first rotating element (16) in such a way that the first filler piece (20) and the first rotating element (16) are jointly displaceable towards and away from the second rotating element (18), a second filler piece (22) which is fastened to the chassis between the first filler piece (20) and the second rotating element (18), and a removable spacer element (32) which, in use, is provided in a fitting manner between the first and second filler piece (20, 22), wherein a predetermined operating distance between the first and second rotating element (16, 18) is determined as a result of the placing of the spacer element (32) between the first and second filler piece (20, 22). |
| US12202674B2 |
Packaging system including a shrink wrap device for wrapping containers that include environmentally sensitive pharmaceuticals
A fulfillment system is provided and includes a perishable drug filling system and a non-perishable drug filling system. A shipping station is provided for delivering the coolers and the boxes to at least one delivery service. A conveyor is configured to move the boxes and the coolers from the drug filling systems to the shipping station. A decision station is located along the conveyor and is configured to determine if a container on the conveyor is a cooler or a box. The conveyor is configured to direct the coolers to a shrink wrap station and to direct the boxes to the shipping station while bypassing the shrink wrap station. The shrink wrap station is configured to apply a wrapper around the cooler and apply heat to the wrapper to shrink the wrapper around the cooler with the wrapper having a transparent section over a label on the cooler. |
| US12202673B1 |
Optimized replacement of sortation order receptacles
System includes a server comprising a receptacle exchange engine, a receptacle, a shelf comprising a plurality of storage locations, and a frame positioned adjacent the shelf. The frame includes a lift traveling about a vertical rail. The vertical rail translating horizontally about two guide tracks arranged parallel to one another. The lift is configured for transferring the receptacle to a storage location of the shelf. System is configured to: determine that the receptacle containing one or more sorted articles is ready to be transferred and direct the lift to transfer the receptacle from an article receiving position to one of: (a) a storage location of the shelf, and (b) a position about a receptacle transport device. |
| US12202671B1 |
Mobile storage goods shelf
A mobile storage goods shelf includes a support device, a rolling device arranged on the support device, a storage countertop arranged on the rolling device, a protective device arranged on the storage countertop and including a first protecting module, a second protecting module with one end being connected to the first protecting module and the other end being connected to a third protecting module thereof. The support device includes a first supporting module, a second supporting module with one end being connected to the first supporting module and the other end being connected to a third supporting module thereof. All the support device, the rolling device, the storage countertop and the protective device extend or add modules along a horizontal direction of the first supporting module to increase or decrease a length of the storage goods shelf according to actual needs, so as to easily use the storage goods shelf. |
| US12202669B2 |
Refuse vehicle with advanced driver-assistance system
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis coupled a wheel, a motor configured to drive the wheel, a body assembly coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment, a lift assembly, and a vehicle control system having a sensor integrated into the body assembly and a controller in communication with the lift assembly and the sensor. The controller includes a processor and at least one memory and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor, the sensor data indicating a potential event, receive control data indicating a state the lift assembly, and compare the sensor data to the control data to determine if the potential event is a false event associated with the state of the lift assembly or an actual event. |
| US12202668B2 |
Refuse compression apparatus and a method for operating refuse compression apparatus
A compression apparatus for compressing refuse into a collection bin is provided. The compression apparatus includes: a compression tool having a first end and a second end, where the first end of the compression tool is pivotably hinged in the compression apparatus, and rotation of the second end of the compression tool is actuated by a hydraulic cylinder. Further, the hydraulic cylinder includes three separate chambers such that a first extracting chamber and a second extracting chamber are arranged on an extracting side of the hydraulic cylinder, and a retracting chamber is arranged on a retracting side of the hydraulic cylinder, and the first extracting chamber and the second extracting chamber are configured to be utilized separately or jointly. A method for operating a compression apparatus for a refuse collection bin also is provided. |
| US12202667B2 |
Material collection and handling device
An apparatus includes a flexible sheet of material having a perimeter edge and a central opening forming a discharge chute, and first and second clips coupled to the flexible sheet for securing an open end of a bag around an outer circumferential surface of the discharge chute, wherein the first and second clips are spaced apart about the outer circumferential surface of the discharge chute. With the discharge chut inserted into the bag and the bag secured to the clips, the flexible sheet is laid on the group and debris or other solid materials may be raked, shoveled, or otherwise placed on the flexible sheet. Raising the flexible sheet, such as by lifting with handles around a perimeter edge, causes the debris to pass through the discharge chute and into the bag. The size of the apparatus may be adapted for the application, such as leaf collection or sandbag preparation. |
| US12202666B2 |
Packaging box configuration for protectively packaging potted plants by means of a basic box in a vertical or horizontal position of this basic box
Packaging box configuration for packaging potted plants, comprising a basic box having a fixed wall, four side walls and an open side which can be closed off by a lid or door. The basic box is configured to be able to be used either vertically (“wardrobe mode”), wherein one of the side walls then serves as a bottom wall and the fixed wall as a rear wall, or horizontally (“chest mode”), wherein the fixed wall then serves as a bottom wall. To this end, the basic box comprises two mutually opposite side walls which are provided with folding lips which can be pushed in. The basic box can be used vertically using a first bearing platform and support platform which engage with the folding lips of the basic box. The basic box can also be used horizontally using a second bearing platform and support platform. |
| US12202662B2 |
Scent delivery and preservation systems and methods for beverage containers
Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for controlling scent delivery by a scented article for beverage containers. In some aspects, a scent delivery system includes a cap attachable to a beverage container; and a scented article that couples to the cap, wherein the cap comprises a base, a movable component coupled to the base and able to move between a first position and a second position, and a scent chamber including an encasement to which the scented article is attached, the encasement coupled to the movable component or the base, wherein a portion of the scented article is exposed to air from an outside environment with respect to the cap when the movable component is in the second position, and wherein the encasement creates a contact seal to enclose the scented article within the scent chamber and lock in the scent when the movable component is in the first position. |
| US12202660B1 |
Airtight container with a unidirectional exhaust valve
An airtight container with a unidirectional exhaust valve is provided. The airtight container comprises: a container, having a storage space; a cover, covered and sleeved on the top of the container; wherein the cover has an outlet groove and a control groove, the outlet groove has an outlet hole, and the control groove has a through hole, the outlet hole and the through hole are communicated with the storage space correspondingly; an elastic outlet unit, elastically abutted on the outlet groove of the cover; and a control unit, having a control member movably arranged at the control groove of the cover. When presses the control member, the through hole of the control groove forms an open state and communicates with the storage space of the container. |
| US12202653B2 |
Gable-top packaging container
A method of producing a gable-top paper or paper-board based packaging container is disclosed, the packaging container having a plurality of top-closure sub-panels, including a top-closure sub-panel (132) configured to form a pouring spout of the packaging container when the packaging container is in an open position, the top-closure sub-panel being configured to form a pouring spout comprising top-fin panel sections (182a, 182b) being at least partially hot-sealed to each other prior to a first opening of the packaging container, the top-fin panel sections abutting one another in a contact region when the packaging container is in a closed position. The method comprises the steps of: producing a blank (100) from a laminate packaging material having an outside heat sealable layer; and treating the outside heat sealable layer in a sub-region (192a, 192b) of at least one of said top-fin panel sections (182a, 182b) reducing or eliminating the heat-sealing capacity of the outside heat sealable layer in the sub-region. A related blank and a packaging container produced from such a blank is also disclosed. |
| US12202641B2 |
Apparatus for attaching a shrinkable label on a product and method for attaching a shrinkable label on a product
An apparatus for attaching a shrinkable label on a product placed on a conveyor, by irradiating light onto the shrinkable label, comprises two sets of light emitters which are arranged opposite each other on both sides of the conveyor along a defined length of the conveyor to form an irradiation volume through which the conveyor passes. The light emitters are configured to emit directed light bundles into the irradiation volume in different directions. In a plan view of the apparatus, the directions of the light bundles intersect with a longitudinal central axis of the conveyor. The intersection points of the directions of the light bundles emitted from the light emitters on a same side of the conveyor with the longitudinal central axis of the conveyor differ from each other. |
| US12202637B2 |
Filling and covering machine for centrifuge tubes with tethered caps
A filling and covering machine for centrifuge tubes with tethered caps includes a conveying device, a cap-flapping device, a filling device, and a cap-pressing device. The cap-flapping device has an upper planar surface and a cap-guiding member having a starting end portion, an ending end portion that is opposite to the starting end portion, and a guiding surface extending from the starting end portion to the ending end portion, and cooperates with the upper planar surface to define an included angle therebetween decreasing gradually from the starting end portion to the ending end portion to guide a cap of each of the centrifuge tubes with tethered caps toward a tube body thereof. |
| US12202635B1 |
Methods for using tethered unmanned aerial vehicle having at least one task sensor
A method for performing one or more tasks on a surface via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or aerial robotics system (ARS) includes tethering a first UAV to a ceiling, a vertical wall, or a second UAV via a tethering cord with an extendible and retractable length, performing at least one task via the first UAV to an object during flight of the first UAV, sensing at least one parameter of the surface of the object via a task sensor, and resiliently adjusting an adjustable sensor arm of the first UAV to facilitate performance of the task(s). The adjustable sensor arm may support the task sensor and be resilient to impact forces caused by direct contact of the task sensor or the adjustable sensor arm with the surface. The tethering cord may be extended or retracted via at least one motor while the first UAV performs the task(s). |
| US12202630B2 |
Reconfigurable power processing unit for spacecraft operations
A reconfigurable power processing unit for a spacecraft including a plurality of power modules. Each of the power modules includes a first power source and a second power source. The first power source and the second power source are configured to be in series in a first state and in parallel in a second state. A plurality of contactors connect each power module to at least one of another power module in the plurality of power modules and a power processing output and are configured to control the state of the power modules. |
| US12202628B2 |
Attitude control system and method
Systems and method for controlling the attitude maneuvers of a spacecraft in space are provided. The method automatically generates optimal trajectories in real-time to guide a spacecraft, providing a much more robust and efficient method than predefined trajectories, to model errors or disturbances. These methods do not rely in predefined trajectories and their associated feed-forward term. The systems comprise sensors, attitude control mechanisms, and a control module to orient the spacecraft in real-time, such that the spacecraft reaches a desired target attitude following an optimal path in the state space and is locally and asymptotically stable. |
| US12202625B2 |
Tube-launched unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 1 of the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)-type that can be launched from a launcher tube 2 is provided. A launcher 2 for launching the UAV 1 is also provided. The UAV 1 comprises a housing 10 and a transition mechanism 100 for transitioning the UAV 1 between a collapsed configuration for stowing the UAV 1 in a launcher tube 21 and a flight configuration. The housing 10 and the transition mechanism 100 are configured so that one or more rotors 12a-d that, in use, are connected to the transition mechanism 100 are located substantially within the housing 10 in the collapsed configuration and outside the housing 10 in the flight configuration. The launcher 2 comprises a hollow tube 21 for receiving a UAV 1 in a collapsed configuration and a trigger mechanism 26 for triggering a propulsion mechanism for propelling the UAV 1 out of an end of the hollow tube 21. A system comprising both the UAV 1 and the launcher 2, and a kit of part which, when assembled, provide the UAV 1 are also provided. |
| US12202619B2 |
Structural cooling system for an aircraft
A component for an aircraft and an aircraft with such component. The component includes a heat source enclosed by a housing, heat exchanger, heat sink, at least one structural suspension element, and an air duct. Each structural suspension element is attached to an inner surface of the housing and supports one or more of the heat source within the housing. The heat sink is part of the housing and configured to guide air from an inside of the housing an outside of the housing. Each heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the heat source. Each heat exchanger is fluidly connected to the heat sink via an inlet line and a return line for a coolant. The air duct is configured to guide ambient air from the outside through the housing, past each of the at least one structural suspension element, and through the heat sink out of the housing. |
| US12202613B2 |
External airbag for an aircraft and aircraft having an external airbag system
An implementation of an external airbag system may include a plurality of inflatable air bags, a duct coupled to the plurality of inflatable air bags, and an exhaust vent coupled to each of the plurality of inflatable air bags via the duct. |
| US12202610B2 |
Ice protection system for an aircraft
An ice protection system for an aircraft includes one or more heaters configured to be coupled to a surface of a wing of the aircraft. The ice protection system also includes a controller configured to, in response to a first determination indicating presence of an icing condition, determine a setpoint temperature for a first location of an outer surface of the wing configured to be heated by a heater of the one or more heaters. The controller is also configured to control power provided to the heater based on the setpoint temperature. The setpoint temperature for the first location is determined to cause a second location of the outer surface of the wing, which is heated by the heater and is located at a particular distance from the first location, to remain above a threshold temperature based on a projected temperature profile of the outer surface heated by the heater. |
| US12202599B2 |
Autonomous emergency lubrication of aircraft gearboxes
A drive system for an aircraft includes a first gearbox assembly and a second gearbox assembly that is in mechanical communication with the first gearbox assembly. A first pressurized lubrication system is configured to circulate a first lubricant through the first gearbox assembly. A second pressurized lubrication system is configured to circulate a second lubricant through the second gearbox assembly. An emergency lubrication system is configured to autonomously supply a portion of the first lubricant to the second gearbox assembly responsive to a loss of pressure in the second pressurized lubrication system. The emergency lubrication system is also configured to autonomously supply a portion of the second lubricant to the first gearbox assembly responsive to a loss of pressure in the first pressurized lubrication system. |
| US12202597B2 |
Control device for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
A control device controls an electric drive system mounted on an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a rotor, and including a drive motor that turns the rotor. The control device controls the electric drive system to operate selectively in any one operation mode of at least two operation modes: a normal mode and a functional test mode. In the normal mode, the control device controls the drive motor in accordance with a command from a body control device that controls the flight of the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. In the functional test mode, the control device controls the drive motor in accordance with a command sent from outside according to a functional test program, or in accordance with the functional test program preset in the control device. |
| US12202595B2 |
VTOL aircraft using fixed forward canted rotors
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft and method which uses fixed rotors for both VTOL and forward flight operations. The rotors are positioned to achieve a high span efficiency. The rotors are positioned to even out the lift across the span of the wing. The wing may also have narrow front and rear airfoils which may provide structural support as well as providing lift during forward flight, or may have a single center wing. The wing rotors are tilted forward and provide some forward propulsion during horizontal flight. |
| US12202594B2 |
Peak power use with pilot monitoring
An aircraft having an electric motor coupled to a rotor and an instrument electronically connected to the electric motor and configured to communicate a time available value before a motor condition reaches a motor condition limit. |
| US12202592B2 |
Electromechanical blade pitch control
An electromechanical pitch control system for modifying a collective blade pitch of a multi-blade propeller includes a pitch control rod mechanically coupled via a distal end to a plurality of blades of a propeller, a bearing assembly operatively connected to a proximal end of the pitch control rod, and an electric actuator operatively connected to the bearing assembly. The bearing assembly allows the electric actuator to remain stationary while the pitch control rod rotates with the propeller. The electric actuator is configured to translate the pitch control rod in a longitudinal direction for adjusting an incidence angle of the blades. |
| US12202591B2 |
Aircraft with articulatable tail section
An aircraft may include a fuselage, a propulsion assembly configured to produce thrust for the aircraft, and a gimballing mechanism articulatably coupling the propulsion assembly to the fuselage and configured to rotate the propulsion assembly about a first axis of rotation defined through a center of mass of the propulsion assembly, and rotate the propulsion assembly about a second axis of rotation defined through the center of mass of the propulsion assembly. The first axis of rotation may be perpendicular to the second axis of rotation. The first axis of rotation may be perpendicular to the second axis of rotation. |
| US12202589B2 |
Power supply and cooling system for a floating structure
A power supply and cooling system for a floating structure having a tank, includes a supply circuit having at least one compression device, the supply circuit being configured to supply gas to a gas-consuming device, and a cooling circuit having a heat exchanger configured to participate in managing the internal pressure of the tank, the cooling circuit being connected to the supply circuit on either side of the compression device. The compression device includes two compression stages, and the power supply and cooling system includes a control device configured to connect the compression stages in series or in parallel. |
| US12202588B2 |
Method of controlling propulsion of marine vehicle
A method for controlling a propulsion system of a marine vehicle is disclosed. A controller forms data on pitch angles of at least two foils, which are in a rotatable manner attached with a foil wheel, based on at least an angularly variable eccentricity of the at least two foils and an angle of rotation of the foil wheel. The variable eccentricity is limited at a portion of the angle of rotation of the foil wheel. An actuator arrangement receives the data from the controller and sets the at least two foils at the pitch angles based on the data. |
| US12202585B2 |
Jet pump propulsion system
Embodiments of a jet pump system are disclosed where certain embodiments comprise an inlet component, an electronic controller which is cooled via the inflow of water through the inlet component, a combined motor impeller system positioned adjacent to the outflow aperture of the inlet component, and a nozzle pump positioned adjacent to the outflow of the motor impeller system. |
| US12202584B2 |
Detachable oar propulsion implement
A handheld, detachable implement for propelling a paddleboard which affixed to a distal end of an oar, the implement comprising a propeller, motor and power supply. The oar and propulsion implement may be formed as a single integrated piece or held together using a friction fit. A plurality of sensor and indicator integrate into the implement. |
| US12202575B2 |
Standing rigging component, in particular the mast of a vessel, and the method of its manufacture
A standing rigging element, in particular a mast of a vessel, that has a closed profile, and a method of manufacturing the standing rigging element. The halves of the closed profile are made of layers of structural textile saturated with an epoxy resin and have a shape corresponding to the shape of the standing rigging element, after gluing. The mast includes a layer of photovoltaic modules as one of the laminate layers, with a flat set of flexible photovoltaic cells on the outer surface. Cables collecting electricity from photovoltaic modules are routed from each photovoltaic module to common collecting cables, connected to the electric power supply installation of the vessel. The photovoltaic module includes layers of structural textile, wherein one of the layers is a layer of flexible photovoltaic cells. |
| US12202568B2 |
Switch assembly for mounting to a handlebar of a vehicle
A switch assembly for mounting to a handlebar of a vehicle is disclosed. The switch assembly has a main housing mounted to the handlebar. The main housing has a first lateral side, a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, a rear side, and a front side. The main housing defines a recess. The recess opens in the first lateral side and the rear side. The switch assembly also has one of: a cap selectively received in the recess; and a switch housing selectively received in the recess. The switch housing has a switch mounted thereto. The switch is configured for communicating with a component of the vehicle. The recess is configured for receiving the cap and for receiving the switch housing. A vehicle having a handlebar with the switch assembly mounted thereto is also disclosed. |
| US12202567B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes: a power unit including a transmission that changes the speed of rotation produced by output power of a drive source for travel and a case accommodating the transmission, the transmission including a pivotally supported change shaft, the change shaft being angularly movable about an axis to change a gear ratio of the transmission; and an operation unit that operates to angularly move the change shaft, the operation unit including an electric motor and a power transmission structure that transmits power of the electric motor to the change shaft in the form of rotational power by which the change shaft is angularly moved. The operation unit is mounted on an exterior of the case. |
| US12202564B2 |
Vehicle having a saddle riding vehicle and a sidecar coupled to the saddle riding vehicle
A vehicle includes a saddle riding vehicle and a sidecar coupled to the saddle riding vehicle. The sidecar includes a wheel configured to facilitate a movement of the sidecar on a road, and at least one electric motor operatively coupled to the wheel to rotate the wheel. At least two bars extend from the sidecar to the saddle riding vehicle and couples the sidecar to the saddle riding vehicle. Moreover, the vehicle includes load sensors mounted on the at least two bars to detect a measure of a yaw torque acting on the vehicle. A controller is configured to determine the yaw torque acting on the vehicle based on inputs received from the load sensors, and control the electric motor to control a wheel torque provided to the wheel of the sidecar by the electric motor to reduce the yaw torque acting on the vehicle. |
| US12202559B2 |
Autonomous driving kit, vehicle platform, vehicle control interface box, and vehicle
An ADK is attachable to and removable from a VP and issues an instruction for autonomous driving to the VP. The VP includes a steering system for steering of the VP. (An ADS of) the ADK includes a compute assembly and a communication module configured to communicate with the VP. The compute assembly obtains from the VP, a torque value relating to a steering system 33 through the communication module and transmits to the VP, a wheel steer angle command indicating the wheel steer angle in accordance with a driving plan for autonomous driving and the obtained torque value. Even when a user intervenes with an operation while the attachable and removable ADK that issues the instruction for autonomous driving controls the VP, stable steering can be achieved. |
| US12202551B2 |
Vehicle floor board and method for manufacturing the same
A vehicle floor board includes a first plate, a second plate, a main body material, a projection, and an anti-slipping member. The first plate and the second plate are substantially flat and are disposed substantially parallel to each other with an interval therebetween. A space between the first plate and the second plate is filled with the main body material. The projection is provided on the first plate and projects in a direction away from the second plate. The anti-slipping member is provided on a surface of the first plate and at least partially covers the projection. The surface of the first plate races away from the second plate. |
| US12202545B2 |
Group of motor vehicles with a battery drive vehicle and/or a hybrid drive vehicle and/or a fuel cell drive vehicle and/or an internal combustion engine drive vehicle
A group of motor vehicles contains at least vehicles of two different vehicle types of the following vehicle types: a battery drive vehicle with only one electric motor drive, a hybrid drive vehicle with an electric motor drive and an internal combustion engine drive, a fuel cell drive vehicle with a fuel cell drive, and an internal combustion engine drive vehicle with only one internal combustion engine drive. All of the vehicle types of the group of motor vehicles have a base assembly with a left-side sill structure, a right-side sill structure, an upper base, a lower base, and a central tunnel structure. |
| US12202542B2 |
Chassis assembly for a vehicle
A chassis assembly for a vehicle is provided. The chassis assembly includes: an upper frame structure having at least two longitudinally extending upper side regions arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinal centre line. The upper side regions are connected to each other by upper connection portions. A front crash structure is configured to absorb energy during an impact generated from a vehicle collision, and extends in a transverse direction. The upper frame structure is connected to said front crash structure; wherein said chassis assembly further comprises: a lower frame structure having at least two longitudinally extending lower beams arranged on opposite sides of the longitudinal centre line, said lower beams being connected to each other by lower connection portions, and said lower frame structure is connected to said upper frame structure and to said front crash structure. |
| US12202538B2 |
Chassis crossmember with battery support
Aspects of the disclosure relate to chassis crossmember with a battery support. In certain embodiments, the chassis crossmember includes a battery support configured to mount at least one vehicle battery to and increase a stiffness of a chassis of a vehicle. The battery support includes a battery tray, including a floor, a front sidewall, and a rear sidewall. The battery tray is configured to extend between a left rail and a right rail of the chassis. The chassis crossmember further includes at least one left mounting bracket configured to rigidly mount a left side of the battery support to a left inner surface of the left rail of the chassis. The chassis crossmember further includes at least one right mounting bracket configured to rigidly mount a right side of the battery support to a right inner surface of the right rail of the chassis. |
| US12202537B2 |
Adjustment unit and adjustment device for adjusting a relative position of components supported against one another
An adjustment unit including a bearing having an inner core formed with a passage extending in the longitudinal direction of the inner core. A spacing element is arranged in the passage, which spacing element has an opening for receiving a bearing pin, the opening extends along a longitudinal axis which defines the attachment axis of the bearing, and the attachment axis and the bearing axis are adjustable relative to one another by adjusting the spacing element. The spacing element is movably arranged in the direction of extension of the passage. When the bearing is installed, the spacing element is axially adjusted along the attachment axis and causes a translational deflection of the inner core transversely to the attachment axis. |
| US12202536B2 |
Steering system for vehicles and vehicles having same
A steering system for a skid steered vehicle has a variable-speed steering motor, and an asymmetrical steering differential operatively connected to the steering motor and rotatably mounted on a first side of the chassis separately from the propulsion system. The steering differential has a first differential shaft and a second differential shaft, where the asymmetrical differential imparts a greater speed change on the second differential shaft than the first differential shaft. The first differential shaft is connected to a first steering output shaft operatively connected to at least one ground-engaging element on the first side of the vehicle. A speed reducer connecting the second differential shaft to a second steering output shaft operatively connected to at least one ground-engaging element on the second side of the vehicle so that the second steering output shaft experiences the same speed change but in an opposite rotational direction as the first steering output shaft. |
| US12202535B2 |
Electrode structure, steering wheel, and method for manufacturing steering wheel
An electrode structure disposed on the outer circumference of a core metal of a steering wheel provided in a vehicle includes an insulator and a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the insulator that is on an opposite side of the insulator relative to a surface of the insulator that faces the core metal of the steering wheel. The insulator includes an engagement portion that engages a first engagement-target portion included in the core metal. |
| US12202532B2 |
Compact collapsible carts
Collapsible carts are disclosed. The collapsible carts include a frame, a load bearing member and a wheel assembly. The wheel assembly includes a housing with a horizontal pin channel and an elongated diagonal channel. The horizontal pin channel may be adapted to guide a pin to transpose horizontally along the horizontal pin channel while rotatably coupling a leg member of the frame to a horizontal section of the load bearing member. The elongated diagonal channel may be adapted to guide the horizontal section of the load bearing member to pivot around a pin axis and move from a horizontal plane in the open condition to a generally vertical plane in the closed condition. The movement of the horizontal section along the elongated diagonal channel actuates the housing to rotate around the generally vertical axis. |
| US12202529B2 |
Cover assemblies for railroad cars
Cover assemblies for railroad cars are disclosed. In some embodiments, the cover assemblies include a cover pivotably movable between closed and open positions. The cover assemblies additionally include a lid stop assembly including a release handle positioned adjacent to a cover handle and a first locking element operatively connected to the release handle. The lid stop assembly additionally includes a second locking element attached to, or formed with, the housing. The first locking element moves between a locking position in which the first locking element engages the second locking element to secure the cover in the open position, and a releasing position in which the first locking element is spaced from the second locking element allowing the cover to be moved from the open position toward the closed position. The release handle allowing the user to move the first locking element between the locking and releasing positions. |
| US12202527B2 |
Method for terminating an automated driving operation of a vehicle
A method for terminating an automated driving function of a vehicle involves deactivating the driving function by a steering intervention of a driver of the vehicle in a steering system, which includes a steering column and a steering wheel. In order to determine the steering intervention, a steering column torque at the steering column is measured and a steering wheel angle is measured. A manual torque acting on the steering wheel is estimated based on the measured steering column torque and the measured steering wheel angle. The estimation is based on a model equation of the steering system, which takes into consideration a moment of inertia of the steering wheel and a frictional torque in the steering system. |
| US12202521B2 |
Prediction of pedestrian entering the drivable space
A method for unregulated pedestrian step down (PSD) alert, the method may include (i) receiving, by a vehicle computerized system, a unregulated PSD indicators that are indicative of unregulated PSD situations; (ii) obtaining sensed information regarding an environment of the vehicle; (iii) processing the sensed information, wherein the processing comprises searching for at least one of the unregulated PSD indicators; and (iv) autonomously determining, when finding the at least one of the unregulated PSD identifiers, that the vehicle is approaching a situation in which a pedestrian is expected to step down into a drivable space within the environment of the vehicle. Wherein the autonomously determining triggering a response to the finding, the response is an immediate response and is executed by at least the vehicle computerized system. |
| US12202519B2 |
Methods and systems for determining a maneuver to be executed by an autonomous vehicle
A computer implemented method for determining a maneuver to be executed by an autonomous vehicle comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: determining a plurality of potential maneuvers; determining a subset of the potential maneuvers based on a pre-determined condition; determining a mask based on the subset; determining an output of a fully connected layer of a neural network; determining a dot product of the output of the fully connected layer and the mask; and determining the maneuver to be executed based on the dot product. |
| US12202515B2 |
Vehicle control system
A vehicle travel control device executes vehicle travel control such that a vehicle follows a target trajectory. An automated driving control device generates a first target trajectory that is the target trajectory for automated driving of the vehicle. The vehicle travel control device further determines whether or not an activation condition of travel assist control is satisfied. When the activation condition is satisfied, the vehicle travel control device generates a second target trajectory that is the target trajectory for the travel assist control. Even when the second target trajectory is generated during the automated driving, or when the second target trajectory is generated during the automated driving and a priority condition for giving priority to the first target trajectory is satisfied, the vehicle travel control device executes the vehicle travel control by giving more weight to the first target trajectory than to the second target trajectory. |
| US12202514B2 |
Method for evaluating route sections
A method for evaluating suitability route sections of a digital map storing landmarks for automated driving operation of a vehicle is provided. For each route section of the digital map a spatial density of landmarks is determined, an expected recognizability of the landmarks is determined by a vehicle sensor system under predetermined ambient conditions, a classification is performed based on the determined density and recognizability of the landmarks as to whether a vehicle can be located on the route section with a minimum accuracy required for a predetermined operating mode and/or for a predetermined driving maneuver, and a classification result is stored as a data record in a route attribute associated with the route section, the route attribute indicating for which of the predetermined operating modes and/or driving maneuvers requirements for the minimum accuracy of the landmark-based vehicle localization are met under which of the predetermined environmental conditions. |
| US12202513B2 |
Method of determining vehicle travel trajectory, electronic device, storage medium, and vehicle
A method of determining a vehicle travel trajectory, an electronic device, a storage medium and a vehicle, which relate to a field of an artificial intelligence technology, in particular to a field of autonomous driving and intelligent transportation. A specific implementation solution includes: determining an initial path information for a vehicle; optimizing the initial path information to generate a target optimized path information; determining an optimized mapping relationship for velocity according to the target optimized path information and a first energy consumption constraint parameter; and determining an optimized trajectory for the vehicle according to the target optimized path information and the optimized mapping relationship for velocity. |
| US12202507B2 |
Systems and methods for enhanced outdoor displays via augmented reality
The following generally relates to using Augmented Reality (AR) to enhance the in-vehicle experience. In some examples, AR techniques are applied to provide AR indications of vehicle safety indicia to alert vehicle occupants to information that may not otherwise be perceptible. In other example, AR techniques are applied to provide emergency vehicle warnings to improve the likelihood of safe responses thereto. In yet other examples, AR techniques are applied to generated personalized outdoor displays, for example, to ameliorate conditions that may impair safe operation of a vehicle. |
| US12202497B2 |
System for automatically monitored signalling of a vehicle state and method for monitoring a vehicle state-signalling device
The invention relates to a system for the monitored signalling of a vehicle state, in particular for the monitored signalling of an activated, at least partially automated, driving operating state of a motor vehicle and to a method for the automatic monitoring of a vehicle state-signalling device. Specifically, the invention relates not only to the system and to the method but also to a monitoring device for carrying out the method, to a computer program which is configured to execute the method and to a vehicle state-signalling device and to a vehicle, in particular to a motor vehicle, equipped with the system. In the method, a first control signal, which is configured to change an assigned signal encoder of the vehicle state-signalling device into a deactivated state, is transferred to the vehicle state-signalling device. Testing of a current actual operating state of the signal encoder is then carried out. If the testing reveals that the signal encoder is in an activated operating state despite the transferred control signal, at least one predetermined fault remedying action which is assigned to this test result is triggered. |
| US12202492B2 |
Remote safe driving methods and systems
Devices, systems and methods for remote safe driving of an autonomous vehicle are described. One exemplary method includes selecting, based on a classification of driver behavior, at least one of a set of driving actions and transmitting, to a vehicle over a secure communication channel, the at least one of the set of driving actions. |
| US12202491B1 |
Electronic tag device
An electronic tag device includes: a processor and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag chip; the processor is configured to acquire detection signals from a vehicle and process the detection signals to obtain current load information of the vehicle; and the processor is further configured to convert a data format of the current load information of the vehicle to obtain the converted load information meeting ISO18000-6C of the vehicle; and the RFID tag chip is configured to obtain and store the converted load information meeting ISO18000-6C of the vehicle from the processor to thereby allow a server to obtain the converted load information meeting ISO18000-6C of the vehicle from the RFID tag chip. The electronic tag device can be used in the variety of application scenes. |
| US12202487B2 |
Driving support device, vehicle, driving support method, and storage medium
The present invention provides a driving support device that performs driving support of a vehicle, comprising: a speed detector configured to detect a speed of the vehicle; and a controller configured to control lane change support from a traveling lane in which the vehicle travels to an adjacent lane, in a case where the speed of the vehicle detected by the speed detector is equal to or greater than a threshold, wherein the controller is configured to execute the lane change support even when the speed of the vehicle detected by the speed detector is lower than the threshold, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the predetermined condition includes a condition that the lane change support is executed in a start area of a new lane adjacent to the traveling lane that increases the number of lanes. |
| US12202483B2 |
Driving assistance device and driving assistance method
A driving assistance device includes a determination unit configured to, in a case where a preceding vehicle located in front of a vehicle in a stopped state starts, determine whether an object is located inside a specified area that is a predetermined area in front of the vehicle, and a driving assistance unit configured to maintain the stopped state of the vehicle in a case where an object is located inside the specified area in a case where the preceding vehicle starts. |
| US12202480B2 |
Control system and control method for vehicle
A control system includes a plurality of request generation devices each of which outputs first and second requests based on a request generated by at least one application, an arbitrator that arbitrates the first and second requests and that outputs a single first request and a single second request, and a control apparatus that controls an actuator based on a final request obtained by arbitrating the first and second requests from the arbitrator and a request made by a driver. The arbitrator specifies the request generation device that has output a request corresponding to the final request based on the final request, the self-output first request, and the self-output second request. The request generation device specified by the arbitrator specifies the application that has generated the request corresponding to the final request based on the self-output first request, the self-output second request, and the request made by the driver. |
| US12202476B2 |
Vehicle map data management
A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a set of points indicating a lane boundary; select a first subset of the points, wherein the set of points includes a first point that is not in the first subset; determine a path of the lane boundary based on the first subset of the points; and, upon determining that the first point is greater than a threshold distance from the path, add the first point to the first subset. |
| US12202474B2 |
Road information processing system
A road information processing system including: a lane departure prevention information acquisition unit for acquiring lane departure prevention information indicating a time point at which a lane departure prevention process by a lane departure prevention function was executed, and a point where the lane departure prevention process was executed, on a vehicle having the lane departure prevention function; a vehicle behavioral information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle behavioral information indicating a behavior of the vehicle; and an obstacle recognition unit for recognizing, based on the lane departure prevention information and the vehicle behavioral information, an obstacle present at the point where the lane departure prevention process was executed. |
| US12202473B2 |
Obstacle tracking method, storage medium and unmanned driving device
An obstacle tracking method and apparatus, a storage medium and an unmanned driving device are provided. An obstacle aggregation region in a first point cloud may be determined according to position information of each obstacle in the first point cloud acquired by the unmanned driving device. Then, an aggregated obstacle and a non-aggregated obstacle in the second point cloud acquired by the unmanned driving device are determined according to the obstacle aggregation region. In addition, a matching result of each aggregated obstacle is respectively determined based on a group matching rule, and a matching result of each non-aggregated obstacle is respectively determined based on a non-group matching rule. Finally, an obstacle tracking result is determined according to the matching result of each obstacle in the second point cloud. |
| US12202472B2 |
Apparatus and methods for predicting a state of visibility for a road object based on a light source associated with the road object
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for determining a state of visibility for a road object. In one example, the apparatus receives temporal data, calculates an orientation of a light source with respect to a road object using the temporal data, and predicts a state of visibility for the road object based on the orientation of the light source. In another example, the apparatus determines an artificial light source associated with a road object, receives attribute data associated with the artificial light source, determines a state of the artificial light source using the attribute data, and predicts a state of visibility for the road object based on the state of the artificial light source. |
| US12202469B2 |
Smart mobility link system
Provided is a smart mobility link system which provides a travel path through a vehicle terminal installed in a vehicle up to a location at which parking is allowed, and mobility is relayed to a vehicle-carried moving object terminal which is installed in a vehicle-carried moving object over a remaining distance so that the travel path can be continuously provided. Accordingly, a user can be guided through a travel path even in an area in which vehicle travel is not possible without additional manipulation of the user. |
| US12202468B2 |
Steering control device and steering device
A steering control device which calculates a steering control amount for controlling steering of a vehicle includes a basic control amount calculation unit which calculate a basic control amount, and a steering control amount arithmetic unit which calculates the steering control amount with reference to self-aligning torque caused by a motion state amount of the vehicle and the basic control amount. |
| US12202467B2 |
Hybrid electric vehicle and driving mode control method and apparatus for same
Provided are a hybrid electric vehicle and driving mode control method and apparatus for the same. An engine start request is generated by a heating controller of the vehicle. A second time is determined on basis of a first time between the cancellation of a prevent engine start request and the generation of the engine start request. The engine is controlled so that the engine is further maintained in a started state during the second time after the engine start request is cancelled. |
| US12202465B2 |
Drive controller of hybrid vehicle, and drive controlling method for hybrid vehicle
A driver controller of a hybrid vehicle driven by using an electric motor and an engine that is an internal combustion engine. The drive controller can include a storage unit, a temperature detection unit, an environment information acquiring unit, a power consumption calculation unit, and a vehicle control unit. The storage unit can include a power consumption rate map and a power consumption difference threshold map. The environment information acquiring unit can refer to the power consumption difference threshold map to determine power consumption difference thresholds. The power consumption calculation unit can refer to the power consumption rate map to calculate power consumption of the electric motor. The power consumption difference threshold can be a criterion for changing a drive ratio of the vehicle. |
| US12202463B2 |
Method for torque control of hybrid vehicle, storage medium and electronic device
The present disclosure relates to a method for a torque control of a hybrid vehicle, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: determining a target-total-torque-change-gradient when a limitation requirement for a gradient of torque change of a DCT is received; determining a torque request of an electric motor and an actual-torque-response-change-gradient of an engine; and determining a gradient of torque change of the electric motor according to the target-total-torque-change-gradient and the actual-torque-response-change-gradient of the engine; and filtering the torque request of the electric motor according to the gradient of torque change of the electric motor. The limitation of the gradient of torque change of the DCT is considered, A problem that the actual total torque responses of the electric motor and the engine exceeds the limitation requirement of the gradient of torque change of the DCT is effectively solved, and a drivability of the whole vehicle is improved. |
| US12202456B2 |
Automatic vehicle braking arrangement and method for operating an automatic vehicle braking arrangement
An automatic vehicle braking arrangement includes a vehicle control unit configured to determine whether one or more conditions that must occur to activate an automatic braking function of the vehicle are occurring, to automatically activate the automatic braking function after determining that the one or more conditions are occurring, and to automatically release the automatic braking function after determining that one or more conditions that must occur to release the automatic braking function are occurring. A method for operating such an arrangement is also provided. |
| US12202452B2 |
Electric parking brake
An electric-parking-brake for a utility-vehicle, including: a feed-line for brake-pressure air; a discharge-line for brake-pressure air for a pneumatic-brake-device; a first-valve and a second-valve, each being switchable between a stable-state and an activated-state in response to electrical control-signals; and a valve-device which is connected between the feed-line and the discharge-line and exhibits a control-input, the valve device being switchable between a stable-state and an activated-state in response to control signals at the control-input, the feed-line being connected to the discharge-line in the activated-state, in which the first-valve in the stable-state or in the activated-state connects the control-input of the valve-device to the discharge-line, to retain a current-state of the valve-device when the brake-pressure air is applied to the discharge-line, and in the activated or stable state connects the control-input to the second-valve. Also described are an electric parking brake system, a utility vehicle, and a related method. |
| US12202451B2 |
Electropneumatic trailer control module
An electropneumatic trailer control module (1) includes a trailer control connection (6) configured to deliver a trailer control pressure (pTC), an electropneumatic trailer control valve arrangement (20) configured to receive a supply pressure (pS) and to provide the trailer control pressure (pTC) and an electronic trailer control connection (24) for providing trailer braking control signals (STB) such that the trailer control pressure (pTC) can be modulated. The electropneumatic trailer control module (1) is characterized by a protection connection (10) for receiving a pneumatic protection pressure (pPR), and a tractor protection unit (22) configured to switch between a supply state (60) and a protection state (56). The invention further relates to an electropneumatic braking system (100), a vehicle (200) and a method (300) for controlling a trailer supply function of an electropneumatic braking system (100). |
| US12202447B2 |
Systems and methods for thermal management of vehicle sensor devices
A vehicle sensor system including a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to receive, from a temperature monitor, temperature of a sensor of a vehicle, and cause a sensor cleaning subsystem to, in response to the temperature of the sensor being less than a threshold temperature: heat a cleaning fluid, the cleaning fluid configure to clean and heat the sensor, and initiate a cleaning cycle and direct the heated cleaning fluid to the sensor to increase the temperature of the sensor. |
| US12202437B2 |
Deployable step systems for motor vehicles
Deployable step systems are disclosed for accessing and utilizing vehicle cargo spaces on vehicles equipped with a tailgate assembly. The proposed deployable step systems may include various deployment mechanisms that are capable of sliding, pivoting, rotating, swinging, and/or otherwise adjusting for providing ease of access and increased flexibility when stepping up to access the vehicle cargo space. The proposed deployable step systems may provide improved access to the vehicle cargo space irrespective of what position the tailgate assembly is positioned in relative to the vehicle cargo space. |
| US12202436B2 |
Distance modeling for vehicle passive entry
Systems and methods are provided for providing passive entry to a vehicle to a user with an authorized mobile device. Responsive to receiving, at a vehicle and from an application executing on a mobile device associated with a user, one or more signals associated with the mobile device, a signal strength and contextual information associated with the mobile device is determined based on the one or more signals. A passive entry feature of the vehicle is initiated based on the signal strength and the contextual information. |
| US12202434B2 |
Vehicle and method for granting access to vehicle functionalities
A method for granting access to vehicle functionalities is provided. The method includes receiving a signal from a device that is external to the vehicle, the signal including identification data of an object associated with the device, comparing the identification data with user identifications stored in the memory of the vehicle, and granting, to the object, access to a first set of functionalities of the vehicle in response to determining that the identification data matches a first user identification of the user identifications stored in the memory of the vehicle. |
| US12202432B2 |
Restraint device localization
Systems and methods are disclosed related to restraint device (e.g., seatbelt) localization. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to systems and methods for seatbelt detection and modeling. A vehicle may be occupied by one or more occupants wearing one or more seatbelts. A camera or other sensor is placed within the vehicle to capture images of the one or more occupants. A system analyzes the images to detect and model seatbelts depicted in the images. Specifically, the system may scan the images and areas of the images that may correspond to seatbelts. The system may assemble candidate areas of the images that may correspond to seatbelts, and refine the candidate areas based on various constraints. The system may build models based on the refined candidate areas that indicate the seatbelts. The system may visualize the models indicating the seatbelts using the images. |
| US12202421B2 |
Lower bumper reinforcement and vehicle
A vehicle includes a body. The vehicle includes a front bumper reinforcement that is attached to a front end of the body, and extends along a vehicle width direction. The vehicle includes a lower bumper reinforcement that is attached to the front end of the body, is located under the front bumper reinforcement, and extends along the vehicle width direction. The vehicle includes at least one specific member that is fixed to a partial section of the lower bumper reinforcement along an extending direction of the lower bumper reinforcement. Each of the at least one specific member includes a first portion that covers a front face of the lower bumper reinforcement, and a second portion that protrudes more upward than an upper face of the lower bumper reinforcement. |
| US12202413B2 |
Systems with sensor deployment mechanisms
A vehicle may have a vehicle body and one or more movable sensors mounted to the body. A movable sensor may be rotated, linearly translated, or otherwise moved between multiple positions in response to location information, driving mode information, vehicle speed, and/or other information. The movable sensor may be moved to track objects, to provide pedestrians and others with visual feedback, to allow the sensor to gather desired sensor information to support driver assistance and autonomous driving operations, to place the sensor in a stowed position, and to perform other functions. The movable sensor may be protected with a movable cover. A cleaner may clean the sensor. The sensor may be a radar sensor, lidar sensor, camera, or other sensor. Information from the sensor may be used to detect roadway obstructions, to detect objects near the vehicle, to monitor pedestrians, and to monitor other conditions. |
| US12202412B2 |
Support structure for on-vehicle high voltage component
A support structure for supporting a flat inverter located between seats aligned along the vehicle width direction is provided. A bracket supports the inverter in a horizontal position above a floor tunnel of a floor between the seats in a passenger compartment such that it is spaced apart from the floor tunnel. The bracket has a pair of rear leg portions aligned along the vehicle width direction. Middle parts of the pair of rear leg portions are formed so as to be easily bent outward or inward in the vehicle width direction. When a load is applied to the bracket due to movement of the seats during a side impact on the vehicle, the pair of rear leg portions bend, and the horizontal position of the inverter is disrupted. |
| US12202410B1 |
Systems and methods for displaying a following camera image on a lead vehicle display device
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a system for facilitating reverse travel of a vehicle convoy. In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a memory storing machine-readable instructions. The machine-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to detect a rotational position of a steering wheel of a lead vehicle of a convoy when the lead vehicle is in a reverse mode. The machine-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, also cause the processor to select a camera of a following vehicle of the convoy based on the rotational position of the steering wheel. The machine-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, also cause the processor to display an image captured by the camera of the following vehicle on a display device of the lead vehicle. |
| US12202399B2 |
Methods and apparatus for communicating using headlights of a vehicle
According to one aspect, headlights of a vehicle are used to communicate information that may be understood by a user or other person in the vicinity of the vehicle. A method includes operating a vehicle and determining a status of the vehicle. The vehicle has a park gear arranged to be engaged to cause the vehicle to be in a parked state, and the vehicle includes a first optical assembly that has a first optical arrangement and a first optical controller. The method also includes causing the first optical arrangement to visually communicate a first indication, the first indication being arranged to indicate the status of the vehicle. |
| US12202398B2 |
Vehicle side facing lighting
Described herein are examples of devices which include a tie-down bracket including side-facing lighting. The side-facing lighting is configured to provide lighting and illumination in the lateral direction of the movement of the vehicle. The side-facing lighting assembly components are prepared from a light source, a gasket, a lens, and a bezel. |
| US12202396B1 |
Line-scan-gated imaging for LiDAR headlight
An object detection system and method for a vehicle headlight include a visible light emitter and an object sensing subsystem having an infrared line emitter for emitting infrared detection radiation and an infrared line detector. An optical subsystem receives the visible light and directs it into an external region to illuminate the external region and receives the infrared detection radiation and directs it onto an object in the external region. The optical subsystem includes a partially reflective element optically between the infrared line emitter and the external region and optically between the object sensing subsystem and the external region. The partially reflective element is configured to pass one of the infrared detection radiation and the visible light and to reflect the other of the infrared detection radiation and the visible light, such that the object sensing subsystem senses the object in a line-scan-gated mode. |
| US12202394B2 |
Material transportation system
A material transportation system for a working machine is provided. The material transportation system comprises a load implement body with a plurality of air flow channels. The air flow channels comprise a set of heat insulated air flow channels, and a set of heat transfer channels, wherein each air flow channel of the set of heat insulated air flow channels comprises a heat insulating structure. When the temperature level of the load implement body is below a predetermined threshold limit, pressurized air is directed to the set of heat transfer channels. |
| US12202393B2 |
Headrest sliding device
An electric headrest sliding device includes a slider configured to be movable upwards and downwards by driving of a motor, a front frame of a headrest, and a rotation link configured to connect the slider to the front frame, wherein the rotation link is rotated forwards or rearwards to push or pull the front frame during upward-and-downward movement of the slider, thereby accurately adjusting the front and rear positions of the headrest. |
| US12202392B2 |
Seat element, in particular, headrest of a vehicle seat
The present disclosure relates to a seat element, in particular, a headrest for a vehicle seat, the seat element comprising at least one support bar made of metal, a first layer provided at an exterior surface of the support bar, and a cushion made of an upholstery material. Hereby, the first layer is formed by blowing on first fibers made of plastics which are thermally welded directly or indirectly to the exterior surface.At least part of the first fibers extends away from the exterior surface and/or the first layer towards the outside into the upholstery material and is thermally cross-linked with the upholstery material, in particular, blown-on further fibers. |
| US12202386B2 |
Seat rail system for a vehicle and a vehicle comprising a seat rail system
A seat rail system for a vehicle includes an upper rail and a stationary lower rail attached to a floor structure. The upper rail is attached to a vehicle seat and is movable relative to the lower rail. The upper rail comprises first and second side sections with a cavity between the side sections. The lower rail includes first and second lateral side elements respectively connected to the first and second side sections. An elongated load member is attached to the lower rail, where an upper part of which extends into the cavity. A lower part of the load member is connected to the floor structure. The first lateral side element blocks lateral movement of the first side section and the second lateral side element blocks lateral movement of the second side section upon deformation of the upper rail in a vehicle impact event. |
| US12202382B2 |
Occupancy sensing device, occupancy sensing and heating mat, and vehicle seat
The present disclosure relates to an occupancy sensing device for detecting the occupancy of a seat of a vehicle, comprising: a flexible substrate having a first main face and a second main face opposite to the first main face, a capacitive sensor with interdigitated electrodes, capable of detecting the state of occupancy of the seat, conductive tracks connected to the capacitive sensor with interdigitated electrodes, the capacitive sensor with interdigitated electrodes and the conductive tracks being fixed on the first main face of the flexible substrate, wherein the flexible substrate is made of an elastic and impermeable material. |
| US12202377B2 |
Electrified vehicle and power source management method for the same
An electric vehicle may be equipped with a swappable battery, and a power source management method. The electric vehicle includes a motor, an inverter configured to exchange three-phase power with the motor, a main battery unit which may be electrically connected to the inverter, includes a first battery and a first BMS for controlling the first battery, and may be fixedly disposed in the electric vehicle, an OBC which may be connected between the main battery unit and the inverter and includes a DC converter, and a switch unit configured to selectively connect a connector and the DC converter to each other, or the connector and the motor to each other, in which, when a swappable battery unit including a second battery and a second BMS for controlling the second battery may be connected to the connector, the first BMS acquires second-battery information output by the second BMS. |
| US12202376B2 |
Vehicle and method of controlling the same
A method of controlling a vehicle where the vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery, a solar cell, a power converter, a power divider, and a power supply. The method includes producing power by the solar cell and converting a voltage of the produced power by the power converter. The method also includes transferring, by the power divider, the power produced by the solar cell to at least one of the first battery or the second battery based on a state of charge (SoC) of the first battery and a SoC of the second battery. The method also includes stopping the power supply from supplying power to the power converter when a time for which the power is supplied to the power converter is longer than or equal to a predetermined reference time. |
| US12202375B2 |
Battery management system
A battery management system includes multiple monitoring devices and a control device. The monitoring devices are disposed in a housing that accommodates a battery of a vehicle and monitors battery information indicating a state of the battery. The control device performs wireless communication with each of the monitoring devices and acquires data including the battery information to execute a predetermined process. The control device sets a cycle in which the multiple monitoring devices make a round in order to perform wireless communication with each of the monitoring devices, and is capable of adjusting the cycle. |
| US12202372B2 |
Systems and methods for selecting a charging entity based on occupancy status
Systems and methods for selecting a charging entity based on occupancy status are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a current geo-location and state of charge of a requesting vehicle and a plurality of charging entities that are within a remaining distance of the requesting vehicle. Occupancy statuses for one or more charging entities of the plurality of charging entities are determined based on a number charging vehicles and a charging parameter. The method includes estimating charging speeds for the one or more charging entities based on the occupancy statuses. A charging station map user interface that pin points the current geo-location of the requesting vehicle and the one or more charging entities is presented. The one or more charging entities are presented with labels. The method further includes reserving a charging station of a selected charging entity of the plurality of charging entities by selecting a label. |
| US12202369B2 |
Integrated meter in an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)
An integrated meter in an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) is described. Input power is received at input terminal of the EVSE and carried through a conductor that passes through an opening of a current transformer coil of the meter. The input power is split into a main path and an auxiliary path. The main path is for charging an electric vehicle (EV). The auxiliary path provides power to the meter to the EVSE itself. The auxiliary path passes through the opening of the current transformation coil in a reverse direction before being passed to a power supply of the meter and to a power supply of the EVSE to remove any current not for charging the EV from current measurements. The meter calculates energy measurements that do not include current drawn by the meter and the EVSE and transmits them to a processor of the EVSE. |
| US12202366B2 |
Indicator lights for an electric vehicle charging station
The disclosed embodiments include a charging station for an electric vehicle. The charging station includes a plurality of light sources, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions for performing a set of operations. The set of operations includes determining a state of the charging station, the state indicating a status of an electric vehicle at the charging station. In accordance with a determination that the state is a first state, the charging station provides a first visual indication of the first state using a first light source of the plurality of light sources. In accordance with a determination that the state is a second state, the charging station provides a second visual indication of the second state. |
| US12202363B2 |
Vehicle charging port mounting assembly and vehicle
The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle charging, and particularly provides a vehicle charging port mounting assembly and a vehicle. The invention aims to solve the problem that existing charging port components have a poor design of mounting structure and thus cannot well meet the usage requirements. To this end, the vehicle charging port mounting assembly of the invention comprises a body side outer panel, a charging port component, a charging port mounting component, a rear wheel cover outer panel and a rear wheel cover outer panel reinforcing plate, wherein the charging port mounting component comprises a mounting bracket and an accommodation support member which is provided with an accommodation chamber, the mounting bracket being disposed in the accommodation chamber and fixedly connected to the accommodation support member, and the accommodation support member being disposed between the body side outer panel and the rear wheel cover outer panel. The charging port component is fixed by both the mounting bracket and the accommodation support member, thereby effectively improving the durability and NVH features of this region. The design requirement of dry-wet separation can also be effectively achieved by means of the accommodation support member, and the local strength of this region can be increased by means of the rear wheel cover outer panel reinforcing plate, thereby effectively meeting multiple requirements. |
| US12202361B2 |
Motor drive system, power system, and electric vehicle
This application provides a motor drive system, a power system, and an electric vehicle, and relates to the field of power electronic technologies. The drive system is configured to drive a motor that uses a power battery pack as a power supply. The power battery pack includes at least two battery modules that are independent of each other, the drive system includes at least two direct current-alternating current DC-AC circuits, and the battery modules one-to-one correspond to the DC-AC circuits. Each battery module is correspondingly connected to an input end of one DC-AC circuit, and an output end of each DC-AC circuit is connected to a corresponding winding of the motor. The DC-AC circuit is configured to convert a direct current provided by the corresponding battery module into an alternating current to drive the corresponding winding of the motor. |
| US12202358B2 |
Power supply system and moving body
A power supply system 1 includes: a variable voltage power supply 7 that outputs power of a variable voltage E1 from a pair of secondary-side input/output terminals 72p and 72n; a first power line 21 and a second power line 22 that connect the pair of secondary-side input/output terminals 72p and 72n and a load 4; a first switch unit 31 that is provided on the first power line 21; a third power line 23 that connects both ends of the first switch unit 31; and a bypass line 25 that connects the pair of secondary-side input/output terminals 72p and 72n, a first DC power supply 38 is provided on the third power line 23 to output DC power, and a bypass diode 33a is provided on the bypass line 25 to allow an output current of the first DC power supply 38. |
| US12202354B1 |
Hierarchical control method of torque distribution for wheel hub motor-driven electric vehicles
A hierarchical control system for torque distribution of hub motor-driven electric vehicles constructs a hierarchical controller with upper and lower layers. An upper layer torque distribution controller's drive torque distribution control strategy is determined through a fuzzy control module. A lower layer torque distribution controller receives the torque, yaw velocity, and side-slip angle from the upper layer torque distribution controller and performs drive torque distribution control based on the motor efficiency map or tire slip rate by using the torque, yaw velocity, side-slip angle and actual values of vehicle feedback to obtain a generalized torque output to a wheel hub motor model for calculating to obtain a target torque and inputting it into a 7-degree-of-freedom vehicle model. The 7-degree-of-freedom vehicle model feeds back vehicle states to the upper layer torque distribution controller to form a closed-loop control, achieving energy-saving control and improving handling stability and safety. |
| US12202352B2 |
Cryostat device for superconducting magnetic levitation train and operation method thereof
A cryostat device for a superconducting magnetic levitation train includes a conduction assembly, a support assembly and a refrigeration assembly. The conduction assembly includes a conduction shell, a copper box arranged in the conduction shell, and a thermally-conductive support rod assembly. A top of the thermally-conductive support rod assembly is connected with a bottom of the copper box. A bottom of the thermally-conductive support rod assembly is connected with a bottom wall of the conduction shell. A top of the copper box is provided with a superconducting bulk accommodating cavity. The bottom of the copper box is provided with a cooling energy connecting end. A top of the support assembly is configured to support the conduction assembly. A bottom of the support assembly is connected with a bogie chassis. The refrigeration assembly is provided with a cooling energy input end connected with the cooling energy connecting end. |
| US12202348B2 |
360-degree rotatable wheel apparatus and multi wheel drive mobility using the same
A 360-degree rotating wheel apparatus may include a cap unit defining a driving space at a lower side of the cap unit; an in-wheel driving unit provided in the driving space in the cap unit and configured to generate a driving force during operation thereof; and an angle adjustment unit coupling the in-wheel driving unit and the cap unit to each other and configured to cause the in-wheel driving unit to rotate in a circumferential direction of the cap unit so that a traveling direction of the 360-degree rotating wheel apparatus determined according to operation of the in-wheel driving unit is changed by 360 degrees around a vertical axis, increasing the traveling range of the wheel apparatus, and which is easily applicable to a mobility to be improved in usability thereof. |
| US12202347B1 |
System and method for controlling output of content in vehicle
A system and method for controlling an output of content in a vehicle are provided. In the system and the method for controlling an output of content in a vehicle according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a content source may be adjusted and outputted to correspond to a main display, and the main contents of the content source may be converted and outputted into additional contents so as to correspond to a sub display. Accordingly, the content source may be provided so that nearby users can be more comfortable and can easily check key contents in consideration of the characteristics of a display unit disposed in a first vehicle, and the effectiveness of providing the content may become higher, thereby the purpose of providing the content may be achieved more easily. |
| US12202345B1 |
Display with photon recycling cavity
A display includes a first housing portion having graphic openings therein, a second housing portion spaced apart from the first housing portion and a first circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes. The first circuit board is disposed between the first housing portion and the second housing. The first housing portion and the second housing portion form a first photon recycling cavity having the plurality of light emitting diodes disposed therein so that light from the plurality of light emitting diodes is indirectly communicated through the graphic opening after reflecting within the photon cavity. |
| US12202337B2 |
Display device for vehicle
A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit including a display surface that is configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle; a display control unit that is configured to set the information displayed at the display surface and a display area in which the information is displayed at the display surface; a drive unit that is configured to drive the display unit in and out of an interior member that is disposed in a vehicle cabin; and a drive control unit that is configured to control the drive unit such that the display area and an exposed area, of the display surface, which is exposed from the interior member are proportional to each other. |
| US12202335B2 |
System for man-machine interaction in vehicles
A system for man-machine interaction for a vehicle is disclosed. The proposed system includes an interactive reflected display on a windscreen of the vehicle; an eye tracking module including an eye gaze tracker for tracking eye gaze direction of a user, and a training unit to train the tracking module using a neural network to predict a real-time set of coordinates for eye gaze direction of the user based on a created reference data set of coordinates of the display; a finger tracking module to detect presence of a finger of the user and track movement of the finger; a cursor module configured to, on the basis of a received input, move a cursor on the display to an area of interest on the display; and a wireless switch module operatively coupled to the display for selecting a target in the area of interest on the display. |
| US12202334B2 |
Device for controlling vehicle and method for outputting platooning information thereof
A device for controlling a vehicle and a method for outputting platooning information are provided. The device includes a display, a communication device, and a processor connected to the display and the communication device, and the processor is configured to receive information on an image of a region ahead and platooning state information from a leading vehicle through the communication device during platooning, synchronize the information on the image of the region ahead with a vehicle location when a platooning state is a stable state based on the platooning state information, and output the synchronized information on the image of the region ahead on the display. |
| US12202331B2 |
Fuel tank venting system
A fuel tank venting system for an automotive vehicle comprising: a fuel tank comprising a vapor dome, a refueling pipe, a fuel vapor trap that is connected to the fuel tank by an inlet conduit, wherein the inlet conduit is connected with the fuel tank through an orifice which is permanently open, the orifice being arranged in the vapor dome of the fuel tank in a static condition and a normally closed shutter device that communicates with the atmosphere and that is connected to the fuel vapor trap by an outlet conduit, the normally closed shutter device comprising an electrically-actuated valve being closed when the electrically-actuated valve is de-energized, wherein the normally closed shutter device is configured to be open during vehicle refueling process and to be closed when the fuel in the fuel tank reaches a predetermined fill level and when the vehicle is in normal operation. |
| US12202327B2 |
Vehicle lower structure
A vehicle lower structure, including: a base member provided under a floor of a vehicle; a pair of reinforcement members; a slope device accommodated above the base member and between the pair of reinforcement members; and a vehicle body floor, both the slope device and the vehicle body floor being fastened to each of a rear flange of a front reinforcement member and a front flange of a rear reinforcement member of respective pairs of the flanges of each of the pair of reinforcement members, and a first fastening portion being disposed so as not to contact the vehicle body floor, and a second fastening portion at which the vehicle body floor is fastened to the rear flange of the front reinforcement member and to the front flange of the rear reinforcement member being disposed so as not to contact the slope device. |
| US12202317B1 |
Heat load balancing in vehicles
Techniques for providing heat load balancing in an autonomous bi-directional vehicle utilize a first coolant loop thermally coupled to a first drive motor and a first end of the autonomous bi-directional vehicle and a second coolant loop thermally coupled to a second drive motor and a second end of the autonomous bi-directional vehicle to exchange thermal energy. A conduit thermally couples the first coolant loop with the second coolant loop to allow transfer of the coolant in between. A controller is usable to increase an amount of thermal energy transferred between the first coolant loop and the second coolant loop based at least in part on a direction of travel of the autonomous bi-directional vehicle. |
| US12202306B2 |
Vehicle control systems and methods based on trailer hitch joint forces
A trailer sway control system for a vehicle includes: a front left active suspension actuator; a front right active suspension actuator; a rear left active suspension actuator; a rear right active suspension actuator; and an actuator control module configured to: based on (a) a first hitch force at a trailer hitch in a longitudinal direction, (b) a second hitch force at the trailer hitch in a lateral direction, and (c) a third hitch force at the trailer hitch in a vertical direction, determine target vertical forces for the front left active suspension actuator, the front right active suspension actuator, the rear left active suspension actuator, and the rear right active suspension actuator, respectively; and selectively adjust the front left active suspension actuator, the front right active suspension actuator, the rear left active suspension actuator, and the rear right active suspension actuator based on the target vertical forces, respectively. |
| US12202301B2 |
Tire pressure monitoring unit and method for managing tire data in a tire pressure monitoring unit
A tire pressure monitoring unit is for mounting on a vehicle wheel, having a sensor for measuring the tire pressure, a transmitter and a receiver for wireless data transmission, a memory for storing tire data, and a controller connected to the sensor, the transmitter, the receiver and the memory. The controller writes this tire data into the memory on receipt of tire data received via the receiver and assigns a value to a variable, the value marking this tire data as valid. It is provided that a necessary condition for the variable to be assigned a value which marks the tire data as invalid is that the controller detects a pressure increase that exceeds a predetermined threshold value. In addition, a corresponding method for managing tire data in a data memory of a tire pressure monitoring unit is described. |
| US12202299B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A tread pattern of a pneumatic tire includes two or more circumferential main grooves in a half region demarcated by the equatorial plane, and land portions defined by the circumferential main grooves. A center land portion closest among the land portions to the equatorial plane includes a center sipe extending in the width direction, the center sipe is a composite sipe including a two-dimensional portion and three-dimensional portions provided on both sides of the two-dimensional portion in the width direction, a middle land portion that is adjacent to an outer side of the center land portion in the width direction includes a middle sipe extending in the width direction, and the middle sipe is a composite sipe comprising a two-dimensional portion provided on an inner side in the width direction and a three-dimensional portion provided on an outer side of the two-dimensional portion in the width direction. |
| US12202298B2 |
Pneumatic tire
In a tread pattern of a tire, a main groove side of a shoulder lug groove in a side of a first circumferential main groove inclines with respect to the width direction. In each of first intermediate lug grooves and inner lug grooves, a direction from one side toward the other side in the width direction is inclined to a side identical to a side to which the main groove side is inclined. The first intermediate lug grooves overlap with extension lines of each of the shoulder lug grooves extending from a closed end of each of the shoulder lug grooves along an inclination direction of the main groove side toward each of closed ends of the inner lug grooves. A second intermediate lug groove extends between two of the extension lines adjacent in the circumferential direction, in a direction along the extension lines. |
| US12202295B1 |
Omni-directional wheel with compliant structure for rough terrain
An apparatus includes a hub, a carrier structure and a first plurality of connective elements. The carrier structure surrounds the hub and holds a plurality of rollers that rotate within the carrier structure about an axis that is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the hub. The first plurality of connective elements are coupled to the hub and the carrier structure. A connective element of the first plurality of connective elements elastically deforms to absorb an impact experienced by the carrier structure such that the rollers can rotate within the carrier structure while the carrier structure experiences the force. |
| US12202293B2 |
Method for making a metallic credit card
A method of making a metallic credit card from an existing plastic credit card including the steps of cutting the existing plastic credit card from each side edge, peeling the plastic top layer from its bottom plastic substrate, removing its EMV chip, and attaching it to a metallic substrate. The metallic substrate can further be laser engraved with the user's personal information. |
| US12202292B2 |
Substrate for producing value papers or security papers
A substrate for producing papers of value or security papers is described. The substrate may include a carrier layer, at least one security element applied at least one of onto and into the carrier layer, and a primer. The primer may be applied onto at least one of a first substrate side and a second substrate side of the substrate. The primer may be arranged, at least in some sections, between the carrier layer and the at least one security element. Additionally and/or alternatively, the primer may cover the at least one security element and/or the carrier layer such that regions of the at least one security element covered by the primer are not as well visible as regions of the at least one security element and/or the carrier layer not covered by the primer. The at least one security element may include a partial, reflective layer forming an image. |
| US12202288B2 |
Engineered stone slab, and apparatus and method for creating
Obtaining a reference image of a natural stone; producing a first engineered stone slab which approximates an aspect of the reference image of the natural stone; performing an examination of the first engineered stone slab; using the reference image and results of the examination, to create a first masking image; and printing the first masking image onto the first engineered stone slab. Producing a second engineered stone slab which approximates the aspect of the reference image of the natural stone, wherein the first and the second engineered stone slabs provide different approximations, as caused by random variation in a manufacturing process; performing an examination of the second engineered stone slab to obtain results; using the reference image and results of the examination of the second engineered stone slab, to create a second masking image; and printing the second masking image onto the second engineered stone slab. |
| US12202286B2 |
Stamp and axle element for said stamp
The present disclosure relates to a stamp, comprising at least a stamping component and a stamping insert. The stamping component is formed of a top part and a bottom part with a cushion -receiving element and the stamping insert is connected to the top part via a reversing mechanism. The stamping insert is mounted via a continuous axle in an axle bearing element. In the resting position a text plate and/or MB unit (mounted band unit) mounted on the impression unit butts against an ink cartridge with ink pad soaked with stamping ink in the cushion-receiving element and in a stamping process for producing a stamp impression in a stamp position the stamping insert can be shifted by the reversing mechanism into a stamping position. The axle bearing element can be inserted and fastened in the top part via guide webs. |
| US12202284B1 |
Printing machine comprising at least one print head
A printing machine includes a print head that prints on an article that rotates during printing. A printing width of the print head extends over a section of a length of the article and longitudinally in relation to a longitudinal axis of the article. An orthogonal coordinate system has an origin at a center of mass of the print head, with longitudinal, transverse, and vertical axes. A plurality of the print heads print on the article and are arranged in a row longitudinally in relation to the axis of rotation of the article. The ink ejected by the printing nozzles of the print heads is situated in the same printing plane. The direction of the ink ejected is oriented perpendicularly to the surface of the article. Multiple different printing planes are provided with respect to the surface of the article. Directly adjacent printing planes create a V-shaped formation. |
| US12202282B2 |
Cover state sensing mechanism for media processing devices
A media processing device includes: a housing; a cover rotatable between open and closed positions; a main logic board (MLB) supporting a controller, and having a slot extending into the MLB from an open end at a perimeter of the MLB, the slot traversing the MLB from an upper surface to a lower surface; a receiver affixed to the MLB on a first side of the slot, and an emitter affixed to the MLB on a second side of the slot, to emit radiation detectable by the receiver; and a tab movably coupled to the housing, to obstruct the slot and prevent detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in a first one of the open and closed positions, and to clear the slot and permit detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in the other of the open and closed positions. |
| US12202279B2 |
Methods of detecting and adjusting contact of a micro-structural fluid ejector to a substrate and method of detecting a fault condition in fluid flow from a micro-structural fluid ejector onto a substrate
Methods are disclosed relating to the operation of a micro-structural fluid ejector in a fluid printing apparatus. The methods include providing an imaging system, capturing a digital image of the micro-structural fluid ejector and its surroundings, and pre-processing the digital image to detect edges. A method of detecting contact of a micro-structural fluid ejector to a substrate includes repeatedly lowering the print head and measuring the length of a detected edge until the currently measured length is determined to be longer than a previously measured length. A method of adjusting contact of a micro-structural fluid ejector to a substrate includes calculating a bending coefficient A of the micro-structural fluid ejector and lowering the print head toward the substrate if the bending coefficient A is less than a minimum threshold value Amin, raising the print head away from the substrate if the bending coefficient A is greater than a maximum threshold value Amax, and making no change to the vertical displacement of the print head if the bending coefficient A is in the range of Amin to Amax. A method of detecting a fault condition in fluid flow from a micro-structural fluid ejector onto a substrate includes analyzing the digital image to determine whether edges are present in a region of interest where fluid dispensed from the micro-structural fluid ejector should be present. |
| US12202278B2 |
Printer
A printer includes: a liquid discharger configured to discharge a liquid onto a print target; a carriage configured to move the liquid discharger in a main scanning direction; a holder configured to hold the print target and relatively move the print target in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction to cause the print target to face the liquid discharger; and multiple height detectors at different positions in the sub-scanning direction, the multiple height detectors configured to detect the print target on the holder. |
| US12202276B2 |
Laser marking apparatus
To improve convenience in use of a laser marking apparatus that performs marking on a workpiece to which an alignment mark is affixed. The laser marking apparatus includes a setting section, a second IF section, a movement amount monitoring section, and a marking control section, and the setting section causes a display section to display a setting-assist image, which visually indicates the alignment mark on the flexible workpiece and a trigger delay, and receives a user input for setting the trigger delay in a state where the setting-assist image is displayed. |
| US12202269B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a head including a nozzle from which a liquid is discharged; a cap configured to cover a nozzle surface having the nozzle; a first container configured to store a moisturizing liquid; a pump connected to the cap, the pump configured to generate a negative pressure in a space formed between the cap and the nozzle surface; a second container; and a waste liquid path connecting the cap and the second container, and the first container connected to the waste liquid path. |
| US12202265B2 |
Head, head module, and apparatus that discharges liquid
A head includes: a silicon substrate; an insulating film on the silicon substrate; an electrode wiring on the insulating film; a flexible wiring connected to the electrode wiring; and a conductive film electrically connects the flexible wiring and the electrode wiring in a bonding area. The silicon substrate has an exposed area on a surface of the silicon substrate facing the insulating film, and the exposed area is in a vicinity of the bonding area and is exposed from the insulating film. |
| US12202261B2 |
Ink jet recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes a carriage equipped with a recording head that ejects ink to a sheet, a drive unit configured to move the carriage in a width direction of the sheet, an encoder configured to detect first information regarding a position or a velocity of the carriage that moves by the drive unit, an acceleration sensor arranged on the carriage and configured to detect second information regarding acceleration of the carriage, and a control unit configured to stop the carriage, based on the first information and the second information. |
| US12202260B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and detection method
A liquid discharge apparatus includes liquid discharge head units, an image sensor, and processing circuitry. The circuitry detects, based on image data detected by the sensor, an amount of deviation between positions on an object onto which liquid has been discharged by the head units; corrects a timing of discharging the liquid, based on the amount of deviation; switches between first control of conveying the object at a first speed while the sensor images the object with a first image size and second control of conveying the object at a second speed faster than the first speed while the sensor images the object with a second image size having a smaller number of pixels; and sets pixel positions of the sensor used for imaging during the second control, according to the amount of deviation detected based on the image data imaged with the first image size by the first control. |
| US12202258B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes: a roll sheet container that contains a roll sheet around which a recording sheet is wound; a first sheet guide that makes contact with a first surface of the recording sheet; a second sheet guide that makes contact with a second surface of the recording sheet; and a transport roller that transports the recording sheet. The first and second sheet guides are disposed so as to face each other to form a sheet route along which the recording sheet is to pass. The transport roller transports the recording sheet that passed along the sheet route. The second sheet guide includes: a projection that protrudes toward the roll sheet container; and a pushing section that extends from the projection along an outer circumference of the roll sheet and in a direction away from the first sheet guide. |
| US12202257B2 |
Printing cassette
A printing cassette that is to be attached to and detached from a printing apparatus main body is provided. The printing cassette includes: a first roll in which a first tape is wound around a winding center axis parallel to a first direction; and an input gear that is disposed at a different position from the first roll in the first direction, engaging another gear, and configured to transmit a driving force of a drive shaft of the printing apparatus to the another gear. The first roll has a cylindrical shape in which a hollow portion is defined by an inner peripheral surface. The drive shaft is inserted into the hollow portion of the first roll and the input gear is engaged with the drive shaft in a state where the printing cassette is attached to the printing apparatus main body. |
| US12202256B2 |
Printing device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for printing device
A printing device comprises a housing, a print head provided in the housing, a mount to which a roll body is detachably mounted, a conveyor configured to convey a printing medium unwounded from the roll body along a conveying path including an upstream path extending from the mount to the print head, and a cutter configured to cut the printing medium at a particular position in the upstream path. The roll body is a sheet type printing medium wounded into a rolled-up state. The conveyor comprises a holder arranged, in the upstream path, at a position between the cutter and the print head. The holder is configured to hold the printing medium in a state where the printing medium is deformed to be corrugated along a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. |
| US12202250B2 |
Method of inkjet printing onto aligners
Provided herein are methods of obtaining good photocured-ink adhesion to low surface energy materials. The methods have greatly improved adhesion of photocured ink on low surface energy materials, including those that are subjected to high humidity or wet environments. The methods take into account the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the materials and the onset for the glass transition temperature, including ink applied to an exposed surface of the material at an elevated temperature that is close to the Tg of the material. The ink is allowed to sit briefly or soak, such as for more than 1 second, before the ink is cured. The ink may be photocured. Furthermore, the methods do not require solvents or surface treatment, including plasma or corona treatments, to obtain good ink adhesion. |
| US12202243B2 |
Multi-material multilayer strip for winding
A multilayer strip intended to be wound on a form to manufacture a part in composite material, includes superposed fibrous layers, at least one of these layers being pre-impregnated, the superposed fibrous layers including a first layer including a first material on a first side of the width of the strip and a second material, differing from the first material, on a second side of the width of the strip opposite the first side, and a second layer superposed on the first layer and including the first material on the first side and the second material on the second side, with overlapping of a material of the second layer over a different material of the first layer. |
| US12202242B2 |
Thermal insulation board comprising at least one aerogel composite material for the thermal insulation of buildings
The present invention relates to a thermal insulation board (IB) comprising at least two insulating layers (A) bonded together. At least one of the at least two insulating layers (A) comprises at least one aerogel composite material, wherein the aerogel composite material comprises at least one silica aerogel (a1), at least one polymer foam (a2) and at least one flame retardant (a3). The present invention also relates to a thermal insulation system (IS) comprising the thermal insulation board (IB). Further, it relates to a process for the production of the thermal insulation board (IB) and to the use of the thermal insulation board (IB) and of the thermal insulation system (IS) for the thermal insulation of buildings, parts and/or elements of buildings. |
| US12202241B2 |
Surface veil and surface film integrated prepreg layer and processes for making the same
A ready to use surface veil and surface film integrated prepreg layer suitable to use in a production of lightweight structural parts/panels with class A surfaces includes a curable bottom base resin formulation including a curable bottom base resin, at least one first toughening agent, at least one accelerator, at least one curing agent and at least one hardener. The prepreg layer further includes a release paper coated with the curable bottom base resin formulation to obtained curable bottom base resin formulation coated release paper as a first resin film; a reinforcement fabric; an outer resin formulation including an outer resin, wherein the outer resin is the curable bottom base resin being 10% more viscous than a resin, at least one thermoplastic toughening agent, at least one accelerator, at least one curing agent and at least one hardener agent. |
| US12202240B2 |
Solar panel disassembling apparatus
A solar panel disassembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure separates a glass plate of a solar panel and a film layer bonded to the glass plate from each other. The solar panel disassembling apparatus includes a supply module that stands and fixes the solar panel such that a bond line between the glass plate and the film layer is exposed upward and downward and that moves the solar panel in a parallel direction parallel to a bonding surface between the glass plate and the film layer, and a wire-shaped cutting blade that is disposed in front of the solar panel in a movement direction of the solar panel to have a distance from the supply module, is disposed in parallel to the bonding surface, and separates the glass plate and the film layer from each other. |
| US12202239B2 |
Method for fixing smooth materials using ionic liquid
A simple, highly versatile method for fixing smooth materials that utilizes a water pasting method can be provided by interposing an ionic liquid between smooth materials such as glass or resin not impregnated with an ionic liquid and fixing these smooth materials. |
| US12202238B2 |
Embossing apparatus for producing multilayer web product
An embossing apparatus for producing a multilayer web product includes a first embossing assembly, a second embossing assembly, and at least one intermediate embossing assembly. A lapping roller is arranged adjacent to the first embossing assembly to lap at least one intermediate web product that is formed with an intermediate embossed pattern and a first web product that is formed with a first embossed pattern together to form a lapped web product. A glue applying device is arranged adjacent to the first embossing assembly to apply glue on one surface of the lapped web product. A laminating roller laminates the lapped web product and the second web product that is formed with a second embossed pattern together. |
| US12202237B2 |
Elastic film and method for producing an elastic layer material
An elastic film has a perforation formed by perforation holes that are elongated along a preferred expanding direction in the unexpanded state, wherein the ratio of the length of the perforation holes determined along the preferred expanding direction to a width of the perforation holes determined perpendicular thereto amounts to at least 3:2. The elongation at break along the preferred expanding direction is at least twice as high as the elongation at break determined perpendicular thereto along the width of the perforation holes. |
| US12202236B2 |
Capacitive sensor
A first detection electrode is provided on an insulating layer. A second detection electrode is provided away from the first detection electrode on the insulating layer, and forms a capacitance together with the first detection electrode. The protection layer covers the first detection electrode and the second detection electrode, has a thickness d satisfying 1 μm≤d≤10 μm, and is made of zirconia or alumina. The protection layer is a sintered body. |
| US12202235B2 |
Decorative sheet and decorative material using same
There is provided a decorative sheet which has excellent heat-shielding properties and excellent substrate-concealing properties and which enables easy adjustment of a dark color tone. The decorative sheet includes an infrared-reflective substrate, and a decorative layer disposed on the substrate and including a solid printing layer and a picture layer, wherein the solid printing layer contains an infrared-transparent or infrared-reflective inorganic pigment and a binder resin, and the picture layer contains at least three compounds selected from the organic pigment group consisting of a quinacridone, an isoindolinone, a nickel azo complex and a phthalocyanine, and a binder resin. |
| US12202234B2 |
Exterior film of building for protecting glass
The present invention relates to an exterior film of a building for protecting glass, which represents excellent weather resistance, impact resistance, and scratch resistance by a base layer combined with thermoplastic polyurethane and a functional coating layer, has self-healing ability, and can improve durability of glass by effectively blocking heat derived from ultraviolet and infrared rays. |
| US12202232B2 |
Machine direction-oriented polymeric film, and method of making the machine direction-oriented polymeric film
Machine direction-oriented polymeric films include a polyolefin and a nucleating agent. Methods for forming polymeric films and articles of manufacture prepared therefrom are described. |
| US12202231B2 |
Plastic substrate with improved hardness and display device including the same
A plastic substrate includes: a plastic support member having light transmittance; and a first organic-inorganic hybrid layer on the plastic support member. The first organic-inorganic hybrid layer includes: a first organic-inorganic hybrid matrix; and ions implanted into the first organic-inorganic hybrid matrix at a side opposite to a side adjacent the plastic support member. An amount of the ions per unit area is in a range from about 2×1013/cm2 to about 2×1014/cm2. |
| US12202229B2 |
Superhydrophobic nanostructures
Condensation can be an important process in both emerging and traditional power generation and water desalination technologies. Superhydrophobic nanostructures can promise enhanced condensation heat transfer by reducing the characteristic size of departing droplets via a surface-tension-driven mechanism. A superhydrophobic surface can include nanostructures of a metal oxide having further surface modification. |
| US12202223B2 |
Packaging machine infeed, separation, and creasing mechanisms
A machine for forming packing templates includes a infeed mechanism that can feed multiple feeds of sheet material into the machine without repositioning the infeed mechanism or forming creases or bends in the sheet material. The machine also includes a separation and cutting systems with one or more cutting tables and biased knives that cut the sheet material packaging templates. The machine also includes creasing roller(s) that forms creases in the sheet material. The machine also includes a system for reducing or eliminating the impact of irregularities in the sheet material. |
| US12202217B2 |
Method for repairing a leak at the bottom of a container comprising a reversible sealing of the leak
A method for repairing a leak caused by a hole (3) at the bottom of a container (I) with liquid contents (2), comprising a reversible sealing of the leak in which: —a sealing mixture (5) is poured into the liquid contents in the vicinity of the hole, the sealing mixture (5) comprising a sealing product (7) and solid fillers (8) mixed into the sealing product (7), the sealing product (7) having a density greater than those of the liquid contents and the fillers, and the capability to solidify within the liquid contents (2), —the sealing mixture (5) spreads over the bottom (4) of the container (I) and reaches the hole (3), —fillers (8) filling the hole (3) and enabling the sealing product (7) to solidify over the hole, forming a peelable sealing layer that can then be removed after the container is emptied, before the leak is ultimately repaired. |
| US12202213B2 |
Method and a system for producing a component or semifinished product with a fibre-reinforced foam core
A system for producing a component or semifinished product with a fibre-reinforced foam core, includes a substrate on which the foam core having a first main surface and an opposite second main surface is to be laid; a sewing device having a needle configured to be moved at least linearly; a fibre supply device for three-dimensional supply of a fibre; and a coating device. The sewing device is configured to position the needle at the first main surface and to pierce the foam core, such that a needle tip penetrates through the first main surface and then through the second main surface. The fibre supply device is configured to position a reinforcing fibre such that the reinforcing fibre is hooked into the needle tip. The coating device is configured to coat a reinforcing fibre hooked into the needle tip with resin immediately before the reinforcing fibre enters the foam core. |
| US12202208B2 |
System and method for selectively post-curing parts printed with stereolithography additive manufacturing techniques
The present subject matter is directed towards a system and a method for selectively post-curing a three-dimensional (3D-printed) object to attain variable properties. The system comprises a selective post-curing chamber coupled to a computer in communication with a database for accessing a digital model or data concerning the 3D-printed object. The chamber comprises a movable light source assembly and a mounting platform for supporting at least one 3D-printed object thereon. The computer includes one or more executable instructions for selectively emitting a curing light onto the 3D-printed object along a predetermined curing toolpath based on the digital model. The curing of the 3D-printed object along the predetermined curing toolpath generates variable properties along different regions of the 3D-printed object. |
| US12202200B2 |
Cleaning systems for additive manufacturing apparatuses and methods for using the same
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations. |
| US12202197B2 |
Lighting for additive manufacturing
In one example, a non-transitory processor readable medium having instructions thereon that when executed cause an additive manufacturing machine to expose build material to a light source emitting monochromatic light within a band of wavelengths that includes a peak light absorption of a liquid coalescing agent to be dispensed on to the build material. |
| US12202190B2 |
Film attaching device
Proposed is the film attachment device including: a position setting plate including a main body in which a longitudinal hole extending in a forward-backward direction is formed, and a plurality of elastic members, first end portions of which protrude downward from the main body in a state of being arranged to be spaced apart in such a manner as to surround a position setting space, and second end portions of which extend upward toward the main body and come into close contact with a terminal being inserted into the position setting space; an auxiliary member in which first and second rectangular through-holes are formed to be positioned a predetermined distance apart in such a manner as to communicate with the longitudinal hole, and which is arranged on a lower surface of the main body; and a protective film arranged to cover bottoms of the first and second rectangular through-holes. |
| US12202186B2 |
Apparatus for producing films stretched in-line
The invention relates to an apparatus for producing tubular films stretched in-line by blow molding with an extruder, a film blowing line, a lay-flat unit, an oscillating haul-off unit, and a stretching line for monoaxially stretching the film laid flat in machine direction. According to the invention, the stretching line is arranged above the extruder between the lay-flat unit and the oscillating haul-off unit. |
| US12202182B2 |
Positioning device with multi-directional lock
A positioning device for aligning and guiding a first half and a second half of a mold together. The positioning device may comprise a housing including identical wall members configured to define a cavity. Each of the wall members comprise a tab, the tab defining a recess and a protrusion on opposed sides of the tab such that the protrusion and recess defined by the tab of one of the wall member is configured to interlock with the recess or protrusion of the tab of an adjacent wall member to connect adjacent wall members. A first member may be slidably disposed within the cavity of the housing, the first member defining a void. The positioning device may further comprise a second member comprising a base and a protrusion, wherein the protrusion is configured to matingly engage the void of the first member. |
| US12202181B2 |
Method for injection molding a light module for a lighting device of a motor vehicle
A method for producing a light module for a lighting device of a motor vehicle, wherein the module comprises a support component and a light-outcoupling component. According to the invention, a connection element for establishing a retaining connection between the support component and the light-outcoupling component is molded at least onto the support component by means of an injection molding process. |
| US12202179B2 |
Supercritical fluid injection foaming polylactide foam material and preparation method therefor
The present application relates to a supercritical fluid injection foaming polylactide foam material and a preparation method therefor. The method includes: first obtaining a surface-modified cellulose nanofiber aqueous solution; then melting and blending the cellulose nanofiber aqueous solution and a polylactide twice; passing same through extrusion, cooling under water, and granulation so as to obtain a polylactide/cellulose nanofiber composite material; then plasticizing and melting the polylactide/cellulose nanofiber composite material in a microporous foaming injection molding machine; uniformly mixing same with a supercritical fluid foaming agent in the injection molding machine; injecting same into a mold cavity; and subjecting the resultant to post-treatment so as to obtain a polylactide foam material. The polylactide foam material has a sandwich structure, in which two outer surface layers are solid layers that do not contain any foam, and the sandwiched layer is a foam layer having a cellular structure. |
| US12202175B2 |
Method for preparing a densified insulation material for use in appliance insulated structure
A method for forming a vacuum insulated structure using a prepared core material includes preparing a powder insulation material defining a bulk density, pre-densifying the powder insulation material to form a pre-densified insulation base, crushing the pre-densified insulation base into granular core insulation to define a core density of the granular core insulation, disposing the granular core insulation having the core density into an insulating cavity defined within an insulating structure and expressing gas from the interior cavity of the insulating structure to further densify the granular core insulation to define a target density. The granular core insulation defines the target density disposed within the insulating structure defines the vacuum insulation structure, wherein the target density defines a density in the range of from approximately 80 grams per liter to approximately 350 grams per liter. |
| US12202173B2 |
Method of manufacturing monocrystalline silicon substrate
After peel-off layers have been formed in a workpiece of monocrystalline silicon such as an ingot, a bare wafer, or a device wafer with use of a laser beam having a wavelength transmittable through monocrystalline silicon, a substrate is separated from the workpiece along the peel-off layers acting as separation initiating points. The process results in increased productivity for the manufacture of substrates, compared with a process of manufacturing substrates from a workpiece with use of a wire saw. |
| US12202168B2 |
Conditioning system for wood processing and a method thereto
The invention relates to a wood conditioning system comprising: a first chamber; a second chamber; at least one air conveyor device for circulating air between the first chamber and the second chamber; the second chamber comprising at least one device for spraying water substantially against a direction of the circulated air. Some aspects of the invention relate to a method for wood conditioning. |
| US12202162B2 |
Motorised food-processor apparatus
A motorized food-processor apparatus (100) which comprises: a housing (101) containing a drive motor (102) for rotating a shaft (103) about an axis of rotation (115), at least one cutter (104) rotated by the motor, a guide plate (109), comprising at least one guide ridge (111), an outlet tool (112) located in the path of the foodstuff towards an outlet opening, and at least one drive unit (114) for driving through the outlet tool. The outlet tool comprises a series of blades (113) in which, for any pair of adjacent blades, the portions of these two adjacent blades do not have any intersection of their orthogonal projections on a plane that is parallel to the axis of rotation (115) and parallel to the segment formed by the intersection of one of these two blades with a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. |
| US12202157B2 |
Razor cartridge
A razor cartridge is disclosed. The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides a razor cartridge including a blade housing and a lubrication member providing unit, wherein the blade housing is configured to accommodate at least one first shaving blade having a cutting edge and at least one second shaving blade having a cutting edge to lie in a longitudinal direction, the lubrication member providing unit is configured to provide a lubrication member, and the lubrication member providing unit is coupled to the blade housing so that the lubrication member is positioned between the first shaving blade and the second shaving blade. |
| US12202153B2 |
Robot operation for a moving workpiece
A robot system includes: a conveying device configured to convey a workpiece; a robot configured to execute an operation on the workpiece; and circuitry configured to: identify a current position of the workpiece and an object area occupied by an object; identify an interlock area that moves with the current position of the workpiece being conveyed by the conveying device; check an overlap between the interlock area and the object area; and control the robot to execute the operation based on the current position of the workpiece in response to determining that the interlock area does not overlap the object area. |
| US12202151B2 |
Method for correcting robot
A method for correcting a robot is provided. The method includes: providing a correction device, wherein the correction device comprises a jig wafer; grabbing and/or transferring the jig wafer by using the robot to obtain collected data; determining, based on the collected data, whether the robot needs to be corrected; and in response to that the robot needs to be corrected, obtaining a compensation value according to the collected data, and correcting the robot based on the compensation value. |
| US12202143B2 |
Robot control method, apparatus and device, storage medium and program product
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a robot control method, apparatus and device, a computer storage medium and a computer program product and relate to the technical field of artificial intelligence. The method includes: acquiring environment interaction data and an actual target value, indicating a target that is actually reached by executing an action corresponding to action data in the environment interaction data; determining a return value after executing the action according to state data, action data and the actual target value at the first time of two adjacent times; updating a return value in the environment interaction data by using the return value after executing the action; training an agent corresponding to a robot control network by using the updated environment interaction data, and controlling the action of a target robot by using the trained agent. |
| US12202142B2 |
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for robotic learning and execution of skills including navigation and manipulation functions
Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for robotic learning and execution of skills. A robotic apparatus can include a memory, a processor, sensors, and one or more movable components (e.g., a manipulating element and/or a transport element). The processor can be operatively coupled to the memory, the movable elements, and the sensors, and configured to obtain information of an environment, including one or more objects located within the environment. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to learn skills through demonstration, exploration, user inputs, etc. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to execute skills and/or arbitrate between different behaviors and/or actions. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to execute skills and/or behaviors using cached trajectories or plans. In some embodiments, the processor can be configured to execute skills requiring navigation and manipulation behaviors. |
| US12202141B2 |
Method of supporting adjustment of parameter set of robot, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and information processing device
A method of the present disclosure includes (a) a step of receiving track information for specifying a track of a target operation of a robot, (b) a step of acquiring, according to an instruction to adjust a parameter set for controlling the target operation, about one or more initial parameter sets, values of evaluation indicators of control results obtained when causing the robot to execute the target operation using the respective initial parameter sets, (c) a step of displaying, on a display section, one or more reference displays based on the acquired values of the evaluation indicators, and (d) a step of receiving an input of condition information for deciding a condition of optimization processing for the parameter set, the condition information being condition information about the evaluation indicators, performing the optimization processing for the parameter set according to the condition information, and determining a value of a new parameter set. |
| US12202140B2 |
Simulating multiple robots in virtual environments
Implementations are provided for operably coupling multiple robot controllers to a single virtual environment, e.g., to generate training examples for training machine learning model(s). In various implementations, a virtual environment may be simulated that includes an interactive object and a plurality of robot avatars that are controlled independently and contemporaneously by a corresponding plurality of robot controllers that are external from the virtual environment. Sensor data generated from a perspective of each robot avatar of the plurality of robot avatars may be provided to a corresponding robot controller. Joint commands that cause actuation of one or more joints of each robot avatar may be received from the corresponding robot controller. Joint(s) of each robot avatar may be actuated pursuant to corresponding joint commands. The actuating may cause two or more of the robot avatars to act upon the interactive object in the virtual environment. |
| US12202138B2 |
Cable-driven robot
A cable-driven robot includes a base structure, a plurality of cables, a movable element suspended by cables, and a system with a plurality of movement units for moving the cables and the movable operating element with respect to the base structure. At least one movement unit has a frame hinged to the base structure for swinging about a hinge axis. A motor mounted on the frame has a rotation shaft and at least one cable winding/unwinding element. The latter includes a drum mounted on the frame and rotatable by the shaft of the motor. The drum has a lateral surface with a helical groove extending coaxially with respect to the axis of the drum and defining a series of hollow turns each conformed to receive and contain internally thereof a corresponding winding turn of the cable during the winding/unwinding of the cable about the drum. |
| US12202136B2 |
Automatic lubrication robot
An automatic lubrication robot includes a robot, a grease hose, and a delivery unit. The robot includes a lifting and lowering unit that moves linearly and an arm coupled to the lifting and lowering unit, and the robot is arranged in a clean room to perform an operation. Grease for lubricating the robot passes through the grease hose. In response to the linear movement of the lifting and lowering unit, the delivery unit delivers the grease to the robot via the grease hose. |
| US12202112B2 |
Powered fastener driver
A fastener driver includes a housing defining a head portion and a handle portion, a drive mechanism positioned within the housing, and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism includes a piston, a driver blade attached to the piston, a biasing member having a first end supported within the piston and a second end supported by the head portion, and a damper positioned between the firing mechanism and the head portion of the housing. The damper configured to attenuate one or more of noise or vibration from the firing mechanism as the driver blade moves from the top dead center position toward the bottom dead center position. |
| US12202102B2 |
Adjustable impact wrench and ground anchor assembly
An adjustable impact wrench and ground anchor assembly including a torque bar having a plurality of apertures disposed therein, where the plurality of apertures have a first and second diameter, a wrench shaft having a first and second end, a chuck arranged at the first end, a handle arranged at the second end, where the wrench shaft is arranged to engage one of the first diameter apertures of the plurality of apertures therein, a clamp, said clamp arranged to accept said wrench shaft through an aperture disposed therein, a pin arranged to engage a pin aperture of the wrench shaft and is further arranged to sandwich the torque bar between the pin and the clamp, a plurality of spikes arranged to engage the second diameter of apertures of the plurality of apertures, and a clip arranged to engage one of a pair of end apertures of the plurality of apertures. |
| US12202095B2 |
Modular clamping device
A clamping device for holding a workpiece, in particular a cutting tool, during machining in a grinding machine, wherein peripheral grinding of the workpiece is performed by means of a particularly approximately cup-shaped grinding wheel, wherein the clamping device comprises a support unit provided to be mounted on the grinding machine, a clamping unit comprising a clamping anvil supported in a clamping anvil holding element and translationally drivable to apply a clamping force parallel to a clamping axis, and a drive unit comprising a drive anvil supported in a drive axis and rotationally drivable for rotary orientating the workpiece by means of the drive axis. The clamping unit and the drive unit are provided as individual components, which are releasably or slidably attached to the support unit to form a workpiece spindle headstock of the grinding machine. |
| US12202093B2 |
Cutting tool sharpening angle aid apparatuses and methods
A cutting tool sharpening angle aid including a spirit level vial; a first spirit level vial harness to which the spirit level vial is configured to be attached; a first member to which the spirit level harness is attached; a base which is attached to the first member; and a first attachment device which is configured to attach the base to a blade of a cutting tool. The first attachment device may be a magnet. The first attachment device may be an elastic band. In at least one embodiment, both a magnet and one or more elastic bands may be used for the first attachment device, and/or a first and a second attachment device may be provided. The first member may be triangular shaped. The base may be rotatably attached to the first member or fixed to the first member. |
| US12202087B2 |
Device for automated production of screw connections
A device is provided for the automated production of screw connections, and includes an articulated robot with an output element and an end link. The output element is arranged on the end link so as to be rotatable around an effector axis (wE). A screwdriver tool is provided, and can be rotated around the effector axis (wE) by the output element. At least one gear may also be provided, where the gear has a direct operative connection to the output element and the screwdriver tool and is set up for transmission of a rotary speed between the output element and the screwdriver tool. |
| US12202086B2 |
Automation cell which can be loaded automatically and manually
An automation unit for handling component carriers has an enclosure for arranging components carriers within a first, a second and a third stacking space. The enclosure has a loading opening for the first stacking space, a transfer device for transferring component carriers between the stacking spaces, and a separating device to selectively separate or release the first stacking space inwardly. A safety system for an intervention area is at the loading opening to interrupt the operation of the automation unit if it detects an intervention. The safety system may switch to partial monitoring mode, to full monitoring mode after completion of an automated loading process or deactivate in a manual loading mode when the separating device separates the first stacking space. The safety system may switch to full monitoring mode before the separating device releases the first stacking space. The automation unit can be loaded both automatically and manually safely. |
| US12202083B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling welding systems
Systems and methods described herein are configured to control welding systems, for example, controlling welding process variables based at least in part on nominal stresses estimated using finite element (FE) algorithms. The systems and methods described herein may be utilized to identify nominal stress in welded structures and components to enable adjustment of welding process variables for the manufacture of subsequent welded structures and components, for example, performed by the same welding system. The systems and methods described herein also allow readily available FE stress results to be utilized in a consistent manner, as well as providing user feedback regarding the accuracy of the nominal stress approximations. Furthermore, the systems and methods described herein are generally faster and less error prone than conventional techniques, and are relatively insensitive to mesh density of the FE stress calculations. |
| US12202082B2 |
Automatic process and/or set up of welding type system
An example welding type system includes: a welding power circuit having a control input and a welding type power output; a feedback circuit configured to provide feedback regarding the welding type power output or a weld produced using the welding type power output; and a controller connected to the feedback circuit, wherein the controller includes a parameter setting module and a process selection module, the process selection module configured to automatically select a welding process from a plurality of welding processes based on the feedback from the feedback circuit or one or more welding parameters set by the parameter setting module. |
| US12202079B2 |
Welding device for plate laminated body in horizontal orientation and producing method for plate structure thereof
A welding device for a plate laminated body according to an embodiment includes a welding torch, a chuck for gripping a plurality of laminated plates with a lamination direction being in a horizontal position, and at least one support extending along the lamination direction for supporting the plate laminated body from below. |
| US12202073B2 |
Method for manufacturing large-area volume grating via plasma grating direct writing
A method for manufacturing a large-area volume grating includes: (1) splitting a laser beam into two or more laser beams, converging the two or more laser beams into a sample at an angle less than 60° to form a first plasma grating; (2) moving the sample in a longitudinal direction of a plane vertical to the first plasma grating to etch out a first prefabricated volume grating; (3) moving the sample laterally to form a second plasma grating, an effective cross section of the first prefabricated volume grating partially overlapping with that of the second plasma grating, then moving the sample in a longitudinal direction of a plane vertical to the second plasma grating to etch out a second prefabricated volume; and (4) repeating steps (2) and (3) n times to obtain a volume grating in any size. |
| US12202068B2 |
Preparation of composite rods
The present invention relates to a method of producing a composite rod from a braze material and a sheet of material comprising cermet. The method comprises scoring a surface of the sheet to produce at least one line of localised stress and subsequently causing the sheet to break along the line or localised stress, thereby to produce a plurality of cermet chunks. The cermet chunks can be combined with the braze material to produce the composite rod. In a particular embodiment, the sheet of material may be a used cermet cutting tip. |
| US12202063B2 |
System and method for efficient material measurement and conversion
Exemplary embodiments of a “Smart Cut” system and method for efficiently and accurately converting material length using a powered saw, such as a miter saw, are disclosed. Certain embodiments are configured such that a user of a miter saw may position a board or other material beneath the miter saw blade, and cut the material to a desired length, without any need to mark a measurement on the material prior to cutting it. It is an advantage of certain embodiments that a typical retractable tape measurement device, a portable tool that is ubiquitous in the construction industry, may be leveraged to indicate proper positioning of the material prior to cutting. |
| US12202059B2 |
Rotating tool
A first main trajectory represents a trajectory of a first main cutting edge obtained by revolving and projecting the first main cutting edge onto a plane including a central axis. A second main trajectory represents a trajectory of the second main cutting edge obtained by revolving and projecting the second main cutting edge onto the plane. The first main trajectory intersects the second main trajectory. A tangent to the first main trajectory at an intersection between the first main trajectory and the second main trajectory is inclined to be closer to the central axis in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface. A tangent to the second main trajectory at the intersection is inclined to be closer to the central axis in a direction from the second surface toward the first surface. |
| US12202058B2 |
Peripheral milling tool and method for arranging cutting edges
A circumferential milling tool (10) for cutting metal is described, which comprises a milling cutter body (14) that can be rotated about a tool axis (12) and has at least two cutting edge groups. The arrangement of the first cutting edge group results in a first average chip thickness for the cutting edges (16) of the first cutting edge group and a second average chip thickness for the cutting edges (18, 20, 22, 24, 26) of the second cutting edge group. The first average chip thickness and the second average chip thickness are substantially equal. A method for arranging cutting edges (16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26) on a circumferential milling tool (10) that can be rotated about a tool axis (12) is presented as well. |
| US12202054B2 |
Tool driving device and method of producing drilled product
According to one implementation, a tool driving device includes a drill chuck, a motor, a casing and a vibrating mechanism. The drill chuck holds a drill. The motor is configured to rotate the drill chuck. The casing houses the motor. The vibrating mechanism is configured to periodically reciprocate the drill chuck relatively to the casing in a tool axis direction during rotation of the drill chuck. The vibrating mechanism is configured to distance the drill chuck from the casing at a first speed smaller than a second speed for bringing the drill chuck close to the casing. |
| US12202047B2 |
Device for adjusting the diameter of a guide channel for bars to be machined
Bar feeder (1) comprising a guide channel (10) centred on an invariable guide axis (A-A), characterised in that the guide channel (10) is adjustable and is formed by an adjustable guide element which can define a guide channel with a constant centre (C) corresponding to a bar diameter comprised between a maximum bar diameter (DMax) in a first position (P1) and a minimum bar diameter (DMin) in a second position (P2) under the action of a device for adjusting the diameter of the guide channel (2). |
| US12202040B2 |
Method for preparing Mg-RE alloys with high strength and ductility using selective laser melting additive manufacturing technology
A method for preparing Mg-RE alloys with high strength and ductility using selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing technology includes the following steps of: A. preparing Mg-RE-(Zn)—Zr pre-alloyed spherical powder by gas atomization; B. molding the Mg-RE-(Zn)—Zr pre-alloyed spherical powder using SLM to obtain the Mg-RE alloys with high strength and ductility; and C. conducting heat treatment on the Mg-RE alloys prepared in step B: solid solution+aging treatment or only aging treatment The method adjusts and controls microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloys by adjusting and controlling process parameters of SLM (laser power, scanning speed, hatch spacing, spot diameter, layer thickness, interlayer rotation angle, substrate preheating temperature, partition width and overlapping area width) and process parameters of subsequent heat treatment (temperature and time) to prepare the Mg-RE-(Zn)—Zr alloys with high strength and ductility using SLM process for the first time. |
| US12202037B2 |
Twin injection molding machine including two injection devices
A twin injection molding machine includes: a mold clamping device configured to clamp a mold; and first and second injection devices each including: a heating cylinder; a screw disposed in the heating cylinder; and a screw driving device including driving system components and configured to drive the screw. The first and second injection devices are disposed symmetrically with respect to a machine center line of the mold clamping device. The driving system components provided in the screw driving device of the first injection device and the driving system components provided in the screw driving device of the second injection device are each disposed on a side away from the machine center line in the respective screw driving devices. |
| US12202027B2 |
Method for producing a plurality of composite structures
A method is provided for joining structures, where at least one of the components to be joined is individually plastically deformed in a radial press. A control unit for the radial press has a PLC machine controller and a BTLE communication module and a mobile terminal is associated. Mobile terminals are designed to communicate with a central server via a mobile data network, which central server is equipped with a pressing program memory. Configuration programs used to set up associated radial presses are stored on the mobile terminals. Each radial press is set up by means of the associated mobile terminal, specifically by configuration of the PLC machine controller by means of a specific pressing program in accordance with program-specific data retrieved from the central server for a particular lot. Within the lot, each individual radial deformation process is triggered by triggering means arranged on the radial press itself. |
| US12202025B2 |
Press-formed article, press-forming method, and press-forming apparatus
This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness TAve, a minimum thickness TMin, and a maximum thickness TMax of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2. 0.8×TAve≤TMin |
| US12202023B2 |
Disassembling mechanism for waste battery module
A disassembling mechanism for a waste battery module includes a substrate. The substrate is provided with a clamping mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a placement platform, a storage box, a traction mechanism and a linkage mechanism at a top portion. The linkage mechanism includes a sliding rod, a sliding block, a linkage rack and a gear box. The traction mechanism is fixed at one end of the clamping mechanism far away from the placement platform. One end of a traction member of the traction mechanism is connected with the cutting mechanism, and the other end of the traction member is connected with the sliding block. |
| US12202022B1 |
Device for preparing artificial aggregate by pressure injection and solidification of powder-based solid waste, pelletization, and magnetic shell reinforcement
The provided is a device for preparing an artificial aggregate by pressure injection and solidification of a powder-based solid waste, pelletization, and magnetic shell reinforcement. The device includes a pressure injection and solidification module, a rolling particle screening module, a zonal temperature-controlled sintering module, and a magnetic shell reinforcement module that are arranged in sequence from front to back, where the pressure injection and solidification module, the rolling particle screening module, the zonal temperature-controlled sintering module, and the magnetic shell reinforcement module are connected by conveyor belts. The device provides a function of pressure-injecting slurry with a specific function into the center of the artificial aggregate to improve the overall performance of the artificial aggregate. The device achieves rapid aggregate pelletization, and provides pressure for the forming process through elastic wheel sets. |
| US12202020B2 |
Method of utilizing a handheld bottle washer
A method of utilizing a handheld bottle washer that includes compressing two flexible opposing sidewalls of the bottle washer with an external compression force to generate a dynamic position with a diameter of the enclosed washing aperture, inserting the two flexible opposing sidewalls into an opening of a bottle while in the dynamic position, releasing the external compression force causing the two flexible opposing sidewalls to expand outwardly to generate a static position with the diameter of the enclosed washing aperture greater than the diameter of enclosed washing aperture when in the dynamic position and with the cleaning material on the outer surfaces of each of the two opposing sidewalls contacting the inner surfaces of the bottle, and applying a downward force on the lower end of the handheld body to move the cleaning material on the inner surfaces of the bottle for cleaning. |
| US12202019B2 |
Method and system for the removal and/or avoidance of contamination in charged particle beam systems
A charged particle beam system is disclosed, comprising: a charged particle beam generator for generating a beam of charged particles; a charged particle optical column arranged in a vacuum chamber, wherein the charged particle optical column is arranged for projecting the beam of charged particles onto a target, and wherein the charged particle optical column comprises a charged particle optical element for influencing the beam of charged particles; a source for providing a cleaning agent; a conduit connected to the source and arranged for introducing the cleaning agent towards the charged particle optical element; wherein the charged particle optical element comprises: a charged particle transmitting aperture for transmitting and/or influencing the beam of charged particles, and at least one vent hole for providing a flow path between a first side and a second side of the charged particle optical element, wherein the vent hole has a cross section which is larger than a cross section of the charged particle transmitting aperture. Further, a method for preventing or removing contamination in the charged particle transmitting apertures is disclosed, comprising the step of introducing the cleaning agent while the beam generator is active. |
| US12202018B2 |
Cleaning apparatus
The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus for cleaning workpieces, comprising a workpiece receptacle, a rotary part drivable in rotation about a main axis by way of a drive device, at least one nozzle supporting part which is drivable in rotation about an axis of rotation different from the main axis and on which at least one nozzle is arranged or formed at a distance relative to the axis of rotation, via which nozzle the workpiece can be acted upon by a cleaning medium, a charge generating device having at least one electrode for electrostatic charging and/or discharging of the workpiece and/or of the cleaning medium, wherein the at least one nozzle supporting part is held for rotation on the rotary part or wherein the workpiece receptacle is held to or formed by the rotary part. |
| US12202016B2 |
Substrate cleaning apparatus, substrate cleaning method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
A substrate cleaning apparatus includes: a support part configured to support a substrate by bring into contact with a rear surface of the substrate; an annular member disposed to surround a periphery of the substrate supported on the support part and including an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane in a diametrical direction of the annular member; a rotation part configured to rotate the support part and the annular member; a first supply part configured to supply a cleaning liquid toward the rear surface of the substrate supported on the support part; and a second supply part configured to supply the cleaning liquid toward the inclined surface. |
| US12202015B2 |
Airborne contaminant management method and system
A method includes: generating a contaminant distribution map by sampling an environment of a cleanroom; selecting a first fabrication tool of the cleanroom by comparing the contaminant distribution map with at least one diffusion image in a first database; comparing parameters of the first fabrication tool against process utility information in a second database; and when the parameters are consistent with the process utility information, taking at least one action. The one action may include moving a cleaning tool to a location associated with a contaminant concentration of the contaminant distribution map; turning on a fan of the cleaning tool; stopping pod transit to the first fabrication tool; or halting production by the first fabrication tool. |
| US12202010B2 |
Lumps discharge system
A system for removing particle agglomerates from a particulate product stream. The system including a product stream inlet configured for receiving the particulate product stream, a diverter system configured for permitting a particulate product having a size less than or equal to a desired size to pass through the diverter system, a carrying fluid source connected to the diverter system configured to feed a carrying fluid into the diverter system to carry the particle agglomerate out of the diverter system during a discharge operation, a collector vessel connected to the diverter system, the collector vessel configured for receiving the particle agglomerate carried out by the carrying fluid from the diverter system during the discharge operation, and a particulate product outlet connected to the diverter system, the particulate product outlet configured for conveying the particulate product to a downstream process. |
| US12202007B2 |
Transparent superhydrophobic composition
Provided herein is a film and methods of producing the same. The film includes a substrate and a layer adjacent to the substrate, wherein a surface of the layer comprises spaced apart protrusions. The methods include providing a substrate, depositing a layer on at least a portion of the substrate, decomposing the layer to form at least a first phase of material and a second phase of material, and removing at least a portion of the second phase from the decomposed layer to form a structured layer. |
| US12202006B2 |
Method of manufacturing golf club head with polymer coated face
Methods of applying a polymeric coating to a rear face surface of golf club heads with variable face thickness are disclosed herein. The coating, which preferably comprises polyurea, improves the durability of the face and reduces the hits to failure ratio of the golf club head. The coating improves the performance of the golf club head because it allows for reduction in overall face thickness and easy post-process manipulation to allow for fine-tuning of mass properties after production. The reduction in thickness leads to overall weight reduction, because the polymer is roughly a quarter of the density of titanium or stainless steel, and also reinforces the face, thereby increasing the lifespan of the club. |
| US12202002B2 |
Application device for applying adhesive, and adhesive application method
An application method for applying an adhesive to an object includes applying, prior to applying the adhesive to a specified part of the object, the adhesive to a part different from the specified part, calculating an application quantity of the adhesive applied to the part different from the specified part, making a first correction configured to correct an application condition of the adhesive based on basis of a result of the calculation, and applying the adhesive to the specified part using the application condition corrected in the first correction. |
| US12201998B2 |
Bell plate, atomizer-type cleaning device, and associated operating method
The disclosure relates to a bell plate for a rotary atomizer for applying a coating agent (e.g. paint) to a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component). The bell plate according to the disclosure comprises a metallic base body and a transponder which can be read out wirelessly and is integrated in the bell plate. The disclosure provides that the transponder is arranged on the front side in the base body or is embedded in the outer outer circumferential surface of the bell plate, which facilitates the read-out of the transponder. Furthermore, the disclosure comprises a suitably adapted atomizer cleaning device having an antenna for reading out the transponder in the bell plate. Finally, the disclosure also comprises a correspondingly adapted operating method. |
| US12201996B2 |
Purifying device
A purifying device, including: an air guiding part provided with an air passage, a negative ion generator, and an air guiding cover. The negative ion generator includes an emitting head, and the emitting head is arranged to face the air passage. The air guiding part is provided with a first position limiting structure disposed on an inner wall of the air passage, and the first position limiting structure is provided with a position limiting groove configured to receive the emitting head. The air guiding cover is arranged on a top of the inner wall of the air passage and configured to press and cover the position limiting groove, and the inner wall of the air passage is configured to support the air guiding cover. |
| US12201991B2 |
Wood chipper in-feed system with water spray nozzle
A wood chipper which includes a chamber having a flywheel and which includes a wood in-feed system. The in-feed system includes a bin inclined for gravity-feeding wood product to the chamber and a cylindrical anvil disposed between an outlet of the bin and the flywheel. The flywheel includes a plurality of plates laminated together with fasteners. First and second ones of the plates have aligned first and second openings respectively for passage of chips. The second opening has a tab which extends from an edge thereof partially into the first opening. A knife is attached to the tab and supports a blade outwardly of the first plate and thus outwardly of the flywheel. A system is provided for providing water mist onto wood product only as it is being fed down the in-feed bin. |
| US12201988B2 |
Impact material processing device
An impact processing device has a central impact mechanism that rotates about a rotation axis and a processing stage that includes the impact mechanism and a structure extending circumferentially about the impact mechanism. The structure has a processing sector, and a screening sector. The processing sector extends for a first circumferential portion of the structure and has an impervious textured surface. The screening sector has a plurality of holes and extends for a second circumferential portion of the structure. The impact mechanism is operable to impact material against the processing sector and generate a flow of the impacted material to screening sector through which at least a portion of the impacted material can pass. |
| US12201987B2 |
Pipette tip rack
Provided herein is a single-walled pipette tip rack comprising buttresses for use in automated systems, in some embodiments. Also provided herein is a partial single-walled pipette tip rack comprising posts. |
| US12201984B2 |
Method for manufacturing an apparatus for manipulating a droplet
An apparatus for forming a plurality of microdroplets from a droplet includes a substrate, a dielectric layer on the substrate and having a plurality of hydrophilic surface regions spaced apart from each other by a hydrophobic surface, and a plurality of electrodes covered by the dielectric layer. The electrodes are configured to form an electric field across the droplet in response to voltages provided by a control circuit to move the droplet across the dielectric layer in a lateral direction while leaving portions of the droplet on the hydrophilic surface regions to form the plurality of microdroplets on the hydrophilic surface regions. |
| US12201979B2 |
Simple flow control for microfluidic devices
A microfluidic device includes a microchannel, which defines a flow path for a liquid. It further includes a liquid-pinning trench, which is arranged so as to form an opening that extends across the flow path. In addition, the device includes an electrode extending across the flow path so as to at least partly overlap the trench. The trench and overlapping electrode make up an electrowetting gate, which allows an efficient, reliable, and easy-to-implement flow control mechanism. In addition, such a mechanism requires relatively low actuation voltages (less than 10 V) to resume the liquid flow. Thus, a microfluidic chip having gates such as described herein can be controlled with a portable system, e.g., a smartphone connectivity. The present devices may notably be embodied as point-of-care diagnostic devices. Related devices, as well as methods of operation and methods of fabrication of such devices, are also disclosed. |
| US12201978B2 |
Method and device for processing tissues and cells
Provided herein are devices and methods of processing a sample that include, in several embodiments, rotating one or more microfluidic chips that are mounted on a support plate using a motor driven rotational chuck. By spinning one or more of the microfluidic chips about a common center of rotation in a controlled manner, high flow rates (and high shear forces) are imparted to the sample in a controlled manner. Each microfluidic chip can be rotated 180° on the support plate so that the sample can be run back-and-forth through the microfluidic devices. Because the support plate can be driven at relatively high RPMs, high flow rates are generated within the microfluidic chips. This increases the shear forces on the sample and also decreases the processing time involved as the sample can quickly pass through the shear-inducing features of the microfluidic chip(s). |
| US12201977B2 |
Microfluidic chip for analysis of cell motility and methods for using same
The present invention describes an integrated apparatus that enables identification of migratory cells directly from a specimen. The apparatus only requires a small number of cells to perform an assay and includes novel topographic features which can reliably differentiate between migratory and non-migratory cell populations in a sample. Both the spontaneous and chemotactic migration of cancer cells may be measured to distinguish between subpopulations within a tumor sample. The migratory cells identified using the apparatus and methods of the present invention may be separated and further analyzed to distinguish factors promoting metastasis within the population. Cells in the apparatus can be treated with chemotherapeutic or other agents to determine drug strategies to most strongly inhibit migration. The use of optically transparent materials in some embodiments allows a wide range of imaging techniques to be used for in situ imaging of migratory and non migratory cells in the apparatus. The apparatus and methods of the present invention are useful for predicting the metastatic propensity of tumor cells and selecting optimal drugs for personalized therapies. |
| US12201976B2 |
Microfluidic device
A microfluidic device (100) comprises: a reaction chamber (102); at least a first and a second supply channel (110a, 110b) for allowing transport of a first fluid and a second fluid, respectively, from a fluid supply source (112a, 112b) into the reaction chamber (102), wherein each of the first and the second supply channels (110a, 110b) comprises a side drain (114a, 114b) connected to the supply channel (110a, 110b) between the fluid supply source (112a, 112b) and the reaction chamber (102), wherein the side drain (114a, 114b) is configured to prevent undesired diffusion of the fluid in the supply channel (110a, 110b) into the reaction chamber (102); at least a first and a second outlet (120a, 120b) connected to the reaction chamber (102) for allowing transport of fluid from the reaction chamber (102), wherein the first and second outlets (120a, 120b) have different dimensions to provide different hydraulic resistance. |
| US12201975B2 |
Device including a hydrophilic, non-ionic coating for size exclusion chromatography
The present disclosure is directed to a coating process for chromatographic surfaces. Embodiments of the present disclosure feature a two-step, vapor-liquid phase organosilane deposition method for creating a hydrophilic, non-ionic surface in a chromatographic system. |
| US12201967B2 |
Catalysts for hydrogen production
It is provided solid, heterogeneous catalysts and a method for producing H2 by steam reforming. More particularly, the catalyst comprises at least one metal element of Cu, Ni, Fe, Co, Mo, Mn, Mg, Zr, La, Ce, Ti, Zn and W, having a formula CuaNibFec-CodMOeMnfMggZrhLaiCejTikZnlWmOx, wherein a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, I and m are molar ratios for the respective elements, wherein a, b, c, d, e, f, g and m are >0, h, I, j, k and I are >0 or a, b, c, d, e, f, g, i, and j are ≥0, h, k, I and m are >0 and x is such that the catalyst is electrically neutral. The produced H2 can be used to powered vehicle as described herein. |
| US12201964B2 |
Systems and methods for high temperature synthesis of single atom dispersions and multi-atom dispersions
Disclosed are single atom dispersions and multi-atom dispersions, and systems and methods for synthesizing the atomic dispersions. An exemplary method of synthesizing atomic dispersions includes: positioning a loaded substrate which includes a substrate which is loaded with at least one of: a precursor of an element or a cluster of an element, applying one or more temperature pulses to the loaded substrate where a pulse of the temperature pulse(s) applies a target temperature for a duration, maintaining a cooling period after the pulse, and providing single atoms of the element dispersed on the substrate after the one or more temperature pulses. The target temperature applied by the pulse is between 500 K and 4000 K, inclusive, and the duration is between 1 millisecond and 1 minute, inclusive. |
| US12201962B2 |
Method for producing particulate water absorbent, and particulate water absorbent
Provided is a method for producing a particulate water-absorbing agent that can reduce a re-wet amount of an absorbent body when applied to the absorbent body. The method for producing the particulate water-absorbing agent according to an aspect of the present invention includes the step of surface-crosslinking a water-absorbing resin powder with use of a surface-crosslinking agent, wherein the water-absorbing resin powder has a specific surface area index, expressed by formula (1) below, of not less than 1.5, and the surface-crosslinking agent has an apparent Hansen solubility parameter of 22.5 MPa1/2 to 28.5 MPa1/2: (specific surface area index)=(specific surface area of water-absorbing resin powder)/(108×D502) (1), where: in formula (1), the unit of the specific surface area index is [1/kg], the unit of the specific surface area is [m2/kg], D50 denotes a mass average particle diameter, and the unit of D50 is [m]. |
| US12201961B1 |
Targeted and long-lasting passivation material for soil cadmium immobilization, and preparation method and use thereof
Disclosed are a targeted and long-lasting passivation material for soil cadmium immobilization, and a preparation method and use thereof. In the disclosure, the passivation material is a mercaptosuccinic acid-intercalated calcium iron aluminum hydrotalcite, which is prepared by hydrothermal co-precipitation of a metal salt dispersion and an intercalation solution in an alkaline environment. |
| US12201959B2 |
Adsorbent material
A flexible material is disclosed comprising a flexible substrate, a sorbent comprising zirconium hydroxide and a binder, wherein the solids weight ratio of the binder to the zirconium hydroxide is in the range 1:1 to 1:120. Also disclosed is a process for production of a fabric, comprising: providing a flexible material, providing at least one sorbent dispersion comprising zirconium hydroxide and a binder, applying the sorbent dispersion to the flexible material to produce a treated flexible material, squeezing the treated flexible material under pressure, and passing the pressed treated flexible material through a stenter. |
| US12201950B2 |
Spiral-structured three dimensional porous graphene oxide-based membrane for stable ultrafast filtration
Devices and methods related to a graphene oxide-based membrane are provided. A method comprises immersing graphene oxide-based layers in a water-based solution, stirring the water-based solution in a swirling motion until the graphene oxide-based layers each physically curve, adding a crosslinker to the water-based solution to cause the formation of saccate graphene oxide-based cells that are connected to each other via channels, and stacking the saccate graphene oxide-based cells on a substrate to form a graphene oxide-based membrane. |
| US12201947B2 |
Method for preparing nanofiltration membrane and nanofiltration membrane prepared therefrom
A method for preparing a nanofiltration membrane and a nanofiltration membrane prepared therefrom, the method comprising the following steps: dissolving a polymer in a solvent to prepare a polymer solution, and curing the polymer solution on a support material to form a base membrane; sequentially applying a first liquid-phase solution and a second liquid-phase solution on the base membrane to form a nascent membrane; densifying the nascent membrane by using a solution that contains an alkaline substance; processing the densified nascent membrane by using a solution that contains an acidic substance; and obtaining the nanofiltration membrane after post-processing and drying. |
| US12201944B2 |
Apparatus and methods for cleaning reverse osmosis systems
Apparatus and processes for controlling a reverse osmosis system for water desalination to reduce energy consumption. The system has a controller configured to receive information from the sensor array and determine a fouling parameter for each reverse-osmosis stage based on one or more of: an A-Value, a B-value and a normalized differential pressure. The controller is then configured to control the flow through each of the reverse-osmosis assemblies based on the determined fouling parameters to meet a predetermined criterion for total permeate production for the reverse-osmosis system. |
| US12201943B2 |
Biocide composition and method
The present disclosure relates to biocide compositions, formulations and methods for using formulations. In particular the present disclosure relates to biocide compositions and their use in treating reverse osmosis membranes. |
| US12201942B2 |
Boron-nitride nanotube membranes
Disclosed herein are boron-nitride nanoparticle membranes and methods of manufacturing boron-nitride nanoparticle membranes. In an embodiment, a boron-nitride nanoparticle membrane includes a matrix and a plurality of one-dimensional boron-nitride nanoparticles disposed within the matrix, where he plurality of boron-nitride nanoparticles are configured for selective molecular transport through each of the plurality of one-dimensional boron-nitride nanoparticles. |
| US12201941B2 |
Annular catalytic converter
An annular catalytic converter, having a first, tubular flow path, having a diverting region and having a second, annular flow path, wherein the tubular flow path is formed by an inner pipe, wherein the annular flow path is formed between the inner pipe and an outer pipe surrounding the inner pipe, and the diverting region is of pot-shaped form for the purposes of diverting the exhaust-gas flow from the tubular flow path into the annular flow path, wherein the inner pipe and/or the outer pipe has a conical cross section that widens or narrows along the flow direction of the exhaust gas. |
| US12201937B2 |
Hybrid polymer membrane
The present invention relates to CO2 capture from gas mixtures by use of gas separation membranes. In particular, the invention relates to a gas separation membrane comprising: a gas permeable or porous support layer; and at least one CO2 selective polymer layer comprising carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzymes fixed within the at least one CO2 selective polymer layer. The present invention also relates to the method of separating CO2 from a gas and to the use of the gas separation membrane. |
| US12201933B2 |
Device for the treatment of fluid mixtures
A device for the treatment of fluid mixtures containing gases, such as in particular hydrogen, air, nitrogen or noble gases, and liquids, such as in particular ionic liquids, hydraulic oil or process liquids, having at least one separating stage (30) for separating the fluid mixture into a gas portion and a liquid portion, which, routed into a collection space (32), results in a float (44) rising, which, at a predeterminable liquid level in the collection space (32), actuates, without contact, a sensor device (42), which preferably actuates a discharge device for the purpose of draining the collection space (32), resulting in the lowering of the float (44), is characterized in that the outer circumference of the float (44) is guided axially displaceably along the inside of the housing wall (54) of the collection space (32), and in that the float (44) has at least one point of passage (50) for gas and/or liquid, which interconnects parts of the collection space (32) in a media-conveying manner, which parts are spatially separated from one another by the float (44). |
| US12201932B2 |
Air purification system for passenger transport cabin
An air purification system for a passenger cabin of a transport vessel. The air purification system comprises an elongated air compartment having a panel, with a plurality of openings along the panel. Air filters reside within the openings to receive air from inside the cabin. The system also includes a plurality of air tubes. Air moves through the air tubes, aided by a source of compressed air, to motive flow valves. The motive flow valves create suction to draw air into the air compartment from the passenger cabin. The system also includes at least one UV-C light source. The UV-C light source resides within the air compartment, and disinfects the air moving through the air compartment. A plurality of air outlets are also placed along the panel, with each outlet configured to release air at selected points to provide a distribution of disinfected air into the passenger cabin. |
| US12201925B2 |
Processes for filtering liquids using single pass tangential flow filtration systems and tangential flow filtration systems with recirculation of retentate
Methods of filtering a liquid feed are disclosed. In one version, the method comprises passing a liquid feed through a single pass tangential flow filtration (SPTFF) system and recovering the retentate and permeate from the system in separate containers without recirculation through the SPTFF system. In another version, the method of filtering a liquid feed, comprises passing a liquid feed through a tangential flow filtration (TFF) system, recovering permeate and a portion of the retentate from the system in separate containers without recirculation through the TFF system, and recirculating the remainder of the retentate through the TFF system at least once. The methods can be performed using an SPTFF or a TFF system that comprises manifold segments to serialize the flow path of the feed and retentate without requiring diverter plates. |
| US12201924B2 |
Fuel filter element and filter assembly
A fuel filter element has a screen fabric as a filter medium and a support tube supporting the screen fabric. A valve body guide for guiding a spherical valve body is provided. The valve body guide has a fluid channel and one or more support ribs for supporting the spherical valve body. The support ribs extend along a longitudinal direction of the fluid channel and project radially into the fluid channel. A filter assembly with such a fuel filter element is provided. The filter assembly has a ball valve with spherical valve body and a filter housing with a valve seat for the spherical valve body of the ball valve. |
| US12201922B2 |
Method for operating a chromatography setup
A method for operating a chromatography setup of a bioprocess installation with a plurality of chromatography columns, each with a column inlet and a column outlet, and a valve switching cassette with a group of inlet ports, a group of outlet ports, a group of column-in ports and a group of column-out ports. It is prosed, that a first liquid stream of concentrated buffer is introduced into a first internal liquid line via a first inlet port and that a second liquid stream of diluent is introduced into a second internal liquid line via a second inlet port, that in a dilution process, the array of valve units is switched as to create a third liquid stream by merging the first liquid stream and the second liquid stream at a merging location within the valve switching cassette. |
| US12201916B2 |
Finger mounted spinning toy
A finger mounted spinning device having an elongated housing body, preferably having a plurality of LED lights mounted into the housing body. The housing body is provided with a circular opening adjacent one end, sized such that a finger may be inserted through the opening. An annular gripping member extends inwardly within the opening, mounted to the housing body in rotational manner such that such that the elongated housing body is rotatable about the user's finger while the finger gripping member remains stationary on the user's finger. When spinning about the user's finger, the lights present a visible two-dimensional pattern. |
| US12201915B1 |
Connector for a toy figure
A toy figure is presented herein with a connector for coupling two parts of the toy figure together. The connector has a first connector portion, a second connector portion, and an intermediate connector portion located between and coupled to both the first connector portion and the second connector portion. The intermediate connector portion has two spaced apart middle portions that define a channel therebetween and which can move toward and away from each other. The first connector portion has two side portions that can also move toward and away from each other. |
| US12201913B2 |
Deploying a plurality of planar layers for lottery tickets
A system and method for providing instant games in both physical scratch-off and virtual forms wherein at least a portion of the winning value of the instant game is determined by a plurality of planar layers with the concordance of the planar layers determining value enhancements. The distribution and composition of the concordance of the plurality of planar layers is configured to ensure compliance with a predetermined prize outcome prize fund. |
| US12201910B2 |
Method for a gaming system
The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method performed by a gaming system. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a method specifically handling a process for ranking a plurality of electronic user devices each involved in a game, possibly being different games. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding electronic gaming system and a computer program product. |
| US12201909B2 |
Information storage medium program, information processing device, and control method for information processing device
A deck constructed according to a deck recipe corresponding to each level of each CPU player is similar to a CPU player deck corresponding to the CPU player and the level. Thus, a player can understand how to use cards in the deck constructed according to the deck recipe corresponding to the CPU player and the level in the course of repeatedly playing battles against the CPU player at the level. Thus, in this embodiment, it becomes easier for the player to use decks constructed according to deck recipes corresponding to individual levels of individual CPU players in battles. |
| US12201905B2 |
Information processing system, control apparatus, medium, control method, and program
Provided is a control apparatus connected to an operating apparatus and to an information processing apparatus. The operating apparatus receives an operation performed by a user. The information processing apparatus performs information processing based on an operation performed by the user at the operating apparatus. The control apparatus receives operation-related information indicating an operation performed by the user at the operating apparatus, acquires setting information regarding an operation content receivable by the operating apparatus, processes the received operation-related information according to the acquired setting information, and outputs the processed operation-related information to the information processing apparatus. |
| US12201904B2 |
Method and apparatus for a control interface in a virtual environment
An aspect of the disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for a control interface in a virtual environment. For example, the method includes providing a graphical user interface (GUI) with a virtual environment picture of the virtual environment. The GUI includes a first graphical element and a second graphical element. The first graphical element is associated with a first control for a first virtual object and the second graphical element is associated with a second control for the first virtual object. The method further includes receiving a merge setting operation for the first graphical element and the second graphical element, and merging the first control and the second control into a third graphical element in response to the merge setting operation. |
| US12201899B2 |
Data packet synchronization method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
Disclosed in this application are a data packet synchronization method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium, relating to the field of data communication. The method includes receiving a data packet transmitted by a client, the data packet including a thread identifier and a frame identifier, the thread identifier being added by the client according to a logical operation type required by the data packet, the frame identifier being used for identifying a picture frame triggering the data packet; writing, after the data packet is transmitted to a logical thread corresponding to the thread identifier for a logical operation, a data packet obtained after the operation into a message queue corresponding to the logical thread; and reading the data packet obtained after the operation from the message queue according to the frame identifier, and synchronizing the data packet obtained after the operation to an associated client. |
| US12201894B2 |
Mouse and gaming system
A mouse and a gaming system are respectively provided. The gaming system includes a mouse and an intermediate application program. The mouse includes an operation module, a solid-state disk (SSD), and a processing module. The processing module is connected to an electronic device. When the electronic device runs a game, the processing module records an operation signal generated by an operation of a user in the SSD. The processing module can store settings made by the user to the game and to the mouse in the SSD. When the game is ended in the electronic device, the processing module stores a game result information in the SSD. When the electronic device runs the same game and the same mouse is used to play the same game, the user can read the settings in the SSD to quickly perform the same settings on the game and the mouse. |
| US12201893B2 |
Target user locking method and electronic device
Embodiments of this application provide a target user locking method and an electronic device, and relate to the field of electronic devices. The method provided in this application may be applied to an artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence, AI) fitness scenario, and can ensure accuracy of locking a target user. The electronic device may recognize the target user and track the target user in a fitness process by using a method such as recognizing a user feature, recognizing the user with reference to data collected by a wearable device worn by the user, or recognizing a motion mode of the user. |
| US12201884B2 |
Golf club head having a magnetic adjustable weighting system
A golf club head includes a club body having a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end, and a hosel. A first magnet is coupled to the club body. A second magnet selectively engages the first magnet, such that in a first configuration the first and second magnets attract, and in a second configuration the first and second magnets do not attract, wherein the second magnet is configured to rotate relative to the first magnet between the first configuration and the second configuration. |
| US12201883B2 |
Golf shaft system and golf shaft
A multi-component golf club shaft possessing unique characteristics including flexural and torsional rigidity profiles. |
| US12201881B2 |
Golf club and golf club weight housing
A golf tip plug housing includes an exterior surface configured to be securably affixed to a butt end of a golf club shaft and an interior surface configured to securably receive a golf tip plug having an outer diameter of either: (a) 7.0 mm-7.6 mm or (b) 4.0 mm-4.6 mm. In one aspect, a golf club includes a head and a shaft having a tip end attached to the head and a butt end opposite the tip end. A tip plug includes a stem and a head. The tip plug stem has an outer diameter sized to be insertable in the tip end. A tip plug housing has an outer diameter sized to be insertable in the butt end and an inner diameter sized to receive the tip plug. The tip plug is positioned in the tip plug housing and the tip plug housing is positioned in the butt end. |
| US12201879B2 |
Steel fairway wood having a low center of gravity
A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head. |
| US12201874B2 |
Systems and methods for predicting ball flight data to create a consistently gapped golf club set
A system includes a processor configured for leveraging reference ball flight data associated with an individual and a reference club having a reference loft angle to compute predicted ball flight characteristics for other candidate golf clubs having loft angles different from the reference loft angle. The predicted ball flight characteristics include predicted distances of golf shots the individual is expected to make using the candidate golf clubs that can further accommodate a computed recommendation of optimal loft angles for a consistently gapped golf club set. |
| US12201872B2 |
Fitness device
A fitness tool for a user to use in performing stretching or other fitness activities may include a first member including (i) a first elongated shaft, the first elongated shaft including a first interface feature on a first end of the first elongated shaft, and (ii) a handle disposed at the second end. A second member may include a second elongated shaft, where the second elongated shaft may include a second interface feature at a first end of the second elongated shaft. The first and second interface features, when longitudinally engaged with one another, may enable the first and second shafts to rotate relative to one another. The second elongated shaft may include a hand or foot engagement mechanism. |
| US12201869B2 |
Retraction device exercise kit
An exercise kit includes a casing defining a cavity. A plurality of exercise devices are configured to position in the cavity of the casing. Each of the plurality of exercise devices includes a cable that is configured to extend from the exercise device between a retracted position and an extended position. |
| US12201866B2 |
Workout systems and methods using robust door mounting
Methods and systems are presented in which one or more heavy-duty straps are positioned in contact with a top and bottom of a door and engaged with a heavy mechanism exerting a static tension greater than 10 newtons. A user can exercise using removable extenders attached to any of several loops at various vertical positions, creating enormous leverage along the strap(s). Supplemental cushioning may be utilized to minimize damage from large kinetic energy imbued upon components of the methods and systems during or after exercise. |
| US12201858B2 |
Fall protection equipment connection status and control
Techniques are described for monitoring and controlling fall protection equipment. For example, the techniques of this disclosure may be used to monitor the connection status of fall protection equipment, e.g., whether or not the fall protection equipment is connected to a support structure. The techniques of this disclosure may also be used to control the operation of the fall protection equipment based on the connection status. |
| US12201857B2 |
Methods and compositions relating to covid antibody epitopes
Provided herein are methods and compositions relating to libraries of optimized antibodies having nucleic acids encoding for an antibody comprising modified sequences. Libraries described herein comprise nucleic acids encoding SARS-CoV-2 or ACE2 antibodies. Further described herein are protein libraries generated when the nucleic acid libraries are translated. Further described herein are cell libraries expressing variegated nucleic acid libraries described herein. |
| US12201854B2 |
Portal dosimetry systems, devices, and methods
Systems, devices, and methods for dosimetric verification of radiation therapy treatments by selective evaluation of measurement points. Systems, methods, and computer program-products for providing dosimetric verification of radiation therapy treatments by evaluating measurement points using different evaluation criteria. |
| US12201853B2 |
Device for the radiotherapy treatment of cancer patients
Described is a device for radiotherapy treatment with a high dose rate of ionizing radiation, comprising an accelerating guide (11) of a medical radiofrequency accelerator, at least two simultaneously thermostated resonant cavities (10) and comprising a first pick-up (12), a second pick-up (12B) in at least two resonant cavities (10) and an optical system (20) of the beam. |
| US12201852B2 |
Delivery of radiotherapy
A method of controlling a radiotherapy device, a computer readable medium and a radiotherapy device are disclosed. The radiotherapy device includes a radiation source coupled to a rotation means. The method includes applying radiation to a subject using the radiation source and rotating the radiation source around the subject using the rotation means according to a first fixed rotation scheme. The method further includes, during execution of the first fixed rotation scheme, determining that the subject is in a suboptimal position, pausing application of the radiation by the radiation source and logging a first angle of rotation of the radiation source at which application of the radiation is paused. |
| US12201850B2 |
High dose rate radiation therapy systems and dosimetry
Disclosed is a system for quality assurance of high dose rate radiation therapy. The system includes a radiation delivery system configured to deliver high dose rate radiation therapy, with the radiation delivery system including a radiation source and a collimating system. The system also includes a radiation detection system having a diode to measure high dose rate radiation from the radiation source, an operational amplifier to transform the output of the diode to a measurable voltage, and a voltage source configured to apply a reverse bias to a component of the radiation detection system. |
| US12201845B2 |
Anchor system for retaining a device in tissue
A lead device is provided for a medical treatment apparatus, where the lead device includes protruding anchoring mechanisms for anchoring the lead device in tissue. The anchoring mechanism include permanent anchoring mechanisms, or a combination of permanent and dissolvable anchoring mechanisms, to anchor the device in tissue. The anchoring mechanism resists migration of the lead device in at least one or both axial directions. |
| US12201843B2 |
Synchronizing external electrical activity
Systems and methods are described herein for use in synchronizing electrical activity monitored by a plurality of external electrodes with supplemental cardiac data for use in evaluating a patient's cardiac condition and configuring cardiac therapy. The supplemental cardiac data may include one or more markers indicative of the occurrence of cardiac events and/or data representative of representative of at least one of cardiac electrical signals, cardiac sounds, cardiac pressures, blood flow, and an estimated instantaneous flow waveform provided by a left ventricular assist device. |
| US12201842B2 |
Stereotactic multifocal recording and stimulation device and methods of use
A neural stimulation and recording electrode assembly includes a selectively deformable guide tube. The guide tube includes a plurality of sequentially coupled connecting structures, wherein each connecting structure of the plurality of connecting structures has a respective central axis, and wherein at least one of the plurality of connecting structures is selectively deformable relative to the central axis of a sequential connecting structure of the plurality of connecting structures such that the central axis of the selectively deformable connecting structure is angularly oriented relative to the central axis of the sequential connecting structure. The electrode assembly further includes an electrode subassembly having a central axis and a plurality of electrode contacts that are configured for selective radial movement about and between a retracted position and a deployed position, wherein in the deployed position, and relative to the central axis, each electrode contact is spaced radially outwardly from the retracted position. |