Patents Examined by Michael H Wang
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Patent number: 12703490Abstract: A device deices an aerodynamic profile that has a lower surface, a plurality of unitary cavities delimited by a lattice of partitions on the lower surface, and a barrier arranged on the lattice of partitions. The surface includes a first plurality of holes which connect the unitary cavities to a device for generating a negative pressure in the cavities simultaneously so as to press the barrier onto the lattice of partitions. A second plurality of holes connect the unitary cavities to a device for generating one or more pressure pulses in at least some of the selected unitary cavities. The barrier is equipped with one or more resistive networks positioned below the barrier in line with some of the cells in order to create localized electrothermal deicing zones in the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2022Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMSInventors: Loïc Boissy, Romain Duperrier
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Patent number: 12696889Abstract: The present application discloses a water pressure releaser, and relates to the field of underwater equipment. The water pressure releaser includes a shell, a movable limiting mechanism is mounted in a middle inside the shell, the shell is a hollow structure, a top groove is formed on an outer wall of a top of the shell, and side grooves are formed on outer walls of two sides of the shell. According to the present application, when the water pressure releaser is in a set water depth, the water pressure enables the air cylinder to move along a direction of the bearing column, so that the entire limiting mechanism is driven to move to release the limit on the clamping mechanism, and under the action of the second torsion spring, the two clamping pincers are disengaged and bounced open to achieve the deep water unlocking function.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2025Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Inventor: Zhenfeng Xu
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Patent number: 12692735Abstract: A door lock for a pet crate includes: a crate body provided with an opening; a door body including one end rotatably connected to one side of the opening, and a locking assembly provided at the other end of the door body and connected to the crate body. As the door body is rotatably connected to the crate body, and the door body and the crate body are provided with the locking assembly, the door body can be stably fixed to the crate body through the locking assembly to prevent the pet from pulling the door lock left and right to open the door body. In addition, the locking of the door body can be completed simply by rotating the locking assembly and pulling the locking assembly to the right, making the operation simple.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2025Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: JIANGSU ZHONGHENG PET ARTICLES JOINT-STOCK CO., LTD.Inventor: Bin Qiu
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Patent number: 12690678Abstract: A monitoring device for insects such as bed bugs comprising: an elongated member constituting a furniture leg, wherein said elongated member comprises: a space inside the elongated member comprising a trap for insects, at least one opening in the leg wherein insects may enter the trap, the opening being connected to the trap by pathway that is inclined and slippery such that the bed bugs entering the opening slide to the trap. Corresponding arrangement and method for bed bug monitoring are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: VALPAS ENTERPRISES OYInventors: Vertti Sarimaa, Aku Viskari, Martim Gois
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Patent number: 12662257Abstract: A space vehicle is described. The space vehicle comprises one or more heat-producing components, and a closed loop cooling system configured to remove heat generated by the one or more heat-producing components. The closed loop cooling system comprises a coolant passageway defining a closed loop, a coolant located within the coolant passageway, the coolant comprising a static pressure of 100 pounds per square inch or lower and the coolant being in a single liquid phase through the coolant passageway, and one or more pumps configured to move the coolant through the coolant passageway. The closed loop cooling system further comprises a first heat exchange component disposed along the coolant passageway, the first heat exchange component configured to transfer heat from the heat-producing components to the coolant, and a second heat exchange component disposed along the coolant passageway, the second heat exchange component configured to remove heat from the coolant.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory Kim, Thomas Rust, III
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Patent number: 12648542Abstract: A milking device has milking means, a controller, a milk line for transporting the milk from the milking means to a milk tank, a milk filter for filtering the milk passing through the milk line, and a cleaning device for cleaning the milk filter with cleaning fluid. The milk filter comprises a housing which surrounds a filter volume and has a milk inlet and a milk outlet, and a circumferential filter body. The filter body comprises filter holes and divides the filter volume into an inner filter volume and an outer filter volume. The milk filter is configured to be flushed during use. The cleaning device is configured to clean the milk filter. The filter holes are grouped into a first group and a second group. The diameter of the holes in the first group is greater than that of the second group.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.Inventor: Gerard Mostert
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Patent number: 12642263Abstract: Provided herein are a control system and a control method for pest killing by microwave, and a computer device and a storage medium thereof. The control system for pest killing by microwave includes: an inactivation module; an electromagnetic shielding module; a conveyor belt; and a microwave pest killing device, which is a waveguide structure with two open ends and four closed sides. The pest killing method maintains the temperature of the tobacco packages within a specific range, ensuring the quality of the tobacco while effectively inactivating the pests, thereby enhancing the economic efficiency of tobacco factories. The pest killing method employs a reactance counter-current type electromagnetic shielding method, which ensures the smooth operation of the conveyor belt without affecting the health of the operators or the safety of the environment.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2024Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaInventors: Chennan Li, Xianqi Lin, Yang Yu, Yedi Zhou, Zhili He
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Patent number: 12643657Abstract: A storage and release mechanism for aerial distribution and release of insects from an unmanned aerial vehicle, the release being aimed at controlling a wild insect population, the wild population having fluctuating local densities, the mechanism comprising a switch for switching between two or more different sustainable insect delivery rates for release of the insects. The method is particularly suitable for sterile male mosquitoes in programs to control wild mosquito populations.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Senecio Ltd.Inventors: Hanan Lepek, Rom Eisenberg, Yoram Fleischmann, Amir Ilan
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Patent number: 12644434Abstract: An integrated vessel with wave compensation capability for transportation of completed offshore wind turbines includes a wind turbine conveyor system, a dynamic positioning propeller system, and a six-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator system, as well as a foundation monopile of a fixed wind turbine arranged in the hull; the completed offshore wind turbines are fixed on the wind turbine conveyor system by multiple wind turbine stabilizing blocks, and a clamping system is equipped in the six-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator system.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Dongsheng Qiao, Li Yin, Guoqiang Tang, Lin Lv, Jun Yan, Zhiwei Song, Jinping Ou
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Patent number: 12622371Abstract: An open aquatic algae cultivation system (OAACS) with an algae impermeable liner that includes semipermeable liner sections for improved environmental uptake of carbon dioxide is disclosed. OAACS comprises a buoyant framework, an algae impermeable liner with a structure largely impermeable to the cultivated algae culture but with semipermeable liner sections permeable to dissolved inorganic carbon, a culture, and a mooring system. Practical semipermeable liner sections are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Inventor: Stuart Bussell
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Patent number: 12612172Abstract: A lift lever assembly for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft is disclosed. The assembly includes a lever configured to control a lift propulsor of an aircraft. The assembly additionally includes at least a handle mechanically coupled to the lever, wherein the handle configured to allow transition of the lever from a thrust-engaged position to a thrust-disengaged position when the at least a handle is in an active position. The assembly also includes at least a sensor in communication with the lever, wherein the at least a sensor is configured to identify when the lever transitions from the thrust-engaged position to the thrust-disengaged position.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: BETA AIR LLCInventors: Collin Freiheit, Cody Spiegel, Nicholas Moy
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Patent number: 12600465Abstract: A winglet system is configured to be secured to a wing of an aircraft. The winglet system includes an upper blade, a lower blade, and a cover plate integrally formed with the upper blade and the lower blade. The cover plate covers an opening within a transition joint between the upper blade and the lower blade. The cover plate remains coupled to the upper blade if the lower blade is separated from the winglet system.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2024Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ross Westermeier, Paul Edward Black, Billy P. Tung, Peter Schupp, Scott Vincent Pugh
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Patent number: 12588605Abstract: Provided is a fruit tree screen having a structure preventing damage to protective sheets without using eyelets to connect the protective sheets to each other. When protective sheets (20) are connected to each other using a connecting member (40), since the protective sheets (20) are connected to each other by an elastic ring body (41), when the protective sheets (20) move due to wind or the like, the elastic ring body (41) absorbs impact while being elastically expanded and contracted, and thus damage to the protective sheets (20) can be effectively prevented without coupling other members, such as eyelets, to through-holes (22). Since eyelets and the like are not coupled to the protective sheets (20), manufacturing costs can be lowered, the volume of packages can be reduced, and it is possible to promptly respond to a client demand due to simplification of the manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2024Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: PUYOUNG IND. CO., LTD.Inventor: Young Jin Koh
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Patent number: 12582092Abstract: An automated dog bowl device generally includes a food container portion, a lid portion, a drive arrangement, and a controller device. The drive arrangement is mounted on the food container portion and designed to pivot the lid portion horizontally back and forth between a closed position and an open position. The controller device permits operation both on demand and on a timed schedule to cover and uncover the food container portion on demand and automatically at scheduled times selected by a user.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2024Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Inventors: Lorenzo Olivas, Martin Gomez
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Patent number: 12582570Abstract: The present application provides a fast-connected laboratory animal test bench, which belongs to the technical field of experimental supplies, and comprises a test bench, a liquid storage tank and a plurality of fixing bolts, and the fixing bolts are all arranged on the test bench, and is able to bind ropes to fix animals, wherein, the test bench is provided with a liquid discharge groove located inside a range surrounded by all the fixing bolts, and the liquid storage tank is arranged at a bottom of the test bench and is configured to accommodate the waste liquid discharged from the liquid discharge groove. The overall structure of the present application is relatively simple. The animals to be tested are tied up with ropes, and the ropes are bound to the fixing bolts. The bound animals are located above the liquid discharge groove on the upper part of the test bench.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: Qingdao Hilai Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shousheng Li
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Patent number: 12575538Abstract: A pet waste management device for hygienic litter-free management of pet waste includes a mat, which is positionable in a litter box. The mat comprises a panel, which has upper and a lower faces and a perimeter. The panel substantially covers a bottom of the litter box and is impermeable to liquid bodily waste that is excreted by a pet. A pad is attached to the upper face of the panel. The pad is absorbent and thus absorbs the liquid bodily waste. A plurality of fibers is attached to the panel and extends through the pad. The plurality of fibers provides excretion promoting tactile sensations to the pet. The mat thus absorbs the liquid bodily waste and collects solid bodily waste, positioning a user to remove the mat from the litter box, to dispose of the solid bodily waste, and to launder the mat prior to reuse.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2024Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Inventor: Karen Angelucci
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Patent number: 12570390Abstract: An embodiment aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing coupled to the fuselage, a fixing portion connecting a portion of the wing to the fuselage, and a controller disposed in the fuselage, wherein the controller is configured to transmit a severing signal to cause a portion of the fixing portion to be severed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2024Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Eugene Hwang
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Patent number: 12564142Abstract: A capsule for growing seeds without human intervention. The capsule is designed with an intricate internal structure of channels, reservoirs, and nutrient pockets made from water-soluble materials like PVA with programmed densities and dissolution rates. This 5-dimensional design allows for the timed, controlled release of water and nutrients directly to the seed as the capsule dissolves over time, eliminating the need for external intervention to grow the seed in any environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2024Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Inventor: Manuel Rendon
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Patent number: 12543696Abstract: A milking system includes two or more milking devices for extracting a milking from a dairy animal; a central utility system connected with each milking device in the milking system, and a cleaning unit for cleaning the milking devices and milk-carrying parts of the central utility system. The cleaning unit includes a fluid transporting line for transport of cleaning fluid where each of the milking devices is in fluid connection with the fluid transport line, a buffer unit for receiving and temporarily storing extracted milk where the buffer unit is in fluid connection with each of the milking devices through a milk line, and a control unit for controlling the central utility unit. The cleaning unit cleans each milking device and milk line during a cleaning cycle, and at least one of the milking devices is available for extracting milk from a dairy animal during the cleaning cycle.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.Inventors: Dirk Kraaij, Gerard Mostert
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Patent number: 12545406Abstract: The present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (100) comprising: a flight system (4) for producing thrust to manoeuvre the unmanned aerial vehicle (100). The flight system (4) comprises: one or more flight rotors (42) defining a plane passing through each flight rotor and a thrust direction generally perpendicular to the plane; and one or more electric motor (44) for driving the one or more flight rotors (42). The unmanned aerial vehicle (100) further comprises: a cargo area for coupling to or receiving a load (200); and a load system (6) for providing thrust additional to the thrust provided by the flight system (4) to thereby lift a load attached to the connection point. The load system (6) comprises: a first gas turbine propulsion system; and a controller configured to control the flight system (4) and load system (6).Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: Hybrid Drones LimitedInventors: Angelo Grubisic, Stephen Prior