Patents Examined by L. A.
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Patent number: 12005655Abstract: A main laminate forming a load carrying structure for a wind turbine blade, the main laminate extending in a spanwise direction from a proximal end through a transition region to a distal end, wherein the main laminate comprises: a top side, a bottom side, and a thickness direction extending between the top side and the bottom side; a pultrusion portion including a bottom pultrusion element extending to a transition end of a transition portion located in the transition region of the main laminate; a plurality of stacked fibre-reinforced elements including bottom and top fibre-reinforced elements extending to a transition end of a transition portion located in the transition region, wherein the pultrusion portion and the plurality of fibre-reinforced elements are connected by a joint in the transition region of the main laminate.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignees: LM WIND POWER A/S, BLADE DYNAMICS LIMITEDInventors: Rama Razeghi, Klavs Jespersen, Kristen Hanrahan
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Patent number: 12005936Abstract: A railway vehicle includes two axles with wheels at ends thereof, and a frame rotatably supporting the axles. A seat is carried on the frame adjacent to pedals which are coupled to at least one of the wheels, typically through one of the axles. A battery and electric motor are configured to also supply power. The electric motor is adjustable to deliver controllable amounts of electric power to drive the wheels, separate from or in addition to pedal power delivered to the wheels. A trailer accessory can be towed on the rails by the vehicle. A turntable is provided with rail segments thereon, rotatable relative to a base, and with ramps on at least one end of each rail segment alignable with left and right rails of the railway. Vehicles can roll up the ramps onto the rail segments and then pivot 180° for operation in a reverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Mendocino RailwayInventors: Michael Glen Hart, James Adamski, Tyler Kise Allen, Kennan Hambleton Beard, III, Steven Anthony Goodwin, Vicki Hwang Hart, Christian Giovanni Natareno, Oscar-Anthony Curtis Natareno, Robert Jason Pinoli
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Patent number: 12005100Abstract: This invention relates to the therapeutic and prophylactic use of a combination including lactoperoxidase and at least one other component, with an isoelectric point of, or substantially above 6.8, and which are extracted from milk, to modulate the microbiome of an animal by selectively against at least one pathogenic microoganism.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Quantec LimitedInventors: Judith Mary Bragger, Rodney Wayne Claycomb, Colin Roger Ogle
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Patent number: 12005427Abstract: A catalyst for methanation reaction and a method for preparing methane are provided. The catalyst for methanation reaction includes a core, a shell encapsulating the core, and an active metal. The core includes cerium dioxide (CeO2), the shell includes zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), and the active metal is in particle form and is disposed on an outer surface of the shell layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yen-Chih Chen, Man-Yin Lo, Hsi-Yen Hsu, Ying-Chieh Lee, Yuan-Peng Du
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Patent number: 12005735Abstract: A wheelchair can comprise: a frame comprising an upper portion and a lower portion that is coupled to the upper portion so that the upper portion is vertically adjustable with respect to the lower portion. A pair of drive wheels can be coupled to the frame. A plurality (e.g., a pair) of casters are coupled to the frame. Each caster can have a respective swivel axis. At least one caster of the plurality of casters can be configured to be locked to prevent swiveling about its respective swivel axis and unlocked to enable swiveling about its respective swivel axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignees: United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs, University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Rory Cooper, Jonathan Duvall, Robert McDonough, Aaron Tyler Anderson, Siew Seang Ong, Jeffrey Ruffing
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Patent number: 12005428Abstract: An isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst, method of manufacturing the same, and application thereof are provided. The isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst has a chemical formula of [Co(atrz)(V2O6)]. The atrz is a 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole ligand, and [V2O6] is a binuclear vanadate anion. The isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst shows strong thermal stability, and it is easy to synthesize with high reproducibility. The isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst has a good catalytic activity towards the bulk ring-opening of p-dioxanone. The resulting poly(p-dioxanone) is stable and uniform. The high molecular weight of the resulting poly(p-dioxanone) has great potential in high polymer materials, in particular the field of medical high polymer materials.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Changzhou UniversityInventors: Qun Chen, Zhenxiang Xia, Shengchun Chen, Mingyang He, Junfeng Qian, Meijun Wei
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Patent number: 12005742Abstract: To provide a pneumatic tire that provides improved driving performance on unpaved roads and cut resistance. High blocks and low blocks with different raised heights are provided as side blocks provided in a side region. One of the high blocks and one of the low blocks adjacent to each other in a tire circumferential direction are defined as a block pair. The high block and the low block included in the block pair are partially in contact with each other. Thus, a side groove between these blocks is a closed groove. In each block pair, a pair of contour lines (a first linear portion, a second linear portion, and a third linear portion) define edges on both sides, in the tire circumferential direction, of a top surface of each of the high block and the low block.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Yousuke Sakamoto, Noboru Kuwahara
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Patent number: 12005197Abstract: A urological device, that provides for the guided placement of the distal end of an indwelling catheter into a patient's bladder, includes: (a) a cylinder whose proximal end has a larger diameter than its distal end, (b) a confirmation lumen in the cylinder that is configured to allow for drainage of urine from a patient's bladder to confirm the necessary placement of the device's distal end in a patient's bladder, (c) a guide wire lumen in the cylinder that extends between its ends, (d) a guide wire, and (e) wherein the guide wire lumen is configured to first allow for the passage of the guide wire's distal end through the guide wire lumen and into the patient's bladder and then the withdrawal of the cylinder from the patient's urethra while leaving behind the guide wire's distal end in the patient's urethra for use in the insertion of an indwelling catheter.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2024Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignees: Ouron Medical Inc., Delmarva Sharpening Service, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Phillips, Joy Maulik
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Patent number: 12006723Abstract: An above-ground pool includes a pool bottom and a pool wall, together defining a water storage space. The pool bottom includes a lower bottom sheet connected to the pool wall and an upper bottom sheet, the upper and lower bottom sheets connected in a ring region and defining a sandwich region. A porous elastic material is disposed between the upper bottom sheet and the lower bottom sheet in the sandwich region. A water drainage device includes a water drainage valve and a water drainage pipe, and the water drainage valve penetrates through the pool bottom and connects to the water drainage pipe beneath the pool bottom. A vent hole through the lower bottom sheet, and located in a region where the pool bottom is lifted by the water drainage pipe, provides communication between the porous elastic material and an exterior of the pool.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP.Inventor: Shuiyong Huang
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Patent number: 12005238Abstract: A syringe assembly and methods of producing the syringe assembly are described. The syringe assembly may include a syringe body, a plunger rod, a barrel cover, and a tamper evident device. The syringe body has a chamber configured to receive a material. The plunger rod moves within the chamber to dispense the material. The barrel cover covers the syringe body. The backstop is attached to the barrel cover to prevent a portion of the plunger rod from moving proximally through the backstop. The tamper evident device includes a tamper evident cap covering a distal portion of the syringe body, a collar attached to the barrel cover, and a frangible connection between the tamper evident cap and the collar.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLCInventor: Christopher J. Murray
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Patent number: 12005408Abstract: A mixing funnel for mixing fluids is provided. In one embodiment, the mixing funnel includes a tray having a fluid inlet arranged to receive a primary fluid flow, and first and second fluid passages configured to receive primary fluid flow from the fluid inlet such that the flow is divided to flow along the first and second fluid passages. The first and second fluid passages can be arranged to direct the primary fluid flow to a mixing area. The tray can further include a fluid outlet arranged to receive the primary fluid flow from the mixing area and to deliver the fluid to a container.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Nathan Louis Bollen, Andrew David Zdeblick, Jack Richardson, Andrew Terajewicz, Brandon J. Suleski
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Patent number: 12005246Abstract: A system configured to be at least partially implanted along an aorta includes an inelastic, static member and a pinching member. The pinching member is configured to receive an activation signal at an activation rate and in response to the activation signal, repeatedly compress the aorta at the second location at the activation rate to pump fluid within the aorta in a desired pumping direction. The system is configured to selectively control wave reflections in order to achieve both improved wave dynamics to reduce cardiac load and increased (or at least non-diminished) blood flow to targeted organs within the cardiovascular system.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Niema M. Pahlevan, Morteza Gharib, Marie Csete
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Patent number: 12005422Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of making a polymeric material for selective adsorption of a gas. The method comprises dissolving a monomer comprising a functional group having an affinity for the gas in a solvent with a cross-linker and an initiator; emulsifying the solution in a liquid which is immiscible with the first solvent; and agitating and heating the emulsion to cause polymerization of the monomer into a cross-linked polymer having nanocavities with functional groups covalently-incorporated on walls thereof. Also disclosed are polymeric particles, an apparatus for forming the particles and a method of adsorbing a selected gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: CHARMSTAR CAMBRIDGE LIMITEDInventors: Seyed Ali Nabavi, Goran Vladisavljevic, Vasilije Manovic
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Patent number: 12005276Abstract: A centrifugal brake assembly comprises a pawl and a rotor. The rotor includes a receiving portion configured and arranged to receive a portion of the pawl. The pawl is movable relative to the rotor between an engaged position and a disengaged position. One of the pawl and the rotor has a curved slotted portion, and another of the pawl and the rotor has an elongated curved protrusion. The elongated curved protrusion at least partially extends within the curved slotted portion and moves generally along the curved slotted portion when the pawl moves between the engaged position and the disengaged position.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Inventor: Scott C. Casebolt
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Patent number: 12005251Abstract: The present invention provides materials and methods for using electrical stimulation to treat a mammal having a proteinopathy (e.g., neurodegenerative diseases) or at risk of developing a proteinopathy are provided. For example, the present invention provides materials and methods for modulating glymphatic clearance (e.g., enhancing glymphatic clearance) of pathogenic proteins.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignees: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventors: Justin Williams, Kip Ludwig, Erika Ross
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Patent number: 12006183Abstract: A mounting bracket for a cord reel assembly is provided. The bracket includes a base plate and a pair of side rails. The base plate has one or more mounting openings. The pair of side rails define a keyway between each of the side rails and the base plate. An assembly of a cord reel and the mounting bracket are also provided, as is a method of a method of installing a cord reel using the mounting bracket. In some embodiments, at least one rail of the pair of side rails includes a tongue extending therefrom. The tongue is configured for securement of a supply device thereto.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Benny Thomas, Roy Itzler
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Patent number: 12005283Abstract: A removable crossbar assembly and an exercise ladder arrangement including the removable crossbar assembly. The crossbar assembly is configured to be secured to an exercise ladder to provide an exercise crossbar disposed between two fixed exercise crossbars on the exercise ladder. The crossbar assembly may also include a brace for securing an independent exercise device to the crossbar assembly. The crossbar assembly advantageously provides the placement of a crossbar for exercising closer to the desired height of a participant, e.g., closer to the should height of a participant, to increase the efficacy of the exercise.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Ingenious Moves LLCInventors: Thomas W. Geissler, Lindsey D. Hanahan
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Patent number: 12006189Abstract: A dual hoist crane is provided with a heave compensation system that can be used for both the main and for the auxiliary hoisting assembly. The heave compensation system includes a first set of sheaves for guiding the main hoisting cable and a second set of sheaves for guiding the auxiliary hoisting cable. The heave compensation system is configured to individually lock the first set of sheaves and the second set of sheaves to a heave compensation cylinder, for respectively providing the main hoisting assembly and the auxiliary hoisting assembly with heave compensation.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: Cornelis Martinus Van Veluw, Wing Sum Lee, Ken Van Oijen
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Patent number: 12006532Abstract: The present technology relates generally to methods and compositions for targeted nucleic acid sequence enrichment, as well as uses of such enrichment for error-corrected nucleic acid sequencing applications. In some embodiments, highly accurate, error corrected and massively parallel sequencing of nucleic acid material is possible using a combination of uniquely labeled strands in a double-stranded nucleic acid complex in such a way that each strand can be informatically related to its complementary strand, but also distinguished from it following sequencing of each strand or an amplified product derived therefrom. In various embodiments, this information can be used for the purpose of error correction of the determined sequence.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONInventors: Scott R. Kennedy, Jesse J. Salk, Michael Hipp, Elizabeth Schmidt, Rosa Ana Risques, Daniela Nachmanson
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Patent number: PP35865Abstract: A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, light pink flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation in commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: POULSEN ROSER A/SInventors: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen, Raymond J. Evison
