US12105393B2
A vehicle display device using a hetero electrochromic film according to the present invention includes a projection part configured to project a predetermined image on one or more of a windshield and a window, a hetero electrochromic film formed on one or more of the windshield and the window, and a driving part configured to drive the projection part and the hetero electrochromic film.
US12105387B2
A display device includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, a light-blocking portion, a pixel, and a wiring line. The second substrate has a main face opposite a main face of the first substrate. The light-blocking portion is disposed on the main face of the first substrate, including an opening, and blocking light. The pixel is disposed on the main faces of the first substrate and the second substrate and delimited by at least a part of the opening. The wiring line is disposed on the main face of the second substrate and at least partially overlapping the opening. The wiring line has a projection protruding toward a first substrate side. The projection has a surface including a curved surface and comprises a plurality of projections disposed at intervals in locations overlapping at least the opening.
US12105373B2
A display module and a display device are provided. The display module includes a backlight module; a light control cell; a display liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer; a second polarizer; and a composite optical film. Along a thickness direction of the display module, the light control cell is disposed between the backlight module and the display liquid crystal cell and on a light-exiting surface of the backlight module; the first polarizer is disposed on a side of the display liquid crystal cell facing away from the light control cell; the second polarizer is disposed between the display liquid crystal cell and the light control cell; the composite optical film is disposed between the display liquid crystal cell and the backlight module; and the composite optical film is configured to transmit P-polarized light and reflect S-polarized light.
US12105371B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel including a first optical film. The first optical film includes: a biaxially elongated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film; a scattering layer provided on the biaxially elongated PET film and having a haze value between 40% and 60%, the haze value representing a scattering rate of light; and a low-reflective layer provided on the scattering layer.
US12105361B2
A contact lens for use in preventing or slowing the development or progression of myopia, and methods relating thereto, are described. The lens includes an optic zone comprising a central region having a first optical axis, and a curvature providing a base power, and centred on a centre of curvature that is on the first optical axis. The optic zone comprises an annular region, wherein the annular region surrounds the central region. The annular region comprises at least one maximum add power meridian having a curvature providing a maximum add power, and centred on a centre of curvature that is a first distance from the first optical axis. The annular region comprises at least one intermediate add power meridian, having a curvature providing an intermediate add power of between zero dioptres of add power and the maximum add power, and centred on a centre of curvature that is a different distance from the optical axis than the first distance.
US12105354B2
An optical imaging lens, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, includes a first optical assembly, a second optical assembly, a third optical assembly, an aperture, a fourth optical assembly, and a fifth optical assembly, wherein one of the first optical assembly, the second optical assembly, the third optical assembly, the fourth optical assembly, and the fifth optical assembly is a compound lens formed by adhering at least two lenses, while the others are single lenses. The optical imaging lens satisfies 0.07>f56/F>0.015 in both visible spectrum and infrared spectrum, wherein F is a focal length of the optical imaging lens, and f56 is a focal length of the fifth optical assembly, thereby achieving the effect of high image quality and low distortion.
US12105330B2
Switch sub-chassis systems and methods for rack-scale servers are disclosed. A switch sub-chassis is arranged for modular installation in an enclosure and includes structural support features that allow multiple hot-serviceable line-cards and an integrated high-density optical fiber connectivity within the sub-chassis. Various features of the switch sub-chassis and associated line-cards allow liquid-electro-optical blindmate of the line-cards so that the line-cards are serviceable, allow high-density and complex fiber shuffle assemblies support, and facilitate ease of installation and/or servicing of fiber assemblies.
US12105322B2
An optical fiber is provided that includes a core region and a cladding region. The core region is formed of silica glass doped with chlorine and/or an alkali metal. The cladding region surrounds the core region and includes an inner cladding directly adjacent to the core region, an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding, and a trench region disposed between the inner cladding and the outer cladding in a radial direction. The trench region has a volume of about 30% Δ-micron2 or greater. Additionally, the optical fiber has an effective area at 1550 nm of about 100 micron2 or less.
US12105320B2
A plastic wavelength shifting fiber includes a core containing a fluorescent agent having a peak of a fluorescence spectrum in a wavelength range of 450 to 550 nm, and a cladding covering an outer peripheral surface of the core and has a refractive index lower than that of the core. A sum of the number of carbon and oxygen atoms of the fluorescent agent is 10 to 25, and a quantum yield QE of the fluorescent agent and an overlap parameter OL thereof defined by Formula (2) satisfy Formula (1): OL×(1−QE)<0.07 Formula (1) OL = ∑ i = 0 2 0 0 Abs ( 300 + 2 × i ) × F l u ( 3 0 0 + 2 × i ) Formula ( 2 ) here, Abs(300+2×i) is a relative intensity of an absorption spectrum normalized so that its peak intensity becomes 1; Flu(300+2×i) is a relative intensity of a fluorescence spectrum normalized so that its peak intensity becomes 1; and i is a variable that increases from 0 to 200 by 2 at a time.
US12105312B1
A light emitting module includes a light-guiding plate disposed under a light-shielding plate that includes a light-shielding portion and a hollow unit. The light-guiding plate has a light-exiting surface, a bottom surface, and a light-entering surface unit. The light-exiting surface has a base portion and a light-mixing portion. The light-mixing portion is formed on the base portion, is disposed within the hollow unit, and has refracting segments. Each of the refracting segments extends and tapers upwardly from the base portion. A reflection plate is disposed under the bottom surface. A plurality of light emitting members are disposed below the light-shielding portion. The light-entering surface unit faces the light emitting members.
US12105304B2
An augmented reality display device configured to be disposed on a head of a user includes a display, a relay lens set, a beam splitting module, and a curved mirror. The display is configured to emit an image beam. The relay lens set is disposed on a path of the image beam. The beam splitting module is disposed on a path of the image beam from the relay lens set. The curved mirror is configured to reflect the image beam from the beam splitting module back to the beam splitting module. The image beam reflected by the curved mirror penetrates through the beam splitting module and is then transmitted to a pupil of the user. The beam splitting module includes a polarizer, a brightness enhancement film, and a phase retardation film stacked together in sequence from a side adjacent to the pupil to a side adjacent to the curved mirror.
US12105294B2
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for improving binocular vision, which generate a virtual image moving between two different depths to stimulate and then strengthen the weaker/abnormal eye of the viewer to eventually improve or even restore his/her binocular vision based on the viewer's eye information. The system comprises an eye tracking module and a virtual image module. The eye tracking module is configured to provide eye information of the viewer. The virtual image module configured to display a first virtual object by projecting multiple normal light signals to a viewer's first eye to form a normal image and corresponding multiple adjusted light signals to a viewer's second eye to form an adjusted image.
US12105290B2
A head-wearable display device is configured to support a plurality of combiners (e.g., at least two combiners) to expand an eyebox associated with the head-wearable display device. The plurality of combiners may expand the pupil and the head-wearable display device may be configured to align the magnification between the plurality of combiners, such that a single magnified virtual image with an expanded eyebox may be delivered to the user.
US12105289B2
A display system includes a waveguide assembly having a plurality of waveguides, each waveguide associated with an in-coupling optical element configured to in-couple light into the associated waveguide. A projector outputs light from one or more spatially-separated pupils, and at least one of the pupils outputs light of two different ranges of wavelengths. The in-coupling optical elements for two or more waveguides are inline, e.g. vertically aligned, with each other so that the in-coupling optical elements are in the path of light of the two different ranges of wavelengths. The in-coupling optical element of a first waveguide selectively in-couples light of one range of wavelengths into the waveguide, while the in-coupling optical element of a second waveguide selectively in-couples light of another range of wavelengths. Absorptive color filters are provided forward of an in-coupling optical element to limit the propagation of undesired wavelengths of light to that in-coupling optical element.
US12105286B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a transparent display including a display area including a plurality of pixels, a first surface including a display surface, and a second surface at an opposite side to the first surface and a first optical element provided at a second surface side of the transparent display, and the first optical element is configured to refract entering light and to diverge the entering light.
US12105277B2
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) mirror assembly may comprise a frame and a MEMS mirror coupled to the frame. The MEMS mirror assembly may also include at least one piezoelectric actuator including a body and a piezoelectric element. When subjected to an electrical field, the piezoelectric element may be configured to bend the body, thereby moving the MEMS mirror with respect to a plane of the frame. The MEMS mirror assembly may further include at least one heating resistor configured to heat the piezoelectric element when an electric current passes through the at least one heating resistor.
US12105275B2
A light source device includes a semiconductor light source that radiates light at a light quantity according to an applied current, a circuit that determines a current instruction value based on control information, first and second drive units, each of the units that is connected to the semiconductor light source and the circuit, and is capable of outputting, to the semiconductor light source, a current having magnitude corresponding to the current instruction value. The control information is set based on brightness of an image captured by an imaging element. When one of the first and second drive units is switched to the other, the circuit causes the other to start the current output after an elapse of a predetermined stop time period having a length at a predetermined ratio or less to a frame rate on the imaging element since a stop of the current output from the one.
US12105267B2
Compact folded camera modules having auto-focus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS) capabilities and multi-aperture cameras including such modules. In an embodiment, a folded camera module includes an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path with a first optical axis to a second optical path with a second optical axis perpendicular to the first optical axis, an image sensor and a lens module carrying a lens with a symmetry axis parallel to the second optical axis. The lens module can be actuated to move in first and second orthogonal directions in a plane perpendicular to the first optical axis, the movement in the first direction being for auto-focus and the movement in the second direction being for OIS. The OPFE can be actuated to tilt for OIS.
US12105266B2
The present disclosure relates to a technical field of optical lenses, and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes six lenses. An order of the seven lenses is sequentially from an object side to an image side, which is shown as follows: a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power. While the camera optical lens has good optical performance, the camera optical lens further meets design requirements of large aperture, wide-angle, and ultra-thinness. In addition, on-axis and off-axis chromatic aberrations are fully corrected and the camera optical lens has excellent optical characteristics.
US12105262B2
The present disclosure discloses an optical lens assembly and an electronic device including the optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The first lens has negative refractive power; the second lens has positive refractive power; the third lens has positive refractive power, and both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens are convex; the fourth lens has negative refractive power, and both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fourth lens are concave; and the fifth lens has refractive power. The optical lens assembly may achieve at least one of the beneficial effects of high resolution, miniaturization, small aperture, small CRA, and good temperature performance and the like.
US12105260B2
The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens assembly including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having positive refractive power and a concave image-side surface; a second lens having refractive power and a concave image-side surface; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having positive refractive power; a sixth lens having refractive power, a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface; and a seventh lens having refractive power and a concave object-side surface. Half of a maximum field-of-view HFOV of the optical imaging lens assembly and a total effective focal length f of the optical imaging lens assembly satisfy: tan(HFOV)*f≥4.34 mm.
US12105257B2
A camera optical lens includes first to eighth lenses that are arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side. At least one of the first lens to the eighth lens has a free-form surface, and the camera optical lens satisfies: 1.30≤f4/f≤5.00; and 0≤(R9+R10)/(R9−R10)≤4.50, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens, f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens, R9 denotes a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fifth lens, and R10 denotes a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the fifth lens. The camera optical lens has a wide angle and is ultra-thin, as well as having excellent optical performance, and can effectively correct aberration and improve the performance of the optical system.
US12105256B2
A camera optical lens is provided, including from an object side to an image side: a first lens; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; a seventh lens; an eighth lens; and a ninth lens, wherein the camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: 2.00≤f1/f≤5.50; and 1.50≤d15/d16≤9.00, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens; f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens; d15 denotes an on-axis thickness of the eighth lens; and d16 denotes an on-axis distance from an image side surface of the eighth lens to an object side surface of the ninth lens. The above camera optical lens can meet design requirements for large aperture, wide-angle and ultra-thinness, while maintaining good imaging quality.
US12105250B2
The present disclosure provides a method for calibrating daily precipitation forecast by using a Bernoulli-Gamma-Gaussian distribution, including the following steps: acquiring daily raw forecast data and observed data; using a Bernoulli distribution to perform precipitation occurrence analysis; using a Gamma distribution to perform precipitation amount analysis on the data that precipitation occurs; using a Gaussian distribution to perform normal transformation on the raw forecast data and the observed data according to the analysis results of the Bernoulli distribution and the Gamma distribution, and obtaining corresponding normalized variables; constructing a bivariate joint normal distribution; constructing a conditional probability distribution of a predictand; and determining whether a forecast to be calibrated is that a precipitation event occurs, determining a conditional probability distribution parameter of the predictand, then randomly sampling the conditional probability distribution of the predictand, and finally obtaining the calibrated forecast by means of inverse normal quantile transform.
US12105248B2
An optical module includes a beam-tilting light source enclosure. The enclosure is coupled to a substrate that includes a light emitter connected thereto. The enclosure has a geometry such that the enclosure has a first surface configured to couple substantially flat to the substrate and a second surface tilted with respect to the first surface and configured to couple substantially flat to a component of an electronic device through which the light is to project. The enclosure is optically transmissive and covers the light source when coupled to the substrate. In this way, the enclosure may be assembled and used in the electronic device by coupling the first surface to the substrate and coupling the second surface to the component.
US12105247B2
An optical module includes a beam-tilting light source enclosure. The enclosure is coupled to a substrate that includes a light emitter connected thereto. The enclosure has a geometry such that the enclosure has a first surface configured to couple substantially flat to the substrate and a second surface tilted with respect to the first surface and configured to couple substantially flat to a component of an electronic device through which the light is to project. The enclosure is optically transmissive and covers the light source when coupled to the substrate. In this way, the enclosure may be assembled and used in the electronic device by coupling the first surface to the substrate and coupling the second surface to the component.
US12105245B1
A ground receiving front-end compensation system for intelligent guide drilling borehole-ground electromagnetic transmission is provided, and includes a ground sensing module located below the underground wellhead, a ground system located between the underground wellhead and the measuring electrode, a measuring electrode and a compensation electrode; the ground system, the measuring electrode and the compensation electrode are located at the same side of the underground wellhead, a measuring electrode spacing (a first preset distance) is a distance from the underground wellhead to the measuring electrode; a compensation electrode spacing (a second preset distance) is a distance from the underground wellhead to the compensation electrode, the second preset distance is greater than the first preset distance; an induction signal of the ground sensing module enters the ground system, and the ground system outputs compensation current based on the induction signal, and compensates the measuring signal based on the compensation current.
US12105244B1
Buried object locator systems including transmitters and associated buried object locators using phase-synchronized signals are disclosed. A transmitter may generate output current signals that are phase-synchronized with a timing reference for detection by a corresponding buried utility locator that is phase-synchronized with a second timing reference.
US12105242B2
A fracture simulation system is provided to determine anisotropic effective permeability of rock formations having natural fractures therein.
US12105222B2
Systems and methods for imaging and ranging sensors that sense objects around a vehicle. In one example, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor including a plurality of microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirrors may be operated such that a functional field of view of the LIDAR sensor is adjusted by changing a number of MEMS mirrors that are operated to scan an external environment surrounding the vehicle. For example, one or more mirrors may be turned on or off depending on an intended vehicle path. In some examples, while all the MEMS mirrors are operated, overall processing of data may be reduced by using data acquired from the number of mirrors that scan the desired field of view.
US12105221B2
An optical scanner having high utilization efficiency of light is provided. A reflector with actuator includes a reflector having reflection regions formed on both surfaces thereof, first supporting parts supporting the reflector from both sides in a plane direction and defining a first rotary axis of the reflector, a first magnetic element installed on one surface of the reflector at a position displaced from the first rotary axis, and a first magnetic actuator configured to move the first magnetic element in a direction that rotates the reflector around the first rotary axis.
US12105220B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a transmitter containing a divergence adjustment device, and an optical sensing method using the same. For example, the optical sensing method includes emitting, by an optical source of an optical sensing system, optical signals. The optical sensing method further includes dynamically collimating, by a tunable collimation lens of the optical sensing system, the emitted optical signals to varying divergences. The method additionally includes steering, by a steering device of the optical sensing system, the tuned optical signals toward an environment surrounding the optical sensing system. The method additionally includes receiving, by a receiver of the optical sensing system, the optical signals returning from the environment.
US12105219B2
The present disclosure relates to digital signal processing architectures, and more particularly to a modular object-oriented digital system architecture ideally suited for radar, sonar and other general purpose instrumentation which includes the ability to self-discover modular system components, self-build internal firmware and software based on the modular components, sequence signal timing across the modules and synchronize signal paths through multiple system modules.
US12105212B2
A position measurement apparatus for measuring an absolute position of a mobile object, the position measurement apparatus includes one or more computers each including a memory and a processor configured to measure the absolute position of the mobile object based on signals transmitted from navigation satellites; measure a displacement of the mobile object from a certain position; and switching between measuring the absolute position of the mobile object and measuring the displacement of the mobile object from the certain position in accordance with a plan which is created in advance or created during movement of the mobile object.
US12105206B2
A boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset system for GPS tracking with extended battery life comprising a GPS tracking device with internal battery supply attached to the boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset, an SaaS Application in communication with the GPS tracking device that determines which data to collect from the GPS tracking device, which data to distribute and a frequency of data transmissions required as the boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset moves from a manufacturer to a consumer in a supply chain, and collects the data that the GPS tracking device sends through wireless, cellular, WIFI or Blue Tooth technology, firmware that communicates with the SaaS Application and the GPS tracking device and updates rules within a chip or board on the GPS tracking device that determines what data to collect, what data to distribute, when to send data, how often data is sent, when the GPS tracking device will wake up and when the GPS tracking device will sleep, and an accelerometer embedded in the GPS tracking device that determines whether the GPS tracking device is moving or stationary
US12105202B2
An optoelectronic sensor for detecting objects in a monitored zone is provided, wherein the sensor comprises a laser scanner having a deflection unit rotatable about an axis of rotation for scanning the monitored zone with at least one scanning beam; a first distance measurement unit for determining 3D measurement points of the respective objects impacted by the scanning beam using a time-of-flight method; a panorama camera having a panorama optics and having an image sensor with a plurality of light reception elements for detecting picture elements; and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to fuse the 3D measurement points and the picture elements. In this respect, the optical axis of the panorama camera and the rotation axis coincide.
US12105196B2
Provided is a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device including a light emitter configured to emit light, a first light detector, and a second light detector, wherein the first light detector includes a first optical antenna element having a first directivity with respect to a first direction, and a first light detection element configured to detect first reflected light received by the first optical antenna element, wherein the second light detector includes a second optical antenna element having a second directivity with respect to a second direction different from the first direction, and a second light detection element configured to detect second reflected light received by the second optical antenna element.
US12105189B2
In an aspect, a radar controller determines a first transmission configuration for a reference radar signal on a first link from a first base station to a second base station, and a second transmission configuration for at least one target radar signal on at least one second link from the first base station to the second base station, the at least one target radar signal for sensing of at least one target, the first transmission configuration being different than the second transmission configuration. The radar controller transmits the first and second transmission configurations to the first and second base stations. The first base station transmits the reference radar signal and the at least one target radar signal in accordance with the respective transmission configurations.
US12105187B2
The embodiments described herein provide ranging capabilities in RF-opaque environments, such as a jungle, utilizing transponders located on a property line. In particular, the embodiments described herein provide for determining a distance to a property line from a ranging device. The transponders are located on the property line and are separated from each other by a known distance. The ranging device transmits RF signals to the transponders, and receives RF signals returned by the transponders on a different frequency. The ranging device uses information about the transmitted and received RF signals and the known distance to calculate a distance from the ranging device to the property line.
US12105183B2
A method for determining a movement vector of a motor vehicle includes: determining, via a radar system of the vehicle, at two successive instants, positions, relative to the vehicle, of elements of an environment of the vehicle that are static relative to the environment, associating the positions determined at these two successive instants with each other in such a way as to form different pairs of positions each grouping together the preceding position and the subsequent position of a given element of the environment, and determining the movement vector of the vehicle by linear regression, based on the pairs of positions thus formed.
US12105182B2
The data processing device includes a virtual data sequence generator to extrapolate an approximate line approximating a temporal change of an input data sequence being inputted from outside and is a sequence of data at time points of a predetermined first number that are arranged in succession with at a predetermined time interval to a head or a tail of input data sequence and to generate a virtual data sequence being a sequence of data representing values on extrapolated approximate line at time points of a predetermined second number that are arranged in succession with the time interval, the time points including a time point being adjacent to input data sequence, a data sequence connector to generate a processed data sequence being a data sequence in which virtual data sequence is connected to input data sequence on a side where approximate line of input data sequence is extrapolated.
US12105179B2
A system for detecting human entry into a container using electromagnetic imaging to generate image maps of the container. The system includes a door monitor configured to detect an entry door open event associated with the container. The system uses one or more processors and a memory with instructions to generate a baseline image map of the container, detect an entry door open event with the door monitor associated with the container, generate a post entry door open event image map of the container, and compare the baseline image map generated before the entry door open event with image map generated after the entry door open event.
US12105176B2
The present disclosure provides a troubleshooting system for current sensors including a motor, three current sensors and a controller. The three current sensors respectively sense three phase currents of the three-phase current of the motor to obtain three current sensing values. The controller is configured to control the three-phase current of the motor. When the sum of the three current sensing values is greater than a threshold, the controller controls the three phase currents to be zero, and a first offset sensor and a current offset are obtained. When the sum of the three current sensing values equals the current offset, a second offset sensor is obtained. If the first offset sensor and the second offset sensor are the same current sensor, the controller outputs a warning signal, if the first offset sensor and the second offset sensor are different current sensors, the controller controls the motor to stop operating.
US12105173B2
Techniques for generating magnetic resonance (MR) images of a subject from MR data obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the techniques including: obtaining input MR data obtained by imaging the subject using the MRI system; generating a plurality of transformed input MR data instances by applying a respective first plurality of transformations to the input MR data; generating a plurality of MR images from the plurality of transformed input MR data instances and the input MR data using a non-linear MR image reconstruction technique; generating an ensembled MR image from the plurality of MR images at least in part by: applying a second plurality of transformations to the plurality of MR images to obtain a plurality of transformed MR images; and combining the plurality of transformed MR images to obtain the ensembled MR image; and outputting the ensembled MR image.
US12105168B2
A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes exciting a body coil of the MRI apparatus to emit a radio-frequency signal, determining a center frequency of a resonance curve of the body coil, and calculating a magnet target frequency based on the determined center frequency. A magnet is ramped to the magnet target frequency.
US12105165B2
A magnetic sensor of the present invention has an elongate element portion having a magnetoresistive effect and a pair of elongate soft magnetic bodies that are arranged along the element portion on both sides of the element portion with regard to a short axis thereof. Each soft magnetic body includes a central portion that is adjacent to the element portion from one end to another end of the element portion with regard to a long axis direction thereof and a pair of end portions that protrude from the central portion in the long axis direction. A width of at least one of the end portions gradually decreases in a direction away from the central portion in at least a part of the end portions in the long axis direction thereof.
US12105157B2
A leakage current detection and interruption (LCDI) device includes a switch module to control electrical connection of first and second power supply lines between input and output ends, a leakage current detection module including first and second leakage current detection lines respectively covering the first and second power supply lines to detect leakage currents thereon, a detection monitoring module coupled to the leakage current detection module and the first and second power supply lines to generate an open circuit detection signal in response to an open circuit condition in the first or second leakage current detection line, and a test module including a normally closed test switch coupled to the first or second leakage current detection line, wherein when the test switch is manually operated to open, the switch module disconnects the first and second power supply lines between the input and output ends.
US12105156B2
There is provided a short circuit determination apparatus including: a sensor configured to detect, in a switching device that has a control terminal, a first main terminal, and a second main terminal, a temporal change of a main current flowing between the first main terminal and the second main terminal; and a short circuit determination unit configured to determine that the switching device is short-circuited, in a case where the temporal change of the main current is larger than or equal to a first threshold value, after a first timing after a control signal for driving the control terminal is turned on.
US12105133B2
The disclosure relates to a method of fabricating a test socket that supports a probe stretchable in a longitudinal direction. The method of fabricating a test socket includes forming a coupling block by joining an insulating member of an insulating material to one surface of a base member of a conductive material, forming a probe accommodating hole for accommodating the probe in the coupling block and a first support hole for supporting one end portion of the probe, forming a second support hole in a cover member of an insulating material for supporting the other end portion of the probe, inserting the probe into the probe accommodating hole so that the one end portion of the probe is supported by the first support hole, and joining the cover member to the other surface of the base member so that the other end portion of the probe is supported by the second support hole.
US12105129B2
An electromagnetic field detector including a vapor cell, an excitation system, and a frequency tuner is described. The vapor cell has a plurality of quantum particles therein. The excitation system excites the quantum particles to a first Rydberg state. The first Rydberg state has a transition to a second Rydberg state at a first frequency. The frequency tuner generates a tunable field in a portion of the vapor cell. The tunable field shifts the first Rydberg state and/or the second Rydberg state such that the transition to the second Rydberg state is at a second frequency different from the first frequency. The detection frequency range for the electromagnetic field detector is continuous and includes the first frequency and the second frequency.
US12105126B2
An electronic device and phase detector are provided. The phase detector includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first input buffer, and a second input buffer. The first input buffer is electrically connected to the first input terminal. The second input buffer is electrically connected to the second input terminal.
US12105122B2
A voltage indicator includes a polypeptide sequence comprising a voltage-sensitive opsin domain and a capture protein domain arranged and disposed to capture a fluorescent dye ligand. When the fluorescent dye ligand is captured and the voltage indicator is bound to a cell membrane, an increase in voltage across the cell membrane causes an increase in fluorescent emission.
US12105110B2
A method of determining vapor pressure of a fluid is provided. The method comprises the step of providing a meter having meter electronics, wherein the meter comprises at least one of a flowmeter and a densitometer. A process fluid is flowed through the meter. A low-pressure location associated with the meter is provided. The pressure of the process fluid is adjusted until flashing is detectable at the low-pressure location. The true vapor pressure of the process fluid is calculated at an instant where flashing is detected.
US12105104B2
The present disclosure relates to an automated assay system adapted to receive consumables in the conduct of an assay. The assay system includes at least one of a loading cart, a door support system, a waste storage unit, and a robotic subsystem. The loading cart is configured to organize and transport consumables necessary for the performance of the assay system. The door support system is configured to maintain stability of doors of the automated assay system. The waste storage unit is configured to provide convenient disposal of consumables associated with the automated assay system. The robotic subsystem is configured to transport consumables within the automated assay system.
US12105102B2
Disclosed herein are methods of determining a concentration of IGF-1 and/or IGF-2 with improved sensitivity using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry (MS). The methods can achieve improved sensitivity by using a supercharging reagent as part of a mobile phase of the HPLC, which can increase the amount of specific charge states of IGF-1 and/or IGF-2 ions detected by MS. An example method includes subjecting a sample to HPLC, wherein the HPLC comprises a mobile phase including a supercharging reagent and an organic acid; ionizing the sample to produce one or more ions detectable by mass spectrometry; determining amounts of IGF-1 ions in an 8+ charge state by mass spectrometry; and relating the amount of the determined IGF-1 ions in the 8+ charge state to the concentration of IGF-1 in the sample.
US12105095B2
The quantitation of specific antibodies for at least one redox form of High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) contained in a biological sample, in particular human serum and/or Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is detailed. An in vitro method for assessing the state of progression of a disease or a disorder in which HMGB1 is involved and an in vitro method for the identification of predisposition, prognostic or diagnostic biomarkers of a disease or a disorder in which HMGB1 is involved are detailed. A kit to quantitate the specific antibodies for at least one redox form of HMGB1, in particular human HMGB1 is detailed.
US12105094B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for analyzing target compounds from a fluid or dried biological sample by using a microfluidic sample device including a hollow cartridge and an absorbent body unit.
US12105093B2
Methods of LC-MS/MS quantification of γ-carboxylated proteins in plasma, serum, or blood, including dried blood spots, are disclosed. The methods can be used to determine patient-specific dosing of anticoagulant drugs and diagnosis of liver diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma.
US12105092B2
Molecularly imprinted particles comprising a label are described herein, in particular such particles prepared by RAFT polymerization, as are compositions and kits comprising such particles, and methods for preparing and using such particles.
US12105086B2
The present invention relates to a system, device, and method for the high throughput multiplexed detection of a wide number of compounds. The invention comprises of a microwell array coupled to a capture agent array to form a plurality of interfaces between a microwell and a set of immobilized capture agents. The set of capture agents comprises a plurality of distinguishable features, with each feature corresponding to the detection of a particular compound of interest. In certain embodiments, each microwell is configured to contain a single cell. The invention is therefore capable of performing a high throughput analysis of single cell profiles, including profiles of secreted compounds.
US12105083B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for detection of an antibody or antibody fragment in a biological sample from a subject. In some embodiments, the methods comprise immobilizing a first binding agent on a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor; adding a ligand that binds to the first binding agent under conditions such that a complex of the ligand and the first binding agent is formed; adding an aliquot of the biological sample under conditions such that the antibody and/or antibody fragment binds to the ligand that is complexed to the first binding agent; and detecting the presence of the antibody and/or antibody fragment as a change in signal obtained from SPR. In some embodiments, the antibody is an antibody therapeutic such as certolizumab pegol. Also disclosed are systems and kits for detecting an antibody in a biological sample from a subject using SPR.
US12105080B2
An electrochemical measurement apparatus includes: a tank containing electrolytic solution and a sample that generates or consumes measurement target substances in the electrolytic solution; a plurality of uniformly mixed working electrodes; and a counter electrode; the apparatus adapted to simultaneously apply a voltage between each of the working electrodes and the counter electrode; and the apparatus configured to measure a current that flows between each of the working electrodes and the counter electrode; wherein any two working electrode groups are mutually different in at least any of the determined voltage, presence/absence of a molecular modification of an electrode surface, and a species of the molecular modification; and whereby a distribution in measurement area of the currents that flow through the working electrodes is acquired.
US12105053B2
A method for classifying a glass object via acoustic analysis by a classifying apparatus is provided. The method including: receiving, by a processor, sound data of a knock sound generated by applying a knocking operation on the glass object; determining, by the processor, a type of the glass object by performing a knock-sound analysis to the sound data, wherein the type of the glass object includes an organic glass and an inorganic glass; if the type of the glass object is determined as the inorganic glass, receiving, by the processor, echo data of an echo induced by applying an ultrasonic-echo operation on the glass object; and determining, by the processor, a further type of the glass object by performing an echo-decay analysis to the echo data, wherein the further type of the glass object includes a crystal glass, a borosilicate glass and a soda-lime glass.
US12105041B2
A detection device includes a substrate, first electrodes formed on a first surface of the substrate, a responsive layer, and second electrodes formed on a first surface of the responsive layer, each of the second electrodes are capacitively coupled to one of the first electrodes and each second electrode is connected to a power supply to provide driving power.
US12105032B1
A non-destructive testing method for article moisture content based on radio frequency identification (RFID) includes: S1, an electronic tag is attached to a surface of an article to be tested, and a signal transceiver is arranged above the electronic tag; S2, the signal transceiver sends a radio-frequency signal to the electronic tag and activates the electronic tag, and the signal transceiver simultaneously receives a backscattered signal from the electronic tag; and S3, the signal transceiver sends the backscattered signal to a signal processor. The method utilizes effects of different moisture content on backscattered signals, arranges the electronic tag on the article to be tested, processes the backscattered signal through the signal processor to obtain a processed signal, and transmits the processed signal to a monitor to display real-time moisture content curve of each article to be tested based on its corresponding serial number.
US12105018B2
Provided is a method capable of precisely, reproducibly and directly measuring, by an ellipsometry method, optical constants (refractive index n, extinction coefficient κ) of a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound thin film having a homogeneous surface with a small surface roughness and haze value. The method for measuring the optical constants of the thin film of the fluorine-containing organosilicon compound, includes: a step of forming the thin film of the fluorine-containing organosilicon compound on a base material, the thin film having, as surface roughnesses, an arithmetic mean roughness of smaller than 1.0 nm and a root mean square roughness of smaller than 2.0 nm, a haze value of smaller than 0.3 and a film thickness of 3 to 10 nm; and a step of measuring the optical constants of the thin film formed on the base material by the ellipsometry method.
US12105016B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods including generating, by infrared spectroscopy, spectra data identifying quantities and associated wavelengths of radiation absorption for each of a plurality of wine samples as determined by the infrared spectroscopy; converting the spectra data for each wine sample to a set of discretized data; transforming the discretized data into a visual image representation of each respective wine sample, the visual image representation of each wine sample being an optically recognizable representation of the corresponding converted set of discretized data; and storing a record including the visual image representation of each wine sample in a memory.
US12105010B2
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for characterizing particles of a sample in a flow stream. Methods according to certain embodiments include generating frequency-encoded fluorescence data from a particle of a sample in a flow stream; and calculating phase-corrected spatial data of the particle by performing a transform of the frequency-encoded fluorescence data with a phase correction component. In certain embodiments, methods include generating an image of the particle in the flow stream based on the phase-corrected spatial data. Systems having a processor with memory operably coupled to the processor having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to calculate phase-corrected spatial data from frequency-encoded fluorescence data of a particle a flow stream are also described. Integrated circuit devices (e.g., field programmable gate arrays) having programming for practicing the subject methods are also provided.
US12105000B2
There is provided a fine dust measurement module that includes a fluid inlet into which fluid including fine dust with particles of various diameters is flowed, a first channel through which, of the fine dust introduced through the fluid inlet, first fine dust with particles having a diameter greater than or equal to a first diameter passes, a second channel through which, of the fine dust introduced through the fluid inlet, second fine dust with particles having a diameter less than the first diameter passes, a flow ratio control nozzle arranged in the first channel and configured to control a flow ratio between fluid flowing into the first channel and fluid flowing into the second channel, and a fine dust sensor configured to sense fine dust flowing into the second channel.
US12104995B2
Systems, and methods that facilitate the performance of an assay of a sample substantially in real-time. Thus, the assay can be performed, and the desired result obtained, much more quickly than allowed by conventional systems and methods.
US12104994B2
At least some embodiments of the technology are directed to an automated slide processing apparatus configured to apply at least one reagent to a specimen carried by a microscope slide. The slide processing station can include a support element with a support surface, at least one vacuum port, and a sealing member having a non-round shape. In an uncompressed state, the scaling member can extend upwardly beyond the support surface. In a compressed state, the scaling member can be configured to maintain an airtight seal with a backside of the microscope slide as the microscope slide is pulled against the support surface by a vacuum drawn via the at least one vacuum port.
US12104990B2
An apparatus for collecting and storing fluid samples from vehicles and machinery comprises a storage container having a fluid inlet sealed by a cap, the cap having an aperture releasably sealed by a lid. An adapter connects the cap releasably to a fluid outlet coupling port of a fluid sampling device. The adapter comprises a lumen, having an inlet and an outlet aperture, an external screw thread engageable with an internal screw thread of the coupling port and a connector assembly for connecting the adapter releasably to the cap. A penetrable diaphragm provides an airtight seal over a storage region of the storage container. When the adapter is connected to the coupling port and the cap is connected to the adapter, a fluid outlet tube extending from the coupling port extends through the aperture and protrudes through one or more perforations provided in the penetrable diaphragm into the storage region.
US12104961B2
A device providing a temperature control and/or monitoring and a method for use of the device are disclosed. In the disclosed method and device, a controller receives a minimum temperature value and a maximum temperature value of a temperature range to be measured. The controller correlates a known output signal range of a temperature sensor to the temperature range to be measured. Further, the controller receives an output signal from the temperature sensor, and generates a measured temperature value based on the output signal of the temperature sensor.
US12104949B1
An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a controller circuitry having an input connected to a photodiode of an optoelectronic circuitry and an output connected to a biasing circuitry, the biasing circuitry having an input connected to the output of the controller circuitry, the controller circuitry configured to transmit a transimpedance control signal code to the biasing circuitry configured to cause the biasing circuitry to offset a DC current component of the output of the photodiode.
US12104940B2
A vibronic measurement sensor includes two measuring tubes for conveying the medium and two temperature sensors, each arranged on a surface portion of the measuring tubes, respectively, wherein: centroids of the two surface portions relative to an intersection line between a longitudinal plane of symmetry and the transverse plane of symmetry of the sensor are rotationally symmetrical to one another; the first centroid lies in a first section plane running perpendicular to a measuring tube center line of the first measuring tube, wherein an intersection point of the measuring tube center line with the first intersection plane is defined; and the first centroid is arranged relative to the intersection point of the measuring tube center line such that a measurement accuracy of the sensor is largely independent of the installation position, even when inhomogeneous temperature distributions are formed over measuring tube cross-sections at low Reynolds numbers.
US12104926B2
A safety system for residential and commercial use includes a plurality of sensor modules that may be distributed about the environment, and that are in communication with a remote server environment and with other devices over a wireless communication network (e.g., cellular, Wi-Fi). Each sensor module includes a plurality of sensors that are capable of measuring or detecting characteristics of the environment such as smoke, small particulate, large particulate, chemicals, gasses, temperature, humidity, pressure, geolocation, and other characteristics. Analysis of sensor data is performed locally on the sensor module, as well as remotely on a server, in order to fuse and consider multiple sensor data points to identify emergency and non-emergency scenarios. By fusing and analyzing sensor data emergencies can be detected more quickly, and false alarms can be filtered out and avoided.
US12104918B2
A computer system can estimate preparation times associated with items offered by a plurality of entities to manage a service over a given geographic region. The computer system can receive, from a user device of a user, a request that indicates a user selection of a first set of one or more items to be provided by a first entity and a second set of one or more items to be provided by a second entity. The network system can determine a route of travel for a service provider to navigate in fulfilling the request. The route of navigation can be determined based at least in part on a first set of preparation timing information associated with the first set of one or more items and a second set of preparation timing information associated with the second set of one or more items.
US12104910B2
A method includes inputting a source into a weighted and undirected graph having a plurality of nodes and edges, inputting a target, inputting a plurality of objectives, searching the graph using a rapidly exploring random tree algorithm to determine a solution path that meets an existence constraint and an order constraint, determining a plurality of paths between the source and the target that intersects with each one of the plurality of objectives at least once that conforms with the existence constraint, assigning a travel cost for each of the determined plurality of paths, determining a visiting order of the plurality of objectives that reduces the assigned travel cost by the RRT* algorithm asymptotically decreasing with an allocated computation time by rewiring each one of the plurality of objectives and outputting the solution path to form a connected graph having the plurality of nodes.
US12104901B2
Methods and systems of eliminating corrupting influences caused by the propagation medium and the data capture devices themselves from useful image features or characteristics such as the degree of symmetry are disclosed. The method includes the steps of obtaining image-plane data using a plurality of data capture devices, wherein the image-plane data is a combined visibility from each of the data capture devices, measuring the closure phase geometrically in the image-plane directly from the image-plane, removing the corruptions from the image features based on the measured closure phase to remove the non-ideal nature of the measurement process, and outputting the uncorrupted morphological features of the target object in the image.
US12104899B2
A lens positioning device including a lens carrier, a housing, three pairs of memory alloy wires and three displacement detecting units is provided. The three pairs of memory alloy wires are used to control the displacement of the lens carrier in three directions, respectively. Each of the displacement detecting units includes a magnetic element and a magnetic field sensing element. The magnetic field sensing element is arranged corresponding to the magnetic element to sense change of the magnetic field of the magnetic element along each of the three directions when the lens carrier moves. One magnetic element of any one of the three displacement detecting units is arranged at a position that can induce the corresponding magnetic field sensing element and does not interfere with the magnetic field sensing elements of the other two of the three displacement detecting units.
US12104896B2
The invention relates to an interferometric measurement device and to an interferometric method for determining the surface topography of a measurement object (1). The essence of the invention is that the light intensities Iq(zi) of at least one other detector element q of the multi-element detector (6) are also used besides the light intensities Ip(zi) of this detector element to determine the value zp associated with a detector element p (6b) of the measurement device.
US12104886B1
An example charge holder includes an envelope made from a sheet material of foil formed from a metal or a metal alloy, the envelope defining an interior volume to receive therein a charge having a charge volume less than or equal to the interior volume, wherein a ratio of a charge volume of the interior volume to an envelope material volume is 5.0 or greater.
US12104885B2
A method and system for generating laser induced plasma targets for use as an electromagnetic testbed. A method comprising the steps of propagating an intense laser pulse in a media, dividing the laser pulse into a plurality of lasers, focusing each of the plurality of lasers, directing each of the plurality of lasers into a testbed and rastering a plasma-based array, wherein the array is reflective of incident frequencies. Additionally, a plasma target system comprising: a laser source, a focus lens, a steering system, a plasma-based array, and an interrogation system. The laser source generates a short laser pulse. The focus lens focuses the laser pulse. The steering system directs the laser pulse into a test bed. The plasma-based array serves as a target for the testbed. The interrogation system utilizes an incident frequency for tracking the plasma-based array.
US12104883B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a releasably engagable system of ballistic-resistant panels including a first ballistic-resistant panel comprising a ceramic plate system, the first ballistic-resistant panel having opposing first ballistic-resistant panel front and back surfaces; and a second ballistic-resistant panel having opposing second ballistic-resistant panel front and back surfaces. Additionally, the embodiments of the releasably engagable systems of ballistic-resistant panels include at least one of fasteners, an adhesive coating, or a securement element, all of which function to releasably engage the second ballistic-resistant panel front surface with the first ballistic-resistant panel back surface in fixed adjacent relation to provide releasably engaged ballistic-resistant panels.
US12104877B2
A crossbow includes a body having a grip and a connection end respectively formed to two ends of the body. A connection part is formed to the connection end and includes a clamping portion and a top portion. The top portion includes a guide face firmed to the top thereof. A bow unit includes a bow and a block which is formed to middle portion of the bow. A string is connected between two ends of the bow. The block is detachably connected to the clamping portion to transversely position the string above the guide face. A magazine includes a mounting member located corresponding to the clamping portion. The magazine is detachably connected to the body to form a room between the guide face and the magazine for movement of the string. The magazine is secured to the body by the mounting member.
US12104873B1
A cartridge magazine includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall. A first wall may include a recess disposed in a thickness of the first wall. The recess may extend from a top side of the cartridge magazine along at least a portion of the first wall of the cartridge magazine. In one embodiment, the first wall may be a front wall, where the recess is disposed within a thickness of the front wall of the magazine. The recess may extend from a top side of the cartridge magazine along at least a portion of the front wall of the cartridge magazine. The cartridge magazine may include a plurality of walls.
US12104866B1
Disclosed is a quick disassembly recoil group structure for firearms that are used in hunting and defense fields and that have various recoil groups due to its working principle, which enables simple assembly and disassembly of the recoil group using various hand tools in cases where cleaning, maintenance or part replacement is required.
US12104845B2
A standoff feature for an appliance includes a connecting member having a first end and a second end. A first side member extends in a first direction from the first end of the connecting member. A second side member is spaced from the first side member. The second side member extends in the first direction from the second end of the connecting member. A first flange extends from a first side edge of the connecting member. The first side edge extends between the first end and the second end. The first flange extends in a second direction from the connecting member. A second flange extends from a second side edge of the connecting member. The second side edge extends between the first end and the second end and opposes the first side edge. The second flange extends in the second direction from the connecting member.
US12104844B2
A smart, movable closure system that allows access to the interior from the exterior of the cabinet, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the movable structure may be coupled with a cabinet interior that is adapted to be kept at a temperature cooler than the exterior cabinet ambient temperature, for example, to store perishable consumer goods in a retail setting. In particular, the smart, movable closure system may include electronic components that display graphical renderings corresponding to one or more products stored in the retail product container. In addition, the smart, movable closure system may include a controller that, before a user opts-in, generates an opt-in invitation at the smart, movable closure system, wherein the user may interface with the system with a wireless communication device.
US12104843B2
A system and method for operating a transport refrigeration system including: a trailer system including a vehicle connected to a transport container; an electric generation device operably connected to a wheel axle of the trailer system, the electric generation device configured to rotate at an operating frequency, and to generate electrical power from the rotational energy of the wheel axle for charging an energy storage device when the electric generation device is activated; an energy management system for providing power to the transportation refrigeration unit of the trailer system, the energy management system including an energy controller in communication with at least one of the electric generation device and the energy storage device, wherein the energy controller is configured to modify the operation of the electric generation device when the operating frequency of the electric generation device is equal to or less than an energy controller operating limit.
US12104837B2
The refrigerator includes a first tray forming a part of ice-making cells; and a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice-making cells. The first tray assembly includes a first tray and a first tray case which supports the first tray, and the second tray assembly incudes a second tray and a second tray case which supports the second tray, and the degree of adhesion of ice to any one of the first and second trays is smaller than the degree of adhesion of ice to any one of the first and second tray cases or the degree of adhesion of ice to a metal.
US12104834B2
Method, apparatus and software for monitoring and improving the efficiency of a heat exchange system
A method of improving the efficiency of the heat exchange system using variable superheat and sub cooling values for a wide range of ambient conditions is provided. The heat exchange system comprises an efficiency enhancing apparatus positioned between the condenser and evaporator. Data analytics software module and artificial intelligence techniques are used to obtain optimum system parameters for achieving maximum efficiency.
US12104830B2
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and controller therefor to operate with thermal energy reservoirs is provided to set a four-way valve to route a refrigerant through a refrigerant circuit in a first direction when the HVAC system is set to a cooling mode or in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, when the HVAC system is set to a heating mode; and set bypass valves in the refrigerant circuit based on a temperature of a temperature holding material in a thermal energy reservoir and which of the heating mode and the cooling mode the four-way valve is set to, wherein the bypass valves route the refrigerant through the thermal energy reservoir to transfer thermal energy between the refrigerant and the temperature holding material.
US12104822B2
A dehumidifier includes a machine body. The machine body includes a case including an air inlet and an air outlet, a condenser provided in the case, an evaporator provided in the case, an axial flow fan vertically provided in the case and side by side with the condenser and the evaporator, and a water receiving tray below the condenser, the evaporator, and the axial flow fan. The water receiving tray is configured to divide the case into an axial flow air duct and a mounting cavity.
US12104818B2
An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a heat source unit that generates a heating energy or a cooling energy that is transferred to refrigerant; a heat-use unit that causes the refrigerant to transfer the heating energy or the cooling energy to a heat load through heat exchange between the refrigerant and the heat load; a plurality of return pipes arranged parallel to each other and connecting the heat source unit and the heat-use unit to allow the refrigerant to flow therein from the heat-use unit to the heat source unit; an opening and closing device provided at at least one of the return pipes to control a flow rate of refrigerant; and a controller that opens the opening and closing device in a cooling operation, and closes the opening and closing device in a heating operation.
US12104815B2
An occupancy tracking device configured to receive sound samples, to identify voices within the sound samples, and to determine a first occupancy level based on the identified voices. The device is further configured to identify user devices connected to an access point and to determine a second occupancy level based on the user devices that are connected to the access point. The device is further configured to measure a signal strength of a network connection with the access point and to determine a third occupancy level based on the signal strength of the network connection with the access point. The device is further configured to determine a predicted occupancy level based on the first occupancy level, the second occupancy level, and the third occupancy level and to control a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system based on the predicted occupancy level.
US12104797B2
A cooking appliance includes at least a muffle defining a cooking cavity, a frame and a door hinged to the frame. An aperture is provided in the frame for gaining access to the cooking cavity, the door allowing the aperture to be selectively opened and closed by means of a rotation of the door around a rotation axis. The cooking appliance further includes a latch assembly configured to establish a releasable engagement between the frame and the door when the door is in the closed position. The latch assembly includes a latch member and a latch receiver. One of the latch member and the latch receiver is integral to an insert coupled to the door and is applied adjacently to a first side of the door, the first side of the door being the side of the door farthest from the rotation axis.
US12104782B1
A light fixture a rectangular acoustic panel configured to be attached to a T-bar, and a frame with light sources configured to be placed around the acoustic panel, such that the light sources emit light from all four sides of the acoustic panel.
US12104780B2
The present utility model belongs to the technical field of charging cases, and discloses a light guide structure of an earphone charging case, including a charging case and earphones. A shell of the charging case is provided with a shell light guide element, and the element penetrates the shell. The earphone is provided with a light source. When the earphone is placed in the charging case, light generated by the earphone light source can be transmitted to the shell light guide element, making the guide element emits light. The light guide structure of the earphone charging case use the light source of the earphone directly through optical simulation so as to realize secondary light guide, so that the shell of the charging case emits light, no additional light source is required, costs are reduced, the size of charging case can be effectively reduced, and miniaturization and lightweight can be realized.
US12104762B1
A lighting device for a vehicle configured to create a segmented light function. The device includes a holding frame, a light source holder having first and second light source groups mounted thereto; and at least two optical elements. The light source holder, the first optical element (FOE), and the second optical element (SOE) are configured to be mounted to the holding frame. The FOE has a first protrusion, and the SOE has a second protrusion, and the holding frame includes first and second receiving elements configured to receive the first and second protrusions, respectively. The holding frame includes a first stopping element configured to engage a first contact surface of the FOE and a second stopping element configured to engage a second contact surface of the SOE. The lighting device further includes a cover element configured to secure the FOE and SOE against movement opposite to a main beam direction.
US12104760B2
A light emitting module includes at least one light source that generates a first light having a first wavelength region, and a wavelength converter that is excited by the first light and generates a second light having a second wavelength region. The wavelength converter includes a wavelength converting material that is excited by the first light to generate a third light having a third wavelength region, and in the second light, the first light and the third light are mixed at predetermined ratios.
US12104750B2
Provided is a handle assembly for a cylinder. The handle assembly includes a handle support configured to couple to a valve of the cylinder. The handle support includes a body having first and second ends circumferentially spaced from one another to define a gap and a longitudinal passage opening to a top and bottom of the body for receiving the valve, and first and second deflectable arms projecting from the body. The handle assembly also includes a handle rotatably coupled to the handle support. The handle including a top portion, first and second side portions, and an attachment member coupled to the first and second deflectable arms of the handle.
US12104746B2
An example deployable structure includes at least one base member, at least one first articulable member, at least one second articulable member, and at least one interference member. The deployable structure must include at least one base member, at least one first articulable member, at least one second articulable member, and at least one interference member otherwise the deployable structure may not be switchable between the compact and deployed states thereof. The base member is articulably connected to the first articulable member using a first hinge, the first articulable member is articulably connected to the second articulable member using a second hinge, and the interference member is articulably connected to the second articulable member using a third hinge. The interference member is also attached to the base member, for example, using a fourth hinge. The deployable structure is configured to switch from at least a compact state to a deployed state.
US12104742B1
Disclosed is a mobile device holder for tracking shots, including a supporting rod with one end being provided with a foldable tripod assembly, a rotating base rotationally installed at the other end of the supporting rod, a motor disposed inside the rotating base to drive the rotating base through the motor to rotate relative to the supporting rod, a clamping assembly with one end being rotationally connected to the rotating base, and the clamping assembly is configured to clamp an electronic device, a handle assembly with one end being rotationally connected to the rotating base, a camera lens disposed on the handle assembly or the clamping assembly, and an electric control board electrically connected to the motor and the camera lens to control operation of the motor according to images acquired by the camera lens through the electric control board.
US12104740B2
A method of manufacturing an insulation elbow can include placing raw material at a processing machine. The method can further include implementing, at the processing machine, insulation elbow processing instructions for creating a plurality of insulation elbow segments from the raw material. Each of the plurality of insulation elbow segments can correspond to the insulation elbow such that the plurality of insulation elbow segments are configured to be assembled to form at least part of the insulation elbow. The method can also include creating, at the processing machine, the plurality of insulation elbow segments from the raw material according to the insulation elbow processing instructions and placing the plurality of insulation elbow segments in a package.
US12104733B2
A connector assembly for joining a male member and a female connector member together to secure fluid communication in a fluid line system. The connector assembly includes a cover that is pivotally attached to the housing to conceal verification indicia when the male member is not attached to the housing. The cover configured to pivot relative to the housing to reveal the indicia once the male member is attached to the housing to allow a user or scanning device to view the indicia to verify a secure attachment of the connector assembly.
US12104730B2
A tube fitting for connection to a tube includes a main body structure and a tube liner. The main body structure is configured to receive an end of the tube and fluidly connect the tube to another component. The tube liner is positioned at least partially within the main body structure and is configured to extend into the tube. The main body structure and the tube liner are configured such that, when the tube is fully inserted into the tube fitting, the end of the tube is positioned at a predetermined depth within the tube fitting, and the main body structure and the tube liner cooperate together to provide an audible indication to indicate that the tube has been fully inserted into the tube fitting.
US12104727B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a line retainer including a body that includes a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall. The side walls at least partially define a slot configured to receive any one of a plurality of differently-sized lines. The side walls define an opening of the slot. The line retainer includes a set of opposing legs extending into the slot from the first and second side walls adjacent the front and rear support walls and a first set of opposing arms extending into the slot from the first and second side walls adjacent the opening. The line retainer includes a second set of opposing arms extending into the slot from the first and second side walls between the first set of opposing arms and the set of opposing legs.
US12104718B2
A flexible fiber reinforced hose adapted for conveying fluids under pressure. The reinforced hose having a core tube having at least one reinforcement layer surrounding an outer core tube surface. Each reinforcement layer having one or more woven mats, unwoven mats, or bundle of fibers comprising a plurality of reinforcement fibers that has a binder-resin filling at least a portion of the voids of the reinforcement fibers. In some aspects, the binder-resin adheres to the reinforcement fibers and displaces the air voids at the interface between the reinforcement fibers and the binder-resin. The binder-resin has a relatively low viscosity less than at least about 20,000 centipoise at 176° C. and low molecular weight, which allows the reinforcement layer to maintain a low flex modulus while maintaining or increasing tensile modulus. The reinforced hose also has at least one polymer layer that bonds to the binder-resin of the reinforcement layer, preferably being cross-linkable or cross-linked to the polymer layer.
US12104713B2
[Object] A diaphragm can strongly be fixed to a flow path-side body by a diaphragm-holder, a thickness of the flow path-side body of an outer periphery of a diaphragm is thinned, and the flow path-side body is downsized. [Solving Means] A diaphragm-holder abutting surface 75 is formed between a diaphragm-holder inner peripheral side ring-shaped projection 73 and a diaphragm-holder outer peripheral side ring-shaped projection 74, a diaphragm-holder inner peripheral side end surface 73s is abutted against a first fixed portion piston-side end surface 63Ap, a diaphragm-holder inner peripheral side outer peripheral surface 73o is abutted against a second fixed portion inner peripheral surface 63Bi, a diaphragm-holder outer peripheral side inner peripheral surface 74i is abutted against a body-side projection outer peripheral surface 16o, and the diaphragm-holder abutting surface 75 is abutted against the second fixed portion piston-side end surface 63Bp and a body-side projection end surface 16s.
US12104702B2
A valve disc gasket for use in a fluid flow control valve includes a frustoconical, ring-shaped body part having a plurality of circumferentially distributed asymmetrical, through-going openings and/or slits and/or asymmetrical protrusions, wherein an internal surface of the respective asymmetrical through-going opening and/or slit forms a vane surface and/or wherein an external surface of the respective asymmetrical protrusion forms a vane surface, wherein the asymmetrical through-going openings and/or slits and/or protrusions are asymmetrical at least in the sense that respective through-going opening or slit and/or protrusion is asymmetric relative to any radial plane intersecting the respective through-going opening or slit and/or the respective protrusion. Also disclosed is a fluid flow control valve and a method for cleaning a fluid flow control valve.
US12104701B1
A one-way valve is provided. The valve provides a housing with a through hole having an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The upstream portion has a reduced diameter compared to the downstream portion. The housing contains a valve seat. A valve member, or poppet, moves within the through hole from a valve closed position and a valve open position. A low pressure facing side of the poppet engages an elastic member of a compression member that biases the poppet in the valve closed position. A high pressure facing side of the poppet engages a resilient metal seal in the form of an annular disc, which may have a generally wavy or undulating shape. The outer ends of the resilient metal seal are curved to releasably engages the valve seat.
US12104698B2
A circular annular seal ring made from a resin is adapted to be disposed between an outer member and an inner member that rotate relative to each other. The seal ring is disposed in a circumferential groove of the outer member or the inner member to isolate a liquid space from an external space. The seal ring is formed from an elongated and arcuate rod to define a circle by joining ends of the rod, and has a junction formed from the ends. The seal ring has a radial thickness gradually decreasing from two points that are apart from the junction toward the junction. The points are separated from the junction by an angle of not less than 60 degrees and not more than 150 degrees about a central axis of the circle.
US12104692B2
A method for the dynamically expanding play correction according to a method for hysteresis compensation for an actuator and for a shift fork which is movable by this actuator via an electric motor having a rotor and a stator and which guides a gearshift sleeve, by means of a cellular automaton, wherein a torque ripple of the actuator and a mechanical displacement of the gearshift sleeve are compensated independently of one another or in combination by means of a learning algorithm.
US12104690B2
An example transmission comprising a lubricant feed passageway to receive lubricant; an input shaft having a cavity that defines a shaft collection trough to receive the lubricant from the lubricant feed passageway, the input shaft defining a radial passageway to enable the lubricant to flow from the shaft collection trough to an exterior surface of the input shaft; and a carrier to receive at least a portion of the input shaft, the carrier defining a carrier collection trough and channels formed in the carrier to distribute the lubricant to at least one of rotating components or non-rotating components in the carrier, the carrier collection trough to receive the lubricant from the shaft collection trough via the radial passageway in response to the input shaft rotating.
US12104689B2
A control device for a gearbox which includes a mechanical pump and an electric pump, the control device including a sensor module configured to detect a system oil pressure of a lubricating oil of the gearbox, a differential, a clutch, a brake, and a control module. The differential includes an input bevel gear meshing with a bevel pinion of an output shaft of the gearbox, a differential housing connected to the input bevel gear, and a first half shaft and a second half shaft which are provided in the differential housing and mesh with a bevel pinion of the differential housing. The second half shaft is connected to an input of the mechanical pump. The brake includes a brake caliper, a brake disc, and a brake disc shaft fixedly connected to the brake disc. The brake disc shaft is fixedly connected to the first half shaft.
US12104682B2
Presented are torque converters (TC) with hydraulic systems for converter feed and clutch control, methods for making/operating such TC assemblies, and vehicles equipped with such TC assemblies. A TC assembly includes a housing that drivingly connects to an electric motor, and an output member that drivingly connects to a multi-gear transmission. Rotatable within the TC housing are a turbine attached to the TC output member and an impeller juxtaposed with the turbine. A lockup clutch disposed inside the TC housing, between the turbine and housing, is operable to lock the housing to the output member. A disconnect clutch disposed inside the housing, between the impeller and housing, is operable to lock the housing to the impeller. A pump is attached to the TC housing and drivingly connected to the motor for feeding fluid into the housing to increase pressure within the TC chamber and activate the lockup and disconnect clutches.
US12104681B2
Methods and systems for a multi-ratio gear box and four speed transmission are provided. In one example, a first shaft is coupled to one or more input speed reduction gear sets. A second shaft is coupled to a multi-range clutch having a first position and a second position allowing for two speeds. A third shaft is coupled to a low-speed clutch and a fourth shaft is coupled to a high-speed clutch, together doubling the number of speeds. The high and low-speed clutches provide a large gear spread that allow the multi-range clutches to have a reduced gear spread, overall reducing the required size of the transmission. A fifth shaft, coupled to the fourth shaft via a gear, may be an output shaft spaced away from the electric motors, thereby creating a short flange to flange distance.
US12104674B1
A soft-to-hard goods connector is provided which includes an elastomeric bladder having a preform layer and an outer textile layer enclosing the preform layer. The outer textile layer has at least one skin extension layer extending beyond a periphery of the elastomeric bladder. The skin extension layer has a chord attached at a distal end with the chord being perpendicular to the skin extension layer. The connector includes a host rigid structure with a receiving component. The receiving component has a mounting track with the chord mounted in the mounting track. The receiving component permits the chord to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the chord with a limited range of motion.
US12104671B2
A crankshaft assembly for a motor vehicle drive train, including a crankshaft segment and a centrifugal pendulum secured thereon, which has a carrier secured to the crankshaft segment and at least one pendulum mass that moves relative to the carrier along a predetermined track. The crankshaft assembly has a friction unit connected to the carrier, which rests on the at least one pendulum mass such that, with a relative movement of the pendulum mass in relation to the carrier, the friction unit applies a frictional torque on the pendulum mass counteracting the relative movement, wherein the friction unit extends over a peripheral section of less than 360°.
US12104664B2
Systems and methods are provided for controlling a transmission of a vehicle that has a selectable one-way clutch. The system includes a sensor system, an anti-lock brake system (ABS), and a controller configured to, by a processor: monitor for a deceleration event wherein an estimated output speed acceleration of the vehicle is reduced below a first threshold, receive a status of the ABS, and output one or more control signals to command the transmission to inhibit the application of the selectable one-way clutch in response to detection of the deceleration event when the selectable one-way clutch is not applied, and the estimated output speed acceleration of the vehicle is either: (i) below the first threshold while the anti-lock brake system ABS of the vehicle is active, or (ii) below a second threshold while the ABS is inactive, wherein the first threshold is greater than the second threshold.
US12104661B2
A fixed type constant velocity universal joint has outer joint member track grooves each with a raceway center line that includes an arc-shaped portion having a curvature center that has no offset with respect to a joint center in an axial direction. The track grooves are formed such that adjacent track grooves are inclined in opposite directions. The joint also has inner joint member track grooves that are each mirror-symmetric with a corresponding one of the outer joint member track grooves. When at a maximum operating angle, a torque transmission ball that moves toward an opening side of the outer joint member track groove loses contact with an opening-side end portion of that track groove, and when at an operating angle of 0°, an end portion of a cage projects from the opening-side end portion of the outer joint member in the axial direction.
US12104660B2
A series elastic actuator includes a gear configured to rotate, a mounting recess formed on a first surface of the gear, a plurality of elastic bodies configured to be received in the mounting recess that are made of a non-metal elastic material and spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction, an output body configured to cover the first surface of the gear, and at least one insertion portion configured to protrude from the output body to be inserted between a pair of adjacent elastic bodies or inserted through the elastic bodies.
US12104658B2
A pneumatic actuator (1) includes a pneumatic piston (4) and a pneumatic body (6) that includes a main body (8) and a guide shaft (10) for guiding the pneumatic piston (4). A pneumatic chamber (14) is defined between the guide shaft (10) and the main body (8). The pneumatic piston (4) is received in the pneumatic chamber (14) and slidably arranged on the guide shaft (10). The main body (8) and the guide shaft (10) are separate elements, wherein the guide shaft (10) is fixed to a fixing portion (16). The main body (8) is made from a first material (M1) and the guide shaft (10) is made from a second material (M2) having a higher wear resistance than the first material (M1). The actuator may be used in a clutch assembly (104) and a commercial vehicle (101).
US12104657B2
An axle decoupler system comprises: an axle decoupler configured to selectively couple an axle of a vehicle with a wheel hub of the vehicle, the axle decoupler comprising: a sliding ring having first splines coupled to second splines on the axle, the sliding ring having a first position where the first splines are not also coupled to third splines on the wheel hub, and a second position where the first splines are also coupled to the third splines; and an electric motor for moving the sliding ring into the first or second position; and a one-way clutch coupling the axle and the wheel hub to each other.
US12104655B2
A transmission for an at least partially electrically driven vehicle includes a rotor shaft of an electric machine, an input shaft, and a synchronization device arranged to couple the input shaft to the rotor shaft. The synchronization device includes a first synchronization ring connected to the rotor shaft for conjoint rotation, a second synchronization ring, a friction disk located axially between the first synchronization ring and the second synchronization ring, a clutch body connected to the input shaft for conjoint rotation, and a sliding sleeve, axially slidable along the clutch body to initiate synchronization of the first synchronization ring and the second synchronization ring for conjoint rotation to couple the rotor shaft to the input shaft. The first synchronization ring may have a cone for receiving the second synchronization ring.
US12104651B2
A tolerance ring includes a ring body having a spring property, an abutment joint portion formed between circumferential end edges of the ring body, and protrusions protruding radially from the ring body, each having a reaction force due to radial rigidity. The tolerance ring includes an abutment joint semi-circumferential region and an opposing semi-circumferential region facing the abutment joint portion. The tolerance ring includes first and second X-direction semi-circumferential regions separated by a straight line connecting the abutment joint and opposing portions. The Y-direction passes through the axis center of the ring body and the abutment joint, and the X-direction is orthogonal to the Y-direction. The sum of the X-direction components of the reaction force vector in the first X-direction semi-circumferential region is the same or smaller than the sum of the Y-direction components of the reaction force vector in the abutment joint semi-circumferential region.
US12104647B2
An angular contact self-aligning roller bearing, including rollers, an inner ring, a cage, an outer ring, an outer raceway and an inner raceway. The outer raceway is an inner spherical surface. A spherical center of the inner spherical surface is located on an axis of the outer ring and deviates from a central point of the outer ring. The rollers are in a single row. A working surface of each roller is an externally convex surface, which is formed by rotation of a first circular arc as a generatrix around an axis of each roller as a rotation axis. The inner raceway is an internally concave surface, which is formed by rotation of a second circular arc as a generatrix around an axis of the inner ring as a rotation axis. The bearing can withstand separate loads or combined loads in axial and radial directions, and adapt to misalignment.
US12104644B2
Provided is a floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing. The floating-sleeve hybrid fluid bearing may comprise: a bearing housing which is mounted by ring-coupling to the outer circumferential surface of a rotary shaft; and a floating sleeve which is mounted between the rotary shaft and the bearing housing so that there is a gap between the floating sleeve and the rotary shaft, and between the floating sleeve and the bearing housing, wherein the rotation of the floating sleeve is constrained by the bearing housing during the rotation of the rotary shaft, and one side of the floating sleeve in the circumferential direction is open in the radial direction.
US12104638B2
An interlocking fastening upper electrode assembly having an improved fastening force is proposed. The assembly is configured such that a bush inserted into a silicon electrode protrudes above the silicon electrode, and the protruding portion is inserted into and coupled to an anodizing plate so as to suppress rotation of the bush, the assembly including: an inner and outer tab composite nut coupled to an assembly groove of the silicon electrode and an anodizing plate so as to prevent rotation; an inner and outer tab nut assembled in the assembly groove of the silicon electrode and fitted to the outside of the inner and outer tab composite nut; and an assembly module coupled through the inside of a through part of the anodizing plate and assembled with the inner and outer tab composite nut in order to fix the anodizing plate provided above the silicon electrode.
US12104634B1
A two-piece fastener used to combine two substrates of the same or differing thickness. The fastener may include a bolt portion and a locking base. The bolt portion and locking base may include complimentary sets of teeth and mechanically engage with one another when the bolt is passed through the two substrates and affixed to the locking base.
US12104632B2
A locking assembly configured to lock a vehicle control radar with respect to a support, including a first plate which is configured to be fixedly mounted on one of the support and the vehicle control radar and which has a first face; a second plate configured to be fixedly mounted on the other one of the vehicle control radar and the support, the second plate including a second face configured to be placed facing the first face of the first plate; an end stop configured to prevent the first plate from moving in translation with respect to the second plate in a first direction along a locking direction; and a lock which is separate from the end stop and which is movable in translation along the locking direction, the lock being configured to prevent the first plate from moving in translation with respect to the second plate in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
US12104629B2
A fastener provided with a pin and a body configured to insert the pin. The pin has a pin flange and a pin shaft extending in the vertical direction from the pin flange; and the main body has a bottom, an opening formed in the bottom for inserting the pin, a member to be mounted locking part formed vertically from the bottom along the opening in order to lock to the member to be mounted, a pin flange temporary holding part for temporarily fixating, before attaching to the member to be mounted, the pin flange at a first position opposite to the member to be mounted locking part relative to the bottom, and a pin flange lock for locking the pin flange at a second position closer to the bottom than the first position while mounted on the member to be mounted.
US12104627B2
A toggle fastener includes an arm extending along a first axis and defining a threaded opening through the arm along a direction perpendicular to the first axis the toggle fastener. A rachet strap extends along a second axis and is pivotally coupled to the arm adjacent a proximal end of the rachet strap. The arm and rachet strap cooperate to block the arm and rachet strap from aligning. Pivoting the arm and the rachet strap relative to each other about a first direction, the angle between the first and second axes can be reduced to a first angle before further pivoting is blocked in a first blocking configuration of the toggle fastener. Attempting to pivot the rachet strap further in the first direction relative to the arm causes the rachet strap to recoverably flex.
US12104618B2
An example axial pump for delivering liquid coolant to cool an electronic device comprises a conduit defining a flow path from an inlet of the conduit to an outlet of the conduit and an impeller in the conduit. The impeller is rotatable about an axis of rotation parallel to the flow path. The pump also has a motor stator configured to drive rotation of the impeller body about the axis of rotation. In addition, the pump comprises an adjustment mechanism coupling the impeller to the conduit. The adjustment mechanism is actuatable to cause translation of the impeller relative to the conduit. This may allow for adjustment of a clearance between a blade tip of a blade of the impeller and a wall of the conduit.
US12104608B2
A fan assembly including a base arranged to support the fan assembly on a surface, an air flow generator that is arranged to generate an air flow, and an air outlet that is arranged to emit at least a portion of the air flow from the fan assembly is provided. The air outlet is arranged to be oscillated relative to the base. The fan assembly further includes a controller that is arranged to control the oscillation of the air outlet relative to the base. The controller is arranged to vary an oscillation speed of the air outlet for each oscillation.
US12104605B2
A rotor for a large-diameter axial ventilator for industrial use. The rotor includes a hub and n blades, where each rotor blade includes a root portion for the structural connection to the hub and an aerodynamic portion; the rotor further includes a coaxial accessory axial fan including n radially extending vanes which, in an axial view, is substantially included within the region P defined by the n radially inner ends of the aerodynamic portions of the rotor blades. The embodiments further relates to a large-diameter axial ventilator for industrial use including such a rotor.
US12104604B2
Provided is an axial fan including a plurality of blades configured to produce an air current flowing from an inlet side to an outlet side, in which: the blade includes a curved portion rising toward the inlet side along an outer peripheral edge of the blade; a starting position of the curved portion delineates a convex curve protruding radially outward on the blade as viewed from the inlet side; and letting a total length of the convex curve be X, a length Y from an end of the convex curve on a front edge of the blade to a vertex of the convex curve satisfies a relationship of 0
US12104602B2
A cross-flow fan includes a cylindrical impeller having an annularly designed first magnetically effective core disposed at a first end, an annularly designed second magnetically effective core disposed at a second end, a plurality of vanes arranged between the first magnetically effective core and the second magnetically effective core, a first stator, which is a bearing and drive stator, and which interacts with the first magnetically effective core as a first electromagnetic rotary drive, and a second stator, which is at least a bearing stator, and with which the second magnetically effective core is capable of being magnetically levitated without contact with respect to the second stator. The impeller is magnetically driven without contact by the first and the second stators and magnetically levitated without contact with respect to the first stator and the second stator.
US12104595B2
A rotary pump includes a housing featuring a delivery space which the housing surrounds and axially delineates on the end sides; an inner rotor rotatable in the delivery space; an outer rotor rotatable about a pump rotational axis in the delivery space and forming delivery cells with the inner rotor; and a circumferential bearing wall which mounts and surrounds the outer rotor rotatably about the pump rotation axis in radial sliding contact. The circumferential bearing wall includes multiple blind pockets which are radially open towards the outer rotor and/or the outer rotor includes multiple blind pockets which are radially open towards the circumferential bearing wall.
US12104593B2
A scroll compressor of an electrical refrigerant drive contains a housing having a low-pressure chamber, a high-pressure chamber, compression chambers and a counter-pressure chamber. A stationary scroll has a base plate and a spiral wall, the base plate of the stationary scroll delimits the high-pressure chamber. A movable scroll has a base plate and a spiral wall which engages into the spiral wall of the stationary scroll and forms the compression chambers with the spiral wall. The base plate of the movable scroll delimits the counter-pressure chamber. A first fluidic connection is provided which connects the counter-pressure chamber to the radially innermost compression chamber, and the first fluidic connection is located in a positioning region of the radially innermost compression chamber between 75° to 195° following the merge angle.
US12104590B2
A suction valve for a dental treatment unit is connected to a downstream suction system and includes input and output conduits; a valve seat interposed therebetween; a diaphragm defining a chamber by moving between a resting position against the valve seat, blocking flow between the input and output conduits, and an active position distanced from the valve seat, allowing fluids to pass; a connecting conduit between the chamber and the output conduit and having an air entry point; and a pilot valve switched between a resting position, allowing air passage to the chamber through the connecting conduit and having a first portion, a closing point, and a second portion, and an active portion blocking air passage. A non-return valve at the entry point prevents an input flow to the connecting conduit and the upwelling of liquids from the output conduit to the pilot valve and/or the chamber.
US12104586B2
A high-pressure compressor and a system including a high-pressure compressor are described, wherein the high-pressure compressor includes at least one pressure container surrounding at least one media chamber and at least one compressor assembly. A diaphragm separates the at least one media chamber from at least one compressor chamber. The diaphragm extends along the at least one contour bar, which is connected to the at least one pressure container. The at least one contour bar is provided with at least one first connection and bores for supplying and/or discharging a gas or gas mixture. The diaphragm is fixed to the at least one contour bar by means of clamping pieces. The at least one pressure container has at least one second connection, which opens into the at least one media chamber and via which a medium can be introduced into and/or discharged from the at least one media chamber.
US12104573B2
A method of repositioning a floating offshore wind turbine located at a current offshore position and having rotor blades rotating in a rotor blade plane includes: measuring a first value of a variability of a load related to a first location at the wind turbine; measuring a second value of a variability of a load related to a second location at the wind turbine; comparing the first value with the second value; and moving the wind turbine along a direction depending on the comparison and in particular further depending on the first location relative to the second location.
US12104571B2
A rotor blade assembly for mitigating stall-induced vibrations of a wind turbine during standstill includes at least one protrusion secured to the leading-edge of a rotor blade and defining an extended leading edge. The protrusion(s) wraps around a portion of the rotor blade from the suction side to the pressure side of the rotor blade. The protrusion(s) has a root-side face and a tip-side face disposed opposite thereof. The root-side face is arranged at an angle relative to a chordwise reference line. The angle is greater than zero degrees and less than or equal to 45 degrees with respect to the chordwise reference line. The protrusion(s) is configured to affect a chordwise airflow and thereby mitigate a stall-induced vibration.
US12104570B2
A turbine blade for a wind turbine is provided, including a blade body with a leading-edge, wherein the blade body is provided with a form changing device covering the leading-edge and extending at least partially along the leading-edge, which form changing device includes a shell fixed to the blade body, which shell is movable by an actuator between a first position close to the leading-edge and a second position distanced to the leading-edge.
US12104562B2
An outboard motor includes an engine main body, and an intake device to supply air to the engine main body. The intake device includes a main intake pipe including a first intake pipe and a second intake pipe connected to a downstream end of the first intake pipe and extending at an angle with respect to an axial direction of the first intake pipe and through which the air supplied to the engine main body flows, and an extension pipe extending from a connection between the first intake pipe and the second intake pipe and including a resonance chamber therein. The extension pipe includes an extended peripheral wall and an end wall that closes the resonance chamber except for a portion adjacent to the main intake pipe.
US12104557B2
An output cone of an aircraft propulsive assembly extending in a general direction called longitudinal direction and including a front part and a rear part. The longitudinal assembly of the front part and rear part forms an acoustic treatment system with at least two degrees of freedom. Such a system allows for the treatment of several frequency ranges or of one wide frequency range by the treatment of several overlapping ranges.
US12104553B2
Systems and generating power in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) operation to supply electrical power. In embodiments, an inlet temperature of a flow of gas from a source to an ORC unit may be determined. The source may connect to a main pipeline. The main pipeline may connect to a supply pipeline. The supply pipeline may connect to the ORC unit thereby to allow gas to flow from the source to the ORC unit. Heat from the flow of gas may cause the ORC unit to generate electrical power. The outlet temperature of the flow of the gas from the ORC unit to a return pipe may be determined. A bypass valve, positioned on a bypass pipeline connecting the supply pipeline to the return pipeline, may be adjusted to a position sufficient to maintain temperature of the flow of gas above a threshold based on the inlet and outlet temperature.
US12104552B2
A Stirling cycle machine. The machine includes at least one rocking drive mechanism which includes: a rocking beam having a rocker pivot, at least one cylinder and at least one piston. The piston is housed within a respective cylinder and is capable of substantially linearly reciprocating within the respective cylinder. Also, the drive mechanism includes at least one coupling assembly having a proximal end and a distal end. The linear motion of the piston is converted to rotary motion of the rocking beam. Also, a crankcase housing the rocking beam and housing a first portion of the coupling assembly is included. The machine also includes a working space housing the at least one cylinder, the at least one piston and a second portion of the coupling assembly. An airlock is included between the workspace and the crankcase and a seal is included for sealing the workspace from the airlock and crankcase. A burner and burner control system is also included for heating the machine and controlling ignition and combustion in the burner.
US12104547B1
A control system and method for controlling an engine comprising an electric turbocharger are presented. The system comprises a wastegate valve configured to control a pressure of exhaust gas in an exhaust system of the engine at a turbine of the electric turbocharger. A controller obtains a set of parameters that each affect exhaust gas energy; using the set of parameters: (i) determines a target mass flow into the engine and a target boost for the turbocharger to achieve a torque request; (ii) determines a target power for a compressor of the turbocharger to achieve the target engine mass flow and the target turbocharger boost; (iii) determines an electric turbocharger motor power target; (iv) determines, based on the target power for the compressor and the electric turbocharger motor power target, a target pressure ratio and a target mass exhaust flow for the turbine of the electric turbocharger.
US12104544B2
A fuel metering system for an internal combustion engine having a fuel injection timing unit to indicate a timepoint during one or more engine strokes, a fuel metering element have a predetermined full stroke volume for metering fuel into an air-fuel mixing location during one or more of the engine strokes, and a fuel metering element controller to control the delivery of fuel by causing the fuel metering element to deliver one of a full stroke volume and a fraction of a full stroke volume to achieve a desired AFR. In some embodiments, power generator circuitry is provided to harvest power from the ICE to power at least one of the fuel injection timing unit, the fuel metering element, and the fuel metering controller.
US12104535B2
A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, a turbine section, and an exhaust section arranged in serial flow order and together defining at least in part a core air flowpath; and a thermal management system comprising a supercritical carbon dioxide line thermally coupled to, or integrated into, a portion of the compressor section.
US12104528B1
A forced air supply system is provided to deliver forced air to fluid or a mixture of fluid and air in an enclosure of a cavity of a gas turbine engine when the gas turbine engine experiences a negative-gravity force event. Methods are also provided for removing fluid and/or air from the enclosure when the gas turbine engine experiences the negative-gravity force.
US12104526B2
A method for the anti-icing treatment of a surface of an aircraft part made of an organic matrix composites includes a texturing step in which the surface is irradiated with femtosecond laser pulses so as to render the surface superhydrophobic.
US12104516B2
A method for controlling a SCR catalytic converter of a vehicle, comprising a first step of modelling said at least one SCR catalytic converter as a plurality of NH3 storage cells (cell1, cell2, . . . , celln; cell1, cell2 . . . celln, cell1, cell2, . . . , celln), a second step of controlling only a first (cell1) of said plurality of storage cells, according to feedback control based on a reference value, and a third step of adapting said reference value on the basis of a storage level of at least another storage cell of said plurality of storage cells, wherein said first storage cell is arranged at an inlet of said SCR catalytic converter according an exhaust gas circulation.
US12104508B1
Provided are a large-size diesel exhaust valve and a manufacturing method thereof, which relate to the technical field of manufacturing of large-size diesel exhaust valves for ships. The large-size diesel exhaust valve includes an exhaust valve disc portion made of a 3J40 alloy, and the large-size diesel exhaust valve has the following microstructure: there are ultra-fine grains with a grain size of 10 grade or more, α-Cr lamellar phases are evenly distributed at grain boundaries of the ultra-fine grains, nickel-lean Cr—Al—Ce particle phases are evenly distributed in a matrix, a single lamella of the α-Cr lamellar phases has a thickness of less than 140 nm, and the nickel-lean Cr—Al—Ce particle phases have a diameter of less than 10 μm. The present application solves the technical problem of how to improve the comprehensive mechanical properties and the vibration-damping performance of a large-size diesel exhaust valve simultaneously.
US12104503B2
An article includes a substrate and a barrier layer on the substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix, diffusive particles dispersed in the matrix, and gettering particles dispersed in the matrix. The gettering particles include at least one alloyed metal silicide. A composite material and a method of fabricating an article are also disclosed.
US12104500B2
A repair method for a gas turbine blade. The repair method include: a step of removing a thermal barrier coating to expose at least part of a base material of the gas turbine blade; a first etching step of etching the exposed base material; and a first identification step of identifying a base material deterioration layer that is harder than the base material from the etched base material. The repair method further includes a first removal step of removing the identified base material deterioration layer if the base material deterioration layer is identified in the first identification step; and a step of applying a thermal barrier coating to the exposed base material. The thermal barrier applying step is performed after it is determined that there is no base material deterioration layer in the first identification step, or after the base material deterioration layer is removed in the first removal step.
US12104497B2
An assembly for a turbine includes a plurality of sectors which are adjacent to one another, each sector including at least one connecting edge of composite material with a ceramic matrix, each connecting edge including at least one groove and a sealing tongue present in each groove. Each sealing tongue has a laminated structure comprising a plurality of strips the lower strip and the upper strip of the laminated structure, each being formed by a film of monolithic ceramic material.
US12104495B2
A drive assembly for a mechanical reducer for a turbomachine, in particular for an aircraft, includes planet gears, a planet carrier having at least one transverse wall, plain bearings for guiding the planet gears in rotation, and an oil supply circuit for the plain bearings. The planet carrier has collars for attaching the planet gears to the at least one transverse wall, and each of the planet gears includes at least one external cylindrical surface for forming an oil film with an internal cylindrical surface portion of each of the collars for forming said oil film.
US12104494B2
The invention relates to a turbine engine device of the gas turbine cycle type with cooled compression, regeneration, and reheating during expansion. The turbine engine device comprises a first turbocharger (C1, T2), a second turbocharger (C2, T1), two combustion chambers (CC1, CC2), an intercooler (IC), and a heat exchanger (E1). The device is configured to implement a fluid flow from the first compressor (C1) to the intercooler (IC), to the second compressor (C2), to the heat exchanger (E1), to the first combustion chamber (CC1), to the second turbine (T1) or the first turbine, to the second combustion chamber (CC2), to the first turbine (T2) or the second turbine, According to one aspect, the turbochargers are mounted on separate axes (A1, A2).
US12104486B2
A water detection and measurement system for a resource extraction system includes a controller configured to receive first sensor signal(s) indicative of a pressure of a multiphase fluid and second sensor signal(s) indicative of a temperature of the multiphase fluid. Furthermore, the controller is configured to determine a fraction of condensed water within the multiphase fluid based on the pressure and the temperature. The controller is also configured to determine a flow rate of the condensed water based on the fraction of the condensed water within the multiphase fluid and a gas flow rate of the multiphase fluid. In addition, the controller is configured to receive third sensor signal(s) indicative of a fluid parameter of the multiphase fluid, and the controller is configured to determine a flow rate of formation water within the multiphase fluid based on the fluid parameter and the flow rate of the condensed water.
US12104480B2
Surface tracking systems and methods for tracking a first wellbore relative to a non-geological target in a subterranean formation by determining characteristics of gravity anomalies related to the first wellbore and the non-geological target. The system includes a gravity sensor located at the Earth's surface and an information handling system operable to analyze the first and second gravity anomalies to determine a position and the trajectory of the first wellbore relative to the non-geological target. The systems and methods may also include the ability steer a trajectory of the first wellbore relative to the non-geological target.
US12104475B2
A hydrocarbon recovery method for recovering a production fluid containing hydrocarbons from a production well provided in the ground in which Type 1 microorganisms that produce a biological membrane (biofilm) and Type 2 microorganisms that produce carbon dioxide for promoting deposition of calcium carbonate exist, the hydrocarbon recovery method includes injecting, into the production well, a culture medium for increasing the Type 1 microorganisms; injecting, into the production well, a composition used for the Type 2 microorganisms to produce carbon dioxide, decompressing an inside of the production well after the culture medium and the composition are injected, and recovering the hydrocarbons in a state where the inside of the production well is decompressed.
US12104470B2
A frame for a shaped charge has a body with a cylindrical configuration, the body having a central passage along an axis thereof and a track extending in a direction parallel to the axis for installing and removing a shaped charge, the track having a snap structure. The frame provides a slide-in snap-in charge receptacle for a shaped charge.
US12104469B2
This disclosure provides methods and apparatus for stimulating a well by using structural reactive material while perforating a well casing and well formation in a well at the same time. A structural reactive material member may be attached to a shaped charge to form a hybrid charge. A detonation signal may be transmitted to the one or more hybrid charges to detonate a main explosive in the shaped charges to generate a jet to perforate the well casing and the well formation, break apart the structural reactive material into reactive material particles, and propel the reactive material particles into the well formation for deflagration in the well formation to stimulate the well.
US12104466B2
A method includes directionally drilling, with a pulse power drill string, of a borehole into a subsurface formation using pulse power. The directionally drilling comprises generating, by an electrical source, an electrical energy and storing, by a primary capacitor, the electrical energy. The method includes periodically discharging the electrical energy from the primary capacitor to be received by a switching device having a number of outputs, wherein each output of the number of outputs is electrically coupled to an electrode of a number of electrodes positioned on an electrode assembly; and unevenly distributing, by the switching device, the electrical energy across the number of electrodes based on selecting a subset of the number of electrodes to receive the electrical energy to alter a direction of the drilling of the borehole based on emitting of the electrical energy by the selected subset of the number of electrodes into the subsurface formation.
US12104462B1
An interventionless stimulation and production system includes a housing and a stimulation sleeve. The stimulation sleeve includes a first diverter seat, and a second diverter seat initially having a smaller diameter, where the first diverter seat is configured to permit a first diverter to pass through the first diverter seat and prevent a second diverter having a larger diameter from passing through the first diverter seat, the second diverter seat is initially configured to prevent the first diverter from passing through the second diverter seat, and landing the first diverter onto the second diverter seat shifts the stimulation sleeve from a first position to a second position to initiate a stimulation operation. The stimulation also includes a production sleeve that is initially in a closed position, where the production sleeve is configured to shift to an open position after the second diverter lands on the first diverter seat.
US12104456B2
A downhole actuator device is provided for use in directing wellbore fluid to be used in performing work in a wellbore by convening a pressure source into a force exerted over a distance. The core components of the downhole actuator device include a pressure chamber containing an insertable activation module, an insertable pressure source module capable of generating a pressure or force and a pressure responsive member. The core components of the pressure source module can include one or more of a plurality of optional formats for delivery of the force comprising a solenoid and a mechanical trigger, a non-explosive pyrotechnic device insert, or a charged gas module insert, which, when appropriately combined, sequenced and activated, will open a pressure responsive member that will allow wellbore fluid, at hydrostatic pressure, to enter the tool thereby providing the energy needed to actuate various mechanical and/or hydraulic components downhole. Multiple variations of the device are provided to allow for either pressure activated or surface activated variations of the device. Additional variable components may include a timer circuit, a power module, a proximal pressure actuated piston, various sub connections, a wireline or slickline cable.
US12104451B2
A tubular control conduit is disposed in a wellbore having a retractable segment and an abandonable segment, each having an inner bore. Upon retraction of the retractable segment an obstruction member is actuated to form a seal thereby preventing the flow of fluid past the obstruction member in the inner bore of the abandoned segment. Cement is then poured into the wellbore thereby covering the abandoned segment of the tubular control conduit.
US12104448B1
A grease-retaining frac valve insert to mitigate grease loss during operation of a frac valve, a frac valve assembly using one or more of the grease-retaining frac valve insert, and a wellhead including one or more frac valve assemblies using one or more of the grease-retaining frac valve inserts. The frac valve assembly includes a valve gate defining a valve aperture movable from an wellhead operating position to the valve open position. The grease-retaining frac valve insert includes a seal plate defining a cuff receptacle. A valve sealing cuff is removably received in the cuff receptacle. The valve sealing cuff carries a face sealing groove for sealing against the valve aperture as the valve gate is moved between the wellhead operating position to the valve open position.
US12104441B2
Systems and methods are provided to facilitate connection of multiple stage completions. A first completion stage is deployed at a wellbore location. Subsequently, the next completion stage is moved downhole into engagement with the first completion stage. The completion stages each have communication lines that are coupled together downhole via movement of the completion stages into engagement.
US12104440B2
Systems and methods are provided to facilitate connection of multiple stage completions. A first completion stage is deployed at a wellbore location. Subsequently, the next completion stage is moved downhole into engagement with the first completion stage. The completion stages each have communication lines that are coupled together downhole via a wetmate connection. Debris prevention and removal devices and methods are also provided.
US12104439B2
A shaped cutter has a plurality of ridges extending in parallel across a cutting face to enhance drilling. The cutting table is also multi-tapered, being convex along a first cross-section perpendicular to the ridges and concave along a second cross-section parallel with the ridges. The shaped cutter may enhance rock failure modes in addition to shearing, such as by indentation, impacting, scraping and grinding. The plurality of ridges may also exploit vibrations in the drill string to enhance rock failure. The cutting table may be positioned on a drill bit to define an internal back rake angle with respect to a slope angle where the cutting table is concave. The cutting table may include a flared periphery, resulting in a sharper indentation angle and/or larger radius of contact with the formation.
US12104433B2
A system that can travel and rotate and is designed in the manner of an at least one-armed robot is used for handling spacer frames in the course of the production of insulating glass. The system grasps a spacer frame with a gripper system provided to rotate at the free end of the robot arm. A spacer frame is moved by the system to stations of a line for producing insulating glass. For example, a spacer frame is held in a station for producing spacer frames, moved to a station for filling the spacer frame, when the spacer frame is to be filled with hygroscopic material, then further moved to a station, in which the lateral surfaces of the spacer frame are coated with sealing and adhesive agents, and finally moved to a station for assembling insulating glass, in which the spacer frame is mounted on a glass panel.
US12104428B2
An emergency brake device for occurrence of acceleration of an elevator door of the present inventive concept is fixedly installed at both lower ends of the elevator door and moves up along a guide rail, and may be configured comprising: a fixing bracket (110) secured to the elevator door; an acceleration prevention device (100) installed in a front inner side of the fixing bracket (110) and causing a braking force when a door downward speed of the elevator door accelerates above a regulation speed; a braking blade driving mechanism (150) which receives the braking force of the acceleration prevention device (100) and brings a braking blade (151) into contact with the guide rail (300), thereby stopping the door downward movement of the elevator door; and a braking force transmission system for transmitting the braking force between the acceleration prevention device (100) and the braking blade driving mechanism (150).
US12104421B2
A first joint portion (9) includes a swage groove (9c) which is formed throughout a whole circumference of an outer circumferential surface, and at least one inclined portion (96) which is formed in a part at a side edge of the swage groove (9c) and is inclined outward in an axial direction from the side edge of the swage groove (9c). In a first housing (6), a swage portion (89) is formed at a place corresponding to the swage groove (9c), where at least the inclined portion (96) is formed.
US12104415B2
A control arrangement for operating a motor vehicle locking system, the locking system has an electric drive with an electric drive motor, during normal operation, the electric drive is supplied with a normal supply voltage to provide a motorized locking, the control arrangement has an energy storage arrangement with a capacitor, the energy storage arrangement, in an emergency mode, provides an emergency electrical supply voltage for the electric drive, and includes a boost stage connected downstream of the energy storage unit for generating the emergency supply voltage, the boost stage boosts an electrical input voltage at an input of the boost stage to an electrical output voltage at an output of the boost stage. The energy storage arrangement, to generate the emergency supply voltage, has a first boost stage connected downstream for generating the emergency supply voltage and a second boost stage connected downstream of the first boost stage.
US12104413B2
A door leaf handle for a motor vehicle includes a support and a handling element linked to the support through a mechanical linkage, the mechanical linkage being configured to make the handling element movable relative to the support. The handling element includes an external surface turned toward the outside of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an internal surface turned toward the inside of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The door leaf handle includes a detection device configured to detect a pressure exerted on the handling element and, when the pressure is detected, send a signal for opening the door leaf handle to an opening device configured to open the door leaf handle, the detection device being disposed with respect to the handling element on the side of an internal surface and at the level of one end of the handling element.
US12104409B2
A multipoint lock is described. The multipoint lock includes a main latch. The main latch has a latched position where the main latch is configured to extend a first distance from an unhinged edge of a door panel. The main latch is configured to be retractable toward the unhinged edge of the door panel by rotation of a latch drive hub in each of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction relative to a first side of the door panel. The multipoint lock also includes at least one auxiliary latch and a deadbolt drive hub. Rotation of the deadbolt drive hub substantially simultaneously actuates the main latch and the at least one auxiliary latch.
US12104405B2
A door lock includes a latch slideably received in a case and an unlocking mechanism mounted in the case and operatively connected to the latch for moving the latch between a latching position and an unlatching position. The unlocking mechanism includes an unlocking mechanism having a shaft for moving a locking member between a front position in which the unlocking mechanism is locked and a rear position in which the unlocking mechanism is not locked. The shaft can be driven by a motor through wired or wireless control to rotate in a forward direction or reverse direction for locking or unlocking purposes.
US12104397B2
A seamless attached tent includes an inner tent and an outer tent. The inner tent includes a tent cloth, one or more tent rods, and a base cloth. The tent cloth includes a plurality of cloth pieces and a plurality of adhesive layers, and adjacent cloth pieces of the plurality of cloth pieces are attached together through the plurality of adhesive layers. The one or more tent rods are connected to a periphery of the tent cloth. The base cloth is disposed on a lower side of the tent cloth. All sides of the base cloth extend upward to form a surrounding barrier. Corners of the surrounding barrier are attached with reinforcing blocks through the plurality of adhesive layers. The outer tent covers a top of the inner tent.
US12104396B2
A pole gin including a first portion having a first strap attachment configured to secure the pole gin to a utility pole at a first location and a second portion having a second strap attachment configured to secure the pole gin to the utility pole at a second location spaced from the first location. The first portion and the second portion can be adjustable relative to one another to vary a distance between the first location and the second location.
US12104390B2
The present invention provides molding components, including plinths and corner pieces. Also, kits comprising combinations of molding components selected from among plinths, molding pieces, corner pieces and header pieces. Also, systems comprising combinations of molding components selected from among plinths, molding pieces, corner pieces and header pieces. Also, methods of making plinths, corner pieces, kits, systems and other combinations of components, and methods of assembling systems comprising combinations of components.
US12104388B2
A set of floor panels includes a first floor panel having a first holding profile at a lateral edge, a second floor panel having a second holding profile at a lateral edge joinable to the first holding profile by a substantially vertically oriented downward movement of the second floor panel, and a separate L-shaped clip including a horizontal leg, a vertical leg and a detent tab adjoining an upper end of the vertical leg, the clip inserted into a clip groove of the first holding profile, the detent tab attaining a locking position for vertically locking the holding profiles during or after the downward movement of the second floor panel, such that when the clip is inserted into the clip groove, the horizontal leg generates a tensioning force by which the upper end of the vertical leg is pushed against an upper delimiting wall of the clip groove.
US12104386B2
A baluster support sleeve for securing a baluster to a stair includes a body including an outer surface and an alignment wing extending from the outer surface. The alignment wing is designed to secure the baluster support sleeve within an installation hole defined in a stair. A baluster recess is defined through the body and interior walls surround the baluster recess. A lower end of a baluster may be received within the baluster recess. The baluster may be secured within the baluster recess and raised into position within a banister to form a handrail for a stairway.
US12104385B2
Disclosed is a building and construction material and process including multiple layers and vermiculite ore in at least one layer. A substrate layer may have one or more layers on top or on the bottom of it. Numerous compounds may be used in one or more of the layers including asphaltic compound, polymer modified asphalt compound, thermoplastic polymer compound and others. The layers may also include synergistic flame retardant and fillers. And disclosed is a process to manufacture the building and construction material.
US12104381B2
A roof equipment support includes a platform, a pair of sidewalls extending from the platform, and a top wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and offset from the platform. The platform, the pair of sidewalls, and the top wall define an interior cavity that extends a length of the support from a first end to a second end. A pair of strut extensions extend above the top wall, and each of the pair of strut extension include a hook at a distal end. The pair of strut extensions and the top wall define a substantially U-shaped channel that extends at least a portion of the length of the support, and the platform, the pair of sidewalls, the top wall, and the pair of strut extensions are unitarily formed.
US12104378B1
A wedge anchorage includes the components needed to secure two fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) plates and six FRP tendons. The components include an outer barrel, two inner barrels, two outer wedges, two inner wedges, and a middle wedge. Two sets of three FRP tendons are secured in through holes formed between the respective upper and lower outer wedges and upper and lower inner wedges. A first FRP plate is secured between the upper inner wedge and the middle wedge, while a second FRP plate is secured between the lower inner wedge and the middle wedge.
US12104376B2
A wall/roof panel includes (a) a façade that has (i) an outer surface that defines a front surface of the panel and (ii) a rear surface and (b) a structural element connected to and supporting the façade.
US12104374B2
A partition wall sound insulation structure includes: a floor material on which a floor surface facing an indoor space side is formed; a ceiling material on which a ceiling surface is formed, the ceiling surface being opposed to the floor surface in a vertical direction with an indoor space interposed therebetween; a partition wall that extends in the vertical direction so as to partition the indoor space in a horizontal direction and that is disposed with a gap from at least one surface of the floor surface and the ceiling surface; and a sound insulation material made from an elastic material and including a portion disposed in the gap while being compressed in the vertical direction.
US12104370B2
The present application relates to the technical field of architectural engineering. Disclosed are a slab joint leakage-proof structure of a prefabricated roof panel, a prefabricated roof panel and a prefabricated roof panel system. The slab joint leakage-proof structure comprises a first leakage-proof layer. The first leakage-proof layer comprises two flexible structures which abut against each other and are arranged at the joint of a main rib on the long side of the roof panel and a main rib on the long side of an adjacent roof panel. Either of the flexible structures comprises a main body portion sealably attached to the main rib, and at least one protruding portion which is fixedly disposed on the main body portion, protrudes and extends into the joint, and can tightly abut against the other flexible structure. The protruding portions of the two flexible structures can enclose an air cavity layer sealably isolated from the outside. The air pressure of the air cavity layer is higher than that of the outside for preventing liquid on the bottom end of the joint from permeating into the air cavity layer and entering a room. The slab joint leakage-proof structure has good waterproof performance. The flexible structures are sealably connected to the main ribs, and are not easy to fall off, and the problem that the waterproof performance is poor due to the fact that a mortar is easy to fall off in an existing waterproof mode of filling the mortar is solved.
US12104368B2
A composite panel exhibiting high flexural strength while reducing mass as compared with conventional composite panels is provided. The improved panel includes a rigid frame having outer edges defining a perimeter of the panel and inner edges defining a perimeter of a structural filler chamber, wherein the frame has a thickness at its outer edges that is narrower than at its inner edges; first and second sheet-like material layers bonded to opposite sides of the rigid frame to define, together with the inner edges of the rigid frame, a volume of the structural filler chamber; and a structural filler disposed in the chamber to provide compressive strength between the sheet-like material layers.
US12104360B2
Provided is a construction machine that avoids automatic release of operation restriction involving, for example, sudden acceleration unintended by an operator even when an inclined angle of a vehicle body changes. The construction machine includes a vehicle body 50 configured to operate, 3D sensors (obstacle detection devices) 5, 6, 7, and 8 that detect an obstacle present around the vehicle body 50, an inclined angle determination device (an inclined angle detection device) 9 that detects the inclined angle of the vehicle body 50, and a vehicle body controller (a controller) 14 having an operation restriction function that performs a restriction control to restrict an operation of the vehicle body 50 when the 3D sensors (the obstacle detection devices) 5, 6, 7, and 8 detect an obstacle. When the inclined angle of the vehicle body 50 exceeds a predetermined threshold while the restriction control is not performed with the operation restriction function, the vehicle body controller (the controller) 14 disables the operation restriction function. When the inclined angle of the vehicle body 50 exceeds the predetermined threshold while the restriction control is performed with the operation restriction function, the vehicle body controller (the controller) 14 does not disable the operation restriction function.
US12104359B2
A system and tool for monitoring ground-engaging products for earth working equipment that can monitor characteristics such as part identification, presence, condition, usage, and/or performance of the products on earth working equipment used, for example, in mining, construction, and dredging environments. The monitoring tool includes or is supported by a mobile device that is separate from the earth working equipment. Supporting the monitoring tool on a mobile device can, e.g., provide unique vantage points to monitor the earth working equipment products, monitor the products without inhibiting the operation of the earth working equipment or endangering personnel, closely approach areas of interest for secure and reliable gathering of information, monitor multiple earth working equipment, and/or be protected from the vibrations and impact shocks that can be associated with earth working equipment.
US12104358B2
A working machine includes a machine body, a traveling device, a traveling motor configured to provide power to the traveling device and to be switched between a first speed and a second speed higher than the first speed, a traveling operation member, an operation detector to detect an operation extent of the traveling operation member, a traveling pump driven in response to the operation extent, a revolution detector to detect a motor revolving speed of the traveling motor, and a controller configured, with the traveling operation member maintained at a predetermined operation extent, to switch the traveling motor from the second speed to the first speed when the motor revolving speed is equal to or less than a deceleration threshold which is less than a first top or maximum revolving speed of the traveling motor switched to the first speed, for the predetermined operation extent.
US12104345B2
The present invention discloses a water intake pipeline structure passing through a soft foundation embankment below a flood level and a construction method. The water intake pipeline structure comprises: pipelines, a gate valve well, a concrete pipe bed, a high-pressure jet grouting pile continuous wall, cement deep mixing piles, geogrids, backfilling clay, a clay bound macadam and concrete key walls. After the embankment is broken and excavated to reach a pipeline embankment-passing design elevation, the cement deep mixing piles are fully disposed in a plum blossom type, and the high-pressure jet grouting pile continuous wall is disposed under the gate valve well. A plain concrete cushion layer, the gate valve well, the concrete key walls and the concrete pipe bed are poured, the water intake pipelines are installed, and the pipelines behind the gate valve well are wrapped with concrete. The geogrids are placed during clay backfilling, and layered soil filling is performed. An embankment top is restored by using the clay bound macadam. The gate valve well is provided with a gate valve, and an operating lever is connected onto the gate valve. The present invention further discloses the construction method of the water intake pipeline structure designed to pass through the soft foundation embankment below the flood level. The present invention can eliminate differential settlement of an embankment-passing section, cut off seepage channels in contact positions of the pipelines and the embankment body, and improve the anti-skid stability of an embankment slope, and meanwhile it is novel in structure and convenient to implement.
US12104343B1
A thumb pile provided with a fitting bracket improves work convenience by tensioning a tensile member while inserting a bracket constituted by a plurality of bracket members manufactured using a shearing method into a flange, and at the same time, more efficiently reduce bending stress occurring in a retaining wall through the improved bracket structure.
US12104340B2
A snow conversion system for removal of snow from an access surface includes a mixing tank and a conveyor apparatus fluidly connected to the mixing tank for transferring the snow from the access surface into the mixing tank. The system also includes a fluid delivery arrangement for injecting a chemical agent into the mixing tank to combine the chemical agent with the transferred snow and thereby generate a solution of the melted snow and the chemical agent. The system additionally includes a mixer for agitating and mixing the snow and the injected chemical agent in the mixing tank to thereby further facilitate melting of the snow in the mixing tank. The system further includes a fluid nozzle in fluid communication with the mixing tank for dispensing the solution of the melted snow and the chemical agent onto the access surface to thereby provide de-icing and/or anti-icing of the access surface.
US12104331B2
The switch machine disclosed uses electro-hydraulic power to move the throw rod against the resistance of redundant mechanical springs and the switch point, for half of its stroke. Once the switch points have moved past mid-stroke the spring force in the machine is released and assists in the closure of the switch points against the stock rail. All hydraulic force is removed when the power unit is turned off. The redundant spring assembly holds the switch points firmly against the stock rail with 2000 lbs of holding force. This machine can be described as a power operated spring switch.
US12104325B2
A preparation method of a heat-not-burn cigarette paper with boron nitride as a thermally-conductive filler includes: mixing potassium oleate, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and water, thoroughly stirring under an ultrasonic condition, aging, and filtering until there is no precipitate; thoroughly mixing a resulting mixed solution with a softwood pulp and a hardwood pulp to obtain a coarse pulp; and under stirring, adding boron nitride and calcium carbonate as a filler to the coarse pulp, heating to 60° C., and stirring for thorough mixing to obtain a pulp for sizing and papermaking. The present disclosure effectively improves the stability of a cigarette paper by improving a coefficient of thermal conductivity of the paper. Boron nitride, when used as a thermally-conductive filler in a thin-walled or paper product, enables high heat removal capacity. The preparation method retains the original whiteness and transparency of the cigarette paper, and provides high conductivity.
US12104320B2
The present invention relates to processes for individualizing trichome fibers from a trichome source, such as a leaf and/or a stem. One process comprises contacting the plant biomass with pectin hydrolyzing enzymes, thus releasing the individualized trichomes and recovering the individualized trichomes. A second process comprises contacting the plant biomass with an acidic aqueous solution, thus releasing the individualized trichomes and recovering the individualized trichomes. A third process comprises contacting the plant biomass with an acidic aqueous solution and with pectin hydrolyzing enzymes, thus releasing the individualized trichomes and recovering the individualized trichomes.
US12104318B2
The present invention relates to a carpet tile or carpet strip which is suitable for the contract market, more particularly office or commercial buildings, comprising a machine or mechanically woven carpet, comprising warp and weft yarns, a needle felt, an intermediate layer between the needle felt and the machine or mechanically woven fabric, wherein a part of the warp yarns on the back side of the machine or mechanically woven fabric have at least partially fused together. The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of a carpet tile or carpet strip which is suitable for the contract market, in particular office and commercial buildings.
US12104309B2
Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet having a rear plate at a rear surface thereof, a drum having a drum rear surface facing the rear plate, and a driving part positioned at the rear of the rear plate, the rear plate includes a driving part mounting portion to be coupled with the driving part, and an air flow portion surrounding the driving part mounting portion and providing air to the drum, the drum rear surface includes a rear surface central portion facing the driving part mounting portion, and an air passage surrounding the rear surface central portion and passing air provided from the air flow portion therethrough to be supplied into the drum, the air flow portion includes a flow space allowing air to flow therein and having an open front surface, and the air passage protrudes rearward from the drum rear surface and shields the open front surface of the air flow portion.
US12104307B2
An ozone laundry system that injects ozone into the chemical injection system in order to allow the system to inject ozone as other cleaning chemicals are injected into the washer. This allows ozone to be injected through the wash cycle rather than just during the initial fill phase and additional avoids the expense and maintenance of adding ozone recirculation plumping to an ozone laundry system. Accordingly, ozone levels may be maintained at superior levels throughout the wash cycle.
US12104306B2
A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a first front panel arranged on a front side and a second front panel arranged on the first front panel and operated by a user, a tub disposed inside the cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub to provide a space to store laundry, and a panel cover arranged on a front side of the second front panel to protect the second front panel. The panel cover surrounds the front and side surfaces of the second front panel together.
US12104301B2
A nonwoven fabric comprises at least one fiber having a first component prepared from at least 75 wt. % of bimodalethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer composition, wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer composition is characterized by: a density in the range of 0.930 to 0.965 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 10 to 60 g/10 minutes, wherein the I2 is measured according to ASTM D1238, 190 C, 2.16 kg, a molecular weight distribution, expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw(GPC)/Mn(GPC)) as determined by GPC of from 1.5 to 2.6, a tan delta at 1 radian/second of at least 45, a low temperature peak and a high temperature peak on an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (ICCD) procedure, and a full width at half maximum of the high temperature peak is less than 6.0° C.
US12104298B2
Disclosed herein are The invention relates to curled fiber mats. The invention further includes methods of making curled fiber mats, comprising forming a fibrous media from a fibrous material, treating the fibrous media with a crosslinking agent to form a treated fibrous media, and drying and/or curing the treated fibrous media to produce a curled fiber mat that has a permanent curl.
US12104288B2
The present disclosure provides a core-sheath filament. The core-sheath filament includes an adhesive core and a non-tacky sheath, wherein the sheath exhibits a melt flow index of less than 15 grams per 10 minutes. The present disclosure also provides a method of printing an adhesive. The method includes a) melting a core-sheath filament in a nozzle to form a molten composition, and b) dispensing the molten composition through the nozzle onto a substrate. Steps a) and b) are carried out one or more times to form a printed adhesive. The core-sheath filament includes an adhesive core and a non-tacky sheath. Further, methods are provided, including receiving, by a manufacturing device having one or more processors, a digital object comprising data specifying an article; and generating, with the manufacturing device by an additive manufacturing process using a core-sheath filament, the article including a printed adhesive based on the digital object. A system is also provided, including a display that displays a 3D model of an 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 article including a printed adhesive, using a core-sheath filament.
US12104281B2
Embodiments of systems, methods, and compositions provided herein relate to methods of simultaneously analyzing multiple analytes in a single sample using a single assay. Some embodiments relate to simultaneous analysis of DNA and RNA in a single sample, for example, to the simultaneous generation of DNA and RNA libraries.
US12104280B2
Disclosed herein is a method of producing a substrate having a wrinkle pattern of a single-layer rhenium disulfide (ReS2) nanoflakes deposited thereon. The method is characterized by using ammonium rhenium and sulfur powders as the rhenium source and the sulfur source, respectively; and with the addition of molecular sieve to control the release of the rhenium source during the deposition of ReS2, in which a single layer of ReS2 is deposited on a substrate via chemical vapor deposition. The single-layer ReS2 is then exposed to UV light to induce the formation of a wrinkle pattern.
US12104279B2
There is provided a nitride crystal substrate constituted by group-III nitride crystal, containing n-type impurities, with an absorption coefficient α being approximately expressed by equation (1) by a least squares method in a wavelength range of at least 1 μm or more and 3.3 μm or less. α = N e K λ a ( where 1.5 × 10 - 19 ≤ K ≤ 6. × 10 - 19 , a = 3 ) , ( 1 ) here, a wavelength is λ (μm), an absorption coefficient of the nitride crystal substrate at 27° C. is α (cm−1), a carrier concentration in the nitride crystal substrate is Ne (cm−3), and K and a are constants, wherein an error of an actually measured absorption coefficient with respect to the absorption coefficient α obtained from equation (1) at a wavelength of 2 μm is within +0.1α, and in a reflection spectrum measured by irradiating the nitride crystal substrate with infrared light, there is no peak with a peak top within a wavenumber range of 1,200 cm−1 or more and 1,500 cm−1 or less.
US12104274B2
Single crystal silicon cylindrical portions grown by the CZ method and highly doped with one or more n-type dopants so as to have a resistivity of not more than 2 mΩcm are prepared by directing dopant in a gas flow from an external sublimation apparatus into the pulling chamber through or below the heat shield, to the bottom of an annular ring of the heat shield and from there through a plurality of nozzles toward the surface of the melt.
US12104268B2
The treatment system provides a feature that may reduce cost of the electrochemical plating process by reusing the virgin makeup solution in the spent electrochemical plating bath. The treatment system provides a rotating filter shaft which receives the spent electrochemical plating bath and captures the additives and by-products created by the additives during the electrochemical plating process. To capture the additives and the by-products, the rotating filter shaft includes one or more types of membranes. Materials such as semi-permeable membrane are used to capture the used additives and by-products in the spent electrochemical plating bath. The treatment system may be equipped with an electrochemical sensor to monitor a level of additives in the filtered electrochemical plating bath.
US12104267B2
This application relates to a filtering mechanism and a device for producing a conductive material, where the filtering mechanism includes a filtering body, a cover, and a supporting member. The filtering body includes an accommodating cavity for accommodating an electroplating material and an opening provided on the filtering body; the cover is configured to cover the opening and connect to the filtering body to enclose the electroplating material in the filtering body; and the supporting member is provided on the cover to enhance connection strength between the cover and the filtering body.
US12104263B2
Carbon-neutral fuels are produced from aragonite in a solar thermal decomposition process in which the carbon dioxide generated from the aragonite is catalytically converted to methane, ethanol, or Fischer-Tropsch liquids. Advantageously, heat from the aragonite production can be recovered and used in downstream processes to thereby minimize the carbon footprint of the fuel production.
US12104262B2
An electrochemical reactor suitable for reducing dye to leucodye, comprises at least four electrolytic cells, wherein the electrolytic cells are provided in the form of at least two stacks of at least two electrolytic cells each such that one stack at a time can be separated for cathode or anode regeneration during suspension preparation.
US12104259B2
A method of coating an alloy substrate includes providing an alloy substrate that includes less than 0.3 wt. % of diffusible elements; introducing one or more diffusible elements into the alloy substrate to thereby form a diffusible-element-containing alloy substrate; and introducing the diffusible-element-containing alloy substrate to a material reactive with the one or more diffusible elements.
US12104255B2
A hardened part coated with a phosphatable coating is provided. The part is made by a method that includes providing a steel sheet pre-coated with a metallic coating including from 4.0 to 20.0% by weight of zinc, from 1.0 to 3.5% by weight of silicon, optionally from 1.0 to 4.0% by weight of magnesium, and optionally additional elements chosen from Pb, Ni, Zr, or Hf, the content by weight of each additional element being less than 0.3% by weight, the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities and residuals elements. The steel sheet is cut to obtain a blank, the blank is thermally treated at a temperature between 840 and 950° C. to obtain a fully austenitic microstructure in the steel, the blank is transferred into a press tool and hot-formed to obtain a part. The part is cooled to obtain a martensitic or martensitic-bainitic microstructure or made of at least 75% of equiaxed ferrite, from 5 to 20% of martensite and bainite in amount less than or equal to 10%.
US12104252B2
Techniques for controlling a solid precursor vapor source are provided. An example method of controlling a solid precursor vapor source includes providing a carrier gas to a sublimation vessel containing a solid precursor material, wherein the carrier gas is heated with a carrier gas temperature control device prior to entering the sublimation vessel, measuring a temperature of a vapor exiting the sublimation vessel, and controlling a temperature of the carrier gas with the carrier gas temperature control device based at least in part on the temperature of the vapor exiting the sublimation vessel.
US12104245B2
Provided is a thin-film forming raw material containing a compound represented by the following formula (1): in the formula (1), R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a group containing a fluorine atom, M represents a metal atom, and “n” represents a valence of the metal atom represented by M, provided that at least one of R2, R3, and R4 represents the group containing a fluorine atom.
US12104240B2
To provide a water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate having a water/oil repellent layer excellent in abrasion resistance, a deposition material and a method for producing a water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate. The water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate of the present invention is a water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate comprising a substrate, an undercoat layer and a water/oil repellent layer in this order, wherein the water/oil repellent layer comprises a condensate of a fluorinated compound having a reactive silyl group, the undercoat layer contains an oxide containing silicon and at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and aluminum, and the ratio of the total molar concentration of titanium, zirconium and aluminum in the undercoat layer to the molar concentration of silicon in the undercoat layer is from 0.03 to 0.7.
US12104237B2
This invention discloses a series of low-cost, castable, weldable, brazeable and heat-treatable aluminum alloys based on modifications of aluminum-manganese-based alloys, which turn all the non-heat treatable Mn-containing aluminum alloys into heat treatable alloys with high-strength, ductility, thermal stability, and resistance to creep, coarsening and recrystallization. These alloys inherit the excellent corrosion resistance of the Al—Mn-based alloys and can be utilized in high temperature, high stress and a variety of other applications. The modifications are made through microalloying with one or any combinations of tin, indium, antimony and bismuth at an impurity level of less than 0.02 at. %, which creates nanoscale α-Al(Mn,TM)Si precipitates with a cubic structure (wherein TM is one or more of transition metals, and Mn is the main element) in an Al(f.c.c.)-matrix with a mean radius of about 25 nm and a relatively high volume fraction of about 2%.
US12104234B2
There is provided a steel material that has a high critical working ratio in cold forging and has a high fatigue strength and an excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance when the steel material is formed into a carburized-steel component. The steel material according to the present embodiment has a chemical composition that contains, in mass %, C: 0.07 to 0.13%, Si: 0.15 to 0.35%, Mn: 0.60 to 0.80%, S: 0.005 to 0.050%, Cr: 1.90 to 2.50%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0100%, Ti: 0.010 to less than 0.050%, Al: 0.010 to 0.100%, Ca: 0.0002% to 0.0030%, N: 0.0080% or less, P: 0.050% or less, and O: 0.0030% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formula (1) to Formula (5) described in the specification.
US12104222B2
A method for producing direct reduced metal material includes charging metal material to be reduced into a furnace space; evacuating an existing atmosphere from the furnace space so as to achieve an underpressure inside the furnace space; providing, in a main heating step, heat and hydrogen gas to the furnace space, so that heated hydrogen gas heats the charged metal material to a temperature high enough so that metal oxides present in the metal material are reduced, in turn causing water vapor to be formed; condensing and collecting the water vapor in a condenser below the charged metal material. The hydrogen gas is provided without recirculation of the hydrogen gas. The also includes a subsequently performed step of removing the reduced metal material from the furnace space, and storing and/or transporting the reduced metal material under an inert atmosphere.
US12104218B2
A sheet metal component made of a hot-formed flat steel product including a steel substrate consisting of, in mass. %, C: 0.1-0.4%, Mn: 0.5-3.0%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Cr: 0.005-1.0%, B: 0.00050.01% and optionally one or more of V, Ti, Nb, Al, Ni, Cu, Mo, and W, where the contents of the respective optionally present alloy element are V: 0.001-0.2%, Ti: 0.01-0.1%, Nb: 0.001-0.1%, Al: 0.01-0.2%, Ni: 0.01-0.4%, Cu: 0.01-0.8%, Mn: 0.002-1.0%, W: 0.001-1.0%, and the remainder iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein the unavoidable impurities include contents of less than 0.1% P, less than 0.05% S, and less than 0.01% N, and an Al corrosion protection layer applied to the steel substrate, wherein the component is optionally hardened. An adhesive section having an SDR value of 3-30%, determined according to ISO 25178, is provided on the free outer face of the corrosion protection coating for adhering the sheet metal component to another component.
US12104213B2
The disclosed invention is related to compositions, kits and methods comprising one or more oligomers targeting 16S rRNA target nucleic acid from Campylobacter species jejuni, coli and/or lari. Compositions include amplification oligomers, detection probe oligomers and/or target capture oligomers. Kits and methods comprise at least one of these oligomers.
US12104209B2
The invention relates to a novel method for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and for classifying a subject as a potential receiver of a treatment for NASH.
US12104207B2
Unbiased, genomewide and highly sensitive methods for detecting mutations, e.g., off-target mutations, induced by engineered nucleases.
US12104199B2
The invention relates to the use of recombinant/semi-synthetic nucleosomes carrying histone and/or DNA modifications as a reference standard for quantification of covalently modified (on the histone proteins or wrapping DNA), variant, or mutant nucleosomes (collectively “modified nucleosomes” or “nucleosome modifications”) from a biological sample. The invention further relates to methods of using the assay to accurately quantify single or combinatorial nucleosome modifications as biomarkers of disease.
US12104195B2
Provided are a reelin and/or VEGF-C production and/or activation promoter including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and/or a ginseng extract containing the compound, as an active ingredient, and a skin external composition including the same. In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is as defined in the specification.
US12104193B2
A method for enzymatic sulfurylation of a substrate is provided which includes the steps of reacting the substrate with 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphosulfate (PAPS) in a medium containing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae to produce a sulfated derivative of the substrate, and collecting the sulfated derivative from the medium, wherein the bacterium has been modified to produce, at least, a protein having sulfotransferase activity, and to attenuate expression of an aphA gene, a cysQ gene, or a cpdB gene, or a combination of these.
US12104192B2
Disclosed is a method of preparing primary amines. More particularly, disclosed are a mutant microorganism transformed with a gene encoding a valine decarboxylase and a method of preparing primary amines from amino acids using the mutant microorganism. The method has an effect of synthesizing, in an environmentally friendly manner, primary amines as precursors for pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals using microorganisms, as an alternative to conventional chemical synthesis methods.
US12104183B2
Many strains of the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis carry a compact Cas9 (NmeCas9) that can serve to limit genetic exchange via natural transformation. Cas9 orthologues (including NmeCas9) have recently been adopted for RNA-guided genome engineering and DNA binding, adding to the need to define better their activities and properties. The present invention examines DNA cleavage activities and substrate requirements of NmeCas9, including a set of unusually complex PAM recognition patterns. Unexpectedly, NmeCas9 is found able to cleave single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) targets in a manner that is RNA-guided but both PAM- and tracrRNA-independent. Beyond the requirement for guide-target pairing, this activity has no apparent sequence requirements, and the cleavage sites are measured from the 5′ end of the DNA substrate's RNA-paired region. These results indicate that tracrRNA domains are not strictly required for enzymatic activation of NmeCas9, and expand the list of targeting activities exhibited by these revolutionary RNA-guided nucleases.
US12104180B2
An enzyme with an acyl transfer function has an amino acid sequence identical to a SEQ ID NO:1, which is capable of acylation modification for macrolactins, filipins macrolides, chloramphenicol, and glycosylated piericidin A. An application of an acyltransferase of the present invention is to bind an acyl group of an acyl donor to macrolide compounds, chloramphenicol and glycosylated piericidins. The enzyme with the acyl transfer function can improve pharmacological activity of the macrolide compounds through acylation reaction of macrolactins, thereby improving bioavailability, enhancing efficacy, and reducing toxic as well as side effects, which provides a new strategy for the drug development of macrolide compounds.
US12104176B2
The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences that encode hepatitis C viruses (HCV) of genotype 6a that are useful in the fundamental research of HCV as well as in the search of antivirals and vaccines against HCV. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences that comprises HCVs, which are capable of expressing said virus when transfected into cells and are capable of replication or infectivity in cultured cells.
US12104174B2
Described herein are methods for providing an in vitro intestinal model system, e.g., using primary cells instead of cell lines and/or cancerous cells.
US12104165B2
The present disclosure provides recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions with an engineered capsid protein identified using a high-throughput sequencing screen or rational design. In particular, the disclosure provides AAV5 virions and capsid proteins with increased transduction efficiency in cardiac cells, increased cell-type selectivity, and/or other desirable properties.
US12104162B2
Pesticidal protein exhibiting toxic activity against Lepidopteran and Hemipteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC2199. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding the disclosed pesticidal protein. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran and Hemipteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the protein of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Lepidopteran and Hemipteran species pests using TIC2199 pesticidal protein are also provided.
US12104161B2
The present invention is directed to the cells, compositions and methods for the production of recombinant protein, wherein an f-met group on the 5′-terminus is enzymatically removed. In particular, the invention is directed to a production process for obtaining high levels of soluble recombinant CRM197 protein from E. coli. Cells preferably contain one or more mutations of disulfide reductase genes, so that disulfide reductase activity is reduced. The invention also relates to purification method for CRM197 as well as characterization of properly folded CRM197 protein.
US12104159B2
The present invention relates to PIKFYVE antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating, inhibiting, suppressing, and preventing neurological diseases with them.
US12104157B2
Disclosed herein are engineered oligonucleotides for selective inhibition of polypeptide expression and activity. Also disclosed herein are methods of selectively inhibiting polypeptide expression and activity contacting an engineered oligonucleotide with a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide.
US12104154B2
The present invention aims to provide an antisense oligonucleic acid with reduced hepatotoxicity. The antisense oligonucleic acid according to the present invention is characterized in that it has a base length of not less than 7 nt and not more than 30 nt, wherein nucleic acid residues of not less than 1 nt and not more than 5 nt respectively from the both terminals are 2′,4′-bridged nucleic acids, 2′,4′-non-bridged nucleic acid residue(s) is(are) present between the above-mentioned both terminals, and one or more bases in the nucleic acid residue(s) of the above-mentioned 2′,4′-non-bridged nucleic acid residue(s) is/are modified.
US12104152B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing or upregulating utrophin protein production and methods for treating myopathies, such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Specifically, the invention relates to compositions, such as oligonucleotides, and methods for enhancing or upregulating utrophin in a subject by blocking binding of let-7c miRNA to the utrophin mRNA 3 untranslated region (UTR).
US12104151B2
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for imaging or determining nucleic acids, for instance, within cells. In some embodiments, the transcriptome of a cell may be determined. Certain embodiments are directed to determining nucleic acids, such as mRNA, within cells at relatively high resolutions. In some embodiments, a plurality of nucleic acid probes may be applied to a sample, and their binding within the sample determined, e.g., using fluorescence, to determine locations of the nucleic acid probes within the sample. In some embodiments, codewords may be based on the binding of the plurality of nucleic acid probes, and in some cases, the codewords may define an error-correcting code to reduce or prevent misidentification of the nucleic acids. In certain cases, a relatively large number of different targets may be identified using a relatively small number of labels, e.g., by using various combinatorial approaches.
US12104147B2
The invention relates to a biogas plant for fermenting organic materials and for generating biogas, having a plurality of containers and/or tanks, which form at least one slurry store (7), at least one fermenter container (8) downstream of the slurry store (7), at least one post-fermenter container (9) downstream of the fermenter container (8) and/or at least one final storage container (10) downstream of the fermenter container (8). According to the invention it is provided that the entire functional biogas plant is, as a floating biogas plant, a component of a one-part or of a multi-part connected floating body.
US12104141B2
A dissolvable surfactant composite according to the present technology is configured to provide a waste-free flexible and durable composite article useful for various single use applications, including as a single-use image bearing article. The dissolvable surfactant composite may have at least a dual capability, such that when the composite article is no longer needed, the dissolvable surfactant composite may readily dissolve and wash away upon application of water or other liquid solution, such that generation of waste that must be disposed of as trash or through traditional recycling processes is avoided. In some aspects the dissolvable surfactant composite may be adapted to provide cleaning compositions for different applications upon dissolution. Thus, in such aspects, the dissolvable surfactant composite not only avoids waste generation, but may also provide dual utility as both a composite article, as well as a cleaning solution.
US12104139B2
Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition, treating the lysed cell composition to form an oil-containing emulsion and then recovering the oil from the oil-containing emulsion. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.
US12104138B2
Provided is a lubricant composition for plastic working of a ferrous material, the lubricant composition being excellent in lubricity and releasability and not staining the work environment black. A lubricant composition for plastic working of a ferrous material is used, the lubricant composition containing (a) an alkali metal salt of an organic acid, (b) water-based resin particles, (c) a water-soluble polymer, and (d) water, the (b) water-based resin particles including particles having a particle diameter of not more than 0.1 μm in an amount of more than 5% by weight relative to a total amount of the (b) water-based resin particles.
US12104131B2
Use of a gasoline fuel composition comprising (a) a major portion of gasoline blending components (b) from 0 vol % to 25 vol % of oxygenated hydrocarbon and (c) from 0.01 vol % to 5 vol % of a diene compound for the purpose of increasing the injection duration at the end of a 48 hour deposit formation phase in a direct injection spark ignition engine by at least 10%.
US12104126B2
A high voltage discharge generating a plasma wave front is disposed within a headspace over an oil-containing liquid in order to create various chemical changes within the headspace, and ultimately within the liquid in order to inactivate various microbes, synthesize new chemicals, speed separation of a mixture, and aid in oil extraction. Such a discharge may be repeated at an optimum duration and duty-cycle to maximize the chemical effects of the non-equilibrium plasma at a substantially lower temperature than for an equilibrium plasma.
US12104123B2
A bottoms cracking catalyst composition, comprising: about 30 to about 60 wt % alumina; greater than 0 to about 10 wt % of a dopant, measured as the oxide; about 2 to about 20 wt % reactive silica; about 3 to about 20 wt % of a component comprising peptizable boehmite, colloidal silica, aluminum chlorohydrol, or a combination of any two or more thereof, and about 10 to about 50 wt % of kaolin.
US12104121B2
A mixed ester composition having a recycle content value is obtained by reacting a recycle content feedstock to make a recycle content mixed ester or by deducting from a recycle inventory a recycle content value applied to a mixed ester composition. At least a portion of the recycle content value in the feedstock or in an allotment obtained by a mixed ester manufacturer has its origin in recycled waste and/or pyrolysis of recycled waste and/or in thermal steam cracking of recycle content pyoil.
US12104116B2
A thermally conductive elastomer composition of the present invention contains: 100 parts by mass of a styrene-based elastomer; from 610 to 750 parts by mass of a process oil formed of a petroleum-based hydrocarbon, the a process oil having a weight average molecular weight of not greater than 600; from 25 to 40 parts by mass of a solid nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 2.0 or greater; from 260 to 640 parts by mass of aluminum hydroxide powder; and from 250 to 340 parts by mass of artificial graphite powder.
US12104112B2
A slurry containing abrasive grains and a liquid medium, in which the abrasive grains contain at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide and a metal hydroxide, the metal compound contains a metal capable of taking a plurality of valences, and when the slurry is brought into contact with a surface to be polished to bring the abrasive grains into contact with the surface to be polished, the slurry yields 0.13 or more in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a ratio of the lowest valence among the plurality of valences of the metal.
US12104104B2
The present invention relates to a phosphor monomolecular compound, an organic transistor using same, and a water splitting and hydrogen production photocatalytic system using same. More specifically, the present invention comprises a water-soluble monomolecular compound including 1,5-naphtyridine-2,6-dione structure as a phosphor monomolecular compound.
US12104103B1
A photochromic material can include nanoparticles of lanthanide-activated strontium aluminate (NLSA) embedded into polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The PET may further include electrospun polypropylene nanofibers (PPNF) incorporated therein. In some embodiments, the photochromic material may be transparent. In other embodiments, the photochromic material may be scratch resistant. In some embodiments, the photochromic material may be configured to form concrete. In still other embodiments, the photochromic material may be configured to form windows. The electrospun polypropylene nanofibers may be a roughening agent in the PET. The photochromic material may exhibit a green coloration after exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. The NLSA may have a diameter of about 80 nm to about 120 nm. The PPNF may have a diameter of about 75 nm to about 180 nm. The photochromic material may be superhydrophobic.
US12104085B2
An oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure has a pipe main body including a first end portion and a second end portion. The pipe main body includes a pin formed at the first end portion, and a box formed at the second end portion. The pin includes a pin contact surface including an external thread part, and the box includes a box contact surface including an internal thread part. The oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure also includes a resin coating containing a resin, a solid lubricant powder, and copper phthalocyanine on or above at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface.
US12104079B2
An asphalt composition having a low VOC content composed of an asphalt material; a volatile methylated siloxane from the group of linear methylated siloxane, cyclic methylated siloxane, branched methylated siloxane and any mixtures thereof and fillers, additives organic VOC solvents conventionally used in such a composition, wherein the composition has a VOC level that allows the composition to be used in venues having restricted low levels of VOC.
US12104077B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a curable coating agent composition excellent in adhesion to a substrate such as a (meth)acrylic resin, appearance of a thick coating film, and friction resistance of a cured coating film. A curable coating agent composition including a silicone oligomer (A) having a hydrolyzable functional group, a condensation reaction catalyst (B), a silane compound (C), and an organic solvent (D), in which the component (C) contains at least one or more of a silane compound (c1) having a primary amino group and a hydrolyzable functional group and at least one or more of a silane compound (c2) having a secondary amino group and a hydrolyzable functional group.
US12104073B2
There is disclosed a product coated on at least a portion thereof with a coating. The product may be an automotive product, a household or office appliance, furniture item or tool, a powered industrial product, a consumer electronics article, an architectural product or a product protected by an intumescent coating. The coating may be derived from an aqueous coating composition or a powder coating composition and may comprise an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material, the polyester material being obtainable by polymerizing a polyacid component, with a polyol component including a 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol. Also disclosed are methods of application, and uses.
US12104068B2
A non-aqueous ink composition which has superior printing performance, such as continuous discharge stability, and also has excellent storage stability and excellent coloring properties, and with which printed matter having superior durability can be obtained. A non-aqueous ink composition discharged using an inkjet method, the composition containing an organic solvent, a colorant, and a resin, where the resin contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resins, and cellulose resins, and a resin having intrinsic viscosity at 25° C. of 90 mL/g or more accounts for up to 5 mass % of the entire resin.
US12104067B2
An object is to provide an aqueous inkjet ink composition offering excellent high-gap discharge stability, antifouling property, adhesion, drying property, abrasion resistance, discharge stability, and preservation stability, even when printed on nonabsorbent media. As a solution, an aqueous inkjet ink composition is provided that contains a pigment, an alkali-soluble resin, a polyolefin resin emulsion, a basic compound, an aqueous medium, and a surfactant, wherein the glass transition temperature of the alkali-soluble resin is 40 to 100° C., the average grain size of the polyolefin resin emulsion is 5 to 300 nm, the solids content of the polyolefin resin emulsion is 0.5 to 5.0 percent by mass in the aqueous inkjet ink composition, and the surfactant contains at least an acetylenediol-based surfactant.
US12104061B2
A UV curable silicone composition has exceptional curability by ultraviolet irradiation. The UV curable silicone composition includes (A) an organopolysiloxane composition selected from the following: (A-1) an organopolysiloxane composition comprising a linear organopolysiloxane in which both ends of the molecular chain are capped with alkenyl groups and/or a branched organopolysiloxane containing at least 2 alkenyl groups at the ends of the molecular chain, and an organopolysiloxane containing at least 2 thiol groups in side-chains of the molecular chain, wherein the thiol group content is 1% by mass or more per molecule, (A-2) an organopolysiloxane composition comprising a linear organopolysiloxane in which both ends of the molecular chain are capped with thiol groups, wherein the thiol group content is 1% by mass or more per molecule, and an organopolysiloxane containing at least 2 alkenyl groups in side-chains of the molecular chain and/or a resinous organopolysiloxane containing at least 2 alkenyl groups at the ends of the molecular chain, or (A-3) an organopolysiloxane composition comprising an alkenyl group- and aryl group-containing organopolysiloxane and a multifunctional thiol compound, but furthermore comprising an alkenyl group-containing resinous organopolysiloxane when the multifunctional thiol compound contains only a bifunctional thiol compound, and (B) a silicone-compatible photo-initiator comprising a compound selected from the following: (B-1) an alpha-hydroxyacetophenone, (B-2) a combination of an alpha-hydroxyacetophenone and an alpha-aminoalkylphenone, or (B-3) a combination of an alpha-hydroxyacetophenone and a mono-acylphosphine oxide, wherein the ratio between the thiol groups and alkenyl groups (SH/Vi ratio) included in the organopolysiloxane composition is 0.6 or more.
US12104054B2
The present disclosure discloses a resin composition, and a prepreg, a laminate and a printed circuit board containing the same. The resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a halogen-free epoxy resin, 11-37 parts by weight of an active ester resin, and 40-66 parts by weight of a compound represented by Formula (I), wherein n is 2-15; Ac represents an acetyl group. The prepreg, laminate and printed circuit board prepared from such resin composition have a low dielectric loss factor, good flame retardancy, and also have high interlaminar adhesion and a low CTE.
US12104042B2
Provided are a plasticizer composition having excellent low-temperature characteristics and capable of improving migration of a plasticizer, and a vinyl chloride-based resin composition including the same.
US12104037B2
The invention pertains to the use of porous, chemically interconnected, isotropic carbon-nanofibre-comprising carbon networks in an anti-static, electrostatic dissipative or conductive layer with a thickness of less than 1000 μm. It has been found that said carbon-nanofibre-comprising carbon networks can beneficially be used in an anti-static or an electrostatic dissipative layer where the surface or the volume resistivity needs to be carefully controlled. Also it has been found that the viscosity of a composite responds weakly to said carbon networks which allows to draw high quality layers.
US12104036B2
A graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate composition is provided for forming graphene-PET containers. The graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate composition includes a continuous matrix comprising polyethylene terephthalate and a dispersed reinforcement phase comprising graphene nanoplatelets. The graphene nanoplatelets range in diameter between 5 μm and 10 μm with surface areas ranging from about 15 m2/g to about 150 m2/g. In some embodiments, the graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate comprises a concentration of graphene nanoplatelets being substantially 3% weight fraction of the graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate. The graphene reinforced polyethylene terephthalate is configured to be injection molded into a graphene-PET preform suitable for forming a container. The graphene-PET preform is configured to be reheated above its glass transition temperature and blown into a mold so as to shape the graphene-PET preform into the container.
US12104027B2
Non-porous, breathable and waterproof transparent plastic film and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a non-porous, breathable and waterproof transparent plastic film on a plastic substrate and methods for fabricating the same. The film includes a thermoplastic polyester resin, an amphiphilic modifier having a hydrophilic segment that acts as a channel for water vapor transmission through the film connected to a hydrophobic segment that anchors the amphiphilic modifier to a portion of the polyurethane base resin and a compatibilizer. The resultant non-porous, breathable and waterproof transparent plastic film has a water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) or breathability of not less than 250 g/m2/24 hr according to ASTM E96B, and having at least 90% of the transmittance. They are also resistant to liquid penetration and micro-contaminants such as bacteria and virus, making them suitable for broad applications in medical, healthcare and food packaging industries.
US12104026B2
The present invention relates to a package comprising a bi-directionally oriented polyethylene film, wherein the bi-directionally oriented film comprises a polymer having moieties derived from ethylene and moieties derived from 1-hexene, wherein the polymer has: (a) a density of ≥910 and ≤930 kg/m3, preferably ≥916 and ≤925 kg/m3, as determined in accordance with ASTM D792 (2008); (b) a melt mass-flow rate of ≥0.2, preferably ≥0.5 or ≥0.6, and ≤5.0 g/10 min, as determined in accordance with ASTM D1238 (2013) at a temperature of 190° C. under a load of 2.16 kg; (c) a fraction that is eluted in analytical temperature rising elution fractionation (a-TREF) at a temperature ≤30.0° C. of ≥8.0 wt %, preferably ≥11.0 wt %, with regard to the total weight of the polymer; and (d) a fraction eluted in a-TREF at a temperature >94.0° C. of ≥20.0 wt %, with regard to the total weight of the polymer; and preferably (e) a fraction eluted in a-TREF at a temperature >30.0° C. and ≤94.0° C. of ≥40.0 and ≤64.0 wt %, with regard to the total weight of the polymer; wherein the package is a bag or pouch containing at least one seal obtained by thermal sealing of two layers of the polyethylene film. Such package allows for handling, in particular opening, in a controlled way such that when a tear is introduced to open the package, that tear can be introduced in a controlled line.
US12104019B2
A composition contains an alpha-beta unsaturated ester, a silyl hydride, and a Bridged Frustrated Lewis Pair.
US12104017B2
A polyamic acid according to one or more embodiments of the present invention contains a structural unit represented by general formula (1) and a structural unit represented by general formula (2). In general formula (1), the plurality of R1s are each independently a hydrogen atom, a monovalent aliphatic group or an aromatic group. In general formula (2), the plurality of R2s are each independently an alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6-10 carbon atoms. In general formulas (1) and (2), X is a tetravalent organic group. In general formula (2), the plurality of Ys are each independently an alkylene group having 1-3 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6-10 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 51-199.
US12104016B2
A flow reactor system and methods having tubing useful as polymerization chamber. The flow reactor has at least one inlet and at least one mixing chamber, and an outlet. The method includes providing two phases, an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase and forming an emulsion for introduction into the flow reactor.
US12104007B2
An allophanate group-containing polyisocyanate composition that contributes to the formation of a polyurethane resin with fewer bubbles is provided. Disclosed is an allophanate group-containing polyisocyanate composition (C) including a reaction product of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (A) and a hydroxyl group-containing compound (B), wherein the hydroxyl group-containing compound (B) includes a hydroxyl group-containing polymethylsiloxane compound (B-1) in an amount of 1 ppm or more and 300 ppm or less.
US12104006B2
Polyol blends, isocyanate-reactive compositions, polyurethane foam-forming compositions, methods of producing polyurethane foams, polyurethane foams produced from such compositions and made by such methods. The polyol blends, isocyanate-reactive compositions and polyurethane foam-forming compositions include an isopropylidenediphenol-based polyether polyol in combination with another polyol.
US12104005B2
A polyetherurethane polymer containing isocyanate groups and having an NCO content in the range from 1.3% to 1.9% by weight and a monomeric diisocyanate content of not more than 0.5% by weight, obtained from the reaction of at least one monomeric aromatic diisocyanate and a polyether triol having an average OH functionality in the range from 2.2 to 2.6 and an OH number in the range from 25 to 32 mg KOH/g in an NCO/OH ratio of at least 3/1 and subsequent removal of a majority of the monomeric diisocyanates by means of a suitable separation method, and to moisture-curing polyurethane compositions having a monomeric diisocyanate content of less than 0.1% by weight, comprising said polymer.
US12104003B2
Compounds are based on polyether-modified polybutadiene, where the polyether-modified polybutadiene contains repeat units selected from the divalent radicals: The radical B has at least one ester group.
US12103998B2
Provided is a method of preparing a diene-based rubber polymer, which includes: adding each of a diene-based monomer, a molecular-weight regulator, an initiator, and an emulsifier to a reactor a first time and carrying out polymerization; adding a molecular-weight regulator to the reactor a second time when a polymerization conversion rate of 48 to 72% is reached and carrying out polymerization; adding a diene-based monomer to the reactor a second time when a polymerization conversion rate of 63 to 77% is reached and carrying out polymerization; adding each of an initiator and an emulsifier to the reactor a second time when a polymerization conversion rate of 68 to 81% is reached and carrying out polymerization; and adding each of an initiator and an emulsifier to the reactor a third time when a polymerization conversion rate of 85 to 91% is reached and carrying out polymerization.
US12103997B2
Two-part cyanoacrylate/cationically curable adhesive systems are provided.
US12103991B2
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatuses for curing a polymerizable material capable of cure through a redox reaction by electrically contacting the polymerizable material with an anode and a cathode to create a voltage bias that promotes curing of the polymerizable material.
US12103988B2
A process for preparation of an ethylene polymer in a gas-phase polymerization unit comprising a gas-phase polymerization reactor by homopolymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more C4-C12-1-alkenes in a reaction gas made from or containing propane as polymerization diluent in the presence of a pre-activated polymerization catalyst, wherein a purified propane feed stream made from or containing at least 99 mol % propane and from 0.1 to 100 ppm mol propylene is fed to the gas-phase polymerization unit.
US12103985B2
Preparing a microbially desulfurized crumb rubber includes combining microorganisms capable of breaking crosslinked sulfur bonds, sulfur-containing crumb rubber, and a salt solution to yield a mixture; combining a buffer with the mixture to yield a buffered mixture, thereby adjusting a pH of the mixture; providing oxygen to the buffered mixture; incubating the buffered mixture for a length of time to yield a microbially desulfurized mixture; combining the microbially desulfurized mixture with bitumen to yield a precursor; and heating the precursor to yield the microbially desulfurized crumb rubber. The microbially desulfurized crumb rubber can be combined with bitumen to yield a modified bitumen. The modified bitumen can be combined with asphalt to yield a modified asphalt.
US12103980B2
Disclosed are the expression of a recombinant chicken IgY scFv antibody and monoclonal antibody raised against human thymidine kinase 1 (hTK1) in prokaryotic cells and a preparation method and use thereof. The scFv antibody includes an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. The anti-hTK1 recombinant scFv antibody and monoclonal antibody have good immunoreactivity, high specificity and sensitivity, and are easy to separate and purify.
US12103970B2
The present invention is directed to a humanized CD19 single-chain variable fragment (scFv), comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8. The present invention is also directed to a CD19 chimeric antigen receptor fusion protein comprising from N-terminus to C-terminus: (i) a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) of the present invention, (ii) a transmembrane domain, (iii) at least one co-stimulatory domains, and (iv) an activating domain. The humanized anti-CD19 scFv of the present invention exhibits selective and high-affinity binding to CD19. CD19-CAR T cells based on humanized scFv of the present invention are useful to treat patients with B-cell malignancies including leukemia and lymphomas.
US12103960B2
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) traps and VEGF mini-traps that include VEGF receptor Ig-like domains, fused to a multimerizing component, are disclosed. The VEGF traps and VEGF mini-traps bind to VEGF and block its interaction with the VEGF receptor. Such molecules are useful for treating angiogenic eye disorders (e.g., age-related macular degeneration), cancer and for other undesired angiogenesis.
US12103957B2
The present invention relates to an isolated T cell receptor (TCR) specific for NY-ESO-1/LAGE-1 and a polypeptide comprising a functional portion of the TCR. Further implicated are a multivalent TCR complex, a nucleic acid encoding a TCR, a cell expressing the TCR and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the TCR. The invention also refers to the TCR for use as a medicament, in particular to the TCR for use in the treatment of cancer.
US12103954B2
The present disclosure provides IL12 and IL23 muteins as partial agonists comprising modified human p40 molecules that associate with human p35 (hP35) and human P19 (hP19) to form modified hIL-12 and IL23 partial agonists wherein the individual components of IL12 and IL23 muteins are linked to engineered Fc domains.
US12103951B2
Provided herein are treatment methods, including methods of treating nerve damage, methods of neuroprotection, methods of treating glaucoma and methods of lowering LDL levels. The methods generally involve administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a CGRP receptor antagonist peptide or composition.
US12103944B2
Provided herein are methods and compositions for synthesizing 5′Capped RNAs wherein the initiating capped oligonucleotide primers have the general form m7Gppp[N2′Ome]n[N]m wherein m7G is N7-methylated guanosine or any guanosine analog, N is any natural, modified or unnatural nucleoside, “n” can be any integer from 0 to 4 and “m” can be an integer from 1 to 9.
US12103937B2
Described herein are compounds of Formula (XIV) that are TYK2 inhibitors, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of TYK2 activity.
US12103931B2
The present invention relates to a crystalline form of (S)-7-(1-acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetr a-hydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimi dine-3-carboxamide for inhibiting Btk, methods of preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions, and use of the crystalline form above in the treatment of a disease, or in the manufacturing of a medicament for the treatment of a disease.
US12103928B2
A process for preparing a diazabicyclooctane compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein A represents RcO—; B represents NH or NC1-6 alkyl; C represents a benzyl group; Rc represents a C1-6 alkyl group; A is substituted with one substituent Fn1, wherein Fn1 represents an azetidine group; the process including: (a) silylating the compound represented by the following formula (IV-c): wherein in the formula (IV-c), OBn represents benzyloxy, and (b) carrying out an intramolecular urea formation reaction.
US12103926B2
The present description relates to compounds, forms, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using such compounds, forms, or compositions thereof for treating or ameliorating Huntington's disease. In particular, the present description relates to substituted monocyclic heteroaryl compounds of Formula (I), forms and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using such compounds, forms, or compositions thereof for treating or ameliorating Huntington's disease.
US12103920B2
Provided herein are piperidine dione compounds having the following structure: wherein RN, R1, R2, R3, R4, RN, L, V, X, a, m, and n are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a piperidine dione compound, and methods for treating or preventing an androgen receptor mediated disease.
US12103917B2
Formulations and methods for reducing blood glucose and/or increasing insulin signaling in a subject have been developed. The formulations include SBI-477 and compounds based on SBI-477 i.e., SBI-477 analogs (collectively, SBI-477 compounds) and/or Mondo family inhibitors, in an effective amount to inhibit intracellular lipid accumulation and/or increase cellular glucose uptake when compared to levels in a control subject not administered the composition. Also disclosed are methods of reducing intracellular lipid accumulation and/or increase glucose uptake in a subject in need thereof. The method includes administering to the subject an effective amount of SBI-477 compounds and/or Mondo family inhibitor to reducing intracellular lipid accumulation and/or increase glucose uptake in the subject. Also disclosed are method for treating one or more Myc-driven cancers, including neuroblastoma, lung squamous cell carcinoma/lung adenocarcinoma, liver hepatocellular carcinoma, colon adenocarcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia, and breast invasive carcinoma.
US12103915B2
The disclosure provides for compounds and methods for modulating or inhibiting TEAD. Further provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the TEAD inhibitors and methods of treatment using the TEAD inhibitors or the pharmaceutical compositions.
US12103907B2
Compounds that inhibit HIF-2α, and compositions containing the compound(s) and methods for synthesizing the compounds, are described herein. Also described are the use of such compounds and compositions for the treatment of a diverse array of diseases, disorders, and conditions, including cancer- and immune-related disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by HIF-2α.
US12103886B2
Aluminosilicate microcrystalline glass, and a manufacturing method and a product thereof, where in addition to a glass phase, the aluminosilicate microcrystalline glass includes principal crystalline phases: a magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4) crystal including a volume percentage of 5% to 30%, a lithium disilicate (Li2Si2O5) crystal including a volume percentage of 10% to 30%, and a quartz and quartz solid solution including a volume percentage of 5% to 30%. Residues are other inevitable impurities. The inevitable impurities include intermediate products generated when the MgAl2O4 crystal, the Li2Si2O5 crystal, or the quartz and quartz solid solution is being generated, other impurities that are inevitable in a glass production process, and the like.
US12103883B2
A laminate sheet article including: a core including an electrical semi-conductor or an electrical conductor; and a continuous glass clad layer on at least four of six sides the core of the sheet article. Also disclosed is an apparatus for making a sheet laminate article as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of making and using the article.
US12103875B2
Waste water is remanufactured with ozone in a series of mixing vessels. The ozone is dispersed to both a top and a bottom portion of each mixing vessel, but in different amounts. This creates an electrical potential difference across the height of each mixing vessel which significantly improves the oxidation of organic carbon-based impurities and eliminates H2S and bacteria. Sludge and solids floating to the top of each mixing vessels are removed, as well as sludge and solids settling to the bottom of the mixing vessels. When oil and gas well waste water is treated in this manner, the resulting treated water is purified and has a high salt content suitable for oil or gas well injection.
US12103874B2
In a system for decomposing organic compounds in water for use in semiconductor manufacturing, a chemical reactor vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a persulfate anion addition system upstream of the reactor vessel, and a light emitting device contained within the reactor vessel. The light emitting device provides light capable of decomposing persulfate anions.
US12103869B2
The application belongs to the technical field of water treatment, and relates to a biofilm electrochemical reactor for simultaneously removing nitrate nitrogen and trace organic matters in water. According to the principles of electrochemical reaction and products completely different under different cathode and anode material conditions, the reactor is divided into three functional regions, wherein first, an electrochemical reaction of producing hydrogen at a cathode and decomposing carbon at an anode is realized in a first functional region so as to provide a condition for reduction of nitrate nitrogen by a hydrogen autotrophic denitrifying bacteria of a particle electrode layer in a second functional region, after products generated by means of the electrochemical reaction and a biochemical reaction in the previous two functional regions enter a third functional region, pollutants such as trace organic components and residual ammonia nitrogen in water are oxidized and decomposed by using anodic oxidation function.
US12103865B1
A freezing desalination method includes cooling salt water in a first chamber with a conductive interface having a thermoelectric cooler (TEC). The conductive interface separates the first chamber from the second chamber containing fresh water. The method further includes reversing a current supplied to the conductive interface by a power source, when ice forms on the conductive interface, thereby allowing the ice to detach from the conductive interface. The ice formed in the first chamber is moved to the second chamber with a moving mechanism thereby melting the ice in the second chamber.
US12103859B2
Provided is a calcium carbonate that comprises crystals having a particular shape and structure and has a nano-order average particle size. Provided are a method for producing a calcium carbonate that comprises crystals having a particular shape and structure and has an average particle size in a particular range and a crystal growth method. The calcium carbonate has the calcite structure, has a BET specific surface area of 2 to 50 m2/g, has a number-based average particle size of 30 nm to 1.0 μm as determined by electron microscopy, and partially comprises substantially ring-like particles.
US12103858B2
A process for preparing a formulation comprising an alkali metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal bicarbonate salts, alkali metal carbonate salts, alkali metal sesquicarbonate salts and combinations thereof, wherein said process includes: (a) dissolving a functionalizing agent in a solvent; (b) mixing the alkali metal salt with the solution comprising the functionalizing agent that a paste-like composition is formed; (c) extruding the paste-like composition to obtain filaments or granules; (d) at least partially removing the solvent from the filaments or granules. A powder, filaments and granules are obtainable from said process and may be used in various applications such as in plastic foaming or in food and feed leavening compositions.
US12103856B2
A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure containing silicon carbide, including blending a recycled raw material derived from a material constituting a first honeycomb structure containing silicon carbide in a process after firing as a part of an initial raw material for a second honeycomb structure containing silicon carbide, wherein the initial raw material comprises silicon carbide and metallic silicon; and the recycled raw material is a powder recovered from the material constituting the first honeycomb structure containing silicon carbide in the process after firing, and after the recovering, a particle size is adjusted so that a 10% diameter (D10) is 10 μm or more and a 50% diameter (D50) is 35 μm or less when a cumulative particle size distribution on a volume basis is measured by a laser diffraction/scattering method.
US12103850B2
A method of forming graphene includes: preparing a substrate in a reaction chamber; performing a first growth process of growing a plurality of graphene aggregates apart from each other on the substrate at a first growth rate by using a reaction gas including a carbon source; and performing a second growth process of forming a graphene layer by growing the plurality of graphene aggregates at a second growth rate slower than the first growth rate by using the reaction gas including the carbon source.
US12103845B2
A micro electromechanical system (MEMS) includes a substrate, a semiconductor device and a protection wall. The substrate has a surface. The semiconductor device is disposed on the surface. The protection wall has a poly-silicon layer surrounding the semiconductor device and connecting to the surface.
US12103839B2
A delivery apparatus and method for delivering liquid cryogen to a chilling application includes a liquid cryogen feed tank; a liquid cryogen conduit in fluid communication between the feed tank and the chilling application; a weight measurement device for controlling the weight of liquid cryogen to be delivered to the chilling application through the conduit; a flow controller for controlling the speed of delivery of the liquid cryogen to the chilling application; wherein the chilling application uses the liquid cryogen to produce an exhaust gas; a device for measuring the temperature of the exhaust gas, the device in operative communication with the flow controller; wherein the flow controller is configured to vary the speed of delivery of liquid cryogen in response to the temperature of the exhaust gas.
US12103834B2
A forklift stows a cargo on a loading surface. The loading surface is an upper surface of a loading platform. The forklift includes an external sensor configured to detect a position of an object, and processing circuitry. The position of the object is represented by a point cloud that is a set of points. The processing circuitry is configured to extract points that represent the loading platform, extract, from the points that represent the loading platform, points that represent an edge of the loading platform, detect a straight line that represents the edge from the points representing the edge, extract points that represent an object mounted on the loading platform, and detect, as a stowage position on which the cargo will be stowed, a position that is separated from the mounted object by a prescribed distance in a direction in which the straight line extends.
US12103830B2
A lift device includes a chassis, tractive elements, a platform, a lift assembly, a first set of proximity sensors, and a controller. The tractive elements are rotatably coupled to the chassis and support the chassis. The platform is disposed above the chassis and includes a deck for supporting an operator. The lift assembly couples the platform to the chassis and can selectably move the platform between a lowered position and a raised position. The first set of proximity sensors are coupled to the platform and detect a distance of an obstacle relative to the platform. The controller is operably coupled with an alert system and receives obstacle detection data from the first set of proximity sensors. The controller selects a subset of the first set of proximity sensors to analyze based on an active function of the lift device and determines whether the obstacle is within the minimum allowable distance.
US12103827B2
A clamp assembly comprising a pair of clamps may couple to an assembly body. The clamps may pivot to receive material beneath the assembly body. The clamps may include opposing surfaces that define a scoop space beneath the assembly body. Each of the clamps may include a cutting plate. The cutting plate may include a perforating edge configured to extend into the scoop space relative to a corresponding one of the opposing surfaces. The clamp may further include a retention plate. The retention plate may include an inner surface that faces the cutting plate. The cutting plate and the retention plate further define the scoop space between the clamps. The clamp assembly may couple to a lift assembly. The lift assembly may include a hydraulic actuator configured to raise and lower the clamp assembly.
US12103812B2
A flexible layer support structure and a retractable device is disclosed. The flexible layer support structure includes a first thin sheet and a second thin sheet arranged in parallel with each other, as well as and a folding spring group sandwiched between the first thin sheet and the second thin sheet and arranged in parallel. The curved elastic pieces in the folding spring group are smoothly overlapped and connected with the thin sheets, so as to enclose a hollow thin-walled elastic structure that can be overlapped and rolled up, can be automatically straightened and has a flat surface. The retractable device includes a winding shaft, a pressure roller, and a flexible layer support structure installed on the winding shaft. The flexible layer support structure of the present disclosure has the advantages in lightweight, high storage ratio, large unfolded area, simple winding, large load bearing capacity, and less damage.
US12103808B2
Provided is a paper feeding roll that prevents paper transportation failures over a long time. A paper feeding roll 10 is provided with an axial body 12 and an elastic layer 14 formed on an outer periphery of the axial body 12. The circumferential surface of the elastic layer 14 has a plurality of projections 16 forming surface unevenness. Each projection 16 of the plurality of projections 16 is shaped such that a position X of a distal-end part preceding in an opposite direction to a paper feeding direction precedes, in the opposite direction to the paper feeding direction, a position Y of a base-end part preceding in the opposite direction to the paper feeding direction.
US12103806B2
A post-processing device includes a loading unit on which a sheet is loaded, a first transport unit configured to apply, to the sheet loaded on the loading unit, a transport force toward an alignment unit, a second transport unit located between the first transport unit and the alignment unit, and configured to apply, to the sheet, a transport force toward the alignment unit, a control unit configured to control rotation operation of the second transport unit, and a post-processing unit configured to perform post-processing on the sheet transported to the alignment unit, wherein the post-processing unit is configured to execute a plurality of types of the post-processing, and the control unit is configured to control the rotation operation of the second transport unit in accordance with the type of the post-processing.
US12103802B2
A medium processing device includes: a drum that is rotatably supported, that rotates around a rotation axis, and that winds a medium around a peripheral side surface thereof; a first tape that winds the medium sandwiched between the peripheral side surface and the first tape, accompanying rotation of the drum; a movable guide that is movable following a drum diameter of the drum, which changes depending on a winding amount of the medium, and that guides the medium; and a first static electricity elimination section that is provided at the movable guide, that abuts the first tape, and that performs static electricity elimination of an electric charge of the charged first tape.
US12103795B2
A system for transporting goods, includes a transport container for holding goods, a driverless transport vehicle for transporting the transport container, and a transfer station, on which the transport container is positionable. The transport container includes a locking device, which is lockable to a first locking unit of the driverless transport vehicle, and to a second locking unit of the transfer station. In a method for transporting goods: the locking device of the transport container is locked to the first locking unit; the transport container is transported by the driverless transport vehicle to the transfer station; the locking device of the transport container is unlocked from the first locking unit; and the locking device of the transport container is locked to the second locking unit.
US12103781B2
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of sorting, and in particular to a chain conveying mechanism and an article sorting system. The chain conveying mechanism provided by the present disclosure includes: a chain transmission mechanism, including a chain and a sprocket, wherein the chain is driven by the sprocket to rotate; a cart, arranged on the chain and rotating along with the chain, wherein the cart includes a cart body and two wheel groups connected to two opposite sides of the cart body, and each of the wheel groups includes a first wheel and a second wheel arranged intervals on the same side of the cart body; and linkage mechanisms being in one-to-one correspondence with the wheel groups, wherein each of the linkage mechanisms connects the chain with the first wheel and the second wheel, and enables the first wheel and the second wheel to swing relative to each other to change a distance between the first wheel and the second wheel. On such basis, the turning stability of the cart at the sprocket is effectively improved.
US12103780B2
A reversing system for reversing a packing box, an upper surface of which is opened, and from which products are withdrawn, such that a lower surface of the reversed empty packing box is disposed above. A first conveyor transfers an empty packing box, an upper surface of which is opened, from a position at which products are withdrawn from the packing box to a position at which the packing box is reversed. A turning device holds the packing box to be turned about a horizontal rotation axis, and reverses the packing box. A second conveyor carries the reversed packing box to a position at which the bottom surface is opened. The turning device holds two sides, facing each other, among sides of the packing box, and turns and reverses the packing box using a portion between the holding locations of the two held sides as a rotation axis.
US12103778B2
A workstation for a material handling system is provided. The system may include a plurality of vehicles for retrieving items from a plurality of storage locations located in one or more racks. The workstation is configured to accommodate the vehicles so that the vehicles drive into the workstation and drive upwardly along a track in the workstation. In one configuration, the track is configured to tilt the vehicle at a predetermined angle relative to the horizon as the vehicle is driven upwardly. After the vehicle is tilted to the predetermined angle the vehicle continues to drive upwardly while maintaining the predetermined angle.
US12103775B2
Described in detail herein is an autonomous object storage and retrieval system. In one embodiment, an object storage and retrieval system includes a computing system hosting a service application and in communication with a database and storage and retrieval apparatuses configured to store and dispense physical objects. Each storage and retrieval apparatus is in communication with the computing system. The computing system can transmit instructions to a first one of the storage and retrieval apparatuses to render the status of the first physical object on the interactive display of the storage and retrieval apparatus.
US12103771B2
A method for retrieving an inventory item based on a handling robot, where the handling robot includes: a storage frame; and a material handling device installed on the storage frame, and including a telescopic arm and a manipulator installed to the telescopic arm; and the method for retrieving an inventory item includes: driving, by the telescopic arm, the manipulator to extend to a preset position of warehouse shelf along a preset horizontal reference line; loading, by the manipulator that is remained on the reference line, the inventory item located in the preset position; driving, by the telescopic arm, the manipulator loaded with the inventory item to move to the storage frame along the reference line; and unloading, by the manipulator that is remained on the reference line, the inventory item to the storage frame.
US12103768B2
The locking device is provided for waste containers. The locking device allows the lid of the container, when the container is in an upright position, to be locked to prevent unauthorized access to the container. When the container is tilted from the upright position, e.g., to empty the contents of the container, the locking device is gravity actuated to allow the lid to open automatically. The locking device is also provided with a manual release for manually opening the container.
US12103764B2
An adjustable transportation container system is provided including a container including a plurality of container segments defining a geometry, a container adjustment device interconnecting the plurality of container segments, one or more processors, and one or more memory modules. The one or more memory modules include a computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to identify a weight distribution of the container, identify an adjusted geometry of the container, and actuate the container adjustment device to change the geometry of the container to conform to the adjusted geometry.
US12103757B2
The present invention relates to a plush toy parcel, and particularly to a plush toy parcel that includes one or more parcel panels that are fabricated from one or more material sheets. The parcel panels are fastened together forming a pocket having a pocket opening along at least one edge, one or more inner panel surfaces, and one or more outer panel surfaces. One or more arms are part of the parcel panel and are positioned proximate to the pocket opening in a manner that tying the arms together closes the pocket opening. A postal indicia is inscribed or a label fastened to the inner panel surface, the postal indicia is only visible when the pocket is turned inside out. The postal indicia effectuates the shipping of the plush toy parcel.
US12103753B2
A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel. The shipping and dispensing construct further includes dispensing features for removal of a group of the plurality of the product holding containers, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, the dispensing portions being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to a group of the plurality of product holding containers.
US12103744B2
A packet for cigarette industry products, having a tray for receiving at least one group of products, and a device and a method for producing the same. The packet is characterized in that the tray is specified for receiving at least two groups of products, and in that at least one separator for delimiting two receptacle spaces for in each case at least one group of products is disposed in an interior of the tray, and in that the separator is formed from a wall of the tray.
US12103735B2
The disclosure is directed to a package for containing a plurality of substantially rectangular assay plates, each plate having a peripheral flange. In one embodiment, the package comprises a cavity having extending therein one or more sloped buttress elements spaced across at least a portion of a top corner, and one or more adjacent protrusions extending from the bottom and at least partially up one or both sidewalls, each set of protrusions forming grooves therebetween into which fit the flanges of respective assay plates. The package can comprise a transparent polymer through which product information located on the assay plates can be read or scanned.
US12103733B2
A pallet assembly for transporting a transportable unit. The pallet assembly includes a first pallet member including a support surface with at least one wall extending upwardly therefrom and a second pallet member including a support surface with at least one wall extending therefrom. A band is configured to be secured about the at least one wall of both the first and second pallet members after the transportable unit is positioned on both the first and second pallet member support surfaces such that a unified structure for transport is formed.
US12103731B2
A modular container has a container body that includes a bottom panel and four side panels that are hingably and flexibly attached to four edges of the bottom panel. The side panels have elongated piping support structures that extend along each side edge of the side panels and are attached together in an assembled positioned through corner couplers with matched elongated channels that fit over the elongated piping support structures to secure the adjacent side panels into and upright and assembled position.
US12103729B2
A substrate tray for accommodating at least one ceramic substrate therein including: an accommodation part including a first opening part of which the upper side is open so that the ceramic substrate can be accommodated and withdrawn; and a support part formed on the circumference of the accommodation part so as to support the side wall circumference of the ceramic substrate, wherein the support part includes: an inner wall in contact with at least one surface of the ceramic substrate; an outer wall spaced a predetermined distance from the inner wall; an upper surface for connecting the inner wall to the outer wall; and a second opening part formed to be open in the direction opposite to the first opening part at a location facing the upper surface between the inner wall and the outer wall.
US12103725B2
A system for removing a product-packing film from a product having an axis in a longitudinal direction. The packing film surrounds lateral portions of the product. A first end of the packing film surrounding a first longitudinal end of the product is open. A second end of the packing film surrounding a second end of the product opposite the first end of the product is closed. In the system, a conveyor carries a plurality of products each packed with a packing film in a direction perpendicular to the axes of the products while supporting the products such that the axes of the products are parallel to each other. A suction unit draws the first end of the packing film in an axial direction of each of the products. A clamping unit clamps the first end of the packing film drawn by the suction unit.
US12103716B2
Systems and methods for securing an upright rocket. The rocket may be on a moveable platform, such as a landing area of a ship. The rocket may land on the deck, and the system may include cables that surround the landing area. The cables may be tightened about the rocket after the rocket has landed in an upright position. The system may include poles that telescope upward, such that the cables may tighten about the upright rocket at various heights along the body of the rocket.
US12103715B2
The present invention relates to spacecraft shielding, articles comprising such shielding as well as processes of making and using spacecraft shielding and articles comprising such shielding. Such shields are made by a 3D process that provides significant shield geometry and composition flexibility and yields shields that have significantly improved shield performance. Such shields may be efficiently be manufactured in space.
US12103706B2
A system for sending surveillance signals from a hostile environment to an operator. The system comprises an operably movable tractor for ground hauling a trailer and an independently operable drone. The trailer has an actuatable elevator for holding a stockpile of relay sensors and comprising a pair of co-acting elevator belts defining a chute therebetween. The elevator holds a stack of relay sensors for elevation to a pickup-position by the drone. Optionally a conveyor chute may replenish the stack of relay sensors in the elevator.
US12103704B2
Disclosed is an aircraft provided with a light signaling system including at least one light-emitting device at the tip of each wing and at least one light-emitting device at the tip of the tail. Each light-emitting device at the wingtip can be arranged in a recess formed in the profile of the wing and include a covering At least one light source and a protective glass can be arranged on the recess so that the outer surface matches the shape of the wing. The inner surface of the protective glass can be provided with at least one local variation in thickness so as to increase the angular aperture of each wingtip light-emitting device in order to ensure the overlap between the light-emitting devices at the wingtip and the light emitted by the light-emitting device on the tail.
US12103701B2
A stabilizing system for a cable has a cable deployed and suspended from a helicopter, a cargo support attached at a deployed end of the cable, an end effector attached to the cable, the end effector comprising thrusters directed in a plurality of directions orthogonal to a vertical axis of the cable, first control circuitry in the helicopter, and second control circuitry in the end effector. Thrust of individual thrusters is controlled through the first and second control circuitry maintaining the axis of the cable vertical, damping swinging of the cable.
US12103697B2
An aircraft includes a fuselage having a top surface opposite a bottom surface, a front section, a center section, and a rear section. A first mounting rod and a second mounting rod are coupled to the top surface. The first mounting rod and the second mounting rod are single rods. A first and a second wing are coupled to the center section. A plurality of power generator systems are coupled to the first mounting rod or the second mounting rod. Each power generator system includes a power source, a first propeller and a second propeller. The power source is configured to drive the first propeller and the second propeller. The first propeller and the second propeller have an axis of rotation, and are pivotable between a first position and a second position. A shroud encloses the power generator system.
US12103691B2
A magnetic locking system and methods for restricting movement of an electric aircraft motor is provided. A locking system may include a magnetic lock, which includes a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component. First and second magnetic components may be configured to attract each other and thus lock rotor in a certain position. The first or second magnetic component may include an electromagnet so that magnetic lock may be engaged or disengaged based on one or more parameters, such as a detection by a sensor or a signal generated by a controller.
US12103676B2
A shape-morphing ultralight structure using materials that dramatically increase the efficiency of load-bearing aerostructures that includes a programmable material system applied as a large-scale, ultralight, and conformable (shape-morphing) aeroelastic structure. The use of a modular, lattice-based, ultralight material results in stiffness and density typical of an elastomer. This, combined with a building block-based manufacturing and configuration strategy, enables the rapid realization of new adaptive structures and mechanisms. The heterogeneous design with programmable anisotropy allows for enhanced elastic and global shape deformation in response to external loading, making it useful for tuned fluid-structure interaction. The present invention demonstrates an example application experiment using two building block types for the primary structure of a 4.27 m wingspan aircraft with spatially programed elastic shape morphing to increase aerodynamic efficiency.
US12103670B2
In an aspect, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is disclosed. The VTOL aircraft includes at least a lift component affixed to the aft end of a boom, wherein the lift component is configured to generate lift. The VTOL includes a fuselage comprising a fore end and an aft end. Additionally, VTOL aircraft includes a tail affixed to the aft end of a fuselage. A tail includes a plurality of vertically projecting elements, wherein the plurality vertically projecting elements are affixed at the aft end of the boom and positioned outside of the wake from the at least a lift component.
US12103668B2
An aircraft system having a first set of components for performing a function of the aircraft system, and a second, alternative, set of components for performing the function of the aircraft system. The aircraft system has and a controller configured to receive scenario data indicative of a scenario during which the function of the aircraft system is to be performed, and, where each of the first and second sets of components are operational, the controller is configured to select between the first or the second set of components to perform the aircraft system function during the scenario based on the received scenario data. The controller is configured to control the selected set of components to perform the function during the scenario.
US12103667B2
An EHA system (10) for lifting or lowering a leg of an aircraft includes a hydraulic circuit (101) having a hydraulic actuator (a hydraulic cylinder 2) configured to lift or lower the leg, at least one electric hydraulic pump (3), and a hydraulic path, a pressure sensor (38, 83), a temperature sensor (84), and a control unit (a controller 9) configured to output a control signal for operating the electric hydraulic pump in leg lifting or lowering. The hydraulic circuit includes a pressure increasing element. The control unit performs health monitoring regarding the performance of the electric hydraulic pump based on the pressure of hydraulic fluid, the temperature of hydraulic fluid, and the speed of the electric hydraulic pump during operation of the electric hydraulic pump.
US12103655B2
A driveline arrangement, comprising a first internal combustion engine, a second internal combustion engine, and a transmission arrangement comprising a first input shaft drivingly connected to a first crank shaft of the first internal combustion engine, and a second input shaft drivingly connected to the second crank shaft of the second internal combustion engine, the transmission arrangement being configured to simultaneously receive a torque from the first and second crank shafts. Further, control circuitry of a control unit is configured to control the first internal combustion engine to assume a combustion stage at a different point in time compared to the point in time at which the second internal combustion engine assumes its combustion stage by adjusting a crank angle degree of the first crank shaft.
US12103654B2
A marine vessel propulsion system includes a propulsive force generator to generate a propulsive force, a drive source to drive the propulsive force generator, and a controller configured or programmed to control the drive source to perform marine vessel maneuvering-related functions including at least one limited function. The controller includes an interface, and is further configured or programmed to include a restriction unit to restrict a control operation for the limited function, and a restriction cancellation unit to cancel the restriction effected by the restriction unit to permit the control operation for the limited function if a predetermined keycode is inputted from the interface or is registered in the controller.
US12103649B2
Topside modules are fabricated at a production site using as a foundation for installation a gravity-based structure (GBS), which can stay afloat during water transportation. Modules fabrication includes: Stage I, fabrication of components; Stage II, fabrication of nodes from the components; Stage III, fabrication of sub-assemblies from the nodes; Stage IV, shotblasting and painting of assemblies; and Stage V, assembling modules from the assemblies. Then modules transportation, movement to their seats on the GBS and their integration include: Stage VI, moving the modules to an area near the dock using self-propelled vehicles. Stage VII, moving each module onto guides of a lifting system installed in a dry dock. Stage VIII, lifting each module until lifting system guides are connected with GBS top slab guides. Stage IX, moving each module to its seat on the GBS, installed on the GBS and integrated with other modules and the GBS.
US12103646B2
A modular barge includes a first barge section and a section barge section. The first barge section is buoyant in water, and includes a first locking mechanism. The second barge section is buoyant in water, and includes a second locking mechanism. The first locking mechanism is attached to the first barge and includes a protrusion configured to couple to the second locking mechanism.
US12103645B2
A portable marine anchoring device maximizes holding capacity while anchored into the ground. The device is fabricated from lightweight aluminum.
US12103641B2
Bicycle belt or chain drive tensioning systems and IGH-thru-axle conversion systems are described that includes first and second anti-rotation keys, a bushing, and first and second fasteners configured to center the IGH laterally within first and second dropouts of the bicycle. The belt or chain tensioning device includes a mounting clamp, a swing arm assembly with a stepped pivot shaft, a swing arm, a first pulley rotatably supported by the pivoted shaft, and a second pulley rotatably attached to the swing arm, the first pulley and the swing arm rotating about a longitudinal axis of the stepped pivot shaft. Methods for assembly and operation of such systems are also disclosed.
US12103638B2
A human-powered vehicle control device is for a human-powered vehicle. The human-powered vehicle includes a motor that applies a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle and a shifting device that changes a transmission ratio, which is a ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel of the human-powered vehicle to a rotational speed of a crank of the human-powered vehicle. The human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control the shifting device to change the transmission ratio in accordance with a comparison of a first parameter related to the human-powered vehicle and a predetermined threshold value. In a case where an output of the motor decreases as a vehicle speed of the human-powered vehicle increases, the electronic controller is configured to change the predetermined threshold value.
US12103634B2
This disclosure relates to a device for changing a gear of a bicycle. The device can include a casing, a lever moveable relative to the casing for actuating a gear change of a bicycle, and a rail arranged on the casing, wherein the rail extends between a first end and a second end. The lever can be configured to move along a length direction of the rail, which extends between the first end and the second end of the rail, for actuating the gear change of the bicycle. The rail can extend about a width direction and project from the casing about a height direction. The casing can include a flange located at the second end of the rail, and the flange can be configured for inhibiting the lever to continue moving beyond the second end of the rail in a direction which extends away from both the first end and the second end of the rail. The flange can at least partially span a width of the rail.
US12103631B2
A modular interchangeable mobility device comprises an electric platform comprising a base platform which comprises wheels, a motor to drive the wheels and a battery to supply power to the motor, and an upper coupling part configured to be detachably coupled with an upper module located on the base platform, and a folding-type chair attached to the base platform and configured to provide a space for the upper module when folded and serve when unfolded as a seat such that the modular interchangeable mobility device may be used as an electric scooter.
US12103624B2
A rider-posture changing device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a first member, a second member, a first detector, a second detector, and a controller. The first member extends in a longitudinal direction. The second member is configured to be movable relative to the first member in the longitudinal direction. The first detector is configured to detect first information indicating whether the second member reaches an absolute position or not. The second detector is configured to detect second information indicating a movement distance of the second member from a reference position in the longitudinal direction. The controller is configured to obtain a current position of the second member relative to the first member based on the second information and the reference position. The controller is configured to store the absolute position as the reference position in accordance with the first information.
US12103621B2
The present disclosure is directed to battery cart for transporting large and heavy electric car batteries. The cart includes a pair of independently movable and positionable cart half assemblies, with each cart half assembly having a pair of battery supports that are slidably positionable and lockable along a center crossbar. Each support includes height adjustable columns. The cart assemblies therefore, are adjustable to support batteries of varying sizes as well as positioning a supported battery to desired height, facilitating repairs to, and transport of, the electric car battery.
US12103603B2
A bracket and/or hinge assembly is disclosed, for a vehicle. In various embodiments, the vehicle may be a wheeled vehicle. The hinge and/or bracket assembly may be used to assist in holding a selected spare wheel assembly for the wheeled vehicle.
US12103602B2
A vehicle (100), having an air deflection element (102) that is able to be adjusted between a first position (102a) and a second position (102b), a drive device (104) for adjusting the air deflection element (102), and a control device (106) for controlling the drive device (104), wherein the control device (106) is coupled to an input device (108), wherein the air deflection element (102) is able to be adjusted by way of the drive device (104) by actuating the input device (108), wherein the control device (106) is coupled to an output device (110) and is designed such that the output device (110) outputs one or more acoustic signals (111) when the air deflection element (102) is adjusted.
US12103593B2
An apparatus and methods are provided for a chassis for an off-road vehicle that includes a chassis strut support. The chassis is a welded-tube variety of chassis that includes a front portion and a rear portion that are joined to an intervening passenger cabin portion. The chassis strut support includes one or more pairs of rear strut gusset plates for distributing loading on a rear strut crossmember by rear struts to at least a seat crossmember comprising the chassis. The rear strut gusset plates generally comprise thick sheet-members configured to be attached to a vertical brace between an upper mount and a lower stay comprising the chassis to reinforce the vertical brace and impart increased strength to the chassis. The rear strut gusset plates are configured to be attached to the vertical brace by way of bolts, rivets, welding, or any combination thereof.
US12103592B2
A method for manufacturing a unitary body side structural frame for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of blanks, joining the blanks to each other to form a composite blank wherein joining the blanks includes forming one or more overlapping regions formed by partially overlapping two blanks and deforming the composite blank to form the unitary body side structural frame. A unitary body side structural frame as obtained by any of the methods herein described is also provided.
US12103587B2
A vehicle chassis comprises a pair of beams, each beam having generally parallel side plates extending in height and length dimensions Hc, Lc of the chassis and joined by one or more webs extending between the side plates in the width dimension Wc, which together form its principal loadbearing elements. At least one of the beams includes at least one suspension mount which extends between the side plates and connects the side plates together.
US12103584B2
The present disclosure relates to a steering control apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: a reception unit which receives an ignition-off signal and an ignition-on signal, and which receives relative steering angle information received from a relative steering angle sensor for measuring only the relative angle of a steering wheel; a calculation unit which calculates section information by using the relative steering angle information, and which calculates absolute steering angle information on the basis of the relative steering angle information and the section information; and a control unit which determines, when the ignition-off signal is received, whether absolute steering angle calculation conditions enabling calculation of the absolute steering angle information are satisfied even after the ignition is off, and which generates an ignition-off control signal according to the determination result.
US12103583B2
The disclosure includes a Steering column for a motor vehicle including at least two structural elements configured to be adjusted relative to each other and a linear adjustment drive configured to be adjusted in an adjustment direction in a motorised manner along an adjustment axis (S) configured to engage one of the at least two structural elements, and wherein an energy absorption device comprising an energy absorption element is arranged between the linear adjustment drive and at least one of the at least two structural elements. The energy absorption element includes an inner portion coaxial relative to the adjustment axis (S) and connected by an at least partially coaxially extending shaping portion in a sleeve-like manner to an outer portion of the energy absorption element which is arranged coaxially at the outer side thereof.
US12103582B2
A steering wheel, including a steering wheel rim and a steering wheel support, the steering wheel rim being movable relative to the steering wheel support, and the steering wheel rim being mounted rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The steering wheel further includes: a pivot shaft, fixedly connected to the steering wheel rim so as to move together with the steering wheel rim, the pivoting of the pivot shaft about a second axis of rotation causing the steering wheel rim to rotate about the second axis relative to the steering wheel support, wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis; and a transmission mechanism, configured to be drivingly connected to the pivot shaft and configured to transmit power to the pivot shaft when driven by a driving apparatus so that the pivot shaft pivots about the second axis.
US12103580B2
The disclosure provides a folding handle, a folding device, a child stroller seat, and a child stroller. The folding handle includes: a handle body including a pulling part and a shaft part located at an end of the pulling part; a handle connecting member being fixable on the child stroller seat, and the handle body is pivotally connected to the handle connecting member via the shaft part; and an elastic member configured to force the handle body to pivot toward a closed position. The folding handle according to the disclosure can be automatically closed after the child stroller seat is folded, such that the folded child stroller is more neat and aesthetic, and potential dangers are avoided.
US12103572B2
Described herein are techniques for determining motion characteristics of trains traveling along a train track. In some embodiments, a processor may determine an estimated position of a train using an observed position obtained using one or more UWB antennas and an observed position obtained using one or more GNSS receivers. In some embodiments, a processor may access information specifying a geometry of a train track and determining the position of a train along the train track using an observed position determined using one or more UWB antennas and/or GNSS receiver(s) and the information specifying the geometry of the train track. In some embodiments, a processor may determine estimated positions of a train using the geometry of the train track and at least one observation of the train obtained using one or more positioning devices and select the position of the train from among the estimated positions.
US12103563B2
An autonomous driving control method and apparatus of preventing accidents due to erroneous traffic light information during autonomous driving, may include determining an error of a traffic light by determining whether a first traffic light information item and a second traffic light information item that are acquired using different methods are different with respect to one traffic light, checking whether there is a nearby vehicle when determining the traffic light is erroneous, acquiring traffic light information from the nearby vehicle when there is the nearby vehicle, and controlling driving based on traffic light information acquired from the nearby vehicle.
US12103557B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media configured to obtain one or more series of successive sensor data frames during a navigation of a vehicle. Disengagement data is obtained. The disengagement data indicates whether a vehicle is in autonomous mode. A training dataset with which train a machine learning model is determined based on the one or more series of successive sensor data frames and the disengagement data. The training dataset includes a subset of the one or more series of successive sensor data frames and a subset of the disengagement data, the machine learning model being trained to identify unsafe driving conditions.
US12103551B2
A method for the performance-enhancing driver assistance of a road vehicle on a track comprising the steps of: determining, in use, the current position and the current orientation of the road vehicle on the track by means of a tracking device; identifying an optimal trajectory in relation to the conformation of the track and/or to the road vehicle; determining, in use, a relative position of the road vehicle with respect to the optimal trajectory by identifying a longitudinal relative position on the optimal trajectory; suggesting to the driver, by means of one or more colours emitted or assumed by a light interface device, depending on the longitudinal relative position, one or more actions to be performed to vary a longitudinal dynamic of the road vehicle in order to perform a mission optimising the performance on the track.
US12103536B2
The disclosure relates a method for generating a change of travel lane recommendation for a motor vehicle from a starting travel lane into a target travel lane, wherein the motor vehicle moves along the starting travel lane at an own speed. A current position of the motor vehicle along the starting travel lane is determined in a digital environment map. A known starting travel lane speed is stored in the digital environment map for the current position along the starting travel lane. A lane change assistant compares the own speed of the motor vehicle with the starting travel lane speed and generates the change of travel lane recommendation as soon as a deviation between the own speed and the starting travel lane speed reaches a predefined threshold.
US12103535B2
In a device for generating travel trajectory data in an intersection, a road marking recognizer is configured to recognize a road marking in the intersection using captured image data of the intersection. A travel trajectory data generator is configured to, in response to a result of recognition by the road marking recognizer, generate travel trajectory data that is data enabling specification of a travel trajectory in the intersection for autonomous driving.
US12103526B2
A driving environment is perceived based on sensor data obtained from a plurality of sensors mounted on an ADV. A first set of features is extracted from the sensor data representing the driving environment, where the first set of features include one or more obstacles moving relative to the ADV. A precaution notification is generated by applying a precautionary slowdown predictive model to the first set of features and a second set of features determined based on internal states of the ADV. In response to the precaution notification, a speed planning is performed to lower a speed limit of the ADV to a predetermined percentage of the speed limit. The ADV is controlled to drive autonomously according to the lowered speed limit to perform a precautionary slowdown.
US12103521B2
The pedestrian tracking system implemented in a host vehicle is disclosed. The system estimates trajectories of the host vehicle and the pedestrian based on factors of position and velocity of the host vehicle and parameters of position and velocity of the pedestrian. The trajectories of the host vehicle and the pedestrian are estimated to estimate a point of intersection of the host vehicle and the pedestrian. Further, the system estimates time to collision based on the estimated point of intersection and determines trajectory of the pedestrian in path of the host vehicle. Furthermore, the system assesses collision risk to select the pedestrian as a target and generates a deceleration actuation command to decelerate the host vehicle based on the selected target, which is provided to an automatic emergency braking (AEB) actuation unit.
US12103519B2
A driving assistance apparatus for assisting driving of a vehicle. The driving assistance apparatus includes a teacher data generator that stores a movement route traveled by the vehicle according to the user's driving operation in a teacher traveling mode, and generates teacher data related to a target route generated by inverting the movement route; a position estimator that estimates the vehicle current position based on sensor information from a peripheral sensor monitoring the surrounding environment of the vehicle; and a vehicle controller that feedback controls the vehicle based on the vehicle current position estimated by the position estimator and each of target positions on the target route so that the vehicle travels along the target route when an execution command for an automatic traveling mode is received from the user.
US12103509B2
Notifying a driver of a number of hydraulic pressure support events. In one example, a system includes a parking brake assembly; a human-machine interface; and a parking brake electronic processor configured to generate a command to apply one or more braking components of the parking brake assembly to at least one wheel of the vehicle and generate a request for additional hydraulic pressure support. The system also includes a host electronic processor configured to receive the request for additional hydraulic pressure support; generate a command to build extra hydraulic pressure; and provide the command to the pump motor. The host electronic processor is also configured to increment a counter indicating a number of hydraulic pressure support events performed; compare the counter to a threshold value; and provide an alert to the driver via the human-machine interface when the counter exceeds the threshold value.
US12103499B2
A protective compartment for off-road vehicles is presented. The protective compartment for off-road vehicles secures to any off-road vehicle, providing a means to carry loose articles during an off-road drive that would normally be lost or damaged during transit. The protective compartment for off-road vehicles contains a case body, a case lid, and at least one fastening element. The case body contains a mount receiver and a storage cavity. The case lid contains at least one fastening slot. The case lid is connected adjacent to the case body through the at least one fastening element.
US12103493B2
A vehicle control system includes a controller and a first fob, wherein the controller is configured to control a first communicator of the vehicle to transmit a deactivation signal to the first fob based on the first fob being detected in the vehicle after locking the vehicle, and the first fob that includes a second communicator communicating with the first communicator and is configured to control the second communicator to switch at least one predetermined communication function to an inactive state based on the reception of the deactivation signal.
US12103487B2
A method of manufacturing a laminate including a fabric and a thermoplastic film, wherein the thermoplastic film is a multilayer film including an adhesive layer including a thermoplastic polyester elastomer and a barrier layer that is bonded to the adhesive layer, and that has a melting point that is higher than a melting point of the adhesive layer, and that includes a polymer, and wherein the fabric includes a polyester, the method including a step of adhering a side of the multilayer film with the adhesive layer to the fabric, while heating the multilayer film at a temperature below the melting point of the barrier layer.
US12103486B1
An airbag cushion includes a first panel symmetrically connected to a second panel with respect to a central reference line. The first panel includes a protruding chamber that expands and protrudes toward an occupant by gas flowing into an internal space formed between the first panel and the second panel, and the protruding chamber is configured so that a partial area of the first panel is folded to form an overlapped folded structure and the folded structure unfolds and expands as the internal space expands by the gas.
US12103481B2
An occupant protection device which can protect an occupant without delay is provided. An image taken by an imaging device is analyzed to judge whether there is an object approaching the subject car. In the case where a collision between the object and the subject car is judged to be inevitable, an airbag device is activated before the collision, whereby the occupant can be protected without delay. By using selenium for a light-receiving element of the imaging device, an accurate image can be obtained even under low illuminance. Imaging in a global shutter system leads to an accurate image with little distortion. This enables more accurate image analysis.
US12103479B2
A system including a vehicle having a network comprising a plurality of end points and a controller, where the controller includes an automation definition circuit, an automation management circuit, and an automation execution circuit. The automation definition circuit is structured to interpret a task description. The automation management circuit is structured to provide a task action plan in response to the task description. The automation execution circuit is structured to provide a task execution command in response to the task action plan, where an end point of the plurality of end points is responsive to the task execution command to implement a task for the vehicle.
US12103478B2
A vehicle system is a vehicle system used for a vehicle, and includes: a plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses installed in the vehicle; and at least one of (i) a controller that, in accordance with a depth of penetration of a malicious attack carried out on the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses, changes at least one of a communication method with an outside of the vehicle, a defense method against the malicious attack, or a storage method for logs pertaining to the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses, or (ii) a determiner that determines whether or not the malicious attack is being carried out based on anomaly detection in the plurality of in-vehicle apparatuses.
US12103476B2
A wire harness including: a wire harness body having an electric wire and a cover covering a periphery of the electric wire; a first path restrictor attached to a periphery of the cover and restricting a path of the wire harness body; and an attachment attached to a periphery of a portion of the first path restrictor in a lengthwise direction thereof.
US12103472B1
License plate frames typically have four screw holes that receive screws to secure the license plate and the license plate frame to the vehicle. The current invention allows a user to apply cover clips to hide the screws. The license plate frame is designed to work with the cover clips, so the cover clips will only work on the specially designed license plate bracket. The cover clips are slid down onto the license plate brackets on the bottom of the license plate frame, and they are slid up on the license plate brackets on the top of the license plate frame. The cover clip is a one-piece solution with no “moving” parts other than the bowing outwards when forced onto the license plate brackets. The cover clip is applied with force in a parallel direction to the license plate frame, sliding down or up onto the license plate brackets.
US12103467B2
A baler implement includes a twine storage box, and a door panel positioned in a substantially vertical orientation relative to the twine storage box. The door panel is moveably attached to the housing for movement between a lowered position enclosing the twine storage box, and a raised position providing external access to the twine storage box. A linkage system interconnects the housing and the door panel. The linkage system includes a first link and a second link, each interconnecting the door panel and the housing. The first link and the second link are configured to maintain the door panel in the substantially vertical orientation relative to the housing while moving between the lowered position and the raised position.
US12103461B2
A trim element that includes a cover layer defining an outer surface and having at least two distinct backlit pattern areas, the trim element further including at least one lighting module having at least one light source and a first light guide arranged for guiding light from the light source toward the backlit areas of the cover layer. The trim element includes a switching module extending between the cover layer and the lighting module, the switching module having at least two optical shutter areas extending opposite every backlit pattern area of the cover layer and being configurable between an open position and a closed position.
US12103458B1
A warning and emergency light module attached to a roof of a vehicle so that lights forming an array extend longitudinally along the side of the vehicle. Visibility in all directions and functionality of an emergency vehicle is enhanced. In another embodiment, a warning and emergency light module is removably attached to a tailgate of a vehicle. A contoured fixture having a length and couture to match a panel of the tailgate holds a light bar within a channel. End caps placed on the opposing ends of the assist in holding the light bar ends in the channel and the contoured fixture on the tailgate of the vehicle.
US12103453B2
The vehicle for transporting objects includes a body which is intended to contain these objects, and the body comprises at least one opening and at least one door. Each door closes such an opening, and which, depending on the circumstances, prohibits or permits entry inside the body. The vehicle also includes a winch which is located inside the body and includes a hook, a cable having a free end that is provided with this hook, a drum for winding the cable, and a motor for driving this drum. The vehicle also includes a securing device for fixedly securing the winch to the body, at least one attaching device which the at least one door includes, while the hook of the winch engages directly or indirectly with the at least one attaching device, and remote controller for the motor of the winch.
US12103446B2
A vehicle seat having a suspension unit for cushioning the rolling and vertical suspension movements of the vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat has a vehicle seat upper part and a vehicle seat lower part, wherein the vehicle seat upper part and the vehicle seat upper part are connected by means of the suspension unit so that the vehicle seat upper part and the vehicle seat lower part are movable relative to one another, wherein the suspension unit has a scissor arrangement having a first scissor arm and a second scissor arm, the suspension unit is rotatably connected about a first axis of rotation to the vehicle seat lower part and comprises a spring element support and a first spring element, wherein a displacement element is provided which is mounted displaceably with respect to the vehicle seat lower part, wherein the first spring element is connected on the one hand to the displacement element and on the other hand to the spring element support, which is rotatably connected about a second axis of rotation to the first scissor arm and rotatably connected about a third axis of rotation to the second scissor arm.
US12103445B2
An impact absorbing member able to absorb the energy at the time of impact using a smaller space is provided. The impact absorbing member 10 comprises a sheet member 12 having bent parts 12a and a plurality of sheet parts 12b connected through the bent parts 12a and a restraining member 14 restraining the plurality of sheet parts 12b, the plurality of sheet parts 12b being superposed in a state folded back at the bent parts 12a in a first direction, the restraining member 14 restraining the superposed plurality of sheet parts 12b from both sides in a second direction, the first direction being a direction connecting one end part 12c among two end parts 12c of the sheet member 12 and the bent part 12a adjoining the sheet part at which the end part 12c is positioned, the second direction being a direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US12103444B2
A seat assembly may include a seat support configured to be fixed to a first mounting portion of a mounting surface; a seatback frame having an upper portion and a lower portion; a seat base including a seat base frame rotationally connected to the seat support, and a track movably connected to the seat base frame; and a linkage connecting the lower portion of the seatback frame with the track. The upper portion of the back frame may be configured to be rotationally connected to a second mounting portion of said mounting surface.
US12103443B2
A rear row occupant support for a vehicle includes a seat bottom arranged to overlie a floor of the vehicle, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the floor, and a seat mode-change system that allows the rear occupant support to adjust its position to provide a storage space.
US12103438B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for mounting a seat (2) or a standing plate (25) relative to a frame (3) of a vehicle. The device comprises a seat holder (4) or a standing plate holder (4a) having at least one flange (7) extending laterally from the seat holder or the standing plate holder. The seat holder or the standing plate holder is pivotally mounted to the frame so that the frame and the seat holder or the standing plate holder can move relative to each other. The device has at least one first vibration damper (8) and/N or at least one stop (10) limiting the possible movement of the at least one flange thereby providing free movement until limits for the pivotal movement are met; these limits are adjustable. The device may also be provided with other kinds of vibration dampers (15, 18) designed and arranged to counteract that vibrations and movements of the frame during driving are transferred to the driver. Hereby a less damaging and more pleasant driving is obtained. The invention also relates to a vehicle with such a device.
US12103432B2
A method is provided for operating a synchronous machine that can be operated in an efficient operating mode and an inefficient operating mode. In order to provide a working-point-specific torque the synchronous machine is controlled in the efficient operating mode such that a stator of the synchronous machine generates a synchronous rotary field which rotates synchronously with a rotor of the synchronous machine. In order to increase dissipated heat of the synchronous machine, which can be used to heat at least one component of the motor vehicle, the synchronous machine is transferred into the inefficient operating mode in which an asynchronous rotary field acts on the synchronous rotary field, said asynchronous rotary field superimposing dissipated heat-increasing harmonics on a fundamental wave of the synchronous rotary field while maintaining the working-point-specific torque.
US12103430B2
An electric circuit for a high-voltage network of a vehicle. The high-voltage network includes at least two electrical energy stores. The electric circuit includes at least one first switching unit, one second switching unit, and one third switching unit electrically connected to the poles of the electrical energy stores and allowing a parallel and a series connection between the two electrical energy stores. The electric circuit includes at least one fourth switching unit and one fifth switching unit electrically connected to one pole connector each and to one consumer connection. The consumer connection is makes electrical contact with an electrical consumer or a charging unit. The switching units are switchable between an electrically disconnecting and connecting states. The fourth and fifth switching units are galvanically isolating in an electrically disconnecting state. The first switching unit, the second switching unit, and the third switching unit are designed as semiconductor components.
US12103424B2
Disclosed is a method of communicating between an electric vehicle, a supply equipment, and a power grid, which is performed by an electric vehicle communication controller of the electric vehicle, the method including an operation of transmitting a discharge schedule including the amount of energy discharge, a discharge start time, and a discharge finish time to a supply equipment communication controller of the supply equipment or a power grid communication controller of a power grid operation server, receiving a discharge cost calculated according to the discharge schedule from the supply equipment communication controller or the power grid communication controller, and transmitting an authorization message for the discharge cost to the supply equipment communication controller or the power grid communication controller.
US12103423B2
In order to ensure continued charging of electric vehicles when a charging station is not currently received an input power from an external power source, the systems and methods disclosed herein provide for operation of the charging station in a resilient operating mode in which an operating current is derived from a charge previously stored in a battery of the charging station. The operating current is produced by a resilient power subsystem within the charging station using the stored charge and is provided by the resilient power subsystem to one or more system components within the charging station in order to enable continued operation of the charging station, including enabling continuing vehicle charging during a time interval in which the charging station is not receiving input power from an external power source.
US12103422B2
A charge transfer timing system and method include determining a charge capability of one or more power sources configured to supply charging power to multiple battery packs of a powered system. The system and method include calculating a time required to charge the battery packs to at least one of a target voltage or a target energy level. The time that is calculated may be based at least in part on a current state of charge (SOC) of the battery packs, a pack configuration of the battery packs, and the charge capability.
US12103414B2
The present invention relates to a vehicle charging cable having a selective and controllable shape-memory. Selective shape memory cables of the present disclosure can advantageously adopt a different shape and/or forget a passively inherent thermoset shape, for example a spiral. Such selective shape memory cables have particular application for charging EVs and plug-in HEVs and may comprise a body; one or more primary wires accommodated by the body; a first means for biasing a region of the body (such as a thermosetting bias); and a second means for biasing all or part of said region of the body. The second means being responsive to an external stimulus, such as an electric current so that the second biasing means can be actively operated.
US12103410B1
Wirelessly charging a vehicle battery may be performed using a plurality of charging coils. In some examples, the offboard coils and the onboard coils may be spaced apart by different amounts, such that, when the vehicle is positioned in a vehicle charging space, at least one pair of an onboard coil and an offboard coil may still be substantially aligned for wireless charging, even when other coils are misaligned. In some examples, the offboard coils may include sizes that are conducive to charge smaller capacity systems in some arrangements and are combinable to charge larger capacity systems in other arrangements. In addition, the use of relatively small coils may allow for flexibility in thermal management.
US12103408B2
An energy-independent water electrolysis fuel cell water vehicle system is suggested. The energy-independent water electrolysis fuel cell water vehicle system suggested in the present invention comprises: a water electrolysis processing unit for performing a water electrolysis process by using supplied water while power is not being received from the outside; a gas control unit for adjusting the pressure of a hydrogen gas produced through the water electrolysis process, storing the hydrogen gas in a hydrogen storage by using a gas compression method, and then supplying the hydrogen gas; a fuel cell for generating electrical energy on the basis of the supplied hydrogen gas; and a power control unit for supplying the generated electrical energy as a driving power for the energy-independent water electrolysis fuel cell water vehicle system.
US12103400B2
An in-wheel motor in which a torque will not be applied excessively to a rotor and a wheel, and in which an axial length is reduced. In the in-wheel motor, a rotor is arranged around the stator, and torque is transmitted between a drive member rotated integrally with the rotor and a driven member rotated integrally with a wheel through a transmission member. The transmission member is adapted to allow the drive member and the driven member to rotate relatively to each other when an extraordinary torque is applied to the drive member or the driven member, thereby restricting the torque transmitted between the drive member and the driven member to a predetermined magnitude.
US12103395B2
An optical arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a head up display light field emitter that emits a light field. At least one mirror is positioned to reflect the light field such that the light field is again reflected by a windshield of the vehicle, and such that the light field is visible to a driver of the vehicle as a virtual image. The at least one mirror has a transparent section. A driver monitoring camera is positioned to capture an image of a face of the driver through the transparent section of the at least one mirror.
US12103390B2
A battery state display device includes an acquirer configured to acquire a full charge capacity of a secondary battery mounted in a vehicle, a display configured to display an image, and a display controller configured to control the display so that a display process before a prescribed time point is performed on the basis of a ratio of a full charge capacity at a time point before the prescribed time point to a full charge capacity of the secondary battery at an initial time point and a display process after the prescribed time point is performed to display an image based on a ratio of a full charge capacity at a time point after the prescribed time point to a full charge capacity at the prescribed time point.
US12103374B2
An electric drive module comprises a housing, at least one electric motor attached to the housing, a main gear wheel mechanically connected to the electric motor by mechanical gears, a gearbox, where the gearbox input member is driven by the main gear wheel, an axle differential housed in an axle differential housing and driven by an gearbox output, and drive shafts driven by the axle differential, the axis of which is parallel to the axis of the gearbox. At least a portion of the differential housing is rigidly connected to the output member of the gearbox, which allows direct connection of the gearbox and the differential.
US12103373B2
An electrified axle assembly includes a first and second motor, a first and second idler shaft, and one or more output shafts mechanically engaged with the first and/or second idler shafts and one or more axles. In some embodiments, the electrified axle assembly may include two output shafts, with each output shaft meshed with a corresponding one of the idler shafts and a corresponding one of the axles. In other embodiments, the electrified axle assembly may include a single output shaft meshed with each of the idler shaft and each axle. Additional single motor and single and dual speed embodiments are also disclosed.
US12103362B2
A ram air vent for a vehicle has a base defining a base aperture therein; a hood connected to the base over the base aperture, the hood and base defining a forwardly facing air inlet therebetween, the hood and the base defining an air passage extending from the air inlet to the base aperture; a baffle disposed in the air passage for deflecting air flowing in the air passage from the air inlet for separating water from air flowing in the air passage, the baffle facing the air inlet; and at least one water passage defined in at least one of the base or the hood. The at least one water passage exits a rear side of the ram air vent. The at least one water passage drains water separated from air flowing in the air passage from the ram air vent.
US12103358B2
A vehicle air conditioner for supplementing and regulating the air volume discharged to front seats and rear seats through a door component that controls a passage, and enabling the length of a package in the direction of a heater core to be reduced. The vehicle air conditioner has an air passage comprising: a front seat air passage through which cold air or hot air is discharged toward the front seats of a vehicle; and a rear seat air passage through which cold air or hot air is discharged toward the rear seats of the vehicle, wherein the front seat air passage comprises a front seat cooling passage and a front seat heating passage, and the rear seat path comprises a rear seat cooling passage and a rear seat heating passage, and includes: a first mixing part in which the cold air of the front seat cooling passage and the hot air of the front seat heating passage are mixed; and a second mixing part in which the cold air of the rear seat cooling path and the hot air of the rear seat heating path are mixed.
US12103353B2
A thermal management system includes a refrigerant flow path, a coolant liquid flow path, a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The refrigerant flow path includes a compressor, a first indoor heat exchanger, a first flow regulation device, and a second flow regulation device. The coolant liquid flow path includes a first heat exchange assembly and a heater. The first heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange portion and a second heat exchange portion. The second heat exchanger includes a third heat exchange portion and a fourth heat exchange portion. The thermal management system has a first heating mode and a second heating mode. The thermal management system provides thermal energy required for heating by at least one of the following selectable processes: heating of the heater, and generating excess heat during operation of the first heat exchange assembly.
US12103332B2
A notch communicating a pair of pockets adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of pockets of a retainer is provided in a range from an end section on the axially one side to the axially intermediate section of each of pillar portions of the retainer for an angular contact ball bearing, the notch having a substantially rectangular opening shape as seen from the circumferential direction, and an inner surface of the notch having an outer diameter side flat surface portion arranged on the radially outer side from the center of a pocket and extending substantially linearly in the axial direction, an inner diameter side flat surface portion arranged on the radially inner side from the center and extending substantially linearly in the axial direction, and a back side flat surface portion arranged on the axially other side from the center and extending linearly in the radial direction.
US12103329B2
An eraser for removing strokes of writing, painting and/or drawing tools, including at least one binder and at least one plasticizer. The eraser includes at least one plasticizer in the form of pentaerythritol tetravalerate.
US12103325B2
A coating system (10) for coating an optical substrate has an identification apparatus (40) configured for identifying an orientation of at least one mark on a surface of the optical substrate; a coating apparatus (30) configured to apply at least one coating material on at least a portion of the optical substrate in a predetermined pattern by a controlled deposition of the at least one coating material in an atomized droplet form; and a robotic placement arm (80) configured to move the optical substrate from the identification apparatus (40) to the coating apparatus (30) and position the optical substrate at a predetermined orientation relative to the coating apparatus (30) based on the orientation of the at least one mark. The coating system (10) may have a second coating apparatus, such as a spin coating apparatus.
US12103315B2
A storage device includes a storage section including a plurality of walls and storing an object in a space surrounded by the walls; and a flexible printed substrate fixed to the storage section, in which the flexible printed substrate includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first terminal that is electrically coupled to the first electrode, a second terminal that is electrically coupled to the second electrode, a third terminal that is electrically coupled to the third electrode, and a plurality of constant voltage terminals held at a constant voltage, one or more constant voltage terminals are arranged between the first terminal and the second terminal, one or more constant voltage terminals are arranged between the second terminal and the third terminal, and one or more constant voltage terminals are arranged between the third terminal and the first terminal.
US12103311B2
A continuous inkjet printer includes an ink circuit. A first part of the ink circuit includes hydraulic components for providing a print head of the CIJ printer with ink and solvent. A second part of the ink circuit includes a first single-block assembly including at least part of at least a first pump and a second single-block assembly including at least one filter. Each of the assemblies further includes: a housing having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet; fluid connections to allow fluids to flow from the at least one fluid inlet, to the at least part of a first pump or said filter and then to the at least one fluid outlet; and a structure for mounting and disassembling the first single-block assembly and the second single-block assembly to and from the first part of the ink circuit, independently from each other.
US12103310B2
A liquid discharging device includes a head, a cap, a first wiper, a discharge channel, and a controller. The head ejects liquid from a nozzle. The cap is configured to abut against a nozzle surface at a covered position and to separate from the nozzle surface in a retracted position. The first wiper wipes the nozzle surface. The discharge channel connects an internal space of the cap to an outside of the cap. The controller executes a first maintenance process and a second maintenance process. In the first maintenance process, a first maintenance liquid contacts the cap in the retracted position and the first wiper. In the second maintenance process, a second maintenance liquid different from the first maintenance liquid is distributed to the internal space of the cap and the discharge channel.
US12103308B2
A head cleaning device includes: a cleaning member that is long and comes into contact with nozzle surfaces of a first ejection head and a second ejection head arranged at intervals and cleans the nozzle surfaces; and a mover that moves, after completion of a previous cleaning and before start of a next cleaning, the cleaning member by a distance shorter than a path length from a portion that has cleaned the nozzle surface of the first ejection head to a portion that has cleaned the nozzle surface of the second ejection head up to the previous cleaning.
US12103301B2
A hold-down pallet for a textile printer, the pallet comprising a central board and flaps, the flaps moving between an open position to allow placing of a garment and a closed position to hold a garment firmly on the board for printing, the pallet travelling between a garment setting position and a printing area and comprising an engagement mechanism which engages the pallet as it enters the garment setting position. Engagement opens the flaps so that the flaps are in the open position in the garment setting area, the pallet disengaging to close the flaps as it heads for the printing area.
US12103300B2
Provided are a drying device, a liquid applying system, and a printing system that suppress an increase in size in a direction facing a substrate transport surface. A drying device that blows a heated gas to a substrate transport surface in a substrate transport path includes a blowing unit provided with a jetting port formed in a first surface facing the substrate transport surface, a heat source, and a fan motor that blows a gas to the heat source to generate the heated gas. A heated gas inflow port through which the heated gas is supplied is formed in a second surface of the blowing unit, the second surface intersecting the first surface.
US12103298B2
A printing system for printing on a material has an ink formulation module (18) for providing an ink recipe, a printing unit (12), a sensor for generating color measurement data (CMD), and a control module (16) being connected to the sensor (14) and to the printing unit (12). The color measurement data (CMD) comprises at least one actual ink color value and the control module (16) is configured to receive at least one unit parameter (UP) from the printing unit (12), to receive the color measurement data (CMD) from the sensor (14) and to transmit the at least one unit parameter (UP) and the color measurement data (CMD) to the ink formulation module (18). Moreover, the ink formulation module (18) is configured to create at least one adjusted recipe (AR). Furthermore, a method for adjusting an ink recipe of a printing system (10) is provided.
US12103297B2
A printing plate (10) having at least one optical marker (12, 14) for detecting a position of the printing plate (10) is described. The optical marker (12, 14) comprises an optically detectable structure (18) being positioned within a periphery (20) of the marker (12, 14). Furthermore, a method for detecting a position of a printing plate (10) is presented. Additionally, a control unit (38) for a system (36) for detecting a position of a printing plate (10) and a system (36) for detecting a position of a printing plate (10) are explained. Moreover, a computer program comprising computer readable program code means for causing steps of the method is defined.
US12103290B2
The present invention relates to a low-temperature dry preparation method for a flame-retardant fabric, for use in compounding a first substrate with a second substrate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are pressed together by means of hot melt adhesive-based cold compounding: spraying and coating a surface of the first substrate with a hot metal adhesive in a flowable state, feeding the first substrate and the second substrate together into a press roller group, making the hot melt adhesive on the surface of the first substrate face the second substrate, and cold pressing the first substrate, the hot melt adhesive, and the second substrate together by means of the press roller group.
US12103279B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for forming a layered composite structural member may include reducing post-consumable material in size into smaller particles, forming the smaller particles into a core layer of material, and coupling the core layer of material to at least one layer of laminate material.
US12103278B2
An acoustic isolation mat is provided for placement between a subfloor and a finished floor. The acoustic isolation mat has a first layer placed directly upon the subfloor that includes a fiberglass-containing acoustic insulation, a second layer placed directly upon the first layer that includes an entangled polymer, and a third layer placed directly upon the second layer and below the finished floor that has a sheet of fibrous material.
US12103277B2
A shock absorbing laminate includes: a shock absorbing layer having an adhesive property and a stress relieving property; a heat diffusion layer having a thermal diffusive property, and a shield layer having electromagnetic interference shielding characteristics. The shock absorbing layer, the heat diffusion layer, and the shield layer are stacked on one another. The shock absorbing laminate which has heat dissipation characteristics and electromagnetic interference shielding characteristics and which can be affixed to another member without using the adhesive layer can be provided.
US12103275B2
The invention relates to a flooring panel suitable for constructing a floor covering, which panel comprises a core layer and a decorative top layer and a layer situated between the core layer and the decorative top layer which enables improves sound performance.
US12103265B2
Machine (10) comprising a feed unit (16) configured to feed a plurality of tubular elements, preferably made of paper, toward different working units (18, 19, 20, 21) configured to automatically carry out different workings on the tubular elements (12), including a deformation to make a bellows (13), a cut to make a pointed end (14), or an end cut obliquely, a bending in correspondence with the bellows and a packaging of each straw, the deformation being carried out before the cut.
US12103258B2
A tire building method, in particular for strip-winding, includes the step of: providing a choice between a production mode for building a tire component and a test mode for obtaining test measurements, wherein the choice is provided prior to executing the test mode; wherein at least one or more building parameters is set prior to the building of the tire component based on test measurements performed on a test strip during the test mode. Also disclosed is a tyre building system and a measurement tool.
US12103252B2
A device (40) and a method for manufacturing composite parts such as aircraft bulkheads (23), in which a component of the composite part is placed on a first mold (11) with a robotic device (21), a component of another composite part is placed on a second mold (12) with a robotic device (22), the second mold (12) having a surface identical to the surface the first mold (11), and the first mold and the second mold being mounted on a frame in a central symmetric arrangement around a symmetry central point (15), such that components are placed on the molds (11, 12) symmetrically so as to obtain two identical composite parts at the same time.
US12103247B2
A jig assembly and method of use are provided for positioning and re-rounding pipes for welding. The jig assembly comprises a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly which position and move a coupling onto one pipe then the second pipe for subsequent welding.
US12103237B2
A particle and a method for producing the same is disclosed. For example, the particle includes a polymer resin that is compatible with a three-dimensional (3D) printing process to print a three-dimensional (3D) object and a marking additive that allows selective portions of the 3D object to change color when exposed to a light, wherein the marking additive is added to approximately 0.01 to 25.00 weight percent (wt %).
US12103231B2
The present disclosure generally relates to an additive manufacturing system. The system can comprise a material supply module for melting and pressurizing a printing material; a micro-screw printing head comprising: a micro-screw comprising a threaded stem portion and a conical head portion, wherein the threaded stem portion is threaded throughout its length for volume measurement; a sleeve, and a nozzle, wherein a distal end of the nozzle comprises: a conical inner surface, and an outlet port for dispensing the print material, wherein the conical inner surface of the nozzle is configured to be in contact with the conical head portion of the micro-screw to stop dispensing the printing material at the nozzle when the micro-screw printing head is in a closed position; a driving module comprising: a rotation motor for driving a rotating motion of the micro-screw, and an actuator for driving a vertical motion of the micro-screw.
US12103226B2
The invention relates to a device and its use for multiphoton printing for the additive manufacture of three-dimensional structures or for the inspection of these and other structures of comparable size ratios in the presence of an inspection medium. In order to manufacture and inspect three-dimensional structures that have varying properties and/or material compositions, the device according to the invention is characterized by a locally selective material feed (9), a locally selective material discharge (11) and locally selective, focused emission or reception of electromagnetic radiation.
US12103221B2
A drink cup includes a body formed to include an interior fluid-storage region and a brim. The brim is coupled to the body to surround an opening into the interior fluid-storage region. The brim is formed by a brim-forming machine.
US12103214B2
A drawing device can include a housing configured for to be held in user's hand, shaped to allow manipulation of the housing like a pen, and include a loading mechanism that supports or drives material toward a nozzle assembly of the device. The nozzle assembly has an exit nozzle from which material can be extruded. The drawing device can be configured to receive a cartridge assembly that can be coupled to the housing and be advancement mechanism and/or an automatic retraction mechanism, and allow for multiple operations, including the readying of additional material to be performed using a streamlined, synergistic activation of components, and facilitate disassembly and cleaning.
US12103210B2
An inner mould tool forming part of a mould to be used during injection moulding of plastic articles, such as plastic tops for liquid food packages, is provided. The inner mould tool comprises an outer surface defining the interior surface of the plastic article to be produced, wherein the longitudinal end of the inner mould tool is provided with a bushing having a planar surface defining the longitudinal end of the inner mould tool and being configured to be in contact with mating outer mould tools during injection moulding. The bushing is provided with side walls extending from the planar surface, said side walls forming part of the outer surface of the inner mould tool.
US12103198B2
A material trimming system used with a table saw having a rotationally driven arbor, a table with a specialized tray to retain an article to be trimmed, the system including a core structure with a core rotational axis that attaches to the arbor that has an arbor rotational axis. The system also includes a peripheral ring that is about a ring rotational axis, wherein the peripheral ring removably engages the core structure, wherein the peripheral ring includes an outer peripheral element that is operational to trim a material of the article to a selected configuration. In addition, included in the system has a cover having a cover rotational axis, the cover having a mechanism to be removably attachable to the core structure that is operational to removably retain the peripheral ring to the core structure, wherein the arbor, core, ring, and cover rotational axes are all coincident to one another.
US12103187B2
A path planning method and a biped robot using the same are provided. The method includes: generating a candidate node set for a next foot placement based on a biped robot's own parameters and joint information of a current node, adding valid candidate nodes in the candidate node set to a priority queue so as to select optimal nodes for realizing next node expansion. These optimal nodes are output to generate a foot placement sequence from an initial node to a target node, which can greatly reduce the search amount for path nodes when the robot's legs intersect and touch the ground, thereby improving the efficiency of path planning.
US12103186B2
Described is a method of controlling movement of a mobile robot in the event of a localization failure. The method comprises, on an occurrence of the localization failure, receiving an image from an image sensor of the mobile robot. The method includes splitting received image into at least two vertical portions and determining if one of said at least two vertical portions is indicative of a passable path. The method includes controlling the mobile robot to travel along the passable path indicated by a selected one of said at least two vertical portions.
US12103182B1
A wearable device may include an article configured to be worn by a user and a sensor array coupled with the article. The sensor array may be configured to obtain force data, among other data. A system can receive information generated by the wearable device utilized to perform a task. The information may include motion data indicating a motion of the wearable device and the force data indicating a force applied to the wearable device. The force data may be obtained from the sensor array generating digital outputs. The system can control a robotic device to perform a robotic motion based on the motion data and apply a robotic force based on the force data to repeat the task. The robotic device may include a sensor array to determine a force applied to the robotic device for controlling the robotic force. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
US12103181B2
A garbage box includes an opening-closing unit and a switch on a predetermined surface, the switch being a switch by which the opening-closing unit is opened. The garbage box is installed such that the predetermined surface faces a base surface with a predetermined interval from the base surface, the base surface being a floor surface or a ground surface.
US12103169B2
An abnormality diagnosis device diagnoses an abnormality of a plurality of speed reducers included in a robot in accordance with disturbance torque regarding a state of the respective speed reducers acquired from a sensor installed in the robot, and outputs a result of the diagnosis to a display unit, the abnormality diagnosis device including a maintenance history DB configured to store maintenance data on maintenance made for the respective speed reducers, and a control unit configured to detect an abnormality in the respective speed reducers in accordance with the disturbance torque. The control unit, when detecting an abnormality in one speed reducer in accordance with the disturbance torque, predicts an abnormality in another speed reducer caused in association with the abnormality in the one speed reducer in accordance with the maintenance data, and outputs information on the predicted abnormality to the display unit.
US12103167B2
Robot arm link (100) comprises a body made of non-metallic material, a transmission cable (102) made of conducive material and embedded within the body (101), and at least one connector (103) arranged on the body (101) and coupled to the transmission cable (102), each connector (103) adapted to be electrically connected to a connector (1031) of a further robot arm link (1001) of a same specification, a sensor (301), or a power source (302) of the robot (200). By embedding the transmission cable (102) within the non-metallic material to form the robot arm link (100), there is no need to consider how to route the cable (102) and thus the difficulty of cable routing design can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, the efficiency of robot assembly and maintenance can be increased accordingly. In addition, the cables (102) arranged in the robot arm links (101) are not easily damaged, thereby increasing the service life of the robot.
US12103165B2
An actuator apparatus includes an actuator, a setter, an operation controller, and an acquirer. The operation controller is configured to control the actuator to take out an object from a placement table. The actuator includes a suction nozzle configured to suck and hold the object. The acquirer is configured to acquire a difference between a first moment applied to the suction nozzle and a second moment applied to the suction nozzle when the object is taken out by the suction nozzle by a first taking-out movement distance. The operation controller is configured to control whether or not to further continue taking-out the object, based on the difference between the first moment and the second moment.
US12103164B2
A gripper mechanism includes a pair of gripper jaws, a linear actuator, and a rocker bogey. The linear actuator drives a first gripper jaw to move relative to a second gripper jaw. Here, the linear actuator includes a screw shaft and a drive nut where the drive nut includes a protrusion having protrusion axis expending along a length of the protrusion. The protrusion axis is perpendicular to an actuation axis of the linear actuator along a length of the screw shaft. The rocker bogey is coupled to the drive nut at the protrusion to form a pivot point for the rocker bogey and to enable the rocker bogey to pivot about the protrusion axis when the linear actuator drives the first gripper jaw to move relative to the second gripper jaw.
US12103148B1
The present application provides an aft plate removal tool for servicing a combustor. The combustor includes an aft plate with a central passage and a number of tubes extending through the aft plate. The aft plate removal tool includes a central screw, a lower housing attached to the central screw, the lower housing including a number of spring loaded lower housing feet, and an upper housing attached to the center screw, the upper housing including a number of spring loaded upper housing feet. The aft plate removal tool is inserted through the central passage of the aft plate such that rotation of the upper housing advances the spring loaded upper housing feet against the aft plate until the spring loaded upper housing feet push the aft plate off of the tubes.
US12103138B2
A mandrel for holding and positioning an intraocular lens blank during manufacturing includes a shank portion having a central axis and a lens blank holding section configured to hold the lens blank. The holding section includes a central cavity formed concentrically with the central axis of the mandrel. Projections are formed on a surface of the central cavity and are configured to support a first surface of the lens blank at a fixed distance from the surface of the central cavity. A ring fits within a peripheral portion of the central cavity to hold a second opposing surface of the lens blank. A method for making an intraocular lens using the mandrel includes filling the space formed under the first surface of the lens with a liquid, such as water, freezing the liquid, and then machining and/or milling the second surface of the lens blank.
US12103132B2
To detect whether barrel lids are fixed. A centrifugal barrel polishing machine (A) includes: a plurality of rotary tanks (50) that rotate planetarily; barrel lids (26) that are attachable to and detachable from the rotary tanks (50); and a plurality of clamp shafts (32) that are provided individually in the plurality of rotary tanks (50) so as to be rotatable integrally with the rotary tanks (50). Each of the clamp shafts (32) is displaceable between in a fixing form for fixing the barrel lid (26) to the rotary tank (50) and in a releasing form for releasing the fixation of the barrel lid (26). It is detected by a first detection means (40) whether the rotary tank (50) is positioned in a detection area (D) on a revolution path of the rotary tank (50), and it is detected by a second detection means (43) whether the clamp shaft (32) of the rotary tank (50) positioned in the detection area (D) is displaced to the fixing form.
US12103130B2
A base attachment module (BAM) of a small aerial vehicle (SAV) for attaching the SAV to an unprepared work surface has a surface meeting docking assembly (DA) with contact points for contacting the work surface, and a contracting suction cup (CSC) in a position surrounded by the contact points such that it extends beyond a plane (or other surface contour) of the points in a fully extended operating position, and is retracted below the plane in a retracted position. Actuation of the CSC when in contact with the surface, allows for the DA to be brought into contact with the contact points in a controlled manner, for a high stiffness attachment, as is needed for deployment of robotic tasks from a SAV.
US12103129B2
A multi-station self-positioning floating clamping and workpiece automatic flip intelligent fixture system includes a linear motion device, a workpiece automatic flip device and a self-positioning floating clamping device. A bottom portion of the workpiece automatic flip device is connected to the linear motion device, which drives the workpiece automatic flip device to move horizontally; the self-positioning floating clamping device clamps the workpiece, the workpiece automatic flip device is arranged opposite to the self-positioning floating clamping device, and the workpiece automatic flip device clamps the workpiece and drives the workpiece to turn over; and the workpiece automatic flip device includes a rotary cylinder, which is connected to a hydraulic cylinder, a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder is connected to a mechanical claw opening-and-closing finger through a hinge mechanism, and the hydraulic cylinder reciprocates to drive the mechanical claw opening-and-closing finger to open and close to clamp or release the workpiece.
US12103122B2
A device is provided with a first die, a second die and a pressing machine. The second die is provided with a plastic processing hole where a core metal is disposed on a hole center line. On the inner peripheral surface of the plastic processing hole, three projecting portions are provided at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the hole center line. By the approach of the first and second dies to each other, the core metal is inserted into a guide hole of a contact tip, and the projecting portions plastically deform the head end side of the contact tip by pressing it until it is in contact with the core metal.
US12103121B2
An example welding system includes: power conversion circuitry configured to: output welding-type power to a weld circuit; and output preheating power to a preheater; and control circuitry configured to: receive an input selecting one of a plurality of weld schedules, each of the plurality of weld schedules specifying a combination of a welding-type output power and a preheating output power; and control the power conversion circuitry to output the welding-type power and the preheating power based on the selected one of the plurality of weld schedules.
US12103115B2
A brazing material for brazing aluminum or an aluminum alloy includes fluoride-based flux, a solidifying agent, and an organic viscosity reducing agent and is solid at 25° C.
US12103108B2
Systems (100) and methods (1000) for additively manufacturing or repairing a component from a base material (10). The system may include a laser metal deposition (LMD) system (200) operably connected to a means for cooling (300) the base material during laser processing of additive materials deposited in a melt pool on the base material. The LMD system includes a laser energy source (202) configured to direct laser energy towards the base material to form the melt pool thereon and to processes the deposited additive materials to form layers on the base material upon solidification. The means for cooling may be configured to cool the base material to within a cooling temperature range during the LMD process, which results in, e.g., a cooling/freezing effect. This cooling effect shortens the solidification period during laser processing and allows for weld heat to be released from the base material.
US12103103B2
A method of assembling a plurality of body structures for forming a vehicle assembly comprising the body structures, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of body structures to be assembled, at least one of the body structures having a deformation region; acquiring information indicating a vehicle assembly type to be formed; mating at least one body structure with another body structure to form the vehicle assembly; and performing a deformation region treatment on at least one deformation region of at least one body structure of the vehicle assembly to form at least one deformable region based on the information indicating vehicle assembly type.
US12103099B2
A method of generating a spatial map of sensor data collected during additive manufacturing, in which a plurality of layers of powder are selectively melted with an energy beam to form an object. The method includes receiving sensor data collected during additive manufacturing of an object, the sensor data including sensor values, the sensor values captured for different coordinate locations of the energy beam during the additive manufacturing of the object, and generating cell values for a corresponding cell-based spatial mapping of the sensor data. Each of the cell values is determined from a respective plurality of the sensor values extending over an area/volume comparable to an extent of the melt pool or the energy beam spot.
US12103098B1
A static vacuum welding furnace is provided. The device is characterized in that a plurality of welding chambers are arranged side by side at intervals; cover closing devices are connected to the welding chambers and drive the welding chambers to be opened or closed; a feeding and discharging device is arranged on one sides of the welding chambers; a transfer device is arranged between the feeding and discharging device and all the welding chambers; all the welding chambers are connected with heating devices and cooling devices; a material sheet pushing-in device and a material sheet pushing-out device are each arranged on two sides of a material sheet positioning device; and a space for containing a material box is formed between the material sheet pushing-out device and the material sheet positioning device. The static vacuum welding furnace can simultaneously weld a plurality of material sheets.
US12103083B2
A three-dimensional shaped article production method for producing a three-dimensional shaped article by stacking layers to form a stacked body includes a constituent layer formation step of forming a constituent layer which corresponds to a constituent region of the three-dimensional shaped article, a support layer formation step of forming a support layer which is in contact with the constituent layer and supports the constituent layer, and a sintering step of sintering the constituent layer, wherein the support layer is configured such that as compared with the volume decrement accompanying the sintering step of a space surrounded by the constituent layer from at least two directions, the volume decrement accompanying the sintering step of the support layer which supports the constituent layer in the space is larger.
US12103074B1
Some variations provide an additively manufactured article comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is a solid region or a porous region, wherein the second region has a pore size larger than the first-region pore size, and wherein the first-region average permeability is lower than the second-region average permeability. Some variations provide a co-sintering method of making an architected material with regions having different permeabilities, in which different additive-manufacturing process parameters are applied to distinct regions of the structure. Other variations provide a wall-pinning method of making an architected material with regions having different permeabilities, in which additive-manufacturing process parameters are selected to sinter pinned feedstock powder between solid walls. Engineered structures with controlled permeability, integrated manifolds, and arbitrary geometries are disclosed, without the requirement of complex manufacturing. Many uses are described for the disclosed additively manufactured articles.
US12103068B2
A smart trim die assembly for providing multiple internal operations during a stroke is provided. The smart trim die assembly includes a first die, a second die, and a cavity formed between the first die and second die. A plurality of sensors are located between the first die and the second die for measuring the distance therebetween during a stroke. A series of tools are integrated into one of the first die or second die and each perform one of trimming, piercing, dimpling, and tapping operations. The smart trim die assembly further includes a processor and a memory device for receiving readings from the sensors. The memory device further contains instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, in response to the sensor reading a predetermined distance, instruct the series of tools to perform one or more of the operations.
US12103037B2
(a) An aerosol including an active material, a binder, and a gas is made. (b) A film-like flow of the aerosol is formed. (c) An electrically-charged region is formed by corona discharge. (d) The film-like flow passes through the electrically-charged region. (e) The film-like flow is introduced into an electric field after passing through the electrically-charged region. In the electric field, an active material layer is formed by adhering a solid component of the film-like flow onto a surface of a substrate by electrostatic force.
US12103033B2
An adhesive dispensing device (10) includes a melt module (12) including a housing (78) that defines a receiving space to receive adhesive and a heater (114) to heat the housing to melt the adhesive, and a control module (14) releasably connected to the melt module. The control module includes a controller (36) to automatically recognize a characteristic associated with the melt module and operate the melt module using instructions stored on the controller that correspond to the characteristic of the melt module. A method of operating the adhesive dispensing device is also disclosed.
US12103011B2
A milling system to comminute a material may generally include a hopper feeder system, a cutting mill, a collection system, each in fluid communication to provide a flow path, and a control system. The control system may include a controller operatively connected to at least one sensor to sense the amount of material, if any, along the flow path, and the speed, if any, of the material along the flow path. The control system, in response to signals received from the at least one sensor, may cause at least one of the hopper feeder, cutting mill, and collection system to increase the speed, decrease the speed, or stop the flow of material along at least a portion of the flow path. Methods of making and using the same are also described.
US12103008B2
An apparatus for producing spherical metallic powders through continuous ball milling. The apparatus includes a comminution component. The comminution component includes an inlet to receive a metallic material at a first region within the comminution component and an outlet to dispense the metallic powder from a second region within the comminution component. The apparatus includes a plurality of grinding components to grind the metallic material, the plurality of grinding components being arranged within the comminution component. The apparatus includes a drive component, connected with the comminution component, to induce movement of the metallic material and the plurality of grinding components within the comminution component such that the metallic material is fragmented through contact with the plurality of grinding components at the first region and an external surface of the fragmented metallic material is altered at the second region to produce the metallic powder.
US12103006B2
A self-metering reaction device has a sample reservoir, configured to accept a varying amount of fluid; a metering reservoir, configured to be a subportion of the sample reservoir and to hold a reaction amount of the fluid; a reaction chamber fluidly connected to the metering reservoir; and a plunger comprising a tip configured to make a seal with the metering reservoir so that the reaction amount of the fluid is sealed within the metering reservoir when the plunger is in contact with the metering reservoir. The plunger can be configured to plunge the sealed reaction amount of the fluid from the metering reservoir into the reaction chamber.
US12102998B2
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a cell sorting device is described. The cell sorting device includes a microfluidic channel to serially transport individual cells from a volume of cells along a flow path. A sensor disposed in the microfluidic channel distinguishes between a cell to be analyzed and waste fluid. The cell sorting device includes at least two fluid transport devices disposed within the microfluidic channel. The at least two fluid transport devices include a cell ejector to, responsive to detection of a cell to be analyzed, eject the cell to be analyzed from the cell sorting device and a waste transport device to direct the waste fluid to a waste reservoir.
US12102995B2
A nozzle includes: a flow path allowing gas to flow; tip opening portion(s) formed on a tip side of the flow path; a base end opening portion formed on a base end side of the flow path; and side hole(s) which is formed on the base end side from the tip opening portion and allows a part of the gas flowing through the flow path to be discharged toward the base end side. The tip opening portion(s) is formed in a direction of the flow path. The side hole(s) is formed along a circumferential direction of the flow path. When the gas is supplied from the base end opening portion, a ratio (Q1a/Q1b) of a flow rate (Q1a) of the gas discharged from the tip opening portion(s) and a flow rate (Q1b) of the gas discharged from the side hole(s) is 0.05 to 0.7.
US12102989B2
A nanocomposite catalyst includes a support, a multiplicity of nanoscale metal oxide clusters coupled to the support, and one or more metal atoms coupled to each of the nanoscale metal oxide clusters. Fabricating a nanocomposite catalyst includes forming nanoscale metal oxide clusters including a first metal on a support, and depositing one or more metal atoms including a second metal on the nanoscale metal oxide clusters. The nanocomposite catalyst is suitable for catalyzing reactions such as CO oxidation, water-gas-shift, reforming of CO2 and methanol, and oxidation of natural gas.
US12102986B2
A de-hydrogenation catalyst and its use in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons. The catalyst has low cracking activity and comprises gallium or gallium and platinum on an essentially non-acidic and amorphous alumina-phosphate or silica-alumina-phosphate support with an empirical chemical composition of [Al2O3][SiO2]Y[P2O5]Z, wherein Y is between 0 and 0.2 and Z is between 0.01 and 1.1, with a BET surface area above 50 m2/g, as measured by N2 adsorption experiment.
US12102984B2
A solid-supported Pd catalyst is suitable for C—C bond formation, e.g., via Suzuki-Miyaura and Mizoroki-Heck cross-coupling reactions, with a support that is reusable, cost-efficient, regioselective, and naturally available. Such catalysts may contain Pd nanoparticles on jute plant sticks (GS), i.e., Pd@GS, and may be formed by reducing, e.g., K2PdCl4 with NaBH4 in water, and then used this as a “dip catalyst.” The dip catalyst can catalyze Suzuki-Miyaura and Mizoroki-Heck cross coupling-reactions in water. The catalysts may have a homogeneous distribution of Pd nanoparticles with average dimensions, e.g., within a range of 7 to 10 nm on the solid support. Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions may achieve conversions of, e.g., 97% with TOFs around 4692 h−1, Mizoroki-Heck reactions with conversions of, e.g., a 98% and TOFs of 237 h−1, while the same catalyst sample may be used for 7 consecutive cycles, i.e., without addition of any fresh catalyst.
US12102982B2
A solid-supported Pd catalyst is suitable for C—C bond formation, e.g., via Suzuki-Miyaura and Mizoroki-Heck cross-coupling reactions, with a support that is reusable, cost-efficient, regioselective, and naturally available. Such catalysts may contain Pd nanoparticles on jute plant sticks (GS), i.e., Pd@GS, and may be formed by reducing, e.g., K2PdCl4 with NaBH4 in water, and then used this as a “dip catalyst.” The dip catalyst can catalyze Suzuki-Miyaura and Mizoroki-Heck cross coupling-reactions in water. The catalysts may have a homogeneous distribution of Pd nanoparticles with average dimensions, e.g., within a range of 7 to 10 nm on the solid support. Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions may achieve conversions of, e.g., 97% with TOFs around 4692 h−1, Mizoroki-Heck reactions with conversions of, e.g., a 98% and TOFs of 237 h−1, while the same catalyst sample may be used for 7 consecutive cycles, i.e., without addition of any fresh catalyst.
US12102979B2
The present invention relates to a metal oxide coated composite comprising a core consisting of a mixture of a La stabilized Al2O3 phase and an Ce/Zr/RE2O3 mixed oxide phase, the core having a specific crystallinity, specific pore volume and a specific pore size distribution, and a method for the production of the metal oxide coated composite.
US12102956B2
The present invention provides a method for the adsorptive separation of C2H4 and C2H6 using ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material, comprising the following steps that (1) C2H4/C2H6 mixture is contacted with the ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material; (2) C2H4 is preferentially adsorbed and the separation of C2H4/C2H6 is realized. The described “ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material” has a formula of [M3L3A]∞, wherein M represents the metal cation being any one of Cu2+, Zn2+, Co2+, and Ni2+; L represents the organic linker being any one of 1,2,4-triazole and its derivatives; A represents the oxygen-containing inorganic anion being any one of PO43− and VO43−. The class of ultramicroporous metal-organic frameworks has optimal pore size and pore chemistry, exhibiting both higher uptake capacity and faster adsorption rate for C2H4 as compared to C2H6, thus C2H4 can be preferentially adsorbed by these metal-organic frameworks with high selectivity, and high-purity C2H4 can be separated from C2H4/C2H6 mixtures efficiently.
US12102950B1
A foldable filter housing for an air conditioning, including two outer frames stacked on each other, and each of the two outer frames includes two casings and a connecting portion connecting the two casings. The connecting portion is resilient to enable the two casings to fold relative to each other centered on the connecting portion. The two outer frames are detachably connected, and an accommodating space is defined between the two outer frames for receiving a filter cartridge.
US12102944B2
A filtration medium for the purification of a liquid or a gas material includes a mat having a first surface and a second surface in which at least one of the first surface or the second surface is substantially non-planar. The mat comprises a foamed resin 5 having a density of about 1 lbs/ft3 to about 3 lbs to ft3 and/or an indentation load deflection of about 35 lbs to about 150 lbs. Methods of filtering a gas or liquid material using the filtration medium are also provided, as are methods of fabrication of the modules.
US12102940B2
The present invention generally relates to a method of reducing contamination from plastics. The resulting purer plastic can be used in demanding applications.
US12102932B2
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The breakout motor is operatively connected to the tether such that operation of the breakout motor drives the tether to rip a hole in the housing to open the housing.
US12102928B2
A system and computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy league including: fantasy player information including performance history of one or more real-world athletes selected as fantasy players is stored. Sponsorship information associated with the fantasy player is stored on at least one of an individual or team basis. An operational request from a fantasy client device is received. An association between the operational request and the fantasy player is determined. An operational result is determined. At least one item of sponsorship information is associated with the operational result. The operational result and the sponsorship information are transmitted. An alert window is displayed at the fantasy client device including the sponsorship information.
US12102910B2
Technologies are provided for generation of exertion-aware paths. Some embodiments include a computing system that can generate a path based at least on first data defining a terrain, second data defining a target level of total work, and third data defining a target level of perceived difficulty. The computing system also can generate a road surface along the path. Generating the road includes embedding metadata defining position-dependent resistance forces based on a physics model, the metadata controlling force feedback at virtual-reality equipment. The computing system also can supply the road surface to the virtual-reality equipment.
US12102905B2
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game using a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space and positional information of a user terminal of a user is provided. The functions include: a registering function configured to register objects of a plurality of users; a generating function configured to generate a predetermined event on a basis of positional information of a user terminal of a first user; and a participating function configured to cause an object of a second user different from the first user, for whom the event is generated, among the objects registered by the registering function to participate in the event.
US12102890B2
A golf club head with a crown comprising an inner crown portion and an outer crown portion. The inner crown portion may be made of a low density or low elastic modulus material. The outer portion of the crown defines an opening to the cavity. The inner portion of the crown is attached to the outer portion of the crown such that the opening is covered by the inner portion of the crown.
US12102876B2
An exercise machine accessory is disclosed. In one embodiment, a resistance identifier is configured to identify resistance for an exercise machine associated with the exercise machine accessory, wherein the resistance identifier is coupled to the exercise machine. In one embodiment, a motion identifier is configured to identify exercise motion for a user of the exercise machine. In one embodiment, a communications module is configured to communicate with the user of the exercise machine, wherein the communications module is coupled to the resistance identifier and the motion identifier.
US12102875B2
The motion performance of an animal that makes a motion in response to the movement of at least one moving body other than the animal, which is a subject for evaluation, is properly evaluated. The motion data of the animal is acquired by manipulating the difficulty factor of the motion which is made by the animal in response to the movement of the moving body, and the motion performance of the animal is evaluated based on the motion data of the animal. It is to be noted that the motion data contains information indicating the timing of the motion of the animal.
US12102874B1
A ball flight management system includes a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal comprising an indication of an intended pitch type selected from among a plurality of intended pitch types, one or more sensors configured to measure one or more ball flight parameters of a pitched ball and output one or more measured ball flight parameters, and a recording unit in communication with the one or more sensors and the receiver, the recording unit receiving and storing the one or more measured ball flight parameters output by the one or more sensors and the indication of the intended pitch type received by the receiver, the recording unit associating the intended pitch type with the at least one measured ball flight parameter to generate a record for the pitched ball that includes the at least one measured ball flight parameter and the intended pitch type, and storing the record.
US12102862B2
Devices and methods are disclosed for remote clinical monitoring performance of exercises using a smart resistance exercise device including a resistance band, a first handle connected to a first end of the resistance band and a second handle connected to a second end of the resistance band, a force sensing assembly operably coupled to the resistance band, and a local receiving device communicatively coupled to the force sensing assembly. The force sensing assembly of the device includes a housing, and a force sensor disposed in the housing and operatively connected to the resistance band to measure a force exerted on the resistance band. The force sensing assembly also includes a processing and communication module communicatively coupled to the force sensor to receive measurements of the force sensor and communicatively coupled to the local receiving device to transmit the measurements to the local receiving device.
US12102858B2
A fire sprinkler system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a pipe having a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion. The first pipe portion includes a wall having a first wall thickness, and the second pipe portion includes a wall having a second wall thickness that is greater than the first wall thickness. The fire sprinkler system further includes a structure coupled to the pipe and defining a sealed chamber between the structure and at least the first pipe portion, and a sensor for sensing a liquid in the sealed chamber. Example corrosion monitoring devices and methods for monitoring corrosion in pipe systems, including fire sprinkler systems, are also disclosed.
US12102850B2
A respiratory device and system, and in particular a respiratory device that is usable with a plurality of removable electronic function components that that can communicate wirelessly with other devices. In one embodiment, a respiratory device comprises a body, at least a portion of the body defining a volume; a mask communications unit (MCU) at least partially located within the volume; at least one electrical function component in communication with the MCU; and a rechargeable power source at least partially located within the volume, the rechargeable power source providing power to each of the at least one electrical function components.
US12102841B2
The invention relates to a mouthpiece and method for antibacterial treatment of intraoral surfaces. The mouthpiece comprises a body made of light-guiding material, the body comprising facial and lingual outer surfaces and facial and lingual inner surfaces adapted to face facial and lingual surfaces of teeth, respectively. A light source is attached to the body and adapted to deliver light to surfaces of teeth, the light source being positioned on at least one of said outer surfaces and adapted to deliver said light via said inner surfaces to both the facial and lingual surfaces of the teeth, wherein a portion of light is adapted to travel through said body from the facial side to the lingual side, or vice versa.
US12102834B2
The present disclosure relates to implantable neuromodulation devices, and in particular to a wireless power coil in a low profile environment such as with a neurostimulator. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a medical device that comprises a lossy housing surrounding a power supply, and a receiving coil configured to exchange power wirelessly via a wireless power transfer signal and deliver the power to the power supply. The receiving coil is adjacent the lossy housing. The receiving coil is a helical structure with a total rise that is less than or equal to a height of the lossy housing.
US12102830B2
A leadless biostimulator has a housing including an electronics compartment, an electronics assembly mounted in the electronics compartment, a proximal electrode that disposed on and/or integrated into the housing, and an electrical feedthrough assembly. The electrical feedthrough assembly includes a distal electrode and a flange. The flange is mounted on the housing. The distal electrode is electrically isolated from the flange by an insulator and configured to be placed in contact with target tissue to which a pacing impulse is to be transmitted by the leadless biostimulator. A mount is mounted on the flange and thereby mounted on the electrical feedthrough assembly. A fixation element is mounted on the mount and configured to facilitate fixation of the leadless biostimulator to tissue of a patient.
US12102829B2
An implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle. The device comprises at least one pump device comprising a heart contacting organ, an operating device for operating the heart contacting organ, and an implantable pressurized fluid system. The fluid system comprises a first implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said first chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a high pressure and a second implantable chamber adapted to hold a pressurized fluid, wherein said second chamber is adapted to hold a fluid having a lower pressure. The movement of the heart contacting organ assists the pump function of the heart.
US12102826B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for generating pulsed waveforms that approximate colored noise for use in a neurostimulation system. An implantable neurostimulation system includes an implantable stimulation lead including a plurality of contacts, and an implantable pulse generator communicatively coupled to the stimulation lead. The pulse generator is configured to generate a pulsed waveform that approximates colored noise using at least one of a thresholding method and an optimization method, and cause stimulation to be delivered by the stimulation lead based on the pulsed waveform.
US12102816B2
A conduit forming unit includes: a cylindrical tubular body having flanges, on both end portions of the cylindrical tubular body; a first connection tubular body and a second connection tubular body respectively connected to a first end portion and a second end portion of the cylindrical tubular body; and tube joints for connecting the cylindrical tubular body and the first connection tubular body and the second connection tubular body to each other. The tube joint includes: a pawl equipped nut where a plurality of pawl portions which are engageable with the flange of the cylindrical tubular body are formed in the pawl equipped nut, the pawl portions engage with the flange so as to connect the first connection tubular body and the cylindrical tubular body to each other; and a retaining ring being annularly mountable on the pawl equipped nut and retaining engagement of the pawl portions with the flange.
US12102815B2
Catheter blood pumps that include an expandable pump portion. The pump portions include an collapsible blood conduit that defines a blood lumen. The collapsible blood conduits include a collapsible scaffold adapted to provide radial support to the blood conduit. The pump portion also includes one or more impellers.
US12102809B2
A drug delivery device including a case adapted to hold a medicament container, a plunger disposed within the case and slidable from a proximal position into a distal position for delivering a medicament from the medicament container, and an audible indicator that is arranged within a case pocket lateral to the plunger and that is in operative connection with the plunger. The audible indicator includes at least one indicator spring and at least one locking element, where the indicator spring is biased by the locking element, and the indicator spring relaxes due to a release of the locking element by a movement of the plunger.
US12102804B2
A syringe assembly includes a barrel defining a chamber therein, pressurized sterile air in the chamber, a plunger including a piston slidable in the chamber in a sealing relation to displace a fluid in the chamber, a seal configured to retain the pressurized sterile fluid in the chamber between the piston of the plunger and the seal when the plunger is stationary, and a needle assembly extending distally from the barrel and in fluid communication with the chamber of the barrel.
US12102803B2
Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe.
US12102786B2
Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to medical connectors with a housing comprising a proximal body member and a base member that form an internal cavity with a proximal abutment surface. An elastomeric seal with a collar and without a guide member is positioned within the internal cavity. A rigid, hollow elongated portion is located within the internal cavity such that in an open configuration, a tip of the elongated portion is more proximal than a proximal surface of the elastomeric seal.
US12102784B2
The invention relates to an implant for local active ingredient release having an upper wall (1), which is closed and disk-shaped and consists of a material which is pierceable with an injection cannula using a force of less than 100 N, is self-sealing and is elastically deformable, a lower wall (2) which is arranged opposite the upper wall (1), is disk-shaped, is elastically deformable and has at least one liquid-permeable feed-through (3) through the lower wall (2), a hollow space (4) which is arranged between the upper wall (1) and the lower wall (2), and an anti-piercing means (6), which is disk-shaped, between the upper wall (1) and the lower wall (2), wherein the anti-piercing means (6) consists of a material which is not pierceable with an injection cannula (100) using a force of less than 100 N. The invention also relates a method for filling such an implant with a liquid.
US12102781B2
A balloon of a balloon catheter must be able to withstand fatigue to its componentry caused by multiple cycles of repeat motions, such as deployment from a lumen of the catheter, expanding the balloon, collapsing the balloon, and withdrawal of the balloon into the lumen. The catheter balloon may include plurality of electrode substrates, each including a plurality of tails. A reinforcement component, which may be a portion of another balloon, may be disposed over at least some of the plurality of tails and attached to the membrane. Where tails are provided on the proximal and distal ends of the balloon, two reinforcement mechanisms may be used.
US12102779B2
An obturator comprising a hollow distal end portion, the distal end portion comprising a distal end and a side hole located proximally of the distal end, the side hole being for receipt of a guidewire and to direct the guidewire laterally from the obturator.
US12102770B2
A ventilator includes electronic control circuitry configured to control a supply of breathing gas for a plurality of respiratory cycles, measure a volume received by the patient in each of the plurality of respiratory cycles, and determine, for each cycle of the plurality of respiratory cycles, a cycle score corresponding to a deviation between the volume of the cycle and a predetermined target volume. The determined cycle score can be selected from a predetermined number of cycle scores that span positive and negative numbers based on the deviation. A pressure step value can be determined based on a plurality of cycle scores corresponding to the plurality of respiratory cycles, and a current pressure of the breathing gas is adjusted by an amount corresponding to the determined pressure step value. The pressure step value may be generated by dividing a sum of the plurality of cycle scores by a sample size.
