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US12281939B2	Adjustable signal source with low phase noise The invention relates to an adjustable signal source with low phase noise, comprising: an optical-microwave phase detector (BOMPD) which comprises: an intensity modulator (BIM) having an optical signal input, a modulation input (1), a first output (O1), and a second output (O2), a first photodiode (PD1) which can be irradiated by light from the first output (O1) during operation, a second photodiode (PD2) which can be irradiated by light from the second output (O2) during operation, wherein the first photodiode (PD1) and the second photodiode (PD2) are connected in series in a biased manner during operation, wherein a tap for a tap signal is arranged between the first photodiode (PD1) and the second photodiode (PD2), further comprising a controllable DC power source (N4), wherein an offset current is can be set at the tap during operation by means of the first DC power source (N4), whereby the symmetry of the optical-microwave phase detector is canceled by an offset current during operation, wherein the tap is routed to a low-pass filter with any potential offset current, wherein the low-pass filtered tap signal is provided to an adjustable oscillator (OSZ).
US12281937B1	Image sensor including peak hold circuit A pixel circuit includes: a photodiode configured to operate in a photovoltaic mode and to accumulate charges corresponding to an incident light amount; a reset transistor configured to reset the accumulated charges of the photodiode; and a peak hold circuit configured to hold an output corresponding to the accumulated charges of the photodiode, the peak hold circuit including a peak hold transistor connected to an output end of the photodiode, a switching transistor configured to turn on/off an output of the peak hold transistor, and a holding capacitor configured to hold an output of the switching transistor. The peak hold transistor operates in a state where no carrier charge or only one carrier charge is present on a channel.
US12281935B2	Detecting device and measuring device A detecting device of the present disclosure includes a light emitting portion that emits light and a light receiving portion including an angle limiting member that limits an angle of incidence of light from the light emitting portion, wherein the light receiving portion has a first light receiving region and a second light receiving region that is spaced further from the light emitting portion than the first light receiving region is, the angle limiting member includes a first limiting region corresponding to the first light receiving region and a second limiting region corresponding to the second light receiving region, and the degree of angle limitation of the second limiting region is smaller than the degree of angle limitation of the first limiting region.
US12281930B2	Windshield for balance Provided is a windshield for a balance, for which opening and closing doors of the windshield are smoothly moved without wobbling, dust or the like is unlikely to accumulate on the part of guide rails that guide the opening and closing doors, and cleaning is easy. Upper portions of the pair of opening and closing doors of the windshield are respectively suspended by upper frames provided along respective side portions of an upper surface door, and the opening and closing doors are reciprocated by air cylinders by being guided by guide rails each formed of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. On the respective horizontal portions, projections that restrict lower ends of the respective opening and closing doors from being displaced in separating directions from the vertical portions are provided along movement paths of the respective opening and closing doors.
US12281927B2	Dose measurement system and method Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices, systems and methods for measuring the dose remaining in a drug delivery device that is used for delivering a dose to a patient. In some embodiments, a dose measurement system for measuring the liquid volume in a container includes a plurality of light sources which are disposed and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation toward the container. A plurality of sensors are located in the apparatus that are optically coupleable to the plurality of light sources and are disposed and configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation emitted by at least a portion of the light sources. The apparatus also includes a processing unit configured to receive data representing the portion of the detected electromagnetic radiation from each of the plurality of sensors. The processing unit is further operable to convert the received data into a signature representative of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the plurality of sensors.
US12281926B2	Industrial metering apparatus with a hinged window An industrial metering apparatus includes a hopper, a metering mechanism, a discharge opening, a window, a hinge, and a locking mechanism. The hopper includes a housing to contain a bulk material. The metering mechanism is coupled to the hopper and meters a quantity of the bulk material leaving the hopper. The discharge opening is coupled to the metering mechanism and discharges the metered quantity of the bulk material. The window covers an opening through the side of the housing. The hinge couples the window to the housing such that the hinge allows the window to hingedly open to allow access to the opening through the side of the housing and hingedly close to substantially prevent the bulk material from escaping from the hopper. The locking mechanism locks the window in a closed position to substantially prevent the bulk material from escaping from the housing of the hopper.
US12281919B2	Monitoring of distributed power harvesting systems using DC power sources A system includes a central analysis station and a display. The central analysis station may be configured to receive a unique identifier and performance data from each of a plurality of solar panels. The central analysis station may detect a problem in at least one of the plurality of solar panels based on the performance data. A display may be configured to display a status of the at least one of the plurality of solar panels based on the detected problem.
US12281915B2	Method and device for generating VRU path map related to moving path of VRU by SOFTV2X server in wireless communication system supporting sidelink Disclosed are a method and a device for generating a VRU path map related to a moving path of a VRU by a first device in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink according to various embodiments. Disclosed are a method and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: collecting a plurality of VRU moving paths from a plurality of VRU messages; generating a VRU path map on the basis of the plurality of VRU moving paths; and transmitting a first message including information on the VRU path map, wherein the SoftV2X server determines, on the basis of path data, joints where two or more VRU paths are branched, determines a VRU path located between two joints on the basis of the determined joints, generates node information on the VRU path on the basis of the path data, and generates the VRU path map including the node information.
US12281913B1	Managing assets and performance using wireless sensing systems A method includes receiving, by a node of a wireless sensing system from a user device, a request for information describing an asset. The node establishes communication connections with a set of tape nodes of the wireless sensing system, each tape node of the set of tape nodes being associated with a respective asset of the wireless sensing system. The node receives, via the communication connections, information describing the respective assets of the wireless sensing system. The node then filters the information describing the respective assets of the wireless sensing system and transmits the filtered information to the user device for display.
US12281910B2	System for modelling energy consumption efficiency of an electric vehicle and a method thereof A system for modeling energy consumption efficiency of an electric vehicle and a method thereof are disclosed. The system includes a communication device that communicates with a plurality of electric vehicles and includes a controller that receives learning data from the plurality of electric vehicles, learns an energy consumption efficiency model based on the received learning data, and transmits the energy consumption efficiency model in which the learning is completed to the plurality of electric vehicles.
US12281907B2	Parking lot awareness assistance using connected vehicle cooperation In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a vehicle system includes a controller. The controller may be programmed to perform operations including identifying a subject in a conflict zone in a parking area by a sensor, determining a trajectory of a vehicle and a trajectory of the subject, determining a suggested trajectory for the vehicle based on a comparison of the trajectory of the vehicle and the trajectory of the subject, and transmitting the suggested trajectory to the vehicle.
US12281903B2	Vehicle route guidance device based on predicting deviation from route A vehicle route guidance device is provided. The vehicle route guidance device includes a processor configured to predict a deviation point upon route guidance and a storage configured to store data and an algorithm run by the processor. The processor is configured to calculate a deviation possible score using at least one of a first score according to a duplicated link between an old route before deviation and a route after the deviation with respect to the deviation point, a second score according to a road rating of the route before and after the deviation, or a third score according to an estimated time of arrival before and after the deviation, when route deviation occurs during the route guidance.
US12281900B2	Data features integration pipeline Raw sensor data from a device of a user is collected. Trips from the sensor data are identified as raw trip data. Metadata for the trips is identified, linked to the trips, and maintained separately from the trip data. The trips are staged, and the corresponding trip data normalized when obtained from a storage or memory location. Normalized trip data is piped or made accessible to feature enhancing applications (apps), each app associating one or more features and events with a given trip. The features and events are maintained for the trips in event and feature level of detail tables. The tables are processed by consuming apps for purposes of updating user-level attributes associated with the user. In an embodiment, custom apps process the raw trip data to add additional features and events, which are directly integrated and updated in the tables for access by the consuming apps.
US12281898B2	Integrated photonics optical gyroscopes optimized for autonomous vehicles Novel small-footprint integrated photonics optical gyroscopes disclosed herein can provide ARW in the range of 0.05°/√Hr or below (e.g. as low as 0.02°/√Hr), which makes them comparable to fiber optic gyroscopes (FOGs) in terms of performance, at a much lower cost. The low bias stability value in the integrated photonics optical gyroscope corresponds to a low bias estimation error (in the range of 1.5°/Hr or even lower) that is crucial for safety-critical applications, such as calculating heading for autonomous vehicles, drones, aircrafts etc. The integrated photonics optical gyroscopes may be co-packaged with mechanical gyroscopes into a hybrid inertial measurement unit (IMU) to provide high-precision angular measurement for one or more axes.
US12281895B2	Vibration-type angular velocity sensor A vibration-type angular velocity sensor (100) includes a primary side control circuit (2) and a secondary side control circuit (3) which are configured so that a function as the primary side control circuit (2) and a function as the secondary side control circuit (3) are interchangeable, in which an offset value after interchange and an offset value before interchange are symmetric values with respect to a predetermined reference value.
US12281894B2	Welding rod inspection apparatus for measuring whether welding rod is normal and inspection method using the same Discussed is a welding rod inspection apparatus for measuring whether a welding rod is deformed and an inspection method using the same, and more particularly a welding rod inspection apparatus including a plurality of measures configured to be brought into contact with a predetermined position of a lower end of the welding rod and a support die configured to support the plurality of measurers. The plurality of measurers can be located so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and each of the plurality of measurers or the support die can be provided with a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure applied to the plurality of measurers. An inspection method using the plurality of measurers is also discussed.
US12281893B2	Characterizing and measuring in small boxes using XPS with multiple measurements A system to characterize a film layer within a measurement box is disclosed. The system obtains a first mixing fraction corresponding to a first X-ray beam, the mixing fraction represents a fraction of the first X-ray beam inside a measurement box of a wafer sample, the measurement box represents a bore structure disposed over a substrate and having a film layer disposed inside the bore structure. The system obtains a contribution value for the measurement box corresponding to the first X-ray beam, the contribution value representing a species signal outside the measurement box that contributes to a same species signal inside the measurement box. The system obtains a first measurement detection signal corresponding to a measurement of the measurement box using the first X-ray beam. The system determines a measurement value of the film layer based on the first measurement detection signal, the contribution value, and the first mixing fraction.
US12281892B2	Determining component height deviations Heights of components or parts thereof are measured within a printing machine by measuring their relative rather than absolute heights. A virtual surface may be constructed from the measured heights, with a tolerance level employed based on the virtual surface. The invention is particularly suited to measurement of tooling components within a printing machine, such as tooling pins.
US12281889B2	Tire shape measurement device and method Provided are a tire shape measurement device and a method. In a measurement mode in which air is injected into an inside of a tire mounted on a holding portion to inflate the tire and the tire and a non-contact sensor are relatively moved in a tire circumferential direction to detect a shape of a predetermined site of the tire over an entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction by the sensor, a detection unit of the sensor is covered with a cover portion is released. When the air is exhausted from the inside of the tire to an outside and the tire is deflated to remove the tire from the holding portion after the detection of the shape of the tire, a standby mode M1 in which the detection unit is covered with the cover portion is set.
US12281887B2	Ported press adapter press mandrel system and method of using same A Ported Press Adapter Expand Mandrel System (PPAEMS) includes a Ported Press Adapter (PPA) as a significant advancement beyond the Expand Mandrel Window Riser (EMWR) by adding multiple radial holes to provide increased light intrusion, full 360° visibility, and balanced stress distribution with a pattern of port holes, slots, or other openings. Additional clarity is provided by an ancillary light source directed into the working area. Utilizing a small diameter Mandrel Holder (MH) allows for a wide range of mandrel diameters for installation in tight working areas (coax and progressive presses) and improves axially precision with a fine thread pitch.
US12281880B2	High energy laser defense weapon system with automated UAS detection and classification functionality A high energy laser (HEL) weapon system for counter-UAS (C-UAS) use comprises a fully self-contained laser system including a power supply, thermal management, high-capacity batteries, and integrated radar and electronic warfare subsystems.
US12281876B2	Modular firearm sight mounting system A mounting system securing a firearm sight to a firearm accessory rail includes a clamp with a downwardly open rail cavity for slidably engaging the rail. The sight is matched to a plate with pins that correspond to the sockets on the bottom of the sight, and the plate has sockets that correspond to pins on a base that contacts the rail. The clamp extends through the base and plate allowing the sight to be secured to the clamp. Securing the sigh to the clamp compresses the base, plate, and sight toward the rail, placing the system in tension to hold the sight to the firearm.
US12281875B2	Projectile launch apparatus for use in fluid environments Projectile launch apparatus (20) for use in a fluid environment. The apparatus (20) comprises a launch tube (21) having a supercavitating projectile (24) with cavitator (29) received within the launch tube (21). A means for generating expulsion gas (not visible) is arranged to provide expulsion gas to propel the projectile (24) from the launch tube (21), with means for bleeding expulsion gas (31, 32) being provided to bleed a portion of expulsion gas around the projectile (24). This allows expulsion gases to contribute to the formation of the gas cavity around the supercavitating projectile (24) as the projectile (24) is launched from the launch tube (21). Particularly suited to the deployment of supercavitating projectiles underwater, such as in underwater mine disposal applications.
US12281873B1	Sight mount and related method of use A weapon mount is provided to connect an accessory to a weapon adjacent a sight. The mount can include a main body, a forward projecting first arm and a locking plate. The main body can engage a rear of the sight, for example, a front sight post, and the locking plate can engage a front of the sight. The locking plate, main body and mount can be centered on the post via a centering fastener projecting through a center plate hole of the locking plate, and can be clamped to the sight post via first and second fasteners projecting through the locking plate and engaged with the first arm and a second arm which can be part of the main body or a modular body. The modular body can be slidably joined with the main body via a guide rail and corresponding slot. A related method of use is provided.
US12281869B2	Toy projectile with interchangeable launch tip A projectile launcher that can be selectively configured to either launch toy ball projectiles or launch toy rocket projectiles. The projectile launcher is a pneumatic launcher that has a main tube. The main tube terminates with a launch head. A slide tube engages the main tube in a telescoping manner. The relative movement of the slide tube and the main tube displaces air through the launch head. The projectile launcher is normally configured to launch toy ball projectiles. By adding a launch adapter to the launch head, the projectile launcher can be configured to launch toy rocket projectiles. The launch adapter has an elongated launch tube and a base. The base is selectively attachable to the launch head. This concentrically aligns the elongated launch tube with the main tube. A toy rocket projectile can be paced over the elongated launch tube.
US12281868B2	Increased capacity ammunition magazine An increased capacity replacement firearm ammunition magazine for a polymer or polymer-over-metal single stack firearm ammunition magazine for a Glock® handgun, comprises a metallic body dimensioned to compatibly replace the single stack magazine for the Glock® handgun, the single stack magazine having a body having exterior dimensions defined by polymer or polymer-over-metal forward, aft, and side walls, the metallic body having exterior dimensions defined by metallic forward, aft, and side walls, an exterior width dimension of the metallic side walls compatibly matching an exterior width dimension of the side walls of the single stack magazine body, the metallic walls being thinner than the walls of the single stack magazine, the thinner metallic walls allowing an at least partially laterally offset arrangement of cartridges in the metallic body, the forward wall of the metallic body including at least one spacer extending along the forward wall, the spacer sized such that a forward-to-aft exterior dimension of the metallic body compatibly matches a forward-to-aft exterior dimension of the single stack magazine body, a length dimension of the metallic body compatibly matches a length dimension of the single stack magazine body, a cut-out in the metallic body adapted to receive a firearm magazine catch therein, the cut-out including an upper edge, and polymer over at least the upper edge of the cut-out.
US12281864B2	Radiator cleaning assembly A radiator cleaning assembly includes a blowing tube having a tubular portion and a flattened fin portion facilitating the fin portion to be positioned adjacent to a radiator without damaging the radiator. The fin portion has an air hole extending into an interior of the blowing tube. A valve is integrated into the blowing tube and the valve is positioned on the tubular portion. The valve is positionable in an open condition to pass air into the blowing tube and the valve is positionable in a closed condition to inhibit air from passing into the blowing tube. An air hose is fluidly coupled to the valve and the air hose is fluidly coupled to a source of compressed air to deliver compressed air to the valve. The valve delivers the compressed air to the air hole in the blowing tube to dislodge dirt and debris from the radiator.
US12281862B2	Dual-mode heating and cooling devices and related systems and methods A dual-mode heating and cooling system includes a dual-mode heating and cooling device including a cooling part and a heating part that are configured to be selectively exposed to sunlight in a cooling mode and a heating mode, respectively, with the cooling part configured to provide radiative cooling to a structure, and with the heating part configured to provide solar heating to the structure. The device may include a film with the cooling part and the heating part side-by-side on the film.
US12281857B2	Heat exchanger A condensing portion is formed such that a first refrigerant flow path through which a gas-phase refrigerant flowing into a refrigerant inlet flows and a first heat-medium flow path through which a heat medium flows overlap each other in a stacking direction of plates. A gas-liquid separator separates the refrigerant into gas-phase refrigerant and liquid-phase refrigerant and discharges the liquid-phase refrigerant. A subcooling portion is disposed on one side in the stacking direction with respect to the condensing portion, is formed such that a second refrigerant flow path through which the liquid-phase refrigerant discharged from the gas-liquid separator flows toward a refrigerant outlet and a second heat-medium flow path through which the heat medium flows overlap each other in the stacking direction.
US12281855B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger having multiple segments is described. The heat exchanger includes a pair of manifolds, having tubes extending therein. Further, a first blocking element is provided in a manifold to divide the tubes into a first set of tubes and a second set of tubes having a fluid communication with each other. Further, a second blocking element is provided in the manifold, corresponding to the second set of tubes, to further divide the second set of tubes into a first segment of tubes and a second segment of tubes. Further, an inlet is provided on the manifold to introduce the heat exchange fluid to the first set of tubes. Further, a plurality of outlets provided on the manifold to receive the heat exchange fluid from the second set of tubes.
US12281854B2	Method for producing a woven heat exchanger A method for producing a woven heat exchanger, includes providing a plurality of microchannel tubes for insertion into a weaving apparatus and weaving the plurality of microchannel tubes within a central region of the heat exchanger by the weaving apparatus. The method further includes merging the plurality of woven microchannel tubes within a first and second end region arranged on the central region for producing a first and second end portion having a circular cross-section. The method further includes gluing the plurality of woven and merged microchannel tubes within the first and second end region and shortening the plurality of weaved, merged, and glued microchannel tubes within the first and second end region.
US12281848B2	Heat exchanger arrangement A heat exchanger arrangement includes a housing in which an air inlet opening is arranged on the circumference, a cover that covers the housing on an upper side and in which an air outlet opening is arranged, a reverse-operated radial fan being arranged inside the housing in such a way that it can generate an air flow between the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening, which air flow is directed radially inward with respect to the axis of rotation of the radial fan and which flows through at least one air heat exchanger arranged in the housing.
US12281847B2	Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices Methods and apparatuses for drying and charging electronic devices are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises: generating a first air flow, using a first pressure-generating device, through a first air path connecting a drying chamber, the first pressure-generating device, a first heat sink, and a moisture-collecting device; activating a thermoelectric system thermally connected to a thermal transfer device, wherein the thermoelectric system has a first polarity; generating a second air flow, using a second pressure-generating device, through a second air path connecting the second pressure-generating device and a second heat sink; generating an electrical current, by engaging the portable electronic device and a power source; generating a third air flow, using the first pressure-generating device, through the first air path; activating the thermoelectric system, wherein the thermoelectric system has a second polarity; and generating a fourth air flow, using the second pressure-generating device, through the second air path.
US12281845B2	Heat recovery steam generation integration with high pressure feed gas processes for the production of liquefied natural gas A method of producing LNG. According to the method, a natural gas stream is compressed using first and second compressors. A cooler cools the natural gas stream so that the second compressor produces a cooled, compressed natural gas stream, which is liquefied in a liquefaction process. The liquefaction process uses a refrigerant compressor configured to compress a stream of refrigerant used to chill, condense, or liquefy the cooled, compressed natural gas stream. Using a heat recovery steam generation (HRSG) system, heat is recovered from a power source of the refrigerant compressor. A stream of pressurized steam is generated from the recovered heat. At least one of the first and second compressors is powered using at least part of the stream of pressurized steam.
US12281844B2	Household appliance havng an ambient light detection unit An ambient light detection unit for a household appliance includes a sensor housing and a brightness sensor which is disposed in the sensor housing and detects the brightness of the ambient light in the environment. The ambient light detection unit has a lens with which the ambient light that is incident on the sensor housing is focused toward the brightness sensor. A household appliance is also provided.
US12281843B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a drawer door assembly including a front panel door part and a drawer part that defines an accommodation space; a rail that movably configured to connect the drawer door assembly to the cabinet and enable the drawer door assembly to insert into and withdraw from the cabinet; a driving device located at the front panel door part and configured to provide power; and an elevation device located in the drawer part and configured to be coupled to the driving device and elevate a portion of the drawer part relative to the front panel door part. The driving device includes: a motor assembly configured to provide driving force; a screw assembly configured to perform an elevation operation based on the driving force; and a lever that connects the screw assembly to the elevation device and that is configured to rotate based on the elevation operation.
US12281842B2	Refrigeration appliance cabinet A refrigeration cabinet assembly for a refrigeration appliance (1) comprises a cabinet (20) having five closed faces and an open front face providing access to an interior of the cabinet. A lateral stiffening arrangement (50, 51) is provided within the cabinet to resist bending or bowing of the side walls, particularly when the cabinet includes upper and lower compartments, the upper compartment having a door hinged to the cabinet. The lateral stiffening arrangement reduces door droop. A torsionally stiff structure may also be fixed to one of the five closed faces (23) or a structure (31) could be added to one of the five closed faces (23) so that together with that closed face a torsionally stiff structure results. The torsional stiffness of the assembly is thereby increased beyond that of the cabinet alone so that the insulated cabinet has an improved ability to resist twisting, further reducing door droop.
US12281840B2	Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator A vacuum adiabatic body includes: a first plate, a second plate, a sealing part sealing the first plate and the second plate to provide a third space, a supporting unit maintaining the third space, and a heat resistance unit for decreasing a heat transfer amount between the first plate and the second plate. The second plate may include a front part and a side part having a different extending direction from the front part, and the side part defines at least one portion of a wall for the third space.
US12281838B2	Refrigerator appliance A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, and a partition. The cabinet defines an air inlet and an air outlet. The door is movably secured to the cabinet. The door is configured to transition between open and closed positions. The partition is movably secured to the door. The partition is configured to advance away from the door to transition to an operational position. The partition is configured to retract toward the door to transition to a stowed position. In response to closing the door, the partition transitions to the operational position and engages the cabinet to separate the air inlet from the air outlet. In response to opening the door, the partition transitions to the stowed position and provides clearance within a space that is defined between the door and the cabinet when the door is in the open position.
US12281837B2	Refrigerator door with replaceable door surface The present invention discloses a refrigerator door with a replaceable door surface, including: a foamed door body and a door shell plate; wherein a rear side of the door shell plate is provided with a hook; a front side of the foamed door body is provided with a press lock catch, which comprises a snap tab; and when the door shell plate is assembled on the front side of the foamed door body, the hook is snapped into the snap tab to limit the displacement of the door shell plate in a front-rear direction. In the present invention, the locking or unlocking between the hook and the snap tab is achieved by rotating the snap tab, which is rotatable in the press lock catch, between the first position and the second position, such that the door shell plate and the foamed door body are more convenient to assemble and disassemble.
US12281835B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice-making compartment. The refrigerating compartment is configured to receive cool air from a refrigerating compartment side grille fan assembly, and the ice-making compartment is configured to be located any one refrigerating compartment door and to receive cool air from a freezing compartment side grille fan assembly with the freezing compartment. The refrigerating compartment side grille fan assembly is configured to supply a greater amount of cool air to the side where the ice-making compartment and the refrigerating compartment side grille fan assembly are located, and to perform cool air supply proportional to temperature influence provided from the ice-making compartment and the refrigerating compartment side grille fan assembly.
US12281834B2	Refrigerator fan cover with active louvers and method of operation A refrigerator appliance including a sealed cooling system with an evaporator in a frozen food storage chamber is presented. The evaporator includes a cover with movable louvers to allow chilled air to flow to the frozen food storage chamber in a first position and to block the flow in a second position, and a method of operation for such a refrigerator appliance.
US12281832B2	Ice maker and method for controlling ice maker An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber, wherein an upper opening is provided in an upper side of the upper tray; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber; a lower support supporting the lower tray and provided with a lower heater; and a control unit configured to operate the lower heater in an ice making process, wherein the control unit variably controls an output of the lower heater so that bubbles included in water in the ice chamber are gathered in a lowermost section in the ice making process.
US12281831B2	Ice maker and refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet forming a storage space, a door configured to open or close the storage space, and an ice maker provided in the storage space or the door. The ice maker includes an upper tray including an upper chamber forming an upper portion of an ice chamber, a lower tray including a lower chamber forming a lower portion of the ice chamber, and an upper heater disposed along a circumference of the upper chamber so that at least two heating regions are formed at different positions in a vertical direction in the upper chamber.
US12281823B2	Thermal management system A thermal management system, comprising: a primary coolant circulation system for cooling a first coolant by circulating the first coolant which is heat-exchanged with cooling water through a first water-cooled condenser; a secondary coolant circulation system for cooling a battery chiller by using a second coolant which is heat-exchanged with the first coolant of the primary coolant circulation system; and a second cooling line for cooling a battery by circulating cooling water which is heat-exchanged through the battery chiller, wherein the number of revolutions of the first condenser of the primary coolant circulation system is less than the number of revolutions of the second condenser of the secondary coolant circulation system, or the first coolant and the second coolant are heat-exchanged via the cooling water, such that the battery can be cooled efficiently during rapid charging.
US12281822B2	Heat exchanger with filter, for refrigerant fluid loop Heat exchanger for a refrigerant fluid loop, the heat exchanger comprising at least one outlet configured to allow a refrigerant fluid to exit the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger comprising a core and a tank, that comprises said outlet, and the heat exchanger comprising at least one filter, wherein the at least one filter is adapted to filter the refrigerant fluid that exits the tank and in that the at least one filter is flat. The heat exchanger includes a connection block, housing the at least one filter, attached to the heat exchanger.
US12281819B2	Electric fluid flow heater with heating elements stabilization fins An electric heater to heat a flow of a fluid having a jacket block comprising a plurality of longitudinal bores to allow the through-flow of a gas phase medium. An elongate heating element extends through each of the bores and is positionally stabilised within the jacket block via a plurality of stabilising fins that project radially inward to at least partially surround the elongate heating element within each of the bores.
US12281813B2	Air conditioning system The present disclosure controls the supply of conditioned air to moderate the energy consumption by the heat source side in the supply of conditioned air using ducts in an air conditioning system. A heat exchanger unit includes a use side heat exchanger. A plurality of ducts distribute conditioned air that has passed through the use side heat exchanger of the heat exchanger unit. A plurality of fan units suction the conditioned air from the heat exchanger unit through the plurality of ducts, and supply the conditioned air to an air conditioned space. Each fan unit includes a fan motor that acts as an actuator configured to change an individual air supply amount of the conditioned air. A controller controls the plurality of fan motors to control the respective air supply amounts of the plurality of fan units.
US12281812B2	Duct control apparatus A first duct control apparatus is an apparatus that controls a motor that controls opening and closing of a duct opening and closing device provided in a duct for sending air from an air conditioner to a room, and includes: a power supply board that receives commercial power; a motor board that controls the motor based on the commercial power received by the power supply board; and a control board that controls the motor board based on the commercial power received by the power supply board. The motor board performs, for the motor, control of the opening and closing of the duct opening and closing device and control for adjusting a degree of opening of the duct opening and closing device. The power supply board, the motor board, and the control board are provided in a single unit.
US12281810B2	Air conditioner and controlling method therefor An air conditioner which comprises: a temperature sensor; and a processor that obtains, based on receiving a turn-on command for the air conditioner, a first temperature value sensed through the temperature sensor; based on a threshold time elapsing subsequent to the receiving of the turn-on command, obtains a second temperature value sensed through the temperature sensor; and provides notification information related to an environment in which the air conditioner is installed, on the basis of the first temperature value and the second temperature value.
US12281807B2	Inference device and learning device An inference device obtains an inference value of a time taken to melt frost for defrosting temperature information representing a temperature of an outdoor-side heat exchanger included by an outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus or a state of change in the temperature. In the inference device, the time taken to melt frost is a period during which the temperature of the outdoor-side heat exchanger is stable within a first range. The inference device includes a first data acquisition unit that acquires the defrosting temperature information of the air-conditioning apparatus, and an inference unit that obtains, by using a trained model that infers a time taken to melt frost from the defrosting temperature information and in accordance with the defrosting temperature information acquired by the first data acquisition unit, an inference value of the time taken to melt frost for the defrosting temperature information.
US12281805B2	Outdoor unit of air conditioner An outdoor unit of an air conditioner may include a case that forms an outside air inlet; a barrier that partitions an inside of the case into a heat exchange space and an electric space; a heat exchanger disposed in the heat exchange space; a fan disposed in the heat exchange space; a compressor disposed in the electric space; and a control box assembly disposed in the electric space. The control box assembly may include a control box connected to the outside air inlet and having electric components disposed therein; and a heat dissipation duct connected to an inside of the control box and that extends from one side of the control box to the barrier. The air introduced through the outside air inlet may be discharged to the heat exchange space after passing through the control box and the heat dissipation duct.
US12281804B2	Air management system for a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (“HVAC”) system. The HVAC system may include a refrigeration circuit and a blower system. The refrigeration circuit may include a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger. The blower system may include a first direct-drive blower and a second direct-drive blower. The first direct-drive blower may flow air over the indoor heat exchanger. The second direct-drive blower may flow air over the indoor heat exchanger and the second direct-drive blower may operable and positionable relative to the indoor heat exchanger independently from the first direct-drive blower.
US12281799B2	Stove fuel heat reflector A system and methods of preventing the rapid cooling of a fuel supply to a portable stove.
US12281795B1	Cluster of swirled mini-mixers for fuel-staged, axially staged combustion A main injector can include multiple sub-element mixers. A first sub-element mixer includes a first main air nozzle circumscribing a first main fuel nozzle. A second sub-element mixer includes a second main air nozzle circumscribing a second main fuel nozzle. An annular combustor can include a circumferential array of main injectors disposed proximate a pilot injector. Each main injector of the array of main injectors can be oriented with first sub-element mixers proximate to the pilot injector and second sub-element mixers spaced axially downstream relative to first sub-element mixers in a staged configuration.
US12281793B1	Fuel injection assembly for a combustor A fuel injection assembly for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a body with a head section that defines an air intake chamber. A mixing chamber is disposed below the air intake chamber. A deflection member is disposed in the air intake chamber and includes an upper deflection surface and sides spaced apart from inner wall surfaces of the air intake chamber such that peripheral air passages are defined for air to pass from the air intake chamber into the mixing chamber. A plurality of radially extending and longitudinally spaced-apart ribs is disposed along longitudinal side walls of the mixing chamber. A fuel plenum is disposed along the longitudinal side walls of the mixing chamber, and a plurality of fuel injection holes is defined from the fuel plenum through the longitudinal side walls of the mixing chamber and at least some of the ribs.
US12281790B2	Structural and lighting system A structural lighting system including a structural member having an outward facing portion and an inward facing portion. The structural member being configured to support a light transmissive environmental barrier. The outward facing portion of the structural member having a reduced light blocking shape as compared to the inward facing portion. A light source is coupled to the structural member, the light source being arranged to emit light from the inward facing portion.
US12281785B2	Combination LED lighting and fan apparatus A combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. The system includes a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The invention includes an airflow surface to direct air existing the fan cavity along an LED light fixture.
US12281783B2	Electronic module group An electronic module can include a first housing defining a threaded bore and a shaft; a power supply driving module positioned within the first housing; a speaker positioned within the first housing, the speaker connected in electrical communication with the power supply driving module; a first concentric terminal connected in electrical communication with the power supply driving module, the first concentric terminal extending at least partially through the shaft, the first concentric terminal configured to rotatably connect in electrical communication with a second concentric terminal to supply power to the power supply driving module; and an auxiliary concentric terminal connected in electrical communication with the first concentric terminal, the auxiliary concentric terminal positioned at least partially within the threaded bore to define a power receptacle, the power receptacle configured to connect with and supply power to a second electronic module.
US12281782B1	Low power LED strip with alternate data path An illumination device includes a first substrate and a plurality of LED drivers arranged in a physical series along the first substrate for driving LED pixels. Each of the LED drivers including a data input and a data output for communicatively coupling the LED drivers. Communication traces are formed along the first substrate and connecting to respective data inputs and data outputs of the LED drivers to electrically arrange the LED drivers into an upstream series comprising a first selected group of the LED drivers and a downstream series comprising the remaining LED drivers, the upstream series and downstream series being interspersed along the physical series. The device may be embodied in an LED strip or more generally an LED panel.
US12281780B2	Rail lighting system A tape light carrier system includes an elongate structure having a tape light receiving recess along its length. An inner and outer set of slots are arranged on inner sides of the tape light receiving recess. An inner covering lens is engaged with the inner set of slots and an outer covering lens is engaged with the outer set of slots. A flexible linear light source is affixed to the bottom of the tape light receiving recess using an adhesive. The inner covering lens is arranged in an arc and holds the flexible linear light source in position along the bottom of the tape light receiving recess. A T-slot may be arranged along the underside of the elongate structure, and barn door type shutters may be arranged along the sides of the tape light carrier.
US12281778B2	Projection device with dynamic light effect A projection device with dynamic light effect is provided, which includes at least one LED light source, a condensing lens, at least one external projection mono-convex lens, and further includes at least one filter. The filter is located between the condensing lens and the external projection mono-convex lens, an out-light surface of the condensing lens is provided with a first ripple. An upper and/or a lower surface of the filter are provided with a second ripple; being refracted by an interference pattern on the first ripple through the condensing lens, emitted light corresponding to the interference pattern on the first ripple is formed. Then, the light passes through the filter and undergoes two refractions. The light is refracted by the interference pattern on the second ripple, resulting in a refraction effect of the interference pattern superimposed on the first ripple and second ripple.
US12281776B2	Light-guide element for a lighting device for a motor vehicle A light-guide element for a lighting device for a motor vehicle, wherein the light-guide element has a defined position for a light-emitting diode, a first reflection surface, a second reflection surface, and an outcoupling surface. The defined position, the first reflection surface, the second reflection surface, and the output coupling surface are arranged relative to one another such that light from the light-emitting diode is emitted from the defined position in a first light direction to the first reflection surface, is reflected at the first reflection surface to the second reflection surface in a second light direction substantially opposite to the first light direction and can be deflected from the second reflection surface onto the outcoupling surface in a third light direction.
US12281775B2	Lighting device for a motor vehicle A lighting device for a motor vehicle, having at least one light guide, which is formed planar, and having at least one illuminant. Light rays from the illuminant can be coupled or are coupled into the light guide via a light incoupling surface assigned to the light guide. Incoupled light rays are deflected via at least one light outcoupling structure of the light guide in the direction of at least one light outcoupling surface of the light guide and are again outcoupled from the light guide via the light outcoupling surface. The invention proposes that a rear surface of the light guide, which surface is opposite to the light outcoupling surface, is provided at least over a majority of its planar extent with a facet-like surface structure, which forms the light outcoupling structure of the light guide and formed of a plurality of irregularly formed facet surfaces.
US12281768B1	Vehicle lamp with a lens array A vehicle lamp is mounted on a vehicle body in which a front-rear direction of the vehicle body is a first direction. The vehicle lamp comprises a light emitting unit and an optical unit. The light emitting unit includes at least one light emitting member. The optical unit includes at least one lens having a light incident portion, a reflective portion, and a light output portion. The light incident portion is disposed corresponding to the light emitting member. The light output portion is disposed along a second direction at a slant angle relative to the first direction. The reflective portion includes a plurality of reflective faces arranged in an array. The light emitting member emits light rays which pass through the light incident portion into the lens. The reflective portion reflects the light rays to the light output portion to thereby output the light rays.
US12281767B2	Lighting device for a motor vehicle having a collimiation optical system and a secondary optical unit with sequential lens arrays A lighting device for a motor vehicle, in particular a headlight for a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of light sources from which light is emitted during operation of the lighting device, and a collimation optical system that includes a plurality of collimating lenses, each having an entry surface and an exit surface through which the light emitted from the light sources passes, and a secondary optical unit that includes at least one array of lenses. The light emitted from the collimation optical system passes through the at least one array of lenses. The collimating lenses are arranged in at least two rows, at least two of the collimating lenses being adjacently situated in each of the rows in a first direction and the rows being adjacently situated in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
US12281759B2	Hydrogen storage system A hydrogen storage system may include a storage container storing liquid hydrogen, a supply line connected to the storage container and to a fuel cell system, the supply line supplying gaseous hydrogen to the fuel cell system from the storage container, a compressor mounted in the supply line and compressing the gaseous hydrogen, a bypass line connecting the supply line and the storage container and allowing the gaseous hydrogen to flow from the supply line to the storage container, a control valve mounted in the bypass line and selectively adjusting a bypass flow rate of the gaseous hydrogen, an orifice provided in the bypass line, and a controller configured to control the control valve, accurately adjusting a supply pressure of the storage container and a supply amount of the hydrogen to be supplied to the fuel cell system based on the operation conditions of the fuel cell system.
US12281756B2	Fire extinguisher charging nozzle A recharging nozzle, a fire extinguisher configured with a recharging nozzle, and a method of recharging a pressurized water fire extinguisher using the recharging nozzle where the recharging nozzle is configured to be insertable into an air pressure quick disconnect fitting connected to a source of pressurized air.
US12281751B2	Accessory support bracket A bracket configured to selectively couple an accessory to a piece of furniture, where the bracket includes a backing plate including a pair of longitudinally extending opposed side rails and a rack having a plurality of teeth, the teeth extending between the pair of opposed side rails. A stationary clamping platform is fixedly coupled to the backing plate, where the accessory is supported by the stationary clamping platform. A moveable clamping platform has a clamping surface oriented parallel to the clamping surface of the stationary clamping platform, where the moveable clamping platform is coupled to the opposed side rails to be selectively moveable along the backplate. A locking mechanism is supported by the moveable clamping platform and is rotatable relative to the moveable clamping platform, where the locking mechanism includes a plurality of teeth configured to selectively meshingly engage with the rack.
US12281750B2	Grip rail clamp Apparatuses for clamping rails and methods for rail installation are provided. A clamp apparatus may include a first grip body that includes a first groove and a second grip body that includes a second groove. Alignment of the first groove and the second groove may form a groove pair configured to couple to one or more flanges of a rail. The clamp apparatus may further include a fastener, as well as a flange spring that extends from the first grip body and that flexibly engages with the second grip body. Flexing the flange spring may allow the first grip body to move away from the second grip body along a length of the fastener.
US12281748B1	Modular rigging system using hexagonal support pieces A rigging system including a first hexagonal support piece that includes six side members, six rod clamps each configured to hold a rod piece and connecting two neighboring side members, each rod clamp including a gap open to outward from the first hexagonal support piece, a latch to close the gap to hold the rod piece within the gap, a set screw hole for a set screw to be inserted to tighten the latch, and a rear hole for a screw or a bolt to be inserted toward the center of the first hexagonal support piece, and at least one side hole, a first set screw configured to fit within a cross-section of the set screw hole, and a first connection bolt to fit within a cross-section of the at least one side hole.
US12281747B2	Bipod support for handheld drain cleaning machine A bipod support for a drain cleaning machine is described. The bipod support includes a base, a plurality of legs, a retaining member, and a latch. The retaining member and latch are configured to engage and secure the drain cleaning machine to the bipod support. The bipod support enables rocking movement of the drain cleaning machine while supporting the weight of the machine. Also described are related methods of use of the bipod support.
US12281746B2	Foldable support and electronic device This application provides a foldable support and an electronic device. The foldable support includes a bottom plate, a first support plate, a second support plate, a first magnetic member, and a second magnetic member: the first support plate is connected to the bottom plate; the second support plate is connected to the first support plate; and the first magnetic member is arranged on the first support plate, the second magnetic member is arranged on the second support plate, and the first magnetic member is configured to attract the second magnetic member in a case that an included angle between the first support plate and the bottom plate is less than a preset angle, and is further configured to repel the second magnetic member in a case that the included angle between the first support plate and the bottom plate is greater than or equal to the preset angle.
US12281745B1	Twin cam follower A cam follower adapted for use in connection with a turntable assembly includes a common support shaft having a longitudinal axis and first and second roller assemblies, each having an outer tire portion and an inner bearing portion. The outer tire portions have curved outer peripheries shaped as truncated spheres, spheroids or ellipsoids, are rotatable about the longitudinal axis independently of one another, and are formed from a polymer material, such as polyimide, polyaryletherketone (PAEK), acetal, cast nylon 12 or cast nylon 6. The outer tire portion of the first roller assembly is adapted to be positioned a first radial distance, and the outer tire portion of the second roller assembly is adapted to be positioned a second radial distance, from the axis of rotation of the turntable assembly, the second radial distance being different than the first radial distance.
US12281743B2	Insulated subassembly An insulated subassembly for connecting pipelines, containing two insulating half shells made from an insulating plastics, in each case a housing half shell surrounding an insulating half shell, wherein the housing half shell surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the insulating half shell, and at least one hinge connecting the housing half shells, wherein the insulated subassembly contains at least one coupling, preferably quick couplings, positively surrounded by the insulating half shells, and integral closure elements are arranged on the housing half shells.
US12281736B2	Support member and pipe member connecting structure The invention discloses a support member, comprising an annular body and a support projection disposed on an end surface and/or an inner wall of the annular body, wherein the support projection extends from the end surface of the annular body in an axial direction of the annular body and is configured to extend into an interior of a pipe member to support the pipe member. The pipe member is supported so that the pipe member is prevented from deformation under the action of a fastener, and effective and reliable abutting of the adjacent pipe members located on two sides of the support member is ensured, thereby improving the sealing performance and waterproofing performance at the abutment of the adjacent pipe members to enable a line pipe system formed by the pipe member to be more safe and reliable.
US12281734B1	Air hose guide A hose guide having a base with a back side, a front side and a hose receiving orifice. A receiver extends from the front side of the base. The receiver has a terminal end that communicates an interior surface and an exterior surface. The terminal end may define a plurality of fillets. A roller assembly is affixed to the back side the base. The roller assembly supports a plurality of rollers for engaging an external surface of a hose. When installed, the hose guide of the invention is flush with a sealing surface, such as a panel, for providing a sealing surface therewith. Rollers are provided for reducing damage to a hose passing therethrough. Use of a complementary shaped stopper helps to prevent an ingress of water and dust through the hose guide, e.g., into a hose reel containing compartment.
US12281732B2	Swivel joint device A swivel joint device for limiting kinking of a vacuum hose includes a first connector and a second connector, which attach to respective ends of a first section and a second section of a vacuum hose, respectively. The second connector is complementary to the first connector and thus is selectively engageable to the first connector. The second connector and the first connector join the second section and the first section of the vacuum hose. At least one of the second connector and the first connector comprises a bearing so that the second section and the first section of the vacuum hose are rotatable relative to each other. The second connector and the first connector thus limit kinking of the vacuum hose.
US12281731B2	Pipe clamp A clamp for is provided. The clamp has a first arm and second arm both with a pivot end and a lock end that are hingedly coupled. The lock end of the second arm has a seat and a pair of fingers forming a slot. The first arm and the second arm have a radially inwardly facing channel. A lock has a part that extends through a bore of the first arm and rotatingly engages a shoulder. The lock rotates and positions within the slot. The lock has a part that engages the other part and seats in the lock seat. A tamper collar is coupled to the locking device. A member threads through the slot and engages the tamper collar such that the locking device cannot be removed without disengaging the member.
US12281724B2	Method for manufacturing a micromechanical device and micromechanical valve A method for manufacturing at least one micromechanical device includes: providing a first and a separate second substrate, each having two surfaces spaced parallel to each other with a predetermined thickness; patterning a first trench structure into one of the two surfaces of the first substrate, and a second trench structure into one of the two surfaces of the second substrate; arranging the patterned surfaces of the two substrates with respect to each other such that a substrate stack with an upper and a lower surface is defined and the first and/or second trench structure forms at least one cavity therein; thinning the substrate stack from its upper and/or lower surface; exposing the at least one cavity by patterning a recess into the upper and/or lower surface of the substrate stack, wherein exposing the at least one cavity is performed after arranging the two substrates into the substrate stack. Further embodiments relate to a valve manufactured by means of the method and to a micromechanical pump.
US12281723B2	Gas pressure balance valve, gas pressure balance method, and load locking chamber A gas pressure balance valve includes a valve body, a one-way valve and a buffer assembly. The valve body includes a gas inlet end and a gas outlet end, the gas inlet end is connected with a first gas pressure area, the gas outlet end is connected with a second gas pressure area, and a pressure difference is existed between the first gas pressure area and the second gas pressure area. The one-way valve is located in the valve body, and configured to achieve the balance between the pressures of the first gas pressure area and the second gas pressure area. The buffer assembly is located between the gas inlet end and the one-way valve, and configured to adjust the pressure on the surface of the one-way valve.
US12281720B2	Spool valve actuator A spool valve actuator may include a stop fixed to the case with a cylindrical body member having a first set of slots of a first length at regular circumferential distances and a second set of slots of a second length at regular circumferential distances offset from the first set of slots, both set of slots configured to slidably receive a proximal portion of a positioner, a ratchet member may comprise, a cylindrical body slidably attached to the spool valve shaft and keyed to the stop to prevent relative rotation, a distal edge comprising a plurality of distally facing teeth configured to engage the proximal portion of the positioner when the ratchet is moved away from the stop, the positioner may comprise a plurality of proximally extending positioning members configured to engage with both the distally facing teeth and the slots in the stop.
US12281719B2	Water hammer effect mitigation controlling device of solenoid valve for fluid The water hammer effect mitigation controlling device of solenoid valve for fluid of the present invention includes a controller and a solenoid valve. The controller generates and transmits a control signal to the solenoid valve when receiving a closing command. The control signal includes alternatively arranged multiple closing and open signal intervals. The time duration of the closing signal interval is shorter than the closing reaction time of the solenoid valve, the closing distance of the valve body during each closing signal interval is larger than an opening distance during each open signal interval, and the valve body is switched to a closed state during the control signal. The opened-closed switching time is prolonged by multiple closing and open signal intervals, and the water hammer effect caused by suddenly closing the valve body is reduced with no extra hardware, giving the present invention the advantage of lowered cost.
US12281718B2	Valve-actuator interface to simplify valve repair and maintenance An adapter connects to a mechanical interface of valve on one side of the adapter and connects to an actuator mechanical interface of a valve actuator on another side of the adapter. A transmission element in the housing of the adapter transmits an actuator force developed by the valve actuator to the valve via the valve mechanical interface. The valve mechanical interface on the adapter fluidically seals to a leaking portion of the valve. Consequently, in a system in which a valve is leaking, rather than replacing or repairing the valve, the adapter may simply be interposed between the valve and the valve actuator.
US12281717B2	Method of opening fluid control valve and fluid control valve used for the same A method of opening a fluid control valve having a housing externally fitted onto a fluid pipe in a hermetic state and a valve body configured for contacting an inner peripheral surface of a hole of the fluid pipe provided in the housing and an inner peripheral surface of the fluid pipe to hermetically block or open a flow of fluid in the fluid pipe. The method includes a pressure adjustment step of decreasing a pressure difference between the fluid in the fluid pipe on a first side of the valve body and the fluid in the fluid pipe on a second side of the valve body in a blocking state of the valve body. The first side and the second side of the valve body are arranged so as to sandwich the valve body in an axial direction of the fluid pipe, and a valve opening step of opening the valve body.
US12281716B2	Flow control valve Flow control valves may be positioned downstream of water meters to increase pressure and compress entrained water vapour passing through the meters. However, turbulence within such valves can cause the valve's head to move radially, bending a shaft within the valve which may break. Accordingly, there is provided a flow control valve comprising: a housing having a flow passage; a valve seat defined within the flow passage; a valve head moveable to a closed position to engage the valve seat and seal the flow passage; a shaft secured to the valve head; a support slidingly mounting the shaft within the housing; a spring biasing the valve head to the closed position and configured to maintain the valve head in the closed position until a predetermined pressure is applied; and a guide assembly extending along at least a portion of the flow passage to constrain radial movement of the valve head.
US12281715B2	Single coupled valve body of faucet A single coupled valve body of a faucet includes a faucet body, a water outlet pipe, and a mounting component. First threads are disposed on an outer surface of the faucet body. The mounting component includes outer mounting threads, a mounting ring, and inner mounting threads. The outer mounting threads are disposed on an outer surface of the mounting ring. The inner mounting threads are disposed on an inner surface of the mounting ring. The mounting ring is sleeved on the outer surface of the faucet body. The first threads are connected to the inner mounting threads.
US12281713B1	Biogas digester check valve A biogas digester check valve assembly is configured to eliminate liquids in a methane gas gathering system. The biogas digester valve assembly has a cage retainer plate joined to a plurality of threaded valve cage rods. A valve pill float fits inside the plurality of threaded valve cage rods and against the cage retainer plate. A valve soft seat is joined to a soft seat retainer and the valve seat. A carrier base plate is joined to the valve seat and the plurality of threaded valve cage rods. A valve seat carrier is joined to the valve seat. A valve body top half is joined to the carrier base plate. A welded neck flange is joined to the carrier base plate with a check valve. The valve pill float locks the biogas digester valve to prevent liquids from leaving the methane gas gathering system and permitting methane gas to exit.
US12281712B2	Boiler pressure relief valve and automatic air vent isolation assembly An isolation assembly for a boiler unit that incorporates a pressure relief valve and an automatic air vent to a valve body that includes a valve positioned adjacent to the automatic air vent. The unitary valve body reduces the number of components and leak paths and incorporates a ball valve to permit removing and/or securing the automatic air vent without having to purge the adjacent plumbing system.
US12281710B2	Butterfly valve A butterfly valve for a conduit defining a passage for a flow of a fluid therethrough in a flow direction. The butterfly valve includes a shaft rotatably mounted to the conduit and defining a longitudinal axis along its length. The butterfly valve includes a valve body coupled to the shaft, such that the valve body is rotatable along with the shaft about the longitudinal axis between a closed position and a fully open position. The valve body includes a first major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, a perimeter surface, a central plane, a first lobe, a second lobe, and a third lobe.
US12281708B2	Seal device This seal device comprises: a movable seal ring arranged so as to be deformable in the radial direction, in a state of facing an outer peripheral surface of a rotor of a steam turbine capable of rotating around the axis; a first elastic member provided to each of end surfaces of the movable seal ring in the circumferential direction; and a second elastic member that is provided to an intermediate position in the circumferential direction of the movable seal ring and urges the movable seal ring outward in the radial direction.
US12281706B2	Floating ring seal for refrigerant compressor A refrigerant compressor according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a floating ring seal having a nose configured to contact a housing. Further, a low friction coating including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is applied to one or both of the nose and the housing. In another aspect of this disclosure, the floating ring seal has first and second noses configured to contact the housing, and the first nose is radially spaced-apart from the second nose.
US12281705B2	Rotating-shaft seal and vacuum type component transfer apparatus using the same Provided is a component transfer device. The component transfer device includes: a hollow housing provided with, along an outer diameter thereof, one or more fluid ports forming vacuum or pressure; a shaft provided rotatably with respect to the housing inside the housing, and provided with, on an outer diameter thereof, a plurality of communication holes for selectively communicating with the one or more fluid ports according to a rotation location; and a roller fixed to the shaft and rotating together with the shaft, and provided with, on an outer diameter thereof, a plurality of roller holes communicating in response to locations of the plurality of communication holes.
US12281704B2	Seal member for joint assembly of a machine and systems, methods, and assemblies thereof A sealing member, which can have a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, can comprise: a body defining a first opening at the first end portion of the sealing member and a second opening at the second end portion of the sealing member; a first ring fitted to the body at the first end portion of the sealing member; and a second ring fitted to the body at the second end portion of the sealing member. A first diameter of the first ring can be less than a second diameter of the second ring. The body can have a flange that extends radially outward, away from a central longitudinal axis of the sealing member, at a second end of the body associated with the second end portion of the sealing member.
US12281700B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle includes a transmission which has a first oil pump driven by rotation of a drive source that drives a drive wheel and a second oil pump provided with a check valve on a suction side and driven by a motor. In a vehicle control device for controlling the vehicle, a minimum value of a drive current value of the motor is defined as a first current value, when the second oil pump is driven in a normal drive state, and a minimum rotation speed of the drive source is increased compared to a case in which the drive current value of the motor is equal to or larger than the first current value, when an automatic downshift control for automatically downshifting a speed ratio of the transmission is executed in a case in which the drive current value of the motor is smaller than the first current value when the second oil pump is driven.
US12281697B2	Drive unit for motor vehicle applications A drive unit for motor vehicle applications, in particular motor vehicle closing devices. The drive unit comprises an electric motor and at least one drive element driven by the electric motor. In addition, an actuation lever that cooperates with the drive element is provided. The drive element and/or the actuation lever are advantageously designed to be able to rotate about an axis. A rotatably mounted intermediate element is provided between the drive element and the actuation lever. According to the invention, the intermediate element is in the form of a friction-reducing rolling element.
US12281693B2	Linear actuator convenient to operate Disclosed is a linear actuator, including a drive motor, a transmission assembly, a rotary screw, a transmission nut, a clutch device, a self-locking device and a hand-pull release assembly. The clutch device is arranged between the transmission assembly and the rotary screw. The self-locking device is configured to generate frictional resistance to the rotary screw when the rotary screw rotates reversely, and the self-locking device includes a release torsion spring. The hand-pull release assembly includes a first driving member connected with the clutch device and a second driving member connected with the self-locking device, and has an initial state and a fully released state. During the process from the initial state to the fully released state, the first driving member drives the clutch device to disconnect power, and the second driving member drives the release torsion spring to extend.
US12281692B2	Electric cylinders with buffering devices The present disclosure is related to an electric cylinder with a buffering device. The electric cylinder includes a cylinder barrel, a linear motion component and a buffering device. The linear motion component is axially movable in the cylinder barrel. A load end of the linear motion component is connected to a load, and a power end of the linear motion component is connected to a power source. The buffering device is provided close to at least one of the load end of the linear motion component or the power end of the linear motion component, so as to provide buffering for the at least one of the load end or the power end.
US12281691B2	Shock absorbing actuator end stop A linear actuator comprising a shaft and a nut in engagement with the shaft such that the nut translates within a linear range of motion axially on a center axis relative to the shaft in response to relative rotation between the nut and the shaft, a stop positioned at a travel limiting position and having a rotational input portion and an axial output portion, the rotational input portion configured to rotate about the center axis relative to the shaft, the axial output portion constrained from rotating about the center axis relative to the shaft and configured to translate axially on the center axis relative to the rotational input portion in response to relative rotation between the axial output portion and the rotational input portion, and an axially compliant member configured to bias the axial output portion towards the travel limiting position.
US12281690B2	Extension/contraction mechanism To provide an extension/contraction mechanism that can lessen increase stress imposed on belts. An extension/contraction mechanism according to the present disclosure includes a telescopic extension/contraction part, in which the extension/contraction mechanism includes a first drive source connected to a screw shaft in such a way that it can transmit a drive force, a first belt holder that accommodates a second belt in such a way that the second belt can be sent out to the screw shaft or the second belt can be wound-up from the screw shaft, a second belt holder that accommodates a first belt in such a way that the first belt can be wound-up from the screw shaft, and a first belt holder drive part and a second belt holder drive part. The first and second belt holder drive parts rotate the first and second belt holders independently of the rotation of the screw shaft, respectively.
US12281689B2	Mounting device for an elongate member A mounting device for an elongate member, comprising: an elongate housing having an elongate axis; an internal passageway passing through the elongate housing parallel to the elongate axis; an elongate sleeve located within the internal passageway and being configured for longitudinal movement along the passageway; a plurality of ball-receiving recesses in the wall of the internal passageway, each recess having a ball-guiding surface inclined to the longitudinal axis; a plurality of apertures in the sleeve; a ball located in each of the ball-receiving recesses and engaged with a respective aperture in the sleeve, the balls and the apertures being configured to allow the balls to project partially through the apertures but to prevent balls from passing through; biasing means configured to bias the sleeve in a direction to urge the balls to project radially inwardly through their respective apertures in the sleeve and into the internal passageway.
US12281686B2	Device for stabilizing movements of two parts of a body region and/or of a sports device An apparatus for stabilizing movements of two parts of a body region and/or of a sports device which are movable relative to one another, comprising a receptacle, which can be fixed to a first part of the region and/or device. An active body arrangement with an active body is received movably in the receptacle and can interact with the filling medium. A force transmission body can be fixed to a second part of the same region and/or device for transmitting an external force to the active body. The active body comprises at least one through-opening through which a filling medium in the receptacle can flow. The active body arrangement has a sealing lip for sealing a gap between an inner side of the receptacle and a lateral region of an outer side of the active body arrangement, the sealing lip being arranged on an outer side of the active body.
US12281681B2	Latch activation between members Described herein is a system, method of use and Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) apparatus using a system that governs a dynamic response between members causing a halt in relative motion between the members. Magnetic interactions, eddy current drag forces and centrifugal and/or inertial forces may provide various mechanisms of governing movement.
US12281678B2	Tethered payload motion control and cable robot using magnetorheological actuators A system for controlling a tension of a tether between an object and a load tethered to the object comprises magnetorheological (MR) fluid actuator unit(s) including at least one torque source and at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus coupled to the at least one torque source to receive torque from the at least one torque source, the MR fluid clutch apparatus controllable to transmit a variable amount of torque via an output of the MR fluid actuator unit. A tensioning member is connected to the output so as to be pulled by the output member upon actuation of the magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus, a free end of the tensioning member adapted to exert a pulling action when being pulled by the output member. Sensor(s) provide information indicative of a relation between the object and the load tethered to the object. A controller controls the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus in exerting the pulling action based on said information.
US12281676B2	Synchronization of a clutch for manual operation of an actuator For improving manual operation of an actuator (1), a novel clutch (4, 6) is proposed that features at least one movable protrusion (12) that is axially movable along a coupling axis (11) of the clutch (4, 6) relative to an element (8) that carries the protrusion (12). This design has the advantage that engagement of the clutch (4, 6) is possible under all circumstances, even in cases in which the protrusion (12) is not yet in a correct rotational coupling position (18) (cf. FIG. 7), as the protrusion (12) can be transferred into the coupling position (18) by a rotational movement (24, 25) at all times.
US12281674B2	Ring, method, and assembly for component displacement control An assembly having an outer component, an inner component, and a ring positioned between the outer component and the inner component, where the ring has at least one radially extending projection adapted to seat within at least one groove in the inner component or outer component, and where the projection is adapted to compress radially to allow rotational or axial movement between the inner component and the outer component upon application of rotational or axial force respectively to at least one of the inner component or the outer component.
US12281671B2	Sliding component Provided is a sliding component having a small starting torque during a start operation. In a sliding component which is disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotating machine and slides relative to the other sliding component, the sliding component is provided with a storage space which is formed on a back surface side of a sliding surface of the sliding component and into which a fluid is introduced and a plurality of through-holes which communicate with the storage space and have openings opened at the sliding surface on a side opposite to the storage space.
US12281668B2	Bolt fastening structure and anti-vibration device including the same Disclosed are a bolt fastening structure which is couplable and releasable at one side and includes a fall prevention washer capable of preventing a bolt from falling, and an anti-vibration device including the same. By using an L-shaped bolt having a bent portion, even without assistance from below a substructure such as a grating plate, an operator above the substructure can install an anti-vibration device on equipment alone. In addition, by using a fall prevention washer coupled to an L-shaped bolt, a bolt can be prevented from falling below a substructure when working on the substructure.
US12281667B2	Edge clip The present disclosure relates to an edge clip for attaching an item to an edge of an object. In an aspect, an edge clip includes a first part with a holding fixture for the item and a second part with two sidewalls and a gap between the two sidewalls. When the edge clip is plugged onto the edge, the edge is introduced into the gap in an insertion direction. The first part and the sidewalls are formed integrally with each other. The first part and at least a part of the sidewalls are formed of a hard component. At least two respective legs protrude into the gap and are formed integrally with each of the sidewalls. The legs of the different sidewalls are offset with respect to each other in the insertion direction and are formed at least in part of a soft component, relative to the hard component.
US12281663B2	Fluid circuit A first switching valve that switches between flow passages which allow communication between a first pressure-receiving chamber and a fluid supply device side and flow passages which allow communication between a second pressure-receiving chamber and the fluid supply device side, according to a change in a fluid pressure to be applied, and a second switching valve that is switched to flow passages which apply the fluid pressure to the first switching valve, are provided. The second switching valve includes return device, and is provided to be reciprocatable between an operation position to which the second switching valve is moved by a stroke of a piston and a return position to which the second switching valve is moved by the return device. The piston and the second switching valve are movable independently of each other.
US12281662B2	Fluid pressure actuator A fluid pressure actuator according to this disclosure is a fluid pressure actuator that expands and contracts by fluid pressure, including an attachment attached to the distal end side, wherein the attachment is a spatular portion including a holding surface at one side in the thickness direction, and the spatular portion includes: a thin-walled portion at the distal end side; and a bump thick-walled portion that is located at the proximal end side of the thin-walled portion and is thicker than the thin-walled portion by a bump portion that protrudes or is able to protrude on the holding surface.
US12281657B2	Apparatus to reduce bearing failure Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to reduce failure to bearings in a pump system. Disclosed herein is a pump system comprising a shaft connected to an impeller of the pump system, and a bearing to provide a dampening to the shaft, the bearing including a journal lining, the journal lining supported in the pump system, a spring-loaded foil to separate the shaft from the journal lining, an inner lining between the shaft and the spring-loaded foil, and a deformation limiter located between the spring-loaded foil and the journal lining.
US12281654B2	Permanent magnet motor A downhole electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The downhole ESP assembly comprises a permanent magnet motor (PMM) comprising a first drive shaft, a stator, and a rotor disposed within the stator and comprising a core coupled to the first drive shaft, wherein the core retains a first permanent magnet element within a first magnet pocket defined by the core that extends axially parallel to the first drive shaft and retains a second permanent magnet element within a second magnet pocket defined by the core that extends axially parallel to the first drive shaft; a seal section having a second drive shaft coupled to the first drive shaft; and a pump assembly having a third drive shaft coupled to the second drive shaft.
US12281651B2	Electric pump The present invention provides an electric pump including a housing, a gear part disposed in the housing, a stator disposed to correspond to the gear part, and a support member disposed between the gear part and the housing, wherein the gear part includes a first gear, a second gear disposed to correspond to the first gear, and a magnet disposed on the second gear, and the support member includes a first region supporting the first gear and a second region protruding from the first region and inserted into the first gear.
US12281650B2	Oil pump not requiring changing positions of suction port and discharge port according to forward rotation and reverse rotation Disclosed is an oil pump including: a pump module provided with a rotary shaft, an inner rotor coupling with the rotary shaft, an outer rotor rotated engaging with the inner rotor, an inlet for sucking fluid, and an outlet for pressing and discharging the sucked fluid; housings supporting the pump module; and a direction switching unit coupled between the housings and the outer rotor to keep an eccentric distance between the rotary shaft or a central axis line of the inner rotor and a central axis line of the outer rotor. According to the disclosure, there is provided an oil pump used for both forward rotation and reverse rotation, which does not require changing a suction area and a discharge area and direction switching is stably performed even when a power source rotates forwardly and reversely.
US12281648B2	Fracturing equipment Fracturing equipment includes: a plunger pump, a main motor and a noise reduction device. The plunger pump is used for pressurizing liquid. The main motor is connected to the plunger pump by transmission for providing driving force to the plunger pump. The noise reduction device is constructed as a cabin structure and covers outside the main motor and isolates the main motor from the plunger pump. With the fracturing equipment according to the present disclosure, the fracturing equipment is driven by the main motor with relatively low noise during operation. The noise reduction device isolates the main motor from the outside, which can effectively reduce the noise intensity transmitted to the outside during operation, thereby achieve the effect of noise reduction. In addition, the plunger pump is isolated from the main motor by the noise reduction device, thus realizing isolation of high-pressure dangerous areas and ensuring safe operation.
US12281647B2	Locking assembly apparatus for pump systems, and related methods Aspects of the present disclosure relate to locking assembly apparatus for piston apparatus and pony rod apparatus of pump systems (such as mud or frac pump systems), and related methods. In one aspect, the locking assembly is a mechanical locking assembly used to quickly and simply lock and unlock (e.g., release) a piston apparatus to and from a pony rod apparatus.
US12281638B2	Control of wind turbine during mechanical oscillation damping Provided is a method of controlling a wind turbine during damping a mechanical oscillation of the wind turbine having a generator system coupled to a rotor at which plural rotor blades are mounted, the method including: generating a damping control signal in dependence of an indication of the oscillation; performing damping control of the generator system based on the damping control signal causing damping related power output variation at an output terminal of the generator system; and controlling an energy storage device connected to the output terminal of the generator system and connected to an output terminal of the wind turbine based on the damping control signal.
US12281630B2	Liquid fluid injection pumps An injection pump having a pump body provided with an inlet conduit supplying an inlet chamber, and a compression chamber downstream from the inlet chamber under which a piston reciprocates to distribute liquid fluid from the compression chamber to an outlet pipe in communication with a common rail circuitry. The injection pump has a valve provided with a resilient cup, located between the inlet chamber and the compression chamber and actuated by an electromagnetic actuator through a pushing rod wherein operation of the valve allows the piston to suck liquid fluid from the inlet chamber into the compression chamber and feed the common rail circuitry or to push back liquid fluid in said inlet chamber and said inlet conduit, in which the pump comprises a filter provided around the pushing rod and located between the valve and the electromagnetic actuator in the inlet chamber.
US12281626B1	Piston body for an engine having surface features for interacting with boundary layer A linear electric machine includes a shaft and at least one piston assembly operably coupled with the shaft. The piston assembly includes a piston, a piston body, and an expansion chamber. The piston body defines a dome structure at the expansion chamber. The piston is a domed piston corresponding to the dome structure. The linear electric machine also includes a heater body positioned at an outer end of the expansion chamber adjacent to the dome structure. The piston body further defines an exterior surface corresponding to a shape of the dome structure. The exterior surface includes a plurality of surface features protruding therefrom and is arranged between the heater body and the dome structure. The plurality of surface features decrease a heat load across the exterior surface of the piston body.
US12281625B2	Valve device In a valve device including: a plate-shaped drive gear provided at an end of a valve shaft made of metal; and, at the drive gear, a detection target of an inductive sensor detecting a rotation angle of the valve shaft, the drive gear has a lever member made of metal and integrated through insert molding in which a part thereof is exposed in the inner surface, the detection target is integrated along with the lever member through the insert molding on a side of the outer surface of the drive gear, and an exposure portion of the lever member at the drive gear including the lever member and the detection target and the end of the valve shaft are caused to abut each other, and a rear side of the abutting part is laser-welded from the side of an outer hole and is fixed thereby to configure a shaft unit.
US12281623B2	Drive control system A drive control system includes an engine, an electric turbocharger, and a controller. The engine includes a cylinder and a piston provided in a slidable manner inside the cylinder and rotates a crankshaft in accordance with sliding of the piston. The electric turbocharger supplies compressed air into the cylinder. The controller controls the engine and the electric turbocharger. The controller includes at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the processor. The processor transmits a stoppage signal for stopping the engine to the engine, and stops the piston at a position where a crank angle is within a predetermined range from 60° before a top dead center to 30° before the top dead center by causing the electric turbocharger to supply the compressed air into the cylinder in a period from when the stoppage signal is transmitted to when stopping the engine is completed.
US12281616B1	Single variable displacement fuel systems with fuel oil coolers A system includes an actuation pump sub-system (APS) with an inlet configured to feed fuel from a fuel source into the APS, a first outlet configured for connecting the APS in fluid communication with an actuation system to supply fuel flow for actuation, a second outlet feeding into a supply line, and a third outlet feeding into the supply line. A fuel oil cooler (FOC) is included in a first branch of the supply line. The FOC is in fluid communication to receive flow from the second outlet. The APS includes a bypass valve (BPV) in a second branch of the supply line, in parallel with the FOC and in fluid communication to allow flow from the third outlet into the supply line bypassing the FOC. A main pump and control sub-system has a main inlet connected in fluid communication with the supply line downstream of the BPV and FOC.
US12281615B1	Integrated power and cooling system A system includes a hydrogen fuel delivery system for an engine. The hydrogen fuel delivery system includes a pump configured to pump hydrogen from a tank storing the hydrogen in a liquid state through the hydrogen fuel delivery system, and an evaporator configured to convert at least some of the hydrogen in the liquid state to a gaseous state. The system also includes a heat source thermally coupled with the hydrogen fuel delivery system and fluidly uncoupled from the hydrogen fuel delivery system. The hydrogen fuel delivery system is configured to supply the hydrogen to the engine for combustion and cool the heat source using the hydrogen.
US12281613B2	Turbofan engine with at least one guide vane including a variable-geometry zone A turbojet engine, having a primary duct and a secondary duct surrounding the primary duct, a row of guide vanes extending in the secondary duct downstream of a fan, at least one conduit extending in the secondary duct downstream of the guide vanes and housed in a profiled casing, and at least one air sampling scoop located in the region of the casing and equipped with a control valve. Where at least one guide vane located in the vicinity of the casing has a variable geometry zone, the geometry of which can be adjusted during operation.
US12281612B2	Thermal storage and power generation systems and methods for electrical power source management Thermal battery systems for management (e.g., load management) of electrical power sources, and related methods, are generally described. Thermal battery systems in certain embodiments have an electric heater, a thermal storage system, a heat exchange system and an electricity generator. The electric heater is configured to be connected in electrical communication with an electric power source, such as an electric power grid and to heat the thermal storage system. The electric heater may be a separate unit from the thermal storage system and heat the thermal storage system indirectly by heating a first fluid that is circulated through the thermal storage system during charging, or the electric heater may be integrated directly into the thermal storage system to heat it directly. The thermal storage system is configured to store thermal energy from the electric heater during a charging mode of the thermal storage system, and to heat the first fluid, which is then supplied to a heat exchange system during a discharging mode of the thermal storage system. The heat exchange system comprises at least one heat exchanger, and in some cases, at least a first and a second heat exchanger connected in series. The heat exchange system is positioned downstream from the thermal storage system and is configured to transfer heat from the heated first fluid to a second compressed fluid. The electricity generator may comprise at least one gas turbine and compressor. The compressor is configured to supply the second compressed fluid to the heat exchange system. The turbine is positioned with an inlet in fluid communication with and downstream from the heat exchange system so that the heated compressed second fluid is discharged from an outlet of the heat exchange system into the inlet of the turbine so that the turbine is able to generate electrical power therefrom. The power generated can be returned to the electrical power source, e.g., an electrical power grid.
US12281609B2	Turbocharged engine system and method of charging and emission controlling a turbocharged engine system A turbocharged engine system is described comprising a combustion engine having at least one cylinder, at least one inlet valve configured to supply the at least one cylinder with intake air, and at least one outlet valve configured to discharge exhaust from the at least one cylinder. The at least one inlet valve is configured to provide constant Miller timing or constant Atkinson timing. Additionally, the turbocharged engine system comprises at least one turbocharger having a turbine and a compressor for pressurizing the intake air, at least one electrical power converter coupled with at least one of the compressor and the turbine, and a control device configured for controlling the at least one electrical power converter to provide power to or to take off power from at least one of the compressor and the turbine to achieve a targeted value of at least one operational parameter of the combustion engine.
US12281603B2	Vertically storable engine and mower A gasoline powered engine configured to operate in a substantially horizontal orientation and to be stored in a generally vertical orientation without leaking of fluid contained in the gasoline powered engine may include an oil sump and a first oil drain port extending in a first direction through a first wall of the sump. The first wall forms a bottom of the sump when the engine is in the vertical orientation.
US12281600B2	System and method for gas turbine integrated hydrogen production with zero carbon dioxide emissions A system includes a hydrogen gas production system and a power generation system. The hydrogen gas production system includes a heated gas supply line configured for flow of a heated gas, a hydrocarbon supply line, a catalytic pyrolysis reactor configured to be in thermal contact with the heated gas of the heated gas supply line and produce a hydrogen containing gas by pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon introduced therein via the hydrocarbon supply line, and a separator configured to extract a hydrogen gas from the hydrogen containing gas discharged from the catalytic pyrolysis reactor. The power generation system includes a heated gas collection line configured to collect the heated gas after the thermal contact with the catalytic pyrolysis reactor and supply the heated gas to the power generation system, and a gas turbine having a combustor configured to burn the hydrogen gas introduced therein from the separator via a hydrogen supply line.
US12281599B2	Stator part of a turbomachine comprising a blade and a fin defining between them a decreasing surface from upstream to downstream in the gas flow direction A stator part of a turbomachine includes a platform, a blade, and a fin. The blade and the fin extend from the platform. The platform, an extrados of the blade and the fin define therebetween a gas flow channel. The channel has a section in a plane normal to an axis of the turbomachine, the section having a surface area, the surface area continuously decreasing from upstream to downstream with reference to a general gas flow direction through the turbomachine.
US12281597B2	CMC vane with rotatable baffle design to accommodate re-stagger A method of forming a vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes the steps of 1) determining a re-stagger angle for an airfoil on a ceramic matrix composite (“CMC”) vane, 2) determine an adjusted position of a baffle to be inserted within a central chamber in the vane, inserting the baffle into a bathtub seal, and adjusting an upper face of the baffle to an orientation relative to a bathtub seal support face to account for the adjusted position of the baffle and 3) fixing the baffle upper face to the bathtub seal flange support face. A vane assembly and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.
US12281591B2	T-fairing installation tooling assembly A tooling assembly for installation relative to a first and second turbomachine component is provided. The tooling assembly includes an axial mounting portion removably couplable to the first turbomachine component. The axial mounting portion includes a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate, and at least one turnbuckle assembly that extends between, and is coupled to, the first plate and the second plate. At least one of the first plate and the second plate include a radial compression portion. The radial compression portion includes a compression bar radially movable relative to the axial mounting portion and configured to contact the second turbomachine component.
US12281580B2	Rotary-wing vehicle, and rotary-wing turbine A device has a rotor module comprising a motor generator, rotor blades, and a rotary-wing kinematic system for the rotor blades connected to the motor generator. The rotor blades are each divided into a plurality of longitudinal sections, each for receiving at least one actuator integrated in a longitudinal member or transverse member of the rotor blade, and have a variable, asymmetrical airfoil which, in one revolution of the rotor blade on a diameter of the circular path, the diameter being freely orientable within an adjustment range and having turning points, can be adjusted in at least one longitudinal section of the rotor blade with a length in such a way that the suction surface and the pressure surface of the asymmetrical airfoil change at the turning points from the outside to the inside of the circular path, or vice versa.
US12281578B2	Turbine shroud assembly Turbine shroud assembly comprising sections (10) made from CMC and forming a shroud (1) and a support structure (3), each section having a base (12) with a radially internal face (12a) and a radially external face (12b), from which there extend in a projecting manner an upstream attachment lug (14) and a downstream attachment lug (16), the support structure comprising a collar (31), from which there radially extend in a projecting manner towards the shroud an upstream radial flange (32) and a downstream radial flange (36), by which the lugs of each section of the shroud are retained, the shroud (1) being retained by axial pins (119, 120) which cooperate, on the one hand, with the upstream radial flange, via first and second annular end plates (33, 34), and directly with the downstream radial flange and, on the other hand, with the upstream and downstream attachment lugs, respectively.
US12281570B1	Apparatus and method for in-situ monitoring of hydrogen levels at a subsurface location A sonde adapted for determining one or more parameters related to hydrogen at a subsurface location. The sonde includes: a plurality of centralizer arms forming an interior space having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and a plurality of fiber optic Raman probes each disposed at the proximal portion or the distal portion of the interior space and proximate a respective one of the plurality of centralizer arms, the plurality of fiber optic Raman probes being adapted to measure a hydrogen concentration in a downhole measurement. The sonde also includes a plurality of optical probes each disposed at another of the distal portion or the proximal portion of the interior space and proximate a same or different one of the plurality of centralizer arms, the plurality of optical probes being adapted to measure downhole local gas holdup.
US12281564B2	Method for predicting water invasion frontier for complex well in bottom-water gas reservoir The present disclosure provides a method for predicting a water invasion frontier for a complex well in a bottom-water gas reservoir. The technical solution is as follows: with consideration of forms of different well types and a gravitational pressure drop in production, a coupled permeability of a corresponding well type acting on a gas-water interface under the action of a baffle plate is expressed by using an equivalent percolation resistance method; a productivity of each infinitesimal section of the corresponding well type is calculated; a position of the gas-water interface is calculated with an equivalent permeability and a pseudo-productivity as characteristic parameters; water breakthrough is determined when there is a point over a water avoidance height, and a change in water invasion frontier form may be expressed with water quality point position data at this time.
US12281560B1	Methods and systems for simulating stage completion to assess tradeoffs between energy and pumping time and altering subsequent stage completions based on the same Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to simulating the effect of altering the speed at which a well stage is hydraulically fractured to determine a trade-off between energy usage and pumping time. In one aspect, a method of simulating attributes of a stage completion includes determining a first amount of energy used for a stage completion at a first rate during a well completion process; determining a second rate for simulating the stage completion, the second rate being different than the first rate; simulating the stage completion at the second rate by determining a second amount of energy used for the stage completion at the second rate; and comparing the first amount of energy to a second amount of energy used in the stage completion to determine a trade-off between energy usage and pumping time.
US12281559B2	Systems and methods of initiating energetic reactions for reservoir stimulation Methods for initiating chemical reactions in a wellbore include delivering one or more reactive components via a carrier fluid to the wellbore. The one or more reactive components delivered to the wellbore are configured to enable one or more chemical reactions to occur. The one or more chemical reactions are carried out until a threshold volume of the one or more reactive components is delivered to the wellbore.
US12281555B2	Method to optimize hydraulic fracturing spread with electric pumps A method of controlling a pumping stage of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite with a set of diesel pumps and at least one electric pump to reduce the total operating cost by decreasing the flowrate to the pump units with the higher operating cost and increasing the flowrate to the pump units with the lower operating costs. An optimization process on a computer system communicatively connected to the plurality of pumping units can communicate a first interim setpoint to each pumping unit. The optimization process can calculate an operating cost for the diesel frac pumps based on sensor measurements of pressure, flowrate, and motor speed. The optimization process can calculate an operating cost for the electric frac pumps based on the measured power usage and cost of the power. The optimization process can lower the operating cost of fracturing fleet below a threshold operating cost value.
US12281553B2	Process for providing steam for a hydrocarbon recovery process A process for providing steam from a steam source to a well located remote from the steam source, includes heating a first portion of a first pipe by directing steam along the first portion of the first pipe that extends along a first segment of a path between the steam source and the well, across a first cross-over pipe, and back to the steam source, along a first portion of a second pipe that extends along the first segment of the path. The process also includes heating a second portion of the first pipe by directing steam along the first portion and the second portion of the first pipe, across a second cross-over pipe, and back to the steam source along a second portion of the second pipe. The first pipe and the second pipe are utilized to transport steam to the well.
US12281548B2	Wireless switch for perforation tool A switch for a downhole tool features a circuit board having a plurality of push connectors and a container for enclosing the circuit board, the circuit board making electrical connection in the container by pushing the circuit board into the container, or by pushing electrical connectors into the container.
US12281545B2	Method and apparatus for seismic stimulation of oil-bearing production formations The method and apparatus for producing shock waves in a well wherein a device connected to the bottom of the tubing string in the borehole of the well filled by liquid and containing the upper and lower plungers movably arranged within corresponding cylinders for compressing a liquid inside the compression chamber and discharging the liquid into the borehole on upstroke thereby generating a shock wave. In addition, providing a required force N of said linear permanent magnet motor for the mover determined by the following expression: N ≥ [ π 4 ⁢ ( D 1 2 - D 2 2 ) ⁢ A S ⁢ W + g ⁡ ( M 1 + M 2 ) ⁢ ( 1 + k f ) ] , where D1 is the outside diameter of the lower plunger, D2 is the outside diameter of the upper plunger, Asw is the required amplitude of the generated shock wave, M1 is a mass of the lower and upper plungers, M2 is the mass of sucker rods, kf is a friction coefficient between plungers and corresponding cylinders, g is a gravity of acceleration.
US12281543B1	Integrated device and method for continuously capturing, storing and separating flue gas in underground rock stratum An integrated device and a method for continuously capturing, storing and separating a flue gas in an underground rock stratum are provided. An injection well, a monitoring well and an emission well are arranged in sequence at locations from near to far from a flue gas emission source. The injection well, the monitoring well and the emission well are respectively drilled to different depths in a storage rock stratum. A horizontal injection channel is arranged at bottom end of the injection well. During migrating the flue gas in the storage rock stratum, CO2 and sulfur nitride are absorbed by a rock porous medium and gradually enriched, and meanwhile, the CO2 and sulfur nitride, after chemically reacting with water, minerals and biomass in a rock, are gradually mineralized to achieve storage; and separated N2 is gradually migrated upwards to the emission well to achieve separation.
US12281540B2	Wireless wellbore drifting and surveillance An apparatus includes a dissolvable gauge cutter, a temperature sensor, and a pressure sensor. The dissolvable gauge cutter is made of a dissolvable alloy. The dissolvable gauge cutter is configured to be disposed within and travel through a tubular installed within a wellbore. The dissolvable gauge cutter is configured to dislodge solids from an inner wall of the tubular as the dissolvable gauge cutter travels through the tubular down to a specified depth within the wellbore. The dissolvable gauge cutter is configured to completely dissolve after reaching the specified depth. The temperature is configured to measure a temperature of a surrounding fluid as the dissolvable gauge cutter travels downhole through the tubular to the specified depth. The pressure sensor is configured to measure a pressure of the surrounding fluid as the dissolvable gauge cutter travels downhole through the tubular to the specified depth.
US12281539B2	Wellbore pressure insensitive hydraulic piston configuration A tubing pressure insensitive and hydrostatic pressure insensitive control system includes a housing, a hydraulic piston sealingly disposed in the housing via a first seal set, and a balance piston sealingly disposed in the housing via, at least, a second seal set and a third seal set, the balance piston comprising a through-piston communication port. The housing includes a control pressure chamber associated with the hydraulic piston, and a balance pressure chamber associated with the balance piston. The system also includes a control line from the housing to surface, the control line being in fluid communication with the control pressure chamber, and a balance line from the housing to the surface, the balance line being in fluid communication with the balance pressure chamber.
US12281538B2	Methods and systems for cemented open hole intelligent completions in multilateral wells requiring full isolation of gas cap, fractures and / or water bearing boundaries A method of providing a cemented open hole intelligent completion in a well containing an open hole having a perimeter in which plurality of laterals are embedded. The method comprises deploying a first string section in a portion of the open hole containing the plurality of laterals, the first section having intelligent completion components including control valves, gauges and control lines operable from a surface station, deploying a second string section coupled to and positioned above the first string section and above the plurality of laterals including a setting packer, and delivering cement downhole that sets in a cemented section comprising an annulus between the second string and the perimeter of the open hole. The cemented section is positioned above the plurality of laterals so as to block fluids from production while not interfering with communication between the surface and the intelligent components of the first string.
US12281535B2	Underwater-wellhead feeding tool assembly and use method thereof The present application provides an underwater-wellhead feeding tool assembly and a use method thereof. The device controls a controller to add pressure to an inside of a drive cylinder through a first pipeline via a first port, and to add pressure to a cavity apace between a pressure-bearing cylinder and the drive cylinder through a first branch line; the controller controls, through a third branch line, the drive device to transmit a torque to the underwater wellhead feeding tool, and transmit, through a second branch line, an axial force to the underwater wellhead feeding tool; and then a sensing component transmits a detected stress signal and/or strain signal to a data acquisition device through a test lead, thereby testing and analyzing an effect of different force field conditions on mechanical behaviors and performance of the underwater wellhead feeding tool.
US12281534B2	Systems and methods for running tubulars A tubular running tool equipped with a mandrel having an elongated body with a longitudinal axis. The mandrel is configured with a plurality of offset stepped ramps. A plurality of slips are disposed on the mandrel with stepped ramps configured for complementary engagement with the mandrel offset ramps. The mandrel is configured for actuation to urge the slips radially outward for engagement of a gripping portion on the slips with an inner surface of a tubular. A method using the tool for running a tubular and providing a makeup torque.
US12281526B2	Method and system for suspending a drill string and isolating a wellbore A system including a plug with a first end connected to a lower drill string and a second end connected to an upper drill string. The plug further includes a sealing element configured to seal against a reservoir pressure that is downhole from the plug, and an anchoring element configured to releasably couple the plug to a wellbore to disallow an axial movement of the plug in the wellbore. The plug is configured to couple to a retrieving tool. The retrieving tool includes a first engagement element configured to release the anchoring element, thereby allowing axial movement of the plug and retrieval of the upper drill string in order to shut in the wellbore.
US12281525B2	Device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore A device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore comprises a first support and a second support axially spaced apart along a central longitudinal axis of the device, one or both of the first and second supports configured to slide axially along the central longitudinal axis, and a plurality of arm assemblies, each arm assembly pivotally connected to the first and second supports by a respective pivot joint. One or both supports comprise an adjustment mechanism configured to set a maximum outer diameter of the device.
US12281522B2	Percussive drill bit A drill bit having a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the drill bit is disclosed. A plane including the longitudinal axis of the drill bit bisects the drill bit and divides the drill bit into first and second sides. The drill bit has a shank defining an interior space and a crown coupled to the shank. The crown has a circumferential outer surface, a cutting face, and at least one bore that extends through the crown from the interior space of the shank to the cutting face. Each bore has an outlet defined by the cutting face. The cutting face defines a face channel that extends to the circumferential outer surface of the crown. The face channel has an outlet where the face channel meets the circumferential outer surface of the crown. The longitudinal axis intersects the face channel. The majority of the perimeter of the outlet of each bore is positioned on the first side of the drill bit. The outlet of the face channel is on the second side of the drill bit.
US12281519B2	Bracket and headrail coupling system A coupling or bracket system arranged and configured to couple a headrail or cassette of an architectural-structure covering one or more brackets mounted to a wall is disclosed. In use, the brackets are arranged and configured to receive the headrail in a purely horizontal motion with little to no vertical or rotational motion. Thus arranged, the coupling or bracket system eliminates the need for the headrail to be rotated into position during installation. Thus arranged, the coupling or bracket system eliminates, or at least minimizes, the concerns about the distance or spacing between the brackets and the ceiling.
US12281514B2	Door system and module therefore A door module for use with a door system, and applications thereof, are disclosed. The door module comprises a door frame and a door articulated to the door frame, a touchless door module comprising a door motor assembly, a door locking assembly, a control assembly and a power source. The door motor assembly can be configured for displacing the door between an open position and a closed position, responsive to a door opening signal or a door closing signal, respectively, emitted from the control assembly. The locking assembly can be configured for displacing a locking bolt between a locked position at which it is engageable with a locking strike, responsive to a locking signal emitted from the control assembly, and an unlocked position, responsive to an unlocking signal emitted from the control assembly. The control assembly comprises in some embodiments at least one touchless inside sensor, wherein an entrance signal includes a signal received form the at least one inside touchless sensor, resulting in generating a door closing signal and an occupied signal, and an exit signal received by the at least one inside sensor resulting in generating a door opening signal. The control assembly may further comprise a signaling system configured for emitting noticeable door mode indicia responsive to door parameters.
US12281512B2	Window regulator for a frameless system A window regulator, including: a first guide rail; a first cursor slidably mounted to the first guide rail; a second guide rail spaced from the first guide rail; a second cursor slidably mounted to the second guide rail; a housing that is not mounted to a lower end of the first guide rail or the second guide rail; a motor mounted to the housing and operably coupled to the first cursor and the second cursor such that operation of the motor will cause the first cursor to slide along the first guide rail and second cursor to slide along the second guide rail; a cable drum rotationally mounted to the housing, the cable drum being operably coupled to the motor and a first cable secured to the cable drum at one end and the first cursor at another end; a second cable secured to the cable drum at one end and the second cursor at another end; a third cable secured to the first cursor at one end and the second cursor at another end; a first cable sheath surrounding the first cable that extends from a first feature of the first guide rail to the housing; a cable tensioner associated with the first cable sheath; a second cable sheath surrounding the second cable that extends from the housing to a second feature of the second guide rail; and a third cable sheath surrounding the third cable that extends from the a second feature of the first guide rail to a first feature of the second guide rail, wherein the window regulator is configured for raising and lowering a window of a frameless door assembly of a vehicle.
US12281511B2	Adjustable cursor for glass in a vehicle A cursor assembly for a window regulator of a vehicle door, including: a main body portion; a clamping member secured to the main body portion; a cable securement feature that is moveably secured to the main body portion by an adjustment screw, wherein rotation of the adjustment screw about an axis will cause the cable securement feature to move along the axis with respect to the main body portion; and a gear train operably coupled to the adjustment screw.
US12281510B2	Load carrier for a vehicle The present disclosure relates to a load carrier for a vehicle having a lid and a base connected along at least one edge by at least one hinge. The at least one hinge includes a first connection member and a second connection member. The first connection member is configured to be pivotably connected to the base or lid at a first proximal end, by a first pivotable connection, and the hinge is releasably connected to the base or lid via the first pivotable connection by a lock member. The second connection member is connected to the other one of the base or lid at a second proximal end. The hinge is configured such that when the lid is opened by pivoting the first connection member with respect to the pivot axle, a distance between the first proximal end and the second proximal end increases.
US12281507B2	Apparatus and method for installing a pivot guide in a door section of a bifold door An apparatus and method for installing a pivot guide in a door section of a bifold door, the pivot guide including a base, a flange at an upper region of the base, a pin extending into the base, and a top part connected to the pin wherein the apparatus includes: an upper part; a lower part; and a middle part connecting the upper part to the lower part; the lower part has a notch, and during the installing of the pivot guide into the door section, the notch is positioned between the flange and the top part of the pivot guide, and after a force is applied onto the upper part, the force is transferred from the upper part to the lower part through the middle part and onto the flange to push the base into the opening in the door section.
US12281502B2	Load equalizer for latches of closure panels in motor vehicles A load balancing mechanism for controlling concurrent operation of a pair of latches of a vehicle via a respective pair of links connecting the pair of latches to an actuator, the actuator for sharing by the pair of latches, the load balancing mechanism comprising: a housing for connecting to a body of the vehicle; a lever mounted to the housing at a pivot such that the lever is pivotable about the pivot; an actuator mounting point on the lever connecting the lever to the actuator, the actuator for rotating the lever about the pivot; and a load balancing element mounted on the lever at an axis and rotatable about the axis, such that each of the respective pair of links is positioned on opposite sides of the axis, said each of the respective pair of links for coupling to a corresponding one of the pair of latches; wherein operation of the actuator causes both rotation of lever about the pivot and rotation of the load balancing element about the axis while the pair of latches are operated concurrently. A power cinch system and a power release system can be included.
US12281500B2	High security combination padlock and locking bar with advanced anti-picking mechanism A combination padlock comprising a body, true gates, a locking ball, a spindle and a plurality of clutches and dials, a shackle which contains a neck, a locking bolt with a neck, the spindle to control the lock opening of the locking bolt and control the alignment of the true gates of the clutches, the plurality of clutches to prevent the lock from being opened when the dials are not in a locked opened combination, the clutches having extended fins with rounded edges, and the plurality of dials to control the rotational movement of the clutches, so that when the extended fins of the clutches are fully aligned with the true gates, a user can pull a knob-side of the spindle to the right so that the neck of the shackle forces the locking-ball to move upward away from the neck of the shackle so as to unlock the padlock.
US12281499B2	Holder for a portable lock A holder for a portable lock, which has a lock body having a locking mechanism and a spring-loaded button, has at least a first holding section and a second holding section that is disposed opposite the first holding section with respect to a reception space for the lock body, wherein the first and second holding sections are configured to engage around the lock body, when inserted into the holder along an introduction direction, at a first side and at a second side of the lock body that is disposed opposite the first side. The holder has, at least at the first holding section, a securing opening that is formed to take the button of the lock body into engagement in order hereby to secure the lock body against an unintentional release from the holder against the introduction direction.
US12281490B2	Chlorinators and replaceable cell cartridges therefor A chlorinator system for pools or spas is disclosed. The chlorinator system includes a replaceable chlorinator cell cartridge having built in sensors, switches, and custom connections. The chlorinator system includes a controller, a chlorinator, a replaceable cell cartridge, and compression fittings for connecting the chlorinator to piping of a pool or spa system. The cartridge includes a body, a bi-directional flow switch, a connector plug, a lid, a printed circuit board, which includes non-volatile memory, and electrically-charged plates or blades.
US12281489B2	Swimming pool with composite wall A swimming pool wall, and method for forming same, including a plurality of layers of reinforced composite material. Each layer includes a thermoplastic resin and a plurality of elongate glass strands of reinforcing material. A first set of the plurality of layers has the strands running in a first direction, and a second set of the plurality of layers has the strands running in a second direction. The first direction is offset in angle from the second direction, and the first and second set of layers are fused together to form a unitary composite wall. The pool wall permits the use of a composite material which provides sufficient strength and resists degradation. The wall structure may be a plurality of interconnected panels both arcuate and arcuate and planar in shape to determine the overall shape of the composite wall enclosing an area where water or ice is retained.
US12281487B2	Deployable and retractable cover A cover system comprises at least one cover sheet having four edges and a plurality of flexible rafters. Each of the rafters is slidably connected to at least one of two opposite edges of the four edges, and at least one roller is provided on at least one of two other opposite edges of the four edges, wherein the roller is configured to rotate. The cover sheet is configured to wrap around the roller and be released from the roller, depending on a direction of rotation of the roller.
US12281486B2	Deployable shelter with inflatable frame A deployable shelter having an inflatable frame arrangement over which is disposed a flexible, the shelter having a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration, which in the deployed configuration the inflatable frame has at least two arched frame members, at least one elongate upper frame member linking together the arched members and two elongate side members, each linking the leg portions of the arched members, the elongate side members connected to the leg portions of the arched frame members so as not to be in contact with the ground or base sheet, in use, and defining, on each leg portion, a foot projection configured to make contact with the ground or base sheet. The deployable shelter is portable and rapidly deployable through inflation of an inflatable frame, of being configured to minimize contact of inflatable elements with the ground.
US12281482B2	Floor covering with interlocking design Surface coverings, such as floor coverings, with an interlocking design are described. Methods of making the surface coverings are further described. A plank including a resilient composite sheet having four sides, an upper surface, a lower surface, and an overall thickness, and said composite sheet comprising at least one base layer, wherein said at least one base layer comprising at least one polymeric material and at least one filler, wherein opposite sides of the composite sheet comprise a first tongue on a first side and a first groove on the opposite second side, wherein the first tongue and first groove have complementary shape to each other to be interlockingly engageable with a corresponding groove or tongue on an adjacent floor plank.
US12281480B2	Wall or floor covering element A covering element includes a carrier plate including at least mineral particles pressed together to a plate by a polymeric adhesion agent, complementary recesses and protrusions formed, respectively, on opposing lateral edges of the carrier plate, so in an assembled condition of two or more covering elements, the complementary recesses and protrusions can engage with complementary protrusions and recesses, respectively, of another of the two or more covering elements, a decor layer including a polymer and on a front side of the carrier plate, the decor layer including at least at least one, color pigment-containing, printing layer and a polymer-containing transparent top layer containing polyurethane or acrylic.
US12281479B2	Rainscreen support system A rainscreen support system includes a pair of backup wall brackets having a baseplate, an extension leg extending outwardly from and transverse to the baseplate and a fastening finger extending from an end of the finger transverse to the extension leg. The fastening fingers having a thickness. An adjustable vertical support member has a mounting leg and a transverse leg. The mounting leg has openings that correspond with and receive the fastening fingers. The openings have a width larger than the thickness of the fastening fingers. The adjustable vertical support member is installed on the fingers by positioning the member on the fingers, through the openings and lowering the support member so that the fingers rest on an inner surface of the mounting leg. The support member is adjustable toward and away from the backup wall bracket baseplate to adjust a distance between the support member and the backup wall.
US12281475B2	Filtration device A gutter guard for filtering water that enters a rain gutter on a building includes: a barrier member configured to be positioned above a lowest portion of the rain gutter and having a plurality of openings that are penetrable by water, the barrier member having first members that extend along a first direction; second members that extend along a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction; and a protrusion extending from the barrier member. The protrusion has a first extension that comprises a first end, and a second extension that comprises a second end.
US12281474B2	Eaves gutter An eaves gutter includes an eaves body formed by bottom, front walls and rear walls, the eaves body being formed as a recessed groove with an upper part thereof longitudinally opening along an eaves edge; and a rising part above the eaves body along the longitudinal direction of the eaves body, wherein the outer surface of the front wall disposed on the outdoor side is an inclined surface inclined obliquely downward from the outdoor side toward the indoor side; and the rising part includes: a rising wall with an outer surface formed as an inclined surface inclined obliquely upward toward the indoor side from a position withdrawn on the indoor side in the horizontal direction relative to the outdoor-side end of the front wall; and a projecting part projecting toward the outdoor side from the upper end of the rising wall along the longitudinal direction of the rising wall.
US12281471B2	Panel with inset glass A panel construction includes a core having opposing surfaces, top and bottom edges, and first and second side edges. A surface material covers the first edge surface and extends to the top edge. A side edge material covers the first side edge and extends to the top edge. A top edge material covers the top edge and extends to the first side edge. A glass support notch extends through the top edge material and into the core. The notch extends through the first side edge of the core, and the side edge material on the first side edge covers the glass support notch on the first side edge. A channel rail is inserted into the glass support notch, and a glass panel is inserted into the channel rail, with a portion of the glass panel extending above the top edge material.
US12281470B2	Sound insulation sheet member and sound insulation structure using same An object of the present invention is to provide a structural body that has high vibration damping and high sound-insulating performance which exceeds mass law while being relatively light weight, that is highly flexible in design, excellent in versatility, and easy to manufacture so that productivity and economic efficiency can be improved. The object thereof is achieved with a sheet member of a sheet having a thickness of 1 mm or less and having rubber elasticity and a resonant portion, wherein the resonant portion is provided in contact with a surface of the sheet, the resonant portion including a base part and a weight part, and the weight part being supported by the base part and having a larger mass than the base part.
US12281468B2	Sanitization system A plume cleaning system for a toilet is integrated with a toilet. In one example, a plume cleaner assembly adjacent to a toilet seat is independently removable with respect to the toilet seat. The plume cleaner assembly may include a plume cleaner, apertures, and a fan positioned to draw plume air through the plurality of apertures for treatment by the plume cleaner and expel the treated plume air out of the plume cleaner assembly in a direction at an angle to the apertures. In another example, a plume cleaner assembly with the toilet seat may include at least a fan, an electrostatic collector, and a mist generator. In another example, a plume cleaner assembly is integrated in a tank of the toilet to generate a sanitization fluid that is channeled into the toilet bowl through an overflow tube and/or rim channels.
US12281466B2	Indoor grey water purification and reuse device, system and method for public buildings An indoor grey water purification and reuse device, system and method for public buildings is disclosed. The grey water purification and reuse device includes a grey water storage tank, a grey water treatment assembly and a pneumatic reclaimed water tank assembly which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. The grey water storage tank is used for storing grey water from one floor above collected by a grey water collecting device. The grey water treatment assembly is used for carrying out multistage purification treatment on the grey water in the grey water storage tank. The pneumatic reclaimed water tank assembly is used for disinfecting reclaimed water subjected to multistage purification treatment and supplying water to reclaimed water reuse facilities on the current floor of the building in a constant-pressure mode.
US12281464B2	Lavatory system mounting bracket A lavatory system mounting bracket for supporting a soap container below a countertop includes a top plate with an opening formed therein and configured to receive at least one of a refill port of the lavatory system and a mounting component of the lavatory system, at least one side plate extending downward from at least one edge of the top plate, and a bottom plate extending horizontally from a bottom edge of the at least one side plate. A cradle is formed by the bottom plate and the at least one side plate to support a soap container of the lavatory soap system.
US12281463B1	Automated controlling cold weather hydrant integrated into recreational vehicle parking facility The invention described herein is a cold weather hydrant that is preferably integrated into the RV Self-Park utility pedestal and smart parking system but which could be used independently of the RV Self-Park system. The cold weather unit includes a standard water line and spigot, commonly used at RV parks and other areas where potable water is desired, and also incorporates a cold weather housing, heating element and central monitoring computer. The system thereby operates without freezing in cold weather settings and also notifies interested parties of system failures in the event that a failure occurs.
US12281461B2	Hydraulic system A hydraulic system for a working vehicle, the hydraulic system includes a hydraulically actuated device; a hydraulic pump assembly for supplying a variable output of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulically actuated device; and a proportional control valve, wherein the hydraulic system is arranged such that hydraulic fluid exiting the hydraulically actuated device flows through a restriction of the proportional control valve; and wherein the hydraulic system is configured to control a flow of hydraulic fluid supplied to the hydraulically actuated device by varying the output of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump assembly, and to control a flow of hydraulic fluid exiting the hydraulically actuated device via adjusting a restriction area of the proportional control valve.
US12281459B2	Microtrench gravel installer and method of filling and sealing a microtrench containing an optical fiber and/or innerduct/microduct using the microtrench gravel installer A microtrench gravel installer configured to install gravel into a microtrench at a precise gravel layer thickness using a gravel leveler and/or a premeasured gravel box. A hot patch fill wand and box surrounding the wand configured for installing a hot patch fill sealant into a microtrench. A method of filling and sealing a microtrench containing an optical fiber and/or innerduct/microduct using the microtrench gravel installer to precisely fill a microtrench to a desired gravel layer thickness.
US12281458B2	Linkage arrangement for a working machine A linkage arrangement for a working machine, the linkage arrangement being connectable to a work implement. The linkage arrangement includes a single boom lifting arm extending along a longitudinal centre axis and being configured to lift the work implement, and a tilting arrangement having two hydraulically driven arms arranged in parallel and being configured to tilt the work implement relative the single boom lifting arm. Each one of the two hydraulically driven arms is hydraulically driven by a separate hydraulic tilting cylinder.
US12281456B2	Method for foundation consolidation combining vacuum preloading and geomembrane bag assembly loading A method for foundation consolidation combining vacuum preloading and geomembrane bag assembly loading, which comprises: digging a slurry pit, filling mud into the slurry pit and conducting vacuum preloading pumpdrainage for multiple times, laying the geomembrane bag assemblies above the soft slurry seam processed through vacuum preloading pumpdrainage inside the slurry pit to form a plurality of loading layers, and laying the geomembrane bag assemblies by piling geomembrane bags. In view of the engineering complexity and uneven settlement resulting from conventional vacuum preloading using slag loading, geomembrane bag for loading to overcome the adverse effects of slag loading. In the present invention, the drainage system and the geomembrane bag assemblies are laid out to fully leverage their perspective properties, so as to improve the transmission of vacuity in the whole soil mass, speed up the drainage rate, and increase the degree of consolidation.
US12281454B2	Automatic pilot valve system for foundation tooling The present application is directed to an automatic pilot valve (APV) system for foundation tooling, such as a continuous flight auger (CFA) or displacement tool structured to include a pilot tip receiving housing in communication with a cement supply in which when the pilot tip is in the retracted position while drilling operations are being performed, the pilot tip shaft blocks the flow of cement into the drilled hole. When the APV equipped CFA is being lifted out of the drilled hole, the APV pilot shaft slides outwardly simultaneously exposing one or more cement ports allowing cement to flow. The APV can include a one-piece machined, cast or forged valve housing, or manufactured by welding steel components into a multi-piece valve housing. The APV can be deployed externally by attachment to the outside of foundation or displacement tool stems or internally by installation inside of foundation or displacement tool stems.
US12281453B2	Snow plow assembly A snow plow assembly comprises an angle frame adapted to be operably mounted to a vehicle, a quadrant frame, a plow blade mounted to the quadrant frame, a drive link pivotally connected to the angle frame and the quadrant frame at first and second pivot points, respectively, a swing link pivotally connected to the angle frame and the quadrant frame at third and fourth pivot points, respectively, the angle frame, quadrant frame, drive link, and swing link, and the first, second, third, and fourth pivot points defining a four-bar linkage, and a first actuator pivotally connected on one end to the angle frame at a fifth pivot point and pivotally connected on the other end to the drive link at a sixth pivot point, wherein extending the first actuator causes the quadrant frame and hence the plow blade to rotate in a first direction from a neutral position generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and retracting the first actuator causes the quadrant frame and hence the plow blade to rotate in a second opposite direction from the neutral position.
US12281449B2	Paving machine having hydraulic flow tubes A paving machine includes a mold coupled to a telescopic frame member, by which the mold side-shifts relative to a main frame. A tight clearance between the paving machine and a surface being paved may be achieved by the ability to side-shift the mold. The paving machine may also include a number of vibrator motors. A flow to the vibrator motors may be controllable by a manifold controller. The manifold controller is located on an end of the telescopic frame member. By locating the manifold controller on the telescopic frame member, an operator of the paving machine may both stand on the telescopic frame member to watch the paving mold and adjust the settings of the vibrator controller.
US12281446B2	Embossed multi-ply tissue product Embossed, multi-ply tissue products having consumer preferred physical properties and an aesthetically pleasing appearance such as a first tissue ply having a molded topographical pattern and a first embossed pattern comprising a plurality of embossed elements disposed thereon and a second tissue ply having a molded topographical pattern and a second embossed pattern comprising a plurality of dot emboss elements disposed thereon. The multi-ply tissue products generally have improved sheet bulk, such as a sheet bulk greater than about 15 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g), and improved softness, such as an Average TS7 less than about 12.0 and more preferably less than about 11.0, such as from about 10.0 to about 12.0. The foregoing Average TS7 values may be obtained at a product geometric mean tensile strength (GMT) from about 800 to about 1,200 g/3″.
US12281444B2	Barrier coating for paper and paperboard The present invention relates to an aqueous barrier coating composition comprising: 50-99.9% by weight of one or more anionic low molecular weight polysaccharide(s) having a degree of polymerization (DP) in the range of 2-12; 0.1-10% by weight of a polycationic polymer; based on the total dry weight of the aqueous barrier coating composition.
US12281437B2	Method for fabricating a string, in particular a string for a bowed musical instrument, and an apparatus for carrying out the same Method for fabricating a string, in particular a string for a bowed musical instrument, said string having a core with at least one winding strand helically wound thereon, the method comprising: placing a core axially along a path, spinning the core about its central axis and helically winding at least one winding strand around the string, wherein for increasing compactness of the string a friction force is applied to the at least one winding strand by a compactness increasing module at a spinning point, said spinning point being defined as the point where the at least one winding strand is being wound on to the string, consisting of at least one core, and a compression force is applied to the at least one winding strand and the string by the compactness increasing module, when helically winding the at least one winding strand around the string.
US12281434B2	Luggage systems with integral garment steamer A luggage system includes a luggage body forming an enclosure for transporting one or more garments and a steamer module secured to the luggage body. The steamer module is configured to receive water, generate steam from the received water, and discharge the steam. The steamer module can include a housing, a water reservoir, a steam production unit, a hose, and a power supply. The hose can be coupled between the steam production unit and a handle of a retractable handle assembly affixed to the luggage body, and configured to transfer steam generated by the steam production unit to the handle for discharge through perforations thereof. At least a portion of the hose can extend through at least a portion of a telescopic arm of the handle assembly to which the handle is releasably secured.
US12281433B2	Clothes dryer The present disclosure relates to a clothes dryer. The clothes dryer includes a drum configured to accommodate and dry clothes, and a lint removal device configured to remove lint in air flowing out of the drum. The lint removal device includes a filter part configured such that the lint is adhered thereto, and a screw rotatably disposed at an inner side of the filter part to push out the lint adhered to the filter part. The screw includes a shaft, and a blade extending from the shaft and having a helical shape, and the blade has elasticity to remove foreign substances introduced into the lint removal device without damage to the filter part.
US12281430B2	Laundry treatment apparatus and method of controlling the same A laundry treatment apparatus is configured to directly heat a drum containing laundry therein. The laundry treatment apparatus includes: a cabinet forming an external appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus; a tub provided in the cabinet; a drum configured to rotate within the tub and to contain laundry therein, the drum being formed of a metallic material; an induction module provided at an outer surface of the tub and configured to heat the drum within the tub via induction by generating a magnetic field; and wherein the outer surface of the tub comprises at least one mounting portion that is configured to mount the induction module, with at least part of the at least one mounting portion being arranged radially closer to a rotational axis of the drum than a remaining portion of the outer surface of the tub.
US12281428B2	Laundry treatment apparatus and control method thereof Disclosed is a method of controlling a washing machine. The method includes receiving setting information for washing mode, sensing an amount of laundry put into the washing machine, transmitting the setting information for washing mode and information on the amount of laundry to a dryer, and transmitting preheating request information to the dryer. A laundry treatment apparatus includes devices that may operate in conjunction with one another, thereby increasing operation efficiency and usability.
US12281427B2	Washing apparatus and controlling method thereof A method for controlling a washing apparatus including a power supply device is provided. The method includes controlling driving of a motor in a normal washing mode, determining temperature of the power supply device, controlling driving of the motor in an overheating prevention mode for reducing power consumption by the motor, when the temperature of the power supply device is equal to or higher than a first temperature, and repeating the driving in the overheating prevention mode multiple times such that the temperature of the power supply device is below a second temperature lower than the first temperature, wherein the repeating of the driving in the overheating prevention mode multiple times comprises controlling driving of a heater for heating washing water such that power consumption by the heater increases, when a number of times of driving in the overheating prevention mode is greater than a predetermined value.
US12281426B2	Washing machine and controlling method thereof A washing machine and a method for controlling the washing machine are provided. The washing machine includes a washing tub configured to accommodate a laundry, a camera configured to be disposed in a direction towards an inside of the washing tub, and a processor configured to confirm whether water collection of the laundry exists by using an image captured by the camera during rotation of the washing tub.
US12281425B2	Trouser treatment device and corresponding trouser holder A trouser treatment device including a trouser supply module including transport for transporting each of the trousers from an entry to a supply exit, an opening module of the waist of one of the trousers, arranged in the trouser supply module, and a transport module with fastening clamps that hold the trousers with the waist open by the waist and that carries the trousers from the supply exit to a trouser holder of a work station with a processing device and a rotation element able to rotate the trouser holder according to a vertical axis. The trouser holder includes, on each leg, an outer rod and an inner rod, which deploy sideways, and a third rod, arranged between the other two, which is deployed forward or backward.
US12281424B2	Needle-threading device for sewing machine and sewing machine equipped with said device The needle-threading device includes a needle-threading shaft that is parallel to a vertically-moving needle bar and that is vertically movable and rotatable, a control lever that lowers and rotates the needle-threading shaft, a needle-threading end section provided at a lower end of the needle-threading shaft and having a needle-threading hook, and a needle-threading stopper provided at the needle bar and defining a lowered stoppage position of the needle-threading shaft. The needle-threading end section lowered by operating the control lever rotates at the lowered stoppage position and causes the needle-threading hook to be inserted through a needle hole of one needle of a plurality of needles provided at the needle bar. The needle-threading end section includes a sliding body that vertically moves relative to the needle-threading shaft, a positioning body slidable relative to the sliding body, and an interlocking mechanism that vertically moves the sliding body.
US12281423B2	Rotary hook construction for sewing machine and sewing machine A rotary hook includes a bobbin case housing a lower thread bobbin, an inner rotary hook and an outer rotary hook. A needle drop hole is provided in an upper front surface of the inner rotary hook, and a recess is formed therein at a position deviated from the needle drop hole in a rotating direction of the outer rotary hook. The recess opens forward and upward and has a rear wall. The bobbin case provides with a thread take-up member for directing a lower thread, paid out from the lower thread bobbin, toward the recess. The lower thread paid out from the lower thread bobbin is passed through the recess via the thread take-up member and then directed to a needle hole of a needle plate provided above. With this arrangement, it is possible to structurally avoid occurrence of a hitch stitch caused by the lower thread.
US12281419B2	Three-dimensional knitted material The three-dimensional knitted material includes knitted layers that are connected to one another to form a three-dimensional product. Each wale or course in a layer is formed by using an end of a thread that is a continuation of a loop of the preceding course or wale or layer to create at least two loops of the current course or wale in different planes. The loops of the current course or wale are run through at least one loop of a neighboring wale or course or layer of the knitted material. The structural regularity of a knitted material is increased, making it possible to create three-dimensional products having a complex shape, inter alia, having internal cavities, and increasing the filtration properties of the material.
US12281408B2	Method for preparing a self-supporting substrate from a film base structure comprising a first substrate layer, a first film layer, and a second substrate layer A method for preparing a self-supporting substrate includes: preparing a thin film base structure including a first substrate layer, a thin film layer and a second substrate layer stacked in sequence; removing the first substrate layer from the thin film layer; continuing to grow a material the same as that of the thin film layer on a side of the thin film layer far away from the second substrate layer to prepare a thick film layer; and removing the second substrate layer from the thick film layer and remaining the thick film layer. In the method, a thin film may be grown on a substrate that has a larger diameter, and a thinness of the thin film will not cause the thin film and/or the substrate to crack. Therefore, a thin film that has a large diameter may be obtained so as to obtain a large-sized self-supporting thick film substrate.
US12281406B2	Ceramic coated iron particles and methods for making ceramic coated particles The present disclosure provides a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, comprising an iron particle and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure provide a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, including an iron particle having a diameter of from about 0.5 micron to about 100 microns; and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide compositions comprising a coated iron particle and a polymer or adhesion promoter. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide components, such as components, such as vehicle components, having a surface and a composition of the present disclosure disposed on the surface.
US12281402B2	Low angle membrane frame for an electroplating cell A cell to process a substrate includes at least one chamber wall, a membrane frame, and a membrane. The at least one chamber wall is arranged to form a cavity below a holder of the substrate. The membrane frame is disposed on the at least one chamber wall and across the cavity. The membrane is supported by the membrane frame and separating a first electrolyte from a second electrolyte. The membrane includes a surface extending from a center of the cavity radially outward at an angle relative to a reference plane, and wherein the angle is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 3°.
US12281401B2	Composite sheet for shielding electromagnetic and radiating heat including graphene sheet A composite sheet for shielding electromagnetic and radiating heat includes: a first layer formed of metal; and a second layer that is a graphene layer formed on one surface of the first layer and including charged chemically modified graphene such that thermal conductivity and electromagnetic shielding ability are improved while securing economic efficiency by using the second layer including the charged chemically modified graphene and the graphene flakes.
US12281399B1	Method for directly preparing trivalent chromium compound by electrochemical oxidation of ferrochrome A method for directly preparing a trivalent chromium compound by electrochemical oxidation of ferrochrome is provided. The method includes: putting ferrochrome as an anode, and placing the anode into an electrolyte solution containing a complexing agent together with a cathode, then turning on a power supply for electrolysis reaction so that chromium and iron in ferrochrome are directly converted into free Cr3+ and Fe3+ respectively, allowing one of Cr3+ and fe3+ to form a stable soluble metal complex together with the complexing agent, and allowing the other of Cr3+ and Fe3+ to form a metal hydroxide solid together with OH− generated by electrolysis reaction, so as to obtain an electrolysis completion slurry. Compared with the prior art, the present application has no hexavalent chromium salt stage, thereby shortening the process flow and avoiding the generation of chromium-containing waste residue.
US12281395B2	Processing device and working method for film cooling holes on blade of aviation engine A processing device for film cooling holes on blade of aviation engine includes a working box. A workpiece clamping mechanism is arranged in the working box for holding the workpiece. A cover body having an internal space communicated with an internal space of the working box is connected to an upper part of the working box. A laser processing mechanism is connected to a top end of the cover body and can produce laser rays to carry out laser processing on the workpiece. The cover body is connected to a liquid supply mechanism and an acid gas filtration mechanism. The liquid supply mechanism can spray an acidic solution to the workpiece in the working box, and the working box can collect the acidic solution. The acid gas filtration mechanism can filter acid steam produced during processing. A working method of the processing device is also provided.
US12281391B2	Surface conditioner for electroless deposition A composition which conditions a surface for electroless deposition of a metal is disclosed. The composition comprises a polymer surfactant comprising repeating units of a monomer, wherein each of the repeating units comprises a functional group; a metal ion; and water, wherein the functional group in each of the repeating units forms a complex with the metal ion. In a preferred embodiment, the functional group is amine, and the surfactant comprises polyethyleneimine and/or polyallylamine. The metal ion comprises cobalt, rhodium, palladium or silver. A method of forming the composition as well as a method of electroless deposition using the composition are also disclosed.
US12281389B2	Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing method includes supplying processing gas from a plurality of gas holes formed along a longitudinal direction of an injector, which extends in a vertical direction along an inner wall surface of a processing container and is rotatable around a rotational axis extending in the vertical direction, to perform a predetermined process on a substrate accommodated in the processing container. The predetermined process includes a plurality of operations, and a supply direction of the processing gas is changed by rotating the injector in accordance with the operations.
US12281388B2	Low-temperature/beol-compatible highly scalable graphene synthesis tool In one aspect, a highly scalable diffusion-couple apparatus includes a transfer chamber configured to load a wafer into a process chamber. The process chamber is configured to receive the wafer substrate from the transfer chamber. The process chamber comprises a chamber for growth of a diffusion material on the wafer. A heatable bottom disk includes a first heating mechanism. The heatable bottom disk is fixed and heatable to a specified temperature. The wafer is placed on the heatable bottom disk. A heatable top disk comprising a second heating mechanism. The heatable top disk is configured to move up and down along an x axis and an x prime axis to apply a mechanical pressure to the wafer on the heatable bottom disk. While the heatable top disk applies the mechanical pressure, a chamber pressure is maintained at a specified low value. The first heating mechanism and the second heating mechanism can be independently tuned to any value in the working range.
US12281384B2	Low refractive index surface layers and related methods The disclosure relates to a method for forming a low refractive index layer on a substrate. The method generally includes (a) applying a block copolymer layer on a substrate, the block copolymer including a polar polymeric block and a non-polar polymeric block; (b) swelling the block copolymer layer with a solvent to increase the block copolymer layer thickness; (c) depositing a metal oxide or metalloid oxide layer on polar polymeric blocks of the block copolymer layer; and (d) removing the block copolymer layer from the substrate, thereby forming a porous metal oxide or metalloid oxide layer on the substrate.
US12281380B2	CRN coating film and sliding member The present invention addresses the problem of providing a CrN coating film which has excellent peeling resistance such that peeling thereof starting at a crack is unlikely to occur even in a more severe lubrication environment. The problem is solved by a CrN coating film which has a preferred orientation of 200 as determined by XRD, and in which the X-ray diffraction intensity ratio of the (200) plane with respect to the (111) plane, (200)/(111), is 5.5 or higher, and the ratio of crystal grains of 1 μm or smaller is 85% or higher in a crystal grain size distribution measured by an EBSD analysis.
US12281379B2	Preparation method of niobium diselenide film with ultra-low friction and low electrical noise under sliding electrical contact in vacuum The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a niobium diselenide (NbSe2) film with ultra-low friction and low electrical noise under sliding electrical contact in vacuum. The method uses a direct current (DC) closed field magnetron sputtering method for preparation. Through process design of low deposition pressure and low sputtering energy, on one hand, a purity of an NbSe2 sputtered product is kept, generation of interference phases such as NbSe3 is avoided, and electrical conductivity of the sputtered NbSe2 film is greatly improved, and on the other hand, a nanocrystalline/amorphous superlattice composite structure is formed, and excellent mechanical and lubricating properties are achieved. Under sliding electrical contact in vacuum, compared with those of a common electroplated gold coating, a friction coefficient of the film is reduced to 0.02 from 0.25, a wear life is prolonged by at least 7 times, and the electrical noise is reduced by about 50%.
US12281375B2	Al plated welded pipe for hardening use and al plated hollow member and method for producing same An Al plated electric resistance welded steel pipe for hardening use suppressing the formation of scale to the inside of the plating layer while performing hot forming and an Al plated hollow member using that Al plated electric resistance welded steel pipe, wherein the Al plated electric resistance welded steel pipe for hardening use is comprised of a base material made of a tubular steel plate and having a predetermined chemical composition and an electric resistance welded zone provided at a seam portion of the steel plate and extending in a longitudinal direction of the steel plate, the base material is further provided with an intermetallic compound layer positioned on the surface of the steel plate and including an Al—Fe—Si-based intermetallic compound and an Al plating layer positioned on the surface of the intermetallic compound layer and containing Al and Si, and 70×X/D≤Y/t≤30 is satisfied, wherein X (μm) is a thickness of the intermetallic compound layer, Y (μm) is a thickness of the Al plating layer, t (mm) is a pipe thickness of the steel pipe, and D (mm) is an outside diameter of the steel pipe.
US12281374B2	Use of alloy containing aluminum for additive manufacturing An alloy includes aluminum and magnesium. A method is useful for the preparation of the alloy, and another method is useful for the preparation of a product including the alloy by additive manufacturing. Additionally, a product includes the alloy prepared by additive manufacturing. An aluminum alloy is described which allows for the preparation of aluminum products having good mechanical properties, in particular good tensile strength, good yield strength and good elongation.
US12281373B2	Wires of nickel-titanium alloy and methods of forming the same A wire of a nickel-titanium alloy having a permanent set of less than 5% when 11% strain is applied to the wire is disclosed. The wire may be formed by applying a first heat treatment to the wire, the first heat treatment includes applying heat of a first temperature for a first period of time, applying a strain deformation to the wire to set a shape for the wire during the first heat treatment, and applying a second heat treatment to the wire. The second heat treatment includes applying heat of a second temperature different from the first temperature for a second period of time, and the second temperature is between 210° C. and 290° C. The wire may have a modulus of at least 53 GPa when 200 MPa of stress is applied to the wire, and the wire is bonded to a secondary component.
US12281369B2	Extra thick hot rolled h section steel and production method therefor The present invention discloses a extra thick hot rolled H section steel and a production method therefor. The extra thick hot rolled H section steel contains, by mass, the following chemical components: 0.04-0.11% of C, 0.10-0.40% of Si, 0.40-1.00% of Mn, 0.40-1.00% of Cr, 0.10-0.40% of Cu, 0.020-0.060% of Nb, 0.040-0.100% of V, 0.010-0.025% of Ti, 0.010-0.030% of Al, 0.0060-0.0120% of N, not more than 0.015% of P, not more than 0.005% of S, not more than 0.0060% of O, and the balance Fe and trace residual elements, wherein 0.090%≤Nb+V+Ti≤0.170%, 6.5≤(V+Ti)/N≤10.5, and 0.30%≤CEV≤0.48%. The extra thick hot rolled H section steel has a flange thickness of 90 mm-150 mm, has excellent comprehensive mechanical properties, and can well meet the needs for heavy supporting structural parts of high-rise buildings, large squares, bridge structures, etc.
US12281368B2	Wire rod of which softening heat treatment can be omitted, and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to a wire rod of which softening heat treatment can be omitted, and a manufacturing method therefor. One embodiment of the present invention provides a wire rod of which softening heat treatment can be omitted, and a manufacturing method therefor, the wire rod comprising, by wt %, 0.2-0.45% of C, 0.02-0.4% of Si, 0.3-1.5% of Mn, 0.3-1.5% of Cr, 0.02-0.05% of Al, 0.01-0.5% of Mo, 0.01% or less of N, and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities, and having a microstructure consisting of, by area %, 40% or more of proeutectoid ferrite based on an equilibrium phase, 40% or more of regenerated pearlite and bainite, and 20% or less of martensite, and wherein the colony average size of the pearlite in the region amounting to ⅖ to ⅗ of the diameter is 5 μm or less.
US12281364B2	Combined machine for the thermic drying treatment of dielectric products A combined machine for the thermic drying treatment of dielectric products includes a box-like casing which defines a process chamber or cavity configured to receive a dielectric product placed on support means and to be thermally treated to obtain the drying thereof. A pumping means is operatively connected to the box-like casing and configured to be operated to create vacuum conditions inside the process chamber or cavity in the presence of the dielectric product. In particular, the combined machine includes an electric generator configured to generate a radio frequency output signal, at the desired output power, and applicator means, contained in the process chamber or cavity and electrically connected with the electric generator, configured to develop an electromagnetic field at a treatment zone of the dielectric product defined in the process chamber or cavity for heating the dielectric product itself.
US12281362B2	Diagnostic tools and treatments for clear cell renal cell carcinoma A method of diagnosing the likelihood of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma is provided. The method involves a) detecting the gene expression signatures of mitochondrial electron transport chain subunits, mitochondrial ribosomal proteins, major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) proteins or combinations thereof in a kidney tumor tissue sample; and b) determining that the subject has an elevated risk of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma if the gene expression signatures include certain sequences. In another embodiment, the method uses copper levels to diagnose the likelihood of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
US12281361B2	Methylation modification-based tumor marker STAMP-EP2 Provided is a methylated tumor marker STAMP-EP2 and uses thereof in preparing a tumor diagnostic reagen. The tumor marker STAMP-EP2 herein is hypermethylated in all tumor types, is hypomethylated in corresponding normal tissue, and has high sensitivity and specificity; primers for detecting STAMP-EP2 may be used to prepare a tumor diagnostic kit.
US12281359B2	Variants of TNFSF15 and DCR3 associated with Crohn's disease Described herein are methods and compositions related to the discovery of associations in TNFSF15 15 and DcR3 genetic loci across in Caucasian, Puerto Rican, and Korean Crohn's Disease, as demonstrated via trans-ethnic fine mapping. The present invention provides methods of quantifying risk and diagnosing susceptibility to Crohn's disease in a subject by determining the presence of one or more risk variants are at the TNF SF15 (or TL1A) and/or DcR3 genetic loci.
US12281358B2	Honeycomb tube A honeycomb tube with a planar frame defining a fluidic path between a first planar surface and a second planar surface. A fluidic interface is located at one end of the planar frame. The fluidic interface has a fluidic inlet and fluidic outlet. The fluidic path further includes a well chamber having an well-substrate with a plurality of wells. The well chamber is arranged in the planar frame between the first or second surface and the well-substrate.
US12281357B1	In situ spatial barcoding Provided herein are materials and methods for in situ labeling of a biological sample for use in spatial analysis of one or more analytes in the biological sample. In some aspects, in situ labeling of a biological sample includes labeling the biological sample with one or more spatial barcodes.
US12281355B2	Multiplexed imaging with enzyme mediated amplification Methods for imaging an analyte in a sample include contacting the biological sample with a binding agent, where the binding agent includes a binding moiety that binds to the analyte and a first nucleotide sequence, contacting the biological sample with a catalytic agent, where the catalytic agent includes a second nucleotide sequence linked to an enzyme, and where the second nucleotide sequence hybridizes to the first nucleotide sequence, contacting the biological sample with a localization agent, where the localization agent includes a substrate complementary to the enzyme and a third nucleotide sequence linked to the substrate, and contacting the biological sample with a labeling agent, where the labeling agent includes a fourth nucleotide sequence linked to an optical label, where the fourth nucleotide sequence hybridizes to the third nucleotide sequence.
US12281353B1	Terephthalate biosensors and uses thereof Biosensors for detection terephthalic acid (TPA) and methods of their use are provided. The biosensors include a nucleic acid encoding a TphR protein, a promoter regulated by TPA, and a reporter operably linked to the promoter. Vectors and host cells including the biosensors are also provided.
US12281351B2	Methods for diagnosing and treating inflammatory bowel disease Methods and materials are disclosed for testing biomarkers in a subject suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are described herein. Such detection can be useful for diagnosing and treating ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), two forms of IBD that are otherwise difficult to distinguish. The method includes measuring the level of one or more of several biomarkers, including HD5 or MMP-7, which are expressed differentially in patents with UC and CD. A treatment may be based on the determination of whether the subject has ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
US12281349B2	Recombinant vector comprising gene for synthesizing high molecular weight copolymer, transformant and method for producing polymers using transformant, recombinant strains having gene for synthesizing high molecular weight copolymers in genome and method for producing polymers using recombinant strain The primary object of the present invention is to provide a polymer synthase gene which is derived from mangrove soil metagenome, and the method for producing the useful copolymer by using this polymer synthase. Another object of the present invention is to provide an enoyl-CoA hydratase gene which is derived from Streptomyces sp. CFMR 7, and the method for producing the useful copolymer, P(3HB-co-3HHx) with increasing the composition of 3HHx by the expression of this enoyl-CoA hydratase.In order to achieve these objects, an isolated polynucleotide encoding for a polypeptide with polymer synthase activity comprising an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3, or an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3 wherein one or more amino acids is replaced, deleted or added are provided.
US12281347B2	Method for producing 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid ester and methacrylic ester As a method for producing a 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid ester using a biocatalyst, a method for producing a 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid ester, including a step of allowing an alcohol or phenol to act on 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA in the presence of alcohol acyltransferase to produce a 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid ester is provided.
US12281346B2	Advanced anaerobic digestion to carboxylic acids The present disclosure relates to a method that includes utilizing a microorganism for the converting of a substrate to an acid contained in a mixture that includes the acid and water, maintaining a pH of the mixture to less than 5, and treating the mixture with a first stream comprising an organic.
US12281345B2	Method for producing 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol from plankton [Problem] It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for collecting seawater that contains plankton and producing DHMBA, which is an antioxidant, from the plankton contained in the seawater.[Solution] The method of the present invention includes: filtering collected seawater containing the plankton using a filter; taking out a cell content from the plankton remaining on the filter; subsequently heating/pressurizing the cell content taken out; and producing 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol from the heated/pressurized product. The plankton is a diatom.
US12281339B2	Combination cancer immunotherapies with arginine depletion agents Provided are arginine depletion agents such as ADI-PEG for use in combination with cancer immunotherapies, for example, immune checkpoint modulators and T-cell adoptive immunotherapies, for treating various cancers. Also provided are related methods, compositions, patient care kits, and cell cultures.
US12281338B2	Nucleobase editors comprising GeoCas9 and uses thereof Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids or the modification of nucleic acids or proteins, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of nucleic acid programmable DNA binding proteins e.g., GeoCas9 or variants thereof, and effector domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing or protein modification are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of a GeoCas9 and effector domains, are provided.
US12281336B2	Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) virus-like particles (VLPS) comprising the C, E1, and E2 structural proteins The invention features compositions and methods for the prevention or treatment of one or more strains of Chikungunya virus, as well as other alphavirus-mediated diseases.
US12281334B2	Multi donor stem cell compositions and methods of making same Disclosed are compositions, in particular, organoid compositions, derived from more than one donor cell. Further disclosed are methods of making compositions, for example, organoid compositions, that comprise a differentiated cell population derived from more than one donor cell. Donor cells may include, for example, a precursor cell such as an embryonic stem cell or other precursor cell. The disclosed methods use synchronization conditions to produce a synchronized pooled-precursor cell population, which may then be differentiated into an organoid composition. Methods of using the compositions are also disclosed.
US12281331B2	Separation, dissociation and/or disaggregation of cells using shockwaves or mechanical impacts Methods provided by the present disclosure utilize extracorporeal shockwaves, mechanical impacts and/or principles of lithotripsy to break up a tissue sample into smaller fragments—clusters of cells and/or single cells—after which a desired cellular fraction can be isolated from the sample. Devices provided by the present disclosure deploy focused and/or directed shockwaves, and/or focused and directed mechanical impacts, to break apart a tissue sample. The devices maintain the sample in a sterile, closed environment during exposure to the shockwaves or mechanical impacts. Therefore, the shockwaves and/or mechanical impacts are generated outside of a closed device and are transmitted through one or more walls of the device into its interior, where the sample is located.
US12281329B2	Compositions and methods for immune cell modulation in adoptive immunotherapies Compounds that either produced a higher proportion or greater absolute number of phenotypically identified nave, stem cell memory, central memory T cells, adaptive NK cells, and type I NKT cells are identified. Compositions and methods for modulating immune cells including T, NK, and NKT cells for adoptive cell therapies with improved efficacy are provided.
US12281324B2	Exogenous gene expression in recombinant adenovirus for minimal impact on viral kinetics Recombinant adenovirus genomes that include an exogenous open reading frame (ORF) and a self-cleaving peptide coding sequence are described. Optimal placement of the exogenous genes for minimal impact on viral kinetics is further disclosed. Therapeutic applications of the recombinant adenoviruses are also described.
US12281321B2	Frataxin expression constructs having engineered promoters and methods of use thereof The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for altering, e.g., enhancing, the expression of frataxin (FXN), whether in vitro and/or in vivo including, but not limited to, the exploitation of engineered promoters. Such compositions include delivery via administration of an adeno-associated viral (AAV) particle. The compositions and methods of the present disclosure are useful in the treatment of subjects diagnosed with, or suspected of having Friedreich's ataxia or another neuromuscular or neurological condition resulting from a deficiency in the quantity and/or function of frataxin or associated with decreased expression or protein levels of frataxin.
US12281320B2	Methods and compositions for antibody-evading virus vectors The present disclosure provides AAV capsid proteins comprising a modification in the amino acid sequence and virus vectors comprising the modified AAV capsid protein. The disclosure also provides methods of administering the virus vectors and virus capsids of the disclosure to a cell or to a subject in vivo. This disclosure also relates to recombinant adeno associated virus (rAAV) capsid proteins comprising one or more amino acid substitutions in the 5-fold region of the rAAV capsid that result in decreased reactivity to neutralizing antibodies, and their use as gene delivery vehicles.
US12281315B1	Composition for regulating production of proteins Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to one or more compositions that upregulate the production of one or more sequences of mRNA. The sequences of mRNA may encode for translation of a target biomolecule, thereby causing an increase in bioavailability of the target biomolecule within a subject that is administered the one or more compositions. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the target biomolecule is a protein, such as a toll-like receptor 9.
US12281311B1	Composition for regulating production of interfering ribonucleic acid The present disclosure relates to compositions that upregulate the production of one or more sequences of micro-interfering ribonucleic acid (miRNA). The sequences of miRNA may be complimentary to a sequence of target messenger RNA (mRNA) that encodes for translation of a target biomolecule, and the miRNA may cause the target mRNA to be degraded or inactivated, thereby causing a decrease in bioavailability of the target biomolecule because it is degraded or inactivated by the miRNA, thereby decreasing the bioavailability of the target biomolecule within a subject that is administered the one or more compositions. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the target biomolecule is an opioid receptor. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the target biomolecule is one or more of the mu opioid receptor, the delta opioid receptor, the kappa opioid receptor and the nociceptin opioid receptor.
US12281310B2	Use of trinucleotide repeat RNAs to treat cancer Disclosed are compositions and methods related to RNA interference (RNAi) and the use of RNAi active sequence for treating diseases and disorders. Particular disclosed are toxic RNAi active sequences such as siRNA and shRNA for killing cancer cells. The disclosed toxic RNAi active sequences typically include trinucleotide repeats and preferentially target the expression of multiple essential genes for cell survival and/or growth.
US12281303B2	Methods and compositions for prime editing nucleotide sequences Compositions and methods are provided herein for conducting prime editing of a target DNA molecule (e.g., a genome) that enables the incorporation of a nucleotide change and/or targeted mutagenesis. The compositions include fusion proteins comprising nucleic acid programmable DNA binding proteins (napDNAbp) and a polymerase (e.g., reverse transcriptase), which is guided to a specific DNA sequence by a modified guide RNA, named an PEgRNA. The PEgRNA has been altered (relative to a standard guide RNA) to comprise an extended portion that provides a DNA synthesis template sequence which encodes a single strand DNA flap which is synthesized by the polymerase of the fusion protein and which becomes incorporated into the target DNA molecule.
US12281302B2	Assembly of long nucleic acids by ligation using indexed splint oligos The present disclosure relates to a method of assembling long nucleic acids by enzymatically ligating oligonucleotide molecules hybridized to an indexed splint oligonucleotide molecules. Also disclosed are oligonucleotide structures comprising an indexed splint oligonucleotide useful in performing the disclosed method.
US12281295B2	Harvesting device and method for harvesting the content of a bioreactor bag The invention relates to a harvesting device (100, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) for harvesting a content of a bioreactor bag (102) and to a method for harvesting a content of a bioreactor bag (102). The harvesting device (100, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d) comprises: a first fixing device (104) for fixing one of the fixing portions (112, 114) to the harvesting device (100, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d), a second fixing device (106) for fixing the other of the fixing portions (112, 114) to the harvesting device (100, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d), a base (108), and an adjusting device (110) coupling the first fixing device (104) and/or the second fixing device (106) to the base (108). The adjusting device (110) is configured to selectively allow changing an arrangement of the first fixing portion (112) and/or the second fixing portion (114) relative to the base (108) or fixing the arrangement of the first fixing portion (112) and/or the second fixing portion (114) relative to the base (108).
US12281291B1	Miniaturized compartment system for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) The present disclosure generally relates to miniaturized chambers for automatically conducting cell culture under controlled environment conditions. In some implementation examples, a system includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a control subsystem. The control subsystem detects a first environment condition associated with the first chamber and a second environment condition associated with the second chamber. Based at least on the first environment condition and a first airflow mode, the control subsystem supplies a first airflow to the first chamber to adjust the first environment condition toward a first target environment condition. Based at least on the second environment condition and a second airflow mode, the control subsystem supplies a second airflow to the second chamber to adjust the second environment condition toward a second target environment condition.
US12281289B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a winemaking process A control method and an associated apparatus for a winemaking process, wherein a must obtained from the pressing step is sent to one of a plurality of fermentation tanks or a must is taken from a maceration and fermentation tank. The method comprises the steps of: —preselecting at least one colorimetric value of the said must; —colorimetrically measuring the must; —comparing the colorimetric value measured with said preselected value and—in the case of a deviation by a predefined amount between said two values: —sending said must obtained from the pressing step to a second tank different from the one said must was directed to; —stopping the maceration and fermentation of said must taken from the maceration and fermentation tank and transferring it into an aging tank or barrel.
US12281277B2	Lubricant compositions containing styrenic block copolymer This invention relates to a lubricating oil composition, or concentrate therefor, comprising or resulting from the admixing of: (i) base oil, (ii) one or more styrenic block copolymers having a radial structure where one or more blocks derived from conjugated diene monomers are distal to the radial center and one more blocks derived from vinyl aromatic monomers that are proximal to the radial center, and (iii) optionally one or more dispersants and or detergents.
US12281274B1	System and method for producing renewable natural gas from biogas An improved method and apparatus for removing acid gases and other impurities from raw biogas streams, such as biogas from landfills or biogas from controlled anaerobic digestion, is disclosed. The method provides efficient generation of high-purity renewable natural gas from raw biogas. The biogas is treated in a multi-stage membrane system integrated with compression equipment. The membrane separation stages are integrated with high-pressure and low-pressure compressors with the low-pressure compressor operating in a defined pressure range. The combined system provides for efficient contaminant removal from raw biogas to generate high-purity methane products with reduced membrane area and compression energy consumption.
US12281272B2	Production of renewable fuels The present disclosure relates to methods for the production of transportation fuels from renewable paraffinic feed stocks. The methods disclosed herein present an environmentally-friendly process for using renewable paraffinic feed stocks from various sources. The renewable paraffinic feed stocks can be used to produce a variety of hydrocarbon fuels, including renewable gasoline. The disclosure also relates to fuel products and fuel blend stocks produced from renewable paraffinic feed stocks.
US12281271B2	Production of renewable fuels and intermediates The present disclosure relates to methods for the production of transportation fuels from renewable plant- and animal-based resources. The methods disclosed herein present an environmentally-friendly process for using or recycling plant- and animal-based fats and oils. The renewable feed stocks can be used to produce a variety of hydrocarbon fuels, including renewable gasoline. The disclosure also relates to fuel products and fuel blend stocks produced from renewable hydrocarbon starting materials.
US12281270B2	Sustainable turbine and diesel fuels from isoprene and α olefins The invention relation to an efficient, high-throughput method for converting isoprene and α-olefins to sustainable fuels and fuel blendstocks. The method includes coupling biologically-derived isoprene and α-olefins via hydrovinylation to generate heavier acyclic hydrocarbons, and hydrogenating the acyclic hydrocarbons to produce sustainable fuel and fuel blendstocks. The sustainable fuels and fuel blendstocks produced by this method have applications that include use as both aviation and diesel fuels and fuel blendstocks.
US12281268B2	Fuel compositions from light tight oils and high sulfur fuel oils Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.
US12281266B2	Heavy marine fuel oil composition A process for reducing the environmental contaminants in a ISO 8217:2017 Table 2 compliant Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil and resulting product, the process involving: mixing a Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil with a Activating Gas to give a feedstock mixture; contacting the feedstock mixture with one or more catalysts to form a Process Mixture; separating the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil from the Process Mixture and, discharging the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil complies with ISO 8217:2017 Table 2 for residual marine fuel and the Environmental Contaminants, which are selected from the group consisting of: a sulfur; vanadium, nickel, iron, aluminum and silicon and combinations thereof, are less than 0.5 wt. %. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil can be used as blending stock for an ISO 8217:2017 Table 2 compliant, IMO 2020 compliant, low sulfur heavy marine fuel composition.
US12281260B2	Wellbore treatment fluids comprising an amphiphilic hyperbranched copolymer Wellbore treatment fluids are provided that include an aqueous component and an amphiphilic hyperbranched copolymer comprising the polymerized reaction product of at least a first monomer and a second monomer, where the first monomer comprises at least one surface reactive end group chosen from the group consisting of carboxylates, phosphonates, sulfonates, and zwitterions. Also provided are methods of modifying subsurface energy of a carbonate formation using the wellbore treatment fluids.
US12281255B2	C-36 dimer diamine hydrochloride salt as primary viscosifier for invert-emulsion drilling fluids Methods for making and using an invert-emulsion drilling fluid, and the invert-emulsion drilling fluid are provided. An exemplary invert-emulsion drilling fluid includes a C-36 dimer diamine dihydrochloride salt (CDDH), an aqueous solvent, a non-aqueous solvent, an emulsifier, and calcium chloride.
US12281251B2	Etching composition and method for selectively removing silicon nitride during manufacture of a semiconductor device The disclosed and claimed subject matter is directed to an etching composition that includes (A) phosphoric acid and (B) a mixture that includes (i) a silicon-containing compound and (ii) an aqueous solvent. In some embodiments, the etching compositions include additional ingredients. The etching compositions are useful for the selective removal of silicon nitride over silicon oxide from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture.
US12281247B2	Multilayer protective film The present disclosure related to a multilayer protective film that may include a structural PET layer, a first removable adhesive layer underlying the structural PET layer, a first peelable adhesive layer overlying the structural PET layer, a first flame retardant PET layer overlying the first peelable adhesive layer, a second peelable adhesive layer overlying the first flame retardant PET layer, and a second flame retardant PET layer overlying the second peelable adhesive layer. The multilayer protective film may have a lateral flame spread of at least about 20 KW/m2, a specific optical density (Ds) of not greater than about 300, and a cumulative specific optical density (VOF4) of not greater than about 600.
US12281236B2	Waste-cloth-containing recovered fiber coating slurry and coating, and preparation method thereof The invention belongs to the technical field of waste cloth recovering and reusing, and particularly relates to waste-cloth-containing recovered fiber coating slurry and coating, and a preparation method thereof. 0.5-8 parts by weight of recovered fiber of waste cloth, 95-110 parts by weight of waterborne polyurethane, and 4-6 parts by weight of curing agent are prepared into recovered fiber coating slurry. The recovered fiber coating slurry is printed on a base cloth or a base plate, and dried to obtain a recovered fiber coating having a thickness of 0.1-1.0 mm. According to the technical solution provided by the invention, the field of physical method recycling of waste cloth is expanded to coating. Because the particle size of recovered fiber of the waste cloth is fine, the recovered fiber coating obtained by mixing waterborne polyurethane with a curing agent in a proper proportion has excellent abrasion resistance and mechanical properties.
US12281235B2	Photocurable composition, inkjet ink composition, active energy ray-curable ink composition, cured product, and electronic component A photocurable composition is capable of forming a cured product having good adhesiveness to an inorganic base material and having good ion migration resistance. The photocurable composition includes a monofunctional acrylic monomer (A) in an amount of 40 to 80 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the composition, a polyfunctional acrylic monomer (B) in an amount of 10 to 50 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the composition, and a hydroxyl value adjusting agent (C) in an amount of 0.1 to 30 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the composition, wherein the hydroxyl value of the composition is 1 to 100 mgKOH/g.
US12281227B2	Rubber composition with enhanced curing and adhesion properties, process for its preparation, and engineered rubber products made therefrom The invention relates to a rubber composition with enhanced curing and adhesion properties, comprising the following ingredients: R1—an elastomer or rubber E which is preferably a diene-based elastomer, R2—a particulate active filler which is preferably carbon black, or silica, or a combination of both, R3—a cobalt free curing or crosslinking or vulcanising system which includes sulphur, an active zinc composition ZnX having a specific surface area of from 10 m2/g to 100 m2/g, and accelerators, R4—a novolak composition NC which is a mixture of a novolak resin PA and a urethane-aldehyde resin UA′, and R5—a methylene donor, to a process to cure these rubber compositions, and to a method of use of these rubber compositions in engineered rubber products selected from the group consisting of hoses, pressure hoses, conveyor belts, gaskets, and tyres.
US12281226B2	Polyvinyl chloride-free lipophilic polymer based aromatized plastisol Polymer compositions suitable for modeling are provided as plastisols with a high content of volatile substances, such as bactericidal, aromatizing, and/or flavoring volatiles. Such plastisols are provided by mixing a lyophilic polyamide or lyophilic complex polyester with a plasticizer of moderate to low polarity that includes a bactericidal, aromatizing, and/or flavoring components, such as an essential oil. After mixing, additives such as fillers, pigments, and gelling agents are added. A solid plastic is producing by heating the formed plastisol to a gelation temperature and then heating to a solution temperature to generate a solid plastic with enduring bactericidal activity, scent, and/or flavor.
US12281224B2	Fluoroelastomer compounds The present invention is directed to perfluoroelastomer compounds comprising carbon black having a particle size of 100 nm or greater; a mineral filler selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, or a combination of these; a cure site monomer; and a curing agent. These perfluoroelastomer compounds, when cured into articles, exhibit desirable compression stress relaxation properties.
US12281223B2	Piezoelectric composite material and method A piezoelectric composite material is formed from a cellulosic material and an inorganic piezoelectric material dispersed in a piezoelectric polymer. The piezoelectric polymer of the composite material has a dielectric constant of from 10 or more. A method of making a piezoelectric is also disclosed wherein a matrix of a cellulosic material, an inorganic piezoelectric material, and a piezoelectric polymer material is formed. The matrix is formed into a piezoelectric composite body.
US12281221B2	Tires comprising rubber compounds that comprise propylene-α-olefin-diene polymers Rubber compounds that comprise rubber and propylene-a-olefin-diene (PE(D)M) polymers may be useful in tire-related articles (e.g., tire sidewalls, inner tubes, and innerliners). Such a rubber compound may comprise: about 5 phr to about 50 phr of the PE(D)M polymer that comprises about 65 wt % to about 99.5 wt % propylene, about 0.5 wt % to about 35 wt % a-olefin that is not propylene, and 0 wt % to about 20 wt % diene, said wt % based on the weight of the PE(D)M polymer, and about 50 parts per hundred parts rubber (phr) to about 95 phr of a rubber that comprises one selected from the group consisting of the halogenated isobutylene-based rubber is selected from the group consisting of: natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, poly(styrene-co-butadiene) rubber, polybutadiene rubber, poly(isoprene-co-butadiene) rubber, styrene-isoprene-butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, star branched butyl rubber, isobutylene-isoprene rubber, poly(isobutylene-co-alkylstyrene), a halogenated isobutylene-based rubber, polychloroprene rubber, nitrile rubber, and any combination thereof.
US12281215B2	Plasticizer composition, and sealant/adhesive compositions including the same This invention relates to a plasticizer composition that is environmentally-friendly, and yet exhibits excellent viscosity control, processability, low temperature properties, and migration resistance, and an adhesive composition including the same.
US12281212B2	PVC and PVC alloy formulations for use as resins in thermoplastic continuous fiber reinforcement composites and methods of formulating the same Disclosed herein are thermoplastic polymer matrix compositions for a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite article, comprising at least one of poly(vinyl chloride) and/or chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride). Also disclosed herein are methods for formulating thermoplastic polymer matrix compositions suitable for impregnating continuous fibers for continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite articles, wherein the thermoplastic polymer matrix compositions have sufficient viscosity and thermal stability to impregnate continuous fibers and withstand thermal treatment at high temperatures and long residence times without decomposing.
US12281210B2	Treatment process of polymeric dispersions based on the use of specific organic peroxides The present invention relates to a process for treating a polymeric dispersion prepared by polymerizing at least one or more unsaturated monomers comprising adding to said polymeric dispersion a sufficient amount of one or more organic peroxides selected from the group consisting of peroxydicarbonates, diacyl peroxides and mixtures thereof. The invention also deals with the use of organic peroxides selected from the group consisting of peroxydicarbonates, diacyl peroxides and mixtures thereof to treat a polymeric dispersion prepared by polymerizing at least one or more unsaturated monomers, preferably in order to reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds present in said polymeric dispersion.
US12281204B2	Multiblock copolymers of polyolefins and polyesters This document provides multiblock copolymers comprising: at least one block obtained from a polyester having an average MN of from about 2,000 to about 200,000, wherein the polyester contains one or more terephthalate units; and at least one block obtained from a polyolefin having an average MN of from about 2,000 to about 200,000. This document further provides methods of making and using the multiblock copolymers, and multilayer films, polymer blends, and molded articles comprising the multiblock copolymers.
US12281202B1	Organic and metallic aerogels, composition for the organic and metallic aerogels, and method for manufacturing the organic and metallic aerogels A nanoporous aerogel comprising an acid-catalyzed, oxidatively aromatized PBO polymer. The nanoporous aerogel includes a benzoxazine moiety containing polybenzoxazine polymer with up-to six sites of cross-linking per unit is the product of the high yield, room temperature, and acid catalyzed synthesis method, as provided for herein. A method of producing the aerogel is providing that results in robust monoliths, oxidative aromatization, and conversion to nanoporous carbons for the provided aerogels. The PBO polymer may be co-generated as an interpenetrating network with a metal oxide network, wherein the PBO network serves as both a reactive template and as a sacrificial scaffold in the synthesis of the pure, nanoporous, monolithic metal aerogels, in an energy efficient method.
US12281201B2	Polyarylene ether ketone resin, production method thereof, and molded product A polyarylene ether ketone resin includes repeating units represented by general formulae (1-1), (2-1), and (3-1) below. (In the formula (1-1), m1 is an integer of any one of 1 to 3). (In the formula (2-1), m2 is an integer of any one of 1 to 3). (In the formula (3-1), n is an integer of any one of 0 to 2).
US12281200B2	Fluoropolyether group-containing compound A fluoropolyether group-containing compound of formula (1a) or formula (1b): wherein RF1, RF2, R1 and R2 are as defined herein.
US12281198B2	Thermoplastic resin and optical member It is an object of this invention to provide an optical member that is able to cut ultraviolet rays without employing means such as addition of an ultraviolet absorber to the resin, using an ultraviolet cut filter or using ultraviolet absorption coating, as well as a thermoplastic resin to be used for the optical member. The thermoplastic resin of the invention comprises a spatial structural component unit, wherein the spatial structural component unit includes four or more aromatic groups selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aromatic groups and fused polycyclic aromatic groups, the spatial structural component unit has three or more monocyclic aromatic groups and/or heterocyclic aromatic groups in a conjugated structure, or one or more monocyclic aromatic groups and one or more fused polycyclic aromatic groups in a conjugated structure, or two or more fused polycyclic aromatic groups in a conjugated structure, and in a 0.1 mass % dichloromethane solution, the light transmittance at a wavelength of 355 nm is lower than 20% and the light transmittance at a wavelength of 500 nm is 90% or higher.
US12281193B2	Blocked isocyanate composition, production method thereof, curing agent for paint, paint composition and coated film A production method of a blocked isocyanate composition, including a step of mixing and reacting a polyisocyanate and an oxime-based blocking agent, in which a ratio of an amount of the oxime-based blocking agent mixed to an amount of the polyisocyanate mixed is 0.91 to 0.99 in terms of an equivalent ratio.
US12281192B2	Polyurethane chain extender, composition for forming polyurethane resin, polyurethane resin, polyurethane resin composition, molded body, and article A polyurethane chain extender includes an amine compound (X) represented by Formula (1) with a trans-isomer proportion in (X) of 50 mol % or more; a composition for forming a polyurethane-based resin including the polyurethane chain extender; a polyurethane-based resin formed by the composition for forming the polyurethane-based resin; a polyurethane-based resin obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound (A), a polyol compound (B) and the polyurethane chain extender; a polyurethane-based resin composition including the polyurethane-based resin; a molded body obtained by molding the polyurethane-based resin composition; and an article including the polyurethane-based resin composition or the molded body: where R1 to R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 or more and 4 or less of carbon atoms, p and q each independently represent an integer of 0 or more and 4 or less, and at least one of p and q is 1 or more.
US12281191B2	Devolatilization of plastomer pellets The devolatilization of plastomer pellets is undertaken using nitrogen that is recycled in the process. Volatile hydrocarbons are removed from the nitrogen in a hydrocarbon extraction vessel (e.g. an adsorbent bed). In an embodiment, the recycled nitrogen contains less than 300 ppm of volatile hydrocarbons after being treated in the adsorbent bed.
US12281189B2	Process for producing a polymer composition Process for producing a polymer composition, a polymer composition obtainable by said process and the use of said polymer composition as adhesive polymer composition and for the production of a multilayer structure, such as a three-layer metal pipe coating, with improved peel strength.
US12281188B2	Surface treatment liquid and hydrophilizing treatment method To provide a hydrophilizing surface treatment liquid suppressing the deterioration over time of the effect of a surface treatment even when a surface-treated article is exposed to a variety of chemicals and a hydrophilizing treatment method in which the hydrophilizing surface treatment liquid is used. In a hydrophilizing surface treatment liquid including a polymerizable compound having an ethylenic unsaturated double bond (A), a polymerization initiator (B) and a solvent (S), a hydrophilic polymerizable compound (A1), an adhesive polymerizable compound (A2), an acidic polymerizable compound (A3a) and/or a basic polymerizable compound (A3b) are used as the polymerizable compound (A), and an aqueous solution including the polymerizable compound (A) at a concentration of 10% by mass has a pH at 23° C. of 6.5 or more and 7.5 or less.
US12281187B2	Microwell film for bioassay, photosensitive resin composition for formation of the microwell film for bioassay, and method of manufacturing the microwell film for bioassay To provide microwell films for bioassay suitable for a “unimolecular enzyme assay” method and methods of manufacturing the films, a microwell film for bioassay is comprised of at least a substrate (11), and a resin layer (12) having microwells on its surface provided on one main surface of the substrate (11), where in the substrate (11) and the resin forming the resin layer (12), an absorption coefficient at each of wavelengths of 350 nm to 800 nm is 0.01 μm−1 or less.
US12281185B2	Anionic polymerization process and polymer production method A process for anionically polymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of a tertiary organoaluminum compound (A), an organolithium compound (B) and at least one kind of a Lewis base (C) in a polymerization system. The tertiary organoaluminum compound (A) includes a tertiary organoaluminum compound (A1) having a chemical structure in which at least two of three unshared electrons of an aluminum atom are bonded to an aromatic ring via an oxygen atom, and the tertiary organoaluminum compound (A) has a molar ratio (A2)/(A1) in the range of 0% or above and 0.8% or below between a tertiary organoaluminum compound (A2) having a chemical structure in which at most one of three unshared electrons of an aluminum atom is bonded to an aromatic ring via an oxygen atom, and the tertiary organoaluminum compound (A1).
US12281181B2	Bicyclic peptidyl inhibitors The present disclosure provides a large combinatorial library of cell-permeable bicyclic peptides. The bicyclic peptides described herein include the first ring consisted of randomized peptide sequences for potential binding to a target of interest while the second ring featured a family of different cell-penetrating motifs, for both cell penetration and target binding. The library was screened against the IκB kinase α/β (IKKα/β)-binding domain of NF-κB essential modulator (NEMO), resulting in the discovery of several cell-permeable bicyclic peptides which inhibited the NEMO-IKKβ interaction, thereby selectively inhibiting canonical NF-κB signaling in mammalian cells and the proliferation of cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells.
US12281175B2	Binding molecules for BCMA and CD3 The present invention relates to a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule.
US12281171B2	Periostin antibodies and methods of using the same The present inventors have developed antigen-binding reagents and antigen-binding conjugates that recognize a cancer-specific glycan (carbohydrate) modification on the human Periostin protein. Various in vitro and in vivo diagnostic and/or therapeutic methods using these compositions are also disclosed herein specifically for treating cancers that have amplification of the Mgat3 gene.
US12281164B2	Genetically engineered dual-targeting chimeric antigen receptor and use thereof The present invention belongs to the field of genetic engineering, and particularly relates to a genetically engineered dual-targeting chimeric antigen receptor. The present invention provides a genetically engineered dual-targeting chimeric antigen receptor and a host cell thereof in response to up-regulated expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells and immune cells after these cells are exposed to malignant serosal cavity effusion. The dual-targeting chimeric antigen receptor provided by the present invention competitively binds to PD-L1 to transform an inhibition signal of PD-L1 into an activation signal and to enhance the killing activity of T cells; meanwhile, 4-1BB introduced downstream thereof can promote proliferation and survival of T cells. In addition, the present invention also discloses a host cell expressing the above dual-targeting antigen receptor and a use thereof in preventing or treating solid tumors.
US12281163B2	Dimers and use thereof The present disclosure provides a dimer formed by two polypeptide chains, with each of the two polypeptide chains comprising an antibody Fc subunit, wherein the dimer comprises two or more immunoglobulin single variable domains (ISVDs), at least one of the ISVDs is specific for PD-L1, and at least one of the ISVDs is specific for CTLA4.
US12281156B2	Anti-respiratory syncytial virus antibodies, and methods of their generation and use Anti-RSV antibodies with neutralizing potency against RSV subtype A and RSV subtype B are provided, as well as methods for their identification, isolation, generation, and methods for their preparation and use are provided.
US12281155B1	Broadly SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing monoclonal antibodies and uses thereof The invention relates to antibodies against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in particular human neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) having a broad neutralization spectrum, and their use for the diagnosis, monitoring, prevention, and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated disease (COVID-19).
US12281154B2	Gene therapy methods for age-related diseases and conditions Methods of gene therapy are provided for treating or preventing age-related diseases or conditions by regulating one or more functional proteins associated with age-related diseases or conditions.
US12281151B2	CD6 targeted chimeric antigen receptors for treatment of certain autoimmune disorders Provided herein are, inter alia, CD6 targeting CAR-T cell compositions and methods useful for treating autoimmune diseases (e.g., Type I diabetes).
US12281150B2	T cell disease treatment targeting TAG-72 This disclosure relates to treatment of T cell diseases, particularly T cell lymphomas (TCLs) including, in particular, cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCLs) such as Sezary Syndrome (SS) and mycosis fungoides (MF), by targeting tumor-associated glycoprotein-72 (TAG-72).
US12281142B2	Recombinant HIV Env polypeptides and their use The present disclosure relates to recombinant HIV Env polypeptides and their use in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
US12281140B2	Bile acid derivatives as FXR/TGR5 agonists and methods of use thereof The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to prevent or treat FXR-mediated or TGR5-mediated diseases or conditions.
US12281139B2	Mogrosides, methods of obtaining the same, and uses Novel mogrosides and compositions comprising said novel mogrosides, including consumables, are provided herein. Methods of obtaining said novel mogrosides from either purification and/or bioconversion, are also provided.
US12281137B2	Method for the site-specific enzymatic labelling of nucleic acids in vitro by incorporation of unnatural nucleotides Provided herein are analogs of unnatural nucleotides bearing predominantly hydrophobic nucleobase analogs that form unnatural base pairs during DNA polymerase-mediated replication of DNA or RNA polymerase-mediated transcription of RNA. In this manner, the unnatural nucleobases can be introduced in a site-specific way into oligonucleotides (single or double stranded DNA or RNA), where they can provide for site-specific cleavage, or can provide a reactive linker than can undergo functionalization with a cargo-bearing reagent by means of reaction with a primary amino group or by means of click chemistry with an alkyne group of the unnatural nucleobase linker.
US12281132B2	Phosphonium-based zwitterionic monomers and polymers, and compositions and methods thereof The invention provides novel zwitterionic monomers and polymers (including copolymers) with pendent phosphonium-based zwitterionic moieties, and compositions and products comprising same, as well as related methods and uses of the compositions, for example, as surfactants, coatings, and interlayer materials, biomedical materials or agents.
US12281123B2	Benzoxazinone compounds as KLK5/7 dual inhibitors The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds for the treatment of a skin disease associated with proteolytic activity of one or more KLK proteases, wherein the compounds are according to formula (I): wherein R is as described herein.
US12281122B1	PI3K inhibitors A compound having the following structure of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer of the compound, tautomer of the compound, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, A, X, Z, and Y are as defined herein. Pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds, and their use in methods of treating diseases are also described.
US12281120B2	Crystalline forms of 2-[3-[4-amino-3-(2-fluoro-4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]piperidine-1-carbonyl]-4,4-dimethylpent-2-enenitrile Crystalline forms of Compound (I): are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of inhibiting BTK using the same, and methods for making crystalline forms of Compound (I) are also disclosed.
US12281119B2	Imidazo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4-amine derivatives as TLR7 agonist Disclosed herein is an imidazo [2, 1-f] [1, 2, 4] triazin-4-amine derivative or a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof useful as a TLR7 agonist, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. Also disclosed herein is a method of treating cancer using the imidazo [2, 1-f] [1, 2, 4] triazin-4-amine derivative or a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as TLR7 agonist.
US12281118B2	Nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic SHP2 inhibitor compound, preparation method, and use Disclosed are a nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic SHP2 inhibitor compound, a preparation method, and use. The nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic SHP2 inhibitor compound is represented by formula I below. The compound has high inhibitory activity for an SHP2 enzyme and tumor cell proliferation, and has good druggability.
US12281110B2	Processes for preparing an FGFR inhibitor Disclosed herein are processes for preparing 8-(3-(4-acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl)-6-(2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one and FGFR inhibitor, as well as polymorphs and/or salt forms thereof.
US12281108B2	Pyrrolidinone derivatives as formyl peptide 2 receptor agonists The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), which are formyl peptide 2 (FPR2) receptor agonists and/or formyl peptide 1 (FPR1) receptor agonists. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods of using the compounds, for example, for the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart failure, and related diseases.
US12281107B2	SET8 lysine methyltransferase inhibitor and preparation method and application thereof The present invention provides an SET8 lysine methyltransferase inhibitor and a preparation method and application thereof. The structural formula of the inhibitor is as follows: The inhibitor provided by the present invention has a significant inhibiting effect on lysine methyltransferase SET8 and the proliferation of tumor cells.
US12281106B2	Condensed cyclic compound, organic light-emitting device including same, and electronic device including organic light-emitting device Provided are a condensed cyclic compound, an organic light-emitting device including the condensed cyclic compound, and an electronic device including the organic light-emitting device. The condensed cyclic compound is represented by Formula 1, wherein R12 is a group represented by Formula 2-1 and R13 is a group represented by Formula 2-2.
US12281103B2	Compounds useful for treating gastrointestinal tract disorders The present disclosure is directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of disorders associated with fluid retention or salt overload, such as heart failure (in particular, congestive heart failure), chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, liver disease, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma agonist-induced fluid retention. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of hypertension. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders, including the treatment or reduction of pain associated with gastrointestinal tract disorders.
US12281100B2	Recyclable and reconfigurable high-performance polymer networks and uses thereof The present invention relates to a composition of polymers comprising dynamic covalent diketoenamine bonds. This composition allows the formulation of polymeric materials with a wide range of architectures and properties, and further allows these materials to be recycled using thermal, chemical, or mechanical processes.
US12281098B2	Five-membered-fused six-membered compound, preparation method, pharmaceutical composition and use A five-membered-fused six-membered compound, a preparation method, a pharmaceutical composition, and the use. The penta-fused hexa-heterocyclic compound is a compound represented by formula (II) or (III). The compound has an inhibition or/and degradation effect on IRAK4.
US12281093B2	3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-2-YL) pyridine glutarate or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof The present invention relates to 3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-2-yl)pyridine glutarate or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, to a crystal thereof and to a polymorph of this crystal. It further relates to the medicinal use of each of these, in particular in the treatment or prophylaxis of substance addiction or inflammation.
US12281091B1	Methods of preparing cannabinoids or derivatives thereof Provided are methods of preparing cannabinoids and cannabinoid derivatives and compositions containing the cannabinoids and derivatives.
US12281090B2	Process for producing 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from ethers of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural A process for producing a carboxylic acid composition including 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, including the steps: a) oxidizing an oxidizable compound including 5-alkoxymethylfurfural in an oxidation reactor in the presence of a saturated organic acid solvent having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms and a catalyst system comprising cobalt, manganese and bromine using an oxidizing gas at a temperature in the range of 160 to 210° C. to obtain a crude carboxylic acid composition including mono alkyl ester of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and solid 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, b) isolating at least a portion of the solid 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from the crude carboxylic acid composition in a solid-liquid separation zone to generate a solid cake and a mother liquor, c) determining the amount of manganese and/or cobalt in the cake, and d) increasing the amount of one or more controlling acids in the oxidation reactor.
US12281088B2	Process for the synthesis of vortioxetine The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of Vortioxetine (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. This process is accomplished by using a catalytic system consisting of a copper salt and an organic ligand, which can promote the formation of both C—N and C—S bond in one-pot, giving rise to an efficient, simple and industrially viable synthetic route for Vortioxetine.
US12281085B2	Bisfluoroalkyl-1,4-benzodiazepinone compounds and methods of use thereof The present invention provides compositions comprising bisfluoroalkyl-1,4-benzodiazepinone compounds, including compounds of Formula (I) or prodrugs thereof; in combination with an additional cancer therapeutic agent, and methods of use thereof for treating diseases and disorders such as cancer.
US12281084B2	Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2) inhibitors and methods using same The present disclosure provides compounds, which in certain embodiments are ACSS2 inhibitors. In certain embodiments, the compounds of the disclosure are useful for treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing certain types of cancer.
US12281083B2	2-substituted amino-naphth (1,2-d) imidazol-5-one compounds of pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof Provided herein are therapeutic and/or prophylactic compounds for mitochondrial or oxidative stress diseases such as cancer, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Machado-Joseph disease, spinocerebellar ataxia, Huntington disease, Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, diseases related to aging, diabetes, alcoholic liver injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), and the like, wherein the compound is represented by formula (1), or reduced forms thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US12281082B2	Electroluminescent material and device Disclosed are an electroluminescent material and device. The compound is a compound formed by connecting an indole- and pyrrole-fused azamacrocycle to triazine or a similar structure thereof at a specific position and is used as the host material of the electroluminescent device. These novel compounds have significantly reduced evaporation temperature and better thermal stability, can effectively reduce energy consumption, which more facilitates the device manufacturing process, and in addition, can also effectively improve device efficiency and reduce device drive voltage, which can provide better device performance. Further disclosed are an electroluminescent device, a compound formulation, and a display assembly.
US12281081B2	Herbicidal compounds The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
US12281072B2	Multi-aziridine compound The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine compound having: a) at least 2 of the following structural units (A): (A) whereby R1 is H; R2 and R4 are independently chosen from H, a linear group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, a branched or cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, phenyl, benzyl, or pyridinyl; R3 is chosen from a linear group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, a branched or cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms, phenyl, benzyl, or pyridinyl; or R2 and R3 (in case R2 is different than H) may be part of the same cyclic group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; R′ and R″ are independently H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and b) a molecular weight from 600 to 20000 Daltons, wherein the molecular weight is determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry according to the description.
US12281070B2	Water soluble antiviral and antimicrobial compound and process for preparation thereof The present invention discloses compound of Formula A represented by the structure
US12281068B2	Stable formulations of 1-Z-bromoalk-1-ene compounds and use thereof in the manufacture of pheromones The present invention concerns new stable compositions of 1-Z-bromoalk-1-ene compounds of general formula (A). These compositions are characterized in that they also comprise either at least one cyclic ether compound comprising between 4 and 6 carbon atoms, or at least one ether of general formula (B) in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and selected from the group consisting of: a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
US12281067B2	Dehydration and cracking of alpha-, beta-dihydroxy carbonyl compounds to lactic acid and other products Processes are disclosed for the synthesis of a cracked product or an end product, from a starting compound or substrate having a carbonyl functional group (C═O), with hydroxy-substituted carbon atoms at alpha (α) and beta (β) positions, relative to the carbonyl functional group. According a particular embodiment, an α-, β-dihydroxy carboxylic acid or carboxylate is dehydrated to form a dicarbonyl intermediate by transformation of the α-hydroxy group to a second carbonyl group and removal of the β-hydroxy group. The dicarbonyl intermediate is cracked to form the cracked product, in which the first and second carbonyl groups are preserved. Either or both of (i) the cracked product and (ii) a second cracked product generated from cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond of the dicarbonyl intermediate, may be further converted (e.g., by hydrogenation) to one or more end products, which, like the cracked product(s), also having fewer carbon atoms relative to the dicarbonyl intermediate and substrate.
US12281064B2	Methods for dehydrogenation of perhydro-benzyltoluene Methods for dehydrogenation of perhydro-benzyltoluene are described. The representative two stage reaction processes described herein provide cost-effective high amount of conversion to hydrogen and/or other beneficial products.
US12281063B2	Low-pressure hydroformylation of diisobutene A hydroformylation process for preparing 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal comprising reacting 2,4,4-trimethylpent-2-ene with H2 and CO in a reaction zone in the presence of one or more free organophosphite ligands of the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently H, C1- to C9-alkyl or C1- to C9-alkoxy and R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are not H at the same time, and R6, R7, R8, R° and R1° are each independently H, C1- to C9-alkyl or C1- to C9-alkoxy and Re, R7, R8, R° and R1° are not H at the same time, and R11, R12, R13, R14 and R15 are each independently H, C1- to C9-alkyl or C1- to C9-alkoxy and R11, R12, R13, R14 and R15 are not H at the same time, and a homogeneous rhodium catalyst complexed with one or more organophosphite ligands of the general formula (I) at a pressure of 1 to 100 bar abs and a temperature of from 50 to 200° C.
US12281061B2	Olefin production method An olefin production method is provided involves a step of catalytically cracking a raw material containing at least a polyolefin and an organochlorine compound in the presence of a zeolite catalyst having a sodium atom content of less than 0.1% by mass. This method improves olefin yield.
US12281060B2	Remodilins for airway remodeling and organ fibrosis Disclosed herein is a class of molecules termed remodilins that are effective in treating asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and associated disorders. The molecules ameliorate asthma and pulmonary fibrosis symptoms by various mechanisms, including inhibiting airway smooth muscle contractile protein accumulation, reducing airway constrictor hyperresponsiveness, inhibiting bronchial fibroblast transformation into myofibroblasts, and/or treating or preventing airway or pulmonary fibrosis.
US12281059B2	Method for producing halogenated hydrocarbon magnesium compound and methods for producing tertiary alcohol compound and organosilicon compound Provided is a method for producing a halogenated hydrocarbon magnesium compound, the method including bringing a halogenated hydrocarbon compound into contact with magnesium having a specific surface area of 1×10−5 to 2×10−4 m2/g. Also provided are methods for producing a tertiary alcohol compound and an organosilicon compound, wherein said production method is utilized.
US12281058B2	Manganese catalysts and their use in hydrogenation of ketones The invention provides a method comprising hydrogenating a ketone in the presence of (i) a base, (ii) hydrogen gas and (iii) a catalyst comprising a charged or neutral complex of formula (I): wherein: Mn is a manganese atom or a manganese ion in oxidation state (I) to (VII); R1 and R2 are each independently optionally substituted C4-8monocyclic aryl or C3-7monocyclic heteroaryl moieties; -Fc- denotes a ferrocene (bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)iron) moiety covalently bonded via adjacent carbon atoms of one of the two cyclopentadienyl moieties, and which may be optionally further substituted, in either cyclopentadienyl ring; —Z— is an alkylene linker of the formula —(CH2)1-6— in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene may be independently substituted; —Nx is an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heteroaryl moiety, with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 and —Nx is substituted one or more times with an electron donating group; and L1-L3 constitute one, two or three ligands, wherein, when the complex of formula (I) is charged, the catalyst comprises one or more additional counterions to balance the charge of the complex.
US12281049B2	Embedding sensors in 3D-printed silicon carbide An improved method for embedding one or more sensors in SiC is provided. The method includes depositing a binder onto successive layers of a SiC powder feedstock to produce a dimensionally stable green body have a true-sized cavity. A sensor component is then press-fit into the true-sized cavity. Alternatively, the green body is printed around the sensor component. The assembly (the green body and the sensor component) is heated within a chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) chamber for debinding, and a precursor gas is introduced for densifying the SiC matrix material. During infiltration, the sensor component becomes bonded to the densified SiC matrix, the sensor component being selected to be thermodynamically compatible with CVI byproducts at elevated temperatures, including temperatures in excess of 1000° C.
US12281046B2	High oxygen fast firing methods for ceramics manufacture A method for firing a green honeycomb body and for manufacturing a cordierite honeycomb body. The honeycomb body is heated from an initial kiln temperature to a first kiln temperature that is from about 300° C. to 400° C., at an oxygen concentration greater than 16%. The honeycomb body is heated to a second kiln temperature that is from about 600° C. to 700° C. at a second heating rate of greater than 125° C./hr. The honeycomb body is heated to a third kiln temperature that is from about 800° C. to 900° C. at a third heating rate that is less than or equal to the second heating rate. The honeycomb body is heated to a fourth kiln temperature that is from about 1300° C. to 1450° C. at a fourth heating rate that is less than or equal to the third heating rate.
US12281043B2	Artificial agglomerated stone The present disclosure relates to an artificial agglomerated stone comprising micronized feldspar and to a method for its manufacturing.
US12281042B2	Flexible ceramic coatings for metals and methods of making same Bulk paint and ceramic powder systems, methods of forming same, and methods of forming a flexible ceramic coating on a metal substrate are disclosed. The systems may include a ceramic composition having between 2 to 30 weight percent of an alkali metal oxide, such as K2O, Na2O, and Li2O or mixtures thereof, between 10 to 74 weight percent SiO2, and between 23 to 79 weight percent B2O3. Additives that are nonwetting with molten metals, such as boron nitride, provide durable coatings for metal processing operations. The ceramic composition may include less than 5 weight percent additional metal oxides. The bulk paint system further may include water and a cellulosic suspension agent to form a bulk paint. The ceramic powder system may be processed to form a uniform powder. The bulk paint or uniform powder may be applied to a metal substrate, such as a ferrous metal substrate, dried, and heated to form a flexible coating on the metal substrate.
US12281040B2	Fire rated glass unit An article of fire rated glass and method of producing the same prepared by selecting a sheet of clear float annealed glass of at least 19 millimeters in thickness and providing the edge of the sheet substantially free of imperfections. The glass sheet is then specially tempered at a temperature of at least 575 degrees Celsius for a period of at least 750 seconds, followed by a cooling step.
US12281035B2	Horizontal flow biofilter system and method of use thereof A horizontal flow water treatment method and wetland biofilter apparatus provides a chamber with impermeable outer walls spaced away from permeable interior walls of a media filtration bed such that a catch basin is formed between the outer walls and the interior walls. The catch basin creates an open area around the perimeter of the interior walls for influent water to fill within the open area before penetrating the filtration media, providing a large surface area for influent water to interact with the media filtration bed. The influent water enters the catch basin in a horizontal flow path to provide for pre-settling of particulates before making contact with the filtration media. The biofilter design increases the available surface area of the media filtration bed by up to four times for a given volume of water, and thereby minimizes the loading or infiltration rate on the media filtration bed.
US12281034B2	Electroactive bio-carrier module and sewage treatment device with same An electroactive bio-carrier module and a sewage treatment device using same are provided, which relate to the field of bioelectrochemistry and sewage treatment. The electroactive bio-carrier module is composed of an anode module and a cathode module made of a conductive material. The anode module is formed by connecting carbon fiber brushes in series and is of a vertically ring type structure; the cathode module is formed by connecting stainless steel meshes in series; the stainless steel meshes are in a folded horizontal stacked design; the anode and cathode modules are connected through an external lead wire to form a circuit. Surfaces of the anode and cathode modules can both enrich microorganisms, biofilms are formed on the surfaces. The electrode module is arranged in an up-flow type sewage treatment device and is used as an electroactive bio-carrier, to form a hybrid sewage treatment device with a built-in electroactive bio-carrier.
US12281029B2	Model predictive control system and method using neural network to control dissolved oxygen and PH in seawater A system and method for model predictive control of a process for removing dissolved oxygen (DO) from seawater to produce treated seawater having less than a prescribed DO concentration and a prescribed pH is disclosed. The model predictive control system includes a machine learning (ML) module for calculating, based on the values of operational input parameters, a predicted DO concentration and a predicted pH of the treated seawater for a future point in time. An ML-based control module is configured to determine, based on the predicted DO concentration, predicted pH and the input parameters, settings for adjusting controllable operational input parameters that serve to change the DO concentration or pH of the treated seawater. The control system monitors DO and pH during operation to dynamically update the DO and pH predictions, and adaptively update system settings to produce treated seawater having less than the prescribed DO concentration and pH.
US12281026B1	Copper ferrite synthesis by a borate method A copper ferrite synthesis describing the use of cuprous, ferric, and borate ions is disclosed. Cuprous and ferric compounds react with sodium borate to form cuprous ferric oxide precipitates. Oxidizing a cuprous ferric oxide with an oxygen enhanced flame, synthesizes copper ferrite. The cuprous ferric oxide may be reduced to nanoparticle size via pulverization to produce copper ferrite nanoparticles.
US12281024B1	Copper oxide-magnesium (CuO.MgAl2O4) spinel nanocomposite and method of synthesis thereof A nanocomposite having ionic conductivity and having the general formula CuO·MgAl2O4 wherein: copper oxide (CuO) is present in an amount of from about 5 to about 15 weight percent (wt. %) of the total weight of the nanocomposite; and, CuO is present as a monoclinic crystal phase within the nanocomposite, as determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD).
US12281021B2	System and method for making boron oxide nanoparticles A method of making boron oxide nanoparticles. The method can comprise sonochemically treating a composition comprising a boron oxide to form boron oxide nanoparticles. The method allows for the formation of these nanoparticles from non-toxic, inexpensive reagents and ambient reaction conditions. Additionally, the nanoparticles produced by the teachings described herein can be easily surface functionalized.
US12281020B2	Metahalloysite powder and metahalloysite powder production method Provided are a novel metahalloysite powder and a production method thereof, which are not present in the prior art. The metahalloysite powder is a powder which comprises granules of aggregated metahalloysite comprising metahalloysite nanotubes, which are tube-shaped metahalloysite. The production method comprises a step of preparing a halloysite slurry which comprises halloysite nanotubes, a step for formulating a powder from the slurry, and a step for firing the formulated powder at a firing temperature of 500° C. or above.
US12281019B2	Boron-containing amorphous silica powder and method of producing same An amorphous silica powder comprising boron atoms. The amorphous silica powder comprising boron atoms has an average particle size from 10 to 100 nm, as determined from 40 particles selected at random in a transmission electron micrograph. The amorphous silica powder comprising boron atoms has a decrement in a boron content of 10 mass % or less, when fired under the following conditions: 5 to 10 g of a dried product of the boron-containing amorphous silica powder is filled into an alumina crucible, heated in the atmosphere at 200° C./hour to 1000° C. to 1100° C., maintained as it is for 5 hours, and cooled to room temperature.
US12281017B2	Nanocomposites and related methods Methods of forming a nanocomposite of a base material and a plurality of nanoparticles are provided. In embodiments, the method comprises combining a first input stream of flowing fluid comprising a base material having nucleation sites, a second input stream of flowing fluid comprising a nanoparticle precursor material, and a third input stream of flowing fluid comprising a nanoparticle nucleation agent, to form an output stream of flowing fluid; heating or sonicating or both heating and sonicating the output stream for a period of time; and collecting a nanocomposite formed within the fluid of the output stream, the nanocomposite comprising the base material and a plurality of nanoparticles directly anchored onto a surface of the base material via the nucleation sites. The nanocomposites are also provided.
US12281015B2	Continuous manufacture of graphenic compounds Provided herein are high throughput continuous or semi-continuous reactors and processes for manufacturing graphenic materials, such as graphene. Such processes are suitable for manufacturing graphenic materials at rates that are up to hundreds of times faster than conventional techniques, and have little batch-to-batch variation. Also provided herein are graphenic compositions of matter, including large, high quality and/or highly uniform graphene.
US12281014B2	Fibrous carbon nanostructure and method of producing surface-modified fibrous carbon nanostructure Provided is a fibrous carbon nanostructure that has excellent dispersibility after surface modification treatment. The fibrous carbon nanostructure has an amount of localized electrons of 1.0×1017/g or more as determined by electron spin resonance measurement at a temperature of 10 K.
US12281011B1	Reactor for conversion of hydrocarbons and oxygenates to syngas and hydrogen A non-autothermal adiabatic reactor is described, including a reactor vessel defining an interior volume therein for adiabatic reaction, an inlet assembly including one or more inlets arranged to introduce reactant(s) to the interior volume of the reactor vessel, a foam material body having a conversion catalyst thereon and/or therein, positioned in the interior volume of the reactor vessel for contacting thereof by the reactant(s) introduced to the interior volume, and an outlet arranged to discharge reaction product(s) from the reactor vessel. The non-autothermal adiabatic reactor is advantageously used to produce hydrogen from an ethanol or other hydrocarbon feedstock.
US12281010B2	Aluminum nitride-based powder and method for producing same To provide an aluminum nitride-based powder that includes less amount of fine powder that is hard to be completely removed, has superior filling performance for a polymeric material, and also has thermal conductivity. The present invention relates to an aluminum nitride-based powder comprising aluminum nitride-based particles, wherein (1) the average particle size D50 is 15 to 200 μm; (2) a content of particles having a particle size of at most 5 μm is at most 60% on a particle number basis; (3) a content of an alkaline earth metal element and a rare-earth element is at most 0.1 weight %; (4) a content of oxygen is at most 0.5 weight %; and (5) a content of silicon is at most 1000 ppm by weight, and a content of iron is at most 1000 ppm by weight.
US12281009B2	Method and apparatus for generating chlorine dioxide There is disclosed a method of forming chlorine dioxide comprising passing chlorous acid through a membrane including a catalyst suitable to catalyse the formation of chlorine dioxide from chlorous acid. There is also disclosed a membrane suitable for forming an aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide comprising a catalyst suitable to catalyse the formation of chlorine dioxide from chlorous acid or alkali metal chlorite.
US12281008B2	Suspended type nanowire and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a suspended type nanowire that is fixed and electrically connected to each of a first electrode disposed on a substrate and a second electrode disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from the first electrode and suspended on the substrate. Here, a cross-section in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the suspended type nanowire includes at least one curved part, and the curve part includes a reference surface and at least one side surface extending downward from the reference surface.
US12281004B2	Systems and methods of liquid extraction from empty barrels Embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods of extracting liquid from empty barrels. In one aspect, a method includes heating a barrel with less than about 10 ml of free liquid disposed therein to expand pores in the barrel. The method further includes applying, after the heating, a negative pressure to an interior of a vessel in which the barrel is disposed, such that an amount of liquid is extracted from the barrel. The method includes collecting, after the applying, the amount of liquid within a collection container. In some embodiments, collecting the amount of liquid includes pumping the liquid through a tube that is disposed between an outer surface of the barrel and the collection container. In some embodiments, heating the barrel is via a heated blanket wrapped around the barrel. In some embodiments, heating the barrel is via placing the barrel in an oven.
US12281003B2	Carbonated beverage nozzle for a beverage machine Described herein is a nozzle for controlling foam of a carbonated beverage product produced by a beverage making machine, and associated system and method of use thereof. The nozzle can include an engagement portion configured for releasable attachment with the beverage making machine. The nozzle can further include a funnel portion extending elongated from the engagement portion and that is configured to converge a flow of the carbonated beverage product. The nozzle can further include a dispense portion to establish a stream of the carbonated beverage product into a receptacle. An alignment feature on an exterior of the nozzle can define an offset between a wall of the receptacle and the stream of the carbonated beverage product.
US12281002B2	Sealing unit for a container The disclosure relates to a sealing unit for sealing a container wall opening. The sealing unit comprises inner and outer housings defining a gas flow passage arranged between an outer surface of the inner housing and an inner surface of the outer housing. The inner housing is movable in axial direction between a first axial position wherein the gas flow passage is closed and gas is prevented from flowing into or out of the container and a second axial position wherein the gas flow passage is open and gas is allowed to flow in a generally axial direction into or out of the container. The sealing unit also includes a biasing element arranged between the outer and inner housings and configured to urge the movable inner housing to move to the first axial position. A liquid flow passage including a liquid seal unit is defined inside the inner housing.
US12280997B2	Jerk reduction for lift trucks Systems and methods can prevent or reduce jerk during operation of a materials-handling vehicle that is unloaded or carrying a load. The vehicle comprises one or more user input devices configured to receive from an operator a request to perform an action and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, before performing the action requested by the operator, a force acting on the load carried by the materials-handling vehicle as a result of the action requested by the operator. The processor determines whether the force would result in a jerk if the action is performed as requested. If it is determined that the force would result in a jerk, the action is modified so as to reduce the force. If it is determined that the force would not result in a jerk, the materials-handling vehicle performs the action as requested by the operator without modification to reduce the force.
US12280996B2	Material handling method and device, server, and handling robot The present disclosure provides a material handling method and device, a server and a handling robot. The material handling method provided by the present embodiment includes: acquiring position information and idle storage unit information of a robot; and allocating a second handling task to the robot according to the position information, the idle storage unit information and a position of a first target included in a first handling task; where one of the first handling task and the second handling task is a material fetching task, and the other is a returning task. Thus, a handling strategy can be set flexibly, and fetching materials while returning is implemented during a material handling process, the handling efficiency of the materials is improved effectively.
US12280994B2	Electrical insulation liner for aerial lift platform door An aerial lift platform includes a door having one or more insulating liner layers. The door of the aerial lift platform is tightly bonded to a rim of an opening of an aerial lift platform by at least one nonconductive fastener, such that the one or more insulating liner layers of the door are tightly bonded to at least one insulting liner of the aerial lift platform, such that a complete insulating liner is formed around both the aerial lift platform and the door. The one or more insulating liner layers of the door are able to be connected to one or more attachments via one or more nonconductive fasteners.
US12280986B2	Elevator door sensor arrangement An elevator door sensor arrangement including: a position sensor configured to determine a configuration of an elevator door of an elevator car; an auxiliary sensor configured to monitor for an object in a sensing region outside of the elevator car, the region being an approach to the elevator car; and a door sensor controller configured to output a signal to a door controller indicating that an object has been sensed by the auxiliary sensor in the sensing region, wherein the sensing region is altered in size and/or location based on the configuration of the elevator door as determined by the position sensor.
US12280975B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a feeding tray capable of being inserted into and pulled out from the housing, a feed roller, and one or more detection units. The feeding tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which a plurality of sheet-shaped media are accommodated in a state of being stacked. The feed roller feeds a sheet-shaped medium from the feeding tray toward a conveying path. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet-shaped medium provided in the conveying path. The one or more detection units detect whether a sheet-shaped medium is arranged in a predetermined position in the feeding tray.
US12280974B2	Tape supply device, optical cable manufacturing apparatus, and optical cable manufacturing method A tape supply device that supplies a tape to an optical cable, the tape supply device includes: an accumulator unit of a multistage unit type divided into units, each of the units including a plurality of movable rollers and a plurality of fixed rollers, the units being connected in series; and a control unit configured to control a supply order of the tape from the units.
US12280970B2	Modular handling system of tubular elements A modular handling system of tubular elements includes processing stations and loading and unloading areas. Each processing station includes a support structure and one or more modules operatively coupled to the support structure and configured to receive a tubular element in support. The modules are arranged sliding on the support structure along a first longitudinal axis thereof and each module includes a movement unit of the tubular elements having a longitudinal mover of the tubular elements so as to enable a movement of the tubular elements along the first longitudinal axis, and a rotation system of the tubular elements about a second longitudinal axis of the tubular elements. The modular system further includes a translator coupled to the support structure for moving the tubular elements between the loading and unloading areas and the processing stations.
US12280967B2	Robotic tools and methods for operating the same A system and method for operating a robotic system to use two or more tools to manipulate objects. The robotic system may coordinate planning processes and/or plan implementations based on grouping the objects.
US12280966B2	Robot arm control device, production system and control method of robot arm A robot arm control device according to the present disclosure comprises a workpiece selecting section that selects a target workpiece, which is a workpiece to be picked up and placed, among a plurality of workpieces conveyed by a conveyor system in a predetermined flow direction; and a motion control section that controls a motion of the robot arm to pick up the target workpiece at a predetermined pick up position and place the target workpiece at the target placement position selected among a plurality of predetermined placement positions, wherein the workpiece selecting section selects, among the workpieces that are candidates for selection, the workpiece that has a shortest distance from the distal end position at a task-start timing to the workpiece position at the task-start timing as the target workpiece.
US12280962B2	Conveyor controller with analytics system A data analytics system has been developed for conveyor systems that helps to monitor items along conveyors as well as assist in monitoring the status or health of equipment of the conveyor. Tracking items in conveying systems within a facility can be difficult. Conveyed items can become jammed, lost, or even fall off the conveyor. Based on input from motors and sensors along the conveyor, the data analytics system is able to detect lost or jammed items. With input from the sensors, the data analytics system is also configured to detect equipment wear and damage. The data analytic system further aggregates data from the various conveyor systems to generate statistics as well as other information that can be used for modeling and simulating the conveyor system. The aggregate data can be used to generate measures such as travel efficiency analytics for reporting purposes.
US12280961B2	Method and device for controlling overhead hoist transfer vehicle A method and a device for controlling an OHT vehicle are proposed. The method and device presents a solution in which it is possible to minimize a repetition of start and stop of a vehicle, due to congestion on a track, by providing a buffer distance or a buffer waiting time, when the control target vehicle starts due to moving out of range of a proximity distance to a preceding vehicle, after stopping according to reaching of the proximity distance to the preceding vehicle, during driving the OHT control target vehicle.
US12280959B2	Carrier basket transporter with self-damping carrier basket pivot connection A self-damping carrier basket pivot connection for a carrier basket transporter system having cars configured to travel along a pathway, at least some of which have a carrier basket pivotally connected thereto. The pivot connection includes a support connection configured for attachment a car. The support connection has at least three connection rollers that define a circular envelope and a mating connection configured to be attached to a back support of the carrier basket. The mating connection includes a housing with a part circular track that generally corresponds to or is larger than the circular envelope such that the rollers can be located within the part circular track. The part circular track includes at least one inwardly directed protrusion. The connection rollers engage in the part circular track such that the carrier basket is adapted to be pivotable by gravity so a product support surface of the carrier basket is maintained generally horizontal during movement of the carrier basket along the pathway, and the at least one inwardly directed protrusion provides an increased resistance to relative movement between the housing and a roller that contacts the protrusion.
US12280949B2	Storage and sorting method and apparatus, control device and storage medium The present invention provides a storage and sorting method and apparatus, a control device and a storage medium, and relates to the field of logistics. The storing and sorting apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a conveying device configured to convey articles; and at least one storage device, wherein the storage device is located over the conveying device, and is configured to obtain and store the articles conveyed on the conveying device in a storage phase, and release the stored articles to the conveying device in a sorting phase.
US12280944B2	Gravity lock and bin including the same A lock for a bin including a body and a lid hinged to the body. The lock includes a lever mounted to the lid and a plunger movable by the lever. The plunger is configured to engage a catch mounted to the body when the lid is closed and the lever is in a first position. When the lever is moved to a second position, the plunger is moved to disengage the catch and the lid is allowed to open.
US12280938B2	Packaging box The present utility model relates to a packaging box. The packaging box includes: an upper cover; and a lower cover. The upper cover and the lower cover can be combined together to form an internal packaging space therebetween. The packaging box further includes at least one spacer provided in the interior of at least one of the upper cover and the lower cover. When the upper cover and the lower cover are combined, the spacer divides the internal packaging space into at least a left cavity and a right cavity. The left cavity and the right cavity have a left outlet and a right outlet, respectively, and at least one of the upper cover and the lower cover is provided with at least one flip cover. The at least one flip cover can be flipped vertically to close or open the left outlet and/or the right outlet. In the present utility model, various types of blocks can be stored in one packaging box and easily accessed by a consumer with one hand, thereby greatly improving user experience of the consumer.
US12280937B2	System to hold multiple beverage containers A system for holding multiple beverage containers may include a cooler or carrier with toting handles, closing tabs, and base. The base may be formed from a molded plastic, rubber or synthetic rubber material. The base may also include feet that hold the base a sufficient height from the ground. The base may have a generally conic tapering drain floor that makes up its top surface. The tapering drain floor may make draining the carrier easier by directing water toward a drain hole located in the base. Extending up from the base may be a multi-layer soft-sided wall where different layers perform different desired functions. For example, an inside layer closest to the internal cavity may be a waterproof layer, a middle layer may be an insulating layer, and an external layer may be a decorative layer.
US12280928B2	Pressure sensitive flexible button lock and retractable package thereof The invention of the present disclosure may be a pressure sensitive locking mechanism comprising a first tine, a second tine, and a third tine. The locking mechanism may further comprise a tab disposed on the second tine, where the tab may be orthogonal to the second tine. In an embodiment, the second tine is configurable in a locked state and an unlocked state, where the second tine comprises a second tine bell disposed on the lower portion of the second tine, and where the second tine bell is tapered from the tab to an upper portion of the second tine. The tab may be configured to receive a pressure, application of the pressure may be configured to convert the second tine from the locked state to the unlocked state, and withdrawal of the pressure may be configured to convert the second tine from the unlocked state to the locked state.
US12280927B2	Lid structure of portable container A lid structure comprises an edible first part. The first part comprises a bottom portion and an annular wall. The annular wall extends from the periphery of the bottom portion in a direction having an inclined angle with the bottom portion. The bottom portion and the annular wall define an accommodating space, and the outer periphery of the annular wall is provided with at least one first opening. The lid structure further comprises a second part provided with a third opening and covering the first part, with the accommodating space facing the second part, and the at least one first opening and the third opening being located on opposite sides of the bottom portion, respectively. A portable container comprising a container part and the lid structure is also provided.
US12280923B2	Dispensing package for a floor treatment composition A dispensing package for a floor treatment composition. The dispensing package includes a coupling shell and a container. The coupling shell is engaged with the container by a neck fitment projecting from the coupling shell. The coupling shell is provided with a dispensing opening and at least two support zones. The container includes a membrane seal engaged with a sealing surface of the container. The coupling shell can provide for a connection between a container and a dispensing system.
US12280921B2	Hinged closure Hinged closures for containers are provided. The hinged closures allow for a closure that can be held in the open position with a large opening angle. The hinged closures include a lid portion and a skirt portion interconnected by a hinge portion. The hinge portion can be formed from two connecting columns and a central tongue, or two tongues and a central connecting column.
US12280920B2	Closure A dispensing closure for a flowable product is provided. The closure comprises a dispensing channel having a dispensing orifice, and a separate flow control member movable with respect to the dispensing channel. The flow control member is movable from a sealed position in which it prevents product flow through the dispensing orifice and an unsealed position in which fluid can flow around and/or within the flow control member to reach the dispensing orifice.
US12280916B2	Multiwall paper packaging structures A packaging article includes an outer, intermediate, and inner paper plies. A first adhesive layer is disposed between the inner and intermediate paper plies for gluing the inner paper ply to the intermediate paper ply. A second adhesive layer is disposed between the intermediate and outer paper plies for gluing the intermediate paper ply to the outer paper ply. The first and second adhesive layers overlap and are coaligned. The outer, intermediate, and inner paper plies are adjoined to form a multiwall structure, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are coaligned with each other on the multiwall structure. The first adhesive layer comprises a first plurality of adhesive spots and the second adhesive layer comprises a second plurality of adhesive spots, wherein the adhesive spots of the first plurality of adhesive spots do not overlap with the adhesive spots of the second plurality of adhesive spots.
US12280912B1	Tamper evident container A tamper evident container comprises a base, a lid, a first hinge, a locking mechanism, a second hinge, and a tamper evidence feature. The base retains items for storage. The lid engages with and covers the base. The first hinge rotatably couples the base and the lid. The locking mechanism secures the lid to the base and includes a plug and a receptacle. The locking mechanism is engaged when the plug is within the receptacle. The second hinge rotatably couples the base and the plug. The tamper evidence feature provides evidence of the container being tampered with or opened and is positioned between the plug and the second hinge.
US12280909B2	Container and method and apparatus for adding a product to a container The invention relates to a container (100) having an aperture (140) and a seal assembly (200), comprising a support member or disc (210) and a seal such as an induction seal (240). The support disc (210) has projections or cam surfaces (230) which engage with projections or cams (160) provided on the internal surface of the neck (120). The container is configured to have an intermediate configuration prior to containing a product, in which the container aperture is temporarily closed by the seal assembly (200). In this configuration, the internal cleanliness of the container is preserved. The seal assembly can be removed to add the product, and afterwards, the seal is made more permanent by applying induction energy to the seal and the container adopts a filled configuration containing the product in which the container aperture is sealed. In this configuration, the container may be sealed by the seal assembly (200) (i.e. the support member (210) and the seal (240) or by the seal (240) alone, the support member having been removed during the sealing process.
US12280905B2	Heat sealing device There is provided a heat sealing device that seals a film for packaging an article by heat welding, with the film sandwiching the article in between and being disposed in a partially overlapped state around the article, the heat sealing device including: a sealing head that heat-welds a seal portion to be sealed in the film; a first cooling head that cools the seal portion after heat welding by the sealing head; and a second cooling head that cools at least a part of an article side region in the film, which is located on an article side with respect to the seal portion.
US12280904B2	Pick and place device for an apparatus for filling and closing articles Pick and place device for an apparatus for filling and closing articles in particular, containers, comprising a robotic arm, a free end of which carries a gripper formed by two claws arranged opposite each other and movable towards and away from each other so as to open and close the gripper. Each claw defines a first jaw configured to form with the first opposite first jaw a first gripper for gripping a closing element designed to be applied onto an article and a second jaw configured to form, with the opposite second jaw a second gripper for gripping the article.
US12280890B2	Auxiliary propulsion apparatus for air vehicle An auxiliary propulsion apparatus of an air vehicle may include an engine mounted in a fuselage of the air vehicle, a generator configured to be driven using power from the engine, a compressor configured to be driven by the engine or the generator, a battery configured to store electricity generated by the generator, an electricity distributor connected to the generator, the battery and the main propulsion apparatus and configured to distribute electricity generated by the generator to the battery and to a main propulsion apparatus, and at least one nozzle device configured to jet high-pressure gas, supplied from the compressor, to an outside of the fuselage.
US12280888B2	Exhaust nozzle assembly, propulsion system employing the exhaust nozzle assembly, and aircraft employing the propulsion system An exhaust nozzle assembly includes, but is not limited to, a nozzle body configured to be fluidly coupled with an engine and to receive a jet produced by the engine. An outer cover covers the nozzle body. A movable component is disposed and configured to have an effect on either the jet or an exhaust plume when the movable component moves. A linkage is coupled to the movable component and adapted for coupling to an actuator. The linkage transmits the force to the moveable component from the actuator. There is a gap between an inner surface of the outer cover and an outer surface of the nozzle body. The linkage is smaller than the actuator. The gap is smaller than a smallest dimension of the actuator and larger than the linkage. The linkage is partially disposed within the gap, and the exhaust nozzle assembly is free of the actuator.
US12280886B2	Detection of a crosswind on a turbomachine from engine data A method including at least two turbomachines disposed on either side of a main axis of the aircraft, the turbomachines each including a low-pressure shaft and a set of at least three sensors for controlling the operation of the turbomachine. The method including the following steps: for each turbomachine, acquiring the data of the set of at least three sensors, for each turbomachine, normalizing the first pressure with respect to the speed of the low-pressure shaft and with respect to the second pressure, comparing the normalized first pressure of a turbomachine with the normalized first pressure of the at least one other turbomachine of the aircraft, detecting the presence of a crosswind based on the result of the comparison.
US12280875B2	Detachable motorized device for closing a space, in particular inside an airplane A detachable device for closing a space inside an airplane includes: a frame comprising at least one upright, the frame comprising at least one attachment interface with a structural element, a curtain assembly comprising a flexible curtain, a roller around which the flexible curtain can be wound, and at least one guide device comprising an electric-motor actuator, the guide device-being capable of translationally guiding the flexible curtain relative to the upright such that the flexible curtain can be moved in a direction of movement parallel to a longitudinal direction of the upright between a stowed position in which the flexible curtain is mainly wound around the roller and an extended position in which the flexible curtain is mainly unwound relative to the roller.
US12280872B2	Winged store mechanical capture interface for use with an aircraft A store-side mechanical interface includes attachment features formed in a wing base(s) on opposite sides of a store Cg for securing an expendable aircraft store with fixed or foldable wings to an aircraft in capture carriage and releasing the expendable aircraft store therefrom. The mechanical interface does not add mass, require additional volume or have an aerodynamic drag penalty and can withstand the large forces placed on it during operation of the aircraft. During captive carriage, the attachment features formed in the wing base are revealed for mechanical engagement with a complementary attachment feature on the aircraft. Upon release, the attachment features are either positioned aft of a wing base or covered by movement of a portion of a wing such that the first and second attachment features do not impede air flow over the store.
US12280868B2	Multi-element lifting system with integrated propulsion and aircraft using same A vertical take-off and landing aircraft with a multi-element lifting system with integrated propulsion. The multi-element lifting system may have an upper wing element, a lower wing element, and a control wing element which is located below the upper wing element and above, and rearward of, the lower wing element. The system uses internal propulsion units, such as internal ducted fans, which flow air below the upper wing element and above the lower wing element such that the air flows through the multi-element lifting system. The control wing element may be articulated to route air vertically downward to allow for short or vertical take-off and landing. An aircraft with a multi-element wing assembly and a multi-element tail assembly raised above the wing assembly. An aircraft which resides on the ground with the wing assembly and the tail assembly pitched up.
US12280866B2	Pneumo-mechanical landing gear deployment system and method A pneumo-mechanical landing gear deployment system includes a dual-stage handle operatively connected to a pressurized tank, a nose landing gear pneumatically connected to the pressurized tank, and a main landing gear pneumatically connected to the pressurized tank. Actuation of the dual-stage handle to a first position opens the pressurized tank thereby deploying the nose landing gear. Actuation of the dual-stage handle to a second position causes further opening of the pressurized tank thereby deploying the main landing gear. The system may be employed as a backup landing gear deployment system in the case of a primary landing gear system failure.
US12280864B2	Door assembly and seat unit A door assembly for a seat unit provided within a vehicle cabin, in particular an aircraft cabin, the door assembly comprising at least a fixed base structure, a door element movably mounted on the base structure and which is movable between a fully retracted position and at least one deployed position, and a door slide device provided between the base structure and the door element to movably support the door element on the base structure. Further, the door slide device comprises at least a slide carrier bracket fixed to the base structure or the door element, at least one slide unit which is coupled to the slide carrier bracket in a normal operation mode, and at least one separate auxiliary slide arrangement.
US12280860B2	Subsea robot and method for detecting norm breakdown in a production system In order to meet the objectives described above, the present invention provides a robot for detecting breakdown of NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) in a production system, in order to plan operations to remove scale containing radioactive material, and for decommissioning subsea system operations. The fields of application are the area of flow assurance and reservoir management, using operations to chemically remove scale containing NORM in the production system, and to improve the safety of the decommissioning processes of production systems. The invention allows the position of the scale inside the production system to be safely detected, such as, for example, the beginning of the deposit inside a production line, the extension of the deposit, and the end of the deposit, as well as whether the deposit occurred at different points along the production line.
US12280857B1	Seat slide-lock system The present disclosure provides a seat slide-lock system including a seat slide rail having a longitudinal axis and defining at least one detent, and a seat movable along the longitudinal axis of the seat slide rail. The seat includes a seat slide-lock device including a slide handle accessible to a user and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, a slide pin coupled to the slide handle and movable therewith, and a release switch accessible to the user and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The slide pin is engageable with the detent in the engaged position, preventing seat movement, and disengaged in the disengaged position, allowing seat movement. The release switch prevents the slide handle and slide pin from moving from the disengaged position toward the engaged position when locked and allows such movement when unlocked.
US12280852B2	Bicycle crank arm A bicycle crank may include a first lug, a second lug and a transition region. The first lug is for connecting a spindle. The second lug is for connecting a pedal. The transition region interconnects the first lug and the second lug, and is formed from a fiber reinforced thermoplastic material that includes a fiber component and a thermoplastic component.
US12280851B2	Off-road vehicle and vehicle control method Provided is an off-road vehicle including: a travel mechanism that includes a travel motor, wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, and a power transmission mechanism transmitting rotation from the travel motor to the wheels, the power transmission mechanism including a CVT belt and a transfer box switchable between a front and rear wheel drive mode and a rear wheel drive mode; a sensor that detects a travel condition caused by the travel mechanism; and processing circuitry that determines whether the travel condition caused by the travel mechanism has become a predetermined belt check request condition based on an output of the sensor, and performs, when determining that the travel condition has become the belt check request condition, travel function limitation processing of limiting a travel function performed by the travel mechanism more than that before determination.
US12280849B2	Belt drive pedal cycle with side mounted wheels, cantilever chain stay and belt tensioner A pedal driven cycle comprising a cantilevered frame member coupled to a power input sprocket and a driven sprocket; a belt drive connecting the power input sprocket to the driven sprocket; and a side mounted rear wheel releasably coupled to a multi-speed gear hub that is coaxial with the side mounted rear wheel, wherein the multi-speed gear hub is coupled to the driven sprocket.
US12280842B2	Control device, electric power steering device, and control method A control device includes a reaction force controller to generate an input torque input to the control target and control a reaction force transmitted from a steering wheel to a steering person, an assist controller to generate a correction torque to correct the input torque based on an output of the control target and a nominal model, and a state feedback circuit to feed back a state compensation value to the input torque based on the output of the control target. The assist controller is configured or programmed such that the transfer function of the control target is constrained by the transfer function of the nominal model in the frequency band where the gain in the gain characteristic of the complementary sensitivity function with respect to the modeling error between the control target and the nominal model is approximately 1.
US12280840B2	Grouser traction cleat that cinches onto rubber continuous tracks A grouser traction cleat that cinches onto vehicle tracks is presented. The grouser traction cleat apparatus comprises a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, an adjustment element, and a cleat insert. The first mounting plate comprises a plurality of adjustment guides. The second mounting plate comprises a plurality of guide slots. The plurality of adjustment guides is distributed about the first adjustment plate. The plurality of adjustment slots is distributed about the second adjustment plate. The plurality of adjustment guides is slidably connected along the plurality of adjustment slots. The first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are operatively connected to each other along the adjustment element. The cleat insert is connected along the first mounting plate, opposite to the second mounting plate.
US12280838B2	Motor vehicle power steering system A motor vehicle power steering system may include a steering handle having at least one handle sensor for detecting a handle position of the steering handle, an electronically controlled steering actuator having an electric motor for providing an actuating torque based on the detected handle position, a mechanical power transmission for transmitting the actuating torque to steered wheels, a position sensor for detecting a wheel position of the steered wheels, and a monitoring device that is configured to relate the wheel position detected by the position sensor to at least one input parameter of the mechanical power transmission given by the electric motor to monitor the functioning of the mechanical power transmission.
US12280836B2	Vehicle body lower structure The disclosure provides a vehicle body lower structure. The vehicle body lower structure includes: a deflector, disposed on a vehicle body and movable between a stowed position covering a lower part of the vehicle body and a deployed position protruding downward; and a shaft member, extending in a vehicle left-right direction and rotatably connecting a front end of the deflector to the vehicle body. The deflector is maintained in the deployed position protruding downward by its own weight, and receiving an impact load from below, the deflector moves from the deployed position to the stowed position.
US12280835B2	Vehicle body lower structure The disclosure provides a vehicle body lower structure, which may improve aerodynamic performance and inhibit the airflow guiding plate from being over-expanded or detached. The vehicle body lower structure includes an airflow guiding plate that is arranged on the vehicle body of a vehicle and is movable between a receiving position covering the lower part of the vehicle body and a deploying position protruding downward. The vehicle body lower structure further includes: a hook member, which is provided on the upper surface of the airflow guiding plate. When the airflow guiding plate is in the deploying position, the hook member is locked onto the buckle part of the vehicle body. When the airflow guiding plate is located at the receiving position, the hook member is separated from the buckle part of the vehicle body.
US12280831B2	Rear portion of a body of a motor vehicle A rear portion of a body of a motor vehicle includes a shell, which at least partially delimits the rear portion from an environment with the aid of a panel element. For absorbing compressive forces (DK) and tensile forces (ZK) acting on the rear portion, the rear portion includes a first support element and a second support element, wherein the first support element is designed to absorb the compressive forces (DK) and the second support element is designed to absorb the tensile forces (ZK).
US12280830B2	Bodywork support structure for a vehicle, in particular for a passenger motor car, as well as a vehicle A bodywork support structure for a vehicle includes two side sills that are spaced apart in a transverse direction where the two side sills have a reinforcing element that is disposed in a hollow space. A floor is disposed between the two side sills and connected to the two side sills and an energy store for storing electrical energy and/or a fuel for powering the vehicle is disposed under the floor. The reinforcing element is formed as a corner reinforcement disposed in a corner area where the corner reinforcement has a first connection area that is attached to an external wall, a second connection area that is attached to a lower flange, and a wall area that connects the first and second connection areas with each other across the corner. An open space is formed between the corner reinforcement and an internal wall in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
US12280828B2	Off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a plurality of wheels, a prime mover assembly with an engine, and a drive train having front and rear differentials. The engine body defines a cylinder axis which slants upwardly and rearwardly, with a cylinder head mid-point defined where the cylinder axis intersects an exterior surface of the cylinder head. A cylinder front line running within the longitudinal mid-plane between the front differential output axis and a projection of the cylinder head mid-point on the longitudinal mid-plane has a cylinder front line length L1, cylinder rear line running within the longitudinal mid-plane between the rear differential output axis and the projection of the cylinder head mid-point on the longitudinal mid-plane has a cylinder rear line length L2, and a ratio of the cylinder front line length L1 to the cylinder rear line length L2 is in the range from 0.4 to 1.8.
US12280824B2	Evasive steering assist modification based on manual steering inputs The techniques and systems herein enable ESA modification based on manual steering inputs. Specifically, a score is determined for a manual steering input to a host vehicle while an ESA is actively applying an ESA steering input to the host vehicle. The score quantifies an amount of additional steering input relative to the ESA steering input (e.g. additional steering angle, steering wheel torque). The ESA steering input is maintained, modified, or canceled based on the score. By doing so, the system is able to effectively adapt the ESA to the manual steering inputs thereby allowing for effective collision mitigation while ensuring that the vehicles operate as intended by the drivers.
US12280822B2	Solar vehicle navigation Navigation of a solar vehicle is provided by obtaining a target geographic destination for the vehicle having one or more photovoltaic solar arrays; obtaining configuration data defining a target solar vector relative to a reference frame of the vehicle; identifying a current geographic positioning of the vehicle via a geo-positioning system of the vehicle, including a current geographic location and a current geographic orientation of the vehicle; identifying a current solar vector relative to the reference frame of the vehicle; and during at least a portion of a solar day, outputting a steering command for the vehicle for an indirect path from the current geographic location toward the target geographic destination that is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the current solar vector to the target solar vector. The steering command can be presented to a human operator or programmatically implemented by an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle.
US12280821B2	Steering device for a vehicle and method for measuring a rack force acting on a rack with a steering device of this kind A steering device for a vehicle, having a rack which is mounted so as to be displaceable in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the rack, having a pinion, wherein the rack meshes with the pinion, having a pressing mechanism, wherein the rack is pressed against the pinion by the pressing mechanism, and having a sensor mechanism. The sensor mechanism is designed at least for measuring a compressive force. To detect or measure a rack force of the rack reliably and/or easily, the steering device is characterized in that a compressive force component directed radially to the longitudinal axis of the rack can be detected or measured by the sensor mechanism.
US12280814B2	Lifter device A lifter device includes a pole, a lifting member guided by the pole, a motor that generates power used for ascending and descending of the lifting member, a controller that controls the motor, a case that is fixed to at least a portion of the pole and accommodates the motor and the controller, a transmission mechanism that transmits the power of the motor to the lifting member, and a battery mounting portion that is provided on the case and to which a battery pack is mouted to supply power to the motor.
US12280813B2	Train operation support system and train operation support method A train operation support system for outputting a rescheduled timetable for a planned timetable of a train from a computer by using the planned timetable and an actual timetable of the train includes a timetable modification unit that modifies the planned timetable by using a given timetable modification method, a passenger flow prediction unit that calculates passenger staying information containing information indicating the number of staying passengers in each time zone at each station, by using demand information indicating a destination of a passenger in each time zone at each station where the train stops, a timetable rescheduling unit that modifies the demand information in reference to the planned timetable modified by the timetable modification unit, inputs the modified demand information to the passenger flow prediction unit, and creates the rescheduled timetable for the planned timetable by using the passenger staying information output from the passenger flow prediction unit, and an output unit that outputs the rescheduled timetable created by the timetable rescheduling unit.
US12280809B1	Human-machine shared control based on trajectory prediction The present invention relates to the field of intelligent vehicles, and more specifically, to a human-machine shared control method based on trajectory prediction. It comprises: establishing a road-vehicle model based on vehicle-related parameters and then designing a path-tracking controller; further predicting the driver's driving trajectory, evaluating the driving risk, and switching the control power between the automatic system and the human driver based on the driving risk. The present invention ensures that when the driver's inputs will cause high risk to the vehicle, the driver's input is deprived of; and that when the driver's driving inputs will not cause high risk to the vehicle, the driving is carried out by the driver, so that in the case where the automatic system is having a problem, the driver can effectively realize a safe intervention, and the safety of the intelligent driving is improved.
US12280805B2	Operational design domain (ODD) determining method and apparatus and related device A method includes determining an operational design domain (ODD) of a target road section where an automated driving system is located, where a first parameter set corresponding to the ODD includes a first environmental parameter set or a first operating parameter set of the automated driving system, obtaining a second parameter set, where the second parameter set includes a second environmental parameter set or a second operating parameter set, the second environmental parameter set is a set of environmental parameters of the automated driving system on the target road section, and the second operating parameter set is a set of operating parameters of the automated driving system on the target road section, and when it is identified that the second parameter set is a subset of the first parameter set, determining that the automated driving system does not exceed the ODD of the target road section.
US12280804B2	Driving takeover control apparatus implemented based on measured driver alertness level A driving takeover control apparatus is equipped in a vehicle capable of travelling by automated driving and controls a driving takeover operation at a transition from high automated driving to low automated driving. The apparatus includes a driver operation device, a vehicle driving device, an alertness detecting device, a computation control device, and an output limiting device. A driver operates the driver operation device to steer the vehicle and adjust a vehicle speed. The vehicle driving device steers the vehicle and adjusts the vehicle speed based on an operation amount given to the driver operation device. The alertness detecting device is detects an alertness level of the driver at the transition. The computation control device drives the output limiting device to perform an output limitation operation if the alertness level is a certain level or lower. The output limiting device limits an output of the vehicle driving device.
US12280800B2	Method for driving in blind spot of sensor mounted on autonomous vehicle via communication with server and computing device using the same A method for driving in a blind spot of a sensor mounted on an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes steps of: a computing device of the autonomous vehicle running on a specific road locating the autonomous vehicle from precision map information, sensor information and GPS information, and in response to determining that the autonomous vehicle is expected to encounter a specific event, transmitting vehicle location data, travelling direction data, vehicle structure data and sensor location data and sensor's viewing angle data to the server, to determine whether a region of interest corresponding to the specific event is included in blind spot candidates; receiving blind spot stereoscopic data, computed from the data received from the autonomous vehicle and 3D occlusion environmental data corresponding to occluding static objects in the blind spot candidates, from the server; and controlling movement of the autonomous vehicle based on the blind spot stereoscopic data.
US12280796B1	Vehicle control using auto-regressive control distibution generation based on world state embeddings A machine-learned architecture for generating a single trajectory or multiple trajectories for controlling a vehicle may comprise an embedding model that generates an embedding of a world state indicating environment, object, and/or other states, one or more machine-learned layers that determine a predicted world state embedding using the world state embedding, and concatenating, as combined data, that predicted world state embedding to a steering angle distribution and a velocity distribution. The combined data is provided as input to a machine-learned model (that may be a single machine-learned model or may comprise two separate machine-learned models) that determines a next steering angle distribution and a next velocity distribution. These distributions may be used as part of generating one or more trajectories for controlling the vehicle. The architecture may be iteratively used to create a series of distributions that are used to create one or more trajectories.
US12280790B2	Control device for mobile body A control device is installable in a mobile body movable based on a power outputted from each of a plurality of motor sections. The control device includes: a plurality of motor controllers configured to separately control the plurality of respective motor sections; and a plurality of monitoring sections configured to separately monitor presence or absence of an abnormality in the plurality of respective motor controllers. In response to either one of the plurality of monitoring sections detecting the abnormality in the motor controller, abnormal one of the motor controllers is caused to stop controlling the motor section while the normal one of the motor controllers where no abnormality is detected is caused to continue to control the motor section.
US12280785B2	Control apparatus for vehicle A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes a power transmission apparatus including a frictional engagement element configured to connect and disconnect transmission of a power between a drive power source and drive wheels of the vehicle. The control apparatus is configured to execute a vibration suppression control for estimating torsional vibration of the power transmission apparatus, based on a preformulated vibration model, and controlling a torque of a rotating machine that is connected to the power transmission apparatus, so as to suppress the torsional vibration. The control apparatus allows execution of the vibration suppression control, when the frictional engagement element is in an engaged state, and also when a differential rotation of the frictional engagement element has become smaller than a predetermined determination value even with the frictional engagement element being in a disengaged state.
US12280783B2	Autonomous narrow vehicle lane sharing, filtering, and splitting system Techniques for dividing a lane into a first virtual lane and a second virtual lane are described. A narrow track vehicle may determine that the narrow track vehicle is traversing a lane that is at least 10 feet wide. The narrow track vehicle may divide the lane into a first virtual lane and a second virtual lane and traverse one of the first virtual lane or the second virtual lane based at least in part on location (e.g., when traversing a highway lane, residential lane, etc.) and/or speed of traffic (e.g., when traffic is traveling at or below a threshold speed). In examples, the narrow track vehicle may traverse the environment in between a first lane and a second lane upon determining that a distance between a first object in the first lane and a second object in the second lane meets a threshold distance.
US12280781B2	Systems and methods for controlling autonomous mobile robots in a manufacturing environment A method for controlling a plurality of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in a manufacturing environment having an intersection includes obtaining a plurality of routes associated with the plurality of AMRs, velocity information associated with the plurality of AMRs, and priority information associated with the plurality of AMRs, and determining a plurality of arrival times associated with the plurality of AMRs based on the velocity information and the plurality of routes. The method includes generating a plurality of intersection reservations based on the plurality of arrival times and the priority information, where each intersection reservation from among the plurality of intersection reservations corresponds to an AMR from among the plurality of AMRs, and controlling a movement of the plurality of AMRs through the intersection based on the plurality of intersection reservations.
US12280779B2	Driving assistance apparatus A driving assistance apparatus including a display part and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform controlling a travel actuator so that a subject vehicle follows a preceding vehicle while keeping a target inter-vehicle distance, acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light, position information of the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, and inter-vehicle distance information on an inter-vehicle distance from the subject vehicle to the preceding vehicle, and controlling the display part so as to notify the driver of information during following the preceding vehicle based on the traffic light information, the position information and the inter-vehicle distance information, and the controlling including controlling the display part so as to notify information on a recommended inter-vehicle distance allowing the subject vehicle to travel while following the preceding vehicle without receiving a stop instruction from the traffic light.
US12280771B2	Vehicle traveling control method and apparatus, device, and storage medium A vehicle traveling control method, includes: predicting traveling paths of candidate vehicles within the sensing range of a current vehicle; determining a target competing vehicle competing with the current vehicle from the candidate vehicles, where the target competing vehicle is a vehicle having a path intersection with the traveling path of the current vehicle; determining the traveling strategy combinations of the current vehicle and the target competing vehicle according to preset traveling variations and current traveling status of the current vehicle and the target competing vehicle; and determining a target traveling strategy combination that meets preset safe traveling conditions from the traveling strategy combinations, and controlling the traveling of the current vehicle according to the target traveling strategy combination.
US12280761B2	Method and device for controlling engine to shut down, and electronic device and storage medium A method and a device for controlling an engine to shut down, and an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining current state information and operating parameter information of an engine, the current state information comprising a starting state, and the operating parameter information comprising rotating speed information, starting duration information, cooling liquid temperature information and torque information of the engine; and if the current state information is the starting state, and the rotating speed information, the starting duration information, the cooling liquid temperature information, and the torque information satisfy a first preset shutdown condition corresponding to the starting state, controlling the engine to be in a shutdown state.
US12280758B2	Vehicle control device The vehicle control device: controls the drive device and the braking device such that an actual acceleration representing an actual acceleration of the vehicle coincides with a target acceleration for driving the vehicle so that the vehicle stops at a preset target stop position; acquires the target acceleration every time a predetermined time elapses, and sets the target acceleration to a value such that the magnitude of the change amount does not exceed the threshold change amount when the magnitude of the change amount representing the difference between the target acceleration and the previous target acceleration exceeds the threshold change amount; and sets the threshold change amount to a larger value than when the emergency condition is not satisfied in a case where a predetermined emergency condition is satisfied in a case where a driving force or a braking force larger than in a normal state is required.
US12280757B2	Electric parking brake and method for controlling the same Disclosed herein an electric parking brake (EPB) system includes an EPB configured to provide a clamping force to a vehicle for parking; and a controller configured to engage the EPB; wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an early stage of vehicle release or an early stage of brake pad replacement based on a driving distance and brake pad replacement information of the vehicle during a parking operation, and upon determining that the vehicle is in the early stages of vehicle release or brake pad replacement, compensate for a target clamping force of the EPB and perform the parking operation based on the compensated target clamping force.
US12280755B1	Braking control system and method to synchronize the operation of the braking system of a towed vehicle An auxiliary brake system to control the operation of the brake system of a towed vehicle having logic and circuitry to autonomically purge the vacuum from the vacuum assist brake system of the towed vehicle once the auxiliary brake system is installed and set-up in the towed vehicle including a plurality of sensors to sense and generate corresponding operating signals of various engine operating conditions of the towed vehicle indicating engine operation or voltage changes indicative of engine operation wherein the operational signals are fed to a controller to initiate a multi-phase vacuum purge of the towed vehicle brake system once an engine operation is sensed.
US12280752B2	Electric brake system Disclosed is an electronic brake system that includes a master cylinder unit including a master cylinder to which a master cylinder reservoir coupled to generate a hydraulic pressure, a hydraulic block provided with a hydraulic pressure supply device to generate the hydraulic pressure by an electrical signal outputted in response to a displacement of a brake pedal and a hydraulic control unit to transmit the hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic pressure supply device to wheel cylinders provided in each wheel, and disposed to be separated from the master cylinder unit, a hydraulic block reservoir coupled to the hydraulic block, and a connection hose to connect the master cylinder reservoir and the hydraulic block reservoir.
US12280751B2	Electronic brake system and operation method therefor The present disclosure relates to an electronic brake system and an operation method thereof. The electronic brake system prepares various valves provided on flow paths, that connect components and a reservoir, in a closed state, and then switches the various valves to an open state after a hydraulic pressure of a pressure medium is formed by a hydraulic supply device.
US12280750B2	Automatic pressure regulating valve for electro-pneumatic braking system of commercial vehicle and control method thereof An automatic pressure regulating valve for an electro-pneumatic braking system of a commercial vehicle comprises an upper valve body and a lower valve body. The upper valve body includes a normally open switching valve, a quick-acting intake valve, a normally open quick-acting intake valve, a quick-acting exhaust valve, and a control chamber A. A lower valve body includes a relay valve and a working chamber B. The normally open switching valve has a manually controlled air inlet a and an electronically controlled air inlet b, and an air outlet c connected to an air inlet d of the normally open quick-acting intake valve. An air outlet e of the normally open quick-acting intake valve, an air inlet f of the quick-acting exhaust valve and an air outlet i of the quick-acting air intake valve are connected together to the control chamber A.
US12280746B1	Minimal lift bike carrier A carrier for supporting and transporting a recreational vehicle (e.g., bicycle, tricycle, quadracycle, or trailer) with minimal or no lifting. The carrier includes a support configured to receive and contact tires of the vehicle. The carrier also includes a ramp configured to move relative to the support and slides within one or more slots of the support. The carrier pivots relative to a pivot mount assembly such that the vehicle can be easily moved from a ground surface to the carrier and then pivoted to a generally horizontal position. The ramp acting as a lock for pivoting the carrier by restricting pivoting when slid within the one or more slots of the support and allowing pivoting when the ramp is extended from the support.
US12280745B2	Glove box A glove box includes a cover that is mounted in a dashboard of a vehicle in a state in which a front surface of the cover is open, a housing accommodated in a state in which an open surface thereof is covered by the cover and configured for selectively opening or closing the open front surface of the cover along a preset rotational trajectory, a plurality of transfer links that are arranged between first and second outer ends of the housing and first and second inner ends of the cover and transfer the housing along the preset rotational trajectory, and a damper that is connected between the cover and the transfer links and corrects a rotational force of the housing through length expansion/contraction.
US12280743B2	Automobile with rack in the cargo space An automobile having a cargo space, a rear door opening for accessing the cargo space and a door pillar which delimits the rear door opening. The vehicle has a rack which in a stowed state is arranged entirely in the cargo space and is at least partially concealed by the door pillar as viewed from outside the automobile in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis of the automobile, and in a deployed state is arranged at least partially outside the cargo space. The vehicle has a transfer mechanism to transfer the rack between the stowed state and the deployed state via the rear door opening, wherein the transfer mechanism is configured such that, during a transfer of the rack from the stowed state into the deployed state, the rack moves inward in the direction of the vehicle transverse axis of the automobile.
US12280741B2	Control apparatus and method for locking or unlocking door A control apparatus and a method for locking or unlocking a door include a smart key including a door locking and unlocking button provided thereon and configured for transmitting a control signal for locking or unlocking the door through a door locking and unlocking button; a smart key check module configured to determine whether the smart key is in a vehicle; and a door control module configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a started state or a turned-off state, determine whether to receive a control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key according to a result of the determining whether the smart key is in the vehicle when the vehicle is in the started state, and control a corresponding door of the vehicle when receiving the control signal for locking or unlocking the door from the smart key.
US12280736B2	Anti-theft sensor and alarm system thereof An anti-theft sensor and an alarm system thereof are provided. The alarm system includes a plurality of anti-theft sensors and an alarm device, and the plurality of anti-theft sensors are electrically connected to bolts of a vehicle frame of a vehicle to form an electrical loop/circuit, so that the plurality of anti-theft sensors must be removed when the vehicle frame is moved. In this way, when the plurality of anti-theft sensors are removed, the plurality of anti-theft sensors are triggered to send a warning signal to the alarm device, so that the alarm device sends out an alarm. Therefore, the vehicle owner can be immediately and correctly reminded that the condition of the vehicle frame of the vehicle is abnormal without false alarms.
US12280730B2	Side airbag device and method for manufacturing the same A side airbag device stowed in a side part of a vehicle seat and includes: an airbag for restraining an occupant by expanding and deploying; and an inflator provided in a side wall part of a seat frame in the vehicle width direction extending in the vehicle traveling direction when a horizontal cross section of the vehicle seat is viewed from above, and that supplies expansion gas to the airbag. The airbag includes a main chamber that expands and deploys towards the front and a pre-push chamber that expands and deploys before the main chamber to the inside of the main chamber in the vehicle width direction. Furthermore, the pre-push chamber has a structure with an extension portion extending from the inflator towards the rear of the vehicle seat.
US12280727B2	Vehicle system and method for adjusting interior control settings based on driver emotion and environmental context A method is provided for operating a vehicle having an interior control setting system with a computer. One or more occupant input devices generate an occupant input signal associated with sensor data, which indicates a total number of occupants, a classification, and a current emotion for each occupant disposed in the vehicle. One or more processors uses multiple occupant profiles, with each occupant profile mapped to a unique occupant identification and a plurality of actuated interior control settings, to determine an n-occupant emotion vector based on the total number of the occupants and the classification for each occupant. The processor maps the n-occupant emotion vector to interior control settings and determines a predicted interior control setting for the occupant. The processor generates an actuation signal associated with the predicted interior control setting, such that one or more actuators actuate a vehicle component based on the predicted interior control setting.
US12280726B2	Power track assembly and accessory base therefore An accessory base is provided which may be used with a power track assembly. The accessory base is connected to a power track assembly and a powered accessory so that the powered accessory is powered by the power track. The accessory base may also be used with power tracks in a roller tube awning assembly, a cassette awning assembly, hardware assembly, or a track which may be mounted to a surface.
US12280724B2	Routing structure of wire harness of sensor for door of automobile To provide an inexpensive routing structure, which is improved in sealing performance with no harm in noise insulation performance, of a wire harness of a sensor for a door of an automobile. The routing structure includes a wire harness of a sensor. The sensor couples to a flange of a rear door of the automobile with a bracket, and detects an electric signal which provides an indication that an object is between the rear door and a front door. The wire harness passes through a through hole, provided on an inner panel of the rear door, and is routed into a space between the inner panel and an outer panel. The through hole is a service hole, provided on a door side surface of the inner panel.
US12280721B2	Integrated front vision panel A molded panel that encompasses all forward surfaces of a vehicle. The molded panel extends from the forward edge from a driver side front wheel opening, laterally across the front of the vehicle and terminating at a forward edge of a passenger side wheel opening. The molded panel extends in the vertical direction (i.e., perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle) from a forward lower edge of a front valance up to a leading edge of one of a hood, a flunk, and a windshield of the vehicle. The molded panel further includes connection flanges formed on a back side surface for connection to a vehicle frame that does not have a front end module and front frame bulk head.
US12280714B2	Input device An input device has: an operating part having lighting parts and accepting input operations in: a first input mode, in which a first device including a window or a door lock of a vehicle can be operated; or a second input mode, in which a second device can be operated; an emergency detection part detecting an emergency of the vehicle; and a control part setting an input mode of the operating part between the first input mode and the second input mode, and setting the lighting of the lighting parts to: a first lighting state, in which the lighting parts are lit with emphasis; or a second lighting state, in which the lighting parts are not lit with emphasis, and, upon detection of an emergency, the control part sets the operating part to the first input mode and sets at least one lighting part to the first lighting state.
US12280711B2	Rooftop structure for semi-autonomous CTL A work machine can include a machine frame; and a component box holding a plurality of electrical components mounted to a roof of the machine frame; wherein the component box includes a plurality of indicator light sets exposed on an outer surface of the component box, wherein the plurality of indicator light sets are configured to indicate to external personnel a mode of operation of the work machine.
US12280710B2	Lamp lighting control system Provided is a lamp lighting control system including a turn lamp, a position lamp configured to provide a light-emitting face included in a light-emitting face provided by the turn lamp, an accessory lamp configured to provide a light-emitting face at least partially identical to the light-emitting face provided by the turn lamp, and a lighting control unit that is configured to control lighting states of the turn lamp, the position lamp, and the accessory lamp. The lighting control unit is configured to turn off the accessory lamp in a case where the position lamp is turned on and the turn lamp is turned on, and turn on the accessory lamp in a case where the position lam is turned on and the turn lamp is turned off.
US12280708B2	Tie-down chain anchor and storage systems A tie-down chain anchor and storage system for use on trailers, such as flatbed trailers. The system includes a container for holding the chain when not in use a top opening that has anchor slots for securing the chain at a given distance when using the chain to secure equipment on the trailer. The container has a flat top, and the container is coupled to other aspects of the trailer with the flat top flush with a flat portion of the trailer. The system allows for storage of the securing line, e.g., chain, point of pull, and no impediment in loading the trailer. Other embodiments are presented.
US12280705B2	Beverage holder with textile compensation elements A beverage holder (1) for a motor vehicle has a receptacle (2) with a side wall (5) extending from a bottom wall (3) to an open top (4) that is farther upward. At least one elastic compensation element (7) is provided for holding differently sized drinking vessels (6). The side wall (5) has at least one opening (8), and an elastic covering (10) penetrates the opening (8) due to its biasing to form the elastic compensation element (7).
US12280704B2	Beverage holder device for a vehicle The disclosure relates to a beverage holder device for a vehicle, which is adjustable between a stowed position and at least one position of use, with a storage element providing a storage surface for the beverage container, which, in the position of use, provides a bottom surface of a receptacle for the beverage receptacle, a beverage holder which, in the position of use, is set up to provide a wall which delimits the periphery of the receptacle and, in the stowed position, terminates flush with the storage surface or below the storage surface, wherein the cup holder forms a helical engagement with a further member, and a drive means comprising a drive member adapted to initiate a rotational movement of the cup holder relative to the further member, whereby the cup holder can be adjusted in height relative to the storage member for adjusting the cup holder means between the stowed position and the use position.
US12280702B2	Assist grip and vehicle including the same Disclosed are an assist grip and a vehicle including the same. The assist grip includes a fixing part coupled to an interior of a vehicle, a grip part including a radar member that senses whether an object is present within a close distance, and connected to the fixing part to be rotatable, and a connection part connecting the grip part to the fixing part such that the grip part is rotatable.
US12280698B2	Structural shroud assembly for passenger seat A structural shroud assembly for a passenger seat includes a structural shroud having a first end, a second end opposite from the first end, and a central cavity between the first end and the second end. An armrest pivot may be supported at the first end of the structural shroud. In some cases, the structural shroud may be an armrest. In other cases, the structural shroud is an upper spreader for the passenger seat configured to support a seat back of the passenger seat, and a lower spreader configured to receive at least one seat beam tube is attached to the upper spreader.
US12280697B2	Low-posture zero-gravity seat frame capable of being adjusted in multiple directions Disclosed is a low-posture zero-gravity seat frame capable of being adjusted in multiple directions. A first left front connecting rod has a lower end hinged to a left slide rail front bracket and an upper end hinged to one end of a second left front connecting rod, and the other end of the second left front connecting rod is hinged to a front horizontal tube. A second toothed plate driving device is able to adjust the height of a seat framework through the movement of a rear horizontal tube. A seatbelt retractor is disposed below the seat framework. The seat frame can realize zero-gravity adjustment, occupies a small space, and can fulfill low-posture seat arrangement.
US12280696B2	Intelligent seat systems An ISS is a seating system that actively adjusts to improve an occupant's comfort, performance, and safety in a specific driving environment. The ISS determines the occupant's posture, position on the seat surface, and/or physiological state, for example, by applying a machine vision process. The ISS can further determine a driving environment. The ISS adjusts its settings and settings of the vehicle according to one or more factors such as an occupant's posture, the occupant's physiological state, the occupant's preferences, and/or the driving environment. The ISS can include a state machine that determines a current state and determines if a change has occurred such that the system should shift to another state that best suits this change. The ISS makes adjustment according to system settings associated with the best suitable state.
US12280694B2	Mat for detecting the occupancy of a motor vehicle seat, system for determining capacitance, method for determining a capacitance or a state of occupancy of a seat, method for detecting a rotation of a part of the trunk of an occupant seated on a seat The present disclosure relates to a mat for detecting the occupancy of a motor vehicle seat, comprising a flexible support, an interdigitated capacitive sensor borne by the flexible support, a first conductive track borne by the flexible support, the first conductive track having a first end connected to the interdigitated capacitive sensor and a second end intended to be connected to a computing unit, a second conductive track borne by the support, the second conductive track having a first free end and a second end intended to be connected to the computing unit. The present disclosure also relates to a system for determining a capacitance, a method for determining a capacitance or a state of occupancy of a seat and a method for detecting a rotation of a part of the trunk of an occupant seated on a seat.
US12280693B2	Power management system, electric vehicle supply equipment, server, and adjustment method of power supply and demand balance A power management system includes a first server configured to manage electric vehicle supply equipment in a microgrid and a second server configured to manage power supply and demand balance of a power system. The electric vehicle supply equipment is configured to execute a charging and discharging operation that suppresses a voltage fluctuation of the microgrid by exchanging power between the microgrid and a vehicle, and a reactive power compensation operation that suppresses a voltage fluctuation of the power system by controlling reactive power of the microgrid.
US12280691B2	System and method for charging battery of vehicle The present disclosure relates to a charging system and a charging method for charging a main battery of a vehicle. The main battery can be charged with a voltage of a swappable battery using a DC-DC converter of an on-board computer (OBC) without installing additional converters for a plurality of swappable batteries through connection of the plurality of swappable batteries to input terminals of a plurality of DC-DC converters of the OBC charging the main battery, so that a driving distance of the vehicle is increased, and the efficiency of a motor and the inverters is increased.
US12280690B2	Method and apparatus for controlling charging of vehicle A first charging standard adopts a Wi-Fi (BLE) communication, and defines automatic charging. A second charging standard adopts an Ethernet (IPoverCAN) communication and defines PnC. A third charging standard adopts a PLC communication and defines universal charging scheme. A fourth charging standard adopts a CAN communication and defines DC (direct-current) charging. A fifth charging standard adopts a CPLT communication and defines AC (alternating-current) charging. The method includes: performing a first connection attempt process in accordance with a communication scheme adopted by a charging standard that has the highest priority; and, when no communication is established by the first connection attempt process, performing a second connection attempt process in accordance with a communication scheme adopted by a charging standard that has the second highest priority. The charging standard adapting the wireless communication scheme has a higher priority than the charging standard adapting the wired communication scheme.
US12280689B2	Power charging control systems and methods for electric vehicles A system is provided for performing an automated power charging process for one or more electric vehicles using a processor. Included in the processor is a charge controller that calculates a capacity of a power grid system by communicating with the power grid system via a network, and a power demand level of the one or more electric vehicles to satisfy one or more mission requirements of each electric vehicle. The power demand level of the one or more electric vehicles is compared with the capacity of the power grid system. In response to the comparison, at least one charging mode is selected from an override mode and an internal combustion engine mode for performing the automated power charging process. The charge controller automatically charges the one or more electric vehicles based on the selected at least one charging mode.
US12280688B2	Portable electricity generation system and method of use An electricity generator includes a wind tunnel positioned on the vehicle. The wind tunnel has an open first end and an open second end. The open first end is in communication with ambient air. A turbine chamber is fluidly coupled to the open second end of the wind tunnel. At least one wind turbine is positioned in the turbine chamber. The at least one wind turbine includes a housing. A rotor is positioned in the housing along an axis that is substantially perpendicular to an axis of the wind tunnel.
US12280687B2	Method of configuring lateral wireless charging chain for electric vehicle and apparatus and system therefor A method of configuring a lateral wireless charging chain by a first vehicle includes detecting a second vehicle in which a lateral wireless charging chain is configurable, calculating a distance to the second vehicle, performing based on the calculated distance being within a first distance, lateral alignment control with the second vehicle, and performing based on the calculated distance being within a second distance, longitudinal alignment control with the second vehicle.
US12280684B2	Systems and methods for universal input power supply bi-directional battery charger A system for an AC to DC PFC converter includes a first phase switch group connected to a first node to receive power from a first phase of a voltage source; a second phase switch group connected to a second node to receive power from a second phase of the voltage source; a third phase switch group connected to a third node to receive power from a third phase of the voltage source; a neutral phase switch group connected to a fourth node to be connected to a ground terminal of the voltage source; a first switch connected to the first node and the second node; and a second switch connected to the second node and the third node.
US12280683B2	Charge cord including features for displaying information An energy transfer system includes a charge cord configured to electrically connect a battery system to an energy source or an energy storage system, the battery system configured to power an electric motor of a vehicle. The energy transfer system also includes a display system including at least one light source attached to the charge cord, and a controller configured to control the display system to generate a visual indicator on the charge cord, the visual indicator indicative of a condition related to an energy transfer operation.
US12280680B2	Vehicle body structure An embodiment is a vehicle body structure including a front body comprising a first cooling module, a middle body having a center floor panel, the center floor panel being connected to the front body, and a rear body comprising a second cooling module and a third cooling module, the second cooling module being on each of two sides of a rear portion of the rear body in a vehicle width direction, the rear body being connected to the middle body, the third cooling module being in the rear portion of the rear body.
US12280679B2	Fuel cell powertrain systems and methods for power split and allocation in fuel cell powertrain systems The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for implementing power a power split between a first and a second power source in a fuel cell powertrain system. The method includes receiving an input into a processor of the fuel cell powertrain system, determining an output by the processor, communicating the output by the processor to a system controller and determining a power split by the system controller. The first power source includes a fuel cell system and the second power source is selected from a battery system or an engine, and the input includes a life or health of at least one of the first power source or the second power source.
US12280677B2	Current collector for a rail vehicle A current collector for a rail vehicle intended for international transport includes a support bringing two contact strips into electrically conductive contact with a contact wire on the roof of the rail vehicle. Each contact strip has a first length and a contact strip extension at each end. Each contact strip extension is rotatably mounted and connected to a respective end of the contact strip. In a first position the contact strip extensions are hinged inwards, such that a resulting total length of the contact strip with the associated contact strip extensions corresponds to the first length of the contact strip. In a second position, the contact strip extensions are hinged outwards, such that the resulting total length of the contact strip with the associated contact strip extensions corresponds to a second length of the contact strip which is greater than the first length.
US12280676B2	Automatic transportation system The present disclosure relates to an automatic transportation system that moves along a rail and is powered by induction feeding, and more particularly, to a terminal block configured to facilitate installation and extension of a cable for a configuration of an induction power track and to prevent a fire accident due to overheating in advance by an overheat detection unit provided therein and an automatic transportation system using the same.
US12280671B2	Hybrid electric vehicle controller and method for controlling hybrid electric vehicle A controller for a hybrid electric vehicle. The hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine, a motor generator, a clutch arranged between a crankshaft and the motor generator, and a catalyst arranged in an exhaust passage. The controller includes first processing circuitry that executes a catalyst warming process that warms the catalyst under a situation in which the hybrid electric vehicle is at a standstill and second processing circuitry configured to control the clutch and the motor generator. The first processing circuitry requests the second processing circuitry to prohibit disengagement of the clutch when the catalyst warming process is executed.
US12280667B2	Instrument cluster display obscuration tool A display obscuration tool for identifying one or more obscured zones within a display, such as surface areas of the display blocked from view. The tool may include a spatial detection module configured for determining a relative positioning between a display onboard a vehicle, a steering wheel or other implement onboard the vehicle, and a driver, and a gaze detection module configured for determining a field of view for the driver. The tool may further include an obscuration module configured for identifying one or more obscured zones based at least in part on the relative positioning and the field of view.
US12280658B2	Device for closing and releasing a power charging port of a motor vehicle Device for closing and releasing a power charging port of a motor vehicle having a cover part moveable by a guiding mechanism, fixed to the vehicle in an installed and ready to operate condition, between a closed position closing the power charging port and an open position releasing the power charging port. An emergency actuation device moves the cover part into the open position, and a drive mechanism controls movement of the cover part. A coupling mechanism activates the emergency actuation device and deactivates the drive mechanism, and is connected to the emergency actuation device. The coupling mechanism is associated with a mechanical securing mechanism, which cooperates with the emergency actuation device. When the emergency actuation device is deactivated, the securing mechanism produces an additional form fit to secure a power transmission of the drive mechanism. The additional form fit is lifted upon activating of the emergency actuation device.
US12280653B2	Battery unit for vehicle and underbody of vehicle including the same A battery unit for a vehicle is provided. The battery unit includes a lower case having two battery compartments arranged in a direction toward opposite sides of the vehicle, respectively, and a connecting portion bent to be convex upwardly between the two battery compartments. A reinforcing structure is disposed on the connecting portion. Two battery modules are installed in the two battery compartments, respectively and a power wire is electrically connected to at least one of the two battery modules and extends from one of the two battery compartments to the other one of the two battery compartments through the connecting portion.
US12280652B2	Electrified vehicle power system arrangement The electrified vehicle includes a vehicle body, a plurality of wheels configured to support the vehicle body, a power unit attached to the vehicle body and configured to drive at least one of the plurality of wheels, and a high-voltage cable arranged in a vertical direction behind the power unit. The vehicle body is configured to support a lower portion of the power unit, and the upper portion of the power unit is configured to be connected to or engaged with the vehicle body via a bracket at least in a vehicle front-rear direction.
US12280651B2	Battery-pack mounting structure for vehicle A battery-pack mounting structure for a vehicle, includes: a lower casing surrounding a lower side of a battery pack; an upper casing surrounding an upper side of the battery pack, and coupled to the lower casing to form a battery casing coupled to a bottom side of a vehicle body panel; a casing gasket provided in a coupling portion between the lower casing and the upper casing and implementing a sealing between the lower casing and the upper casing; an inlet gasket provided in a portion where an inlet provided in the upper casing is connected to the vehicle body panel and implementing a sealing between the inlet and the vehicle body panel; and an outlet gasket provided in a portion where an outlet provided in the upper casing is connected to the vehicle body panel and implementing a sealing between the outlet and the vehicle body panel.
US12280643B1	Truck rack and topper system A rack for a truck bed includes a structural framework formed by a set of linear rails and a set of couplings. Each linear rail has a first end connected to one of the couplings and a second end connected to another of the couplings, wherein the rails and the couplings are connected to form a driver side frame, a front frame, a passenger side frame, a rear frame and a top frame. Each rail has a uniform cross-sectional profile including an outer profile that forms an outwardly directed T-slot and a central tube having an interior profile that is a complex shape. Each coupling includes a rigid body and a plurality of linear connectors extending from the rigid body, wherein each linear connector has an exterior profile that is a complement to the interior profile of the rail to which the connector is connected.
US12280641B2	Outer belt integrated door for vehicle An outer belt integrated door for a vehicle including an external panel, an internal panel fastened to an internal surface of the external panel, and a door glass provided between the external panel and the internal panel includes a coupling block portion provided on an upper internal surface of the external panel and a hidden lip coupled to the coupling block portion and configured to seal between the external panel and the door glass.
US12280640B2	Pivoting cursor for frameless glass in a vehicle A pivoting cursor for a frameless window of a vehicle door, including: a main body portion; a pivoting plate pivotally secured to the main body portion for pivotal movement about an axis; a glass clamping plate; a seal; an adjusting screw for pivoting the pivoting plate with respect to the main body portion, the adjusting screw having a first threaded portion for threadingly engaging an opening in the main body portion; and a locking nut for threadingly engaging a second threaded portion of the adjusting screw, wherein the locking nut is located on an inboard side of the pivoting cursor.
US12280638B2	Housing for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (12) defining an air duct (11) for the passage of an airflow comprising—an inlet module (8), comprising at least one air inlet (15, 16), an air filter (70) being arranged within the inlet module (8), and—a distribution module (9) comprising at least one air outlet (27, 29, 30), the inlet module (8) and the distribution module (9) being detachably assembled to one another; according to the invention, the inlet module (8) is configured to be arranged in a first area of the vehicle, and the distribution module (9) is configured to be arranged in a second area of the vehicle, the air filter (70) being able to be removed from the second area of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a device.
US12280637B2	Air vent for a vehicle and air vent system An air vent for a vehicle includes a housing having an air inlet region and an opposite air outlet region, an air stream splitter received at least regionally in the housing in such a way that, at least in the air outlet region of the housing, an air duct that is delimited or defined by the housing is split into a first air duct and a second air duct separated therefrom. For air deflection as needed in a vertical direction, the air vent has at least two air guiding elements, which are received in the first air duct and are opposite to one another and are pivotable about a common first axis of rotation, and including at least two air guiding elements, which are received in the second air duct and are at least regionally opposite to one another and are pivotable about a common second axis of rotation.
US12280634B2	Thermal management system with first flow regulating device having bi-directional throttling function and control method thereof A thermal management system includes a refrigerant system and a coolant system. The refrigerant system includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a first flow regulating device, a first heat exchanger and an outdoor heat exchanger. The outdoor heat exchanger includes a first port and a second port. The first flow regulating device has a bi-directional throttling function. The first heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange section and a second heat exchange section. The thermal management system has a heating mode and a cooling mode which can be achieved by the same first flow regulating device. A control method of the thermal management system is also disclosed.
US12280624B2	Self-aligning, rotating D-ring for recovery vehicles A rotating, self-aligning device (“D-ring assembly”) mounted on or associated with a recovery vehicle for supporting and pulling a load, and a method of using this device, which includes an outer housing rigidly attached to the recovery vehicle; and a rotating base plate, with a bearing for supporting a shackle. The device automatically self-aligns along a centerline of the shackle relative to the direction of the load.
US12280621B2	Hollow tire and method of making same A tire comprising a continuous channel defined by spaced apart sidewalls coupled at a first end to a bridging member and at a second end to a contact member that is coupled to a disc contact portion, said tire being formed by rotational molding of a polyurethane and configured for mounting on a wheel rim.
US12280619B2	Wireless tire pressure monitoring system and method for allocating position of wireless tire pressure sensor A wireless tire pressure monitoring system and a method for operating the tire pressure monitoring system to locate each wireless tire pressure sensor. The wireless host is connected to the wireless receiver. Each wireless tire pressure sensor sends info to the wireless host and the wireless receiver. The wireless host and the wireless receiver allocate the positions of the wheels where the wireless tire pressure sensors are installed by the info received from wireless tire pressure sensors. The wireless receiver analyses and calculates the received info, and forwards the result to the wireless host to process a cross-comparison to precise allocate the positions of the wireless tire pressure sensors. The method does not need to replace or add new wireless tire pressure sensors, and does not need to obtain new serial numbers. The positions of the wireless tire pressure sensor are precisely allocated by the method of the present invention.
US12280618B2	Rotary union with energy harvesting structure A rotary union for a tire inflation system of a heavy-duty vehicle that includes energy harvesting structure for generating electricity to power electronic components of the heavy-duty vehicle. The energy harvesting structure is integrated with and protected by the rotary union. The energy harvesting structure includes components that are attached to respective static and rotatable components of the rotary union that generate electricity for powering the electronic components during rotational movement of the rotatable components relative to the static components during operation of the heavy-duty vehicle. The components of the energy harvesting structure can be entirely removed or separated and sealed from a flow path of pressurized air through the rotary union.
US12280617B2	Pneumatic tire and tire molding mold A pneumatic tire includes sipes disposed in a land portion formed in a tread portion, and pin holes for stud pins disposed in the land portion. The sipes are disposed at positions where a distance Ds from the pin hole and a diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)≥4.0. A sipe in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)≤5.0 is defined as a pin hole neighboring sipe. A sipe of which the distance Ds from the pin hole is the smallest, among the sipes in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)>5.0, is defined as a normal sipe. The pin hole neighboring sipe is formed in a high rigidity shape having higher rigidity than the normal sipe.
US12280616B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire that includes a tread surface 1 including: two or more main grooves 3; and a pair of middle block rows 22, wherein one or more first middle blocks in the plurality of middle blocks each have a middle block inclined side wall surface 223 that faces an outer main groove in the pair of outer main grooves and that gradually inclines inwards in a tire radial direction as the middle block inclined side wall surface extends outwards in the tire width direction, and the middle block inclined side wall surface forms an acute angle θ223 of 30° to 50° with respect to a normal of the tread surface at an inner end in the tire width direction of the middle block inclined side wall surface.
US12280615B2	Center cap adaptor with specialized lug nut Methods and apparatus for attaching a center cap a wheel of a motor vehicle. A specialized lug nut may replace existing lug nuts to provide a threaded receiving area for a screw. The screw may be used to secure a cap in place. Some embodiments include an adapter to match a lug bolt pattern to a cap diameter size. In preferred embodiments, a lug nut is provided of specific designs, size and shape to be installable to act as a mechanism to secure a wheel to a vehicle and also act as a holder for the screw to retain the cap. The center cap may then slide onto the lug nuts (or extension that attach to the lug nuts) and then stay on by tightening a screw through the top of one or more lug nuts on each wheel.
US12280607B2	Printing unit and portable terminal A printing unit includes: a platen roller, which extends in an axial direction, and is configured to convey a recording sheet; a thermal head configured to perform printing on the recording sheet through press contact with an outer peripheral surface of the platen roller; a support plate, which is arranged on a side opposite to the platen roller across the thermal head, and is configured to support the thermal head; a frame, which includes a rear plate portion arranged on a side opposite to the platen roller across the support plate, and is configured to support both ends of the support plate in the axial direction; at least one urging member, which is arranged between the rear plate portion and the support plate, and is configured to press the support plate to the platen roller side; and a protruding portion, which is formed on the support plate to protrude from the support plate to the rear plate portion side, and is configured to regulate displacement of a predetermined urging member of the at least one urging member, wherein a recessed portion is formed in a portion of the rear plate portion opposed to the protruding portion in a thickness direction of the support plate.
US12280605B2	Printing device including housing, cover attachable thereto, and holder moving in conjunction with movement of cover A printing device includes a housing, a print head, a platen roller, a holder, and a cover. The housing has a cassette attaching opening through which a printing cassette accommodating a printing tape is attachable to the housing. The holder holds one of the print head and the platen roller. The holder is movable between a nip position in which the print head and the platen roller nip the printing tape and a non-nip position in which the print head and the platen roller do not nip the printing tape. The cover is attachable to the housing. The cover is movable between a covering position to cover at least part of the cassette attaching opening and an engaged position to engage with the housing. The holder moves from the non-nip position to the nip position in conjunction with movement of the cover from the covering position to the engaged position.
US12280602B2	Liquid ejection head and liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection head for ejecting a liquid while being scanned in a main scanning direction includes a circulation pump capable of supplying the liquid from a supply channel into a pressure chamber, and collecting the liquid in the pressure chamber through a collection channel and sending the liquid to the supply channel; a first pressure adjustment unit disposed between an outlet channel of the circulation pump and the supply channel; a second pressure adjustment unit disposed between an inlet channel of the circulation pump and the collection channel. At least one of the first pressure adjustment unit or the second pressure adjustment unit is configured such that pressures with different signs relative to a pressure at rest are generated in response to a forward scan and a backward scan in the main scanning direction.
US12280601B2	Ink refill container and ink refill system An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.
US12280600B2	Method for manufacturing refilled ink container A method for manufacturing a refilled ink container includes: a first step of pouring a cleaning solution into a used ink container including a liquid flowing portion and a liquid accommodating portion through the liquid flowing portion to fill the liquid accommodating portion with the cleaning solution, the liquid flowing portion being configured to supply and discharge liquid; a second step of discharging the cleaning solution in the liquid accommodating portion through the liquid flowing portion together with a residue remaining in the liquid accommodating portion; and a third step of, after the second step, pouring refill ink into the ink container through the liquid flowing portion to fill the liquid accommodating portion with the refill ink.
US12280598B2	Printhead cleaning devices with cleaning agent fountains In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a printhead cleaning device is described. The printhead cleaning device includes a first spout to generate a first cleaning agent fountain to bathe a printhead die as it traverses over the printhead cleaning device. A pump passes the cleaning agent through the first spout to generate the first cleaning agent fountain. The printhead cleaning device also includes a structure to support the first spout.
US12280595B2	Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge device A liquid discharge head includes an individual electrode, a common electrode, a piezoelectric body that is provided between the individual electrode and the common electrode for applying pressure to liquid in the pressure chambers, a drive wiring that applies a voltage so as to drive the piezoelectric body, a detection resistor that is formed of the same material as any of the individual electrode, the common electrode, and the drive wiring for detecting temperature of the liquid in the pressure chambers, and a sealing substrate that has a wall portion and a ceiling portion, and protects the piezoelectric body by the wall portion and the ceiling portion. The detection resistor is provided to have a part overlapping the wall portion which is shorter than a part not overlapping the wall portion when viewed along a lamination direction of the piezoelectric body, the individual electrode, and the common electrode.
US12280588B2	Methods and systems for drying color-printed substrates Apparatus, methods, and systems for dynamically modulating radiation energy in a printing system are disclosed. A system receives data comprising an image pattern for depositing ink on a substrate. The system determines one or more ink properties for the ink configured to be deposited onto the substrate. The ink properties and/or a color of the substrate are used to determine a corresponding energy level value for a radiation lamp. The ink is deposited in the image pattern on the substrate. One or more radiation lamps heat the substrate and the ink, wherein the radiation lamps are configured with the corresponding energy level values.
US12280585B2	Systems and methods for registering and printing a flexible web A printing system comprises a transport apparatus adapted to transport a flexible web along a process direction and first and second individually controllable ink jet imager units offset from one another along the process direction. Each of the first imager unit and the second imager unit includes a first portion operable to print on a first portion of the web and a second portion operable to print on the second portion of the web wherein each of the first portion and second portion of the first and second imager units is stationary along the process direction and the lateral direction.
US12280576B2	Energy harvesting systems for providing autonomous electrical power to mobile devices A system is provided that integrates an autonomous energy harvesting capacity in a mobile device in an aesthetically neutral manner. A unique set of structural features combine to implement a hidden energy harvesting system on a surface of the mobile device body structure or casing to provide electrical power to the mobile device, and/or to individually electrically-powered components in the mobile device. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.
US12280575B2	Film for coating metal sheet and resin coated metal sheet A film for coating a metal sheet, the film satisfying that: a ratio (EMD/ETD) of a Young's modulus EMD in a lengthwise direction to a Young's modulus ETD in a width direction is 1.1 to 4.0; and a thermal shrinkage rate, measured by a thermo-mechanical analyzer, in both lengthwise and width directions at 200° C. is equal to or smaller than 20%.
US12280573B2	Biodegradable and/or home compostable sachet containing a solid article A sachet product that includes a biodegradable and/or home compostable sachet comprising a front film and a back film. In some examples, the front film and back film can include a middle layer that can contain paper with greater than 85% cellulose and an inner layer that can include different material, including but not limited to polyvinyl alcohol or polyhydroxylalkonate. The sachet can include a compartment adapted for storing a solid article where the solid article is an open cell foam. The open cell foam can include a water-soluble polymer and a surfactant.
US12280571B2	Polymer film and uses of the same A polymer film is provided. The polymer film sequentially includes a first layer, a second layer and a third layer, where the two surfaces of the second layer are in contact with the first layer and the third layer, respectively. The first layer has a first melt index, the second layer has a second melt index, and the third layer has a third melt index. The second melt index ranges from 3.5 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, the first melt index and the third melt index are independently lower than 3.5 g/10 min, and the difference between the second melt index and the first melt index, as well as the difference between the second melt index and the third melt index independently range from 0.2 g/10 min to 8.5 g/10 min.
US12280570B2	Laminate A laminate for forming a packaging bag including a substrate layer containing a crystalline polyester film, an adhesive layer, and a sealant layer containing the polyester film arranged in this order. The sealant layer has a ratio of a fracture elongation thereof to a thickness thereof which is 13%/um or less. The fracture elongation is a fracture elongation of the sealant layer as measured in a unit of 15 mm width thereof in an MD direction.
US12280564B2	Polymer film and uses of the same A polymer film and laminated glass manufactured using the same are provided. The polymer film has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a root mean square gradient (Sdq) ranging from 1.5 to 3 and a root mean square height (Sq) ranging from 8 μm to 20 μm, wherein the Sdq and Sq are defined in accordance with ISO 25178-2:2012.
US12280563B2	Laminated glass pane and method for the production thereof A laminated glass pane includes an outer glass pane and an inner glass pane, which are firmly connected to each other by a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer includes at least one first electric functional element and at least one second electric functional element, wherein at least one metallic protective layer is arranged between the two electric functional elements, wherein the at least one first electric functional element is a display and/or the at least one second electric functional element is a PDLC film and/or a light source.
US12280560B2	Bag making machines and methods thereof A machine for processing a web of material into bags includes several sections for processing the web of material into bags. An input section is configured to receive a roll of the web of material, a sealing section is configured to form seals in the web of material, and a winder section configured to wind the bags into rolls of bags may be included. A bander section configured to band each roll of bags may be included. A hem forming section configured to form a hem in the web of material may be included. A draw tape unwind station for unwinding draw tape for bags may be included. Related methods are further disclosed.
US12280555B1	Automated fiber placement assembly and method for forming a component An automated fiber placement assembly forms a component by the placement of separate or multiple layers of fiber tows. The automated fiber placement assembly comprises a cutter assembly defining a cut shape. A backplate is spaced from the first cutter assembly against which cutter assembly can cut the fiber tows. The fiber tows define a longitudinal axis and are fed between the first cutter assembly and the backplate in a feed direction. The cutter head assembly is rotatable and movable to vary the orientation of the cutter assembly in order to define different cut shapes non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.
US12280551B2	Deep lead heat staking device and method A novel heat staking device particularly configured for use in impulse staking, resulting in faster achievement of required temperatures at a forming dome.
US12280550B2	Methods for manufacturing thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film and circuit board A method producing thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (TLCP) film(s) may include (i) preparing a TLCP film (adherend film) and a TLCP film (adhesive film); (ii) examining each TLCP film for relative intensity calculated as a ratio in percentage of a sum of peak areas of C—O bond peak and COO bond peak based on the total area of C1s peaks in the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) profile to calculate relative intensity X (%) for the adherend film and relative intensity Y (%) for the adhesive film; and (iii) controlling the TLCP film adhesive film to have a relative intensity Y by selection or activation treatment of the adhesive film so that the relative intensity X of the adherend film and the relative intensity Y of the adhesive film satisfy 38≤X+Y≤65 (1), and −8.0≤Y−X≤8.0 (2).
US12280548B2	System for the lithography-based additive manufacturing of three-dimensional (3D) structures A device for the lithography-based additive manufacturing of three-dimensional structures may comprise a building platform defining a building plane, a light engine designed for the dynamic patterning of light in an exposure field of said light engine, a material transport unit comprising a first drive mechanism for transporting a material layer across the exposure field, a second drive mechanism for causing relative movement of the light engine and the building platform along a displacement path extending parallel to the building plane, a linear encoder for sensing a position and/or a velocity of the light engine relative to the building platform, and/or one or more control units configured to adjust the feeding rate of a pattern data feeder based on the position or the velocity sensed by the linear encoder.
US12280546B2	Treatment of articles Apparatus is described comprising a hermetically sealable treatment chamber, a pump and a disperser. The treatment chamber comprises an interior into which an article to be treated can be disposed. The pump is in fluidic communication with the interior of the treatment chamber to form a closed loop about which a dispersed treatment agent can circulate. The disperser is disposed within the closed loop and is arranged to disperse a treatment agent into the interior of the treatment chamber.
US12280542B2	Photon propagation modified additive manufacturing compositions and methods of additive manufacturing using same Additive manufacturing compositions include low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles that have an absorbance for wavelengths of 300 nm to 700 nm that is equal to or greater than 0 Au and is less 1.0 Au, such as 0.001 Au absorbance≤0.7 Au. Slurries including such particles and an uranium-containing particle and that are used in additive manufacturing processes have an increased penetration depth for curative radiation. Removal of low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles during post-processing of as-manufactured products results in pores that create porosity in the as-manufactured product that provide a volume accommodating fission gases and/or can enhance wicking of certain heat pipe coolant liquids. Low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles can be functionalized for improved properties, for example, with fissionable material for improved ceramic yields, with burnable poisons or stabilizers for increased homogeneity, with stabilizers for localized delivery of the stabilizer, or with combinations thereof.
US12280539B1	Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of a golf club A process of manufacturing a golf club head that includes the steps of generating, via an additive manufacturing process, a printed part that includes the steps of printing a material, layer by layer, along a build plane and creating at least one blow through aperture that allows fluid to flow through an internal cavity of the printed part. The build plane is offset from a ground plane by between about 5 degrees and about 160 degrees. The ground plane is defined as a horizontal plane parallel to the ground when the golf club head is at address. The process also includes the steps of excavating the printed part by forcing excess material out from within the internal cavity using the at least one blow through aperture and removing excess material formed at one or more material deposits disposed along the printed part golf club head.
US12280536B2	Support structures with fluid channels Methods and systems for manufacturing a workpiece. The method described herein includes depositing at least a first sheet on a substrate, the first sheet comprising a first part region and a first support structure region separated at least in part by a first void space; and operably positioning a plate with respect to the first sheet so that the first void space forms a channel suitable for carrying a fluid.
US12280516B2	Optical fiber processing apparatus Disclosed is an optical fiber processing apparatus comprising: an optical fiber machining head provided with a fiber proceeding tunnel, through which an optical fiber passes, and a plurality of processing rod insertion holes formed in the circumference of the proceeding tunnel in a direction perpendicular to the tunnel; a processing rod having a machining tip for processing the optical fiber in the proceeding tunnel through the processing rod insertion hole; and an actuator operating a processing drill.
US12280515B2	Knife assembly with tab blades and method of fabrication Knife assemblies having primary and secondary blades and at least one tab blade. The primary and secondary blades each have a corrugated shape as a result of defining a wave pattern that defines peaks and valleys. The primary and secondary blades each further having upper and lower surfaces, leading and trailing edges, and a depth defined by and between the leading and trailing edges. The upper surface of the primary blade and the lower surface of the secondary blade are complementary so that the secondary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof are able to nest on the primary blade and the peaks and valleys thereof. The secondary blade has at least one tab blade that projects from one of its peaks and is defined by a cut in the peak to form a tab that is bent so that the tab projects from the peak.
US12280510B2	Biped robot control method and biped robot using the same and computer readable storage medium A biped robot control methods and a biped robot using the same as well as a computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining an initial distance between a centroid of a double inverted pendulum model of the biped robot and a support point of the biped robot, an initial moving speed of the centroid and an initial displacement of the centroid; calculating a measured value of a stable point of the doable inverted pendulum model based on the initial distance and the initial moving speed; calculating a control output quantity based on the initial moving speed and the measured value of the stable point; calculating a desired displacement of the centroid of the double-inverted pendulum model based on the initial moving speed, the initial displacement, and the control output quantity; and controlling the biped robot to move laterally according to the desired displacement.
US12280504B2	Robot control method When workpiece (W) is brought into a non-gripping state after deflection compensation of robot arm (10) is performed in a gripping state of workpiece (W), the deflection compensation of robot arm (10) is performed in a non-gripping state of workpiece (W). Here, the deflection compensation of robot arm (10) in the non-gripping state of workpiece (W) is performed while a compensation amount is changed to gradually decrease, while hand (18) is moved from a first teaching point to a second teaching point.
US12280503B2	Method for operating a robot manipulator with increased mass of a load A method of operating a robot manipulator including: ascertaining a wrench or joint torque vector based on a weight force and/or based on an inertial force of a mass of a load on an end effector of the robot manipulator; ascertaining a maximum permissible workspace and/or a maximum permissible kinematic variable, in each case based on the wrench or joint torque vector such that the wrench or joint torque vector does not exceed a predetermined metric within the maximum permissible workspace; and activating the robot manipulator to execute a predetermined task in consideration of the maximum permissible kinematic variable, such that the end effector or the load on the end effector remains within the maximum permissible workspace if, at beginning of execution of the task, the end effector or the load on the end effector is located within the maximum permissible workspace.
US12280501B2	Robot teaching method and robot working method The robot teaching method includes a pre-registration step, robot operation step, and teaching step. The pre-registration step is for specifying a relative self-position of a measuring device with respect to surrounding environment by measuring the surrounding environment using the measuring device, and registering an environment teaching point that is a teaching point of the robot specified using the relative self-position. The robot operation step for automatically operating the robot so that the relative self-position of the robot with respect to the surrounding environment become equal to the environment teaching point in a state where the measuring device is attached to the robot. The teaching step for registering a detection value of a position and a posture of the robot measured by an internal sensor as teaching information in a state where the relative self-position of the robot with respect to the surrounding environment become equal to the environment teaching point.
US12280495B2	Robotic manipulator with camera and tactile sensing A robotic manipulator is described. The robotic manipulator includes a rigid or semi-rigid end effector that engages with objects and a sensor that detects data associated with the object. For example, the sensor can include an optical sensor or a vision-based tactile sensor that detects data associated with the object.
US12280494B2	Electrical transfer assemblies for robotic devices The invention includes systems and methods for fabrication and use of an assembly for a component of a robot. The assembly includes a first member including a set of electrically conductive annular surfaces, and a second member including a set of electrically conductive components configured to contact the set of electrically conductive annular surfaces. The first member and the second member are included within the component of the robot. Each component in the set of electrically conductive components includes a first convex curvilinear portion configured to contact a corresponding annular surface in the set of electrically conductive annular surfaces.
US12280488B2	Hammer A hammer includes a striking head (10), a handle (20) and a combining unit (30). The striking head (10) has a passage (15). The handle (20) has an installing part (21) having a mounting member (22), first ribs (23) and second ribs (24) outwardly extended from the mounting member (22). A flowing passage (25) is formed between the first ribs (23) and the second ribs (24), and a distance (D) is formed between the first ribs (23) and an internal wall of the passage (15). A resin is filled between the installing part (21) and the passage (15) to seal the flowing passages (25) and the distance (D), and the combining unit (30) is formed through each of the first ribs (23) and each of the second ribs (24) being interlocked after the resin is solidified.

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