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| US12297950B2 |
Spiral wrap
The invention relates to a spiral wrap formed of an extruded profile coiled along a helical path around an axis. The profile having a first section and a second section; the first section having a first lip directed towards the axis; and the second section having a second lip directed away from the axis. The first lip and the second lip are arranged such that one of the lips is always in contact with an adjacent coil such that the engagement of adjacent coils of the spiral wrap prevents gaps in protection from forming even when the spiral wrap is curved. |
| US12297949B2 |
In-pipe device catcher
Disclosed is a mechanism for extracting smaller than pipe diameter (STPD) devices which are freely moving through a pipeline. While other functions are possible, current state of the art uses STPD balls to inspect difficult to inspect pipelines. Disclosed is a novel means for extracting these STPD devices once their mission within the pipe is complete. Since the mechanism collapses during the insertion and retrieval phases, it is able to extract a STPD device from an opening in the mainline pipe which is only slightly larger than maximum diameter of the STPD device being retrieved. The disclosed mechanism is optimized to make it especially useful for retrieving STPD devices from pipes which are operating under difficult flow conditions such as low or high velocities, or high-pressure, or with high viscosity. |
| US12297946B2 |
Modular multi-directional gas mixing block
Exemplary modular gas blocks may include a body having inlet and outlet ends. The body may define a portion of a first gas path along a length of the body and may define a second gas path along a width of the body. The first gas path may include channel segments defined within the body. The inlet end may define a gas inlet that is coupled with the first gas path. The body may define first fluid ports that are coupled with the first gas path. A fluid port of the first fluid ports may be coupled with the gas inlet. The first fluid ports may be coupled with one another via a respective channel segment. An upper surface may define a lateral fluid port that is spaced apart from a first fluid port along the width and is coupled with the first fluid port via the second gas path. |
| US12297945B1 |
Tube connection and its mechanism
A quick-connect and rotatable tube connection comprises a male connector with tiered outer teeth and a female connector with tiered internal annular grooves, which hold the teeth and allow their movement within the grooves. Each groove includes a groove-wall that features cross-channels, enabling the teeth to pass through and enter adjacent annular grooves. Through relative coaxial rotation, aligning or misaligning the teeth with the cross-channels, combined with axial pushing or pulling actions, the connectors engage or disengage. The last annular groove features a stop-wall to limit the maximum axial engagement of the connectors. A locking mechanism with corresponding elements on both connectors restricts their relative rotational movement and prevents disengagement of the tube connection by blocking the alignment of the teeth and cross-channels. |
| US12297943B2 |
Adapter
Adapter suitable to connect a device for allowing compressed gas to pass through the adapter into an inflatable member, where the adapter comprises: —Means for attaching the adapter to a source of compressed gas, said means having a gas passage, and where the means for attaching the adapter is in gas communication with —A main housing, where the housing has an inner open-ended cavity, suitable to receive a valve body of the inflatable member, and where inside said open-ended cavity, a gas outlet is arranged, and further where means for releasably holding the valve body of the inflatable member is provided and further —A resilient gasket is provided surrounding the gas outlet, where in one end of the gasket towards the opening of the open-ended cavity is provided an engagement surface and in a lower section of the gasket opposite the engagement surface is provided a cavity, where the cavity is limited by an inner lip and an outer lip, where said inner lip is in sealing and sliding engagement with the gas outlet and the outer lip is in sealing and sliding engagement with the main housing, such that the cavity in the low-er end of the gasket creates a substantially gas tight chamber and where the gasket is further provided with a shoulder, and where a ridge is provided inside said open-ended cavity, where the open-ended cavity in a first cross-section perpendicular to the gas passage through the ridge has a smaller cross-sectional area of the gas passage than in a second cross-section adjacent the shoulder, such that the ridge limits the movement of the gasket in the gas passage's direction, and where the gas passage has a gas connection to the substantially gas tight chamber provided between the lower section of the gasket, and the housing. |
| US12297942B2 |
Brace pipe attachment mechanism
A brace pipe attachment mechanism includes a hook member comprising a hook and defining a first fastener hole; a base member defining a second fastener hole aligned with the first fastener hole, wherein the hook member is rotatable relative to the base member between a first position and a second position; and a fastener extending through the first fastener hole and the second fastener hole and configured to engage a brace pipe, wherein the hook member is rotatable about the fastener. |
| US12297941B2 |
Low-pressure tubular system comprising expansion joints
A low-pressure tubular system includes a multitude of interconnected tube sections having a longitudinal axis. Each of the tube sections includes a central part and two outer end parts. The tubular system is configured to maintain a low-pressure environment within the connected tube sections. The system further includes a multitude of expansion joints connecting the tube sections. Each of the expansion joints includes a sleeve made of a flexible sheet material and includes a ring shaped endless central part and two ring shaped endless outer end parts. Each of the outer end parts of the expansion joints are arranged to extend coaxial with an adjacent tube section and surround and sealingly engage the outer end part of said adjacent tube section. |
| US12297940B2 |
Fabric and elastomeric seal for flanged connections
A reusable flexible seal is made from a plurality of bonded layers of a fiber base impregnated with an elastomeric material. The flexible seal is sized and shaped to be compressed in a shaped groove created between two pipeline elements to be connected together. At least one layer of fabric may be disposed in a preferred embodiment on the surface of the flexible seal to help prevent extrusion of the elastomer of the flexible seal the joint between the connected pipeline elements during connection. A plastic or steel band may be disposed in the outward radial direction of the groove to improve the prevention of seepage or leakage. |
| US12297938B2 |
Conduit coupler for coupling stub end conduits
A conduit joint system securing ends of two conduits together includes first and second conduits having first and second flared ends and first and second liners protruding from the flared ends. The liners are joined together so that the flared ends are opposing and spaced from one another and portions of the liners are between the flared ends. An external coupler is configured to receive the flared ends and includes (i) a first flange receiving portion configured to receive the first flared end, (ii) a second flange receiving portion configured to receive the second flared end, and (iii) a body portion extending between the flange receiving portions and configured to receive the portions of the liners between the flared ends. With the liners joined together and with the external coupler receiving the flared ends, and the portions of the liners, the external coupler secures the first and second conduits together. |
| US12297936B2 |
Method of installing a pipe coupling
A method of installing a coupling for joining pipe elements uses a pipe coupling having two segments with action surfaces in facing relationship. Attachment elements on each segment, in the form of lugs, accommodate adjustable fasteners which draw the segments together when tightened. Support surfaces on the lugs engage one another and react the fastener force. Stop surfaces are positioned on the lugs adjacent to the support surfaces. Engagement between the stop surfaces provides a visual indication that the coupling has been properly installed. |
| US12297933B2 |
Connector for piping
A connector is provided for piping which may prevent a cap nut part from being automatically loosened or locked due to external force, such as an external vibration, a bump, or a shock, that i not deliberately applied, before a connector product is used, and in addition, may prevent an O-ring from being separated from the inside of the connector due to pressing caused by erroneous assembly in a pipe fastening process. To this end, the connector for piping comprises: a body part of a pipe body; the cap nut part; a collet part; and an anti-loosening part which prevents the cap nut part from being loosened or locked due to external force that is not deliberately applied. |
| US12297932B2 |
Valve for providing pulses of air
A valve for providing pulses of aseptic air to a web of packaging material is provided. The valve comprises a rotatable valve shaft having an inlet portion with a circular cross-section, wherein the inlet portion is provided with a radial slot being connected to an axial cavity of the valve shaft. The valve further comprises a valve member comprising a curved end being adapted to fit with an exterior surface of the inlet portion of the valve shaft during rotation of the valve shaft, and a fluid channel extending through the valve member such that when the valve shaft is rotated to a position where the radial slot of the inlet portion is aligned with the fluid channel of the valve member, air can flow through the valve via the valve member and the valve shaft. |
| US12297931B2 |
Centering electronic rotary valve
A Centering Electronic Rotary Valve (CERV) includes a drive system and a rotor structure comprising a rotor fluid channel input opening communicated with a rotor fluid channel output opening via a rotor fluid directional channel that is moveable via a rotor shaft. The rotor fluid channel input opening is adjacent to and aligned with one of a plurality of stator input channel bottom opening. The rotor fluid channel output opening is adjacent to and aligned with at least one of the plurality of stator output channel bottom openings. The drive system includes a motor and a microprocessor for (i) controlling the rotor shaft to rotate about an axis M and (ii) for positioning the rotor shaft at a defined circumferential position. |
| US12297930B2 |
Digitized valve locking device and remote monitoring system
A system for monitoring a valve position includes a valve assembly, a locking device, an image sensor, a central signal receival unit, and a display board. The valve assembly controls fluid flow and includes a valve body, a valve, and a valve actuator. The locking device is disposed on the valve actuator to prevent the valve actuator from turning, and transmits a lock-status signal to the central signal receival unit indicating the locking device is locked. The image sensor captures an image of the valve actuator and transmits the image to the central signal receival unit. The central signal includes an image processing module that recognizes the valve actuator in the image and converts the position of the valve actuator into a valve-position signal, indicating whether the valve is open or closed. The display board receives the lock-status signal and the valve-position signal from the central signal receival unit and displays the signals for an operator to view. |
| US12297928B2 |
Drive for a valve and method
A drive that is drivable by a pressure medium is described. The drive is used for a valve that can be used in hygienic applications. The drive includes a drive housing, in which a main piston is movable along a stroke direction by the action of the pressure medium and can be coupled to a rod, and a stop for limiting a movement of the main piston. To improve the drive, it is proposed that an additional piston is provided, which is movable by the action of the pressure medium. The stop can be carried along by the additional piston. The disclosure also describes a double-seat valve comprising such a drive and to a method for operating such a drive. |
| US12297926B2 |
Solenoid operated pressure cartridge for inflation system
An inflation valve arrangement includes an actuation cavity housing connected to a pneumatic valve, the actuation cavity housing comprising an actuation cavity and a piston rod extending from the actuation cavity at least partially into a main fluid channel of the pneumatic valve in an initially extended position for securing the pneumatic valve in a closed position. The arrangement further comprises a solenoid actuated pressure cartridge connected to the actuation cavity housing. The solenoid actuated pressure cartridge comprises a self-contained source of actuation gas. In response to the solenoid actuated pressure cartridge being energized, the solenoid operated pressure cartridge is configured to release the actuation gas from the pressure cavity into the actuation cavity, thereby retracting the piston rod into the actuation cavity, and opening the pneumatic valve body to release a source of inflation gas to an inflation device. |
| US12297918B2 |
Bidirectional pressure relief valve, battery and electric device
Provided in the embodiments of the application are a bidirectional pressure relief valve, a battery and an electric device. The bidirectional pressure relief valve includes a valve seat, a first valve element and a second valve element, where the valve seat has a first end and a second end opposite each other, a channel and a partition plate, the channel penetrating the first end and the second end, a first pressure relief hole being provided on the partition plate, and the partition plate being arranged on an inner wall of the channel, and dividing the channel into a first cavity and a second cavity in an axial direction of the channel. The bidirectional pressure relief valve of the application can be applied to the battery to maintain balance between internal pressure and external pressure of the battery. |
| US12297916B2 |
Valve seat with seal for use with valve element in valve assembly
A valve assembly includes a valve body defining a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a fluid outlet. The valve body has an inner body surface defining an interior chamber extending between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. A valve element is disposed within the interior chamber and rotatable through a range of positions relative to the outlet providing a high level of precision control of a fluid flow rate through the valve assembly. A valve seat with a seal is positioned around a valve element. The valve seat is configured to self-adjust its inner radial diameter to correspond to the outer radial diameter of the valve element to maintain a portion of an inner seat surface in contact with an outer valve surface of the valve element through the range of positions. |
| US12297915B2 |
Valve body
A valve configured to seal against a valve seat. The valve and valve seat are configured to be installed within a fluid end. A recess is formed within the valve for receiving a seal. A shape of the recess and a shape of the valve are designed to reduce wear to the seal during operation. |
| US12297910B2 |
Seals for multi-surface sealing
A seal includes a seal body formed as a closed loop. The seal body having an upper surface and a lower surface. The seal body comprises an inner wall and an outer wall. The lower surface comprises an inner wing and an outer wing extending laterally from the outer surface to provide lateral sealing. The upper surface of the seal is configured to provide a sealing contact when the seal is urged into engagement via a fluid pressure. |
| US12297909B2 |
Shaft seal assembly
A shaft seal assembly comprises a stator configured to engage a housing and a rotor positioned within the stator. The stator may include a main body, a stator inward radial projection extending radially inward from the stator main body, and a collection groove adjacent the stator inward radial projection. The rotor may include a rotor main body and a rotor axial projection extending from the rotor main body. The rotor axial projection may be positioned adjacent a distal end of the stator inward radial projection. |
| US12297907B2 |
Water-proof sealing structure for vehicle roof rack
A water-proof sealing structure for vehicle roof racks includes a sealing member which includes a first end, a second end and a shank formed between the first and second ends. The first end of the sealing member includes a first sealing portion which seals the inner periphery of a male end of a first pipe of the vehicle roof rack. The second end of the sealing member includes a second sealing portion which seals the opening of the male end and also seals the inner periphery of a female end of a second pipe of the vehicle roof rack. The shank has a positioning hole defined radially therethrough. A bolt extends through the first and second pipes and the positioning hole to connect the male end to the female end. The positioning hole is a tapered hole to allow the bolt to be movable therein. |
| US12297905B2 |
Actuator, and device for engaging a parking lock of a motor vehicle automatic transmission having such an actuator, and motor vehicle equipped therewith
The invention relates to an actuator having a drive (2) driving an input shaft (1), a first actuation element (3) in operative connection with the input shaft (1) for actuating a shifting mechanism, and a rotatably mounted rotation element which can be driven by means of the input shaft (1) and has a first control cam (7) for controlling the actuating position of the actuator, which control cam is operatively connected to the first actuation element (3) for actuating the shifting mechanism. According to the invention, the actuating position of the actuator can be determined inductively by means of a receiving or holding element (10) for a position indicator (11), said receiving or holding element being operatively connected to the rotation element (4). |
| US12297898B2 |
Ventilation module for a transmission of a motor vehicle, in particular of an electrically driven motor vehicle
A ventilation module for a transmission of a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically driven motor vehicle, comprises a housing with a connection opening on the transmission side and an atmosphere opening open to the environment, wherein a gas channel connecting the connection opening to the atmosphere opening in a gas-conducting manner is provided in the housing. A float valve with a float arranged in a float chamber, a valve body and a valve opening is arranged in the gas channel, wherein liquid entering the float chamber through the atmosphere opening causes the float to rise, wherein when a certain liquid level in the float chamber is exceeded the float, the valve body connected to the float, closes the valve opening and thereby the gas channel in a liquid-tight manner. |
| US12297896B2 |
Harmonic gear device and actuator
The harmonic gear device includes a rigid internal gear, a flexible external gear and a wave generator. The rigid internal gear is an annular component having internal teeth. The flexible external gear is an annular component having external teeth and configured on an inner side of the rigid internal gear. The wave generator is configured on an inner side of the flexible external gear and flexes the flexible external gear. The harmonic gear device is configured to deform the flexible external gear along with the rotation of the wave generator with the rotation shaft as a center, so that some of the external teeth mesh with some of the internal teeth. The flexible external gear thus rotates relative to the rigid internal gear according to the difference in the number of teeth between the flexible external gear and the rigid internal gear. |
| US12297895B1 |
Resolver assembly for hybrid module
A hybrid module includes a rotor carrier including an axially extending portion. The hybrid module further includes a torque converter assembly having an impeller. The impeller includes an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the axially extending portion. The impeller shell includes a row of slots extending axially through the impeller shell. The hybrid module further includes a resolver assembly having a resolver carrier. The resolver carrier includes a plurality of tabs circumferentially spaced from each other. Each of the tabs being arranged to engage one respective slot of the impeller shell. |
| US12297891B2 |
Transverse bar and chain link with transverse bar
A transverse bar for releasably connecting two side portions of a chain link of an energy guide chain, wherein at least at one or at both of its ends the transverse bar has a fixing region for releasably fastening to the respective side portion and wherein the fixing region of the transverse bar includes a locking element which is transferable into a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein in the locking position the transverse bar is non-releasably locked to the side portion and in the unlocking position the transverse bar is releasable from the side portion, wherein the locking element includes an actuating portion for selectively transferring same into its locking or its unlocking position, and a locking portion for locking engagement with the side portion. The locking element is in the form of a pivotal part and upon actuation of the locking element the locking portion is moved in a pivotal movement at least in a part of its movement from the locking position into its unlocking position or vice-versa. |
| US12297889B2 |
Actuator and heat store for actuator
The invention relates to an actuator for an orthopedic device with an actuator housing and a heat store for storing the heat produced during operation of the actuator, the heat store having a heat store housing that has a cavity and a heat storage medium present therein, or consisting of a heat storage medium. The heat store is designed to be attachable to or in the actuator housing and has a receiving region that matches an actuator housing region and, when the heat store is mounted, is in heat-transferring contact with the actuator housing. |
| US12297888B2 |
Reinforcing vibration-damping material and reinforcing vibration-damping structure
A reinforcing vibration-damping material that includes a reinforcing material and a vibration-damping material disposed on the reinforcing material in a thickness direction of the reinforcing material. The vibration-damping material has a first portion that overlaps the reinforcing material in the thickness direction and a second portion that does not overlap the reinforcing material in the thickness direction. When the reinforcing vibration-damping material is attached to the object, the reinforcing material is adhered to the object and the second portion of the vibration-damping material is also adhered to the object so that the vibration-damping material suppresses the downward displacement of the reinforcing material. |
| US12297886B2 |
Oscillation damping
The present disclosure relates to a damping system for counteracting oscillations in a construction. The damping system comprises a pendulum device and a container which contains a viscous medium. The pendulum device comprises a mass which comprises a porous structure. The porous structure is configured to allow the viscous medium to pass through it. The porous structure is at least partially submerged in the viscous medium. |
| US12297885B2 |
Shock isolator with flexures and stop mechanism
A shock isolator includes slots in inner and outer parts that define flexures between the parts. The slots may include inner slots and outer slots that are offset from each other around a perimeter of the inner part. The shock isolator also includes stops that provide a mechanical limit on the movement of the flexures. The stops may be posts that extend from one of the parts into holes in the other of the parts. In another embodiment that stops may be extensions from one of the parts over portions of the other of the parts. The stops help in preventing plastic bending and/or fracture of the flexures due to stress. |
| US12297884B2 |
Impact absorbing apparatus
An impact absorbing apparatus includes a first chamber including a first chamber wall and a first valve disposed in the first chamber wall. The impact absorbing apparatus includes a second chamber including a second chamber wall and a second valve disposed in the second chamber wall. A plurality of connecting pillars connects the first chamber to the second chamber. The plurality of connecting pillars is configured to shift position in response to a first impact. The first valve is configured to pass air in and out of the first chamber. The second valve is configured to pass air in and out of the second chamber. |
| US12297882B2 |
Blocks for wheel brakes
A block for wheel brakes comprising a friction portion, in which a friction surface is defined, which, in use, acts upon a peripheral surface of a wheel in order to carry out the braking action, a support plate, which is fixed, in an irreversible manner, to a surface of the friction portion opposite the friction surface, and a base plate, which is fixed to the support plate and comprises a coupling element to fix the block as a whole to a brake system. The block comprises at least one elastic element placed between the support plate and the base plate. The presence of the elastic element creates a ventilation air space between the support plate and the base plate. |
| US12297881B2 |
Brake module
A brake module capable of preventing the occurrence of flow in a free hinge in the event of the occurrence of a collision, etc., is provided. The brake module is provided on a support frame installed in a vehicle, is connected to an object provided to relatively rotate with respect to the support frame and restrains the rotation of the object, and releases the rotation restraint of the object when an external force is applied. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of flow in a free hinge in the event of the occurrence of a collision, etc., and to prevent the deformation of a seat frame, so that passenger safety accidents can be prevented. |
| US12297880B2 |
Motor gear unit for disc brake apparatus and disc brake apparatus
A motor gear unit for a disc brake apparatus includes an electric motor, a speed reduction mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the electric motor to a plurality of rotary-to-linear motion conversion mechanisms arranged in a plurality of cylinders provided in a caliper, and a housing accommodating the electric motor and the speed reduction mechanism. The speed reduction mechanism includes a plurality of final gears connected directly or via another member to the plurality of rotary-to-linear motion conversion mechanisms and a power distribution mechanism that includes one support shaft and that is configured to distribute and transmit input power to the plurality of final gears. The power distribution mechanism is supported by the housing by supporting and fixing end portions of the support shaft on axially both sides to the housing. |
| US12297879B2 |
Disc brake
A disc brake according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cylinder body and a bracket assembly. The bracket assembly is disposed in a space in the cylinder body. The cylinder body and the bracket assembly are fastened to each other by fastening members. |
| US12297878B2 |
Apparatus for drum brake assembly
An apparatus for a drum brake assembly having a brake drum includes a brake shoe and a pivot lever connected to the brake shoe. The pivot lever has a first condition movable with the brake shoe to apply braking force to the brake drum and a second condition deflected relative to the brake shoe for absorbing brake drum contraction forces. |
| US12297875B2 |
Shear thickening fluid based rotary power shunt mechanism
A power shunt for shunting rotary power from a load device includes a shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber that contains the STF. The power shunt further includes a drive shaft housed radially within a drive side section of the chamber and protruding outward from an end of the chamber for coupling to a lock configured to prevent rotation of the drive shaft. The power shunt further includes a load shaft housed radially within a load side section of the chamber and protruding outward from another end of the chamber for coupling to the load device. The power shunt further includes a drive turbine housed radially within the drive side section and coupled to the drive shaft. The power shunt further includes a load turbine housed radially within the load side section at a fixed operational distance from the drive turbine and coupled to the load shaft. |
| US12297872B1 |
Pressure retaining cap with manual interface for rotation
A system includes a cap configured to attach to a first end of a pneumatic disconnect shaft assembly, the cap configured to seal a pneumatic chamber in a pneumatic mode and configured to allow access to the pneumatic chamber in a manual mode for manual rotation of a decoupling shaft. A method for manual rotation of a pneumatic disconnect shaft assembly includes removing a bolt from a cap that seals a pneumatic chamber of the pneumatic disconnect shaft assembly and rotating the cap about a longitudinal axis of a decoupling shaft to rotate the decoupling shaft, camming one or more locking pistons out of one or more grooves in the decoupling shaft. |
| US12297864B2 |
Self lubricating linear guide bushings for reciprocating canning and bottling machinery
A linear guide mechanism includes a housing having an inside housing surface that defines a bore extending through the housing coaxial with a longitudinal axis. A shaft is disposed at least partially in the bore and is reciprocatably and linearly moveable in the bore along the longitudinal axis. The shaft has an exterior shaft surface. A self-lubricating liner is disposed in the bore between the inside housing surface and the exterior shaft surface. The self-lubricating liner has an inside liner surface that is in sliding engagement with the exterior shaft surface of the shaft. The self-lubricating liner has an exterior liner surface. |
| US12297860B2 |
Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, and methods including bearing elements
Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, systems, and methods include bearing assemblies where one of the bearing assemblies may include angled bearing surfaces having a planar shape. |
| US12297859B2 |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis which is adjacent to the first chassis; a hinge device which so connects the first chassis and the second chassis as to be rotationally movable relative to each other between a first posture that the first chassis and the second chassis are so folded as to mutually overlap in a surface normal direction and a second posture that the first chassis and the second chassis are mutually arrayed in a direction which is vertical to the surface normal direction; and a display which is so installed as to range from the first chassis to the second chassis and has a folding region which is folded in accordance with relative rotational movement of the first chassis and the second chassis. |
| US12297849B2 |
Cylinder degassing unit and working cylinder
A degassing unit has a basic body with an inner discharge portion, an annular chamber an outer discharge portion. The body is to be fixed at a perforation of a cylinder residual air space. The inner discharge portion has an inner discharge channel and an inner annular body. The inner discharge channel connects the air space to the chamber. The inner annular body covers an intermediate outlet of the inner discharge channel and defines a first pressure barrier in a discharge direction and a second sealing plane in an inlet direction. The outer discharge portion has an outer discharge channel and an outer annular body. The outer channel connects the chamber to atmosphere via an intermediate inlet at the chamber and an outer outlet to atmosphere. The outer annular body covers the outer outlet and defines a second pressure barrier in an outlet direction and a second sealing plane in an inlet direction. |
| US12297847B1 |
Noise-reducing and nonuniform tip clearance structure of centrifugal compressor
A noise-reducing and nonuniform tip clearance structure of centrifugal compressor is provided, which includes a compressor impeller body and a compressor impeller shroud. The compressor impeller shroud is circumferentially wrapped outside the compressor impeller body, and multiple impeller blade bodies are uniformly arranged in a circumferential direction of the compressor impeller body. A clearance between an impeller tip meridian line of the impeller blade body and an impeller shroud meridian line on the compressor impeller shroud is an impeller tip clearance. The impeller tip clearance gradually decreases in a direction from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the impeller blade body, and a change rate of the impeller tip clearance in the direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the impeller blade body also gradually decreases. |
| US12297842B2 |
Supplying a mixture of air and exhaust gas to a compressor wheel of a compressor
In the technical field of compressors, a system that is configured to supply a mixture of air and exhaust gas to a compressor wheel of a compressor is provided. The system comprises a main channel that is configured to debouch into an area where the compressor wheel is located at an outlet end thereof, to receive a supply of air in a first section thereof, and to receive a supply of exhaust gas further downstream in a second section thereof, and an exhaust gas supply arrangement that is connected to the main channel at the position of the second section. The exhaust gas supply arrangement is designed as a distributor comprising at least two exhaust gas supply channels which are separate from each other along at least a substantial part of their length. |
| US12297833B2 |
Rubber compound with fiber reinforcement
A rubber compound for use in a stator. The rubber compound includes a fiber reinforcement, which may include fibrillated fibers in some embodiments, and short chop fibers in others. Fibers in the fiber reinforcement create a grain direction. In some embodiments, the rubber compound has a first value for 25% tensile Modulus across the grain and a second value for 25% tensile Modulus with the grain, wherein the first value is at least 10% lower than the second value. In embodiments, the fiber reinforcement may include a fiber loading of greater than 1.0 phr of fibers. In embodiments, the rubber compound may have a 25% tensile Modulus of greater than 400 psi across the grain and a 50% tensile Modulus of greater than 700 psi across the grain. In embodiments, at least some of the fibers may have a Modulus greater than 2.0 GPa. |
| US12297830B2 |
Scroll compressor and refrigeration apparatus
A scroll compressor includes a movable scroll, a fixed scroll having a suction passage, a suction pipe, and a suction check valve to open and close an open end of the suction pipe. The suction check valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, and a compression spring to bias the valve body toward the open end of the suction pipe. The valve body includes a first bottom portion, and a first circumferential wall extending toward the valve seat along a peripheral portion of the first bottom portion. The valve seat includes a second bottom portion, and a second circumferential wall extending toward the valve body along a peripheral portion of the second bottom portion. One of the first and second circumferential walls has an outside diameter smaller than an inside diameter of an open end of the other one of the first and second circumferential walls. |
| US12297828B2 |
Method for controlling a hydraulic drive and hydraulic drive
Controlling a hydraulic drive for a hydraulic consumer alternately pressurized in opposite directions, the hydraulic drive comprising a hydraulic machine driven by an electric machine and featuring variable displacement adjustable through zero, wherein a rotational speed of the hydraulic machine controlled by the electric machine, includes varying displacement so that conveying direction of hydraulic fluid is alternated using a cyclically varying volumetric flow specification, to perform direction reversals. After direction reversal during a first change time period, the rotational speed is increased from a first rotational speed set at the end of the direction reversal to a second rotational speed, and within a second change time period after the first change time period, the rotational speed is decreased until the first rotational speed is reached. The displacement is varied during the change time periods depending on the rotational speed and volumetric flow specification to comply with the volumetric flow specification. |
| US12297823B2 |
Electrical submersible pump control
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for determining the flow rate and fluid density in an electrical submersible pump (ESP) and controlling the ESP based on the flow rate and density. In one implementation, an ESP system includes an ESP, drive circuitry, a current sensor, a voltage sensor, and a processor. The ESP includes an electric motor. The drive circuitry is electrically coupled to the ESP and is configured to provide an electrical signal to power the ESP. The current sensor is configured to measure a current of the electrical signal. The voltage sensor is configured to measure a voltage of the electrical signal. The processor is configured to calculate speed of a shaft of the electric motor based on a frequency induced by rotation of the motor detected in the current. The processor is also configured to calculate a density of fluid in the ESP based on the speed. |
| US12297822B2 |
Electrochemical actuators and actuator arrays
In some embodiments, electrochemical actuators include a sealed electrolytic chamber with two or more electrodes disposed therein and associated reservoirs. In some embodiments, the electrochemical actuators include one or more rigid structures that are overmolded onto one or more electrodes to form the electrolytic chambers. In some embodiments, multiple rigid structures that are overmolded onto two separate electrodes may be connected to form one or more electrolytic chambers with a desired configuration of electrodes contained therein. In some embodiments, manufacturing methods and structures relate to the formation of an array of electrochemical actuators. |
| US12297820B2 |
Portable electric inflator
A portable electric inflator includes: a housing comprising an upper end, a lower end, and a receiving chamber that extends from the upper end to the lower end; an air compressor including a motor, a transmitting mechanism, and a pump that are received in the receiving chamber and sequentially arranged in an order from the upper end to the lower end, wherein a receiving space is formed between the pump and the housing; a battery assembly arranged in the receiving chamber, the battery assembly including: a battery retainer received in the receiving space; at least two battery cells arranged side by side in the battery retainer; a support member extending from one end of the battery retainer adjacent to the lower end, the support member perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the battery retainer; and a circuit board fixed to the support member. |
| US12297817B1 |
Power output economizing device
A device for economizing power output includes a circular rotary unit and a holder. When the rotational output end of a power source is connected to a power connection portion of the circular rotary unit and the rotational power is output from a power connection portion to a load, the circular rotary unit is suspended by the holder, so that when the power source drives the circular body to rotate, the circular body can rotate relative to the holder without friction or being in contact with brackets of the holder. The gravitational inertia generated by the circular body during its high-speed rotation enables the power source to drive the load. |
| US12297811B2 |
System and method to maximize power production by wind turbines
Enabling control of wind turbines is provided. The method comprises receiving power production signals from wind turbines comprising a wind farm and estimating wake travel times from upstream wind turbines to downstream turbines. Correlations of the power production signals are calculated among all pairs of wind turbines in the wind farm. Wind turbines with a power production correlation above a specified threshold at an expected time are considered to have wake interaction. A probability density function of northing directions is calculated for the wind turbine pairs with wake interaction. A determination is made whether the probability density function has a dominant direction. Responsive to the probability density function having a dominant direction, the wind turbine pairs with wake interaction are identified as turbine clusters. A control strategy is applied to each turbine cluster as an operational unit to optimize power production of the wind farm. |
| US12297810B2 |
Device and method for controlling a wind turbine based on a change element
Provided is a control device for controlling a wind turbine, the wind turbine including a rotor and at least one blade being rotatable mounted to the rotor. The control device includes a detecting device being configured to detect an amount of a bending moment of the blade; and a change element having an input and an output, wherein the input is configured to receive the detected amount of the bending moment of the blade and the output is configured to output a response to a differential of the detected amount of the bending moment of the blade. The control device is configured to control the wind turbine based on the response. |
| US12297808B2 |
Wind turbine comprising reciprocating swept area and method of controlling a wind turbine
A wind turbine includes tower, a nacelle mounted at the top of the tower, a rotor mounted rotatable relatively to the nacelle about a rotation axis and includes at least one blade, wherein the blade, when rotating about the rotation axis, is configured to span a swept area, and a control device which is configured to control an actuator so as to move the swept area. |
| US12297806B2 |
Method of calibrating a reference of a wind turbine
A method of calibrating a reference of a wind turbine. The method comprises monitoring performance of the wind turbine over a calibration period to generate performance data, wherein the calibration period comprises a series of sub-periods. The reference is calibrated by: setting the reference on the basis of the performance data; and, for each sub-period: determining a sub-period value on the basis of the performance data generated during that sub-period, comparing the sub-period value with the reference, and updating the reference with the sub-period value if the comparison shows that a performance of the wind turbine indicated by the sub-period value is better than a performance of the wind turbine indicated by the reference. The comparison and updating steps enable the reference to more accurately reflect more recent performance of the wind turbine. The method can also be reliably used in freezing temperatures. |
| US12297803B2 |
System for handling a wind turbine tower section and corresponding method
A system for handling a wind turbine tower section and corresponding method for operating are provided. The system includes a frame configured to support an end of the tower section, the frame having a support base and a connecting plate provided thereon that includes a base portion configured to be attached to the support base, and an abutment portion extending transversally from the base portion and configured to be attached to a flange at the tower section end. |
| US12297800B2 |
Wind turbine rotor blade with framed access window
The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade (10) with an access window (94) extending through a shell body of the blade. A frame (96), which defines an opening (97), is arranged on top of the outer surface of the blade such that the opening of the frame (96) is aligned with the access window. A cover member (92) covers the opening (97) of the frame and releasably closes the access window. |
| US12297796B2 |
Control method for internal combustion engine and control device
When vibration sensed by knock sensor configured to sense the vibration of a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine is greater than a predetermined knock threshold value, a controller performs a first ignition timing control to retard ignition timings of cylinders so that the vibration becomes equal to or smaller than the knock threshold value; previously specifies a specific cylinder relating to a specific vibration due to a bending of a crank shaft; and in a state in which a driving state is in a predetermined specific driving region where there is a possibility that the specific vibration will be generated, when the vibration of the specific cylinder is greater than a predetermined specific vibration judgment threshold value that is smaller than the knock threshold value, performs a second ignition timing control to retard only the ignition timing of the specific cylinder by a predetermined amount. |
| US12297792B2 |
Hybrid solar thermal and chemical vehicle configurations for space mining applications
Solar thermal and chemical hybrid rocket configurations for mining and other space applications are disclosed. One aspect is a rocket propulsion system configured to provide rocket thrust, including a solar absorber, a rocket nozzle, and a solar power collection system configured to collect solar energy from the sun, generate an energy beam from the collected sunlight, heat the solar absorber to transfer heat to one or more pressurized propulsive gases, and expel the heated pressurized propulsive gases through a rocket nozzle. A solar absorber can be formed from a granular collection or agglomeration of solids (e.g., of beads), which can be layered with more transparent layer(s) above and more absorbing layer(s) below to create a temperature profile in propellant(s) flowing through the absorber. A hybrid motor can provide an energy (e.g., solar) absorber for absorbing and transferring radiative energy as well as a combustion area. Multiple propellants can be present in a single chamber and be forced from a nozzle to produce thrust. Pressure in a rocket can be achieved from heating inert gasses, and alternatively or simultaneously, from mixing and igniting non-inert gasses. |
| US12297788B2 |
Closed-loop control device for closed-loop control of a power assembly including an internal combustion engine and a generator having an operative drive connection to the internal combustion engine, closed-loop control arrangement having such a closed-loop control device, power assembly and method for closed-loop control of a power assembly
A closed-loop control device, for closed-loop control of a power assembly including an internal combustion engine and a generator having an operative drive connection to the internal combustion engine, includes: the closed-loop control device which is configured, in a first functional state, for: detecting a generator frequency (fG) of the generator as a controlled variable; determining a control deviation (ef) as a difference between the generator frequency (fG) which is detected and a target generator frequency fsoll); determining a target speed (nsoll) as a manipulated variable for controlling the internal combustion engine as a function of the control deviation (ef); using a control rule for determining the target speed (nsoll); and being operatively connected to an open-loop control device of the internal combustion engine in such a way that the target speed (nsoll) can be transmitted by the closed-loop control device to an open-loop control device. |
| US12297784B2 |
Control device for variable compression ratio mechanism, and diagnostic method for same
A control device for a variable compression ratio mechanism for changing a compression ratio of an internal combustion engine by rotating a control shaft connected to an output shaft of an actuator, wherein with respect to a reference position, the control device determines the rotation angle of the control shaft by sequentially integrating the output values of an angle sensor that detects the rotation angle of the output shaft of the actuator in a range of 0° to 360° such that the rotation angle approaches a target angle. When the internal combustion engine is stopped, the control device rotates the control shaft to a high-compression-ratio side and a low-compression-ratio side, respectively, toward a stopper mechanism that defines the rotatable range and compares the determined rotation angle and a reference operation angle to diagnose whether a failure has occurred in the variable compression ratio mechanism. |
| US12297778B2 |
Components having coating systems defined by tiles secured thereto, methods of producing the components, and aircraft comprising the components
Components of gas turbine engines, aircraft comprising the components, and methods of producing the components are provided. The component includes a surface, and a set of tiles secured to the surface at interfaces between the set of tiles and the surface and between each of the set of tiles. The set of tiles conform to the surface and in combination define a coating system on the surface that includes an environmental barrier coating and/or a thermal barrier coating. |
| US12297775B2 |
Aircraft heat exchanger panel array interconnection
A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between first and second flows along first and second flowpaths has a plate bank having a plurality of plates. Each plate has: opposite first and second faces and leading and trailing edges along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having along the first flowpath: at least one inlet port; at least one outlet port; and at least one passageway. An inlet manifold has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet manifold has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port. The first flowpath passes from the at least one inlet port of the inlet manifold, through the at least one passageway of each of the plurality of plates, and through the at least one outlet port of the outlet manifold. A shroud links distal portions of the plates. |
| US12297773B2 |
Removable mechanical part for acoustic insulation of an air inlet casing
The invention relates to an acoustic insulation assembly for an auxiliary power unit having a centrifugal compressor (1), comprising a ring-shaped casing (8) for an air inlet (3) and comprising a plurality of reinforcing arms (9) connecting its inner walls, a plurality of removable mechanical acoustic insulation parts (10), each mechanical part (10) being ring-shaped and comprising attachment means (11) intended to engage with the casing (8), such that the mechanical part (10) and the flow surface of the casing (8), defined by a pair of reinforcing arms (9), overlie one another. |
| US12297771B2 |
Energy storage system heater control architecture
A thermal management system for an energy storage system, the energy storage system comprising an energy storage device, an energy storage monitoring system including circuitry dedicated and configured to monitor a temperature of the energy storage device. The thermal management system comprises: a thermal management conditioning loop, a pump configured to circulate a thermal management fluid through the thermal management conditioning loop, a heat source, and a heat transfer hardware in thermal communication with the energy storage device. An energy storage controller of the energy storage monitoring system is configured to confirm that a temperature of the thermal management fluid and/or a temperature of the energy storage device is below an upper safety limit, between a lower control limit and an upper control limit, or both, and in response, to send an enable heater request indicating the heat source is to turn on. |
| US12297766B2 |
Thermostatic valve
The valve includes a housing, a thermostatic element, a first shutter displaced by the thermostatic element along an axis relative to a first seat integrated into the housing to control a flow of fluid between the first and second paths, a cage, a first return spring, a second shutter axially displaced by the thermostatic element relative to a second shutter axially displaced by the thermostatic element with respect to a second seat integrated into the cage, a third shutter axially displaced by the fluid overpressure in the second path relative to a third seat integral with the cage, and a second return spring. The cage includes a tubular part, which is centred on the axis and through the interior of which fluid flows between the second and third paths. An outer face of the tubular part is provided with a seal. The cage also includes arms. |
| US12297763B2 |
Engine device
An exhaust gas purification device including: a first case communicating with an exhaust manifold of an engine and internally including a first exhaust gas purification body for removing a carbon compound; and a second case communicating with an exhaust outlet of the first case and internally including second exhaust gas purification bodies for removing a nitrogen compound. The first case and the second case are arranged above the engine and in an L-shape to respectively extend along two side surfaces of the engine, the two side surfaces being adjacent to each other. |
| US12297761B2 |
Exhaust system component with multi-layer support mat
An exhaust system component comprises a housing including an inner surface having a first longitudinal axis, a core positioned within the housing and including an outer surface circumferentially extending about a second longitudinal axis offset from the first axis, and a mat positioned within the housing and compressed between the core and the housing. The mat is wrapped about an outer surface of the core more than one revolution such that a first circumferentially extending zone exists where the mat is x layers thick and a second circumferentially extending zone exists where the mat is x+1 layers thick. The second longitudinal axis is offset from the first longitudinal axis in a direction toward the first circumferentially extending zone. |
| US12297760B2 |
Catalytic system comprising antimony-containing catalyst
A catalyst system for purifying an exhaust gas, comprising one or more antimony-containing regions comprising an antimony-containing catalyst, particularly antimony-containing SCR catalyst, and one or more antimony-trapping regions comprising a molecular sieve which is optionally metal-promoted, wherein at least one of the antimony-trapping regions is located downstream of the one or more antimony-containing regions in a flow direction of the exhaust gas, and also a method for treatment of an exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides. |
| US12297758B2 |
Bypass valve
A fluid system for an aircraft engine can include a pumped fluid circulation circuit including a fluid tank, the fluid circulation circuit configured to circulate a fluid through at least a part of the aircraft engine and means, in the fluid circulation circuit, for selectively directing the fluid of the fluid circulation circuit as a function of a pressure of fluid in the fluid circulation circuit to one of: a part of the aircraft engine, and a fluid bypass in the fluid circulation circuit that is fluidly upstream of the part. |
| US12297757B2 |
Lost motion variable valve actuation systems and method
A compact, modular, lost motion variable valve actuation assembly includes a dry start hydraulic circuit to enable quick priming of a lost motion master-slave circuit from a dry start reservoir to the master piston chamber during engine start. Motion of the master piston on engine startup may draw in fluid from the dry start hydraulic circuit. The dry start components may be integrated into a compact modular rocker shaft pedestal package suitable for retrofit on existing engine head assemblies. The master piston may include a push tube interface that includes a deep push tube cavity and lubrication capabilities in the master piston that provides for improved wear, stability, easy installation and alignment. The slave piston may be provided with a valve catch to reduce valve closing velocity during cycles involving lost-motion. |
| US12297753B2 |
System and process for active draft control of power plant
A combined cycle power plant CCPP includes one turbomachine and heat recovery steam generator HRSG that is shutdown (or offline) and a second turbomachine and heat recovery steam generator HRSG that is online. The HRSG supplied duct dampers can provide sealing air therein to ensure no back flow from the online turbomachine to the shutdown turbomachine of the plant. However, as cooling flow is desired, a controlled flow may be implemented to allow cooling flow to the shutdown turbomachine. This solution is valuable to cool CCPP configurations with multiple (e.g., 2) HRSGs discharging into a common exhaust stack without individual flues dedicated to each HRSG, regardless of turbomachine configuration. |
| US12297750B2 |
Fluid ducts including a rib
A fluid duct includes a body and an elongate rib. The body extends along a central axis and defines a lumen configured to receive a first fluid extending therethrough. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface. The central axis defines an axial direction along the central axis, a radial direction perpendicular to the central axis, and a circumferential direction oriented rotationally about the central axis. The elongate rib is positioned on the inner surface of the body and extends radially inward from the inner surface of the body. The elongate rib defines a channel extending through the elongate rib in a primary direction. The channel is configured to receive a second fluid and isolate the second fluid from the first fluid. |
| US12297746B2 |
Erosion compensated vane geometry
A turbine vane for use in a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil section having a concave sidewall and a convex sidewall. Both the concave sidewall and convex sidewall extend spanwise between a platform and a radially outward airfoil tip and chordwise between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The concave sidewall includes a convex ablative region. |
| US12297745B2 |
Gearboxes for aircraft gas turbine engines
Gearboxes for aircraft gas turbine engines, in particular to arrangements for journal bearings such gearboxes, and to related methods of operating such gearboxes and gas turbine engines. Example embodiments include a gearbox for an aircraft gas turbine engine, the gearbox including: a sun gear; a plurality of planet gears surrounding and engaged with the sun gear; and a ring gear surrounding and engaged with the plurality of planet gears, each of the plurality of planet gears being rotatably mounted around a pin of a planet gear carrier with a journal bearing having an internal sliding surface on the planet gear and an external sliding surface on the pin. |
| US12297741B2 |
Rapid active clearance control system of inter stage and mid-seals
Example apparatus, systems, and methods for rapid active clearance control of inter-stage and mid-stage seals are disclosed. An example apparatus to control clearance for a turbine engine comprises a case surrounding at least part of the turbine engine and defining an opening therethrough; a nozzle, the nozzle including a reference pressure sensor and a static pressure sensor on a tip of the nozzle; an actuator including a multilayer stack of material, a rod coupled to the first actuator and coupled to the nozzle through the opening in the case, the rod to move the nozzle based on contraction or expansion of the multilayer stack of material; and a controller to calculate and set the clearance between the rotor and the nozzle by supplying an electrical current to the multilayer stack to cause the multilayer stack to at least one of expand or contract. |
| US12297737B1 |
Bottom hole assembly having three-point contact for improved steering
A system includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) that includes a drill bit configured to drill a pilot hole in a subterranean formation, such that the drill bit provides a first point of contact between the BHA and the subterranean formation. The BHA includes a steering pad assembly that includes one or more steering pads each configured to move over a path of travel between a retracted position and an extended position to provide a second point of contact between the BHA and the subterranean formation, and a reamer configured to expand the pilot hole into a borehole, such that the reamer provides a third point of contact between the BHA and the subterranean formation. The system includes a controller configured to steer the BHA via the first, second, and third points of contact and adjustments to the second point of contact via control of the steering pad assembly. |
| US12297735B2 |
Centralizer for downhole probes
An assembly for use in subsurface drilling includes a downhole probe supported by a centralizer. The centralizer comprises a tubular member that extends around the downhole probe. A wall of the centralizer is fluted to provide inward contact points that support the downhole probe and outward contact points that bear against a bore wall of a section of drill string. The downhole probe may be supported for substantially its entire length. |
| US12297727B2 |
Enhanced CO2 fracking operation
A method for stimulating hydrogen production from an injection formation. This method includes the steps of providing a well traversing a subsurface into an injection formation containing hydrocarbons. Carbon dioxide, water, steam, and combustion gas are introduced into the injection formation via the well. Further, the injection formation is stimulated using one or more of infrasonic, sonic, and ultrasonic stimulation. The injection formation is monitored via one or more sensors located in the injection formation to determine one or more properties of reactions in the injection formation and the flow back effluent. Flowback operations are conducted to retrieve flowback effluent. |
| US12297726B2 |
Heat radiator and turbo fracturing unit comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to a heat radiator and a turbo fracturing unit comprising the same. The heat radiator includes: a cabin; a heat radiation core disposed at the inlet and configured to allow a gas/air to pass therethrough; a gas/air guide device disposed at the outlet and configured to suction the air within the cabin to the outlet; and noise reduction structure disposed within the cabin, which is of a structure progressively converging to the outlet. The heat radiator is configured to enable the gas/air to enter the cabin via the inlet, then sequentially pass through the heat radiation core, a surface of the noise reduction structure and the gas/air guide device, and finally be discharged out of the cabin. The heat radiator according to the present disclosure is a suction-type heat radiator which can regulate the speed of the gas/air guide device based on the temperature of the gas/air at the inlet, thereby avoiding energy waste and unnecessary noise. The smooth curved surface of the noise reduction structure can reduce noise without affecting the gas/air flow. |
| US12297723B2 |
Electric closing side pocket mandrel
A side pocket mandrel is configured for use within a gas lift system deployed in a well that has an annular space surrounding the gas lift system. The side pocket mandrel includes a central body that includes a central bore, a gas lift valve pocket, and a gas lift valve installed within the gas lift valve pocket. The side pocket mandrel may also include a motorized choke valve assembly to selectively cover some or all of an internal tubing port extending between the central bore and the gas lift valve pocket. The side pocket mandrel may also include an automatic closing valve assembly configured to automatically close the gas lift valve port when the gas lift valve is removed from the side pocket mandrel. |
| US12297722B2 |
Total crude oil demand control from multiple oil stabilizer columns
Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for managing crude oil demand at a crude oil processing plant. Real-time process data is received for the plant and includes quantitative values for conditions and operations at the plant. A multiple stabilizer oil flow control strategy is determined for crude oil stabilizer columns of the plant using the real-time process data. A targeted oil flow rate is determined for each stabilizer column using the strategy. The targeted oil flow rate provides a continuous and on-target crude oil supply to components of the plant in multiple operating scenarios. The on-target crude oil supply includes a range of oil flow volumes required for continuous operation. The plant is operated using the strategy, including maintaining, using the targeted oil flow rate for each stabilizer column, crude oil demand for different combinations of the crude oil stabilizer columns and multiple operating scenarios. |
| US12297721B2 |
Reusable perforation gun coupler system
A coupler system comprising: a coupler; first, second, and third bulkheads included in the coupler; an electrical switch included in the coupler, wherein the electrical switch includes a printed circuit board (PCB); wherein the first, second, and third bulkheads respectively include first, second, and third bulkhead electric contacts, and the first, second, and third bulkhead electric contacts include no resilient members; wherein: (a) the first bulkhead is to couple to a first proximal electrical contact of a proximal connector of a perforation gun, (b) the second bulkhead is to couple to a second proximal electrical contact of the proximal connector of the perforation gun, and (c) the third bulkhead is to couple to a distal electrical contact of a distal connector of another perforation gun. The coupler includes proximal and distal sacrificial blast plates. |
| US12297720B2 |
Downhole perforating tool systems and methods
A downhole perforation tool includes an upper sub-assembly configured to couple to a downhole conveyance within a wellbore that is formed from a terranean surface toward a subterranean formation; and a plurality of perforation sub-assemblies. Each perforation sub-assembly includes one or more perforation guns, and one or more ports configured to fluidly couple the wellbore with a bore that extends from the one or more ports to the upper sub-assembly. The downhole perforation tool further includes a main wellbore seal positioned between the upper sub-assembly and the plurality of perforation sub-assemblies and actuatable to anchor the downhole perforation tool to a casing in the wellbore. The downhole perforation tool further includes at least one secondary wellbore seal positioned between adjacent perforation sub-assemblies of the plurality of perforation sub-assemblies. The at least one secondary wellbore seal is actuatable to fluidly isolate a portion of an annulus of the wellbore from another portion of the annulus of the wellbore. |
| US12297719B2 |
System and process for geological sequestration of carbon-containing materials
This disclosure relates to methods and systems for injecting and/or sequestering carbon-containing materials in underground wells, and, in some examples, for using the carbon-containing materials for enhanced oil recovery and well abandonment. An example method includes: obtaining a mixture including biochar particles and a liquid; and providing the mixture for injection into an underground well. |
| US12297718B2 |
Methods of hydrolyzing nitrogen-containing waste plastics downgole to form a solid barrier
Methods and systems including introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation wellbore. The treatment fluid includes an aqueous base fluid; nitrogen-containing waste plastic; and carbon dioxide. The nitrogen-containing waste plastic is hydrolyzed in the aqueous base fluid under conditions in the subterranean formation wellbore, thereby forming hydrolysis reaction products. The hydrolysis reaction products and the carbon dioxide are reacted in the subterranean formation wellbore. |
| US12297716B2 |
Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, and methods including bearing elements
Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, systems, and methods include bearing assemblies where one of the bearing assemblies may include bearing surfaces defining an at least partially conical surface. |
| US12297715B2 |
Concentric smart well completion
A method includes disposing a tubular production string in a wellbore, the string having an upper portion with inner diameter greater than the inner diameter of a lower portion of the string. A tubular insert is disposed within the production string uphole of the lower portion. Opening an upper interval control valve (ICV) on the production string permits a flow of fluids from an upper production zone through the upper ICV to the surface through an interior annular volume formed by the exterior of the tubular insert and the interior of the upper portion, and opening a lower ICV on the production string permits a flow of fluids from a lower production zone through the lower ICV to the surface through the tubular insert, simultaneously and without commingling with fluids flowing through the upper ICV. |
| US12297714B2 |
Fill up and circulation tool with return valve for inner string cementation
A system includes a casing string configured to be deployed into the wellbore, an inner string configured to deployed inside of the casing string, a light mud disposed in the casing-wellbore annulus and the casing-inner string annulus, an inner string fill up tool connected to the inner string and configured to displace the light mud in the casing-inner string annulus with a heavy mud while leaving the light mud in the casing-wellbore annulus, and a packer connected to the inner string fill up tool and configured to seal against the internal surface of the casing string to block the casing-inner string annulus. The packer comprises a return line having a return valve configured to open and close. The system further includes an annular ram of a blow out preventor configured to close around the casing string and seal the casing-wellbore annulus. The inner string fill up tool connected to the inner string is configured to displace the light mud inside the casing string with the heavy mud when the annular ram is closed, the packer is sealed against the internal surface of the casing string, and the return valve in the return line is open. |
| US12297707B2 |
Latch assembly
A lock latch assembly for a multi-stage completion and method of operating the lock latch assembly are provided. The latch assembly functions as a snap latch prior to activation and as a shear latch after activation. |
| US12297706B2 |
Debris exclusive-pressure intensified-pressure balanced setting tool for liner hanger
A system and method set a liner hanger in a borehole by actuating a hydraulic setting mechanism on the hanger to engage slips in the borehole. A setting tool runs the hanger into position. A reserve volume of the tool holds a clean fluid separate from the borehole. A piston of the tool has a tool volume for the fluid. During run in, pressure in the tool volume is balanced to hydrostatic pressure by drawing actuation fluid from the reserve volume to the tool volume through a check valve. To set the hanger, a plug is engaged on a seat in the tool, tubing pressure is applied behind the engaged plug, and the seat is unlocked. With more applied pressure, the piston moves, reduces the tool volume, and intensifies pressure of the clean fluid communicated to the hanger's setting mechanism. Over-pressure can be handled by a venting valve. |
| US12297701B2 |
Adjustable damper
A device may include an interior component having an outer diameter (OD) surface. A device may include a protective housing positioned around at least a portion of the interior component and having an inner diameter (ID) surface proximate the OD surface of the interior component. A device may include an adjustable damper positioned between the ID surface and the OD surface and configured to change size in a transverse direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the interior component. |
| US12297698B2 |
Retainer for rotary cone drill bit
This disclosure describes, in part, systems and structures for a rotary cone drill bit having a body and rolling cone cutters, wherein the rolling cone cutters are coupled to the body through a bearing retention interface including ball bearings in a captured channel between the body and the rolling cone cutters. The ball bearings are inserted through an opening that is subsequently filled with a retainer pin having an engagement feature that ensures alignment of the retainer pin with respect to the captured channel and the ball bearings to reduce wear within the rotary cone drill bit. |
| US12297692B2 |
Building aperture cover, such as a window or door, comprising flexible gasket with sealed cavity
The present disclosure relates to a building aperture cover (1) such as a window or a door. The building aperture cover comprises a frame arrangement (2) and a vacuum insulated glass unit (3), wherein the vacuum insulated glass unit (3) comprises an evacuated gap (4) placed between a first and a second glass sheet (3a, 3b), and wherein a plurality of support structures (5) are arranged in the evacuated gap (4). The vacuum insulated glass unit (3) is arranged in the frame arrangement (2, 6). The building aperture cover (1) comprises one or more elongated flexible sealing gaskets (21, 22) arranged between an outer major surface (S1, S2) of the vacuum insulated glass unit (3) and a frame part (13a, 13c, 23a, 23c) of the frame arrangement (2, 6). The one or more elongated flexible sealing gaskets (21, 22) is arranged to extend substantially parallel to an edge (7, 50a-50d) of the vacuum insulated glass unit (3). One or more of the one or more elongated flexible sealing gaskets (21, 22) comprises an interior, sealed cavity (21a, 22a) configured to comprise a pressurized fluid. |
| US12297689B2 |
Device and method for securing frames
A device for securing frames, including a retaining plate and two clamping angles, the clamping angles being retained on the retaining plate so they can shift in relation thereto. To ensure simple handling, the angles are arranged on the retaining plate rotationally fixed and each includes at least one clamping element and at least one connecting piece. Methods are included for securing a frame to a wall, whereby one angle is connected to a retaining plate that is secured to an inner side of the frame. To secure the frame simply, it is inserted into a wall opening and a second angle is connected to the plate in a rotationally fixed manner across from the first angle, after which the first and second angles are connected using at least one adjusting means and a span width is reduced until a sufficient clamping force on the wall is reached. |
| US12297688B2 |
Method to detect lock box shackle breakage or attempted breakage and activate alert
A method of monitoring a lock box. The method includes detecting a magnitude of a force being applied to a shackle of the lock box using a shackle force sensor; determining whether the magnitude of the force exceeds a selected magnitude, the selected magnitude being a predetermined force that indicates an individual is tampering with the shackle; and generating an alert if the magnitude of the force exceeds the selected magnitude. |
| US12297685B2 |
Powered door unit with improved mounting arrangement
A powered actuator for moving a motor vehicle closure panel from a closed position to an open position and method of construction thereof. Powered actuator includes an electric motor configured to rotate a driven shaft and a gearbox coupled to the driven shaft. An extensible member extends through the gearbox to a proximal end on one side of the gearbox for attachment to one of a vehicle body or the closure member and to a distal end on an opposite side of the gearbox. Extensible member is configured to move between retracted and extended positions in response to rotation of the driven shaft. A contamination cover enshrouds the extensible member between the gearbox and the distal end of the extensible member. Contamination cover moves between an axially extended state and an axially retracted state while the extensible member moves between the respective retracted position and the extended position. |
| US12297681B2 |
Roller assembly
Disclosed herein is a roller assembly for a sliding panel, the roller assembly including at least one roller sub-assembly having at least one roller wheel, the roller sub-assembly comprising at least one pivotal arm and a roller wheel rotatably mounted to the arm, wherein one end of the arm is configured for pivotally attachment to the support to permit the arm and roller wheel to pivot relative to the support in a vertical plane and the opposite end of the arm has resilient suspension means configured to allow resilient pivotal movement of said opposite end relative to the support when a force is applied to the roller wheel. |
| US12297676B2 |
Cylinder lock
This cylinder lock is a cylinder lock which can lock and unlock a mortise lock via a displacement transmission member. The cylinder lock comprises: a cylinder lock body; a key insertion part which is provided on one end side of the cylinder lock body and into which a key is inserted; and a displacement transmission member mounting part which is provided on the other end side of the cylinder lock body and on which the displacement transmission member can be mounted. A plurality of displacement transmission members corresponding to each of case locks having a plurality of specifications can be removably mounted on the displacement transmission member mounting part. Thus, cylinder locks having the same specification can be applied to case locks having a variety of specifications. |
| US12297675B2 |
Door handle apparatus for vehicle
A door handle apparatus for a vehicle includes: a grip that is allowed to be gripped from a vehicle exterior of the door panel, the grip being supported so as to be rotatable around a shaft extending in a predetermined direction, rotating in a first direction from a first state in which an outer surface of the grip is located in a same plane as an outer surface of the door panel to be transitionable to a second state in which the grip protrudes from the outer surface of the door panel, and rotating in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the second state to be transitionable to the first state; a biasing device that causes the grip to rotate in the second direction; and a resistance force generation device that generates a resistance force. |
| US12297670B2 |
Detection device and detection system for activating at least one function of an apparatus, and apparatus comprising the detection system
A detection device is configured to activate at least one function of an apparatus, for example activating an electric lock of a vehicle's door, upon the detection of a force applied to an activation part of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a fixed part. The activation part is fixedly attached to the fixed part. The detection device includes a blade and at least one sensor. The blade includes a first bearing part configured to bear against the activation part and a second bearing part configured to bear against the fixed part. The at least one sensor is arranged on the blade and is configured to measure a deformation of the blade when a force is applied on the activation part and collect a deformation signal to be transmitted to a controller. The at least one sensor includes a first sensor arranged between the first and second bearing parts. |
| US12297665B2 |
Tubular exit device and method of installation
An exit device assembly for coupling to a door having a first side and second side. A first exit device may be coupled to the first side of the door. The first exit device may include a main tube extending from a first end to a second end and a first adjustment tube coupled to the first end of the main tube. The first adjustment tube may be axially adjustable relative to the main tube along a first adjustment axis. An actuator assembly may be supported within an interior of the main tube of the first exit device and may be moveable between a first position and a second position. A latchbolt may be coupled to the actuator assembly and may be moveable between a retracted position and an extended position in which the latchbolt engages a latch. |
| US12297661B2 |
Magnet in bolt
It is provided a lock assembly comprising: a striking plate assembly comprising an aperture and a magnetometer arranged in proximity of the aperture; a bolt being displaceable to enable movement through the aperture of the striking plate assembly, the bolt comprising a magnet; and a sensor device for detecting proximate presence of an object, wherein the sensor device is configured to power up the magnetometer when the sensor device detects proximate presence of an object; wherein the lock assembly is configured to detect, using the magnetometer and magnet when the bolt is in a protruded position through the aperture. |
| US12297660B1 |
Systems, methods, and devices for electronic dynamic lock assembly
A lock management system manages access to a controlled environment by locking or unlocking a door. The lock management system can actuate one or more components of a lock system to lock or unlock the door. To determine whether to lock or unlock the door, the lock management system can establish a connection with one or more devices. The lock management system can receive an access credential via the connection and authenticate the access credential. Based on authenticating the access credential, the lock management system can lock or unlock the door. The lock management system can monitor a door status and/or door activity and provide alerts to a user computing device. |
| US12297659B2 |
Lock case with an anti-pick function
A lock case with an anti-pick function is mounted on a door. The lock case includes a latch for retaining the door in a closed position. When the door is closed, an anti-pick latch of the lock case is in a retracted position to pivot an anti-pick member of the lock case to an anti-pick position, such that the latch cannot be picked to the latching position. When the door is not closed or a connecting member of the lock case is operated to actuate the latch, the latch can move to the latching position. |
| US12297656B2 |
Foldable playard having X-frame assemblies, oval-shaped leg 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 oval-shaped 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. |
| US12297655B2 |
Flange
A flange is provided for connection to a complementary flange, and wherein the flange includes an annular connection face to lie against a complementary annular connection face of the complementary flange; a first body section with a primary bolt circle including an annular arrangement of inclined openings to receive a set of fasteners for connecting the flange to the complementary flange and a second body section with a secondary bolt circle including an annular arrangement of openings to receive a set of fasteners for connecting the flange to an interim structure. Also provided is a method of handling a cylindrical tower section equipped with such a flange. |
| US12297653B2 |
Compactible inner form assembly for forming concrete building shafts
An inner form assembly for forming concrete building shafts has a quadrant of boards and corner posts therebetween. Each corner post has angled interface surfaces converging towards exposed orthogonal skin surfaces. The boards have respective angled interface surfaces meeting respective angled interface surfaces of the corner posts so that the boards are held orthogonally by the corner posts. The angled interface surfaces of the corner posts and the boards slidably bear against each other and mechanically interlock with catches sliding along slots so that the boards move in together to form a compacted cross section configuration when the corner posts rise with respect to the boards and the boards move out to form an expanded cross section configuration when the corner posts fall with respect to the boards and wherein the orthogonal skin surfaces come into alignment with respective skin surfaces of adjacent boards. |
| US12297652B2 |
Formwork mechanism for casting and moulding concrete, comprising a coffer with a sheet and four plates arranged around the sheet's perimeter
The present invention corresponds to a formwork mechanism for casting and molding concrete, comprising a coffer having a sheet and four plates around the sheet perimeter. Each plate has holes arranged on its front face. Also, the formwork mechanism includes a structural element, connected to one of the plates by fixing means. On the other hand, the structural element has lateral perforations that are aligned with the holes of one of the coffer plates. Fixing means pass through the holes and side holes. The structural element may be a beam, a three or four-beam T, and combinations thereof. On the other hand, using several coffers interconnected with structural elements, formworks are constructed for casting flat reticular slabs; and also for curved reticular slabs with greater slab thickness near the beams supporting the slabs in comparison to the span of the slabs. |
| US12297649B2 |
Deck clip
A deck clip that may be used in the construction of a deck and a method of using the same is provided. The deck clip may include a grip and a spacer. Portions of both the grip and the spacer may be received within the grooves of deck boards used in decks. Thus, the deck clip may be selectively affixed to deck boards. Further, the deck clip may be configured to receive a fastener for anchoring the deck clip to joists. Thus, the deck clip may be used to couple deck boards to joists. Advantageously, the deck clip may be used to construct a deck without exposed fasteners, the geometry of the spacer may assist with creating a consistent gap between adjacent deck boards, and the grip may comprise saw-tooth shaped surfaces for improved retention of the deck boards. |
| US12297645B2 |
Main bodies and methods for use with modular platform for gutter guard systems with interchangeable components
A main body for use as an interchangeable component with a modular platform for a gutter guard system is disclosed herein. The main body includes a front edge, a rear edge, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of water management features. The rear edge is generally parallel to and spaced apart from the front edge. The top surface and bottom surface are disposed between the front edge and the rear edge, and the top surface and bottom surface are positioned opposite to each other. In one embodiment, the water management features include a plurality of apertures that form passages though the top and bottom surfaces of the main body. |
| US12297644B2 |
Concrete product comprising an adaptive prestressing system, and method of locally prestressing a concrete product
A concrete product comprising an adaptive prestressing system includes a concrete body and a composite wire embedded within the concrete body at a predetermined location. The composite wire comprises anchored end portions, each of which comprises a bonded wire segment constrained within the concrete body to resist axial motion, and an activable central portion between the end portions. The activable central portion comprises a shape memory alloy (SMA) wire segment and is axially movable within the concrete body. When heated at or above an austenite transformation temperature, the SMA wire segment contracts and the activable central portion exerts a tensile force on the end portions, thereby applying a compressive prestress within the concrete body at the predetermined location. |
| US12297641B2 |
Cast stone corner hardscaping block
A hardscaping block includes a dry cast concrete backer block having angularly arranged contact surfaces and an integrated wet cast concrete veneer block chemically bonded to the contact surfaces, the veneer block having an exteriorly facing simulated stone surface. The integrated backer block and veneer block form a cast stone corner hardscaping block. |
| US12297638B2 |
Frame, basic framework, module, profile and set of structural elements for modular construction and a modular-construction building
The invention relates to a frame, in particular a wall frame, which is intended for a preferably self-supporting basic framework of a module for modular construction and comprises two post profiles Which can be arranged essentially vertically and of which the upper ends can be connected to one another via a ceiling profile and the lower ends can be connected to one another via a floor profile. The invention also relates to a basic framework, to a module, to a profile and to a set of structural elements for modular construction and also to a modular-construction building. |
| US12297637B2 |
System and method having an improved beam and beam coupling system
A building system that utilizes an improved beam and coupling system for building a frame or structure having improved strength and durability and improving performance and/or spanning distance of the beam. |
| US12297634B2 |
Adjustable toilet flapper valve assembly
A toilet flapper valve assembly is provided. The flapper valve assembly has a flapper, cone and an adjustment dial. The adjustment dial controls the flow of water into and flow of air out of the cone. Adjustment of the adjustment dial relative to the cone simultaneously adjusts the flow of water into and air out of the cone. |
| US12297626B1 |
Triple purpose solar panel condensation system
A triple purpose solar panel and water condensation system is provided. The system includes a solar panel for converting solar energy to electrical energy and a unique two-step water condensation system. The water condensation system is designed to have an upper condensation chamber performing the first step of the two-step condensation process and a lower condensation chamber performing the second step of the two-step condensation process. The system includes window with ports for air transfer, and independent, self-contained, hydraulic cylinders filled with hydraulic fluid, for opening and closing of the window ports to allow for atmospheric air flow to enter inside the condensation chamber. |
| US12297624B2 |
Work machine
An object of the present invention is to provide a work machine that makes it possible to perform, with a simple configuration, speed control of respective actuators and thrust control of a particular actuator that regenerates the flow of a return fluid, at the time of combined operation to simultaneously drive the particular actuator and another actuator. For this purpose, a controller calculates a target thrust that is a target value of a thrust of the particular actuator on the basis of an input amount of an operation device and an output value of a posture sensor, calculates a target meter-out pressure that is a target value of a meter-out pressure of the particular actuator on the basis of the target thrust and a meter-in pressure of the particular actuator, and calculates a regeneration control valve target opening area that is a target value of an opening area of a regeneration control valve on the basis of the target meter-out pressure and the meter-out pressure of the particular actuator. |
| US12297623B2 |
System and method for controlling load dependent valve flow with an overruning load
A method for controlling load dependent valve flow rate in a presence of an overrunning load in a bucket includes receiving a measured pressure from and/or to a hydraulic valve, and the hydraulic valve is coupled to an actuator coupled to the bucket. The method includes calculating a load pressure on the actuator based on the measured pressure. The method includes receiving a first valve command for actuating the actuator to lower the bucket, the first valve command being associated with a desired valve flow rate and a desired maximum speed of the actuator. The method includes providing a second valve command based on a last calculated load pressure before receiving the first valve command, wherein the second valve command adjusts a valve opening area of the hydraulic valve so that a speed of the actuator corresponds to a maximum speed of the actuator for the last calculated load pressure. |
| US12297622B2 |
Remote feature activation in power machines
Implementations of the present disclosure are generally directed to activating features in power machines. More particularly, implementations of the present disclosure are directed to remote activation of features in power machines. Implementations include, methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for transmitting a request for an initialization indicator for a software package from an initialization system of a power machine comprising hardware physically capable of executing at least one function, the request being transmitted, by a communication link of the initialization system, from a machine controller of the initialization system to a remote system, communicating, by the communication link, the initialization indicator from the remote system to the machine controller, and in response to receiving the initialization indicator: storing, by the machine controller, the initialization indicator, and executing, by the machine controller, the software package to control the at least one function. |
| US12297615B2 |
Self-closing flood barrier
A self-closing flood barrier for protecting a hinterland against floods includes a housing having a water-side wall and a hinterland-side wall, a water inlet for letting in water into the housing, and a flood barrier element which is movable up and down in the housing. The flood barrier element acts as or includes a forcing element for causing a forced upward movement of the flood barrier element. The flood barrier element is wherein the self-closing flood barrier comprises a hinging clamping element which is hinge-mounted to the water-side wall, the hinging clamping element comprising a clamping piece which, in closed state of the self-closing flood barrier, is hinged against the flood barrier element, such that the flood barrier element is clamped in between the clamping piece and the hinterland-side wall. |
| US12297614B2 |
Pet waste scooping device and pet waste bags
Provided are pet waste scooping devices that are useful for scooping waste from a pet, such as a dog, and also pet waste bags that are useful for collecting and securing pet waste, as well as packages and kits of the same, and methods of manufacturing and using the same. |
| US12297612B2 |
Rockfall barrier
A rockfall barrier for installation between an uphill side and a downhill side of a hill slope, with at least two guide devices for a net comprising an upper edge and a lower edge, and with an upper load-bearing rope, which guides the upper edge on the guide devices At least one middle rope is provided, which extends from an upper end point fixed to the upper load-bearing rope to a lower end point fixable at the hill slope. |
| US12297609B2 |
Formwork system and method
A formwork system, including a plurality of side formwork elements configured to confront a concrete structure, a horizontal formwork panel configured to support the concrete structure, and at least one working platform, wherein the system is configured to be split in a longitudinal direction and stricken or cycled from the concrete structure in two discrete parts. |
| US12297608B2 |
Selectively frictionally engaged hole cover
A selectively frictionally engaged hole cover for a bore hole cored from a paved surface that includes a cover plate configured to cover the bore hole and support vehicular traffic. An engagement mechanism is attached to the cover plate and extends down into the bore hole. The engagement mechanism is configured to be actuated by a user torque input that causes an engagement plate selectively shiftable relative to the cover plate to thereby shift an engagement member along a engagement member stop and thus radially outwardly or inwardly, causing the engagement mechanism to selectively engage or disengage the wall of the bore hole. When the engagement member is in frictional contact with the hole, unintentional extraction of the engagement mechanism is prevented. The selectively frictionally engaged hole cover effectively provides a temporary cover for a bore hole in a road, parking lot, or other paved surface. |
| US12297602B2 |
Tool and method for producing a 3D molded pulp product
The document relates to a tool for producing a 3D molded product from a pulp slurry, comprising a pair of molds having respective product faces, that are configured to face each other and to press a pulp layer therebetween, said product faces providing a 3D shape for molding the 3D molded product, said product faces presenting a respective outer product face edge, defining an outermost limit of a forming area of mold. At least one of the product faces, as seen from the product face edge and inwardly towards a center of gravity of the product face, presents an outer zone (Z1) having effectively no porosity, and an inner zone (Z4) having a porosity of 40-75%, wherein a first intermediate zone (Z2) is arranged between the outer zone (Z1) and the inner zone (Z4), and has a porosity that is greater than that of the outer zone (Z1) and less than that of the inner zone (Z4). |
| US12297599B2 |
Process and system for reorienting fibers in a foam forming process
A process for foam forming webs is described herein. A foamed suspension of fibers is fed into a mixing chamber and then directed through a narrow constriction where the velocity of the foamed suspension of fibers is increased. From the narrow constriction, the foamed suspension of fibers enters a forming chamber which causes the foamed suspension of fibers to rapidly decrease in velocity. In one embodiment, for example, the foamed suspension of fibers undergoes a hydraulic jump resulting in significant fiber reorientation. Through the process, fiber orientation can be controlled. For example, webs can be produced that have comparable fiber orientation in the machine direction in comparison to the cross-machine direction. |
| US12297598B2 |
Wet laid disposable absorbent structures with high wet strength and method of making the same
A method of making an absorbent structure including mixing ultra-high molecular weight (“UHMW”) glyoxalated polyvinylamide adducts (“GPVM”) and/or high molecular weight (“HMW”), glyoxalated polyacrylamide and/or high cationic charge glyoxalated polyacrylamide (“GPAM”) copolymers and high molecular weight (“HMW”) anionic polyacrylamide (“APAM”) with the furnish during stock preparation of a wet laid papermaking process. |
| US12297597B2 |
Cellulose composition
The present invention relates to a microfibrillated cellulose composition comprising microfibrillated cellulose originating from agricultural biomass, comprising: ≥30 wt % cellulose, 1-15 wt % pectin, 8-25 wt % hemicellulose, 0-12 wt %, lignin, 0-15 wt % ash, and 0-8 wt % protein, based on dry solids content of said microfibrillated cellulose; and a biocide composition comprising at least two biocidal components, wherein the at least two biocidal components are selected from the groups of biocidal components consisting of: Group I: compounds with activated halogen atoms, Group II: heterocyclic N—S compounds, Group III: aldehydes, and Group IV: surface active biocidal compounds selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium compounds, long-chain alkylamines, guanidines and biguanidines, and any combination thereof, and the at least two biocidal components are selected from at least two different groups. The present invention further relates to its manufacture, and use in and manufacture of paper and paperboard products. |
| US12297593B2 |
Multifunctional active yarns and textiles
Yarns incorporating filaments of shape memory materials are described herein that enable the creation of fabrics, garments, and other materials with tunable force absorption or exertion capabilities, as well as creating complex shapes and structures upon actuation. Systems and methods described herein enable selective buckling, recruitment, compression, and other desirable phenomena by actuating fibers in knitted patterns, whether used as isolated filaments or in twisted yarns. |
| US12297592B2 |
Vapor phase infiltration as a tool to affix molecules to polymer surfaces
An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of affixing molecules to a polymer material, comprising: placing the polymer material in a reactor; removing at least a portion of sorbed water present in the polymer material; exposing the polymer material to a metal precursor to produce an inorganic-organic polymer hybrid material; and soaking the polymer hybrid material in a solution comprising the molecules. |
| US12297591B1 |
Direct-to-garment printing
The described systems and methods of direct-to-garment printing (DTG) allow for DTG printing for garments which achieves high definition and good color saturation, such as in dark color garments. The disclosed systems and methods include a pre-treatment solution to immobilize the ink used on the garments for DTG printing and to reduce nearly eliminate ink absorption by the fabric (i.e., by reducing surface availability of polyvalent salt to contact). The disclosed invention also includes a pre-treatment solution including at least one of a polyvalent salt, amorphous nanoparticles, a solid dispersive diluent, a stabilizer solution, a booster, and a tension activator. |
| US12297590B2 |
Foam sheet and synthetic leather
A task to be achieved by the invention is to provide a foamed sheet having excellent retention of foam, hand feeling, and peel strength. The present invention provides a foamed sheet which is formed from a water dispersion of a urethane resin (X), wherein the water dispersion has a urethane resin (X) content of 50 to 80% by mass, and the water dispersion contains no organic solvent. Further, the present invention provides a synthetic leather having at least a substrate (i) and a polyurethane layer (ii), wherein the polyurethane layer (ii) is formed from the above-mentioned foamed sheet. The foamed sheet preferably has a density of 200 to 1,000 kg/m3. |
| US12297589B2 |
Water-repellent softening agent
A softening agent composition including (1) a silicone polymer, (2) a water-repellent polymer, (3) an emulsifier, and (4) a liquid medium that is water or a mixture of water and an organic solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing the softening agent composition which includes producing a water-repellent polymer by polymerizing, in the presence of the silicone polymer, a monomer that constitutes the water-repellent polymer. The water-repellent polymer may be at least one selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing polymers and non-fluorine-containing polymers. Also disclosed is a method for treating a substrate with the softening agent composition and a substrate treated with the softening agent composition. |
| US12297583B2 |
Clothes treatment apparatus
A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a door, and a steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a heat pump unit that is located in the cycle chamber and that is configured to circulate and condition air in the treatment chamber. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply tank that is installed in the tank installation space, that is connected to the steam unit, and that is configured to supply water to the steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage tank that is separably installed in the tank installation space, that is configured to store condensed water generated in at least one of the treatment chamber or the heat pump unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply level sensor. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage level sensor. |
| US12297581B2 |
Washing machine and method of controlling the same
A washing machine includes a housing equipped with an inlet, a door to open or close the inlet and including a latch with a locking hole formed at the latch, a door locking device including a locking member with a locking bar formed at the locking member to be inserted to the locking hole, and configured to lock or unlock the door according to whether the locking member is fixed, an automatic door opening device to deliver driving power to the locking member so that the locking bar is removed from the locking hole, and a controller to control the door locking device to unlock the door by unfixing the locking member, in response to a completion of a washing course and to control the automatic door opening device to open the door by delivering the driving power to the locking member in response to the door being unlocked. |
| US12297580B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus
A laundry treating apparatus incudes a first treating apparatus, a second treating apparatus that is disposed vertically below the first treating apparatus and supports the first treating apparatus, and an insulating portion that connects the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus to each other. The first treating apparatus includes a first cabinet that defines an external appearance of the first treating apparatus, and a first drum disposed inside the first cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein. The second treating apparatus includes a second cabinet that defines an external appearance of the second treating apparatus, and a second drum disposed inside the second cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein. The insulating portion includes an insulating material and electrically insulates the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus from each other. |
| US12297579B2 |
Clothing treatment apparatus
A clothing treatment apparatus including: a cabinet; a tub disposed inside the cabinet and providing a space in which water is stored; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub; and a pump having a supply port connected to the tub, and a discharge port connected to an outside of the cabinet is provided. The pump includes: a housing; a first chamber disposed inside the housing and communicating with the supply port; a second chamber disposed inside the housing and communicating with the discharge port; a first partition for separating the first chamber and the second chamber; a chamber communicating hole formed in the first partition and communicating the first chamber and the second chamber; an impeller rotatably provided in the second chamber; and a second partition located in the first chamber and extending downward from a first surface of the housing, which provides an upper boundary of the first chamber. |
| US12297577B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus
A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet; a drawer including a first through-hole at a top face of the drawer; a tub disposed in the drawer, the tub including a laundry inlet communicating with the drawer first through-hole; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub; a door for opening and closing the drawer first through-hole or the laundry inlet; a housing; a lever having a fixed end pivotably coupled in the housing, and a free end configured to move up and down in the housing; a magnetic field generator disposed at one of the free end of the lever or the drawer; a magnetic field sensor disposed at another of the free end of the lever or the drawer; a slide in the housing; an actuating body disposed at the lever and protruding toward the slide; and an inclined body disposed at the slide and corresponding to the actuating body. |
| US12297574B2 |
Embroidery sewing machine including carriage for moving embroidery frame attached thereto
An embroidery sewing machine includes a bed portion, a column portion, an arm portion, and a carriage. The bed portion extends in a first direction. The column portion extends upward from an end portion of the bed portion. The arm portion extends in the first direction from an upper end portion of the column portion. The arm portion includes a support portion provided at one side portion of the arm portion in a second direction crossing the first direction. The carriage includes a frame moving portion and a carriage moving portion. The frame moving portion is configured to move an embroidery frame attached to the carriage. The carriage moving portion is configured to move the frame moving portion in the first direction. The carriage moving portion is supported by the support portion. The carriage moving portion extends downward and has a lower end portion connected to the frame moving portion. |
| US12297568B2 |
Fabric integrating at least one binding part
A fabric integrating one or more binding parts with a tie obtained by the following textile construction of the fabric: a) the fabric includes two superposed individual layers of fabric secured to one another, one outer layer on the tie side and the other inner layer lining the inner layer of fabric, b) several warp threads of the outer layer of fabric, called binding threads as they together form a binding loop, freely overlapping several weft threads of the same layer and/or several weft threads of the outer layer of fabric, called binding threads as they together form a binding loop, freely overlapping several warp threads of the same layer, with the inner layer of fabric, an eyelet for passage of the tie at the place where the weft and/or warp threads overlap, obtained by deformation and/or extension of said binding threads, at the binding location of the fabric. |
| US12297563B2 |
Ultra-high ambipolar mobility cubic boron arsenide
Herein provided are cubic boron arsenide (c-BAs) single crystals having an unexpectedly high ambipolar mobility at room temperature, μa, at one or more locations thereof that is greater than or equal to 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, or 10000 cm2V−1s−1, wherein the ambipolar mobility is defined as: μa=2μeμh/(μe+μh), wherein μe is electron mobility and μh is hole mobility, and having a room temperature thermal conductivity at the one or more locations thereof that is greater than or equal to 1000 Wm−1K−1. Methods of making and using the c-BAs single crystals are also provided. |
| US12297561B2 |
Semi-insulating single-crystal silicon carbide bulk material and powder
The present disclosure provides semi-insulating single-crystal silicon carbide bulk material and powder which include one polytype single crystal. The semi-insulating single-crystal silicon carbide bulk material has silicon vacancy inside, wherein the silicon-vacancy concentration is greater than 5E11 cm{circumflex over ( )}−3. |
| US12297560B2 |
Method for manufacturing monocrystalline silicon by the Czochralski process by pulling a first straight body having a first diameter and a second straight body having a second diameter larger than the first diameter
A monocrystalline silicon includes a shoulder, a straight body, and a tail. The straight body includes: a first straight body having a first diameter d1; and a second straight body provided closer to the shoulder than the first straight body is and having a second diameter d2 larger than the first diameter d1 by from 3.5% to 15%. Firstly, a resistivity at a start point of the straight body connected to the shoulder is set to a first resistivity. Subsequently, the monocrystalline silicon is pulled up and grown to form the first straight body, and a resistivity at a start point of the first straight body is set to a second resistivity lower than the first resistivity. |
| US12297558B2 |
Manufacture and repair of high temperature reinforced superconductors
A system includes a container and a seed crystal holder. The container is configured to hold melted component powders. The seed crystal holder is configured to hold a seed crystal. The seed crystal holder is configured to put the seed crystal in contact with the melted component powders. The seed crystal holder moves the seed crystal to grow a crystal from the melted component powders. |
| US12297555B2 |
Apparatus for plating and method of controlling apparatus for plating
An object is to reduce the field shielding effect of a paddle during plating. There is provided an apparatus for plating that is configured to plate a substrate and comprises a plating tank; an anode placed in the plating tank; a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the substrate in a first direction and in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and a control device configured to control the rotation mechanism, such that a time period when the substrate is rotated in the first direction becomes equal to a time period when the substrate is rotated in the second direction or such that a time integrated value of a rotation speed in the first direction becomes equal to a time integrated value of a rotation speed in the second direction. |
| US12297554B2 |
Real time, closed loop feedback jet-based localized electroforming method and system
A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional structure by localized electroforming of a material from an electrolytic solution includes emitting a jet of the electrolytic solution towards a target substrate, controlling position of the jet with respect to the target substrate, and controlling potential difference between a control electrode and the target substrate or an ion current intensity through the jet between the control electrode and the target substrate to obtain deposition of material on the target substrate or removal of material from the target substrate. The method further includes injecting a predetermined probing electrical current into an electroforming circuit including the control electrode, the jet, and the target substrate, detecting potential difference across the electroforming circuit, determining present elevation of the three-dimensional structure, comparing the present elevation with a predetermined design elevation and calculating a corresponding elevation difference, and modulating physical parameters of localized electroforming affecting deposition or removal rate. |
| US12297552B2 |
Reactor with advanced architecture for the electrochemical reaction of CO2, co and other chemical compounds
A platform technology that uses a novel membrane electrode assembly, including a cathode layer, an anode layer, a membrane layer arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer, the membrane conductively connecting the cathode layer and the anode layer, in a COx reduction reactor has been developed. The reactor can be used to synthesize a broad range of carbon-based compounds from carbon dioxide and other gases containing carbon. |
| US12297551B2 |
Organic hydride production device and method for reusing dragged water
An organic hydride production device comprises: an electrolyzer having an anode electrode that oxidizes water to generate a proton, a cathode electrode that hydrogenates a substance to be hydrogenated with the proton to generate an organic hydride, and a membrane that moves the proton together with dragged water from the side of the anode electrode to the side of the cathode electrode; an anolyte supplier that supplies the anolyte to the anode electrode; a water separator that separates the dragged water from the catholyte fed from the cathode electrode; and a water returner that sends the dragged water separated by the water separator to the anolyte supplier. |
| US12297548B2 |
Hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst
The invention relates to a catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and methods for using the catalyst in a water-splitting process. The invention also provides a composition, a material and an electrode comprising the catalyst. In particular, the invention relates to a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst comprising a catalytic metal species comprising an active catalyst species and a vanadium species; wherein the catalytic metal species and the vanadium species are interspersed within the HER catalyst. |
| US12297543B2 |
High strength steel sheet, impact absorbing member, and method for manufacturing high strength steel sheet
A high strength steel sheet has a yield-point elongation of 1.0% or greater and a tensile strength of 980 MPa or greater. The high strength steel sheet has a specific chemical composition and microstructure. The ferrite has an average grain size of 5.0 μm or less, the retained austenite has an average grain size of 2.0 μm or less, a value obtained by dividing a Mn content of the retained austenite by a Mn content of steel is 1.50 or greater, 15% or more of all retained austenite grains in the retained austenite have an aspect ratio of 3.0 or greater, and 15% or more of all the retained austenite grains in the retained austenite have an aspect ratio of less than 2.0. |
| US12297541B2 |
Method for producing a nanoscale channel structure
A method for producing a nanoscale channel structure disclosed. The method includes depositing and structuring a first sacrificial layer on a substrate, depositing a second sacrificial layer on the substrate and on the first sacrificial layer, depositing an etching masking layer on the second sacrificial layer, partly removing the etching masking layer and the second sacrificial layer, removing the first sacrificial layer and additionally partly removing the second sacrificial layer, depositing a wall layer on the etching masking layer and on the substrate, structuring access openings to the second sacrificial layer, and removing the remaining second sacrificial layer. |
| US12297538B2 |
High registration particles-transferring system
Disclosed herein are techniques for transferring particles in a pattern. In one implementation, a particle-transferring system includes a first substrate comprising a first surface configured to support a plurality of particles in a non-uniform pattern, and a particle transfer unit configured to remove the plurality of particles from the first surface in response to the plurality of particles being within a first gap. The system also includes a second substrate configured to remove the plurality of particles from the particle transfer unit and secure the plurality of particles to the second surface in response to the plurality of particles being within a second gap. The particle transfer unit is configured to transfer the plurality of particles and maintain the non-uniform pattern regardless of the positions of the plurality of particles, which are not predefined to fit features of the particle transfer unit. |
| US12297536B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a rotary table provided in a processing container; a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the rotary table; recesses provided on an upper surface of the rotary table along a rotation direction of the rotary table and configured to accommodate substrates, respectively; a processing gas supply provided above the rotary table and configured to supply a processing gas onto the rotary table to process each of the substrates; a heater configured to heat the rotary table; a support configured to support the substrates in upper regions above the recesses so that the heater heats the substrates before being accommodated in the recesses; and an elevating mechanism configured to raise and lower the support relative to the rotary table so that the substrates are collectively moved from the upper regions into the recesses. |
| US12297532B2 |
Metal chalcogenide film and method and device for manufacturing the same
Provided are a metal chalcogenide thin film and a method and device for manufacturing the same. The metal chalcogenide thin film includes a transition metal element and a chalcogen element, and at least one of the transition metal element and the chalcogen element having a composition gradient along the surface of the metal chalcogenide thin film, the composition gradient being an in-plane composition gradient. The metal chalcogenide thin film may be prepared by using a manufacturing method including providing a transition metal precursor and a chalcogen precursor on a substrate by using a confined reaction space in such a manner that at least one of the transition metal precursor and the chalcogen precursor forms a concentration gradient according to a position on the surface of the substrate; and heat-treating the substrate. |
| US12297528B2 |
Optical film, sputtering target, and method of producing optical film
Provided is an optical film (composite tungsten oxide film containing cesium, tungsten, and oxygen), a sputtering target, and a method of producing an optical film by which film formation conditions can be easily obtained. An optical film of the present invention has transmissivity in a visible wavelength band, has absorbance in a near-infrared wavelength band, and has radio wave transparency, characterized in that the optical film comprises cesium, tungsten, and oxygen, and a refractive index n and an extinction coefficient k of the optical film at each of wavelengths [300 nm, 350 nm, 400 nm, 450 nm, . . . , 1700 nm] specified at 50 nm intervals in a wavelength region from 300 nm to 1700 nm are set respectively within specified numerical ranges. |
| US12297524B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet
This hot-rolled steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition, in which a microstructure contains, by area %, less than 3.0% of residual austenite, 15.0% or more and less than 60.0% of ferrite, and less than 5.0% of pearlite, has a ratio L60/L7 of a length L60 of a grain boundary having a crystal misorientation of 60° to a length L7 of a grain boundary having a crystal misorientation of 7° about a <110> direction of less than 0.60, has a standard deviation of a Mn concentration of 0.60 mass % or less, and has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more. |
| US12297517B2 |
Steel for hot stamping, hot stamping process and hot stamped component
Steel for hot stamping, a hot stamping process and a hot stamped component, in which the steel for hot stamping contains in weight percentage C: 0.2-0.4%, Si: 0-0.8%, Al: 0-1.0%, B: 0-0.005%, Mn: 0.5-3.0%, Mo: 0-1%, Cr: 0-2%, Ni: 0-5%, V: 0-0.4%, Nb: 0-0.2%, Ti: ≤0.01%, and impurity elements such as P, S, N unavoidable during smelting. The relationship 29*Mo+16*Mn+14*Cr+5.3*Ni≥30% is satisfied when B≤0.0005%, and 0.4-1.0% Al is contained when 0.0005% |
| US12297515B2 |
Steel sheet, member, and method for producing them
A steel sheet with a tensile strength (TS) of 1180 MPa or more, a member, and a method for producing them. In a region of the steel sheet within 4.9 μm in the thickness direction, a region with a Si concentration not more than one-third of the Si concentration in the chemical composition of the steel sheet and with a Mn concentration not more than one-third of the Mn concentration in the chemical composition of the steel sheet has a thickness of 1.0 μm or more. The lowest Si concentration LSi and the lowest Mn concentration LMn in the region within 4.9 μm in the thickness direction from the surface of the steel sheet and a Si concentration TSi and a Mn concentration TMn at a quarter thickness position of the steel sheet satisfy the following formula (1): LSi+LMn≤(TSi+TMn)/4 (1). |
| US12297513B2 |
Biosensors for detecting and/or neutralizing bioavailable uranium and related U-sensitive genetic molecular components, gene cassettes, vectors, genetic circuits, compositions, methods and systems
U biosensors, and related U-sensing genetic molecular components, genetic circuits, compositions, methods and systems are described, which in several embodiments can be used to detect and/or neutralize uraniunm and in particular bioavailable U. |
| US12297511B2 |
Compositions and methods for detecting gastrointestinal pathogen nucleic acid
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, detection probes, and combinations thereof, for detection of one or more gastrointestinal pathogens selected from Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter jejuni, and Campylobacter coli. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection, including multiplex assays, using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits. |
| US12297509B2 |
Biomarkers for predicting tumor response to and toxicity of immunotherapy
The invention is directed to biomarkers for predicting a patient's response, both therapeutic and toxic, to immunotherapy. |
| US12297505B2 |
Algorithms for disease diagnostics
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for molecular profiling and diagnostics for genetic disorders and cancer, including but not limited to gene expression product markers associated with cancer or genetic disorders. In particular, the present invention provides algorithms and methods of classifying cancer, for example, thyroid cancer, methods of determining molecular profiles, and methods of analyzing results to provide a diagnosis. |
| US12297504B2 |
Chromosomal assessment to diagnose urogenital malignancy in dogs
This invention is directed to a method of diagnosing bladder cancer in dogs. |
| US12297501B2 |
Methods for diagnosing and treating eosinophilic gastritis
The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing, monitoring, and optionally treating eosinophilic gastritis (EG) and/or eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), the methods comprising assaying one or more tissue, serum, or plasma biomarkers in a biological sample from the subject. |
| US12297497B2 |
Methods for forming lipid bilayers on biochips
This disclosure provides a biochip comprising a plurality of wells. The biochip includes a membrane that is disposed in or adjacent to an individual well of the plurality of wells. The membrane comprises a nanopore, and the individual well comprises an electrode that detects a signal upon ionic flow through the pore in response to a species passing through or adjacent to the nanopore. The electrode can be a non-sacrificial electrode. A lipid bilayer can be formed over the plurality of wells using a bubble. |
| US12297495B2 |
Methods for identification of samples
The present invention describes methods, carriers, and vectors relating to nucleic acids for labelling an item, wherein each carrier comprises at least 2 nucleotide barcode nucleic acids, other than sample nucleic acid, for labelling, wherein each nucleotide barcode nucleic acid comprises a different minimal nucleotide barcode sequence with a length of at least 4 nucleotides, where at least two of said different nucleotide barcode nucleic acids have a minimal nucleotide barcode sequence of the same length, wherein the combination of these different nucleotide barcode nucleic acids generates a transferable molecular identification barcode, whereby each such transferable molecular identification barcode is different for each of the carriers in the collection. |
| US12297492B2 |
Amplification of single stranded DNA
The present invention relates to methods, kits and compositions for selective amplification of single stranded DNA. The invention is useful in generating a normalized cDNA fraction and it can be used in various RNA and DNA sequencing applications to amplify DNA templates having pre-attached adapters. We describe a method of selective amplification of single stranded cDNA. We also describe an oligonucleotide dimer composition for use in a method and a selective amplification kit for selectively amplifying low abundance cDNA from a cDNA sample. |
| US12297491B2 |
Primer extension target enrichment and improvements thereto including simultaneous enrichment of DNA and RNA
The present invention is a method and compositions for primer extension target enrichment of nucleic acids and improvements thereto including simultaneously enriching for RNA and DNA and optionally sequencing the enriched products. |
| US12297490B2 |
Methods for asymmetric DNA library generation and optionally integrated duplex sequencing
Methods and products are disclosed for asymmetrically adapting fragmented nucleic acids for next generation sequencing, including providing strand identifier sequences and index sequences to identify the source strand and sample, respectively, of the fragmented nucleic acids. The methods and products allow for efficient and reliable detection of low-frequency mutations including in subpopulations of cells within a subject and also for the amplification of the fragmented nucleic acids when there is a low yield of isolated fragmented nucleic acids. |
| US12297488B2 |
Spatially encoded biological assays
The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature. |
| US12297486B2 |
Methods for spatial analysis using proximity ligation
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for detecting and spatially locating analyte interactions and gene expression in a biological sample. For example, provided herein are methods of determining a location of at least one analyte in a biological sample using analyte-binding moieties, proximity ligation, and an array including capture probes. |
| US12297484B2 |
Methods, compositions, and kits for preparing nucleic acid libraries
This invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for extending a polynucleotide and for preparing sequencing library of polynucleotides involving generating modified target polynucleotide on an adaptor template oligonucleotide and tagging one or two strands of a target sequence. The sequencing library is suitable for massive parallel sequencing and comprises a plurality of double-stranded nucleic acid molecules. |
| US12297480B2 |
Methods for producing designer esters and assessing alcohol acyltransferase specificity for ester biosynthesis
Methods of microbial screening for identifying alcohol acyltransferases for ester biosynthesis and submodules for ester pathways to produce butyryl-coenzyme A derived esters are disclosed. The method includes the introduction preselected plasmids into a respective host strain to form engineered microbes, in situ fermentation thereof followed by a colorimetric assay for quantification of production of the target ester. In situ fermentation includes inoculating each well of a microplate that have a culture media for producing target esters with one of the engineered microbes, adding an overlay of a solvent to each, and incubating the same. The colorimetric assay includes transfer of a quantity of the overlay from each well to respective clean wells of a new microplate, treatment of each well to form an iron-hydroxamic acid complex aqueous phase, centrifugation of the microplate, and measurement of the absorbance at 520 nm and comparison to a standard curve for the target ester. |
| US12297478B2 |
Industrially useful strains of yeast
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of industrially useful strains of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the strain prepared by the method. In particular the invention relates to the creation of double mutant strains of the yeast that shows high ethanol conversion efficiency and substantially reduced acetic acid and glycerol production during fermentative production of ethanol from a sugar-based feedstock. |
| US12297476B2 |
Metallic nanoparticles and methods of making and using the same
The invention relates to metallic nanoparticles made by that have been made in a plant cell suspension, and methods of making the metallic particles. |
| US12297474B2 |
Process to produce mono-rhamnolipids
The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid comprising the following process steps: —(a) contact of a starting di-rhamnolipid material with an α-L-rhamnosidase enzyme which is immobilised on a support; (b) separation of the produced mono-rhamnolipid from the reaction medium and/or side products; wherein the α-L-rhamnosidase enzyme does not have β-D-glucosidase activity. |
| US12297469B2 |
Methods and compositions for inhibiting ADAM10 biological activities
Provided are modified isolated ADAM10 modulating peptides and methods of using the same to modulate ADAM10 biological activities, inhibit ADAM10 biological activities associated with diseases, disorders, or conditions in subjects, including but not limited to decreasing inflammation and inhibiting undesirable cell proliferation. In some embodiments, the modified isolated ADAM10 modulating peptides are based on SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4, and in some embodiments include modifications at or near the N-terminal and/or the C-terminal ends of the disclosed peptides as well as substitutions, insertions, and deletions at one or more amino acid positions of the ADAM10 prodomain peptides disclosed herein. |
| US12297468B2 |
pAPN mutant and composition for site-directed modification of pAPN gene and application thereof
The present invention provides a pAPN mutant and a composition for site-directed modification of pAPN gene and application thereof, involving the field of gene editing technology. The mutated pAPN mutant with an alanine at position 734 can maintain its normal expression, while reducing the ability of a host expressing the pAPN mutant to specifically bind to TGEV, which has important scientific and practical significance in pig disease resistance breeding. |
| US12297455B2 |
Methods, kits, and compositions for enhancing cellular therapy
Cell-based compositions and methods for targeting and treating human diseases, including cancers and infectious diseases, are provided, wherein exogenous intracellular sarcosine is used for improved delivery of the composition. |
| US12297452B2 |
Methods or generating T-cells from stem cells and immunotherapeutic methods using the T-cells
Methods and composition for production of T cells are provided. Also provided are therapeutic methods using engineered T cells. For example, in certain aspects methods include preparing three dimensional cell culture compositions comprising stroma cells and hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells in a serum-free medium for producing T cells. |
| US12297451B1 |
Cell culture medium
The present disclosure provides improved cell culture media for maintaining and expanding immune effector cell and hematopoietic stem or progenitor cell populations. |
| US12297450B2 |
CRISPR-Cas13 system and use thereof
The present invention relates to a CRISPR-Cas13 system and use thereof, and also relates to a Cas13 protein, a fusion protein, and a guide polynucleotide. The Cas13 protein has at least 90% sequence identity compared to SEQ ID NO: 1. The fusion protein comprises the Cas13 protein fused to a protein domain and/or a polypeptide tag. The guide polynucleotide comprises a same-direction repetition sequence and a guide sequence that has been engineered to hybridize with the target RNA. The same-direction repetition sequence has at least 70% sequence identity to any of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 80-87. The CRISPR-Cas13 system comprises the Cas13 protein that has at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, or a coding nucleic acid therefor, and the guide polynucleotide or a coding nucleic acid therefor. |
| US12297442B2 |
Insecticidal proteins from plants and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity. |
| US12297438B2 |
Gene expression elements and systems and use thereof
The present invention provides a versatile platform system for regulating gene expression in cells of eukaryotic organisms, including plants, algae and fungi, and mammals. A platform system of the invention includes an expression control element and expression system comprising the same. Expression control elements according to the invention can be inserted into a variety of cell types having the capability of alternative splicing and can be regulated by a polyamine or polyamine analogues. Host cells comprising the expression control elements of the invention are typically grown in a cell or tissue culture, or form part of a living plant, algae, or fungi. |
| US12297437B2 |
Optogenetic induction of membraneless organelles
The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the induction of membraneless organelles. |
| US12297436B2 |
Systems, methods, and compositions for targeted nucleic acid editing
The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting and editing nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered DNA-targeting systems comprising a DNA-targeting Cpf1 protein, at least one guide molecule, and at least one cytidine deaminase protein or catalytic domain thereof. |
| US12297432B2 |
Oligonucleotides for the treatment of nucleotide repeat expansion disorders associated with MSH3 activity
The present disclosure features useful compositions and methods to treat nucleotide repeat expansion disorders, e.g., in a subject in need thereof. In some aspects, the compositions and methods described herein are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with MSH3 activity. |
| US12297431B2 |
Modulation of huntingtin expression
Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of huntingtin mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate Huntington's disease, or a symptom thereof. |
| US12297430B2 |
O-methyl rich fully stabilized oligonucleotides
Novel oligonucleotides that are fully chemically stabilized are provided. Methods of using oligonucleotides that are fully chemically stabilized are also provided. |
| US12297429B2 |
Dual-acting siRNA based modulation of C9orf72
This disclosure relates to novel C9ORF72 targeting sequences. Novel sense and antisense dual-targeting oligonucleotides for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases are also provided. |
| US12297428B2 |
Compositions for identification of membrane targets for enhancement of T cell activity against cancer
The present invention includes compositions and methods for identification of membrane targets for enhancement of T cell activity against a disease, disorder or condition, and/or enhancing T cell anti-tumor activity in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the disease is cancer. In further embodiments, the cancer is glioblastoma (GBM) or breast cancer. |
| US12297426B2 |
DNA damage response signature guided rational design of CRISPR-based systems and therapies
Described herein are embodiments of methods to rationally design CRISPR-Cas system-based therapeutics and therapies based on expression of a DNA-damage response signature in a cell. In some embodiments, the methods include screening a set of CRISPR-Cas systems by expressing each CRISPR-Cas system in a test cell population and modifying one or more target sequences in the test cell population; screening in the test cell population for each CRISPR-Cas system and expression of a DNA-damage response signature; and selecting one or more CRISPR-Cas systems that do not result in expression of a DNA-damage response signature. |
| US12297425B2 |
Nucleic acid extraction composition, reagent and kit containing the same and use thereof
A nucleic acid extraction composition, reagents and kits containing the same and uses thereof. Provided is a nucleic acid extraction and purification reagent free of volatile organic solvents, which prevents the damage of volatile organic solvents to people and greatly improves the timeliness of nucleic acid extraction and purification, making the operation extremely simple, and the nucleic acid can be obtained within 10 minutes. The obtained nucleic acid may be used for biological reactions such as PCR, NASBA, LAMP and RPA. Moreover, the reagents of the present disclosure may be used to extract nucleic acids of cells, bacteria, fungi, DNA viruses and RNA viruses from various samples such as blood, throat swab preserving fluid, saliva, urine, sputum, excrement and the like, and very suitable for clinical and scientific research uses. |
| US12297424B2 |
Pseudomonas fluorescens N1 and use thereof
This application relates to Pseudomonas fluorescens N1, and usage therefor in solid waste recycling based on full bionic simulation combined with a microorganism. Light, temperature, gas and heat conditions in cyclic transformation of organic carbon in soil are simulated, and solid waste is mixed and stacked in the soil or between hills, wherein the solid waste is basically blended according to the carbon-nitrogen ratio, alkalinity or acidity, and water content of the solid waste, and no turning is performed according to the principle of anaerobic fermentation. By introducing high-carbon, high-salt, alkaline or acidic liquid waste using a bionic head cover during stacking, the anaerobic fermentation process is controlled to stop at an acid production stage so that organic acids produced are fully mixed with the solid waste, and the nutrients in the solid waste are released by using acidic materials and thus become nutritional elements for acidic material chelation. |
| US12297422B2 |
Controlled growth of microorganisms
It can be useful to regulate the growth of microbial cells. Some embodiments herein provide genetically engineered microbial cells that can produce bacteriocins to control the growth of microbial cells. In some embodiments, microbial cells are contained within a desired environment. In some embodiments, contaminating microbial cells are neutralized. In some embodiments, a first microbial cell type regulates the growth of a second microbial cell type so as to maintain a desired ratio of the two cell types. |
| US12297421B2 |
Cell culture system and method
The present invention relates to a fungible suspension cell culture device. In particular, the invention relates to a fungible device with a configuration which allows modifying the volume of the cell culture area by automatically transferring said cell culture between different cell culture chambers which have different volumes. Furthermore, the present invention provides a suspension cell culture system. |
| US12297420B2 |
Agent for regulating concentration of gas for anaerobic bacterium culture and method for culturing anaerobic bacterium using same
A gas concentration regulator for use in culture of anaerobic bacteria, including: (a) dehydroascorbic acid; (c) a transition metal catalyst; (d) activated carbon; (e) at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal hydroxide, and an alkaline earth metal hydroxide; and (f) water. |
| US12297418B2 |
Aseptically connectable sensor patch
The invention discloses a first connection unit having a plurality of sensor surfaces and which is adapted to be aseptically connected to a second connection unit mounted e.g. on a flexible bioreactor bag. |
| US12297416B2 |
System and method for transferring tissue
A transfer device designed to extract an amorphous or semi-solid structure, tissue, or construct from supporting media while maintaining the spatial integrity/organizational architecture thereof. The transfer device can include a controller, an actuator assembly, a plunger, and a needle. The controller can move the transfer device and the plunger independently. |
| US12297411B2 |
Automated cell culture incubators comprising selectively permeable cell culture vessel storage compartments
In some aspects, the invention relates to selectively permeable cell culture vessel storage containers and their methods of use. In some embodiments, the containers comprise a gas-permeable membrane that is selectively impermeable to water vapor. |
| US12297410B2 |
Cell culture device
A cell culturing device includes a plurality of trays that are stacked on top of each other, each of the plurality of trays having a floor and an upstanding encircling sidewall, the floor and the encircling sidewall of each tray bounding a space configured to hold a liquid cell culture medium, the plurality of trays comprising a top tray, a bottom tray and one or more intermediate trays disposed therebetween. The bottom tray and the one or more intermediate trays each have a first venting port extending upwardly from the floor thereof, each first venting port bounding a channel passing through the floor of the corresponding tray and being in fluid communication with an adjacent tray. The channel of the bottom tray is openly exposed so that a gas can flow from the space of the bottom tray through the channel of the bottom tray. |
| US12297409B2 |
Foam stability
The present invention is directed to a beer having reduced quantities of AcHFA. It has been found that beer with reduced AcHFA quantities has improved foam stability. The invention provides beer with reduced AcHFA quantities, as well as methods for removing AcHFA from beer during or after fermentation, or for removing a precursor for AcHFA from wort. |
| US12297406B2 |
Method for preparing a composition comprising cetylated fatty acids
A composition is described comprising a mixture of at least one cetylated fatty acid or a mixture of cetylated fatty acids and an antioxidant in reduced percentages by weight, and related methods for treatment of arthritis and of inflammatory joint and musculoskeletal pain. Furthermore a composition is described comprising a mixture of at least one cetylated fatty acid or a mixture of cetylated fatty acids and, optionally, an antioxidant, and related treatment methods for protecting the gastric mucosa and for regulating the blood glucose levels. Additionally, a method is described for preparing the at least one cetylated fatty acid or mixture of cetylated fatty acids and for preparing compositions comprising the cetylated fatty acids and the antioxidant. |
| US12297400B2 |
Friction and wear reduction additives
The present invention relates to additives for reducing friction and wear in lubricants. In particular, the present invention relates to novel salts and their use in lubricating oil compositions for reducing friction and wear. In particular, the present invention relates to one or more ionic liquids, wherein the one or more ionic liquids comprise one or more cations and one or more Group 6 metal mononuclear metallate anions. |
| US12297396B2 |
Emulsifier package with quaternary ammonium surfactant for fuel emulsion
A fuel emulsion for powering a diesel engine contains water, a fuel, and an emulsifier package containing a quaternary ammonium surfactant. A method for powering a diesel engine with the fuel emulsion involves preparing the fuel emulsion by emulsifying a fuel and water in the presence of the emulsifier package. An emulsifier package for emulsifying a fuel and water contains a quaternary ammonium surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant, which is an alkoxylate. The quaternary ammonium surfactant is obtainable by reacting a quaternizable nitrogen compound containing at least one quaternizable, especially tertiary, amino group with a quaternizing agent, which converts the at least one quaternizable, especially tertiary, amino group to a quaternary ammonium group, where the quaternizing agent is a hydrocarbyl epoxide in combination with a free hydrocarbyl-substituted polycarboxylic acid. |
| US12297395B2 |
Biofuel blends
A biofuel includes a mixture of a gasoil generated from hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion of a solid biomass containing lignocellulose. The gasoil has a cetane index less than 46. The biofuel also includes a hydroprocessed ester fatty acid (HEFA) generated from hydrotreating a renewable resource having fats and oils. A cetane index of the biofuel is greater than 46. |
| US12297394B2 |
Method for producing hydrogen from woody waste through staged pyrolysis and catalytic gasification
Disclosed in the present disclosure is a method for producing hydrogen from woody waste through staged pyrolysis and catalytic gasification. The method includes: performing baking pretreatment on the woody waste; thermally activating aluminum smelting waste residues, and mixing the thermally activated aluminum smelting waste residues with the baked woody waste; pyrolyzing and gasifying the mixture for hydrogen production to obtain primary pyrolysis gas and a carbon-aluminum composite material; and further catalytically cracking the obtained primary pyrolysis gas by taking the obtained carbon-aluminum composite material as a catalyst. In the present disclosure, staged thermochemical conversion including low-temperature thermal treatment, medium-temperature catalytic gasification and tar steam reforming are performed on the woody waste, the cheap aluminum smelting waste residues are used as the catalyst, and tar steam is catalyzed by pyrolysis residues, such that a tar yield in a pyrolysis process is reduced, and a hydrogen yield is improved. |
| US12297392B2 |
Microwave assisted oil-water separator
A system and method for oil and water separation of a crude oil composition are provided. The system includes a gravity dehydrator vessel, a heat exchanger upstream of the gravity of the dehydrator vessel, and a plurality of metallic grids located within the gravity dehydrator vessel. The system further includes a mesh metal structure within the gravity dehydrator vessel, a microwave generator operatively connected to the gravity dehydrator vessel, and a waveguide carrying microwave energy from the microwave generator. The system and method separate water and emulsions from the crude oil composition by forming an upper crude oil layer, a middle oil-water emulsion layer, and a lower oily water layer. |
| US12297386B2 |
Aromatic isothiocyanates
The present invention relates to a compound of formula G as defined in claim 1, to a liquid crystal medium comprising a compound of formula G and to high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tunable filters, tunable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas, e.g. phased array antennas. |
| US12297380B2 |
Method for producing adhesive layer composition for producing cooling sheet, method for producing cooling sheet, and cooling sheet
A method for producing an adhesive layer composition for producing a cooling sheet including a backing layer, an adhesive layer, and a liner layer, the method comprising the step of: mixing a composition to be mixed containing water, an alum, sodium edetate, a polyacrylic acid, and a neutralized polyacrylic acid such that a mixing temperature becomes 5 to 23° C., to obtain an adhesive layer composition, wherein in the composition to be mixed, a content of the water is 69 to 938.24% by mass relative to a total mass of the composition to be mixed, a content of the alum is 0.18 to 0.42% by mass relative to the total mass of the composition to be mixed, a content of the sodium edetate is 0.08 to 0.18% by mass relative to the total mass of the composition to be mixed, and a mass ratio between the content of the alum and the content of the sodium edetate (the content of the alum: the content of the sodium edetate) is 1:1 to 5.25:1. |
| US12297379B2 |
Adhesive composition, method for preparing the same, reticle assembly including the same, and method for fabricating reticle assembly including the same
An adhesive composition, a method for preparing the same, a reticle assembly including the same, and a method for fabricating the reticle assembly including the same are provided. The adhesive composition includes a polyphenol compound including tannic acid, a polymer including polyvinyl alcohol, and a solvent including water and alcohol. |
| US12297373B2 |
Coating composition, coated article and method for forming multilayer coating film
A coating composition includes a binder component (A), a flake-like aluminum pigment (B) having an average particle diameter (d50) of 18 μm to 25 μm, and a flake-like pigment (C) being a flake-like pigment other than flake-like aluminum pigments and having an average particle diameter (d50) of 8 μm to 30 μm. A content of the flake-like aluminum pigment (B) is 10 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass and a content of the flake-like pigment (C) is 0.5 parts by mass to 10 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the binder component (A). A content ratio (B)/(C) of the flake-like aluminum pigment (B) to the flake-like pigment (C) is 2/1 to 50/1 in terms of a solid content mass ratio. |
| US12297371B2 |
Antimicrobial and antiviral building panels
Described herein is a building panel comprising: a substrate, and a coating applied to the substrate, the coating comprising a blend of an antimicrobial composition, a binder, and a pigment, wherein the antimicrobial composition consists essentially of zinc borate. |
| US12297370B2 |
Undercoat paint composition
The present invention relates to an undercoat paint composition comprising an acid-modified polyester resin, a pigment, and a solvent. |
| US12297367B2 |
Encapsulation materials for flat optical devices
Embodiments described herein relate to flat optical devices and encapsulation materials for flat optical devices. One or more embodiments include a substrate having a first arrangement of a first plurality of pillars formed thereon. The first arrangement of the first plurality of pillars includes pillars having a height h and a lateral distance d. The first arrangement of the first plurality of pillars includes a gap g corresponding to a distance between adjacent pillars of the first plurality of pillars. An aspect ratio of the gap g to the height h is between about 1:1 and about 1:20. A first adhesion-promoting material is disposed over the first arrangement of the first plurality of pillars. A first encapsulation layer is disposed over the first adhesion-promoting material. The first encapsulation layer fills the gap g between adjacent pillars of the first plurality of pillars. The first encapsulation layer includes a fluoropolymer. |
| US12297364B2 |
Ink set and recording method
An ink set includes a non-white ink composition and a white ink composition, and the non-white ink composition and the white ink composition are each an aqueous ink jet ink. The non-white ink composition contains a silicone-based surfactant A having a maximum peak within a molecular weight range of 3,000 to 20,000 within a molecular weight range of 300 or more in a molecular weight distribution in gel permeation chromatography, and the white ink composition contains a silicone-based surfactant B having a HLB value of 10.5 or less by Griffin method, but not having a maximum peak within a molecular weight range of 3,000 or more within a molecular weight range of 300 or more in a molecular weight distribution in gel permeation chromatography. |
| US12297363B2 |
Active energy ray-curable inkjet printing ink composition
An active energy ray-curable inkjet printing ink composition satisfies requirements A to E below is provided: (A) the content of amine-modified oligomer is 1.0 to 20.0% by mass; (B) alkoxy group-containing (meth)acrylate monomers are contained by 2.0 to 20.0% by mass; (C) (meth)acrylate monomers having an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms is contained by 2.0 to 25.0% by mass; (D) at least one type selected from the group that consists of 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol diacrylate, dipropylene glycol diacrylate, 1,10-decanediol diacrylate, propoxylated(2)neopentyl glycol diacrylate, and hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol diacrylate is contained by 30.0 to 60.0% by mass; (E) as photopolymerization initiators, ethoxy(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphine oxide is contained by 3.0 to 15.0% by, and oligo(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-(4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl)propanone) and/or 2-hydroxy-1-{4-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionyl)phenoxy]phenyl}-2-methylpropanone is/are contained by 2.0 to 10.0% by mass, where the total content of photopolymerization initiators is 6.0 to 25.0% by mass. |
| US12297362B2 |
Non newtonian ballpoint pen ink comprising cellulose nanofibers
There is a non-aqueous gel writing ink having an organic solvent, a coloring agent and a gelling agent, and the gelling agent is non-oxidized cellulose nanofibers. There also is a use of non-oxidized cellulose nanofibers as a gelling agent in a non-aqueous gel writing ink. There is finally a writing instrument having the ink according to the present disclosure. |
| US12297361B2 |
Particle, aqueous dispersion, ink jet ink, film-forming method, and image-forming method
Provided are a particle including a polymer P including a bond U that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane bond and a urea bond, and a hydrophilic group, a polymerizable monomer, and a moiety A that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane bond and a fluorinated hydrocarbon group; an aqueous dispersion; an ink jet ink; a film-forming method; and an image-forming method. |
| US12297360B2 |
Performance of LED-curable digital ink
Digital ink formulations that cure by the application of light emitting diode (LED) energy are described. Also described are methods of bonding the LED-curable formulations onto substrates. |
| US12297353B2 |
Recyclable, sealable container
A recyclable, sealable packaging that has one or several polyamides, in a proportion greater than or equal to 90% by weight with respect to the total, and the sealing layer consists of one or several polyamides that are sealable at less than 200° C. is disclosed. The invention affords the main advantages of being recyclable after its use and having a sufficiently low melting temperature for it to seal with itself and with other polyamides. |
| US12297352B2 |
Polymer composition and molded part made thereof
The invention relates to a polyamide polymer; to a polymer composition comprising the polyamide polymer and a fibrous reinforcing agent or a filler, or a combination thereof; to a molded part made of the polymer composition; and to an automotive vehicle comprising a load-bearing structural part made of the molded part. Herein the polyamide polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 145° C. and a dynamic modulus (E′), measured at a temperature (Tmod) equal to Tg+15° C., in the range of 100 MPa-700 MPa. |
| US12297351B2 |
Homogeneous sheet excluding polyvinyl chloride
Included is a homogeneous sheet, which excludes polyvinylchloride. The sheet includes a polyurethane, a synthetic rubber blend, and a filler. The synthetic rubber blend may include a pre-mix of a synthetic rubber and white oil. |
| US12297345B2 |
Composite, process for preparing the composite, and implementation thereof
The present disclosure discloses a composite comprising: (a) at least one seaweed or seaweed extract; and (b) at least one ammonium salt, wherein the ammonium salt is an organic ammonium salt. The composite further comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of an oleophilic component, and an amphiphilic component, A process for preparing the composite is also disclosed herein. The composite is further molded into various articles as disclosed herein. |
| US12297344B2 |
(Meth)acrylic polymer composition comprising particles, its method of preparation and its use as masterbatch
A polymeric (meth) acrylic composition including polymeric silicone particles and optionally polymeric (meth)acrylic particles. The polymeric silicone particles have a weight average particle diameter between 1 μm and 10 μm and the optional polymeric (meth)acrylic particles have a weight average particle diameter between 20 μm and 100 μm. The polymeric (meth) acrylic composition may be in the form of a masterbatch. A process for making the (meth)acrylic composition including polymeric silicone particles and polymeric (meth)acrylic particles from a polymeric (meth) acrylic masterbatch composition including polymeric silicone particles and optionally polymeric (meth)acrylic particles is provided. |
| US12297341B2 |
Fluorine-containing elastomer composition and article
Provided is a fluorine-containing elastomer composition that contains a non-crosslinked fluorine-containing elastomer and a crosslinked perfluororesin. |
| US12297340B2 |
Aqueous dispersion, coating film, coated article, and method for producing aqueous dispersion
An aqueous dispersion containing a particulate resin composite that contains a fluorine-containing resin and an inorganic polymer. The fluorine-containing resin contains a hydrolyzable silyl group-containing unsaturated monomer unit. |
| US12297336B2 |
Multilayer assembly comprising silane-grafted polyolefin
The present invention relates to a silane-grafted polyolefin, to a multilayer composition comprising said polyolefin and to an article comprising said composition. |
| US12297334B1 |
Imine-based reactive diluent for composite manufacture
A chemical formulation having at least one polymer resin and an imine-based reactive diluent. The polymer resin is selected from selected from bis-Schiff base resins, phthalonitrile resins, benzoxazine resins, polyimide resins, phenolic resins, bismaleimide resins, polyether sulfone, and polyether ether ketone. The imine-based reactive diluent has the structure of Formula (A): where R10 is an aliphatic moiety or a hydrogen and R11 is also an aliphatic moiety or a hydrogen. Associated methods of making a polymer composite include infusing the chemical formulation into a carbon fiber reinforcement to form an uncured resin embedded composite and curing the uncured resin embedded composite to form a fiber-reinforced polymer composite. |
| US12297330B2 |
Silicone hydrogel contact lenses having non-uniform morphology
Described is a silicone hydrogel contact lens having non-uniform morphology. The contact lens may be made from a reactive mixture comprising: a silicone-containing component; a hydrophilic component; a non-reactive polymeric internal wetting agent; and a polymerization initiator, the contact lens having an oxygen permeability of at least about 60 barrers, and wherein the molar ratio in the lens of the polymeric non-reactive internal wetting agent to silicone, without a surface treatment, is greater in the lens's surface than in its bulk. |
| US12297327B1 |
Polymer and preparation method therefor, and anion-exchange membrane
The present disclosure relates to a polymer and a preparation method therefor, and an anion-exchange membrane. The polymer comprises a structural unit represented by Formula (1) and a structural unit represented by Formula (2), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently selected from an arylene group derived from an aromatic compound, L1 is selected from a C1-C10 alkylene, R2 is selected from a quaternary ammonium group, and R4 is selected from H or a C1-C7 alkyl. A high-performance anion-exchange membrane having high ion conductivity, low swelling, and strong alkali resistance can be obtained from the polymer of the present application, and no noble metal catalyst is required in a synthesis method, which is environment-friendly and simple; the present application has a broad application prospect. |
| US12297326B2 |
Copolymers, their preparation and use
This invention relates to copolymers which consist essentially of [-ether-phenyl-ether-phenyl-carbonyl-phenyl-]and [ether-phenyl-phenyl-ether-phenyl-carbonyl-phenyl-] repeat units, as well as end units, which have reduced melting temperature (Tm) compared to prior art copolymers including such repeat units. The copolymers of the invention exhibit crystallinity and have similar glass transition temperatures to the prior art polymers. |
| US12297322B2 |
Triazine-based membranes for gas separation
A polymer composition comprising a covalent triazine framework having the following structure: wherein: each asterisk (*) in A units denotes a point of covalent bonding with an asterisk in B units, and each asterisk (*) in B units denotes a point of covalent bonding with an asterisk in A units; r is an integer of 1-3; R is a fluorinated hydrocarbon containing at least two aromatic rings and at least one ether linkage between aromatic rings; the composition includes a multiplicity of A units and multiplicity of B units; and a portion of the connection points are terminated by endcapping nitrile groups. Also described are methods for producing the polymer and a microporous carbon material produced by pyrolysis of the porous polymer membrane. Also described are methods for using the polymer and microporous carbon material for gas or liquid separation, filtration, or purification. |
| US12297321B2 |
Poly(ether ketone ketone) (PEKK) composites
Poly(ether ketone ketone) (PEKK) composites include reinforcing fibers in a PEKK polymer matrix that includes a PEKK polymer. It was surprisingly discovered that by washing unneutralized PEKK polymer powder with an acid or base, the melt stability of the PEKK polymers can be improved, as compared with PEKK polymers prepared by conventional methods. The PEKK composites are especially well-suited for fabrication of thick composite parts where melt stability is especially important. |
| US12297316B2 |
Orthodontic articles prepared using a polycarbonate diol, polymerizable compositions, and methods of making the articles
The present disclosure provides an orthodontic article including the reaction product of the polymerizable composition. Further, the present disclosure provides polymerizable compositions and methods of making an orthodontic article. The method includes obtaining a polymerizable composition and selectively curing the polymerizable composition to form an orthodontic article. Further, methods are provided, including receiving, by a manufacturing device having one or more processors, a digital object comprising data specifying an orthodontic article; and generating, with the manufacturing device by an additive manufacturing process, the orthodontic article based on the digital object. A system is also provided, including a display that displays a 3D model of an orthodontic article; and one or more processors that, in response to the 3D model selected by a user, cause a 3D printer to create a physical object of an orthodontic article. |
| US12297314B2 |
Curable composition
A curable composition capable of securing a waiting time after curing starts, and efficiently controlling the relevant waiting time is provided. The curable composition also controls a curing rate after the waiting time to suit the application. A battery module, a battery pack or an automobile comprising a cured product of the curable composition is also provided. |
| US12297312B2 |
Chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin
The present invention provides a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin that enables the production of a molded article that maintains high adhesion strength even when used in a form subjected to high pressure and is less susceptible to defects such as cracks due to insufficient strength, as well as a resin composition for molding and a molded article each including the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin. Provided is a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin having an average of a ratio (A/B) of a peak intensity A observed in a range of 300 to 340 cm−1 to a peak intensity B observed in a range of 1,450 to 1,550 cm−1 of 0.1 or more and 3.5 or less in Raman imaging measurement by Raman spectroscopy. |
| US12297311B2 |
Biaryl hydroxythiophene group IV transition metal polymerization with chain transfer capability
Embodiments of this disclosure include polymerization processes that include contacting propylene and/or one or more (C4-C12)α-olefins in a reactor including a catalyst system. The catalyst system comprises a metal-ligand complex according to formula (I). |
| US12297310B2 |
Methods for chromium catalyst activation using oxygen-enriched fluidization gas
Processes for producing an activated chromium catalyst are disclosed, and these processes comprise contacting a supported chromium catalyst with a gas stream containing from 25-60 vol % oxygen at a peak activation temperature of 550-900° C. to produce the activated chromium catalyst. The linear velocity of the gas stream is 0.18-0.4 ft/sec, and the oxygen linear velocity of the gas stream is 0.05-0.15 ft/sec. The resultant activated chromium catalyst and an optional co-catalyst can be contacted with an olefin monomer and an optional olefin comonomer in a polymerization reactor system under polymerization conditions to produce an olefin polymer. |
| US12297307B2 |
3D printing of thermoset polymers and composites
The present disclosure provides a novel method of 3D printing using frontal polymerization chemistry. This method enables the printing of tough, high quality thermosets in a short time with the option of adding fiber reinforcement. As such, it facilitates fabrication of mechanically robust 3D-printed devices and structures. |
| US12297306B2 |
Method for producing a polymeric composition and polymeric composition thus produced as well as applications thereof, especially as or in pressure sensitive adhesives
The present invention refers to a method for producing polymeric compositions, preferably in the form of water-based (i.e. waterborne) compositions, more preferably dispersions (i.e. emulsions or latices), which are particularly useful as or in adhesives, especially pressure-sensitive adhesives, particularly pressure-sensitive adhesives degradable under basic conditions, as well as to the polymeric compositions thus produced and to their applications. |
| US12297304B2 |
Catalyst composition and method for preparing polyethylene
Disclosed are metallocene compounds, catalyst compositions comprising at least one metallocene compound, processes for polymerizing olefins, methods for making catalyst compositions, olefin polymers and articles made from olefin polymers. In an aspect, a metallocene compound and catalyst composition are disclosed in which the metallocene contains at least one indenyl ligand, the indenyl ligand containing at least one halogenated substituent, such as a fluorinated substituent. These metallocene compounds and catalyst compositions can produce polyethylene having unexpectedly low levels of short chain branching. |
| US12297296B2 |
Nano small peptide and its use in preparation of drugs for treating and preventing fundus vascular diseases
A nano small peptide FH and its use in preparation of drugs for treating and preventing fundus vascular diseases are provided. The artificially synthesized nano small peptide has a molecular formula of X-FFVLK-KQKRPRH (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein the X is dodecanoyl, tetradecanoyl, hexadecanoyl, or octadecanoyl. The nano small peptide of the present invention can specifically select receptors to encapsulate sSema4D protein, and the concentration of sSema4D is effectively reduced, so that the sSema4D is unable to bind to any receptors, thus changing the shortcoming of few inhibitory targets of antibody drugs. The nano small peptide molecule with a simple structure can be mixed with antibody drugs without causing mutual immune reactions, so as to achieve the effect of reducing multiple pro-angiogenesis molecules. |
| US12297289B2 |
Anti-MUC1 antibody
The present disclosure pertains to novel antibodies directed against the cancer antigen MUC1. In particular, an antibody with improved antigen binding was obtained by deleting a glycosylation site in the CDR-H2 of a known anti-MUC1 antibody. |
| US12297288B2 |
CD19-based chimeric antigen receptor and application thereof
The present application provides a chimeric antigen receptor and application thereof. The chimeric antigen receptor comprises an antigen-binding domain, a transmembrane domain, a costimulatory signal transduction region, a CD3ζ signal transduction domain, and an inducible suicide fusion domain in tandem arrangement; wherein the antigen-binding domain binds to a tumor surface antigen and the tumor surface antigen is CD19. |
| US12297282B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding, and methods of producing, antibodies that bind human chemokine (C—C motif) receptor 8 (CCR8)
Provided herein are various embodiments relating to antibodies and fusion proteins and uses thereof. Some of the embodiments include antibodies that bind CCR8. Some of the embodiments include fusion proteins that bind CCR8. Such antibodies and fusion proteins can be used in methods to treat, for example, cancer. |
| US12297281B2 |
IL10RA binding molecules and methods of use
The present disclosure relates to biologically active molecules comprising a single domain antibody (sdAb) that specifically binds to the extracellular domain of human IL10Ra, compositions comprising such antibodies, and methods of use thereof. |
| US12297280B2 |
Monoclonal antibodies against human interleukin-4 receptor alpha, encoding nucleic acids thereof and method of use thereof to treat IL-4 or IL-4/IL-13-mediated diseases
Provided are antibodies and fragments against human interleukin-4 receptor alpha (hIL-4Rα) and uses thereof. The antibodies and fragments preferably have heavy chain complementary determining regions as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-3 or 14-16 and light chain complementary determining regions as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 4-6 or 17-19. |
| US12297277B2 |
Anti-sortilin antibodies and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure is generally directed to compositions that include antibodies, e.g., monoclonal, chimeric, affinity-matured, humanized antibodies, antibody fragments, etc., that specifically bind a Sortilin protein, e.g., human Sortilin or mammalian Sortilin, and have improved and/or enhanced functional characteristics, and use of such compositions in preventing, reducing risk, or treating an individual in need thereof. |
| US12297276B2 |
Anti-TEM1 antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof
Provided herein are antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that bind to tumor endothelial marker 1 (TEM1), as well as methods of using the disclosed antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof, including methods of treating cancer, reducing tumor growth, reducing tumor metastasis, and/or reducing tumor-associated fibrosis in a subject in need thereof. |
| US12297266B2 |
Agonistic antibodies that bind human CD40 and uses thereof
Isolated monoclonal agonistic antibodies which bind to human CD40 and related antibody-based compositions and molecules are disclosed. Also disclosed are therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies. |
| US12297264B2 |
Methods, compositions and dosing regimens for treating or preventing interferon-gamma related indications
The disclosure relates generally to methods compositions and dosing regimens for treating, preventing and/or delaying the onset or progression of, or alleviating a symptom associated with elevated IFN-γ levels. |
| US12297262B2 |
RGMC-selective inhibitors and use thereof
Selective inhibitors of repulsive guidance molecule C (RGMc), are described. Related methods, including methods for making, as well as therapeutic use of these inhibitors in the treatment of disorders, such as anemia, are also provided. |
| US12297261B2 |
Humanised anti-n-truncated amyloid β monoclonal antibody
The present invention relates to humanised antibodies that bind amyloid peptides, which antibodies comprise mutations in the heavy chain and/or light chain variable domains, which mutations improve the binding activity. The antibodies may be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). |
| US12297257B2 |
Multispecific antigen-binding molecules and uses thereof
The present invention provides multispecific antigen-binding molecules and uses thereof. The multispecific antigen-binding molecules comprise a first antigen-binding domain that specifically binds a target molecule, and a second antigen-binding domain that specifically binds an internalizing effector protein. The multispecific antigen-binding molecules of the present invention can, in some embodiments, be bispecific antibodies that are capable of binding both a target molecule and an internalizing effector protein. In certain embodiments of the invention, the simultaneous binding of the target molecule and the internalizing effector protein by the multispecific antigen-binding molecule of the present invention results in the attenuation of the activity of the target molecule to a greater extent than the binding of the target molecule alone. In other embodiments of the invention, the target molecule is a tumor associated antigen, and the simultaneous binding of the tumor associated antigen and the internalizing effector protein by the multispecific antigen-binding molecule of the present invention causes or facilitates the targeted killing of tumor cells. |
| US12297251B1 |
Injection pen for subcutaneous administration of a peptide
The invention features injection pens for the subcutaneous injection of a peptide and methods of using same. |
| US12297246B2 |
Interleukin-15 activity antagonist peptide
The present invention discloses an antagonist peptide of the Interleukin-15 (IL-15) activity, which is characterized in that it comprises an amino acid sequence identified as SEQ ID No. 5 or SEQ ID No. 12, or a homodimer of these peptides, as well as a nucleic acid that encodes for the peptide with the sequence identified as SEQ ID No. 5 or SEQ ID No. 12. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising said peptides or nucleic acids encoding said sequences are part of the invention. In addition, it provides the use of an IL-15 antagonist peptide comprising the amino acid sequence identified as SEQ ID No. 5 or SEQ ID No. 12, or a homodimer of these peptides, for the manufacture of a medicament. The invention contemplates a method for the treatment of a disease related to the IL-15 overexpression, prostate and kidney cancer. |
| US12297245B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against lung cancer, including NSCLC, SCLC 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. |
| US12297240B2 |
Peptide
This invention provides a peptide consisting of (i) the amino acid sequence LSSTOAOOSY (SEQ ID NO: 1), (ii) the amino acid sequence LSSTOAQQSW (SEQ ID NO: 6), or (iii) the amino acid sequence LSSTOAQQSF (SEQ ID NO: 7). |
| US12297239B2 |
E. coli deficient in Lon and SulA for gene targeting
An expression system and process for the production of Diphtheria toxin polypeptides or mutated forms thereof, such as the toxoid CRM197 polypeptide, in genetically-modified E. coli with high yield is described. The system and process is based on the uncoupling of biomass growth from recombinant protein induction, i.e. using an inducer of protein production that cannot be used as a carbon source for growth by the bacteria. The use of specific components and conditions that improve protein yields are also described. |
| US12297229B2 |
Methods for increasing the capacity of purification processes
In various embodiments, the present invention provides a process for separating target proteins from non-target proteins in a sample comprising increasing the concentration of the target proteins and non-target proteins in the sample and subsequently delivering the concentrated sample to a chromatography device. In other embodiments, the invention relates to a process for increasing the capacity of a chromatography device for a target protein by delivering a concentrated sample comprising the target protein to a chromatography device. |
| US12297226B2 |
Compounds and methods for treatment of viral infections
Compounds and methods of using said compounds, singly or in combination with additional agents, and salts, crystalline forms, pharmaceutical compositions of said compounds for the treatment of viral infections are disclosed. |
| US12297220B2 |
Phenethylamines and cathinones precursors
The subject matter disclosed generally relates to phenethylamines or cathinones covalently bound to a chemical moiety in a prodrug form. The presently described technology allows slow/sustained/controlled delivery of the parent phenethylamines or cathinones into the blood system in a manner that increase the duration of therapeutic efficacy, ease of application, patient compliance and/or a combination of these characteristics when administered, in particular, orally. Additionally, the described technology allows gradual release of the parent phenethylamines or cathinones over an extended period of time thereby eliminating spiking of drug levels which lessen cardiovascular stress, addiction/abuse potential and/or other common stimulant side effects associated with psychoactive compounds. |
| US12297206B2 |
Method for synthesizing furoimidazopyridine compound, polymorphic substance and polymorphic substance of salt
A method for synthesizing a compound 2-[(2R,5S)-5-[2-methylfuro[3,2-b]imidazo[4,5-d]pyridin-1-yl]tetrahydropyran-2-yl]acetonitr ile as a selective JAK1/TYK2 kinase inhibitor. The compound is prepared by taking 7-chloro-6-nitrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine as the starting material, and by nucleophilic substitution, palladium on carbon reduction and cyclization reactions. The present synthesis method has mild reaction conditions, high product yield and high purity, and is suitable for industrial production. A crystal form of the compound, crystal forms of the salts thereof and preparation methods thereof. The crystal form of the compound and the crystal forms of the salts thereof have good physical and chemical properties and are suitable for drug development. |
| US12297202B2 |
RIP1K inhibitors
Disclosed herein are kinase inhibitory compounds, such as a receptor-interacting protein-1 (RIP1) kinase inhibitor compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising such inhibitory compounds. The disclosed compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and/or combinations may be used to treat or prevent a kinase-associated disease or condition, particularly a RIP1-associated disease or condition. |
| US12297200B2 |
Substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines synthesis
The present invention provides improved methods for the preparation of substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines, intermediates useful in producing them and methods for producing such intermediates and such heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines. |
| US12297196B2 |
Condensed bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives as pest control agents
The invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), in which Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Ae, Q, R1 and n are defined as in the description, to the use thereof as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests, and to processes and intermediate products for the preparation thereof. |
| US12297194B2 |
N2-phenylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine compounds, and preparation methods and methods of use thereof
Novel N2-phenylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine compounds, method for preparing the same, and pharmaceutical composition or health functional food are disclosed. The novel N2-phenylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine compounds show potent inhibitory efficacies on EGFR mutations and thus, can be effectively used for the treatment of cancer with EGFR mutations. |
| US12297181B2 |
Methods to chemically modify cannabinoids
Various aspects of this disclosure relate to methods to lower the activation energy of the cannabinoid decarboxylation reaction by performing the decarboxylation reaction in the gas phase. |
| US12297180B2 |
Manufacturing of protected DO3A
The invention relates to a process for the one-step preparation and isolation of a protected DO3A such as DO3A-tri-tert-butyl ester as a solid salt. |
| US12297179B2 |
Crystalline and salt forms of an organic compound and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
Provided herein are various salts, including tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane salts and sodium salts, as well as various crystalline forms of the compound represented by the structural formula: Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these salts and crystalline forms, methods for their manufacture, and uses thereof for treating conditions, including but not limited to conditions that would benefit from inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH). |
| US12297177B2 |
Solid state forms of (S)-2-(((S)-6,8-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)amino)-N-(1-(2-methyl-1-(neopentylamino)propan-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl)pentanamide and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to: a) solid state forms of hydrobromide salts of Compound 1; b) pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more solid state forms of hydrobromide salts of Compound 1, and, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; c) methods of treating tumors or cancers by administering one or more solid state forms of hydrobromide salts of Compound 1 to a subject in need thereof; and d) methods for the preparation of solid state forms of Compound 1. |
| US12297175B2 |
Physics-driven discovery of novel small therapeutic compounds for use as a BCL-2 inhibitor
The invention relates to compound shown with formula (I) for a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof for use as a novel inhibitor of BCL-2. |
| US12297171B2 |
EP2 antagonist compounds
Described herein are compounds that are EP2 antagonists, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of diseases or conditions associated with EP2 activity. |
| US12297170B2 |
Simplified workup of the reactor output from an oxidative esterification
A process can be used for preparing methyl methacrylate by direct oxidative esterification of methacrolein. Methyl methacrylate is used in large amounts for preparing polymers and copolymers with other polymerizable compounds. In addition, methyl methacrylate is an important synthesis unit for a variety of specialty esters based on methacrylic acid (MAA) which can be prepared by transesterification with the appropriate alcohol. There is consequently a great interest in very simple, economic and environmentally friendly processes for preparing this starting material. A corresponding optimized workup of the reactor output from the oxidative esterification of methacrolein, through which unconverted methacrolein (MAL) can be recycled very efficiently, is useful. In addition, the process can be carried out in a manner which compared to known variants is markedly more energy- and water-saving. |
| US12297168B2 |
Compounds useful for treating liver diseases
This invention provides compounds, for example, of Formulae (A)-(H) and (J)-(AA) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters, amides, and prodrugs thereof. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle. The compounds and compositions disclosed herein are useful for treating or preventing various diseases and conditions, for example liver disease such as liver fibrosis, fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and kidney diseases such as acute kidney injury (AKI). |
| US12297167B2 |
Process for preparing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen with quantitative carbon dioxide utilization
A process for preparing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen in a methanol synthesis unit and working up the reaction mixture obtained stepwise to isolate the methanol, wherein the carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, dimethyl ether and methane components of value from the streams separated off in the isolation of the methanol from the methanol reaction stream are combusted with an oxygenous gas, and the carbon dioxide in the resultant flue gas is separated off in a carbon dioxide recovery unit and recycled to the methanol synthesis unit. |
| US12297164B2 |
Benzidine compound and application thereof
Provided are a benzidine compound and an application thereof, the benzidine compound having the structure as shown in formula I below. Further provided are a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, isomer, racemate, prodrug co-crystal complex, hydrate, and solvate of the compound, as well as an application thereof in the preparation of a drug for the treatment or prevention of RORγ-regulated diseases; more importantly, such a compound can also be used in the preparation of a drug for the treatment of inflammation, immune diseases, cancer and neurological diseases. |
| US12297160B2 |
Liquid-solid radial moving bed reaction device and solid acid alkylation method
The present disclosure generally relates to a liquid-solid radial moving bed reaction apparatus comprising a radial moving bed reactor, a spent catalyst receiver, a catalyst regenerator, and a regenerated catalyst receiver that are successively connected. Also disclosed is a solid acid alkylation process using the liquid-solid radial moving bed reaction apparatus. |
| US12297156B2 |
Mechanically gassed emulsion explosives and related methods and systems
Emulsion explosives with gas bubbles that are resistant to in-borehole migration or coalescence are disclosed herein. Such emulsions can be sensitized by mechanically introducing gas bubbles into the emulsion. Gassing can be performed at any of multiple points from initial formation of the emulsion to delivery of the emulsion into the borehole. Resistance to gas bubble migration and coalescence can be achieved by homogenization, without the need for bubble stabilization agents. |
| US12297153B2 |
Polycrystalline diamond compacts
Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) exhibiting enhanced diamond-to-diamond bonding. In an embodiment, PCD includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. A metal-solvent catalyst occupies at least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions. The plurality of diamond grains and the metal-solvent catalyst collectively exhibit a coercivity of about 115 Oersteds (“Oe”) or more and a specific magnetic saturation of about 15 Gauss·cm3/grams (“G·cm3/g”) or less. Other embodiments are directed to polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) employing such PCD, methods of forming PCD and PDCs, and various applications for such PCD and PDCs in rotary drill bits, bearing apparatuses, and wire-drawing dies. |
| US12297151B2 |
Gypsum board from gypsum having high level of chloride salt and a polymer layer and methods associated therewith
Gypsum boards formed from synthetic gypsum and other gypsum sources having high chloride salt concentrations. Gypsum boards may include a board core including set gypsum between a front cover sheet and a back cover sheet. A total concentration of the chloride anion in the board core ranges from about 150 to 4000 parts by weight (pbw) chloride, typically about 300 to about 3000 pbw, more typically from about 400 to about 2000 pbw, further typically from about 1000 to about 2000 pbw, and further typically from about 600 to about 1000 pbw, per 1,000,000 pbw calcium sulfate dihydrate. A polymer layer contacts an inner surface of the back cover sheet. A densified gypsum layer contacts an inner surface of the front cover sheet. Methods of making the gypsum board, and a wall system for employing the gypsum boards, are also provided. |
| US12297145B2 |
Glasses having non-frangible stress profiles
A glass exhibiting non-frangible behavior in a region where substantially higher central tension is possible without reaching frangibility is provided. This region allows greater extension of the depth of compression in which fracture-causing flaws are arrested, without rendering the glass frangible despite the presence of high central tension region in the sample. |
| US12297144B2 |
Closed-loop optical segment fusing
Methods, apparatus and systems are described that relate to in-situ and in-process assembly of segmented optical component with high accuracy. One example method for assembling an optical component with multiple segments includes positioning the multiple segments to an initial state conforming to an alignment or positioning requirement, measuring positions of the multiple segments at the initial state, initiating a fusing process to fuse the multiple segments of the optical element together, measuring the positions of the multiple segments after commencement of the fusing process, and determining whether a change in the positions of the multiple segments has occurred that causes a deviation from the initial state. Upon a determination that the deviation is not within a tolerance value, the method includes adjusting a position of at least one of the multiple segments to maintain the deviation within the tolerance value. |
| US12297140B2 |
Salt bath systems for strengthening glass articles and methods for regenerating molten salt
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to salt bath systems for strengthening glass articles including a salt bath tank defining a first interior volume enclosed by at least one sidewall; a salt bath composition including an alkali metal salt positioned within the first interior volume; a containment device defining a second interior volume enclosed by at least one sidewall and including a regeneration medium positioned within the second interior volume; and a circulation device positioned proximate to an inlet of the containment device, wherein the circulation device is operable to circulate the salt bath composition through the containment device. Methods for regenerating a molten salt are also disclosed. |
| US12297139B2 |
Glass, glass-ceramic and ceramic articles with graded protective coatings having hardness and strength
An article is described herein that includes: a substrate having a glass, glass-ceramic or a ceramic composition and comprising a primary surface; and a protective film disposed on the primary surface. The protective film comprises a thickness of greater than 1.5 microns and a maximum hardness of greater than 15 GPa at a depth of 500 nanometers, as measured on the film disposed on the substrate. Further, the protective film comprises a metal oxynitride that is graded such that an oxygen concentration in the film varies by 1.3 or more atomic %. In addition, the substrate comprises an elastic modulus less than an elastic modulus of the film. |
| US12297137B2 |
Structured plate-like glass element and process for the production thereof
A method includes: providing a plate-like glass element having side faces and an ultrashort pulse laser having a laser beam; directing the laser beam onto one of the side faces; concentrating the laser beam by focusing optics to form an elongated focus in the glass element; producing a filament-shaped flaw in a volume of the glass element by a radiated-in energy of the laser beam, a longitudinal direction of which runs transverse to one of the side faces, and the ultrashort pulse laser radiates in a pulse or a pulse packet having at least two successive laser pulses to produce the filament-shaped flaw; widening the filament-shaped flaw to form a channel by exposing the glass element to an etching including an etching medium which removes glass at a rate of less than 8 μm per hour; and introducing rounded, hemispherical depressions in a wall of the channel by the etching. |
| US12297134B2 |
System and method for attached growth biological treatment and activated carbon treatment of a wastewater stream
A process for treating a wastewater stream includes delivering a wastewater stream to an attached growth reactor to provide an amount of activated carbon and an attached growth support media having active biological material thereon within the attached growth reactor. The method also includes contacting the wastewater stream with attached growth support media and the activated carbon with the attached growth reactor to reduce an amount of biodegradable and adsorbable contaminants in the wastewater stream. |
| US12297130B2 |
Method and system for treating ultrapure water
According to various aspects and embodiments, a system and method for polishing ultrapure water (UPW) is disclosed. The water polishing system includes a source of ultrapure water (UPW), an ultrafiltration (UF) module having an inlet and a permeate outlet, a recirculation conduit communicating the permeate outlet with the inlet and forming a recirculation loop, a recirculation pump disposed along the recirculation conduit upstream from the inlet of the UF module and fluidly coupled to the source of UPW, a supply conduit fluidly coupled to the recirculating conduit and a demand source, the supply conduit positioned downstream from the permeate outlet, and a pressure control valve disposed along the recirculation conduit downstream from the supply conduit and configured to maintain pressure of permeate at a predetermined value. |
| US12297123B2 |
Negative thermal expansion material, method for producing the same, and composite material
An object of the present invention is to provide a negative thermal expansion material having better negative thermal expansion characteristics. The present invention is a negative thermal expansion material, comprising copper vanadium composite oxide powder dissolving Al atoms and represented by the following general formula (1), CuxMyVzOt (1). In general formula (1), M represents a metallic element with an atomic number of 11 or more other than Cu, V, and Al, 1.60≤x≤2.40, 0.00≤y≤0.40, 1.70≤z≤2.30, 6.00≤t≤9.00, 1.00≤x+y≤3.00, and a molar number of the Al atoms in terms of atoms>a molar number of M atoms in terms of atoms if an M element is contained. |
| US12297116B2 |
System for manufacturing fumed silica particles
The present disclosure provides a system for generating fumed silica particles for manufacturing of an optical fiber preform. The system includes a generator and a plurality of inlets connected with the generator. The generator includes a plurality of burners. The plurality of inlets include a first inlet, a second inlet, a third inlet and a fourth inlet. The first inlet provides passage for flow of a precursor material to the generator. The second inlet provides passage for flow of a first gas to the generator. The third inlet provides passage for flow of a second gas to the generator. The fourth inlet provides passage for flow of a carrier gas to the generator. The plurality of burners enables a chemical reaction between the precursor material, the first gas and the second gas that facilitates the generation of the fumed silica particles. |
| US12297115B2 |
High temperature atomic layer deposition of silicon-containing film
A method and composition for depositing a silicon oxide film in an atomic layer deposition process at one or more temperatures of 600° C. or greater are provided. In one aspect, there is provided a method to deposit a silicon oxide film or material on a substrate in a reactor at one or more temperatures ranging from about 600° C. to 1000° C.; comprising the steps of: introducing into the reactor at least one halidocarbosilane precursor selected from the group of compounds having Formulae I and II described herein; purging the reactor with a purge gas; introducing an oxygen-containing source into the reactor; and purging the reactor with a purge gas; and wherein the steps are repeated until a desired thickness of silicon oxide is deposited. |
| US12297111B2 |
Graphene product and therapeutic uses thereof
A graphene product obtained from Graphene Nanofibers (GNFs), having a modified crystal structure and a defined size distribution. The product is non-toxic and has useful biological properties such as wound healing and improving skin appearance. The product can be used in therapy. |
| US12297110B2 |
Process for preparing a porous carbon material and a porous carbon material obtainable by this process
Known processes for preparing a porous carbon material with a hierarchical porosity comprise the steps of a) providing at least one carbon source and at least one amphiphilic species, b) combining the carbon source and the amphiphilic species to obtain a precursor material, and c) heating the precursor material to obtain the porous carbon material having a modal pore size and a pore volume. In order to avoid a lengthy hydrothermal treatment and to allow tunability of the pore size, pore size distribution and pore volume in carbon material, it is proposed that the heating step c) comprises a low temperature treatment in which the precursor material is heated to a first temperature in the range between 300° C. and 600° C. to obtain a self-assembled porous carbonaceous material, and wherein heating to the first temperature comprises a first average heating rate in the range of 0.5° C./min to 5° C./min. |
| US12297109B1 |
Syngas and method of making the same
A catalyst may include a metal oxide substrate comprising a nickel species, wherein an exposed surface of the catalyst comprises at least some of the nickel species and the exposed surface is substantially nonporous. |
| US12297106B2 |
Methods and systems for producing sulfur-containing products
Methods and systems for producing sulfuric acid and/or sulfur trioxide, which may include contacting a first stream that includes oxygen and a second stream that includes sulfur to produce a third stream that includes sulfur dioxide, and subjecting the third stream to an oxidation reaction to produce a fourth stream that includes sulfur trioxide. The contacting of the first and second streams may include contacting a molar amount of oxygen that exceeds a molar amount of sulfur. |
| US12297103B2 |
Device for protecting FEOL element and BEOL element
A method includes forming a front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) element over a substrate; forming a back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) element over the FEOL element; forming an interconnection structure over the substrate; forming a conductive shielding layer electrically connected to the interconnection structure and vertically overlapping the FEOL element and the BEOL element, wherein the conductive shielding layer is grounded to the substrate through the interconnection structure; and forming a dielectric layer covering the conductive shielding layer. |
| US12297101B2 |
Stretchable substrate and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a method of manufacturing a stretchable substrate according to various embodiments of the present disclosure in order to implement the above-described objects. The method may include forming an auxetic including a plurality of unit structures and forming one or more microstructures. |
| US12297097B2 |
Bypass structure
An integrated CMOS-MEMS device includes a first substrate having a CMOS device, a second substrate having a MEMS device, an insulator layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a dischargeable ground-contact, an electrical bypass structure, and a contrast stress layer. The first substrate includes a conductor that is conductively connecting to the CMOS devices. The electrical bypass structure has a conducting layer conductively connecting this conductor of the first substrate with the dischargeable ground-contact through a process-configurable electrical connection. The contrast stress layer is disposed between the insulator layer and the conducting layer of the electrical bypass structure. |
| US12297095B2 |
Cartridge valve and system
A cartridge valve (22, 94) and system (10) are provided in which the cartridge valve (22, 94) includes a regulator (44, 96) and a solenoid (42, 100) which may have an adjustable stroke to facilitate stable flow control. Also, the cartridge valve (22, 94) includes a quick and easy installation and removal fitting (30 and 32). |
| US12297093B2 |
Automated beverage dispensing system
Described herein is an automated beverage dispensing system for dispensing a beverage into a cup based on an order. The automated beverage dispenser may include a conveyor and a plurality of functional stations along the conveyor route. Exemplary stations include a cup singulation or placement station, an ice dispensing station, a beverage dispensing station, and a sealing station for covering the top of the cup with a liquid tight film. Related methods are described. |
| US12297092B2 |
Valve for a beverage container
A valve for a beverage container comprises a mounting element for mounting the valve in a container opening. A valve body is axially moveable inside the valve housing from a first position closing off the beverage outlet opening to a second position opening a fluid connection through the beverage outlet opening. |
| US12297091B2 |
Automated dispensing system for customized beverages
The disclosure generally relates to an automated modular dispensing platform for creating customized beverages (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The automated dispensing platform may simultaneously aggregate beverage modifiers or ingredients (e.g., sweetener, flavor, and/or color) and facilitate automated, efficient cleaning cycles for modular beverage dispensers. |
| US12297089B2 |
Autonomous conveyance robot for cross-dock operations
Disclosed herein is an automated conveyance robot (ACR) for conveying movable platforms (MPs) in and out of trailers. A lift carriage at a first end of the ACR is configured to couple to the MP during movement and disengage after movement. A counterweight system at a second end of the ACR counterbalances the ACR during conveyance. The ACR comprises a front drive assembly and a rear drive assembly which are independently steerable to allow for different steering methods. The ACR can function fully automated or can be controlled. |
| US12297086B2 |
Cable follower lifting lever
A cable follower is disclosed herein. The cable follower includes a lever having a first end and a second end, a pivot point disposed at the first end of the lever, the lever configured to rotate about the pivot point, a spring housing disposed at the second end of the lever, a spring disposed in the spring housing, a button disposed in the spring housing and adjacent the spring, and a crowder coupled to the lever at a pivot point between the first end and the second of the lever, the crowder including a wheel. |
| US12297085B2 |
Work machine
The work machine includes: a telescoping actuator that moves a first boom in the telescoping direction with respect to a second boom; an electrical drive source that is disposed in a movable portion of the telescoping actuator; a first connection mechanism that switches a connection state between the telescoping actuator and the first boom on the basis of the power of the electrical drive source; a second connection mechanism that switches a connection state between the first boom and the second boom on the basis of the power of the electrical drive source; and a torque limiter that is disposed between the electrical drive source and the first connection mechanism or the second connection mechanism, the torque limiter maintaining, at a predetermined value or less, a load acting on a mechanical element constituting a power transmission path from the electrical drive source. |
| US12297083B2 |
Articulated clutch having limited coupler rotational movement
A clutch for lifting a concrete component and including a toroidal connector, a latch movable relative to the toroidal connector from a disengaged condition to an engaged condition, and a coupler for coupling the toroidal connector to a lifting apparatus, wherein the coupler is articulated. |
| US12297080B2 |
Vibration monitoring beacon mode detection and transition
According to an aspect, a method includes monitoring a plurality of vibration data by a vibration monitoring beacon and determining that the vibration monitoring beacon has been installed at a service location based on detecting an installation characteristic signature in the vibration data. The vibration monitoring beacon can transition into a learning mode based on determining that the vibration monitoring beacon has been installed at the service location. The method can also include monitoring for a learning mode termination event and transitioning the vibration monitoring beacon from the learning mode to a normal operation mode based on detecting the learning mode termination event. |
| US12297079B2 |
Roller speed sensor with magnets and sensors
A roller speed sensor for detecting a speed of an elevator car of an elevator system including: a first roller configured to rotate along a guide rail of the elevator system when the elevator car moves up or down an elevator shaft, the first roller including: one or more magnets; and a first sensor pair located proximate the first roller, the first sensor pair being configured to detect a rotational speed of the one or more magnets. |
| US12297078B2 |
Magnetic door coupler
A coupler device of a door coupler engageable with a vane member includes a housing, a shaft rotatable about an axis, and at least one rotary magnet arranged within an interior of the housing. The at least one rotary magnet is coupled to the shaft. The coupler device is transformable between an off configuration and an on configuration and the coupler device is magnetically couplable with the vane member when in the on configuration. |
| US12297075B2 |
Registration of users of a passenger transport system
A passenger transport system has a device for registering users in a pass-through zone and the device includes at least two sensors, which sensors operate in accordance with the time-of-flight measurement principle, and a signal evaluation unit. Each sensor includes an emitter emitting electromagnetic waves into a detection area and a receiver, arranged adjacent to the emitter, that acquires the electromagnetic waves that were emitted by the emitter and reflected from the detection area, wherein the emitter and the receiver of each sensor are directed into the pass-through zone. At least one sensor of the device is respectively arranged on opposing sides of the pass-through zone and the principal direction axes of the detection areas of the sensors are arranged parallel to one another and orthogonal to the longitudinal extent of the pass-through zone. |
| US12297074B2 |
Remote monitoring system and a method for remotely monitoring an elevator system
A remote monitoring system for an elevator system includes at least one remotely operable intermediate device and a monitoring unit for remotely controlling operation of the at least one intermediate device at least partly. The monitoring unit controls at least one intermediate device to generate a remote command for controlling at least one operation of the elevator system, and monitors a response of the elevator system to the remote command. A method for remotely monitoring an elevator system is also included. |
| US12297073B2 |
Route planning on the basis of expected passenger number
In an elevator System with a destination call control device, a first destination call being input on a floor by a first passenger at a first point in time is evaluated in order to determine first call information comprising data on a call input floor and/or a destination floor. The first call information determines if a number of additional passengers are to be assigned to the first destination call resulting in an additional space requirement in an elevator car handling the first destination call. Information on the additional space requirement is generated if a number of additional passengers are to be assigned to the first destination call. If this is the case, the first destination call is allocated with the aid of an allocation algorithm by using information on the additional space requirement in order to transport the first passenger from the call input floor to the destination floor. |
| US12297069B2 |
Electronic component packing reel
The disclosure relates to an electronic component packing reel for a tape and reel packaging system and the electronic components are supported in pockets of a carrier tape wound around the reel, the packing reel includes: a central hub; two wall elements attached on both sides of the centrale hub defining a retaining space for retaining the carrier tape wound around the central hub; a hub insert arranged for placement of the hub insert over the central hub, the hub insert having an outer rim diameter for increasing a diameter of the central hub, and the hub insert includes at least two sections having mating locking means for interlocking the sections upon placement of the hub insert over the central hub. |
| US12297066B2 |
Ergonomic tape holder and method of use thereof
The present disclosure relates to an ergonomic tape holder onto which a roll of tape is mounted and secured. In particular, the ergonomic tape holder is a single-piece and unitary constructed apparatus having vertical towers disposed on a fixed based which prevents the roll of tape from shifting, rolling, or moving about the base. |
| US12297062B1 |
System and method for restraining a vehicle proximate a loading dock
In one aspect, a wheel chock system is provided that includes a wheel chock with a sensor configured to detect a proximity of a wheel, and a controller operably coupled to the sensor and a peripheral device. The controller includes a processor configured to cause the peripheral device to have a first state in response to the sensor detecting the wheel within a first proximity. The processor is further configured to initiate a timer in response to the sensor detecting the wheel within a second proximity. The processor is further configured to cause the peripheral device to transition to a second state in response to the sensor detecting the wheel within the second proximity for a predetermined time period measured by the timer. |
| US12297059B2 |
Loading system for loading and unloading trucks with pallets in transverse direction
A loading system for loading and unloading cargo compartments of trucks includes conveyors positioned parallel or substantially parallel to one another and such that standard pallets can be moved back and forth on the conveyors in a conveying direction, and an autonomous conveyor vehicle. The conveyors are positioned at a height above a floor such that the conveyor vehicle with vertically movable pallet fork assemblies can be positioned below the conveyors. |
| US12297055B2 |
Gripping device for gripping, retaining and guiding containers, and transporting apparatus having such a gripping device
A gripping device for gripping, holding and guiding containers, in particular bottle-like containers. The gripping device including at least one gripper arm pair having a first gripper arm as well as an oppositely designed second gripper arm, wherein both gripper arms have a respective bearing bore via which they can be pivotably mounted, and a closing means (or opening means) for the gripper arm pair. With the objective of providing a reliable opening mechanism, the first gripper arm has a contour lever and the second gripper arm has a follower lever in operative engagement with one another and serving as opening means (or closing means) for the gripper arm pair. |
| US12297054B1 |
Intermittent moving mechanism and intermittent diversion device
Disclosed is an intermittent moving mechanism, which belongs to the technical field of conveying devices and includes a guide rail; a sliding block moving along the guide rail, two stop blocks arranged at intervals, wherein a distance between the two stop blocks is greater than a length of the sliding block along an extension direction of the guide rail, and the sliding block is positioned between the two stop blocks; and a reciprocating movement structure, configured to push the two stop blocks to move synchronously and reciprocally along an extension direction of the guide rail. The reciprocating moving structure in the intermittent mechanism continuously operates, which avoids repeated starting and stopping and speed changes of the prime mover, and is beneficial to reducing the operation energy consumption and reducing the noise pollution to the environment. |
| US12297050B2 |
System for storing, transporting and dispensing wet sand to a hydraulic fracturing operation at a well site
Described is a system for conveying wet sand. The system includes containers with a slip coating for storing wet sand. Each container includes an outlet formed in a bottom portion to facilitate removal of the wet sand from the container to a hopper. Each hopper has end walls, side walls, and an interior wall extending at an angle from the top to the bottom of the hopper to reduce an area of the outlet. A flow gate over the outlet controls discharge of the wet sand from the hopper onto a conveyor belt of a conveyor system. The hopper also includes a vibration system coupled to its exterior surface for shaking the hopper to assist in releasing sand. A discharge assembly is located at the end of the conveyor system for directing wet sand from the conveyor belt. |
| US12297045B1 |
Method and system for managing shareable storage of goods among users in a community
The shareable storage system disclosed herein facilitates the shared use of goods among a community of users, efficiently utilizes resources in a community, and increases the community's use and enjoyment of public areas. Apparatuses and methods that improve the manner in which goods are delivered to and received by consumers are also disclosed.An embodiment of a shareable storage system comprises of one or more storage stations adapted to communicate with user devices wherein said communication may be directly, through a server, through a telecommunications network, or a combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment, a storage station comprises of a structure, one or more containers operably connected to the structure; and a processor operably connected to the one or more containers that controls access to at least one of the one or more containers.The system may further comprise a power supply wherein said power supply may be solar-powered, battery-powered, an electrical grid, or a combination thereof; a plurality of sensors that obtain data wherein said data is used to, for example, operate the storage station, prevent theft, and verify user identities; at least one database on a computer-readable medium containing information regarding users, inventory, properties of the storage station, or a combination thereof; a graphical user interface (“GUI”) operably communicating with the processor wherein the GUI allows a user to select an item stored in the storage station and to obtain the selected items by unlocking one or more containers. In a preferred embodiment, the processor calculates a charge for the temporary use of an item based on information relating to the item, including for example, the length of time the item has held by other users, the number of uses, the unique number of uses, or a combination thereof. |
| US12297044B2 |
Baggage management system and a method for baggage management
A baggage management system includes: a storage rack including a plurality of receptacles shaped and structured to retain one or more baggage items; a baggage transportation system including a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) configured to transport one or more baggage items between a pick up point, a drop off point, and the storage rack, each AGV including a a wireless communication unit and a controller configured to control movement of the specific AGV based on received control instructions; and a baggage administration server including a processor, a memory unit, and a wireless communication interface, and configured to receive a request to store or retrieve a baggage item from the storage rack, determine the position of the one or more AGVs, identify the one or more AGVs required to either store or retrieve a baggage item as defined in the request, and transmit control instructions to the AGVs. |
| US12297039B2 |
Dust and allergen control for surface cleaning apparatus
A dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner is removably positionable in air flow communication with an inlet port of an apparatus in which the openable door of the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner is positioned interior the apparatus. The apparatus has an air treatment member. When the apparatus is standing on the floor, the apparatus has an upper end which has the inlet port. When the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner positioned in flow communication with the inlet port of the apparatus and when the system is in the emptying mode of operation, a motor and fan assembly of the vacuum cleaner moves air from the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner as dirt, which has been accumulated in the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner, travels to the air treatment member of the apparatus. |
| US12297036B2 |
Vessel assembly
Disclosed herein is a protective housing for carrying a rigid vessel. In use, the vessel will contain liquid. The housing comprises a casing. The casing includes a peripheral wall, a base and a top. The base and top are connected to the peripheral wall to define a volume for containing the vessel. The protective housing further comprises an impact absorber. The impact absorber is disposed, in use, between the vessel and casing to reduce transferral, to the vessel, of a force applied to the casing. There is also an aperture in the casing for accessing a closure section of the vessel while the vessel is in the protective housing. |
| US12297032B2 |
Insulated panels
An insulated panel includes a first layer defining an inner surface; a corrugated medium defining a plurality of peaks, the plurality of peaks attached to the inner surface, a plurality of flutes defined between the corrugated medium and the inner surface; and an insulation material at least partially filling a flute of the plurality of flutes. |
| US12297030B2 |
Recyclable film and packaging
A recyclable film contains a base film and a sealant. The base film has at least one layer containing a polar polymer and at least one layer containing a polar polymer compatibilizer. Additionally, the base film has been oriented and annealed such that it exhibits free shrink of less than 10% in both the machine direction and the transverse direction when exposed to heat of 90° C. The film may be used for demanding retort processing applications. This film has advantages over prior recyclable films in efficient film manufacturing, high quality package production and superior package performance. |
| US12297029B2 |
Dunnage arrangement including cargo pouches with staggered support members
A dunnage arrangement includes a container having spaced-apart sidewalls extending upwardly from the container floor, first and second pairs of guide rails each mounted to and extending at least partially along the length respective sidewalls such that the second pair of guide rails are positioned between the floor and the first pair of guide rails, a plurality of pouches each having first and second opposed sidewalls defining a pocket therebetween configured to support cargo within the container, and support members coupled to or near terminal tops of each of the first and second sidewalls of the pouches. The pouches are received side-by-side within the container with the support members coupled to the first sidewalls supported on and movable along the first pair of guide rails and with the support members coupled to the second sidewalls supported on and movable along the second pair of guide rails. |
| US12297023B2 |
System and method for dispensing a food and beverage product
An apparatus and system for dispensing a food and beverage product where a flowable product is extracted from a flexible pouch, and where a nozzle region exists through which the flowable product evacuates the flexible pouch. The nozzle region has a lock seal that locks the flowable product within the flexible pouch when a pressure less than a first threshold value is applied to the flexible pouch. There is also a frangible seal located above the nozzle region that is configured to lock the flowable product within the flexible pouch when pressure less than a second threshold value is applied to the flexible pouch and when the first threshold value is larger than the second threshold value. |
| US12297022B2 |
Insert with undercuts
The insert includes a base, the base including at least one depression that defines a cavity, the at least one depression including a floor with walls, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls each defining an undercut, the undercut including a lower inclined segment and an upper inclined segment that join at an apex, the apex of the undercut for each of the first pair of opposing walls facing each other, and a lid connected to an upper brim of the base, the lid covering the cavity. |
| US12297010B2 |
Container closure
A plastic container closure has a screw cap with a cylindrical casing having an internal screw thread and a lid disc adjoining the casing, a security ring connected by first break-off webs to a free edge of the casing and a holding ring in the region of the container neck. The security ring has slots distributed over its circumference and each have a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the top edge is formed by a section of the security ring that extends in the shape of a circular arc. The bottom edge is formed by a wall section that is inclined inwards in a radial direction. The bottom edge of each slot engages in a form-fitting manner with the holding ring. |
| US12297009B2 |
Bottom dispensing package
The invention refers to a bottom dispensing package for a flowable composition, comprising a squeezable container for housing the flowable composition, a base element that is fixed to the container, whereby the base element comprises an orifice, whereby the orifice is placed in the direction of gravity beneath the container when the dispensing package is placed in its head-stand position on the base element, whereby the base element further comprises a closure connected to the base element and the closure can be moved back and forth between a closed position in which the closure closes the orifice and an open position in which the composition can be released through the orifice. |
| US12297007B1 |
Insulated food and/or beverage container system
An insulated food and/or beverage container system includes an outer insulated container with a cylindrical body portion and a removable outer container lid that is configured to sealingly engage with the cylindrical body portion so as to minimize thermal transfer with an outside environment; and an inner container configured to fit within the outer insulated container, the inner container defining an interior cavity for holding food and/or a beverage, and the inner container including one or more first elements that are configured to matingly engage with one or more second elements on the cylindrical body portion of the outer insulated container so that the inner container is able to fully and securely nest inside the outer insulated container without any spinning or significant rattling. The outer insulated container and the inner container collectively provide enhanced insulating characteristics. |
| US12297001B2 |
Packaging device, wound body, core tube, method for manufacturing wound body, and wound material
Time required for initial operation and operation immediately after wound body replacement is shortened. A packaging device packages an object to be packaged using a wound body. An elongated sheet-shaped packaging material is wound into the wound body. The wound body includes a recording medium that stores information. The information recorded in the recording medium includes remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the packaging material in the wound body. The packaging device includes a drive unit that generates driving force in order to rotate the wound body, an information reader that reads the remaining amount information stored in the recording medium, and a controller that controls the packaging device. The controller sets a rotation speed of the wound body based on the remaining amount information read by the information reader. |
| US12297000B2 |
Automated processing of container assembly systems and methods
A container assembly processing system is disclosed that includes a container lifting assembly for lifting a container vertically from a carrier on a conveyor system. |
| US12296999B2 |
Device for refilling electronic cigarette cartridge
A refill bottle and system for an electronic cigarette. The refill bottle and system can comprise a refill bottle. The refill bottle can comprise a bottle housing, a bottle cavity defined by the bottle housing, and a refill assembly coupled to the bottle housing. The refill assembly can comprise a bottle stopper, a movable assembly, a spring, a filling projection, and a projection opening. The refill assembly can be configured to cover the filling projection and the projection opening when no force is acting upon the refill assembly. The refill system can further comprise an eCig tank comprising a tank side wall, a tank reservoir defined by the tank side wall, and a self-sealing port coupled to the tank side wall. |
| US12296994B2 |
Unmanned vehicle having flight configuration and surface traverse configuration
An unmanned vehicle includes a body, at least one power source coupled to the body, a flight propulsion system coupled to the at least one power source and configured to propel the unmanned vehicle through air, and a surface propulsion system coupled to the at least one power source and configured to propel the unmanned vehicle along a surface. The unmanned vehicle is configured to switch between a flight configuration in which the unmanned vehicle is propelled through air via the flight propulsion system, and a surface traverse configuration in which the unmanned vehicle is propelled along the surface via the surface propulsion system. In the surface traverse configuration, the surface propulsion system is configured to engage the surface and to maintain the body in a traversing position below the surface as the surface propulsion system propels the unmanned vehicle along the surface. |
| US12296986B2 |
Deployable panel array and related assemblies and methods
A panel array and associated deployment system may include a first cable extending along a first row of panels and coupled to each panel of the first row of panels. The array and system may further include a second cable extending along a second row of panels and coupled to each panel of the second row of panels. The array and system may also include a first column of panels comprising a panel from the first row of panels and a panel from the second row of panels. The system may further include a spool positioned adjacent the first column of panels. The spool may be coupled to at least one of the first cable and the second cable and configured to apply tension to the first cable and/or the second cable. |
| US12296985B2 |
Electrostatic debris removal system
A system for collecting debris includes a collector configured to accumulate debris and retain an electrostatic charge; a deployment mechanism configured to move the collector into a path of the debris; an electrostatic charging array comprising one or more wires or plates operatively connected to the collector; and one or more processors operatively coupled to the collector, the deployment mechanism, and the electrostatic charging array. The one or more processors are configured to track debris in relation to the collector; control movement of the collector and the deployment mechanism; and regulate power to the electrostatic charging array. |
| US12296982B2 |
Transport container conveyor system and method for the optimized operation of a transport container conveyor system
A method for the optimized operation of a transport container conveyor system for items of cargo, in particular of an airport luggage conveyor system, includes: a) introducing an item of cargo into the conveyor system at an introduction point; b) providing larger transport containers of a first category and smaller transport containers of a second category for receiving a respective item of cargo; c) automatically recording a dimension of the item of cargo; d) depending on the recorded dimension, automatically assigning the item of cargo to a transport container of a first or second category; e) automatically loading the assigned transport container with the item of cargo; f) transporting the transport container loaded with the item of cargo on active conveyor sections; g) repeating the above steps for further items of cargo. There is also described a novel conveyor system. |
| US12296981B2 |
Automated docking of unmanned aerial vehicle
Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle; a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock; and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box. |
| US12296979B2 |
Attack helicopter
An attack helicopter has a body exposed to air flow during the flight of the respective air vehicle, at least one ammunition fired to attack a target, at least one machine cannon enabling the ammunition to be fired, at least one ammunition duct on the body, enabling the ammunition to be placed therein and the ammunition to be transferred to the machine cannon, and a butt line arranged so as to extend lengthwise on the air vehicle and symmetrically divide the air vehicle in two. |
| US12296978B1 |
Systems and methods for aerial vehicle mission and maintenance planning
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for influencing mission planning, vehicle maintenance, and identifying an aerial vehicle that provide a greatest probability of mission success. In some examples, a dynamic reliability model of dynamic reliability models can be updated based on at least component reliability data indicative of a reliability of a component of the aerial vehicle of aerial vehicles. Each dynamic reliability model can characterize a reliability of one of the aerial vehicles. Each dynamic reliability model can be executed to compute an indication of vehicle reliability for each aerial vehicle. A mission of success probability for each aerial vehicle can be computed based on a respective indication of vehicle reliability. A given aerial vehicle of the aerial vehicles can be identified for implementing the mission based on an evaluation of the mission of success probability for each aerial vehicle of the aerial vehicles. |
| US12296976B2 |
Aircraft fuel tank inerting
A method of determining whether it is necessary to inert an aircraft fuel tank is disclosed including providing a temperature value indicative of a temperature of the fuel (F) in a fuel tank after refueling or indicative of the temperature at the aircraft's predicted departure time and location, and based on the temperature value, determining whether or not it is necessary to inert the aircraft fuel tank. A method of controlling the supply of inerting gas to the fuel tank, and an aircraft fuel tank inerting control system are disclosed. |
| US12296975B2 |
Aircraft propulsive assembly comprising a nacelle with a t-shaped frame
A propulsive assembly comprising a nacelle delimiting an internal volume, a T-shaped frame comprising a first wall fixed to the wing and a second wall that is vertical and that divides the internal volume into two sub-volumes, a dihydrogen consumer device, for each sub-volume, a dihydrogen processing system, a supply line connected between the processing system and the consumer device, and an input line connected between the processing system and a dihydrogen tank. Also an aircraft with a wing and such a propulsive assembly. |
| US12296969B2 |
Long throw latch for aircraft system
An apparatus is provided for an aircraft. This apparatus includes a latch, and the latch includes a handle, a hook structure and a linkage system operatively coupling the handle to the hook structure. The linkage system includes a mounting link, a handle link, a handle pivot member and an inter-link pivot member. The hook structure includes a hook, a structure aperture and a structure slot located longitudinally between the hook and the structure aperture. The handle link is pivotally connected to the handle. The handle pivot member is received within the structure aperture. The handle pivot member is pivotally connected the handle to the hook structure. The inter-link pivot member is received within the structure slot. The inter-link pivot member pivotally connects the mounting link and the handle link to the hook structure. |
| US12296968B2 |
Dual engine vertical take off and landing collapsible fixed wing aircraft
The present application discloses an aircraft. The aircraft comprises a first wing and a second wing, a fuselage to which the first wing and the second wing are mounted, a first engine operatively mounted to the first wing, and a second engine operatively mounted to the second wing. The aircraft is configured to vertically take-off and land. The first engine and the second engine are used for both (i) vertical take-off and landing, and (ii) horizontal flight. |
| US12296965B2 |
Airplane comprising a passenger pod
An airplane mainly extending along an axis between a nose group and a tail group is provided. The airplane has a fuselage extending axially between the nose group and the tail group and having a fuselage wall internally defining a fuselage housing, wings extending transversely to the axis from the fuselage, and at least one passenger pod having a pod wall defining a pressurized passenger housing in which passengers are accommodable. The at least one passenger pod is removably housable in the fuselage housing. The airplane is configurable in an operating configuration, suitable for allowing flight of the airplane, in which the at least one passenger pod is housed in the fuselage housing and an emergency configuration, in which, with the airplane in flight, the at least one passenger pod is ejected from the fuselage housing. |
| US12296960B2 |
Leg restraint system with compliance indicator
A leg restraint system for a side facing seat provided in an aircraft or other conveyance. The system includes a leg restraining device including a panel configured to deploy along a deployment path when a sensed condition is met, a sensor configured to monitor the deployment path, and an indicator configured to indicate information regarding the monitored deployment path. A controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and indicator receives information and instructs the indicator to indicate a compliance status of the leg restraining device. In embodiments, an object positioned in the deployment path of the leg restraining device causes a noncompliant status to be indicated to a seated occupant thereby causing corrective action to be taken such that the leg restraining device can be operated as intended. |
| US12296957B2 |
System and method for launching a payload from an aircraft
A system for launching a payload from an aircraft includes a magazine and a conveying mechanism. The magazine has a payload chamber at a first end of the magazine for retaining the payload and an exit port through which the payload may be launched, with the magazine configured to be disposed at or below an outer skin surface of the aircraft. The conveying mechanism includes a rotatable conveying member for contacting an outer surface of the payload when the payload is loaded into the payload chamber and for selectably rotating so as to cause the payload to be launched out of the magazine through the exit port. The system may optionally include a pivoting mechanism for pivoting the magazine between a stowed orientation and a deployed orientation, wherein the first end extends outside the outer skin surface in the deployed orientation. |
| US12296954B2 |
Thin wing drive mechanism
A flap actuation mechanism incorporates a coupler rod eccentrically supported at an aft end and at a forward end. The coupler rod is configured to translate from an aft position to a forward position. An inboard crank arm is coupled to the rotary actuator and engaged to the aft end of the coupler rod. The inboard crank is configured rotate responsive to rotation of the rotary actuator thereby inducing translation of the coupler rod. An outboard crank arm engaged to a forward end of the coupler rod and is configured to rotate responsive to translation of the coupler rod. A flap drive arm is attached to the outboard crank arm and is configured to rotate with the outboard crank arm from a stowed position to a deployed position responsive to translation of the coupler rod from the aft position to the forward position. |
| US12296947B2 |
Method for transmitting power based on aerodynamic deceleration, structure and application thereof
A method for transmitting power based on aerodynamic deceleration, a structure and an application thereof; a method for transmitting power based on aerodynamic deceleration is to propel a large rotor wing without driving force to rotate using an airflow generated by the rotation of small rotor wings with driving force; a structure for transmitting power based on aerodynamic deceleration, includes a large rotor wing, a small rotor wing, a main shaft and a power assembly; the large rotor wing is rotatably connected to the main shaft, and the large rotor wing rotates around the main shaft; the small rotor wing is connected to the power assembly. |
| US12296945B2 |
Winglet and winglet cover assembly
A winglet is disclosed including first and second covers, a front spar, a rear spar, a rib, and a mid spar between the front spar and the rear spar. The rib and each spar are joined to the first cover and to the second cover. The mid spar has a length and the mid spar curves along all or part of its length. The length of the mid spar extends from an inboard end of the mid spar to an outboard end of the mid spar, and the rib wraps around the inboard or outboard end of the mid spar. |
| US12296944B2 |
Systems and methods for producing traveling waves along surfaces exposed to supersonic fluid flows
A supersonic flow system in which a supersonic flow is encountered includes a surface configured to be exposed to a supersonic fluid flow, wherein the surface includes an upstream end and a downstream end opposite the upstream end, a wave generator coupled to the surface and including one or more actuators configured to selectably induce strain in the surface, and a wave controller in signal communication with the wave generator and configured to activate the one or more actuators to induce one or more travelling waves configured to travel along the surface between the upstream end and the downstream end of the surface. |
| US12296939B2 |
Unmanned airships, aerostats, and hybrid airship-aerostat systems and methods thereof
A hybrid airship-aerostat includes a hull, a motor, a fin, a controller, and a bridle system. The motor is coupled to the hull and is configured to rotate between a thrust configuration and a lift configuration. The motor is configured to generate a lift force, a thrust force, or a combination thereof. The fin is coupled to a tail of the hull and is configured to provide directional control of the hull. The controller is configured to operate the motor and the fin to pilot the hull. The bridle system is configured to removably couple to a first end of a tether. |
| US12296931B2 |
Bionic cuttlefish-typed underwater detection robot
The present disclosure discloses a bionic cuttlefish-typed underwater detection robot, including a bionic “cuttlefish”-typed body structure, a piezoelectric energy capture device, a circuit rectification and storage assembly and a power control assembly. The bionic “cuttlefish”-typed body structure includes a head and a main body; the piezoelectric energy capture device includes piezoelectric ceramic elements arranged around the main body and PVDF floating belts, and an end of each piezoelectric ceramic element is connected to a spherical spoiler component, the PVDF floating belts are evenly distributed at a tail end of the main body. The present disclosure adopts piezoelectric ceramic elements with spoiler components and PVDF floating belts to generate electricity, converts wave energy and ocean current energy into electric energy, powers the power control assembly of the detection robot. It has high power generation efficiency and stable current, and realizes the autonomous operation of the underwater detection robot. |
| US12296929B2 |
Floating construct
A floating construct is formed of a plurality of floats. The floats are constructed of rigid plastic with of a central tube positioned vertically. The floats are hollow and watertight, with the hollow and watertight structure of the floats providing flotation. The floats are connected directly or indirectly to other floats to form the floating construct. The use of multiple floats, which have a relatively small footprint, sized and positioned according to the loading of the floating construct, allows balancing of the overall construct that the floats support. |
| US12296926B2 |
Kayak anchor support system
A kayak anchor support system includes a first support arm having a first end opposite a second end, wherein the first support arm is removably securable to a kayak via at least one mounting bracket. A proximal end of a second support arm is affixed to the first support arm adjacent to the first end. The second support arm extends orthogonally from the first support arm such that a distal end of the second support arm is maintained in an elevated position above the kayak. A pulley is affixed to the distal end of the second support arm. An anchor cable is engaged with each of the pulley and a reel, wherein the reel is disposed opposite the pulley. An anchor is affixed to a terminal end of the anchor cable, whereupon actuation of the reel, the anchor is selectively movable between a raised position and a lowered positioned. |
| US12296925B2 |
Wind deflection apparatus, a console comprising the wind deflection apparatus, and a boat comprising the wind deflection apparatus
An wind deflection apparatus (240), including: a fairing (242, 250) shaped to have a leading edge profile (606) that is configured to cooperate with a side profile of a console (206) to redirect an oncoming airflow laterally away from an occupant positioned behind the console; and a mounting apparatus (350) configured to secure the fairing relative to the console. A console (206) having the wind deflection apparatus. And a boat (202) having the wind deflection apparatus. |
| US12296915B2 |
Footboard anti-skid pad assembly and scooter
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pedal anti-skid pad assembly and a scooter. The pedal anti-skid pad assembly is configured to be install on a pedaling portion of a scooter. The pedal anti-skid pad assembly includes an anti-skid pad body and a membrane switch. The anti-skid pad body has a first surface for being fixedly connected with the pedaling portion. The membrane switch is fixed on the first surface of the anti-skid pad body. The membrane switch is configured to electrically connect with an electric drive apparatus of the scooter, and the membrane switch is configured to switch on when receiving external force to trigger the electric drive apparatus to start. |
| US12296914B1 |
Comfortable and pressure-reducing handle grip
A comfortable and pressure-reducing handle grip contains a tube and a sleeve. The sleeve includes a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion. The first gripping portion has an internal segment and an external segment. An X axis is defined in forward and backward directions of the second gripping portion, a Y axis is defined in left and right directions of the second gripping portion, and a Z axis is defined in up and down directions. The second gripping portion has a deformation block, and the deformation block has a through hole, an air orifice formed, and an abutting face, such that airs flow through the through hole of the X axis and the air orifice of the Y axis so that the deformation block flexibly deforms along the Z axis to enhance a using comfort and reduce a pressure. |
| US12296907B2 |
Linear actuator system
A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator including an outer body, an inner body disposed within the outer body, a fluid chamber at least partially extending between the inner body and the outer body, a piston chamber extending at least partially within the inner body, a valve configured to selectively fluidly couple the fluid chamber and the piston chamber to each other, a piston assembly including a piston, a variable volume within the piston chamber that extends between the piston and the valve, and a gas collector assembly including a fluid passageway. The piston assembly is disposed within the piston chamber, wherein a movement of the piston assembly causes a gas separated from a liquid within the variable volume to flow through the fluid passageway, through the valve, and into the fluid chamber. |
| US12296906B2 |
Seat angle adjustment device for liftable seatpost
A seat angle adjustment device includes a seat tube, a lower clamp, an upper clamp, two nuts, and two bolts. The top end of the seat tube has two through holes and a convex curved surface. The lower clamp has two lower clamping grooves and a concave curved surface abutted against the convex curved surface of the seat tube. The upper clamp has two upper clamping grooves. Two saddle rail clamping grooves are formed between the upper and lower clamping grooves, and each have a position lower than the vertex of the convex curved surface of the seat tube. The nuts and the bolts are screwed to each other. One of them are disposed to the upper clamp and the other of them are disposed in the through holes. Thus, the present invention allows the lifting stroke of a seat to be increased when used with a liftable seatpost. |
| US12296905B2 |
Techniques for controlling autonomous 4WS vehicles
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for determining the heading of a 4WS vehicle. The 4WS vehicle's dynamic pivot point is calculated from the steering angles. A distance between the dynamic pivot point and a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) antenna is determined. A time delay is determined in the form of the distance between the GNSS antenna and the pivot point divided by the current vehicle horizontal velocity. The time delay is multiplied by a vehicle yaw rate to obtain a result which is added to a GNSS antenna heading to give a true heading. A control point for the 4WS vehicle is selected to allow that control point to follow a desired trajectory. |
| US12296904B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a first vehicle part including a first running wheel rotatable about a first axis of rotation and a second vehicle part including a second running wheel rotatable about a second axis of rotation. The first and second running wheels have the same running-wheel diameter. A first and second bearing means for rotatably mounting the first and second running wheels are interconnected by means of a joint mechanism so that the orientation of the first and second axes of rotation relative to each other can be varied. By means of the joint mechanism, the vehicle can be transferred from a first driving configuration to a second driving configuration and from the second driving configuration to the first driving configuration while the vehicle is in motion. The conversion between the first and second driving configurations takes place automatically as a function of a driving speed of the vehicle. |
| US12296903B2 |
Wind and transmission delay management for connected vehicles
In some examples, a service computing device receives, from a vehicle computing device onboard a vehicle, a communication including sensor data obtained from at least one sensor onboard the vehicle. Based on the communication, the service computing device determines a transmission delay corresponding to a difference between a time when the vehicle sent the communication and a time when the communication was received. Based on the communication, the service computing device determines a trajectory of the vehicle on a travel route. Based on the sensor data, transmission delay, wind direction and magnitude, surrounding objects, and trajectory, the service computing device determines vehicle control information for the vehicle. The service computing device sends, to the vehicle, based at least on the vehicle control information, at least one instruction causing the vehicle to perform at least one control operation for traversing one or more locations associated with the trajectory of the vehicle. |
| US12296895B2 |
Vehicle with embossed surface of directionality pattern on lower surface of vehicle body, and under cover member for vehicle
A vehicle capable of traveling with a embossed surface of a directionality pattern includes a vehicle body and an under cover member. The under cover member is disposed on one or both of a front portion and a rear portion of a lower surface of the vehicle body. The embossed surface of the directionality pattern is formed on a plane portion of the under cover member. The embossed surface of the directionality pattern is configured to accelerate an airflow along a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle body. |
| US12296894B2 |
Undercarriage panelling element for a vehicle and arrangement of an undercarriage panelling on a structure of the vehicle
An undercarriage panelling element of a vehicle includes a first air guidance region, a second air guidance region that is attached to the first air guidance region rearwards in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and angled away from the first air guidance region, and a flow separation edge that is attached to the second air guidance region. The flow separation edge is disposed behind the second air guidance region in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and extends downwards away from the second air guidance region over its entire extension running in a vertical direction of the vehicle in parallel or obliquely to the vertical direction of the vehicle, A rear axle of the vehicle on which wheels are mounted is disposed behind the undercarriage panelling element in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. |
| US12296888B2 |
Cooling module support bracket
A bracket for a cooling module in a front end structure of a vehicle includes forward crash-box connection means, cooling module connection means, a rigid arm extending between the forward crash-box connection means at a forward side and the cooling module connection means at a rearward side; rear crash-box connection means; and a break-away arm extending from the rearward side of the rigid arm and the rear crash-box connection means. |
| US12296885B2 |
Rotation angle detection device and electric power steering device
A rotation angle detection device including: an angular position calculation unit configured to calculate angular position information representing an angular position of the motor rotation shaft based on a first sensor signal of the first sensor; a rotation number detection unit configured to detect a rotation number of the motor rotation shaft based on a second sensor signal of a second sensor and output rotation number information representing the rotation number; a rotation angle calculation unit configured to calculate rotation angle information indicating a rotation angle of the motor rotation shaft based on the angular position information and the rotation number information; and a power supply unit configured to stop supplying power to the first sensor, the angular position calculation unit and the rotation angle calculation unit and to supply power to the second sensor and the rotation number detection unit when the power switch is off. |
| US12296884B2 |
Multi-purpose stroller adapter suitable for various carrier types and accessories
This description is related to an adapter that can be coupled to a stroller frame (e.g., to one side of the stroller frame) or other child product and that is changeable between a first configuration for supporting a first type of accessory (e.g., stroller accessory) and a second configuration for supporting a second type of accessory. The adapter can include a hub that is rotatable relative to the stroller frame or child product and can include a first connector and a second connector positioned at different locations relative to the hub. In examples, when the hub is rotated to a first position, the first connector can be in position to support the first type of accessory, and when the hub is rotated to the second position, the second connector can be in position to support the second type of accessory. |
| US12296879B2 |
Military grade telescoping backpack extraction cart
A self-contained portable material transport cart for game transport and utility transport of equipment and supplies including emergency medical transport in multiple venues. The extraction cart has a lightweight collapsible frame with cargo support straps or netting. Fixed and folding wheels and telescopically extensible frame members allow for compact storage and backpack transport to user location. Extensible frame is adjustable for length and width for cargo transport with an optional trailer hitch adapter allowing the cart to be pulled by an off-road vehicle, if needed. |
| US12296875B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing automated interlocking logic for moving-block railway signaling
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for providing an automated interlocking logic for moving-block railway signaling. According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for generating a train route for railway signaling based on moving block principle, including generating a directed graph for a track layout by calling pre-stored track information, generating a path matrix corresponding to the number of movement hops of a train based on the directed graph, and generating a train route from the path matrix, and verifying the train route by obtaining route information of the train from a mission of an automatic train supervision (ATS) system and comparing the route information with the train route. |
| US12296872B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a position of a vehicle
A computer-implemented method of determining a position of a vehicle 10 within a transport network comprises: obtaining track geometry data indicating track geometry of at least a part of the transport network; determining, based upon the track geometry data, that the vehicle is approaching a junction; determining, based upon the track geometry data, a plurality of route options from the junction; generating a plurality of Bayesian estimation filter algorithms each associated with a respective one of the plurality of route options and configured to estimate a position of the vehicle based upon the track geometry data indicative of the associated route option, wherein the plurality of Bayesian estimation filter algorithms are configured to output data indicative of probabilities of the vehicle taking the associated route options; monitoring the output of the plurality of Bayesian estimation filter algorithms as the vehicle passes through the junction; and determining the route option taken by the vehicle by selecting one of the plurality of route options which presents the highest probability based upon the output of the plurality of Bayesian estimation filter algorithms. |
| US12296871B2 |
Automatic train tracking method and automatic train tracking system
Provided is an automatic train tracking method, including: acquiring and displaying a real-time video image captured by a current image capture device (S101); wherein a plurality of image capture devices are sequentially arranged beforehand in a traveling direction of a train on a traveling route; detecting, based on the real-time video image, whether the train currently enters a capture range of the current image capture device (S102); taking, when it is detected that the train enters the capture range of the current image capture device, a next image capture device as the current image capture device (S103), returning to the step of acquiring and displaying a real-time video image captured by the current image capture device (S101), wherein the next image capture device is an image capture device adjacent to the current image capture device in the traveling direction. Further disclosed is an automatic train tracking system. |
| US12296864B2 |
Delivery system with an access point and a method of accessing an access point of the delivery system
An automated storage and retrieval system includes a storage grid for storage of storage containers and a delivery system for transport of said storage containers between a delivery port of the storage grid and an access point of the delivery system. The access point is adapted for handling of items held in the storage containers by a robotic operator or human operator. The delivery system includes a delivery rail system including at least a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane (P1) and extending in a first direction (X), and at least a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane (P1) and extending in a second direction (Y) which is orthogonal to the first direction (X), the first and second sets of rails together defining a delivery grid of delivery grid cells, the access point, and a remotely operated delivery vehicle comprising a motorized vehicle body and a container carrier provided above the motorized vehicle body for carrying a storage container of the storage containers. The delivery vehicle is moveable on the delivery grid of the delivery rail system. The delivery grid provides one or more delivery grid cells for the remotely operated delivery vehicle at the access point as well as a plurality of delivery grid cells adjacent the one or more delivery grid cells of the access point, such that there is more than one path to and/or from the access point for the remotely operated delivery vehicle via the plurality of delivery grid cells. The remotely operated delivery vehicle is arranged to transport the storage container from the delivery port of the storage grid across the delivery grid to the access point and return the storage container to the delivery port for storage within the storage grid. The access point is provided in a container accessing station, said station being arranged for separating the robotic or human operator from the delivery rail system and the remotely operated delivery vehicle. The container accessing station comprises a cabinet comprising walls and a top cover supported thereon, wherein the items held in the storage container carried by a remotely operated delivery vehicle at the access point is reachable through an opening in the top cover. |
| US12296863B2 |
Cable vehicle transport facility and method for measuring an information item relating to such a facility
A vehicle transportation installation by cable comprising a cable for hauling a vehicle, a fixedly mounted frame, a bull-wheel coupled to the cable and fitted rotatably on the frame so as to enable the cable to be driven, and a measurement device configured to measure at least one data item concerning movement of the bull-wheel, the measurement device being installed on the bull-wheel. |
| US12296858B2 |
Hybrid log simulated driving
Techniques for determining a response of a simulated vehicle to a simulated object in a simulation are discussed herein. Log data captured by a physical vehicle in an environment can be received. Object data representing an object in the log data can be used to instantiate a simulated object in a simulation to determine a response of a simulated vehicle to the simulated object. Additionally, one or more trajectory segments in a trajectory library representing the log data can be determined and instantiated as a trajectory of the simulated object in order to increase the accuracy and realism of the simulation. |
| US12296856B2 |
Autonomous vehicle blind spot management
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle comprising a tractor and a trailer. For example, a system may determine that a line from a position of a first sensor on the autonomous vehicle to a position of a first actor in an environment of the autonomous vehicle intersects the trailer. The system may determine that the first actor is in a blind spot of the autonomous vehicle, generate a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle, and control the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the motion plan. |
| US12296854B2 |
Vehicle systems and methods for autonomous operation using driver attention
Vehicles and related systems and methods are provided for controlling a vehicle in an autonomous operating mode. One method involves a controller associated with a vehicle identifying a visual attention state associated with a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on output of an imaging device onboard the vehicle, determining, based at least in part on the visual attention state, a driver lane preference corresponding to an adjacent lane in a visual attention direction relative to a current lane of travel for the vehicle, adjusting a priority associated with the adjacent lane corresponding to the driver lane preference and autonomously operating one or more actuators onboard the vehicle to initiate maneuvering the vehicle from the current lane in a manner that is influenced by the adjusted priority associated with the adjacent lane. |
| US12296852B1 |
Pullovers involving bicycle lanes for autonomous vehicles
Aspects of the disclosure provide for selecting a pullover location for an autonomous vehicle. For instance, a set of potential pullover locations may be identified by, determining a plurality of rightmost points that the autonomous vehicle can reach, determining whether any of the rightmost points would result in the autonomous vehicle encroaching on a bicycle lane, and when any of the rightmost points encroaches on the bicycle lane, determining whether to adjust the location of that rightmost point. One of the set of potential pullover locations may be selected by assessing a cost of each potential pullover location of the set of potential pullover locations. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled to stop based on the selected one. |
| US12296847B1 |
Lattice-based heuristics computations for autonomous driving
Techniques are discussed herein for determining low-cost and/or optimal driving trajectories for autonomous vehicles between various states in a driving environment. A lattice subgraph of lowest-cost trajectories associated with road segments in an environment may be precomputed off-vehicle, and provided to vehicles in the environment along with map data, lane graphs, etc. An autonomous vehicle may use the lattice subgraphs to determine costs associated with discrete entry points of the road segments along a driving route, and may perform additional computations using motion primitives and/or cost plots to determine costs associated with controlling the vehicle between various states to the discrete road segment entry points. The lattice subgraphs may be grouped and cost computations for the states within the various lattice subgraphs can be performed by the vehicle in parallel, to provide reduced computational complexity and faster computations of low-cost driving trajectories. |
| US12296846B2 |
Methods and apparatus for natural language based scenario discovery to train a machine learning model for a driving system
A method for classifying environmental image frames for vehicles, using a universal iterative classification model, is presented. The method combines text-based querying, active machine-learning models, and user input to form an end-to-end automatic flow for sourcing video frames captured by sensors on a vehicle. An index of frames is used and continuously populated with data for new frames, with each frame scored on its likelihood of containing a representation of a driving scenario of interest. Each iteration of the classification model produces a classification result that is predicted to belong to the scenario of interest. Binary labels can be applied to the results. Subsequent iterative training of classification models can be performed using updated training sets containing previously labeled classification results, to improve precision and accuracy in classifying image data to a driving scenario. |
| US12296841B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An information processing apparatus comprises a control unit configured to execute: sequentially performing, in a predetermined order, processing of determining whether or not operating conditions for each driving support function are satisfied with respect to each of a plurality of driving support functions included in a first vehicle; and skipping the determinations for unprocessed driving support functions when there is a driving support function for which the operating conditions are determined to be satisfied. |
| US12296833B2 |
System and method for providing an indication of driving performance
A method of providing an indication of driving performance involves obtaining a forward acceleration and speed of a vehicle. A forward acceleration threshold value is identified for use in identifying excessive forward acceleration of the vehicle based on the determined speed of the vehicle. For any vehicle speed within a range of vehicle speeds, the acceleration threshold value is defined by a function based on the determined speed of the vehicle, wherein the forward acceleration threshold value according to the function varies continually with vehicle speed over the range of vehicle speeds. The determined forward acceleration of the vehicle is compared with the determined acceleration threshold value, and an indication of an excessive forward acceleration driving event is generated when the determined forward acceleration exceeds the determined acceleration threshold value. |
| US12296830B1 |
Drive axle system and method for determining pinion gear torque
Systems and methods for a drive axle. The drive axle system, in one example, includes a displacement sensor coupled to a pinion input flange and configured to generate axial displacement data corresponding to the pinion input flange, where the pinion input flange is directly coupled to an angled pinion gear. The drive axle system further includes a controller configured to determine a torque at the pinion input flange based on the axial displacement data. |
| US12296827B1 |
Control device for vehicle
An electronic control unit of a vehicle having an automatic park-range switching function for automatically turning off a power supply after switching to a P range when a power-off operation is performed, wherein when a power-off operation is performed in a state where the automatic park-range switching function is disabled by a predetermined special operation, the vehicle is turned off in a state where the vehicle is in a neutral range and the power supply is turned off in a state where power supply to the electrical components is interrupted. As a result, the vehicle is parked in a movable state, and battery exhaustion of the power supply is suppressed. |
| US12296826B2 |
Braking control for platoon driving control system and method of vehicle
A platoon driving control system of a vehicle includes a detector configured to detect an obstacle positioned in a front according to a driving direction of a vehicle included in a platoon; a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing an algorithm that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: determine a braking strategy of the vehicle included in the platoon based on a driving speed of the platoon, and control a driving of the platoon based on the obstacle detected by the detector and the braking strategy. |
| US12296824B2 |
Cargo overhang system and method
A system and method performed by a first vehicle may include receiving a message from a second vehicle regarding a cargo overhang condition of the second vehicle in which an object carried by the second vehicle extends beyond a perimeter or envelope of the second vehicle, and adjusting an operation of the first vehicle based upon the cargo overhang condition of the second vehicle. |
| US12296822B2 |
Systems and methods for reconstruction of a vehicular crash
A system for notifying emergency services of a vehicular crash may (i) receive sensor data of a vehicular crash from at least one mobile device associated with a user; (ii) generate a scenario model of the vehicular crash based upon the received sensor data; (iii) store the scenario model; and/or (iv) transmit a message to one or more emergency services based upon the scenario model. As a result, the speed and accuracy of deploying emergency services to the vehicular crash location is increased. The system may also utilize vehicle occupant positional data, and internal and external sensor data to detect potential imminent vehicle collisions, take corrective actions, automatically engage autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle features, and/or generate virtual reconstructions of the vehicle collision. |
| US12296821B2 |
Autonomous driving system for communicating with and controlling a vehicle via a vehicle control interface
A vehicle comprises an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle in response to a command received from the autonomous driving system. In the present vehicle, when the autonomous driving system issues a first command to request the vehicle platform to provide deceleration to stop the vehicle and a first signal indicates 0 km/h or a prescribed velocity or less, the autonomous driving system issues a second command to request the vehicle platform to maintain stationary. And after brake hold control is finished, a second signal indicates standstill. Until the second signal indicates standstill, the first command continues to request the vehicle platform to provide deceleration. |
| US12296807B2 |
Acceleration limit apparatus and method
Disclosed is an acceleration limit function relaxation apparatus. The apparatus may determine, based on information indicating manipulation of a brake pedal of a vehicle during an acceleration limit mode, that the vehicle is in a temporary braking state, determine a vehicle speed, measured at a start of the manipulation of the brake pedal, as a target vehicle speed for reacceleration, determine, based on information indicating manipulation of an accelerator pedal, that the vehicle is reaccelerated, determine an acceleration limit relaxation factor based on a cumulative braking amount calculated by measuring amounts of braking during the temporary braking state, and cause acceleration limit relaxation of the vehicle by applying the acceleration limit relaxation factor to an acceleration limit of the vehicle. |
| US12296806B2 |
Vehicle brake fluid pressure control device
A vehicle brake fluid pressure control device that restrains brake fluid pressure from decreasing counter to driver's intent during vehicle stop time pressure holding control is disclosed. The vehicle brake fluid pressure control device is capable of exercising vehicle stop time pressure holding control (time t2 to t3) under which brake fluid pressure is held when it is determined that a vehicle has been stopped; if a first condition which includes a condition that an amount of lateral motion of the vehicle (yaw rate Y) has become equal to or greater than a first specified value (Yth1) within a first specified time period (T1) elapsed from a time when determined that the vehicle has been stopped (time t2) is fulfilled (time t3) during the vehicle stop time pressure holding control, the vehicle stop time pressure holding control is canceled even without operation of an operation member for operating the vehicle. |
| US12296802B2 |
Vehicle brake fluid pressure control device
A vehicle brake fluid pressure control device that restrains a brake fluid pressure from decreasing counter to driver's intent during a vehicle stop time pressure holding control is disclosed. The vehicle brake fluid pressure control device is capable of exercising a vehicle stop time pressure holding control under which a brake fluid pressure is held when it is determined that a vehicle has been stopped. During the vehicle stop time pressure holding control (time t2 to t3), if a first condition which includes an amount of lateral motion (yaw rate Y) of the vehicle being equal to or greater than a specified value (Yth), and an absolute value (G) of frontward/rearward acceleration undergone by the vehicle being equal to or greater than a first threshold (G1) is fulfilled, the vehicle stop time pressure holding control is canceled (time t3) even without operation of an operation member for operating the vehicle. |
| US12296798B2 |
Electromechanical braking system
The present invention relates to a braking technology of a vehicle, and in particular to an electromechanical brake (EMB) system with redundant power supply. The electromechanical brake system comprises a recharging power source (21) and at least two control modules (221, 222) corresponding to axles (241, 242) of a vehicle. The control modules (221, 222) comprise a power supply unit (251, 252) that supplies power to electric brake devices (231, 232, 233, 234) disposed at opposite ends of a corresponding axle (241, 242) in response to an operation demand. The power supply unit (251, 252) is charged by the recharging power source (21). The power supply unit (21) of at least one of the control modules (221, 222) is configured with redundancy. |
| US12296796B2 |
Electrohydraulic brake valve with overpressure protection
An improved electrohydraulic brake valve with overpressure protection is provided. The electrohydraulic brake valve includes an integrated pressure limiting device coupled to a modulating valve and a solenoid assembly. The pressure limiting device transmits an axial force from the solenoid plunger to the valve spool up to a set limit, which corresponds to a maximum output pressure. Above this set limit, a pre-loaded spring within the pressure limiting device compresses, thereby isolating further travel of the solenoid plunger from the valve spool. The pressure limiting device mechanically limits the output pressure of the electrohydraulic brake valve to a maximum level to prevent overpressure in the brake system, adding a level of safety not previously available. |
| US12296793B2 |
Wiper assembly, sensor assembly, vehicle and method
According to the present disclosure there is provided a wiper assembly for removing contaminants from a surface of a housing provided around a sensor, comprising: a drive system; a moveable part connected to the drive system to be driven by the drive system; and at least one wiper connected to the moveable part, wherein the drive system is configured to drive the moveable part, thereby to cause movement of the at least one wiper at least partially around the housing thereby to wipe the surface of the housing to remove contaminants therefrom. Further, according to the present disclosure there is provided: a sensor assembly comprising a sensor and a wiper assembly; a vehicle; and a method of operating a wiper assembly. |
| US12296792B2 |
Electrostatic sensor cleaning
A sensor-cleaning system includes a sensor of a vehicle, an electrode, and a computer communicatively coupled to the electrode. The sensor includes a lens. The electrode is positioned to draw dust from the lens when the electrode is energized. The computer is programmed to energize the electrode in response to the vehicle moving and deenergize the electrode in response to the vehicle being stationary. |
| US12296789B2 |
Multi-purpose vehicle tonneau cover
A vehicle accessory system includes a tonneau cover to be adaptably disposed onto a vehicle in a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the tonneau cover retractably overlaps a cargo area of the vehicle, in which the tonneau cover is attached to a perimeter of the cargo area via an attachment mechanism configured to cause the tonneau cover to extend so as to cover the cargo area and to retract so as to uncover the cargo area. In the second configuration, the tonneau cover detachably couples at a first end portion to a roof of the vehicle, such that a second end portion of the tonneau cover extends outward perpendicularly, relative to the vehicle, so as to at least partially overlap an area underneath the second end portion and alongside the vehicle. |
| US12296788B2 |
Device, system, and method for determining a location of a vehicle
A locator device includes a housing, a plurality of directional indicators, a first button, a second button, a memory, and a GPS device. The device also includes a processor adapted to determine that the first button has been pressed, and, in response, obtain from the GPS device first location data representing a first location of the device, and store the first location data in the memory. The processor is further adapted to determine that the second button has been pressed, and in response, retrieve the first location data from the memory, obtain from the GPS device second location data representing a second location of the device, determine a direction from the second location to the first location, identify a directional indicator corresponding to the direction, and illuminate the identified directional indicator to indicate the direction. |
| US12296786B2 |
Seatbelt system and method for determining the extension length of a seatbelt system belt strap which is wound on a rotatable belt coil
A seat belt system (10) has a control unit (14) and a seat belt (16) which includes a webbing (18) and a belt retractor (20). The belt retractor (20) comprises a belt reel (28) for the webbing (18), a rotation angle sensor (30) with a sensor unit and a rotatable measuring element, and a gear unit coupling the belt reel (28) to the measuring element. The belt reel (28) has a fully extended position and a ghost position. Furthermore, the gear unit is designed so that the gear unit reduces the rotation of the belt reel (28), when the belt reel (28) is adjusted from the ghost position to the fully extended position, to a maximum of 1.0 revolutions of the measuring element. In addition, a method for determining the extension length of a webbing (18) of a seat belt system (10) wound on a rotatable belt reel (28) is provided. |
| US12296785B2 |
Seatbelt anchor mechanism
A seat system includes a seat having a seatback and a seat bottom extending in a seat-forward direction from the seatback. A seatbelt retractor is mounted to the seatback and an anchor is carried by the seat bottom and movable seat-rearward and seat-forward between a retracted position and an extended position. A seatbelt webbing extends from the seatbelt retractor and is attached to the anchor. An actuator is operatively coupled to the anchor to move the anchor between the retracted position and the extended position. A lock is operable to selectively retain the anchor in the retracted position. |
| US12296784B2 |
Vehicle hood hinge assembly
A hinge assembly is provided to lift a hood of a vehicle relative to a vehicle body in anticipation of, during, or right after a collision has occurred to cushion contact with a pedestrian. The hood selectively covers a compartment of the vehicle when in a secured position. The hinge assembly includes a hinge configured to guide the hood from the secured position to both of an open position or to a pedestrian deployment position relative to the vehicle body. An actuator moves the hood from the secured position to the pedestrian deployment position. A controller controls the actuator based at least in part on a characteristic of the pedestrian. |
| US12296783B2 |
Actuation system for a closure panel including a pop up safety system for hinges
An actuation system for facilitating opening and closing of a closure panel of a vehicle via a hinge, the actuation system comprising: a pop up safety system mounted to a body of the vehicle adjacent to the hinge, the pop up safety system including a bracket connected to the closure panel; and a coupling mechanism coupling the hinge to the body in order to facilitate moving the closure panel from a closed hinge position to an open hinge position, such that the bracket is also connected to the coupling mechanism; wherein when the pop up safety system is operated, the bracket is decoupled from the coupling mechanism in order to facilitate movement of the closure panel away from the coupling mechanism. |
| US12296782B2 |
Drive device for a vehicle flap
The present disclosure relates to a drive device for a movable vehicle flap, including a flap part associated with the vehicle flap, a body part associated with a vehicle body, a first joint arrangement being arranged between the flap part and the body part, including a first knee lever and a second knee lever. The first knee lever and the second knee lever each have at least a first control arm and a second control arm. The drive device further includes a second joint arrangement for opening and closing the vehicle flap in a normal operation and at least a first actuator for raising the vehicle flap to a pedestrian protection position. The first actuator has a first connection element and a second connection element. The first connection element of the first actuator is hingedly coupled to the first knee lever of the first joint arrangement. The second connection element of the first actuator is hingedly coupled to the second knee lever of the first joint arrangement. A drive device for a vehicle flap, which is reliable and compact, is provided according to the present disclosure by the first connection element of the first actuator being hingedly coupled to the second control arm of the first knee lever and by the second connection element of the first actuator being hingedly coupled to the first control arm of the second knee lever. |
| US12296781B2 |
Holding device and airbag module
The invention describes a holding device (12) for holding and releasing a tensioning means (14) of a vehicle safety system. The holding device (12) includes a pyrotechnical actuator assembly (24) for holding and, in terms of signals, specifically releasing the tensioning means (14), wherein the actuator assembly (24) comprises a plastic base (26) in which a pyrotechnical unit (28) including a propelling charge and an igniter (30) is accommodated and held, wherein the pyrotechnical unit (28) has a rear side (36) and an opposite front side (38), and a tensioning means holder (40) which is adjacent to the front side (38) of the pyrotechnical unit (28) and covers the same and which is detachably supported on the plastic base (26). The holding device (12) additionally includes a reinforcing element (58) which is supported to be axially movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the reinforcing element (58) in a second position is disengaged from the tensioning means holder (40) and in a first position is at least partially accommodated in the tensioning means holder (40) and mechanically reinforces the same. Furthermore, an airbag module (10) is described. |
| US12296775B2 |
Seat airbag for vehicle
Disclosed is a seat airbag for a vehicle, the seat airbag including an airbag cushion including lateral cushions configured to be deployed forward from lateral sides of a seatback, and front cushions bent and extending from front ends of the lateral cushions toward a seat center and positioned at a front side of the passenger, and support tethers configured to connect upper portions of the front cushions and an upper portion of the seatback or connect lower portions of the front cushions and a lower portion of the seatback so that the front cushions support a passenger when the passenger is loaded onto the front cushions. |
| US12296773B1 |
Roof airbags and methods of installation thereof
Roof airbags and methods for installation of the roof airbags in vehicles are provided. The roof airbags include a deployable airbag configured to automatically inflate in response to detection of a sensed event and to cover portions of an interior side of a vehicle upon being inflated, a continuous mounting tab extending from and along the deployable airbag that includes first and second mounting holes configured to receive first and second fasteners for securing the continuous mounting tab to a frame of the vehicle at first and second positions, respectively, and a reinforcement member disposed on the continuous mounting tab that is configured to prevent alignment of the first mounting hole and/or the second mounting hole with the first position and/or the second position, respectively, on the frame in response to the deployable airbag being twisted. |
| US12296771B2 |
Airbag device for arranging on a backrest part of a moveable seat device of a motor vehicle, and seat device
An airbag device arranged on a backrest part of a moveable seat device of a motor vehicle includes first and second gas bags. The first gas bag is deployed into a receiving position by a deployment unit of the airbag device responsive to an actuation signal. In the receiving position the first gas bag is designed to receive a body part of an occupant of the motor vehicle, the occupant facing the backrest part. The second gas bag, at least in the receiving position, is deployed between the backrest part and the first gas bag. |
| US12296761B2 |
Motor vehicle floor covering
The invention relates to an underbody panel insulation for a motor vehicle made of one or more foamed viscoelastic polyurethane foam materials which can differ in zones (partially) over the surface and thickness of the insulation in its formulation and the physical and mechanical properties, and to a method for the production thereof. |
| US12296760B2 |
System for bridging a gap between two adjacent components
A system for bridging a distance between two adjacent components is disclosed, the system including a first component and a second component arranged at a distance from the first component. The system further includes a bridging element arranged to bridge the distance between the first component and the second component. The bridging element may be elastic at least in certain regions and include a first region which is fastened to the first component. The bridging element further has a second region which has a first bearing surface extending towards the first component and a second bearing surface extending towards the second component. A thickness of the bridging element may be defined by the distance between the first contact surface and the second contact surface and selected such that the bridging element limits the distance to a minimum distance. |
| US12296759B2 |
Headliner impact system
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to vehicle headliners. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, with a controller connected to a first impact feature of a headliner of a vehicle, a physical contact with the first impact feature with the first impact feature having a first bending strength prior to the physical contact. The controller subsequently activates the first impact feature to transition the first impact feature from the first bending strength to a second bending strength in response to the detected physical contact. |
| US12296751B2 |
Adaptive perimeter security system for vehicles
An embodiment designed to be attached to a vehicle comprising of multiple sensors and AI/ML cameras that provide round the clock perimeter surveillance for said vehicle. The embodiment utilizes data from the sensors and cameras to identify potential threats, accidents or an occurrence of damage to the vehicle. The device provides communication of processed events and provides notifications to end-user (vehicle owner) utilizing wireless communications. The embodiment itself is self-powered utilizing solar power to keep an internal battery pack charged for day and night operation of the entire electronic system. |
| US12296750B2 |
Vehicular vision system
A vehicular vision system includes a video display screen disposed behind a transflective mirror reflector of an electrochromic mirror reflective element of an interior rearview mirror assembly. Image data captured by a rearward-viewing camera is provided to the mirror assembly as digital signals carried by a coaxial cable. Electronic circuitry of the mirror assembly includes (i) auto dimming circuitry and (ii) video processing circuitry. The video display screen (i) displays at a left display region video images derived from captured image data to display a scene occurring in a left side lane, (ii) displays at a right display region video images derived from captured image data to display a scene occurring in a right side lane and (iii) displays at a middle display region video images derived from captured image data to display a scene occurring rearward of the vehicle in the lane the equipped vehicle is travelling in. |
| US12296749B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing system
A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax. |
| US12296746B2 |
Steering wheel having illumination unit
A steering wheel includes an illumination unit, an illumination arrangement part where the illumination unit is arranged, and an outer coat layer made of a leather member. The illumination arrangement part includes a covering portion covered with the outer coat layer and a recess part is formed at the covering portion. The recess part houses a terminal portion of the leather member and at least a part of the illumination unit, and has an opening opened outwardly. The illumination unit includes a light-emitting part, and a closing member having permeability to light emitted from the light-emitting part and closing the opening of the recess part. The covering portion includes a recess part side wall forming section forming a side surface of the recess part, and a recess part bottom wall forming section forming a bottom surface of the recess part. The terminal portion of the leather member is arranged continuously along the recess part side wall forming section and the recess part bottom wall forming section. |
| US12296743B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle includes: a vehicle body that travels; a boom attached to the vehicle body to be vertically swingable; a work tool mounted to a front portion of the boom; a first illumination lamp that is disposed in the vehicle body and emits an illumination light forward; a second illumination lamp that is disposed in the boom and emits an illumination light toward the work tool; and an illumination controller that controls the first illumination lamp and the second illumination lamp, the illumination controller executing a lighting restriction of automatically turning off or dimming the first illumination lamp while the second illumination lamp is turned on. |
| US12296742B2 |
Vehicle light bracket assembly
A light bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket and a hollow member. The mounting bracket is configured to be connected to a sport bar of a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes an upper member, a lower member, and at least one support member. The lower member is configured to be connected to the sport bar. The least one support member extends between the upper member and the lower member. At least one opening is disposed in the upper member. Each of the at least one openings is configured to receive a light. The hollow member is configured to be connected to the mounting bracket. The hollow member substantially continuously surrounds the at least one support member. |
| US12296741B2 |
Support frame for a vehicle lighting device
A support frame for components of a vehicle lighting device, especially for a housing or for a light module. The support frame features a sandwich structure of at least two metallic sheet members in parallel arrangement and at least one intermediate plastic joint member, which features form-locking joints with the sheet members. |
| US12296740B2 |
Vehicle
The present technology relates to a vehicle that enables to improve designability while avoiding deterioration of safety and functionality of the vehicle.The vehicle includes: a front line extending in a vehicle width direction on a front surface of a body; and a headlight arranged on left and right of the front surface, divided vertically by the front line, and configured to output a low beam from a portion above the front line and output a high beam from a portion below the front line. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a vehicle. |
| US12296736B2 |
Mobile unit for thorough wet decontamination of persons
The invention relates to a mobile decontamination unit for thorough wet decontamination of persons, having a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. The unit comprises a technical module and at least one shower module, which are adjacent to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The unit also comprises a first retractable extension of the shower module in the direction of the transverse axis, on one side of said shower module, and/or a second retractable extension of the shower module in said direction of the transverse axis, on the other side of said shower module. The shower module and the one or more extensions comprise a decontamination line for persons for the circulation, in the direction of the transverse axis, of persons to be decontaminated by showering in the shower module. |
| US12296734B2 |
Seat
Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor. |
| US12296733B2 |
Climate controlled seat
A climate-controlled seat including a foam portion having a recess in a surface, an air channel extending through the foam and having a first opening configured to engage with a seat ventilation system and an opposed second opening adjacent to and operatively engaging the recess; a pair of gaskets located in the recess, adjacent to and on opposite sides of the second opening, the gaskets configured to block airflow from the second opening into the laterally extending recess; and a seat trim covering the foam portion over the surface and attached to the foam portion along the recess to provide a trench in the seat trim adjacent to the recess. |
| US12296730B2 |
Integrated car seat with adjustable sunshield
A child car seat is selectively movable between a stowed configuration in a storage area defined by a base portion of a rear passenger seat of an automobile and a deployed configuration positioned against the rear passenger seat. The car seat may be deployed when needed or stowed inside the base portion when not needed. A sun shielding assembly is mounted to a top edge of the child car seat and is adjustable according to remote control signals received from a transmitter that may be positioned near a driver of the automobile. |
| US12296725B2 |
Safety seat and base thereof
The present disclosure provides a base for a safety seat, which includes a base body and a support mechanism mounted with the base body for supporting the seat on a vehicle seat. The support mechanism includes a support member extending out of the base body and movable back and forth with respect to the base body, and an adjustment assembly configured to adjust a position of the support member with respect to the base body. |
| US12296723B2 |
Electric heating and capacitive sensing arrangement and methods for manufacturing the same
An electric heating and capacitive sensing arrangement that includes: an electrically conductive heating track arranged on a surface of a planar substrate, the electrically conductive track being connectable to a current source so that during a heating operation a current flows through the electrically conductive track. The electrically conductive track is connectable to a capacitive sensing circuit so that during a sensing operation a capacitive sensing signal is applied to the electrically conductive track. The electrically conductive track has at least a first and a second heating track section extending at a distance along each other on the substrate, whereby a gap is formed between the first and the second heating track section. The heating and sensing arrangement further includes a layer of electrically conductive material arranged on the surface of the substrate in the gap between the first and the second heating track section. |
| US12296717B2 |
Intelligent hybrid power system for electrical vehicles
A system for powering an electric vehicle includes at least one electrochemical battery, at least one supercapacitor battery, a first relay disposed on a first electrical path between the at least one electrochemical battery and the electric vehicle, the first relay to connect or disconnect the at least one electrochemical battery to or from the electric vehicle, and a second relay disposed on a second electrical path between the at least one supercapacitor battery and the electric vehicle, the second relay to connect or disconnect the at least one supercapacitor battery to or from the electric vehicle. The system also includes a processor communicatively coupled to first and second relays, wherein the processor, responsive to a first condition, disconnects the at least one electrochemical battery from the electric vehicle via the first relay and connects the at least one supercapacitor battery to the electric vehicle via the second relay. |
| US12296716B2 |
Electrified vehicle and power source management method therefor
An electrified vehicle capable of additionally mounting a swappable battery and a power source management method for the same are provided. A method of power source management of an electrified vehicle is provided, comprising connecting a swappable battery unit to a connector in an electrified vehicle comprising a first battery fixedly arranged with a main battery unit, a first battery management system configured to control the first battery, and a DC converter having a first end and a second end, the swappable battery unit comprises a second battery, and a second battery management system configured to control the second battery. The method further comprises determining, using a vehicle control unit, a target integrated voltage to be supplied to a power electric unit, and transmitting, using the vehicle control unit, a voltage command corresponding to a target output voltage to the DC converter, according to a determined target integrated voltage. |
| US12296715B2 |
Battery monitoring apparatus
A battery monitoring apparatus is provided for monitoring unit batteries of an assembled battery which are grouped into battery blocks. The battery monitoring apparatus includes a battery ECU, voltage monitors each being mounted to a corresponding one of the battery blocks, and a monitor activation device. The battery ECU is configured to wirelessly transmit commands to the voltage monitors. The voltage monitors are configured to detect voltage information of the unit batteries and wirelessly transmit the detected voltage information to the battery ECU. The monitor activation device is configured to sequentially activate the voltage monitors with time lags in a predetermined order recognized by the battery ECU. Moreover, the battery monitoring apparatus is configured so that: the voltage monitors sequentially start wireless communication with the battery ECU in the predetermined order; and the battery ECU assigns IDs, via the wireless communication, sequentially to the voltage monitors in the predetermined order. |
| US12296710B2 |
Battery-exchange service station
A method of operating a battery-exchange service station includes receiving data corresponding to a vehicle to be serviced; automatically adjusting a size of a service platform according to the vehicle, the service platform disposed over a service cavity configured to receive a service robot; automatically presenting one or more visual indicators to guide the vehicle onto the service platform such that the vehicle's front tires are at a target position; automatically detecting a position of the vehicle's front tires with lasers and light sensors, each laser located at a predetermined position relative to the target position for the front tires; automatically updating at least one of the visual indicator(s) based on a detected position of the vehicle's front tires; and while the detected position is at the target position, automatically exchanging one or more depleted batteries in the vehicle, with the service robot, with one or more charged batteries. |
| US12296708B2 |
Communication failure handling device and method in VPP
Information on a charging/discharging operation in a second period which is longer than a first period is transmitted as a control instruction from a control server. A communication failure handling device stores the control instruction transmitted in a cycle of the first period from the control server in a memory that is able to be accessed by an electric-vehicle power station regardless of a communication state between the control server and the electric-vehicle power station. When a communication failure has occurred between the control server and the electric-vehicle power station, the communication failure handling device causes the electric-vehicle power station to perform a charging/discharging operation based on the control instruction stored in the memory. |
| US12296706B2 |
Systems for identifying coupling between vehicles and charge stations
The systems, methods, and devices for identifying pairings between vehicles and charge stations are described. In the absence of explicit communication or handshaking between a vehicle and a charge station, location data and charge timing data between charge stations and vehicles is compared. Probabilistic coupling between vehicles and charge stations is determined. Further, overall coupling likelihood for a plurality of vehicles and a plurality of charge stations is determined by comparing scenarios of different coupling combinations. |
| US12296701B2 |
Electrically powered vehicle and method of controlling charging of electrically powered vehicle
An inter-terminal voltage obtaining unit obtains an inter-terminal voltage of a battery. A comparator compares the inter-terminal voltage with a maximum output voltage of a charger. When relation of VB≤VCmax is satisfied, an AC charging relay is switched such that output electric power from the charger is supplied to a high-voltage side of a buck-boost converter. When relation of VB>VCmax is satisfied, the AC charging relay is switched such that an output voltage of the charger is supplied to a low-voltage side of the buck-boost converter and the buck-boost converter is activated. |
| US12296699B2 |
Charging socket provided with a dual-functional feature for drainage and fixing functions
A charging socket includes a housing formed of an electrically insulating material, a cavity in the housing receiving an electrical contact, and a dual-functional element partially protruding from an outer surface of the housing. The dual-functional element has a fixing component and a drainage component. The fixing component protrudes from the housing and fixes the housing to a mounting bracket. The drainage component has a drainage channel within the housing discharging fluids from the charging socket. |
| US12296696B2 |
Power supply system and method of controlling such a power supply system
A method of controlling a power supply system for an electric vehicle includes acquiring a first power setpoint value corresponding to the electrical power to be supplied by the battery, determining the electrical power required by the drivetrain and the electrical power required by the at least one auxiliary apparatus, determining the state of the battery, calculating at least one electrical power value to be delivered by the fuel cell, and calculating a second setpoint value for the electrical power to be delivered by the fuel cell. The second setpoint value is optimized so that the fuel cell operates at or near its maximum efficiency point. |
| US12296693B2 |
System and method for temperature estimation of inverter AC power bus
A system for controlling operation of a vehicle having a power inverter module includes an alternating current (AC) power bus coupled to the power inverter module. The AC power bus has a plurality of busbars for conducting an AC current having multiple phases. The AC power bus is coupled to a stator in an electric motor configured to generate torque to propel the vehicle. A controller is adapted to determine an estimated temperature of the AC power bus for the multiple phases based on a plurality of factors. The plurality of factors includes an oil flow rate of a motor oil and a coolant flow rate of an inverter coolant that are in respective direct or indirect thermal contact with the plurality of busbars. The controller is adapted to control operation of the vehicle based in part on a highest one of the estimated temperature of the multiple phases. |
| US12296692B2 |
Control unit for a vehicle
A control unit for a vehicle. The control unit includes: interfaces for the connection to two independently redundant communication networks, messages to and from the control unit being transferrable via a second communication network, and vice versa, in the event of a failure of a first communication network; and interfaces for the electrical supply of the control unit via two independently redundant low-voltage networks. it being possible to electrically supply the control unit via a second low-voltage network, and vice versa, in the event of an error in a first low-voltage network. |
| US12296690B2 |
Diagnostic system for secondary battery, diagnostic method for secondary battery, and vehicle
A diagnostic system for a secondary battery includes a ripple current circuit configured to apply a ripple current of a predetermined frequency to the secondary battery, a strain gauge configured to acquire strain of the secondary battery in association with the application of the ripple current of the predetermined frequency, and an electronic control unit configured to diagnose whether or not the secondary battery is a regular product. |
| US12296685B2 |
Hybrid system
A hybrid system for a vehicle includes a drive unit provided with a motor for driving wheels and a power generation unit provided with an engine and a generator driven by the engine. The power generation unit is provided so as to be adjacent to the drive unit in a separated state. One of the drive unit and the power generation unit is mounted on a vehicle body via a first mount member at a lower portion of the one unit. The other one of the drive unit and the power generation unit is mounted on the vehicle body via a second mount member at an upper portion of the other one unit. |
| US12296682B2 |
Road vehicle equipped with integrated content display device
A road vehicle comprising a vehicle dashboard, comprising in turn an exposed surface visible from within the passenger compartment; a content display device comprising a projection device which can be rolled up and unrolled, provided with a foldable screen; the projection device further comprising a support structure on which the rear main surface of the foldable screen is mounted; the support structure being rollable and unrollable around a winding axis, arranged within the vehicle dashboard; the vehicle dashboard further comprising a slit on the exposed surface and configured to be traversed by the foldable screen and by the support structure during the rolling up and/or unrolling of the projection device. |
| US12296677B2 |
System, method and software for displaying a distance marking
The invention relates to a system for displaying a distance marking for the driver of a motor vehicle, which is set up to receive speed information relating to the speed of the motor vehicle. Depending on the speed information, a safety distance of the motor vehicle relative to vehicles driving ahead is determined, depending on the determined safety distance, image information for displaying a distance marking is generated, and based on the image information a distance marking is displayed at a distance from the motor vehicle in the traffic situation ahead by means of a display device. |
| US12296676B2 |
Vehicle communication system, vehicle module, front composite module, and vehicle lamp
A vehicle communication system installed in a vehicle includes: a lamp for illumination, a display or signal; a display that is configured by a planar light emitter and has an information display function; and a control unit that is capable of controlling turning-on of the lamp and of the display. The control unit is configured to control the lamp and the display in a linked manner, and present vehicle information indicating a condition of the vehicle by combining light emission of the lamp with information display of the display. |
| US12296670B2 |
Driving assembly and vehicle having same
A driving assembly includes a driving motor with a motor shaft, a transmission, first and second intermediate shafts, a power input shaft, a first output shaft and a second output shaft. The transmission includes a casing coupled to a housing of the driving motor, the power input shaft includes a power input end coupled to the driving motor, and power is transmitted between the first output shaft and the power input shaft and between the second output shaft and the power input shaft. The first and second intermediate shafts sequentially transmit power, power is transmitted between the first intermediate shaft and the power input shaft, and the second intermediate shaft simultaneously transmits power to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. |
| US12296668B2 |
System and method for exhaust gas conditioning
A method and conditioning system for conditioning exhaust gas are provided. The conditioning system includes one or more heat removal systems for removing heat from an exhaust gas. The conditioning system also includes a condensate removal system fluidly coupled with, and positioned downstream of, the one or more heat removal systems. The condensate removal system is operable to remove moisture from the exhaust gas. In some variants, the conditioning system further includes one or more fluid chambers fluidly coupled with, and positioned downstream of, the condensate removal system. Each fluid chamber defines an interior in which a capture medium is contained. The cooled, moisture-depleted exhaust is selectively distributed to the fluid chambers to allow for harvesting or capture of a set of target species from the exhaust gas. |
| US12296667B2 |
Soil processing machine
A soil processing machine, in particular a soil compactor, comprises a machine frame and a casing (26, 28) carried on the machine frame and/or at least partially providing it and bounding a unit receptacle space (24), wherein the casing (26, 28) has a cooling air inlet area (30) and a cooling air outlet area (32) for cooling air flowing through the unit receptacle space (24), wherein a plurality of units around which cooling air can flow through the unit receptacle space (24) from the cooling air inlet area (30) to the cooling air outlet area (32) are arranged in the unit receptacle space (24), wherein at least two of the units arranged in the unit receptacle space (24) have maximum permissible operating temperatures different from one another and at least one unit having higher maximum permissible operating temperature is arranged upstream in a cooling air flow direction from the cooling air inlet area (30) to the cooling air outlet area (32) with respect to at least one unit having lower maximum permissible operating temperature. |
| US12296665B2 |
High efficiency electric motor
A system and a vehicle are described. An illustrative system includes a vacuum chamber and one or more components of a motor. The one or more components of the motor may be provided in the vacuum chamber and may be configured to move in a partial or complete vacuum created within the vacuum chamber. |
| US12296663B2 |
Thermoplastic hardtop roof
The present invention is directed to a hardtop for a vehicle that has an exterior thermoplastic roof panel and sides. The hardtop includes a top frame formed of at least two longitudinal sides and at least one cross vehicle piece formed from fiber reinforced polymer. Connected to the top frame is at least one roof panel forming an outer surface of the hardtop. There are also one or more side frames each having a side panel connected thereto. The roof panel and side panel are all formed of thermoplastic, so it is possible to have a Class A finish paint surface or mold in color finish. |
| US12296660B2 |
Vehicle back door
A vehicle back door has a first cord-like member disposed in a door body formed of a resin panel member. The first cord-like member has a wire that is routed in the panel member, a first mounting member that fixes the wire to the panel member, a second mounting member that fixes the wire to the panel member, and a bracket that movably holds an intermediate part between the first mounting member and the second mounting member of the wire. |
| US12296659B2 |
Door device for vehicle
A door device includes a door configured to open or close a door opening formed in a vehicle body, a guide pin provided at a lower end portion of the door and extending toward a lower end portion of the vehicle body, and a guide module provided on the lower end portion of the vehicle body and slidably coupled with the guide pin as the guide pin is inserted in the guide module. |
| US12296657B1 |
Methods and systems for reducing intensity of light incident on a vehicle
Systems and methods are described for operating a light source to vary the intensity of light output by the light source by alternating between a first intensity and a second intensity higher than the first intensity according to a clock signal, wherein for the first set of time periods the light source outputs light of the first intensity and for the second set of time periods the light source outputs light of the second intensity, and operating a window shutter system to vary the transparency of the window by alternating between a first transparency and a second transparency lower than the first transparency according to the clock signal, wherein for a first set of time periods the window has the first transparency, and for the second set of time periods the window has the second transparency. |
| US12296651B2 |
Cooling system for electric vehicle adapted for cooling of components of vehicle
A cooling system includes a cooling loop, a cooling branch, and a refrigerant. The cooling loop includes a condenser, a first valve, an evaporator, and a compressor etc. connected to form a loop. The cooling branch is configured in parallel with the evaporator, the cooling branch includes a cooling unit with thermal contact with one or more to-be-cooled components through a thermal interfacial material. The refrigerant flows through the cooling unit with a phase change process to cool components and the flow rate is optimized for energy efficiency purpose. A traditional cooling branch featured by heat exchanger & pump with a separate coolant is not required, which reduces the cost, improves the space utilization and boosts efficient cooling of components in e-vehicles, especially autonomous ones, with sufficient cooling capability and minimized cooling delay. |
| US12296650B2 |
Electrical heating device, in particular for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a device for electrically heating (1) a liquid, comprising a heating body (11), and a housing (3) defining, at least in part, a chamber (30) for circulating the liquid, the heating body (11) comprising at least one electric heating element (7, 9) extending in the chamber (30) and attached to an inner wall of the device defining, at least in part, the chamber (30) for circulating the liquid, so as to form a first mechanical connection. According to the invention, the electric heating device (1) comprises at least one mechanical connecting element (21) arranged in the chamber (30) and mechanically connecting the at least one electric heating element (7, 9) to an inner surface of the housing (3) extending opposite the heating body (11), so as to form a second mechanical connection separate from the first mechanical connection. |
| US12296648B2 |
Thermal management system and new energy vehicle
Disclosed are a thermal management system and a new energy vehicle. The new energy vehicle includes an electric motor and a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a refrigeration cycle system, a flow path pump, a first thermal management object, a second thermal management object, and a plurality of three-way valves. The refrigeration cycle system and the flow path pump are separately connected to the plurality of three-way valves. The refrigeration cycle system and the flow path pump are connected to the first thermal management object and the second thermal management object through the plurality of three-way valves respectively. The plurality of three-way valves are separately controlled, to form a first coolant circulation loop and a second coolant circulation loop that are independent of each other, and separately control temperatures of the first thermal management object and the second thermal management object. |
| US12296640B2 |
Suspension slider release assembly
A locking mechanism configured to selectively secure a vehicle slider frame assembly to a vehicle frame assembly includes a locking member configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, an actuator shaft operably coupled with the locking member such that turning the actuator shaft along a longitudinal axis of the actuator shaft moves the locking member between the locked and unlocked positions, the actuator shaft including a first portion and a second portion that telescopingly engage one another and are releasably secured to one another, and a spring member positioned over the actuator shaft and configured to bias the at least one locking member toward the locked position. |
| US12296639B1 |
Automated lift axle lowering system and method for dump trucks
A control system controls lift axles of an articulated dump truck to lower a designated lift axle when it senses the designated lift axle is in a raised position and the dump truck bed is at least partially raised. The designated lift axle is the lift axle closest to where a hydraulic piston that raises the bed connects to the dump truck frame. In one aspect, the control system additionally senses the weight of the dump truck bed (or a proxy, such as hydraulic pressure in the piston raising the bed), and only lowers the designated lift axle if the weight exceeds a predetermined threshold. Lowering the designated steer lift axle provides the full axle length (e.g., up to 8 feet) of lateral stability at the point of application of the much of the load weight to the frame. This reduces torque on the frame, and may prevent torque damage. |
| US12296632B2 |
Metallic reinforcing cord for tyres for vehicle wheels
The invention relates to a metallic reinforcing cord (10) for tyres for vehicle wheels, comprising a plurality of metallic wires (11) twisted to one another with a single twisting pitch (P), or a single metallic wire twisted with at least one second metallic wire with a single twisting pitch, or a plurality of first metallic wires twisted to one another with a first twisting pitch to define a first strand of metallic wires and at least one second metallic wire twisted with said first strand of metallic wires with a second twisting pitch equal to or different from the first twisting pitch. The metallic reinforcing cord (10) has a part load elongation greater than or equal to 1%. |
| US12296627B2 |
Counter-deflection load estimation system for a tire
A counter-deflection load estimation system for a tire is provided. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending to a circumferential tread and supporting a vehicle, and the vehicle includes a controlled area network bus. In the system, a sensor is mounted to the tire and measures a parameter of the tire. A counter-deflection of the tire is determined from the measured parameter, and a linear vehicle speed signal is received through the controlled area network bus. A processor is in electronic communication with the sensor and with the controlled area network bus. A load estimation module is in electronic communication with the processor, receives the linear vehicle speed signal and the counter-deflection of the tire, and determines a load on the tire. |
| US12296625B2 |
System for managing tire pressures of a vehicle
A tire management system is provided for automatically inflating and deflating tires of a vehicle. The system comprises: couplings, for releasably coupling to each of the tires of the vehicle; an inlet, for receiving compressed gas, the inlet selectively couplable to the couplings for inflating the tires of the vehicle; an outlet, selectively couplable to the couplings for deflating the tires of the vehicle; and a controller, configured to receive a desired target pressure for one or more of the tires and automatically couple the inlet or outlet to the one or more tires to achieve the target pressure. The tires are grouped into two or more groups of tires, and wherein the controller is configurable to inflate and/or deflate the tires according to the groups of tires. |
| US12296623B2 |
Run-flat tire
Provided is a run-flat tire. A first bead filler is disposed on an outer circumferential side of a bead core, a second bead filler is disposed on an outer side in a tire width direction of a turned up portion of the carcass layer along the turned up portion of the carcass layer, and a thickness G on a first reference line of a side reinforcing layer, a thickness G1 on a second reference line of the side reinforcing layer, and a thickness G2 on a third reference line of the side reinforcing layer satisfy the relationships of 0.8×G≤G1≤1.0×G and 0.5×G≤G2≤0.7×G. |
| US12296618B2 |
Aerodynamic bicycle rim and wheel
An aerodynamic bicycle rim comprising: a circumferential outer portion comprising a circumferential outer surface, the circumferential outer portion adapted to seat a bicycle tire; a nose; and a set of sidewalls, each sidewall extending radially from the nose of the aerodynamic bicycle rim to a corresponding transition to the circumferential outer surface to form a rim body having a maximum rim body width that is greater than a maximum width of the bicycle tire. The aerodynamic bicycle rim is operable to seat the bicycle tire so that the aerodynamic bicycle rim and the bicycle tire form an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape. |
| US12296616B2 |
Painting systems and paint devices and related methods
A painting system for removing excess paint from a paint applicator and reducing paint waste is disclosed. The painting system includes a paint device comprising a bar and a magnet assembly. The bar includes a first portion engaged with a second portion via a first bend, a third portion engaged with the second portion via a second bend, and opposing ends. The first portion and the first bend allow a user to press a paint applicator thereagainst to remove excess paint. The magnet assembly is configured to securely hold the paint applicator thereto via the paint applicator's metallic ferrule. |
| US12296604B2 |
Printer
An embodiment of the present invention is a printer including: a body case; a printer cover configured to be openable and closable relative to the body case about a rotary shaft; a platen roller that is rotatably attached the printer cover; a print head configured to pinch a print medium with the platen roller when the printer cover is closed and perform printing on the print medium; a first connector disposed at a first position of the body case; a second connector disposed at the printer cover such that the second connector is connected to the first connector when the printer cover is closed; and a platen retaining part disposed at the body case and configured to rotatably retain a first portion of the platen roller at a second position of the body case when the printer cover is closed, the first position being in the vicinity of the second position. |
| US12296601B2 |
Liquid storage container and printing apparatus
Provided is a technique in which liquid leaking in attachment and detachment of a liquid storage container to and from a printing apparatus can be retained with a simple, space-saving configuration. The liquid storage container can be attached to the printing apparatus. The liquid storage container includes a storage portion that stores the liquid, a supply port that supplies the liquid stored in the storage portion to the printing apparatus, and a liquid retaining portion that is capable of retaining the liquid leaking in the attachment and detachment of the liquid storage container to and from the printing apparatus by using capillary force. The liquid retaining portion extends along an outer peripheral surface of the supply port, in an attachment direction in which the liquid storage container is attached to the printing apparatus. |
| US12296598B2 |
Consumable chip, consumable cartridge having the same, and manufacturing method thereof
A consumable chip, a consumable cartridge having the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The consumable chip includes a memory, a substrate, at least one low voltage terminal electrically connected to the memory, at least one high voltage terminal, and at least one detecting terminal. The at least one low voltage terminal, the at least one high voltage terminal, and the at least one detecting terminal are disposed on the substrate, and the at least one high voltage terminal and the at least one detecting terminal are separated from each other. The consumable chip further includes a conductive structure, an end of the conductive structure is electrically connected to the at least one low voltage terminal, and another end of the conductive structure extends between the at least one high voltage terminal and the at least one detecting terminal. |
| US12296583B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and method for controlling liquid ejecting head
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprises a liquid ejecting head having a drive element that is driven in accordance with a drive signal to eject liquid droplets from a nozzle. The drive signal comprises a first drive waveform including a first contraction waveform to eject a first liquid droplet and a second drive waveform including a second contraction waveform to eject a second liquid droplet which merges with the first liquid droplet before the first liquid droplet lands onto a medium. The first contraction waveform includes a first segment waveform along which the potential changes, a second segment waveform along which the potential is kept, and a third segment waveform along which the potential changes. The second contraction waveform includes a fourth segment waveform along which the potential changes, a fifth segment waveform along which the potential is kept, and a sixth segment waveform along which the potential changes. |
| US12296576B2 |
Heat press machine
A heat press machine includes a base, a first heating portion, a cover, a second heating portion, a first tray, and a second tray. The base is provided with a working platform. The first heating portion is provided on the base, and is located below the working platform. The cover and the working platform are disposed opposite to each other along a vertical direction. The second heating portion is accommodated in the cover, and is provided opposite to the first heating portion along the vertical direction. A middle of the first tray is provided with a cavity for carrying a substrate, and the first tray is detachably carried on the working platform. The second tray is provided with a carrying plane for carrying a transfer object, and is detachably carried on the working platform. The first tray and the second tray are alternately carried on the working platform. |
| US12296574B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing consolidated stacks of fiber reinforced plies
An apparatus for processing a consolidated stack of fiber reinforced plies, comprising an inspection device, in particular an optical inspection device, arranged to inspect a consolidation state of the stack of fiber reinforced plies, and a handling device arranged to make at least an outer surface of the stack of fiber reinforced plies available for inspection by the inspection device. |
| US12296573B2 |
Pre-package for a smartcard, a smartcard and a method of forming the same
When forming smartcards or pre-forms thereof additional functionality may be implemented by, for instance, incorporating components, such as a display device, and the like, by preparing pre-packages separately from the rest of the pre-forms and subsequently inserting the pre-packages into the pre-forms, thereby achieving superior process robustness and production yield. |
| US12296571B2 |
In-line lamination process for producing thermoplastic composite panels with embossed film layers
In-line systems and in-line methods are described that can be used to provide lightweight reinforced thermoplastic composite articles that include a textured or an embossed film layer. The textured or embossed film layer can provide one or more of water resistance, flame retardancy, a desired surface roughness, enhanced peel strength, enhanced acoustic absorption or other desired properties. The lightweight reinforced thermoplastic composite articles that include a textured or an embossed film layer can be used in building applications, in recreational vehicle applications and in other applications as desired. |
| US12296570B2 |
Systems and methods for substrate movement for decoration
Systems and methods for applying decorations onto substrates. Decorations can be transported on a web along the web path to an application station at which the decorations are applied to substrates. Movement of substrates through the application station can be controlled by rollers that are movable to permit and/or prevent entry to the application station and/or exit from the application station. The rollers can urge a substrate into contact with a decoration, and movement of the decoration and web at the application station can cause rotation of the substrate during decoration transfer. |
| US12296568B2 |
Systems and methods for heat conducting and biofluid transporting textile
Example implementations include a textile apparatus for transporting perspiration and heat, the textile apparatus including a substantially planar and heat-conducting substrate including at least one recess, and a textile film including one or more fibers disposed in contact with at least one substantially planar surface of the substrate and at least one surface of the recess. Example implementations also include a method of manufacturing a textile apparatus for transporting perspiration and heat, the method including forming a nanofiber solution, extruding one or more nanofibers from the nanofiber solution, forming one or more recesses in a substantially planar surface of a substrate, and integrating one or more of the nanofibers with the substantially planar surface of the substrate and at least one surface of the recesses. |
| US12296561B2 |
VIG unit lamination
The present disclosure relates to a method of providing a laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (1), wherein the method comprises: providing a lamination assembly (10) comprising a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) comprising at least two, tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b) separated by a plurality of support structures (12) distributed in a gap (13) between the tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b), and a lamination layer (2) arranged between one of the tempered glass sheets (11a, 1b) of the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) and a further sheet (3), arranging the lamination assembly (10) between clamping bodies (7, 8) providing clamping surfaces (4, 5), wherein at least one of said clamping surfaces (4, 5) is configured to be displaced by one or more clamping body displacers (6, 21) to change the distance between the clamping surfaces (4, 5), and operating the clamping body displacers (6, 21) to provide a compression pressure (F) to the lamination assembly (10) by means of the clamping surfaces (4, 5), and heating the lamination assembly (10). The disclosure additionally relates to a system for providing laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units (1), and use of such a system. |
| US12296557B2 |
Laminated vehicle glazing, associated device having a near-infrared vision system, and production thereof
A vehicle laminated glazing includes a first extraclear glass sheet (exterior glazing), a lamination interlayer and a second glass or plastic sheet (interior glazing) with a traversing hole. |
| US12296556B2 |
Vehicle interior systems having a cold-bent glass substrate and methods for forming the same
Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and methods for forming the same are disclosed. A glass substrate is bent to a curved shape within a mold cavity, and a liquid polymer material is delivered to the mold and is in contact with the curved glass substrate. The liquid polymer is solidified to form a polymer frame that engages the bent glass substrate, and the engagement between the frame and the glass substrate holds the glass substrate in the bent shape. The temperature of the glass substrate during the bending process and formation of the frame are maintained below the glass transition temperature of the glass substrate. |
| US12296552B2 |
Punch press
The invention relates to a punch press with a crank or eccentric drive, including a crank or eccentric shaft (1a, 1b) and active connecting rods (9a, 9b) for generating the stroke movement of the press ram (13). Furthermore, the punch press includes balancing weights (2a, 2b) for balancing the vertical and horizontal mass forces and is designed in such a way that the horizontal drive movements required for the horizontal mass balancing are tapped directly at the crank or eccentric shaft (1a, 1b), preferably laterally at the crank or eccentric shaft (1a, 1b). |
| US12296550B2 |
Gripping method and apparatus for annular components of tyres for vehicle wheels
After a support structure (12) has been circumferentially positioned around an annular component (11) of a tyre (2), gripping elements (16) carried by the support structure (12) and circumferentially distributed around a central axis (X) are radially approached to the annular component (11) bringing into contact therewith a plurality of feeler pins (22), slidably carried by each of said gripping elements (16). Once contact is made, the radially approaching of the gripping elements (16) to the annular component (11) continues by sliding the gripping elements themselves along the feeler pins (22). All the feeler pins (22) can therefore come into contact with the annular component (11), copying the shape of the outer surface. The feeler pins (22) are then locked with respect to the gripping elements (16) in order to allow the removal of a support drum (10) from the annular component (11) and support the latter in the absence of normal stresses. |
| US12296547B2 |
Curing tool assemblies, methods, and systems for composite manufacturing
A curing tool assembly for composite manufacturing includes a curing tool and a cover plate. The curing tool includes a tool surface that defines a resin channel. The cover plate overlays the resin channel. The cover plate defines openings in fluidic communication with the resin channel. The openings are arranged to provide different flow capacity through different portions of the cover plate along the channel axis. Methods for composite manufacturing with the curing tool assembly are also disclosed. A system for composite manufacturing includes the curing tool, the cover plate, a fluid impervious layer and a differential pressure generator. |
| US12296546B2 |
Apparatus and method for manufacturing a composite part to provide smooth join surfaces of the composite part
A composite-part manufacturing method comprises placing a bladder against a trough surface of a tool that has a tool radius portion elongating between the trough surface and a major surface of the tool, and placing a radius filler in vicinity of the tool radius portion. The method also comprises applying a peel-away ply over the radius filler, and applying at least one material layer on the peel-away ply. The method further comprises after the at least one material layer has been applied on the peel-away ply, moving the peel-away ply away from the bladder and the major surface of the tool and thereby to move the radius filler along with the peel-away ply away from the tool radius portion to form a composite part having a smooth join surface in vicinity of the tool radius portion. |
| US12296543B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling induction welding
A method is provided for controlling an induction welding operation. The method includes sweeping electrical current through an induction welding coil at an initial position of the induction welding coil along a weld path of a material; monitoring a response of the material to the swept electrical current using at least one electromagnetic field (EMF) sensor; calibrating an electrical current value for the induction welding operation using the monitored response; and performing the induction welding operation along the weld path using the calibrated electrical current value. |
| US12296542B2 |
Method of welding a sleeve to a tube, and device obtained thereby
A method of welding a sleeve (10) to a tube (20) includes putting onto end portions (11) of the sleeve (10) respective protective elements (40), of a material that cannot be fused with the materials of the sleeve (10) and of the outer coating (24) of the tube (20); applying on each end portion (11) of the sleeve (10) covered by a protective element (40) a respective heat-shrink element (30); supplying each heat-shrink element (30) with a quantity of heat (Q) which by heating it causes it to shrink and compress the respective end portion (11) of the sleeve (10) against the tube (20), where this quantity of heat (Q) is transmitted to the end portion (11) of the sleeve (10) to obtain a welding of the sleeve (10) to the tube (20) and produce a device (1) comprising the tube (20) with the sleeve (10). |
| US12296538B2 |
Methods for laser calibration in additive manufacturing systems, and systems configured for same
A method of calibrating a laser of an additive manufacturing system involves processing a test pattern with the laser while varying one or more of laser power and/or scan speed. Thermal energy emitted from the resulting meltpool is measured while processing the test pattern. The power of the laser is calculated using a relationship between volumetric energy density and the thermal emissions, and the laser power is adjusted based on the calculated laser power. An additive manufacturing system for performing such a method may include a laser, a thermal sensor configured to measure meltpool thermal emissions, a processor configured to calculate a laser power based on the measured meltpool thermal emissions of the test pattern, and a controller configured to adjust the laser power based on the calculated laser power. |
| US12296535B2 |
Attachment structure for additive manufacturing
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a build module. A feed module is configured to support a first portion of a resin support. The first portion of the resin support is supported by a feed mounting panel. A take-up module is configured to support a second portion of the resin support. The second portion of the resin support is supported by a take-up mounting panel and is positioned on an opposing side of the radiant energy device from the feed module. An adjustment assembly is configured to adjust a position of at least one of a feed mandrel within the feed module or a take-up mandrel within the take-up module. |
| US12296533B2 |
Multi-sensor quality inference and control for additive manufacturing processes
This invention teaches a multi-sensor quality inference system for additive manufacturing. This invention still further teaches a quality system that is capable of discerning and addressing three quality issues: i) process anomalies, or extreme unpredictable events uncorrelated to process inputs; ii) process variations, or difference between desired process parameters and actual operating conditions; and iii) material structure and properties, or the quality of the resultant material created by the Additive Manufacturing process. This invention further teaches experimental observations of the Additive Manufacturing process made only in a Lagrangian frame of reference. This invention even further teaches the use of the gathered sensor data to evaluate and control additive manufacturing operations in real time. |
| US12296530B2 |
Apparatus and method for three-dimensional printing
The invention is generally a 3D printer configured for printing 3D objects using a high-viscosity photosensitive material. The 3D printer may include a fluid retaining assembly which comprises a rotating tank. A printing platform is situated in a manner such that a bottom surface of the printing platform makes contact with the printing solution in the tank. To facilitate printing using the high-viscosity printing material, a scraper assembly may be implemented in order to properly prepare the printing solution onto a surface of the tank. The scraper assembly prepares the material by scraping a layer of the material onto the surface of the tank for facilitating curing of the layer onto the printing platform. |
| US12296529B2 |
Modular print bed for 3D bioprinter
Disclosed are systems and methods for a bioprinter capable of printing an object having biological components. In some embodiments, the bioprinter includes a modular print bed having a recessed area configured to receive a variable insert and a printer head positioned above the modular print bed. In some embodiments, the printer head has a cartridge for receiving and holding a biomaterial, and an extruder configured to extrude biomaterials from the cartridge onto a portion of the variable insert. The variable insert may include functional elements (e.g., heating, cooling, photocuring) and/or receiving elements (e.g., well plates). |
| US12296523B2 |
Method of forming a container having a hanging implement
Ways to produce a container (315, 415, 515, 720, 815, 915) having a shaped tail (610, 910) are provided that include blow molding a precursor having a tail (105, 110, 205, 310, 410, 510, 715, 810, 910) and shaping the tail (105, 110, 205, 310, 410, 510, 715, 810, 910) to form the shaped tail (610, 910). Various types of blow molding can employ various types of precursors having tails (510). Injection blow molding can be used where a preform (105, 200, 305, 405, 505) having a tail (105, 110, 205, 310, 410, 510, 715, 810, 910) is optionally longitudinally stretched and is expanded with a gas or a liquid. Extrusion blow molding can be used where a parison (705) having a tail (105, 110, 205, 310, 410, 510, 715, 810, 910) is expanded. A tail (105, 110, 205, 310, 410, 510, 715, 810, 910) shaping means can be part of the blow molding process or can be employed after the container (315, 415, 515, 720, 815, 915) is produced from the precursor having the tail (105, 110, 205, 310, 410, 510, 715, 810, 910). The shaped tail (610, 910) can impart functionality to the container (315, 415, 515, 720, 815, 915), including where the tail (105, 110, 205, 310, 410, 510, 715, 810, 910) is shaped into a coupling point that can serve as an attachment point, hanging point, or hook, for example. |
| US12296518B2 |
Mold for injection molding
An injection molding device (1) having an injection molding machine and an injection mold (2) arranged therein. At least one first and at least one second outer mold half (3, 4) are arranged in a movable manner relative to each other in a first direction (x). A central part (5) that is arranged there between and comprises a lower part (6) an upper part (7) which are arranged rotatable about a rotational axis (8). The lower part (6) and the upper part (7) are separated from each other by a bearing arrangement (9) arranged between the upper part (7) and the lower part (6). |
| US12296517B2 |
Method for handling individual parts, handling systems, and grouping unit
A handling system and/or a grouping unit of a handling system and a method for handling individual parts that have to be removed from a preceding production process, in particular injection-molded parts in the form of pipette tips that are produced in groups in an injection molding machine with a multiple tool and must be removed from the multiple tool for the further handling, the multiple tool including at least one distributing star having a plurality of mold cavities, whereby a removal arrangement is defined by the multiple tool for the further handling of the injection-molded parts. The method includes removing the finished injection molded parts, loading the parts into a grouping unit to produce a grid arrangement, and removing the parts from one grouping unit with a second grouping unit. |
| US12296515B2 |
Method for producing an injection molded part, injection mold and fan impeller
A method produces an injection molded part. A plastic material is injected into a cavity for forming the injection molded part. The plastic material in a flow line region of the cavity, where the plastic material from two directions coincides during an injection molding process, is at least partially removed from the cavity via at least two overflow points and, in so doing, is locally swirled or mixed between the overflow points. |
| US12296512B2 |
Method and apparatus for compacting a powder layer
The present disclosure pertains to an improved method and apparatus for compacting a powder layer. An exemplary method comprises placing the substrate on a first plate, placing a second plate over the powder layer so that the substrate and the powder layer are sandwiched between the first plate and the second plate to form a multilayered structure comprising the first plate, the substrate, the powder layer and the second plate, and calendering the multilayered structure between a top calendering roller and a bottom calendering roller. |
| US12296509B2 |
Microfluidic device and method of manufacture
A method for molding a part is disclosed wherein a molding material has a minimum viscosity. A substrate that is responsive to a magnetic or electric field is introduced to the molding material. The substrate is moved by a magnetic or electric field to form channels in the molding material. The molding material is cured during or after the channels are formed. |
| US12296508B2 |
Countertop
The improved mold assembly for cultured marble molding is provided. The mold assembly can comprise a male mold portion and a female mold portion. The assembly can further comprise a molding tool. The molding tool can have a side wall having an upper curved s and a lower curved portion. The molding tool can be constructed from a flexible and/or soft material. The lower curved portion of the molding tool can be coated with a gel coat having a first color. The molding tool can facilitate molding of a countertop having a recessed bowl portion having a color different from a counter portion of the countertop. |
| US12296507B2 |
Knurled calender roll, method and apparatus for forming the knurled calender roll and geomembrane produced by the knurled calender roll
An apparatus is provided for forming recesses in a calender roll. The apparatus includes a rotational drive for rotating the calender roll around a rotational axis. The apparatus further includes a knurling wheel with knurling spikes projecting there from. The knurling wheel is rotatable about an axis that is aligned an acute angle to a plane that contains the rotational axis of the calender roll so that the knurling spikes produce a helical array of recesses in the outer surface of the calender roll. The calender roll then can be used to form a landfill liner with projections that are offset from one another to avoid having the projections form grooves and thereby preventing slippage of the landfill liner. |
| US12296504B2 |
Pyrolysis method of waste plastics using batch reactor
Provided is a pyrolysis method of waste plastics including the steps of inputting waste plastics to a batch reactor and performing heating to produce a waste plastic melt at a first temperature; heating the waste plastic melt to remove chlorine from the melt at a second temperature; and heating the waste plastic melt from which chlorine has been removed to produce a pyrolysate at a third temperature. The batch reactor is sequentially heated in a direction from a raw material inlet to a reaction product outlet so that the temperature is raised from the first temperature to the third temperature. |
| US12296498B2 |
Upper blade roller, slitting device, slitting method, and laminated tape
A laminated film including an adhesive layer peelably laminated on a base film is shear cut using an upper roller including specific upper blades arranged at a pitch of 0.5 mm or less for slitting. The upper blade includes one side surface constituting a blade edge being a flat surface and the other side surface having a first ridge and a second ridge from the blade edge aide. A laminated tape including an adhesive layer peelably laminated on a base film is slit by slitting using this upper blade to a tape width of 0.5 mm or less without the base film and the adhesive layer peeling apart and with suppressed protrusion of the adhesive layer in the slit tape. |
| US12296497B2 |
Razor blade snapper cleaning device
A razor snapper device for removing cut hair and shaving debris from a razor by spring-loaded impact and configured to couple to a handle of the razor, including a snapper device housing, a pull mechanism positioned within said housing configured for manual pulling and release actions and including a pull rod having a pull handle at a proximal end of the pull rod and a striker at a distal end of the pull rod, a strike plate located opposite the striker, and a spring positioned to bias the pull mechanism toward the strike plate and having sufficient tension to create an impact of the striker against the strike plate when the proximal end of the pull mechanism is pulled outwardly of the razor snapper device housing and released which causes cut hair and shaving debris to release from the razor. |
| US12296494B2 |
Self-defense device
A self-defense device including a wrist-wearable wearable holder and knife detachably coupled to the wearable holder. The knife includes a handle, body, arm and blade, wherein the handle is coupled to the body and the arm is coupled to the body and blade. The handle, arm and blade are each configured to move relative to the body between retracted and extended positions. The body preferably has a substantially round perimeter and the blade has a substantially curved outer edge matching the curve of the body's perimeter. The handle, arm and blade each substantially retract into the body's round perimeter when in their retracted positions. |
| US12296493B2 |
Autonomous unknown object pick and place
A set of one or more potentially graspable features for one or more objects present in a workspace area are determined based on visual data received from a plurality of cameras. For each of at least a subset of the one or more potentially graspable features one or more corresponding grasp strategies are determined to grasp the feature with a robotic arm and end effector. A score associated with a probability of a successful grasp of a corresponding feature is determined with respect to each of a least a subset of said grasp strategies. A first feature of the one or more potentially graspable features is selected to be grasped using a selected grasp strategy based at least in part on a corresponding score associated with the selected grasp strategy with respect to the first feature. The robotic arm and the end effector are controlled to attempt to grasp the first feature using the selected grasp strategy. |
| US12296492B2 |
Embedded magnetic sensing for soft actuators
A magnetic sensing approach for determining a positioning characteristic of a soft robotic actuator. A magnetic field or a change in magnetic field of a magnetic member may be measured as it undergoes concurrent displacement with a soft actuator. Additionally, an example rolling robotic wheel is illustrated. The robotic wheel may utilize magnetic sensing as described herein. |