Patents Examined by T. A.
  • Patent number: 12005271
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of treatment targeting includes receiving magnetic resonance (MR) images of a subject including a target region, generating at least one contour of at least one surrogate element apart from the target region in the MR images, and determining a location of the target region in each of the MR images based on a location of the at least one contour in the MR images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Taeho Kim, Geoffrey Hugo, Zhen Ji, Matthew Schmidt, Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 12005311
    Abstract: An exercise device includes an elongate guide having a longitudinal dimension between spaced apart ends. A pair of foot supports are slidably mounted on, and relative to the elongate guide. A body engaging member is adjacent a side edge of the elongate guide and is engageable by an individual using the device. A linkage system is connected to the pair of foot supports and to the body engaging member through rotatable connections, with the rotatable connections permitting interconnected movement of the body engaging member and foot supports in the same longitudinal direction along the longitudinal dimension of the elongate guide. Preferably, an adjustable rail also is provided by a pair of rotatably mounted arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Serge Goldberg
  • Patent number: 12005284
    Abstract: A physical therapy assembly includes a platform that is positionable on a horizontal support surface thereby facilitating a user to stand on the platform. A support bracket is removably attachable to the platform and the support bracket has a grip that is integrated into the support bracket. The support bracket extends upwardly from the platform having the grip being spaced from the platform thereby facilitating the grip to be gripped by the user when the user stands on the mat. The support bracket is oriented to angle rearwardly on the platform thereby facilitating the user to perform assisted squats when the user grips the grip. In this way the support bracket facilitates the user to perform physical therapy exercises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Starke
  • Patent number: 12005312
    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable weight training sled for training, where the foldable weight training sled is moved along a substantially linear longitudinal direction. The foldable weight training sled includes a chassis, a first pair of fixed rotatable wheels, a second pair of fixed rotatable wheels, a first pair of foldable push bars, a second pair of foldable push bars, and a measurement device. The foldable push bars may be moved between an upright deployed position, and a folded position wherein the push bars rest along a top side of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Ben Patrick
  • Patent number: 12005285
    Abstract: Cable training devices are disclosed that are modular, lightweight, and portable. The disclosed cable training devices can be mounted to virtually any accessible surface or object via a modular mounting platform. The cable training devices include a base unit that is easily attachable to and removable from one or more modular spring plates that provide resistance. The base unit contains a reel or spool with a cable wound around it. Pulling on the cable is resisted by the attached modular spring plates, which each contain a coil or power spring. The modular spring plates can be added or removed from the base unit to vary the resistive force applied to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Anchor Health and Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur N. Herring, Isaac E. H. Lewis
  • Patent number: 12005325
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club head includes a heel, a toe, a top portion, a sole portion, a top portion, a rear portion, and a striking wall. The striking wall includes a striking face having a plurality of scorelines and a face center and a rear surface. A minimum striking wall thickness T min is no greater than 2.5 min. A thickened central region of the striking wall has a maximum thickness, T max, greater than T min but no greater than 2.75. A first thickness T1 of the striking wall corresponds with a first location spaced toe-ward from the face center by a first distance D1 of between 20 mm and 30 mm. A second thickness T2 of the striking wall corresponds with a second location spaced heel-ward from the face center by the first distance D1 such that T1 is greater than T2 by no less than 0.05 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Dustin Brekke, Anthony Munson, Farbod Gharaei
  • Patent number: 12005288
    Abstract: A centrifugal exercise device for performing rotator cuff exercises. The device comprises a hand grip, a freely rotating pivot shaft extending from the upper end of the grip, and a flexible, semi-rigid cable extending through an intermediate portion of the pivot shaft at a location spaced longitudinally from the upper end of the grip. A shorter inner terminal portion of the cable extends from one side of the pivot shaft, while a longer weighted portion of the cable extends from the other side of the pivot shaft with a weighted member secured to its end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Michael F. Carroll
  • Patent number: 12005333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a body suspension exercise device primarily comprised of at least one pad, at least one strap, at least one ring with at least one mounting bracket and at least one clip, and at least one rope. In the preferred embodiment, the device has a plurality of pads attached to one another in a radial fashion, wherein the ring encloses the pads. A user can insert their legs into the pads, wherein the pads can then be tightened by the strap. The ring further receives a rope that allows the device to be suspended from an object or structure. Therefore, a user can suspend their legs using the device and perform a plurality of core, abdominal, and upper body exercises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Eric Escamilla
  • Patent number: 12005293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel fitness weight device designed to allow users to customize dumbbell weights by filling the air chambers with air. The device comprises a dumbbell-styled weight with an inflatable air chamber. The devices can be inflated via a push button. Users can inflate the dumbbell devices to a desired weight for customized workouts. Once finished, the user can activate the air release valve to compact or retract the dumbbell for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Frewoini Kassa
  • Patent number: 12005335
    Abstract: A multipurpose exercise device for replicating exercise motions that has a base on a support surface and a user platform. One end of a support post is axially mounted to the base and the other end is pivotally mounted to the user platform. The platform pivots with the post in a horizontal plane parallel to the support surface and pivots in a vertical plane perpendicular to the support surface. Resistance elements, dampening elements and a linkage system are selectively mounted to the support post and the base to control the velocity and angle of pivot of the platform in the horizontal and vertical plane. Ski and snowboard modules may be mounted to the user platform. The user stands on the platform or modules and performs exercise motions to propel the platform in the horizontal plane and the vertical plane to replicate the exercise motions, e.g., skiing and snowboarding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Alexander Gouzenko
  • Patent number: 12005294
    Abstract: A rope pull training device is disclosed, which includes a mainframe having a vertical post, two laterally opposite hauling ropes respectively configured on the mainframe, a resisting unit connected to the mainframe to provide a resisting force against the pulling force applied on the hauling ropes, and a guiding structure fitted on the vertical post, capable of sliding up and down along the vertical post. Each of the hauling ropes is respectively connected to the guiding structure, and each of the hauling ropes respectively goes through the guiding structure. One end of the hauling rope close to the guiding structure is connected with a handle. The hauling ropes are in a cyclic form. The hauling ropes can maintain a tightened state, and can be applied in different exercising modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Ya-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 12005384
    Abstract: An air quality system includes an air precleaner, a filter identification component, and a control module. The air precleaner has a precleaner housing and a filter disposed inside the precleaner housing. The filter identification component is positioned within the precleaner housing at a first position and is mounted on the filter. The control module is positioned within the precleaner housing at a second position and is configured to emit an electrical field and communicate with the filter identification component via the emitted electrical field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: THE SY-KLONE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Moredock, James G. Moredock
  • Patent number: 12006186
    Abstract: An articulable lifting attachment is provided for a mechanical articulated arm. The articulable lifting attachment comprises an attachment body, a clamping head and a drivable articulator coupling interposed between the attachment body and the clamping head. The clamping head is configured to provide two different clamping forces from different directions to ensure that irregular objects can be lifted safely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: TW DEAN GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Neil James Beard
  • Patent number: 12005602
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for the production of wood fiberboards such as MDF boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ferdinand Leifeld, Sabine Both, Achim Fessenbecker
  • Patent number: 12005912
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a self-propelled work vehicle comprising a work attachment and at least left and right ground engaging units driven by respective first and second drivetrains. Upon determining transition from a first operating mode to a second operating mode (e.g., creep mode), the method includes selectively derating at least a portion of the drivetrain speed commands corresponding to propulsion of the work vehicle (e.g., the average of left and right track speeds), independent of a portion of the drivetrain speed commands corresponding to steering (e.g., the difference between the track speeds). The derate value may optionally be applied only to propulsion commands that produce forward motion, and not for reverse motion. Separate (non-zero) derate settings may optionally be provided for reverse and/or steering functions. Derate functionality may optionally be implemented upon detecting particular types (e.g. dozer) of attachments, or an associated work state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Todd F. Velde, Benjamin J. Morrison, John R. Mahrenholz
  • Patent number: 12005616
    Abstract: A method for forming a thermoplastic body having regions with varied material composition and/or porosity. Powder blends comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a sacrificial porogen and an inorganic reinforcement or filler are molded to form complementary parts with closely toleranced mating surfaces. The parts are formed discretely, assembled and compression molded to provide a unitary article that is free from discernible boundaries between the assembled parts. Each part in the assembly has differences in composition and/or porosity, and the assembly has accurate physical features throughout the sections of the formed article, without distortion and nonuniformities caused by variable compaction and densification rates in methods that involve compression molding powder blends in a single step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: HAPPE SPINE LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Farris, Kevin Lee Brown, Douglas B. Snell, Ryan K. Roeder, Mark G. Messman
  • Patent number: 12005805
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery replacement device (1?) and a control method therefor. The battery replacement device (1?) is used for mounting a battery on an electric vehicle, and sending a security message to a battery lock (2?) to unlock the battery, so that the battery is electrically connected to the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Wencheng Lu
  • Patent number: 12005638
    Abstract: An example additive manufacturing system comprises a first fan associated with a print chamber to flow gas from the print chamber into an exhaust conduit. A sensor is arranged to detect one or more conditions of the gas flowed into the exhaust conduit from the print chamber by the first fan and to output a signal indicative thereof. A second fan is spaced apart in a downstream direction along the exhaust conduit from the first fan and a control unit is arranged to receive the signal from the sensor and to control the second fan in dependence thereon to maintain one or more conditions of the gas extracted from the print chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ignacio Alejandre Fernandez, Emilio Cano Arribas, Cintia Perez Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 12005838
    Abstract: A mount base for a rearview mirror includes: a base body including a first material; and an insert embedded in the base body and including a second material. The base body has a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the insert has a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the first material is softer than the second material, and the second material has higher stiffness than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, JAE HWA INDUSTRY CO., LTD, HANKUK SEKURIT LTD.
    Inventors: Gi Heon Jeong, Tae Soo Jung, Ju Hee Park, Nam Sup Kim
  • Patent number: 12005644
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus, system, and method. The apparatus, system and method are for a hybrid additive manufacturing print nozzle that may include a delivery conduit; an extruder capable of extruding print material through the delivery conduit; a high thermal mass heater about the delivery conduit proximate to the extruder; a low thermal mass heater about the delivery conduit distal from the extruder and proximate to an exit from the delivery conduit; and a controller capable of executing at least a print build using the print material, and of controlling both the high thermal mass heater and the lower thermal mass heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Klimczak, Luke Rodgers, Darin Burgess