Patents Issued in August 20, 2024
  • Patent number: 12066231
    Abstract: A vapor compression system includes a compressor configured to circulate a refrigerant through a refrigerant loop, a sump configured to receive a mixture of lubricant and the refrigerant from the compressor, and a controller having a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a temperature of the mixture within the sump, receive a second signal indicative of a pressure of the mixture within the sump, determine a relative amount of the refrigerant in the mixture based on the first signal and the second signal, and output a control signal in response to the relative amount of the refrigerant in the mixture exceeding a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Johnson Controls Industries SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Julien Roullet, Sr., Alain Le Bras, Damien Jean Daniel Arnou, Paul Eric Le Sausse, Laurent Claude Eric Thibaud, Francois Charles Andre Clunet
  • Patent number: 12066232
    Abstract: A heat transfer system that includes one or more heat exchangers and one or more control pumps that control flow through the heat exchangers. In order to source a variable load, the control pumps can be controlled to operate at less than full duty flow. In an example embodiment, a controller can calculate, when each heat exchanger is clean, coefficient values of each respective heat exchanger. The controller can determine, during real-time operation, real-time coefficient values of the heat exchanger to compare with the respective coefficient values when clean, in order to determine whether there is fouling in that heat exchanger. In some examples, the controller can determine that maintenance is required on the heat exchanger due to the fouling, and perform flushing of the heat exchanger by operating one or more of the control pumps at full duty load during real-time operation to source the variable load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: S. A. Armstrong Limited
    Inventors: Zeljko Terzic, Redmond Hum, Marcelo Javier Acosta Gonzalez, Ritesh Patel
  • Patent number: 12066233
    Abstract: A cryocooler assembly including at least one remotely driven cryocooler operable between an ON-state of operation and an OFF-state of operation and defining a first stage of the cryocooler assembly. A liquefaction cup in fluidic communication with a cryogenic fluid reservoir, wherein a plurality of conduits thermally couple the liquefaction cup to the fluid reservoir and define a second stage of the cryocooler assembly. The cryocooler assembly further including one or more of a valve, a gas/liquid switch, an actuating support arm and a heat pipe coupled to the second stage of the cryocooler assembly to remotely disconnect a heat path generated by the at least one remotely driven cryocooler between the first stage and the second stage during the OFF-state of operation. A superconducting generator including at least one remotely driven cryocooler assembly and method of operating a cooling assembly for a superconducting generator utilizing at least one remotely driven cryocooler assembly are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC RENOVABLES ESPAÑA, S.L.
    Inventor: Ernst Wolfgang Stautner
  • Patent number: 12066234
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, and an ice maker located at the freezing compartment and configured to generate carbonated ice. The ice maker includes a reservoir configured to store carbonated water that includes dissolved gas, a water line connected to the reservoir and configured to supply non-carbonated water to the reservoir, a gas line connected to the reservoir and configured to, based on the reservoir receiving the non-carbonated water, supply pressurized gas to the reservoir to thereby produce the carbonated water that is stored in the reservoir, a heating element configured to heat the reservoir to a temperature above freezing, and an ice tray configured to receive the carbonated water from the reservoir and to generate the carbonated ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Anthony Ogg
  • Patent number: 12066235
    Abstract: An ice cube producing unit comprising a tray formed as an ice cube tray having at least one ice cube compartment, a lid which is suitable for being mounted on the tray to seal contents of the at least one ice cube compartment inside said at least one ice cube compartment, a displacing mechanism connecting the tray and the lid and having two positions: a closed position where the lid is held in a position where it abuts the tray and an open position where the lid is held in a position where it is separated from the tray so that an ice cube formed in the tray can leave the tray. The displacing mechanism comprises a bi-stable element arranged between the lid and the tray, said bi-stable element having a first stable state when the tray and the lid are in the closed position and a second stable state when the tray and lid are in the open position. In this way, a simple construction is provided which is easy to use and has a simple displacing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ICEBREAKER International ApS
    Inventor: Kim Jensen
  • Patent number: 12066236
    Abstract: A device for making frozen geometric shapes, more particularly, to an ice molding device that shapes ice is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a device comprises a lower chamber of an ice shaping device and a plurality of guideposts on the lower chamber. The device further comprises a semi-spherical cavity in the lower chamber and a hole to fill a hollow chamber of the lower chamber with hot water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: E. & J. Gallo Winery
    Inventors: William L. Henderson, Jimmy Chu
  • Patent number: 12066237
    Abstract: A refrigerator include: an inner case having a storage chamber; a thermoelectric module including a thermoelectric element and a cooling sink; a fan configured to circulate air, to the storage chamber; a fan cover configured to cover the fan and having an upper discharge hole, a lower discharge hole, and an inner suction hole formed between the upper discharge hole and the lower discharge hole; a first receiving member disposed in the storage chamber; and a second receiving member disposed over the first receiving member to be spaced apart from the first receiving member. At least a portion of each of the inner suction hole and the lower discharge hole faces a portion between the first receiving member and the second receiving member, and at least a portion of the upper discharge hole faces a portion between a top surface of the storage chamber and the second receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Minkyu Oh, Heayoun Sul, Hyoungkeun Lim, Jeehoon Choi
  • Patent number: 12066238
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body having a storage room, and a door to open and close the storage room, wherein the door includes a door body and a door panel detachably mountable on the door body. The door panel may be installed on the door body by coupling a lower fixing portion with a lower cap protrusion, accommodating an upper fixing portion in an accommodating space through a panel passing portion, and accommodating a fixing cover in the accommodating space through a cover passing portion to be coupled with the upper fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongyeong Kim, Seongwoo Kim, Byoungjae Cho, Taecheol Park
  • Patent number: 12066239
    Abstract: Disclosed are a door body for a refrigerator and a refrigerator with the same. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment with a compartment opening, and the door body includes an inner door, an outer door and a storage box. The inner door is arranged at a position corresponding to the compartment opening on an outer side of the storage compartment, and is used to open and close the compartment opening. The outer door is arranged at a side of the inner door away from the storage compartment. The storage box is fixed to a side of the inner door close to the storage compartment; one end of the storage box close to the outer door has a storage opening, and an area of the inner door corresponding to the storage opening is provided with an inner door opening. The door body reduces the loss of cooling energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenlong Liu, Mingming Ma
  • Patent number: 12066240
    Abstract: An embedded refrigerator which includes a cabinet, a door and a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part and a switching assembly; when the door is in an opening process, the first hinge part moves relative to the switching assembly, and then, the second hinge part moves relative to the switching assembly; the hinge assembly drives the door to rotate in situ relative to the cabinet, then drives the door to move from the pivoting side towards the accommodating chamber, drives the door to move from the accommodating chamber towards the pivoting side, and then drives the door to continuously rotate in situ relative to the cabinet. The refrigerator can increase an opening-closing freedom degree of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Kang Li, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 12066241
    Abstract: In one aspect the invention provides a magnetic door position detection apparatus adapted to attach to a cabinet interior with a door arranged to transition between an open state where the interior of the cabinet is accessible, and a closed state. The door includes a magnetic field generating structure configured to magnetically engage the door with the cabinet in the closed state. The apparatus provided includes a housing configured to attach to the interior of the cabinet and one or more sensors configured to determine change in the magnetic flux field within the interior of the cabinet induced by motion of the magnetic field generating structure in at least one of three orthogonal axes. The sensor or sensors generate an output signal representing the sensed magnetic field change where the one or more axes is indicative of the cabinet door moved between the closed state and the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Wellington Drive Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Kevin Richard Blackmore
  • Patent number: 12066242
    Abstract: The refrigerating apparatus (100) comprises: a refrigerating compartment (105) delimited by a rear wall (105R), and first (105s1) and second (105s2) side walls, a door (110) for closing the compartment (105) and facing the rear wall (105R) when the door (110) is closed, a support element (135;235;335;435;535) within the compartment (105) for supporting an accessory (140,145), wherein the support element (135;235;335;435;535) comprises a rail being a separate part adapted to be fixedly mounted to or fixedly associated with one of the first (105S1) and second (105S2) side walls so as to extend along one of the first (105S1) and second (105S2) side walls, the rail adapted to receive at least partially the accessory (140,145) and to hang it in a cantilevered manner whereby the accessory (140,145) is allowed to be positioned along one of the first (105S1) and second (105S2) side walls in a cantilevered manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Electrolux do Brasil S. A.
    Inventors: Gabriel Pacheco, Wesley Saikawa, Marcelo Furmann, Ramom Eduardo Gadens Baduy
  • Patent number: 12066243
    Abstract: Proposed is a refrigerator having a shelf assembly in which the shelf assembly includes a shelf installed inside a cabinet defining a storage space of the refrigerator and allowing food and a container to be seated thereon, a shelf fixing bracket fixed to each of opposite sides of the shelf and supporting the shelf, a lift rail module installed to be vertically long inside the cabinet such that the shelf fixing bracket is vertically movable, and a lift module installed slidably on one side of the shelf and configured to selectively release the shelf fixing bracket held by the lift rail module according to a user's manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyehyun Sim, Jungil Shin, Ji Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 12066244
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a household refrigeration appliance and, more specifically, to a household refrigeration appliance with a multifunctional shelf. A multifunctional shelf arrangement is provided, including: a shelf comprising a frame that is physically associated to the walls of an internal box by shelf rails; the frame comprising lateral, front and rear portions, as well as at least one accessory physically associated to the shelf by accessory rails defining at least one track for displacement of the accessory. Specifically, in accordance with this disclosure, the frame comprises a plurality of receiving structures and the accessory rails comprise fitting projections which engage directly with the receiving structures of the frame, so that the attachment rails are removably fitted with the receiving structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luiz Afranio Alves Ferreira, Edson Isaltino Bento, Guilherme Nehring, Ademar Testoni
  • Patent number: 12066245
    Abstract: Portable beverage coolers and methods of using the same. An exemplary cooler described herein comprises an outer shell having a general shape as a container, suitable to receive contents therein, a handle pivotally coupled to the outer shell a removable insert configured to fit within the outer shell, said insert configured to receive a liquid or other items therein, and a hinged lid coupled to the outer shell. Said coolers are configured to retain a beverage therein, maintaining a desired cold temperature, and to dispense beverage directly therefrom via a tap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: BruMate, INC.
    Inventor: Dylan M. Jacob
  • Patent number: 12066246
    Abstract: Lyophilization methods for preparing protein formulations for long-term storage at room temperature or improved stability at refrigeration storage are provided. Specifically, the present application provides lyophilization methods to obtain a target percentage of residual moisture of a lyophilized product, such as 3-5% residual moisture. The secondary drying of the lyophilization can be conducted under controlling rate of desorption under a temperature which is similar to the shelf temperature of the primary drying. Alternatively, the lyophilization can be conducted without a distinguished secondary drying step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaolin Tang, Mary Kleppe, Ravi Chari, Franco Tzul
  • Patent number: 12066247
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air drying device including: a base including opposing top and bottom portions, the top portion including at least one first bearing surface; and at least one bearing plate disposed at the top portion of the base. The bearing plate includes a second bearing surface, and the first bearing surface is inclined relative to the second bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guocai Zhang, Junwei Yan, Shaodong Sun, Shihao Dong, Yingwei Liu, Zhanfeng Cao, Guangcai Yuan
  • Patent number: 12066248
    Abstract: A combustion system includes a fuel and oxidant source, a first distal flame holder body, a second distal flame holder body, and a thermal load. The fuel and oxidant source outputs fuel and oxidant. The first and second distal flame holder bodies simultaneously or alternately hold combustion reaction portions of the fuel and oxidant and/or of combustion products. The thermal load receives thermal energy from the first and second combustion reaction portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ClearSign Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas W. Karkow, James K. Dansie, Venkatesh Iyer, Donald Kendrick, Colin James Deller, Christopher A. Wiklof
  • Patent number: 12066249
    Abstract: An induction furnace for carrying out a heat treatment of a dental replacement part. The induction furnace includes an induction coil, a radiant heater, an insulation layer and a furnace chamber. The induction furnace has a cooling system with a liquid cooling system in order to control an internal temperature of the furnace chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Christian Schmidt, Michael Baurer
  • Patent number: 12066250
    Abstract: Provided is a method of installing a heat insulating block on a furnace shell which enables a heat insulating block to be firmly fixed to a furnace wall but does not require much time and costs for making the heat insulating block, and which further offers good workability at a site. The method of installing a heat insulating block on a furnace shell includes: inserting a beam of a fixture into a fold of an inorganic fiber aggregate mat that is folded up to form a heat insulating block; and fixing the fixture and a furnace shell to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAFTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusaku Hata, Mitsuo Suzuki, Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Yusuke Kimura, Akihiro Yano, Masakuni Taguchi
  • Patent number: 12066251
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for treating oily solid material and a method for treating oily solid material. The system for treating oily solid material includes a thermal desorption module, a thermal desorption vapor treatment module and an incondensable gas treatment module. The thermal desorption module includes a vertical furnace body, a stirring shaft and an electromagnetic induction heating coil assembly. The electromagnetic induction heating coil assembly includes a plurality of coil units sequentially arranged at an outer side of the sidewall of the vertical furnace body along the height direction (Y). A heating power of each of the plurality of coil units is configured to be independently controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: JEREH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhaodi Jin, Peichao Cong, Zhe'na Zhang, Yan Zhang, Chuangang Lin, Chengzhen Wang, Zhixue Wang, Rengang Liang
  • Patent number: 12066252
    Abstract: A vapor collection system that can be used at an extra-terrestrial body is envisioned to collect target gaseous atoms and molecules that are floating around in a shielded environment at a pressure at or less than 1×10?5 bar. The shielded environment is defined within sidewalls and in some cases is defined within a cover. A condensation surface in the shielded environment is maintained at a temperature between 2° Kelvin and 100° Kelvin to collect the target gas that is floating around, which condenses on the condensation surface as a liquid. A collection receptacle at the condensation surface collects the liquid. A heating element in the shielded environment is made to heat and release the target gas from minerals at or beyond the rim. The gas floats around in the shielded environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Salvino, Kenneth Altshuler
  • Patent number: 12066253
    Abstract: A microchannel evaporator includes a plurality of microchannels. Each of the plurality of microchannels includes a first end and a second end. A first end-tank is coupled to each first end of the plurality of microchannels and a second end-tank is coupled to each second end of the plurality of microchannels. A second-fluid inlet is coupled to either the first end-tank or the second end-tank and configured to receive a fluid into the microchannel evaporator and a second-fluid outlet is coupled to either the first end-tank or the second end-tank and configured to expel the fluid from the microchannel evaporator. Each microchannel of the plurality of microchannels includes at least one bend along a length thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Berthold Adomat
  • Patent number: 12066254
    Abstract: A method of thermally protecting a leading edge of a hypersonic system includes saturating an annular primary wick in contact with an evaporator and having a first pore size with a phase change material by means of an annularly-inward secondary wick having a second pore size and being coupled to a liquid line, the second pore size being larger than the first, where a first end of the secondary wick extends into a reservoir and a second end of the secondary wick extends into the evaporator, the second end of the secondary wick having a terminal end. The method includes terminating the liquid line inside of the evaporator, transferring thermal energy from the leading edge into the phase change material, raising the temperature of the phase change material to a phase-change temperature, changing phase of the phase change material, and carrying away heat from the leading edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jesse R. Maxwell, Robert W. Baldauff, Triem T. Hoang
  • Patent number: 12066255
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a blank for a heat-transfer device that includes a vapor chamber enclosed by a body of the heat-transfer device, and a charging tube connected to the vapor chamber, wherein a part of the charging tube protruding from the body has at least one unsealed sealing zone with an oblong flow area, where a width of the charging tube exceeds a height of the charging tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Bruno Agostini, Daniele Torresin, Andrey Petrov
  • Patent number: 12066256
    Abstract: A heat dissipating device that includes a first plate and a second plate opposite the first plate and connected to the first plate by two opposite sidewalls. The first plate and the second plate are connected to each other at longitudinally opposite ends thereof, longitudinally extending ends of the first plate and the second plate are connected to each other by sidewalls, and the first plate, the second plate and the sidewalls enclosing an internal space of the heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device also includes a first wick structure disposed in the internal space and contacting inner surfaces of at least one of the first plate and the second plate. The first wick structure extends longitudinally between the longitudinally opposite ends of the first plate and the second plate, and the first wick structure at least partially defines a first vapor flow channel of the heat dissipating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jen-Chih Cheng
  • Patent number: 12066257
    Abstract: A sealing retainer may be coupled between a chassis and an electronic module. The sealing retainer includes a retainer body to be coupled to the chassis and a first cooling gas passageway that may be aligned with a chassis cooling gas passageway. A gas seal body has a second cooling gas passageway aligned with the first cooling gas passageway and coupled to the retainer body and movable between a retracted position that permits insertion and removal of the electronic module and an extended position that seals against the electronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Voi Nguyen, Jason Thompson, Charles Weirick
  • Patent number: 12066258
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for collecting water droplets from an airflow of a cooling tower (8) through condensation of water vapour using an electrostatic separator (20), wherein the electrostatic separator is a single unit electrostatic separator (20) or a multi-unit electrostatic separator. The method for water particles collection from the exhaust airflow of a cooling tower primarily comprises condensing water vapour into large water droplets. It is experimentally proved that electrostatic separation solves the problem of visible plume pollution, and blow down decreased since collected water flows back to the circulating water. Additionally, electrostatic separation results in small pressure drop of the cooling tower (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ali Rashed Al Alili, Mohamed Saeed Alshehhi, Wang Chaofan
  • Patent number: 12066259
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has a plurality of metal plates, each metal plate having two contacting surfaces, at least one of the contacting surfaces having a fluid channel and abutting against another metal plate, at least two metal plates connected together with the contacting surfaces facing each other. High temperature is used to melt at least two metal plates together, so that the metal plates can be combined without additional locking or welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: JUN HE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chiang-Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 12066260
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular firearm control unit that aid in making compatible a slide associated with a first firearm and a frame associated with a second firearm. The compatibility made functional using a frame that includes an aperture and a rigid insert that includes a slide rail and an aperture that is compatible with the aperture found in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Amend2, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Bellitti, Austin Damoth, Nathan Dudney, Mark Hillis
  • Patent number: 12066261
    Abstract: A weapon release safety system comprises an active state, an inactive state, and a tracking system. When in the inactive state, the weapon release safety system can indicate that a weapon has not been drawn from a storage therefor. When in the active state, the weapon release safety system can indicate that the weapon has been drawn from the storage therefor. The weapon release safety system can be in the inactive state while the weapon is within a proximity of the storage, and the weapon release safety system can be in the active state while the weapon is not within the proximity of the storage. The tracking system can be configured to track a number of times that the weapon has been drawn from the storage by a bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: John Junior Henry
  • Patent number: 12066262
    Abstract: A method for determining a performance metric based on a discharge event of a firearm is provided. A plurality of first input signals over a sample window of time from a first inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured on the first firearm are received by a first event detection module associated with the first firearm of a first user. An occurrence of a first shot discharge of the first firearm at a first time based on the plurality of first input signals is identified by the first event detection module. An occurrence of a second shot discharge of the first firearm at a second time based on the plurality of first input signals is identified by the first event detection module. A first split time is determined for the first user based on a difference between the first and second times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle William Broadway, Michael Canty
  • Patent number: 12066263
    Abstract: An automated weapons system is comprised of a human transported weapon for use by a person. The weapon is comprised of a barrel, a targeting subsystem, a drone weapons subsystem, a computational subsystem, positioning means, and. a firing subsystem. The barrel is for propelling a fired munitions aimed towards an area of sighting. The targeting subsystem identifies a chosen target in the area of sighting. The drone weapons subsystem, has communications with the human transported weapons subsystem. The targeting subsystem utilizes communications with the drone weapons subsystem. The computational subsystem is responsive to the targeting subsystem, for determining where the chosen target is and where the barrel needs to be aimed so that the munitions will strike the chosen target. The positioning means, adjusts the aim of the munitions responsive to the computational subsystem. The firing subsystem fires the fired munitions at the chosen target responsive to the positioning means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, David H. Sitrick
  • Patent number: 12066264
    Abstract: A barrel for a handgun includes an imaginary barrel bore axis along which it extends in the x-direction, around which barrel axis the following are formed in the interior of the barrel, in succession from a rear end to a front end: a cartridge chamber, which has a first diameter; a cartridge chamber opening, which has a second diameter; a conical transition, which transitions from the second diameter to a third diameter, which is associated with the guide region; and a barrel opening, an end face being formed around the cartridge chamber opening, and the barrel being suitable for a bullet driven by hot gases to accelerate therethrough. The end face is at least 1.5 times larger than the cross-sectional surface formed by the third diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SCHMEISSER GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Speichinger
  • Patent number: 12066265
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active system configured to apply an active force to a portion of a firearm designed to contact a body of the firearm's operator, to reduce the perceived recoil of the firearm. The active system includes an actuation element capable of generating an active force, and systems for powering and selectively operating the actuation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Jamie George McWilliam
  • Patent number: 12066266
    Abstract: A precision bore guide and precision bore guide tool is presented that together comprise a main tube, a front stop, a movable stop, and a hollowed-out rifle round, a spring and a guide bolt knob which is inserted into the receiver of a firearm and a rod is inserted into the guide through the main tube and into the hollowed-out round and through the barrel of a rifle firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventors: Colter Larson, Tyler Sims
  • Patent number: 12066267
    Abstract: A firearm assembly includes an upper receiver housing a bolt carrier group that is translatable within the upper receiver, and a lower receiver including a first hinge portion defining a first hinge opening. A second hinge portion is pivotally connected to the first hinge portion, and a buffer assembly is attached to the second hinge portion. A carrier block is positioned within the first hinge portion and is configurable in a blocking configuration and an unblocking configuration. A lock is configurable in a latched position and an unlatched position, and the lock is in mechanical communication with the carrier block when the lock is in the latched position. The carrier block is positioned in the unblocking configuration when the lock is in the latched position, and the carrier block is positioned in the blocking configuration when the lock is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Springfield, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles David Williams, Nathan A. Brinkmeyer, Nick Ballard, Benjamin Boyd McKelvain
  • Patent number: 12066268
    Abstract: A rifle includes a magazine well, a barrel, and an exo-bolt. The barrel is configured to be detachably coupled to the magazine well. The barrel includes a forward barrel portion on an end of the barrel opposite the magazine well. The exo-bolt is configured to travel along an exterior of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: OutlierIP, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Derek Benedict
  • Patent number: 12066269
    Abstract: The invention comprises an electropneumatically operated semi-automatic gun configured for remote firing of pepperballs, breakerballs, paintballs, etc., and a carrier for the gun comprising a bracket and a pair of struts extending downwardly from the bracket. The body of the gun is attached beneath the bracket and hangs otherwise unsupported in a space defined between the struts. The gun thus mounted can be hung beneath various types of quadracopter drones, or mounted atop shelving or to ROVs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Jerry Micah Slaughter
  • Patent number: 12066270
    Abstract: A toy water gun having a stream interrupter or interrupter valve that is configured to periodically interrupt a flow of water that is discharged such that periodic bursts of water are delivered in a rapid succession. In one arrangement, a nozzle recovery chamber is provided in a nozzle opening of the nozzle is located that is directed to discharge water through the nozzle recovery chamber along a discharge axis. The stream interrupter is located in the nozzle recovery chamber between the nozzle opening and the discharge opening and is configured to periodically interrupt a flow of water from the nozzle along the discharge axis to the discharge opening to form the periodic bursts of water that are delivered from the discharge opening. Blocked water in the recovery chamber is recycled back to the supply tank. Use of the interrupter valve provides for interrupted discharges from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Ryan Wolfinbarger
  • Patent number: 12066271
    Abstract: A holster assembly includes an adaptor flange securable to a firearm and formed with an opening, a garment mounting provision, and a holster clip including resilient arms that include inner faces. One of the resilient arms includes a mounting feature that couples to the garment mounting provision. When the firearm is slid and fully holstered into the holster clip, the inner faces of the resilient arms click over a border of the opening and the firearm is securely held in the holster assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: RT Recover Innovations Ltd.
    Inventor: Tamir Porat
  • Patent number: 12066272
    Abstract: An accessory mounting interface for a firearm, and a related method, are disclosed. The interface has a firearm accessory, a first elongated fastener, and a second fastener rotationally mated to the first elongated fastener. The first elongated fastener has right-handed threading and is arranged through a through hole in the firearm accessory with a first end extending below first and second halves of a first slot protrusion of the firearm accessory. The second fastener has a length greater than a width, the length measured along a longitudinal axis of the second fastener, the second fastener having a plurality of straight edges. At least one of the plurality of straight edges prevents the second fastener from rotating further than a closed position when the at least one of the straight edges abuts a sidewall of an elongated slot in the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORP.
    Inventors: Michael T. Mayberry, William Bradley Bennett, Timothy Eric Roberts, Duane Liptak, Brian L Nakayama
  • Patent number: 12066273
    Abstract: A system and method of locating a target and presenting the location via augmented reality. The inventive subject matter includes a projectile that can transmit information including location information to other computing devices. These computing devices can then use the location information to determine the relative location of the projectile relative to the computing device and generate a visual representation of the location of the projectile on an augmented reality display such that the location of the target is overlaid over a real-world view through the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Insights International Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Evan Parker
  • Patent number: 12066274
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a target system. The target system may include a locking plate having a first aperture and a second aperture. In one embodiment, the first aperture may be wider than the second aperture. The target system further includes a target face. The target face may be implemented with a target stem, a locking support, and a locking retainer. In one embodiment, the locking retainer may be wider than the second aperture. Similarly, a target is disclosed which includes a locking plate. The locking plate includes a pass-through portion and a locking portion. In certain embodiments, the locking portion may be wider than the pass-through portion. The target system further includes a target face. The target face may be implemented with an elongated portion, a locking support portion, and a locking retainer portion. In one embodiment, the locking retainer portion is wider than the locking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Downrange Headquarters LLC
    Inventor: Jared Miller
  • Patent number: 12066275
    Abstract: The present invention is generally related to paint ball firing devices. More specifically, the present invention is related to paintball land mines, which can fire multiple paintballs simultaneously and methods of making and using same. Furthermore, the present invention is capable of allowing the device to be disassembled (i.e., field serviceable) and provides a range of combustion chambers, barrel assemblies, and cartridges to be used in the device. In this manner, a wide range of projectile types and feet per second (f.p.s.) projectiles can be used in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Paul R. Coates
  • Patent number: 12066276
    Abstract: A sabot including a first casing petal having at least one coupling feature and at least one disengagement feature; a second casing petal having at least one coupling feature and at least one disengagement feature; and a cap insertable within a forward receiver formed by coupling the first casing petal with the second casing petal, wherein the first casing petal and the second casing petal and the cap are configured to cooperatively attach to a forward assembly of a missile and cooperatively detach from the forward assembly of the missile responsive to a missile launch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: John F. Bugge, Byron Terence Edgar
  • Patent number: 12066277
    Abstract: The invention refers to a pyrotechnic latch retraction mechanism that can be applied to various types of flying devices. The main structure of this mechanism includes piston-cylinder assembly, electric ignition assembly and guide assembly. The solution described in this invention not only makes the exploitation, use and preservation of equipment more convenient, reduces difficulties, prevents risks and saves costs, but also ensures safety and security, reliability during device operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: VIETTEL GROUP
    Inventors: Xuan Doan Dang, Tien Hoa Nguyen, Doan Hung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12066278
    Abstract: An assembly (7) for triggering an explosive in a hole (9) to produce an explosive blast in the hole includes (a) an explosion trigger (15, 19) for triggering the explosive in the hole, (b) a detonation unit body (21) that is configured to be located at or proximate an open end of the hole in an initial position of the assembly in the hole and (c) a trigger cord (31) that is connected to the detonation unit body and to the explosion trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Newcrest Mining Limited
    Inventors: Anthony James Sprague, James Thomas Oliver, Stephen Hanwright
  • Patent number: 12066279
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a casing for an ammunition cartridge includes injection molding a polymer forming the casing using an injection mold. The casing is cylindrically shaped along a longitudinal axis extending from a base to a distal end with a blind hole formed therein. The blind hole has a primer retention feature disposed at the base and leads into a flash hole. An insulator and/or reflector is placed around at least a portion of the casing separating the base from the neck. A heater directly heats the neck of the casing while not directly heating the base. A stretch rod is inserted into the blind hole stretching the neck. The casing is inserted into a blow mold and pressurized causing the neck of the casing to be blow molded. At least a portion of the distal end of the casing is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Innovative Performance Applications, LLC
    Inventor: John Cogger
  • Patent number: 12066280
    Abstract: A recreational throwing dart comprising a target area at the rear capable of capturing the tip of another dart thrown into it while the dart is in the dartboard and a game comprising said dart. The dart is thrown into the dartboard and then a second dart is thrown at the target area of the first dart in the dartboard. The point of the second dart can stick into, be mechanically captured by, or otherwise adhere to the rear portion of the first dart. This dart creates a new form of gameplay different from traditional dart rules in which the tip of all darts must strike and stick into the dartboard itself. The invention allows the darts to not be damaged by the second dart sticking into the rear of it as happens when a standard dart pierces a dart flight or a dart shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Clifford Harlan