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| US12252137B2 |
Vehicle positioning method, apparatus, and controller, intelligent vehicle, and system
The present disclosure relates to vehicle positioning methods, apparatus, controllers, intelligent vehicles, and systems. One example vehicle positioning method includes obtaining a first relative pose between a first vehicle and a help providing object, obtaining a global pose of the help providing object, and calculating a global pose of the first vehicle based on the first relative pose and the global pose. |
| US12252136B2 |
Warning method and apparatus for driving risk, computing device and storage medium
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a warning method and an apparatus for a driving risk, a computing device and a storage medium. In an embodiment, driving behavior data of a driver in a first time period is obtained, and a correspondence between a quantity of occurrences of preset driving behaviors of one or more drivers and a quantity of an actual occurrence of preset scenarios to the one or more drivers while driving is obtained. Based on a quantity of actual occurrences of the preset driving behaviors of the driver, indicated in the driving behavior data of the driver, and the correspondence, it is predicted a target quantity of times the driver is predicted to encounter one or more preset scenarios in the first time period, and warning information is generated based on the target quantity of times. |
| US12252133B2 |
Vehicle agent device, vehicle agent system, and computer-readable storage medium
A vehicle agent device receives a captured image and vehicle information from an on-board unit, identifies an occupant from the captured image, specifies attributes of the occupant it identified, searches for vehicle functions corresponding to the attributes it specified, and sends, as description information to an on-board unit, a moving image that introduces the vehicle functions. |
| US12252130B2 |
Method for controlling traveling of vehicle
A method for controlling the traveling of a vehicle includes determining, by a control unit, a basic torque command based on vehicle operating information collected during traveling of a vehicle; obtaining, by the control unit, vertical load information of a left wheel and a right wheel of the vehicle in real time during traveling of the vehicle based on information collected in the vehicle; determining, by the control unit, a partial braking amount from the determined real-time basic torque command and the obtained real-time vertical load information; and performing, by the control unit, a partial braking control controlled by an inner wheel braking device so that a braking force corresponding to the partial braking amount is applied to a turning inner wheel among the left wheel and the right wheel. |
| US12252128B2 |
Trajectory generation device, trajectory generation method, and computer program product
A trajectory generation device configured to generate a branch trajectory as a trajectory of a first vehicle traveling from a main lane to a branch lane includes a determination unit and an adjustment unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether a second vehicle different from the first vehicle is present in the branch lane. The adjustment unit is configured to adjust a sharpness of the branch trajectory based. The branch trajectory in a scene where it is determined that the second vehicle is present in the branch lane is a branch following trajectory. The branch trajectory in a scene where it is determined that the second vehicle is not present in the branch lane is a branch release trajectory. The branch release trajectory guides the first vehicle to the branch lane less sharply than the branch following trajectory. |
| US12252127B2 |
Dynamically calculating lane change trajectories
The techniques and systems herein are configured for dynamically calculating lane change trajectories. An offset that corresponds to an amount of asymmetry of a lane change trajectory (a zero-offset may be a symmetrical lane change trajectory) is determined for a lane change based on vehicle/driver preferences, road curvature, and/or road conditions. The offset is then used to calculate the lane change trajectory for the lane change, which is then provided to a vehicle system to execute the lane change according to the lane change trajectory. By dynamically calculating the lane change trajectory (e.g., actively determining the offset), lane change trajectories may be tailored to driver preferences, including asymmetry preferences and actions for different types of curves, as well as for road and weather conditions. Doing so, may not only improve driver experience due to better emulation of their behavior but also increase safety by decreasing unsafe lane change trajectories. |
| US12252122B2 |
Traveling-speed control device and vehicle equipped with the same
A traveling-speed control device restricts a traveling speed such that the traveling speed falls within an allowable range from a spot reference speed for a current spot, the spot reference speed being acquired from a spot reference speed storage area in which spot reference speeds at respective spots are stored, the spot reference speeds being set based on respective pieces of traveling speed data at the respective spots. Hereby, a vehicle can travel at a more appropriate traveling speed at each spot regardless of whether the each spot is on a road on map data or not. |
| US12252121B2 |
Systems and methods for employing driver input for adapting path planning in lane centering applications
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, that a lane centering feature is active in the vehicle; identifying, by the processor, a pattern of steering wheel torque; determining, by the processor, a driver requested offset based on a location of the vehicle and a location of a center of the lane; applying, by the processor, the driver requested offset to a planned trajectory of the vehicle; evaluating, by the processor, one or more duration conditions; and in response to the evaluating, selectively generating, by the processor, a control signal based on the planned trajectory with the driver requested offset. |
| US12252120B2 |
Vehicle control system and method
A control system for controlling generation of a steering overlay signal to control a trajectory of a host vehicle can include one or more controllers and is configured to identify a lateral boundary of the host-vehicle lane of travel. The control system monitors a position of the host vehicle in relation to the lateral boundary of the host-vehicle lane of travel. A lateral velocity of the host vehicle is determined by the control system. The steering overlay signal is generated based on a determination that the host vehicle is approaching or traversing the lateral boundary of the host-vehicle lane of travel and that the determined lateral velocity is greater than or equal to a first lateral velocity threshold. The control system can determine a lateral separation between the host vehicle and an object. |
| US12252119B2 |
Driver assistance system and vehicle including the driver assistance system based on determining a perceived situation from multiple possible situations
A computer-implemented method comprises sensing an environment of the ego-agent that includes at least one other agent. The method predicts possible behaviors of the at least one other agent based on the sensed environment, and plans trajectories of the ego-agent for each possible behavior of the at least one other agent to generate a set of planned trajectories. The method proceeds with determining an actual trajectory of the ego-agent, and comparing the determined actual trajectory of the ego-agent with each of the planned trajectories of the ego-agent and determining a planned trajectory with a largest similarity to the actual trajectory of the ego-agent. Subsequently, a perceived situation as perceived by the ego-agent based on a particular predicted possible behavior of the predicted possible behaviors corresponding to the planned trajectory with the largest similarity is determined. The method executes an action in an assistance system based on the determined perceived situation. |
| US12252116B2 |
Driver assistance system and driver assistance method
A driver assistance system includes: an infrared camera provided in a vehicle and configured to acquire infrared image data; a radar sensor provided in the vehicle and configured to acquire radar data; and a controller configured to process at least one of the infrared image data or the radar data, wherein the controller is configured to: identify a target object approaching in a lateral direction from an outside of a driving lane of the vehicle, based on at least one of the infrared image data or the radar data; and perform a collision avoidance control based on a similarity between the target object and a pedestrian. |
| US12252112B2 |
Information processing device, route information providing method, and route information providing system
An information processing device includes: an acquirer configured to acquire movement information on movement of a vehicle where a user is not on board, the movement information including position information of a movement destination; a storage configured to store the movement information of the vehicle that is acquired by the acquirer; and a controller configured to: generate route information indicating time-series positions of the vehicle based on the movement information stored in the storage; and transmit the route information to an information terminal of the user. |
| US12252111B2 |
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and vehicle control system
The vehicle control device of the present invention acquires characteristics of a road condition in front of a traveling vehicle based on external information; acquires vehicle behavior control variables for controlling the behavior of the vehicle based on estimated state variables of the vehicle that are obtained based on the characteristics, and control variables concerning speed of the vehicle based on the external information; acquires trajectory tracking control variables for causing the vehicle to track the target trajectory based on the target trajectory on which the vehicle travels that are obtained based on the characteristics and the estimated state variables; and outputs the control commands for controlling the suspension device, steering device, and braking and driving device based on the vehicle behavior control variables and the trajectory tracking control variables. This improves travel stability of the vehicle on a road surface on which an irregularity such as ruts exists. |
| US12252109B2 |
Blended charge depletion and navigation-based charge allocation for range-extended electrified vehicles
Intelligent battery depletion techniques for a range-extended electrified vehicle (REEV) include receiving at least (i) a state of charge (SOC) of a battery system of the REEV and (ii) a distance for a trip of the REEV, controlling an electrified powertrain (engine and electric motor) of the REEV to generate a drive torque to satisfy a driver torque request, based on at least the battery system SOC and the trip distance, determining, an optimized charge depletion or allocation profile for the trip for powering the electric motor/battery system, and controlling the electrified powertrain based on the blended charge depletion or allocation profile until the trip distance has been reached or the battery system SOC reaches a desired minimum level, and then transitioning to a charge sustaining mode where the engine generates the drive torque and maintains the battery system SOC at the desired minimum level. |
| US12252107B2 |
Method and control unit for operating a tractor-trailer combination made up of a towing vehicle and a trailer including an overrun brake
A method for operating a tractor-trailer combination made up of a towing vehicle and a trailer including an overrun brake. A total weight of the tractor-trailer combination is ascertained using a drive torque of the towing vehicle and an acceleration of the tractor-trailer combination. A trailer braking effect of the overrun brake is determined using a deceleration of the tractor-trailer combination, the total weight, and a vehicle braking effect of the towing vehicle without the trailer. A brake force distribution of the towing vehicle is set using the trailer braking effect. |
| US12252100B2 |
Device for a screen wiping system of a motor vehicle
An apparatus for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm for a screen wiping system of a motor vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes an adapter that is connectable to the wiper blade; a receiving element that is connectable to the wiper arm and has an adapter opening for receiving the adapter. The adapter has at least two locking regions which can be deformed with respect to one another and are configured to lock the adapter to the receiving element in a locking position. The apparatus also includes an actuator for unlocking the locking regions, wherein, in an unlocking position, the actuator engages into an engagement opening of the receiving element and, in the process, the two locking regions are deformed with respect to one another by the actuator in such a way that the adapter can be removed through the adapter opening. |
| US12252098B2 |
Stackable container assembly
A stackable container assembly having a base container with a container body having a bottom surface being configured for connecting the base container to a vehicle; and an anchor connected to the container body and being configured for inserting into a vehicle anchor fixture, the anchor including an anchor base being connected to the bottom surface of the container body; and an anchor lock extending from the anchor base; and an accessory container including an accessory body having an accessory bottom surface for selectively connecting the accessory container to one of the top surface of the base container and the vehicle such that the accessory container is arranged in one of stacked on top of the base container, and directly connected to the vehicle, the accessory container using a same connection arrangement for connecting to the one of the base container and the vehicle. |
| US12252097B1 |
Ladder rack and method of use
A ladder rack includes a base having a connection for engaging with a hitch receiver of a vehicle; an H frame connected to the base and supported above the base, the H frame having one or more horizontal arms extending between a first side and a second side; a first pair of L brackets attached to H frame and extending therefrom at a top position; a second pair of L brackets attached to the H frame and extending therefrom at a bottom position; a locking arm pivotally engaged with the second pair of L brackets and configured to pivot from an open position to a closed position; and a lock receiver having a first portion attached to the locking arm and a second portion attached to the H bracket, the lock receiver closes when the locking arm is in a closed position; the lock receiver is to receive a lock to hold the locking arm in the closed position. |
| US12252096B2 |
Vehicle step assembly
A step assembly that includes a side bar configured to be coupled to a vehicle; and a step that includes two step couplers that are spaced apart and configured to attach the step to the side bar, each of the step couplers comprising a ring that encircles the side bar. The step comprises a bridge connecting the two step couplers. |
| US12252092B2 |
Seat belt device for vehicle and method of mounting same
A seat belt device is implemented as an independent and movably installable seat belt that enables multi-purpose use of a vehicle through multi-functionality of a seat of the vehicle. The seat belt device includes a belt post having a seat belt assembly, the belt post being mounted inside an interior of the vehicle, and a buckle post in which an arm and a buckle are connected to the belt post in a multi-joint structure, where the buckle is positioned on another side of the seat due to a joint rotation of the arm and the buckle. |
| US12252089B2 |
Steering wheel
A steering wheel enabling suppressing hanging down of an airbag module due to its own weight and stabilizing the position of the airbag module. The steering wheel includes a steering wheel body, an airbag module, and at least one coil spring that biases the airbag module in a direction separating from the steering wheel body. The coil spring is arranged between the steering wheel body and the airbag module in a state with the axis line thereof offset from that of a free state; thereby applying a force on the airbag module in a direction that intersects with the axis line of the coil spring in a free state. |
| US12252085B2 |
Vehicle air management system
A vehicle air management system is provided. The vehicle air management system comprises an air tank and a boost air tank. Based on a signal indicative of an air consumption level of at least one air consumer, a control unit is configured to control the vehicle air management system to deliver pressurized air from the boost air tank to be supplied to an air compressor. |
| US12252084B2 |
Temperature management system with wire
An object of the present disclosure is to enable a wire and a refrigerant pipe to be mounted in a compact form in a vehicle. A temperature management system with a wire includes a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant for performing heat exchange in a heat exchange target device that is mounted in a vehicle passes and at a wire at least a portion of which extends along at least a portion of the refrigerant pipe. |
| US12252080B2 |
Electronic control component bracket
An object is to provide an electronic control component bracket that is less likely to cause a high acceleration (high-speed vibration). An electronic control component bracket 1 includes a bottom portion on which a plurality of elastic pieces configured to press a lower surface of an electronic control component upward are provided, and abutting stop portions configured to abut, from above, against the electronic control component that is pressed upward. The plurality of elastic pieces are provided such that, when vertical vibration is applied in a state in which the electronic control component is assembled, the amplitude of at least one elastic piece is larger than that of another elastic piece. |
| US12252075B2 |
System for driving digital side mirror for vehicles
A system for driving a digital side mirror for vehicles, includes a moving case accommodating a camera for photographing the area surrounding the rear and the sides of a vehicle which is mounted in a housing and in a guide pipe mounted to a vehicle panel to be movable forwards and backwards thereof, wherein the camera accommodated in the moving case is controlled to photograph the area surrounding the rear and the sides of the vehicle even when the moving case is moved backwards and received in the housing and the guide pipe, facilitating a user to easily monitor the area surrounding the rear and the sides before turning on the vehicle or after turning off the vehicle. |
| US12252072B2 |
Frameless interior rearview mirror assembly
A vehicular frameless interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head and a mounting portion. The mirror head includes a mirror reflective element and a mirror casing. The mirror reflective element includes a glass substrate having a planar front side and a planar rear side. No portion of the mirror casing overlaps the planar front side of the glass substrate of the mirror reflective element. A camera is disposed within the mirror casing. With the mounting portion of the mirror assembly mounted at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle, the camera views a driver of the vehicle, and when the mirror head is moved by the driver of the vehicle to adjust the rearward view provided by the mirror reflective element to the driver, the camera moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head. The camera is part of a driver monitoring system of the vehicle. |
| US12252059B2 |
Collapsible campers, and adjustable components and accessories for campers and other dwellings
Collapsible campers and shells, and adjustable components and accessories for campers and other dwellings are provided herein. A collapsible dwelling can comprise a collapsible shell comprising an inner shell portion, optionally one or more mid-shell portions, and an outer shell portion, wherein the inner shell portion, the one or more mid-shell portion, and the outer shell portion are adjustably coupled to one another such that the collapsible shell is adjustable from a collapsed configuration to an extended configuration. The collapsible dwelling can comprise a lift system coupled to the collapsible shell and configured to adjust the collapsible shell from the collapsed configuration to the extended configuration. |
| US12252057B2 |
Drone trailer system
The disclosure concerns a drone trailer system. The drone trailer system includes a rear door hingedly coupled to a distal end of a trailer. A first track system is disposed on the trailer at a floor thereof. A second track system is disposed on the rear door at an inner surface thereof. A movable platform is slidably engaged with the first track system, the second track system, or both. A drone is configured to sit on top of the moveable platform to allow for fast deployment. |
| US12252055B2 |
Electric scooter mounted on motorcycle
A motorcycle may include a step operating mechanism including a base member, a pivot member, a pivot shaft, and a locking mechanism. The base member may be supported by a first portion of a frame member. The pivot member may extend from the base member in a motorcycle width direction. The pivot member may pivot along a straight line orthogonal to the pivot shaft and may be configured to be received by a docking cavity of an associated electric scooter. The locking mechanism of the step operating mechanism may be configured to lock or fix a front portion of the associated electric scooter to the pivot member when the pivot member is received by the docking cavity of the associated electric scooter. The motorcycle may include a second locking mechanism supported by a second portion of the frame member. |
| US12252049B2 |
Method for assembling a tube in a frame part of a vehicle seat and assembly of a tube in a frame part of a vehicle seat
A method for assembling a tube into a frame part of a vehicle seat comprises the steps of: i) providing a tube such that a first free end of a first side of an end portion of the tube is offset longitudinally relative to a second free end of a second side of the end portion; ii) providing a frame part in the form of a metal plate; iii) arranging the first and second free ends of the tube in contact with the frame part, in two longitudinally offset areas of contact; and iv) successively creating, by means of a same laser, a weld at the first and second areas of contact. |
| US12252048B2 |
Vehicle seat
A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction. |
| US12252045B2 |
Methods, apparatus and systems for securing an infant car seat to a vehicle seat with a tight fit and without using a detachable vehicle installation base or a vehicle seat belt, and ride-hailing methods relating to same
An infant car seat system includes an infant car seat with an integrated anchor system to conveniently secure the infant car seat to a vehicle seat, without using a detachable vehicle installation base and without using a vehicle seat belt. The anchor system is coupled to the infant car seat at one or more mechanical constraining points positioned based on the center of gravity of the infant car seat and respective anchor points at which the anchor system engages with vehicle lower anchors. The anchor system may be a rigid anchor system or a belted anchor system, and the system may include one or more of a release actuator for a quick disconnect mechanism, an adjustment foot to accommodate different vehicle seats and ensure a tight fit, and/or one or more storage compartments to store parts of the anchor system when unused. |
| US12252036B2 |
System and method for heating battery in vehicle using big data
A system for heating a battery in a vehicle supplying driving power by a motor as a vehicle-driving source is provided. The system includes a big-data server configured to receive driving information of the vehicle and to determine an estimated driving start time of the vehicle and required output required at an initial driving stage of the vehicle based on the received driving information, and a controller, installed in the vehicle and configured to provide the driving information to the big-data server, to receive the estimated driving start time and the required output provided from the big-data server, and to derive a heating time of the battery, required to ensure the required output, based on the a temperature and an SoC of the battery installed in the vehicle. |
| US12252033B2 |
Low temperature secondary battery
A power supply system that includes a traction battery, and a secondary battery that includes one or more hybrid modules having one or more low temperature chemistries. The power supply system also has one or more temperature sensors, and a switching device that connects or disconnects the secondary battery or the traction battery from a high-voltage DC (Direct Current) bus of an electric vehicle based on measurements of the one or more temperature sensors. |
| US12252028B2 |
Method for planning a power exchange between a charging infrastructure and an electricity supply grid
A method for planning a power exchange between a charging infrastructure and an electricity supply grid. The infrastructure has a plurality of terminals for connecting and charging electric vehicles such that the electric vehicles can exchange power with the grid via the terminals. Each electric vehicle has an electrical storage unit with a variable individual state of charge for drawing and outputting power, and all of the storage units connected to the infrastructure form an overall storage unit of the infrastructure, which overall storage unit is characterized by a total storage capacity and a total state of charge that are variable. The prediction of arrival times of the vehicles at the terminals thereof is created, and a total state of charge prediction is created for a prediction period depending on the prediction of the arrival times, wherein the total state of charge prediction is created as a time profile. |
| US12252027B2 |
Vehicle docking structure with a solar panel
In one embodiment, an apparatus for docking vehicles includes a housing structure comprising two side portions and a top portion connecting the two side portions, the two side portions and the top portion forming a cavity for receiving a portion of a vehicle, an electrically-powered locking assembly, carried by the housing structure, for securing the housing structure to the vehicle in response to the portion of the vehicle being received by the cavity of the housing structure, an electrically-powered communication device, coupled to the housing structure, for enabling data communication over a network, and a solar panel, carried by an external surface of one of the side portions of the housing structure, for independently converting light received by the solar panel into electrical energy. |
| US12252021B2 |
Method for estimating an operating parameter of a battery unit
A method for estimating an operating parameter of a battery unit (202) in an energy storage system (200) of a vehicle (201) using a set of first estimators, each first estimator being configured to estimate a state residual size of the battery unit based on a given initial value of said operating parameter and using a prediction model, the operating parameter being indicative of one of capacity and impedance of the battery unit, the method comprising: —obtaining measurement data relating to operating conditions of the energy storage system at a number of points in time tk, —providing a set of initial values of said operating parameter, each initial value being associated with one of said first estimators, —using the set of first estimators, estimating (103) a set of state residual sizes of the battery unit at each point in time tk based on at least the measurement data and on the associated initial values, —determining a first operating parameter estimate of the battery unit based on the estimated set of state residual sizes, —estimating the operating parameter of the battery unit as a function of time based on at least said first operating parameter estimate, wherein estimating the set of state residual sizes comprises using a recursive algorithm for estimating the state residual size of each element of a set of state residuals, each estimated state residual size being determined based on the state residual size as estimated at a previous point in time tk−1 and a current magnitude of the state residual. |
| US12252020B2 |
Monitoring and identifying sensor failure in an electric drive system
A method for monitoring and identifying sensor faults in an electric drive system of a vehicle includes collecting corresponding data using sensors in the electric drive system, inputting the collected data to an already-established sensor fault mode identification model, and determining whether a fault mode exists and a fault mode type based on the collected data using the sensor fault mode identification model. The method quickly determines the fault mode caused by a sensor fault in the electric drive system, and the fault mode type of the sensor fault. |
| US12252016B2 |
Hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle
A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle has an input shaft which is rotatably mounted around an axis of rotation, via which torques provided by an internal combustion machine can be introduced into the hybrid drive system, an output drive shaft arranged coaxially with the input shaft, an electric machine which has a stator and a rotor, and a torque converter which has an impeller, a converter cover connected to the impeller, an interior for receiving oil, and a converter hub which is connected to the converter cover. The converter hub is connected to the rotor in a manner fixed against rotation. The system further has a separable clutch having a disc pack, a clutch chamber in which the disc pack is received, an operating piston, and an associated operating chamber. Via the separable clutch the converter hub can be connected to the input shaft fixed against rotation. |
| US12252011B2 |
Driveline system with hydraulic coupling and power take-off (PTO) and method for operation of the system
A driveline system and driveline operating method are provided herein. In one example, the driveline system includes a hydraulic coupling designed to rotationally couple to a prime mover and an output interface designed to rotationally couple to a downstream driveline component, and a power take-off (PTO) assembly. The PTO assembly includes a first pump gear rotationally coupled to an input gear that is directly coupled to the output interface, where the first pump gear is designed to rotationally couple to a first pump via a first pump shaft interface and a first pump adapter designed to mount to the first pump. |
| US12252006B2 |
Driving device for energy replenishment port visor member
This driving device for energy replenishment port visor member includes: a visor member which advances/retracts between an advanced position for covering, from above, a replenishment port exposed at a vehicle-body-side opening and used for replenishing a vehicle with energy, and a retracted position where the visor member is retracted from above the replenishment port; a visor driving unit which advances/retracts the visor member between the advanced position and the retracted position; a gun connection detection unit which detects whether or not an energy replenishment gun is connected to the replenishment port; and a control unit which causes the visor driving unit to execute advancing-driving for advancing the visor member from the retracted position to the advanced position, when the gun connection detection unit has detected that the energy replenishment gun is connected to the replenishment port in a state in which the visor member is at the retracted position. |
| US12252005B2 |
Plastic filler neck for vehicles
A method can be used to form a plastic filler neck for a vehicle. The method includes providing a fuel injection pipe comprising a polyamide material containing nanoclay and having a single layer structure in cross-section, inserting and fastening a retainer into an internal space of a tip of the fuel injection pipe to support a refueling gun, directly fastening a cap holder to the tip of the fuel injection pipe, and mounting an air drain casing to an outer diameter portion of the cap holder fastened to the fuel injection pipe using a mounting bracket. |
| US12252003B2 |
Vehicle temperature control system
A vehicle temperature control system includes: a first temperature control circuit; a second temperature control circuit; a heat exchanger in which heat exchange between a first temperature control medium and a second temperature control medium is performed; and a control device. The control device is capable of controlling a flow rate control valve based on a temperature of the first temperature control medium and a temperature of the second temperature control medium. In a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is lower than the temperature of the second temperature control medium, the control device controls the flow rate control valve such that a flow rate to a second branch flow path is larger than a flow rate in a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is higher than the temperature of the second temperature control medium. |
| US12251992B2 |
Hinged panel locking assembly
A locking assembly for locking panels of a hinged panel assembly together. The hinged panel assembly has a second movable panel rotatably mounted to a first fixed panel by a hinge. The locking assembly is intended for selectively holding the second panel in position relative to the first panel in a folded configuration. The locking assembly includes a male assembly and a female assembly. The male assembly is configured to be rotatably mounted to the first panel, and has a tab rotationally fixed relative to a rotatable actuator, with the tab and the actuator configured to be disposed on opposing sides of the first panel. The female assembly is configured to be fixedly mounted to the second panel. The female assembly has a recess configured to receive the tab. The locking assembly is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. |
| US12251989B2 |
Cooling system for a motor vehicle
A cooling system of a motor vehicle includes a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit. A refrigerant circuit supplies a vaporizer associated with the first cooling circuit that has a first target power value (S1) determining a cooling potential. The refrigerant circuit also supplies a refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger associated with the second cooling circuit that has a second target power value (S2) determining a cooling potential. A conveyor unit controls a mass flow of a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit and can be controlled by the first target power value (S1). The cooling system includes a control unit by way of which the first target power value (S1) can be controlled to achieve the second target power value (S2). |
| US12251987B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a first cooling apparatus that circulates a first coolant in a first coolant line to control a temperature of an electrical component, a second cooling apparatus that circulates a second coolant in a second coolant line to control a temperature of a battery module, a third cooling apparatus that circulates a third coolant in a third coolant line to control a temperature of an autonomous driving controller, and an air conditioning device that circulates a refrigerant along a first refrigerant line to control an indoor temperature of the vehicle, the air conditioning device including a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator all connected through the first refrigerant line, and further including a first chiller, a second chiller, and a connection line. |
| US12251985B2 |
System and method for controlling internal temperature of vehicle when engine is turned off
A system for controlling an internal temperature of a vehicle when an engine is turned off includes a temperature sensor configured to measure an internal temperature (Ti) of a vehicle; a first blower configured to discharge cooled air when an electric power is supplied to the first blower; a battery; and a control unit electrically connected to the temperature sensor and the first blower and configured to receive the internal temperature (Ti) of the vehicle from the temperature sensor, and to operate the first blower, in which the control unit electrically connected to the battery is configured to control an electric power of the battery to be applied to the first blower when the internal temperature (Ti) of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference temperature (Tr) in a state where an engine of the vehicle is turned off. |
| US12251983B2 |
Intake air guide device for a vehicle
An intake air guide device for a vehicle includes an air guide surrounding the outside of a heat exchanger mounted on a front portion of a vehicle and extending forward to guide an airflow so that the air flowing into the front portion of the vehicle flows into the heat exchanger, and a sealing guide extending backward from the front portion of the vehicle to surround the air guide in a state of being spaced apart from the outside, and extending inward or outward to overlap the air guide. |
| US12251979B2 |
Rear suspension assembly for a vehicle
A utility vehicle includes a rear suspension assembly which has a trailing arm generally extending longitudinally. Also, the rear suspension assembly includes an upper radius rod extending in a generally lateral direction relative to a centerline of the vehicle. Additionally, the rear suspension assembly includes a lower radius rod extending in a generally lateral direction relative to the centerline of the vehicle. The rear suspension assembly further includes a suspension member configured to control toe of the at least one rear ground-engaging member. |
| US12251977B2 |
Method for damping a vehicle
A computer-implemented method for damping a vehicle, including: receiving external load data for the vehicle; receiving at least one damper velocity of a damper of the vehicle; providing an optimization model configured to describe a relation between external load data for a vehicle, at least one damper velocity of a damper of a vehicle, and at least one damper force of the at least one damper; determining at least one damper force of the damper for the vehicle by inputting the external load data and the at least one damper velocity into the optimization model; and providing the at least one damper force of the at least one damper of the vehicle. |
| US12251976B2 |
System for minimizing data transmission latency between a sensor and a suspension controller of a vehicle
A system for minimizing data transmission latency between a sensor and a suspension controller of a vehicle is described. The system includes: a state determination module that determines a physical state of the vehicle; a plurality of data paths for transmitting a first signal from the sensor to the suspension controller; a data path configurator of the controller that selects a first data path of the plurality of data paths based on at least one characteristic of the first data path and the physical state and configures the first data path to transmit the first signal; and an actuation module that generates an actuation signal to control a damping characteristic of the suspension actuator based on at least the first signal. |
| US12251972B2 |
Vibration damper and motor vehicle with active suspension
A vibration damper with a damper piston which is arranged in a main tube with hydraulic medium and can be moved to and fro in an axial direction relative to the main tube. The main tube is arranged in a container tube, wherein an intermediate tube is arranged between the main tube and the container tube. The main tube, the intermediate tube and the container tube are arranged coaxially in a three-tube damper. The damper piston is attached at one end of a piston rod. The three-tube damper is equipped with a hydraulic end-position damping and at its end opposite the piston rod, has a central valve block with two damper valve devices. The central valve block is partially fitted with an air spring resting on an axial support ring which is connected by a single main weld seam to the container tube and central valve block by substance bonding. |
| US12251970B2 |
Tire
A pneumatic tire (1) includes: a tread portion (2) including a land portion (24) divided by a plurality of main grooves (22) formed on a tread surface (21); an inner liner (7) constituting a tire inner surface (7A) on an inner side of the tread portion (2); and a mount member (10) which is provided on the tire inner surface (7A), and to which electric equipment can be attached. In the pneumatic tire (1), Complex elastic modulus E*1 of a rubber composition constituting the mount member (10) is larger than complex elastic modulus E*2 of a rubber composition constituting the inner liner (7). |
| US12251958B1 |
Binder capable of turning paper by 360 degrees
A binder capable of turning paper by 360 degrees comprises a main body and at least one retaining ring, the main body has a length and a width extending along the axial direction, the main body defines a main body plane along the length and the direction of the width; the retaining rings are distributed along the length and form a fixed connection with the main body; it comprises base points, which extend away from the main body plane to form an upper free end and a fixed end; after extending a width distance in the direction of the width, the fixed end continues to extend away from the upper free end and form a lower free end; the upper free end and the lower free end extend and joined away from the main body, so that the retaining ring has a path for the paper to turn 360 degrees. |
| US12251957B1 |
Old and new testament bible element book marking system
The invention provides a unique and multiple purpose bible, book, manual book marking system for the use of the reader to more fully use and appreciate, for example, the Old and New Testament Bibles. The inventive concept discloses a unique means of securely attaching multiple book marks in both vertical and horizontal configurations. |
| US12251956B2 |
Method for producing printed material and system for producing printed material
A method for producing a printed material includes forming a color image having an image area ratio of 20% or less on a peripheral edge portion of a recording medium by using a coloring material; providing pressure-induced phase transition particles to a region of the recording medium, the region including the peripheral edge portion; bonding the color image and the pressure-induced phase transition particles onto the recording medium; and folding the recording medium having the color image and the pressure-induced phase transition particles bonded thereon and pressure-bonding the folded recording medium, or pressure-bonding the recording medium having the color image and the pressure-induced phase transition particles bonded thereon and another recording medium placed on top of each other. The pressure-induced phase transition particles contain a styrene resin and a (meth)acrylic acid ester resin, the styrene resin contains styrene and a vinyl monomer other than styrene as polymerization components, the (meth)acrylic acid ester resin contains at least two (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components, and a mass ratio of the (meth)acrylic acid esters is 90 mass % or more of a total of all polymerization components of the (meth)acrylic acid ester resin. The pressure-induced phase transition particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, and a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature among the glass transition temperatures of the pressure-induced phase transition particles is 30° C. or more. |
| US12251954B1 |
Hologram greeting card
A hologram greeting card includes a first panel and a second panel joined together along an adjacent longitudinal edge. The card also includes a pop-up base having a front wall and a rear wall supporting a top frame therebetween. In addition, the card includes a pop-up platform positioned within the pop-up base on the first panel and the pop-up platform having a top surface elevated from the first panel and configured to support an electronic device thereon when the pop-up base is deployed. The card includes an expandable backdrop having a bottom edge secured proximate a rear edge of the top frame, a screen frame secured to a front of the expandable backdrop, and a pop-up screen secured within the screen frame. A pair of support struts are secured proximate a front edge of the top frame and extend to the screen frame to support the pop-up screen. |
| US12251953B2 |
Composition for use in a method for manufacturing paper printable with an inkjet printer for use as a decor paper
A composition may be provided for use in a method for manufacturing a paper layer printable with an inkjet printer. The paper layer may be used as a decor paper in a laminate panel. At least one side of the paper layer may be coated with an inkjet receiver coating in at least two partial steps. A first layer of a first composition may be applied, and subsequently a second layer of a second composition may be applied. The first and the second compositions may at least include a binder. Each of the first and the second compositions may include a liquid substance being a water-based suspension of at least the binder. A dry matter content of the first composition may be of 8 to 25 percent by weight of the liquid substance, and/or a dry matter content of the second composition may be of 4 to 20 percent by weight of the liquid substance. |
| US12251950B2 |
Assembly for replicating flexible stamps from a master
An assembly includes a master for imprinting of micro-structures and nano-structures. The master has on its upper surface an active area with relief structure for imprinting of the micro-structures and nano-structures, and the master has a thickness dmaster. The assembly includes frame pieces arranged around and flushing along the outer circumference of the master, with the frame pieces having a thickness dframe. The thickness dframe of the frame pieces deviates from the thickness dmaster of the master by at most 250 μm. A a flexible stamp has improved alignment. |
| US12251949B2 |
Printing system, operation system, printer, and terminal
A printing system includes a printer and a terminal capable of wirelessly communicating with each other. The printer include a portable printer main body, a movement detection unit that detects a movement of the printer main body, and a first processor configured to transmit a first control signal to the terminal in a case where a first movement is detected by the movement detection unit, and transmit a second control signal to the terminal in a case where a second movement is detected by the movement detection unit. The terminal includes a display unit, a second processor configured to receive the control signals from the printer; and display a first operation screen on the display unit in a case where the first control signal is received, and display a second operation screen on the display unit in a case where the second control signal is received. |
| US12251944B2 |
Meniscus measuring apparatus and method, substrate processing apparatus
A meniscus measuring method capable of quickly and accurately measuring meniscus positions in a plurality of nozzles of an inkjet head can be provided. The meniscus measuring method comprises providing a head unit capable of discharging ink through a plurality of nozzles, adhering ink remaining in the plurality of nozzles to a film to form a detection pattern on the film by bringing the film into close contact with the plurality of nozzles, measuring meniscus of ink remaining in the plurality of nozzles based on the detection pattern. |
| US12251938B2 |
Image forming apparatus including main casing to which consumable including consumable memory is attachable
An image forming apparatus includes: a main casing to which a consumable including a consumable memory is attachable; a main memory; and a controller configured to perform: when the consumable is new, storing identification information of the consumable in the main memory; when the consumable is used and is a special consumable, determining whether the identification information is stored in the main memory; when the identification information is stored in the main memory, permitting use of the consumable; when the identification information is not stored in the main memory; prohibiting use of the consumable; and while an external memory is physically connected to the main casing, storing the identification information in the external memory. By the external memory being physically connected to another image forming apparatus, the another image forming apparatus permits use of the consumable therein on the basis of the identification information stored in the external memory. |
| US12251933B2 |
Inkjet head, and method for producing inkjet head
An inkjet head includes a first and a second channel substrates. At least one of the first and the second channel substrates is formed of silicon. A bonding interface of the first and the second channel substrates is bonded via an adhesive layer. A protective film containing a compound having a Si—C bond is formed on: an ink channel surface formed of silicon among the first and the second channel substrates; and a surface of the channel substrate side formed of silicon in the adhesive layer. |
| US12251926B2 |
Metastructure having zero elastic modulus zone and method for designing metastructure having zero elastic modulus zone
Disclosed herein are a metastructure having a zero elastic modulus zone, which can experience constant stress in a predetermined strain zone, and a method for designing the same. The metastructure includes a first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit has a structure capable of buckling and has a stress-strain relation having a zone corresponding to a negative elastic modulus, the second unit is disposed adjacent to the first unit and has a stress-strain relation having a zone corresponding to a positive elastic modulus, and the metastructure has zero elastic modulus in a predetermined target strain zone through synthesis of the negative elastic modulus of the first unit with the positive elastic modulus of the second unit. |
| US12251922B2 |
Method for manufacturing electrical steel sheet product
A method for manufacturing an electrical steel sheet product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: preparing an adhesive coating composition; forming an adhesive coating layer by applying and then curing the adhesive coating composition onto a surface of an electrical steel sheet; forming a heat-fused layer by laminating and heat-fusing a plurality of electrical steel sheets on which the adhesive coating layers are formed; and cooling the heat-fused electrical steel sheets at a cooling rate of 0.05 to 20° C./min. |
| US12251920B2 |
Laminated film
A multi-laminate film includes a first biaxially oriented film having a first machine direction angle and a first spiral cut oriented film having a second machine direction angle different than the first machine direction angle. The multi-laminate film also includes at least one of a second biaxially oriented film having the first machine direction angle or a second spiral cut oriented film. The first biaxially oriented film, the first spiral cut oriented film and the at least one of the second biaxially oriented film or second spiral cut oriented film are laminated together. |
| US12251912B2 |
Repulpable, recyclable, compostable and biodegradable reinforcement elements and paper reinforced tapes, and containers including the same
The paper reinforced tapes and reinforcement elements of this invention have improved repulpability, recyclability, compostability and biodegradability. Further, these reinforcement elements and paper reinforced tapes, despite being predominately paper, unexpectedly provide excellent container reinforcement properties and further can be used as opening tapes, closing tapes, tear tapes and carrying handles. |
| US12251906B2 |
Bearing laminate comprising a foam layer
A bearing laminate can include a metal support layer, a foam layer overlying the metal support layer, the foam layer including a polymeric foam; and a sliding layer overlying the polymeric foam layer, the sliding layer comprising a polymer matrix. Bearing articles made from the bearing laminate can have exceptional damping properties, such as a high damping ratio combined with a low dynamic stiffness. |
| US12251905B2 |
Glass for vehicles
Disclosed is a glass for vehicles. The glass for vehicles includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel spaced apart from the first glass panel while maintaining a regular distance from the first glass panel, bonding films located between the first glass panel and the second glass panel, and a high refractive film located between the bonding films. The high refractive film is configured to have a wedge angle of 0.0028 rad to 0.0042 rad in the longitudinal section thereof. |
| US12251899B2 |
Mesh network
A meshwork has a layer forming a mesh, the mesh layer being disposed between parallel tension ribbons which are opposite one another in pairs. The tension ribbons have a thermoplastic bonding layer on the side facing the mesh layer and are connected to one another and to the mesh layer via the bonding layer. The mesh layer takes the form of a plastic net having meshwork webs which are connected to one another in a materially bonded manner and which are stretched and form diamond-shaped meshes, the longitudinal diagonals of which extend transversely to the tension ribbons. |
| US12251898B2 |
Method to fabricate laminate devices using printed interlayers
Methods and materials to fabricate laminated devices are disclosed, particularly the laminates where the interlayer is deposited by 3d printing (or also called additive manufacturing process). In particular, emphasis is placed on the fabrication of electrooptical devices, including electrochromic, thermochromic and liquid crystal devices. In the electrochromic devices at least the electrolytic interlayer or optionally some of the other layers are deposited by this process, and for the other two the interlayer contains thermochromic and the liquid crystalline material respectively. In one embodiment printing is used to form both an interlayer and a sealant located at the perimeter of the interlayer. Laminated glass and plastic objects using this invention have many applications including their use in windows for building and transportation. |
| US12251897B2 |
Method of preparing thick laminate wafers for wafer thermoforming and injection molding
A method of forming an ophthalmic laminate lens, includes: forming a planar laminate by adhering a first polycarbonate layer to a first side of a thermoplastic elastomer layer, and adhering a second polycarbonate layer to a second side of the thermoplastic elastomer layer, the first polycarbonate layer having a thickness greater than 250 μm, the second polycarbonate layer having a thickness greater than 250 μm, and the thermoplastic elastomer layer having a thickness in a range of 15 μm to 150 μm; thermoforming the planar laminate into a curved laminate, the curve laminate having a pre-molding curvature; arranging the curved laminate in a mold; and molding, via the mold set at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure, the curved laminate with a polymer melt into a curved lens. |
| US12251896B2 |
Methods of fabrication of composite repair parts and related kits
Composite laminates fabricated from one or more respective laminae of composite material (e.g., fiber-reinforced polymers) may be pre-formed and fully cured, yet configured to be selectively conformable to a desired radius of curvature. To repair a damaged composite structure, a plurality of such composite laminates may be bonded together to form a repair part that may be bolted to or otherwise secured to the damaged composite structure, thereby repairing the structure using repair parts that may match the parent material of the damaged composite structure. Methods of forming said repair parts from a plurality of such composite laminates may provide advantages in costs and lead time, over conventional techniques. Kits may include a plurality of such pre-formed and cured composite laminates that may be stacked and combined together in a plurality of different arrangements to create a customizable repair part for a given damaged composite structure. |
| US12251895B2 |
Fiber composite component with lighting function
A fiber composite component with a lighting function includes a fiber reinforced unit with at least two fiber layers integrated into a plastics matrix, and an electroluminescent light having a light source arranged between two adjacent fiber layers, the light source including a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer which electrically insulate the light source from the two adjacent fiber layers. |
| US12251892B2 |
Shear web mould system comprising variable moulding plates
A shear web mould system for manufacturing a wind turbine component in form of an I-shaped shear web having a web body and a first web foot flange at a first end of the web body and a second web foot flange at a second end of the web body is described. The system comprises a central moulding portion for forming at least a part of the web body, a first moulding plate for forming at least a part of the first web foot flange, and a second moulding plate for forming at least a part of the second web foot flange. The angles of the first moulding plate and the second moulding plate relative to the central moulding portion are adjustable. |
| US12251888B2 |
Reciprocating sealer for web converters
Various device embodiments perform a sealing operation on a moving web, and comprise, among other things a plate assembly with an air cylinder assembly. The air cylinder assembly comprises a mount, a back plate, at least one air cylinder positioned between the mount and the back plate. The first plate assembly further includes a linear servo motor for linearly moving the air cylinder assembly with respect to the first base, and a first tooling plate with a sealing surface area. The first tooling plate coupled to the back plate. |
| US12251887B2 |
Sealing of pipe liners
The present invention provides a method and apparatus of manufacturing a pipe liner for lining the inside of a pipe, for example a water or sewerage pipe requiring repair. The pipe liner is mainly formed of a fabric sleeve, or a plurality of fabric sleeves, and comprises a fluid-proof barrier coating on the inside surface of the pipe liner. The method involves arranging a strip of carrier material comprising a liquid sealant inside the fabric sleeve of the pipe liner and in registration with two opposing side edges of the sheet of fabric, facing an inner barrier coating of the fabric sleeve. The method can advantageously provide such a pipe liner with an inner barrier coating without everting the pipe liner after manufacture. The present invention may provide for avoiding internal cross-welding of pipe liners and a method for testing the integrity of the barrier coating of pipe liners. |
| US12251885B2 |
U-shaped induction welding coil and method of use thereof
An induction welding coil includes a spine having a planar body with opposing ends, and a pair of prongs extending perpendicularly from the opposing ends of the spine. Each of the prongs has a planar body, wherein the spine and the pair of prongs are formed from a ferrite material to define a ferrite core. The induction welding coil further includes a coil wire having a plurality of winding that surround the planar body of the spine. |
| US12251882B2 |
Method of printing a three-dimensional object comprising a plurality of discrete elements
A method of printing a 3D object comprising a plurality of discrete elements, the method comprising: receiving a 3D digital model of a shell group comprising one or more shells representing the plurality of discrete elements; defining, in the 3D digital model, a unifying shell to at least partly envelop one or more shells of the shell group to provide a unified digital model comprising the shell group and the unifying shell; assigning the unifying shell with at least one transparent building material that is transparent upon dispensing and solidifying thereof; assigning the one or more shells of the shell group with one or more building materials; and dispensing, in layers, the at least one transparent building material and the one or more building materials according to the unified digital model to form a 3D object comprising one or more discrete elements that are at least partly connected by a unifying element. |
| US12251880B2 |
Methods and apparatus for additive manufacturing based on multi-dimensional build platforms
An additive manufacturing system, a build platform and a method of operating are provided. A method includes receiving data defining a build platform for fabricating a target object using an additive manufacturing system. The method further includes generating the build platform based on the data. |
| US12251879B2 |
Methods of controlling dimensions in projection micro stereolithography
Parallel surfaces on two substrates are established with specific distances of separation, typically within a 10-micron tolerance. In general, one surface is a surface of a transparent membrane or hard window. On one embodiment, the gap defined by the distance of the transparent membrane or hard window and the other surface used to precisely control the dimensions of layers in projection micro stereolithography, however the methods for establishing the relative positions of two surfaces can be adapted to other applications. |
| US12251875B2 |
Three-dimensional printing with tinted anti-coalescing agents
A multi-fluid kits for three-dimensional printing can include a fusing agent and a tinted anti-coalescing agent. The fusing agent can include water and an electromagnetic radiation absorber that absorbs radiation energy and converts the radiation energy to heat. The tinted anti-coalescing agent can include an aqueous liquid vehicle, a colored dye dissolved in the aqueous liquid vehicle, and a polyelectrolyte. The polyelectrolyte can have a weight average molecular weight from about 1,000 Mw to about 8,000 Mw, the polyelectrolyte can be water-absorbent at a water to polyelectrolyte weight ratio from about 2:1 to about 1,000:1, and about 90 wt % to 100 wt % of the polyelectrolyte can be dissolved in the aqueous liquid vehicle. |
| US12251871B2 |
Roller embossing method for flexible graphite polar plates of fuel cells
A roller embossing method for flexible graphite polar plates of fuel cells comprises: (1) adjusting a clearance of an embossing roller pair of a roller press to a target thickness value of a monopolar plate; (2) feeding a flexible graphite slab in front of the embossing roller pair, and entangling the flexible graphite slab by means of opposite rotation of the embossing roller pair; (3) after the slab is entangled, continuing to forward roll the slab for 10-100 mm, and then reversely rolling the slab for 5-90 mm by means of synchronous and opposite rotation of an upper and a lower embossing roller, wherein one time of forward rolling and one time of reverse rolling are referred to as reciprocal rolling; (4) forming a polar plate after several times of reciprocal rolling, and separating the polar plate from the embossing rollers; (5) performing subsequent treatment on the roll-formed flexible graphite polar plate. |
| US12251867B2 |
Liner structure and blow-molding manufacturing method forliner structure
A liner structure includes a liner main body and an insert located inside an opening of the liner main body. The liner main body is made of a polybutylene material. The liner structure has relatively good heat resistance within a temperature range corresponding to conventional liquid water, and can be used for containing hot water. Moreover, a feasible manufacturing method is provided. The method can overcome defects of material characteristics through process optimization, so that can implement manufacturing the liner structure. |
| US12251865B2 |
Method for controlling the filling of at least one cavity
A method for controlling the filling of at least one cavity in a device for producing an object, in particular in an injection molding machine, wherein a melt is inserted into the cavity through an opening, and the width thereof is altered, wherein the width of the opening is also to be changed and adjusted, that is, fixed, in a position between a closed position and a maximal open position. |
| US12251863B2 |
Injection moulding apparatus and method to reduce velocity increase of flow front during injection moulding
An injection moulding apparatus including at least a first mould plate, the first mould plate having a first injection inlet arranged in fluid connection with a first gate leading into a mould cavity and a second injection inlet arranged in fluid connection with a second gate leading into the mould cavity. The first and second injection inlets are arranged to open in sequence. The second gate includes a first gate volume leading into the mould cavity. The second gate is further provided with a second gate volume allowing injection material to flow into the second gate volume at the same time as into the first gate volume and thereafter into the mould cavity. |
| US12251861B2 |
Barriers for plastic preforms and containers and preforms and containers made therewith
A barrier for injection molding, the barrier including a manganese (Mn) catalyst and an oxygen barrier. In embodiments, the oxygen barrier comprises MXD6. Such barriers may be included with a polymer to form a composition used in an injection process. In other embodiments, a barrier includes a transition metal catalyst, an organic compound, and a radical initiator. In embodiments, the radical initiator comprises one or more azo-compounds or peroxides. Plastic preforms and containers that are injection molded with such barriers/compositions are also disclosed. |
| US12251858B2 |
Method and systems for composite molding
A method and system for composite molding, and the method includes additively manufacturing a mold shell that includes a part forming cavity. The method includes filling at least a portion of the mold shell with a strengthening agent. The method includes hardening the strengthening agent to form a mold, and laying-up a composite material on the part forming cavity. The method includes curing the mold to form a composite part. |
| US12251857B2 |
Architectural resin panel with incorporated scrap materials
An architectural resin panel that incorporates plastic granules fused together to form a panel core. A portion of the plastic granules are contaminant granules that at least partially include a contaminant material, such as a piece of fabric, plastic film, or plant material. The granules used to form the panel core may be sourced from waste plastic material that would otherwise be required to undergo waste processing. |
| US12251856B2 |
Complex minute cutting apparatus for super absorbent polymer hydrogel
A complex minute cutting apparatus for a superabsorbent hydrogel is disclosed. The complex minute cutting apparatus includes: a barrel body in which a transfer space through which a hydrogel is transferred is formed and a discharge part is formed at a side surface thereof; a transfer unit installed in the barrel body to transfer the hydrogel in the transfer space; and a plurality of cutting modules installed in the transfer unit to pulverize the hydrogel and discharging it to an outside of the discharge unit in a cut state. |
| US12251854B2 |
Adjustable mold for making precast concrete traffic barrier panels with different geometries for use in modular earth retaining walls
Various embodiments of an adjustable mold and method for making precast concrete traffic barrier panels with different geometries are disclosed. The panels are used for creating a continuous traffic barrier by placing the panels in a contiguous side-by-side arrangement adjacent a roadway atop a modular earth retaining wall. Each traffic barrier panel has a body with at least front, back, top, bottom, left, and right sides. The mold body has a plurality of walls that define an interior chamber, a door opening to the interior chamber, and a concrete inlet to the interior chamber. The door is designed to be installed on and to be uninstalled from the mold body to respectively close and open the door opening. The door has left side and right side forming panels that are designed to define respectively a left side two-dimensional geometry and a right side two-dimensional geometry of the left and right sides respectively of a traffic barrier panel to be made. The left side and right side two-dimensional geometries are changeable by interchanging the door with differently oriented forming panels or by adjusting two-dimensional orientations of each of the left side and right side forming panels on the existing door. The interior chamber of the mold body in combination with an interior side of the door define an outer surface geometry of the front, back, top, bottom, left, and right sides of the traffic barrier panel to be made. |
| US12251853B2 |
Method and plant for manufacturing ceramic products
A method for manufacturing ceramic articles is described comprising a step of feeding, during which at least two different ceramic powders are fed so as to obtain a strip of ceramic powders having at least a first zone and at least a second zone having a given shape; a step of compacting, during which the strip of ceramic powders is compacted so as to obtain a compacted layer of ceramic powders, which is expanded relative to the strip of ceramic powders; a step of determination, during which expansion of the layer of powders is determined; and a step of printing, during which a decoration having a modified shape based on the given expansion is applied on the surface of the compacted layer of ceramic powders. |
| US12251844B2 |
Multipurpose shears
Foldable, multipurpose shears can have a pair of shearing blades, each blade having a sharp side and a blunt side. The blades are connected to handles via a hinge, and the handles have one side that is straighter and another side that is more rounded or irregularly shaped. One of the blades includes a backward facing hook on the blade's blunt side. Additionally, the blunt side may have partially sharpened serrations. The blades can fold about the hinge for easier transport and storage and the shears are configured so that the hook does not extend past the handles when folded. |
| US12251843B2 |
Method and electronic device, system and computer readable medium for calibration
Systems, devices, and methods for time calibration. The method can include, in responses to receiving sensing data which indicates a deviation of a tool from an object to be operated by a robot with the tool, triggering the robot to perform a plurality of transformations. Each transformation causing the tool to contact the object at a reference position; determining joint positions of a joint of the robot holding the tool or the object after the plurality of transformations; and determining a position relationship between the tool and the robot at least partially based on the joint positions and the reference position. |
| US12251842B2 |
Information processing device, control method, and storage medium
The information processing device 1A mainly includes an acquisition unit 51A, a sampling unit 54A, an artificial force field calculation unit 55A, and an output unit 56A. The acquisition unit 51A is configured to acquire a task logical expression in which an objective task to be performed by a robot is expressed by a combination of a plurality of atomic tasks. The sampling unit 54A is configured to perform sampling of one potential function from among a plurality of potential functions each of which is synthesized atomic potential functions, the atomic potential functions each corresponding to each of the atomic tasks. The artificial force field calculation unit 55A is configured to calculate, on a basis of the sampled potential function, an approximate artificial force field which approximates an artificial force field yielded when the atomic potential functions are synthesized according to the task logical expression. The output unit 56A is configured to output the approximate artificial force field. |
| US12251834B2 |
Cable robot
A suspension cable robot is provided, its stability can be improved by using at least three groups of three cables arranged in a parallelogram manner. The ability to remain stable when subjected to forces acting on the robot platform or end effector is thereby significantly increased. The cable robot can be moved by cables to different working locations. |
| US12251829B2 |
Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated re-circulating processing stations
A method of processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing an input conveyance system by which input bins of objects may be provided to a processing station that includes the programmable motion device that includes an end effector, perceiving at the processing station identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects at an input area of the input conveyance system, grasping the an acquired object using the end effector, moving the acquired object toward an identified processing container using the programmable motion device, the identified processing container being associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing container being provided as one of a plurality of processing containers at the processing station, and providing an output conveyance system in communication with the processing station, by which processing containers that contain processed objects may be provided. |
| US12251828B2 |
Systems and methods for securing objects to robotic devices
A device for a robot includes a structure having a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. The device also includes a receiving surface mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism. The receiving surface is configured to interact with a member of the robot to move the locking mechanism between the engaged configuration and the disengaged configuration. |
| US12251826B2 |
Pneumatic exomuscle system and method
A pneumatic actuator that includes a plurality of elongated inflatable chambers stacked lengthwise in an array from a top-end to a bottom end, the plurality of elongated inflatable chambers defined by an inextensible body that is inextensible along one or more plane axes of the body while being flexible in other directions. |
| US12251825B2 |
Demolition robot with control and monitoring function to avoid thermal damage to a motor comprised in the demolition robot
The invention relates to a demolition robot (1), comprising a cable (12) intended to be connected to an electric network to power a motor (21), a pump (22) that is powered by the electric motor for generating a hydraulic flow to consumers (13), wherein the motor (21) is activable at varying thermal load values (PT), depending on the current consumer's (13) need for hydraulic power, a control unit (24) arranged to receive information about the thermal load (PT) on the motor, to determine a partial thermal damage value (SL, SM, SH) at various thermal loads (PT) on the motor. To minimize the risk of thermal damage to the motor, the control unit (24) is adapted to compare said partial thermal damage values (SL, SM, SH) with a normative partial thermal damage (A) and is adapted to limit the thermal load (PT) on the motor (21) to a maximum allowable thermal load value (PTmax), if the partial thermal damage value (SL, SM, SH) exceeds the normative partial thermal damage (A) at a predetermined value (A′). |
| US12251823B2 |
Robotic devices and methods for fabrication, use and control of same
Various embodiments relate to magnetically moveable displacement devices or robotic devices. Particular embodiments provide systems and corresponding methods for magnetically moving multiple movable robots relative to one or more working surfaces of respective one or more work bodies, and for moving robots between the one or more work bodies via transfer devices. Robots can carry one or more objects among different locations, manipulate carried objects, and/or interact with their surroundings for particular functionality including but not limited to assembly, packaging, inspection, 3D printing, test, laboratory automation, etc. A mechanical link may be mounted on planar motion units such as said robots. |
| US12251822B2 |
Method for controlling a gripper
A gripper, which removes blanks from a web of material lying flat, includes gripping elements which can each be actuated separately. The gripping elements are mounted independently of one another in a frame so as to be displaceable perpendicularly to a reference plane parallel to the web of material. The gripping elements are set against the web of material and actuated in a takeover position of the gripper aligned with respect to the blank by means of a control device. In addition to the gripping elements located inside the contour line, there are also other gripping elements adjacent to the blank and located outside the contour line that are set against the material web as downholders. Gripping elements within the contour line of the blank are actuated and retracted from the material web, taking along the blank, before the gripper is lifted off the material web from the takeover position. |
| US12251816B2 |
Automated machine collaboration
According to various aspects, controller for an automated machine may include: a processor configured to: compare information about a function of the automated machine with information of a set of tasks available to a plurality of automated machines; negotiate, with the other automated machines of the plurality of automated machines and based on a result of the comparison, which task of the set of tasks is allocated to the automated machine. |
| US12251815B1 |
Intelligent flexible biomimetic facial-expression robot
An intelligent flexible biomimetic facial-expression robot is provided and includes a model head, a skeleton, a drive means, and an epidermal layer. The skeleton defines two first slide slots and two first notches. The drive means includes a mounting bracket, an eyebrow drive module, and an eyelid drive module. The eyebrow drive module includes a first drive source, a first crank, and a first rocker. The eyelid drive module includes a second rocker. The epidermal layer defines two first areas and two second areas. Each of the first crank and the second crank passes through the two first slide slots. A distal end of the first crank drives the two first areas, asynchronous with respect to the second crank driving the two second areas, and the two first areas and the two second areas flexibly deform to generate expressions. |
| US12251812B2 |
Multi-speed automatic transmission for a power tool
Multi-speed automatic transmissions for power tools are provided. A multi-speed automatic transmission includes an output shaft configured to be coupled to a chain sprocket to rotatably drive the chain sprocket, wherein the automatic transmission is configured to automatically shift between a plurality of gear ratios in response to a rotational speed of the output shaft reaching a preset rotational speed. |
| US12251811B2 |
Linerbolt removal tool improvements
A linerbolt removal tool, including: a housing; a moil supported for reciprocating movement by the housing; an inertial body located within the housing; a gas charged accumulator extending from the inertial body away from the moil; a piston moveable within the inertial body between a striking position at which the piston strikes the moil and a retracted position, whereby firing the piston from its retracted position to its striking position includes causing pressurised gas within the accumulator to accelerate the piston toward the moil, wherein the piston has a striking end for striking the moil and an opposing rear end; and a piston cap that encloses the rear end of the piston, wherein during firing, the piston and the piston cap initially accelerate together and prior to the piston reaching its striking position the piston cap separates from the piston, whereby the piston cap isolates the piston from the accumulator. |
| US12251809B2 |
Dosing lever for fastener driving tool
A combustion powered fastener driving tool including a dosing lever that reduces the likelihood of causing inconsistent amounts of fuel to be dispensed by the fuel supply assembly of the tool. |
| US12251804B2 |
Magazine fastener guide for a fastener driving tool
A fastener magazine for a fastener driving tool has a movable guide that allows fasteners of various lengths to be loaded in the magazine. When engaged, the movable guide sequentially directs each fastener's movement during a drive stroke. When disengaged, the movable guide does not interfere with each fastener's movement during a drive stroke. In the engaged position, the movable guide prevents a fastener from complete “backtracking” back into the magazine during a drive stoke, which otherwise could potentially cause a jam condition. |
| US12251801B2 |
Torque stick for a rotary impact tool
A method of controlling a rotary impact tool includes activating a motor to provide torque to a drive assembly, providing rotational impacts to a torque stick coupled to an anvil of the drive assembly in response to a reaction torque on the drive assembly exceeding a threshold value, and sensing a position of the anvil with a position sensor. The position sensor transmits a first signal indicative of the anvil rotating in a first direction and a second signal indicative of the anvil rotating in a second direction, where the second direction is a rebound angle of the anvil. The method further includes calculating a torque transferred from the torque stick to a workpiece by multiplying the rebound angle by a torsional stiffness value of the torque stick and deactivating the motor in response to the torque exerted on the workpiece being substantially equal to a torque limit. |
| US12251798B2 |
Hand-held power tool and method for activating a drive motor of a hand-held power tool
A hand-held power tool includes a tool holder, a housing in which a drive motor configured to drive an output shaft is arranged, the output shaft arranged spaced apart from the tool holder in a decoupling position of the tool holder, and a clutch configured to operatively connect the output shaft to the tool holder in a coupling position of the tool holder by way of a loading of the tool holder along a rotational axis of the drive motor against a workpiece to be worked on. An actuating rod is configured to be loaded against a motor switch in the coupling position to activate the drive motor, the motor switch arranged along the rotational axis of the drive motor between the drive motor and the clutch, wherein the actuating rod is guided by the housing at least in regions. |
| US12251785B2 |
Chemical mechanical planarization equipment, wafer transfer method, and wafer planarization unit
A chemical-mechanical planarization equipment, comprising a polishing module, a cleaning module and a wafer transfer module, wherein the polishing module comprises two rows of polishing unit arrays, each row of polishing unit arrays comprises two or more sets of polishing units, polishing transfer stations corresponding to two rows of polishing unit arrays are longitudinally arranged and located in the row direction of the polishing unit arrays, and a working area of the wafer transfer module is located vertically above the longitudinally arranged polishing transfer stations. |
| US12251779B1 |
Protective device for welding machine interlocking, design method and shield
The invention relates to the technical field of welding machine protection, specifically a protective device for interlocking welding machines, a design method, and a shield. The device includes: an inductive detection module to detect the relative position between the shield and a human head; a position detection module to detect the filter lens position relative to the shield; a determination module connected to both detection modules to check if all parameters are within a preset range, converting them into an unlocking signal if so; and a transmission module to send this signal to the welding machine, allowing operator control after unlocking. The invention enhances safety, reduces injury risks, and offers reliable protection, with advantages like high safety, automatic control, and effective interlocking. |
| US12251777B2 |
Device for the additive production of three-dimensional components
A process monitoring system for an additive manufacturing apparatus includes a scanner, a sensor device, and an optical focus-tracking device. The scanner includes an optical adjustment device that directs a melting beam emitted by a laser melting device onto a construction plane to generate a melting section of the construction plane. The sensor device may detect reflected radiation from the melting section and generate sensor data indicative of a size, shape, and/or temperature corresponding to the melting section. The optical focus-tracking device includes a focusing lens located between the scanner and the sensor device. The focusing lens may be actuatable by electronic machine data derived from the sensor data to impart a first focus adjustment with respect to the reflected radiation detected by the sensor followed by a second focus adjustment with respect to the melting beam directed by the optical adjustment device. |
| US12251776B2 |
Method and device for laser processing a workpiece
A method for laser processing a workpiece is provided. The workpiece includes a material transparent to a laser beam of the laser processing. The method includes splitting an input laser beam by using a beam splitter into a plurality of partial beams. The splitting of the input laser beam is performed by application of phases to a beam cross section of the input laser beam. The method further includes focusing the plurality of partial beams decoupled from the beam splitter by using a focusing optical unit. Multiple focus elements are formed by the focusing of the plurality of partial beams. The method further includes subjecting the material of the workpiece to at least a subset of the multiple focus elements. The application of the phases is performed in such a way that at least two of the multiple focus elements have different intensities. |
| US12251774B2 |
Device for process monitoring in a deposition welding method
The invention relates to a device and a method for process monitoring in a deposition welding method. The object of the invention is to provide a device in which the process monitoring in a deposition welding method is further optimized, and process deviations that can affect the quality of a product are reliably avoided. Surprisingly, the devices known in the state of the art for process monitoring in deposition welding can be developed to a substantially optimized process monitoring, in which said devices are supplemented by equipment for detecting a time period during which the detected surface region is greater than a predetermined minimum value, and equipment for discontinuing the deposition welding process in an automated manner in the event that the time period of the detected surface region is greater than a predetermined time value. |
| US12251773B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying missing welds using machine learning techniques
Systems and methods for missing weld identification using machine learning techniques are described. In some examples, a part tracking system uses machine learning techniques to identify whether an operator has missed one or more welds when assembling a part. The part tracking system may additionally identify which specific welds were missed (e.g., the first weld, the third weld, the fifteenth weld, etc.). The part tracking system may be able to identify missing welds after a part has been completed, or in real-time, during assembly of the part. Identification of the particular weld(s) missed during the welding process can help an operator quickly assess and resolve any issues with the part being assembled, saving time and ensuring quality. |
| US12251770B2 |
Control device, control system, welding system, control method, method for manufacturing joined body, and storage medium
According to one embodiment, a control device controls a welding device performing resistance welding. When an inspection value satisfies a first condition, the control device modifies a setting value for the resistance welding and causes the welding device to perform the resistance welding. The inspection value is obtained by an inspection of a weld zone formed by the resistance welding. The control device does not cause the welding device to perform the resistance welding when the inspection value satisfies a second condition. |
| US12251769B2 |
Closed socket brazed joint assembly
A closed socket brazed joint assembly includes a first member, a second member with a first end having first and second faying surfaces, a socket in the first member that receives the second member with a faying surface with at least two portions separated by a first fillet. Before application of energy to the joint, there is a gap between the faying surfaces of the first and second members. A slug of brazing fill material is between the first end of the second member and at least one faying surface of the socket. Upon application of energy, the brazing fill material melts and flows from between first end of the second member and the at least one faying surface of the socket to fill the gap between the faying surfaces of the first and second members. |
| US12251764B2 |
Lathe
A chuck operating apparatus includes a claw, a shifter, and a shifter drive unit. The rotatable claw has a first posture to bring the chuck into the opened state and a second posture to bring the chuck into the closed state. The rotatable shifter is brought in a first position to bring the claw into the first posture and in a second position to bring the claw into the second posture. The shifter drive unit has a shifter lever having an insertion part provided with a shifter bearing capable of being brought into contact with a side surface of an outward groove of the shifter. A roller is provided on one of the claw and the shifter in a contact position with the other to roll in a spindle axis direction and a groove is formed on the other to receive the roller when the chuck is in the opened state. |
| US12251761B2 |
Apparatus and method for bulk structural modification of metallic materials at reduced temperatures
An apparatus and method of mechanical milling and grinding of various materials at temperatures ranging from sub-ambient conditions to well-below their ductile-brittle transition temperature (DBTT) are presented. In one embodiment the present invention entails the design of a cryogenic milling chamber compatible with horizontal high-energy mills. The new design and configuration of the milling vessel provides robust and efficient cryomilling of various materials with no contact between the cryogen and the powders. Some embodiments of the invention improve the heat removal rate from the non-uniform heat load generated by the impact energy deposited into the chamber wall by the milling media. |
| US12251760B2 |
Magnetic core powder, magnetic core and coil device using it, and method for producing magnetic core powder
A magnetic core powder including granular powder A of Fe-based, magnetic, crystalline metal material and granular powder B of Fe-based, magnetic, amorphous metal material; the particle size d50A of granular powder A at a cumulative frequency of 50 volume % being 0.5 μm or more and 7.0 μm or less, and the particle size d50B of granular powder B at a cumulative frequency of 50 volume % being more than 15.0 μm, in a cumulative distribution curve showing the relation between particle size and cumulative frequency from the smaller particle size side, determined by a laser diffraction method; the magnetic core powder meeting (d90M−d10M)/d50M of 1.6 or more and 6.0 or less, d10M being a particle size at a cumulative frequency of 10 volume %, d50M being a particle size at a cumulative frequency of 50 volume %, and d90M being a particle size at a cumulative frequency of 90 volume %. |
| US12251757B2 |
Adaptively depositing braze material(s) using CT scan data
A method is disclosed for providing a component. During this method, a substrate is scanned using computed tomography to provide substrate scan data. The substrate scan data is compared to substrate reference data to provide additive manufacturing data. Braze powder is deposited with the substrate based on the additive manufacturing data. The braze powder is sintered together during the depositing of the braze powder to provide the substrate with sintered braze material. The sintered braze material is heated to melt the sintered braze material and to diffusion bond the sintered braze material to the substrate. |
| US12251754B2 |
Injection-molding device and method for manufacturing parts made of metallic glass
Device and method for injection moulding a metal alloy intended for manufacturing at least one part made of an amorphous metal alloy or metallic glass, wherein: an injection mould (2) delimits a cavity that has a receiving face (4) and a frontal moulding face (5) opposite the receiving face, at least one sacrificial shaping insert (7) is placed in said cavity and has a rear face (8), at least one contact zone of which is adjacent to at least one contact zone of said receiving face of the cavity and a front face (9) that is situated opposite said moulding face of the mould and provided with a recessed shape, and an injection piston (I I) is movable in a chamber (12) of the mould and communicates with the moulding impression. |
| US12251750B2 |
Method for forming a front toothing on an inner ring of a wheel hub and associated equipment
A method and equipment for forming a front toothing having a plurality of radial teeth on an annular collar of an inner ring of a wheel hub, wherein a plurality of first knives are axially and sequentially impressed on the annular collar and have a first predetermined circumferential profile (P1) configured to form radial reliefs which are spaced by imprints and have a rounded circumferential profile corresponding to the profile of the ridges of the radial teeth to be obtained; thereafter, a plurality of second knives are axially and sequentially impressed on the annular collar inside the imprints and have a third predetermined circumferential profile (P3) configured to reproduce in reverse at least part of respective opposite flanks of the radial teeth of the front toothing to be obtained. |
| US12251749B2 |
Equipment and method for manufacturing separator for fuel cell
Equipment for manufacturing a separator plate for a fuel cell comprises: a press which receives a conveyed first metal strip and second metal strip, vertically arranges the metal strips side by side, and forms patterns on each of the first metal strip and the second metal strip; a welding machine which overlaps the first metal strip and the second metal strip conveyed from the press, and integrally joins the metal strips by welding same in a state in which the patterns are aligned face-to-face with each other; and guide rolls which are arranged in front of and behind the press and guide the first metal strip so that the first metal strip is supplied to the welding machine at an overlapping position with the second metal strip after passing through the press at a position spaced vertically apart from the second metal strip. |
| US12251742B2 |
Coating apparatus comprising a cleaning arrangement
A cleaning arrangement (200) for a coating apparatus (100). The coating apparatus has a base (123) for carrying loose material. The base is rotatable to coat the loose material. The cleaning arrangement includes a base-scraping arrangement (127) and further includes a mounting arrangement (131) by which the base-scraping arrangement is mounted to be reversibly lowered, from a coating position, to a scraping position at which the base-scraping arrangement is positioned to scrape buildup from the base. |
| US12251736B2 |
Pod cleaning process
Proposed is a POD cleaning process including: separating an introduced POD into an inner POD and an outer POD; cleaning a separation POD, which results from the separation, within a cleaning sub-chamber; drying the separation POD, which undergoes the cleaning, within a drying chamber; vacuum-processing the separation POD undergoing the drying; and assembling the inner POD and the outer POD that undergo the vacuum processing, in which the cleaning and the drying are separately performed. |
| US12251731B2 |
Haptic device and haptic module
A haptic device includes: a housing; a magnetic field generation unit disposed in the housing; an elastic support unit connected to the housing; a vibration unit which is connected to the elastic support unit, and which includes an elastic material in which magnetic particles are dispersed in a matrix; and a control unit for transmitting a signal to the magnetic field generation unit. |
| US12251727B2 |
Mask device and method of coating resin using the same
A mask device includes a mesh mask and a metal mask disposed under the mesh mask. The mesh mask includes a mesh pattern and a plurality of first blocking portions disposed in the mesh pattern to block portions of the mesh pattern, the metal mask includes a plurality of second blocking portions overlapping the first blocking portions in a plan view, and the metal mask is provided with an accommodation opening defined through in the metal mask, and not overlapping the first blocking portions in a plan view. |
| US12251724B2 |
Independent heated hose
A plural component dispensing system includes a first heated hose, a second heated hose, a controller, and a dispensing device. The first heated hose and the second heated hose include electrical wires that supply heat to the first and second heated hoses to heat fluid components within the first and second heated hoses. The first and second heated hoses are electrically coupled to the controller and are fluidly coupled to the dispensing device. The controller is configured to control and alternate the electrical power supplied to the first heated hose and the second heated hose to heat the first heated hose independent of the second heated hose. |
| US12251722B2 |
Sprayer comprising detection system for early power-off
A sprayer includes: a container; a passage including a transparent window, a first opening, a second opening and a resonator, wherein when liquid in the container is passed through the resonator via the first opening, the liquid is emitted as a gas via the second opening; and a removable detection unit disposed outside of the passage. The removable detection unit includes: a light source for illuminating the gas in the passage; an optical sensor disposed to detect a parameter of light reflected by the gas; and a processor coupled to the optical sensor for stopping the resonator from generating the gas when the parameter is below a threshold. The passage further includes a cavity disposed on a bottom surface of the passage in front of the optical sensor, wherein when the gas in the passage contacts the bottom surface, resultant water vapour will enter the cavity. |
| US12251720B1 |
Multi-mode fluid nozzles
A multi-mode fluid nozzle includes a mixing chamber with a stream mode fluid inlet connected to one side of the chamber, a fluid outlet connected to the opposite side of the chamber and at least one mist mode fluid inlet connected to the periphery of the chamber. The discharge pattern of the nozzle depends upon the inlets fluid enters the mixing chamber such that when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the stream mode fluid inlet, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a stream flow discharge pattern, when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the at least one mist mode fluid inlet, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a mist flow discharge pattern and when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the stream mode and the at least one mist mode fluid inlets, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a droplet flow discharge pattern. |
| US12251719B2 |
Nozzle assembly for delivering an oscillating spray pattern
Nozzle assemblies adapted to produce an oscillatory spray pattern. A rotor member having at least one lobe engaged with one or more cavities of a stator surface for defining an oscillatory movement of the rotor member in response to a motive fluid along the rotor member and stator surface. The nozzle assembly directing the motive fluid along one or more tapered surfaces, such as complementary tapered surfaces of the rotor and stator surface. The rotor member is operatively coupled with the spray member for oscillatory movement therewith. The spray member adapted to receive the motive fluid and emit the fluid as a spray from the nozzle assembly. The spray having an oscillatory pattern that matches the oscillatory movement of the rotor. |
| US12251715B2 |
Centrifuge basket
A centrifuge basket includes a support basket with a support base and a support wall circumferentially extending around a basket axis of the centrifuge basket. The support base and the support wall have a plurality of through openings with passage areas of at most 500 square millimeters, and a filter fabric which is arranged in the support basket and covers the support base and the support wall on the inside. The filter fabric includes, viewed in a cross-section through the centrifuge basket, a plurality of regions distributed over a circumference which are formed radially inwards with respect to a circular basic shape of the filter fabric. |
| US12251713B2 |
Method for froth-controlled flotation of argillaceous lepidolite ore
A method for froth-controlled flotation of argillaceous lepidolite ore, including: crushing and grinding an ore, adding water to obtain pulp; adding agents thereto, and conducting roughing to obtain roughing concentrate and roughing tailing; adding agents to the roughing tailing, and conducting first scavenging to obtain first scavenging concentrate and first scavenging tailing; subjecting the first scavenging tailing to second scavenging to obtain second scavenging concentrate and second scavenging tailing; adding agents to the roughing concentrate, conducting first cleaning to obtain first cleaning concentrate and first cleaning tailing; subjecting the first cleaning concentrate to second cleaning to obtain lithium concentrate I and second cleaning tailing; combining the first scavenging concentrate, second scavenging concentrate, first cleaning tailing, and second cleaning tailing to obtain lithium-containing mixed middling, adding agents thereto, and conducting cleaning-scavenging to obtain lithium concentrate II and cleaning-scavenging tailing; and combining the lithium concentrate I and lithium the concentrate II. |
| US12251712B2 |
Electrostatic filter unit for an air cleaning device and air cleaning device
An electrostatic filter unit for an air cleaning device includes an ionization unit configured to ionize particles in air and to deplete odor, and a separation unit arranged downstream of the ionization unit in a direction of flow of air and configured to separate particles. |
| US12251708B2 |
Roller mill having rim elements and method for setting an end-face gap of the roller mill
A milling roll of a roll mill may have a roll main body and an edge element that is attached to an end region of a roll end of the milling roll and extends in a radial direction beyond a surface of the roll main body. The edge element comprises a base flange and a spacer element that is attached thereto. Wear protection elements can be attached to the spacer element. Furthermore, a roll mill may have a first milling roll and a second milling roll that are arranged opposite one another and can be driven in opposite directions. A milling gap is disposed between the milling rolls, and an edge element on one of the milling rolls may extend over the milling gap and at least partially cover an end side of the opposite milling roll. |
| US12251707B2 |
Method for monitoring physical conditions of a roller crusher, and a refitting kit for a roller crusher
The disclosure relates to a roller crusher that includes a frame, first and second crusher rolls arranged axially in parallel with each other and a deflection distributor. The roller crusher further includes at least one load sensor configured to detect a material load in the deflection distributor and at least one positioning sensor configured to detect a parameter pertaining to a distance between a first point and a second point of the roller crusher. At least the first point is defined on the deflection distributor or on one of movable bearing housings of the roller crusher. The disclosure further relates to a method for monitoring the physical condition of the deflection distributor and to a refitting kit for a roller crusher. |
| US12251704B2 |
Shredder system
A read unit of a scanner device reads the information fixed to a medium by printing. A transmission control unit executes the control of transmitting, to a server, the information of the medium acquired in the form of digital image data. An information acquisition unit acquires the information transmitted from a shredder. An information management unit stores the information acquired by the information acquisition unit in an acquired information database in such a way as to be identified as the information of the medium so as to be managed to be capable of being read out as the information of the medium. An information readout unit acquires a readout indication transmitted from an observer terminal. Then, the information readout unit reads the information of the medium out of the acquired information database via the information management unit. |
| US12251701B2 |
Fluid thermal processing
A fluid thermal processing device may include a substrate, a platform projecting from the substrate, a fluid heating element supported by the platform, a temperature sensing element, distinct from the fluid heating element, supported by the platform and an enclosure supported by and cooperating with the substrate to form a fluid chamber about the platform. The fluid chamber forms a volume of uniform thickness conforming to and about the platform. |
| US12251700B2 |
Thermal cycler
A system for thermal cycling, comprising at least one separate vessel holder for taking up a reaction vessel providing a contact surface for the reaction vessel, wherein the vessel holder is surrounded by individual liquid channels for cooling and at least one electrical heater is attached to the at least one separate vessel holder; and a multilayer liquid port for attachment of at least one vessel holder for providing the cooling liquid to the at least one separate vessel holder, and at least one control unit for connecting with the at least one electrical heater. |
| US12251696B2 |
Testing for particulates
A method is provided for testing for presence of a biological particulate, the method including collecting, in a tube of an apparatus, biological fluid that potentially contains the biological particulate, the tube having (a) an upstream proximal opening and (b) a distal end that is permanently closed. A plunger of the apparatus is inserted into the tube via the upstream proximal opening. The plunger is advanced within the tube while sealably contacting the tube, so as to push the biological fluid through a filter and into a fluid-collection compartment of the apparatus. The method includes subsequently testing for the presence of the biological particulate that was trapped by the filter as the biological fluid in the tube was pushed through the filter. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US12251693B2 |
Surface modified membranes
A composite ion exchange membrane comprising components (a) and (b): (a) a membrane layer comprising ionic groups, two opposing surfaces and optionally a porous support; (b) a layer comprising sulpho groups bound to at least one of the at least two opposing surfaces of the membrane layer (a); wherein the layer comprising sulpho groups has a thickness of less than 100 nm and the composite ion exchange membrane has a surface zeta potential of 0 to −7.5 mV. |
| US12251692B2 |
Method of synthesizing high-efficiency bifunctional electrocatalysts
The design of bifunctional catalysts for water splitting by modifying the electronic structure of the catalyst. That bifunctional catalyst that is synthesized is a quaternary FeNi—PSe nanoporous film (FeNi—PSe NF). A self-supported FeNi—PSE NF is synthesized and used as an anode and a cathode in a two-electrode electrolytic cell. The cell is subjected to a water source, and the FeNi—PSe NFs split the water molecules to produce hydrogen fuel. The slightly oxidized FeNi—PSe surface serves as an active site for oxygen evolution reactions, making hydrogen evolution reactions and oxygen evolution reactions well-balanced, thereby improving electrolysis efficiency. |
| US12251691B2 |
Exhaust gas purification filter
An exhaust gas purification filter is used so as to support a NOX purification catalyst. The exhaust gas purification filter includes a honeycomb structure portion and a plug portion. The honeycomb structure portion includes a partition wall and cells. Numerous pores are formed in the partition wall. The cells are partitioned by the partition walls and form a flow path for an exhaust gas. The plug portion alternately seals an inflow end surface or an outflow end surface for the exhaust gas in the cells. The partition wall has a gas permeability coefficient that is equal to or greater than 0.35×10−12 m2, a pore volume ratio of pore diameters of 9 μm or less that is equal to or less than 25%, and an average pore diameter that is equal to or greater than 12 μm. |
| US12251687B2 |
Methods of etherification
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods of etherification including modifying a zeolite catalyst with phosphorus to provide a phosphorus modified zeolite catalyst; and contacting the phosphorus modified zeolite catalyst with an olefin and an alcohol to produce a monoalkyl ether. |
| US12251685B2 |
Catalytically active substances
A catalytically active substance includes a copper (I) sulfide mineral particle, and an alkyne functionalized molecule bound to a surface of the copper (I) sulfide mineral particle. In an example method, a copper (I) sulfide mineral is reacted with an alkyne functionalized molecule to form a catalytically active substance. The catalytically active substance is reacted with an azide functionalized molecule to couple the catalytically active substance with the azide functionalized molecule. |
| US12251679B2 |
Multivariate metal-organic frameworks for fine-tuning light emission
Multivariate metal-organic framework compositions and methods of producing multivariate metal-organic frameworks. The metal-organic framework including at least one light-emitting linker in an amount sufficient for the composition to produce broadband emission spectra in high efficiencies. |
| US12251678B2 |
Liquid phase separation of second-generation sugars by adsorption on FAU zeolite having a Si/Al atomic ratio of less than 1.5
The invention relates to a process for the liquid-phase separation of xylose from a mixture of C5 and C6 sugars comprising at least xylose and glucose, by adsorption of xylose on a zeolitic adsorbent based on FAU-type zeolite crystals having an Si/Al atomic ratio of less than or equal to 1.5 comprising barium, wherein (a) said mixture is brought into contact with said adsorbent, by liquid chromatography, to obtain a glucose-enriched liquid phase and a xylose-enriched adsorbed phase; and (b) on the one hand, said glucose-enriched liquid phase is recovered and said phase adsorbed on said adsorbent is desorbed by means of a desorption solvent in order to recover the xylose on the other hand. |
| US12251675B2 |
Methods and apparatus for triggering exothermic reactions using AC or DC electromagnetics
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for generating an electromagnetic field inside a reactor to trigger an exothermic reaction. The design and implementation of the electromagnetics are based on the requirements of a particular exothermic reaction or reactor. For example, the triggering mechanism of a particular exothermic reaction or reactor may require a magnetic field with a specific magnitude, polarity, and/or orientation. |
| US12251673B2 |
Synthesis outside high and low temperature equilibrium by spray flash synthesis
The invention relates to a chemical synthesis method, the said method comprising “Spray Flash Evaporation”, also commonly referred to by the corresponding initialism SFE, which comprises the chemical reaction of at least one first compound with at least one second compound, under conditions in which the first compound and the second compound react to form at least one third compound.The invention also relates to a device for implementing this method and the compounds obtained by this method. |
| US12251670B2 |
Production of nanoscale emulsion
The present invention relates to a method of producing a wood and textile fibre protection composition from tall oil pitch. The present invention also relates to a wood and textile fibre protection composition comprising tall oil pitch and use of the composition as a wood and textile fibre protection agent. |
| US12251668B2 |
Supported membranes by thermal and UV initiated mass polymerization
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a composition comprising one or more of polycyclic olefinic monomers of formula (I) and one or more monomers of formula (III) for forming anion exchange membrane optionally in combination with one or more monomers of formula (II). The composition undergoes mass vinyl addition polymerization either under thermal or photolytic conditions and can be formed into ionomers on a suitable membrane support. The membrane supports thus formed are suitable as anion exchange membranes for fabricating a variety of electrochemical devices, among others. More specifically, the ionomeric membranes are formed on a variety of supports which contains a variety of quaternized amino functionalized norbornene monomeric units which are lightly crosslinked (less than five mol %). The membranes so formed exhibit very high ionic conductivity of up to 280 mS/cm at 80° C. The electrochemical devices made in accordance of this invention are useful as fuel cells, gas separators, and the like. |
| US12251666B2 |
Imidazole covalent organic framework
A composition of matter including a two-dimensional covalent organic imidazole framework (COF) polymer having an aromatic backbone and ordered nanometer sized pores that may be functionalized with a variety of functional groups. A filtration membrane having both high throughput and highly selective transport or rejection of a species of interest based on size, charge or other molecular properties is readily formed of the two-dimensional COF polymer. The filtration membrane being formed by providing a substrate, such as anodic aluminum oxide (AAO), and then depositing exfoliated carboxyl COF onto the substrate. |
| US12251658B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for capture of multi-pollutants from industrial gases and/or exhausts
A method is disclosed. The method includes directing a stream into a compressor station, the stream being a pre-cooled effluent gaseous stream including N2, O2, CO2, water vapor, and hazardous emissions when it is directed into the compressor station, bringing the stream to a medium range pressure by performing an isothermal compression using the compressor station, sending the stream into a first regenerative heat exchanger, at which a temperature of the stream is lowered to below a condensation temperature of CO2 by the purified cold stream after its expansion in the downstream expander and causing partial stream liquefaction thereby transitioning or transforming the incoming stream into a two-phase stream, directing the two-phase flow into one or more inertia separators to collect said liquid phase including liquefied emissions and CO2 in a pressurized storage, and directing a thusly purified gaseous portion of a two-phase stream that leaves the one or more inertia separators into an expander. |
| US12251657B2 |
Carbon dioxide capture system and method with mass transfer contactor
A carbon dioxide capture system, fluid contactor and method are disclosed. In embodiments, a gas-liquid contactor unit is disposed along a process fluid flow axis and includes a contactor of network flow diversions barriers with flow voids for movement of process fluids therebetween. A plurality of heat exchange channels are provided in the flow diversion barriers to transport a heat exchange fluid through the contactor network. A heat exchange feed channel is provided to deliver feed of the heat exchange fluid to the heat exchange channels at multiple feed locations spaced along the flow axis. At least one heat exchange bypass channel may extend beyond the multiple feed locations to deliver a portion of the feed of the heat exchange fluid to additional heat exchange channels located downstream from the multiple feed locations for the heat exchange channels. |
| US12251656B2 |
Equipment and method for the production of filtering panels
Method and related equipment for the production of filtering panels (8) made up of a filtering fabric (5) locked and tensioned inside a frame (7) consisting of two mutually coupled half frames (7a, 7b), wherein the moulding of said frame (7) of said panel (8), the unwinding of said fabric (5) from a feeding roller (4) and the tensioning of the same fabric (5) in the frame (7) are carried out, the latter being performed automatically during said moulding step. Compared to the solutions employed in the prior art, the equipment and the method of the invention offer the advantage of automating every operation for assembling the filtering panel, locking the fabric in a centered position on the frame in the making, tensioning it and cutting it out around the frame already moulded on the panel. |
| US12251654B2 |
Filter medium comprising a fine fiber layer
This disclosure describes a filter medium that minimizes the adverse effects of variations in flow rate on filter medium efficiency without a corresponding increase in pressure drop. The filter medium includes a support layer, a continuous fine fiber layer, and an efficiency layer. The continuous fine fiber layer includes a continuous fine fiber that has a diameter of up to 10 micrometers and is located downstream of the efficiency layer. |
| US12251649B2 |
Feedwell apparatus, trough, plant and use
A feedwell apparatus trough, plant and use. The apparatus is adapted to materials including liquids carrying suspended particles, such as slurry containing minerals. The feedwell apparatus includes a supply channel for receiving the material, a trough, a first end of which being connected in fluid communication with the supply channel. The trough has a curved shape that turns in one direction, and a series of through-openings in the wall(s) of the trough. The through-openings are arranged in the trough in unequal pattern such that the area of the through-openings in pro-portion to the corresponding area of the walls has its minimum value in portion of the trough close to the first end thereof, and the relation being arranged to grow with the distance from the first end. |
| US12251647B1 |
Caps, kits, and methods for performing a magic trick
A cap, a magic kit, and methods for performing a magic trick are described. The cap can include a circular top end having an interior surface and an exterior surface, a side wall extending radially from the circular top end, an open bottom end, a thread on a side wall interior surface, a groove proximal the interior surface of the circular top end and a portion of the side wall, and a marker. The cap may be used to perform a magic trick where the groove retains a coin in the cap when the cap is flipped over. |
| US12251646B2 |
UV-light drawing activity
An invisible tracing or drawing activity utilizes a universal self-adjusting UV lamp which forms part of or can attach to a grip which slides onto most writing instruments. The grip is flexible and can stretch to adjust so as to accommodate various sizes of drawing utensils. Blueish (UV) light will reveal hidden artwork that can be traced, drawn, or colored within. Coloring books act as collections of different and unique hidden artwork that can occupy a child's attention for hours, days, or in some circumstances, even weeks. |
| US12251645B2 |
Power hub for interlocking bricks
An integrated power hub with a rotating driveshaft allows for the transformation of interlocking building blocks into a moving model. Blocks may be attached in many different combinations and configurations to any or all of 6 buildable surfaces of the power hub. A motor and a battery may both be safely integrated within the power hub such that the single unit may be used without the need for additional wires. Numbered studs on one or more of the building surfaces may facilitate clear instructions for young users. |
| US12251644B2 |
Fusible toy bead
The present invention relates to a fusible toy bead containing a pigment as a colorant and a water-soluble resin, in which the pigment contains a gold or silver pigment, and the fusible toy comprising at least one weld line formed on a surface of the bead. A total content of the gold or silver pigment may be 45 wt % or more with respect to a total content of the pigment, and the gold or silver pigment may be a pearl powder. |
| US12251642B2 |
Play center using structural monoliths for water delivery capabilities
A play structure having one or more monolith structures for the connection of other surfaces (e.g., deckings, water-based elements, interactive elements, etc.). Each of the monolith structures may be adjustably connected with a ground surface such that a variety of possible angles may be obtained by the monolith whit respect to the ground surface. After the desired orientation of the monolith is obtained to the ground surface via the adjustable connection, the monolith may be secured in such position. Water or fluid may be provided to the monolith structures via piping that interfaces with the monolith structures by a fluid connection that is in communication with piping disposed within the monolith structures. A fluid damping or delivery system (e.g., based upon a tipping element that provides water to a fluid flowing surface and/or other water diversion element) may be provided as part of the play structure. |
| US12251638B2 |
System and method for navigating through a dynamic virtual lounge within a metaverse
A system for navigating through dynamic virtual lounges comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to access a virtual environment comprising a virtual lounge and a plurality of associated virtual sub-lounges. The processor is configured to authorize an interaction session between an avatar and the virtual lounge in response to an interaction request from a user device. The processor is configured to automatically detect and authorize the avatar to enter and interact with each virtual sub-lounge of the virtual lounge. The processor is configured to conduct multiple interactions between the avatar and the virtual sub-lounges. The processor is further configured to generate corresponding interaction datasets and interaction tokens for the avatar. The processor is further configured to generate a user interaction session dataset for the avatar based on the interaction datasets and interaction tokens. |
| US12251637B2 |
Control method for game accounts, apparatus, medium, and electronic device
A control method for game accounts, a control apparatus for game accounts, a computer-readable medium, and an electronic device are provided. The control method for game accounts comprises: obtaining account information for a plurality of login accounts, and generating account control widgets corresponding to the login accounts according to the account information, wherein said login accounts comprise a controlled account and non-controlled accounts (S210); displaying the account control widgets on a graphical user interface, and displaying a first game interface corresponding to the controlled account (S220); in response to a first trigger control operation used on the account control widgets, selecting a target account from among the non-controlled accounts according to the first trigger control operation, and switching the first game interface to a second game interface corresponding to the target account (S230). |
| US12251623B2 |
Packing box of playing cards
A packing box for packaging of playing cards has, in an assembled state, a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with six faces including front and rear faces, right and left side faces, and top and bottom faces. The packing box includes cut lines in two locations at a predetermined interval in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped, and a central band in a portion defined by the cut lines provided in the two locations. The right and left side faces of the packing box can be removed along the cut lines such that side edges of the playing cards within the packing box are exposed. |
| US12251620B2 |
Method and equipment for providing a snow storage with heat insulation
A method of providing a snow storage with heat-insulation, the method including covering a snow pile made at a snow storage site with heat-insulating materials of which at least some are insulation boards. In the method, the insulation of the snow pile is carried out by using insulation board mats which include several insulation boards, or insulation board groups consisting of several insulation boards attached against each other, side by side and/or one after another, and which are pivotably joined together, alternately at the upper corners and the lower corners of their opposite transversal end edges, the resulting continuous insulation board mat composed of several insulation boards one after another being foldable into an accordion-like insulation board bundle and re-openable into a continuous insulation board mat. The invention also relates to equipment for providing a snow storage with heat-insulation. |
| US12251618B2 |
Topographical playground structures, a structural framework thereof, and a method of making the topographical structures
The present disclosure is directed to artificial topographical structures, such as mounds, installed at playgrounds using a structural framework. The structural framework is made up of a first plurality of panels extending in a first direction and a second plurality of panels extending in a second direction, with the second direction being transverse to the first direction. Each of the second plurality of panels may be connected to one or more of the first plurality of panels, such as through a complementary arrangement of slots. The artificial structure also includes at least a support layer and a cushion layer. The upper edges of the panels are designed to together provide an artificial mound having a defined contour. |
| US12251616B2 |
Pacing lighting system for strength training apparatus
A strength training apparatus includes a rack configured to hold a bar between exercises performed using the bar, at least one light source coupled to the rack, and a controller communicable with the light sources. The controller is programmed to determine a desired range of motion for a current exercise and control the at least one light source to display an illumination pattern based on the desired range of motion. |
| US12251612B2 |
Stabilized training apparatus
Systems and methods for using a lightweight training bag assembly and apparatus provide the punch-feel of common heavy, ceiling-mounted punching bags. Unwanted motion, sound, and other undesirable side-effects associated with existing punching bag designs are successfully avoided. Various embodiments accomplish this by isolating a supporting base from the impact of a punch by using a flexible shaft assembly that translates an angular motion of a shaft into a lateral motion. |
| US12251611B2 |
Basketball dribbling teaching aid system, method, and computer program product
A system, method, and computer program product for teaching athletic ball skills is herein disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a device with a graphical user interface (GUI) and a ball. It further includes the step of displaying a first number on the GUI. The method further includes the step of performing a first action with the ball based on the displayed first number. |
| US12251607B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion being hollow to define an interior cavity, a filler material in the interior cavity, a face portion, and a back portion having a back wall portion. The back wall portion includes a first external ledge portion and a second external ledge portion, and a perimeter groove below the external ledge portion. The golf club head also includes a removable mass portion coupled to the back wall portion. The face portion includes a back surface with a perimeter portion, a face recess portion and a back groove portion in the face recess portion. The filler material is coupled to the face recess portion and the back groove portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US12251606B2 |
Golf club head
An iron-type golf club head having a strike plate attached to a body and creating an internal cavity. The body includes an internal recess in a back portion and at least partially containing an internal tungsten weight that does not contact a back surface of the strike plate. The strike plate forms a part of a sole portion of the golf club head. An elastomer material is contained in the internal cavity and contacts the back portion and the back surface of the strike plate, and has a maximum elastomer material depth that is greater than a maximum thickness of the strike plate. |
| US12251601B2 |
Portable calf building machine
An exercise apparatus is disclosed which provides a fully operational calf building machine that can be used in diverse settings as one watches TV at home, while doing the dishes, or even while working at an office, for example. As a result, the Portable Calf Machine may benefit all individuals who seek to have a more convenient and efficient means of building their calves, at their leisure. |
| US12251598B2 |
Seat assembly systems and methods
A seat assembly for adjustably connecting a seat to a seat post is provided. The seat assembly may include a slider configured to slide along the seat post, a cam coupled to the slider and movable between a first position and a second position, and a cam washer positioned between the cam and the slider. The cam washer may include a base seated within a cutout disposed in the slider, the base having a non-circular shape for engagement with a complementary shape of the cutout. The cam washer may include a tab extending from the base, the tab seated within the cam. Associated systems and methods are also provided. |
| US12251596B1 |
Weightlifting apparatus
A weightlifting apparatus includes a weight belt having a body portion extending between opposed first and second ends. The weight belt includes a strap that extends away from a first end and includes a buckle proximate the second end, said strap and buckle being configured to engage about a weightlifter's waist or released to be removed from the weightlifter's waist. The strap and buckle combination may include hook and loop fasteners, prongs and holes, or a lever buckle configuration. Further, a plurality of fasteners, such as D-rings, may be mounted to sidewalls of the body portion and configured for attachment of auxiliary weightlifting equipment. A multi-segment support pad is positioned on an inner surface of a rear portion of the weightlifting belt to support a lumbar region of the weightlifter's back. |
| US12251590B2 |
Azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane, 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane, or 1,2-dichloro-1-fluoroethane
The present disclosure provides a novel azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143), 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane (HCFC-142), or 1,2-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141); and a separation method using the composition.An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and HFC-143. An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and HCFC-142. An azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and HCFC-141. A separation method of a composition comprising hydrogen fluoride and at least one member selected from the group consisting of HFC-143, HCFC-142, and HCFC-141. |
| US12251581B2 |
Flash electron applicator with integrated dosimeter
An electron applicator, which is used along with a linear accelerator in a FLASH radiotherapy treatment program, includes an integrated dosimeter for accurately measuring the FLASH radiation levels, and an interchangeable high-density polymer cutout which can be easily, inexpensively, and accurately formed to match the irregular shape of a tumor. |
| US12251575B2 |
Plan analysis and guidance using voice commands and human language processing
Embodiments described herein provide for radiotherapy treatment plan analysis and guidance using voice commands and human language processing. A processor monitors a computer model generating a radiation therapy treatment plan comprising a projected dose-volume distribution for a structure of a patient or an attribute of the radiation therapy treatment plan. The processor receives a query indicating the structure of the patient. The processor generates a query term based on the received query. The processor retrieves data associated with the query term by querying data generated based on monitoring the computer model. The processor transmits the retrieved data to computer device. |
| US12251570B2 |
Light-based vaginal therapy devices and methods for use
The embodiments herein provide an LED based vaginal light therapy device for a plurality of bacterial and fungal infections. The device comprises an LED body, a cervix support, a single or a plurality of LEDs, a switch, a tether, microchip and a battery. One end of the device comprises a cervix support to place the device smoothly against the cervix. A plurality of LEDs is provided over the LED body. The LED body comprises one or more LEDs and each LED emits a light having a wavelength in a therapeutic zone of light. The light emitted are in a range of blue light and/or red light. The microchip is housed within the LED body. The microchip connects a battery to the single or plurality of LED's and is further connected to the switch. |
| US12251563B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for monitoring symptoms of neurological conditions
A system for controlling delivery of electrical stimulation to a subject. The system comprises a control device configured to send stimulation instructions to an electrical stimulation generator to cause the electrical stimulation generator to deliver transcranial electrical stimulation to one or more electrodes arranged to be positioned in proximity to a targeted region of the brain of the subject. The stimulation instructions comprise stimulation parameter value(s). The control device is configured to receive sensor data from optical sensor(s) arranged to be positioned in proximity to the targeted region and transmit updated stimulation instructions comprising updated simulation parameter value(s) to the electrical stimulation generator to cause the electrical stimulation generator to modify characteristic(s) of the stimulation. The system is configured to analyse the sensor data to determine an activity measure and determine updated stimulation parameter value(s) based on the determined activity measure. |
| US12251558B2 |
Nerve cuff with pocket for leadless stimulator
An extravascular nerve cuff that is configured to hold a leadless, integral, implantable microstimulator. The nerve cuff may include a cuff body having a pocket or pouch for removably receiving the implantable device within. The nerve cuff can be secured around the nerve such that the electrodes of the device are stably positioned relative to the nerve. Furthermore, the nerve cuff drives the majority of the current from the stimulation device into the nerve, while shielding surrounding tissues from unwanted stimulation. |
| US12251554B2 |
High voltage connectors and electrodes for pulse generators
A handheld, therapeutic electrode and connector that are compatible with high voltages from a pulse generator are disclosed. The electrode includes therapeutic terminals on a tip configured to deliver high voltage pulses safely to a patient. The electrode includes sleeves, bosses, wiring channels, and other features that maximize a minimum clearance distance (across non-conductive surfaces) and air clearance between conductive connectors themselves or the connectors and a user, thus preventing dangerous arcing. Internal surfaces and seams are taken into account. The connector and its mating outlet can include similar features to maximize clearance distance. Skirts, skirt holes, and finger stops are also employed, and they can be on either the connector or outlet, or the tip or handle of the electrode. |
| US12251552B2 |
Flexible electrode for applying an electric field to the human body
A flexible electrode (1) for applying an electric field to the human body, comprising: a gripping portion (3); a deformable structure (5) having a first face (5a) fixed to the gripping portion (3); a flexible polymeric film (7) arranged on a flat second face (5b) of the deformable structure (5) and provided, on a flat face (7a) thereof facing outwards the electrode (1), with flat metal structures (10,11) defining at least one first electrode and one second electrode (A,B), surfaces (10a,11a) of the flat metal structures (10,11) facing outwards the polymeric film (7) being coplanar with the flat face (7a) of the polymeric film (7). |
| US12251551B2 |
Systems and methods for predicting patient health status
Systems and methods are provided herein for treating a patient in cardiogenic shock. An intravascular heart pump system is inserted into vasculature of the patient. The heart pump system has a cannula, pump outlet, pump inlet, and rotor. The heart pump system is positioned within the patient such that the cannula extends across the patient's aortic valve, the pump inlet is located within the patient's left ventricle, and the pump outlet is located within the patient's aorta. Data related to time-varying parameters of the heart pump system is acquired from the heart pump system. A plurality of features are extracted from the data. A probability of survival of the patient is determined based on the plurality of features and using a prediction model. The heart pump system is operated to treat the patient. |
| US12251544B2 |
System and method for air detection in fluid injector
An injector system for delivering a medical fluid may include at least one syringe defining a reservoir operatively connected to a piston; and at least one processor programmed or configured to, based on an air check protocol for detecting air in the reservoir, determine a baseline value comprising baseline compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system, deliver the first amount of the medical fluid from the reservoir; refill the reservoir with a second amount of the medical fluid; based on the air check protocol, perform an air check pressurization sequence by gathering air check compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system; and based on the air check protocol, compare the air check compressibility data with the baseline compressibility data to determine a volume of air present in the reservoir. |
| US12251531B2 |
Plug for insertion into the nose or ear of a subject and method for administering a fluid therapeutic agent using said plug
A plug for insertion into the nose or ear of a subject, comprising: a body adapted to fit into a nostril or ear canal of the subject and a hollow tubular member with a collar disposed inside the body. The plug is adapted to receive a tip of a syringe for injection of a fluid therapeutic agent through the hollow tubular member for nasal administration or administration to the ear. A kit comprising the plug and a syringe, as well as a method for administering a fluid therapeutic agent to a subject using the plug are also disclosed. |
| US12251529B2 |
Devices with dimensions that can be reduced and increased in vivo, and methods of making and using the same
Devices are provided with an internal dimension that can be reduced and increased in vivo. In one example, an interatrial shunt for placement at an atrial septum of a patient's heart includes a body. The body includes first and second regions coupled in fluid communication by a neck region. The body includes a shape-memory material. The body defines a passageway through the neck region for blood to flow between a first atrium and a second atrium. The first and second regions are superelastic at body temperature, and the neck region is malleable at body temperature. A flow area of the passageway through the neck region may be adjusted in vivo. |
| US12251523B2 |
Treatment method using catheter assembly and catheter assembly
A catheter assembly includes an outer catheter that includes a tubular outer catheter body and an outer catheter hub, and an inner catheter that includes an inner catheter body and an inner catheter hub. The inner catheter body is positionable in the outer catheter body, and the outer catheter hub is connectable to the inner catheter hub. The inner catheter body includes a shaft extending from the inner catheter hub, and a tubular body disposed at the distal end of the shaft and possessing an inner catheter lumen. When the outer catheter hub is connected to the inner catheter hub, a portion of the tubular body is distal of the distal-most end of the outer catheter body, a portion of the tubular body is distal of the proximal-most end of the outer catheter body, and a proximal end portion of the tubular body is in the outer catheter lumen. |
| US12251521B2 |
Stress reduction and sleep promotion system
The present invention provides systems, methods, and articles for stress reduction and sleep promotion. A stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes at least one remote device, at least one body sensor, and at least one remote server. In other embodiments, the stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes machine learning. |
| US12251513B2 |
Dental appliance apparatus and respiration enhancement
A dental appliance apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the dental appliance may include a body removably attachable to one or more teeth selected from premolars and molars, and a flange extending forth from lingual portions of the body to contact a tongue at one or more locations proximate the premolars and the molars in order to cause a contraction of the genioglossus that positions the tongue anteriorly and downward toward the mandible by stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve. The dental appliance may include a connector connected to the body, and the connector may pass about buccal-labial sides of the anterior teeth. A bumper may be included on a labial side of the connector, and the bumper may contact the lips to promote pursed lips breathing. An anterior flange may extend lingually from the connector to stimulate the hypoglossal nerve proximate a tip of the tongue in order to cause contraction of the genioglossus to position the tongue anteriorly and downward toward the mandible. |
| US12251511B2 |
Resuscitation system
A resuscitation system including a device or kit adapted for connection to a gas outlet of a resuscitation bag with a first gas inlet thereto and upstream of a face mask, the device or kit providing gas flow in a path from the bag to the mask. A check valve is operably connected to the gas outlet of the resuscitation bag and substantially blocking gas flow upstream thereof and allowing gas flow downstream thereof. A first safety release valve operably located downstream of the resuscitation bag and operable to release gas from the gas flow path at a predetermined pressure differential between the path and ambient. The first safety release valve is located downstream of the check valve. |
| US12251510B2 |
Breath-enhanced nebulizer for delivery of aerosolized drugs to ventilated patients
A breath-enhanced nebulizer adapted for use in administering an aerosolized pharmaceutical composition to a patient by inhalation wherein the patient is connected to a mechanical ventilator is disclosed. The nebulizer has a Venturi driven by a nebulizer air supply that draws a solution of a pharmaceutical composition into a shear zone where the solution is atomized. The Venturi effect is amplified by the internal configuration of the nebulizer to increase the rate of nebulization of drug. Optionally, breath-actuated nebulization is used, employing a pressure sensor interposed between the nebulizer and mechanical ventilator that controls the nebulizer air supply, such that nebulizer air and concomitant nebulization only occurs during the inhalation phase of a breathing cycle. |
| US12251509B2 |
Vaporizer power system
A system includes a converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and to a heating element of a vaporizer atomizer. The converter can be further configured to receive a first voltage from the power source and provide a second voltage to the heating element. The converter can be a direct-current to direct-current converter. A power monitor configured to electrically couple to the heating element, measure a current through the heating element, measure a voltage over the heating element, calculate a power and/or resistance, and output a control signal to the converter. The converter can be configured to be controlled by the control signal to vary the second voltage to maintain a target power or a target temperature over the heating element. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US12251503B2 |
Screen exchange device, biological tissue size reduction system comprising same, biological tissue size reduction method using same, and method for separating target substance from relevant biological tissue
A screen exchange device for reducing the size of a biological tissue according to one embodiment comprises: a disk comprising a plurality of screens each having at least one through-hole configured to reduce the size of a biological tissue, the screens having different through-hole characteristics; a first cover which covers a first side of the disk and includes a first opening through which a biological tissue passes; a second cover which covers a second side of the disk and includes a second opening through which the biological tissue passes; a housing configured to receive the disk; and a manipulator which selects any one screen among the plurality of screens and manipulates the first cover or the second cover such that the selected screen communicates with the first opening and the second opening. |
| US12251502B2 |
Ultraviolet light radiation disinfection fixture
An ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture is provided. The ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture comprises a tray, a top plate, at least one louver mount, at least one ultraviolet-C light radiation source to disinfect and sterilize an air flow, a sterilization field outside the ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture, a sterilization chamber within the ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture, a plurality of ultraviolet-C light radiation reflective louvers, the plurality of reflective louvers sized and positioned proximate one another, to direct ultraviolet-C light radiation from the ultraviolet-C light radiation source to create the sterilization field and the sterilization chamber to eradicate bacterial, viral or pathogen particles from the air flow and wherein the plurality reflective louvers are positioned to limit the scatter of ultraviolet-C light radiation outside the ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture to protect humans and animals present in an enclosure while the ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture is operational. |
| US12251498B2 |
Implant for non-luminal area
A bioabsorbable implant for non-luminal region comprising: a core structure including a magnesium alloy having a predetermined shape; a first corrosion-resistant layer containing a magnesium fluoride layer as a main component formed on the core structure via fluorination of a surface of the magnesium alloy; and a second corrosion-resistant layer containing a parylene formed on the magnesium fluoride layer. |
| US12251487B2 |
Electric light radiant energy control systems
Radiant energy control systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided. An example light emitting device may comprise a sensor operable to detect whether a space is occupied, and a controller in communication with the sensor and operable to cause output, via a first light emitter white light comprising a wavelength range of 380 to 420 nm, and cause output, via a second light emitter a non-white light comprising a wavelength range of 380 to 420 nm. |
| US12251485B2 |
Aerosolized non-toxic disinfectant atmospherics system
A modular anti-microbial aerosol atmospheric effect delivery system includes an air compressor, a haze solution reservoir, and an artificial snow solution reservoir in a system enclosure and an electronically controlled haze module and artificial snow module mounted above an attendee room. The haze module is connected to the air compressor and the haze solution reservoir by a hose system. The artificial snow module fluidly is connected to the air compressor and the artificial snow solution reservoir by the hose system. The artificial snow solution reservoir contains an artificial snow solution including sodium lauryl sulfate and citric acid. The haze solution reservoir contains a haze solution propylene glycol or tri-ethylene glycol, and at least one anti-microbial component selected from hydrogen peroxide and citric acid. The solutions are safe and antivirally effective to kill aerosol microbes suspended in the air, reducing transmission of undesirable microbes amongst attendees and workers within indoor environments. |
| US12251483B2 |
Gliding arc discharge sterilization of surfaces, objects, and ambient air
Apparatus for sterilizing surfaces and apparatus for sterilizing air and enclosed objects using gliding arc discharge technology are described, whereby disinfecting products formed in the discharge are prevented from escaping from the apparatus into the ambient air. |
| US12251482B2 |
Disinfection system for wood barrels
Different aspects of the invention refer to a disinfection apparatus, and corresponding method, for wood barrel disinfection using microwave shock pulse, MwSP, technology for the complete elimination of microbial populations. This is accomplished by a system which ensures deep and complete disinfection, however such that the temperature is maintained below material degradation level. Complete disinfection is achieved due to effectiveness up to the deepest layers. The wooden barrel material is however preserved, due to the non-harmful nature of the dosage regime programmed into the radio frequency emission. |
| US12251480B2 |
Collimated electron beam sterilization dose
A collimator to control and/or focus radiation originating from an electron beam source, comprising at least a first absorber comprising a first side configured to allow the beam entry and a second side opposite to the first side; and at least one recess in the first absorber wherein a first contour of the recess at the first side is larger than a second contour of the recess at the second side. Further, a to control and/or focus radiation originating from an electron beam source, comprising the steps of providing at least a first collimator according to any of the preceding collimator claims; providing a product to be sterilized; arranging or assembling the collimator with the respect to the product so that the collimated electrons are oriented towards at least one part of the product to be sterilized and electrons are absorbed towards at least another part of the product that to be not harmed by those electrons. |
| US12251478B2 |
Bioactive polymeric dressing for accelerated wound closure
A wound dressing includes: a structural material formed into a dressing; at least one immunomodulatory agent associated with the dressing; and a growth factor associated with the dressing. A wound dressing kit includes: a structural material formed into a wound dressing; an immunomodulatory agent; and a growth factor composition, wherein the structural material contains the immunomodulatory agent and/or the immunomodulatory agent in a separate composition. A method of treating a wound in a tissue includes: applying an immunomodulatory agent to the wound; applying a wound dressing to the wound; and allowing the wound to heal with the immunomodulatory agent and wound dressing. The application of a growth factor can be before, during and/or after applying the wound dressing to the wound. |
| US12251470B2 |
Lipid nanoparticle formulations
The invention provides certain specific lipid nanoparticles comprising: (a) one or more nucleic acid molecules; (b) cholesterol; (c) DSPC; (d) PEG-C-DMA; and (e) a cationic lipid; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the lipid nanoparticles. The lipid nanoparticles and pharmaceutical compositions are particularly useful for delivering a nucleic acid such as siRNA or mRNA to a patient (e.g. a human) or to a cell. |
| US12251469B2 |
Sterically stabilized carrier compositions for treating a mammal
Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for oral or sublingual administration comprising sterically stabilized liposome carriers which release in different pHs in a subject. Compositions and methods for treatment of allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis, inflammation, tuberculosis and other diseases are also described. |
| US12251468B1 |
Manufacturing of bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes
Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a new and improved large scale commercial manufacturing process of making bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes (MVLs). Batches of bupivacaine MVLs prepared by the new process have high yields, improved stabilities, and desired particle size distributions. |
| US12251460B2 |
Kits comprising unit-dose oral care compositions
Kits comprising unit-dose oral care compositions with two or more flavors. Kits comprising unit-dose oral care compositions with two or more benefit agents. An oral care regimen comprising applying water to a toothbrush and picking up a unit-dose oral care composition without the consumer having to handle the unit-dose oral care composition. |
| US12251458B1 |
Anti-aging preparation for skin and application thereof
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of anti-aging preparations for skin, and especially relates to an anti-aging preparation for skin and an application thereof. Components of the anti-aging preparation for skin includes a 4-[(1E)-2-[[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]sulfonyl]alkyne]-benzoic acid and/or a salt thereof. In the present disclosure, the anti-aging effect of the 4-[(1E)-2-[[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]sulfonyl]alkyne]-benzoic acid and the salt thereof (such as sodium 4-[(1E)-2-[[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]sulfonyl]alkyne]-benzoate) on skin has been discovered, and the 4-[(1E)-2-[[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]sulfonyl]alkyne]-benzoic acid and the salt thereof can be applied in preparing the anti-aging preparation for skin that has good anti-aging effect on skin. |
| US12251457B2 |
Self-neutralizing amino acid based cationic compositions
The invention described herein includes a self-neutralizing amino acid-based cationic composition that contains an amino acid-based cationic ester, a nonionic amphiphile, and an anhydrous buffering agent. In an embodiment, the composition, when dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous solvent, provides a resultant solution/dispersion having a pH of greater than about 4. The amino acid-based cationic ester may be a reaction product of (i) an amino acid having a non-polar side chain, and an amine group that has been neutralized with an acid; with (ii) a long chain fatty alcohol. Also included within the scope of the invention are methods of preparing a self-neutralizing amino acid-based cationic composition, such method including combining an amino acid-based cationic ester, a nonionic amphiphile and an anhydrous buffering agent. The resulting composition is in an anhydrous solid form. Formulations containing the amino acid-based cationic ester and/or a composition that includes it, are also disclosed. |
| US12251456B2 |
Methods for treating relaxed hair
Methods and kits for treating hair or preventing damage in the relaxing of hair are disclosed herein. Hair that is damaged during a relaxing treatment with hydroxide-containing relaxing agents, can be treated with formulations containing one or more active agents. The active agent formulations can be applied simultaneously with the hair relaxing formulation, or optionally applied immediately following application of the relaxing formulation, to reduce damage and breakage. Use of the active agent formulation along with a relaxing treatment can be used to control the level of curl achieved or retained in the relaxed hair, as compared to the natural amount of curl in the untreated hair. |
| US12251451B2 |
Emulsion for ultrasound ablation surgery
The present description relates to an injectable emulsion comprising an amphiphilic compound, a first phase comprising droplets including at least one perfluorocarbon compound and a second phase, which is aqueous. The droplets have a diameter d4,3 of between 0.5 pm and 5.5 pm, and the at least one perfluorocarbon compound has a boiling point above 100° C. The present description also relates to methods comprising administering such an injectable emulsion in, for example, ultrasound ablation surgery (FIG. 3). |
| US12251449B2 |
Synthetic multidomain peptide biomaterials that inhibit inducible nitric oxide synthase
Provided herein are compositions comprising multi domain peptide (MDP) hydrogels where the peptides that constitute the hydrogel have at least one N6-(1-iminoethyl)-lysine side chain. Also provided are hydrogels that further comprise a STING agonist, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and/or an anti-cancer therapy. Also provided are methods of using such compositions in the treatment of cancer. |
| US12251443B2 |
Drug formulations comprising polyoxazolines as matrix excipient
Polyoxazoline polymers, polymer combinations, and compositions comprising those polymers or combinations of polymers are disclosed. The invention further relates to the use of said polyoxazoline polymers, said combinations and compositions comprising such polymers and combinations for the sustained release of one or more active ingredients, in particular one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients. It further relates to the use of polyoxazoline polymers or polymer combinations as drug carrier. |
| US12251442B2 |
Salicylic acid gel
A concentrated salicylic acid gel comprising salicylic acid and a stabilizer compound, wherein the salicylic acid comprises at least 30 wt % of the total weight of the gel. |
| US12251441B2 |
Dosages of immunoconjugates of antibodies and SN-38 for improved efficacy and decreased toxicity
The present invention relates to therapeutic immunoconjugates comprising SN-38 attached to an anti-Trop-2 antibody or antigen-binding antibody fragment. In preferred embodiments, the antibody may be an hRS7 antibody. The methods and compostions are of use to treat Trop-2 expressing cancers in human patients, preferably in patients who are resistant to or relapsed from at least one prior anti-cancer therapy, more preferably in patients who are resistant to or relapsed from treatment with irinotecan. The immunoconjugate may be administered at a dosage of 3 mg/kg to 18 mg/kg, preferably 8 to 12 mg/kg, more preferably 8 to 10 mg/kg. When administered at specified dosages and schedules, the immunoconjugate can reduce solid tumors in size and reduce or eliminate metastases. Preferred tumors to treat with the subject immunoconjugates include triple-negative breast cancer, HER+, ER+, progesterone+ breast cancer, metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, a metastatic small-cell lung cancer and metastatic pancreatic cancer. |
| US12251439B2 |
Inactivating bacteria with electric pulses and antibiotics
Provided is a method of reducing a number of viable microbes, including contacting microbes with an antibiotic compound and applying pulses of electricity having a duration of between about 50 nanoseconds and about 900 nanoseconds. The pulses of electricity may have an intensity between about 20 kV/cm and about 40 kV/cm. The pulses of electricity may be applied at a frequency of between about 0.1 Hz and about 10 Hz. The microbes may be a gram-negative or a gram-positive strain of bacteria and the antibiotic may be applied at a concentration for a duration, wherein applying the antibiotic to the strain at the concentration for the duration does not reduce a viable number of bacteria of the strain as much, or at all, when the pulses of electricity are not also applied. |
| US12251434B2 |
Target sequence of RNA virus and use thereof
The present invention provides a target sequence of an RNA virus. The target sequence is a nucleic acid sequence fragment in the gene sequence in the RNA virus containing 20-40 bases and having not less than 95% similarity to genome sequence of human or related species such as livestock and poultry. The above-mentioned target sequence of the RNA virus is selected from SEQ ID NO. 1-SEQ ID NO. 615. The present invention also relates to a primer composition for constructing the above-mentioned target sequence, biomaterials such as antisense RNA related to the above-mentioned target sequence, and related uses such as design of a vaccine lacking the target sequence. The virus fragment with the above-mentioned sequence constructed in the present invention has the function of interacting with human genomic DNA and is similar to viral miRNA. Moreover, the effect of overexpression of the target sequence of the RNA virus on the expression level of surrounding genes is verified, and a new concept that the above-mentioned target fragment is an important pathogenic substance of the RNA virus is proposed. The above-mentioned target sequence has important application value for the detection and diagnosis of RNA viruses, drug screening, as well as the treatment of diseases caused by RNA viruses and the design/optimization of vaccines and methods. |
| US12251433B2 |
Engineering gut commensal bacteria to express heterologous proteins in their outer membrane vesicles (OMVS) for delivery to the GI-tract
This invention relates to the delivery of heterologous peptides or proteins such as therapeutic peptides, therapeutic proteins or antigens to mucosal sites using vesicles derived from the outer membrane of commensal bacteria, recombinant bacteria capable of producing such vesicles, and methods for the production of such vesicles. The invention further relates to an inducible expression system for use in recombinant bacteria. |
| US12251428B2 |
Hydrogel composition, hydrogel biomedical material, method for facilitating regeneration of bone and manufacturing method of hydrogel composition
A hydrogel composition, a hydrogel biomedical material, a method for facilitating regeneration of a bone and a manufacturing method of a hydrogel composition are provided. The hydrogel composition includes a first deionized water, a gel powder, a transglutaminase mixture and a hyaluronic acid powder. The gel powder includes gelatin and alginic acid. The first deionized water, the gel powder, the transglutaminase mixture and the hyaluronic acid powder are evenly mixed. Based on the hydrogel composition being 100 wt %, the first deionized water is 95 wt % to 98.46 wt %, the gel powder is 1 wt % to 3 wt %, the transglutaminase mixture is 0.04 wt % to 0.15 wt %, and the hyaluronic acid powder is 0.5 wt % to 1.5 wt %. |
| US12251427B2 |
Reduced oxygen carriers and their use for the treatment of carboxyhemoglobinemia
In vitro and in vivo methods of removing carbon monoxide from hemoglobin in blood or animal tissue are described. Methods of treating carboxyhemoglobinemia (carbon monoxide poisoning) in a subject are also described. The methods include administering natural or artificial oxygen carriers that are in their reduced form. Methods of producing a reduced oxygen carrier are further described. Methods of treating cyanide poisoning or hydrogen sulfide poisoning with oxygen carriers are also described. |
| US12251424B2 |
Methods of protecting vascular integrity induced by targeted radiation therapy
Methods of protecting vascular integrity in a subject exposed to a targeted radiation therapy are described. In particular, an effective amount of a thrombopoietin (TPO) mimetic, such as TPOm, is used to protect vascular integrity following the radiation therapy. |
| US12251423B2 |
Method of effecting neuroprotection using soluble neuregulin isoforms
The present invention refers to soluble Neuregulin-1 isoforms representing Posttranslational Neuregulin-1 modifications as medication in cognition-related neurological disorders, in particular schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. |
| US12251420B2 |
Soy-derived bioactive peptides for use in compositions and methods for wound healing, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine
Compositions and methods for the promotion of wound healing and tissue regeneration are described. The compositions and methods make use of water-soluble soy protein isolates (WSsoy), Fraction 5, Fraction 9, and/or bioactive peptide components of soy protein isolates. The invention also relates to the unexpected discovery that purified WSsoy forms gel-like matrices when suspended within certain concentration ranges in an aqueous environment. The compositions of the invention comprising WSsoy promote natural healing and have a low risk profile. |
| US12251415B1 |
Curcuminoid composition of curcumin-keto, method of preparation and use thereof
A composition for enhanced bioavailability of curcumin comprising a curcuminoid mixture and an essential oil of turmeric, wherein the curcuminoid mixture comprises a curcumin-keto compound, a curcumin-enol compound, a bisdemethoxycurcumin, a demethoxycurcumin, wherein a weight ratio of the curcumin-keto compound to the curcumin-enol compound ranges from about 0.12-0.20:0.8-0.88. A composition for enhanced lymphatic bioavailability of curcumin comprising a curcuminoid mixture and an essential oil of turmeric, wherein the curcuminoid mixture comprises a curcumin-keto compound, a curcumin-enol compound, a bisdemethoxycurcumin, a demethoxycurcumin, wherein a weight ratio of the curcumin-keto compound to the curcumin-enol compound ranges from about 0.12-0.20:0.8-0.88. Methods for making the composition for enhanced bioavailability of curcumin. Methods for making the composition for enhanced lymphatic bioavailability of curcumin. |
| US12251408B2 |
Postbiotic preparation for pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation and preparation method and application thereof
A postbiotic preparation for pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation and a preparation method and application thereof. A strain of Lactobacillus plantarum Nice-02 is successfully obtained, and a postbiotic preparation product is successfully developed based on the strain. |
| US12251407B2 |
Use of Megamonas funiformis in preventing and/or treating metabolic diseases
Provided is a use of Megamonas funiformis in the prevention and/or treatment of metabolic diseases. Megamonas funiformis has the function of preventing and/or treating metabolic diseases (such as obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis-related diseases, cardiovascular disease and hyperuricemia). |
| US12251403B2 |
Genetically engineered hematopoietic stem cells and uses thereof
Genetically engineered hematopoietic cells such as hematopoietic stem cells having one or more genetically edited genes of lineage-specific cell-surface proteins and therapeutic uses thereof, either alone or in combination with immune therapy that targets the lineage-specific cell-surface proteins. |
| US12251398B2 |
Topical compositions designated to maintain and/or restore the integrity of the mucosa and damaged epidermis
Disclosed are topical mucoadhesive compositions comprising hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof, choline alfoscerate, an ascorbic acid ester at a concentration ranging between 0.050% w/w and 0.0004% w/w, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier. |
| US12251395B2 |
RNAS for complement inhibition
RNAs, such as miRNA and siRNA, and their use in treating complement-mediated disorders, are described. |
| US12251391B2 |
Methods of supporting gastrointestinal homeostasis
The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to prevent or treat dysfunctions in a gastrointestinal barrier. The present disclosure further relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to prevent or treat infections. |
| US12251385B2 |
Covalent inhibitors of menin-MLL interaction for diabetes mellitus
Disclosed herein are heterocyclic compounds that inhibit the binding of menin and MLL or MLL fusion proteins for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Also described are specific covalent inhibitors of menin-MLL interaction. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the described compounds. Methods of using the menin-MLL covalent inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. |
| US12251384B1 |
Particulate composition
The disclosure relates to a particulate composition comprising ensifentrine, wherein the particulate composition further comprises: from greater than 0.00 wt % to 0.60 wt % of 1,3-bis(2-(2-(mesitylimino)-9,10-dimethoxy-4-oxo-6,7-dihydro-2H-pyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolin-3(4H)-yl)ethyl)urea (BMIQU) relative to the total weight of ensifentrine; and from 0.00 wt % to 0.50 wt % of a biuret impurity of formula (A) relative to the total weight of ensifentrine. Further disclosed herein are liquid pharmaceutical compositions comprising the particulate composition, and a process for producing the particulate composition are also described. |
| US12251382B2 |
Substituted amino-pyrimidine compound for use in a method for treatment and prevention of multiple sclerosis
Methods, compositions, and medical kits are useful for treating and preventing multiple sclerosis using 1-(4-(((6-amino-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to preferred dosing regimens. |
| US12251381B2 |
Aripiprazole dosing strategy
The present invention relates to methods of treating schizophrenia using a combination of aripiprazole, aripiprazole lauroxil, and a nanoparticle dispersion of aripiprazole lauroxil. |
| US12251377B2 |
Anticoagulant compositions and uses thereof
The invention relates to novel compositions managing or inhibiting blood clotting and related uses. |
| US12251364B2 |
Treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with cck inhibitors
Provided herein are methods for treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in a subject, comprising administering to a subject having NASH an effective amount of a CCK receptor inhibitor. |
| US12251361B2 |
Solutions for oral dosage
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a vehicle, a solubilizer, and a surfactant are disclosed to be used in conjunction with non-chemotherapeutic active pharmaceutical ingredients which are soluble in water but subject to hydrolysis to some extent. Such non-chemotherapeutic active pharmaceutical ingredients may include amitriptyline, a derivative thereof, or a combination thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions may be administered as an oral solution. Other embodiments are directed towards methods of using and methods of making such formulations. |
| US12251357B2 |
Tactile warning panel apparatus with smart technology
Multipurpose tactile warning panels for use in pedestrian walkways, and in particular tactile warning panels that are designed and built with multifunction/multipurpose capabilities that serve the visually impaired and enable the deployment of smart city technology by integrating tactile warning systems and subsurface enclosures that can withstand pressures of five (5) tons up to and exceeding sixty (60) tons and incorporate small cells, beacons, sensors, Fog Computing, electric energy generation, rechargeable power supplies, wireless M2M communication and a plethora of other smart city technologies. |
| US12251352B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for controlling a device based on distance
A system is disclosed. The system includes an accessory control module, comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory, a processor, an accessory of a user, and a terminal device. The accessory control module, the processor, the accessory, and the terminal device are configured to determine a distance between the terminal device and either the accessory or a user device of the user, and control the accessory to perform a predetermined action for sexually stimulating the user based on the distance. |
| US12251350B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for broadcasting content
A system is disclosed. The system has an imaging device configured to obtain broadcast content of a streamer, one or more viewer devices configured to directly or indirectly control the imaging device, a streamer device configured to stream the broadcast content to the one or more viewer devices, a control module associated with the imaging device. The imaging device, the one or more viewer devices, the streamer device, the control module, and the processor are configured to receive one or more input data from the one or more viewer devices, convert the one or more input data into one or more control instructions, and in response to the one or more control instructions, use the control module to control the imaging device to perform one or more imaging functions. |
| US12251349B2 |
Knee extender devices and related methods
A knee extender device includes a central connecting portion, and a first support leg and a second support leg that each extend downwardly from the central connecting portion and that are positioned at an angle relative to each other. A terminal portion is attached to each support leg, with each terminal portion configured to be positioned against an upper leg or a lower leg of an individual. In use, as part of a method of rehabilitating a knee joint of an individual, the device is applied to a leg of the individual adjacent to and over the knee joint, and a cord or belt is extended over at least part of the central connecting portion and around a foot of the individual. Upon applying tension to the cord or belt, the knee extender device is then pushed downward to thereby extend the knee of the individual. |
| US12251344B2 |
Systems and methods for generating an air curtain
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for generating an air curtain. In some embodiments, a system includes an arch-shaped air outlet and an arch-shaped air inlet configured to generate an arch-shaped air curtain. The air outlet and inlet can also be configured to couple to regions of a bed, where at least a portion of one of the regions is between a head and a foot of the bed. One or more air outlet and inlet conduits can be coupled to the air outlet and inlet respectively. One or more devices that motivate air flow can be coupled to the air inlet and outlet conduits, wherein an air flow out of the air outlet is less than an air flow into the air inlet. A filter or pathogen deactivation unit configured to reduce pathogens can also be coupled to the air outlet conduit. |
| US12251343B1 |
Portable adjustable frame system
Portable adjustable frame systems may be used in connection with mobility assistance equipment to improve accessibility for users. Various brackets may be employed to attach the portable adjustable frame system to mobility assistance equipment depending on the type of mobility assistance equipment to which the portable adjustable frame system may be attached. The portable adjustable frame system may include adjustable legs that may help to removably secure the portable adjustable frame system to the mobility assistance equipment. The portable adjustable frame system may be utilized by sliding in relative to the mobility assistance equipment without the need for brackets. Trays and/or baskets may be attached to the portable adjustable frame system to provide other means for accessibility for users. |
| US12251340B2 |
Vacuum loss detection during laser eye surgery
Apparatus to treat an eye with an ophthalmic laser system comprises a patient interface having an annular retention structure to couple to an anterior surface of the eye. The retention structure is coupled to a suction line to couple the retention structure to the eye with suction. Liquid is added above the eye to act as a transmissive medium. A coupling sensor is coupled to the suction line to determine coupling of the retention structure to the eye. A separate pressure monitoring circuit having a much smaller volume than the suction line is connected to the annular retention structure to measure suction pressure therein. A system processor coupled to the monitoring pressure sensor includes instructions to interrupt firing of a laser when the pressure measured with a monitoring pressure sensor rises above a threshold amount. |
| US12251336B2 |
Expandable drug delivery devices and methods of use
Described are implantable devices having expandable reservoirs for the sustained release of therapeutic agents. The device is configured to be at least partially implanted in an eye and includes a retention structure and a penetrable element coupled to and extending within at least a portion of the retention structure. A porous drug release mechanism is positioned in fluid communication with an outlet of the device; and a reservoir having a volume configured to contain one or more therapeutic agents is in fluid communication with the outlet through the porous drug release mechanism. The device is at least partially inserted along an axis of insertion. The reservoir enlarges from an insertion configuration having a first three-dimensional shape to an expanded configuration having a second three-dimensional shape, the second three-dimensional shape being eccentrically positioned relative to the axis of insertion. |
| US12251334B2 |
Skin management device
Disclosed is a skin management device with an improved skin management effect as electric deep-heat by high frequency and heat by ultrasound physical vibration may be simultaneously provided to the skin. |
| US12251332B2 |
Reusable urine collection and storage system
A urine collection and storage system has a urinal and a remote collection bag interconnected by a tube. An intermediate coupler in the tube and adjacent to the urinal bifurcates the tube into separable proximal and distal portions. The proximal portion of the tube is shorter and stiffer while the distal portion of the tube is longer length and less stiff to provide both flexibility and resist kinking. The collection bag can have a pair of layers joined together about substantially a perimeter with a double seal including an outer seal adjacent the perimeter and an inner seal spaced-apart from the outer seal. A plurality of different reusable urine collection and storage kits can be provided with different urinals adapted for individuals. |
| US12251328B2 |
Wrist brace strap
A wrist brace for providing support to carpal bones within the wrist includes an elongated strap sized and configured to encircle a wrist; a first bracing member on the strap and configured for positioning on a volar side of a wrist; and a second bracing member spaced apart from the first bracing member on the strap and configured for positioning on the dorsal side of a wrist; wherein the first and second bracing members extend outward from the elongated strap and have a surface area that, together with the elongated strap, supports the carpal bones within the wrist. |
| US12251327B2 |
Support for articles and methods for using the same
A support for an article has a body arranged for length adjustment along a length adjustment axis. A tensioning device is connected to the support and adjustment of the tensioning device shortens or lengthens a length of the support along the length adjustment axis. The body defines at least one opening overlapping at least part of the length adjustment axis such that length adjustment is governed by modification of the size of the at least one opening according to adjustment by the tensioning device. |
| US12251319B2 |
Interbody spinal cage
An interbody spinal cage when implanted can be manipulated non-invasively to change dimensions conforming to contours of adjacent vertebral bones. The interbody spinal cage includes a flexible shell that encases multiple variable-length rods. Each of the multiple variable-length rods includes telescoping tubes and an actuator for increasing and decreasing the length of the telescoping tubes. Each of the variable-length rods includes a retention member to limit movements of the telescoping tubes, wherein the retention member can be engaged and disengaged. Both the retention member and the actuator can be operated from outside the body in which the interbody spinal cage is implanted. |
| US12251317B2 |
Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
An expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. The intervertebral implant may be configured to transition from a collapsed configuration having a first width and a first height to an expanded configuration having a second width and a second height. |
| US12251315B2 |
Total ankle replacement prosthesis
A total ankle replacement prosthesis may comprise a tibial implant, a talar implant, and an intermediate implant. The intermediate implant may fixedly attach to the tibial implant and may articulate with respect to the talar implant. The intermediate implant may have unequal front and back angular extent, so as to discourage a particular direction of subluxation, and a kit may be provided containing various such intermediate implants. Various features may be provided in regard to dovetails, fins, recesses, the placement of fins and pegs, and the shape of the perimeter of the tibial implant. Recesses may allow a surgical blade to slice a latch off of an already-installed intermediate implant, in order to allow its removal from the tibial implant. |
| US12251314B2 |
Prosthetic knee implant systems and methods with linked tibial rotation
A tibial spacer paddle comprises a spacer block comprising opposing bearing surfaces, an alignment slot extending into the spacer block; and a handle extending from the spacer block. The spacer block can include feet for passively engaging the femur or pegs for actively engaging a femoral component so that the spacer block is linked to the femur while the tibia rotates. A tibial spacer system comprises a provisional component having an alignment tab extending from a body and an alignment indicator located on the body, a femoral component and a pin extending from the femoral component. The pin can engage the alignment tab so that the provisional component is linked to the femur while the tibia rotates. In addition to or alternatively to the alignment tab and pin, the provisional component can include a tibial plate that can be rotationally connected to the provisional component. |
| US12251313B2 |
Systems and methods for orthopedic implants
A system and computer-implemented method for manufacturing an orthopedic implant involves segmenting features in an image of anatomy. Anatomic elements can be isolated. Spatial relationships between the isolated anatomic elements can be manipulated. Negative space between anatomic elements is mapped before and/or after manipulating the spatial relationships. At least a portion of the negative space can be filled with a virtual implant. The virtual implant can be used to design and manufacture a physical implant. |
| US12251310B2 |
Device and assembly to repair a heart valve
An assembly for reshaping a cardiac ventricle in a patient comprising an implantable device for reshaping a ventricle comprising a tether, a non-implantable tool which is detachably connectable to said implantable device and has a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite to said proximal portion; the implantable device further comprises an active anchor adapted to be detachably connected to the distal portion of the tool; the active anchor comprises an abutment portion adapted to abut against a structure of the ventricle; the active anchor of the implantable device comprises an adjustment device adapted to adjust the tensional state of the tether; the distal portion of the tool comprises an adjustment key adapted to cooperate with the adjustment device of the active anchor; the proximal portion of the tool comprises a maneuvering interface which is operatively connectable to said adjustment key for adjusting the tensional state of the tether by acting on the maneuvering interface of the proximal portion of the tool. |
| US12251300B2 |
Diametrically adjustable endoprostheses and associated systems and methods
A diametrically adjustable endoprosthesis includes a controlled expansion element extending along at least a portion of a graft and is supported by a stent. The controlled expansion element diametrically constrains and limits expansion of the endoprosthesis. Upon deployment from a smaller, delivery configuration, the endoprosthesis can expand to the initial diameter set by the controlled expansion element. Thereafter, the endoprosthesis can be further diametrically expanded (e.g., using balloon dilation) by mechanically altering the controlled expansion element. |
| US12251299B2 |
Method for automated production of a vascular endoprosthesis
The invention relates to a method for producing a vascular endoprosthesis for insertion into a natural cavity of a person's body. The method is based on a three-dimensional model including a main channel, at least one branch of the channel extending from the main channel, and an intersection between the main channel and the branch of the channel. The method includes producing an imprint structure which is designed to follow a shape of the main channel, the imprint structure comprising at least one location corresponding to the intersection of the three-dimensional model, placing a reinforcement at the location of the imprint structure, producing a wall using the imprint structure, the prosthesis wall being made of polymer, a window or a branch of the prosthesis being produced at the location, producing the vascular endoprosthesis including the window or branch of the prosthesis. |
| US12251292B2 |
Multi-device integration with hearable for managing hearing disorders
Hearing management, using a portable device or integrated portable devices, can include generating during a hearing diagnostics phase an audiogram based on responses of a user to signals conveyed to the user. In response to detecting ambient noises during the hearing diagnostics phase, noise cancellation can be performed to cancel the ambient noises in conjunction with conveying the signals to the user. During a hearing enhancement phase, sounds can be captured with the portable device. The captured sounds can be enhanced in real-time during the hearing enhancement phase by amplifying select frequencies of the captured sounds using signal gain. The frequencies can be selected, and the signal gain determined based on the audiogram. The captured sounds, now enhanced, can be conveyed to the user as frequency-enhanced sounds. |
| US12251291B2 |
Screwless dental implant connection
A dental restoration system is disclosed. A dental restoration system includes an implant, retention component, dental component and driver tool. The retention component is seatable in a retention chamber of the implant. The retention component includes a driver section for interfacing with a driving head of the driver tool and a dental component engagement section with a threaded surface. The dental component includes a retention component interface surface with threads. The dental component engages the retention component via the threaded surface interlocking with the threads of the retention component interface surface when the dental component is inserted in the implant. The driver tool is used to rotate the retention component to engage the dental component apically. The retention component contacts the retention component wall and the dental component contacts an annular shoulder of the implant when the dental component is fully attached to the implant. |
| US12251288B2 |
Variable direction tooth attachments
Tooth attachments are provided comprising one or more convex surfaces for engagement by a surface of an orthodontic appliance. Polymeric shell appliances are provided in which the polymeric shell appliances are configured to provide one or more activation forces to facilitate tooth movement. The polymeric shell appliances may comprise one or more tooth receiving cavities. The polymeric shell appliances may further comprise an engagement portion with a surface configured to engage a convex attachment surface in order to apply a tooth moving force. |
| US12251281B2 |
Determining spatial relationship between upper and lower teeth
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a 3D model of upper teeth (U1) of a patient (P) and a 3D model of lower teeth (L1) of the patient (P1), and receiving a plurality of 2D images, each image representative of at least a portion of the upper teeth (U1) and lower teeth (L1) of the patient (P). The method also includes determining, based on the 2D images, a spatial relationship between the upper teeth (U1) and lower teeth (L1) of the patient (P). |
| US12251279B1 |
Endodontic irrigation needle with apical plug and methods of use
An endodontic irrigation needle includes a connection fitting, needle, and apical plug. The needle includes a proximal end joined to the connection fitting, is hollow and forms a conduit for irrigation fluid and a plurality of exit ports for discharging irrigation fluid. An apical plug is formed of a different material than the needle and is permanently bonded to the distal end of the needle. The apical plug may be formed of an elastomeric material such as rubber. The apical plug may be wedge-shaped and include two or more layer portions joined by one or more flexible connecting portions. The layer portions may include a wedge-shaped tip layer, a disc-shaped mid layer, and a tapered top layer. A method for endodontic irrigation includes abutting an apex opening of a root canal with the apical plug, and discharging irrigation fluid through the exit ports of the needle. |
| US12251277B2 |
Method for producing a multi-layer blank with a through-hole
A method for forming a multi-layer blank of a ceramic material including the steps of: providing a mold that includes at least one side wall surrounding a lower press plunger to form a cavity therebetween, wherein the lower press plunger has a movable pin; filling into the mold a first ceramic material; extending the movable pin from an upper surface of the lower press plunger and into the cavity; pressing a first upper press plunger against the first ceramic material so that a first open cavity is formed while at least a portion of the first upper press plunger is in contact with the movable pin to maintain the through-hole through the first layer; filling into the mold a second ceramic material of a different composition; extending the movable pin from an upper surface of the first layer and into the first open cavity; and pressing a second upper press plunger against the second layer so that a second open cavity is formed in communication with the through-hole that extends through the first and second layers to form the blank. |
| US12251268B2 |
Grating lobes reduction for ultrasound images and associated devices, systems, and methods
Improved ultrasound imaging devices and methods of operating the devices that minimize grating lobe artifacts in an ultrasound image are provided. For example, an ultrasound imaging system analyzes the ultrasound data at different frequency bands and generates a grating-lobe-minimized image based on minimum signals identified for each pixel among the plurality of frequency ranges. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound transducer array configured to obtain ultrasound data, and a processor in communication with the ultrasound transducer array. The processor is configured to receive the ultrasound data, generate an ultrasound image based on a first frequency range of the ultrasound data, generate a grating-lobe-minimized ultrasound image based on a plurality of second frequency ranges of the ultrasound data, combine the ultrasound image and the grating-lobe-minimized ultrasound image to generate a combined ultrasound image, and output the combined ultrasound image to a display. |
| US12251267B2 |
Method and system for identifying a tendon in ultrasound imaging data and verifying such identity in live deployment
A method and system provide for the identification of a tendon in ultrasound imaging data, by deploying an artificial intelligence (AI) model to execute on a computing device, wherein the AI model is trained to identify a plurality of different types of tendons imaged in ultrasound imaging data, and when deployed, the computing device generates a probability for each of the plurality of different types of tendons that the type of tendon is imaged in new ultrasound imaging data and wherein such probability is corroborated by at least one live deployment input. |
| US12251266B2 |
Physiological information measurement apparatus and physiological information system
A physiological information measurement apparatus is configured to acquire a vital sign that is based on a physiological signal of a subject, and a captured image or a signal for generating the captured image that is acquired from an imaging device. The physiological information measurement apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store therein an electronic file, and a control unit configured to display at least one of the captured image and information of the vital sign on a display unit. At an image recording timing when an image recording instruction is provided, the control unit stores both the captured image and the information of the vital sign in the storage unit in an image format. |
| US12251263B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for automated delay detection between medical-imaging devices
Devices, systems, and methods obtain first imaging data and first timestamps that correspond to the first imaging data; obtain second imaging data and second timestamps that correspond to the second imaging data; demodulate the first imaging data to acquire a first timing signal; demodulate the second imaging data to acquire a second timing signal; and calculate a delay value based on the first timing signal, the second timing signal, the first timestamps, and the second timestamps. |
| US12251262B2 |
Vascular device insertion system and apparatus
A vascular device insertion system includes a support catheter having a hub, a flexible elongate member that extends distally from the hub, and a catheter lumen that extends through the hub and the flexible elongate member. An insertion module housing is configured to contain a motor having a hollow motor shaft. The hollow motor shaft has a proximal end, a distal end, a distal end portion, and an elongate opening that extends from the proximal end to the distal end. The distal end portion of the hollow motor shaft is configured to couple to the hub of the support catheter. The elongate opening of the hollow motor shaft and the catheter lumen of the support catheter together define a continuous passage. A motor controller is electrically coupled to the motor, and is configured to rotationally oscillate the hollow motor shaft to in turn rotationally oscillate the support catheter. |
| US12251256B2 |
Positioning of an X-ray imaging system
A device for positioning of an X-ray imaging system. The device comprises a processor configured to obtain 3D image data of a spine region of interest of a subject comprising a spine structure. The processor is further configured to select at least one vertebra of the spine structure as target vertebra; segment the target vertebra in the 3D image data including identifying at least one anatomic feature of the target vertebra; define a position of a predetermined reference line based on a spatial arrangement of the at least one anatomic feature; determine a target viewing direction of the X-ray imaging system based on the predetermined reference line; and provide the target viewing direction for the X-ray imaging system. |
| US12251254B2 |
Console for radiography system, method for operating console for radiography system, and operation program for console for radiography system
A console for a radiography system includes at least one processor configured to execute display-related processing of displaying, at an imaging site, a radiographic image obtained by radiography, the display-related processing including reception processing of receiving the radiographic image from a radiographic image detection device and image processing of processing the received radiographic image to a radiographic image for display, computer aided diagnosis processing on the radiographic image after the image processing, and priority processing of giving priority to the display-related processing over the computer aided diagnosis processing in a case where the display-related processing and the computer aided diagnosis processing compete with each other. |
| US12251253B2 |
Systems and methods for processing of dental images
A computer system implements a neural network to process raw dental images to detect and number teeth and to diagnose pathological, non-pathological, and post-treatment conditions. Detected teeth, corresponding numbers, and any corresponding detected conditions are correlated to the dental image and presented in a graphical user interface comprising the image and a standard, symbolic dental chart associating the tooth number, detected conditions, and regions of the image to teeth represented in the symbolic chart. |
| US12251252B2 |
Radiation detector
Provided is a radiation detector that can allow an operator to more accurately identify a position of a body tissue into which radionuclides have been taken. A radiation detector includes: a probe which has a radiation detection element housed therein and which is insertable into a body; a reporting part provided to the probe; and a control part configured to cause the reporting part to operate in accordance with a result of detection of radiation, the detection being made by the radiation detection element. |
| US12251244B2 |
Mesh tray lid for mesh sterilizing tray and mesh sterilizing tray system
A mesh sterilizing tray system and mesh tray lid for a mesh sterilizing tray. The mesh tray lid includes a substantially rectangular plate-like or grid-like basic form which defines an outer side which, when being placed on the mesh sterilizing tray, faces away from the mesh sterilizing tray. A respective detent and/or snap-in device, which is designed for receiving a rod-shaped bar positively and/or in a force-fit manner from a direction substantially perpendicular to the outer side, is formed on two opposite edge portions on the outer side of the mesh tray lid. |
| US12251239B2 |
System and method of assessing intra-arterial fluid volume using intelligent pulse averaging with integrated EKG and PPG sensors
A system using combined electrocardiography (EKG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) sensing to assess intra-arterial fluid volume is described. The system uses averaging of similar pulses based on prior (n−1; n minus 1) R-to-R pulse wave duration, and prior-prior (n−2; n minus 2) R-to-R pulse wave duration, to determine a patient's fluid status and whether it is below or above optimal intravascular hydration. |
| US12251238B2 |
Combination table and cup with bio-signal acquisition and feedback capabilities
A combination table and cup with bio-signal acquisition and feedback capabilities includes a table and a cup placed on the table. The cup includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a human-body temperature sensor module, a PPG sensor module, a bio-signal acquisition module, an NFC transmitter and a wireless charging receiver. The table includes a table top having a transparent cover plate, one or more transceiver modules each having an NFC receiver and a wireless charging transmitter, a visual display device and a computing device. The transparent cover plate is embedded in the table top. One or more contact areas are formed on a top surface of the table top. The transceiver module of the table is arranged corresponding to the position of the contact area and is configured to transmit electrical power and receive bio-signals when the cup is placed on the contact area. |
| US12251233B2 |
Multimodal wearable measurement systems and methods
An illustrative multimodal measurement system includes a wearable assembly configured to be worn by a user; and a module configured to be removably inserted into the wearable assembly and comprising: a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) and a light guide assembly configured to emit light directed at a target within the user. The light guide assembly comprises: a lower light guide portion housed within the housing and having a proximal end attached to the PCB, a conductive spring member housed within the housing and comprising a coil positioned around an external surface of the lower light guide portion, and a conductive upper light guide portion connected to the lower light guide portion and configured to protrude from an upper surface of the housing and be in contact with a surface of a body of the user. |
| US12251231B2 |
Method and apparatus for atrial arrhythmia episode detection
Techniques and devices for implementing the techniques for adjusting atrial arrhythmia detection based on analysis of one or more P-wave sensing windows associated with one or more R-waves. An implantable medical device may determine signal characteristics of the cardiac signal within the P-wave sensing window, determine whether the cardiac signal within the sensing window corresponds to a P-wave based on the determined signal characteristics, determine a signal to noise ratio of the cardiac signal within the sensing window, update the arrhythmia score when the P-wave is identified in the sensing window and the determined signal to noise ratio satisfies a signal to noise threshold. |
| US12251225B2 |
Non-invasive diagnostic assembly and method of using same
A non-invasive diagnostic assembly that includes an interface configured for connection to a diagnostic monitoring device; a plurality of electrodes configured for adhesion to a patient's skin at respective locations and electrically connected to the interface; and at least one adjustable connection segment having a concertina/accordion/ripple-shaped configuration connecting at least two electrodes of the plurality of electrodes. |
| US12251224B2 |
Mapping grid with high density electrode array
A catheter for electrophysiology applications is disclosed herein that includes a tubular member and an end effector. The end effector is coupled to a distal portion of the tubular member. The end effector includes first, second, and third loop members configured so that the first loop member defines a first plane, the second loop member defines a second plane at an angle to the first plane, and the third loop member defines a third plane at an angle to the first plane and at an angle to the second plane. Each of the first, second, and third loop members are configured as a respective single axis magnetic coil, and the first, second, and third loop members are collectively configured to function as a three axis magnetic sensor. |
| US12251221B2 |
Assessing developmental disorders via eye tracking
Systems, devices, apparatus, methods, and computer-readable storage media for developmental assessment using eye tracking are provided. In one aspect, a system for development assessment via eye tracking includes: a patient-side computing device having a screen for presenting visual stimuli to a patient, an eye-tracking device integrated with the patient-side computing device and configured to collect eye-tracking data of the patient while the visual stimuli are presented to the patient on the screen of the patient-side computing device, and an operator-side computing device configured to present a user interface for an operator to communicate with the patient-side computing device. |
| US12251219B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for differential phase contrast microscopy by transobjective differential epi-detection of forward scattered light
Systems, methods, and apparatus for differential phase contrast microscopy by transobjective differential epi-detection of forward scattered light are provided. In some embodiments, a microscope objective comprises: a housing with mounting threads at a second end; optical components defining an optical axis, comprising: an objective lens mounted at a first end, configured to collect light from a sample placed in a field of view, the plurality of optical components create a pupil plane at a first distance along the optical axis at which rays having the same angle of incidence on the objective lens converge at the same radial distance from the optical axis; a photodetector within the housing offset from the optical axis at a second distance along the optical axis; and another photodetector within the housing at second distance along the optical axis and offset from the optical axis in the opposite direction from the first photodetector. |
| US12251217B2 |
Applicator for continuous blood glucose measurement
The present disclosure relates to a continuous blood glucose measurement device and an applicator, wherein the continuous blood glucose measurement device is produced in a state in which a body attachment unit has been assembled inside an applicator, so as to minimize a user's additional work of attaching the body attachment unit to the body, thereby enabling the body attachment unit to be attached to the body only by simply activating the applicator. Particularly, the present invention provides a continuous blood glucose measurement device and an applicator, wherein the continuous blood glucose measurement device: includes a wireless communication chip in a body attachment unit so as to enable communication with an external terminal, thereby enabling simple and convenient use thereof, without additional work for connecting a separate transmitter, and easier maintenance; and is activated by a user's operation after the body attachment unit is attached to the body, so as to enable the operation start time to be adjusted to an appropriate time according to user's needs, and to enable the operation to start in a stabilized state so that blood glucose can be measured more accurately. |
| US12251213B2 |
Automatic ear impression classification
An illustrative method for checking a usability of an impression model of a human ear includes determining an estimated shape model of the human ear by adapting a statistical shape model to the impression model, wherein the statistical shape model has been determined from a plurality of impression models of a plurality of human ears and wherein the statistical shape model has at least one impression feature, which is mapped to an estimated impression feature of the estimated shape model; determining a feature classification from the estimated impression feature; and when the feature classification is within an allowed feature classification range, rating the impression model as usable. |
| US12251212B2 |
Cap-shaped portable stadiometer
A stadiometer includes a cap portion to be worn on a head of a user; a connecting portion having a first end coupled to the cap portion and a measuring portion coupled to a second end of the connecting portion. The measuring portion includes a plurality of sensors and a measuring rod. The stadiometer also includes a height measuring plate contactable by the plurality of sensors and the measuring rod. The sensors and measuring rod are configured such that the measuring rod is horizontal when the height measuring plate is contacted by the plurality of sensors simultaneously. The measuring rod is configured to contact the height measuring plate when the height measuring plate is contacted by the plurality of sensors simultaneously. |
| US12251210B2 |
Respiration rate measurement system
A respiration rate measurement apparatus including a plurality of sensors for concurrently generating temperature, pressure and acoustic data representing one or more successive breaths and a method of generating fusion data from the plurality of data streams as a weighted average based on determined correlation coefficients and calculation of a respiratory rate. |
| US12251209B2 |
Voice control system for an implant
A system for the control of a medical implant in a mammal body is provided. The system comprises a first and a second part being adapted for communication with each other, in which system: the first part is adapted for implantation in the mammal body for the control of and communication with the medical implant, and the second part is adapted to be worn on the outside of the mammal body and adapted to receive control commands from a user and to transmit these commands to the first part. The second part is adapted to receive and recognize the control commands from a user as voice commands and is adapted to transform recognized voice commands into signals which are transmitted to the first part, wherein said second part comprise a learning device adapted to successively learn the voice commands and learn to combine with the right output command, and wherein said learning device is adapted to recognize approximate voice commands into a fixed defined output command, the first part is adapted to convey such signals to the implant, the voice commands comprise a complex of different frequencies translated into one fixed defined output command, and wherein the second part comprises a wireless remote control for transmitting the signals to the first part wirelessly. |
| US12251208B2 |
Time controlled medication
A method, a computer program product, and a computer system provide medications to a patient with a time gap. The method includes determining a dissolving pattern for the patient. The dissolving pattern includes a medication dissolving rate for a first medication prescribed to the patient and a filler dissolving rate for a filler selected so that the time gap is elapsed prior to a second medication being provided after the first medication. The medication dissolving rate and the filler dissolving rate are specific to the patient. The method includes determining dimensions of the first medication to correspond to a dosage of the prescribed first medication and dimensions of the filler to correspond to the time gap. The method includes providing a pill including at least the first medication and the filler, the first medication surrounding the filler such that the first medication is dissolved prior to the filler being dissolved. |
| US12251207B2 |
Motility manometer priming manifold system with icon-based user interface and wireless connectivity
A catheter includes a distal distension balloon and circumferentially arranged motility measurement balloons proximal of the distension balloon. A manifold includes balloon ports each configured to fluidly couple to a motility measurement balloon, pressure transducer ports, and a priming port. A port selector is coupled to the manifold and movable between different positions. Each port selector position causes the manifold to establish different fluidic couplings between the respective motility balloon, pressure transducer, and priming ports. A pressure sensing device includes pressure transducers each fluidly coupled to one of the pressure transducer ports. The pressure sensing device is configured to coordinate calibration of the pressure transducers at atmospheric pressure with the port selector in a first position and motility balloon pressure measurements with the port selector in a third position. Priming of the motility measurement balloons is implemented by moving the port selector to a second position. |
| US12251202B2 |
System and method for evaluating blood flow in a vessel
A system and method for evaluating blood flow in a vessel of a patient includes a catheter containing a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor and configured to simultaneously measure pressure data within a vessel on either side of a stenosis. Pressure data generated by the catheter includes a first series of pressure measurements from the first pressure sensor a second series of pressure measurements from the second pressure sensor. The system and method further includes a fractional flow reserve (FFR) calculation module executable on one or more processors and configured to calculate a stability index for each of two or more portions of the pressure data, wherein each stability index indicates at least one of heart rate stability and catheter stability for the respective portion of the pressure data. An optimal time window is identified based on the stability indexes for calculation of FFR based on the pressure data. A FFR value is then calculated based on the pressure data in the optimal time window. |
| US12251201B2 |
Device and method for medical diagnostics
A method and device for analysis of sampled physiological parameters according to at least a second-order process over time, e.g., second-order differential equation or model, for use in therapeutic, diagnostic, or predictive health applications. The system may generate an alert regarding a present or predicted health abnormality. The biometric device may be implantable, wearable, contact or non-contact, and may communicate through a network, to send an alert. The system may further comprise an actuator or therapeutic device to perform an action based on the at least second-order process. |
| US12251199B2 |
Systems and methods for testing a medical device
An ambulatory medical device comprises: a sensing component to be disposed on a patient for detecting a physiological signal of the patient; and monitoring and self-test circuitry configured for detecting a triggering event and initiating one or more self-tests based on detection of the triggering event. The ambulatory medical device senses the physiological signal of the patient substantially continuously over an extended period of time. |
| US12251193B2 |
Scanning based THz nearfield imaging device
Provided is a simple, portable, real-time, and in vivo THz imaging device for imaging a target, e.g., a tooth in the subject. Moreover, the scanning based THz imaging device is much sufficiently sensitive as compared with the common X-ray imaging device. Therefore, the scanning based THz imaging device has the potential to operate in the density for early detection problems such as dental caries or demineralization of the enamel in the teeth. Also provided is a method for diagnosing or imaging the target in the subject by using the scanning based THz imaging device of the present disclosure. |
| US12251192B2 |
Method and system to measure localized inflammation using an oral care device
A method (700) for localizing inflammation within a user's mouth using an oral care device (10), comprising the steps of: (i) emitting (720) light by one or more light emitters (42) of the oral care device; (ii) detecting (730), by a light detector (40) of the oral care device, reflectance from a surface at each of a plurality of locations within the user's mouth to generate reflectance data for each of the plurality of locations; (iii) determining (750), by the controller, for the plurality of locations, whether gingiva at that location is inflamed; and (iv) providing (760), via a user interface (46) of the oral care device, information to the user regarding the inflamed location or locations. |
| US12251190B2 |
NIRAF calibration sheath phantom
A multimodality system includes first and second modalities, an optical probe, a detector, and a sheath with a known fluorescence phantom, wherein the phantom would be used for calibration of the catheter providing accurate NIRAF values to the user using the sheath phantom to calibrate an optical probe's measured NIRAF signal to the known fluorescence of the phantom. |
| US12251189B2 |
Position feed back indicator for medical imaging
The invention provides for a medical instrument (100, 300, 400, 500, 600) comprising a camera system (102, 102′, 102″) for imaging a portion (418) of a subject (108) reposing on a subject support (106). The medical instrument further comprises a display system (104) for rendering a position feedback indicator (130, 900). The display system is configured such that the position feedback indicator is visible to the subject when the subject is reposing on the subject support. The execution of the machine executable instructions (120) causes a processor (114) controlling the medical instrument to: acquire (200) a base position image (122) using the camera system; repeatedly (202) acquire a subsequent image (124) using the camera system; repeatedly (204) calculate an image transformation (126) from voxels of at least a portion of the base position image to voxels of the subsequent image by inputting the base position image and the subsequent image into an image transformation algorithm (128); and repeatedly (206) render a position feedback indicator (130, 900) on the display, wherein the position feedback indicator is controlled by the image transformation. |
| US12251188B2 |
System and method for integration of telemedicine into multimedia video visitation systems in correctional facilities
A system and method for integration of telemedicine into multimedia video visitation systems of correctional facilities is disclosed herein. The system includes a telemedicine center that communicates with a medical center located at a correctional facility and a physician kiosk remote to the correctional facility. The medical center includes an inmate kiosk and a medical assistant station. The inmate kiosk and physician kiosk participate in a secure video call as part of an appointment between the inmate and physician. The inmate kiosk coordinates with the telemedicine center to verify an identity of the inmate. The inmate kiosk interfaces with a number of medical sensors and communicates data collected from the sensors to the physician kiosk. |
| US12251176B2 |
Robotic catheter system and methods
The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible sheath instrument, a flexible guide instrument, and a tool. The flexible sheath instrument comprises a first instrument base removably coupleable to an instrument driver and defines a sheath instrument working lumen. The flexible guide instrument comprises a second instrument base removably coupleable to the instrument driver and is threaded through the sheath instrument working lumen. The guide instrument also defines a guide instrument working lumen. The tool is threaded through the guide instrument working lumen. For this embodiment of the apparatus, the sheath instrument and guide instrument are independently controllable relative to each other. |
| US12251175B2 |
Medical instrument driving
Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a medical instrument are discussed herein. For example, image data can be received from a first instrument that is configured to access an anatomical site via a first access path. The image data can be representative of the anatomical site and a second instrument that is configured to access the anatomical site via a second access path. A visual representation of the image data can be displayed in a user interface and a first directional input signal can be received from an input device. An orientation of the first instrument relative to the second instrument can be determined. Movement of the second instrument can be controlled based at least in part on the first directional input signal and the orientation of the first instrument relative to the second instrument. |
| US12251171B2 |
Surgical item detection system for in vivo foreign object detection by magnetic flux leakage
A detection system for detection of surgical implements within a body of a patient, includes a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field, a sensor configured to sense a distortion in the magnetic field in response to an approximation of the sensor to a surgical implement, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: generate a directional magnetic field within a surgical site by the magnetic field generator; sense a distortion in the magnetic field using the sensor; and determine a presence of the surgical implement in response to the sensed distortion in the directional magnetic field. |
| US12251169B2 |
Method of registering an imaging scan with a coordinate system and associated systems
A method of relating an object to a coordinate system, the object being supported by a support element, and the object and the support element being housed within a housing, includes engaging a registration element with the object or the support element, conducting an optical surface scan of the object and the registration element, using an optical scanner, to form a three-dimensional surface image of the object, the three-dimensional surface image having the coordinate system associated therewith, with the registration element being associated with the coordinate system, and correlating the object with the registration element in the three-dimensional surface image so as to register the object with the coordinate system. Associated methods and systems are also provided. |
| US12251167B2 |
Gesture based selection of portion of catheter
In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter configured to be inserted into a body part of a living subject, a display configured to provide a view of at least part of a hand of a user, and a processor configured to track a position of the catheter in the body part, render to the display a three-dimensional view of an interior of an anatomical map of the body part and a representation of the catheter inside the anatomical map responsively to the tracked position, while the display is providing the view of the at least part of the hand of the user, recognize a gesture of the at least part of the hand of the user selecting a portion of the catheter, and perform an action responsively to recognizing selection by the user of the portion of the catheter. |
| US12251165B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for developing patient-specific spinal implants, treatments, operations, and/or procedures
A surgical planning and assessment system is disclosed. The system may include a computing system having a processor, a data store, and a patient specific planning and analysis module. The system may be configured to store a patient specific target plan including a digital representation of a spinal rod having a target geometry and transform the digital representation into a curved line. The system may generate a spline data set comprising a plurality of spline segments that are sequentially linked to one another. The system may adjust, iteratively, each spline segment until the plurality of spline segments approximate the curved line. The system may generate a digital file comprising drawings for manufacturing a spinal rod based on the plurality of spline segments. In various embodiments, each spline segment may be defined by a corresponding arc or a corresponding line extending between a corresponding starting point and a corresponding ending point. |
| US12251164B2 |
Methods and system for manufacturing a joint implant
Methods and systems for treating osteochondral defects (OCDs) are disclosed. The methods include collecting surface data of a joint using image-free methods, generating a three-dimensional (3D) healthy bone model based on the surface data and a database of healthy bone anatomies, defining a boundary of the OCD on the joint, and generating a 3D implant model based on the 3D healthy bone model and the boundary. The method may also include manufacturing an implant based on the 3D implant model, generating an implantation plan, resecting the joint according to the implantation plan, and placing the implant into the resected cavity. The 3D implant model may include a first and second porous layer separated by a nonporous layer. A polymer material is overmolded onto the second porous layer and treated to exhibit properties that mimic cartilage, while the first porous layer allows the implant to fuse to patient bone. |
| US12251161B2 |
Systems and methods for evaluating human eye tracking
Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating human eye tracking. One method includes receiving data representing the location of and/or information tracked by an individual's eye or eyes before, during, or after the individual performs a task; identifying a temporal phase or a biomechanical phase of the task performed by the individual; identifying a visual cue in the identified temporal phase or biomechanical phase; and scoring the tracking of the individual's eye or eyes by comparing the data to the visual cue. |
| US12251159B2 |
Medical device having a support structure
Embodiments of medical devices and methods are disclosed. The medical devices typically comprise a flexible elongate member defining a lumen, and a support spine affixed to the distal end and extending proximally therefrom within the elongate member lumen. In some embodiments, the support spine is pre-shaped such that the support spine biases the distal region of the elongate member to adopt a straight configuration, or the support spine biases at least a portion of the distal region of the elongate member to adopt a curved shape to form a curved portion. Some embodiments include apertures at or near the distal end for enabling fluid communication between the lumen and the outside environment. In some embodiments, the support wire extends proximally from the distal end within a distal portion of the lumen such that a proximal portion of the lumen is substantially unobstructed. |
| US12251158B2 |
Tissue ablation using a medical device
An example medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes a catheter shaft including a distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion includes an ablation assembly. The ablation assembly includes an expandable frame including a base, an end region and a plurality of struts extending between the base and the end region, the struts defining a plurality of apertures along the frame. The ablation assembly also includes an electrical circuit coupled to an inner surface of the second end region of the frame, the electrical circuit including a plurality of ablation electrodes coupled thereto. Further, the expandable frame is designed to shift from a delivery configuration in which the ablation electrodes face inward from the inner surface of the expandable frame to an expanded configuration in which the ablation electrodes face away from the base of the expandable frame. |
| US12251156B2 |
Electrosurgical device
Presented are an apparatus, method and electrosurgical device for surgical procedures. An exemplary apparatus includes a body comprising a longitudinal axis and an electrical wire maintained within the body extending along the longitudinal axis, and an electrode extending from a distal end of the body operably coupled to the electrical wire, the electrode with the electrical wire operable to conduct a flow of current at a plurality of levels. The apparatus further includes a first button arranged on an external surface of the body, the first button operable for selecting the flow of current at each one of the plurality of levels through the electrical wire and the electrode, and a second button arranged on the external surface of the body adjacent the first button, the second button operable activate and deactivate the flow of current to the electrode. |
| US12251153B2 |
Cautery protective accessory sleeve with stabalization system
A cautery pen tip accessory cover comprises a cylindrical member that can receive a cautery pen in a first end and the tip of the cautery pen can extend from a second opposite end when the cover is in a retracted configuration. The cylindrical member has an opened lateral exposure that allows the feel of the cautery pen therethrough. A cover exposure opening in the cylindrical member to provide access to a trigger of the cautery pen when the cautery pen tip cover is in the retracted configuration. A resilient member urges the cautery pen tip cover to the non-retracted configuration where access to the cautery pen trigger is prevented. The cylindrical member is easily retracted by a finger ring configured permanently into the cylindrical member, allowing easy retraction of the cover by the operator squeezing the cover to a resistance bar stabilization system accessory configured over the cautery pen. |
| US12251152B2 |
Ceramic applicator for transcutaneous delivery of energy
Structures for a bidirectional switch and methods of forming such structures. A substrate contact is formed in a trench defined in a substrate. A substrate includes a trench and a substrate contact in the trench. A bidirectional switch, which is on the substrate, includes a first source/drain electrode, a second source/drain electrode, an extension region between the first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode, and a gate structure. A substrate-bias switch, which is on the substrate, includes a gate structure, a first source/drain electrode coupled to the substrate contact, a second source/drain electrode coupled to the first source/drain electrode of the bidirectional switch, and an extension region laterally between the gate structure and the first source/drain electrode. |
| US12251151B2 |
Diathermy tonsillectomy suction dissector apparatus
Diathermy tonsillectomy suction dissector apparatus has a body having a proximal handle, a distal curved tip and a diathermy cutting blade member slidably retained within the body to selectively extend from the tip. The diathermy cutting blade member comprises a flexible metallic blade comprising a proximal electrical connector socket and a hand operable electrically insulative position locking mechanism attached to the blade. The locking mechanism is hand operable via apertures and interlocks therewith to position the diathermy cutting blade member between retracted and extended positions and to lock the diathermy cutting blade member at the extended position. |
| US12251146B2 |
Surgical staple
A surgical staple for inserting into one or more bone parts comprises a plate, a first screw and a second screw. The plate includes a first end, an opposed second end, a first aperture that is positioned near the first end, and a second aperture that is positioned near the second end. Additionally, the plate is curved along a length of the plate from the first end to the second end. The first screw extends through the first aperture. The second screw extends through the second aperture. Further, the first screw and the second screw are angled toward one another when the surgical staple is in a relaxed configuration. |
| US12251144B2 |
Bone fixation system
An embodiment includes a bone fixation system comprising: a plate; and a tool; wherein: (a) the plate includes a hole to receive a bone anchor, (b) the hole includes a shelf, (c) the shelf includes a number of recesses; and (d) the hole is unthreaded and includes no resilient parts; wherein: (a) a distal end of the tool includes one or more lobes, (b) a number of lobes is no greater than the number of recesses, (c) each of the one or more lobes is configured to mate with one of the recesses. Other embodiments are described herein. |
| US12251140B2 |
Methods for performing medical procedures using a surgical robot
Embodiments are directed to a medical robot system including a robot coupled to an end-effectuator element with the robot configured to control movement and positioning of the end-effectuator in relation to the patient. One embodiment is a method for removing bone with a robot system comprising: taking a two-dimensional slice through a computed tomography scan volume of target anatomy; placing a perimeter on a pathway to the target anatomy; and controlling a drill assembly with the robot system to remove bone along the pathway in the intersection of the perimeter and the two-dimensional slice. |
| US12251138B2 |
Pivotal bone anchor assembly with biasing members for pre-lock friction fit
A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a pre-assembled receiver assembly and a bone anchor with a capture portion uploadable into the receiver assembly through a lower opening. The receiver assembly includes a receiver defining a channel for receiving a rod and an axial bore having a recess and a spherical seating surface above the lower opening. The receiver assembly also includes a retainer operable to capture the capture portion within the axial bore with the bone anchor extending downward through the lower opening, and a pressure insert having an upper surface operable to engage the elongate rod and a lower surface operable to engage the capture portion. The receiver assembly further includes a pair of opposed, semicircular-shaped shaped biasing members in overlapping engagement with the pressure insert and configured to bias the pressure insert against the capture portion to provide a pre-lock friction fit for the pivotal bone anchor assembly. |
| US12251135B2 |
Set screw and set screw driving tool for improved rod alignment
A set screw for threadable engagement with a head of a pedicle screw for holding a spinal rod, the set screw having a spinal rod facing side and a set screw driver facing side, the set screw including an opening at the set screw driver facing side for engaging with the set screw driver, and a convex surface at the rod facing side, an apex of the convex surface substantially corresponding with a rotational central axis of the set screw. |
| US12251133B2 |
Variable-dimension fixation rod and implantable stabilization system including a variable-dimension fixation rod
An implantable, elongated fixation rod that, when coupled to a spinal column in a living patient, stabilizes a portion of the spinal column. The elongated fixation rod includes a plurality of different rod regions formed from surgical stainless steel that are aligned along a longitudinal axis of the elongated fixation rod. The different rod regions include different dimensions tailored to provide the different rod regions with different rigidities specific to support regions of the spinal column where the elongated fixation rod is to be installed. A smooth transition region at least 5 mm in length is integrally formed as part of a common monolithic structure with the different rod regions, and is devoid of a full, sharp step that forms a 90° angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongated fixation rod and separates the different rod regions along the longitudinal axis of the fixation rod. |
| US12251126B2 |
Steerable guidewire and method of use
A steerable guidewire. The steerable guidewire is fabricated includes an outer tube, an inner tube, a hub, and a distal articulating region. The steerable guidewire hub can be removed to permit advancement of catheters over its proximal end followed by re-attachment of the hub to permit deflection of the distal end of the steerable guidewire. |
| US12251125B2 |
Exhaust tool and exhaust system
An exhaust tool (50) includes: a flexible body portion (51) extending over substantially an entire length of a cylindrical shaft (30, 90) of an incision energy device (e.g., ultrasonic coagulation incision device 10 or electrocautery device 80) having an energy generation portion (32) for incision provided at a tip thereof; a pair of holding portions (52) provided to the body portion (51) and configured to hold the cylindrical shaft (30, 90); and a flow path formation portion (54) forming therein a flow path (56) for mist generated from the energy generation portion (32). The exhaust tool (50) is allowed to be attached/detached to/from the cylindrical shaft (30, 90) by the pair of holding portions (52) being opened through bending of the body portion (51). |
| US12251124B2 |
Surgical instrument with staged application of electrosurgical and ultrasonic energy
An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a control module. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body and includes an acoustic waveguide. The waveguide is configured to acoustically couple with an ultrasonic transducer. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, an electrode, and a sensor. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the waveguide. The clamp arm is operable to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade. The electrode is operable to apply radiofrequency (RF) electrosurgical energy to tissue. The sensor is operable to sense a condition of tissue contacted by the end effector. The control module is operable to control delivery of ultrasonic power and RF electrosurgical energy through the end effector based on data from the sensor. |
| US12251122B2 |
Cutting device for trigger finger and other soft tissues
A method of cutting soft tissue in a hand to treat trigger finger involves advancing an introducer shaft into the hand to position a distal end of the introducer shaft beyond a pulley in a finger of the hand, advancing a blade along a guiding channel on an upper surface of the introducer shaft, to position a distal end of the blade at or near the distal end of the introducer shaft, and rotating a cutting surface of the blade to an orientation at or near perpendicular relative to the upper surface of the introducer shaft. The method further involves retracting the blade along the introducer shaft to cut the pulley and removing the introducer shaft and the blade from the hand. |
| US12251119B2 |
Aspiration systems, devices and methods for treating ischemic stroke
The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for performing the removal of thrombus from a vessel lumen. More particularly the present invention relates to a thrombectomy system that includes an elongate catheter and a disposable aspiration pump and methods of performing medical procedures to remove clots, thrombus and emboli to re-establish the normal intravascular flow of blood. |
| US12251117B2 |
Drill guide assembly
A drill guide assembly for accurate and stable drilling of a bone tunnel. The drill guide assembly includes a guide body having first and second ends, and a slot extending from the first end toward the second end. The drill guide assembly also includes a curved guide arm having a first arm connected at an angle to a second arm. The first arm terminates in a distal tip. The second arm has first and second sides, and is slidable within the slot of the guide body. The second arm also includes detents along its second side. A locking mechanism is attached at the first end of the guide body and in a first position, and the locking mechanism is engaged with one of the detents. The drill guide assembly also includes a clamp mechanism attached at the second end of the guide body and a guide sleeve removably extending therethrough. |
| US12251115B2 |
Clamp guard
A blade mounting assembly for coupling a saw blade to a surgical saw. The blade mounting assembly including a blade clamp guard and a blade clamp moveably coupled to a drive hub of the surgical saw. The blade clamp guard defining a recess and a blade clamp at least partially disposed within the recess. The blade clamp further comprising a safety indicator. The blade clamp may be configured to move relative to the blade camp guard, the blade clamp moving between a first position where the safety indicator is exposed and a second position where the safety indicator is concealed by the blade clamp guard. The blade mounting assembly may also comprise a biasing mechanism disposed between the blade clamp guard and the blade clamp. The biasing mechanism configured to urge the blade clamp guard away from the blade clamp. |
| US12251114B2 |
Device, system and method for intermittent displacement of blood to mitigate peripheral nerve neuropathy
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices, systems and methods adapted for implementing intermittent displacement of blood to mitigate peripheral nerve neuropathy such as that induced by chemotherapeutic agents (i.e., chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (CIN)) that are administered to a patient. Such devices, systems and methods advantageously provide for precise, uniform and controlled blood flow occluding (and optionally blood displacing) compression along irregular surfaces of an appendage of a patient. Such precise, uniform and controlled blood occluding compression is imparted upon the epidermal and dermis skin layers within the aforementioned areas of a patient's extremities to decrease the time that free nerve endings located in the epidermal and encapsulated nerve endings located in the dermis skin layers are exposed to nerve damaging chemotherapy chemicals, thereby substantially decreasing CIN caused by prolonged exposure to such chemicals. |
| US12251112B2 |
Occlusion device
Provided herein is an occlusion device comprising: (a) continuous mesh structure comprising a medial pinch point; (b) a resilient mesh disc-shaped body extending distally and outward from the medial pinch point; and (c) a compressible mesh carriage extending distally from the medial pinch point on an opposing side of the resilient mesh body of (b), wherein the compressible mesh carriage comprises a pinch point on each end of the carriage, wherein one of the pinch points is the medial pinch point of (a); wherein the continuous mesh structure has a first delivery shape and a second expandable deployed shape, and wherein the length (x) of the resilient mesh body is greater than the length (y) of the compressible mesh carriage in free air and in the deployed shape. |
| US12251102B2 |
Surgical staple implant kit
An apparatus and a method are provided for a sterile staple implant kit that a surgeon may unpack and utilize during a surgery. The staple implant kit comprises a group of complementary surgery-specific instruments that are packaged in a sterile state. An instrument tray is configured to preserve the instruments in the sterile state until the staple implant kit is opened during the surgery. The instrument tray is configured to provide the surgeon with easy access to the instruments during the surgery. The staple implant kit comprises at least a staple inserter and a surgical staple suitable for being implanted in parallel holes drilled across a bone fusion or fixation site of a patient. The surgical staple preferably is loaded in a relaxed configuration into the staple inserter. A staple retention clip retains the surgical staple in the staple inserter until the staple is distracted during the surgery. |
| US12251101B1 |
Surgical nano-biothread made from cellulose fiber
A method of making a surgical biothread from natural cellulose fiber is provided. The method includes making nanoscale cellulose using acid hydrolysis and pyrolysis of a mixture of palm tree stems and banana flower bracts; mixing the nanoscale cellulose with a plasticizer to obtain a nanoscale polymer; and casting the nanoscale polymer using a syringe and needle to obtain the biothread. |
| US12251099B2 |
Suture
A medical device includes a surgical needle attached to a hollow tubular suture. The suture is constructed of macroporous hollow tubular wall that facilitates and allows tissue integration into the suture core subsequent to introduction to the body, thereby preventing suture pull-through and improving biocompatibility. |
| US12251098B2 |
Suture based closure device
A medical device includes a suture ring that defines an arcuate channel extending therein. A first arcuate needle passer is slidingly disposed within a first side of the arcuate channel and a second arcuate needle passer is slidingly disposed within a second side of the arcuate channel. A suture shuttle is passable between the first arcuate needle passer and the second arcuate needle passer and is configured to be releasably securable to the first arcuate needle passer and to the second arcuate needle passer. |
| US12251094B1 |
Achilles tendon repair systems and methods
A method for surgical repair of an Achilles tendon may include positioning an instrument proximate the Achilles tendon. The instrument may include a handle and a plurality of tendon guides. The method may also include maneuvering the instrument such that the plurality of tendon guides is positioned anteriorly, posteriorly, laterally, and medially of the Achilles tendon, actuating the plurality of tendon guides to retain the Achilles tendon between the plurality of tendon guides, and using the instrument to insert a suture through the Achilles tendon along one or more trajectories, each of which is offset at least 10° from a coronal plane. |
| US12251091B2 |
Bi-planar instrument for bone cutting and joint realignment procedure
A technique for correcting a bone deformity, such as a bunion, may be performed using an instrument that defines a spacer body connected to a fulcrum. The spacer body portion of the instrument can be inserted into a joint space between opposed bone ends. The fulcrum body can be inserted between adjacent metatarsals. An angle set between the spacer body and fulcrum body can help properly position both features within different joint spaces for ensuring that subsequent steps of the surgical procedure are properly performed and instrumentation is appropriately aligned. |
| US12251088B2 |
Low-friction, small profile medical tools having easy-to-assemble components
A low-friction medical device includes a first link, a second link, and a tension member. The first link is coupled to an instrument shaft and a first guide path is defined in the first link. The second link is rotatable relative to the first link through an angular range. A distal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a tool member. A curved guide path is defined within the second link between the tool member and the first guide path. A curved guide surface of the second link defines a portion of the second guide path. A first portion of the tension member is parallel to a centerline of the first guide path, and a second portion is coupled to the tool member. A third portion of the tension member between the first and second portions is in contact with the curved guide surface throughout a portion of the angular range. |
| US12251085B1 |
Spring enabled evidence collection apparatus and method for cylindrical objects
An evidence collection apparatus and method for collecting and preserving cylindrical objects, such as spent cartridge casings, while maintaining trace evidence integrity. The apparatus comprises a handle member, an evidence retention device with a pair of arms having bent distal ends forming prongs to retain the inner perimeter of a cylindrical object, and a spring-tweezer mechanism for securely grasping the object. A protective tube coupled to the handle member stores the collected evidence. The method involves inserting the retention device into the cylindrical object, actuating the spring-tweezer mechanism, removing the object from the crime scene, and securing it in the protective tube for transport and analysis. The invention enables secure evidence collection and preservation, minimizing contamination risks. |
| US12251082B2 |
Endoscope and method for operating endoscope
An endoscope includes a sensor that can detect a conductive member. Based on a detection result of the conductive member by the sensor, the endoscope can switch between a normal operation mode and an energy-saving operation mode in which power consumption is smaller than power consumption in the normal operation mode. |
| US12251080B2 |
Endoscope with removable cap
Provided is an endoscope including a cap that can suppress deformation due to a load and that is easily removable. The endoscope incudes a distal-end-portion body and a cap that is removably attached to the distal-end-portion body and that has an open window. The cap includes a cantilever piece that is formed on a wall portion on at least one of sides facing each other with the open window therebetween and that elastically bends, the cantilever piece having a fixed end and a free end and the cantilever piece including a stopper-target portion that is provided at the free end. The distal-end-portion body includes a stopper portion on a side facing the cantilever piece, the stopper portion engaging with the stopper-target portion. The stopper-target portion is removable from the stopper portion. |
| US12251078B2 |
Sheath tip with angled distal face
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing a sheath tip with an angled distal face to conform the sheath to a surface of tissue toward which the sheath is being extended to potentially help reduce or avoid tissue damage upon extending a sheath to convey an elongated instrument for sampling or treatment. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a sheath tip configured to be positioned at an end of a sheath that is extendable toward a tissue at an angle to a surface of the tissue. The sheath tip has a distal end that is angled such that a periphery of the sheath tip at the distal end is configured to generally conform to the surface of the tissue. |
| US12251077B2 |
Sensor-equipped hood and endoscope
To provide a sensor-equipped hood capable of detecting force applied to the hood without narrowing an operating field viewed through the hood. A sensor-equipped hood protrudes from a tip end portion of an endoscope main body, and is attached to the tip end portion. The sensor-equipped hood includes a transparent tubular hood main body and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor fixed to a first fixing point of the hood main body and having a Bragg grating. In the FBG sensor, the wavelength of reflected light at the Bragg grating changes based on fluctuation of the first fixing point in the hood main body. |
| US12251076B2 |
Central control apparatus, central control system, and control method for controlled devices
A central control apparatus that centrally controls a plurality of medical devices as controlled devices includes a processor. The processor is configured to: set a function allocated to one or more switches provided in the controlled devices, detect occurrence of an error of the controlled devices and a state of the occurred error, and change, based on a detection result of the error, the function allocated to the one or more switches to a function for restoration from the detected error. |
| US12251075B2 |
Robot cleaner
The present disclosure relates to a robot cleaner, and more particularly, to a robot cleaner that replaces a battery charged in a charging base and a discharged battery of the cleaning robot simply by using power of a cleaning robot of the robot cleaner. According to the present disclosure, the cleaning robot of the robot cleaner may include at least two driving wheels, and the charging base may include a replacement unit mechanically connected to one of the driving wheel to replace batteries and a docking unit mechanically connected to the other of the driving wheel to dock the cleaning robot. Therefore, as the cleaning robot and the charging base are mechanically connected, there is an effect of exchanging batteries only by using a control unit and the driving motor of the cleaning robot. |
| US12251074B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus with an external dirt chamber
A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis of rotation wherein the dirt outlet is defined by a gap between the sidewall of the cyclone and a plate positioned at the dirt outlet end of the cyclone. |
| US12251071B2 |
System with a dishwasher, method, and computer program product
A system includes a dishwasher including a washing chamber, a sensor unit designed to detect a time curve of at least one sensor signal of a washing liquor and to output the detected time curve of the at least one sensor signal, a memory unit designed to store the time curve of the at least one sensor signal, an ascertaining unit designed to ascertain a temporal functional value based on the time curve of the at least one sensor signal, and a control device designed to carry out a washing program for washing washware in the washing chamber of the dishwasher and to carry out a specified action as a function of the temporal functional value. |
| US12251067B2 |
Method for remotely controlling a cleaning cycle of a household appliance
A method and system remotely controlling a cleaning cycle of a household appliance using transmission of wireless signals is provided. Signals are transmitted between a mobile dispensing device arranged in the household appliance and an electronic device. The method determines the strength of a signal received by the mobile dispensing device. The determined strength is compared to a threshold value. If the determined strength is above the threshold value transmission of wireless signals from the mobile dispensing device to the electronic device is enabled. If the determined strength is below the threshold value transmission of signals from the mobile dispensing device to the electronic device is disabled. When transmission of signals is enabled, a status wireless signal comprising status information about the cleaning cycle is sent to the electronic device. |
| US12251066B2 |
Dishwasher with image-based diagnostics
A dishwasher includes in part a controllably-movable sprayer and a controller coupled to the controllably-movable sprayer and configured to control the controllably-movable sprayer to spray fluid onto one or more utensils disposed in a wash tub during a wash cycle. The controller is also configured to control the controllably-movable sprayer to spray fluid onto one or more walls of the wash tub by controllably-redirecting the controllably-movable sprayer to reorient one or more apertures of the sprayer away from the one or more utensils and towards the one or more walls. |
| US12251061B2 |
Behavior control of mobile cleaning robot
A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot can include navigating the mobile cleaning robot within an environment. Whether a movement condition is satisfied can be determined and a mopping pad tray can be moved relative to a body of the mobile cleaning robot between a cleaning position and a stored position in response to receipt of a command to move the mopping pad tray when the movement condition is satisfied. |
| US12251057B2 |
Roll paper holder
A roll paper holder includes: a blade member having a blade provided at an end of a base, a press projection provided at the other end of the base, and a convex portion provided on an upper surface of the base; a blade-member-storing case pivotally supporting the convex portion of the blade member; and a holder body to which a roll paper is attachable, in which the blade-member-storing case is mounted on an upper surface of the holder body with a base end pivotally supported by the holder body, and the blade-member-storing case has a cutout in a side thereof, the cutout being curved from a front end of the side to a lower portion of the side close to the base end of the blade-member-storing case. |
| US12251051B2 |
Blender system with vibration proof seal
A container (32) includes a sealable body including a chamber (42), at least one opening formed in the sealable body, and a vacuum sealing assembly (52) mounted to the sealable body adjacent at least one opening. The vacuum sealing assembly (52) includes a valve (60) and a mechanism (70) moveable between a first position that maintains the valve (60) in a sealing engagement with at least one opening and a second position that removes the valve (60) from the sealing engagement or exposes the valve (60) for removal from the sealing engagement. |
| US12251050B2 |
Blending blade
An improved blade assembly is provided for use in a cooking appliance such as a blender or a food processor. The bottom blade portions of the blade assembly include a geometry that provides an angled, sharpened portion on wing portions that extend downwardly from the bottom blade. The bottom blade's geometry, including the sharpened portions, help rotate the material so that it is blended upwardly to help prevent food from getting stuck in the void below the bottom blade, thus improving the blade's efficiency. |
| US12251048B2 |
System for automatically preparing meals according to a selected recipe and method for operating the same
A system is disclosed for automatically preparing meals according to a selected recipe. The system comprises a food processing unit for performing a set of food preparation tasks, wherein the food processing unit comprises at least one multifunctional cooking device adapted for performing a first food preparation task selected from a group consisting of mixing, stirring and chopping and a second food preparation task comprising heating; a plurality of food containers, each food container for storing a given ingredient; an identification unit for identifying the selected given food container; a collecting element for collecting a selected given food container of either the plurality of food containers located in a vicinity of the collecting element or from another plurality of food containers located in one of a fridge and a freezer located in a vicinity of the collecting element, the collecting element comprising a grabbing member for grabbing the selected given food container; further wherein the collecting element is moveable along a substantially vertical axis and a control system operatively connected to the food processing unit, to the identification unit and to the collecting element, the control system adapted to manage the food processing unit and the collecting element to thereby prepare food according to a selected recipe. |
| US12251046B2 |
Modular food holding system
A modular food holding system includes a plurality of individual modularized food holding chambers, each of the plurality of food holding chambers being physically and communicatively removably connected to one another. Each of the food holding chambers includes a food holding cavity and may further include a heating element and/or a cooling element for heating or cooling the food holding cavity. A chamber base is physically and communicatively removably connected to one of the food holding chambers and operation of at least one food holding chamber is controlled by the chamber base. A smart sensor is disposed within or connected to a food pan that is removably inserted within the food holding cavity of a food holding chamber. The smart sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of an interior environment of the food pan and communicate with the food holding chamber or the chamber base. |
| US12251045B2 |
Collapsible, modular, interchangeable and portable camping grill
A collapsible, portable, and modular grill employing biomass fuel that can be prepared from two to seven components into multiple configurations for cooking and heating, and wherein all of the components are generally flat metal plates that can be packed into a single flat container that is moderately larger than the length and width of the largest flat component, and the container is high enough to fit up to seven components stacked or laid flat on top of each other. |
| US12251044B2 |
Barbeque device to prolong fuel burning and its method of use
A barbecue device to prolong fuel burning comprising a plurality of vertical walls that are cut from an elongate strip such that they provide fuel containment and air openings without removing or discarding any material needed to provide said air openings for the fuel. |
| US12251041B2 |
Systems and methods for thermal soft start control
A temperature regulation device for food items includes a food pan, a heating device configured to provide regulated heating of the food pan, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the food pan, and a control system. The control system is configured to control the heating device in response to at least the temperature of the food pan detected by the temperature sensor by providing a gradual warming control mode in response to the temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the food pan below a minimum preset temperature and providing a normal control mode in response to the temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the food pan above the minimum preset temperature. |
| US12251039B2 |
Folding pillow
A folding pillow includes a top pillow section and a bottom pillow section. The top pillow section includes a first access opening, and a first internal pillow insert. The bottom pillow section includes a second access opening, and a second internal pillow insert. The folding pillow also includes a hinge section, where the folding pillow is configured to fold at the hinge section and have a folded position and an unfold position. The folding pillow also includes a sleeping panel, where the sleeping panel is covered when the folding pillow is in the folded position. |
| US12251037B2 |
Equipment providing ground cover and protection from dust and debris
New forms of towels, mats, tarps and other ground-covering sheets, and other devices, systems and methods providing protection from sand, dust, debris, and fluids are provided. In some aspects of the invention, ground covering sheets with an inherent guard, partially around a periphery of the sheets, are provided. In several embodiments, specialized ground-covering sheets are provided with reinforced, specialized sections configured to receive and hold legs, ground stakes and/or other parts related to structures to be mounted in, on or about such ground-covering sheets. In some such embodiments, such reinforced, specialized sections include a matrix of expandable receiving brackets, through which the support legs, ground stakes and/or other parts can penetrate, and reach and obtain direct support from the ground below such ground-covering sheets. |
| US12251036B2 |
Detachable straw
The present invention relates to a detachable straw, and more particularly, to a detachable straw formed by simply assembling and disassembling two members having the same shape using a magnetic force. |
| US12251034B2 |
Frame assembly
A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The outer annular wall may have a non-uniform thickness. The corner portions may have lower and upper portions, with the lower portions having a greater thickness than the lower portions. |
| US12251030B2 |
Air filtering cover engageable with infant carrier
An air filtering cover is configured to engage over an infant carrier to filter air communicated into an interior cavity thereof. A cover body has a top wall having a pocket with two sidewalls and a filter element and form a flowpath for air communicating through the body and filter to remove dirt, dust, and pathogens from air reaching the occupant of the interior cavity. The filter may be replaceable within a pocket formed in the cover body. A gauge strip may be positioned on the filter which changes in appearance when the filter needs replacement. |
| US12251029B1 |
Sofa armrest folding mechanism and sofa armrest
A sofa armrest folding mechanism and a sofa armrest are provided. The sofa armrest folding mechanism includes: side boards, a handle, and folding devices, where the side boards are connected to two sides of the folding devices, respectively; two ends of the handle are connected to top ends of the folding devices, respectively; the folding devices switch between a folded state and an unfolded state through the handle; when the handle is pulled upwards, the folding devices are in the folded state; and when the handle is pushed downwards, the folding devices are in the unfolded state. Connecting teeth on each two adjacent connecting rods are engaged, and the handle is pulled upwards or pushed downwards to drive the side boards to move close to or away from each other, achieving a change in the overall structural state. |
| US12251028B2 |
Shock and vibration mitigation baseplate and method of manufacturing the same
Shock and vibration mitigation baseplates and related manufacturing methods. A shock and vibration mitigation baseplate includes a mounting frame configured for placement between a console operator chair and a rigid floor surface, and one or more viscoelastic polymer shock absorption and vibration dampening pads. The mounting frame houses the one or more viscoelastic polymer shock absorption and vibration dampening pads therein. |
| US12251027B1 |
Rotary drum system for formation of a gel infused pliant foam body
A rotary drum system and method for the formation of a gel infused pliant foam body including a rotary drum, a gel heating metal table, a gel heating metal table cover, a plurality of pliant foam core bodies, an overhead double-beam bridge crane, a rotary drum anchorage conveyor frame, a rack and pinion motor, a rotary drum, a rotary drum motor, a dual gripping effector, a gel position sensor, an exhaust hood, a heated gel infused pliant foam core body lift, a heated gel infused pliant foam core body resting and transport table. |
| US12251021B2 |
Theater chair
A theater chair that is mountable on existing theater platforms that provides a tilting backrest, an extendable footrest, and an extendable headrest, each independently operated by a separate motor. The theater chair comprises a mountable base, a backrest, a headrest, a footrest, a seat cushion, and three motors. The three motors are controlled by a controller operated by the user to facilitate the tilting of the backrest, the extending of the footrest, and the extending of the headrest, as desired. |
| US12251020B2 |
Seating assembly for improved seating, ergonomic chairs or wheelchairs
The invention relates to a seating assembly (100) comprising a basic frame (101), a seat unit (102), and a back-support unit (103) wherein the seat unit and the back-support unit have a common pivoting axis (P) with respect to the frame at the level of the hip joint. Hence, based on human body like biomechanics and physiognomy, the seating assembly, particularly for ergonomic chairs or wheelchairs, provides a highly improved seating comfort, even with therapeutic effect. |
| US12251016B2 |
Three-section slide rail device
A three-section slide rail device includes an outer section, a middle section and an inner section. The middle section includes a middle rail slidably disposed on the outer section, a ball sliding plate slidably disposed on the middle rail, and a leaf spring at one end of the middle rail. The ball sliding plate has a plate body, a synchronizing block and a positioning hole formed on the plate body. The inner section includes an inner rail and a synchronizing actuating member pivotably mounted to the inner rail. The synchronizing actuating member is in an abutting engagement with the synchronizing block during an extended movement of the inner section relative to the middle section to make synchronizing movement of the ball sliding plate with the inner section until the positioning hole of the ball sliding plate is engaged with the leaf spring. |
| US12251014B2 |
Rack systems
Storage and grow rack systems include splice joints for stacking and joining upright posts, structural support beams with integral drainage, and studs or rivets providing releasable attachment of cross members to upright posts. |
| US12251013B2 |
Mounting assembly
A mounting assembly can comprise a channel member defining a channel and comprising a first side wall, a bottom wall a second sidewall opposite the first wall, an aperture between upper ends of the first and second sidewalls, and a ridge positioned on the bottom wall and extending along a longitudinal axis of the channel member. A first anchor member can comprise a first top wall, a first connector portion, and a first anchor leg extending downwardly from the top wall at a first anchor leg angle. A second anchor member can comprise a second top wall, a second connector portion configured to connect with the first connector portion, and a second anchor leg extending downwardly from the top wall at a second anchor leg angle. The first and second anchor members can be configured to be captured within the channel member when the first connector portion is connected to the second connector portion and the first anchor leg and the second anchor leg are positioned within the channel. |
| US12251009B2 |
Holder and holder support system
A belt mountable holder and methods of making and using a belt mountable holder including an arcuate member suspendable from a belt disposed about the waist of a wearer and having mateable fasteners disposed on an exterior face of the arcuate member to releasably couple one or more containers to carry articles or tool retainers to retain tools and optionally including a holder support to transfer a holder weight normally applied to the waist of a wearer to a ground engaging surface to remove weight bearing stress from the wearer's waist. |
| US12250992B2 |
Data-analyzing smart insole apparatus and method
Smart insoles provide comfort and support while analyzing gait, improving posture and alignment, and tracking fitness metrics. Raw data from the smart insoles is fed into normative data algorithms to create a unique user report in real-time. A mobile app associated with the smart insole connects users to caregivers, articles, and personalized exercises. Monitoring of these parameters is used for managing chronic pain and sedentary lifestyle. The smart insole is a smart wearable device with a mobile app to monitor and manage chronic pain, which is an effective strategy in reducing foot pain and increasing physical activity. |
| US12250991B2 |
Sole structures and/or articles of footwear having expandable lugs for engaging footwear components together
Articles of footwear include one or more expandable lugs (e.g., inflatable lugs) to hold at least some footwear component parts together. The expandable lug(s) may be included as part of an impact force-attenuating component (e.g., a fluid-filled bladder) for the article of footwear. The expandable lug(s) extend into receptacle(s) provided in a foot support component in an unexpanded (e.g., deflated or low-pressure) condition. Once within the receptacle(s), the expandable lug(s) are changed to an expanded (e.g., inflated or high-pressure) condition. The expanded lug(s) engage bearing surfaces provided inside the receptacle(s) to prevent the lugs from pulling out of the receptacles. The use of such expandable lugs for securing footwear component parts together may enable easy assembly of footwear components without use of adhesives and/or separate hardware components, which can enhance the recyclability, sustainability, and environmental friendliness of articles of footwear and their production methods. |
| US12250989B2 |
Sole structure for article of footwear
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a footbed extending from a first end to a second end disposed at an opposite end of the midsole than the first end, a first flange extending in a first direction from the first end of the footbed to a first distal end and a second flange extending in a second direction from the second end of the footbed to a second distal end, and an outsole disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the footbed and extending from the first distal end through a mid-foot region, the outsole including a greater rigidity than the midsole. |
| US12250986B2 |
Article of footwear
A sole structure includes a first cushioning element having a first top side and a bottom side formed on an opposite side from the first top side and defining a receptacle. The sole structure further includes a second cushioning element attached to the first cushioning element and having a second top side flush with the first top side of the first cushioning element. An upper plate is disposed within the receptacle and including a first end attached to the first cushioning element and a second end attached to the second cushioning element. A lower plate spaced is apart from the upper plate and includes a third end attached to the first cushioning element and a fourth end attached to the second cushioning element. A cushioning arrangement is disposed within the receptacle of the first cushioning element and attached to each of the upper plate and the lower plate. |
| US12250985B2 |
Composite plate for an article of footwear or equipment
A method for forming a plate includes attaching a first strand portion to a flexible substrate to form a first layer on the substrate and positioning a second strand portion on the first layer to form a second layer on the first layer in a plurality of discrete regions on the substrate. The method also includes positioning a plurality of traction elements into corresponding cavities formed into a first mold surface and positioning the substrate on the first mold surface to change a shape of the substrate. At least one of heat and pressure is applied to the first strand portion, the second strand portion, the substrate, and the traction elements to conform the substrate to the shape of the first mold surface and form the traction elements into the substrate at each of the discrete regions. The method also includes incorporating the substrate into an article of footwear. |
| US12250974B2 |
Method for controlling electric power of heater of aerosol-generating apparatus with signal of certain frequency or less and aerosol-generating apparatus using same
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an aerosol generating apparatus includes a heater for generating an aerosol by heating an aerosol generating material; and a controller for controlling electric power supplied to the heater. The controller controls a frequency of an electric power signal to be changed over time within a certain range when the frequency of the electric power signal supplied to the heater is lower than or equal to a preset frequency. |
| US12250970B2 |
Apparatus for an aerosol generating device
A method, apparatus and computer program is described including: applying an impulse to a resonant circuit including an inductive element, for inductively heating a susceptor, and a capacitor, wherein the applied impulse induces an impulse response between the capacitor and the inductive element of the resonant circuit, wherein each impulse response has a resonant frequency; and generating an output signal dependent on one or more properties of the impulse response. |
| US12250968B2 |
Electronic atomization device and smoke-generating assembly
Provided are an electronic atomization device (1) and a smoke-generating assembly (40), the electronic atomization device (1) comprising a baking unit (80), the baking unit (80) comprising a baking chamber (310); the electronic atomization device (1) also comprising a smoke-generating assembly (40) accommodated in the baking chamber (310); the smoke-generating assembly (40) comprising a solid smoking medium and a turbulent flow member (41) embedded in the solid smoking medium. |
| US12250965B2 |
Smokable insert system including flavor releasing mechanism held by a lower partition
An insert system for use with a smokable (e.g., such as a pre-rolled or empty cone) including an internal partition that extends from the insert system's first end to an intermediate location between the insert system's first and its second end. A flavor releasing mechanism (e.g., a flavor ball) is located within the insert system between the intermediate location and the system's second end. Accordingly, the internal partition obstructs the flavor releasing mechanism from passing through the system's first end. The system's second end includes an obstructor (e.g., a perforated cap) thereby obstructing the flavor releasing mechanism from passing through the system's second end. The insert system may then be coupled with a smokable item to serve as the item's mouthpiece. |
| US12250963B2 |
Sensor apparatuses and systems
A sensor apparatus may include a conduit structure including an inner surface defining a conduit extending through an interior of the conduit structure, an inlet structure coupled to an end of the conduit structure, and a plurality of sensor devices in hydrodynamic contact with the conduit. The inlet structure may couple with an outlet end of an external tobacco element to hold the outlet end of the external tobacco element in fluid communication with an inlet opening of the conduit structure, such that the conduit structure may receive a generated aerosol from the external tobacco element at the inlet opening, and draw an instance of aerosol through the conduit towards an outlet opening. The instance of aerosol may include at least a portion of the generated aerosol. Each sensor device may generate sensor data indicating a pressure of the instance of aerosol through a separate portion of the conduit. |
| US12250957B2 |
Method for producing fermented liquid comprising short-chain fatty acid
A method for producing a fermented liquid having an acidity of pH 3 to 4, including colloidal particles having a particle size not exceeding 50 nm and short-chain fatty acids. The method includes providing fermentation apparatus including a plurality set of temperature-controlled fermentation containers at each stage of the multi-stage fermentation process; using a soft water as a starter, a seed bacterial liquid comprising seven species of fermentation bacteria (International Accession No. NITE BP-02945 to NITE BP-02951) including spore-forming Clostridium bacteria, controlled under a low temperature condition, and three kinds of fermented media derived from natural materials, produced by individually fermenting respective first medium of dried soybeans, second medium of mixed medium of dried plants consisting Taiso, Kukoshi, and Ukon, and third material of honey material; and producing the fermented liquid by multi-stage fermentation process. |
| US12250954B2 |
Ice block form
The present disclosure extends to apparatuses, methods, and systems for freezing a liquid suitable for use by a frozen confection machine. The apparatuses, methods, and systems include a two-piece form suitable for producing a dense ice structure. |
| US12250953B2 |
Structured protein isolates and related methods
A food product and/or an ingredient thereof can include: a lipid component, structured protein isolates, and/or any other ingredients. The method for forming structured protein isolates can include: obtaining protein isolate units from a protein source, and collecting the structured protein isolates. |
| US12250949B2 |
Formulations with colloidal silver
Colloidal silver particles are incorporated into emulsions and other compositions that find use, for example, as pharmaceutical and dermatological serums, creams, lotions and ointments. |
| US12250948B2 |
Methods for the control of arthropods using near-ideal gas phase hydrogen peroxide
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for controlling arthropods, including insects and arachnids in an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a near-ideal gas Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially non-hydrated (e.g., in the form of water in solution or water in solution or water molecules bonded by covalence, van der Waals forces, or London forces) and substantially free of, e.g., ozone, plasma species, and/or organic species; and directing the gas comprising primarily PHPG into the environment such that the PHPG acts to control arachnids in the environment. In certain aspects, the arachnids may be totally or partially killed. |
| US12250944B2 |
High-fidelity long-term storage of biological material
The present invention relates to the long-term preservation of biological material. More specifically, it concerns a preservation container comprising: a biological container for containing biological material, a first shield configured for absorbing gamma-rays, a second shield configured for absorbing ambient neutrons, said second shield surrounding the biological container, the preservation container being of low-radioactivity background materials, and a method for preserving a biological material, comprising: a) providing a biological material in a confinement container, b) providing the preservation container of the invention, c) placing the confinement container containing the biological material into said preservation container, d) storing said preservation container containing the biological material in a room located under a material attenuating cosmic rays and induced particles, said material having a thickness equivalent to 1 m to 7000 m of water, for attenuating cosmic rays. |
| US12250943B2 |
Compositions and methods for the cryopreservation of immune cells
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the cryopreservation of immune cells, such as peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by pre-treating the cells with a PTD-MYC fusion protein (e.g., an HIV TAT-MYC fusion protein) prior to freezing. Kits for practicing the methods are also provided herein. |
| US12250941B2 |
Pesticidal vapor release devices and compositions
A release device for a vaporizable and/or sublimateable pesticide is provided. The release device is suitable for use against subterranean pests (e.g. fire ants). The release device may be driven into and/or placed in a cavity within the soil or other substrate where the pests reside. The release device comprises a vapor injector which releases the pesticidal composition through apertures into the pest habitat, where it is distributed in vapor form. |
| US12250937B2 |
Device and method for attracting and trapping flying insects
A trap for immobilizing, killing, or containing arthropods comprises a housing having walls and at least one opening, where the walls define an interior space; and a light source comprising a directional light source mounted in the interior space. The light source is constructed to emit light at one or more wavelengths ranging from 350 to 500 nm. The light source is positioned so that a majority of the light emitted from the light source is directed at one or more surfaces in the interior space. The trap also comprises a suppression element mounted in the interior space and constructed to immobilize, kill, or contain arthropods. |
| US12250936B2 |
Insect trapping
The invention relates to an insect trapping device (100) comprising: a housing (110) having an opening (120) through which insects (I) can enter the housing; trapping means (130) for trapping insects within the housing; an attractant source (170) and regulating means for regulating a flow of an attractant (160) into the housing; propelling means (150) for evacuating at least a portion of the attractant from within the housing through the opening; control means communicatively coupled with the regulating means and propelling means; wherein the control means is configured to activate the propelling means once a threshold volume of attractant has accumulated within housing. Also disclosed is a method for of trapping insects. Advantageously, the present invention can effectively, consistently and quietly control the release of the attractant, where the attractant remains in the housing until the propelling means sends it through the opening, allowing the attractant to accumulate to a specified level in the housing and to be dispersed efficiently creating an effective lure for insects to follow into the traps. |
| US12250932B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for transporting live insects
Systems and methods for transporting live insects in a secure and environmentally controlled manner. The systems include containers and packaging for transporting the live insects at a controlled temperature and pressure. |
| US12250931B2 |
Genetically modified mouse with a humanized PNPLA3 gene and methods of use
Non-human animal genomes, non-human animal cells, and non-human animals comprising a humanized PNPLA3 locus and methods of making and using such non-human animal genomes, non-human animal cells, and non-human animals are provided. Non-human animal cells or non-human animals comprising a humanized PNPLA3 locus express a human PNPLA3 protein or a chimeric PNPLA3 protein, fragments of which are from human PNPLA3. Methods are provided for using such non-human animals comprising a humanized PNPLA3 locus to assess in vivo efficacy of human-PNPLA3-targeting reagents such as nuclease agents designed to target human PNPLA3. |
| US12250929B2 |
Pet feeder
A pet feeder includes: a housing, a heat conduction member, a temperature adjustment structure and a heat dissipation member that are arranged in the housing, a tray, a cover, and an actuating mechanism. The temperature adjustment structure includes a thermoelectric cooling member and a control module. The thermoelectric cooling member includes a first side connected to the heat conduction member and a second side in contact with the heat dissipation member. The control module is to control the first side of the thermoelectric cooling member to heat or cool. The tray is arranged in the housing and connected to the heat conduction member, and defines two compartments for placing pet food. The cover is arranged on the tray and defines a window in communication with the at least two compartments. The actuating mechanism is arranged in the housing and is to rotate the tray or the cover. |
| US12250927B2 |
Dog leash capable of storing drink
A dog leash capable of storing a drink comprises a container for accommodating a drink can or a cup, a silica gel cup sleeve sheathed outside the container, a lower cover fixed at a bottom portion of the container, a leash groove body located in the lower cover and buckled with the bottom portion of the container, a volute spiral spring located in the leash groove body, a flat leash located in a groove body on an outer side of the leash groove body and stretched outside the lower cover, and a leash hook fixed at a free end of the flat leash, the container is provided with a plurality of openings in an inner wall close to a bottle mouth of the container, and a silica gel anti-slip plug is fixed in each opening; and the silica gel anti-skid plug is provided with an outward extension part. |
| US12250924B2 |
Method, facility and tag for tracking the activity of animals in captivity
A method for tracking the activity of animals confined in a facility including at least one cage, a plurality of antennae arranged underneath the at least one cage, an RFID reader to which the plurality of antennae are connected, a computer capable of controlling transmission and reception by the RFID reader, and an RFID tag to be fitted to an animal confined in the cage, the method including that the following steps are carried out:—the animal is fitted with the tag,—the RFID reader generates the transmission of an electromagnetic wave at the plurality of antennae,—the RFID reader identifies which antenna(e) has/have received the response transmitted by the tag,—the computer analyses over a given period which antennae have received a signal transmitted by the tag, thus determining the consecutive positions of the animal. |
| US12250923B2 |
Pet travel carrier
A pet travel carrier includes an upper box, a lower box, and a base. The upper box and the lower box are detachably fixed and connected by a box fixing and connecting structure to form a hollow travel carrier body. The lower box and the base are detachably connected by a base connecting structure to form a travel carrier bottom structure. A door is arranged to extend through a side of the upper box and a side of the lower box. A tray which is removable is arranged on the base. A perforated plate is arranged at a lower part of the lower box exactly facing the tray. Rollers are arranged at a lower part of the base. The use of the tenon and mortise structure in combination with connectors makes the pet travel carrier of the present disclosure easy to assemble and firm. |
| US12250921B2 |
Animal litters exhibiting enhanced odor reduction properties, and related methods
An animal litter composition having enhanced odor reduction properties, and a related method, are disclosed. The animal litter can include a zeolite-based liquid adsorbing material. The animal litter can also include a nanosilicate odor reducing agent that reduces an odor of litter waste, the animal litter composition having a total nanosilicate odor reducing agent content of about 0.5% by weight to about 13% by weight based on the total weight of the animal litter composition. |
| US12250918B2 |
Maize hybrid X90T899
A novel maize variety designated X90T899 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90T899 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90T899 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X90T899, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90T899 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90T899 and methods of using maize variety X90T899 are disclosed. |
| US12250906B2 |
Multipurpose machine for cultivating trees
A multipurpose machine for cultivating trees, comprising an inverted U-shape structure that enables the machine to pass over existing trees to carry out pruning, disinfection or fruit picking tasks, provided at the bottom with wheels, driven by at least one motor that autonomously facilitates the movement thereof, and respective upper frames that telescopically couple to each other, being driven by respective cylinders to move the portion of the structure on the right with respect to the one on the left in order to vary the width of the machine. Likewise, the machine has the ability to raise or lower the upper structure of the same to adapt it to the height of the trees to be cultivated. |
| US12250904B2 |
Control-by-wire system for a walk-behind self-propelled machine, lawnmower including same, and method
A control system can be used for a walk-behind self-propelled machine that includes a handle, a power source, a drive assembly, and an implement selectively driven by the power source. The control system can include a touch sensor located on the handle configured to transmit a contact signal indicative of an operator of the walk-behind self-propelled machine physically contacting the handle at a predetermined location. The system can further include a controller that is in electrical communication with the touch sensor and configured to enable the power source to drive the implement, such as a lawnmower blade, when the controller receives the contact signal. |
| US12250895B2 |
Platform server and method for providing disease and pest treatment recipes
The present disclosure relates to a technology for providing high-quality treatment recipes that are optimized to the cultivation environment and to the disease or pest problem that has occurred. A platform server and method for providing disease and pest treatment recipes according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an information collector configured to receive the image of a crop and information on the cultivation environment; an image analyzer configured to identify the disease or pest problem based on the image of the crop; and a recipe recommender configured to search a multiple number of treatment recipes from a recipe database based on the identified disease or pest problem and the information on the cultivation environment and provide the searched treatment recipes together with suitability ratings to a user. |
| US12250893B2 |
Powertrain system and management
An agricultural tractor may include a powertrain configured to drive one or more wheels of the agricultural tractor. In these and other embodiments, the powertrain may be configured to operate in multiple powertrain modes. The agricultural tractor may also include an image sensor configured to capture an image of an environment surrounding the agricultural tractor and a processing system. In some embodiments, the processing system may be configured to perform operations. In these and other embodiments, the operations may include determining an environmental condition surrounding the agricultural tractor based on the image and selecting one of the multiple powertrain modes based on the environmental condition. |
| US12256653B2 |
PCM cell with nanoheater surrounded with airgaps
A phase change memory (PCM) device is provided. The PCM device includes a bottom electrode formed on a substrate, a heater electrode formed on the bottom electrode, the heater electrode having a tapered portion that becomes narrower in a direction away from the substrate. The PCM device also includes an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer formed on the tapered portion of the heater electrode, the interlayer layer dielectric including an airgap that at least partially surrounds the tapered portion of the heater electrode. The PCM device also includes a phase change layer formed on the heater electrode, and a top electrode formed on the phase change layer. |
| US12256652B2 |
Metal landing on top electrode of RRAM
Some embodiments relate to an integrated circuit including one or more memory cells arranged over a semiconductor substrate between an upper metal interconnect layer and a lower metal interconnect layer. A memory cell includes a bottom electrode disposed over the lower metal interconnect layer, a data storage or dielectric layer disposed over the bottom electrode, and a top electrode disposed over the data storage or dielectric layer. An upper surface of the top electrode is in direct contact with the upper metal interconnect layer without a via or contact coupling the upper surface of the top electrode to the upper metal interconnect layer. Sidewall spacers are arranged along sidewalls of the top electrode, and have bottom surfaces that rest on an upper surface of the data storage or dielectric layer. |
| US12256650B1 |
Memory cells based on superconducting and magnetic materials and methods of their control in arrays
A memory cell having a Josephson junction and a magnetic junction situated in a close proximity to the Josephson junction. The two junctions may be vertically integrated. The magnetic junction has at least two magnetic layers with different coercive forces and a non-magnetic layer therebetween, to form a spin valve or pseudo-spin valve. A magnetization direction of a magnetic layer with lower coercive force can be rotated with respect to the larger coercive force magnetic layer(s). Magnetic fields produced by appropriately configured control lines carrying electric current, or spin-polarized current through the magnetic junction, can result in rotation. The magnetic junction influences the Josephson critical current of the Josephson junction, leading to distinct values of critical current which can serve as digital logic states. The so obtained memory cell can be integrated into the large arrays containing a plurality of the cells, to enable the selective READ and WRITE operations. |
| US12256649B2 |
Quality control of high performance superconductor tapes
A superconductor tape and method for manufacturing, measuring, monitoring, and controlling same are disclosed. Embodiments are directed to a superconductor tape which includes a superconductor film overlying a buffer layer which overlies a substrate. In one embodiment, the superconductor film is defined as having a c-axis lattice constant higher than 11.74 Angstroms. In another embodiment, the superconductor film comprises BaMO3, where M=Zr, Sn, Ta, Nb, Hf, or Ce, and which has a (101) peak of BaMO3 elongated along an axis that is between 60° to 90° from an axis of the (001) peaks of the superconductor film. These and other embodiments achieve well-aligned nanocolumnar defects and thus a high lift factor, which can result in superior critical current performance of the tape in, for example, high magnetic fields. |
| US12256648B2 |
Seal structures
Integrated circuit (IC) chips and seal ring structures are provided. An IC chip according to the present disclosure includes a device region, an inner ring surrounding the device region, an outer ring surrounding the inner ring, a first corner area between an outer corner of the inner ring and an inner corner of the outer ring, and a second corner area disposed at an outer corner of the outer ring. The first corner area includes a first active region including a channel region and a source/drain region, a first gate structure over the channel region of the first active region, and a first source/drain contact over the source/drain region of the first active region. The first source/drain contact continuously extends from a first edge of the first corner area to a second edge of the first corner area. |
| US12256642B2 |
Ultrasound transducer with distributed cantilevers
An ultrasound transducer of a vehicle system includes a support member that attaches to and connects to the bottom portion of a membrane of the ultrasound transducer and supports the membrane, wherein the support member includes one or more cantilevers with a first end attaching to the membrane and a second end attaching to a support portion of the support member that attaches to the substrate, wherein the cantilever extends across and floats above the substrate, wherein the first end of the cantilever includes a stub extending away from a surface of the cantilever, wherein the stub extends away from the surface without contacting the substrate, wherein the one or more cantilevers includes one or more piezoelectric layers on the surface of the cantilever. |
| US12256640B2 |
Lead-free piezo composites and methods of making thereof
Methods of producing lead-free piezoelectric composites are described. The method can include adding a lead-free piezoelectric additive to a solution that includes a solvent and polymer solubilized therein. The solvent can have i) a boiling point ≥80° C. at 0.1 MPa and ii) a solubility in water of ≥0.1 g/g and/or a dielectric constant ≥20. The solvent can be removed to form a polymeric matrix having the lead-free piezoelectric particles dispersed therein. Electrical treatment of the polymeric matrix can form the piezoelectric component. Lead-free piezoelectric composites and devices that include the lead-free piezoelectric composites are also described. |
| US12256639B2 |
Athletic activity monitoring device with energy capture
Aspects relate to an energy harvesting device adapted for use by an athlete while exercising. The device may utilize a mass of phase-change material to store heat energy, the stored heat energy subsequently converted into electrical energy by one or more thermoelectric generator modules. The energy harvesting device may be integrated into an item of clothing, and such that the mass of phase change material may store heat energy as the item of clothing is laundered. |
| US12256636B2 |
Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus including same
A light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first layer, wherein the first electrode has a work function value of about −5.5 eV to about −6.1 eV, and the interlayer includes a second layer doped with a non-lead-based perovskite compound. |
| US12256632B2 |
Organic optoelectronic devices based on a single-crystal PT complex
A photodetection device is configured to detect light and the photodetection device includes a substrate having a largest surface; a dielectric formed over the largest surface of the substrate; a first metallic electrode formed on the dielectric; a second metallic electrode formed on the dielectric, at a given distance from the first metallic electrode, to form a channel; and a single-crystal linear-chain polyfluorinated dibromo-platinum(II) diimine complex located in the channel. |
| US12256629B2 |
Curable self-adhesive wavelength converting film and light emitting device comprising the same
A method for preparing a wavelength converting film is disclosed. The method comprising mixing at least one phosphor, a polysiloxane and optionally an organic solvent, thereby preparing a mixture, placing the mixture on a substrate, pre-curing the mixture on the substrate, thereby preparing a wavelength converting film. Furthermore, a wavelength converting film is disclosed, a method for preparing a light-emitting device and a light-emitting device. |
| US12256627B2 |
Bonding device and method of fabricating display device using the same
A bonding device includes: a stage and a pressing part, which is placed on the stage and is movable toward the stage. A first layer, which is disposed on an upper surface of the stage, includes a first flat portion and first bending portions. A second layer, which is disposed below a lower surface of the pressing part, includes a second flat portion and second bending portions. The first and second bending portions may be disposed between the stage and the pressing part, in a state bent with curvatures, respectively. The curvature of a lower surface of each of the second bending portions is smaller than the curvature of an upper surface of each of the first bending portions. |
| US12256626B2 |
Nozzle-droplet combination techniques to deposit fluids in substrate locations within precise tolerances
An ink printing process employs per-nozzle droplet volume measurement and processing software that plans droplet combinations to reach specific aggregate ink fills per target region, guaranteeing compliance with minimum and maximum ink fills set by specification. In various embodiments, different droplet combinations are produced through different print head/substrate scan offsets, offsets between print heads, the use of different nozzle drive waveforms, and/or other techniques. Optionally, patterns of fill variation can be introduced so as to mitigate observable line effects in a finished display device. The disclosed techniques have many other possible applications. |
| US12256621B2 |
Display panel and electronic device including the same
A display panel including a light emitting panel; and a color conversion panel with a surface opposite a surface of the light emitting panel. The light emitting panel is configured to emit incident light including a first light and a second light. The color conversion panel includes a color conversion layer including two or more color conversion regions, a color conversion region includes a first region corresponding to the green pixel, the first region includes a matrix and a first composite dispersed within the matrix and including a plurality of luminescent nanostructures, and the spectral overlap between a UV-Vis absorption spectrum of the luminescent nanostructures, the maximum emission peak of the first light, and the maximum emission peak of the second light satisfies the following equation: B/A≤about 0.6 A and B are as defined. |
| US12256618B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel including a light-emitting element to provide a first light; a light control layer disposed on the display panel; and a color correction layer disposed on the light control layer, wherein the color correction layer includes an organic dye and a metal compound including at least one dithiolene moiety, a maximum absorption wavelength of the organic dye is about 580 nm to about 600 nm, and a maximum absorption wavelength of the metal compound is about 700 nm or more. |
| US12256617B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes a substrate, sub-pixels, and a black matrix. Each sub-pixel includes a pixel drive circuit and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element includes an anode connected to M trace lead-out ends. At least portion of the trace lead-out end is electrically connected to pixel drive circuit through connection trace, M≥1. The black matrix has openings where the anode is exposed. The portion of the trace lead-out end exposed in the opening is a connection end. The sub-pixels include first and second sub-pixels having different light-emitting colors. In the first sub-pixel, M connection ends include at least one first connection end. In the second sub-pixel, M connection ends include at least one second connection end. Extension directions of first connection ends are parallel to extension direction of one second connection end, respectively. The first and second connection ends having parallel extension directions have similar profiles. |
| US12256616B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing display device
A display device includes an active layer in a display area, a first gate insulation layer on the active layer, a first gate line on the first gate insulation layer in the display area, a first signal line in the same layer as the first gate line in a non-display area and including the same material as that of the first gate line including molybdenum, a second gate insulation layer on the first gate line and the first signal line, a second gate line on the second gate insulation layer in the display area, and a second signal line in the same layer as the second gate line in the non-display area and including the same material as that of the second gate line including aluminum or an aluminum alloy. A width of the first signal line is greater than a width of the second signal line. |
| US12256611B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, multiple sub-pixels, multiple data lines, a test circuit, multiple data leads, at least one test pad, and at least one first test signal line. The multiple data lines are electrically connected to the multiple sub-pixels, and configured to provide data signals to the multiple sub-pixels. The multiple data leads are electrically connected to the multiple data lines and the test circuit. At least one test pad is located on at least one side of the test circuit. The at least one first test signal line is electrically connected to at least one test pad and the test circuit, and includes at least two conductive layers connected in parallel and electrically connected to each other. |
| US12256609B2 |
Display device having a sensor area
A display device includes a display panel including a main area and a sensor area. Sensor devices overlap the sensor area of the display panel in a thickness direction of the display panel. The display panel includes first subpixels, which are disposed in the sensor area, and second subpixels, which are disposed in the main area. The number of transistors of each of the first subpixels is different from the number of transistors of each of the second subpixels. |
| US12256605B2 |
Electronic device, display apparatus, photoelectric conversion apparatus, electronic equipment, illumination apparatus, and moving object
An electronic device including elements arranged on a substrate, each of the elements including an insulating layer, a first electrode, a functional layer, and a second electrode in mentioned order starting from a side closer to the substrate. The insulating layer has an inclined portion that is inclined relative to the substrate. The first electrode has a first portion positioned on the inclined portion and a second portion in contact with the functional layer. The second portion has a smaller inclination angle relative to the substrate than the first portion. A thickness of the functional layer positioned on the first portion in a direction normal to a functional layer surface in contact with the first portion is smaller than a thickness of the functional layer positioned on the second portion in a direction normal to a functional layer surface in contact with the second portion. |
| US12256604B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a display area and a non-display area, and the display area includes an emission area and a non-emission area. A display element layer includes a light emitting element on the emission area of the substrate. A bank is on the display element layer and overlaps the non-display area and the non-emission area of the substrate in a plan view. A color conversion layer is on the display element layer, overlaps the emission area in the plan view, and is to convert a color of light emitted from the light emitting element. An organic insulating layer is on the color conversion layer and the bank. A maximum thickness of the bank is about 4 μm to about 20 μm. An average inclination angle of a first side surface of the bank adjacent to an edge of the substrate in the non-display area based on an upper surface of the substrate is less than or equal to about 45 degrees. |
| US12256597B2 |
Functional panel, display device, input/output device, and data processing device
A novel functional panel that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The functional panel includes a base material and a pair of pixels, and the base material covers the pair of pixels and has a light-transmitting property. The pair of pixels includes one pixel and another pixel, and the one pixel includes a light-emitting device and a first microlens. The light-emitting device emits light toward the base material, and the first microlens is interposed between the base material and the light emission and converges light. The first microlens includes a first surface and a second surface; the second surface is closer to the light-emitting device than the first surface is; and the second surface has a smaller radius of curvature than the first surface. The other pixel includes a photoelectric conversion device and a second microlens. The second microlens is interposed between the base material and the photoelectric conversion and converges external light incident from the base material side. The second microlens includes a third surface and a fourth surface; the third surface is closer to the photoelectric conversion device than the fourth surface is; and the fourth surface has a smaller radius of curvature than the third surface. |
| US12256596B2 |
Display apparatus
Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display module configured to define a display surface on a plane. The display module includes a display panel having a plurality of display elements configured to display an image on the display surface and a pattern layer having a plurality of diffraction patterns arranged at an interval on the display panel. The diffraction patters are arranged to diffract at least a portion of incident light. At least a portion of the diffraction patterns has a width different from that of each of remaining diffraction patterns. |
| US12256591B2 |
Functional panel, display device, input/output device, and data processing device
A novel functional panel that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The functional panel includes a first element and a second element. The first element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first optical functional layer. The first optical functional layer includes a region interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first optical functional layer includes a first layer and a layer containing a first light-emitting material. The second element includes a third electrode, the second electrode, and a second optical functional layer. The second optical functional layer includes a region interposed between the third electrode and the second electrode. The second optical functional layer includes the first layer and a layer containing a photoelectric conversion material. The first layer includes a region interposed between the layer containing the first light-emitting material and the second electrode and a region interposed between the layer containing the photoelectric conversion material and the second electrode. The layer containing the photoelectric conversion material contains an organic high molecular material. |
| US12256585B2 |
Thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same and thin film transistor panel and electronic device
A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer overlapped with the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a plurality of holes. The gate insulating layer may include a plurality of recess portions at a surface of the gate insulating layer facing the semiconductor layer. A method of manufacturing the thin film transistor is provided. A thin film transistor array panel and an electronic device may include the thin film transistor. |
| US12256584B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a pixel, the pixel includes at least one light emitting element including a first end and a second end; a first electrode overlapping the at least one light emitting element and electrically connected to the first end of the at least one light emitting element; and a second electrode overlapping the at least one light emitting element and the first electrode and electrically connected to the second end of the at least one light emitting element, and the first electrode includes area electrodes divided according to a number and a position of area electrodes overlapping the at least one light emitting element. |
| US12256583B2 |
Vertical solid-state devices
As the pixel density of optoelectronic devices becomes higher, and the size of the optoelectronic devices becomes smaller, the problem of isolating the individual micro devices becomes more difficult. A method of fabricating an optoelectronic device, which includes an array of micro devices, comprises: forming a device layer structure including a monolithic active layer on a substrate; forming an array of first contacts on the device layer structure defining the array of micro devices; mounting the array of first contacts to a backplane comprising a driving circuit which controls the current flowing into the array of micro devices; removing the substrate; and forming an array of second contacts corresponding to the array of first contacts with a barrier between each second contact. |
| US12256581B2 |
Light-emitting substrate, backlight source and display device
The present disclosure provides a light-emitting substrate, a backlight source, and a display device. The light-emitting substrate includes: a base substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite, and including a light-emitting area and a bonding area located on a side of the light-emitting area; a light-emitting unit disposed on the first surface of the base substrate and located in the light-emitting area, and including a plurality of light-emitting elements which are connected together; and transmission lines disposed on the base substrate; where at least a part of at least one transmission line is located on the second surface of the base substrate, and two ends of the light-emitting unit are respectively connected to the bonding area through different transmission lines. |
| US12256580B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a mounting substrate; a thin cured silicone resin material film above and in contact with the mounting substrate; and a first cured silicone resin material in contact with the thin cured silicone resin material film. In the semiconductor device, an oxygen content per unit volume in the whole region in a thickness direction of the thin cured silicone resin material film is higher than an oxygen content per unit volume in the whole region in the thickness direction of the first cured silicone resin material. |
| US12256578B2 |
Optical sensing apparatus
An optical sensing apparatus including: a substrate including a first material; an absorption region including a second material different from the first material; an amplification region formed in the substrate and configured to collect at least a portion of the photo-carriers from the absorption region and to amplify the portion of the photo-carriers; an interface-dopant region formed in the substrate between the absorption region and the amplification region; a buffer layer formed between the absorption region and the interface-dopant region; one or more field-control regions formed between the absorption region and the interface-dopant region and at least partially surrounding the buffer layer; and a buried-dopant region formed in the substrate and separated from the absorption region, where the buried-dopant region is configured to collect at least a portion of the amplified portion of the photo-carriers from the amplification region. |
| US12256576B2 |
Differential amplifier gated with quantum dots absorbing incident electromagnetic radiation
A differential amplifier includes an unmatched pair, including first quantum dots and second quantum dots, and a matched pair, including first and second phototransistors. The unmatched pair has a difference between a first spectrum absorbed by the first quantum dots and a second spectrum absorbed by the second quantum dots. Each of the first and second phototransistors includes a channel. The first quantum dots absorb the first spectrum from incident electromagnetic radiation and gate a first current through the channel of the first phototransistor, and the second quantum dots absorb the second spectrum from the incident electromagnetic radiation and gate a second current through the channel of the second phototransistor. The first and second phototransistors are coupled together for generating a differential output from the first and second currents, the differential output corresponding to the difference between the first and second spectrums within the incident electromagnetic radiation. |
| US12256574B2 |
Single-photon avalanche diode devices with shaped junction regions
The present invention is directed to electrical circuits. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides a Single-Photon Avalanche Detector (SPAD) circuit that includes a junction region that is characterized by a wave-shaped profile that corresponds to a plurality of filling structures. The wave-shaped profile is associated with electric field and breakdown voltage uniformity. There are other embodiments as well. |
| US12256569B2 |
Silicon carbide MOSFET device and cell structure thereof
A cell structure of a silicon carbide MOSFET device, comprising a first conductivity type drift region (3) located above a first conductivity type substrate (2). A main trench is provided in the surface of the first conductivity type drift region (3); a Schottky metal (4) is provided on the bottom and sidewalls of the main trench; a second conductivity type well region (7) is provided in the surface of the first conductivity type drift region (3) and around the main trench; a source region (8) is provided in the surface of the well region (7); a source metal (10) is provided above the source region (8); a gate insulating layer (6) and a gate (5) split into two parts are provided above the sides of the source region (8), the well region (7), and the first conductivity type drift region (3) close to the main trench. |
| US12256568B2 |
Semiconductor structure having two N-type devices and two P-type devices and manufacturing method thereof
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes the following operations. A substrate is provided, which includes a first N region, a first P region, a second N region and a second P region adjacently arranged in sequence. A gate dielectric layer, a first barrier layer, a first work function layer and a second barrier layer are formed on the substrate in sequence. A mask layer is formed on the second barrier layer of the first P region and the second P region. The second barrier layer of the first N region and the second N region is removed by a first etching process with the mask layer as a mask. The first work function layer and the first barrier layer of the first N region and the second N region are removed by a second etching process. A semiconductor structure is also provided. |
| US12256564B2 |
Semiconductor device having a liner layer and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes an active pattern on a substrate, a pair of source/drain patterns on the active pattern, a channel pattern between the pair of source/drain patterns, the channel pattern including semiconductor patterns stacked to be spaced apart from each other, and a gate electrode crossing the channel pattern and extending in a first direction. One of the pair of source/drain patterns includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer thereon. The first semiconductor layer is in contact with a first semiconductor pattern, which is one of the stacked semiconductor patterns. The largest widths of the first semiconductor pattern, the first semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer in the first direction are a first width, a second width, a third width, respectively, and the second width is larger than the first width and smaller than the third width. |
| US12256563B2 |
Superjunction semiconductor device having reduced source area
A superjunction semiconductor device having a reduced source area and a method of manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same, in which the semiconductor device realizes a reduction in the area of a source in a body region to reduce the current during a short circuit fault, thus delaying a temperature increase and increasing the time before temperature-related device destruction. |
| US12256562B1 |
Manufacturing method for a power MOSFET with gate-source ESD diode structure
A method includes growing an epitaxial layer over a substrate, forming a plurality of gates in the epitaxial layer, forming a source in the epitaxial layer, forming a breakdown voltage enhancement and leakage prevention structure comprising a body ring structure in the epitaxial layer, forming a gate-source Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) diode structure over the epitaxial layer, forming a source contact connected to the source and a first terminal of the gate-source ESD diode structure, forming a gate contact connected to the plurality of gates and a second terminal of the gate-source ESD diode structure. |
| US12256560B1 |
IGBT with electric field relaxation doping profile
Provided is a semiconductor device that includes a drift region that is of a first conductivity type and is provided in a semiconductor substrate; a base region that is of a second conductivity type and is provided above the drift region; an accumulation region that is of the first conductivity type provided between the base region and the drift region; and an electric field relaxation region that is provided between the base region and the accumulation region, wherein the boundary between the electric field relaxation region and the accumulation region is a location for a half-value for the peak of the doping concentration of the accumulation region, and an integrated concentration of the electric field relaxation region is greater than or equal to 5E14 cm−2 and less than or equal to 5E15 cm−2. |
| US12256557B2 |
Ovonic threshold switch selectors with electrodes including carbon and metal
A memory device includes a memory material portion, and an ovonic threshold switch selector element. The ovonic threshold switch selector element includes a first carbon-containing electrode comprising carbon and a metal, a second carbon-containing electrode comprising the carbon and the metal, and an ovonic threshold switch material portion located between the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US12256555B2 |
Memory device, semiconductor device, and method of fabricating semiconductor device
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure is provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a transistor, wherein the transistor has a source region and a drain region. The interconnect structure is disposed over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the interconnect structure includes a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers, a first via and a memory cell. The plurality of interlayer dielectric layers are over the semiconductor substrate. The first via is embedded in at least two interlayer dielectric layers among the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and electrically connected with the drain region of the transistor. The memory cell is disposed over the at least two interlayer dielectric layers among the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and electrically connected with the first via. |
| US12256552B2 |
Analog non-volatile memory device using poly ferrorelectric film with random polarization directions
A semiconductor device includes a ferroelectric field-effect transistor (FeFET), wherein the FeFET includes a substrate; a source region in the substrate; a drain region in the substrate; and a gate structure over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer over the substrate; a ferroelectric film over the gate dielectric layer; and a gate electrode over the ferroelectric film. |
| US12256548B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a circuit board, a bottom plate, landing pads, a stack, support pillars, and memory pillars. The circuit board includes circuit structures and wires and has a peripheral area, an array area and a staircase area disposed between the peripheral area and the array area. The bottom plate is disposed on the circuit board, and the bottom plate includes a bottom conductive layer. The landing pads are embedded in at least a top portion of the bottom conductive layer and contact the bottom conductive layer in the staircase area. The stack is disposed on the bottom plate, and includes conductive layers and insulating layers alternately stacked along a first direction. The support pillars pass through the stack along the first direction and extend to the landing pads in the staircase area. The memory pillars pass through the stack along the first direction in the array area. |
| US12256540B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices with improved back-side channel structures
Three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In certain aspects, a 3D memory device includes a stack structure including interleaved conductive layers and stack dielectric layers, a channel structure extending through the stack structure, and a doped semiconductor layer. The channel structure includes a memory film and a semiconductor channel. The semiconductor channel includes a doped portion and an undoped portion. A part of the doped portion of the semiconductor channel extends beyond the stack structure in a first direction. A part of the doped semiconductor layer is in contact with a sidewall of the part of the doped portion of the semiconductor channel that extends beyond the stack structure. |
| US12256539B2 |
One-time-programmable memory devices having first transistor, second transistor, and resistor in series
A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, each of which includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a resistor operatively coupled to each other in series. Each of the first and second transistors include a sub-transistor, the sub-transistor having a channel structure, a source structure disposed on one side of the channel structure, and a drain structure disposed on the other side of the channel structure. The resistor includes a metal structure disposed above the first and second transistors. The channel structures, source structures, and drain structures of the sub-transistors are all formed in a first active region of a substrate. |
| US12256538B2 |
Anti-fuse unit structure and anti-fuse array
An anti-fuse unit structure includes a substrate, an anti-fuse device, and a select transistor. The anti-fuse device is formed in the substrate and comprises a first gate structure, a first source doped region, and a first drain doped region, wherein the first gate structure is electrically connected to the first drain doped region. The select transistor is formed in the substrate and matched with the anti-fuse device, and comprises a second gate structure, a second source doped region and a second drain doped region, wherein the second drain doped region is electrically connected to the first source doped region. |
| US12256537B2 |
Semiconductor device with programmable element and method for fabricating the same
The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a channel region positioned in the substrate, first impurity regions positioned in the substrate and respectively positioned on two ends of the channel region, a gate dielectric layer positioned on the channel region, a gate bottom conductive layer positioned on the gate dielectric layer, composite contacts respectively positioned on the first impurity regions, programmable insulating layers respectively positioned on the composite contacts, a top conductive layer positioned on the programmable insulating layers and electrically coupled to the gate bottom conductive layer. One of the plurality of composite contacts includes a protection liner having a U-shaped profile and a metal core in the protection liner. |
| US12256529B2 |
Memory device and method for forming thereof
A semiconductor device includes a first memory cell and a dummy region adjacent to the first memory cell. The first memory cell includes a first transistor. The dummy region includes a cut-off transistor. The cut-off transistor has a first terminal electrically coupled to a second terminal of the first transistor. The cut-off transistor has a third terminal electrically coupled to ground. |
| US12256525B2 |
Heat dissipation and power supply module, and power supply frame
The present application discloses a heat dissipating and power supply module and a power-supply shelf. The module includes: at least one fan, wherein a wind exiting side of the fan faces a power-supply shelf where the module is located; a first copper bar of a U-shaped structure and half encircling the fan; and a second copper bar electrically connected to two ends of the first copper bar, wherein the first copper bar and the second copper bar combine to form a closed loop that fully encircles the fan. The present application may maintain the power-supply shelf within the range of the normal temperatures, to improve the working stability of the power-supply shelf. |
| US12256524B2 |
Heat sink for a power inverter of an electric motor of a vehicle, power inverter and vehicle
A heat sink is provided for a power inverter of an electric motor of a vehicle. The heat sink includes a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, a first cooling segment and a second cooling segment. The heat sink also includes a coolant channel system for cooling one or more power modules A power inverter including the heat sink and a vehicle including the power inverter are also provided. |
| US12256517B2 |
Reversible fan assembly with press fit stabilization
A fan assembly comprises first and second fans and a first press fit stabilizer. The first and second fans comprise housings having a plurality of fastener apertures formed in a first side thereof the first housing. The first press fit stabilizer comprises a plurality of press fit tabs. The first fan is coupled to the second fan via a first press fit tab of the plurality of press fit tabs inserted into a first fastener aperture of the plurality of fastener apertures of the first housing and via a second press fit tab of the plurality of press fit tabs inserted into a first fastener aperture of the plurality of fastener apertures of the second housing. |
| US12256508B2 |
Pivotable support apparatus and display apparatus
A pivotable support apparatus for supporting a foldable display panel is provided. The pivotable support apparatus includes a sliding groove structure; a first rotating rod and a second rotating rod slidably and rotatably attached to the sliding groove structure; a first rotating plate; a second rotating plate; a first connecting rod rotatably attached to the first rotating rod, and configured to move slidably relative to the first rotating plate; and a second connecting rod rotatably attached to the second rotating rod, and configured to move slidably relative to the second rotating plate. |
| US12256507B2 |
Support apparatus and bendable apparatus
Provided is a support apparatus. The support apparatus is disposed on a back side of a bendable structure, and includes: a plurality of adjustment structures that are sequentially connected, wherein each of the plurality of adjustment structures is configured to be connected to the back side of the bendable structure, and any two adjacent adjustment structures of the plurality of adjustment structures are rotatable relative to each other. |
| US12256503B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion. |
| US12256501B2 |
Printed circuit board
The present disclosure relates to a printed circuit board including a first insulating layer including a non-photosensitive insulating material, a first wiring layer embedded in the first insulating layer, where an upper surface thereof is exposed from the upper surface of the first insulating layer, includes a first metal layer, and a second metal layer covering at least a portion of each of the lower surface and side surface of the first metal layer with a thickness thinner than the first metal layer, and a second insulating layer disposed under the lower surface of the first insulating layer to cover at least a portion of a lower surface of the first wiring layer, and including the non-photosensitive insulating material. |
| US12256500B2 |
Circuit board and manufacturing method therefor
A circuit board includes: a base substrate in which a protective layer formation region is defined; a wiring pattern which is formed on the base substrate and which has at least a portion formed in the protective layer formation region; a protective layer fixed onto the protective layer formation region and formed of a protective material; and a bleed prevention pattern formed on the base substrate so as to prevent the protective material from flowing beyond the protective layer formation region when the protective layer is formed. |
| US12256487B2 |
Hybrid boards with embedded planes
The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid dielectric interconnect stack for a printed circuit board having a first dielectric layer with a first dielectric constant and a first dielectric loss tangent positioned over an intermediate layer, which includes a first dielectric sublayer with a first sublayer dielectric constant and a first sublayer dielectric loss tangent, an embedded conductive layer, and a second dielectric sublayer with a second sublayer dielectric constant and a second sublayer dielectric loss tangent, in which the embedded conductive layer is positioned between the first and second dielectric sublayers, and a second dielectric layer with a second dielectric constant and a second dielectric loss tangent, in which the intermediate layer is positioned between the first and second dielectric layers. |
| US12256484B2 |
Frequency chirp resonant optimal plasma ignition method
A system for plasma ignition and maintenance of an atmospheric pressure plasma. The system has a variable frequency alternating current (AC) power source, a transformer, a cable connected to a secondary winding of the transformer, a programmed microprocessor for control of power to the atmospheric pressure plasma. The microprocessor is configured to a) at pre-ignition, power the AC power source at an operational frequency fop higher than the resonant frequency fr, b) decrease the operational frequency fop of the AC power source until there is plasma ignition, and c) after the plasma ignition, further decrease the operational frequency fop of the AC power source to a frequency lower than the resonant frequency fr. |
| US12256482B2 |
Static dissipative flooring system
A magnetically adhered, static dissipative floor covering comprises a magnetically receptive floor surface, and a floor covering comprising a plurality of static dissipative, magnetic floor tiles. The magnetic floor tiles are held in place by magnetic interaction between the magnetic floor tiles and the magnetically receptive floor surface. Each of the magnetic floor tiles is a composite construction comprising a static dissipative vinyl wear layer, an integral, conductive ground plane, and an integral, planar magnetic layer. The conductive ground plane comprises a non-woven synthetic fabric with a nickel-copper coating and a conductive adhesive backing. The conductive ground plane is bonded to the static dissipative wearing layer by the conductive adhesive backing. |
| US12256481B2 |
Household microwave appliance having mode variation apparatus
A household microwave appliance includes a cooking chamber exposable to microwaves. A mode variation apparatus modifies a field distribution of the microwaves in the cooking chamber, and a microwave leakage sensor detects a microwave leakage radiation exiting from the cooking chamber. The household microwave appliance is designed to vary setting values of the mode variation apparatus, and to set an operating point of the mode variation apparatus based on a quantity of measurement data of the detected microwave leakage radiation resulting from a variation. |
| US12256478B2 |
Cooking apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a cooking apparatus having a heating module capable of moving in a two-dimensional space and, particularly, to a cooking apparatus comprising: an upper plate configured to support a cooking vessel, a heating module disposed movably in a space provided under the upper plate and included a coil, and a rail disposed under the heating module to guide movements of the heating module, wherein electric current is supplied to the rail and the heating module supplies an alternating current through the rail. According to the present disclosure, the heating module supplies a current through the rail rather than receiving a current through a separate connection coil or wiring from an external power supply, thereby enabling shorting or disconnection of a current to be prevented even if the heating module moves. |
| US12256469B2 |
Heat diffuser for an aerosol-generating system
A heat diffuser for use with an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device is configured to be removably coupled to the aerosol-generating device. The heat diffuser includes a non-combustible porous body for absorbing heat from an electric heating element. The porous body is thermally conductive such that, in use, air drawn through the porous body is heated by the heat absorbed by the porous body. Example embodiments also provide a heated aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating system, both comprising the heat diffuser. |
| US12256464B2 |
Apparatus, method, and computer program for updating user subscription profiles
An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive (806), by a first function, subscription information relating to a user equipment from a server in response to the first function being restored; and sending (808), by the first function, the subscription information relating to the user equipment to a second function. |
| US12256461B2 |
Procedure and signaling for sidelink DRX alignment
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for air interface and sidelink discontinuous reception alignment for inactive/idle user equipment. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a second user equipment at a first user equipment over a sidelink interface, discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration assistance information and transmitting, from the first user equipment to a network via an air interface, the DRX configuration assistance information. The method may further include receiving, from the network at the first user equipment via the air interface: modified air interface DRX configuration information for the first user equipment, and sidelink DRX configuration information for the first user equipment and the second user equipment, wherein the sidelink DRX configuration information is based on the DRX configuration assistance information; and transmitting, from the first user equipment to the second user equipment over the sidelink interface, the sidelink DRX configuration information. |
| US12256460B2 |
Discontinuous reception operations for wireless communications systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) of a group of UEs may receive, from a group member of the group of UEs, traffic information including a transmission schedule associated with traffic of the group member UE. The UE may determine a discontinuous reception configuration for the group of UEs based at least in part on the transmission schedule. The discontinuous reception configuration may include a discontinuous reception schedule for the group of UEs. The UE may transmit, to the group of UEs, the discontinuous reception configuration. |
| US12256458B2 |
Method and apparatus for small data transmission in RRC inactive state in MR-DC
A method and apparatus for small data transmission in RRC inactive state in MR-DC is provided. A MN, in a DC for a wireless device, transmits, to the wireless device, a paging message including an indication related to an EDT procedure for the SN. A MN receives, from the wireless device, an AS-RAI related to the EDT procedure for SN. A MN decides whether to continue the EDT procedure to the wireless device for the DL data or to transit the wireless device to the RRC-CONNECTED state based on the received AS-RAI. |
| US12256457B1 |
Method and apparatus for handling PC5 radio link failure in a wireless communication system
A method and device for a relay User Equipment (UE) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the relay UE establishes a first PC5 Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a first remote UE and establishes a second PC5 RRC connection with a second remote UE. The relay UE also transmits configurations of multiple PC5 Relay Radio Link Control (RLC) channels to the first remote UE, wherein each of the multiple PC5 Relay RLC channels is configured for forwarding data packets received from at least the second remote UE to the first remote UE. In addition, the relay UE detects a PC5 radio link failure (RLF) with the second remote UE. |
| US12256456B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing UE assistance information on RRC state preference in wireless communication system
A Method and Apparatus for multi-SIM operation during mobility is provided. The method includes Aspects of the present disclosure are to address Multi-SIM operation during mobility. The method includes receiving an RRC reconfiguration message comprising configuration of a terminal assistance information related to an RRC state transition, initiating a terminal assistance information process based on said configuration information in said RRC control message, initiating a T2 after transmitting the UEAssistanceInformation if said UEAssistanceInformation includes a musim-PreferredRRC-State IE, receiving an RRCRelease message including a SuspendConfig and performing a first set of actions in response to receiving said RRCRelease message. |
| US12256455B2 |
Handling of PDCP version during RRC connection re-establishment procedure
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for a user equipment. An example method performed by a user equipment includes establishing a connection to a Radio Access Network (RAN) via a first network node. Communications are provided over the connection using Signaling Radio Bearer 1 (SRB1) configured with a New Radio (NR) Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP). After the connection is suspended, the user equipment receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection re-establishment message from a second network node. The connection re-establishment message includes a radioResourceConfigDedicated information element (IE). The user equipment re-establishes the connection to the RAN by applying a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) PDCP configuration to SRB1, performing a radio resource configuration procedure in accordance with the radioResourceConfigDedicated IE, and sending an RRC connection re-establishment complete message to the second network node. |
| US12256453B2 |
Conditional handover in handover command
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for conditional handover in handover command. In one embodiment, a wireless device (WD) is configured to receive a request to perform a mobility procedure for a wireless device from a source cell supported by a source network node to a target cell supported by the network node, the request including a current configuration for the wireless device in the source cell; upon receiving the request, determine to prepare a conditional reconfiguration for the wireless device; and transmit the conditional reconfiguration and a radio resource control, RRC, reconfiguration for the wireless device, the RRC reconfiguration being associated with the requested mobility procedure from the source cell to the target cell supported by the network node and the conditional reconfiguration being associated with a target candidate cell determined by the network node. |
| US12256447B2 |
Multipath configuration and control for a wireless communications network
A method for operating a policy control entity in a wireless communications network. In the wireless communications network a multipath transmission with at least two data packet sessions can be provided between a content provider and a user equipment. The method comprises the following steps. First, an establishment request is received from a network exposure entity to set up the multipath transmission. The establishment request comprises multipath information including a multipath indicator, indicating that the multipath transmission is requested, and a flow description for the first data packet session and the second data packet session. Then, for at least the first data packet session and the second data packet session, a multipath transmission policy is determined. Then, in response to the establishment request, a response message is transmitted to the network exposure entity, including the multipath transmission policy. |
| US12256446B2 |
Small data usage enablement in 3GPP networks
The standards organization 3GPP is exploring new small data delivery techniques for machine-type communications (MTC). It is recognized herein that existing approaches leave the “small data” decision to the service capability server (SCS) for downlink data and to the user equipment (UE) for uplink data. A user equipment (UE) or the core network can identify the services (or flows) that should be characterized as Small Data, and can make decisions as to when to employ optimized Small Data procedures. |
| US12256440B2 |
Method and device for node for wireless communication
Provided are a method and a device applicable to a node for wireless communication. One example method includes: receiving first information, the first information comprises information indicating X physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions, wherein the X PRACH occasions are mapped to Q PRACH occasion groups, X is a positive integer greater than 1, and Q is a positive integer; and receiving second information, the second information comprises a plurality of candidate values, wherein the X PRACH occasions are mapped to the Q PRACH occasion groups based at least one of a priority of a candidate value associated with a respective PRACH occasion group or a quantity of PRACH occasion groups respectively corresponding to each candidate value of the plurality of candidate values. |
| US12256438B2 |
Terminal and transmission method
A terminal includes a receiver that receives an index specifying configuration information for transmitting a random access preamble; and a controller that configures, in response to the receiver receiving additional information that specifies a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble, the time domain resource specified by the additional information, the time domain resource being configured by replacing a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble included in the configuration information specified by the index with the time domain resource specified by the additional information. |
| US12256434B2 |
Configurations for transmitting random access preamble messages
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some wireless systems, a user equipment (UE) may access a network or cell using a random access (RACH) procedure. A base station may allocate dedicated RACH resources and common RACH resources for the UE to transmit a RACH preamble message on and may convey a configuration for the UE. In some cases, the UE may perform multiple transmissions of the RACH preamble message in the dedicated RACH resources, and based on the configuration may determine whether to perform a single or multiple transmissions of the RACH preamble message in the common RACH resources. The UE may transmit the messages using the same or different uplink transmit beams, and the base station may receive the messages using the same or different uplink reception beams. These multiple transmissions may reduce latency and improve reliability of the RACH procedure. |
| US12256429B2 |
Transmission configuration indicator (TCI) switching using listen before talk (LBT) counters
Presented are systems, methods, apparatuses, or computer-readable media for transmission configuration indicator (TCI) switching using listen before talk (LBT) counters. A wireless communication device in an active TCI switching procedure may receive a physical data shared channel with an activation command. The wireless communication device may determine that a target TCI state is absent from an active TCI state list of the physical data shared channel. The wireless communication device may determine whether the target TCI state is known. |
| US12256428B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and communication program
A communication device (20) includes a sensing unit (231) that performs channel sensing in an unlicensed band, and a notification unit (232) that notifies another communication device of space domain information, as channel occupancy information indicating that channel occupancy is performed when the sensing succeeds. |
| US12256425B2 |
Network access by a reduced capability user equipment
A user equipment (UE) may attempt to access a base station of a network. The UE receives, from the base station of a wireless network, a broadcast including a system information block (SIB) identifying a plurality of random access channel (RACH) sub-bands of an uplink (UL) bandwidth and which of the plurality of RACH sub-bands includes physical random access channel (PRACH) resources. The base station selects one of the plurality of RACH sub-bands for a PRACH transmission and selects a preamble from the selected RACH sub-band and transmit the preamble to the base station to initiate a RACH procedure. |
| US12256423B2 |
Electronic device and method for scheduling restriction
Aspects of the disclosure provide an electronic device including a transceiver and processing circuitry and a method for scheduling restriction. The transceiver can receive from a network configuration information to configure a measurement resource for a signal quality measurement. The signal quality measurement can determine a signal quality of a reference signal from the network to the electronic device. The processing circuitry can determine whether to apply the scheduling restriction based on the configuration information. In response to applying the scheduling restriction, the processing circuitry can determine when to apply the scheduling restriction based at least on a resource type of the measurement resource, the resource type being one of periodic, semi-persistent, and aperiodic. In an example, the signal quality of the reference signal includes a layer 1 (L1) reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) for the reference signal and the signal quality measurement includes an L1-RSRP measurement. |
| US12256420B2 |
Zero power slots for Rx estimation and analog frequency dependence report
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for measurement and reporting techniques based on zero power slots. A UE may receive an allocation of one or more ZP slots from a network entity. The one or more ZP slots may correspond to one or more transmission gaps associated with the network entity. The UE may detect noise energy in the one or more ZP slots corresponding to the one or more transmission gaps associated with the network entity and measure the noise energy detected in the one or more ZP slots. The measured noise energy in the one or more ZP slots may correspond to a frequency dependence of an Rx signal at the UE. |
| US12256419B2 |
Interference mitigation negotiation between network entities
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for interference mitigation negotiation between network entities. An example method performed by a first network entity includes receiving, via different receive beams of the first network entity, a plurality of reference signals (RSs) from a second network entity associated with different transmit beams of the second network entity, transmitting, based on the plurality of RSs, downlink (DL) transmission recommendation information to the second network entity for a transmission window, and taking one or more actions related to receiving one or more uplink (UL) transmissions via one or more receive beams during the transmission window based, at least in part, on the DL transmission recommendation information. |
| US12256416B2 |
Communication method, device, and apparatus
A communication method, a device, and an apparatus are provided. A network device determines N configuration parameter sets configured for a terminal device Each of the N configuration parameter sets includes a parameter for detecting a candidate downlink control channel, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The network device sends information about the N configuration parameter sets to the terminal device. Each of the N configuration parameter sets includes at least one of the following parameters: a bandwidth part, a search space parameter, a candidate downlink control channel detection period, a control resource set parameter, or a time domain resource set corresponding to the candidate downlink control channel. The network device may configure the N configuration parameter sets for the terminal device. |
| US12256414B2 |
Methods and apparatus for managing uplink resource grants in wireless networks
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for managing uplink resource grants in wireless networks. An exemplary method embodiment includes a mobile terminal: receiving from a base station a first uplink resource grant schedule including a first uplink resource grant and a second uplink resource grant, the first uplink resource grant giving the mobile terminal an exclusive right to use a first set of resource blocks on a recurring basis and the second uplink resource grant giving the mobile terminal a non-exclusive right to use a second set of resource blocks on a recurring basis; and using, by the mobile terminal, the second set of resource blocks to transmit data to the base station during at least a first time interval of the first period of time, said first period of time including multiple time intervals during which the mobile terminal has been granted the right to transmit data. |
| US12256413B2 |
Methods to reduce number of blind decoding attempts done by a user equipment
The present invention relates to a method of reducing blind decoding attempts by a User Equipment (UE) in a telecommunication network. The method comprises configuring a Search Space (SS) configuration to the UE. A Base Station (BS) signals one of a subset of Aggregation Levels (ALs) to be monitored based on channel quality of the UE and an associated time period, and a value of multiplication factor (k) and an associated time period. The UE iteratively monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) on the ALs signalled by the BS till the UE stops receiving a new configuration. The UE performs one of adopting an original configuration, requesting the BS for a new configuration, utilizing a default configuration or utilizing an original configuration. |
| US12256411B2 |
HARQ-ACK codebook feedback method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
The present disclosure relates to communication technology, and provides a HARQ-ACK codebook feedback method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining a target feedback sequence. The target feedback sequence includes at least one of a first feedback sequence and a second feedback sequence, the first feedback sequence includes feedback information sorted based on HARQ process numbers on N carriers, and the second feedback sequence includes feedback information on at least one of the N carriers, where N is a positive integer. The method further includes: transmitting the target feedback sequence over a target time unit. The target feedback sequence may include the feedback information sorted based on HARQ process numbers, and the second feedback sequence corresponding to other cases. In this way, the flexibility of HARQ-ACK codebook feedback can be improved. |
| US12256402B2 |
HARQ data reception method and device
A method for data transmission, a data reception method, and a device are provided. The method includes: in a case that a first data packet has been generated based on a first uplink grant and uplink transmission corresponding to the first uplink grant is given up, determining, according to a selection rule, a second uplink grant for transmitting the first data packet. In the method of the embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal device can autonomously select an uplink grant for transmitting a data packet corresponding to a discarded uplink grant, thereby avoiding data loss. |
| US12256401B2 |
Indicating start and stop symbols of PDSCH and PUSCH through PDCCH
The present disclosure relates to wireless communication in mmW networks. The apparatus may be a base station. The apparatus may be configured to determine a first symbol index and a second symbol index associated with downlink resources allocated to a UE. The first symbol index may indicate when the downlink resources begin in a subframe, and the second symbol index may indicate when the downlink resources end in the subframe. The apparatus may be configured to transmit an indication of the first symbol index and the second symbol index to the UE. |
| US12256400B2 |
Systems and methods for intra-UE multiplexing in new radio (NR)
Methods and systems are provided for communicating in a wireless network based on a prioritization status. User equipment can receive a first signal that includes an indicator. The UE can determine a prioritization status for a second signal based on the prioritization indicator. The UE can communicate, with one or more radio access networks (RANs) of a network, the second signal, where the timeline of the second signal can be out of order respective of other signals communicated by the UE and the wireless network. The second signal can include data transmitted by an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) service. The UE can communicate the second signal out of order with respect to one or more additional signals. The UE, based on the indicator, can communicate hybrid automated repeat request (HARQ) feedback before a HARQ feedback timeline of a non-urgent transmission. |
| US12256399B2 |
In-coverage network controlled off-loading over an unlicensed sidelink
A method performed by a first sidelink (SL) user equipment (UE) includes receiving a downlink control information (DCI) from a number of coupled DCIs. The DCI grants reception of a number of scheduled physical SL shared channels (PSSCHs) over an unlicensed SL carrier, and requests a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) response for the scheduled PSSCHs. The method also includes receiving at least one of the PSSCHs from a second SL UE. The method further includes transmitting the HARQ response based on the at least one received PSSCH. |
| US12256397B2 |
Resource allocation method, terminal and node device
A resource allocation method, a terminal and a node device are provided. The resource allocation method includes determining a sidelink grant; allocating resources to sidelink logical channels according to the sidelink grant and a mapping relationship between sidelink logical channels and logical channel prioritization restrictions parameters. |
| US12256396B2 |
Method for indicating stopping of transmission, terminal device, network device and storage medium
A method for indicating the stopping of a transmission, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The method includes: a terminal device acquires configuration information of a transmission stopping indication, and the terminal device receives transmission stopping indication information based on the configuration information. The transmission stopping indication information is used for indicating to the terminal device to stop a data transmission. |
| US12256394B2 |
Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition factor associated with a PUCCH resource indicator (PRI)
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for supporting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator (PRI). In some aspects, a PUCCH repetition factor is dynamically indicated that is applicable to multiple PUCCHs or multiple PUCCH types. For example, an apparatus receives downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a first PDSCH and includes a PRI indicating a repetition factor of a first PUCCH associated with the first PDSCH and at least one additional PUCCH. In some other aspects, the PRI includes a repetition indicator associated with a repetition factor, such as a PUCCH repetition factor. In one aspect, a repetition indicator associated with a repetition factor is included in DCI and the repetition indicator is associated with multiple PUCCH types. |
| US12256392B2 |
Efficient uplink resource requests in WLAN systems
Techniques, devices and systems are disclosed for generating a resource request poll comprising at least one response criteria, transmitting the resource request poll, receiving a resource request report from STAs that meet at least one response criteria. A trigger frame may be transmitted to the at least one STA based on the resource request report from the at least one STA. The response criteria may include at least one of a NFRP, a UL access type, a delay bound, an NDP feedback report AC, a number of indicated AID bits, an AID range, an information requested, a number of bits to be included in NDP feedback report or preamble, number of LTFs to be included in the NDP feedback report or preamble, and a number of bits to be included in NDP feedback report or preamble per LTF or per N LTF symbol. |
| US12256391B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
A terminal device obtains first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes indication information of a UL MAC CE. Then, the terminal device preferentially sends a UL MAC PDU or an SL MAC PDU based on the indication information, where the UL MAC PDU can be used to transmit the UL MAC CE. |
| US12256387B2 |
Method of control channel monitoring for reduced latency operation
A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication includes at least one memory and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive downlink control information comprising an indication to monitor a set of physical downlink control channel search spaces of a plurality of sets of physical downlink control channel search spaces; and monitor the set of physical downlink control channel search spaces for at least one physical downlink control channel. |
| US12256385B2 |
Techniques for indicating a configuration using a resource allocation indication
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may be configured to transmit a first sidelink control information (SCI) message associated with a first sidelink transmission from the first UE, the first SCI including a first indication of a first set of resources reserved for retransmissions of the first sidelink transmission at one or more retransmission occasions. The UE may identify a second SCI message associated with the first SCI message, the second SCI message including frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) field values indicative of a second set of resources reserved for retransmissions of a second sidelink transmission, where the second SCI provides a release of at least some of the reserved resources. Additional aspects of signaling one or more configurations via resource indication fields are described. |
| US12256376B2 |
Control channel transmission method and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to communication methods and apparatus. In one example method, a first control resource set is determined, where a quantity of symbols comprised in the first control resource set in time domain is a positive integer less than or equal to M, and M is an integer greater than 3. Control information is received on one or more resource elements in the first control resource set. |
| US12256361B2 |
Maintaining N32 interface when using different radio access technologies
A process of operating a first network node in a first communication network can include establishing a control plane interface between the first network node and a second network node in a second communication network. The process can further include communicating first control plane data via the control plane interface. The first control plane data can be associated with operation of a user equipment, UE, in a first communication system of the first communication network. The process can further include determining that the UE has moved to a second communication system of the first communication network. The process can further include maintaining the control plane interface between the first network node and the second network node in the second communication network. The process can further include communicating second control plane data via the control plane interface. |
| US12256359B2 |
Secure hybrid integrated private 5G deployment architecture
A system for securely transmitting data includes a data network that connects to an internet network using an internet protocol. The system also includes a user equipment (UE) that transmits a request to access enterprise data, and a base station that receives and forwards the access request to an enterprise platform. The enterprise platform includes a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) server that receives and forwards the access request to an enterprise server that accesses a data center storing the enterprise data. Within the enterprise platform, a first security module receives the access request from the base station, determines that an access request is secure, and forwards secure access requests to the MEC server through an encrypted connection. The MEC server transmits the processed data through the first security module to the base station and the UE, which are connected to the internet network with the first security module. |
| US12256357B2 |
Multi-SIM UE capability indications and band conflict resolution
Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE transmits a connection request message to a base station over a first network using the first SIM, where the connection request message includes one or more capability indications of the UE. The UE receives a connection accept message from the base station, where the connection accept message includes one or more network capability indications corresponding to respective UE capability indications of the one or more UE capability indications. The UE performs communications with the base station according to the one or more network capability indications. |
| US12256354B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting group delay information and apparatus and method for transmitting a measurement signal via a transmission medium
An apparatus for detecting group delay information over frequency for a transmission medium has: a receiver for receiving a measurement signal, the measurement signal comprising at least a first carrier signal at a first carrier frequency, a second carrier signal at a second carrier frequency and a third carrier signal at a third carrier frequency; a frequency analyzer for analyzing the reception signal to obtain reception phase information on the first carrier signal, the second carrier signal and the third carrier signal; and a processor for forming a first combined piece of phase information and for forming a second combined piece of phase information, for forming a first piece of group delay information and for forming a second piece of group delay information, and for associating the first piece of group delay information to a first frequency and the second piece of group delay information to a second frequency. |
| US12256347B2 |
Applying zero element beam in search and measurement procedure for power savings in MMW
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for applying a zero element beam to conserve power in search and measurement operations of a UE. The UE may determine to measure a set of SSBs, where each SSB of the set of SSBs is transmitted on four symbols, and further determine a subset of the SSBs for which less than the four symbols associated with the SSBs are to be used for measurement of the SSBs. The UE may measure each SSB of the subset of the SSBs through less than the four symbols associated with the SSB. |