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| US12296537B2 |
Method for the lightweighting and/or designing of an additively manufactured article
The present disclosure relates to a method for the lightweighting and/or designing of an additively manufactured article. The disclosure further relates to a computer program product adapted for executing the method of the present disclosure as well as an additively manufactured article obtainable by the method according to the present disclosure. The method includes the step(s) of infilling and/or building each of the one or more integral article parts with a quasi-crystalline structure. The additively manufactured article obtainable by performing the method includes a quasi-crystalline structure and/or a quasiperiodic minimal surface infill and/or quasiperiodic minimal surface design structure and/or aperiodic minimal surface design structure and/or aperiodic minimal surface infill. The disclosure further relates to a method of use of a skeleton graph for a preprocessing in an additive manufacturing process. |
| US12296532B2 |
Lamella cover
An additive manufacturing device for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by selective solidification of a building material layer by layer, including a process chamber having a chamber wall, wherein the chamber wall of the process chamber has at least one elongate opening. The device includes a cover device having a cover area for covering and/or shielding the at least one opening, the extent of the cover area being variable in the longitudinal direction of the opening, and the cover device includes a plurality of individual elements of similar type that are connected to one another in such a way that they are movable relative to one another in the longitudinal direction of the opening. |
| US12296528B2 |
Compositions and articles for additive fabrication and methods of using the same in particle image velocimetry testing
Radiation curable compositions for additive fabrication processes, the components cured therefrom, and their use in particle image velocimetry testing methods are described and claimed herein. Such compositions include compounds which induce free-radical polymerization, optionally compounds which induce cationic polymerization, a filler constituent, and a light absorbing component, wherein the compositions are configured to possess certain absorbance coefficients at wavelengths commonly utilized in particle image velocimetry testing. In another embodiment, the compositions include a fluorantimony-modified compound. Such compositions may be used in particle imaging velocimetry testing methods, wherein the test object utilized is created via additive fabrication and is of a substantially homogeneous construction. |
| US12296526B2 |
Multi-function hand-held squeegee
A hand-held squeegee for applying or installing wraps and/or films to surfaces. The hand-held squeegee includes a blade portion, a handle portion, a ring loop portion, a tool storage pocket for storing a knife, and hooks for wrapping film around the edge of a surface. The ring loop portion can be slipped onto a user's finger so that the squeegee can be conveniently secured to the back of the user's hand when it is not actively in use by the user or when the user is using another tool. |
| US12296521B2 |
Procedure for determining real molding fronts and aligning simulations
A method for determining positions of a real moulding material front during a process to be carried out with a moulding machine, wherein a simulation progression (SV) of a variable characteristic of the processa is calculated, positions of a simulated moulding material front are determined from the simulation, the real process is carried out, and at least one measurement progression (MV) of the at least one characteristic variable is measured directly or indirectly, a transformation is chosen, which has at least one parameter (ΔV, kp, Vunknown), the transformation is applied to the at least one simulation progression (SV), with the result that a transformed simulation progression (tSV) is formed, and a parameter value is determined for the parameter (ΔV, kp, Vunknown) such that a deviation between the measurement progression (MV) and the transformed simulation progression (tSV) is minimized according to a predetermined error measure or according to an operator input. |
| US12296519B2 |
Mold for seat pad with mesh fixed
Provided is a mold for a seat pad with a mesh fixed, which can easily fix a mesh to be inserted in a molding process. The mold includes a plurality of mold members overlapping each other and molding a seat pad by foaming a resin injected into a space formed between the mold members, the mold members are formed with a mesh accommodating groove accommodating a mesh, and the mesh is fitted into and fixed to the mesh-accommodating groove. |
| US12296516B2 |
Active grille shutter in-tool assembly
A method of in tool formation and assembly of an active grille shutter system, followed by an automated testing process. The method includes providing a tool having a plurality of sliders that assist in the formation and assembly of the active grille shutter system. The components of the active grille shutter system are individually formed in a single tool, with each of the components being spaced apart from each other. After formation of the components a number of sliders and an end of arm tool push the components together to form the assembled active grille shutter system. The end of arm tool then takes the assembled active grille shutter system to a testing station where the operation is checked. |
| US12296511B2 |
Method for producing molded article
To provide a production method with which a molded article excelling in surface appearance can be produced. The method for producing a molded article containing a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers having a number-average fiber length of 1 mm or longer, wherein the method includes molding a material containing a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers having a number-average fiber length of less than 30 mm using a first closed mold, and then molding only the molded material once again using a second closed mold. |
| US12296510B2 |
System and method for rotational moulding
A system for the production of an object from a material containing a hardenable base material by rotational moulding includes a die having die walls surrounding a cavity wherein an object is to be formed, the die being provided with a flow channel for conducting a heat exchange fluid and heating or cooling the die, a rotation device for rotating the die, for bringing melted base material into contact with the die walls surrounding the die cavity and forming the object by rotational moulding, and thermal assemblies comprising a heating assembly and a cooling assembly for promoting flow of heat exchange fluids through the flow channel. |
| US12296503B2 |
Double screw cutter for recycled carbon fiber material and method of cutting recycled carbon fiber material by using the same
A double screw cutter for recycled carbon fiber material and a method of cutting recycled carbon fiber material by using the same are provided. The double screw cutter includes a housing and counter-rotating twin screws. A cut channel is formed in the housing while a long-fiber feed inlet, a mid-fiber feed inlet, and a short-fiber feed inlet are disposed on an outer surface of the housing and all communicated with the cut channel. A discharge outlet is arranged at a rear end of the housing and communicated with the cut channel. The counter-rotating twin screws are mounted in the cut channel of the housing and provided with two screw rods rotated in opposite directions simultaneously. Thereby recycled carbon fiber with different lengths is cut into a preset length and thus the following processes and applications of the recycled carbon fiber become more convenient. |
| US12296502B2 |
Peeling apparatus
There is provided a peeling apparatus including an ingot holding unit that has a holding surface for holding an ingot, a wafer holding unit that is capable of approaching and separating from the ingot holding unit and has a holding surface for holding under suction a wafer to be produced, and a cleaning brush that cleans peel-off surfaces at which the wafer to be produced has been peeled off from the ingot and thereby removes peeling swarf. |
| US12296501B2 |
System and method for manufacturing architectural blocks with stone-like appearance
Apparatus, systems, and methods for applying plaster compositions to block substrates to yield a product having the appearance of cut stone. An example apparatus includes: a manifold; a mold connected to the manifold with a channel to receive the block substrate; a delivery hose connected to a top of the manifold to deliver plaster composition to the manifold for application to the block substrate; a pressure release hose connected to the manifold; and a vibrating mechanism connected to the mold. A system further includes a conveyor that moves block substrates through the mold. An example method includes: wetting a surface of a block substrate; moving the block substrate through an application apparatus as described, applying a layer of plaster composition to a surface of the block substrate, vibrating the mold and block substrate during application of the plaster composition, and allowing the plaster composition to harden. |
| US12296496B2 |
Method of manufacturing a hair cutter
The present invention relates a method of manufacturing a hair cutting device with an outer metal shell, comprising the steps of forming the outer metal shell into a desired shape and mounting functional components for performing or helping to perform a personal care treatment into and/or onto said formed outer metal shell. Said forming the outer metal shell includes a hydraulic pressure forming step. |
| US12296491B2 |
Remote controlled device, image display device, and video display control method
When a controller controls a driver so as to move a moving unit in accordance with a user's movement, the controller controls a video signal processor such that frame videos of a video signal transmitted to an image display device have a first display mode. When the controller controls the driver so as to move the moving unit regardless of the user's movement, the controller controls the video signal processor such that frame videos of a video signal transmitted to the image display device have a second display mode. |
| US12296488B2 |
Method and system to detect and estimate dynamic obstacles using RGB-D sensors for robot navigation
This disclosure relates generally to method and system to detect and estimate dynamic obstacles using Red Green Blue-Depth RGB-D sensors for robot navigation. Obstacle detection and tracking tasks with efficient processing of depth images becomes complex in dynamic and cluttered environments. The method detects one or more obstacles being identified in the one or more depth images in two dimensional space using the depth map captured using a Red Green Blue-Depth RGB-D sensor configured to a mobile robot. Further, a restricted v-depth map is computed between specified columns taken from the width of each dynamic obstacle of the u-depth map and within the depth range derived from the u-depth map. The one or more dynamic obstacles are tracked by matching segments of subsequent depth images to predict future position in the region of the monitoring environment by computing a closeness signature. The method evaluates correctness with open data sequence and real world data. |
| US12296484B2 |
Skill template distribution for robotic demonstration learning
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for distributing skill templates for robotic demonstration learning. One of the methods includes receiving from the user device by a skill template distribution system, a selection of an available skill template. The skill template distribution system provides a skill template, wherein the skill template comprises information representing a state machine of one or more tasks, and wherein the skill template specifies which of the one or more tasks are demonstration subtasks requiring local demonstration data. The skill template distribution system trains a machine learning model for the demonstration subtask using a local demonstration data to generate learned parameter values. |
| US12296478B2 |
Morphable body
A body can be configured to be selectively morphable. One or more body support members can be operatively connected to an outer surface of the body. The one or more body support members can be arranged in a pattern to define at least one morphing region. A contracting member (e.g., a shape memory polymer) can be operatively connected to the outer surface of the body. When activated, the contracting member can contract, which can cause the body to morph (e.g., bend) from a non-activated configuration into an activated configuration. |
| US12296472B2 |
Mobile manipulator
In order to allow for the mounting of two transported objects without increasing the width of a transport vehicle, a mobile manipulator (1) is provided with: an unmanned transport vehicle (2); a robot base portion (3) mounted on the unmanned transport vehicle; a robot arm (4) mounted on the robot base portion; and brackets (5), (6) for mounting cassettes (11) over the robot base portion. The bracket (5) holds the cassettes in an inclined state, and a part of the bracket (6) overlaps the bracket (5) in plan view. |
| US12296466B2 |
Robotic arm
The present invention relates to a robotic arm, including: an upper arm and a front arm; a first joint structure, by which the upper arm and the front arm are articulated together; a second joint structure, arranged at an end of the upper arm and/or an end of the front arm; a first driving mechanism, arranged in the upper arm; and a second driving mechanism, arranged in the front arm, where the first joint structure includes a first force amplification apparatus and a first locking element, the second joint structure includes a second force amplification apparatus and a second locking element, and the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism apply an acting force to the first locking element and/or the second locking element by the first force amplification apparatus and/or the second force amplification apparatus. According to the robotic arm in the present invention, the force amplification apparatuses are arranged in the joint structures, which amplifies a locking force and enables the robotic arm to meet the requirements for large load applications under a miniature condition. |
| US12296462B2 |
Fluid device for suction gripping
A fluid flow device including a plurality of fluid flow functional modules each fastened on a respective individual base includes: two parallel lateral faces via which the bases are adapted to be placed against one another; a primary channel passing through the base to open out in its two lateral faces; a front face along which the module extends so as to couple an inlet channel of said module with a secondary channel extending in the base; a check valve closing the secondary channel when the base is not provided with a module; and a top face in which there extends a tertiary channel opening out in the primary channel. The device further includes a fastener for fastening the bases to one another, leaktight couplers for coupling the primary channel and the tertiary channel to a source of fluid under pressure. |
| US12296461B2 |
Box folding structure for SCARA robot
A box folding structure for folding a box is disclosed. The box folding structure includes a curved folding member and an erect folding member. The curved folding member can include a curved surface, a retaining surface, and a first inclined folding surface. The curved surface can be used to fold dust flaps of a box. The retaining surface can be adjacent to the curved surface and can be used for folding a first outer flap of the box. The first inclined folding surface can be defined on a portion of the curved folding member that is adjacent to the curved surface and can be used for folding a second outer flap of the box. The erect folding member can be laterally offset from the curved folding member and can include a second inclined folding surface opposite the first inclined folding surface for folding a second outer flap of the box. |
| US12296460B2 |
Live inspector robot
In one aspect, a robot is disclosed for performing inspection in a facility. The robot includes a plurality of wheels, a pneumatic motor configured to drive the plurality of wheels, a transmission, and an air tank configured to supply compressed air to the pneumatic motor. The robot further includes an air compressor configured to fill the air tank with the compressed air, an extended life battery that provides power to the air compressor, a solar panel that provides power and one or more sensors. Additionally, the robot includes a processor that controls the one or more sensors to acquire inspection data and controls the pneumatic motor to position the robot within an inspection range of an inspection item, and a transceiver is coupled to the processor that receives control signaling and transmits inspection data to the operator control room. |
| US12296451B2 |
Magazine for powered fastener driver
A powered fastener driver comprising, a housing including a head portion, a handle portion extending therefrom, the handle portion including a first end coupled with the head portion and an opposite, second end, and a drive unit portion, and a canister magazine configured to receive coiled fasteners. At least a portion of the canister magazine is integrally formed as a single piece with at least a portion of the drive unit portion of the housing. |
| US12296450B2 |
Adjustable pliers
Pliers with receiving surfaces formed in the handles of the pliers so as to increase the contact surface area between the pliers and the work piece. The pliers grip the work piece at the jaws of the pliers and at the receiving surfaces to increase the contact area between the tool and the work piece as compared to conventional adjustable pliers. |
| US12296448B2 |
System for fixing push rods to a chain
A system for moving discrete articles comprising a system for fixing push rods to the chain comprising: two opposite sides (20) that support a conveyor plane (21); two chain holder guides (22), opposite and fixed to said sides (20); two chains (23) with links with protruding pins (24) sliding inside said two chain holder guides (22); push rods (25) fixed in a removable manner, transversally to said conveyor plane (21), to said pins (24) of said chain (23); characterized in that it comprises: blocks (30) having a central hole (31) designed to slide with friction over said push rods (25); said blocks (30) having a pair of holes (32), lateral to said central hole (31), designed to slide with friction over said pins (24). |
| US12296446B2 |
Method for operating a hand-held power tool
A method for operating a hand-held power tool is disclosed, wherein the hand-held power tool includes an electric motor. The method includes carrying out a screw connection of a connecting device in a support, providing at least one signal of an operating variable of the electric motor during the screwing, evaluating the received signal of the operating variable of the electric motor, and deciding whether the screw connection has been properly carried out, the decision being at least partially based on the evaluation of the received signal of the operating variable of the electric motor. A hand-held power tool is also disclosed. |
| US12296443B2 |
Battery powered impact wrench
An impact wrench is provided with a battery to power the motor. The impact wrench provides improved portability since the impact wrench does not need to be connected to an electrical extension cord or a pneumatic hose. The output drive, motor, batteries and main handle may be aligned along the axial direction of the tool. The batteries may be located between the motor and the main handle. |
| US12296438B2 |
Wrench with movable mallet platform
A wrench with a movable mallet platform is proposed. The wrench with a movable mallet platform includes a wrench main body and a mallet platform. The wrench main body includes a shaft. The shaft includes at least one abutment surface. The mallet platform is slidably sleeved on the wrench main body, and includes at least one striking portion and two holding portions. An engagement surface extends toward the shaft from at least one striking portion, and the engagement surface abuts against the at least one abutment surface. The two holding portions are disposed opposite to each other, and each of the two holding portions is connected to the at least one striking portion. Thus, the wrench with a movable mallet platform of the present disclosure can be struck by a striking tool, thereby fastening or releasing a fastening member. |
| US12296435B2 |
Leached superabrasive elements and systems, methods and assemblies for processing superabrasive materials
A method of processing a superabrasive element includes providing a superabrasive element including a polycrystalline diamond table that includes a metallic material disposed in interstitial spaces defined within the polycrystalline diamond table. The method also includes leaching the metallic material from at least a volume of the polycrystalline diamond table to produce a leached volume in the polycrystalline diamond table. |
| US12296433B2 |
Sander clamping mechanism
A sanding device includes a base, a plurality of protrusions extending from the base, a plurality of fasteners, a first one of the fasteners extending through the base, a clamping mechanism having openings through which the protrusions and the first one of the fasteners extend, and a spring arranged over the first one of the fasteners, between the base and the clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism is releasably fixed in contact with the base in a first state and the clamping mechanism is spaced from the base in a second state while retained with respect to the base by at least a pair of the plurality of protrusions extending from the base to substantially prevent axial rotation of the clamping mechanism. |
| US12296430B2 |
Jet polishing device for stably forming shape of gaussian removal function
A jet polishing device capable of stably forming a Gaussian removal function includes: an auxiliary mounting mechanism; a jet machining mechanism. The jet machining mechanism is connected with the auxiliary mounting mechanism, the jet machining mechanism includes a rotation driving assembly, a positioning assembly and a jet machining assembly, the positioning assembly includes a linear guide rail, a slide mass, a first laser and a second laser, the rotation driving assembly is connected with the linear guide rail, the slide mass is slidably connected to the linear guide rail, the first laser is fixedly arranged relative to the linear guide rail, the jet machining assembly includes a mounting bracket fixedly connected with the slide mass, a nozzle mounting body rotatably connected to the mounting bracket and a nozzle arranged on the nozzle mounting body, and the second laser is connected with the nozzle mounting body. |
| US12296427B2 |
Apparatus and method for CMP temperature control
A chemical mechanical polishing system includes a platen to support a polishing pad having a polishing surface, a conduit having an inlet to be coupled to a gas source, and a dispenser coupled to the conduit and having a convergent-divergent nozzle suspended over the platen to direct gas from the gas source onto the polishing surface of the polishing pad. |
| US12296425B2 |
Clamping device and method for handling a workpiece
A clamping device and a method for handling a workpiece or a unit comprising a workpiece and a workpiece holder. An automatic workpiece exchange is enabled by using a tool spindle. For this a spindle adapter is present that can be releasably connected with the workpiece holder. By means of the spindle adapter, the unit comprising the workpiece and the workpiece holder can be transported. The clamping device can be switched between a release condition and a clamping condition by means of a movement of an operating element. This movement can be carried out by means of the tool spindle, in that the tool spindle engages the operating element directly or indirectly by means of the spindle adapter or an operating tool. |
| US12296422B2 |
Multi-connecting rod linkage angle attachment head
The present invention provides a multi-connecting rod linkage angle attachment head, including: a casing, a drive mechanism, and a spindle. The drive mechanism includes: a power mechanism, a connecting rod mechanism, and a fixing frame. The fixing frame is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the casing, and the power mechanism is fixedly connected to the fixing frame. The connecting rod mechanism includes: a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod and a third connecting rod. An end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the fixing frame, and is fixedly connected to an output end of the power mechanism. The other end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to an end of the third connecting rod via a first pin. The other end of the third connecting rod is rotatably connected to an end of the second connecting rod via a second pin. The other end of the second connecting rod is fixed on a side wall of the spindle. The second connecting rod and the spindle are rotatably connected to a support bearing fixed in the casing. The drive mechanism of the present invention is far away from the spindle, and the interference range thereof to the spindle is small; the spindle can be automatically and continuously indexed, and can also perform linkage machining with small cutting amount, and thus, when the spindle swings by the same angle along a support shaft, the volume of the device is reduced; the structure is simple and the manufacturing cost is low. |
| US12296420B2 |
Milling and laser drilling system
A method of manufacturing a component includes shaping a workpiece into a component having a desired shape and drilling a plurality of holes in said workpiece. The drilling includes continuously moving said workpiece and selectively operating a laser when said workpiece is at a predetermined position. The shaping and drilling occur in the same piece of equipment. |
| US12296419B2 |
Arrangement of a tightening device for a screw connection and a safety device
A tightening device for a screw connection and a safety device assigned to the tightening device are provided. The screw connection has a bolt and a nut resting on a support surface. The tightening device has a cylinder housing, a hydraulically driven piston arranged in the cylinder housing and moveable along an axis, an exchangeable bush which can be carried on the axis and screwed to the threaded bolt, and a carrier connectable to the threaded nut by force fit or form fit. To prevent jumping of the tightening device on breakage of the bolt, the safety device has a threaded sleeve and a protective arm. The threaded sleeve is arranged outside the cylinder housing and has an internal thread for engaging a threaded bolt adjacent to the bolt. The protective arm is attached to the threaded sleeve and extends over the cylinder housing of the tightening device. |
| US12296418B2 |
Moving blade removing device and moving blade removal method
A moving blade removing device includes a pushing-out mechanism and a frame attached to the pushing-out mechanism. The pushing-out mechanism includes a contacting end to contact a moving blade, and a drive mechanism for moving the contacting end. The frame includes a base, a reaction force accepting portion, and a push accepting portion in a second base end portion of the base. The base has an outer circumference contacting surface facing the first height side to contact an outer circumferential surface of a disk. The reaction force accepting portion has an end contacting surface facing a second movement side to contact a first end surface of the disk. The push accepting portion has a mechanism contacting surface facing a first movement side and coming into contact with a mechanism end surface of the drive mechanism facing the second movement side. |
| US12296416B2 |
Automated clip installation system
An apparatus for installing a fastener includes a structure having an entry and an exit for the fastener. The structure further defines a channel having a passage, a chute for receiving the fastener, and a chamber between the chute and the passage. A feeder is operably coupled with the chute and configured to provide the fastener at the entry. A first actuator is operably coupled with the structure and configured to move the fastener through the chamber. A second actuator is operably coupled with the housing and configured to move the fastener through the passage to the exit. |
| US12296415B2 |
Methods and systems for support of low-power operation in training modes in welding machines
Systems and methods are provided for support of low-power operation in training modes in welding machines. |
| US12296414B2 |
Additive manufacturing method, additive manufacturing device, and controller
In preparing a built-up object by depositing beads, in a step of dividing into the bead model, a trapezoidal bead model a cross section of which is a trapezoidal shape is applied to a position where the bead is formed in a portion not adjacent to an existing bead, and a parallelogram bead model a cross section of which is a parallelogram is applied to a position where the bead is formed adjacent to a bead that is already formed, in the parallelogram bead model opposite sides in the deposition direction of the bead being parallel to each other, and opposite sides in the bead arrangement direction being parallel to a side of another bead mode that is adjacent. |
| US12296410B2 |
Wire liner retention apparatus, welding torches, and methods
An example wire liner retention apparatus includes: a body comprising a bore extending longitudinally through the body, the bore configured to permit passage of a welding wire liner through the bore; a clamp configured to apply a compressive force to the welding wire liner in a radial direction within the bore to limit movement of the welding wire liner with respect to the body; and a compression adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the compressive force applied by the clamp. |
| US12296409B2 |
Solder material
A solder material having a good thermal-cycle fatigue property and wettability. The solder material contains not less than 6.0% by mass and not more than 8.0% by mass Sb, not less than 3.0% by mass and not more than 5.0% by mass Ag, and the balance of Sn and incidental impurities. Also, a semiconductor device may include a joining layer between a semiconductor element and a substrate electrode or a lead frame, the joining layer being obtained by melting this solder material. |
| US12296406B2 |
Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for joint body
Provided is a manufacturing method for a joint body having a blank material plated with a metal material and a hoop material plated with a metal material joined together by placing the hoop material on the blank material and causing a laser oscillation system to irradiate a surface of the hoop material with laser light to form a joint portion including a line-shaped welded portion where the blank material and the hoop material are joined together. In this manufacturing method, the hoop material is supplied to be placed on the blank material and form a predetermined gap d between the blank material and the hoop material, and the hoop material is irradiated with a laser at a position where the predetermined gap d is located between the blank material and the hoop material to join the blank material and the hoop material together by laser welding. |
| US12296404B2 |
Processing apparatus and processing method for removal processing with a light beam and having a workpiece position measurement system
A processing apparatus is equipped with: a first stage system that has a table on which a workpiece is placed and moves the workpiece held by the table; a beam irradiation system that includes a condensing optical system to emit beams; and a controller to control the first stage system and the beam irradiation system, and processing is performed to a target portion of the workpiece while the table and the beams from the condensing optical system are relatively moved, and at least one of an intensity distribution of the beams at a first plane on an exit surface side of the condensing optical system and an intensity distribution of the beams at a second plane whose position in a direction of an optical axis of the condensing optical system is different from the first plane can be changed. |
| US12296400B2 |
Additively depositing multiple braze materials
A method is provided during which first braze powder is deposited with a substrate. The first braze powder is sintered to the substrate during the depositing of the first braze powder to provide the substrate with sintered first braze material. Second braze powder is deposited with the substrate. The second braze powder is different than the first braze powder. The second braze powder is sintered to the substrate during the depositing of the second braze powder to provide the substrate with sintered second braze material. The sintered first braze material and the sintered second braze material are heated to melt the sintered first braze material and the sintered second braze material and to diffusion bond the sintered first braze material and the sintered second braze material to the substrate. |
| US12296398B1 |
Reciprocating saw blade mounted depth stop
A reciprocating saw blade mounted depth stop for a reciprocating saw blade. The depth stop includes a U-shaped body mounted to the blade center body web with a sliding flange face positioned at a linear cut depth from the blade cutting edge and an angled nose face positioned at a nose cut depth from the blade nose tip so that a reciprocating saw blade can be used to cut items such as electrical conduit without harming items inside the conduit. The stop body defines a body slot aperture sized for accepting the blade center body web adjacent the sliding flange face and a set of opposing clamps positioned to clamp the blade center body web within the body slot aperture to control the nose cut depth and the linear cut depth. |
| US12296397B2 |
Miter saw
A miter saw includes a base assembly configured to at least partially support a workpiece on the miter saw. The miter saw also includes a turntable pivotably coupled to the base assembly about a vertical miter axis in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The turntable is also configured to at least partially support the workpiece on the miter saw. The miter saw also includes a constraining device coupled between the base assembly and the turntable. The constraining device is configured to inhibit movement of the turntable relative to the base assembly in a direction different than the first and second rotational directions. |
| US12296395B2 |
Drill bit
A method of manufacturing a drill bit includes providing a piece of bar stock having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an axis of rotation extending centrally through the bar stock between the first and second ends, cutting the first end of the bar stock to form a first tip angle at an oblique angle measured through the axis of rotation, cutting the first end of the bar stock at a second tip angle measured through the axis of rotation to form first tip surfaces and second tip surfaces. The first tip surfaces have the first tip angle and the second tip surfaces have the second tip angle. The second tip angle is smaller than the first tip angle. Finally forming a flute in the bar stock between the first and second ends and forming a shank at the second end of the bar stock. |
| US12296394B2 |
Chuck device
A chuck device for holding a plate material workpiece supplied to a machine tool without deforming the workpiece is provided. A housing has a workpiece contact surface arranged to face workpiece holding claws, and when holding of a workpiece is released, a plurality of rods integrally swings so that the workpiece holding claws are moved away from the workpiece contact surface of the housing and moved away from each other, and when holding the workpiece, after the plurality of rods integrally swing so that the workpiece holding claws are brought close to the workpiece contact surface of the housing and brought close to each other, the plurality of rods moves integrally in parallel with the forward/backward moving direction of a drive body to bring the workpiece holding claws into contact with the workpiece. |
| US12296388B2 |
Method of treating a gas stream and method of operating an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional work piece
In a method of treating a gas stream (32) containing combustible and/or reactive particles (34) at least a part of the particles (34) contained in the gas stream (32) is separated from the gas stream (32) by means of a separation device (36). The particles (34) separated from the gas stream (32) by means of the separation device (36) are supplied to a collecting vessel (40). The supply of particles (34) to the collecting vessel (40) is interrupted. A flame retardant material (57) is supplied to the collecting vessel (40) so as to form a cover layer of flame retardant material (57) on the particles (34) contained in the collecting vessel (40). |
| US12296387B2 |
Three-dimensional printing
Described herein are kits, methods, and systems for printing metal three-dimensional objects. In an example, described is a kit for three-dimensional printing comprising: powdered metal build material; and a binding fluid comprising a liquid vehicle, metal or metal precursor particles, and latex polymer particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, wherein the latex polymer particles have an average particle size of from about 10 nm to about 300 nm, and wherein the metal or metal precursor particles comprise metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and a reducing agent, or combinations thereof. |
| US12296385B2 |
Methods of additive manufacturing and hyperbaric chambers manufactured by additive manufacturing
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for providing a site for the hyperbaric chamber, installing a deposition system at the site, wherein the deposition system is configured to deposit building materials for constructing the hyperbaric chamber, loading a layout of the hyperbaric chamber into the deposition system, and depositing the building materials according to the layout onto the site. |
| US12296384B1 |
Chemical looping carrier compositions, binders, and related methods
A composition for binding metal oxides, a metal oxide pellet produced with the binder and metal oxide, and methods for producing the metal oxide pellets. The binder composition includes a pelletizing agent comprising at least one of a cement, a bitumen, and a polymer and a sinter enhancer comprising at least one of a metal sulfide, a metal chloride, and a metal nitrate. |
| US12296383B2 |
Thermoelectric composite with high-entropy alloy dispersed and method for preparing the same
Disclosed is a thermoelectric composite with high-entropy alloy dispersed including a thermoelectric material TE having a composition in a formula TE(x %)+M(y %), and high-entropy alloy particles M having a composition in the formula and dispersed in the thermoelectric material. In the formula, a volume ratio or a molar ratio x of the thermoelectric material to the thermoelectric composite is smaller than 100, and a volume ratio or a molar ratio y of the high-entropy alloy particles to the thermoelectric composite is greater than 0 and smaller than 20. |
| US12296381B2 |
Die molding apparatus
The present application relates to the technical field of amorphous alloy molding apparatuses, and more particularly to a die molding apparatus. The die molding apparatus includes: a forming structure, a material loading structure, and a vacuum pumping structure. The forming structure includes a forming furnace body having a heating cavity, a material waiting housing having a transition cavity, a feeding pipe having two ends respectively connected with the heating cavity and the transition cavity, and a vacuum control valve arranged on the feeding pipe. The material loading structure includes a material loading arm and a material loading driving mechanism, one end of the material loading arm is located in the transition cavity, and the other end of the material loading arm is penetrated through a material loading hole sealingly. |
| US12296376B2 |
Apparatus and a method for material forming by impact
The invention relates to an apparatus for material forming, by means of a tool (41) and a drive unit (2), the apparatus being arranged to move the drive unit (2) to provide kinetic energy to the tool (41), for the tool (41) to strike a work material (W), so as to form the work material (W), the apparatus being provided with an impact head (4″) between the drive unit (2) and the tool (41), and the apparatus being arranged to provide the kinetic energy to the tool by the drive unit (2) striking the impact head (4″), wherein at least a region of the impact head (4″) is allowed to move in relation to the tool (41) laterally to a direction of the stroke of the drive unit, whereby the impact head is arranged to expand laterally in relation to the tool. The invention also relates to a method for material forming. |
| US12296374B2 |
Method for producing metal components and metal component produced in this way
The invention relates to a method for producing metal components, consisting at least partially of a copper alloy, comprising the following alloy components in wt. %: 0 wt. % |
| US12296373B2 |
Can seaming apparatus
A can seaming apparatus including a frame, a can handling assembly, a can driving assembly and a seaming assembly. The can seaming apparatus is configured to seal a lid to a can through a double seam can seal. The can is positioned and clamped between an upper and a lower chuck. The can driving assembly spins the can and the upper and lower chucks about an axis. The seaming assembly includes two rollers mounted to a roller frame which pivots about an axis relative to the frame. The roller frame can be pivoted so as to selectively have the two rollers sequentially engage the can to form the necessary crimping operations. |
| US12296367B2 |
Method for handling components of a sheet extrusion system
A method of handling components for a sheet extrusion system including the steps of: obtaining a carriage configured to support different components each making up a part of a sheet extrusion system; placing a first of the different components in a supported staging position on the carriage; and performing an operation on the first of the different components in the supported staging position to at least one of: a) transport the first of the different components; b) perform a maintenance step on the first of the different components; c) repair the first of the different components; or d) set the first of the different components up for installation. The method further includes the steps of: separating the first of the different components from the supported staging position on the carriage; and reconfiguring the carriage to maintain a second of the different components, that is different in configuration than the first of the different components, in a supported staging position on the carriage. |
| US12296365B2 |
Peroxyformic acid compositions for membrane filtration cleaning
Peroxyformic acid compositions for removal of biofilm growth and mineral deposits on membranes are disclosed. In particular, peroxyformic acid compositions are generated in situ or on site generation for the reduction and prevention, of biofilms and the mitigation of mineral buildup on the membranes. The compositions according to the invention are compatible with the membranes under application of use conditions. |
| US12296363B2 |
Vision-enhanced photocell system for package sorting
A system and method for detecting delivery items includes a hardware processor that is operably connected to a light detector and a camera positioned at a sensing location along a moving surface that moves a delivery item. The processor may be configured to perform operations that include receiving a light status signal from the light detector, the light status signal having a first state when a light beam directed across the moving surface is detected at the light detector, which indicates absence of the delivery item, and a second state when the light beam is not detected at the light detector, which indicates presence of the delivery item, receiving image data from the camera, which includes images at the sensing location, and modifying the light status signal based on the image data when the light status signal and the image data disagree on the number of delivery items. |
| US12296358B2 |
Powder coating device and powder coating method
Provided is a powder coating device including a powder fluidization tank including a bottom member having a plurality of spacers interposed between a first plate member and a second plate member, a fixing member to which the powder fluidization tank is fixed, a coupling support member coupling and supporting the first plate member to the fixing member, and a vibration mechanism coupled to the first plate member, wherein the coupling support member includes an elastic member. |
| US12296356B2 |
Nozzle, adhesive application head, adhesive application apparatus, and method of making diaper
[PROBLEM] To improve distribution of adhesive and gas.[SOLUTION] A nozzle (1) includes a pattern shim (13) having a plurality of first slits (23) and a plurality of second slits (24), an adhesive shim (12) having a plurality of first holes (33), a gas shim (14), a head body (11) having an adhesive outlet (52) and an adhesive distribution groove (51) communicating with the adhesive outlet, and a face plate (15). Adhesive ejection ports are formed at openings of the plurality of first slits, and gas discharge ports are formed at openings of a plurality of second slits in such a manner that the gas discharge ports are located on both sides of each of the adhesive ejection ports. The plurality of first holes (33) communicate with the adhesive distribution groove (51). The plurality of first holes (33) are formed in such a manner that distances of the first holes (33) from the corresponding discharge ejection ports (6) become shorter as distances of the corresponding first holes from the adhesive outlet (52) become longer. |
| US12296349B2 |
Point-of-care electroflotation of dispersed, low tolerance pathogens
The present invention relates to delivering sample preparation technologies to enhance the performance of point-of-care agricultural diagnostics by improving the capacity to detect trace contaminations of pathogenic organisms along the entire food supply chain including pre- and post-harvest processing and distribution. Sample preparation is crucial for adequate test performance of downstream diagnostics like LAMP and supports sensitive detection of bacterial contaminates. This invention increases the speed and scale of routine pathogen surveillance and the efficacy of management response and mitigation of foodborne disease outbreaks. |
| US12296347B2 |
Magnetic field gradient apparatus and apparatus for separation
The invention relates to a magnet apparatus for generating a magnetic field, the magnet apparatus comprising: at least three coils arranged besides each other along a first axis in a first plane, wherein each coil comprises a conductor comprising a material having superconducting properties at an operating temperature, the coils further comprise two legs and two bent end sections in the first plane, wherein a first and a second leg are arranged parallel to each other along a second axis in the first plane transverse to the first axis, and the two bent sections are arranged opposite to each other; and a controller arranged to control currents through the respective coils to obtain a current distribution in the first plane, wherein a current direction of the current distribution is alternating between opposite directions parallel to the second axis, with a period A along the first axis. The invention also related to a magnetic density separation apparatus comprising the magnet apparatus. |
| US12296346B2 |
Multi-configuration mini jig
A portable, modular mini mining jig can be configured as a single-stage jig with one or multiple jig cells, or as a multistage jig with one or multiple jig cells per stage. Due to the modular nature of the mini jig components, any number of jig cells and stages are possible. Adding jig cells and stages increases the throughput and capacity of the system, which increases efficiency. |
| US12296344B2 |
Transparent heating elements for polymerase chain reaction devices
A thermal array has a first heating element, a second, transparent heating element, a first insulator, a second insulator, and a cooling block. The transparent heating element is a layer of glass with one or more heating wires cast into, or coupled onto, the glass, or a thermo-resistive coating sputtered onto one side of the glass. The transparent heating element may further have a temperature sensor to monitor the temperature and thereby ensure that the layer of glass is held at a predetermined temperature. The thermal array includes bandpass light filters to be able to detect the exact fluorescence being produced. |
| US12296339B2 |
Microparticle sorting device, cell therapeutic agent manufacturing device, microparticle sorting method and program
Provided is a technology for preparing a mixture including multiple types of microparticles in accordance with a predetermined ratio. The present technology provides a microparticle sorting device (100) including a control unit (103) comprising a determination unit that determines whether microparticles are sorted, on the basis of light generated by irradiating, with light, the microparticles flowing through a flow channel (155), in which the determination unit performs a primary sorting determination to determine, on the basis of characteristics of the light generated, whether the microparticles belong to any one of two or more different microparticle populations, and then performs a secondary sorting determination to determine whether the microparticles determined to belong to any one of the microparticle populations in the primary sorting determination are sorted, on the basis of the particle constituent ratio specified for the two or more different microparticle populations. This technology may be used to prepare a cell therapeutic agent comprising a mixture of cells of different types in a predefined ratio, e.g. a mixture of various types of CAR T-cells showing a synergistic anti-tumor activity. |
| US12296338B2 |
Positionally assisted negative particle rejection (PANR) to sort and enrich target cells of interest
Novel methods and apparatus for sorting and enriching target cells of interest from a mixture. |
| US12296331B2 |
Fluid collection device
A fluid collection device having a specimen collection tube assembly. The specimen collection tube assembly includes a barrel defining a first chamber and an inner tube or plunger defining a second chamber. The barrel includes a luer tip at one end, and another end is in slidable sealing engagement with the inner tube (220) defining a closed system thereof. The inner tube includes a luer tip at one end, and the opposite end is equipped with a seal separating the first and second chambers in the closed system. A conduit is selectively provided either at the luer tip of the inner tube extended towards the second chamber or from the luer tip of the barrel extended towards the first chamber. The luer tip (214) of the barrel and the luer tip of the inner tube are releasably provided with at least one luer knob. |
| US12296330B2 |
Pipetting unit and pipetting method for closed liquid containers
An in-vitro diagnostic device including a pipetting unit and a pipetting method, which allow for a more reproducible and more precise pipetting of liquids, when piercing through a lid of a closed liquid container is required. The pipetting unit is controlled to repeat penetration of the lid of the closed liquid container if the pressure difference between the interior of the liquid container and the surrounding is outside an allowable predefined pressure range. |
| US12296326B2 |
Catalyst for synthesis of hydrogen peroxide and recovery, and method of preparing same
Described is a catalyst for preparing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone process and for regenerating a working solution and a method of preparing the catalyst. The catalyst contains palladium, magnesium, and cerium components uniformly distributed in alumina. Alternatively, the catalyst contains a palladium component distributed in a ring shape in an alumina sphere and magnesium and cerium components uniformly distributed in the alumina. |
| US12296316B2 |
Highly mesoporous activated carbon
Highly mesoporous activated carbon products are disclosed with mesoporosities characterized by mesopore volumes of 0.7 to 1.0 cubic centimeters per gram or greater. Also disclosed are activated carbon products characterized by a Molasses Number of about 500 to 1000 or greater. Also disclosed are activated carbon products characterized by a Tannin Value of about 100 to 35 or less. The activated carbon products may be further characterized by total pore volumes of at least 0.85 cubic centimeters per gram and BET surface areas of at least about 800 square meters per gram. The activated carbon product may be derived from a renewable feedstock. |
| US12296313B2 |
System and method for formulating medical treatment effluents
A system and method for formulating a medical treatment effluent by performing plasma reactions creating a plasma area in a gas adjacent to a liquid. An embodiment of the plasma reactor includes a housing with an internal reaction chamber, first and second inlet paths to the reaction chamber, and electrodes for producing an electric field. The system may optionally further include a pre-ionization electrode and pre-ionization electric field for pre-ionizing a feed gas prior to entry into a reaction chamber. The reactor uses plasma to ionize gas adjacent with the liquid. The ionized gas reacts with the liquid to form an effluent. Exemplary medical treatments include: immunization (immuno) therapy; wound treatment; cancer treatment; and disinfectant applications. |
| US12296312B2 |
Complex modality reactor for materials production and synthesis
A system for producing carbonaceous materials is disclosed that includes an energy source configured to emit microwave energy and a plasma reactor coupled to receive the microwave energy and configured to produce plasma in response to exposure of one or more process gases to the microwave energy. In some instances, the plasma reactor includes a first chamber having a rectangular cross-section and configured to receive the microwave energy from the energy source as sinusoidal waveform, a second chamber having a cylindrical cross-section and configured to receive microwave energy from the first chamber as a radial waveform having an energy maxima at a radial center of the cylindrical cross-section, the second chamber including an opening to receive one or more process gases and configured to ignite a plasma plume, and a gas-solid separator configured to separate solid materials from the plasma plume. |
| US12296306B2 |
Method and installation for homogenizing a shear thinning fluid contained in a cylindrical tank
The present invention is related to an installation and to a method for recirculating and mixing a fluid which is preferably a shear-thinning fluid. The installation comprises a tank, a pump, a piping assembly connected to the pump and comprising an injection piping for injecting said fluid into the tank and a return piping coupled to the injection piping for pumping the said fluid from the tank to the injection piping, wherein the piping assembly and the tank form a flow recirculation path in which fluid is homogenized by recirculation of the fluid upon action of the said pump, the injection piping being designed such as to reinject the fluid in at least two peripheral bottom locations with an horizontal and/or inclined orientation such as to create a swirl movement in the tank and to reinject simultaneously said fluid upwardly through a central location in a zone comprised between the central axis of the tank and the half radius of the tank such as to create a jet of fluid having a main vertical component. |
| US12296305B2 |
Mixing system
Provided is a mixing system to mix different types of fluids more efficiently. The mixing system installed in a piping in which a first fluid is supplied includes a mixing part including a plurality of mixing members each having a front end and a rear end rotated by a predetermined angle to form a curved surface and disposed to be spaced apart from each other and a supply part supplying a second fluid to a space between adjacent mixing members. |
| US12296304B2 |
Membrane for water filtration
A process for preparing a semi-permeable membrane includes providing an aqueous phase comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer, covering a surface of a porous support membrane with the aqueous phase, applying an organic phase comprising a polyfunctional acyl halide monomer, a phosphorous containing compound and a co-solvent, and allowing the polyfunctional amine monomer and the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to perform an interfacial polymerization reaction to form a polyamide thin film composite layer.The presence of the co-solvent together with the phosphorous compound in the organic phase potentiates the effect of the phosphorous compound so that the water flux is increased without substantially sacrificing the salt rejection. |
| US12296303B2 |
Filter membrane and method for making the same
A method for making a filter membrane includes: forming a polymer layer; applying a plurality of nanoparticles on the polymer layer, the nanoparticles being self-assembled to form a closed pack arrangement on the polymer layer; heating the nanoparticles such that a portion of the polymer layer contacting the nanoparticles is softened so that the nanoparticles are sunk into the polymer layer; and removing the nanoparticles from the polymer layer so that the polymer layer is formed with a plurality of pores penetrating the polymer layer and being arranged in a honeycomb pattern. |
| US12296302B2 |
Filter system for a reactor system
A filter system of a reactor system may comprise a filter vessel comprising an outer wall; a filter plate disposed in the filter vessel; and a filter disposed on the filter plate. The filter plate may comprise a first plate face and a second plate face with a plate body spanning therebetween; a first plate hole disposed through the plate body spanning between the first plate face and the second plate face; and/or a plate hole rim protruding from the first plate surface. The plate hole rim may be disposed at or proximate a plate hole edge defining the first plate hole, and/or at least partially surrounding the first plate hole. The first filter may be disposed on the first plate face, and the first filter may engage with the plate hole rim such that the plate hole rim positions the first filter in a desired position. |
| US12296298B2 |
Double-layer three-way catalyst with further improved ageing stability
The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising two layers on an inert catalyst carrier, a layer A containing at least palladium as a platinum group metal, in addition to a cerium/zirconium/lanthanum/yttrium mixed oxide, and a layer B, which is applied to layer A, containing at least rhodium as the platinum group metal, in addition to a cerium/zirconium/lanthanum/yttrium mixed oxide. |
| US12296297B2 |
Method for treating waste gases containing low-concentration volatile organic compounds (VOCs) based on combination of adsorption and in-situ temperature-varying catalytic ozonation
A method for treating waste gases containing low-concentration volatile organic compounds (VOCs) based on combination of adsorption and in-situ temperature-varying catalytic ozonation, relating to treatment of organic waste gases. In the method, a VOCs-containing waste gas is fed to an adsorption bed for enrichment, which includes a low-temperature regeneration process and a high-temperature regeneration process. A catalyst with high adsorption capacity and catalytic activity is loaded on the adsorption bed. |
| US12296289B2 |
Flotation filter with internal grid
A flotation filter has an outer member that has a top section and bottom section that are hollow. The top section has an inner edge and an outer edge with the outer edge having a diameter that is adapted to slide up and down an inner diameter of a storage container. Connected to the inner edge of the outer member is an internal grid. The internal grid includes members that crisscross to provide spaced openings. Further, the internal grid dwells in a plane below a horizontal plane of a top surface of the top section. |
| US12296288B2 |
Multi-component mixture separation system
The present disclosure provides a multi-component mixture separation system including a distillation column including a first section and a second section separated by a partition wall, and a phase separator receiving a lower discharge stream of the second section and separating the stream into an aqueous phase and an oil phase, and refluxing a portion of the separated aqueous phase or oil phase to the first section, in which the first section includes a chimney tray provided on an upper portion, and the first section is fed with a feed stream containing three or more components to separate high-boiling point component to a lower portion, and a gaseous component moves to the second section. |
| US12296286B2 |
Water retention barrier
A fuel water separator comprises a housing that defines an internal volume that receives a mixture. The fuel water separator further comprises a filter element that is positioned within the internal volume. The filter element comprises a first endplate and a second endplate that is located opposite the first endplate. The filter element further comprises a filter media that is coupled to the first endplate and the second endplate. The filter media is structured to separate a dispersed phase from a continuous phase of the mixture. The filter element further comprises a collection sump that is located below the first and second endplate and structured to receive the dispersed phase. The filter element further comprises a retention barrier disposed above the collection sump. The retention barrier comprises a drain opening structured to discharge the dispersed phase through the retention barrier into the collection sump. |
| US12296284B2 |
Alternating cascaded system for high-salinity wastewater treatment
An alternating cascaded system for high-salinity wastewater treatment includes a pollutant removal system and an alternating cascaded water conveyance system embedded in the pollutant removal system. The pollutant removal system includes four partition plates, a pollutant removal zone and a discharge sump; and the alternating cascaded water conveyance system includes feed water distribution channels disposed under a feed water conveyer pipe and on an outer wall of a first pollutant removal subzone, cleaning water distribution channels disposed on an outer wall of a third pollutant removal subzone and located under a cleaning water pipe, and a purified water discharge pipe and a cleaning water discharge pipe that are located in the discharge sump and axially have a same discharge direction from top to bottom. |
| US12296281B2 |
Solvent extraction apparatuses and methods
The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for the solvent extraction of a substance from a material. The disclosed systems include multiple tanks and an extraction column in communication with the tanks. Solvent transport is accomplished via pressure differentials that are established between or among tanks to cause the solvent to be transported between or among said tanks. |
| US12296277B2 |
Zip track and system
A zip track system that is integrally connected to a challenge course so that a user can traverse one portion of the challenge course, and then can slide down the zip track system via a zip track to any other desired location. |
| US12296274B1 |
Portable gaming console holder system for retaining, storing, and gripping the portable gaming console and methods of making and using same
Systems, methods, and other embodiments for a portable gaming console holder system, including a portable gaming console having at least one first controller located on a front side of the portable gaming console, and a portable gaming console holding and storing apparatus for holding and storing the portable gaming console, wherein the portable gaming console holding and storing apparatus further includes; a frame, a base operatively connected to the frame, at least one recessed area located adjacent to the base for receiving the at least one controller, a portable gaming console retention device operatively connected to the frame, a first extension operatively connected to the frame and located across the frame from the portable gaming console retention device, and at least one ventilation opening located on the base. |
| US12296273B2 |
Method and apparatus for game team formation, and electronic device and storage medium
A method and apparatus for game teaming in live streaming, and an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium, relating to the technical field of computers. The method comprises: receiving a game teaming request, the game teaming request comprising user information of multiple game participants, the multiple game participants comprising a live streaming anchor user and at least one live streaming viewer user, the live streaming viewer user satisfying a specified live streaming teaming condition (S210); sending the game teaming request to a gaming platform (S220); and displaying a game teaming instruction returned by the gaming platform, so that the multiple game participants enter the gaming platform according to the game teaming instruction (S230). |
| US12296272B2 |
Non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable information processing program, information processing system, information processing apparatus, and method of controlling information processing apparatus that allow processing of operations of character object high in zest
A non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable information processing program executed in a computer of an information processing apparatus including an image pick-up unit that picks up an image of a real space is provided. At least one computer is configured to perform operations including generating an augmented reality image by superimposing a virtual space image corresponding to a virtual space that has been picked up by a virtual camera arranged in the virtual space and a real space image corresponding to the real space that has been picked up by the image pick-up unit on each other, recognizing a feature included in the real space image, and controlling, when the real space image includes a feature as a result of recognition, a character object to perform an action at a position associated with the feature included in the real space image. |
| US12296266B2 |
Digital character with dynamic interactive behavior
A virtual experience system provides dynamically interactive virtual characters in an environment. The system may be built in a modular fashion, enabling new behaviors and functionality to be added without significant alterations to the existing parts of the system. For example, behavior may be modeled using a model with multiple layers. Each layer determines responses to external stimuli based on one or more factors, with the behavior of a character being determined based on a combination of the layers of the model. |
| US12296264B2 |
Systems and methods for rendering a virtual content object in an augmented reality environment
Systems and methods for rendering of a virtual content object in an augmented reality environment based on a physical marker are discussed herein. Virtual content objects may be rendered by a display device in an augmented reality environment based on the field of view seen through the display device and a position of a marker (and one or more linkage points associated with the marker) in the real world. When rendered in the augmented reality environment, the virtual content objects may be visualized from any angle, from the exterior or interior of the object, and manipulated in response to user input. Virtual content objects and/or user visualizations of virtual content objects may be shared with other users (local and/or remote), enabling multiple users to potentially build, modify, and/or interact with a virtual content object simultaneously and/or cooperatively. |
| US12296257B2 |
Compositing multiple video streams into a single media stream
A system and method are described for combining multiple views of a video game or application into a single video stream (or set of video streams). For example, a system according to one embodiment comprises: a plurality of application/video game instances executed for a particular multi-player video game or application on a hosting service, the application/video game instances being executed in response to control signals received from a plurality of clients; compositing logic executed at the hosting service to combine video streams generated by each of the application/video game instances into a single video stream for a first one of the clients; and compression logic to compress the single video stream with low latency such that the user of the first one of the clients has the perception that the video game or application is being executed locally. |
| US12296247B2 |
Modular exercise device
A base exercise device includes at least one modular connection. The base exercise device is operable without any modular units connected to one of the modular connections. A modular unit may be physically connected to the base exercise device. The modular unit includes at least one exercise feature that is not included in the base exercise device. |
| US12296245B1 |
Swing training aid and methods of using same
A swing training aid with a foldable platform that applies two-way resistance for the purposes of swing training. With the swing training aid in its upright position, an athlete dons the bi-directional belt of the swing training aid and takes hold of a coil indicator strap of the swing training aid. At this point, the athlete can utilize the feedback given by the swing training aid to initiate training with the goal of improving rotational velocity. A stepwise method of utilization of the swing training aid facilitates progress for athletes of various skill levels. |
| US12296244B2 |
Youth javelin
A youth javelin having a tip, a shaft, a handle and a tail wherein the overall length of the youth javelin is in the range of 135 cm to 148 cm, the weight is in the range of 240 g and 265 g, has a balance point in the range of 57 cm and 60 cm measured from the forward end of the tip, and a weight-to-surface-area ratio in the range of 0.2000 g/cm2 to 0.2585 g/cm2. |
| US12296239B2 |
Mixed material golf club head
A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strike face. At least a portion of an outer wall of the club head comprises a thermoplastic composite having a plurality of lamina layers. The plurality of lamina layers include at least a fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and a filled thermoplastic layer, and the fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and the filled thermoplastic layer are directly bonded to each other without an intermediate adhesive. |
| US12296236B2 |
Golf club head including impact influencing flexture joint
A mixed material golf club head including an outer metallic component and a polymeric component. The outer metallic component comprises the strike face. The polymeric component comprises a reaction wall that lies flush with a rear surface of the strike face. The reaction wall slidably translates across a back surface of the strike face at impact. In some embodiments, the outer metallic component is integrally formed with the crown and the polymeric component is integrally formed with the sole, to allow dynamic delofting for low-handicap golfers. In other embodiments, the outer metallic component is integrally formed with the sole and the polymeric component is integrally formed with the crown, to allow dynamic lofting for high-handicap golfers. |
| US12296230B2 |
Biodegradable sports ball and method for manufacture thereof
The invention relates to a sports ball comprising a rubber core and optionally a felt, the rubber core defining an internal volume and an outer surface, the felt being provided on the outer surface of the rubber core, and the rubber core comprising: natural and/or synthetic rubber; and a biodegradability-enabling additive comprising at least one organic compound in a carrier material, wherein the organic compound is a nutrient substrate for an active landfill or marine environment strain of bacteria. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a tennis ball including: a) mixing natural rubber and butadiene rubber with further ingredients and the biodegradability-enabling additive; b) extruding a portion of the mixture; c) utilizing the extruded portion for forming a shellpart; d) assembling a core by attaching at least two shellparts to each other; e) inflating the core; and f) providing a felt on the surface of the core. |
| US12296225B2 |
System and method for measuring force and repetitive motion for therapeutic and fitness goals
The invention is directed to systems, devices, and methods for measuring force and repetitions during exercise or rehabilitation activities. Devices in accordance with embodiments may include: a casing; a processor within the casing; a display visibly on the casing; a first attachment portion on one end of the casing; a second attachment portion on an opposite end of the casing; and a force sensor connected to the first and the second attachment portion, the force sensor in communication with the processor. Methods may include: attaching a pneumatic exercise device to the wireless force measurement device; conducting exercises causing a piston in the pneumatic exercise device to move compared to from the wireless force measurement device; counting, by the device, the number of times the piston moves towards or away from the device; determining, by the device the amount of force applied through the pneumatic exercise device during the exercise. |
| US12296224B2 |
Equipment for strengthening swing motion ability
Equipment for strengthening swing motion ability of the present disclosure includes: a shoulder holder formed in a closed loop shape to be held on a right shoulder or a left shoulder; a body holder extending a predetermined length from the shoulder holder to be held on a back toward a shoulder opposite to the shoulder with the shoulder holder held thereon; a pelvis holder extending a predetermined length from the body holder to be held on a pelvis positioned opposite to the shoulder with the shoulder holder held thereon; an extension extending a predetermined length from the pelvis holder toward the shoulder with the shoulder holder held thereon; and an elasticity applier having a first end connected to the extension and a second end configured to be fixed to a predetermined position. |
| US12296223B1 |
Lumbar exercise machine
A portable exercise machine useable for isometric exercise and conditioning of the multifidus muscle has a seat with an adjustable upwardly inclined arm member and an adjustable downwardly inclined leg member. A handle connected to the arm member is adapted to be gripped by the user to perform static muscle contraction and stretching. A foot rest connected to the leg member allows the user's heels to rotate downwardly forcing the pelvis to lock and isolate the multifidus muscle for stretching and strengthening. |
| US12296221B2 |
Double retractable rowing resistance system with configurable and convertible swinging seat-based exercise machine
An exercise machine is described that incorporates a double retractable resistance band system for rowing exercises and that includes a multi-purpose, morphable swinging seat assembly that applies to convertible exercise machines and rowing boats. The double retractable rowing system is detachably integrated into a base plate (inclined planar board) of the exercise machine. The base plate consists of a platform set at an angle consistent with the foot-placements of sit-down rowing machines and rowing shells together with an integral set of quick-release slots located above and to the outside of the toes of the foot placement positions. The multi-purpose, morphable swinging seat assembly provides an improved method/structural assembly for seat-based rowing machines, convertible/multi-purpose exercise machines and an improved architecture for boat-based rowing systems. |
| US12296220B1 |
Shoulder harness exercise device with spring-loaded foot rests
The present invention relates to an exercise device for a person, comprising a shoulder harness adapted to fit around the shoulders of the person, a rigid, elongated member having a first end and a second opposing end, and at least one spring mechanism having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the spring mechanism is configured for attaching with the rigid, elongated member or the shoulder harness. At least one foot rest having two opposing ends is connected with the distal end of at least one of the spring mechanisms. The person can press against the at least one foot rest with his feet to perform exercises while the shoulder harness is fitted around the shoulders of the person. |
| US12296218B2 |
Stackable weight
Provided is a stackable weight that can be stacked alongside other stackable weights to achieve a desired weight on a weight bar. The stackable weight includes a handle to carry the stackable weight, an opening to attach the stackable weight to a weight bar, and at least one feature to engage at least one feature of a second stackable weight. The at least one feature of the stackable weight reduces movement of the stackable weight in relation to any number of other stackable weights when attached on a weight bar. The stackable weights may vary in size and weight to allow a user to achieve a desired weight of the weight bar. |
| US12296215B2 |
Resistance bands apparatus
The present disclosure provides a resistance band apparatus which overcomes the problems traditionally associated with resistance training—time consuming resistance changes during the same exercise, time consuming adjustments between different exercises, and non-uniform resistance through the exercise motion depending on the height and limb length of the person—by incorporating multiple bands of different resistances into a single apparatus and the bands can be engaged or disengaged from contributing towards the total resistance provided during an exercise. |
| US12296214B2 |
Shrouded exercise spring assemblies
A shrouded spring assembly comprises a coil spring and a shroud. The coil spring includes a cylindrical body having first and second attachment members coupled to ends thereof. The shroud includes a sleeve portion that substantially encapsulates the cylindrical body of the coil spring, the sleeve portion including first and second end portions configured to enable the first and second attachment members to be operatively couplable to one or more external devices. The sleeve portion of the shroud is expandable and retractable along a longitudinal axis of the coil spring to accommodate stretching and retracting of the cylindrical body along the longitudinal axis. |
| US12296210B2 |
Extension assembly for a fire suppression spray nozzle
An extension assembly for a fire suppression spray nozzle is provided. A tube having a first end and a second end is welded to a female hose coupler at the tube's first end. A male hose coupler is welded to the second end of the tube. A support sleeve connected to the female hose coupler inserts into a fire suppression spray nozzle or another instance of the extension assembly to provide for easy alignment of the threaded connectors and for adding strength to the connection. |
| US12296201B2 |
Treatment system, control device, and control method
A treatment system can include a treatment tool including an ultrasound transducer and an end effector. The system can also include an ultrasound power source configured to output a drive signal to the ultrasound transducer, and a processor configured to detect an abnormality in the end effector, and whether end effector is immersed in a liquid. The system can continue an output of the drive signal from the ultrasound power source to the ultrasound transducer when the abnormality is detected and the end effector is immersed in the liquid. |
| US12296200B2 |
Method and system for increasing the gas-dissolution rate of a bubble in a liquid media via non-invasive resonant acoustic pressure
An acoustic technique designed to increase the gas-dissolution rate of a bubble in a liquid media is proposed. Increased gas-dissolution rate is achieved by increasing the bubble's surface-to-volume ratio via bubble fragmentation. This is achieved by attaching an electroacoustic transducer to the system or load in which bubbles travel and exciting the transducer at the frequency of resonance. The electric resonance of the transducer attached to the system corresponds in frequency to the mechanical resonance of the system or load which allows for achieving such state without the use of an internally placed hydrophone to certify the resonance state. The acoustic bubble fragmentation technique increased the dissolution rate 4 to 5 times of bubbles with initial diameters between 150 and 550 μm in distilled water and in medical grade saline solution. |
| US12296196B2 |
Radiation therapy system and method
The present disclosure is directed to a radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy system may comprise a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus configured to acquire MRI data with respect to a region of interest (ROI) of a subject, the MRI apparatus including a magnetic body; and a radiation therapy apparatus configured to apply a radiation beam to at least one portion of the ROI. The radiation therapy apparatus may include a linear accelerator configured to accelerate electrons to produce the radiation beam, the linear accelerator being located in a bore formed by an inner surface of the magnetic body, and a length direction of the linear accelerator being parallel with an axis of the magnetic body. |
| US12296195B2 |
Radiation therapy system, and operation procedure of positioning device thereof
Provided is an operation procedure of a positioning device of a radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy system includes a radiation generation device used to generate therapeutic radiation, an irradiation chamber used to accommodate an irradiation subject receiving the radiation, a management chamber used to achieve irradiation control, and a support device used to transport and support the irradiation subject. The support device includes a support member supporting the irradiation subject, an adjustment assembly for adjusting a spatial position of the support member, and a joining assembly fixedly connecting the support member and the adjustment assembly together in a detachable manner. The support member at least includes a first support member and a second support member having a different size and/or shape from the first support member. The invention allows switching between support members having different sizes and/or shapes according to an actual use requirement. |
| US12296189B2 |
Computer-implemented method for radiotherapy treatment planning, computer program product and computer system for performing the method
A computer-based method of optimizing a radiotherapy treatment plan for a patient is proposed, wherein a complete treatment comprising both external beam therapy and brachytherapy is optimized in one procedure using an optimization problem comprising an objective function designed to optimize the total dose distribution as a combination of a first dose distribution to be provided by a first radiation set and a second dose distribution to be provided by a second radiation set. One of the radiation sets is external beam radiotherapy and the other is brachytherapy. The optimization is based on a total desired dose for the whole treatment, images of the patient before the treatment starts and an estimated image of the patient after the first radiation set has been delivered. |
| US12296187B2 |
Photobiomodulation therapy to improve functional mobility of stroke survivors
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) can be used to improve functional mobility of stroke survivors. A light source device can be contacted to a subject's skin proximal to an area of hemiplegia within a subject due to the stroke. A light signal (with wavelengths from the red to infrared part of the spectrum) can be applied in at least one of a pulsed operating mode, a continuous operating mode, and a super-pulsed operating mode through the light source device to the area of hemiplegia. The light signal is applied for a time sufficient to stimulate a phototherapeutic response in the area of hemiplegia to improve the functional mobility of the subject. |
| US12296186B2 |
System for performing transcutaneous photodynamic therapy (PDT) in an organ or organ segment of an organic body
A system, for transcutaneous photodynamic therapy in an organ or organ segment of an organic body, includes a plurality of light applicators (9), a supply unit (23) and a placement template (39) placeable relative to the organic body for defined orientation of the light applicators. The light applicators include a needle-shaped insertion portion (15) for transcutaneous piercing along a piercing axis (E), a light-emitting applicator tip (19) at the distal end (13) of the insertion portion, and a fixing point (43) at a proximal distance d from the applicator tip. The placement template defines a plurality of fixing point receptacles (51) for fixing the light applicators with a defined fixing point and includes a first and second template parts (71, 75) defining first and second subsets (73, 77) of fixing point receptacles. The first template part is guidingly displaceable relative to the second template part along the piercing axis. |
| US12296184B2 |
Providing wearable device information to rescuers
Technologies and implementations for a wearable healthcare system including an information management module (IMM). The IMM may be configured to detect proximity of a healthcare device. The IMM may be configured to determine a type of the detected healthcare device. Once the type of healthcare device is determined, the IMM may be configured to communicate information regarding a medical device, where the communicated information may be adapted to correspond to the determined type of healthcare device. |
| US12296180B2 |
Method of injecting subcutaneous device
A subcutaneous device that includes an electronics-containing housing and a clip configured to anchor the device to an internal structural body component of a patient is injected and anchored to the structural body component. An instrument pre-loaded with the device is caused to be inserted through an incision in the patient and advanced to the structural body component. A pushing force is received on the instrument that causes the clip of the device to be pushed onto the structural body component so that the structural body component is located in a sandwiching region between a top portion of the clip and the housing of the device. Force is applied to the structural body component between the top portion of the clip and the housing of the device to anchor the device to the structural body component. |
| US12296178B2 |
Stimulation with electrode arrays
A device for implantation in a patient may include an electrode arrays configured to apply at least one electrical pulse to an excitable tissue, the electrode array including at least one electrode; connector contacts, each integrally wired to a particular electrode array, each configured to drive the at least one electrode of the particular electrode array integrally wired thereto with the at least one electrical pulse; a first antenna configured to: receive, from a second antenna and through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy, the second antenna located outside the patient's body; and one or more circuits electrically connected to the first antenna and the connector contacts, the circuits configured to: create the one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of the excitable tissue by using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the connector contacts. |
| US12296177B2 |
Delivery systems and methods for left ventricular pacing
A method of delivering a pacing lead may include locating a potential implantation site adjacent to or within the triangle of Koch region of a patient's heart. The method may include advancing a pacing lead to the potential implantation site. The pacing lead has an elongate body and a fixation element coupled to a distal portion and attachable to the right-atrial endocardium adjacent to or within the triangle of Koch region. The method may include implanting the pacing lead at the potential implantation site to or sense electrical activity of the left ventricle in the basal and/or septal region of the left ventricular myocardium of the patient's heart. The pacing lead may include a lumen configured to receive a guide wire. A sheath of a delivery system used to deliver the pacing lead may include two or more curves to facilitate implanting the pacing lead at the implantation site. |
| US12296176B2 |
Cardiac defibrillation
A cardiac defibrillation system that includes a pulse generator to generate therapeutic electrical pulses and at least one lead inserted through an intercostal space in the region of a cardiac notch of the left lung of a patient, the lead having a distal end configured to transmit the therapeutic electrical pulses generated by the pulse generator to defibrillate the heart of the patient. |
| US12296173B2 |
Circuit for an implantable device
An integrated circuit includes: a radio-frequency (RF) to direct current (DC) rectifying circuit coupled to one or more antenna on an implantable wirelessly powered device, the rectifying circuit configured to: rectify an input RF signal received at the one or more antennas and from an external controller through electric radiative coupling; and extract DC electric power and configuration data from the input RF signal; a logic control circuit connected to the rectifying circuit and a driving circuit, the logic control circuit configured to: generate a current for the driving circuit solely using the extracted DC electrical power; in accordance with the extracted configuration data, set polarity state information for each electrode; and a driving circuit coupled to one or more electrode, the driving circuit comprising current mirrors and being configured to: steer, to each electrode and via the current mirrors, a stimulating current solely from the generated current. |
| US12296163B1 |
System and method for the activation of active ion transporters without the consumption of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules for the treatment of kidney ischemia
A system and method to control the Na/K pumps for the treatment of ischemia of the kidney by providing an energy generating synchronization modulation electric field that is effective in synchronizing the Na/K pumps down to individual steps throughout the pumping cycle and in synthesizing one ATP for each pumping cycle. The generated ATP molecule compensates the ATP consumed in extrusion of 3 Na ions and pumping 2 K ions, resulting in a net-consumption of ATP for the Na/K pumps controlled by the system and method of the present invention that is significantly reduced, theoretically to zero, thereby providing an effective treatment for ischemia of the kidney. |
| US12296162B2 |
Methods to reduce flashes on electrodes
A method for use in making an electrode assembly (20) comprises the steps of applying an electrode (24) on a first layer of material (22); laser welding a lead (23) to the electrode; applying an adhesive backfill (26) over the electrode and the lead; and applying a second layer of material (28) over the adhesive backfill and a portion of the first layer to prevent a leakage path between the electrode and the second layer. |
| US12296160B2 |
Electro-stimulation device and method of systematically compounded modulation of current intensity with other output parameters for affecting biological materials
An electro-therapy device that generates a mixed electrical signal through electrodes, wherein the mixed electrical signal is a combination of at least two different frequencies, a first frequency having a first minimum and maximum microamp range and a second frequency having a different second minimum and maximum microamp range. The higher of the two frequencies is superimposed on the lower frequency, creating a current intensity window as an envelope along a profile of the lower frequency. The mixed electrical signal is automatically applied for a pre-determined period of time, and amplitude and/or duration and/or frequencies is varied according to a pre-set schedule. |
| US12296158B2 |
Intravascular blood pump and hemodynamic support system with blood flow pulsatility validity monitoring and invalidity detection with alarm
A medical device with an implantable blood pump and a control and sensing unit configured to determine the flow rate generated by the blood pump when driven by an electric motor, wherein the flow rate is determined using peak-to-peak current data generated by the electric motor and, in some cases, associated heart rate data. In some embodiments, the validity of pulsatility of the resulting blood flow is determined and, if out of predetermined limits, an alarm may be actuated. |
| US12296153B2 |
Method of sealing a syringe barrel
Disclosed is a method of sealing a syringe barrel having a syringe tip with a collar. The syringe tip is sealed with a resilient closure. A tamper evident syringe tip cap comprising a cap member and a sleeve member separated by an annular first breaking line is then pushed over the resilient closure, to couple the proximal end of the sleeve member with the collar. The distal end of the resilient closure is accommodated in the cap member and protrudes beyond the sleeve member. The first breaking line is bridged by a coupling strip. For use of the syringe and providing access to the closure, the first breaking line is broken by pivoting the cap member away. The sleeve member remains coupled to the collar. Further tearing the cap member downward causes breaking a second breaking line provided in the sleeve member, thereby enabling removing the entire syringe tip cap. |
| US12296152B2 |
Medicament delivery device adapted for long term storage
A medicament delivery device is presented having a housing, a medicament container holder arranged to accommodate a medicament container provided with a medicament delivery member, a power unit arranged to act on the medicament container for expelling a dose of medicament when activated, an activation mechanism operably connected to the power unit. The activation mechanism is capable of activating said power unit and includes a medicament delivery member guard movable in a longitudinal direction in relation to the housing. The activation mechanism also has a force element arranged to bias said medicament delivery member guard to a proximal extended position wherein said medicament delivery member is covered and has a locking mechanism operably arranged to lock the medicament delivery member guard in the extended position, where the locking mechanism has a number of locking elements connected to the medicament delivery member guard and flexible in a generally radial direction. |
| US12296146B2 |
Syringe systems and methods for multi-stage fluid delivery
A syringe-based device includes a housing and an actuator mechanism including a first member and a second member. The first member includes a syringe body and a plunger, the plunger being movably disposed within the syringe body. The second member includes a second member plunger seal and a valve operably and selectively coupled to the second member plunger seal such that the valve is positioned proximal of the second member plunger seal. The device also includes a first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir. The device transitions from a first configuration to a second configuration in which the first type of fluid is expelled from the first fluid reservoir, to a third configuration in which the second type of fluid is expelled from the second fluid reservoir through the valve. |
| US12296142B2 |
Opening/closing unit drive mechanism for chemical-liquid circuit, and chemical-liquid injector
A safe and easy handling of a chemical-liquid circuit having various components. The opening/closing unit drive mechanism includes an opening/closing unit holder which detachably holds an opening/closing unit which includes a housing having flow channels and a piston for opening and closing the flow channels which is movably provided to the housing, a hook to be engaged with the piston of the opening/closing unit, which is disposed leaving a space from the opening/closing unit holder, and a linear motion mechanism which moves the hook back and forth. The opening/closing unit holder is movably supported between a first position at which the piston is engaged with the hook and a second position at which the piston is not engaged with the hook. |
| US12296136B2 |
Corrugated medical tubing system having fitting with anti-tamper sleeve
A fitting for use with metal, corrugated tubing having peaks and valleys includes a nut configured to receive the tubing; a sealing member for placement in a valley of the tubing, the sealing member including a sealing surface; an adaptor configured to engage the nut, the adaptor including an adaptor sealing surface; and an anti-tamper sleeve configured to encompass the nut and adaptor; wherein upon assembly, the tubing is compressed between the adaptor sealing surface and the sealing surface. |
| US12296134B2 |
Sheath for sealed access to a vessel
A sheath for producing a fully sealed access to the interior of a vessel of an animal or human body comprises a base sheath having a tubular body defining a pass-through channel. The base sheath is adapted to be inserted into the vessel through a vessel aperture. A wall of the tubular body of the base sheath has a through channel. This channel extends in the wall from the distal end towards the proximal end. The channel can be present separately from the pass-through channel of the base sheath or can form a sideways extension of the pass-through channel, at least at the distal end. Such through channel is adapted to conduct blood from the vessel to the proximal end of the sheath when the sheath has been inserted into a vessel. |
| US12296131B1 |
Transdermal drug delivery with a force-calibrated magnetic microneedle patch
Provided herein are devices and methods for transdermal delivery of drugs into the systemic circulation, including a drug-loaded microneedle patch and a force-calibrated tractive counterpart. The tractive counterpart provides a force that is calibrated to hold the microneedles in the skin but not to impair capillary perfusion. Embodiments are described that comprise two microneedle patches, e.g., wherein the microneedles of one such patch are staggered with reference to the other patch, and wherein the weight of the patches is controlled to allow the device to remain in place despite movement of the subject who wears it. |
| US12296130B2 |
Wearable apparatus for producing vapors of volatile compounds
A vapor delivery device comprises an enclosure having a fastener on a back side adapted for connecting to clothing and a front side with one or more openings, through which vapor of aroma compounds inside the enclosure may diffuse into the air for inhalation by a person wearing the device. The device includes a tray on which a substrate containing the aroma compound is held. The tray slides into and out of the enclosure through a pivoting or swinging motion. |
| US12296124B2 |
Enema nozzle comprising retention means, and an enema system comprising said enema nozzle
The present invention relates to an enema nozzle (1;18) for an enema system, and wherein said enema nozzle (1;18) comprises a catheter (2) provided with a flexible retention member (3;19) arranged for retaining the enema nozzle in a body cavity in a retention stage, and wherein said retention member is only partially filled with a liquid (15;21) in the retention stage. The combination of a flexible retention member (3;19) that is only partially filled with a liquid (15;21), ensures that the liquid contained in the retention member easily can be displaced/moved around inside the retention member (3;19) during use. In this way the retention member (3;19) remains pliable and flexible enough to be able to conform and adapt to the shape of the colon during use. |
| US12296118B2 |
Systems and methods for securing catheters
A catheter interface protection device can include a shield. The shield can include an open bottom, a transparent upper surface, sidewalls, and a cavity at least partially defined by the bottom, the upper surface, and the sidewalls. The device can include a vent. The device can include a clip, a tether, and a latch. A non-therapeutic method of protecting a catheter interface can include extending a catheter in the subject through a slot in a catheter interface protection device, wrapping the catheter at least partially around a clip of the catheter interface protection device, and securing a latch of the catheter interface protection device around the clip. A device for positioning a subject in a prone position can include a padded area including an opening configured to accommodate a catheter interface protection device. |
| US12296116B2 |
Introducer hub assembly having cross-slit seal
An introducer hub assembly, such as an introducer hub assembly of a leadless cardiac pacemaker, including a hemostatic seal having a cross-slit configuration, is described. The hemostatic seal can be retained between a hub cap and an introducer hub. The hemostatic seal includes a first section having first slits intersecting along a longitudinal axis of the introducer hub, and a second section having second slits intersecting along the longitudinal axis. The first slits are angularly offset relative to the second slits to reduce a likelihood that fluid will leak directly through the seal. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US12296114B2 |
Delivery catheter systems and methods
Disclosed herein is a delivery catheter for implanting a leadless biostimulator. The delivery catheter includes a shaft and a tubular body having a lumen and an atraumatic end. The atraumatic end includes at least one of a braided, woven or mesh construction configured to facilitate the atraumatic end changing diameter. When a distal portion of the shaft is coupled to a proximal region of the leadless biostimulator, at least one of distally displacing the tubular body relative to the shaft or proximally displacing the shaft relative to the tubular body causes the leadless biostimulator to be received in the volume of the atraumatic end and the atraumatic end to encompass the leadless biostimulator. Conversely, at least one of proximally displacing the tubular body relative to the shaft or distally displacing the shaft relative to the tubular body causes the leadless biostimulator to exit the volume of the atraumatic end. |
| US12296112B2 |
Microfabricated catheter devices with high axial strength
This disclosure describes microfabricated intravascular devices that are configured for high axial strength while also maintaining effective bending flexibility. A tube member includes a series of circumferentially extending rings connected to one another by a series of axially extending beams. Transverse cuts separate and define the rings. A series of axial cuts are aligned with the beams and extend from the beams partially into the adjoining rings so that the beam length is nested partially within the axial length of the adjoining rings. This increases the functional length of the beams to provide bending flexibility while still sufficient ring structure to provide effective axial stiffness. |
| US12296109B2 |
Injection molded cannula and method for making same
A method, including the operations of molding a hollow cannula to create flash on the cannula at parting lines of a mold, retaining the flash on the cannula, and installing the cannula with the flash in a medical device. |
| US12296106B2 |
Methods and devices for providing a stimulus to a subject to induce gamma oscillations
A method includes administering a non-invasive stimulus to a subject having a frequency of about 35 Hz to about 45 Hz to induce synchronized gamma oscillations in at least one brain region of the subject. |
| US12296104B2 |
Vaporization system for delivery in a controlled concentration
Devices for delivering a controlled concentration of an agent are provided. The device includes a reservoir for the agent and a flow control portion operably connected to the reservoir. The device also includes a valve for releasing the agent from the flow control portion and a pump for flowing air to mix with the agent released by the valve and for flowing the agent and air mixture out of the device. Methods of delivering a vaporized agent to a subject are also provided. The methods include storing a liquid agent in a reservoir of a device and flowing the agent into a flow control chamber to change the agent to a gas. The methods also include mixing the agent in gas form with air and flowing the agent and air mixture out of the device to be delivered to a subject. |
| US12296103B2 |
Respiratory assistance apparatus
A respiratory assistance apparatus has a gases inlet configured to receive a supply of gases, a blower unit configured to generate a pressurised gases stream from the supply of gases; a humidification unit configured to heat and humidify the pressurised gases stream; and a gases outlet for the heated and humidified gases stream. A flow path for the gases stream extends through the respiratory device from the gases inlet through the blower unit and humidification unit to the gases outlet. A sensor assembly is provided in the flow path before the humidification unit. The sensor assembly has an ultrasound gas composition sensor system for sensing one or more gas concentrations within the gases stream. |
| US12296102B2 |
Medical tubes and methods of manufacture
The disclosure relates to medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components that are spirally wound to form an elongate tube. For example, one of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component may be an elongate structural component also spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body. The tube need not be made from distinct components, however. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or may be employed for other medical uses. |
| US12296101B2 |
Adaptor for respiratory assistance systems
An adaptor for a respiratory assistance system delivers aerosols to a patient. The adaptor is lightweight with a small footprint to increase patient comfort. The adaptor has a nozzle and a sealing mechanism to maintain pressure therein regardless of whether the nozzle is inserted into the adaptor. The adaptor is configured to connect to medical tubing and a medicament delivery device. |
| US12296099B2 |
Gas washout vent for patient interface
A gas-washout vent includes a housing with a first wall with one or more passages through the wall configured to provide fluid communication with a portion of the patient interface system exposed to a therapy pressure. The passages include respective first openings on a first surface of the first wall. The housing at least partially defines a second opening in communication with ambient atmosphere. A diffusing material is located at least partially within the housing to be adjacent the first surface. A surface of the diffusing material facing the first surface is spaced away from the first surface by a gap that extends to provide a fluid communication between all of the first openings and between all of the first openings and the second opening. The housing is configured so that air is prevented from flowing out of the housing at all areas directly opposite each of the first openings. |
| US12296094B1 |
Devices and methods for treating lung diseases
Pulmonary treatment methods and systems. During pulmonary treatment breath cycles, a hold period of elevated inspiration pressure may promote lung region filling (and potentially recruitment) via collateral airways. Expectoration is promoted by dropping from the inspiration pressure to an undershoot pressure; de-recruitment (e.g., by airway collapse) is mitigated by raising the undershoot pressure to a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) during expiration phase. Breath cycles with a period of post-PEP suction may also be administered. Respiratory therapy systems may be programmed or re-programmed to administer this pressure protocol. In some embodiments, a system includes a hand-held unit including a patient mouthpiece, a base unit which provides pressurized gas to the mouthpiece, an electronically controllable valve in the hand-held unit for providing therapy maneuvers such as PEP (Positive Expiratory Pressure) through the mouthpiece, and a computing unit which instructs the hand-held unit to perform therapy maneuvers. |
| US12296093B2 |
Fan having damping and sealing elements between various housing parts
A compressor (1), or ventilator/anesthesia device with the compressor, includes a housing, a rotatable impeller (6) connected via a drive shaft (4) to an electric motor (5) to deliver gas from an inlet (8), upstream on a suction side (7) through a flow duct (11) to a downstream outlet (10) on a delivery side (9). The compressor impeller is partially enclosed by the housing, as a collection housing (2) on the delivery side, and a cover element (12), on the suction side separated in sections from the compressor impeller by a gap (13). An uncoupling element (15) is arranged, for vibration damping and for at least partial sealing of the housing interior against a surrounding area (16), between the cover element and the collection housing and between a functional component (14) connected at least indirectly to the compressor impeller and/or to the electric motor and the collection housing. |
| US12296084B2 |
Extracorporeal blood line set and blood treatment machine
An extracorporeal blood line set for a blood treatment machine or as part of a blood treatment machine, especially a dialysis machine. The extracorporeal blood line set includes an arterial blood line having a distal patient access and a proximal device port, preferably a dialyzer port, a venous blood line having a distal patient access and a proximal device port, preferably a dialyzer port, and at least one fluid supply line which is connected to the arterial and/or venous blood line(s) in at least one port section of the arterial and/or venous blood line(s) and at one end includes a container port or a fluid container. The at least one port section is in the form of a Venturi nozzle. |
| US12296083B2 |
System and method for detecting venous needle dislodgement
In one aspect, a method and system for detecting a change in fluid dynamics of a fluid flowing through an extra-corporeal circuit is disclosed, which includes establishing an acoustic wave resonance across a transverse dimension of at least a portion of a line associated with the extra-corporeal circuit through which the fluid flows, monitoring a phase signal of the resonant acoustic wave, and identifying occurrence of a change in fluid dynamics of the flowing fluid when the observed phase signal of the resonant acoustic wave indicates a deviation from the expected fluid flow signature. The change in fluid dynamics can be used to indicate a venous needle dislodgement event. |
| US12296070B2 |
Antibacterial implant coating composition, method of implant coating and antibacterial coated implant
The invention relates to an antibacterial implant coating composition including a graft copolymer comprising a (meth)acrylic acid-based backbone and phosphonate side chains, wherein at least one phosphonate side chain is linked to a guanidine oligomer through an N—P bond. |
| US12296067B2 |
Silk-hyaluronic acid tissue fillers and methods of making and using the same
Hyaluronic acid and silk fibroin or silk fibroin fragments tissue fillers and methods of making and using the same are provided herein. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to a biocompatible tissue filler comprising silk fibroin or silk fibroin fragments, hyaluronic acid (HA), and polyethylene glycol (PEG) and/or polypropylene glycol (PPG), wherein a portion of the HA is modified or crosslinked by one or more linker moieties comprising one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol (PPG), and a secondary alcohol, wherein the linker moieties are attached to the HA at one end of the linker. |
| US12296061B2 |
System and apparatus for sanitizing a door opening device or other point of contact
An apparatus for sanitizing a point-of-contact surface may include a housing configured to be affixed about at least a portion of said point of contact. The housing may have an interior in or through which the point of contact may be accessed and an anterior opening for access to the interior. The apparatus may further include one or more sources of a sanitizing agent, such as germicidal light, configured to direct the sanitizing agent toward a location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed. One or more of an anterior dome, an inner surface, and a posterior surface may also be configured to reflect the sanitizing agent toward the location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed. |
| US12296059B2 |
Ultraviolet light fluid treatment device
An ultraviolet light fluid treatment device includes an inlet, an outlet, a primary conduit, a secondary conduit, and a light source. The primary conduit connects the inlet and the outlet. The secondary conduit branches off the primary conduit at a first location of the primary conduit and merged with the primary conduit at a second location of the primary conduit. The light source is disposed between the primary conduit and the secondary conduit and configured to emit ultraviolet light, with which a region in the primary conduit is irradiated. A cross-sectional area in the primary conduit orthogonal to a first flow direction of a fluid in the primary conduit at the first location is greater than a cross-sectional area in the secondary conduit orthogonal to a second flow direction of the fluid in the secondary conduit at the first location. |
| US12296058B2 |
Room and area disinfection utilizing pulsed light
Room and/or area disinfection apparatuses are provided which generate pulses of germicidal light at a frequency greater than 3 Hz and project the pulses of light exterior to the disinfection apparatuses. In some cases, the apparatus includes processor executable program instructions for receiving data regarding characteristics of a space in which the disinfection apparatus is to be operated. In addition or alternatively, the apparatus may include a remote user interface to affect operation of the disinfection apparatus. In other cases, the apparatus may additionally or alternatively include a means for automatically moving the disinfection apparatus. In yet other additional or alternative cases, the disinfection apparatus may be void of an opaque component 360° around an elongated portion of the germicidal pulsed light source such that light emitted from the germicidal pulsed light source encircles the disinfection apparatus. |
| US12296057B2 |
Collapsible mesh body with UV light disinfectant
A device including a body section, the body section comprises a mesh material, the mesh material having an interlaced structure sufficient for blocking ultraviolet (UV) light rays; a frame implement, wherein the frame implement being configured to coil inside the body section to provide a supporting structure for the body section to popup when in use or for the body section to be collapsed for storage; a plurality of ultraviolet (UV) lights for sanitizing or disinfecting; a lid portion; and a fastener, wherein the fastener is configured to connect the lid portion to the body section. |
| US12296055B2 |
Pouch with breakable seal
A wipe kit includes a pouch having a first compartment with a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second compartment, and a frangible seal between the first and second compartments. The first compartment receives a liquid through the one-way valve and the second compartment contains a dry wipe. The frangible seal can be broken to permit liquid to flow from the first compartment onto the wipe in the second compartment. The deactivation wipe kit may be used in a clean room to deactivate most hazardous drugs on a work surface. |
| US12296053B2 |
Nanomaterials comprising triols
The present disclosure describes compositions, preparations, nanoparticles (such as lipid nanoparticles), and/or nanomaterials and methods of their use. |
| US12296048B2 |
Polymer particles for neutrophil injury
Provided herein are methods of treatment, compositions, systems and kits using polymer particles as restraints of neutrophil function. Such methods include, but are not limited to, methods of preventing, treating, and/or ameliorating inflammatory diseases, infections, autoimmune diseases, malignant diseases, and other diseases or conditions in which neutrophils may be implicated. In some embodiments, polymer particles are useful for diagnosing neutrophil related diseases or conditions. |
| US12296047B2 |
Manufacturing of bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes
Embodiments of the present application relate to compositions bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes (MVLs) prepared by a commercial manufacturing process with large particle diameter span. |
| US12296046B2 |
Micro-emulsion containing creatine fatty-ester, method for preparing said micro-emulsion and uses thereof
A composition in the form of a micro-emulsion composed of an oil phase comprising at least one omega 3 fatty acid or salt thereof and at least one glyceride, an aqueous phase and one or more non ionic surfactant(s), said composition containing at least one creatine fatty ester or salt thereof. Further, a method for preparing such a composition and its use in medicine in particular for treating the brain creatine transporter deficiency disease. |
| US12296041B2 |
Hair care compositions
Hair care compositions and methods for providing conditioning benefits to hair is disclosed. The hair care compositions may include one or more nonionic surfactants comprising one or more alkylpolyglucosides; one or more fatty alcohols; one or more fatty esters comprising caprylic/capric triglyceride; about 0.5 to about 30 wt. % of a fatty compound other than fatty alcohol and fatty ester; one or more silicones comprising polysilicone-11; one or more thickening agents; and water, wherein the hair care composition is an emulsion, and all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair care composition. |
| US12296032B2 |
Process of taking a dental impression with a radiation-curable composition containing mercapto-functional polyorganosiloxanes and VQM resins
The invention relates to a process of taking a dental impression, the process comprising the steps of providing a radiation-curable dental impression composition, placing the radiation-curable dental impression composition in contact with dental tissue, applying radiation to the radiation-curable dental impression composition, letting the radiation-curable dental impression composition cure, removing the cured dental impression composition from the dental tissue, the radiation-curable dental impression composition comprising mercapto-functional polyorganosiloxane(s), VQM resin(s), photo-initiator(s) for initiating a curing reaction between, and optionally filler(s). The invention also relates to a cured dental impression obtained by radiation curing the radiation-curable dental impression composition, a kit of parts containing the radiation-curable dental impression composition and a dental impression tray filled with the radiation-curable dental impression composition. |
| US12296031B2 |
Esthetic dental filling material with high depth of cure
A dental material having (a) at least one radically polymerizable monomer, (b) at least one radiopaque filler, (c) at least one inorganic filler, (d) at least one composite filler, and (e) at least one initiator for the radical polymerization, wherein the monomer (a) comprises at least one urethane (meth)acrylate, at least one radically polymerizable bisphenol A derivative, optionally at least one polycyclic aliphatic dimethacrylate, optionally at least one monomer which does not fall into one of the groups (a-1) to (a-3) and (a-5), and optionally at least one chain regulator (a-5). The dental material allows the fabrication of esthetically pleasing restorations with only one material. |
| US12296030B2 |
Conjugates and their use as imaging agents
The invention relates to compounds according to Formula (I): wherein A is —As(OH)2 or an arsenoxide equivalent group; each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently selected from H, X, OH, NH2, CO, SCN, —CH2NH, —NHCOCH3, —NHCOCH2X or NO, and X is a halogen; R5 is —NHCH2COOH, OH or OR6, wherein R6 is a C1-5 straight or branched alkyl group; and Z is a radioisotope with a half-life of less than 4 days, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or solvate thereof, uses of said compounds, and methods of preparing said compounds. The invention also relates to diagnostic methods utilizing said compounds. |
| US12296028B2 |
Integration of high frequency reconstruction techniques with reduced post-processing delay
A method for decoding an encoded audio bitstream is disclosed. The method includes receiving the encoded audio bitstream and decoding the audio data to generate a decoded lowband audio signal. The method further includes extracting high frequency reconstruction metadata and filtering the decoded lowband audio signal with an analysis filterbank to generate a filtered lowband audio signal. The method also includes extracting a flag indicating whether either spectral translation or harmonic transposition is to be performed on the audio data and regenerating a highband portion of the audio signal using the filtered lowband audio signal and the high frequency reconstruction metadata in accordance with the flag. The high frequency regeneration is performed as a post-processing operation with a delay of 3010 samples per audio channel. |
| US12296026B2 |
Transcription regulatory elements and uses thereof
The invention provides regulatory elements, as well as vectors containing the same that may be used to stimulate transcription of a gene of interest in certain tissue types. The transcription regulatory elements described herein may be operably linked to a transgene, such as acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA), so as to promote expression of the GAA transgene in a cell, such as a muscle cell, liver cell, or neuron. The transcription regulatory elements described herein may be operably linked to a therapeutic transgene and used for the treatment of various disorders, such as lysosomal storage diseases, and particularly Pompe disease. |
| US12296022B2 |
D glutamate polyglutamated antifolates and uses thereof
The disclosure relates generally to polyglutamated antifolates, formulations containing liposomes filled with alpha or D-gamma polyglutamated antifolates, methods of making the polyglutamated antifolates and liposome containing formulations, and methods of using polyglutamated antifolates and liposome containing formulations to treat hyerproliferative disorders (e.g., cancer) and disorders of the immune system (e.g., an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis). |
| US12296020B2 |
Compound comprising Fc-binding unit, and conjugate prepared using same
Some embodiments of the present application provide a compound comprising Fc binding unit. The compound comprising Fc binding unit of the present application may be used to transfer a group of interest to an antibody in a position-specific manner. Furthermore, some embodiments of the present application provide a method for preparing an antibody conjugate comprising a group of interest (for example, a reactive group) using the compound comprising Fc binding unit. |
| US12296019B2 |
Compound for preparation of antibody-payload conjugate and use thereof
The present application relates to a novel linker for use in bioconjugation, comprising two or more electrophilic carbon atoms of a carbonyl group, and a click chemistry functional group and, more specifically, to a linker through which a compound, a peptide, and/or a protein can be directly and/or indirectly linked by a substitution reaction to a desired target molecule, that is, a target molecule. |
| US12296013B2 |
Photosensitizing antibody-fluorophore conjugates
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells in vitro or in vivo. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein. In particular examples the antibody recognizes a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm−2, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods. |
| US12296011B2 |
Methods for photodynamic therapy
A method of enhancing penetration of a topical composition of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) into tissue for photodynamic therapy includes topically applying ALA to a treatment area to be treated with photodynamic therapy. The method further includes, after the ALA is applied to the treatment area, covering the treatment area with a low density polyethylene barrier. The treatment area is covered with the low density polyethylene barrier prior to light treatment to minimize transepidermal water loss from the treatment area. |
| US12296010B2 |
Methods for isolating, culturing, and genetically engineering immune cell populations for adoptive therapy
The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods, cells, and compositions for preparing cells and compositions for genetic engineering and cell therapy. Provided in some embodiments are streamlined cell preparation methods, e.g., for isolation, processing, incubation, and genetic engineering of cells and populations of cells. Also provided are cells and compositions produced by the methods and methods of their use. The cells can include immune cells, such as T cells, and generally include a plurality of isolated T cell populations or types. In some aspects, the methods are capable of preparing of a plurality of different cell populations for adoptive therapy using fewer steps and/or resources and/or reduced handling compared with other methods. |
| US12296009B2 |
Immunogenic composition for the treatment of cancer
The invention relates to the field of immunotherapy, more in particular to a composition for use in the treatment of cancer. The invention also relates to a composition obtainable by such a method, such as a pharmaceutical composition. More in particular, the invention relates to an ex vivo method for obtaining a composition suitable for the treatment of cancer in a subject, comprising the steps of providing primary tumor cells derived from the subject, and ex vivo contacting the tumor cells with an inhibitor of a bromodomain and extra-terminal domain family member (BET inhibitor). |
| US12296000B2 |
SLAM polynucleotides and polypeptides and uses thereof
Novel methods for exporting target proteins from the cytosol to the extracellular surface of bacterial cells are provided. The methods are useful in that they permit the preparation of vaccines for the prevention of bacterial infectious diseases. |
| US12295999B2 |
Vaccine for protection against Streptococcus suis
The present invention pertains to a vaccine comprising an immunologically effective amount of an IgM protease antigen of Streptococcus suis, for use in a method for protecting pigs against a pathogenic infection with Streptococcus suis by administering the vaccine only once, wherein the vaccine comprises at most 120 μg per dose of the antigen. |
| US12295996B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against pancreatic cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US12295991B2 |
Hemoglobin derivative co-conjugated with fatty acid-linked PEG and alkoxy PEG as a blood substitute
The invention relates to hemoglobin derivative, particularly hemoglobin which is co-conjugated with both fatty acid-linked polyethylene glycol (FA-PEG) derivatives and alkoxy polyethylene glycol (alkoxy-PEG) derivatives, and a method for making such hemoglobin derivative. Various embodiments of the invention include crosslinked hemoglobin which is co-conjugated with both FA-PEG derivatives and alkoxy-PEG derivatives. Such hemoglobin derivative according to the invention exhibit non-toxicity and extended intravascular retention time. |
| US12295990B2 |
Use of lactoferrin for generating myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Provided herein are methods of generating MDSCs ex vivo. The methods include culturing blood cells with lactoferrin. |
| US12295989B2 |
Controlled-release PTH compound
The invention provides a method of treating or controlling hypoparathyroidism in a human patient by administering to the human patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a controlled-release PTH compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The controlled-release PTH compound comprises a PTH moiety reversibly conjugated to a branched polyethylene glycol carrier. The composition is administered by subcutaneous injection no more frequently than once every 24 hours with a dosage of the controlled-release PTH compound that corresponds to no more than 70% of the molar equivalent dose of PTH 1-84 administered by subcutaneous injection at the same dosing frequency required to maintain a serum albumin-adjusted calcium level in serum of above 8.5 mg/dL over a 24 hour period. |
| US12295985B2 |
Methods of reducing severity of glaucoma by intravitreal administration of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-like 1 (IGFBPL1)
Disclosed is a method of promoting neuronal growth by administering IGFBPL-1, or an agent that increases or stabilizes IGFBPL-1 activity to a subject in need thereof, e.g., a subject in need of treating optic nerve degeneration. |
| US12295983B2 |
Use of extracts of the leaves of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora) for increasing the neuronal, cerebral availability of neurotransmitters selected from the group of serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline
The aim of the invention is to provide preparations and extracts of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora, or its synonyms) for the prophylaxis of mental stress, for increasing cognitive performance and for treating ADHS. For this purpose, preparations and extracts of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora, or its synonyms) are used, particularly in the form of hydroalcoholic extracts. These extracts can be used in food products, food supplements, supplementary balanced diets or pharmaceutical preparations. |
| US12295978B2 |
Recombinant plasma membrane-based vesicle, for treating cancer
The present invention relates to a recombinant plasma membrane-based vesicle, and more specifically to a recombinant plasma membrane-based vesicle comprising a VSV-G mutated protein in which histidine, the 162nd amino acid, has been substituted with arginine, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer comprising the recombinant plasma membrane-based vesicle. |
| US12295976B2 |
Personalized cancer vaccines
The invention provides for a recombinant adenoviral vector comprising a recombinant oncolytic adenovirus which has: (1) a modified transcription regulatory sequence wherein the adenoviral vector is transcriptionally active in cancer cells and/or hyperproliferative cells and transcriptionally attenuated in normal cells, and (2) a transgene encoding one or more cancer antigens that are specific to a subject. The invention further provides a method of producing said recombinant adenoviral vector. The recombinant oncolytic adenoviral vector described above is used in methods of stimulating a heightened immune response against a cancer antigen in a subject or a method of treating cancer in a subject. |
| US12295973B2 |
Luteinizing hormone receptor binding agents and luteinizing hormone agonists to identify, expand, ablate and modify stem cells
The use of luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) binding agents and luteinizing hormone (LH) agonists to enrich for primitive hematopoietic stem cell (pHSC) populations, to target pHSC for ablation, and/or to expand pHSC populations are described. The methods can be used to prepare therapeutic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) populations, to prepare patients for therapeutic HSC transplants, and/or to treat malignancies, such as those associated with hyperproliferative HSC. |
| US12295966B2 |
Compounds for treating and preventing extracellular histone mediated pathologies
The present invention relates to compounds with high chemical stability and methods for inhibiting the pathological activity of extracellular histones in a subject. In particular, the invention relates to compounds with high chemical stability, uses thereof and methods for inhibiting or ameliorating extracellular histone mediated ailments (such as, for example, sepsis, systemic immune response syndrome (SIRS) and ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI)). More particularly, the invention relates to methods and uses of a polyanionic sulfated cellobioside modified with a small uncharged glycosidically linked substituent at its reducing terminus, wherein the presence of the substituent results in a molecule with high chemical stability without affecting the ability of the molecule to be effective in the therapy of extracellular histone mediated ailments. For example, the present invention relates to methods and uses of β-O-methyl cellobioside sulfate (mCBS) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (e.g., mCBS.Na), in the therapy of a range of extracellular histone mediated ailments in subjects. |
| US12295962B2 |
Polymorphic compounds and uses thereof
The present invention provides co-crystal and salt forms, and compositions and methods thereof, useful for treating various diseases, disorders or conditions in which EP4 prostaglandin receptors are implicated in the mediation of a proliferative disorder, by the administration of small molecule therapeutics acting as inhibitors of prostaglandin EP4 receptor activity. |
| US12295961B2 |
Modulation of solubility, stability, absorption, metabolism, and pharmacokinetic profile of lipophilic drugs by sterols
A formulation for drug delivery, providing enhanced modulation of solubility, stability, absorption, metabolism, and/or pharmacokinetic profile of a lipophilic therapeutic agent by formulation with sterols and/or sterol esters, resulting in higher bioavailability of a therapeutic agent administered to a subject in need of such therapeutic agent. The formulation contains a therapeutic agent and a sterol or sterol ester, and can, optionally, further contain a solubilizer and/or an enhancing agent. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions containing the formulations and methods of making and methods of using the formulations and pharmaceutical compositions. Formulations of the disclosure can be constituted to minimize the synthesis of dihydrotestosterone when the therapeutic agent includes testosterone or testosterone esters. |
| US12295953B2 |
Oral gliptin compositions and method for preparation thereof
Described herein are liquid oral gliptin compositions. The liquid oral gliptin compositions may comprise a gliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, an artificial non-sugar alcohol sweetening agent, and liquid oral gliptin compositions may have a sugar alcohol content of less 25 w/v %. The liquid oral gliptin compositions described herein have improved taste and stability. Further provided herein are methods of manufacturing liquid oral gliptin compositions. |
| US12295952B2 |
Methods of treating heart failure with cardiac sarcomere activators
Provided herein are methods of treating a subject with heart failure, comprising administering to the subject an initial dose of a cardiac sarcomere activator (CSA) for an initial time period, and subsequently administering to the subject a dose of the CSA based on the subject's plasma concentration of the CSA at the end of the initial time period. |
| US12295948B2 |
Crenolanib for treating FLT3 mutated proliferative disorders relapsed/refractory to prior treatment
The present invention includes methods for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject with mutated or constitutively active FLT3 in a subject relapsed/refractory to one or more prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors comprising: obtaining a tumor sample from the subject that is relapsed/refractory to one or more prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors; measuring expression of mutated or constitutively active FLT3 mutant in the tumor sample; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of crenolanib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof sufficient to treat the proliferative disorder. |
| US12295946B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations comprising a pyridylaminoacetic acid compound
Provided is a pharmaceutical preparation for treatment or prevention of glaucoma or ocular hypertension, comprising 0.0003 to 0.01% (w/v) of isopropyl (6-{[4-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzyl] (pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)aminomethyl}pyridin-2-ylamino)acetate, or a salt thereof. |
| US12295944B2 |
Methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors to a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ripretinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US12295941B2 |
Viral inhibitors, the synthesis thereof, and intermediates thereto
The present disclosure discloses compositions comprising maribavir, methods of providing the same, and compositions providing intermediates useful in providing maribavir. Maribavir (((2S,3S,4R,5S)-2-(5,6-dichloro-2-(isopropylamino)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-3,4-diol) is a benzimidazole riboside and is an orally available antiviral medication against cytomegalovirus (CMV). |
| US12295937B2 |
Psychoactive medicines and their use for treating psychiatric and neurological conditions and disorders
The invention relates to psychoactive medicines including methylone, 2C-B, MBDB, their respective salts, metabolites, isomers, enantiomers, solvates, isotopologues and isotopomers, polymorphs, prodrugs and analogs (2C-series and cathinones); their preparation, formulations, intermediates, routes of administration, dosing and schedule for medical uses for psychiatric and neurological conditions and disorders. |
| US12295936B2 |
Immunomodulating urea azalides
Defined herein are immunomodulating Formula (1) compounds wherein R, R0, R1, R2, R3 and W are as defined herein, stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and compositions comprising said compounds. The invention also includes methods for treating an inflammatory and/or immunological disease or disorder in an animal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a Formula (1) compound, stereoisomer thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or use of said compound of Formula (1) to prepare a medicament for treating an inflammatory and/or immunological disease or disorder in an animal. |
| US12295930B2 |
Inducing proliferation of cardiomyocytes and therapeutic uses related thereto
This disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing heart malformations or cardiovascular diseases comprising administering an effective amount of thyroid hormone in combination with i) an agent that decreases DUSP5 and/or DUSP6 expression and/or ii) a beta-adrenergic blocking agent to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to in vivo and in vitro methods of inducing proliferation of cardiomyocytes using agents or combinations of agents disclosed herein. |
| US12295923B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions with 1,2-alkanediols
Compositions including a quaternary amine antiseptic component having a concentration of at least about 0.04% by weight; a poly carboxylic acid chelator having a concentration of at least about 0.05 M and/or an alphahydroxy acid buffer having a concentration of at least about 0.05 M; a (C8-C12) 1,2 alkane diol; and optionally water are provided. The compositions have a pH greater than or equal to 3.5 and less than 5.5 at 23° C. In certain embodiments, water is present in the composition at a greater weight percent than each of the quaternary amine antiseptic component; the polycarboxylic acid chelator, if present; the alphahydroxy acid buffer, if present; and the (C8-C12) 1,2-alkane diol. In certain embodiments, water is present in the composition at a greater weight percent than any other component. |
| US12295919B2 |
Methods of treatment and prevention using 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronic acid
A method of treating a patient in need thereof includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronic acid (DEH) to serve or function as a nerve growth factor (NGF) activity promoter, preferably to treat and/or prevent a neurodegenerative disease, such as PolyQ disease, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, spinocerebellar degeneration, spastic paraplegia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies or corticobasal degeneration. |
| US12295916B2 |
Process for making aqueous therapeutic particle having stable exterior water clustering with nanosized thickness
The invention relates to processes for making pharmaceutical aqueous therapeutic particles (AQTP) having stable exterior water clustering with nanosized thickness less than 300 nanometers, wherein the AQTP has an improved bioavailability when administered to a mammal compared to conventional pharmaceutical drug particles administered to the mammal. The invention relates to an improved process apparatus which is computer controlled, capable of continuous operation with high efficiency so as to make a more consistently acceptable AQTP compared to an previous prototype process apparatus of the Inventors. The invention provides compositions comprising of AQTP which comprise a substance selected from the group consisting of a cannabinoid such as CBD, a cell membrane pore-forming peptide such as PNC-27, a psychoactive drug, a pharmaceutical, a nutraceuticals, a mineral, an anion, a cation, a protein, a peptide, an amino acid, a polymer, a vitamins, an antioxidants, a fertilizer, a chemical, a medical use product, a medical kit use product, a personal consumer use product, a manufacturing use product, a energy use product such as a battery, and any combination thereof. |
| US12295915B2 |
Method for controlling the volume flow rate from a nozzle
Methods for controlling or regulating the volume flow rate of a substance to be sprayed and/or a gas from a nozzle suitable for spraying substances, particularly dispersions, emulsions or suspensions, wherein the nozzle has a nozzle body comprising a nozzle mouthpiece, wherein the nozzle body has an inner pipe, which is connected to a supply for the substance to be sprayed and has an inner wall and a discharge port, and an outer pipe, which is spaced from the inner pipe, is connected to a supply for a gas and has a discharge port, and the discharge port of the inner pipe and the discharge port of the outer pipe are arranged in the region of the nozzle mouthpiece. |
| US12295914B2 |
Devices and methods for needleless extraction and administration of contents from vials
A cap assembly includes an access member including a first section and a second section. The first section includes a connection portion that is attachable to an extraction device that extracts contents of a reservoir. The connection portion includes a first opening. The second section includes a second opening in fluid communication with the contents of the reservoir when the access member is secured to the reservoir. The cap assembly includes a valve member insertable into the access member so as to be in fluid communication with the first opening and the second opening and such that the valve member i) seals the contents of the reservoir at the first opening when the connection portion is not attached the extraction device, and ii) provides access to the contents of the reservoir through the first opening when the connection portion is attached to the extraction device. |
| US12295912B2 |
Port-equipped bag and cap-equipped bag
A port-equipped bag includes a bag body formed in a bag shape with a sheet, and a cylindrical port member attached to the bag body, and an inner plug and a cap can be attached to the port member. The port member includes an attaching target portion that is covered by the cap in a case in which the cap is attached thereto and an annular lip protruding outward from the port member. The lip has an annular engagement surface facing the bag body, and the engagement surface has an angle of 45° to 135° with respect to an outer peripheral surface of the attaching target portion in a cross section in an axial direction of the attaching target portion. |
| US12295911B2 |
Port, dispensing system comprising such a port, and manufacturing method
A port is suitable for attachment to a container and suitable for being traversed by a needle used to transfer content between the inside of the container and the outside of the container, and includes a rigid annular body extending in a direction including a side wall surrounding a channel extending between an inner end and an outer end, the inner and outer ends being at opposite ends along the direction, the body being open at the ends, an overmolding member of thermoplastic elastomer including a sealing portion suitable for being traversed by the needle in a direction close to the direction, the needle passing through the inner and outer ends, the overmolding member sealing the channel in a fluidtight manner after withdrawal of a needle and further including an adhesion portion suitable for attaching the port to the container. |
| US12295910B2 |
Resin container and resin container connected body
The present invention is a resin container having a multilayer structure including a first layer that comes into contact with liquid content and a second layer that is in contact with the first layer from an outer side of the first layer. The first layer includes a cyclic olefin copolymer and a linear low-density polyethylene resin, and the second layer includes a low-density polyethylene resin. |
| US12295909B2 |
Adapter for use in a planetary mixer
A dispensing container and adapter system for use with a planetary mixer is disclosed. The dispensing container has a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. The dispensing container may include a nozzle and a removable cap to cover the nozzle. The removable cap may have a first width dimension measured along the transverse axis. The dispensing container may include a body having a second width dimension measured along the transverse axis. An adapter may receive the dispensing container. The adapter may include a cavity to receive the removable cap. The cavity may have a cavity width that exceeds the first width dimension. The adapter may also include a recess for receiving a portion of the dispensing container. The recess may extend from the cavity. At least a portion of the recess may have a width dimension smaller than both the first width dimension and the second width dimension. |
| US12295907B2 |
Sitting toilet having foot health care device attached thereto
A sitting toilet having a foot health care device attached thereto includes: a main body which includes an accommodation part, which is in the front lower end and has an accommodation space in which the foot health care device is accommodated, and a toilet water tank and a wastewater duct which are formed across the upper end and the rear lower end; and a foot health care device having an inner space in which a user's feet are placed and a foot washing tank in which a sewage outlet is formed at the lower end. The inner space of the foot washing tank in which the user's feet are placed is opened as the foot health care device slides forward from the accommodation part of the main body, and the foot health care device is accommodated in the main body as the foot health care device slides backward. |
| US12295906B2 |
Portable sauna assembly
A portable sauna assembly for facilitating a user to enjoy a sauna while the user is travelling includes a sauna tent that has an entrance and a neck opening. A plurality of heating panels is integrated into the sauna tent to heat the user when the user is inside of the sauna tent. Additionally, each of the heating panels is foldable when the sauna tent is collapsed. A control unit is in communication with each of the plurality of heating panels for controlling operational parameters of the plurality of heating panels. A remote control is in communication with the control unit such that the remote control can be manipulated by the user for controlling the plurality of heating panels. |
| US12295901B1 |
Adult massager
The present disclosure provides an adult massager, comprising: a shell assembly; a telescopic rotating motor fixedly arranged in the shell assembly; a telescopic frame assembly is movably arranged on the shell assembly and is drivingly connected to the telescopic rotating motor, the telescopic rotating motor drives the telescopic frame assembly to telescope and rotate relative to the shell assembly; a cup body assembly is transmission-connected to the telescopic frame assembly, the telescopic frame assembly drives the cup body assembly to telescope and rotate relative to the shell assembly; a positive electrode electrical connection sheet and a negative electrode electrical connection sheet, which are respectively fixedly arranged on the bracket and insulated from each other, are respectively rotatably electrically connected to the cup body assembly. |
| US12295899B1 |
Magnetic pulse reciprocating type massager
The invention discloses a magnetic pulse reciprocating movement type massager, which belongs to the field of a massage device. The front end of this massager is connected with a front shell and its back end is connected with a rear shell. In its front shell, there installs a reciprocating magnetic pulse beating mechanism. The two ends of the beating mechanism extend out of the two sides of the front shell. By controlling pulse current output of the circuit board to create a magnetic field to the magnet at the center of coil, which makes the magnetic pulse jumping mechanism of this massager to do linear reciprocating movement. This mechanism can wiggle in all directions. When compared with the traditional vibrators and other massagers with different movement methods, it can better meet customer's using habit. |
| US12295894B2 |
Surgical traction boot having resilient heel pad and medial and lateral straps
A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient. |
| US12295887B2 |
Ophthalmic treatment device and control method therefor
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic treatment apparatus and a control method therefor, and provides an ophthalmic treatment apparatus and a control method therefor, the ophthalmic treatment apparatus comprising: a setting unit formed so as to set a treatment mode; a therapeutic light emission unit emitting therapeutic light at a target position of an eyeground multiple times so as to perform treatment; a monitoring unit for monitoring information on the state of the target position by the therapeutic light during the emission of the therapeutic light; and a control unit for determining whether a treatment intensity according to the treatment mode has been reached, by using the information monitored by the monitoring unit, and for controlling an operation of the therapeutic light emission unit on the basis of the determination. |
| US12295883B2 |
Apparatus and system for administering drugs onto ocular surface
An apparatus for administering a drug onto an ocular surface of a subject, the apparatus including a probe holding means for holding a probe within the apparatus. The probe has a first part being made of a bio-compatible material, and a second part being made of a magnetic material, the first part having a proximal end connected to the second part and a distal end opposite to the proximal end, wherein the distal end of the first part is employed to carry the drug. The apparatus also has an induction coil and control circuit, wherein the control circuit controls the induction coil to produce a first magnetic force and a second magnetic force, in an alternating manner, to release the probe in a first direction and to retract the probe in a second direction, respectively, wherein, when released in the first direction, the probe administers the drug from the distal end of the first part upon touching the ocular surface of the subject. |
| US12295882B1 |
Baffle devices and related methods for delivery of therapeutic compositions to the eye
Medical devices, e.g., baffle devices, and related methods of use to administer therapeutic compositions to the eye are described. The medical device may include a body defining a lumen and including an intermediate portion that includes a compressible bellows. The device may have a flared distal end configured to contact a convex surface of the eye. |
| US12295881B2 |
Topical ocular delivery devices and methods for using the same
Topical ocular delivery devices are provided. Aspects of the devices include a transducer configured to oscillate at an amplitude and frequency that provides for an emitted stream velocity which results in minimal discomfort during topical ocular delivery. Also provided are methods of using the devices, e.g., in topical ocular delivery applications. |
| US12295870B2 |
Treatment of GERD
The present disclosure relates to treatment of reflux disease of a human patient. More particularly, a device is disclosed, which is configured to be implanted in the body of the human to restrict movement of the cardia of the patient's stomach towards the diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax, and/or to prevent stomach contents from passing from the stomach into the esophagus. |
| US12295865B2 |
Expandable interbody implant and corresponding inserter
An expandable implant may include an expandable body defined by a superior endplate and an inferior endplate that are hingedly coupled and may be expanded and lordosed by an external surgical tool. The superior endplate may include a first core having a distal engagement surface and the inferior endplate may a second core having a proximal engagement surface and a threaded screw aperture. The implant may include a threaded locking screw disposed in the threaded screw aperture and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, for example. In the locked position, the threaded locking screw may urge the distal engagement surface of the first core into direct contact with the proximal engagement surface of the second core. The implant may include a pair of mounting tangs that may be sheared off and/or recesses. The locking screw may be a break-off screw. |
| US12295864B2 |
Expandable fusion implant and related methods
An expandable spinal fusion implant including first and second endplates coupled to an expansion member that sits within a housing. The expansion member is translated by a drive mechanism, whereby translation of the expansion member by the drive mechanism in a distal and proximal directions causes the distance between the endplates to increase and decrease, respectively. |
| US12295863B2 |
Intervertebral spacer and plate
Embodiments herein are generally directed to spinal implants, systems, apparatuses, and components thereof that can be used in spinal fusion and/or stabilization procedures, as well as methods of installation. The spinal implants may include an intervertebral spacer and a plate member. |
| US12295862B2 |
Expandable fusions devices, instruments, and methods thereof
Expandable fusion devices, systems, instruments, and methods thereof. The expandable fusion device is capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. The fusion device may include a body, a first endplate, and a second endplate. A drive screw may be rotated to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. Instruments may be provided to ensure the implant is inserted safely and as intended. |
| US12295856B2 |
Intervertebral spinal implant and surgical methods
Disclosed are systems, devices, methods and surgical procedures for altering and/or correcting the alignment of adjacent bones, including bones of the spine. |
| US12295847B2 |
Implantable ventricular band for improving cardiac function
The present disclosure provides methods of improving cardiac function, including delivering a band to a ventricle of a heart via at least one catheter; guiding the band through the heart to form a loop; pulling walls of the ventricle of the heart inwards by tightening the band following formation of the loop; following tightening, locking the band in the loop; and removing the at least one catheter from the heart. |
| US12295846B2 |
Long arm valve repair clip
Fixation device for engaging tissue including a pair of fixation elements, each fixation element has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first ends are moveable between a closed position and an open position. The fixation device further includes a pair of gripping elements. Each gripping element is moveable with a respective fixation element and disposed in opposition to at least a portion of the respective fixation element to capture tissue therebetween. The fixation device further includes a central portion operatively connected to each gripping element at a respective central portion-gripping element interface. The central portion has at least one distal end and a width “W1” proximate the distal end. Each of the gripping elements has a free end opposite its respective central portion-gripping element interface and a length “L1” defined between the respective central portion-gripping element interface and the free end. The length L1 fixation elements is at least about three times the width W1. |
| US12295845B2 |
Device, system, and method for transcatheter treatment of valvular regurgitation
The invention relates to a device for use in the transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation, specifically a coaptation assistance element for implantation across the valve; a system including the coaptation assistance element and anchors for implantation; a system including the coaptation assistance element and delivery catheter; and a method for transcatheter implantation of a coaptation element across a heart valve. |
| US12295842B2 |
Loader and retriever for transcatheter heart valve, and methods of crimping transcatheter heart valve
A method for retrieving a previously inserted prosthetic valve is disclosed. In one example, a loader assembly is inserted through a hub of a delivery sheath device. The delivery sheath device includes an expandable sheath that extends into a blood vessel of a patient. The loader assembly is advanced in a distal direction until a distal section of the loader assembly extends into the expandable sheath which is attached to a distal end of the hub. The distal section has a larger inner diameter than a middle tube section of the loader assembly. A delivery catheter is retracted to move a prosthetic valve attached thereto in a proximal direction until the prosthetic valve is received within the distal section. The loader assembly and the delivery catheter are removed from a proximal end of the hub while the prosthetic valve is retained within the distal section. |
| US12295840B2 |
Valve docking devices, systems and methods
Various systems, devices and methods associated with the placement of a dock or anchor for a prosthetic valve. The anchor can comprise a plurality of coils adapted to support a valve prosthesis, the plurality of coils including an upper coil, one or more middle coils, and a lower coil. The upper coil can have a larger diameter than the one or more middle coils and the lower coil, and the upper coil is configured to engage a wall of an atrium of the heart at a position superior to and spaced axially from the mitral valve annulus after the plurality of coils have been fully delivered from the coil guide catheter. |
| US12295834B2 |
Delivery apparatuses for medical device implants
A delivery apparatus for a medical device implant can include an outer catheter and a flexible delivery catheter. The outer catheter can have an axially extending shaft and a first lumen extending co-axially through the axially extending shaft. The flexible delivery catheter can have an elongate shaft having a flexible section extending along a distal portion of the elongate shaft, and the flexible section of the elongate shaft can be positioned or adjusted between a first, delivery configuration and a second, activated configuration. The delivery catheter can have a pull wire extending co-axially through a second lumen axially extending through the elongate shaft. A distal end of the pull wire can be fixedly secured or attached to the distal end of the elongate shaft. |
| US12295830B2 |
Intraocular pseudophakic contact lens (IOPCL)-based telescopic approach for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or other eye disorders
An apparatus includes an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens configured to be implanted in an eye and mounted on or attached to an artificial intraocular lens in the eye. The intraocular pseudophakic contact lens includes (i) an optical lens and (ii) haptics extending radially from the optical lens and configured to be inserted under an anterior leaflet of a capsular wall in the eye. Posterior surfaces of the haptics include ridges configured to capture at least one edge of the artificial intraocular lens. The haptics are flexible such that outer portions of the haptics are configured to drive the ridges into the at least one edge of the artificial intraocular lens based on surface pressure from the anterior leaflet against the outer portions of the haptics. |
| US12295829B2 |
Ophthalmic implants for correcting vision with a tunable optic, and methods of manufacture and use
Ophthalmic implants, their methods of use and manufacture. The implants may include a transparent optic portion and a peripheral non-optic portion coupled to the optic portion. The transparent optic portion may be made of a transparent optic material adapted to allow visible light to pass therethrough, and the peripheral non-optic portion may be made of a light absorbing material adapted to absorb visible light. |
| US12295828B2 |
Vascular reconstruction device
The invention related to medical devices, and in particular to arterial reconstruction devices. The aortic reconstruction device of the present invention is able to conveniently, smoothly, and effectively treat aortic aneurysm or dissection and reconstruct adjacent branch arteries without affecting the vascular perfusion thereof throughout the procedure. The present reconstruction device comprises: a stent graft, and an expansion component, said expansion component may be placed in the stent graft and expands to a size no smaller than the inner diameter of said stent graft. |
| US12295827B2 |
Multi-access intraprocedural embolic protection device
An embolic protection device comprises a tubular filter body attached to a sheath. The tubular filter body has an open upstream end and a generally closed downstream end for capturing emboli. A self-opening passage through the emboli capture end of the tubular filter body allows multiple catheters to be advanced from the sheath or otherwise into the filter body simultaneously or sequentially. The sheath is attached to a peripheral support structure near the emboli capture end of the filter body to facilitate deployment and retrieval of the filter body through a restraining delivery catheter. |
| US12295823B2 |
Method for providing a laminate with a hook and loop fastening volume, and resulting laminate
The invention relates to a laminate comprising at least one support element in the form of a non-woven fabric selected from the group consisting of an SM (Spunbond-Meltblown), an SMS (Spunbond-Meltblown-Spunbond), an SMMS (Spunbond-Meltblown-Meltblown-Spunbond), and an SSMMS (Spunbond-Spunbond-Meltblown-Meltblown-Spunbond), having a lower face and an upper face, and at least one non-woven fabric with loops made of a material comprising synthetic thermoplastic polymers, having a lower face and an upper face. The upper face of the support element is secured to the lower face of the non-woven fabric with loops. The curve representing the force required to stretch the laminate along a given axis of the laminate, as a function of elongation, includes a segment in which, starting from a zero elongation value, the force increases from zero up to a maximum force, where the maximum force corresponds to the rupture of the laminate, and the curve comprises an inflection point (Pi) on the segment. |
| US12295822B2 |
Disposable absorbent article
A disposable absorbent article is provided having an absorbent core located in a chassis and including absorbent particulate polymer material defining at least one cavity. The absorbent core may be substantially cellulose free or comprise a combination of particulate absorbent polymer material and wood pulp. Methods for making such an absorbent core and corresponding disposable absorbent article are also disclosed. |
| US12295820B2 |
Absorbent core having swelling chamber
An absorbent article includes a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core being disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent core includes an absorbent material disposed in an absorbent deposition area and enclosed in a core wrap. The core further includes a first swelling chamber, a second swelling chamber, and an external zone. The absorbent material comprises superabsorbent polymer. One or more permanent seals separate the first swelling chamber and the second swelling chamber from the external zone. The swelling chambers consist of absorbent material immobilized by water-responsive bonds, wherein the water-responsive bonds deteriorate upon exposure to water such that the absorbent material is flowable in the wet state; and the external zone comprises absorbent material that is immobilized by thermoplastic adhesive, such that the absorbent material is immobilized in the wet state. |
| US12295817B2 |
Method of manufacturing a diaper with moisture sensors
The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a diaper that has multiple moisture sensing elements on interior side of its bottom impermeable layer or on any surface of the top permeable layer. The moisture sending elements are made by spraying conductive ink on a moving sheet of either the bottom impermeable layer or the top permeable layer, before other layers of the diaper are attached. Spraying of conductive ink on the moving sheet causes parallel lines of conductive inks to be formed on the layer. The parallel lines of conductive ink run through the entire length of either of the layers and are designed to get connected with a detecting device. When a user urinates inside the diaper, the moisture causes a closed circuit between at least two of the parallel lines of conductive inks. These formations of closed circuits, between parallel lines of conductive inks, are detected by the detecting device. Also, with increasing volume of moisture, the resistance of the closed circuits also tends to decrease. This rate of decrease of resistance is also detected by the detecting device and is used to calculate a volume of moisture present in the diaper. The detecting device then generates a suitable alarm to give an idea about the saturation level of the diaper. The process of manufacturing sensing elements by spraying conductive inks on moving sheet of layer reduces the processing and modification overhead of specially designed conductive ink printers and also does not impact the manufacturing time of a diaper manufacturing assembly line. |
| US12295816B2 |
Machine and a method for manufacturing sanitary products
A machine and a method for manufacturing a sanitary product with an hourglass shaped absorbent core, such as a panty liner or a light-inco diaper. The machine and the method allow virtually scrap-free shaping of the core into an hourglass shape. |
| US12295811B2 |
Ligature device and method of use
The present invention is an apparatus and method for ligation of livestock animals. The ligation apparatus or band provides topical active agent(s) that alleviate pain during various ligature procedures. This invention also relates to a method that includes applying a loop or band around a body part for elastomeric ligation, whereby the band material supplies a topical active agent (s) to the body part to reduce the pain of ligation. |
| US12295809B2 |
Dental procedures
The present teachings relate to a method for processing a digital dental impression comprising: displaying an image of the digital dental impression; wherein the image comprises: a shaded region representative of a part of the oral anatomy which is relevant for a dental procedure, and the shaded region being enclosed within a boundary; and an unshaded region representative of a part of the oral anatomy which is not relevant for a dental procedure, wherein the unshaded region and the shaded region are separated from each another by the boundary, receiving user input for altering the shaded region and/or unshaded region; detecting completion of a stroke generated by the user input; altering, the shaded region and/or the unshaded region, in response to the stroke completion. The present teachings also relate to a method for processing digital three-dimensional shapes, a dental procedure assisting system, uses and computer software products. |
| US12295808B2 |
Dental appliances and associated methods of manufacturing
Orthodontic appliances and methods of manufacturing are disclosed. Manufacturing an appliance can include obtaining position data corresponding to an original tooth arrangement (OTA) of a patient's teeth, obtaining data corresponding to a desired final tooth arrangement (FTA) of the patient's teeth, and determining displacements between the OTA data and the FTA data. Based on the determined displacements, a configuration of an orthodontic appliance is determined. The appliance includes an anchor configured to be positioned adjacent the patient's teeth, and a plurality of arms each extending away from and coupled to the anchor, the arms configured to be secured to the patient's teeth. When the appliance is installed, the arms urge individual teeth from the OTA toward the FTA. |
| US12295802B2 |
Ceramic mill blank for dental cutting and machining
To provide a ceramic mill blank for dental cutting and machining in which cracks or chips are not caused on the outer edge of the ceramic mill blank even if attaching to and detaching from a dental milling machine are repeated and it is possible to machine the vicinity of the outer edge of the ceramic mill blank.To provide a ceramic mill blank for dental cutting and machining, wherein, the ceramic mill blank for dental cutting and machining comprises a ceramic portion to be cut and machined and one or more seal members, the ceramic portion consists of a ceramic material which is not finally sintered, the ceramic portion has an outer peripheral surface which is engageable with a holding tool, the one or more seal members are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic portion, and a length of the one or more seal members is 50% or more of a length in a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface provided with the one or more seal members. |
| US12295800B2 |
Arch preparation system and method for receiving a full arch dental restoration device
A surgical guide for placing implants in a patient's replacement arch to support a teeth-only, gingiva-free, full-arch dental restoration device may include a surgical guide body configured to temporarily, securely mate with teeth and/or gums of a patient's replacement arch and surgical guide sleeves received in the body for guiding implant placement into a corresponding number of post-extraction root sockets of the replacement arch when the surgical guide body is mated with the teeth and/or gums, wherein each surgical guide sleeve is configured to substantially align a longitudinal axis of an implant with an axis of the corresponding post-extraction root socket, and wherein each surgical guide sleeve is configured to limit a depth of an implant within the corresponding post-extraction root socket such that a collar of the implant is generally above the outer cortex layer of the bone at least partially in the gingiva layer. |
| US12295796B2 |
Adjustable support
An adjustable support arm system (10) comprises an anchoring arrangement (14) for mounting the support arm system (10) to a structure, an arm (18) carried by the anchoring arrangement (14) and comprising a plurality of arm segments (36) articulatable between several arm positions, the arm (14) being configured to support a device (120), and an immobilising mechanism operable between a free configuration permitting movement of the arm (18) and a locked configuration in which the arm (18) is immobilised, wherein the immobilising mechanism comprises a locking means to maintain the plurality of arm segments immobilised in the locked configuration. |
| US12295794B2 |
Torque-limiting devices, systems, and methods
Various torque-limiting surgical driver devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The surgical driver can include a body, a motor that is configured to rotate a drill bit engaged with the surgical driver, and a processor configured to control operation of the surgical driver. The surgical driver can have torque-limiting functionality, such as by monitoring the amount of torque applied to a drill bit and reducing or stopping rotation of the drill bit when certain torque-limiting criteria are met. |
| US12295790B2 |
Integrated ultrasonic transducers
Described are transducer assemblies and imaging devices comprising: a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) die including a plurality of piezoelectric elements; a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) die electrically coupled to the MEMS die by a first plurality of bumps and including at least one circuit for controlling the plurality of piezoelectric elements; and a package secured to the CMOS die by an adhesive layer and electrically connected to the CMOS die. |
| US12295781B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices directed to ultrasonic needle positioning apparatus
In some embodiments, an apparatus and methods for inserting a needle into a patient is disclosed. An apparatus can include a base having a cavity for receiving an ultrasound probe, a swing arm, a first linear position sensing track, a second linear position sensing track, an angle sensor disposed about a pivot point, a needle holder configured to move along the first linear position sensing track, and an insertion depth slider configured to move along the second linear position sensing track. |
| US12295773B2 |
Systems and methods for taking X-ray images
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for imaging. The method may include: obtaining reference data associated with an object; determining, based on the reference data, at least one of a start point or an end point of an imaging region associated with the object; causing an acquisition device to take an X-ray image of the imaging region based on at least one of the start point or the end point; and transmitting a control signal to cause an indicating device to present at least one of the start point or the end point while taking the X-ray image, wherein the indicating device includes a laser indicating device, the laser indicating device including an emitting unit and a receiving unit, the receiving unit synchronously moving with the emitting unit. |
| US12295767B2 |
Detection apparatus and imaging apparatus
The present disclosure provides a detection apparatus and an imaging apparatus. The detection apparatus may include an installation chamber, one or more detection units and a cooling assembly. The one or more detection units may be arranged in the installation chamber, and the installation chamber may include an air inlet and an air outlet. The cooling assembly may be configured to cool the one or more detection units. |
| US12295765B2 |
Increased cone beam computed tomography volume length without requiring stitching or longitudinal c-arm movement
A medical imaging system includes a movable station having a C-arm, a collector, an X-ray beam emitter, and a controller. The collector is attached to a first end of the C-arm. The X-ray beam emitter faces the collector to emit an X-ray beam in a direction of the collector and is attached to a second end of the C-arm. The controller moves one of the X-ray beam emitter and the collector to a first offset position along a lateral axis orthogonal to the arc, and obtains a first set of images by rotating the collector and the X-ray beam emitter along the arc about a scanned volume. The controller moves the one of the X-ray beam emitter and the collector to a second offset position along the lateral axis, and obtains a second set of images. The controller combines the first and second set of images to generate a three-dimensional image of the scanned volume. |
| US12295761B2 |
Collimator assembly for an X-ray detector
There is provided an X-ray imaging system having an X-ray source, an X-ray detector and a collimator assembly in the X-ray path between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. The X-ray detector comprises a plurality of detector modules arranged side-by-side and adapted to be oriented towards the X-ray source, the detector modules being arranged side-by-side along a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of incoming X-rays. The collimator assembly is based on a plurality of spaced collimator plates arranged side-by-side in a direction coinciding with the direction of the detector modules. The collimator assembly further comprises a physically stabilizing lateral support structure arranged in a lateral plane extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of incoming X-rays. |
| US12295759B2 |
Horizontally-displaceable foam breast compression paddle
A breast compression paddle includes a bracket, a rigid substrate, and a foam compressive element. The bracket removably secures the breast compression paddle to an imaging system. The rigid substrate is secured to the bracket and includes a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge. The foam compressive element is slidably secured to the rigid substrate. |
| US12295754B2 |
Desaturation severity prediction and alarm management
Implementations described herein disclose a method of classifying oxygen level desaturation events. In one implementation, the method includes receiving input signal sequences, the input signals indicative of a physiological condition of a patient, generating an input sequence of oxygen saturation levels based on the input signal sequence, comparing the input sequence of oxygen saturation levels to a desaturation alarm threshold to determine a desaturation event, generating an input feature matrix based on at least one of the input signal sequences and the input sequence of oxygen saturation levels, and classifying based on the input feature matrix, using a neural network, the desaturation event being a severe desaturation event (SDE) or a non-severe desaturation event (non-SDE). |
| US12295753B2 |
Method and system for determining abnormality in medical device
A method for determining an abnormality in a medical device from a medical image is provided. The method for determining an abnormality in a medical device comprises receiving a medical image, and detecting information on at least a part of a target medical device included in the received medical image. |
| US12295749B2 |
Dermal sensor for determining analyte concentrations
A monitor for determining analyte concentrations in vivo, includes a housing configured to adhere to the skin of a subject, an elongate sensor body configured to extend from the housing into the skin of the subject, an analyte sensing region positioned on the sensor body such that the analyte sensing region is configured to be held in the dermis of the skin of the subject, and at least one engagement surface configured to facilitate increased anchoring of the sensor body in the skin of the subject. |
| US12295742B2 |
Photoacoustic near-infrared spectroscopic endoscopy
In various aspects, a photoacoustic endoscopic probe and methods for measuring a hydration of a connective tissue in vivo using the photoacoustic endoscopic probe are disclosed. |
| US12295739B2 |
Measuring and monitoring skin feature colors, form and size
Kits, diagnostic systems and methods are provided, which measure the distribution of colors of skin features by comparison to calibrated colors which are co-imaged with the skin feature. The colors on the calibration template (calibrator) are selected to represent the expected range of feature colors under various illumination and capturing conditions. The calibrator may also comprise features with different forms and size for calibrating geometric parameters of the skin features in the captured images. Measurements may be enhanced by monitoring over time changes in the distribution of colors, by measuring two and three dimensional geometrical parameters of the skin feature and by associating the data with medical diagnostic parameters. Thus, simple means for skin diagnosis and monitoring are provided which simplify and improve current dermatologic diagnostic procedures. |
| US12295735B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting arrhythmias
Systems and methods for detecting cardiac arrhythmia are discussed. An exemplary arrhythmia detection system can receive physiologic information of the patient, measure a first signal metric using a first portion of the received physiologic information, and determine an arrhythmia detection duration using a comparison between the measured first signal metric and a reference signal metric value. The system includes an arrhythmia detector to detect an AT episode using a second portion of the physiologic information corresponding to the determined arrhythmia detection duration. |
| US12295734B2 |
Wireless electrocardiogram monitoring device
Provided is a wireless electrocardiogram monitoring device comprising: a patch part including a plurality of electrodes; and a module part detachably coupled to the patch part and capable of wireless communication with an external device, wherein the patch part comprises: a downward patch part formed at the bottom surface to be attached to the human body while some of the plurality of electrodes are exposed from the bottom surface; and an upward patch part disposed at the top surface opposite to the bottom surface while the others of the plurality of electrodes are exposed from the top surface. |
| US12295732B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring bladder function
Featured are urodynamic catheters, intravaginal devices, and intrarectal devices, systems and kits thereof, and methods of using the devices, systems, and kits to observe pelvic floor movements in order to monitor bladder function in order to diagnose, treat, or prevent urinary incontinence disorders, such as urge incontinence and stress incontinence. |
| US12295728B2 |
Method and system for analysing the use of an item of footwear
The invention relates to a system for analyzing (1) the use of footwear items (11) configured to determine an association index between use parameter values (101) and shoe parameter values (201), said system a calculation computing device (30) configured for: Obtaining or loading posture or mobility parameter values (301) calculated from raw data generated by at least one connected sole (10); Obtaining or loading geographic parameter values (401) corresponding to a location of the at least one connected sole (10); Obtaining or loading shoe parameter values (201) including values of structural parameters, geometric parameters and/or aesthetic parameters of the footwear item (11); Calculating one or more use parameter values (101); Determining an association index value between the use parameter value(s) (101) and the shoe parameter values (201). |
| US12295716B2 |
Method for recording probe movement
A method and system for determining an extent of matter removed from a targeted anatomical structure are disclosed. The method includes acquiring an initial representation of a targeted anatomical structure and then removing matter from the targeted anatomical structure. An instrument is then navigated within the targeted anatomical structure. The instrument includes a tracking array, and a relative position of the instrument within the targeted anatomical structure is determined by the tracking array. The method includes recording the relative position of the instrument within the targeted anatomical structure to determine a final representation of the targeted anatomical structure. Finally, the method includes determining an extent of matter removed from the targeted anatomical structure by comparing the initial representation of the targeted anatomical structure with the final representation of the targeted anatomical structure. Indicators are provided to convey the extent of matter remaining within the targeted anatomical structure. |
| US12295709B2 |
Wireless pressure measurement and monitoring for shunts
Disclosed is a system that includes pressure sensors to assist in monitoring pressure at a selected location. Pressure sensors may be applied to or incorporated into catheters and/or shunts positioned within a patient. A monitoring system may then receive signals from the pressure sensors to monitor pressure at the location over time. |
| US12295704B2 |
Artificial intelligence-based robotic system for physical therapy
A robotic system includes retrieval of a priori stimulus based on an input that indicates a current health state and a target health state of a user. A set of test stimuli specific for the user is determined and a stimulus device is controlled to provide the set of test stimuli to the user. A set of responses within the body of the user is determined, and a set of stimulus parameters for the stimulus device is calibrated based on the combination of the set of responses, the current health state, the target health state, and a trained AI-based system. A new stimulus is applied to a portion of the body of the user that shifts a condition of the user from the current health state towards the target health state. |
| US12295702B2 |
Method and system for photoacoustic imaging of tissue and organ fibrosis
Various embodiments are described herein for a system and associated method for performing collagen assessment of an object using Photoacoustic Image (PA) data obtained for the object, wherein the method is performed by a processing unit and the method comprises: obtaining beamformed PA image data for the object using at least three wavelengths related to chromophores including collagen, oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin, the three wavelengths being less than 1000 nm; performing spectral decomposition on the beamformed PA image data using the three wavelengths to obtain data that is used for generating at least one collagen map; and determining a collagen score for the at least one collagen map. |
| US12295701B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information
An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor including one or more light sources configured to emit light to an object and a plurality of detectors configured to detect light reflected from the object; and a processor configured to transform a plurality of light quantities obtained from respective detectors of the plurality of detectors to a distance domain, to combine the plurality of transformed light quantities in the distance domain, to correct the combined light quantity based on a reference light quantity for correcting a deviation of a distance between the one or more light sources and the plurality of detectors, and to estimate bio-information based on a light quantity resulting from the correction. |
| US12295698B2 |
Transcutaneous analyte sensors and monitors, calibration thereof, and associated methods
Systems and methods are provided to calibrate an analyte concentration sensor within a biological system, generally using only a signal from the analyte concentration sensor. For example, at a steady state, the analyte concentration value within the biological system is known, and the same may provide a source for calibration. Similar techniques may be employed with slow-moving averages. Variations are disclosed. |
| US12295694B2 |
Dual control of a mechanical surgical arm
A surgical system, comprising an articulated mechanical arm with a plurality of arm joints, first and second user-input devices for controlling the arm, and a surgical end effector at the distal end of the arm, is operated initially in a retroflexing mode with the first user-input device is active to direct flexion and rotation of only a single given arm joints, and with the second user-input device is disabled. While in the retroflexing mode, a distal portion of the arm is retroflected by flexion and rotation of the single given arm joint. With the arm retroflected, the system is transitioned to surgical-operation mode which enables the second user-input device to flex and rotate any or all of the arm joints, to move the surgical end-effector to perform one or more surgical actions. |
| US12295692B2 |
Steerable catheter with shaft load distributions
A steerable catheter system may include a flexible elongate catheter body, a drive mechanism at the proximal end of the catheter body, and at least one group of pullwires extending along a length of the catheter body. The catheter body may include a distal articulating section and a proximal non-articulating section. Each group of pullwires includes at least two pullwires, and each of the pullwires is anchored at a first end to the distal end of the catheter body and at a second end to the drive mechanism. The pullwires of each group are positioned close to one another in the catheter wall to concentrate the forces and cause deflection along the articulating section of the catheter body and diverge away from one another to reach a more separated distribution around a circumference of the catheter body to distribute the forces and prevent deflection along the non-articulating section. |
| US12295687B2 |
Endoscope master-slave motion control method and surgical robot system
The present disclosure relates to the field of medical instruments, disclosing an endoscope master-slave motion control method. The endoscope includes an operating arm, a main body disposed at an end of the operating arm, a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, and an end instrument protruding from a distal end of the main body. The method comprises: determining a current pose of a master manipulator; based on the current pose of the master manipulator and a pose relationship between the master manipulator and the end of the operating arm, determining a target pose of the end of the operating arm; based on the target pose, generating a drive instruction for driving the end of the operating arm; obtaining a first image from the first imaging unit; obtaining a second image from the second imaging unit, wherein the first image and the second image have different fields of view and include images of the end instrument; based on the first and second images, generating a composite scene image to remove an actual image of the end instrument; and generating a virtual image of the end instrument in the composite scene image. |
| US12295684B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for computer modulated surgical laser intensity
A system for performing robotic laser surgery is disclosed. The system comprises at least one surgery equipment, a surgeon terminal, and a communication module. Further, the system includes a surgical computer communicatively coupled to the at least one surgery equipment via the communication module. The surgical computer is configured to transfer data between the surgeon terminal and the at least one surgery equipment. The surgeon terminal is configured to modulate the tunable laser to conduct the surgical procedure in fully autonomous mode or semi-autonomous mode using robot controls. Further, a plurality of sensors is used to real-time data while performing surgical procedure and transmit the real-time data to the surgeon terminal. |
| US12295681B2 |
Method and system for retracting an instrument into an entry guide
Techniques for retracting an instrument into an entry guide include an entry guide manipulator configured to support an entry guide and an instrument manipulator configured to support an instrument. The robotic system is configured to receive a command indicating a commanded movement of the entry guide in a direction parallel to an insertion axis of the entry guide; in response to the commanded movement of the entry guide being greater than a threshold distance in the direction parallel to the insertion axis, cause a response comprising one or more actions selected from the group consisting of: movement, using the instrument manipulator, of one or more rotational joints of the instrument external to the entry guide toward a distal end of the entry guide; and actuation of the one or more rotational joints to straighten the instrument so that the instrument can be retracted into the entry guide. |
| US12295676B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for precise guidance of surgical tools
Described herein are systems, apparatus, and methods for precise placement and guidance of tools during a surgical procedure, particularly a spinal surgical procedure. The system features a portable robot arm with end effector for precise positioning of a surgical tool. The system requires only minimal training by surgeons/operators, is intuitive to use, and has a small footprint with significantly reduced obstruction of the operating table. The system works with existing, standard surgical tools, does not required increased surgical time or preparatory time, and safely provides the enhanced precision achievable by robotic-assisted systems. |
| US12295664B2 |
Systems and methods for volumetric measurement of maximal allowable working volume within a surgical corridor
Various embodiments of a system and associated method for determining a volume of surgical freedom using a plurality of three-dimensional extrema points along a surgical corridor in relation to a structure of interest are disclosed herein. |
| US12295660B2 |
Multi-view corneal topographer
An ophthalmic system for generating a topography of an anterior corneal surface of an eye comprises an illuminator, cameras, and a computer. The illuminator illuminates the anterior corneal surface of the eye with a Placido pattern, which reflects the Placido pattern. Each camera generates an image of the reflected Placido pattern to yield multiple images. At least one camera is oriented off an axis of the eye. For each image, the computer calculates a curvature value for each data point of the image, where a data point corresponds to a surface point of the anterior corneal surface. The calculations yield curvature values for each surface point. The computer determines the curvature at each surface point from one or more curvature values for the surface point. The computer generates the topography of the anterior corneal surface from the curvatures at the surface points of the anterior corneal surface. |
| US12295659B2 |
Subjective refraction exam system
Methods and systems herein can include displaying at least one image to a test subject, wherein the at least one image has a visual appearance to the test subject based on physical characteristics of the eyes of the test subject, obtaining input from the test subject regarding the visual appearance of the at least one image, and calculating an optical parameter of the test subject based on the input from the test subject. |
| US12295657B2 |
Method for altering the visual performance of a subject, method for measuring the spherical refraction correction need of a subject and optical system for implementing these methods
Disclosed is a method for altering the visual performance of a subject using an optical system arranged in front of at least one eye of the subject, and including: b) determining an optotype; c) displaying the optotype to the subject in such a way that it is visible by the subject through the optical system; d) assessing the visual performance of the subject viewing the optotype through the optical system; and e) adding a positive or negative altering value of spherical optical power to the optical system. The method includes, before step b): a) choosing a target value of visual performance; and in that, at step b), the optotype has a size which is determined depending on the target value of visual performance; at step e), the altering value of spherical optical power is determined depending on the target value of visual performance. |
| US12295650B2 |
Device for mapping and ablating renal nerves distributed on the renal artery
This invention relates to a device for mapping and ablating the renal nerves distributed on the renal artery, said device comprising a guide catheter, a mapping-ablation catheter, a handle and a connector. The guide catheter has at least one lumen and a distal end with adjustable curvature. The mapping-ablation catheter is housed in one of the lumens of the guide catheter and its distal end has one or more electrodes and one or more detecting devices. The distal end of the mapping-ablation catheter is curved, rotatable, and can be extended out of or retracted into the guide catheter. The handle connects the guide catheter and mapping-ablation catheter, and comprises one or more controlling components for controlling the movement of the guide catheter and mapping-ablation catheter. The connector is designed to supply energy to the electrodes. |
| US12295649B2 |
Catheter electrode assemblies and methods of construction thereof
A family of catheter electrode assemblies includes a flexible circuit having a plurality of electrical traces and a substrate; a ring electrode surrounding the flexible circuit and electrically coupled with at least one of the plurality of electrical traces; and an outer covering extending over at least a portion of the electrode. A non-contact electrode mapping catheter includes an outer tubing having a longitudinal axis, a deployment member, and a plurality of splines, at least one of the plurality of splines comprising a flexible circuit including a plurality of electrical traces and a substrate, a ring electrode surrounding the flexible circuit and electrically coupled with at least one of the plurality of electrical traces; and an outer covering extending over at least a portion of the ring electrode. A method of constructing the family of catheter electrode assemblies is also provided. |
| US12295648B2 |
Method and apparatus for rapid and safe pulmonary vein cardiac ablation
An apparatus includes a shaft, the shaft including a plurality of stepped sections along the length of the shaft. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electrodes disposed along the length of the shaft, each electrode characterized by a geometric aspect ratio of the length of the electrode to the outer diameter of the electrode. Each electrode is located at a different stepped section of the plurality of stepped sections of the shaft and includes a set of leads. Each lead of the set of leads is configured to attain an electrical voltage potential of at least about 1 kV. The geometric aspect ratio of at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is in the range between about 3 and about 20. |
| US12295645B2 |
Systems and methods for adhering vessels
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for adhering tubular structures, such as blood vessels. Generally, the methods may comprise advancing a first catheter comprising a first adhesion element into a first blood vessel and a second catheter comprising a second adhesion element into a second blood vessel. The vessels may be adhered together by heating tissue using the first and second adhesion elements. |
| US12295643B2 |
Intravascular needle with flex circuit
Ablation and diagnostic tools having a wrapped flexible circuit are provided. The wrapped flexible circuit can include one or more electrodes on a surface layer, one or more conductive traces on one or more lower layers, and an electrically insulating substrate. The surface layer can be patterned to have multiple electrodes. The lower layer(s) can include electrode contact trace(s) and/or traces for forming thermocouple junctions. The wrapped flexible circuit can be affixed to an outer surface of a metallic tube. The electrodes can be electrically isolated from the metallic tube. The metallic tube can have a sharp end to puncture tissue during ablation or intravascular diagnostic procedure. Additionally, or alternatively, the wrapped flexible circuit can have a pointed end and sufficient structural integrity to puncture tissue during ablation or intravascular diagnostic procedure without the support of a metallic tube. |
| US12295638B2 |
Drive device
A drive device includes: a drive signal generator configured to generate a pair of drive signals, a pair of buffer circuits, a pair of switching elements configured to repeatedly turn on and off the pair of drive signals, a first radiation material that has a longitudinal axis and that is arranged to face one of the pair of switching elements, a second radiation material that has a longitudinal axis and that is arranged to face an other one of the pair of switching elements, a fan and a casing. The switching elements, the first radiation material, and the second radiation material are positioned within a projection plane of the fan viewed along the longitudinal axes of the first radiation material and the second radiation material. |
| US12295636B2 |
Gas-enhanced energy-based surgical instrument, system, and method for minimally-invasive surgical procedures
A surgical instrument includes a housing, an elongated shaft assembly extending from the housing, and an end effector extending from the elongated shaft assembly. An inner shaft of the assembly defines proximal and distal portions and a longitudinal lumen. The proximal portion inhibits passage of gas while the distal portion permits passage of gas. An intermediate collar is disposed about the inner shaft between the proximal and distal portions. An outer sleeve of the assembly is disposed about the inner shaft and the intermediate collar to define a proximal area therebetween proximally of the intermediate collar and a distal annular area therebetween distally of the intermediate collar. The outer sleeve includes a proximal portion surrounding the proximal annular area and a distal portion surrounding the distal annular area. The proximal portion permits passage of gas while the distal portion inhibits passage of gas. |
| US12295634B2 |
Bone fixation system, assembly, implants, devices, alignment guides, and methods of use
Implants, guides, devices, instruments, systems and methods for fixing a joint using bone plates are disclosed. The bone fixation system includes an alignment guide with a first end and a second end, an alignment wire rotatably coupled to the first end of the alignment guide, and a coupling member slidingly engaging a first portion of the alignment guide near the first end. The plate includes a body including a first end and a second end, a plurality of lobes extending from the body, a plurality of screw holes extending through the body and each screw hole of the plurality of screw holes positioned in a lobe of the plurality of lobes, and an alignment hole positioned along a longitudinal axis of the body. A method of using a bone fixation system for fixation of at least two bones is also disclosed. |
| US12295632B1 |
System and method for scaphoid fixation
A system and method for installation of a k-wire through a scaphoid or other fractured bone can include a guide block for accurate trajectory of a k-wire. A support frame for a guide block can be casted and/or secured into place, and a CT scan is obtained, so the fractured bone and the location of the window can be known in the same three-dimensional space. An ideal k-wire trajectory can be plotted through the fractured bone, and a guide block with a lumen can be designed and printed using a three-dimensional printer. The guide block can be inserted into the frame so the lumen aligns with the ideal k-wire trajectory, and a k-wire can be inserted through the lumen into the fractured bone. The net effect would be ideal placement of the k-wire that would facilitate the ultimate insertion of a percutaneous screw to provide fixation of the fractured bone. |
| US12295629B2 |
Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy plate with offset
The device is a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) plate is used to stabilize a stifle joint in an animal in veterinary surgery after a torn cranial cruciate ligament. The TPLO plate has a proximal portion and a distal portion, connected by an offset portion. The proximal portion and at least a portion of the distal portion are formed on two parallel planes. |
| US12295625B2 |
Apparatus and methods for joining bones
Apparatus and methods are provided for using a plate to fuse bones together, including reducing or stabilizing a fracture or osteotomy. Legs of the plate are inserted into pre-drilled guide holes in one of the bones and one or more screws are inserted through apertures and into another of the bones to secure the plate to the bones. A plate insertion tool can be used to temporarily tension the legs prior to insertion into predrilled guide holes in a bone by bending or pivoting the legs away from the body. A tensioning tool can be used to tension the plate after the legs are inserted into the guide holes in the bone and during the insertion of one or more of the screws. |
| US12295623B1 |
Surgical and stabilization techniques for treatment of sacroiliac joints
A method for facilitating stabilization of a sacroiliac joint is provided. The method includes surgical and stabilization techniques for implanting bone anchors or fasteners such as a first bone screw, a second bone screw, and third bone screw in a pelvis traversing portions of a coxal bone and a sacrum, and extending through or adjacent at least a portion of a corresponding sacroiliac joint. The bone anchors or fasteners such as the first bone screw, the second bone screw, and the third bone screw can be inserted at different angles and locations to form a lattice structure that serves in securing the position of a coxal bone and a sacrum relative to one another to facilitate stabilization across a corresponding sacroiliac joint. |
| US12295616B2 |
Cannulated implant delivery device with adjustable insertion depth
A device, system and method for delivery of an implant having an adjustable length. The device is for inserting an implant at an appropriate tissue depth according to a depth finding placeholder, wherein the implant is suitable for insertion to a subject, the device comprising a cannula for receiving the depth finding placeholder and an adjustable depth of insertion element, wherein the adjustable depth of insertion element is adjusted to determine the appropriate tissue depth. The depth finding placeholder may include but is not limited to a wire, such as a K-wire for example. The cannula preferably comprises an opening of sufficient diameter to permit insertion of the depth finding placeholder. The cannula optionally comprises depth indicators, for example by being optionally marked with depth indicator markings. The device preferably comprises a transparent window, or optionally may comprise, additionally or alternatively, an open aperture and/or a viewing screen, to enable the depth indicators to be viewed. |
| US12295612B2 |
Atherectomy devices and methods
Rotational atherectomy devices and systems can remove or reduce stenotic lesions in implanted grafts by rotating one or more abrasive elements within the graft. The abrasive elements can be attached to a distal portion of an elongate flexible drive shaft that extends from a handle assembly that includes a driver for rotating the drive shaft. In particular implementations, individual abrasive elements are attached to the drive shaft at differing radial angles in comparison to each other (e.g., configured in a helical array). The centers of mass of the abrasive elements can define a path that fully or partially spirals around the drive shaft. |
| US12295611B2 |
Infected-tissue extraction device and methods of use thereof
A device for removing infected tissue from a patient is provided. The device includes a handle body attached to a curette. The handle body comprises first and second channels extending therethrough. The curette comprises third and fourth channels extending therethrough. The first and third channels are disposed in fluid communication. The second and fourth channels are disposed in fluid communication. The curette comprises a generally cup-shaped curette head having a scraping edge at one end. The third and fourth channels comprise openings disposed proximate or within the curette head. Methods of using the device to remove infected tissue from a patient are disclosed. |
| US12295609B2 |
Ultrasound treatment tool
An ultrasound treatment tool includes a handle 6, a vibration transmitting member 13 that is formed in an elongated shape, the vibration transmitting member being configured to transmit an ultrasound vibration generated by a vibration generation source, a holder 112 configured to hold the vibration transmitting portion 13, and a rotary knob 9 configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis Ax1 of the vibration transmitting portion 13 in accordance with a user operation. The holder 112 and the rotary knob 9 are integrally coupled with each other, and are positioned respectively in a radial direction about the longitudinal axis Ax1 with respect to the handle 6. One of the holder 112 and the rotary knob 9 is positioned in a direction along the longitudinal axis Ax1 with respect to the handle 6. |
| US12295605B2 |
Surgical instrument
The present invention relates to a surgical instrument, and, specifically, to a surgical instrument which can be manually or automatically operated in order to be used in a laparoscopic surgery or various surgeries, and which comprises a lock device capable of locking or unlocking for at least one motion. |
| US12295603B2 |
Method of securing the shaft of a surgical instrument to the instrument housing
A surgical instrument having a housing, an outer shaft extending from the housing along a longitudinal axis, an inner shaft extending within the outer shaft along the longitudinal axis, a rotator knob position about the outer shaft, and a tube stop coupling the rotator knob to the outer shaft for collective rotation about the longitudinal axis and fixed within the housing against movement along the longitudinal axis. The tube stop has a pair of bearing surfaces that extend into a pair of longitudinal tracks of the outer shaft, and the rotator knob includes a pair of rails that extend into the pair of tracks of the outer shaft and block the tube stop exiting the tracks. The tube stop is captured between a pair of ribs in the housing to hold the tube stop in place while allowing the rotator knob to rotate the outer shaft. |
| US12295600B2 |
Intraluminal ultrasound device for diagnostic imaging and therapy
An intraluminal ultrasound device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the ultrasound imaging assembly configured to obtain imaging data while positioned within the lumen of the patient; and a radiating member disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member and in communication with an ultrasound transducer positioned outside of the patient, wherein the radiating member configured to transmit ultrasound energy from the ultrasound transducer within the lumen of the patient to apply an ultrasound therapy. Associated devices, systems and methods are also provided. |
| US12295598B2 |
Devices and methods for treating a stricture along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract
Medical devices and systems for treating a stricture, for example along the biliary and/or pancreatic tract, are disclosed. An example system may include a guidewire having a distal end and defining a lumen. A stiffening rod may be slidably disposed within the lumen. The stiffening rod may have a distal end and a distal end region disposed adjacent to the distal end. The stiffening rod may be configured to shift between a first position where the distal end of the stiffening rod is disposed proximally of the distal end of the guidewire and a second position where the distal end of the stiffening rod is disposed distally of the distal end of the guidewire. |
| US12295595B2 |
Aspiration catheter systems and methods of use
Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end region of the flexible elongate body and extending proximally to a proximal-most end of the catheter advancement element. A hardness of the flexible elongate body transitions proximally towards increasingly harder materials up to the proximal portion forming a first plurality of material transitions. At least a portion of the flexible elongate body is formed of a plurality of layers including a reinforcement layer. An outer diameter of the flexible elongate body is sized to be positioned coaxially within a lumen of a catheter such that a distal tip portion of the flexible elongate body extends distally beyond a distal end of the catheter to aid in delivery of the catheter to an intracranial vessel. |
| US12295583B2 |
Implant delivery system
An implant delivery system may have a pusher. The pusher may have an elongated shape. A distal end of the pusher may be configured to connect to an implant. The implant delivery system may have a tether connected to the pusher and to the implant. The implant delivery system may have a heating element mounted over the tether biased to contract a first surface of the heating element towards a second surface of the pusher. The implant delivery system may have an expander disposed between the first surface of the heating element and the second surface of the pusher. The expander may be configured to melt, allowing the first surface to contact the second surface, upon activation of the heating element. |
| US12295582B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for treating aneurysms
Occlusive devices and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. Manufacturing an occlusive device can include conforming a mesh to a forming assembly and setting a shape of the mesh based on the forming assembly. In some embodiments, the forming assembly comprises multiple forming members, a mandrel, and/or one or more coupling elements. The method may include everting the mesh over the forming assembly such that the mesh encloses an open volume with a shape based, at least in part, on the shape of the forming assembly. According to some embodiments, setting a shape of the mesh comprises heat-treating the mesh and forming assembly. |
| US12295580B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for adjusting blood flow in a body lumen
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to blood-flow regulation systems and associated methods, and, in some embodiments, includes an adjustable blood flow regulation device that includes an inner tube, an expandable member coupled to the inner tube, a proximal control handle that includes a controller operatively coupled to the member and configured to control expansion of the member, and a downstream tip member coupled to a distal portion of the inner tube which is distal to the member. The tip member is coupled to a first fluid pressure sensor. A second fluid pressure sensor is coupled to a portion of the inner tube proximal to the member. |
| US12295578B2 |
Adjuncts for use with surgical stapling instruments
An adjunct for use with a surgical stapling system is disclosed. The adjunct comprises a first region. The first region comprises a first composition. The adjunct comprises a second region. The second region is distal to the first region and comprises a second composition. The adjunct comprises a third region. The third region is distal to the second region. The third region comprises a third composition. The second composition differs from the first composition and the third composition. |
| US12295577B2 |
Tissue cushion adjuncts for surgical stapler end effector
A surgical instrument includes a first and second jaw, a firing assembly, a first buttress assembly, and a second buttress assembly. The first and second jaw actuate relative to each other between an open and closed position to grasp tissue. The second jaw includes a fastening assembly having a deck defining a plurality of openings and a plurality of fasteners housed within the openings. The firing assembly drives the plurality of fasteners out of the plurality of openings against a plurality of fastening forming features of the first jaw. The first buttress assembly and the second buttress assembly are associated with the first and second jaw, respectively. The first buttress assembly includes a first material and a first thickness. The second buttress assembly includes a second material and a second thickness. The first material and the second material differ in rigidity. The first thickness and the second thickness are different. |
| US12295574B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising an adaptive control system
A surgical instrument system comprising an adaptive control system is disclosed. The instrument includes a motor control system configured to control the operation of a closure motor and a drive motor. The motor control system is configured to increase the clamping pressure applied by a first jaw during a secondary tissue cutting stroke as compared to the clamping pressure applied by the first jaw during a first tissue cutting stroke. |
| US12295569B1 |
Multiple pass self-cinching suture construct
A multiple pass self-cinching suture construct includes a strand of suture material. A fixed loop is formed at one end, and an adjustable loop is formed at the opposite end. A self-cinching section is disposed between the fixed loop and the adjustable loop. The self-cinching section includes a first pass of a tag end axially through the interior of the self-cinching section to form the fixed loop. The opposite tag end passes axially through the interior of two co-axial suture segments inside the self-cinching section, forming an adjustable loop. As the adjustable loop tag end is pulled, tension is applied and the self-cinching section constricts to maintain tension. In some embodiments, the self-cinching section includes at least four segments of the strand of suture material co-axially aligned along the self-cinching section. |
| US12295568B2 |
Adjustable loop suture construct for joint repair
Disclosed herein are suture systems and method of use thereof. The suture systems can include a passer, a needle, a first suture, and a second suture. The needle can be sized to pass through a cavity defined by the passer and define an attachment member. The first suture can include a first end, a second end, and a portion sized to be received by the attachment member and pass through the passer. The second suture can include a suture passage extending from a suture inlet to a suture exit. The first suture can be operable to pull a portion of the second suture at least partially around an anatomical structure. The second suture can be operable to reduce an anatomical structure when a first end of the second suture is passed through the suture passage. |
| US12295564B2 |
Self-drilling anchor inserter
An anchor inserter including an inserter tube extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal inserter end and a distal inserter end. The inserter also includes an inserter tip attached to and extending distally from the distal inserter end. The inserter tip has a proximal tip end and a distal tip end with a suture anchor retention slot extending through the distal tip end. The inserter has one or more cutting edges extending at least a partially along an outer perimeter edge of the distal tip end. The distal tip end has a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is substantially straight and the second arm is curved. |
| US12295561B2 |
Retractor distractor blade system
The invention involves a retraction distraction blade system suitable for use with retractor and distractor tools for the implantation of intervertebral implants into the spine area of an animal, particularly humans. The retractor distractor blade includes structures for attaching the blade to a retractor or distractor tool to provide visual access to a surgical site. The blade is provided with a threaded member connected to a flexible lasso for securement around a portion of a pedicle screw or bone screw. Once the lasso is secured to the pedicle screw, the retractor is prevented from moving out of the surgical site. Operation of the distractor or retractor tool can then be utilized to provide distraction to the spinal vertebrae for implant insertion or spinal alignment. Once the procedure is sufficiently complete, the lasso can be removed from the pedicle screws. |
| US12295558B2 |
Percutaneous catheter directed intravascular occlusion devices
The present invention provides an improved vascular occlusion device having improved flexibility and retention of the type fabricated from braided tubular metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration and an elongated collapsed reduced diameter configuration for delivery through a catheter to a treatment site and shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ or vessel, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained. The device further including at least one disk portion adjacent a body cylindrical portion formed from the fabric and having a transition diameter between the disk and cylindrical portion, significantly smaller than the diameter of the disk and the diameter of the cylindrical portion. |
| US12295557B2 |
Implantable tissue scaffold
Biodegradable scaffold for wound closure including a central rod and upper and lower plates that each at least partially circumscribe the central rod. Each of the upper and lower plates is attached to the central rod and includes an upper section and a lower section that are connected by a helical middle section. The upper section and lower section of the upper plate respectively include first and second bottom surfaces and the upper section and lower section of the lower plate respectively include first and second top surfaces that are respectively spaced apart from and face the first and second bottom surfaces. The first and second bottom surfaces and first and second top surfaces may lie in different planes that are each perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the central rod. |
| US12295555B2 |
Biopsy tool and method for removing a tissue sample
The invention relates to a biopsy tool (10) for removing a tissue sample. The biopsy tool (10) is configured to be altered between an incision state and a severing state. The biopsy tool (10) comprises: an elongated outer tubular member (20) wherein a distal end (22) of the outer tubular member (20) comprises a cutting edge (24); an elongated inner tubular member (30) arranged inside the outer tubular member (20); and a cutting wire (40). The outer and inner tubular members (20, 30) are rotatable in relation to each other around a rotational axis (R). The outer tubular member (20) comprises a first aperture (25) and the inner tubular member (30) comprises a second aperture (35). The cutting wire (40) is spring biased and configured to be arranged in association with the first aperture (25) of the outer tubular member (20). The biopsy tool (10) is configured to obtain the severing state by rotational movement of the outer tubular member (20) and/or the inner tubular member (30), so that the first aperture (25) and the second aperture (35) overlap, whereby the cutting wire (40) is displaced perpendicularly to the rotational axis (R). The invention also relates to a method for removing a tissue sample by using a biopsy tool (10). |
| US12295552B2 |
Simultaneous white light and hyperspectral light imaging systems
In some embodiments, a controller of a computer-assisted surgical system receives a visible image captured by an image capture unit of a surgical system, receives a plurality of hyperspectral images captured at a same waveband by the image capture unit of the surgical system, generates a composite hyperspectral image from the plurality of hyperspectral images, and spatially registering the composite hyperspectral image with the visible image. |
| US12295548B2 |
Surgical system and method of displaying information in the same
A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and first and second surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device, a first operation handle for right hand to operate the first surgical instrument, and a second operation handle for left hand to operate the second surgical instrument; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus may display, on the display device, a graphical user interface, overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, the graphical user interface including a first area that displays information on the first surgical instrument to be operated by the first operation handle, a second area that displays information on the second surgical instrument to be operated by the second operation handle, and a third area that displays information on the endoscope, which are arranged side by side in order from right to left. |
| US12295547B2 |
Portable medical devices, systems, and methods of operation
A telemedicine system can include a telemedicine management system configured to be wirelessly coupled to a portable medical device. The portable medical device can include at least one camera operably coupled to a main body. The portable medical device can be configured to transmit video data from the at least one camera to the telemedicine management system. The telemedicine management system can be configured to share the video data through a videoconference. |
| US12295546B2 |
Ear ailment diagnostic device and method
An ear ailment diagnostic device includes an ear piece, a light source, a magnification lens, an air conduction channel and a miniature digital camera, which is capable of taking still or digital images. The earpieces may optionally comprise a thermometer and/or tympanometer. Each earpiece is coupled to an air conduction tube, an insufflator and an electrical wiring/data tube which is coupled to a computer. The insufflator may be manually, electronically, or battery powered. In the preferred embodiment the computer comprises a smart phone with data processing capability and wireless communication capability. Any data sent from the device can then be interpreted and diagnosed in a remote location so that an accurate treatment is prescribed. |
| US12295543B2 |
Medical image processing device and medical observation system
A medical image processing device 3 includes: a captured image acquisition unit 31 that acquires a captured image captured by a medical observation device 2; a determination unit 33 that determines whether or not an imaging field of view of the medical observation device 2 has been moved; and an identification image generation unit 321 that generates, in a case where the determination unit 33 determines that the imaging field of view has been moved, an identification image in which a specific position in a specific region displayed on a display device in an entire image region of the captured image is identifiable with respect to other positions. |
| US12295528B2 |
Cooling fan for a stand mixer
A stand mixer includes a casing forming a base, a column extending from the base, and a motor housing connected to the column, the casing including an air inlet and an air outlet; a motor assembly provided within the motor housing, the motor assembly including a motor shaft; and a cooling fan provided adjacent to the air inlet, the cooling fan being rotatable about a fan shaft. The fan shaft is separate from the motor shaft and the cooling fan is operated independently from the motor assembly. |
| US12295524B2 |
Cooking apparatus
Cooking apparatus configured as a grill-griddle having a body, a lid, a cooking grate, and a griddle are described. The grill-griddle may be arranged to have a combustion space within the body and an aperture in the cooking enclosure of the grill-griddle. The aperture may be on the side of the grill-griddle and allow one or more of the grill grate and the griddle to move in and out of the cooking enclosure. The grill-griddle configuration allows for the grill grate, the griddle, or both to move laterally through such transitions enabling enhanced control and flexibility in the cooking process. |
| US12295522B2 |
Mixing apparatus having a seal
The invention provides a mixing apparatus. The mixing apparatus includes a first container, wherein the first container comprises: a first port; and a mixing chamber. The mixing apparatus further includes a second container, wherein the second container is adapted to receive the first container, and a seal disposed between the first container and the second container. In addition, the mixing apparatus includes a channel between the first port and the mixing chamber, wherein the channel is defined by the seal and the first container. In some examples, the seal includes: a first seal portion; and a transition seal portion, the transition portion comprising: a seal split; and an air intake channel. |
| US12295518B2 |
Pour over coffee extraction device
The present invention relates to a device configured to allow a hot water nozzle and a dripper to move relatively in three axial directions in a space in order to replicate the movement of a barista extracting a pour over coffee, the device comprising: a horizontal transport part for operating a head case so that the nozzle is transported along the radial direction of the dripper; a rotational operation part for operating so as to support the bottom surface of the dripper and to rotate same; and an elevation operation part for operating so as to vertically transport the rotational operation part. |
| US12295517B2 |
Cook top, range hood and control methods thereof
A cook top includes an inputter configured to receive input of a user manipulation, and a cooker configured to heat a cooking device placed on the cook top. A communicator is configured to perform communication with a user terminal device and a range hood. A processor is configured to: control an operating state of the cooker according to the user manipulation, transmit a signal for controlling an operating state of the range hood to correspond to the operating state of the cooker to the range hood, and control the communicator to transmit state information of the cook top that includes information of the operating state of the cooker to the user terminal device. |
| US12295516B1 |
Side sleeping pillow
A specialized pillow is provided adapted for a woman's body and having a structure that allows rest with the body lying one's side. A linearly elongated ventral cushion support is provided bilaterally symmetric about a vertical centerline along the coronal plane. A right attachment harness connects with a left attachment harness to circumscribe a user's torso and allow for the ventral cushion support to be positioned against a user's chest along the sternum. |
| US12295513B2 |
Sleeping pillow assembly
A sleeping pillow assembly for facilitating enhanced support and comfort while sleeping includes a central pillow that has a plurality of intersecting sides such that the central pillow has a rectangular shape to facilitate a user to rest their head and neck on the central pillow. A forward pillow is movably attached to the central pillow and forward pillow has a sloped surface which slopes downwardly from the central pillow to position the user's upper body at a preferred angle to enhance comfort and support for the user. A pair of side pillows is each movably attached to the central pillow. Each of the side pillows is positioned on opposite sides of the central pillow with respect to each other to support the user's head when the user sleeps on their side. |
| US12295510B2 |
Dress zipper manipulation assembly
A dress zipper manipulation assembly for zipping a zipper on a dress includes a clip to clamp onto a collar of a dress. A chain is coupled to the clip to extend downwardly along the dress when the clip is clipped to the collar. A clamp is coupled to the chain to engage a handle of the zipper when the clamp is in the closed position. In this way the user can pull upwardly on the chain to zip the zipper without assistance. The clamp includes a locking mechanism to releasably retain the clamp in the closed position to inhibit releasing the handle of the zipper when the chain is pulled upwardly. |
| US12295503B2 |
Foldable playard having X-frame assemblies and canopy cover
A foldable playard includes a frame defining an interior space when unfolded and soft goods partially disposed within the interior space to define a partially enclosed space for a child to play and/or sleep. The frame includes multiple leg support assemblies and multiple X-frame assemblies that couple adjacent leg support assemblies together. The X-frame assembly is positioned near the top of the frame when the playard is unfolded such that the X-frame assembly functions as a top rail to mechanically reinforce the playard. In this manner, the playard does not include a separate compliant or rigid top rail or a bottom support structure, thus reducing the number of parts for manufacture. Additionally, the playard includes a single latch mechanism to maintain the playard in the unfolded configuration. The playard may also include an optional canopy cover assembly mounted to the frame to provide shade for the child. |
| US12295501B2 |
Foldable playard having x-frame assemblies and canopy cover
A foldable playard includes a frame defining an interior space when unfolded and soft goods partially disposed within the interior space to define a partially enclosed space for a child to play and/or sleep. The frame includes multiple leg support assemblies and multiple X-frame assemblies that couple adjacent leg support assemblies together. The X-frame assembly is positioned near the top of the frame when the playard is unfolded such that the X-frame assembly functions as a top rail to mechanically reinforce the playard. In this manner, the playard does not include a separate compliant or rigid top rail or a bottom support structure, thus reducing the number of parts for manufacture. Additionally, the playard includes a single latch mechanism to maintain the playard in the unfolded configuration. The playard may also include an optional canopy cover assembly mounted to the frame to provide shade for the child. |
| US12295497B1 |
Adjustable armrest mouse pad
An assembly includes a mouse pad platform forming an upper mouse pad platform surface suitable for operating a computer mouse, an armrest platform forming an upper armrest platform surface suitable for supporting a forearm of a user while operating the computer mouse, an adjustment plate fixedly coupled to an underside of the mouse pad platform and an underside of the armrest platform, thereby connecting the mouse pad platform and the armrest platform, and a clamp below the upper mouse pad platform surface. The adjustment plate is selectively positionable along the underside of the mouse pad platform and selectively positionable along the underside of the armrest platform allowing adjustable spacing between the mouse pad platform and the armrest platform. |
| US12295494B2 |
Sofa bed with glide system
A sofa bed with three moving seat bases that transforms between a bed configuration and a sofa configuration. The sofa bed includes supporting legs and armrest. Each of the seat bases, and corresponding cushions, are located between the armrests. The seat bases are interconnected with a set of slide rails that allow the seat bases to move relative to one another. The sofa bed also includes a locking mechanism to hold the sofa bed in the sofa configuration. |
| US12295493B2 |
Display mounting system with adjustable weight counterbalance
A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures is disclosed. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket couplable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. The linkage assembly moves to another configuration to move the object. The object can be held in a lowered position. A pinion adjustment mechanism can be used to control a biasing mechanism for facilitate convenient movement of the object. |
| US12295485B2 |
Spackle knife holster
An apparatus for retaining spatulas or putty knives during non-use by providing a spackle knife holster that removably retains the spatulas with a magnet positioned on an inner wall and preferably separated by one wall. The spackle knife holster further contains a plurality of pockets made of plastic to retain a plurality of spatulas. The apparatus further provides loops and a strap to affix the spackle knife holster to a user's belt loops at a desired angle. |
| US12295483B1 |
Hammock tree stand device and assembly
A hammock tree stand device and assembly. In one embodiment, a suspended seat includes a base platform; a vertical support stanchion secured at one end of the base platform; a canted seat support secured at an opposing end of the platform; and an elongated flexible body removably secured to the canted seat support at one end and to the vertical post at the opposite end. The result is a hybrid lock-on suspended seat adapted to receive a weight of a user above a surface in a variety of configurations. |
| US12295482B2 |
Modular wearable tech gear system
In one embodiment, a modular wearable system includes a backpack including a backpack body and backpack fasteners on backpack straps extending from the backpack body, a handbag including a handbag body and handbag fasteners on handbag straps and a handle extending from the handbag body, and a vest including a vest body and vest fasteners on vest straps extending from the vest body. The backpack fasteners reversibly couple to the handbag fasteners to form a wearable combination. The handbag fasteners couple to the vest fasteners to form another wearable combination. In another embodiment, a modular wearable system includes a backpack a handbag, and a shoulder bag strap including a pair of shoulder bag strap fasteners. The backpack fasteners reversibly couple to the handbag fasteners to form a wearable combination. The shoulder bag fasteners reversible couple to a pair of the handbag fasteners to form another wearable combination. |
| US12295479B2 |
Stick-type container
A stick-type container includes a contents holder to allow contents to be loaded therein, a body, an elevation member to ascend and descend to adjust exposure of the contents, and a holder support unit disposed in the body and to be detachably coupled to the contents holder to support the contents holder. The holder support unit includes a holder support body having a hollow portion, a cylindrical or polyhedral shape, and coupled to the body, a holder moving part disposed in the hollow portion and having an upper coupling portion detachably coupled to the contents holder, and an elastic support part disposed in the hollow portion and located under the upper coupling portion to support the upper coupling portion. |
| US12295476B2 |
Skin preparation device for cleaning catheter line and hub
A skin preparation device including a body member, a fluid retention member operatively connected to a distal end of the body member, and a tip extending radially from an outer surface of the fluid retention member. |
| US12295473B2 |
Hair-smoothing tool
A hair-smoothing tool includes a supporting base, a carpeting structure on or over the supporting base, and optionally bristles and a cushion member. The bristles and the cushion member, if present, are formed on a first surface of the supporting base. The hair-smoothing tool further includes a carpeting structure on either the first surface of the supporting base or an opposite second surface of the supporting base, or both. The carpeting structure, for example, may be a hook structure or a loop structure of a hook and loop fastener. |
| US12295472B2 |
Attachment for a handheld appliance
An attachment includes a casing having an air inlet for receiving airflow from a hair styling apparatus, a hair engaging member supported by the casing, an airflow outlet between the casing and the hair engaging member and shaped to direct air over an external surface of the hair engaging member and airflow guiding means extending over the external surface of the hair engaging member. |
| US12295471B2 |
Protective case for a computing device
A composite case for a computing device comprising a first portion to protect and detachably connect to a display portion. The first portion may have perimetral fasteners disposed on its edges. A second portion is for protecting and detachably connecting to an input device portion of the computing device. The second portion may have perimetral fasteners disposed on its edges. The display and input device portions can be detachably connected to each other through a multi-pivot hinge unit operable to rotate about one or more computing device axes defined between the display and input device portions to move the computing device between open and closed states. A hinge cover portion can be connected to the first portion operable to detachably receive and surround the multi-pivot hinge of the computing device. A protective shell can be formed between first and second portions. |
| US12295468B2 |
Electronice device case with opening and closing sturcture
An electronic device case is provided. The electronic device case includes a first body, a first connection part coupled to the first body, a second body, a second connection part coupled to the second body and movably connected to the first connection part, an accommodating space formed by the first body and the second body, a first magnet fixed on the first connection part and including a first portion, and a second magnet fixed on the second connection part and including a second portion having a same polarity as the first portion. The electronic device case is transitioned, by movement of the second connection part with respect to the first connection part, to a first state in which the accommodating space is opened, and a second state in which the accommodating space is closed. |
| US12295467B2 |
Belt-secured pouch or wallet
A wallet or pouch designed to be worn on a belt, where at least one flap covering a pocket includes one or more apertures and is secured against opening by loops that pass through the apertures, and which are “locked” by the belt passing therethrough. |
| US12295461B2 |
Natural-cushioning, sock liner apparatus and method
A sock liner (fitting above an insole of an article of footwear) includes a base layer between a thinner top layer, typically fabric contacting a sock in a shoe, and an intermediate layer below for shaping. The intermediate layer is a tailored series of projections, each extending from the medial side toward the lateral side. Together, these contain locally the individual regions of the “fat pad,” extending along the underside of a foot, providing the natural cushioning of bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments thereabove. The liner may provide flex, stiffness, lift, cushioning, or the like in areas of the heel, arch, metatarsals, and forefoot. The layup typically includes multiple layers of expanded polymer material (plastic or elastomeric foam). These may be cut, overlaid, embossed, debossed, or a combination, in or out of a mold, to locally alter density, thickness, softness, or stiffness. |
| US12295458B2 |
Shoe counter structure
A shoe counter structure, having a cross sectional shape curved as a C-shape; an inner upper portion of a support frame of the shoe counter structure is provided with a U-shaped clamping portion; two sides of the clamping portion are inclined outwardly towards two sides of the shoe counter structure, a middle part of the clamping portion is recessed inwardly towards a rear side of the shoe counter structure to form a first tendon accommodating groove. The support frame provides stable supporting force for the shoe counter, and the U-shaped clamping portion improve the alignment of the shoe counter with the ankle of the user. |
| US12295456B2 |
Footwear upper comprising stretch zones
An upper of an article of footwear comprises a plurality of stretch zones each having a respective stretching capability. Suitable example stretch zones may include four-way stretch zones, two-way stretch zones, and/or lock-out zones. In some examples, an upper having a plurality of stretch zones comprises a single continuous piece of material configured to have regions of different stretching capability. The single piece of material may comprise a layered material having two stretchable outer layers, wherein a plurality of stretch zones of the piece of material are defined by corresponding intermediate layers disposed at selected locations between the outer layers. Examples of intermediate layers providing two-way stretch, four-way stretch, and little or no stretch are disclosed. |
| US12295453B2 |
Sole structure for article of footwear
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a bladder and a cushioning member. The bladder includes a first fluid-filled segment including a first and second terminal ends disposed on opposite ends of the first fluid-filled segment along a first longitudinal axis of the first fluid-filled segment. The first longitudinal axis extends in a first direction from a heel region to a forefoot region of the article of footwear. A second fluid-filled segment is spaced apart from the first fluid-filled segment in a second direction transverse to the first direction and includes a third and fourth terminal ends disposed on opposite ends of the second fluid-filled segment along a second longitudinal axis of the second fluid-filled segment. A third fluid-filled segment extends in the second direction between the first fluid-filled segment and the second fluid-filled segment. The bladder is received in the cushioning member. |
| US12295452B2 |
Pressure relief insole for shoes
Insole includes a base having a shape for placement onto a sole of or in a shoe, and which base has at least one cavity extending inward from a lower surface over only a part thereof, and surrounded peripherally by the base, such that over a remaining part, the lower surface is a lowermost surface of the insole. A mesh is attached to an upper surface of the base and forms an uppermost surface of the insole. An air cushion is present in each cavity, and includes a sealing structure and lightweight foam pieces held in each cavity by the sealing structure such that when in the respective cavity, each air cushion is a lowermost surface of the insole. The sealing structure may be a plastic membrane attached to the base around a periphery of the respective cavity or a plastic membrane that surrounds the foam pieces. |
| US12295451B2 |
Article of footwear with heel cushion
An article of footwear is provided. The article of footwear includes a sole with a heel cushion mechanically engaged with a first end of a shank at an interface that includes one or more connectors in the shank that are snap-fitted with corresponding holes in the cushion. The sole further includes a midsole body at least partially surrounding the heel cushion and the shank and the midsole body has a greater hardness than the heel cushion. |
| US12295447B2 |
Personal protection system including medical garment with a shield
A surgical helmet (720) for use with a surgical garment (718) and a power source (826). The surgical helmet comprises a protrusion (746) extending from a top beam (729) and configured to removably secure the surgical garment to the surgical helmet, and a projection (754) extending transversely from the protrusion to retain the surgical garment. The surgical helmet may also comprise a post (834) and the power source may comprise a plug (832), wherein the post and the plug comprise complementary features to allow the plug to be rotated about the post without breaking the electrical connection between the plug and the post. |
| US12295446B2 |
Deflecting sound waves away from an ear of a wearer of a sports protective helmet
Systems, apparatus, and methods for reducing the decibel levels of sound originated external to a sports protective helmet may minimize deleterious effects to the hearing of the individual wearing the sports protective helmet. Through use of a sound-deflecting apparatus that is coupled to an interior surface or to an exterior surface of the sports protective helmet proximate an ear hole, decibel volumes may be constructively reduced by deflecting high frequency sound waves while allowing low frequency sound waves to reach the ear or in vicinity of the ear of the wearer of the helmet. |
| US12295443B2 |
Helmet
A helmet has an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector has a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border. |
| US12295440B1 |
Head cap with removable backstrap and method of use
A head cap with a removable back strap, comprising a crown, a visor, a back strap, one or more fastening mechanisms, and one or more stretchable components. The crown partly covers the head on the front side and includes one panel or multiple panels attached together in a preconfigured pattern. The back strap includes a first end and a second end, and is removably attached to the crown using the fastening mechanism that facilitates attaching and removing the back strap to the crown. Moreover, this two-part design allows for the interchangeability of headcaps (Part 1) with backstraps (Part 2) thus facilitating the use of an appropriate logo for the occasion. When reversed on the head, this head cap can appear as, and can become, a “bandana”. |
| US12295439B2 |
Hands-free utility belt
A hands-free utility belt system is disclosed. The utility belt system includes a flexible belt, a removable bumper locking mechanism, a bumper, and a lead carrier. The flexible belt includes a plurality of apertures and has a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is configured to overlap the second section. The removable bumper locking mechanism is configured to lock together the first section and the second section of the belt. The removable bumper locking mechanism includes a lock and a mounting plate. The lock is configured to couple the removable locking system to the flexible belt through one of the plurality of apertures. The bumper is coupled to the mounting plate. The lead carrier is coupled to the belt and includes a body having an opening on one side and at least one micro-roller, and a lead connector coupled to the body by a post. |
| US12295437B2 |
Garment with concealed firearm holster
A garment with a concealed firearm holster is provided. The garment includes a garment body having an upper waist opening and a pair of leg sleeves, wherein each leg sleeve of the pair of leg sleeves includes a lower leg opening. A hip holster pocket is disposed on an interior surface of the garment body adjacent to the upper waist opening. In some embodiments, concealment pocket is affixed to the garment body along at least one leg sleeve of the pair of leg sleeves. The concealment pocket includes a flap removably securable to at least one leg sleeve along an upper edge and opposing lateral edges of the flap defining a closed position. A holster pocket is affixed to the at least one leg sleeve along three edges thereof to define an open upper end. The flap overlies the holster pocket when the flap is in the closed position. |
| US12295432B2 |
Sanitizing face mask
A sanitizing face mask inhibits the transmission of pathogens in air respired through the nose and mouth of a wearer. The mask includes hydrophobic inner and outer layers and an intermediate layer enclosed between them. The intermediate layer is saturated with a sanitizing liquid such as an ethanol solution. Respired air encounters the sanitizing liquid as it passes through the intermediate layer, killing pathogens borne on droplets or aerosols. The sanitizing mask protects the wearer, from pathogens in the inspired air, and others, from possible pathogens in the expired air of the wearer. |
| US12295428B2 |
Structure provided with concealed modules for preventing separation of socks
A structure includes female and male snap buttons are supported so as to be covered by left and right concealed modules fixed to one side of two socks, respectively. Thus, when the socks are not being worn, the female and male snap buttons can be exposed by an opening operation of the concealed modules to correspondingly couple the two socks to each other so that the two socks form a pair when washed, dried, and stored. When the socks are being worn, the female and male snap buttons can be covered so as not to be exposed to the outside by a closing operation of the concealed modules. Thus, it is possible to prevent protrusions of the female and male snap buttons from contacting skin and clothing on the opposite ankle. |
| US12295427B2 |
Shirt with anti-flap placket closure device and kit for making the same
A motorcycle shirt or a speed boat shirt with anti-flap placket closure device to reduce flapping of the shirt plackets and shirt collar while the wearer is moving in the open at high speed, such as when piloting a motorcycle, a speed boat, and the like. The device reduces wearer annoyance and distraction and improves driver and rider comfort and safety. |
| US12295426B2 |
Apparel with grip elements
A garment that includes one or more grip elements is disclosed. The grip elements, as disposed on a garment, may enable enhanced frictional forces between the garment and an object, such as exercise equipment, with which the garment may make contact. The grip elements may be composite structures disposed on one or more surfaces of the garment and may include an elastomeric and/or rubbery material with grit materials, such as sand, alumina, silicon carbide, or the like, embedded therein. The grit material may be at least partially exposed at the surface of the grip elements and may enhance gripping forces when the grip elements are wet, such as with sweat, compared to grip elements formed by only elastomeric materials. Grip elements may be formed on various portions of a garment separately and then those portions may be attached to each other to form the garment with grip elements. |
| US12295423B2 |
Electrical charger device for an electronic cigarette
There is provided an electrical charger device and method performed by an electrical charger device for an electronic cigarette. The electrical charger device comprises an interface configured to establish a wireless communicative pairing between the electrical charger device and an electronic cigarette, the wireless communicative pairing being establishable when the electronic cigarette and the electrical charger device are within communication range of one another; and a controller configured to acquire data related to the electronic cigarette, and configured to prohibit use of the electronic cigarette based on the acquired data and configurable rules. |
| US12295418B2 |
Aerosol generating device
An aerosol generating device includes: an aerosol generating material reservoir configured to store an aerosol generating material; an atomizer configured to atomize the aerosol generating material into an aerosol; an inflow passage configured to provide fluid communication between outside of the aerosol generating device and the atomizer; a discharge passage which is surrounded by a passage wall and through which air introduced from the outside through the inflow passage and the aerosol are discharged out of the aerosol generating device; and at least one convex surface configured to guide the aerosol to the outside of the aerosol generating device by Coanda effect, so that the discharge rate of the aerosol may be enhanced and liquefaction of the aerosol in the airflow passage may be minimized. |
| US12295415B2 |
Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including a housing, a storage compartment, an air flow passage, a fluid permeable aerosol-generating element, and a removable seal. The housing having a mouth end opening and an air inlet. The storage compartment is within the housing. The storage compartment is configured to contain a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The air flow passage extending from the air inlet to the mouth end opening. The fluid permeable aerosol-generating element is within the housing. The fluid permeable aerosol-generating element has a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the second surface being in fluid communication with the storage compartment. The removable seal has a seal portion and a tab portion, the seal portion in the air flow passage over the first surface of the fluid permeable aerosol-generating element, and the tab portion extending outwardly from the housing through the air inlet. |
| US12295411B2 |
Electronic vaporizer system
A case for an electronic cigarette vaporiser, the case including an automatic lifting mechanism that lifts the vaporiser up a few mm from the case to enable a user to easily grasp the vaporiser and withdraw it from the case. The lifting mechanism can be spring-based. The case both re-fills the vaporiser with liquid and also re-charges a battery in the vaporiser. |
| US12295409B2 |
Smoke clearing and cooling insert and cannabis smoking implements using thereof
A compact pipe or an insert assembly for smoking cannabis features an elongated pathway for smoke prior to entering the mouthpiece so as to cause smoke cooling and purification by removal of smoking debris along the pathway. An elongated serpentine groove is formed on the exterior of an elastic stem insert configured for insertion into a rigid outer shell during the pipe assembly. Elastic stem insert also serves to brush off smoke stains and deposits of smoke debris from the inside of the outer shell, making cleaning of the pipe easy and convenient. A smoke chamber is formed below the cannabis container to cause even distribution of air and smoke flow throughout the volume of cannabis to eliminate the need to frequently light up the pipe during use. An insert assembly is also described for use with bongs and other smoking implements. |
| US12295402B2 |
Controlled release mentholated tobacco beads
Encapsulated tobacco beads and processes of making the encapsulated tobacco beads are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a process of making encapsulated tobacco beads comprises mixing tobacco particles and menthol in an aqueous solution to form a wet mass; extruding the wet mass to form extrudates; spheronizing the extrudates to form tobacco beads; drying the tobacco beads; contacting the beads with a solution comprising a cation; and introducing the contacted tobacco beads into a solution of coating material in a concentration effective to induce ionic gelation of the coating material around the beads, to form encapsulated tobacco beads having gel coatings. According to another embodiment, an encapsulated tobacco bead comprises a core comprising tobacco particles and encapsulated menthol, an inner coating layer comprising hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or pectin, and an outer coating layer comprising an ionically-crosslinked gel. |
| US12295400B2 |
Foamed product dispensing system, and product container
A foamed product dispensing system that includes: a product dispensing machine configured to receive an exchangeable product container; and a product container configured to cooperate with the product dispensing machine after placement in the machine, wherein the product container contains a foamable product and is provided with a product processing unit including a frothing device having a product entrance for receiving product and a product exit for discharging product, and wherein the processing unit is connectable to a fluid supply for supplying gas to the product during product discharge. |
| US12295399B2 |
Communion wafer infused with desiccated liquid and method for making same
An integrated host, and method for manufacture, that provides an edible food product integrating a desiccated liquid. The integrated host allows a church attendee to partake in communion of both bread and wine from a single-use packaged product that avoids spillage of wine or other liquids. The integrated host helps to prevent the transmission of germs or other disease vectors and allows for communion “by viaticum” for those who are unable to attend church services in person. |
| US12295398B2 |
Device and method for nucleation of a supercooled beverage using an ultrasonic transducer
A beverage nucleation device includes a housing, a beverage receiving area defined by the housing for receiving a beverage container containing a supercooled beverage, and a support configured to support the beverage container in an upright orientation in the beverage container receiving area. The beverage nucleation device may further include an applicator configured to contact a sidewall of the beverage container on the support, wherein the applicator includes an elastomeric material. An ultrasonic transducer of the beverage nucleation device is configured to generate and apply ultrasonic energy to the beverage container via the applicator so as to cause nucleation of the supercooled beverage. |
| US12295397B2 |
Dietary peptides
The present invention relates to novel peptides, composition comprising such peptides including nutritional supplements and methods for inducing satiation and satiety, for weight management and preventing or reducing the incidence of obesity, or for preventing or reducing cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, hypertension, hepatosteatosis, cancer and/or diabetes. |
| US12295394B2 |
Water-soluble additive composition
There is provided a water-soluble additive composition including a cyclic carboxylic acid, the water-soluble additive composition satisfying at least one of the following Conditions 1 to 4: (Condition 1) component (A) the cyclic carboxylic acid, which is other than the following component (B1), and component (B1) one or more selected from the group consisting of gallic acid and an ester thereof are included; (Condition 2) the total content of Na+ and NH4+ is equal to or more than 100 ppm and equal to or less than 5000 ppm with respect to the cyclic carboxylic acid; (Condition 3) the total inorganic ion content (excluding hydrogen ions and hydroxyl group ions) is equal to or more than 300 ppm and equal to or less than 5000 ppm with respect to the cyclic carboxylic acid; and (Condition 4) component (A) the cyclic carboxylic acid, which is other than the following component (B2), and component (B2) an amino acid are included. |
| US12295392B2 |
Savoury composition
The present invention relates to a savoury food article consisting of a solid, savoury composition having an elongate member extending therefrom, and also to a method for preparing such a savoury article and to the use of such a savoury article. |
| US12295388B2 |
Methods of modulating gastrointestinal metabolites
The present disclosure relates to methods of feeding animals by providing feed additives that modulate the gut microbiome to improve the health, nutrition, and growth performance. The present disclosure further relates to methods of modulating metabolites present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Such modulation includes, for example, modulating the level said metabolites. |
| US12295387B2 |
System and method of formulating an animal feed composition
A system for formulating a feed composition for an animal is described, comprising (i) a feed ingredient data storage, the feed ingredients comprising nutrients having first, second and third digestion rates different from each other, (ii) a nutrient regime data storage that has stored therein a nutrient regime for the animal in terms of a respective feeding amount of the nutrients, (iii) a feed composition processor communicatively connected to the feed ingredient data storage and to the nutrient regime data storage and configured to derive a feed composition. |
| US12295386B2 |
Protein compositions for plant-based food products and methods for making
Disclosed is a method for making protein emulsions for use in making products such as meat substitutes, meat extenders, egg substitutes, dairy analogues, etc., as well as methods for using the emulsion(s) to make various meat substitutes, egg substitutes, dairy analogues, etc. Also disclosed are vegetable protein crumbles for use as meat substitutes, either alone or in combination with the emulsion(s). |
| US12295381B2 |
Processes for the manufacture of perchlorate depleted milk
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a perchlorate depleted milk based on nanofiltration of dairy raw materials. The invention further relates to methods for the preparation of an infant formula base using said perchlorate depleted milk. The invention also envisages a perchlorate depleted retentate fraction used to produce a perchlorate depleted milk and infant formula, an assortment comprising said formula and a system for the manufacture of an infant formula comprising a nanofiltration module. |
| US12295378B2 |
Contact members for packaged articles heated with radio frequency energy
Heating systems utilizing radio frequency (RF) energy and methods for using the same to rapidly and uniformly heat packaged articles moving through the system on one or more convey lines. These systems may be useful for a variety of processes, including the pasteurization or sterilization of packaged foodstuffs. |
| US12295377B2 |
Apparatus for use during sous vide cooking method
A mold for shaping into a patty a ground material to be cooked using a sous vide cooking process. In one embodiment, the mold is adapted to be (i) inserted into packaging for sous vide cooking with the ground material therein and (ii) maintained in the packaging throughout the sous vide cooking process. Another embodiment includes a mold for shaping and holding a shape of a patty of a ground material inserted within the mold that is to be cooked using a sous vide cooking process, the mold having a shape, the mold with the ground material inside therein being within a packaging inserted into a sous vide water bath that is being heated by a sous vide immersion circulator, and wherein the mold maintains its own shape and the shape of the patty during the sous vide cooking process. |
| US12295376B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing poultry carcasses
An apparatus and method for processing poultry carcasses with a slaughter opening located between the legs includes a drivable transport conveyor for continuously conveying the carcasses, at least one holding apparatus on the transport conveyor for holding the carcasses, and a processing station. The station includes an engagement basic body rotatably mounted on a rotary axis and at least one engagement element. The engagement element is configured for at least partial engagement with the slaughter opening. During the at least partial engagement of the at least one engagement element with the carcass a widening of the slaughter opening is effected while maintaining the continuous conveyance with the generation of a torque. The engagement basic body is configured for receiving the torque. If the torque exceeds a predetermined torque, the engagement basic body is automatically released from the slaughter opening by rotation of the engagement basic body about the rotary axis. |
| US12295374B2 |
Intestinal tract part processing device and method
An intestinal tract part processing device includes a carrier for holding the intestinal tract part on the carrier at a first end of the intestinal tract part, and an elongate support member having a longitudinal axis configured for supporting the intestinal tract part on an inside of the intestinal tract part. The support member includes an outer wall and an inner wall, at least one fluid chamber arranged therein between, and a primary fluid connection configured for supplying a fluid to the at least one fluid chamber and/or for discharging a fluid from the at least one fluid chamber. The carrier and the support member are movable relative to each other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The carrier includes a tubular carrying member which is arranged coaxially to the support member on an outer side of the support member. |
| US12295350B1 |
Grain delivery device of a bird feeder
A grain delivery device of a bird feeder, including a feeding tray and a driver, wherein the feeding tray is provided with an assembly hole, the bottom of the feeding tray is provided with a grain storage cylinder, the grain storage cylinder is provided with a grain outlet connected with the assembly hole, and the grain storage cylinder is provided with a pushing piece; the driver is used for driving the pushing piece to push out the bird feed contained in the grain storage cylinder from the grain outlet. |
| US12295344B2 |
Milking arrangement for animal health condition indication
A milking arrangement comprising a milking machine for milking an animal, wherein the milking arrangement comprises a control unit that is configured to obtain identity of the animal in connection with milking of the animal, obtain a reference point in time of a lactation cycle of the identified animal, determine to take at least one milk sample of the animal, when a predetermined time period has passed from the reference point in time; obtain a Haptoglobin level from the milk sample, compare the obtained Haptoglobin level with a Haptoglobin reference limit, and indicate health condition of the animal, based on the made comparison. |
| US12295339B2 |
Soybean variety 01094816
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01094816. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01094816. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01094816 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01094816 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US12295338B2 |
Soybean variety 01094762
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01094762. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01094762. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01094762 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01094762 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US12295336B2 |
Soybean variety 01094682
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01094682. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01094682. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01094682 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01094682 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US12295333B2 |
Soybean variety 01094697
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01094697. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01094697. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01094697 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01094697 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US12295332B2 |
Soybean cultivar 19221717
A soybean cultivar designated 19221717 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 19221717, to the plants of soybean cultivar 19221717, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 19221717, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 19221717. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 19221717. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 19221717, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 19221717 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US12295327B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH010383
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010383. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH010383, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010383 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH010383. |
| US12295313B1 |
Maize inbred 1PTHU81
A maize variety designated 1PTHU81 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PTHU81 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PTHU81 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PTHU81 or a locus conversion of 1PTHU81 with another maize variety. |
| US12295312B2 |
Wheat cultivar 01095131
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01095131. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01095131. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01095131 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01095131 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US12295307B2 |
Lettuce variety 41-CO7708 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 41-CO7708 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 41-CO7708 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 41-CO7708 RZ. |
| US12295306B2 |
Stevia plant having less ability to form flower buds
The present invention provides a stevia plant having a low ability to form flower buds as compared with the wild type stevia species. The present invention also provides a method of producing such a stevia plant having a low ability to form flower buds, and an extract or a steviol glycoside purified product obtainable from such a plant. |
| US12295304B2 |
Plant growth lighting device having multi-function heat dissipation structure
A plant growth lighting device having multi-function heat dissipation structure includes a heat dissipation base and a light source board. The heat dissipation base includes a substrate, two structure supporting fins disposed on the first surface of the substrate, two assistant fins, a plurality of heat dissipation fins and two fixation portions disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The installation space is formed between the two fixation portions and the substrate. The light source board is disposed in the installation space. The two assistant fins are disposed between the two structure supporting fins and the heat dissipation fins are disposed between the two assistant fins. The two structure supporting fins, the two assistant fins and the heat dissipation fins extend from one end of the substrate to the other end of the substrate. |
| US12295300B2 |
Carbon dioxide underwater delivery device and supplementation system
A delivery device and system to supplement CO2 in an underwater environment without the need for electricity or the use of compressed CO2. The device consists of a container containing a biological organism such as mycelium and including an exit portal for CO2 to enter the underwater environment. The device may also incorporate a separation device to delay and control the flow of CO2. The system requires the device to be held in place through a securing point in the underwater environment. The minimum requirements for the device are described, but in certain instances it will be preferably used with a double-bag or an outer shell housing to protect or aesthetically conceal the placement underwater. The use of this device and system to supplement carbon dioxide in water will span many industries and applications. It will assist with mosquito trapping. It will also supplement CO2 in underwater growing environments. |
| US12295299B2 |
Method of processing by-product water for optimal beneficial use
A process for batch processing by-product water to obtain a batch of beneficial use water for application to an targeted area of soil with determined moisture and chemical characteristic to change that soil characteristic to a desired soil characteristic includes the steps of measuring the moisture and chemical composition of the targeted area of soil; determining a desired soil characteristic that will grow selected vegetation; defining a chemical composition of a batch water to be applied to the soil to obtain the desired composition; processing a batch of by-product water in accordance with the defined composition; applying the batch of processed water to the targeted area of soil; measuring the moisture and chemical composition of the soil after application; repeating the process until desired composition is achieved or the vegetation growth is completed. |
| US12295297B1 |
Systems and methods for managing plant irrigation schedules
The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing plant irrigation schedules. The system includes an outer housing and an inner housing disposed in the outer housing. The inner housing receives growth media for supporting a plant. The system includes a first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir. The second fluid reservoir is fluidically coupled to the first fluid reservoir via a control valve. The system further includes a plurality of sensors configured to detect ambient parameters of the growth environment and one or more parameters of the growth media. The system includes a control circuitry operatively coupled to the control valve, the plurality of sensors, and a terminal device. The control circuitry determines a fluid dispensing schedule from predefined plant profiles stored in the terminal device and operates the control valve to dispense the fluid to the growth media based on the fluid dispensing schedule. |
| US12295296B2 |
Methods and systems for use in controlling irrigation
Some embodiments provide systems and methods of controlling irrigation, comprising: communicating an assumption broadcast from a first irrigation controller to each of a plurality of other irrigation controllers defining assumed states of control elements, wherein the control elements are shared with one or more of the first irrigation controller and the other irrigation controllers; determining whether a reply is received from one or more of the other irrigation controllers in reply to the assumption broadcast; identifying, from the reply, a correction to a state corresponding to a first control element; updating state information corresponding to the first control element in response to the identifying the correction; and communicating a subsequent notification from the first irrigation controller to each of the plurality of other irrigation controllers of the irrigation system, where the subsequent notification comprises the updated state information corresponding to the first control element. |
| US12295294B2 |
Systems and methods for predicting crop size and yield
Methods for predicting a yield of fruit growing in an agricultural plot are provided. At a first time, a first plurality of images of a canopy of the agricultural plot is obtained from an aerial view of the canopy of the agricultural plot. From the first plurality of images, a first number of detectable fruit is estimated. At a second time, a second plurality of images of the canopy of the agricultural plot is obtained from the aerial view of the canopy of the agricultural plot. From the second plurality of images, a second number of detectable fruit is estimated. Using at least the first number of detectable fruit and the second number of detectable fruit and agricultural plot information, predict the yield of fruit from the agricultural plot. |
| US12295286B1 |
Zero-turn-radius riding mower adjustable arm support system
A riding mower arm rest system that includes an armrest clamp adapted to couple to a control handle of a zero-turn radius (ZTR) riding mower, a first armrest member rotatably coupled to the armrest clamp (where the first armrest member is adapted to rotate about a first rotational axis oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the control handle), a second armrest member rotatably coupled to the first armrest member (where the second rotatable armrest member is adapted to rotate about a second rotational axis oriented transverse to the first rotational axis), and an armrest coupled to the second armrest member. |
| US12295279B2 |
System for moving distribution lines of a product distribution system
An agricultural implement includes a frame including a center section and a first wing section and a second wing section flanking the center section. The first wing section and the second wing section are configured to move relative to the center section during transitions between a folded position and an unfolded position. The agricultural implement includes a first rigid tube assembly disposed on the center section having a first set of rigid tubes and a second set of rigid tubes, a second rigid tube assembly disposed on the first wing section, and a third rigid tube assembly disposed on the second wing section. The agricultural implement includes a structural support configured to enable movement of the first set of rigid tubes and the second set of rigid tubes relative to the center section and each other during the transitions between the folded position and the unfolded position. |
| US12302766B2 |
Sparse piers for three-dimensional memory arrays
Methods, systems, and devices for sparse piers for three-dimensional memory arrays are described. A semiconductor device, such as a memory die, may include pier structures formed in contact with features formed from alternating layers of materials deposited over a substrate, which may provide mechanical support for subsequent processing. For example, a memory die may include alternating layers of a first material and a second material, which may be formed into various cross-sectional patterns. In some examples, the alternating layers may be formed into one or more pairs of interleaved comb structures. Pier structures may be formed in contact with the cross sectional patterns to provide mechanical support between instances of the cross-sectional patterns, or between layers of the cross-sectional patterns (e.g., when one or more layers are removed from the cross-sectional patterns), or both. |
| US12302764B2 |
In-situ formation of a spacer layer for protecting sidewalls of a phase change memory element and methods for forming the same
An embodiment phase-change memory device includes a first electrode formed over an interconnect layer, a phase-change memory element formed over the first electrode, a second electrode formed over the phase-change memory element, and an oxygen-free spacer layer formed over sidewalls of the phase-change memory element. The phase-change memory element may include a germanium-antimony-tellurium alloy or an aluminum-antimony alloy. The phase-change memory device may include a carbon layer, configured as a heater element, formed between the first electrode and the phase-change memory element. The oxygen-free spacer layer may include SiN, SiC, or SiCN and may further include chlorine, fluorine, argon, chlorine and argon, fluorine and argon, or a mixture of chlorine, fluorine, and argon. The oxygen-free spacer layer may further include a composition that varies with position within the oxygen-free spacer layer. A further embodiment includes the phase-change memory device coupled to a selector element within a phase-change random-access memory structure. |
| US12302763B1 |
Quantum dot devices with multiple barrier gates between adjacent plunger gates
Quantum dot devices with multiple barrier gates between adjacent plunger gates are disclosed. Multiple barrier gates between two adjacent plunger gates are coupled to respective signal sources and may be individually controlled by signals being applied to one or more of the multiple barrier gates to control electrostatics so that the potential barrier between quantum dots formed under adjacent plunger gates may be adjusted. Appropriate signals are to be applied to two or more of the multiple barrier gates between a pair of adjacent plunger gates in order to realize sufficient coupling of quantum dots. Such quantum dot devices provide strong spatial localization of the quantum dots, good control over quantum dot interactions and manipulation, good scalability in the number of quantum dots included in the device, and/or design flexibility in making electrical connections to the quantum dot devices to integrate the quantum dot devices in larger computing devices. |
| US12302762B2 |
Material, system and method making use of plasmon resonance
A plasmonic nanostructure material having semiconductor nanocrystals or metal-oxide nanocrystals configured with point defects to provide localized surface plasmon resonance as a parameter for tuning the electronic structure of the nanocrystals. A method of preparing a plasmonic nanostructure material including: colloidal synthesis of nanocrystals to provide point defects resulting in localized surface plasmon resonance as a parameter for tuning the electronic structure of the nanocrystals; and depositing nanocrystals as a thin film, growing nanocrystals on a desired substrate, or drawing nanocrystals into a nanowire. |
| US12302758B2 |
Thermoelectric device
A thermoelectric device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the first substrate; a first electrode unit disposed on the insulating layer; a first terminal electrode and a second terminal electrode disposed on the insulating layer and protruding from the first electrode unit toward the first outer side of the first substrate; a semiconductor structure disposed on the first electrode unit; a second electrode unit disposed on the semiconductor structure; and a second substrate unit disposed on the second electrode unit. The second substrate unit comprises a plurality of second substrates disposed away from one another. The first electrode unit comprises: a plurality of electrode groups respectively overlapping the plurality of second substrates vertically; and a first connection electrode connecting two different electrode groups among the plurality of electrode groups. The long side of the first connection electrode is longer than the long side of the first electrode included in the plurality of electrode groups. At least a part of the first connection electrode does not overlap the plurality of second substrates vertically. |
| US12302757B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element and electronic device
A compound may include partial structures of formula (3-11B) and (31a) in one molecule: R314 being a single bond bonded to * in formula (31a), R300 being independently H or a substituent, or at least one of adjacent pairs of R300 are mutually bonded to form a ring, or R300 is a single bond bonded to another atom/structure in the molecule, one or more R300 is H, at least one of H being D, Y12 to Y16 being independently N, CR31, or C bonded to another atom/structure in the molecule, 1 to 3 of Y12 to Y16 being N, and R31 independently being H or a substituent. |
| US12302756B2 |
Organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting device including the same
The present disclosure relates to an OLED that includes a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; a first emitting material layer including a first host, a second host and a blue dopant and positioned between the first and second electrodes; a first electron blocking layer including an electron blocking material of a spirofluorene-substituted amine derivative and positioned between the first electrode and the first emitting material layer; and a first hole blocking layer including a first hole blocking material of an azine derivative and positioned between the second electrode and the first emitting material layer, wherein the first host is an anthracene derivative, and the second host is a deuterated anthracene derivative. |
| US12302754B2 |
Condensed cyclic compound and light-emitting device including the same
Provided is a condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and a light-emitting device including the same wherein Formula 1 is as described in the detailed description of the present specification. The light-emitting device includes: a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, and a second capping layer located outside the second electrode and having a refractive index of 1.6 or more, wherein the emission layer includes at least one of the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. |
| US12302745B2 |
Tetradentate metal complexes with carbon group bridging ligands
Platinum, palladium, and gold complexes suitable for use as phosphorescent emitters or as delayed fluorescent and phosphorescent emitters in organic light emitting materials (OLEDs) having a structure of Formula VII or Formula IX |
| US12302742B2 |
Display device including bonding member
A display device includes a display panel including a front surface and a second surface which is opposite to the front surface; a front laminated structure attached to the front surface of the display panel; and a rear laminated structure attached to the second surface of the display panel. Each of the front laminated structure and the rear laminated structure includes a bonding member, and an average modulus of the bonding member of the front laminated structure is smaller than an average modulus of the bonding member of the rear laminated structure. |
| US12302741B2 |
Method of manufacturing display panel, display panel, and mobile terminal
Embodiments of the present application disclose a method of manufacturing a display panel, a display panel, and a mobile terminal. A first flexible substrate, an inorganic layer, a second flexible substrate, a drive circuit layer, and a light emitting element layer are sequentially formed on a rigid substrate. The rigid substrate is provided with a protrusion, the first flexible substrate is provided with an opening corresponding to the protrusion, the inorganic layer is provided with a first recess corresponding to the protrusion, and the protrusion is inserted into the first recess. Finally, the rigid substrate is peeled off to produce the display panel. |
| US12302736B2 |
Display apparatus
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a display apparatus more stable to penetration of moisture and oxygen, including a panel including a display area, a camera hole area, and a non-display area disposed between the display area and the camera hole area, a light emitting element and a plurality of transistors disposed in the display area on the panel, an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element and the transistors, and at least one camera hole, at least one connection prevention part, and at least one dam disposed in the camera hole area, in which a respective one of the at least one dam is disposed between a respective one of the at least one connection prevention part and a respective one of the at least one camera hole. |
| US12302729B2 |
Display panel including display regions with different pixel densities, display device including the display panel and display driving method of the display panel
The present disclosure provides a display panel, a display device and a display driving method. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region each including a plurality of pixel repeat units, each pixel repeat unit includes two pixel groups in adjacent pixel rows, and the two pixel groups in a same pixel repeat unit are closest to each other relative to two pixel groups in different pixel repeat units. Each pixel group includes a plurality of sub-pixels in different colors, and the sub-pixels in different colors are arranged in different modes along a pixel row direction in the two pixel groups in a same pixel repeat unit. |
| US12302728B2 |
Electronic device with display portion
An electronic device may include a display panel displaying an image. The display panel may include: a substrate including a first display region and a second display region, which are adjacent to each other, and a non-display region surrounding at least one side of each of the first and second display regions; a plurality of first pixels provided in the first display region; and a plurality of second pixels provided in the second display region. The second display region may have a light transmittance higher than that of the first display region, and each of the first pixels may have a size different from that of each of the second pixels. |
| US12302727B2 |
Organic light emitting device
An organic light emitting device having a structure that a plurality of light emitting units are deposited, is disclosed, of which white color shift caused by variation of a viewing angle is reduced through a combination between dopant materials of the respective light emitting units. The organic light emitting device includes dopant materials emitting light of different wavelengths from the plurality of light emitting units. Therefore, in the organic light emitting device, variation of color and luminance, which is perceived by a user as a viewing angle is varied, may be reduced. |
| US12302724B2 |
Array substrate, method for manufacturing same, display panel, and display device
Provided is a method for manufacturing an array substrate. The method includes: providing a base substrate with a conductive pattern layer, wherein the base substrate is provided with a display region and a peripheral region disposed around the display region, wherein the conductive pattern layer includes a plurality of conductive lines disposed in the peripheral region; forming an electrode material film layer on the conductive pattern layer; forming a mask layer on the electrode material film layer, wherein the mask layer includes a plurality of electrode layer patterns disposed in the display region and protection patterns disposed above the conductive lines; and etching the electrode material film layer and removing the mask layer. |
| US12302722B2 |
Display panel and electronic apparatus including the same
A display panel includes a substrate on which a first display area and a second display area are defined, where the second display area is at least partially surrounded by the first display area and including a sub display and transmission areas, first display devices on the substrate in the first display area, second display devices on the substrate in the sub display area, a first scan line extending from the first display area into the second display area across one side of the second display area, a first sub scan line in the second display area and including a first end facing the first scan line, a first bridge line electrically connecting the first scan line to the first sub scan line, and a bottom metal layer disposed between the second display devices and the substrate in the second display area. The bottom metal layer does not overlap the first scan line when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the substrate. |
| US12302721B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels on the base substrate. Each sub-pixels includes a pixel circuit. The plurality of sub-pixels include a first sub-pixel. The compensation sub-circuit of the first sub-pixel includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a connection portion between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first drive electrode of the light-emitting element of the first sub-pixel includes a first main body portion including a first side parallel to a certain direction, and a first protruding portion protruding from the first side of the first main body portion. The first protruding portion at least partially overlaps with the connection portion of the compensation sub-circuit of the first sub-pixel in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate. The light-emitting element of the first sub-pixel is configured to emit green light. |
| US12302720B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of transistors disposed on the substrate; an initialization voltage line disposed on the substrate and including a first initialization voltage line that extends in a first direction, and a second initialization voltage line that extends in a second direction; and a driving voltage line disposed on the substrate and extending in the second direction, wherein each of the first initialization voltage line and the driving voltage line is connected to at least one of the plurality of transistors, and the second initialization voltage line and the driving voltage line overlap each other. |
| US12302716B2 |
Luminance sensor for bent display
A display device includes a substrate with a display area and a bending area; and a luminance sensor. The display area and the bending area each include a pixel circuit including a light-emitting element that is self-luminous. The bending area is bent from the display area. The luminance sensor measures luminance of the light-emitting element in the bending area. |
| US12302713B2 |
Display panel and electronic apparatus including the same
A display panel includes a first display area in which first light-emitting diodes are arranged, a second display area at least partially surrounded by the first display area and in which display element groups including second light-emitting diodes and a transmission area are arranged, a light-shielding insulating layer defining a light-emitting area of each of the first light-emitting diodes and the second light-emitting diodes, and an anti-reflection layer on the light-shielding insulating layer and including a light-shielding layer and color filters, where, in a plan view, an outermost line of the transmission area is defined by a curved edge of at least one of the light-shielding layer and the light-shielding insulating layer. |
| US12302709B2 |
Display device, display panel, and manufacturing method therefor
A display device, a display panel, and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. The display panel includes a flexible substrate, a display layer on one side of the flexible substrate, and an encapsulation layer covering a surface of the display layer away from the flexible substrate. The display layer has a stretching area provided with a plurality of pixel islands spaced apart and a through-hole. A blocking dam is in an area corresponding to the pixel island and surrounds a plurality of light-emitting units. The encapsulation layer includes an organic layer that is in the stretching area and confined within an annular area surrounded by the blocking dam. |
| US12302708B2 |
Display device having first, second and third high permittivity insulation layers
A display device includes: a substrate; a buffer layer on the substrate; a first active pattern and a second active pattern on the buffer layer and spaced apart from each other; a first gate insulation layer on the first active pattern and the second active pattern; a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode on the first gate insulation layer, the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode respectively overlapping the first active pattern and the second active pattern; a second gate insulation layer on the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode; and a capacitor electrode on the second gate insulation layer, the capacitor electrode overlapping the first gate electrode, wherein a permittivity of the first gate insulation layer is greater than a permittivity of the buffer layer. |
| US12302706B2 |
Thin film transistor and display apparatus including the same
A thin film transistor, in one or more examples, includes a semiconductor layer, an upper gate electrode overlapped with the semiconductor layer, an upper insulating layer disposed between the semiconductor layer and the upper gate electrode, a first lower gate electrode overlapped with the semiconductor layer, a second lower gate electrode disposed between the semiconductor layer and the first lower gate electrode, overlapped with the semiconductor layer, and configured to have a width smaller than that of the upper gate electrode, a first lower insulating layer disposed between the first lower gate electrode and the second lower gate electrode, and a second lower insulating layer disposed between the second lower gate electrode and the semiconductor layer. A display apparatus including a thin film transistor is also disclosed. |
| US12302704B2 |
Transistor and display device including the same
A transistor is disclosed that includes a substrate, an active layer, a gate electrode, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first connection electrode. The active includes a first region, a second region, and a channel region between the first region and the second region. The gate electrode is disposed on the active layer and overlaps the channel region. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate and electrically connects to the first region. The second electrode is disposed on the substrate and electrically connects to the second region. The first connection electrode is disposed on the substrate and electrically connects the gate electrode and the second electrode. |
| US12302695B2 |
Display device
A display device includes an emissive layer between a plurality of first electrodes and a second electrode, an encapsulation layer on the second electrode, an a touch layer on the encapsulation layer. A plurality of refractive patterns are on the touch layer and overlap the emissive layer, and a refractive film covers refractive patterns. Each of the refractive patterns and the refractive film comprise an organic material, and the refractive index of the refractive film is less than the refractive index of each of the refractive patterns. |
| US12302688B2 |
Light-emitting device comprising charge-generation layer between light-emitting units
A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes an intermediate layer, a first light-emitting unit, and a second light-emitting unit. The intermediate layer includes a region interposed between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit. The intermediate layer has a function of supplying an electron to one of the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit and supplying a hole to the other. The first light-emitting unit includes a first light-emitting layer, the first light-emitting layer includes a first light-emitting material, the second light-emitting unit includes a second light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer includes a second light-emitting material, the second light-emitting layer has a first distance from the first light-emitting layer, and the first distance is longer than or equal to 5 nm and shorter than or equal to 65 nm. |
| US12302683B2 |
Detection device
A detection device includes a substrate, a plurality of photodiodes provided on the substrate, a plurality of transistors provided correspondingly to the respective photodiodes, a plurality of gate lines that extend in a first direction, a plurality of signal lines that extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a plurality of lower electrodes that are provided between the transistors and the photodiodes in a direction orthogonal to the substrate, and are provided correspondingly to the respective photodiodes, an upper electrode provided so as to extend across the photodiodes, and a reflective layer provided between the substrate and each of the photodiodes in the direction orthogonal to the substrate. Each of the lower electrodes has a smaller area than an area defined by the gate lines and the signal lines, and the reflective layer is provided between the lower electrodes adjacent to each other in a plan view. |
| US12302678B2 |
Pixel circuit, array substrate and display panel
A pixel circuit includes a pixel driving circuit and a bonding unit connected thereto. The bonding unit includes a first bonding terminal group and at least one second bonding terminal group that are arranged in parallel, and the first bonding terminal group and a second bonding terminal group are configured to bond light-emitting devices. The first bonding terminal group includes a first terminal and a second terminal, and the second bonding terminal group includes a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The first terminal and the third terminal are connected, and are both connected to the pixel driving circuit; the second terminal and the fourth terminal are connected, and are both connected to a set voltage signal line. |
| US12302672B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a plurality of light sources spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the substrate; a phosphor layer disposed on the resin layer and having a pattern layer including a concave portion and a convex portion formed on a surface facing the resin layer; and a diffusion layer disposed between the resin layer and the phosphor layer, wherein a thickness of the diffusion layer may be 10% or more and less than 50% of the maximum thickness of the phosphor layer. |
| US12302671B2 |
Lighting device
An embodiment may include a lighting device comprising: a substrate; a light emitting device disposed on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the light emitting device and covering the light emitting device; a diffusion layer disposed on the resin layer; an optical pattern disposed between the lower surface of the diffusion layer and the resin layer; and a cover layer surrounding the optical pattern, wherein the cover layer comprises a release agent. |
| US12302668B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other; first light emitting elements disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting first light; second light emitting elements disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting second light; and a wavelength conversion pattern disposed on the first light emitting elements and the second light emitting elements, wherein a peak wavelength of the first light is different from a peak wavelength of the second light, and the first light emitting elements and the second light emitting elements are disposed on a same layer. |
| US12302663B2 |
Bond pad structure for bonding improvement
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes receiving a device substrate; forming an interconnect structure on a front side of the device substrate; and etching a recess into a backside of the device substrate until a portion of the interconnect structure is exposed. The recess has a recess depth and an edge of the recess is defined by a sidewall of the device substrate. A conductive bond pad is formed in the recess, and a first plurality of layers cover the conductive bond pad, extend along the sidewall of the device substrate, and cover the backside of the device substrate. The first plurality of layers collectively have a first total thickness that is less than the recess depth. A first chemical mechanical planarization is performed to remove portions of the first plurality of layers so remaining portions of the first plurality of layers cover the conductive bond pad. |
| US12302660B2 |
Image sensor including reflective structure including a reflective structure
An image sensor includes: a substrate including a first surface and a second surface; an interlayer dielectric layer covering the first surface; and a pixel separation part disposed its the substrate, wherein the pixel separation part divides a plurality of unit pixels from each other, wherein the pixel separation part includes: a conductive structure that extends from the first surface toward the second surface; a first reflective structure disposed between the conductive structure and the substrate; and a front-side buried pattern disposed between the conductive structure and the interlayer dielectric layer and between the first reflective structure and the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the first reflective structure includes first reflective liners and second reflective liners that are alternately disposed in a direction toward the conductive structure from the substrate, wherein a refractive index of the first reflective liners is different from a refractive index of the second reflective liners. |
| US12302656B2 |
Imaging device
An imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, and a peripheral region that surrounds the pixel region; a resin layer including a first side surface having a first curved surface, and a second side surface located away from the pixel region further than the first side surface, the resin layer being located on the peripheral region; a sealing layer which overlaps with the pixel region and the periphery region in a plan view, and seals the plurality of pixels; and a first light shielding layer which is located between the resin layer and the sealing layer, and overlaps with at least part of the first curved surface in the plan view. |
| US12302654B2 |
Image sensors
An image sensor for securing an area of a photodiode includes a pixel area and a transistor area adjacent to the pixel area. The pixel area may include a photodiode and a floating diffusion area. The transistor area may include transistors extending along an edge of the pixel area. The transistors in the transistor area may include a reset transistor, one or more source follower transistors, and one or more selection transistors, and the reset transistor and one source follower transistor adjacent to the reset transistor may share a common drain area. The source follower transistors and the selection transistors may each share a common source area or a common drain area between two adjacent transistors thereof. |
| US12302653B2 |
Image sensor using transfer gate signal having three voltage levels, and method of operating the same
A method of operating an image sensor includes accumulating first charges through a photo diode, applying a first transfer gate signal having a first voltage level to a transfer transistor, performing, through a reset transistor, a first reset operation on a floating diffusion node connected with the reset transistor and the transfer transistor, changing the first voltage level of the first transfer gate signal to a second voltage level higher than the first voltage level, during the first reset operation, changing the second voltage level of the first transfer gate signal to a third voltage level higher than the second voltage level, and changing the third voltage level of the first transfer gate signal to the second voltage level. |
| US12302652B2 |
Imaging device
An imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate and pixels, which includes a first pixel and second pixels adjacent thereto. Each of the pixels includes a first photoelectric conversion layer, a first pixel electrode, a first plug that electrically connects the semiconductor substrate and the first pixel electrode, a second photoelectric conversion layer, a second pixel electrode, and a second plug that electrically connects the semiconductor substrate and the second pixel electrode. In the first pixel and the plurality of second pixels, a distance between the closest plugs of the first plugs and the second plugs is larger than or equal to one-half of a pixel pitch, when viewed in a normal direction of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US12302651B2 |
Imaging device, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device
An imaging device suitable for detecting infrared light is provided. The imaging device includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer, which are stacked in this order. The first layer includes an infrared-light-transmitting filter. The second layer includes single crystal silicon. The third layer includes a device-formation layer. The fourth layer includes a support substrate. The second layer includes a photoelectric-conversion device whose light-absorption layer is the single crystal silicon. The third layer includes a transistor which includes a metal oxide in its channel formation region. The photoelectric-conversion device and the transistor are electrically connected. The photoelectric-conversion device receives light which has passed through the infrared-light-transmitting filter. |
| US12302650B2 |
Image sensor and method for fabricating the same
The present invention provides an image sensor and a method for fabricating the image sensor. The image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, photodiodes (PD), deep isolation trenches, first deep P-well blocks and second deep P-wells. The isolation trenches surrounds the PDs, and each of the isolation trenches is separated from any adjacent isolation trenches at a crossing where they would have crossed each other if they further extended. The first deep P-wells blocks have projections on the semiconductor substrate, which encompass projections of said separated portions of the isolation trenches on the semiconductor substrate. The first P-well blocks can be formed using only one photomask, resulting in a reduction in cost. |
| US12302646B2 |
Photovoltaic module and preparation method thereof
A photovoltaic module includes a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells including grid structures spaced apart in a first direction; a plurality of connection components extending along the first direction and spaced apart in a second direction, each of the plurality of connection components being electrically connected to corresponding adjacent cells; a plurality of composite films, each of the plurality of composite films covering a surface of a respective connection component and portions of a surface of a corresponding cell on opposite sides of the respective connection component; an encapsulation layer, covering surfaces of the plurality of composite films; a cover plate, disposed on a side of the encapsulation layer away from the plurality of cells. Each of the plurality of composite films includes a first layer and a second layer, and the first layer is located between the second layer and the respective connection component. |
| US12302641B2 |
Optimization of a digital pattern file for a digital lithography device
A digital pattern generation system comprises a memory and a controller. The controller is coupled the memory and is configured to remove redundant cells from a digital pattern file, generate a first updated digital pattern file and compare the first updated digital pattern file with the digital pattern file. Further a number of vertexes of a first arc of the first updated digital pattern file is reduced to generate a second updated digital pattern file. Additionally, a first cell of the second updated digital pattern file is replaced with an alternative version of the first cell to generate a third updated digital pattern file. Further, one or more polygons within the third updated digital pattern file is converted to one or more quad polygons to generate an optimized digital pattern file. |
| US12302640B2 |
Integrated circuit structure and method with hybrid orientation for FinFET
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; a first fin active region of a first semiconductor material disposed within the first region, oriented in a first direction, wherein the first fin active region has a <100> crystalline direction along the first direction; and a second fin active region of a second semiconductor material disposed within the second region and oriented in the first direction, wherein the second fin active region has a <110> crystalline direction along the first direction. |
| US12302639B2 |
Metal oxide film and method for forming metal oxide film
A metal oxide film including a crystal part and having highly stable physical properties is provided. The size of the crystal part is less than or equal to 10 nm, which allows the observation of circumferentially arranged spots in a nanobeam electron diffraction pattern of the cross section of the metal oxide film when the measurement area is greater than or equal to 5 nmφ and less than or equal to 10 nmφ. |
| US12302638B2 |
Manufacturing method of organic light emitting diode display device having multilayer conductive layer
An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, a first insulating layer which covers the semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer which covers the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed on the second insulating layer, a third insulating layer which covers the second conductive layer, a third conductive layer disposed on the third insulating layer, a first organic layer which covers the third conductive layer, and a fourth conductive layer disposed on the first organic layer, where the fourth conductive layer includes a lower layer, a middle layer, and an upper layer, and the lower layer is disposed between the first organic layer and the middle layer, and includes a transparent conductive oxidization film. |
| US12302630B2 |
Integrated circuit with backside trench for metal gate definition
An integrated circuit includes a first nanosheet transistor and a second nanosheet transistor on a substrate. The first and second nanosheet each include gate electrodes. A gate isolation structure extends from a backside of the substrate between the gate electrodes. The gate isolation structure physically and electrically isolates the first and second gate electrodes from each other. |
| US12302627B2 |
Semiconductor device with non-conformal gate dielectric layers
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer below a second semiconductor layer; first and second gate dielectric layers surrounding the first and the second semiconductor layers, respectively; and a gate electrode surrounding both the first and the second gate dielectric layers. The first gate dielectric layer has a first top section above the first semiconductor layer and a first bottom section below the first semiconductor layer. The second gate dielectric layer has a second top section above the second semiconductor layer and a second bottom section below the second semiconductor layer. The first top section has a first thickness. The second top section has a second thickness. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness. |
| US12302626B2 |
Asymmetric source/drain epitaxy
A method includes forming a plurality of fins on a substrate and a dummy gate structure over the fins. A spacer layer is formed over the dummy gate structure and the fins. The spacer layer is recessed to form asymmetrically recessed spacers along sidewalls of each of the fins, thereby exposing a portion of each of the fins. A source/drain epitaxy is grown on the exposed portions of the plurality of fins, a first source/drain epitaxy on a first fin being asymmetrical to a second source/drain epitaxy on a second fin. A device includes a first and second fin on a substrate with a gate structure formed over the first and second fins. An epitaxy if formed over the first fin and the second fin on the same side of the gate structure, where the height of the first epitaxy is greater than the height of the second epitaxy. |
| US12302625B2 |
Electronic device comprising two high electron mobility transistors
The disclosure concerns an electronic device provided with two high electron mobility transistors stacked on each other and having in common their source, drain, and gate electrodes. For example, each of these electrodes extends perpendicularly to the two transistors. For example, the source and drain electrodes electrically contact the conduction channels of each of the transistors so that said channels are electrically connected in parallel. |
| US12302624B2 |
Wide band gap semiconductor electronic device having a junction-barrier Schottky diode
The vertical-conduction electronic power device is formed by a body of wide band gap semiconductor which has a first conductivity type and has a surface, and is formed by a drift region and by a plurality of surface portions delimited by the surface. The electronic device is further formed by a plurality of first implanted regions having a second conductivity type, which extend into the drift region from the surface, and by a plurality of metal portions, which are arranged on the surface. Each metal portion is in Schottky contact with a respective surface portion of the plurality of surface portions so as to form a plurality of Schottky diodes formed by first Schottky diodes and second Schottky diodes, wherein the first Schottky diodes have, at equilibrium, a Schottky barrier having a height different from that of the second Schottky diodes. |
| US12302623B2 |
Ferroelectric assemblies and methods of forming ferroelectric assemblies
Some embodiments include ferroelectric assemblies. Some embodiments include a capacitor which has ferroelectric insulative material between a first electrode and a second electrode. The capacitor also has a metal oxide between the second electrode and the ferroelectric insulative material. The metal oxide has a thickness of less than or equal to about 30 Å. Some embodiments include a method of forming an assembly. A first capacitor electrode is formed over a semiconductor-containing base. Ferroelectric insulative material is formed over the first electrode. A metal-containing material is formed over the ferroelectric insulative material. The metal-containing material is oxidized to form a metal oxide from the metal-containing material. A second electrode is formed over the metal oxide. |
| US12302620B2 |
Field plate structure to enhance transistor breakdown voltage
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip including a field plate. A gate structure overlies a substrate between a source region and a drain region. A drift region is disposed laterally between the gate structure and the drain region. A first dielectric layer overlies the substrate. A field plate is disposed within the first dielectric layer between the gate structure and the drain region. A conductive wire overlies the first dielectric layer and contacts the field plate. At least a portion of the conductive wire directly overlies a first sidewall of the drift region. |
| US12302617B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
Provided is a semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor substrate that has an upper surface and a lower surface and includes a bulk donor. A hydrogen chemical concentration distribution of the semiconductor substrate in a depth direction has a first hydrogen concentration peak and a second hydrogen concentration peak disposed between the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate and the first hydrogen concentration peak. An intermediate region including an intermediate donor concentration is provided between the first hydrogen concentration peak and the second hydrogen concentration peak. |
| US12302610B2 |
Semiconductor device
A height of an upper surface of a control gate electrode is lower than a highest position of a lower surface of a silicide layer on a memory gate electrode adjacent to the control gate electrode via an ONO film. As a result, a structure in contact with the ONO film between the control gate electrode and the memory gate electrode is only the control gate electrode and the memory gate electrode made of polysilicon. |
| US12302607B2 |
Backside gate contact
Semiconductor structures and methods of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor structure according to one embodiment includes first nanostructures, a first gate structure wrapping around each of the first nanostructures and disposed over an isolation structure, and a backside gate contact disposed below the first nanostructures and adjacent to the isolation structure. A bottom surface of the first gate structure is in direct contact with the backside gate contact. |
| US12302602B2 |
Semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. A third electrode is in the semiconductor layer. The third electrode extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A plurality of fourth electrodes are connected to the second electrode and extend in the first direction into the semiconductor layer. The fourth electrodes are spaced from one another along the second direction. A fifth electrode that is electrically isolated from the first electrode and between the first electrode and the plurality of fourth electrodes. The fifth electrode extends in the second direction and contacts the lower ends of the plurality of fourth electrodes in the trench. |
| US12302600B2 |
Semiconductor device having semiconductor column portions
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of column portions made of a semiconductor. The plurality of column portions each include a source region, a drain region, and a channel formation region including a channel formed between the source region and the drain region. The semiconductor device further includes: a gate electrode provided at a side wall of the channel formation region with an insulating layer being interposed between the gate electrode and the side wall; a first semiconductor layer coupled to either one of the source region and the drain region of each of the plurality of column portions; and a first metal layer coupled to the first semiconductor layer. |
| US12302599B2 |
Semiconductor device and formation method thereof
A semiconductor device includes a fin structure, a source/drain region, a first inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer, a first contact plug, and a second contact plug. The fin structure extends above a substrate. The source/drain region is in the fin structure. The first ILD layer is over the source/drain region. The first contact plug extends through the first ILD layer to a silicide region of the source/drain region. The second contact plug is over the first contact plug. The first contact plug has a protruding portion extending above the first ILD layer and laterally surrounding a lower part of the second contact plug. |
| US12302597B2 |
Planar high-electron-mobility transistor
The present application discloses a planar High-Electron-Mobility Transistor (HEMT), which includes a hetero-junction consisting of a first semiconductor epitaxial layer and a second semiconductor epitaxial layer, and two-dimensional electron gas located at an interface of the hetero-junction; a bottom surface of a gate trench of a trench gate is located at a bottom of the two-dimensional electron gas to cut off the two-dimensional electron gas; when gate-source voltage is higher than or equal to threshold voltage, an inversion layer is formed on a surface of the first semiconductor epitaxial layer covered by side surfaces and a bottom surface of a gate conductive material layer, and the source-end and drain-end two-dimensional electron gas is conducted to enable the device to be on; when the gate-source voltage is lower than the threshold voltage, the source-end and drain-end two-dimensional electron gas is cut off to enable the device to be off. |
| US12302594B2 |
Power semiconductor device and method of producing a power semiconductor device
A power semiconductor device includes an active region with power cells, each configured to conduct a load current portion between first and second load terminals. Each power cell includes: trenches and mesas laterally confined by the trenches and in a vertical direction adjoining a drift region. The mesas include an active mesa having a source region of a first conductivity type and a body region of a second conductivity type separating the source region from the drift region. Both the source and body region are electrically connected to the first load terminal. At least one trench adjacent to the active mesa is configured to induce a conductive channel in the active mesa. A punch through structure s electrically separated from the active mesa by at least one separation stack. |
| US12302592B2 |
Metal insulator metal (MIM) structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a metallization structure over the substrate. The metallization structure includes a MIM structure, a first contact and a second contact. The MIM structure includes a bottom electrode layer, a dielectric layer on the bottom electrode layer, a ferroelectric layer on the dielectric layer, and a top electrode layer on the ferroelectric layer. The ferroelectric layer is substantially made of lead zirconate titanate (PZT), BaTiO3 (BTO), or barium strontium titanate (BST), and a thickness of the ferroelectric layer is greater than a thickness of the dielectric layer. |
| US12302591B2 |
Method for fabricating poly-insulator-poly capacitor
A method for forming a poly-insulator-poly (PIP) capacitor is disclosed. A semiconductor substrate having a capacitor forming region is provided. A first capacitor dielectric layer is formed on the capacitor forming region. A first poly electrode is formed on the first capacitor dielectric layer. A second capacitor dielectric layer is formed on the first poly electrode. A second poly electrode is formed on the second capacitor dielectric layer. A third poly electrode is formed adjacent to a first sidewall of the second poly electrode. A third capacitor dielectric layer is formed between the third poly electrode and the second poly electrode. A fourth poly electrode is formed adjacent to a second sidewall of the second poly electrode that is opposite to the first sidewall. A fourth capacitor dielectric layer is formed between the fourth poly electrode and the second poly electrode. |
| US12302590B2 |
Ferroelectric MFM capacitor array and methods of making the same
Embodiments include structures and methods for fabricating an MFM capacitor having a plurality of metal contacts. An embodiment may include a first metal strip, disposed on a substrate and extending in a first direction, a ferroelectric blanket layer, disposed on the first metal strip, a second metal strip, disposed on the ferroelectric blanket layer and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and a plurality of metal contacts disposed between the first metal strip and the second metal strip and located within an intersection region of the first metal strip and the second metal strip. |
| US12302588B2 |
Memory device
A memory device includes two word-line electrodes, two source-line electrodes, and two data storage features for use by four memory cells, which are referred to as first, second, third and fourth memory cells. One word-line electrode is common to the first and second memory cells, and the other word-line electrode is common to the third and fourth memory cells. One source-line electrode is common to the first and second memory cells, and the other source-line electrode is common to the third and fourth memory cells. One data storage feature is common to the first and third memory cells, and the other data storage feature is common to the second and fourth memory cells. |
| US12302581B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
According to an embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a control circuit arranged on the semiconductor substrate, and a memory cell array arranged above the control circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of three-dimensionally-arranged memory cells, and is controlled by the control circuit. A first nitride layer is arranged between the control circuit and the memory cell array, and a second nitride layer is arranged between the control circuit and the first nitride layer. |
| US12302580B2 |
Semiconductor devices and data storage systems including the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a first substrate; active or passive circuits on the first substrate; a second substrate above the active or passive circuits; gate electrodes stacked on the second substrate to be spaced apart from each other in a first direction; channel structures penetrating through the gate electrodes and extending in the first direction, and each including a channel layer; separation regions penetrating through the gate electrodes and extending in a second direction; a through-contact plug extending through the second substrate in the first direction and electrically connecting the gate electrodes and the active or passive circuits to each other; and a barrier structure spaced apart from the through-contact plug and surrounding the through-contact plug and having first regions each having a first width, and second regions each having a second width greater than the first width. |
| US12302574B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor memory device includes: a gate electrode stack vertically stacked over a substrate with bent gate pads, the bent gate pads portion of the gate electrode stack having a step-shaped structure; an inter-layer dielectric layer covering the bent gate pads; and a plurality of contact plugs respectively coupled to the bent gate pads by penetrating the inter-layer dielectric layer, wherein the bent gate pads include angled corner portions of different sizes. |
| US12302573B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device with backside interconnect structures
A three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a memory stack including interleaved conductive layers and dielectric layers over a first side of a second semiconductor layer, channel structures extending vertically through the memory stack and into the second semiconductor layer, source contacts in contact with a second side of the second semiconductor layer opposite to the first side; and a backside interconnect layer over the second side of the second semiconductor layer and including interlayer dielectric (ILD) layers and a source line mesh on the ILD layers. The source contacts are distributed on a side of the source line mesh. The source contacts extend through the ILD layers and into the second semiconductor layer. |
| US12302568B2 |
Semiconductor memory device including a discharge contact
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory structure including a plurality of memory cells which are disposed on a cell region of a source plate; a plurality of contact plugs passing through the source plate in a coupling region of the source plate including at least a portion of a center portion of the source plate, and separated from the source plate by a dielectric layer pattern; a discharge contact passing through the source plate in the coupling region, and coupled to the center portion of the source plate; and a discharge region coupled to the discharge contact. The discharge region is located in a substrate below the source plate. |
| US12302564B2 |
Memory device comprising second memory cell having first terminal coupled to first signal line through first memory cell
A memory device includes a first signal line, a second signal line, a first memory cell and a plurality of second memory cells. The first memory cell is coupled to the first signal line. Each of the second memory cells has a first terminal coupled to the first signal line through the first memory cell and a second terminal coupled to the second signal line. |
| US12302563B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices, methods of fabricating the same, and electronic systems including the same
Disclosed are three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices, electronic systems including the same, and methods of fabricating the same. The three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a cell array region and an extension region, a peripheral circuit structure including peripheral transistors on the substrate, a stack structure including interlayer dielectric layers and gate electrodes that are alternately stacked on the peripheral circuit structure, contacts that penetrate the stack structure on the extension region and are electrically connected with the peripheral transistors and include a protruding part contacting a sidewall of one of the gate electrodes and a vertical part penetrating the stack structure, and dielectric patterns between the vertical part and respective sidewalls of the gate electrodes. Top and bottom surfaces of each of the dielectric patterns are respectively in contact with adjacent ones of the interlayer dielectric layers. |
| US12302562B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method of forming the same
A method includes forming a plurality of memory cells, which includes a plurality of first conductive lines over a substrate, charge-trapping layers coupled to the conductive lines, channel layers arranged adjacent to the charge-trapping layers, and a plurality of first filling regions arranged between the channel layers; etching the first filling regions to form first trenches; depositing a liner over upper surfaces of the charge-trapping layers and the channel layers and sidewalls of the first trenches; forming second filling regions in the first trenches; patterning the second filling regions to form second trenches; depositing a partition region in each of the second trenches; and removing the liner to expose the charge-trapping layers and the channel layers. |
| US12302561B2 |
Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing the same, and massive data storage system including the same
A semiconductor device including a gate electrode structure on a substrate and including gate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a first direction, each gate electrode extending in a second direction; a memory channel structure extending through the gate electrode structure on the substrate, the memory channel structure including a channel extending in the first direction; a charge storage structure surrounding an outer sidewall of the channel; a first filling pattern filling an inner space formed by the channel; and a first capping pattern on the channel and the first filling pattern; and a dummy charge storage structure extending through the gate electrode structure on the substrate, the dummy charge storage structure including a second filling pattern extending in the first direction; a dummy charge storage structure surrounding an outer sidewall of the second filling pattern; and a second capping pattern on the second filling pattern. |
| US12302557B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device and method of manufacture
In an embodiment, a method includes forming a multi-layer stack including alternating layers of an isolation material and a semiconductor material, patterning the multi-layer stack to form a first channel structure in a first region of the multi-layer stack, where the first channel structure includes the semiconductor material, depositing a memory film layer over the first channel structure, etching a first trench extending through a second region of the multi-layer stack to form a first dummy bit line and a first dummy source line in the second region, where the first dummy bit line and first dummy source line each include the semiconductor material, and replacing the semiconductor material of the first dummy bit line and the first dummy source line with a conductive material to form a first bit line and a first source line. |
| US12302554B2 |
Unified micro system with memory integrated circuit and logic integrated circuit
An IC system includes a package, a plurality of memory dies, and a logic chip. The plurality of memory dies are within the package, each memory die includes a memory region and abridge area, the memory region of each memory die includes a plurality of memory cells and each memory cell includes a first transistor, and the bridge area of each memory die includes a plurality of memory input/output (I/O) pads and a plurality of third transistors. The logic chip includes a logic bridge area and a plurality of second transistors, and the logic bridge area includes a plurality of logic I/O pads. Each memory die is horizontally spaced apart from the logic chip, and the plurality of memory I/O pads of each memory die are electrically coupled to the plurality of logic I/O pads. Each memory die is horizontally spaced apart from each other. |
| US12302551B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor memory device including a stack including layer groups vertically stacked on a substrate, each of the layer groups including a word line, a lower channel layer, an upper channel layer, and a data storing element electrically connected to the lower channel layer and the upper channel layer; and a bit line at a side of the stack, the bit line extending vertically, wherein the bit line includes a protruding portion connected to the lower channel layer and the upper channel layer of each layer group, the word line of each layer group extends in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, and the word line of each layer group is sandwiched between the lower channel layer and the upper channel layer of the layer group. |
| US12302550B2 |
Semiconductor memory device including capacitor with a dielectric film on an upper plate region, a lower plate region, and a side surface of a connecting region therebetween
A semiconductor device includes a bit line extending in a first direction, a gate electrode extending in a second direction, and a semiconductor pattern extending in a third direction and connected to the bit line, and a capacitor. The capacitor includes a first electrode connected to the semiconductor pattern and a dielectric film between the first and second electrodes. The first or the second direction is perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The first electrode includes an upper and a lower plate region parallel to the upper surface of the substrate, and a connecting region which connects the upper and the lower plate regions. The upper and the lower plate regions of the first electrode include an upper and a lower surface facing each other. The dielectric film extends along the upper and the lower surfaces of the upper and lower plate regions of the first electrode. |
| US12302549B2 |
Semiconductor memory structure
A semiconductor structure, a forming method thereof and a memory are provided. Wherein the semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a bit line layer, located in the substrate; a word line stack layer, located on the substrate, wherein the word line stack layer includes a word line layer; and a gap, located between the bit line layer and the word line layer. |
| US12302548B2 |
Memory device using semiconductor element
A groove is formed in a first semiconductor layer 1, a sidewall of the groove is coated with a first insulating film 2, a first impurity layer 3 and a second impurity layer 4 thereon are disposed in the groove, a second semiconductor layer 7 is disposed on the second impurity layer, a first semiconductor is disposed at the other part, an n+ layer 6a and an n+ layer 6c are positioned at respective ends of the second semiconductor layer 7 and connected to a source line SL and a bit line BL, respectively, a first gate insulating layer 8 is formed on the second semiconductor layer 7, and a first gate conductor layer 9 is connected to a word line WL. Voltage applied to the source line SL, a plate line PL connected to the first semiconductor layer 1, the word line WL, and the bit line BL is controlled to perform data holding operation of holding, near the gate insulating layer, holes generated by an impact ionization phenomenon in a channel region 12 of the second semiconductor layer or by gate-induced drain leakage current, and data erase operation of removing the holes from the channel region 12. |
| US12302546B2 |
Semiconductor memory structure
A semiconductor memory structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a bit line disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a dielectric liner disposed on a sidewall of the bit line and a capacitor contact disposed on a side of the bit line. The dielectric liner includes a first nitride liner disposed on a sidewall of the bit line, an oxide liner disposed on a sidewall of the first nitride liner, and a second nitride liner disposed on a sidewall of the oxide liner. The capacitor contact includes a semiconductor plug disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a metal plug disposed on the semiconductor plug, a metal silicide liner including a sidewall portion and a bottom portion extending along the sidewall and the bottom of the metal plug respectively, and a nitride layer disposed on the metal silicide liner. The sidewall portion is disposed directly above the second nitride liner. |
| US12302545B2 |
Thin film transistor random access memory
Methods, systems, and devices for thin film transistor random access memory are described. A memory device may include memory cells each having one or more transistors formed above a substrate. For example, a memory cell may include a transistor having a channel portion formed by one or more pillars or other structures formed above a substrate, and a gate portion including a conductor formed above the substrate and configured to activate the channel portion based at least in part on a voltage of the gate portion. A memory cell may include a set of two or more such transistors to support latching circuitry of the memory cell, or other circuitry configured to store a logic state, which may or may not be used in combination with one or more transistors formed at least in part from one or more portions of a substrate. |
| US12302543B2 |
Integrated circuit device with reduced via resistance
A device includes a substrate, a contact, a first gate, a second gate, a dielectric feature between the gates, a via, and a conductive line. The gates are each adjacent the contact and aligned lengthwise with each other along a first direction. A first sidewall of the dielectric feature defines an end-wall of the first gate. A second sidewall of the dielectric feature defines an end-wall of the second gate. The conductive line extends along a second direction. A projection of the conductive line onto a top surface of the dielectric feature passes between the first and second sidewalls. The via interfaces with the contact along a second plane. The via has a first dimension on the second plane along the second direction; the contact has a second dimension on the second plane along the second direction. The first dimension is greater than the second dimension. |
| US12302536B2 |
Cooling system and data center
A cooling system, including at least one liquid cooling module unit, where each liquid cooling module unit includes a liquid storage vessel, and a heat exchange capsule. The liquid storage vessel is configured to store a first cooling medium, the heat exchange capsule is in the liquid storage vessel, at least a part of the heat exchange capsule is arranged to be immersed, in use, in the first cooling medium, the heat exchange capsule is configured to store a second cooling medium, and the first cooling medium is configured to exchange heat with the second cooling medium. |
| US12302530B2 |
Method and apparatus for immersion boiler support
A heat transfer arrangement for use with an immersion cooling system. A support is configured to contact a heat transfer device such as a vapor chamber or spreader plate to stiffen the heat transfer device and urge the heat transfer device into contact with a heat generating device. The support includes an arm that has a first portion that extends toward a central area of the heat transfer device over and out of contact with the heat transfer device and a second portion that contacts the heat transfer device within the central area. The arm can avoid contact with the heat transfer device, including surfaces having a boiling enhancement coating configured to transfer heat to a cooling liquid. |
| US12302527B2 |
Electronic equipment enclosure with enhanced mounting flexibility
An electronic equipment enclosure comprising a frame, the frame defining a top, a bottom, two sides, a front, and a rear thereof; a rack mounted within the frame, the rack defining a rack volume therewithin; and a panel assembly mounted on the frame, the panel assembly including a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one opening door. The enclosure can include a utility space configured to receive a power unit therein. The utility space can be defined by the frame between the panel assembly and the rack volume such that the power unit does not extend beyond the panel assembly or into the rack volume. Both sides, the top, and the bottom of the frame can include mounts configured to allow the enclosure to be mounted or supported. |
| US12302523B2 |
Electrical device
An electrical device includes a container, a conversion unit, an outer cover and an inner cover. The container is provided with an inner bottom surface and an inner which define an accommodating channel together. An inlet of the accommodating channel is opposite to the inner bottom surface. The conversion unit is disposed within the accommodating channel. The outer cover covers the inlet of the accommodating channel. The inner cover is disposed within the accommodating channel, and located between the conversion unit and the outer cover. One part of the conversion unit extends to the opening, and at least one outer edge of the inner cover is connected to an inner wall of the container. |
| US12302520B2 |
Display device
A display device is disclosed. The display device of the present disclosure includes: a display panel; a frame to which the display panel is mounted; a cover disposed at a front of the display panel and movably coupled to the frame; and a lift assembly mounted at the frame and configured to move the cover, wherein the lift assembly includes: a lead screw elongated in a moving direction of the cover; a holder adjacent to one end of the lead screw; a slider coupled to the cover and moving along the lead screw when the lead screw rotates; and a fixing ring which is coupled to the slider and through which the lead screw passes, the fixing ring facing the holder in a longitudinal direction of the lead screw, and removably inserted into the holder. |
| US12302519B2 |
Battery cassette system
A cassette system includes a base assembly and a cassette assembly configured to secure one or more batteries. The cassette assembly includes a battery case and a first electrical connector configured to couple to the one or more batteries. The base assembly is configured to include a wireless communication deice configured to control actuation of one or more sprinkler valves and a second electrical connector configured to electrically couple to the wireless communication device. The first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are configured to electrically couple responsive to the cassette assembly being removably attached to the base assembly. |
| US12302516B2 |
Glass article for vehicle interior system having a bendable display unit
A bendable glass article having a bendable display unit is disclosed. The glass article includes a glass sheet including a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. A hinge mechanism is disposed on the second major surface of the glass sheet. The hinge mechanism divides the glass sheet into a first side and a second side. A bendable display unit is bonded to the second major surface of the glass sheet and disposed between the glass sheet and the hinge mechanism. An adhesive material is disposed on the second major surface of the glass sheet around the display. The first side is bendable about the hinge mechanism relative to the second side, and the bendable display unit is hermetically sealed within the adhesive material. |
| US12302515B2 |
Display device
Embodiments of the present application disclose a display device including a bendable display panel; a curvature adjusting mechanism, the curvature adjusting mechanism including at least one supporting back plate, the supporting back plate including a back plate body and at least one tightening-loosening member, the tightening-loosening member being deformationally linked with the back plate body; an adjusting portion movably connected to the tightening-loosening member. In the present application, the curvature of the display device may be adjusted by the cooperative work between the curvature adjusting mechanism and the adjusting portion, thereby meeting diversified user requirements. |
| US12302514B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first rolling guide parts and a second rolling guide parts each including at least one of a protruding portion and a groove portion, a connection part having one end fixed to the first rolling guide part and the other end fixed to the second rolling guide part, a back cover connected to the first rolling guide parts and the second rolling guide parts, and a display panel disposed on the back cover to achieve a lightweight rollable display device. |
| US12302509B2 |
Power routing module with ports
A circuit board cover having a housing having a first surface, a perimeter edge, a housing cavity partially defined by the first surface and the perimeter edge, a skirt extending from the perimeter edge away from the first surface in a first direction to partially define the housing cavity, and a plurality of ports disposed on the first surface. The housing cavity can be operable to house a printed circuit board. Each of the plurality of ports can include (i) a sidewall extending away from the first surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction, (ii) a port cavity partially defined by the sidewall, and (iii) one or more terminals disposed at least partially within the port cavity. |
| US12302508B2 |
Temporary carrier and method for manufacturing coreless substrate thereby
A temporary carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a core layer, a first Cu foil layer and a second Cu foil layer on surfaces of both sides of the core layer. Each of the first Cu foil layer and the second Cu foil layer may include double Cu foils which are physically attached together. |
| US12302495B2 |
Interposer structure and an electronic device including the same
According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a first printed circuit board (PCB), a second PCB having a shape corresponding to the first PCB, and an interposer surrounding a space between the first PCB and the second PCB and including multiple pads, wherein the interposer may include a first surface in contact with the first PCB, a second surface in contact with the second PCB, a first lateral surface facing the space, and a second lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface, and a first point exposed through the second lateral surface, a second point exposed through one of the first lateral surface or the second lateral surface, and a heat conduction pattern disposed on the first surface in an area between the multiple pads to connect the first point and the second point. |
| US12302492B2 |
Interposer for active implantable medical device
A printed circuit assembly (PCA) for coupling to an IMD feedthrough of an implantable medical device includes a PCB portion and an interposer. The IMD feedthrough has a support structure and a plurality of electrical contacts extending through the support structure. The PCB portion is configured to be arranged relative to the support structure of the IMD feedthrough and includes a plurality of electrical contacts. The interposer is secured to the PCB portion and includes a dielectric over-mold structure and a plurality of leads. Each lead is integrated with the dielectric over-mold structure and includes a weld pad and a solder pad. Each solder pads of the interposer is electrically coupled to a corresponding electrical contacts of the PCB portion to provide an alignment between one or more weld pads of the interposer and one or more corresponding electrical contacts of the IMD feedthrough. |
| US12302489B2 |
Circuit board module and touch display apparatus
A circuit board module relates to the field of touch technologies. The above circuit board module includes a touch chip, a first circuit board, a second circuit board and at least one conductive connection portion. The touch chip includes at least one ground pin and a plurality of signal pins. The first circuit board includes a first ground portion and a plurality of signal pads; the signal pads are electrically connected to the signal pins; the first ground is electrically connected to the at least one ground pin. The second circuit board includes a second ground portion. The at least one conductive connection portion is electrically connected to the first ground portion and the second ground portion. |
| US12302485B2 |
High efficiency plasma creation system and method
A chamber cross-sectional multi-stage plasma arrangement characterized by escalating charge movement towards chamber center axis through one or more escalation stages contributing to the heating of the plasma, the centering of the plasma on the chamber axis, and creating rotation of the plasma therein. Rotation of the plasma around its axis induces a self-generated magnetic field, which in turn increases plasma stability and confinement. Some of the said stages of the multi-stage arrangement may be created by physical elements and components while others may be induced or generated by externally applying magnetic and/or electric fields or their combinations and/or by injection of electrons, ions or other plasma. |
| US12302483B2 |
Conductive metal screen for lightning strike protection and a method for fabricating same
A Conductive Lightning Protective Screen (CLPS) and a method for fabricating the CLPS is provided, wherein the CLPS includes a screen structure having a structure thickness of between about 0.002 inches and about 0.006 inches, wherein the screen structure includes a plurality of openings. Each of the plurality of openings are defined by a plurality of sidewalls each having a sidewall width of between about 0.005 inches and 0.009 inches, wherein each of the plurality of openings shares at least one sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls of an adjacent opening. Moreover, each of the plurality of openings includes an opening width and an opening length of substantially equal size, and wherein each of the plurality of openings include a plurality of substantially equal internal angles. |
| US12302480B2 |
Induction heater for a cooking surface
An induction heater for a cook top comprising: —a first electrically insulating sheet (1); —a second electrically insulating sheet (2); —one or more inductors (5) arranged on a same plane between the first sheet (1) and the second sheet (2), each inductor (5) comprising a single electrically conductive track defining a flat spiral coil; —at least one magnetic flux concentrator (4) arranged on a plane under the second sheet (2); —a metallic heat sink plate (3) arranged under the at least one magnetic flux concentrator (4), adapted to dissipate the heat produced by the one or more inductors (5). |
| US12302478B2 |
Control circuits and methods for distributed induction heating devices
An induction heating device comprises a D.C. power supply referenced to a ground connection. The D.C. power supply is configured to supply power to the induction heating device and comprises a voltage rectifier configured to rectify an input voltage into a direct current and output the D.C. voltage to a D.C. bus and a ground connection. The device further comprises a plurality of resonant loads arranged in a matrix comprising a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. Each of the resonant loads is connected at a first end to a row and at a second end to a column. A plurality of first switching devices are in connection with each of the columns between the D.C. bus and at least one of the resonant loads. A plurality of second switching devices are in connection with each of the rows between the resonant loads and the ground connection. |
| US12302477B2 |
Induction heating for process electrification
A heater and/or a reactor system having a conductive medium and a conductor adjacent to the conductive medium is described. The system has a source of electrical energy coupled to the conductor to provide electrical energy and create a magnetic field around the conductive medium. The system produces an eddy current that heats the conductive medium. Also described are methods of heating using the heater and/or a reactor system. |
| US12302475B2 |
Apparatus for lighting control
Methods, systems, and devices for lighting control are described. An apparatus may include a processor, memory, a power component, a set of control buttons, and one or more radio components for lighting control. The apparatus may be a light control device associated with a home or automation system. The light control device may be a light switch cover with a cover plate that encapsulate a light switch. The light switch cover may have a radio, a battery, and control circuitry for lighting control. |
| US12302474B2 |
Systems and methods for providing power and data to devices
Systems and methods are provided to transmit a data encoded power signal to addressable devices. A lighting controller sends the data encoded power waveform to a plurality of addressable lighting modules to power and control illumination intensity of lighting. The lighting modules are configured to receive the data encoded power signal via a two-wire communication network, decode illumination intensity data from the data encoded power signal, and generate a PWM signal responsive to the decoded illumination intensity data. The lighting modules use the data encoded power signal as a time base to synchronize the PWM signal to the data encoded power signal to reduce flickering when applying the PWM signal to control the illumination intensity of LEDs associated with the lighting modules. |
| US12302473B2 |
Load power control system using fault managed power and single pair ethernet
An enhanced lighting control system is provided that utilizes updated communications technology to provide a cost and resource efficient lighting control system that allows for a retrofit installation into existing lighting systems. The lighting control system utilizes single pair ethernet connection protocols, as well as a pulsed power source, to enable the efficiencies. |
| US12302470B2 |
Control system and method of configuring a light source array
A method (500) of configuring a light source array (110) of a system is disclosed. The system further comprising a display (110) and a camera (108), wherein the light source array (110) comprises a plurality of individually controllable lighting units, and wherein the light source array (110) has been positioned relative to the display (110). The method (500) comprises: rendering (502) a pattern (122) on the display (110), controlling (504) one or more lighting units of a first segment (112) of the light source array (110) according to a first light setting, controlling (506) one or more lighting units of a second segment (114) of the light source array (110) according to a second light setting, obtaining (508) an image (140) captured by the camera (108), the image (140) comprising the display (110), the first segment (112) and the second segment (114), detecting (510) the pattern (122) in the image (140), detecting (512) the first light setting and the second light setting in the image (140), determining (514) positions of the first segment (112) and the second segment (114) relative to the display (110) in the image (140) based on the first light setting, the second light setting and the pattern (122) in the image (140), and determining (516) a mapping of the plurality of the individually controllable lighting units with respect to the display (110) based on the positions of the first segment (112) and the second segment (114) relative to the display (110) in the image (140), such that when media content is being rendered on the display (110) one or more lighting units of the plurality of the individually controllable lighting units are controlled based on the media content according to the mapping. |
| US12302468B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for projecting light to indicate a device status
Systems, methods, and media for projecting light to indicate a device status are provided. In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, systems for projecting light to indicate a device status are provided, the systems comprising: a hardware processor that: determines a light status; determines whether to turn a light source on; selects a light format corresponding to the light status; projects light of a light source according to the light format; and determines whether to turn the light source off. |
| US12302465B2 |
LED driving circuit and LED lamp
An LED driving circuit includes a rectifying unit, a filtering unit, a power conversion unit and a leakage protection unit. The leakage protection unit includes: a main control chip capable of detecting an impedance of a power grid and turning on or off an LED driving circuit loop depending on whether the impedance of the power grid exceeds a set value; and a first switching element arranged outside the main control chip and controlled thereby to turn on or off the LED driving circuit loop synchronously with the main control chip. The present disclosure includes the first switching element capable of turning on or turning off the LED driving circuit loop, and the first switching element is arranged independently of the main control chip, achieving shunting of the current flowing through the leakage protection unit, reducing an operating temperature of the main control chip for compatibility with high power products. |