Patents Examined by Jimmy Chou
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Patent number: 12289818Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drawer-type microwave oven comprising a cooker body, a door, a first slide rail, a second slide rail, a driving motor, a magnetron and a first fan. The cooker body includes a housing and a cooking cavity provided within the housing. The magnetron and the first fan are provided in the third spacing region, the housing is provided with an air inlet mesh that is in communication with the third spacing region. Cold air entering from the air inlet mesh is guided to flow through the magnetron and the driving motor in sequence when the first fan works. When the drawer-type microwave oven works, the first fan draws the cold air into the third spacing region through the air inlet mesh, and the cold air flows through the magnetron and the driving motor in sequence, which can dissipate the heat from the driving motor well, thereby reducing the temperature of the driving motor and ensuring the long-term normal operation of the driving motor and prolonging its service life.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignees: GUANGDONG GALANZ ENTERPRISES CO., LTD., GUANGDONG GALANZ MICROWAVE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Liangwang Feng, Feng Li
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Patent number: 12285132Abstract: A roasting and glazing apparatus includes a roaster, an agitator mounted within the roaster bowl for mixing a mixture of nuts and sugar during a roasting or glazing operation, a heater controlled to heat the roaster bowl during the roasting or glazing operation, and a cover removably mounted to the roaster bowl. The cover includes a reservoir for receiving water from a user and restricting water flow from the reservoir into the mixture of nuts and sugar in the roaster bowl. The cover and the roaster bowl together define a vent on a side of the cover opposite the reservoir. The vent is configured to direct steam out of the roaster bowl in a direction away from the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: CALICO COTTAGE, INC.Inventors: Thomas Montoya, Mark Wurzel, Lawrence Wurzel, Robert Delauro, Andrew Irwin
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Patent number: 12285827Abstract: A welding torch system includes a diffuser assembly that includes a locking mechanism to receive a contact tip. Additionally, the welding torch system includes the contact tip, which includes locking elements configured to interact with the locking mechanism of the diffuser assembly to secure the contact tip within the diffuser assembly. Further, the contact tip is rotated within the diffuser assembly to securely align the locking elements with the locking mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Thomas Roger Jaeger, Bradley Eugene Whipple
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Method and apparatus for cutting and ablating a workpiece with a complex fluid-jet-guided laser beam
Patent number: 12280449Abstract: The invention relates to a method 100 and an apparatus 300 for cutting or ablating a particular material of the workpiece with a pulsed laser beam coupled into a fluid jet. The method comprises producing the pulsed laser beam with at least one laser source, providing the pressurized fluid jet onto the workpiece, and coupling the pulsed laser beam into the fluid jet towards the workpiece. The pulsed laser beam comprises at least two superimposed pulsations selected based on the particular material of the workpiece. A first pulsation has a different power and frequency than a second pulsation.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SYNOVA S.A.Inventors: Florent Bruckert, Gilles Soulier, Grégoire Laporte, Bernold Richerzhagen -
Patent number: 12275086Abstract: A method for processing a workpiece with a laser cutting machine includes reading out a machine parameter and a material parameter and outputting a process parameter recommendation. The process parameter recommendation is created by a process parameter algorithm with at least one data aggregation routine based on a plurality of cut edge quality features. The method further includes generating a cut edge by laser processing the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN SE + CO. KGInventors: Manuel Kiefer, Christoph Bloemker, Uwe Mienhardt, Jens Ottnad, Leonie Felica Tatzel, Korbinian Weiss
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Patent number: 12275378Abstract: A defogging system includes: a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed; a first heater arranged outside a field of view of an imaging device and configured to heat a window; a second heater arranged inside the field of view of the imaging device, arranged to be in contact with the window, and configured to heat the window; and a controller configured to control the first heater and the second heater. The controller is configured to determine whether the vehicle is stopped based on a detection result of the vehicle speed sensor, activate the first heater and the second heater in a case where a first condition is satisfied, the first condition including a condition that the vehicle is stopped, and activate only the first heater in a case where a second condition is satisfied, the second condition including a condition that the vehicle is traveling.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Taketo Kochi, Masaki Nakajima
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Patent number: 12269120Abstract: A gas assistance device for laser welding includes an assistance gas unit configured to apply an assistance gas to a site to be welded, and a fume suction unit configured to suck fumes generated during laser welding. The assistance gas unit is provided with an assistance gas nozzle. The fume suction unit is provided with a fume suction port. The assistance gas nozzle includes a first slit-shaped opening. The fume suction port includes a second slit-shaped opening. The fume suction unit is at least partially attached to the assistance gas unit. In an operating state of the gas assistance device, the second slit-shaped opening is at least partially located above the first slit-shaped opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: TRUMPF (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuan Liu, Zekai Hou, Franz Lehleuter
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Patent number: 12269114Abstract: A control unit for determining a dynamic laser beam shape for controlling a laser cutting machine, which is provided with a dynamic beam shaping module for varying the shape of the laser beam. The control unit includes a cutting plan interface, which is configured for receiving a cutting plan, an interface to a shape storage with a stored set of dynamic laser beam shapes, in particular more than two, and a processor which is configured for automatically calculating for each of the cutting segments an allocation to a dynamic laser beam shape of the set of dynamic laser beam shapes, wherein calculating the allocation is based on the property indicator of the workpiece and is specific for the respective cutting segment. The processor is further configured for providing control instructions for controlling the laser cutting machine by applying the determined dynamic laser beams shapes for each cutting segment specifically.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: BYSTRONIC LASER AGInventors: Michael Berger, Titus Haas, Simon Scheidiger
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Patent number: 12268237Abstract: There is described an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The apparatus includes a housing; a receptacle within the housing, the receptacle including one or more cavities, each cavity for containing an aerosol generating material; and a heating arrangement including one or more heater elements for heating aerosol generating material contained in the one or more cavities to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The one or more heater elements are located externally of the one or more cavities.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Edward John, Walid Aoun, Bryan Allbutt, David Robert Seaward, David Phasey
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Patent number: 12269124Abstract: A laser apparatus and a method for manufacturing a display device are provided. A laser apparatus includes: a stage; a laser providing unit above the stage and configured to provide a laser beam; a scanner configured to adjust an optical path of the laser beam such that the laser beam is irradiated to an irradiation line formed above the stage; and a control unit to control an operation of the scanner, and the scanner includes a shutter located on an optical path of the laser beam emitted from the laser providing unit and configured to perform an opening/closing operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Philoptics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Ho Noh, Jae Yoon Jeong, Jun Ho Sim, Jae Ku Han
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Patent number: 12262838Abstract: A manual pressure type coffee maker includes an outer cup body, the outer cup body is provided with a cup cavity with an open end, and with an inner container that can be inserted into and pulled out of the cup cavity from the open end, the technical points are the inner container is provided with an inner container cavity for containing brewing materials, the inner container is provided with a sealing ring that separates the cup cavity to form a closed space, and a bottom of the inner container cavity is provided with a filter communicated with the closed space, when the inner container is pulled outwards, negative pressure is formed in the closed space so that liquid in the inner container cavity is sucked into the closed space through the filter. The invention can brew coffee by negative pressure with a simple structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: HUA KU (SHUNDE) TECH ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Hugo Yves Lucien Cailleton
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Patent number: 12263534Abstract: A laser beam shaping device includes a multi-zone structure lens and a focusing lens. The multi-zone structure lens includes a lens body and a refractive structure. The lens body has an incident plane and an emission plane, and one of the incident plane and the emission plane is furnished with the refractive structure. The light source passing through the refractive structure deviates and leaves the lens body via the emission plane. The light source passing through the lens body is divided into N sets of light beams. After the N sets of light beams penetrate through the focusing lens, N set of incident beams are formed to project the interface of the first material and the second material in an oblique inward manner with respect to the optical axis of the focusing lens. In additional, a laser processing system and a laser interlocking welding structure respectively are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yuan-Di Chen, Wu-Jung Tsai, Chia-Yu Hu
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Patent number: 12258205Abstract: A beverage preparation capsule containing a beverage preparation ingredient, having a body with side walls formed from one or more substantially air- and liquid-impermeable sheet materials defining a chamber containing a beverage preparation ingredient and further defining an outlet channel having an upstream end in fluid communication with the chamber for escape of beverage from the chamber. At least a region of the outlet channel is filled by a filtration material for filtering the beverage escaping from the chamber. Also provided is a clamp assembly for preparing a beverage from such a capsule, the clamp assembly comprising two or more clamp members, wherein an inner wall of at least one of the clamp members comprises a concave base surface for receiving the capsule and one or more pressure pads projecting from the concave base surface for selectively constricting a region of the capsule.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.Inventors: Peter Austin, Paul Fletcher, David Knowles, Sam Hyde
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Patent number: 12257600Abstract: A method for improvement of adhesion and distribution along the surface of coatings using a femtosecond laser is described. The process starts from chemical preparation or cleaning of the target material, surface predetermination, laser irradiation of the surface until a certain surface geometry is obtained, which gives the surface improved wetting properties and chemical surface activation which results in improved adhesion of the coatings on the target material surface. The surface geometries and dimensions to be obtained during irradiation are selected according to the properties of the coating and target material, including the laser parameters and/or the environment to obtain the desired surface geometry, considering possible geometry errors without compromising essential adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Femtika, UABInventors: Arnas Zemaitis, Deividas Cereska, Gabrielius Kontenis
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Patent number: 12251046Abstract: A modular food holding system includes a plurality of individual modularized food holding chambers, each of the plurality of food holding chambers being physically and communicatively removably connected to one another. Each of the food holding chambers includes a food holding cavity and may further include a heating element and/or a cooling element for heating or cooling the food holding cavity. A chamber base is physically and communicatively removably connected to one of the food holding chambers and operation of at least one food holding chamber is controlled by the chamber base. A smart sensor is disposed within or connected to a food pan that is removably inserted within the food holding cavity of a food holding chamber. The smart sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of an interior environment of the food pan and communicate with the food holding chamber or the chamber base.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Loren Veltrop
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Patent number: 12251775Abstract: Disclosed are methods of determining a reference focus position of a beam of a beam-based machine tool. The methods providing a relative motion trajectory defining a discoid area with respect to a surrounding area, the discoid area being connected to the surrounding area via at least one bridge area, and performing a sequence of test cuts on a workpiece, wherein at each test cut, a cutting structure is cut in the workpiece by guiding the beam along the relative motion trajectory and the cutting is performed along the at least one bridge area of the relative motion trajectory at differently set focus positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: TRUMPF Laser—und Systemtechnik GmbHInventor: Jeremy Meyer
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Patent number: 12245718Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for brewing a desired portion of a beverage, such as a single-cup portion of coffee, are provided. The system can include one or more hopper assemblies configured to provide a controlled dose of beverage material to a brew chamber. The system can also include a water input system configured to wet the ground beverage material as the grinds enter the brew chamber and substantially prevent steam from reaching grinder components of the system. Further, the system can include an automatic cleaning mechanism such that a user does not need to manually clean components of a brewing machine between brew cycles.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Starbucks CorporationInventors: Randy Hulett, David Doucette, Dan Apone, Izaak Koller, Amanda L. Juris, Jeff Allison, Brian Shay, John Andrew Johnson, Roland Horth, Steve Frankovich, Glenn Klecker, Stephen Hoyt Hancock, Marc Singer
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Patent number: 12240199Abstract: To obtain a welded member using a steel sheet less expensive than a pure Ni sheet as a raw material and excellent in corrosion resistance. A welded member according to the present invention is made by connecting a Ni plated steel sheet having a Ni plating layer and a Fe—Ni diffusion alloy layer and another steel sheet via a welded part, wherein: a Ni concentration is 70 mass % or more and a Fe concentration is 30 mass % or less in a surface layer of each of a toe, a toe near area, and the welded part; and a thickness of the Fe—Ni diffusion alloy layer is 0.5 to 1.5 ?m and a total thickness of the Ni plating layer and the Fe—Ni diffusion alloy layer is 2.7 to 14.0 ?m at a non-welded part, and a total concentration of S and C in the Ni plating layer at the non-welded part is less than 20 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Misaki Asada, Hiroki Fujimoto, Takehiro Takahashi
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Patent number: 12239256Abstract: A battery-operated wireless control system for outdoor cooking and heating appliances is disclosed. The system may include an electronic controller paired to a wireless temperature probe and a wireless monitor device capable of storing and recharging the wireless temperature probe. The electronic controller may control the operation of a fuel supply assembly, a fan assembly, and a spark generating assembly included in the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: WH PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Paul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 12237185Abstract: A laser machining apparatus includes, a processing chamber, a window disposed in a surface of the processing chamber, a substrate carrier disposed inside the processing chamber and facing the window, a laser irradiator which irradiates a laser onto the substrate carrier through the window, a protector supplier disposed on a side of the processing chamber, a protector retriever disposed on an opposite side of the processing chamber opposite to the side of the processing chamber, and a protector which connects the protector supplier with the protector retriever, where at least a portion of the protector is disposed between the substrate carrier and the window in the processing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Heung Yeol Na, Tae Hun Kim, Jung Woo Choi