36th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220280797 | IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR HAVING POWER CONTROL AND THERMAL REGULATION AND METHODS OF USE - Leadless, implantable microstimulators for treating chronic inflammation. These devices can include a static magnetic field detector (e.g., non-Hall effect sensors/detectors, including those based on a Wiegand effect or generating pulses at a predetermined frequency range and using a detection circuit to determine the decay rate of the pulses), to trigger an emergency shut off of the microstimulator. Also described are methods and apparatuses for regulating the temperature of an implant based applied power from a charger (e.g., voltage across the charger when unloaded and when loaded by the implant) to yield a power control loop correlated with the power drawn by the implant to determine temperature of the implant. A negotiation protocol can exchange data between the charger and the implant (e.g., type of charger, type of implant, nature of the coupling between the two, etc.) to set target power control loop parameters to estimate and regulate implant temperature. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280798 | HEART MONITORING SYSTEM - A heart monitoring system, including a heart defibrillation device, including a chest strap, a plurality of sensors disposed on at least a portion of the chest strap to monitor heart-related information, and a plurality of electrodes disposed on at least a portion of the chest strap to send at least one electric shock on each surface thereof in response to the plurality of sensors determining an emergency condition, and a heart monitoring device connected to the heart defibrillation device to indicate the emergency condition and emit an alarm sound in response to the plurality of sensors determining the emergency condition. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280799 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF DRY EYES - A disposable/removable tip attachable on a distal end of a fiber bundle, allowing transmitting light energy from the fiber bundle to an eyelid and comprising a contact surface made of bio-compatible material, which allows to contact the eyelid and in addition an add-on device, comprising a fiber bundle, having a distal and proximal end, wherein a disposable/removable tip is attachable to the distal end, while the proximal end is connected to an optical coupler, designed for optical and/or energy coupling with a lightguide of a Meibomian gland expression (MGX) treatment device. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280800 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NEURO STIMULATION SYSTEM - Advancements in Neurofeedback, Neuromodulation, Neuro-stimulation, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Learning Systems and Expert Systems defines a system and apparatus to assay neural brain activity and deliver neural stimulation based on natural and artificial intelligence. AINS embodiments provide the ability to treat mental dysfunctions and/or provide increased mental capacity. Embodiments measure brain activity and define a recommended neuro modulation/stimulation based on natural and artificial intelligence analysis. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280801 | BRAIN STIMULATION TREATMENT IN DEPRESSION - Provided herein are, for example, systems and methods of diagnosing and treating depression, in which a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy is administered to a subject in need thereof and measuring a TMS evoked response in the subject, are provided. The systems and methods allow tailoring or optimizing of a treatment protocol for maximal individual benefit, thereby providing an individualized and optimized treatment protocol for psychiatric disorders such as depression. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280802 | AESTHETIC METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE TREATMENT BY MAGNETIC FIELD - Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280803 | AESTHETIC METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE TREATMENT BY MAGNETIC FIELD - Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280804 | AESTHETIC METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE TREATMENT BY MAGNETIC FIELD - In methods for treating a patient, a time varying magnetic field is applied to a patient's body and causes a muscle contraction. The time-varying magnetic field may be monophasic, biphasic, polyphasic and/or static. The method may reduce adipose tissue, improve metabolism, blood and/or lymph circulation. The method may use combinations of treatments to enhance the visual appearance of the patient. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280805 | AESTHETIC METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE TREATMENT BY MAGNETIC FIELD - In methods for treating a patient, a time varying magnetic field is applied to a patient's body and causes a muscle contraction. The time-varying magnetic field may be monophasic, biphasic, polyphasic and/or static. The method may reduce adipose tissue, improve metabolism, blood and/or lymph circulation. The method may use combinations of treatments to enhance the visual appearance of the patient. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280806 | AESTHETIC METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE TREATMENT BY MAGNETIC FIELD - In methods for treating a patient, a time varying magnetic field is applied to a patient's body and causes a muscle contraction. The time-varying magnetic field may be monophasic, biphasic, polyphasic and/or static. The method may reduce adipose tissue, improve metabolism, blood and/or lymph circulation. The method may use combinations of treatments to enhance the visual appearance of the patient. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280807 | TREATMENT OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS - Devices and methods for treating central nervous system disorders by administering light to a user are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices are positioned away from the user, and in other embodiments, the devices are attached to the user. In some embodiments, the light is applied through the users skin, and in other embodiments, through an implanted or percutaneous device. Representative central nervous system disorders include cognitive, motor, and behavioral disorders. Where these disorders include an inflammatory component, light is administered at wavelengths which decrease inflammation in the brain. Where these disorders are caused by poor vascularization, light is administered at wavelengths which improve vascularization in the brain. The methods also include repairing damage to the blood brain barrier, and can be used to more effectively administer drugs, such as anticancer drugs, to the brain. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280808 | AUDIBLE TEMPERATURE READOUT APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A PHOTO-THERMAL TARGETED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A method for operating an energy source within an energy-based treatment system for dermatological procedures. The method includes: 1) administering at least a first energy pulse from the energy source at a first parameter setting to a first treatment location; 2) measuring a peak epidermal temperature (PET) at the first treatment location, following administration of the at least one energy pulse; 3) providing an audio output of the PET so measured; and 4) according to the audio output of the PET, determining whether to adjust the energy source from the first parameter setting. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280809 | PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF THE SCALP - Modulated light therapy devices for treatment of dermatological disorders of the scalp are provided. An exemplary device includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) supporting at least one light emitting device having an emitter height. The FPCB includes multiple interconnected panels and bending regions defined in and between at least some of the interconnected panels as to allow the FPCB to be configured in a concave shape to cover at least a portion of a cranial vertex of the patient. At least one light-transmissive layer proximate to the FPCB is configured to transmit (e.g., incoherent) light emissions generated by at least one light emitting device. At least one standoff is configured to be arranged between the FPCB and the scalp of the patient, wherein the at least one standoff includes a standoff height that exceeds the emitter height. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280810 | TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES USING DYNAMIC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY - A method of treating a neurological disorder and/or disease includes positioning a stimulation apparatus on a patient. The stimulation apparatus includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes and an emitter array having a plurality of emitters. The method further includes measuring electroencephalography (EEG) signals of the patient with the electrode array. The method further includes emitting radiation into the patient's brain from the emitter array based on the measured EEG signals in order to treat the neurological disorder and/or disease. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280811 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION SYSTEM - A charged particle beam irradiation system irradiating an irradiation target in an object with a charged particle beam, includes a scanning electromagnet, an irradiator irradiating the irradiation target with the charged particle beam by performing scanning with the charged particle beam with the scanning electromagnet, an adjusting member adjusting a penumbra of the charged particle beam with the scanning performed, and a holder provided on the irradiator and holding the adjusting member. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280812 | SRS CONTOURED MULTI-LAYER MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR - An apparatus includes a first multileaf collimator comprising a plurality of pairs of beam-blocking leaves each comprising an end portion. The end portions of the beam-blocking leaves of one pair are contoured to allow forming a first aperture when the beam-blocking leaves of the pair are closed. The first aperture has a closed shape such as a circle in a beam's eye view. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280813 | METHODS FOR USE WITH A COMPONENT OF A BEAM LIMITING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a method of determining whether repair or replacement of a multi-leaf collimator for a radiotherapy device should be scheduled. The multi-leaf collimator comprises a leaf bank comprising a plurality of leaves, a leaf bank support configured to support the leaf bank, a leaf bank guide, and a guide actuation means configured to extend the leaf bank along the leaf bank guide into the path of a radiation beam. The device further comprises current sensing means configured to produce a signal indicative of the current supplied to the guide actuation means. The method comprises receiving signals from the current sensing means; processing the signals; and based on the processing, determining whether repair or replacement of the multi-leaf collimator should be scheduled. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280814 | METHOD FOR USE WITH A RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a method of determining the nature of a fault in a radiotherapy device comprising a linear accelerator. The radiotherapy device is configured to provide therapeutic radiation to a patient. The radiotherapy device comprises a bending magnet assembly arranged to direct a beam of electrons toward a target to produce said radiation. A first sensor is configured to provide signals indicative of voltage at a first region of the bending magnet assembly. The method comprises receiving voltage values derived from the signals from the first sensor and processing the voltage values; wherein processing the voltage values comprises determining whether the voltage values meet at least one threshold criterion; and, based on the processing of the signals, determining whether the nature of the fault is associated with the bending magnet. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280815 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL IMAGING OF DOSE DEPOSITED BY THERAPEUTIC PROTON BEAMS - A system for performing radiation treatment of a patient with a proton beam from a particle accelerator uses a high-sensitivity camera to capture dose images of patient surface, a video processor that integrates the dose images, beam-on detection apparatus, and apparatus to eliminate interference of room lighting. In embodiments, the system registers dose images to a surface model of the patient derived from stereo image pairs captured by a stereo camera. In embodiments, the surface model is registered to three-dimensional images of the patient from MRI or CT, and an integrated three-dimensional energy deposition map of the patient is prepared. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280816 | METHOD FOR DYEING KERATIN MATERIAL, COMPRISING THE USE OF AN ORGANIC C1-C6-ALKOXY-SILANE AND AN ALKALISING AGENT - An object of the present disclosure is a process for coloring keratinous material, in particular human hair. The process includes applying on the keratinous material a first composition (A). The first composition (A) includes (A1) one or more organic C | 2022-09-08 |
20220280817 | Nostril Wearable Filtering Device - A nostril wearable filtering device for reducing exposure to particulates includes a cylinder, which is tubular and resiliently compressible. The cylinder can be compressed between digits of a hand of a user, positioning the user to insert the cylinder, by a first end thereof, into a nostril. A filter is engaged to the cylinder and extends across a second end of the cylinder. The cylinder is one of a pair of cylinders. Each cylinder of the pair of cylinders can be compressed and inserted into a respective nostril of the user. The cylinders then expand so that the cylinders conform to and sealably engage interior surfaces of the nostrils. The filters filter air passing therethrough, to reduce particulate content of the air, prior to the air entering lungs of the user. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280818 | STRUCTURAL POST FOR FALL ARREST AND ROPE ACCESS - A structural post for fall arrest and rope access has a baseplate having baseplate fixing holes. A vertical mast is attached to an upper surface of the baseplate, and a main attachment plate comprising main attachment plate fixing holes is affixed to an upper end of the mast. The structural post may be mounted to concrete floor garden landscapes, steel structures and the like on high-rise buildings, for fall arrest and rope access, and which facilitates versatility and adaptability for various locations and applications, for construction, beside cleaning and other building and maintenance activities. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280819 | FIREBREAK DEVICE - A firebreak device configured to arrest a flow of medical gas capable of combustion or of supporting combustion, said device comprising: a housing having a body portion, an inlet and an outlet, said inlet and outlet being linked by a conduit; a valve assembly located within said body portion, said valve assembly being movable between an open position, in which gas can flow between said inlet and outlet along said conduit, and a closed position in which gas flow between said inlet and said outlet is arrested; a biasing assembly ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280820 | INFLATABLE FIRE BARRIER - A fire barrier includes an inflatable base deployable from an empty state to a fully inflated state and a first row of panels including a plurality of first panels disposed on the inflatable base. The base supports the plurality of first panels in an upright state when the inflatable base is in the fully inflated state, thereby forming a wall having a front side and a rear side opposing the front side. Each of the plurality of panels is independently elastically bendable with respect to the inflatable base. A coating of an infrared reflective material is disposed on each of the plurality of panels on the front side of the wall. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280821 | Fire Control Enclosure - A fire control enclosure with a telescoping rigid structural frame assembly, flame retardant fabric, a plurality of wheels and a plurality of smoke exhaust outlet pipes. The telescoping frame is capable of forming an elongate structure capable of controlling a fire that is set to create a fire break between two areas having ignitable material. Exhaust pipes are attached to the top of the structure to let smoke out. Metal wheels at the bottom of the structure allow it to be rolled into place. The fire control enclosure can alternatively be used to extinguish a fire with closed exhaust pipes. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280822 | TARGET PIPELINE DYNAMIC THERMAL FAILURE ANALYSIS METHOD IN PARALLEL PIPELINE JET FIRE SCENARIO - Disclosed by the present invention is a target pipeline dynamic thermal failure analysis method in a parallel pipeline jet fire scenario, including the following steps: 1, inputting operation parameters of source pipeline to obtain instantaneous thermal radiation value received by target pipeline in instantaneous jet fire near field; 2, establishing fitting function relational expression of the instantaneous thermal radiation value and time change; 3, calculating instantaneous temperature distribution result of the pipe wall of the target pipeline; 4, calculating convective heat transfer coefficient of inner wall of the target pipeline; 5, calculating instantaneous thermal stress and total instantaneous stress borne by the pipe wall of the target pipeline in a circumferential direction, radial direction and axial direction; 6, carrying out testing to obtain yield strength and ultimate tensile strength corresponding to different temperatures; and 7, analyzing and judging target pipeline dynamic failure result. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280823 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING AN EXTINGUISHING AGENT INTO A BATTERY - A vehicle having a battery, which has a battery housing and at least one battery cell arranged in the battery housing. The motor vehicle has an extinguishing agent line for guiding an extinguishing agent, which includes a first end which opens at least into the battery housing and a second end which opens into a region of the motor vehicle which is arranged in an interior of the motor vehicle. In this case, the second end has a coupling element for coupling to an extinguishing agent reservoir. The extinguishing agent line has a closure device releasable under at least one predetermined condition, which releases a supply of extinguishing agent through the first end into an interior of the battery housing only when the at least one predetermined condition is met. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280824 | WALL-MOUNTABLE SPRAY HEAD UNIT - A wall-mountable spray head unit (ii) is described. The spray head unit comprises a rotatable spray head assembly ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280825 | Closed Loop Exercise Band - A versatile exercise band, comprising: an outer layer comprising comfortable material, an inner layer comprising elastic material, an overlapping area where a first end and a second end of the exercise band overlap using fastening means, wherein the fastening means is anyone of sewing stitches, a buckle, or adhesive material and an anchor formed in the shape of a hollow loop in order to attach the exercise band to a wall, anchor the exercise band inside a door frame or any other stable surface in order to protect the integrity of the exercise band from having to be wrapped around an object. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280826 | RESISTANCE TRAINING BAND - A resistance training band includes an elastic unit, a first coupling unit, and a second coupling unit. The first coupling unit is arranged at one end of the elastic unit. The first coupling unit includes a pinch section. The second coupling unit is arranged at an opposite end of the elastic unit. The second coupling unit is connectable with the pinch section of the first coupling unit in a detachable and removable manner. As such, a user may make use of the collaborative combination between the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit to achieve fast wearing. Further, with the characteristics of firm connecting, the elastic unit is allowed to exhibit powerful resisting. Further, detachment and removal can be easily done by the user after exercise training. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280827 | PHYSICAL THERAPY AND FITNESS DEVICE - A physical therapy device includes one or more balance pedals. The balance pedals are slidable along one or more resistance bands. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280828 | EXERCISE WEIGHT APPARATUS - The present invention is an exercise apparatus which has a designated weight, in terms of pounds and/or kilograms. It includes a lower weight element attached to an upper handle, similar to a Kettle Bell. Unlike a Kettle Bell, however, its interior core comprises a concrete material, through which passes a cylindrically tubular transverse channel. The transverse channel is adapted to accommodate the cylindrical plate bar of a barbell and/or a dumbbell. Preferably, the transverse channel has a PVC lining, in the form of a congruous PVC pipe, which is operative to facilitate sliding of the plate bar through the transverse channel. The PVC-lined transverse channel allows the present invention to be used like a conventional weight plate, as well as like a Kettle Bell. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280829 | HANDHELD WEIGHT EXERCISE SYSTEM - A handheld weight exercise system includes a plurality of plates of varying weights. Each plate includes at least one connector assembly for detachably connecting the plate to another adjacent plate. Each plate includes a handhold aperture, which is alignable with a handhold aperture of an adjacent plate when the two are connected to one another, for grasping and moving the one or more plates. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280830 | OUTDOOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - An outdoor exercise apparatus is configured to mount and dis-mount from a tree or like structure. These configurations may comprise a collapsible frame with members that can support hanging weight. A strap wraps around the tree to help secure the frame to the tree. In use, the frame and strap create a cantilevered weighting mechanism that secures the apparatus in position in lieu of end user intervention. The device is further arranged to transit between different positions on the tree without end use intervention as well. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280831 | PILATES AND BARRE WORKOUT AND STORAGE DEVICE - A compact, movable, decorative exercise and storage device configured to allow a user to perform Pilates exercises and Ballet Barre (Barre) exercises. The exercise and storage device may include an upper portion and a lower portion and is traversable between a first use configuration and a second use configuration. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280832 | Exercise Bar - A portable exercise device for use in resistance training programs is provided, which can comprise: a hollow structure; multiple resistance bands, each shorter than the hollow structure; multiple anchor members for securing the resistance bands to the hollow structure; multiple attachable and detachable handles; wherein one end of each resistance band is coupled to an anchor; wherein an opposing end of each resistance band is operably configured for attachment to a handle; such that each resistance band is contained completely within the hollow structure during rest and is capable of extending outside the hollow structure during use when attached to a handle. Such devices can be used by attaching a handle to a resistance band at each end of the hollow bar, gripping the bar with hands, placing feet in the handles, and moving the bar away from the feet to create resistance in the bands thereby exercising the user's body. Such devices can also be used by attaching a handle to the resistance band at each end of the hollow bar, whereby the handle is three-sided and each side serves a different adapted function; for example, one side may be configured for gripping by a user's hand, one side may be configured for engaging by the user's foot, and one side may be configured to anchor to an anchoring structure. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280833 | RETRACTABLE, SELF-SECURING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A retractable exercise system having a longitudinal axis, an expanded configuration, and a retracted configuration. The system may include a plurality of support bodies and a retractor. The plurality of support bodies may have a top support surface forming a continuous layer, a bottom support surface forming a first segmented layer, and a middle support surface forming a second segmented layer between the top and bottom support surfaces, and a plurality of interconnect areas having respective channels. The retractor may be positionable through the respective channels. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280834 | AGILITY LADDER PROJECTION SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS - Systems, devices, and methods for projecting an agility ladder onto a ground surface. A device may include a light source and an optical element configured to include an image of the agility ladder having a plurality of adjacent enclosed zones. The optical element may be positioned to allow the light source to project light through the optical element. The device may include at least one optical lens positioned such that the optical element is between the light source and the at least one optical lens. The at least one optical lens may be configured to magnify and project the image onto the ground surface. The device may include a plurality of sensors configured to detect an appendage partially or completely stepped within each of the plurality of adjacent enclosed zones. The device may include a processor coupled to the sensors and programmed to determine one or more training metrics. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280835 | EXERCISE BAR AND GRIP HANDLE - Handle grip are configured to interface to the end of a bar allowing a user to employ the bar for motion, exercise, stretching or other activity. For example, the handle grips may slip onto the bar under force. The handle grips include a grip section, configured to provide a surface the user can grab. Accordingly, the grip surface may include features that increase the effective friction coefficient. The handle grip also includes an end section configured to react both axial and lateral loads applied by the user via the grip section. The bar can be sectioned, making storage and transport easier. Accordingly, the sectioned bar can be assembly to provide the desired length of exercise bar. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMAN MOTION DETECTION AND TRACKING - A system and method for human motion detection and tracking are disclosed. In one embodiment, a smart device having an optical sensing instrument monitors a stage having a mat. Memory is accessible to a processor and communicatively coupled to the optical sensing instrument. The system captures an image frame from the optical sensing instrument while capturing a data frame from the mat. The image frame is then converted into a designated image frame format, which is provided to a pose estimator. A two-dimensional dataset is received from the pose estimator. The system then converts, using inverse kinematics, the two-dimensional dataset into a three-dimensional dataset, which includes time-independent static joint positions, and then calculates, using the three-dimensional dataset in conjunction with the data frame, the position of each of the respective plurality of body parts in the image frame. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ACTIVITY IN A GYM ENVIRONMENT - A system for monitoring activity in a gym environment includes a monitoring system configured to identify human representations in the gym environment and track movement of the human representations; a transceiver unit for receiving communication signals within the gym environment; a waypoint transmitter arranged at a predetermined location in the gym environment and configured to transmit a near field wireless signal; a control system configured to assign a specific human representation to an electronic device, responsive to the monitoring system detecting presence of the specific human representation at said location at a point in time associated with reception in the electronic device of the near field wireless signal. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280838 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball which, when orientated in the cross seam direction, has an equator at latitude 0°, and poles at latitude 90° and longitude 0°, an equator region Ex at latitudes 0 to 25°, a region Ei at longitudes 0 to 25°, a shoulder region Sx at latitudes from more than 25° to less than 65°, a region Si at longitudes from more than 25° to less than 65°, a pole region Px at latitudes 65° to 90°, and a region Pi at longitudes 650 to 90°. The ball dimple pattern has the following average dimple depths, hex in the region Ex, hsx in the region Sx, hpx in the region Px, hei in the region Ei, hsi in the region Si and hpi in the region Pi; and the ratios hex/hei, hsx/hsi and hpx/hpi are each greater than or equal to about 0.75 and less than or equal to about 1.20. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280839 | DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS - The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280840 | MULTI-PIECE SOLID GOLF BALL - In a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, envelope layer, intermediate layer and cover, the core is formed primarily of a base rubber, the core has a diameter of at least 30 mm, the envelope layer is formed as two layers—an inner layer and an outer layer, and the intermediate layer and the cover are each formed as single layers of a resin material. The core and the respective layer-encased spheres have surface hardnesses which satisfy specific relationships, the Shore C hardness value obtained by subtracting the core center hardness from the core surface hardness is 16 or more, and certain layers have respective thicknesses which satisfy specific conditions. This ball achieves a good distance on full shots both with a driver and with irons, is superior in the short game, and moreover has a good feel at impact and an excellent scuff resistance. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280841 | AQUEOUS ADHESIVE FOR TENNIS BALL - The aqueous adhesive for a tennis ball includes rubber latex. The rubber latex is a mixture of liquid rubber latex and solid rubber latex. A ratio of liquid rubber to an entire rubber component contained in the rubber latex is greater than 20% by weight and less than 90% by weight in terms of solid content. The tennis ball includes a seam formed of the aqueous adhesive for a tennis ball. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280842 | DISPERSED OBJECT COLLECTION APPARATUS AND DISPERSED OBJECT COLLECTION METHOD - There is provided a dispersed object collection apparatus including an electric machine configured to run by itself along a set running route is an activity area. The machine is caused to start from a collection place and run by itself is a set working area to accommodate dispersed objects dispersed in the working area into an accommodation section provided in or outside the machine and collect the dispersed objects is the collection place. The working area is set as a closed region along outer edges of the dispersed objects in an aggregation region in which a plurality of dispersed objects are close together. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280843 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH MOLDED POLYMERIC BODY - A golf club head includes a forward section and a body section to define a closed internal volume. The forward section has a strike face, a frame that surrounds the strike face, and a flange extending from the frame. The body section is formed from a molded polymeric material, and includes a forward edge that defines a receiving portion adapted to receive the flange and a weight receiving feature spaced apart from the forward edge. The body section further includes a reinforcing structure protruding into the internal volume and extending between the weight receiving feature and the forward edge. The reinforcing structure is operative to transfer impact loads between the weight receiving feature and the metallic forward section. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280844 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH STIFFENING RIBS - Disclosed herein is a hollow golf club head comprising a first component adhered to a second component. A golf club head comprising: a first component adhered to a second component to define a closed interior volume therebetween, a strikeface, a rear portion opposite the strikeface, a crown, a sole, a heel end, and a toe end. The first component comprises: a crown return extending rearwardly from the strikeface, a sole return extending rearwardly from the strikeface, a sole extension extending rearwardly from the sole return and forming a portion of the sole, a back rail connected to the sole extension, a skirt connected to the back rail, and a rib positioned on an interior surface of the golf club head. The crown return forms a portion of the crown. The sole return forms a portion of the sole. The back rail comprises a top wall, a rear wall, and a lip. The top wall, the rear wall, and the lip together define a channel extending along the back rail in a heel to toe direction. The rib comprises a lower front end point, a lower rear end point, an upper rear end point, a bottom edge extending from the lower front end point to the lower rear end point, and a top edge opposite the bottom edge. The rib height varies between the lower front end point and the lower rear end point. The second component comprises: a crown portion, a heel side wing, and a toe side wing. The channel is configured to receive a weight portion of at least 14 grams. The rib extends from the channel to the crown. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280845 | IRON TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a localized stiffened region that is located on the striking face of the club head such that the localized stiffened region alters the launch conditions of golf balls struck by the club head in a way that wholly or partially compensates for, overcomes, or prevents the occurrence of a rightward deviation. In particular, the localized stiffened region is located on the striking face such that a golf ball struck under typical conditions will not impart a right-tending sidespin to the golf ball. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280846 | GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS - Examples of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a putter-type golf club head may include a body portion. The body portion may include a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, a top portion, a sole portion, and a weight port. The weight port may have a threaded section and an unthreaded section. A first weight portion may be coupled to the unthreaded section by an epoxy or other adhesive. A second weight portion may be threadingly fastened to the threaded section. The first weight portion may include a central through-bore to provide at least one of air relief or relief for the epoxy or other adhesive. Other examples may be described and claimed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280847 | GOLF FLAGSTICK ASSEMBLIES AS WELL AS COMPONENTS THEREFOR AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION - A golf flagstick assembly includes a ferrule, a first flagstick portion, a second flagstick portion and a connector fitting. The first flagstick portion has a first cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is separate from the first flagstick portion and has a second cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is oriented such that an end of the second flagstick portion is disposed toward an end of the first flagstick portion. The connector fitting extends between and operatively connect the first and second flagstick portions. The connector fitting has a fitting cross-sectional dimension that is less than the first cross-sectional dimension of the first flagstick portion and less than the second cross-sectional dimension of the second flagstick portion. Connector fittings and methods of assembly are also included. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280848 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH VIBRATIONAL DAMPING SYSTEM - Embodiments of an iron-type golf club head comprising a high moment of inertia and a damping system. The damping system includes an insert covering a lower portion of the back face and a badge covering an upper portion of the back face. The damping system covers a large proportion of the back face and provides a club head with desirable sound and feel characteristics. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280849 | Sports Training System and Method - An adjustable sports training system comprises a cylindrical shaft having a superior portion and an inferior portion, a goal structure mounted to the inferior portion of the shaft, the goal structure having a frontal region and a back surface. The goal structure further comprises a backboard with connected hoop on the frontal region, the hoop having an attached net, and the backboard has a back surface shared with that of the goal structure, a front surface, and an edge surface. The system further comprises a pivot mechanism mounted to the superior portion of the shaft, wherein the pivot mechanism has an interior region and the shaft runs centrally through the interior region of the pivot mechanism. The pivot mechanism is configured to precisely pivot the goal structure into locked rotational configurations. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280850 | PORTABLE GOLF CHIPPING GAME AND APPARATUS - A chipping game involves rolling a chipping receptacle and ball carrier on a surface and using a chipping club to hit a ball toward the center of the chipping receptacle and ball carrier. The chipping receptacle and ball carrier is comprised of a circular housing having an outer peripheral edge that allows the chipping receptacle and ball carrier to roll on a surface until it falls on its left or right side. The chipping receptacle and ball carrier is further comprised of an inner concave surface that retains balls for storage. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280851 | OBJECT TOSS TARGET GAME - The object toss target game includes a board preferably with holes in gaming regions to provide a gameplay surface. A support is pivotally connected to the bottom of the board in spring-biased fashion to maintain the board in a neutral position level with the ground when there are no gaming objects are on the top surface of the board. When gaming objects of on the surface of the board and there is uneven weighting on the top surface due to the gaming objects on the gameplay surface, the gameplay surface will tilt providing dynamic gameplay. The board may also be two boards hingedly connected to each other so the board may be folded into to a compact size and shape to reveal a handle to facilitate transport and storage. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280852 | MOLDED HOCKEY PUCK WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNAL TRANSMITTER CORE - A hockey puck is disclosed including an internal signal transmitter enabling instantaneous identification of its position as it moves around. The hockey puck includes two molded subcomponents, which encapsulate the signal transmitter. The signal transmitter includes driver electronics and a number of signal transmitters which together generate and emit an electromagnetic signal. The electromagnetic signal is emitted by a plurality of diodes mounted in cavities in the subcomponents, for example around an outer circumference of the hockey puck and through a top and bottom surfaces of the hockey puck. The hockey puck is alternatively formed of a material that allows electromagnetic radiation to be emitted through the subcomponents, and the diode cavities omitted. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280853 | Spring Impact Boxing Dummy - The Spring Impact Boxing Dummy is the only product of its kind that utilizes springs on a target to accurately depict a real life fighting experience to improve strike precision and exactitude. The disclosure is uniquely designed to resemble a human body and face and can be simply mounted onto any wall based on user preferences; therefore, providing users an effective means to train, burn calories in an effort to get in the best shape of their lives. A mount supports springs having a spring force set to a weight of a user of the boxing dummy. A frame is attached to the mount via the springs. The frame includes adjustable tracks for a height adjustment relative to the mount. The boxing dummy includes pads near a head and hands of the boxing dummy and is attached to the frame via the plates. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280854 | GOLFER-ORIENTED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a golfer includes a voice information acquiring step of acquiring, by a portable terminal, voice information emanated by the golfer, an information identifying step of analyzing the voice information by the portable terminal or a computer with the voice information received from the portable terminal to identify a piece of advice information suitable for the golfer from an advice information table including a plurality of pieces of the advice information recorded in advance in the portable terminal or the computer, and an information output step of outputting the piece of the advice information identified in the information identifying step from the portable terminal in a manner perceptible to the golfer. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280855 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYER'S IDENTIFICATION - A system includes a database, a camera, a tracking arrangement, and a processing arrangement. The database stores profiles including visual profiles of a plurality of sports players, each visual profile comprising identifying information for a player, each profile comprising an associated playerID. The camera captures a video stream comprising images of the sports players. The tracking arrangement captures data corresponding to trajectories of sports balls launched by the sports players. The processing arrangement coupled to the database. The camera and the tracking arrangement configured to; detect a first sports player in an image from the video stream and determine visual characteristics of the first detected sports player; match the determined visual characteristics to a first visual profile of a first profile and an associated first playerID stored in the database; and associate a first trajectory associated with a first sports shot with the first playerID. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280856 | SWIVEL MOUNT FOR DISPLAY OF EXERCISE MACHINE - Described herein is a swivel mount for rotatably coupling a display to the frame of an exercise machine. The swivel mount includes a rigid arm fixed to one of the display or the terminal end of a frame member, the arm terminating with a ball at its free end. A socket is defined at the other one of the display or frame member which rotatably received the ball. A rotational resistance mechanism is operatively associated with the socket to selectively engage the ball and resist the rotation of the swivel mount. In some embodiments, the arm of the swivel mount may rotate in a conical range of motion for repositioning the display in relation to the frame while the display remains in a fixed position relative to the arm. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280857 | VIDEO WORKOUT PROGRAMS - Generating a video workout program. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method may include capturing a first video that includes a depiction of a trainer performing a workout, combining the depiction of the trainer in the first video with a second video that moves through an environment to form a combined video in which the trainer appears to move through the environment; and encoding exercise machine control commands into a subtitle stream of the combined video to create the video workout program, execution of the video workout program on a first exercise machine configured to display the combined video and continually control one or more moveable members of the first exercise machine according to the exercise machine control commands. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280858 | USER INTERFACE WITH INTERACTIVE MAPPING AND SEGMENTED TIMELINE - Systems and methods for generating user interface elements associated with a guided workout are disclosed herein. For example, by analyzing location data associated with a user device, along with digital content corresponding to the guided workout, the system may generate user interface elements including graphical representations, segmented timelines, and performance metrics associated with a user's progress and performance while consuming the guided workout content. These interface elements may be displayed to the user during and/or after the workout and may allow for user interaction to view varying levels of detail associated with the interface elements. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280859 | PROCESSING OF DATA COLLECTED VIA AN INSTRUMENTED MOUTHGAURD DEVICE, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF FALSE IMPACTS - The present disclosure relates to technology adapted for improved assessment of brain injuries in a human subject. For example, in some embodiments the invention relates to improved processing of data collected via an instrumented mouthguard device, including identification of false impacts. It will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to such a field of use, and is applicable in broader contexts. For example, the technology may be applied to detect other changes in physical performance, beyond head injuries. Furthermore, the technology may be applied in respect of other wearable devices which detect/measure head impacts, for example helmets. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280860 | HEAVY OBJECT HEAD PROTECTION DEVICE - A two-sided device made of pliable material designed to protect an individual's face and/or head during exercise or other activities and can be mounted, fit against, or fit over the head of the user that is both safe and comfortable. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280861 | HOCKEY GOALTENDER LEG PADS - A hockey goalkeeper leg pad with a top end and a bottom end, having: an outer shell having a facing section, a rear section, a lateral section, and a medial section, the medial section located inwardly of the lateral section when worn by the wearer, the facing, rear, lateral, and medial sections interconnected to form a pocket defined within the outer shell; a core padding received within the pocket of the outer shell; and a medial pad secured to the medial section of the outer shell, the medial pad having a longitudinal pad extending longitudinally between the top end and the bottom end, and a knee pad monolithically protruding from the longitudinal pad in a transverse direction, a width of the medial pad extending uninterrupted from a front edge of the longitudinal pad to a rear edge of the knee pad. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280862 | ICE SKATE BLADE WITH PRE-APPLIED VARIABLE CURVATURE, VARIABLE STIFFNESS, AND MODULAR BOOT MOUNTING SYSTEM - A skate blade has a tube ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280863 | Movement Based Partner Card Game - Techniques are disclosed for performing a movement-based partner card game. In one example, a method for playing the game includes selecting an activity card from a deck of cards and dealing the activity card to a pair of players. The deck of cards may be physically or digitally represented (e.g., in an electronic or audio format). The pair of players determines a plan for performing a particular non-verbal activity in accordance with the instructions of the activity card. The pair of players then performs the particular non-verbal activity for a predetermined time interval. A score is determined for the performance of the particular non-verbal activity based on a number of linkages formed, a quality of linkage formed, and/or a number of times that a linkage is determined to be broken. The method then includes determining whether the pair of players wins the card game based in part on the score. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280864 | Portable Game Board - Provided herein are various types of foldable game boards and foldable objects which include a plurality of elongated base panels each of which has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a side panel oriented perpendicularly on each end. The inner surface is capable securely holding game pieces when in an open configuration. The game boards and objects described herein can be folded to a closed configuration to form a hollow polygonal prism. This configuration gives rise to a space for the storage of pieces on the inner surface of the elongated base panels during closed configuration and includes magnetic plates underneath for the purpose of holding pieces in place to save the game state at any point. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280865 | TOY WITH BISTABLE SPRING ATTACHMENT COMPONENT AND SKILL GAME USING SAME - There is provided herein a toy projectile comprising toy housing body and a bistable spring located on a front of the toy housing body and which has an opened position and a closed position and which is capable of transitioning therebetween. There is also provided a game which employs the toy projectile and processes of using the projectile. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280866 | INITIAL SETTING METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A game device | 2022-09-08 |
20220280867 | SERVER LOAD PREDICTION AND ADVANCED PERFORMANCE MEASURES - Methods and systems for provisioning resources for games executed by a cloud gaming system includes accessing online interactions of a plurality of users in relation to a game. The online interactions are processed to classify discussion features obtained from online social communications. A model is generated to predict game use, using the classified discussion features. The model is updated with online interactions received over time. Resources for the game are provisioned at a data center. The provisioning is done by accessing the model and identifying adjustments in the provisioning for an anticipated usage spike that is to occur by a plurality of users, based on current online interactions. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280868 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING COLLABORATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE A GOAL IN A GAME - The disclosure relates to facilitating collaboration between multiple players in an online game to achieve a goal in the game. Achievement of the goal may result in provision of an award related to the goal to one or more of the multiple players and/or to one or more affiliations associated with the multiple player. The goal may comprise a predetermined set of tasks required to be completed by more than one player, or may just comprise a predetermined set of tasks that may be completed by one or more players. Responsive to achieving the goal, the award may be provided to one or more recipients. The recipients may comprise, for example, players that initiated the completion of the goal, one or more players who provided the most input to the goal, one or more affiliations associated with respective one or more players involved in achieving the goal, and/or other entities. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280869 | GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - A game processing system that controls a display to display a plurality of graphic forms each indicating an identifier; identifies a trajectory of a continuously drawn input selecting a plurality of the graphic forms; identifies the identifiers of the graphic forms corresponding to the input trajectory; identifies at least a first command based on an arrangement of the identifiers when detecting an end of the input; and controls a game operation of attacking an opponent based on the command. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280870 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISPLAYING VOTING RESULT - A method for displaying a voting result includes: receiving a selection operation signal for an action plan from a virtual object in a target camp; displaying a vote counting area corresponding to the action plan in an interface of the terminal device, the vote counting area being used for displaying voting on the action plan, and the vote counting area comprising sub-areas in a to-be-selected state; receiving a voting operation signal for the action plan, the voting operation signal indicating a support status for the action plan; adjusting one of the sub-areas from the to-be-selected state to a selected state with a display characteristic corresponding to the support status according to the voting operation signal, wherein different support status corresponds to different display characteristics for the sub-areas; and displaying a voting result corresponding to the action plan based on the voting operation signal. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280871 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME APPARATUS, GAME PROCESS METHOD, AND GAME SYSTEM - A first game which advances independently of a plurality of opponent's game processes is started at the same start timings as the opponents. In the first game, a player object is controlled, a time limit is decreased with elapse of time, a time limit is increased if the player object has successfully performed a predetermined action, and advancement of the first game is ended when the time limit reaches zero. In addition, first game state data is transmitted to second information processing apparatuses, and second game state data is acquired from the second information processing apparatuses. Then, a display image including a first image based on the first game state data and a second image based on the second game state data is sequentially generated. If the first game is ended, evaluation relative to the opponents is performed in accordance with elapsed time since the start of the first game. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280872 | GAMING FEATURES FOR AN ELECTRONIC GAME - Systems and methods for providing a gaming system with particular features are provided herein. In particular, a gaming system can provide nested object packages. In some embodiments, the gaming system can monitor user monitoring service calls in third party platforms and implement associated features. In some embodiments, the gaming system can receive developer modifications and schedule multiple updates of the gaming system. In some embodiments, the gaming system can determine inter squad dynamics based on character traits. In some embodiments, the gaming system can provide modified game data to a first set of users and unmodified game data to a second set of users. In some embodiments, the gaming system can generate actions for groups of characters based on user swipes. In some embodiments, the gaming system can implement a player proxy for a player. In some embodiments, the gaming system can use search nodes and agents to map territories. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280873 | GAMING FEATURES FOR AN ELECTRONIC GAME - Systems and methods for providing a gaming system with particular features are provided herein. In particular, a gaming system can provide nested object packages. In some embodiments, the gaming system can monitor user monitoring service calls in third party platforms and implement associated features. In some embodiments, the gaming system can receive developer modifications and schedule multiple updates of the gaming system. In some embodiments, the gaming system can determine inter squad dynamics based on character traits. In some embodiments, the gaming system can provide modified game data to a first set of users and unmodified game data to a second set of users. In some embodiments, the gaming system can generate actions for groups of characters based on user swipes. In some embodiments, the gaming system can implement a player proxy for a player. In some embodiments, the gaming system can use search nodes and agents to map territories. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280874 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING BENEFITS IN AFFILIATIONS OF GAME PLAYERS - Systems and methods for sharing benefits in affiliations of users of an online gaming platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: store information that includes affiliations of users of an online gaming platform; create an asset that represents a beneficiary right to at least part of a benefit; record ownership of the asset as being owned by the first user; distribute a first portion of the benefit to the first user, responsive to a verification that the first user owns the asset; transfer the ownership of the asset to a second user; record the ownership of the asset as being owned by the second user; and distribute a second portion of the benefit to the second user, responsive to a second verification that the second user owns the asset. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280875 | Remote Networked Services for Providing Contextual Game Guidance - Computer-implemented systems and methods for providing contextual game guidance are described herein. An example method includes determining based on contextual information regarding an application an objective of the user; automatically deriving based on the contextual information and the objective contextual guidance to assist the user; generating a user interface having the contextual guidance; and transmitting the user interface to a client device. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280876 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SERVER AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - Exemplary communication system | 2022-09-08 |
20220280877 | WEARABLE DEVICE FOR STORING AND USING A PORTABLE GAMING SYSTEM - A device for storing a portable electronic system includes a main body having four body sections that are separated by fold lines that are positioned along a common edge. The first body section includes a pair of wing-shaped pockets extending outward therefrom and a user belt for securing the main body horizontally around a user. The second body section includes a storage strap for receiving and engaging a portable electronic system. When the main body is in the closed position, the third and fourth body sections are folded over the portable system, and the first and second body sections are secured together. The fourth body section includes a pair of retention straps for also receiving the portable electronic system and positioning the system at a playing position when the device is in the open position. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280878 | Grip for Video Game Controller - A grip for a video game controller has a body with a longitudinal axis, a base section, a finger grip section, and a palm support section, the body defining a cavity oriented along the longitudinal axis cavity therein, the cavity being sized to receive the hand-hold portion of a video game controller therein. The grip functions as a stand to hold the controller upright when placed on a flat surface and provides comfortable support to the user's fingers, palm and thumb pad during play. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280879 | ARTIFICIAL HEARTBEAT GENERATOR DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A heartbeat or pulse generator device is provided separately for use in or in combination with a comfort product such as a plush toy. The heartbeat generator device includes an automatic control system that provides for controlled operation of the heartbeat generator while compensating for natural movements during use. The heartbeat generator device contains a pulse generator to create the motion necessary to cause the heart to “beat” twice early in a beat interval. The heartbeat generator device to increase battery longevity by allowing the generator device to selectively shut off when it senses that the animal or other user is no longer interacting with the product. As the animal interacts, the emulated heartbeat continues. When the animal stops interacting for a period of time, the heartbeat will stop, and battery life is preserved. The heart will restart when motion is detected once again. Further, the improved device contains a sensor and control system that can sense physical movement of the heartbeat generator device while at the same time compensating for the physical movement it is itself creating with the motor to emulate a heartbeat. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280880 | TOY SYSTEM AND TOY FIGURE HEAD AND HEADWEAR - A toy figure system having
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20220280881 | RECONFIGURABLE INFANT PLAY MATS AND DISPLAYS - An infant play mat with a flexible central mat portion having a fabric surface that forms a first infant play area and including multiple flexible flaps extending from straight edges of the play mat. The infant play mat has a polygonal perimeter with multiple straight edges, with two of the edges defining a corner therebetween. Multiple flexible flaps extend from a respective one of the perimeter edges and define a fold line. Each flap has an upper flap surface exposed when the flap is extended, and hidden when the play mat is folded at the fold line to cover a region of the central mat portion. The central mat portion and lower surfaces of the flaps together form a second infant play area when the play mat is folded at all of the fold lines. Two of the flaps extend from the two edges to define the corner and are shaped such that, when overlaying the central mat portion, the two flaps do not overlap. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280882 | MASCOT TAIL TWIRLING APPARATUS - A hand-held twirling apparatus including a handle of sufficient size for gripping by a user and a tail-shaped object. A coupling member extends between the handle and the tail-shaped object. The coupling member enables the tail-shaped object to twirl about a longitudinal axis of the handle. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280883 | CONTROLLING DEGRADATION IN A REBOILER VIA A HYDROPHOBIC COATING - A method and systems are provided for controlling degradation in a reboiler using a hydrophobic coating. A reboiler is provided that includes a steam shell and a plurality of tubes. The reboiler includes a low surface-energy coating on a surface of the plurality of tubes. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280884 | HIGH CAPACITY TRAY FOR LIQUID-LIQUID TREATING - The present disclosure relates to an improved sieve tray assembly for a liquid-liquid treating column. The tray is a modular design with inlet and outlet downcomer assemblies that are mounted flush to or raised above the sieve deck upper surface. The raised downcomer assemblies provide increased surface area for light liquid upflow perforations and enhanced liquid-liquid contacting capacity and efficiency. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280885 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUID HYDROCARBON DESULFURIZATION - A liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization system having at least one processing unit, and preferably an initial and an end processing unit. Each processing unit having a reactor assembly and a sorption system. An aqueous system directs aqueous into the reactor assembly together with liquid hydrocarbon, wherein the two are mixed using shear mixers. An adsorbent system provides adsorbent to the sorption column to adsorb the oxidized sulfur resulting through the mixing of the liquid hydrocarbon with the aqueous. A system having multiple processing units is disclosed, as well as systems for transferring adsorbent and providing aqueous. A plurality of methods is likewise disclosed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280886 | Method in Bioprocess Purification System - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring operational status in a column capture chromatography system configured for cyclical repetitive purification performed on a volume of sample feed comprising at least one product configured to be captured in the column during loading. The method comprises: performing ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280887 | METHODS FOR PURIFYING ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to the field of manufacturing recombinant antibody molecules. In particular, methods of purifying such recombinant antibody molecules are provided wherein imidazole or an imidazole-analogue is added during the elution of the recombinant antibody molecule from an affinity chromatography resin, such as a protein-A-based resin. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280888 | EMULSION DETECTION IN ELECTRICAL SEPARATORS - Electrical separators employing detection of conductive fluid excursions are described herein. A separator of this type has a separator, comprising a separation vessel; an electric field assembly extending a first distance within the separation vessel in a first direction of a density-based separation force; a plurality of detector electrodes extending a second distance within the separation vessel in the first direction; one or more power units; and one or more circuits electrically coupling the electric field electrodes and the detector electrodes with the one or more power units. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280889 | GRAVITATION SOLID EXCLUSION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to devices and systems for excluding solid impurities from liquids, methods of using the devices and systems, and methods of preparing the devices and systems. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280890 | Round Filter Element of a Filter for Urea-Water Solution and Filter - A round filter element of a filter for a urea-water solution has a filter bellows with a filter medium that continuously extends circumferentially, relative to a filter element axis, around an element interior. An end body is fastened to an end face of the filter bellows and provided with a connecting section for fastening the round filter element to a housing cover of a filter housing of the filter. The end body has a central opening communicating with the element interior. The central opening has a central insertion section for receiving a flexible separation section of a volume compensation device of the filter and has an outer flow-through section enabling flow of the urea-water solution out of the filtration volume or into the filtration volume. The filter has a volume compensation device with a flexible separation section that separates a compensation volume from the filtration volume of the filter. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280891 | FILTRATION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FILTERING CARTRIDGE AND AN AUXILIARY DEVICE - A filtration assembly for a vehicle fluid extends along an axis and includes a filtering cartridge and an auxiliary device. Cartridge members and device members are configurable in engagement and disengagement configurations. The cartridge members are positioned on an end plate of the filtering cartridge and include blocking groups, each having a stem and a tooth positioned at a stem end projecting laterally defining, with the stem, an engagement undercut. The device members include a housing region and a lug. In the engagement configuration, the tooth snap-fits in the respective housing region, and the lug is housed in the undercut. The cartridge and device members include a cartridge and device edges to engage in rotary disengagement, in which the cartridge edge and the device edge identifies a ramp. In engagement between the cartridge and device edges, the blocking group elastically flexes radially so the tooth leaves the housing region. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280892 | FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A filter housing for containing a cartridge assembly having a filter cartridge secured to a filter cover, the filter housing has a peripheral wall extending around a longitudinal axis, and end wall secured to the peripheral wall, the filter housing defining a cavity partially enclosed by the peripheral wall and the end wall, the peripheral wall defining a cartridge-receiving section extending from the end wall along the longitudinal axis and sized for receiving the filter cartridge and a cover-receiving section extending along the longitudinal axis from the cartridge-receiving section to an open end of the filter housing opposed to the end wall and sized for receiving the filter cover, a portion of the cover-receiving section recessed radially outwardly from the cartridge-receiving section relative to the longitudinal axis, a lubricant outlet of the filter housing extending through the portion of the cover-receiving section of the peripheral wall. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280893 | FILTER SYSTEM AND REPLACEABLE FILTER CARTRIDGE - A filter system can include a replaceable filter cartridge having a spinner element structured to swirl a mixed flow of compressible fluid and oil, as well as an end cap used to enclose an open interior of a filter media of the filter cartridge. The filter cartridge can be configured to interface with and be supported by a mesh holder. A housing can be attached over the filter cartridge to enclose the system and create a flow path for a mixed flow of compressible fluid and oil. The replaceable filter cartridge can be constructed of materials suitable for disposal in a waste incineration process. The mesh holder can be inserted on a combo-block and secured in place by a compression fitting. A stand pipe can extend into the interior of the filter media and be coupled with a central passage of the mesh holder. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280894 | Filter Screen for OEM Filter - Described herein is a filter screen used to extend the life of OEM or other equipment filters by serving as a replaceable pre-filter that reduces wear and particulate build up in the OEM or other filter, as well as methods of using a filter screen to preserve filter integrity and extend filter life. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280895 | RADIAL ADSORBER WITH RADIAL CIRCULATION OF GAS - The invention relates to a radial adsorber comprising: an adsorbent mass containing particles, a cylindrical shell ring extending along a longitudinal axis that is vertical when the adsorber is in operation, an external grid and an internal grid arranged in such a way as to be permeable to the gas and impermeable to the particles, the internal grid and external grid between them forming an annular volume housing the adsorbent mass, an internal chamber located between the vertical longitudinal axis and the internal grid, an external chamber located between the external grid and the shell ring, the internal chamber and external chamber being intended for the circulation of the gas, the external grid being formed by a plurality of wires and a plurality of supports, the supports being mounted transversely to the wires, the supports and the wires being mounted secured to one another, the wires forming a plurality of longitudinal openings for the passage of the gas, the external grid being arranged in such a way that the supports extend along the vertical longitudinal axis, and in such a way that the supports are positioned on the side of the external chamber and the wires on the side of the adsorbent mass. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280896 | GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE - A gas separation membrane module includes a center pipe; a plurality of separation membranes each having a feed surface and a permeate surface, the separation membranes arranged such that the feed surfaces face each other and the permeate surfaces face each other; a feed channel material arranged between the feed surfaces; and a permeate channel material arranged between the permeate surfaces, wherein the separation membranes, the feed channel material, and the permeate channel material are wound around the center pipe, an average pore size on a front surface and an average pore size on a back surface of the feed channel material are each 0.95 mm or less, and an average pore size on a front surface and an averaged pore size on a back surface of the permeate channel material are each 0.95 mm or less. | 2022-09-08 |