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| US12253228B2 |
Lighting device for a motor vehicle headlight
Illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight for producing segmented full beam distribution (FL), wherein the illumination device (10) comprises the following for this purpose: an optical element (100), comprising light guiding bodies (200) for forming the definable segment full beam distribution (FL), which light guiding bodies (200) respectively have a light entry surface (210) and an exit surface (220), projection optics (300) arranged downstream of the beam path of the optical element (100) having an optical axis (A), which projection optics (300) are designed to project the light exiting from the common exit surface (200a) in front of the illumination device (10) in the direction of a main emission direction (X), and wherein each light guiding body (200) has two lateral side surfaces (230a, 230b) and an upper and a lower side surface (240a, 240b), wherein the optical element (100) has a first and a second light emission half (L1, L2), which can be delimited from one another by a virtual vertical plane (VE), wherein the first light guiding body (200a) of the first light emission half (L1) helps produce the first maximum illuminance (M1), and wherein the first light guiding body (200b) of the second light emission half (L2) helps produce the second maximum illuminance (M2), wherein the surface centre (FM2) of the entry surface (210) has a horizontal offset (H-off) and a downwards vertical offset (V-off) to the surface centre (FM1) of the associated exit surface (220), and wherein the lateral side surface (230a) of these first light guiding bodies (200a, 200b), which faces away from the virtual vertical plane (VE), is convex and combined with the offset of the entry surfaces (210) is designed to direct light from the corresponding light source (50) in the direction of the optical axis (A) in order to increase the illuminance between the first and the second maximum illuminance (M1, M2) in the full beam distribution (FL) such that the intersection HV of an aiming screen is arranged within the isolux line for 80% of the maximum illuminance of the full beam distribution (FL). |
| US12253224B1 |
Multifunctional interactive illumination apparatus
An interactive illumination apparatus and methods and systems for executing functions of the interactive illumination apparatus are disclosed. The interactive illumination apparatus includes a housing, a light emitting device arranged on a first end of the housing, a first button on the housing configured to detect a first input, a touch input device on the housing configured to receive a touch input from a user, and a battery in the housing. The light emitting device may be configured to generate a first illumination based on the first input. The light emitting unit may be configured to generate a second illumination based on the touch input. |
| US12253223B2 |
Expandable solar-powered light
An inflatable solar-powered light is provided. The solar-powered light includes a bladder and a solar-powered light assembly disposed entirely within the bladder. The solar-powered light assembly includes a solar panel, a rechargeable battery in electrical communication with the solar panel, and at least one light-emitting diode in electrical communication with the rechargeable battery. The bladder is substantially transparent, flexible, inflatable, and collapsible. |
| US12253222B2 |
Multi-color mixing and shaping optic and system
A mixing and shaping system with a mixing and shaping optic is provided. The system can include an optical housing configured to secure the optic along with a diffuser component arranged between the optic and the exit lens of the optical housing. The optic includes an integrally formed mixing pipe and reflector body configured to mix and shape radiation for superior near field and far field mixing. The mixing pipe is optically coupled to one or more radiation sources. The reflector body includes a first internal surface configured to receive the radiation from the one or more radiation sources and reflect or refract the radiation, and a second internal surface configured to receive the reflected radiation and reflect or refract the radiation, wherein at least a portion of the reflected radiation is configured to exit the reflector body through the first internal surface. |
| US12253217B2 |
Casing for gas, and tank valve device
A casing for gas including a first channel section through which gas flows and a second channel section intersecting with the first channel section, the first channel section having an intersecting part that intersects with the second channel section, the intersecting part being formed to have a rounded quadrangular cross section and having a flat part, the second channel section intersecting with the first channel section to open at the flat part. |
| US12253214B2 |
Compressed natural gas storage and transportation system
A system for storing and transporting compressed natural gas includes source and destination facilities and a vehicle, each of which includes pressure vessels. The pressure vessels and gas therein may be maintained in a cold state by a carbon-dioxide-based refrigeration unit. Hydraulic fluid (and/or nitrogen) ballast may be used to fill the pressure vessels as the pressure vessels are emptied so as to maintain the pressure vessels in a substantially isobaric state that reduces vessel fatigue and lengthens vessel life. The pressure vessels may be hybrid vessels with carbon fiber and fiber glass wrappings. Dip tubes may extend into the pressure vessels to selectively expel/inject gas from/into the top of the vessels or hydraulic fluid from/into the bottom of the vessels. Impingement deflectors are disposed adjacent to the dip tubes inside the vessels to discourage fluid-induced erosion of vessel walls. |
| US12253213B2 |
High-pressure gas storage system having adaptable morphology
The invention relates to a device basically consisting of the packaging of matrices of parallel tubes that act as pressurised containers. Both ends of each tube are hermetically connected to collectors located in the vicinity of the ends of the tubes. The collectors have multiple accommodations distributed according to the packing pattern of the tube matrix, there being an accommodation for each tube end. At least one collector has an internal channel that allows the connection of fluids between the tubes forming the tube matrix. This collector has an opening that allows fluid exchange between the inside of the tubes and the outside. The assembly comprising the tube matrix and collectors is surrounded by a structural belt. The collectors have a rounded geometry in the area of contact with the belt. Reinforcement fibres of the belt are mainly arranged parallel to the axis of the tubes. Reinforcement fibres of the tubes are mainly arranged in the circumferential direction of same. Those areas of the assembly comprising the tube matrix and collectors not covered by the belt are covered by casings. A rigid foam occupies the spaces between the outside of the tubes and the rest of the space inside the belts and the casings. |
| US12253211B2 |
Lubrication system
A lubrication system includes a progressive distributor and at least one pressure sensor. The progressive distributor includes a housing block having a lubricant inlet, a plurality of lubricant outlets, a plurality of piston bores fluidically connected to the lubricant inlet, each of the plurality of piston bores having a first outlet bore and a second outlet bore, and a metering piston in each of the plurality of piston bores. Each of the metering pistons is displaceable in a respective one of the plurality of outlet bores to uncover either the first outlet bore or the second outlet bore. The pressure sensor is disposed at an inlet of the progressive distributor upstream of the metering pistons with respect to a lubricant flow direction and configured to determine a lubricant pressure. |
| US12253205B1 |
Thermal transfer line assemblies, methods of manufacturing thermal transfer line assemblies, and thermal transfer methods
Thermal transfer line assemblies as well as methods for manufacturing thermal transfer line assemblies, and methods for transferring thermal energy are provided. In at least one embodiment a thermal transfer line assembly is provided that can include: a vacuum housing; a suspension support housing within the vacuum housing; a thermal conduit within the suspension support housing; in at least one cross section, a continuous outer void between the vacuum housing and the suspension support housing, an inner void between the suspension support housing and the thermal conduit; and a suspension system within the inner void and coupled to the suspension support housing but mechanically disconnected from the thermal conduit. |
| US12253201B2 |
Riser anchor and installation
An anchor assembly for riser pipes uses a plate and sleeve to support a stub pipe which penetrates a floor of a structure, such as a building, in which the riser is located. Studs extending from the plate and the sleeve engage the floor and enhance the local structural strength of the floor. A bracket which engages the plate is used to mount the stub pipe within the sleeve. The riser pipe elements are attached to the ends of the stub pipe. Fire insulation material is positioned between the stub pipe and the sleeve. |
| US12253197B2 |
Bi-directional buttonhead ties
This document describes techniques and apparatuses, which include improved bi-directional buttonhead ties, techniques for manufacturing bi-directional buttonhead ties, and techniques for using bi-directional buttonhead ties. In aspects, a bi-directional buttonhead tie is configured for securing an elongated member to a support structure and includes a tie strap and a locking head. The tie strap includes a first side and a second side. The locking head includes an outer side opposite a panel side, the tie strap extending from the panel side of the locking head, the locking head further including a first slot extending through the locking head from the outer side to the panel side, the first slot configured to receive a portion of the tie strap therethrough, and a second slot extending through the locking head from the outer side to the panel side, the second slot configured to receive a portion of the tie strap therethrough. |
| US12253195B2 |
Coupling having visual installation indicators
A pipe coupling has two segments with action surfaces in facing relationship. Attachment elements on each segment, in the form of lugs, accommodate adjustable fasteners which draw the segments together when tightened. Support surfaces on the lugs engage one another to visually indicate that a proper installation of the coupling has been achieved. |
| US12253193B1 |
Drain adapter
An adapter for facilitating an easy and secure connection between a sewage drainpipe and a sewage disposal inlet. The adapter includes a tubular member, at least one connection lug, a ring, and at least one flange. The tubular member forms a channel defining an inlet and an outlet, the outlet insertable into the sewage disposal site inlet. At least one flange extends from an outer surface of the tubular member to increase an outer circumference of the tubular member to allow the adapter to facilitate a rapid and secure frictional connection with the sewage disposal site inlet. The flanges are configured to form a stepped configuration so the adapter may securely fit into a variety of disposal site inlet sizes. The ring, typically disposed above the flanges, includes a threaded portion, and is configured to thread onto a predetermined sewage disposal site inlet size to form a substantially leak-free seal. |
| US12253192B2 |
Sealed pipeline connection, pipeline sleeve, and lockable pipeline seals and method of making same
A lockable pipeline seal, pipeline sleeve, and sealed pipeline connection for a pipeline. The pipeline seal includes a ring-shaped body having a head along a first ring end and a tail along a second ring end of the ring-shaped body, with a body portion therebetween. The ring-shaped body has an outer surface and an inner surface along its periphery. A deflection surface and abase surface are defined along the outer surface. The deflection surface is at an angle to a horizontal axis of the ring-shaped body, and a recessed grip is defined along the inner surface. The ring-shaped body is compressible such that, when the pipeline seal is installed between the pipeline sleeve and the pipeline pipe, the deflection surface is urged against the pipeline pipe and the recessed grip grippingly engages the pipeline sleeve whereby a locked seal is formed between the pipeline sleeve and the pipeline pipe. |
| US12253189B2 |
Encapsulated valve system and method of use
An encapsulated valve system includes a first housing portion having a first facing surface, the first facing surface comprising a plurality of branch pathways formed as a recess within the first facing surface. The valve system further includes a second housing portion having a second facing surface, the second facing surface comprising a plurality of branch pathways formed as a recess within the second facing surface. A disposable conduit is configured to be interposed between the first and second housing portions and disposed within the recess of the first facing surface and the recess of the second facing surface. The disposable conduit is thus sandwiched between the first and second facing surfaces. A plurality of pinch valve actuators are mounted on one or both of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the plurality of pinch valve actuators configured to pinch the disposable conduit at selective branch pathways. |
| US12253187B2 |
Cryogenic regulating valve for aircraft or spacecraft
Regulating valve with a rack and pinion transmission system for an aircraft or a spacecraft, including a valve body, a transmission shaft, a rolling element, a rack of the rolling element being engaged with a pinion of the shaft, a first end of the rolling element being guided in translation by a first bearing, and a second end of the rolling element being guided in translation by a second bearing, the valve including an annular connecting flange fixed to the valve body, the annular connecting flange radially extending between an axisymmetric inner face about a second axis of the rolling element and an axisymmetric outer face about a central axis, the inner face including a radially inner housing in which the second bearing is housed, the second axis being radially offset with respect to the central axis. |
| US12253186B2 |
Valve stem lifter
A valve stem lifter assembly which operates to alternatively open and close a valve, includes a rotatably mounted rotary shaft having a top end axially aligned with a riser with a rigidly connected pull shaft and an opposite end axially aligned with an operator for selectively producing rotational movement of the rotary shaft and corresponding axial movement of the riser and pull shaft. The rotary shaft is rotatably connected to the riser by radius set screws positioned horizontally in the grooves of the rotary shaft. A plurality of guide shaft rods passing through the riser interconnects the riser to the valve stem lifter assembly to prevent axial separation of the riser and rotary shaft, and rotation of the riser, while permitting free relative rotation of the rotary shaft and axial movement of the riser and pull shaft. |
| US12253185B2 |
Gas valve assembly
A valve assembly consists essentially of a valve body having an inlet port and an outlet port; a valve retainer at least partially housed within the valve body; a valve poppet positioned within the valve body; a magnet affixed within the valve body near the valve body inlet port; and a solenoid coil mounted around the valve body. |
| US12253181B2 |
System for fluid transfer
A fluid transfer system includes a valve tree, the valve tree having a master valve having a flow axis and a header. The fluid transfer system further includes a coupler disposed between, connected to, and in fluid communication with, the valve tree and the header. The coupler has a fixed length and includes a coupler multi-path flow connector in fluid communication with the valve tree. The coupler also includes a flow control valve having a flow axis, the flow control valve directly coupled to the coupler multi-path flow connector and in fluid communication with the header. |
| US12253176B2 |
Pressure valve processing
A valve assembly wherein the inner wall of the valve body comprises at least one opening for the entry of a liquid under pressure following output of a slurry or liquid from a tube or pipe. The valve assembly is particularly useful in maintaining a semi-continuous or continuous pressurized flow of biomass from an extruder and extending the reaction zone downstream from the extruder. An advantage of having an extended reaction zone allows for a complete treatment of materials without further wear on the extruder and also allows manipulation of the upstream treatment of materials in the tube or pipe. |
| US12253175B2 |
Metal bellows for downhole use
A metal bellows for downhole use includes: a bellows capsule with a first end and a second end; an inner diameter side and an outer diameter side arranged between the first end and the second end; where the bellows capsule comprises a first bellows convolution and second bellows convolution and optionally additional bellows convolutions; and each bellows convolution comprises: a root on the inner diameter side of the bellows capsule; a first sidewall extending from the root toward the outer diameter side of the bellows capsule with a first connection point at the distal end; a second sidewall extending from the root toward the outer diameter side of the bellows capsule with a second connection point at the distal end and wherein the second sidewall is on the opposite side of the root as the first sidewall; wherein: the bellows convolutions are formed as a single piece; and the second sidewall connection point of the first bellows convolution is permanently affixed to the first sidewall connection point of the second bellows convolution. |
| US12253170B2 |
Tensioner
An object of the present invention is to provide a tensioner with a simple structure that effectively maintains the oil pressure inside an oil pressure chamber at a correct level, while also making the machining and assembling processes less demanding. The tensioner includes a relief mechanism, which includes an orifice member that has an oil passage designed to form an orifice structure. The orifice member has a flat circular end wall part and a circumferential wall part that extends rearwards from the peripheral edge of the end wall part. The circumferential wall part includes a bulged portion that extends rearwards and is curved radially outwards. The bulged portion is designed such that the diameter of the circumscribed circle of the orifice member is greater than the inside diameter of the plunger as viewed in plan from an axial direction before the orifice member is press-fit into the plunger. |
| US12253169B1 |
Hydro-mechanical park-by-wire shift systems, transmissions incorporating the same, and methods for transmissions
Transmissions, park systems for transmissions, and methods for transmissions are envisioned. A transmission includes an input shaft to receive torque from a drive unit, an output shaft to transmit torque to a load, and a park system to selectively brake the output shaft. The park system includes a park assembly, an electro-hydraulic valve assembly to deliver one or more fluid pressures, and an actuation linkage having a piston axially translatable along a longitudinal axis in response to the one or more fluid pressures delivered thereto from the electro-hydraulic valve assembly. |
| US12253166B2 |
Earth working machine having a shiftable transmission between a drive motor and a rotatable working apparatus
An earth working machine (10), encompassing a drive motor (42) and a working apparatus (22) drivable by the drive motor (42) so as to move rotationally, the drive motor (42) being connected to the working apparatus (22), for transfer of a torque, with interposition of a shiftable transmission (50; 150) comprising at least two gearing stages having different torque transfer ratios, is characterized in that by means of a first gearing stage of the shiftable transmission (50), an input shaft (48), coupled on the input side to the drive motor (42), of the shiftable transmission (50) is connectable in torque-transferring fashion directly to an output shaft (52), coupled on the output side to the working apparatus (22), of the shiftable transmission (50) so as to rotate together at the same rotation speed; and by means of a second gearing stage of the shiftable transmission (50), the input shaft (48) is connectable in torque-transferring fashion, with interposition of a transmission assemblage (64), to the output shaft (52) so as to rotate together at different rotation speeds. |
| US12253162B2 |
Torque sensor for an aircraft propulsion system gearbox assembly
An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system includes a planetary gear assembly, a torque sensor, and a controller. The planetary gear assembly includes a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, a first ring gear, and a second ring gear. Each planet gear of the plurality of planet gears includes a main gear, a first lateral gear, and a second lateral gear. The main gear is engaged with the sun gear, the first lateral gear is engaged with the first ring gear, and the second lateral gear is engaged with the second ring gear. The torque sensor assembly contacts the second ring gear. The torque sensor assembly is configured to generate an output signal corresponding to an axial deflection of the second ring gear. The controller is configured to calculate a torque applied to the output shaft by the planetary gear assembly using the output signal. |
| US12253157B2 |
Systems and methods of use of slew drivers with sensor carriers
Disclosed herein are novel slew drive components and systems. In some cases, a slew drive system can comprise a sensor configured to measure deformation in a deformation element of a sensor carrier component, which can result from axial displacement of a worm gear of the slew drive system. In some cases, measured deformation of a deformation element can be used to determine torque applied to a worm gear by a slew drive worm wheel, as described herein. |
| US12253155B2 |
Gearbox assembly
A gearbox assembly includes a first gear and a second gear. The first gear includes a plurality of first gear teeth. The second gear includes a plurality of second gear teeth. The plurality of first gear teeth and the plurality of second gear teeth mesh with each other as the first gear and the second gear rotate. A profile shape of at least one first gear tooth of the first gear is characterized by a total profile modification between 66 micrometers and 120 micrometers. |
| US12253151B2 |
Guide assembly comprising an elastic element
A guide assembly, comprising: an outer guide member; an inner guide member at least partially enclosed by the outer guide member, the outer guide member and the inner guide member delimiting a space therebetween; an elastic member disposed in the space, enclosing the inner guide member and being compressible along an axial direction; a support member; and an actuation member configured to axially compress the elastic member against the support member. The inner guide member comprises an axially extending guiding surface facing the elastic member for restricting movement of the elastic member in a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction. A length of an axial overlap between the guiding surface of the inner guide member and the elastic member is at least two thirds of an axial length of the elastic member. |
| US12253149B2 |
Differential gear unit, a vehicle comprising a differential gear unit, and a method for operating a differential gear unit
A differential gear unit includes an annular ring gear having a rotational axis in an axial direction; side gears respectively distribute torque to drive shafts; differential pinion gears are rotatably arranged on a pinion pin, where the pinion gears respectively engage the side gears. A decoupling element inside the ring gear is rotatably arranged in relation to the ring gear. The pinion pin is connected to and extends diametrically across the decoupling element. A clutch sleeve slides relative to the ring gear and the decoupling element. The clutch sleeve, upon axial displacement, disconnects the ring gear from the decoupling element in a first position, allowing rotational movement of the decoupling element relative to the ring gear; connects the ring gear to the decoupling element in a second position, preventing the rotational movement of the decoupling element; and connects the ring gear to a park-lock structure in a third position. |
| US12253147B2 |
Low inertia hydrodynamic launch device
A launch device for coupling the rotary output of a prime mover to the rotary input of a driven device. The launch device includes a containment vessel defining a chamber. A driving element, located within the chamber and being rotatable relative to the containment vessel, is configured to be coupled to the output of the prime mover, while a driven element, also located within the chamber and being rotatable relative to the containment vessel, is configured to be coupled to the input of the driven device. The driven element is fluidically coupled to the driving element and is rotationally driven thereby during rotation of the driving element by the prime mover. |
| US12253146B1 |
Transmission device
A transmission device includes a base body and a plurality of driving modules disposed in the base body. Each driving module includes a first transmission set, a linking member, a second transmission set, a third transmission set, a gear set, and a driving motor. The first transmission set includes a slide rail and a slide block. The slide block is fixed on the base body. The linking member is fixed on the slide rail and has a slide shaft. The second transmission set includes a screw rod and a nut, and the nut is fixed on the slide rail. The third transmission set includes a worm rod and a worm gear meshed with the worm rod. The gear set is connected to the worm rod. The driving motor has a driving shaft connected to the gear set. |
| US12253143B2 |
Actuating device
An actuating device includes an actuator and a stationary portion. The actuator has at least one driving portion. The stationary portion is provided at an arbitrary position along the actuator such that the driving portion forms a first driving portion and a second driving portion. The first driving portion and the second driving portion can be provided with the same actuating ability or with different actuating abilities respectively by adjusting the position of the stationary portion. |
| US12253138B2 |
Damper assembly
A damper assembly includes a pressure tube forming a chamber, a piston assembly disposed in the chamber and dividing the chamber into two subchambers, and a piston rod fixed to the piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a body having an inner bore extending axially through the body. The piston assembly includes a blowoff disc contacting the body at the inner bore and having a throughhole aligned with the inner bore. The piston rod extends through and concentrically contacts the inner bore and the throughhole. The body has a groove extending axially along a length of the inner bore. The groove and the piston rod form a passageway permitting fluid to travel across the body. The blowoff disc has a notch extending from the throughhole and arranged to permit fluid from the passageway to pass across the blowoff disc. |
| US12253137B2 |
Damping apparatus and method of using same
A damping apparatus for use with a solar panel array and a solar tracking device that is operatively connected to the solar panel array to control positioning of solar panels. The damping apparatus can absorb kinetic energy from movement of the solar panels and convert the kinetic energy to heat energy. The damping apparatus can include one or more sensors that collect data corresponding to the heat energy. The damping apparatus can send instructions to the solar tracking device for adjusting the position of the solar panels based on the analysis of the sensor data. |
| US12253135B2 |
Tubular vibration-damping device
A tubular vibration-damping device including an inner shaft member and an outer tube member connected by a main rubber elastic body. The outer tube member is configured to be slidably inserted in an attachment tube in an axial direction, and is circumferentially divided so as to be radially deformable or displaceable. A pair of tighteners are disposed on axially opposite sides of the main rubber elastic body. The main rubber elastic body is fastened to an inner circumferential surface of the outer tube member. An adjustment elastic body against which the tighteners are pressed is integrally formed with axially opposite side portions of the main rubber elastic body. Sliding resistance in the axial direction between an outer circumferential surface of the outer tube member and an inner circumferential surface of the attachment tube is settable depending on a pressing force of the tighteners against the adjustment elastic body. |
| US12253126B2 |
Electric drive axle system with a self-indexing clutch and method for operation of said clutch
Methods and systems for a clutch assembly in an electric drive axle of a vehicle are provided. In one example, a clutch assembly in a gear train is provided that includes a locking clutch. The locking clutch includes a gear including a plurality of teeth having at least one tooth with a tapered end, an indexing shaft rotationally connected to an output shaft, a shift collar mounted on the indexing shaft, configured to translate on the indexing shaft into an engaged and disengaged configuration, and including a plurality of teeth on a face, where at least one tooth in the plurality of teeth in the shift collar includes a tapered end, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the shift collar and the indexing shaft and configured to accommodate for indexing between the indexing shaft and the shift collar during shift collar engagement. |
| US12253121B2 |
Cam clutch
To provide a cam clutch that allows use of the outer race as a rotating member without requiring a complex structure, and that allows a size reduction in the axial direction. The cam clutch includes an operating mode switch mechanism (140) for switching between two or more of a free state that allows relative rotation in both directions, a one-way clutch mode that allows relative rotation in one of forward and reverse directions, and a locked state that prohibits relative rotation in both directions. The operating mode switch mechanism (140) includes a cam orientation changing part (141) axially movable independently of rotation of the inner race (110) and the outer race (120). A plurality of cams (131) include an engaging portion (136) protruding from a side face toward the cam orientation changing part (141). |
| US12253118B2 |
Hydraulic clutch and work-vehicle travel power transmission apparatus including the hydraulic clutch
A clutch hub includes oil supply holes extending therethrough to supply lubricating oil from an interior of the clutch hub toward first clutch plates and second clutch plates. An injection port to allow injection of the lubricating oil into the interior of the clutch hub is located inside of the clutch hub between the clutch hub and a rotation axis of a clutch body. The clutch hub includes an inner circumferential portion including an opposing portion opposing the injection port, and a first portion closer to a first end portion of the clutch hub than the opposing portion in a direction extending along the rotation axis. The first portion includes an inclined inner circumferential surface structured such that a radius of the clutch hub decreases toward the first end portion. |
| US12253114B2 |
Geared motor and clutch actuator using same
A planetary gear has: a first planetary gear annular surface formed at one axial end of the planetary gear and a second planetary gear annular surface formed at another axial end of the planetary gear. A sun gear has a sun gear annular surface that is opposed to the first planetary gear annular surface. A second ring gear has an output-side annular surface that is opposed to the second planetary gear annular surface. A relative movement of a carrier subassembly relative to a housing in an axial direction is limited when the first planetary gear annular surface abuts against the sun gear annular surface or when the second planetary gear annular surface abuts against the output-side annular surface. |
| US12253111B2 |
Internal combustion engine having targeted engine lubrication
An internal combustion engine, including a pair of opposed pistons, a pair of opposed cylinders, and an output shaft, wherein each of the pistons is arranged for reciprocating motion within a respective one of the cylinders, driven by combustion, and the pistons are coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the pistons drives rotation of the output shaft, wherein the coupling includes a connecting rod coupled to the opposed pistons, and the coupling further includes a crankshaft rotatably mounted within a slider bearing, the slider bearing being formed of separable parts and having unitary sides for sliding contact within the connecting rod. |
| US12253109B2 |
Folding implement with fixed bearing surface for rotatable tool
A folding implement such as a knife having a handle and a blade or tool rotatably connected to the handle by a fixed bearing surface. The handle includes a first scale or side and a second scale or side, wherein a first fixed bearing surface is connected to the first scale and a second fixed bearing surface is connected to the second scale, with the blade or tool positioned between the first scale and second scale and in contact with the bearing surfaces. The bearing surfaces contact an adjacent side surface of the tang of the blade or tool and sweep there across when being moved from a closed position to an open position or vice-versa. The bearing surfaces are fixed in the scales and do not rotate thereby providing a consistently reliable mechanism for reducing operating friction. |
| US12253108B2 |
Motor
A motor according to the present application includes a rotating shaft, a bearing, a bearing holder configured to accommodate the bearing, a holder disposed at one end portion side of the bearing holder in a rotating shaft direction, and a lid disposed at another end portion side of the bearing holder in the rotating shaft direction. A labyrinth structure is formed of one end portion of the bearing holder and an inner peripheral portion of the holder, and/or a labyrinth structure is formed of the rotating shaft and the lid. |
| US12253105B2 |
Use of an oversized threaded rod in a locking oblong hole
A method for securing a first part to a second part where the first part has a locking oblong hole. The method includes passing a locking threaded rod through the locking oblong hole and into the second part. The locking threaded rod is oversized with respect to a width of the locking oblong hole such that the locking threaded rod widens the locking oblong hole as the locking threaded rod is passing through the locking oblong hole. |
| US12253104B2 |
Reaction washer
A reaction washer can include a castellated portion circumferentially disposed around a perimeter of the reaction washer and a main body portion defining an inner diameter that slidingly receives an associated threaded element therethrough. The castellated portion can include a plurality of castellations that cooperate to define an outer diameter of the reaction washer. Further, the main body can include a first side and a second side that face in opposite directions and an inner engagement ring that extends from the first side and is coaxially disposed between the inner diameter and the castellated portion. The inner engagement ring can include a plurality of serrations that each define a respective serration axis that do not intersect with the engagement axis. |
| US12253102B2 |
Clamp assembly configured for vertical tightening
A clamp assembly includes a main body having a through-hole for accommodating a component. The main body includes first end opposite of a second end. A center portion is disposed on the first end. A top portion and a bottom portion are disposed on the second end. The center portion is disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion. The center portion includes an elongated bore. The top portion includes a first bore and the bottom portion includes a second bore. The center portion has a slanted top surface inverse to a bottom surface of the top portion. When the bolt is seated through the elongated bore, the first bore and the second bore and the nut is rotated along the bolt and slides the center portion with respect to the top portion and bottom portion, narrowing or opening the through-hole of the main body. |
| US12253097B2 |
Immersion pump
An immersion pump (1) for conveying a fluid, preferably industrial or waste water, includes a drive unit (2) which extends along a rotational axis (x) and which is connected to a pump unit (3), wherein the pump unit (3) includes a pump casing (3.1) and a pump impeller (3.2), wherein the pump casing (3.1) includes a pump chamber (3.1.1) in which the pump impeller (3.2) is arranged rotatably about the rotational axis (x) and at least one inlet opening (3.1.2) for the fluid includes a pump chamber (3.1.1) in which the pump impeller (3.2) is arranged rotatably about the rotational axis (x) and includes at least one inlet opening (3.1.2) for the fluid and an outlet chamber (3.1.3) which is fluidically connected to the pump chamber (3.1.1) and has at least two outlet openings (3.1.4) through which the fluid can be pumped out. |
| US12253094B2 |
Pump device
An impeller of a pump device includes a vane wheel fixed to a flange portion of a rotor member. The vane wheel includes a plurality of vane portions protruding from a disc portion opposed to the flange portion in an axial direction. At a tip end of each vane portion, a rib that is inserted into a fixing groove provided in the flange portion is provided. A gap in the axial direction is provided between a tip end of an inner peripheral portion including an end portion on an inner side in a radial direction of the rib and a bottom surface of the fixing groove, and a welded portion welded to the fixing groove is provided at a tip end on another side in the axial direction of an outer peripheral portion including an end portion on an outer side in the radial direction of the rib. |
| US12253089B2 |
Vacuum pump
A vacuum pump having excellent exhaust performance is provided. The vacuum pump includes a Siegbahn type exhaust mechanism portion 201 in which a Siegbahn spiral groove portion 262 is provided in at least either rotating discs 220a to 220c or stator discs 219a and 219b, and a Holweck type exhaust mechanism portion 301 in which a thread groove 131a is provided in at least either a cylindrical portion 102d of a rotating body 103 or a threaded spacer 131, and the Holweck type exhaust mechanism portion 301 is located on the downstream side of the Siegbahn type exhaust mechanism portion 201. The Holweck type exhaust mechanism portion 301 has a flow passage depth that is continuously constant at a predetermined depth H2, and the Siegbahn type exhaust mechanism portion 201 includes a region that is continuously constant at the predetermined depth H2 from a predetermined position. |
| US12253088B2 |
Fan
Disclosed is a fan including a nozzle having an air outlet through which an airflow is expelled in an axial direction. The fan includes an axial perturbation device for applying a velocity perturbation at a first frequency to the airflow in the axial direction. |
| US12253087B2 |
Variable speed pumping system and method
A variable speed pumping system coupled to a fluid circuit of an aquatic application is provided. The system includes a motor, a variable speed drive in electrical communication with the motor, and a housing designed to substantially enclose the motor and the variable speed drive. The housing includes a drive cover extending over the variable speed drive and an end cover. A controller is configured to provide control of the variable speed drive. An electrical communication assembly is in communication with the controller and contained underneath the end cover. The electrical communication assembly includes an RS-485 terminal block, and a selectively removable IO expansion module sized and shaped to be received into a receptable of the drive cover. The IO expansion module has a module cover and a module circuit board, and the module circuit board includes a plurality of relay terminal blocks and a plurality of digital input terminals. |
| US12253085B2 |
Compressor
A compressor includes a casing that stores a lubrication oil in a bottom portion, a compression mechanism disposed in the casing, an electric motor disposed above the compression mechanism, a discharge pipe opening in a space in the casing on an upper side of the motor, and an oil drainage mechanism that guides a lubrication oil adhering to an inner wall of the casing to the discharge pipe using a swirling flow generated by rotation of the motor. The oil drainage mechanism includes an oil drain pipe having one end opening in the inner wall of the casing and another end connected to the discharge pipe, and a flow-rate regulating valve disposed at the oil drain pipe. The flow-rate regulating valve has a changeable opening degree. The opening degree of the flow-rate regulating valve is configured to be regulated in accordance with a rotational speed of the motor. |
| US12253083B2 |
Rotary compressor
A rotary compressor is provided that may include a cylinder; a chamber eccentrically formed in the cylinder and accommodating a predetermined working fluid; a rotor rotatably received in the chamber and arranged so as to be concentric to the cylinder; first and second bearings disposed on upper and lower portions, respectively, of the cylinder so as to close the chamber, and which support a drive shaft of the rotor; a plurality of vanes movably installed on the rotor in a radial direction thereof, and protruding from the rotor up to an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder so as to divide the chamber into a plurality of compression spaces; first and second guide grooves which, in order to accommodate a portion of the vanes, are formed on respective surfaces, facing the chamber, of the first and second bearings so as to be concentric to the chamber, and guide the plurality of vanes while the rotor is rotating so that the plurality of vanes continuously protrude up to the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder; and an auxiliary bearing which is provided in at least one of the first guide groove or the second guide groove and rotating with the plurality of vanes. |
| US12253072B2 |
Pump head of diaphragm booster pump, diaphragm booster pump, water treatment device and method of operating pump head
A pump head of a diaphragm booster pump, a diaphragm booster pump, a water treatment device and a method of operating a pump head. The pump head includes: a piston chamber, including a booster chamber arranged on an inner wall of the piston chamber; and a diaphragm, the booster chamber formed through enclosing the diaphragm, and the booster chamber radially expanding or compressing. The movement of two eccentric wheels with a phase difference of 180° in an eccentric assembly drives balance wheels of a balance wheel assembly to move oppositely. During rotation of the eccentric assembly, eccentric forces counteract each other, and the moment keeps balanced. The balance wheel assembly includes big small balance wheels, which are a first small balance wheel, the big balance wheel and a second small balance wheel in sequence, and the eccentric assembly drives the balance wheel assembly to swing eccentrically through a bearing. |
| US12253070B2 |
Conveyor device having an elestically deformable element with a counter surface extending over three arc sections
A conveyor device for at least conveying a fluid with at least one conveyor chamber is provided. The conveyor device includes at least one dimensionally stable conveyor chamber element that at least partially delimits the conveyor chamber and with at least one elastically deformable and, in particular, annular conveyor element, particularly a conveyor membrane, that delimits the conveyor chamber together with the conveyor chamber element and is arranged on the conveyor chamber element, wherein the conveyor element has at least one sealing extension that is designed integrally with a base body of the conveyor element and at least partially arranged in a sealing groove of the conveyor chamber element when the conveyor element is arranged on the conveyor chamber element. |
| US12253069B2 |
Compressor
A compressor is provided that may include a cylinder comprising at least one gas inlet formed on an outer circumferential surface, the cylinder being formed in a cylindrical shape; a piston disposed inside of the cylinder and configured to reciprocate axially; a spring supporter disposed outside of the cylinder and coupled to a rear of the piston; a resonant spring coupled to the spring supporter; a magnet frame coupled to a front of the spring supporter; and a mover disposed on the magnet frame. The at least one gas inlet may include a first gas inlet, and a second gas inlet disposed at a rear of the first gas inlet. A straight line extending radially from a center of mass of the piston, the spring supporter, the magnet frame, and the mover may be disposed between the first gas inlet and the second gas inlet. |
| US12253068B2 |
Energy capture from oscillating object
A method for capturing energy from an oscillating object, in which at least one unbalanced rotor is oscillated to rotate the rotor(s) while reciprocally pivoting each of the rotor(s) about a respective counter-oscillation axis that is substantially perpendicular to both a rotation axis of the rotor and the oscillation axis for the oscillating object. Reciprocally pivoting the rotor(s) about the respective counter-oscillation axis urges the rotor to rotate continuously instead of reciprocally, and energy from rotation of the rotor can be captured, for example mechanically or electrically. Optionally, the counter-oscillation axis may be moved to maintain the counter-oscillation axis perpendicular to the oscillation axis for the oscillating object. |
| US12253067B2 |
Actuator device having power spring retention
There is described an actuator device comprising a single molded housing, a linear bridge feature, a spring hook retention feature, and a power spring. The single molded housing is formed by integrating the linear bridge feature across the single molded housing and the spring hook retention feature to one side of the linear bridge feature. The power spring is inserted laterally through the linear bridge feature of the actuator device. The power spring includes a spring hook at one end, and the spring hook of the power spring attaches to the spring hook retention feature of the actuator device. The power spring applies, at least in part, a torque to a control shaft coupled to the actuator device. |
| US12253065B2 |
Method for controlling a wind power installation so as to protect birds and bats
The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind power installation which has a rotor having rotor blades that are adjustable in terms of their blade angle, and having a rotor diameter, wherein the rotor is able to be operated at a variable rotor rotating speed; and a region in which the rotor blades move forms a danger zone for birds and bats, the method comprising the following steps: checking whether a bird or bat approaching the wind power installation is an endangered bird and if an endangered bird has been identified, detecting a bird position as the current position of the endangered bird identified; and controlling the rotor rotating speed as a function of the bird position in relation to the wind power installation; wherein the rotor rotating speed is reduced in multiple stages or continuously as the distance of the bird position from the wind power installation decreases. The invention is intended to propose a solution in which a wind power installation poses the lowest possible risk to endangered species of birds and bats while at the same time offering the best possible yield. The intention is to at least propose an alternative to the solutions known to date. |
| US12253064B2 |
Method for controlling boosted power output of a power generating unit
A method for controlling a power output of a power generating unit is disclosed. An accumulated power output of the power generating unit during a predefined time interval is forecasted. An actual power output of the power generating unit is measured during the predefined time interval, and an actual accumulated power output is estimated for the predefined time interval on the basis of the measured actual power output of the power generating unit. A difference between the forecasted accumulated power output and the estimated actual accumulated power output is derived. The power output of the power generating unit is boosted, in the case that the estimated actual accumulated power output is below the forecasted accumulated power output, and the difference between the forecasted accumulated power output and the estimated actual accumulated power output is larger than a predefined threshold value. |
| US12253062B2 |
Apparatus for extracting power from fluid flow
An apparatus for extracting power includes a track and an airfoil coupled to the track. The track includes first and second elongate sections, where the first elongate section is positioned above the second elongate section. The airfoil is moveable in opposite directions when alternately coupled to the first elongate section and second elongate section. |
| US12253058B2 |
Drive assembly
A drive assembly is provided suitable for aiding in the conversion of wave energy to useful energy. The drive assembly of the present invention is arranged to transfer wave energy to an energy converter, the drive assembly comprising a wave energy capturing member; and a lever arm coupled to the wave energy capturing member, the lever arm being movable between a first stroke position and a second stroke position to define a working stroke; wherein the lever arm is arranged to be coupled to an energy converter and is further arranged to transfer energy from the wave energy capturing member to said energy converter; further wherein the wave energy capturing member is arranged to move the lever arm between the first stroke position and the second stroke position; and wherein the first stroke position and the second stroke position define distal end points of the working stroke; the working stroke arranged so as to drive said energy converter. |
| US12253055B2 |
High-pressure fuel pump
A high-pressure fuel pump has an inlet valve and a pressure-limiting valve which fluidically connects a high-pressure region to an inlet valve region located, in terms of geometry, between the inlet valve and an electromagnetic actuator of the high-pressure fuel pump, which acts upon the inlet valve via a tappet. |
| US12253052B2 |
Injector sleeve for an injector, and blowing device and internal combustion engine
An injector sleeve for an injector for introducing a gaseous fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes an intake in which the injector is at least partially receivable. A lateral surface on an external periphery has a longitudinal region around which a coolant flowing through a cooling chamber of the internal combustion engine is flowable. A sealing region connected to the longitudinal region seals the combustion chamber from the cooling chamber. A cap is arrangeable in the combustion chamber and the cap has a flow opening where gaseous fuel flowing out of the injector is directly flowable through the cap for shaping a jet of the gaseous fuel. |
| US12253050B2 |
Combined cycle propulsion system for hypersonic flight
A combined cycle propulsion system for a flight vehicle includes a compressor-fed combustion engine, and a multi-mode supersonic engine. The multi-mode supersonic engine includes an adjustable inlet section, a combustion section arranged downstream of the adjustable inlet section and including a first combustor portion having at least one rotating detonation combustor and a second combustor portion having a supersonic combustion type combustor, and an adjustable exhaust nozzle section arranged downstream of the combustion section. The at least one rotating detonation combustor functions as a pilot for the supersonic combustion type combustor. |
| US12253049B2 |
Hypersonic large internal contraction ratio air inlet channel having stepless adjustable air release valve and control method
The present invention provides a hypersonic large internal contraction ratio air inlet channel having stepless adjustable air release valve, including an air inlet channel front body, an air-discharging slit cover plate, sidewalls, a lip cover, air-discharging cavities, valve plates, partition plates, a rotatable shaft, an expansion section and a driver. The valve plates are rotated through the driver according to the actual working conditions of air inlet channel, the minimum cross-section of the air discharging flow path is thus changed, and a stepless dynamic adjustment of the air discharging flow of the air inlet channel can be realized, so that the aerodynamic performance of the air inlet channel is improved, and the air discharging resistance of the air vehicle is reduced. |
| US12253045B2 |
Air amount adjustment valve and multiple throttle device
A multiple throttle device 100 includes: a throttle body 12 having a plurality of intake passages 10; a plurality of throttle valves 20; a plurality of secondary passages 102 respectively bypassing the plurality of throttle valves 20; and an air amount adjustment valve 30 for adjusting an amount of air flowing through the plurality of secondary passages 102. The air amount adjustment valve 30 includes a valve plug 40, and a guide part 50 for guiding the valve plug 40 in the axial direction. Opening into the inner peripheral surface 51 of the guide part 50 are: a plurality of first communication holes 52 respectively communicating with downstream sides of the throttle valves 20 in the plurality of intake passages 10; and a second communication hole 54 communicating with a canister 9 for collecting fuel vapor. The actuator 60 adjusts a position of the valve plug 40 in the axial direction such that a first effective opening area of each of the first communication holes 52 which is not blocked by the valve plug 40 and a second effective opening area of the second communication hole 54 which is not blocked by the valve plug 40 change. |
| US12253038B2 |
Controller for vehicle and control method for vehicle
When a start request for an internal combustion engine is made with 1) a clutch disconnected, 2) a crankshaft rotating at a specified rotation speed or greater, and 3) fuel injection by an injector stopped, a controller for a vehicle executes: a first process that identifies, from the cylinders, a target cylinder that is in a compression stroke when the request is made; a second process that calculates a requested injection position based on the rotation speed; a third process that calculates, as a start crank position, a rotation position of the crankshaft advanced from the requested injection position by a specified rotation amount; and a fourth process that outputs a command signal that instructs a target injector to inject fuel at the crank position only if the rotation position of the crankshaft obtained when the request is made is advanced from the crank position. |
| US12253035B2 |
Engine control device
An engine control device includes: a compression release cylinder selecting part that selects, from a plurality of cylinders, one or more compression release cylinders to which fuel is not to be injected, depending on the magnitude of a required torque of an engine having the plurality of cylinders connected to an exhaust pipe provided with a catalyst for purifying exhaust gas; an exhaust valve control part that opens the exhaust valve of the compression release cylinder; a fuel injection amount determining part that determines the amount of fuel to be injected into an operating cylinder that differs from the compression release cylinder among the plurality of cylinders, according to a load torque generated by opening the exhaust valve and the required torque; and an injection control part that causes fuel, according to the determined amount of fuel injection, to be injected into the operating cylinder. |
| US12253031B1 |
Gas turbine bleed off valve
A bleed arrangement of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a core casing having one or more bleed openings define therein. The core case separates a core flowpath from a bypass flowpath of the gas turbine engine. A slider is positioned radially inboard of a case inner surface of the core casing relative to an engine central longitudinal axis. The slider is configured to be moved circumferentially between a closed position blocking the one or more bleed openings and an open position in which at least a portion of a core airflow is diverted from the core flowpath into the bypass flowpath as bleed airflow. |
| US12253028B2 |
Apparatus comprising a device for regulating a concentration of dihydrogen
An apparatus contains a dihydrogen tank and/or a dihydrogen circuit, and a device for regulating a concentration of dihydrogen located outside the tank and/or the circuit. The device includes at least one pair of electrical conductors including a first electrical conductor supplied with a first voltage and a second electrical conductor supplied with a second voltage which is different from the first voltage. At least one controller repeatedly commands the application of a predetermined voltage difference between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor so that an electric arc of controlled power is formed in order to burn dihydrogen possibly coming from the tank and/or from the circuit. Thus, dihydrogen does not accumulate in undesired places in the apparatus. |
| US12253024B2 |
Recuperative heat exchanger system
A system may include a turbine and a recuperative heat exchanger system. The recuperative heat exchanger system is configured to receive exhaust gases from the turbine. The recuperative heat exchanger system may include a precool section to cool the exhaust gases, a major heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases, and a minor heating section to receive the cooled the exhaust gases. |
| US12253023B1 |
Turbine engine including a gas path component having a hydrophobic coating
A turbine engine for an aircraft. The turbine engine includes a combustor and a steam system. Fuel and steam are injected into the combustor to mix with compressed air to generate a fuel and air mixture. The fuel and air mixture is combusted in the combustor to generate combustion gases. The steam system is fluidly coupled to the combustor as the steam source to provide steam to the combustor. The steam system includes a hot gas path and a steam hot gas path component. The hot gas path is fluidly coupled to the combustor to receive the combustion gases and to route the combustion gases through the steam system. The steam hot gas path component includes a wall having a combustion-gas-facing surface facing the hot gas path and a hydrophobic coating formed on the combustion-gas-facing surface. |
| US12253021B2 |
Transmission and method for control of boost spool
A gas turbine engine includes a first spool, a second spool, a third spool, and a epicyclic differential. The epicyclic differential includes a sun gear, planet gears supported from a planet carrier, a ring gear, and a locking member, each housed within an accessory gearbox. The planet carrier couples to the second spool. The sun gear couples to the third spool, and the ring gear couples to engine accessories. A method of operating the gas turbine engine includes supplying a first fuel flow rate to a primary combustor associated with the first and third spools and supplying a second fuel flow rate to a secondary combustor associated with the second spool based on a power lever angle within an intermediate power level range. |
| US12253006B2 |
Composite airfoil assembly having a dovetail portion
A composite blade assembly for a turbine engine. The composite blade assembly having a core, a first skin and a second skin. The core having a composite structure. The first skin having at least one composite ply. The second skin having at least one composite ply. The first skin having a first radius. The second skin having a second radius. |
| US12253001B2 |
Static de-aerator and lubricant system
A de-aerator is provided that includes a body, a cover panel, a fluid inlet, a helical fluid passage, at least one partition, and at least one fluid outlet. The body extends between opposing first and second axial ends. The body has a sidewall, a base panel, and an internal cavity. The fluid inlet is in communication with the body and is configured to direct fluid tangentially into the internal cavity. The helical fluid passage is disposed within the internal cavity and has entry and exit ends. The helical fluid passage has circumferential turns that each include an air passage. The at least one partition is disposed within the internal cavity at or below the passage exit end, spaced above the base panel. The at least one fluid outlet is configured to permit liquid passage from the internal cavity of the body to outside the body. |
| US12253000B2 |
Oil system of a gas turbine engine, comprising a first oil circuit and at least one second oil circuit, and gas turbine engine
An oil system of a gas turbine engine, includes a first oil circuit and a second oil circuit. Via the oil circuits, oil is supplied to a hydraulic load of a transmission of the engine. Downstream of the load, in the region of a return of the transmission, oil is introduced into the oil circuits from the transmission. Upstream of the load, in the region of inlets, oil can be introduced into the transmission from the oil circuits. The second oil circuit includes an oil accumulator between the return and the inlet of the second oil circuit. The oil accumulator is configured such that, according to a feed pressure of the oil upstream of the inlet, oil is stored in the oil accumulator or oil stored in the oil accumulator is fed toward the inlet. |
| US12252994B2 |
Turbine assembly
The present invention pertains a turbine arrangement comprising a compressor, a recuperator, a combustion chamber with the combustion air supply, a gas turbine, a heat exchanger, an expansion turbine for expanding the vaporized working medium, and wherein the compressor, the gas turbine and the expansion turbine are arranged on a common shaft which is connected to a generator for generating electrical energy. |
| US12252990B2 |
Rotary combustion engine block sealing
A block sealing of a rotary combustion engine having a rotating block with radially located cylinders and pistons and an outside stationary case is disclosed. Transverse and/or lateral sealings located in the stationary case fit tight to an outer surface of the block. In circular grooves, a lateral sealing of radius sealing strips with springs situated between adjacent transverse sealing strips placed in transverse grooves is located. Couplings with notches and pressure springs are located in bores of the stationary case for inserting radius sealing strips and transverse sealing strips. The radius sealing strip is provided with a cut-out for interlocking of a stop connected with the stationary case. In the side of the radius sealing strip, a longitudinal groove in which a flexible sealing element and/or transverse sealing strip is made, and at its side, it is provided with a groove in which another flexible sealing element is located. |
| US12252988B2 |
Microwave-based mining systems and methods with robotic arm waveguide
A system for excavating a rock face using microwaves. The system may include a microwave generator, an articulable robotic arm with a plurality of rotatably connected rigid waveguide segments, an applicator attached to a distal end of the robotic arm, and a robotic control system. The system produces microwaves with the microwave generator and moves the robotic arm such that the applicator moves along the rock face as the microwaves exit the applicator to precondition the rock face for excavation. Various patterns of microwave treatment, and controls based on sensor feedback, may be implemented. |
| US12252987B1 |
Annular piston pile driver
An annular piston pile driver for use with a fluid jet drill system for boring holes in both residential and non-residential areas for geothermal energy shafts. The annular piston pile driver having an inner cylinder an outer cylinder, a piston, a driver coupling, an upper sealing component, and a lower sealing component. The outer cylinder circumscribing the inner cylinder such that the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder form an annular space therebetween. The piston comprising a piston shaft and a piston head, wherein the piston is disposed within the annular space and configured to travel along an axis. |
| US12252986B2 |
Steerable drilling device
A steerable drilling device has an outer tube extending along a longitudinal axis; a drill bit joint inserted into said outer tube, a lower end of said drill bit joint extending out of a lower end of said outer tube for connection to a drill bit; a joint drive mechanism, provided in said outer tube and configured to drive said drill bit joint to swing relative to the longitudinal axis; and a lower connection mechanism. The lower connection mechanism has a connection body connected to said joint drive mechanism in such a manner that said joint drive mechanism is non-rotatable with respect to said connection body, a first centralizer arranged between said connection body and said outer tube, a circuit system arranged in said connection body and configured to provide an electrical signal to said joint driving mechanism, and an attitude sensor arranged in said connection body. |
| US12252982B1 |
Methods for conducting a pressure test, and systems relating thereto
A method of conducting a pressure test on a piping and manifold system can include isolating a wellhead from fluid flow into a well to form a closed test system, operating at least one and less than all of the plurality of pumping units to pump fluid into and pressurize the closed test system to a first predetermined pressure, upon reaching the first predetermined pressure, halting pumping of fluid by the at least one of the plurality of pumping units, continuing pumping of fluid into the closed test system with at least one pressure test pump to pressurize the manifold and piping to a final predetermined pressure, and upon reaching the final predetermined pressure, halting pumping of the fluid by the at least one pressure test pump. |
| US12252980B2 |
Determination of order and/or direction of downhole components
A system for determining an order of electronic components in a downhole string includes a plurality of electronic components connected in series by a conductor and forming a series of electronic components, the plurality of electronic components including a master electronic component. For each electronic component in the series of electronic components, the controller is configured to detect a power direction, where the power direction is an uphole power direction when power from the power supply is received at an uphole side of the electronic component, and is a downhole power direction when power is received at a downhole side of the electronic component. The controller is configured to send a message through the conductor including an indicator indicating the power direction, and the master electronic component is configured to receive the message and determine an order of electronic components in the series of electronic components based on the indicator. |
| US12252979B2 |
Event detection from pump data
A method for detecting an event includes measuring a pressure of a fluid with a pressure sensor. The method also includes generating a pressure spectrogram based at least in part on the pressure. The method also includes comparing the pressure spectrogram to a plurality of historical pressure spectrograms. The historical pressure spectrograms have previously been determined to be related to one or more events. The method also includes determining that the pressure spectrogram is related to an event based at least partially upon the comparison. |
| US12252978B2 |
Telescopic gauge cutter
A method for detecting an obstruction in a conduit of a tubular includes running a deployment device connected to a first cylindrical rod and a second cylindrical rod into the conduit of the tubular. The second cylindrical rod has a diameter larger than a diameter of the first cylindrical rod. The method further includes positioning an outer sleeve, including a plurality of stretchable elements connecting a plurality of panels to one another, in a first position, wherein the outer sleeve is disposed concentrically around the second cylindrical rod in the first position. The method further includes detecting the obstruction by shifting the outer sleeve from the first position to a second position due to an interaction between the obstruction and the outer sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve is concentrically disposed around the first cylindrical rod in the second position. |
| US12252975B2 |
Drilling control
A system and method that include receiving sensor data during drilling of a portion of a borehole in a geologic environment. The system and method also include selecting a drilling mode from a plurality of drilling modes based at least on a portion of the sensor data. The system and method additionally include simulating drilling of the borehole using the selected drilling mode and generating a state of the borehole in the geologic environment based on the simulated drilling of the borehole. The system and method further include generating a reward using the state of the borehole and a planned borehole trajectory and using the reward through deep reinforcement learning to maximize future rewards for drilling actions. |
| US12252968B1 |
Sustained casing pressure management system and method of use
A system includes a control system disposed on a well surface and a pipe component disposed in a wellbore to form an annulus that is in fluid communication with a reservoir. The system includes a valve in fluid communication with the annulus. The system includes a recorder configured to detect data of the annulus. The system includes a fluid conduit configured to flow annular fluid from one or more annuli disposed in the wellbore. The fluid conduit is in fluid communication with the annulus, the valve, and a relief tank. The system includes a communication cable coupled to the control system, the valve, and the recorder. The recorder is configured to transmit the data to the control system. |
| US12252966B2 |
Inflow control device with dissolvable plugs
A lower completion assembly includes a tubular comprising an interior passageway defined by an internal surface of the pipe and a port extending between external and internal surfaces of the tubular. The port is defined by a first surface that extends between the internal and external surfaces. The assembly also includes an inflow control device that is coupled to the external surface of the pipe and that comprises a fluid exit that is adjacent the port. The assembly has a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration a dissolvable plug extends across the fluid exit to fluidically isolate the fluid exit from the interior passageway and a gap is defined adjacent the first surface. When in the second configuration, the dissolvable plug does not extend across the fluid exit and the fluid exit is in fluid communication with the interior passageway. |
| US12252965B2 |
Reusable perforating gun system and method
A tool string includes a perforating gun, a first electrical connector defining a receptacle and includes a first electrical contact positioned in the receptacle, and a sub including a sub housing including first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a central passage extending between the first end and the second end, and a bulkhead connector positionable in the central passage to form a pressure barrier along the central passage, the bulkhead connector including an outer housing defining a radially outer periphery of the bulkhead connector, and a second electrical contact positioned along the outer periphery of the bulkhead connector and configured to establish radially directed electrical contact with the first electrical contact of the first electrical connector irrespective of the angular orientation of the second electrical contact relative to the first electrical contact. |
| US12252958B2 |
Electro-mechanical clutch employing a magnetized output coupler housing for downhole tools
Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to magnetize the output coupler housing when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in an inner surface of a central opening in the output coupler housing and one or more engagement members located in the outer surface of the input shaft. |
| US12252955B2 |
Photopolymer curing for water shut-off
A system and method for treatment of a subterranean formation are provided. The treatment includes pumping a water shut-off material into a wellbore and to a target zone in the subterranean formation and pumping a photo-curable polymer material to the target zone behind the water shut-off material, thereby forming a layer of photo-curable polymer material between the water shut-off material and the wellbore. An energy source may be directed to the layer of photo-curable polymer material until the layer of polymer solidifies to yield a solid barrier between the water shut-off material and the wellbore. |
| US12252950B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for orienting a production outlet of a subsea production tree
One illustrative apparatus (1) disclosed herein includes a helix structure (20) that comprises at least at least one helical surface (15), a plurality of orientation slots (17) positioned around a perimeter of the helix structure, each of the orientation slots (17) being adapted to receive an orientation key (18), a component orientation slot (21) positioned adjacent a bottom end of the at least one helical surface (15) and a threaded bottom recess (43). The apparatus (1) also includes a threaded adjustable nut (30) that is adapted to be at least partially positioned in the bottom recess and threadingly coupled to the threaded bottom recess (43). |
| US12252949B2 |
Fluid connection assembly with adapter release
A remotely-operated fluid connection assembly to hold higher internal pressures in larger diameters. The assembly comprises a fluid connection adapter and a fluid connection housing assembly. When the adapter enters the housing assembly: (A) locking elements on the housing assembly constrict about the adapter; and (B) a first seal section on the adapter sealingly contacts a first seal bore on the housing assembly. Progressive engagement of a locking ring tightens the locking elements against the adapter. Internal pressure further tightens the adapter against the locking elements and the first seal section against the first seal bore. The fluid connection adapter also provides a release collar in adapter release embodiments. Extension of the locking ring away from the fluid connection housing during disengagement contacts the release collar and separates the fluid connection adapter from the fluid connection housing assembly. |
| US12252946B2 |
Wellbore tubular anchor sub and seal for modular completion interface
A selective anchor assembly for a downhole completion comprising an anchor sub and a seal assembly with at least one seal unit. The anchor sub comprises at least one button slip within a corresponding piston port that is fluidically coupled to an inner passage of the anchor. The selective anchor is configured to slidingly and sealingly engage a polish bore of a downhole completion. The selective anchor is configured to anchor to a shroud coupled to the polish bore in response to pressure applied to the inner passage of the anchor sub. |
| US12252944B1 |
High temperature fluid-driven dual-mode circulation tool
Disclosed is a fluid-driven dual-mode circulation tool which is suitable for high-temperature applications, and which is operable to switch between a flow-through mode and an annular-flow mode. Switching modes is accomplished by interrupting (or reducing) and then reinstating the flow of pressurized fluid through it. In the flow-through mode, pressurized fluid flows out of the tool into the bottom hole assembly. In the annular-flow mode, the tool diverts fluid through internal paths that access the annulus of the wellbore or casing through one or more apertures on the sidewall of the tool. |
| US12252938B2 |
Work platform and method for well operations
A work platform (10) for use in well operations, the work platform (10) being configured for positioning above a well pipe (15), the work platform (10) having a support frame (12), a support tool (13) arranged on the support frame (12), the support tool (13) operable to engage a lubricator (14) and vertically and horizontally support the lubricator (14), wherein the support frame (12) is movable between an advanced position and a retracted position. There is also provided an assembly for carrying out well operations comprising a wireline mast (11), and methods of inserting and retrieving a tool string into or from a well pipe (15). |
| US12252936B2 |
Building ladder hoist
A carrier building ladder hoist that contains a removable carrier casing and a winch casing allowing a user to hoist items. The ladder hoist contains a padded back and straps to allow an individual to carry it on their back and wheels and a tow handle to allow the user to tow it behind them. The side surfaces of the winch casing in ladder hoist have grooves in them to allow a user to hook the ladder hoist to a ladder. The ladder hoist has a winch system using gears and a winch strap ending in a hook. |
| US12252935B2 |
Shade motor with power supplied through brackets
A battery-operated motorized roller shade that can be charged through an installation bracket. The roller shade comprises a roller tube, a motor and at least one battery disposed within the roller tube, and a motor head disposed at a terminal end of the roller tube having a motor head interface. The installation bracket comprises an installation bracket interface and an exterior wall comprising an installation bracket connector adapted to removably connect to and electrically interface with a power adapter. The motor head is adapted to removably attach to the installation bracket wherein the installation bracket provides electrical power to the at least one battery within the roller tube when the installation bracket is connected to the power adapter. |
| US12252933B1 |
Reduced visibility window/door screen with a reduced frame profile and internal hardware
A reduced visibility window screen has four frame portions joined together using four corner connectors. A plunger assembly received within each side of the bottom frame portion includes: a compression spring; holder member, and plunger housing. The holder member includes: a body with a first protrusion that engages a compression spring that also contacts a first surface within an opening of the plunger housing, and a second protrusion that is received through a slot in a second surface within the opening of the plunger housing. The second surface is slanted, and the second side of the body is slanted and slides against the slanted surface. The spring biases both the body of the holder member to slide against the slanted surface, and the plunger assembly with respect to the bottom frame portion. An adhesive bonds the mesh to the frame in a two-step ultraviolet LED curing process. |
| US12252932B2 |
Lockable corner bracket
A lockable corner bracket includes a lockable encapsulated axle pulley which houses one end of a length of cord, with the free end secured to a side bracket. A cord locking mechanism is used to lock the encapsulated axle pulley and prevent unwinding of the cord, or loss of tension, during transport and installation to facilitate do-it-yourself installation. The axle pulley is further configured with a central slot to allow frontal insertion of a roller tube. The corner bracket may be used with a manual roller screen including roller tubes fitted with spring assist systems to facilitate winding and unwinding of the screen, or with roller tubes fitted with a tubular motor to drive rotation of the roller tube. |
| US12252923B2 |
Vehicle door opening and closing apparatus
An embodiment is a vehicle door opening and closing apparatus including a vehicle door configured to be selectively opened and closed in a mode of a sliding mode and a swing mode to uncover and cover a door opening of a vehicle body. The vehicle door opening and closing apparatus further including a rail mounted on the vehicle body, a roller unit including a roller and a hinge element, the roller being configured to be guided along the rail, the hinge element being spaced apart from the roller, a door-side bracket mounted on the vehicle door, the door-side bracket being detachably connected to the roller unit, and a body-side bracket mounted on the vehicle body, the body-side bracket being detachably connected to the roller unit. |
| US12252920B2 |
Device for assisting door opening
A device for assisting the opening and closing of a door in a structure. The device may comprise: a door shaft configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis thereof in both a first direction and in a second opposite direction, and configured to be mounted to the structure to form a hinge about which the door may rotate in the both the first and second directions relative to the structure; a first actuator linked to the door shaft and configured to control a speed of rotation of the door shaft in the first direction; and a second actuator linked to the door shaft and configured to drive rotation of the door shaft in the second direction. The second actuator is an electromechanical actuator. |
| US12252918B1 |
Vehicle door system and method of operation
A vehicle comprises a side wall shaped to define a door opening and a door-exclusion zone. The door-exclusion zone has a maximum height that is higher than a bottom edge of the door opening and lower than a top edge of the door opening. The vehicle also includes a rail joined to a major surface of the side wall, an arm assembly pivotably anchored at a first end thereof to the side wall, and a door having a closed-door position aligned with the door opening. A first portion of the door is slidably engaged with the rail and a second portion of the door is pivotably coupled to a second end of the arm assembly. |
| US12252917B2 |
Vehicle door latch security tether
A vehicle that includes a door, handle, shaft, and a latch assembly is provided. The latch assembly is coupled to the door to selectively secure the door. The latch assembly includes a security tether configured to prevent the shaft from moving the pawl when the lock lever is located in the locked condition. The security tether further includes: a plate attachable to the latch assembly; the plate includes an aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the lock lever that is disposed through the aperture; the plate includes first and second stop surfaces to limit movement of the lock lever; the first and second stop surfaces are also spaced apart from each other; the lock lever is movable between the first and second stop surfaces; at least the first stop surface is spaced apart from the first location on the pawl; and the lock lever engages the first stop surface when the lock lever is located in the locked condition to prevent the pawl from moving to the unlatched condition and unlatching the latching assembly. |
| US12252915B2 |
Overhead storage bin pivot latch mechanism
An aircraft storage bin that includes a latch system that includes a pivot plate assembly, a mounting plate assembly and a latch button assembly. The pivot plate assembly includes a pivot plate attached to the bucket, a latch arm that is pivotally connected to the pivot plate and is pivotal between latched and unlatched positions, and a latch pawl that is pivotal between latched and unlatched positions. A latch activator is secured to the latch arm, which includes a roller member. The latch pawl includes hook and roller receiver portions. In the latched position, the roller member is received in the roller receiver portion. The mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate to which the pivot plate is pivotally connected and a striker that is received in the hook portion when the bucket is in the closed position. Movement of the button from the home position to the actuation position moves the latch activator, which pivots the latch arm to the unlatched position, the roller member is released from the roller receiver portion and the latch pawl pivots to the unlatched position and releases the striker from the hook portion. |
| US12252911B2 |
Motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock
A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a catch and a pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, a latching element which is arranged in the engagement region between the two locking mechanism components and is pivotably mounted on the rotary latch or the pawl for the most part in a plane of the locking mechanism spanned by the two locking mechanism components. In addition, at least one guide element is implemented for additional axial and/or radial guidance of the latching element. According to the invention, the guide element is designed as a holding plate which overlaps the latching element laterally and is oriented largely parallel to the plane of the locking mechanism. |
| US12252909B2 |
Vehicle door lock system
A vehicle door lock system is applied to a vehicle including a vehicle body having a door opening and a door, and the vehicle door lock system includes a striker structure installed at one of the vehicle body and the door and a door lock device installed at the other of the vehicle body and the door, the striker structure includes a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion disposed away from each other in the width direction, the door lock device includes a hook that is displaced between a locking position where the hook is allowed to be locked to the first engagement portion and a retraction position where the hook is not allowed to be locked to the first engagement portion, and the hook is positioned between the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion in the width direction when positioned at the locking position. |
| US12252906B2 |
Offset shackle and locking device including same
The invention is related to construction, namely, discloses a shackle and a locking device comprising said shackle. The technical effect is improving the performance of the device due to a certain design of the shackle. The technical effect is achieved by the fact that the shackle comprises: a first end; a second end, and a plurality of bends between the first end and the second end, thereby forming: a first segment between the first end and a first bend, a second segment between the first bend and a second bend, a third segment between the second bend and a third bend, and a fourth segment between the third bend and the second end, wherein the first segment lies in a first plane and the fourth segment is substantially co-planar with the first segment, and the technical effect is also achieved by design options of the locking device comprising said shackle. |
| US12252905B2 |
Sliding door foot bolt
A lock kit for a fenestration assembly includes a panel stop. The fenestration assembly includes a first panel and a second panel, at least one of the first and second panels being slideable relative the other of the first and second panels. The panel stop is configured to pivotably mount within a recess of a frame member of the first panel and pivot between a first stop position configured to maintain the first and second panels in a fully closed position, a second stop position configured to limit sliding of the first and second panels beyond a preset partially-open position, and a third position substantially within the recess, the third position being configured to not restrict a range of motion of the first and second panels. |
| US12252903B2 |
Electrical cam lock with manual override
The disclosure provides a lock with a radially extending cam that can be pivoted electrically or manually by a key. The lock resides in a housing for ease of manufacture and reduction of space, for use, as an example, as a replacement or retrofit for an existing manual cam lock. The cam extends transversely to a first axis and is manually rotatable by a key about the first axis. The cam is also rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first axis by an electrical signal to a motor or a linear actuator connected to a cam mechanism body. |
| US12252899B2 |
Structures and methods for lunar utilization
A structure, system, and method utilize horizontal hole cavities on the moon for constructing dwellings, shopping areas, factories, industrial and power plants, government offices, towns, and for unmanned robot devices where cosmic rays and ultraviolet are not directly incident. The horizontal hole cavities are also utilized to store trash such as all waste materials on the earth including waste or trash, hazardous materials, and radioactive waste as well as all waste materials on the moon including such things as waste or trash, hazardous materials, and radioactive waste. The radioactive waste includes spent fuel, radioactive soil, radioactive liquid, and radioactive material produced by nuclear power plants during normal and accident conditions. The vertical hole cavities are utilized for building elevators and stairs, and pipes supplying oxygen produced by photosynthesis devices on the moon's surface and carbon dioxide produced by humans in the cavity are used as conduits. |
| US12252891B1 |
Deck fasteners alignment tool
A deck fasteners alignment tool enables accurate positioning of deck boards before being fastened to respective deck joists. The alignment tool includes or defines a pair of V-shaped recesses on a template body which provides proper alignment to deck fasteners so long as outer locating pins are aligned with laterally adjacent gaps between deck boards, respectively. The alignment tool includes a pair of internally positioned neodymium magnets adjacent the alignment recesses for magnetically holding deck board screws in a perpendicular or upstanding position so that the screws may be driven single-handedly by the person building the deck. In addition, some embodiments provide the alignment tool with laterally adjustable V-shaped recesses for selectively aligning deck fasteners into laterally adjacent ribs of the deck boards, respectively. |
| US12252889B2 |
Construction method for radiation-proof concrete hole reserved split bolt
A construction method for a radiation-proof concrete hole reserved split bolt includes: 1) mounting a hole reserved sleeve; 2) mounting an inclined recoverable split bolt; 3) mounting an inclined split bolt; 4) fixing the inclined recoverable split bolt and an inclined split bolt main body; 5) pouring concrete, and dismantling related components; 6) plugging the inclined split bolt main body; and 7) plugging the hole reserved sleeve. According to the construction method, the hole reserved sleeve is obliquely arranged, the inner side of the hole reserved sleeve is sprayed with a radiation-proof coating with the functions of reducing radiation ray reflection and absorbing certain radiation rays, and in addition, after the construction of a pipeline or a line in the hole reserved sleeve is finished, the openings at both ends of the hole reserved sleeve are plugged with a radiation-proof mortar incorporated with a micro-expanding agent and a waterproof agent. |
| US12252886B2 |
Floating modular stair system
A floating modular stair system includes a wall mounting plate that is attachable to a vertical wall, and a base mounting plate that is anchorable to a horizontal floor. A monostringer beam is attachable to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate. The monostringer beam includes an integrated hook attachment for variable angle adjustment and attachment to the wall mounting plate. Stair tread brackets are attachable to the monostringer beam for equal spacing of stair treads after installation of the monostringer beam to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate. Each of the stair tread brackets are also designed for individual variable angle adjustment and leveling after attachment to the monostringer beam, and the stair tread brackets are rotatable through an adjustable anchor point about a fixed pivot anchor point to level the stair treads of the floating modular stair system. |
| US12252885B2 |
Roofing membrane with integrated surface reinforcement
A surface-reinforced bitumen roofing membrane includes at least two layers, namely 1) a bitumen compound layer, and 2) a fiber mat, and can optionally include a) an optional bleed blocker layer that is located between the bitumen compound layer and the fiber mat, b) an optional liquid applied coating that partially or fully encapsulates the fiber mat, c) an optional release liner that is releasably positioned on the bottom surface of the bitumen roofing membrane, and/or d) an optional release film that is releasably positioned on the fiber mat surface. |
| US12252882B2 |
Curtain wall insulation system
A system for insulating a curtain wall structure is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of insulation hangers, a curtain wall insulation, and a safing insulation. The insulation hangers include a reinforcing member that engages a horizontal transom of the curtain wall structure. The system is attached only to horizontal transoms of the curtain wall structure via the insulation hangers to provide ease of installation and/or enhanced reliability. |
| US12252880B2 |
System and method for insulating an intermodal container
An intermodal container includes a base, a roof, walls extending between the base and the roof, at least one of the walls having a corrugated surface. An insulation for the intermodal container includes a plurality of insulation units, each of the insulation units having a corrugated surface complementary to the corrugated surface of the intermodal container. Frist one of the insulating units has insulating material having a cross-section with a first face and an opposite second face, the first face including a longitudinally extending planar first central section and first and second longitudinally extending planar slanted sections on opposite sides of the first central section. The first and second slanted sections extend obliquely from the first central section toward the second face. A segmented support element is embedded in the insulation unit. |
| US12252877B2 |
Sewer cleaning machine
A sewer cleaning machine includes a frame, a drum supported by the frame, and a motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum. The drum includes a cable that is selectively extendable out of the drum. The motor is operable to rotate the drum. The frame is moveable between a first position, in which the drum is supported by the frame off of a surface, and a second position, in which the drum contacts the surface. |
| US12252867B1 |
Method and apparatus for controlling wheel loader, and wheel loader and storage medium
Disclosed in the present application are a method and apparatus for controlling a wheel loader, and a wheel loader and a storage medium, wherein an original trigger condition for KickDown is preset in the wheel loader. The method for controlling a wheel loader comprises: acquiring a way for releasing KickDown of a wheel loader; determining the current state of the wheel loader on the basis of the way for releasing KickDown; and when the current state of the wheel loader is working state, adjusting an original trigger condition to a first trigger condition, wherein the first trigger condition is easier to trigger than the original trigger condition. |
| US12252864B2 |
Working machine, a work attachment and a combination thereof
A working machine includes a work attachment connection arrangement configured to operationally connect to the working machine a work attachment provided with a work tool; and a control system configured to control the operation of the working machine and to control the operation of the work attachment. The working machine further includes: at least a first electric motor; a first rechargeable battery; an electric power circuit connecting the first electric motor and the first rechargeable battery, wherein the work attachment connection arrangement includes a first electrical connector, wherein the first electric connector is configured to be connected to a corresponding electrical connector connected to an auxiliary rechargeable battery. |
| US12252857B2 |
Construction method for removing mud in jacket steel pipe pile
A construction method for removing mud in a jacket steel pipe pile includes: erecting a piling auxiliary platform, and performing underwater steel pipe pile sinking; measuring an elevation of a mud surface in the underwater steel pipe pile, and calculating a height from the mud surface in the pile to a pile top and a needed mud removing depth according to the measurement result; installing mud removing equipment on the steel pipe pile; starting the mud removing equipment to carry out mud removing operation, and in a case that the mud removing depth is reached, pausing the mud removing equipment, and cleaning an inner wall of the steel pipe pile; and in a case that the mud removing operation is not reach the related elevation, repeating the mud removing operation till the mud removing operation reaches a standard. |
| US12252855B2 |
Movable water-permeable pile spur dike and operation method thereof
The present invention has disclosed a movable water-permeable pile spur dike and an operation method thereof. The pile spur dike includes a fixed rail, a plurality of movable rails, a plurality of movable water-permeable piles, pressure sensors, flow meters and a control platform, wherein the plurality of movable water-permeable piles are arranged on the fixed rail and the plurality of movable rails, the pressure sensor and the flow meter are arranged at each monitoring point on the outer side wall of each movable water-permeable pile, the control platform is used for analysis and calculation according to the monitoring data from each pressure sensor and each flow meter and adjusts the positions of each movable rail and each movable water-permeable pile, so that the water flow velocity and spur dike's pressure at each monitoring point are less than a corresponding flow velocity threshold value and pressure threshold value. |
| US12252854B2 |
System and method for dynamically balancing loads on legs supporting a jack up rig platform
A system is disclosed including but not limited to a jack up processor in data communication with each for dynamically balancing loads in real time on a plurality of legs supporting a jack up rig platform having a plurality of gear box motors on the plurality of legs. A processor reads data from sensors on gear box motors on the legs and selects a stored torque profile from a computer readable medium based on the load data from the sensors; and sends the torque profile to the plurality of gearboxes. A computer readable medium and neural network are disclosed for dynamically balancing loads on the plurality of legs in real time. |
| US12252853B2 |
Cylinder sequencing for a dual stage lift system for a snow wing
In some implementations a lift assembly for a snow wing assembly may include a first lifting mechanism, coupled to the motor grader, configured to lift the snow wing assembly a first portion of a bench height associated with a moldboard via a first hydraulic cylinder. The lift assembly may include a second lifting mechanism, coupled to the first lifting mechanism and the moldboard, configured to lift the moldboard of the snow wing assembly a second portion of the bench height via a second hydraulic cylinder. The lift assembly may include one or more valves included in a hydraulic circuit of the first hydraulic cylinder and the second hydraulic cylinder, configured to divert a flow of hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic circuit away from a first stage hydraulic cylinder and to a second stage hydraulic cylinder, based on a pressure value associated with the first stage hydraulic cylinder. |
| US12252852B2 |
Fence system and method of use
A fence includes a wall panel portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, and a plurality of tubular pockets running across the wall panel between the upper edge and the lower edge. The tubular pockets each configured to receive a mounting post. The upper edge and the lower edge can each include a channel in which a draw cord is threaded. The fence can further include an apron portion extending from the lower edge of the wall panel portion. Methods of installing the fence are also provided. |
| US12252851B1 |
Method of calculating the dosage of phase change coarse aggregate, method of manufacturing the same and thermoregulating pavement
The present invention provides a method of calculating the dosage of phase change coarse aggregate, which comprises the steps of setting a regulatory temperature difference of a thermoregulating cement-stabilized layer, the regulatory temperature difference being the difference between the peak temperature of the thermoregulating cement-stabilized layer and the peak temperature of a conventional cement-stabilized layer, wherein the thermoregulating cement-stabilized layer is mixed with a phase change coarse aggregate, while the conventional cement-stabilized layer is not mixed with a phase change coarse aggregate; calculating a regulatory heat based on the regulatory temperature difference, wherein when a temperature change of the conventional cement-stabilized layer is the regulatory temperature difference, a heat change of the conventional cement-stabilized layer is the regulatory heat; and calculating a volume occupied by the phase change coarse aggregate in the thermoregulating cement-stabilized layer based on the regulatory heat. |
| US12252850B2 |
Slew drive control
A slew drive includes a bushing interfacing with a drive gear. The bushing resists a load from the drive gear. The bushing includes an aluminum bronze alloy with a high strength. A paving machine includes multiple of the slew drives. The slew drives control an angle of a pivot arm and steering of a track. A method of reducing component failure in the paving machine includes determining an angular position error of the slew drive of the track. If the angular position exceeds a tolerance, a rate-of-change of the angular position is found to determine whether the slew drive is rotating. Where the slew drive is not rotating, the slew drive is driven in a reverse direction to unseize the slew drive. A track drive and the slew drive of the pivot are controlled by a control loop. The slew drive may be dithered to steer a trailing pivot. |
| US12252847B2 |
Turnout arrangement with elastically supported turnout bases
A turnout arrangement of a slab track with a ballastless superstructure for forming a main track (1) and a branch track (2) which branches off from the main track for railway traffic has a plurality of prefabricated turnout bases (3) of untensioned reinforced concrete, a casting compound (5), which is cast and hardened between the aligned turnout bases and the ground (4), a plurality of fastening areas (6) which are rail support points (7) provided on the turnout bases for the rail fastening of the main track, the branch track, and further turnout components. The turnout bases of the turnout arrangement are elastically supported, and each turnout base is provided with a positive-locking arrangement for positively holding the turnout base horizontally with respect to the casting compound. An elastic layer (8) is provided between a projection (13) of an element of the positive-locking arrangement and the turnout base. |
| US12252845B2 |
Soft and strong tissue product including regenerated cellulose fibers
The present invention provides a wet-laid tissue product comprising regenerated cellulose fibers that can provide 25% or less of the total weight of the wet-laid tissue product. The regenerated cellulose fibers can have a denier of less than 0.9 and a fiber length of less than 6.0 mm. The wet-laid tissue product can provide improvements in softness at a given strength. |
| US12252842B2 |
Energy dissipating fiber/fabric and the method of making the same
An energy dissipating fiber and fabric for protective textile application, which can absorb energy during shocking, stretching and vibration. The disclosed fiber/fabric can include a polymer matrix, a shear-thickening material and a reinforcing filler. |
| US12252839B2 |
Heating component and an ironing head
The invention relates to a heating component and an ironing head thereof, which belongs to the technical field of a garment steamer. The heating component comprises a heat conducting base and a heating element embedded in the heat conducting base and used for heating the heat conducting base, wherein the heat conducting base is provided with a second atomizing cavity, a first atomizing cavity and a third atomizing cavity, the first atomizing cavity is connected with the second atomizing cavity, the second atomizing cavity and the heat conducting base are provided with a water inlet connected with the first atomizing cavity, the heat conducting base is also provided with an air outlet connected with the third atomizing cavity, and a plurality of first bulges or first grooves are arranged on the bottom surfaces of the second atomizing cavity, the first atomizing cavity and the third atomizing cavity. The technical proposal has the advantages of extending the heating stroke and increasing the contact area between water and/or steam and the heat conducting base, thereby increasing the heating area, and ensuring adequate heating vaporization and high ironing temperature. |
| US12252836B2 |
Clothes treatment apparatus
A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a door, and a steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a heat pump unit that is located in the cycle chamber and that is configured to circulate and condition air in the treatment chamber. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply tank that is installed in the tank installation space, that is connected to the steam unit, and that is configured to supply water to the steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage tank that is separably installed in the tank installation space, that is configured to store condensed water generated in at least one of the treatment chamber or the heat pump unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply level sensor. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage level sensor. |
| US12252826B2 |
Methods of saturating nonwoven fabrics with liquid and the making of electret thereof
A method of preparing an electret by saturating a nonwoven fabric with a liquid, such as water, and removing the liquid via suction to generate charges by friction between the fabric fibers and the liquid is described. The saturating can be carried out, for example, by impinging the bottom side of the fabric with a jet or jets of water while the fabric is being pulled under a solid roller. Excess water can also be applied during a water quenching step of a meltblowing or spunbonding process. An apparatus for preparing an electret according to the presently disclosed methods is also described. |
| US12252822B2 |
Braid separation apparatus
A braid separation apparatus for separating rope strands of a braided rope, thereby allowing reuse of the separated rope strands, is provided and may include an input assembly configured to move a braided rope made of at least three rope strands, into the apparatus. Further, the apparatus may comprise three or more winding carriers, each being coupled to one of the rope strands. The winding carriers configured to move about each other in serpentine path such that rope strands of the braided rope are separated. Each winding carrier may comprise a spool which is connected to the rope strand coupled to the winding carrier. Each winding carrier may further comprise a torque creating unit configured to provide a torque on the spool and to cause the spool to rotate such that the rope strand is wound around the spool. |
| US12252817B2 |
Air disturbance type carbon fiber spreading device
Provided is an airflow disturbance type carbon fiber spreading device. The device includes an unwinding module, an unwinding tension control module, an airflow disturbance spreading module, a winding tension stabilizing module, a deviation correction module and a winding module which are sequentially arranged along a feeding direction. The spreading mechanism includes an airflow disturbance spreading module, the airflow disturbance spreading module includes two airflow disturbance spreading assemblies, each airflow disturbance spreading assembly includes a centrifugal fan, the centrifugal fan communicates with the bottom of an airflow duct, and three spreading guide shafts are arranged side by side on the top of the airflow duct. A tension adjusting assembly is provided between the airflow disturbance spreading assemblies. A seventh spreading guide shaft (13) is located at the upper port of an airflow duct I (25) and is connected to a slider module II (34). |
| US12252812B2 |
Ultrapure mineralizer and improved methods for nitride crystal growth
A method for growth of group III metal nitride crystals includes providing one or more transfer vessels, a source vessel containing a condensable mineralizer composition, and a receiving vessel, chilling a metallic surface within the one or more transfer vessels, transferring a quantity of the condensable mineralizer composition to the one or more transfer vessels via a vapor phase and causing condensation of the condensable mineralizer composition within the one or more transfer vessels, measuring the quantity of the condensable mineralizer composition within the at least one transfer vessel, transferring at least a portion of the condensable mineralizer composition to the receiving vessel, and forming at least a portion of a group III metal nitride boule by an ammonothermal crystal growth process. |
| US12252811B2 |
Method for controlled growth of nanocrystals
A method of site-selective growth of a nanocrystal from an anisotropic seed can include immersing an anisotropic seed functionalized with a ligand in a growth solution having a nanocrystal precursor, a complexing agent, and a reducing agent to form a growth solution, wherein an amount of the reducing agent and/or any amount of the complexing agent is selected to define a supersaturation of the growth solution that is sufficient for overcoming an energy barrier of one or more selected regions of the functionalized seed to selectively growth the nanocrystal at the one or more selected regions. |
| US12252810B2 |
SiC substrate and SiC ingot
In a SiC substrate, when resistivities at a plurality of first measurement points that are in a region inside a boundary located 5 mm inward from an outer circumferential end thereof and that include a center and a plurality of measurement points separated by 10 mm from each other in the [11-20] direction or the [−1-120] direction from the center, and at two second measurement points that are located 1 mm inward from the outer circumferential end and located in each of the [11-20] direction from the center and the [−1-120] direction from the center are measured, a difference between the maximum resistivity and the minimum resistivity among the resistivities of each of the plurality of first measurement points and the two second measurement points is 0.5 mΩ·cm or less, and the diameter is 149 mm or more. |
| US12252808B2 |
Silicon carbide single crystal wafer, and methods for manufacturing silicon carbide single crystal ingot and the silicon carbide single crystal wafer
In a silicon carbide single crystal wafer, a dislocation density contained therein is 3500 dislocations/cm2 or less, and a difference of the dislocation density among a wafer central part, a wafer peripheral part and a wafer intermediate part is less than 50% of an average value thereof. |
| US12252806B2 |
Systems and methods for a preheat ring in a semiconductor wafer reactor
A reaction apparatus includes an upper dome, a lower dome, an upper liner, a lower liner, and a preheat ring. The upper dome and the lower dome define a reaction chamber. The preheat ring is positioned within the reaction chamber for heating the process gas prior to contacting the semiconductor wafer. The preheating ring is attached to an inner circumference of the lower liner. The preheat ring includes an annular disk and an edge bar. The annular disk has an inner edge, an outer edge, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The inner edge and the outer edge define a radial distance therebetween. The edge bar positioned on the first side and extending from the outer edge toward the inner edge an edge bar radial thickness. The radial distance is greater than the edge bar radial thickness. |
| US12252797B2 |
Hydrogen generating element
A hydrogen generating element of an electrochemical apparatus may include a compacted homogenous body of an alloy-like material which contains at least 60 wt.-%, preferably more than 75 wt.-%, of Mg or a Mg alloy, 5 to 20 wt.-% Fe2O3, and 5 to 20 wt.-% of an electrolyte precursor material. |
| US12252796B2 |
Anode for electrolytic evolution of chlorine
An electrode suitable as chlorine-evolving anode in electrolytic cells and a method for obtaining thereof is provided. The electrode has a metal substrate coated with a catalytic composition made of thin layers based on oxides of tin, iridium and ruthenium and combines excellent characteristics of anodic potential and selectivity with respect to the reaction of chlorine evolution without resorting to the use of dopants such as platinum and palladium. |
| US12252794B2 |
Method for controlling hydrogen generation system, and hydrogen generation system
A method for controlling a hydrogen generation system includes controlling the potentials of an electrode for oxygen generation and an electrode for hydrogen generation included in an electrolyzer so that the potential change is smaller in the electrode for oxygen generation or the electrode for hydrogen generation having a larger deterioration rate than in the electrode having a smaller deterioration rate. |
| US12252792B2 |
Electrical steel sheet having insulating coating
An electrical steel sheet having excellent coating peel resistance that can be exhibited during a stamping process, so that sticking of the coating to a die is inhibited. The electrical steel sheet has an insulating coating disposed on at least one surface of the electrical steel sheet. The insulating coating (i) includes a composite comprising P and Al, (ii) has an aspect ratio in a range of 1 to 10, and (iii) has a thickness in a range of 500 nm to 2000 nm. The composite has a particle diameter in a range of 10 nm to 1000 nm. |
| US12252789B2 |
Nano-coating protection method for electrical devices
Introduced here is a plasma polymerization apparatus and process. Example embodiments include a vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical shape to a central axis. A rotation rack may be operable to rotate about the central axis of the vacuum chamber. Additionally, reactive species discharge mechanisms positioned around a perimeter of the vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical manner from the outer perimeter of the vacuum chamber may be configured to disperse reactive species into the vacuum chamber. The reactive species may form a polymeric multi-layer coating on surfaces of the one or more devices. Each layer may have a different composition of atoms to enhance the water resistance, corrosion resistance, and fiction resistance of the polymeric multi-layer coating. |
| US12252788B2 |
Method for forming thin film
The present invention relates to a method for forming a thin film, and more particularly, to a method for forming a thin film comprising steps of: i) adsorbing a growth inhibitor for forming a thin film on a surface of a substrate; and ii) adsorbing a metal film precursor, metal oxide film precursor, metal nitride film precursor or silicon nitride film precursor on a surface of a substrate on which the growth inhibitor is adsorbed, wherein the growth inhibitor for forming a thin film is represented by Chemical Formula 1 below, and the metal is at least one selected from a group consisting of tungsten, cobalt, chrome, aluminum, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, germanium, lanthanide, actinoids, gallium, tantalum, zirconium, ruthenium, copper, titanium, nickel, iridium and molybdenum. AnBmXo [Chemical Formula 1] wherein A is carbon or silicon, B is hydrogen or a C1-C3 alkyl, X is a halogen, n is an integer of 1 to 15, o is an integer of 1 or more, and m is 0 to 2n+1. According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress side reactions to appropriately lower a thin film growth rate and remove process byproducts in the thin film, thereby preventing corrosion or deterioration and greatly improving step coverage and thickness uniformity of a thin film, even when the thin film is formed on a substrate having a complex structure. |
| US12252785B2 |
Method for cleaning quartz epitaxial chambers
A method of cleaning an epitaxial reaction chamber in-situ is disclosed. The method may include a pre-coating step, a high temperature baking step, and a gas etching step. The method is able to remove residue buildup within the reaction chamber, which may be made of quartz. |
| US12252782B2 |
In-situ PECVD cap layer
Methods for filling gaps with dielectric material involve deposition using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique to fill a gap followed by deposition of a cap layer on the filled gap by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique. The ALD deposition may be a plasma-enhanced ALD (PEALD) or thermal ALD (tALD) deposition. The CVD deposition may be plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD) or thermal CVD (tCVD) deposition. In some embodiments, the CVD deposition is performed in the same chamber as the ALD deposition without intervening process operations. This in-situ deposition of the cap layer results in a high throughput process with high uniformity. After the process, the wafer is ready for chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) in some embodiments. |
| US12252781B2 |
Area-selective method for forming thin film by using nuclear growth retardation
Disclosed is a method of forming an area-selective thin film, the method comprising supplying a nuclear growth retardant to the inside of the chamber in which the substrate is placed, so that the nuclear growth retardant is adsorbed to a non-growth region of the substrate; purging the interior of the chamber; supplying a precursor to the inside of the chamber, so that the precursor is adsorbed to a growth region of the substrate; purging the interior of the chamber; and supplying a reaction material to the inside of the chamber, so that the reaction material reacts with the adsorbed precursor to form the thin film. |
| US12252779B2 |
Methods for in-situ chamber monitoring
Methods for monitoring process chambers using a controllable plasma oxidation process followed by a controlled reduction process and metrology are described. In some embodiments, the metrology comprises measuring the reflectivity of the metal oxide film formed by the controllable plasma oxidation process and the reduced metal film or surface modified film formed by reducing the metal oxide film. |
| US12252777B2 |
Physical vapor deposition (PVD) system and method of processing target
A physical vapor deposition (PVD) system is provided. The PVD system includes a PVD chamber defining a PVD volume within which a target material of a target is deposited onto a wafer. The PVD system includes the target in the PVD chamber. The target is configured to overlie the wafer. An edge of the target extends from a first surface of the target to a second surface of the target, opposite the first surface of the target. A first portion of the edge of the target has a first surface roughness. The first portion of the edge of the target extends at most about 6 millimeters from the first surface of the target to a second portion of the edge of the target. The second portion of the edge of the target has a second surface roughness less than the first surface roughness. |
| US12252772B2 |
Methods of cold forming aluminum lithium alloys
New methods of making cold formed, extruded aluminum lithium alloys, and unrecrystallized products made therefrom are disclosed. A method may include one or more of heating an unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product to a treatment temperature, cooling the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product from the treatment temperature to a post-treatment temperature, and cold forming the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product into a second product form. Due to the unique processing conditions of the method, the second product form may wholly or partially retain the unrecrystallized microstructure. |
| US12252771B2 |
Thick products made of 7XXX alloy and manufacturing process
The present invention relates to an aluminum alloy for the manufacture of thick blocks comprising (as a percentage by weight), Zn: 5.3-5.9%, Mg: 0.8-1.8%, Cu: <0.2%, Zr: 0.05 to 0.12%, Ti<0.15%, Mn<0.1%, Cr<0.1%, Si<0.15%, Fe<0.20%, impurities having an individual content of <0.05% each and <0.15% in total, the rest aluminum. The alloy may be used in a process comprising the steps of: (a) casting a thick block of an alloy according to the invention (b) solution heat treating said cast block at a temperature of 500 to 560° C. for 10 minutes to 20 hours, (c) cooling said solution heat treated block to a temperature below 100° C., (d) tempering said solution heat treated and cooled block by heating to 120 to 170° C. for 4 to 48 hours, In this process, said block is not subjected to any significant deformation by working between the casting and the tempering. The alloy and the method according to the invention are particularly useful for the manufacture of molds for injection-molding plastics. |
| US12252765B2 |
Automotive door beam made of aluminum alloy extruded material
A door beam of a motor vehicle includes a 7000 series aluminum alloy extruded material, the 7000 series aluminum alloy extruded material including Zn: 7.5 mass % to 9.0 mass %, Mg: 1.3 mass % to 2.0 mass %, Cu: 0.1 mass % to 0.7 mass %, Si: 0.15 mass % or less, Fe: 0.3 mass % or less, Ti: 0.005 mass % to 0.2 mass %, and at least one of Mn, Cr, and Zr: 0.1 mass % to 0.5 mass %, in which contents of Mn, Cr and Zr satisfy Mn: 0.3 mass % or less, Cr: 0.25 mass % or less, and Zr: 0.25 mass %, respectively, with the remainder being Al and impurities. A Fe-based crystallized product is contained, and an average Cu content of the Fe-based crystallized product is 5.0 mass % or less. |
| US12252763B2 |
ZA4 alloy and preparation method and use thereof
The present disclosure provides a ZA4 alloy and a preparation method and use thereof, and relates to the technical field of pure zirconium materials. In the present disclosure, the ZA4 alloy includes the following components by mass fraction: 0.2% to 0.6% of Fe, 0.1% to 0.3% of O, 0.5% to 4% of Hf, and Zr as a balance. The Fe and O with a trace amount make a grain size of the ZA4 alloy significantly refined during smelting and cooling, and inhibit growth of a grains during thermal deformation and heat treatment. The Hf is a neutral element, and shows an obvious solid solution strengthening effect in an a phase. The ZA4 alloy obtained by strictly controlling a content of each element has higher strength and plasticity. The preparation method has simple operations and a low production cost, and is suitable for industrial production. |
| US12252761B2 |
System and process for the recovery of titanium, titanium alloy, zirconium and zirconium alloy scrap
A system for the recovery of titanium, titanium alloys, zirconium and zirconium alloys is disclosed. The system is fed with a mixture of chips including titanium chips, titanium alloy chips, zirconium chips and zirconium alloy chips, ferromagnetic chips and electrically conductive non-ferromagnetic chips. The system has at least one magnetic separator, a drying device and an Eddy current separator. |
| US12252760B1 |
Separation process of metals copper anode slime based on oxidation potential modulation
Disclosed is separation process of valuable metals from copper anode slime based on oxidation potential modulation, belonging to the technical field of industrial solid waste resource utilization. The differences in redox properties of different metal elements are used to precisely regulate the oxidation potential and acidity of the leaching solution by regulating the amount of oxidizing agent and acid added, so as to selectively and graded leaching and separating the copper (Cu), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and silver (Ag) metal elements, and the oxidants used are substances such as H2O2, O2 and O3. |
| US12252757B2 |
Drill tool and method for producing same
A drill tool capable of coping with a rock drill having high output power and a method for producing the drill tool are described. The drill tool is produced by employing, as a drill tool material, an alloy steel composed of the following chemical components: 0.22 to 0.26 wt % of C, 0.15 to 0.35 wt % of Si, 0.55 to 0.80 wt % of Mn, 2.60 to 3.00 wt % of Ni, 1.00 to 1.50 wt % of Cr, 0.20 to 0.30 wt % of Mo, and Fe and inevitable impurities as the balance. Heat treatment with quenching is performed after carburizing performed by means of oil cooling with cold oil and a tempering temperature set at 400 to 440° C. |
| US12252752B2 |
Process for tanning leathers, pre-tanning products and use thereof
A process for tanning leathers including a pre-tanning step and a tanning step is provided. In the pre-tanning step leathers are treated with a cationic active agent including a quaternized ester of a fatty acid and triethanolamine, or mixtures thereof and, subsequently, with an anionic active agent including tannins vegetable extracts and a natural or synthetic dispersant selected from the group consisting of lignosulfonates, distillation stillages, sulfonated disulfonic polymers, sulfonated naphthalene polymers or mixtures thereof, to obtain leathers with a shrinkage temperature of at least 65° C. The pre-tanning and tanning steps do not include treatment with aldehydes or aldehyde donor compounds and/or with metal salts. |
| US12252747B2 |
Unbiased DNA methylation markers define an extensive field defect in histologically normal prostate tissues associated with prostate cancer: new biomarkers for men with prostate cancer
A method of detecting the presence of a prostate cancer field defect in a human subject comprising the step of (a) obtaining genomic DNA from the human subject and (b) quantitating methylation in at least one target region selected from the group consisting of CAV1, EVX1, MCF2L, FGF1, NCR2 and WNT2 and EXT1 and SPAG4 target, wherein significant methylation changes indicate the presence of prostate cancer or a prostate cancer field defect, wherein the change is relative to tissue from a second human subject who does not have prostate cancer. |
| US12252744B2 |
Methods and compositions for sequentially detecting targets
Compositions, kits and methods for detecting a plurality of targets are provided herein. A probe-set composition is provided, including one or more first probes and one or more second probes. Each of the first probe includes a nucleic acid sequence complementary to a nucleic acid barcode of a corresponding target-specific binding partner, a first label, and a cleavage site for a first cleavage agent, wherein the first cleavage agent is capable of releasing the first label. Each of the second probes includes a nucleic acid sequence complementary to a nucleic acid barcode of a corresponding target-specific binding partner, a second label, a quench moiety that renders the second label undetectable, and a cleavage site for the first cleavage agent. The first cleavage agent is capable of releasing the quench moiety, whereby the second label is rendered detectable. |
| US12252741B2 |
Method for mapping rolling circle amplification products
Provided herein is a method for mapping rolling circle amplification (RCA) products that contain unique identifier sequences. The method generally involves (a) producing a complex comprising population of grid oligonucleotide molecules and a population of RCA products that each have a unique RCA product identifier sequence, wherein the grid oligonucleotides are hybridized directly or indirectly via a splint to complementary sites in the RCA products; (b) extending the grid oligonucleotide molecules that are hybridized to two RCA products to add the complements of the unique RCA product identifier sequences from the two RCA products to the grid oligonucleotide molecules; (c) sequencing the extended grid oligonucleotides; (d) analyzing the sequences to identify which pairs of unique RCA product identifier sequence complements have been added onto the grid oligonucleotides; and (e) making one or more physical maps of the immobilized RCA products using the pairs of sequences identified in (d). |
| US12252735B2 |
Methods and kits for labeling cellular molecules
Methods of uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are provided. Kits for uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are also provided. The molecules to be labeled may include, but are not limited to, RNAs, cDNAs, DNAs, proteins, peptides, and/or antigens. |
| US12252733B2 |
Methods and kits for labeling cellular molecules
Methods of uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are provided. Kits for uniquely labeling or barcoding molecules within a cell, a plurality of cells, and/or a tissue are also provided. The molecules to be labeled may include, but are not limited to, RNAs, cDNAs, DNAs, proteins, peptides, and/or antigens. |
| US12252729B2 |
Enzymatic electrode system and its applications
The present application discloses an enzymatic electrode system and its applications. The enzymatic electrode system comprises a working electrode, a counter electrode, and an optional reference electrode. The working electrode includes an electrode support substrate and a conductive substrate located at the top of the electrode support substrate. The surface or interior of the conductive substrate contains oxidoreductases, coenzyme reductases, and optional coenzymes. This application utilizes a comprehensive enzymatic electrode system incorporating oxidoreductases, coenzyme reductases, and coenzymes for the detection of specific substances in samples, such as glucose, lactate, ketones, and the like. |
| US12252728B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring liver enzyme levels in blood
A disposable test cartridge to determine the concentration of one or more liver enzymes in a blood sample includes a cartridge body having a plurality of chambers where at least one of the chambers contains a reactant mixture that reacts when catalyzed by one of the liver enzymes ALT, AST, ALP, or GGT in a blood sample forming a reaction solution, a removable cartridge cover connected to the cartridge body, and a test strip module connected to the cartridge body. The test strip module containing at least one analyte test strip configured for receiving a portion of the reaction solution and electrochemically measuring at least one analyte that is a reaction product in the reaction solution. |
| US12252719B2 |
Chimeric and other variant β-glucuronidase enzymes with enhanced properties
Chimeric and other variant β-glucuronidase enzymes with enhanced properties as compared to unmodified enzyme are provided. The enzymes of the invention advantageously exhibit enhanced enzymatic activity, enhanced substrate range, enhanced pH range, enhanced temperature range and/or enhanced enzyme stability. Methods of using the variant enzymes for hydrolysis of glucuronide substrates, including opiates and benzodiazepines, are also provided. |
| US12252718B2 |
DNA modifying enzymes and active fragments and variants thereof and methods of use
Compositions and methods comprising novel deaminase polypeptides for targeted editing of nucleic acids are provided. Compositions comprise deaminase polypeptides. Also provided are fusion proteins comprising a DNA-binding polypeptide and a deaminase of the invention. The fusion proteins include RNA-guided nucleases fused to deaminases, optionally in complex with guide RNAs. Compositions also include nucleic acid molecules encoding the deaminases or the fusion proteins. Vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules encoding the deaminases or the fusion proteins are also provided. |
| US12252713B2 |
Cell hybrids as virus packaging cells for high efficiency production of gene therapy vectors and viral vaccines
This disclosure provides a technology for adapting host cells to maximize production and improve quality of viral vectors and particles. Cell hybrids are formed from parental cell lines, and divided or cloned into multiple aliquots for testing. Aliquots are chosen that have high production capacity and phenotypic features for virus production, such as an optimal level of intracellular organelles, and used to establish producer cell lines. The producer cells can be genetically altered to express a transgene that encodes viral elements for production of the viral vectors or particles with a therapeutic payload. The hybrid producer cells generate more viral vectors or particles per cell with higher functional titer, thereby lowering the cost of production of pharmaceutical agents for use in gene therapy and immunization. |
| US12252712B2 |
Use of engineered liver tissue constructs for modeling liver disorders
The invention is directed to three-dimensional, engineered, bioprinted biological tissue constructs exhibiting a liver disorder, methods of making the constructs, and use of the constructs in assays, such as drug testing and molecular diagnostic testing, including methods of assessing the ability of a candidate therapeutic agent to reverse, reduce, or prevent a liver disorder, and methods for biomarker discovery. |
| US12252711B2 |
Osteoporosis model comprising calcium phosphate hydrogel composition and use thereof
Provided is a method of preparing a hydrogel composition including a uniform content of calcium phosphate, wherein a hydrogel composition prepared by the method has a uniform content of calcium phosphate, and thus may be used to quantify phosphates contained in the hydrogel composition. Provided is an in-vitro 3D osteoporosis model including a calcium phosphate hydrogel composition, wherein osteoblasts and osteoclasts may be three-dimensionally co-cultured inside a biogel, such that the osteoporosis model may be fabricated according to an intended use or clinical stage. Further, the model contains a calcium phosphate hydrogel with a uniform content of phosphate and thus enables quantification of calcium phosphate through measurement of phosphates, and therefore, the model may be used to screen candidate compounds for an osteoporosis drug and may effectively predict therapeutic effects of the drug on osteoporosis. |
| US12252709B2 |
Culture media for culturing pluripotent stem cells in suspension
Provided are defined culture media for culturing pluripotent stem cells in a suspension culture devoid of substrate adherence, the defined culture media comprising an effective amount of a protease inhibitor; a GSK3β inhibitor and at least one agent selected from the group consisting of a protease inhibitor and a WNT3A polypeptide; a WNT3A polypeptide and a stabilizing agent thereof with the proviso that said stabilizing agent is not a lipid vesicle; and/or a GSK3β inhibitor, with the proviso that the medium is devoid of an ERK1/2 inhibitor. Also provided are cell cultures and methods of suing same. |
| US12252707B2 |
Delivery, Engineering and optimization of systems, methods and compositions for sequence manipulation and therapeutic applications
The invention provides for delivery, engineering and optimization of systems, methods and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are delivery systems and tissues or organ which are targeted as sites for delivery. Also provided are vectors and vector systems some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity and to edit or modify a target site in a genomic locus of interest to alter or improve the status of a disease or a condition. |
| US12252705B2 |
Small type II-D Cas proteins and methods of use thereof
Described herein are systems, methods, and compositions capable of targeting nucleic acids. Describe in certain exemplary embodiments herein are a class of small Cas proteins (Type II-D Cas proteins) and systems thereof. Also described in certain exemplary embodiments herein are methods of modifying target sequences using the class of small Cas proteins (Type II-D Cas proteins) and systems thereof described herein. |
| US12252699B2 |
Method for generating t-cells compatible for allogenic transplantation
The present invention pertains to engineered T-cells, method for their preparation and their use as medicament, particularly for immunotherapy. The engineered T-cells of the invention are characterized in that the expression of beta 2-microglobulin (B2M) and/or class II major histocompatibility complex transactivator (CIITA) is inhibited, e.g., by using rare-cutting endonucleases able to selectively inactivating by DNA cleavage the gene encoding B2M and/or CIITA, or by using nucleic acid molecules which inhibit the expression of B2M and/or CIITA. In order to further render the T-cell non-alloreactive, at least one gene encoding a component of the T-cell receptor is inactivated, e.g., by using a rare-cutting endonucleases able to selectively inactivating by DNA cleavage the gene encoding said TCR component. |
| US12252694B2 |
Genomic editing vector for Eubacterium callanderi, method for editing genome of Eubacterium callanderi using the same, and transgenic Eubacterium callanderi strains using the same
Proposed is a genomic editing vector for Eubacterium callanderi for the CRISPR/Cas9 system. The genomic editing vector for Eubacterium callanderi includes a DNA sequence encoding a guide RNA (gRNA) of a cleavage target gene; a DNA sequence encoding a Cas9 protein; a Prbo promoter that is operably linked to the DNA sequence encoding a Cas9 protein; a replication starting point derived from E. coli; a replication starting point for Eubacterium callanderi; and a marker for selecting transgenic strains. It is possible to provide a genomic editing vector for Eubacterium callanderi that can be applied to Eubacterium callanderi strains that are acetogen that is suitable for syngas biorefinery, a method for editing a genome of Eubacterium callanderi strains using the same, and transgenic Eubacterium callanderi strains using the same. |
| US12252692B2 |
Compositions, systems, and methods for regulation of hepatitis B virus through targeted gene repression
Provided herein are epigenetic-modifying DNA-targeting systems, such as CRISPR-Cas/guide RNA (gRNA) systems, for the transcriptional repression of Hepatitis B viral (HBV) genes to promote a cellular phenotype that leads to the reduction of HBV infection. In some embodiments, the epigenetic-modifying DNA-targeting systems bind to or target a target site of at least one gene or regulatory element thereof in a Hepatitis B viral DNA sequence in cell. In some aspects, the provided systems relate to the transcriptional repression of one or more Hepatitis B viral gene and/or regulatory element thereof. In some aspects, also provided herein are methods and uses related to the provided compositions, for example in repressing Hepatitis B viral replication and expression in connection with Hepatitis B infections. |
| US12252690B2 |
Mammalian cell line for protein production and library generation
According to a first aspect of the invention, a method for the generation of a cell line is provided, comprising the steps of (a) providing a plurality of mammalian B cells, wherein each of the plurality of B cells comprises a transgenic genomic DNA sequence encoding a marker protein inserted into an endogenous immunoglobulin locus comprised in said B cell, and wherein the transgenic genomic DNA sequence is amenable to cleavage by a site directed nuclease, particularly Cas9; (b) replacing the transgenic genomic DNA sequence encoding a marker protein with a second transgenic DNA sequence encoding a protein of interest; (c) sorting B cells based on the presence or absence of the marker protein; and (d) collecting B cells in which the marker protein is absent. |
| US12252686B2 |
Spirulina cultivation process
The invention relates to a method of cultivating spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) in a temperate or northern climate, comprising a period of reproduction of the spirulina strain and a period of dormancy of the spirulina strain when the night temperature of the cultivation tank falls below the limit of 17° C., preferably below the limit of 18° C. or 19° C. or even 20° C., in which, in order to put said spirulina strain into dormancy, a sample volume of the reproduction medium of said strain is taken and placed in conditions of reduced luminosity compared to a sunlight of normal intensity generally borne by said strain during the reproduction period during periods of light alternating with periods of darkness, the said sampling volume is maintained at a temperature of between 5 and 20° C., preferably between 10 and 18° C., under reduced agitation compared with agitation during the reproduction period, at a pH of at least 9, preferably at least 9.5 or at least 10 feeding the sample volume every 4 to 7 days with 5-15%, preferably 10%, of the sample volume of a composition comprising about 1 g/L sea salt, 6 g/L sodium bicarbonate, 2.5 g/L potassium nitrate, 1 g/L potassium sulfate and/or magnesium sulfate, and about 3 g/L sodium and/or calcium carbonate. |
| US12252683B2 |
Workstation for automated control of an in vitro system
Provided are automated cell culture systems and related in vitro cell culture methods, including for a co-culture of different cell populations having different cell culture conditions. For example, the system may comprise a bioreactor having a plurality of cell culture compartments, the bioreactor having a fluid port fluidly connected to the plurality of cell culture compartments. A pump fluidly connected to the fluid port can provide a cell culture medium to the plurality of culture compartments. A sensor is operably connected to at least one of the plurality of cell culture compartments for measuring at least one cell culture parameter. In this manner, a controller electronically connected the pump and sensor, is configured to automatically adjust a pump flow rate and/or a cell culture gas content to provide a desired steady-state cell culture parameter for facilitating cells interactions and collection of products representative of said interactions. |
| US12252681B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for sterilizing bioreactors and culture media
Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for sterilization. In some variations, a method of sterilizing a bioreactor system may comprise circulating a sterilant in a bioreactor and an enclosed vessel in fluidic communication with the bioreactor. The enclosed vessel may comprise cell culture media. The sterilant may be circulated for a dwell time sufficient to sterilize at least one of the bioreactor, the vessel, and the cell culture media. |
| US12252680B2 |
Bioreactor with filter unit and method for treating a cell broth
A bioreactor having a filter unit and a method for treating a cell broth. The filter unit has a supply channel (2), a first filter medium (4), a retentate channel (1), a second filter medium (5) and a permeate channel (3), arranged so that the first filter medium delimits the supply channel and the retentate channel from one another; and the second filter medium delimits the retentate channel and the permeate channel from one another. The supply channel is connected to an inlet for a supply medium; the retentate channel is connected to an inlet for a cell broth and to an outlet for the cell broth; the permeate channel is connected to an outlet for a permeate; and the interior of the bioreactor is connected to the inlet for the cell broth and to the outlet for the cell broth. |
| US12252675B2 |
Tissue culture platform having multiple well chambers fluidically coupled via microfluidic channels and selector valves
Tissue culture platforms that may be configured for tissue culture or biological cell culture, and methods for use thereof, are described. In general, the tissue culture platforms include multiple well chambers that are fluidically coupled by one or more channels Flow between the different well chambers is controlled via one or more selector valves, enabling a single tissue culture platform that can provide multiple integrated culture subsystems, multiple non-interacting culture subsystems, or combinations thereof. |
| US12252671B2 |
Deposition aid polymer for laundry
A deposition aid polymer for laundry is provided, comprising >50 to 99 wt % of structural units of formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from hydrogen, —C1-4 alkyl and —CH2OR3; wherein R3 is selected from —C1-12 alkyl and phenyl; and 1 to <50 wt % of structural units of formula (II) wherein R2 is selected from a moiety of Formula (III), a moiety of Formula (IV) and a moiety of Formula (V) wherein A− is a counter anion balancing the cationic charge on the N; wherein R4 is selected from hydrogen, —C1-12 alkyl and phenyl; and wherein R5 is selected from hydrogen and —C1-8 alkyl; wherein the deposition aid polymer has a weight average molecular weight of <100,000 Daltons; and with the proviso that the deposition aid polymer has an average of at least two structural units of formula (II) per molecule. |
| US12252670B2 |
Method of cleaning plastic with dispersant copolymer
A method of cleaning a plastic article in an automatic dishwashing machine is provided, comprising: selecting an automatic dishwashing composition for cleaning plastic, wherein the automatic dishwashing composition, comprises: a builder; a phosphonate; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 60 to <90 wt % of structural units of formula I wherein each R1 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —CH3 group; and (b) >10 to 40 wt % of structural units of formula II wherein each R2 is independently selected from a —C2-3 alkyl group and wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a methyl group. |
| US12252669B2 |
Cleaning compositions with pH indicators and methods of use
The present invention provides acidic or basic cleaning compositions for use in cleaning food and beverage industry processing equipment and pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry processing equipment wherein the compositions of the invention comprise a food-equipment-safe acidic or basic cleaning compound and a food-equipment-safe colorimetric indicator of pH to show the desired acid or basic conditions during storage prior to the start of a cleaning cycle and after storage and during a cleaning cycle. The cleaning compositions of the invention are particularly useful in, for example, CIP cleaning processes. |
| US12252664B2 |
Free fatty acid-based composites
An improved material, preferably a biomaterial, is provided which is the reaction product of S8 and a free fatty acid or free fatty acid-containing material, preferably in the presence of metal. The improved material can be made by a method comprising reacting S8 with a free fatty acid to obtain a FFA/S8 composite and shaping the FFA/S8 composite into a solid form. The solid form of said FFA/S8 is melted to form melted FFA/S8 and the melted FFA/S8 is optionally applied as a coating on a surface, used as an adjacent material to a surface or the FFA/S8 composite itself is shaped thereby forming a device and preferably a medical device. |
| US12252663B2 |
Purification method for biological feedstock
The present disclosure is related to an apparatus and method for purification of biological feedstock, such as reducing or removing nitrogen containing compounds therein. The method can include subjecting the feedstock to a first separation step for obtaining a first fraction containing free fatty acids and nitrogen containing compounds, and collecting the residue containing acylglycerols. The first fraction is reacted with glycerol to obtain acylglycerols from the free fatty acid therein. This fraction is subjected to a second separation step for obtaining a second fraction containing nitrogen containing compounds, which is discharged as waste-product. The remains from the second separation contain formed acylglycerols and are collected. |
| US12252662B2 |
Refrigerator oil and refrigerator working fluid composition
One aspect of the present invention is a refrigerating machine oil comprising a base oil, a dithiophosphoric acid ester, and a phosphonate ester. |
| US12252660B2 |
Materials release agents, methods of making and using
A release agent and method of use for preventing the adhesion of materials to equipment in various industries including construction, mining, and asphalt. The release agent can include oil, surfactant, and in increased level of free fatty acids that can combine with alkali and/or alkaline earth metals in the materials to form a metal/fatty acid salt that prevents adhesion and material build up. |
| US12252657B2 |
Self-lubricating medical articles
Medical articles formed from a polyurethane-based resin including a modifying oligomer provide enhanced properties. A modifying oligomer incorporated into a backbone, as a side chain, or both of the polyurethane-based resin formed by a diisocyanate, a polyglycol, and a diol chain extender has at least one, preferably two, alcohol moieties (C—OH) and a functional moiety. Exemplary modifying oligomers are: a diol-containing perfluoropolyether incorporated into the backbone, a monofunctional polysiloxane (e.g., monodialcohol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane) incorporated as the side chain, and combinations thereof. Medical articles herein are self-lubricating and/or anti-fouling. |
| US12252656B2 |
Additive composition for enhanced stability of oxygenated gasoline
The present invention discloses additive package comprising a mixture of (a) 6-10% by weight of fatty acid (b) 7-15% by weight of alkoxy ether and (c) 60-85% by weight of linear or branched chain monohydroxylated aliphatic saturated alcohol (C2-C8) for improving stability of mixtures of methanol-gasoline, ethanol-gasoline blends containing at least 5-15% by volume of short chain alkanol (methanol/ethanol). The additive composition is added to the alcohol-gasoline blends to improve low temperature stability, provides corrosion protection and to normalize vapor pressure of methanol/ethanol-gasoline blends. |
| US12252655B2 |
Feedstock processing systems and methods for producing Fischer-Tropsch liquids and transportation fuels
A method for processing feedstock is described, characterized in that incoming feedstock is processed to selectively recover biogenic carbon material from the incoming feedstock. In some embodiments the incoming feedstock is comprised of mixed solid waste, such as municipal solid waste (MSW). In other embodiments the incoming feedstock is comprised of woody biomass. In some instances, the incoming feedstock is processed to selectively recover biogenic carbon material from the incoming feedstock to produce a processed feedstock having biogenic carbon content of 50% and greater suitable for conversion into biogenic carbon Fischer Tropsch liquids. The high biogenic carbon Fischer Tropsch liquids may be upgraded to biogenic carbon liquid fuels. Alternatively, the incoming feedstock is processed to selectively recover plastic material from the incoming feedstock to produce a processed feedstock having biogenic carbon content of 50% or less. |
| US12252654B2 |
Integrated biomass gasification and electrolysis
Systems and methods are provided for integration of electrolysis with biomass gasification to generate synthesis gas that can be used for production of renewable fuels and/or other hydrocarbonaceous compounds. The hydrocarbonaceous compounds can include compounds formed by chemical synthesis, such as alkanes formed by a Fischer-Tropsch process or methanol formed by a methanol synthesis process; or the hydrocarbonaceous compounds can include compounds formed by fermentation, such as alcohols formed by micro-organisms that use the synthesis gas as an input feed. |
| US12252650B2 |
Apparatus for on-line temperature measurement and gas sampling used in chute zone of dry quenching coke oven and using method thereof
An apparatus for on-line temperature measurement and gas sampling used in the chute area of CDQ coke oven. The oven external unit includes a temperature indicator, a gas tube, a vacuum tank, and the oven internal unit includes a temperature measuring element, a temperature indicator. The temperature measuring element pass through the oven shell and oven along the oven radical, is located in the upper channel of the high-temperature ceramic tube with double-channel, one end of the high-temperature ceramic tube with double-channel is connected with the gas tube of the vacuum tank. The apparatus solves the problem that hard to measure the temperature and sample the gas of the part where the environment is the most complicated in CDQ coke oven, and has the advantages that the structure is simple, operation is easy to handle and can achieve real-time monitoring for the inner environment of the CDQ coke oven. |
| US12252646B2 |
Compositions for the dissolution of calcium naphthenate and methods of use
Described is a composition and method of use for the dissolution of calcium naphthenate solids in the presence of water. The composition includes at least one carboxylic acid; and a mutual solvent that includes ethylene glycol monobutyl ether. |
| US12252645B2 |
Formulation and setup method of in-situ dissolvable plug
The patent application discloses a plug useable for isolating sections of a wellbore. The in-situ dissolvable plug comprises a cylindrical body having a backup piece at least at one end of the cylindrical body, a tube and a cylindrical body. The tube may extend through the cylindrical body and backup piece. The cylindrical body may be made of dissolvable material comprising an external surface, and an inner bore surface formed around the tube. The cylindrical body is soft, moldable, and expandable vertical to the tube to form an in-situ plug at downhole. |
| US12252644B2 |
Polarizer and image display device
Provided is a polarizer with excellent durability and an image display device including the polarizer. The polarizer includes a composition for forming a polarizer which contains a polymer liquid crystal compound and a dichroic material, in which the dichroic material includes a first dichroic material and a second dichroic material, an absolute value of a difference between a log P value of the first dichroic material and a log P value of the second dichroic material is 1.0 or less, and a stabilization energy indicating an energy loss in a case where one dichroic material of the first dichroic material and the second dichroic material is incorporated into a structure singly formed of the other dichroic material that is aligned therein is 30 kcal/mol or less. |
| US12252639B2 |
UV-crosslinked hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive used for polyvinyl chloride insulation adhesive tape
The present invention provides a UV-crosslinked hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive used for a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulation adhesive tape, made by mixing a polymer of vinyl monomers, functional monomers, special soft monomers, and photoinitiators with a tackifying resin and an antioxidant in certain proportions; the composition of the photoinitiator polymer contains a copolymer of one or more polymerizable photosensitive initiators and acrylate monomers, or a mixture of oligomers of one or more polymerizable photosensitive initiators and acrylate high polymers. The PVC adhesive tape made using such a pressure-sensitive adhesive has the advantages of excellent mechanical properties, bonding performance, and resistance to high temperatures, and is energy-saving and environmentally friendly; the present invention overcomes the defect of the prior art that a relatively long thermal oven is needed to volatilize a solvent in the glue when coating a PVC adhesive tape, which is applicable for wrapping and strapping cable bundles in different positions of the body of an automobile, can satisfy the requirement for uses on high temperature-resistant positions of an engine inside the automobile, and reaches a long-term temperature resistance level of 125° C. |
| US12252638B2 |
Adhesive film
The present invention relates to an adhesive film comprising an adhesive layer; a photothermal conversion layer containing a light absorber and a thermally decomposable resin; and an adhesive base film layer disposed between the adhesive layer and the photothermal conversion layer, wherein the adhesive base film layer contains a multifunctional epoxy resin, a binder resin, a curing agent, and a curing catalyst. The adhesive film according to the present invention may be able to simplify a processing process of a substrate, and prevent damage to the substrate and circuits or elements formed on the substrate. |
| US12252636B2 |
Two-component solvent free polyurethane laminating adhesive composition
The present invention provides a two-component solvent free polyurethane adhesive composition, comprising: (A) a OH-containing component, and (B) an NCO-containing component; wherein the mass ratio between the OH-containing component (A) and the NCO-containing component (B) is greater than 1:1, and the molar ratio between the OH group in the component (A) and the NCO group in the component (B) is less than 1:1. |
| US12252630B2 |
Conductive structure and antistatic composition including the same
The present application relates to a conductive structure formed by connecting a modified graphene oxide or modified carbon nanotube with a conductive polymer, and an antistatic composition including the same. The antistatic composition of the present application has advantages of an excellent adhesive property, improved surface roughness, mechanical strength, and improved electrical properties. |
| US12252627B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition, film prepared from the same, and electronic apparatus including the film
A photosensitive resin composition and an electronic apparatus including the same are provided. The photosensitive resin composition includes: a first unit including one or more acryloyl groups, a second unit including one or more epoxy groups, and a third unit including at least one hydrophilic group, wherein a ratio of the equivalent weight of the acryloyl group to the equivalent weight of the epoxy group is 2:1 or more. |
| US12252624B2 |
Polymer composition for thin coatings
The present application relates to a resin or polymer system suitable for two-component compositions, and a resin or polymer system configured for durable coatings with only thin coating weights. The resins and polymer systems of this invention provide high performance extremely thin, low gloss coatings with excellent adhesion, abrasion, scratch and chemical resistance The resins include a polyester component with one or more polyester polyols having a hydroxyl value of about 50 to about 300 and a polyurea component with one or more polyester polyol grafted polyurea polymers having a hydroxyl value of about 20 to about 100. These resin or polymer systems and two-component solvent borne coating compositions including such resin or polymer systems are surprisingly capable of achieving strong adhesion, excellent linear abrasion, and high chemical resistance all at the same time in a dry film thickness of about 2 mil or less, in some instances, about 1.2 mils or less, and in other instances, even about 1 mil or less. |
| US12252619B2 |
Additive manufacturing of aromatic thermoplastics from photocurable precursor salts
In various aspects, a polymer resin is provided for vat or ultraviolet-assisted direct ink writing (UV-DIW) photopolymerization. The resin can include a polyamic acid salt formed from the addition of a photocrosslinkable amine to a polyamic acid. The resin can include a photoinitiator suitable for initiating crosslinking of the photocrosslinkable amine when exposed to a light source of a suitable wavelength and intensity. The polyamic acid can be formed, for instance, by the addition of a diamine to a suitable dianhydride. Methods of additive manufacturing using the resins are also provided. |
| US12252617B2 |
Method for producing halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment
A method for producing a halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment includes a step of forming a halogenated zinc phthalocyanine crude pigment into a pigment. The halogenated zinc phthalocyanine crude pigment is obtained by depositing a halogenated zinc phthalocyanine, which is synthesized by using an acidic compound or a compound that generates an acid by reacting with water, and the step includes a pretreatment step of kneading the halogenated zinc phthalocyanine crude pigment along with water. |
| US12252616B2 |
Curable silicone composition, encapsulant and optical semiconductor device
Curable silicone compositions, encapsulants including the same, and optical semiconductor devices including the encapsulants are provided herein. In an embodiment, a curable silicone composition includes: (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) an epoxy group-containing resinous organopolysiloxane represented by Average Unit Formula (I): (R13SiO1/2)f(R22SiO2/2)g(R1SiO3/2)h(SiO4/2)i(XO1/2)j wherein R1 are independently halogen-substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups, at least two R1 are alkenyl groups; R2 are independently halogen-substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups or epoxy group-containing organic groups, wherein at least one R2 is an epoxy group-containing organic group; X is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; 0≤f<1; 0 |
| US12252614B2 |
Synthetic membrane composition comprising a polyurethane and a polyoxazoline
Disclosed are compositions that may be useful for forming synthetic membranes, methods of forming membranes therefrom, and membranes. In an embodiment, a membrane comprises a free hydrophilic polymer comprising a polyoxazoline, and a polyurethane, the polyurethane comprising a backbone comprising the reaction product of a diisocyanate, a polymeric aliphatic 5 diol, and optionally a chain extender. |
| US12252610B2 |
Polyester film for coating iron and film-coated metal plate
Disclosed is a blended polyester thin film, comprising a copolyester and a homopolyester. The thin film is composed of upper, middle, and lower layers. Each of the three layers is a homogeneous mixture of the copolyester and the homopolyester. The copolyester comprises 800-2000 ppm by mass of SiO2 added by means of in-situ polymerization. A dihydric alcohol component in the copolyester comprises ethylene glycol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and 1,4-butanediol. The melting point of the copolyester is between 200-240° C. The blended polyester film of the present invention has excellent processability, excellent chemical resistance, such as acid and alkali resistance, and excellent uniformity. A film-coated metal plate prepared from the blended polyester thin film can meet performance requirements of metal containers for food and beverage packaging with complex molding processing and high corrosion resistance. |
| US12252608B2 |
Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin particle composition, ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer film formed therefrom, and multilayer structure
An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin particle composition, an EVOH film formed therefrom, and a multilayer structure containing the same. The EVOH resin particle composition includes: a first EVOH resin particle having a surface core void volume (Vvc) of 0.002˜14 μm3/μm2; and a second EVOH resin particle having a surface core void volume (Vvc) of 0.010˜48 μm3/μm2. This can improve the thermoformability of EVOH compositions. |
| US12252606B2 |
Composites having a thermoplastic matrix
The present invention is directed to continuous fiber-reinforced composites having a matrix of modified PVDF. The composite may be a semifinished product or a product or finished part manufactured therefrom. A product according to the invention is pelletized long-fiber material, while a finished part according to the invention is especially a thermoplastic composite pipe. |
| US12252604B2 |
Foamed polypropylene composition suitable for sheets and articles
The present invention relates to a foamed polypropylene composition comprising (A) from 60.0 to 95.0 wt % of a linear propylene homopolymer and (B) from 5.0 to 40.0 wt % of a low density polyethylene, based on the total weight of the polypropylene composition, wherein the polypropylene composition before foaming has a melt flow rate MFR2 of from 0.1 to 5.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a load of 2.16 kg and a temperature of 230° C., and a F30 melt strength of from 0.1 to 2.0 cN, determined according to ISO 16790:2005, a sheet comprising said foamed polypropylene composition, an article comprising said sheet, a process for producing said sheet and the use of said foamed polypropylene composition or said sheet for producing an article. |
| US12252603B2 |
Regioselectively substituted cellulose ester based C+ compensation films with improved wavelength dispersion
The present application discloses films comprising regioselectively substituted cellulose esters and a component A wherein rings A, B, C, R1, R2, R5, R6, R8, m, n, and k are defined herein. The films are C+ films that exhibit improved wavelength dispersion. < |
| US12252601B1 |
Preparation method for bio-based nucleating agent for poly(ethylene furandicarboxylate) and application thereof
Aiming at the problem of slow crystallization rate of poly(ethylene furandicarboxylate) (PEF), a preparation method for a bio-based nucleating agent for PEF and an application thereof are disclosed. In a technical solution, glycine having a bio-based source is subjected to an amidation reaction with furoic acid under the catalysis of p-toluenesulfonic acid, followed by an acid-base neutralization reaction with sodium hydroxide to obtain a bio-based nucleating agent for PEF. The bio-based nucleating agent prepared by the present disclosure can significantly accelerate a crystallization rate of PEF. Most importantly, the bio-based nucleating agent has no effect on the bio-based properties of PEF. |
| US12252600B2 |
Inorganic particle dispersion resin composition and manufacturing method of inorganic particle dispersion resin composition
An inorganic particle dispersion resin composition, containing: a resin; and inorganic particles, in which the inorganic particles include silica-covered aluminum nitride particles and alumina particles, and the silica-covered aluminum nitride particles include aluminum nitride particles and a silica film covering surfaces of the aluminum nitride particles. A total content of the inorganic particles is preferably in a range of greater than or equal to 60.0 volume % and less than or equal to 85.0 volume %. |
| US12252598B2 |
Systems and methods for photophoretic propulsion for flight
Systems and methods for achieving levitation via a photophoretic effect are provided. In certain embodiments, a structure of ultralight materials is provided, for example a BoPET film and carbon nanotubes and has a top and bottom side, made of two separate materials. When the bottom side is illuminated by light at certain intensity, it can result in an upward lift force being applied to the entire structure, causing the structure to levitate. |
| US12252595B2 |
Preparation method of 4D chitosan-based thermosensitive hydrogel
Medical material production and preparation, and a preparation method of a 4D chitosan-based thermosensitive hydrogel. First, chitosan is dissolved in acetic acid solution; a chitosan-based thermosensitive hydrogel is printed by a 4D bioprinter and lyophilized after solvent extraction, to obtain lyophilized chitosan; subsequently, aqueous β-sodium glycerophosphate solution is prepared with ultrapure water and β-sodium glycerophosphate, and then aqueous carboxymethyl chitosan solution is prepared with ultrapure water and aqueous β-sodium glycerophosphate solution are charged into and mixed well with aqueous carboxymethyl chitosan solution to prepare a mixture; finally, the lyophilized chitosan is crosslinked with the mixture to obtain the 4D chitosan-based thermosensitive hydrogel. With scientific and reliable principles thereof, the present invention solves a problem that conventional thermosensitive hydrogels have uneven pore sizes, and improves the entrapment efficiency and ability of limbal stem cells. |
| US12252590B2 |
Acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated resin compositions and thermosets and foams therefrom
The invention relates to acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and an acetoacetate ester. The invention also relates to (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and a (meth)acrylic compound. The invention also relates to methods of making the acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to curable coating compositions comprising the acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to methods of making the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of applying curable coating compositions of the invention to substrates. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising a curable coating composition of the invention and a method of making such article. The invention also relates to foam materials comprising the reaction product of an acetoacetylated resin composition, a polyamine compound, and a physical blowing agent and/or a polysiloxane compound. |
| US12252581B2 |
Preparation method of cardanol-modified polyamine curing agent with high corrosion resistance
The present invention discloses a preparation method of a cardanol-modified polyamine curing agent with high corrosion resistance. The method includes the following steps: subjecting cardanol, paraformaldehyde and an amine compound to Mannich reaction, after the Mannich reaction, adding a water-soluble initiator for polymerization reaction, then evaporating water and excessive amine compound under reduced pressure after the polymerization reaction, thus obtaining a cardanol-modified polyamine curing agent. The coating obtained by curing the curing agent with an epoxy resin has greatly improved chemical resistance and corrosion resistance, indicating that the use of the water-soluble initiator in this present invention enables olefins to be polymerized very well, and molecules are reinforced obviously after polymerization, thereby greatly improving the chemical resistance and corrosion resistance. |
| US12252576B2 |
Process and catalyst composition for producing linear alpha olefins in high yield by ethylene oligomerization
The present disclosure relates to a process for producing linear alpha olefins in high yield carried out by oligomerization of ethylene in the presence of a novel catalyst composition. The catalyst composition includes Zirconium compound, an organoaluminum compound, and at least one Lewis base selected from cyclic and acyclic ethers (i.e., di-n-butyl ether and diethyl ether). The process for oligomerization of ethylene is carried out in an inert organic solvent in the presence of said catalyst composition. The process as disclosed herein provides significantly high activity of the said catalyst composition resulting in high yield of the alpha olefins (>95 wt. %) as the product and significantly minimum polymer as by-product. The process provides higher yield of C6-C10 fraction with >60 wt. %. |
| US12252573B2 |
Heterocycle-heterocycle-based group IV transition metal catalysts for olefin polymerization
The polymerization process of this disclosure includes includes polymerizing ethylene and one or more olefins in the presence of a catalyst system under olefin polymerization conditions to form an ethylene-based polymer. The catalyst system comprising a metal-ligand complex according to formula (I). |
| US12252566B2 |
Fluorine-containing mixture material and fluorine-containing super-oleophobic microporous membrane using same as raw material, and preparation method therefor and use thereof
This disclosure provides a fluorine-containing mixture and a fluorine-containing super-oleophobic microporous membrane using the fluorine-containing mixture as a raw material, as well as preparation methods and applications for the fluorine-containing mixture and the fluorine-containing super-oleophobic microporous membrane. The fluorine-containing mixture of the present disclosure comprises, by weight percentage, the following components: Component A: 50%˜90%; Component B: 3%˜25%; Component C: 0%˜35%; Component D: 0%˜3%; wherein Component A comprises high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene homopolymer or copolymer dispersion resin; Component B comprises one or more fluorine-containing alkyl acrylate monomers; Component C comprises one or more fluorine-free acrylates; Component D comprises high temperature free radical initiator. There's no need to add inflammable or explosive lubricating oil, making the process highly safe; and the obtained fluorine-containing super-oleophobic microporous membrane has high waterproof, air-permeable, oil-resistant and washable performance, in line with the needs of a new generation of waterproof and air-permeable protective clothing. |
| US12252561B2 |
Liquid, hybrid UV/VIS radiation curable resin compositions for additive fabrication
Liquid radiation curable compositions are disclosed which are suitable for hybrid (i.e. cationic and free-radical) polymerization when processed via additive fabrication equipment utilizing sources of actinic radiation with peak spectral intensities in the UV/vis region. According to one aspect, the compositions possess a first photoinitiator that is an iodonium salt of a non-fluorinated borate anion. According to another aspect, the composition is substantially devoid of a Norrish Type I and/or Type II photoinitiator. Also disclosed are methods of creating three-dimensional parts via additive fabrication processes utilizing sources of actinic radiation with peak spectral intensities in the UV/vis region employing liquid radiation curable compositions suitable for hybrid polymerization, and the parts cured therefrom. |
| US12252559B2 |
Resin composition comprising a specific crosslinking agent
A resin composition is based on a resin chosen from the group consisting of unsaturated polyester resins and vinyl ester resins, a crosslinking initiator and a crosslinking agent of general formula R1—X—R2, in which X is an optionally substituted alkylene group and R1 and R2 are, independently of one another, an acrylate, methacrylate or vinyl group, an alkenyl group bearing an unsaturated carbon at the chain end, or an alkynyl group bearing an unsaturated carbon at the chain end. |
| US12252556B2 |
Cyclosporine compositions and methods of use
Disclosed herein are cyclosporine compounds and methods for use in the treatment or prevention of neutrophil-mediated inflammation, wherein the compounds inhibit the activity of MRP2 and FPR1. |
| US12252555B2 |
Selenium-chelating pea oligopeptide, and preparation method and use thereof
A selenium-chelating pea oligopeptide, a preparation method thereof and use thereof. After the selenium-chelating pea oligopeptide is subjected to digestion treatment in at least one of following three ways, a change rate of selenium content not more than 3% with respect to the selenium content before the digestion treatment: hydrolyzing for 4 hours by a pepsin at a pH value of 2 and a temperature of 37° C.; hydrolyzing for 6 hours by a trypsin at a pH value of 7.5 and a temperature of 37° C.; maintaining the temperature constant at 37° C., firstly hydrolyzing for 4 hours by the pepsin at a pH value of 2, and then continuing to hydrolyze for 6 hours by a trypsin at a pH value of 6.8. The preparation method thereof includes mixing and reacting an aqueous solution of pea oligopeptide and sodium selenite, and then being subjected to alcohol precipitation and drying. |
| US12252553B2 |
Crystalline salt forms
Disclosed are various crystalline salt forms of D-Arg-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH2. |
| US12252551B2 |
Methods and kits for diagnosing and/or treating peripheral neuropathy
Disclosed herein are method and/or kit for rendering a diagnosis on whether a subject is suffering from peripheral neuropathy pain. The method comprises detecting the presence of advillin in a biological sample by forming an immune complex between advillin and a monoclonal antibody specifically binds thereto. Also disclosed herein is a method of treating a subject suffering from peripheral neuropathy pain. |
| US12252550B2 |
Antibodies that bind to C1S and uses thereof
Embodiments that are provided for herein relate to antibodies and compositions that bind to C1s. Also provided are methods of producing the antibodies of the present disclosure, as well as uses of the provided antibodies and compositions for the treatment of C1s mediated diseases and disorders. |
| US12252547B2 |
Affinity entities comprising a TCR-like antibody binding domain with high affinity and fine specificity and uses of same
Affinity binding entities having TCRL binding domain and methods of their use are provided. More specifically these compositions bind HLA-A2/WT1+, HLA-A2/MAGE-A4, HLA-A2/MAGE-A9, HLA-A2/PAP or HLA-A2/TyrD+ cells and as such can be used in diagnostics and therapy. |
| US12252546B2 |
Anti-SIRPa antibodies and their therapeutic applications
The present invention provides new anti-SIRPa antibodies able to specifically antagonize the interaction between SIRPa and CD47, without affecting the interaction between SIRPg and CD47, and their uses. |
| US12252539B2 |
Anti-FLT3 antibodies and compositions
This invention relates to anti-FLT3 antibodies and methods of using them in enhancing immunity in a patient in need thereof and in treating cancer. |
| US12252536B2 |
Caninized antibodies
The present invention discloses caninized antibodies with specific properties. The present invention also discloses caninized murine antibodies against canine PD-1 that have a high binding affinity for canine PD-1. The invention further discloses the use of the caninized antibodies of the present invention in the treatment of cancer in dogs. |
| US12252535B2 |
Antibody molecules to LAG-3 and uses thereof
Antibody molecules that specifically bind to LAG-3 and bispecific antibody molecules with a first binding specificity for LAG-3 and a second binding specificity for one of PD-1, TIM-3, CEACAM-1, CEACAM-5, PD-L1, or PD-L2, are disclosed. The anti-LAG-3 antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent and/or diagnose cancerous or infectious disorders. |
| US12252532B2 |
Anti-myostatin antibodies and methods of use
The invention provides anti-myostatin antibodies and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, an isolated anti-myostatin antibody of the present invention binds to mature myostatin, and uptake of the antibody into cells is enhanced when complexed with the antigen. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acids encoding an anti-myostatin antibody of the present invention. The invention also provides host cells comprising a nucleic acid of the present invention. The invention also provides a method of producing an antibody comprising culturing a host cell of the present invention so that the antibody is produced. Anti-myostatin antibodies of the present invention may be for use as a medicament. Anti-myostatin antibodies of the present invention may be for use in treating a muscle wasting disease, in increasing mass of muscle tissue or in increasing strength of muscle tissue. |
| US12252531B2 |
Methods of screening for high-affinity, isoform-selective TGFβ1 inhibitors
Disclosed herein are monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof capable of selectively inhibiting TGFβ1 with high potency. Related compositions, methods and therapeutic use are also disclosed. |
| US12252525B2 |
Chimeric T cell receptors, nucleic acids, and methods of making and using the same
Compositions and methods for eradicating tumor cells using novel compositions are contemplated. In one aspect, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a CAR scaffold and an antigen binding domain in a single chimeric species is provided. In some aspects, the CAR scaffold may comprise a CD28 costimulatory signaling region and a CD3ζ activation domain or a complete CD3ζ activation domain. In some aspects, the CAR scaffold may be codon-optimized for improved expression in mammalian cell lines and/or for improved function upon transfection into natural killer (NK) or other immune cells. In further aspects, the antigen binding domain may comprise a VL and VH domain linked by a spacer and may be codon optimized. A CD64 leader sequence may be attached to the antigen binding domain, e.g., at the N-terminus of the antigen binding domain. |
| US12252524B2 |
GIP/GLP1 co-agonist compounds
The present invention relates to compounds having activity at both the human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors. The present invention also relates to compounds having an extended duration of action at each of these receptors. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compounds that may be administered orally. Compounds may be useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (“T2DM”). Also, the compounds may be useful in the treatment of obesity. |
| US12252519B2 |
Crystal structure of a replication protein encoded by a plasmid isolated from a multiple sclerosis patient
The present invention relates to crystal forms of a replication protein encoded by a plasmid isolated from a Multiple Sclerosis patient, crystal structure information obtained from them, methods of preparing such crystal forms, their use for the identification and/or design of inhibitors of said replication proteins and methods for identifying, optimizing and designing compounds which should have the ability to interact with or inhibit the replication protein. |
| US12252518B2 |
Methods of treating non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Disclosed herein are methods for preventing or treating non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a subject by administering to the subject a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding OCT4, a nucleic acid sequence encoding SOX2, and a nucleic acid sequence encoding KLF4. |
| US12252513B2 |
Thermostable phycobiliproteins produced from recombinant arthrospira
Provided herein are novel thermostable phycobiliproteins. These proteins may be stabilized by the introduction of disulfide bonds which stabilize the protein. Modified cells expressing these thermostable phycobiliproteins and methods of making them are also provided. |
| US12252510B2 |
Method for purifying antibody or antibody-like molecule
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method capable of efficiently removing an impurity from an aqueous solution or a suspension comprising an antibody or an antibody-like molecule and the impurity. The method for purifying an antibody or an antibody-like molecule according to the present invention is characterized in treating an aqueous solution or a suspension comprising the antibody or the antibody-like molecule and an impurity with a water-insoluble inorganic compound, wherein the water-insoluble inorganic compound comprises one or more elements selected from magnesium, calcium and aluminum. |
| US12252509B2 |
Neuroactive steroids and their methods of use
Provided herein is a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R19, R5, R3a, R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R4a, R4b, R6a, R6b, R7a, R7b, R11a, R11b, R12a, R12b, R18, RD, and q are defined herein. L is selected from the group consisting of: wherein A indicates the point of attachment at C17 and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of —C(O)N(R55a)(R55b), —N(R55a)(R55b), —N(R55b)C(O)(R55a), and R55C wherein R55c is carbon-bound substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl or substituted or unsubstituted aryl. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) and methods of using the compounds, e.g., in the treatment of CNS-related disorders. |
| US12252508B2 |
Ginsenoside and anti-inflammatory composition comprising same
The present specification relates to (20S,24R)-6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside-dammar-3-one-20,24-epoxy-6a,12b,25-triol, which is a novel ginsenoside, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate thereof or a solvate thereof. The novel ginsenoside exhibits excellent anti-inflammatory effects. |
| US12252506B2 |
Methods of preparing nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof
Methods of preparing nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof. In an aspect, the invention relates to a method of preparing a compound of formula (I) wherein n is 0 or 1; m is 0 or 1; Y is O or S; R1 is selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted primary or secondary amino, and substituted or unsubstituted azido; R2-R5, which may be the same or different, are each independently selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and X− is an anion, selected from an anion of a substituted or unsubstituted carboxylic acid, a halide, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonate, a substituted or unsubstituted phosphate, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfate, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonate, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbamate. |
| US12252505B2 |
SIRT1 activating compounds
Provided herein are methods and compositions for preventing or treating aging, or an aging-related disorder, a disorder associated with inflammation, or for modulating an immune response in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of Formulas I-XIII. |
| US12252502B2 |
L-glufosinate intermediate and L-glufosinate preparation method
Provided are L-glufosinate intermediate preparation method or L-glufosinate preparation method, the method, for preparing L-glufosinate intermediate or L-glufosinate from an L-homoserine derivative, comprising a step of preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 from a compound of Chemical Formula 1. |
| US12252501B2 |
Methods of preparing glufosinate
Disclosed is a method of preparing glufosinate, and specifically a method of preparing glufosinate represented by formula (I) or its salt or enantiomer, or a mixture of its enantiomers in any ratio, comprising a step of hydrolyzing a compound of formula (III) to generate a compound of formula (I). Due to a distinctive reaction mechanism adopted in the method of the present disclosure, a halogenated hydrocarbon by-product in the Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction can be avoided and thus the destructive impact of the halogenated hydrocarbon by-product on ozone in the aerosphere can be prevented. Accordingly, the equipment and engineering investments required for the separation, purification, and collection of the foregoing by-product are eliminated, and the potential environmental and safety hazards brought by the foregoing by-product are also avoided. |
| US12252498B2 |
Electrochromic devices having a buffer system
A compound represented by the structure of Formula (I), or a salt thereof suitable for use as a buffer in an electrochromic device is disclosed. |
| US12252497B2 |
Ras inhibitors
The invention features macrocyclic compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions and protein complexes thereof, capable of inhibiting Ras proteins, and their uses in the treatment of cancers. |
| US12252492B2 |
Substituted fused pyrrolo-diazepinones and uses thereof
Disclosed are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment. The disclosed compounds are based on fused 1,4-diazepine and pyrrolidinedione scaffolds. The compounds may be utilized in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating diseases and disorders associated with cell proliferation such as cancer and may have a formula illustrated as follows: |
| US12252487B2 |
Dominant salt forms of pyrimidine derivatives, and crystal forms thereof
Disclosed are sodium salts of pyrimidine derivatives, and a series of crystal forms thereof. The series of crystal forms exhibit a good druggability, such as stability, fluidity, compressibility, etc., and provide a variety of options of APIs for subsequent drug product development. |
| US12252481B2 |
Anti-viral compounds
Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound described herein (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound described herein) and methods of synthesizing the same. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US12252479B2 |
Crystalline forms OF N-[4-(chlorodifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-6-[(3R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl]-5-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridine-3-carboxamide
The present invention describes specific crystalline forms of N-[4-(Chlorodifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-6-[(3R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl]-5-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridine-3-carboxamide. The present invention further relates to methods for preparing said crystalline forms, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said crystalline forms, and methods of using said crystalline forms and pharmaceutical compositions to treat disease. |
| US12252476B2 |
Bio-based epoxy chain extender and preparation method thereof
The present disclosure provides a bio-based epoxy chain extender and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of chain extenders, and the preparation method includes the following steps: (1) mixing ESO and CD and carrying out catalytic reaction to obtain ESOn-CD; and (2) mixing and heating the ESOn-CD with concentrated sulfuric acid, dropwise adding a mixture of glacial acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide for stirring reaction, and after the stirring reaction, carrying out extraction and separation to remove a solvent to obtain the bio-based epoxy chain extender. The present disclosure also provides a bio-based epoxy chain extender prepared by the preparation method. |
| US12252470B2 |
Lipids and nanoparticle compositions thereof
Provided herein are lipids having the Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, a, and b are as defined herein. Also provided herein are lipid nanoparticle (LNP) compositions comprising lipid having the Formula (I) and a capsid-free, non-viral vector (e.g., ceDNA). In one aspect of any of the aspects or embodiments herein, these LNPs can be used to deliver a capsid-free, non-viral DNA vector to a target site of interest (e.g., cell, tissue, organ, and the like). |
| US12252468B2 |
Method for purifying waste N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone mixture solution
A method for purifying a waste N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) mixed solution according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes using a base. The base according to an embodiment may be NaBH4. N-methylsuccinimide and γ-butyrolactone are simultaneously removed, and high-purity NMP can be recovered by applying a base to the waste NMP mixed solution. |
| US12252465B2 |
Enol ether properfume
Described herein are compounds of formula (I) as properfume compounds, as well as a method to release a compound being a carbonyl of formula (II), a formate ester of formula (III) and/or an alcohol of formula (IV), by exposing the compound of formula (I) to an environment wherein it is oxidized. Also described herein are a perfuming composition and a perfume consumer product including at least one compound of formula (I). |
| US12252463B2 |
Compositions and methods of making ribitol
The present disclosure describes compositions comprising substantially pure ribitol, pharmaceutical compositions of ribitol, and methods of making ribitol. The methods may include combining a reducing agent (e.g., borohydride) and ribose (e.g. D-ribose), optionally with stirring, to form a first reaction mixture; and contacting the first reaction mixture and an acidic quenching agent, optionally with stirring, to form a second reaction mixture, thereby forming ribitol. |
| US12252459B2 |
Hydrazone amide derivatives and use thereof in preparation of anti-osteoporosis drugs
Provided are a new class of hydrazone amide derivatives and the use thereof in the preparation of anti-osteoporosis drugs, wherein the structural formula of the hydrazone amide derivative is as shown in formula (I), and same are a new class of compounds with an anti-osteoporosis effect. |
| US12252458B2 |
Method for producing highly polymerizable n-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer
A method for producing a highly polymerizable N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer includes (A) melting a crude N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer comprising 50 to 88 mass % of an N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer by heating, followed by cooling for precipitation, and subjecting precipitated N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer crystals to solid-liquid separation (step (A)), and (B) further dissolving the N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer crystals separated in the step (A) in a mixed solvent of ethyl acetate and an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 7 carbon atoms, then performing crystallization, performing solid-liquid separation, and recovering an N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer purified product (step (B)), wherein a mass ratio of ethyl acetate/N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer crystal in step (B) is 0.01 to 0.5, and a mass ratio of aliphatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 7 carbon atoms/N-vinyl carboxylic acid amide monomer crystal in step (B) is 0.5 to 3.0. |
| US12252455B2 |
Process for the continuous preparation of heavy alkyl acrylates
The present invention relates to a process for the continuous synthesis of heavy alkyl acrylates by a transesterification reaction using hydrozincite as a heterogeneous catalyst. |
| US12252454B2 |
Carrier-protein polysaccharide conjugation methods
The present disclosure provides methods of preparing heteroaryl-containing compounds, wherein an azide-alkyne cycloaddition is accelerated in the presence of lauryldimethylamine oxide (LDAO). The present disclosure further provides conjugates of polypeptides and antigens prepared using such methods. |
| US12252451B2 |
Dual chamber disinfection system
A transport system can include a first chamber having a body that is configured to fully enclose a biodegradable container placed within the first chamber, the biodegradable container having food waste therein, and the biodegradable container being sealed from the ambient environment, and a disinfection system being configured to disinfect an object placed within the body. The transport system can include a second chamber having a composting system, the composting system being configured to begin to compost an object placed within the second chamber, and an enclosure that houses the first chamber and the second chamber. The first chamber, and the second chamber can be configured to be placed within a cargo space of a vehicle. |
| US12252450B2 |
Aqueous and solid ammonium sulfate fertilizers and methods of producing
Aqueous and solid ammonium sulfate fertilizers derived from an organic feedstock and a mineral sulfate compound. The aqueous fertilizers have at least 3.5% nitrogen and at least 4% sulfur, and the solid fertilizers have about 21% nitrogen and about 24% sulfur. Methods for producing the fertilizers include preparing an organic feedstock by causing organic waste to undergo anaerobic digestion, removing solids from the organic feedstock to produce an organic liquid effluent, performing a distillation process on the organic liquid effluent to strip and concentrate a vapor that contains ammonia, carbon dioxide, and water and cool the vapor to produce a condensed solution containing ammonium bicarbonate and/or ammonium carbonate, and contacting the condensed solution with the mineral sulfate compound to cause a reaction therebetween and produce an aqueous ammonium sulfate product. An evaporation process can be performed on the aqueous ammonium sulfate product to produce a dry, solid ammonium sulfate product. |
| US12252446B2 |
Systems and methods for thermally processing CMC components
Systems and methods for thermally processing composite components are provided. In one exemplary aspect, a system includes a thermal system, a mover device, and a control system. The system also includes a plurality of vessels in which one or more components may be placed. The vessels are similarly shaped and configured. A vessel containing the one or more components therein may be mounted into a chamber defined by the thermal system during thermal processing. The thermal system and vessels include features that allow components to be thermally processed, e.g., compacted, burnt-out, and densified via a melt-infiltration process, a polymer impregnation and pyrolyzing process, or a chemical vapor infiltration process. utilizing the same thermal system and common vessel design. The control system may control the thermal system and mover device to automate thermal processing of the composite components. |
| US12252442B2 |
Reaction schemes involving acids and bases; reactors comprising spatially varying chemical composition gradients; and associated systems and methods
Reaction schemes involving acids and bases; reactors comprising spatially varying chemical composition gradients (e.g., spatially varying pH gradients), and associated systems and methods, are generally described. For example, methods comprising producing an acid and a base via electrolysis; dissolving a material comprising calcium using the acid to produce ions comprising calcium in a region of a reactor with a pH of 6 or less; precipitating solid calcium hydroxide from the ions comprising calcium using the base in a region of a reactor with a pH of 10 or higher; and utilizing the calcium hydroxide in a downstream process to form a cement are described. |
| US12252441B2 |
Cementitious compositions comprising recycled superabsorbent polymer
A cementitious composition including recycled superabsorbent polymer (RSAP) and a cementitious material. The RSAP has a purity level of at least 85 percent by weight of the RSAP. Also provided is a cementitious composition where the RSAP has substantially low levels of one or more residual drug entities. Also provided is a method for the construction of a self-sealing cement sheath, the method comprising: supplying a self-sealing slurry of a cementitious composition including cementitious material, an aqueous fluid, and RSAP into an underground geological formation, and allowing the self-sealing slurry of the cementitious composition to cure, thereby forming the self-sealing cement sheath. The RSAP is capable of swelling in the presence of fluid to seal any cracks formed in the self-sealing slurry during curing. |
| US12252439B2 |
Tube-drawable glass, method for the production and use
A glass has a maximum crystallization rate (KGmax) of at most 0.20 μm/min in a temperature range of 700° C. to 1250° C. and a hydrolytic stability according to a hydrolytic class 1 HGA1 according to ISO 720:1985. In the case of a sample thickness of 2 mm of the glass, a ratio of a minimum transmittance in a wavelength range of 850 nm to 950 nm to a maximum transmittance in a wavelength range of 250 nm to 700 nm is in a range of 1.9:1 to 15:1. |
| US12252438B2 |
Joint adhesive for cellular glass insulation
A cellular glass system for insulating an outer surface of a fluid carrying or storing vessel, such as a pipe, is disclosed. The system is comprised of segments of cellular glass insulation. A sealant is provided at the interface between adjacent cellular glass segments to seal the system from moisture and thermal intrusion. |
| US12252436B2 |
Single-piece reaction vessel made of glass, production method, and analysis method
A method of production of glass reaction vessels includes irradiating a laser beam of a wavelength for which a first glass plate is transparent onto the surface of the first glass plate. The first hiss plate is etched. Etching of the first glass plate is terminated when the recesses extend, over only a portion of the thickness of the first glass plate and therefore the recesses have a bottom formed in the first glass plate as a single piece. |
| US12252430B2 |
System for preheating glass melting furnace batch materials
A system for preheating batch materials in a glass melting furnace includes: a preheater configured to receive unheated batch materials and to deliver heated batch materials, the preheater including an outlet configured to exhaust fluid from the preheater and an inlet configured to receive exhaust fluid from the glass melting furnace and exhaust fluid recirculated from the outlet of the preheater; a fan configured to provide ambient air to a furnace flue; a valve configured to control an amount of the ambient air to the furnace flue; a temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of exhaust gases in the furnace flue; and a temperature controller configured to control the valve and the fan responsive to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor. |
| US12252428B2 |
System and method for recovering ammonia from an ammonia-containing liquid
A system for recovering ammonia from an ammonia-containing liquid, which system comprises a waste tank (10) for receiving ammonia-containing liquid entering the system; a filtration unit (14) comprising an ultrafiltration unit for receiving the ammonia-containing liquid from the waste tank (10) and filtering the ammonia-containing liquid to remove solids; an ammonia concentrating unit comprising a reverse osmosis unit (18) for receiving ammonia-containing liquid from the filtration unit (14) and concentrating the ammonia within the liquid; and an ammonia-recovery unit (100) for receiving concentrated ammonia-containing liquid from the ammonia concentrating unit (18) and recovering ammonia therefrom, wherein the ammonia-recovery unit (100) comprises a rectifier (102) for separating ammonia from the concentrated ammonia-containing liquid and recovering the ammonia as ammonia-containing gas; and wherein the system does not comprise an ammonia stripper. |
| US12252425B2 |
System and method for treating evaporator blowdown
The present invention entails dual centrifuges configured to remove suspended solids, silica, and other precipitants from evaporator brine prior to the brine being disposed of via deep well injection. First, the evaporator brine is directed through a highly efficient first centrifuge configured to remove essentially all suspended solids, including very small suspended solids that typically cannot be retained in a filter or other dewatering devices. The centrate from the first centrifuge, depleted in suspended solids, silica and other precipitants, can be disposed of via deep well injection. The first centrifuge also produces a slurry that is directed to a separate centrifuge that produces a second centrate and waste wet cake. The second centrate is recycled and mixed with the evaporator brine and the mixture is directed to the first centrifuge. |
| US12252421B2 |
System and method for treating waste water
Provided is a wastewater treatment method including measuring a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of wastewater containing organic matter in real time, calculating the amount of ozone associated with a concentration of the organic matter using the measured COD value, and controlling a production of ozone of an ozone generator based on the calculated amount of ozone. The present invention provides a wastewater treatment method and system for adjusting the production of ozone used as an oxidizing agent for decomposing organic matter in wastewater in association with a load of organic matter in wastewater to be oxidized. |
| US12252420B2 |
Methods of removing contaminants from a solution, and related systems
A method of removing contaminants from a solution comprises passing a solution including one or more contaminants through a first cell comprising a first anode chamber and a first cathode chamber, passing a slurry comprising a flowing electrode material through the first anode chamber and the first cathode chamber while applying an electric potential between the first anode chamber and the first cathode chamber to transport anions from the solution to the first anode chamber and to transport cations from the solution to the first cathode chamber, the flowing electrode material comprising a MXene material, wherein M is a metal and X is one or both of carbon and nitrogen, and passing the slurry through a second cell to desorb the anions and cations from the flowing electrode material. Related systems for removing contaminants from a solution, and related methods are disclosed. |
| US12252419B2 |
Trans-channel reaction cell and method of use
The disclosure provides for a device and method for initiating an electrocoagulation reaction. The device may include one or more electrodes, conductive rods, conductive pipe, non-conductive pipe, and an adjustable power source wherein the electrodes have cutouts through each to allow for concentrated magnetic and electrical fields to form increasing the efficiency of the electrocoagulation reaction. The adjustable power source may be connected to the electrodes, conductive rods, and conductive pipe. The electrocoagulation device may be combined with another electrocoagulation device wherein each electrocoagulation device comprises electrocoagulation electrodes different than that of the electrocoagulation electrodes of the other electrocoagulation device. The present invention provides for contaminant removal from fluids such as wastewater including such wastewaters as fracking water, plating waste water, septic waste water and the like, potable water, pond water, hot tub water, and the like. |
| US12252416B2 |
Control of grease removal equipment via cell phone app
A separator assembly for separating fat, oil, and grease from effluent includes a container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil, grease and solid waste to be removed from the effluent water and a communications module having a processor, memory and transmitter at the facility site to communicate over cellular or WiFi signals with a remote station. The separator may include a skimmer to skim F.O.G. from the effluent water held in the container or be of a grease trap mode collecting F.O.G. for subsequent removal. |
| US12252415B2 |
Water filtration and aeration unit
A combined water aeration and filtration unit (WAFU), having a tank with a vent section at a top of said WAFU and above an aeration section above a filtration section at a bottom of said WAFU. The vent section has one or more demisters and one or more vents for detraining water and providing a dry air exit from said WAFU. The air section has a water inlet ending in a spray nozzle near the top of the aeration section to turn incoming dirty water into water droplets and a forced air blower on a side or top of the aeration section for blowing air through said water droplets in rate sufficient to remove volatile organic compounds and precipitate manganese and iron. The aeration section also has one or more annular rings or partially annular baffles on an inside wall of the tank to force water from said inside wall into an interior of the tank. Thus, no water escapes aeration. A backwash collection trough and backwash water outlet are positioned above the filtration section for removing dirty backwash water from the unit. The filtration section has one or more filters therein and a drain and clean water outlet near its bottom for egress of clean water from said WAFU. |
| US12252413B1 |
Preparation method for ultra-high compacted lithium iron phosphate cathode material and lithium battery
The present application belongs to the field of lithium battery technology, particularly relating to a preparation method for ultra-high compacted lithium iron phosphate cathode material and lithium battery. The method comprises: obtaining an iron-containing precursor based on iron phosphate and dispersant; Mixing the iron-containing precursor, lithium source, phosphorus source, and first carbon source for first sintering to obtain the first precursor mixture and grinding to the first preset particle size to obtain the first precursor; Mixing the iron-containing precursor, lithium source, phosphorus source, and second carbon source for second sintering to obtain the second precursor mixture and grinding to the second preset particle size to obtain the second precursor; Mixing the first precursor, second precursor, and third carbon source and performing a third sintering to obtain the lithium iron phosphate cathode material, improving the coating integrity of the first carbon coating. |
| US12252404B2 |
Nutrient recovery from hydrothermal liquefaction biochar
Processing algae includes liquefying algae to yield a mixture including biocrude oil, biochar, and an aqueous component, and treating the biochar to yield a nutrient composition including ammoniacal nitrogen and phosphate. |
| US12252403B2 |
Filtering material and filter for retaining polyaromatic hydrocarbons, carbonyls and other compounds from smoke from tobacco products
A hybrid graphene material and a filter capable of retaining, in whole or in part, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, carbonyl and other smoke compounds from tobacco products or industrial processes, having as adsorbent substances activated carbon and graphene materials, both supported by the same matrix and in the same filter compartment, which may or may not be attached to another conventional filter compartment of cellulose acetate fibers or similar polymer, and a method for manufacturing such material. |
| US12252397B2 |
Process for the synthesis of nanoparticles of transition metal chalcogenides
A process for the synthesis of transition metal chalcogenides (TMC) having formula (I). More particularly, the present work relates to a one pot single phase process for the synthesis of a TMC system having formula (I) by wet chemistry. Formula (I) is represented as Ax-By. |
| US12252394B2 |
Micromechanical component for a sensor device
A micromechanical component for a sensor device, including a seismic mass, which is situated at and/or in a mounting and which includes a first electrode area, a second electrode area electrically insulated from the first electrode area, and a connecting area made up of at least one electrically insulating material. The first electrode area and the second electrode area each mechanically contact the connecting area and are connected to one another via the connecting area. At least one first conductive area of the first electrode area and a second conductive area of the second electrode area are structured out of a first semiconductor and/or metal layer. The first electrode area also includes a third conductive area. The second electrode area also includes a fourth conductive area. The third conductive area and the fourth conductive area are structured out of a second semiconductor and/or metal layer. |
| US12252384B2 |
Paint can cap removal system and method thereof
A paint can cap remover system and method is provided. The system includes a cap remover and a leverage element. The cap remover and leverage element are either a single unitary item or two separate items. The cap remover includes a main body portion with thumb tabs and a receiving edge. The receiving edge is configured to engage with the cap of a paint can, while the thumb tabs are configured to engage with a paint can cap and translate leveraging forces into rotational movement to assist in dislodging and removing the paint cap. The leverage element includes a handle portion and a connecting portion. The handle portion provides a surface or handle for a user to apply leveraging forces to the leverage element. The connecting portion interfaces with the cap remover to transfer forces applied to the leverage element. |
| US12252377B2 |
Structure for a guide pillar system of a pneumatic vacuum elevator
A structure for a guide pillar system is disclosed. The structure includes a central hollow pillar section 20 which includes at least four sides including a first side 30, a second side 40, a third side 50, and a fourth side 60. The central hollow pillar section 20 also includes at least three grooved rib profiles 70 adapted to mechanically couple the central hollow pillar section 20 to elevator component(s). The at least three grooved rib profiles 70 are attached to an inner surface of the first side 30, the second side 40, and the third side 50. The structure also includes at least two curved sections 80 positioned at a first predefined portion of an outer surface of the first side 30 and the third side 50. The at least two curved sections 80 are adapted to provide structural integrity and radius edge(s) to the fourth side 60 of the central hollow pillar section 20. |
| US12252372B2 |
Medium transport apparatus
A transport section includes a first roller, a second roller, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a support unit, a main body, a door, and a third rotating shaft. The second roller nips a paper sheet together with the first roller. The first rotating shaft rotatably supports the first roller; the second rotating shaft rotatably supports the second roller. The support unit supports the first rotating shaft; the main body supports the support unit. The third rotating shaft allows the door to rotate. When the door is opened, the support unit moves the first rotating shaft to an escaped point. The escaped point of the first rotating shaft is further from the first roller positioned at the nip point than the nip point. |
| US12252371B2 |
Post-processing apparatus that performs post-processing on sheets discharged from image forming apparatus
A buffer unit receives a sheet and temporarily holds a predetermined number of sheets so as to be overlaid on one another. A stacking unit stacks the predetermined number of sheets conveyed toward a first direction. A moving unit comes into contact with an uppermost sheet among the predetermined number of sheets stacked on the stacking unit and moves the uppermost sheet further toward the first direction. A regulating unit comes into contact with an end portion of the stack of sheets on the stacking unit to regulate the position of the stack of sheets. A control unit controls the predetermined number of sheets. |
| US12252369B2 |
Sheet stacker module
A stacker module includes a lift table, a stacker configured to place sheets that are successively supplied thereto onto the top of a stack forming on the lift table, a controller configured to lower the lift table as the stack grows, a height-adjustable eject table, and an eject mechanism configured to transfer a completed stack from the lift table onto the eject table. The eject mechanism is height-adjustable for transferring stacks onto the eject table in different height positions of the lift table. |
| US12252368B2 |
Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacking portion, a feed member provided above the stacking portion and configured to feed an uppermost sheet among the sheets stacked on the stacking portion, and a trailing-end regulating member movable in the sheet feeding direction and configured to regulate a position of a trailing end of the sheets stacked on the stacking portion in the sheet feeding direction. The trailing-end regulating member includes a support portion configured to support a lower surface of the sheets stacked on the stacking portion. The support portion has a projecting shape in which a center portion of the support portion in a sheet width direction projects upward as compared with end portions of the support portion in the sheet width direction. |
| US12252364B2 |
Printing apparatus and conveyance control method
A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a printing unit, and a control unit. The conveyance unit includes a feeding unit, a conveyance roller pair, a feed driving unit, a first encoder, and a second encoder. The control unit is configured to execute a feed adjustment operation of adjusting tension of the medium fed from the feeding unit by controlling the feed driving unit such that the control unit executes the feed adjustment operation based on an output of the second encoder in a first period from a start of rotation of the conveyance roller pair until a specified time elapses and such that the control unit executes the feed adjustment operation based on an output of the first encoder in a second period after completion of the first period. |
| US12252359B1 |
Spreader device and method of using the same for optimizing the distribution of grain in storage containers
The present invention is a spreader device used to fill a container or silo with grain that comprises a shaped body including a primary opening with a removable cover and several angled, peripheral openings located a distance from the primary opening. The spreader functions by allowing grain to pass through its primary opening to form a single flow column and grain pile and then having the primary opening closed via the cover to direct grain to the one or more peripheral openings, thereby creating multiple flow columns and grain piles that are located radially away from the primary flow column and grain pile. |
| US12252354B2 |
Method for removing piece goods from a conveyor, blowoff device and sorting system
A method for removing a piece good from a conveying means of a sorting system, includes the steps generating image data by means of a camera arranged on a conveyor line; by means of a controller, detecting a piece good not placed completely in the cell area on the conveying means on the basis of the image data generated; generating a blowoff command for a blowoff device arranged on the conveyor line, wherein the blowoff command is generated while considering a time of the generation of the image data, a conveying speed of the conveying means, and an arrangement of the camera, the conveyor line and the blowoff device relative to one another; and by means of the blowoff device, blowing off the piece good not placed completely in the cell area on the conveying means on the basis of the blowoff command. |
| US12252351B2 |
Systems and methods for package size detection
An exemplary method for monitoring a package on a conveyor may include emitting a plurality of infrared beams, detecting one or more of the emitted infrared beams, calculating a package height using the detected infrared beams, determining whether the package height exceeds a predetermined threshold, and when the package height meets or exceeds the predetermined threshold, sending a signal indicating a height of the package exceeds the predetermined threshold. A package size detector may include a transmitter including a plurality of light sources and positioned on a first side of a conveyor, and a receiver positioned on a second, opposite side of the conveyor, including a plurality of light sensors, each of the plurality of light sensors being configured to detect light emitted from the plurality of light sources. A controller may be configured to determine whether a package height exceeds a predetermined threshold. |
| US12252349B2 |
Grain bin unload trough conveyor auger hanger assembly and method
A method of positioning a grain bin unload conveyor auger within a grain bin unload conveyor trough includes positioning an auger hanger on a pair of hanger support shelves at an open exterior end of the grain bin unload conveyor trough to support the grain bin unload conveyor auger away from adjacent interior surfaces of the grain bin unload conveyor trough, and pushing the grain bin unload conveyor auger through the open exterior end of the grain bin unload conveyor trough to cause the auger hanger to continuously support the grain bin unload conveyor auger away from the interior surfaces of the grain bin unload conveyor trough as the auger hanger moves longitudinally along the pair of hanger support shelves from the open exterior end to a final operational position of the auger hanger between the open exterior end and an interior end of the grain bin unload conveyor trough. |
| US12252342B2 |
Self-driven carriage for automatically storing and accessing containers in a storage rack arrangement
A self-driven carriage (2) stores and accesses containers (4) in a storage rack arrangement (3) and includes a first wheel set (37) driving along a first axis (x) and a second wheel set (43) driving along a second axis (y) transverse to the first axis (x). At least one of the wheel sets is essentially vertically movable between a driving position and an idle position. A lower one of the wheel sets is in the driving position and the upper one of the wheel sets is in the idle position. The carriage includes a support surface (39) that carries a bottom surface of the container and a centering and securing system, centering and securing a container on the support surface, and including engaging elements movable in opposite directions between an idle position and a securing position in which the engaging elements engage the container. |
| US12252339B2 |
Article transport vehicle and article transport facility
The present disclosure provides an article transport vehicle and an article transport facility capable of allowing the article transport vehicles to share power. In addition, the present disclosure provides the article transport vehicle and the article transport facility capable of normally managing the article transport vehicle even though a non-power supply section, in which no electric supply line is installed along a rail, is lengthened. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to normally manage the article transport vehicle and relatively easily ensure power stored in the battery even though a supply of power from the electric supply line is cut off or no electric supply line is installed along the traveling rail. |
| US12252338B2 |
Method for turning a rails-mounted lift-robot
A method for turning robots at an intersection of tracks. The robot moves in a first motion mode to reach a first position at the intersection. The robot turns over a corner of the intersection that includes continuous tracks connecting a vertical track and a horizontal track, whereby reaching a second position at the intersection. The robot moves in a second motion mode towards a designated direction. |
| US12252332B2 |
Intermodal container
An intermodal container comprising: a bottom frame; a first side end wall configured to slide into a first side of the bottom frame, the first side end wall is height adjustable with respect to the bottom frame; a second side end wall configured to slide into a second side of the bottom frame, the second side opposite of the first side, the second side end wall is height adjustable with respect to the bottom frame; a first vertical limiting member configured to attach to the top of the first side end wall and the second side end wall; where the intermodal container is configured to store, transport, and secure items; and where the first vertical limiting member is configured to limit items from moving in a vertical direction. |
| US12252327B2 |
Four-layered material for a flexible fluid reservoir
Disclosed are flexible fluid reservoirs including a front sheet and a back sheet, each comprising a four-layer insulated wall. The four-layer insulated wall includes an interior layer and an exterior layer, and a metallic film layer and an insulation layer disposed between the interior layer and the exterior layer where the metallic film layer is oriented toward the exterior layer and the insulation layer is oriented toward the interior layer. One or more of the interior or exterior layers can be a metallocene modified polyethylene film. The metallic film layer can be aluminum coated polyethylene terephthalate resin. The insulation layer can be a foam layer comprising closed cell polyethylene resin. The four-layer insulated wall can resist or limit temperature changes of a fluid disposed within the reservoir for a period of time. The insulated fluid reservoirs can include closure mechanisms for sealing an upper opening of the reservoir. |
| US12252325B1 |
Reusable portable shipping container
A reusable shipper container has a container body with a payload chamber for holding goods and a lid operable to access the payload chamber. The reusable shipper container also has one or more sensors in the payload chamber to senses a humidity or temperature of the payload chamber or the goods. The reusable shipper container also has a tablet display screen detachably coupled to the container body that wirelessly communicates with the sensors in the payload chamber and that displays one or more of an electronic shipping label, packing instructions, return instructions and maintenance status. |
| US12252323B2 |
Vehicle energy storage compartment for improved crashworthiness
A compartment for storing an energy source in a vehicle having a protective outer structure and an inner structure. The protective outer structure is maintained in position relative to the vehicle during normal operation of the vehicle. The inner structure, which holds the energy source, is positioned in the outer structure. The inner structure is maintained in position relative to the outer structure and relative to the vehicle during normal operation of the vehicle. During an impact to the vehicle, the inner structure is configured to move independent of the outer structure. |
| US12252321B2 |
Elastomer containing multilayer film and method of manufacture
A multilayer film including at least one abuse layer. The abuse layer being a blend of one or more polyamides and an anhydride grafted or maleic anhydride grafted elastomer. Anhydride or maleic anhydride grafted elastomers include ethylene propylene diene monomer, ethylene propylene copolymer, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene, ethylene/octene copolymer and blends thereof. A pouch for made from the multilayer film, a method for packaging a food product with the multilayer film are also disclosed. |
| US12252318B2 |
Gas-barrier laminate and packaging bag
Provided is a gas barrier laminate including: a paper substrate; an anchor coat layer including a first polyolefin having a polar group; a vapor-deposited layer; and an overcoat layer including a second polyolefin having a polar group, in order, in which the gas barrier laminate includes a layer including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin between the paper substrate and the anchor coat layer or between the anchor coat layer and the vapor-deposited layer. |
| US12252317B2 |
Barrier film and packaging material
Provided is a barrier film which is less likely to undergo deterioration of gas barrier properties even after the Gelbo Flex test. The barrier film according to the present invention includes a barrier coat layer, an inorganic oxide vapor deposition layer, and a substrate layer in this order, the barrier coat layer being a cured film of a barrier coat composition containing: a hydrolyzed product of an alkoxysilane represented by the following General Formula (I): Si(OR1)4 . . . (I), wherein R1 represents an organic functional group; a water-soluble polymer; and a hydrolyzed product of a silane coupling agent represented by the following General Formula (II): R2nSi(OR3)4-n . . . (II), wherein R2 and R3 each independently represent an organic functional group, and n is 2 or 3. |
| US12252316B2 |
Bucket cover with attached stick
A bucket lid designed with the purpose of making available to users a built-in stick in a certain space integrated in the lid itself. The stick is subsequently used in the homogenization of the product stored inside the bucket. The stick is preferably made of polymeric material and can be telescopic to reach the bottom of the bucket during mixing, optionally including a radially inserted ring that facilitates its removal from the central recess and the semi-circular pressure fittings existing in the lid. |
| US12252313B2 |
Pourable food container with drink spout
A container for pourable food comprises an initially sealed body portion for holding the pourable food and a drink spout for drinking from the container. The proximal end of a base portion of the drink spout is permanently attached to the outer surface of the container, and has an opening to receive pourable food from the body of the container. The distal end of the base portion has an opening for drinking the pourable food from the container. The drink spout comprises a lid portion initially attached to the base portion to seal the opening at the distal end by a breakable sealing portion. The drink spout comprises a connection portion permanently attaching the lid portion to the base portion. The connection portion is a flexure hinge allowing the lid portion to pivot away from the base portion after the breakable sealing portion has been broken. |
| US12252305B2 |
Corner configurations for tray containers
A blank for forming a container includes a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges. Two sidewall structures are each foldably attached to one of the second base edges. Each of the sidewall structures includes a first wall panel foldably attached to one of the second base edges along a first fold line, a second wall panel foldably attached to the first wall panel configured to be overlapped with the first wall panel to form a side wall. A second minor end flap is foldably attached by a crushed channel to the second side wall panel, and extends in the lateral direction from the second side wall panel. The second minor end flap is configured to overlap a first minor end flap in forming a corner of a container formed from the blank. |
| US12252302B1 |
Cloth bag frame for folding to squeezing out bar bends
The present utility model pertains to the field of folding, and particularly relates to a cloth bag frame for folding to squeeze out bar bends, comprising a cloth cover, borders, a first connecting member, a connecting plate, and a cover plate. Two foldable borders are mounted on the cloth cover. The first connecting member is mounted on the right side of a left border. The connecting plate is sleeved on the first connecting member. The connecting plate and the first connecting member are in movable connection through a circular hole at a bottom portion. The cover plate for isolation from the outside world is mounted on the borders. As the present utility model additionally has the borders, the first connecting member, the connecting plate, and the cover plate, it can be folded when not in use, so that the occupied space is greatly reduced. Whether it is stored or transported, the limited space can be used more effectively. The special connection design on the left border makes it more flexible to assemble and disassemble the frame, and can better adapt to cloth covers in different sizes and shapes. The foldable design makes it more convenient and faster to unfold and fold the frame during use, thereby improving the work efficiency. |
| US12252297B2 |
Vehicle fluid storage device and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure provides a vehicle fluid storage device that couples a metal or aluminum connector and a plastic container and a manufacturing method thereof. The vehicle fluid storage device a storage container in which a storage space for fluid is formed and an opening is formed on one side or both sides, and an assembly including a connector disposed adjacent to the opening and forming a path through which the fluid flows into and out of the storage space, and a holder disposed between the storage container and the connector to connect the storage container and the connector, in which the storage container and the holder are coupled to each other by rotation melting. |
| US12252290B2 |
Collecting tool
A collecting tool (1) includes a frame body (11) that is disposed so as to surround an opening end portion of a bag (100) storing waste (D1) inside, and on which a folded portion (100a) of the opening end portion of the bag (100) is hooked in a state where the opening end portion of the bag (100) is folded back outward, three wires (13), a clip (12) that is provided at one end portion of each of the three wires (13) in a longitudinal direction and clamps the frame body (11) and the opening end portion of the bag (100) together in a state where the folded portion (100a) of the bag (100) is hooked on the frame body (11), and a fixing portion (14) that supports the other end portions of each of the three wires (13) together and is fixed to a construction material. |
| US12252288B2 |
Smart heat sealing method for vacuum packaging
The disclosure provides a smart heat sealing method for vacuum packaging, comprising steps of: recording a time interval Δt between two adjacent starts of a heating device which is continuously started a number of times; recording a number k of starts of the heating device; obtaining a first heating coefficient p1 based on Δt, obtaining a second heating coefficient p2 based on k, selecting the heating constant t depending on specified parameters and performance of the vacuum package machine, and calculating the heating time T for next operation of the heating device by a formula T=p1*p2*t based on p1, p2, and t. It solves the heat accumulation problem of the heating device caused by too much repeated use or overuse in short time interval, and thus avoids unsuccessful vacuuming and solves the problem of poor heat sealing effect, and greatly improves user experience. |
| US12252286B2 |
Anvil, a transversal sealing system, filling machines, and a method for producing packages
An anvil for forming a transversal sealing of a sleeve-shaped portion of packaging material holding a liquid product, said anvil comprising a main surface, in operation, facing the tube, and a ridge provided on the main surface, the ridge comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the first section of the ridge is placed below the second section such that, in operation, a stress in the packaging material formed by a hydrostatic pressure formed by the liquid product is shifted from a first part of the sleeve-shaped portion placed above the first section of the ridge to a second part placed above the second section. |
| US12252285B2 |
Sandwich packaging system
A sandwich packaging system comprising a handler tool assembly. The handler tool assembly having a support assembly. The handler tool assembly further has a receiving assembly. The receiving assembly has a receiving base. The handler tool assembly further has a claw assembly. The claw assembly has a plurality of handler claws. The handler tool assembly drops in a vertical direction and clamps a product by the plurality of handler claws. |
| US12252284B2 |
Tofu packaging apparatus
A tofu packaging apparatus includes: a pack covering device configured to cover each of a plurality cakes of tofu with a pack that is in a reversed state, the plurality of cakes of tofu being arranged at predetermined intervals in a front, rear, left, and right on a conveyance surface of a transfer conveyor; and an inversion device disposed on a downstream side of the pack covering device, the inversion device being configured to invert the tofu upside down while the tofu is covered with the pack. The pack covering device includes a tip end grip portion configured to grip the pack in the reversed state and cover the tofu halfway with the pack. The inversion device is configured to invert the tofu covered with the pack in the reversed state to store the tofu in the pack. |
| US12252279B1 |
Drone satellite
The present disclosure provides a drone system for surveying an area and transmitting collected video data to a headpiece display worn by a user operating a remote control for the drone. The drone itself includes a main drone coupled to a detachable relay drone which can disengage and be deployed therefrom mid-air in response to a detection of a loss of signal or signal quality below a predetermined threshold between the main drone and either the headpiece or the remote control. The main drone and relay drone then are programmed to fly in tandem to maintain the best signal strength until the relay drone is no longer needed at which point they can re-engage. |
| US12252278B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle
The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for agricultural weed management. The UAV comprises a control and processing unit (20), and a camera (30). The control and processing unit is configured to control the UAV to fly to a location inside the canopy of a crop and below the vertical height of the crop and/or between a row of a plurality of crops and below the vertical height of the plurality of crops. The control and processing unit is configured to control the camera to acquire at least one image relating to the ground at the location inside the canopy of a crop and below the vertical height of the crop and/or between a row of a plurality of crops and below the vertical height of the plurality of crops. The control and processing unit is configured to analyse the at least one image to determine the presence of at least one weed and its location on the ground. |
| US12252272B2 |
Aircraft floor grid transport system for assembling an aircraft fuselage barrel and method of calibrating said transport system
An aircraft floor grid transport system for assembling an aircraft fuselage barrel and method of calibrating the transport system are disclosed. The transport system includes a rectangular beam, a stabilizer device to be associated with referential positioning devices of an assembly platform and a plurality of fixing devices to be fixed to the floor grid, each of the fixing devices having a vertically adjustable length. The transport system makes it possible to handle the floor grid without deforming it in order to assemble a fuselage barrel. |
| US12252266B2 |
Aircraft engine fuel system
An aircraft propulsion system fuel system comprises a fuel line configured to receive liquid hydrogen fuel from a fuel tank, a vaporizer configured to vaporize liquid hydrogen fuel from the fuel line to generate a supercritical or gaseous fuel, a main fuel pump configured to receive and to pump the gaseous or supercritical fuel from the vaporizer during operation of the propulsion system, and a heater provided downstream in fuel flow to the main fuel pump, and configured to raise the temperature of the gaseous or supercritical fuel to a propulsion system delivery temperature. |
| US12252257B2 |
Parachute with inflation control and load distributing slider loops
Disclosed herein are parachute canopies and sliders for use with parachutes. The parachute canopies can include one or more deformable vent panels that can be used to control an inflation rate of the canopies based on an internal pressure within the canopies. The sliders can include strips that form through holes that have a width that distributes a radial load on suspension lines and allow for the use of lower weight, high modulus suspension lines. |
| US12252256B2 |
Discharge system
A discharge system has a body is located on an air vehicle. At least one wing extends outward from the body and which comes into contact with the air to provide the lift force to the body. A first cover in a skirt form surrounds the wing. One end of the first cover is connected to the body and the other end thereof extends outward from the body so as to have a distance with the wing. An opening is located between the first cover and the wing for directing a fluid on the wing between the wing and the body. A discharge line is located on the body facing the opening that allows the fluid directed through the opening to be removed from the wing. |
| US12252254B2 |
Deployable seat bottom assembly
A seat bottom assembly, movable between stowed and deployed configurations, includes a seat pan plate having a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The seat pan plate is configured to move between stowed and deployed positions. The assembly also includes a pair of beam braces configured to engage a seat frame of a seat; a pair of front links operationally connecting the beam braces and the seat pan plate; and a pair of rear links operationally connecting the beam braces and the seat pan plate. Each of the front links is disposed on an opposite side of the seat pan plate from the other front link; and each of the rear links is disposed on an opposite side of the seat pan plate from the other rear link. The assembly also includes a seat cushion having a first top portion, a second top portion, and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the seat cushion is generally disposed on the top surface of the seat pan plate. The bottom portion of the seat cushion and the seat pan plate are equally inclined when the seat pan plate is in the stowed and deployed positions. The second top portion is generally horizontal when the seat bottom assembly is in the deployed configuration, and negatively inclined relative to horizontal when the seat bottom assembly is in the stowed configuration. |
| US12252252B2 |
Directional array intercom for internal communication on aircraft
The aircraft intercom employs beam steerable microphone arrays and speaker arrays deployed in each of a plurality of zones within the aircraft. A speech recognizer generates recognition text from utterances picked up by the microphone arrays. A direction control processor analyzes the arrival time of signals from the microphone arrays to identify utterance location, which is then used to control the beam direction of at least one steerable speaker array. A dialogue manager processor coupled to the speech recognizer and to each of the plurality of microphone arrays and plurality of speaker arrays responds to a set of predefined keywords to selectively route a voiced communication from a first selected zone to a second selected zone using the microphone array and speaker array disposed in each of the first and second selected zones. |
| US12252249B2 |
Detection and navigation in wireless charging
A transmit charging coil is driven to wirelessly transfer energy to a receiving charging coil. The wireless energy transfer can be adjusted in response to detecting the receive charging coil. Navigation of an un-manned vehicle may be adjusted in response to the wireless energy transfer. |
| US12252248B2 |
Wireless power transfer system and method thereof
A wireless power transfer system is provided. The wireless power transfer system comprises a resonator comprising a capacitor. The capacitor comprises at least two active electrodes; and a passive electrode adjacent the active electrodes and configured to encompass the active electrodes to at least partially eliminate environmental influences affecting the active electrodes and to increase the overall capacitance of the system. The resonator further comprises at least one inductive coil electrically connected to the active electrodes, wherein the resonator is configured to extract power from a generated electric field via resonant electric field coupling. |
| US12252246B2 |
Wing assembly for an aircraft
Disclosed is a wing assembly, the wing assembly defining a direction of flow with respect to which the wing assembly is configured to create lift for an aircraft, comprising a main section configured to be mounted to a fuselage to extend from the fuselage in an extension direction of the wing; and a plurality of flap sections each with a body part, which are mounted to the main section in a pivotable manner to be individually pivotable around a pivot axis over a range of angular orientations including a horizontal orientation in which the body part of the flap section is substantially aligned with the main section to form an elongate and substantially continuous cross-section; and a vertical orientation in which the flap section is angled downwards with respect to the main section. An aircraft equipped with at least one pair of such wing assemblies is also described. |
| US12252244B2 |
Vertical take off and landing flying machine
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flying machine. The machine includes a ducted fan having an intake side and an outlet side, at least two co-axial rotors configured to contra-rotate about a fan axis X when driven in rotation; a primary drive source arranged substantially co-axially with the ducted fan and to the outlet side of the ducted fan; and first and second thrust air ducts configured to split thrust from the ducted fan into a pair of thrust streams and to guide the two respective thrust streams to opposite respective sides of the primary drive source, the ducts being rotatable to direct motion of the machine. A number of configurations of secondary drive sources and alternative thrust sources are provided for improved safety. |
| US12252243B2 |
Aircraft
In a front view of this aircraft, there is an over-lap portion where at least a part of a fuselage and at least a part of two cruising rotors overlap, and a rear portion of the fuselage has an inclined surface which is displaced downward from upward progressing from the front to the rear, such that the area of the overlap portion gradually becomes smaller progressing from the front to the rear. |
| US12252232B2 |
Control system and method
A control system for assisting a pilot to control an aircraft operating under control of an active inceptor, the control system comprising: a receiver for receiving pilot-inputs on an active inceptor, an instruction generator to generate an instruction, the instruction based on an external signal associated with the geographical location of the aircraft; a tactile cue generator to generates a tactile cue which causes the active inceptor to move from a nominal position to a first offset position within a predetermined time period in response to the instruction. |
| US12252228B1 |
Thruster system for marine vessels
A boat comprises a hull, a primary steering mechanism carried by the hull, a control station located on the hull, a helm located at the control station, and a thruster system carried by the hull. The primary steering mechanism, such as a rudder, is operable via the helm with a helm input being derived from operation of the primary steering mechanism thereby. The thruster system includes at least one thruster mounted to the hull, distinct from the primary steering mechanism, and a controller. The controller receives the helm input and is configured with program instructions to operate the at least one thruster responsive to the helm input to supplement a corresponding movement of the hull. The controller can also automatically operate the thruster responsive to direction, speed and ballast inputs. |
| US12252219B1 |
Anchor system
An anchor system with a bridle substrate and harness configured to attach to an anchor line. An outer bladder surrounds an inner bladder for coupling on top of the bridle substrate. Water enters the anchor system through a water inlet that feeds directly to the inner bladder and fills that first. Water then overflows from the inner bladder to the outer bladder to fill that second. The inner bladder provides stability and is positioned with a majority of its volume closer to an uphill end of the anchor bladder while the outer bladder is positioned with a majority of its volume closer to a downhill end of the anchor bladder. Reinforcement connectors for each bladder resist deformation of the bladders to resist movement of the anchor bladder while filling. |
| US12252215B2 |
Holding device for releasably supporting an energy store on a frame, in particular, on a bicycle frame
A holding device for releasably supporting an energy store, in particular, an energy store for a bicycle, on a frame, in particular, on a bicycle frame. The holding device includes at least one locking unit, which is intended, in a locked state, for axially fixing the energy store in position and releasably locking it. The locking unit includes at least one first locking element and at least one second locking element corresponding to the first locking element. |
| US12252214B2 |
Vehicle power-assist drive systems
A power-assist drive system for a vehicle (e.g., a bicycle) is provided. The system includes a drive unit assembly attached to a frame of a vehicle and a motor having an output shaft, and a drive gear rotatably associated with the output shaft. The system further includes a driven unit assembly including a driven gear configured to be attached to a wheel hub of the vehicle, and a brake disc coaxially attached to the driven gear. The drive gear may be configured to operably engage the driven gear to transmit power from the motor to the wheel hub. A brake caliper may be integrated with the drive unit assembly. The system may further include a battery and a speed controller configured to receive an input signal to selectively direct electrical power from the battery to the motor to drive the wheel via the drive gear and the driven gear. |
| US12252213B1 |
Adjustable cycle pedal system
A pedal assembly for a pedal operated device, including: a pedal configured to receive an appendage of a user; a telescoping pedal arm; a plurality of telescoping portions; and a pedal arm retention portion that provides a predetermined resistance to the relative movement of two adjacent ones of the telescoping portions. The pedal arm retention portion has a first recess formed in one of the telescoping portions, a second recess formed in one of the telescoping portions, an engagement portion that is configured to be received in the first recess and the second recess, and a resilient portion that urges the engagement portion into one of the recesses. The plurality of telescoping portions permit the length of the pedal arm to be adjusted, and the pedal arm retention portion is configured such that the predetermined resistance is overcome by moving the pedal in the longitudinal direction. |
| US12252209B2 |
Scooter
A scooter includes a front fork, a folding sleeve, a folding core, a folding seat, a folding lock and a folding pin. The folding seat is fixed on the front fork, a lower portion of the folding core is rotatably connected into the folding seat by means of the folding pin in a folding manner, the folding sleeve is arranged outside the folding seat in a sheath manner, a sliding rail is arranged in the folding sleeve, a lock catch assembly is arranged on a middle portion of the folding core, a folding fastener matching the lock catch assembly is arranged on a front portion of a footboard, the folding lock is arranged on an upper portion of the folding core in a sheath manner, and the folding lock is provided with a sliding shaft. |
| US12252207B2 |
Bicycle rack and pannier system
The disclosure features a bicycle rack and pannier system, a bicycle rack, and a bicycle accessory that can be used to mount the bicycle rack to a bicycle. The system comprises (a) a pannier comprising a bag having a back wall and a locking mechanism extending from the back wall, and (b) a rack configured to be mounted generally vertically on a portion of a bicycle, the rack including a rack body having a keyed opening configured to receive a portion of the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is mounted on the bag to be pivotable between an open position, in which the portion of the locking mechanism can be inserted into or removed from the keyed opening, and at least one locked position, in which the portion abuts a surface of the rack body preventing removal of the portion of the locking mechanism. |
| US12252205B2 |
Dynamic blind spot detector for motorcycle
When riding a motorcycle, a vehicle in the rider's blind spot poses a hazard. A fixed range blind spot detector may not properly detect vehicles in adjacent lanes if the motorcycle is at one side or other of the lane that it is travelling in. A lane position sensor detects the position of the motorcycle with respect to the centerline of the lane in which it is travelling. Depending on the sideways position of the motorcycle within its lane, the widths of the detection zones of the blind spot detector are adjusted so that between them they cover a majority of the width of each adjacent lane. |
| US12252197B2 |
Steering device for vehicle
A steering device for a vehicle includes: an operation member configured to be operated by a driver; a turning member mechanically separated from the operation member and configured to turn a wheel; a turning device configured to drive the turning member; and a controller configured to control the turning device, wherein the controller has: a first control mode in which a maximum turning angle of the wheel is set to a first angle corresponding to a maximum angle for mechanically turning the wheel; and a second control mode in which the maximum turning angle of the wheel is set to a second angle that is smaller than the first angle; and the controller is configured to switch between the first control mode and the second control mode based on a current travel condition of an own vehicle detected by a travel condition detecting unit. |
| US12252196B2 |
Method and device for generating steering wheel reaction torque signal in SBW system, and SBW steering system with the same
The present disclosure relates to a device and method for generating steering reaction torque. In providing a reaction torque to a steering wheel of a steer-by-wire steering system, the device may determine a target frequency according to the rotational speed of the wheel, generate a filtered rack force signal excluding a cutoff band including the target frequency from the rack force signal, generate a target reaction torque signal based on the filtered rack force signal, and generate the reaction torque based on the target reaction torque signal. Therefore, it is possible to improve the steering feeling of the SBW steering system by providing the steering wheel with reaction torque from which unnecessary vibration components such as shimmy and judder are removed. |
| US12252193B2 |
Electric linear actuator for use on a retractable wheel assembly for use on snowmobiles
An electric linear actuator and retractable wheel assembly configured for use on a snowmobile is provided. The assembly includes bracket or base member configured to be attached to a ski of a snowmobile. The base member supports a linear actuator which is activated to rotate a transfer plate. The transfer plate simultaneously slides and pivots around a transfer shaft which guides and limits the movement of the transfer plate. A wheel is attached to the transfer shaft such that the wheel is configured to retract and protract relative to the ski of the snowmobile allowing the wheel to be used instead of the ski when the snowmobile is traveling on rough surfaces. |
| US12252188B2 |
Vehicle steering system and a method of controlling a vehicle steering system
A steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle comprises: a rotatable steering shaft; a driver-operated steering input member connected to the steering shaft; and first and second torque feedback motors having output shafts connected to the steering shaft and each being operable to apply either a feedback torque or an offset torque to the steering shaft. The system further comprises: an angular position measuring arrangement for measuring the angular position of the steering shaft; an angular acceleration determination arrangement for determining the angular acceleration of the steering shaft; an envelope determination arrangement for establishing or determining an envelope of the measured or calculated angular acceleration of the steering shaft; a magnitude determination arrangement for determining the magnitude of the offset torque to be applied by the motors as a function of the envelope of the angular acceleration of the steering shaft, as modified by a scaling factor whereby a maximum defined offset torque is applied at a maximum defined amplitude and angular acceleration of the steering shaft. |
| US12252187B2 |
Steer-by-wire type steering device
According to the present embodiments, it is possible to enhance the driver's steering feel by limiting the maximum steering angle of the steering wheel and easily change the maximum steering angle of the steering wheel in real-time or with a minimum structure change as necessary. |
| US12252186B2 |
Steer by wire type steering apparatus
A steer by wire type steering apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise a rotating member having a spiral guide hole penetrating through one side and the other side in the axial direction and rotating in conjunction with a steering shaft, a housing in which the rotating member is built, a housing cover coupled to one end of the housing, and a guide pin inserted in the axial direction into the guide hole, one end supported by the housing and the other end supported by the housing cover. |
| US12252182B2 |
Body frame joint and vehicle having same
A body frame and a vehicle having the same are provided. The body frame includes: a transverse beam, provided with a transverse sliding groove; a longitudinal beam, connected with the transverse beam and provided with a longitudinal sliding groove; and a joint, disposed at a junction of the transverse beam and the longitudinal beam and mounted to the transverse beam by a transverse rivet and to the longitudinal beam by a longitudinal rivet. The transverse rivet is slidably mated with the transverse sliding groove, and the longitudinal rivet is slidably mated with the longitudinal sliding groove. |
| US12252180B2 |
Lower cross member for vehicle
A lower cross member for a vehicle is disposed on a floor of a vehicle. The lower cross member includes a core member and a reinforcing layer. The core member is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of unidirectional carbon fibers, and the reinforcing layer is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of fiberglass. |
| US12252178B2 |
Hood-integrated vehicle body
A hood-integrated vehicle body in which a hood, a bumper, and a fender are integrally formed into a single component so as to reduce the weight thereof is disclosed. The hood-integrated vehicle body includes a front vehicle body part, which is constructed such that a hood is integrally and rotatably connected to a front portion of the front vehicle body part and is openable at a rear side thereof, a lifting unit mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to rotate the hood, and a locking unit, which is mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to selectively engage the hood with the front part of the vehicle such that the engagement of the hood is released so as to allow the hood to be opened by means of the lifting unit upon manipulation for opening the hood. |
| US12252175B2 |
Vehicle body
A vehicle body (12) includes: a center pillar (26); a side sill; and a side outer panel (25, 61), in which the side outer panel (25, 61) includes: a base portion (52) that swells from the outer surface, enters the side sill (27) from the center pillar (26), and forms a front ridge (48, 64), and a rear ridge (51, 66); a front side sill portion (25b, 61b) that extends in a front-rear direction in front of the base portion (52) and forms a first groove (55, 76) between the front side sill portion (25b, 61b) and the base portion (52); and a rear side sill portion (25c, 61c) that extends in the front-rear direction behind the base portion (52) and forms a second groove (57, 78) between the rear side sill portion (25c, 61c) and the base portion (52). |
| US12252173B1 |
Chassis of electric work vehicle including intermediate frame with depression on rear surface thereof
An electric work vehicle includes a chassis, a battery housing supported by the chassis, and a rear axle. The chassis includes an intermediate frame attached to a rear portion of the battery housing. The intermediate frame is located between the battery housing and the rear axle in a front-rear direction of the electric work vehicle. The intermediate frame includes a depression on a rear surface of the intermediate frame. |
| US12252172B2 |
Vehicular intelligent remote parking assist system
A vehicular parking assistance system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and capturing image data. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The parking assistance system, responsive to an input, determines a direction of travel for an automated parking maneuver. The parking assistance system, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines a boundary of a free space in the direction of travel for the automated parking maneuver. The free space at least partially bounds an area where the vehicle can maneuver without colliding with a detected object. The parking assistance system, while driving the vehicle in the direction of travel, laterally adjusts a path of the vehicle based on the determined boundary of free space to avoid the detected object. |
| US12252171B2 |
Information terminal, control method, and computer-readable recording medium
A portable information terminal for a user of a moving object includes: a display configured to perform a position instruction operation on a display image, and a controller configured to perform movement control of the moving object based on a specific operation from the user on the display. The controller is configured to cause the display to display a guidance image that prompts the specific operation when waiting for receiving the specific operation, store position information of the specific operation performed by the user based on the guidance image, and display the guidance image that prompts the specific operation based on the position information on the display in a case of storing the position information when waiting for receiving the specific operation. |
| US12252164B2 |
Operation diagram-based method for automatically changing route to turn back in case of interruption
The invention relates to an operation diagram-based method for automatically changing a route to turn back in case of interruption. The method obtains an alternative turn-back point according to the position of a fault point and the information of a line turn-back station, calculates a corresponding turn-back plan of the alternative turn-back point according to an operation diagram of the current day, and finally automatically changes an online train route according to the new turn-back plan, so as to realize automatic turn-back of a train after route adjustment in case of interruption. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantage of being able to keep the compatibility with an existing operation diagram while quickly changing a route in case of partial line interruption, so as to facilitate quick recovery of planned operation after a fault is removed. |
| US12252160B2 |
Assembly with tilting linear induction motor for use in a transportation system
An assembly that may be used in a transportation system is disclosed that in one or more embodiments includes at least one or more of the following: a braking system, which at least partially functions with an air bearing, a linear induction motor (‘LIM’) that has tilting abilities, and an inflated air bearing that is positioned with respect to a rail such that a portion of the rail is inside the air bearing. Regarding the latter, in one or more embodiments the inflated air bearing has a semi-enclosed cavity shape and the rail is cross-sectionally curved such that a portion of the cross-sectionally curved is positioned partially inside the semi-enclosed cavity. In one or more embodiments, the assembly is included as part of a monorail system. |
| US12252159B2 |
Method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a rail system and a storage and retrieval system using such a method
A method for handling malfunctioning vehicles on a rail system constituting part of a storage and retrieval system includes storing a plurality of stacks of storage containers and a control system. The storage and retrieval system includes a plurality of remotely operated vehicles configured to move laterally on the rail system. The method includes wirelessly monitoring and controlling, via the control system, movements of the plurality of vehicles. The method includes forming the control system by wireless data communication including: registering an anomaly in an operational condition of a vehicle on the rail system; registering the vehicle with the anomalous operational condition as a malfunctioning vehicle; bringing the malfunctioning vehicle to a halt; registering a halt position of the malfunctioning vehicle relative to the rail system; setting up a two-dimensional shutdown zone within the rail system into which the malfunctioning vehicle is halted; and updating movement pattern of the plurality of remotely operated vehicles outside the two-dimensional shutdown zone such that entrance into the two-dimensional shutdown zone is avoided. |
| US12252153B2 |
Method and system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent
A system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes a computing system having a context selector and a map. A method for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes receiving a set of inputs, determining a context associated with an autonomous agent based on the set of inputs, and optionally any or all of: labeling a map; selecting a learning module (context-specific learning module) based on the context; defining an action space based on the learning module; selecting an action from the action space; planning a trajectory based on the action S260; and/or any other suitable processes. |
| US12252150B2 |
Method and apparatus for tracking object using LiDAR sensor and recording medium storing program to execute the method
A method of tracking an object includes checking points generated by a LiDAR sensor to determine a first interpolation reference point and a second interpolation reference point when there are missing points being associated with the object, and generating interpolation points to replace the missing points between the first interpolation reference point and the second interpolation reference point. |
| US12252149B2 |
Alert system and recording medium
The alert system includes a projection device, a display control unit, and a target object recognition unit. When a state changes from a state where a target object is not recognized by the target object recognition unit to a state where a target object is recognized by the target object recognition unit, the display control unit causes the projection device to output an alert display on a front window such that the length of the alert display is gradually shortened toward a position where a direction from an operator to the target object intersects with a front window. |
| US12252143B2 |
Method for controlling controller of vehicle and vehicle integrated controller therefor
A vehicle integrated controller includes an in-vehicle communication module configured to communicate with at least one controller mounted on the vehicle; a collection module configured to collect collection information including controller information, which is information on the at least one controller, through the in-vehicle communication module; and an aging abnormality processor configured to calculate an aged state or an abnormal state of the at least one controller based on the collection information, and when there exists a controller (hereinafter, “control target controller”) in the aged state or abnormal state among the at least one controller, calculate a value of a control parameter for the control target controller to maintain basic performance. |
| US12252142B2 |
Vehicle control method and system, vehicle, and storage medium
This application relates to a vehicle control method and system, a vehicle, and a storage medium. The vehicle control method includes: when a braking system fails, activating a backup braking system, the backup braking system decelerating a vehicle by controlling a regenerative motor; when a steering system fails, implementing transverse control over the vehicle by controlling the braking system; and when a parking system fails, implementing parking by controlling a motor and the braking system to work alternately. According to this method, safety control over the vehicle can be implemented when the original braking system, steering system, or parking system fails. |
| US12252139B2 |
Systems and methods for neural ordinary differential equation learned tire models
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to NODE learned tire models. In one embodiment, a method includes calculating estimated tire forces based on vehicle measurements; solving a second order differential equation in a repetitive manner until an error calculation based on a tire force function and the estimated tire forces reaches a minimum value, by: using a first predictive model to provide one or more inflection points and initial conditions based on the vehicle measurements, using a second and third predictive model to act as, respectively, exponents to a positive and a negative exponential equation based on the one or more inflection points, the initial conditions, and the vehicle measurements, and integrating the exponential equations to obtain the tire force function; and applying the tire force function to new vehicle measurements to estimate current tire forces. |
| US12252132B2 |
Road surface state determination device and tire system including same
A road surface state determination device includes a tire-side device and a vehicle-body-side system. The tire-side device is attached to each of a plurality of tires included in a vehicle. The vehicle-body-side system is included in a body of the vehicle. The tire-side device may output a detection signal corresponding to a magnitude of vibration of the tire. The tire-side device may sense the detection signal and generate road surface data indicative of a road surface state appearing in a waveform of the detection signal. The tire-side device may transmit the road surface data. The vehicle-body-side system may perform bidirectional communication with the tire-side device and receive the road surface data. The vehicle-body-side system may determine the road surface state of a road surface on which the vehicle is traveling based on the road surface data. |
| US12252131B2 |
Control apparatus for hybrid electrically-operated vehicle
A control apparatus for a hybrid electrically-operated vehicle that includes an engine, a rotating machine, a transmission apparatus and an engine connection/disconnection device which is to be engaged to connect a power transmission between the engine and the transmission apparatus and which is to be released to disconnect the power transmission between the engine and the transmission apparatus. The control apparatus executes a vibration suppression control by using a first vibration model in which the engine connection/disconnection device is engaged and a second vibration model in which the engine connection/disconnection device is released, such that the vibration suppression control is executed also during a switch control for switching between an engine driving mode and a motor driving mode, by using one of the first and second vibration models which is used in execution of the vibration suppression control before start of the execution of the switch control. |
| US12252129B2 |
Driving diagnostic device, driving diagnostic method, and storage medium
A driving diagnostic device includes a processor. The processor acquires vehicle operation information including a direction indicator signal indicating an operation of a direction indicator of a vehicle and a yaw rate of the vehicle from a sensor mounted on the vehicle, determines that an event indicates a lane change by the vehicle when the vehicle operation information satisfies a predetermined condition, and performs evaluation of a driving operation of the vehicle during a period of the event. |
| US12252126B2 |
Lateral safety area
Techniques for determining a safety area for a vehicle are discussed herein. In some cases, a first safety area can be based on a vehicle travelling through an environment and a second safety area can be based on a steering control or a velocity of the vehicle. A width of the safety areas can be updated based on a position of a bounding box associated with the vehicle. The position can be based on the vehicle traversing along a trajectory. Sensor data can be filtered based on the sensor data falling within the safety area(s). |
| US12252125B2 |
Driver-selectable vehicle launch torque curves and open-loop engine torque control
A launch control technique for a vehicle having a torque generating system comprises displaying, via a user interface, information relating to a set of launch torque curves, each launch torque curve defining how the torque generating system is to generate drive torque during a period, receiving, via the user interface, a driver-selection of one of the set of launch torque curves to obtain a driver-selected launch torque curve, detecting a set of launch conditions comprising one or more vehicle operating conditions indicative of a launch of the vehicle, detecting a launch request in response to an accelerator pedal of the vehicle being depressed, and controlling the launch of the vehicle by performing open-loop control of the drive torque generated by the torque generating system according to the driver-selected launch torque curve and irrespective of wheel slip of the vehicle. |
| US12252123B2 |
Method for controlling driving force of vehicle
A method of controlling driving force of a vehicle, includes providing a first filter for removing or reducing a natural frequency component of the vehicle suspension pitch motion, and a second filter for extracting or increasing the natural frequency component of the vehicle suspension pitch motion to a controller of the vehicle, determining a required driving force command based on vehicle driving information collected during driving of the vehicle, determining a driving force command after filter application through a processing process by the first filter taking the determined required driving force command as input thereof, determining a driving force correction amount through a processing process by the second filter taking feedback driving force as input thereof, and correcting the driving force command after filter application using the driving force correction amount and controlling driving force applied to a driving wheel of the vehicle by a driving device of the vehicle using the driving force command after the correction. |
| US12252115B2 |
Method and apparatus for vehicle anti-collision control, computer device, storage medium, and vehicle
The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for vehicle anti-collision control, a computer device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a vehicle, which are applied to the technical field of automobiles. The method includes: receiving information about a rear vehicle status and a relative distance between a vehicle behind and a present vehicle; when the information about the status indicates that there is a vehicle coming from behind and the relative distance between the vehicle behind and the present vehicle is less than a pre-determined distance, calculating an estimated time T for which the present vehicle is to be rear-ended by the vehicle behind; and performing an anti-collision operation for the present vehicle if T |
| US12252113B2 |
Method for a provision of image recordings
A method for provision image recordings in a vehicle. The method include: ascertaining a first image recording of a first image sensor of the vehicle and at least one further image recording of at least one further image sensor of the vehicle; carrying out a merging of the first image recording and the at least one further image recording for a reduction of an amount of data for providing the relevant information, the merging taking place based on a selection from the surrounding regions, whereby at least one merged image recording is obtained; initiating at least one transmission of the merged image recording within the vehicle and at least to a central control device of the vehicle, whereby the merged image recording is supplied to a processing for performing the vehicle function. |
| US12252110B2 |
System and method for controlling an electric machine for a vehicle
Embodiments of the present invention provide an electric machine control system for a vehicle, the electric machine control system comprising one or more controllers, wherein the vehicle comprises an electric machine arranged to be selectively coupleable to provide torque to at least one wheel of an axle of the vehicle, the control system comprising input means to receive a speed signal indicative of a speed of the vehicle, processing means arranged to determine a desired coupling state (525) of the electric machine to the at least one wheel of the axle in dependence on the speed signal, wherein the processing means is arranged to determine the desired coupling state as coupled in dependence on the speed signal being indicative of a vehicle speed equal to or below a first low-speed threshold (910) and to determine the desired coupling state as no-request in dependence on the speed signal being indicative of a vehicle speed above a second low-speed threshold (920), wherein the second low-speed threshold represents a vehicle speed greater than the first low-speed threshold, and output means arranged to output a coupling signal indicative of a request to couple the electric machine to the at least one wheel of the axle in dependence on the desired coupling state being coupled. |
| US12252108B2 |
Braking system and vehicle having the braking system
A braking system for a vehicle, having a brake pedal, a position sensor unit for determining position data regarding an actuation distance and/or a pivot angle of the brake pedal of the vehicle, a force sensor unit for determining force data regarding an operating force with which the brake pedal is operated, a control unit, and an additional control unit. The position sensor unit has a signal connection to the control unit and to the additional control unit for transmitting the position data to the control unit as well as to the additional control unit. The force sensor unit has a signal connection to the control unit and to the additional control unit for transmitting the force data to the control unit as well as to the additional control unit. |
| US12252106B2 |
Brake system for vehicle and method of controlling brake system
A brake system for a vehicle is configured to mix a brake request signal corresponding to a level of a brake request with a variable frequency and a variable amplitude (e.g. torque tickle) when generating a signal for controlling a brake. The brake system comprises: one or more brakes configured to apply braking to one or more vehicle wheels; memory; and a processor configured to mix a brake request signal corresponding to a level of a brake request with a variable frequency and a variable amplitude to generate a signal for controlling the one or more brakes, wherein the variable frequency is retrieved from one or more predetermined frequencies stored in the memory, and the variable amplitude is calculated based on the level of the brake request. |
| US12252105B2 |
Hill-hold assist
A vehicle includes a powertrain having a powerplant and a transmission. The transmission has an input shaft operably coupled to the powerplant and an output shaft operably coupled to driven wheels. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to a brake pedal being applied, a speed of the output shaft being less than a threshold speed, and a position of an accelerator pedal being less than a threshold position, automatically engage friction brakes regardless of road grade and continue engagement of the friction brakes despite subsequent release of the brake pedal such that the friction brakes are engaged to hold the vehicle stationary independent of the road grade. The controller is further programmed to release the friction brakes in response to a position of the accelerator pedal being greater than a second threshold position. |
| US12252102B2 |
Brake system with fluid storage secondary brake module
A brake system for actuating at least one wheel brake includes a reservoir and a master cylinder operable to provide a brake signal responsive to actuation of a brake pedal connected thereto. The master cylinder is selectively operable during a manual push-through mode to generate brake actuating pressure to at least one output for hydraulically actuating at least one wheel brake. A power transmission unit is configured for actuating at least one of the wheel brakes in a non-failure normal braking mode. A secondary braking module is configured for selectively providing hydraulic fluid to each of the wheel brakes in an enhanced braking mode. The secondary braking module includes a pump motor driving at least one pump unit. Each pump unit is operatively connected to a fluid accumulator associated with the correlated wheel brake for selectively varying an amount of hydraulic fluid provided to the wheel brake. |
| US12252094B2 |
Security notification based on biometric identifier
Methods and apparatuses for providing security notification based on biometric identifier are described, in which one or more biometric information of a person may be utilized to permit or prohibit the person to access the vehicle. As such, the person may not access (or operate) the vehicle without satisfying security measures based on his/her biometric identifier generated from various biological information collected from the person. When the person is not authorized to access the vehicle, the security measures may transmit a security notification to an owner of the vehicle (e.g., a mobile device of the owner, an account of the owner) such that the owner may take appropriate steps in response to receiving the security notification. Such a notification may include the biometric information of the person, other information collected from the sensing component, a set of options for the owner to select from, among others. |
| US12252093B1 |
Webbing height adjusting device
A webbing height adjusting device connected to a main webbing extending out from a webbing retractor of a seat belt system of a vehicle has a shock absorbing component and a webbing height adjusting unit. The shock absorbing component has a D-loop, a supplementary webbing, and an elastic element connected to the supplementary webbing for shock absorbing. The webbing height adjusting unit has an adjuster base, a slider, an elastic member, and an outer shell. The main webbing is mounted through the D-loop and the adjuster base; the supplementary webbing is mounted through the webbing height adjusting unit and clamped by the slider and the adjuster base pressed by the elastic member. The outer shell allows an operator to move the slider and the adjuster base relatively so as to unclamp the supplementary webbing and adjust the height of a top position formed by the webbing height adjusting unit. |
| US12252086B2 |
Vehicle horn configuration structure
The vehicle horn configuration structure includes: a bumper beam arranged at a front of a vehicle and extending in a vehicle left-right direction; a bumper cover arranged at a position forward of the bumper beam in a vehicle front-rear direction; a horn component arranged at a position rearward of the bumper beam in the vehicle front-rear direction, and arranged at a position so that a sound-emitting part faces downward in a vehicle up-down direction and is located above a lower end of the bumper beam; and a duct component extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and arranged at a position located between the horn component and the bumper cover in the vehicle front-rear direction to guide a sound of the horn component to an opening provided on the bumper cover. |
| US12252083B2 |
System for and method of controlling in-vehicle environment based on purpose of using vehicle
Proposed are a system for and a method of controlling an in-vehicle environment based on the purpose of using a vehicle. The system includes a recognition unit configured to acquire behavioral information of an occupant, in-vehicle voice information, and seat-position information, a determination unit configured to determine a behavioral pattern of the occupant or the purpose of using a vehicle, using the information transferred through the recognition unit, and a controller configured to control at least one of in-vehicle illumination and a window transparency level according to the purpose of using the vehicle or according to a user's preference. |
| US12252081B2 |
Electrical connection box
Provided is an electrical connection box including a housing casing for housing a relay, and a heat transfer sheet for transferring heat from the relay to the housing casing, the electrical connection box including: a bus bar provided between a top surface and an inside surface that correspond to each other in the housing casing so as to oppose the top surface and the inside surface; a first holding portion protruding from the inside surface and holding the bus bar via the heat transfer sheet; and a second holding portion protruding from the top surface and holding the bus bar. |
| US12252079B2 |
Assembly for securing electrical wiring through a roof of a vehicle
Assembly 18 for securing a bundle of electrical wiring 26 through a roof 12 of a vehicle and a roof rack 10 for supporting a load relative to the roof 12. The roof rack 10 includes an elongate member 14 configured to support the load, one or more mounting mechanisms 16 configured to mount the elongate member 14 to the roof 12, and the assembly 18. The assembly 18 includes a body 20 configured to be placed across a hole 22 defined in the roof 12, the body 20 defining a wiring aperture 24 extending through the body 20, electrical wiring 26 arranged through the wiring aperture 24 and fixed to the body 20, a securing mechanism 28 for releasably securing the body 20 to the roof 12, and a boot 30 configured to cover the body 20, connect to the elongate member 14, and carry the wiring 26 from the body 20 to the elongate member 14. |
| US12252078B2 |
Insulating element
An insulating element for sealing off a structural element in a motor vehicle, including a carrier and an expandable material that is arranged on the carrier. The insulating element has a top side and a bottom side which, in a state of use, are aligned substantially in a plane of a cross section of the structural element that is to be sealed off. In addition, the insulating element has at least one guide element, by means of which the insulating element can be arranged on a rail element, with the result that the rail element is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the top side and to the bottom side. |
| US12252077B2 |
Motor vehicle bodywork panel comprising a transparent portion
The present disclosure concerns a motor vehicle bodywork panel, including: a main body, a wall made of a plastic material that is transparent to a visible light, comprising a face visible from an outside of a vehicle, and a coating that is transparent to visible light, wherein the coating covers at least the face visible from the outside of the vehicle of the wall that is transparent to the visible light and visible from the outside of the vehicle, wherein the wall is encapsulated in a sealed manner between the main body and the coating that is transparent to the visible light. |
| US12252069B2 |
Light distribution control apparatus that irradiates different regions with a different illuminances
A light distribution control apparatus includes an imaging device capable of capturing an image of a front vehicle existing in front of an own vehicle, a headlight capable of irradiating a front region of the own vehicle, and a control unit capable of executing light distribution control for controlling light distribution of the headlight so that a predetermined first region including the front vehicle and a predetermined second region other than the first region are irradiated with different illuminances based on the captured image obtained by capturing an image of the front region of the own vehicle. The control unit sets an illuminance irradiated in the first region to be less than an illuminance irradiated in the second region, and sets an area of the first region based on a position in a lateral direction of the front vehicle in the captured image. |
| US12252068B2 |
Sensing an object in the surroundings of a motor vehicle
A system for sensing at least one object in the surroundings of a motor vehicle, includes at least one first sensor for classifying the at least one object, the ability of the at least one first sensor to carry out classification depending on the brightness of the at least one object; at least one second sensor for detecting the at least one object; and at least one actuator for increasing the brightness of the at least one object. The system is designed to increase the brightness of the at least one object by the at least one actuator when the at least one second sensor detects the at least one object and the at least one first sensor cannot classify the at least one object. |
| US12252067B2 |
Headlight matrix systems and methods for a vehicle
A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin. |
| US12252066B2 |
Lamp system and automotive lamp
A lamp system includes a variable light distribution lamp. The variable light distribution lamp 110 irradiates a beam having a variable light intensity distribution to a road surface. A light distribution controller controls the variable light distribution lamp. In response to the start of a predetermined event, the light distribution controller draws a pattern that corresponds to the event. In response to the end of the event, the light distribution controller extinguishes the pattern. |
| US12252064B2 |
Method for object tracking at least one object, control device for carrying out a method of this kind, object tracking device having a control device of this kind and motor vehicle having an object tracking device of this kind
A method for tracking an object. A first coordinated control of a lighting device and an optical sensor is assigned to a first visible distance range. A first recording of the first visible distance range while illuminated by the lighting device is recorded with the optical sensor. If the object is detected in the first recording within the first visible distance range, a distance between the detected object and the optical sensor is determined. A second coordinated control of the lighting device and the optical sensor and an assigned, second visible distance range are determined such that the object detected in the first recording is located in a center of the second visible distance range. A second recording of the second visible distance range while illuminated by the lighting device is recorded with the optical sensor by the second coordinated control. |
| US12252063B2 |
Crawler vehicle for ski runs and method of displaying information for such a snow crawler vehicle
A crawler vehicle for ski runs has a frame; a cab; two tracks; a user interface located in the cab; a plurality of sensors configured to acquire signals correlated to the operation of the crawler vehicle, to the weather and/or snow conditions, and to the position of the crawler vehicle in relation to reference points and/or possible obstacles; a control unit for processing said signals and providing additional signals; and at least one projector for projecting on surfaces outside the cab, in particular on the ski run, at least one contoured beam as a function of at least one of the additional signals to provide one piece of information to the driver and/or human beings in the vicinity of the crawler vehicle. |
| US12252061B2 |
Container locking device and piggyback transport vehicle
A container locking device and a piggyback transport vehicle are provided. The container locking device includes: a support, the support being provided with an accommodating space; a locking structure, a first end of the locking structure being hinged with the support, the locking structure having a locking position extending out of the accommodating space and an avoiding position retracted into the accommodating space; and a support structure, a first end of the support structure being hinged with a second end of the locking structure; wherein in a direction away from the locking structure, the support structure has a retraction position and a support position which cooperates with the support. |
| US12252058B1 |
Sprayer tank support frame on a roll bar of a lawn mower or tractor
A sprayer tank support frame that can be selectively coupled to a roll bar of a lawn mower or tractor while the roll bar is in a raised/elevated position or in a lowered/retracted position. An operator can discharge contents of the sprayer tank while on the support frame in either the raised/elevated or lowered/retracted position and while operating the lawn mower or tractor. The sprayer tank support frame can be adapted to be a universal support frame for use with roll bars of differing sizes and/or dimensions. The sprayer tank support frame can be adapted to be a universal support frame for use with tanks of differing sizes and/or dimensions. |
| US12252054B2 |
Method and apparatus for selling consumer products
Methods and apparatus for advertising, promoting, marketing and/or selling products and services. The inventions include a mobile vehicle and moving showroom for advertising, promotion, marketing, and sales of products and services. The products and services may be promoted for direct sale from the moving showroom, or for sale from other outlets, such as retail stores and internet sales. |
| US12252053B2 |
Adjustable deck system for cargo compartment
A deck system for cargo compartment may including one or more of the following features: a first deck; a second deck, where at least one of the first deck and the second deck divide the cargo compartment into an upper sub-compartment and a lower sub-compartment; and an actuator that is mechanically coupled to the second deck, where operation of the actuator causes at least a portion of the second deck to move vertically relative to the first deck within the cargo compartment. |
| US12252052B2 |
Vehicle slope apparatus
A vehicle slope apparatus includes a slope plate configured to be deployed at a lower end of a door opening portion, a guide rail extending in deployment and housing directions of the slope plate, a moving member configured to move along an extending direction of the guide rail, a support arm rotatably connected to a rear end of the slope plate and rotatably connected to the moving member, and a lift mechanism configured to lift the rear end of the slope plate by rotating the support arm in a state where the slope plate is deployed. The support arm is provided with a roller configured to hold a moving posture of the slope plate by being in sliding contact with the guide rail in a state where the slope plate is moved integrally with the moving member. |
| US12252050B2 |
Method for producing a seat support element
A seat support element having an outer layer that includes an outer surface and an inner surface, a synthetic skin extending over the inner surface of the outer layer, and a first foam layer extending over the synthetic skin. A method of forming the seat support element includes the following steps: forming the outer layer by applying at least one layer of paint against a first forming surface of a forming tool, applying the synthetic skin against the inner surface of the outer layer, and applying the first foam layer against an inner surface of the synthetic skin. |
| US12252047B2 |
Back pad assembly for a material handling vehicle
A back pad assembly for a material handling vehicle is provided that includes a back pad, a framework, and a mounting frame. The back pad includes a center portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion. The first side portion defines a first curved profile, and the second side portion defines a second curved profile. The first curved profile and the second curved profile are arranged on laterally-opposing sides of the center portion. The framework includes a first mounting bar and a second mounting bar. The framework is coupled to the back pad. The first and second mounting bars are adjustably supported by the mounting frame to enable the back pad to be selectively mounted at varying heights along the mounting frame. |
| US12252046B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a seat back and a cushion seat. The cushion seat includes a seat frame, a cushion pad portion above the seat frame, a first submarining suppression portion below the cushion pad portion, and a second submarining suppression portion below the cushion pad portion, the second submarining suppression portion arranged on a side of the first submarining suppression portion closer to the seat back. |
| US12252043B2 |
Vehicle seating assembly
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat, a seatback, a track assembly, a front anchor, a rear anchor, and a first gear. The seatback is coupled to the seat. The seatback is pivotable relative to the seat. The track assembly is configured to couple the seat to a floor of a vehicle. The rear anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly. The front anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly. A position of the seat relative to the front anchor and the second anchor is adjustable. The first gear extends between the front anchor and the seat. The first gear defines a guide slot therein that receives a guide pin. Movement of the first gear adjusts a position of a front region of the seat relative to a rear region of the seat. |
| US12252039B2 |
Towed electrified vehicle braking control
An electrified vehicle includes an electric machine, a traction battery selectively connected to the electric machine, a human-machine interface (HMI), and a controller programmed to, after receiving a signal from the HMI enabling towed vehicle operation of the electrified vehicle, control the electric machine to generate a regenerative braking torque in response to deceleration of the electrified vehicle exceeding an associated deceleration threshold and road grade being below a road grade threshold. The controller may also be programmed to control friction brakes of the electrified vehicle in response to the deceleration exceeding the associated threshold. The controller may control brake lights of the electrified vehicle in response to the regenerative braking and/or friction braking. Regenerative and friction braking may be released in response to acceleration exceeding a corresponding threshold. |
| US12252038B2 |
Vehicle and vehicle control method
An ECU of a vehicle executes a regeneration process to control an electric motor so as to generate regenerative torque during deceleration caused by an accelerator OFF. The ECU executes a torque gradual decrease process to decrease the regenerative torque in a wheel slip detection state more gradually at a time when a brake pedal is depressed after a start of the deceleration and ABS control is not activated than a time when the brake pedal is not depressed after the start of the deceleration. The ECU executes a hydraulic pressure increase process to increase the upstream hydraulic pressure such that, when the ABS control is activated while the brake pedal is depressed after the start of the deceleration, the upstream hydraulic pressure has a value necessary for generating a braking torque having a magnitude according to the regenerative torque generated at a start of the ABS control. |
| US12252034B2 |
Multiple transport charging sources
An example operation includes one or more of receiving a first energy, at a target transport, from a charging station at a first value during a first amount of time, and the target transport and the charging station are physically connected, and receiving a second energy, at the target transport, from a providing transport at a second value greater than the first value during a second amount of time less than the first amount of time, and the target transport and the providing transport are wirelessly connected. |
| US12252029B2 |
Electric vehicle charging management methods and systems capable of integrating physical sensing card and application program
Electric vehicle charging management methods and systems are provided. First, an application of a mobile device is used to obtain identification data of a physical sensing card, and a binding request is sent to a server, wherein the binding request includes the identification data and a user ID code of the mobile device or the application. The server searches a database based on the identification data to obtain a card ID code of the physical sensing card, and associates the card ID code with the user ID code. The server provides a mobile device to initiate a first charging operation at an electric vehicle charging station using the application, and the server receives the card ID code of the physical sensing card detected by the electric vehicle charging station, and initiate a second charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station. |
| US12252026B2 |
Electric vehicle charging station
A control system can control a vehicle charging system and can comprise an interactive user interface and hardware computer processors configured to execute program instructions. The interactive user interface can receive a user input relating to charging the vehicle and can display information relating to an operation of the vehicle charging system or a charge sequence of the vehicle. The control system can access vehicle data relating to charging the vehicle, can generate charging instructions to control the operation of the vehicle charging system based on at least the vehicle data and the user input, and can communicate the charging instructions to the vehicle charging system. |
| US12252024B2 |
Electric vehicle charging cable
The present disclosure relates to an electric vehicle charging cable, in which a cooling fluid is used to efficiently cool heat generated during charging of an electric vehicle, a thermally conductive material is added as well as the cooling fluid to improve cooling performance, thereby preventing damage to inner components due to heat, safety accidents such as fire are prevented, and a diameter of the cable is minimized. |
| US12252023B2 |
System and a method for ensuring a defined position of a charging connector and/or for determining its mechanical condition
A system and method for ensuring a defined position of a charging connector includes a signal transmitter, a corresponding signal detector unit for detecting the signal of the signal transmitter, and a holder for holding the charging connector in the defined position. A detector device detects an orientation and/or movement of the charging connector in an environmental coordinate system. The system detects a presence of the charging connector in the defined position and determines the mechanical condition of the interface or a housing of the charging connector via the signal of the signal transmitter, and compares the orientation and/or movement of the charging connector with a corresponding orientation and/or movement of the charging connector to be expected when the charging connector is in the defined position. |
| US12252010B2 |
Electric machine arrangement and vehicle axle
An electric machine arrangement including an electric machine which is designed as a radial flux machine having an inner rotor and which has a stator and a rotor, and a transmission arrangement which can be driven by the rotor. The transmission arrangement being arranged, at least in regions, in a receiving space formed within the rotor. The transmission arrangement has a first sub-transmission designed as a reducing stage for reducing the rotational speed and a second sub-transmission designed as a differential gear. |
| US12252004B2 |
Reserve fuel system
A reserve fuel tank retention and control (RTRC) module and a method of operating a vehicle including an engine and a main fuel tank containing a fuel, the method including mounting the RTRC module onto the vehicle; fluidly connecting the RTRC module to the engine and to the main fuel tank; actuating a valve of the RTRC module for a predetermined time to purge moisture in a fuel supply hose into the engine; and upon the main fuel tank becoming empty, actuating the valve to allow fuel from the reserve fuel tank to supply the engine. |
| US12252002B2 |
Coolant connection structure for vehicle
A coolant connection structure includes an upper body fastened to an upper end portion of the vehicle, a lower body positioned at a lower end portion of the upper body, a floor panel formed between the upper body and the lower body, and a joint module positioned at the floor panel and fluidly connected to a coolant tank positioned at the lower body. |
| US12252001B2 |
Battery case for electric vehicle
A battery case for an electric vehicle includes a main body in which a loading region is partitioned off for loading a plurality of battery modules, a sidewall frame forming a sidewall edge portion of the main body and extending upwards, the sidewall frame including a curving portion to correspond with a shape of a vehicle body adopting a multi-link trailing-arm suspension structure, and a first support member and a second support member which are configured to extend from the main body in the longitudinal and transverse directions for partitioning of the loading region. |
| US12251997B2 |
Fully-embedded soft four-fold bed cover for a pickup truck
A fully-embedded soft four-fold bed cover for a pickup truck, including a large frame and a layer of leather covering the large frame; the large frame includes a front rail frame, a large rotating shaft assembly, a medium rotating shaft assembly, a small rotating shaft assembly and a tail rail frame, the front rail frame is connected to the rear cargo hopper through the front rail fixing clamp, the tail, rail frame is connected to the rear cargo hopper through the locking bolt assembly, the large rotating shaft assembly and the front rail frame, the medium rotating shaft assembly and the large rotating shaft assembly, the small rotating shaft assembly and the medium rotating shaft assembly, the tail rail frame and the small rotating shaft assembly are connected by the side rail. |
| US12251996B2 |
External roll cover
The invention discloses an external roll cover for a pickup truck, including a layer of leather and a supporting frame, the layer of leather is connected to the cargo hopper through a supporting frame, the supporting frame includes a front rail assembly, a rear rail assembly and a side rail assembly, the front rail assembly is connected to the rear rail assembly through a side rail assembly, the front rail assembly includes a front rail, a front rail joint and a front rail rubber strip, the front rail is connected with the side rail assembly through a front rail joint, the front rail is connected with a front rail rubber strip, the front rail joints are connected at both ends of the front rail, the front rail rubber strip is stick on the bottom of the front rail. The front rail strip is very long, which can play a good waterproof effect. |
| US12251995B2 |
Motor vehicle opening panel provided with a removable equipment support plate and skin
A motor vehicle opening panel including an inner panel, preferably made of plastic material, with an upper part in which a first opening is made to accommodate a rear window, and an outer skin, at least partially made of plastic material, attached to the inner panel, including an inner surface opposite an outer surface of the inner panel. The opening panel further includes a support plate for an equipment item covered by the outer skin, the inner surface of the outer skin being attached directly to the support plate in a sealed manner. The plate is arranged inside an inner volume delimited by the outer surface of the inner panel and by the inner surface of the outer skin. The plate is attached to the inner panel so that the assembly consisting of the plate and the outer skin is mounted on the inner panel in a removable manner. |
| US12251991B2 |
Humidity control for olfaction sensors
A vehicle system includes: an olfaction sensor comprising: a blower configured to draw air through an inlet; a dehumidifier configured to decrease a humidity of the air; and a sensor located downstream of the dehumidifier and configured to measure an amount of a chemical in the air after the air flows through the dehumidifier; and a control module configured to selectively take one or more remedial actions based on the amount of the chemical in the air measured by the sensor. |
| US12251990B2 |
Air vent device for a ventilation system of a vehicle
An air vent device for a ventilation system of a vehicle. The device has a pipe forming an air channel for providing air to a compartment of the vehicle and a diffuser for disturbing the airflow provided to the vehicle compartment. The diffuser has a portion made of a flexible material which diffuser portion is arranged to cover a part of a cross-section area of the air channel and the diffuser portion is expandable for varying the size of the covered part of the air channel cross section area. |
| US12251982B2 |
Control arm
Proposed is a control arm including a first panel portion having a first assembly hole, a second panel portion having a second assembly hole and coupled to the first panel portion, a reinforced panel portion interposed between the first panel portion and the second panel portion and coupled to the first assembly hole and the second assembly hole, and a bush mounted into the reinforced panel portion. |
| US12251981B2 |
Component for a vehicle suspension system
A component for a vehicle suspension system that includes a circular first housing that defines a first aperture. A first intermediate portion is coupled to a first end portion of the first housing and has a length that is less than a diameter of the first aperture. A circular second housing is coupled to the first intermediate portion and defines a second aperture. A second intermediate portion is coupled to a second end portion of the first housing. A bracket is coupled to the second intermediate portion, the bracket has a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined on the first surface. The plurality of apertures extend from the first surface to the second surface. |
| US12251975B2 |
Rear suspension assembly and method of controlling a rear suspension assembly
A snowmobile including a chassis including a tunnel; a motor; at least one ski; an endless drive track; a rear suspension assembly including: a front suspension arm; a rear suspension arm; a pair of slide rails; a first rear shock absorber connected between the front suspension arm and the slide rails; and a second rear shock absorber connected between the rear suspension arm and the front suspension arm or the slide rails; at least one sensor for sensing an angular position of the front suspension arm or the rear suspension arm relative to one of the tunnel and a component of the rear suspension assembly near at least one of the front suspension arm and the rear suspension arm; and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor to receive electronic signals therefrom representative of the angular position. |
| US12251974B2 |
Roll vibration damping control system for vehicle and target roll moment computing method therefor
A roll vibration damping control system includes an electronic control unit configured to: compute a sum of a product of a roll moment of inertia and a roll angular acceleration of a vehicle body, a product of a roll damping coefficient and a first-order integral of the roll angular acceleration, and a product of an equivalent roll stiffness of the vehicle and a second-order integral of the roll angular acceleration, as a controlled roll moment to be applied to the vehicle body; compute a roll moment around a center of gravity of a sprung mass as a correction roll moment, the roll moment being generated by lateral force on wheels due to roll motion; and compute a target roll moment based on a value obtained by correcting the controlled roll moment with the correction roll moment. |
| US12251971B2 |
Trailer support safety stand
A trailer support safety stand may include a top plate, a base pad, a post assembly including first and second posts, and a height adjustment mechanism including a handle, a locking device, and a linkage providing a pivot point between the handle and locking device. The first post may include first opening(s) and the second post may include a second opening. The first and second posts may telescope within each other such that the first and second opening(s) can align. The height adjustment mechanism may adjust a height of the post assembly such that when the handle is rotated around the pivot point and toward the post assembly, the locking device may be inserted through the aligned first and second openings, and when the handle is rotated around the pivot point and away from the post assembly, the locking device may be removed from the aligned first and second openings. |
| US12251968B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire can suppress uneven wear of the tire and can improve traction performance on snow. Land portions (12A, 12B, 12C), between a pair of outermost side circumferential grooves (11d, 11d) on the outermost sides in the tire widthwise direction among a plurality of circumferential grooves (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) extending in the tire circumferential direction, are divided into a plurality of blocks (14A, 14B, 14C) by widthwise grooves (13a, 13b, 13c). A pair of groove side faces (13ap, 13aq; 13bp, 13bq; 13cp, 13cq) opposed to each other in the widthwise grooves (13a, 13b, 13c) are bent at bent portions (Kp, Kq) thereof. |
| US12251967B2 |
Tire
In a tire tread pattern, inclined grooves extend from a starting end in a center region including an equator toward both sides in a width direction and toward the same side in a circumferential direction to a pattern end. A periphery distance from the equator to the pattern end at an outer side in the width direction being 100%, in ranges separated from the starting end by ≤35%, from >35% to ≤50%, from >50% to ≤70% and from >70% to ≤100%, an inclination angle of the inclined grooves relative to the circumferential direction is from >40° to ≤50°, from >50° to ≤65°, from >65° to ≤80°, and from >80° to ≤90°, respectively. A circumferential-direction distance from the starting end to a terminating end of the inclined grooves is 60% to 90% of a width-direction distance. |
| US12251966B2 |
Run-flat tire
A run-flat tire includes a reinforcing rubber layer with a roughly crescent-shaped meridian cross-section disposed in sidewall portions at both sides in a tire width direction. The tread portion is provided formed of a tread rubber that includes a cap tread rubber and an undertread rubber disposed on an inner side of the cap tread rubber in a tire radial direction and having a higher hardness than the cap tread rubber. In a meridian cross-section, a gauge of the undertread rubber on a shoulder land portion on an outer side of an outermost main groove located furthest outward in the tire width direction is thicker than a gauge of the undertread rubber of a center land portion closest to a tire equatorial plane. |
| US12251965B2 |
Tire tread rubber composition
Disclosed herein are tire tread rubber compositions comprising a specified elastomer component, reinforcing silica filler, a specified hydrocarbon resin, oil, and a cure package. The elastomer component includes styrene-butadiene rubber; polybutadiene; and guayule natural rubber. |
| US12251962B2 |
Systems for axle arm
Systems are provided for an axle arm including a lubricant reservoir and a driveshaft. In one example, system may include a lubricant reservoir of an axle arm comprising a fill line at an edge of a driveshaft, wherein a central axis of the lubricant reservoir is misaligned with a central axis of the driveshaft. |
| US12251961B2 |
Vehicle having a tilting axle and related methods
A vehicle includes a chassis, an axle pivotally coupled to the chassis such that the axle can tilt from side to side relative to the chassis, a tilt-angle sensor configured to detect a tilt angle of the axle relative to the chassis, and steerable hubs carried by the axle. Each hub is configured to rotate about steering axes relative to the axle, and a steering-angle sensor is configured to detect a steering angle of at least one hub relative to the axle. A control system limits a maximum steering angle of the hubs based at least in part on a size of tires or tracks carried by the steerable hubs and the detected tilt angle of the axle. A method includes detecting a tilt angle of the axle relative to the chassis and limiting the maximum steering angle of the hubs. |
| US12251960B2 |
Coated panel and method for manufacturing such panel
A method may be provided for manufacturing a panel that may include a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer may have a printed motif and a translucent or transparent synthetic material layer provided above the printed motif. The panel may have a structure or relief at the surface. The method may involve milling profiles into the substrate to obtain mechanical coupling means for coupling together two of the panels. The structure or relief and/or the printed motif may be realized after milling the profiles into the substrate. |
| US12251947B2 |
Steel stamping tool and operational method for operating the steel stamping tool
A steel stamping tool includes a base and a cover removably mounted to the top of the base. Multiple stamps are accommodated in an accommodating space form between the base and the cover. The cover includes an extension extending from one of two ends of the cover, and at least one passage is defined vertically through the extension. The cover is removed from the base and the one stamp is picked from the accommodation space and inserted through the at least one passage. The stamp in the passage is not radially rotatable. A work end of the stamp is located in the concaved space and contacts an object. By striking a striking end of the stamp that is exposed on the top face of the extension, the work end of the stamp embosses the object. |
| US12251946B2 |
Printing system assemblies and methods
The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a printing system for printing substrate, in which the printing system can be housed in a gas enclosure, where the environment within the enclosure can be maintained as a controlled printing environment. A controlled environment of the present teachings can include control of the type of gas environment within the gas enclosure, the size and level particulate matter within the enclosure, control of the temperature within the enclosure and control of lighting. Various embodiments of a printing system of the present teachings can include a Y-axis motion system and a Z-axis moving plate that are configured to substantially decrease excess thermal load within the enclosure by, for example, eliminating or substantially minimizing the use of conventional electric motors. |
| US12251945B2 |
Printer device
According to one embodiment, the label printer includes a light irradiation unit that irradiates an area illuminated by external light where a label on which printing is completed exists with light, a light irradiation control unit that switches between light irradiation and non-irradiation by the light irradiation unit, a light receiving unit that acquires an optical signal from the area where the label on which printing is completed exists in synchronization with the light irradiation and non-irradiation by the light irradiation control unit, and a label presence or absence determination unit that determines the presence or absence of a label based on a first signal acquired by the light-receiving unit if the light irradiation unit is not emitting light and a second signal acquired by the light receiving unit if the light irradiation unit is emitting light. |
| US12251942B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting method
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head including an ejecting surface configured to eject a liquid; a tank that reserves the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejecting head; a circulating mechanism that executes a circulating operation to circulate the liquid between the liquid ejecting head and the tank; and a control unit that controls the circulating mechanism. The control unit executes a recording operation by the liquid ejecting head in a first posture in which the ejecting surface crosses a horizontal plane and executes the circulating operation in a second posture in which an angle made by the ejecting surface and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle in the first posture. |
| US12251941B2 |
Ink circulation system and inkjet printing apparatus
A technique for making the amount of ink to be calculated appropriate in accordance with the amount of ink to be ejected from heads is provided. An inkjet printing apparatus includes a supply tank, a return tank, a first connecting pipe, a second connecting pipe, a head, a pressure-difference producer, an ejection-amount predictor, and a pressure controller. The first connecting pipe transfers ink in the supply tank to the return tank. The second connecting pipe returns ink in the return tank to the supply tank. The head is interposed in the first connecting pipe. The pressure-difference producer sends ink from the supply tank to the return tank through the first connecting pipe. The ejection-amount predictor predicts the amount of ink to be ejected at a time to come after the present time from the head. The pressure controller controls the amount of ink to be supplied from the supply tank to the head, by controlling the pressure-difference producer in accordance with the predicted amount of ink to be ejected. |
| US12251939B2 |
Board, liquid accommodation container, and printing system
In a board that includes a plurality of contact portions that are arranged to contact corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the board is mounted in a printing apparatus, some contact portions are disposed in a first region, and the remaining contact portions are disposed in a second region. The some contact portions include a first contact portion, a second contact portion, a third contact portion, and a fourth contact portion. The remaining contact portions include a fifth contact portion. The some contact portions are arranged in a first pattern in the first region and the remaining contact portions are arranged in a second pattern in the second region, and the first pattern is asymmetrical to the second pattern with respect to a first virtual line. |
| US12251936B2 |
MEMS device, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus
A MEMS device includes a first substrate 22 including a single-crystal silicon substrate and a second substrate 23 including a single-crystal silicon substrate, in which the first substrate 22 and the second substrate 23 are laminated together, and the first substrate 22 and the second substrate 23 are joined to each other such that the cleavage directions of both substrates intersect each other. |
| US12251935B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge unit, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes: multiple pressure chambers respectively communicating with multiple nozzles from each of which a liquid is discharged; a diaphragm defining a part of a wall of the multiple pressure chambers; an electromechanical conversion element attached to the diaphragm, the electromechanical conversion element configured to deform the diaphragm to discharge the liquid in the multiple pressure chambers through the multiple nozzles in a discharge direction; a damper film having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a channel substrate including: a common chamber communicating with each of the multiple pressure chambers; and a first bonding portion bonded to the first surface of the damper film; and a damper substrate including a second bonding portion bonded to the second surface of the damper film. |
| US12251934B2 |
Liquid ejection head
A liquid ejection head has: a frame having a plurality of ejection ports for ejecting a liquid; a common liquid chamber; a plurality of individual liquid chambers through which the common liquid chamber communicates with each of the ejection ports; and a plurality of energy generating elements disposed in respective individual liquid chambers. A part of a wall of the frame that forms the common liquid chamber is formed of an elastic member capable of deforming elastically, so that a volume of the common liquid chamber can be modified. |
| US12251932B2 |
Ink jet system
An ink jet system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle discharging ink, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element applying pressure fluctuation to the ink in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, an acquisition portion that acquires output information including first output information regarding the head unit and/or second output information regarding the ink used for the head unit, a first coupling portion that is communicably network-coupled to a server, a first output portion that outputs the output information to the server via the first coupling portion, a first input portion to which input information is input from the server via the first coupling portion, and a determination portion that determines the number of times of scanning or a scanning direction of the head unit with respect to a unit region on a medium based on the input information. |
| US12251930B2 |
Printing apparatus
A roll sheet with a continuous sheet wound in a roll form is rotated in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. A sensor whose output is changed in accordance with a distance between the sensor and the sheet is used. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from an opposite direction to the forward direction on the basis of the output of the sensor during rotation of the roll sheet in the opposite direction. |
| US12251929B2 |
Printing device capable of driving platen roller and cutter by a single motor
A printing device includes a cassette accommodation portion, a platen roller, a cutter, a motor, a first drive transmission portion and a second drive transmission portion. A printing cassette incorporating a printing tape is detachably attachable to the cassette accommodation portion. The platen roller is rotatable to convey the printing tape of the printing cassette. The first drive transmission portion is configured to transmit a drive force of the motor to the platen roller in a state where the printing cassette is attached to the cassette accommodation portion. The second drive transmission portion is configured to transmit the drive force of the motor to the cutter. The motor has at least a portion overlapping the cassette accommodation portion in a first direction parallel to a rotational axis of the platen roller. |
| US12251923B2 |
Joined body, holding device, and electrostatic chuck
A joining layer of a joined body includes a joining material which contains, as a main component, a metal having a surface tension of 1000 mN/m or less at its melting point, and a metal layer which has a plurality of pores formed therein and in which at least some of the pores are impregnated with the joining material. |
| US12251921B2 |
Techniques for fabricating and separating flexible microelectronics devices from rigid substrates
A laminate structure and a method used in the manufacturing of flexible electronics or microelectronic devices are provided. The laminate structure comprises a rigid substrate, a flexible microelectronics structure comprising and a debonding structure provided between the rigid substrate and the flexible microelectronics structure. The debonding structure comprises at least one debonding layer made of a non-metallic inorganic material. The laminate structure comprises first and second peeling surfaces, where at least one of the peeling surfaces corresponding to a surface of the debonding structure or to a surface within the debonding structure. The first and second peeling surfaces are peelable by a debonding force resulting from a mechanical delamination and/or from a pressurized fluid delamination, allowing separating the flexible microelectronic device from the rigid substrate. |
| US12251919B2 |
Electric vehicle battery pack cover having composite structure
An electric vehicle battery pack cover with a fiber reinforced multiple-ply composite body whose bottom surface is coated with a high-hardness, high-melting point, and fire- and abrasion-resistant coating. The coating can be any one or more materials that provide sufficient fire and abrasion resistance to allow the battery pack to contain a battery fire. As examples, the coating can be a nickel layer, a steel layer, a high temperature mineral layer such as a mica layer, or any combination of these materials. The composite body can be any composite body that is both compatible with the fire- and abrasion-resistant coating and provides sufficient strength to act as a battery cover. As examples, the composite body can be made of one or more glass fiber plies, carbon fiber plies, aramid fiber plies, or any combination of any number of these plies, with a crosslinked polymer or other matrix. |
| US12251917B2 |
Method for manufacturing an acoustic panel
A method for manufacturing a composite panel is described. The method includes producing a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall from composite materials including an oxide matrix and long oxide fibres; from the first and second walls, producing a cellular core including a plurality of cells, each cell including a first end and an opposing second end, covering the first and second ends of the cells of the cellular core with the third wall and the fourth wall, respectively, so as to close the ends of said cells. |
| US12251915B2 |
Decorative sheet
Provided is a decorative sheet having excellent abrasion-resistance. Also, provided is a decorative sheet capable of reducing abrasion sound. A decorative sheet is provided with; a linear irregularity pattern formed by a plurality of groove parts arranged side by side; and a protrusion pattern that coexists inside the linear irregularity pattern, is arranged at random without having any regularity with respect to the linear irregularity pattern, and is formed to have at least a height equal to or higher than a height of a protrusion part of the linear irregularity pattern. The protrusion pattern reinforces the linear irregularity pattern. |
| US12251911B1 |
Sound reducing panel
An improved sound reducing panel is disclosed comprising a front porous sheet for enabling sound to enter into the sound reducing panel and a rear non-porous sheet. A sound absorbing member dissipates sound entering into the front porous sheet. A sound blocking member blocks sound from exiting from the sound absorbing member. A decoupling member reduces sonic vibration from being transferred from the sound blocking member to the rear non-porous sheet. One embodiment includes a drenching shield for inhibiting water from entering the sound absorbing member. Another embodiment includes a decorative or artistic image located on the sound reducing panel. |
| US12251910B2 |
Non-flammable thermal insulating composite substrate for motor vehicles and production method
Disclosed is a non-flammable thermal insulating composite substrate for motor vehicles including: a textile component constituted by a layer of needle-sewn non-woven fabric composed of a percentage of pre-oxidized polyacrylonitrile fiber included between 40% and 70%, preferably 58% and of the remaining percentage of polyethylene glycol-terephthalate fiber, the textile component having weight preferably 400 gr/m2; and a barrier fixed to the textile component using a spreading process, constituted by a thermoplastic resin based on low density polyethylene added with non-halogen flame retardants, the barrier having weight preferably 100 gr/m2. The composite substrate has the following features: a thickness included between 2 mm and 5 mm, preferably 3.8 mm; a weight included between 300 gr/m2 and 700 gr/m2, preferably 500 gr/m2; odorless; no emission of fumes; dimensionally stable, even at heatstroke, with a maximum variation of 1%; and non-flammability. |
| US12251907B2 |
Laminated member for decoration and method for producing decorative molded article
An object of the present invention is to provide a laminated member for decoration that can be molded into a complicated shape and has a superior hardcoating property. The present invention relates to a laminated member for decoration having a protective film, a coating layer and a resin substrate, wherein the surface roughness Rz(a) of the adhesive layer of the protective film on the side where the coating layer is located and the surface roughness Rz(b) of the coating layer of an unheated sample formed by peeling the protective layer, the surface roughness being taken on the side opposite from the resin substrate, define Rz(b)/Rz(a)×100 having a prescribed relationship; the surface roughness Rz(b) and the surface roughness Rz(bh) of the coating layer of a heated sample prepared by heating the unheated sample under a prescribed condition, the surface roughness being taken on the side opposite from the resin substrate, satisfy at least one of Formulas (2) and (3) below: 0%≤Rz(bh)/Rz(b)×100<30% (2), and 0≤Rz(bh)≤Rz(b)<0.5 μm (3); and the unreacted (meth)acryloyl groups of the coating layer of the heated sample irradiated with a prescribed amount of active energy rays have disappeared 10 to 100% as compared with the coating layer of the unheated sample. |
| US12251904B2 |
Recording medium processing apparatus and image forming system
A recording medium processing apparatus includes first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording medium bundle; second teeth that move toward the first teeth and press the recording medium bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth; a position detection unit that detects a position of the second teeth; and a control unit that controls movement of the second teeth on the basis of the position detected by the position detection unit. |
| US12251903B2 |
Curved origami-based metamaterial, manufacturing method of the same, curved origami-based haptic module and method for producing active mechanical haptics
Curved origami-based meta-material, manufacturing method of the same, curved origami-based haptic module and a method for producing active mechanical haptics. The curved origami-based metamaterial includes a panel having a single curved crease extending in its longitudinal direction, which divides the panel into two facets at its two opposite sides. The panel is configured to be folded along the single curved crease to form a folding angle between the two facets. The folding angle is configured to be adjustable to achieve a variable stiffness when loaded in a vertical direction of the folded panel, covering positive stiffness to negative stiffness. |
| US12251894B2 |
Method for closing an injection-moulding mould using anti-nip tapes
A method for closing an injection mold for manufacturing a revolution part made of composite material, the mold including a mandrel supporting a fiber preform and angular sectors comprising an annular base to come into contact with the fiber texture, the annular base extending between first and second side edges along a circumferential direction. The method includes successive positioning and fixing the angular sectors on the mandrel, the annular base of each sector compacting the fiber preform portion present oppositely, the side edges of the annular base of each angular sector being in contact with the side edges of the annular base of the adjacent sectors. Before the positioning and fixing of the angular sectors on the mandrel, strip s are placed on the exposed surface of the fiber preform, each strip covering an area of the fiber preform located facing a junction area between two adjacent angular sectors. |
| US12251893B2 |
Method for manufacturing press-molded body
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a press-molded body, the method having a step for disposing an X material inside a mold, a step for closing the mold and extruding a Y material, which is a kneaded material, into the mold after pressure has begun to be applied to part of the X material, and a step for cold-pressing and integrally molding the X material and the Y material inside the mold, wherein: the X material includes reinforcing fibers FA, having a weight-average fiber length LwA, and a thermoplastic resin RX; the Y material includes reinforcing fibers FB, having a weight-average fiber length LwB, and a thermoplastic resin RY; LwB |
| US12251889B2 |
Systems and methods for making porous articles
Multiple processes for preparing porous articles are described. The porous articles can be in a wide array of shapes and configurations. The methods include providing a soluble material in particulate form and forming a packed region from the material. The methods also include contacting a flowable polymeric material with the packed region such that the polymeric material is disposed in voids in the packed region. Also described are systems for performing the various processes. |
| US12251884B2 |
Support structures in additive manufacturing
Systems and methods of support structures in powder-bed fusion (PBF) are provided. Support structures can be formed of bound powder, which can be, for example, compacted powder, compacted and sintered powder, powder with a binding agent applied, etc. Support structures can be formed of non-powder support material, such as a foam. Support structures can be formed to include resonant structures that can be removed by applying a resonance frequency. Support structures can be formed to include structures configured to melt when electrical current is applied for easy removal. |
| US12251883B2 |
Build system, build method, computer program, control apparatus to build an object utilizing an irradiation optical system
A build system is provided with: a build apparatus that performs a build process for forming a build object by supplying build materials to an irradiation area of an energy beam from a supply system while irradiating a target object with the energy beam from an irradiation system; and a change apparatus that is configured to change a relative position between the energy beam and the target object, wherein the build system differentiates a condition of the build process that is performed at a first area of the target object and a condition of the build process that is performed at a second area of the target object. |
| US12251881B2 |
Spatial arrangements of objects for additive manufacturing
In an example, a method includes obtaining a compensation model characterising a relationship between a location of an object within a fabrication chamber of an additive manufacturing apparatus and a geometrical compensation to be applied to a model of said object, wherein different geometrical compensation values are associated with different locations. In some examples the method further includes determining a magnitude of a dimension parameter of each object of a set of objects to be generated in a build operation. The method may include determining a spatial arrangement of objects to be generated within the build volume, based on the magnitude of the dimension parameters and the geometrical compensation values for an intended location of object generation in the spatial arrangement. |
| US12251878B2 |
Flexible piezoelectric sensor based on 4D printing
The disclosure belongs to the technical field of additive manufacturing, and discloses a flexible piezoelectric sensor based on 4D printing. The sensor includes a magnetic part and a conductive part, wherein: the conductive part includes two substrates disposed opposite to each other and a spiral structure disposed between the two substrates. Both the two substrates and the spiral structure are made of conductive metal materials. The magnetic part has a flexible porous structure and is arranged between the two substrates to generate a magnetic field. When the two substrates are subjected to external pressure, the spiral structure and the magnetic part are compressed simultaneously, the magnetic flux passing through the spiral structure changes, and the voltage of the two substrates changes, by measuring the voltage change of the two substrates to reflect the change of external pressure, the pressure measuring process is achieved. |
| US12251874B2 |
Three-dimensional printing with pigment reactants
This disclosure describes multi-fluid kits for three-dimensional printing, three-dimensional printing kits, and methods of making three-dimensional printed articles. In one example, a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing can include a fusing agent, a first reactive agent, and a second reactive agent. The fusing agent can include water and a radiation absorber. The radiation absorber can absorb radiation energy and convert the radiation energy to heat. The first reactive agent can include water and a dissolved first pigment reactant. The second reactive agent can include water and a dissolved second pigment reactant. The second pigment reactant can be reactive with the first pigment reactant to form a water-insoluble pigment. |
| US12251866B2 |
Control method of injection molding machine and control device of injection molding machine
A control method of an injection molding machine that molds a molding product including a skin layer and a core layer in a mold unit by injecting a molding material to the mold unit from a nozzle, the control method including controlling, at a starting time of an injection process, a temperature of the molding material used to form the skin layer so as to be higher than a temperature of the molding material used to form the core layer. |
| US12251862B2 |
Metal-resin composite, surface treatment method, and substrate of circuit board for high-frequency and high-speed signal transmission
A metal-resin composite, a surface treatment method, and a substrate of a printed circuit board (PCB) for high-frequency and high-speed signal transmission comprise a surface-treated metal, and the surface-treated metal includes a nano-scale pore array that is used for filling of a resin and vertically extends from a surface to an interior of a metal, where nano-scale pillars are provided to extend from bottoms to openings of nano-scale pores of the nano-scale pore array. The pillar-in-pore structure makes a resin entering a nano-scale pore have an ultra-high anchoring effect on a resin body outside the nano-scale pore. Therefore, on the premise of not using an additive such as a T liquid or a coupling agent, the present disclosure greatly improves a tensile bonding strength at an interface between a resin body and a metal substrate, and also eliminates a decline in an interfacial bonding strength of a composite. |
| US12251860B2 |
Method for fusing particle foams by means of porous sleeves
A process for producing a molded article involves providing a thin-walled, gas-permeable shell; filling the shell with a foamed pelletized material composed of a polymer; and welding the foamed pelletized material to obtain the molded article. Molded articles are obtainable or obtained by such a process, and can be used as a footwear sole, part of a footwear sole, a mattress, a seat cushion, an underlay, a grip, a protective film, a component in automobile interiors and exteriors, a gymnastics mat, a body protector, a trim element in automobile construction, a sound insulator, a vibration damper, a cushion, a bicycle saddle, a toy, a tire or part of a tire, a covering for a track and field surface, a covering for a sports hall or a pathway, a damping layer or a damping core in a sandwich element, or a packaging. |
| US12251855B1 |
Methods of reducing center shift of golf ball components and improving concentricity
The present disclosure provides methods of reducing center shifting of golf ball components, which, in turn, improves concentricity of the resulting golf balls. The methods include extruding a golf ball component material through an extruder to form an extrudate having a first temperature, cutting the extrudate at a second temperature to form a component prep, and molding the component prep into the golf ball component. The preps formed by the methods of the present disclosure include surfaces having reduced or no concavity. |
| US12251850B2 |
Tooling guide for a mortise and tenon joint
A mortise and tenon joint tooling guide includes a base seat, two templates, an adjusting plate and a clamping structure. The base seat has a platform and an opening through the platform. Each of the templates can be arranged on the platform at intervals in a movable form. Each of the templates is formed with a guiding edge on one side. The guiding edges face each other and are used to guide the machining tool going through the opening to process a workpiece to form a mortise or tenon. The adjusting plate is configured on the base seat, capable of moving back and forth, and is used to abut against the workpiece, and to correct the distance between the template and the surface. The clamping structure is configured on the base seat, and is used to clamp the workpiece, so as to relatively position the platform and the workpiece. |
| US12251847B1 |
Shaving apparatus with slip proof grip
A shaving apparatus is provided with bulges and gaps for a slip proof grip is disclosed. Precise bulges and gaps on the handle of the shaving apparatus contour to the hand and fingers in a variety of reliable positions adjusting to one's personal shaving technique. |
| US12251846B2 |
Snap fastened drive cap assembly
A drive cap uses snap fasteners to couple with the housing assembly of a hair clipper. The drive cap uses joining structures to align with the upper and lower housings of the housing assembly. Once correctly aligned, snap fasteners enable a snug fit and enhance the finish of the hair clipper. The snap fasteners can be located on an inner surface of the drive cap, lower housing, and/or upper housing. A snap detent is located on the inner surface of an adjacent surface to receive the snap fastener. A combination of protrusions, extensions, voids, and recesses, in addition to the snap fasteners ensures a secure fit for the drive cap between the upper and lower housings. The snap fasteners couple the drive cap to upper and lower housings seamlessly along the outer surface of the hair clipper and facilitate quick release of the drive cap for maintenance or cleaning. |
| US12251845B2 |
Hair-cutting unit for a shaving device
A hair-cutting unit with rotatable cutting elements for use in a shaving device has hair entry slits of which at least a side surface facing in a direction generally opposite to a direction of rotation of the cutting elements, has a relatively flat and oblique intermediate segment between an upper segment forming a curved transition to the outer surface of the annular wall and a lower segment which serves for catching hairs and urging these into an upright position for achieving a close shave. Within a relatively broad range of shaving pressures, the pleat of skin bulging into a hair-cutting slit contacts a portion or at most all of the intermediate segment. Because the intermediate segment is relatively flat, changes in the extent of skin penetration in response to changes in shaving pressure are significantly reduced. |
| US12251841B2 |
Apparatuses for handling microelectronic devices
An apparatus for handling microelectronic devices comprises a pick arm having a pick surface configured for receiving a microelectronic device thereon, drives for moving the pick arm and reorienting the pick surface in the X, Y and Z planes and about a horizontal rotational axis and a vertical rotational axis, and a sensor device carried by the pick arm and configured to detect at least one of at least one magnitude of force and at least one location of force applied between the pick surface and a structure contacted by the pick surface or a structure and a microelectronic device carried on the pick surface. |
| US12251840B2 |
Force control parameter adjustment method and force control parameter adjustment apparatus
A method includes a measurement step of producing measured force information of external force by causing a robot to perform an action using second servo gains adjusting force control parameters corresponding to first servo gains when the robot performs a regular task. The measured force information includes an action period of time during which the action is performed, a maximum detected force value of the external force, and a maximum detected torque value of the external force. The method further includes a parameter update step of producing a new candidate value of the force control parameters by carrying out an optimization process on the force control parameters by using the measured force information. The method further includes a parameter determination step of determining the force control parameters used in the force control performed by the robot by repeating the measurement step and the parameter update step. |
| US12251839B2 |
Dexterous hand control system based on multi-sensor and antagonistic drive
A dexterous hand control system based on multi-sensor and antagonistic drive is provided. The system includes a dexterous hand driven by antagonistic tendon transmission, joint angle sensors, bionic skin tactile sensors, joint force and torque sensors, tendon tension sensors, a sensor management module, an actuator control module; and a central control module. The system effectively decouples different levels of force and tactile perception, and can flexibly and comprehensively analyze various sensory information under different operational tasks, simplifying the control difficulty and reducing the design complexity and cost of various types of sensors. The central control module of the system can control the dexterous hand to avoid excessive tendon relaxation or tension, and can well balance compliant operation and anti-interference robustness, and make the system remain reliable when the joint force and torque sensors or tendon tension sensors are partially or completely missing or malfunctioning. |
| US12251838B2 |
System and/or method for error compensation in mechanical transmissions
The system can include a set of joints, a controller, and a model engine; and can optionally include a support structure and an end effector. Joints can include: a motor, a transmission mechanism, an input sensor, and an output sensor. The system can enable articulation of the plurality of joints. |
| US12251837B2 |
Intelligent gripper with individual cup control
Systems and methods related to intelligent grippers with individual cup control are disclosed. One aspect of the disclosure provides a method of determining grip quality between a robotic gripper and an object. The method comprises applying a vacuum to two or more cup assemblies of the robotic gripper in contact with the object, moving the object with the robotic gripper after applying the vacuum to the two or more cup assemblies, and determining, using at least one pressure sensor associated with each of the two or more cup assemblies, a grip quality between the robotic gripper and the object. |
| US12251833B2 |
Cable-driven robot
A cable-driven robot exhibits a base structure, a movable operating element, and a plurality of cables each having a first end fixed to the movable operating element. The robot includes a plurality of movement units for the cables, at least one having a frame hinged to the base structure pivotingly about a vertical hinge axis and further having a motor mounted on the frame and comprising a rotation shaft. The one movement unit further includes at least one pulley mounted rotatably on the frame so as to be connected to the motor rotation shaft. The pulley has a fixing point in which a second end of one of the cables is fixed and has a groove conformed and dimensioned so as to accommodate and receive, internally thereof, only a winding portion of the cable comprising a series of winding turns that are concentric and overlapping one another. |
| US12251820B2 |
Pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device
A pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device includes a support; a flexible grabbing mechanism including at least two flexible claws, wherein the at least two flexible claws are arranged on the support in a circumferential direction, each flexible claw includes a telescopic air bag, an adapter mechanism and a flexible plate connected with the adapter mechanism, the telescopic air bag is hollow and elongated, the telescopic air bag includes a closed end, an open end and an air bag main body connected between the closed end and the open end, the air bag main body includes at least two air bag bodies and a node portion formed between adjacent air bag bodies, and the adapter mechanism is connected to the node portion, the closed end and open end; and a sensing mechanism including at least two sensing parts, the sensing parts being arranged on inner sides of the corresponding flexible plates. |
| US12251817B2 |
Device, system and method for acquiring force information based on bionic structure
Provided are a device, a system and a method for acquiring a force information based on a bionic structure, including: a force information acquisition layer and a magnetic field signal acquisition chip; wherein a permanent magnet is embedded in the force information acquisition layer; wherein the force information acquisition layer has an elastic structure configured to generate a deformation corresponding to a first force information of a force after being subjected to the force, so that the permanent magnet moves with the deformation to generate a magnetic field signal corresponding to the force information; wherein the magnetic field signal acquisition chip is arranged in parallel with the force information acquisition layer, and is configured to acquire the magnetic field signal and convert the magnetic field signal into an electrical signal. |
| US12251808B2 |
Electric nail gun
An electric nail gun includes a main body unit, a hammer unit, and a motor unit. The hammer unit includes a hammer member that is adapted for striking a nail, and a resilient member that has two opposite ends respectively abutting against the hammer member and the main body unit. The resilient member of the hammer unit constantly provides a hammer restoring force for the hammer member to move in a striking direction for striking the nail. The motor unit is mounted to the main body unit, and includes a lifting wheel. The lifting wheel has at least one pushing portion that separably engages the hammer member, and that is operable to push the hammer member to move in an energy storage direction opposite to the striking direction such that the resilient member of the hammer unit is compressed and provides the hammer restoring force to the hammer member. |
| US12251807B2 |
Driving tools
A driving tool includes a piston configured to move in a driving direction due to gas pressure, and a driver configured to move integrally with the piston to strike a fastener. The driver includes a plurality of rack teeth formed along a driving direction. The driving tool includes a wheel having a plurality of engaging portions to engage the plurality of rack teeth at its outer circumference. The driver is moved in a counter-driving direction as the wheel rotates. The plurality of engaging portions of the wheel includes at least one advancing/retracting engaging portion configured to move with respect to a shaft member of the wheel. The driver has a tooth groove between adjacent rack teeth of the plurality of rack teeth. One tooth groove is configured to receive the advancing/retracting engaging portion and has a depth deeper than at least one other tooth groove. |
| US12251803B1 |
Snap spring dismounting and mounting tool
The present invention discloses a snap spring dismounting and mounting tool, including: an outer housing; a dismounting and mounting assembly, two ends of which can be detachably clamped in the outer housing, respectively; a pressing rod, which is movably disposed on the outer housing and can be in contact connection with or disengaged from the dismounting and mounting assembly; and an elastic member, which is disposed in the outer housing, is in contact connection with the pressing rod, and provides a biasing force and a restoring force to the pressing rod, respectively, where the dismounting and mounting assembly includes a connecting mechanism, and a first clamping plier body and a second clamping plier body that are movably disposed on the connecting mechanism relative to each other; the first clamping plier body and the second clamping plier body have a gap disposed therebetween. |
| US12251802B2 |
Variable force press tool system
Pressing tools and jaws are described which include communication provisions that enable information concerning the jaws to be used with the press tool, to be transmitted to the tool. The press tool includes provisions that limit or otherwise tailor the output of the tool based on information concerning the jaws. |
| US12251800B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting anvil position using a relief feature
A power tool including a housing, a brushless direct current (DC) motor, an impact mechanism including a hammer and an anvil, an output drive device, a position sensor, and a controller. The position sensor is adjacent to a relief feature, which may be a recessed relief feature or a raised relief feature, and is configured to generate an output signal indicative of a position of the anvil. The controller is configured to calculate a drive angle based on the determined position of the anvil, and control the brushless DC motor based on the drive angle of the anvil. |
| US12251797B2 |
Tool bit holder
A tool bit holder that accommodates and secures specific ranges of hexagonal wrench sizes in different physical orientations therein, for four purposes: speed rotation of the tool for fast bolt extraction, support of the hexagonal wrench's shaft for an increased torque application, mechanically strengthening of a hexagonal wrench, and for the application of torque centered about the longitudinal axis of the working arm of the hexagonal tool bit so as to prevent the stripping out of the hexagonal socket in the mechanical fastener. |
| US12251796B2 |
Lineman's socket
A socket tool is disclosed. The socket tool includes a body extending between a first end and a second end and having a centerline along a longitudinal axis of the socket tool; a socket bounded by a peripheral wall and formed at the first end, the socket including a first driving element extending through the peripheral wall, bisecting the peripheral wall into first and second wall sections; and a drive recess at the second end of the body to receive a nose of a driving tool. |
| US12251795B2 |
Ratchet wrench
A ratchet wrench comprises a grip, having a first opening, a second opening and an accommodation space, an adjustment structure being connected to the first opening, the adjustment structure including a positioning seat and a positioning member, the positioning seat having a positioning hole; a rod member, slidably disposed in the positioning hole, the rod member including a polygonal rod section and a cylindrical rod section, a through hole being defined in the rod member, an annular body being connected to the polygonal rod section, the cylindrical rod section having a first positioning portion, the polygonal rod section having a second positioning portion, the positioning member being selectively engaged with the first positioning portion or the second positioning portion to adjust a relative position of the grip and the rod member; a shaft, disposed in the through hole, the shaft being rotatable relative to the rod member. |
| US12251793B2 |
Centering vice
A centering vice is provided, including: a base, a clamp assembly and an adjusting assembly. The base includes a sliding groove extending in a first direction and a first abutting portion. The clamp assembly includes a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion. The adjusting assembly includes a threaded rod, a positioning member and two adjusting members. The threaded rod includes a first threaded segment, a second threaded segment and a positioning portion. The positioning member is immovably connected to the positioning portion and disposed between the two adjusting members, and the two adjusting members respectively have a second abutting portion abutted against the first abutting portion. The two adjusting members are movable relative to the base in a second direction lateral to the first direction to urge the positioning member to move in the first direction. |
| US12251791B2 |
Metal product surface member and method for burnishing same
The present invention improves surface roughness by knocking down protruding parts while leaving recessed parts in the surface of a metal product, protrusions/recesses having been formed in said surface via blasting, and improves surface hardness and compressive residual stress. Treatment is performed upon a metal product in which protrusions/recesses have been formed in the surface thereof via blasting. Spherical shot that are less hard than the surface hardness of the metal product and have a particle size that is greater than the width of recessed parts of the protrusions/recesses are sprayed toward and collide against the surface of the metal product as crushing shot, and the protruding parts of the protrusions/recesses formed on the surface of the metal product are selectively knocked down, thereby providing a metal product surface member in which the surface roughness of the metal product has been improved. |
| US12251784B2 |
Transport device for transporting one or more handling devices
The present invention relates to a transport device (100) for transporting one or more handling devices, each for handling a pallet (300) and/or a workpiece (1) on a machine tool (1000) which is set up on a base surface for machining the workpiece (1), wherein the transport device (100) is freely movable on the base surface for positioning the one or more handling devices relative to the machine tool (1000), in particular within a region in front and/or next to the machine tool (1000) and/or in front and/or next to a working space of the machine tool (1000). |
| US12251782B2 |
Device for pressing materials guided by rollers for carpentry cutting
A device for pressing materials guided by rollers for a carpentry cutting includes a device body, two base body fixing blocks, an adjustment mechanism and two pressing mechanisms. The device body includes a fist base body and a second base body. The two base body fixing blocks are arranged to press both sides of the base body, respectively. The adjustment mechanism includes a pushing mechanism configured to move the two pressing mechanisms along a direction from the first base body toward the second base body, two compressing mechanisms configured to compress a play between the first base body and the pressing mechanisms and a reset mechanism. Each of the pressing mechanisms includes a roller fixing block connected with the sliding block, and two rollers with a same rolling direction, the two rollers are respectively mounted on both sides of the roller fixing block. |
| US12251775B2 |
Methods and devices for determining a reference focus position of a beam of beam-based machine tools by performing test cuts on a workpiece
Disclosed are methods of determining a reference focus position of a beam of a beam-based machine tool. The methods providing a relative motion trajectory defining a discoid area with respect to a surrounding area, the discoid area being connected to the surrounding area via at least one bridge area, and performing a sequence of test cuts on a workpiece, wherein at each test cut, a cutting structure is cut in the workpiece by guiding the beam along the relative motion trajectory and the cutting is performed along the at least one bridge area of the relative motion trajectory at differently set focus positions. |
| US12251768B2 |
Cutting apparatus
A cutting apparatus for cutting a workpiece includes a chuck table having a holding surface for holding the workpiece thereon, a cutting unit having a spindle with a cutting blade mounted on a distal end thereof for cutting the workpiece held on the holding surface, an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an outer circumferential portion of the cutting blade mounted on the cutting unit, and a determining section for determining the orientation of the cutting blade. The outer circumferential portion of the cutting blade includes a plurality of protrusions each having a first surface for scraping swarf off from the workpiece when the cutting blade cuts the workpiece and a second surface connected to the first surface. The determining section determines the orientation of the cutting blade mounted on the cutting unit, according to an image captured of the protrusions by the image capturing unit. |
| US12251766B2 |
Cutting insert and milling tool
A cutting insert includes a first and a second pair of opposing side surfaces. As seen towards a first side surface, a first axial relief face and a first axial abutment face form part of a first surface grouping on a first side of a longitudinal plane. As seen towards a second side surface, a second axial relief face and a second axial abutment face form part of a second surface grouping on the first side of the longitudinal plane. The first axial abutment face forms a substantially flat surface and extends perpendicularly to a median plane of the insert. The second axial abutment face forms a substantially flat surface and extends perpendicularly to the median plane. A second side surface of the first pair of opposing side surfaces has a first and a second radial abutment face. |
| US12251762B2 |
Cutting tool
A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating that coats the substrate, the coating including an α-alumina layer provided on the substrate, the α-alumina layer including crystal grains of α-alumina, the α-alumina layer including a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of α-alumina having a (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to a direction of the normal to the second interface, the lower portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of α-alumina having a (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to the direction of the normal to the second interface, the α-alumina layer having a thickness of 3 μm or more and 20 μm or less. |
| US12251758B2 |
Additively-manufactured structure for reactionary processes
A method of additively manufacturing a structure for use in a reactionary process includes forming a material from metal or metal oxide particles, a dispersion solvent, and a binder. The method also includes depositing the material onto a build platform and curing the material to form a structure for use in a reactionary process. The structure includes the metal or metal oxide particles and is configured to provide a reaction when exposed to a reactant. |
| US12251756B2 |
Method for preparation of a supported noble metal-metal alloy composite, and the obtained supported noble metal-metal alloy composite
The present invention concerns a double passivation galvanic displacement (GD) synthesis method for production of high performance, supported noble metal-M alloy composite material, where M is an electrochemically less noble metal, compared to the noble metal, the supported noble metal-M alloy composite material obtained by the synthesis, and the use of such composite material as electrocatalyst material. |
| US12251748B2 |
Bulk textured material sheeting
A process is provided for making bulk textured material sheeting. As a continuous supply of flat material sheeting is fed, the sheeting is repeatedly impacted with toothed knives, each knife creating a row of raised and generally pointed structures on the sheeting to texture the sheeting. |
| US12251741B2 |
Method for evaluating pipeline cleaning solution based on smart gas and internet of things system thereof
The present disclosure provides a method for evaluating a pipeline cleaning solution based on smart gas and an Internet of Things system. The method comprises: obtaining an operation feature of at least one gas pipeline and inspection data of the at least one gas pipeline; determining an area to be cleaned and an area feature of the area to be cleaned; generating at least one candidate pipeline cleaning solution based on the area feature of the area to be cleaned; processing each of the at least one candidate pipeline cleaning solution and the area feature through a pipeline cleaning effect prediction model to determine a pipeline cleaning effect of each of the at least one candidate pipeline cleaning solution; determining a pipeline cleaning solution based on the pipeline cleaning effect; and evaluating a pipeline cleaning effect of the pipeline cleaning solution based on an implementation of the pipeline cleaning solution. |
| US12251733B2 |
Three-dimensional sorting robot-based data processing method and three-dimensional sorting robot
A three-dimensional sorting robot-based data processing method and a three-dimensional sorting robot and system are provided. According to the method, a three-dimensional sorting robot is provided with a processor and a sorting assembly. The data processing method comprises: an obtaining step: obtaining the identity information of a target sorting tack in real time, the identity information comprising structure data of the sorting tack and/or position information of basket units in the rack; a binding step: binding the identity information of the target sorting rack with the information of a three-dimensional sorting robot, the binding relationship being associated with a target order executed by the three-dimensional sorting robot; and a sorting step: under a sorting task of the target order, sorting, by the sorting assembly according to the identity information of the rack by means of the processor, goods to be sorted. |
| US12251730B2 |
Flexible tactile actuator
Disclosed is a flexible tactile actuator including a tactile transmitter configured to be flexible and including magnetic particles capable of being polarized in response to an external magnetic field and a matrix layer including the magnetic particles, a magnetic field generator disposed below the tactile transmitter and configured to generate a magnetic field in the tactile transmitter, and an elastic member provided in a shape of a film, having at least a portion in surface contact with the magnetic field generator, and attached to be in surface contact with one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the tactile transmitter. |
| US12251725B2 |
Medical lubricant applicator
A medical lubricant applicator including: a dispensing head adapted to fit to a container containing a medical lubricant, the dispensing head including: (i) a nozzle having a discharge opening from which medical lubricant from the container is dispensed; (ii) a guide element arranged relative to the nozzle to provide guiding contact with an exposed surface of a medical instrument to which the dispensed medical lubricant is to be applied whereby in operation the nozzle is with the assistance of the guide element spaced from the exposed surface of the medical instrument to avoid contact with the exposed surface whilst the medical lubricant is directed toward the exposed surface for application of the lubricant to the exposed surface via the discharge opening of the nozzle. |
| US12251721B2 |
Pump for dispensing a fluid
A pump for dispensing a fluid, has a pump head, a piston with a piston body, a pump chamber provided by a pump chamber part, an inlet valve and an outlet valve. The piston body is moveable relative to the pump chamber. The piston body is tube-like, providing a channel for delivering the fluid from the pump chamber via the outlet valve to an outlet opening in the pump head. The outlet valve is a valve body cooperating with a sealing rim formed by an opening in an outlet channel of the pump head. The piston body has a sealing lip for with an inner surface of the pump chamber body. The pump head is moveable relative to the piston body providing an opening stroke for the outlet valve, wherein the valve body moves axially in the opposite direction into a part of the outlet channel above the valve body. |
| US12251718B2 |
Aerated hydrocyclone apparatus and method for cyclonic froth separation
Apparatus and methods configured for cyclonic froth separation are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: provide slurry into a first volute; provide fluid communication between the first volute and an interior of a porous barrier; receive pressurized gaseous fluid through a body wall to an exterior of the porous barrier; provide fluid communication between the exterior of the porous barrier and the interior of the porous barrier; facilitate flows of pressurized gas through the porous barrier; receive outputted froth and output froth to the exterior of the apparatus; provide fluid communication between the interior of the porous barrier and the second volute; retain froth within the interior of the porous barrier; receive slurry exhausted from the interior of the porous barrier; provide fluid communication of exhausted slurry to the exterior of the apparatus. |
| US12251716B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone assembly comprising a cyclone and a dirt collection chamber. The cyclone assembly has a cyclone assembly axis extending centrally between a front end of the cyclone assembly and a rear end of the cyclone assembly. The cyclone has a horizontally extending cyclone axis and the dirt collection chamber has a lower end which is at a lower elevation than a lower end of the cyclone chamber. A line that extends in a common direction with the cyclone assembly axis intersects the dirt collection chamber at an elevation below the cyclone chamber, a pre-motor filter and a handle of the hand vacuum cleaner. |
| US12251711B2 |
Ferromagnetic material removing device and method for removing ferromagnetic material from a fluid
A ferromagnetic material removing device for removing ferromagnetic material from a fluid containing ferromagnetic material is disclosed. The device comprises at least one carrier encasing a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in an inner space of the carrier. The outside of the carrier is configured to collect ferromagnetic material that is attracted by the magnets. The carrier is ring-shaped and rotatably mounted and the device comprises a removing portion arranged and configured to remove the ferromagnetic material from the outside of the carrier and a driving assembly arranged to rotate the carrier. |
| US12251710B2 |
Recovery of valuable components from a waste stream
A process for separating components of a waste stream. In one embodiment, the process includes providing shredded material in a form of particles each having a size of less than 2 inches. The particles of shredded material are separated based on size into a plurality of streams. Each of the plurality of streams is separated, based on density, into a first substream of greater density and a second sub stream of lesser density. Brittle components of each first substream are pulverized, leaving metallic components in sheet form. Metallic components are separated from the first substream after the pulverizing. The process can be utilized to recover metals from automobile shredder residue, such as copper, aluminum, and precious metals. |
| US12251699B2 |
Micro-fluidic substrate, micro-fluidic structure and driving method thereof
The present disclosure provides a micro-fluidic substrate, a micro-fluidic structure and a driving method thereof. The micro-fluidic substrate of the preset disclosure includes a substrate, and a plurality of driving electrodes on the substrate and configured to drive a droplet to move, the plurality of driving electrodes being in a same layer with a gap space between adjacent driving electrodes. The micro-fluidic substrate further includes: at least one auxiliary electrode on the substrate and configured to drive the droplet to move, an orthographic projection of the auxiliary electrode on the substrate at least partially overlapping with an orthographic projection of the gap space on the substrate, and the auxiliary electrode and the driving electrodes being in different layers. |
| US12251698B2 |
Micro-fluidic chip
The disclosure provides a micro-fluidic chip, and belongs to the field of chip technology. The microfluidic chip provided in the present disclosure includes a plurality of microfluidic units, each microfluidic unit includes an operation region and a transition region located on at least one side of the operation region, the transition regions at adjacent side of two adjacent microfluidic units are disposed opposite to each other. Each microfluidic unit includes: a first substrate; a first electrode layer disposed on the first substrate, the first electrode layer including a plurality of first sub-electrodes located in the operation region and at least one second sub-electrode located in the transition region, and the at least one second sub-electrode configured to drive a droplet to move from one of the plurality of microfluidic units to an adjacent microfluidic unit. |
| US12251695B2 |
Liquid handling and processing tool for analyzing a biological sample
The present invention relates to a liquid handling and processing tool for analyzing a biological sample. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a fluid processing and detection module for processing a liquid sample and for detecting analyte in the sample. |